me mor i y c g , THE crm-Orrergws , .1 t, ,L definitely. and often erroneously. lm0Wll HI llw “ll °f "1 earth," All -rilis _._ llliarluilelown Guardian. 1'- 1 ’7“"""'“` \ Advertlllng Phone ..;. .. .. .. ._ .. . .....132~3 subscription ensue _ . .. ....132-2 Nevll and Edit. Day Fhone . .¢... ..133 Newland Edit. NlghtPhonen ....132A 133 Head Office at Charlottetown Branch Office at Sum- merelde, Alberton, Sourie and Montague. London Office, Marconi House. Strifld. W- C- Preeldent.... A.Bartlett Managing Editor .. .. .. R. Burnett FRIQAV, FEBRUARY 12. 1915. ............... _ F ULFILLING PROMISES The i'ailure to w> Year Resolutions and l‘rc- Electlon Proinisogff; eunted among the deadly sins. The3¢_ 1,-ynicg say, argfgid to be broken. Penitents and politicians are popularly .liposed to be immune t'rom thc consequences of broken pledges taken in A period of men- tal exuberance and political stress. Some moral philo- sophers even go the length of asserting that it is better to make good resolutions and fair promises and break them than never to resolve or promise at all. it is not our intention or desire to discuss the nierlts of the question, but to refer to the remarkable exception ln the case of the Pre-Election Pruuiiscs of our present Doni- inion Govcrnmcnt. The Preniicr made certalnspecilic and definite promises regarding what he would do for us were he returned to power, ami, without exception these pro- mises have been, or are about to be fulfilled. Tiilfe the car ferry. No sooner was the present Govern- ment in office than the order for the ear ferry steamer was given. the vessel has been launched, and will be ready for service by midsumnier. In the present estimates provision has been made to the tune ot' $1,900,000 for widening the gauge of our railway. constructing terminals and generally' preparing for thc new order of things. If ever there was it time in the history ot' this country when u Government. tnight have been excused for going back on its pledged \vord it is the present. when Canada and the Empire is in the throes of it war which culls for economy on altnost every hand and iti every department to provide the sinews of war. Yet the Government keeps faith "with the little sister of the Confederation. is this not marvellous? may be asked from our past experience. No, it is only what might have been expected from n Government living up to thc best traditions of British administration, \\'hat has been characteristic of British statesmansliip, what has built up and maintained our Em- pire, what has cemented diverse pcoplcs in one great unit- ed whole and formed its coping stout- in this remarkable unanimity in the face of a treacherous foe, has just been the British statesiuan‘s respect for his word and promise. The smallest and most insignificant colony or protec- toratc in the Empire knows that ti promise b_v a British statesman is sonictiiing sracri-tl, sonicthing to be relied upon cveti though "thc licavcns should t`nll." British statesmcn have as much respect for the rights and privi- leges of, and proniiscs made to, small communitic.~i as they have of ami for those ol' the high and mighty. All :irc cqnal wlicrc a Iiritish stati,~sniaii's word is concerned. Sir liobert iiorticn is of this school of statcsmen. and }’rince Edward island has reason to know it and appre- ciate it. After many years of disappointed hopes, we have a man ut the helm in Ottawa who honors his promises ami fulfils his obligations to the letter without cquivocutlon~ or distinction. In addition to the grunt of nearly $2,000,000 for tht ferry other $196,000 will be voted for public works in Provlncc. and altogether this coming year the island be as busy and as prosperous as it has been during past two years. . This altogether apart from what the local administra- tion hns done und will do to build on thc sound founda- tions laid within the past three years. - car this will the ,._____._?_.0 .__,i,___ _. our tiiiugroiiizs ‘icsiertluy we referred to ilic value ol u store as at news centre and the cxpet-taiicy with which every household waits the announcements of the regular advertiser. We wish to t'ollow tltat article tip wltli special rcfcrcnce to the business oi` our clicnxists anti tlruggists, A good drug store fills a niche of witlc-reaching use- fulness in a community. lt is ti service store in u hundred particulars. The natural outgrowth ami upgrowtli of the primitive ap0thccary°s shop, thc modern drug store is a sort of specialized department store. What a far cry from the little "den" ot’ the starved apothecary pictured ln “llomco und Jullct" to thc up-to- date drug store of .