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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

TO the British parliament, .For Gods
sake, then, my lords. let tile way BIZ
instantly opened for reconciliation
l say instantly; or 1t will be too late
forever"
The Weems book reached some deeI
spots In the boy. He asked himself
what It meant that men should march,
fight, bleed. go cold and hungry for the
sake of what they called freedom"
Few great men are great in every.
thing" said this book. And there was
cool sap In the passage; washing
toms delight was In that OF the man.
Hest sort. which, by stringIng the
limbs and swelling the muscles, pro-
notes the klndliest flow OF blood and
spirits. At jumping with a long pole.
or heavlng heavy weights. for his
years he hardly had an equal"
Such book talk was comfort
against the same thing over again, day
after day so many mornings the same
kind OF water from the same spring.
the same fried pork and corn meal to
eat, the same drizzle of rain. spring
blowing. summer weeds, fall fodder
pulling. each coming every year.
Lincoln was thankful to the writer
of "Aesop's Fables" because that
writer stood by him and walked with
him, an invisible companion. when he
pulled fodder or chopped wood. Books
lighted lamps In the dark rooms Of his
gloomy hours Well-he would live
on; maybe the time would come when
he would be free from work for few
weeks, or few months, with books,
and then he would read. God. then
he would read. Then he would go and
get at the proud secrets Of his books.
His father-would he be like his
father when he grew upf He hoped
not. Why should his father knock
him of fence Fail when he was ask
ing a neighbor. passing by, \ ques-
tion7 Even II It was smart question,
too pert and too quick, II was no way
to handle a boy In front OF neigh
bor. No. he was going to be a man
different from his father. The books
his father hated the books Already
Abe knew more than his father; he
was writing letters for the nelghhors;
they hunted out the Lincoln farm TO
get young Abe to find his bottle Of ink
with blackberry-brier root and cop
peras In 1t. and his pen made from a
turkey buzzard's feather. and write
letters. Abe had suspicion some
times his father was little proud to
have boy that could write letters
and tell about things In books and out
run and outwrestle and rough-and.
tumble any boy or man In Spencer
county Yes. he would be different
from his father; he was already so
Il couldn't be helped.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11
DARCIL 2
11FACl0
IMPROVEMENT MADE
IN MILK MACHINES

The present-day milking machines
are such an Improvement over the old
time machines that they may now be
considered beyond the experimental
stage. When first put on the market.
they naturally had a number Of seri-
Gus imperfectiOns. These have been
almost entirely overcome by the in
ventive ingenuity OF man, so that to-
day II may safely be said that the
most modern Of them are a success.
The two chief stumbling blocks were
keeping the machine clean and avoid
Ing injury TO the udder OF the COW.
II is true that in the hands OF care
less operator they are still subject to
criticism along these lines, but 1t Is
the fault Of the operator, and not Of
the machine II will no doubt always
require more intelligence and judg-
ment to operate them than Is gem
orally displayed by a large percentage
Of our hand-mllkers.
1t would be difficult to foretell what
the future has In store for the dairy
man with the milking machine TO do
his milking. Nevertheless. the most
difficult problem, that of hired help,
should be at least partially solved. II
there is any one drawback to dairy
farming. II Is this one Of keeping COM
petent and reliable help. All other
irksome farm operations seem to have
been benefited by mechanical inven-
ton, but milking. the most despIsed of
them all, seems either TO have been
neglected, or to have been the more |
difficult to solve. Men hate the mo
notony and regularity Of hand-milk-
ing. Perhaps mechanical milking
should prove more popular, as the
amount Of time and physical exertIon
IS greatly decreased. Already a great
many have been installed in some of
our best dalries, and their success
here Is being watched with much in
crest by farmer dairymen.-H. e.
)vorachek, Colorado Agricultural Col
eye.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

