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SATURDAY. MARCH 20. 1915.

0UR UPPORTUNITY

Our readers will, we feel assured, be interested in the

remarks by Professor Reek. published elsewhere in this papor. Professor Reek has had a wide experience in agri- cultural matters and is in close touch with advanced. thought on agricultural development and education. His experience was gained on the farm, and in the agricultural colleges of what is regarded as the banner agricultural province of (Fanada, namely, Ontario. and also in England. lie sees Prince Edward island with the eyes of a stranger. but he sees it in the light of the development now in its infancy. and in the light also of the reputation acquired through the progress already made along certain lines. He is full of hope and enthusiasm as tothe future and believes that there are almost infinite possibilities for development.

Like ull trnc agricnlturists he places the emphasis on

co-operation. The possibilities of the Province, its ativan- tages in soil fertility. and climatic conditions, and even in its isolation-although the latter are not especially appar- ent just nt present-arc,it is admitted, unexcelled in any country in thc world. Yet, with all these advantages, real progress is impossible without co-operation. And cooper- ntion mt-ans not only the working togetherof the farmers but their working with tho Agricultural Department and the ollicials employed by that department for the futher- ance of agriculture. .

This year the Department of Agriculture is entrusted

with the expenditure, for agricultural aid, of some $27,000 in addition to the ordinary expenditures of previous years. Much, very much can be done with this amount, and every effort must he made to see that it is put to the best possible use. These efforts should not be confined to criticism of those administering the trust or of the methods they adopt. ln all human endeavor mistakes are not only possible, but probable and they become all the more probable and even unavoidable through lack of sympathy and harmony and mutual helpfulness.

in this mutual helpfulness every farmer in the Province

who has his own and his country's interest at heart will do his part; _the others will knock and kick and criticize. Fortunately thc latter class is small in number as well as in soul and they do little harm except to themselves.

ii' cvcr therc was 0. time in Prince Edward Island when

extra efforts should be put forth it is now. There never was a brighter prospect. never greater opportunities for advancement and if all pull together they will help them- selves and help the Province. With its natural advan- tages and the extra opportunities given to it through this agricultural grant, our Province should become the Dou- lnurk ol' Anlcrica.

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Tlicre are many ways in which the material cost of

war must be looked at. A battleship costing ten million dollars is sent to the bottom and she is a loss. Yet in her construction ten million dollars had been expended among workmen, who were thus enabled to maintain themselves and their families in comfort. Moreover, the destruction ot' the ship necessitates the building of another to take her place, and millions more are expended among workmen and trades people. This is true, in a sense, ol' practically all the material used in war.

l.loyd’s List commenting on this subject says: “ lt is, of,

course, a mistake to suppose that the whole cost of the war will be a dead loss. because the higher earning powers of the outlying portions of the Empire. as well as the increased capacity of those industries which at present are working full time in this country, must be reckoned as n partial set-off against the huge sums which are daily being expended on hostilities. . If in one way there is more money going out, in another there is more coming ln. Also, at the same time, it must be remembered that the whole- sale destruction of wealth by war encourages in many respects more strenuous efforts on the part of the com- -munity at large, and lncltes people to create more."

What is crucial to o. warring nation ls this: That it

shall hc able to earn money while the war lasts--that is to say, he in n position to maintain its foreign trade to an appreciable extent besides prosecuting the war to the very utmost. So much the worse for the Power crippled at the end of the war. as Germany is bound to be, if it has swallowed up hy the cost of the war in which it has been engaged the money which in time of peace would have been amassed by its industries and external trade, and nrldcd to its wealth in the usual way.

it is a striking fact, generally speaking, Australia.

Fanada. the indian Empire, and also the smaller depen- dencies os well, especially those which depend upon agri- culture for their prosperity. can hardly fail to find them- selves in on exceedingly favourable position in the near future, owing to the large purchases of their products at higher prices, which have been and will be made, and also to the extension in the areas which they have put under cultivation. This would seem to be something in the way of compensation, although it can never repay for the liberal and whole-hearted support in life and material which has been given to the Mother Country in her hour. ol' need; and if the improvement proves permanent it cannot fail to bonent not only the Colonies most concamed, but the Empire generally aa well.

