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p’... .t.l i...“ 11.1 ii one-new a tlcl-II" tiir l-‘ii-siut-nl. J It Burnett. lHJ-l \|'A‘|'t'lA|\. LlVUl (‘iii n A blur-mutton 0.5-9- igiiiiu M111 11.111 gin; INHPIUI J It. lillfllﬂl- VJJ A,,.,.i,.ii. 1.11111.» l'l‘.lllk name: nnu Illll A Barbell Sl “St ("ISITYIUN RATE!

u, ma“ Ill 1-.1..1. $1.1m 111-1 iwi; 32-50 It" 5 ""11"" 515:5 lur l; mouths; 50c for one munlb 1.1;» ut-iiii-ry 5.3 tiu iii-i will. =34"! 11-" h mum‘ $1.75 101 3 uuiums. 80c for one Month By Maul t0 other Provinces and U. S. A. 55-09 P" 7°" §3Lullluy ﬂcvkly: slim per iv“; $141011" " 111""!!- 5Uc tur I month:

\1ll.||'-tl.|l| lllLlj on obtiiliml l! Flinn-n BIIM-IYO. new VII-tau '01!

l‘, _\,. yin-mi- lltlk and \II n8 11l- 51313, m. m» ~- i».

' ' c Ilolllrtulli -1 trim. am Bu: M»: T"'°1"°I M“: :13: cllllllﬂlll l<llUI'l~"l‘- Olli-ii-H ""1"" “'“" §'“d‘ " ' on‘. “n11 lwiluu-r-i- hlmu. Alnnvtun N. Bu

“The Strongest Tlcmory is E-Veaker than "l! Weakest [Illi-

wnoxcsmv. APRIL 29. 1942-

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Canadifs Poor Publiﬁil)’

A “fasiiiiigtuii correspondent in the “iiriﬂlpel Free Pile; (Liberal) ivritcs that Canadas war eff,“ 1., _,-., 1,»,- ;i.- publicity ltl the United States . rcuvlicil such a l0\v cbb that iiiiziii-tl tflllllllllly by thc term "boy-cott.” _ ".1 \\':1sl1i1igton tiewspapcr, _ 501' example, gave a headline to Prime hlllilpkl‘ hlzicitenzie King's recent visit to twi? 1318c‘

- - . -- o ton. l'.\'t‘ll the iziipiiihint aiiiiotiitcenten . Unpmi _\';,,i,,i~,_~' Coming) conference don aigetprti)‘;

i \l'l\' in t. ttawa was 1511115 gramme not . ., obscure paragraphs.

_\i,,,,,,.r,,,,. 1133:1111; have been adduced by btatll Britons aziil (“:1ii:1il'ni1§ to the writer t 1i _1\11ii_;i'ig;iii pita; lI1l~\C"ll. Of (Jlllilllil. S0 (ll €T€ll from the L: .1'.ll!t.'lll'. accorded 111 the last WM- A few are . . il as.toll01\'51 _ _ . .

The long and bitter isolationist campaignfn which llriiziiii :iii.l Canada ivcrc used as whippmg piic1<—ilic ti‘ ill‘ fﬂl‘ It. FCRPCQO-Pti _

i, .i~.Eiiii of Czuiudas case, failure to "m, 11,. wit, Qglfﬂl moments for ptlbllCltYv

- f .. - - ' ' ' ' the and lack 01 .1 vgoiolh Pllblmll’ camPalgn m United States. _ igiiiulqipq (iplﬁﬂﬁllc ivork of _ defeatist and fifth v-ilumni-t cli-iiicnts lilvﬂfhlbl)’ Plcmnng - .. . ' liewar. Lziiiziilt .i~ .111 iuiiiiliiitg pttttlcipflflt 111 t

Irgghdng 1,, lfi-giiice, at Dunkirk, 11i_ Norway. North Africa. the llalknns and the Middle East. 1,, “p151, n.) (E udiaii forces were enlgagedé (‘oust-uncut lit of ilranm and 0f 1011K 15m °_ (‘ziiiziiliiiii czwuril. w‘ which so shocked Ameri- cztiis curly iii the lilFt \_\‘111”- .

