PAGF._____( The tlhatLltetcwn Guardian Prmtltlrnl Lh-ttL-Pnl w (‘l-non _8 Mel-III \'1|-o~-l'ru--l|l0|tl. J R Burnett. I-. J l- o Reerelury Llout. ("t-t. n. A Mtlrhlflmm- D- l ~ '— . J- l Editor and llnmnrlnl DfrM-tov l. B Burm-fl- F moot-nu»- Edlturl, I-‘rnnh war“: 1nd n. K flunk _.__- --- ~i- -""'"‘ y . a 5.0a e year (In ld"""' Wnrnlm. ||1;||y"1;1--1;-'-t::: lriirvtvrnr “t; rmmnfo‘ “m”, ‘o 111-11-1-11-11 , . ~ I I. .00 DH‘ yen!‘ U" NI"“““° “m” ‘dliiiiftitl-tl Xiiiit-tntf-fu-t United Sm" atosnAv. JANUARY, 25. 1937 In A Nutshell \\'e "11-1- indebted to the Dominion (if-vern- nu-nt p-il-licuaiott "The Agrtcttltttrztl 51111111117-11 111111’ 1 tttth-ok, 1115f" ll""'l'ill“"l>l?““'_l1‘l"*‘r» 1113'“ f,.,- r11.» lollottittt; ltan-l) cla-stltcattc-tt ‘of the [H.11- ini-‘tuttces, tuorahlc and otherwise. on farm ]111--"1L'\'l\ this _v1"_.t1': _ a _ [1,,,,1,.1,,,- grunt-id xllllilllllll: ltitvotlrahlc tea- tutt-a _ A l l:,th‘ --§.1l protlttctu-tt uteri-used 9 [KT 69m- ," p,_;. l1tl'f'1l with 11133- _ _-. '1 -111l- \' of tttztttttftt-"tttrtug 1n C-Hlllllit "l" pt-r 11-111, itt H1311- 1,11 _._.-1_ i~1c1-1-;1-1-d by 4 per cent, ttt 111.11‘- ' cotttittttes to ittcrt-ttse lfulll ".1111 1111111" l " 1.1 y-rtt. 1 ,_ l1» Jpr-ad lu-tut-ett farm ltl'l\‘l'< and the; getterul 11.1m- leu-l \\il\ narrowed ntatcrtall) ttt i036 1- l'1i1.- - --i farnt pto-lucts cotttittltc 111 Th9- ' itattur-Z .-,11:111t rtttcf cotttitntcs to be a l'1-t'..\ - V 111. ~.;»--11:-I--1- i|till]\lf\' has been slow -' l'1'l~-\'t‘l'\' 1":<"1- 1111" 5 for living neces- 1- 1.1-1 wiring re-ptitx-ntcuts are eX-l 11111)‘, ltottt-ter, he moret »1_i|~ -1 11... 1", 1W1 -. p11. 1- : 1l1,-| 1- - '--' 11-1111‘ tz-pitlly ri-tng! prices of‘ l-arttt 1“ ' l:"t. :11 :1 11 .1} 11 ..-i-- coitdtttotts. l"avot1t"al1le f1‘.’t'1ll'1 -: ‘1.--:‘_l :1;--l-- i-u-t-casetl dttrittt; the first nine s 11-. , - - ||||l1;'\>1\\l] .~l1i--t' rustontet-coun- 1 1111-1 l\itl‘_'1l1nll and the Uttitetl '..- i 11llllt"'1'.'1~l11'__’. . o1‘ prim-try products in importing "- 1-11‘: twdttct-d. iclltelll policies are bringing cn-- -u!1.-'. \- 1.1-.- l-ct-tt ntadt- toward more as- (‘I lllllll 1,. Tr (our '1";- o" e\cl1:1tt_1_-t~ rates. 111$ v--1'.'1l-t- itvtftues‘; l. lt-nlt- rf'~ll'1t‘ll1lll5 are still itnpetlittg the flow oi \\11l‘l1l trade _-4 151111.211, tsntciztl ntilitary and social, ltlflilylflllls (t-llllljllt‘ 1Q dotttittttte trade policies 0f l'.l1l'11]-tu'ltl cottittru-s. 3. lrtt-‘e itt toodstuff- ltas laggctl behind, [r131- in H1111" 1"o1|"-|t1o1lilt1"~. l ,,-.1l-',ic:t1ion also suntntarizes the int- . .1 1-11tt1-1-~ oi tlt- -it1tatio1t and otttlook ff|l'_ 11 1111111 1.11m -o1111t1od1ti<-. \\e tptote the; .- . 1111-211-"l'ot.11--1--"; t. 1.. 1:111 potato production in 11136 was 11'. -'1.'1‘Vv ;1.-o"-1~ 1111- >l11ilil*\‘l'tll) oi 11155. _. 11.n- 1-1 pol-tilte- dttritr; 11-31-37 will- ].=----‘-§~ ztotn-er slightly ltieltet" than the 111353 ‘$11 \1 I~ ll. 3. l..\1-'-r1 d-tttz-nrl 17-1" both set-d and table stock ht- 1-1-1-‘1 l-ri-k, l t, ,\-1 ait-tagt- _\11ld itt 11-5,’ \\itl1 attylitittg more than a 111-1-11 ~1 itt-"reri-w itt acreage would ptobdhl)" rt-stzlt itt tttarlu-tiug 1lil1lct1lttt:s, Quota Terms Uncertain in the new llrittslt trad:- rtqrt-t-nu-nt. tsrztcticztl- n rem-h" for ~1-_-,11:tture, 0:111:11];- is lttiwvcd tot h tie -t't'11t'1‘|l a ttul extt-ttsion ot the 11131011111111} agrw-utrt-ts in so far as i1--p--r1:1111 food ptWtflll-fls‘ t-xport- are concerned. Tlti- would 1111-1111 that, the t-rt ~1111t setter-ut- t|lllllil on ltacon, ol-taine-i by tl-t- 131-111-111 (21-11-1-111111-111. would stand and that for the ti1t1t- 1-1111;- thcrt- will he no ittter- ft-rr-ncv \\"th t-xport- 1-1 canned goods", dairy- product» iruit (1nd similar goods. l"‘-1tr. so» the (1111-1111 (‘11l'l'(‘>]t1tllIlt'lll of tht‘ Financial l'--~1 1111 r1- i< l-t-livvx-d tr- l-v 1-111» \ig]l- ift-"avtt differ 1-"1- front tl1e old agrtetttcttts. \\l11?1'-'-:1< 1111-11-1" the lzru-r the Hritislt l\lill'l\t_‘l was Z11ItI'-'t11'1"1d for :1 dv-fntitt- tcrnt of ve:tt'.~, three years in son-t tw-e- and five in other. utult-t‘ flu- 11¢ 1v Hl'l'.1llQ1|1t<‘IIl no tinu- limit will he set. \\l1ilt- tmthing in tltt- way o1 fttrtht-t‘ quotas or 111111- i- corulnplrtu-l tit-tnr-diatt-lv- there is a [1-1- 5411* {-11 such 11-111" he imposed on short 11»-'1'.-. 1-1 o-l-tt uot-l- 1111- rooting agreement ut-l 1-1" '11-- -e :1 111-11-1- on a ntottth l)-'l\l>2, '-1'1-.1! l '1 - rvfu-ttl to r-xtt-ltd fret‘ etttrv to I1L'1"1cui.'t11"1l products tot‘ a definite term of years is 111111-1111 dut- to possible conflict of such a .1-111-< 111111 1111" own iartttttrg plans. ltt the last five ‘tn-i.