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Vol, 4.

Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Thursday, February 11, 1869.

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No- 20.

THE: 4

Summerside Journa',

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Almanac for February, 1869.

MOON'S PILASES.

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Summerside Markets.
Feb, 11, 1869.
Beef perlb 3d a 4c

2d a dd
2s Sd a 2s Ga
1s Bd a Is Od

10d a Is

13d a l4d
9d a 10d
9da 10d

Mutton per Ib

Oats per bush
Potatoes per bush
Turnips per bush
Butter per lb by Tub
Lard per 1b

Tallow per lb.

Egys per doz 10d a Is
Hides per lb 44a
Mackerel per doz 23 3s
Codfish per qt ls a 17>
Pork per lb by carcass dda Gal

45s a dis

Flour per bbl
193 to 20s

Island Flour per cwt

Oatmeal per cwt. lis a lis
Ilay per ‘Ton Me 50s a GOs
Pine Boards hs 105
Spruce Boards i 4s a bs

Charlottctown Markets.

Ch. ‘Town, Feby. 10, 1569.
34d a Sd
Sada Ga
Ada Ghd
Glad

23a Us

Isa ls Gd

Is Sd ads Gd
20s a
Lks a lds

zd a 2dd

163 0 20s

Js Sd a ds Gd

Leef per lb

Mutton per Ib

Pork per Ib., by carcass,
Jiam per 1b

Geese

Fowels

Tucks each

Flour per 100 Ibs
Oatmeal per 100
Buckwheat Flour, per 1b
Codfish per quintal
Butter per 1b

Do. by the tub, 1s 8a ds 4d
Cheese Sd adi
‘Tallow 9d nv 10d

Egus per dozen Js Sdals 4d

Votatves per bushel Is Gd als 91
Burley. = 5s
Oats 23 Gl a 2s 8d

70s wsOs
dat

2s a 2s Gd
4a ads 6d
Bs Gd uw ds

Ilay per ton
llides per 1b
Sheepskins each
Spruce Boards per

100 ft.
Hemlock : ce

Business Gard

BANK OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Corner of Great George § King Streets,
Charlottetown.
President—Hon. Daniet Brenan.

Cashier—Wituias Cunpatr, Esquire.

Discount Days—Monidays & Thursdays.

Hours of Business—lom 10am. to 1p.m.
from 2 p.m to 4 p.m.

UNION BANK.

Grofion St., Queen's Square, Charlottetown
President—Cuanires PALMER, Esquire.
Cashier—Jamxs Axvenson, Esquire,

Diseount Days—Wednesidays & Saturdays.
tlours of Business—From 10 a.m to 1p im.,
from 2 p.m to 4pm.

SUMMERSIDE BANK.

Central Street, Summerside, P. E. Island
President—James L. Horman, Esq
Jashier—1o, L. Lypranp, Esquire
Discount Days—Tyesdays and Fridays.
Notes for Discount must bein before 11

o'clock on Discount days.

stours of Busincss—10 a. m., to 1 p.m,

from 2 p. m,, to 4 p.m,

Dh. J. N. FULLER,
Graduate ol Bellevue Hospital,

Medical College, D. y).

Office in the residence of Rev, Mr, Deslrisay, on
Water Street—directly opposite the Establishment
of J, L. Holman, Bay.,

*,* All walla promptly attended to,
Summerside October 15, 1868.

Business GQards,

PURDY’S
NEW
MARBLE AND FREESTONE
ESTABLISHMENT,
(NEXT DOOR TO BEER AND SONS’)
King Square,

CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND.

All orders punctually attended to.

Cali and See!
Jan 7, '69 ly

WILLIAM BEAIRSTO,
Commission Merchant,

WILLIAM DODD,

Commission Merchant,
And Auctioneer,

QUEEN SQUAKE,
OTARLOTTETOWN --- P. BE. ISLAND

Invitation to Shipbuilders

3000 BLOCKS,

NOW READY FOR SALE
AT COSTIN’S BLOCK SILOP,
SUMMERSIDE!

He subscriber begs leave to direct the

attention of SHIP BUILDERS and
SHIP OWNERS, to his BLOCK SHOP,
where he has now, and will constantly keep
on hand, a large lot of BLOCKS. of all sizes,
which will be sold at the lowest Island prices,
and 25 pen cenr. off for CASH.