\'()\\`! Time wus. too. when cvcry fumlly physician carried his own line of drugs and rcmcdlcs. But. with thc :itlvuncc of kiiotvlctlgi- in mediciil treat- ment cuinc the greatest advance in store service with the apotliecary. For, tio mutter what countless things ot' bcuuty and utility the drug stnrt- of today sells, the proprietor prldcs himself most upon the eiliclcncy of his l’lll~ISt'lill"l`lO,\? DEI’Ai`l.Tl\lENT. For in thc sciciititic conipotmding of pre- scriptions l{.N'O\\'LEDGE nml Crillli and SKILL are nec- essary. it is the quite-natural thing to tio. with most people, to "drop in to the drnggist's" for almost anything they want-eltlicr in the way of information or ot' personal needs. And it is a fact, reflecting much credit upon thc modern business men, that thc man or woman who wants to buy a postage stamp, or to consult a dictionary. or to use tho telephone finds the annie courtesy' accorded to u customer on a buying crrantl. In order to emphasize the i’l'liLit‘ SERVICE which' the drug stores perform for the people of this province' and to concentrate attention on ilic wonderful variety of things they have to sell. we shall give a series of "Talks," to our readers about drugs, druggists and drug stores. And the drugglsts will, themselves, add special interest to these talks by telling, in the same issues, about their! stores and their store offerings. ` ‘ten unavoidable and thrust upon tlwul lib' 0159"- ‘"0 I lilnnie for possibly nine out of everl' len *'50 M0 *|°“'“ ‘"1 ‘out and who, as they are. are cumberers of the Kl'0\ll\¢|- \\'ith changed circumstances, a lift out of their environ- ment, n helping hand instead of the coutemPl\\0\lS “'03” nic-nt and distrust usuauy nicted out to them. who kl\°“`8 how many of these, now worse than useless, would be cou vertcd to lives of usefulness? An automobile manufacturer-in the United States, lu 1-flying evidence recently before n Commission of Enquiry on unemployment, made the statement that he emPl°)’l‘ll quite a number of released criminals in his business. sometimes as many as 100 to 150. Interviewed later as to his experiences with these, he said he had met with prac- ,tlcnlly no trouble. He had trusted them and given lhvlll employment. they were grateful and ln not a single case had his confidence been betrayed. This, we admit, is a pretty large claim. lt is possible that out of a hundred criminals there might be some who were unworthy of trust and whom it would not be safe to trust; the point is that lllel' We 110! all hopeless, though criminals, not all to be given up as be- yond redemption because they had fallen once or more than once. _ Thcre are on the streets of every city n class, great or little. known as down and out. Society has ostraclscd them, thc church does not reach them, they are given up. There is not one of thcni so lo\v as to be beyond hope of redemption; in each heart there is u spot tthat can be touched and enlarged into usefulness and manliness or womanliness. What are we, what are the churches. the schools, the courts. the good mcn and women doing for them? There are in the trenches in Northern France today men who left the slums of Canadian and British cities to join the army because it offered them food and clothing and who became faithful and brave and trustworthy sol dit-rs because they were trusted; and when the story of the war is written, when the veterans return to peaceful scenes. there will be Victoria Crosses on niatiy breasts ‘ that had worn the garb of the down and out, perhaps thc convict's stripes. We may know those who are "down," we have tio right to say who are "out" until we have seen that they have had their chance. In these days of “forward movements," of "patriotism and production." of “made in Canada," of “conservntioi:.’ these should be remembered. One human being redeem-~tl from ti life of uselessness, of vice. of criminality and made self-sustaining, would glorify all the benciicent niovemeiits that had their origin in the darkness of the war year. and there are many who could be so redeemed. We spend muclt in improving our cattle ami horses and sheep and swine anti even our dogs. They ure our own ami the pio- iit is ours, but we are none the less responsible lor the 'human down and outs because, although they are ours, there shall be no monetary proilt to us in redeeming ihein _._~_.____0.m______ THE UNEMPLOYED The problem of unemployment is one of which, for tunatcly we in this province, know little or nothing. We have no unemployed. except, possibly. the few in the cities who are unemployed by their own choice. We have, how ever, an almost unlimited demand for labor and if our province is to retain its name as the Garden ol' the Gulf the demand must be supplied. At prescnt we do not appreci- ate this need of labor. Our farmers have got along so far, quite comfortably and quite successfully' by hard work and with little help. Year after year this help has been falling off until it has reached almost the vanishing point. As n result ot' this scarcity of help our farming has not progressed as it should have done, nor can it lnukc suc cessful progress until more help is employed. llow to procure this additional ht-lp Is a problem. but with the cities of our \‘l'ostcrn t"unzida struggling with thc uiictnploymtziit problem, charltubly feeding thousands oi' unemployed the problem should be capable of solution. While it is true that the great inujority of the unem- ployed in the cities are ot' ti class that would be of little use on the t`arni there are doubtless among tlient many who. it' assured of steady employment, would eagerly ac cept thc living that the farm has to offer. One of the needs of the province in an employment agency or bureau of some kind to which application could bc made for help and which would get into communication with the unemployed wherever they might be. Definite knowledge concerning the kind of labor required, thc zi- lu0uut uf wages. the housing &c., intelligently placed be fore thc unemployed anti some good judgment exercised in selection would unquestionably supply ull our necessiti- es in this direction. Scarcily of lubor in this province and tltc conllnut-tl :ibllily to “rub along" without it luis created ii sort. of an ldca among many farmers that the “doing without" is economy, whereas it is the worst form of cxtravagance. A farm representing from two to four thousand dollars of invested capital, lying half worked because of insuillcicnt help is surely not it profitable business. Properly worked such a farm should make tt very respectable profit in ml. dltion to thc wages of one or two or more hircd hands eucli of wliotii, if worth anything and with un intelligent head to guide them, should enrn more then his wages. Our most successful farmers are those who engage the most help and who know how to direct the labors of others. not by any menus those who “economize" by not ctiiployliig licip. One of thc barriers in the way of securing eflicicnt farm hclp in this country is the practice of employing men only during the specially busy season such as seed- ing, htiylng, harvesting threshing and discharging them to face the winter with no employment. These men, usually, find their way to the cltlcs nt lionte or abroad aiitl help lo swcll thc multitude that many cities are obliged lo feed in soup kitchens or in the bread line. Practically every farm in the provliice should be able to limi steady and profitable employment the year around for efficient. help and those farmers who do this have usually little trouble in finding all thc help they rcqu|r|_~_ No'r‘i§s“"` lion. \\'. 'l‘, \\'liite, Camidlnii M\uistcr of Fltiance: "That we have been able to stand the chock of this world- shaklng catastrophe and recover so quickly is to me nothing _short of marvellous. a conclusive proof of the fundamental soundness oi’ our country and its institutions. an unquali- , fled tribute lo the prudence and energy of our people anti an unmlstakcablc earnest and augury of our fixture progress and greatness." ---2-0 The ladies are not to have it all their own way in mutters of dress lf the National Merchant Tailors of the United States can help it, This organization. ln conven- tion at Chicago the other day. ln formulating the fashions for next summer tlec-.reed that silk ls to be the "nifty" cos- nown Alto our , ` _"""`_""` I There is a class for which the world has little sympathy; l it ie the "down and out." so called. That they are "down" is geiienlly lniilsputabfo; whether they are "out," depends' very largely upon circumstances. History, past and present, if 9°* ‘NUUDK ln N001 U18! min! who were clamped ul bnili dawn anal out were really mcnibers of that claim ln- ’ _ .