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. - , ii-a Ir wiil-‘sc-ccctliiedtnnt otths con- ‘ ferenoc of the Maritime ‘provinces Association gun vkiiora from the Maritime Pairings held in Toronto last-summerlthe sllltostionwas made that the Maritime Provinces hold an i-oio us... {wccirl din-in: the lum- iner of ._ii11d~fl10 suggestion was generlilyjspprovcd. Walnuts that at a recent inciting ‘of thc Tourist As- sociation oflNew Brunswick held in St. John the suggestion was brought up coupled iwith the recommendation that the Tqhrlst Associations o! Nova Scotla and {rrincc Edward Island be asked to coj-operate and a. date ar- ranged for Arch s. movement.

In reoentfycars a number of Old Dome have bene successfully carried out ‘min the three Provinces, and occaaims of this kind held in Prince asst... Island ‘will bc rem- embered wlth pleasure. both by our people‘ at home and those of them who live elsewhere throughout the Dominion and in the United States. The ldeabf repeating this expedient toenable our sons and daughters to return home and to bring with them n-ionos and visitors who have never seen these parts ‘will IJEQSIICXEIIY ap- proved. With such a weight of au- thfifily behind them the various rc- ccntly formed Maritime Provinces ‘Associirlun gethedwlth thc Tourist Associations inthe Msritlmes. shouldbeablc to obtain favorable transportation for the visitors, bnihfiij." raliand cham- ship. Special. attractions souls b0 arranged; for in anticipation of the oventland s. week of solid satisfac- tion and enjoyment might confident- looked for. Nothing could be to an increase in our We have much\to from abroad, espec- Inllljtonrthe oongeer-d cities of Canada-and the United States. and dioauocsssmi l-iome Week would do vol-runners to continue visits to these highly favored Maritime Provinces which have more to ofler the dwell- congested cities than can be

‘mind elsewhere on the continent. Tourist Association oi’ Prince

. us... island, pumcscs holding its

ifégular annual meeting on Jon. 10,imd this would be an opportune time to bring the‘_subject before our people to make such suggestions for preparation as may be deemed advis- iitio- We have not yet attained to the maximum of our tourist possibili- qcs ‘in this Province. If there arc any obstacles in the way of further llflvclopment, or any suggestions to be ofléred which alight tcnd to an increase of tourist business. the an- nual meeting will afford the best op- portunity for airing them.

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I‘ we ALL PAY

IN a speech recently delivered by a Toronto lawyer the claim was made that the Central Hovinccs, Ontario and Quebec, shouldered the burden of 81.86 per cent of the war to: sodrsss psi- cent of the customs duty paid to the Dominion govern- ment. The wing provinces, he in- fen-ed, were not bearing their share of the load. The Eastern provinces, for instance. paid only 3.06 per cent. oftliewlrtnxandllmpercsntof‘ fliccustoms duty. The west paid only llllllpccmtofthcwsrtnxlnd

m: pn- s... of tint customs duty. on-tblscvidcnlly-ill- considered ltlienlcnbthe Jfinancial rut mail-tut that Toroifto _ and iqsliflu" ‘Harbin ‘the two large railway B! u" lftllblltcnccfthcbsnkl ‘and of c! the n; taut and loan coin-

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the course o: things they pay out most of their fetlral taxes from the head omi-e. tvco in the matter of custom-duties where shipments are imported from Britain, the contin- ant or the United States roi- further manufacture here or for re-shlpment in distributing points throughout Canada, a very large proportion of the payment is made at the head of- flco or central plant. Such revenues are credited to the local collectors of revenue and appear as payments by Ontario and Quebec- Eventually though the payments are tacked on to the selling price of the goods and thus pa ’ on‘ to consumers all ovcr the Dominion. The taxes and the duties arc eventually paid by people in every province. although credited only in Ontario and Quebec returns.

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TllE DIENNONITE PLIGIIT THE futility of looking for Utoplas

in this world‘ is demonstrated in the case of the Mennonltesys relig- ious sect who for centuries have sought a "promised land" free from the scourge of war. Fifty years ago the first of the sect came to Canada. seeking freedom from religious perse- cutloii in Southern Russia. While many of them adopted modern con- ditions and became prosperous farm- ers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. there ' were still many diehards among them who refused to be mod- ernizcd. In 192s thousands of Men- nonites. dissatisfied with conditions in Western Canada and seeking relig- ious and educational freedom which could not'be granted them under thc constitution of the Dominion or provinces, left the broad prairies and mfg-mated to a Paraguayan wilderness. where they were given wide conces- sions unobtainable lrl any other coun- try in the world, with the exception possibly of Mexico. A 200.000 acre tract of virgin soil was placed at their disposal, far away from the modern influences of civilization, in the hin- terland of the South American re- public. Tc reach their settlement they were forced to travel more than 1200 miles by steamer, than by a narrow-gauge railway and finally 200 miles by oil-cart to the land of their dreams.

