’it_'-5. ‘is ;$ v t 't- t»§»-_-9 i 7 -l -?'?i#i`<";. i _ _,_,. -., ., i, gi i~- IS ‘ft _ _v i t ; _-:.u» rg: ' I- -_'I _ ‘ ° \.. t,f_;'1 .,,»,`. t _tit t 3'. .».. _lt :I1-_-li. _!'-Ziff _ _l, ~i». -- ~..n\t_ bil \ '_ ¢.,_.r__ l I -~.i , _.I . tt ri l ; " Eli". - iii Zir't` -.lit >- -,_ ~ t-_ _ll -_t . ,-_ 5 lift _:pg ta I .1 f t. ‘_ _ _ I ‘lattl-,\ _____.,_ _ li t itil - _ ii l,;>. 31', if i. _ _ t ,_ fi ._t 1 TQ ":i.`~`) I, U * I tl tl 1 I _i -ti 3.2, | , l:§.,j .ll i 'ttitif ‘.f l."ft,‘3- ti 3,. .- A-li-tt ____,,_ Q ‘-. 9 _\ '~"_~ ~_;;;;;§:i.;.:*;.:~;-_-;:;; _,__ ‘__ -,_-__*_rf__`:_"_=_-_-_-`.__'_-_-_-Tim-,_ ._ ' iff: ltilfl f' i _-Qi ’ ` -r 7'."-f"ifi;-f_-._-__ if Ili.-“- -i-in-1 t. tt- - -at S t. I -_ ll 'il it sl, -- I-*li _ tl’ l . pig, pi Y-"‘i"‘i?';"-il-,__ if-‘§;3;9i?'_;7'_'. .1 ;- I*-li ‘t ;L-_C lr»~_ :_ .;- V. i‘-tri.. t f it -i I-,Ei-Q5 i I--i ,/. t._. ’ ‘-_,dt _» fs- i t . » t»i_ ' - . S ». t ~ » r t -t."-t:»---- - »- - » - _ _ _ , _ _ ,~ _ _ . _ . ‘ We-_-_-___ __ ` \ _ J, , A ( _t _ _, t ` _‘V Y __ . . . y '1-Ha onrtnmrrnrown ottAnnt.tgjj_`§ 2 tt ‘ . »_ _ t “___ 1 , __ _ ._ _ __ ` ,1 _ Mg-nonpa--nit 'rfwrrovr _ 5 _ ,i__-tt¥g_p_lllttttltillttlttttIt Guardian flood oflleo at Charlottetown, Branch Offices at Summon ity. Ati»man.¥»u»i» and mgtoove- gvgnlng Dally (founded 1907) $2.00. (delivered ar by pain In Canada. and 82-50 for U. B. A. Morning Daily (foundod 1891), 53.50 per year. (Deliver- M) |n advance; 3259 9" yu, (".»||_¢d) ln advanve, In Tlnodu, ¢:.d $8.00 for U- 8. A. agtut-day Weekly (founded 1887) $1.50 per annum by 'vt..iI ln Canada or U. 8. A. _ ; _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __-,-,- -_ _-_-_-_-_- ¢,-_-,-.-_~v~_~_-.-_-_=~- -~~v- /----=' -‘~`~“~'-'fl'--‘--‘--‘rv i THURSDAY. MARCH 15th 1917 ,.,~» -_-_-_-_~-.-_-_,___ _ah ,.,.,.t-.-_-_-.J-~.,_-. _-_-_- _ __-_-_-_--» -_ _ _ - - - - oi-i-:\'t.\'tt ot- |.|-:tits|._~.':‘t'1ti-: - .\t tlti't-t- tt t-lt..‘lt this :tilt-i‘ittit»tt tht- tlitrtl st-sstoti ol iitt- iliii't~'~t-i~lt'li licitt-r:tl \s~t-itililv oi l’i'iitt‘t- lftl\\:i\‘tl .‘ rs ‘ ` ` - - lsl:ttttl iiill lie it»i'itt:ill_\' tipt-:tt-tl with thi- iil-_-tl};'t- tlti-i'i- -itil or oiigltt lt: ht- lit!! t-oittrttt-t-i-si-_ 'l`lit- lt-gislatiire rt-:tr just cittst-tl It:t-» iit_~t-it :iii c\'t-t--- itil t»iit-, it _\‘tt.'ti‘ til' i'ti]i:ti':tl!i-lt-tl prtispt-t'iij_‘ t'tti' lltt- prti- \'iitt‘t-, :ts for tha- rt--i ti: l :1it:-_tl:t_ :iltltt»it_-;li init tiittttixt-tl with s:ttltit-ss. \l:ti-rv t-,t` tht- I--i:tittt's ftttis I-__'t-re tlti:‘iii;{ tht- V\'t-:tr lititl tiowii tltt-ir li\'t-4 iii thi- ratitst- tti' lrt-etltiiit :iiitl lii`iitt:titit_\-; m:in_\- titlit-rs :irc ‘still wltt-rc tluitgt-r lit-s" :tittl nit tlttiilil tl-_ia i:tt'i \\'ill tt-ntl ttt _sttht-r tlisviis- sftiit, to pri "tirst :Itiitgs t'ii'_-t," to plnvt- htuititls oi sc- i'itttt-.itt-ss .-;t't».-,ntl sit--it i-t-itti-oi-t-i'_~it~< :ts iitit_i- :-_rife :-_ntl it- eliitiiitzttt- i-;t|'piitgi:ititl iztctitttts trttii-isnt, itlisti‘ii--- tittii :intl tiittt---_i-as-tiit_; iiltit-It, :iltlittiiglt it-lt-i‘:i_tt~tl iiii-It-r i\_t»rnt:tl t-oiitlitittii-_ ztrt- tiitst-t-title :intl ttiit ttf tilftvt- in tht- |ti‘t-_s-;--:tw tti tht- liit- :tiitl tlt-:ith t-ittt-i'pt‘i_~t- iii 'tvlticlt wt- in t-otttitiott wtllt thi- rt--lt ttf tltt- l{ttt'>ti't- :irc ttttlzty t-iig:tgt-ti. , \\`it- Iotilt' ltit' :t short hiisittess st-ssittit. Iii it:t-=t _rt-zirs, iiittlcr :tll goiit-riititi-tits, tiiti.