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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
HAULING CROPS TO MARKET
Average Farmer Must Haul His Prod
ucts Six and one-HaIf Miles
Other Points.

How far must the average farmer
In the United States haul his crop
to market? Exactly six and half
miles, it can be answered, for the bu-
reau of crop estimates of the depart
ment of agriculture has completed an
inquiry into the whole matter of farm
hauling throughout the country. In
cidentally, the results of the inquiry
show that if only one wagon were
available to haul crops it would re-
quire about 15,747,000 days for it to
complete the job for only the mar
keted portion of three most prominent
farm products-wheat, corn and cot
ton.
The investigation shows that it re-
age farmer to make round trip to
market, and about two-thirds of day
on the average for the farmers farth-
est from market to make similar
trip. That market distances are grow
ing shorter is shown by the fact that
In 1906 it required almost so per cent
more time for the average round trip.
One reason for the improved condi-
tons, it Is pointed out, is that since
1906 the steam railroad mileage in
the United States has increased Is per
cent and that many new freight-car-
rying electric lines have been built.
Another point brought out by the
inquiry is that there has been marked
improvement in public roads since the
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
SWEET PEAS FOR FIVE
MONTHS
BY LIMA r. ROSE.

II you plan to have sweet peas next
year plant them so that you will be
able to enjoy their beauties for at
least five months.
Dig a trench as long as wanted and
10 inches to two feet deep, and at the
bottom put a layer of old manure.
Cover with soil that has been made
fairly rich with old rotten manure.
Down the center run two burrows
eight inches deep and ten inches wide.
Fill with well-rotted manure or leaf
mold and mix with the surrounding
soil. Do this early in February
Make two trenches again five inches
deep and eight inches apart, and in
these sow the seed two inches apart
and cover with soil about one inch and
firm it well. Little by little, as the
peas grow, fill up the trench. When
the peas are four inches high provide
chicken wire trellises or brush for
them to climb on. On account of the
wire getting pretty hot in the strong
sunshine some people find they have
better success with the brush.
The following precautions will pro-
cure a long Towering season:
Buy the best seed you can procure
each year; get the seed planted as
early as possible; don't try to work
wet soil or heavy soil. wait until the
earth is fit to be worked.
Don't hill and don't trench; give
level cultivation; mulch with lawn
clippings or cut straw.
Water thoroughly when the soil is
dry and syringe every few days to rout
insects.
Above all, cut the blooms every day
with pair of shears, and don't pinch
or pull the vines.
Peas prefer a firm soil, generously
enriched with rotten manure or leaf
mold.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

have sprouted. Sow such seeds as to-
matoes, cabbage, lettuce, peppers, etc.,
but be sure to reserve several rows
for your flower seeds.
Make the rows run north and south.
Water the bed with sprinkler having
very fine nose.
The little seedlings are very delicate
and care must be taken not to bake,
starve or chill them. Too much heat
is worse than too little, therefore 1t is
necessary to air the hotbed by open
ing the frame when the sun shines
and the weather Is warm.
Water with fine hose when the soil
looks light in color and is dry to the
touch. Thin out the plants If they
stand too thickly in the row.
When the plants have attained two
or three true leaves they must be
transplanted into a cold frame. This
I made with the twin cupboard door,
and contains no heating material. and
the frame put on the top of the
ground.
The earth should be banked all
around the frame and during cold days
and nights both the hot and cold frame
were covered with broad shutters, and
carpet thrown on top for further pro-
lection.
After the hotbed has been emptied
into the cold frame it may be used to
grow another crop OF seedlings.
The hotbed is also a good place to
start cuttings. Slip the cuttings place
them in a dish containing sand which
should be kept as wet as mud, and the
slips will grow in q short time.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
First Floor.

