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Ynlilt FRIE1\DS` Can buy

anything you can irive “ ' 264696.

rhefn-except your photograph. yiaife an appointment today.

The Cook’s Studio New DesPfisav .Block

FOR EASTER

Make your Easter Greeting

a personal one-an appreciated _one-send your portrait _

Make your apptointment today a

The Bayer Studio

pow' ~»-

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Good Photography

‘ Moderate Prices. #Personal attenticn to Am-

ateur Phqtggpgphy, ' things :irc hard to get in this country

, _ 107 Queen St. hone 68-J.

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Montague _

For tho islands greatest coiidl- tloii powder for all kinds of stuck, price 25c. por 1b.‘5 lbs., $1.00 lo bring stock iiii.o condi- -.llon it is uut~xcol‘ied. We also

have

sun' Hog and Piiiiiiry Fwd. I Ellis’ Cough and Heive Cure. Ei-lis' Worm Powders. - Pratt's Condition Powder. _

,i Pratt's Poultry Food.

international $tock Food.,-. International! Poultry Food.

Columbian Condition Powders. - Columbian Poultry Food. ` _

, Pendeltonie Condition Pow- ,'. dors. ‘ ` Gi-anger's Condition Powder. ~ Woodiauries' Condition Pow- - der. ‘

_ 'Di-. Danieljs Remedies. A ..Royal Purple Remedies. i F1liis'g for all kinds of stock foods. and roniedies we have I .'15 yours of experience in this 1 l1no_aud can advise you. SHEEP D|P.- Get your sheep dip here. it is guaranteed and only costs _ 25c. one poing will make 75 .

» points of dip for sheep. swine. cattle, horses, -and po\iI_ti’Y~'

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tlpn, accu{§o_--¢g\§in| _olutiie leneeia. lolgcting' 9‘r§ |` blll. ldlPI.8 t _ the wearer' I _ erand co1‘f°°i° I;-.adjusting the completed 81"!" i° his face. ,_ 1 _Because we glvetllperlenced stt.e_a~ tlon to all these points o\ir_¢_il"°.'° nn

agditlon to |ivi_%9||i!ili\°¢ '||.|°°' °

s curely and oo rtably. Wd Fl" 5°’ coming to the w rer.

EH. J. Mason

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_ the usual hours, and at Whiin ltoad

' 1 \ ‘ received the following lcttcrfol? thanks

frost to get Canadian mail althoudlh

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agent in lidon_ta¢ue._. _ | ~

..“EXCHANGE OF PUI.PlT8.- Itcv. Daniel McLean. lfcopIc':4 1 Church, '(‘liar1otteto\vii, will exchange' pulpita with the ltov. David Wright. Montague. next Sabbath.. Am-_li lst: iiiiii iiervicii win iii. iiinii iii tiiii st. Andrews' Presbyterian Church, .Mon__ taguo. in the morning and evening at

li\ tho afternoon, -~13.

Socks llaetiived . _

\liss l.auru.(.‘onncl. Wcllliigtuit has

for socks scnt tliroiigh thi, Wellington Wuincn's Instituto In October last. when they i'or\vn|°dcd to tht' boys of ~ 105th Iluttuiiori 75 pairs.

` Witloy (lamp, Surrey. lilnglaiid.

March 6th, 1917.

llcuc 'Miss Corinelz- lgot that

lovely pair of socks that you sont. and thc.. are nice and warm; also the Ilncs on the note wlilcii you wrote. l hope ‘will conic -i"ue. I have been transforrcd to thc 11th llattailc-u Thi: Aniorican Legions, ns I a.ni an Ain- orican. I hopc.somo time to nit-ct you. if I do not got shot. England is it very nice plocc but not in it with P. E. I. I wish you wr/uid send your photo. so I will know you if I hap- pon to coiiic buck and I will solid you niinc. Woll little girl I caii't write _\1o~ii niuch of u letter as I have not been around very much. only that aoidorlng is quite diileront here than d0\vn there, stricter discipline and the food not as good, but tho climate is warmer. We have lots of Y. M. C. A.. huts -in this cainp and also tlhurcli iioines, where you can gg to chiircli and 'Slmday School. There ure 50.000 ,troops hcrc. Well ,little Hifi i_r;J0d" Iiy_c_.fautl may God bless you and iat _voir-`n; have ii happy life. Jllliankiug vob"%l.:ain. _ `-‘lvreinain sincerely yours. ' _ f . i PTE. C. WYLIE. I

4'. ll. C.. 211th Bat.-

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CANADIAN MAII Wtiililllllllh IHE BUYS

Tho following Icitcr has been re-

ceived by i\IIss Lila Iloswell frooi Gr. Jack Stewart, son of Mrs.- D. Stew- art. Fitzroy St.. in receipt of a box sent ihrougii thc Duiista1`i`nagc, W. l’. A.

_ _ Fruiicc. I .. 1-3. 1917.

