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W __ __ y _ "l'riiu-i- l-fil\i:ti'd lslaiid. the (iarilen of the Gulf, its ,\li-ii iii' _\i-iifiii :mil its l'{esoiiri-es-"` is the title of a spli-iuliil soiivi-iiir piil»lii‘:itiiiii issiiegl hy the Charlotte- iiiiiii tiiiariliaii, :i i'iip_\- iii whit-li ilu- _\rgus has receiv- uil with ilu- t ltiai-tliaii's i-iiiiipliiiu-tits. 'l`liis _special num- hi-I' is in iii;ig:iziiii- tiiriii oi' the iliiiicnsioiis of I.: ii. _\ll iii' the iiiinu-i'on- iiiges cai‘i'_v excellent illitsti‘:ttioii_s, the siiliji-vis hi-in_; l’i‘iiice l"_il\\'aI'il lslaiul nien iii ai't`:iii's :mil siuiu- iii' ilu-ir niaiii‘ iiuliisirial aiul :iI'cliiu-i-tiii':il ac- liii-iiiiu-iit\_ ln vii-w iii thi: iiiifiiviiralili- ciiiiilitiiiiis in <_iui-i-i|iicii-`i,- iii tlu- \-_ar_ this ilisplziy of eiiterprise is ex- ii':uii'~liii:ii'il_\' pi':ii~i-\\'in‘ili_\'_ _\la1iagin§_{ lfilitor _l_ .l{. liui-iu-ii iii' ilu- I iii:ii‘ili:iii thus iiioilestly iiiti'oiliu-es ilu_- ‘.1 l'_\ ill\'i'lliiI‘iiill` l'\llill<‘ltllliJilZ "'l"`t`t_\' years ajgo in (`liai‘lottctowii the tirst coiiii i-:u'i- was lu-lil which li-il to the Coni'cileratioii of i :.1_- :ul;i_ li was iiiti-iulcil to celebrate ilu- i`oiit'eilei'atiiiii _liiltili-c lu-re last _\`i-pteiiilu-1', :iiiil elaliiirate ai‘i'ai\_;e- nu-z;i s li-ul lu-i-ii ni:uli- iiir ilu: i-vi-nt. 'l`lu- i»titl>i'i-al; of ilu- I _ii-opt-:iii \\ ar caiisi-il ilu- aliaiiiliuinufiit of tlu- cele- l»i'_-iiii»ii_ :iiul with it ilu- tiiiiiii-ili-i‘.'itiiiii _\'iniilier plaiiiu-il li-_ ilu- t li:-rlitiii-ir_i\\'ii tiii:ii'ili:iii, lt was tliiin_Qlit a pity iii :;ll-in-_ i'- li _~`-iuul piililii-ii_\` niatti-I* iii go to \\`asti_- :il- ii-11-ilu-1-.. -.ul so l liziii- liiwiiiglit out this ,\`iiii\'i-iiii' iiiini- lu-I' -. liz. li I iliiril-_ -luiiilil pi'i»\‘e iii niiiri: than iiriliii:ii'_v iiii-vii ~t fit ilu- pri-si-Iii iiiiu-." __ ___i_ .g.___IAE_ ATTLEBORO SUN, MASS. l'i'iiu-i- l.ii\\:ii‘il l-lzinil i>\\'i_-s a liig ilelit to the t li:ii'li>tii-toiiii liiiziriliziii, 'lihis paper was iii isstu- it lil; i--liiioii on ilu- _Ziith i-oiiit-ili-itiiioii i'i-lehi'atiini aiul, iluiiije-li tlu- iiai' iliil not \\ai‘i‘:iiii thi,-, piihlislu-il a iiiie- l-. pi'iiiii-~l siippleiiu-iii in lii»ol< i`i1i`iii.>i-itiiig fi‘ii'tli ilu: i‘i--~»i1I'i-i-~ oi ii- l-lsiiul :iii-l _;'i\iii_; lirii-i' slit-ti-lii-s iii ii- ni- ii. 'l lu- ri--iili is :iii :iilvi-i'ii_sciiu-tit that thi: ls- l.‘!ilil -i'lill'li\'lllt'c‘_ l'. l., ll1tllllt`llOll -ii' lu iii; ilu- nuist pi'i»-pi-i'i»ii~ in ilu; iloiiiiiiioii. _\`o less iliziii :ss iii-r it-iii ui' ilu- pt-hplc are i-ii_;:i_gi-il iii :i_i;‘i-ii-iil- tiiri- :iiul iu-;ii'l_-_ i-vi-i'-.' iarnu-i‘ iiiviis- his fai‘iii. 