ings infra what they might to can be aroused by Farmers' Institute; in this respect and

_ that the individual

,__-;. . » i I, , This is Prince 'Edward M231 growlngtimoli’ The

revival now iii progress in connection with agriculture is the beginning of a new era. an era of progress and -expan-

___ sion such as our province never before experienced. The

progress already made has _ attracted the attention of our sister provinces and they arepaying us the compliment of following our example. We have the lead now and it will

____ __ ____ ____ __ __ ______132.; be to our advantage to hold it. To hold it will_mean that

__ _ ___ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ ___152.2 tae province must work as one man for all that ls most

____ __ ____ __ __ ______ __133 progressive, all that is best for the whole, as well as the

yuan" ____ ____ __ __ H132 5 133 individual. There should be no knocking. noslandering of

' o. community or of the province. When improvements are

.Q ci,.,|°¢t°¢,w” gram,” gm” lg gum. needed methods for effecting them should be agreed upon

um M°M_"u,_ and mutually carried out. There are no troubles, political,

s¢nM_ w_ ¢_ religious or moral that cannot be remedied by reasoning

togthiher. aiming at the general good and following the

`. 1...... ..-..A. A. su-tim wufse m“t\1H"Y Barred 1111011- ` ..”.... 1.. L...-.... ......J. R. Burnett

mtv comme is

TuEsDAY' MARCH 30' 1915' Our latest despatches concerning Italy's stand in the

litire and will place the province in line with advance .iuglit in the world's most iidvanced agrlcultnra

, lt may be interesting to know that the idca of distrlc .presentation originated in Belgium many years ago nu as largely responsible for the phenomenal developmen

in that country. Later it was adopted i

Denmark and became the lever by which th products of those countries practically dom

s markets. in 1907 six districts wer

l in Ontario, merely as_ an experiment, and s was the success attained that now there are ove

1119950* 0mf‘9S fully equipped, the representative having nn assistant besides a. small oilice staff. and Manitoba have each followed suit and hav established a number of centres. All the a_gi'icul-

states across the border are appointing practical

had a college training, and the system -

We °\' U18 greatest. factors in the rogcneratio agriculture. The great middle states, such :i

and iowa, arc denianrling that their tiniest. youn

ho appointed to these positions. Recently many such

a intments have been made in England, with remark-

success, especially where dnii-ying and intgngiv

ing are being followed.

e success of this new movement will depend vcr

on the attitude towards it of the farmers them- The H109! ¢‘XD6rt and experienced a riculturists

..?_§,g§.§

‘of

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-Aw-

v, " 2 . im _ _

5,?

iinpotrant forward move, perhaps the most

with them when occasion requires. As previously

the organisations already in existence in the

' - g . .

ll 0 isers in the world would he powerless withoii

h¢0 Oliéhation of those whom they essay to assist and __ Ufllifit We have unique advantages in this provinc

mf’ ilevelbiiment of agriculture: we are a small mD“"'» ¢\\BU‘i¢l. our farmers are alive to their oppor-

;'_=u°5 “ml their allvlllltllges; they are already pretty 0 txxganlsed into Farmers Institutes and they know U1 e experience of the past few years the value o ‘Den *den*-m” k“°.Wl9dSe- OUP Egg Circles, our Oa lubs, our C0 ODGPHUVG dilirying are witnesses to the

of what men can do when banded together for tli

common 1 1

____ ma us for our people generally t

_ enlgw t em v .____,artily into this new movement, t __ _he “T56 “Q Dist 5t__U®Dl'eseutatives by consulting wit .- 111 v encburasins _rs in no likewise, ana, above ai

1° null together. it is pssslbis that in this. as in ever

-.yi other forward movo. a ksocker may occasionally ho ' “D and mid film- We do `not anticipate much pf this

The knockers l1'ave'not had much encouragement r,ecentl

d fortunately they are now nlipost an “ extinct species

22:0 l;'atc_l_Iword nowis °‘ forward,” and there never was _ U \ 9 mllbfy of the province when a forwm-.1 mov was more Promising than at present.

lle heartily congratulate Prince and King's Couutle “mn th” °h“'°°¢°"- the “bility and the hope of the men l ;‘__;?r1:;2f:¢9D zpllointed as their representatives. From

we ave ev/_ery confidence that they will mak

irood and that the districts entrusted to them will receiv H new impetus from their work.

