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SATURDAY. MARCH 20. 1915.
0UR UPPORTUNITY
Our readers will, we feel assured, be interested in the
remarks by Professor Reek. published elsewhere in this
papor. Professor Reek has had a wide experience in agri-
cultural matters and is in close touch with advanced.
thought on agricultural development and education. His
experience was gained on the farm, and in the agricultural
colleges of what is regarded as the banner agricultural
province of (Fanada, namely, Ontario. and also in England.
lie sees Prince Edward island with the eyes of a stranger.
but he sees it in the light of the development now in its
infancy. and in the light also of the reputation acquired
through the progress already made along certain lines. He
is full of hope and enthusiasm as tothe future and believes
that there are almost infinite possibilities for development.
Like ull trnc agricnlturists he places the emphasis on
co-operation. The possibilities of the Province, its ativan-
tages in soil fertility. and climatic conditions, and even in
its isolation-although the latter are not especially appar-
ent just nt present-arc,it is admitted, unexcelled in any
country in thc world. Yet, with all these advantages, real
progress is impossible without co-operation. And cooper-
ntion mt-ans not only the working togetherof the farmers
but their working with tho Agricultural Department and
the ollicials employed by that department for the futher-
ance of agriculture. .
This year the Department of Agriculture is entrusted
with the expenditure, for agricultural aid, of some $27,000
in addition to the ordinary expenditures of previous years.
Much, very much can be done with this amount, and every
effort must he made to see that it is put to the best possible
use. These efforts should not be confined to criticism of
those administering the trust or of the methods they adopt.
ln all human endeavor mistakes are not only possible, but
probable and they become all the more probable and even
unavoidable through lack of sympathy and harmony and
mutual helpfulness.
in this mutual helpfulness every farmer in the Province
who has his own and his country's interest at heart will do
his part; _the others will knock and kick and criticize.
Fortunately thc latter class is small in number as well as
in soul and they do little harm except to themselves.
ii' cvcr therc was 0. time in Prince Edward Island when
extra efforts should be put forth it is now. There never
was a brighter prospect. never greater opportunities for
advancement and if all pull together they will help them-
selves and help the Province. With its natural advan-
tages and the extra opportunities given to it through this
agricultural grant, our Province should become the Dou-
lnurk ol' Anlcrica.
`”conPcN°s/mous
Tlicre are many ways in which the material cost of
war must be looked at. A battleship costing ten million
dollars is sent to the bottom and she is a loss. Yet in
her construction ten million dollars had been expended
among workmen, who were thus enabled to maintain
themselves and their families in comfort. Moreover, the
destruction ot' the ship necessitates the building of another
to take her place, and millions more are expended among
workmen and trades people. This is true, in a sense, ol'
practically all the material used in war.
l.loyd’s List commenting on this subject says: “ lt is, of,
course, a mistake to suppose that the whole cost of the
war will be a dead loss. because the higher earning powers
of the outlying portions of the Empire. as well as the
increased capacity of those industries which at present
are working full time in this country, must be reckoned
as n partial set-off against the huge sums which are daily
being expended on hostilities. . If in one way there is more
money going out, in another there is more coming ln. Also,
at the same time, it must be remembered that the whole-
sale destruction of wealth by war encourages in many
respects more strenuous efforts on the part of the com-
-munity at large, and lncltes people to create more."
What is crucial to o. warring nation ls this: That it
shall hc able to earn money while the war lasts--that is to
say, he in n position to maintain its foreign trade to an
appreciable extent besides prosecuting the war to the very
utmost. So much the worse for the Power crippled at the
end of the war. as Germany is bound to be, if it has
swallowed up hy the cost of the war in which it has been
engaged the money which in time of peace would have
been amassed by its industries and external trade, and
nrldcd to its wealth in the usual way.
it is a striking fact, generally speaking, Australia.
Fanada. the indian Empire, and also the smaller depen-
dencies os well, especially those which depend upon agri-
culture for their prosperity. can hardly fail to find them-
selves in on exceedingly favourable position in the near
future, owing to the large purchases of their products at
higher prices, which have been and will be made, and
also to the extension in the areas which they have put
under cultivation. This would seem to be something in
the way of compensation, although it can never repay for
the liberal and whole-hearted support in life and material
which has been given to the Mother Country in her hour.
ol' need; and if the improvement proves permanent it
cannot fail to bonent not only the Colonies most concamed,
but the Empire generally aa well.
:waste °or wan ‘ N'
The time required in clothing and equipping the
Canadian Expeditionary Forces for the front, it will be.
relnembered, occasioned a good deal of impatience and
even-criticism during the intense early stages of the war.
