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Evening star., 1923-07-31
ROAD.
S22.5OO.

AN Ideally situated detached brick home
overlooking the Cathedral grounds and close
to the Cievelt nd Park School. There Is an
exceptionally large living room with real
open fireplace, we'll proportioned bedrooms
double sleeping porch. two baths. servants
room. hardwood floors throughout, and all
conveniences. This home has a fine front
lawn with two shade trees and 2-car garage
in keeping with house; reasonable terms ar
ranged.
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STONE & FAIRFAX,
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.
Price, $4,000.
18th and Count
is n ~
BUCHANAN ST. NEAR 10th.
Price,
rn i rick home hsuthern
screens
NEAR LINCOLN PARK
is a strict tienas
for quick do
PETWORTH.
Price, ST $500.
of four bedroom
pantry on
is very
show is house once.
DOWNTOWN.
Mass. Ave. Near 9th St
ON THE HEIGHTS
Price $500
lth and Otis Must sold within Che
STONE & FAIRFAX,
OVER THIRTY YEARS
NEW YORK AVENUE
WASHINGTON ESTATE BOARD "
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Main 434O

y. L. SANSBURY CO.. Inc,
l4lS Eye Street NV. Phones Main 5oO5-4-5
MT PLEASANT 4 CAP & QUINCY SITS
cnveni section. rousstne Of
c six good sized
wa elerc
garag has t4ne
ofamiya and
breakfast be for nearly
ST
SPECIAL OFFERING--NEW HOMES.
18th AND QUINCY SITS.
lour attention is invited the complete home
days market at that remarkably low
that attractive. The homes have tiled bath
hotwater heat electric light hardwood floors open fireplace
buin pedestal wash basin cold storage
cellar porch breakfast and sleep
ing porches brick garage. Inspect today without fail.
FIRST COMMERCIAL ZONE a4I8 MADISON ST
thoroughly Eight s S Al oneGnr nS that % asS' %
heat electric ned tile with
for store %
5 heat ectr garage Close
bus line
n. L. SANSBURY c., Inc.
141S Eye Street NV. Phones Main 5oO3-4-5
REAL IEsTATE BOARD
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HEDGES & !
1884 H St. NV. F
10th ST. HIGHLANDS.

very fine bungalow. we'll situated and
only a short distance from the Chevy Chase
Club. There are six real rooms including
glass ss-inclosed and plastered sleeping porch.
complete tile bath. breakfast alcove. with
Pullman set, hardwood floors. elec. lights,
h.-w.h., large front porch Lot 50x150 with
shrubbery and room for a garage.
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Beautiful new house: most substantial
built: and sleeping porch; hot water
heat: hardwood floors: big yard: delightfully."-
located. Very low price. most liberal terms
CORY & CORY, owners and builders. 7l9 l5th
st. NV,
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Franklin o5o3.

HEDGES & MIDDLETON Inc.
1884 II Street NV. Franklin oso3.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18
Basis of Dairy Profits
in Food, Feed and Care

zone cow, well fed and cared for,
will make more milk and profit than
two or more COWS poorly fed and
cared for" is the keynote expressed
In Wisconsin Circular 151 by George
G. Humphrey OF the animal husbundry
department of the Wisconsin College
of Agriculture.
Don't be satisfied TO buy or raise
anything but good dairy cows.
Don't try t. keep more COWS than
it is possible to feed and care for well.
Treat the cows kindly. Rough
treatment greatly reduces the amount
of milk she produces.
Feed liberal rations. Make this
possible by laying In a store Of good
grains such as corn, barley and oats
and some alfalfa or clover hay. These
feeds make a good combination when
fed with roots or silage.
Provide plenty Of fresh water
which is cool but not too cold. 1t takes
a lot of water to make milk so 1t nus
be provided.
protect the cows from cold, chill
Ing weather and storms and dampness.
1t helps TO Increase milk production.
"Give the mother of the newborn
calf a pail Of warm water-she is
feverish and this Will relieve her
thirst.
"TIer first feed should be five or six
quarts of ground oats and wheat
BRAN"
These are but a few of the many
timely suggestions offered by Mr..
Humphrey in the bulletin, which with
the valuable rations suggested make
this a most desirable little pamphlet
for the daIryman.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18
p ~
The First Day OF School.


