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Thoma; Chandler eminent Nova Scotian jurigt and

author, was born lh Windsor, Nova Scot-La in December, 1796. lie stud- ‘iad law. rose rapidly in his profess- ion and was raised to the bench as

' M; r on (ll ndvuuie) delivered. 312mg" ‘(lriuiumom)’, Janna will y (Iliad! lull jllilel Staten. President W. Cheater B. Ielmre: Vice-President. J. B. Burnett:

. Ll t. C I D. A. Imilunol, D. H. 0. ‘mm, ‘m; n...:f.'.',".'i'."a. u:l:IlI"-. Auoelnte Editor, l). K. Currie. I New York llrprrunhtlvo-Frlnk B. Northrup (mp-Mn Representative-E. J. Power

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1924

the‘ past our farmers and ranchers _____ are busy arranging for next YQBFS

Yesterday. November il0th, was crap, Pa". pmmenh Anon.“ wa- St. Andrew's llay; the anniversary ‘New’ bu, God given, [he mcmasm of Stotlandls patron saint. a day

"‘< 3T. ANDREW'S DAY

named to Srotsmen thc world over. (min; to the aunlvt-rsnry falling 4... SllllfliLY. the (‘alcdnninn Club of Prinvp Edward island will hold its 5t. .-\n<irc»\"s dinner tomorrow. Tuesday evctilng. ut the Victoria HniPl. interest in this year's cele‘ hration la accentuated by the fact that it is the one hundredth an- ||i\'l'i.;ary' of the (‘alt-donian Club and prcparatums on a more than tirtiinziigv scale have been made for the o-t-asilvn. in éllllilflfl to thc (llllilt'l'. whit-ii will lllVllltll: special features the programme: will h‘ interest.

of more than ordinary’

the speeches, lllllSlC and general

entertainment being in keeping

w... n..- i.i,-....-it' importance of the tcnteuniatl celebration.

The (‘alodonitiii Club of Prince ildyvard lriiillltl is thc oldest irat- crnal organization in the province. in its bunvlrt-tl years of hiyory it. ha..- consistt-tithv maintained the tradition... and the high ideals of its itmndcrs ll ‘s a purely charit- ahlt- fraternal, nou-scetarlzm suc- il-ty. all thr- pron-etis of its occa- sional functions being distribute-l poor, creed or nationality The Club has

among the regardless oi‘

a history and a standing to bc|

proud of and tomorrow tiighfs din- ntrt‘. speeches illlll 5111188 Will ru-

flctt the-justificahlo pride oi its

menrln-ra whu are holding high the i

torch lighted 'l.y tile fathers a hundred years ago with "live coals from nft‘ the altar" in their native Scotland.

> mo}? TOURIST ASSOCIATION ..

Tnnigriit thr- Prlnccvifitlwarti ls~ land ‘Tourist Association will hold it. first annual meeting. the meet- ing takes place in the Board of Trade. itootna. Market Building, a‘.

The monthly trade paper “Print.- or & Publisher" says it was St‘!!- ator John S. McLennau who contri- buted the "articles on Aiaritinio Problems to “The Sydney 1'05!" Md which were reproduced ln Satur-

days Guardian.

Preference is to be given by the 33.4w“; certain Dominion products, but had we a government at ()t-

government to

Protcctionlst tawa instead of a Free Trade one we would

what an opportunity

have to make the preference worth while!

To make the most of what wr- liave and not lament the. impractic- able i5 [he way to gct on. We have n gold mine in our province as a imam. and tourist resort. bvih summer and winter. and we have practical men who are going to dc-

vclop these our natural resour- cea. The measure of our zipprccitllilvfl of real art in music will ht: the at- tendance at the rccitul in "PM" Niemorial liall this evening. ‘Phoni-

to whom vocal and insirtimental

music means more than Iligéi“?

tninstrtls and jazz hands will at-

Chief Justice of Common Pleas in 1839 at the age of 33 years and lat- er. ln 1842 becamn Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. in 1856 he retired from the bench and took up his residence in Eng- land where two years later he rc- ceivcd the degrcc of DIJ-L. from thc University of Oxford and in 1361i he was elected to the British Parliament as Conservative nicnib- er for Launccston. lie died non.- Londou in 1865. two years bcfore Confederation of the province-

