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in thelstreams. rivers. itiarshes l swamps in which our province *-- sfithere are, in the aggre- : . millions of tons of fertilizer in; in value from that‘of thus- ‘lilhud, one of our greatest fertil- m, to that of ordinary’ muck 'hlch requirm specltil ‘fltreatment make it valuable. Around our bores therels abundance of sen- ‘weed, kelp, rockweed and etc., all f considerable manurlai value. Aithotlgh fertilizer is one of our reateat needs, although we are ing thousands of dollars worth l imported fertilizer yearly, this fireat; wealth lying at. the doors of no many of us is scarcely touched. lth the exception of some oi the ‘ bland sections of the province » these fertilizers. or 5i least some ' or them, are almost within reach , all. is it because of its cheap . piss that it is not more extensively used’! Or is it becausedts use {involves more labor and that labor is so hard to obtain? _

- There is no doubt. because many farmers have proved it. that any -' one of the mud deposits above Jnuned, when properly treated. makes an excellent fertilizer. Much x f course depends upon the local- ty in which the mud is found. wamp mud is purely soil and veg- tabie matter and as such is most ertainly a valuable fertilizer. lt

sually will be found hicrc effec- live if composted with barnyard l: anure and many farmers will‘ ‘ltestifyto its value ‘in this form. l Miarshmudi ovcr which the title rises may contain too mucl. salt. although most of our‘ marshes ‘ are so far upstream that although - regularly covered by the rising tide vather by the river water back- ed up by the incoming tide,‘ that the quantityof salt found i_n the mud is almost negligible. lvlarsh- mud also, like all our mud except “musselrnud, will do better if used v . as a compost with barnyard man- ‘ are. The method adopted by those v- 4mm place confidence n-wamtp or river mud is to spread ‘ it over gthe barnyard, let it be

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trainpiedover by the cattle and the base of the pile of stable man- ure. if the stable manure is _kept under cover, as it ought to be if possible, let the mud be thrown in with it and it will add to the quantity while it detracts nothing from its value and in many cases adds to it.

There IS no need of commending musselmud. every farmer knows its

yaiue and deplores only its scar- city or its remoteness. Yet mus- seimud must not be applied to any. soil more than once or twice within a generation. in land that has been musseimudded ‘any one of the‘ swamp -muds. applied every few y-cars will, by supplying the fer» tiiity that has been taken up by the soil. retain its original fer- tilizing value. i

These sources of wealth should be more generally used than they are. We have abundance of fer- tilizer and if the obstacle to its use is the scarcity of labor it will pay to engage labor to procure it.

WELCOME JUNE. i

"What ‘is so rare as a day in June?“ it depends, June is not usually our picasantcst month, and while we have Labrador and its waters as one of our nearest ncighlbors Iwe shall not expect too much heat in June. The present season however is at least two, wrecks ahead of last year and in fact or the average year. Our fruit trees are clothed with a more titan of fruit is

iaveil advanced. Seeding is practi»

ordinary floral promise

and our vegetation generally

caily finished all over the province

and, given o‘ur tusuai average chance, prospects look good _»f0r a bountiful harvest. ‘Summer heat rarely begins here before the first of July.

to encounter the usual equinoxlai

in the meantime we have‘

disturbances which ‘usually visit us in the so called sheep storm of

middle Junc. After that comes

the glorious summer weather to‘

be found only in Prince Edward Island.

Current

The Drury Farmers‘ Govern- ment o! Ontario are again very xlnuch in the ‘lime light. While no , one appears t-o have lost confid

Jence in the hona tides and person- good intentions‘ of the Premier thbre is a unanimity of opinion, ‘that his ‘pxperimentof Government ‘has turned out to be an ignohle failure. in this opinion the repre- iontative press ‘of his own party participates, and refers with alarm especially to the mounting rup liab- Vflities ol‘ the province. Playing government out in the farm house sitting in an easy chair seemed to quite a slmtple matter, but when . grappling with the act/uni facts ffimd difficulties of administration . they have found themselves up against a much more difficult pro position. . It was like our own Bell Government who preached their imaginations about running a mil- n dollar machine and equipage on a half million dollar income. _‘_tll they almost believed their M story. and at last when the d. jpeople commenced to believe it

g g , tnd took them at their word ' the crash came with an unpreced- fited- taxation, and ‘rwith it. the ying of a provincial debt that

lie all interested ‘in the pub- ‘ welfare.