~ ~ , ,

j 'ras _dsnifiilitf soon

uma;-‘cr:;&s the most difllcult thing for tho ind|v|d|m|_ in

8 _ old days of ours, when ability to make money

dard of measurement, is ‘to realize his responsi-

_llle community, mid. as well, his dependence upon

the °°§“m\'-“ty U1 09-frying out his_money-making.

darrgm the old truth that "no man ii.-eh. .mm

him t” he is essentially selfish who presses his own nd. vnntlffé 10 the disadvantage of the community of wnici

:: i lmnkgnd mi the “Dileep Hull prosperity of which mah' i _ 8°’-1'! H9 pride. When men die and we write

i Hs one of the highest compliments paid them

fill _ ey were public spirited, leaders and pacemakers UI ` mhiunity_._ Many sections of this province are

-~ men and the communities in which they are dlptingtilshed from all others byprogresslvenesg

_ zgzolpigrity. _Farms are welt liept. roads are iq __. , WPG". there are no complaints about viola-

” 'lilo-wiiole community takes .pride in foi.

. . I li' _its one or more public spirited men, and

' lhllnlty benefits: farms and farm products iii-¢

tgltié., and even the chronic knocker finds the ltuliltodto his falling and he becomes "as

"'"""`~"""""""""""'""`"-"-"""""""""""""`* European situation indicate that she is gradually Hearing

the plunge, although the pressure from Germany has

yet been removed.. The overtures made, presumably by Austria. were in reality, as told by our despatclics this

__ morning. inspired and dictated by Germany.

_::___tgeb;i3'_(;r’;,_f§_m'___‘:g_':;i_f_;‘£_`:`_;‘;__(Ee;€k_;‘;_’:_(:___ With Italy undecided, Germany may he expected to

t h on Austria-Hun ar that Italy may

e re s

the appointment' meutmned elsewhere in this PMI”-' :Zvi aiythinlg, grcxieher former proviiiesy to Turkey. if she

Representatives for Prince and Kings Commes' will onl promise to remain neutral. We may be sure

° ri ea Y

representatives' who are named and eine en; that despite the apparent stand of Emperor Francis Joseph.

Wm have omces exclusively dew ed to e Germany has him and his country where she wants them,

needs of their respecnve districts' Their or will have them there soon as soon as she likes. Ger-

be supplied with ,such literature and Informa- many _S _he “mg ____o___e____ of _he enemy _________C___

agricultural matters as will be of interest and The °______o__ mom w___e_y hem ___ _hat muy ___ ____________

farmers; me counsel andt assismqce ni 3; temporlzlng at present. She can hope for nothing by join-

will always be at he service o

ing Austria and Germany, as a. contemporary points out.

the farmers themselves can meet and confer A victorious Triple Alliance would be certain to penalize

her i'or her failure to stand by the other allies at the

‘ - » the Agricultural Buildings will shortly be fitted _ __ domestic _________ce k__c______s and _________________ _md Wm start of the war-a failure which reflects no discredit upon

~ It I ' sl s a art to a defensive alliance only.

, . _ ii y, since ie wa p y

° me headqmnfers of the agncunuml communm but which would he used, we may be sure, to excuse Ger-

many’s failure to keep her promises to Italy at the expense

_ of Austrian ambitions. Italy must join the Allies, the Brit-

mws this cemrausing of interests and a ms' ish side She does not want a long war, and, in friendly

` cmmsel “"1 mean much in the developmsm or agrjl' counscl,'she is assured of British and French support when

