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With Prices XULUIIKQ Extravagant!

I There is a new delght to shopping, this Fall. Foryears, the pleasure oi.’ seeing new things has been constantly danzpened by the shock of learning what the prices were. -

We all knew there was reason for them, and we had to pay the manufacturers the necessary prices and we had to charge you a fair profit, of course. But we resented and fought the high prices far more’, we think, than our customers did. .

Today, while pre-war prices are not to be hoped for, we are gratified lo be able to announce the DEFINITE MODi-:R.\'i‘I0.\' l.\' PRICES. which points to a more comfortable future for all of us--thc time when a dollar will buy more, and quality will be more approp- riate to the price.

The new exhibitions of apparel, for men, women and children, are now await- ing your inspection. Come! i

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‘This is the Good News oi‘ the Season.

We’ve been watching for the turn of the tide-waiting to buy the new merchan- dise until the prices were as they should be. Now the wanted goods are here and we paid the later and much lower prices for them- so will you, when you buy in this store.

Maybe you thought it negligent that we should be out of certain wanted things, during the past season-so did we. But we wouldn't buy at the high prices; for we knew you wouldn’t--especially as now you DON'T NEED to PAY THE HIGH PRICES. We waited. Perhaps we made you wait; but the new prices were well worth waiting or.

Every visit that you make to our store this Fall will impress that fact upon you.

How may we serve you?

PATONS THE ll.\.\'l)S().\lI<‘.H'|‘ (‘().\'l‘h' EVER i .\I.\i)i5 F01: \\'0)ii<:.\'-RE.\I)Y.

Perhaps ,vou’ve seen the new models —or at least pictures of them-and you know something about why we are so en- thusiestic about these new coats,

There is a richness about the fabrics -—tliere is such witchery about the styles, the graceful lines, the clinging, wrappy folds, the fetching collars, the fur trimm- lugs.

There is more art than ever before- mortfrefinement-mvire of the mndc-to-or- der effect, than has ever bcenvseen before in ready-to-wear apparel for women.

Of course, many charming models are here in only one or two garments of a kind, and to get theone that is exactly suited to your figure and taste, you should choose now, while the assortment is at its very best. Selling for $22-50. $2.100. linux00. $35.00. $40.00 i0 $50.00.

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PATONS IJiL-litxiixl.‘ NEW DRESSES F01: ALL ()(‘('.\SI().\'S.

For women and young women—design ed with artful skill, in a most gratifying scope of models. It seems thatfevery dress is different from all the others. But this is not quite true, of course endlessas the variety seems to be. _

Dresses of silk, of satin, of tricotine and all the other favoured fabrics, silks and wools—for businesswear, for gay af- ternoons and formal evenings-all here, all so delightfully made’ and finished that they seem as though specially made for each individual wearer. $19.00. $22.50. $25.00. $30.00 i0 $<i.‘.'i.il0.

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Stockings for women and girls. Stock- ings for children and the baby. Socks for men.

_ Cotton and Lisle-thread for useful ser- vice-

Silk, for elegance and beauty-

. . Wool for comfort and warmth for ten- der feet. . . . .. ' They're all here-ready-best kinds fairest prices. Cashmerettes at 75ciper pair. _ PATONS ' MEN'S siliirrs 'l‘ll.\'I‘ r01‘ SIMPLY (".\.\'"i‘ ItI-Islsr.

The materials are splendid; but it's the patterns that will get you. So smart, so striking, yet so refined. Then these shirts are all made on good-fitting models, and they are cleverly finished and well laun- dered.

Country Club shirts with stlif cuffs, $4.00 each.

' Of fine Madras, with French cuffs, $4.00 each.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, i920

THE l’. \\'. (‘. MUDDLE.

The Patriot, in its Saturday's issue, adopts the bullying and challenging role it always resorts to when trying to get itself or the government out of a hole. It challenges the Guardian in capital letters to state in its next issue “that it justifies or condones the strike of Dr. Robertson and the college staff” and in grandiloquent tones it declares, “we put this is- sue up squarely to the Guardian and we will not be satisfied with anything but a straightforward pro- nouncement upon this matter.” .

Brave words these and very like the Patriot‘ when cornered! Does the Patriot forget that a strike is or is not justifiable according to the causes which

l ‘lead to it? Our information is that the cause which

lled to this unfortpnate impasse was the contem- ‘ptuous ignoring by the government of the teachers ‘request for an increase of salaries; that the request had been presented some three months ago and that no reply had been received; that the goveiinment were informed positively at the beginning of the pres ent term that unless an increase was(granted the Principal and the whole staff would quit the service

. at the end of the month and that the first and only

intimation the teachers received that their request was not going to-be granted.was the receipt of their checques at the end of the month on the basis of the salaries which they had refused to accept for further service.

