no
ings infra what they might to
can be aroused by
Farmers' Institute;
in this respect and
_ that the individual
,__-;.  . » i I, , This is Prince 'Edward M231 growlngtimoli’ The
revival now iii progress in connection with agriculture is
the beginning of a new era. an era of progress and -expan-
___ sion such as our province never before experienced. The
progress already made has _ attracted the attention of our
sister provinces and they arepaying us the compliment of
following our example. We have the lead now and it will
____ __ ____ ____ __ __ ______132.; be to our advantage to hold it. To hold it will_mean that
__ _ ___ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ ___152.2 tae province must work as one man for all that ls most
____ __ ____ __ __ ______ __133 progressive, all that is best for the whole, as well as the
yuan" ____ ____ __ __ H132 5 133 individual. There should be no knocking. noslandering of
' o. community or of the province. When improvements are
.Q ci,.,|°¢t°¢,w” gram,” gm” lg gum. needed methods for effecting them should be agreed upon
um M°M_"u,_ and mutually carried out. There are no troubles, political,
s¢nM_ w_ ¢_ religious or moral that cannot be remedied by reasoning
 togthiher. aiming at the general good and following the
`. 1......  ..-..A. A. su-tim wufse m“t\1H"Y Barred 1111011- `
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 mtv comme is
TuEsDAY' MARCH 30' 1915' Our latest despatches concerning Italy's stand in the
litire and will place the province in line with advance
.iuglit in the world's most iidvanced agrlcultnra
, lt may be interesting to know that the idca of distrlc
.presentation originated in Belgium many years ago nu
as largely responsible for the phenomenal developmen
in that country. Later it was adopted i
Denmark and became the lever by which th
products of those countries practically dom
s markets. in 1907 six districts wer
l in Ontario, merely as_ an experiment, and s
was the success attained that now there are ove
1119950* 0mf‘9S fully equipped, the representative
having nn assistant besides a. small oilice staff.
and Manitoba have each followed suit and hav
established a number of centres. All the a_gi'icul-
states across the border are appointing practical
had a college training, and the system -
We °\' U18 greatest. factors in the rogcneratio
agriculture. The great middle states, such :i
and iowa, arc denianrling that their tiniest. youn
ho appointed to these positions. Recently many such
a intments have been made in England, with remark-
success, especially where dnii-ying and intgngiv
ing are being followed.
e success of this new movement will depend vcr
on the attitude towards it of the farmers them-
The H109! ¢‘XD6rt and experienced a riculturists
..?_§,g§.§
‘of
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-Aw-
v, "
2 .
im _ _
4.
5,?
iinpotrant forward move, perhaps the most
with them when occasion requires. As previously
the organisations already in existence in the
' - g . .
ll 0 isers in the world would he powerless withoii
h¢0 Oliéhation of those whom they essay to assist and
__ Ufllifit We have unique advantages in this provinc
mf’ ilevelbiiment of agriculture: we are a small
mD“"'» ¢\\BU‘i¢l. our farmers are alive to their oppor-
;'_=u°5 “ml their allvlllltllges; they are already pretty
0 txxganlsed into Farmers Institutes and they know
U1 e experience of the past few years the value o
‘Den *den*-m” k“°.Wl9dSe- OUP Egg Circles, our Oa
lubs, our C0 ODGPHUVG dilirying are witnesses to the
of what men can do when banded together for tli
common 1 1
____  ma us for our people generally t
_ enlgw t em v .____,artily into this new movement, t
__ _he “T56 “Q Dist 5t__U®Dl'eseutatives by consulting wit
.- 111 v encburasins _rs in no likewise, ana, above ai
1° null together. it is pssslbis that in this. as in ever
-.yi other forward movo. a ksocker may occasionally ho
' “D and mid film- We do `not anticipate much pf this
The knockers l1'ave'not had much encouragement r,ecentl
d fortunately they are now nlipost an “ extinct species
22:0 l;'atc_l_Iword nowis °‘ forward,” and there never was
_ U \ 9 mllbfy of the province when a forwm-.1 mov
was more Promising than at present.
lle heartily congratulate Prince and King's Couutle
“mn th” °h“'°°¢°"- the “bility and the hope of the men
l
;‘__;?r1:;2f:¢9D zpllointed as their representatives. From
we ave ev/_ery confidence that they will mak
irood and that the districts entrusted to them will receiv
H new impetus from their work.
