T-F 44 _q_ rv-‘Qhlrnb-N’. (hfillff l. llrLure. M. P. ' brvrrlury—I-leul. (‘uL l1. ¢ Ililllur 11ml A nuuclult lrltlllnrn-l‘ funk \ llurnilll llail)‘ $1.7m pvt‘ your tin lllflllrfl mnl .\| nllzlng Illrrvlunw-J. (Ifllllulell Illfii $5.011 y E BIIARLOTTETOWN tlllAlllllAll "IOPIPYPIIIFPIII*J~ ll. A. hlnclilllliun, D- H. U. ll. Ilium-it llnrnelt llvr nml It. h. Currie uilvnncr) ilellrrrcd. Wills-IL filllfl. : I illPlF$1P§Y¥ JAN - Q LII/izinxgjlhlzlei-iszirel Ngw Year's Day 1s a public holi- nflpart uI WhiCh is spent. by the (id: QFIIEIBLIOII in the pleasant duty ' 513121111,‘ social calls, is diversion Jrflucndable in iiseii‘ and worthy of 21:1? maintained and continued the ages. The friendly social illlfby the men folk on New Year's avserves to conserve old time ideals __ ocial inter-dependence, upon hieh, to a large extent, our present hillsiian civilization is built. But iefc are many who do not follow_ 1Li"dt‘llgllf.flll old-world custom. or 1105c lists of calls are insuflicient to rctipy the whole afternoon. For iese a new opportunity is presented u‘ ‘pleasantly and profitably passing n lhour in viewing thc magnificent NIQCYAOH of paintings in the Robert iarris Memorial gallery. The trustees av; arranged to have the gallery peg between the hours of two and mi} o'clock, and it is to be hoped iafay wffi find it convenient to iii.- mi. That there is not wanting those 'ith' artistic taste in our midst in, vident from thc fact that during i hcsummcr no fewer than 2,000 visit- i rsfigntered their names in thc VLs-i: or!’ book, and since there have been E built 100 people per month register- igf,‘ How many visited the gallery ‘ithout registering is unkown, but it lay be estimated that at least anoth- r twenty per cent dicl so, making an refuge of about, fivc pcr open day, ince October. This n good. but it; oufd be much better. Many of our cubic do not know what they are US$111}; nf the _in_v of liviru; iii ignor- iglthe artistic side of their nature. ' move the rink and the movies and hzrcat. bulk of our rising genera- would be at a loss what to do their leisure. If they developed thc qof reading and CIIJOYIIIQ’ picture i leries they wotild be indepctidcsit? other pastimes, and certainly a It deal happier and wealthier s0 l as knowledge and npttrcCllllldlt of ie worth is concerned. Valucs are olcss and changclcss and thc first l thcm is Beauty, the second In- ligciicc. the third Charactcr, andi 5' fourth Service. 13y cultivating thc at wc develop thc second, provide‘ v thc third, and the fourth fnllowsl in matter of course. _ ! A successful mun, now-l ode to his fathers, once admitted in ; , burst of regret-fol confidence that! 1c could not spend his lcisurc read-i business ng, newspapers tvcre about all he i tad ever time for. 1n his ticclming i~?rs he would have given half hisi vqalth to have been able to enjoy lit- : UARY 1. 1931 success or otherwise. In the many fat years these organizations have pro- lflted and benefited in a way which Inns made their stock valuable and readily realizable in stock loans. Now that the means by which they have developed and flourished are in straightened circumstances, it seems like a stroke of genius for the Gov- ernment to suggest and provide that thcv should participate in the lean years to the extent of becoming se- ‘curity for the advances necessary to bring back the wheat industry to a condition of healthfulness and pros- perity. India's L's-couple According to Mr. R. G. Young, Canadian Trade Commissioner at Calcutta. writing in the current is- sue cf the Commercial Intelligence Join-nail, railways to Karachi decided, with governmental approval, to reduce immediately by stibstantial amounts the rates on ivheat, because India has a surplus of 1 000.000 long tons. Why cannot the Canadian Na- tional Railway, with governmental approval. reduce thc raics on po- tatocs to cnnblc us to place our sur- plus in Uppcr Canada and thc United States? It is a matter of moonshine durinf: critical times like these ivhether the railway shows a have surplus or not; what docs matter is that wc hold old and Quin new mar- kets for our producc, and turn over money to kccp_ thc ivhccls of indus- try goillll- Mr. Young, who is a Can- adian official, scents to commend thc urtznn pf thc lnrlinn 1'f“.'