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'Havana

1 Ciga fs

We h ive a very choice

selection of re-l Havana cigars. You will readidly ‘recognize t h e s e well ltnown brands.

Bock Q. Company Ifenry Clay Carolinas Otero

Magnilieos ll. Upmann Romeo and Juliet

Also a fine assortment

of Egyptian and Turkish

cigaret‘ es

J. G. Jamieson

DRUGGIST

THE GUARDIAN

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Q* Head Office at Charlottetown J. Branch Offices at Bummereidt- Alberton, Bonrls. and Montague.

‘ All Y CF EVENTS

TODAY

City Magistrate's Court 9 a. m.

Charlottetown, Lawn Tennis Club

Tournament at Victoria Park.

Cricket at Victoria Park, 2. p. m.

Tenders of the building of an an-

nex to the Agricultural Building Close.

. SATURDAY, AUGUST I6, |913

GREAT NATIONAL SYSTEM.

The Moncton Times is recognized

as one of the best informed newspa- pers on railway matters in the Mar- itime Provinces. Its fair, judicious and well informed criticisms have been in marked contrast to the tir-

hdes of abuse on the part of many of the Laurierits journals during the recent agitation. Discussing the Ica- tnrc of the controversy it remarks:

"A Nova Scotia Liberal journal,

the New Glasgow Chronicle, sayaz-

'The Intercolonial Railway has Ripon

handed over to Ontario men-men in sympathy with Company owned and operated railways-men who were trained on the Company railways

. freight up to what the traffic will

f

\,./_-

°7`

/° of

.-°

\_1/ it lows

Dainty Souvenir

Jewelery _

in enamelled belt pins, brooch- es, cuff links, spoons, stick pins and fobs .

Special S ook

jeweler Optician I

L _ ___, .j _

`\

' Montague Black I"ox Ex- Fi

ch mee ;

Correspon- en .= Solicited I

L. M. McKinnon, Manager |

Montague, P. E, I,

coming into possession of the Inter-

rates on it hy fifty per cent.-men who through their chief only the other

Hive hundred Maritime Province iclerks in the service of the Intercol- ionial unless those clerks withdrew their request for a living wage-and *which would have been done had the

ito the Government by Stantleld and

G H T I illhodes prevented lt.’

0 s § hoods.

and schooled in the art of charging

bear-men who have signalized their

colonial by increasing the freight

day threatened to discharge four or

exigencies of politics as represented

This is simply a tissue of false-

So far as the freight rates are con-

cerned, they were originated under the old Board of Management, ap- pointed by the Laurier Government, and the new traflic manager, s.fter` caring the views of the patrons of the road, is showing h disposition to

cause attacked for so long they -are im- mune. '.l1i1s, which one hears fre-

ntly from press and platform

s parrot cry, and assures us that those who persist in it will have a rude awakening.

Many of us remember very vivid]

the

I

strained that hostilities appeared im mlnent. Not a newspaper publislied n single alarmist article, though th leading editors were confidentially in formed of the serious situation, An attack was momentarily expected the navy realized it, and the ileet lay

ln the Cromarty Firth and in the' Firth of Forth, with the torpedo' nettings down, the gunners asleep on

gun, the war heads fitted to every torpedo and all lights out. Everyone in responsible positions connected' with the defence of the country was aware of the crisis, yet the country slept peacefully and undisturbed, be- cause lt was in ignorance of the- danger ahead. When the crisis passed,| and the newspapers were at liberty' to comment on the incident, there

Rnd to John 0’Groat.

This, Lord Roberts argues, is a

false security that portends the gravest danger, for a combination of mischances might wipe out a whole squadron in a few lninutes, and it is in this connection he makes his plea for universal military training. Should the navy by any chance fail, the country would he nt the mercy of the invaders, unless there be s. strong second line of defence, nnmer-' ous and mobile and in thorouglr training.

