» “Eli .,, it ft ?_lilli .§ »a ‘ = _-ll -; _ ’ _ ¥__'~'l .__ _ in . ?.f<'ii`»' u ‘Q l _ ift..-lgf .if-'l " Al i.l~ ' lvl' _- , . @=»_~‘ ti: 1 tu; it ~ _-it ‘ ’.~ 1, ii ‘ ' 1 IQ, ..=_§' lr. ~_l ~= _:.1-2...”" .1 _,__ ‘v t ct A f i t l lt f‘ t .I i. gt __-Maur- -ar -. _._- l __ - . ._ \~ _ .- _i»..-.1-.W ~, ., ._ _ ._ _ . . - -_ . . __ _ , -. - -. 1- ' --,, , .-.. .J . i 1-<~.;f= -.=.-r5.3" H 1 ' *_-` _ '!‘-t\*"""‘3=` ‘Y ` ;»,»<-». - ` “V _ `r __ _ ____ “___ _ __ _ _ z. ;»._._._,,,; . ~ ._ ‘ _ _.4 __ ___ ._ ,_ __ _ V .iw __._§_,_________, _ ____ _ny _ ~_,_.._.g.___ ___- . ».__________ _ ___ _ ___._,_.._.i_. .i -fm .. i _ , __ *il \-._i.> _ 1 .;.. l .. 5 f .._ _ _ su. ,,\.~ ._ ..l., _., . _____~ ____ _ _ ___ _~,....i, .,. -/ .l,_. - . - ,_ K 9 1- . ll , - ~ .__ _.__ _ __, 2"- 5 . _ ._g____- ` ~ ~ _ -"r ,I _ _ _ _ -~ .- °"' v.. l ;€@_ .___ _ _fe _ _ _ _._ ~` - _ _ . ~ ‘JULY 31, 1917 ‘ ' ,PASi§i1i'9il¥f"= __ _ ~ . .» ~ - __ - ._ ---sf--fir . _ 1.. I .f»» ~- ~\ -ff '--fi - llia llliailnllaloiln Guarlliant Evening Daily (founded 1007) Ulm (delivered er by nail In Canada, and 82.50 (er U. 8. A. _ _Morning Daily (founded 1891), $8.50 per year. (Deliver _d) ln advance; $2.50 per year (mailed) In advance, In Ivlada. and $3.00 for U. S. A. - Saturday Weekly (toundeq 1887) $1.50 per annum by mail ln Canada or U. 8. A. _ Head Office at Charlottetown. Branch Ofltcea at Sumemr- olde, Atherton, Sourla and Montague. »»»<...»-.¢.,\ ~v-~_.--~.»-,...» ~»»~.-~-¢p.~._»...-4¢`~. .... ,_ -,.»---vo- 't . _ r ._ _,UESDAY_ JUL., sm' _,.7 ' als have nopatieiice with the Quebec situa ‘ ' tion except “as it may affect the unity and development of the Dominion.” Still fur _ ther it g;i'ancleloql.icllt.l_v remarks that w ._,u__,__,,_.___.,_._._,_._..c_..._..__ .~_.___ ,.. .- _ .,,.-_.. V' l’O'l`.\'1`U BLIG IIT nl “late” potato blight has struck- in this sea- son in soille of our iicigliboriire' p 'o\'ilices|: ditioils that have ohtaiiled in (liltario :ind | ward Island, aild the results that liavc hccii _ apparent in those pi'ovinct~s nia_\' be expect.- ed here. We lia\'e ilot_ so far, heard ot the - appearance of the blight an_vwlierc in this province, thanks no dftiillt to our cleaner atmosphei'e. but ull<|ucstioiiabl_\' we niay b expect it earlier this sfaiisoil than usual. unless propel' precautions are taken. These il _ pi'ecautioiis are known to oui° fal°incrs; the t rellicd_v is spi'a_\'ili_u~, and in _\'cstei°_;l _;>_§_bC:=_;w_;1_j_Sf_'§B“_‘;_‘;° _ 4 bec only concerns thelli as it may affect th unitv and the development of the Domi . ~ _ . nation or ii tii i know not llioli. Their attitude toward the future the lim pi-in¢‘ipiliE`0i".§)quai rights conduct of Canada’s part in the war will b made clear at the coiniilg convention.” What exactly does the Patriot mean It implies that there are ilo “big men" among the Liberals_ in the East. and es- peciallv in the Maritime Provinces. Fur- her itsuggests tllat ill the West the Liber- e‘“1“’“ '° d°°“'° ““*‘*’"“" We “"°“'d willl, \vllo-would have thought it after the f llnlost unaniinous Western Liberal vote ill at a niucll earlier date than usua . 'l`he _c-,,],|,.,,-1 ,_,f };.,,.d..,,‘S poljcv in the plouse of 9311)' "lil-l<`l1l`il\l<'<‘ Of till* |ill.Q`i\l lb -*Hill l‘_\' (`olnmoils» What readers of the Patriot U10-*`t‘ Wilt’ il1l\"` Will? il -*`l'|‘»|.\` "tl tilt* -“lil” are`niore collcerned about is: Why does imds or smkcrS` “mimwlllmiolr ject to be due to the peculiar wcatlici' coli- H ` ditions that have pi'e\‘ailed lluriiig' the sea- < Son Generall_\‘ speaking' the weather con- ict" coilvictiolls now. nm] 1.