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a Seasonal Preparations ‘Q

fie Town Council of Summerside ‘.1 q‘ found it necessary to construut thgee cells in the basement of the TQm Building, one for delinquent

fAsitther evidence of the "success" of plihibltlon enforcement under the Slfgnders Government! This bears out the statement of the junior mem- bei from summersidc, Mr. L. R. Al- len’, that there has been a great im- prifvement in conditions in the Prince County capital. The Premier, in ‘jhis interesting interview at Otta- ivrdia few days ago, forgot to mention thd overcrowding in the Jails. He could have shown that we have now mfie of our population iii jail than undes- lny previous administration and that the municipal authorities are kindly providing accommodation for the overflow. .With navigation opening and the rum fleet on the route, there is every reason to expect a busy season. The bootieggers‘ ac- tivities, which a month ago were "almost beyond the comprehension of man," may be expected to furnish a steady stream of summer boarders. The demand for molasses and other Jail groceries will increase; fishing lines for window-sill anglers will be st a premium; women visitors, who according to Premier Saunders have been smuggling liquor into the Jails under their clothing, with the ad- vent oi’ longer skirts will be able to bring bigger and better‘ cordial bot- tles to their sick husbands; a good time will b; had by all and the Prohi- bition Commission and the munici-

chfivdren, the other two for drunks.‘

"I am not prepared as leader of the party to let any organization run my Government."

Premier Saunders. unlike m. Jones, finds Government by Coin. mission a very convenient method of “passing the buck."

The Slump in Exports

When lion. Mr. Dunning comes before Parliament with his budget speech, in his review of the external trade of the fiscal year ending with the 31st of last month, he will not be able to ignore the fact that the total value of that trade was ten per cent. below that of the external trade for the year immediately preceding. The total external trade for the last fiscal year was valued at $2,394,361,- 045, as against 52.654.535.969 for the fiscal year immediately preceding, the decrease in the last twelve months amounting to $260,114,924. Our exports declined from $1,383,- 109.67: to 81.120.260.123, that is, by the large sum of $243,449,549. Our imports in the last fiscal year came short of our imports for the fiscal year immediately preceding by the sum of $16,218,919. So our import trade kept pretty close to the high figures of the year 1928-9, being only $16,216,919 less, whereas our exports fell off by fifteen times that sum. And, of course, the great bulk of our imports canto from the United States, the country that has been the chief beneficiary 6i the King policy of tarif! reduction. Instead cf a favorable balance of $100,000,000,

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polities will pa: tbs bilL This u... relieve the Government of a lot of trouble and expense; and if the Magistratescari be induced to fine all culprits who should be remanded to Supreme Court there will be more white gloves‘ for the Judges, more money in the exchequer and more boquets next year for the Attorney General from his admiring follow- ers in the Legislature.

Government by Commission

The payment of $1200‘ out of the

"blood money" of the Province to Temperance Alliance is still to be ac-

counted for. The attempted explan-

ation of the Hon. B. W. LePage leav-

es the matter precisely where it was,

an evident glaring misappropriation

of public funds. 1f the Prohibition Commission is a law unto itself and

can dispose of liquor profits in any

way it sees fit, without any account-

ing to the Attorney General, what

becomes of responsible government?

1f the Alliance was paid for “services performed," what were these servic-

es, and when did the members of

it: 822cc become paid officials un-

dcr the Prohibition Act? 1f the Al-

liance is the paid servant of the Pro-

hibition Commission, why should it

pom as an independent, volunteer

orgsniation and solicit subscriptions

and support on that ground? 1t is

wcll known that the Alliance expeiid-

fl a lot of money in th: propaganda

~ that elected the Saunders Govern- merit. was this money paid to de-

fray that cxpense? The public is

surely entitled to an answer. The

Premier's attitude so far has been

one of complete n: ponslbllity. l-lere is what he said in the Legislature:

DR. W. J. McMILLANr Was it to enforce the Act that 01200 was tak. en out of the Prohibition Commls. sion and paid to the Temperance Alliance, or was it to defray ex. Milled in electing this Govern. merit to bower?

PRIMER BAUND S: Did 1 take that money-p m DIL MAMELAN: 1 say you are responsible. as Attorney General. PRIMER BAUNDKRS- Jntkl l

that is innum-

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as in 1928-9, Canada has an unfav- orable trade balance of $119,000,000 for the fiscal year just closed.

