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1W9? EQUR fllE GIIABLGTTETGWN GUARDIAN

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PPFIIIIZIIH Lieut. Col W Cheater E McLnrn Vic President: J R. Burnett, FJJ. Secrctarv: Lleut. Col l) A MICIUIIIIOII 0.8.0- El"!!! anu ilwiaglng Donal-iv J B Burnett, FJA ﬂ-aurhllt Billion: Frank Walker and Ian A. Burnt-M

SUBSCRIPTION BATES Iv Mail ln P l. 1., $4.00 pu yen: $2.50 for 6 min-Ith- 8125 lvr 3 munllu; 50c fur one month City Delivery: 55.00 per year; $3.1M for l mnntlu $1.75 for K months My Mall in Canada and U.S.A. :$5-W P" "l? Iaturday Wei-lily: $2.00 per year; 51-00 lllr 5 lllﬂlllllb 50c for 3 mun!

Tho Charlottetown Gunrdlln may In obtained ll Inlulm"! hown Agency, Ttlnen square. New vnrii: ma luutb New: Agency. (turner slllh and Washington. llinluli Ilurupnlllnn Sim: Agi-ni-y, l;‘|tl Peel UL, Ilunlrenlt -I. Ilno, 3M Ila; 211., Tﬂflllllu; Sewn utnntl, Chnluu hour-or, on“... ivnitn Newn tﬂiintl, Huilburv. om. Hub Talon-re Ilinp, llonrton. N. 8.x Ellen Rnhvlrlllln, Amhcrut. N. l.

"Th0 Strongest

Memory IS Weaker than mo Weakest Ink."

SATURDAY. HAY l7. 1911.

Opportunity Goes A-Begginq

In view of the fact that agriculture has—-in

,Mr. hlackeiizie King's own ivofilir-lﬁwille a

“war casualty" by reason of loss of mtirkctp,

increased ‘irodticiioii costs and other (lllll-CUVP‘ ties due, directly or indirectly, to the war, it 1S‘ Strange that so little illlclltlulllllilS been given 1W Ottawa to formulating a ntitioiiiildﬂfl" P0119)’-

Provision has been made for bouusing the west-

ern wheat growers, to encourage them 1° 8°

into livestock production :\ commendable move

has just been made in fixing mmimttiti b11665 for butter, which should prove of assistance l0 dairy farmers throughout Canada. But 1h“?! age many other ‘ihascs of the ‘agricultural prob- lem to which little or no attention has been paid. There is apparently no effort bi-iug made to c0- ordittate the farm ‘Jolicies oi’ all the Provinces

l! a vitally important factor in Canada's wit!

effort.

A national farm policy would not only_b¢ concerned with production. but with distribution and nqnhptwrgagitwn problems as well. lo take a local axantple, it would undoubtedly be con- cerned with shipping facilities in Charlottetown. which have been neglected to the serious detri- merit of our whole agricultural industry. it would also h; wnccrnetl with such matters as fertilizer and farm machinery prices, and in fact every question bearing upon Canada's farm industry. It is only necessary to consider what benefits ivottld accrue to Prince Edward Island. as the province most (lCpCtlkTCllf upon agricul- turc for its verv existence, to realize the iin- portaiice of action along the lines suggested. I

Our parliamentary machinery makes provis- ion for grappling with this problem on a na- tional scale. 'I'hcre is a standing committee at (Juan-a on agriculture and colonization. 60m- poscd of sixty tucuibers representing all parts of Canada, which has authority to hold sittings. hear expert witnesses, and make recommenda- tinus to Parliament. .\lr. L. Douglas repre- sents its on this important committee Cnforttin- atcly, the committcc has become, in recent years, a dead letter. It has not sat once during the pre- scnt session.

A curious light on the Government's attitude towards this committee ivas thrown last Monday in the Iiousc of Commons. .\Ir. W. A. Tucker (Rosthcrii, Saskatchewan), a staunch Liberal, asked in connection with the question of wheat storage charges why the committee on agricul- ture and colonization "should not be callcd to- gether, hcstr representations from Zlll interested parties, and attempt to work out some scheme which will commend itsclf to the fziir judgment of this country and of this Ilousc?"

