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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12

| Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculturs.)
Although well suited TO the growing
Of sugar beets with respect to climatic
end soil conditions Minnesota has
been among the more backward OF the
producing states In extending Its acre
age. AT present there Is only one beet
sugar mill in the state. compared with
three In Iowa near the Minnesota line
and six In Wisconsin. Minnesota is
one Of the states where sugar beets
can be grown under humid conditions ;
farther west irrigation usually is nee
essary.
In addition to the very important
factors of soil and climate. the ques-
ton of labor and the availability of a
sugar factory should receive careful
consideration in any locality where
rect growing on a commercial scale is
contemplated. Sugar beets require ar
unusual amount of hand labor, as will
be seer from the following statements
with reference to the growing OF the
crop. The labor may be obtained
locally, but In most sugar beet areas
II Is necessary to import from other
sections of the country. at least a part
Of the required hand labor. The de
livery of the beets at the mill in
wolves "a consideration OF both the
wagon roads and fhe railroads. If
the wagon roads are good. beets may
be grown three or four miles from
the mill without making the cost of
delivering excessive. AS a rule II Is
not considered profitable to haul beets
by rail more than from so to 100
miles. depending upon condition.
Any Soil 10 Satisfactory.
Provided the climatic conditions
are favorable. any good soil II properly
drained, fertIlIzed and otherwise fitted
rs a seed and roo bed VIII produce
satisfactory sugar beets. Sandy soils
md clay loans. however. are generally
regarded as the best soils. In general,
more depends upon the physical con-
lItlon OF the soil and the way In which
Il is worked than upon its strict clas-
sifcation. The physical condition de
bends upon a number OF factors which
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12
RELIEVED BIDDY OF DUTIES
Amateur Poultry Raiser Saw Nothing
Else to Do, Since She Didn't
Want Ducks.

An actress. who had retired from
the stage and had bought a little
house in the country, decided to start
a poultry farm.
She bought n barndoor fowl and a
sitting of thirteen eggs.
AS she had nc knowledge of poultry,
she wrote to a poultry journal asking
how long the eggs would take to hatch
out. The paper replied
'Three weeks for chickens and four
for ducks"
Some weeks later she wrote again
to the paper:
"Many thanks for your advice. How
ever, at the end of three weeks there
no chickens Matched out, and as
l did not want ducks, / took the hen
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12
His Dislike.

you are a COMPOUNDED liar, an In.
fernal idiot and a dirty backyard r
cried one disputant.
And you are a driveling idiot, q
chronic thief and a lounging loafer p
yelled the other.
"Oh, fie fei" said old Festus Poster,
pushing forward. please explain what
all this is about before you begin to
fight. While | love trouble as much as
any man. and more than most. / dislike
to see my fellow citizens killed until
I know what II is for."-Kansas City
Star.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12
YEAR or ADVANCE
Canada Rightly Proud OF Its
Achievements In 1922.
Has EraveIy Met and Overcome Do
preston Following the War-Flnan-
ciaI Standing as Nation High.

The year 1922 In Canada, Western
Canada particularly, has been a veal
OF quiet achievement. II there ha:
been nothing In It's development OF q
spectacular nature, there has been q
steady growth, a resolute elimination
OF things immaterial to prosperity.
The year 1923 is entered Upon by
the people of the West in high hope
that II ushers in a period Of prosperity
based upon the productivity Of the
country and-the- vast riches of its
natural resources.
Canada, In common with all other
nations, has felt keenly the cycle OF
depression following the spurious
activity and inflated business coming
Immediately after the cessation OF the
war. II has met and overcome many
obstacles In the path of its prosperity.
The year just passed, however, has
seen the silver lining peep out from
the edges of the dark cloud and has
demonstrated to the world the celebrity
which this country can adjust Itself TO
changed conditions. This Is evidenced
by the fact that Canada has been
the first among I'll countries whose
currencles fell below par to bring that
currency back TO par, and even for a
time above par. II did this In the face
of what seemed insuperableN dificul-
ties, Increased its exports, lessened its
imports. and generally set Its business
house in order.
The high standing OF Canada as a
nation is shown by the ease with
which her bonds are absorbed and by
the high prices paid for them, and
Winnipeg. II may be mentioned, in a
recent fiotation obtained a higher
price than even any provincial govern
ment for some time.
Western Canada In 1922 harvested
its largest grain crop. Its production
OF grain, live stock, cereal and dairy
products will, when all is marketed,
produce in the ne~ighberhooa of1a bill
there still is felt considerable disap-
polntment that the total value is not
but the fact remains that this
vast sum OF money has come to the
West. or is in the process Of coming,
and If, as is undoubtedly true. much
of II Is used In the liquidation of obli-
cations Incurred in the past, II is but a
and saner, If longer, road to that
prosperity to which all are looking.
In the process OF reaching this pros
perity II is inevitable that there must
be some failures.
AS a matter of fact, II Is the opinion
of many prominent business men that
1922 saw the corner definitely turned
and that 1923 will m the up
ward swing.-Advertisement.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12
EMPHATIC IN HIS DENIAL
Youngster Wanted IL Distinctly I'M
derstood That He Had Not
Eaten at the Harper's.