Dciir Miss llc~swcll:-~ I rccelvoil

‘your parcel also your very kind notc lust night. I guess you will have given up hopes of hearing about your parcel by the time you get this. it was-qtiltc it-'long wiiilc on 'thc way by the iluto. 'I`hc parcel was fine, the cake great and we appreciate those thiiigs;,a_grcat deal -more now t1ian_we would two years ago. There was six of ns in this billet ami wc finished it up for supper tonlgiit, the boys nll thought it was fine. '

My b‘other is in’\vith nie. too-. 'l‘lie

` towel and socks were line too. Those

generally. . ' We -a'ro_ having vory good wosthor ,licrc now and ilio pooplo have started thclr faruilng. Wo soo lots of \vonien and girls ploughlng and doing all tithe" out door fztrin `work, also work- lug In thc mines. so thoy arc doing tliori. siiiiro to win thc, war.

Things arc loi.~'king pretty good just

iii present lor us.` I' hope they follow on and lathinlt they wilI._but there is _a lot of hard ligiitlng to be done yet

my part I always feel that I ani one of the lucky onos and I have been so lar. Wo have been _very busy lately and have done a lot of moving with nut much time .io do any writing. 1 inn on guard now and ani writing be. tween liuats. llc-nioniber nie to Alico Owoii when you soc hc-r and tell her I will drop her a llnc some oi' those iluys. The boys all said to thank you_ for wliui they got out of the pai-cgi, Weil I niust close for thoro is-very liitlc to wrlto nbc/ut or rather that wc are iillowod to write about. I »would bi,-ivory gliid'to hear from you again il you caro to write as it s

t is pretty- hard- to `-answer some times. __ ,

` `Yotirs very sincerely, ‘ -. J. C. STEWART.

I‘.S.- 1 tliiuk I.mct a couple of`

your brothers at the old place in Pownal, I was down, thore_wl1h a young Jenkins fellow, Sam' and 'Al- mond.

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and some ul' ns will not go back. For'

f .,*1'W0 CENTS per word each in- sertion for advertising la. this. col- uniu. (las-li must._ accolupau ._ordor.

h_Iini_|_nt|.:r.i charge éwontyilro hints.

ii' .l"°L. 0. L. MEETING.-4 Tho ltuv. I)anit.'i Mdiscan, tlharlottctowli. us- sistcd by a number of tho local pas' tors, will bc present at tho regular meeting of . Sterling Orange Lodge. Moiithgiio,"Monday ovcniniz. April 2nd, and they will iicllve. addresses 6n't‘he' history _and organization of anclcnt 0|'angeI=,ini. a very in.itr\ict|\'e meeting is looked i`orwa.rd to._ and tt full attendance ;of the iirot_'Qp"en rc qucstcd. -B. ~ ~“-

itfoniinncd 'ironi I’ai-ce' One.)

-yet they will go oil "spouting t1ie-- nils-si;atenie|its‘on ovory opportunity that presous itsclf. There has conit' ovor the 0DlJ.0BltZoii a s.rangc change I rcinombcr very woil sitting on ilini slow nl' the liousc for nii|n_\‘ _\'ours. and it was the pridc oi the Opposition then that jvc worked up thc public aocouiits and mastered tho-[acts coin pletoly. and thsre never was inade b_v any leading member- of the Oppo- siiioii onc statonicnt which th-:sy wcrc not' prepared to prove; iind if anyonr oi' us' found that by nilstako a niis stvtcnicnt had been inade- wo consld t;cd ourselves iii heiior bound' to take it back. But he-rc wc have tlicin ai- loging that ilie dcbt oi' thc pi'ovliicc when wo.canic .Into power was only $904000. when they know. the Loader of the Opposition and every inteilig ent nia.n.iiniong them. that thc- state ment is false to the extent. ol' $168. 000; and yot they not _only allow it to pass, but repeat it.w_i-ti_i_ all, the cm- phasis at their command, with .a view tofhaviug it gain circulation through- out tht' country. It is poor policy und will utter!-y fail in th'c c-iid. , Th( people were deceived for .a little while. but they are no longer deceiv- cd and will not be dcccivi;-1' agaiii. We have it small surplus. We have spent on war and health some $1220 more than the war and health tux yielded; we have paid into the si-nk ing fund $11,745; the sinking fund has y'ic~7-ded ovcr $7000 in interest and this year we have reduced' the lisbil it.'cs of the province in all by over $20000. Now tho Leader of thc 0p_ position will say: Yes; but you should have taken all that money and spr-ni it. So we could. and- so had financ- ing would suggest and indicate. We have gone through the year with the greatest care and caution. We have had ai year in which lherc was no great storm astheie was the year be forc. In 1915. in the course of twen- ty'-four hours there was damage done to the amount of over $50,000 that had' to be expended then and iiicre This _voar we have had no such storm. but we -have no guarnntcc against coming ilisastcrs; but we are $26000 bettcr on__this iyear and hope we will be able to do as well. in the coiiiliig year; btit who can tell? The safe pilot is thc one who allows a safe malrgin bqtwc-on -his sb-In and the rock. Wohnvs kept the credit ot’ this province and saved it niany thoiisandr of dollars in our transaction about the new war loan because. we have kept on the safe side und kept our financial course clear andsafe. We have $25,000 tc- the good this year: possibly we may do its well in 1917. On the other hand. it may well be that some special calls may como. sbnio unforseen evcntsnrlso. which may call perhaps for the whole revo nfue und_\vhat wo have gained this your. Iii any ovent, thc tides rist- ahd fall. nd when It is high _lidiy wc inusi. keel: in niind the ebb' and ineke provision accordingly. its wc hiivc done. __