- rtgticttlttttw itt tln- l'ni1t-rl Kingdom as a. rv-tt’: o1 litl‘lfl~, quotas and subsidies, has de- VClOperl rapidly. ln return for hnitcd Kittullotn favors, Can- ada, it 1s -: 111. ha- 11111-11- vtthtzthlt: tariff coffees- -1o11~ to tin- 11111111 lxittgd-nn, notably in the tt-x-ttit- ii- i-l. \\lu-r1- it is believed that all specific rluttes ltr-vt- 1-11-11 til-oli-ltt-d. A hegiuttittg was ntztdt- in wiping out these pottutltttge tariff-sin tltc ltutnttng l-ttdt-ct of .\l;1,v, 1o_;o. mainly in fpttons, hut 1111-11: wile a con-ult-ral-lt- nttntl-er left, in uoolh-ns, 1":1."p111-_ l1osi< r\ and i-lllt-r tcxtilp lint-i (Vutro-iotts in iron and sit-cl itt-ins", itt some boots and .\ll1r1-, 111111 in tn-tchitterv and equip- nn-nt lines an ttttdt-rstood to be cotttaitted in the agree-mutt, . Trotzky ln Mexico The oxilittg of Trotzky to Mexico has rais- ed the one-lion of “ltow- route?" When the hus- frltt: cnARLorrt-zroww GUARDIAN closely friendly relations witlt Stalin. Trotzky ztcvceptcd tlte Cardenas offer. 10f asylum. will make that right effective by own politicians- and influential Stalin sytttpafltiz- ers elsewhere, and at the risk, obviously, of deep- ening the hlexicatt-Rttssiatt rift. that has already existed for some titne. --——-_-___. Editorial Notes Burns Anniversary. ' -t= a: n: The ltocky Point Ferry still running-a re- cord for all time. i I I Sir \\'illian1 hfuloek, newly retired from the l-t-ttclt of Ontario, where he was" Chief justice. celebrated his" ninety1-tltird birthday last week still Pale and hearty, tlllll According to the Dominion Bureau the value of our I930 potato crop was $3,388,260. Ac- cording to a local shipper, the total value should aggregate nearer $4,000,000. ll i! 1 11 was Uttatva. of course. not Charlottetown, City Council that voted to send their hlayor, suittthlv decked and attired, to the Coronation itt .\l;t_v, referred to itt Satttrd;t_v"s issue. =4- -1< n- Unt- thing, Premier Cantpbell has ttot to worry about —- there is no leader of the Op- position to cottsitler to offset his picnic trip to the Qorottatiott should he so ill-advisedly decide. 11K * * \\'e take our lives itt our Itands these days every tinr- we venture out of doors, or even rc- main in 0t1r ltontes without taking the neces- sary exercise. - ll‘ m =8 New Brunswick catt produce quads and keep can produce quittts and keep them inlthe litne- ligltt for at least t\\"o years; but alas Quebec while cotnpetettt itt the wholesale production line 11:15. failed itt the preservation department. >l< ll‘ C The United Partners" of Cattada at their cott- veution itt (Qtdgary. .-\lta., have unattitttously voted in favor of the elimination of war profits tvett itt agricultural produce. “Let there be no profits on war, ttot even for the farmer", was their slogan. Ill * ll! Provision is- tnzttlt- itt the ntaitt estimates for ztdntittistrtttion of |1otl1 the Lltt-tnploytttettt and Social lttsuranrt- .-\ct and the National Pro- ducts Klarlteting Act. both of which were found tutconstitutional by the Supreme Court 0f Catt- ada and are now awaiting decision of the judi- cial (‘otntnittet- of the l’riv_v Cottncil. For the Xlztrketing" .\t"t the vote is $100,010. and for the L'n1-1nplo_\1ttettt insurance .-\ct $40,000. The} fornter vote is ttncln-tttgetl frottt last year and the latter is $5.000 less. .\'o new" scheme," w-t-rc entered ittto under the hlztrkt-tittg Act since the ztppt-al to the courts". The Littt-tttplirvtttettt Itt- surztnce totnntissiott never got down to actual work and Lht- pcrsottttt-l has been occupied with the National l{tttpltt_vtttetIt Cottnnissiott. >1‘ tl‘ * The Provittct-s are getting more and more itt- dividtn-tlistit" attd attti-confederation fiscally. 11111111111111 ltas protected her ltrcwc illg an itttprtst on all l)t.‘">‘ purchased other than of .\l:tttitob;1 ltretv. Now Quebec has decided to popttlarizt‘ lt-tttte grown ntaple sugar by granting a sttltsitly of fivt- cents per pound on ntaple sugar to settlers in her northern territory. The bonus Will enable the colonists to produce tnaple sugar for the tnarket, in addition to ltavittg a supply for their own tables, on a basis". which will t-ttahlt- them to sell the sugar at the satne pritit- as secured by the farmers in Beattce cottnty". wlterc are situated the great groves whiclt ntake that cottnty" the centre of the sugar in- dustry of the province, attd of Canada. 