‘!‘!ll!SITli'i.'NlW8 Ofllrli GUARDIAN _ ‘ slonsma nm! *-1 f“` _ in the Pis¥ ' _,___ . 5 Baseball is invading England and France; Germany is awakening to s Sdeep prterest in_outdoor sports; base- ball has won Cuba. and is making ‘strides in Central America, and it has been introduced with mm-ked success _among the savages of,Northern Luzon ,ss a vent for their energies that in me pest have been expended in head hunting and looting. In' England the -question is becoming daily more in- teresting and the situation gives rise to the question' whether baseball is Inot to become a rival for cricket with .the logical outcome of international lcontests at the end of the season. , England's national game, cricket, is 'facing a crisis. The people are com- plaining that it is too slow, and it is being compared, greatly to its dis- -advantage, to the snap, speed and sustained interest of baseball. Gate receipts for the country championship matches are falling so fast that cricket "fans" are worried over the liuture of the game. Cricket followers want exactly what the baseball public -occasionally clamor for, more hard Ihitting. The great complaint is that the players of the present day are given too much to safe play, instead Ioi taking chances by hitting the bail 'hard. A game which requires two days and seldom furnishes any exciting finishes seems at best lacking in ac- tions but one of the complaints against 'cricket to-day is that the players loaf 'nt their work. They stroll on to the field; take long rests for tea, and 'generally waste time. Some news- ipaper suggestions are harder grounds and a “liver" ball to make play swift. But 'a more radical note is being heard with considerable insistence. -Cricket not meeting the need of the day in England, baseball is being seriously considered as a national substitute. and the question whether -tho game will not become the summer pastime of t-he ,British Isles is by no means idle gossip. Proposals have been made seriously by a number of English sporting writers that baseball be given a trial. These men are dissatisfied with the state of cricket, and declare any hope of reforming that game is exceedingly remote with the present authorities in control. Baseball has already reached some degree of popularity in Ireland, and there are a number of teams in the Midlands. , I emit of sioniiv oiirrii I The Battle of Stoney Creek, which is now commemorated by s. suitable monument, was one of the most not- able actions in the struggle of a cen- Itury ago between the British forces in Canada and the United States army. On .Tune 1, 1813, Gen. Dearborn, commanding a' United Btateefonze of ,over 3,500 men,_ left Niagara and imarched 'to within- seven miles of the ` `.British camp at Stoney Creek,'.a small settlement some miles from' Burling- ton. According to Miss Agnes Fitz- gibbon, one of the best authorities on the war, the place did not receive its name on account of the pebbly bed of the creek, but from an early set- tler named lldward Stoney. The British force, under Gen. Vincent, numbered 1,600 regulars and a small detachment of militia. A night attack was planned on the Americans at Stoney Creek. The British left Bur- lington on the night of June 5, and at two in the morning reached the American position. They rushed the camp with fixed bayonets, after kill- ing the sentries. The iight was over in an hour and a half, and the British carried off 120 prisoners and a number of neld guns. The camp was de- stroyed and the Americans defeated and scattered. Seventeen Americans iwere killed and 88 wounded. The British lost 28 killed and 196 wounded. Gen. Dearborn reported to ‘his Government that he had gained a -victory, and in many American his~ hh-iss this is the story told. But the -fact remains that the Dearbom army -a formidable one as forces were inensured in that war-was complete- ly demoralised, running away in such disorder to Forty Mile Creek that they left their dead unburied and their jwounded uncare for. ‘ CRIME IN CANADA I-iaii Our Criminals Are Natives- P. E. islsnd's Good Showing Taking the Dominion of Canada as a