The Patriot denies this very lengthily and very evasively, concluding with the statement that “when Dr. Robertson and his staff entered upon their dut- ies for the current year, early in September, the government felt assured, as it had a right to that this reasonable attitude of the government had been accepted in good faith by the teaching staff and that the work of the college would be carried on until the end of the year.”

This is in" flat contradiction of the reasons giv- en by the Principal and staff for their resignation. Why had the government “a right” to believe that the teachers had “accepted its “attitude in good faith?” Did the teachers inform the government of their intention? Did they_»as the Patriot declares

brief for the teachers. Possibly, if the Patriot would put “this issue up squarely” to them, it might get the “straightforward pronouncement” it is looking for. In any case it is up to the teachers to explain.

l What the public are interested in is not wheth- ,er the P. W. C. staff are or are not entitled to more ‘pay but whether the government has again by dila- itoriness and neglect made a hopeless mess of our edu lcational system.

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I'()'|'.\'l‘() DISEASES '

We are indebted to Mr. John B. McFadyen. Pre- sident of the Potato Growers Association for the of- flcial report of an inspection of “Potato Seed Sour- ces” conducted for the benefit of the farmers of the United States. The inspection wash very thorough one and covered all the potato growing states in the. union and the principal potato sections in Canada. The aim was to ascertain the most healthy sources from which seed potatoes could be procured and the result is educative and interesting. It will be gra- tifying to the farmers of Prince Edward Island to learn that this exhaustive inspection bears out what the Guardian has long been impressing upon its readers at home and abroad, namely, that this prov- inceis freer from plant diseases than any other coun- try in America and that it is quite possible to make Prince Edward Island the seed bcd of the Dominion, not only for potatoes, but for other roots and grains.

The diseases sought out by the inspection above referred to were “mosaic,” “leaf roll” and “other weak plants.” The list of districts examined is much ,too long to be taken up in detail but this general summarizing will be sufficient for the present pup- pose. The states included are New York, Vermont, Maine, and, in Canada, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Generally speaking the more south- erly points in the UnitedStates make the worst showing although there are notable exceptions to the rule, he heaviest percentage of mosaic being report- ed on a farm in Maine.

The following figures will give an idea of where Prince Edward Island stands in comparison with United States and New Brunswick points:

In Dexter, Maine, the amount of mosaic was'80 per cent; of leaf roll 5 per cent; of weak plants, 5 per cent. These percentages varied in other States lfror: 66.5. 35, 30. 12, 2 down to 0, the latter. that of ifreedom from mosaic being found on only fourteen ,farms. A few farms were found free from leaf roll

and from other plant weakness. ,

l I" Chflham- N. 13-. mosaic was 8 per cent; at another designated New Brunswick, Canada 4.5 per cent and in Upper Sackville, .5 per cent and leaf roll in these places respectively 3, 1 and 5.

, In Prince Edward Island. the record was as follows: Montague, Mosaic. leaf roll and plant iveaknesses respectively 5, 2.5, 0; in Augustine Cove,

.15. 4. 1;1n Lower Montague 0, 1.5 and .5, in Middle-

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There is u powerful nibble In- fluenced in nature which in exer- cise can attract the living cmnturs to a certain and boriblo doom. ln mythology this power was ascribed lo the Mermaid or Slron of the uea, which with its voice of song would entice the mariner to its hsiinla and there devour him. A

, -‘ of snake will climb a tree or tryst-lng place); i110 feathered tribe, fix lis eyes with an irresis- isble magnetite glare upon a selec- ted victim, which first fluttering and seeking to escape from what it knows to be a certain death, in the end quivering and trfimbllng, yet deliberately, flies lnlo the open mouth oi’ the charmer oi’ destruc- tion. The Hon. MacKenzle King ls the blrd. Traveling uipou the wings of freedom he has passed in safety the niounlaln ranges skirt- ing the Western prairies and been peiliiillled lo vlew the blue wafers oi’ lbe Pacflflc. Bul the serpentine coils oi’ a general Federal election commenced to display its old time sublle influence. ‘Conscious that for hlm and his party it would mean certain DOHii-ifll death, yen more. almost total annihilation, yet unable with all his slrenglb lo re- slsi it old llme powers of attrac- tion flullerlngly nervously he spread his wings in Willa-guess to lake lhe falaP-illlgh-t, when to his relief lbe mirage disappeared, the siake was only an evening shadow and for the time being he and his doomed following are in com- parative safety. The election has nol -’been called off,

