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‘A ‘Common Blunder

An e calls attention to the iact that the British Premier in his graceful New Year's Day message made an error ao usual, natural and common-as almost always to escape notice. "We are entering a new de- cade as well aa,a new year," said Mr. MacDonald. In much the same man- near Premier King referred in a rec- ent speech to “the approaching end o! a decade." An even more classic example of the same slip, occurred when the head of one oi the world's greatest religious organizations re- ierred t0 Jan- 1. 1900. as "the begin- ning oil a new century."

The complete new decade, oi course. does not begin till Jan. l. 193i. The Qflde ends upon the comple- tion of the tenth full Year, just as the century ends with the comple- tion oi the iull one hundred years. ‘rhe twentieth century began on Jan. l. i900. Just as the first year (in theory) commenced with Jan. 1 oi the years. ‘Iheipresent decade ends on Dec. Si, 1030.

The mistake is more‘ easily recog- nised ii the units used are those of money rather than of the calendar. A dime. like a decade, contains ten units; a dollar. like a century, is comprised of a hundred. No bank manager will exchange s dollar for ninety-nine cents. The boy accumu- lating a fortune by saving coppers in a tin. bank does not start his second dollar tili 100, not 99. coins are sale inside. '

Yet. as the New York Times points out. only, pedanls will cavil at the c1101‘. The "thirties" are here. regard- less oi ‘when the decade starts. \

tMeaning of Temperance

A curious post-plebiscite controver- sy has arisen ‘in Nova Scotla over the

" meaning oi the word Temperance.

A leading prohibition campaigner , wrote to Mr. J. H. Winfield, presi-

h‘ dent of the Temperance Reform As- 1; sociation, asking. among other things, _ ‘ if» the Association approvedpf the

‘ teaching of tctdi

abstinence. Mr. Winiléld replied in part:

‘The Temperance Reform As- sociation stands ior Temperance not only in the use oi slwholio liquors. but in everything else. We advocate Temperance in speech. but that does not indicate that we wish people to refrain from talk- ing and become dumb. We advo- cate Temperance in eating. but it does not follow that people should refuse to take iood. We advocate Temperance in the use oi alco- Ilgoiic liquors. but that does not mean that alcoholic liquors should 11o absolutely prohibited."

- President Winfield! statement has been criticized on the ground that it is not in accord with the present teaching of temperance in the

’ schools. or with the meaning attach-

ed to the word by various "temper- ance" organizations. Yet a glance at any authoritative dictionary shows that Mr. Winfield has correct- Iysiefliied the scope oi temperance

and that any misconception

hilt 1m arisen is due. not to the or-

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abstention, but to the pci-iuteh: ‘Mil, i i318 Word by prohibition respective merits of

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perance movement" as "a social or political movement having ior its ob- ject the restriction or abolition oi the use of alooholicliquors as a bev- erage?’ "Temperancle society" as "an association formed ior the purpose oi suppressing drunkenness." It then proceeds to show clearly how the misuse of the word originated:

The basis on which these assoc- iations have been formed has been that of an engagement on the part

/oi each member to abstain from the excessive or habitual use of in- toxicating liquors. But, since the most strictly limited useof intoxi- cants as beverages is condemned by many social reiormers. this name has been very generally ap- plied to. or assumed by, associa- tions which are more correctly deg signaled "total abstinence usoc- iationslf

An example of the correct use of the word is given in Bcswellfs Llie of Johnson:

"Many a day did he fast. many a. day did he refrain from. wine; but when he did eat, it was vorac- iously; when he did drink wine. it was copiously. He could practise abstinence. but not temperance."

But there is a higher authority than Boswell or the Century Diction- ary. Milton. the Puritan _poet of Emglmd. master oi languages and author oi the greatest epic in any literature, thus defines true tem- perance in the 11th book of his sub- lime "Paradise Lost":

"Ii thou well observe

The rule of-Not too much; by Temperance taught.

In what thou eat’st and drinlflst; seeking from thence

Due nourishment, not gluttonous

delight; . . . So mayst thou live; till. like ripe fruit. thou drop ’

Into thy mother's lap."

