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_ antipoison the biood. As a reault. thon il Hoadachu, hdigœtion, dister Shmaoh, Pain

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anutnesehbleb.mado‘her dam, on Jaguary 224901 the fion: trait juioee, lot genfly on th i

bowcia, kidneys and ski! and kecp thc biood pure and r'leh.

soc a box. s ror 32.50. trial du 25.. Ail 'deaiers or sont postpaid b'y Frait-a—tivcs Limitod. Ottawa.

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t Whether they nome from braises or river? worlr. sore muscles will quiddy yield m the ooothing efi'ect of (Absorhine. Jr. Rob hriokly into tho inno- clee a t'ch drops d Ahaor— bine, Jr.. and lho inflam- mation which canacd tho pain will quickly disap— pear—and with it the pain. Keep a bonis on hand and bar proparou ont anar- coudes. tu: a bom- ar mon druaiau‘

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TORONTO

An endeavor to pieasc tire most particuinr iras marie King Edward service of the highesl standard. Thc opening cf our ncw addition now makes this service avaiiabie tp double our iormer numbcr ai patrons.

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THERE‘S FINANCIAL SAFETY IN Î" AUTO ‘ INSURANCE AND THERE'S CERTAINLY DAN GER AHEAD

Not one oi’ us Clin picture nie future. 'I‘liat’s w‘hy we take out lire and Ille and nccidenl insnrance. and tiiiit is wliy auto insurance là

liiiconilng si, nuccssary. Let us ex- pluin ils compiete protection.

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THE OLDEST iNSURANCE AGEN- CY IN P. E. ISLAND

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'Î 'I‘WO MILLION PEOPLE

n. Canada wear rut thelr eyoa Ilzht.

Glu-sa roolly nvo on. and are a aigu that tha sucrer valnu ovulnht procloualy.

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“W'd’y' vlnceu We ail know tho excuses

THE 247M OF MAY

For eighty-iour years the 24th o! Hay has boen observed througlmnt de Brltiah Empire as a pnhl'c Hmliday. II‘nom her accession w Iktlie throne on June 20. 1837 tlll

lan‘iiversary d QUeen vlictoris's ibîrth May 24. 1819 was loyalivcele ibrated by millions oi snbjects.

ince lier death on January 2:. il901 tire anniversary bas heen ob- ;serVed in loyal and Iovingvmem. ‘ory ot the woman who ne queeii. iwite and mother se; an exemple ‘which did very much to enoble iand puriiy social lite. ÎTo the cons. :mon record that “she was born iand site died" Victoria the Gaod ;Iias added' a lll’e record full of igood works. In observing the an- -nivcrsar_i' et her birth todayi iwe are iittingly commemoratiux jtlie iit'e oi' nnc ni the greaiest. iiu ,causc one oi tlie best. women in iilib'lül')’. . i ——«——— ‘. NEGLECT

Tlie weikin bas been ringing for ‘many moons wlth Libeml'prnises Eoi' zhe great iwork the Bel] gov. :ernment has done on the ronds-ci wiih some two or i tihree hundred thousand dollars aised by borrowing and taxation.

fthe province

f Judged by the fulsome and gar- rulpus encomiums that aippear trom day

I0 tiay in the Patriot. tire

ramous Appian Way ol' ancient

Reine was but a cow patb in coni.

roads. Notliing like these roads. according to the Patriot‘s pro- nnnuncement. has ever becn known. in any age or In any place. cer- tainly none hns ever been so invishly ‘praised. Yet the peopie vwho travei these roads :irc com. pluinlng; ronds re-buiit one and

itwn yeans ago at a staggering

[cash are Ioday so rough and sosections

jpitted with riits that an automor bile or carriage can be drivcn over tliem oniy at the risk oi being des. abled

foresight beon used and these pieces ot road been smootlied in the sipring by a split-Ioi; dl'ag at

'he COst oi a. rew dollars as war

ilie press and by those who knew.

