ca, lamented‘ death of nos-w.

h

in filling. Rumor has it Qofever. that _ filled lmfid-latelyhbtit will

P? Graham. lllllster of "Defence.

ordinary lay mind (Bl of Defence is at present

, 1pfllfilt government took!

.. "@1911" up defence and uo-z ' to defend with, it is quitei _ _‘ in the limits of ‘national safe‘ llitwli. Graham, who has had‘ sans’ experience in railway mar: , should be given the double‘

kptiug isiiueter of Railways. Just! the dntles.of the Iiuliter of; itfttvsys are in’ tlie present cir-s flfilhnces. it 1s difficult to de- fiifiswlth any degree of exactitude.’ 1h, Bsury Thornton is the bead of‘ this‘ Hallway system; politics is}

lfiflllltfhly debsrred. so runs the:

other Railways shoukLpln his‘ llud it necessary tomakei s,‘- suuestiob fflnrdlng the run-l 0f the railways. he would run?

I flag to do in the depurtmen; b}, he is the offlolul imiii ‘Qt. place-blip info-dilemma, —

r 1

“s; filled immediately u ‘bu; Qpl, The reason given is that; . Graham is an experienoedf av man and wiilibgto w...’

i economic. .uumsb:l-_,,,__tbss; 1

Qfi "lanonoedofuuew bimodal-i

“fife are so many applicants for} you that the Prime Mlnisteri toss not know what todo about ' f {bind is taking that course

- -—-—-croc——--- 0’ THROUGH AGED EYES

2A Canadian Press cable from 100001: tells that Frederic Harri- ili, the noted historian and wri- - . torvwho died recently at the great 9.2, wrote a letter iust be- his death in which he ex- u despondent view of hu-

gassed - iunityz- . . . . I Ivory board in civilisation is ‘ x ." he wrote, ‘Literature, drlma, art, industry, Govern- aud peace are all being lfilpt over by a flood of GGIBOGTI- uigsrity .... . .'l'be British Em- ' is meme; away like the R0. V‘ '_ Empire for one same causes?“ .1110: in the late evening of a . lfllfl, useful. busy and presumab- ' it; happy life! This at e time in ' world's history when science. '(lferature, commerce and, in {everything that rashes for ’ ess had achieved triumphs ed of and lnconcdvable the years of his greatest . h . had lived long, he had won l 0. he bud loved and been loved 0i"- lmilhl around him be nothing that is ‘worth while. '_ tiou going plum»; liter- _'~ inferior to ‘.

"had mud ‘tiiwist-e 0| the i v viin which mfilkled w: which he hadvbeegif“

liisiuer of ugqyt,i'm h" m. w m“ m w . "'°_W“u" brqglotcd thretisooreysarssudtes.

" ‘ V i U “u”; m“ ' h" “film! out with 970' c, . .- 11, 11; in has become considered themselveuupol :-',M p“; is se young sue n e pm‘ u

“tints the hutujis oi

Another. rumor has- ii that} _

_llie armistice was signed that the

with their banners fly-lug, to their

This is not necessarily s char scteristle ol old 3C0; ll ll 9011111"! ‘but’ by. no means universal. Islly

as vigorous as when they then»

"u"? l‘ W‘ "in; 797g young. Their young provainents and the development

qpnnlons are u wholesome as

weretbe companions or their own '

youth, and lf their companions

h" "Mflmmd 7°? m" K°“"h:ive fallen by the wayside tbersfeitilq "W! "'9'" “M” i“ “CM” iflyi‘ during the letters lllnsls- are still left the pleasures of mem-qw" m” be“;

or)". Frederic Harman's message ls

gépfipcure. all means of defence-s warning, not of sulinpsudlni; meats of the revenue and make , been thrown away wheuiworld cuteclysm, but of the illii- wide meet. and oi late frequent

sions and delusions of ‘old age the danger of looking too persistently Into the twilight sud at the length-

ening shadows. The sunset of life ‘should be a pecan of praise for the

pnioyments experienced, not a

d! "ma" o’ Defence and gloomy measuring .0! the page ever, the majorliy of public opln.

that is faster than its own.

~ -- --<-b0~ “IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN"

~__l_.