The above quotation, which is really a paraphrase oi a noble assage from Marcus Aurelius, could be supported by a. multitude of others irom the literature of every civilised country- Temperancc has never meant ab- stlnenoe. much less enforced abstin- ence. except to latter-day prohibi- tionists who have persistently cam- ouflaged their activities under its name. If. as these reformers“ con- tend, the practice oi temperance in the use oi alcoholic liquors is impos- sible to the present generation, then the teaching of temperance should be banished from our schools and churches. and the principle of en- forced abstinence exalted in its stead- Moral victories-are not achieved by fighting under false colors. Let Ten:- perance, which Plato placed among the iour cardinal virtues. which the ‘ounder oi Christianity inculcated by precept and example. be proscrib- ed and a new moral code drafted for the guidance oi’ humanity. We shall then. at least, be facing the issue honestly and squarely, and there will be no further excuse ior such a mis- understanding as has arisen in Nova Scotia.

Editorial Notes

The Publicity Association got away to a good New Year's start last even- ing. The annual reports show that inuch has been done during the past year, and that the future prospects are bright.

Premlgr King denies that he has any intention of running in the constituency of Chateauguay-l-iunt- ingdon. He charges thdt the paper! publishing the report invented it m the purpose of increasing their circu- iation. m. King bu a peculiar idea oi the ethics of journalism.

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In the railway world there has been put- forward recently a‘ scheme for what has been called .. great mer- Bor. or “’ “ ol the principal railways of North America. American news pers that have ‘discussed it have one so largely irom the view point oi might rates. ?ress opinions have been divided on the question whether the scheme would be likely toraise or lower the rates if it were put in operation.

It is as yet doubtful whether the vast project will be adopted by all the big interests that are involved. but it is put forward officially by the Interstate Commerce Commission oi the United States. Twenty-one sys- tems are listed by the Commission grouped around principal railways that are named. Of the 21 systems 19 are in the United States and two have their head oflices and the prin- cipal part oi their mileage in Can- ada. ‘These are (20) The Canadian National; and (21) the Canadian Pacific. _

Just what power or right the Int- erstate Commerce C ‘ ion has to "merge" or "consolidate Canadian railways with those of the States does not appear. nor are we told what Parliamentary, Congressional or Gov- ernmental action may be required ii the big scheme is put in operation. All that we are yet permitted to know is that a vast amalgamation oi transportation interests is being considered across the‘ border, which must have e. deep and lasting effect on Canadian aflairs. Neither the 0t- tawa. Government nor the National or C- P. R. Chiefs appear togiave yet publicly referred to what is going on behind the scenes.

The miscreI-nt who raises s. false alarm of ilre. as was done in a crowded theatre at Ottawa recently is guilty oi murderous malice. No er- iort should be spared to bring such aculprit to swift and condign puri- ishment. Common humanity revolts in horror at such a crime and is led to wonder that such a though should entcrsthe mind of any creature in human shape. At the same time such an incident should operate as a wnrning to all who havethe charge of places of public assembly. wheth- er they be theatres. halls or church- es. to see that there are abundant and safe means oi quick escape in time of real danger. i

The danger is by no means confin- ed- toour theatres. They are as a

the halls, schools and churches throughout the city and country. not a, few of which have butasingle door for entrance or exit and with the door opening inwards. In several cases here in Charlottetown the street door of entrance and exit is at the foot of a long stairway leading up- ward two storeys, the foot of the stairs being very close to» the door. which opens inward.

These sources of danger have been

rule much better provided than are"

mentioned before in The Guardian along with the fact that the danger has been recognized abroad, and countries as well as cities have laws and ordinances requiring that-tho street doors oi all places of public

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You will iemember how your little text book in‘ physiology compo-red the body to an engine or a. steam boiler. Each took in iuel, gave out heat and energy, and whait remained was ashes. The ashes oi the body were the per- spiration from the skin. the carbon- dioxide ~ irom the lungs. the urine from the kidneys. and the iaeces ii-cm the intestine.

You were taught that ii too much fuel were put on the furnace it would not burn properly. In fact when clouds of smoke came out of a chim- ncy. or smoke from the exhaust of an automobile you know that the fuel is not lnimink completely. Also the ashes must be removed or the furnace will not ‘draw’ or burnt properly.