That there were causes other than short crop and low prices of wheat for the decline in our agricultural

cheese exports fell from $25,181,853

fiscal year. We have "become im- porters of butter instead of exporters. Our live stock industry has waned. Yet consumption of these food pro- ducts goes on’ in the world. an that is the matter with our trade in such commodities is the blight of King Government policy.

Trading the Rooster

rzm the following ad. in his paper, evidently in the hope of killing two birds with the one stone:

Free Rooster Saturday

Some weeks ago 1 b01181"- I- "hi" Leghorn rooster. Tobe Garrett says he is worth $25. But the 188081 crows at 3 a.m. and l don't get to bed until after 12. Being waked at 3 makes rne sore. So I'm giving him away Saturday to somebody who pays a year's subscription. You may be the one to get him. 1f only one person pays his subscrip- tion. hc gets the rooster. if two pay, we'll draw. 1f a doecn or more pay we'll draw.

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According to an ciflclsl report jut issued, there are in Canada 4,811 fur farms of which 3.018 are fox farms, an increase of 808 over the preced- ing year. The Province of Quebec

farms with 909 of which 893 are fox farms. Ontario is next with 801 farms of which 04s are fox farms and Prince Edward island holds third place with 160 farms, 159 of which are fox farms.

vinces has more money invested’ in the industry than any of the others.

The Ontario Rose society ls doing a great work for the development of floricuiture in that Province and be- yond. Wherever there is a lover of the ruse, the queen of the floral kingdom, there will be interest. in the news that the Ontario Society is promoting at the Royal Ontario Ag- ricultural College, Guelph, "a gar- den sweet, with roses," which will be the finest thing of its kind on this continent.

In connection with the troubles in India the salt tax has played a pro- minent part. This seems to have been more of a theatrical perform- ance than a real grievance. What are the facts? An exchange says, “Of the roughly $800,000,000 collected last year in revenue from the Indian people by the central and provincial governments, the salt tax amounted to about $25,000,000. This would av- erage an annual 10 cents'per capita, or so cents a family, among British

India's 260,000,000 people. The bur- den of taxation as a whole works out

at $15 a year per family. Actually} the pressure of taxation is a good deal lighter. Profits from the rail- roads account for one-sixth of the public revenue, and more than one- fourth is derived from customs dut- ies.

The present Easter recess in Par- liament so much longer than usual is occasioning a good deal of com- ment in both political parties. Un- doubtedly the lengthened recess has been taken in order to gain time and to think out what issues must be placed before the people st the com- ing election. The coming election seems to have something of terror in it for the government. What seems

trade is plainly evident. Our exports of meats were more than $4,000,000\ short of the low ones of 1928-9. Our

in 1928-9 t0 $18,278,004 in the last.

A South Carolina editor recently

It is predicted that the Dunnini! budget will disclose a large surplus. But wouldn't it be inconsistent Premier King's part to leave so much money to be spent by a Toryzgovem-

‘The news that Waihflwei_'ie~belng relinquished by- calls to a‘ co§teppmr1~”_ei\'| cartoon of‘

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to be the real cause of the Govern- ment's hesitation is its worry as to the next general election. What the issues will be is a question that mem- bers of the cabinet have to thresh out themselves. They know there is very widespread slowing down of in- dustry, that unemployment is vexing many thousands of families, that the farmers were never more discontent- ed with the administration of the country's affairs. that Quebec sup- porters wcre never more bent on ex- acting the full pound of flesh, that the west has lost all confidence in the present administration. For a Government that has steadfastly ad- hered to a policy that favours the United states to the great detriment of Canada, it is difficult to make any change that will command the respect of the people. And until some policy designed to invelgle the voters has been hammered out, how can the Government fix s. day for the elec- tion7 There seems to be a general expectation that‘ the election will be held this year. The present Easter season, so far from being a holiday for the member of the House, is at least for many of them a very busy time.

