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per rag (In lulvunee) nlnlled in Canada and United statu- lrnlgg Dally (lounded i001) 85.00 I‘! YBII (In advance) delivered- 1 i

Prealdent-ww. Cheater B. Ill-Lure.

Tice-Prooldent-J . ll. Burnrl f.

Boerotnry-qllout. Col. D. A. llacliiimun, n. s. 0.

" Editor and Managers-J. B. Barnett.

Associate lfdltnr—D. K. Currie.

lIANDlCRAI-‘T

IN recent issues of The Guardian

reference has been made to spe- cimens of handicraft, ancient and modern. originating in this Prov- Vince. A Prince Edward Islander during a tour of Western Canada. mentions having seen a Prince Ed- ward Island made rug on the floor of the lodge of the Prince of Wales on his ranch in Alberta, In Wed- nesdays issue there was recorded the‘ interesting discovery in Massa_ chusetts of a piece of lace made in Charlottetown over a hundred years ago. Many other instances of this

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THURSDAY. DECEMBERA 2o. 192s

signing ‘propagandists. This is es- pecially true of political questions. The inicreetedpartisan uses all his 1m;- wiles to persuade the ill-informed _ elector that a certain course is to 11°1- 50 Ve1y 10118 880 1W0 811i 111911118 the latter's advantage, formed does not know and is easily persuaded. The obvious course to were playing and the pursue is to obtain the information for one's self and be dependent upon no one, but the statesman or agita- tor. What every elector should know that no one else can do his or her thinking. Any elector may make Gracious mistakes. but no wise elector will Noble King, and so on to

make the same mistake twice. There 9 _ is no question of public interest words were different, but both mus-

The ill-in-

kind might be mentioned, showing that handicraft work is not a new thing in this Province. There are

upon which any reasonable elector cannot obtain the information nec essary for his guidance. It is a duty

tobe seen at our exhibition samplesi as well as a privilege to guard jeal-

oflinen made many years ago from; ously the sacredness of the ‘fran- nothing is home grown flax, home spun and. chise, and this can be done only by home woven; also samples of weav- i weighing carefully both sides of the ing and rugmaklng, and of vege-‘case, and Judging the issues involv- rm table dyeing, all of which have at- ed from a national rather than a words many years whne their-coup,

tracted the attention of people of personal standpoint.

artistic taaterespecially of tourists. In the Publicity Bureauomce in this city there are many fine samples of Prince 121131931 __Isla.rld handicraft which are much admired.

"To the ladies who revive this artufl - sc

the Province is greatly indebted, and|

.is eminently proper. December 16, 191i, that Amundsen and his three companions and faith- ful dogs reached the long_sought goal and erected a tent and the Norwegian flag there. A month lat-, er, the ill-fated Scott and ihis party ‘came upon these evidences of‘ dis-

it would be well to encourage it in, every possible way. The attractive-v ness of these displays should not he‘ left td Strangers Qalone: our people should take a pride in encouraging hand-making in every form, espec-1 iiilly along the artistical lines. such} as our women are capable of devcl-. oping. .The Province of Quebec has. made a specialty of handicraft and has excelled in many lines which; have been forgotten in us... of the‘ other Provinces.’ lThe handicraft allow rooms in Quebec towns and, cities account for a large percentage: of the increaseof the ,tourist busi- ness in that Province. '| Ontario also; ~has gone far in this field, and it isi gratifying to mo’. that it u. being; encouraged by the people generally! In‘ this Province the‘ branch of the

l

excellent work. and some of ouri

handicraft worker! bye already won fame for themselves and the

"ceases. » SOME SANTA PAL!

HRISTMAS presents may be

given from a variety of motives.

some of them not always in keepinl; with the spirit of the season.

