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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
NO WAR TAX ON
CANADIAN LANDS
UntruthfuI Reports Circulated by
interested Parties.

Defaming a neighbor at the expense
of the truth does not help those who are
guilty of the practice, and it may be
said that those spreading false re-
ports about Canadian lands, in the
hope that they may secure customers
for their own, will certainly fail Of
their purpose. False statements so
mallclously circulated will sooner or
later be disproved. And, as in the
case of the lands of Western Canada,
the fertility of which is now so we'll
known to people of every state in the
United States, the folly of this work
shows an exceeding short sighted
ness on the part Of those guilty Of the
practice.
The present IA has given some of
these people the opportunity to exer-
else their art, but in doing it they are
only arousing the curiosity of those
who read the statements and a triiiing
investigation will only reveal their UNI
t~rnthfulness.
A very foolish statement has re-
Gently appeared in a number of pa
pers, reading in part as follows
1T is believed that as a result of the
VAR tax on land imposed by the Cana
dian Government a number of former
Dakota farmers who went to the Brit
ish Northwest will be compelled to re-
turn to the United States. Informa-
ton has been received that the tax
will mount to about $500 for each
farm of 100 acres, which in the case
OF many of the former residents of the
two Dakotas would practically amount
to confiscation."
To show that the public has doubt.
ed, hundreds OF inquiries have been
made the Government at Ottawa,
Canada, only to bring out the most en-
phatic denial. A. full-fedged lie of this
kind has, of course, only a short life,
and will tell in the end against those
who forge it and spread it, but, as a
Winnipeg paper points out, it is most
complimentary to the agricultural pos
sibll;ties of Western Canada to find
that rival farming propositions need
%audacious mendacity of this descrip-
ton to help them.
What is the truth? The Saskatche-
wan Government has authorized a levy
of $40 per quarter section on unculti-
waited lands owned by no~n-residents.
The Alberta Government has imposed
a Provincial tax of 10 mills on the as
sessed value Of all u%ncultivated lands.
There are some special applications of
these taxes, but the main provisions
are as above. Those vacant lands
held by non-residents in Western Can
sda form a grave problem. They are
making for poor communities, poor
schools and poor social and economic
conditions generally. By having them
cultivated the owners as we'll az the
districts in which they are located
will benefit alike. 1t is for this reason
that the Government mas recently
asked the cooperation of the non-resi-
dents. The high price of grain for
some years to come, and the general
splendid character Of Western Canada
land will make the question well
worth
Sighted.
Dorothy overheard her parents talk
Ing about Bible names.
is lny name in the Bible?" she
asked.
NO, dear"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

ALIENS Foor-EAsE for the TROOPS
Over 100, 900 package of Aliens Foot Ease, the
antiseptic powder to shake into your shoes, are
being used by the German and Allied troops at
the Front because it rests the feet, gives in
stant relief to Corns and Bunions, hot, swollen
aching, tender feet, and makes walking easy.
Sold everywhere, 25c. Try 1t TODAY. Don't
accept any substitute. Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
Explicit.

DO you say you've known this MAI
all his life?" asked the lawyer.
NO." returned the careful witnessI
I've just known him up to now. Eff
he's hung, after you all get through
with him, I'll say l knowed him ALI
his life" !
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
Proper Surroundings.

Il have called a conference of lead
ing citizens to consider assisting the
starving Of Europe"
I'll provide a nice lunch for those
who come"
No; leave out the lunch. Let EN-
feel how it is to be hungry. They'll
appreciate the situation better."-Kan-
sas City Journal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
Mans Two Sides,

God be thanked. the meanest of His crea,
lures
Boasts two soul sides. one to face the
world with,
One to a woman when he loves her!
Robert Browning.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

AAbS
Inflammation Of
the bladder. La
ter l became SO
much o r that
/ consulted a
doctor, who said
that had Dia-
betes and that
my heart was af-
fected. I suffer-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

It was stated in a recent police court
prosecution, at Newport, Mont, that
the Great Western company had 10000
towels stolen from liz car ~lavatoriea
last yea
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

testimonial. Mrs. LAWRENCE MAR
TIN, IL King ST., Westbrook, Maine.
Mansion, Wis. -"At the Change of
Life l suffered with pains in my back
n loins until I could not stand. l also
had night-sweats so that the sheets
would be wet. I tried other medicine
but got no relief. After taking one bot
tie of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound I began to improve and I
continued its use for six months. The
pains ieft.me, the night-sweats and hot
flashes grew less, and in n year l was
q different woman. / know l have to
thank you for my continued good health
eve since" - Mrs. M. j. BRoWNEL..
Mansion, Wis.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled in such cases.
If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. {conf-
dential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman, and held in strict confidence.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
SUFFERED FOR FOUR YEARS.