When WOODROW Wilson was Presi-
dent he had occasion to write letter
to a sorrowing mother Woodrow
wilson was a master OF good English
and had ordinarily no lack Of conf
denee 10 bis own ability to say exactly
what he wanted to say. But when he
faced that situation he was oppressed
by sense OF his inability 20 write
words that combined dignity Of posi-
aAom and felicity OF expression with
mahulpe personal sympathy. He read
gdneoins letter to Nara Blxby and
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

wanting Of more ind more of what
was hidden between the covers Of
books
He kept on saying "The things
want to know are In books; my best
friend is the maa who'll git me a book
amt read"
Besides reading the family Bible and
figuring HIS way all through the old
arithmetic they had at home. he got
hold of "Aesop's Fables" "Pllgrims
Progress. Robinson Crusoe, and
Weems THE Life of Washington. "
The book Of fables, written or col
lected thousands of years ago by the
Greek slave known as Aesop, sank
deep In his mind. AS he read through
the book second and third time, he
had a feeling there were fables all
around him, that everything he touched
and handled. everything he saw and
learned had a fable wrapped in It
somewhere.
One fable was about bundle OF
sticks and a farmer whose sons were
quarreling and fighting instead of
sticking together: and the farmer took
bundle OF sticks, gave them each
stick, asking them II they were strong
enough to break 1t, which they did
easily then he handed them bundle
of sticks and asked them II they were
strong enough to break It; and they
tried their strength to the limit but
could not break the bundle of sticks;
whereupon the farmer told them: In
union there is strength"
Tho style Of the Bible, OF "Aesop's
Fables" the hearts and minds back
Of those books, were much In his
thoughts. His favOrite pages In them
he read over and over. Behind such
proverbs as "Muzzle not the OK that
treadeth out the corn" and He that
ruleth his own spirit Is greater than
he that taketh a city, there was a
music Of simple wisdom and a mystery
of common, everyday life that touched
deep spots IN him, while out OF the
fables OF the ancient Greek slave he
came to see that cats, rats, dogs.
horses, plows, hammers, fingers, toes.
people, all had fables connected with
their lives. characters, places There
was. perhaps. an outside for each thing
as 1t stood alone. while inside OF It
was its fable.
One book came, titled 1.-THE Life of
George Washington, with Curious An
Equally Honorable to Him
self and Exemplary to His Young
Embellished with Six
Steel Engravlngs, by NJ L. weems. for
merly Rector Of Mt Vernon Parish"
Il pictured men of passion and proud
ignorance In the government of Eng
land driving their country into war
On the American colonies. Il quoted |
the far-visloned warning Of Chatham
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

lstic modesty which later was noted
as one Of his outstanding traits In the
White House.
When he had been inspired to verse
by return 20 Indiana after 10 years,
~ wrote to a friend:
arhat part OF the country Is, within
itself, as unpoetlcal as any spot on
the earth, bat still. seeing Il and its
objects and inhabitants aroused feel
lngs In me which were certainly DO.
etical; though whether my expressions
Of those feelings IL poetry IL quite
another question"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

gave up the attempt. He copied LIN
coins letter and sent II to his CORE
spondent with note OF his own.
Considering what manner ,of man
Woodrow Wilson was. and his iudg-
ment In matter OF style and literary
taste, that was a remarkable com
plIment to Abraham Lincoln. Indian
apolis News.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11
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Dairy Facts


Regularity In feeding and milking is
essential to profitable dairying
Many an epidemic OF diphtheria,
scarlet fever, and typhoid fever has
been traced to a case OF illness on the
dairy farm.
The various dairy utensils used by
the daIryman are probably one Of the
most important sources OF the bac-
terial contamination OF milk.
Adequate ventilation removes foul
air. removes excessive moisture and
furnishes supply Of pure. fresh air.
All three are vital to the welfare Of
the herd.
In order to do its work properly.
the cream separator must be level and
must be securely fastened TO its f0un-
dalton, the bearings must be well lu-
brlcated with the right kind Of oil.
and no accumulation OF dirt can be
permitted 70 collect In the working
parts.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

I DEWITT J. MASON

HE story Of Abraham Lin
coins thirst for knowI-
edge. when he was a boy,
growing up in his Indiana
home, Is one that is In
tefesting 10 this day.
The farm boys IN their
evenings at Jones store
In Gentryville talked
about how Abe Lincoln
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

Regularity In feeding and milking is
essential to profitable dairylng.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

persons Upper psIs. side
eswns along guilt
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

Solution of Last Weeks Puzzle.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

When Abraham lincoln turned poet
at the age OF thlrty-nve. toward his
own work he retained that character
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11


