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MORE than tiilrtyilvo yeara ago Sir John A. Maodonaid passed

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to his final rest at ilhrnsciiife. Ottawa aged 16 years- From an in- teresting article contributed to the Toronto Star by Miss Isabel Arm- strong, we glea-m the sublolned

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1927

canvas-sail;

notes about the home in which VALUE 0F REBEARGH MEN

the Conservative Chieftain spent the last years of his life and where

A GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

‘of the recommendations of

the Royal Commission investi- gstiaS the claims of the Maritimes was that the federal government. carry out a geological survey of this province. The |ounuIll8lldB' tion was no doubt based on the fact that such a survey was one of the unfulfilled promises made when this province entered confederation. The promise and the need of such a survey was ably submitted to the Royal Commission by Maior F. B. liilcltse, of Vernon, who was highly complimented by Sir Andrew Rae Duncan for the valuable informs tion given by him.

Practically nothing is known con- cerning the things hidden under the surface of this island. it is known that somewhere down be-i low there are strata of the same: kind of rock as is found in Nova; Scotis. lt known that in the: western part of the province there are strata of granite of peculiar formation, but the extent is not, They are believed to be a. in

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_ known. continuation of similar strata New Brunswick.

There is a well authenticated story of a gold discovery a few miles from Charlottetown. Whether the "ilnd'_' is gold or not-and the tests so far made indicate that it is-—the point is that we do not know what lies hidden in our earth, and that we have a right to know. A geological survey has been lonit ‘overdue, and it is hoped that the; recommendation of the Duncan re- port in this, respect as well as in others shall be' carried out at the earliest possible moment.

Suppose gold or any other valu- able mineral were discovered here, whst would the procedure be? All minerals belong to the crown and we have no mining luws to direct

' owners of property containing min- erals how to proceed. We have practically no crown lands as they have in other provinces. There the specuiator may stake his claim and obtain s permit to proceed with his mining on his undertaking to pay the government a two per cent. royalty on thc gross product. If there are minerals in this province they are in privately owned pro- perty. Undoubtediy the owner of the property should have the first claim‘ to dig for it, but it should be made compulsory that he proceed within a reasonable time with the

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he died.‘ You have perhaps read of how Dr- Lazear whilst attending pat-

ients in a yellow fever hospital. and

in athletic togs, he is ready for his

sprint.‘ The naked tree is a tllng A hundred yarn‘ "m Mn John “Nevin that mo- u of bmuty and symmetry, lltho Mcmnmn I "M": -.. ,1 5 “q” 0“ "almmw - v- v 0 _,ted yellow fever, calmly watched limbs, curved and tapered, flexible. Bytown, bu“; (or his bride this one bite his hand. and died a short elastic and well proportioned. the beautiful home of three storeys oumlg; 81111:‘ 7”u°1‘:11°t'%1;- c on very idefl o; strength and [imam the cliff bank of the Ottawa RiverT-wnh morepcourgle Sh“? ‘:2 “L: And the firs; the spruces. the hem- 1" w“ '6"? ‘ubammhny °°“5"'."°'*'ir°‘:°l'; ‘*2: 9111111?" 111:’ 119111311 111111 locks in their sober. demure andied o‘ ‘my “one “m! W“! three 921mg?“ e1“, 13w o!“ yearn“ {feet thick from the ground upward, s ‘ m“ ca‘ - “d quiet garb of plain green lose none .110W 118 ravages may be prevented." . 311-91’ 1-116 111311-11" °1 111°" @1111)’ The transmission of Malaria w of their beauty by retaining their . ‘ “s days. It became known as Brns-‘likewisedlscovered by an observant 5111111111" 5"” 111111115 111° "mler-‘cliffe from its location. it was des-‘man ‘mung that" 11 “61117911 111 They are the color snow 1n theiinou u. become historic. Arior,§:',f,fy”:§§§;§$‘hjsmflfimgcgj: great company watching the nth passing through several changes of causg letic beeches. birches. maples, aims ownership. it became the residence; ufiif- 31111158181116 Iihiwvlerer of in- ' s n. w and mum we lose naming o! of Sir John ifacdoneid and Lady-hundreds ffl-thoilzglilgs 10:52am‘: l 0 _ beauty by the changes the winterfmcdonald ‘u 188" when may Te 'wfl°1°'s' h“ bee“ "31""? m‘ 11111111‘ moved from Stsdacoua Hall. which cal breathren. that all research

will be long remembered as thep-Wqork is simply training oneself to a close observer.