'l`lu- iiual :igi'ii`iiliiii'-,l pi'iiiliii'tiiiii in ii;1_i was Si_§,.\`_i-S',imiJ. l'ii'li:iii~ ilu- l-~l.'iiul is iiuire \\'iilel_\` l\iu»\\'ii :it pi'i,-si-ilt for its i`i».\ :iiul itir i:ii‘ins_ 'l`lu- _silver fox ituliistry is iuv.-_' valiii--l :ii .\`_-ii,iii>ii_iiii<> with its 3,1’ i'ai‘nis. l-`isli to ilu- \:iliu- iii' :i iiiilli--ii :iiiil :I -'iiiarti-i‘ _\'i-.'ii'l_v is talieii oil' ilu- lslaiul. ilu- liili~ii-i' hu.-iiu-ss :iliuu- i-iiipliiyiiig iu-:ii'l_\' _1_l.iiii piiipli- iii _-im i':iiiiu-i‘ii-s. _\ cat' ii-i‘i'_\' ciisiiii_g ti-ii iiiillliiii- hiu iii:il\iii_; it piissiltli- tri _ship i-:irliiziils with- itiil lii‘i_-:iliitig liulli' is ixpecti--l to be a big liiuui to this lslaiul iiulu_~ti'_v_ 'l`lu- siippli-iiu-nt gi-fi-s :I liriei it-siiiiii-'ot' i-:ich of ilu- towii-~ iii ilu- pi‘ii\'iiu'i- :iiul a ili-sci'iptiiui of ilu- i`li.'Ii'iii~- that liiri- ilu- tiiiii‘i~i_ ilu- spoi'i~iii:ni :iiul thi- \.'u'.'iiii»iii_-i -ei-liiiig' rt-~t :_iiuiii_;{ pleasaiit scenes. ______~;¢|ni&_ THE POST EXPRESS, N V. 'l -. --i li-l.i'_'iii- ilu- i`ii`tu-ili :iiiiiiii-i'~:i1`v iii ilu- i-iuil`i-i'- iiu~- iii t,li__i‘li»iii-ii»\\ii, l'i'iiu-i- l".il\-;:iri-l lslaiul, \\‘l|i<`li li-il iii th- t-i>iii`<-ili-iiitioii iii t`:iii:ul:i, ilu- i`li.'ii‘liitti-tii\\'ti "t.ii_ii'-li:i:i" i siu-il :i -oiivi-iiii' i-ilitiiiii uliivh pri-si-iits -.i ith iii.in__ illiistititiiuis' ilu- pi‘ii\'iiii-i-'~~ lii-ti»i'_\'. its iii:iiiy iiulu tru--_ iu»i:il»l_\- ilu- -ilvi-i' i`i»:< iiulii-try, a _qriiwtli of ilu- la-t ii-\\ :ii-,-ii-._ ii. priiiiiiiu-iii pi-oplc :iiul their ac- tiiiiii ,in :i:i iiiii-i-I-sting lioiilili-i. lt was iiiti-nili-il to -i-li-‘if ti- ilu- i~iiii|`i~ili-i’:itii>ii jiiliili-c in i`liai'lolti-iii\\'ii la I `~ ii-n.lu-i', :iiul i-l:il>oi‘:iie :ii'i'.'iii_-efeiiu-tits had been -i . ilu i-it-iii, 'l`lu- oiithri-:il< of ilu- lfiiiaipi-:iii wiii' i:-:i- -il ilu- :tliaiuliiiiiiu-iii oi' the ci-lehi'ati~trati-il suppli-nu-ni, ilu- :igrii-iiltiir:il aiul hiisiiu-ss iiiteri-sts of "'l`lu- (iarili-ii pi'o\'iiii-e of the Uo- iiiiiiiiiiif' tiigi-ilii-I' with slit-tclies of leading' citizens, iiu-ii iii' :ii-iioii :iiul public biiildiiigs_ .¥_..._______‘¢__.i_<_ WATERVILLE MORNING SENTINEL, MA|NE. 'l`lu- ,\`i-iiiiiu-l is in i-I-ci-ipt ofa liaiulsoiiu-ly illiisti‘:il- i_-il p.-iiiiplili-t is-stu-il ;|< ;i snppli-iiu-iit to ilu- iltarliiite- ii»\\n tliiariliaii aiul ti-lliiig inaii_\; iliiiigs aliiiiil l’i'ince l-`_i|\\:ii-il l-laiul v,-lili whit-li i`iill< lu-ri-:ihoiit are not fanii- li:ii'_ l-`i|'\t :iiul t`i>i'<-iiiiisi is ilu- fai-t that it was at (`liai'- liiiii-tiiwii, |it`t_v _\i~:ii'_= aI§ii_ that ilu- ciiii|`ei'i-iii-c was lu-ld wliich result--il iii ilu- t`iu-iiiaiiiiii of ilu- lloniiiiion of (`:m:iil:i. lt wa-~ iuti-iuliil to li:ivc :in elaborate senti- i-i-iiti-iuiial iilisi-i‘\':iiii-i- this _vi-ai' but ilu- war piit an eiul to ilu- plans. 