Hon. Mr. (lnrdiner replied: “That question has been raised on a tiuiiihcr of occasions since the session opened. .\iay I just suggest that the only time that the committee on agriculture and colonization met during the last term for the consideration of an important question upon the motion of a ‘irivzite member. There nothing to ‘ii-event a ‘irivritc incmhcr from mov- ing that the committee be called together to have any particular matter placed before them."

Mr. Tucker replied that he had in mind "nmiiilv the consideration that at this time we do look to the (iovcriimciit for lciitlcrsliip." lle added, sotitcwltat ziprilogctically, that he had "just thrown out the stiggcstion to the Govcrii~ ment; if for coiicltisive reasons it is not accept- ed, wcll and good. l am not going to embarrass

the Government by making a motion or any‘

thing of the sort."

The situation apparently is this: The Gov- ernment will not move iii the matter. Private members may do so if they wish, htit at the risk (in Mr. Tucker's opinion at least) of “embar- rassiiig" the Grivcriimciit, presumably because the coucltisioiis rcziclicil by the committee would force some kind of action on the Government which it is unwilling to lill\'('.

hlr. Tucker. we note. is not a mcmbci" of this non-sitting committee. Pct-ham that is why h: was ltcsituiit about thriving it into ztctioii. liut

our I\lr. Douglas, who qiuilifirs both as a "private ntcmlwr" and .'i< a member of the committee. could imikr lli(‘ motion quite pro-

pcrlv, Opportunities of this lvlliti arc whztt our mmnbprq arc 5011f in (ltt;‘\i‘.'t l0 liikt‘ (ltlhtlllttgt? Of. \\'hat is he twining for?

Iii The Senate

\‘\'illi llic dcxitli ‘if Stuititiii‘ _l- i). 'l.'i_\'ir>t' in .1 fall friiiii :i trziiii lat-t neck-civil, thc pzirly sland- lug iii the .\'t-ii.'iii- is lliv\\' ii‘ii.'ill_\ ill\‘illl‘1l lii‘l\\t't'll Ubcrzil and (‘oiist-rvziiivt- Zl]l|N)llll(‘(‘.~', with forn- six members in ciich ‘izirly. liul if zuid when the Prime Minister fills the four t-xisting racaticics the Liberals will have :i Illiljtllil)’ of four iii the uppcr House for the first time sillfl‘ mgr. and mi assured llllljltFlly for the first time since WH-

The inexorable law of ilezith works quick changes in the personnel and sttittdiug of the parties in the Red Chamber. In 19H. after fif- tcen vears of Liberal rule wider Sir lvllffed

“.35 ‘ and dollar foolish on the ‘wart of our City Fathers. a 4- v w

Laurier, the Liberals had a majority of forty- five in the ninety-six seat Chamber. In i921, after tcu years of Conservative and Unionist rule,

Mackenzie King came to power. When Mr. King was defeated by Mr. Bennett in 1930 the Con- servatives still had a slight majority in the Scu- ate, and not until the present time has Mr. King ever had control in the upper House. Only one of the Senators appointed by Sir \Vilfred Lziiirier survives, namely, Senator Dandurand. who was summoned to the Senate in 1898 and is still hale and hearty after forty-three years’ service. lle had been Liberal Leader iii the uppcr House for some twenty years.

Progressive Island Firm

Since its establishment ill i915 the wholesale and insurance firm of DcBiois Brothers has become well and favorably known throughout the \vliole'of Eastern Canada The story of the

success achieved by this Charlottetown firm, now installed in magnificent new offices; and warehouse on the corner of Queen and

\\'atcr Streets, appears in today's Guardian, and makes interesting and inspiring reading. Inci- deiitaliy, it affords a good answer to those pes- siniists who say that we cannot develop local enterprises because of our transportation and other handicaps as an Island. Initiative, fair dealing, and indomitable faith in the community are the requisites to success. We have recorded many instances where these factors have hccii prominent in the achievements of Islanders abroad. It affords stilt greater satisfaction to note how they contribute to outstanding busi- ness success at home.

