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l‘reul1lent—\\'. Chester B. lileLurn, ll.

Srcrelary—-LIrut.-('nl. I). A. ilarlilunun, I). S. 0._

l-Julltur umf Alumni-ting Jsaovlnlll Ililltorn

UJESDAY JJIVLEIRY, l2, 1932.

ETUWN GUARDI

rmik Null-Pr aml D. h. (‘urrlc Ali-ruin; lull; lfuullrlral lawn $3. [L50 per your (In 511111111-1-1 mulled In (‘amuln 11nd lulled Stale‘.

lnrrn-torfil. ll llurnrfl.

nu per yvar (In advance) delivered.

BARN FIRES & sum ,

A series of destructive barn flrcs

in Wcntworth County, Ontario, has

been investigated with the rcsult that a good deal of information was brought out regarding the possibili- ties, of spontaneous CDHIIYIFUOD being the Statistics given to show that five times more

CIIUSE.

barn fires occur in Angus: tlzan iul . June. and three time" more in Sep-

tember. thus incii

condition of stored crop: has s1 1110-,

thing to do with the starting of fltcse blazes which are 1-2" etunzilcn occurrence 1n other Iell as in Ontario. The

F!‘ 1' 111cm" es

s11.‘ res‘ iinl

" one, and “Syllabus of P111110 Alge-

azf ill)€‘l'i\l ‘use of $.11’. is 1

as .. gmat rctarduttt. On 1211:; 1:111:11 a ‘UYYUSPOIKICIII in the Toronto Git-be wri s: “If l1'.1_\ 1s lei

each load as it is put 1:1, and sujtcgi

wi:h three or four quatris per wttl, I think it would be found to Lt ioti insurance against cotnbuv 11111.“!

lien, adds the Globe cdit is zipmd that old remei

\ve1'~‘of the birth of Charles Lutwidge ilDodgson will be celebrated this

111.1: they

is securing the necessary funds by special taxation instead of by loans. The method is reported to be meet- ing with public approval.

AIV ANNIVERSARY

The one hundredth anniversary

111011111. Dodgson, who was born in CIICHhlFC, England, on Jan. 27, 1832. is best known under his pen-name of lrivis Carroll, author of that im- mortal clttssic "Alice in Wonder- land."

The author was a staid and eru- dite professor of mathematics at Oxford. l-ie wrote a numbcr of very s1 riuus works on that SlllJ_]('i'l—-"Ell< vild and His" Llodern Rivals," 1111s bralc Geometry” was rulotller. He wrote "Alice in Wonderland" chiefly zaln a little girl of wlionvhc

to e111 was '. y: fond, and no one was more stirprzvcti than he when the book

m1

_ I‘. Vlce-Prelldcnfr-J- B. Bnrmq

The . | heard this winter that sleighs 11W; ‘being driven along W1‘ Qty Street's day and night without hauls. T391” is a civic regulation 11.11111 .11: that bells be used on sleighs 2:“ time was not so 10118 51"" “ any one driving g sleigh without be“ was hailed to the police court and fined. ‘Firs is a mailer f" the p011“; 1o look into. $101855 driven noisclcssiy oftcti a’. reckless speed are as Bfefll 11 “Wm” l” we pedestrian 1s the automobilr. Till‘ gfiflflilfln of the police is directed to this matter.

Th‘; domlnions can't. go much fflflhm‘ in the direction of auton- Qmy says the Vancouver Provlncflt Thpy have practically all tli? autonomy now i110! l?‘ Emil-m" What direction, then. will further development take? The develop- mcnt so far has been 1 “mflng down. There can be no morc wearing. The future must S86 B bufldng up, the constitution of new ties of E111l>lT°~ we an‘ lwmg in an age in which economies and [1115111355 are dominant, and 1h." ties which sscm to be fortnini: art‘ ecunmc and busness tics-PFC" fgrrn1_'(‘_ quotas, trade aiiffeillenk‘ the like. Pu. ' \vl‘l1 thcsf grow new 99-591 11"“

15 a germ in the Im which 1s dcvfli-‘il been three of. these 111 fivc wire. "ml

and will Th rc Con! crenzc There have court-rt nces

‘mind as one of the classics

1 literature. | , of an odd . To construct his matheJ ' books. Dodgson called upon

course, is

b121, and the sprir .1 par‘. of his briu a11d throtzgh stored l1:.j ' ~11 the profouriririst ]\1.;i o5 his nu-thod of pron... 1. a ... . To \-.'1-11r- ".»\lic~e' he laid combustion. 1111s OYCllUUlT rha: 11-101; I

l'.\'h'.ll['L()I'l-1I) l.\' ,\'. if.

