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id l Victory

The overwhelming victory o! the: Conservative candidate, br. George n. Murphy. in yesterday's mum: lay-election speaks‘ volumes for the confidence oi the people of Nova Bcotia in the Rhodes Government. m result gives the Government a lease of power and will enable it to complete its extensive programme oi provincial and civic improvements. The contest was participated in by prominent men of both parties, and every effort was made by the Lib- eral forces to secure the election of Mi‘. R. E. Finn, K. 0., thus equaliz- ing the party strength in the Legis- lature ‘and bringing about n. political deadlock.

1m victory of Dr. Murphy will cause considerable heartburning in Liberal quarters at Ottawa, where the security oi the King Government has been greatly undermined ‘in the pal lew months, From the Conserv- ative standpoint, iederaily and pro- vinciaily, it will be hailed as a prom» ' ising augury of still iurther success-

as.

We congratulate Premier Rhodes, his Cabinet and Dr. Murphy upon yesterday's emphatic endorsation oi Conservative rule in Nova Scotia,

The Burns Concert

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As already announced in the press. the annual Burns Anniversary Con- cert under the auspices oi the Cale- nonian Club will be held on 'I'hurs- day and Friday oi this week in the Prince-Edward Theatre. For many years this concert has been regarded as the central musical and terpis- chotean event oi the season, and the attendance, irom cityvand country, has frequently exceeds’ the capacity oi the theatre. There is no doubt that this year's programme will be tuliy up to the high standards o! ionner years. The cream oi Scottish music, vocal and instrumental, as well as the time honored dances, are ieatures oi the programme, The per- ionners include the highest talent available in the Province. The mus- ical direction will be in the capable hands oi Mrs. Lawson, the whole being under the distinguished pat- ronage oi His Honour the Lieuten- ant Governor and His Worship the Mayor. I

As in other years, the proceeds of‘ the concert go to charitable and benevolent purposes. No better op- portunity is oiiered our citizens oi contributing to a worthy cause while at the same time enjoying an even- ing of high class entertainment. With the present iavorablo weather. there should be o. very large‘ attend- ance o! out-oi-town patrons, to whom the annual Burns Concert has always made a strong appeal. It is therefore advisable to procure tick- ets well in advance oi the perform- ancesf

From Bad To Worse

. Tho dissatisfaction which has ex- isted with regard to the present Gov- arnment/ssdmmistration of the pro- hibition ‘law has been particularly noticeable in Prince County. At the present time tho Prince County Jail. Ike tho Queen's County Jail, is over- crowded; thereon ms w be twea- ty-iwe prisoners incarcerated and

his i» found rm- additional

time u mue- nia condition.’ tram-s decrease oi

'. n a

expected not only toflnd-Ioid who

a chum oiiioial, who m wombat, inseourini eon- victions, has been moon, at least temporarily, ‘while a prosecutor has been operatlngthere 1.3. ssveralwseks past. 7

Complaint isaiso made oithe tak- ing o! Blunmorside men to Chili'- lottetown rbr mu by the prohibi- tion magistrate. It is contended that there are Judges in Prince County quite competent to try these cases and that in the circumstances. the action ofthe prohibition authorities is altogether unwarranted. The Jour- nal suggests sarcsstically that tend- ers might be called for the removal of the Summerside Court House to Charlottetown, as apparently, in the eyes o! the local powers, Bum- merside has neither the place nor the the talent to administer the Pro- hibition Act.

Whatever happens, it is to be hoped the attempt will not be made to lodge Prince County prisoners in the Queens County Jail. The Grand Jury has already reported that the latter institution is over-crowded and‘ it has also reierred to oases of venereal disease which, troin every standpoint, call ior immediate seg- regation.

The whole problem oi jail accom- modation, under the existing-system. requires a iull investigation. Ii all the bootleggsrs and liquor supply men were under arrest, it would be some satisfaction oven ii they had to be billeted, like an invading army.’ at the citizens’ expense. But the bootleggers and the supply agents continue to ilourish. when one goes to jail his (or her) place is filled by a new aspirant. Doubtless the prohibition oiiicsrs are doing their best to stem the tide; but so tar they have not appreciably dried up the Province. To do that they would have to dry up the sources of supply. And how many of the big__supply men are in jail? The question answers itself.

It is in vain that the Government attempts to shelter itself behind the Prohibition commission. The Com- mission was appointed by the Gov- ernment, and the Government_ was elected on the speciiic assurance that it would‘ successfully ‘orce prohibition, It has railed to do so, and the increasing " ‘-"--¥- that exists with regard to enforce- ment methods among thinking peo- _ pic of both parties is the measure oi its failure.