hangings and furnishings make iip-' heiaztcglfezziifiigpegltfam tgllflefgrsgtsei:

a scene of beauty Which even the Twentyaeven years ago tiiegencral practitioner who listened to glorious wealth of summer csnnotsiately old house was purchased by 55123811321 $111511‘ 1“ 1:15 Frag-me r e. surpass. Verily our Winters 819 the “t” Mrs‘ Charles Harris‘ ‘me these everyday obsemtllons he u"): majestically and strongly beautlfuL or "he present owner and b7 them 31119 1° 911°“! 111111 1110 501111118 01' ‘ the Macdonald tradition has been murmurs oi‘ the heart were not the reverently cherished until the pres- lmimmu" thing“ bu" 1" w“ me ent day. Earnsciiife is not for sale 3231381210528 21.13122. 11381112122111‘; even for a shrine for Conservatism counted from the stand-point of THE amateur theatrical season 11* ‘Canada 11-1111 W111 1101 110 801d dllf- heggglgnagd °1g11°d119:11- d t“ t , , ne un re an ir y will open shortly in this city, gltlztézebnfegime 251313118111“ as “years ago. a young coun-try woman and we understand ma, already a Y m~ ' °n~ C ""195 M111",told_a physician that she was not |phy published a letter some tlmo afraid of small pox because she hail number of performances have beenlago suggesting the desirability o! had cowpox Edward Jenner over. b k di ‘d f some of our worthy card ‘the remark, and worked out 00 e l u m‘ o _ I S “s pin-chase’ A” 13mm" °r ‘mnw the vaccination system that has benevo ent nstitut ons. ome 0 cliife , said Dr. Harris a few dayslcouquered small p0‘ the companies are rehearsing inago. "my dearest wife and I felt we,

brings; the snowy carpet, the glist-

ening jewels laid by the frost onfeamer _‘h°me in ouawih

j AMATEUR THEATRICAL$. p I

Typhoid in the Boer war carried

. ff ldi h ii d preparation m. the“. n"; Show, wawilere custodians of an historical g1 31:31:,szaharirsaeanignlgegsiésitfal. commend the undertaking. There pace’ w“ re3arded 1'1 a“ ‘a 911151911

typhoid for ever thousand soldiers. are “w exercises from which mlritrust and iI think our stewardship in the great war the deaths were [has been worth while."

about one in every 35,000 men. y01111E P0011111 C1111 11071" 119 111119114‘ iPiphtheria and scarlet fever are pleasure and prom as in ‘beau-i. not the scourge of former years. as cals. They learn the art of public1 Very we“ Wm‘ “mm imikw‘

the physician. recognizing them ‘early, has th antito i with viii h speaking and elocution, self-poo has been that’ stewardship and‘ e xn 1 c Canada owes a debt of gratitude to

|to tight them, and where an out-

lbreak occurs can also prevent the ‘ n m Dr. Harries and his late beloved 1111581111821‘! 3111181 @1111»; U t h knowled e which cannot a r. n l was po n n ou ow b m ti A d the “Mic oweicompamou‘ of her we are told thatjwesitliy meng and othersgcould do ene em. i1 p her magic touch and perfect tastelso mum m, we“. 1-0110“, me“ i; them generous patronage and as made of Earnsclifle a. treasure they would encourage the workers sistance. lt has been proved more 1101186 0f 01150015. 0f 8P1. 0f rare m lamramries by assisting them

‘financially. than once that local talent, histri-‘Mal-lly 11nd blended into flawless. A reseasch ma“ practicing met“. on“: and musical. can m" on as harmony. Room alter room contain cine to Suppoft himge“ a“ d,» and many reminders of the former dig- trying to do his research work at enjoyable an entertainment as any tmgumhed occupants of the companies from abroad which “My was a mom to the right of V1511 119- we 5111111111 111"" 1° 8P‘ the main entrance hail and has for Dfefflai-fi 0111‘ 0WD. l0 811601111189 years been the studio oi" Dr. Harriss them in every way possible, notlon whose desk is a folding letter only to hcip them but to help our-lcflse 11111611 W118 ‘Sir John's and thc1 heavy glass paper weight lie used which are much prized by present owner.

session and a general culture

iing something of help to mankind; |in fact might never accomplish acy- thing.

iBut by being free from financial worry. he could do practical work about the hospitals or in the lionics oi‘ the poor, and thus be enabled to apply his findings.