LlllPill]lll\_\‘iii('ilL 1:1 ti; l

lured will 11101.’. ti»

(fr. ~ll',\' FCSIIIIIPS l’ R {IOIHL}

The

‘111 the n41 Ilibic.

sitiuttion '.~

i. .. Parliament ‘ 1;: the second . empioymcnt, (1111 the

of Lord Biodisloe on June .

before a week had tins-til tlw ile- bate on the Address had in be in- terrupted to permit of the iniicriuc- tinn of an Unemployment Attwnd- mcnt Bill as an urgency ntcusure. When the principal act had been passed in the fall of i930 there were registered 6,099 unemployed, t1 fair- 1y large figure for a country like New Zealand with great resources and a small population. In Novem- ber an unemployment board was established which began-spending money at the rate of £24,000 n week. By the end of July last the deficit was £200,000, which fact gave grave cause for apprehension. The 1930 act had imposed a tax of 30 shil- lings a year upon every male of 20 years and upwards, and in addition there was a subsidy from the Con- soiidated Fund equal to one-half of the expenditure. It was decided to make a change, so the 30 shillings flat rate was reduced to 20 shillings, and in addition a charge was levied on salaries, wages and other in- come of thrccpcncc in the pound sterling, to operate as an emergency tax for one year only. The revenue accruing to the Unemployment Board by these measure and the Consolidated Fund appropriation is estimated at £2,185,000, nearly double the income previously se- cured. This is expected to suffice. The Premier has let it. be under- stood that this unemployment fund, made up by taxation lcvicd upon the whole Community, with some exceptions, is not an insurance fund. It is to provide employment for willing workers, and no one is as of rfght entitled to any specific benefit. Ii. docs not. apply to any other sort of distress, such as sick- ness, age or infirmity, and has no relation to the man, or any (ither 01.155 than i111: unemployed worker seeking employ- ment. The Government is strmiglj/ opposed to ihc dolc sysiem. Employ- ment is being provided through the. Public “forks and other depart-

fnrmer. business.

-- l"llll'S'.‘, is only 11110111111‘ way of sny-

inj; that h1- was :1 genius. He was, conscqticntly‘, a 11112210, both to his friends 11nd to himself, and he rc- mzuns one to this day. i

Adult booklovcrs who have noti imbibed the wit and fantasy of‘ Lewis Carroll since childhood days would be well advised to give “Alice in ivondcrlnnd" a carcf/ul re-rcad- ing. Unconscioush‘ perhaps, the author has put profound wisdom into this little book. The story ap- peals to the child, but. the topsy- turvy world in which AIlcO adven- turetl might well stand as a symbol of the paradoxes of modern science. and philosophy. There are few books in any language which possess such perennial freshness, such mature wisdom masquerading under cap and bells .

THE GORDIAN KNOT

Tile year 1932 promises to be a year of world conferences. Within a fortnight there is to be a confer- ence on‘ reparations at The Hague. Within a month the disarmament conference will open at Geneva. A conference of some sort onwar debts is likely before the end of June. And in the more distant fut- ure, but still not beyond the range of possibility, is a conference on currency, and further off stll, per- haps, a conference on tariffs.

The tangle of world affairs into which reparations, armaments, war debts, tariffs and currencies have been tied has been referred to as a Gordian knot. The Gordian knot of the ancients was the knot with which King Gordius of Phrygia, the father of Midas, tied up his wagon in the temple. Gordlus had been a poor countryman, far from thoughts of kingship, and had come riding into the citv in his wagon. The or- acle had told the Phrygiuns their future ruler shzuld come to them in a wagon and when Gordius ap- pcarcd they made him king. In gratitude he dedicated the wagon to the Deity and tied it fast. In after times fr came to be said that he who should untie the knot would rule Asia. Many tried it, but all failed. Alexander the Great. found the solution by cutting the knot with his svrorrl.

1032 rhnuld so: at least i112 hr:- einniurz of the IlliPillpf. to 1111ii~ 11:’ nrw Gordian knot. Loaderriiip .. waiting for the nation that can of- fer r1 practical solution. And tho danger now, as the Vancouver Pro-

ntcuts and when the czuerg/snry l1. avcr the relic! will ceasc. New 2m-

Vinffl aliilccsis, is the same us of old. If the knot is not tintied, some day

Lind, in short, is providing work and

it will be cut-and with a sword.

-King Edward VII) in honor of hcr

V the

nearly due. Perhaps u“. mmual Empire as-tembih m"

rmotlzrr, 1S

IIUIES BY THE WAY!

complaint is ncqurflllvl

Hy IameJW. Barton, M_D

DECAY 0F TEETH

It has recently been stated that the public is being preyed on and even prayed for by the food fad- dists, 1n an endeavor to prevent de- cay of teeth.

