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McDonald ` 1-...E _._ ' The Island’s Leading Store MILLINERY OPENING Thursday Afternoon June 10th, Our Mid Summer Opening of New Mil- linery takes place Thursday Afternoon 'June 10th. _ ' - We are making an exhibit of Ladies’ Dress Hats, showing all the new fashion- , able mid-summer styles. This is an entire- ly new venture for us, but our enlarged millinery business demands this new fea- ture. Our customers have a right to all the advantages offered by other large re- tail millinery establishments on the Con- tinent, so be on hand Thursday Afternoon as our Miss Smith and Miss Duggan have some interesting new models to show you. S. A. McDonald l _V . NOTICE Farmers bring your Wool to S. A. McDonald’s We wish to announce to the farmers of P. E. lsland that we are now prepared to handle a large quantity of washed and unwashed 'vo3l, for which we are prepared as in past years, to pay the highest price, either in cash or trade. You will find it to your interest to bring your Wool here. RE-.\ili\fBER Tl-lli PLACE-directly opposite the mar- ket house on Queen Street. 1*-"` \‘l sri-_:gifs To-DAY Ladies’ Suits This picture here is an exact copy of L some of those serge suits we are selling at $12.00 each. These are made from an ab- s j solutely all-wool material, beautifully fin- ished, well lined and easily worth $15.00. " ' Our special net-cash price for this is only $12.00-all sizes. Ladies’ skirts '“ Black accordcon-plaited skirts-fancy girdle ' $6.50. Ladies’ Black Silk Skirts with yoke, trimmed with military braid, Side - gg .eg plaits-price $5.75. Black skirts with S?) double yoke, trimmed with military 'f braid and buttons-$6.00. Black and 'f ' ‘ ‘ _ white checked flare skirts-plain tail- 7- I l ‘ ored $6 (tl)-navv blue serge, accord- eon plaifcd rufiie, plain o_versk_irt- - .;/,j7f,i;,'-/. M $5.85. Other plain and plaited pieces ”' ranging from $2.75 to $6.00 S. A. lVIcDONALD The Best 10.00 Suit in the City Worth $15.00 Our Special for $1o.oo Made from heavy weight all-wool Serge Absolutely guaran- teed by us \ _ sis _-W, _-:asia /._ »»‘ '\ Q , K we 1 We are showing here one of our special $10.00 suits that we have been successful in securing to retail at $10.00, and we can honestly say it is the best $10.00 suit that has yet been sold in this Province. The material and finish are all fir_st~class, it is made of hne all wool Serge. If on buying this suit and examining it carefully you are not fully convinced that i_t is worth at least $15.00, you may return it to us and we will gladly refund the money. Out-of-town customers may order these suits from us, and we will ship it parcel post, and will extend to them the same privileges. If after receiving it and examining it carefully you are not fully satisfied that it is worth at least $5.00 more than we have charged you may return it to us and your_ money will be re- funded by retum mail. We have it in sizes from 34 to 44 bust measure. S. A. McDonald » tau _niarkcts, the comparative values of different varieties of 'crops and different breeds of animals and their products. --llharlulfeluwn Guardian lvl( ‘ / 3 : ` Advertising Phono ... ... ..i- ... .A824 Subscription Phono ... ...1S2-2 News and Edit., Day Phono . ......133 News and Edit., Night Rhenos ... G. 188 I .,.....,.1_-_-L Prelldent A, A. Bartlett Managing Editor ... ... ...... ... ....J. R. Burnett ,-_~_-,-_~_-_-_-_-_~_-_-_~_-.