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What hopes. what Jfears, what anxieties can...» the Day Be- foro! An event._ of vital hnport- ance, socially, personally. natlml- ally, i, scheduled mr a fling in the future. in the ‘distance interest in it ls merely academic and specula- tive. As the date draws nearer the interest strongly tinged with ‘hope. increases cumulatlvely' until The Day Before when all the hopes and foam are blended into a veritable agony of uncertainty. ‘hope "and fear fighting for the mastery and the event. perhaps the turning point in a life, must be faced.

This is the Day Before Christ- as... -What will the my bring- l-‘or a year it has been looked for- ward to. ‘When -we left the last milestone, Christmas 1924, the next. Christmas 1925 shone clear in the distance and, forgetting much. hop- ing much. the passage of the inter- val ivas undertaken with ‘hope. There virere joys and sorrows alons Q there ‘were unexpected pleasures and bitter disappoint- ments. there were bereavements and despair. ‘but the next milestone in sight with the banner of hope flying over it. We. reach "it ls the banner still fly- ing? What awaits us? What shall the mails bring? What shall tele- grams bring? Shall it be well with

the way,

WES

tomorrow.

us nnd ours?

Life ‘s a sirccr-rsion of milestones and the spaces between. The mile- stones are but surface marks. in- cidents along the road ‘between the hournc whence we came and that

lhu two mernities. between

t0 which we are journeying. What

‘lspeakcr and thoroughly convers-

him for the undertakin- oonsidered, direct transportation.

pie towards such treniwfllfilflll. the products most in demand there which we can supply and. bow those products are‘ now being‘ sup- plied.

Before leaving on his mission Mr MoEwen will confer with the As- sociated Boards of Trade of the province on December 29th at 1 meeting to be held in the Charlotte- town Board of Trade Rooms. At this meeting the merchants and others interested will have an op portunity of exchanging views with Mr. Mcidwen‘ so that all the in- formation available will be at his disposagbefore setting forth on his important mission. Mr. ‘Mowen leaves here on January 1s; and will probably be absent about three months.

THE NEW MINISTER

‘The Hon. H. Frank ‘MacPhee is to be congratulated on this appoint- meny, to one of “l5 most important posts in the government. that of Minister of Public Works, made vacant lily the election of Hon. J. A. MacDonald ‘to the federal parlia- ment. Mr. iMacPhee ls-one of the rising young barristers of Charlot- tetown, is a splendid platform

ant with the needs. political and otherwise. of the province. ‘A man

matters is the nrsnner of our jour-

ncy‘ng. the good we have been able! to do. the help we have been able‘ Looking back-I ward, the fears and the sorrows‘ which clouded our milestones have been mellowed and softened by the merciful distance, a mellowlng and a softening that shed ‘their glow over the future pathway and make it clearer and ITIQTP full of hope and patience.

May tomorrow dawn brightly on! all our readers. May theirtbest‘ hopm be realized. ‘May the kindly mists of the receding past soften any sorrows and disappointments which may have darkened the way we have come- and may all the milestones yet to be passed be ap- preached with confidence and in this confidence may we all “greet

to give to others.

the ilnscen with a cheer!"

a mm?

WEST INDIES TRADE

The Provincial Government has done we'll in taking definite steps to develop the ‘island's trade with the Britt-sir West indies. More than a hundred years ago our then little colony had a very suubstan- tiui and profitable trade with our sister colonies in the tropics and the trade conditions which then existed still exist and may still be developed. Others have stepped in we have left the de- velopment of the trade to others and we have gradually been side tracked. Modern conditions wit-b their lreen competition demand that if we wsnt business we must go after i; This was the conclu-

sion arrived at at the meeting of the government on Tuesday ‘last

when they appointed [be HonJllD. MnEwen to proceed g0 the West lu-

dles and to visit the principle cen- tres there to ascertain at first hand what the prospect, are and what developments may he effected. The Hon. Mr. Moliwsn ls s thor- ough business man. he has ‘been successful in his own business. has had ‘business dealings with the West indies and knows the require-

between us:

iraplds before ‘being confirmed in

of the dusty, honking automobile

the crisp sir behind the jhlgling

of the shortest an. and nights. sun will rise four

than on Decembc 2i. shortening the day at that end -by four min- .

of energy, practical common sense and in every way‘ dependable, his supervision of the Public Works of this province will ‘be in good hands. He is. of course. m run the political his ministry but the esteem in which he is held in the good old district of Cardigan makes his election practically assured. That he will we a good account of him- self and prove a. worthy successor to former Ministers of Public Works as well as of the gallaxy of brilliant men who have represented the (‘Ardigan District is the assured hope of all who know him. We congratulate ‘Mr. MadPhee, the Cardigan ‘District and "Lbs province on what promises to be n brilliant experience for each. -———¢0->-———— EDITORIAL NOTES

‘it looks like a ‘white Christmas now all right.