!. :" /. !. !. /. !. !. !.
AL coins thirst for knowI-
edge. when he was boy,
growing up In his Indiana
home, Is one that Is In
teresting 70 this day.
The farm boys IN their
evenings at Jones store
In Gentryville talked
g. about how Abe Lincoln
was always reading. digging into
books, stretched out fiat on his
stomach in front OF the fireplace.
studying TIL midnight and past mid
night, picking a piece OF charcoal to
write on the fire shovel, shaving Off
what he wrote, and then writing more
It'll midnight and past midnight. The
next thing Abe would be reading
books between the pillow handles, II
seemed to them. And once trying TO
speak last word. Dennis Hanks said
There's suthin' peculiarsome about
Abe
He wanted to learn. TO know, to
live, to reach out; he wanted to salts
~ hungers and thirsts he couldn't tell
about, this big boy Of the back
woods And some of what he wanted
so much, so deep down, seemed to be
in the books. Maybe In books he would
find the answers to dark questions
pushing around In the pools of his
thoughts and the drifts OF his mind.
he told Dennis and other people, ''The
things want to know are In books;
my best friend is the man who'll gIt
me book l ain't read" And some
times friends answered. well. books
amt as plenty as wildcats In these
parts o. Indlanny.r
This was one thing meant by Dennis
when he said there was "suthln' pc
culiarsomen about Abe. It seemed
that Abe made the books tell him more
than they told other people. All the
other farm boys had gone to school
and read "The Kentucky Preceptor,'
but Abe picked out questions from It.
such as who has the most right TO
complain, the Indian or the negro -
and Abe would talk about II, up one
way and down the other, while they
were In the cornfield pulling fodder
for the winter. When Abe got hold
of story book and read about a boat |
that came near magnetic rock, and |
how the magnets IN the rock pulled all !,
the nails out Of the boat so 1t went to
pieces and the people In the boat found
themselves ioundering In water, Abe
thought Il was funny and told 1t to
other people. After Abe read poetry,
Bobby Burns poems, Abe
began writing rimes himself. When
Abe sat with girl, with their bare
'eet In the creek water, and she spoke
IF the moon rising, he explained to her
t was the earth not the moon-the
moon only seemed to rise.
What he got In the schools didn't
satisfy him. He went to three differ
snt schools In Indiana. besides two In
Kentucky - altogether about four
months Of school, He learned his
a-b-c's, how to spell, read. write. And
be had been with the other barefoot
boys in butternut jeans learning ''man-
ners" under the school-teacher, An Il
irew Crawford, who had them open "a
ioor, walk In, and say ''Howdy DOR
Yet what he tasted of books In school
vas only beginning. only made him
lungry and thirsty. shook him with
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11


HOW TO SOLVE A CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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Evening star., 1926-03-21

These Rugs were bought at a price concession be-
cause they trife shorter than the regulation
27x6O and 36x63 inch sizes Included in the lot
the famous ''Yonkers brand. Beautiful Oriental
medallion a nd Chinese designs Good colorings.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
BIG GALLOWAY BULLS
EXCITE STOCK SHOW
Rare Animals Considered Most Pic
turesque Breeds Of Cattle at
Chicago Event
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 3.-The most
picturesque breeds Of cattle at the
international live stock exposition are
the roughcoated. black burly Gallo
ways. who, like their wild forefathers.
the buffalo, are few in number. Fewer
are in existence than any other breed.
Although the strain Of buffalo is
distant in them, the huge stocky bulls
with their thick shoulders and heavy
heads are strikingly like the bison Of
the Western plains.
Other breeds of cattle have hun
dreds of different owners in the entry
list Of the show but those Of the
Galloways number just two. For
80 years there has been no opposition
at the international live stock show
for France Brothers Of Mount Cory.
Ohio. and J. w. Larabee Of Earlville,
Ill. Only about IL of the animals,
which, by the way, possess hides
capable Of making the most enviable
fur coats. are entered for prizes.
The most interesting events in the
sales at the exposition today were the
auctioning of the prize steers fed by
members Of the boys and girls All
Club. In order to encourage the
youngsters it was expected packers
would buy the animals at fancy prices.
Tired after a strenuous program of
Evening star., 1926-12-03
PROFESSOR ASSAULTED.
Harvard Graduate Student Found
Beaten In His Room.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. December 3
@.-Investigation OF the mysterious
assault on George w. Jordan. pro.
fessor at Wiley College. Marshall.
Tex. and graduate student at Har-
ward, has begun. The professor,
negro, was found unconscious yes
terday in his room In q lodging house
with a dislocated shoulder and severe
bruises about the head.
His landlady told the police she
heard Mr.. Jordan come in the night
before, but heard no disturbance. His
bed had not been slept in. Jordan
had gained slightly today. but still
was semi-conscious. His wife il said
70 be IN instructor in North Caro-
ina college.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
Or budgetary estimates to increase