Nor is the story of Dcliiois Brothers com- plete without mentioning the public ser- vice rendered by the president, the lion. George D. DeBlois, during his six years’ occupancy of the Lieutenant Govcrnorship of this Province, and by the vice president, Mr. Noel DcBlois, who served overseas in an Island battery dur- ing the Great \Var. To them, and to their fellow directors and staff, The Guardian extends warm- est congratulations and best wishes for con- tinucd progress and success.

EDIIURIAL NUIES _

Nicolo Paganini, father of the modern school of violin playing, died this date i840, con- certos being the supreme test of proficiency. He travelled widely giving performances and in- structions all over Europe, including London where he made his first appearance in I831 . Ill l‘ * >1‘

Ilow lamentable! Prime Minister Churchill‘ told members of the House of Commons he be- lieved the historic debating chamber of the House of Commons in which they and their predecessors have sat had been bombed beyond repair, “at lcast for a very long time t0 come." This means for the duration of the war and probably tcii years thereafter.

w a- n- n-

Ex-Airihassador Owsley, former U S. A. Ambassador to Denmark, Ifumzinia and Eire, re- commends that the Statcs send a Force for “the peaceful occupation” of Ireland as he says should Britain fall “four Central or South American countries, as well as Eire, would have Nazi Gov- ernment within 4S hours." Iic did not identify the countries, but it is well known the four in which “peaceful pcuctraiioit" and quizzliitg have been rampant. i

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Had the City Council accepted the contract terms first offcrcd by the 1"‘. G. Spencer Co., Ltd.., the market llZlll impiovciiictits ivould have been by now tinder way, and the City treasury, would have been the beneficiary. Now the new Federal amusement tax and the increased Prov- iiicial tax has provided a reason for the company withdraiviiig from the |)i‘0p05(‘(l contract, whilc the Federal regulations prevent any competitor coming into the field. Another case of cent wise

Ii IF

This is how Prime Minister Churchill has dis- posed of Lord Iicaverhroolt: “The tiiiiiister of state (Lord Beaverbrook) will discharge general cabinet duties and special duties assigned to a member of the Defence Committee of the war CEll)lI'lCl_ The Defence Committee works in two i sections: Dcfciicc Committee ()])Cl'ltlit'liiS and Dc-

fence Committee Supply. In the future, the lord lprivy seal (Clement Atllce) will act as deputy l chairman of the former, and the minister of state ‘as tlcptity chziirnizin of the latter. The minister of state also will act as rcfcrce on questions 0f priority."

a m w n. It is not yet known what significance to attach

o the amiotiticcmciit from Prime Minister ‘lung's office that Senator lltigesscn succeeds Senator Lambert as President of the National

Liberal Federation until the ziniiuzil meeting of ‘the organization, The new President is “an old school-tie man," being a son of Lord Brzibotirnc; ivas born at Ashforil, l\:Cll[,(‘(lltt‘Zl1(‘(l .1: liton and Mcfiillt is a lawyer, and :i director of Interna- tional i‘aitits, (Canada) l.td. llc iviis defeated by lion. C. A. (Xihzui, K. when he ran against him in the I035 election. rind two years llziicr was Sllllllll0llt‘(l by .\ir. King to the Scri-

l ate

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Atiioiig recent auiioiincciiicitts by lion. Iilnr- gttcritc Slizitigliiicssy, Comnmnvltint of the \.Vo-

tiicifs Auxiliary for “Wings. is the appointment"

of .\lrs. iiradfortl Lclﬁigc, Chzirlottctoivn. Mrs. \\'. G. (fiark. FFCtlClilClOIl and hits. F. F. .\l.'ithcrs, llnlifax, as members nf the honorary coitimittec of the nrgatiizzitiou. “Tug.- for Britain which operating lllltlPt‘ a (‘ziiiziilian charter serves as a Cli.'lIlll(‘l thriittgli which :ill funds fut‘ the pur- chase of fighter planes for the R. /\. F. may be sent. llltlivltlllﬂlﬁ may send contributions direct to tho \\'iii_4s for llritziln ll".'lllt|llfll‘fl‘l‘s‘ or con-

tlic position was exactly reversed, and the Coii- , scrvatives had a majority of forty-five when Mr. l levied or increased by the Dominion

