RE .——— when you're blind you have to make Benton "Bellefonte, Pa., January 24, 1919. THE OTHER WORLD. It lies around us like a cloud— A world we do not see; Yet the sweet closing of an eye May bring us there to be. Its gentle breezes fan our cheek Amid our worldy cares; Its gentle voices whisper love, And mingle with our prayers. Sweet hearts around us throb and beat, Sweet helping hands are stirred; And palpitates the vein between With breathing almost heard. And in the hush of rest they bring *Tis easy now to see How lovely and how sweet a pass The hour of death may be. To close the eye and close the ear, Wrapped in a trance of bliss, And gently laid in loving arms, To swoon to that—from this. Secarcely knowing if we wake or sleep, Scarcely asking where we are, Tc find all evil sink away, All sorrow and all care. Sweet souls around us, watch us still, Press nearer to our side; Into our thoughts, into our prayers, With gentle helpings glide. Let death between us be as naught— A dried and vanished stream; Your joy be the reality, Our suffering life the dream. —Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Hope for Every Blind Soldier. That the blind may be taught to take their place in the world of effort can no longer be doubted. The blind can be trained to do even better work than they did before they lost their sight. We are told of the possibili- ties held out to the blind by Sir Arth- ur Pearson, blind himself, who has Wh his time and is devoting a large ortune to the work of enabling the blind to take their places in the world of effort. His headquarters for this | work are at St. Dunstan’s, Regent's | Park, London, where there is a large | tract of land surrounding the build- ! ings. Sir Arthur Pearson is known | the world over for his philanthropic | education of the blind, especially blind | soldiers, and is visiting New York at | the invitation of the Red Cross Insti- | tute for Blind, and will before leaving | this country visit the home of the in- stitute in Baltimore and then make a! tour of a large portion of Canada. i His presence in this country is | merely in an advisory capacity, his | achievements in the work to which he | has dedicated his life having such rec- | ognition that the Red Cross feels that | it will be benefitted by his counsel. ' On January 4, in an address at the of- fices of the Red Cross Institute, he told of some of his work. Blind him- self, he talked with spirit and happi- ness of the possibilities held out to | the blind by putting them to work | along lines that would not only make | them self-supporting, but give them a | feeling that they are not a burden to the world, but a distinct advantage, be- cause of the fact that they do better work than, in most cases, they did be- fore they lost their sight. In discussing his work and exper- iences, Sir Arthur spoke of the adapt- ability of blinded men to all sorts of work. He has noted that in some lines they are better than men who have the faculty of sight. Particularly is this so, he said, in professions where it should seem that sight is a very es- sential requisite to success. He mentioned several cases where civil engineers and architects had re- turned to their professions and made | better thar good after losing their sight, and said that as typists they were unexcelled. “It may surprise you,” he said, “to learn that we turn out shorthand | writers who do 125 words a minute; telephone operators who are better | than the average graduating from ! other technical schools; masseurs, | whose keenness of touch makes them | superior to the best; basketmakers, | who make better baskets than those | who see; hatmakers, who qualify with the leaders of their trade; cobblers, who can sole a shoe or put on a patch | as expertly as their fellows elsewhere; | . poultry farmers, who can take a bird in their hands and tell the breed, the age and other qualities; men who op- | erate intricate machinery as well as. any man with sight; barbers, who not | only practice the profession they had before the world became dark to them, but who, in several instances, have become proprietors of growing establishments. | “The especial point of our work is that once a member of our fellowship always a member. We do not turn a man out and say to him, ‘Now you! have a trade, go about your business, ' we have done all we could for you.” We follow up that man as long as he lives, and in every way keep on help- ing him. He can never get away from us unless he wants to—there are many interesting cases. “T remember one in a hospital in England, where I went to see a blind- | ed officer. He was pretty much funk- ed, but after I talked with him for a | time he began to brace up and finally said to me, ‘Well, you make a man feel that blindness isa wonderful thing to possess.’ That's the spirit! we try to put into the men—that there is a lot of fun to be had in the! world even if one doesn’t see all that | goes on about him. “A blind person becomes used to certain environment and works as if he could see. I recall a personal case, | where I was familiar with a certain | street in London and was walking | along rather rapidly when suddenly I; ran into another man who, of course, I didn’t see. “¢Why the hell don’t you look where you're going?’ the man asked. “ ‘Why the hell don’t you?’ I re- plied. ‘I’m blind.’ “¢Oh, rats,’ said he, and gruffly turned aside. “We always try to put back to work every man in his original occupation, and he generally succeeds. It is mot as hard as one would think, for the’ reason that where you lose one fac- ulty you adopt another. If you can’t see you begin to use your wits. You got along without them before, but up for it somehow.” “i Many instances of the adaptability of the blind were recalled by Sir Arthur, who said that practically every soldier who has lost his sight because of the war may be rehabili- tated in great measure and become an asset to rather than a drag upon the world, which he has helped to save from dynastic oppression. Sir Arthur, although totally blind, has conducted a large publishing bus- iness in England as well as attended to his voluntary duties in connection with the philanthropies of which he is the head and principal energy.—New York Times. The Swans of Ypres. No town in the whole war zone has suffered more than Ypres, that old city of Western Flanders, with fs | Verdun. shattered exception of Rhiems and These three have been so evil malice of the enemy that their streets and thoroughfares can be rec- ognized only with difficulty. “Pale as Bulbs for Spring Planting. There are many delightful bulbs which may be planted in the spring for summer and early autumn blos- soming. The first that suggest themselves are lilies, which have been yoked with roses in tradition, and have lent their glory to gardens through all times, and have also been sung by the poets and loved by the gardeners. Not every one can grow all lilies success- fully in one garden. They have tem- perament. Some of them will do well in some places and refuse to accom- modate themselves in another. If you can try for only one, the | writer suggests that you select the exquisite Lilium Aratum, the golden- | rayed lily of Japan. It is one of the double-bulbed lilies and should be planted at least eight inches deep. A peaty soil with sand, a leaf mould well drained is best for this lily. It | should not be exposed entirely to the and maimed through the downright | sun. Indeed, most lilies like partial | shade. More easily cultivated is the spec- iosum, which has white, orange and the Death of Ypres” is a popular say- red-spotted varieties and blooms in ing in Flanders, that recalls the time in the Middle Ages, when Ypres was | in the height of her glories and the largest manufacturing center and de- pot in Northern Europe of laces, silks, | carpets, and other costly fabrics; but only to be stricken down by the plague. Today, “violent as the Death of Ypres” seems a more fitting say- ing, because of the enemy’s continu- ous shelling, before the retreat. Yet, though her inhabitants have been kill- ed and dispersed, the swans of Ypres still cling to her ancient and habitual home. Krupp’s cannon have hurled their mightiest projectiles on this stricken historical town of Flanders, and bom- barded her nigh continually since June, 1915, until the autumn of 1918. But still the swans are to be seen gliding gracefully on the water of the moat that surrounds the ramparts, just as if they deride the orgy of war which the German nation and their | rulers provoked. These ramparts have not only withstood the wear and tear of the centuries, but also the sol- id brick walls have turned an unbrok- en face to the fiercest artillery which has ever assailed a city. Pitted and scarred they are, but they in the im- mensity of their hardness and thick- ness will never be battered down. And it is underneath the protection of these heavy walls that the swans of Ypres have lived throughout the past centuries. Here in the shrapnel- swept moat they have continued since the commencement of the war, sur- viving all the artillery assaults of these years. Here they have nested, and here they have reared their cyg- nets, amidst all the awfulness of the fighting around them. Every British battalion in the Ypres area knows the swans, and when the stately | ers as to the probable length of their | On one occasion a Ger- ! man shell burst within a short dis-" | tance of the nest. But the brave sit- | stay there. birds began to