He Wis the friend of Jogeph litrwt; and wc oncc heard the latt- er when he residcd in Ottawa give a must amusing account of a tour through Ireland matte along with "Sam Slick." These jolly Nova Scotian humorists had a most en- lflyable time together in the Emer- aid isle and liowg concluded that there was "more fun in irclautl to thc acre than in any other country in the world." llowo spoke of him as Sam Slick thc name under which the tiopular author 0f “Sam Slick of Slickville" yvas known throughout the English-speaking worltb

Itrwas in the days of his judge- ship that li-illburton wrote "The Clock-maker or. The Sayings and lmlngs of Samuel Slick of Slick- ville.“ The first series “'21s pnh- lishetl in Halifax in 183G. the second series in London in 1838. the third series in London in 1840, which was followed by the combin- ed series of three volumes in one When lialibtirton removed to Eng- innd his reputation as a tiutnorons writer and story-teller had preceded him and he wrote “The Attache. or Sam Slick in England. thc first ser- ics in 13H.

These were the works which

Hallht rton,‘

THE CHAR LOITETOWN GUARDIAN

Melancholy Fate of l - Jay G0uld’s Plans

When Jay Gould lay on his‘ of ' death bcd the most, immediate

a _ thoughts on his mind, apart from flours ‘ .

some speculations. perhaps not. BITIOI. M-‘Dl

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very cheering, about the hereafter concerned his family and his for- tune lie strongly hoped that the Gould millions would not be either dissipated or separated, that. the eighty million dollars he was 108V- You have perhaps heard tho crL mg behmd mm we“... remain pow. ticisni made of a certain physician "m, as a tun"). that it Wfllllll b0" to the effect that. when he did'nt . . _ come something like the Roth!

know what was wrong, with the pat- ) l l i 1am“ , font he atlvisetl him to take a trip. "Mm mrmmh M‘ c‘ s u 3 As a matter ot" fact. in the major- affair, managed by a hoard of trus lty of these cases, the physician did tees, and from which it is very diffi- know what. was wrong with the cup to chip a dollar. lie hopcd Dillioni- also that his eldest son. George. Although there Wfls not pTFlIIIPS would brim, ,0 conwlcunn (he m“.

. . By jun W. THE VALUE OF CHANGE

any organic trouble the patient was really "sick"‘ln the sense ‘that ho was not himself. ile felt miserable. was incapable of sustained effort. anti was not rcully interested in anything.

llis food didn't taste right. and he was sleeping poorly.

Now what about this advice to take a trip or holiday?

\Vcll, one of the first flillign tho trip (loos is t4) take his mind off his business or household affairs. New scenes and new people cntor into his life.

But a big factor is that he begins to get a trhangc of looti-

iic is gttting out and about more. and when ht- slts down to his meal he brings to it a real appetite. and a free mind. Thu digestive juices work be-‘tcr and intcstiuiai move- attainoti,

is what his physician. Wishtri to secure for him. and realize/i that only a change o1‘ gwnc would help him to got back his appetit- for food; and with it. his zippctitu for life.

Now cvenvhotly" can't act away on "lbs, and you may b0 "ted up" on your food, job and life itself,

‘ “What arc you going to do about ii .

Try and make some change in the daily routine oi your life. (it-t up a little earlier. and walk part way to work. Vi'alk part way limnc. and tlu~n take thc car tin; laltt-l‘ part of bile way.

You can't change the routine of

made his reputation as a writer and which ran through many cditionsfl anti were trziuslzttetl into two orl

tend as a matter of course.

prcstrnt crisis in Egypt for two ob- vious reasons. The Antiporlcs cati- uot afford to‘ have the control of the Suez Canal jeopardized nor can she tolerate. “turbulent neurotic coloured rams" to ilSSliIllC they can tlictatt- to the British Empire. Thcir interest lies in keeping Australia a white man's country. and the mcu- aco from Asia is ever great and

tircstant. We may give the case for

inun- of thc languages ot‘ conti- ncittal Europe. Of many other books which liallburton

wrote.‘ "The Old Judge. or Life in a l(‘tiloiiy." "Itule and Misrulc of tliel

- | Saws and Modern instances" andl

"'l‘lic Americans at Home. or Dyc-' ways. Backwoods and Prairies" or... the best known. The atlventurcs of‘ the shrewd Yankee clock-pctllar in‘ Nova Scotin eighty years ago. his, tlcscriptlon of thc Bitienost-s of those days. his stories of horse’ ifilflllli-(‘Uilil courting willlstill amuse

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the cooking and the tootl in Your own homo perhaps. but them i,- um, illllllé you can do- That is cut down on all your food- for about a wan-it, lmrllidiliill)‘ thc tats. iirink a llliltl more water than is your (jt|5,(_y]||_

What will be the rc-uilt‘!