Up in the Yukon

Occasionally in some dry oilicial memorandum or circular issued to Collectors, says the National Revenue Review, there is an unexpectedgiint oi romance. It may be the more name oi a place or a district which brings a momentary picture of ‘ad- venture and glamour. Then it fades and is gone, and nothing but the hare printed oiricial word remains. So it was when the memorandum came notifying all omcers concern- ed oi m» closing o! the Preventive station oi Rampart House. Yukon Territory, and the establishment oi o station at Old Crow under the pQft oi Dawson These names coniure W the stories of em nan orbit-iam- Eight, the great stampede into the Klondyke, participated in N D509" inailwalksoilifdoialiyiiffilhdn

up beside the trail. buts-tour team standing by the ma. moi them away for thin, Bitfli pointment was o: mm in 9min: ‘many, and much new»; vaticn. m mm years mu mm o! raw mn win

Notes By hewaji

That rabbits have Increased in

some sections oi Outs-no. t9 such an extent that an snnusliiiirive" of hunters to destroy them become necessary. seems remarkable. The district m wean the can: trouble exiits u» west emanate in Pee- lsnd ldioininl counties. .(It maybe mentioned that animal called-a rabbit m Canadafiis really a-haro and not a rabbit-Rabbits. burrow in tho ground and baiis do not; Both these tribes are vdiixllmllile and multiply rapidly. ‘ . ‘ In a wooded coun fthe natural increase is checked byjoxes, weas- eis and other carniverpusanimals so that it is only in the cleared, open country that rabbits have become a serious nuisance. The rabbit drive in Ontario recalls‘ thesxperience of Australiaand‘ New wand where’ me rabbit we became almost m- tolerabie during the later years oi the lsst century.

The Canadian farmer is now sub- ject to many imported, pests- The Colorado-potato bug was an early sample which simply marched and flew across the border. It has cost many millions to hold this destruct- ive insect in check. The corn borer came to Canada irom Europe and another pest in the form oi a de- structive beetle from Japan. The pugnacious English sparrow which drives away other small birds has multiplied exceedingly in and around Canadian cities and has in some sec- tions become a ious menace to the grain fields.

Tame rabbits were taken to Aus- tralia and New zealand by British settlers and liberated there. Large numbers oi them were killed ior their flesh and their pelts and millions oi their carcasses were exported to oth- er countries tor iood, but still they increased to such numbers that ex- traordinary means had to be em- ployed to destroy them.

Wedonotthinkthatcanadaisin any serious danger irom a coming plague oi rabbits, but one cannot be sureoithat. Ourlslandoncehada plague oi mics and Europe has sui- fered from a plague oi mannots. Why such little creatures that ap- parently remained about the same number irom year to year and then suddenly multiplied by millions in a iew months is very hard to under- stand, but. so it is.

The tenth anniversary oi prohibi- tion in the United States is the sub- Ject oi very contradictory accounts- Thc President is himself a‘ total Jab- sialner, although in his’ early lite he took his drink as his predecess us, Coolidge and Harding did. when Mr. Hoover became a ember of Mr. Coolidge! Cabinet he became a total abstainer from intoxicants and has so remained.

The current belief in the ranks oi sincere prohibitionists is that if any man can enforce the prohibitory acts Hoover is the man. But the estimate is that $300,000,000 yearly will be re- quired t0 ‘ ‘L 0h! csuus ‘ stafl sufficiently, and no one believ- es that Congress can be induced to vote any such sum ior the purpose. Many prominent Johibitionists have expressed their fears that ii sucha sum were voted it would create a re- action that would prove disastrous. In all prohibitionist countries pro- vision has to be made to supply the sick with what the doctors prescribe as necessary ror their needs. 'rhis costs the patient many times what the authorised vendors pay ior the stimulant, and has long been a cause of serious complaint among such patients, and supplies one oi the reasons why smugglers, bootleggers and home brewers take the risks they do, and why the /1ails overflow with drunks, unlawful ownsrs, con- victed smugglers and distributors of contraband liquor-

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EPILEPSY AND DIGIBIION

I have spoken beioxe oi afiserios o! as cases oi epilePlY that were ' cured-temporarily - by having a portion oi the large intestine re- moved,

Unfortunately at intervals varying from a iew months to a tow years the epilepsy returned again in all o! these cases.

I spoke also oi a case I had kept free from epilepsy for it months by the washing out o! the patients stomach nearly every other» day.

New although epilepsyvis thought to be due to some little trouble in the brain nothing has ever been found about the structure o! the brain in epileptlcs that would give a positive clue to the cause oi epilepsy.