5k ll‘ 7i Appeals to t-tttotion produce tnore than pt-als" to "itttt-lligetttztr, Dr. A. li. hlorgatt, prin- cipal and vice-chancellor of .\1c(jill University, .\lontt"t-al_ declared itt an address the other day, adding that “lutman beings are not, never shall he and never should be wholly rational." The ltiggest danger of democracy is that it appeals to the ltigghest level of intelligence in the citizens, he said. while "the appeals of Ifussia, Italy and (iermatty ltave ltectt to the ideals of youths who were willing to sacri‘ tltetnselves for their ideals. "ls the greatest d 1___1-r itt the world t0- Ilily coming front dentocratit- ttxaotts-f’ l. threatened by tlte llrttislt lintpire, the l'1.;; d States, France, Swcdett, Norwtrv or Denmark? _-\re those the zlanger cotmtries or is" it these so- calletl efiicicttt countries?" As efficient as a ntacltittt- is the worst cotnplitttettt that can be paid anybody. ap- n- 1r =0- Mr. C. ligertott Lorne. intcrttzttiottttl examiner of the 'l‘rinity College of lVlttsic, London, Eng- land, has cattscd a settsatiott in Toronto by de- claring" that the Canadians there are _n_ot now spt-akittg l-Itiglish but Anterictinh lle describes the lapse as "lip and tongue laziness," bttt adds: “l ant ttot ctotnplttittittg, bttt personally I do think it a pity: Iinglislt is such a beautiful language, this" littglislt of Slurkespeztrc, Hilton and a ltttn- dred others. You are going back," he said. "When I cante here in 1928 it was the exception to find wrong pronunciation of words" and mis- protttlttcialiotl of the vowel ‘u' and of the short -.1.1n .\l:1r\'i~t \v."ts told ltt- ntu-t leave Norway he 11.--- in a dtlt-nnna as there was not another pflto in l-Wn-opt- or the .\'orth Antericttn contin- ~-1 11- 11115-111 ht could seek’ shelter. ,\t this point l'1- 19-1-1 (‘gt-dt-i-n- o1' .\l1-\'i1'o came forivatz/i tl1"'1ut.'tt1-":dl\' to off-t 'l‘ro1zl.yv1 :ts"_rlttttt in his (‘r-tltllfl’. ll-- did 1l-i~ in :tnswcr to an appeal" \-----ri<'.'111 and Mexican li- l--1.-l-. .'i111o1".;_1 1111-111 lol-n lh-uey, Suzanne la Ill 1111" l-_\' t-lHilliillPlll l-l-llt-tte. ‘It-ill! Ito- l'.1-~os and Diego Rivera. llc 11111 -1- 111-1- 1 1~-1" 1hr protcsl of certain Xlextcan lItlv-t" leaders. 111111-111; _wlto1n utte, Luntbardo Tole-l ‘a’ where we use the broad ‘a’, but n0\v the Can- adiau spee-"h is going well on the American side rather than the littglislt side and this ntakes a difficulty where candidates in our examinations are reciting great l-lttglish verse or prose. Utt- tlotthterlly today the lattgttztge is being corrupted in a great ntany ways. and while I d0n’t like to speak with disrespect about any country, the Americans atnottg thetnselvtts have corrupted the littelislt lattgttage," he said. "In fact, it is not the l-Ittgli-lt language that is being spoken in Am- erican today. It is the American." dano, head of the .\lexieatt Cottfederetlce of La- bor, has recently distinguished ltitttself for in: ill, poor and cottstatttly on guard for his life, has _ Ile does not, how- ever. kttotv to what degree the :\le.\'icat1 Gov- erttnu-nt, whose cottstittttion guztrantecs-tlte right candldalefi m!‘ mlmlclp protecting ltint, even at the risk of offending its 1 tltent ztlive and kicking till their teens: Otttariol l l ries" by intpos- 1 In. tiotes By me Way The township of Sandwich West lhas before it for consideration a ,1 motion which would a1 office w post. a deposit, as do ctutdtdates tn TProvincIaI and Federal elections. The proposal, of course, ts one en- - tfrely new. There ls much to rec- l ommend ft. The purpose ts w" pre- vent persons offering themselves for publlc office when it is quite clear they have no chance of being et- ected and thus only put, the munl- ctpallty to needess expense. There are cases on record where elections have been precipitated by persons for the sole motlve of attracting public attention. If the privilege were not abused, there wou.d be no occasion for suggesting a deposit and if any act-ton 1s taken along this line, it. will be because the people believe the abuse has become too great-Windsor Star. But them ‘I mounting evidence that the citizens of democratic countries are neutral in this sort. of doctrine, but. the overwhelming maj- cause or that of any other dictator- ship. They are rather prepared t0 defend their own democratic ideals. The peoples of all countries, if they were asked, would reply that peace ls more important. to them than any doctrine. The doctrinal wur of Ettro- pean dictatorships . as they can plainly see, increases the danger of actual war. Citizens of democratic countries. with n voice in their own affairs. wifl use that voice to dis- avow the claims of rival dictator- ships upon their allegiancta-Bostott Christian Science Monitor. In a recent issue of “Lift!” a new lllttstrated ntaguzine, we ltave notic- ed a graphic picture of some of the uccontplisluttettts of the Roosevelt Admittistratlott. It bears the head- ing, “What President. Roosevelt did four years with $6,500,000,.00.