_THE_ CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN liiorss av THE vmv l

In view of the many taxes being

Govemrneni, ll. is not. suiprislxtg that the banon travel to the Uzifod States is being re The new, essity to conserve every possible cent of American exchange make 1t. ifllpe.&f.i\'e that llhﬁ dliiﬁblgasdbegﬁlgbl continued. For time wio iii - - f accustomed to :0 back and forth 10> by ‘he imunmj _ ﬁlﬁem; an; U “ed s,‘ m u‘ n ‘weird sputt, ha w c , . iii; bgen tnooaiivegiilenf rl-elﬁivgveiin‘ who was supposed to pay a m} o! by this time most. of them ether. zwgeﬁéggrfosgyijs agptglece a; have becnne reconciled or iwcust- me scommm Th“ was the 5y}? “med 1° me lmulmion‘ They Had Carlme 0r fllcnevln whose name not. get, the monev to no. and that! upped"; so frequent“; m me works

is al- there ls b0 ll. Now that. 0ft. I m 1d Sc “Eh poets but whose aiva has decided that the restric-l ° e o ‘denim, m ma’ world o‘

. » , | express tﬁuytiaz$iwzlsfltrgglﬁgllﬂ ﬁgs‘ fancy has been warmly disputed by apply w everyone. with no excenh‘ geﬁilblf-lfllns i‘?! Scvtitltlsnn writﬁégnon tons whatever except, for essential‘ 1995' “PM: e) 1 t‘: Q0, the busines pitrpsses. This rule haslmrwemlllg e 35”“? P“ _ been retained as one of our efforts GY-e'ca‘llne Wm‘ Y“ eude‘ Cm‘ w win ‘he w,“ Th“ helm, ‘he tom, in the ancient Sicotlandkde; case. evayone shnud be wlllng to manded m“ every rasiiierl‘ ° make the regulation affect. all - the ﬂax ca“ “plm 9' 5pm“ f‘? Windsor star’ wheel must; be spun off beforethc

end of the year. If any was .eft,

Shots were fired on the bank of i the Gyle‘carlme “mfld “use” we sue; gana‘ m the ‘as; wan‘ complete the work before morning, ‘That was ou February 3, 1915. when and drcaflful “WM would ellsue‘ 5 TuykiQl gore, advanced w ‘he l 1n the guise of a, frightful hag, me b‘; dim,’ only w be beaten back Cnrline would descend upon the Th; 11mm had marched across m, house tn the early hours of the desert from Damascus to lnivade, New Year. and sealing herself M Egypt. A few advance patrols ieachw the “YWRU °F 5P1m‘!".5'wh?°1' ed the c.1113] bank. but the 111m,‘ would spin off the remaining flax weie routed and t-he danger ended. to the acrorntﬁmlment of an appal- If was at the beginning of the tut, ling din and clatter of whegelsﬂlfhe war that the Suez Canal was turned, Idea “'85. 01 CORK-W. mill 1n “m8 over m the British w defend. The, s0. she would 5pm "dule" 0r W06 W

when the year was at its 1&5! "gm-aw" and the guidwlves wire prepiulng their Hognianay delica- clcs in the Scotland of the older time, a feazstime shadow was cast over the jolltty of the "daft days’

The Gyre-Carline

“Mother Witch Of The Scottish Peasantry"

closely associated in the lore of the slxtcenth and seventeenth centuries. It, fl also known that. certain witches of more than usual fame were actually known as “Nlcnevlil. sorceressea o! this name belnB burnt. at 5t. Andrews and Crleff. and the theory has been advanced that. this was of the nature of a title 1n the hierarchy of sorcerY. rather than a Personal name.

But if we wish t0 probe the act- ual significance of the (tyre-Car- line and to discover her genera- character, we must return to the popular notion of her as a ml my splnstreis. So far. no very def 111w explanation of her has been forth- coming, and 1 must admit that the circumstances appeawd ﬂbswrﬁ enough t0 me until I disregard 111° literary evidence and considered the folk-belief factors by mem- selves.