make their nests last year, many were the wag-' August. The Henryi is one of the best lilies for garden culture and ef- fective for massing. The flower stalks, which rise from three to five feet, carry from five to eight large flowers, each a beautiful shade of yel- low, with brown spots. Do not fail to appreciate the tiger lily because it is common. It is so reliable and will send forth its stalks ! ' of flowers so unfailingly that it should | : find a permanent place in the garden. | | Clumps of tiger lilies look well with ' delphiniums or other deep blue flow- ers. The Hyacinthus Candicans has been | in many gardens, al-' finding favor | though a few who have experimented with it have expressed their disap- | pointment. It is a hardy bulb from | South America, with spikes of droop- i ing, ivory white, bell-shaped flowers. | It has been found hardy as far north : as Mt. Desert, Me. Probably the most popular gladio- {lus grown in America is a rich, soft | pink one, with a deeper rose in the | throat. A seedling of the America i is the Panama, a charming rose pink with the markings of purple in the throat. Its sister, the Niagara, has immense yellow flowers, toned with lemon and sometimes with a rose blush on the tips, the throat touched with carmine. Probably the finest white gladiolus is the one named Peace, which has violet markings far within the throat. The flowers keep well in water and the bulb will open the entire length of the spike. The blue and purple gladioli are comparatively new. They are most effective when planted with the yel- low and cream shades. The Baron Hulot and Senator Volland are two excellent ones of the purplish tones. Blue Jay is mauve, the lower petals purple edged with cream. Gladoli are easy to grow and are splendid for cut- ting for the house. Those which lend themselves to twining around the han- dles of ornamental baskets to fit in with other flowers are especially prized. Turning a joke. An Irish youth on a visit to Lon- don happened to be staring with mouth open at a wonderful display of confectionery in the window of a large establishment when two cock- neys came up to him and said: ; Go in and fetch us six penny worth of stare and gape.” ” Into the shop went Paddy, much to the amusement of the jokers. In a short time he emerged with a large paper bag in his hand. “Did you manage to get it?” asked one of the cockneys. “No,” replied Paddy, “but I've got six pen’orth of biscuit, and you can stare and gape while I eat them.” Avoiding a Skid. When experienced motorists feel | the rear wheels of their cars skidding sideways, they don’t apply the brakes or open the throttle. They throw off the clutch and turn the front wheels the way the car is skidding, letting the driving wheels turn as slowly as possible. When driving on a wet road without non-skid chains, it is ad- visable to keep one pair of wheels on rough pavement or dirt wherever pos- sible.—Motor Life. | | despite everything there is a happy | . —who persist in the lamentable hab- . ly, that such shoes their constrictive action, your point- ! . thinking power. ting swan took no notice of the dev- astation, except that she fluttered a moment or two from the force of the concussion. The triumph of the feathered pair came when, during the fearful fight- ' ing of the third battle for the city, two cygnets were hatched. So now family of swans frequenting the wa- | ters of the old moat, and of the Zil-! lebeke Lake, that large artificial | brick-built reservoir lying about 100 | yards southeast of town, and connect- ed by an outlet with Ypres moat. And ! a cheerful and pleasant sight they af- | ford to the British soldiers’ war-tired eyes. 7 (Eye) \ : J i \Li hot? Shoes and Success. I dhserse that there still are a good | ; many people—men as well as women | Rayo Lamps The always reliable light makers. Hand- some designs for every room. Give a clear, mellow light, ideal for all purposes. At your dealer's. it of wearing narrow pointed shoes. They assuredly do not appreciate’ what a handicap these are on their health and prospects for success. | Should you who read these lines be | addicted to the pointed shoe habit, I | advise you to make a little study of | the shoes worn by the really success- | ful men of your acquaintance—the men admired by you as having done | the big things which you long to do. ! It is safe to say that you will find, scarcely any of them wearing shoes modelled like yours. Their shoes do not constrict their feet and pinch their toes, as you are obliged to admit yours do. : Perhaps at one time they did wear | shoes of the pointed type which you | affect. But in good season they dis- | covered what I now would impress on you as emphatically as I can—name- | both directly and, indirectly