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"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink"

CIIARLOTTETOWN TUESDAY. DEC. 28.. 1956"- Back To Bunyan

Always in his Christmas broadcasts His Majesty King George chooses some classi- cal excerpt in prose 01' verse, and on this bases his homily to his people throughout the Empire. On this occasion, to emphasize the momentous issues facing mankind at the present time, he went back four hun- dred years to ah English tinker, John Bunyan, whose "Pilgrim's Progress", writ- ten in .1 Bedford jail, has taken its place among the greatest of all works in English literature. This unpretentious allegory- describcd by one of his contemporaries as "a vain story, a mere romance, about giants and lions, and hobgoblins and war- riors, sometimes fighting monsters, and sometimes rcgaled by fair ladies in stately palaces, fitter more to divert the atheisti- cal wits and painted Jczebcls of the Court than for iilC cdificaiion of Christians," be- came popular almost over night and has continued to exert its charm on successive generations of readers.

Citing the threat of another world war overshadov.'in,'-z Christendom today, His B :1- jesty recalled the passage of Bunyan's Christian through the Valley of Pthe Shadow of Death, and how he was saved by keeping his eyes fixed on the Delectable Mountains in the distance "Whatever comes or does not come, I will not be afraid,” is still the wisest counsel.

There were not only giants and lions in Christian's wa,v: even more fearful adver- saries loomed up in the friendly shape of human being.-:. Faint I-leart's counsel near- ly sabotaged Christian's efforts. Another gentleman of the same family was Mr. By- ends. who had a lot of other relatives. and who resided in the town of Fair-speech. To Christianis query, "Who are your kindred there?" Mr. By-ends could proudly reply: "Almost the whole town; but in particular my Lord Turnabout, my Lord Time-server; my Lord Fair-speech, from whose ances- tors the town first took its name; also Mr. Smooth-man. Mr. Facing-both-ways, Mr. Anything; and the parson of our parish, Mr. Two-tongues, was my mother's- own bro- ther by father's side; and to tell you the truth, I am become a gentleman of good quality; yet my great-grandfather was but a waterman, looking one way and rowing another. and I got most of my estate by the same occupation."

When Christian asked, "Are you 21 mar-

ried n1a.n'?" Mr. By-ends replied: "Yes, and my wife is a very virtuous woman, the daughter of a virtuous woman; she was my Lady I"eIgning's daughter; therefore she came of a very honourable family, and is arrived at such a pitch of breeding, that she knows how to carry it to all. even to prince and peasant. 'Tis true we somewhat differ in religion from those of stricter sort. yet but in two small points: First, we ncver strive against wind and tide; sec- ondly, we are always zealous when Re- ligion goes in his silver slippers; we love much to walk with him in the street. if the sun slilncs and the people applaud him." , Thcn (says Bunyan) Christian stepped a little aside to his fellow, Hopeful, saying, "It runs in my mind that this is one By- ends, of Fair-speech, and if it be he, we have as very a lmave in our company as dwelleth in all these parts-"

The race of such knaves is by no means extinct. Happy for us all if we are able to assess them as accurately as did Bunyan's hero!

lied-Anti-White-Ilolsteh:

As at least every Island farm boy knows, Holsteins are normally black and white, with the colours in sharp contrast- The well-marked Holstein must have no white hairs among the black and no black hairs among the white. But recently a buyer from a Wisconsin Rcformatory farm was combing Western Ontario for red-and white Holstein calves.

When the Holstein breed was establish- ed in Holland countless cow-generations ago there were some red-and-white cattle in the herds. But the black-and-whites as- sumed thc ascendancy, and the red-and- whltes became a separate breed that was never developed on this continent. On rare occasions a red-and-white call is born to black-and-white parents but it is regarded as an unwelcome throw-back by owners of purebred stock. Such I. call cannot be

registered and is rarely kept.

' An effort now in being made on the Wis-

farm to build up 1 new breed of

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iwhltc, Jlolatclns and the farm man- and

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lmals. While surprised that anyone would prefer Holsteins that are red and white, cattle breeding experts in Ontario are in- terested in the experiment. At least the reformatory farm in Wincossir. will have a breed no one else has.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Feast of St. Stephen. C O U The Post Office still must face

flurry of New Year greeting cards. I O O

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Not all were able to enjoy Christmas in the family circle. Those who did owe a special debt of thankfulness. l

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The Christmas tree which had its glor- ious hour becomes more of a fire hazard the longer it is kept.

Open air Christmas Carol singing by church choirs and similar organizations was a feature of this year's festivities.

