1---.»' bu.“ ‘I _

v' vf-'¢¥4

. iéaonurbutl

Girls!‘ Save Your Make Ii Abundant!

CKNADMN N“ Al“ our buildiircs by nearly four millions and of our live ‘ ‘ ' ' 1s'ocl~: by over two ‘ t

CHANGE 01-" TIME.

lllifecdve .\Io.'1tI.1_v. January I11‘

undermentoined train utter above dale from daily

i111! till‘ which

rbzingéwl

and Frill.

Sourls at ILSO :1. m.

lzttetowvn :1: 1.15 p. in. No. l7 tt-avitr; Bil. (‘teorpt-ztiwn -11 0.00 :1 m. .\‘»1. gilt. Stewart n". 1.00 p. m.

opt-neg, cusrlettetawn, P. E. l.

h. g

ISC0lIlll 1 (‘ouitneniring Friday‘

continuing for eizht do)?»

the

Teri at cost price.

3n ppf Mn’ nit’ Boots cnl Shoe.

and Gents‘ ifiotliitig.

20 per eeit: Hardtvttrc.

Strisliy‘ msh latte.

Belle River.

"v1 u utr1u.t*1

l-lnirl

1'.“ in L‘.\lL't‘.~‘.~ ol that lieure. But that bv the wav lntu :111.:1t-1pntt> so serious

192i. siigltt cbnittlt-s wall place in train service o1: lJ..\51l-.;.N l ‘

SEUTION of Prince Edward Island t? Division, Ildaritlme District, effcct- l)]'()§i)Q1'][.\'_

Will be to triwtek‘; ,_ . , . _ _ _ V _ mush... m Am.,dn..5_ “-__,,,,,,._._,.,_,._, Protnituil-ri tins Ilit‘l'L'£l.~'L‘ll because ot increased pric-

.\'0. 15 leaving (‘b.1rl11!‘v11*\\'11 597,1! l't"r".l.'ll'.lll llil§ SCl

N0. 1H leaving Souris for Phar- 5-1, i-czirt for ‘ ‘ l3 Iwvlnz C1“"T‘IIPIOWII fo- ltiiyjp

;l DISTRICT PASSENGER AGENTS:

l-llhl

ff tiru trics Riitl

s_ . . _._..___......._..._

total drop in popu

,, L‘1.’Il$ll‘1.

1', While our population I111,‘ decreased between 1901 ‘lam! It'll 11111" material ]Jl'tl;\'])k‘l'll_‘.' increased 111 even

ltlf'i’il:’.t"l‘ propottioii

t While we c2111 Ulll_\' hope that- the next census ‘rill not .111l_v 1111'. show a dcci't'*as1.- i11 our population wel

-_v t‘t~111'i.ll-11tl_\c look tF-r a very tnaterial evident-Q of reusing-J |11'os}1c1'it_v, tlur 1.11'o\"i111;-e is more PYOSIJBY-Illl 111ec11l<+>jc<-1111i11t: 1>1~ice.~".i1i.< sen‘ L15 than ever before. and with promise of continuedp."‘l‘l*‘"' ll)“ “l” Km" W“ "l 0"?" past five years, while abnormal both. f" “‘°"'“"‘"' “W” a “we °' “° ‘"' prices. have set ill,-

u.l_'__.

5- in the iilllilél‘ of p new tun-c which. wil

r ~ t V . r’ - _ _ _ a . . 77i>b ll rnlng Dally (foumk-cl 18871 88-00 IR’? yo‘ llklTh-rrll) in ll“

If‘ per your (mulled) In .\‘lr (‘llflflfx Dalton, Pn-ulllenl. ll. H

9,531, almost all from the country districts“ p next vcar‘s census will reveal we can only hope for.i'B°“ °°"°"‘“‘°“‘S' *“l“°°‘°""""“‘ A straieht loss of over a thousand a year is 110t a:'°"h°']“”“'°"“ wswm’ and “s “ 5 tjjitlllllslllg‘ outlook and taking account of the natur- [lh fat iticrease the loss between 1901 and 19111 was lllllClléutil 11111-111111; one ; ‘v9 (It) as they

so

udvuilce In l‘ u '

