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' on Second Uiau Mnu Post office Doputnnont. Ottuwn.

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The Ilhnd Guardian fubunhtng Go. CIRCULATION

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Retail Tndlng Zo All Others .. 815 '.IL'oi.sl Net Paid . H.048

Editor and blnnngl ')ln.aowr, J. IL durnou Auocintp Editor, In-nob Wlllnsr. ,"TIio.Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink"

cuA1u.o'r'ri:'rowN rucsnavfirin e, 1951

city council Reports

The reports submitted at last night's an- nual meeting of the City Council are ex- ceptionally comprehensive this year, and no doubt the highlights given from them in today's issue will be very widely read and studied.

As pointed out in the financial reports, the deficit of some 321,249 was caused largely by a new tax assessment. which when completed will more than offset the initial cost. By making this expense charge- able to the past year, instead of spreading it over a ten-year period, the Council has disposed of the matter in preference to coming out with a nearly balanced budget.

Similarly. the greater portion of the net debt increase of S156,637 was incurred in permanent street work, school improve- ment and other capital expenditures which were not only necessary, but will remain an asset to the city for years to come.

In additionlto the new tax assessment to be introduced in 1952. an educational sur- vey is under way with a view to formulat- ing a new school improvement policy: the need for an expanded permanent street and sidewalk improvement program is em- phasized, also urgent requirements in the way of an improved fire alarm system. etc. These activities are indications of our "growing pains". Charlottetown is ex- panding rapidly, and while it is the duty of our civic authorities to curtail all un- necessary expenditures, they must also pay attention to present and future require- ments if we are not to fall behind. A study of the reports will show that this dual ob- iective has been kept steadily in mind.

All the reports bear testimony to the co- operation between His Worship .Mayor MacDonald and the Council members, and to the excellent work of the city em- ployees in every department. Teamwork of this kind is of prime value in every organ- ization, and all concerned are to be con- -zratulated upon the successful application of this principle to our municipal business.

iiisquleting Figures

According to compilations of the Domin- ion Bureau of Statistics there has been a sharp increase in the consumption of alco- holic beverages in Canada in recent years. These figures show that 6,969,000 proof gallons of spirits were consumed in 1950 as compared with 3,108,000 in 1937, 181,- 442,000 gallons of beer as compared with 60,290,000 thirteen years earlier, and 4,894,- 000 gallons of wine as compared to 3,166,- 000. An exchange points out that there are two or three million more Canadians than in the thirties to do the drinking, that we have far more tourists than in those pre- war depression times, and that in 1950 Can- ada enjoyed a great degree of prosperity. Nevertheless the figures are indicative of a widespread trend which is alarming in its implications. They are figures, be it noted, of apparent consumption-not misleading statistics of the money spent on intoxicants which fail to mention ihat two-thirds of the liquor bill went to the tax collectors

Recruiting iioeiis Urgent

Bolstered by pay increases and the prospect of service abroad, armed services recruiting in Canada rose by fifty per cent in December, according to a recent Defence Department statement. 1526 men joined up during the month. Defence Depart- ment officials say that such figures are en- couraging, especially in view of the fact that December is traditionally a poor re- crulting month. i

The catch. however, lies in the fact that nearly three-fifths of the increase was wiped out by discharges. Net gain in manpower to the armed services was only 663. .In the face of the numbers arrayed against the Western world behind the Iron Curtain and in. Korea, this is a mere corporai's ward. The 61,779 men under amis in Canada at the end of December is still but A pale shadow of this country's armed might of over a. million men in the three services at the peak of World War II.

Why such poor results for a recruiting drive that has been going on for months, I and which is cootinl the taxpayer hundreds

of thousands of dollars? Probably because the Government is on1Y,MW beirinnlns to my 3;. cmgdim people the grim truth. There has been little effort to recruit men for the armed forces on the bills of need. 1,; nmomm, of gecurlty, of national rur- -vmi. Rather, the emphasis his men ilizon

the "fringe benefits", pensions, bonuses, re- creation, ”see the world.”