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Nothing matters much now, to- morrow is Christmas Day.

The very spirit of_Santa Claus is in gbe air.. Everybody is doing it.

Clean off the sidewalks religions- ly land conscientiously after every snow fall.

Oh. those people who will not clean off their sidewalks. Have they no pity on the pilgrims of the night?

There is good promise of sleigh- ing for Christmas and there are great expectations. All are tired

and there is a hungering and thlrstlng for 1ho duetleos drive in

sleigh bells.

We are nowenjoying the luxury ‘ u ‘longest 0n the 30th, December the minutes later

ui rru_‘u

effected. vast direct trade ml! be developed. This i-l Mr. ‘Icllwen’: mission 811d his pili- 6899719!” and knowledge of burlness qualifies

There are miny questions to b0

the attitude of the West Indies peo-

= the passing teams gave forth even

stantlal progress has been made

‘first Premier King may find‘ a lad in Russell County. Ont... is the latest news from the defeated Litr, ern] leader. Of course. if his gov! ern shall successfully pus the, teat of a want of confidence motion a seat must be found for the Prem- ier and dtusseil would probably be‘ a surer seat than any one of the half dozen first have ‘been named so far as a refuge for him. it 1s now 43 years since Russell has elected a Conservative.

~..._.. Hon. Charles Murphy. now Pout- mnhur general was elected in Rus- sell either by large majorities or by acclamatlon from 1908 to 1921 in- clusive. his only opponent in 1921 being a Progressive, Hen. Mr. Mur- phy has since -been appointed to the Senate and in the election in October last Mr. A. Gouiet carried thefliviberai §tflflthfli lio victory. He is said to be willing to resign and make room for Mr. King.

The beautiful snow has pom: and by a quick transition wheeled carriages hiave given place to thus.- on runners. But we listen in vain for lire bells which in days of yore made joyous music on our streets in winter. From time immemorial the laws of all civilized countries have required that horses drawing sleigbs should be equipped will: bells. in a past genergtion this re- quirement was almost invariably complied with. ~ln recent years lit- tle attention has ‘been paid to the law and within the past day or two. when sleighs were rushing about the streets only about one in five of

a. feeble tinkic.

The safety of pedestrians makes it important that the law shall be observed. There are quite as many reckless drivers ‘of slclghg in winter as there are of cars in the summer. There is little to choose between being knocked down and mangled by a. car and being run ove-r and trampled by a horse in s. deliv- ery sleigh furiously driven round a corner by some boy who is in a b-urry to complete his rounds. Herc as in the case of the car drivers it is the few rather than the many who have no speed limit. Even in reckless driving. if the horse carries belLs the greater crash and jungle of them give warning that a Jehu is holding the reins and ply- ng the whip. ' Australia recently made a trial of cornpulso y voting under a $10 penalty, lbut the number who did not vote was still so large that wholesale collection of the fines may not Ibe- undertaken. One writ- er on the subject suggests an the opposite plun of substituting an in- ducement instead of a penalty, might work better and that the ex- perlme-ut should first ‘be tried rn municipal elections where import- ant national issues are not at stake. Hi5 plan would be to grant a mod- est stated redncli in taxes by way of bonus to all who voted and requiring non-voters to pay in full. The experiment might be worth trying.

Till"! years ago Charlottetown had no sewens. chiefly dilapidated wooden sidewalksmo paved streets. very few houses or sh0ps design- ated by numbers. n_o letter carriers. no motor cum. very poor street "Bhts and oxccpt around Queen Square very little was done to clear the sidewalks of snow in win- ter. These are a few only of the many matters in which important, and new indlspensable improve-i meats have been effected. ‘in those Old days there was no telegraph service to the mainland between 8 o'clock at night and 8 in the morn- in gland the minimum charge for 1 day message to the mainland was 50 cents.

The winter mull service to and from the mainland was intermitt- ent, irregular and occasionally in- describable. but the car ferry has changed all that. Steady and sub-

from year to year in making Char- lottetown one of the most attrac- tive‘ and desirable of Canadian cit- ies in which to live and enjoy life. its cil/zens have a just pride in the progress made during the past,

quarter of a century and ‘in the as- srfred Dwflpect of further progress and prosperity in the near future.

of or

ma‘ ,0" m“ M“ ‘he ‘m, DlJCMlBBR 24.-~You are bold. "mm! of "ch a mid‘ u '5 “m , . courageous and energetic. have a y‘

will set seven minutes. lai- sympathetic nature, and possess P05955161 Pmflticlllyuvlll our agfl- . many talents. You love deeply, bu-t cunum] “d "m," roam.” My, 9" "l" ‘m "W- 2"’ F" m" resent with great bittuflieiin any ‘m-

aresdy market in those tropicav colomes; and there is s demand in this province for very much of

the gain in that time will ‘be only three minutes. More speed will be attained thereafter in the leng-

whst they produce. mic is‘ to find out ‘what exchanges may be

tlldning of the day and the short-

terferencs with your iplans. Lise self-restraint. your temper get beyond your con- trol.

