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Morning Dally (Founded in 1881). Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Oflioo Department. Ottawa.

President. [an A. Burnett; Vice-President.‘ Wm. A Burnett; Seoy.-Treas.. (i. M. Burnett; Editor and Managing Directbr. J. R. Burnett; Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than - the Weakest Ink."

CIIARLOTTETOWN. FRIDAY, annuals-uh... tors

important Historical Work

There is no more interesting chapter in our lsland history than that dealing with the pion- eers of the Bedeque District and the establish- ment of Methodism among the early Empire Loy~ alists who made their homes in that area. Though few in nirmbers, their contribution to the subsc- qucnt farm wealth and development of the whole of Prince County was important indeed. The history of the Bedeque United Church, which it will be The Guardian's privilege to publish and which begins in today's issue, covers this sub- ject in detail, as well as many other phases of community activities from the earliest settlement days in this lsland. The author, a native of the District, has mode an intensive study of his sub- ject, delving ino every available authority and prosecuting inquiries of his own with admirable zccl and judgment. The result, we venture to say, is one of the finest works of its kind to be at tempted by an lsland writer, and a most valuable contribution to the history of this Province and country. ln style it is as readable as a novel, and will be illustrated in later installments with cuts from numerous rare old photographs.

South African War Graves

Fhe fact that there is no official record, either at Ottawa or at the War Office, London, of the graves of our South African War heroes was indicated in an article quoted in these col- umns recently from The Military Gazette. This matter has been taken up with the head office of their Order by Mrs. James A. MacMillan, reg- ent, and Mrs. E. S. Blanchard, of Royal Edward Chapter, l.O.D.E., and the following information, which has been received from the notional sec- retary of the l. O. DwE. at Toronto, will be read with much interes-t:

"From our early records we find that a com- mittee was set up in Canada which was desirous of locating and caring for the graves of those

. who died in South Africa in the war of i900. A

fund was set up for this purpose, and trustees were appointed in the persons of General Sir William Otter, Sir Henry Pellat and Sir Edmund Oslcr. ‘A link was mode with the South ‘African Graves Fund Central Committee in Cape Town, South Africa, and with the Guild of Loyal Wo- mcn in South Africa, an organization somewhat comparable to our own. Through this link thc graves of our men were located, marked, and cared for. The Canadian public, as well as our Chapters, contributed to this fund set up by the Order. The Order also erected a monu- ment in Bloemfontein to the memory of the Canadian dead. The word ‘Canada’ was inscrib- ed in raised letters on the four sides of the base, and the names of ninety Canadian soldiers who gave their lives and whose graves were unmark- ed were inscribed on the monument. At that time, also, the other Colonies and Dominions from which troops had been sent to the war, were send- ing funds to the South African Graves Fund Committee in Cape Town for the care of the graves of Empire soldiers. Quite a considerable amount of money was sent from thc Order until there was apparently no further need for cap- ilal sums. Therefore, after the monument was erected, the balance remaining in the fund was sct aside at Head Office, and the interest each year is sent through thev_ Victoria League in London to the Committee in South Africa for the pcrpetual upkeep of the graves. l believe thcre are only 255 Canadians buried in South Africa, and apparently the records as to the exact location of the graves, and the names of the soldiers, is kept by the S. A. Soldiers’ Graves Association, Government House, Cape Town. "in a report which come from those repre- senting the Order when e monument was erected, and incidenlly the site for the manu- ment was presented by the Municipality of Bloemfontein, the following was quoted: 'lt may be of interest to Canada to know that the monu- ment will be erected very close to the grounds on which the Royal Canadian Regiment (com- manded by Coloncl Otter) encamped on enter- ing Bloemfontein, March i3, i900. The King's Park has grown round the camping ground. It l; now a well known and much frequented re- sort. The monument will therefore occupy a suitable and dignified positicn'." ' T-he national secretary enclosed with her let- ter copies of correspondence exchanged between the Victoria League in London and the South African Soldiers’ Graves Association. From this

correspondence it appears that the bulk of the

Canadians who fell during the war, l899-l902, were buried either at Bloemfontein, Kroonstad, or at Paardeberg. All these cemeteries are regularly maintained and quarterly certificates as to their condition are made before payment of the caretakers‘ fees is rnade by the Main- tenance of Graves Trust Fund. Isolated groups of graves in the country districts are periodical- ly paper-tad upon by the South African Police. and attention is given to them when these re- ports indicate that it is necessary. The monu- ment to tho Canadian soldiers at Bloemfontein is maintained by the Municipality.