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The time required in clothing and equipping the

Canadian Expeditionary Forces for the front, it will be. relnembered, occasioned a good deal of impatience and even-criticism during the intense early stages of the war. Thom wee e vague. general idea that when the call came and the melt had enlisted in thousand!-and had been refasedln thousands because they oonld not be accom-

_ated or equ£ped-the next move and an almoutlnstant

o would be t onli ihetnto thb front: The going to the f t' t. however. although not immediate, made o record

elicited the admiration of the world in nloblllutlon. i'0o~-we over nop- toiuuntr what me equipping of mg

pray loam? In every emu ln thv 'w6\1d's luolory some-:»

»|eett`erlo¢ Russian and rronoti prisoners 'and

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one with a penchant for statistics comes -tothe (Nat 1°* give ug in ggurea the ltllllll 00|! ill d0lll!‘l 8110 cents, the actual dimensions in feet and inohee, or ll_\il°° and yards, se the case may be. of the crisis. One of those who has just appeared on the scene has calculated tha! the neon” gg 1_oo0,ooo,000 sheep will be needed to supply 9, new uniform gvery two weeks to the 7,600,000 men in the aotd during the coming year! '1`l1°\'°. are at vrmlii only 700,000,000 sheep in the world! Therefore, all wool garments cannot be supplied to the soldiers of Enrol”-_

'rua Broun war omcs mama that ner soldiers shall

be garbed in wooilen clothing during the winter months, No compromise has boon\.accept_ed; many thousand yarda of wool mixtures have been selected; but the sources 0! wool supply are not what they were believed to he and it is now conceded that cotton nbye must be mixed iwiih wool in the looms. 4 _ '

The demand for cotton is so enormous that ot the 171

steamera that have sailed from American ports since February 1, more than three-quarters have been-loaded with nothing but cotton. The Evelyn, that left New York on January 29, bound for Bremen, and was destroyed off the coast of Holland by contact with a mine. had a cargo of cotton. The people of the southern states will realise on their cotton much higher prices than they anticipated.

Wool-growers in Canada need not have any fea_rs of

foreign importations for years to come, because every ounce of tba staple will be exhausted to clothe the fighting millions of men! A great stimulus to sheep-raising must occur. If the war lasts for several years, the dlfllculty of clothing the soldiers will be as great as that of feeding them.

The demand for wool and the necessity of mixing it

with other more abundant material becomes all the more apparent when, according to the findings of this statisticiau, life in the trenches in Belgium and France is calculated to destroy the best uniform in ten days to a fortnight. The supply of woven goods for army clothing has already been exhausted in England and France. _

The clothing is only one item, perhaps -the least ex-

pensive, in the outlitting of an army. There are rifles, machine guns, batteries of cannon; these, in actual war- fare. are as perishable as is the clothing of the soldier. The same is true of horses, which are even more perish- able than men.

The world stands amazed to-day at the fmct that the

Governments involved in this awful conflict have been able for nearly eight months to keep their armies supplied with clothing and munitions at so fearful a cost without, so far, any appearance of exhaustion, And the end is by no means in sight. The waste and the wear will go on for months yet, perhaps for years. Millions of men constantly engaged 'in destroying can accomplish mush even in a few months and already the sum total of their destruction of material alone has run into incalculable millions.

The world's work for many generations to come will

be directed largely to repairing the waste caused by the war.

'- BILLY SUNDAY AT PRINCETON

The religious world in New York is considerably agitated

over the famous rovivalist, Billy Sunday. Of his present visit to Princeton. the Brooklyn Eagle says: All the relig- ious world is bound to be interested in the attitude of Princeton toward the sort_of revivalism for which Billy Snu- day stands. The evangelist’s two meetings yesterday in the college town revealed a curious fact. The faculty as well as the students of the Theological Seminary welcom- ed the visitor warmly. .But the university authorities had refused to let him speak in any of its buildings, or even on its grounds, and Dean Andrew F. West, of the University Graduate School was quoted as saying:

Decent men and women cannot read Mr. Sunday's shame

less statements without the deepest horror that such lan» guage should be used in the name of Christ.

