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Bellefonte, Pa., December 5, 1919.
"BRITISH OVERLOOK THE MULE
Guilty of Injustice, Because Animal
Has Done Much For the Glory
of the Empire.
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The British lay themselves open to
the charge of being one of the beck-
ward races by their refusal to rec-
ognize the virtues of the American
mule. With the cessation of hostili-
ties the government has on its hands |.
a surplus of animals which it is of-
fering for sale, but the director of re:
mounts complains that “people don’t
seem inclined to buy” the mules, in
spite of the arguments advanced in
their favor. as hardy, economical
beasts.
It may be because of their defective
early training that Gen. Birkbeck’s
countrymen fail to grasp the oppor-
tunity offered them, observes New
York World. If from youth they had
known the mule as a trusted compan-
ion wherever hard labor was to be done |
they would never weaken in their
friendship. But merely as a matter
of sentiment they owe him special af- |
fection. He has helped lay the solid
foundation of British commerce in all
parts of the world. With nothing but
his bare keep as a reward, he has con-
tributed steadfastly to the wealth acd
greatness of the British empire. Where
would the cotton industry of Lanca-
shire have been if the mule all these
years had not toiled in the fields of
the south? Can any Englishman lay
his hands on his heart and deny the
eternal debt of gratitude? But as a
war veteran alone the mule deserves
a place of his own in the regard of
the British people. Wherever there
was hard fighting to be found he was
present, and he did not need supplies
of fuel or military roads to report for
duty.
It will be a strange thing if in the
process of demobilization the British
fail to give the army mule a good
job on discharge from the service.
DESERVES WELL OF MANKIND
Man Who Plants a Tree Performs
Service of Great Importance
to His Fellows.
Trees are and have been intimately
associated with’ human life. Ruskin
man, wonderful in their adaptation to
his needs, desires and discipline. It
was In “The Friendly Trees” that Dr.
van Dyke wrote:
He that planteth a tree is the servant of
God
He provided a kindness for many gen- |
erations, ; i
And faces that he hath never seen shall
bless him.
Probably” the most highly prized
tree in the world is an avocado pear
tree in California, which returns an
annual income of $3,000, and was once’
insured for $30,000. As to trees in
general, immediate money returns su- |
persede, in most minds, sentiment or
natural beauty. A “landscape robbery”
which caused the “robbers” no com-
punctions was the cutting of a splen-
did yellow poplar which for several
generations had been a landmark |
among the Cumberland hills. The for-
est monarch yielded over 7,000 feet of
first-class lumber, valued at $11,000.
There was no one to cry ‘Woodman,
spare that tree,” whose protest count-
ed against its destruction. The coun-
tryside has lost a natural beauty never
to be restored; the owner has money
in his pocket. As Joyce Kilmer wrote:
“Only God can make a tree.”—De-
troit Free Press.
Boy Scouts and Bird Men in Siam.
One of the new institutions inaugu-
rated by His Majesty, Vajiravudh, king
of Siam, is the “Wild Tiger Scout
Corps.” In ancient Siamese history
the “Wild Cats” and the “Wild Tig-
ers” were branches of the army known
for their bravery in war. Vajiravudh,
himself an athlete of no mean order |
and believing that an active outdoor !
life would be of diréct advantage to
the young men of Siam, resuscitated |
one of these old-time companies and |
grafted upon it the discipline and pre-
cepts of the American Boy Scout move-
ment. Starting with a volunteer en-
rollment of two or three hundred,
the corps today contains nearly every |
young civil official in the kingdom. In |
all, there are fifty companies, of which
his majesty is the captain general. |.
The Bangkok company is mounted and |
under the personal eye of the king, |
who drills with them and takes them
with him into the country on week-end '
excursions for special maneuvers.—
From “The Land of the White Ele-
phant,” by Frederick Dean, in Asia
Magazine.
Islands Once Place of Exile.
The Princes’ islands got their name |
because they served as a place of ex- |
lle hundreds of years ago for princes |
of the Byzantine empire. The emper-
ors of Byzantium used to punish diso- |
bedient dignitaries by confining them
on these islands. The islands are
only ten miles from Constantinople, set
in the lovely blue Sea of Marmora,
and rich in beautiful scenery. Thou-
sands of tourists visit them annually.
There are in all eight islands in the
group. of which only four are inhabit-
ed. The others are mere rocky islets,
frequented by fishermen, and made un-
pleasant by enormous numbers of dogs
relegated there by the Young Turkish
government in an endeavor. to rid Coa-
stantinople of its superfluous canine
population.
| partisan passion should play any
| religion. It is a religion that makes :
i be tackled by the Episcopal Church !
. tensive educational campaign will
keep on making the same mistakes
“Oi can’t be aggravatin’
| Short Course in Farming at Penn
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Is GoodReligion
—G@G. W. Wickersham
State College.
State College, Pa., Dec. 1.—The an-
i nual winter short course in agricul-
| ture at The Pennsylvania State Col-
i lege will begin Januray 8, 1920, and
end March 4. Because of the large
{ enrollment at the College this year a
i canvass of the town was made to see
| if rooming and boarding places could
care for the short course students. It
i was found that 100 can be accommo-
| dated. Seventy have already applied.
| For many years the course has given
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those who could not take one of the
longer courses a chance to put in the
winter months to the best advantage.
A wide variety of subjects is offered,
so the student can specialize in any
branch of farming he desires.
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from place to place.
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in its Nation-Wide Campaign to in-
crease at home and abroad its re-
ligious, educational, hospital and
social service work. After an in-
come an every member canvass of |
communicants of the Episcopal !
Bellefonte Trust Company
Bellefonte, Penna.
Church on December 7.for funds to
the amount of more than $42,000,000 |
and for 1,500 additional church ;
workers.
Her Mind on Vacation.
“How is it Norah,” said her mis- |
tress one day last summer, “that you |
over and over again? Why won’t you your receipt.
try to remember what I tell you?” |
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me moind count.
save their pennies.
i | January 1st, and July 1st.
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