At a certain home, the head of which was a stern andnot too lav-1 lab; autocrat in the house, whatever? heimight have been out of. it, there} was delivered one (Yhristmas Eve a,‘ mysterious box brought by a mys- terious man. who refused a. divulge any particulars; merely saying it fertile master. 1When, after much speculation, it was opened, ‘it was found to contain a niassive piece of silver, on which was in in- lcrlption stating :31: it was‘ the lift of “an unknown ghbor and was offered as some recognition of the many kind and generous acts which Q10 recipient had, wlthinthe d0!!- -

i

_- ---v_-<-oa>---w-— NOTVABLE ANNIVERSARY

‘, RWAY is celebrating the an- niversary of Roald Amundsenis overy of the South Pole, which It was on

¢covery and noted the fact in their diary. There was no question of the iNorweigians success. His country- mcnvdo well to honor the man whose lacllievcment added to the credit of ‘their race and who went out of‘ ken at the earthsjother extreme in an endeavor to rScue a lost man with ‘whom he had had a bitter dispute.

¢oc>--—— PREDICTS BRIGHT FUTQRE

CANADA'S Pageant of Progress is ‘ the subject of an optimistic ar- ¢m"'d1“n “mdicrlrt Gum ‘wing éyticle by Sir George McLarcn Brown, K.B.E., European General Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway, in a recently issued Diamond Jubilee Prm/mce- The!’ m." 3P “"111” mlSouvenir of the Royal Empire B0. this dlrecqm’ and we. 511°“ be ciety. The writer, after tracing the pleased to record any further suc-islxty years o‘ progress under can. 4 ifederation. asks "What of the fut- ure?" and proceeds thus to answer ~ the question:

"To the growth of the Dom- inion no man or woman can state a limit. The enormous and incalculably rich natural re- sources of tile country. only a meagre portion of which has yet been tapped; the immensity of her national territory; her brain. body and character build- ing climate; her geographical position. midway between Eur- ope and Asia, and contiguousto the United States of America. with the Atlantic fronting her shores on the east and the Pac- ific on the west; the virility and enterprise of iher people, now numbering less than ten tmilllon in a land with room and scope for a hundred million; her high status as a component part of the British Empire-all assure the Dominion of Canadaaproud position among the nations of the world."

slmoaral. moras-

sylth completoanonymity. Thoma- tor. of the flours-lid notyeoneed his bi sew"

i "H! l! Ill! “ma, ' nuccudui with theirrur-

werelnorc 1' -... . -

loritatderwardsitwu discovered tantrum tbcicooo: lmptelflfll

“@911; had salt it himself!’

or": cognimnce, ofteo_

-'.l‘he Argon

object 0i’ hi! visit on a battleship.

Ottawa JournaL-is enough to atone for any crime.

, --. ‘Grntlritoinllaspoidototalof

wwmewvuwww

tine anarchists who Dldttéil t0 Hll Mr. H0000!‘ probably didnothlowthat goodwill was the

a convict has found aidevice w know about how’ mp1; mo...“ cutout static.‘ That. suggests the. "Alida. what revenues have been

more than 008M300 on aceountcr latter g0 into why rim

. Q Notes by the Way‘ IN an encyclopedia for students in the United States we read: "America-The popular name ofthe tune to which the .words. ‘My countryftis of thee’ are commonly sung. The national song 0113118- land, ‘God Save the King,‘ is adapt- ed to the same music. We also find it in use in Denmark, Switzerland. Germany and other countries as a‘ national song. The words ‘My Coun- try ‘ti's of thee‘ were written by Rev. Dr. Samuel P. Smith, and first used |at a children's celebration in Park Street Church in Boston, July 4,

The above recital reminds usthat

from the Maritimes were visiting in Boston when the 4th. of July came round. On the Common the bands multitude were singing “Americafl Between verses a Boston lady courtoolisly in- quired whether we had a National Anthem in Canada. at the second

nd. The tune was the some, the‘ lc and words were at least above the

e. and more befitting for a nation-

l al anniversary. In the British National Anthem said of freedom- or lib- erty. In the American National Hymn they. have the line, "From every mountain side let Freedom g." Our neighbors sang _those

try held millions of slaves, and there wereinone within the British Em- pire. Which is the freer country to- day. that under the Stars and Strip- es, or the much broader domain ov- er which floats the ‘British national symbol anyway our neighbors are still singing, ‘fLet Freedom Ring,” just as if their‘s was the only free country in the world.