Dr. J. A. Marshall, San Francisco says that the new discoveries about foods-vitatuins and the value of lime and phosphorus have bccn so rapid and so spectacular that the physicians and dentists haven't had time or been able to conduct suf- ficient invcstugatiotu regarding them as yet. The result is that the fad- dists seize upon these facts and give them to the public to further their own food fads.

That decay of ttcth can be trac- ed to lack of certain vitamins or food factors in the diet has been amply proven by research workers 111 the Lluiicrl States and Great Bri- taln.

However, 1h.» luck is not the cn- tire cause of 1h. decay of teeth and pyoigiioca, as other‘ factors seem to rntsr into 11, in the opinion of Dr.

- lifurshall.

are organisms that gct into sire-um and about the margins of the gums that. cause de- cay of the wcth, and plrvorrhoea.

the 21111111211 M1101"? °f Nations assctnbly", is not so far off.

It i. rrpzricd Says the Mvil anli 81111111“ that the UIllWY-“llY M; T9 w1'1 librarian h.1,~ tl"lc‘cd the,

. . .. , of Laura Steord from th/i and ugh Sviunl hlsiorq

11c bcliev s 11.1.11 be oil

S‘.

jll.gvlki5rci(\l;ilxlll‘ull, and rein. ' m. v’ épmfious nénvll?’

' .121 author1i_\' than Fit/iilbb-"l

' which 15 l Canadian commander" 1.1

i n1 the mot bri . i BPHVCI" Dani, gave credit i11 wrii l:.v.'c been 111211 1112:1111 1:1 1 1 1 :1) 1.1111111 Sccord for saving h

-. Anti 1311', o1‘ force from uilrr annih l:

Years afterward she was tendered a gift bv the ‘Prince of “Pies 11MB!‘

heroism. To the great. discredit of Canadian Government 1121' epic bravery has cone unvecosiiizvd m this day. Just recently her i150 story has been told in “Laura 1h’: Undauntcd.“ a. biographical sketch by Price-Brown. We are not in- formed on what evidence her story ls being tikcn from the text books, and‘ 1r any exists, the Dvnnrinivlil of Education should hasten to furnish 11 m an expectant public-

No motor horns are allosvcd to be sounded in Helsingfors, and th’: result is very 51\l~i55“Cl°1'Y; T111111"? there is very little slowing ‘iov-‘Il of the Whole of the traffic and no increase of accidents after :1 year

of experience. Pedestrians anti! drivers alike have learned to‘ If

“watch their step" in silellc‘. there is no policeman on 001m duty, drivers slow down on =11)- proachlng crossings. The driver also signals xvith his hand to incli- cate the direction he inlcnds ti‘ take, end this is also. clone by cyclists, the children learning to signal as they learn to ride. At wght the motorists signals his afl- proach to a crossng bl’ T3351"?! ‘ma lowering his lights. The noisy tnotorcyclisis are as yet few in number. but. as they increase it is hoped 1'1 devise some mfillwd 0i similiarly silencing them.

Il- Is not. (he interests of indivi- dual Dominions which must count finally, but those cf the Empire as a whole, says an Engllfh Exchange: The British Government knows well what these individual inicrrsts are, and the Ministers concerned are to work in advance on the onerous t"sk of reconciling them with each other, and, in general make the prospects of success as certain as possible, but the Dom- inions must oontributeto this end as well. The discussions should be approached in a spirit of equality. even though this should mcan 1h‘: sacrifice of some minor interest or other. For it is only by some sacrifice being made by all sides that failure cm be avoided; nud, as Mr. Thomas said, fallurc can- not be contemplated for on: mom- cnt. By the very nature of things it would bc disastrous.

There is a. large body of Ameri- can opinon which has not: yet per- ceived the clue to the whole reper- ations and war debts problrzn. namely, tht payments can only be tnndc in goods or services as man as gold is no longer available for payment. No doubt, all such rwd". or services nerd be rendered dir- ectly to the Unitcci States. bu‘, on the other hand, the time 111111 come, and obviously has com‘. when the policy of’ puiffngz 1h" greatest. pocsible djfflcuty in ihc

WBY 0i’ all payments by goods and

suit practically everybody,

'I'heu there are certain chemicals in tho body some of which are help- ful and others harmful to the teeth.

The dict ihut is lacking in lime and phosphorus and certain vita- mins causes curly decay of the tcvih.