Cllllflv- is liven a comparatively clean bill of health, in regard to the moral and social welfare of its youth. by a report made to the League of Nations Child Welfare Committee by Mlle. Marie Chaptal, president of the International Council of Nurses, svho was commissioned by the league to malt; a preliminary enquiry into the moral and social conditions of youth. Mlle. Chaptsl spent some time in both the United States and Canada investigating conditions, especially in the larger cities. She found that the youth of Canada generally grew up in an atmosphere which would compare‘ most favorably with that in ahypart cf the world. _

The head of-the French nurses found hygiene progressing in -the United States. but declares the mor- als of the children are being‘ ne- glected and she paints a rather lur- id picture of prohibition and the Jase It! under-minim f!!! relilion and habits of the Unitbd-[Btates child. 0f the United States she also found that chfldran become accustomed to see the law disregarded. "The child often assistants parents to distill and sell-liquor and with Indiu-

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contains the largest number of fur >

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WHEN TONSILS SHOULD Bl Il- ' MOVED.

You have had your family physi- ‘cial examine your tonsils and he has given it as his opinion that they should be removed.

You visit another physician perhaps hoping that he will advise otherwise, and you arerather relieved when he advises against their removal. You visit mother and he advisq that teeth be checked up, and if any should be

removed, that you w:'.t until you see

the effect upon your general health, and upon the tonsils, before you have the tonsils removed. Now why this difference of ’ ' - among physi- clans?

Because after all the operation for the removal of tonsils is riot one that should be performed by the general prationer nor should the final deci- sion as to their removal be left to the general prsctioner.

However in a general way there are certain symptoms which you ex- perience. and others that can be seen by your physician. that may help you and your physician in making a decision, ' Dr. J. Du Plessis, Chicago, outlines these briefly.

The tonsils should be removed if they are so large that they iatorfero with breathing or swallowing, or if they are so large and heavy that they thicken‘ the speech and interfere with hearing.

Also if there are acute attacks of tonsllitis oceuring frequently, or if the tonsils seem to be always slightly in- flamed and irritable.

Tonsil: should always be removed after attacks of quinsy-that is form- ation of pus between tonsils and the bed or sac in which it lies.

Old tonsils stumps fmm previous operations should be removed, as very many of these stumps contain harm- ful organisms;

Halitosis or bad breath is frequently dm ‘.1: bad tonsils. 1'11: odor i; readily absorbed by blotting pa/per pressed on the tonsils. Tbl mulls should be re- moved in such cases.

And where there is a feeling of tiredness all the time, depression and digestive disturbance, the teeth, sinu- ses and other point-a have been round healthy and the tonsils are only fair then it would be wise to have them removed.

The above point should be of help to those in doubt as to the wisdom of having tonsils removed.

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The little matchless sea towns that fringe old England's shore

Like jewels on the border of a rare old robe,

.Are tugging at my heart-strings and calling ms once more,

Luring with a whisper that is heard around the globe.

Devon, Kentish, Cornish towns, sleep- ing in the sun,

Snow-white elifls of Sussex, gleam- ing through the spray,

Filled with all the clamor of the sea since time begun,

Reaching out to homesick hearts ten thousand miles away.

Borne will heed their calling and come from hell's far corners, And some will never vision the Chan- nel lights again, In Jungle‘, vcldt and sea fields there ever will be mourners For little towns of England ln'a mist of April rain! -E. Leslie Bpauldlng. in the New York Bun.

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(Continued) The sketch, relating ‘to "the than I had intended. yet I cannot close it without quoting a part of the critique on a Literary and Musical

