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New Dress Gooes

Arrive Safely through the War Zone from Great Britain

Our first shipment of Dress Goods in Tweeds,

Worsfeds and Serges have arrived from Great Britain they include the new shades and novelties for the incoming season, the values are based very closely on last years prices.

S. A. McDonald

New Coating Cloth

A glance at the new Coating Cloth will convince

you that we have endeavored to secure an unusually large assortment of cloths for your selection, the pat tems are the seasons latest shades, _the weaves, the designs will surely suit the most critical.

New Winter Coats

Many comments are made on our $10.00 Coats.

A lady declared that she had paid $15.00 for one no better than our $10.00 special. We have already made a large number of sales May we ask you to come and inspect this $10 00 Coat.

Corsets

A large shipment of the well_

known D. & A. make. Prices 50c to $4.00.

New idea Patterns l0c

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915.

LAST Nloirrs RALLY

if there was any doubt ln anybody's mind as to how the

political current was flowing in Charlottetown, it was set at rent by the magnificent meeting last night in the Peo- ple's Theatre. The large auditorium was filled to the doors, every inch of space was occupied and many wore unable to gain admission. The audience was composed almost entirely of electors, although many ladies graced the occasion with their presence and evident interest.

The two Liberal candidates did the best-they could.

Both had difficulties to contend with which would have tried stronger and more experienced men. ln/the first place they had to defend the indefonsible position adopted by the Patriot and other Grit exponents with reference to oxtravagancc and waste. It is an easy position for an un- scrupulous newspaper to take; itcan cry waste and ox- travagancc ad infinltum and ad nauseam; it can reiterate exploded charges and ignore the explosion. It is a dif- ferent matter when these charges have to be defended on the platform in presence of those who have the refutatlon and the contrary proof ready on hand, and this was the difficulty Messrs. Higgs and Duffy encountered last night.

Both Grit candidates are young men. with all the ambi-

tions, falliiigs and faults of young men and tho audience oxtcndcd to them a generous measure of encouragement in their maiden efforts as candidates for their suffrage. To Mr. Higgs especially the audience was indulgent, but un-

fortunately for tho party neither candidate was able to'

reap the fruits that might have been expected. Mr. Duffy only succeeded in confusing the issue while Mr. Higgs sat down in the midst of hilarious laughter that made the rafters ring. His anti-climax had miscarried and instead of Proving effective made the unfortunate speaker appear ridiculous.

On the other hand both the Government candidates

made the most of their opportunities and carried the au- dicncc with them in their evident sincerity in and appre- ciation of thc good causc they were advocating. Both>Dr. S. R. Jenkins and Mr. James Paton had an enthusiastic reception and when they sat down were rewarded with tremendous applause which left llttlc doubt of tho out- come of the election on September 16.

The speech of the evening. of course, was that of Pre-

mier Mathicson. lt was a magnificent effort and showed as the Patriot had said on a previous occasion that Pre- mier Mathieson was the “Daddy of them all." Ho oe; tho Liberal candidates rlghton the question of surpluses and representation and made them appear very small in the cycs of tho electors present. The manner in which he handled the pretensions of Mr. Benjamin Rogers de- llglitcd the audience and thcre can be no doubt in any-

one's mind that after last night's exposure no on b

Conservative or Liberal will e' 8 he

I . care to vote for candidates

wio would place the Government of th | hands of Mr. Rogers as Premier. 8 prov me in the

THE THREE RS.

Nothing is more surprising in tho policy advocated by

the Rogers party at the present time than the retrograde movement in edncation, One of the greatest complaints against the late Liberal Government was their policy of starving the schools and driving the teachers out of the province. They deprived the teachers of their supplements and bonuses and brought about a general decline in educa- tion throughout the province resulting in the closing of schools and a low standard of education in those remain- ing open.

One of the main planks in the Mathleson programme

was the development of our educational system, and in three years wonderful work has been accomplished in this connection. The reports of the inspectors show that under the Liberal Government even the fundamentals of educa- tion had hcen neglected and children who had reached the high classes were deficient in their knowledge of the three It‘s. With a lack of perspective, surprising in a party con- taining gentlemen who sec "great visions", the Liberal candidates have fixed upon this as an excuse for depriving the country schools of all instruction in higher or second- ary branches of education and confining them to reading, writing and arithmetic. The absurdity of .such retrograde movement at the present time must be apparent to 'the most unsophistlcated. To confine the education in the country schools to the three Rs. would deprive all ambi- tious scholars of the opportunity to go further in thon- oducation. That certainly is not the trend of tho moot up-to-date and approvcd education policy either hero or abroad. _

But if Mr. Rogers and his friends be returned to Omoo

farmers know what to expect for their children.