- - , , ~» tunic for men. Not silk -underwear, or pyjatnas or uny- thlng like that, he it remembered, but silk trousers, silk cutaways, silk business suite, silk evening dress! "Solo- mon in nil his glory," will no longer be the extreme of fash- loii. What a ewlsh of sillte there will he when our streets tu-e swarming. soy, on moritetdeys with silken swells. And in church, with what holy reverence the silk clad men will . Circumstances. sometimes of their own cb0DSll15~ 0f' 1 tends eastward around the head 0! ` relative of the German ambassador to LONDON, February l0.- Narvlk, _ou the Norwegian Sea, promises to lloom' large in shipping calculations . ' tor goods destined to the Itusian etn- pire. Attention to this port has been repeatedly suggested since the begin- ning of the European war. B-nd DOW that Archangel is reported to have defied the efforts oi’ ice breakers to keep open that port. Narvik is about to be restored to as furnishing the most direct means of communication with Russia. , The Norwegian port ot' .\'arvik lies sheltered behind the Lopodcn Islands, which are at the eastern side of the Norwelgian Sea. The port itself is in approximately 68 degrees 20 minutes (north and in longitude 19 degrees 30 'minutes east. This position, it will be Inoted, is to the north of the Arctic, circle. but owing to the presence and influence of the Gulf Stream Narvik remains an open port the year a- round. The location of Narvlk places it outside and above the biockading line of the British fleet. which line stretches from off the Nazc, at the southcrti extremity of Norway. to the northward of the Scottish coast. and v-'holly shuts out the North Sea to traffic. ~ A line of railway' connects .\'ar\°ik with Stockholm by way of Bodvu. ‘and from Boden a second line ex- ‘the Gull' of Bothnia to llaparanda \-:nich is on the Tornca River. This e ' . ' ' rf imivitt~ ~ l T.. D-.»-----1-1-= If-in-gt. 3 H BE RUSSINS OPEN DOOR Our Prescription Department river forms the boundary between Sweden and Finland. and on the Rus- sian side at the mouth of the Tornoii River is the town of the same name, ke announced in the Herald of yes- terda;-', there is to he an extension of the Finnish railways north from Toruea to Kurungl. where it is pro- posed to receive goods from the Swed- ish extension north of Harapunda. which rescues up to ii point opposite Karungi. it is expected that goods can be shipped by rail over the river ice. as was done over Lake Balkal during the Russthlapanese wnr. ‘ Heavy articulated compound cn- ginea are used on the Narvik rail- way. and it is said that no trouble exists ln keeping this road open thro- ughout the severest weather so far encountered. The regular schedule , in service to' Narvlk during the last year provided "for fourtrains a dav into that place. The Fwd WHS 0l`l8lI\- ally designed to tap the ore mines ln Northern Norway and its construction was planned to permit of heavy trnfilc loads. The ordinary schedule time bc- lween Nurvlk and Stockholm has been thirty-sixhonrs. and bcforc August 1 lust it was possible to make an all-rail journey between Paris and Narvik in four days. So lang as goods can be sent to Tornea, in Finland, by rail, coniicc- tion can there be made with the Rus- sian-Finlantl system , which means access to all parts of the Russian em- plre. Excels on Every Point '» t thousand accurately dispensed prescriptions to daigtgvgnoiir enviable record. This record was made _by honest effort, and_hones_t effort is the secret of our im. mense success in dispensing. Our dispensary_ is one ofthe most up-to-date in, the lower Provinces, being equipped with every conceivable device that will insure rapidity and accuracy. We havebg far the largest stock of _ the very purest, full strengt drugs. Five expert qualif_ied'ph_armaceutists of longvex- perience, cater to your prescription needs. Every prescrip- tion is double checked to nisure you of getting just what the doctor ordered, nothing more-nothing less. . _ Doesn’t, the safety and satisfaction of having _your prescriptions* filled here, the skilled. careful intelligent-I service, and our unreproachable record, appeal to you-, _ then bring your prescriptions _here and enjoy the fu l ex. ' tent of our courteous painstaking efficient service. The Two Macs l"'ii?.f.