(‘l'lll1lf’11'1, and we hope thc Miuistcr of Railways and Sir Henry‘ Thornton will tnkc thc hint thus broadly given. The Day in Ilislory The ancient Egyptians, Phoenicians , and Persians began their year at the‘ I autumnal equinox iScpt. 2ft and thc- Gi-si-ks until the 5th Century" B. C. at the winter solstice iDcc. 211. In 4:111 B. C. the latter altcp! their New Years Day to thc 21st of June. The ancient Romans ci-lcbrnigtl tiic he- giiiniiif: of the your on thc 21st, 0f Dccciubc-r, but Caesar by the adop- tion of the Julian calendar positioned it to the lsi. of Januanv. The Jews. have alwi from the first day of thc month of Tishi-l isept, 11-Oct, 5.1 The 25th of March was the tisual (late amoni: most Christian peoples in early me- dieval days. Anglo-Saxon Eng- land. however, the 25th of December was Nc-iv Years Day. A: the Norman reckoned their civil ycar In Notes by the Way A Happy New Year to all our readers! Happiness, like the Kingdom of Heaven must be from within. No ostentatious display can conceal the inward unhappiness which lurks like a canker behind wrong doing or neglected duty, the unpaid bill. tho witholding 0f charity, the unklndly treatment of a, neighbor or of the deserving poor will persist and bc- cloud every attempt .at happiness. The foundation of real happiness, whether at the beginning or the end of the year is love of our fellowmcn. The familiar story of Abou Bert Adhem well illustrates this prin- ciple. As the story goes Abou awoke one night‘ from a (leep dream of peace, he saw an Angel writing in his room and asked him "What; wrltest thou“? The Ankcl answered: "The names of those who love thc Lord." Is mone one?“ asked Abou. "Nay" replied thc Angel. The answer did not worry Bcn Adhcin who said in effect "all right put inc down as one who loves his fellownicu." The Angel wrote and vanished. .110 ap- peared the next night and so the story tel‘; “Ben Adhenrs name lcd all thc rest. The only svay in which men can scrvc God is by serving their fcllowinen and this is the way to thc happiness which we wish to one an- other at the beginning of the New Year and which we wish to continue to our readers throughout thc year we arc entering upon. According to the census recently published in U. S. the urban populo- tiou in that. country is 68,955,521, whilc the rural population is 53:119.- 525. This makes over 56 pcr cent of thc total population living in cities. The percentage of urban dweller.‘ ion years ago wits 5t per cent. Nor has Canada bccn much different from the United States. Herc. too, the movement has been to thc cities, and 110‘. zuways, one fears, with good results. It is one of the problems that challenge thc best cc- ouomic thought of our tlmc. Some idea of the opportunity for Canadian farmers to develop thc cv- port trade in hot: and port!products is afforded by figures with i-cmivct f0 dead meat imports into Great Brit- ain as compiled from the British Board of Trade Returns. For thc first ten tnonths oi 1930 bacon imports reached a total of 7,414,020 out, val- ued at 1234922063, and of this vol- ume Canada supplied only 87,109 CWL, which had a value of £433,- 055, During thc some period im- ports of hams totalled 865,035 cwt., of which thc United Stntcs sup- plicd 715,352 cut. or more than ten tlmcs the 70,968 cwt. supplied by Canada. Incidentally, these nrc thc only two in n long list of dead meat import items in which Canadian contribution was sufficiently consid- erable to cite separately. The account oi’ how a London doctor took a dose of poison and then recorded his sentiments and feelings during thc process of dissolution is is of any vcluc to persons about to dlc. but because it shows the im- pressions oi one man concerning thc approach to something he had not lacforc experienced and of which thc are consigned final and really valuable part must or “mg Kmg‘ or m‘? THEFCH ZUUARDIAN iEiJat have of fiuurs 1k’ a» i 