What about that body oi yours?

1r you eat mo much, eat more than you need, you may be the type that will store u/p some of this iuel as‘ fat, and the balance will have to be taken care of by the kidneys, intestine. skin or lungs. .

‘Unfortunately a lot oi this surlfllll food inithe rorm oi ash from meats gives the kidneys some extra work to do, and kidney ailments abound in those who eat too much.

In some the throyd gland manu- factures a. great amount of juice, and this juice - as you know stimulates the body P} esses so that the food stufls are burned up completelw These individuals eat more than others and yet are usually 11mm“ yveiglit. ' In the other type where the thymid is not so active, we find that the food stufls are not burned up so readily and get stored up as fat. These iri- dividuals are therefore overweight. What happens to the average in- dividuals who eat too much? wen just as an overloaded furnace does not give proper heat, and we find gases and soot about the furnace. so overeating means that the blood is laden with products that are only partly burned or used. and these really act like poison to the System- mpoversupply oi food, food that i8 1mg used. up by the tissues, toi- heat or energy, or used up b? RIF-WW‘ work, may be the forerunner of head- aches. constipation. high blood 91"!‘ ure, and kidney ailments:

11 you really want to eat a lot 0i good things at the table. all you have to do is to take a little viacrvua vi- ci-clse daily. The exercise will burn it up f0;- yuu. Further it Wlli 8W9‘ you strength, instead oi putilne w‘ is t, or clogging yous 535M111 Wfth I

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meeting shall open d. Little attention has been paid until some alarming or perhaps fatal casualty forces it upon public notice.

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Hon. Mr. Crearer recently appoint- od a minister in the King Govern- ment, is seeking election in Brandon Manitoba. It is the seat formerly oc- cupied by I-lon- Robert Forke and became vacant on his elevation to

. the Senate. it u reported that m.

Orearer is likely to be poposed by a Conservative with slim chances of success. Both Mr. _ Forke and Mr. Creerer were formerly members oi the Progressive party.

' Two weeks hence a critical by-elec- tion willbe closely contested in l-lali- fax County. The death o! Hon. Mr. ihhoney. a member oi the Rhodes Government. caused a vacancy and riduced the narrow majority oi the Cabinet to practical extinction. 'l"he fete of the Government seems to de- pend upon the election of its candi- dtte Mr. Murphy, over Mr. Finn, Llbvrfl. who}: obllvlml hlfljl- 1i 18 ilbthing to say thlt both parties 01'9- ieu w be oonedcht oi victoryubut libel been very seldom in a provin- cial by-eleotion that so much depen- iiisupii which will win.-

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AUTUMN 0F LOVE

My lover is like crisp September- Checks as warm as wood-fire ember. Eyes“ as blue as brush-fire smoke, and ' bright

1s bramblc berry. feet as lisht

As boy's sweet seed of thistle-down; His skin's like ripened nut so brown. His hair like ripened corn, and lips Red and bright as brier hips:

His heart's as arrogant and gay

A5 the flaunting scarlet spray.

My lover is like gold September- host and fern and fruit and ember. Flaming weed-but 'chili November Shrinks his ibvc. His love for his Grows wisened like a garden P“. And brown leai crackling in a tree. -'Dorothy Gostwick Roberts, in The C‘ tclalne.

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an incideutiroln the romantic history oi that province. The old piece of or-

andonedyby tench-settlers fleeing from-the attack of a party of Dutch buocaneers.‘ The pceeencc and doings of these Dutchmen iorms a striking chapter in the chronicles oi the time when New Brunswick was stills past o: Acadia, andas such was rapidly changing owners. i’