\\'|by with the extra amount of air and exorcise and less t-‘ood, by u“.

Tho-Australian Press has been English in America," "Nnttftt: antlpuul of the ivt-t-k y-mrn i... apiu u,‘ tinanimousiy behind Britain h. the than-in Mturv. Traits of Ann-r- "If Hurt-inns that is but on the' ican llumor." "Sam Silck‘s" "Wise "mm Rcmmllbm" Y""'V° $lllllllf got.‘

lllv-"fvti up" frclina. and this sit ifle method will help to tom-um it

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The Public Forum

Thin column In open for tlm

l nt-vennurily rmiorna the up- , union» of eorrenpondonla. l . >OQQQO§OOOFFFWGQ~OQOJOQO

FOX SHOW-A SUGGESTION

SIrw-ln rt-"uling the report of the ifux Show in your Saturday's Issue one is impressed with lllu splendid

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road empire that he himsclfdizitl carried far along the road to suc- cess. llc prayed that his children would not malto imprudent marri- ages. Not one of thcso hopes has come to fruition. The fortune has shrunk, and the very means Jay Gould mo); t.) keep it intact has been the cause of the most. costly lawsuits on record to have it divi- tied. The Guulds are no longer a factor in tht- railroad world. They have stlltl out or have been frozen out of tho realm the founder of the family laid out for tlicm. Finally they have married frequently and cztpriciotisly. Another gencrwtlon of them may be. in shirt-sleeves.

Jay Gould's Plans.

Jay (iollltl's will was the cause of smnl- of the trouble, and (lenrgc (ionltfs t-liarzicter was responsible [or n good tloal more. The will ea- tablishctl separate trusts for each of his offspring and appointed them to sl-rvc in groups n5 trustees. To his t-ltlcst son- Gcorge. whom hc

Ho lacked the extra 6......» of driv- ing power that Jay possessed.

Benton in the Panic.

Jay Gould had built. up the pow- erful Missouri Paoific Railroad from n few straggling lines, and had u great vision of! what the next few years would bring to the South- west. Uuing the Missouri -Pacific as a backbone. George Gould sought to establish the transcon- tinental line of his father's dreams. and came within measurable dial.- once of succeeding. Tho 1907 panic defeated him. though it is doubtful it it would have defeated his fa- ther. lie made enemies. just, a: Jay Gould had gone. but was not strong enough to down them. One (lay, receiving a gruff answer from Pierpont lllorgnn over a small deal, he vowed that ncvcr again would he en-ter the Morgan offices. That pcvtlneas cost him u good deal of money. Then he turned to the Roekcfcilers. who bencvolently permitted him to tic up several mil lions of the family money in their Colorado enterprises. lIe quarrel- etl with liarrlman. whom he had tltft-atetl in a contest over Colorado Fuel and iron. but remained on good terms with Andrew Carnegie, who gave him paternal advice. lint. in a crisis when hc needed Carne- glc-‘s help indis renewed fight with Harriman the Sent retired from bus- iness to golf and the recreation of building liburltts. and had neither" time. nor money for thc (ioultl-llar- riman fend.

licforc tin; panic. the (ioultls own- ed or controllcil the Western Union Telegraph Company. thc l). and n. o. n..- \\'.\.~..e... Pncifitt, ti... Mis- souri Pacific, tin. Wabash and won..- smallcr railroads. As llll‘ ftlfillll of n twenty million tiollnr deal (loomi- bad put the \‘Vabash into Pittsbnrg. disregarding a handsome offer from the lllorgzins antftlu- Pennsy-

hati sought to fire with his 0W1] restless ambitions, he confided the. chief authority. As ion‘: as (leorgel lived ht- was thc chit-f of the family and the main comptroller of fin- ances and it was his handling of affairs that eventually drove other 'Ill(*l|i|l\'l‘S of the fzitnily to bring suit against him. Thcy allege that undcr (it-urges control the original (iould fortune of some. eighty-six million tlollars has dwindled to b0- twccnltwenty-flvc and forty titli- lions. and lawsuits to determine the facts have been proceeding for H"\‘tf‘ill years with lltlle [irospect will be setlctl wiihin'

.that they ‘another six years at a smaller cost ‘than n tronplt. of million tioliars

lit-urge did try for some time loyom- (won... m... for“... m" o; mo.