In this warring world all eyes turn quickly to wherever armed men are killing each other in battle. That is why South America, a mar- vellously rich continent, is just now receiving more attention than it had hitherto received. It is important to remember that South America lies south-east of North America.

wllrzlui camnnlm KNOW Mona- ARINTS

than their matter of fact, has always been the way of the world, it would be inter. eating _to know how much iruuflsqua there is in the idea itself.

lions of children that go m school _

q 1; 1 . liar form. Other buildings every ay are e ng taught fagtglecwd wltxzgxttltlgnwalim, a? m N 1,11 g1 _- _ arose, so a runs o e or- a om Sleep and exercise’ that thumbl-lan castles are often very ex- te

about health, their bodies, food,

were not even known to teache your schooldays.

known were not taught in your day.

tion Association, teachers of United States-and Can- 1"" m“

tion of the human body, are fu da- ‘heimental to human happiness."

for the body. begets cleanliness in home and surroundings, prevents disease by watchful care, and creates

janflliflg 11111881118 01 Yflnkée 99°13’ a respect for the other fellows rights." .

the entire continent lying farther eastward than Florida. Four-fifths of the mammals and birds- of South America are unknown elsewhere.

11171111. i009“; f of

B. 1...... w. Burton, up.

TIIANP

In these ‘days when young mm;

have the idea that they know mm-ggclosed space. parents, which ' as gfstron! 81111819 Iof the garrison . ‘should be stormed. ‘_ H re they deported from the prac- .

You will remember that the mil-

rs'in And even the facts that were

Now we see. the National Educa- whieh includes

verse two feminine voices gave the ada, having as one of the planks inwflli-BS," I answer as they sang God Save our 11$ 0181101111 “116111111. 11y81911e. and aim": me" A “thus M‘ King: Long Live our knowledge of the structure andf lie-hum of the wan remains,

This knowledge creates a reverence

The school often discovers for the parents the health assets and liabili-

defccts at this _time may prevent years of misery and unhappiness, A recent editorial says "wiigg p, pity that the adults of our genera- tion could not have had a gimflgr opportunity." The great problem of the present day is to make parents know a5 much as their children are learning about the body lh health and dis-l eflse- 5° apparently this is one place Where t e srowins boy and girl is setting rsi. fiend, knowledge that) was denied his parents. ‘ . I

As has been so often said "No matter how much‘ ambition, how‘ muchbrains you have, you can onlyl 8° as far in your pursuits as that body of‘ your will take you." Health is your biggest asset. All that is asked of you in keeping it 1g a‘ little common sense and the use p: the 9W1‘ present knowledge of health 11°" W111i") your ssesslon.

ThelLtand We Love' ‘By Frank Yelgll

i

West Indies

rich in mineral, forest and agricul-

lics. Large deposits of coal and iron

nearly half of its rubber, while Ar-

in area. is one of Canada's compeg. itors in wheatgrowing.

dering whether their Province will be able to unload its deficit-breed- ing railway upon the Canadian Na-

they would elect Hon. Dr. Maolean to the House of Commons. The pro- mise was a rich one, bub it had a string to it.

i.- J

It it quite amazing how many m1]. lion gallons of Canadian whiskey is being pulled and pinched into the “dry" United aims After eight years of prohibition ‘bvbr there. The southward flow of the ardent stream increases year aftefyear. Let us hope. now.‘ since the Republic has elected its flrst truerblue prohibi- tionist President, that things may. be better. But the good Toronto Globe fears thatUncle 5am is only “cemouflcglng his ruilure" to stop rum-running.