“ the Roosevelt recovery program pro- jects, stretching all the way from the Atlantic to the Pacific. These projects include slum clearances, pets ltospltals. power dams, ltousing schemes, bridges, forest conserva- tion, court ltouses, new highways. salmon elevators, post. offices, and othet public aircraft canders, reservoirs, sewers. As an example of the magnitude of the program it is interesting to note that 6,201 schoolhottses were built or repaired under the public works program ‘utititttcd by the present Chief Executive-Windsurf" Star. number of answers ln the affirm- ative to the question, '"Do you be- requlre all I controversy. Small and vociferous.’ minorities support one or the otlterf ority of citizens are not “prepared t0 j defend with their lives" the Soviet 1 to the map of the United States tn . Ptc- ' lured on the map are just a few of ’ sltlp channels. 120 airports. flood: control schemes, rural schools, tun- buildings, warships; It "-i- nsus enumcratots are ' . repgzbegljto else surprised at we large l surgery, radium. and the Xray ts . THE-DENTIST AND CANCER OF THE MOUTH From time to time I suggest that dental and medical students should ,1 take the lectures of the first. two 1' or three years together as the work i1.- similar and dentistry ls really a branch, speclalty, or department of medlclne. This would mean such close cooperation bet-ween dentists and. physicians in mbernretins Xray films and also any symptoms l in the mouth and in the body that. the patient would receive that much more oeneftt and protection. l B. Earl Clarke, M. D., Providence, 1 Rltode Island, 1n Dental Cosmos. the Unit-ed States dle of cancer every year, and of this number 4000 <10 percent.) die of cancer of the mouth. In his opinion there- fore the dentist occupies a ntost important and strategic posltlon tn the front. line of defence. The dentist's responsibility ts three-fold: (l) prevention, (2) early diagnosis- or dtscovery of the canditlon, and <31 treatment. 1. While the cause of cancer ls unknown Dr. Clarke points out the well known fact that the chief predlspo fng cause of cancer is a long continued irritation. And there is more chance fo1- irritation in the mouth than tn any other part- of the body because the mouth takes in hot. cold, rottgh food or 101.1101" substances, and grind them against the teeth. tongue, gums, and lining of the cheeks. To thl< can be added the artificial teeth‘ that. are worn at the cattcet" age-AU yea s and nftetq-attd also bad or irregular teeth. ‘ l The dentist can teach his itt- divldual patients and the public at large the wisdom of keeping a clean mouth, ltavtng infected and jagged teeth removed, and irregu- lar teeth straightened. 2. "The cltattces of success tn the treatment of cancer hinges largely upon the stage at which the disease is attacked." Thus a small bll ter on the lower lip, a small crusted spot" also on the lower |lip were overlooked by a physician and a. dentist. Both were early cancers and were well advanced before receiving treatment. Cases where poor fitting plates and tagg- led teeth have cattsed sores which later become cancers are tie-corded by D1". Clarke. 3. Tt-ettttttetttp- Treatment by ; now the u-ork of the phynsiciatt. l1 However the dentist can be of ltelp lteve in God?“ This, coupled with the reappearance of Christmas ob- servances itt many Soviet continuiti- ties, would seem to ittclicate that Christianity in that vast country is 1 by no means ex-tttct, notwithstantl- 1 tng all that ltas been done to erudi- cate it.