whole, within the last twenty odd Years. the number of criminals in Proportion to population has shown a remarkable increase. ln 1801 the per- sons convicted of serious offences numbered 8.2 for every ten thousand inhabitants. Now they number 17.5. The proportion of criminality is highest in the Yukon where it is 30.5 per ten thousand inhabitants. British Columbia comes next with 29.3 in 1901; next is Ainsr-is with 24.5: 0n- tarlo is fourth with 23.4. in QUSIWC ills proportion of criminality to popu- _ lation is only 10.2, and in Prince Ed- ward Island (where it is lowest). it il only 2.2 per ten thousand inhabi- _______.--_--_-»-.1 iants. " Of the persons convicted of indict- sbie offences, about 50 per cent. are Canadian -born, while according to the lest census 77.9 per cent of our popu- lltion are natives of the Dominion. . 1 Hugs indian Skeleton - Five skeletons unearthed at Galt ' were pronounced bl' rttl'-li from Paris sziys tluit the cute gone color m:id,tlie latest creations of full dress exhibitions there ludi- that feminine fosliinnilom has dressmzikers lieiiig fi riot of bril- liant tints. Apparently there ure go- to l>e'somc gay sights ull over tho d shortly, for the following ol s in gowns is uiiiversiil. The hu- boreiilis and the rainbow should to their laurcls. * WILL BE (‘AN(lER'S TURN NEXT the close of the recent World's Medical Congress, at congress, which 7,400 of the Wor1d’s most fum- pliysicitiiis to Lonilon, after ii rc- ltulntioii of mun’s triumphs ovci' ills to which thc ilcsllis heir, thc obe1‘in|_-; thought remuiiicdzthut cun- er is yet iinvniiquislied, iiuil the suv- ants cxpressed but licnrtfclt;,,to add tho cure adjourned with thc resolve, un- ol ciiiicci' to the other triumphs medicine before the convening of next Lfougi-css nt Munich in l‘J17. A FRICAN BI RUS "sougl<>ss, "- but from Stewart L°ldwnrd_ Whitc’s account in “"i.fhB Land of Footprints," it appears that African birds, although they may be great singers, are vocal \\eu- Some of their notes have e. rlch- nnd depth perhaps unequallt-d where. The cliiiue-bird has are- tiic boil-bird tolls like a cathed- thc bottle-bird apparently pours As thc jungle is well populated thcsc feathered specialists, the its full orclicstrui cilccts ure sup- Tlic African bird is inclined to bc didactic. Hu believes on ueed lui- viCe, that over surely cuuuoi: misiiiiclerstniitl. Une chap, whom we call the luwyer-bird, and iour them very delilierntely, with duo pause between each, then he repeats em VBI` Y und he menus' to give it. To end he repcnts thc some tl.-ing., :ind over until he thinks you who lives in the tree-izopu. hill* set-phrases to impart. He sriys rapidly; iinully hc says them nil again with an exasperated heur- lown emphasis. Another feathered pcdugoguc wats continually warning us to go slowly” very _ 'Poley, poley, poley, polcylq' lit! Slllll again and again; which IH t‘»0"“ swnhiii for "Siow1v. Slowly-" W0 always minded him. “The bird I remember with U10 most amusement was n Illini'-0l‘Y fel* low until coiitriicted to deliver l'\\9f- B0 Tf"P>\nY warnings per diem; and invariably he got the generally fooling about that the late afternoon ciiugiit him uiiiiwares with never ri chirp sccomiilisiwd S011* ent and _ without pause for breath or reori- tion. gooil iidvice in an AfI`lCi1!l iU“g1” who ucver got round to his l0Ii near sunset. Evldelitly Il” hm] so busy chasing inserts. 0i\l0Yl“f! sun, gossiplng with a. friend. und in ri bush and said his si\Y'0V¢l` over, just us fnat ns he could. It was really n. R000 fmt- 'mst duck, nfter two hours of gabblinz. would reach the end of his con- tracted numb;-r. With n flnnl relieved n, he would thereupon ccnsc un- tlie next afternoon." "lf the weather looks damp-' 0 l coats 4.50 to 20.00 each. Moore ` "”f;`:?'\\&.'- ¢\&\‘J `-‘ "I I has been sold that Alricun birds* the grand stand at the expo. track best racing oi the week in the 2. 2 “Of “ml PAW. the only race on the i1l‘0gl'B~n_rl. It went nve heats and was 8- VIC!