Thom wee e vague. general idea that when the call came
and the melt had enlisted in thousand!-and had been
refasedln thousands because they oonld not be accom-
_ated or equ£ped-the next move and an almoutlnstant
o would be t onli ihetnto thb front: The going to the
f t' t. however. although not immediate, made o record
elicited the admiration of the world in nloblllutlon.
i'0o~-we over nop- toiuuntr what me equipping of mg
pray loam? In every emu ln thv 'w6\1d's luolory some-:»
»|eett`erlo¢ Russian and rronoti prisoners 'and
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one with a penchant for statistics comes -tothe (Nat 1°*
give ug in  ggurea the ltllllll 00|! ill d0lll!‘l 8110
cents, the actual dimensions in feet and inohee, or ll_\il°°
and yards, se the case may be. of the crisis. One of those
who has just appeared on the scene has calculated tha!
the neon” gg 1_oo0,ooo,000 sheep will be needed to supply
9, new uniform gvery two weeks to the 7,600,000 men in
the aotd during the coming year! '1`l1°\'°. are at vrmlii
only 700,000,000 sheep in the world! Therefore, all wool
garments cannot be supplied to the soldiers of Enrol”-_
'rua Broun war omcs mama that ner soldiers shall
be garbed in wooilen clothing during the winter months,
No compromise has boon\.accept_ed; many thousand yarda
of wool mixtures have been selected; but the sources 0!
wool supply are not what they were believed to he and
it is now conceded that cotton nbye must be mixed iwiih
wool in the looms.  4 _ '
The demand for cotton is so enormous that ot the 171
steamera that have sailed from American ports since
February 1, more than three-quarters have been-loaded
with nothing but cotton. The Evelyn, that left New York
on January 29, bound for Bremen, and was destroyed off
the coast of Holland by contact with a mine. had a cargo
of cotton. The people of the southern states will realise
on their cotton much higher prices than they anticipated.
Wool-growers in Canada need not have any fea_rs of
foreign importations for years to come, because every
ounce of tba staple will be exhausted to clothe the fighting
millions of men! A great stimulus to sheep-raising must
occur. If the war lasts for several years, the dlfllculty of
clothing the soldiers will be as great as that of feeding
them.
The demand for wool and the necessity of mixing it
with other more abundant material becomes all the more
apparent when, according to the findings of this statisticiau,
life in the trenches in Belgium and France is calculated
to destroy the best uniform in ten days to a fortnight.
The supply of woven goods for army clothing has already
been exhausted in England and France. _
The clothing is only one item, perhaps -the least ex-
pensive, in the outlitting of an army. There are rifles,
machine guns, batteries of cannon; these, in actual war-
fare. are as perishable as is the clothing of the soldier.
The same is true of horses, which are even more perish-
able than men.
The world stands amazed to-day at the fmct that the
Governments involved in this awful conflict have been
able for nearly eight months to keep their armies supplied
with clothing and munitions at so fearful a cost without,
so far, any appearance of exhaustion, And the end is
by no means in sight. The waste and the wear will go
on for months yet, perhaps for years. Millions of men
constantly engaged 'in destroying can accomplish mush
even in a few months and already the sum total of their
destruction of material alone has run into incalculable
millions.
The world's work for many generations to come will
be directed largely to repairing the waste caused by the
war.
'- BILLY SUNDAY AT PRINCETON
The religious world in New York is considerably agitated
over the famous rovivalist, Billy Sunday. Of his present
visit to Princeton. the Brooklyn Eagle says: All the relig-
ious world is bound to be interested in the attitude of
Princeton toward the sort_of revivalism for which Billy Snu-
day stands. The evangelist’s two meetings yesterday in
the college town revealed a curious fact. The faculty as
well as the students of the Theological Seminary welcom-
ed the visitor warmly. .But the university authorities had
refused to let him speak in any of its buildings, or even on
its grounds, and Dean Andrew F. West, of the University
Graduate School was quoted as saying:
Decent men and women cannot read Mr. Sunday's shame
less statements without the deepest horror that such lan»
guage should be used in the name of Christ.
Yet the Rev. Dr. J. Ross Stevenson, head of the faculty of
the Theological Seminary, fntroduced'Sunday at the First
Presbyterian Church, with pride and not apologetically.
and it was said that the young men fitting for the ministry
found Sunday a. great and a wholesome preacher. The
university undergraduates, however. refused to take him
seriously.
Princeton theology has been, perhaps unfairly, identified
in the popular mind with the dominant ideas of one of the
earlier presidents of the university--Jonathan Edwards.