\\'iile.<iirc:1<l expirctatioit by the 11119139115 11.1-15.1, lljllcl‘ iii the Ynited States and uncon- tl-iuii. _\i1i . Elll ll1l]\L‘l'l{lll$'lS that Bt1t8111 W's“ aim," 1., ljiiil.'lfly<c iiftcr Dunkirk; that Canada mutt 1111-11 iiihi; refuge in ;\lllCl‘lC€ll1 suzerainty. Subwipient ilisrippiiintment. This accounts for ti“. 1,1; pl-iy ziiiil praise given Australia after her 0,11 1..., 1M1, i.) ﬂit» l"illl<.‘(l'SlflfC5- u W

'1‘i-;1ili f. 1 \‘Il(‘i i1 dislike for tllf! _T°ry

. . -- ' Britain still re- p.i.i} .11 p _ v_~ 111 1 garilt-d {l5 ililllllfltlllllg‘ Laundlt.

lliesi- arc only a few of the reasons one hears {liven b," buz/lcil lriioiis and Canirllflllanslid Sayi '14,,- lfi-l-p Pr... ciwrcspciiiilciit. icy 0110 apply ti) ¢i-,1i_~i~ ill" .\ii1c1'ic:1i1 (iOVCFIIHlClIlI nor the large Clllmi iii lZlLlllgUlll Americans _\\l'l'10 rclcog- nize that if llriiziiii falls, America wtl not lave a real fricnil li~1't 011 earth. But 1t is undenlllblt? that all of tliciii, iii some foriu or another, have afivriril .\uii~1"ic;1i1 11111-5 iipinioii which 1S reflec- Q11 ‘by tlic-‘tncitk lﬂjyYCfllf of (illlllytlllc? efflgirt-

‘the Lziiiztiliziii (iovcrnincnt, says tic r66 Press CflTFtLSPUllilClll, "has a bad name with the prcss hcrc (at \\:1~hutgtoii) for its habit of sil- eiicc. X1011» of llli‘ git-at range of. Canadian iiuiii-iiir-c iii Ykiililtllhlil .\i11criczi. l5 virtually ttti- obtuinablc in \\':1.~hiii_gtiii1. '1 his docs not em- brace vital \\'.'ll' llC\‘.'.~'. l1 ilUCS include commercial fClfltiOiHllip ; our biiyiiigfiiizl selliugpour inti- l1l.'tl(' fi-uv 1.1] Fviitlllllls with llic American trea- sury, ibc lVilUlJll ri-ivrvc board. ilic tariff C0fll- mission, Ztlltl otllcrs too mimerotis to mention. S()lll'C(‘$ ii-iilo 111.011 to American reports 1n so far as domestic affairs are concerned. But where Canada i; uifvrtcrl. ihcy are a closed book t0 lJUlll L';iii;i1l' ii llllli .\lll('l'lL‘.'lll reporters. That is ihc lilllPl- l'*'.l~'ill iiir (fatiatlhin tiiipoptilarily with thc zivcrugv_.\i1i1:i'ic;1i1 reporter; they areuvcary of lit'\\5 rviii-"m . llii-y are disgusted with the ii 'ill'litlti" ;i:i--ii. lltltl Liiiiudiaii l1C\\'5 mtist be gsiiii i." 'i‘.‘;1 —~lllCZ\lllll§_{ llill HCWS, HUI siiiiti -I l Qll\'(i'lllllk'lll ‘rclcuscs.’ 111 American niiuib, 1W 1iii;il:c:11iii:i l) that Cztiiztdiaii news is ti-uil :11 llllllli‘ ill \\'lll press favoritism."

lt i: i.» bii hiiril that tlic result of Monday's lUl)l>Cll" will i*rt-:iii~ :1 llI1>l‘(‘ favorable o iiiioii p‘ ' ‘ ff l l l l(' PC 0i t .'iii:ii.r1'- 11:11" c. U|'l, Illlt i izit tic mg 10v- criiiiii-iii v.~.ll ~i-iz<- llils oppnrttiiiity of establish- iilq chi-i r r. lilllilll< wiili thc Antcricitii prcss and Plllilltf.