The territorials, Lord Roberts as-

sures us, are inadequate for the pur- pose of effectively opposing an invad- ing army of trained regulars from some European country, the available terrltorials numbering about 255,000, 40,000 of whom are under nineteen years of age. Of these 50,000 failed to pass a very modest test in musk- etry, and 35,000 did not attend the summer camps for their annual in- struction and review. The late of

such an army, the veteran asserts, pitted against thc forces ot au in- vader, daunts the heart of an experi- enced soldier like himself, even to

contemplate.

The voluntary system that has pre-

vailed so long has failed and the only

makcevery reasonable concession.

remedy in Lord Rohert's opinion is

and the Mother Country were' rl -C

unadorned, unspoiled beauty clear t\1|'0“8h to the North Shore, a dis-

was for about three months, some- h thing like consternation from Landsiior

, ,, _ /

aflwum saorunm not oo¢o'¢nol»o stroma .or esp ummm

liloaps.-hors and thus. kno,” simul- ies of straight road `ah'ead, and. al-

ll'-\° lways, the welt titled fields, the lux- allkh, Lord Roberts characterizes as uriant crops, the comfortable farm

houses, the sleek cattle and horses in

vlltures, all so suggestive of the

lsland's pet name. the Garden of the

'the

Gull.

crisis in the autumn of 19311 The road ls simply beautiful and

when the relations betwe_en'Germsny opens within a few minutes drive of

' har

lottetown, retaining its natural

tance of fifteen or sixteen miles.

its

of

making of any city in Ontario.”

in

ness,

if

still further beautify lt.

` the pl be

as

of

is, The road is already an avenue It

tion which would entail little cost

the

irrlsistible.

lsllvnnlncs rllcrs. "

of

There was no threat to discharge: in other circles of society.

f or five hundred

lcompulsory service, He would have

The object of this reference to this

particular road is not to expatlsteon

beauty but _to ask the simple

Question-are we making the best use

dt? To quote from our Ontario

friend, whosd comments awoke the t-|10ll2ht. "such a road would mean

deck, a live prolectile ready in eachlfhe

Such iz' road, and this is by no

means the only one of the kind with-

easy reach of Charlottetown,

would do much to build up Char- lottetown and Charlottetown’s busi-

cBPOCi&lly its tourist business,

there were a ‘little more said

about it and' a little more done to

The road is narrow, too narrow for

safe, comfortable thoroughfare and such tradlc as could be induced to

Pass over it, both in carriages and automobiles. It should be widened, graded and smoothed. The coat would be trifling and the returns would be enormous. Such sections of iroads as this, within easy reach of

city. leading to popular watering

aces, are assets which should not

neglected. This road could with

little outlay'be made such an avenue

would delight visitors and resid-

cnts alike and give all a better idea

what the Garden of the Gulf really

simply needs widening, an opera-

Built and kept as it ought to hc, as

country through which it passes

deserves and as the residents of the lirovince have a right to, the Union Road, leading to the North Shore would be a thoroughfare, the plea- sures of travelling which would he

F04! IHE PEOPLE.

Sir:-Last week attention was

drawn to the changed attitude of the mcoical profession towards the use

alcohol. The present article pro-

poses to show that this question is receiving considerable attention in

mu nommlu one inn ‘Wilkinson are spending the week end at George- town.

ur. ma urs. A. w. wool. and Miss Hallard are lummsring at See View Hotel, Sourll.

Mrs. Lsrned of Keppoch has issued

invitations for 3 luncheon and bridge for Tuesday next.

Miss Stallo has returned to her

summer home at Dalvay after a short visit to New York,

Mrs. Grossman of Halifax, is vis-

iting. Mr. and Mrs. U. A. S.

Brighton,

The tennis tea on Saturday was

in charge of Mrs. Alex. McKinnon, and Miss Mildred McKinnon.

The Premier and Mrs. Mathfeson,

are enjoying a holiday in their sam- mer home in Georgetown,

Mr. and Mrs Clark of the Govern-

ment Experimental Farm entertained on Thursday evening for some out or town friends.

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Richardson, of

Toronto, who have been summcring at Georgetown, were visitors in Charlottetown, during the week.