Prac- snd do not let

Love will he yours some day. Your birth-stone ie the turquoise.

ening of th! urine.‘

which means prosperity.

Your flower is holly. Your lucky color is pink.

- an.“ rota-suite. a

CARI AND MEN

Our public health officers kee

advising folks to get examined by

ut"bil""iidlfliilotion is it that ls militia;

the family physician at least once a year. They point out that it will be cheaper in the end. and they may thus avoid suffering and iosa of time from wort. They point out further that a man takes his car in to he over hauled ever two or three months. Now does he? l believe very few men have their car examined unless they notice something wrong. some noise or squeak. or some definite thing

‘woidlnndliibmrlliealr. Reflections

‘Cleaned From The People.

l Natiouls Shocked By wfiYouthful Murderers

What: upnatural thing ino our

children kill! The question ‘is ""‘°"°""

‘naked by 1a. New York iWorld. whch asserts that never helm-e in the history of crime perhaps have so many boys in their ‘teens or barely out of them been behind prison bars us actual ‘murderers. it gives a list of the most sensational murder‘ command b, nun" in fatalities have occurred Whkfil i" N“; ""919 °l WI"- lmtml-brought sorrow with them. ln moat them eight which have shocked cases both were due to reckless- flm who], comm-y Th, minder“, ness and a lack of 8%"! imlzfimggll: ranze in Ito from fourteen to gliaggmrfia '{‘.’,',‘f‘j;,,,,°,‘,’,§§.‘ h?“ 1n twenty. They come from homes olistor-e for us all, but no matter various kinds. They vary in type what comes, it is to be boiled that a, much u 1.0mm; mam Theydhe safety of human lifednaaynble are “we m" Harflwn Nod. wholmuch ‘more carefully guar e a

murdered two people recently andyrbg victims in many cases have who bad previously shown aims of been partly l" 911"" mmnselv“:

Many will regret the departure of the old year. On the whole l! has been n pleasant and proswr- ous experience. While farewell to 1925 all have a 800d wish for 1928. The great maioflly have had no reason to colnillfllli- Not a few have had rBFBl-l-Bbla accidents to lament and not a few

D

bidding 5

it has been during the llnst decade. '

that has occurred to the car. Some men have their cars over- hauled regularly just as some have their bodies overhauled. majority take about as much care

but tbs

of their oars as they do of their body. Unfortunately folks have been lulled into a sense of security by reading that the span of life is longer than in past years. This is true enough, but the whole story has not been told, be- cause stntlstics show that the aver- age expectation of life. ol‘ n person of fifty. is, not any better than it was fifty years ago. Why?

Because there are more "new" ailments that attach people of mid- dle age than ever before in his- tory. Trouble with. the heart, the kidneys. and intestine, together with that scourge cancer. are res- ponsliblc for the tremendous num- ber of useful citizens that are cut off a‘t this time.

‘Nothmg is worth as much to you us your health.

You insure your life. so why not insure your health insofar as this is possible. Arr overhauling by your family doctor. when he and you both give the examination. the full time necessary, will give you health insurance that wl-li mean much to you and yours.

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VOQ

+0 l Daily Gelections

FOR E Guardian Readers U-O-OO OQ-O-Oo

Dccflrn her d4. i925

ADUNDANTLY SATISFIED. — ‘llow excellent is Thylovlng kind- uess, 0 ‘God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fat- ness oi‘ Thy house; and Thou shalt make them drink of the river oi‘ Thy pleasures. Psalm 36: 7, 8.

PRAYIJR:—~O Lord. make us glad accordung to the daysvwhore in Thou has afflicted us. and the years wherein we have seen evil.

WHAT CHRISTMAS IS

A smile of joy

From every boy.

And every girl

Will unfurl

The flag of Love,

And from above

Wall come the dove

Of Peace, to soar

Above the Earth once more-

.New life and hope,

'l‘-hat they may cope Refreshened with their troubles. The dawn of this day

Will show us the way j To give to Night

A gift of light.

Bells will peatl.

All willfeel

That this is true. that this is real. This glorious duy of cheer.

