" antij they are man)‘. imin Liberal l." ‘I. omen l. Islam iiiiiiiiiiiu iuiiiii _ um. ca. n. A. Innllllol. n. s. o. ‘Businessman-annulment. ' rm cnimnorrsrows cannons tie question iofpuhoilshln t w r I IIAI 4v _ In Nova Slotlu ykppnggug, y, g, pggq, is interesting in the light that Premier Rhodes has thrown upon it. Although all but one or two of its present members are of Liberal Associate Editor. l7. I. Currie. .- ‘lin. iiisieiieirs ‘enemas Nothing .t_:hat appears ta the Lib- erai- press‘ ‘more’ clearly expresses the fear__with which Mr. Metghen is regarded by that. party than the mallrller of their frequent and vio- lent; attacks upon him. Every weakness of their own defeated fllld discredited leader‘. Mr. Mac- kenzie King. is laid upon the devoted head of Mr. Meigiien. Every expression of complaint, pol. iclans and Liberal newspapers coifceruing the imfituess of Mr. itlackensle King as a leader. is immediately followed by a new can- ard __n'i.<_;ni alleged discontent and disagreement iii the Conservative p rty‘ about the leadership of Mr. Jeighcn. When Mr. King was down and out alter the 29th of October last. .\lr. hleislicifs "mistaken" became a subject of general discussion in Liberal ll8\\'r$' papers. During tlio early days oi the . present Mr. hieigihcn did not secure a "major- ity of the members lii the House" and Mr. King did-soinohow-tho Liberal press teenied with Mr. Meighe-nfls alleizcd "unixipuliirity." Now. the facts? .\ir. Meighen has enemies. A brici search through the pages of Lib- eral newspapers will proof of the fact. ‘But the pages oi‘ bot-h the Liberal and Conservative press will demonstrate vory clear- Iy that “his foes are not those of his own household." No leader sluice the days of Sir John A. Mac- Mackenzie session when what are give ample Tfoiiéiil Iwas ‘more loyalty siIDDOPIMI‘ or more confidently trusted as a leader and as a statesman than is the Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, and nn leader since the days of Sir John has been more persistently vilified than lie. That Mr. Meighen has retained In a remarkable degree the affec- t.ion and eoufltleinci: not oi‘ the (Yon- sorvatlve party alone but or the people of (Janada was amply prov- October 29 He Went to the country on that occasion with a following of ed by the election oi last. 50 members. He came hack after the election with a following of 116. That result tells its story. Mr. Mackenzie King went to the country with a full cabinet fllild a following of 117 and came 0WD back with a eiibl-iict. shot. to UIIlfW-‘l and his train reduced to 100. The: also téils its own story. a story that Mr.‘ King's government had lost tlic confidence of the people us his supporters all over Caaiada. even id the province of Quebec. had fasllén off. ‘lt is quite true that Meighen, because of the groupIsystem in; parliament and because of his uiiswcrving allegi- unco to the policy and traditions oi’ his party. was unable to command a majority of the members in the llouse of (IOIIIIIIDIIE. ii is truc also that although Mr. King was nimble tosecure a majority of the electors of Canada. he was able to secure a small majority of the members in the House, but not because. of nii- tiwerving allegiance to his policy, for he bird-hone‘. inor to the tradi- tions or: the policy of his party. it is an open secret that thought- ful lhiberais everywhere are dis- g-ustedhy the crooked trail follow- ed during the last session by Mr.