A fighting machine built up in that way is little more than an army of mer- cenaries. Such an approach to recruiting at such a time as this is an affront to the intelligence and pride of every real Cana- dian.

Canada's citizen-soldiers of the past have answered the call of national security when danger threatened. They will re- spond to the same call with equal valor again. Social security is a'poor substitute for patriotism and sacrifice in a recruiting drive.

EDITORIAL NOI ES

Shrove Tuesday. U

Pancake Day.

The courtesy of Parliament was extend- ed to Prime Minister St. Laurent when Leader of the Opposition congratulated him on the occasion of his sixty-ninth birthday. and wished him many happy returns.

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Evangelist ”Chuck” Templeton. who conducted the successful Revival here re- cently. will assist Rev. Dr. Bonnell in the conduct of services in Fifth Avenue Presby- terian Church, New York, during Lent. These Lenten services are sponsored by the Men's Club of the Church.

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Snow shovelling is not what it used to be when hundreds of youngsters were en- listed to sweep the footpaths and their ap- proaches. Snow is allowed to block foot- paths and obstruct crossings while not a few parents and others permit their off- spring to develop physical fitness on the playing ficlds and elsewhere.

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Charles II. King of Great Britain and Ireland, died this date 1685. He took part in the Civil War. He shamefully repudiat- ed both the Duke of Montrose and Gen- eral Ormonde in order to gain the sup- port of the Covenanters; landed in Scotland and was crowned at Scone. According to historians, Charles II was a profligate, un- trustworthy, and thoroughly insincere, his reign was probably the worst in English history, a reign, except in Colonial policy, in which there was little but cause for shame.

World peace is the prayer uttered or spoken silently by millions throughout the world, and it may be said that at no time in history have politicians been more aware of this sincere desire in the hearts of the people. Leaders of the Western democrac- ies see a strong United Nations as the only hope of its realization and have gone to great lengths to have the world's problems settled around the conference table rather than on the field of battle. A peace ob- tained by merely surrendering to the dic- tates of any world force would not be the peace for which the millions pray, but a lull before an even greater upheaval.

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In London Canadian war veterans will get together for a big night of fighting the battles over again at the annual dinner of the Canadian Veterans' Association Feb. 9. Britons must be getting used to the Canuck accent - Canadian ex-servicemen from the two world wars now number more than 16,000 with their dependents. Association president Lord Tweedsmuir - son of Canadals former governor-general - will be chairman of the dinner. He com- manded the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiments in Italy. Guest speaker will be Gen. Sir Miles Dempsey, who commanded the Second Army which contained the Third Canadian division. There are 12 branches of the association scattered throguhout Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Adversity makes a strange bedfellow. Since the United.Nations entered the ill- fated Korean campaign, there has been de- veloped a movement to forgive our war debtors, irrespective of whether or not they have shown inclinations of repentance. To obtain the support of Germans for the pro- posed Western alignment, agitation has been inaugurated to wipe out convictions of Germans found guilty of War Crimes. Lt.-Gen. Wilhelm Speidel, formerly of the German Air Force, has been granted im- mediate freedom from- his war crimes sent- ence, by U. S. authorities in Germany. He is a. brother of former Gen. Hans Speidel. who is one of the negotiators with the Western Powers on rearmament. He was one of 33 prisoners granted immediate free- dom. Alfried Krupp, German steel mag- nate, has been freed by U. S. authorities from the Landsberg prison where he was serving a term for war crimes. Krupp's property rights in the vast Krupp industrial empire has also been restored. Eight oth- er executives of the Krupp empire were freed and 21 German war criminals saved from the gallows. The parents. wives and children of their victims are merely asked

to stand by and look pleasant.

THE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETOWN

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discussion by wi-respondents of questions of interest. The Guardian does not necessar- ily enuorsa the opinion of correspondents.