impair the power to think. | Confess. Do not your shoes keep you | acutely conscious of your feet most! $10.00. Rayo Lanterns Safest and best. Give a piercing, far-reaching light on the darkest night. Durable construc- tion. Oil founts never leak. At your dealer's. A Make Your Coal Last Longer Fix the fire earlier in the evening, ght your Perfection Oil Heater and eep COZy-CO ) matte cold it is outside. You are sitting in only one room so why keep the whole house I ER ii 5) PERE) yn — 7 mn a NN mfortable no matter how You can always take your Perfection wherever you want to be, any time of day or night. It gives a steady, radiant heat and it is safe. When you use ATLANTIC Rayolioht you are always certain of getting satisfactory results. For it has qualities not found in ordinary kerosenes. Atlantic Rayolight Oil is so refined and purified that it burns without smoke, smell or sputter. Use it in your lamps and lanterns, too. It gives a clear, brilliant yet mellow light. Go to your dealer now and select your Perfection Oil Heater. They are reasonably priced — $5.65 to The Atlantic Refining Company Everywhere in Pennsylvania and Delaware of the time? | When your mind should be fixed on more important matters, does not a sudden, painful sensation from a favorite corn frequently distract your attention? And is not concentration | disturbed by the unpleasant con-| sciousness that your whole foot is un- | accountably aching and burning? You say your shoes hardly torment | you to that extent. But you concede that it is a great relief to get out of | them and into loose slippers. d By conceding which you leave no, doubt that, whether pain-producing | or not, they are causing undue mus- | cular strain. To compensate, you are | necessarily adopting a faulty bodily | posture, to the detriment of your ef-' ficiency as well as of your health. i The nervous irritability you so of- ten experience may be due to nothing more than this unlucky = orrination | of tight shoes, muscular strain, and bad posture. So may those aches which you variously attribute to in- digestion, neuralgia or rheumatism. | en, again, you must take into: account the fact that, because of Jews ed shoes check the free circulation of | the blood through your feet. This, | too, has consequences adverse to Come. Discard trouble-causing | shoes like these. Imitate the success- | ful men of your acquaintance. Wear | shoes of a really sensible sort—com- | fortable, roomy shoes—that will ad neither cripple your feet nor dimin- ish your ability to think to good ad- vantage. Catholics Protestants All share in Armenian Relief funds. Help these wretched, starving peo- ple of the NEAR EAST! The First National Bank. Bellefonte, Pa. A Shoes. YEAGER SHOE TORE ARAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANANAAANANAAAS BARGAINS ! BARGAINS! BARGAIN! No matter how much care and thought I give to the purchase of my Shoes, I make mistakes. For example, in order to get good quality in Boys’ extra heavy High Top Shoes I purchased them in the black leather, because it is very much better than in the tan, but the average boy or parent does not look to the wear and service of Shoes; they want what they think is style. In this case boys want Tan Shoes and this black one is not selling. My motto is to have nothing on my shelves that does not sell and I will sell them to you at a loss. These Shoes are made of leather, not shoddy, but absolutely solid. They are the old-fashioned peggy kind, bought to sell at $5.00 I will close them out at $3.50. I have many other such bargains to offer from now until Christmas, this space is too small to tell you of all the bargains that I have. Inever advertise anything that I do not fully carry out, all I can say is to come and see for yourself. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANAAAAAAAAANAANAAAAANNN NY YEAGER'S SHOE STORE THE SHOE STORE FOR THE POOR MAN Bush Arcade Building BELLEFONTE, PA. 58-27 ERE mE Cone to the “Watchman” office for High Class Job work. Lyon & Co. Lyon & Co. White Sale The Greatest White Sale in the Town We are selling Undermuslins, Linens for dresses, Bed Linens and Tuble Linens at less than wholesale cost. Outing Cloths (dark and light) Bed Mus- ins, Percales and Apron Ginghams. These cannot be bought at the factory at our prices. Our Customers have been telling us Our Prices are Lower than Elsewhere. Clearance Sale In addition to our large White Sale we are selling Winter Coats and Suits at a sacrifice price. Also Silks in waist and dress lengths in new plaids and stripes. Georgettes to match all colors. Plain Satins, Dress Goods All Dress Patterns in Wool Serges, Batistes, Poplins and Crepes, at less than wholesale. 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