| Mackenzie King. This was demon- nrsted unmistakeabiy by w-hat nnpnaiea to himself and nu lead- ing ministers 6n Octobei- 2s. but tho’ disgust and liliappointinent of that time but l mild ‘symptom compared with the feelings which his recent usurpation of nay/v‘ ha‘! ocoasionadda hi! own Dirty l! well as in the‘ popular mind in coins. -. svrwi‘ - . . . . Mn. ti» peso moms In the ‘pf. ....ii~ y" ' FRIDAIY, MARCH 5, 1926 ‘appointment, that is the result of the LiberaFfirty havini had eon- troi oi’ the Provhicial Government ‘ ifor ‘i3 years from 1882 to 1925. But h's dcthronciueut: he suit! lliemlPre-inier Rhodes was able toIshc-w all right_ so far as partizanshiliIthat the question of abolishing the gags, But every Canadian, whetherfiouncll had been brought before Liberal. Conservative or Progress-jibe ltegmauve ‘Aifimnbw “t "8" ‘ions times under successive Con~ . I A iervative and Liberal Governments. “"‘"° ‘“‘ °"°°"‘“““‘ “h” ymh‘ mlin 12m. 1e74, 1m. i879 and upon every pressure is at. the Mild m‘ other occasions and in every case one ofthe great parties in Canadian the Assembly had voted for abo". polities. progress and sane rule tion, ‘but the Couiicli had rejected are lfmp0t§9“" This is why theilllo bill- ea-rly deposition of ‘Mr. Muckeuzlel King will be regarded as anything -but a calamity. sive. realizes only too well that In 1887 ‘Premier Fielding moved (or a conference between the two ‘Houses on the subject and the fol- lowing year a ‘bill to abolish the Council was passed, bctli of which were rejected by the latter body. ,in 1897 Premier ‘Mrurray had brought down a bill to aibnlish the Council which was throivli out. by that lloui-ic, notwithstanding that that ovcry Legislative ‘Coiiiicllior ill Itlnit time was [JIPIIHUII to voic for abolition when taalleii upon to do so. it appears that these IlUIllll'il.I)Ii: gentlemen had set up ll claim that Itiiey liuil been advised by eiiiiiiii-iit legal counsel that the pledge. they liud given was not legally binding upon them and could not ‘be eu- forceii! I OUR NATIONAL PARKS The Sackville Board of Trude has recently been ‘notifed that its request of a year or so ago, to have Fort Cumberland taken wilder the _.win‘g of the ‘National I Parks Coin- inittee. has been complied with. This historic landmark is iiow a National -Park and will be cured for at tlio expense of tlic Doiniii- ioii. Representatives of n similar kind have from time to time been made on behalf 0i‘ sour: of tlic his- toric sites in this province. but so There appears no doubt that both we the elected Assembly and the great have. Just across Chariottetotvn ml-IWIW ‘if ""3 Peilillc "l NUV" Harbor the remains of one of filftIsculia‘ have [or “mm "m" ha" I’ far. nothing has conic of it. old French forts. in a spilt whichfemury bu" nymg w ubtfnsh jtheir lfpper House and have failed. for beauty is not excelled in Can-i _ i‘! is irsslng strange that iliis ads. it is ‘near enough to the city ‘Sllfutvllfl, be trite. Mr. Rhodes an- ‘nounces confidently that his Gov- " “I ernment will effect the seemingly Charlottetown and, if taken‘ over Impusglblg tank Qvgn i|' they have by the National Parks Committee to "appeal to Westminster" for im- _a,. the... n, m} reason [why gtlporial legislation to enforce the should n‘... _ l. nmzeamy belwill of tlic people of his province. mad/ti opc-uil-lbct l ty spots ofi _"_'- its historifi IIEISOCIHIIOIlSi between the for a city plirk. ls on one 0f'tlie main roads between Borden In the course of his speech above reflrrod to Premier Rhodes intimated his opinion that only one fllhsimber and that reduced to 30 title it to recognition as one of theymembers is needed m Nova swam‘ Canada. as a link original‘ French regime and the present en- historic landmarks of the Marl- tiines but we evidently have “no pull" at Ottawa and pelled to look on passively. if en- vinusly. while favoursmo better de- served, urn being poured out luv- SO 8T8 com- isliiy on other parts 0f the Doiiilii- ion. ' We have also iu the heart of the city of Charlottetown an ancient cemetery Ill) which lie the remains of men and