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FEBRUARY 19, 1885.
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Progress in the Northwest.

Last YEAR the new land taken up ip
our Northwest Territory amounted to
1,110,512 acres against 1,831,982 in the |
previous year.

The ftollowiog table collated from
the report of the Deputy Minister of the
Interior shows how much land has been
taken up there in each year since 1872,
and the amount received for it :—

Y ear. Total Area. ‘Total Reep'ts
Up to IS72 56,800 ‘

Is73 155,660 Y8,586 00
isv4 334,694 25,987 00
is75 156,702 25,161 90
Is76 132,928 8.724 31
iS77 ; 423,984 143,645 06
IS7S. cas 709, 260 138,211 78
Is79 . 1,096,817 255,119 28
ISSO, , 682,227 155,812 33
ISS. 1,057,520 164.451 89
1882. . 2,699,145 1,727,280 28
ISS3 1,831,952 925 962 62
1Ss4 1,110,512 788,136 43

10,450,231 $2,357,078 85

The very large area of 27,000,000 |
acres, surveyed during the season of |
1884, being fully equal to the immediate
requirements of settlement, it was con
sidered by the Minister advisable to
curtail operations iu the field for the
present.

During the past year 3,724,800 acres
were granted as boouses ‘0 companies
building 582 miles of railway to open up
sections of the Northwest. These
railways will traverse choice agricultural
districts.

Lands to the extent of 3840 per mile,
fur 110 miles, have alse, we are told,
been grapted to the North-Western Coal
and Navigation Company, to aid the
building of a line from the coal banks of
the Belly River to some point on the
iain line of the Canadian Pacitie Rail-
way near Medicine Hat, the eompletion
of which wiil not only render the coal
deporits of that region immediately
available, but will place the people of the
Fort Macleod country in much closer
communication with the markets of the
East.

The success of the cattle industry in
the Fort Macleod district, and generally
along the base of the Rocky Mountains
to Calgary, may now. says the Deputy
Minister, be considered settled. ‘There
are forty-one companies and individuals
engaged ia that business, holding, under
lease fromthe Department, an area of
2,782,690 acres, on which they have
placed large numbers of cattle, horses and
sheep. The natural increase of these
flocks and herds must, in the near future,
be a scource of wealth to the
Territories.

Mr. Burgess also reports that three
hundred and seventy applications for
coal mining locations were received dur-
ing the year. The Saskatchewan Coal
Company, operating near Medicine Hat,
aud ihe North-West Coal and Navigation
Company, on the Belly River, are the
only compavies that have engaged exten-
sively in this business. The former
company mined and sold 6,000 tons of
coal during the four months ending 15th
December last, and have been delivering
in Wianipeg at $7.50 per ton, The lat-
ter produced, during the season, about
9,000 tons, 3,000 of which were pur-
chased by the Canadian Pacific Railway,
aud the remainder distributed betweeo
the company’s steamers, the Govern
ment offices at Calgary and Fort Mac-
leod, and the settlers along the railway.
The price of cordwood in Wianipeg has,
meantime, been reduced about 50 per
cent.

two

great

—Worshippers of blood and iron in
Germany are gathering in the thalers for
the purchase of a grand birthday present
to be given to Prince Bismarck on the
first of April next, when (if he live to
long) he will reach his seveatieth year.
In view of his advanced years,
many persons are now asking the ques-
tion: ‘what would become of Germany
without its Bismarck?”

— It is strange—passing strange—
that the Patriot has no reference to Sir
John Macdonald's suggestions for the
improvemeut of our Indians. ‘Than the
Hon. David Laird, there is no man io
Canada who ought to know more about
Indians.

—The Presbyterian has no fault to find
with the position laid down by Tue
EXAMINER in respect to the Capes disas-
ter aud improved winter communication
This is noteworthy.

The First Bank.

It is one of the most remarkable of phe-
nomena that the first bank ever established
won a success unequaled in later times.
The Bank of Venice had its origin in 1171
from a forced public loan, raised to fit ont a
fleet, and is the first appearance of a public
funded debt, Every citizen was obliged to
contribute the one-hundredth part of his
possessions. The persons assessed were then
organized asa Chamber of loans for their
common protection and for the receipt of
the yearly interest of 4 per centum. Sub-
eequently its creditors were permitted to
transfer their claims ia whole or in part.
The government, finding that these trans-
fers were in demand, reduced the rates of
literest until no interest was paid. After-
ward it sold cash inecriptions of credit on
its bocks, These inscriptions cost gold,
bunt were not convertible into gold. Asa
matter of fact, although termed a bank, its
issucfwas Government paper, avd its busi-
hese was carried on solely for the benefit of
the public treasnry. This bank is still one
of the foremost financial institetions in the
worl’, For two handred years the Bank
of Venice stood alone.