. I _ Currie. A-uuielil . ~ ‘.01 -

'l‘i-IUllSDAY. JANUARY 13. 1921 1

ovn rori'i...\'rio.\"’

By the census of 1911 the rural population of his province was 78.758 and the urban p1‘4,9T0. lt may be mentioned i11 passing‘ that during the pre- vious ten _ve;1.rs the rural population had d1‘ by 9,540 while the urban had increased by 15. The tux’

Iation between_190l and 1911 wa

an outlook "from the nex

_ Tl“. value 0f Guy fan“ l)y()pe1-[\"lla11tl collect one halt‘ percent on his lintowrasctl. l1y over eleven and a half million dollars; l<1i.!I‘li1ll‘ll1 lands l1_vi"o11r:111tlu quaiter

millions.

"roductio11 and I be followed in the years t0 conic.

bt-t-atist: it was worth while to produce Although

l1 11.111" lll\'.'l:'?_' certlitits 111.111. 11111st

-tc1111:.11-::r_v' tﬂizise- o1‘

ot _ c and lct Ii itiere l11:s'11e\"e

tzirrniza "

home, the ' rte-ll I<>‘.\'I‘1E‘(l$ tn

r...

the citis": '1.

';.-lO].'Il1CIl'E. the ti."a11t centres.

' prices will soon

offered more induceme-iits than today " every t:-1":e1'.'.‘.',\' or‘ the province, every" influence

_\"t»1111_Q'1.11.1pl=a to farming". The

l Y. l’ NEUESSITWY l . .

A. w. 11111111111,

in aiili "prices have fallen l1clow the -:: ,11~.>r111nl level of war ‘vears. and "althongli they are ‘pi-ltportionately than the prices of c0111-

be lltIl'Ull&lS€tl. yet this is only a the readyttstiiietit anti selling and trrain reach the lieatltliv Ic"-"- ve. o r he ~11 a‘. time in our Iiistoijv when 2111f?

of the

~el‘o<.1l. the church. the press, should be

i';1i11_.-: the thottglits and the a111~ lure bt

. __ "" .311 intiitszritil life, “thevglztniour of the tenmtatitini to a specactilai‘ life I Weijv greatly tiiscounted at

are present byi the unem- and even starvation in the larger

sliovwjiiig 1'11 hirid contrast the tincertainty “i these as e11111pz1retl with the bit 0f solid _ _ which one 0:111 intake a cziiiifortztble home for himself "m1 l“ m” “°"'""“" “f m” P"‘"’°‘ 1.1.111? vrhtire he can alwnjcs call his soul his own.

earth on

~¢-

Wc 11111e by statistics jitst. compiled by the Bank-

eeptible falling‘ off

. ,_rs-'l"rust of New York that there has been a per-

in the amount of land cultivat-

_:,,_ ppvany, Ft-‘snch pmglcrl in Grezt Ilritain since the first impulse follow-

t n-llildt llrjiltlllAﬂ Pill for W0

n». -lpi 11f l-Yirt d») HCIlHbIElJ 9111'." (w. u..e:<~~.1

yum ~

iriiosrttowtn. with?

ruapu» 1-114 and ‘flit. lty for ‘an nl-l I-.rs~--., lncrrnees p!!! ' ' ill? Sui w. 1111'.‘ “'01P!

, .- I‘? . _ ‘ .. ' J c-O “AVY Montreal rel-M. I‘ I Fnllnv np-n-u 1.-....:=- >~

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Teapots g t Just received ltvnit

Crites of best English Teapots, an exceptional as- *1 ortment to choose from t

Black 81. 0o, ‘F’

~ siINNYsipn "

uhe food possible. In

phe submarines and

l 11o ertteri themselves

U lln till.“ they 11nd l2,li22.0tlll acres under cultivation ‘land I110 mcrtusserl prctlttt-tioii was a veritable god-

'I'he v-rar . , tlllllt‘ olrlcnt

=t.‘ll(l.

began s and

1 l i l l

lit-ll 1.. iauaoufiotl.

"~.t-<~~s.-1it,\' tlrovc thel Necessity" 1s an

lipatt- necessity‘ and inust follow when grim spectre.

