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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
CALLS FOR BRAKE
MiddIe-Aged Man Would Slow Up
Wheels of Time.
is Living In Hope That Some Man
VIII Devise Workable Scheme
for Renewing Ones Lease OF
Life, and Do II Quickly.

"What we really need" said the
middle-aged man, "is some way Of
slowing up the wheels OF time.
"As every man who has begun to
get on in life knows, the older we
grow the faster time seems to fly. In
our youth even single days seem to
be endless; but when we get to be
about so old the years 60 so fast that
they seem to spin around like PIN
wheels.
There was once an advertiser with
patent medicine to sell who started
off his advertisement by describing
himself as a retired physician whose
sands of life had nearly run out. A
well-meaning friend in the far West
wrote to him saying that If he would
mix a little molasses with the sands
they wouldn't run out so fast.
"Of course there was an idea In
that but the minute you come to think
1t over seriously you see that there Is
really nothing to 1t. To make the
wheels of time turn slower you'd have
to have something more than molasses.
invent some sort OF brake, very pow
erful brake, for this purpose, but I
guess there's really nothing In this
idea, either.
Lacking the means of making the
wheels of time turn slower, so that
we would seem to have more time,
have thought that perhaps somebody
may yet devise way of renewing our
lease of life. If we could get an In
definite renewal of our life lease we
wouldn't care how fast the wheels
turned, because we'd have endless
years for them to turn in.
"The man who could devise q work
able plan of this sort would get rich
beyond any sort Of dreams whatever;
that Is, If he could prolong his own
life as well as sell life-renewal leases
to Others; for fancy that, hard as
this world may be in some respects,
the great majority of us would like to
continue living In 1t long, long time.
and would give all we had for that
privilege.
"For myself, can say that I like
the world very well and / would like
to stay on 1t Unfortunately. If there
Is anybody now working on this life
lease-rencwal device hope he will get
1t running before the sands of my old
fashioned life shall have run out COM
pletely; and IL when he opens up for
business he will let me know where
to find him shall go to him; and. IL
| have the price, take out as a first
extension renewal for s-bour cen.
tury."
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
Maple Sugar Value Grows.

The value Of the national produc-
ton of maple sugar and maple sirup
has grown from $2,600,000 in 1899,
when the census first ascertained it,
to $12,O00,000 for 1918, according to
the bureau of crop estimates, United
States department of agriculture.
The maple sugar and slrup of 1918
were worth five times the cranberry
crop of 1917, one and one-third
times the hop crop, three-ifths Of,
the sorghum sirup made, one-half of
the buckwheat or fiaxseed or onion
crop, one-third of the oranges, and
one-quarter Of the sugar beets.
The principal region Of production
extends from northwestern Ohio
through New York to Vermont and in
cludes parts Of Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts and Pennsyl-
vania. Outside of this region there Is
production Of Importance in the noun
tain country beginning with the south
ern counties of Pennsylvania and ex-
tending through western Maryland
into scattered localities in West Vir-
ginia, and also In parts of Michigan,
Wisconsin and Indiana.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
naIzac Would Have STARVED.

Some Of the geniuses Of earlier gen.
erations would have hard time of 1t
with civilian rations In Europe Many
of them are still remembered for their
appetites. Thackeray and Dickens
were both masterful at the table. Bal
FAC was equal to making a dinner Of
eight dozen oysters, twelve outlets,
duck, pair Of cartridges, and all
the customary trimmings" Herbert
Spencer once went upon vegetable
diet, and declared that after he return
ed to meat he had to rewrite every
thing he did in the interval to get viril-
fly into 1t.
Regardless Of the effect on genius,
rationing Is spreading. Even walk
ing sticks have come under govern
mental control In England, and pre-
sumably prospective purchaser will
soon have to present license to carry
such an ornament.-Nation's Business.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
PATRIOTS, BEHIND THE LINES
BY BARNETTA BROWN
of the ViujIantes,