- li:ts ht-t-:i iiiiiit-t-t-s- -l:ti‘ily wztstt-tl iii prttloitgetl ztittl, in tti:tti_\- t-:t-at-s iiselt-ss, tIisi‘tissit>ii for tlist-itssitiitfs s:-_ltt-_ \\'t- ttott- thltt iii our sis-tt-i' pi't»\'itit-cs tht- _Qpt-t-i‘lt li'-ini tht- 'l`lti'tiitt- :intl lllif l{t-pI_v_:trt- ptililisltt-tl iii :lic sziiitc issiic til tlit- l{t»\':tl (1:1- -,ct-ttit-, iiitlit-:ttittg th:tt ilisciissioit has lit-t-:i t-oitliitt-tl to :tt most two tla_i‘s_ lti tiiir it-fQ-i_sl:ttiii't- t-:tt-lt qiiestioii is di-.t-iissctl :tt thrt-c iiit`t`t-rt-tit pt-'riotls-, tliiriiig the ilcltzite tin tltt_-__\tltlrt-ss, iii tliittittitlt-c :intl tluriiig tht- Iltitlgt-t tlt-hate. \\`ltiIc :t full :tiitl tlittroiiejli tlist-us-sioii til t-very tint.-stion that t-oittt-tt Iieitirtr tht- lCt§i.sl:ittii't: is Itolli :itl- \ is-:thle :intl iict-t-ss:tr_\'. it wtiiiltl :ippt-:tr tliztt tltt- t-xztittplc t»t` tht' other pt'o\'iiit-cs iiii_;lit \\-iscly ht- t`t»lIti\\'ctl iii rcs- tricting tht- tlt-hqte oit tht- :_ttltlt‘cs.~' to Iortititlitv :intl pro- -`t'-etlittgi :tt oitct- with tht- htisiiit-ss ol tht- _st-ssitiit. lti tltis w:i_\- ctiiisitler:tl>lt- tiitit- wttiiltl ht- sttvctl :tiitl tlit- -'tiitzstioiis ht- :ts tlitiroti_<_{ltl_\' tliscussctl :ts they \~.°t-re iii the past. lt wtiiiltl h:t\'t- this ht-nelicittl i-l`l't-ct also, that tiicitihcrs woiiltl pri-pttre tltt-rtisclvcs to tlt-:tl witlt _thc \':ti'iotts subjects iii-t-ointtiittt-c or on tht: lltitlget, iii- slt-:ttl oi, its :tt pi't-st-tit, sprt-:ttliitg tht- tlitat-iissioti over the whrrlt: st-ssioit. Untlcr present w:ii'-tiiiic contlitioiis a t_lii't-t- wet-ks _ st-ssioii shottltl hc :tinple :tntl wotiltl t:ii:-.hlt- the t-t>iiiiti'_\- -nt-inhc-rs to rt-ttirrt lioittc iii tiiitc to tlt-vt-tc lhcii' t-iter- _git-_s to the iiiort- itcctlitil worl~: oi pi-otlnctittii. -_;-__-____)ti(____l-_-. i~itit't-_\'|-toy i:t~:t-ott'r ln yt-I-.tt-rtl:t_v`,-; issiit- iii- piil-lisltt-tl tht- .\`ii_h_-t’tiiiiittit- _ _ _ . _ tt-t-'s lztlitczttittit rt-port sitltittittctl ttt tht- l‘i'inct- l'.tlw:tt'tl lslztiitl (_`oiitttiissit>tt. \\‘ltt-ii it is ri-tttt-ttilit-t't-tl iliztt these reports were coittpilt-tl :titer t-:trt-itil stittly til' ctiii- tlitioiis pt't-vttiliiig iii ilic province, that tltt-_v were iii- corporzttctl into thc gi-_iicrztl Iiiitlings ot' tht- l)c\'elop- - ittt-nt Cttiiiitiissittii, :iittl that tht- ("titiiitiissit>it itself was orgatiiizt-tl ln' tht- govt-i'iiiticitt with :t \-it-w to gt-nt-r:tll_v ht-Itt-_riiig ctuirlilitiiis in ilu- l‘rttviiit-t-. wi--slioultl :ttl:tch :tll possihlt- ittiporttiitct- to tht-nt :intl i-:tt-ry out :is fzit' :ts possible the reconniieiitlztiions nt:ttlc. .\s to the rt-port on I-`.tlt\c:ttitiii :tittl tlic siiggcstions V put forwartl little can be added. 'I`hc rccomirtcntlzi- :tions were titzttle ivitlt a full ktiowletlgc ot' tltc facts. ` - 'l`lic t':tt-ts, :is siilutiittctl, :ire known to ull. 'l`hc hrtntli- NOTES cups now li:tntpt-riitg tiiit rural schools :ire kitown to :ill ntitl while ittutiy ttf the-re hzttttlit-:tps have het-ii over- coiitc, wliilt- thcrt- ltzts hcctt :t vt-ry gt-nc-r:tl improve- ‘int-nt, yt-t, consitlt-ring the price. paid--a thirtl oi the - ‘ wltolc revenue of tht- provitice--t-oiisitlcriiig, also that ` - A the ftittirt- oi the I_‘ro'.'incc and the future of catch iii- 'tllvitlual chiltl in the province is :it stake, yet there is still room for vast iiitprtaveiiieiit. ` The report points out that otic oi thc great haiidi caps to be overcome iii improving our etlucational sys- tem is that of salary. '.l`his is self-evident. It -- is unreasonable to expect that ambitious young men and young women, alter spending yettts :intl the hard 'earned money of their parents in acquiring an ediica- - tion, will content themselves with positions that offer ° - . them a much lower wage than is eartit-tl by a halt' ctlii (Html hgy or gif] wh() |_;\l{C§ 3 pggifion in ;1 §{0r(\' Qr. _ill IS l-llllllg tllfll ll`|C IICWS Of lllt! lTlilg`l1lIlCCl1l \VOI’l< oihce, in :t millincry, or tlressmalting shop or cvcn in a kitchen; unreasonable to expect that they will con; tent themselves teaching liere` at; the salaries offered 'while our western pmvincés-‘fiire ollc-_ring them posi- tions as teachers tit `mtlcli‘hlgli€'f“ salaries. As alrczitly t stated about one third ol- the revenue of the Provincel l isnow paid to teachers as salaries, supplements and ‘bonuses and this is as far as any goveriitnent is Justi- lied in going. .