I11 this country

crd1"ezi111e<l.r_1f', exert

‘narle expenditures i‘1j1_“;~‘. l1ave conu- 11.9111 zigziin. We rcgartl i; lbllllf I11 c‘ltl‘.ll'lblll(‘ our poor. r1111" schoo the impetus of 110cc

some exercise.

EDI

trade) as

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F .

rultivation was 10,998,000. War came and with it

tation incitient to warand the people were obliged

stopped i11 l018_ importation began

set 1'11. I11 I020 the quantity of land tinder cultivation \\':1.'fr~»'~11litlr1i1s but over li0tl.00tl acres less than \\’ll"l'l

Wntlltl be poor indeed if it were. not for fort-l‘ of necessity. .I‘l1e pity is that we d0 not anti-

-"ot11t1 "Instances at. least to exertion which we had nev

ilave Iicen regartletl as impossible. Our boys were fight 111g" for their lives in Europe

been rtegzirtletl as utterly‘ l1t~yontl our means.

what is not impossible.

“ lll thingxs are possible" min-ls to it and i11 the reconstrnctio11 period through‘ which we are now iwssing‘ a glance backward at the days: in which we did the impossible would be a whole

Marketing's of Canadianmeat animals at the I I eight stock yards (the best single index of livestock'hiffvh‘h;.f,ufﬂflf 'f,','§"h‘,‘,‘§s§l“lf',§he§§ _vou 1m». the case which lzoldb your much prized drool-ts. lllio lied in which you sleep-If It is of wood

compiled for Development Council f Canadian Meat Packers,

Toronto o ' t c. 3 l1ee'n"2,1l3gll“ll§;"'"’

the war when it loecame necessary. to raise all ,;~--1. r. s v.4 8.214 A! all Orui» " lzcrernr malls-l tgrjn: uddrv-sie on

1914 the number of acres under

the other lnndrances to impor-

or face want if not starvation.

to look as they had Ioolterl in the l'0lz1|1.~1(? into former methods stunt-ivhat bctterthzin the pre- 11 lo cultivation. ideal corrective, The world the driving;

so avoid thepkeen struggle that we come face to fznre with the

" of tiurs 11t\.cc.<&'~it_\' drove its i11 ions which up to that time would

and. to help them. we jirevionsly' wonld_ have The e and we l1ave closed our purses a hardship and even an impos» to the upkeep of our hospitals. ls. oven our churches-We need ssity" to teach us yvhat is and

which

TllllﬁOl , gm sumo rm- r. s. A ~

T_.....,. _ ‘gigffahmw’ "m. pﬂmm" lutlo over thr- faet that some par-

opped "off

million. of

‘ ' ;.'_ ﬂcll.) ‘If 3'5.

. CHARILOTTETOWN-GAUARDIKN '

11111111111111.1111 "tiilirtitllllilu

Discussing lliejncome Tux some ‘Vlime ago the Patriot made much

‘ties were now paving Income taxes on $10,000 or more who formerly puid upon only about u $2.000. I11- come. The statement, which was technically correct, has mls-ledazs ‘was intentled. many who bad road it. It was one of those specious wtrguments so frequently employed on behalf of the Government. to ltnprovlsﬁa defense by beclotidlng the real truth. The facts are tbnt under the lute Government there was NO PERSONAL PROPERTY and thebuslness mun was S gissessed upon his income only. But

Whatﬂhls has beeucbanged under tliel

result there are men today paying taxes upon large incomes who are (iuurter as much The that

1111' t ‘l‘.\.\'.\TIO.\' l \\‘

asscssetl for. .\("I‘ provides

Itcrc u itiunis iuconu- will not pan ‘

out as much to the (Ioveruuiont farabbers as a Personal Property tax. tlicn they drop the Inconu- lax

goods and chattels.