women once enrolled among the Great in imperial and Colonial service. civil and military officers. statesmen. soldiers. Here many of the founders ,of our prov- l-iicc. some whoue names will fig- ure for all time in the history of Canada and of the Empire. lie un- der moss grown tablets amid the accumulations of a neglected wilderness. This. also. could made a beauty spot and a joy to the city m be visited ‘by thou- sands. for who is there that does to "lingo? among be not love tlic At present the Legislative. As- sembly there consists of 43 meni- bers. ‘As the population of Nova Scotis is six times as great as that of iPriuce Edward lsiaud we are left to infer that iii our Provinizii possibly a modest reduction lii the number of our provincial legislators might safely be made. The King Government has ac- complished something. lt has in to defeat several proposed amend- ments to the Address in reply to the Speech from’ the Throne, Intl‘0- duce closure and secure an ud- journment of Parliament until tlic L5tli of March! ls'nt that a i-trcat achievement? The adjournment is to eriaibile ‘Mr. King to reconstruct. his Cabinet. the Cmblnet which he' had reconstructed before I toiber election. >lt needs to be it Why is this? some one ‘may ask. Well, the reconstructed Cabinet in October bad Mr. W- L- graves" and road over again the dimly remembered names of’ lils- MueKenzle King us Premier. and the electors of North York on‘the a session of eight weeks been able" the Oc- _ constructed allover again now.‘ The Public Forum TIDIIIIIIIIWIOI‘... l: 30b2, ‘ llsnukl -bv w. ’ lii 07 question ol interest. ‘I'M Charlottetown Guardian has ~ n i not necessarily undone Clo II- . Qgugg I _ _. ' .-M‘R. MEIGHEN AuND B,]Qg|q‘-W,vB|flll,u-Dn ’ 5 THF PARTY" ‘ sin-The continuous attacks of - ‘riie Patriot and its eoutemwlfll" ieg upon the Leader of the Opposb tiou are amusini-i an ailbmcllilve public. i|' Mr. Melghen is such an . l t ion agoiincompetent as they say he is. they Ilgceyitarinn lulstwiilaniliater 0% tak-jshnuld be SIB-d "m!" ‘he Pa"? ing "enough" food to satisfy the point of view) to let Illmhfllflifi. inf: arr“?- . ‘"*.z""" ‘" t ose oo s we . o . _ ' A little later foods were clas- Reading betiween the lines of the sifted into five simple 1168111118!‘ Patriot's editorials. the public can meats and e555. VBBQMM“ ‘mddiowever, see that Ml‘. M6181"!!! l! starches. fats and oils. Ball-B‘ “d regarded by the Liberals as a first water. ‘and it W115 Wglleswd that class bender and that he is likely ‘Willa a‘ a" “ye “hum! be ‘amen in the new‘ future to take power ‘We?!’ ‘U,’- ' t f tl fr hiiids. That is really A ‘little hitcr still this was qunii-Rifflyflhe ‘fgamét and M. those m, lied lu that it was only iieldnulti work“ emls who support [he government mg ‘muloors w“ “m o “d against "Liberal ‘principles are so heartily of meat. Thus tables of foo 1 ‘ I I l h mail about him. Mr. Me glen is ‘FINES tg.""’.t“.'.'.g“ngegs.i,','le a: ygylevidentiy all right. from the point u‘ so ‘It a p0 ioi view of the interests of Canada to eat so many heat unite of the ‘ x different kinds of foods accordingl-dild “B Dwft- flleltglilitenplwfi: , ei ht, wel nt and tneWote for “fie iIlhygical wogrk duringgGrefll Party he leads whenever the day » they ‘may have an opportunity to Now this was very sensible. blihllv 80- it did not explain why two lndiviii-i I arm. Sir. etc., nuts of the same 1189- Welgllbi ' A CONSERVATIVE l ‘I’ YI O VALUES. I __ e have truv ed i‘ 0i! i matter of proper feeds "is W" height. and doing the some ainolillt of work daily. fittlpuillltill (IIHUTGIIIIY: after outing tlu- same amount and§ kinds of foods. One put on weighhi . ihc other lost ivclght. i Siiw-Now that the expected has (inc felt iwll. tlic other inIsor-ihappeiitiii. now that iiir. MoKtauzlt- able. I iKIllg has succeeded In hilylug oven‘ \\'lil'- I {the l'i'ii;:i'i-i‘~ii\‘es. and so securing dk-caiisi: ll could not. take liiioj“ "m-Imfly if‘ I"5‘““"|‘m‘ky “mm?”