-\dditions have bcett inatle to teachers’ 'salaries by the present goveminetit, atitlitions whiclt ducenients were heltl oitt to districts to supplemcii: thc salaries but only in a compztrzitively few cases li:i'.-_e the intliicenients been taken hold of. 'llie rural (lis- tricts are not siippletneiiting the salaries as they shoiiltl, anti the i-t-port sztys "It seems to be :i hopt-it-ss tas:<,io ititlticc the i':itt-pztyers tit the annual school tri:-_elings to yt-:irs since the ret-ivftl ot' the supplement cllorts liitvt- ht-t-tt iiizitlc :tloiig this line bitt the results h:t\-t- ht-t-it tlis- :tppt>ititlii_-_5.” 'l`liis is ti-tic :tiitl it is rcgrt-ttztble. 'I`:ix- :tiitiii in :tii_v lornt lizts ht-cn :intl is the tlri-:tilt-tl dt-niott iii our pro\'iitt‘t-. \`t-'t- :ire :t gt~nct°ous people, priirittlir. it-:ti-It-ss, it-:itly-geittr:tlly s|it-:tltiii_t{-t'ti tittittrilitttt- to :tit_\' \\'iii'tli_\' t-:titst-. rt-'-ttl_v t_-vt-it tt- tlit- for :t t':tttst-, hut our giiii is :tlii-:i_\'_-= lttzttlt-tl ltii- tltt- t:t\- t-tillt-t-tttt‘_ thit- tt-:tr tit trtxzititiit, titlt' itttiitiittity frttiti t:txt-s, lt:t_~: ht-t-»i :iittl is tht- gi- -:ttt-_st t-itt-tiiy to our _srlitttil syslt-iii :ttttl t-it-. ol tltt- _t_t't-:tti-st lt:tii.lit-_'ips to our gt-tit-i"tI |ti‘~'»y;i't-=:-:i\~-'_-- llt-ss. ` _ 'l`ltt- t`tt.ttitti_s:t` thc- whole rlttiittinii? I would like to know ht»\.- ttittiiy fiti--l nterei would trttvt-I to town- tin tht- ti-ttiit | il llit-y ttwrit-_tl :L !i;:ltt i-:tr :ttttl t-tiiiit.- ‘cow-\° tht- tllstatnt-ti in t-vt-it thi- stttnf-| Ilnlt' its the trltill. \\'itlt it t-.tr ttiit-I wtttiltl not lit-t-ttttie lrai-ii».-:it-lt f`ollt>i.\-ittu tht- .~.»-t-pt:itllitt‘.» lint- tti` t-.til=. A utr, will lultt- tht- sltot-test t-tits, :ttitl gnu) art- ut pt-t't'tit_-_t. liberty tu It-_itvta lion---| |;tii|l t'<-turn att your uwtt F0-l\'<'IlllfIll‘i¥ I lt i.-1 :=:t.t`t- to sity tlutl lit tht- t-vt-nt ‘ 1 ol' .ltt- rt1:ttl_i Iii-eoitiliit, opt-tit-tl tip ‘your pt'ogi-es.-I\'v l`ut'tuet's‘ it-ti.1!:l t,-ntiliit-1 auto p:i-'-ct-tiger :intl t't't-i-_“lit :at-it-'it-et; t't-out oiti.l_\'En;: ytlisttitt-ts in tlirtiet t-ti-ii-i pt-lituti \-.'5t_lt llit-_ i'itl`Iw:iy, utitl it is .- it'<:| to _--.ity tliitt tht- uzttnt- t-onli." be 'lt-1-i tlttt-.tt-tl 2-.tit-ut-.sf-l`till_\' :tiitl pt-.mi-ztiiiiitttlly tts the licll 'l`t-lopltoiie or l'.S. Steel .-tot-ks. I-It-itt:t~, to ltccp- the stoekholtlei-s' t-titilldeitcc until tlio_t`ox t-oitipanies get ` t-'s-tublislietl nntl limit; paltl regular div- ltlentb.-i for _vears,_ lt' is of the utmost lrtiptirtaiit-t- to setitl our u 'notion to all stockholders qtiartcuy or' ut least sc-ntl-aiitittzilly, telling tlioin the exact t-oiitlit'loiis- on the raiit-It, and tltls, I iintl, is rttrf-l_\' dont-__ I hui--2 hcztt-tl sttickli-tlticrs say tltt-_vi tlltl not ltttow wfhetlitir the eoiiipttny they had iiivestetl iii was deat1'or alive 1 was to!-tl oi' one t-tiretaker. wlto was rt-_ci-c.tai‘y ot' his compaiiy, who sa-I'l lic tvoiiltl' not tell thc- stock- holtlors how many pups there wt-to on the ranch in tht- spring because it' nity ol' them tiled he might he at-t-_iised of stillhii: them or spirltlng tlir'ni away. .