Mr.. J.. M. Sinclair Of Olivehill,
Tenn, writes: II strained my back,
which weakened my kidneys and
caused an awful bad hackache and
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
Matter of Sex.

"1his is one of the spiciest books l
ever read" remarked the hardware
drummer, as he turned over another
leaf.
"So?' queried the hotel clerk.
Whats the name of the authoress?"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

1t is possible to entertain an angel
unawares, but you can't entertain a
bore that way.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL ELL you
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery
Eyes and Granulated. .Eyelids: No Smarting-
BY mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

The place of the dead is fair and still,
The gravestones CLEAN like doors in the
hill.
When the sun goes red,
And he moon comes white.
The trees on the hill are kingly high,
Their plumes swing proudly against the
sky
In the blaze Of noon,
In the ghostly night.
Why moan you there by the peaceful
dead,
And cry on the earth and hide your head,
On the stormless hill,
BY the fearless bed?
Oh, rest, sweet rest for the quiet dead,
Beneath the grass in their lovely bed
Not a twinge Of pain,
Not a hunger pang!
I weep for those in the place OF life
Whose hearts ave died of the bitter strife
Not the sleeping dead,
Not the happy dead.
Marjorie Sutherland in the Craftsman.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
women FROM
As to S. TESTIFY
10 the Merit of Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Com.
poundduring Change
of Life.
Westbrook, M. -"I was passing
through the Change of Life and had

pans IN my back
and side and was so
weak l could hardly
do my ~housework.
| have taken Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
it has done me a lot
of good l will re-
commend your med
icine to my friends
and give you permits
sion to publish NV
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
Hardly.

'dT0EJs Nv"
is life on a submarine quite cheer
ful?"
Il should think it would rather in
duce that sinking feeling"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
The Haopy Dead.

The place of the dead is fair and still,
The gravestones CLEAN like doors in the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
Business comino.

Bill-Ae1l have a lot of business
after the European war is over.
Jill-Why. what's his business?"
He's q mapmake.."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
SliuhteC.

t-| 0TIHHCcU.
Dorothy overheard her parents talk
Ing about Bible names.
is iny name in the Bible?" she
asked.
mo, dear"
why, didn't God make me?"
Yes, dear"
Then why didn't he say something
about it?"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

NIII,
When the SUI goes red,
And the O. ome white.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
The Old lime Surgeon.

Before anesthetics were known the
surgeons only eXpedient was TO abridge
his patients sufferings by working rap
idly. In this the old time surgeons did
wonders. One day the celebrated sur
geon Maisonneuvc had TO amputate the
leg of poor devil. who began TO howl
in advance. I'll give you my watch"
said the surgeon. If the operation
lasts more than minute" The man
accepted the offer, but was Obliged to
forego the handsome watch, aS the OPP
Grafton took less time than il requires
to describe TO amputate an arm at
the shoulder is a most difficult opera
ton. DR.. LanGenbecl of Germany did
it in two minutes. young physician
who anne 10 see him perform the OPP
Grafton adjusted his spectacles To his
nose 50 rs not 10 lose a single move
ment. but when the SpcctacleS were in
place the operation WAS over
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Lecture on Christian Science

The First Church Of Christ, Scien-
fist of Grand Rapids, Mich, amour
ces two lectures on Christian Science
by Jacob S. Shield, C. S. B. of Chica-
90. Illinois. member Of the Christ
ian Science board of lectureship of
Boston. Massachusetts, on the even
ings of November % and 26, 1915 at
500 o'clock, at the church edifice, cor
ner of Washington street and Lafa-
yette avenue, S. f. These lectures are
free to the public.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
A Nice Point.