4])endillli'e on the roads. this had heen neglected tliere are milles oi' road rebuilt'in tha past two seasons et a cripplimr cost. ihat are not a whlt helter and

bel’ore they were rebuilt. T‘here are, It ls truc, some'good sections‘ of rnad. some sections

wliicli were reh‘uilt and which. ou

lieen zood untll broken un by the extravagant, craze d'or so cailed "permanent" ronds and wliicli are todny much worse than before they were liroken up.Even these latter might have been kept In passable condition had they becn attended to in the spring, Now hey are rougih. full ot ruts whlch wiil deepen as the season advsnces and which will be vworse than il they liad never been toiiciied. This Is the verdict ml men who are driving daily over-them. oi' men who are taiking not politics but common sense. Qur ronds to. dey are with but a iew exceptions a sad exnmple oi extravagant en spendlturo and criminel neglect; expenditure In what should have resultoddn good ronds. but which throngh neglect hns bcen very larger vasted. lt le now too Iate in the seseon to maire amende A Iittle good mini even yet bo

WEDNESDAY, MA? '24, 192‘2-

‘ but when me grim spectra looms

-under wlrlch they vers put cithat

the Bell Govemment many electore hnd ibeen deprivod of tholr rififi. te vote. Tire Attorney-Gene'ral told Lhe Patfiot tihat a bill had ban pro. pared to provide a remedy flor the wrong. but tor sonne reeson not stated by Mm lt wac net lntrodua ed. We are .lett to gueus' tire remon. Poaslbly the Premier did notknow that snch a. th had been premred. Possibly he ‘h-nd known ibnt torÿot the i’act. Things were lihen very much at sixes and sev- ens in govarnment circies!

a heavy rain but vin lettln; the early daye oi avril“ 3° i“ wlth_ out doing anythinz s very large proportion or the enormula ex. penditiire inade bas geen absolum— Iy thrown away. i

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THE ÉLECTIONS

w: note that the province or Now Brunswick is preparing tor its .by-elections slthoush thcir va- cancies areirproportionately tewer in number thon those in our legls. iature and soma at ieast more i'e. cent thau ours. We noce alsg iliat when the subject o! by-eleciions

As a result the session oi’ 1922 weis held by n lHouse o! only 25 members instead oi’ 30 as by lew required. A: ibis session the vot.

ed electors were restored aftcr a year'c doiay. This dune. the Pro mier was aeked in the Hanse when

is bmached here our Liberal me breleçtmns womd be Ibmugm friands and the orzan immediate‘ on. and me stated that th'ls wouid iy begin discusslng somethlng be done In the early aummer or else_ A thc carly. fait. We note that In

Ncw Bruncwick. where 'vacancies in t'he legislature had occurred as thegy had here, in part ihy the re- signation or members to contest iederal sente, thc by-clections are olficlally announced to taire place In June. Surely this is late enough in ail conscience!

Élections and by-elecetlone. we quite realiZe, is a painlul subiect t0 oui“ Liberal iriends ai, present. Men wilI dlscuss wlth comparative coolness and without any atiempt at evasion thel approru-hing death ot friands and even ol rvlativea

.But here thore is no evidenceas yet a! any such action. iSo far. not only has no public announcement been made or any date itor holding

np before themselves it is quite a

din’erent matter. Yet tho inevit.

year. By 'a hlundei-lng omission o!

ing privlleges of t'hose disfmnchib

iable has to be. inced. whethcr in Îthe political or the physical worlc

andJat present. hnmanly speak»

the hy—electios. (but no Liberal can- dldatn have 'been chosen by 'the conventions o! that party no con-

year.

‘ ou... .3! npqafiilo

. or uwir matin: Ân'd .iiiiiiy oc-iii'eir' i‘uaer' and con- fident o! coucou. tho Opposition au caaily nnd good candidates to

9' carry tiroir standard .wliether the

luxure ot the membu‘ tu be elect- ad ho one year or four.