\ii oflit-or ttf tiny t-onipnny, or :t t-at-é~ tukt-r who is as nat-i-tiwiulntlt-tl its 'tit-is slioitlil lit- slilp-wi-t»_t~kotl on at ilt-sf (-rt_ iriluttil like Roliiilstul t‘t-uso, for ltfi is too t':ti' lieliitttl tht-_ times to livi- iti tt tilvilizt-.tl i-otinl|‘_\'. I lit-licvc ii' ti. t-tintpzitiy luis tittt`tir~ ttttultt-_ ttxpt-t-it-tit-t-s it -in l`:ti' bt-ttt-t- lor all cotu-t-rttt-tl lo t-t-pot'l_ dirt-tit lliatit ltavt- tho iitlorintttlon “leak” out its tt sitro will. and be t-xitggei-att-tl :intl trai-bled. for :\. ritiitor tlittt. a rztiich has lot-it some of tliti -pups soon trois to hr. toltl :is tt lat-l, and' that this smite mtieli has lost more oi the pups and possibly _:i part, ot' the old foxes, 1-tc.. etc.. for llitiiit-_ Gossip often is t-tttiklezss in ltaiitlliiig thc- truth. I know ol' tt company that. was form- ed nenrly two years ago that ntndo n ritlo to sc-ntl reports to al-I the stock- holders when tmytlilng happened that they thought the stockholders would he interested tin. Being solicited for some ot' the iitock me secretary rc- tic-ntly nent an ltiqulry to all the stockholders usklngrif they would' sell tiny of their liol'tllttt;ti'tant1 not rt single one rc-pllctl. This company is all right, :intl what Is- better, the stock- holders -know It. arid are satlslletl. lt' good news, the stockholders are pleased to ltcttt' lt; li’ had news. It had better come front one ot' the ofllccftt tlli-ect than from rounrlhabout cuiirtiea, and he tnugnliied a hundred titties. Fox stock ls' beginning to pct-txilate into the United States,-and the host way to -nittko it popular is. to keep the stockholders posted and no excuse an earth is tenahlo for not keeping the stockholtlcrs posted about conditions on the ranch in wltlch they are tlnancl- ,ally Interested. One party said' to mo some compt;n~ ten ti-ld not have the money to pay the postage on the notices; If such ls,the case. they had better go out of httsl» ness right quick; for such conditions will put them down and out in short oi-tltir and tlo mitch tlnmatre to others -which are run on sound antltnanc- prln- ciples. ‘ - - ~» ~-~ -~ - - -nv,-n»\,f. Stockliolders are entitled to know how the btisliiesn ls progressing in which they are financially interested and If no other way can be devised let them in New York to create a native rebellion against Bri- tish rule inlndia.. . _ ~ Shu#-I wond‘er`Itf'wia realize the time ` - turn the- information over to tt jtcal _ ,_ _ ,___ i- , order a copy tuatlled to'ov_at'-y stock- holder; or, send out a printed "D011 quarterly" and at least after the cubs have all 'been dropped, notlfyfnl stockholders of- the results and lf It is proposed to pay a dividend or In- crease tlte number of foxes to reduce the eapltall_zatI-on. But. by tl?-I IUBBHG- let the stockholders know how a com- pany in progressing for by not so do- lng Injury ls work:-_I to every' fox com- pany on tht- Island and doubly so on the company not t-epot-teti. l am, sir, etc.. - F. E. MUZZY. <‘.pt-lngtielld, Mans., March 10, 1917. iniortteti rtninint I I I ‘ this aouoitt it cittt. Sir.,-`-As it iiirntet' I wish to c.-xpresa my vit-ws regarding automobiles. A great. tical has been saltl on both sides cont-ei-ning t-i1i'i;, und :_ gzent deal more ltnfi been lcit iitisultl-,_ , _ In iity tipluiuti tho tlmo has- nrt-lved when politlttul pit:-leying shntxltl t--1-.z.=.‘e. and the lit-tt:t.tlt-r ittl_tit-t-sts: tif tht- l'\'0- vittrt- 'bo t-oiisitlt-i-t:-I. It its uullilng ihpt-t. tit' it sltunttt_ tht- way in ivliieh the iiitthittttliilt- ttitostltiii hut: been tts- titl :intl -.tliti-tt-tl in tht- past, tttitl mis ot` tht- iziitatte.