'l‘l1o t-lTcr-l of so unfair a syslcnt tuiou nut" mercantile ran bt- irlainly seen. In these (luvs of reconstruction and of falling.- j\l'll'l‘$ when all our inortrltatils are obliged lo practically foreizu and cancel all profits upon their goodsl

otneVliasls. Yet they dare not re- IIFE‘ to pay taxes upon flve'fl11ies1 as 11111cl1 of income us they earn in fact. Anti \vl1_v‘.’ Because they all.‘ t':II‘l'_\' Iariu- slot-ks of high cost. goods. wnicu WOULD 13E 1.1.1 l HLIC TU A HALF PER-CENT l’lCll~l SONAL PROPERTY TAX. and they choose the least of the two evils‘. ‘paving taxi-s upon an income whit-Ir ‘they are not ncltlu}: rather than.’ ‘sitmtl llu- st-vert-r scorching upon ltht-it" mormous stocks "of tint-u their shelves. .\;\'l'1 THIS FORFl-Tll TAX l.‘I‘l).\' INCOMI-IF l-‘.\'III(‘I>I ARI-I NOT EARNED is lwhat tltt- Patric». trots tun-u) 1-1111 - Iiinco the tmblic that. “!'avo1"1l.isu1"' llvns tixerciserl tinder former g0" |"nlnt.\nts. Liberal .'-:\..l (‘onserva - |:~-r. because u-i-vple \\‘~\rr> ,1.-:ess ~11 (upon the Imsi‘ o‘. ztetual ‘than imaginary iuccunos

rztttter’

i “STOP THIS CARNIVAL ‘Uf- lTAXATION BY YOUR VOTES, ,().\' THE B~ITI<I."'I‘hIs was (‘7lIbi1|2-’

on the 22ml of July 11110. What n11. {earth did it menu? The people ithougbt that it meant to vote in ‘the Bell Governmc11t.)tu1tl they so ‘acted. Bu! the "cnmiIvul of l;1x."1~ lion" didn't stop worth u cv-tit, i11~

( <ll‘.'lfl l! WPIII. Oll U101‘? l'ﬂllll)llllll_\'

lthun ever 'l‘l1eu the uexbduy‘ me Government’ 0F WHICH MR’ July 23rd the tutti-tax ARSENAULT HADNVI. THE ‘Wm’ ‘mcmmm "Ta-‘w’ statnrrtzsr CONCEPTION m‘

more taxes and still more taxes go hand in timid with the AFSOIIIIIIII Government .'I"l1e people will >111)‘ on tht- 24th. (Pet you gone. you 1:01" n-rnmonl of taxutioti.“ Who of us. 110w reading tlid mculy-moulhcdl luttter-wont-tuelt-In-yoilr-motitli dis- sv-rltttlons upon the Ilell flovern ~ meuts‘ righteous tttxution would ever believe? that/these I:.\‘[1I‘cs.~"~ sions represented the two different faces of the sumo paper. Nev-rt" - flu-less it is the Patriot before and the sum:- journal after the‘ election‘

5 Daily Selections . ' Guardian Readers 1

2,, Furnlched by W. S. Louson.

TREES

By Joyce Kilmcr-

I 1l1i11k that I shalt Inert-r see

.\ pocin us lovely" as a tree.

.\ tree whose hungry mouth ls pressed

Illt‘ earth's sweet breasts.

.\_-a1'nsl flowing

.1\ tree thuthlooks at. God all day A1111 lifts her leafy hands 1.0 pray. .\ tree that. 111:1)" in slimmer wean‘ .\ 111-." of rcblns it-1 lu-i" lmir.

[pi-n u-‘huso bosom snow has lain \\'51o intimately lives with rnln. I'm at< zm- made by fools like mo U111 .1111)" Got] can make :1 rree.

l never feel quhe ziloue when

when ‘we make up our

"roman NOTEs

tb-fnk about all that the trees?

llllill r llio shade 0:1‘ :1 wonderful tree. I never can coubl 1110 exist- wucc 0f tilio one supimne God af- ter sutdylng the intricate forma- tlon of some wild and uuumlflcenlt- ly colored flowers.

There is a whole lhook of charac- ter suggestions 1n even" ordinary‘ tree. '

‘But have you ever stopped ., to mow m

1920 by the Industrial and

, I number of head to have, vWR-s 373.000 less than I919. '

woulil civilization be’!