Jim Irwin was full Of his Emerson's
Representative Men," and his Car.
lyle's French Revolution" and the
other old-fashioned, excellent, good
literature which did not cost owe Is
cents a volume; and he had pored long
and with many thrills over the pages
of Matthews Getting On in the
World His view OF efficiency was
that II is the capacity to see oppor-
tunity where others overlook It, and
make the most Of 1t.
All through his life ne had had his
own plans for becoming great. And
all the time he was bare-footed, i'll.
clad and dreamed his dreams to the
accompaniment of the growi of the
plow cutting the roots under the
brown furrow-slice, or the wooshing of
the milk In the pail. At twenty-eight,
ne considered these dreams over
AS for this new employment. he saw
no great opportunity in 1t. He went
into the small. mean. ill-paid task as
n BART of the days work, with no
knowledge OF the stirring OF the nation
for a different sort of rural school.
and no suspicion that there lay In II
any highway TO success in life. He
rather wondered why he had allowed
Jeunfe,s sheer to sting him into the
course OF action which put him In this
new relation TO his n~eishbors.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18
CHAPTER III


Immediately upon the accidental
election OF sim Irwin to the position
Of teacher OF the Woodruff school, he
developed habits somewhat like a
ghosts or a bandits. That Is, he
walked of nights and on rainy days.
On fine days, he worked In Colonel
woodrun's fields as of yore. Jlm's
salary was to be Just $500 for nine
months work In the Woodruff school,
and he was to find himself-and his
mother. Therefore, he had to indulge
In his loose habits OF night walking
and roaming about after hours only.
or on holidays and in foul weather.
The Simms family. being from the
"mountings' of Tennessee. were rather
startled one night. when Jim Irwin,
homely, stopped and errandless, 81
lently appeared In their family circle
about the front door. They had lived
where 1t was the custom to give a
whoop from the big road before one
passed through the palms and up to
the house. Otherwise. how was one
to know whether the visitor was
friend or foe?
From force of habit, Old Man Slmms
started for his gun-rack at Jim's APP
pearance, but the Lincolnlan smile and
the low slow speech, so much like his
in some respects, ended that.
Stranger" said Mr.. Simms, after
greetings had been exchanged, you're
right welcome, but In my kentry you'd
find 1t dangersome to walk in thlsa-
way"
How sol" queried Jim Irwin.
you'd more'n likely git shot up
some" replied Mr.. Slmms, "onless
you whooped from the big road"
II didn't know that" replied Jim.
Tn Ignorant of the customs OF other
countries. Would YOU rather I'D
vhoop from the big road-nobody
Ise WITH"
II reckon" replied Mr.. Simms,
thar veal win hav 10 accommodate
alrxs'ves to the ways hyen."
evidently H~ was the simms' nrss
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18
Variation in Butterfat
Tests Nothing Unusual

The pure-bred d~airynian as well us
the commercial dairyman is Interested
In the tests for butterfat upon their
cattle. Quite frequently these tests
are made either upon the entire herd
or upon lndividuaA Of the herds. When
these tests are compared with tests
made previously. a wide variation or
1%uetuation is noted. There are times
when these tests are made within a
few days OF each other and the varia-
ton Is surprising. Such fluctuations
are often looked upon with suspicion,
while 1t should be realized that ii is
quite natural for cows to vary In their
tests for butterfat. In fact when this
point is investigated 1t is found that
cows vary more in their tests than is
commonly thought.
Some years ago the Michigan Agri=
cultural college published a special
bulletin containing the work of Ander-
son upon the variations In the percent
age of butterfat OF single milkings OF
cows upon test. The ~seven-day tests
of 200 cows handled under ordinary
herd conditions were studied as well
as similar records upon 1000 cows en-
tered In the advanced registry of their
respective breeds. Any conclusions
reached by these Investigations can be
looked upon as being indicative of the
real condition, as the number Of milk
ings studied is large enough TO war.
rant this.
II may be expected that 30 per cent
Of the cows In a herd will vary in the
percentage of butterfat In the milk
produced at individual milkings In a
seven-day period l per cent or less.
Fifty per cent Of the cows during a
like period will vary In their tests
from IL to 2 per cent. II per cent will
vary from 81 per cent to 3 per cent,
while the remaining @ per cent will
a variation between milkings of
more than 3 per cent. From these facts
we may conclude that II is not surpris-
ing TO have a COW test 3 per cen at
one milking and te1 9 percent at the
next milking. / have actually seen a
COW test Is per cen in the morning
and test over 6 per cent In the after
noon. In a herd Of 100 cows the aver
age variation of the entire herd test
would be 1.49 per cent based upon
these fgures.-B. w. Fairbanks, Colo
RADIO Agricultural College.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18
Easy Way to Make Home improvements