These patriots ere way. way behind
the lines. They live In Brooklyn, and
not only in Brooklyn, but far In the
rear of Brooklyn, where the last end
of a subway is coming to conclusion.
These patriots may be called alien pa
triots, for many of them have not been
here long. They are small patriots,
for the eldest is only about ten. Their
mothers keep the homes, and their
fathers dig the peaceful trenches for
the subway. So they are not very
well-to-do patriots. In fact, they are
quite otherwise; they are poor in ev-
erything but patriotism. In that they
are very rich. They are full of 1t,
crammed in, pressed down and run
ming over, as you will agree. 1t bub-
bled so, inside of them, that they had
to put it into expression, somehow.
But how? They had just nothing to
express with. No pennies to make a
fund to send somewhere; no pennies
to buy tobacco for the soldiers pipes !;
no pennies to buy worsted to knit
with. What should they do?
A hopeless little group they were as
they stood one day, discussing ways
and means, or rather, the utter lack
Of them, till at last the situation was
cleared by one determined little mite.
She took off one of her mittens, say
ing:
II can change the other one round.
Anyhow you can't knit with mittenS
on"
Five or six pairs of childish ey0s
watched her eagerly, as she COM
menced to unravel her mitten.
go get me some skewers, Johnny"
Johnny flew, and soon returned with
several. The nearest butcher had been
kind.
I'm going to knit" the small girl
announced. "Fm going to knit squares
for blankets, for those Belgian ba-
bies."
The idea caught at once. Such a
scurrying as there was Mothers were
pleaded with; odd corners were
searched; even ash barrels we're in
vestigated. From unsupported quar-
tiers old tams, old scarfs, old shawls,
old stockings, old mittens, were
brought forth. All things that could
be spared, and some that could not,
but everything that could be gotten
hold of that would unrayel was I'M
earthed; and the work began, and
went on. The children knitted with
skewers, with pieces of steel, with any
thing that would hold stitch and
connect it with another.
And SO we found them one day, sit
ting all hpddled together on the stoop
of one of the tenements; all knitting
with the crinkly wool, the little
squares. 1t was picture Of child
life not easily forgotten, and we
watched, and thought; and as we
turned away, we knew that our hearts
would always be more soft and kind,
because we had seen this little group
of little patriots, knitting their little
squares. to cover the little cold babies
of Belgium.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25

fingers to the bone, it's these people.
What, then, is wanted, In order that
they may get to your young friend
twenty minutes sooner. an hour sooner,
FIVE hours sooner? What will do thisi
Money, that's all. More money
means more Red Cross people on the
field, more Red Cross ambulances on
service. more equipment, more medi-
cines, more instruments. more band
ages, more dressings-more everything.
The Red Cross has got efficiency work
ed up to its highest point. 1t is doing
its best-it can do no more.
But you can do more. All you've
got to do is to multiply this efficiency
and keep on multiplying it. And dol
lars will do that-nothing but dollars.
If your dollars can get wounded man
attention twenty minutes earlier than
he otherwise would get it, you give him
a hundred chances where he has but
one-you are likely to save his life.
You've subscribed to the Red Cross be-
fore-we all understand that. We all
there in the trenches is likely to get
wounded half a dozen times. He's
asking, In his desperation, for your
help, your money. He needs 1t badly
now. Every dollar that you put In may
heal one wound. Every fifty dollars
that you put in may save one life-or
more.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
f0F)[J(
ROADS
GOOD HIGHWAYS SAVED PARIS
Example Of French Capital Cited to
Press Home Plan Of Improved
Roads in This Country.