5.. . ‘ fly [ulna H’. Biyjlon. M.D JAR ‘ARY 1S1, 1931 l t For a number of years now l. have been trying to have my readers take stock of themselves at the beginning of each year. That as they take stock of their worldly goods, that as they make resolutions for the coming ycar, that they think more of their greatest. possession, their greatest asset, thcir health. ‘Therefore a visit to the family doctor, a visit that has been arrang- cr for some time previously, and a visit that should last an hour, is the first thought. You are going to know at the end of an hour all that can be humanly known about your general condition -your eyesight. your hearing, your nose and throat, heart, lungs, kid- neys in fact every part. Is this knowledge worth anything If you are found to be in good physical condition 1t. should give you a buoyancy with which to meet all the affairs of life-domestic. busi- ness, recreational and so forth. If something is found amiss thcn you are put in possession of know- ledge that will enable you to proper- ly safeguard your life by sane living. In thLs connection it is intensely in- teresting to recall the case of Dr. R. H. Babcock who died recently of a hcnrt condition in his cighticth ycar. 11c was for many years professor of chest diseases at the College of Phy- sicians and Surgeons, Chicago, and early in his medical career discov- crcd he had thc heart ailment which eventually,‘ caused his death. The lcnowlcdizc of thc ailment and how to live properly despite this ailment en- abled him to livc to such a rcal old ago. Before you go to sec your doctor take a look inward at yourself from thc standpoint of how to mcet lhlnllb~lfli .'i()l‘1'O\\'I¢. worries, dis- appointmcnts~and scc if any of thcse things arc affecting your gen- eral health. affecting your work, your sleep, your appetite. Don't tell the doctor about your sleepless nights, your poor appetite, or your inability to concentrate on your work, without telling him about the "inside", the secret troubles or worries 1n your life. These emotional disturbances have a definite effect upon practically every organ of the body.‘ So sec your own family doctor and lct him examine you inside and out. It will start you off right; for thc ycar. Canadian Cows for China, Che hundred pure-tired dairy coxvs were rece lily shipped from Xlancouvci‘ to Hang Kong, China. mys a government bulletin. This interesting, not so much bccausc it was um largest slflpmexlt of Co“ that has bcci made from Canada i0 tihn Orient. The cows. sclcctcd from herds in It “tern Colnmbfti, to the Dairy Farm Storage Coinpaniy shipment Ic and Cold . the _ Northwest the very bottom. -rg,ture and nit. Now that we have __ , Conquest owing, it is believed, to the in; art gallery it would. be well to icoincitlcnce nf his coronation being “Pmlmge m‘? 3mm? l" 1731mm" ll ‘arranged for that date, William thc 60 percent, are Hoistcins and thc and Guern- forever remain nurevcalctl. _ Probably it is just as easy for the remulndar Ayrsmres average man to imagine a sci of im- “Cm ind learn to enjoy paintings. There 1:; ' irfi»bctt.ei' limb in put such a resolu- iqn into effect than on the first da_ I15 new ycar. Solving The Wheat Problem The announcement mad» by Pre- nler Bennett. at Regina on Tuesday rviuiitig with regard to the handling iffhe 1930 wheat crop will come as a villnt New Year's message to Lhfl bra-non! of Western Canada. A few fir: ago the Prime Minister stated lsit this great; problem was in course lhsolution, The decision has been lien to create a private corporation n: which banks, transportation com. agiles. industrial concerns, insurance Hi1 mortgage companies will be ihdrcholdcrs. The corporation will Ade its capital as a revolving ktan fund from which money may be loaned to farmers to tide them over m? present bcriod of dl8l.1'&§. By this method the responsibility of fin- ajcing the western farmers will be llflred and diminished by the great llaanclal organizations which partici- pEted in the profits of prosperous rs, and upon whom the burden pcrly falls of asssisting 1n thc sent. period of depression. t will readily be realized that the the insurance companies. the, ‘transportation companies. the rall- lys. the industrial concerns and - -. ndenf .1411‘. we £1 . Conqueror ordered that the should stzirt on thc 1st o1 January, .ut later England bcgnn YCHI‘ her ycar i with the res; of Christendom on the 25th 0f March. The Grcgoriiiit cal- endar W582i. which restored thc 1st of January to its position as New, Years Day, “as acct-plot! by (term-i and Sivcilcti about. 