‘2,§i‘§&” \ 149 Great George Street J i 1 ,GERMAN ARRESTED ON REACHING ST. JOHN. ST. JOHN, N. B., Feb. S.-A. Schel- ler, formerly of the staff of the Un- ion Bank of' Winnipeg. was placed un- der arrest on his arrival in St. John yesterday and is now held by thc poi- ice pending further instructions. The information received by the police wus that Schcller is believed to be a Vienna, and the added fact that he left the bank in Winnipeg, without pcrnibssion. and had booked passage by a trans-Atlantic steamer. was sul- iicient to make the authorities regard lilni with suspicion as an alien enemy. The arrest was made by a C. P. R. detective as thc man stepped off the train. lie admitted his identity and was promptly turned over to the lo- cal police. CANADIAN WINS THE D. S. 0. MEDAL. t)'l"1`.\\\'A, Feb. IU.-An official list rcrcived at Ottawa of those who have gained the l). S. 0. t`or gnllantry in ac- tion contains the name of Lance (`or- poral il, G. Shealc, who is described as belonging to the First Signal Coni- pmiy. lloyul ('nnadlan Engineers. ltr won this honor during the retreat ot` the Llrltisli from Mons. The ollicial stiitenietit declares he won the 1'). S. 0. for "Conspicuons gallantry at Tour dc Pnissy on Sept. 13‘in continuing to trnnsniii messages from zi building uliich was being severely shelled and remained at his post, notwithstanding that 11 .shell had burst in thc room in which hc was working." The nninc of Lance t‘orporal Sliezilc llocs not appear on the list, of the itivliilivis of the lloyal Vatiatllaii En- gineers. liowevcr, ii nunibor ot' Can- utlian etigiiiecrs on the outbreak of the wnr joined the liritifili l~lxpeditlonar_v army ami it is believed he is one of these men. MORE ABOUT THE GERMAN SPY SYSTEM. .-\n Attleboro, Mass., paper says:~ An extract from a letter received by llr. Emory llolman from his brother l"rnnk llolman in Paris, follows: “l want to say u word before liuish- liig my letter about the naturalized Germans in England and France. El- thc: because pleased with their new environment or from motives of imi- terial inlr-rest, or to rid tlientselves from the tyranny of Prussian militar- isni. they bei-oine natiirnll1.etl citizens and cuter into the life of the country. their children profit by the educational ndvniitnges freely offered thcin. “But when this horrible wut' so long and laboriously prepared by Ger- many breaks out, what do wc find? That their hearts are always with their niothcr-country and that they have been quietly but surely prepar- ing the way for thc- l{niser`s barbar- ous troops. When protected by the laws of their adopted bind they have made fortunes; they 'have withdrawn to the country or seaside. built or bought it villa, always in the vicinity of ii fortress or aviation ctimp or some govcrninetit building, in the garden of this villa tlie_v have constructed sum- mer houses or other bagntelles and nnide for them it foundation of arm- oured ccmcnt and stone. strong enough lo hold it six-story building and cap- able ol' being used in war as a base for heavy cation. Someiiniea it is not a villa but-ti factory or a house that nl,-vcr rises nbovc its foundation, but always the strong cement gun lmsc. "Several years ago one of the most celebrated automobile firms in Ger- many of worldwide reputation, bought land just outside of Paris in front of Mount Valerian, one of the protecting fortresoes oi' the city. and construct- cd store-houses. Everyone wondered nt the ponilerously heavy roof of a small one-story out-hulldinz and t|.,, heavy orminientatlon covering its ` traces, but as German bad taste is notorious in architecture and docorii- tion all over Europe, people looked up- on thls new demonstration ot teuioiac nrt as quite natural. "Now they discover that this over- elaborate decoration was covering from view a solid cement platform for Germany artillery and under the cel- lar of the store-house was a second cellar, unknown -to the French em- ployes of the house. and filled with big touring cars, ready and equipped for the use nt the Gorman army on its entrance into Paris, \ GENERAL GARIBALDI TO . MEET LORD KITCHENER. PAltlt~l, Feli. 1-0.