-0 help to mould iublic opinion against the day when the our sister lliai‘itiilie proviiices are \'ei'_\' a much the salnc as they are in Priiicc lid- Kilig`s attempts to a_qaiii seek the suffra- ""°“"“ ”"" “""“"‘~""’ "-" "“` "“"“""“ ___ liti-collscriptionist llibcral member foi ‘cs of the electoi"ate`.’ vi-»~...no X _)i')t_...__i___ H()l.l)| ER t~`l‘1'i"l`l.l'1.\l E.\"|` lil Lil The Soldier Settlciiieilt Bill at present wo-fold object, nailiely to assist i'et'urnct lot more than lot) acres of land may be 1'i'ai_ited to any returned soldier- who ln:l_v lesire it and wllo shall be i‘ecollliilciidcd by he Soldier Scttleiilcnt Board. lt also pro- 'ides for aloan not exceedilig $2.500 to ii_v returned soldier for the purpose of l) acquiriiig land for agricultural pur- . 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ b) the iniprovenieiit of agricultui'al land: Sus- "1"-‘H I “Y le' “I0” BMS” 1-">- pr0p_ei‘l_v caring for the growing potatoes. (4) the erection ot farm buildings; (5) the _ _ _ ) iircllase- of stock, niacliinerv and equip- ' liiif ilionev is to be e,\pended under the lie value of" the .~_~'ecui'it_v ofl’ei'ed is suffici- fair living for liiniself' and his taniily and lay l'easoiiabl_v be expected to pay the ill- ere:-=t and alnortizatioii cliai'_g‘es and.otlier elliade iii equal_annual instalments e.\ - ending over a period not exccediilp; twenty ears~ Tile rat: of interest is five percent. The Act also provides that the Board cultural -trainiiig centres for retul'iied oldlcl's, inay provide farin instructors and ion _and instruction, and may also provide ralnintr in domestic and household science e _. must wait-till the convention to discover._ . _ _ _ _ _ _ -“thi-ii' attitude towards the future con- As intimated in \'est-..~l'dav stiuardiali the duct of ('mm(|a~S part in the Wm._»» Wen ot the l’atriot show some indication ofthe lilptli of ,its “unswervill_cl_v conseription- efoi'e the House at Ottawa, and which will o doubt be passed witlliii a few days, has a ` l 9 liberties. not only ot the British Em- _ pile, but oi' the whole world against H _ for weaker’nations, a number of our great statesmen at Ottawa are ‘fencing and pcrrylng, for the sweets of Office. The Leader oi our great Liberal party, and heretofore the party of progress in this Dominion. has allowed himself to he carried ciivay. on the current of Anti»lmD€r~ ialicni and has advocated a Refer- e '_' _ send any more men to assist our - sons and brothers who have to stay in the trenches for a week or more :at a time. Shades of George Brown - and Alexander McKenzie! The glory has departed from the creat |Llberal party that I admired from boyhood. and supported through manhood. it ucetls a Joshua to lean it out of the mist of partlzaiislilp. and the , hunger for power. Be it to the ever- lasting credit nl’ thc noble 22 memb- ers who stood for the deft-lice of thc Eiiipiri- agaiilst their iiiisguilied lead- er who was satisfied to entei'_ into power on the issue ol` li rc|`oreildliiii which would be supportl-il by thous- sts. and alien eneinios_ whoiil the i.:rcat leader cioc5 not wish to i‘s 'to he illcllideil in the pri>;:i'lliiiiiie. _-\ltlioli|:h those! proposl-o ‘were Snot tlefiliitrly lil-cillr-d upon. ihcrt' is aili ' ple evidence that the gailieriiiiz proin- irws to ho one oi' thc' iiiosl 'licl|>i`\il _:ind iililiientlul lil-lil for nl:iii_\‘ _\'t;li:.. A iltitlrrulile »l’_iara<-t<;i` 0|' f0'liI_\"Ii inceiiiii: was tile spirit oi ll»iil_\' rr; _f;ai‘tlinL1'educational-l iiiaiicrs in |hl_ iiiariiilne provinces, which n}lpcai'id` to exist.. ` - W1 Mel. Barker was' appoiiitl~ll| secretai'y of the coiifeieiicl. at a sal- arv of $50. whlilst a .vperiill lH`0‘ lzraniine committee coniposcd of I_Ji~_ MacKay and t‘_ li. Butler, Nova Scotia; Dr. W. S. f`artcr and iii". ll. S. ilrilifxcs, New