- aceiiiiiii the iiinoiiiit of chewing of. ‘ I" tlic _ iiinisti ‘of Ltriiinioiis. io- mu {own ‘vhflyhel. m. m" they [mm ‘nether with a seat tliciein for h iii iikcd tlio food to tlic same exteutfliti" ‘W’ m“? “wk l" “e9 "Owe" ‘vhoumr one had a belle,- dlgggflyg thing doing’ at Ottawa. There call apparatus mun the 01mm Qf-[hul be no good excuse ‘for longer de- liis food travelled through t-Ii- i'iy iii filling. tlic vitcaiit steals mi small lute-stint; at. the one rut ‘he Iiciltill and in tlic Senate. it of JvCCiI all tlic time. whereas Iii‘w|1_' be interesting to note what will fhc other til‘! iilvll llillvfill BIOWIYlIie done for the editor of tlic Pat- lil 00¢! b01110" flnil WW illllcklYlriot whose steadfast loyiilly to his I" "mime" I" Mlle" WW4“ 0"" party and ingenious efforts thrnuizh —-——<-o>-———- SOMETHING DOINGI IIILWHIIG- by evemmss of work‘ out tlic recent crisis to make the extracted more real food value worse appear m be “m better 33:: tzisd {gig AIQFIZB thepelgggzg pause has amused public ollin on and kept sowieofthc more thought‘ less Liberals in lino. Certainly the editor of The Patriot ought to be rewarded by the best position now ‘available or that cnii be mailc for him‘! From the Party's point of view he has earned a reward»- though with the Party lie has mm- hack on the essential principles of Liberalism. One of those princi- ples is that the government of the country shall have the confidence and support of a majority of the electors. The Liberal ti’) Prime Minister and eight of his collea- gues were defeated lii the general election; yet they held on to of- fice. made a corrupt bargain with the members of a Party elected in Opposition to them. and so obtain‘- ed a majority of l3 in the House of Conunonsw-and now they proceed to till offices. nrake estimates and prepare. to iiiak»: RODQIIIIOII‘ pro- mises to tlio Progressives! Anoth- oi‘ Liberal principle is that there shall be free speech in u Free ‘Pur- llaineiit. The Liberal Party denoun- ced the Conservative Party for up- the various organizations function- ed tlitfeiently- that is the liver the blood making apparatus did much better work in one than in the other. is.) you see that while eating fond is the most important thing you do. never the ‘less if after you have regulated your diet scientifi- cally. you still do not get the nour- ishment and increase iu wei ht. and feel tired and miserable, t en something in that body of YOHPB must be interfering with the abil- ity of your tissues to derive, the proper amount of benefit from your food. Your doctor will likely locate the cauself you'll give him reason- able time to do so. Daily Selections FOR i iiiiiii-tliiiii Rcutlers Q plying the closure Ill order that the bushiess of Pariament might Mfiifol’! 5. 1926 be carried on; and the other iluy they applied closure in order that lBL)l"N'i‘ili0l'L PRO-VISION -— Hon. members might have a’ holi- and gather the elders of day and a good time while the se- lsruel together and say unto lect few made appointments and them. ' ‘ ‘ l will bring you up out oft-lie affliction of Egypt ' ' “ unto a laud flowing with milk and honey." Ex. 3:16-17. to hold the support of the Progres- sives. Well, the electors will have illi- ntiier opportunity ere long. I am, ‘Sir, ieiia. AN INDEPENDENT OBSERVLR ‘FAULTY TEACHING METHODS iIlt.AYi:2ll--~Wo bcliovc, i) |A)l"I. that Tihou wilt supply our every need, out oi Thy riches til-glory by Christ Jesus. “THIS EMPIRE" ,. 