’l‘he slmatlon on the part oi.’ une Governmant in son» raya argues m'ieg for a ocneral eloctlon this year. Unsuooessful byelectlons yenid poiaon the e'lr aguimt “suc- eurs at the polis next yet. Womon elactorc wouid rescrit the denlal et mflf riant tomate in thé ilve by- contests. dt wouid be snatching t'he mmlsed i’nnchise cup tram tiheir lino. On the other bond a xenernl eloctlon next un might ennuie the Government to conceal froin tho eiecnors the failurc ol tait-collec- lions. the talling revenue and the hlg comlna deflclt. But with live sente now open and no candidates ready and wlth a number ot'ljiheral members determined to -run no more electlons. how can thlrty pro. untahlo candidatn'bo now fourni [or a general electiion?

Probably the detenmin-ing eiement. in reaching a decision 'will ibe ithe des'ire ot the Government and its present supporters In the iHouse to hold on to thelr office: and seau Il long au they can. Not a single Liberal momber wouid .wlllingly race an eloction now. IPnocmstina- tion .has always been dominant in t’he Beil Government's policy whe- t‘hei- in cslling the ilegislature to moe't. or 'in preparing their 'meas— urea. Not to do today what can ibe put oi'i t‘ill tomorrow has so far been their mono. Divided counsela alto tend toward delay. These‘con-i siderations and characteristics aill point to the by-elections lbeing put on till the nuitumn, and no dissolu- tion oi the House being imiade th'is

Bheep—shcarlng tlmo now out on

:pursue. hold tlie by-elections thlslbyfiiecth m 814L parison with the Beil governmentl summer or malte one Job ot' it by

or crippled. Had n lItile

' continuaily being suggested by lhe peuple wouid have had nt Ieasi

soma return l'or the enOrmous ex.

Beca‘u5e

some oi’ them much worse titanl

v . ' . i. new ticcount or the nature of tlle soli. “mohwo'd Wh“ w° have we Whlch Tinie nor Fate shallyover- reliiined tiielr lirniness. There are nom". They are gemng me“. Th thmw h E l b "d

_ _ ose are t e re- n ers, otlier gond sections wlilch have “53km”! Indemnmes now“ the‘e tliese mp nm hem touched for several yen". is no iprooi’ that they shall gel. Annex where none shall say them ilnd there are sections which liad “mm 3"" n une“! 3'80"10" and nay'

test tho vacant seats. . Wihether lns. the spectre is In full vfew ofithis vmeans the abandonment or me “bel—al parzy, jthese .flelds. or merer ouch turther There are bwo alternatives wmch delay as wtll put off the evil day _ as far as possible lmay be question— we undersmnd me par” 's S("hem although .we incline to the lat— ously considerlng wiLh, 83 usual- ter view. for however hopeless tihe a dei'inlte division or opinion. content may‘annear t0 the men in While boni sections or the party mW" "“Y "W" 9‘" “P ' "9M ‘° cave the governmcnt'a face. ’I’hat in. they must. do this if they hold whwh .is in Imiat- ter that seems probable but in not elecmmalentireiy sure.

ara divided upon which course lo

lholding- the general 'which in any case must come next; . isummer, both ihave practicsillyI The Liber" Pirt)’ in ADFOVmclal

:made “D me“ mmds mm m tM‘ai'lairs la oo discreditod that it is-

Z-by.eiections not one Liberal candi- :date will be returned. This, pas isibly. is tlie reason why not one “13 l0 "m an 9’80"10" in m SuD'i ‘ . port. l ber n i ait as et ben 5L1 1&1 na du! a h y e :in'a by-election ithan in a geneiral 'nominated. It is admltted by bothlelœüom as even a successm] cam wouid be a black eye to the Belii°n° >13"- I government and wouid probalfly mean a general demand for the resignation oi’ the party. The dc- 9 maria ior resignation. however. is t o t