Edwardawaa only a short time at the head of the univer-
sity-then and for a century and a half later, called a col-
lege. Nevertheless, the determination to invite him to be-
come president after his life and works and writings had
made his position unmistakable, may be regarded as show-
ing the trend of feeling and thought at Princeton. Edwards
was an ultra Calvinist, leaning almost to the Berkeleyan
philosophy. He wrote: “There is no proper substance
but God Himself." and "The universe exists nowhere but
in the divhie mind." Calvinism Princeton has retained.
Berkeleyism it has thrown aside save as an interesting
speculation.
How would Edwards have regarded Sunday? His own
experience with one two years revival period in \thc course
of his twenty-three years as pastor of Northampton, is il-
luminative. This theologican, clear of thought, admirable
in polemlcs, had warm emotions and was a devoted man.
He encouraged and led the 1740-42 revival at Northampton.
where “practically the whole adult population of the town
was brought into the Church." But shortly after "it be-
came evident that a considerable body of the existing
membership of the church had not experienced that change
of heart by which alone they could be considered Chris-
tians, and, indeed, they made no claim to have done so."
Should these be admitted to the Lord's Supper? Edwards
said "No. The Church should be a. company of saints, by
calling, among whom there should be permitted to enter
nothing that was not clean." The pastor made the issue.
He excluded the unconverted. He was deposed
from the Northampton pastorate as a conse-
quence, on June 22. 1750. That he would accept
grly Sunday without some qualifications is somewhat un-
e y.
sores M'
On April 1 next Germany intends to observe officially
the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Blamark, the man
as though o. centure hence the people of that country will
be thinking of honoring the statesman of to-day 'by Ob-
serving their birthdays. Some of them at lelat are wrerk-
era rather than builders.
This city’s stores made advertising PAY. But they
could not do so unless they made lt profitable to the
woinsn 'who READS THE ADS. ~
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War statistics are bewildering.. The report comes that
than are 20,000,000 pigs ln Germany, and that lf each
pu ln Germany ,be killed lt w ll hee ten>Go1-mans alive
uitll 0_ctober`.-, 'Blat i!Itm'ld~'l1A  Germans kent
alive until October, aglgthqreare only 70,000,000 Germans
to ‘ma mann. 'nie vi evict in m.ooo.otw my
who made the German Empire. Just now it does not look.”
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_ that £0 be true.
He cannot afford to throw
with the old.
new and fresh goods. 4
Grocenes Deterlorate if Kept ln r ,_ A p Q  
“i _ Stock a Long Time » * -_ . _ , s _  -
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< _  _ mruonucronv 'ram . N  sggfedfé §,‘ff‘{?§§}§,“;;°“§§_ md
Gmcerieé deteriorate if kept we long in stock. You know _
The grocer who does a veg' small business MUST keep
, things ' t l¢.TOOL NG. As he can't sell them
$12119! they arlenngwocand fresh, he _must keep them on sale
after they 'are old and-not fresh !
they have been in stock a long time. He cannot return them
to the wholesaler. He must sell them;_ and_he cannot coni
sider new supplies of fresh goods while still over-stocke
Thus, when you buy groceries at a “dead” store, you
buy a good deal of “dead stock.”_ You buy goods that have
deteriorated. Perhaps they are still eatable. They may 00%
be dangerous as food-but they are not to be compar wit
The grocer who advertises aggressnvemdoes a big WSI'
ness. He is able to keep “turning over is stock all lthe
time. He not only sells all of the new brands of table suplp tele;
but he sells only the freshest and best products of t e o
brands--sells th em while they are at their best.
The matter of patroniging a LIVE GROCER becomtis.
therefore. a matter of self interest to every housewife. S e
protects her table from “old 20068- Arid Sh¢ DFOYGCYS her
purse from too high prices-because the Ef°C¢ft\{h0 Sens 3
arge amount _of goods in one day is able to sell em more
cheaply than if he had to scatter the same sales over a long
period, his fixed expenses having to be met just the same.
The Guardian feels that. in urging] the attention of its
women folk readers to the “ads” oft e live d_ea_lers ofthe
city it is doing them a real service. It feels that it ts not only
pointing to them the way of econemy, but of prudence.
away canned godds because
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ISLAND MEIT
Sir,--With reference to the remarks
made at the Board ol' llealth meeting
in reply to my letter signed “English-
woman," l sec that none of the ladies
have taken up the cudgels in their
own defencere the question  thellr
cooking; so with your permission lil
try to do it for them, Speak as you
find is a good mottonl don’t know the
gentleman' ,who made the assertion,
but when first shopping here l tried
first one shop and then another, and
lt was with the greatest difficulty I
could get tender butcher meat. Really
and honestly the Island beef is not so
tender ns _I have experienced the Eng-
lish beef to be. lp. fact, it does not
compare favorably with the Argentine
chilled beef, so I tlon’t think it is al-
together the fault of the ladies' cook-
ing.