Young Jack K, age six, of Staun-
ton, had the habit of slipping away
to a neighbours house frequently for
his favorite food. He usually neg
lected TO tell his mother, but the
mother learned of his visits. Recent
ly he failed TO eat dinner with his
usual gusto. practically passing II up.
This caused his mother to question
him.
Jack. haven't you been eating at
Harper's todayT"
"No, mamma"
Are you sure?" ~
Jack, do you tell me you did not
eat there today?"
Jack, emphatically: Mamma, you
can pray TO heaven / didn't eat there
today"
He really had not.-Indianapolis
News.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12
WOMEN NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect il.
Women's complaints often prove TO be
nothing else but kidney trouble, OF the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy con
dltion, they may cause the other organs
TO become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss Of am
bition. nervousness are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DIR.
Kilmers Swanhp-Root, a physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed TO overcome
such conditions
Get a medium or large sixe bottle i'm
mediately from n drug store.
However, If you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer 4 Co, ~Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle When writing be sure and
mention this observation-disclosures.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12
Somebody Else.

/ had been going with one of these
domineering sort OF fellows and so
wasn't much surprised when one night
while we were driving along a coun.
try road he suddenly stopped the car,
put his arm around me. and said:
Dear, l have a surprise for you.
We are going to get married"
And I said, Good. but whom will
we marry?'
He was very angry, and quite need
less to say, / married somebody else
Chicago Tribune.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12
MARY ALMOST HAD 1T RIGHT
sition Had Something TO Do
With a Tree.

Little Mary, eight years old, came
rushing into her home from school
one afternoon recently and exclaimed
to her mother:
"Oh. motheri Mrs. Blank has q
new twig."
"a new twig?" inquired her mother,
"Why, Mary. what do you mean?"
"Why, a twig. Don't you know
The thing that grows on ones hair"
"Ohl You mean a switch" said the
mother.
Eyes, that's It'll" said Mary. i"
couldn't remember the word, but ]
knew that 1t had something to do with
q tree"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12
Keep urSkin- Pores
Active and Healthy
With Cuticura Soap.

WHAT - IT'S. WILL BRING YOU FROM
KAkhAB ClTf-Any OF the following arti-
cles rs cts. or IL they come Ia pairs. IS eta.
Per pair. except slipper decorations and
bracelegs. which are ~ eta. each. A heautf-
fui i'm. pearl necklaces . bead necklaces alp
per decorations pair earrings. long or short;
6eaxtifpi I'm. platinum brooches and ba frettes.
beauttfuf bracelets and sombs; mems pearl
~uYf links. tie pins. ste. Do not send mnnev
~ letter. Bsna nssney order. Tssss goods
mxs up-fo-date. ans yell worth price asked.
W. n. Uo1-DBnpmr
1la1 EM~ An 4s~a kAs~~A Cts, Ma
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12

have 6uchaheadache,
n~osebleed, backache
and pains thatIcould
not do my work. At
night | could not get
'eny rest and nothing
seemed to do me any
good. ! read Some Of
your testimonials
about what Lydia E.
Pinkham' 9 Vegeta-
bic Compound had
done for others, 30 !
decided To try IL L
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12
m noul~ Gives Cheerful New Color Tone to Old Curtains
~ OGlllS PUTNAM EApEIEss DYTs-dze. . tint. !. . wish
Changing Carbon Into Helium.