is ciiiici-i":1i“l. 1 it can be il

Uuilii-il Kingdniii Farm Prices

The \liii:li-i- iii .\Ql'lL'lllllll‘(f hn-r ZIIHIOIllICCd that :1i1 ziiliu-iiiii-iit iii ilic priccs for farm pro~ ducts iii the biiitiil Kiiigiloiii ivzis being made after fzzl‘ \' iii-iiltitiiiii with llli‘ Xativiiiitl Furni- ers' lTiiiiiii< iii laiiglziiiil, \\'.'1lc.s and Scotland, writ-a,- Hi‘. ti. |\'. l'lll"l'~ltll, .\iiiin;1l Products qiflltlf‘ ("iiiiriiis-ii lltjl‘ iii luiittlnil. iii it rvpurt to ilii- l)l]i‘Al'lll|('!|l ~11‘ 'l'i'.'1il:- and Cviiiiiiicrcc.

fir.'i1l:i.'i!<-il iilljllallllﬁlllu (l<'~lf,{ll(‘il tn sccurc an nvc '1ll ziri gt‘ iiit"r<-:1~i- iif (is. 6d. pcr livc civt. iii :1 fiiil \- iiill bi- imiili- in fut cattle prices, :1 siili-iiiiiti-l irirt ‘if whii-lfliccuiiir: cffcciiirc with lllill‘li‘(‘lllI_‘j-. IilIYlllQ 1hr \\‘i't'l\' Iisgiiiiiiiig .\l.'1rt'l1 9. .\ll iii :1vi'i"i:;.'ii_4 I i-zrl. per pound ovcr ,1. i111‘ \ i-"ll b- lllltlt‘ iu the [\l'lt‘('.< of frit $it‘I"l {I'll b't7llli<, For wiinl there will be an .‘l1i',">i' if 2.]. per 1iritiiid over the ' ; of pritiw. g

‘J'li-."'p..i‘ (ll niiliablc whcat will lic iii- cmiivil from 14s. 6d. to 16s. prr cwt. The mngciiiuni prici: for uiillillg oztt< will be increas- ed from 13;, iii]. t0 14s. 9d. pt-r cwt. and that (,1 1-1-4 ivii; from 13s. 6d. to 14s. (Ml. pcr cwt. The price of rye will be raised to a maximum

of 15s. 6d. pcr cwf. It is expected that a new tiizixiuittm price will bc aiinotiuccd at an early date for maltitig barley, but in the meantime the feed barley price will be raised to I maximum of 14s. 6d. per cwt.

There will also be some adjustment in the price to be paid for the I942 crop of potatoes. This will vary according to variety, district and the season of the year, but the general aim will be to give the farmers an increased return of ap- proximately 55. per ton as compared with what they obtained for the I941 crop.

P. EDITORIAL NOTES -

It was natural this Province should lend in the "Yes" votc, having already led in VUllllltCCl‘ e11- listment.

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When the soldier vote is added to the civilian vote, the "ayes" will practically make it tinani- 111otis—0utside Quebec.

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It is now for the Prime ltfinister to forget his "ifs" and "ans" and get on. with the job of help- ing to win the war.

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Charles William Shirley Brook's, English novelist and editor, born this date I816; 60ml?!" ered one of the greatest Editors of Punch, where he succeeded the great Mark Lemon in I870; he started in it the wcll-knotvn series of satirical articles, “The Essence of Parliament,” ivhich have been continued ever since; was educated for the bar, but turned to journalism and novel writing, his novels including "Aspen Court," The Gordian Knot." “The Silver Cord." .

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The total area. sown to field crops in Prince Edward Island in I941 was 456,224 acres com- pared with 494,692 in I939, according to 1941 census returns. The area sown to wheat de- creased by slightly morc than 50 per cent (luring the ten-year period, while that of barley increas- ed 246 per cent. A drop of 15.8 per cent was shown for Oats, but mixed grain rose 70.4 per cent. The area sown to potatoes fell off almost 26 per cent during the ten year interval.

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Substantial savings of labor, materials and production have been effected in the knit goods industries by drastic reduction in the types of yarns and range of colors hitherto stipplied from primary textile mills, according to the \Var- time Prices and Trade Board. Through steps worked out in collaboration between the industry and the board's knit goods administration, the number of shades 0f worsted yarn to be offered to the outerwear knitting trade has been slashed from 1,400 to 48. The number 0f shades of yarn available to the meri’s fancy half hose trade has been reduced from about 400 to five solid and three mixture shades. Worsted yarns for- merly stipplied in approximately 35 different counts of both single ply and double or multiple ply are now confined to eight counts single and 12 counts double. Cotton yarns are now confined to I8 counts, instead of 44 as previously. The reductions mean less stock to be carried by the knitting mills and fewer changes of machines from one count t0 another. The 20 shades in which makers of women"s stockings formerly offered their product have been cut to six stand- ard shades plus four shades of each mill’s own choice.

