Be —————S———— Denne atcha Bellefonte, Pa., December 14, 1917. Free Farms for British Soldiers. London.—The problem of what to do with the millions of British sol- diers, many of whom will be disabled, at the war’s close—a problem which shortly will await the attention of the United States—has received a large contribution toward its solution in the report of the Empire Settlement Com- mittee, appointed by the British gov- ernment only last Aprik Wholesale emigration to the colo- nies, under the direction of a central emigration authority, with Imperial loans for suitable railway construc- tion or irrigation schemes overseas, are urged. . “The colonies overseas,” the com- mittee reports, “will rejoice to receive the men who have fought the Em- pire’s battles in the war, who are the best of the British race. No settlers could be more desirable, both as re- gards themselves and their progeny, which may well be of priceless worth in the now unpeopled districts of the Empire overseas. Bearing in mind America’s great arable, but unpeopled districts, in Tex- es, New Mexico and Arizona, Western Kansas and Nebraska, and up through Wyoming to Montana and Idaho, Americans may read with interest how the British colonies overseas are already preparing to receive the rec- ommended “wholesale emigration.” In Canada, the Government has al- ready voted to reserve large areas in the prairie provinces where ex-sol- diers will be granted 160 acres free with 5 per cent. loans of $2,000 paya- ble in 15 years to men approved by the Settlement Board. “Experience will be necessary,” the board announc- es, “but can be acquired by training, during which the current rate of wag- es will be paid.” The province of New Brunswick has already established 20,000 acres of community settlement, each to ac- commodate from 100 to 250 families. The farm will cost from $500 to $1,- 500, 10 per cent. to be paid down, the rest payable in 20 years. In Nova Scotia, the Provincial Gov- ernment will “assist applicants in the selection of a farm, advance money, and help unskilled laborers to employ- ment.” In Quebec, the Government will al- low ex-soldiers to pay for 100-acre farms at $3,000, payment to be made in five years. Ontario will give free grants of 160 acres in the city belt, loaning money up to $500, repayable in 10 years at 6 per cent. Plans are now under way for training the community settle- ments. British Columbia has already pass- ed an act giving former soldiers pre- emption claims on payment of $10 fee. Loans are yet to be provided for. The Government of Newfoundland has apparently taken no action yet. Preference is definitely. given to married ex-service men, in recom- mending emigrations. The proposed Central Emigration Authority is urg- ed to recommend to ex-soldiers, emi- grating, not to take their wives and families with them on account of the practical difficulties,” unless they have official ‘assurance that arrange- ments can be made for their support until he is settled on his holdings. The Authority should secure in some way that the ties are maintained and effort is made to unite the family as soon as is reasonably possible. As a practical method of effecting this ob- ject, it is suggested that married men who proceed overseas should be en- couraged to allot a certain proportion of their earnings toward the mainte- nance of their dependents in the Unit- ed Kingdom and the cost of the pas- sage money.” Widows are to be encouraged to emigrate, after the Central Authority has satisfied itself, through local pen- sion committees and private societies specializing in the emigration of wom- en, that “the applicant is one of the class the Overeas Government would Mojsoma? s to orphans, “every facilit should be given by the home ay ties in putting the Dominion Govern- ment in touch with those immediately responsible ‘or the orphans of ex- service men.” .. Special consideration is also urged in the case of women who, since the outbreak of the war, have become engaged to men in the Overseas Forces, who, as a rule, have homes ready in the Dominions.” The entire subject of the dispasition of women who have been thrown on their own resources by the war, is gone into at great length in the com- mittee’s report. In all the colonies, except Rhodesia and South Africa, the committee states, domestic serv- ice opportunities are all that await women. In the two exceptions nam- ed, however, desire is expressed for women nurses, teachers and clerks. “It should be borne in mind, how- ever,” the committee finds, “that the employments in which some women have engaged through the war-—such as nursing, motor-driving, gardening and working on farms—makes them more suitable for life in the rural dis- tricts of the Dominions than were women who went out in former years.” Various suggestions are made re- specting the machinery of demobiliz- ation, looking toward the disposition of the men thereafter. The committee “would be glad to see the principle accepted that a sol- dier or sailor who has served in the present war might, within a reason- able time, claim free transport to any part of the Empire where he wishes to settle.” In the problem of trans- portation, however, the committee finds difficulties—difficulties - which will confront the United States in a smaller degree than the overseas col- onies. “Probably for a considerable period of time after the cessation of hostili- ties, the shipping available will be quite insufficient to accommodate any large number of ex-service men who may wish to emigrate,” they declare. Concerning the advancement of cap- ital for improvement schemes on which the employment of ex-soldiers, is proposed, the committee “foresees difficulties.” “The Parliament of the United Kingdom not only might require schemes to which its credit was to be given to be scrutinized, but would be right in so doing. On the other hand, an Oversea Dominion or State might resent a severe criticism of its plans for internal development, particularly if such criticism involved a compari- son with, or preference over, those of others.” { Here, too, is a difficulty which the United States, with the large labor- | employing schemes of its Federal Bu- ! reau of Reclamation, will encounter in less degree than the British Em- pire. : Finally, the committee urges that “every facility should be given in the case of men with long-service pen- sions for an advance on the pension for payment of transport to one of the Oversea Dominions.” Its report, the fruit of a brief, but busy investigation, is a bulky and comprehensive document. It repre- sents one of the big problems that will | confront the American Government | when the day for demobilizing its huge draft army arrives.