The congestion of traffic which has
so seriously handicapped war prepare
lions and industrial and commercial
activity during the last few months
has emphasized to all the vital impor-
lance of good roads. The shortage of
freight cars has caused the govern
ment to recommend the use of motor
trucks for handling freight on short
hauls, In order to save freight-car
equipment for long hauls. Freight cam
not be, successfully handled by motor
trucks without good roads.
There Is also growing tendency on
the part of manufacturers and whole
salers to have their statesmen travel by
automobile instead OF by railroad
trains, writes G. S. Rieman, president
of large motorcar concern, in Chi
cago Post. This also further helps to
solve the traffic problem. But the ex-
tensive use of trucks for cross-country
hauling and of passenger automobiles
by statesmen and others, Instead of
travelling by train, will depend to
large extent upon road conditions.
1t also occurs to me that since our
transportation facilities have been so
seriously overtaxed by extra traffic re-
sulting from our war preparations to
date, the enormous increase In war
activities for which preparations are
now being made will result In further
serious delays, unless large portion
Of the traffic can be handled by motor
trucks. In order to appreciate the Inn
portance of good roads from military
standpoint, we have only to recall the
fact that in all probability Paris would
have been captured by the German
army In their first great drive had 1t
not been that the excellent French
roads permitted the quick concen-
trating of French troops by means of
motortrucks, passenger automobiles
and taxicabs, which played so impor-
tant part in helping out the French
railroad system.
The prosperity of any country and
the advance of civilization are always
measured by the transportation facili-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
NOW CALL ROADS MILITARY
Bill Before Senate Says Government
Should Assist in Keeping High
ways in Repair.

A bill before the senate says all state
roads used by the government should
be treated as military highways and
the government should assist In keep
ing them in repair. The bill was in
troduced by Senator J. T. Smith, who
has Investigated the deterioration of
the Maryland highway system. The
bill states the government Is not to
contribute more than two-thirds Of the
money for repairs nor more than ST.
600 per mile. 1t has gone to the sem
ate committee ON appropriations.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
Big Tuna cannery. .

Half million dollars is to be ex-
pended in the construction of large
tuna cannery on the island of Maui,
In the Hawaiian group, states The
Gamer. The waters around the is
lands swarm with fish of every de-
scription, among which the tuna is
predominant and attains an enormous
size. The operation Of this plant will
be valuable addition to the food sup
ply of the United States and may lead
to the establishment of an important
fishing industry In the island territory.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
INVESTING IN MACHINERY

If two men, driving one horse
each, can combine the two
horses into one team which one
man can drive, and this team
can do as much or more work
than the two did singly, isn't it
wise to combine them and save
one mans time?
And if the farm is large and
conditions warrant, isn't it wise
to combine two Of these two
horse teams into one, and save
another mans time?
But before making these extra
investments it is wise for the
farmer to consider well the cost
and the probable gain. If extra
horses and implements cost
more than they will produce, of
course it would be unwise to
make the investment.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25

ties. AS manufactures of motorcars,
the good roads problem has been
brought very forcibly to my attention,
and I have given the subject much
thought and study. 1t is my firm cons
viction that the continued prosperity
of this country and the quick and eff
fcient handling of war preparations
cannot be better promoted than by
keeping our streets and highways in
first-class condition. / believe what
ever expenditures are necessary to this
end should be made.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
Use Of Modern Implements Is
One Way to Increase Crops
in Time of Emergency.
AIDS EFFICIENCY OF WORKER
United States Department OF AgrIcul-
ture Recommends That Farmers
Cooperate in Purchase of Va
rious Farm Outfits.

Work which is generally done In
some part of the country with the aid
of machines that greatly increase the
efficiency of the man employed is still
largely done by hand in other parts.
Machinery for the most of the work in
connection with preparing and filling
the soil is available in many sizes, and
frequently two or more outfits, each
requiring the time of one man, are
seen working In the same field on OPP
erations for which implements of two
or three times the size of those used
could be employed with just as salts
factory results. There are few farm
horses which a driver of ordinary in
telligence cannot train to work In
large teams in a few days time, and
most of the larger implements are lit
tie il any more complicated or diff
cult to handle than the small ones for
the same work.
Machinery Profitable.
Where the farm is large, and 1t Is
not possible to procure sufficient labor,
specialists of the United States de-
partment of agriculture say it is more
profitable, as well as patriotic, to In
stall machinery which will enable the
operator to plant, cultivate. and har-
vest a full acreage of the crops best
suited to his land and the needs of
his country, than to let some of the
land lie idle, or, at best, have 1t pre-
pared and worked poorly, and the
crops cut of season.
In Farmers Bulletin 9S9, "Better
Use of Man Labor on the Farm" just
issued by the United States depart
ment of agriculture, photographs of
actual farm scenes are printed to
show that in many cases work can be
doubled by the use of larger imple-
ments and greater motive power, and
sometimes the gain is considerably
more than that. If the nature Of the
work and the machinery for doing 1t
are such that the best implements
will increase the efficiency of the
worker by only so or rs per cent their
use may make possible an increase In
acreage by just that amount and at
least will enable the farmer to do
his work In less time and allow him to
take better advantage Of good wealth
er If the season is unfavorable
Combining to Purchase Machinery
Can all farmers afford to buy extra
horses and larger implements to save
man labor? OF course those whose
farms require but one or two horses
to do the ordinary work seldom can
afford to do so. But they can secure
this additional help by combining to
purchase larger machinery, and doub-
ling up their teams to operate it; or
one, usually more skilled in operating
machinery, or better able to purchase
1T, may own the larger implements,
and do the work for several neighbor
farmers, besides his own, to the adj
vantage Of all concerned. Both these
methods have been tried out In many
localities with mowers, harvesters,
tractors, thrashing machines, and
other farm machinery.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
A PRAYER
BY JAMES w. WISE
of the vigiIantes.

