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'l`lie Cliarlottetowii Guardian, published in Char-

lottctowii, Prince lidward Island, Canada, has issued a souvenir edition in the forni of a magazine which is a credit to the authors and a delight to all who have op- portuiiity to study its pages. It is profusely illustrated ainl the description of the silver fox industry is as in- teresting as any novel.

EASTERN ARGUS. PORTLAND, MAINE.

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‘_‘I’rii_ice liltl_u':ir<l Islaiid, the Garden of the Gulf,

its Men of.-Action and its-Resources" is the title of a splendid souvenir publicatioii issued by the L.liarlot_te- town tiuardian, a copy oi wl_iicli_the ._~\rg_us has receiv- ed wiili the tiuardi.aii’s coinplinieiits. I_lns special iiiiin- ber is in iiiagaziiie torni ot the dinieiisioiis ot i_: 1). .\ll of the niiineroiis pages carrv excellent illiistrzitioiis. the siilijccts bent; l‘iniie I-,tliiartl Isl.nid nun of .ittans - _

_ :ind sonic of their ni;in_\' inilustrial :intl ai'cliitei'tiiral ac- WATERBURY AMERICAN. WNIS.

liit»\.eiiieiits_ ln \»it.\\, iii the iiiifa\'oi‘:ilile t~oinl_itio_iis in \ __lm________g _\__$______)ti0__ of prince ].;d“,m.l] Isyamp eoiist-i|iit.iict<ot tht. war. this di<pl;i_\' ot enterprise is ex- ,,.|.l_L_ ____r_l____ uf _hc __ulf_»» 5; given in a beautfully iuu5_ I"“"r‘I‘“‘“ilI-‘I I"'".I"i"\“.'IiIII-I" xlllllllglllg .lzdmlr 'I' |\` trated supplenient to the Cliarlottetown tiuardiaii for .lluriietttit the tiuzirdiaii _thus iiiodestly iiitrotliiccsalie j__1___ I___il__ar_:____om___i_S of the lending men of the IS, \'*`I`." ‘I'§`f`II""“"I~` l‘“I’I‘_"Ii‘l_“"‘5 _ . lanil; descriptions of the Silver Fox llreL"dii1`g'Indus-

"I III' .""“"~` ‘I-‘~"‘ 'I' L l“‘rI"u°l"“1‘I th” l""I C°“f"" s ~ »` ‘ -s of biiildin fs and iiuicli else that shows the _ _ iii . iitture I, _

en,-e ua- licld_\vliii'li led to the L oiitetleralioii of I .'_;i:- ___j_______________ of the lghlml and its dcsimbihty as a place

ada, It was iiiieiiilcd to t_clchi'atc_‘ tl_ic_ Loiitcdcration ___ _____`___1L_'____c ____ ____ 0bj____ti\._, _,uint for muri5tS_ One Illllll" IIN" IMI ""l'I"m”'l_' “I” “I I' 'Umw "rm“g°` \\ho is not f'iiiiili'ir with this ` f tl N rtl _ _ ,_ _ _ . . portion o 'ic 0 i "“"“_` I""I I’“`" ,"“"I" "I" III” CWIII' HIC Uu.II'r"'lIk ot I ,\ineric;in continent will gain iiiany new ideas cencerii- the I iiropexiii \\ :ir caiisetl the aliztiuloiiiiieiit ot llie cele- _ _HU it from this lmb\i_,MiUn_

liiatioii, :ind \\itli it the tonteileratioii .\uinber planiicd " _______.|.______

l-_i the t`li:ii'lottetowii I iuzirdiaii. lt was tlioiiglit a pity F|-|-¢H3UR¢, 5EN'r|NE|_, MA33, I" “II““l `“"I‘ f~"""I l“‘I’l“"t~" "“m"r tl.) H9 1° “Im” HI' ‘riiice Iidward lslaiid the (iarden of the Gulf; toifctlici' 'intl so I liavc lirouglit out this _\ou\'enir iiiiin- . ’ .i ~ -