Yet the Rev. Dr. J. Ross Stevenson, head of the faculty of

the Theological Seminary, fntroduced'Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church, with pride and not apologetically. and it was said that the young men fitting for the ministry found Sunday a. great and a wholesome preacher. The university undergraduates, however. refused to take him seriously.

Princeton theology has been, perhaps unfairly, identified

in the popular mind with the dominant ideas of one of the earlier presidents of the university--Jonathan Edwards. Edwardawaa only a short time at the head of the univer- sity-then and for a century and a half later, called a col- lege. Nevertheless, the determination to invite him to be- come president after his life and works and writings had made his position unmistakable, may be regarded as show- ing the trend of feeling and thought at Princeton. Edwards was an ultra Calvinist, leaning almost to the Berkeleyan philosophy. He wrote: “There is no proper substance but God Himself." and "The universe exists nowhere but in the divhie mind." Calvinism Princeton has retained. Berkeleyism it has thrown aside save as an interesting speculation.

How would Edwards have regarded Sunday? His own

experience with one two years revival period in \thc course of his twenty-three years as pastor of Northampton, is il- luminative. This theologican, clear of thought, admirable in polemlcs, had warm emotions and was a devoted man. He encouraged and led the 1740-42 revival at Northampton. where “practically the whole adult population of the town was brought into the Church." But shortly after "it be- came evident that a considerable body of the existing membership of the church had not experienced that change of heart by which alone they could be considered Chris- tians, and, indeed, they made no claim to have done so." Should these be admitted to the Lord's Supper? Edwards said "No. The Church should be a. company of saints, by calling, among whom there should be permitted to enter nothing that was not clean." The pastor made the issue. He excluded the unconverted. He was deposed from the Northampton pastorate as a conse- quence, on June 22. 1750. That he would accept

grly Sunday without some qualifications is somewhat un-

e y.

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On April 1 next Germany intends to observe officially

the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Blamark, the man

as though o. centure hence the people of that country will be thinking of honoring the statesman of to-day 'by Ob- serving their birthdays. Some of them at lelat are wrerk- era rather than builders.

This city’s stores made advertising PAY. But they

could not do so unless they made lt profitable to the woinsn 'who READS THE ADS. ~

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War statistics are bewildering.. The report comes that

than are 20,000,000 pigs ln Germany, and that lf each pu ln Germany ,be killed lt w ll hee ten>Go1-mans alive uitll 0_ctober`.-, 'Blat i!Itm'ld~'l1A Germans kent

alive until October, aglgthqreare only 70,000,000 Germans to ‘ma mann. 'nie vi evict in m.ooo.otw my

who made the German Empire. Just now it does not look.”

_ that £0 be true.

He cannot afford to throw

with the old.

new and fresh goods. 4

Grocenes Deterlorate if Kept ln r ,_ A p Q “i _ Stock a Long Time » * -_ . _ , s _ - . _ ~ » _ T ‘ Every one says _who sees o_t.ug_

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Gmcerieé deteriorate if kept we long in stock. You know _

The grocer who does a veg' small business MUST keep

, things ' t l¢.TOOL NG. As he can't sell them $12119! they arlenngwocand fresh, he _must keep them on sale after they 'are old and-not fresh !

they have been in stock a long time. He cannot return them to the wholesaler. He must sell them;_ and_he cannot coni sider new supplies of fresh goods while still over-stocke

Thus, when you buy groceries at a “dead” store, you

buy a good deal of “dead stock.”_ You buy goods that have deteriorated. Perhaps they are still eatable. They may 00% be dangerous as food-but they are not to be compar wit

The grocer who advertises aggressnvemdoes a big WSI'

ness. He is able to keep “turning over is stock all lthe time. He not only sells all of the new brands of table suplp tele; but he sells only the freshest and best products of t e o brands--sells th em while they are at their best.

The matter of patroniging a LIVE GROCER becomtis.

therefore. a matter of self interest to every housewife. S e protects her table from “old 20068- Arid Sh¢ DFOYGCYS her purse from too high prices-because the Ef°C¢ft\{h0 Sens 3 arge amount _of goods in one day is able to sell em more cheaply than if he had to scatter the same sales over a long period, his fixed expenses having to be met just the same.

