-s ..- . ,i ,iii .fl . L "` _ -.. V 'ii .f ,'- if ll, 1 4 , gi* ,..+ A .J 1: 5. ,; so `:i` il it , . FOUR' THi:”cHARL`oTTETowrfcUAnniliuv~ , ' . . ' . _ ,, ___v "AUGUSF 1' 1 - . I _________ . ____ v _E ' V I i l i CHARLUITETDWN GUARDIAN ‘“£. . ‘MII por your lil advance) mails' In Canals Anil 1557) "_" pr you (ia advance) lollvlod- lensing Daily (handed camo ' amen Prrlldont-W. Chester ll. llclmrn. vlui-Pruldeaa-ab I.. Burnett. Boon-tary-Lleni. ral. D. A. linrninnur., n 5. D. L on lqngf gud l|umgpr_J. li. Burnetl Aamwilln IMIIW- - "ll- THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1929 f &_ CONTINUED NEGLECT i Complaints are still being received from visitors and local m0t0riSi~S 55 lo the disgraceful condition oi’ cer- tain sections _of the Borden-Chariot-I tetown highway. The neglect of this; important road, in view of the pressy comment earlier in the season and the fine Weather which has prcvail- ed. is absolutely inexcusable. The' road between Bonshaw and Crapaud Ls reported to be particiilarly bad. Some sections of this highway have too evidently not been touched all season. In other sections, where thc road drags have been used after rain, they are perfectly .smcotli and (level. The bridge at North River corner has been neglected and is now re- ported in be actually dangerous to traffic. Visitors have lndignantly asked whether there is A Department of Public Works in the Province. They itate that while they do not expect io see nrst class roads all over the Island, they do expect the Govern- ment to be sufficiently interested in the main highway between Borden md the provlricial capital as to keep it in decent condition. ` Keeping the roads in good condl-i lion' should include some means of' allaying the dust. nuisance, which owing to increased motor traffic is becoming more and more a problem on our provincial highways. It was announced earlier in the season that the Government purposed experi- menting with a chemical preparation to lay the dust, and no doubt many such preparations are available. At present, owing tothe continued dry weather, the condition is becoming -serious. ~ BRINGING TliEl\I HOME New Brunswick has now a Repat- riation Commissioner at work in the New England States, under supervis- ion of the Commissioner of Immi- gration and Industry, in an endeav- or to restore to New Brunswick farms those who have left the Pro- vince to settle in New England. There are many former Islanders there who might also be induced to come home. if they could be convinced that their ‘native Province hasran opportunity of sharing in the general prosper- ity which has been predicted for the Maritimes. New England mills have 'taken too many of our farm workers away from the soil, and their place cannot be satisfactorily filled by emi- grants, even if we~had a steady flow of emigrants and a properly organ- ized emigration bureau to look aft- or them, which we have not. De- pressed conditions in the textile trade have already sent some Can- adians back home. The New Bruns- wick government agent may be able to convince others that happiness and prosperity await them on farms north of the line. The movement will be watched with a sympathetic in- terest here, where the statistics show I. continuing decline in population in sad contrast to the increase re- corded in every other province in Canada.. 1|._ -ce- A SAFETY CAMPAIGN "Wil Oli DHAC Ul'0llil1¢" il thc atom for n campaign minima me Mba day at Wolfvilic, N. B., to out motoring dangers. It was resolved at 'tho organization meeting that *tho time hu now como to declare In on the level crossing ind that no 'puns be mule till this insane; to safety is eliminated from our. ` nys.” It was pointed out that willatho railways received their mdwengraahd permis- lv construct grade crossings. lrolingloonidthenbenugo- bythovebiolesinuso with |af0¢¥$butwitht.hoin- ofthémotorcarandthi cfmotoroartnffiotoits dfnacmimnthegrade cras- beoomoluchamenlceto mdrllwerty that iteannot '15 being urged to spare no pains to make all railway crossings as safe 1,5 possible by clearing obstacles ‘which obscure the railway tracks from drivers, eliminating the dust nuisance bysuse of chemicals, flag- ging motorists _at the more danger- ous crossings, and using every other means, irrespective of cost, to safe- guard human life and property. stress is also laid upon the need of the motorist