I am, Sir, etc.,
(Ml`tS.) E. It. NOWELL.
Brighton Road, ' ~
March 19, 1915. _
UNITED NE STAND
Sir,-Permit me to make a few re-
marks in your columns, suggested by
the opening of the 4th session of the
thirty-second Provincial Parliament
on the 17th inst., under moat uns-
picous conditions. The weather was
ideal.. The sun shone in all its splen-
dour. the warmth and brightness of
its rays seeming to reflect the cheer-
fulness, happiness and prosperity that
prevails throughout the Province.
Care was taken in artistically decorat-
ing the Legislative Chamber, addi-
tional charm heing lent by the pres-
ence of the ladies in their rich,
variegated gowns and the large num-
bers of interested spectators that
fllledthe corridors an_d galleries, The
vacant chairs of Dr S. lt. Jenkins,
Messrs Alexander McPhail and T. W.
McDonald, who are now in their
country's service, wreathed in the
folds of freedom's flag. the grand old
Union Jack. was a vivid reminder to
all of the momentous war the Empire
is engaged in, and a striking proof
that. from the man who guides the
plough to members of Parliament,
every man in Prince Edward island
ls doing his duty. As His Honour
Governor Rogers read the speech from
the throne the inspiring strains of
patriotic airs home in upon the cham-
ber emphaslsed the loyal words and
sentiments which permeated Hia Hon-
our'a speech and touched it responsive
chord in the hearts of all.
The fact of the opening being on
St Patrlck's Day, a clrctimstance of
rare occurence, was flttlngly marked
by a dainty pot of shnmrocks on each
member‘s desk, Premier Mathieson
and each member of.the House wear-
ing a sprlg of the some historic
emblem. The spectacle of Scotch-
men. Englishmen and Frenchman in
Parliament assembled thus allowing
their goodwill and sympathy with
their Irish fellow-members and Irish
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mutt selections Fon
natures or >_
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iilPPill|lli§S iii, THE WEEK
The opening of the Legislature was
one of the principal attractions of the
week. There was an unusually large
attendance, especially of ladies, who
seemed to enjoy the historic and
somewhat quaint proceedings in con-
nection with _the ceremony. The sing-
ing of the National Anthem, led by
lilr. Aeneas McDonald, at the close
was hearty and inspir*iug.
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The young people are endeavoring
to get all the ‘skating they can before
the ice goes and the Arena is crowd-
ed each night, especially so on Band
night. 1* _B
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The Prince Edward and Peoples*
Theatres are the centre of interest
and many parties are nightly seen ln
attendance followed by an oyster sup-
per or light lunch at the different rea-
taurants. lt is a pleasing and simple
way of entertaining friends who do
not care for the usual card parties
during the Lenten.sel:son.
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Mrs. Kilpatrick of Revelstoke is due
to arrive by the first inward steamer
on o. visit to her mother, Mrs. Mc-
Kinnon, McGill Avenue, who it is to
be regretted, is fn.r from woll. Mrs.
Kllpntrick’s friends will give her st
warm _ welcome.
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One of the prettiest At llomes ot'
the season was given by Mrs. Mur-
doch McKin_non on Thursday after-
noon in honor of the Short Course
ladies and their instructors. Mrs. Mc-
Kinnonwas assisted in receiving her
guests by Mrs. J. A. Mathieaon, ana
Mrs. J. E Wyatt _of Summerside, wire
of the Speaker of the House of As-
sembly, and a. very pleasing social
hour was enjoyed. Miss Lois Taylor
gave a reading in her own inimitable
way and charmed her audience, as
did the several contributions of musi-
cal selections. The tea room was
charming, the table having/as a cen-
trepiece a. large silver basket of yel-
low daffodils and 'asparagus fern. it
was presided over by Mrs. Pethlck,
who poured tea,-and Mrs. A. A. Alley
who cut the ices. Assisting were _Miss
Helen Mathieson, Miss McCready, ann
Miss Lois Taylor. Mrs, McKinnon :s a
most pleasing hostess and har guests
always enjoy themselves.
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On the afternoon of March 18th,Mrs.