or budgetary estimates to increase
stocks
THE display Of interest in this prob
lem has resulted in beneficial study on
the military side but no concrete re-
SUITS
in recounting the progress of the
power survey carried on by his office
as a portion OF the Industrial pre-
paredness measures, Secretary Mac
Nider revealed that O sufficient sup
ply probably is in sight to meet a
great war emergency.
Until these surveys are moro near.
iy completed II is difficult to state that
we have adequate power for our pro-
gram. but with the remarkable possi.
BILE expansion programs indicated Oby
power companies) and the curtailment
Of certain non-essential uses. the DOW.
er industry would be able to meet
most of the demands Of a major emer-
gency."
Evening star., 1926-12-03
MACN|DER MAKES
WAR COST A TOPIC
Foresees Advance Estimates
IN Procuring of Supplies in
Emergencies Possible.
~ Ws Associated Press.

Possibility that day will come
when war costs in an emergency can
he estimated in advance, so far as pro.
eurement of supplies is concerned. is
held out by Hanford MacNider. AS
distant War Secretary. in charge Of
Industrial mobilization plans.
Discussing finance elements Of the
plans, in his annual report made pub
lie today. Mr.. MacNider said:
During the fiscal year 1925 the
costs Of many items connected with
he procurement program were com
puted. Eventually It is hoped to de-
termine In advance the probable cost
Of any emergency and the financing
70 meet such cost"
With regard to war reserves. the
report said II was becoming increas-
lngly clear that the reserves of essen
'ial items are In many cases made
luate to fill the gap between require
qlents and production. and an effort
has been made to obtain general staff
policy. which must finally dictate
either reduction in the requirements
Evening star., 1926-12-03

ceived by Mrs. Cbeyne and awarded
her husband $3.051 for the loss Of hi
wife's services and for tho expena
incident to her injuries.
According to the declaration fie4
through Hawken & Havell. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Cheyne. with two small children
were elected in the open country nsaS
Gordonville. Va. when they had
boarded a train bound for Richmond
by mistake for one going 20 ForA
Union. Va, September 9, 1888.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
japanese Emperor Improves.

TOXIC. December 3 R.-Emperor
Yoshihito, who is Ill at his villa at
Hayama, near here, continues to
show improvement in his condition
the imperial household announced
today. The ruler has no more fever,
his appetite IL increasing and the
crisis Is believed past. but attendants
are maintaining a close watch at his
bedside,
Evening star., 1926-12-03
covered the gruesome objects, but
went and reported his find to q nearby
man, Y. IN. BIlck OF the tenth

The bones were wrapped in q wom-
ans undergarmentS and were clean
and white.
Ed first understood the officers to
tel, nm % take the bones away, and
he nonchalantly put them in the big
bag he carried and slung them
over his back. It was decided. how
evar. to keep the specimens, and they
were carted back to the tenth pre-
g h ~ ice nat-o' in charge Of
Capt. Cornwell, who had come to the
scene on account Of an explosion in
an oil burner nearby.
Evening star., 1926-12-03

sightseeing, entertainment and din
ners. the boys and girls leave for
home tonight. their congress over,
honors awarded, prizes bestowed.
Evening star., 1926-12-03

The most primitive Of aii ths
plants with bright flowers are The
magnolia trees and similar SANTA
according to German botanists.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
STREET SWEEPER FINDS
HUMAN BONES IN TRASH
City Employe Turns Over Grue.
some Objects Found in
Can to Police.

