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F ll l s _ ,.~,._ '_llltl"dsstroy, 3'" PAGE FOUR - 'TH ,_ ‘» - ,. .1-.,._.l_,,.. ,, ..,-., .; -.~,. - ~,- - _-h..,,- ..». _ - .-. _ .» ,_ l - . .lla=l»-»..il.~-\-.-‘-as as , at Jia- .»~‘:="' ‘rf `ti"*' , it ..iwe....¢:,-_....frm...-. af -#1 -2-°~l.»“f-'.~1'~i~» lf,-.mllff--1" " .W » ll; ‘ ‘ - ' ' ,fiJr..l,._.~.'-_ '.`-.~1¢f‘,‘»-;_%f~;y ' ‘.5-,~, ;,.»,-- ‘ l - ,fl f , l f ,Lf - -, . t ¢.-.-.._~_-:»,- l.-l ;~r,,-`~4,..l“-.~. _ H ,,;,‘,' j '3 _ .g 53%,. . #31:-“;~,‘~"§,, f ‘I ~ : 1 “”. ~ . ~ ‘» ‘ ‘ "° I -`~ limi* 1 E CI-IARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN - --~ --.»~ ----- ~~~~ ~~-~~' -~ ~ ff' QCTQBER 9,1914_ _ --:- '\"|"lE -:- llharllliieirlwn Guardian ands. of lives sacrificed by the German wnr-nlacllllle, to whom the lives of tlleir fellowcouutrymen are as grains of sand compared to the accomplishment of their own mad 'ambitions And so we say that our readers must gird up their souls with fresh courage, and be prepared for anything so long as the faces of our troops are still set towards Ber- lin. The stakes ure so tremendous that no sacrifice is too great. “The last man attd the last dollar" is a phrase that has become cileapellcti through over-use. but it is literally Advertising Phone. ._-1324 Subscription Phone.... . ....132-3 News and Edit, Day Phone.... .. ........i33 News and Edit. Night Phones. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..132&._133 Head Office at Charlottetown Branch Offices at Summer- side, Alberton, Souris and Montague. _.London Office, Marconi House, Stand W. C. President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..A. A. Bartlett Managing Editor.. . . . . . . . ....J. R. Burnett ».f.-.-_-_-_-_-.-:=-_»ff-.-'f-'-'-*-= -'-'-‘-‘-'-`~`-‘-'-'-`-'-'-'-‘-‘-`-"'-`f`-‘~""'"""""""""""""""""‘ A VOLUNTARY GIFT Our Ottawa llispatl-iles yesterday intinlatcd that Pre- nlierv.\i:ltllic.soll llllli uonlplcteti zlrrzlllgelllents \\'itll the lleparllllellt of ltail\va_\'s wilt-rclly thc islalld`s contribu- tion, ill grain and other goolls. tothe _-lrtlly Field Fund will hc carried fret- over the l’rillce l~Id\vard Island Railw:l_\' lllltl hy which also the ltailway will provide services for the slllplllt-nt ol' the grain, warellollsillg &-c. '1'llis»is nlosr gratit`yitlg anti colntlletltlabic. Tile ati- juslllll-llt of lllartt-rs of this kind is not as simple a tnrlt- ter as lllally llligilt lllivlk. 'l`here are al\va_\'s objections lt- lliong tlcpnrtlllelltal llt-ads to reducing the revenues of their departlllellts and the P. E. island Railway has never bet-ll a big revenue lllakcr. it has persistently shown _vl\arl_v dt-lil-its and the collcession now made by the gov- t-rlllllt-llr will mean ll l'urthcr drain. lint normal conditions llave lleell rllnllgcti by the war; Govcrnnletlt and people are t-ll-olletullillg willl only one end in view, to help the ltllnpirc ill its hour of trial. and rcvellucs and deficits are ol set'ollllul'_\' t'ollsitlr»rzltiotl. 'l`lle Goverllnlents Provitlcial :lull l~`¢-tit-ral havc done their duty; the people \vill, we feel sure. do theirs and ill the end there \vlll be tlo regret. :lull tilcre will be no l't-critllillatiolls lletweellgoverllnlcnt :intl pt-oplc. Tilt- 100.(l00 llllsllels of oats contributed hy the prov- illce, is ll free will ol'i`t-rillg hy the people. Tile Govern- ment nligllt have nlatlc the cotltribution anti levied a war tax to pay for it. thus eolllpellillg the liuwillingvif there are sllrll-to ttontrihntc their legititnute shtlrc. it is nluch lit-ttel' as it is. at fret- will. volllllttlry offering, the people giving as they set- lit and ns their circtlulstnllces may per- lllil. ll is an oullct for their pzltriotislll and all opportltn- ily to do sonietlling t`or the linlpirc. lt is true that U10 llllrtlr-n will not full equitably upon all; there are those who will do as little as they can. but then there will also be those who will do as lnucll as they can and it is worth wlllll- givillg all the opportunity to reveal themselves. Tilt- gift tll' -the people got-s t'or\vartl without the stignltt of compulsion or of tlllwilli-ngness to contribute tlntl thc govcrlnllellt is helping the