Prince Edward Island will be get- ting lonesome if all the other pro- vinces adopt old age peneiensj before any action is taken here in the mat. fer. Premier» Ferguson ha; announc- ed that Ontario will adopt the sys- tem at the cominaf-‘teslion of its legislature, which lair-bloc u. meet earliertllaniuuel. ""‘

Ii‘- :1 ~_ v The stole of the linemen in moat °1 ilwpwvinuuiemade public be-

The southern continent is also very

gentina, one third of our Dominion

British Columblans are mow won-

tional. or whether Victoria will get all that splendid-array of harbor works that were promised -them if

' Q- What is Canadian Trade with the British West Indies?

tural resources. Gold and silver are; A- A Study of recent statistics in- Duke of Northumberland, is modern- exported from nearly all the repub-‘dica-WS that the effect of the Treaty 119d inside and i8 the best presely- w" °' °°““°11- H“ furniture. and

of 1925 between Canada and the British West Indies has been an im-

exist in Brazil and other states. Few mediate and reasonably large in. perhaps mange 11131; 31-83111; urge,- crease in the value of this trade- dog obstlnacy of the peasantry were e and we “We "B11 the measures than the United States without A1- aska, and that from Brazil the world gets 85 per cent of its coffee and

,an increase of $11,000,000. or about 133% in three years. ' ports from the British West Indies during the twelve months ending July 30. 1928 amounted to $25,000,000 as compared with ‘ °°116$P01ldin8 months of in 1928 exports amounted to $19,000.. (llggsas compared with $15,000,000 in

voo-oooo-o-ooo-oo-ooo-ooomooo- Daily Selections for

‘ Guardian Readers Q~OQQVQQQQQQQffFFQQ§QQQ ' December 2o, 192s

THOSE "ABUNDANTLY PAR- DONED-Let the wicked forsakehis way, and the righteous man his 11101181118; and let himreturn unto the Lord. and he will have mercy upon him;and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon-Isa. 65:7. -

laterals-do Savior, "who. shall guilty man, Find rest except in Thee?" . l KNOW -N0'l‘ WHAT

TKOU ART

LIFE!

Life! I know. not what thou art, But know‘ that thou and I must

' p010. Al‘. ‘#11011. or how. or where we met I own to mo‘! a secret yet.

Lifel we've been‘ long together Tllrvush pleasant ' and through j cloudy weather; Tie 11:12:00 part when friendsare P» ' ‘twill t... I sigh,.a tear; . —~Tml::teal away. give little warn-q

r. i“! , ._ _ Olwoaethlllepylntilne;

1°" 111011’ leaislaturermeef. The

people here as elsewhere" desire to

collected and from what sources, how much nae been borrowed dur- 1118 thepaet re and lo on, lethal

hi... z its strategic 1m

‘_ in a cons strong towem. at

ti

4 , v

Northum (lei-land: .- fltsllstles

Scoondlrticle by Viator A

1 tundra-ell. .. . we Pm 2st elevation. am‘)?

9°.‘ “P” isobaric» he

rin l 1 to to the enclosureuwell. Nobody w Lyfnflflhi: 1111a; ggntfg of mg en- sort." From him I learned that fish- they built the Keep, a ing. a little farming. and some lime-

tower, the last refug if

06

were er ocessit

nsivc. . All that remains of “The New Cas

~tle upon Tyne" is the Keep and the They were slnslnz and their merry - j y’ i , . iprincipal gateway. The city itself voices came over the sea as we bade _ '51.“ was at one time ringed with a. walllfwbwell t0 Hfliy Illfllld- . - ~ - »~ ' . together with the city had beg“ dggnollshgd bgrof lesser importance, are found in ' ydlue wgg the county. They were occupied thought of: only a very small por-lfthouflh 11°15 8811180118111 811d B10 and igyknown as "Pele Towers?’ their ob-I date is fixed By the Edwardian cross- 1g‘! was to protect the cattle against‘ shaped arrow-slits. The Keep. with ills walls eleven feet thick, must have been

impregnahle in ilre-artiller

daysya well, 90 fee

th e t cas- colfil-‘ranles of~ 1 brhe Normans were e gr a in-‘all day and g5“ there for a

th an eye to beer, or perhaps two, before they mgy walled turn in. They are all -old friends. "‘ a, buildin! intervals. on the happen if a customer ‘did get up- walis: and onrof these towers was roerious?" “Well, he would be tum- pleroed with an arch whlch' was the ed 01117 and 111151?