The nations of the ivoriil are wak- ing up to this need. Aside fiom ssvinilivcs it pays any country

from the financial standpoint, The chamber above the study, where the greet leader closed his

eyes inihis last sleeponaJune day'”',"' ""' " """"°°. in 1891 is "Sir John's bedroom." DAILY LESSONS

The bells have still the names by IN ENGLISH

which they were icnown when the By w. l" Gordon

Prime Minister and iLsdy Macdon-

aid dispensed generous hospitality "“""' ‘u ‘Nn ' ' ‘H " there. To the left of the fireplace 45110595 QFTlj-N MLSiU-SBD: in the study ls a ti-smed picture otfhSimilsliti/"u111411118 it partial re- “John A3. early in Ms brunant semblance, sameness moans iden-

iti- ii ti . career. On the other side a relief w y 1e same

selves and our city. From the monetary point of view it pays, as the money expended upon them goes into circulation among our own people. it pays from the edu- cational point of view, for by them we are educating our own.

--ioe->-i— A OOSTLY HARBOR.

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IT is gradually dawning upon many | people that the port of Montreal is costing Canada s good deal more than can be justified. And yet

development or forfeit his claim. We need a mining isw and s gener- al survey and, in the existing cir- cumstnnces, we would respectfully suggest that the provincial govern- ment at the next session of the leg- islature enact a complete mining law.

We are boring for something, oil or gas, or both, on Governor's Island, at the entrance to Charlot- tetown harbor. Aa is usually the case in such undertakings, there are vague rumors as to what has been discovered. It is known that there are rich pockets of copper

some Montreal newspapers are op- posed to making the outlays on the orts of Saint John and Halifax re- commended by tlie Royal Commis- q s_ 5.0m | SYNONYJVLS: bigovy. intoler- hythe library alifedtke oil painting ofnnce. fanaticism, cred-ullty, super- The Quebec chromclelrelagrap lthe leader has place of honor above 5111-1011. 01111111188111. "Z0111- points out that if Montreal harbor me mantel. and to the fight of theimggfigefiigllllgi; is 50st?” omega‘: had never existed the service could entrance to ma stawgy dining room increase our vocabulary by‘ mnstel“ have been performed‘ with c0m-_in the north wing of the house a ing one word each day. Today's Diete efficiency by Quebec. “without marble bust of =Sir John looks down ivt/ord 121142311111‘; haviiiils 13o quel- from a high ipedestsl- Opposite on y 0 o“ n5’ not e“ y epre“ any of the endless expense that is, e41 “H45 buoyant manner bmugh, entailed in keeping open an s'rtiil- B’ 81mm" pedestal is a bu“ of ‘he 011091‘ 10 1-110 W011i)’ 117150110153’ i l h n“ l’; It agrees that Mo“ Baroness Mscdonald of Earnscllffc. ca c a c. -

treal occupies a strategic position ~~. . . remedy under the Canadian Con. st the head of navigation, but the '1 ‘"1" b‘ "NW1" 1° m‘ m.” stitutional provision for absolute same would be true of Toronto or friend“ and adnflm" °t m“ o“ free trade between the Provinces. Fort William, which are more cen- Cmemaln of the conservative party 11 15 °1 1111151991’- 111111- 11011- 3111189

OMEN MLSPRONOUINCIQD: New reveals the statesman of ripe ex]

Orleans, Accent the Or. not last perience. while a bronze =bust h0ids-8Y1181710- " a dominant position on the ‘mantel.