The Guardian feels that. in urging] the attention of its

women folk readers to the “ads” oft e live d_ea_lers ofthe city it is doing them a real service. It feels that it ts not only pointing to them the way of econemy, but of prudence.

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ISLAND MEIT

Sir,--With reference to the remarks

made at the Board ol' llealth meeting in reply to my letter signed “English- woman," l sec that none of the ladies have taken up the cudgels in their own defencere the question thellr cooking; so with your permission lil try to do it for them, Speak as you find is a good mottonl don’t know the gentleman' ,who made the assertion, but when first shopping here l tried first one shop and then another, and lt was with the greatest difficulty I could get tender butcher meat. Really and honestly the Island beef is not so tender ns _I have experienced the Eng- lish beef to be. lp. fact, it does not compare favorably with the Argentine chilled beef, so I tlon’t think it is al- together the fault of the ladies' cook- ing.

I am, Sir, etc.,

(Ml`tS.) E. It. NOWELL.

Brighton Road, ' ~

March 19, 1915. _

UNITED NE STAND

Sir,-Permit me to make a few re-

marks in your columns, suggested by the opening of the 4th session of the thirty-second Provincial Parliament on the 17th inst., under moat uns- picous conditions. The weather was ideal.. The sun shone in all its splen- dour. the warmth and brightness of its rays seeming to reflect the cheer- fulness, happiness and prosperity that prevails throughout the Province. Care was taken in artistically decorat- ing the Legislative Chamber, addi- tional charm heing lent by the pres- ence of the ladies in their rich, variegated gowns and the large num- bers of interested spectators that fllledthe corridors an_d galleries, The vacant chairs of Dr S. lt. Jenkins, Messrs Alexander McPhail and T. W. McDonald, who are now in their country's service, wreathed in the folds of freedom's flag. the grand old Union Jack. was a vivid reminder to all of the momentous war the Empire is engaged in, and a striking proof that. from the man who guides the plough to members of Parliament, every man in Prince Edward island ls doing his duty. As His Honour Governor Rogers read the speech from the throne the inspiring strains of patriotic airs home in upon the cham- ber emphaslsed the loyal words and sentiments which permeated Hia Hon- our'a speech and touched it responsive chord in the hearts of all.

The fact of the opening being on

St Patrlck's Day, a clrctimstance of rare occurence, was flttlngly marked by a dainty pot of shnmrocks on each member‘s desk, Premier Mathieson and each member of.the House wear- ing a sprlg of the some historic emblem. The spectacle of Scotch- men. Englishmen and Frenchman in Parliament assembled thus allowing their goodwill and sympathy with their Irish fellow-members and Irish

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iilPPill|lli§S iii, THE WEEK

The opening of the Legislature was

one of the principal attractions of the week. There was an unusually large attendance, especially of ladies, who seemed to enjoy the historic and somewhat quaint proceedings in con- nection with _the ceremony. The sing- ing of the National Anthem, led by lilr. Aeneas McDonald, at the close

was hearty and inspir*iug.

The young people are endeavoring

to get all the ‘skating they can before the ice goes and the Arena is crowd- ed each night, especially so on Band

night. 1* _B

The Prince Edward and Peoples*

Theatres are the centre of interest and many parties are nightly seen ln attendance followed by an oyster sup- per or light lunch at the different rea- taurants. lt is a pleasing and simple way of entertaining friends who do not care for the usual card parties

during the Lenten.sel:son.

Mrs. Kilpatrick of Revelstoke is due

to arrive by the first inward steamer on o. visit to her mother, Mrs. Mc- Kinnon, McGill Avenue, who it is to be regretted, is fn.r from woll. Mrs. Kllpntrick’s friends will give her st warm _ welcome.

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One of the prettiest At llomes ot'

the season was given by Mrs. Mur- doch McKin_non on Thursday after- noon in honor of the Short Course ladies and their instructors. Mrs. Mc- Kinnonwas assisted in receiving her guests by Mrs. J. A. Mathieaon, ana Mrs. J. E Wyatt _of Summerside, wire of the Speaker of the House of As- sembly, and a. very pleasing social hour was enjoyed. Miss Lois Taylor gave a reading in her own inimitable way and charmed her audience, as did the several contributions of musi- cal selections. The tea room was charming, the table having/as a cen- trepiece a. large silver basket of yel- low daffodils and 'asparagus fern. it was presided over by Mrs. Pethlck, who poured tea,-and Mrs. A. A. Alley who cut the ices. Assisting were _Miss Helen Mathieson, Miss McCready, ann Miss Lois Taylor. Mrs, McKinnon :s a most pleasing hostess and har guests always enjoy themselves.