Of Nam Orlll"

The fact ts that the _Gyre-Car- line Ls principally associated with the craft’. of spinning and that her name ls of Norse origin. at Once connect her with those ftsuru 0f Norse mythology, the Norns, the three Fates o! Scandinavia. W110. like their Greek and Roman pro- totypes, spun the thread of man's life 0n the 100m o! Fate. Both in Scandinavia and in Scotland, this trio of the spirits of destiny came at: a later stage to be regarded as

WORDS OF CHALLENGE

A THOUGHT A DAY FOR A PEOPLE AT WAR

“Exigland has always singled herself out 1n the world by her honesty and fnlr tilﬂll. but especially by her stand in

MAY 17. 1941

. "_ r’ ‘KT-i PIGTGSSFFFI can‘, MclEOD a aninzv\ W. IL BENTL

i. artist; as Barrister: IIE-AaIAAWIIIGyQ-n,

IIONEY T0 LQAN l5! Prince Street

Wu Pten a. monk o1’ Fmnsvlle" Tqnple 1n Inner Mongolia. has died at the use of 129-

NOTICE FARMERS

We have just received a ihlp- ment of

F ORMALIN

SMUT on 0mm ‘i

A cheap but thoroughly cl- tectlve remedy. Grain growers would be wise to act promptly tn order to have seed properly treated before sowing.

One pint lo every 40 gallons o! water.

1d mdayP-Priemler a Tlgr0l QUBbQC.

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MORRELL s. co. n. F. Aiiciiiiiiu

Clllfl-Bﬂll Accountant; Eastern Trust Btllldlla‘ Chnrlntletovvn

PALMER 8. HASLAM

A, ,|. HASLAM. B.A., bu; BARRISTER, ETQ hnk of Nova Sc ti cit Charlottetoxnfilﬂiiilmben MONEY T0 LOAN Phone 85 9.0, 5,, u

BELL 8. MATHIESON

HONEY TO LOAN Cameron Block, charlottctqp. P. E. Island.

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ivatierniay had been operated by‘ the canal company under ccncessloril front Egypt. Wth the impcrtant‘ communication systnn threatened." the British were given the respon- sibility of defendrig it. Although the Suez Canal L: not actually the eastern frontier of Egypt. it ls con- sidered the strate c411 frontier. ‘The canal has Ergyp tan territory <m each side of it. but the eastern part is a strip of desert lying betvreenl the waterway and Palesfne. One of the perniament improvements‘ that was made during the last war ls the rabwny Lod Allenby built frcm Kentara. on the canal, across the desert to Palestine. ‘Phat line Ls roads. It still serves as the ccm- on¢ of the engineering: achievements of railroads. It still serves as the com- munlcotton link between Egypt and Palestine. The British are de- teivrrned b0 defend the Suez Canal because it gives British siting entry lnto the Mediterranean at. the east-- ern end of that sea —-C'nrk in The‘ Windsor. Ont... Dally Star.

Prime Minister Mackenzie Klng has cleared up a point which has been nuzzlinz not a few pe0p‘e 1n Canada. He has made 1t. plain that no foreign government. has the pow- er to enforce a call in military ser- vice made on its mtlonals resident 1n this court-fry. ‘Pa. is. of course. 8s ft shou'd be. M 1 as we may symbiithtzed with thcse conquered nations. which are stt"l hrough Goverrvnents-ln-Exlle. making their stand at otir side. we could not‘ perwrf. them b0 exercise their autlv‘ ority 1n this Dominion nor on any‘ resident of Canada. regardless of his nativity. Some of them have definitely issued proclamations ‘ conscriptlng all their nationals Into service but so far as this country 1s concerned. bhev cannot. be allow- ed to enforce such a proclama- tfon. We can. however, do one thing and we would be justified tn doing 1t. If there are tn this csunti-v those who are subject. to such scr- vice who defy the call, who use their residence hoe ns a. shield against eribstfng in the cause rui- which we are fighting we should see to it that we grant. them rig-tits of citizenship in the most sparing manner. We will be justified. too. in stibjectlng such people to the closest. investigation. for by their nt-l-lttute btiwflrd their own fzflen countries tlicv will be demonstrat- 111‘! bhwuselvcs to be DYCDC’ Objects

of suspicion. -Windsor Shir.