1700. but not until 1751 by lihiglatitl. any. Denmark Editorial Noll; Write '19R1. A Happy New Year. Bliadhna Mhadh Ur, Une Hcreusc Aniic! And if there is any other language In which it can be better expressed. that also goes. It was a sage who wrote: "Make not one but many good resolutions on New Year's Day." 'I‘hls is the es- of healthy optimism. The 111ml“! Over of a new page should carry with it. forgctfulness of thc mis- takes of the past. What matter if we have fallen short. of our ideals? The essential thing is to keep these ideals in view. Lei. us build more ambitlously than ever, and strive to realize some at least of our gocd intentions It ls thc effort, not. the achievement. that counts. "To travel hopefully Ls a better thing than to arrive, and the true succem L; to labour." We leave this thought with our rzviai. r SORCQ c. Nzv. Year's message - ant. with mean ~ and 111591;. iarcssions for those about to die as it is for a man to take poison and thcn do ll. The one is as authentic as thc other. and each must zieccssarily be colored by the dramatic instincts, thc religious beliefs and the social habits of thc performer. This" man writes at the last: "For the first time am without n worry. Money is nothing it is nothing but wickedness." That certainly has nothiiu! to do with tlcuth; it is thc repercussion of something that. had a great influence on his lifc; the sudden fact that. it had no further influence over him is physical. He has not anywhere thrown any new light on death; he has only ut- tered a rather cheap and incomplete commentary on life. According to Sir James Jeans, famous British scientist, the universe in which we llvc is like a soap bub- blc and must go on swelling, a thing that it has been doing since it started. As this world-bubble has been in existence for some millions of years, it is to be trusted that it may go on expanding for some time yet before bursting out of its skin to the distress of the inhabitants on its aur- face. When fifty-one per cent. o! the people understand that you cannot have inflation, cxiravaganccs, wild speculation and gct-rich-qulck man- ias without an ensuing business de- pression, we shall see the business cycle diminish from the size of l. Ferris whecl to a watch wheel. The God of luck l: 63nd, but op- " ‘ ‘ m’; *"' , t" it. Formcrh’ dairy farmers in l-fong Kong imparted their stock from the British Isles, but. thc passage through the heat of the Medl- tciranaan and Red Sea. resulted 1.1 such losses that. buyers 1n Oliina have turtle-d to Canada, g5 i.1ie cool t-rip across the Pacific Oman lrcm Vancouver is not so trying upon thc animals. Herctoforc thirty or forty haad] have made up s-hiitments from British Ccltimbia to ChLiesc dairy (niccrns. The pfairhig of an order foi' one hundred animals is said to be but the beginning of nwre cxto nivc business for pure- l\'cd cattle brocdcrs in British Columbia. _‘. Who shall mount the chariot step and drive forward to success? Not the man of puny hand and feeble will. Not the man who has wasted his strength 1n wishes and dreamed 0f B" 0851' World. But the man whom the hour has found ready for the challenge, whose arm has been made strong and brave, clean and heart fearless by pluck and service 1n the past. He it 1s who gathers up the waiting reins and guides the T081111! Wheels to the battle line of the world's affairs. An om" IIIIPIIOII u". m, liquor and cigarettes of the value of tens of thousands of dollars have bee" 561ml by customs preventivu officers in the Maritime Provinces during the past three months. Of course there are no figures available u to the quantity