learning the line art of self control, of being considerate to fellow travellers and obeying in let- t:r and spirit all traffic regulations. A province-wide crusade is being ln- augurated and rcampaign fund is being raised. The move is an excel- lent one, and will commend itself to citizens of every province. The grade crossing and the reckless driv- er are both menaces to modern cl- vilizatlcn. , THE PRAIRIES HARD BIT Reports from the Prairie Provinc- es indicate n. serious condition owing to the long continued heat and drought which will react unfavorab- ly on the wheat crop this year. The situation, says the Manitoba Free Press, while very rare, is not unpre- cedented. Old-timers in southem Manitoba remember the summer of 1886 when the temperaturfe went to 103 and 104 degree. In July, 1914, the mercury went to 107 in south central Manitoba, and in August it rose to 105., Alberta has, on an average. nearly as much rain from the middle of May to the end of August as do the provinces of Ontario and Quebec during those months. But there is great variation in Alberta in different seasons. The summer tempemtures in the Peace River and up on Lake Athabaska are almost as high as in central and southem A1- berta. Hence, with the longer days i.ri the north, there is said to be more rapid growth. The 'same is true of the nor- thern parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The meteorological re- ports that were kept at Port Nelson showed frequent temperatures over, 70 degrees and occasionally over 80. Saskatchewan, in an average year, gets 15 to 18 inches of rain, 60 per cent. of which falls in the growing seasons. But something hasaffected the supply this year. There is great summer heat-many places register- ed 100 degrees or over, last week-and frequently there are violent dips in the temperature in early June and late August and damage from frost. The present weather in western Canada ls described as the "worst possible" for wheat growing, and ls taking daily toll of the fields that have yct withstood the heat and drought of the past few weeks. Eastern and northwestern Saskatche- wan and the eastern half of Alberta are reported as suffering 'the worst. there being "nothing left" of the wheat crop in these areas. The ex- pected yield iof 225 million bushels for the three westem Provinces is considerably under the yield of rec- ent years. EDITORIAL NOTES Premier Gardiner of Saskatche- wan has received due and timely notice of what he may expect when the Legislature meets in September. A formal signed statement by the U°“l¢fV\iiv¢8. Progressives and In- dlvmdenu hasbeen delivered to the Lieutenant-Gavomor in which they ll!!! under affidavit to you me Liwll government out of parm- gg the but opportunity. 'rho Llouhmni dimmer of :nw Brunswick and Premier Suhr have untested. themselves strongly on the need of L Canadian history textbook inthopublioschoolsinpiaoooftho Americmiled version that il in use lnmsny2v|.noe|.Itwou1d bein- aeresting to hear what Premier King thinks about it, and whether me reami oavemment am not bolooked upon withafriend-consider itself responsible ln tho“,'m,~,»| nm qc1h\Nwalootia|ovnnmmtmstter.__¢».¢»-»---*-~,pg|'§qgg|| Notes By The Way August Iswlth u lnln- It was the sixth month of the old Roman calendar. when the year began in March and was called Scxtiiis, but was chsnsed to Aulustus in compli' ment to Augustus Caesar of Rome. whose "lucky month" it was, in which occurred many of his most fortunate events. The preceding month of July, originally called Quin- tilts. had already been changed to Julius in honor of Julius Caesar.. H. Napier Moore, editor of Mac- leaii's in its latest issue tells that few native-born., Canadians return from a visit to England without feel- ing that the folks on the other side, charming as they are, have some rather quaint notions concerning this country .and its inhabitants. ' The fact seen-is to be that most Britishers who have not seen it for themselves are suspicious of this ter- ritory. . As children they were taught frightening things abount Canada. Their fears are now being confirmed by their own children who are being taught even more amazing things about the Dominion in the text books which they read. As for in- stance, that in winter trains don’t bother with the Victoria Bridge when entering Montreal. The rails are just laid across the