" W ' _ - ` - _Its .\len of .-\cti0n and Its Resources is the title of a

I-er uhi- li I thiiilt should piovc ot niore than ordinary _______ ____r________c _________________t of _hc Cha__l0t_et0w__ - _ _ __ _ - _ ii s . . _ r _ _ _ _ midi *'11 IIN Pu mi mm' tiiiardiaii, just from the press. lhe (iuardian is the

" “I i only iiioriiing paper in the l‘rince l'Idwai'tl lslaiid pro-

ATTLEBORVO SUN~ MASS- vincc, and it issiies also an evening edition. It raiiks

- ~ » ; ~ 1 f(`:nad'i altlirii li com :ira-

IIFIWII IIIIIIMIII mimil (IIWII H Ing ‘ICM-to thc iiliil 'mI('“ii`iitfhiiiI)Iiibiirsutli'ti'inrl,been )e§'ililislifI)tl in

t_`Ii:ii'li»ttcto\\ii liiiurilizin. Iliis paper was to i.~.~‘ne it _LQF-‘_ -ll) 5* - ` ` - ` i" ‘ `

- -~ _ _ _,,..' . i. Ing WIIIIUII ‘IH ‘IMI "IMI mH.I_UIII`m-‘III uh-IINUUII `<mI,l` I / In the foi'eworil of the .supplenient it is given as thon_;Ii the \\;ii' -htl not wziiiaiit this, piililislied .i lint- _ _ _ __ _ __, _ I _ ~ I _ »_ _» _ _ _ - _ - _ __ - - _ I I _ its inission the liiiiigntg ht ore t it notice ol tic peo- l_\ pinittd siippltinint in liool\ toini, .sitting toiti tie _ . _ _ _ _ _ _. _ - . » _» _- _< ~ _ _ _ _ ple abroad some ot the in.in\ delightful .ittractioiis 0 i‘e\oiii‘cc_\ oi its l~I:in~l :uid qiiiiig lnict _slietilies of ~. ~ f- ~ ‘ `- the Island as :i health and tourist resort. _'\ studv of the its iiien. llie result is :iii atl\'ci‘ti.~eiiiciit that the ls- _ . _ _ _ __ _ I _ _ _ _ -_ __ _ liiid scltloiii t-iiioii-tl liefoi-t~_ ni:ui_v profiisely illustrated pages 0 tic papei toicrct

______ ____________-_______ ________ _,_ I,-_ [__ lm; “___ _“,_.m______m lioiik sliows at out-e that this has been done.

of Iitiii; the iiiosi pro-pei'tiii~ in the tloniiiiioii_ _\'o less NORWICH BULLETIN CONN

than .\'_; pi-i' ci-iii iii the people are eiig:i_e'etl in agriciil- _ ' _ _“___ _HM ________|_\_ __\_,_._\. I_l,-,m»,- iiwiie his farin. The \\ :ir has upset niany plans .ind .iniong tieni \\ etc total a_;i`iciiltiii‘.'il productioii in i<__;|,i was .$i_§_S,tS_f>(i0_ ;i_i‘i':iiiei~iiit-iits wlncli had been niadc for the celebra-

_ ,,,\,1 it iiitire widely liiiowii at ],,~,._<(_m _ tion ol the hftieth aiini_\'_ersaiy of the tirst conference