This reassuring information will be appreci- ated by all concerned, and it is hoped will be placed on record by the Department of Defense or Ottawa, so that it will no longer be neces- sary to answer inquiries with a confession oi official ignorance. incidentally, the correspond- ence reveals the splendid service which the I. O. D. E. has been performing, continuously and without fanfare. ~e

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Tripoli invaded by the Allied forces this date i9,43, driving the enemy out.

Saskatchewan Legislature meets on Feb. 5. Evidently ours will be among the last ‘to os- semble. -

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Today an invalid wife may ‘be an asset. When possession of housing accommodation may depend upon who has the pityful "hard luck story" a wife with "nervous trouble" may be the means of putting a'root oyenthe ‘family.

I The Kensington civic "election" shows a deplorable lack of public spirit in that commun- ity. The mayor and two councillors were re- turned by acclamatiori and for the third vac- ancy there were no nominations. Q‘ A’ Q i

These are the days when good citizens who had previously cleaned their sidewalks are look- ed at indignantly by pedestrians who have to wade through pools of water from the paths of those who left the chore to nature.

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American Defence Secretory James For- restal has been studying the question of secur- ity measures. He is not interested in an im- posed military censorship. "lf any form of tec- urity is adopted the przss should do it."

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Quebec's new flag is a white cross on a blue field with a silver flcur-de-lis in each quarter. lt is based on the ancient (i179) arms of France, which consisted of a blue field sprinkled with fleurs-de-lis. Until iBOl the lilies of France formed part of the Royal Arms.

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The Winnipeg Free Press reports that the government has decided not to go ahead with the 25 per cent excise tax on sporting goods and equipment. This tax has been collected since November in anticipation of its being im- posed by parliament. Now oll connected with its collection are in the position of having unlawfully collected.

I‘ Q I i lt is bad enough ta be duped once, but doubly so to be duped twice in the some transaction. Mrs. G. Dunlap of Ann's Harbour, Mich, was mod enough when she found that n silver dol- lar, given as change after she bought a bushel of apples from a farmer, was counterfeit. She was maddcr still, though, when she discovered that the apples were rottcn as well. a o _>~ or

The City Board of Trade has decided to take an active part in the forthcoming civic election. lt is rather late in entering the field, but better late than never. It is the duty of business mcn to actively interest themselves in thc administration of the affairs of their city or towns, for if they are not concerned who is likely to be?

.. .. a- .. Technical difficulties are reported to trou- ble the peacetime bombadicrs who have been dropping bags of feed and grit for the benefit of pheasants. lt seams that when the "bombs" strike deep snow rather than trees or a hard surface the whole parcel is buried. Perhaps an adaptation of a block-buster firing pin would solve the problem. A long stick could be sec- ured to the parcel so that on contact the con- tents would be scattered.

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The Fox Show in Summerside has been on- other distinct success, notwithstanding that thc industry recently had an unfortunate set-back due to international upheavals. Once before there was a similar crisis, and those who stuck gnllontly to their-- ranches had the extreme sat- isfaction later of having developed a gold mine from silver foxes. The some will happen aqain to those having faith and good foxes.

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Charles Kingsley, English clergyman and novelist, died this date i875; firs-t came tognoticc by his publication of a volume of poems, Andro- meda and Other Poems in i858; his first novels were propagandist in the interest of Christian Socialism, viz., Alton Locke and Yeast; his romances and novels, Hypafia, Westward Ho!, Two Years Ago, At Lcrsf, and the inimitable Water Babies enjoyed great popularity: "There will be no true freedom without virtue, no true science without religion, no true industry with- out the fear of God and love to your fellow citi- zens. Workers be wise then you must be free, for you will be fit to be free."

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Mr. J. G. Jamieson will be greatly missed from Mo-in (Queen) St. where his White Drug Store has been a feature for nearly holf-a-cen- tury. Of a quiet unastentatious disposition he rarely took active putt in bublic life, but was keenly interested in the proceedings of the Board of Trade. It is a coincidence that his passing and the passing of his store lease in Queen Street are practically coterminous-his son, Mr. Harry Jamieson, successfully opened a branch in Montague where the city business will be transferred due to the Queen St. property hav- ing been acquired for a different class of busi- ness.