3IF~"AP|'0ll0-\l of on. mu.» dis- cussion nifw gollll! on~—"‘i,‘.liy SUIIUOIS versus Oouutry Sciiools"~— will Y'all niic-w ‘mu space for n low rriiiarks on that grout uniiy of ('IlIItIi‘l‘.li who iicvor pass. nor iivirii niteiiipl. the Elitrllllllf! lcinnnu, ‘i refer to the grout iiiiilorlly ti‘ (A sung of the lloinliilims written by Kipling iii H4118) "".wlx iuy house and thy house tlio ‘pathway is broiivi, A» .,_ t" Y” Persons Proinin- ent In Our Island Story (W. L. COTTON.) ROBERT HARRIS R.C.A.. (LNLG- Concerning the poet Pope it W88 written: V"i>le llsped in numbers and the numbers came"; and may be as truly remarked that Rdb- ert Harris practised the flue BIN‘! from his infancy. in the inter- vals of‘ his studies at school and college, when for any reason he was compelled to stay indoors. 0i‘ W119i! in the fields during summer. or at his home in the evenings -his pen- cil and note boolg always at hand. were employed in‘ jotting down hie impressions and maililuc likenesses of persons and things which seemed to him peculiar. beautiful. humor- ous. or otherwise worthy of re- mark, ‘in this way he gained 8 habit of quick insght and rapidity of exccutlon- -by which he ‘profited when iii-s reputation became wides- pread throughout Canada and the ‘iinitr-d ‘State's. and orders for por- traits increased in number. illis first portraits were painted in‘ Charlottetown. There ‘he ii-ved with his parents after their arrival in the autumn of 1856. when he wars but sovien ‘years 0f age. ‘l-le was born in the Vale of Conway. North Walcs=~fit birthplace for a poetic soul-iii the year 1849. in Charloitetoivn conditions were not. during ‘his yonlli. favorable to ur- tistie development; but, urged by his native genius, and encourage! by the praise bestowed =iipoii his pictures by companions and frieuils, he persevered in the study niui practice of art. Willie yet in his fir-us and before passages by steam- slips u-r-re (summon he IENISSIBL] the Atlantic Ill a salli-ug ‘vessel aii'i took lessons iii drawing anil por- trnitnrc at the ‘Slade ‘School of Art in connection wit-h the ‘Unlver. slty of llmiidon. One of his fellow pZllhSGligPTH in the ship and fellow students in ‘the University ‘was Jacob Gould ‘Sclvurriiuii. ‘Returning to Charlottetown. lie continued his. art studies and prac- tice: and at the same ‘time he ivas engaged in laud surveys niui tie- counting Iii tho offices of tli.- lute Mr. H. J. Cundnll and the lute Hflll. is}. J. Hoilgson. In the mean- time he proceeded to Boston where‘ lie made copies of a number of the b-st portraits on exhibition in the Boston Academy aim iiiiistratcil Hawtiiorneis Twice Told Tales. Siib- i-iequeiitiy he painted portraits oi the ‘Sp-akors of tire Ibegislatirir Assembly of ‘Prince Edward ls- liiiid as well as of the lion, (‘mm-go Colcs. the Hon. Edward Wlioluii, it, l opportunities. ICCOUIIL . . MONEY in s» m ‘ ‘newscast: you will find not only u ‘gzestyoomfort and - I.’ Protection in an emergency‘,liuts.reudyflund . to enable you to cake advantage of business‘ . ‘The Bani: ofhdoritreal welcomestmali Qvings acoountgand it offers you service u wgfl a safety in connection with you: BANK OF MQNTREAI. Ansgtiibegfxfir lair-some“ t \ ed. lie PilIIllUfI portraits oi‘ slliters in 'l‘oi'tiiiio_ fitlaiwii, ‘New York and. indewd. in‘ all the principal cities of (‘iiiiailii niui the liiilteil States. (luv of his chit-f work-s was a dang». l-t was painted by request of thei (lovernmeiit of Canada and hung in the IIOIISQ of (Toiiiinoiis. flit-i size was about 10x15 foul. and in ltl were piirirayi-ii the fairies uiid fig" urcs of‘ iiil the most distinguished statesmen and politicians of ‘the: Confederation period. Unfortunate-i tlio lion. William Garvie. the Hon. Jfliiflllb Howe. Sir William Young.