The newspaper In \\‘lll-lC1l¥ you

ere all the result. of trees. l Destroy all threes. and where

policy lion.

members

ed ucatlou

.11.

_ A XI - _ _ But the Patriot. is developing In- to a moat ardent admirer ofillfr. Araen nlt whose Government lt no blttery denounced. It is quoting his public utterances more m - quently and with more favor than It bestows upon Its own unfortun- lnte leader. Of u truth ft ls fur lens \ the pro-election iutterances. either of Mr. Bell or luny of bis co-ptljutors. But Mr. Arsenaultfs utteYances will stand the teat of popular opinion. and Mr. Bell's will not. and that is why" {Hi9 Patriot hangs Ila faith on one, Tbut SHUNS THE OTHER AS IT tfwounn A PLAGUE. It ls history gepéuting Itself. in that even in the Patriot's judgment the mighty ,Mr. .Bell has fallen, and the rejected Mr. Arsenaultpls vindicated In his policy and his reputation exalted. What a transformation for the old ,ltme slanderer of the Conservative But is the Liberal ‘twister sincere? If so will l! prove ,it.~; repentance by demanding the re tlretnt-tit of the Ilcll nggrcgatioti front a position FALSE PRETENSE. the restoration of the seals of of- fire to Air. Arsennult who t! ls |1~r1t1strui11utIt0 admit has dcull hub. los-tly with the country?

| dangerous

l

E (Iovernment!

lt is not. bmvcver. always safe n)" by the Pzitrlofs ottutations fro111 or references lo ,pnbilc men. Our tav-cnittg friend is loo tnucli given to romance. and in fldlllllOll has an incitrable habit of uuotllu: only such speeches, or parts of speeches. as can be tlcpund ‘til upon to lead its rcailcrs away lfrom the real‘ fact. .\ntl even on those rare occasions i11 which it tmblishes the correct text. It earn» fully tiuslics the tntu-lrmurt- dun- tlio Iiilliti; place of seclusion. The llou. I\Ir. bulb before llit- people and ili the legislnttire. made him - self so emphatic upon the taxation qllvﬁllﬁll that even a child could tiutlerslnud, and no garbled or par- llul quotation of his" tilterniit-es by 1l11~ Patriot will :-t1c1~ussl'ulI_v tnis g""'l“rt~preseut hlni. (>11 Atonday" lust It quthlisbed 1'1 part nt' his speech on the draft address in which illr. .\r~ enault (lit-l ntithiiu; more tliun ru~ it-.-1"'at_o the policy upon which he _\1enl to the people. BUT WHICH "Till? IIICLI. COKIIIINYPION <11’ ~ POSI-ID TOOTH AND NAIL.

instilutiotis ,0 b“ Carried a“.

LQLTUIIS

.\rt<cnz1ult.

context.

iii‘:

than

into

SECURED BY and aldltii:

11...1.1..1ia" l I l ,

Continued from Paige One.

ter um (Late. owing to the larze In- crease in the pack complied with the restricted markets in Europe and adverse conditions of exchange, prices rapidly declined and still maintain a low level. The outlook for 1921, while not encouraging, ls not hopeless. Labor and raw mater- lnl will have lo bear n proportion- ate reduction to the price o! the ﬁnished product. and a much high- er standard of quality will have to

ned lobster output of 1921 is to realize a prlce that will be remun- erutlve to the packers,

Ground Fllhcry: This branch of our ﬁsheries has shown a conslds arable decline, botib in quality and value. during the past year. In 1919 3. 248.300 of green ﬂab were deliv- ered at the curing rooms, valued at 07.449. In 1920, 2,048,000 lbs. val- ued at $30,720. The falling off of one million lbs in the catch was due in part to the low prices In the United States, xvbich ls the chief 111111-1101 for this product. and in pant In the outofalate methods of pros»

rial possibilities of the fishery are to be realized more modern meth- ods will have to be employed. The other branches of our Provincial fisheries, which do not bulk largely in value. tnaintain their average yearly output. with the exception 0'.’ oystc .\ notable (Incline in this fishery 1s observed.