Apropos of the discussion upon protection lo and the encourage- ment of nur frull industries, an incident was cited in the Halifax Herald a short time ago where in one of the fruit slores a hand- scmely labeled FbOX of Graven- su-ln nip-pies from California, each apple wrapped in tissue paper found ready purchasers at a high- er price than the better quality of nalive apples from their own An- nzipolis Valley. Upon lhls llie edi- tor remarks: "lf a careful select- ion of our number one Nova Sco- lia Gravenslelns were put up in boxes, each apple individually wrapped in tissue paper, stamped allrzicllvely wllh the name oi’ the grower, they would command the admiration and open lbe pocket

on this continent." The samples

not of apples alone, but of varied fruits, should cnnvlnce the most skeptical that we, loo, ln this Pm- vinee have the excelleney of cll- ninie and richness of soll in pro- duce the julecsl, mosl sprightly ‘and flnesl colored and flavored fruits .m the northern part "of lbe continent, and that if only a rea- sonable attention, and encourage-

ment were give-n this industry, we would not have our retailers han- dling (Iallfonla fruits at expensive freight and duty costs, and‘ giving lo their customers a less palatable llinn the home grown article. ’l‘herc ls a class wllli thnl peculiar cplcurcan taste which satisfies lt-

sell through llie eyes rather than llirougli the gastric channels. To meet this we can surely supply colored tissue papers and printers ink, as well as can lhe foreign producer of irult. Why not try?

lJrlven lo ll, not unlikely by the ilesperatlon of ill political fortune.

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Dailv Selections mm Guardian Readers

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A GREED FOR OUT OF DOORS

..| believe in the wonder of the oulbf-rloors, In the lnsplriillon of llie stars, und ln the iillurmenls of lifc in tho open and

l believe in the strength of the hills, in the silence of the night. and in the music of the birds and trees.

l believe, also, that my body was mziile for ucllbn, that my mind was made for thinking, and that my heart was made for loving in unl- son with the lilo in nature.

l believe that to laugh and sing. lo swing and play, lo study and nlny. in eat and be happy, to be k=ind and free, to grow strong and good is my God-given right.

ll believe too, thol to be happy, l must be good, that to he worthy l must be kind, that to be loved must Lhlnlclove.

ll believe that God ls as near as man, that I can hear Him ln the brooks and pines, and that happi- ness and lasting pence are mine, as l IL-ive ~ln the atmosphere of kindness, so near me ln the life of the open world.

Get acquainted with nature. il will bring you no regrels. May these beautiful Autumn days, bring lo your life Joy and prace.

Among the passengers on the western lraln Salurdny morning. was Miss Pearle McLeary, Moi-ell,

en roulr to F-ovidence, Rhoda ls- land, where she intends spending‘ the winter with hi-r cousin, Mr. Wlilinm Kenny. "

.to the extent of our observation

- these have been since growing in

. . 1 thbnidfe-inipruolvsby an eseeeaindi bu» outlook for him and his Hon. Meo- Konsle King nu" oommencewto lay the thin-g that is not; ll is an unusual thing for n Party leader to deliberately may ‘what isiun- frue. Outs-ids bf our present local aggregation, we cannot recal such an occurrence in this Province, or

by a Premier or Parly lender in any other part of fanadn, ‘but at British Columbia, where he lmfl- ‘glnrd helwas beyond the reach of retribution, he ventured to say. “Scarcely less autocratic has ‘been the Government's procedure in the expenditure of seventy mil- lions of the peoples money. in [hi creation of a merchant marine No ‘ministry should have venture.’ to award contracts of one ‘tenth oi one hundredth of thlssuin wllhou iii-the first instance coming it Parliament for authority to do so.’ The Hon. C. C. Ballsntyne, Min isier oi’ Marine, declined to allow the Cpposltlon- leader's romancln: to go unchallenged, and he prom iptly gave lo the Press for publl cation an emphatic denial, in un mlsta-knble language. In answer hi said: "N0 PER/SON WlTh SENSE WOUIJD CREDIT SUU}! A STATEMENT AS THAT. 1T Ill wiioppv FNUSE; nor A con TRACT WAS SIGNED, N01 A DOLLAR WAS SPENT, unli the auplhorliy of Parliament war first obtained." And why resort it misrepresentation? is his cause El- rolteii that he can find no founda lions in truth uppii which to build?