Every student of history kHows that
our Christmas customs are a develop
ment OF the Roman saturnalia."
'Oh, surely not air
II think So
No. no. There's no reason to sup
pose, for instance, that the Romans
were all the time being hunched to do
their saturnalian shopping early
Pittsburgh Press
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
FREE METHODIST

Sabbath school, 1000 a. m.
Sermon, 1l:15 a. m.
Song and class service, 600 p. m.
Sermon, 700 p. m.
First Wednesday in each month, w.
F. M. society meeting, 1880 p. m.
Last Tuesday evening each month,
Sabbath school board meeting, 1880
p. m.
Regular prayer meeting, Thursday
evening, 1880.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
THE BELDING BANNER

FOR RENT-Eleven-room house, one
block west Of f. +. Hudson's store,
north side, electric lights, gas;
well, city and cistern water, good
barn, big cellar. $11 a month
Write or phone w. j. Pollock, Cedar
Springs, Mich. 79-25-tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Rantist Church News

There were between forty and fifty
at the prayer meeting last week.
"Ebenezer" is the subject for Thurs
day evening.
The Matilda Smith Mission Circle
will meet on Friday afternoon at three
o'clock with Mrs. w. Porter on the
north side.
Miss Grace Rocky entertained the
mothers and the babies Of the cradle
roll last Thursday afternoon at the
parsonage.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
CHURCH OF CHRIST

Regular services on Sunday, 10:30
a. m. Worship and communion.
II noon-Bible school; $3.50 p. m.
senior c. E.; 1880 p. m. evangelistic
service; mid-week prayer meeting and
training class Thursday at 1880 p. m.
You are cordially invited to all SER
vices of the church.
Chas. NJ. Pease, Pastor
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Rivals.

is this an all star companyT asked
the manager of the Bunkhurst Opera
House.
Sure it u.s." said the press agent
They haven't spoken pleasant word
to each other since they started on
tour Birmingham Age Herald
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Hold Up Your Head.

The simple habit Of holding the chest
high and the head erect will do more
than anything else TO retain a youth
full figure. The moment the back bends
goodby youth,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
METHODIST

Sunday, 1000, class meeting; 1890,
morning service; 11:45 Sunday school ;
300, Junior League; $50 Epworth
League, 1880; prayer meeting for
young women in Philathea room and
young men in Baraca room Tuesday
evening at 1880. Thursday evening
at 1880 general prayer meeting fol-
lowed by Bible study.
w. +. Doty, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Christian Science Society, S. Pleas
ant Street.
Sunday services at 10:45 a. m.
Testimonial meeting every Wednes.
day evening at 1880.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
For Insurance See
N. p. WERNER
4O3 Pearl Street

He will write you in the
Peoples Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co., of Ionia, Mont
calm and Clinton counties,
one of the strongest mutual
companies in Michigan,
over $500 members and
nearly S8,000,000 at risk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
CONGREGATIONAL

Morning service at 1920. Sunday
Evening service, 700. Prayer meet
ing, Thursday night.
A. j. Blair, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
At THE CHURCHES
BAPTIST

Divine worship 1920 a. m, Sunday
school at noon. Young peoples meet
ing at 6:30. Evening service at 700.
Prayer and praise meeting Thursday
evening at 1880.
w. A. Bliss, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17

bunch of keys-three
Yale lock keys and one auto key on
the bunch. Inquire at Banner Of
flee. S8-25-1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Holy Trinity EpiscopaI

Sunday, November 81. Sermon
700 p. m. Subject-"Now is the Ac.
copied Time"
Robert b. Evatt, Rector.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17
Holy Trinity Episcopal

Sermon, Sunday, "Loosening the
Bands Of Habit"
Rev. Robt b. Evatt, Rector.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17

AS moth gnaws garment. SO doth
envy consume a man.-Thrysostom.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17

FOR RENT-Four rooms over the
Spencer Light & Power Co.'S of
flee. w. p Hetherington, agent.
81-25-tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17

WANTED-Furnish and heated
rooms for light housekeeping. In
quire Banner. 6l-24-tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17

FOR SALE-Good building lot on S.
Bridge street, or will exchange for
used piano. Chas. A. Wagner, 800
Wilson avenue. SO-25-tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17

