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ROADS REPORT

U111! five percent of the roll-ls in Prince sawml- island are m, to" pass "very fair to good." This

tion comes in Bulletin Number one, issued by the Highways Bra-rich

Canals lust received This bulletin the load systems in the varzous pro Rives the iiliicage under control of the provincilt govern- irents, counties, to-vnsllips. and rural municipalities and the relu- tive conditions obtainlilg under tlie respective lilanzigcments.

ilk-fill comprehensively" with

VlIlCcs.

The economic advantage of good road

u system as coiilparcd Wltll-IIIIIIIIDYOVOG roads is dclnon- stratetl by comparative statements showing the Erllllllaldil cost 0t‘ hall. iug per tun-nlile dirt roads" "inlprovcd tllflg roads" respectively. Tile contrast-l

over "ordinary

and

is very striking and proves con,

11115. Prescott county. was ‘carried on tn s. more or less desnltory man ller by interested parties prior to 1018, when it was token over by the provincial and Federal govern- ments, under the supervision of a Peat Committee, for experimental purposes.

The excessive moisture of peat in its natural form is ons of the lcrsntest drawbacks of successful production. From 82 to 92 per cent of pest as it ils found in nature is moisture. and this mui-it be reduc- ed to 25 to 30 per cent before It can be used as an efficient fuel. in that form it is known as Stand ard fuel. anti has a heatmg value compared with anthracite of 1'4; tons to l ton respectively. The hi: advantage of peat over coal is the complete absence of ash, which in coal amounts to between 10' and 2b per cent. At tlie present time peat is advocated for cooking pilrposcs. and in the furnaces during the (n11 and spring months.

Much money has been expended

clusiircly iii concrete fixtures villllllon experlnlem" “m1 lmpmvemenls "w," Deon“, have discovered mlat Alfred, and production now ran-

Mum expe,-ien,'_.e_ Vges around eight tons an hour, al-

At the close or the war with flqyg|'“1'llp" Became Comm!“ ‘"11 France in 1763, when this Province tiny" Mr. Lav-kin‘; Move- pnssed permanently under British lute. its population iwins ohlqfly (Toronto Tcle3111111-1 French and supposed to nulnhvr Not evetnfor Hon P.(‘. larlllll about 5,000 souls. They were it has house-limiting in old ‘London thrifty rpoople. Murdoch's history been lwlthslit its trials. Before Cull tells that they had prospered, that‘ ads’; ' Qh<CODYITIlSSlOKEGP becnlne piany of the inhabitants declarelegwhl 9d in his present residence that they grow. each of them, l200ihe hadl rather a droll exllflflfince- bushels of corn annually, and thallw-hych be apptlfelllly related to n thedslatld was ths chief sonic; oft-fiend In Bum confldeuce_ Evy. supply for Louisburg and Quebec denuy n “ms though; u, he 5., am. during and f,or a brief period after “m! ma, M‘ ibarkjgfg confident ‘he war‘ - ' {made lbold to. tell another friend

“in confidence." and 11194111111? The French settlers seem to 1111111)‘ Were laughing over il. have ‘been disheartened and to 501116 1110111115 113°- 11 “em” Mr‘ have their efforts and thrift after 1111111111 101111911 We’ m‘ Dmmger tlie change of flag-t for Govern- 911111116811 111 1111mm“ smmdm Lo“ or Patterson, in October. 1770. don house with u. viuv to renting wrote tile Eathof ‘Hillshoro that 11- 1'19 1111641 1111"“1’"151°“' but} m‘ "they have, m;- 59mg yggfg p“; the wholc, thought it ton izlrél‘ 101' been iliostly nulintaiiled liy afevcl1115 19011119111911" ‘"111’ ‘"111 m” British suvbjtcts here who have cm-!11‘11111‘1‘1 111111 111* 111111 dflqded "m m P10.\'ed them during the summer in 13119 11- uis riniei-y......ny l-lll! rrieatss, A week or so 111'" 111°!’ “"1"! agriculture tins ‘been so much neg- Burbrised to llGflf ilint .\lr. ‘Larkill lected there is not one bushel of 111d 14111611 Lady 1111111015 11111-186" corn raised by all the French in- and immensely amused when they liabitants on the island. T118113]? heard how he hall sticli a change a few British farmers who haverot heart. lt seellis that Mr. Lar- raiscd some." That was a dark kin had been dining with the King. period of our history. ' The Dowager Lady Minto was