, Entertainment, given on behalf of a

charitable object in March 1811; "Mr. C. Rfs recitation‘ from the ‘Lays of the Scottish‘Cavalicrs‘ was good” but would have been more ef- fective had he contented himself with less action. 1n this respect his recitations are always overdone, and the fault is the more to be regretted, since his delivery and enunelatioii are excellent. We would advise him to be in future more sparirm of fran- tic rushes across the stage and wild swaying of his arms. Mr. P. S. M.‘s reading from A. Ward. . r. . af- forded a pleasing variety to theen- tertainment, since it was really com- ic throughout, and was evidently ap- preciated by the audience. . . . A little more animation would lin- prove his readings. Mr. D. F‘. _who was the next performer, attempted to recite Poe's ‘Raven! We use the word ‘attempted advisedly, for though we are ready to acknowledge that Mr. l". possesses talent of a high order, we are sure that the audience who listened to him on Tuesday last will agree with us when we say that his genius docs not lie in recitation. We wish we could compliment Mr. MacD. upon his manner of reading, but regard for truth prevents our doing so. He lacks force, vivaeity and clear enunciation. Mr. W. D. H. who next made his bow on the stage. lacks all the qualities required to make a good reader, unless to be such it is simply ecessary to pro- nounce words one after another as they appear in a book. somewhat as young school-boys recite ‘l-lohenlin- den‘. . .~ . . we cannot wonder at the unmistakesble signs of im- patience shown by his hearers while he was grinding out. his ‘piece.’ Mr. W. W. S. closed the literary part of the entertainment . . . . . by an Irish story which, if read quiet- ly at home, would produce many a laugh, but Mr. S's hearers on Tucs- day es-ening remained solemn and sad. "We have, in this notice, spoken only of the literary part of the en- tertainment. Of the musical part we are not ‘so well able to judge, but so far as our opinion goes, we pro- nounce in its favor. We must con- fess however, that, in our ignorance, we had always supposed, that to be a tenor singer, something more was necessary than to stand upon a stage with a sheet of music held in the hsnd, and to utter sounds inaudible beyond the front row of seats. We tender our thanks to Mr. I). F. for having undecelved us." (Broad-Axe, March 28, 1811) Political Parsoas:"‘It is a historic- al fact that religious wars have been the most bitter of all wars. and when clergyman interfere in party politics, it only adds fuel to the -strife, and ends in corrupting one set of politi- cians, embitterlng another, and weak- ening the influence for good of the spiritual guide. It is equally notor- ious that those who happon to have the ‘shepherd’ on their side care very little for the opinions and wishes of the "flock! It was so here some years since and it is so at this mo- ment. . . . ’. . At the Bummer- slde meeting, did we not see three or four preachers of the gospel on the platform? and one of them, though only a few weeks on the Island, and knowing neither its wants nor re- sources, had the good taste to take part in the discussion. The political

Broad-Axe" is already much longer ‘

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1.610 deaths. Germany, 03 deaths. aly, forty to one hundred deaths. Mass, 500 deaths.

Chile, 2,000 deaths.

250 deaths. I , China, 800‘deaths.

Dec. 5, i370. Conway's

Brooklyn, 385 deaths.

deaths.

Fbb. 14. 1036. theatre and circus,i 8t. Pctersburg. Russimsoc dcathg,

MW 35th. 1045. Canton, China.

Juno 14, 1816. theatre, Carlsrhuc,‘

JUIIB 7. 1851, theatre, Leghorn, 1t- h,“ cu i” m’

Oct. 9, 1811, great fire of Chicago, May, 1012. ‘theatre, Tien Tsien. theatre,

Dec. 8, 1081, theatre, Vienna, 450

REMINISCENCE$ OF ‘Some Great Fires Dickens In Hdlifqg». l

~N0§a Bcotia Legisialure was D6111] Owned for its‘ sessions vmrk with all- the pomp and circumstance lnnaclimd by‘ ancient custom, an intcrastcd sproxtor cf the pro- ceed-ngs wasChnrles Dickens, who hld iuzt arrived at Ptaiimr on the “Britannia, ' after-being out fifteen days a: sea.

Jan. 10, 106'), factory. Lnwrenccpnhkem w“ on h“ Ame 1c ‘ . r an our

Inn-d his deobinatbn was Bzstci, but

.1)cc. 8, 1863. church. Santiago. i l aims w: roam. my t H w 1- . a as ..x. ne

improved the occasion by mnirng s survey of the sarcsen city and‘ in. mldentally forming some-new friend- Isiflls- “mm: ‘its leading c".lz:ns.

T111 0;? ‘H2 0! the Legislature which he attended was 0-1 tire morn- in; or January 10, 1842. H's impress. iiww are Pwv-‘dml in his "American 'i~l:te=." and are cluonicled with

fire, San Francisco. ovcr 500.

Jan. l3. i883, theatre. llzrzlitschcfl, Russo-Poland. 210 dcaihs.

May 25. 1887, Opera Coniique, Pur- is, ‘I0 to 103 deaths.

March 31. 108'}. theatre. Opcrta; Portugal, 110 deaths.

June 30, 1930. Piers and vessels. l-loboken, N. J., 215 deaths.

Sept. 20, 1002, church, Birming- ham, Ala. 116 deaths.