for its fox and fur farnis. 'l`hc silver fox industry is - l\*'I'l "I I I‘1_l"I"lIL`I_“‘\"‘-_I l""*`° I"‘I‘_"_i‘r_‘I I"I‘m‘I' “'I“‘~`h lcd Wm- \<_\|u`.,i M _g_.,,_,,,,,,_,,(,<, Will, “___ _;7_. fu,-,,,_`._ |:i_\-1, I., to ilu- i~iiii1t~tlci‘;iti<iii ol (;niad;i_ lhis had been planned the value oi' ii iiiilli-in :intl a ~|n:ii'tei' _\'e.'ii'ly is nil,-t-ii i,|`|` tor last fit-ptciiiliei' lull wzis aliziiuloiietl at the outlireali the lslziiid. the lobster biisiness alone eiiiplo_\'in_Q iiearly ‘II III"_\\'iIl`~ _ _ _ 5.i><><> pcoiilc in _*ov c1iiiiici'ics_ _\ car t'err_\' costing ten .\evei'tlit~le~s tht- t lizii'l_ottetowi_i (iuardiaii was not niillioiis but ni;il<iii;; it prissililc to ship c:ii'loa~ls willi- I_"I’*`I’"II""‘I ‘II ‘IW l"'*`l*i\_"‘\l"’_‘I;" “`I"*`I‘ had bccll mu-‘IC ,mt i,,.___li_i,,g imip ____ __X_,___.p.,i to pl. 1, pig i,(,,,n ll, _his tor an elzili-irate so_ii\'eiiir edition for the occasioi_i and lslrind iiidiistri-_ this has now been issued and reflects the enterprise of

'|`|,_. .l,],],]_.,m.,,t g{\~,., _.1 |,,-ip," 1-L.,-mm. U1' CMI] uf that p:ipei'_, which sets forth in :i creditable _OR page, well

[iw 1,,“.,,_. ,,,' ‘hp _,,._,\.;m.__ _[ml _._ (|_,_`._._.i_,li_m Ui- thu li,-inteil_ _illustr:ited_ si_ipple_iiieiit, the a_<,gricultiii'al and _.|____.m__ ‘hm inn. the p,\,,-tcp (lu. _`I,,,ft_\-mm, mul thc lin.si_iies__s_interests ot _ lhe tizirrleii province of the Do- \.___.__`i__HN \____|_m_,`, l.__`t_._m_,H_;.__]___l,_lm,_._.,,_.s_ iiiiiiioii, togetlier with slietclies ot leading citizens,

_____~___ riieii ot action and public liuildings.

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THE POST EXPRESS N Y- _ wATERvii_LE MoRNiNG. sENTiNEi_, MAINE.

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In cclt-l»i':it\' the tlfiictli :iniii\'ei'\:ii'_v ol the confer-

eiici- in t`Ii:'_rlottcto\\'ii_ l‘i'incc |".<l\v:ird Island, wliicli led to tli<~ i‘iii\fcilci‘:itio\i of t`:ni:i\l:i. the (`li:irlottetowii "llii:irdi:iii" i-sueil :i soiiieiiii' edition which presciits with iii:iiiy illtistrzitioiis' thc pi'o\'iiice`s lii.stor_\'. its iiiziny iiidii~'trii~s, iiotzilily the silver fox iii<lii.<li'_v, a grtiwtli of the last few _vi-:ii's_ its priiiiiineiit people :intl tlieir :ic- tivitit-» in :in iiitt-i'e<tiii_4 liool<let_ lt was iiitciideil to welt-lii'; c the coiit`i~iltir:itioii jubilee in Cli:ii'lotteto\\'i1 la--t _*_-i iiiiilii-i'_ :uid clzilitiiate ai'r:iii_qeiiiciits hail been iiiaile iii? the event, 'l`l1c ontl>re:il\ of the I'fin'opeaii \\;ir cat*-_ l the :iliziiitloiiiiieiit of the celt-lii'zitioii, :intl with il me c-in fcilt-i';itioii iiuniber plainncil by the (`liai'- lottetown "I in:ii‘tli:in," wliicli has now brouglit out the ~~on\‘i'iiii‘ issiie. I'i'iiiee l'i<lw:ii'd lslainl is soiiietinies called "'lilie fizirdi-ii I’roviiii'e of the l)oinini0ii" because it iiestles in the i'oiic:i\'<‘ foriiietl by the soutliern coast of the tinlt' of _\`t_ I.:i'.\.'i'i'iice. slieltei'etl front the _\t- lantic I»_\ .\`cw lii'iiii~\\‘|`cl<, _\`ova .\`coti;i_ (ape llrctoii and Xi-\\'fo\iiiill:iinl, :ind is iicvei' tlistnrlicil by occaii stornis and liecziiisc sitnati-il iii the _~lieltei'cd. l;iiitl~lticl<- ed _-gulf, ciiiislaiitly batlictl by sea air. its climate linoivs iicitlier i~\ti'eiiie of heat or cold.