'l`lu_- i`li:ii'l\'iiii-c of L`aiiaila. l`p in l`riiu-e liilivaril Island. agi'iciiltiii'c is the li-:tiling iiiilu_~ii'_\-. It is a \'ai'icd iiiiliistry. 'l`lu- farnu-rs of l’i-iiii-c I-`_ilw;ii'il lslaiul ilii not _specialize on one crop; tlt'c_v raisi- :iluiiii i-vi-i'_\'tlii\ig that ilu- l:iiul will pl'oil\ice. l-liglity-tive pei' cent of tlu- piipiilatioii is engaged in a_;i'ictiliii|‘e and iu-:ii'l_\' i-\'i-ry fariiu-r owns his farm. l’riiici- l".il\\':ii‘il lslaiul is ilu- only province in (`aii:ula ili:it i':iises all ilu- iitiul it ciiiisuiiies, ln addition to that it has a siirpliis iii si-ll aiiil its exports exceeil its im- ports in value. lliit all thi- i`iiiulstiift` exporti-il iliu-s not conu- from the farm. __ The li.l>sti-r tislu-rnu-ii earn $iii>o,oo0 a year and, strange as it' iiia_v sei-ui, ilu- oysii-r lislu-ry ranks next in iniportaiice with an annual priiiliu-t iii' $t'»o,or>o_ l’i-rliaps .sopleliorly \v_jll now explain why ovstcr hsliiiig is possible aiiil pi';il`italili- in l'rincc lid\\‘ai‘=e_ l’i'i|u-e lidwaril lslaiul has its fox hrcciliiig iiuln_str_\‘ but that is a story which has :il-- r_ead_\- lu-eu talil in ilu-se parts. lt is in ilu- othei' poi"- tiiuis ot' the :icciiunt of the lslaiul that are tlu- fat-tr: wliicli are not faniiliai' to people liereabouts aiul whii-li the L`liai'lottetowii (iuarilian has done \vell in publish- ing. _illill ~ l 'l`liei1e lia,s_i-otne to the _I_lool;_"l`alJle the souvenir, ?5l_-- _ tedition of The ilharlottetowni,Guardian ,of Charlotte- town, l’rince lidward Island, Canada. It celebrates the 5oth :mniversary of the hiirst con-fe'rence which led to ilu- coiifcilcratioii of Canada. '1`he special number of 'l`lie tiuarilian was origi_il_ally intended to be issued last Sepieiiibcr at tliecoiifcilcratioii jubilee which had l10¢‘ll i1l1\1\“Ct_i_iulaiitly illustrated. liach of ilu- lslaiul i-oiiiiiiniiities is carefully ilescribcd and bio- grapliii-:il _slit-ti-lies of the nu-ii proniincnt in govern- iiu-nl, iiimiii-ipal`:iiul biisiiu-ss atlairs are given in von- iii-i-tioii with ilu-ir portraits. 'l`lu-re is an iiiti-restiiig ariii-le coiiceriiiiig the Silver Fox iiiiliis-ti'y_ _-\ltogi-tlier it is :in i-xi-i-I-iliiigly creilitalile proilnetioii and one which cvi-i'_v iiativi- ol ilu- lslaiul should own to rerninil hiin oi' her- of ilu- ulil lioiiu-_--li`rec l’ress-'l`i'iliiiiu-, \\-'alth- ani, .\1ass, _Iuly if). _ _____‘_?