Daily Selcctioiis foi Giiiniim Raider

From thc W. I. Louoon collection

MW EMPIRE BUILDERS

not looked. upon as serions as many oi the members have already been asked to reslgn. The effeci such

a whoilesale deieat wouid have upon the general election la what the trouble. “Hope sprlngs eternal." we lmow. and some membere are lndulging ihe hope or victory somehow at the general election. but. the loss df the by-alectionn, they leur wouid imparti any chance they might othenwise have; and s0 these connsel holding the general el'ection beiore the next scs'sion. There is stlil another'psrty wha believe in the good nid. Britiah

'is maklng

E For ail are Empire builders hcre. Whone hearts are true to hcaven and home And, year by slow revolving year, FuiiiH_the dutles as they come; So simple seems the tank. and yet Many for this are cruciried; Ay. and thelr brothermen {orget 'I‘ho îàmple woundis in palm and s e.

Be he chat to lits home is true. Where'er the tldes oi power may (Iow

Han bullt a kingdom great and

Beyond tlie world's unchnrted seau. Realms away.

so they cautiously advise lcaving weII' enough alone. hold the 'by- eleà‘qns tlhis summer no mattei-

that can never pass

Alfred Noyes.

la diiiicuit if not an almoet impos-‘°°‘°"' '"d "‘9 "’59" 3" G°"' lisible task to flnd reputnble and pir‘e-i'muflu.‘t 1‘" 'couec‘on'

aentahlo candidates 'whio are wi‘l'i

h . , i . .. . ’I‘ e diiiicnlty is ahe greate. mm sheepbe fa! or min, me, every

ltlme must ahear the poil, .ilo'r as

that such an outcomGEdidate couid have, a term of onl inear'as they eau they me" b°dy

Y an . It le not thuo on thç Op-' d “ml

'crenses. "MW {coi-t of gloorn. even in tihe tlme oi.’

'ty Sheritis anormaux a mldnight cal‘l that. there won a man in the homo lot Bebe Daniels, motion pic-

thc larme; and nature soumis nlot a note oi gloom; with the ieaves coming out and the graas gmwlng green. truly the spring-tlme bas irrany charms: soon tlie clochards Iwill be in ’hioom. as iair a picture as ever was seen. And every day as the theat increases 'tlic ahcep vory willlnaly part wlth their fleeces. and nuzzle and nourish the dear little ilambs and crop the sweel grass without any qualms.

The Beli Government alao have ehecp to Ihear. in tlhe spring time ‘or any old 'time oi’ me year; the aheep to be Ihorn are the dur cl-

Very sh'arp‘indeed are the Govermnent "sheaLrs. for tihey-take o" both the fleece and the sklnl'and iwihether

But theso ahcep do riot wIlllnniy part wlth theli- flcccea. whether ithe ‘heat or the cold in- ilt seems to give them a.

verdure and g‘ioom when thus thc gentle. eheepllke elector meets wirh the Bail Gov-ment Tax Collecter. And it. seerns that these ifrequent tax collieotioris glve vwonderl'iul in—i terest to by—dlections, 'whether they“ came in tho spi'ing or tihe rail. whe- ther flve at a Iti-me or thirty In ail. The electora arc cager to sec them corne. but =Beli and Johnson and Lu are dumb 'as to date et t’he byï olectilons! For they tremlble wlth leur as the time drawe near when they'll ceaac to ahcar; when they'll cens ta shear and themsclvn be' shorn. like fille while ileeced sheep or 'the golden corn.