suits from the fact that the first mec-
toned finds it's appeal in simplicity
while the second must rely upon har-
mony between it's parts.
Fundamentally, the roof, which is a
very noticeable feature of this kind of
Dutch Colonial house, must be very
carefully designed if the appearance
Is to be satisfactory from every angle.
AS matter of fact, the multi-gabled
design offers tie very advantage that
it is capable Of being made attractive
when viewed from any angle. There
Is not the necessity of resorting to
special methods Of breaking up large
expanses OF roof area. The dormers,
If any are used, must be small and
rather unobtrusive. The slope of the
roof is necessarily quite steep. This
Is necessitated by the fact that the
outer walls of the building are not car
ried up to the ceiling line of the second
floor rooms since to do this would give
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
al DADCY'S [y[N|NG
Al FAIRY TALE
.l 81 hAQY GRAHAl1B BONNER
TALK ON MUD.

"There were still some of the frogs"
said Daddy, "who had not gone to
sleep for the winter.
Grandpa Frog was talking to
Grandpa Toad, and so we will not mix
them up; we will speak Of Grandpa
Frog as Grandfather. and Grandpa
Toad as Grandpa.
81 heard fine saying said Grand
pa, grunting and squeaking as he
talked.
'Goog-a-rum, goog-a-rum,' an
swered Grandfather. Are you going
to tell an old fellow about it or are
you going to wait until the spring?
It's not a good thing to stay awake
too long, and I've been ready for bed
for some days
"'What do you mean by being ready
for bed, and yet still staying upY
asked Grandpa.
"I'm sleepy enough said GRANDPA
ther, but I have a number Of things
to attend to first. And want to see
that the children are all rolled up In
their nice, warm snug beds of mud
"'There, therer squeaked Grandpa
wildly. THAT Is what 1 have to tell
YOU
$50 you've decided not to walt un-
til the spring to tell me, chr asked
Grandfather as he swallowed bug.
He is very apt to swallow one as he
Is chatting or summing himself.
"He blinked his eyes and they look
ed very watery. You aren't going to
cry, are your asked Grandpa! Toad.
"'Oh, no. said Grandfather, croak-
ing little. I was just letting tear
or two to ooze out for joy, wonder
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

breakage, several of the smaller panes
are cheaper and easier to replace than
one large one.
The dormers, decorations over doors
and windows, wide shingles, entry way
'and white face brick chimney are all
in keeping with the Dutch Colonial
style of architecture used in this
house. It is a very well balanced de-
sign arranged with great care as to
harmonious details.
The entry way of brick opens into a
vestibule with closet for wraps. On
each side of the vestibule is cased
opening-one into the dining room and
one into the living room. The stairs
to the second floor go up from the ves-
thule.
The living room Is very attractively
arranged. In the front are four case
ment windows and on the side there
are four more of these windows. The
windows on the side are placed in pairs
on each side of the brick fireplace.
With so many windows, this room is
more like sun parlor than anything
else. The dining room has two case
ment windows in the front and two on
the side. Because the windows are a
scheme used in the exterior design, it
is a characteristic of this type Of
house that the rooms are very well
lighted.
In the back part of the house there
are two bedrooms, a bath and the
kitchen. A hall connects these rooms.
The second floor plan calls for three
bedrooms and bath, all entered from
the hall. Two of the bedrooms are
generous in size and have large
number of windows distributed in two
walls Of the rooms. The third bed
room, while not so large and not so
well lighted as the others, is still a
very pleasant bedroom and is well
planned TO the furniture which will be
placed in 1t.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

bureaus Investigations in 1906, for
the size of the average load hauled
has nearly doubled since then. A days
haul Of wheat in 1905 was Sc bushels;
now it is 112 bushels. In 1906 LOO
pounds Of cotton was hauled in
day; now the average daily haul is
5000 pounds.
The inquiry developed the fact that
the loads hauled in the cotton country
are the smallest but the most valu-
able. Thus the average value of a
load of cotton was found to be $1S3.
wheat SAB and corn $2S. The longest
hauls were found to be in the Rocky
mountain states, where Nevada holds
the record with an average haul for
all farmers of 10 miles. The shortest
hauls were shown to be in the middle
West, Ohio at the bottom of the list
with four miles.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
Cause Of Seaslckness,