FOR RENT-House on Center street I;
also corner suite over Hudson's. In
uuire at TIC Broas ST. 82-25-tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17

FOR SALE OR TRADE-S0 acres
with good building. Geo. White,
Stanwood, Mich, r. F. ID. 5S-24-3
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17

240 acres for sale or trade. An ideal
stock farm. John II. Strang, Stan
wood, Mich, r f ID l. 59-24-3
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17

FOR RENT-Three front rooms, 400
Front street. 69-24-l
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-17

FOR SALE-Good winter apples, fine
varieties for winter supply. Mark
Brown, phone 227. TOPAZ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04

pushed as RAPIDLY possible that the
wheat may be shipped 10 points of dis;ri-
hution and the present prices secured for II.
IT Is expected that not only renters Of
ground who Will have large financial ohii-
cations to meet. but the average farmer will
want TO soil as he feels trat with the FIRE.
movement of wheat. which will surely be
seen pricno VIII seek much lower level.
ne export trade In wheat continues unsat-
iHactor|. and now that the buying power
mas been placed In the hands Of few CON
Germs. the producer is unlikely receive
satisfactory prices for the grain TO be sold
Ircre Is considerable talk abroad of Great
Britain having enough whea, to meet pres-
ent requirements all Of It's territories
WIN give that country preference 1t the
wheat 10 be shipped out of Russia and TIL.
:, attcns for clearing This wheat from
'h. cars country are anything but e. cd
Inc corn market was weather afaIr to.
nay the Weakening influence being on bet
yer conditions for cultivating the croos that
are now being piowed In many places for the
.as' line and for the rep!a ntinE In some dis
i'c - tash transactions here uere sr,all
oats suffered losses Of ,u,Ic and there
VAS !fee selling by longs on the early de-
,inr but the offerings tightencd up as tn.
iaE wore away. Cash transactions were
small At 5000 bushels
Provisions were dull! shnormaII,. &, ~,
prices were fractionaiiy lower for nearly
cFer!thinE on the list The present market
may he called a packers affair, a. TIA,
interest gives support TO values Whenever
support is needed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
THINGS MOVING ALONG IN
The GREAT LAND OF DIXIE
Review of the Field and n Few P,rt,c.
uinrs About Big Enterprises
Going In.

hALIl MORE. MD. July 3-Reyiew
ing the business conditions throughout
the south. the Manufacturers Record
IN this weeks issue refers to the com
pietion OF the final link Of the CUnch
held Railroad through the mountains OF
North Carolina and the Breaks of the
Sandy" TO a connection in eastern Ken
lucky with the Chesapeake and Ohio
as the fulhlment of one of the most
ambitious dreams of the ante-beII,,n,
south, which many years before the
war Vigorously worked for the building
OF through line from Charleston. $. e.
through the high mountain region. Of
western Carolina TO the West. II was
the belief OF Hayne and other South
Carolinians. who in those days pro-
jected such road, that its building
would turn the traffic of the West into
the South, and that the acquaintance
snip thus developed would make i'm
possible the war which some of the far
seeing men of the South were then
fearing might become a reality.
Around the building OF this road. now
completed by the Clinchheld extension
into eastern Kentucky. is woven more
of romance, of struggles against over
whelminG odds, than have probably
ever attended the building of any line
I'm this country. The first $50 miles OF
the Clinchfield system from Spartan
burg, S. C., TO Dante, Va. represent a
cost Of about sl25.O0O a mile, and the
extension which has just been opened
has been built at as high a cost, and
probably for good many miles at
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
KINGH0RNE PROMOTED

j. w. kiughorue. who has been .ba
state agent of the United States De-
pa'thent OF Agriculture to look after
the poultry interests in Virginia and
TO organize poultry clubs and all of the
good things pertaining thereto. has
been transferred to the general Depart
ment at Washington. that he may be
ao!e to give greater assistance to the
poultry club work i'm tho South
\. II. u. Talcoit. who comes 10 Vir-
Ginia most highly recommended, sue
cecds Mr.. Kinrhornc and will push the
work along the lines that Mr.. King
horne aud his assistants have laid out
Mr.. Talcott Will make his headouar-
tcrs at Burkeviil" that n" may be in
close touch with other agricultural
agencies that are doing great deal
for the upbui!dng OF rural Virginia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
WELFARE CONFERENCE
ono of Mnny Gct-rngcfhcr Meetings to
lie Held In Mountains OF Carolina.