Oh God OF right, to thee today
We raise In awe our fervent prayer:
Grant victory unto the men
Who fight for freedom over there.
We do not ask a victor's prize,
But power to stay the cruel hand
OF Prussian tyranny and greed,
And to avenge a plundered land.
Today we seek thee in the fight
Thy mighty arm of wrath made bare:
Lord God of hosts. thy cause redeem
And right the wrong!-This is our
prayer
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
Pulling the Kaiser.

"Dere's one ting puzzles me-" said
the kaiser.
"Vot's dot, eggsellency?' asked an
underling.
mid dose Yanks sbending all dere
time making money und inventioning
fine machines for us to swipe venever
did dey learn how to fight de way dey
DOR
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
Weeds Never Rest.

The weed fight is one Of the stand
ard routine operations ON the farm,
and it represents large proportion Of
No other single feature Of farming re-
quires such universal and unceasing
attention as do the weeds.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
plan for STORAGE House.

Early this season plans should be
made and executed In the building of
suitable farm storage houses or cell
lars. This usually can be done at rel
atiyeIy low cost IL undertaken in time.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
How Rats MIGRATE.

Migrations of rats from one local
ity to another probably are due chiefly
to food conditions, say Investigators
of the United States department Of
agriculture. After years in which the
pests are comparatively scarce in
rural neighborhood they suddenly be-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
Results From ThInninu.

Do not let the vegetables remain too
thick in the row. Too many beets to
the foot In the row is just as bad as
weeds. Get the maximum results from
your ground by thinning and good care.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
Site for Strawberry Bed.

A rich garden soil which has been
MANFRED makes an ideal site for a
strawberry bed.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
Daily Water Supply.

Experiments prove that the amount
Of water consumed daily by COW is
in direct proportion to the amount Of
milk she produces.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25

For honey comb and cellar winter
ing an eight-frame hive Is commonly
preferred.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
THE W0MAN'S GIFT
BY BLANCHE SHOEMAKER WAC
STAFF
~ %La Ni0tlanfae

Of the vigiIantes.
I cannot shoulder rife
Or march as soldiers do,
cannot cross the shell-helds
When smoke obscures the blue.
] cannot tend the cannon
Or brave the shrapnel-shower.
cannot join the host who die
For freedom. hour by hour.
! cannot swoon in glory
Upon battle-plain.
Yeti can giv,s my loved one's life
And know martyrs pain! -
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
Wonder or 1Iunder?

Is that new road this year going
to be wonder-way or a blunder-
way?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-18
Reinbeck News.