of contraband that escaped seizure. A out in m; excise duties, on llduor and cigar. ems would go a long way; Wyn“ cnu in: the amunlm out of_ Ah Adventurous Career Manitoba. ncwispor-eis have been giving eictezrcive publicity to the retirement of Mr. Charles Hunt Firenoh from the position of fur trade commissioner of the Hudson's Bey Company, one report describ- 1:‘; him as a, living symbol of the "Compainy of Adventurerq" The description is apt, for Mr. French has had an cxtraordtnary career. He was born in Markham Town- ship, O.4t., not far from Toronto, in 1867. and as a boy learned fish- ing and sailing-on Lake Ontario. From then until early in his twenties he fished for a. living on ilhe rgiun Bay in summer and in the winter worked as prl.r.er's apprentice in Ortario towns. In 1885 the went West. where he “push- ed gravel under the ties of the C. 1". R. at Port Arthur." The follow- Ly; summer he sailed a boat out, of Selkirk for a firm of Lake Winnipeg fisherman. In '1887 he made his first connection with the Hudson's Bay Company, \\‘11€.! lie went up the lake on the steamer Beaver to takc treaty money to the Indians. After this he returned to Ontario and in 1893 went: to Chicago to visit i-hc Columbia Exposition. There lie saw the linotypc on ‘exhibition and ‘thought t-hat, the invention spoiled his chances in the printi 1g trade. Coming back to Toionto he went into the office of Truth, where hc had been employed. and seeing two liftotypes installed, he decided t0 apply for work with the Hudson's Bay Company. so he wrote asking for employment. In reply he receiv- ed an offc/r t) go to New Caledonia, on 1111;; Pacific roast, t; investigate a thieves‘ ring. H0 accepted a. d was put. in charge o1 two sohooncrs, 13 on Babinc Lake and thc other on Stewart, Lake, ivitih a portage of nine miles betivcoi the two. IIc broke up the ring and was appoint- ed post manager at Sabin, B. C. remaining tihere until 1901, when he was transferred to Victoria us a fur buyer, ‘Ilhcrc he remained until 1914. when he was named district manager for BTllo-‘Ill Columbia. In 1926 he was rewarded with the position of Chief "Factor, thc climax of his tarccr being reached t-hc some your with his appolnttncnt as fur trade commissioner. It _is from this high position that Mr. French has just. retireddnssuccess- or being Chief ‘Factor w. Ralph Parsons, who is well-known '11 Montreal, and also in Labrador and Tcirritorlcii. Mr. French's career in a measure re- seniblcs that of Donald A, Smith, who became Lom Strutlicoia, and who had also once bee; Chief Fac- tor of thc Hudson's Bay Conupany, in which Mr, French has served so 1o 1g. honosably and successfully. The record of his achievements says the MoJtrea-l Gazette, proves that. opportunities remain in Can- ada for youths with ambition and thc desire to serve faithfully in whatever fields they enter, even at, and different; masters. Somelsluvcs The Public Forum mavulnnth been M 0w discussion by correspondents of auctions of Interest. This Charlottetown Guardian does not necessarily endorse the npllllQlll of correspondents. PROMOTE HOME INDUSTRY Sir:—-Many complaints are being eimressed In reference to trade depression. low prices, un- employment and unrest in general. attributing the cause to many things, such as over produc- tion, tariff adiuistments. etc, 501m‘ of the Canadian papers are Offering prizes for the best essays on why I should or should not buy goods made in Canada. The most irciwffi" ant with us is whY I 51mm‘! m‘ should not buy goods manufflf-‘i-Uffll on Prince Edward Island, and why MJJANUXRYTKQI‘ S I ’ G l ' ' eason s reetmgs WE are thankful to our many customers aml "friends for their generous business during 1930. And we wish everybody a HAPPY and PROS- PEROUS NEW YEAR. A. PICKARD & C0. Coal Dealers free literature and all the infonnntion necessary for farming. The farmers in turn should build up their towns and villages with factories to give them a hotne market, and empkly‘ mcnt, for their sons and daughters. Their money has already run into the millions and sent through diff- erent