Anti finally the duciiess glands- .ll)TCld, adrenal, pituitary and so forth, which are the regulators of Lhc body DFCCI. , can also be rcs- l ibl: for ih. contition of the teeth. .

However, as fur as can be learn- ed by observation and the micro-

1590130. ilic diet. is the most impor-

tant factor in preserving the teeth

or allowing them to decay.

Now the idcal diet for everybody

has not yct been arranged, nor-ls it

ever likely to be, but a dict that will except Lhose whose ailments prevent; the use of the general list of foods is not. hard to arrange.

This dict requires that you take l. part meat and eggs, to 2 parts fat (cream, butter and so forth), to ‘4 parts starches, vegetables, and su- gar. Where-the individual works hard outdoors even more meat 11nd eggs may be eaten.

And to make sure the teeth will receive the proper amount. of lime phosphorus, and vitamins, all that is necessary is to add some raw vegetables or raw fruit to the dict, at least once every day.

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-—_-___=--_i_~ .___ TO .\ SNOWFLAKE

What hcart could have thought

you?—-— Past. our (lcvisal r0 filigree petal!)

Fashioned so purely,

Fragllely, surely,

From what Paradisal

Imaginelcss metal,

Too costly for costf’,

who hammered you, wrought you, ' From argentlnc vapour?-

"God was my shaper,

Passing surmlsal

He hammered, Hc wrought. me,

From curled silver vapour,

To lust of His mind:-—- Thou couidst not havg thought met So purely, so palclv, Tinily, surely, Aaightily, frailly. Tns-txulpcri and cmbozscd. With His hammcrof wind, And His gravcr of frost." —Francis Thompson,

SPMCCS lilPcis its own economic reward, namely, the exhaustion of the only form of payment, gold, which is acceptable. It is not Dilly war payments which than be. “"110 iiilnvrsiblc, but also payments for currrnt trade purchases, and

therefore, incvlttbly smgnageg

.'_,,,,C-<1L[ Urn "r110" titur-urrl?

87111:?

_ Jamaica for this purpose.

' rUBLlC FORUM this column h open for the discussion by oorrupondentl g of qu " of Interest. The Charlottetown Guardian dou ' nut necessarily endorse the oplnlnlll o! correspondents.

CBYING IN THE WILDERNESS

sin-My impression is, that Mr. Hughes will cry a long time yet in the wilderness before much atten- tion will be paid to his appeal for free rum, as an antidote for intern- perance. It is hard to see how low- ering the duty on intoxicating li- quor would tend to one hundred per cent. of “control" of the nefarious traffic. ‘

He is frank enough to admit that there is less public drlnkinfl- 118M- itig and ctc., than rormeriy. It would be interesting to learn how ne knows so much about private drinking and drinking by women and children.

The best laws are subject to coun- teraction. Laws will be broken so long as time lasts, but without laws we go back to barbarlsm. He speaks of his congratulating letters, but he does not tell us from whom they came. We may safely assume they did not come from the servants of God, parents with down going sons, or unfortunate criminals awaiting their doom.

I am, Sir, etc, TEMPERANCE

Canada’s Strangest Settlers

iWinnipeg Free Frets)

The strangest people that ever came to Canadian shores were un- doubtedly the Mnroons of Jamaica, says the Canada West Indies Magazine. The Miroons were turbulent in Nova Scotia where

they settled" and in many ways,

besides bring the strangest, these “tcrrlblc" Maroons were probably the most undesirable people that

ever sct foot in the Dominion.

The story of th: Maroons is an interesting chapter in Jamaican history zuid goes back to the time of the English conquest of the Island in 1655. when the Island was conquered many or the Spanish negro slaves refuse to léave the island when their masters vacated. But they refused to work for the new masters also, and so fled to the hills in the interior, where they subsisted on wild hogs and upon roots and fruits. The de- scendants of these slaves were

declared free and had lands alioted to them. _ \ After a. rcbellius movement which had to be suppressed by force of arms, but in which not all the Marocms on the Island were en- gaged, the Jamaican House of Assembly decided to deport the Maroon populttion. Nova Scotla was selected as their place of exile, and 600 arrived at Halifax in July 1796.

‘Ihe Canada-West Indies Maga- zine, quoting Judge Hailburton, says that the Maroons were "pro- vided with all m"nner of neces- saries as well for their accom- modation at sea, as for the change of climate." They were accom- panied by William Dawes Quarrel, who had been appointed Com- missary-Gericral with instructions to purchfse land n Nova. Sootla or elsewhere, for their future estab- lishment and subsistence as a free people. The sum or $125,000 was allowed by the legislature of

At that time, Edward, Duke of Kent, was Commander of the Forces at Halifax and upon the ar-riwl of the Maroons, he per- sonally inspected them on ship board. ‘Their fine physique did not escape the trained eye of the soldier and he recommended they be adapted to military service. The Duke spoke to a number of the, Maroons leaders during the in- spection, who is addressing him called him "Massa Prince" and Massa King's son."