‘ and other prominent politicians’ and (‘Illlflrs of the hfarltlmein, Then he ir-‘nt to Paris whore for some tiinc he studied under the air-l action of the fuimmis French Ar- tist. lioninziti. and had the satisfac- Iy t-lils great historic picture was! burned in ‘the fire by which thelTlll“ Willlls- like Wliliflffdy ‘Pnrliam-‘nt Building was tlestroy-l ed: and unfortunately tlic smaller!’ liliiographeil copies of it now ex- tant are very imperfect icpresen-l tiitions oi‘ it. Several portraits paint- picture oi‘ the Fathers of Conifed .1926: ‘ eriitiau. ellgtlgt-tl iii their deilbera- "Cold. cold the ivlid winds lilov. tfons at tiie Convuiition iii QucbecsAnd dancing whirls the Railway ('()lil‘lllIlil‘(! Room ofi ‘the first ll leading spirit prepared measures to enable ghemiwarils. he was elected its Presid- lii thy house. or iuy house ls half the ipupils of our rural srIiotr-Is. who en by him hang Iii th.» art galler- tioii of swing his pictures hung I" leg at Ottawa. Montreal and Tor- Tlie Salon of ‘Paris and Ill thtfRoy- . Of these a ‘picture of the al Academy of ll/Jntion. 0M0 ‘ , y Upon his return to Canada he Ctrltress tarwlmitnto,‘ hull? In "fie proceeded to Montreal. where beg Ty a on red‘ “trams I9 attention of every visitor. The por- traits of ‘the liiiuyors of (lharlotte- town and the first ‘iteeorder of tho ‘City, ‘hung nii tlic walls 0i’ iilie City lCouucii ‘Chiiiiiber. are examples of his earlier work. ‘ills frequent visits to the best art galleries of Great llniain. France. Silfllll. (iormany and ‘Italy inspired Ills‘ later efforts and accelerated the continuous artistic improve- .kment of his work . ‘Thou-git ‘portrai- dure W85 his chief occupation and ‘delight. many very Ibeautiitul isn'- =l¢l1l>8-*l_ labile nndsniail. were the Droduct of his artistic skill. Wher- ever he was the ‘more striking fea- tuies of nature were ‘for ‘him sub- jects of delineation. dn Prince ElIWEHI ‘Island. in British Coin-ni- bui, in ldugluiul, in France and ‘in opened a studio. There libs ability as ZIKDOPITXIIL painter wars soon re- cogii vii: and there he painted in ‘siutwcceiliiig years tlic portraits of many of the citizens most pro- inlucnit in the educational. com» llif‘.f‘(!Il\‘I and political circles of’ our metropolitan city. _ iii the year 1880, the Marquis of LOFUQ, tlicn- (lovers-or ‘(lenerai of Canada. with his wife tin; fPrincess Louise. founded the Royal ‘Canadian ACiifIClliiy of Art. Harris was. from in its ‘Directorate; and. not long after- ent. in that h"gh office ‘he remained for thirteen years. Recognition and appreciation of his services. were sliowii when in. 1902, he was crout- ed (C. 1M. G.) ‘fftuniiiander of the Noble Order of -St. Michael and St. "merge. lii the mean-time. his reputation as an iirilstincreuseil uud extend- fhie neighborhood of lMoiiti-eai and in other rpartis of the lProkinee of Quebec lliiiflwcbllilflil at large mlny points of interest were portrayed ‘by liini as ‘the employ- ment ' of his hour-g of leisure lie was indeed "never less at leisure ‘than when 81f. leisure." With lilin the‘. “hours of recrea- tion" were hours for the production of beautiful landscape and artistic (lesions. His pictures. particularly those of ‘his tutor yearihwere highly uppreciateil ‘by ‘his contemporaries. weeks iii school." or "Johnny so- and-so three months Ill school." Why are our children kept at purely mechanical work up to the fourth or llflii gruiic. without iiuyl utteinipt to train their reasoning powers? iWliy is history lutroilueziil to the United States. as ‘well as lu _ toriE men and women. To this spot also the attention nf the National Parks Committee has more than once been ilirected but "the pull" has failed to function. ‘Zitth of October said they did not ‘want lilin any longer liI-i Premier. ‘tn- [ll-l their representative Ill ‘Pur- liainent, in fact they did not wulii him at all. And other coiisiltueiic~ ies