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THE GUARDIAN

Morning Dolly (Founded lu 1881). Authorised nu Second Clues Mull. Poll Oil“ Department. Ottawa. r u Inn A. B ‘c; Vice-Z‘. Burnett;

Frank Walker.

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

CHARLOTTETOWN. TUESDAY. DECEMBER "*-

. A Master Stylist

The late Lord Baldwin has been ill§llY 0°‘ dqimgd a; a great Empire statesman: His poll‘:- ical fame has tended to overshadow hrs outstari - ing fitarary gifts. His appreciation of the classics was keen and discriminating, and lill Sllllwed

himself to be a mastev of "Ylfl l" "WW °l hi‘ own addresses and articles. Who. l°," f"’“""_Pl°r can forget this referene to Roman Britfllfl. 9"" in the course bf a university address. "Rome must have seemed "FY will “ml present to the children of the neav-by hamledtss as they saw the great roads creeping tovlhfllf them, past them, and ever onwards in rut ess and undeviating course, making the llurlllfll’ ellds of the lsland pervious to the legions tread. Shy traffickers coming from Wild lflillleiiei. 05 lliPY chanced upon a Roman hiQllWPY- "ml §h°dm9 their eyes with their hands, saw it pass into the horizon, must have been owed at the thought of the great heart that beat at the end of that giant artery." _ Or this magnificent word picture of the coun- tryside he knew and loved so well: "The sounds of England, the tinkle of the hammer on the anvil of the country smithy, the corn-cake on the

dewey morning, the sound of the scythe against

the whetstane, and the sight of a plough team coming over the brow of a hill, a sight that has been seen in England since England was a land, and may be seen in England long after the Em- pire has ceased to function, for centuries the one eternal sight in England. The wild anemones in the woods of April, the last load at night of hay being drawn down a lane as the twilight comes on, when you scarcely distinguish the fig- ures of the horses as they take it home to the barn; and, obove all, tho most subtle, most penetrating and most moving, the smell of wood smoke coming up in an autumn evening, or the smell of scutch fires, that wood smoke that our ancestors, tens of thousands of years ago, must have caught on the air when they were coming home with the result of the day's forage, when they were still roaming the forests and the plains of the continent of Europe. These things strike down into the very depths of our nature, and touch chords that go back to the beginning of time and the ihuman race, but they are chords that with every year of our life sound a deeper note in our inmost being."

On his visit here in i927 Lord BOldWlil——i‘ll€l1 Prime Minister of Britain—went out of his way to pay tribute to our own island authoress, Lucy Maude Montgomery. This graceful gesture was characteristic of the man, whose enthusiasm for literature was an abiding passion throughout his long public life.

Why Those Taxes‘!

Last session at Ottawa Finance Minister Abbott announced that he had hundreds of mil- lions of a surplus. Yet he could not see his way clear to reduce taxes. lt is interesting, there- fore, to look at iihe record of Federal Govern- ment tax collections for the first seven months of the fiscal year, April l to October 3i.

Excise taxes have amounted to 335 mil- lion, 533 thousand dollars. The eight per cent

.sales tax accounted for approximately '200 mil- liori of this.

-Excise duties have brought the Treasury an- other ll2 million, 335 thousand dollars.

This is o total of 447 million, 888 tfious- end, or 37 million, 687 thousand more than Ot- tawa collected in the like period a year ago.

All consumer taxes, these are port of the price which the public must pay for what it eats, wears and uses.

But in the some seven months the govern- ment has obtained a surplus of revenues over expenditures of 541 million, 673 thousand dol- lars. '

iln other words, it could have done without any sales tax and all the other excise duties and taxes and still had 93 million, 67l thousand dol- lars more till-in it needed.

lligh Feed Costs

Tlis suggestion of Mr. J. E. Mclntyn, afl- cultural agent of the Canadian National Rail- ways, Atlantic Region, that Maritime formers give more attention to producing feed grains in greater quantity is along the lines of the advice given Prince Edward Island farmers recently by Agriculture Minister Gardiner. This plan, un- fortunately, does riot solve the present feed grain pgice problem, but it may yet prove to be the best long-term solution.

As Mr. McIntyre points out, Maritime formers buy about half their livestock feeds from the Prairie Provinces, largely because owners of small farms have found it cheaper to obtain feeds this way than to use their own land for feed grain production. But since the cast of Prairie- grown livestock feed has reached record heights tlso~ possibility of increasing home production seems to be well worth consideration.