By some irony of circumstance the isolated Mennonite paradise became the threatened war zone in thc rc- cent trouble between Bolivia and Paraguay, and again the unhappy visionaries were ‘obliged to flee from the modern ten-or. Many have re- turned to Western Canada with tales of suffering and hardship. Whether they shall settle down again and ac- cept our clvilzation remains to bc seen.

EDITORIAL NOTES

No successful young man ever saves money. says Henry Ford. A lot of unsuccessful ones don't either.

This ls the time of year when a. lot of people reflect that s. ion of coal might have made a. cor-king good Christmas present.

The discovery of a new agent to prolong life was announced‘ to the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science the other day. That is good news, and helps to off- set the many Illmts science has dis- covered to shorten life.

Qllbw P1808 Iimldlnc 010000.000 .in constructing and improving pro- vincial hlihwsys next yllr. It in proposed to provide well-paved roads to encoluage the rapidly increasing tourist traffic.

mnoniaavoniotrosanssm General. huacqaind ancwutle. althoinh notofflofally recognised tuition-accommodate. no halbuendcsllnatcdbytbcdalgary Ifllldiiiifluofdbldloillcutlwlrof who marinas ma: ‘Administra- dear"

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progress of‘ commercial print- ing in Canada from its modest beginning with thc first edition of thc Halifax Gazette in i752 is traced in an ititcresting artlcal in the Corn- mercial and Financial Review for 1028. issued by the Monneal Gazette. The enterprise was founded at a time when British North America consist- ed of a narrow band of separate col- onies stretched along the Atlantic seaboard and hemmed in by New France to the north and the French settlements along the Ohio and Mis- sissippi to the west. Loulsburg had been restored to the French and the English hold on Nova Scotia was very precarious. The first post ofllcc was still to be established in Canada and the first Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia was still to meet. Hali- fax itself had only been founded for three years when the first edition of The Gazette was struck ofi‘. The pap- cr from the first had a hard struggle for existence. It suspended publica- tion shortly after its first appearance and was not issued regularly until af- ter 1760. '

The first newspaper in f‘ ‘~ ap- peared in 176-1 as The Quebec Gazette. It was published for the next sev- enty years in French and English and‘ for thirty-two years longer continu- ed as an English newspaper. The Nova Scotia Gazette was founded ill 1766 and The Royal Gazette and New Brunswick Advertiser in 1785. Mont- real's first newspaper, La Gazette du Commerce et Litteralre, was founded in 1770 by a French printer brought to Canada from Philadelphia by a delegation headed by Benjamin Franklin. Its name W88 later chang- ed to The Gazette. Montreal, "by which name it ls known at thc ‘pres-l ent time. Two other French publi- cations wcrc started before the cnd of the century. but failed to survive. These and several other earlier pup- ers were bilingual and others were printed ln French only. They can be considered as marking the origin nf French Canadian literature.

The first paper lri what is now 0n- tario appeared in 1793 at Niagara (then Newarkl, being published un- der the comprehensive title of The Upper "Canada. Gazette and Americ- lin Oracle. The first daily in Call- ada was The Monti-cal Daily Adver- tiser. whlchuippeared in 1838. and the first in what was then Upper Canada was The Royal ‘Standard’ in 11336.- The mnitobn Free Press at Winnipeg in 1872 was the first im- portant paper in the Prairie Provinc- ‘ es, being followed by The Saskatche- wan Herald at Buttlcford in 1878 and The Edmonton Bulletin in 1880. The British Colonist. which appeared in Victoria in i858. was the first im- portant paper to be published in Bri- tish Columbia. Among the earlier papers which still survive under their original names are The Gazette. Mon- treal (1778), The Montreal Herald (1811). The Acadlan Recorder t 1813). and The Brockville Recorder U820.)

The stimulating effect on education In Canada of thc early establishment of ncwi-rilripcrs and tllc spread of (he printed word is u notable fact. and is no doubt largely responsible for the high percentage of literacy in Call- ' acla today. This percentage increased for people of over fen years of age from 82.4 pcr cent in 1801 to 94.3’ per cent in 192i. Today the daily papers have s. circulation of over two million copies. n. higher than one daily news- paper to cach Canadian homo, with a fair surplus for circulation in other countries. Ninety-three of these dail- ies are published in the English lan- guage. twelve in French. five in Chin- ese, two in Japanese. two in Hebrew arid one in Finnish. The province of Ontario leads iii daily circulation.- with Quebec second. British Colum-| bin third and Manitoba fourth.