The A-merican Consul and Mrs.

Frost entertained informally on Sun- day evening for United States Con.- sul Hendrick and Mrs. Hendrick of Moncton. \

Entertainment was fornished Char-

lottetoniaus and visitors on Tuesday and Thursday of the week by the Citizens Band, which gave delightful musical programs at the Public Garf dens.

Miss Winnifred Dunbreck of St.

John, who has been paying. a. short visit to Miss Marion Russ, Russ, Hotel, city, left yesterday for Sum- merside, where she will he the guest of Miss Gladys Ho-ln.

Mr. Wm. Dean entertained at one

ol his delightful motor boat picnics on Wednesday last, his guests in- cluded; Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Beer Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Grant, |Mrs Walozford, Mrs. Conroy and many others.

A week of wonderful summer days

has just passed and people .have tak- en advantage of them to the full, The town has been deserted for the sea shore, the rivers or cosy little spots along the country roads where one finds re5t and content.

Much interest is being taken in the

Cadet Camps at the Ordnance groun- ds, Brighton, Troops from Halifax, and from the different towns in the Island are n the encampment and for the next two weeks their small military figures will be seen around the city and in the park.

Urlisnilss Um icvery able-bodied young man, with

cle. s, ' _ _

t. d il tl b

what was contended by the man*ifl;vtalli]l1tcx;it)ibllnsrwitlioilt distliflctiolii

agement, and what was contended by | ' 'ly m I tl» t I d

previous nuanagemems was that cc,._'i of wealth or c ass, e clen y ralne

t . Cl N whoge w0,,k`is regarded as ,us a soldier. The wisdom of this l

mn e s , _ more or ,ess confidential’ should notithcory most people recognize, but thte B

,e contmlied by the B_ of R_ E_ and Irrajndlce against the European sys- I tlus polnt has been conceded by the

. _ _ , , Prosmont of that order. i“"°"H- *lm* °“'“P“'“*“"’1Y f°“' °“'° “H” "°k° “1°°h°"° 1i'1“°f° Wi”“?“* McKay, stlpondlory Magistrate ol

A little decency and fair may on to givc the policy their active sup- I;

ho' of th eat A t . ` 0 Hall on Thursday evening, The wea-

llr. Lorenz, he said when he was of- __ . . ... _ fcred wine. I cannot say that I amifl.i,;;aiTesY§r§.0;1,u2,,f:i,,,i:_;`€i::; luknrd n temperance agltator, but I am a K h t Helium, H,,,]]_

. ‘ ny »hrai h ' l , 1 ' ,

1 l tem of universal service ls still so ,rm andn my ;1;§,eBc e;I;m£,Y 223252 I wefxivéoein ::I1‘;iK£i5;1» §r_-031~elf’IM¢dd_§sI‘fI“

A , . . .

THE » TI L i About sixty couples cnioyld 11

PES MOVY OF A sURGEON', dance given by the C-nnl'lo_*,tcto\vn

M B banquet given in New Y rk in Summer Resort Company at -Iclland

nor e gr us nan surgeon’ fl el was ideal ml Motor Boats nnd

urgeon. My success depends upon eppoc ° ___

lunting these physical powers, which Picton County’ are at present on a must always keep on edge. Asa Mr and M,-B H M¢Ewen_

HIPPEHIIBSUFTHE Will- e

S FIRE

¢

DEPARTMENTS

MARK.

all small parcels.

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*maui

SAL”

Big Success his Morning Ae 10A. M.

on sale are Furniture, Car-

pets, and all Ladies’ ready-to-wear, Outer and under garments. Also men’s ready-to-wear clothing,

No. YAR DAGE dry goods on sale this A. M.

All ofiginal prices are cancelled by RED

NEW -SALE PRICE IS IN RED

No. approvals, No. exchanges, No. phone orders,

out of Town letter orders will be filled in rotltion. SALE FOR CASH ONLY.

Parcels will be delivered as soon as possible.