EGG AND POULTRY INDUSTRY

The past year has been a suc- cessful one for this large and grow- inz: industry. The total estimated‘ value of eggs produced during last year was $1,800,000 sold chieﬂy for eiiwort. The value of the poultry. sold yous $500,000.00 mostly export- ed. The average price paid for eggs tltirinz the year was 50c per dozen.‘ 'I‘-l1c prices paid for poultry, live and dressed. were high and amply repaid the producers for their work and attention to this industry. Artiﬁcial incubation ls becoming uiors- general. and the artificial brooder has also come ns a very important feature In chick rearing._1 lly the use of incubators and brood; ers. large flocks are belnizraiserl and hens are not so "xeneraliyt used for incubation lpurposcs, (bus iu~ creasing the ego: yield, Mun)" new poultry house-shave been erecteil and a system ofllnrlt inspection i." lwimz followed by tho Glwertirnt-nt that luis resulted in Iiutvlrwls n!‘ pure hred flocks 01‘ superior qutil~ 11y.

FOX INDUSTRY

That the Fox Industry has been

lle was speaking upon the draft ,t\ proﬁtable one for many of the.

wmutless

tytbiug in

.\.\'D INTANGIBLE. L\' NO. Anti the Patriot knew tlzzu this was nothing short of a vlllain~ ous perversion of Mr. Arseuuulfs 1111011. the tiuestlott of tnxnv

\\'l1t-n 1h»- ‘Fuxutiou .\1.-l was ur- tually bt-foiw- 1111- Iionse, xuul its e11- Oﬂllitlcs were Ilisclosr-ll. and when intelligently - u11 the .~l|ll_l\t(‘l. the Patriot's own columns recorded the opinions of opposition members on the qucs - lion Mr. Arsenault objected to the $500 limit for exemption on incomes which would 11inch the workintt 1111111 11nd those with smull salaries. nud strongly urged that $1000 0t‘ salurv at lenst should be exempt. He also opposed taxing companies 011 their stock and also on the In - Amt “m. mum Wm" machinery during the winter

EAR season when our coasts are blot-lt-

como therefrom ialncd that A SPECIAL MARKED TAX l-‘OR EDUCATION WOULD NOT UIE OPPOSBD BY TI-IE 1'1<:0i-i;t~:.'u"iu1 uu- EDUCA-

TION TAX to "meet the needs of h"““k“l' '° ‘all? ‘ ruunr: WOULD 111-: NO NEED OF THIS TAX BILL." These are the CORRECT VIEW of Hon.

.\lr.

and

rotiltl

sign!

lulh

Arsenault

Iiini

drastic

‘address, BEFORE THE FULL IN- | ‘IQUITY OF‘ THE BELL TAXn - ' .TION SCHEMES \VERE DIS - CLOSED, and when the question of lAseociatlon and is thorough] increased pay to teacherswas tlie-‘liﬂble- The"! ﬁr? ll! Dfeﬂelll-I

practical consideration. On‘ this 110i 375 Ranches on the 191mm 11°14" lsald,--"Wo are not going to say rthut {be Government in not taking the proper course IN IIAISING Al} DITIONAL REVENUE." And the wily Patriot tries to transform tbh; utterance into un approval of‘ the taxation - measures afterwards introduced by

rm: 'I‘II\IE m: sroktzfnnu the twist)" evening tirgun says,-—"I\Ir. Areenuult in these words admitted tbnt the Govcrntneut was doing RIGHT." Right iu what? In rals - lug additional revenue for educa - lionul purposes, yes. In taxing cv- TANGIHLIZ I’OSI'f‘l\'l-2-~

1.020. rind _\'|-f that deceptive organ mean financial misrepresents as endorsing "lllllble loss to this Province. That their" wliolc fnxatlon outrages. It al- a “mm! poweﬂul C" Fell!‘ "will" so quotes Afr. II. D. McLean I11 these polntetl-remnrkeh-"He con- pared the Government to the no ~ torlous blgbwnymnn

numerous ranching commutes in, this Province the following ﬂgytrest will show. This information I have‘ received from the Secretary of the ,1" re-

1

;i111z 4.500 paint of breeding foxes in captivity. '

2,000 foxes sold alive during the year 1920 at an approximate value of $5oo.000.oo. e i,

3.000 to 3,500 Silver pelts sold in

1920 at. an npproxhnntn value of ‘$400,000.00. making .1 total of $1,400,000.00

received by the ante of llvo foxes and pelts sold during 1920. As a, future proposition the Silver Black Fox business should b0 u paying one to lliost- who are in the busn lnest-t, and by careful selection o1" the breeding stuck keeping: only the choicest animals. weeding out all undesirable-s, and good manage- ment .l.he Industry should continuo- to prosper.