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___E_DU_C_ATi__UN A1113; THE Tiicrc has bccn a grcnt dcal said

In regard to gducation,-.wiilch had no value. I will come tolhat present ly. I wish to sponkjust at this juncture. however. of what those on- gaged in the teaching profession have done in relation to tho war. Their record is rt marvellous one. We have in this province 138 male teachers, oi' whoni‘71- have done or are doing war scwlce. (/tpplaiiso.) That is more ihan‘c-né out of three. ami at the 1icad__is lho_Supcrintendont of Education. Next we have two pro lessors from Prince of Wales Col- lege. three inspectors. 33 first-class teachers, Zi) _second-class teachers ami throa third-class teachers.-in all 71. from the Superintendent down to the Iowast class of teachers. in turning up the flies to-day I found 'ivpostcard from Inspector Buxton written just as he _was leaving England to go to to the front. full of iiope`and opti- mlsm and pleasure. Now we know he is one of those who have given their lives for the great cause. How

many more of our teachers have fal- ieii do not knew, but in the whole

history of education in this province therc so no single fact that stands out so bright and clear and commands such admiration as the noble conduct of those brave mcn. from the Super- intendent of Education down through all the ranks of thg te-aching profes- sion; tAppIaui-ie.) and we trust that many- of ,those will return? and that we shall be able to give them proper encouragement in their splendid work. No man can estimate what the/value of those men. returning from the varied experiences of the war.. wil be in the education of the

= Dmss 1*” Nast door to Bank of C°=m7f°‘_ -,_ entagus, _:__ __,’_,». ._. P. . . _

.IIHE Blilliitl SPEEUH 9

mini sc1iool,- thus lc-werlnit the li- toiidniico. ,But i believe it will do that boy perhaps more good to feel he is making ii sacrifice ot' this kind and helping tho war. than If ho wentl iiiiilcr thc- best circumstances to un; ordinary school. Unfortunately. we h.-wc also had inure than the usual amount of sickness arising from cpl- deinica. At one time as many as 70 schools were shut during thc your ou that account; yet. although thcro is n slight decline from the cause I have mentioned. it is very slight. and ini tha live yettrs_during which wc] have had tho inaiiagoinciit 'ot the public schools of this province we have cliockod thc steady tloclinc in school cnroluicut. and almost one thousand of all Iinprcvcnient iris hccn iulliicvnd-965 to he exact at thc close of tlils your. 'i`I\c iinprovciiiciit over tho iivo yours before was 905 in tht'

_ cnroliiiciit and 836 In tho uttcndnncc. iimvaovemsnrs in ori-can ass- | PECTS. "

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A In thu scliools for our icuciir-.i°i-i wc 1 have now better normal training than A wo 1:avt~ had for it generation in this A province. We have had bettc-‘ sunr mer at-iiools. more thorough inspcc tit;-n. better pnid touclicrs. Tho school inspectors now report to thc Supcrin~ tcndcnl. every week and he knows exactly what each \vcok's work has boon. Every school is visited, all the special features of thc visits are rccordcd and kept on lilo in the Edu . cation Oillcc. Mncli inorc I ct-:iid guild to`this. but perhaps in what i 1 have said there is suillcient i'or pre 1 sont consideration. "WasteiuI ex {iravngancc" is ii poor. cheap; oft-re ;pcaicd icrm we hcitr from the other I side of the Iiousc. Here is sonic of 1 the "waste" sonic oi' the cxpcnditurr , we made that was never niadc by our iprodoccssors in the Governiucnt l There are hospitals in this province 1 doing it vast amount. ol' good for sul - 'ering liuinaiiity. We had no status Ior right in those; they were sup or A toil tntircly by voluntary contrllbii

_ tion. We have given the Prince Ed- ward.lsiand I-Iospitai ii grant of $500

Ati _your. tc-_ th_e $(él_i_i_irlottetowii Iiospi

.a ii gran 0 . ii year. to 1he

A Cliiarlottotown llosplitai a grant of

i ‘R500 a year, to the Suniniersido Iiospi fs ii grant ol' $400; and this ye-ur wc ire providing in our estimate for s :rant ti. the Pi-c-:cstant Orphanage of

$5010 ai_i_d the Catholic Orphanage $500 tn a ie grants mentioned have b_ecn paid out of the ordinary revenue 'uid the grants to bn niatlo this year

ige all estilniateil to bc paid in the 4 nic way.

FALSE PROPH ESV.

lu thc punt year it was frwlv pm.

'ilicsied and given an unc reason wily io tax should' he lcvied-that is, nc- ‘Deciai tax for war and health pur- _ io.-ies~t1i:-it the Government was iii, I :rousing the tax upon farm lands oi`

'IIS Province. The Leader of thr Qvposliioii. having no knowledge ai ill. rcckicssiy made and repeated c~vcr _ind over, the statement that we wore `"""°ilf*lI11§ the land taxes oi' this pro vinco. that we w_er¢~. increasing the va nation of lands-iby from 25 to 33 1.3 Der cent. - ~`

Mr. _BEI,L: In sonic cases.