SUGGESTION FOB SUMMERSIDE

Sir,-In the course of n conver- sation on how the affairs of qur town are being handled, a very successful and respected citizen, and a director of The Island Foods Incorporated. stated that tihey had a 4” well dug to the depth of 45 feet. at a cost less than sl50.00 and they installed in this 4" hole a 2 l-2” suction pipe with a 2" dis- charge powered wii.h a two I-I.P.

electric motor. which pumped against pressure. it gave them 75 gallons per minute. 24 hours a

day continuously for months at a lime, and they didn't notice the water lowering in the well. When asked if a larger pipe and motor were used. would the well be capable of producing more wat- er. he laughed and said. "Prob- ably. but all we required was 75 gallons per mimiie and we bought the required inachiiicry for this

amount." Would not iihc authori- ties be smart to acquire this pro- p::'i,. or the well? I understand in the meantime arrangements

might. be made for the use of the well at little or no cost to the town at this time when we are so urgently Ill need of water. At any rate why not have a capacity lest made on it? But please bear in mind I am not suggesting that the commission pay s720.00 for this test. I am, Sir, cic..

A CITIZEN

Summerside.

FARM FEED PROBLEM

Sir.-On: of your letter corre- spondents says some ilhoughi-pro- vokmg things in the course of a careful reference to "Fi1rmers' .Problems". 1 choose three points for comment: (Ii-"There is such a Lhini: as cxop failure at home and abroad. but rarely during the sa-me season"; 12) "Prcinicr Jones is reported as stating: 'Po- iato and apple growc-rs should re- .mL-.m'ber that seventy per cent of agricultural prosperity comes from livestook';" and 13) "Hon. C. C. Baker. Minister of Agriculture. is reported to have said at a Fredericton meeting that 'What -was needed in the Maritimes was a livestock feed policy'."

So far as that reference to the incidence of ”ci'o-p failure" is con- cerned. tlhe current situation in India is an example of the com- pensatory principle to which your .corrcs.pondenrt points; indicating the constant menace of regional or local crop failure - perhaps bai- anced by normal (or even su.-rpius) -conditions elsewhere? It is well for the human family that this is so-if. also, for reasons beyond the knowledge of our iopflighr econ- omists, or scienliisis, separately or combined? It seems to follow, Mr. Editor, that an appropriate level of co-operation by all the nations. (at the UN level seems to this reader to be the obvious location?) would be the beginning of the end of those grim famine cycles which. at unsteady intervals. deci-mate -the voiceless people of the so- -called under-developed nations. Here. then. is a gargantuan job for the social and economic lead- ers of every land-after the peo- ple everywhere decide to "put up the useless sword”. and see what she Spirit of Brotherhood can do!

The above reference to iihe need for "a livestock feed policy" has, doubtless. a strictly provincial horizon. On the other hand. I am wondering to what exicnl. your farmers have been benefic- iaries of the Domin'ion's "free freight" policy, in the matter of Western feed grains. Only last -week one of the farm editors re- minded me that "Eastern feeders obtain their course grain supplies freight free from Ft. William east. -Since the plan was inaugurated the Federal Government has paid sl25.0i)0.000 for freight charges on 24 million tons of feed grains."

I am. Sir, ctc.. YORK CO. (ONT)

SUMMEIISIDE WATER. SUPPLY

Sir. - The public will readily see that. in their letter of Feb. 5 in coiitradlctlon to my letter of Jan. 30. Mr. Dewar and NII. Stewart have not disproved any of my state- ments regardlng the infontnnt-ton supplied by Mr. Spinney concerning his recommendations as to the size of the well on the hill. Mr. Spinney had advised Mr. Dewar. who seems to have spent a great deal of his valuable tine at this site. recom- mending to him. in the presence of Mr. Vaughn Groom, that s 6-inch well be drilled until the amount of water could be determined; but this advice was not even considered,

I can truthfully say that even though Mr. Dewar and Mr. Stewart try to belittle his ability. quite a few thousand dollars could have been saved by following Mr. Spin- ney's advice.