Brniisvvicit; Hiipcl- intoiidcin ll. ll. Sliaw and .l. ii. Sl-aniaii. l’rlllce Edward island. was i`oi'incd _ A local coiilinittee coliipo:»l-ll ol RAI S E F U DS 'Hold a Picnic--- . - - .l -‘Qu io; Di. D. Soloan. principal oi' Nor- L You can raise money QUiCklY f0l` th* _Red Cross, Patriotic Fund, Y. M. C. A. or soldicr’s comforts by holdingapicnic. ' - Every district should hold their Dicpic and in'this way money would he realized lniarge amounts and more easily than by any othei' means. Supplying picnics is_a specialty with us-we have made il study oi this paiticulardepartment -we buy in immense' quantities and can quote extremely low prices. We can supply immensely popular features that will prove winning attractions and rcal ' money-makers for your picnic, You can get b c s t service-best satisfaction-_and lowest prices from Holiiian's, because it is a specialty with cs. -- Bc sure to write us_for full particulars-a_nd write us in plenty of time so that we can give you lilo full benefit of our co_-operative plan. Plioiic uslt inorc convcni nr. R.T. HOLMAN Ltd. Summerside l9‘.'|i-T-Ilf)i\l'.’|l§li. ' U. t)'l’ll<.»in-_< Sccl'clai'_v l<`_ A i\l<-t'ull_v have other lilatters in llaiill_ SWEEUEN SEWING ltlil LONDON-The number of Swed- ish ships los( by siiliiiiai'iiic'<; attalk or through .itrikln_¢: ininl-A duriiig tlir~` war has reaclied a total of 1554;. ac- cording to a ceiili'zil I\.'cws llespaicli ironl Copenhagen to-lla_\. 'tho iiirgi;-'I .ite tonnage of flier? ves.~el.~ \'.'as _1:i=_'-_ en as 125,000, Danish siiipt; to the nuiliber of 180 have been lost in a similar manner. according to the same authority. Tlii_s is to certify that fourteen _years ago l g`ot`the cords oi my left wrist iiearly »c\'ei'ed_ and was for. about nine months that I had no \i.=.f~l of my hand. and tri(-'ll other Lini- iiifiits, also doctors. and was receiv- ing no benefit. By ri pei'siia:-‘.ioii from ciirell inc' ainl have liern usiiig i\i|.`-f- .\RD`S LiNll\ll:)I\"l` iii iiiy l`liinil_v ev:-i" since and find it the same as will-ii l first used it. and' would licvcr hi". without it. lS_~\.-'i(". E. M.\Zv`.\_'. hletapl-lilo. P. Q SOUTH MILTON W. P. A. Siateiiiient nfl work done hy thc W. l’. /\. oi' South l\ll|toil and lliizli- field troiii .laiiuary lst to July if-t, lt'-17. l 71 pairs of izoclts 9 suits of pyjaiiins. _ zzziiini-ts. ‘ . .t $80 to the Rell Cross, Cliarlotte- _ Swv. 'I`re.as. ve your Potato Ci' G 'U The experience of years on Lanadian Experi- mental Farms, and on many privately owned farms in the province and elsewhere has proved con- clusively, that systematic spraying of the potato crop increases the yield fro'm 25 in 33%, that it prevents blight during growth, and rot during stoi'ag'c. thereby incieasing the quantity, quality and piice. To properly and effectively spray YOU WANT THE BEST SPRAYER ON THE MARKET, AND WE SELL IT.- Size and prices to suit small and large growers. For prices and literature cali on or write to si>nAYMo'ron co. LONDON, Ont. or JOHN H. GILL, Charlottetown. POOLE & THOMPSON, Montague. BRACE, McKAY & Co. Summerside. bummerside 1lliS,6,5!3Msti.1ui0. ‘_ I ALICE HOLROYD _ ' 1929. . li. If __ _J La..- ---_ __ - --: - __ __ ~ -- _---- --;_ i, _ _ 'g i’|\'l -"ll~"\|W‘~" (Wil l't‘l`i‘l'| 'hill ill" pl-im-ilml (;_' J, (nlllon, liispluilil' l\. 5 " ' ' *“‘“"-'_" ' ' el _i rlirfwi at a country palace in the i"lii- nish city wlilch the aiiai'chl.