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Reports from Quebec that the Godbout gov- ernment is planning to take over the privately- owned power companies in order to create a pro- vincial liydro, presumably fasliioiucd after that iii Ontario, have been accepted at their ftill face value in Montreal utility circles. “They evident- ly intend to take us over," was the comment 0f one well-informed utility man. It was learned that during the past few ivecks the provincial government has been scctiriug considerable data uri capitalizatious, operating l'(‘$t.lllS, ctc., 0f the several Quebec power companies. It ivas thought possible that an enabling bill may be introduced before the end of the present session or withiu a couple of weeks. A prizc objective of 1h;- pro- iiicial Government iii any such 11love would lie the recapture for retention ivitliiu the province of the large sums which now go annually to the Federal Government for income taxes, 1941's figure in this respect having been something like $12,000,000 with bloiitrcal Power zilouc nccotiiit- ing for about half of the total. Such :1 saving could be either applied towards a rcdtictioii iti rates or, folloiving the Ontario practice, be uscd as t1 sinking fuiiil for rciircmcnt of capital iii- (lcbtcducss.

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Increased poultry production has been rc- corded on Canadian farms during the past fcw years. This sittirttioii resulted from relatively abundant fccd stipplics and bciicr markets for both potiltry and eggs. Tlic industry has ttlso rcccivcd an added impetus siiicc the War ihrntigli the shipment of large quantities of eggs to Great Britain. The total exports of eggs advanced to 16,276,256 dozen in I941, an increase of 15,- 000,000 dozen over the I939 shipments and 5.- o0o,0o0 dozen over those of I940. The number of poultry on farms was estimated at 66,513,- 000 at June I, I941, an increase of 2,250,000, cotiipared with the number recorded at that date in 1940. and approximately 4.000.000 above those shown two years ago. Advances of 3.1) p. c._ for hens and chickens, and 1.9 p. c. for turkeys wcrc shown ; ducks and geese ilcclincd al- most I p. c. The gross farm value of poultry zirlvniiccd from $47,000,000 iii I939 t0 5351.000,- 000 iii 1940 and $59,000,000 iii 194i. The avcr- ugc values per bird ivas 83 cciits for liens and chickens, $2. II for turkeys, $1.62 for gccsc and 9f) cciits for ducks. The production of eggs was estimated zit 244,154,000 dozen in 1941, an iii- crczisc of 7,000,000 dozen over the farm output rif the previous year. The average production per heii W115 112 as compared with 1n in i940. and the total farm value of $52,082,000 ivas the cquivalcilt of 21.3 cents per dozen iii i941 iis against 19.5 cents per dozen in 1940. The gross farm value of poultry and eggs amounted to $111,403,000 and the sales income ivas $50,- 202,000. Compared with the previous year these figures show increases of 15.2 p. c. and 13.5 p. c. respectively,

NOTES BY THE WAY

The men responsible for tbll wI-r are all over 50. Most are over 6n. It. was the Rune lest time. when wdi X-uui get. a DIJIK? —, Lcuuon Free Press.

Russlan women are solving the shoruige of farm labor in the some; Repubhcs. We nave an idea none of them bother much with dieting 01- getting weight, off. — London Free Press.

"Isn't it. time." asks M. Litvlnovi soviet Ambassador to the U.S A. "for us to uiake Hitler rack hls brains and ivonder where his ene- mies will direct their next blows... Lent it about. time to compel him to scatter his forces ii little?" Sounds as if you had something there. M. Lit-vinov. - Brimtford Expositor.

Nurse Navy Vance. w! Charlotte- vtlle, va.. knew she was dying of cancer. She gave up a private i-ocm and took a. bed in a. hospital ward 5o that she would have more money. For more medical atten- tion? For a big, fine funeral? No. she would have more moxie left. in twenty years’ savings to onata to the fight against cancer. She died the other day and left all she had, $2.300. for that great. cause Many of us do less with more. - Vimcouver Sun.