I"it`ty years ago :it (`Iiai'lotteto\\'n. I‘i'incc l'fd\\':it‘il

Islaiiil, was hi-Id the first ctiiifcreiice that led to the t`iiiit`eilci':itioii of (`:ui:i<l:i. 'I`lie t`oiil`t~ilt~i';ilioii _luliilee \\.i~ to lizive been lielfl in (`li:irlotteto\\'ii last Seplenilicr, lint the liiwiliiiig ont til' the l".iii'ope:iii \\`;ir prcveiiteil it, and also put otl the issuing of the t`oii|`eder:itioii iiinn- liei' plannetl bv the t`li;ii‘lot;'.‘to\\'ii tlnzirdiziii. 'l'h:it

'l`lie _\`entiiicl is in receipt of a liandsoinely illustrat-

ed paniphlet issncil as a supplcnieut to the Lfliarlotte- town iitiziiwliaii :ind telling niany things about Prince |".dwar<l lslaiid with which tolli licrczibout are not faiiii- liai'. l"irst and foreiiiost is the fact that it was at (fhar- lottctown, tifty years ago, that the conference was held whicli resiiltetl in the ftirniatioii of the Doiniiiion of t`aiiatl:i_ It was intended to have an elaborate seini- centcnnial olisei'v;iiice this year but the war put an end to the plans. 'l`he t`liai'lottctowii (iiiardian,_liowever, decideil tli:it the supplenicnt which it had planned slionld be issued and the result is the hook which brings

so inuch of iiitcre_~1t concerning the Island which qi its people is leiiowii as the (iarden I’ro\'ince of Canal a.

[fp in I'i'ince I-`.d\v:ii°d Island, agriculture is the

lcadiiig' industry. It is a varied industry. 'l`lie farmers of l’i'iiicc Iidivard Island do not specialize on one crop; they raise about evervtliiiig that the land will produce. l".i;;lit_v-live per cent of the population is eiigagetl in agriciiltiirc and nezirlv every farnicr owns his fariii. I’rince lidward lslzniil is the only province in (`aiiad:i that raises all the food it coiisiiiiit-s. In addition to that it has a .~ni'plu:= to sell and its exports exceed its ini- ports iii valnc.

llut all the t`oo<lstiil`t' exported does not conic froui

the farni. 'l`lic lolistci' tislieibieii earn $000,000 a vcar and, stiaiige :is it niay seeiii. the ovster lislierv raiiks next iii iniportziiicc with :iii :innnal product of 5l¢(io,ooo. l'ei'liaps soiiieliody \\'ill now explain ivliy oyster Iisliiiig is possible 'ind 'otitable in I’i'ince l"dw:ii'd lslainl ;iiiil

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cannot be iiifnle :i .siiccess on the coast of .\l:iinc.

.\l\d. of ciiiirse, I‘rince l".d\vard Island has its fox

breeding industry bnt that is a story which has :il- reafly been told in tlicse parts. lt is iii the other nor- tions of the :icconnt of the Island that are the fact-i

__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ which are not f:iniili:ii' to people Iiereabonts and which

in.i iis_ ii ut i ~li_.iiii_;iii~_Ii the tiinii and coiiiitry, lt is the (liarlottetown tiuardiaii has done \vell in ptibli:.li- .i it-ty t rt~ilitalilc _|oii|'iiali:~tic pcrforiiixiiice. ing.