the outwcrks the 1n 111111111113, it community of about 550 Driving back-with the sea up to > o1 the Rflmgng.' 3nd .9113“ n! the-axles 01' the Wdflbll-We met B. their own countrymen in Pranceflfarm wagon full of island damsels whose preference. was for the circa-MM. had been Work

deep, in a room

island get very unholyq at" times.‘ with so much beer? I see you have

"No," said he, "it's W311 quletyex- cepting when parties come from the,

sometimes get noisy. But the custo- mers at the beer-yshops. little orideven, ‘who fish‘

"But," I persistedi" "what" would

loile his friends as ants company of that

e stone quarrying and ‘Burning. were

souls

ing in the fields - on the mainland. _ they wore the picturesque old "clou- ‘tie hood." now quite out of fashion-

- back of the neck against the sun.

Other castles, more numerous, but

illarauoing‘ bands of Scottish "moss- troopers." At I-Iollingside, on the riv- er Derwentwhich forms part of the‘ boundary between our county and

Y

l one beer‘ shop to every,93 people." ~

y‘ mainland.‘ They go to“ the Inn and .1.‘

glass of

occupations of this primitive ‘i

. Eur head-dress _.

a close-fitting quilted hood of white |cloth, long enough to_.protcct the n1‘

t

You ‘VII-L, i). fialnosr 0F.

l .

(illir ; tram; AT- THE CENTBAQQDBUGSLTORE

‘Lookfiover this Iilt and you wllllbe 11.111,

nuln articles suitable gifts a be found at our‘ store. ' _We muzhowlng a big‘ aaso " t ‘ctfsbiolim ' , Mo“, and Metoalfoa‘ Chocolates s lolly, boxed) All uig now“;

and best Perfumes. t. pa h _ Inqhldh.’ _ Yardleys, l-Iudnuts, H nbi _ f-Seelysfyete. Pearl’ Ivoryfln all colors-T llet p. ‘ v1 Sets. Mumm- “ Brushes, Boudoir Lllfillfl, _aiii‘nlg:,a_ i Jfhernbng o...“ Ensign Cameras, Watprmllfi Ifonntlin Gllette and ' i

sum-strap safety Riv-um, _ time Orrin, Ladies and Gents Travelling Cases, Bllmlnj 151m, pig‘, gig;

Call and see them. All illkplflllyselected for Christmas trade. " '

E.A.F0STER,pcBNTiAL1

BUQSTIQII‘ Sunnyside '

The more you deal here‘ the better you will like the Store, 1 _ ‘ v . ~

;.i

pornrrossa A ‘NEW - wAv_

The following is taken 1mm the "Gi

of London, England:\ . “When first introduced into England, the potato

was regarded with suspicion. _..,To-day it requires no

apol ,y for its presence; r er}: e apologies due to it

for the manner in which ‘ rn ‘ ty of’ cooks handle

\ rdian" Newspaper

\

ln-the basement plovlded water in 1 , case the garrison wasbesleged in it. ample 8110011. 111 my y ' 91’ diys- I1 knqwn as was a square tower 1,11 our casfles es, the walls being from three to are cheerless and forbidding) was m" 1°95 1111011- A 111811 81011911 901611.

saved from demolition, probably at °~"1811"11.1y 01611911111611 I11 gave access to the interior. I clam-

The principal gateway, the "Black Gate."

the hands of the City Fathers, by