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A History of Mount Stewart, F L. Pigot,

128 pp.,

$5.00.

I have saved this partic— ular book for this review as I wished to do a review on an Island book by an Isl— and author as my last artic- le this year. I must say I was pleasantly surprized by the qualitymaf this book. One tends to think that his— tories of smalltowns as lis- ts of several families which are usually boring. This book which was written by a reference librarian at UPEI is anything but boring. It is" :interesting, intimate- inf adive,100k at the peo- plef‘ﬁd history of Mt. Stew— artingne can only be impre- ssed by the extensive resea- rch, and fluent writing sty- le of the author. The book introduction, though brief, presents an accurate asses— sment of the trends in rural P.E.I. v k ’ "

The aﬁthor begins his tale by alluding to the Mic- mac natives who lived in

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MOUNTAIN VIEW(ENS-CUP) . . .A Mountain View, California man was arrested January

20 on a murder charge invol— ving an unusual weapon-his waterbed. According to police accounts, Mark Bates quarreled with his bride of one month, then threw her on their waterbed, slashed the mattress with a knife and tried to drown_her.

She escaped and summoned police. '

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close proximity to the Mt. Stewart area. He then dis— cusses the Acadians and the arrival of the era of the landlords. We are then int- roduced to Capt. Stewart the man whom Mt. Stewart was na-

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med after. These beginning chapters are very informati— ve, not only as a recitation of the History of Mt. Stew- art but in that they give

an interesting look at life in the 18th century on P.E.I. The next three chapters,

‘ which constitute the bulk of

the book, deal with the eco—

nomic life, the history of the churches, Education, En—

tertainment and liquor tra- £f19“in;Mt- Stewart. These

and aspirations of the peo— ple in small villages. Sp- rinkled with colorful anec— dotes the author imparts a uniquely personal tone to ’ this village.

The book continues with a look at Mt. Stewart from

World War I to the present day. One rarely realizes how much these small comm- unities gave to the cause of our two World Wars.

The~book concludes with a the Mount Stewart Bear ste ory, a tale of adventure.

I must add this book is one which will interest ev— eryone. It will be a must, for any collector of Island

.literature and a valuable

addition to your library.

One Hundred English Folk— Songs.

Sharp

185 pp.

$6. 95

I found this book very interesting because not only are the songs put to music, but a short background note is given on the history and origins of each song.For

gexample,-in the introduc—

tion to the ballad of "R0- bin Hood and the Tanner", the author notes that Ro— bin Hood's real name was Robin Fitzooth. The intro— duction cites many works where the ballad and simi-\ liar ballads can be found. As a result, this will be a valuable reference source for music students, musico— logists, and anyone inter— ested in folksongs. Arranged for medium voice and piano,. this book will also be a delight for the amateur as well as the professional singer.

Albert MacDonald.

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There is no enemy the Canad- ian people must fear except the capitalist class, and they don't need super war . weaponts to defeat those parasites. Organization, unity, and a common will to take the socialist path of development with a future

of peaCe and development will suffice to end their influence over the people. That influence is declining as the Canadian people be— come increasingly aware of the bankruptcy of the cap— italist system, and as they become more and more aware of the tremendous advantag— es socialism brings to the peoples of the socialist countries, notably the Sov-I iet Union. countries there is no expli citation or oppression in any form; education and med— ical care is free, prices

‘remain stable or decline.

Unemployment is non-existant.

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conscience is guaranteed — you may believe in God if -you wish; you may'also be ’atheist. Racism does not exist there either. Peace and equality as well as fre— edom from want are guarant— eed by law. Discrimination 'on the basis of age, sex, religion, or marital status ’is strictly forbidden by ‘law. The peoples of these Socialist countries are a thousand times happierthan the peoples of the histori- cally backward capitalist countries.

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Declarer will be unable to make use of dummy's spad- e's if you can force him to ruff a heart on the table at trick two. Partner will have to have the heart ace to give you a chance, but

but then declarer might have KJ in hearts in which, if he makes the right guess, his jacks will force partner's ace and he will come to I2 tricks by way of a cross- ruff. He might guess wrong, however, if he thought your partner had led from the king of diamonds. Your best chance is to win the first trick with the ace of dia- monds and lead the heart ten. Declarer will be suspicious but he may suspect you of the wrong subterfuge and go up with the king of hearts.

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