_ ’i‘1-Ii-. 1’l`tEl\IlEIt: Yes. such as thc nstancc you cited in lienslngton .uiicro the taxes were increased $400 Yl‘e"0a§ they WGFC 110t _ Increased ~40. lou have before you the public tccounts of this your whore the taxes vers paid under thc new valuation. \o\i have the public accounts of 19117 where tiioy wore paid under the old valuation. f in 1916 the tax collected ‘WH $:l8.0:lii: iii 1915 it was $37,138. Pho lncrc-.iso is not tim in- fmqm, 1.lit.~usiinii: It is $901. Anil as com cared with 19ll. thi, last year in '~vliii.-h -ilic Liberals were iii power. _hcy collcctoil $3.364 uiore from the arinors of this province than we coi- 'octcd In the year 1910. Tho dIi'l'o`r nice betweéh the statements 1 ani _row linking and the statements the .coder of the Opposition will inake.

_ s that I can prove every assertion of 1 _nlne. The permanent records ofthe

louse will prove everyone of tho =tatcincnis I»iniikc. it will thai; hc _ocn that the alarming statement made n August last. with he object of lf*-fvfliilln the Proposed] tax for war uid health purpi.-sos,-*iiic alafmrng ttatcnicnt that wc were going to put inn or fiftccn tliousantl dollars more ui thc ihrniors. was utterly unl'_ound- id in fact. The Leader of tiio Pppo- iition invontcd that statement, and ‘"0" |19 HH.Vs. on tgp of this ten or lfteen thousand they arc going to add. one-third more, so tiiat if it is fifteen lil0llt\8t\d. add one-third more and vou have $20,000. I don't know why he stopped at $20,000. because he can count higher than that. llc had al- 'cady passed all restraint of fact. and viiy he should have stopped anywhere ihort of the skyline one cannot guess. _

_i-tosPi'rAi. A_ccoMMooA1'ipfN', ere.

Here I niay say one word in regard

to the Patriotic Fund. This province has subscribed $15.000 each for the _vcars 1915 and 1916, and for the year |917 $5.700 already paid. In our es- timate for war and health tax this _vear the Government has under con- sideration. and has for a lc-ng while had under consideration, n series oi' Dl'0DosaIs looking to the enlargement of ou" hospital accommodation in this

are-vince. We have in the Dalton Sa- _ a_toi'lum the best institution of thc kind in Canada. 1 have the authority

I llmk ‘lin itihi\'illlJnllavat:“gotlivoorxepxlielll lished vocational traihing and the

_:______v___::v______;_;_______;__T;___________;____ _ __ ______£___I____j_____________;_*__________:_'_i_____;__* aénigasceone boy who in w|md,-nw” wg;-k _is now under way. We hope' 1.0

he able to widen it out and do our full share in regard to hospital accom- modation and provlsloin for men re- turning dlsabicd from the war from any cause. That is one of the coin tingcnt liabilities witli-wliicii wt on- ter upon this year. Wo have in thc Asylum nt Falconwood 'in institution that has been it vory heavy charge upon the rovenncs of thc- p_i'ovincc. With the iiniucnse increase in the cost of llv-liig. the expenses there have niouiiiod beyond all precedent and they are inounilng .stIlI; but I_wIlI

‘prepared t show that IN NO PART OF CANASA HA8 THE»PER CAPI TA COST OF MAINTENANCE OF .ASYLUMS FOR THE INSTNE F-'AL- LEN AS LOW AS OUR MARK. There has hccn cxorcisi-.il tho most rigid can- and cconouiy in connection with the- institution. Therc has hccn sup- plicil to tho patients cvcr since: wo clinic 'into power food of as gt/oil a qiiallty as any:-'ic of iiscaiibii_v.TIioi'o is no question and nc- stint about the quality of ilic hour: It is thc host. Tligi butter _is the bcst and ilic incat is the best. There is no patient sup- plied with .uny i`ood which auyonr: oi' us would not he pleased to see served upon c.-nr- own tables. Yet therc is exercised the greatest care and su~ pcrviaion to prcvout waste. hast year wc had great trouble about got- ting our flour supply. The nisrkct was so iiiistcady that niercliants had long ceased to oil`cr tenders. and an- ticipating an liicrcasc in the price ` we laid in it stock and lust yczir that was suilicicnt to carry ns along iiiitii thc t-iid ol April. so that \vc were independent of it rising niarkct during that year. 'l‘hough wc did noi buy as ci\“ly its \\'c wished .wo had. _Vet we bought in time to ci`i'cct u cmisi- dcrablc saving. - In respect to thc llailion Sanato- rliiiii. we l’ollc3'.vcii the same practice anti have kept in stock ull those ‘things not pc-risiiuble. kdpt in view iundor control ii supply cxtcndiiig at least thrcc months bcyonil the present fif\.\'- Last _vcar was a terrible your lor obtaining coal. 2.400 tons u year was what the Asyluni hid be-Jn using lor iimiiy _\‘cii~~s. Wo ci-uid noi get 2.400 ions lust year. We laid in it stock oi' 2.400 tons iii 1915 :ind by specisi cure we were able to .~tav`e botwccn tiirec and four linndrcii tons nf that. This _roar tho bust wc could do was to lay in 1.500 ions. We began vctg- curly in -the suiunicr to take precauiioiis in rogrd to all drafts. i00ki1lz after windows all ovcf' thc insiitiition. and \vc will como through ml” .\'0Hr safely on 1.500 tons, plus the surplus from thc your before. bc- caiisc we are utilising :iii the light wc-od on tho farin. and hesliics that we have been able to acquire tho use ol' some 90 acres of land belonging to the Dominion Govcrnnicnt that lies contiguous to the Asylum ground. it is all wootliuiid. 'i‘lic Golf ('1iib had ii 11111101' louse. but they were vi-.rv conipliicciit and were prcpaml to sur- rcndcr their iciisc. Thu i-03111; |,.,_ wi, will now have a shorter routc b_v lfilliillii a road through that wood. Tilat route will siiortc'n thc iilstniico to (iliarlottetc-wn conslileruliiy. Ag I said. wc got u supply ur ii-ood that is helping out .thc coiil supply inato- \`iHll1'~ W0 M0 Setting timber lu tho repair and reconstruction of the farm buildings, and that is helping to some extent.