The shortness of the posturing season makes lhnecessary for farmcrs, to lay in large supplies of feed for the animals during the months they must be kept indoors. Why it should be econ-

omically impossible to grow sufficient feed for

Wns. ll. Seam-Irena G. M. Burnett: Editor and Managing Director, J. B. Burnett; Associate Editor.

the Maritime climate.

ing and raising livestock.

— EDITORIAL NOTES —

Give lill it hurts~but to the needy. I I I '

Prime Minister King (who celebrates his birthday tomorrow) is a man of remarkable abil- ity._ He is even able to stop politicians from talk- iig In parliament. g

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Even if the powers-thot-be cannot see their

way clear to make a practice of using fire

well consider putting a good skating surface on it for the holiday season. I I I O

condition of lslond farms is ‘as accurate and believable as some of the pictures his party paint of the glorious conditions vailing in Saskatchewan under C. C. F. govern-

merit. I I I Q i

Last night at midnight shipping closed on the Great Lakes. Saint John and Halifax main- tain that their facilities should be utilized to the full during the winter months but it seems that Portland is to get a larger share of the business than usual. . I Q I I

Today there are four sides to business opera- tions, buying, processing, selling and getting a clearance from the government. The import licence requirements are fairly typical of mod- ern regulations. They consist of a general pro- hibition of certain imports and then authorize a minister to grant licences notwithstanding.

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Through his mother, the late Lord Baldwin was a fir§t cousin of Rudyard Kipling and of Sir Philip Bourne-Jones, son of the noted painter. Mrs. Baldwin and the mothers of the other two were daughters of Rev. G. B. MacDonald, a noted

Wesleyan clergyman. I I Q

Britain has invited 32 nations to talks in London on the safety of life at sea. The Con- ference will open on April l6th next year and have as its object to revise ard bring up to date the International Convention signed in London B years ago. The Secretary General of the United Nations has been asked to send observ- ers. Questions discussed by the delegates will cover all aspects of safety of ships, passengers arid crew. I I I I

When the late Earl Baldwin was here as a member of the Parliamentary Association, he was greatly impressed by the resemblance of the Island to England. He remarked to a citizen: "l should have liked to have had .it called ’Little England’ were it not for the sod reflection ‘Little Englander' has on England's greatness." "Yes," replied the islandor, "and the fact also that Scottlilsh immigrants were its first British colon- izers.

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Mr. M. Fairlie of The Times, London, who accompanied Baldwin to Canada and the U. S. A. on his first visit here had a great admiration for him, but it cooled down after the abdication. He felt, like Mr. Winston Churchill, that a mid- dle way, to avoid abdication, and to permit the King to remain "faithful to the woman he loved" would have been to countenance what is recog- nized as an irregular royal marriage where matri- mony is upheld, but the King's (morganatic) wife is not necessarily Queen, or her children heirs apparent. Q i i Jane Austen, English novelist, born this date l775. Of her six novels, four were published anonymously-Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma. Persuasion, and Nari/ranger Abbey appeared posthumously, with a memoir and the author's name for the first time. Full recognition of her genius came late, though Scott, Tennyson, Coleridge, Mac- aulay and G. H. Lewes were enthusiastic admir- ers. Her characters, as previously stated, are drawn from upper class English life, and reveal themselves without advertisement, showing re- morkoble gifts of humour and satire, together with exquisite discernment of the feminine mind: "Where an opinion is general, it is ‘usu- ally correct." k ‘k i‘ I‘

As in Canada, no Christmas party in Britain is complete without a box of "crackers." Christ- mas crackers were first made in Britain about 7O years ago. lt was a confectioner and maker of ornaments for wedding cakes with the typical English name of Tom Smith who brought back from a holiday on the Continent the idea which evolved into the cracker. He saw that a French canfectioner mode his sweetmeats more attract- ivo by wrapping them in tissue paper. A few

part of tho county and with extensive research it seems only reasonable to believe a type of grain could be developed which would thrive in, Other grains _might also i be developed which would help to bring a great- er measure of properity to those engaged in farm-

hydrrints to flood Government Pond, they might'

Abatention from elsurah going is not. duo to hard pews, says a Ca- nadian clergyman. Well, it might be the ban on smoking. -- Toronto Saturday Night.

Tal-nlpbeluineru are ‘eoried as puritanical, but. then if you take the Puritans out of British and American history you will have iii- tie left. Had France had some Puri- tans she might have been a strung pagan today. -- ‘Temperance Advo- cs .