One of the current surprises to the people of the East who vlsll Western Canada, ls lhe rapldily o1 their progress. in industrial expan slon. In the race for slipremucylii is already described as "running a close second to agriculture.‘ Flour fmlllhig ls, of course its in- dustry of first importance and shows the greatest developmenl. ll ls also enlarging in the manu- facture of clothing, stoneware. bottles, oigaretttes, malresses, lin- seed oil, mac-carom and in deve- loping brick, coal, timber. file and other natural resources. In the lbrce Prairie Provinces lliere were lwo years ago, 1,606 nianufacluries giving employment lo 36.562 peo- ple, wllh an annual output oi goods valued at $232,497,626, and

strength, so l lial

displayed at our recent‘Exhlbltlonuihese figure“ Wm b” MW much

nun lbers and

exceeded. This employment of la~ bor in lnduslrlul works ls creating In qiro-fltitble offset lo lhe danger of ‘which is now becoming qullo pup- ular. imd is expected to become u pwfltalilt- offset lo the danger of (LJBSIOIIJI failure in the when! crop, giving lliem olher resources .l:i sink a (i336 to fall buck upon. With lhelr vusl resource in coal. cll, natural gas and ilgrblllllllflll products, llitre ls every promise of an lnduslrlul expansion in the future equal to lhat of any C011"-

lie.

- A survey of the Liheiinl press and of the recent speeches of idbqni

led by Mr. llicKensie Kiln; is in- dustrlously back at its oldiiishon- out» job of pussyfoollug on the tar- iff. The pussy-footing and decep- lion were resumed m: year when

yontlon, anxious lo avert a com- plete debanle in the West without courting disaster in the East. manu- ..acl.ured a formidable-looking reso- lution which called for abolition or reduction oi’ the duties on a list i eighteen articles, eleven of which vere already lfree. Even lhen the plank was bonsllderad dangcrous ‘n the east, and lMr. Pielidlng made aste to assure us that polLlc-al, Jke lPulZmhn piaoomis, were ‘merely made lo gel in 119011." nd that, consequently, the Liberal ariff plank must be acqcptted "with ulerpreatlons and reservations." That lhe was sincere in this as- uranoe was soon made evident. for in Parliament last session, _w-hen ‘he party had an onpor-tunfftybf proving it fiscal faith, Mr. King calmly proceeded to einalwlflte I319 .919 platform, and instead oi .peciflc declarations for aolual tar- zlf reductions, pu forward a few icnign (tolydenile professions blur- red by a rhetorical twilight.

Since ~then Protection appears to Iiave been restored to iJhc Liberal llctlona-ry. illh "the West desert- Eng him for Mr. frerar, and ihe -ast in no mood to flirt wilb Free Prado, Mr. King Iliad to make l1 choice or risk falling between two a'ools. The courageous thing for li-lm to have done would have been to openly chalmpion the policy which ibis party stood by in oflflce ‘or fifteen year-s; but honesty, up- parontly, is foreign 101119 i950"! Jllp09lil0ll, so Mr. King, while com- lng back to protection, and preach- lug a. policy ln lhe East llhat dif- fers from that oi’ the Melghen Ministry in mailers of dolmll only, still keeps u-p a dishonest wooing of 'he West wllli weasel words about. Free 'l‘rude. As t0 whul hi5 D811? would do ln the event of relurnlng =0 office lohere ls, however, no don-bl. Speaking in Toronto not long ago, Mr. King said this:

"There will still be required for purposes of revenue large sums of money which of necessity will have l0 be raised by indirect taxation through a cuslolms tariff. _l'n ' re- vising the tariff to this end care will be ltaiken of the position and nerds of all lhe industries of our country." V

And a few days earlier lion. Ilr. Brland, speaking from the same platform -w"llh and ln support of Mr. King, sn-id lo .3 gathering of On- tario farmers:

"l am the son nl’ a farmer and rcprcsonl a farming constituency. Speaking in the nzrme of the farm- ers of Quebec I say lo the farmers

fry 0f like possibilities in the world. Tlieso industries are also crculingWl demand for llfvlflclifl" lii all Weslorn cities of import- unee, as also hi lhc mixed farming] centres where they are learning] lo value the home market fol their products.

The bungling of the Bell Gov- ernment ‘ln. Educational matters is really getting beyond every reasonable stage of public endur- ance. Following the session of lho Legislature, we had occasion to ‘bring lhelr educational manoeu-

vres very much ln the limelight,

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