Customers will help Delivery Department, by taking

James Paton & Co.

t

lolz buiness.

The preliminary edition of the “Blue Book” issued by the

Dominion Insurance Department is now in pzint---recording

Those contemplating Life insurance may see in that

volume which company is most succ:ssful in its appeal to the

public---and may readily judge thereby which company is most successful in securing

SATISFACTORY RESULTS FOR TIIE l’0LI(.YlI0l.I)ERS

Further evidence may he obtained by requesting the

printed matter of

THE GREAT- WEST

the part of certain Iiiheral journals'

rort. Anything appertalnlng in the H

I

BIRTHS ‘would secm to be in order, and pos-

' isillly might not, in the long run, bel

BRYl-1NTON.- At ilrackley Pointi inlurious to their party. £01-ld. on Iéllilllfit ‘ftlh tv -THINGS Rnd; There is no evidence that the mcn

rs` Blycn 0"' H daughter' lin charge of the Intcrcolonial are in

__ ,_ _,sympathy with company owned and

__ operated railways.

They are liablc to errors of judg-

ment, as all men are, but from that |Misister down there never was a

LUTZ*MORSE-_ All the MBHSG, i time in the history of the Intercolon- yimd Island' "ll Aumlst lifmh Mr' inl when more of a disposition was anies Arthur Lutz to Miss Edna , k it wh t -t wa i _

Lillian Morse, all of Glcnforest. R . Shown to ma e ' R I B n Join, Ghh, ,,mc,,,,,,,,,_ W ,tendon to no, A GREAT NA'r1oNAl.

SYSTEM.

`"""` cflmrhfsonv sellvlcs.

!

o e e e

s,».s »'»o_o o_o

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Illini |N__|1_|llnnv

In

so os so

oe oe ss es so on so or »‘~ e so oo on so s ss ¢» so oo

.;. ' °° Those will people, of whom there

unllst bc not a few in thc Island,

_‘:’l\»\'ho have hteard their futhors and

.J i ,'.1rnn<lfuthers speak of the _doings of

:;:`;..;..;..

0:0 . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

. .. .. .. ..

~ o so so oe so »~ ~¢ so ~_» .»¢_~¢.» _a oo »» e.

l

1780-British under Cornwallis de-I

feated the Americans under Gates at ‘ the nineteenth century, may hardly Camden' S' E- inc expected to appreciate the present

1784-The Pro‘.ince of New Bruns-

wick formed. R

the "press-gang" in the early part of

slightest degree to compulsion in the way of personal servide, the great majority of people count akin to slavery, and "Britain's never shall be slaves," is their boast. These same people will submit to compul- sory registration, vaccination, insur- ance and sanitary inspection-it hav-` ing been decreed that an English- man's home is no longer his castle- yet the mere' suggestion of being compelled to prepare themselves for the defence of their hearths and homes ronses them to voluble 'pro- test.

At present all the universal service

people may hope to accomplish is the keeping of the question promin- ently hefore the public, making it a live issue on every possible occasion, and by this means the rising genera-

importance of an adequate defence on land as well as at sea They will soon

, visit to . _ .

“rg‘_’°“_ I must not drink- |City. The visitors have been at This is the testimony 0! an “pert Georgetown, Mount Stewart, and

whose words are of inestimable value, Stanhope' renewing old a¢qpph¢,p,nceg_ to all who care for sound advice. Their uncle Mr. John Ross, of Geo. Surely the average man can afford to_,-zecown was the 31-gi; Inspector of listen to such common sense. Schools in the pl-0v1nc¢_

THE CONCERN To Mr. B.L. Garnhum the citizens of - OF THE EMPERORS-\Charlottetown, are indebted for a

series of exceedingly pleasant moon-

Bllf "Oi Only in the realm is a light excursions by the steamer

Chlinge of point seen but in practical- Harland. The second of these , neld ly every other sphere oi work. uns week, was .-_. most enjoyable al-

tair and the popdlarity of the under-

THE TESTIMON-Y taking was shown by the number who

OF A STATESMAN. took advantage of it. Visitors to

` the city as well as citizens have en-

For instance not long ago Lord_joyed the outings and look forward R05b°I'Y Save utterance to words, with pleasure to future eventsof the something like this: I view the un- same kind.