Regarding Mr. Spinney measur- ing the well. Mr. Dewar says Mr. Spinney was on hcur late in arriv- im at one site and he proceeded to have the well measured without Mr. Spinney! assistance, but he did not say by whom or by whose auth- ority other than his own. He must have been in as great. a hurry us he and Mr. Siewurt were in award- ing the contract for the well on l-In-vI.rd street. to the Trunk Well Co. before the election was to take.- -plsce. '

With inference to Mr. apinney's surprise when he saw the pump house erected on the site of the Central street well. he could not. no any sense In throwing good money after bad. whldi. according to some letter: appearing in the papers, sums to be the opinion of the citlzeno lino. -

R0 the amount. of vein being pumped from this well. Messrs Denver and Stewart up that Mr. Spinney wu not present when the final wt. was made. Mr. Dowsi- does not inform us who undo the

Giving The signal

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A ferry captain in Maine las- soed a. door which was swimming in the rivcr, d-mgged the annual to the deck and snot ii. Po.-sibiy he will have the head niounteii and place it on a wall in his home. as handy proof that he is a sports- man.-Fori. William Times-Journal.

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There is a large question whether it is possible, in the face of a heavy demand, to hold down prices with- out at the same time controlling dislribiiiioii. Any scarcity, threat of scarcity. or rumor about scal- city of ii wanted cmninodily. and that conunudiiy could quickly dis- zippcar from mcrclmnis' shelves. It wouldn't take much of that l() bring out the ration books on pop- ular dcniand. For ”fair sliarcs" is a need of rho hour as well as a grip on pril-cs.-Christian Science Monitor.

We must encourage leaching mctliods that do not restrict, the teacher to teaching to the lowest common denominator in his class- rooms. We can perhaps add to our advancing standard of living by discovering . . . those who radiate

creative and original thinking. - Harold C. Bowen, vice admiral fret.) U.S. Navy.

To return to a proposal made some years ago by this news- paper. would not the rational and

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SNOVVI-IALL

The long. cold journeying is done.

Down from the region of the bit- ter sun

You came. unchsriercd, with no name.

No heralding to tell us of you)” flight.

Whose movenienl. shaped your pal-

ierii, woke your light.

My iliolighis move In the opening mind

As yours more in the changing

web of the wind.

The mind. like the winter wind.l sets frcc. .

Yet binds the voyageur within its-

boundary.

The deep enrth -:iul.ins at last Lhcl restless snow.

The wind returns wherever tircdi winds go. I

My thoughts are beautiful. tire, while. i

They fall like stars in the well of light

The mind. returns night.

-Sara Van Alslync Allen, in the New York Times.

final test. Surely he did not take it. upon his own shoulders as he; did with the mensiireincnts. Mr.4 Spinney informed me thnt the coin" rect amount was 100 gallons per minute as measured by himself. I Messrs Dewar nnd Stewart sayi they were informed by Mr. Wight- man that they have no reason Loi bc dlsappcinted in a well producing? i00 to 120 gallons per niinuie, toi give them l-he benefit of the doubt. costinf; 313,000.00 but in his letter of Feb. 23. 1950 showing by this date that someone lost no time in contacting Mr. wlghtman after the election of February. 1950 concom- ing new wells for the town of Sum- merside. Mr. Wtghlman i'ectmirner.d- ed one or two wells supplying 1.000 gallons per minute .. I should think that Mr. Wightman himself would be keenly disappointed in the capacity of the well on Central Street.