~ ~ , ,
j 'ras _dsnifiilitf soon
i
uma;-‘cr:;&s the most difllcult thing for tho ind|v|d|m|_ in
8 _ old days of ours, when ability to make money
dard of measurement, is ‘to realize his responsi-
_llle community, mid. as well, his dependence upon
the °°§“m\'-“ty U1 09-frying out his_money-making.
darrgm the old truth that "no man ii.-eh. .mm
him t” he is essentially selfish who presses his own nd.
vnntlffé 10 the disadvantage of the community of wnici
::  i lmnkgnd mi the “Dileep Hull prosperity of which
mah' i _ 8°’-1'! H9 pride. When men die and we write
i Hs one of the highest compliments paid them
fill _ ey were public spirited, leaders and pacemakers
UI ` mhiunity_._ Many sections of this province are
-~ men and the communities in which they are
dlptingtilshed from all others byprogresslvenesg
_ zgzolpigrity. _Farms are welt liept. roads are
iq __. , WPG". there are no complaints about viola-
” 'lilo-wiiole community takes .pride in foi.
. . I li' _its one or more public spirited men, and
' lhllnlty benefits: farms and farm products iii-¢
tgltié., and even the chronic knocker finds the
ltuliltodto his falling and he becomes "as
"'"""`~"""""""""""'""`"-"-"""""""""""""`* European situation indicate that she is gradually Hearing
 the plunge, although the pressure from Germany has
yet been removed.. The overtures made, presumably by
Austria. were in reality, as told by our despatclics this
__ morning. inspired and dictated by Germany.
_::___tgeb;i3'_(;r’;,_f§_m'___‘:g_':;i_f_;‘£_`:`_;‘;__(Ee;€k_;‘;_’:_(:___ With Italy undecided, Germany may he expected to
t h on Austria-Hun ar that Italy may
e re s
the appointment' meutmned elsewhere in this PMI”-' :Zvi aiythinlg, grcxieher former proviiiesy to Turkey. if she
Representatives for Prince and Kings Commes' will onl promise to remain neutral. We may be sure
° ri ea Y
representatives' who are named and eine en; that despite the apparent stand of Emperor Francis Joseph.
Wm have omces exclusively dew ed to e Germany has him and his country where she wants them,
needs of their respecnve districts' Their or will have them there soon as soon as she likes. Ger-
be supplied with ,such literature and Informa- many _S _he “mg ____o___e____ of _he enemy _________C___
agricultural matters as will be of interest and The °______o__ mom w___e_y hem ___ _hat muy ___ ____________
farmers; me counsel andt assismqce ni 3; temporlzlng at present. She can hope for nothing by join-
will always be at he service o
ing Austria and Germany, as a. contemporary points out.
the farmers themselves can meet and confer A victorious Triple Alliance would be certain to penalize
her i'or her failure to stand by the other allies at the
‘ - » the Agricultural Buildings will shortly be fitted _
__ domestic _________ce k__c______s and _________________ _md Wm start of the war-a failure which reflects no discredit upon
~ It I ' sl s a art to a defensive alliance only.
, . _ ii y, since ie wa p y
° me headqmnfers of the agncunuml communm but which would he used, we may be sure, to excuse Ger-
many’s failure to keep her promises to Italy at the expense
_ of Austrian ambitions. Italy must join the Allies, the Brit-
mws this cemrausing of interests and a ms' ish side She does not want a long war, and, in friendly
` cmmsel “"1 mean much in the developmsm or agrjl' counscl,'she is assured of British and French support when
_ the settlement of the European trouble is held. Sho has
nothing in common with Germany, Austria and Turkey
_ She is the sworn enemy of the latter two nations.
d What Italy is probably doing at the present time is
_ trying to enter the cause against Germany as grcacefully as
__ possible. But she will join the alliance against Germany
__ in due time. We may be sure, however, that she is anxious
__ to have it. established just what her percentage of the
0 profits of victory will bc. After the war we may learn that
__ Italy had been ready to join us for iuontlis before this
present time, but that negotiations went slowly in regard
; to the relative values of t.he demands oi' Italy, Iliissiii and
" ini: Potiiiciit Lira
.Dr. Hadley of Yale University is quoted as having said
ii “It is wrong for a man who has a. family dependent upon
ii liiin to entcr politics. To him there will incvitably, under
g the present. system, come a time when he will have to
choose between doing something right and staying out oi
office , and doing something wrong, and staying in. To
o have a l`amily's comfort dependent. on the decision is too
y With all due dcfcrciicc to Dr. lladley such a sentiment
is not only untrue but it. is mischievous. There is not a
calling into which a man can enter that does not present
t temptations. Moreover the temptations that beset the po-
litical life are no harder to withstand than those eiicount-
e cred in every other profession, and we believe ,we src
, safe in asserting that the proportion of those who have
fallen in political life is no greater than in any other.