STEAMSHIP COMMUNICATION

.\1 this season of the year there is only one llnk connecting this Province with the Afalnland, lbe combined ice breaker and Car Fer- ry Prince Edward Island, a splend- ld and powerful slillp that has per- formed the Ferry Service between Tormentine and Ilordeu in a mim- nl-r highly satisfactoryuo all who have bat] occasion to use this route. and just here I would like to pay 11 tribute to Capt. Read. Commander- ril‘ this ﬂue ship. u man fearless and intrepid in lhe discharge of his‘

l

duty and tvsponslbilitics arﬁd who has no superior in Canada as :1 Navigator as his past record will‘ show. who 1's always willing to. serve the publlcin the capacity in!

loud p Trade

be aimed at and attained If tbo cam‘

ecuiing the fishery. If the polem-

Drop ind , - .At" Patous

. For the next four tliys we; areofiering unprecedented values, . p, in Staples, all goods ua1nel| ‘at" . I replacement prices. . A host I , of bargains ready for . the early M

1 i shoppers. p * Good Union Russian Crash Roller Tow- l‘ cling. Regular 50c per yard, n0_w . . . .‘~’Bc Turkish Roller Towelling, Striped 16 in- ches Wide. Regular 40c for - - 2 - - - - - -20c Turkish Roller Towelling, Striped, 16 in. wide- Regular-50c for Bath Towels, large size. Regular $2.00 quaﬁty, 110w .............'L~..-...$>1.00 Bath Towels, regular $1.50 for ----7 Bath Towels, regular $1.00.for - - - - .500. Bat-h Towels, regular 80c for é . . . . .4001 » Check Gingahms, regular 40 and 50 for.......... .....27cperyard 1'4 Patterns Print Cotton, regular 35c and32cfgf.. 50 large white' Bed Spreads, re ular $41M) f0)" 2.49 400 yards Khaki Flannel, regular 60c per yard for I . - . . . . . - .350 34 in. Long Cloth (White), was 36c, now per yard Lots of Coloured and White Flettes

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at per yard Kimona Cloths were 85c now_59¢ 1W!‘ _vartl. __ Good Unbleached Sheeting for 651* 1W1’ _vard.

Ladies Afternoon Silk Dresses, were $25.00 to $38.00. Eleven good assorted sty-‘Ies. Colours "Blue, Black and Brown for $12.98 for four (lays 1111])‘.

Some Extraordinary four days sale 0f Ladies’ Poplin afternoon Dresses, P081110» able stydcs. $19.00 to $21.00 for $9.98. Colors Blue, Brown, Golden, Black and Sage. ..

Ladies’ Serge Dresses in Brown, Navy and Black worth up to $2599- ﬂlfﬁe 11R." only for $12.89. ,_,

Another line-of Serge Dresses suitable for Missies and Ladies in Colors Navy and Black. worth from $23.00 b0 $40.00. clear- ing at $15.00. _

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A big lot of Factory Yarn, mostly wool substitutes, small

p13,; trrgv, only 98c per pound. Shetland Yarn. Iqt 5c ball. . _ X Stratford Mittens, Brow nand Scarlet, h. all sizes. 75c- This includes all our Mitts. I ’

FOR FOPR DAYS ONLY

All Ladies Silk Mufflers =11 1-3 bu.

Grey Cape Gloves for Ladies, all sizes, from 5 lo 7.

Capital Gloves for Spring, $4.00 for 02-75 *

50 Sample Wool caps for Children at llulf Price. I

Our Millineip" Department offers all hats at "Illf Price.