‘carry out his fiiilltlfhivwlfillcfi. Hc had zibility- but he did not have iquite the kind of abilty required.

erudite in scholarship. and choice in literary style. Every Sunday School teacher should have ‘a copy and use it constantly with t=h~ older version. Those who know. await a book of similar" tisctulnvsw

lvanizt road t.) kvcp out. After this; quarrel the Ilcnnsylvuniai retaliatel by chopping down all tho Western llnlou uric-graph poles upon its right of way. Tlu-n came thc panic: which found the (ionlti rcsotirt-esl spread out more than was judicious- for a lllilll who had so many t'llt‘lll it-_s, ilo had quarreleil with ibi- Morgans. ilarrimati, Kuhn. Loci. and (Yo, and other imerests of loss- iinportancc. ilc was not strong enough to meet tin- assault that yvaa concentrated upon him. and ivithiu a year three of his railroads antftlit- Pitlsbtirg 'l‘crmiiiai (‘om- pany wt rt- bankrupt. The next year’ llarrimnn was in virlual control‘

of the hlissotirl Pacific. and one by. l

other roads. lie sold out of thoi Western Vnion, and that about, ended his active business career.

I Othcr Activities ‘

For some years therctiftt-r llc tit- votcti ltimself to squandvring mn- ney. spending lavishly, almost mad- ly, on liorsusc- (logs. yachts and the

land beauty in his translation of tht_ beautification of his hotnes. ills Old Tcaltlttwflh. ll i=4 llllftlflllflflltl brothers and sisters spent. hardly will "19 review of 9°m° ullflYlllPil‘ less copiously. Most of them had

Till. At this met-film the ycflrb the Singopore base one cf those

work will be reviewed. a workdays that our readers may realize-g wliiclt the Association has first how vary vita] 1g is m u... Con“... A FOR

cause to b.- prond of and which ucti l-xistcncc of our "for flung Em- ~

our citizens may wcll regard it as pire." i a privilege to hear. Through the

A hundred years ago Charlotte-

untiring and continuous efforts of MW“ and the Islam‘

was a very iht- Assmcitition Prince Edward la- lanrl has been placed on the tour- nm. map, more visitors t-umc to the province. last yrar than ever hutore. 'l'h1-y onjoywad its ciimat" and scenic beauty and talked and

tltrscribt-tl as a

past." ..'in1i afterwards

wrotl- about it anti laid the. founda- tion for lnrihr-r and greater visit- ing. What. has been done and WINS in HHS m" lglamL what yet rcnlzlllls to bc done ill this connection will be tliscusscti at tonight's meeting, [Every cit- lzen who can do no should be pre- sent, as the. programme mapped out tor future activity means dol- lnls and increased pleasure for every one. in thc city and province. Association b)‘

fit. Do we lack their courage

for us’!

‘Cnvunrflgn flu‘, flliiffll‘. illfli.

spirit of progress or tlecay.

is thetest 1f Yfllll‘ DTUSQIIFH. ililll ylllll‘ 0047170721-

th... at thrill‘ fir... pnnuul meeting.

.._-_--€O-}i——- EDITORIAL NOTES tenburyis "brief"

“l! Plllllb‘ l" |'l"°1"l'l°‘l "l" ["7 trade relations that hc hntl taken

tourist. trade next summer. Every- a copy Wm, mm h would m... hotly interested in tonight's pro- Mo“ much more

‘"-"°'“"F"- business-like if he had taken Mr

Tratlo within thc Empire in great, trade within tho Dominion is better. trade within the Prov-

ince is best.

fy goes a long way'with the Put riot.