that had been asked to elect Mr. Graham as Minister of ltiill- ways. Mr. Murdock as Minister of Laibor. Mr. ‘IDW as ‘Minister of Trade, Mr. ‘Norris in Manitoba. Mr. .i‘oster as Secretary of State in ‘St. John. Mr. Vincent Massey Ill 0ii~ tario. Ml‘. Sinclair in Prince Ed- ward island and other Ministers elsewhere. all said. “We do not want these men to be Ministers. or members of Parliament. or for anything else. We do not -waut them at all." EDITORIAL NOTES To clear the railway in the prov- ince of Quebec the other dayaflter u snowfall oi several feet 88 snow plows and 1000 men‘ We're 081-11"! into requisition and the track was cleared in a few hours it takes days for us to no a thing like that. ‘The markets are new calling for potatoes. What shape are our po- tato shippers m to meet the de- mand? Have we the necessary cars '.' Can we get them and. if we can. can we ‘get them‘ away‘! ‘Many thousands of dollars hang on the answer. It seems strange that Mr. King should want nlno men in his Cub- lnot that the people did not want but so it is. And that is the way it hes been for four months past. And that is why the Cuibinet that was reconstructed four mouths ago has ‘ to be all reconstructed over again Th9 Qlclivliil! 1P1!!! B!!!‘ "A now. it took Mr. King four months former P. E. island man has won to get himself reconstructed suf- the fiddling championship out in lylylilltiy in be this t0 present him- Moossiuw. He should join the Moo- ‘dl h‘ m‘ “m” a oimmw" l‘ kenzie King government st Ot- "m" w b. '0 ‘mo’ hrhr leave school anytime between the ages of twelve and flf-tcen, ti“, ux. tent of whose knowledge in iln. ldllllli’ to read and wrlie nrtnr n fashion, but who eaiiiiot. he nnhl in be eilucutud iii aiiy sense 0|‘ 1|... word. Our island teachers are as flue a‘ body of industrious and unscien- tou" Yillllll; MOVIE as any in the Dominion. They ‘have the energy the world's hoard; Uy my house and i.liy house iizui-gs all the world's fate. Un thy house and iuy house lies half tlic world's hate. For iuy house and thy help shall we find Save thy house and my house kin cleaving to kind; if‘ ‘lllly house be taken. thine tu-rritr house no “m, "mm and enthuslas-m oi‘ youth. Why. [f my "(Mme be yum)“. "mm my ilieii. are the methods in vogiue lii WW0“, Boom our rural schools so hopelessly be- ._ IIIEhl-Bd M! i0 be a perennial joke Twix my “Dune and my house b0 the eilucutionalists of- other iprn. .what talk there can be vine“? 01' lleflflflhlil. or lordship. or ser- “x0212; (11:92)! the. tealcher spend vice or fee? ‘ ' 9 5 "Defy "K process Since my house to thy house no i“ teaching ‘m’ aIplmbe“ "m" by greater can send alter‘ t” the “m” IIBEIIIMI‘? Titan thy house t'o my 1..,u,,9_ Willy Me our little children kept friendconvfortlng frlend' ';e§‘r’“".-“"dh'"1°°d- sometimes two And thy hone m my M" ' s. n sc oo without learning to H nieaner can bring m no gglglylegmly 9r read Wm‘ "mm" than my house to thy hmme_ ‘it is no uncommon thing at Kills‘ COWWOQIIIII King, Uh $13001 hire in other provinces, to samples of good plain wrmm; “IFIWI- "M"! so-and-so. eight tlmbvr are required to complete the structure according to npgelfln- r aliens. So far only one h" been yet found that Is supposed m he suitable. It will use mbout two Miami-r s-ae bold. dill at l! . weeks to get that dressed and ‘M nlmml" h" ‘m l "'9'"! liaise of people ma seldom inns mistakes iii your estimates. m. have s winning personality. but or; somewhat given to fault Ind hauled from Regina to Ottawa. Seven » ore timbers will then still be wanted and only two weeks in will! to Ind and dross them. Con ‘a _, to reeonitinst-‘il the wintemtuin VIII 4s‘ 051M950! :‘ " _ _ . f lfll- You ‘wlilqhpvo s happy m Inge" _ _ you lest-ii to "giivg find " an “Islam there mint mast-tin but d! _ ‘ _ have: "W? i- ‘ .. .. ' ... young pupils in the Third ‘Book. by the interested. Here is n pilot; Ioriptioii of w-‘ntcr. as he si lfoit it iu ‘Prince Edward ‘isialii ithe your 1875. that will ‘be spill; jciatird ‘by readers in this Wlllitt‘ t of edtl snow , A {Sweep ‘through the lonely va . Fast fails the twilight gloom ; And iriglvt.