frozen St. Lawrence making it very convenient, and a lot more information like that. President Hoover .devoted one- quarter of his inaugural address to the subject of law enforcement. which all must admit is a timely and important one in view of the condi-, tions existing in his country. Among! other things he said: "Our whole system of selfgovern- ment will crumble either if officials elect what laws they will enforce, or citizens elect what laws they will support. The worst evil of disre- gard for some law is that it destroys respect for all law. If citizezns do not _like a law, their duty is to dis- courage its violation their right is openly to work for its repeal." It seems quite obvious that Mr. Hoover was thinking mainly of the 18th Amendment. But he rightly points that the whole observance of law hangs together, and this is equal- ly true in Canada and the United States. Marriage and divorce are equally easy in Russia, according to Maurice Hindus in The Readers Digest. Cou- ples may live together at their pleas- ure 'without registration. 'I‘he gov- ernment does not bother them, and friends do not ostraciso them. If their union has been registered, and they desire to separate, all they have to do is to "write themselves out" and they are then free to make other alliances as they please- The separated ones usually remain friend- ly, Mr. Hindus writes ;they lend each other money and they frequently re- marry. _ Divorces vary in frequency in different parts of Russia, Their official statistics show something like ten marriages to one divorce for the whole country, but in Moscow there are as many divorces as marriages. "Cormpnnt fishing," that is, us- ing trained cormorants to catch fish, has been carried on during centur- ies past and down to the present time in Japan. It is engaged in both as a sport and for commercial pur- poses. A writer in the London Times tells how the fishing is - done, at night by t,he light of great cages of blazing pine knots suspended over the bow of each boat to attract the fish. . The writer, Major General Palmer, wlis of seeing seven boats, each with four men, engaged in this fishery. In the_bow stands the master hand- iingno fewer than 12 trained birds with amazing skill. Amidships is another fisher with four birds. Each cormorant wears at the bass of~it.s neck a metal ring, tight enough to prevent marketable fish from pas- sing below it, but at the same time loose enough to let the smaller fish pus through to feed the bird. when a bird is gorged with fish in its throat it is taken in, relieved of its load and returned to the wat- er. The oormorlntl greatly enjoy the mhlng. They are trained when quite young. and will work well up to 15 or I0 years of age. But the fishing season only luis ave iilont.l'uofthOy¢tf.lndth¢oo|\of Nitin! oaths is s ur- ono bird four or in the its is swirl will l§§§§' 'egg iii?-.sit finedlh nothavinla -3 E ,__ 1 i Chat lvl? at yours WNING was brought to the surface. ' otor bein used e 'i ma et a chance to com out piraticn should be jndiiced_ | by the Schafer method. '_ I write about this every year be- ents does not seem to grow less. onds. , so as to remove the pressure com- pletely again. the minute, thus compressing and re- . lensing every four or five seconds. Keep i-11iS Up as long as you and others about you, taking tums, can keep it up; hours ls necessary. Keep patient warm in the mean. time. _ Y revive a person after drowning, in- halation of gas, or electric shock, INTO THE TWILIGHT Outworn heart, in a. time outworn, Come clear of the nets of wrong and right; Laugh, heart, again in the gray twi- light; ` , Sigh, heart, again in the dew of the morn, Your mother Eire' is always young, Dew ever shining and twilight gray; Though hope fall from you and love decay Buming in fires of a. slanderous tongue. ' upon hill For there the mystical brotherhood Of sun and moon and hollow and wood And river and stream work out their will; ` And God stands winding His lonely ' horn; And time and thewofld Ire ever in flight, » And love is less kind than the gray twilight, And hope is less dear than the dew of the morn. ' _-W, B. Yeats. _______-_.___ THE LAND WE LOVE ° counsels ll more Q Vhiowen the Uourounde mm , , , .si it Er 3 2? 5 E 35 Els. rt _"IRIX or raising arms upward an_d_down- , _ ward while the pamm ya mng on hy, founded the Rhodes Scholarship sys- baek