y Only on Saturday we advised @0011 and public interpst in the {fitter 0d our Highway-s‘ Qnprove- gtlnts, and it ls in.t.lils that the ry Government have Eptbarent- time to thegreateot measure of , grief. Th; disclosures came ~ - federal parliament when the i l patronage was. under dis- ~~ in which it is published

l ‘ “The fulcrum to the lever lllfluit was one of the ultra- - t ‘purists of m. ‘Dliirys on-

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his whiteness badly enveloped in that stuff which so invariably tics- troys the whiteness of the adven- turous politicians life. Mr. Btgtgs was an up‘ to date politician at least in this, that he “is good to his friends. and he represented the Bell combination also in that he was not altogether forgetful oi‘ him- self. Some of his highways were of an exceedingly costly type, in portions of his own County of Wentworth the price touching the modest cost of $81,900.00 per mile.

1n his homeiike generosity it was declared that he buiit those Highways over "blind concessions which heiand his family owned," he "expropriated one farmers land to widen a. highway and sent the frarner a cheque for it nt the rate of $1,205 per acre for tile land twken, AND THE FARMER BE- CAME BEDRIDDEN FROM THE SHOCK." And, "He built them, it was alleged. runnling to his front door and his back door." When it appeared that in the Highway from Hamilton to Brantford, a distance of 9.100 feet had cost the snug sum of $141,253.40. Mr. Wilson. M. P" for Wenttworth felt constrained to assure the House thaL-“No, the streets are not. paved with gold.‘ And yet at tvuch a cost, what other material could they have used? He was not ungenerous to labour either, and surely deserved tho support of the ialbor members of the ‘legislature. Hi8 scale of wages was most liberal. six dollars per‘ day for common labor, ten dollars for a man with team, six fifty per day board for forernen, roller en- gineers, seven fifty per day and iboard. and five ton trucks fifty dollars a day, with drivers. isurely the Farmers’ Government crib was u nich one in which to get their fill. . ....._- Nor was be altogethe partial ‘ to the farmers, for in tho letting of l contract for trucks he favoured

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discussion by eerrnpend arts of questions of Inter est. The Charlottetown

Guardian does not Moise- arily endorse the oplniobl oxpreued by its correc- poodenln. -

The Children's Friend

Sir. —l am leaving here May 31st. for the Southern States whero i give several Orphan Pic- nics. then i go by automobile to Washington, Baltimore, Philadel- phia and New Yorie and after spending a week or so there will go to Bangor, Maine. where l give another Picnic. l expect to arrive in New lirunsu-lck about the mid- dle of July and will give my An- nual Picnics in the Maritime Pro- vinces the latter part of July and

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August. My address during the month. of June will be Waldorf Astoria Hotel. New York. anti

early in July. Bangor House. Bun- gor, ltlalne. l am Sir. etc.. J. D. O‘CONNELL.

000 worth, upon which the agent admits that ‘his commission amoun- ted to $13,000.00. it was not sub~ mitted to public competition, be- cause in his explanation he W811!- ed to help a young friend just starting cut in Business. Or course the ideahf helping the young in business is in most cases coir-men‘ tlabie, but it strikes us that there are a large number of young men commencing business in Ontario who would consider they were re ceiving all the encouragement and llclp they were entitled to, even from the most profligate of friend- ly governments, if they were fav- onrcd with one rourtlt only of this $13,000 upward lift. These facts and others which have come to light eranating from this party of trancentlant purity is an cye open er to the people of Canada, and taken in connection with condi- tions in the neighbouring province of Nova Scotia, where a large and expensive Commission was engag- ed to investigate Highways mat- ters following allegations of grave irregularities. it suggests ‘that our advice to the thinking public in this province. in our previous Comment, is ‘at least timely. While we have that confidence in tlhe Hon. Mr. Crosby, that he will not ‘be a willing party to crooked- ness. yet the fact of a wen-k and in- competent govcrnment lbeing be- hind btim justifies our suggestions of ivatchfuincss and caution.