Tile bulk oi' the buildings were

more ihen_1inif :t mile from thc insti- tution. Some were right beneath the institution but thc- rcsi were ovcr “ Ulf-1113111111 .Yards nwa)'- 'I1h0.\' were put down hcrc and tlierc. and therc was "CA Ii SIIIRIC hi-'ice whore the cut- tlo could obtain sliclicr cxccpt ii iiiiiiiii pun whcrc iiicy wcrc ilrivcn in bc iuillicd. We hnvc ninvcd iill |iii- l"’"‘""i-7"’ I" "I0 Dust vcnr. or piilii thi- cost oi` inoving thcni out ni' th,. U,-_ dillI\l'.V rcvcnuc. and ihcrc is now ii coniinc-ziious. confortnbic l`iii'iii-viii~i| whore the cnttie can spend all ling tiays In tiio sun. I liavc: vcrv litilc doubt thc great trouble we had with

for U'-any .Years was dne'to thi- fact thlai Ahern “'11” U0 yard space outside. 'I`_ie cattle were necessarily' ron fliicd al d"~"- day :iftcr day tlirouglioiit thc Wim" ‘mil Hbrlng. Now thcre is ii 311801(-'llH yard. I was anxious that hon. nicnibcrs oi' thc lloiisc should visit the Institution. and tiioy can soc for thcniscivcs .what has hccn done A" thai- ‘Will :ind l don't think that i\ii.Vonc who is doslroiis of being fair Wm 50.1’ it was not wt-'k iibsoli|tcI_v necessary to lic donc and work that was donc cxccciliiigly woll. When some of the biiildings wiierc ,thc cnt- tle uscd to hc housed ivcrc removed

Will! ffiilhtfiil. A number oi' incn, hllfdl' men. wiio were sci-iistoincd to

of the horrible conditions with which they were confronted when thosc

throve. as It is now. we hope we have ii herd clear of tuberculosis. Wo huvc had the cattle cxainiiicil and ics- ied WIC” Ullfll vear and have wooded out without rciierve every cane limi was suspected. We hope ic- have 3 modem cow barn 'before the year is over. and in the course of the com-

farni buildings in any .part of Canada.

AN APPEAL TO THE OPPOSI- TION.

say tiils. Mr. Speaker. that we are

tuberculosis in the licrti out llicrr-.,

in .ii bctiei- spirit? Perhaps our ltilld scheme may not be ll Brel!! 811600"- hut was lt not worth while for mem- bers of the Opposition to have rc- cngnisod an honest attempt to do the bi.-si we could and to have EWG" "0l"9 assistance? I)ld we get that assis- tance? We got the most vli_=01‘0\li¢ ctiposliioii possible agalnstihe whole mcasurc witiiout any reiztlfd io AU’ incrits. An attempt was inode ti- hill

the nic-isure. and when that attempt failed what was donc? \VIicn we-

asked for a conirlbiition of the beat opinion alid assistance members op- posite could glvc tiicy sat allont and

nc-‘. one man ol'fc~i'cd a Hlli1i!<‘Hli0Vi-'

Now. tb;\t is not lair. I submit. l\ir. Spitakcr, thi- Opposltioii are not liv- liig up lo thc high standard that thc timcs rcqulrc liiut all inou in piibllc life should nicasiirp up to. We know

`fro'n experience of pust'yctirs that

wo cannot cxpcci from our' rcvcnutt to_ bc .ulilc to incci such t-:tlraor|liiiui~_v rx- pcndltiircs us thoso coiinccit‘d_wlih war. We nil know that is tru.c and _vot hon. nicinbcrs ot' thc other sldo will frltlcr away precious lioiirs. tiny after tiny. In ruthless oppi:-iition io a iiicasiirc which will en-ibln llic pcoplc of our country to have thi- satisfac- llon of doing sonietiiing to help along tho cause. I said in this llnusc that li was reported from the co\inir_\~ that thc pcoplc all over ilis pruvlnct- paid thc war tux. not only without com- piiiiiit but with oniliiisliisiii. tilt- state- niont was made: "’I`hl,s is on thc land and tho pcoplc ol Charloitctowii don’i have to pay." This is n inost unfair and mischievous suggestion to inakc. ('li'irlol.ietowu is paying two ilioiisaiid dollars towards the Ilntrioiic Fund. I ani lnforined. If ffliiirltittetown were bi't'-'iigiii under thc general tax- I have iiistio up thc calculation-t1ie_v would he liable for $2.000 a little niorc or less. Besides. thai. ln every ont* nl' those centres nf population thc- war tax goes upon thc incl.-nic ni' every man. Evcrv niun with a iaxablc ln- cunir-. pays thc war tax upon that in- coinc: Tile following will give iuoiu- be-rs an ldcu: Fire lnsii-“ance Conipziiiics $1,725 l.i1'r Assuriiiicie (io. . . 52-7 .-\<-ciilciii und Giii\rantci\ .. 1711 Ilaiilis... 1,918 Income Tax .. _ 3.3173