people. This is as it ought to be and thl-re will be no ftlultlindillg. A"60ll stiorls 'rlolv G S A col~l't-spolltlllllt nulltcs the stlgtgcstiotl that sign-boards be plileetl ul all cross ronlls tllrougllout the cotlntry indica- ting the tittstitlzltillll to wllirll cuttll road. if followctl, would ll-all the traveller. Taltt- for illstilllce the tlil`t`;‘l‘cllt roads leading i`rotll Suullucrsitlv- to Vllllrlottetowll. ll' alt each crossing the words "'l`o t`lltlrll>tir~towll" were collspitruotlsly placcll it wolllll ::al\'r- the trnvt-llvt' luucll trouble and cllt1uit'_\'. llrallcll rozllls It-llllillg t»lsl-\vllt-l't- lllight llc sitllilnr‘|_v lnarltctl. The sllggtslillll is tt good one and we have mulrll pleasure in pzussillr: il. on. 'l`l:c lost would not be excessive. Each ltoad District would look after its own markings and the llt-llt-iit to thc irtlveliillg public would bc illcalculable. Tilt-re are few persons in the province' who, without continuous inrllllry, would ht- able to make their way along the devious 1-ross rrlllds with wllich thc province is so well sulppliell. anti ill these illtlt-pt-lldellt days people like to rc- l_v on their own rl»sollrl-es. ilcsidcs this, such infortllation propt-rly null ollit'illil_\' posited would give an assurnllcc to illc trtlvelier that he ltilcw wllitllt-r his \\/ay lcd lliln. .-\lltl while on the sulljet-t of road nlnrkillg some shui- lar t0!illg was going up. turc ol` women and children. the plantilu-1 of lllillcs ill the 'I“*"'_""H’:i"‘"" l°"'I.°rS I" ‘lu-""' ‘.0 “‘"“°‘i Rev' Dr' S' D' (`I“""'“~ g""“`1"‘I SW’ eriutendcnt tlt` tile 'llclllodisl (`llt‘rc‘l ols~..,' ll- tl'. 'ltl>‘ 1. f, " - - . _ ,' '. ,Deli (:l_a:eu(,mm: M W If (wrmdns `é('mrfhmf Ilan Wllll _HS 4II'¢\il\fFIl\C1ll2\IS~ HPV- IIT. U- I)0\1t;lr\t-lllillctn tltut the Metllodists rlll over the wm. but mu,.de,._ 1873 to 1S9-i, anti Rev. llr. \\'. l. Shaw. I Dolllillion were doing tho sallle tiling. the value of tile liietllodlst tllurchs investments in etlllcutiollal institu- tions ill (lnnatia llaving risen ill four years from three llllilion dollars to nearly seven million tlollars' \\‘oi'ill. WAITING FOR PRESBYTERIANS. 'i" 1- , - ot`tll.cll, _- ' ~~ -. . .. I ills may seein like_lllls'll judgment. may .leelu cruol, for tl@`llll)ngl:( -,Ill Engl ilu., .(,u1,|` WL N Rom/rring to ( llmwh Umm' nl btlt lt. wtlllld have been lnilnltely less cruel to have exter- ll ‘L lm' V" "~l“?‘V lI‘0’;“’~ I‘ F01" t‘)l(,w“ Sail] (tml 1,.. llmugh flu. ,.|m,»..l, . lc 'ulllaslul l ' ‘ - , _ . . . ' had done the light thing lil leaving 'Ile doors still open for thc i’rt‘shyfer- inn cllurcll us Ile dill not think the felli- Illg for union ill that clnlrcll iltlti been ulc'|ttutel_\' rcpresellletl ui, the last llceting ot' the l‘ls.sl~l»llio were starting thc new tcrlll. Tlley ill their <~tlll::l~l:glltitllls. Siilttl- Ill- had lhall aso tl llulnllel' oi' llrt an lllcdical crllllc to the college the llulllllll' oi' students ill rcsillellcc, and cxpwitllcllt lcsillcllt sltllllcllls hall illcl'easl-ll i'rrlnl lvllivll tilt-_v llopotl woulll bc ol' llelleiit tllirty to the seventy with \vllicll.tlley to holh. _ _,-_qi Il'/2-I ,,.. , f' // 45, ' "` 'T ~ gr alirillu \&}>.. l I \\\\\ I_l JI \\ t 'll' l> .% Roofing Il /iiitil _ nu-Btn-urn Perfetftly adapted to private residences, schoolsfi , ‘ farm buildings, factories; in fadt I SUITABLE FOR ANY STRUCTURE WHATEVER ._ Owing to its long life and Io\v cost: of maintenance? - » RU-BER-OID is the mosi; economical of all roofing materials. i lt is water, sun- and time-proof; fire-resisting. _'Ihcrc_ are ovcr 300 imitations of RU-BER-OID Roofing, ' which ls impressive evidence of its high quality. An inferior article is never imitated. 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Fennell & Chandler Victoria Row gi . avtnwlaxnnuiif i;_f lim ____ _-_ i *Wi* Vw 4 , l 'I 'lhlhu All* c GOFF BRO Men’s Women’s and Children’si Gaiters We have an excellent showing of l Leggin ~ and ' W ' Black 12 button gaiters at 85c especially good l . 0 gb ' 0v'er gmers a “men S d cndumy prices from 65C to $1.40 va ue ther lines ln different shades of cloth an Goss Bao, .i \\\\\\\\ A l - _»~._. _1_-- --»- ' --~~-~-- --'_ - -E ._e.-5