-_-_-.4-_-_-_-_-_~_~_-_-_~¢_-=,=-_-_-_~_~_-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _V - _ - _ _ - - - ~ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9,1915. AGRICULTURAL EVOLUTIUN sent is something amazing and we would do well to watch it and to adapt ourselves to the new pace that is being set. For several years, notably during the past year or two, agricultural education and advanced methods in agricul- ture have been asserting themselves as never before. Old methods have been abandoned; the tested and proved methods of the agricultural colleges and the agricultural experts arc more and more coming into general use, and there are few farmers who are not well versed in scientific rotation, balanced rations for their stock, the needs of the The haphazard methods of former years are gone for- ever and in their place there are modern, practical busin- ess methods by which the farmer receives the maximum value from his land and his stock. l Perhaps the most striking example of the application of modern methods is to be found in the evolution of the `1ien‘ from the little-better-than a barnyard pest of a, tew` years ago. to thc dignified, pedigreed and profitable poultry of today. The value of the modern hen as u producer may be guaged from the fact that since the cstablishmentof the grading and candling station at Charlottetown, in connec- tion with the Egg Circle movement, Circle eggs have been coming in at an average rate of 50.000 dozen a week, or a weekly average value of $9,500. When it is remembered that there arc only about sixty egg circles in the Province, with a membership of about 5,000, it will be seen that the revenue from this one source alone is very considerable. When the organization is extended, as it no doubt shall be sliortly-tlierc being applications now in for the organiza- tion of` some thirty more egg circles-the impetus that will be given to this one branch alone will be enormous. The splendid results from this movement are due to organiza» tion and intelligent co-operation on thc part of the farmers und to the common sense method adopted of selling only on a quality basis. lieretofore eggs were eggs and sold at so uiucli-or so little-per dozen, regardless ot sizefand t-omlition. By the new method they are sold and paid tor according to quality and the farmer who is enterprising 'enough to grade up his flock and pay attention to Qhls egg harvest is assured of a pro rata price. As a result a bet- ter grade ot' poultry is being introduced and the despised hen of a. few years ago has become one of the most pro- ,fitablc animals on the farm. If is interesting to note here _what similar methods have done for Denmark and Sweden. ln those countries the average egg production per hen is 130; in this Province it has been raised in recent years from about 50 to S0 and the average is increasing yearly. In our own Western l’rovinces where the hcn has been re. gtirilod as a sort of nuisance, eggs were selling two weeks ago at len and twelve cents per dozen. The 1)oiiiiiiion gov- .ernment is now unilertaking to organize the poultry bus. iness in those provinces, and within a short time it will bo as profitable a business therc as it is hero. 7 This is only one instance in which thc work of tho pres- 7cnt educational campaign may be seen. The govern. iiioiits, Provincial and l<‘cdcral, have undertaken to secure lfor tho farmer thc liighcst possible price forfhis products, and to encourage hini in producing the best possible. A -similar movement is on foot with respect to wool, and this summer will see thc beginning of a revolution in that line which will sccurc for thc farmer a price that will bc pm. liortionale to thc finality of his wool. (Jthor inovelneiits inaugurated or developed by the pm cent l’|°ovinl'ial und Dominion Governments might bo clted but these must suffice for the present. The thing to bo noted is the evolution in progress, the new page mat is bi-ing not and the ncccnsify of adapting ourselves to thc new confl?ti<.iie_ -*__ _ -..()__l___ _ CONUNDRUMS (luv i‘slc<'nicf>f of pupils. particularly during the winter term no not tal-lc up the regular work of’ any grade and are thcro. fort- not included in thc grade enrolment. As anyone who is not looking for trouble can sec at a glance the dlggrc l1i1l11'.v is unavoidable, and to the credit of the department Now if The Patriot is looking for real inatheniaticul ""'""“h'“m“» d1S‘f\‘€‘Daiicle.s and mysteries that it may wal- low ln. we would recommend it dive into the Public School llullort of’ 1910. ilere he will meet the "real thing," regular inysterlcs, urithmetlcul barb~wire entanglements that defy explanation or solution. We refer to a few stumbled upon bi' accident while idly perusing the romallce of the schools under the defunct Liberal aggregatlon_ _ 0" P886 13. Jourluil ofthe Legislative Assembly for 1911 (school report for 1910) we find the following strong i : » ~ 0 U1 ns Piiiitls enrolled. Queens county, 7,039; studying the Primer and Books 1.7 2, 3, lt, 5, 5 were were 6,773 pupils |€l1V|11tZ 316 who were nottalfight toyread. In Prince County iin_ entirely different condltlon of affairs existed Il ri were were 6.359 pupils enmiieti of whom ‘li 854 wire' ln ine 1021111118 classes. Now whether these 495’unenroll¢d dll? cfples were natives of the county. placed under special ln- , the i3)xinfil(1]tl21ci; sgogirlity pupils who had been ostraclsed ln__¢hq||- and tg" nhtythal een taken in hy the good people of I4’i-ln_¢e 5 9 mY°¢°"1¢~’ 0f f¢Hdl11s? Perhaps The Patriot could throw some light on lt, or better stlll "explain" lt, reading classes as we find that of 4,484 pupils enrolled only 4,30.» were taught to read. _ A Another curious discrepancy begins on page »_1_tal\_d'endi3 on page 20. On the former page we are told the number of First Class male teachers employed was 47' on page 20 1 ». l the number of these who drew their sslarleswaa only 37. twhere dld the other 10 go? On page 11 the numbér 0,( ~p`roniinc-nt Mexicans. Among they number is Luis Aguir- The evolution in progress in our agricultural life at p1'Q_ - - [cording to Bcnavidcs, the victim, who owned the plant- _79A0t them; wcomsgo page 20, were pain then-_ salaries. B‘d“¢h°5° td W °Dl8’0l>1'i8l1e the salaries ot the ten First. Class male teachers above referred to? ln the list of Second Class female teachers there were 201, Bud Of these 206 drew their salaries. _ These are only a few ot the “twlsters” incidentally dis- ¢0V°l`¢d While CBBUUIY 80811111115 the records of the "brave days ot old"-“the days that- are no more"-fortunately. It would be interesting, possibly amusing, now that the warm weather is here, to have The Patriot dllate on these ,arlthmetical peculiarities. V . .___._?_oii___ . ,rut nuiunsit or Bruton C0$t , The murder of Wlilliam S. Benton, a British 'subject operating a ranch in Mexico, says an exchange, has -never been satisfactorily explained, although lt occurred more than a year ago. The Government at Westminster is still waiting an oflleial communication detailing t-he circumstances ot the crime and has let it be known that full amends must be made by those ln authority in the distressed republic. At present there are ln the 'United States several 'ro Benavldes, until three months ago private secretary to Francisco. Villa, the man held responsible tor Ben- ton*s murder. Benavldes, who arrived ln New York two weeks ago has furnished the Carranzlsta agents what hc uvcrs is a true account of the activities of Villa, -which includes u description of the Benton crime. Ac- ation called El Alamo (the Poplars), had been accused of coninilttfng several crimes of despoliation ugalnstthe natives, including the killing of persons who ventured to pass through his property without permission. Ben-- ton, says Benavides, was a great friend of the Terruzn family, who lent him’ their protection. These allega- tions ligainst the British rancher gave Villa an excuse to -have 13cnton‘s property seized and confiscated. Nii- turally Benton objected and on February 17, 1914,.ht noon, hemadohis appcurancoin Ciudad Juarey at the residence of General Villa. Bcnavidcs says that at the interview w7hir-h ensued there were present, besides the principals, Engineer Andros L. Farias, now municipal president of Tcrrcon, Major Manuel E. Banda, and a woman tili- known to the -secretary, thcrc on private business. Ben- l‘ton aiiiioiiiicedpflizit he had come to request that his property bc returned. Villa replied that the petitioner had always been an enemy of Mexico, but that us he was a foreigner he-had to be respected. Therefore, it' he would tell thc value of his land the price would be paid and he would then be thrown out of the country. Ben- ton replied that he would neither sell nor leave. Then there were personal reeriminations, and Villa, drawing his rcvolvcr, liingcd towards the E.n,glislinian, apparent- ly with the intention of despatching him on thc spot. ` The woman who was a witness to thc quarrel placed herself in the way. thus preventing Villa from firing. Officers of the guard then seized Benton, who was dis- armed and liandcuffed. Villa then ordered the prisoncr to bc taken in rt locomotive and caboosc by “the savage l~`ierro" as far as Samalayuca, there to be executed and buried., Accordingly, Ficrro, with Lieutenant Jesus i\I. Rios. chief of Vllla's bodyguard. and a party of soldiers, took Benton to the designated spot. Wlicii the soldiers were digging his grave Benton coolly asked them to dig deep, so that thc coyotes would not he able to get at his body. They complied. and then "Fierro, always Flerro, fired the enormous pistol, calibre .45 with expansive bullet through the head of the Englishnian, who fell lifeless, with his head torn to pieces.” Such is tho story i‘.o,ld by Benavfdes, who goes on to describe thc scandal that developed, which resulted in protests from Wash- ington at the instance of the British Government. Villa became frightened, the body was recovered and bullets shot into it to give color to thc false statement that Benton had been murdcrcd by enemies he had wrong- ed. Later oii there was an autopsy and the remains were further disfigured to hide the traces of thc crimc. Satisfaction has not yet been given for thc murder of the British subject and thc Government of the United liingdoin hug not dropped the matter. Villa _is not in eventually have to render ati accounting and be pun lshed. NOTES _ The unchecked advance into Austria of italian troops is one of the surprises of the war. At four points thc frontier has been crossed, and places of local vantage have been occupied with no resistance at all, or very little. The people of’ the invaded country are allowing friendship for tho Italian soldiers, and everything is ciicoiiragimz lo thc newcomers in the conflict. lf Austria was beaten the ltalians could not cxpcct that events would bc more in their favor. lt may bo wcll fo wait a while, however, hc- foro cliccrliig. The Italian phase of the-_ war is twelve days old only. lt wlll require u month to show whether .Austria is weak or only holding buck. i _-;igNE 9. isis “N ' ciiristiims suggesnthut nie _ 51°' G°‘1 H‘"“"°" l” "°"‘ counting of the _mlihy bless* - -_ lngrwlll bring suhirlse at ,.BUL_tlie,¢reater itutb ls n-ot ,Through the snow and Arid the whole heaven And we are little children liow much the Lo d has done. " “` walkmg Gates Stand wennef ._ ...... Henderson & Cudmore You owe it to -your pocketbook to sec -'our $10.00, $12.00, and $15.00 lines before buying else- where. Yours for better f clothing. . _ ~ -, " us, but that he hai ltllone all; not that he la giving every ’ - "who spared no`t-His own _Son,__ hut _dell\f¢11€d» him up for us all," ls also pledged to ' ¢l're'us`freB1y wttli1Jesns all thlggq. _lt is naturhl for us to.. uni. our "blessings," und or a alnst them the ‘ fldiigls Grit notiutao of our experiences, har though they be, should bs discourag- work together for good. lt ls , our rivllege, than, to coup' Second Class male teachers mari of 1 ~ ~ (where they recelvid. their 'A rgheihomfgimgge? , what happened the other five? Dld they receive no salary; ' The lady teachers are similarly dlscrlmlnsted sgsnm D _ ery experlenc fot lit ss A Lrdsl ‘ sense ' blessing. 'i ai um iumi of ima: tin will ODOY the C mlpd "D6 i that God has doll uch for _, _ raln. _ - 1 -ii ;& `X ? s. _ 7 I ...-»‘,. ,J For Style, Comfort, Service $13001: SI’ lhiiliscdr (gsgdaigrsgihogs When ou buy Sh0¢S V011 eXD¢9t Sfvlff. vou get the newest fashion ideas in R088 _ Banker andSBter Shoes. We have built ou b ' ' _.';iii‘nr:uin'.iybii'iii'§=i.t\...:»-.'-..--.' - - .; -._1r'..4;*.i_.lf-w.._..~-»- f..--‘ la -_ ._