France was impoaseesion of these territories and was making an carn- cit attempt at colonization. About i012 three large seigniories on the Saint John River were granted co one sieur do soulanges. The lands included extended from the mouth ‘of the river iio where Fredericton is now sit-tilted. At Jemseg there wls l. will! fort. and there Soulansee had his place of residence. In i074, John Rho- nda. oi Boe‘ , “an accomplished ad- venturer and a pirate." according to chronicles oi those itimel, joined for- ces with la Dutch bucoeneer Jur- rlaen Aemouts. on I. mLrauding-ex- pedition which included ls 1N object the plundenlng of Fort Jemscg. Aer- noui/s party umbered one hundred and ten men, and no effectual oppo- sitioneould be offered. Port Jemseg was captured ‘and dismantled the French guns twitch to Boston and sold andsoulanges himself held ior ri-n- aom. The recently iound cannon is supposed-no have been abandoned in the retreat from the Dutch; , ibly Bieur do Boulanges had left a few men at the northern limits of his lands and the pin-sites continued their ek- pedition up the river after the cap- ture Ioi Fort Jemseg. < , ‘Rhoade and Aernouts now deter- mindedto attempt the establishment of Dutch authorities in the seized territory, and to set up a New Holland in Acadia. Unfortunately ior their plans, this alienated the New Eng- landers, and evidently ‘they decided to choose the lesser of 4W0 evils. at least in their estimation. iuiany event when Sieur de Soulasigee was finally rsnsomedand Prontenanc decided to reestablish the posi; on the I it, is recorded that‘ the supplies and troops were carried in ships from Boston. John Rhonda brought about his downfall when he attacked the Massachusetts trading vessels with some _ his compliices." The New Englanders had-been merely vex-

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. ‘1'*'-,'_ > ‘ benefits of life insurance to a. larger

lnion. Increases were reported not only in liie ins ance, in foroeibut in assets of the co,‘ panies as well. There are'-'l,000,000 policies in ioroelat pres- ent which is an increase of practic- ally. 500,000 over a year ago. _ Beside this, there are 450.000 covered by‘ group insurance. While the popula- tion in Canada hue increased 10 per cent in the last decade, the number oi’ policies has doubled. . The total amount of insurance carried in Can- ada‘ is‘ $6,000;000.000. ‘

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CIVIC ELECTION . . .3 Bin-I notice by the returns. from the ‘ipronto Civic elections that the citizens oi that City registered a strong protest against a programme of increased , iiture. As our Civ- io elections will soon be held would it not be advisable for our citizens

years. It is a well known fact that there is considerable disutisiaction over the management of affairs in general. The Public Library. the el- ectric lighting arrangement, the col-

need explaining. Meetings should be called and candidates selected at onoe- ' » I am Sir, etc..

CITIZEN

In cleaning their brushes by wip- ing thexn on s spot on thewall of a decorator’: shop at Donne. England in tho iut ioo years. painters caus- edablock ofpainttogrowuntilit is tylo feet ions, 12 inches wide and four inclieshiok.

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ed at the prosmct of having bhdlhtflfld in furs dist * ’, but an actual attack on_their "ships could not be counten- anced. An emedttion destroyed Rho-

and his associates narrowly escaped haneinc- " - So ended ilihe brief life oi New Hol-

in Acadia. ‘rhsincident is but one in the romantic past of our province; the discovery of .relics of thoee stir- ring times reminds us that when, we wish c. tale oi adventure and daring we need look no iartber afield than in the annals oi‘ our o'wn province.

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NEW YEAR lifiTé AND BANS

Beiore the New Year dawns visit our hardware store and select a new eup- piy oi modern kitchen utensils and begin the year with a properly equipped kitchen and pantry. In our large stock you will ilnd the most dependable articles oi every descrip- tion ior every purpose. We sbsil be glad to show you the very latest con-

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Prompt and elective relief ll obtained‘ in (begins. Colds. Chills, Sore Throfl.‘ Whoolllfll ’ Cough and Bronchial Troubles. ’ in infant lild all". b!

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to have a ‘full xplanation oi the ai- ' fairs oi/our City ior the past tw‘o '

icction oi taxes. etc. m matters that »

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iand_ and he dream oi a Dutch colony .

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I-iAS smashed down IIIQCBIC of oil. h equipmenttonewlow levels _

in ucing anew model, specially ’ ' designed for use in average- sized-

homes. Fess scores another eat engineering triumph in _[ model“I.R. toitafamousgmupofoilheaeq ins equipment-w g For arm Air, Hot

Water or Steam ~Worke ywellwlth-warm air, hot watel.‘ or steam eating systems. It is completely auto- matic with electric ignition. Burns any of_ fuel oil. ~