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Thomas Gray, English poet, died this date, 1771. He declined the laureatship on the death of Cibber, but in 1768 was appointed professor of modern history at Cambridge. He wrote much, but his out- standing poem, "Elegy written in 3. Coun-

passages than any other English poem. O O 0 Mr. J. Watson MacNaught, M-P., is be- ing welcomed home from his visit to Aus- tralia,'New Zealand, etc. It must have sheen a great experience for him both from an economic and social point of view. Un- fortunately he is not over optimistic re- garding the outcome of the present war crisis. I

Ilow often is ,ii the case we fail to ap- preciate 0L1l' ordinary blessings till we lose them. The telephone and telegraph, for instance we take as a matter of course, and then suddenly. due to "an act of God", we are entirely deprived of them and are at a loss what to do to substitute for them. Fortunately. in the present instance, we were not shut out from the mainland, due to the foresight of the Maritime Tele- phone and Telegraph C0. in providing an alternate service by micro-wave. '

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Premier Jones is naturally much more concerned about the threatened increase of freight rates than even the average busi- ness man; for he has made it his particular business to enlighten the Government and the Railway authorities on the vital im- portance of reduced rates to and from Prince Edward Island. At the recent oyster banquet in Mont'real, he especially emphas- ized in Mr. Donald Gordon's hearing the discrimination from which we are made to suffer. Christmas being a season devoted to peace and jollification, it was too much to expect Premier Jones to disclose at this time his inner feelings on the subject, which would be sure to be, in police par- lance, ”to the annoyance and disturbance

of the liegcs."

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Eleven years ago, on Christmas Day 1939, more than 7,500 members of Canada's Armed Forces were welcomed into almost as many English homes for the first of many Christmases they were to spend overseas. They had arrived in Britain only a week before. That year, too, Christmas was celebrated by thousands of troops at sea in troop transports. Christmas 1940 was an important one for Canadian troops overseas. On that day the first Canadian Corps came into being under command of General A. G. L. McNaughton. That Christmas Day also marked the arrival overseas of the last infantry battalions of the 2nd Division. .. Christmas Day 1941 was one of the darkest of the Second World War for the people of Canada. Two Canadian battalions fighting in Hong Kong surrendered after a gallant fight against hopeless odds. . . . By Christmas 1942, Can- ada was really beginning to feel the effects of war. Thousands of young men were overseas and hundreds who had been at Dicppe were still in British hospitals or languishing "in German prisoner of war camps. Little that was comforting was known of the men who had fallen or been taken at Hong Kong. By Christmas 1943, Allied troops could look back with pride upon some of their achievements. The conquest of North Africa had beenscom- pleted; Sicily was behind them, and they were slugging their way up through Italy. For Canadianswho fought in Italy that winter, Christmas and Ortona are synony- mous- Christmas 1944 saw Canadian troops fighting in both Italy and North- west Europe, and they realized a long- standing ambltion when at Christmas they finally came to grips with the enemy or. German soil. . Many then firmly believed that they would not spend another Christ- mas overseas. They were right. By Christmas 1945 the war was over and Can- ada's repatriation scheme was functioning smoothly. However, not all troops made it home for Christmas that year and some

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'u'-” '-.'.'i-'u&'-'-'.'..'..'.'l.'--"-'5-'L'h'.".Hd' PUBLIC FORUM This column In open to the discussion by wuupondents of questions of Interest. The Guardian docsnot. necessar- lly endorse the opinion of Iplll tcspondcnts. 5- Sir.-'Ilhe people of this Pro- vince of Prince Edward Island icaci with appreciation t-hoe beauti- fully wcrde-cl letter regarding the Memorial Bells in the tower of the historic church of the Parish of Saint Paul, by a gentleman wthose bcnelactlons down the years have been an outstanding blessing to all concerned.

I am, Sir, ctc.. VICIORIAN

Gilbert 8. Sullivan In The Public Realm

(Peterboro Examiner)

The copyrizht DTOW"-W” 01 9” Gilbert and Sullivan operas has at last run out. and they are now in the public realm; anyone wno wishes to perform them may do 50 without. obtaining permission. and without. payment of a ice. The up- em enriched sir William Gilbert and sir Arthur Sullivan. and they have enriched three generations of the D'Oyley Curie famlllh They will continue to delight generations of - playgoers, but their days as priv- ate property are over.