Meeting at Malpeque.

—

RAILWAY FACILITIES WANTED.

Pursuant to notice a public meeting was
held in Mechanic's Institute, Malpeque, on
Monday, 16th February. Benj. Bearis'o,
Esq., was appointed Chairman, and the
undersigned Secretary.

The eb} ct of the meeting
into consideration ard press the claims of |

was to take

| Malpeque and vicinity to a branch Railway |

extending from the breakwater and tapping
the main line at Kensington. The spirit of
the meeting was embodied in the following
resolutions

Moved by John MeDonald, uM. F. ei
and scconded by A. McGougan, E>¢.,
Resolved, That a branch line of Railway
from Kensingtun to Malpeque harbor would
be a great benefit to the agricultural and
fishing interests of the community and the
surrounding country, and would secure a
lurze amount of traflic for the main line.

Moved by Peter MacNutt, M. L. C©.,
seconded by John MacDonald, M. P. P.,
that acommittee be now appointed to pre-
pare and forward petitions to the Dominion
Government, praying that the said line be
constructed ata date as early as possible.

The Committee, Geo. Sinclair, D. S&.
MacNutt, Joh» MacDonald, Peter Mas-
Nuit, and John Montgomery, submitted a
draft which was approved of by the meet-
ing.

Further Resolved, That a report of the
proceedings of the meeting be published,
and a copy of the resolutions forwarded to
onr representatives at Ottawa,

The petitions are being widely circulated
and largely signed

Joun A. MacPuHatn

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Golden Scale Pepsin in Diphtheria.
As there is no medical paper in the pro-
vince, and, considering the importance of
other medication in the treatment of this
disease, | publish fer the information of
physicians who have not used Golden Scale
Pepsin the following letter
Mr. Eacar:

Dear Sir,—I have during the past eight
months thoroughly tested the Golder. Scale
Pepsin in the treatment of diphtheria, and
am happy to report that it proved a most
efficient adjunct to our remedies.

I have used it in twenty cases, many of
which were of a most malignant form,
notably those at the South Kast Passage,
near the mouth of Halifax Harbor, during
the spring months of ’84.

Up to the time of using golden scale
pepsin there had been eighteen deaths at
that place. After commencing the use of
golden scale pepsin I have not lost a single
case.

In the house of Robt. Fraser,of that place
there were 11 cases— various ages, from 2
years old up to 35—the majority of which
were of the malignant form and accompani-
ed with the scarlet fever rash. One girj in
particular was very bad, the fances and
throat being completely covered by an
ashen end blackened pellicle, she was so
extremely weak that two persons had to
hold her up in order to have her throat ex-
amined. Her case was looked upon as hope-
less at first, but she began to recover al-
most immediately with the commencement
of the golden scale pepsin. In addition to
the ordinary treatment, such as_ brandy

purgatives, mur ferri, ac: murdil &c.

I used the golden scale pepsin as follows :
R. Gol, Seale Pepsin ....-..... lez
Serene Cc loz
WO ee oon hak ceeds cern 8-2

Toachild of two years 1 gave one tea-
spoonful every two hours and increased the
dose according to age, so that the girl of
sixteen years took four teaspoonfuls every
two hours, and those older the same. Of
course the most nourishing and stimulating
diet was employed. All of these cases re-
covered.

Your obedient servant,
W. H. Weeks, M. D.
igiieali lla dicate
Sun £ pots.