On the proposal being made to the Maroons to work at the torti- ficalions then being erected on citadel Hill at Halifax, they un- animously declared they would work for the King freely and with- out pay. The Duke, though pleas- ed at their readiness was not pre- pared to accept their services on these terms and they finally rgreed to take pay for their services.

. The Man-om, who are but a few months before lmd been fighting British troops in Jamaica, now labored with a will on the British fortiflratiom of Halifax. The lines of the Citadel were raised with rapidity and the Maroon Huston Bfwlrvii b? their efforts, remains a monummi‘. of these strange people. l so different altogether 111a the Maroons, appear to have become l" nnvihlnc lmown in Jamaica, that the British Govemrnent do. cided 00 settle them pgrmgngnfly

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ESTABLISHED 1832

eANKe NOVA sco

Capital 812,000,000; Charlottetown Branch:

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in Nova Beotla. Accordingly, the Government purchased land in the township of Preston and a minister and schoolmaster was appointed to work among them, although but little success is said to have attended his efforts.

The Maroons, however, had not yet experienced the rigors of a Canadian winter which that year

of food and fuel were exhausted and even the relief supplies sent them from Halifax were insuffici- ent for their needs. In c-

Scotia, they suffered severe priv- ations during that bitter winter.

So different was their experience in this ‘respect to the warmth and plenty cf Jamaica that, when the following spring came round if was soon noticed that the Maroons showed no desire to work. The cause of their conduct was soon ex- plained. If they refused to work they would be sure to be removed to a warmer climate, they thought. The Governor’ of Nova Scotia then realized he had tackled a difficult problem. The sum voted by Jamaica for the maintenance of the Maroons would soon be ex- hausted, when u they refused to work, they would soon become a serious charge upon the province it being estimated thlt it would cost at least $50,000 a year to pro- vide for them.

After much discussion of the matter by the Government, it was decided to send the Maroons to a land where the climate was more

ezlied Maroons, and in time were suited to pm;- mode o; 11ml

Several years before‘ many of the slavesbroughi by the loyalists to Nova. Scotla after the American revolution had been induced to go to Sierra Leone. Apparently they became troublesome there, andi had even gone so far as to attempt‘ the life of the Governor. By some peculiar line of thought, it was considered that. ff the Maroons could be sent to Sierra. Inone, flley would act as s. counierpoise to tint‘

unruly element. Sierra Leone con- the

ed for there at Halifax in October of the year 1800.,

It is said these Maroons be- came a terror in that part of Africa and that many of them be- came engaged with the Arabs in the slave trade. In 1841 a small remnant o! them returned to Jamaica in their ripe old age.

Miss Cayenne: "Yes, he actually said you cheeks were like roses." Miss Paasay (coyly delighted): "Oh, come now, that's laying it on pretty thick."

Mia Cayenne. "Yes, he remarked about that, mo."

n11. 1. a. EVANS of London Eng.

Noted Physician, treated lllc. ceufully and obtained p". milieu! cure! of Swmach Conditions, IIIOII an llllulgg- lvn. Dumpster, QoIr Stom- ach, Heartburn, Gastric Dis. "l! ll"! IIIII! other ailment. 1ecnllar to the stomach with v prescription which we have procured and cell under thr- zume of Evans Stomach Mlx- are.

We alone have the sole rfghu on this prescription and sllloc selling If have receiver! numerous testimonials from alluded purchasers.

Don't fool with your slam 10h, serious conditions arr ikely to ulna If you allot- rounelf to lapse Info n ummlo state of gastri- trouble.

Got a bcllle Malay. Price 85c.

THE 2 MAGS

Mall Orion Given Prompt Actuation, \

was unusually severe. ‘Their supplies‘

with ‘all the inhabitants of Noval

The Arabs rebelled aginsi: thl Turks in the war on Britain's as surance that they would be helped to recreate an independent nation ruled by Arabs for Arabs. Thai promise is now largely fulfilled.

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llome Economic Short Course

Beginning January 25th, the Women's Institute Branch of the Department of’ Agriculture will conduct a three weeks course in Home Economics.

_ As there will be only one course given this year, those wishing to take advantage of this course, will please apply before January 18th. i '

Address all communications to the Supervisor 0i Women’s Institutes, Box 123, Charlottetown.

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