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FARM HELP

One of the difficulties met with on many farms is to get farm help, and one of the causes of this diffi- culty is the want of a dwelling for the hired man rind his family, if he has u family and if he has riot he wants to have one. The marri- ed farm helper is usually more re-

liable help than the man who isl

here today and may be away to- morrow. His family becomes part of the corrrriiunity, his children go’ to school and, altogether, the mun has a permanent neighborhood and is naturally to ruake the best of Such men, with

ambitious his opportunities. their families make a valuable ac- quisition to any community and the system is worthy of all possible encouragement. We need a large population in this province, we need to keep our own young men at home. we need them‘ settled here and we need their children. The most effective way to do this is to encourage olir young farm help to make their homes here. Very many of our farmers now eni- ploy hclp for many months of the year. if they provide hurries for _ their help they will find that ill the end it will cost little more, if any. lhlin the uncertain hiring of men when needed and they will find it infinitely more satisfactory.

Many farmers throughout tho province have long since adopted this system of farm help and have found it satisfactory while the great majority of the men who en- gage in farm help in this mariner have become useful and permanent householders in the community.

DESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS

In a recent issue of The Giiar- dian, reference was made to the distress in the Hebrides and on the west coast of Northern Scotland, caused by unfavorable weather diir ing the past and recent summers Later advices indicate that the con- ditions there are much worse than at first reported. There is dctual famine. the worst since the disas- trous famine of 1846.

Some idea of the conditions in these I-leberidean Islands may be formed from the fact that because of insurmountable difficulties, Chi’!!- atlc and otherwise the populaion

I of the Hebrides dropped off dur- ing the 20 years prior to 1901 from 160,000 to 79,000 and is today no more than 40,000. These people have been migrating for more than a hundred years. In the early days

province some hundreds of these crime here and their sons and grandsons today occupy some of the best farms in the province, many of our pulpits, our leading law offices and the Lieutenant Governor of our province is a grandson of the Hebrides. -’l‘hesa people, whose names are to be found among the most lins- trious in the history of the world, among those of statesmen, soldiers, missionaries, are leaving their ria- tivs land by hundreds. the migra- tion being limited only he their means to luvs the country. Where are they going! Certainly not to this iii-wince although timi- kitb and kin ‘are here. They are going to trnlia. the United States to ill Africa. anywhere but to Oahu because Canada has not mad A bid for-them, because cer- taiu duced; the ibverametrt to discour-

of our

ago rather then encourage inimig- appropriations United Labor iii Toronto and appointments to office, at the

ration.‘ recently wrote Prime Minister harmony MlcDonald asking him to to Canada cities ni-

interest in thc‘

whirled interests have in the other fellow.

office seeker, is one of the main causes of the present orgy of ax-

Prince Edward island needs iru migrants of the class thlil. is no“ leaving the Hebrides, farmers who are willing to work, young men alu- :y0llllg-\\'Ulll€ll who will regard as a godsend an opportunity to work arid to do for themselves ‘under such conditions as are to be found irr this province. A little effort .would bring them here and, once, ihera, they would give as good an account of themselves as those of tbc-rri did who came here a century ago.

So great is the distress ‘in the ilielbrides at present that the Scoi- tish American, published in Ne“ ‘York has undertaken to raise a a fund of $100,000 or more among its American patrons. It appeals to American sentiment “ground that the United States is today and had been in former days the borne of many world noted ,Hebrideans. Flora hfacDonaldwvho saved the Bonnie Prince Charlie. made her home in North Carolina: Philip Livingstone, one of the signatories to the Declara- tiori of Independence, W88 a son of the Hebrides and David Living- ston.» the grcul rriissionary WiiS of the Other illust- rious norm-s are mentioned ill the

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list. names that will live forever in history. The United States will Idoubtless raise the required

amount for immediate relief but 'Canada can do these distressed peo- ple a greater service by placing at their disposal the unequalled ad-

i Notes by the Way

Tbne or more political parties n n notional Parliament nnttr- iily tend to shorten the term; of lbWdl‘. it has been thus in France it Germany and other countries of mntiriental Europe. where frequent banges of administration have re- =ulted. in the United Kingdom, which for so many years was laminated by one or other of the Jonservstive _or Liberal parties, zovernment; have been more table. The rapid growth of the Labor party to equality of strength with the older political organisa- tlons of the Kingdom has brought about conditions similar to those misting BIIIODE the continental

zttioris.