Reporting on (he pulp and paper situation in Brazil. Trade 00m- missloner ‘P. W. ‘Cook. Rio do Jan- elro sums up this situation in the

. gglgfonfggtgeniiiiezaa“Jmimsom: that boy." But his absence was a". At three in the afternoon he went touows. least ominous. Late that night back with two friends and while

The market for mechanical pulp is growing yearly. and the success of Canadian exporters depends wholly upon price. The same app- lies to chemical pulp in a much lesser degree. The newsprint mark- et, in respect of newspapers, mag- azines. etc.. 1s q-ually accessible to all. and success depends ‘wholly on price. The market for krafin. cheaper writing papers, certain forms of tlssug and toilet paper. and of the cheaper grades of Bris- tol lboard. straw/board and corru- gated board. iis highly protected by iarlt! and supplied by ioesl indust- ries. The importation of higher- quaiiiy writing papers, rail-content papers, glazes, parchments. tissues etc.. is pltRm-Brlly dependent upon

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homes of wealth. They killed from "m" all kinds of motive. Some of them ggunfl-y by the Ottawa killed without motive.

sake other money.

One of the Worst.

and stupid of these mitted by ‘juveniles was the latestfioverument of thcm——or at least it is the iotsstlllldzinc by results o! a like syn at ‘the moment we write. it occurr-llem "I g°vernmem ed in New York a fortnight agofl the murderer was Gordon ‘Pirlefblcw of Group Government here as twenty years old, and the victim. ‘wu- Georgc Nye, his chum. The police even yet do not know the motive. is that Pme gm ‘E60 which NYQiOne thing is certain Canada bus had on hirn and spent it the nightly after the murder. in his confessionltion and all may well pray thatlwlsh "my be reamed “my l" “'9' mm’ “Md ‘hm h“ had km“ Nyeiggileénltgwgo srtiués the alarm“ areicountry is to have stable govern- icoucerrlod and they W!" 9X96“ lilgfilem mm pr"sperm.

‘mmalbsiire izlvcu the very earliest QDPilPI honor." he said. probably repeating tuuity possible to put things to‘

Emma cflpflon he had Sea“ at thejriglit at ‘Ottawa.

because about a girl.

movie“ Bu‘ “Vparently the"! wasjlously at the situation no woman involved. The story bc-lthinkiug men of both the cid par-Q gen shortly aiiter midnight on“ Nov ember 29 when Margaret Pirie. six teen yes/rs old. home after spending a week-end! with y I _ I v l- the people will continually stare which iii-s irclirody of the man u-lrsllm" Ucmbei‘ 1924- all“ Wm‘ 532-923 speedily iirrd the first shot at tbs Batileiii" OM65" 1933- F01‘ the "M ""1 Their there is of Yorktown.

expected her brother Gordon to be asleep. She innocked but ‘obtalnedl uoresponse. Then she went up an- mice a d|55°l""°"- other floor to the apartment 00cm the view that His Excellency the plcd by her married sister. Bessie.

A Shocking pi..=....,.

cape and entered the lower apart- ment through a window. table were glasses still moist with the wfbiskey Gordon and his friends had drunk that afternoon. garet looked in her brother's bed- room. ‘The bed was empty. Then

stairs

who camo down and found a dead body clothed only in a saiflrr‘; pull

head was wrapped The body ‘was that of George Nye a pal of ‘Gordon's. ii-lis head had been smashed

This me happiest o! the ye“ blows. Gordon was missing. but __‘|_ M, it occur-red to nobody who knew we,“ ‘o me May-m

_ him that ‘its could have had a hand in the business. He was graduat- The shockng conic-salon proceed- - - in: ‘from a business college after ta to relat how he left the house

three Wars in high school. ,,Whcn e

the police came. tfhe neighbors told them whalt they found speedily ‘to be true. this block to say a word against

he walked into ‘the police station and remalrked, "I'm Gordon Piris.

A Horrible Confession

nothing. Then he sa'd that he had fallen asleep in a chair after hav- tug had a few drinks with Nye and some other friends woke up to find his friend dead. Violet Smith, a girl friend to whom Gordon badf-prsvlously story of Nye, xoing home to sleep

insanity, to Gordon Pirie. the lat-H“ mhe“ very you“: Mk8 wem

[innocent victims through no fault est of the list. against whom no-lo! the" owl -

body could say a word and who» 1“ pom publlc and private af- seemed just an average school boy..fairs there will be quite n loud oi 8°“ °' “W” "m "M's" "P ‘"3333 “i‘>‘i.‘i';"'.‘...”“.§.§ifii'. ‘.’.¥i’..'....’"f.‘} squzulid surroundings. Some. likelwzg are public property. that Loeb and Leopold, came (mm which is private is left to regulate