CHARLOTTE. ~ c., July 3.-In
connection with the industrial depart
,rcnt of the Southern summer schools
Of Young Mems Christian Associations
at black Mountain. y. G.. there will h."
held July Ii and Il a welfare confer
ence of Southern employers. The Gem
mttee in charge consists of Arthur !.
Draper. of the Chadwick -lIoskins 20 .
Charlotte. y. e., charman: j. w. Cam
non. OF the Cannon Manufacturing Com
pany. Concord. y. G. j. Lewis Thomp-
son, Thompson lsrrs.' Lumber Com
pany. Houston. Tex: Wallace Il. Roy-
erS of the Eastman Gardiner Lumber
Company. Laurel Miss NJ A. Game Of
the Tennessee Copper Company Cop
per hill. Tenn. and !. Il McWane. of
the American Cast Iron I'ipe Compn NY.
birmingham. Ala. In addition to re-
ports of work done at various plants
and discussions of them. The proGra m
VIII include the following formal pa
pers.
Causes OF Industrial Unrest" by ia
vid Clark. Charlotte. \. e.. editor South
orn Textile bulletin
Aims and Results OF our Welfare .
by r. II. Fitzgerald. Danville Va.
irea surer Riverside and Dan River
Mills
raising Ifealth standards in Indus
trial Communities" by l.. II. 7 Eos
:"r Charlotte. ~ G.. secretary indus
trial department. international commit
tee of Young Mems Christian Associ;. :
TORS
physical BASIS for Industrial Ef-
hcicncE." b! Er. George j. Fisher. New
York. secretary physical department
intcrna tionai committee Of Young MeE s
Christian Associations
Medical and Safety Work in Mol
ern Industry by DR.. Lawson Thornton
birmingham, Ala, medical director
American Cast Iron Pip" Company.
Environment and Industrial Eff
hcicncy." Ivy Charles L Towson. New
York. secretary Industrial department.
international committee of Young.
Mems Christian Associations.
Welfare Work From the Employ
ees Standpoint" by l.: f. Hollis Green
vile. :. c.. welfare director Parker Cot
ton Mills Company.
improving the Efficiency of Amer
lean Labor, by II. l. Ferguson. New
port News. Va. vice president Newport
News Shirbuilding Company.
The New Spirit in American Indus
try, by Charles Il. Towson. New York
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
A FEW NOTES ON TOBACCO
Figures More or Less Interesting. If Not
Altogether MS Reliable ns Might BE-

he Washington correspondent of the
Ne" York sun eNpatiates somewhat on
the great tobacco intercs, of this coun-
try. While his figures may he tues-
lon"d. his conclusions are interesting
He says.
our production OF leaf OF all sorts
averages somewhat more than 1000
"pp.oou pounds year. having a value
10 the producers OF about 500. nOO. UOn
An enormous quantity is exported
considerably more than a third of the
production in normal years. for the
safes OF American tobacco abroad are
eNcelled by only seven OF the many
products America sends TO other co,n-
tries. These tobacco exports Of ours
exceed in value such itSns as cotton
manufactures. electrical machinery. ma
per and paper products and leather and
ieathcr manufactures, says the Depart
mcnt Of Commerce
The dislocatio of trade resulting
from the war has had it's effect on thes.
tobacco sales, however. Just ms il has
upon the exports of many other items
the sales OF manufactured leaf have
suffered most. and these sales represent
the bulk of our tobacco exports In the
first place. II is practically impossi bl @
TO ship leaf TO some of the h,lligercuts
AT all. and. In the second place. the
factories III the warning countries that
arc accessible are not taking their usual
supply of leaf. probably because sutfici-
cnt labor cannot he spared 10 manufac-
ture IL.
Our manufactured tobacco is holding
its own. in spite OF the war. thanks
largely TO increasing demands from the
Far East and Occania In the actual
war zone the increased consumption by
the men in the field is more than Offset
by the economies necessarily practiced
by noncOmbatants.