The outlook for a long term of Dower for the Labor Government or for any other is not: bright. With in able and capable leader at its read i-t l; a minority in Parliament, unable to carry the principal measures to which it is committed 1nd is confronted by two parties, numerically strong but at variance with each other. Already another dissolution and another general election are contemplated as among the possibilities of the current year, but with lit-tie prospect of either of the three parties obtaining a clear majority over all in another new Parliament. In Canada we also have the new condition of three parties‘ instead of the former two, and here as in England it tends to- ward instability and another appeal to the electorate before the end of the usual term.

The British Premier ls strong in himself and in the fealty and devo- tion of his party. His wisdom and forecast have yet to be tested. .\'ot even the liiost ardent admirer, if at all discriminating, would say so nilrch of Pseniier King. Weak ili himself, his party only suffer hint as a nominal arid tcuiporary loader for want of zi better. His political

wanting. He rejected the policy on which he arid his party gained,‘ office and power and has sincci flouridered about in search of an- other policy which rieither lic liorl

It is true that owing to the lack;

vantages Canada has to offer in lands and opportunities to help tlleruselves. Prince Edward ls-l land can share ili this beneficleucc also as we have both land and 0p- jportunity for them. I

ECONOMY

The countrywide oruy, contrary to

cry for ccori-

appearances, is genuinely sincere. Any thought- ful person who takes cognizance of ithe expenditures in the federal igovernmeiit, in provincial and lri imunicipal governments and even among individuals and notes the consequent increase in taxation and in the cost of living cannot but come to the conclusion that economy and a very stringent econ- omy is the only preventive to dis- aster. Yet, while this conclusion is no doubt sincere arid the preach- ing resulting from the conclu- sion is also sincere, yet, strangely the economy We preach is intended for others, for other provinces, for other cities, for other individuals. A constituency demands of its representative in parliament or legislature or municipal some public utility, a new railway. a new bridge, a new elevator or in short anything that can demonstr- ate his usefulness. lie, to retain the good opinion of his constituents demands the required grant and, like the child crying for a toy, will not be happy till he gets it; may even threaten rebellion against his party if he doesn't get it. To help him out and to retain his constitu- ency the grant is allowed. An in- stance in point is the present de- mand of Western Canada for the building of the Hudson's Bay Rail- way while at the same time msk lug the wslkiu ring with their de- niorid for ecoiiomy—elsewhere of course. We are all alike in this respect. Economy is a measure of reform and, reform is always for

council,

The prevailing custom of making for public works

behest of a representative "egged on" by a hungry constituency or an

of a majority in Parliament his difficulties have been great. He hast met them without resolution or

skill. lie attempted to form an un-

holy alliance with tlte iveslern, Progressives and it failed miser-i rilily. We use ‘the word unholy

upon ll concession of pre-wur freight rates to the Prairie Pro- vinces. a concession denied to the East. What was it but a bribe to the Progressives, whom he and his party had, fought in the elec- tiorr-a veritable bribe to the sec- tion that had denied him support. iri the election of 1921, to he paid at. the-expense of the Maritimes which had then given him a four-fifths support? It was an act of treachery to the Marltimes which has bred hostility between the East and the West creating a sense of injustice in. the East that. cannot be allayed.

By such unworthy means he gain-

ed support to carry hll govern- ment over the rocks and shoals of a tension, only to be

denied a rel-ii alliance and to be now met by new demands that are im- possible of fulfilment. Having brib- ed Western support at the expense of the East he finds the East threatening revolt and the West seeking a new bargain for mercen- ary support during another session. Thus the dragon's teeth of section- alism are sown in our fair Domin- ion as never before, to bring an inevitable harvest of warfare and strife.