‘ displays ‘his sphlt plume i And tlrapes the landscape MIG?‘ Wandering through the pasture: ‘lone ,. (Yer ruined woods with soleirilli tone ' spit j moan. Des-pairing sadly wull.“ Even so ‘there ls a longing for home and the climate of home iii Prince Edward ‘island shown iii a poem written in Louiioii ill. Christ-i niastide- in 1876: "' ' No wavering course myiiii- cies take: - Swift o'er the wild Atlauiidsiirg- "inig foam Westward they speed ivherelfit; ‘ilark billows break Qii ice-bound ‘shores. the ice-limit _‘ shores of home. What though the groves are s0! less. though the fields \ Cold in black winters livery no! are drest. , Though sea and stream to his chill sceptre yield. And every gable bears ‘his ‘pelii-lllli (Continued on ‘Page 5) ‘ ___.- getting them to memorize "iiilstoi‘y Notes‘?! ‘Why do our ‘inspectors pang 31ml] ‘niethoils? The not results of this "touching" I” "l"! "m"? children receive no eiiiucation in our expensive school“ and become ilisguiitmi and IUHVUIIH a very early age. m"! Yilllllser children sliflnd. at a. most conservative estimate. 5o pm‘ con-t. of their time in idleness. be- am“ m" Wlwliur does not know _"°“’ l" kiwi‘ "ism employed. while e attends to tho more advanced classes. Anybody‘ who has ‘hurl ‘Gimme of children knows that this s most detrimental to school n. u. ners and morals. why do our country teachers IIgt) mlmw m9 Pfljlily excellent urse of Studies’ planned for "ism liv the Department? I will answer in the words o; a candid young teacher whom .l questioned on the subject. 0W8 do not know liow_ we Se. such a slight smattering of in. I struction in Methods of Teaching - ,_ \\ \ \ \ . ‘ in the Prince of W519, 0o" y A V ‘ V thaOtMit practically amounts to agree b - ‘y . which he painted for the niurnl lliNI altar decoration of ‘the lioilg- son ‘Memorial Chapel. tn connec- tloii with lSt. lPetertv (lut-hedrul, (lliarkrttelxiwii. rl-le was nwanled u medal at the World's li‘air.ln Chi‘:- iike. a gold medal at thciPiin Amer- iean Exhibition. liohl ln BulTalo. gold and sliver mortals at the ‘Louis- iana Purchase Exhibition held Inf Si. Louis. andllttniouriiblit m.mu.,n. at ‘the iParis lilxliiiiiilon of ifliitLi That ‘hi-s pletu-res. portraits and landscapes alike_ will survive the W980 0f Babs ‘there can‘ he no" doubt; and it will be th‘e vierdiot of ‘the eonnolseurii of a liiter day that will establish his position lnI lite ‘realm of art. IWhen at leisure he frequentlyI aniirsed himself by writing .poetry.| "lei litmus were for tlio most part,‘ the pictorial order. As he was wptl to draw pictures of‘ lhltigu which: 5mm“ "l! Talley. so he was apt toi set forth in verse. the feature‘ and; condition; in which he hflippg-nefl m __-._. I! "We do not k ‘ mo"... -........":':.i:".:::.““‘“ Ire obliged u» rnu ‘back on n.' ‘M "In that we learned In”: a]: '°3‘.’i'°{..'" m» our 0'“ ' 5 "I"? "M! of affairs in 11"’! schools today. flaws: Pr°“"°" I" the Prince p College are fluppgped o,‘ i. thIriru""*vac-iiern-idr ser- . ‘ "mnwc- Bu“ BDWwINhey . . , Wll on (he ‘@-. Not the leiwt admired were chose‘ We have a stock of Coal Ill". lstieds. nice and dry. l7 7°“ m“ i ,0 ton or more. we will be 9'9"“ to have your order. A. Pickard 8i 6o Phone 240 ORDERS At this season of "I! W!’ ulworlfil iv ml" '"°°""' IIIOIIUI n W; guarantee Film!‘ “F vice-All orders sent by F‘ turh rnlli- ‘ y“; o1 Patent 949* sinus. Drugs and 9""! u" wise is until!"- lotid us’ your nut "l"