-it t-tlltvt-ttlctit‘_o:: ot’ the :tgc pi-ttltihlttitl. to plt~_:t.-iv -.t it-iw who wish to tlottiltizttt- the itiujorlty. It is it tli_~.‘,.:t-tit-t- to l't~itit-ti I-ltlwurtl l.-iltitttl, to itlltiw tht: pt-t-,-.tiit olisttlett lttiv to loiigtti- t-ttittitittt-_ iti l'oi't;c.-. 'l‘Itert- shotiltl lit- tin utft:it:iloti to repeal. thai, the :tutoitioliilo is tint- ot` tht-_ gr-t-Jtfrtif t-utivt-tilt-tit-its ot' Llite :filth t;t-itiui-_\-'. Thi tit--| i-i :it-lttioit-lt-_lgt~tI, t.-vt-ii hy itiutiy ltiit_~-.t-il uiitltnt-t. 'I`ltt-y`:ttlittit th-.tt tht :ittlotitt\l_\il:- will t-t.:nt- t-vt-tittt:\ll,\'-tit t'ort-t- itntler llettven t-an kct-.p it bat-_k t 1 WHO RULES ,.04-.econ oo 4,4-ooooooooooooooo oo ooooooogu 1' ,.-|-+-x- +4- +4-oo There is an old saying that the hand that rocks the cradle rules thel world. lt is only ln this war we have i'ea.llzetl how true -It ls. .- l \Ve talked last week r.-t' a mother's' memories of her boy.'l-_ ls easy to guess what are n bo_v‘s nic-morles of' his mother. What. he learns at, school inav be important. llttt.. l\0W'l ever, important it nitiy be, It can nev-‘ er cc-mparo with wh:it_a._-boy learns. troin his mother. | 1-‘tt-st and foremost ti man is what his niotlinr make-.IIlt\_:-_ the opttt-:t- ti-in tt* iittttor \-:shit-It-is. I ttnt, :it‘, tilt-._ ’ HARRY WEBSTER. - ' t`:tpe ’I‘t-:tvt-t-st-_ l’.l-l_l. _ _,_ _,___ .__.....~_ ____,___,_ I P.W.C. BUYS’ i 1-3 -i P0l'M0 CONTES'l`I .\ii iiiovtttiou which pi-oiitlsos to bc not only ltitercsting bitt profitable both etlut-:ttioitally :intl intlttstrittlly has bt-t-.n iiinttgut-att.-tl in t-onnectioii with the Priiit-t-_ ot' \\'-_iles College. lt is it potato gt-owitig contest and will be known as the Prince ot' Wales (‘ol leg,-, Boys’ Potato Gt-owing Contest. The (hiatt-tllan iintle-rstaiitls ll1:it some' 35 t-_-,- 40 ltttys Iiuve tilt-eutly expi-east-tl tht-ir ltttentioit to enter the contest. The majority of these are boys from the country and will carry on the work at their own homes. The Char- Itittero-.vtt boys will he obliged to look to their cltv it-lends for the iteoessary land :ind it is hopetl they will bt-, ac eomntudatctl. Seed potatoes will be fiii-ttislied froé by the lixperlmental Farm. y The ofiit-ers at-c:~ lIotiot'nt‘y l"t'c-siitlettl----lli'. S. N. Ro- bertsoii. _ Pi-esitleitt-W`lIlntv‘ Mt-l<‘ai-latte. Vit-e-Pi-esltleiit--Ulysses l‘a`inerc-n. Set'i-etai-y-'l’t-easiiret-_-J. E. Mcbar- I ty. OBJECTS OF CONTEST: I. 'I`o stimulate an liitert-.sg lit ltii- provt-tlfniethotls ol` potato titxltnrc-. ` To ttultlvate vtti-irtitis zts‘tlent:iii tletl on thc open intti-kt-t. It, As it means tot-_ ilio boys tot-_:tit diit-t invt-s'tigttt_i<:-:itil work along thc lines of improved varieties. 4. As it means I`ot- the formation ot' tiitrr. scetl centres. 5. As tt means of arriving at cost of protlittftlon. » RULES OF CONTEST: . l. Contest shall be open tc- boys ln zittt-iitlant-.tt at the Pi-iiitio of Wales (follt-tgp tltit-int: lillli :tint 1917. - 1-151!---l°°l>1~'P°l"i'\\%\\°'l'|l*§'|'9‘| nttttit seuacrions ron ' nutttnnnii -itsituints _ Furillohad by ' ._... ..._lN.__ 8- Louaon. 'I--O 1»-*'04* l'_.l'O'O _O iv Q 'll 'I' 'O WHAT THINGS G0 WRONG. *Z'*?