controlled condition of the liquor' --'- traffic as a serious danger. No one One of the most delightful goll can deny that there is a great deal teas of the season was held at Bel- too much drinking' in this country i videre Links on Saturday The tea was and that much or tho crime, muon ol in charge of Mrs- F- W- Hyndmlm the pauperism and almost all the and Miss Palmer. The day was an degradation prevalent in this count;-y'ideal one for playing and the course are attributable to the curse of drlnk.| was thffmsed with players- Among 1| the stats does not throttle tnollq-| the visitors were noted '- Mrs- uor traffic the liquor- traffic will th,-0;. Stavert, Mrs, .Barr, Miss McNaught.-

tion will be gradually educated to the

I`

ealize that every able-bodied man should bc trained at least to the use

gitation in the Old Country in favor of B ,.me_ ’

of compulsory military service. Yet

-ll

i":`§»=\*ec

4|

lslz-Gen. Hun surromloroa Detroit!

to the British. 't

1825-The Northern Sea was dis- fm/0,- though it win hc many h long

covered by 'Captain Franklin

H1856-First message was'sent by ,r d Atlantic cable. 1 H

it

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::We have everything yoncguld c

sect poisons. etc. There is no roosoni I, your house should be infested withf the greatest of all diseases s reader ly

D .

_ghe common housq ny-when y0§,ist|'nng protagonists, who rarely, lf 8

he movement is steadily gaining

ay before the strong prejudice

A PRETTY R01 D, by those who sun hold to the belief

Accustomed as we are to the scen-

iiaintlf S0l‘lleY`l"g is 0"°¥`°0m° amonii ery of this province we often fail to

he blllk Of the P00919- appreciate many of its beauties until The f-W0 Smlwurts championmg they are remarked upon by strangers,

, Omimlsivn M” L°rd Roberts' the And usually, strangers are not slow

wunt in the way of fly catchers, in- ‘ veteran llero of the march to Klluflll- to notice them

ar, and Lord Curzon, the rather gnthfnl cr-Viceroy of India, both t

Within a few miles of Charlotte- own there is n road over which men

can get such effective remedies atlcver, submit to defeat in any cause day, probably seeing only that it is

such low prices here. The MacKinnon, 0 Drug Co., Corner Great George and

r policy they pin their faith to. S

Kent Ste

HONTAGUE MARKETS. o

» Uofreoted for every Wednesday and P

* Saturday issue. V

Potatoes

Uilh d lf'

gs.: insertion' lb'

Pan” ) Dir lb. gilllon. Nr lb. (small)

' llnttoa

Bates:

less. on sos

Osh

I-lay (Presses) I-Ia! tLooee)

Pon

Lord Yloherts has contributed a 6

15 tion, and says` scarcely a month

“wg passes without dim echoes of war ing ov" the mad W, atm, ,-|,,y_ N-

- itll!! tht ¢°I\f»\'° 0' I-he E“"‘l’l\`° marked more than once nd most

» -~ c 1. s 1 0 G "to from some distant Outvvfh end PH onlhnslatlesll nat le w o oi, a e

h

he principle that there can never be ¢

!»¢’é°; 3383s-

=g==:2

smoke without tire. he urges that one h

“to 42

|12 to SH

tu m su have to hold by the sword. Ittenot

' stirring l1DD¢t\l 10 Ulf Cuffent ““'"`h°" yond the trees are Holds which are

l The British R¢"i¢W emi'-led "A fairly fertile, and, beyond these, moral

lea for Universal Service." He re- fertile gems and groves and gently 5 icws thc whole of the present situa- “ndu|“|n¢ h||1,,_

f.