Since the Dark ages, scientists have
sought transmutation, how to change
one of the basic elements into another.
That goal is finally In sight. In the
research laboratory Of Sperry Gyro-
scope company. chemists believe they
have discovered how to change carbon
into helium. They are checking up
Heiium. which neither burns nor
explodes, is needed for dirigIble air.
ships, destined to dot the sky by thou
sands
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12
Mall Box RevoIves.

Should a new rural mail box be
struck by a passing vehicle 1t revolves,
unframed. around its supporting post.
returning into its place afterward by
It's own weight.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12

81 can't whistle this Russian mu-
sic" 'No?" Cant carry the tune"
at is rather heavy."-LouIsville Cou-
~rier-Journal.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12

Red Cross Ball Blue should be used
In every home. 1t makes clothes white
as snow and never Injuries the fabric.
All good Observation-Disclosures.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12

had only taken two bottles when 1began
to be better, and my back did not hurt
me nor my head ache. felt like new
woman. The Vegetable Compound isa
splendid medicine and / will always rec
ommend it. Mrs. A. d. EARLs, $50
N. 9th St., Olean, N. Y.
Mira. Kelsey adds her Testimony
Copenhagen, N. Y.-"I read your
advertisement in the papers and my
husband induced me to take Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to get
relief from pains and weakness. / was
% weak that l could not walk at times.
Now al do my homework and help
my husband out doors, too. / am willing
for you topublish this letter If you think
It viii help others. Mrs. HERBERT
KELSEY, RID, Copenhagen, NY.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12

'Lafe Swiggins was drunk when he
driv past yur yesterday, wasn't he?"
asked the constable.
81 d'know," replied Gap johnson of
Rumpus Ridge, but I noticed that he
had one wheel off'n his wagon, for
some reason or ruther, and was sorter
chattering about how blame wabbly
the internal c%ontraption went on
three wheels. kansas City Star.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12
Looking Him up,

Looking Him Up.
"Why are you going to the title
guarantee company" Papa Is talk
ing of buying me a duke"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12

Tact Is smoothing the fur the right
way though you don't want to.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12

The female bargain AInter knows
all the countersIgns.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12

1t is easier to raise a disturbance
than a mortgage.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12
MRS. EARLS
TELLS WOMEN
How Backache and Periodic
Pains Yield to Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Olean, N. Y. - Every month my
blood would 90 to my head and l would
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12
Plenty of Weight.

I'm going to get buck at some Of
these motorists
"Hey?"
"Tve been afraid Of them long
enough. Now let some OF them be
afraid Of me. I'll get a car myself"
Better get a truck"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12

Ask for bread and you may be given
the stony stare.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12

: Human mouth naturally stays shut.
Whose fault is 1t If 1t is open too
much7
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12

Fer Infants and Children
I'm Use For Over 80 Years
s s. Z: .' ;. ZMZzz


One size smaller and walk in comfort
by using Aliens Foot-Ease, the
a~ntisephc, healing powder for the feet
Shaken into the shoes Aliens Foot
Ease makes tight or new shoes feel
easy; gives instant relief to corns. bunions
and callouses prevents Blisters, Callous
and Sore Spots and gives rest to tired.
aching. swollen feet 100000 pounds of
powder for the feet were used by our
Army and Navy during the War. Sold
everywhere. For Free Sample and a
Foot-Ease Walking Doll, address
Aliens Foot-EAse, lie Roy, NJ Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16

this fall and write to ask the best variety to- use? S NJ, Athens, Ala.
 A. Ones personal preference should be his guide. The variety less affected with disease or insects is the common California privet and if properly cared for is very satisfactory.
 Q. I notice that most of the late bulletins give measures in what is called the metric system. Where can we get information on the subject or how are we to know the equivalent in United States? F. S., FayetteS Ala. A. A discussion or a full explanA | tion of the metric system would be impossible in these columns because
 it would require too much space. Standard text books will give the in formation. The writer is mai1Mg a
 table of equivalents which will great ly help you but thorough study of the meter is necessary to thoroughly understand.
 Q. Our neighoors want to plant a lot of crimson clover but we are un- decided because last year we made a failure due undoubtedly to poor seed or wrong methods of planting. Can you give us information to guide us? | J. w, R. F. D.. Pinson. Ala.
 | A. The main factor in a success
 with crimson clover Is good seed. IL must, of course, be planted In the
 proper season and properly put in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
HELPS FOR MOTHER