Romford, OnL, a little hamlet of only fifteen families. may not. have‘ a mayor. a post offlr-n or even a‘ store-but it has a hen, thv com- munity spl it and a dean armira-i

iion for courage. After the initial shock of receiving oahictl grcetnqs‘ from the Enzllsli town of the same name. Rwntlcrd citizens vieiit to work on a. war effort of their own‘ and each family gave one dollar to be sent to Romford, Encland. to. kether wzth a. message praising that town's courage under fire. H. Forbier. company agent at Rcmford, Ont.. was the leading spirit. in the‘ hamlets response. Answering it call. to his station. he first refused to! bake a message for the mayor 0f Romfcrd because Lhere ivas no sum official and he suspected that some fellow fmploye was just playing s, joke on him. Finally he did ac- cept, the message. which was its fol ows: "The Mayor, Rcmwrd. OnL, The Mayor of Rontforcl. Essex. Etigland, sends greeting; Lo the Mayor and citizens of Rctnford. Ont., on the occasion of the vist‘ of the Rt. Hon. R B. Bennett to inaugurate Romfcrcrs war Wea- pons week on March 17 to raise £25?.000 to help wlzi the fight for lireedom. —Gcld.smltli," That put. Agent, Fortier right cit the spot. because there was no mayor and "Oi; Even i1 council to whom to‘ deliver the message. Finally he rea- soned that a. mayo;- iii just a, re- presentative of the pecplc. so he appointed himself mayor pro-fem to give them representation 1:1 this ntatter. He made 15 csppies of the cab e. delivered one to each home and without im-y difficulty collected one dollar from each fiimllv to aid the Romford (England) vmr wen» pons week. Then he sat down Lot ccmpose a. message to Mayor Gold- l smith. He fold of the smtifness of Romford. oEl-i/n-CXDTBSCU that oom- munityts admiration of the brav- ery of the men, women and chil- dren of Evelina-end, with a sud- den inspiration, sold: "Please ac- cept- on behalf of our tiny oom- munlf-y, the enclosed money order which TEYYFQSt-‘nts one dollar frcm each family. with our regrets that your namesake in Ontario has not. population of a million." --F‘rom the Canadian Pacific gatpguiiet-

A wnman 1nd lvq clothes! What . words of charm or chagrin. So eas- ily mistakes, m‘ masterpieces. Mitch are you spinning in your thoughts‘ for this new and excltmq young. Swing? of course you can vent-tire forth and be sold clothes that are no bait of vou. All of iis have done so at. times. But. it's always n pity. tAnd it's not. necessary in these.

dependable way to find the cloth- es that best. express our tastes

tribute through Spitfire or linrricziiiv. funds or- 'gaiiiz<-d by Clubs, ﬂsscwllllititls m" other groups! l The Dorothy Spitfire fund. ivhicb recently reach- ed its objective. ivzis affiliated with the Wings}

fnnP-ritain and contributed through that or-. ganization. i ~r tvr_,\

-~.-.-w“ - —v

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l indoor

and need; is b0 discover what our tastes and needs reallv are. Ask

Am I gamorous or sophisticated. or downrhhf. forthright and direct? Do c'o.1.r colors intrigue me- or dot I prefer pastels? Am I Hirttanlcall

‘ delay. a. bucket of spring water was

signifies “the old witch-wife."

the people and poets of Old Scot- land appear to have been somewhat

‘that interprets voui —The Chi-tn.

days. We all know that the Only‘ .

the negligent maid or matron who had tcft her task undone at the close of the year.