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OUR BRIDGES AND ROADS

Messrs Chandler and MacDonald, the Liberal candi-

dates for the Third District, have been alleging at the meetings which they have addressed, that the late Liberal Government had done as much with the means at their disposal for the improvement of our roads and bridges as has the present Government. They know, and the public know, differently, and there is little use in labourlng the point. If we want an example of extravagance and waste by the Liberal Government we have but to referto the bridge at Vernon River on which $2.074 was expended for s poor patched-up structure, narrow and unsatisfactory and altogether out of proportion to the money expended upon it. C

Mr. Rogers in his manifesto suggests his party would

inaugurate a policy for the introduction of permanent

roads. There is no necessity for the introduction of any such policy. it is already the policy of the Mathieso'i~ and Borden Governments. We seo already what the Gov- ernment can` do with the limited means at its disposal. Had not the Liberal Senate turned down the Highways

' ways? ,

was

in the same form aa the one we re-

tho grant for Agrionlturil Education. it had gone

we would have been resularly in receipt of an_

amount in the same proportion to that obtained hom the airisnimi gmt.-which i-ns. from sas.ooo to as1.ooo poi- altaum. What hope is there of obtaining such financial assistance from the Liberal party? `

I ALLEGED _EXTRAVAGANCE

‘ _ One of the many-futile cries' heard on the hustlngs during the past few days has been the alleged waste and edravagance on the part of the present Government.- Not a scintilla. of evidence has been adduced in support of the charge; indeed it is but 'the echo of the phrase in the third paragraph in Mr. Rogers' manifesto, that it would be his policy “to eliminate waste and extravagance now so marked.” The Premier in the last session of the Legisla- ture severely cross-examined the than leader of the Oppo- sitlon, Mr. John Richards, on this very point andgave him' an opportunity of pointing to-any item which he would consider it advisable to reducegoreliminate. Mr. Richards was unable to indicate any item on which economy could be practised. - ._ -.

The fact of the matter -is, the economy cry is a plagiar-

ism from Premier Mathieson's platform of 1908, and it is because Premier Mathieson's Government has proved so successful in practising economy .oi the fight .sort that the Liberals would fain imitate rhlvpollcy,-‘ ' ' ~

nsnucsn nailtwalflniirss

Until within ,the last year an ,ever-recurring agitation

kept the newspapers lively regarding the freight charges on the P. E. I. Railway. The matter was taken in hand in a business way by the Government and a. Conference was arranged between the Railway authorities, the Board cf-

tatives. The result of that Conference was the abolition oi' the three short hauls and the arranging of a tariff in 3 manner satisfactory to the majority of the commercial in- terests. , ~ I p , _Q '

Ill his ml!-Hlfeeto, Mr. Benjamin Rogers resuscitates

this cry but does not condsscond to give particulars of the reduced rates on the railway which his party would en- deavour to obtain. Ho hints, it is true, that the roto oo mussel mud has been advanced».to the detrimorit ofthe farmers. This is not the fact; the rata on mussel mud has not been increased and negotiations are on foot for sub- tfmual fedllctlons. With the Mathleson Government in Dower here and the Bordon Government in power at Ot-

targa-wlilch has already done so much for _us-this also w be done, but what hope would there be from an ad- verse Government sittlng in Cho;-1ot|_o¢own'_>

ANo'rnLii will iNvsNr1oN

Confinually, the now conditions met with in the pres-

ent gigantic war give rise to new inventions of great im- portance. Many of these inventions are designed (orde- struction, and many for defensive protection. Occasional- ly, thcre is one that has to do with relief work. Such is the latest invention recorded.

" Tho work of the Red Cross and hospital attendants

has become so hazardous, and their immunity from attack while engaged in rescue work, has become so uncertain, that some more material physical protection has been considered necessary. To meet these conditions a. bullet- proof stretcher cover has been invented in England. It appears to mcct the conditions perfectly. It consists of a.

long metal shield closed and arched at the top, and high enough to enable the attendants to staiill erect within. At

the front end the shield is rounded and sloped backward to -deflect bullets and two sight openings or eye holes are provided through which the attendants may locate the wounded. The sides are completely enclosed and the stretcher itself forms the bottom. A vertical cross section would show the shield as U shaped. It l.s mounted on four wheels. By this means, the stretcher bearers may locate a wounded soldier without danger to themselves. place him on the stretcher and wheel him to a place of safety. Thi! secmsln many ways a 'valuable invention.