Daily Selections iiuartiint Readers

Furnished by W. l. L°ulen_ COURAGE UNDER DEFEAT

(PttppcrX-i Weekly]

Three Kansas farmers conltibit- ted stiicide in one day Two were in poor health. Probalhly no man unit-hie to ‘wonk feels as helpless as a disabled fainter. The other far- mer drilled his wife flrst—“flnan- ciai troubiefl‘ says the newspaper. Farmers are leading the suicide column in all parts of the coun-

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Sudden and’sweeping misfortune is a great test of grit. A man can stand poor health pretty ‘well if it. doesn't incapacitate him for mak- ing a living; a perfectly healthy man who loses all ‘his money is more likely to give up the fight. Also there are few active men who can face a wheeled chair for life. But tthe man who is up against it: is the one who is bankrupt in heal- th and in pocket. Even that does- n't justify suicide. There are hun- dreds oi‘ men and women who are earning rrliving today in wheeled chairs, as happy people as you will find anywhere. They wouldn't be here ‘if they had surrendered to their first crushing defeat’:

‘i asked for Peace- My sins arose,

Anti bound me close, i| could not (ind release.

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ll asked-for Truth- Miy doubts came in. Anti with their aim They wearied all my youth.

1 asked for Love- tMy lovers failed.

And griet's assailed Around, ‘beneath. alone.

1 asked for Thek

And than dldst come 'l‘o take ~me home

With Thy ‘Heart to (he.

D. M. DOBBFJN

Drowned While Lobster Fishing

, NORTH srotvev. Juno 6—Ni- oholas Howell, 40 years of age was drowned while lobster fishing at Sydney Mines yesterday. Meny, a man's final disappearance is the result of a strenuous ttmnpt

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‘ I New style.- (Boston Transcript)

“Father, 1 need a new riding habit." Can't‘ afford it,’ he grow- led. “But. father what am I to do without a riding habit.‘ “Get the walking habit."

The Lusitania Claims (New York Tribune.)

‘Six years have passed and yet the claims of the survivors 0i‘ the Lusitania are still unsettled. Six years ago. on the 7th of MaynGer- many brought the lesson of the war, home to America. "Twenty- three months of ignomlnious neut- rality followed. Then came nine- teen months of war. But the Uue~ ltania claims remained unsettled There followed thirty months of peace discussions, during which. litany apologies ‘for poor Germany were made. But the Lusitaniin claims remained unsettled. The Government has in its possession millions of German property. Can- not some equitable arrangement be made to give the claimants what small measure of comfort and justice they ‘may obtain by the prompt settlement of their tie- mands? Are we to have auother record like that of the French’ spoiiation claim, not met for a century?

TO THE BITTER END.

(Lansing State Journal) - The National Women's party will continue to fight for absolute equality until every titan is sub- jugated. '

A8 ALWAYS (Calgary l-icraitl

When we are seriously disposed to think this is a dreadful age, let us remember that it has always been the custom to regard the pre- cctling age as more virtuous than the present.

FRATERNISATION olnowmo (Hamilton Herald) I

Among the Anglican synods of Canada the synod of Huron leads the way ln- declaring in favor of exchange of puiplts between Ang- lican ministers and those of other religious denominations. The spirit of union is growing.

"I SEE BY T-HE PAPER."

(Bay City Titties.)

About 28 tnliilon copies of news- papers are now sold daily in the United States. Practically every- body reads a newspaper.

Hence the average paper is read by four persons. in litany com- munities the popular -paper has an average of five readers for every paper sold. h .1

That should‘ interest advertisers Incidentally, we wonder how many tinics a paper is read qftcr you throw it into your wastc bask- et and before it roaches the mat-b- ine which tmakes it lnio pulp that in turn becomes strawboartl or ivrapping paper.

For who, except a. rag-picker, can" resist glancing at the headlines n!‘ a newspaper, no matter how old it may lbo or where it is discover- cd_

Housewives who, in ("htinging newspapers on pantry shelves, stop to read the headlines or look at the pictures, will vouch ‘for that.

LOST HER CHANCE

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Houston Post.)

A physician was making a. speech at one of the town's schooi= houses.

Naturally. he was telling of all the accomplishments of his admin- Istrtliion.

Anti always after he llflil told one he turned towards his wile. who was in the ahtilence, and said:

“My wife will bear me ottt in what i have just told.“

Over and ‘over be repeated his rather long drawn-out ‘boasts, ties- pite his yawning audience, always bringing the indy in at the flntsb.