_|oiii'n:il. lio\\‘c\'i~i', with fiiiiiniciiilzililc ciitcrpiise declin- ed to allow the iicwisiiiii Io pass eiitirt-lv i\iicelcln':iti.'<l

and ~-o it has issnetl :i ~oti\'eini‘ iiinnliel' \vIin'l\ is :iii ni-

tci:i~!stiii_;{ __|i\_il»ln`;itioii, .'|I_il_\' l|:ii\i|lt-tl giinl l|;iin|so|i\t-ly l""“ll“l~ I Ins niuiilwr i\ ill pl'c<i-l‘vi- the i't-coril of the llrtlf ceuturi :iiiiii\'<~i‘-»:ii‘\ :intl is also it i‘t-roril of local

THE G RDIAN A§5Uv IR Enmo I

THE BUFFALO COMMERCIAL. '

There has com'/e to the'Book_Tal;>le the souvenir

edition of The Chzirlottetowir-Guardian of Charlotte- town, Prince Iidwartl Island, Canada. It celebrates the 50th anniversary of the'i.tirst 'conference which lcd to the confederation of C_aiiada._ Thespecial number of The (luardiaii was originally .intended to be issued last Septeinber at the confederation jubilee which had been planned, Init \vh`icli was given up ‘because of the oiitln'e.'il< of war in Eiirope; The nuniber gives a great deal of interesting iiiforniatioii about Prince Iidivard Island, :iiid.is a.credit to The (iuardiaii and its editor, _l. R. linrnett_ ` ,

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FREE PRESS TRIBUNE. WALTHAM. MA'ss.`

\\`e have received froui the Cliarlottetown (P.

I.) tiiiardian a copy of the very liandsonie Souvenir l".dtion issiied froni the otlice. lt is beautifully gotten up and linely and aliuinlaiitly illhstratetl. liaeli of the Island coinniunitics is carefully described and bio- graphical .sl<etclies of the nien proniiiient in govern- niciit, iiiiniicipal and business affairs are given in con- nection with their portraits. There is an interesting article concerning the Silver Fox industry. Altogether it is an exceedingly creditable production and one which every native of the Island should own to reinind hini or her of the old lionie.-Free Press-'|`ril>iiiic, \\'alth- aiu, _\Iass, _liily it).

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COURIER-GAZETTE, ROCKLAND, MAINE.

"l‘rincc l".dwai'il Island: the (iarden of the tiulf;

Its .\leu of .'\ction and Its I{esourecs" is’tlie title of a splendid souveiiii' edition just issued by the Cliarlotte- town t iiiardiziii. Iiifty years ago in Cliarlottetown was held the Iirst conference wliicli led to the L`oiifeilera- tion of Caiiada. 'l`he (_`oiifctlei'atioii jubilee," plaiineil for last September, was postponed by the l".urope;iii war, Init rather than allow such good publicity niattei' to go to waste the Cliarlottelowii tiuardizni has just issued its souveiiir edition, which _\\':is then well in liand. lfroni the son\‘eiiir`s "fore word" ive learn that l’rince l".<l\\'zn'tl lslainl is the niost prospt-i'oiis l‘i'o\~iiicc in the lloiniiiion, even thougli the sinzillcst, its ;igrit‘iilt1ii':iI prodiiction in tori i'e:icliiiig :i graiid total of Si 3,.\`_48,5oti_ 'l`hc l’ro\'iiicc is`e\'en inore \\'iilel_v liiiowii, liowe\'ci', on accoiint of its silver fox iiI<lii.~tr_\', now viilncil :it nexirly $.:('i,o0o,t><io_ If the peo- ple of l’rincc l'1ilw:il‘tl lslziiid liiniw :i gootl thing they _onglit to show their appi‘cciatit\ii of the (iii:irdiaii`.s _souvenir edition.

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RUMFORD FALLS TIMES. MAINE.