-Ory for Iievllsh Dorothy who had the staying power to heat the Held. After the iirst heat. she was ai- Wflys well to the fore and was only U88-tell by il. nose in the third hops by Patches Lady. The finisher were of the kind that make the stands rise every heat _was fought Hgh; to the wire and it was any horses race right up to the finish. Hsieh ii. won the mst hifi’-tr D0l‘0thy the second, Patcllcll 1-“GY I-he third nuu'Dorotiiy the next two. The 110’ B08 EM away to a fair start in thc iirst. heat, though The Bee was lu ii bud position quite ii piece back of the field. - Helen li. had the pole, Tile lice wir.; _NU- 2. I-iuby iioy next und thc others In 0\'d‘~‘I`» Ul¢I'I>y, .Dali Paine, Ptiiiue linroii, Putclien Lady, Billie A, and licvlii-iii Dorothy. llziu I’uiiie curly took the lcml and 0i'0H0‘I ul> Quite ii gap. Priiice Iinrou wus the ruiincr up for the ilrsi; couple of ipii1r.tcrs. At the hulf Dau 1'uiui: lcd, l'l'liir'.e Linron was second, Derby tiiird, Helen li., fourth, Bully Boy hftii, Putclien Liidy sixth, and Devil- ish Dorothy seventh. Down the nach stretch Helen lt. guliied rapidly, came from fourth position and by the time tile Z WHS reached, was in second place. She dashed down the home stretch with ri great burst of speed, quickly cut down Dan Pnine's big lead to nothing at all, und flashed past thc wire it Winner, ug Dun Paine went oil his fcct in ii breiik. l’utcllcii Iiuily was third. The others were strung out in this wily, Prince llnroii ileviiish Dorothy, liuby Boy, Dci‘by,. The Boo :ind Billie A. Time-.32,l; l.U6g; 1.425; 2.l‘3}. THE START UF ' ’l‘lrIl<] SIEICOND I-llf‘5 5'?" _ 0 _/;".;‘ _ /’ ‘ff .xr *_ _;/¢__-_. __ rr/fb ;` ' l7v.‘r-- 1-.._ ~ ..._ _ '.75-A >'._' ;-.. Flu.;- ). _a .J v |11'-" "€af‘I( vi ._.» _ -‘f rs-.-.nerr `».~»~ ` - and Helen R. to strive for the palm. They got away to n perfect start. Lady I/ntchen made the pace for 'a time. Dan Paine was in third'posi- tion and Devilish Dorothy was inet, though that was not too inr away ing Devilish D r Y Y on the back stretch, overtook the aria, and went hy the :ivdses stand th fir t turn in first. position /_jj . ~ ' ’ "Q7 ' from Lady Patchen, who was lead- lg/. -lf _,_ .- - o oth came ver last ,, ~ , A _ /,.-. ' <7 , . girlie blame: were all hunched, howev- er, with Patchcn Lady second, -Dan \\' " UI "I fr Paine third and Helen R. last. Helen “'\I[f`? V R. showed one of her great flashes "II ' I of sed and passed Dan Paine and sp . went after the leaders at nhot cilo . r I. . T_€5 .. Hhs broke at tho wire, however, and " ` Dorothy took the heat nnd rucd. Pntchen Lady was second, Helen R. third and Dan Paine fourth. (IUTS Ol"l<‘ 'PHIIIVIII T() lJl7']_'l‘ uftcr the first trio was Prince liiii`sAi.ivi IN sco'i‘oH. The Loril`s my Herd I ciiiinn want, ’l_‘lio‘ oft overcome wi’ cure, Wiiut’cr beiu's-fu’ wccl I ken, He’cl provender prepare. Ho louts mc lic iuiiiiy iiowics' prccu Wiicii fiislr'il outslclit wi' thocht.; -aiurd, I-inlcil R-. ioilrth. The live. lic nirrs me hy the inwin pools, Baby IIOY. Prince B*“"’“ il-ml mmf’ liics gentle pviidc unsocht. Wl\cn_ I gnc \vriuig-w:i|idi‘in' sheep, He wmikrgns iuy puir i-uiul Free lik rr inunsc, und devious way, Anil lciids mo by His cull. I-Ie giirs mc speed in Roddins Ricl\t‘ I?-‘en for Ilia uin urtmc siikii; When ilriiiglif. sriir wic aiu and shiimc, Hc dis rr clean hnirt make. I Nui tho’ thc dnid iuirk dnle I pass, Nuo sknithin sul I dried, she led for the first hull, though For ile’ll be tlivrc, wi’ i-\t.\\ck.nn‘ stay, To li:iiid my iiip; held. My lluird in iuce o' ri my foes, I{e's hauacll'd rich und wecl; Wi oylc Hc's drouklt this mild liicd, When sorrows gnrrcd ‘it reel. Hc’s gl`cn me joy, w.hcu suirly l1l`0SS'i'c or toilet counter and try it us directed. 1N'I‘I']l`tVlICW ‘Wl'l‘i{ Mit. .li)Sl*1l’lI G. l5l]'l‘Li<]l{. 'I`lu'i‘c left liondou recently ou his 1':-turn to Anicricii the ilou. .iosoph il. liutlcr, jun., tho author- of "Pre- aj-.leuts 1 Hove Seen iiiid Kiiowiii Liu- coln to 'l`iift.” hir. fiutier luis been paiylug n visit to this country to uu- vcil ii tiilili-i; in thc rucnioriiil which luis bccii ci'ei~.tc:\i=.