Much of the odium that unfortunately attaches to
political life, and probably the basis upon which Dr. Hadley
I founded his preposterous advice, to keep out ot' politics is
t due to the too freely expressed opinions of political op-
ponents, which when pcrsisted in, as they usually are,
e particularly by the “outs," can scarcely fail to leave a
o smudge. The tendency of the defeated to heap opprobriurn
o upon those who have succeeded is a human weakness and
h finds more scope in the political than in any other sphere.
l, In politics there is rivalry with inevitable success for one
y party and failure for the other and the latter usually try
b to get even by accusing their more fortunate brethren of
all kinds of wrong' doing. These accusations, when ground-
y less. do much harm, When well founded the errlng politi-
" cian is as surely punished asis his erring brother in any
a one of the other professions.
e ,There is not only room but great need of strong, up-
. right, dependable men in political life. There is no room
s for the man who cannot inanfully face the "time when be
will have to choose between doing something right and
staying out of oillce, and doing something wrong and stay-
e ing in." The country does not offer such an alternative
e but will stand by the man who has the backbone and the
moral courage to “do something right.” and will see to it
that he "stays in.” ‘
There are little politicians as there are little lawyers.
little doctors, little preachers, and little people in every
walk of' life who will try to feather their little nests at
the expense of their country or of their party. This does
not furnish any reason why good men should avoid these
professions. ' _
UNITED STATES NAVY
1 Our United States cousins now claim to have the larg-
cst tlglitliig ship iii the world, the Pennsylvania, launched
a few days ago. She is a super dreadnought and has a
tonnage of 31,400 tons. _
The largest ships in the British navy--and in the
world, until the Pennsylvania came into being-,-are the
Queen Elizabeth, the Warspite, the Valiant and Burnham,
the two former now operating in the Dardanelles. Each
of these ships has a displacement of 27.500 tons and is
equipped with more powerful guns than their American
sister. The main armament of the British ships consists
of eight 15 inch guns and the secondary of sixteen 6~inch
guns. The American ship will have twelve 14-inch guns in
her main armament and twenty-two 5-inch guns ln her
secondary. . The United States navy now consists of 12
 "   iiiii niiiii
The followlngletteii written by Rev.
Dr. Prinsle. will be interesting to his
friends in Prince Edward Island: -
.Iellalabad Barracks,
s Tldworth, England.
Feb. 9th, 1915.
Dear People of St. Andrew's Church:
It is a long time since I sent my last
peak
sick. There are two doctors who are
now doubtless listening to-me s
ing through Mr. Matheson who know
how foolish I am, when what is, or
seems to be at first, a slight indispos-
ltion, grips me. There are others, not
doctors, who know it too.. I seem to
think I am as young as I used to be/
and that I can keep on with my work
and get rid of the trouble without any
care. wen, the ein result followed
that course-the result that some not
only the doctors had to deal with. not
so long ago in Sydney. I took influ-
enza about three weeks before Christ-
mas, kept on and on, made a joumey
in a cold train, got home two days be-
fore Chrlstmas and "crumpled up” in
my sweet home in a but surrounded
hy a sea of mud. I was in bed there
until the Sunday after Christmas,
when my big boy came in, became al-
talion, who came and saw ine, mount-
for the hospital.
Here I stayed until the next Wednes-
day, when l went off on sick leave to
two weeks and got to my but only to
find that we were under orders to
hear a doctor on my left downstairs
upstairs in the morning, saying under
their breath “lt serves him right."
Well, perhaps it does. Because I ought
to have learned my lesson long ago.
and might have saved some of my
friends a good deal of trublo and care
of an old minister, if I had the sense
to succumb to intluenza as soon as it
attacked, and hidden under the bed-
clotlies. ‘
I am getting hotter now, and soon
will be my old self. My general health
ever since I came has been first rate.
I walked iintll we went out ol' tents,
almost 15 or 20 miles a day, and while
rarely with dry feet had not a symp-
tom of cold. If I could have remained
in ii tent I tliiuk I should have been
well right now.
The Christmas and New Ycar's
greetings I got from scores of people
iii Sydney and elsewhere were niuch
valued. They did my old heart good.