It may give Mr. Doom; Taylor, who had soundly argued that the war ought not to interrupt the per- formance here of Gewman music. strength in his struggle against his critics to hear that not only have the works of the poet Heine and the composer Mendelssohn been purged ln Germany but that not. even Handel hinuelf has been spared by the Propaganda Minis- try. According to the trust-worthy Manchester Guardian, by order of Dr. Goebbels himself the text 01’ "Judas Maccabacus" has been re- written under the title “Wllllatn of Nassau." while "Israel ln Egypt," has become “Mongol Fitry" - 5 quality, incidentally, of which the Germans have learned more this winter than even Handel's rewrite artist could tell them. The Back llbretti are also to be rewritten to remove from them any silsoestton that others than Aryans can be great and good, The Nazis have taught u; many lessons 1:1 the science of waging modem warfare we shall put. to good use. We can afford to learn from them how to employ the new arms effectively, now to mobilize our industrial re- sources and how to wage the war of nerves thatls as much a. part of their campaigns as are tanks arid airplanes. But must. we also copy their stupiditzes? blacklist what. was beautiful in the re-Nazl Gemvany in the same splr t. that. the Min- lstry of Propaganda and Public Enllghtment, has barred the pro- ducts cf Jewish culture? If we do, we shall tiave made as great fools of ourselves as have Hitler and Goebbels at their balmlest. — Hartford Courant.

The I.O.D.E. in writ- and peace has given tmselfkh service to many worthy causes. During the present. conflict the organization has freely given of its tln-ie and wide ex- perience to the alleviation of sul- ferlng humanity. Through its el- fm-ts many a. sailor has been warmly out-fitted against the chill Atlantic winds. The heroic men, women and clilldren of London have shared in its generosity. voluntary women workers. with no thought of remuneration have worked long hours to b11113 come measure of help to the sufferers of the war. Canada. may well proud of these women, and give them all the assistance and en- couragement-, ln its power in their undertakings. 1:1 many meeting nccms all over Canada groups are hard at work day after day doing work which ls vital to t-lie war ef- fort. Wittiout their ivork. many n. life would be much harder to bear. we owe to them our interest and help vrhcrcrer ‘possible. -- Saint John Telegraph Journal.

Stutements made in the United States that movements of Amerl- 00:1 plnitcs over Canadian territory en ftlllc to Alaska (‘IGS been cb- strucled by him, are flatly dented by the uninistei" of munitions and sup-ply. Hen. C. D. Howe He characterizes them a; "pure non- srnse." vtrle apsloglzlni; for his lrirtgumze As a matter of tact he is rprakzi“; mi‘dly' if zhe charlie mar’: rgtirst. him by Vice-Presl- deitt, Harvey Campbell cl the De- troit Beard of Commerce that he ha; been “a onemim bottleneck, of blatant, complacency and stubborn non-cooperation" ls without foun- davon. It is a sufficiently serious matter to warrant some plaln speaking on both sides of the argument. Between two which are pooling their war re- sources there can be no excuse for non-co-oizeratlog-i anywhere. Equal- ly, there can be no excuse for tw- ctisatlcns that are mi. founded in fact. -— Monircal Gazette.

Out. of the fiery trlal of this war, with all its gocd-byes and heart» breaks. all its pﬂlll and suffering, all its destruction and hatred, can ccme the Canada of which our fathers tlrcamtd— a land of free- dmn for all. To everything there ls n. 1.9115011, and the time for these things may also cot 2 after the guns are silent. Anyone who dces not dedicate h‘n1'e.f to this. as well as to winning the war, has failed himself. has failed Canada, has failed humanity. - Ticnmlns Dolly Press.

One of the whispered political anecdotes which he stud, acted as a sort of safety-valve in Germany, was recalled by Slr Paul Dukes. The story ran that in the early days of hls regime, Hitler, being an ignorant man, wanted to under- stand the running cf public Institu- tions. On his tour of inspect-ion he asked the governor of a. lunatic asylum, "Have you any patients here with a flxed idea. who miaglne that they are me?" The governor said. "Yes, we have two. The even make themselves up to loo like you." Hitler was so interested that he went into a room two lunntlcs. After a while voices were raised and a scuffle wu heard. so the door was opened by the anxious attendants One of the men ran out, but nobody knows ghlgh one lt was! — Birmingham

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A breakdown by provinces o! subscriptions to the second Victory Loan shows that 338000 subscrib- ers in the Prcvlnce of Quebec put up a total u! $230,060,070. What ft. means ls that iimnethtng better than one perscn 1.1 ten ln u took a share cf tho loan: mat. in- deed, considering [he slu of Que- bec's femlllﬂ. a. subscription must. have come from ructloally every family. - 'I'he O tows Joumtl.

nations .wood.s

f At Rest J

"The idla ship: dream-like a! anchor rid:

Beside the pier: wlwre wavelets lap and rroou.‘ One ghosllyv ship sails outward toil/l the tide

Thai rzvells to 111cc! the [talc imperial moon. O, fading ship, betrveen the dark and light. I send my Iieart and hope with you tonight."