_ the settlement of the European trouble is held. Sho has

nothing in common with Germany, Austria and Turkey

_ She is the sworn enemy of the latter two nations. d What Italy is probably doing at the present time is _ trying to enter the cause against Germany as grcacefully as __ possible. But she will join the alliance against Germany __ in due time. We may be sure, however, that she is anxious __ to have it. established just what her percentage of the 0 profits of victory will bc. After the war we may learn that __ Italy had been ready to join us for iuontlis before this

present time, but that negotiations went slowly in regard

; to the relative values of t.he demands oi' Italy, Iliissiii and

" ini: Potiiiciit Lira

.Dr. Hadley of Yale University is quoted as having said

ii “It is wrong for a man who has a. family dependent upon ii liiin to entcr politics. To him there will incvitably, under g the present. system, come a time when he will have to

choose between doing something right and staying out oi office , and doing something wrong, and staying in. To

o have a l`amily's comfort dependent. on the decision is too

y With all due dcfcrciicc to Dr. lladley such a sentiment

is not only untrue but it. is mischievous. There is not a calling into which a man can enter that does not present

t temptations. Moreover the temptations that beset the po-

litical life are no harder to withstand than those eiicount-

e cred in every other profession, and we believe ,we src , safe in asserting that the proportion of those who have

fallen in political life is no greater than in any other.

Much of the odium that unfortunately attaches to

political life, and probably the basis upon which Dr. Hadley

I founded his preposterous advice, to keep out ot' politics is t due to the too freely expressed opinions of political op-

ponents, which when pcrsisted in, as they usually are,

e particularly by the “outs," can scarcely fail to leave a o smudge. The tendency of the defeated to heap opprobriurn o upon those who have succeeded is a human weakness and h finds more scope in the political than in any other sphere. l, In politics there is rivalry with inevitable success for one y party and failure for the other and the latter usually try b to get even by accusing their more fortunate brethren of

all kinds of wrong' doing. These accusations, when ground-

y less. do much harm, When well founded the errlng politi- " cian is as surely punished asis his erring brother in any a one of the other professions. e ,There is not only room but great need of strong, up- . right, dependable men in political life. There is no room s for the man who cannot inanfully face the "time when be

will have to choose between doing something right and staying out of oillce, and doing something wrong and stay-

e ing in." The country does not offer such an alternative e but will stand by the man who has the backbone and the

moral courage to “do something right.” and will see to it that he "stays in.” ‘

There are little politicians as there are little lawyers.

little doctors, little preachers, and little people in every walk of' life who will try to feather their little nests at the expense of their country or of their party. This does not furnish any reason why good men should avoid these professions. ' _

UNITED STATES NAVY

1 Our United States cousins now claim to have the larg-

cst tlglitliig ship iii the world, the Pennsylvania, launched a few days ago. She is a super dreadnought and has a tonnage of 31,400 tons. _

The largest ships in the British navy--and in the

world, until the Pennsylvania came into being-,-are the Queen Elizabeth, the Warspite, the Valiant and Burnham, the two former now operating in the Dardanelles. Each of these ships has a displacement of 27.500 tons and is equipped with more powerful guns than their American sister. The main armament of the British ships consists of eight 15 inch guns and the secondary of sixteen 6~inch guns. The American ship will have twelve 14-inch guns in her main armament and twenty-two 5-inch guns ln her secondary. . The United States navy now consists of 12

" iiiii niiiii

The followlngletteii written by Rev.

Dr. Prinsle. will be interesting to his friends in Prince Edward Island: -

.Iellalabad Barracks,

s Tldworth, England.

Feb. 9th, 1915.

Dear People of St. Andrew's Church:

It is a long time since I sent my last

peak

sick. There are two doctors who are now doubtless listening to-me s ing through Mr. Matheson who know how foolish I am, when what is, or seems to be at first, a slight indispos- ltion, grips me. There are others, not doctors, who know it too.. I seem to think I am as young as I used to be/ and that I can keep on with my work and get rid of the trouble without any care. wen, the ein result followed that course-the result that some not only the doctors had to deal with. not so long ago in Sydney. I took influ- enza about three weeks before Christ- mas, kept on and on, made a joumey in a cold train, got home two days be- fore Chrlstmas and "crumpled up” in my sweet home in a but surrounded hy a sea of mud. I was in bed there until the Sunday after Christmas, when my big boy came in, became al-

talion, who came and saw ine, mount-

for the hospital.