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JAPAN AND THE WAR

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Japan, as the Ally of Great Britain, ontored the great

war in the far eastern field and took Kiao Chao from the Germans after a short siege. Since then her activities have, so far as the public knows, been confined to con- solidating her position in that Chinese sphere. This has caused many persons to wonder if in time Japan would not be called upon to play a more important part in the ever-extending campaign. Now comes the statement of Premier Okuma to the effect that Japan has decided to give greater assistance to Russia in the prosecution of the war. This is taken to mean that the help will be in the

form of forwarding large supplies of ammunition and guns to the armies of the Czar. This aid comes at a stage when it is badly needed. Baron Ishii, the former ambassador to France, is authority for the statement that the Japanese have been shipping arms and ammunition to Russia ever since the war began. Hencefortli both public and private factories are to be employed in turning out material for the former foe. In conjunction with the publication of the foregoing facts, a Tokio newspaper reports that tho Rus- sian Government, besides asking for more munitions, has requested the despatch of troops from Japan to the Rus- sian fighting linos. The news is unofficial, but reads as though it might be inspired. The world would not be sur- prised to hear of a Japanese army marching to the front one ‘of these fine days.

OOOOOOOOOOQOOO-S; Each one could make iilsglad O i lf wo but und rstoo _ ly 'I' There is so much that's fine

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- Worthy and splendid hore.

Seldom we ought to whine,

' Neverought we to sneer.

Detroit Free Press.

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Trade, the local Government and the Domlnionfrlrepresen-_ i

Dong! Bells are Ringing

Not a very welcome sound when digging m

the soft, warm sand and chasing butterflies are so much more interesting than adding figures on 3

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Bot dregs" your small 'boy in one of _these at-_ i

o-aogivei-Suits only $3.49 that have come for his 'school

' daysand note the difference m the eager little feet.

Dandy' little stockings for little feet 2-1 R-ibb,

_ and 4-1 Ribb at 65c, all sizes._ _ _. ' "

Tan Cashmere Hose, sizes 6, 7 and 8` only,

regular25c for"l9c

3 Jersey and Coat Sweaters for School. * A ‘

Our Ladies Cashmere Hose for mother- worth ‘

40°C for 30c is mother’s bargain. ~

Coatings, Suitings, Serges and Blanketings

arriving every day also good strong wool hose for Boys 25c I .~

I ‘_ Large shipment of Black, White ahd' ~Grey

` Knitting Yarn. _\ ,_

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1 SAYS AUSTRIA WILL STARVE. WHEN YOU BAKE THAT CAKE / A good pinch of salt improves any

NEW YORK' S°p“"mb°" 2'- Anon" cBl{ieo-t water instead of all mill:

,or year of war and Austria will face makes _a lighter cake_ starvation. says Dr. F. C. Davis, of If your cake ,|588 in a mounfmn in Mlumlaponsr Wm’ arrived wdny on me thc mlildlc the reason is your;-dough .steamer Nordam. Mr. Davis is presi-I was too ¢h|ok_ o ` -~`,; -’ .

dent of the American Medical Associ-U |f it goof, down in the middle your “U0” ln Vlelma- dough was too rich, too much sngar.~

“Germany is unable to send much! The moon of io,-go homo to cake is

food to Austria," he continued. “All too mooh bokmg powder, g the men of military ass are under 'ro sprinkle flour in grossed ‘pans arms, and there is no fear of Italy. prevents cake from sticking.. Americans arc not well liked because A pan 0|' water in tim bottom of thg ammunition has been sold to tho Al- oven keeps the bottom of acaks from lies. burning. '

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5 Heat Your Home f

You shouldn’t let your wife and family suffer from the

cold this Winter when for a, small cost we can msta_l a heat- ing system that will giveyou the comfort of a day in June- that will require little attention-that is economical on fuel -" nd that will last for years. r

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No moderrt_,ho`me can afford to be without proper heat-

ing-Manydiséases spring from a cold_oa_mp room. The

_ very health and life of those most dear- is in danger. Are _ they worth less than the price of a heating system ?' ~ _

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We know you need a heating-system in your honief-but

think it awfully expensive-it isn t. It is a sound investment and as good as gilt edge securities that will bring health, comfort and happiness to your home and will not _cost much either. ` ` ' ' " ' " ‘ 1

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OOOOOOO'l'OOO¢OOO LOOK FOR THE GOOD

Look for the good in man,

Look for the fine ln life,

Look for the noble plan

Back of all hitter strife.

Open your eyes to worth,

There is so much to praise

Hero on this good old earth,

Why tread the scoifsr's

Why goal; the mean and _ = .

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why pry about for flaws.

Peckiiig at one and all.

Just u the silly 'dawn Look for big deeds and kind

Look énr the fair and true,

Keep no _a narrow mind.

_dcorninl what others do.

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