Almost every man likes to do little
jobs of building, particularly when by
doing them he can make permanent.
l~abor-saving improvements around his
home.
If you have been wishing for a side
walk that will keep the house clean
and the feet dry-non-rot steps and
porch floors, ornamental gateposts-
any n of dozens of improvements,
you will be interested to know that
You can now obtain complete dlrec-
tions free of cost.
The best concrete construction ex.
p%erience has been drawn upon to pro-
vide these directions. You will find
everything you need to know about
small jobs-how much cement to use,
how to mix the concrete, what tools
to use, and all the rest.
A request to the Portland Cement
Association, III West Washington
Street, Chicago. will bring this free
booklet, Concrete Around the Home,
by return mail.-Advertlsement.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18

And then | saw the men of the East
they were looking at me. The whole
length of the jetty was full of people.
/ saw brown. bronze. yellow faces. the
black eyes. the glitter. the color OF an
Eastern crowd. And all these beings
stared without a murmur, without a
sigh, without n movement. Moth
ing moved. The fronds Of palms stood
still against the sky. Not a branch
stirred along the shore. and the brown
roofs of hidden houses peeped through
the green foliage. through the big
leaves that hung shining and still like
leaves forged of heavy metal. This
was the East of the ancient naviga-
tors, so old. so mysterious. resplend-
ent and somber, living and unchanged.
Joseph Conrad. In Youth.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18

what they had and not what they de-
sired. The father was faded. patched,
gray and earthly, and the boys looked
better than the rest solely because we
expect boys e be torn and patched.
Mrs. Simms was invisible except as a
gray blur beyond the %rain-barrel. in
the midst of which her pipe glowed
with n regular ebb and flow of embers.
On the next rainy day Jim called
again and secured the services OF Ray
mond TO help him select seed corn. He
was going to teach the school next
winter, and he wanted TO have a seed
corr frollc the first day. instead Of
waiting until the last-and you had TO
get seed corn while II was on the stalk,
If you got the best.
No SImms could refuse a favor to
the fellow who was SO much like them
selves, and who was so greatly inter-
ested In trapping, hunting and the
Tennessee mountains-se Raymond
went with Jim, and with Newt Bron-
son and five more they selected Colo
mel Woodruff's seed corn for the ley
year, under the c~olonel's personal
superintendent.
In the evening they looked the grain
over on the Woodruff lawn, and the
colonel talked about corn and corn Sc
lection. They had supper at half past
six, and Jennie waited on them-hav-
ing assisted her mother In the cook
Ing. 1t was quite a festival.
Jim Irwin was the least conspicuous
person In the gathering. but the colo
mel, who was a seasoned politician,
observed that the farmland had be-
come a fisher Of men. and was angling
for the souls Of these boys, and their
interest In the school. Jim was care
fui not to flush the Convey. but every
boy received from the text winters
teacher some confidential hint as TO
plans. and some suggestion thar Jim
was relying on the aid and comfort of
that particular boy.
New Bronson. especially, was
leaned on as a strong staf and n very
present help In time of trouble. AS
for Raymond SIfnms, II was clearly
best 10 leave him alone. All this talk
OF corn selection and related things
wsx dew to him. and he drank II La
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18
By HERBERT QUICK
tcopyrisht By The B0bbs-MsTTm Company.

caller since they had settled on ths
little brushy tract whose hills ane
trees reminded them Of their noun
tains. Low hills, to be sure, with Onl,
a footing Of rocks where the creek
had cut through, and not many trees
but down In the creek bed, with the
oaks. elms and b%ox-elders archine
overhead, the Simmses could imagine
themselves beside some run falling
into the French Broad, or the Holston.
The creek bed was a Withdrawing
room In which TO retire from the
eternal black soil and level eeFnfelds
rof Iowa.
The soil was SC poor. In compare
son with those black uplands. that the
owner OF the old wood-Iot could find
no renter but 1t was better than the
soil In the mountains, and suited the
lonesome Simmses much more than a
better farm would have done. They
were not Of the Iowa people anyhow.
not understood. not their equals-they
were pore" and expected to stay
''pore"-whlle the Iowa people all
seemed to be either well-to-do, or ex
Uectlng to become sc.
Jim Irwin asked Old Man Simms
about the fishing In the creek. and
wherhpr there wa any duck shooting
spring and fall.
I'VE git right smart of these little
panfsh," said Mr.. Slmms. an calista
done shot two butterball ducks about
'tater-plantln' time"
Calista blushed-but this stranger,
so much Ike themselves. could not see
the rosy suffuslon. The aliuslon gave
him n chance TO look about him at the
family. There was a boy Of sixteen,
al Observation-Disclosures -Galista-
younger than ~Raymond-a girl of
eleven. named Virginia, but called
Jinnie-and n smaller lad who re-
Ioiced In the name Of McGeehee, but
was merclfully called Buddy.
Calista squirmed for something to
say. Raymond runs a line o. traps
when the fur's prime she volun-
teered.
Then came a long talk on traps and
trapping. shooting, hunting and the
joys OF the NOTWITHSTANDING which
Jim noted the ignorance and poverty
OF the Slmmses. The clothing Of the
girls was not decent according TO local
standards for while Callsta wore a
skirt hurriedly slipped on, Jim was
quite sure-and not without evidence
to support his yiews-that she had
been wearing when he arrived the
regimentals nov displayed by
Jinnie-a pair OF ragged blue overalls.
Evidently the Simmses were wearing
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18
Infamed Udder of Cow
Nav Be Avoided by Feed