!. The aim of every sood motnea @ . Anc,,Id be that she registers one bIndred percent. proficiency Tn the
 .innation of her child. This IS py
 ,naans an easy task but 1T g ,voman assumes the position or ,notherhood she should give her ser vices as faithfully and thorougnly as she did when she was success ful business woman
 S If is quite true that in the later tosition she had a thorough tralnihs and was well equipped to assume her duties. To make good was her am and the favorable comments ol .i,'a ne anonlover were her great incentive. Whereas the mother job Is an en- tfrelv new one to her. Most mothers take this position without knowing ,arv much about it. They have had fot mother training schools In every fhe majority of cases do not make good. ,,-ived of this advantage, mother ran accomplish much in home study Excellent books on child welfare are available and q careful study Of these cSmbined with common sense, VIII I5,a, mother training schoole In every = immunity. It would mean higher standard in coming generators U Sur Educational institutions included
 their compulsory subjects th.-t of child care and training. Belng ue- snahle mothers to attain the effi- ciency stardard.
 Scrubbing is made easier with a
 a1v hrush with container at one .nd from which soft soap exudes Into tbe bristles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
B. GEORGE B. M'vAY, sR.,


 We all know the food value of vegetables but just why they are so valuable Is not very clear to the av- craze person. We read a great deal about vitamines, yet 1t is question: able what the term means, but the public has become used to the slog an, eat more vegetables for vita mines.
 There is mething to the slogan. For example. goi out into rural sec tiCns, in other words, the sticks where children are fed almost ex- clusively on fat meat, molasses and corn bread. just look at their color and emaciated condition. You can see that there is something wrong ill the diet of the children. The want of well-cooked vegetables and fruits Is generally the trouble. There ought to be taught in all the public schools the importance of vege- tables as one of the paramount and essential foods for normal develop ment of all children. In short there is no excuse for the absence of a garden.
 When To FertILize.
 Every day The Age Herald Is asked when to fertilize and what to use, and generally, the plant to be fertilized Is not mentioned in the inquiry. How can anyone answer such a question unless the plant in- volved is known? In some respects, plants are different from animals and humans, and while both con- sume the same clements in perfect ing their growth, they differ in their feeding periods.
 Young children, in their active growing periods. need food every few hours, likewise most plants in active periods need a stimulant to l hasten growth. But unlike humans, mt st plants have a dormant or sleeping period. during which time no fertilizer or food is indicated. A l good rule to go by. is to fertilize l plants just before or when they are 1 beginning to arrive at an active | stage of growth. Many people, seek to fertilize plants when nature is 1 putting them to sleep, in short, go- | ing dormant. Don't try to wake UT | plants when nature sends them on their winter sleep.
 | Government Bulletins.
 1 All U. s. government bulletins are sl lendidly written and the informa- | ton conveyed is usually the result l of years of careful study and re- search, especially Is this the case with bulletins that has to do with agricultural and horticultural prob lems but the distribution of these bulletins Is often grotesque and q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16