As I stated in my letter regard- ing the contract for the first well, as published in The Journal. it dis- tinctly says one well and there- fore the second well is not a con- tinuation of this contract as stated by Messrs. Di.-war and Stewart. Messrs. Dewar and Stewart try to infer that I am not consistent in trying to save money for the town by giving a contract to the county Construction Co. for a 15" sewer installed on west. Noite Dame street. to tsioc cure of the upper western part. of the town from a plan drawn by one of the most highly rated consulting engineers in Canada. nuncly Mr. Lee. I wish to inform the public that I was not even present when this contract was let. but that it was given by Mr. Downi- and Mr. Stewart.

I also wish to deny their state- monf. so that I hold substantial stock in t to company and defy them to prove this statement.

I am. air. etc. ' OAR-ROI: DILANEY

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mos-, .-uzlsfactury anrrangc-iucnt be to have all babies listed simply by number until such time aspihey grew io years of relative dlSC'iC- iion. at which time tihcy would be permitted to assume names of their own clioosiiig? The SUSSESUOH 15 available to any who may. care to adopt it. and without consideration of copyright. - Brantford Ex- posiior.

This problem cannot be shrug- gorl off by saying that speilms isn't of much imporuincc. it the whole emphasis of cducaiion, and not its incidental product. which is important to our society; ihc iiangcr of treating scliuui classes as if they were some form of amiiscincni. or cnicrtaiimicni. and of the current theory that dis- cipline is valueless. is that in their preoccupation with "progressive methods the schools will lose sight of their main objectives alt..- gcihcr.-Calgary Herald.

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Winston Churchill, the man who warned statesmen of the 19305 against the danger of going too far or delaying too long in probms the mind of Hitler. had something to say in Britain's Parliament about iihe danger of going too far or de- laying too long in probms 1319 mind of Red China. He warned solemnvly of dangers to Britain- ”ior all of us" - if any Si3l'lCiiiS di- vergcncc should arise between British and U.S. policy. and of the grave things which could come for UN through manoeuvres there (by Red China) in the interest of Russia. To save world peace it may be ntccssary to take I'lSI(:, providing always that lhey 379 honorable. that they don't (in the words of Messrs. Tnuman and At- flee) "reward aggression." Mr. Churchill must hope. as many 0'31" cans must hope. that risks already taken at UN will by some miracle turn out to have been jusiified; that his fears are more groundless than their faith. But should such risks fail. with grave consequences to Commonwealth - US. rclaiions to boot, lino accountability of some people will be heavy. --Ottawa Journal.

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STIRRING TIMES

"We”'lravc had quite stirring times in this City during the pre- sent week, with Lectures. Concert. School Examlnatlons, Pic Nic. sit- ting of the Court. Bazaar. etc, etc. On Monday the examinations or the pupils of the Convent. of Notrc Dame took place in St. Andrew's Hall, and in the evening 9. Con- cert took place in the same build- ing under the auspices of the lad- ies of the Convent. On the same evening the Rev. W. Morley Pun- shon delivered a. truly eloquent lecture on 'Daniel in Babyloif. in the Wesleyan Chapel. to a delight- ed audience. ,

"On Tuesday morning. H. M. Ship 'Doris' arrived. on Wednes- day. the annual Public Examina- tion of the students of St. Duns- tants Collcgc took place, in the presence or a large number of the parents of the pupils and others

-who had been kmuiy iiwi.eil to be

present for the occasion. The Irish Volunteers, under the com- mand of Capt. McIntyre, und their friends. held their annual Pic Nic at Apple Tree Farm. The steam- er 'Hea.ther Bollc' was engaged for the day to convey them to the groimd. on Thursday. the Bazaar in aid of the Building Fund of the Free Church, now building in the City. was opened at the Drill Shed, near Government House. The shed was beautifully decorat- ed. and the articles exhibited for sulo were very excellent and num- erous. In the evening the Bond of H. M. ship 'Doris' ciiscoui-red sweet music in the Shed."

-The Islander. July lo. 1803.

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The igo-on Story

For the word of coil is quick. and powerful and than any "'0-Oiled sword. piercing even to the dividing launder of soul and 0''": III! Of the Mute and mor- flw. and II n dloccmor of In tbollbto and intent: of the boon. Neither in then any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all "I'll! no pl opened unto

lentil! Ocxniniuion.