also a guest at the ruffll 151119- lflrrni-iung m tn.- iugh (‘union-estua- 1111-1 P9115011 W11)’ 0111 Pohlllatlrln is or in conversation His Majesty in~

not greater than it now is, rfor if qiiirad whether he had yet man- we hzld in 1770 a population of aged to get a Flllliivhlé house and

What we are searching for

unusual. Thursday and Friday, October

GREAT OPPORTUNITY “To BUY‘ l‘ MERCHANDISE, _ _ _ My o‘ t o The past two DOLLAR DAYS this STORE ha been a greatsuccess. Two more great bargblltitlays, 1 _ Lovely new fall aiid winter merchandise to choose, .

WHOLESALE PRICES ON OUR ENTIRE STOCK

l 15 YOUNG MEN’S SUITS

In Brown and Green Tweeds

Sizes’ 33 t0 38

Regular Price $18.50

Dollar Days $12.98

BOYS $12.50 SUITS SELL DOLLAR DAYS $6.95

‘ Twenty -. five boys tweed suits Made of Brown and dark mixed tweeds. Sizes 27 to 35. Dollar Days $6.95‘

15 DOZEN

- MEN’S HEAVY

RIBBED WOOL

MEN’S HEAVY WEIGHT DENIM

5.000 and had retained them atili'when (‘zliitldirs representatlvesalti also retained their niiturili increase no, the King. with the kindest ID- of 25 percent in each ten years tertionn in tlie world and really lierlod since that date we should 111111111118 111111 119 11'“ 1101M! 1110111 now have over 105390 ipegplein his guests a lzondturn. suggyintetl.

lmultthoueh pltlns are under considera-

UNDERWEAR

Regular $3.50 Per Suit .

Dollar Days $1.00 Pr Garment

British ('0llll'l|l)l&t. with u

on Everything

l0 p. c. uli all Bills Due

11.6. JAMIESUN

llruggglst;

ovnniugs i

With Vbib. In black, blues and stripe. Worth $2.00

Dollar Day's $1.25

Illileagt) o; 15334‘ of whim 15'13|;lll0!1 for increasing this rate to ten is tinder government control a:ltl11°11-“- 111° 0111-" 1131111111111 11911115 3 tlie balance under rural lll1ll\lt:l])#lll;1ack "1 11°“'e'~ 111ves1151111°115 lies. has the highest percctittige uf1“1‘11°1'1111e1115 15111119“ 011 111919 1111"

this lslzltitl illiileattl of the asses that Mr. ‘Iaukin rem L-idvullltvri shown by the latest census. That place.

11118 1119 hast year or so are now is.“ we should have had 105 000 if Being a sport and a good cotlr- Iscttleti on the hllacdoiialtl Pstntelniwuld" if so dislmsed‘ give "1’ m” but ML A‘, m“ close of the 8m“ house when he chose. His tcnzliicyl

and

very fair to good, namely 27. New Brunswick has u pertmnt-lcllmlflel-ei 111111 0119711119115 °11

He“. the“. an. 1;;_5;7'coniniercial scale have commenc- “s "m" “moad

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not a single settler had come to But settlers did come. as we shall see.

tier, ‘Mr. Lin-kin, who enjoys the joke on himself. accepted the roy- ill suggestion ivjtllout a. moment's hesitation. The very next. day the lease ‘was signed, under which Mr. Larkin lpiiitl .1 rental nl" $12,000 a _vear——ju:-t $2,000 it year llmre than his official salary.

But. being n good business man, 'Mr. Larkiii

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age of l2. iliiles. iill under government niau- 911- P1'°11“°1-1‘111 9111-9111114 ‘W91 11 per‘ _ _ .

Boys’ heavy weight striped fian- nelette Pyjamas, sizes 8, 10, arid 12. Worth $2.00. Dollar Days 1111-59

Men’s heavy weight striped flan- nelette Night; Shirts, all sizes. Worth $2.00. Dollar Days- - 1111-39

Men’s Lined_K_id Gloves, good for street or driving, Worth $2.00, DQ1131- Dayg ...........-..$1--59

Men’s Working Shirts, in mixed flannel and tweeds, sizes 14 to 161A. Worth $1.75. On Dollar Daysl...................$l.l9

3 doz. Boys’ Golf Hlose- - 4151111111‘- Boys’ Heavy Wool Stockings

69cm’.-

Boys’ Pullover and Coat Sweat- erg’ DQ1131- Days . - . . . . . . . .$I.OO

Menls Working Shirts in khaki, greys andstripes. Special for Dol- layDayg 858

1770 Governor Patterson wrote. "there have arrived hers this summer 120 families," say 100 souls. and he was dnily ex- pecting a sltip from London with passengers. During the summer of i772 "a large number of immi- y;(.,,50,,_ we“ and gatqgrants arrived from Scotland and‘

;,g..n,,,ul_ liod of 50 to 60 days. or from the xovi. scout. with 15.1821 n-x. {first of May to August the thirty-

. all nient has a pcrw-ntilgc of S veryl

" 12 Men’s Tweed Suits, single-

breasted style, in brown and dark tweeds, worth $25.00, On Dollar Daysfor.......-........$14-95

8 only Men’s Fall Weight Over- coats, very stylish, single breasted, worth $19.50. Dollar Days- 4111-5-95

Eleven Young . Men’s Winter Overcoats, form fitting, good pure wool clothes. Worth $30.00. Dol- larDays..........-..... 11918-50

5 doz. Boys’ Tweed Bloomer Pants, good heavy quality, lined through- out, wortih to $3.00. On Dollar Daygfgr .........~.....--$1-49

Men’s Good Heavy Wool Working , , Sweaters in all sizes. Worth $5.25. ~Dollar Days... . . . . . . . . .. . 1191.98

Men’s fancy Shirts, have just arrived, lovely new patterns. Worth $2.00. Dollar Days - - 1111-11"

under governmr-r‘ lllilllilvgff-lfirsl" _-_-_-¢-o§- CO-OPERATIVE CAMPA1GN

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percent-lite of 9.4 are 43.877 miles 011 _wllicli 450 tll't' under K0\'8l'llfll€l1t[°r‘11> lcontrol and thi- l""ll'|lll(l€l‘ underlwl- “ v hum] mun;¢ipa1i,i,,s_ 11.111‘! ozifl‘: fora few weeks lle wlltlfroni Lotition with immigrants and 1 Omar," has a D,,,.,.,,n,._,g,, U, ‘olifllllfllfirl meetings throughout ‘tliefillPPlle-‘l- 111 1776 Eflflllflh 891mb

-__-.~___- l Lloyd Georges llonnr : intents were commenced nt St. ‘Pe - i

lvérlv m“ m gm,“ ‘m H "m" mum-province . , worhers and Three Rivers. In 17790311191 , lage of 04,103 of which ml: ntllcs 1111"“; ¢811¢1111111111 1111111- 1,, [fanspQrt ‘i - government colltrohl ‘MT- Be11_5‘111 (1111 811°“ 17°11‘ herelliessian soldiers en route to Que-h 1113x9051. Octuililqlilpyd George] . . . , - , m. h . Y “(Hm (.(,nn,.,.nnn Wm, we Egg (Ihamflbec, who were disbanded therein“: ngitglgnucroimpn {Lg Sullingiltltlggllltii

11.097 undel- count)‘ control V v _

£40,181 under township control. lbusiness. Since then he has bee'.l'1780-"11111l P01111111 5 1111110" mus '11P 111118 511-‘1 1R 1110 611310111 .01 0111371

| _ L , [that many of them returned to retiring‘ premiem , |

I Prince Edward lslnlid with Iengaged in similar work in “he Islam‘ and gamed down m

ltiiileaue of 3.650 all under govern-WVt-stcrn provinces and has had exivm-yous pal-tsp l

his H clause the whereby

'l'. .' .

t licrl-

Zuovil throughout. lll‘: pro-

f‘, with us once agqiu, [m3 "In of 1775 n large ship flrrlv-Pd lasted only taro or three months. I

‘Ull ctr-operative

with a regiment of; lure uutlel‘

i till‘! I 1111611! (‘0ll'l.|‘0l. has a percentage o.’ pcrlences which will be ‘an lnsillffi ' ,5 "very fair to good." ‘tlon to agriculturisls here wlisnl 1 Saskatchewan, with a total mile- described by Mr. Benson. He hastsmtes and om" came lat"

ll, "g0 or 135mm practically a" or visited the co-operatlve fruit tlis- ' g

r _ r 0 l d British ‘Cm der the oflfer _of free lands. During I’ which is under rural munlcipallmm“ ° Marlo a" tlie slimmer of 1803 came ailiout] \

t semen, has a percentage oflltlublu and has 110111 18-1111-‘11 511M300 settlers front the Highlands ofl 1' ytauizht much. ills iileetings. wVher-rScotland and located on the es-

ln 1784 ri number ‘of Loyallsts

came to Charlotettown from -‘ Guardian Readers-

era-

From tho W. 8. Louson collection

l

l AMHERST l WHOLESTOCK

BOOTS

,1 mans 4.

Men's English Kip Am- herst Boots. Ciump soles

- guaranteed. Sizes 6 to 10. ‘ ' Price ..................... ..-. ........ .. $5.50 ‘

; l 1

Boys wholestock Kip Boots. Clrmp soles. Sizes 1 to 5 per y pair .................................. .. $3.95

Women's Kip Amherst Bootl. sizes 3 to 8. Per pair $3.75

Youths Amherst Kip Boots, sizes 11, 12 and 13. Special ........... .. $2.95

Order by mall. We pay the

Purdie Ferguson Shoe _ Company Ltd

Sunnyside Charlottetown

U710- INOURANOE l8 AN EXTRA . TIRE FOR THE OWNER'S 1 BANK ACCOUNT- ' We will furnish you an auto in- nou policy that is a complete {MM gs for all contingencies. Fin, ' 1 n. Property idlmcgss and ti». inrs Ill covered st one sx 4o you.

Automobile ls a Liability, not unless it is Insured.

1 til 8t f0. Ltd.

' zluptiinting in view ot‘ the fact that

l. lng them. As a tttuiiumeilt. five per 4

modest, to put it inlldly, An inter- " testing problem lll arithmetic, which _ the Mathematical I’ Patriot might tackle after he lltl.‘

I falling debt. problem

l l . fuberta‘ with a mm, mileage “lever held, should he wel attend

. l . h b ~ t 88.500. all under rural l'lllllllfllpfill~led' 0'". 1811111131 kit?" m“ F 0d . - t - i w ys

ty control has a. percentage of 3.1m "perdihm u em 5 a a

‘ ' l . d tlie The fact that after three years wmelm“ ‘m’: 1° he“? tan l - 1 ex er- of strenuous striving and an BXADQS,‘ school N t e so on o p

l l' ill i] pencil-tare ranging from half a mil-lens?‘ the “per w: 0B lii-shag - - - - . . . e s

lion il-ollars upwards. Prince Ed-lwp" ‘is our m1“ r

wa-rtl island P051118 come third ltiw- est ul" the list. dis-l

hnd experience here and elsewhere

and we can learn much from him. is rather _

PATRIOT STILL WORRIED our provincial government has de- voted practlcally all its energies

and illost of its motley in lttiprov

The Patriot still harks back to the alleged deficit at September 9, 1919. w-ithout ndduclng n sclntilla