Oni ni' ii total og $24,000 L-.id tho

tax paid _on farm lands i-tinounted to foiirtceii thousand dollars.~-icsii than $1 for each farm throughout the pro- vincr. and any hr.-ii. incnibcr who .says lhcro is one loyal farmer in thc pro- wlio would object to it tax oi' one dol- lar on his fu"ni to help along the i’a- triotic Fund and assist tht. dependants ol' our soldlorii ni the front.-ziny mem- ber. 1 say. who alleges that there is one farnier who would object to that tax is niaking a st-.iienicni which lic cannot provc,-at least. ict us hope he caiini.-L prove it.

THE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

I woulil ask hon. iiicnilicrs to tuko

ii diffcreiit view ni' thc Ilcvelupinent (`onimission.' That Iicveiopnicnt I'oinnii,ssiou \i'a.~: not appointed by the (lovcrnint-nt. It was appointed at a iucctiiig of thc people of thc province called by the Governinciit. and they selected those men whom they cousi- ilc-rsui best Iliicd within this province to take -into coiislileriitloii ilie special i-Qndtions arising from the war. and _iiie prospective possibilities of dcvcl- opnicnt in the province at the con- clusion of thc war. They have hccn doing splendid work. and when you read their report. which has been laid upon the table of the House. you will soc who those inen are and what the result oi' their _vearks labour is. I hc-pc wc will never again hour in this House sligiitliig or sncurliig rcinarks in rcgard to the work which they have donc. 'l`hriy have done it :ill free- |y_ iiolinatcd solol_\- by public spirit. and iherc can bo no words of p“alsc too high for incn whiz- l\ii\'r~. undcitu- kcn a task so liiiportuiii und who hsvc doiic their work so tiiori-.ig‘ily. Wt. hoard snccring refcrciiccs to thc mak- ing oi' toys. because tlioro happens to hc an uriiclc in thc Ilcport dealing with thc iiiukliig of toys. Arc lion. inoiiibcrs aware that Canada has been spending in-illious c-i' dollars on 'toys? 1)., thc.. know that the taking away from Gcrniany of the toy trade alid the building up of that iraiic in (inna- da is ii uucstlou that has hccn origa- Slllg thc niinds of incn or nc- less ini- portaiit than thc Minister ol' Trade und Cciniiicrce. und that the lcnrliuf: lncn of 'i`oronto asscinblcii togctiior und coiifci-reil on the best ineans of estnblisliing a toy iradc in Cnnudii that will rctiiln' ihc inilllons of-dolliirs that have been going ciscwhcrc lii_ this respect? it is an clit.-rnioiis bu-

from their foiiud-'ttlon the tic--iiliuoutsiness ,whic1i. il' il‘ vvcrc cstubiislicd of the groiiiiii iindcr iiiasc iiiiliiiiiigs. ilcffr- \v<>\Iid give <‘»1nvi0>'uwm to a

ilrcut iiiaiiy of the poor children, work that could ‘bc done b co ic in I

~ _ ~ . - y ‘D D 1 iclr

.rough viork and conditioiis not too homes. It is capable of dovclop- pleasant, were taken ill as a rci-niit`lDent cn ii ve‘_v large sculc, and the

inakliig ol' dolls and dolls clothes and so i’oi'tli lpropcrlv carried out is an

buildings were reniovcd. Wiii-,ii um. absolutely essential part of thc ciln- tlilnkii oi' cattle having been htiiisc<i"0Rll0n Of every child. If wc could in buildings under such coiitlitions. |\H\'8 t‘llf*1lgli toys nianufacturcd to 'here AS Ho Sllrhrlso that tuberculosis. Slllwiy our own people it would have

a two-fold benefit.-the educating ol' our children in handicraft and tho sa- ving to the province ot' a large amount Of mGh0.\'- it is not a subject of snccringly facctlous remarks. but one' tiiat is engaging thc attention nf se- rious-minded. lioiicst. patriotic men. and it is worlhv of the most serious

ing summer and the summer follow- attention r-1 any member of this ing we may have ali those bulldlngsl HOUSE- If W0 UPG twill! to meet- UD t.o the most modern -standard of evory proporitl for progr s, every

proposal of patriotism. wig either open or covert sneers. we are unwor- thy of thc tlincs in which we live- and unworthy of the great opportunity

_ _ Outh ol mm Conn" _ _»_- .._of the medical gentleman who is at which every member of this House

at lowen pr|¢¢|_ -great fun .nd they sen'§'£g:t3rt:ll:”tiie held of the Hospitals Commission I would make one more appeal to has at his door. of doing all that in

Wm be~dm,e,n home and bun" deep for saying tha; .ig 1, me |,e9¢.,,qu|pped the Leader of the Opposition and him lies by putting aside all small mm the mind! or nw” men Lanny and him ,david for the m,,.p°,,c.,,_ of those upon whom he mc-at relies, to and petty and mean considerations