The nausea of seasicknes is due to
the fact that the nerves from the laby-
rinth run through the lower brain into
the spinal cord just where the motor
nerves that govern the stomach have
their rise. There is direct nervous
route from the semicircular canals to
the stomach. 1t Is true that impress
sions received through other senses
play part in seasickness, nasty
smells and sights, for instance. But
these ARE as rule the last .traw in
breaking down the cerebral attempt to
keep from vomiting, by increasing the
nausea"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
COMMON SENSE HOT BED
sy JOSEPHINE DE MARI.

At the very first stirring of the sap
comes to most of us longing to see
Dame Nature awake and go about her
the first signs of life in the naples
and in the sheltered recesses of the
woods under the dead leaves.
When l feel the first hint of spring
I start my hot bed. The illustration
shows a hotbed frame which l fash
toned out of an old glass cupboard
door, some old boards, saw, ham
mer and nails. Critics may find fault
with it but it has been a decided sue
cess and so l do not mind the verdict
Of the critics. Utility, not beauty, is
my aim.
The glass cover had done duty as
cupboard door for many years and
when the house was remodeled it was
consigned TO the attic until it was
pressed into its present state of use
fitness.
The frame measures % inches high
at the back and slopes down the sides
to the front to II inches; the glass
frame is fastened to the back with
hinges. An excavation was dug by
the man of the house and the frame
placed upon it.
The excavation is eight or ten inches
deeper than the frame, and the frame
stands II inches above the soil at the
back, and the front five inches. A
stout stake was triven into the four
corners Of the frame to support it.
The bed is located south of the sum-
mer kitchen, a well-drained spot where
it viii get the sun all day.
The earth is banked around the
frame and a ditch carries all the sur
face water away. In the meantime
the heating material was prepared.
This was horse-manure gathered from
the stalls each day and put in a cone
shaped pile.
One-thlrd leaves were added to as
sist the manure to "sweeten." Manure
alone is too dense and will not fer
ment properly unless leaves or straw
or some such litter ia added.
AS soon as the pile looked large
enough to fill the frame it was allow
ed to ferment evenly. When the mass
was moist and steaming it was put in
to the hotbed.
II is impossible to give any hard and
fast rule in preparing manure for the
hotbeds for so much depends upon the
composition and texture of the ma
nure and the state of the weather.
1t is safe to say, however, that the
pile must be worked over several times
and when it is moist and warm it is
ready for the frame.
In the bottom of the excavation /
always place thin layer of cornstalks
cut foot long for protection against
the cold earth. When the manure Is
put In 1t nearly reaches the top of the
soil; then it is we'll tamped and after
tamping, it should reach within ten
inches of the top of the frame in
front.
In the vicinity of st. Louis, Mo-,
eight inches of thoroughly prepared
manure will heat a spring hotbed.
The bed is then covered with the glass
door and left to itself for few days.
Then five inches of fine, rich, well
prepared soil is added; again the COW
err let down and the bed allowed to
heat; a thermometer placed in it and
when it registers 85 degrees the seeds
are sown.
The amateur will want to sow seeds
when the bed is entirely too hot but
make haste slowly is good policy in
this case.
Before sowing the seeds rake the
soil to destroy the weed seeds which
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