(But at lust he stopped.

tThen an irrepressible high school youngster turned‘ -to his companion and said in a tone loud enough to be heard by those in bis vicinity.

"I wish his wife had borne him out the first time he suggested it."

HOPE VB IVIDINOE.

(From an Exchange.)

At the grave of the departed the old dorky pastor stood, hat in hand.‘ Looking into the abyss he dellvori ‘ed himself ‘of the funeral oration. “Samuel Johnson," he said sor-

_are applauding.

- leader.

rowfnlly, "you lo gone. An’ we,‘ time you in gone where we 1min 1011 Kilt" A_ . 4

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(Continued; if any outside capitalist purposes coming into Canada to start some industry which he bGllBl/QB ""1 only be kept alive by protection. again, 1 advise him not to come.

What does this mean? if we take this statement at its face value the exilvlinlster of Flnlilwfl of Canada gives his country a dalaclr eye because he. says: l1’ there is ‘anybody coming here with the hope that he ‘may have a chance of advanclnz. progress- ing and building up a business un- tier the present tariff, let him stay away; we do not want any- body to come. ln effect he de- clares: The country should .be ostracized so that nobody will come here. Such is the patriotic sentiment expressed ‘by this hon. gentleman.

lSome hon. APEMBERS: Hear.

hear.

- \ iMr. ‘IlALOll: it is the mom- bere of the Partners‘ party that

IMP. MciSAAC: lf that is so l am glad to know where they stand. Now let me read what was said by another hon. gentle- mtanin the ranks of the official‘ Opposition. l wisb to dc- so in, order to corroborate the statement! l made a moment ago that it docs not matter Just what they say here in parliament; they under- stand one anothcr; they are act-~ ing a part; they are all actors in this little agreement t_o deceivei the people. and practise political! deception in order that they may' possibly gain some political ad- vantage therefrom.

’ Some hon. MEMIBERS: ()i1, oh.

lMrr. Mc-‘i-SAAC: to know that this exposure is sot pleasing to my hon. friends oppo-l site. lt may not be so amusing when they come to the realization of what this ' deception means. The hon. member "for North Cape Bretion and Victoria (Mr. McKen- zie) also spoke rupon the tariff question. lie is one of the front benchers on the Opposition side.

I am pleased

An hon, MENiIlERI H0 is the

cx-leatier. vlVir. MciSAAF: Yes, he is an cx-leadcr. He was a. temporary

leader but he is now err-temporary He was what they call a locum tenens. That is, he was holding the place of a leader; lie is mw an elclocum tenons oi a iclitlcr. When it comes to the matter of coal and steel products peculiar to his own province, my lion. friend is a protectionist; he does not deny it, and he says: J say— Speaking of coal.

~give a little higher price; let the oftficers and tho experts of the government in connection with twoal fix whatihat price should be within fair lim-its, and let t-hc iprc- ference be given to Canadian coal as against the coal and steel of foreigners who have ll. bigger mar- ket, bigger capital and bigger pro- duction than we have.

tile goes on -to say:

. l til-KB l-llllt position and I think it. can be very well maintained. Although our coal may be o. few cents higher in price, when you consider that our railroads -will be carrying our own goods. and that tiirectiy and indirectly it is to the RJIVIILULEEB otf our own people that the government and- the govern~

ment railways should use our awn '

coal, it will payihe government to give the preference to the product of their own country.

A iitztle further on he says:

But if they buy coal from o Cit nadlan. he gets the money and ii goes from one hand to another, building up the trade and industry of -the country and supporting the families of the Canadian people.

That is good protectionist doc- trine. l do not know just exact- ly how he is 80in: to vote on the amendment.

There ls another protectlgnlgt in the group whom i should like to quote, the ‘hon. member (or Malsonneuve (Mir. Lentleux) _ Msisonnenve and Gsspo i think i; the propel‘ title. in the course of his speech denounci ,, the gov- ernment he tn-ade this remark:

Standing no I do for a. moderate enlar- of protection, mind you, for a reasonable measure of pro- tection, nevertheless l cannot help suing that t rosret that free the,

There ma the others as well as he who entertain similar regrets. But he says that he is n moderate