—Cltrt'stlan Science Mottttor. Drinking oceans dry has been brought a step nearer by the chem- Wltile experintettting with making artificial gums of resins Dr. Adams and Dr. Holmes found two which would act as liters for sen water. The sea. water, flllered first tht-ottglt one resin and tlten the other, was deprived of its saltittess and became drinkable. It 1's a vet-y ttny step, and the amount of drink- ing water obtained only filled a flask in the laboratory. and was more expensive 1.11am most drlnkables. But some day drinking water will be manufactured out of sea water at. small expense in large quantities! although Francis Bacon 1n the New Atlantis put. it down as one of the lmposiblllties-Qttebec Chronicle- Telegraph. The Brookings Institution takes cognizance of mankind's essential brotherhood by pointing out the ln- creastttg interdependence of men and nations. Its lat-est report. em- phasizes the policy of ‘uttrest-ricted production with accompanying means of consumption, but its wid- er implications reach beyond _t.he economic features and lead con- templation toward new frontiers. Fbr, says the report, “The lesson of the world depression ls that. all groups in society are lndissolubly linked ln a common enterprise. N0 class, not nation and almost. no in- dlvldual could escape the devast- ating economic effects of the col- 1m removing jagged teeth or any ltcetlt that may be irritating the ,moutlt in any way. This can be ldone just before radium ls inserted ,and under the stune anaesthetic. Afterwatds the dentist can make sure that. new plates or dentures do not irritate the lips or the lilllllg of the ntoutlt. With both physicians , and dentists watelttttg for early cancer the patient ls doubly pro- , tccted. T0 ROBERT BURNS Had we two met, blithe-hearttad Burns, Though water is my daily drink, May God forgive me, but I think We should have roared ottt" toast-s by turns. Inquisitive low wltLspc-ring" cares, Had found no room in either pate, Until I asked thee. rather late, Is there a hand-rail 1,0 the stairs? —Wttlter Savage L-andor. which we human being depend so largely for recognition, the sense of slghL-Ex. Canadian visitors to Great. Brit-tin have often been surprised to find the people of the British Isles had little knowledge of and less interest. in Canada. They were more famlltnr with Australia, New Ze-tlttnd and South Africa, chiefly because the lapse of the economic system which began fn 1929." It, would seem, therefore, that. the question left us !.~v the depression ts not: How much ‘ dtd we lose? But, rather; How much dtd we learn? —- Christian Science Monitor. Parts finds further reassurance ln the announcement that the insurg- ent. Spanish administration of Span- lsh Morocco authorizes French 1n- ves-tlgntlon of report of tnfltltratton of German troops. There are. in- deed, some predictions that the forthcoming vlstt to Pnrls of Dr. f-fjalmar Schacht. Nazl minister 0t economics, may open the Wily f0!‘- flrst, an economtc then n political, understanding between the two nu- tlons. ‘Then the world would resume its normal breathing. — Christian Science Monitor. When the See of York fell vacant ln the reign of George II, the K108 consulted the Rev. Dr. Mountain about. whom he should appoint. The doctor replied, "Had-st thou faith as, a grain of mustard seed thou would say to this Mountaln”—at the same time laying his hand on his breast— "be removed and be thou cast in the See." The King laughed heartily and l conferred the preferment on tho facetloutt doct-ota-Edlxtburgh D18- pateh. i - i... There an Insect; that definitely recognize man, most notably the honeybee, which can distinguish accurately bet-ween n familiar and I strange human being. How that lat done ls not. so certain, though it is] probably not. by that sense upon ; themselves more other Domtntons had advertised effectively than we had done. Today, however, one may eastly see that. Great Britain has become greatly interested h Cnnada.-—Ktngsvllle Reporter. A touchlng story appeared rec- ently in the public pres. A mnn and his dog went, to a hospital. The mtm was taken ln-but. the dog was left- outside. Shortly afterwards the man, his master. was taken out the rear of the place, never to return. The faithful dog, however, would I101‘- leave, and the story stated that he had walled there for l2 years, unttl he too went. to join his master. Per- hnps it was a broken heart. that fln- ally led hlm away into the 81'8"- silence. SLEEP m IIIIE ttrrttttsn odd‘: Kidney Pills‘ JANUARY as. 1937 Edin burgh In (From The Wedrly Scotsman) Burns’ Time Even lnBm-nhs time Edinburgh was no mean city, although the pen of Sir Walter Scott, the Wizard of the North, had not yet assayed the task of writing the immortal