Special to Times Republican.
ReinbeclS, Feb. 1S.---The funeral OF
Mrs. jul. stein, who passed away SUD
denly last week. was held in the Con-
gresational church Sunday at o'clock.
A daughter was born to Mr., and Mrs.
Ed Hornig last Saturday
Henry Willert has been appointed as
night patrolman to succeed Sam Dia-
mond.
George Shafer, president OF the sem
Tor class at high school for the past
four years, enlisted in the secret ser
vice and departed for Jefferson Bar
racks Friday. He was given a fare
well party by the seniors.
A daughter was born to MIR. and Mrs.
Lowell Thursday.
James McInnes Is visiting with his
sister, Mrs. I. A. Moser. He Is from
Abba.
A. II. Armstrong, employed at the
Great Western depot Is suffering from
an infected ankle,
TIE Reinbeck school board has
deemed it advisable that the children
should go to school ON Saturday and
omit the spring vacation and thereby
close the school month earlier CIV
ing the children chance to help IN
agricultural operations.
Coal Is now being distributed In
Reinbeck in 1000 pound lots.
Mrs. Emily Gibson received visit
from her mother, Mrs. ]. B. Gilladpie.
Of Cedar Rapids, Friday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-18
TRAINS DURING CIVIL WAR.
Experience Taught That Heavy Bag
GAGE Trains Were q Hindrance.

y
gage Trains Were q Hindranoe.
Despite tho fact that equipment In
general was scarce and difficult TO OBJ
tain, the baggage wagons Of some Of
the companies in the early days Of the
civil war would have rivalled the i'm
pedimenta trains which always accom-
panied the armies OF Caesar. says the
writer in recent publication OF the
State Historical Society of Iowa Be-
fore the war was over. however, the
Iowa TROOPS learned that heavy equip
ments We're a hindrance rather than
an aid. These Immense trains OF bag
gage were necessitated In part by the
fact that such things as tents and mess
chests, later furnished In individual
sizes and carried by the men. were. at
first. in a form which the men could
not carry. Instead OF individual mess
kits there were company mess kits.
each chest containing tin plates, cups,
spoons, knives, and forks for sixteen
men. Later each man carried his own
utensils in his haversack with his ra-
tons. The first tents, also, were OF
the Sibley pattern, large enough to ac-
commodate sixteen men. But these
tents were too heavy and unwleldy for
active service and they soon gave way
to smaller tents. many OF which were
merely large enough for two men and
each man carried one-half OF the tent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-18
DANGER IN DELAY.

Kidney Diseases Ar Too Dangerous
s For Marshaiitewn People 70 Neglect.
The great danger OF kidney troubles
il that they 90 often get a firm hold
before the sufferer recognizes them.
Health will be gradually undermined.
Backache, headache. nervousness. lanes
ness, soreness, lumbago. urinary trou-
bles. dropsy, gravel and Bright's dis
ease may follow as the kidneys get
worse Don't neglect your kidneys.
Help the kidneys with Doan's Kidney
Pills, which are 90 strongly recon-
snended right here in Marshalltown.
Mrs. =. b. McGrew. sos West Boone
street. Marshalltown. says: my kid
neys acted, irregularly and had dull
pains in the small OF my back. felt
languid and had other symptoms of
kidney complaint Doan's Kidney Pills
strengthened my back and put my kid
neys In good order"
Price so cents at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy--get
Doan's Kidney Pills the Same that
Mrs. McGrew had. Foster Mnourn
CO., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-18
FARwELL 70 DRAFTED MEN.
Tana and Toledo Plan Joint Damon
stratien for Soldiers.

! ann ano Ote00 ,Vs0U SVtVS 0VUVOU
stratien for, Soldiers.
Special to Times Republican.
Tama. Feb. ~1S.-Plans are in the
making for another big patriotic dem
onstratione when. Tama county's second
call Of the draft leaves for. Camp
hodge next week. Tama and Toledo.
thru their commercial clubs, will join
In giving the boys hearty God speed.
It is planned to iHv.tc all Of the Tama
county boys who are still In Camp
Dodge to come homo on furlough to en-
Joy the occasion end to esct TT the new
men to camp. There viii! be a joint
meeting at the weiting theater in To-
ledo on Monday evening with music
furnished by the Symphony orchestra
of Tama and the Toledo Quartet.
There will DO q speaker Of known abili-
ty and q general good time. D. e.
Goodell. Of Tnma. viii preside at this
meeting. Later the forces will div de
and half Of thssn will be farther enter
tanned in each town. On Tuesday
morning. Fab. zs. both the Tama and
Toledo bands viii unite and accom-.
pany the new soldiers to Tama where
they will join the recruits from CHM
ton and Cedar counties entrained for
Camp Dodge.