(From “Tzviliglzt in Abegweit", by L. M. Montgomervl-

And, too, your ghostly ship goes out,- Sailed hence, to setting sun: On course triumphant run, Nor now to turn about.

And 011 this shore bereaved, with cry Like muted heart-strings, wheel The gulls, and eerie reel,

To bid a. friend,

“Good-bye".

Down “Lovci-s’ Laue” the joucos flit, And, too, each chickadee: But gone their notes of glee,- And red-breasts pensive sit.

In "Lake of Shining Waters" deep, Each zenith-mirrored cloud Seems dimmed to sombre shroud,

To folcl. in peace

thy sleep.

While here in storied “Avonlea" The tlirobs of ivakening Spring But nienfries saddened bring To bloom and bower and tree.

But proud in her beloved Isle Fond hands hcr bier pI€par€,——

To rest in honor Embraced within

there, its soil.

There, “Lucy Maud", in quiet rest Serene until the day When shadows flee away, And fade at G0d’s behest!

The "hushed enchantment of the shore" Still weaves its magic spell: The breakers’ mtif fled knell

Your “Rvquienﬂ

Summerside, P. E. I. April 27, 1942.

CVCHIIOIC.

A. MauAdam.

Prince Edward Island

By L. M. Montgomery, 0.5.5.

(Characteristic of the late Mrs. Ewan Mwdonald’; love for her nat- ive Island ls the following article which she contributed ln 1939 to “The spirit of Canada," a volume magnificently published by the Ca- nadian Paclflc Rallways as a. sou- venir o! welcome to their Malestles King-George and Queen Ellzabeth.)

Somehow, one never think; Prince Edward Island 1n terms of

box-y. It has, of course, had its little history, the echoes of which floats faintly down the centuries since the June day of 1534 when Jacques Cartier looked on Abegwelt

"that; beautiful Indian name,

be ‘ii-ﬂoating on the Wave," “own it 1

should never have lost, no matter to what saint 01- prlnce....looked and sailed away and dld not come back again. The French tried to colonize “St. John's Island" "Hand we hear of the "exlled Aicndlana"

'ho came to 1t from the vale of Evangeline: ft was ceded to Britain in 1763. Dim tales come down about. forest fires and Indians and Inva- slons from New England and plagues of mice imd the heartbreak of terrible storms and homesick emi- grants. But ll. l; not in its history that you will find the spirit of Prince Edward Island.

Neither lg it to be found in the vount of “the million acre farm" and of its incomparable black foxes. ltorses and potatoes. For we do not. think of Abegwelt 1n terms of oom- merce. We think of it in term; of beauty“ . charm. . . peace. There are beautiful landscapes elsewhere, all over Canada. but they lack the indescribable charm that haunts A elt. It ls too eltlslve....foo subt e. . . .for deflnltlon.

touch of ouster! 1n the Island 8'1‘

landscape that gtfves It its distinc- tive beauty? And in what consists that sltuzt austerity? Is it from the fields VIll-h the magic of dark spruce behind them? Or in the glimpses of lwrboura and tidal riv- er; unbelievably blue? Or does it co deeper still to the very soul of the land? Ay, that lt. does. 11b: lands have personalities ust an human beings have. and t. e spirit of one land ls not the spirit of another nor ever can be. And Destiny once said. "I reserve for myself this colourful little land of ruby and emerald and sapphire u a. last refuge for tlib fairies and the old gods."

The fairies have disappeared from the rest of of the world. It has be- come mo nols and machine-ridden and commerc allmed for the green folk. Because the fairies can live only b the belle! o! man. when that d ea they die.