___ COURlER~GAZETTE, ROCKLAND, MAINE. "l’i'ince l-Iilivaril lslaiul; thc iiardeii of the iinlfl lts .\|i-ii of .-\i-tion and Its lni the siinvi-iiii"s "t'iii'c win-il" wi- li-:ii-ii that l’i‘incc l'fil\vai-il lslaiul is the iiuist pi-itspi-i'iiiis l’i'ii\'iiu-i- in the lloniiniou, even tliniigli the _~ni:illi-st, its ziggrii-iiltiii':il proiliictiiui in lin.; rcacliiiig :I ;5T:`i'i`ul total of $|_§,.\‘_|S,5oo. 'l`he l’i‘ov'in'i-e is even niore \\'iilt-ly liiiowii, lio\ve\'i-1', on :ii-ciiiiiit iif its silver l`o.\' iiulustry, now valiicil at iu-arly $_>(i,ix>o_oiii`ei'i-iicc of statesnu-n was lu-ld ivhich li-il to ilu- iotiiuliiigot' tlu- lliiniiiiiiiii of (`aiiada. .‘\ltluitti{li ilu- _siiialli-st in tlu- lliiiiiiiiiini, llrince l-ldivard lsl:iiul has thi- ilisiiiu-iioii ot' lu-ing the iiiost priispei'oiis |’i'ii\'iiu'i-_ 'l`lu-re the liappy nu-diuiu of so- cial \vell~lu-iiig is sti'iu-li, noiu- lu-iii_-1 ahiiiirnially weal- thy aiul noni- alijei-ily poor. '|`hei'c is :i ri-iiniiierative work for every pi-rsoii. _\liout l-<5 pei- cent of the popu- lation are eiig:igeil iii t'ariiiiiig_ aiul iu-arly evi-I'_v farmer owns his farni. l‘riiu-e liilii-ai'il lslaiul is the only l’i'oviiic<- in (`:tn:iila wliicli priuliices eiioiigli to feed its o\\'ii people. and i-niisi,-i|iii-iitly ilu- I-ost of living is nnich less than ilu- avei'a;§c for the ri-st of the l)oiiiiiiioii. .-\ glaiu-e at thc niiip iii' (aiiaila will reveal why l‘rini-c l".ilwaril lslaiul is ilu- "tiai'ilen l ‘roviiii-e" of the li)oniinion_ Nestling in ilu- ciuicave foriiied hy the Soutlu-rn coast of the (lull ot' _\`t, l..'iwi'ciu-c, sheltered front the _\tlantic by New lli'iiiis\vicl<, Nova Scotia, Cape llrctiiii and Ni-\\'foiiiiill:iiiil, its i|iiict is iu-ver dis- ttirhcd hy oi-eaii .stoi'iiis. Situated in the slicltercreil laiul-lot-li-eil gulf, citnst:intly liatlu-il lu' ilu- ozoiu--lzulen sea air, its cliiiiati- li'iii>ii'.-_ tu-itlu-i° ext'i'i-nie ot' lu-:it or cold, and is lu-aliliy, iiivigiu-:itiiig aiul ili-liglitfiil. lts _--tiniiiiers are pleasaiit,-its iviiiti-rs lii':ii-iiig aiul eiijnv- able. ' The total area of ilu- lslaiul is 2,184 siluarc niiles. lt is 130 iiiili-s in length. while its width varies front .2 to _go iiiiles. _\ccorilin;_f to the last ci-nsiis, tliei'c were ‘~i.tf-‘I fai'iiis_ of wliicli-5498 contaiueil between so to ioo :u-rcs: 3R_ii) lietii-een Io and 50 acres, and 3227 bc- tweeii too and .loo acres. ' i SOME OF THE CONTENTS , FRONTISPIECE Photo of H. R. H. the Governor _General Connaught FOREWARD Summarizing the Contents. ' ' * -1 ,___,_,j" DESCRIPTION of Prince Edward Island. --_-_L,,§~i.§'i~1`-‘.