. - \\'e have received a bciiutifiil suppleiiieiit to the

C`li:.irlottetown (iiiardiaii, which gives a line dcscriptioii with lialt'-tone illustratons of this t`iai'den of thc (inlf. 'l`lic cover bears lilienesses of the l)ul<e and l_)ncIiess of Connauglit.

lt was origiiially intended to issue this special

'supplcinent in connection with tlie celebration of llie _lnbilce of t`oiifederation. but on account of the l".nro- pcan \\'ai' it was :ibaiidoned.

l’rince l".dwai'd Island is liiiowii as the “(1`radlc of

Con federation” as well as "'l`lie I.ittle Sistei' of the Con- federation," for it was in Lliarlottctown tifty years ago that the first conference of statesnien was held which led tothe founding of the I)oiiiinion of (`aiia<la_

_»\ltlioiigli the sniallest in thc l)oniiiiion, I’riiice

Iitlward Island has the distinction of being the inost prosperous l’rovince_ 'l`here the liappy iiiediniii of so- cial well-being is strucli. none being abnoriiially weal- thy ainl none ahjectly poor. ‘I`liei‘e is a reinuiierative work for every person: .\boiit S5 per cent of the popu- lation are eiigaged iii farniin_i{, and nearly every fariiier Owns his farm. l_‘riiice l".dward Island is the only Proviiice in Canada wliich prodiices enough to feed its own people, and coiisctpiciuly thc cost of living is niuch less than the a\'cra_e_'e _for the rest of the lloiiiinion.

.'\ glance at the niap of (`:niada will reveal why

Prince l_id\\'ard Island is the “tiardeii l‘roviiice" of the I)o`iniiiioii. Nestliiig in the coiicave fornied by the Southern coast of the (juli of St. l_.a\\'i'ciice, .sheltered from the .\tl:intic by New llrun.s\\'iel<, Nova Scotia, Cape Ilrclon ainl Newfoundlaiid, its quiet ignever dis- turbed by ocean storins. Situated in‘the slieltercred latul--locI\'ctl gulf, constaiitly b:illi'ed by the ozoiic-laden sea air, its cliin;ite..l<no\\'s neitliei' extrenie of heat or cold, and is hezilthy, iiivi;_§nratiiig and deliglitfiil. Its fuiiniicrs are pleiisaiit, its winters _bracing and enjoy- able. '

The total area of the l.sl:ind is :,184 sqiiare miles.

It is |31) niilcs in length, while its width v:iries` froni .2 tri .30 iniles. .\ci-oriliiig to the last census, there were i.t_;tio farins. of whieli 5408 coiitaiiicd-between 50 to ioo acres; 38.10 lietweeii io and 50 acres; and 3227 be- tween ioo and _'oo acres.

SOME OF THE CONTENTS

_ 'rn Ur. FISHING-`-wiiere it may be enjoyed. _ I I

_ SH8OTING.-'-_-all_a§>_out the opportunities for sportsmen.

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FRONTISFIECE Photo of H. R. H. the Governor General and -Duchess of Connaught.

DESCRIPTION of Prince Edward Island.

_ POTENTIALITIES of the Province. ~

~ THE SILVER FOX INDUSTRY of Prince Edward Island. ' _'

, -_i;gUNDA'rioN oF_1‘HE rox lnnusrnv. _ _ i

' E FISHERIES of the Province including the Oyster Industry.