_ _.. . ‘ ‘bevouom sacrincm Unity or Action; any |m;¢1m¢|0n gn ¢mmd,_ no,_wm,_ appreciate -the fact that we are- now and directing his attention solely to

_ :i.. - In he mm H ma Hn D ' standing gh” ¢|,i,,~a are other, mm as a nation engaged in ii life and those things which are of real conse-

, p t B _l k me together d th t _

in the ,ndissomble bonds of "ue “_ will accommodate far more p¢¢i¢m¢,,_ ea s ruggie with a most .eientloss qucnct- and which have to do with

cor. Jigga; Gggflg ||||| ` U-goggsmg The” thing, wi" md°|_ it was a costly hospital, because mere foe. and that our sons and brothers the advancement of our country. It

Mft6n.Street‘ "my imprint themselves on the mind' la there equipment, that ,cmd M "_ and friends are not debating pros and is not wc-rds of loyalty that count at

of tho" mem and they Wm "mam" meteo; fur g very much 15|-‘er accom. cons and bandylng words back and ali: they are worth nothing. The them to me "aeration of om, ch" modulo", We lm", "nge, comme,-_ forth across the door ofa comfortable German. while feignlng to be a Bri-

il di-9,, .nd from g,n¢m¢|,,,, M, g°m,m_ ation proposals for enlarging our img. chamber. They are on the front line ton, stabs the Briton in the back while

tion. lt should establish a braver, lm" “°°°mm°d““°“ “ld °“l°"5l“¢ li whale the bam” 1° "°"m‘ and where th” 'nm' A” h°|dl“5 “D bl” “"6 ‘nd

~» sri' 1 °' -° ,Q have eve, had be¢°,.e_ and we are car e roug w e neces- ey ' us ra on o wia memipro ess ons hue md forefuhen here who not sary that some expenditure shall be d°W“ "wif “V08 1° DPBSBFVB Kr ll! are worth. Wlben we hear members

' om were mm., to “crm incurred on that behalf. We are de- llld for the generations to come all say they are loyal and ready to do

Ags'¥3.1?g||l={¢|»¢||g||t hilly already sacrilhced all tbl; slroiis of so ldlustliig-our hospital ac- H1000 iilillll Wllivh W0 value in 011|' everything to help the war. and thenl

3 sl' M fm- some cw” may thonm ,us |°__commodatlo1i that we may be able to 0iV||iZl!i0ll- NUW- ¢I\\Il0i W0 HB6 1° tum to the record and find that they

.nd t _v.| ani |_|»“e_ The .hlgnce of so D\‘0V|I|° IOI' 0\II"_ OWU l'3¢\]\'||9d 50|. I 00IIlBmD|l\.l61l Of "I6 mlgllty Ctllltll- hgve gpgqgeu every glnglg mgggufg

loall mini’ Of our teaches-e and ¢|,°““n¢¢ diers ae for as we posslbl can, not U00! lllllrvlllldilll ill Ind U10 HUGH' whose o ject is the promoting of the

Canned floods. I-Oitlterli OPI of mm who M" annum bn Md an may in regard go iiibgi-cuigglg bm ,im uous and fateful days in which we ,dim-5 of me ¢°,,|,¢|»y .nd the mu.

Film* immegmg ,gmt gn |¢"¢n|“ gh, lg. In regard to permanent diaablement. |iV°- *U15 °ll"l0i W0 lI>D\'0l¢\l lil 01080 daring of assistance to our soldiers

Ill Atlantic Ave., Beslan miasiica in our- siiiiooii. emu” Ind in retard w special trainlns torlhihss lim t°“°h wr =°|dl°r~ “ld iiiiii tiiiiii- aepiiiiiisiits, we iitaiiot iisip con" mug. Sandy” wg", th, mi", My, gon, mg My, those who in the war have suilered in- that touch as on POIMI Of |°¥l\i¥-- concluding that their loyalty is ex-

IIIT-1-6l|ll'$¥"tslla1lwllD\|» .PTA are tsp at home earlier' tc- do thy .Iuries that unfit them for their form ¢li1\!°! W0-\PPl‘0l°\\ lil_il°l° Will! pressed merely in empty words.

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i

The csliinatos have been tabled sail

it is not necessary for me to rtfvlovr them. We hops that all thlnse belnir favourable and In tho absence of am' ati;-ss or storm or disaster. we will bc uble to come through this your with a rc'ductIon_ in tho liabilities oi' thc province of $19,000 of thcrc- nboiits. Wo will do thnt If wc liavis conditions as favonrziblc nu wc wcrn blcsmil with lil the pas( year. WU have hnd things In tho past _vtar foi- vvliicli wo shnnhi he dcvoiftly thank- ful to Providence, for there' ir- no- port of tho Eniplrc that has boon lilesecii' with inuro soiuriiy und nb- uiidaiicc. Surf! ly. if our hcarla nrt- illlcd with loyalty to ilio Empire and dcvotioli to our coiiiitry--and I d_oi|’t ililnk there can be any question about flint--wo will niuvc furwaril through this vt-ar. and through tho .\`01lY1* INV' ing which thc \var may liisl. with sn iivi- aliiirlo to doing our dui_v.- und. iho<i-' of ii< wiio rcniuin iii litiins. |i1ci\siiiin'.: up its nc;irI_v iisr wc rim to tho oicn \vlio have goin- to ilglit. our biittlcs at ilu- front. We <funiiot_ fully iiicu.~'\ii't~ up to that stunilaiiii. of course; but wo can .inukc an h0l\l"'i attempt io` cqiiallsir Inii-.c'1'I`oi'is Ili porno, dcgrci- wiili thc i~i1'0rts that :irc lining niadc by our gallant nicn in I-‘riiiii-c and i-`lii|idci~s.- and one w:i_\' in whit-li wc may achieve this hlglily iii-'sii'alilo object i: by roi02l\iillFZ_- dill" in-_r this ilrnc of national ci'ls'is ui any raic. nll unworthy iiordid and unpiii- rloiii- differences anti uniting as fur ii:- possible in nn eiidoavour_ I0 P10' niolc thc ivclinrc ot' our province and of thc Eiupirc.