-»ts had have been avoided. With last _year`s ex - perience still fresh the mcniories of' both shippers and ultini:_lt;~ buyers, extra pre ~ H cautions should be taken this year both to | avoid loss on the part of the f`ornler and to restore the colifidcnce ol' the latter in the I keeping qualities of l’. IC. island potatoes. I A good reputation is as neccssal‘y as good I quality to insure a good market. We must win and maintain our reputation by pro - V ducing the best quality, and the quality the b buyer is looking for more perhaps than any t other is proofauaiilst rot. Our rlxperiincii- u tal Station has demonstrated how this P quality can be produced. Our farmers t ) ow i This wav, consistently followed, 0 we shall not only have a lai'gcl' crop of _ potatoes but .i reptlt.ation fol producing a L good _keeping quality that will insure the highest price the lliarket can afford. Of--;----1 t A I)0IfB'l`l"l7l. I’.\TKI()'l` After _a laboured and unsuccessful at- tempt to _iustlfv its defence of the attitude i paragraph on the coming Liberal (`.onvcn-‘ tion in Winnipeg. Our sapiellt contempo- rary allows no inkling to escape it reg-3,-fl. returning; soldiers will desire to settle on ing what it would like the outcome to be, the land and everyllhlng With b@f0Y‘9 1071143 pgssing over the vital issue thus; be in readiness for that purpose so far asf “There are big men in the west-men th who see far beyond the provincial boun- are Conceriled- . _ ‘ Act, without the details. it 'will be seen :_ which in this province we have not all acre. lassed an Act empowering: 'tho govern - m urned soldiers who might wish to settle artizan objections raised by the Opposi ~ _ _ ion against thc hill. lt l knot' the Wa-Y’ "mt It 'S "P U’ “Wm U’ f"l' to point out that there al'd%siiiii'cY 1 t" - f - f acres now lying waste and idle in this _ _ - __ _ _ irovince that nllyfht, with the assistance of D he l_oans to such settlers granted by the many of our own soldier bo_vs to settle in heir own province iiistead of going to the crown lands of Western Canada. ‘ _ _ _ . _ nioil to returned soldiers will be available of Sir Wilfrid Lauriel"s Quebec policy, the to men settling ill -this province, provided Patriot winds up with a highly diverting the land is available. _ These briefly are the salient points of thc ta glance that t hc lands to be placed at the isposal of the soldiers are crown lands, of t was _to supplenlcnt this want that our rovincial legislature at its last session ent to cxpropriate any waste or unculti- atcd or unused lands in this province to e placed at the disposal of any of oui' re- pon farms- We need not. here refer f.o the ominion Act. ab_ove referred to, enable The loall of $2,500 clvlntctl bv the Doin- lt may he assumed that a proportion of e provincial and dominion governments' st-izctl and occupied. ,-.-~,,,~.._.,~,.,.._...,..__..--..,.,_,,~~_ QOOOOOOIOOOQOOOOO DO + ouiv ssiscrioils roll! lnnlnliiin ilisaoelis n-arol_ Iurnlahall ly W. I. Leuaea, OOOOO0O'OOOOC¢OOOO +++++4+o 'bi 'liifllli -"But a Short Time to Llve" |l"roiii ills- llonfion Poetry Review) Oni' liltlo hour- how swift fir flies Wllen poppies ilard and lilies smile; llow mon lilo fleeting minute dies. ll:-'aviiig ns lint ii little while To dream our dream. to sing our song. 'i`o pick the fruit. to pluck the fiowc r. The gods-they do not give us long- One llttln hour. Oilr little hour-how short a time - To wage our wars.to.ian olir hates. To take our fill of* armoured crime. To troop our banners. storm the gntlis. Blood on the sword. our eyes blood led. Blind in olir puny reign oi power, Do we fnrixoi how soon is spell ` Our -litilli hour? . Our little liolir--how soon iff dies: linw short a llnio tn toll our heads, To chant. our loc-bio lhltnnies, To think sweet thoughts. to do good floods. Till-_ altar lights grow Dale and dim. The hells hang silent in ilio tower- So passes with the dying hymn Our little hour. 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