A human skull and two bones, evi.
IDENTIFY from the thighs, were found
yesterday by I'd Yates, colored.
street sweeper, as he was emptying
the city trash can on the corner Of
Thirteenth ami Monroe streets. Ed
said he was not scared when he dis.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
COUPLE ELECTED FROM
TRAIN AWARDED $13,O51
Woman Allowed $4,000 and Hus-
band $3.o51 from Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Co.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Co. was assessed . total Of $13,051 yes.
terday by q jury in Circuit Division 2
before Justice Siddons in favor Of Mr..
and Mrs. Milton II. Cheyne. The Jury
fixed $4,000 damages for injuries re-
Evening star., 1926-09-07
KEYSTONERS OFFER
PROGRAM TONIGHT
Popular Musicians Arrange
Aonther Local Contest
Via WRC..

The PENNSYLVANIA keystoners. pop
Nlar radio entertainers. again will pro-
vide the headline feature of WRCs
program tonight. The keystoners
have arranged another of their musi-
cal trips that will he broadcast
through WRC. WIZ and WGY. be-
ginning at s O'Clock.
Heading the Washington contribu-
tions to the radio entertainment VIII
he a second program of readings by
Maurice Jarvis. formerly one of the
leading members of the WRC play
ers and we'll known to Washington
radio fans and theatergoers.
Through rearrangements OF
NRC"s schedule Mrs. Nina Reed,
formerly heard in the late afternoons,
will present her weekly discussion OF
Things Talked About" at the begin
ming of tonight's entertainment. Mrs
teed's talk will he given at $40 O'Clock
and will he followed by A sports re-
sumo at 55.
Dinner music will be played for an
hour between and o'clock by W.
Spencer Tupmans Hotel Mayfower
Orchestra. and an hours dance pro-
gram will be played by the Meyer
Davis lie Paradis Band from 9:45 10
1n:45
The musical travelogue, presented
hv Thomas Cook & Son. Will ne
heard beginning at o'clock
Three attractions are scheduled to-
njrht hv station WMAL. r. b.
Trenk will open the program at ,
o'clock with a talk on forestry Dai
E'rv. ukulele artist, will follow with
15-minute entertainment. A dance
nrogram will be broadcast at ''''
o'clock.
Evening star., 1926-09-07

ly white wedding dress and veil on
wax figure in Union street shop
window too expensive fo- her 10 buy.
but which Lizzie copied for her at ha'f
cost. a young mothers joy the tiU"
when. Lizzie furnished the whole lit
tie wardrobe for the baby thrt came
one hard luck Winter. when the father
was out OF work. The neiehborhood
children's delight the many times
when Lizzie gathered them about her
and told them wonderful fairy stories
The anxious time when there was
sickness IN some poVerty-Str!cken
home and after her days work at
dressmaking Lizzie came and sat mp
with the patient half the night. The
time OF death when again and again
Lizzie. the little hunchbacl; on
crutches. was . tower of strength.
And there was the time Of family
disgrace when Lizzie befriended tho
girl that went wrong. or Went and per
suaded the Judge to give the hoy that
got into trouble another chance.
When all 10 told Miss. there ain't
nobody UP and down tho street who
amt beholden to that little wisp of
woman for some good turn or
the grocery shop. whom Sheila irter-
viewed last. an uncouth individual.
a red stubble on unshaven cheek and
chin and garlic on his breath. Ana
when she died. we felt like we wanted
TO do something handsome for her.
We couldn't erect no monument 20
perpetuate her memory. for we was
all poor folks. so after talkin' II over
we decided to name our street after
her. And I don't know" hc said ~
he came to the shop door with Sheila
and stood smiling up at the street
sign. but a lamp posi- with name In
neat gold letters at Your own home
corner amt as good as any monument
in a cemintary. And when It's ut up
at night" he added in a lowered voice.
"I like to think that maybe Lizzie
looks down and sees it. and is real
pleased we ain't forgot her
THE END.
Evening star., 1926-09-07
Local Radio Entertainment
Tuesday. Sept. 7. 1926.

NAA-\aval Radio Station. Radio.
Va. 434.5 Meters).
3.45 5pm..-Weather Bureau reports
955 m-Time signals.
1905 p.m.-Weather Bureau reports
VMAI-Washingto Radio Forum
(2I26 Neters).
p.m.-Talk on Forestry. Money
Does Grow on Trees" by f. B. Trenk.
115 p.m.-Dal Fry and his uke.
80 pm.-Dance program.