romances associated with his name. That notable ridge from the Castle to the Palace of l-Iolyrood Ifouse, with lt-s closes and alleys, was pul- satlng with the ltfe of its inhabit- ,tmts when on the 28th November. , 1786, this stranger from the West , took up his abode, along-wlth John 1 Richmond, a lawyer's clerk, at. Bax- ter's Close, in the Lawnmarket. His two days Journey on the bank of a pony through the Wllds of Lanarksltlre in winter time, must states that about 40000 persons In l i l have been a trying experience. Ambition, however, was tn the heart- of this young man. Retwh- lng the West Port. and Grassmar- ket, of bloody memories, he ascend- ed the steep Bow and found hfm- self fn the Lawnmarket, that street from which Monarchs and men had gone forth to battle for Scotland's cause, like many of the brave heroes we mourn today. As a student of Scottish Hts- tory, Robert Burns must have known he was treading on hallowed ground-the grim fortress on his left, overlooking the marshy Nor’ Loch; the as yet unbullt New Town, with its fields and farms, the Firth of Forth, and the Highland hills beyond. Relieved of the pony that had safely brought him to the east, fn tlte humble home of Mrs. Carfrate. with its sanded floor and chaff bed, costing 3s. per week, he settled down. Almost fresh from his Ayrshire cottage, what. a sight met. the eyes of the sturdy young poet as he strode down the High Street! On the right was Ltbertotrs Wynd. tvhere Johnnie Dowie's tavern was situated. This ltowff was one of the most famous tn Auld Reekle. There Robert Burns, later on, was to meet Lords of Session, royster- lng advocates, and some of the best wits and literary men in the Cap- ital at that time. Noted for its old Edinburgh ale, its Nor’ Loch fronts, and Walsh rabbits, Johnnie Dowte amassed a fortune, which he left when he died in 1817. to hts son. who was a major in the Army The vettera-ble Kirk of St. Giles, with its Luckt-nbooths. looming be- ltind, could not. fail to arrest. tltr poet's attention. The Royal Mile was fttll of animation. The upper classes paraded along tn the state- ly attire of the period. Tradesmen chatted in groups at their shop doors. Caddies whisked about bearing meswages or attending to the affairs of strangers. Add to this the loud-tongued voices of the Gllmerton carters carrying coal or yellow sand, and the fisher Jennies from Newhaven haggling over the sale of their caller haddles. STREET CHARACTERS Even in those days the Capital of Scotland had its street char- acters. each with his or her crowd of tormentors. Chimney sweeps, with their sooty bags, rubbed shoul- det"s with the Town Guard, carry- ing their old-fashioned Lochaber axes. This. ltowever, did not. com- plete the picture of a motley throng --tlte water caddies with their stottps; the blue-bonneted shep herd 1n his grey plaid, the kllted drover armed to the teeth, as was then the fashion; and the passing sedan chair with its Itverted bear- ers, carrying their fatt" mltltress to some fashionable gathering. All this must have stirred the imagination of the poet as he pass- ed down the High Street, to view the house of John Knox, at the Netlterbow. Allan Ramsay's shop facing Ntddry‘: Wynd, would not be forgotten. Burns had read that fine pastoral poem, “The Gentle Shepherd.“ also the plaintive Scots lyrlc, “L-ochaber No More." Now, in reverence he was standing on the stone steps of the outside stair that. the wig-market poet. had of- t-cn trod. A striking bll of Auld Ree-kids architecture was that. 1.1m- ber-frottted “1nnd" at the head of. the Cap-and-Feather Close, where the young and ill-fated brother of the Muse, Ruben Ferguson was born in 1750. The Cattonrmte with its stirring history was yet to be traversedThe Playhouse Close, at the head of St. John's Street, would not. be parsed by. Bum's love for the drama must have awakened mem- ories of the trials and tribulations of John Hume, a minister of the Kirk who wrote the tragedy of ‘Douglas’ and which he dared to produce at. the Playhouse closo ‘Ilteatre. As students of’ Bumsis work well know the prejudices of the clergy were a thorn ln his flesh. Hts sturdy independence, and hatred of the zealots of that period who had forced a brother of the pen to leave the ministry for what. they narrow-mlndedness de- signated an unpardonable sln, must have stirred the heart of Robert Burns to a whttcheat of indigna- tton. Other interesting hlstortcal places 1n the Canonunte had st-lll