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ls it, or is it not to be a Canada-U. S. A. Customs Union? Mr. Beverley Baxter, Can- odian-born Conservativrmember of the British House of Commons, noted as a iournalist on both sides of the Atlantic, predicted United States would soon be willingto discuss with Canada "the doing away with tariffs and the formation of a North American customs union." Such a prospect would be attractive, especially to an industrial city such as Windsor, Mr. Baxter said. "But it would be an end to Canadian sov- ereignty," he said. The British parliamentarian and former editor of Lord Beoverbrook's Lon- don papers advised the Dominion to look beyond a North American customs union, to look for- ward to one which included Canada, Great Brit- ain and the United States. That would be a pro- cess in which "the Canadian flag and the British flag will not disappear." '

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Barrnaids in England are being sent to school to be taught how to draw a proper draught of beer without spilling it. They will still continue ta spill their “pitches” all over the place. —- Windsor Star.

One result of the war, which has passed largely unnoticed, is the nbolltlon of poverty in Britain. Still more remarkable, poverty has bee kept at bay for over t.\vo years after the conclusion of the war in the face of immense diffi- cultles. _ New English Weekly.

There is only one way to bring about real low-cost housing. and that. is for the construction ludus Irv lo awaken from its long slum- brr and i-ntch up with the time... ‘riir some enterprise that’ produc- rrl lovr-rosf. automobiles and low- woril radios should he able to pro- rlircn. louwcos-t. houses. - Calgary llornlrl.

Farm life has its drawbacks and also its compensations. Not the least of the latter is the fine spirit of friendship that is so apparent .ui most rural communities, where there is interest in the welfare of each and every household, and ivhcre sympathy goes for beyond mere lip-service. 1t might not be a bad idea if urban residents could capture some of the neighborhood spirit that is so frequently display- ed along the concession lines. mak- ing farm life much more pleasant and much more agreeable than ll- is sometimes pictured. - Guelph Mercury.

The Ministry-of Labor is distrib- uting a small book among its stat.’ delicately pointing out the virtues of good manners and clear Eng- lish in the writing of letters to the public and of departmental min- utes. "A patronising or condescentl lug manner" is condemned, and a horrid example quoLccl-“If you care to call at this address an 0f- ficer will be pleased to grant you rm interview." “How much more welcome“, suggests the booklet, "would be a letter in something like these terms: "I have received your registration form and would likfi Wll- ll possible, to ‘come for an interview in the near future, any dirv between ll and 12."'_. ikifillidlfllilfil’ Gllll-Fdlfill.

Organization and incorporation of what is u. be known as the Cnnadlmr Arthritis and Rheuma lism Society will be welcomed by n tremendous number of Canad- lflllS. Just how mnuy of us suffer from thcsc two painful and re- striclive tormcnts no one knows, if, must be a vast. army of agony To the layman rheumatism anu‘ arthritis are no more than names, but what. names! Between them they represent more pain, suffer-- lug, crippling, confinement and hopelessness than almost any two forms of sickness. Discovery of the causes _Lliere may be many- and the treatment we leave in the hands of the doctors and the re- search scientists. We trust the ne- cessary discoveries will not be we long delayed. _ London Free Press.

There ls n. lesson in forgiveness that everybody might take to heart in the word that Mir. and Mrs. Lawrence Grieser, parents of four of the ten children killed so trag ically when a train hit their sleigh, flout blame the driver of the trac- iar which was pulling the sleigh. The rlrlvor admitted he simply froze when he saw the train bear lug clown upon them. Two of his own children were ln the sleigh, but they were saved. The loss of four children ls a tragedy of the first magnitude. It. ls s. horror which most parents are spared. ant. one from which the Grlesers will never recover. But they are big en- ough. Christian enough, elszllablc enough, to realize that “holding ll. against" the driver would do no- body good, would add to his grlel’ -for he. too, will never recover from the horror of it -and would add the poison of hate to their own heavy 10nd of sorrow. The \vorld would be a better place to llve in if everybody could find it ln his heart to be so forgiving. — Windsor Star.