-_1~..7Pf"' ‘ i " ` POTENTIALITIES of the Province. _ ni, ‘ g - _ 'mn sn.vi-:R i-ox INDUSTRY of Prince Edward-‘i"Stand.' _ FOUNDATION OF THE FOX INDUSTRY. ' THE FISHERIES of the Province including the Oyster Industry. THE ISLAND HYMN bv L. M. Montgomery. _ INFORMATION FOR VISITORS and holiday seekers. THE CITY OF CI-IARLOTTETOWN relating its history and describing its beauties. HISTORICAL SKETCI-I OF SUMMERSIDE by Mrs. Neil McLeod. OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANTS telling the class of people for whom there is demand _ DESCRIPTIVE WHITE UP of Kensington, Georgetown, Victoria, Hunter River, Wellington, Miscouche, Rusticn, Mount Stewart, Bedeque, Tignish, Alberton, O’Leary, Souris » , . i To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the confed- ei-atinii of the lloniinion of (.`anada,"l`he- Cliarlotte- town iliiarilian (Prince lidward Island) issues _a liaiulsoiii°i- magazine supplenient. This supplement isi all that the war has left of the original plans for_ an i-l:iboi-ate ci-li-lii-ation of the confederation inbilee. .\lanv iiiu-I-cstiiig facts about this smallest province of (`an:iila are coiitiiiiu-il in this publication. The valua- iion ut' ilu- silver fox iiuliistry, recently introduced, is ,mtv s_;ii,ooo,ooo, with it iiipii of 372 fox ranches. ENTERPRISE AND VERMONTER. VERGENNES» VT- lfroiii l’rince l-ldward lslaiul comes a handsomely _i_iIii_-if-ii_i_<,ii_si>_ii_v_@iiir__,-\ti>i»‘¢1--C-_-_t 1°, -lie Q'-,=-_fl,<>"°tf>im tluariliaii, containing a lot of interesting information alioui :i sei-iioii of North _-\iiierii-a not as well_ known to ilwi-llcrs in the States 'is it ought to be. Prince Eil- waril lslaiul is liiiowii :ir ilic “(iarden of the Gulf” of Si. l.:i\-_-1-i-tice, and is ilu- lioiiu- ot' the silver fox indus- iri-_ an i:idiisti'y, hy the way, which, \ve_learr_i from this _siip|-li-nu-nt", is coining back into its own. 'l he Island is _i_;i\'i-n up alniost exclusively to :i,_f_{ru-itlture, practical- l\,- all of ilu- l:iIid liciiigtillahle aiul niiieh of it very pro- iliu-iivi-. 'l`lii- piiblislu-rs of the (inardian_ have reason to he proiiil ot' this nnniber, which the editor says it was iiiti-iiili-il originally to issue on the occasion of the 50th aiiiiivi-i's:try of the coiiference ivliicli led to the (fouled- eratioii of tlanaila, but which was postponed by the otit- bri.-:ik of the \var_ _ | BEVERLEY EVENING TIMES, MASS. (fliarlotietown, 1’rince Edward lslaiul, is some ways t'i'oni lleverly, bitt a number of Beverly resi- ileiits t'oi-iiierly livi-.il in Cliarlottctoivn, and hundreds liavi- ciijoyi-il ilu- tourist’s trip to that place and re- uu-iiilier it as one ol the delightful ocean trips of the l-Iasti-rii .