It was so easy to see the little child-
ren who sent me cards or sweets or
some other little reminder and the
grown up people who filled boxes with
nuts, raisins, cakes and comforts more
than I could use and which I could
share with others. I saw the wee
brown boy on North George Street
wiio sent with the contributions of
his mother and fntlier, ri sugar lamb
and rooster and one or two other ani-
iniils. I snw thc woincn of my ciiurcli
getting ilicir boxes really, amongst
others one for thc uiinistor und oiicfor
his big boy. \Vo and others enjoyed
the good things sent. The gifts, great
and small sent by men and women and
little children, the messages in letters
and cards all told me what you have
in your hearts. The messages in the
_woinen's boxes of good things was
‘I-lim that cometh unto me I will in no
wise cast out." I shall, li God spares
mc, preach upon that text when I rc-
turii. How on that rather sombre
Christmas Day in bed ltrampod the
length and breadtli of the congrega-
tion I need not tell you. City and
country were visited. It took little time
to begin at Norman MacDonald's on
l{ing’s Road and dropped into every
house on that side right to Kenneth
MacDonald's at the head of Blackett‘s
Lake, and then beginning with John
Mn.cdonald's on the other side, to visit
all tho Maclienzles, Forgusons, Mc-
Leans, Pattersons, McKillops. McAul-
ays, Colliers, Murroy's and others
right down to the bridge again. Indeed
I took a look in even amongst my An-
glican tyends and neighbors at Cox-
heath, s well. Then Dutch Brook,
just a peep at the people there with
a quiet word of comfort iii my heart
and on my lips for our sister and her
dear children from whom God took
husband and father away. Black Brrok
Wcstmouiit, Cowboy road and the city.
Oh! if my feet, when I am with you,
were only as fleet as my thought
about you when I am away. The feet
and hands are at best. slow instru-
inents to carry out the behests of mind
and spirit. I don't think there is a
single home connected with St, An.
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» DAILY SELECTIOIIS FOK
REIDERS 0F ' `
THE GUIRDIIII
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TO KNOW, OR NOT TO KNOW.
To know Thy will that I Thy will
' might do!
How oft the longing comes, and I-
_ perplexed
And wavering, with doubt and fear
oppressed-
Almost for days of dreams and visions
yearn;
How can I know what Thou would’et
_ have me do.
When nothing seems to guide, and I.
dlstrest- ‘
Can ilnd no answer to my soul’a re-
* quest- - ‘f
"Lord show me midst llfe's maze
which way to turn?" '
I _ _. dreadnoughts, 19 pre-dreadnoughts, 10 armored cruisers, cmd of My I_°ve_ he muent___ make
ne busy only at
s~
44
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_ My life here'is'veit'y'.»liuBY-"-‘-"1-H
now brigade chaplains; the Canadian
training depot at present quartered in
the British barracks at Tidwprth. I-:lad
I not been sick I should have Zone to
the front this week. so I understand.
But my work here is important and
keeps me pretty well on the move. The
established church of Scotland has a
church and chaplain here. We have
the use of their very comfortable and
letter. The reason is that I have been- commodious church for our Sunday
a
services. We are likely to move ln
few days to Lark Hill. -The boys call
it Mud-lark Hill. There we shall be ac-
commodated by the Y. M. C. A. What
we should have done without that as-
sociation I do nt know. The churches.
as organizations did practically noth-
ing. For reading room. writing let-
ters, Bunday services we have been
under obligation to the Y. M. C. A.
Many a mother may bless the assoc-
iatiqi:i’s tents and the Christian people
who provided them, for they stood in
the way of thousands ,who otherwise
might have gone down to the lowest
depths.
Our boys, so far as I have been able
to keep` track of them, have come
through’all right. It has been a wet,
eunless winter. a. severe test to one’s
constitution, but I think the boys of
Sydney have stood the test pretty well.
armed. Well! 10|' the 1100101' 0! MB bali- They in the batteries have been miles
away from me ever since the 5th of
ed his horse. brousht an 9-mb\1|8D¢0 December, so that I have not been able
and had them “hit the trail" with me to keep an eye on them. But they
have had the prayers of their dear
ones, and of me too, and Ile who never
slumhers nor sleeps is caring for them
Edinburgh- I Blllyeil UIGFB f0_l‘ l1\10\ll» continually. When I was in the artil-
lery lines last they all looked fit. I
believe they go to France ere long for
move in b&l‘I‘&0kS at 'l`idW0l‘tll» 117100! further training before going into the
(OUP Ima H half 1111108 FLWHY- H6115 I firing line. It is an awful-struggle, but
have been ever slnco (two weeks) but it must have only one issue. The cost
am not rid of my cold yet. I know I makes me shudder.
I did not get the cable from the
and another who sits ii little to my left session, 1 dia the message from the
annual meeting. It uplifted me. and
went the round of the oillcers' mess.