- General Rlcclottl i _ _._-_-_-,-_ ,_ ._ ~`-_-.-_-,-1-_-_-;_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-.--fve-e -Y ______.____.___._ .cw ___v_~,,-.»»», -_-_-_vi HUHHUHS [li THE Slllllllli Ui BIG Blllli IIHUISEH l.0NDO.\`, Feb. S.-The following thrilling story of the destruction of the German battle-cruiser Bleuchez' by .\dmiral Beatty‘s squadron is gaihcrcl from narartlvcs of the sur- vivors now prisoners in Britain: “When the British wurshlps had found the exuct range. shells catnc thick and fast, with a horrible droit- iug hum. They did terrible execu- tion, * ~’ ° At first thc sllvlls came dropping from thc sky, ponc- ttatcd the docks :ind bored their way cion to thc stokeliolc. The coal in the bunkers was set on fire. ami as the bunkers were half empty, the fire burncd fiercely. "ln the engine-room one shell licked up the oil and sprayed it around in flames of blue ami green rrarring the victims anti blazing where it fell. At first the shells cattle dropping in compartments where some of the men had taken refuge. but the shells sought them out. and dt-alh had a rich harvest. “The terrific air-pressure result- ing from an explosion in a confined space left ti. deep impression on the minds of thc men of the Blucchcr The air, expanding through every opening, forced its way through cvcry weak spot. and-all loose ami lnscfure fittings were tr1|nsl`orim~ i* * -< 1 Hockey Supplies Snow Shovels You’ll play better hockey, We .are .“°W Sh°“'i"3 a and getmorerealgnjoymem splendid line of the best out of the game if you get quality steel snow shovels, your Supplies hem they are stron ly made, are We have everything you light in weight, and have the long handles that does need for the game of hockey, the quality of our goods is not tire the back. exceptionally high, and the lf Y°“ need 3 5n°W`5h°V°l’ prices very moderate. and want a good one. YOU _ should at least see our show- l_ Come in and look over our mes. ~ “ln one cast-niciit only one' inun was left alivc. Two men continued to si-"vc llieir gun and ilrctl it as tht- sliip listed, adapting the elevation to the new situation, yet through it all some never dtsspalretl, others from the beginning gave themselves up us lost. “Tift t-nd came so suddenly that fi-w had time to anticipate their plight or realize it when it cninc. “The llluct-her had run her course ami was lagging lnmc, with her stceriiig-|;cnr gone, ami was begin- ning slowly to circle. it was seen that she was doomed. "The bell that rang thc mcn to prayers on Sunday was toiled. Tliose able assembled on deck. helping their wounded comrades. Some had to creep out through shot holes. They gathered _iii groups on deck, awaiting tho mid. ' ' ‘ "'l`lie Bluechcr-settled down," then suddenly ttirned over and disappeared in n swirl of water." ing before making a pur- chase. Chandler “Get her Chocolates here. she‘ll np- proclnte them more because sho knows ilmt ours nrc pure, clean, und t frcsli. We curry a cuinplctc line of tho & tlaintiect Chocolates uianufacturcti hy Molrs. Nellsons. and Wlllartls. The MacKinnon Drug Co.. Corner Great VlCt0Yia ROW George and Kent Streets. .\iEtt‘. i I The Place To Get Bargains ~ GOFF BROS Ladies Boots $3.10 to $4.00 now $2,19. _ Special Values in Ladies Tan Laced or butt. Boots $3.75 for $2.50. Ladies Ki House Sli per. 1 strap $1.15 for 85c. Ladies Pat. & Gun Mgtal Pumps from $3.00 to $3.65 now $2 38 Garibaldi. son _qt _alia Italian.. patriot, , who arrived reoun ly in Pnristo con- i fer with Pre l i ' 4 ' in r.`- an d, ti vtuimo nenorsls!i&re‘-dtxibaderiiarterd , today. Later he left for London. hold up their side of the hymn book. Would that summer were llerei - - ‘ whore? *ill* -med' 'Earl Kitchener. ,Siem-.rstexaz ot .Bute .foAa;.,§[¢.r,---_-,,»_,g,u Men’s Black & Tan Boots ranging in Pflce ff°m $4.00 to $6f00'selling at 25 P- Dl£C°”“t' ' ` , 1 p f GOFF-t BROS I 0 01|! 4 glllllll h an Océ .sci -f 1-- :ngmg gf Gggj -,sh.'.,,: »,_»,».~' ~