, f it cent “very fair to QOOIIWBOUIIflSOf "PW-evidence m support o s allegations. it asserts, first, that the Bell government's P16119095‘

.t h hint $253.000. Thus is Expert of the w” we“ e ( untrue; we have proved it to be

untrue and the report of the Pub- lic Accounts Committee, coverlnl; the period in question is in evid- ence to the fact on the records of the legislature.

1t claims, secondly that this al- leged deficit was coilflrmed by the Provincial auditor in his an- nual report. This, likewise, is av:- true. On the contrary Mr. Ander-

solved the rising interest ‘on a might. be stated thus: if it cost halt s. lull- ‘lion tlollsrs to make our roads five percent fuir to good. what will it tmst to biting them up to the status oi" a monument?

-—--<0->—-—-— FEAT PRODUCTION

tale of Lord Selkirk at Point Prim. Later there came 86 settlers from the isle nrSkye and 2510 from To- hermorv. In the slimmer of 18110 three vessels arrived with 432 set- tlers from Bideford, Greenwich, Norfolk and Suffolk respectively. In 1839 there arrived 700 inimi- grunt settlers, 600 of whom were from lreland and settled on the estate of Rev. Father Mncdonaid.

in 184/1, two ships arrived from Belfast, Ireland. ‘with 800 settlers. and aibout the same time came 170 from Bidsfnrd, England. Later ar- rivals, the number not noted, were recorded in 18-14. lii 1858 cilme 300 from the isle of Skye. i-‘ronl that time onward during ovcr sixty years, we have heard very little albout lntitillgratlts conting '1) this Province. ‘From tlie sihove out- line and taking into account that numbers were only set down in years in which tlie influx was con- sidermble, it may the stiicly cati- matied that about 6,000 lmliligrnnt settlers came to this province in the period 1770 to 1858.

.>Slnce then six decades have passed, in which those 6.000 should have naturally increased to 21,600. From this we reach the conclusion th-at as the 5.000 who were here in 1763. should have increased nat-

O-OO-U “GOOD-NIGHT."

l say, “Good-night," all old and simple phrase.

And spoken by mankind in count- less ways. Some with careless‘ cold formul- Sunie with falseiiess

speaking cheerfully, Some tenderly with nleaniug deep attd true; What think you that iny night" has for you?

speaking

"Good-

"Gtiod-nightfl-tthiit means l wish you sweetest dreams,

Such as the roses "have by lulllng streams.

"Good-night,‘——that is my prayer that all the nlgllt

Beside your sleep shall watch an angel white.

"Goodtn-iglhfl-Jthat means cannot. guess how dattr 'l‘llis day hail ‘been because l had you near, “Goodnight-that means just as I close the door ’l‘llat l shall love you more—snd more-and more! ——A. W. Peach

you

$100,000, ‘both granted an ttndier Conservative Adiiilttlstratlon, our position would now be perilousin- deed, if not financially hopeless. But for those great remedial! liisnsures thc cxodns from Wllllfll we have nuffercl m iillistl

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Men_'s Heavy Cloth Caps in plain‘ colors and tweeds, special for Dol- larDayg ......-.........-$l.2-'i

v

Men’s lovely new Radio finish Hats, in colors beaver, dove, sum- miatra electric and deacon. Special for Dollar Days . . . . . . . . . . . $4.75

Boys lgood heavy White and Stripe Flannelette Night Shirts. ' Worth $1.50. Dollar Days - - - i190

Menfs . Wear

Stanfield’s Underwear, wlhol-e - sale prices Dollar Days.