All now see or profess to see that the present trouble in Europe had its origin in the fact “that the great war was not finished, that

a Inflauon an even H me “will. should have been finished in imicii to the Si- John Telegraph

Berlin. it is quite easy to see this 110W: it was not so easy to see it when “the boys" were over there. Then. the one supreme good, the

“Th! “be,” w“ m mind hls-ifinly boon that earth had to offer, Copp to accept a Jiidgeihlii. Mr- . t‘ th ffl of Se a! Dunn". which’ haw,“ no_|was to end the war, to get the meii 0P0 "OW hillds P ° c6 c‘

out of the trenches. out of the bail of bullets, out of tlie poison 55s. out of the inhuman slaughter

fiillt why the mam", l! “hand exposure and hardship. to the fr-

get them homei-Few fathers ov. mothers saw beyond that noeglon ious fact that It was all

with only that thought in, mind, liifited retirement of Mr. Copmrj

with joy. The one desire of eyery soul was attained and in the do.- lerlum of accompanying joy, no I b9"

one saw anything but peace

iflflllll’ and in other respecfifis

loosed.

ma.‘ gum m

ls‘ a It?!’ U! Will-IF! l‘ New Brunswick orcr a local I'll- mo: there that Premier Foster ls

about to retire from office. Should it prove to be true his retirement

would involve u reconstruction of the provincial sorerningat. It I somewhat. critical; time in ftp the pruvindslqlnaliofl. 11:3"

_leavily. involved in debt by an el- tetisive oirmmitnient for road 1m-

efiiv‘ 5 leciric power-

N's in the re-

n: a .

t A heavy falling off

a mource of revenue——led to in- lcreased taxation which still proved insufficient to meal“ “who

"feelers" have been put forth, ap- parently to test public opinion in regard to the advisability of ob- Itainlng-a larger revenue from 1119 ‘liquor traffic to meet the need along the lines which have proved successful in Quebec and British Columbia. To such a course, bow-

ion in the province is strongly op

With these conditions existing there are maul‘ 0f Premier Fos- ter's friends who think he Bhoilld remain at hi; present post until s solution of the financial problems confronting the province ls found. lu the meantime an Ottawa des=

quotes a rumor current there to the effect that Premier Foster is expected to join the King Nye"!- nieut. a place being made for him by tlie retirement of Hon. A. B.

retary of State. but has not great- ly distinguished himself either in that capacity or as the sole repre- ’ aeututlve of New Brunswick in rul cabinet. 5

"Th9 vgrancvlcaused by the death of ‘lion. W. C. Kennedy has yet

By. T110083 " .. rum; 00mm

- Pqtt Office credit in iimrwurirdr prlncipel]

‘many. times miss the cosy home tho comfortable bed st ‘

- ire only one or_ two instances of

This petunia is spat

concussed- Qf if lotus-

Ilt. . .

Qua laudassnotwaolssar- lly aralttiaaplaioasm‘ . by Itasca-respond

"i w»! trio- hiivu virgi-

Sir,— Durlii tlie lust’ few weeks hnotlcsd even! items in e daily prdfss giving the stale! gwe City

handling the imails dur.ng Christ- mas sud slsojn the tie up, which they deserve but, there is another llody of men who have never been mentioned who ‘are ‘equally entitled to the thanks of not only the citi- sons of Charlottetown but f all P. E. ‘islanders; l refer to t_ e Rall- say Mail Clerks. These mop

fire and flights; during the late tie up many slept in their mail car and in one instance lately received three days msfi at Torinsptiue and that night all offices west of Emerald receiv- ed all their mail; further all mall for east and south was ready 1hr the first train ‘out. Christmas mails were on one cieoasiou worked from i p. m. to 12 p. m. in the large car the only light be ng that if two lanterns but ltwas fiulsbed before reaching Charlottetown. These

whet they have done this winter so far. Two ofitbem are now a: ilscltvilie sortius mail so that we will baveeveu lees delay if possible in getting our mifl. This is written just to give the boys of the Mail Service the credt due them for their work this winter which they deserve. l- um. Sli- etc. on: mrsnssrso.

/

GGOOO-OOOOQQ-OOO-OG40-OO-O-O-O Daily ’ Selections For

Guardian Readers

From the W. 8. Louaon collection

soooowoaoooa-e-oeo-eoooeee

I

to be tilled and the rrequenim

. l . ‘my m m, M005?‘ new,“ 4811a ,whole Allied world went mad limit to s more 0r less extensive,

tialvinet shuffle in the near future; hotb at Ottawa and Frederictoni We Jim but little in these dsysi oi‘ any-prospect that one or more representatives of the Progressive

yond the clouds which bed so sudimfly being wk” mu’ n“! Kmgl

denly lifted. _ Had anyone

...€

suggested when

Allied armies should press on to

on himself the anathema of the world. Yet today regret is general- ly expressed that it had not been done. 1t is known now that the Germans hsd reached the ulti- mate limit, that they were down

who brought the offer of surrender‘ made it appear that. elthoughi beaten. they were still capaible of] considerable resistance. The Allied‘

took them st their word. Terms. apparently drastic enough were agreed lo and the German army was permitted to return to their homes which were untouched by the war, to return with their arms,

countrymen an unbeaten army.