It is seldom. If ever, necessary TO
milk a cow before freshenlng. If the
bag is badly swollen and milk drips
from the teats. II is sometimes a spod
idea to relieve the bag by drawing a
little milk but the mere presence OF
Inflammation and cake" in the udder
does not necessarily mean that the
milking should be done. 1t is much
better TO leave the cow alone in this
regard as the last few days before
f~reshening the COW secretes a peculiar
quality of milk called colostrum in her
udder, which Is very essential to the
newborn calf as II acts as q purga-
tive and helps TO clear out his system.
Excessive difficulty from Inflammation
and caked udders may be avoided by
giving laxative feeds
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18

The president followed usage when
he said: III there's no objection. II
will be so ordered. Prepare the bal
lots for a vote on the election Of teach
er, Mr.. Secretary"
There was no surprise In view OF
the nomination Of Jim Irwin by the
blarneying Bonner when the Secretary
smoothed out the first ballot. and
read flames f. Irwin. one" But
when the next slip came forth, James
+. Irwin, two" the board of directors
OF The Woodruff independent district
were stunned at the slowly dawning
knowledge that they had made an
election Before they had rallied, the
secretary drew from the box the third
and last ballot, and read, James E.
Irwin. three
President Bronson choked as he an.
nounced the result-choked and stam-
mered. and made very hard weather
Of II. but he went through with the
motion, as we all ruin In III grooves
'Tlle ballot having shown the unanl-
nous election OF James e. Irwin, / de-
clare him elected"
He dropped into his chair. while the
secretary, n very methodlcal man.
drew from his portfolio a contract
duly drawn up save the name and sig
nature. III Is he calmly filled out, and
passed ove- 10 the president. pointing
to the dotted line. Mr.. Bronson would
Rn.-a rfu,.A Hf1 nx.st 4aatE- uenr ronf NJ
that moment, not TO mention a per
fectly legal document. and signed
with Peterson and Bonner looking on
s&onily. The secretary signed and
showed the contract over to Jim IT.
win.
"Sign fhere." he said.
Jim looked II over. saw the other
signatures. and felt nm Impulse TO
dodge the whole thing. Then he
thought Of Jennie Woodruff's
"Humph = and he signedl
Move we adjourn" said Peterson.
"No 'bJection tbs so ordered! = said
AIR. Bronson.
The secretary and Jim went out,
while the directors waited. #
what the Billy began Bonner.
and finished lamelyl "What for did
you vote for the dub, Ez?"
81 voted for him." replied Bronson.
because he fought for my boy this
afternoon L didn't want II stuck into
him too hard. | wanted him 10 have
one vote"
AN | wanted him to have wan vote.
said Bonner. 81 thought mesilf
the only dang fool on the board-an'
he made a spache that Armed wan
vote-but fr the love of hiyin, that
dub fr a teacher What come over
you. Haakon-you voted fr him, too !"
"Ay wanted him to have one vote,
said Peterson.
And In this wise, Jim became the
teacher in the Woodruff dlstrict-all
on account OF Jennie Woodruf's
'IIumphi |"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18
CHILDREN CRY
FOR "CAST0RIA"
Especially Prepared for Infants
and Children OF All Ages

Mother! Fletcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 80 years TO relieve
babies and children of Constipation.
Flatulency. Wind Collie and Diarrhea (;
allaying Fe~verishness arising there
from. and, by regulating the Stomach
and Bowels. aids the assimilation OF
Food; giving natural sleep without
opiates. The genuine bears signature
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18
"a Brown U


SYNOPSIS-Jennie woodruff
refuses 10 marry Jim Irwin,
young farm hand, because OF mas
financial condition and poor pros
poets. lie is intellectually above
r hts station aaa-has-a advanced
ideas concerning the possibilities
OF schooI teaching and farming,
for which he is ridiculed by
many. In short, Jim Is an or OK.
He hocks by himself and reads
hooks and has n PHILOSOPHY ~
his own. But there are latent
powers in him unsupported ever
by himself and Opportunity
comes knocking at his door jim
Is nominated for school teacher,
as a Joke.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18
Eorestaned Hostess.