Men’s

and ‘Boys’

Boys’ Wear

_ 135 Great George Street , Don’t Forget We Are Open Each Evening

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Penman’s fleece~lined Underwear, wholesale prices on Dollar Days.

Men’s Heather Hose, 4 pair for

Men’s" pure wool Heather Hbse, about 10 doz. worth 60c per pair. Dollar Days per pair . . . p. . . . .300

J. W. ROBBLEE

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Prince Edward Island Hospital

TO THE PEOPLE -OF Queen's AND KING'S COUNTIES

lii view oi.’ the chaotic stats of abet-out mining industry in the. United States says the C.P.lt. Bill-i letln for October, Eastern Canada will undoubtedly experience a dearth of coal fuel during tlie bom- ing winter. and the problem of al- leviating the situation has turned attention to the more general use of pea-t. of ‘which there are large bogs located in Ontario. The llica of known coal resources in that province has mode the problem one of paramount importance, and even though the coal mines of tlie United States got back into their

son's evidence ‘before the Public Accounts Committee positively din roved the allegation.

Our contemporary thirdly claims that the statement in quesiiion wits on the lines adopted by the Mathis son and Peter's governments. This ls also untrue asbhoth these gov- ernments employed an independ- ent outside audit.

ln the fourth place the Patriot claims that these statements are not disputed by‘ The Guardian. Enough said.

It follows then that the Patriot

normal stride in s short time. it is unlikely that the coal needs of‘ Ontario will be fully supplied.

f Oidssl insurance Agency 1n 3- I ‘I l’

Deielopnlant work on tlie Alfred

having failed‘ to establish its pre- ,mise|, its conclusions and quoti- ttons bearing thereon fsll to tho

ground.

have gone on at '. ln- ea.~1:t;.' rate. lt was thou chested. ’l‘lie present tatuous Dnllcy of douibled taxation unfortunately tends to- wllrd further rapid depopulntion.

urally to 105.000 and -the immi- grants who icame ibetween 1763 nnd 1858 should by natural increase now number .21,ll00, our population should now be over 128,000, in- stead of the 88.615 shown ‘by the latest census. This leaves 38.000 to be accounted for lby the exodus which has mostly occurrsrl within the ipnst 40 years.

_ nos‘ _ Kl n u EY

ti‘ l t‘:- 1/ Our population reached its max- ‘l imum of 100.000 in 1891. If only from that date on to the present we had retained our own people and their natural increase they ‘ would‘ now liutnher ovoi- 212.000. Those were bad years for Prince Edward island. when from i896 to 1918 our Province was icsboulld for five months of the year and our revenues starved. All must ‘realize that but for the car ferry and the lldditionst subsidy of

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We are

t

king the usual annual sppostfor flnsnolsl support and silt you to

T" that r srs . _ as an absolute necessity in ovary. community- at they can only be maintained through ills gsnsrous assistance of the public

they serve. - .

Tha‘ our to.‘ ' I ' h ........................... --_n ........... .- ths avsrags not more in|°n"n':lr°:n:t'l's tlllllrrgissnlll tllzpllittiislpllrtlalcsnsdiadgxgrowr ‘wists: and other oltlos. . 1 \ That the Hospital receives no part of your doctor's foes. T11" 1110 - 10°11'15""! of maintaining this Hospital ls as W0 Itfrznly your “wants temporarily olssted ta , n whlls t» widow's qnsrtsr Ot‘ um doll "'1' 1'" "1"" I" llrne "ntribtrtlons from the wsllulomdiy “w: “ran”. ‘m h’ "M" '1" 1"" 11"" Isttlnl one. m. wllsro i w. w n‘ ‘w. “m” 7011 What's m luvs bssn potting ilvs. n. . n. s collections will be made so I til ‘ . .--- .. ".".'"""'" generous donation. W0 have n deficit of Eleven Tbouu d m W‘ . m”. Dollars mu n | oumulntlon of tits last thrss yours operation This I n c ' M u. - s duo tho Isak and must be pain