A brief sketch of the present period of
sun spots has been given by Prof. Sporer
before the Meteorological Society, Berlin :
Counting the periods from minimum to
minimum, the commencement of the pre
sent spot period was to be referred to 1878-9.
The present sun spot period was distin-
guished from the last two sun spot periods
by two peculiarities: first, that the maxi-
mum of the present period appeared to have
occurred 0.4 of a year later than the
maxima of the preceding periods, and,
second, that dvring the maximum the
distribution of the solar eruptions showed
an esseutially different character from that
which prevailed usually. In the former
periods it was observed duisy the
maximum that the greatest concourse of
spots surrounded with facule occurred in
the median latitudes of the sun that they
were compietely absent toward the poles,
that they became less numerous also toward
the equator, and that only at the equator
iteelf did they again become somewhat
more crowded. In the rotation of the sun
those eruptions showed a heliographic dis-
placement toward the equator, in contrast
to the spots free from faculee which, in the
course of rotation, wandered toward the
poles. During the minima of the spot
periods the maximum of the operations was
generally found in the neighborhood of the
equator, in the present period, agein,
the greatest concourse of eruptions sur-
rounded with faculze was found toward
the equator during the maximum as well, a
phenomenon usually cecurring at the time
of the minimum. The present period, on
the other hand, resembled former periods
in the circumstances that it was only on
rare occasions that the concourses of spots
was alike on both hemispheres of the sun.
In the m»jority of cases either the northern
hemisphere presented a more copious dis-
play than the sonthern or vice versa.

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A seer who will be believed by the credu-
lous has prophesied that the Queen of Eng-
land will die a violent death, either during
a fire or in consequences of a fire, on the
10th of September, 1889; while the Prince
of Wales will lose bis life through some
revolutionary movement on the 20th of
January, 1891. The Emperor cf Germany
will survive till the 10th of J>ly, 1890;
Prince Bismarck will probably be assassai-
nated May 30, 1890. The Czar of Russia
will not die before the year 1900.

Those who can command themselves
command others, but those who cannot
have others for their commanders. i

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LETTERS Te THE EDrrey,|

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The Capes’ Disaster.
A TRIBUTE TO MR, GLIDDEN,

To the Editor of the Summerside Journal :

Srx,—1 observe in the last Presbyterian
a veral statements of passengers and crews
in the late iceboat disaster—among others,
those of Messrs. Fraser, Morrison, Glidden
aud Miilet—the latter giving great praise
to the crews, and creating the impression
that Mr. Ghdden and the others had made
untruthful statements.

The Editor of the Presbyterian also at-
tempts to cast discredit on the statements
of Mesers. Fraser, Glidden and Morrison.

Now, | am safe in saying that the state-
ment of Mr. Glidden, who is well known
here, will be believed just as readily as the
reports of those who seek to contradict
him. Every one who knows him will
testify to his truthfulness. Besides, |
would ask what good couid Mr Glidden de-
rive by making a false statement, knowing
that it would appear in print, and be con-
tradicted ? Mr. Glidden did not say all he
might have said. He did not say that he
shared what food he had, generously and
impartially, with the rest; he did not say
that he helped to break up the boats for
wood. No! he has manifested a modesty
that does not mark sume of the statements
made,

The public can judge of the kind of heart
possessed by the Rev. Editor, who at-
tempts to traduce a gentleman, knowing
that he is at the time suffering keenly from
injaries received through mismanagement.

Che editor certainly owes an apology to
Mr. Glidden. What shall we say of a re-
ligious newspaper which can find no better
namss for men suffering in the hospital,and
some maimed for life, through no fault of
their own, than ‘‘snobs,” ‘‘bumpticus
trios,” ‘‘spright!y orators,” ete., etc. The
remarks of the Presbyterian are character-
ized chiefly by a total lack of Christain,
humane feeling, and by very bad taste,

Thanking you for your space,

Yours truly,
Water R. Heywoop.

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Western Items.

(Prom the Journal.)

Mr. P. S. Brown has staried a_ horse
training establishment in Mr. Holman’s
new stable, Spring Street.

The people cf Mount Pleasant, Lot 7,
held a meeting recently, at which it was
decided to change the name of the place to
Barton, and to petition the Postmaster
General for the establishment of a Post
Office.

The Western Agricultural Convention
will hold their quarterly meeting in the
Court Room in Summerside, on Friday,
27th inst. As the establishment of a Far-
mers’ Matnal Insurance Company will de
reported upon and discussed. Every far-
mer should make it a point to attend.

Mr. Thomas Tuplin, Indian River, is
about forwarding a numerously and in-
tiluentially signed petition to the Minister
of Marive and Fisheries, praying that he be
permitted to let the sawdust from his mill
go into the stream, and stating that as
there are no fish in the stream the sawdust
can do no harm.

In conversation with Mr. James Brown,
C. E., who was in town on Friday, we
leara that he will commence surveying the
proposed Railway route from Stanley to
Bradalbane, or County Line, as soon as the
weather becomes a little milder—probably
in a couple of weeks. Mr. Brown has been
over both routes proposed, and thinks the
project agood one. Ue has also on hand
several surveys on the Mainland.

The meeting advertized for Monday night
to discuss the winter communication ques-
tion, and the best means to be applied to
prevail upon the Government to carry out
the terms of Confederation will, we hope,
be largely attended. We must call upon
the Government to fulfil their bargain, but
it is not our provinee to dictate how it shall
be done. What means shall be employed
to carry on the service, let the Government
consider for themselves; but it is for us to
see that they fulfil their bargain, and that
it be done efficiently.

Richard J. Hacker, who will be remem-
bered by many in this community, died in
Kansas, on 30th ult. Mr. Hacker was born
in Devonshire, England, in 1823. His
parents came to this Island in 1828, where
they lived for some years, when they moved
to Pennsylvania. In 1845, Mr. Hacker
went west to [llinois, and took up a land

claim, and was very successful. Five
years ago he moved to Kansas for his

health, which seems to. have improved until
this winter, which was most severe in that
regione He is spoken of in the highest
terms by Western papers as an upright
Christian, who was universally esteemed.
He leaves a widow and two sons to mourn
their loss,

[t will be somewhat surprising to the pub-
lic to learn that the License Commissioners
here have received ofticial authority ‘‘ to
proceed in the matter of receiving applica-
tions and issuing of Licenses for the in-
coming year.” In the face of the recent
decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, a
decision in which the whole bench con-
curred, that the Liquor License Act, i883,
was ultra vires, we may well ask, what
does this new departure mean? The Liquor
Laws were sulliciently mixed and muddled
before, 8» much so that po one appeared to
know what was law and what was not, un-
til the Supreme Court defined that the
License Act was noé law. But now the
Government orders the Commissioners to
act under the uncoustitutional law. The
situation is certainly a peculiar one. Is the
law constitutional, or not? Is the Govern-
inent going to stand by the ultravives Act,
and appeal to the Privy Council! And
what is coming next? No doubt another
harvest for the lawyers.

—_—

Bib.

After a short illness, on Friday last, 12th
inst., Klisha C. LePage, an old and respected
resident of Rustico, aged 76 years, Mr.
LePage was the last survivor of the elder
members of the family of Elisha LePage, a
Guerpsey merchant, who for many years
carried on business in Charlottetown in the
early part of this century.

A, DVERTISE in THE DAILY EXAMI.
& NER, if you want te reach the mont
poople for the leset mony.

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MIN HR.

FEBRUARY

OE a stan

(8TH, 1885

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70: —_

DECIDED TO
WiKE § CHANGE IN OUR BUSAN!

meee *()"

WILL SELL AT COST FOR 40 DAYS.

SS a

hand on April

Slst December

Ch’town, Feb. 18th, 1885.

Will Sell Balance of Stock on

1, by Auction,

of which due Notice will
be Civen !

Payment cf all Accounts furnished

is Requested.

C. ROBERTSON.

. = SS SE S| Sl a

DURING

J.
WILL SELL THE BALANCE

— 08 Mgt Me a a

0:0

THis MONTH

B. MACDONALD

OF HIS WINTER STOCK AT

LOWER PRICHS!

Bargains in Ev

ery Department.

gocds be had than at

YWes—> Remnants and Short Ends must be cleared.

Don’t fail to call when shopping, as nowhere can cheaper

J. B. VMACDONALD’S,

Queen Street.

Ch'town, Feb. 10, 1885—dly wkly

A SPLENDID

Melton

Best Styles, at the

Ch’town, Feb. 5, 1885—2 aw wkly

LONDON HOUSE

Custom Tailoring Department!

RANGE OF CLOTHS IN

Broadcioths,
W orsteds,

S,

Suilings &

Light © vercoativgs,

Dre
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Werk done with Promptness and in the

Lewest Prices.

GHO. DAVIS & CO.

LABRADOR HARING

B* Auction to-morrow, Frida
» *ciday, Ta
at 20 clock, 100 B rrels Lai th,
RING. “°rador HER.
A. McNEILL,

AUCTION:
Ch’town, Feb 19, 1885 ‘TIONERR,

“LOVE OF COUNTRY

eee

HOW. DONALD FFROUSOY

WILL DELIVER A LECTURR oy
ABOVE SUBJECT, ON

MONDAY EVENING NE\T
23r) of FEBRUARY, ’

UNDER THE

Auspices of the Benevolent lish Sov

—IN THEIR—

Hall, Prince Stree

Proceeds to be devoted to Charity,

Doors open at 7.30. Lecture at 8,
Admission 10 cents

JOHN HENNESsy,

Sere
Ch’town, Feb. 17, 18°5—4i eod whine

FINAL NOTICE,

1 R. B. D. HIGGS, at the store of
i ‘ Johan Coombs, 18 Queen Seat
authorized to collect and grant receipty fg
book debts due us,
All amounts not paid at once will be
for without further notice. oa
BREMNER BROS.
Ch’town, Feb. 16, 1885 —3i

The Merchants Baok of P. & Ila
NCTICHE ~

S hereby given that the General
Meeting of the Shareholders of thin Bask

will be hel|d at its beuking cfiice in (he
town, on THURSDAY, MARCH 8: atthe
hour of !la,m_, for receiving a stet- mental
the affaires of the Fank, for the crating
Directors for the ensuing year, and tor the
purposes. &

Proxies for voting musi be left with gh
Cashier before Wednesday, March 4th, @
noon.

By order of the Board,

F, MITCHELL,
1@, 1885.—f17 tu th ti mb

SPECIAL ©

Ch’town, Feb

BARGAINS.

THEC. L. CHAPPELLE,

Diamond Book-store, 89 Queen
“L’town, Feb. 16, 1885.

THE VIOLIN.

i RK. VINNICOMBE is now prepared &

take a limited number of pupile for
Violin Instruction by ‘‘Darclas” couservetory
method, which is -0 complete that eech pupil
is enabled to form a part of «ne har
body, thereby maki: g the tuition a pleasure
instead of the old class drudgery.

Pupils preferred from 1% to 16 years of gt

For terms apply at his residence, Wate
Street.

Ch’town, Feb. 14, 1885.

Clothing & Fur Caps,

A Ee Cee bess |

FUR CAPS!

SOVERCOATS !

OVERCOATS !

LL wko want Overcoats and

in town, and his prices are very

that we mean what we say.

Ch’town, Dea 27, 1R84

Fur Caps will do well to call

on L. K. Prowse, as he has the largest and best assortment

low. Ladie’s Sacques, Ulsters,

Wool Squares; Wool Scarfs, &., on a big discount.
Call and see our goods and prices and we will convince you

L. E. PROWSE,

Sign of the BIG WAT, 74 Queen Street.

CHARLOTIEVOWA BOOT

The rush for ROOTS and

weather boots takes the lead,

Charlottetown, Jan. 12, 188d.

AWD SHOE fAcrOR

SHOES is to Dorsey, Goff &

to. vc ople sey they seiicheap. Their own muke of Solid

DORSEY, GOFF & CO.

DEPARTMENT OF Fubtic Works,
Ortawa, Feb, 14.
FANE time for recciving tenders for the cot
struction of a Post Office building, &
at Charlottetown, P. KE. L., is hereby e€
to Thursday, the tweifth (12tb) of Merch pex®
The cheques to accompany tenders
for five (5) per cent of the amounts of the ter
ders, instead of for two hundred (200) doliers,
as erroneovsly stated in a previous DOwee
By order of
A. GOBRIL,
Secretary.
Ch’town, Feb. 14—3i her pres whly ex li

GVOR SALE —A Wanzer *°C” Sewing

Machine, nearly new, in first rate orders

ce st $45, will be solid at a bargain. Exqui'é
at this otiice feblg 101

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BQNOUND-— In the city. part of a silver Bar
ring, with isitials “F. G. Y." =

owner can have the same on application st

XAMINER cftico, jebi®

on a
W ANTED IMMEDIATELY.—A 3
serymai’ to take charge of twe |
drer, aged 5 aud 7; one wiih some ex
preferred, Apply to Mra. George Mache
febl3

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PyvO LEL—Shop and Cellar o” Great Geant
Street. occupied by E. H. Schurmer
possession April Ist, i835.—'cba Stam

2w oot
os SALE.- Oce very five Ltork shire Bow
Pig, 12 months oid. feb ll

\ ANTED—A young maa of good reps ‘
tion desires a situation as Clerk #
store, ofiice, or otherwise; g

pena o
Apply at this oflice. feb? .