THE ISLAND HYMN by L. M. Montgomery. f

I`llli§"éll~‘li"Ii‘¥=”¢l”.‘3.'i‘iiB’<§§ili'ii‘¥tiSii?? “?“““’ “°l§°’S°

re atin its isto and ' ` ' '

HISTORICAL smsrcli or-‘~ SUMMERSIDE by Mrs.ri1eii Mrgfiiiilng its beauties'

_OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANTS telling the class of _people for whom

there is demand. , , 1

_ DESCRIPTIVE WRITE UP of Kensington, Georgetown, Victoria. Hunter River,

_ Wellington, Miscouche, Rusticn, Mount Stewart, Bedeque, Tignish, Alberton, O'Leary, Souris

" FOREWARD Summarizing the Contents. I t ' _ _ »

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The following selections from some. of the reviews _ap _ating in th ' News a ers of the U "t d States Indicat Ttlie’

Appreciation with which The GuardI’ae_fn Souvenir*-3I§Iumhel1i_'li)as been Qreceiiriefi : _

HMILWAUKEE _iIOURNAL, WIS; 1 -

To eelebratgtlie tiftieth anniversary o_f the confed-

eratioii‘_of‘ tlic`Do_tninion of Canada. 1'I‘\¢'GhaIll0fI-0' town '(~iuardian (Prince Ifidward Island’) "issues a handsome magazine suppleineiit. _T_liis- suppleiiient is all that the war has left of the original plans for_ an elaborate celebration of the _confederation )_ubilee. Many interesting facts about this sniallest province of Canada are coiitaiiied in this publicatioii._ The valua- tion of the silver fox industry, recently introduced, is now $26,000,000, with :i total of 372 fox ranches.

EN'rEaPnisE AND VERMONTER. VERGENNES. VT-

Froiii Prince Edward Island comes it handsomely

illiistrated souvenir supplement to the Lliarlottetoyvn tlnardian, containing a lot of interesting niforination about a section of North _\iiierica not as well known to dwellers in the States :is it ought to be. Prince Ed- ward lslaiid is liiiowii as the "Garden of the Gulf" of SL l.:ii\‘i'ciice, and is the lionie of the silver fox indus- try, an iiidiistry, by the way,_whicli, ive learn from this supplcnieiit, is coming back into its own. llic Island is given up alniost exclusively to agriculture, practical- lv all of the land being tillable and niucli of it very pro- ductive. 'l`hc publisliers of the Guardian have reason to be proud of this nuniber, which the editor says it was intended originally to issue on the occasion of the 50th aniiiversary of the conference which led to the Confed- crzitioii of Lfaiiiula, btit which was postponed by the out- brealc of the wai'. I'

BEVERLEY EVENING TIMES, MASS.

(`liarlottetowii, Prince l‘1<l\\'ai‘d Island, is sonic

\\';\v.s front l’.e\'erly. but a niniiber of lievcrly resi- dents forinerly lived in Lliarlottetoivii, and hundreds have enjoyed the tourist`s trip to that place and re- nieiiiber it as one of the delightful ocean trips of the |i:istei'ii .\`teaiiisliip Conipany from Boston. 'I`he Lliarlottetoivn (luardian had planned a souvenir to celebrate the 5oth :inniversary of the lirst conference held, which led to the t,`oiifedci"atioii of Canada. 'l`lie onthreali of the war caused the :iliantloiiiiieiit of the celebratioii, but the tiiiardiaii had collected too much valuable in:itei‘ial to have it lost and the souvenir has been iss-in-tl» 'lflie soi_i_\_'_ei_iir is just full of local mut- ter, iiezilly printed and of iiiticli interest interniitionally as well as locally, for it contains an :intlientic acconiit of the Silver Fox iiidiistry there in which niaiiy _'\inei'icaiis h:i\ i iiioiicy iiivested_

_,l_.___Y*__i. NEWS-TRIBUNE, DULUTH, MINN.

Fifty years ago the present lloiiiiiiion _of Caiiada

was born. 'l`hc event occiirred at (Iliai'lotteto\\'n, l‘i'incc I~Id\\'ard Island the sniallcst' and if we shall be- lieve the Islanders. the niost prosperous of the Can- :idiaii pi'oviiices. lt is :i town cradle. 'l`his boriiing iiiade it the Cradle of the (.`onfcdcration, its own crea- tion gave it the pliysical forin and nanic of the "Cradle on the \\`:i\'es."