on a gray soil, I cannot succeed on | the red clay, Can you suggest help :? Mss N. H. Talladega. Ala.
 A. It Is my opinion that the red clay soil needs humus or well rated ! stable manure to loosen or areate the soil Any soil calculated to bake Is | bad for turnips. It may be that lice | is the trouble. Try purple top white globe, that not only produces a fine turnip, but much more and better salad.
 o. We had fine rhubarb the past 1 spring, but our plants are dead now and 1t seems that the roots, also, are gone. Will we have. to plant again? Mrs. s.
 A. In this climate rhubarb won't | live from year to year. but must be planted every season. Put out roots in December, January or February,
 c. Our late grapes seem to be a | failure. The fruit is pitted and some | what shriveled up. Could anything be done to correct this trouble? B. E. R. F. D. g.
 l A. In the absence of specimen or more accurate information 1t would be difficult to say what the trouble is, but from your description, we be- | lieve that the trouble is anthracnose. Nothing could be done to save the present crop, but there Is remedy | for this disease. The bordeaux treat ment is indicated, but should be ap- piled in the winter and followed at 3O-day intervals for three or four times.
 0. Can we grow the Emperior Mar cissus in water or pebbles? Miss E. Selma, Ala.
 A. This particular type is only recommended for soil culture, but it is possible to grow them in water They should be kept in the dark until good bottom roots are established be- fore bringing to light.
 0. What sort of bulbs may be planted now in bowls of water to bloom early in winter? Miss B. Gads- 1 den, Ala.
 A. The surest shot is to plant that type of Narcissus known as the | Polyanthus. This group includes such well known sorts as the chinese lily, paper white, grand saleil de orr groot voorst grand manarqute stater general and a few others, Thess sorts not only succeed in water. but do even better in dirt.
 O. What variety vt onion do you recommend for home use? 1t Jasper, Ala.
 A. Any variety now available whether 1t be a shallot or onion thai makes one large bulb. In the mat ter of shallots the punches or nests should be pulled apart or separated and only one bulb planted at four te six inches apart.
 Q. I have a good crop of pumpkins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
IS HAPPY IN MAKING THINGS OF NOTHING
sopie Irene Loeb Tells Of Visit To Country Home
By SOPHIE IRENE hUH -,

rha o+ber day I was In the home Fof a woman in the country. IL IS q small old house that her 1athel to 5ber but with very little money lo AevR When m you enter these rooms you l ,,-o,,id mink a professional decora- fto- had been there, for the most Fad been made of everything.
 She had taken the old pieces o5 < furniture and had polished them .as,1i alie a old selves. Cheap but dellgntiuI cl.intzes, even calicoes, have peeIl Usad in decoration and the charm that has been created Is dellgntLu u |
 Pieces of china that she has plckeu sen mn in the neighborhood shops III III th ep " tisriotls hooks and corners. On tbe whole, one has sense or tne 2 Si+nars of all these things ana to dine with this woman IS lnoeeu d." event. so Inv bar own Fbend adorn the table. Every uisn that Is used has been
 When I asked her how she did all x+h,s che said. "Oh, mother always said | could make things out cL <. nothing. I just love 10 tl1 ,, e.hir e1nne 2 ard make them look like sonetnins IAs. ~rban there seems to be no hope Tor
 SResides 1t is a labor of love 10 ,na to take a piece Of furniture os Y ssomething that has been broken anu anu make 1t almost new again. ana leei M that but for me 1t would nave oeen lost altogether aov -in And after you have spent oay m the home of this little woman yVS o,I Nrealize that her life is really Worln while. She has actuaIy maue @ sN ,hs out of nothing, beautiful things, enat people of the finest taste "ou4o
 joy. .,,,a sririt in
 >ann,e that makes the worlds real huiiders. There are some peopie who simply cannot help nullolns UT ,raIsing things worth while.
 fThen there are those who are care ,ass and destroy and tear down Saa neople need so much with 1shich to do things and yet they oo ,ot ret the best results. But otners' like this little woman, are gwen <,arv little and make much out or It. wonder if those who are waste Sul realize how much great pleasure ico,,id be derived from being respoh- : sthle for making beautiful things HI little cost. H s,,r. s..M Many a girl deplores her sur roundings. They look comIno,n1p, mon oo,.'
 her home with the homes oi of her friends. If she would h,,t take it to heart sufficiently tc
 ,aka her home look beautiful, she could readily do 1t. The DIE tnlne ss to have the will to make tninst s1onnd you look beautiful The re- suit follows. r.altt q. not necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16

The time to plant is during September and October.
 o. Is it time to plant rust proof oats or would other sorts be better? F. P, Blocton, Ala.
 A. Seed oats may be planted any time from now on until spring. Native rust proof, such for example as the Appler, is decidedly the best sort Other sorts are probably just as good, particularly the winter turf All small grain such as wheat, rye. oats, barley and wheat, should be gotten in In the next 30 days
 O. It seems impossible for me to raise nice turnip greens. The soil is red. but very fertile, the variety is Seven Top and while they do good