day, when we least expect it, the is war flame will burst out over lliur-yr ope. Then, he says, what our fathers ,¢¢

won by the sword we shall psrforce anna “D ,»,,,,,,¢\, fo, mwmabu. »‘

omewhat narrow, that it is border- I d on either side with trees, that he- t

s

A gentleman from Ontario, motor-

I. t as no

e most beautiful country roads' he ad ever seen. The road referred to

no women drive and wink, soy oltol-|l“*° fl” drinkin! habits 01 his nw-

all concerned and it. ls more than

or the ileople. Here in this great and tnquiry_was_made. The result

- (Continnedon page three)

tile the state." 'I‘his`ls the opinion of one who has been a leader in British politics and .who today is regarded

are well' worth pondering especially

thot the liquor traffic should be given a license. To have it under control by some Prohlbltory Law seemed to be the idea of the British politicians. But to turn to another phase of the review of this question. Some of the Royal House of Europe are becoming alarmed by the dread inroads of this insidious foe of mankind. Several years ago the Emperor of Germany made inquiry through h commission

ple, The results were a revelation to

fkely that before long some prohibi- ory measures shall be adopted which hall restrict. In Russia some alarm is also felt

as a first. rate statesman. His words'

his first visit to The Island, but it

on. Miss Davies, Miss Mary Davies, Miss McPherson, Mrs, Beer, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs Ernest Lord, Mrs Harry Lord.

In honor of visiting friends and

relatives Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Crosby, Bonshaw, entertained delightfully and informally Monday evening, Aug. 11- th, Those present were Mr. and Mrs Louis Howatt, Tryon, Mr. and Mrs. Heath Crosby, Mr, and Mrs, Arnett, Sumrmerslde, Mr. and Mrs, Jas. A, Robertson, Allan Stewart, The Misses Warburton, Charlottetown, J aan Crosby. Denver, Mrs, Mclllannus J. H, Crosby, of Marshfield, whose beautiful voice charmed all present, and added so much to the pleasure of the occasion.

hiv, Mr. Goodtisvi, llasl.-1: it ill-

Ifirst Baptist Church, -ltfalvn, ls. with his family spending .1 lmlloal season at York Point Hotel. This is

is not li`~:ly to be his last. Hs is

Ifead Office

61 Queen St

Branch Office - - Charlottetown

IIYNDMAN & C0. I.'II)

Managers, l".rE. I.

LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

WINNIPEG

Telephone No. 67

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That Will Stand

Every Test

Plumbing In Ware - ,,

Victoria Row.

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We can show 0 -

wwe in the Provilielicizillafsyof the finest lines of aluminum

Extra strong and spiendidly finished utensils of the

very highest u "f unusually reasiiugiilg and marked at prices we mnsider

We h h' -

cups to ,arE;’¢;o‘;V§;Y; 65155-1; tllfe list from small drinking

A in and look over thellne.

F ennell fd Chandler

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£-

of course, delighted ith th beauty of York Point. Tionatgisi waters of the harbor, the long stret- ch °f \>°l¢h. the red banks and green adds- with llllt View eilough | Charlottetown to give it life, cong- bind to make a picture not easily eg.

on of the daily plunge into than

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lilies of red clay road,,riehty boI"d,`

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a sound arglunent to claim that be- “pq

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faced. Add to this the exhilarat._

sr* -ii ll I

same blue waters, the run across tha hard Blinds 0f_ths _bea_cLand tha ram- ble over the green fields, together with his family sponding a_holiday_ of "mine host and hostess", while, with his good wife and children are Preparing to on-ry the summer into winter,

»

S High clooo shoes

.tx°...".;':t";...:‘;:°;‘.;..;'f::°'::::'.;'f ” * 5°’ “rf” "“’° ‘°”g"" P'i°°° $4” ‘° $5-0° now $.85 .~.,.|....,..._ we

loo or me ous nom, illness WBIIY 'tho

i. 4 fha ,` T`>""` ' -

.steam-s sim nmwu. aof¢\,,,,,,Q._.|, 1* F B R 0 S |23 mcnnonn S1..