to be vlslted. There was the old Tolbooth,‘ a picturesque building bearing the date 1591. At- one time the Abbots of Holyrood as over- lords of the Burgh, held weekly courts here for the punishment of offenders, the adjustment of’ debts, and to conduct the affairs of the lttt-le municipality. And the Can- ongate Klrkyard. where Robert Ferguson, the poet, was hurled, Bums, to his ercdtt, then vlslted the forgotten spot, and kneellng, kissed the sod under which lay the wasted body of one who bad given htm the frame-work of many o! his noblest efforts tn verse. A on"! or- LEARNING ' Although Bums was almost yvlth- out an rtcqttatntance when he ar- rived tn the Cmpltal. the fnerlt of the Ktlmunock, edition of ht.- poems found many admirers fn that. city of culture and literature There were one except-ton, and it was Professor Dugald. Stewart, tho phllosopher. Flor ome days after Bums's srrlval the poet called on no one. Letters of Introduction he hm none to deliver. This was a. mat;- ter which gave the poet lltt-le or no concern, for the ost-enslble pur- pose of his vlsft to Edinburgh was the lssue of a mcond edltton of hf: poems. Edinburgh at that. tfme was fam- ous throughout Europe for lts liter- ary men. The University and the Bar were well represented. Names such as Dr. Robertson, the histor- ltm of Cftarlm V., Dr. Hugh Blatr, David Hume. and Dr. Adam Smith, the author of "'I'he Man of Fleet- lng"; I-ord Monboddo, the humor‘- ous judge; the witty Henry Erskine and Lord Glenealm are sttll m. membered. Iord Glencalm strong- ly recommended the poet; to Wll- llam Creech. who became his first: publisher in Edinburgh. In less than a. month Burns had been welcomed at the tables of all the celebrities. Inter on he was to meet Dr. Blncklock, the bllnd poet, who, undoubtedly was the first Edinburgh Authority to hall tn Ro- bert. Bums the rfslng of’ a new star. As the chlef llternry llott of Edut- burgh Society, the rustic poet came well through the ordeal. With the ablest- men that he met he held his own 1n argument, astonishing all listeners by the strength of his judgment- and the keenness of his insight both into men and things. The ladies of High Society he fan"- 1y carried off their feet by the de- ference of his manner and the turfirktgled humor and pathos of his It. may be of ittterest to know what dress Bums wore. After he had been a week or two in Edin- burgh he cast, aside his country clothes for a suit of blue and buff, with bucksktns and to black hatr was without- powder, n1. a time when ft was generally worn, was tled behind, and spread upon his forehead. One of the most fn- teresttng descrlptlons of Bums dur- lng his Edinburgh visit. has been Elven by young Walter Scott. then a lad of 15, when he met the poet: at the house of Professor Adam Persimmon. "His person was strong and ro- bust; his manner rustic, not vlownbh; a sort of’ dlgnlfied Dlflinness and simplfctty. His countenance more massive than it. looks in any of the portraits. I would have taken the poet had I not known who he was, for a very sagaclo country farmer of the old Soottlsh school -the douce gudeman who held his own plough. There was a strong ex- pression of sense and eltrewdness ln all his ltnements: the eye, 1111m- I think. indicated the poetical character and tempera.- ment. It was large, and or a. dark cast, which glowed (I say literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling and interest. I never saw such another eye tn a human head, though 1' have seen the most distinguished men of my t-tme." NO REST FUR THE POET The advent of 1787 found the Ayrshire poet being more ltonised than ever ln Edinburgh. All ranks and descriptions vled with one an_ other in‘ extending their hospital- lY-Y. but no unfavourable effect was left on his mlnd. Plunged into a society beyond hls wildest. dreams, Burns still retained his stmpllctty and force of character. Arrangements had now been made with Wtlltam Creech for the pub- lfcatlcn of the first Edinburgh ed1- tlon of his poems. The Jlst of sub- scrlbers exceeded the most san- guine expectations. with the result that something like ffve hundred pounds would accrue to the poet. On Aprll 21, 1787, the second edt- tion of his poems appeared tn a handsome octavo volume. It." was Published by subscription for the sole beneflt. of the author, and the subscribers were so numerous that the list covered thirty printed Pages. The list, included the great- est. name! of those recognised as