Remember those are not the Blocks you
read about which have no Bushing in the
Sheaves, and 2 Rivets where 3 is required.
Parties purchasing Blocks should always
drive outthe pins and examine the inside,
as manyvessels haye Leen lost in consequence
of bad Blocks

he fastest vessels that ever sailed from
this Islind were furnished with Blocks from
the subscribers Factory, (the New Dominion,
Undine. Zuleika, Kewadin, and others )

ALSO—Ships Wheels, finished with neat-
ness and made substantial. Deck Vlags,
Pumps, &e.. &¢,

Reterence can be made to Hon, J. C. Fupe,
John Yeo, Esq., and Capt. Richards.

JOUN COSTIN,

oT,

Feb. 1868. ly

R.& W. T. HUNT,

Commission Merchants,
GENERAL AGENTS AND
AUCTIONEERS.
SALESROOM AND OFFICE
Head of Queen's Wharf.
(opposite the Store of Wm. T. Hunt & Co.)
Summerside, P- E- Island.
_April 2, 1°68. : We
CARVELL BROTHERS,
AUCTIONEERS,
Commission Merchants,
And General Agents,

BANK BUILDING, QUEEN STREET.
Charlottetown, Bie viuad P. E. Island
JOIN McIXAY, \

if, ; “et ; en U
Gommission AMerchynt
And Auctioneer, '
COMMERCIAL ELOTEL,
SUMMERSIDE... P. &. ISLAND.
; REFERENCES:

J. Berrnam, Printer, Summerside, P. E. I.

J.D. MeLeov, Merchant, Char'town,
+ St. John, N, 1b;

J. H. ALLEN,
Commission ‘Merchant,

And Dealer in Lrovisions, &e.,
MARKET STREET,
St. John, N. B,

3aP Gives personal attention to the Sale
and Purchase of every description of Goods.
May 9,1

HAN FORD BROTHERS,

Successors to Thomas Hanford,

Commission Merchants,
And General Agents.
11 NORTIL MARKET WILARE +,

SAINT JOHN, N. B.
i Hanford ry Pred. $.1Linford

James Greenough,
FLOUR

No 47 Commercial Street
BOSTON

SE.
Novih side Kiting Square,
(next to Park Hotel)
WCU OLIN, Ni ay

JAMES W. THOMPSON, - -- > PROPREETOR.
TAME Proprictor of the above HOTEL take
this opportunity to return thanks for the
liberal patronage hitherto received, and most
respecttully solicits a continuance of the
so me.

This HOTEL is very pleasantly situated,
and commands a view ef King Square, and
other parts of the City.

In connection with the Totel, is Goo!)
STABLING, and a careful Hostler in attend:
ance. Partics coming from Prince Edward
{sland with horses will find this establishment
the most comfortable in the City, and a per-
son aiways at the Cars on their arrival,

St. John, Sept. 10, 1868, ly

pn. J. H, FAMEESON,
PHYSIGIAN. SURGEON & ACCOUGHESR

OFFICE at the residence of the Rev. W.W.
Colpitts, Margate.
December 3, 1568.

DR. J. PRICE,
Physician & Surgeon,

Ovrick—At the Susmuensipe Drug Srore,
next door to Bank, Central Street
SUMMERSIDE, .... P. &. ISLAND.
October 12, 1868,

Chas.

‘DR. JARVIS

Has Removed His Residence to the House
(lately occupied by Mr McKinlay)

next to Thomas Hunt's, Esq., St Eleanor’s.
He may be consulted every forenoon at the
Drog Swre of W. T, HUNT & Co. , Summer
side.

St. Bleanor's, May 18, 1868.

“THOMAS KELLY,
Barrister - at - Law
AND

NOTARY PUBLIC, &e.
SUMMERSIDE,- - - - P. BE. ISLAND.

The Journal is the best advertising
medium on the Island.

ROCKLIN HOUSE,
{Kent Strect, Charlottetown,
SIMON D. FRASER, PROPRIETOR,

Permanent and ‘Transient Boarders will
find the above House to give satisfaction,
Ch'town, June 13, 1568.

CRAWFORD'S HOTEL.

No, 9, King Square,

ST. JOLIN, N. B.
FPMIE subscriber having thoroughly refitted
and enlarged his HOTEL and STORE, is
now prepared to accommodate Permanentand
Transient Boarders on the most reasonable
terms,

ALSO, in connection,a GROCERY STORE,
where every article required for house use

may be had.
J.CRAWFORD & SON.

Established 1845.

NEW YORK
LIFE INSURANGE
COMPANY,
Assets, January Ist, 1868,
Over Ven Miilion Dollars !