The daily papers! in Canada are overwhelmingly independent in their politics. Out of the total circula- tion of 2.007.291. a million and a quarter, or almost two-thirds, is made up of papers listed as 1.1-’ pendent. About twenty per cent ls Conservat- ive, sixteen per cent Liberal and the small remainder miscellaneous or un- spec From Quebec westward thc independent papers make up the greatest part of the circulation. In New Brunswick Liberal papers pre- dominate. and Conservative papers in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Is- land. '

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While In early days the printing industry was largely confined to the publication of newspapers and a few magazines. it has now‘ grown to in- clude publications of considerable variety. While daily arid ‘ weekly newspapers still predominate. we have sixty agricultural periodica sixty collegiate publications, thirty- two literary and thirty-two fra al magazines. twenty-two trade 3:30 and large numbers‘ of others devoted to education. finance. labor. sport: and other special into-cm. The poi- wlleiila are not only published In the.

By lumen‘ W. Barton. at Jns. w. sot-ion.» o. Liven roa EVERY PATIENT '

l Now that the use of liver has be- icome so widespread. it is becomlfll! ‘flncreasingly difficult to obtain it ~|untl the PflI-‘s asked is now as much as for thc choicest delicacy in pleats. l I have spoken before about the ‘experiments of Dr. Cornell which | proved that while liver would in- ‘mi-ease the quantity and quality 0f ‘the blood in "run down" folks. it was not ally more effective than ‘other foods in folks who were nor- ‘lllfll in health. g

I Now in order to eat sufficient liver ‘daily for building purposes. 0119-001" individuals should not eat less 111811 !lialf a pound. and as ‘this not avail- able in many stores, the suPPli!

‘ ‘Yullnlllg out an hour after the open- Lrms

ling of the store. efllfilllflslng 7 lure now making an extract of liver hvhich is always obtainable. Recognizing the factthat many poor patients with pernicious 1111891010 cannotafford to PM’ $01‘ 11"" ‘he Ontario Government. under its min- ister of health, Dr. Godfrey has de- cided to supply free Watery mm“ of liver for treatment of this ail- mlent.

| Dr. Godfrey states "it has been ‘my policy that no Dfiisoll shall (1-0 in ‘this Ontario of curs just because he. or she. hasn't the P1709 ‘w Pa!’ for the cure reqlllffli"

“The distribution of flee 1115111311 which conixols diabetes in 0109!‘ folks, and effects a cure in YOUIISBI‘ ones. now costs; the Provlnice of Ontario $50-00‘) fl Yell?» and We m5‘ trlbutlon of Liver Extract will cosi- n good many thousands mvre. bl"- it is a noble work. and one which Wm reclevo thc heartfelt gratitude 0f many _ sufferers." _

My idea of mentioning thc above u. that. the very lllousbi thal- was formery a fatal ailment can now cured by the simple method of 11W! or liver extract, should be Slwh all inspiration "t0 Kfivemmems “ind private individuals, that funds 0!‘ work in 0i$€ll' rftvgcglnfigga‘ Te‘ search sho ° - ,

For after'_all can anymifll‘ ENE the satisfaction that comes Wlih "\- knowledge that soniethlnz you m": dong has prevented suffermf-l. a" “campy saved. the ‘life of a. human

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Canada's Trade.

Q. To what extent is Canada's trade expanding?

A. Canada's trade continues to ex- pand. The returns for the twelve months ending September. 192B show- ed a total of 31.183.900.114 of imports, compared with 1,073,168,446 for 1927, and $1,1320.369.819 of exports, com- pared with 91.270.556.699 in 1927. Combining the two, the total foreign zrade stood at $2,504,269.733 or an in- reusc of $160,546,586 in a year, a‘ most encouraging ratio of increase.

The Bells of Setpan liinc {Cradle Song from "The Long Road"),

' Nhisi. Baby! whlsti

‘Quick below tile covilr!

Down into your nest. my bird! Aild—(I0l'l'l/——YOl|—dRI‘E>-~D€9D,—0V0f ! For the grey wolves they are prowl-

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Ah ——- ooh! Ali —— ooli! i-s-s-s-Sersr-oo-coh!

Fhc wolves they arc lean.

30-0-0 lcnii. so-o-o lean!

Aild tlic wind it is keen.

io-o-o keen. so-o-o keen!

ind they seek little babies

aren't sleeping!

‘iut lie you still, my Baby dear! Llc still. lie still, and muybc you'll hear-

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Oul' there in the dark-

She SliVCl’ bellsnnd thc golden bells. The swinging bells and the singing bells.-

Tlie bells that are heard but never are seen,

The wind and the wolves. and the

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High tide this morning at 9.44 and onight at 8.31.

Sun rises this morning at 7.41 and ets this afternoon at 4.34.

New "m" "Ibursdny. Jan. 10th.. 1.04 p. m.