Mr. E. J. McDougald, n Toronto business mnn, ha. been appointed to the directorate of the Cnnndlnn National Railways. He succeeds Mr. ll. P. Gough who recently resigned. ‘Mr. Gough‘s appointment was an unfortunate one. l-Ie was not a railway man at all when he was appointed a National Railway Director. Ho was a high official of the unfortunate Home Bank and was arrested in connection with its affairs before he resigned his railway directorship. Apparently railway men are not so eligible as men of other csllings for positions on the Railway Board iii the opin- ion of the King Government. Mr. McDougrild is not a railway maii and therefore is eligible. A banker l; always eligible for a railway di-ectorshlp provided he is of the light party stripe rind is selected from the weakest hank in Canada. This above all-the railways must he kept. out of politics!

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A PARALYSIS THAT l8 NOT REALLY SERIOUS

You may suddenly discover some day that only one side of your face is working. One side has its wrink- les and ordinary expression. and tile other i: smooth and cx- pressioiiless.

The eyelid droops, slid the eye remains only partly closed on the affected side.

You can eat, drink, and but not as well as usual.

When you laugh you look some- thing like the reflection you've seen when you looked into the "trick" mirror at the summer re- sort or elsewhere.

Now this isn't a pleasant thing to contemplate, because the word paralysis is naturally associated in your mind with serious conditions of the body.

it is riot an- uncolrimon condi- tion. and is often found in men of enrly or middle age.

And the cause?

In the majority of cases it is dire to cold or exposure, although in- juries may cause it sometimes. it varies in its intensity and in the length of time it lasts according to the part of the nerve affected-the seventh.

The trouble is an actual in- finnrrriation of the nerve itself. is i: serious?

X0! in a few weeks you are coni- Dlt-‘IBIY better and no sign left of [the enibarrasing condition.

l And the treatment?

; Your physician will start off as 51131131 with a good cleansing of the jIIIIBSKIIIQ, very frequently using the iold reliable calomel followed with Epson salts.

Heat in various forms is applied to the face, even nu old fashioned mustard plaster being sometimes used. To stimulate the muscles of the face to work an electric current l—~farndic—is used. Later massage ‘of the face is given daily. Exercis- ilig the rirltsclcs of the face by imitating the riioveriients of crylrig, littlshing. and other emotions is also of help. Remember it is due to

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WHO'S WHO IN HISTORY TO. DAY -~ .......... .. By T. P. GREEN ............ .. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13 MIOHELANGELO

(“Michelangelo Buonarroti) cel-e- Iltzrllau sculptor, painter ar- arid poet, scion of arr zinc- iclit but poor Florentine faintly, died in Rome, February 13, 1564. Many of his works adorn the cit- ies oi‘ Florence, Bologna alud Rome, and it is said first his gréat car-

‘looli of the Bot-tie of Llascina, exe-

cuted as a decoration i'or the Salli Gralide of the Palazzo Vecclrio, ex- ercised more influence ori the art oi‘ the Renaissance than ally other single work.

JAMES LENOX

American philanthropist, who founded the Lenoir Library in New York City, chiefly as a. reference library on American history, died on February 18, 1880. The ‘LGIIOX Library was later merged with the Astor and the proposed Tilden Lib- raries to form the New York lPllb— lic Library. ‘

P. T. BARNUM

(Phineas Taylor) famous Ameri- can showman, bought "Jumbo" the largest African elephant in captivi- ty, from the London Zoological Garden on February l8, 1882. Barn- um was proprietor of a famous museum in New York, managed Jenny mind's concert. tour in Am- erica, established s great circus, was a. member of the Connecticut legislature ,and Mayor of! Bridge- port, lectured on popular subjects and wrote two books.

JOHN B. COUGH

Noted Anglo-American orator. who, having reformed from drunk- enness, devoted hls liilc to lecturing on temperance in America and Great Britain, died at Philadelphia on February 1-3, 1886.