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On the afternoon of March 18th,Mrs.

J. A. Clark of the Experimental Sta- tion made a surprise party for her mother, Mrs. James W. Toole, in lion- or of her 63rd birthday. Upwards of two dozen guests were invited and in spite of the disagreeable afternoon. about twenty were present. The rooms were delightfully decorated with yel- low daffodils and tulips. A most en- joyable afternoon was spent in knitt- ing. sewing, games and music, fol- lowed by refreshments, during which the health of Mrs. Toole was toasted. Site replied in a manner which testi- cd how thoroughly she appreciated the kindness and thoughtfulness of hertfrlends, -who gave her such s sur- prise. After lighting the birthday can- dles and singing Auld Lang Syne the guests departed about six o'clock.

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The Diocesan Society meetings held

in St. Paul‘s Parish Hall this week brought many visitors to the city, the attendance being exceptionally large. . _ . i

"Esmeralda" was most successfully

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up-to-date silk waists. _

SILK wA1s1‘s.-The styles are preicer-mai

ever before Febchi styles- retty materlali-` lu e - crate prices,you mpg surely bgcharméd wit

materials-will be charmed withthesetiood Wash

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room was at a premium, Tllo caste was a good one and the play well re- celved.

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The banquet so attractively prepar-

ed-and so much enjoyed by the mem. bers of the Light Horse and the otii- cers and other guests, in the Armour- les on Tuesday evening--was .quite one of the nicest affairs of the season. it was given under the auspices ofthe Guild of St. James Church. The lnblo decorations were artistically carried out in the patriotic colors. while the pfllcers table was especially elaborate n the ‘centre was a miniature ship. named The Third Contingent," full

on Bt. Patrlck‘.a,t_t_i3ht, and standing

New Spring Boots at 0 Geff Bros

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rinsed and containing the photos ot

_ Pf|¢°0 illloaonable

l When A Trustee Gambles |

Trustees for an Estate, n Church, a' School. or a City Corpora-

tion gamble when they carry their own Fire Risk. ` _ _ ,

Tile man who pays his Fire Insurance premiums for twenty

years and has not a single fire during that period, gets his money’s worth exactly as does the man who has half a. dozen fires and is re- couped of his losses accordingly, he gets what he pays for-pr0tec-

he has not had n fire in forty

years, he would have saved money by not carrying Fire Insurance during that period. But the facts prove nothing in regard to _the._‘(l.lv

i How is he to know that the next day his premises may not be ‘ entirely destroyed? Ho does not know, and if he be wise he doesh’t

talk about "Saving Money" where Fire-Insurance ia concerned.- T0 the business man and any owners or trustees of property, Fire ln- surance preniiums are as necessary expenditures as those. 0uv;l_£I'-

No one insurer can provide adequately against fire hazard out

of his own resources, except at a. prohibitive cost. C0-operétion is necessary, so that without ltnancial strain losses can be home bY

gibocly of insurers that to an individual would merely spell flnancla: sas er. - - . _

For good reliable insurance on property of all kinds at lowest '

HYNDMAN & CO. LTD. Y i

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the ofllcers who are leaving with 0_0 boys for overseas aervl_ce._’I`he Will’ of the three halls wore.gra»C0f“u_Y hung with flags and hunting-and l_l‘ tosether presented a very pleasing IP' pearance. Much credit is redected Pu the promoters, and especially Mi." Ethel Stewart, who was indefatlgabie ln hor efforts. Mrs. Fullertoil. 35”' W. S. Stewart and Mrs. Goodwill. who chaperoned and supervised the youll! ladies assisting. _ - _ \

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Major Bartlett has returned from

Montreal but is still aul!erln¢_ 3'0"* the effects of his recent railway acer dent and lg connned to his home. .

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