A newly blocked hat looks nice on the head of the wearer. It. gives him an all" of distinction. A newly blacked hat ls also n. vulnerable target. The sun may be shining brightly when the wearer leaves home in the morning. It might. be assumed that the lint. can be warn with impunity throughout the day. Then, as such as fate, rain, sleet or snow will descend upon the hat on the way home. During the lunch hour the coats of strangers will rest heavily on the hut. And they will do its shape no good. A newly blocked hat cannot escape the rack underneath the seat. at a. theatre. It will he flattened each time the owner rises to let someone pass by. An old. dilapidated hat, will rest comfortably and unmoiested on the shelf of the hall closet. The newly blocked hat. will be thc one to have school books. lop robe! and dog brushes tomd upon it. The newly blocked hat. will be the one accidentally knocked to the floor and allowed to lle there sloug with the rubbers and galocI-iea and umbrellas until it. is discovered and rescued with its brim permanently bent out. of alignment. The newly blocked hat will take the buffets of the automobile. It will be step- ped upbn at. public meetings, and blown off by the wind. _It mo save the wearer from concussl n of the brain when his head strikes a beam or the low-hanging limb of a tree. But. such heroic service will be costly to the hat. Yes, a neiwly blocked hat. looks nice on the head of the wearer. But when he puts it on and walks boldly forth into the world, whether for business or pleasure, he knows all too well that the hat. will not 100k

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‘flail column lo open ti. _ the dlaollion by corra- ‘ ol questions Ill _ interolf- Tho (Jharlottutuw if Guardian does not nooeasui u, endord the opinion i- correspondents i.

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GRAIN FOB "HUN S" . DISTRIBUTED

the intention of informing sports- rneifand the public in general with some ot the details in connection with‘ the destiribution of grain that has been distributed to t-he "l-lums‘ in various parts of hhe Island dur- trig the past week.

0n Saturday, January Paul Sharpe of Paul's Service, with help frim varirr. members of Pheasants Unllmiu. loaded one of his pliuios with IJ. pound paper bags of grain mi." with grit and dropped these bags from n height ol approximately E00 ft. over VBIPiOUS sections of lilie ls- land.

Three trips were made on Sal- urday, one on Sunday and three on Wednesday, Jan. 21. It was the un- dersigneifs pleasure to acccnrira-j Mr. Sharpe onihese threclasl 1. slons 1n the role of "Bcumburdlcrx." ()- our first trip out we spotted i..\( coveys of Hungarians, feed ivu: dropped to these birds; and our aim was nothing to be laughed ul. In all 96 bags were dropped on l-iie three trips B-s close to the edge of woods and cover as possible. On this trip we covered an area from York to Mt. Stewart. The second trip took us from Georgetowih to Elmira and covering this distance we spot- ted 4 additional coveys. ’I'itie__t,hlrd trip took us to the North Shore in the Oyster Bed Bridge district.

All bags of feed were seen to burst and scatter t-be contents on the crust of hard snow. We made a reconnaissance trip over some cf the spots where feed had been dropped earlier in the afternoon, and observed three coveys feeding on the welcome addition to their meagre diet. In alhtwo tons of feed has been dropped during the past week.

Members of Pheasants Unlimit- ed appreciate and weiccirne any ihelip that. can be Elven to bring the game birds through the balance of tihe winter months. Again vie make the plea lo all rural residents to scatter feerl and grit whenever anti wherever possible to save these sporty game binds.

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A. G. HOGAN

17, M Flyii.

Charlottetown.

Toronto “Tly” Has Fun With Prohibition Organ

fl-‘rim the Toronto lwlcgrnm)

"Famillariziiig younr: nwopls with lquor trade names ls a first step ln conditioning them to start drinking." says the Tem- perance Advocate an 988° m"? of a recent issue. 1n view of which it must be supposed that. the publishers o! that worthy journal fervently hope that no Younr! Person will turn to page sx of the same issue where he or she will flnrl quoted in extenso an ad- vertisement of the House of Sea- gram including the seductive sug- gestion, "For. as the House 0! Seugram has so frequently point- ed out. along the path of modera- tion lies peace of m’nd, the respect of our neighbors the con- fidence of our business associates. security and happiness."

Turning back to page three of the Advocate we find that the primary purpose of the advertiser in promulgating these etoterlc cogitatlons is not to urge reader! l0 “practice moderation today." but to sell more drink. "There". says the Advocate, "you have the purpose flat."

We should regret to think that the republication of the House of Seagram's advertisement ln the Advocate would cause even the most lnpocent. of the readers of that esfmable‘ paper to smack his lips and dash out, to get. a bottle. If it ls any consolation to the en- tirely clerlcal editorial committee of the Advocate. we are glad to assure ll: that we do not think that this or any of the series of ad- vertisunents run by brewers and rllstlllers do anything to odd to the sum total of drinking. What they may do ls to effect those who do drink in the choice of their particular poison. This. as for as we can see. ls the only benefit derived by the advertisers from these efforts to keep flier names before the ptlbiif‘.