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Purous 1.111.

which he is placed. even at great, ‘personal discomfort and personal loss. .

T1121! this ship has performed

been on the route, no one can deny. h but the fact stares us In tho face

that she is the only link 11nd should 4,

S‘ when tratlo and shipping on lin- lmlll VIII?‘ Pilnvliécelvvould t-utlrtlv columns of llio Patriot n11 Mo)‘ 12th Nam ‘m l‘. m“ N." nwusm“! I'm‘ nhbed~~1 . '*' 'l‘axutlon .-\t"f. as recorded I11 the wit] Wm“ m mm“““n"a"°"

5.0a Ferry. was ordered

an accident happen to either hull

ed with Ice such a state of tiffuirs R would obtain that would amount to q n calamity and is not pleasant m contentplaie with no other

she could reach some port Whcrnl n repairs could be effected. und perhaps months must (IIPIDSI!

to and

1111c mainland which would‘ disaster and incul-

er should be built at the earllcet Possible moment ls our greatest need. with such a elilp on the route and working In conjunction 1pm;

In summer and winter and In cues "l emerzonow either ship could go

Gulf or the coasts o! the Maritime Provinces if um mugging called for such service.

made about a your ago when lbs up the uwranco River

several Icc bound steamers ful engines and

mouth of the St. tn old

and bud Providence not Eome to‘ _ , v _ m‘, am and by a Chang‘! of wind‘ passenger couches equal ‘l0 and a loosening of the Ice Iwherebyl m” “elghmr” °l m“ “arm”

wonders (luring tho time slits has the“, steamers gm out and“ we“

imports tied up for weeks entailing

thousands of dollars. Tho gtcati need of n second Cu‘ Ferry for this o‘ route has been impressed won the um‘ l‘ l" "m" and mils‘

‘ m the Minister of Railways us well t-l br that the only will“ ll Icul as ,0 Mn He,“ (“norm Manage, llllﬂble. Poorly ugme: cars 1 h" Plum‘ ""9" ll‘ and mo other oﬂlcluls of the C. N; ‘Y 59°90“ "395- ll "h" P”,

“Twist Board of Trade working with the other boards of trade or this Prtrrlnce will not relax Lhelr efforts to have this most deslmtl and absolute necessity an “mom. plfebed mot.

FREIGHT

Railway hi8 DON! Iii-I'll)’ llamludlp- ed would: can soc the grout my“. mgo a Dick Turpin the Present Car Ferry an efficient If

who would lure n traveller In a 5mm‘ mum ye ‘mmmnﬁ m" R15 pleasing manner Into a lonely place and tbqn command 111m to stand. to the rescue of vesaelo m diguggg and deliver his fut puree. The Gov- l“ me eminent luring UIQIIYIHODQ during an election now commands their: to deliver." And yet we mny nee the Patriot quoting Mr. McLean a favor-in: the ‘Br-II Ttixntlon.

Ill!!!- Promla h: be ' m“ mgaunge on recently mule Tlgnlub would shrill: 0.11:0 age line from. unctlon mxrll l8 wall as 01g have in mind that such a £612 53"” Bu“? ml! would allow. With better roll ‘ - nljvment. heavier and mm

"IS '"'"-..:==€_ ~~ --

vlnces enjoy we would the! lluit the term of‘ coufedﬁ were being at last fulfilled. we are u long suffering 11909" neighbors o1‘ the other prov"! ' so admit. The car and Pl service from Sacltvllle to -

wn steam this province might ave had its shipping 0190143 and

loss to its people of hundreds of

aim-a), gevartmen; on every pogwtlnu- unsatisfactory. 811d ""' ble occasion. and ls well known ll"? 10 the public who have l0

_ 1 no” ma; m; cpupmetwn to 11nd from this province ' 1n "m, put uh with and often n0! - curs lo allow passenﬂer! l down but who have l“ -"l many Instances 111041 11' l!"

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mo tnsssnastr sznvtce l

I As the Prince Edward Island‘

would be hraugm the whole mileage of the ﬁr; standard

Ivny were

mm Summmldo to be laid ddwn this

town and e branch“ would be sund- II Quickly u cimllmlllll

a better class or