'l‘0 avert this. the band which tinned the wheel was usually re- moved and "sained", or blessed, so that the vindictive witch-wife would haveho power to replace it. But, should this rite be neglected“ terrible indeed was the experience which would follow. for the uproar made by the Carlines spinning would awaken and terrify the en- tire household. The clamour she matdo in the process of her super- natural task has been compared with that. of a pair of fanners win- nowing grain, and the dread it. 0c- casioned cast a blight: over many families tit Hogmaiiay.

one and later took on the form of prophetic witches, much as we see them 1n Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Still later, they were thought of 85 half-witch, bald-fairy, its lndeed. was the cue 1n old France.

In Ger-nanny, mo, the Norm took the shape of the Rockncmor, or spinning-wife, who played tricks 0n idle maids who had not spun their dlstaffs clear during the last. days of the year. The Rockenmor carr- fed off children, and tn this form she was also associated with the witches who flow by night under tho leadership of the Lady Holda- the great witch-mother.

In the Western Isles of Scotland the lnlreag, of water-fairy, seems to have raslded over spinning, and aha is ascribed u resenttn the neglect of traditional usages n the art. If these were neglected, she transformed the web into B thln and shabby rag. Ht hland women appear to have live in as great fear of her n; those tn the Low- lands did of the Gyro-Canine.

We may, than, regard the Scot- tish Gyre-Oarllne as the descend- ant of the Scandlnnirtan Norris the goddesses of that wheel which spun the web of human fate, and who, in Christian times, degenerated into wltches 0r fairies. or spirits resembling both.

Spinning Extraordinary

ff any particularly strong-mind- ed dame or damsel had the cour- age and presence of mind to con- front. the dreadful witch-wife and to ask of her a gift. of the art. o1 spinning, she would at once be en- dowed wlth the whole mystery 0f the craft. to such a degree that she would be able to spin more than any three or four ordinary women in a given time.

There was, however, one condi- tion llllllCh must. be observed. The Gyre-Carlitng washmflnvartably ac- compariie y a c —per ups one ii of those kldnappped by the witches who” F" P” “m o‘ m‘; and 1t was necessary for the candf- Unwed stag?“ “if” “we date for spinning honours to pro- ‘

1d f l1’) hratierafoiqutiliiabitlbutiriioseretiif‘ DO TAIQY D0 IT 7

the infant. S0 that this might be brought to the witch-wife without

kept; ready in the kitchen. Daughter of the Supematural

Who and what was the Gyre- Carltne? The popular superstitions regardin her seem to be almost excluslvey associated with her qualities as a mighty splnstress. But when we examine the literary and other lore concerning her, this i, would seem to confer upon her somewhat different. attributes. The name comes from the Old Norse, gygr, "a witch," and Karllnna. "a Carline," or "old wife," and thus In the Gaelic language she was known as Nichevin, which appears to have some such meaning as "daughter of the supernatural." But, although

llll tu iiilln sun that that: liisiiraiicv is axially timl I

A Iul of pooplo curry loo much ol coma ldmh of Imumnu, and not enough of othon. Th: first doun’! got than any- whnrqand wash: mOnlY|lllI second put: them In danger cl a nvoru lou.

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hazy concerning her precise signifi- cance, the belief 1n her existence ivas ividesprcnd, stretching from the Southern Loirlands to the Ork- neys. .

Sir Walter Scott. in his essav on fairy lore in “The MtnstreLsy of the Scottish Border." comnacs her with Hecate, the Queen of the Mediaeval Witches, and calls her "the mother-witch of the Scottish peasantry." He also mentions that. allusion ks made to her tn the "Complayttt of Scotland.” as well as by Sir David Lyndsay 1n his poem, “The Dreme," but complains that: the accounts of her "are too obs- cure to admit of explanation." A burlesque fragment. in the Hanna- tyne MS. sneaks of the Gyre-Ciir- line as divelllniz in "Betokly bower,’ and says that. she lived upon “Christian menls flesh." one. Blas- our, fell in love with her, but was repulsed, whereupon the King of Faerie and his uartv besieged her tower, accompanied by an army of docs. But she transformed herself into a sow. terrlfvtng the (‘ticks of Cramond 11nd the hens of Haddtng- ton. and carrying off North Ber- wick Law. Finally she married Mohanimcd and became Queen -1 the Jews!

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