°I"l"P'|"|' g'-sal. #+410 +4' "Joy ls in the Confllot,~ not In-‘t’he Prize." Wlten everything goes dead 'against you., Though yotirknc-w 'tis all unearned; When, though troubles round lutve- ' fenced you. _ - So-crtlletl friends have turned; When the worltl seems keen to hurt _voii _ Wltli wounds that time alone can mend, And yt-ur tlnv store of virtue Wltli It all can scarce contend. When you feel time joys are trlllés As compared to sgrrows borne, And the thought your courage stifle:-i Wltlle with paln your heart ls torn; When -tho loukotl~for silver lining To the cloud that gathered round Turns out black Instead of shlhlng, And hope with wretchedness is crowned: Whett the very 'best t.hat’s ‘ln you To a work has been applied, Atid you've strained bothnerve and slnew - ln the conquest of your pride; Whun tho deed you wrought In kind- ness By`tt foe to lil ls.tu\-ned And In Ignorance and blindness Good hy evil ls returned: ’ - 1 In your soul, deep down wlthln' you, Where the liner feelings hltle, Though ’tls harder -to continue. tlattget' 'It is the duty oi’ all hrure inon to tight in liet- tic-t`ent-o. lt ig it simple ci-et-tl. bitt it is i-:ii-iiig I-lrilaiii. lt tn:i_v ye: sttvc- I3--itaiii in other ivtiytt. .\l:ttiy mothers have lo.~it‘tlieh- sons in tlii.-. rzrt-*t* w:tt~. itttiiiy _-=t_lll» ltnvti .st-i-.fi to tiixltt |`or tiit-ni and for tt.-, in:ttt\ litre iitill sous lf-_ztriiiittr t`iti irt-f-:t\_ sinipl-\ lit:-'e-this if Iii-ttlvot-_v. tiuty antt p-tti-itttistti :tt the oltl tii'osltl\c. And the iate.of 'britain still depends upon -its mothers. “All inotltci-z; are p:tt-itlsti»-." sstltl tt; tool the otho- titty. Ile llt-tl! ll it wore, trttt- lltt- war wottltl lit- tivtir tottit~.'i-0w.l It is tht- t-otti-:ti-.e til' our ittntlit-rs th:tt itt-_i-vt-3 Ili-lltiiiiti-i.'s tiulttiitg :tt-ni. _ I I know tlitit our pullticittits _ t-otiltl t-ntl 'lip watt' ht-i`nl'0 Wt: eoitltl inlet'-i i't-i-1-. Iliit tht-_tt tl:t=-tt ttt- , t-vt-it lt' lltt-yi \\-i:.ltt-tl. ’l`h't iitotliet-s ol` llriluiti t-r_v:, "No pt-tit-_t-. till vit~toi-i-I' :tint tht\`t-t-_v, it: rt--t-t-ltot-tl by :ill our nrtttlt-_-:, hy :tll t.lit:it' stitt::. :I1 2'; :fx \\-'lt_.- tvoitttiii .-.liotiltl want the- votti_ ivhilt- tltt-V rttlt-_ the liotts--liolil nittl i-o:tt- 'lift int-ti. I tlr- not know. l’0i'l1:tpsf this vote is tIc~iii~etl ttinittly h_v wonit-tt' who have tio inlt-rest Iii tho ltoiitie-hold* and lc:t\-e to ltirelititrs tht. rt-:it-itil: ol' the-iz' sous. l_ltit this I know. that what. the mother deci-.les today Brita-in will' do iomorrow. The mother has letirtietl one terrible lcssoit ln this wttt-. She has learned to distrust politics and politicians., Sho ttevt-i- tirofessotl to tittderstantl polillt-s. She dot-si not. pt'ot'css tt- ,titt- tlm‘.s'|:tttt‘. tli’rent not-.'. Sho tions t|ntl€-1'- stand that. ptilitit-_s :intl ptiti-Iotisnt' point two ways, and that a inaii has| to choc-.se which he shall follow. Antl,| working very quietly, as women are wont to do, almost, uii.beknowi'i to Iiei-self, she is iot-ming thc great Fire-~ side Pai-ty wlilt-li shall soozter or la;-| ei- rout the politicians at the polls. In peace times the politicians are safe. For nobody takes any interest in politics. But the wut' has titrned the littielii.:li_t tipoit tltent, :intl though "WHY, THE WOMEN AT TH E FIRESIDE. OF COURSE!" SAYS HARRY LAUDER IN THE ILLUSTRATED SUNDAY' HERALD ' - _ ____\- __;1- BRITANNIA? ii oooooooooo \ .|.++.|.~|.~|»t_|-1|--|-~|»`¢6\|»-I'-I-'l"l»0l\'l¢»1-~)~l'§0'l»+§4\\l~4-¢\`.|..|..| many of them have actuull been Int- ll`10l‘¢‘ Patriotic than ever ,-hefore. we have seen the mud of 'party on the-tr clothes... - , I uni not going _to pat-tlcularltatr The c-ld mother does not partlcularlst Hut -he has see m. tile wlille sleek-headed, smooth-ton-_ ued gentlemen wasted the time of th.. nation. And she has detcrmlxm; that ,her -young lads shall gi-nt: up with a hatred of polltlcans tn tht-_-., lteni-ts. ' , ft 4 ° _, For the Fli-osltla Party there :tit two issues. and two lsues only- ii | , t. Soitit-hotly said that the battle of,home and the country. very mth..