;—.Q.____ ATTEMPT ON LIFE or ses: oANiELsr‘

DONDON. Mny 20.—Late in tho evenins. when the country h lyins uler under the stars, through the quiet laines round. Epscant in aurrey. otten relie en old—iaaaioned car- riasge with a creot and a. ooronot on Ita doors and a former Prime Min- ister sittlns inside it. v

Somatimes, to the surprise oi strangeru, inatead o‘f a coachman on the box thera ls a postllion on one oi the two bay herses—a amall. nest figure in peaked cap. bine coat white vbreoohoa and riding boots. rleing up and down with the move. ment of his mount.

The grent Victorien who eo luxes to drive in the evening betore going to bed, and who, when the nights are not too dark, likes to ibe driven in tne old'time way iby s postillon lis Lord Rose-bery, .who lives et The Durdans. just outatde E—paom.

In the sprlng evenings Lord Rose- bery. who is 74. drives ont in search oi tho sang of tho nightlngale and when irom ‘some oopse o‘r thlckot the silver notes oi the bird are heard pourlng ont in a. rupturons melody the oarrlage stops and'the eiderly Peer site and ilstens in de- Ilght to the son: enchantlng the stiil nlgat. ' ————‘w——-——-

Peàce’ In China?

HONG KONiG. Mny 20.—4Negoti- atlonl are in propre“ betwoon trio south China gove‘rnment at Canton and 'bath the non.th factions in an endeavor to prevent a north ward expedlt'loii by the army of Sun Yat Sen, hesd oi the Canton governv ernment.

The sonthern governrnont's aniny headquarters are now st Shiuiiiwan (Shiucow?) in the northern part oi the province of Klmng Tnng and the main army ils «moving and con- centratlng on the border metween

vices. near the town of Namynng. Poulny More quhting.

Pelring. May 20.—— The i’orelgn powers are waiting an explanation irom the Peking government con» cerning the statue or Manchuria. whlch Generol Chang 'I‘so Lin .has declared part oi his inewly estebv

Nigñtmrèsÿàrô allié] Hear‘ Nighfingale '

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Charlottetown Brunch

OALL FOR TENDERBPThe Mini» toba Governmont wlll call 'i'or tan» mg “mus” m me mm“ ders l'or a 52.500.000 30-year 5 per 01 Comma“,

cent. bond issue on May 25, lion Edwnrd Brown. Provincial Trotteur- er, announced today on his return 1mm making a survey of the East- ern mmey markets.

[lice Trip

O.

Kwang Tung and Kinng Sil pro-.

mue omoowwo m o Ç..— _

lished empire. V iForei-gn Milnister Yen ls under-' stood to have prepared a note which wlII be ipresented soon, explainlng' that‘ Generæl Wu Pal Fu's troops are bains rushed north iliom Tien} Tsln to cruish Chang's army, whicli recentiy'suil'ered a bad dei'eat in. the campaign nenr Peking. l —-——.O-.—— , RADICAL CHANGE ' iN PHONE SERVICE

MONTRÉAL. May -19.—The Bell Telep’none Company han decided to adopt the au'tomatic system. Al the last meeting of the Idlrecuws the recommandation ot‘ the eornpany‘s engineers regarding t‘he future de. velopment of tire system la tiie larger clties was considered and approved. 'This" involves a radical change in the lurnishing oi‘ tele- phone service. The change in policy will tlrst rhe t'eIt in Toronto, tlien in Monti‘eal., and Inter may be ex- tended to Ottawa, Hamilton and other cities, w-here more thnn one excnnnge is necessary to handle the businem. '

ploy machine switohing equiipment

iior replace- ment of 'wornout equilmnent in the larger cltiea. Thuo tire Ioes and waste incidental Io sndden change willbe avoided and the physical

‘LOS ANGELES. iMay 23.—Depu-

turc actress. intent on murdering hier. arrested Chamles Caprice. and yesterday toolr him to a psychopa- t‘hic ward to determina his mental condition.

large cities wiil ibe kept aibi‘east uby

‘tion of two exchanges in Toronto.’

what the conseqnences may be; they wllli not willlngly Imperil thelr 8500 checks.