Tho I’icn\io|- r¢,.;\in|i-il hi; :wail

iiiiiidst loud nnd 0l\il\\if*li1SiA\’ "P‘ plau.ni_

PARCEIS [RQM Hill/IE

Miss .iciinic (7iiri~ic. of t`harloiio-

town, liar. rccclvcd tht- following itl- tcr from lim- cousin. I’rivutc John Somers. of l{onslngtoii:-

Soiiicwiicre in I<`i':iiicc.

- i~‘c‘bruary 28. 1917.

.\l3' dciir cousin, .lcnni0.- Jllfii il

few lint; In :iln:\\'cr to your lcllcr I rcceivcd and was so glad 10110111' ii-Illl you. also to hear you were well as this leaves mc. l i-un icll you I ha\|- srccn some sights-. since I left hen- sington and if I ani SDHYCII T0 I-I" home 1 will aii.,-it anion funny old tales

to tcli you all. but God know; and i|`_

| .im not .spared to go hoinc just S111' '| did my bit for my King and t,oun~ ir_v and I will not be thc only one loi- ‘I can t.;-il you thcrc :irc lots of brave boys sleeping out hero.

'I rttelvcd the box you sen; nic iii

'Christmas also the gloves-aiiii t1ic.\' were lovely I also gc; the box .\_Iru. John Carr sent inc. It was nwiiiliy kind of you. Tell Mrs, Carr I will write to her`ilrst chance, but tlw hill* letg, are flying so thick this lust whllo we have no tinic i`0l' Hiiyihillg Ulill' dodge tlicni. . _ _

Well. .lennio_ I will ncvcr iorgct

the scrap that Jinnnic Mt'.I\lnon and Nornian iiowthcr wcrc‘\\'0\1l|1iL‘ll ill- l will rcnieinbcr ihnt day as long ns I pvc, i inn you tim Canadians :--b_ovvc1I ibc lions what they wer_c matic of that inoi'nin;:_. I saw .lim tiraliam ifnd l.cm also liiirold Gillis from buninior side. Len. Wood is in I' l`P'I1lf‘.‘ "“""-__A have noi may him yet. but l10l1~ know what niinuto I will.

I hzivc hccn nine nioiiths In the

trenclics and 'I have seen enough of this. but I ani still looking forward when wc will all meet niiiliil ii' U04 spares nic. -I uni on the IUHCIIIIII! gun now. and it is not ro bali u .lob-

I Iiad ii lcitc'r from inothcr and she

sent me Itachei Stavert's iiiarrluktf- l. guess all thc gills- will bu rnairricd' lwforig I get liiinic. I will liave to take one houic with mc. I fi\lDP"5‘-`- papa. is working in thc in_Ili _hy thi.: llini-_ Wcil. I guess -I must close fo now, hoping lg hour from you i'-'io and ihniiking ynii and Mrs. t'tf'.li again lui your boxes, I \von'i th.-till' iiiv own ilcar inoihcr for I know vis will always be sending nic :i box. Your cousin. -

No. 444897 I’T'I'1. .IOIIN SOMEIIS.

18th (fiinadian Batt.

-ith Brigade, 2nd Div."

Friiiicc.

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cHuncH_§_tnv|c£s

FI RST METHODIST.

~

ll ii. ni.. sciiiioii. by Ilov. hir, l'.ii-

tlc]ohn:<_ 2.110 p. ini.. S\1_ntlH.\' -`l"h0lll 7 p. in., scriiion_ iaiblccl. "‘/\ V011' .--t.rii<-tivo Mnii'.~» I~`o\i|idniloii." I‘rciicli~ ixi- Itcv, lt. tl. Fulton.

csacs ct-tuacu. °

il a. ni.. scriuon. by' licv. lt.-Il.

l<‘nlion. Sunday School and lliblt' Class with orclicstra. 2.311 p. ni. 7 p. nl.. scrnion. subject. “The (Jliurch :ind thc Work." Sat-r:inicn¢_ at cvcning scivice.

ST. JAM ES.'

ll ii. ni., scriiioii. siili_Ii>t'l, "into

’l`1i_v Iianiis." 2.110 p. in.. I~'iunfia_v Schrml and Bible Ulass. 7 p. in.. sor- mon. subject. “Tho Penalty of Sin- ning Againsi ltlght." Rev. I)r. i~‘ui- lerton. \Strangcrs welcome und seats provided.