OFTEN MlSS-PEIJLED: obse- Across the central or great hall in

around the coast of Governor's

m this pr°vlnc° 1'” 1”“ m” h“ Stewart will discuss this matter he-

lslaud and there may be much more than has been discovered. There is a persistent rumor to the effect

trslly located. if the channel-deem -

“m” h°m° ‘"1 ‘"111 1‘ 1“ 111° W5" fore the Caledoniun. Club uri Thurs- 0111118 P10091111 "1111111 111111 111-1111 1111 session of one who cherishes his day availing next Montreal were extended. “We do memo y and who preserves in the ' not," says the Chronicls-Telegraphnsflifli! dwollinx so many highly,

Elsewhere as well as in the

that, in the process of boring, nil has been found and that this is the reason why the boring operations ceased so suddenly. Of course, this is merely a rumor, probably an idle one, but the main point about tho whole situation is that we do

not what lies under the sur- ksoiv.’ ..

that we have s right to WINTER TRIIS.

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SHIPPED of their foliage our trees in winter do not p. jlll bleak dreary picture so often g-aad so ssntlmentaiiy deplored bys

cartels class of riupsodisui. RIUIIFWBI so had um many ms it was °"‘"“°' '“ m" "‘°"“'“""" "°-

‘ full house.

widow“, we}, a yfolonggfiqu," 'f11'lzed mementoes of his formr oc- Thom who are unable to diacovncupancy of Earnsellfle. This feeling

er any national reasons for expenurélgld b9 egpecgmy “to” amonfl cerns. We note that in the manufac- diture at the ports of Saint John a" o ‘ vane“ "are who “"1"! 0911"” °f Oshawa 111°? "9

‘were ontemiporsries with him in "1111 H5111" "m 11nd fwd 7°’ the later period of his life. but will fit]: rgelzm umgnidiflefent will“; . r co an s ngs us

mount m m. ‘tatament mu" by not be comnw 1° "mm" mail order houses within their own M“ 3111mm)“ u "M11911 m 7am" Province of Ontario, and the local day's Guardian and _in the com- mum," are Damion“; the Log“, msnts of the Quebec newbpaper. isture to 1nd a remedy in some form of taxation against the in- itruders.

Msritimes retail merchants are

Ths mail order houses of the Central Provinces. and notably those of Toronto take a great deal of money out of our own Province especially and from New Brunswick‘ ___<,}_____ 1 m ir-zgg;1:53;,"';;;;;:::..3::':..:.“:::.::.:"11-.22f;

EDITORIAL NOTES.

Sh, Joints-night, might be years in diswver-l

moving against the mail order con- .

Burns Anniversary

This twenty-fifth of January. 1927, is the. hundred and sixty- elghth birthday of Robert Burns. Millions born since the 25th of Jan- uary 1759 have lived and died and been forgotten. But Burns’ birth- day is remembered, year by year. and Burns’ poems are yet quoted and his songs sung in all parts 0! the Scotch and English speaking countries. Here. and throughout- the civilized world, the date of his birth is still as particularly murk- ed as that of the greatest of the men of old.

Yet Burns was born “a very poor man's son." The place of his birth was not a stable; but it was under the same roof as a stable in which cattle and horses were stalled. The elements of his education were obtained in the humble home of his parents and in the district school. As soon as he could work for his living, he ha-l to work. 0f his n-bility as a farm laborer it was stated that "at the plough. the scythe or reap hook" he had, as a boy and young man. "no competitor."

But in the intenuals oi‘ his lab- or he read the few good books that he could obtain. Yet far more than from books he learned from Na- ture—~"meet nurse for a. poetic 0il1ld"—&lld from' the every-day scenes and incidents that came within his view. and the stories he heard “concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches. wsr- locks, sprintes, kslpier, elf-candles, deadlights. wraiths, apparitions" giants, enchanted towers. dragons" and other fables current in his day and generation. These stirred his imagination and cultivated the seeds of poetry which produced in him the genius that made him im- mortal.