Here I stayed until the next Wednes-

day, when l went off on sick leave to

two weeks and got to my but only to find that we were under orders to

hear a doctor on my left downstairs

upstairs in the morning, saying under their breath “lt serves him right." Well, perhaps it does. Because I ought to have learned my lesson long ago. and might have saved some of my friends a good deal of trublo and care of an old minister, if I had the sense to succumb to intluenza as soon as it attacked, and hidden under the bed-

clotlies. ‘

I am getting hotter now, and soon

will be my old self. My general health ever since I came has been first rate. I walked iintll we went out ol' tents, almost 15 or 20 miles a day, and while rarely with dry feet had not a symp- tom of cold. If I could have remained in ii tent I tliiuk I should have been well right now.

The Christmas and New Ycar's

greetings I got from scores of people iii Sydney and elsewhere were niuch valued. They did my old heart good. It was so easy to see the little child- ren who sent me cards or sweets or some other little reminder and the grown up people who filled boxes with nuts, raisins, cakes and comforts more than I could use and which I could share with others. I saw the wee brown boy on North George Street wiio sent with the contributions of his mother and fntlier, ri sugar lamb and rooster and one or two other ani- iniils. I snw thc woincn of my ciiurcli getting ilicir boxes really, amongst others one for thc uiinistor und oiicfor his big boy. \Vo and others enjoyed the good things sent. The gifts, great and small sent by men and women and little children, the messages in letters and cards all told me what you have in your hearts. The messages in the _woinen's boxes of good things was ‘I-lim that cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out." I shall, li God spares mc, preach upon that text when I rc- turii. How on that rather sombre Christmas Day in bed ltrampod the length and breadtli of the congrega- tion I need not tell you. City and country were visited. It took little time to begin at Norman MacDonald's on l{ing’s Road and dropped into every house on that side right to Kenneth MacDonald's at the head of Blackett‘s Lake, and then beginning with John Mn.cdonald's on the other side, to visit all tho Maclienzles, Forgusons, Mc- Leans, Pattersons, McKillops. McAul- ays, Colliers, Murroy's and others right down to the bridge again. Indeed I took a look in even amongst my An-

glican tyends and neighbors at Cox- heath, s well. Then Dutch Brook, just a peep at the people there with a quiet word of comfort iii my heart and on my lips for our sister and her dear children from whom God took husband and father away. Black Brrok Wcstmouiit, Cowboy road and the city. Oh! if my feet, when I am with you, were only as fleet as my thought about you when I am away. The feet and hands are at best. slow instru- inents to carry out the behests of mind and spirit. I don't think there is a single home connected with St, An.

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TO KNOW, OR NOT TO KNOW.

To know Thy will that I Thy will

' might do!

How oft the longing comes, and I-

_ perplexed

And wavering, with doubt and fear

oppressed-

Almost for days of dreams and visions

yearn;

How can I know what Thou would’et _ have me do. When nothing seems to guide, and I.

dlstrest- ‘

Can ilnd no answer to my soul’a re-

* quest- - ‘f

"Lord show me midst llfe's maze

which way to turn?" '

I _ _. dreadnoughts, 19 pre-dreadnoughts, 10 armored cruisers, cmd of My I_°ve_ he muent___ make

ne busy only at

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.snioliuexcuns-uA|Nf' "

_ My life here'is'veit'y'.»liuBY-"-‘-"1-H now brigade chaplains; the Canadian training depot at present quartered in the British barracks at Tidwprth. I-:lad I not been sick I should have Zone to the front this week. so I understand. But my work here is important and keeps me pretty well on the move. The established church of Scotland has a church and chaplain here. We have the use of their very comfortable and

letter. The reason is that I have been- commodious church for our Sunday

services. We are likely to move ln few days to Lark Hill. -The boys call it Mud-lark Hill. There we shall be ac- commodated by the Y. M. C. A. What we should have done without that as- sociation I do nt know. The churches. as organizations did practically noth- ing. For reading room. writing let- ters, Bunday services we have been under obligation to the Y. M. C. A. Many a mother may bless the assoc- iatiqi:i’s tents and the Christian people who provided them, for they stood in the way of thousands ,who otherwise might have gone down to the lowest depths.