- qucstlc-rt which- arises must he tt-it-1 on these toutzltsffottes. How will It i-" feet the country? l-low will tt et‘t’t-t- tlto home? _ /tt pro:-iettt, c-I’ t-out-so, wo have onl- tnic hiisiticss--tire war--_-tlto wat- |'...- tliti pt-otoctic-it of the mother in li- t- liomc. And wt- are keeping a. 51".,-,_ eye"on'polltIclaiis to sec that they .it- itc: ht-lrtty the old woman \vhti"i,i. sttt-rlilt-.t-tl so nitit-lt. ll. in one t.-_‘ out tltttltrt-i to son llttll. sho (lot-.i -not starve. L Many are making fortunes out -.z the war. and the old mother is oiti- too willing to pay them what t't-t ask it’ only they will hc-lp in tho in-t-t.: eattso lor' wlilcli their son has dit-ti \Vt\..-tax the proiits of these nien; _ie- tltcii- ricliesi grow. while the Qltiqtt.. tltt-r .-.tayti poor. Let. its hear this t'tt.t iti iiilntl. On tlils poiiit_ the l~‘Irm;i-tt. l‘:t-lv will have utut-li to suv. When the war is over, atitt wt-_ tit. tate tho tt-i-ins ol` peatro. the l~‘lrt~_qi!» l’art_v will look vary carefully lr:-= tlir-so tel-ins. 'l`lie motltei' knows 'tn- iititlei- than nti_\- polltlt-I-an what pi-i~ slto has paid im- vit-t.or_v, and sltc t-_ tlctorniinetl that. the vlt-.tory sho Ii.._ lintiglit. so tIt»:ti-ly slutll not bt-_ li:irt---- ed away. If blood be the prilce of -/ic tory, Lord God! she has paid in futt -\lltl :tl'lt‘l- th-_lt_ i-lin is tlt.-ltii-titiitt--l to :ipply the It-.ssotis of wut' to titt- pt-tiblenis oi' pt-:tt-e. ln titties til” trt-in eiitlous |litl`t;-tilty we li:t\- tloiio without. tho .~:litit|tt- l`ot-tiigii imoils. Sho is tlt-tt ,- itiitietl -that we sltall always do witt- oiit tltoin. Wo- have take-n tliit t-i;::.= in tux our profits. llave we not -t least nn oqttal right. to tux the praw- tiiue of men who ilootl the H--iti-tt niiirket with shotltly slttll` frotit -- botii-tl? 'l‘o buy clietiply and sell dearly li.- ht-en in punt times the sum total ttiir commercial code. 'I‘he Brltlsti itt-- ther will have it so no longer. “.\l- son died for you," she says, "anti | liave cntltti-e-:I pain and hunger-_ :tint great. sorrow for your sake. In ret_it~.--- _von shall do this t'or nm: You slit-.'_i tltlnk ot' yt:-ur coitiitry :ts well as yon- proilt when you _make :intl buy :ii-i sell.” _- ` We are all more or loss wot-kit-_ now for the country. So lt. must ‘~- tifte-r the war. We are -'all more -_ let-is soldiers now. So we must be :- ter the war. This ls the last retiitit we can make to the mothers ol' ott- ligltt-ing men. lt It-i. l think, n t-ettit-- tlint lit the cndthey will compel it- to make. HARRY LAUDER. 2. lCiit:h coinpetltor shall- operate two plots ot' i-_x:tt-ily I-till ot' :tn :tt-re. iislng two varieties ot' potatoes, name.- l_v (lt-een l\-loitn-taitts. :intl t‘i|niiiilniz't-i l’ritlt-, seed pi'o\-'ltltetl hy the Export. mental Fai-ni, one variety to cat-lt plot. tl. lCacli competitor 'must do :ill work _ltiinsell and keep t-aret'|il t-ct-oi-ds giving the following; lnt'oi-ni:ttion:| dates ol pltititing, kind of soil and, ma.nnei- of ctiltivatloii, tt-eatniettt ot' seed. spraying, digging, grading and profit and loss account following the scale ol' wages allowed here with. Re-tit 'ot' land. $3.00 pcr acre; horse litre, 10c pcr hour; manure at $1.00 por ton: fel-tillzni-s and spraying itin lei-lul nt at-tual cost; potatoes ul niut-1. ltet. prlcti pers ‘lii1>\ltoI; (_'oinpt-titoi-‘s tiittti vttlut-tl nl. 20t- per liour. i 4; 'l‘lir: plots to he Ittsptttrtiitl tlttrini: the tzrowltuz scaiton :intl strorotl nt-.t-or--i ding to eontlltioii. i 5. lligglng :intl wtilglting must he siipt-rvisetl hy some tittintei-cstctl por-i son. _,_ 6. An exhibit ot‘ one pet-k must bo se-nt. to lot- compell- _tlon. I 7. Only one entry to ho. allowed to out-It pt-ri-ioti. l 8. Each t-_oinpt\t.lt.ot- shall wrllt-, it 9. The prizes will bg awarded on __ _-__,-_____-,__-___-___-_ _-_-_-., _....