J. A. Clark of the Experimental Sta-
tion made a surprise party for her
mother, Mrs. James W. Toole, in lion-
or of her 63rd birthday. Upwards of
two dozen guests were invited and in
spite of the disagreeable afternoon.
about twenty were present. The rooms
were delightfully decorated with yel-
low daffodils and tulips. A most en-
joyable afternoon was spent in knitt-
ing. sewing, games and music, fol-
lowed by refreshments, during which
the health of Mrs. Toole was toasted.
Site replied in a manner which testi-
cd how thoroughly she appreciated
the kindness and thoughtfulness of
hertfrlends, -who gave her such s sur-
prise. After lighting the birthday can-
dles and singing Auld Lang Syne the
guests departed about six o'clock.
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The Diocesan Society meetings held
in St. Paul‘s Parish Hall this week
brought many visitors to the city,
the attendance being exceptionally
large. . _ . i
"Esmeralda" was most successfully
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etaled in thefPrlnne_Edward Theatre'
Charmin
' 1 A natty .well-tailored ,Navy
Blus Suit, all sizes at $10;50, _ Why
not look stylishjnone of our new
up-to-date silk waists. _
SILK wA1s1‘s.-The styles are preicer-mai
ever before Febchi styles- retty materlali-` lu e -
crate prices,you mpg surely bgcharméd wit 
materials-will be charmed withthesetiood Wash
Goods. i < _
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stylein   _
in style
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‘-‘The Haberdashci°ys"’ -  
Young Mens llats
'AS you know-`
every critical
dresser l¢nows_- _ '_.,_
there is no half way 
i ‘* A hal: is either all ,
yvrong or all right. '
i_ It is just that fae-
ulty for being right '
that puts the tetson
where it stands to-
Spring Stetson: hero
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Henderson & Cudmore
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tion against uncertainty .
A man may any that because
. ture.
chases of food by the individual.
rates, consult, '
room was at a premium, Tllo caste
was a good one and the play well re-
celved.
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The banquet so attractively prepar-
ed-and so much enjoyed by the mem.
bers of the Light Horse and the otii-
cers and other guests, in the Armour-
les on Tuesday evening--was .quite
one of the nicest affairs of the season.
it was given under the auspices ofthe
Guild of St. James Church. The lnblo
decorations were artistically carried
out in the patriotic colors. while the
pfllcers table was especially elaborate
n the ‘centre was a miniature ship.
named The Third Contingent," full
on Bt. Patrlck‘.a,t_t_i3ht, and standing
 New Spring   Boots at 0 
   Geff Bros  
arrived the newest s
rinsed and containing the photos ot
_ Pf|¢°0 illloaonable
l When A Trustee Gambles |
Trustees for an Estate, n Church, a' School. or a City Corpora-
tion gamble when they carry their own Fire Risk. ` _ _ ,
Tile man who pays his Fire Insurance premiums for twenty
years and has not a single fire during that period, gets his money’s
worth exactly as does the man who has half a. dozen fires and is re-
couped of his losses accordingly, he gets what he pays for-pr0tec-
he has not had n fire in forty
years, he would have saved money by not carrying Fire Insurance
during that period. But the facts prove nothing in regard to _the._‘(l.lv
i How is he to know that the next day his premises may not be
‘ entirely destroyed? Ho does not know, and if he be wise he doesh’t
talk about "Saving Money" where Fire-Insurance ia concerned.- T0
the business man and any owners or trustees of property, Fire ln-
surance preniiums are as necessary expenditures as those. 0uv;l_£I'-
No one insurer can provide adequately against fire hazard out
of his own resources, except at a. prohibitive cost. C0-operétion is
necessary, so that without ltnancial strain losses can be home bY
gibocly of insurers that to an individual would merely spell flnancla:
sas er. - - . _
For good reliable insurance on property of all kinds at lowest '
HYNDMAN & CO. LTD. Y i
General insurance Agency,
Charlottetown. 61 Queen st Phone at
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the ofllcers who are leaving with 0_0
boys for overseas aervl_ce._’I`he Will’
of the three halls wore.gra»C0f“u_Y
hung with flags and hunting-and l_l‘
tosether presented a very pleasing IP'
pearance. Much credit is redected Pu
the promoters, and especially Mi."
Ethel Stewart, who was indefatlgabie
ln hor efforts. Mrs. Fullertoil. 35”'
W. S. Stewart and Mrs. Goodwill. who
chaperoned and supervised the youll!
ladies assisting. _ - _ \
2* 5 9  'Y
Major Bartlett has returned from
Montreal but is still aul!erln¢_ 3'0"*
the effects of his recent railway acer
dent and lg connned to his home. .
wie ,Au Laci _V elm' in An  _retest
or cloth tops all on the neweasspool 31: citrben hdeliin.;-_ . -" 1 
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