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reason? 6. 1951

On another occasion. Mr. Russell asked me to so to the Library and work up a certain case. I spent ti whole day at the task and upon my return reported my opinion. He then told me his brother. Frank. was retained on the case und for me to discuss the matter with him. Frank Russell was inclined to take a different view than mine but I valiantly argued the matter as I saw it un- til at list Frank Russell said: "Look here. young man, you seem to have looked up the law an the

matter." I said I hud. "Well." he replied. "that's where you have the ndvimtiige of me. I haven't."

Of course. I do not mean to im- ply that I wns necessarily rlcnt und that Frank Russell was wrong. Such cases are not so simple us that. I simply relate the incident ils one of my plensuni memories for several years later this same Frank Russell became a Lord in Appeal und took the same title that his disbinguislied fnther had hornc. "Lord Russell of Killowen." lie died a few years ago. I fre-

quently had occasion to read his judgments. 0 O O 1 I remember being sent on one

occaslori to the office of Sir Thom- us Lipton at Miles End to discuss some question with Llpi.on's Scotch solicitor. While we were inlking the matter over. a fncioicm came in hearing it tray on which were two cups of tea. "Ah". said the solicitor. "ten!" And so the dis- cusslon had to be adjourned until wn had disposed of the ten.

Another picasnni r3collerIion of my student days in England is my havinr: been called into Rus- scl's offi"c one niornini: to witness the sirmiiiiro of the famous Irish- mnn. Sir Charles Gavnn Duffy, ht that time. if I mistake not, Chief Justice of Australia, Sir Charles was on :1 visit io England and Ire- land at the time. As .1 young man. he had been deported to the then penal colony of Australia for hav- ing. like so many other young Irishmen. committed what the Enizlish icrmed "political crimes" in Ireland. By his own efforts he hurt risen to the highest position in that colony. '

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Russell had us one of his vlienia .1 Mr. St. John who had made consirlernblo money and who had a socially ambitious wife. Mr. St. Joan asked Mr. Russell to sponsor a ball which St. John was giving at the Elysium Gardens. On the evening of the ball. I wns invited in dinner at Mr. Russell's housc. The guests were few in number but I have forgotten the names of all of them except one woman. She was” Alice Meynell. the dis- tinguished English poetess. After the dinner. We started off to the hall at the Gardens. I went in Mrs, Russell's hougham with her. Mrs. M-'ynell. nnd another younf: mnn. During the drive to the Gardens. Mrs. Russell passed the clgarettes around. She and Mrs. Mcynell each took one. It was ilie first time I had ever seen 8 women smoke a cigarette.

My dance program. which I h-we nrcsorved. shows that I danced several times with Mrs. Russell

nnd Mrs. Meynell. At 12:30. there was it respite from dancing during which an elaborate supper was served. There were three other young men present from Russell's office and the four of us sat at one table. Plenty of champagne was being served and. after we had eaten. the four of us surl- denly decided that we had had onouizh dancing and that we would slip nwny unnoticed. Unobtrusivc- l,v ns possible We got our roots: the coast was nppi-ircntly clear; and W0 starter! out. Just as we pass- r-d iI1rou;:h the door lending out- side. however. we met Russell. llo must have taken the situation in quickly for before we had time in lnkc I! second breath. he -.-x- claimed. "You young rascals! You hie iho man's food. drank his winr. and now you are shaking the And as we went. down the stops. he gave each of us ii playful kick on the posterior. I O 0

After Christmas. my fellow stu- dent. and I decided to look up an- oiher bo-irding house. we placed an advertisement in il London mngazinn and received several ans- wers. But most of the plates were either loo expensive or loo fur from our work. There WIS one answer. however. which

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Memoirs Of The Hon. A.