~\u~ dnl", wlimic. iidrliwiss, hc mild, ui. i'.lic wu|'u(i||i. ulilijcci; mi which pcnplo have iii-on if-.akin :ind writin' for tlioil :i buy of uiglit, fruiii il|'ow|ili\g. i'rl‘ok when Mi-.Kililley uitiik. lic was iirl ti. l\’ir:Ki|iluy ut his iiirtliplitciz, Niles, iibio. Ulm ol Mi-l{‘i\\lcy’s gi'ci\ti_-st vii't,\ici-a, ,hc irczilli-il iii :iii init(-.i'vio\v bi-.lore lic left liriiiiloli, wits his piitlciicv- phi.- “it wus i.l\ou;;lit lvl<:`l{ii\luy':= Thrill llill," he also iiicutiouod, “that the tin plate industry wus cstatlilislioil iii our roiiiilry, :ind now we :irc miikin-,Q \ii 'iiilliun i_on:~‘. ii your, wlivrvilis licliiio -tliut liiil wc did not miikc nuy. are iilive to-day can any ‘ ,` ~. ‘ ' .‘ a I __ . . , ,,;_I\¢f:;),I)"" L2"I;v_\wI1I`:‘,EeI=::£,,;,,,:f:,I;_i tho qricuihoii of buying Sulizifive blah-l cilliitl (`lovcl:iiid. lII\\'iir: pi\i'iuiti;cd i_ul0l‘. thc l_li'ii.isli home of the W1\Sl\‘1¥\iZ- si., ,sliulm his lutiid .uid luivc it word vvitlil tons. It hun, however, been decided _ ,. - » Iiilll- 'I`I\1\'f- ii* i\I>“\\f “IL bm It ‘Sliinit if. shrill bc presented by ibc soiiietliiiig tliut not mxiiiy mcu who 1h_iHsh ,,c0,,l0_ U,,d0,,btcdly the Sl lf is tliri-c liuudi'cil yours ln- guvc sumo cu- 'l‘l\cy were swiniinlng i.ngvtlicr~ in it-fircly new tlioiiizliii-i. Mi". Butler liimsvli iw.-pi'ci'i-iiteil ut tlu- ccrf\in."»uy giving dowii thc tliird time wlien lic the N;|r,ioii:il Society Sons of the ciiuglit. him, mul :iii old fi-lloiv pullcdl Ami-i'i¢;iir\ llcv<»lui,l\»ii, the Ohio :-.ml Liioili lmtli iu~Illoi-1-., Mr. llutller is liowl ['4-iiii:=yv:ilii.'i St.iii.i~. Siittiiitilis of thc .wiisliig the moiicy to build ai niciiior. i-\n_iiic nririiiii'/.:\i.iim, :ind piiri,i1'.llIail‘Iy i.lin <'iiluiii:il llriini-s Hiirziety, in illiio. l-lc was :i¢‘<'.m1\;i:iiiif‘fI by Mr. Samuel llwiirlii ll|‘<‘wSici‘ :ind his wlio. l\'ll‘. , llrv~\\'s=f»-r is it lim-:il tlerirciulitiit of ldlilrr lil'L\\\':4t|~r_ who siiilcil in the icime :iliiiilut trliilrl :mil fliillcllltir-..~. M,,\.|l,,w,.,. and hp M30 u“vcn,._,1 ul 'i.iiIil0i,. I “l liiivc been briiipiing to thc utteri- `i.ii»u of the Am\~i'i('.:\|\ public,” Mr. 'iluilui' iulrii-rl, “iii <‘i.\Ns a trial, ard if you do not get results do not continue. _ , . ~ r But Gu/\Ri>i.\N Advertisers neve r, with the right article, never go back. Write at once to insure insertions in time. ‘- Fortunes from _Fox Dividends $5,000,000 DISTRIBUTION _ Between now and the Spring between $2,500,000 and $5,000,000 will be distributed in Dividends in the Fox Industry of this Island. Ninety per cent. of this will he paid t0 Islanders who hold that -proportion of the Stock in the Industry. ' Q Fur, not Ficfiqn, as m.iy be proved by application to the Provincial Govern- ment, ms _uist assessed on $3,600,000 of young foxes alone- Aliendy' many of the Boards of Directors have announced dividends varying from 40 ' Thu-e are now 23; Fox Ranclies, with a grass capital of from $10,000 ooo to llrz coo 000 and hiking the average Dividend ata conservative figure of 50 per cent I l ) l » I U I <1 this gives from $5,000,000 to $l6,o00,c0o for distribution among Stockho.ders. A good few of these will not declare their dividend before june next, but between $2,500,000 and i§‘.5,oi0,0c0 will ceriziinly hc distributed between now and Spring. The population bout i00,000, so there wi-I be plenty mrucy in circulation for Prince Fdu ard Island is now the vieallliiest Provii ce for head of ropulailon in Canada. It has aiu 'iys been notcd as the iiiost prosperous and industri`ou:', its live stock alone Now its shrewd and tlirifly iiiliabltanis will have more lu. my to spend ihan they Unless they see or road about sonetlriug ility viould I'-ke to l.uy while the money is in their liahcls, they will lock it up In the Savings Bank. adding I0 the $7.O°0i00° a]f°°dY saved from their agriculiural pursiffs, If you` want some share of these millions it is yours for ihe ssling. All you have got to do is to advertise your specialty in The (harloiteiown Morning Guardian 'i i . , . if 7 i "\"*-131' .ti after Eating. ` i ’ lu s-an rin. sms oe... sun era. _ \ Genuine -ss... sigrahre ..- ‘r\ mv 1%.. ~ _ bi 1,! l i tilt _ The Island Guardian Publishing Co., Ltd. _, 1 _ r.\’