A spry old gentleman was smok- ing in the bus_ writes Olga. Fert.

you see that sign that says ‘No Smoking Allowed’ " "Of course I

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Trees ere the aspiration of the ground . . . ' Rooted in earth. look how they

build in all‘ ' Y A green cathedral echoing with the sound Of cn/usic. . . . He who climbs their spiralcd stair Approaches the Himalayas of the mi-

rid. But. soon he will return unto the

signing Leaves. and dwelling in their dusk

lonely heart.

Mr. Angus Maclnnis' reference to the stony

for farmers pre-

do." replied the old man, "but how

your rules? There is another one that says ‘Wear Spiral Corsets.‘ "

Accuoe your newspaper of in. competence. carelessness or even SiUPlGIl-y. if you will. Quite pos- slbly. you may be right. But please forsake the idea that it ie perpet- ually trying to grind an axe. A modern newspaper is too big a pro- position. has too important a job to do, to risk getting involved ill pelby personal squebbles. Prepar- ing a present-day newspaper is a highly complicated business, and there is plenty of room all along the lino for mistakes. All of us make them, though try to avoid them. - Cornwall standard-Free- holder.

Health authorities have u special message for business girls. In order to work properlynnd to enjoy life to the full, young business wom- en, they sey, should understand that. the noon-day meal is as im- portant as that substantial break- fast. is necessary for n. proper start of the day. "Girls, don't make it; just e. soft drink and e sandwich." the experts plead. “A good lunch should include hot dishes. when available. with milk. meet or meal: alternatives, ‘Canada. Approved’ vi- tamln B breed, vegetables and fruit." There ls Just. no value in a mere nibble at noon, explains The National Health Bulletin.

Science ll wonderful Now it's going to take the emcl] out of llmburger cheese. Stewart. L. Tuc- lcey. University of Illinois profes- sor of dairy manufacturing, the other day announced a new scien- tific process to make limburger cheese taste the way it smells, without smelling that way. "The outcast of cheeses doesn't. need to be spurned any more," says Pro- fessor Tuckey. "It can be cleodoriz- ed." He promises that the new non-smelling limburger cheese will become an accepted dish in so- ciety for the first time since it was invented. - Seult. Ste. Marie star.

News from New York Clty_ where they do everything more gooflly, is that wigs —or transformations, to use their new monlcker - are back. For the ladies. that ls. The story says that some of the New York (emote; are going in for crew hair- cuts, which are.solely for duy- time. and stocking up on trans- formations for evening wear. Some of the girls, it is alleged. have as many as six different shades. Witli an assortment like that. it is ex- plained, a. New York femme can have two or three of the things at. the cleaners end curlers at one time, and still have something to wear on her tread in addition to her hat. Some of the girls -and this is the pey-aff-have gone for what. are knovm as half chignons. sets oi’ phony curls which can be affixed to one side of the noggin while is hat covers the other side. - Calgary Albertan.

The Duke of Edinburgh is I sailor prince, direct. descendant. of Queen Victoria, of whom the no.- tion as yet knows relatively little. but. that little uniformly good. Henceforth he must. create n place for himself in the nation's 111-’. for ire will not. and should not. be satisfied to be no more than the Princess‘ husband. When Queen Victoria. was married. at an earlier age than Princess Elizabeth, hcr husband stepped at. once into the piece (though not. the rank) uf Prince Consort. That lot. will not. fail to the Dulce of Edinburgh yet. ’I‘il1 it does he will hold e position to which there are no recent per-

cen you BXDQct me to observe all

To the homeless they are home. They give the brain Its childhood fmegee, with con- summate art, Building until life's ugliness and

pain Are diminished by their influence, and the night - Is outdlstainced by their journey into light.

-—Fiorence Ripley Muslin. in New . York Times.

Old Charlottetown (And r. l. l.)

REPRESENTATION IN LEGISLATURE

From the reports of the Legis- lative Assembly, March 26. 1874. House in committee on "An Act further securing Independence of the General Assembly." Hon. Mr. Haviland said that sev- eral 110D. members of the Opposi- tion had made statements to the effect that this bill made no pro- vision for lessening the number of office holders in the House of Aa- sembly. He contended that it. did make that provision to a very large extent. As our law now stood. the four Senators who now repre- sented this Island in lhe Dominion Senate. might sit es members in the local Parliament lf elected by the people to do no. And every Dominion official an this lslond. fronr the highest to the lowest. was also eligible. under our local stri- tutes. to hold a sent in the local House of Assembly, lf not other- wise disqualified.