Our boys, so far as I have been able

to keep` track of them, have come through’all right. It has been a wet, eunless winter. a. severe test to one’s constitution, but I think the boys of Sydney have stood the test pretty well.

armed. Well! 10|' the 1100101' 0! MB bali- They in the batteries have been miles

away from me ever since the 5th of

ed his horse. brousht an 9-mb\1|8D¢0 December, so that I have not been able and had them “hit the trail" with me to keep an eye on them. But they

have had the prayers of their dear ones, and of me too, and Ile who never slumhers nor sleeps is caring for them

Edinburgh- I Blllyeil UIGFB f0_l‘ l1\10\ll» continually. When I was in the artil-

lery lines last they all looked fit. I believe they go to France ere long for

move in b&l‘I‘&0kS at 'l`idW0l‘tll» 117100! further training before going into the (OUP Ima H half 1111108 FLWHY- H6115 I firing line. It is an awful-struggle, but have been ever slnco (two weeks) but it must have only one issue. The cost am not rid of my cold yet. I know I makes me shudder.

I did not get the cable from the

and another who sits ii little to my left session, 1 dia the message from the

annual meeting. It uplifted me. and went the round of the oillcers' mess.

I hear good accounts of the Sunday

School. Seems as if my absence was good for them. I nm glad to hear of the workers and their work, and I hear most from tho children. They evidently think that if my licnrt is anywhere especially, it ls in the Sun- day Sohool. The minister goes away and other workers-lenders-also, but Goil's work goes on. because it is God‘s. I appreciate the faithfulness

and sacrifices of my people, rank and tile and leaders. The way the work is going on and the burden being borne, is a blessing to my heart. I may never be your minister again, but you shall never cease ministering to ine as long as I live. I had to go from Dawson to Sydney to find the solace which my heart needed-for it had been sorely hurt. Also to find the people and the work for which I seemed to be mcasurably fitted..

l was glad to see from the ltecord,

given mo hy Licut. Christie, of Truro, that my session wont as ii body lo try to prevail upon the Council to do its iluty. The duty of enforcing the Act is placed upon Council and Police Commission specifically. The repre- sentatives of the people are sworn to enforce thc law, without regard to local or any other opinion, und yet tlicy seem to want the people to that which they ure elected to do in the behalf of the people. I :im afraid the session took action ii little too iieiir election day.

in closing, I wish the friends ‘who

have written me. especially the clill- dren, to be patient, I have not much time and you should see my table iiow. Stacks of unanswered letters, wliich,~ however, shall be answered. if only by n. card.

Hold together and work together,

a means of blessing to thousands.

Your minister,

JOHN PRINGLE.

P.S.-It has been very pleasant to

learn of the provision Sydney as a community has made, not only for the soldiers and the Ilelgians, but for -the poor of the city. The heart of the city must be pretty nearly right which organises and sacrifices as you have done for those who are in need. You will come out of this trial surely with the evil piu-god away. nnd with higher civic ideals. J. P,

BELGIAN TWINS THANK

WOODROW WILSON FOR

SAVING THE STABVING

WASHINGTON, March 26.-An ex-

change of letters between Prlsident Wilson and two little Belgians in Brussels. in 'which the children thanked the President for food sent by the Americans and the President expressed his appreciation of their gratitude. was made .known today at the White House.

The children, twins, nine years old,

wrote as follows:

“Dear Mr. Wilson: Thank you very

much for the good bread. Tho poor people in our villages were starving, for they have nothing to eat, but now that. you have sent over to our dear little country a bi8 Provision of wheat both rich and poor can live-thnnks to the Americans.

‘ ._“Dest love and wishes from little

“ “Pussy Despoelbergh." Pussy’s brother added the follow-

ing note:

you, too, for it is jolly good bread, enough to satisfy any schoolbo_v's hunger," _

In reply the President sent the lol-

lowing letter in his own handwriting:

“My Dear Little Friends: Your let-

ter touched me very deeply, and l thank you for it with-all my heart. lt makes me very happy to think that what generous Americans have done to relieve the hunger and distress in your country has brought you .tho help you needed and given you a lit- tle happiness in the midst of these terrible days of war. I hope that

_visit on Christ- ’

New

the Science of choosing NeGkv.Y`¢8'!‘ Oiie' _stastegl fulness in this seemingly small matter often deter.

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