I hear good accounts of the Sunday
School. Seems as if my absence was
good for them. I nm glad to hear of
the workers and their work, and I
hear most from tho children. They
evidently think that if my licnrt is
anywhere especially, it ls in the Sun-
day Sohool. The minister goes away
and other workers-lenders-also, but
Goil's work goes on. because it is
God‘s. I appreciate the faithfulness
and sacrifices of my people, rank and
tile and leaders. The way the work
is going on and the burden being
borne, is a blessing to my heart. I
may never be your minister again,
but you shall never cease ministering
to ine as long as I live. I had to go
from Dawson to Sydney to find the
solace which my heart needed-for it
had been sorely hurt. Also to find
the people and the work for which I
seemed to be mcasurably fitted..
l was glad to see from the ltecord,
given mo hy Licut. Christie, of Truro,
that my session wont as ii body lo try
to prevail upon the Council to do its
iluty. The duty of enforcing the Act
is placed upon Council and Police
Commission specifically. The repre-
sentatives of the people are sworn
to enforce thc law, without regard to
local or any other opinion, und yet
tlicy seem to want the people to that
which they ure elected to do in the
behalf of the people. I :im afraid the
session took action ii little too iieiir
election day.
in closing, I wish the friends ‘who
have written me. especially the clill-
dren, to be patient, I have not much
time and you should see my table iiow.
Stacks of unanswered letters, wliich,~
however, shall be answered. if only
by n. card.
Hold together and work together,
a means of blessing to thousands.
Your minister,
JOHN PRINGLE.
P.S.-It has been very pleasant to
learn of the provision Sydney as a
community has made, not only for the
soldiers and the Ilelgians, but for -the
poor of the city. The heart of the city
must be pretty nearly right which
organises and sacrifices as you have
done for those who are in need. You
will come out of this trial surely with
the evil piu-god away. nnd with higher
civic ideals. J. P,
BELGIAN TWINS THANK
WOODROW WILSON FOR
SAVING THE STABVING
WASHINGTON, March 26.-An ex-
change of letters between Prlsident
Wilson and two little Belgians in
Brussels. in 'which the children
thanked the President for food sent
by the Americans and the President
expressed his appreciation of their
gratitude. was made .known today at
the White House.
The children, twins, nine years old,
wrote as follows:
“Dear Mr. Wilson: Thank you very
much for the good bread. Tho poor
people in our villages were starving,
for they have nothing to eat, but now
that. you have sent over to our dear
little country a bi8 Provision of wheat
both rich and poor can live-thnnks
to the Americans.
‘ ._“Dest love and wishes from little
“ “Pussy Despoelbergh."
Pussy’s brother added the follow-
ing note:
you, too, for it is jolly good bread,
enough to satisfy any schoolbo_v's
hunger," _
In reply the President sent the lol-
lowing letter in his own handwriting:
“My Dear Little Friends: Your let-
ter touched me very deeply, and l
thank you for it with-all my heart.
lt makes me very happy to think that
what generous Americans have done
to relieve the hunger and distress in
your country has brought you .tho
help you needed and given you a lit-
tle happiness in the midst of these
terrible days of war. I hope that
_visit on Christ- ’
New
the Science of choosing
NeGkv.Y`¢8'!‘ Oiie' _stastegl
fulness in this seemingly
small matter often deter.
mines whether one 'will
look positively s_tunnin`g,
or just .fairly well, for the
appearance of a whole ’
costume can be changed l
by simply putting on the
right thing in neckwear.
Our New Easter Neck-
wear is now here. Special
Easter Neckwear -
P A T O N S35., so., si es.
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“The liaberdashery”
pcoplo of St Androw's Church. The
iss; Henderson & Cudmore
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Easter  
Ties  
Our Easter Neckwear
covers a wide range-
the colcrin-gs are exquis-
ite and the ties are typic-
al of our standard of
quality furnishings.
We show Battleship
Greys, Palm Beach, Belg-
ium Blue, Nigger Brown,
in fact everything thats
new is shown here.
Prices 50, 60 and up
Sunnyside
BLE AND GRANITE WORKS
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Marble and Granite
Works
th A1aYs@_Sh\Dment of Marble Monuments of
def] 915 designs in different colors, were purchas-
? _gem the Vermont Marble Co. at their works
in_ roctor Vt. 'lhis selection was personally
Se§°t¢d by _the C0mi>ai€_y_ and have been shipped
aan igfill arrive _bythe inter Boats any day and
W1 e placed in our show rooms Revere Hotel
léu_i_l;l(i)i‘i_g_,__KentStreet, lately occupied by Acorn
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