\`-teaiiisliip Lfoiiipany from ltoston. The (`liai-lottctowii tiiiarilian hail planned a souvenir.t0 I-i-li-hrati-_ ilu- 5otli annivei'sary of the lirst conference lu-lil, wliii-li lcd to the ifoiileileratioii of Canada. The iiiithreak of ilu- ivar caiiseil the ahaiidoiinient of the ci-li-bi‘:itiiiii, hut ilu- iliiarilian had collecteil too much valuabli~ iiiati-rial to have it lost and the souvenir has bei-ii issiu-il~ 'l`lic souvenir is just ftill of local mat- ter, iu-atly pi-init-il and of much interest interiiationally as well as li'ii-ally, for it contains an aiitlieniii- account of the ,\`ilvi--_- Fox industry there in which many _-\i_iu-rii-:uis li' ‘ I- nioney invested. ~__* NEWS-TRIBUNE, DULUTH, MINN. ,. I-`ifty years ago the present l)oniinion of Canada was hiu'ii. 'l`lie event occiirrcil at (liarlottetowii, l'i'iiu‘c l-`.d\vard lslaiul the smallest atul if we shall be- lieve the lsliuiilers, the most prosperous of the i`an- ailian proviiices. lt is :I town cradle. 'l`his burning niaili- it ilu- (`r:ulli- of ilu- ifoiift-iler:itioii, its own crea- tiiui gave it the pliysical forni aiiil name of the “Cradle on ilu- \\'aves_” 'l`lu- ifliarlotti-town tinardian has marked this si-iiiici-iiti-iiiii:\l with a nu-niorial siippleiiieiit in maga- ziiu- form to exploit ilu- glories of thc lslaiul. lt is a p:u'tii-ularly iiiierestiiig to the naturally curious to whoiii ilu- pro\'iiii-e is lint a iiaiiu-. lt is full of illustra- tions l:ir;_{ely of nu-ii \vlio took the part of l’rince Eil- ivard lslaiul iraditioii and must all have had sonic spare i-liaiigi-_to get "next to pure reading matter" descriptive of tlu-niselves. 'l`lu-y are mostly i\'l_ac’s or Ciimics or Rosses or oth- i-r raw boys with square cliins, high forelieails and "cliui‘cli l'i'esltytcri:iii.” l-`roni their biographies it is also apparent that the lslaiul poptilatioii was born there, ti-iv I-ante there front the outside save as guests aiul t'e\_\'ei' leave for otlu-r honics. \\ e learn, too, that it has a winter season bitt, oh, so gentle and well behavcil ; that it has a suinnier equal- l_v well nianiu-ri-il. .-\ll the evils of climate are left in Nova Si-oii:i or Ni-ii- llriiiisivick en route. It is but less than halt' tlic_area_of St. Iaiiiis county anil 85 per cent of ilu- population live on 14,309 farnis which they own aiul ot' which only 3,227 of the largest have an acreage of betwe_eii too and_-_-oo acres. _ Ili-sulcs its agricnltiire, choice stock breeding and fisliing, ilu- Island has the iiniqiie distinction again in tlu- luu-_ nl iiativity, which persists in this sturdy peo- ple. It is the cradle of the silver fox industry which ;-“_’_“""_ “<`“_f_l_Y__30 years old. _l`liis valuable animal has _Rictii