the leading lights of Scotland at that time fn law and learning. Although gratified. this dtd not tum the head of Robert Burns. The DOeVs lodtrlng wax» still ln Baxter's Close. tn the Iatwrtmmtlfet. Vlslts to Johnnie Dowie's tavern, in Anchor Close, now became frequent. At. other famousltawffs tn the Royal Mlle, where kindred spirits fora- gathered, Burns was tthe magnet- that drew the nobtltty and middle- claas society." Prom such a gathering of con- vlvlul splrtts the poet next day stood surrounded by celebrities, presided over by the Duchess of Gordon, one of the reigning beau- tles of the tune. Wealth and team- tng had met at the Gordon's mant- son to hear the poet recite “A Wfn- ter's Night." "Affllctlotfs but; are brother; tn dlst-ress; A brother to relieve, exquisite the bliss!” Here we have Burns! sympathy for suffering humanity that made how p boots. Hts. Mia's , Condition Powder Show Results If you wish ‘to lone up the system, relieve all skin troub- les and give that glossy coat of hair to your horses flnfl cattle, then don't delay "t- ting Macs Condition Powder. It ls the most efficient blood purlfler on the market and a1,- III eradlcator of worms ft f; an unfailing remedy. Write, call or Phone for m" Qo-day. - PRICE 50 CENTS. We carry a complete stock o! reliable veterinary remedies including Macs Heat/e and cmllll Rflllfidy- Macs Whit-e Llnlment, Macs Pt; wm-m Powder. Order by mall tonight. Phone No, P. 0. Box 312 r11: 2 mics‘ Great George Street his message universal and int. mortal. “But. deep this truth impressed my mind, Through all Hts works abroad, The lteart. benevolent and ktnd The most resembles God!" That'- final stattza, front the 11p, of the peasant poet, left on the gathering an impress of his rugged. Independence never to be forgotten ‘ITHE WJARINDA AFFAIR About this time Burns had made the acquaintance of Wfllte Nicol of the High School, who was | num after his own heart. Visltt to Nlcofs house in Buccleuclt Pond followed, with the result that; “W11- lte brewed a peck o’ maut." one at the most popular convivial songt ever written was penned. On his return to Edinburgh fron a. Border and Hlghland tour, Burnt book up his abode ln St. James/t Square. Then begarrs. new phase tn the llfe of the poet. Previously he had met a young and beautiful lady deserted by her husband. Sht had a poetic turn of mind. Kin- dred souls, Burns in letters that have created much criticism de- clared fn language of the deepest devotion ltls renalve to "love Glar- inda. to death, through death, and forever." ' One can picture the amorous lov- er, after ltts limb had recovered from an unfortunate accident, wendtng his way from St. Jami-s: Square to the south-side of the city. There Ln Generars Entry, in the Potterrow, he frequently paid ltonoge to the “Fair empress of tho poet's soul." The violent attach- ment dtd not last long. The futility of the entanglement must have been apparent. A copy of verses. and a pair of wlne-glasses as a parting gift, and the romance was over! The glamour of clt-y llfe had be- gun to wane, and on March-M, 1788 he bade farewell to “Scottab darl- lng seat." The Edinburgh of Bums‘: tima bears no comparison to the pres- ent day, but. as a memory of the past it will ever be cherished by those vvho love Scotland's National Bard. Beauty In Sttow (New Your Herald Tribune) Consider the various beauty o1 every snowflake, seen as it; is and not as formless whiteness. A life- l-fme has been spent tn that. en- trancing contemplation and the effort to reproduce what a lens reveals. Consider those "little machines" the molecules — itt- vlslble but; law-nbiding-Aar the formnntnifera: single-celled fossil-s ln exquisite designs that tell ivhere oll Ls 1n the ground. The splen- dors of Draco ttnfold. which with- out. the telescope ts only u tunin- ous ribbon. The Milkey Way fIl-‘WF dfmlly, but. when a child climbs- t0 that island universe llitlrelf its tmmensltles will lend him on be- yound undgtnatton. We can-not see the finest. 11-1-11 ln the universe, the electron. WP cannot; comprehend the eustttlc year"—o" two hundred mtlltntt years of our awn reckoning. But ln the common forms of nntttt-t" amund us hide enticfttg pat/arith- and on any clenr night the felt-- Blessed are children now eRswTl-l’ finding out. how much these 210-‘ an glve. Because there ts no bore- dom’ no bickering. no self-ltttllfm‘ tmoe 1n heaven or a pollen grain. 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