Undei- the provisions of the bill now before the committee. no Sene- tor or member of the House of Commons or Dominion official in any department. who receives a salary from the Dominion Govem- ment. could. after the measure be- came low. retain a seat. in the Io- cel Parliament. Under tire p.05- ent. law, all the local officers in the Colony ivere eligible, provid-

Goats Incorporated

(Winnipeg Free Press) town Conn, has been obviously, and

Well, eho has n convert. goats too-now. In fact, I etn busy studying the zoning by-law to find out. it there is anything against keeping goats on Campbell street‘. If there is riot. —a.nd perhaps even if there is - I intend to 8: into the business on is big scale. beginning with Beanens, pleasant, white, fluffy things. and then go- ing on info Nubiane. who have a slightly cynical look gained no doubt from living too long in Norm Africa. A fellow I know from the Eighth Army says they have every excuse for this. Bub to get. back to goats. As "Mr. Ed Robinson-another gout. lover -a.slr.s in his preface: I don't. know why we Americans are so backward in our knowledge of goats or why so many o! us simply say ‘No!’ to the ldeis of keeping goats. when all we know about them is what we have rend 1n the comic strips. Mr. Robinson ls quit-e right. Why this attitude to goalie‘! What have goats ever done to the Americans? Or to Canadians, either. for shit. matter? Goats era honored resi- dents in merry lands. They pro- vido excellent. milk, Miss Walsh tells; and as for eating, young goat. (kid to us experts) is e vast. improvement. over lamb. especially when boiled in milk with suitable sauces. In case you too are impressed with goats after reading Miss Walsh's little book, remember her advice: Don't: rush otf now and buy the first goal; you see . . . Because if you do. the only real goat in your pasture will be you. Miss Walsh has written in "Start- fng Right with Milk Goat-s" I charming book. And es one goat. lover to another, I thank her. A toast. in goat's milk to Miss Walsh; and n second to Mr. Robinson. who got. her to write it; end u third to Miss Eva. Ind-silicone, who is one of~ue also. And because - no doubt about ft -someone will raise the ques- tion, let mo quote Miss Walsh l- gain: There is no denying that even the best kept bucks (soot for melt goat) have so odor . . . but with reasonable care this may b6 1190i- to an inoffensive minimum-cer- tainly much below the mark which announces hie presence 100 Yfl-Ydf away. so that Ls no problem either. not. for ue goat lovers anyway. WM find in the odor of goats somethini! of the sweet perfumes of Arable, or at least of Calm on s. hot surn- mer day. Enchanting! I realize my neizhbflrl m!!! b6 a pfQblEIn? whose are not’! And it; worries me that Miss Walsh has

ed they were otherwise qualified to sit. as members ln the House; but: the bill provided that. only the four heads of Departments could. after it. became law, sit in the La- cal Parliament. The only excep- tions to this rule were the mem- bers of the Board of Works and the members of the Board of Edu- cation, all of whom received but a very trifling allowance from the Treasury.

It was considered a farce in 2855, that e House of Assembly. consist.- lng of twenty-four members, and endeavorlng to work out. the prin- ciples of Responsible Government, might, in its majority, contain no less than nine Executive Council- lors. It. was therefore. proposed that. the number of members of the House of Assembly be in- creased from 24 to 30 and a blll was introduced for that purpose; ‘but. it did not. come into force Liil the end of the term. or three long years after it was passed.

Then, again, it was thought un- just. that Princetown-the Rabbit. Warren, as it. was called -stiould have the privilege at sending two members to the House of Assem- bly. while the rising town of sum- merside, their growiiigTvc-ry rapid- ly. was enjoying no sucii privilege. A bill was accordingly passed, to give Lat l7 the privilege of elect.- lng two members to the House, in- stead of Princetown; but. it was considered that. it would bc unjust. to deprive the two members, then representing the iattcr. of, their seats. without. proper notice. and it was provided that. the blll should not. come into force for some years

allels in this country. and to til‘ it. appropriately will tax all lllS| wisdom and discretion. To under-l line the importance of that. is not: to suggest or hint; that he will in; any respect. fall short. There lsi not. the smallest ground for believ- ing that. But it. is well that the magnitude of his responsibilities’ should be fully recognized. —i..on- don Spectator.

A dcspulch to The Wall Street Journal reports that. two Decatur city officials the pest. officer and