______________. ___________. _,.. Inspector on thoroughness of ivor- 100. (bl Certified- report Of yield it iiiilinilttetl hy competitor. 100. lt- .\wnrd"ol` ‘judges on peck exlilliitt--t lll0. ttl) Written report. and essay as t-nlletl t'ot- in Sec. 3. 8 antl 10, ltltt All t-nti-ies must he ln the-hands ot' tlt Set-t‘etar_v before- May lst. 11. All reports must .be -In the lutntl of the Secretary before October 15th l:!‘_°.“l_.‘.;.~ DAMAGES AGAINST GERMAN SHIPS IN U. f- Wf\.%lilNG'l'0N, March l!l-- l.i- hillty of the North German |Llo_\'tl lin tir l{roitpt-lnzess (let-.llle at. Boston. titr- also ot' many other German ships nov ltttltl In Amer-it-nit ports for titttttaitzt in rctiu-ning to America when wut was tlct-lttrotl, breaking contrat-tie- --- tlellvet- freight abroad, will he det-I-I ed by the supreme cotit-t. Request ot' the North Gemma Lim-I for review or decrees awarding thin. ages to the Giinranty Trust compan- antl Nuttonnl,Clty- Bank of New Yoii for failure' to`dolIver gold, shipped =-- Eiiglantl :intl l~‘t-tince, was granted in short essay on his work, s~iipp|t>intiit- day by tho court, whose uctlon vl- lllfy to his record in Sec. Il. vents -possible auction sale of tit- “goltl ship" pending the outcome Ilia f0ll0WlllK basis: (al Report of tho appeals. . Fortunate are the mothers who- know the virtues of Dr. Chosen Oint- ment. for there Is no treatment so suitable for use after tho bath to re- llevo irrltntlon and chafing and to thereby prevent eczema and similar skin disease. Mrs. W. L. Barnes, Timmins, Ont., wrltesz- "tl want to tell you about the case of my little boy. who had bm- ‘ay eczema when he was three months 'v d. lt started on the top of his head, on his forehead and around his hors. The doctors failed to do him my good, no I tried Dr. Chase'a Oint- ment. on the recommendation of i‘ friend, and In aint-mth'tt time tho child was entirely .free of this disa- greeable skin disease. I-le ts now four years old, and has never had any further trouble from ailments of this kind. I also have great faith ln, Dr. Chanda Nerve Food, and believe, that tt. cannot. be beaten as a restora- Don't you feel just glad yoit've' .paper. -paying for the lnsettloo\\in]id‘ trtetl? m' 7. tivo for pale, nervous women." f_:.-_-_-_-_-:_-_-:::_~_-_E-_-.-_-_=-_-_-_-_~<_-_-_-_-_-_-J..._ V 4 .4 . _-_-,____-_-___»_-_-_~_-_,__ N” __ _,N __________*_____:__Y_v______=, Children Had Eczema p Doctors Failed lo Cure TWO LE;TTER8 WHICH PROVE TH E EFFICIENCY OF DR. CI-IAS-E':`: OINTMENT AB A CURE FOR ECZEMA. _-_-_ Mrs. George Mt-Nair.” River Charh N. Is.. wri'tea:-- "We use Dr. Chase- Oititment In our home. and woultpi-H' tvtsh for anything better for. uw burns and bruises. A few years‘n.'i'\ a i't-lontl of tmlno, whose baby was tot' rlbly afflicted with eczema had In-t chlld treated by their own family ftl\_\' nlclan, but the little one got no better They tried several. remedies, but they all proved useless in this case. UD--'- the aslvlce of a neighbor they not I"- Clt.\se‘a Ointment. lad before ll"- llrst. box was used tho chlkd was t-,tint nlotely cured. I can also ecomntmt-I Dr. Chasers Norvn Food tocufforliiv. friends who I know will be lzltul I" lettrn of something to relieve tltvlv' nervounstrouble. You have my Di’-f' mlsslon to use this letter for the .be-'I om. of othen." Dr. Ghanoui Ointment, 80 cents -' box. all dealers, or Edmauoon. Bettis & Co., Limited, Toronto. ' ' ""‘“”"“""__' " "" '*""“" ""“"""""-"T "` ` ` ' ' ' ' ‘ "` 'Y i V V Ai M _ ` , M '" ii ` ' ` ` "`" " " "` "‘ "` _ ` ‘ ' ' ' I I A Subscngtton to. the -War Loan Helps Win -`the‘<-War.” t \ ‘ - _ t I ' »