But it is still possible to believe in fairies ln Abegwelt. There are stlll laces there where self-respect- fniz e ves can abide. . “winding lanes back In the woods . . . my dells Wltll brooks slipping thro 1-1 them . . . eternal green twlllgh under

. a cum silver blrches at. the irres onsible path . . . of nivg, spruce; just beginning to take a , i011 of some neglect- ed puture corner . . a meadow snow-white with daisies lying under a young moon. ‘more you will tlnd the fairies . . . lmost. Just 11- round that curve . . 111st. over that little rise. . . . if you can move‘ quickly and silently enough. Only . . . you never can. You always ust hem . . . but their mug toi- float-a back to you ln the sudden whlsbﬁr of the wind and the puck- lsli rustle of the aspen. And thnt la your reward. For it la good to hear fnlry la%htler and forget the world for a lle. The sons and dau hill‘! of Abo- gwelt are a loyal f0 . was an old Scotch Islander In west who was always talkln Island". "What inland 0 ypu mean?" he Wu asked. Wllh Inef- fable dlsdlin he unaware.‘- , . . for all of us . . . “Ww. Prince Ed- ward Island. moni lint llhii- h. land In there? one . . . none! Deep down in our henrta we are conscious of the moat profound plty 1m- lmge 1mg. 1m people who were not lion In

a. plantation ‘l?

2.2.100 Edward Island. We know lt can never be made up to them.

Perhaps changes come more slow- ly 1n Prince Edward Island than elsewhere. We are not hide-bound or overly conservative. but we do not rum madly after new fads and fashions because they are new. We wait calmly tint-ll other parts of the world have tried them out for us and then, l! they have stood the test, we adopt them. Loyal and up- right. in dealing, hospitable . . oh, how hospitable! . . . with a sense of responsibility and a llttle de- cent reserve stlll flowering-fully on too fine 01d Country stock . . such are the people of Prince Edward Is- and. . . the ﬁre and romance or the Celt, the canny conunon sense of the Iowlanders, the wit. of uhe Irish ,the thrift of the English, the jole do vlvre of the French, all be- glnnl to be blended into some- hfng t is proud to call itself Canadian.

‘mere is still, 1f can believe it, a little leisure to found in Abe- gwelt. People here have not yet; for- .

gotten how to llve. We don't tear

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"Until the present tide of - c011 uest ls turned fnto over- whe lng defeat for the enemy, no country-and as- sured] not. Canada-can con- slder itself secure." - W. I... Mackenzie King, Prime Mlnls- ter of Canada.

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old, old stars are peeping out and the sea keeps its nightly tryst with the little land ll. loves. You find you: soul then....you realize that youth is not a vanished thing but. somethln that dwells forever in the hear. And you look around on the dimming landscape of haunted hill and long ulilte sand-beach and murmurln ocean, on homestead lights an the old fields tilled by dead and gone generations who lov- ed them....even if you are not Abegwett-bom you will any, "Why ..--I have come home."

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The English language contains ap- PNXIIIIBWIY 700.000 words. as well as 300,000 more terms nonslderel obsolete or unsuitable for the home.

In ancient Peru, sllve? and old were used to make garden spa es.

GROWTH Now there ls need of word: fashion 10v

Since rooms bravely slng. Should any sad rememberl

destroy

The rapture of the Spring?

Whenillfe stirs tn the darkness th e th

e a.r Reaching to light néalﬂ. And beauty ls awakened to -=

birth, , , We should. make peace with pain.

Trees have no memory of fall leaves

Nor flowers of withered stem:

Not any lovely thing in nat

gr eves When living ends for them; The end ls the beginning: unawii They g0 the God-made way. In season blooming and in ms

bare- Should we do less than they?

-Luc Gertrude Clarklii _in “ lgunstans Red and White.

In China the turtle was hone ed as a symbol of righteousness.

Keep Mlnarcfs ln the home.

through llfe. There ls about e-ls- tenoe in Abegwelt a certain innate and underlylng serenity which la never wholly absent even on days when a church "tea." l; 1n the offing or the hag in the shore fled iuvst be 20b in efore it rnlns. We realize ‘that ebemlty exists . . we know that ‘he who believetii shall not; make haste’ ....sha.ll not; run hither and yon. aimlessly chasm: wlll-d-the- W115 of ambition and fortune and power. We are born knowing that

“our own will crime to us"....we have only to wal.

It la a mat thing for a land to have this b'rthr!izht....'r's back- ou.nd....tf:1l= unfnlllnz "oneness" with the Eternal Spirit of beauty and reality and peace. Peace! You never know what rcMe ls until you walk on the shore: or in the fields or alone the w'ndiriv. red roads of Abegweft on a srmmer t-wrillzht

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