—Pittsburgh Dispatch. Paddy Fields of Japan and China. London, England.—The fields in | which rice is grown in Japan and! China always present a surprise to | the new comer. The first time he sees one he probably thinks he is | looking at corn growing in some low- | lying locality that has become flooded | by mistake. On looking further, how- | ever, he may see that the whole land- | scape consists of terraces of some cereal standing in shallow water. These are the rice, or paddy-fields, and they mean a great deal more to the yellow races than crops of wheat, | barley and oats ever mean to the western world, where the bread made from these grains is only one staple among many. At the present mo- ment, as a matter of fact, some Eng- lish people are quite enjoying an al- most breadless diet. To the oriental | the paddy-fields supply his only food, or at least his chief one; so it is not to be wondered at that culture of rice has come to be looked upon as an hon- orable profession, and not beneath the notice even of the Emperors. In past years the five kinds of cereals were sown at the spring equinox with great ceremony in Peking. Rice was sown by one Emperor himself, barley, wheat, millet and the soy bean (this was counted as a cereal) being allot- | ted to the imperial princes. course, this was only a kind of ritual- istic performance, but a great deal of care is everywhere bestowed on the preparation of the fields for the rice crops. They are heavily manured be- fore each spring. Several feet of the richest loam are always ready for the season’s growth, and as many as four successive crops are sometimes raised on the most fertile terraces. The best use has to be made of the season to get this prodigious output. The ground must not be left a moment idle; before. the first crop is ripe a second one is being raised, as seed- lings, in a small field nearby. As soon as the big one has been drained and the rice reaped, water is again run in and the half grown plants set out by men and women wading through the liquid mud. In the south of China, the plowing is done by buf- faloes at the end of the dry or win- ter season. These cumbrous, heavy animals may always be seen dragging the primitive plows through the half- dry clay before the planters come. The extensive open plains, where no hedges obstruct, but only a village here and there breaks the expanse of pale green waving paddy fields, make the scenery beloved by the Oriental, and the curious dusty scent, that loads the hot breezes round his sim- ple home when the grain is ripe, is in the air he has breathed from infancy. { | | | | Sandals are Revived for Women of Paris. The all-important question of foot- gear has been solved by the fashion- able Parisienne. Instead of the high reaching boots “a la russe,” she has decided to adopt the classic sandals. The fashion was started by a well known shoemaker of the Place Ven- dome, and already he has so many or- ders that he has difficulty in supply- ing them. Sandals were the fashion in Paris during the Directoire, when the “Mer- veilluses” vied with one another in ex- hibiting their dainty feet and ankles, regardless of the temperature. But such drastic conditions are not impos- ed by the new fashion, for a special form of stocking, which makes it pos- sible to pass the attaching ribbons be- tween the toes, is a feature of the new style. Though ostensibly invented to econ- omize shoe leather, the “mode des] sandales” is reserved for those whose pocketbooks have not suffered from the war, for the economy is not for the wearers or those who pay their bills. | { Get the Most Out of Your Food. The digestive organs absolutely need the influence of pure blood for the proper performance of their functions. Persons that sleep in small, ill-ventilated rooms complain of little or no appetite in the morning and of disagreeable dryness of the mouth and throat. Why? Because, as a result of breathing air that is impure, their blood is impure and fails to give their digestive organs the stimulus they must have for perfect work. It is neces- sary that we should have pure blood if we want to get all the good out of what we eat that there is in it and to get it com- fortably. Hood's Sarsaparilla is distin- guished for making pure, rich, vitalized blood, perfecting the digestion and build- ing up the whole system. Get it today. 62-49 He Won His Case. Barrister’s Wife—So your client was acquitted of murder. On what grounds ? Barrister—Insanity. We proved that his father once spent two years in an asylum. b Barrister's Wife—But he didn’t, did e? Barrister—Yes; - he was a doctor there, but we had no time to bring that fact out.—London Tit-Bits. aa SE a MAKE THE FAUBLE STORE YOUR CHRISTMAS STORE Dress Up For Christmas! There Is No Better Reason NW/AWZNTER into the spirit of the season. Let * Christmas find you equipped from head INA to foot in the newest togs obtainable. We have arranged for those who, appreciating the spirit of the Yuletide season, are buying new suits—new overcoats—new haberdashery and the hundred and one other items of men’s correct apparel. \ az gv ZMVN AW = See our special display of timely gifts—for surely you too have your “Christmas Shopping List.” We have special wrappings for the occasion and an assortment even wider than we generally show. Qur prices ‘are always fair. In the gift section are items which were bought before the tremendous advances in price, therefore, offering particular ad- vantages. A real man likes a Man's Gift from a Man’s Store in a Man's Package—ask any man.’ We have tried to make this the Christmas store in appearancefand in fact. Come to Us First for your requirements—you’ll find nothing missing. = ~ ~ 1917 STROUSE & INC. BALTO. MD. FAUBLE’S. Allegheny St Everything for Bellefonte. Man or Boy. The Car Load of 25 Caloric Furnaces are all sold and in use, and everyone without exception giving great satisfaction. Insure the Happiness of Your Little Ones! Any parent charged with neglect of his children naturally will be- come indignant. Still there are some parents who, through carelessness, neglect to provide for their welfare. The little ones must be protected. There is no better protection than a bank account. : We Expect Another Carload in a few days. The cost of operat- ing is half of what it costs to run a Steam Plant of same capacity Let us talk the matter over with you Co., If You Haven't an Account Open One Today For the Children’s Sake THE CENTRE COUNTY BANK, BELLEFONTE The Potter-Hoy Hardware Bellefonte, Pa. , 62-35
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