' The German people did not res- lise that they were beaten; had they realized lt they would have been more willing to submit to the terms they had so willingly accepted when face to face with the enemy's guns. Their arrogance revived; they defaulted in their

Berlin he would liavebrougut up lflwey entirely‘

"d Oill- U“! U18? could have WQguess. ff our “solid four" represen-

up no resistance to an advance onflstlves had demanded it there is Berlin. But the German diplomats,

iron-son for their inaction. lt looks

command. wearled with bloodshed’

Administration. Such rumors were| widely current st tlie close of ihcl

Just session of Parliament. while‘

Mr. Crerar still led the Progres- sives, but they seem 0o have faierll

__ i

in the meantime the fourth Su- preme Court Judgesblp created by‘ our own economical Legislature ‘remains unfilled and would be 1b- vitlngly open if tlie salary had been voted at Ottawa. Just why it was not voted we are left to

little doubt that the vote would have passed. If they did not ask for it they bad doubtless some

on the face as if the federal and local Liberals were playing at cross purposes.

The local "Barkus was willing." as represented by the Government and Legislature. But one-halr- of themnvere willing te create the office because they saw in tho scheme a chance to get rid of tii-i Attorney General by way of pro- motion. which they hoped would ‘like the sting from personal eu- mity that had developed in the faction fight of the time. But while Charlottetown proposes Ot- tawa disposes. There being no ssl cry voted no judge could be ep- pninted. Delay suited the Ottawa brigade better than immediate s2- tion. For by delay one of the Ot- tows members might be appointed

payments, they wbined about the "injustice" they had been subjec- ted to, mill their wlifllibg and their defaulting exhausted the

reaul-t lu another European con- flsgration.

war been finished in Berlin snd

‘self conceit or "an assumed Ity: it is one of tbs weak-I of old age. He had walked i to shoulder with his oon- . : had kept pace with '_a progress. His contour, hi 4mm It one by.

f

the speed OTCiQ-HUV} been; to bun "democratic! two-wt"

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ow »- '- ~

Germany been taught what wsr was, as Francs had learned the lesson. she would have made a more honest effort to fulfil the terms to which, ln her extremity, she had adread. . . . . x The ending of the war before the Job was ‘finished. is no doubt s main motor in the present situa-

tiois but it ta we Iata for raorluill- Vstionshin that score. At the time

the beat was dola that it was ,2»

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patience of France and precipipvdn ted the present crisis which maylchi

, fibers is no doubt that had the‘

e mutations bison j A

shortly before the end of the par~ lilnueistary term and so obviate- "16 lifliiollliy for an inconvenient byeelectlon.

There are wheels within whecis bur complicated political ma. no. Even when kept carefully wound up and the ms/inspriiig p111]. lug at full tension. a very small iibiiiiiiviivn at any point where the cog wheels interlock with 9M1; other will stop all motion. ‘rues "i6 Pendulum ceases no vibrate. the balance wheel no longer m. solves and like s clock or swatch, the political machine fella to rs. 00rd time or to strike the be“; Bu: time does not stop. it sees 011. and during the current year it will’ irrils with it a IVPOYIIIcIII election.

Quite ‘obviously it was not ts Provide s place for any meme" ofthe Ottawa House that the’ imimi iudseuhip was crested. u‘ Wll lll dill‘! YIQII] "y" L

O!-

And l

1'0""

There's many u trouble

Would break like a bubble, '

And into the waters c: Lethe dd. part

Did we not rehearse it

lmd tenderly nurse it.

give it a permanent pliiee in the heart.

There's many a sorrow, Would vanish tomorrow, Were We but willing to [iii-nigh] the wings; _ So sadly intruding, And quietly brooding. l1 hatches out all sorts of horrible things.

Resolved to be merry All worry to ferry

Across the tamed waters that; make us forget, And no longer fearful, But hsppy_and cheerful. We feel life bss much that's

worth living for yet.

in the United States. the sure-ii and swiftest way to become wea'tliy is to Invent somethliis that the P9" pie want, and hang onto the patent rights. This bus never been known

or mipd,_.lie ran become a movie "_DON'T TAKE l1’ TO HEQRT star or s lawyer. lill‘ these are the

‘Perhaps half a dozen people in the

‘SIAKBHy-Idlllllfl that

’ (OGPVRIGHT

‘WOULD YOU TAKE WATER IWITH YOUR MEALS.