"You Aren't Going to Cry, Are Your"
full joy. It's so glorious thing to
know that soon, soon We'll be asleep
in our beds of mud
"'There, there squeaked Grandpa
again.
Whenever I say anything about
mud said Grandfather Frog, you be-
come very much excited
"tOf course I do. can explain
that quite easily. 1t reminds me of
the fine saying 1 want to tell you
"'Hurry and tell me- said GRANDPA
ther Frog, as he yawned. His mouth
opened wide and this time he swal-
lowed two bugs.
"fWhat joy 1t is to be a frog,
ITO sit in the sunshine a log.
"And in the winter to sleep and sleep. +.
ITO stay awake would make me weep
"Grandfather Frog sang this song
In his croaking voice, and Grandpa
Toad grunted as he said, what fine
voice you have. 1t grows better all
the time
"That made Grandfather very hap
by, and even if Grandpa Toad knew
nothing about music it made no diff
ference to Grandfather Frog.
"I'm glad you like my voice, grog-
a-rum, grog-a-rum,' said Grandfather.
"You've got far more voice than I
have said Grandpa sadly. That was
quite true, but Of course there are
many creatures who do not think a
f,,I hac IIxy
lovely sounds and tunes and notes.
"I didn't sing anything about Mud,
said Grandfather, for two reasons. In
the first place, there are so few
words to rhyme with mud, and in the
second 1t would have made you jump
and spoiled the song
"Grandpa Toad jumped and hoped
a little. I must tell you right away
he said.
"Tn the first place. he went on, I
heard two boys talking today. One
was urging the other to do something,
and he was saying, "Oh, come along.
Don't be stick in the mud" I look
ed and I saw that the creature was
not stick, but boy, as I had thought
at first. I hoped around and looked
at him, and he was certainly not made
of wood. I wondered what the other
boy could mean.
"sAnd he was not in the mud at
all. There was no mud around. Ora
cious, I thought, it's a very sad case,
because, / felt sure by this time that
the boy who called the other a stick
in the mud was trying to urge him to
stay awake, and not take sleep. Just
why he called him a stick could not
understand. felt very sorry for the
sleepy boy.
\ "'But to my great surprise I found
out from their talking that they
thought nothing at all of sleeping. The
boy called the other a stick in the
mud because he wouldn't do anything,
wouldn't play or walk or have any
fun. And he called him a stick in the
mud because Of course a stick in the
mud wouldn't move, but would stay
stuck But the frog and the toad
had thought about mud for enough
time now to get into their beds Of II
for the long winter months"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
BEAUTIFUL DUTCH
COLONIAL HOUSE
If You Want Home of Striking
Appearance, Build 1t on
Plan Given Here.
WINDOW AND GABLE EFFECTS
Various Types May Be Employed But
Care Must Be Taken Lest the Pro-
portions Be Unbalanced, Mr..
Radford Cautions.

Mr.. William A. Radford will: answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building. for the readers of this
paper On account of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he
is. without doubt the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. 1927 Prairie
avenue. Chicago, ILL.,. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
Greatly improve Road.

By keeping road, drag and drag
ging tbo road along ones land aftet
heavy rains the road may be greatly
improved. Ii is an easy matter to
have an agreement so each farmer
will drag the road in front of his
farm. This would maintain the road
till the regular hands could be called
out at stated intervals or till the com,
missioner could make the repairs.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

While fallen leaves make a good COM
post heap, they do not improve the soil
until they are decayed. Do not dig
them into the soil this fall.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10
Reverse Conditions.

Papa" says small Harry, IF you
and / were the same size, would you
say and do the things to me that make
me fighting madT
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-01-10

Sixteen-Foot Roadway.
Maintain at least 16-foot road
vuav /,
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-17
FINAL HEARINGS IN FL PASO, TEX
TODAY ON DAYLIGHT SAVING PLAN
Commission Found Several Cities With
Dual Time Systems