In 9. way, this is a pity. These operas-we call them that. though in strict truth they are operettas, or musical comedies--do nct. xe- spond well to alteration. modern- izlng and tinkering in general. They have 3 certain perfection as they stand; attempts to improve upon them invariably end by apoli- ln-g them. '

This perfection was the result. of. the extreme care which Gilbert gave to the writing of each libretto: he wrote. polished. and wrote agalnu He was his own direct.c'f', and when he had laid down the plan upon which one of his works was to be produced, be permitted no altera- tions. Sullivan was also a very careful worker, a musician with high standards which he expfcttid

. r ' those who ormed hs muse 0 lift" :f'r:21l-ntrehdllvsilixn aapieuiitayl I observe. Botllierfnen -were perfection- - - ' - ists. with our three mue daugh i It was their good luck that their I 'a1,.eady have a pen-h-lend :,,-.'man of business. Richard D'oyley Bombay and one in La.zos.Nise'r1n- 1Cme- W35 3 DmeC”0m5i '-W l" Prince Edward Island must be a his own way. He and his son Ru- lovely place. I hope one day when Ipert. made it their business to insist my daughters are older that I , that the operas be performed pre- can visit it. (cbely as Gilbert and Sullivan in-

Thanking you in anticipation; tended; they maintained a comic Christmas Greetings too. Iopem company of their own which

I am. Sir, etc.. islet the style and carried on the

(MRS) ALISON LEONARDT I tradition. Avalon; 33 Murdoch Street. . Anyone who has seen that enm- Turramurra, New South Wales, Ipim-y perform one or more of the Australia. , loperas knows how ably that. work

lwas done, and how stimulating the 74? lg?

lperformances were. To see, let us'

gsny, "The Mikado" performed by,

the D'Oyley Carte Company was to

be granted a backward glance lnin

'one of the happiest. comers of Vic-

WINTER HARVEST lot a genius equal to that possessed

Beyond the door me 5-wming by Gilbert and Sullivan themselves

mowdwt mounts; , would be capable of Improving upon

Closed is earth and closed the N19” de"E11tflI1W0rk8.nntl EENUSCS year-'5 accounts, of that stamp are rare.

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TRIBUTE APPRECIATED

Charlottetown SEEKS ISLAND PEN-FRIEND

Si.r.-Would you be so generous as to publish a request in your new:.;7a.per for a feminine pen- friend from Prince Edward Is- land for me? Rather late in life (34) I read my daughter's copies of the "Anne" books-which give wonderfully interesting accounts of P.E.I. I'm enchanted and I would like very much to exchange letters with anyone who lives there. My husband is an English-

taorlan England. We hope the trndithiv wlfl be maintained. even though the man-

lcpoly has expired. Only innovators I

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Legislative

Assembly, April 7, 1853: ;

Mr. Francis Iongworth gave notice that he would, at. the next session of the House, move -that I duty of five shillings be im- posed on each and every Juniper Knee exported tlrom this Island during the year 1854.

The hon. member said that his object. in giving such timely notice was that parties who might, hereafter, contract for the supply of any quantity of Juniper Knees for exportation. might be fully aware, when so doing, of what might be the action of the Legis- lature in a. future session, with reference to that article. In New Brunswick, with a view in the protection of the ship-building and general interests, an export duty of 4s. 6d. had been im- posed upon each and every Juni- per Knee which should be export- ed from the Province; and he was persuaded that la due regard to the ship-building and general in- terests of this Colony demanded the imposition of a similar pro- tective duty by its Legislature.

(And P. E. 1.)

Too Much For A Skunk

(E.C. Button in 'Sylvl-1')

one night there was a scuffle under the cabin, followed by a. ter- rifle odor that only a. slcunk could make.

A couple of nights later the some thing happened again in the huddle cf the night. The choking micll kept us awake the rest of the night. and lingered for a couple

Adjoining North Amerlcln Hotel

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It would be a nut Inlltoko to suppose that necessary as a vast preparedness prognm is. it will supply the full answer to com- m1ml.sm's world-wide challenge. Mr. Truman properly presented rearmunent as only one put of I program which begins with up- holding the Unlted Nation: and

the principles of freedom and justice. - F ' t science Moni- tor,

A caller at the editorial office: lays tint on these slippery atrectc. which are particularly difficult for pedestrians on the down grades of the Port. Arthur hills, vpcople should use" walking cone: with spikes. He thinks they might save a few trips to the hospital. There seem to be a prejudice against walking sticks 13 a badge of age, but if 1 few people dared to use them others might be quick to fol- low. -Port Arthur News-Chronb clc.