agencies to other towns out- side the province tn manufacture goods that should be made here. The few factories we have has prov- ed what can be done—a. successful cloth factory at Souris operated by Mr. Lannigait is doing excellent work and should be encouraged. also the Canning factory at Cardigan by F. A. Heweltt 8c Sons with its staff cf men, women, and girls, every thing done systematically, girls dress ed in white, thc whole works thc picture of cleanliness and the put up c-f the best; the same can be said of Fraser Bros Murray River and Charlottetown. who also are [packers rfl‘ L) i) » I’. The products of those factories will ccmparc favorably with any thing on the market. Why not patronize them? We uiant a. Conunissionci- of In- ziustrics who will, with thc assist- nncc of the Board of 'I‘ra.de, Farm- ers Association. Womcus Institutes, and other organizations, do some rc- search work start and enoouraSB in" dustries. It is not immigration we want, it is to stop the ca; I an S , etc. MANUFACTURER, P.E.I. There-are different kinds of slaves, are scourged to their work by whips. Others arc scourgcd to it by restless- ness or ambition. It docs not matter what the whip ls; it is none the less a whip, because you have cut thongs for ii; out of your own souls; the fact, so far, of slavery is in being driven to your work without ici-.m»<».-<.<.<.-u.<am“.not»...au».ittmaaaamt>-_,,_,uu,_u_, are we not manufaoturing the goods Chaflottclou," or which we have an abundance of raw material? We have Experimcnt- ' , a1 Fflllns 1* Mimi" “l Ag"°"“‘"°' 11am l _ cccz EARN WHILE YOU, LEARN The ‘Confederation Life Association -—- ESTABLISHED 1871 -— invites applications from men between the ages of 27 and 50 desirous; of bettering their position in life, and building for a financial, independent old age. A FREE COURSE’ OF INSTRUCTION IN LIFE INSURANCE SALESMANSHIP Classes will open MONDAY, JANUARY 12th and con- tinue until full course is completed. Two evenings per week, MONDAYS and THURSDAYS, being devoted to class work-TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRI- DAY to actual field work accompanied by a competent FIELD OFFICER. ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER can be accommodated,‘ send in your application or apply in person to i w. n. noes ' Bank of Nova Scotia Building Charlottetown, P. E. I. Divisional Manager i i i $£€€U _ TRY _ ‘i BRAHMIN TEA When you want a delicious drink / Sold only In red, airtight packages. \ 8.1.» anothcrs bidding.- thought, Ruskin. Write 1931 Write THE SILVER. FLUTE The long shy boy caressed the silent thing, Breathed his young breath along its silver < length, His slender fingers with translucent strength Twinkled expectant keys. Round notes cling And drop, clear, passionless, pure melody; n No chordal crash, no swelling over- tones, , strident brass nor dirge-llkci hymnal drones, , No winding contrapuntal harmony. Halrkl No But cool white notes that fall 1n tonal place And tlmc, and make a. clolster of the room. Slip back the centuries, shy boy, and space Your melodies where dancing maid- ens grace Green awards. You dare too for when you presume To pipe such mode to this noise- harrled race. -—M. M. H. 1n Queen's Quarterly.‘ ;_, lumps Business as usual BUSINESS and PROFES- SIONAL MEN and others Wlll need a new supply of OFFICE STATIONERY and will flnd Garters Bookstore well stocked with OFFICE STATIONERY. BLANK BOOKS. LEDGERS. I) A Y BOOKS, MEMO BOOKS, C A S II BOOKS. MINUTE E. R. BROW 146 Richmond St., Fire, Life, Accident, Sicknesska Charlottetown and Plate Class Insurance at Lowest Rate. BOOKS, ENVELOPES (all sizes). PENS, INKS, FOUN- TAIN PI-INS. PENCILS, AC- COUNT PAPER, FILES. BINDING CASES, CA S}! BOXES, OFFICE and POCK- ET DIARIES for 1931, OFFICE BASKETS, 6m, kc” prlces the lowest, quality the best. Garter & 0o. , Limited HAPPINESS IN THE NEW YEAR TO am. Our Friends AND CUSTOMERS -T|l8{TVI.0 Macs 149 Gt. Geiorge Street , CHEWING IiKKEYaNlC-HOLSON Jae chew foryou ',' Insist on our Black TwistF-"iqhaifia better taste. it lasts a longer. -_ QQQCI~I<L1EWI3 l 1 1.- . n‘ -\