'l`he t`liai‘lottetowii (iuardian has niarleed this

seniicenteiiiiial with a iiieiiiori:il snppleinent in niaga- zinc forni to exploit the glories of the_ Island. It is a particularly interesting to the nziturally curious to whoni the province is but a iianic_ It is full of illustra- tions largely of nien who took the part of l'rince lid- ward Island tradition and niust all have had sonic .spare cliaiige to get "next to pure reading inatter" descriptive of thcinsclves.

'l`hey are niostly .\lac’s or Cuniics or Rosses or oth-

er raw lioys with st|uare chins, high foreheads and "clinrcli l'resliytcriaii_" lfroni their biographies it is also appzireiit that the Island popnlatioii was born there, few caiiic there froni the outside save as guests and fewer leave for other lioines. ~

\\ c learn, too, that it has a winter season but, oh,

so gentle and well Iieliavcd ; that it has a suinnier equal- ly \vell_vii:iiiiiercrl. _i\ll thc evils of climate are left in f\o\'a Scotia oi' l\`ew IIruiiswicl< cn route. It is Init less than halt the _area of St. Louis county and 85 per cent of the population live on 14,301) farms whicli they own and of which only 3.2.7 of the lar_i_gest have an acreage of lietwc_en too and :oo acres.

_______l’._t'si;les zigriciiltiire, choice stock li_i'eeding_ and _ _;.,_ t it Island has the nnn|ne distinctioii agaiii ni the lint-_ of nativity, which persistsj in this sturdy peo- ple. It is the cradle of the silver fox industry which Ii`t_I.I(I“I llciilil-I'__3‘> _\'c;ii's old. _lhis valuable aniiiial has ___ti ioiiusti_i.ite<l :ind the iiidustry now represents ._._,oo<i,ot_>o ot iiivested capital with 37.: raiiclies and .|._soo :'|iiiinaIs. '

but :iIsIlIlit°Ii UI; Ilbfnit I~F`I'50o ‘wr Imimal pair startiiif "it iiot lim] ml as ‘Hgh as $I5'000 a _______‘ ___ __l~_ _ < _ ~ _i._ >_.i_ni t ie pelts are aiiioiig the

. \.i ii.i i t o furs this inay not he too much capit-

a' "“I""‘- ‘\‘IY \\-1) It has made ni.niy Islanders rich

._i‘.__tliey reckon wealtli in this lildorado of blissful suf- itiency.

“Piiiisicii Enwa n 1sLaNn»_i> . » _

_._ .ii ALL ABon1‘»'rin~: lsmnn innushiliiiiasieigiigiiirdiliuirflh O L§“§_§~i‘i‘t.;é if - -» PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED with about two hundred’ highegarriide ciilttreonefhe

P II AITS of Lieut. Governor MacDon - ‘I " I

and Members of the Executive Government, MeiiiIliii:rsI; §li(;vI€Ier&i)slIaIItI¥;IIf4PrII;Ter Mathieépn Conferences", members of the Clergy, the leading Business Men and Local l£d'iIm is of the ox

Illustrations of Local Scenery, City Views, The Fox Indus and th IF‘?f}S_.et°- -I 'rna misss ni-:views are unanimous iii describing tlllis Bare 'S '"“'l”d“S""'

-eating and Valuable Souvenir. It is made up in magazine form 12 bl Ignigsha M°.' I“t°‘°' high class pap_?_r, and should form an ideal medium of conveying to peoy le bc eil pfrmrted on about iZi_e_Pf;iO3i_;;_;s, its iiitiiisiiiii and tis Men tif Aaitiii. P ° '°“ ’° “‘°"i°“

n y , copies are in issued and s -

desiring copies should make immgiiate applicationtfiiepiigiiiiiaillillisgialpiiliitiiilriiieiiltemendous' mos?

THE GUARDIAN soUvEN1R Enrrionf

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