Summersids tide eighteen minutes ater than Charlottetown.

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wo oillcial languages ofEnglish ‘and french. but in fourteen other tongu- ‘J. ranging from Gennaaand Ukrain- ln to Spanish and Danish. Some 89 iligious publications are issued. of vhich S8 are Roman Catholic, g1. Yvon Church of England. nine United ‘Jhurch. five Baptist, tlu-og Pfggby- "crisp and the remainder ohother nisccllaneous denomination. At the vroscnt time there are over sumac ‘undrod establishments engaged pi-i- nlrily in commas-elaborating and‘

he allied trad in ounces. and the nduati-y is val ed at" more than ' a hlmflffiF-Illlfl million dollars.

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of the Poet Keats

Seven small volumes of Shake- speare, lnsepurable companions oi John Keats for three years prior to his death, have recently come to light, says’ the New York Times. The pages clearly reveal the influence that the great Elirabethan exerted upon the young poet at the time when dreams of “Endymionfi filled his mind. The yellowing paper of the newly found books [is covered with markings and notes written in Keaws delicate script. The volumes are in the possession of George Armour of Princeton, N.J. ‘ _

Chance brought them to the at- tention of an English scholar. About a year ago Dr. Caroline F. E. Spur- geon, of the University of London, was visiting the home of Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn at Garrison. NY. One evening after dinner the conversation turned to Keats. When ii fellow-guest told Dr. Spurgeon of some books annotated by the author of "Endymion" she expressed a de- sire to sec them. Arrangements were made for a call upon Mr. Armour in his library at Princeton.

"Ishall never forget the moment when Mr. Armour came forward to greet me. holding the treasured books in his hands." said Dr. Spurgeon. now visiting Dean Glldersleeve at Barnard College. ' . -

History of the Books

A few minutes sufllced for Dr. Spurgeon to identify them as the set ' of Shakespeare acquired by John Keats in April, 1817. Scholars had. previously known of their existence. but for half .a century all traces of them had been lost. They accomp- anied Keats on his journey to Rome, where he gave them to his friend Joseph Severn. the artist. On the title page he wrote his name and the date of their purchase. and beneath lie inscribed: “To Joseph Severn." The painter treasured the volumes until his death in 1879. Buxton Forman says, they passed lil- to the hands‘ of his medical attend- ant. However that may be, they next appeared in an auction room in Lon- don in 1881. where they were bought by “an American." So it happened that they came to this country and became a part of Mr. Armour-‘slib- rsry. A ' ~ Until Dr. Spurgecn went through ' the books they had not been exam- ined by any specialist scholar of English-not even Anw Lowell saw

them when she was preparing her life h

of John Keats. Through the courtesy of Mr. Armour the London professor was able to study Keats's markings and annotations. In addition he gave her permission to photograph the pages she deemed most valuable.

The result of her findings and studies has been gathered together nnd commented upon by Dr. Spur- geon in a. book under the title. "Keats's Shakespeare: A Descriptive Study Based on New Material," Just about to be published.

lilflucnce of Shakespeare.

The marked volumes arc wituessw the influence of Shakcspaire on Keats. Dr. Spurgecu ‘pointed out. Keats got them at a time when his mind was aflamc with "Endymion." 11c had just completed ills first vol- ume of poems. Tired and in need of rest. he prepared for a journey to the Isle of Wight. where he began the writing of his first ‘long poem. We have it in liis own words that the ed- ition of Shakespeare in question was ills solace when he arrived in South- ampton after a tedious stagecoach trip. Hc wrote to ills brothers: "1 felt rather lonely this morning at breakfast. so I went and unbox'd a Shakespeare. There's my comfort.“

Her observations led Dr. Spurgeon to thc conclusion that “Pile Tem- pest" and "Midsummer Night's Dream" were the plays that most in-

_ fluenced Keats at the time. This is indicated not only by the underlined passages and the annotations, but also by the heavy thumbing of the pages. Next in interest for him were “Anthony and Cleopatra," "The

Jlferchant of Venice." "Cymbeline," and “The Winter's Tale." Further light on Keats's knowledge of Shake- speare is found in thc folio edition usedby him, which he gave to Fanny Browne. and now in the Dike col- lection at Hampstcnd. Dr. Spur-goon has enriched her work on the volum-

. ea found in Princeton by adding to it an ncount Princeton volumes.

"Rem Wu particularly attracted by Images and epithets," said Dr. Spurgeon, commenting on thy 1min- once of "The Tbmpcbt." "'11s; g3- urea '01 Ariel and Caliban. creatures offllc nln the earth and water, are dimly connected with idcu in "In- dymivn." But ‘though Knits was "MM in Bhnkuimre snchnntmsnf. he did not pliant-insulin mum to s creative and imaginative itimuiug,

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