Poetry has been defined as “the exquisite expression of exquisite impressions. “Matthew Arnold de- clared poetry to =be “the most beautiful and widely effective way of saying things". ln the course of his Essay on Milton,, Macaulay states that “the most wonderful and splendid proof oi‘ genius is n great poem produced in a civilized

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The poem of Burns cannot, oi course, be compared with "Para- dise lost." iBut it may be truly remarked that the bee: c-.' the poems of Burns are, for beauty of expression and poetic fire and briliisncy. unexceiled in British literature where in the works of other poets are there any sprcr lines than these:

“O wad some power the fifty gie us

|To see oursiis as others see us, it wad frae imony a. blunder free us And foolish notion. ' Or where in literature is a truth more clearly stated than in this verse:

"Of all the numerous ills that hurt 0111‘ peace

That press the soul or wring the mind with anguish

Beyond comparison the worst are those

That to our folly or our guilt we owe."

Nor was poetic feeling ever more ibeautifully shown than in the lament to “Mary in Heuvcn"—-enii- ng with the lines:

‘Still o'er these scenes my mem'i'y wakes, . And fondly broods with miser care! Time but th’ impression stronger makes, As streams their channels deep- er wear.

My Mary, dear departed shade! Where is thy place of blissful rest? Dust thou thy lovcr lowly laid I{ear’st thou the groans that rend his breast?

The strength of the poet is how- ever, most forcibly expressed in his patriotism. The stirring lines addressed by Bruce to his men nt BannockburmfScots "wha has we’ Wallace bled," went to the heart of Scotland. Touching to the Scottish heart, too, is the song "John Anderson my Jo. Johnz" and tli'e splendid dlrge "Man was Made to Mourn;" and the independent spirit and grand faith exhibited in the lines "ls there for honest poverty."

For a' that, and a’ that its comin' yet for a’ that,- Tliat man to man, the world o'er, Shall brothers be and a’ that.

Most of all "The Cottsr's Satur- day Night stirred the religious and patriotic spirit of Scotland. The homely scene presented and the prayer.

O Scotis! my dear my native soil! For whom my warmest, wish to

Heaven is sent / Long the‘? thy hardy sons of rustic o

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The Public Forum 'nuu|uin u opal leelha discussion by correspondents el

qasseleaa of interest. The Char! Guardian does not endorse the op- taloas of rrospeadsata.

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11H! OLEBPINO PARTNER -—2—l

Sin-ewhen s man has a reason- s-ble amount or money invested in s business as s partner with oth- efs- but does no work or takes no visible interest in the management of that ibusineas, he is known as a "despise partner". He takes lhis

h" "m" may," be "m" tom!“ which our local merchants ham to, DEM“ Drum, 1nd,," hm n ._ pay and contribute nothing toward T116 1114111111 government to-dsy D1111-

. “i” ll h d bill ‘ i i ' -' This time last year the weatherfupwm" °‘“' 1Mm“"°“' °' cgmelnelgdfltlfiil! $35.. qbryectn 11.1%

board for the protection of the

or’ ‘iv-fw-

lndiun steel industry for a period

Thi I f . present an appearance of, no use cnssln'. This year it is somctlo: gsrggfizf htlzdbeiljlgzslg: of seven years by imposing import iiifflilgfl as doesiiio sthlsio Illflfl-KOOOI iiisi so om- ihfnlrs of ii.

duties instead of grunting imumies o indies companies. -

imt the great problem is to find a;

share of the profits, if there be any. but if there be none, he holds or, at least should hold lib tongue. is this one honorable. the promin- ent position that Canada is to tabs 1n the great "Commonwealth"? T11! illlllllfiiy. of course, is not

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ieleiiram ii meicial importance

The ‘following telegram received by DeBlois Limited, from the Maritime Head Office of the

Leaf Milling Company, speaks for itself:

While the weather is fine and the hauling good ie the time to fill the Coal bin.

We can supply the vsry best

Hard and Soft Coal, also Boles Coke- Don’! delay.

today.

A. PICKARD 8i CO. PHONE 24o

OHARLOTTETOWN 0440404

Send your order

is s, boon t0 the company, if right- ly used, while he himself imposes no burden upon it. But Csnada- if she took n0 sccive. responsible ipsrt, commensurate with her wealth, would prove o ruinous, an unbearable burden. How long could -t'iie Empire “hive" iiiirive with such a ponderous devouring “drone" to feed and protect?