This question ls often asked.

years text books suited and students were taught that it was vary unwise to take liquids with your meals. Now. wbst was the buts of this teaching? ply a theoretical one. it was thought that if there was lust so flillch gastric juice iii the stomach to take care of the food. if you took water or lqiiid you diluted it to that extent and thus weakened its action. As l said before that was the theory and ii was only a theory. Physiologists now find that dry food is really more easily digested if a little liquid is taken with it. It is found that by softening the food with liquids the stomach juices csn more readily attack it and digestion proceeds. more rap- idly. _ - Now, remember what was said above-a little liquid. . “What really happens if you take too much u-ater with your meals. is that this large amount of fluid PM: to the bottom of the stomach dilutes it. and lowers lie vital tuna, besides making it a harder mehalwcal lob for he food to Z0 up to the iliietillflfli end of the stomach into the intestine. .

m m“. a Iillle rquid with your meals hut not tn take “F86 4111311‘ titles for the above reason-

Soreen and Bar are _ Best Paid Callings

According to calculations made

to tall; _Bul. ll mic in pursuit of fortune not of an inventive turn

most highly paid of professions. I

And 5o ihr- simple. sane idea is .

m: 50-

Q06‘ I a

v

"My Wife's Gone to

lon-dollur-a-year man. and

United States rcccive incomes of a million dollars s your from their.

Mayer, Chicago, who died re. (gently. wee the chief legal repre- sentative of tlie packers, and it was suid that he received about a million fdollars a WM". MMI D-i Signer, said by some to be the greatest -trial lawyer iii the United lie receives more tlfldi ‘$1,000 n day for appear- ance in court, and since spear- aiices in court is ‘less than half his working day, it is supposed hel earns in the neighborhood of a million s, year. Another man in the same class is probably Samuel Untsrmeyer of New York. worth noting that the three cham- pion earning lawyers are Jen's.

pectsnts standing ready. one to oc- cupy the judgeehlp, another to step into the vacant Attorney, Generslshlp, and , if the present: speaker should- be chosen for that] place. then there were other aepir-i ants for that as well. it is sud to} think of all these patriotic and| soulful hopes and aspirations being i held up and coming to nought be-l

cause the "solid four" in the ot-i

tawa House will not play tbei game as prepared by the local Liipi eral government, the Attorneyi General and his friends-and his‘ opponents within the party also, ‘llhe crisis may bring forth an. other cippof conspiracies and caucuses such as were so much in WSW I» PM!‘ ago-a sorry pros- pect! i

LITTLE ooo m- Ll0N'8 one: \

After reading an article on the lgondon soo in s recent issue of the

ii-mlly Herald and Weekly Bur. M"- Liivie Ciiliiins. of Shelton. Wash" U. B. A, writes to the edl. for of this spsr as follows: _

‘l enioy reading bi the tiger and peacock. more because i lived close to those gardens in my girl- hood. iLet met tell you what hep pened there. some 60 years ego.

1‘A man bud a dog he thought the amurlbet Ln the world, so he putit in a race, bet his lust cent on it. as did his friends also. Tho dog lost. The man was so enraged. for they had no money to take them home. that he insisted the keeper should put the dog in the lion's cage, very unwillingly hrdid so.

"The poor little ddg stood tremb- lliis’. but the lion .only looked st him sud did not harm him. Thou the dog grew bolder and begun to play around the lion. and at feed- ing time be shared the lion's sup- per. i-ie lived there for mouths. and thousands of people crowded in to see him. But the following spring the dog took distemper and died. The lion than refused all food snd In a short time ho. I00 was dead.

"l was s yuuuggirl sud went

.. OCCU-

Dcmpsey Near the Top.

These incomes are considerable when compared with those of John I). iilockefeller and Henry Ford, which are supposed to be between $40.00o,000 and $00,000,000 s year, with the auto magnate in the lead. but, of course, these profits are the result of -huge investments of capital, whereas the movie stars and the great lawyers need little capital. iPerhaps the closest rival to the screen and the bsr in the mutter of huge earnings is the prize ring. it would not he difli- cult. for Jack Dempsey to earn half s million dollars a year. Re- cently it was reported that be had been olered s million for three lights. ilt is reported’. however. that Dempsey‘; contract with Jack Keurns entities the latter to half the champion?- earnings, so per- lisps Koarhe. rather than Dempsey. should he classified as the greet trionsy-rriukerwfor he will last long- er than tlie fighter. and endure lees punishment.