Former Premier and Retired Justice Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island

E. Aijsenault

Law Studies In London (Continued)

0 o ' many questions. that he wa, Du, acting for a third party. um; h. would report. and that. the m-01, abilities Were we would hear fran- the third party soon. A "few d13- later we received an invitation ir call at fl certain house in Ainsim Gardens. I

It was a large house. We um... interviewed by two gentlewonm, who informed us that they did "0, keep a regular boarding house. hu. only a few carefully selected "p3,. in: iiilesi-S." We were shown I,-, nice large double room with a rim place and balcony. in was so at. tractlvc that, we instantly rig,-,.,,, to take it at a guinea a wr--.. each. with sixpcnce extra for ("villi time we made a fire in the grain The only two other "guests" un,-.- two young indies who wen 3,, tending the Slade School of liiuxr; and Painting. During the winter. We had another guest for a menu: -the representative in Lomi..., from Brazil.

The house was in .1 quarter rf London formerly occupied by 1),. nobility who had all moved nu.-it after nearby King Cross Sim...” had been built. The family win. whom We were now living consisi. ed of three sisters and an aunt Two of them were married 11 Smiths (unrelated). The other no: single-whether or not by Choice 1 never succeeded in learning.

When the "gu0si.s" came down to breakfast. they found the harm. toast. boiled egg. and COITOQ h-. the lighted fireplace. and l'il(Ii would help himself. Dinner ii..- at seven in the evening. lf. soniclimcs lmppennrl. ihcrc shoniil be tiiirlccn at dinner, one of th- Smilhs would sit by himself 3; ., small table so as not in limit" thirteen at the larger one. Afzm dinner. the lndics would iv,-I-M from the dining-room wiiiln Inc men drank their coffee by iiw lighted fire place und sniolix-;l Afterwards. we would join in; ladies In the drawing room.

On Sunday. ihcro was breakfast dinner in the middle of the tin. tea at 4:30, und supper alu- church-uboui 8:30. The nrini course at su-pper was good EnKII.sll cold beef. with brand and buiirr nnd a relish of celery. cross. and horse radish. I enjoyed those inn suppers as only a healthy )Olllll ITIEII Clill.

The conversation was always in- teresiing and on a high plane. The family was well read and could converse with intelligence on the ihenlre. books. art. and other sub- jects nboui which a young man like myself co.uld. learn much.

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My stay in London afforded ma "19 opportunity of seeing m1n,v famous actors and opera stars. I saw Sir Henry Irving and his co- star. Ellen Tcrry. in Robespicrrc. Sir James Alexander was playing at His Majesty's. Dnn Line. the great comedian. was in his prime when I saw him. Edna May wis starring in the musical comedy. "The Belle of New York", which had it run of two years in imi- rion. This musical cnmedy was sw Dopular that Edna May's pictuw was in nearly every shop window Some years later. I saw Edna iii.)- on the screen hilt her great I'if'llilil liarl dimmed. She had .;iut on flesh and had lost much of her ai- tri-irtlveness.

Through a friend. for I cnul-i not afford such a luxury. 1 IIJF enabled 'n nttend Grand Opera xi C0V6nt Garden where Caruso. then in his nrlme. was singing. I nln heard "The Messiah" sung in Al- bert Hell before nn niidiencn of iv"! thousnnd. In those days. of Course there was no such thing as " loud speaker and In order to car:

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Offices: Churlottefqyg;

On the sea. on land. in the air. peril of fire. iightnlnm flm" aircraft, of automobiles. of accident. of sickness.

In our modern life we are surrounded by perils. and that I! Why we employ the system of Insurance to Pf0W3i- "3

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We are In in position to provide I complete insurance service. and welcomo your inquiries for advice and information. obligation.

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Inlurunco Since 1872

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ALLISON r. uuunm-niiuict Manager at sunimmido CYRUS A. I. BIIAW-Dim-icc Manager at lfontogut.

AGENTS THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE