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'""'“iiiriiirrii"iiiii~s to i .\iost ol' us will rci~'.ard tlrc0;~'ear that‘s avra' with mix_t>d feelings. Both from the lmDf'riHl Bild ill” 'l°mef’U° p°_'“‘ of view, it has hail its successes as well as its disaDP0‘_m' ments. The last hail' has been clfiudcd lil' Ui'-‘ “'35 “mich has f;0mplet_clj: over:;hadov.'eri r~vt»rythirrg cl:-.e. and which makes us hesitate io dilate at any leugtlr on events of, minor iniporturrfrc. _ a rr-cord for fulriri- rcfercncf- we limi' OH lh\S» UW op;-nina; day of tilt- new yizrr. throw a backward f»tl2H\L‘€‘ ill tht- outslarzdintt happelririrls MS lil'-'I~' l\\Uf\' ‘li|'¢'4“l?` aniecl oiirsr.-l\'f.-:~1. _ Thr. 5-par 1914 opened with thc briglrtt-st prosper-ts rn mp hisU,r_\- of thr province. The harvest of the previous your had been liourrlitul; the fox irldustry had uttaincll 3 fmilrilzlrity and f1rosf,f~rli>` \1H€"l\i::!lefi by un? 0'-Y1<'l` “Um” mt-rcial errierprise in Variants. .-\rrangeine:r:.= had lwen unrlertakeri for ilu- fine celebration ol' the .i=Jbil"¢` Of (`°"`l fr-iii.-ratioii. or wliich the l:-'land is the l-radii-_ _\|u,,;,,il_,a|1__-_ “_m.-,-,- _\r;,yr,_r and l‘ii;.' Vounril were elect- . cd in .l.rnuar_\', thc Ixlayor, Mr. it. ii. Sl-'.~rns, succeeding liis . \\'0rship .\lr. i`lrar~ie-s Lyons. Thr- new Vounfil eiltercd ppm] nffici- with opera): and r-nt.»rpris.'- whit-li has resulted in prof_',res. and llelgirliri, \\'c have coritriblited ovcr $3.000 to rho tirrrarliazr \\'oorl-;r`.s liospital Ship l"uird, \\'c have corririliu' 'fl food. clothing :rird mont-y to the csti- ruatcd vxilue of $119.(/fro in thc liclglan llelief Fund. \\'e` have and are still rorrrrililiting generously to the Patriotic Fund for those whom olir volurrtcers have left behind them. Tlris. briefly. is thc history of the last six months. The effect ot` the war on thc prospcrit_v of this province gcncrally. has hardly been felt. The fox irrdustry received a check :rr far as the ral-:ing up of options and the purchase of new options on uffx' _\'ear`s stock were concerned, but thc inilustry itself has not sui`1`cri»ri, to any appreciable ex- tent. ln ihosc iri:=ttrri<-cs whcri- option-lioldcrs failed to fulfil their corrlracts thc young' tofu-s ivrrc disposed of otlrl-rwise. principally by bt-init added lo the raircllcs and rodur-ini: thc capitalization. Arrungcnicnts were immu- dlatcly made to deal with the nr-w conditions and as the result of a crirrt'i,-rt-rn-r» with the Covcrnmcnt the l-‘ox ilrccd- ers Association :mil llr:- fox men gorif-rally lruvr- agreed to adopt rrrcasuris: to szrfcguaril the future of the lndustry along Icizlslativv lirics. .\ fox Parliament, represeritirrz the fox brcr-:hrs ut' r-:uh of the thrcc rouutics has been elected and will imrrrcrllatcly vet to work to draft suitable legislation to br submitted to the (lovernnreirt for consi- deration and adoption. Thn prospects for the future of the industry are as bright and as roscnlc us r-ver and it is confidently cxpccted flint it will rzontlnuc to he one of the greatest and most lucrative in the world. So far nr-r so:-lol und donicstir- affairs are concerned, it may b_l5 rccorrlcrl that great progress has been nmde in thc erection and fitting up of the liniton Sanitarium at Wilt- shlre.' This munlficent gift of the lion. ('hr\rle.-i Dalton promises lo be the greatest benefactlou thc lslnnfl has ever received and no pains is being spared to mnhc it the most efficient institution of thc kind in Canada. A new departure for the province was thc tnatltirtioi- of S socllli census at the instance of Rev. Dr. Myers. Toronto. Vsrlotis committees are nov: at work trrvcstlgatlm; the progress or otherwise of our mlucntlonni, religious. and rc- lormatory uysicms. As eoirsfilcralrle cnrc must be exer- cised in collectiiiz ond nrinlysing thc stnllstics nnd other information bearing upon such a census the reports are not ll ly to he forthcoming for some time. Bt§_DDunatan's ('nthedrni§ which was destroyed by n disastrous tire lh February, 1913, has been so far restored lo tgmermit of services being held in the basement. The pro s mllludn the restoration of this magnificent (‘nlhc- drnl Qflccts thc greatest credit upon pil conccrncd. ,territory is said to be stronglv ln favor ol control by the Ig harvest for the year was the best in thc lirlnnd's Republic. When the war lil endod _lf the "lost provinces". hilt rind ltihmpriceo _obtgincd-wore, correspondingly not llfactory. The consequence has been that notwithstanding ‘ing since thc battle of Alsnc begun as ii sort of siege on a lthe war. which hu caused untold disaster to communities' ` ‘ so|_D|El§ IM UNB _ . L . _ .» enterprise and spirit of co-operation shown in every de~i Charges of this hind are common and have been heard in connection with contracts l e an small ' v ’ - rt and very large contracts; lt stands to thc credit of Can- adians and of the heads of the Militia Department partie-I ularly that. so far, only one conviction has been secured. that of a War Office agent, formerly an ar-my lieutenant. who received an illegal commission when buying goods. Yet reports are being circulated that there has been corruption in the letting of other coritracls. These r1iay‘ be well or ill~fourrdcd, but one thing may he relied upon. thr-y will be probed to the bottom and if guilt is found ir will be punished. Every suspicious case is promptly in-‘ vestigated by independent officials and there is lirtlor where manutnctorlcs are the mainstay has had little ap- preclnble effect on the circulation of money in this pro-l ‘ Bi;-_-(lin behalf the non-¢;gi_m|x;iss_; _ _ _ _ _ vlnce. The merchants report that the Christmas trade- _ °---_ _ \ion¢_d 0Hioer_s and men of e Zn i ' ' "` " . ~ ' '- _ f was better than ever before. and that both in quantity and l _ ('h|’iS‘“"lS.Dll8¢d 0|! 'en 'Wie'-'I' in Regiment, tompolite, Bailalion. I 0°' _ ,_ g - 4 _ Lharlouerown. Family parties were me to “png 1° the ladies ol Prince it . -_ ,?_ _ :quality the purchases- were greater and lligl1e\"_lbl|\ here' quite general and during the week Edward wma my appncmuon md gf » ', _‘_ _tofore. Thus it will be seen that the year 1914 began full `¢¢yen| enmywle mm,-mg; ntherma than ‘or the kiudnus you have _ . of promise. received a temporary check midway and ended have taken place. gully joined ill by .hmm and the ”.o,_b]e you have ¢,,|,_ Q _ _,gg , _ the different students who are home ' _ » - , fully up to expectation. _ _ _ from me cones” and who are now en, at this glad season ol the :ear in __ _‘APD Q, . And now we are entering upon a .\ew lcar. \\ hat it tpreparmg to mmm to school me ‘_ rgmembertng Lg so graciously by for- _,_ holds for us we do not know. Judging by the prices ruling ; gap, any an an wg snort vacation, ,W“!"|i'-‘B '40 “S 511°!! BPP°'~‘f""‘i§ °°"'l _.3 _‘yrs for our principal produce, there should be a continuance ` ' ’ ° ' . 151°” *md d°u°“°°° as Puddmgs’ 'fake -' Christmas services were held in se e Y D90 chocolates creams, candy of vanoui of the present prosperity. A great deal depends upon the v- ml or me cn (,hm_ches_ B ml _Mads music being rendered hy the rospec-' 0ur'Chrlst.rnas dinner was 000 9 T96 850118 ng _ € could not. help pervadmg uS.W|I¢11 “e bent on following suit -\ll this should tend to further pro- U) S; iormg Day thi; week by atrend heard the mmm of various ladies of ‘Kress and Prosperity in the year ou which we have now ills StPl‘\'iC€ ill 31- -1511108 Cl1“l'¢'h 0" Cha,.|o,,_tet0,.v,., whom “-8 kmw mind °-To nur.” entered. |§“nd§yZ“ Rev' Diifm I3:2;nZn'he};¥E out as contributors we felt as if we \\'e have not touched upon the political progress during l “ggomé ;s,:§r,|§|ivefing a poweffull _were brick on Dear Old Prince Ed- ihe year as we hope to review this in our next issue. grim-@s5_ on Mom; me ingrarnnron .wvard Isle. the place we love the beet. .un e ‘» - 'f>:~\ '~ " ,f`___ =-U ‘Q9 1.1;* 1/- rrartmcni- Our people are beginning to realize the value ` tive choirs. The interior church de- which we shall not easily forge: al-I ' ' ,. of co-operation in dalrying. poultry-raising, farmers' insti- wratlons were D108! artistically Hr- chops); wg w¢r¢ 3 good many miles; tutes and womerfs institutes, and the latest forward move- `!""‘5ed leavmg 3* P_le:*55"$ ei7°¢"~ ‘from home in the services of our liillg ment in the fox lndustry shows that fox ranchers are now Th F M mn ‘V C lebrab ‘md °°‘mt'r7' and 3' ~°°'f°° °‘ l°°°lm°s_° --»- f Y . it it- Soldiers and Sailors er Mrs. L. M. Poole. with \lr and 'tlrs J »\ S Bavcr. ccllent music furnished hy Miss Blanchard, with quite a` number of extras. made a nicely varied program- inc and the prettily arranged hall of the Ladies Club was never in better fondition. the floor been ideal for dancing. Many very dainty costumes were noticed among the bevy ot' pret- ty young people in attendance and who were delightfully chaperoned by _‘Ars \\'. .-\. O. Zllorson, .\lrs. R. B, 2\`or~ton, .\lrs. C. H. BB. Lonrzworth and Mrs. ‘.\'. E. Hyntlnian. U 8 8 Judge and Mrs. Stewart returned chance for the guilty to escape. The Prevention oi' Co ruption Act imposes heavy hues and imprisonment onl trarrsgressors and the honor of the Governriierrl is at staliel in its enforcernent so that there is left for the corruptl and the dislioncst but a slim chance. if even that, to escape. it is not .':lway=s an easy rnatlcr to determine whcthr-r one accused of grafting is intentionally dishonest or is merely incompetent. There is' in army contracts as irrl every otlier undertaking the possibility of an error in judg-_ ment. as well as the possibility of dishonest gain. lu eitlre-ri case the country loses, possibly as much by the former :tsl by the latter, but the system of investigation covers both. l lt will he remembered that during thc Borer \‘\'ar canned food supplied by one contractor was rejected as had. yer was ‘_ afrer\~.'ar~ris purchased by another who made a fortune out or the trarrsactiorr. British rifles were smuggled into South Africa. in piano cases and under other covers and sold to thc- iloers. and those guilty of this act of treason escaped detection, although Scotland Yard undertook to hunt them' out. The British Vorrrnrittcc invesrigzrtirig the sr-:tntl;rls` courier-teil with that war found that the British taxpnyersl had becri dc-lraudcil oi vast suriis. ye; only one guilty person was dis/»o\'crerl and brought to justice. lu u grcaii many tascs wiicrc exhorbiant prices had been paid it was' found that ilicornpzrwrrcli rather' than disliorir-sly was ilicl cause. . 'ine cmbalnrerl beet' .scandal in the l`nltcd Stair-s durinf; the war with Spain and thc :rstorrrrrlirig <"ir.'upticn brought sin are other iustarrccs ot' this species ot' lriimari rzrcefl ‘ which defies loyalty as wr,-ll ns lar: and right. These ci:-if ccptioilal cases. however, black and rcvolting as they arc., only :Iervc to iienronstrrrte thc general lioiicsty of thc hus- iuoss men who arc corrtcrrieii in these contracts. (lui ot' the many millions involved only a coruparutivciy few dol- irlrs find their way into the grai`ter's pocket. Army contracts arc, after all, only <~ontracts, and v:hile thousands are entered into yearly, involving marry millions of dollars and many contractors, the amount ot' dishonesty on the whole is small. Tire Government is taking the richt course ilr connection with the rumors noiv in cirt-ulatiru. in following them to their sources. The public will dc- rnarrd this and nothing less will satisfy them. \\'hilc ruerr are giving their lives, while the people are uiaklrir: sacri- fices for' the causc in which the Empire is cngnged :here will hc little mercy shown cithcr by the Govcriizneiit or by the people to any who undertake to rnzrkc ilis;lrnrrcs,t dollars out of it. I _?._i_qé?____ ”E9£'EN This is ri war of trenches says the 1\lan<'llcstcr Guardian. So much so that we speak not of our soldiers in the field, but of our soldiers in the trcrrchcs. Tire correspondents of the Paris press who have been taken on a eondlictcrl tour along thc front»,-have described to us that these trenclrcs are olaliornte uudcrgrouiid shelters in the firing line. with drains and sleeping hunks and inaclricolated r-mlmnkmciiis; behind ihesc still more trcrrilrcs nt' thc mnrfi hind; liclrirlil tlrr-sc again underground cliainlrcrs with npcrial rooniir for oiliccrs rind for wounded, and hilt-hens whcr-r tea is"rir:rri1:__of _izosocigg mf gmg __l1_Ht__e_§ the co___p__me__ts ___ . event nn un er e rrec ns n ers ‘Ind the pr°vince 3 mu measure of prosperm and most worshipful Grand Master G. S. this glad season, I am etc., h“pl""“3' llnman. K. (`., was most. enjoyable. ~ Yours Sincerely _C O __ _ ‘ ~ ~ ° ~ rr. Positron. . . is _ ~ . C t d Fri “ ARMY conrrucrs ,...2‘.'.:’....;".l.2.i.‘.;i.s’:.’.;"..’:If:":.;‘;“1......ii;ili3if°§.‘iff’52Z?'...... Us omers an en S on’ behalf ol the norecorrimissioncd Therc are thc usual reports of corruption in connectionl ' ° ° officers and men of the 82nd Rcgi. with the contracts given by the Militia Department. lI_£:_'&;‘"_;’D£¥_§S'_l'£he°(2?;fisi2§f;l:_f'e;_7}§. ment., Composite Battalion. “ » r . n ~, - . “ “ ' ' ` ' 'l " ' llllll lllilllSH Slllllllll r ment. __Lnfortunate_i5 mam _such _clr_-_rges pr_o\c onli __too_ Quné the _____es_ :___;_ce (__ _he __eaS0__ General Insufange Age|]Cy. true; t e great ma ority of t em. iowever, w en trace to __ . _ H _ ¢ their source are found to he groundless and to have orig- ;'I?,S;,d;‘$ll§;];;,\lu]; 1;'-.raiil;r¥.e(l‘. tgllmplxri QUCCII Street, ChaYIOtl€t0Wll inated either in suspicion or in political dosigii. and MQ-_ t'_ Tidmnrgh, Being a pm- l ln connection with the equipment of the two conringcnrs |::rammc dance the young P90910 had ___ now ready for the front, there were, necessarily. very many “ *Declan-" ‘leugmful lim@» The YK' }_0_\'D0N_ December 31__In no,-th. ‘ern France Christmas morning follow- - " J cd 1, cloudy night, clear and crisp,but not too cold. That cloudy Christmas eve was just what the Santas of the Army .~‘er\'ice Corps wanted, and the.\' w¢,r_'.-ed forward even to the extreme points of the trenches of British sol- diers. Soir.-2 of these trenches had on- _ry been captured a few hours prer- iously. _\t only one place. just south of Bethune, was there any serious at- |f_ac_4 Ly cl-ie enemy, and with visions of turkey and plum pudding awaiting their return, two British regiments rl et. the advance more than half why, and used the bayonet in line style, driving the attackers hack with ln.t insignificant loss to themselves, and not back to their own trenches lust ,:.s the Christmas fare was arriving. They enjoyed 5 well earned und peaceful (_‘hristr»rn.= dinner. . » » There must. have l-een some units who were misscu ,nut up to Saturday morning not a single complaint had come into my old nzajor,\\-no so ode- lizliatcly played the part; of Santa Claus. l'iled upon the platform of the big station here are still tons of Christmas stores, crates of turkeys and hampers and big cases of ‘nis- cuits, chocolates, rnutllers, socks and leaps. 'in the estimate of ont' army service officer, there is enough left to supply a great part of the army ,for n wee!-r,so splendid has nccn Brit- `ain's gift in kind to the brave troops ’at the front, md seasonsbic supplies l.'~;r~c still piling into this base. . - . ‘ Christmas morning opened quivill' with the carillon bells from the quaint .iid cathedral tower almost. joyous in their petals. Then about seven olclock carrie the us-ini rumble _of the enen\y's big guns,whiclr meant that Christmas was to be us other 'days had been,ni» celebration to the Prince of Peace, but a forced tribute 'to the god of strife. lt dill not phase lour troops. Thcy cxpc:t.e-i it and took it as part of the iirristinas nzcnu I 'l`oday I have been cudea\ot'in,_f to it-,mee the Canadians, who arc sup- l posed to be close to the firing linc. French otlicers still declare that ovcr- geag troops have arrived at thc first reserve base,bt.t British ohiccrs who have travelled most. of the linc from Ypres to Arras, will not confirm,and mildly deny, that the Canadians have nnv immediate chance of going into notion, Some of my friends arnonp the correspondents “ho have come along the British lines of corr.i;nunica.- tion, too, douot the report, and they have had every opportunity ol coni- iinrz across them. Perhaps they are 'part of the new: scheme which thc ul- ‘lics are preparing an oflcnslve scheme 'which friendly oiliccrs tell us»will sur- prise fricnds as well as i`oes,nnil will ,rcrhaps set the seal of complete foil- iurc on thc lmiser’s costly attempt to reach Calais. “Try our Illack and \\'hlto r'»<- cigar --lt. is recognized by critical srnokcrs as the best on the nrarlret. for the price. 'l`ry one. you will like it. .\lac- Kinnon Drug (‘o., <‘or. Great George and Kent Streets. Mtf. NOTICE.-The animal meeting nf slrarcholders and patrons of Cornwall Crcanrcry Company will be held in the llsll. Cnrnrvnll, Wcdrresdav, .lnnunr_v 13th nt 2.-'lil p. m, I). ll. i\ii'll('lliSO.\'. Secretary. 8109-1-4-mwtlfrnrfil "CALANDARS FOR 1915.--We are Comc riulck and secure ono. Prlrcs rnnzc from Sc. up.--(‘AR'l‘Ell & (‘0. LTD. 8079-12-720-Mzli. r .'. ,~ 1 ,‘ U rn or 1 l l l out ll if clcnrini: out the balance of oitr lrvnutl- ' ‘ ,ful stock of Cnlcridsrs nt hulf price. Victoria Row Hyndman & Co. Ltd. _-.1-<4 `,__ _‘_ _ 4-*-*~r crrrrrxi- r 3,, HORACE HASZARD li WHOLESALE GROCER _ Offers for sale the following stock:-- I Barrels & bags, CAWTH()RI”S L\’il’ERIAL ‘ FLOUR. B .§ Barrels and bags, McCAHILL’S PLANET l FLOUR. l _Bar1'els, ROYAL LOAF, all Maiiitolia wlreat ‘ ilour. ' l' I , Barrels, GILT EDGE & VICTORIA, second grade Flou1'. Bags, Kiln dried CORNMEAL. Bags, CRACKED CORN. Bags, WHEAT BRAN. ___ n1,_- >-4 Z C" 2-7 U0. 'IJ r 4 Chests and caddies, HASZARD`S BRAHM and cheaper TEAS. Barrels and XXX GRANULATED SUGAR r Barrels and bags, `\o. 1 REFINED YELLOW SUGAR. Bags BRIGHT DEMERARA CRYSTAL SUGAR. - .’ Barrels and bags, Barbados MUSCOVADO SUGAR. Puncheons, Tierces and barrels, EXTRA -1, FANCY BARBADOS MOLASSES. English Tinned Meats, Ivelcon Cubes, Sauces, etc., etc. l~`l'ench Peas, Mushrooms. etc. Pctei"s Chocolates in (_Ta1'tons or cases. _ All goods guaivliiteefl and lowest prices . quoted upon applicatioir. . Horace Haszard l Charlottet0wn, P.E. I. i, December, 1014 ' T076-12-lilillstrillrf.’wks. ` , g xl r 11/; 1 T ll g ` Q A Comfort - in Cold Weather The Perfection Oil Heater is the neatest, most economical and satisfactory for heating any room-large.or small. I t wi l heat quickly and thorough- ly, is smokeless; odorless and safe. The Perfection uses less fuel, gives more heat, and can be used for many more pur- poses than others. Cali in_and see the lir.e we are showing. Fennell & Chandler ckey Boots' I 4' "-'f"~° ll-lg*-l_i 'r e We have on hand ato . lete line oi hockey boots for you to select from. Made from t.he proper materials an will fit to insure you the greatest comfort. All heels are securely rivited and seams. st ingly sewn. ' Mcrnersons Lighting 'ch in Myre Hide &~. Box Kids with init and sprihz heel-. made of strong_}eather-givin you a_ firm ankle and making skating much easier. ” _ Men’s,- pp omen’s, Bo_y’s Children,s in several leathers at moderate prices. F Bs o f ...;,,_.1ll8.-Rlclnmond Street ., ,, .I