BISHOP TAOHE

During the Rebellion of 1885 in Manitoba, an Indian Chief named Poundmaker had been captured, and imprisoned, and on this day in February, 1886, he was baptized, with twentycight of his braves. lb the Stony Mountain puiitentiary -by the pioneer-priest, Archbishop Tache. At that time he was just Bishop Taclic, but already had a long record of service behind him. He was born at Riviera du Inn-p, Quebec, in 1823, and when twenty- two years of age, went as a mis- sionary to the new settlements in Manitoba ,Wh0I‘0 -i_ia established schools and missions, and incident- ly learned all there was to know about the hnlhbreed population, sprung from Indian mothers and French and English fathers. For fifteen years or more ‘before the revolution broke out be realised what was coming and did all in his power to secure ofliciol aid to

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- NOT THE POET

Sin-Some time ass a meetins was held in the Presbyiefi" Chuycb at Mt. Stewart for the pur- pose of selecting a pastor. Short- ly after a. poem, relative to same, appeared in your Dfllwf- 11111111113" therein being made to the Rev. gentlemen under consideration. This. of course, met with the dis- favor of all church workers 11ml "who was the author?" naturally became a question for conjecture.

Now sir. the undersigned has, I understand after several guesses

as the possible offender. or the party, or parties. thus in- telligently solving so prodigioussi problem, or their motive, I _will make no comment. Suffice it to say that although feeling resent nielit, I had, upon the advice of friends decided to treat it con- temptuously but uDOII 111111191‘ c1111‘ sideration and for, the benefit of such as may be conjectural l hereby beg leave to state that——-I had nothing to do with the poem either directly _or indlrectly—. l wish also to venture a WON] 0f coirnsel to such as habitually Jump at conclusions. “Kindly observe the golden rule." I am. Sir, etc. PERCY L. COFFIN, Savage Harbor (Mr. Coffin was not the poet.- Ed. G.)

Prof. Paul Irafleur

To hundreds of students of both sexes who followed his courses in English literature arid composition at McGill during the past quarter century, the death of Professor Paul T. Lafleur, reported from Lu- xor, comes with the shock of per- sonal loss, for it is simple truth to say that he was revered by all and lovcd by many of them.

Even to those of us who departed from the old Arts Building into the outside world so long ago as to be now forgotten. Professor Lafleur secured to be as much an institu- tion of the University a8 its build-

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lugs themselves, and his demise is instinctively regarded as a sadden- lng’ but unnatural accident pre- cisely similar to the conflagratlonsl which have laid those buildings in. ruins at various times. The fab-l rics of stone and mortar have beenl rebuilt more splendidly than be-~ fore, but, alas! although she will doubtless replace, McGill can never “restore" tho intellectual splendor’ tllzit was Professor Laflcul‘. Although less in the pirblic eye than his two distinguished brot- hers, the teacher whose passing we here lament rendered services no less valuable to the community. Indeed, it is impossible to rightly estimate what Canada owes to the memory of such nieu who have de- voted their llves to lcaveriirig a materialistic period in the develop- ment of u. young country with the leaven of literary culture. Professor Lafleur wns not only deeply versed in his chosen field of study but brought to it an enthusi- asm whose freshness was never dulled, with the result that many a careless undergraduate who came to his classroom, if not to scoff rit least to endure o necessary evil with as little mental exertion as possible, remained to share his de- votion to the magic of the written word. A man of highly-strung tem- perament and exquisite sensibility, it must have often been something like mental torture to plough scor- es of immature, lorry-built compos- itlons that the curriculum imposed and one can imitgine the relief for pent-up feeling afforded by scorch- ing marginal criticisms in red iulr. On the other hand, nothing gave him a keener or more unselfish pleasure than to discover in this unshaperi mass of verbiage the least sign of original thought, the faintest promise of felicity in ex- pression. Such talent. when found he labored eagerly to encourage and refine; nor whars early pro- mises halve failed of realization can the fault he imputed to him.