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A strange and beeutitul paradise ' land is Keeling. one at the Cocoa group. Here everything in nature mm, to be reversed. Crabs eat coconuts, iish eat coral. dogs actually fish for fish. men ride about on the backs 0! giant turtles. we shells are dangerous men- mps, Most of the sea-iowll spend me night roosting in trees. and rate build their nests in the tops of palm

'ceSl H in this land oi promise one can rchase a 100 pounds sweet pril.al0eS (or 40 cents. many kinds at delicious iruits for a few shil- lingg, A snug cottage may be qgmcd for a whole year !or S27. in the Keeling Islands there has miy been.si;; cases bad enough to 3.; tried by law since Admiral Fitzroy of the Beagle landed there i little over a century ago. Think I it! I A sworrliish once pierced a whole mm through the planking. and through the solid timber and the thick ceiling. with his sword. leav- ing it there. The sword was not iiscovered until the vessel dis- gharged her cargo at New Bediord,

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What is the meaning of beiore he must in the lingo oi the sea? the sailurs' quarters are in the lu-ward part oi the ship where hey are supposed to be round aiter lurking hours, in port, coming lever sit the mainmast; hence the arm, ”beiorc the mast."

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The Metropolitan Life insurance iompany reports over 28,000 deaths ast year in homes as the result oi falls while working the muse.

The only weather prophet rock m earth is on the farm oi Jack Murray near Pleasantviile. 'I'en- ic-ssce. When it's going to rain. :he surface oi this limestone rock areaks out in great beads oi mois- :ure. When a dry spell is in the lllillg the rock does not sweat.

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IILAND GRILL. Queen Street Dial 5218. Serving lull course din- nei-I. lpectaliaing Ollinele dish.

IIJIN OIL - Quakerpoil burn- ing Kitchen Ranges and Floor Pur- naces. Bryenton an McKay.

1:0 IIOLD REUNION - The Veisran' Guard oi the last war will hold a reunion tonight in the Canadian Legion Home. Members or the Guard served in many parts or Canada on guard duty. escort duty and at prisoner oi war camps. Generally too old for active service they were veterans of the First World War.

ENGAGEMENT-Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Costello, Lot 35. wish to announce the engagement of their daughter Doris Ann Marie to Richard Laughton. son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Doyle. Charlotte- town. marriage to take place at St. Anna Church, October the 12th.

POLIO CASES - There are M cases of pollomyeiltis in the Prov- ince at present, according to Dr. O. E. Curtis. chief medical oiilcer of the Department oi Health and Welfare. 0! this number there are 3'! in Queen's County. with 1'! in Charlottetown; six cases in Prince County, one oi them in Summer- side: and 11 cases in King's County. Dr. Curtis said the pre- vailing high incidence bears out previous evidence that the dlseaac reaches its peak each year during the first two weeks in September with the colder weather of 0Cl0- bcr and November causing a drop. He said his department works closely with the family physician when a. case is reported and gen- erally administers gamma globulin in other members of the iamiiy as a preventive measure.

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JIIEITI TAXI -5 Dill TITO II70 01' 6252.

"WI near Till: SICK WILL". Giuey's Pharmacy. open evenings 'till I o'clock.

I. A. CARRUTHEIIS. Optomet- rist will be absent from his office Saturday, September leth and Monday, September 20th.

FIR-IT Ml:lTNG-The members of St. Paul's A.Y.P.A. held their rlrst meeting last evening with I

.1110 Guardian

methods of mounting liven by Bob Doniey and George Lewis.

Pe. e 3 Thursday, Sept. 16, 954

. . I have met in the Y.M.O.A. ior the past year.

A demonstration on the two

prints was

The club was iniormed that the

P. 3.1. Innkeepers Photo contest has been extended to October I0.

Next meeting will see the iirst

club competition with a summer picture.

D srsolar. sxroar uormow - (OP) .. Britain"!

good turn out oi members. The meeting opened with prayers led

biggest single export of rams since the second world war-no oi the

by Canon Ibbott and pro aml

Romney Marsh breed-was

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were planned and discuase ior the next four meetings. Following the business mee” the members took part in several square dances under the direction of Dr. J. W. Jelka. Lunch was served and the meeting closed with Auld Lane Sync and the Grace.

VISITING CHAltLOT'I'lTOWN- A nota-in yesterdays Guardian that two physiotherapists were visiting here from Winnipeg stir- red up much interest in medical circles. Dr. P. A. Creelman. super- intendent oi the Provincial sanit- orium, is particularly anxious meet the girls. Besides the doctor the Provincial Department oi Health and Weliare would like to have them call at the Prince street Health Centre. and the Polio Chapter is desirous oi interviewing them. Perhaps the visitors could spare time enough to talk to at least one of the three.

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ped to the Argentine.'

are pleased to asuaonnee AUGUST CONTEST WINNER!

mes Loretta Ann Paris! as Queen street Oesnpbellten. NJ. (Large Walking Doll),

Mrs. Gladys Heroes I Taylor lh-est eydney. N. I.

(12 Pair Nylon Hose)

Mrs. A. 3. Meelnnis 1'16 Park street Moncton. N. B.

(12 Pair Nylon I-lose)

Miss ltlnry Whleh I10 Fortla Street

Mr. George Lewis

Presldenbeleot oi the Charlotte- town Camers Club. (Photo by R. Taylor)

Camera Club Annual Meeting

The annual meeting or the Char- lottetown Camera Club was held at the Y.M.0.A. last night with re- tiring president Charles walper in the chair. Reports of various com- . mltees were heard as well as a. review of the past year's work by

Pwsmals ”h.lv2l3i"olii.... elected for the 5"” "'”""" "R Miss Rita Gallant. employed in wmlns Ie-Ion are: Honorary Pre- (L”" w'l”"' 9”” Charlottetown. spent a pleasant Bldbnt. Mr. Frank Tlnneyi Put in" ,1 3 mm. vacation visiting her parents, Mr. PTEEICIEHI3 ML ChaP1El Wall)": I ' ' I and Mrs. I-jdmund L, Gallant, President. Mr. George Lewis; Vice I” Edw'"d sum” also friends ilnfl relatives. Pl'E51d8nI5. Mr. Robert Donleyi (-h"I""'”t"w"' P' E' I

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BROWN'S BISCUITS MONCTON, N.B.

secretary, Miss Miriam Matthew; Treasurer, Roland Taylor.

It was announced that the club would do a photographic essay on

GREAT HOBBY Izaak Wniton, the famous angler.

the lump of ice seemed to be that

tliirrsy relays the rock's signs to ncai iarmers who say that its weather signals are one hundred per cent accurate. Think of it. It's I strange phenomenon as yet un- txplalned by scientists who have rune there to investigate.

Ben Penelrowsky was in bed one light in 1953 when he heard an urshlp pass over his home in Freeport. Long Island. seconds aier something crashed heavily among the rose bushes back at we hnuse. Penekowski immediate- Iv got up and discovered that the uhject was an egg-shaped piece of Ire weighing almost 50 pounds. Where did that chunk oi ice come irnm. an airship? No. All-iorce niiicials at the nearby Mitchel lield said that a mass of ice that large could not have formed on a plane and C. A. A. authorities con- firmed this. The only solution ior

New School Marmls First Day

First day at school is one to re- member - particularly for a inning teacher facing pupils (or the first time. In The Standard this week. 21-year-old Marie Lloyd tells how she went through the ordeal with flying It is an article that every parent with young chil- ilrcn will appreciate reading. We in The Standard this week ---on sale now. complete with Picture Msgasine. 12-page novel and 20 pages of comics.

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