now proceeding find the hour advance
working satisfactorily.
Examiners for the commission have
completed the taking of evidence on
the subject in eastern and mountain
cities, but still have to conclude hear
ings in the middle west. At Ell Paso,
Tex, today the final hearings will be
completed, and after that formal re-
ports to the commission will be avail
able.
While the duty of prescribing the
limits Of the four time zones in the
United States fell to the commission,
i as temporary expedient it adopted
the demarkations of Eastern, Central,
Mountain, and Pacific time as made
by the railroads, and fixed fifth belt
to govern Alaska.
The examiners were sent out to see
whether changes in the railroad time
limits would not convenience business
and social life if adopted. They have
found to date number of points, gen
orally on the eastern edges Of time
belts, which already had systems of
daylight saving by running on the
hours of the belt adjacent to them.
A dual system of time has been
found in several places in the United
/ States, where railroad time and
town time" have both been custom
arily recognized, the latter being one
hour faster than the former. Some
points have continued the system,
even under the general time advance
last spring, while others have adopt
ed a single standard. Rulings will per-
haps affect these.
The law is not compulsory, except
| for persons doing business with the
government and railroads, but the ex-
aminers are finding that compliance
with it is almost universal. Specifi-
cally, the law defines the hour zones
across the United States as centering
respectively upon the 18th, Goth, 105th
! and 10th meridians west O. Green
wich, with borders equidistant be-
tween the Meridians. The commits
sion exercised its power to set aside
these standards, and adopted the ex-
listing railroad zones, which are only
roughly similar to the legal ones, in
order not to confuse and disturb the
course of life.
In the main it is expected that the
examiners will report the railroad
zones suitable, though changes in
them will be made where workability
of the law and ease of application can
be secured.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-17

FOR SALE OR RENT-Good bun
galow in good location. Inquire at
Leader Office. #.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-17
A Soldiers Letter
From aris, France

4 49,
The following letter from the front
is taken from the Service News, and
will be Of interest to local people for
the reason that the writer Of the LETT
ter is member of the same company
in which Mayhem Fulton is serving,
and the treatment he is being accord
ed is likely about the same as that
Mayhem is enjoying. 1t will be noted
that the company has seen more than
six months service:
Francem as per usual,
April 5, 1918.
Dear I have just come
back from my first seven-day leave,
and let me tell you l had one grand
and glorious time Can you imagine
seven days without revielle, taps, re-
treat or any kind of fatigue imagin-
able! The leave area was the prov
ince of Savoy and the city we stayed
in was Aix-les-B ains, in which are To-
Gated the worlds finest curative min
eral springs. Thanks to the Y. M. G.
A. and the girl workers, our stay was
one long to be remembered.
We lived in the finest hotels and ate
nothing but the best of food. and in
fact lived like kings. Who paid for all
this, you might ask? Well, I'll tell
you--it was our grand old Uncle Sam
my. All we paid for were the little
excursions to places of interest, which
were numerous.
The country is something wonderful.
From the top of Mt. Reward one can
see Mt. Blanc, and the Swiss and Ital-
ian Alps. And then there is Hannibal's
Pass, which doubtless you have read
about. And Haute Coumbe kbbaye,
where all the princes and prime asses
of the House of Savoy are buried.
This abbaye is one Of the few that
still are occupied by monks. There
are so many things that / could write
about that it would fill book.
Our company are soon to receive SER
vice stripes These stripes Indicate six
months service in the advanced wal
zone. Our company win be the first
to receive them and we are proud Of
i the fact Sincerely,
FRED ROTH,
Co. B-15th U. S. Engineers, A. E. F.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-17
GERMAN BIRTH-RATE Low

The first three years Of war rads7ced
by over two million the number Of ba-
bies who would have been born in
Germany had peace prevailed, SAYS a
report to the British local government
board Some 40 per cent fewer Ger
man babies were born in 1916 than IN
1918. The infant death-rate, which
rose to an abnormal height for time
after the outbreak Of the war, appears
to have gradually returned tprhe pre-
war rate. Fhe food difficulties have
not led to an excessive number Of
babies dying, at least up till the end
Of 1916. In the towns where the food
shortage was most acute, the death
rate tended to fall.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-17

FOR SALE Marlin pump shot
gun, new army rifle model 1898.
Also one SKI camera in good con-
dition, and one sewing machine.
Inquire A. E. Allemand, 7. S. Jewelry
store.