General satisfaction has been ex

No catalogue house can begin pressed in the press that the three

to compare with the prices ruling Chief Justices of the Maritime Pro in our retail stores. our patronage for our own merch- independent and influential Com

ants. mission to consider the proper tie

velopmont of these We am proud oi‘ our new Assist-

ant Deputy Minister of Finance. (ire-at native ability allied with anal 'lty to duty are Mr. Geo. W. "yn than’: chit-l characteristics.

have been raised in

Commission? and, (2) to whom

different place from what it is to- day. yet on St. Andrew's Night .,,,;».|_ “n. .p,;_;..0.1; y. anal. (in... 1S2»! over sixty of’ our then 1.3.141. dwell in the land, and verily thou ing citizens sat down to what was "stimptuotis re-

tiilatod on thc magnificence of their pros- U “'""‘l* will‘ and determination who built het- tcr than they know that we their vlosctvndants might reap thc bone- hnve we the vision and determin-

ation to do for ours what they did

Th!!! i5 U"! P001 0f ill“ Alnco again l fccl the glntines... the (V tin,- honnlc simmer tiays,

Tho Patriot says Mr. liilnco 1mg- an was so pleased with Mr_ ltat-

satisfactory and

Let us keop vlnces had consented to name an

DEGEM BER 1.1924

iiow row1u;~»’rr....-c in u...

shalt bt- fed.

(Jommit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Psaltn 37: 3. 5.

PltA Y Eli : —

“l” l»"““‘l""-‘*3 "7 the" "Win13" 11"" “lie lcadctli mo! f) blessed thouiélit;

llcavonly comfort

frsinglht;

Thu“! Wliatt-‘i-r l tin, whcrifcr l be. were thc men of courage. vision Still ‘tls God's lland that lcadeth

ill L‘.

THE BAGPIPES MESSAGE i can hear the bagpipes playing, 'And my thoughts rush back to

thee.

iionny Scotland land oi’ heroes, Far across the (let-p blno sea.

When I roamed, a wee bit laddie, (Yer the bonnie. flowery brat-s.

Tar- hamc in dcar auld Scotland. ‘fhero my heart. now gladly turna;

on West lndian Tao thc land amang thc heather,

And the stings 0' Rabble Ilurns.

t 'Tls the music. of her cblcftains, "fin tho music from her hills; ;

i can hour the whanifs weird whust" - ling -—

Rzitten-bury With him. But mere tat’- Aml ‘he gllr-mn“ "l "l" "m1

Ami again l sen her warriors. ' Clad in tartan kllt and plaid.

‘Tin the grandest ever made.

. Tao hame‘ in dear auid Scotland, There my heart now gladly turns; The the land amang the heather, ~ And the sangs 0' Rabble Burns.

- (lndciln trout, and herd the kye. _ Watch the boxlcs in the meadow, Hear the hootlei’! awesome cry;

llfoVlflfl-f-‘B-bl" For my heart's in dear auld Scot- tho sea- Two question... however.

land. And I roam again hor brnes.

°°"""cll""|/\nd the bagpipes lead mo. ever with the punter: (l). Who is ge- To the love of bygone days.

“'5 to dew‘? “'9 “pm” °f "mffae hamo in dear auld Scotland.

‘Thorn my heart now gladly turns; 111-1,‘ -'|g'_! rzt: ,.-._

Marching the the liiclund music- utifortunately. thc

. surf .~s of our island exhibitors. tlietic Journalist. some striplllll-l

Surely Sir (‘ltarles Dalton and scribe, should prejudice tho read- thc late Robert Oulton "startetl in: public against what is sure to

Something" when they gave to be n worth while contribution to

1'11"‘?! Ellwilffl lslilllll lllc fl" the best literature of’ thc land, farming industry. 1 am, 5|“ mo" Viould it not be a wonderful‘ HENRY D_ RAYMOND

thing indeed to have a real fmfiq. show next illlllilllll in Prince Erl- ‘ ' \\'a.rd island, tin,- homc of the Ili- tiustry‘!

Vl/liilt- the pioneers llalttm and Onllon get full credit for starting this industry, thc writer is fully aware of thc fact that our cstevtnetl citizen Mr. (Yliestl-r Zliclmrc was rc- hilflllfilllll! for inaugurating For; Ex- hibitions, assisting in the first show ever hold at. litistoit. Mass, in lilltl. We are informed that

v O 6 Mr Mchurc in conjunctloti with i

Paul's Church. Charlottetown. Nov. 30th. 192i.