Edward Johnson. of Guelph. former uiuuger of the Metropoli- tan Open, New York, urges the creation of talent scholarships to prevent Canadian talent escaping to the United sum. But "talent wlu go where opportunity awaits, where the rewards of talent lie. If rewards are not to be found in Canada talent will go elsewhere. Talent holds no pistol in the head of the entrepreneur. It has no pistol. But it has sales appeal. It is 1 question of who is to be the buyer. - London Free Pi-esa.

Four time: a your In 3 big Lon- don wurehouae down at the Docks a few men gather to bid for old teeth. These originally belonged to African elephants and they come to the warehouse from all over that continent to be sorted, measured. graded and finally nuc- tioned. some ivory is obtained from elephants that are shot, though these are very few, some is found on dead animals in swamps and undergrowth and some is paid in taxes by tribal chiefs. Ivory is mainly used for toilet articles, brushes, fittings for expensive dressing-cases and piano keys. It is also used for making billiard balls, which are turned on a lathe

the skunks. It was not long before they took effect.

The old lady came out from un- der the cabin. followed by the young ones . . . . one. two. three. four. That. was 1 luicuage they could understand. And they did not

' . . DECEMBER -26, 1950

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billiard balls are sold ziiiyysiiijii-Sill

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country that it is, is it: ”,,.”.'.,E";; "W345 - I! (rent in resources In potcnt.innt..-... Castalnly ,,,,' Canadian would say it. A bit puzz. line it must be to Canadians mm. fare. to learn that Australia 1; getting for more immigrants than Cannda. In 1948. Australian 1m. migration was 48,500, in 1949 near. 13' 160.000. and in 1950 it will reach M000. The answer? Appmenuy "153 l-ha zovernment of Australia went vigorously about getting immigrants and the government of Canada didn't. - Ottawa Journal

The new: that

intend to pause fgi'eaGxri:mr;l,f:”l" their more massive labors In ordm to aim a blow at salmon pom,-& in Scotland may cause a slight shiver of apprehension in man

an honest heart in Selkirk oi,- Argyll. Not that there is any sym. -palhy either in the Borders or the Highlands for the kind of whole. sale slaughter, with cars. nets, and dyriamlfe, against which ilhe bill will be directed; these indis- criminate raids are rightly resent- ed by every countryman. The law however. is notoriously clumsy... and life is difficult enough al. ready for those craftsmen who

wotrlcing Alone, like to kill a uni now and than without taking the landowner into their full confl. dence. In some districts of Scot- land salmonapoaching has so long held on honored place about half- way between I national sport and a local industry that it would be diflficu-lt to imagine life without if.-London Times.

: The Age-Old Story '9

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lacing ya hove purified your mull In obeying the truth through tin spirit unto unfelgned love of the brethcn, see that ye love one moth. or with 1 pure hurt fervently; be. in; bom agnln, not of oorrupllbl; load. but lncorruptlble, by the word 0! Gnd. which llveth and abldetb

come back for more.

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for ever.

Dr. .W. R. Carson

Chiropractor Palmer Gndlulo CIIABLOTTETOWN 201 Prince St. Phone 1072

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of days. The skunk family had been inoffensive enough so long as they were left. to themselves. but when some other animal en- croaohed on their privacy they let. fly. ' Something had to be done about it, but the question was "What?"

Finally my son hit on an idea. "I'll chase them away", he said. "I'll play them at their own game." Putting a handful of sulphur Into a tin can, he put. a match to it, and slid it cautiously under the verandah.

The fumes were pretty bad for a while, but not much worse than

And down the cellar shelves dim. color gleams i

From apple. plum. and berry nfe' in glass.

Now is the harvest really brought

son's Greetings and best

when soon the train will whistle at the mill.

D355: I This very day, while winter works

its will

-Charles Mnlnm.

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Due to the greatly Increased number Premium for Automobile Insurance will January Isl. 7

Take advantage of the lower rate: our TODAY.

The woodshed window furs to frosty white. The farmer sets another pip: alight And putters with an oilstone and! an axe. , The woman in the kitchen thinks f - of stacks I ; Of stovczvood picked for hearth, a T n M in LIGY-HOLDERS Clock and kettle keep the day's? slaw beat, I There will be paths to plow an-, other day: I , But. corn dries in the barn above throughout the Province and beyond, we extend Sea- the hay, ! Bacon and ham are on the cellar- beams I

Peace and Prosperity in the New Years

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Bulk of Non sooth (lumber! Charlottetown. P.l.I. MONEY T0 LOAN

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GLORIA BUILDING 178 Grafton BL

Phone 191

of wishes for Happiness,

of accidents. the be Increased on

Insuring your

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FREDERIC A. LEEGE.

Barrlcter. Solicitor. Notary

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