The hostess OF a %chlldren's dance
was saying good-by TO her guests. A
dainty little girl of six, after mentally
noting the lady's formula of leave
taking. and anxious TO say the correct
thing. ingeniously forestalled her host
ess with: Goodnight. Mrs. . l
hope ! have enjoyed myself"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18
Possibly.

Too much rush these. days"
"Huh?"
I'm the last ten years we have made
more history than we can sort u In
ffty."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18

Cole-They say your divorced wife
has made up her mind to marry a
struggling young lawyer.
Wood-Well. If she has made up her
mind he might as well cease strug-
glIng@YenkersA Statesman
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18

Mistress-I worry so owe your mis-
takes and shortcomings that my
dresses no longer fit me-.
Bridget-Then perhaps yen let me
have wan or two, mum.-Boston Tran
script.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18

Children's handkerchiefs often look
hopeless when they come TO the laun-
dry. Wash with good soap, rinse in
water blued with Red Cross Ball Blue.
Advertisement.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18

Filter cloth and absorbent cotton
are enacient materials far str~fnera
s~7ieesecioth and wire gsuxe ara les
ffective4
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18

Straining improves the commercial
quality of milk. but does not appreci-
ably improve Its heaIthfuiness
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18
W0MENI DYE FADED
THINGS NEW AGAIN
Dye or Tint Any Worn, Shabby Gar
ment or Drapery.

Each 15-cent package OF diamond
Dyes" contains directions so simple
that any woman can dye or tint any
bid, worn. faded thing new, even IL
she has never dyed before. Choose
any color at drug store.-Advertise-
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18


it's uniformity. Year after year, smok-
ers can be sure of getting the same
h~igh-grade quality of tobacco.
There are no changes In the blend
no variations in the flavor or fra
rance. 1t is always a good smoke.
II you have not tried Edgeworth
send your name and address to Larus
e. Brother Company, rs South 2lst
Street, Richmond, Va.
They will be glad to mail to you
some free samples, generous helpings
of both Edgeworth Plug Slice and
Ready-Rubbed. Then you can smoke
a few pipefuls and see IL Edgeworth
agrees with your smoking tempera-
ment.
If you will also include the name
and address OF your regular tobacco
dealer, your courtesy will be appre-
ciated.
To Retail Tobacco Merchants: II
your iobber cannot supply you with
Edgeworth, Larus g. Brother Com
pany will gladly send you prepaid by
parcel post a one or two-dozen carton
OF any size Of Edgeworth Plug Slice or
Ready-Rubbed for the same price you
would pay the jobber.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18
A pipe-smoker's
challenge to
other smokers
Is there a smoker in the
audience who can
answer this one?

Nearly every smoker is particular
about the kind of tobacco that goes
into his pipe. While he may smoke a
pipeful from a friends pouch for the
sake of companionship, for day-in-and=
LAYOUT smoking he prefers his own
brand.
And yet if you ask the average
smoker what it is he likes about his
tobacco, he may have difficulty In
answering you Immediately.
MI. Joe Rivers, whose letter fol-
lows, is a confirmed Edgeworth
smoker. In attempting TO describe
what he likes about Edgeworth, he
coins the word "tasty-smellfulness."'
But as this does not entirely satisfy
him, he puts the question up to other
Edgeworsh smokers.
Larus & Brother Company.
Richmond. Va.
Gentlemen:
Being = pip smoker of no mean expert
ence (having tried most pipes and pipe to-
bsecos) I've watched your smokers let
tiers In the magazines for some explanation
of . taste that for me applies only to
Edgeworth.
1t Is extremely difficult to describe this,
because II seems to come as the smoke
filters through the mouth and nostrils at
the end offs draw from the pipe-s sort Of
eombised "tasty<mellfulness " that most
satisfies the smoke appetite.
Why don't you get some OF your smok-
sr who can write, to describe thisf
Sincerely yours.
(Signed) Joe Rivers
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-18

Probably there
are any number of
reasons why men
smoke Edgeworth.
One friend actually
admitted he smoked
it because his wife
liked the shape OF
the Edgeworth
~ glass jars to fit on
her pantry shelf.
4 However, the
one outstanding
feature of Edge
worth, as seen by
most smokers, is