However ii removing a portion of the large intestin and washing out the stomach prevents attacks than there must be some relation between the digesti u tract and epilepsy.

Some one has said that it is the stomach and intestine-some dig- estiire disturbance-i-that is the match thatlightstheiireinthobrdinand

epileptic attacks iollow.

Dr. T. K. Davis of New York in in- gvestiguting 40 cases oi epilepsy tells us that nearly one third oi these showed a stasis or stoppage, or other trouble, in the small intestine. ' '

This would seem to complete the case against the digestive tract.

And yet as the brain controls the activity oi the digestive tract whe- ther it moves its contents along slow- ly or rapidly, you can see how closely the two are related.

It has been iound that in epilsptics the processes oi the body my} a little slower than in others, and can be made to work even more slowly under certain conditions. '

The thought then, aside irom any drug treatment is that these indivi- duals slionid eat a little less iood than others, that they should , -‘ meal! Well apart. that they should cut down somewhat on meats.

The fact that where a starvation treatment has been used no attacks have occurred tells its own story.

These individuals should be out- doors as much as possible, and have employment suited to their particu- lazflabliities; when poggi51§_,-.;J.,;

Dr. Davis, advises the use t an ex- tract oi one oi the ductless glands which has the eflect of strengthening the natural processes in the body.

I talk frequently about epilepsy be- cause lt is the cause o! much misery in many homes.

THE LAND’ WEILOVE uyraaua rslon . . ‘ rm: CANADIAN "raarrr

Q. What are the main ieaturm o! the Canadian mum , ' ‘

A. The three main schedules o! the Canadian tartfi are: British pn- ferential, Intermediate and General. The am, which u the lowest, is chargedon goods produced or manu- factured in the United Kingdom and Dominions. Colonies and Protectora- tes. Tho Preferential is in, general about s3 and a third lower than the senerai rate. The ‘Intennediate ap- Pliflfl 0h certain classes oi goods from countries with which Canada hat

The general or highest terii! applies on goods from all other resources.

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commercial treaties or agreemontarmws’ “think m“ m‘

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o 141M 3W1". the l4“ d BIN"! when but in Mb- iio arbour-anon; oii the Bench, ‘but on these rare oeeasionshsgemmuy contrive: to sly something that-is worth while. m gsvcsn address re- cently at idwhousowanning ‘o! the

‘ New Athsnaeilm at Liverpool m

JWQPIDQH and bookm-and

iollowlngyirom the "Times" re-

iron. He said: ,

_. "Howragzeesble an the reflections thatareeseitedinfliemindbytlsose

‘two words-nsws-room and library!

In all om‘ troubles and advueities, our

negligenoes and ignoranoes, our dan-

gcrsandnscessimwbatgsoiaoeis

w be toundin books and in news-

papers! The ingratitude oi monarchs

and the ingratitude oi demowaoiag are proves-Ilia]. ‘

“But how about the ingratitude of readers? It is indeedrather a iasiiion {to gird at newspapers. The occasional poet is busy with-

“‘ the vespertinai rumour andthe

mstutinal lie . ,

Which adorn the lucuwatioiu o! the

Press.‘

‘The after-dinner speaker. most unfortunate oi men. has done his worst, ‘which is also his best, with the thence. And certainly, when Burke spoke oi the ohssp defence oi nations. he was not thinking oi the newqssper IPxess. But after allthe person who sneers at the rreas. asks tor the newspaper. when he comes down. i! he does come down to-bwsekmt. and iaiei-‘in iiho day i! he suflersirom insomnia in the aiternoon, none is more urgent ior the paper which bollts the iair ‘name cad-evening.

“In s country that onion. orhls. or is supposed to have, representa- tive institutions the nswIpaper-‘ia-oi course, a necessity. It is not myths worsedor iihltwBflYdO wemiways

m‘.

ability. dilisenoe. care and learning. the wit, the humor, u» skin,‘ and the vmatflltin-tbe eutiiulneu," the coinage. the oomcientiousasns, '=snd| the sheer herd work which go to the making or the best kind o! news- new? The mu; Miracle

"let it be granted. iityou please, that the production oi newspaper-ibis, miredim with the artol snaking momyaflo. too. are all the practical arts. ‘So is medicine, iorensmple; so is emery: soliraeeomi-tancyi ao- u engineer-int; so even is law. With su a being’ as man inluch a world

arsnot i0 be "avoided.

"Butwheawstakeinqurhanglgs really iirst-rstel-‘nslish dailyznews- paper. do we always reflect upon the re-eurrent miracle oi the leading articles-so "aptly chosen and to-day so happily named. the rabid harvest of we knowpothowmuchbirillianoy in

training in affairs. new tine a ohar- acter, andhowwiseamlndiiortuirn to the special articles, or 111mm them may seem w the casual reader‘ to be an easy and unoessiag supply, dowestoptothinkinwhatcircum- stsnoesJ-nd- by whom those topics are chosen. with what anxious care the writers ire encased. andwith what unsparing labour the- work is produced?

"Or, when we look at the telegram andreporistromullquartersoitha worldtheworkoitheforeigndepkt- ment,-the work oi the renewing staff, the work oi the sub- ediiors, the work oi the reporter-sand not least the work or the law repor- ters, together with an infinity‘ o! work besides; ‘are we notsometimes a little inclined to ‘tabs everything tor

newmapee automatically produces it-

madman

I ~lsstbluelightisbroksm Andwindsoidreamyodorarsioos- ends-mun»; orwhenmylatticeopsnabeiorothe , iaskhasspoksn, ._mofliing'g,dyimltlr. ‘

other ms be flvivlw- ~ :

when on the mam oisvening fliegmipiu-bapsthilmaybeonsoiyiam lwnnssobiwnauubeeuwayavm-

seltandtnlorgettbatueveryisrueoi

that iournil ‘which means sounuob

try,and u» deliberate organisation andoomiationoithedailyY-ndustry ois

vast unnenmaadorhigifly-v

and [Notice p i Since their holiday entertainments , Scouts generally have been confining their attention and energiesto rou- %e work. The St. Dunstanu Troop is nomunder the direction of Mr- John Macdonald. of the Bank‘ oi Montreal son oi the Hon. J‘. A. Macdonald, M-‘R, and will be heardoi soon in some public entertainment. The Kirk Troop, under Mr. J- A. Lawson, oop- template putting on an entertain- ment toraise iunds sometime beiorc Easter.‘ m. Hines is busy putting his troop, the King's Own, into ship- shape, preparatory for outdoor exer- cises as soon as the weather permits. The Baptist Troop, under Mr. Par- ent and w. Aflieck, are jubilant as the result of their luoosuiul enter- tainment, and are enrolling new re- cruits. The Jospeots ior a success- ful Scout Camp this year are most encouraging,

The,‘ three memberg from Piotou dlstriot, w. Longley, 8- M, Mr. Har- vey, A. S. M, respectively along with ' Mr. Robertson, District oi ‘Iloronto, were present at the annualmoeting oi Piston Scout Leaders, held at New Glasgow ior the election oi oflioers‘ ior the ensuing year. The main sub‘- ’

Ject oidisoussionwasthe report and planning oi a district camp to be

gunk u m-“muuy, m. ma,“ uiheld at Sunny Brae. Mr. Ionglsy, ‘May, as we mizm of w, gmugngvwas presentedwithhlsCiilwellBeads

and Mr. Harvey was presented with his A. ‘S. M.‘ warrant; these were pre- sented by a member oi the Provincial stafl. - »

as do many other districts. There came to one ‘of thelamboree Scouts

eous Message," trom Weyburn; Sash,

with’ this aimple< but characteristic

greetina’: ‘ ' 7 ' "Howl Spud.

/ Hope you like‘ it.

. TAT." "ht" is none other than Scout Wm. Bailantyne, Joint editor oi the

_Willing'don_ note ‘at the Jamboree. 'I‘he»"M. M.~M." is a great credit to its _ editors and to its subscribers a There are two troops and a cub pack with a total o! d5 all told, yet they maintain this monthly» bulletin oi ten ioolsosp pages,- mimeographed- all the work oi the Scouts themselves. . It deals with Scout news, nature

notes, poetry, witty wisdom or wooiy witticisms, letters to Editor, camp cookery, ambulance corner, Scout-

masters‘ om. snort. and a serial

story by one‘ oi the troop. A com- petition is now running iol‘ i-hobest new ‘serial bated on Scouting in some phase, and consisting oi eight to tsp. snort chapters. .'I‘he Message is al- together a splendid production oi its mo. j

‘Oi course m.“ Editors’ oi ‘the "M. M. M." have their troubles and trials like their brothers oi an older growth, as witness:

.."l‘hs Oilloiai Organ o! the Wey- bnrn Boy Scouts."

We believe that ii something ' doesn't happen very soon the above titiewillbschangsdtoflhsoflio- ial Organ‘ of a Few Wsyburn

‘pflflnj thcpsper. The Editors shouldbereoeivingmoreoontribu-

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