PRESIDENT:
MORRIS FRANKLIN, ESQ.,
Viee President and Actuary:

WILLIAM H. BEERS, Jr.
HEAD OFFICE 112 & 114 Broadway, N.Y.
General Agent for the Dominion of Canada:
WALTER BURKE, Esa.,

Herald Buildings, Montreal,

The New York
Life Insurance Company

Is ONE OF THE
OLDEST INSTILUTIONS

Of the kind in America, having been chartered in
the year Sih, mienced busitess in May, 18d

During the tw : i
it has issued policie

Rifty Thousand Persons,
and has paid iu losses $5,000,000 to the fumilies and

representiitives of tho: ylio have deceased while
members of the Comp

Annual Income
EXCEEDS

Four Mi Ilion
A SAFE INVESTMENT.

The instances are many within the experience of
every Lite Iisnrance Company, in whieh the pro:
ceeds of a Polley bis saved from poverty Cie: str
vivors of those Who have this wade provision’ tor

Dollars

their wants in tines or prosperity and healtlie A
wile may i e lite of her hus do tor her
own b and should she survive him, the

amount of the insurance will be payable to her free
from any chains against his estate 5 and in care ot
the death of the wite before that of the: tushand,
the amount of the msurance may be made payable
to her children,

THE COMPANY DECLARES
ANNUAL CASH DIVIDENDS,
which ara available in payment of each Amal
Prominm. All the insured in this Company receive
dividends which can be used in part ot the second
and each subsequent Annual Preminu thereafter s
or the dividend may be nilowed to plutilate, and
subsequently txedin whole or in part ia the pay-
ment ot Premiums. The business of the Company
belie PURELY MUTUAL, ench member pays
only the average cost: of insurance, all sarplis
being wnmiuilly returned to the Policy holders
(Companies hiving a Stock Capital usmatly retais
4 large portion for the Stockholders) The Divt
dends paid to Policy holders exceed

$3,000,000,

Endowment Assurance Policies.

‘These Policies are coming ite weneral request
As nasare nid profitable javestinent for one's de-
clining yeurs, they deserve the attention of all.
The sum secured by an ordinary life polley becemes
avulluble npon the death of the assnred; on the
Endowment phir the amount is received by the
assured hitnself apen bis attuining a spec ified age,
while fall provision is made for death ovcarring
prior tnereto,

THE NON-FORFEITURE PLAN,

This company originated and introduced the val
table feature Known us the Non-Forfeiture Phan
which is ripidly enperseding the old eysten of life
long payments, and fas revolutionized the system
of Life Tisurince inthe United States, and Which
has been “hie (wenerally in a lees favorable
form) by all Life Companies, A party, by this
tuble, after the wecoud your, cannot Jorfed any
part of what kas been paid in.
19 Tables of Rates, Circulars, Examples of
Divdiends, Forms, &e., enn be had by applying te
the Agent, at Charlottetown,
MEDICAL EXAMIMERS:
Dr. MACKIESON,
Agent for P, li, Island:

ILENRY A. HARVIE,

Ch'town Nov 19. 1869,

Dr. R. JONSON. |

POBTRY

BY sks.

M,

A. KIDDER,

Tt is not onthe syznbourd, sir,
Go search far and wide;

Or inthe town directory,
‘The map or rnulway guide;

And it you pump your neighbors, sir,
You pump, alas! in vain,

Vor no one ver acknowledged yet
He lived in Scandal Lane!

Tt isa fearful neighborhood,
So sceret und so sly;

Althouzh the tenants oftentines
Ticlude the rich and high;

Tm told they're even cannibals,
Aud when they dine or sup,

By way of change theyll turn about
And eat each other ap!

They much prefer the youthful, sir,

The beantitul and

They grind up characte
And cull it wholesome

And should the helpless vievim wince,
They heed not cries of pun;

These very bloody cannibals,
hut live in Scandal Lane!

If you shosld chance to dine with then, 3
Pray never be deceived, ‘oe

When they seemed most like bogom friends,
Phey're leust to be believed,

Their claws ave sheathed in velvet, sir,
Aheir teeth are bid by smiles,

And woe betide the innocent
Who fulls beneath their wiles !

When they have singled ont their prey,
They muke a catdlike spring;
Or hug the

like a sKerpent, cre,

They plint the fital eting!
And then they wash their guilty hande,
But don't eff

ve the stain,
ly cannibals,
andal Lune!

wiare,

Select Viter

Neil Owen’s Two Chances.
The Romance of'a Life.
‘KLIN FITTS,

1y,,
Tt was in this way. and [have now to
tell of the second) opportunity of fortune
which I embraced.

T wanted tobe something else in the
world than a mere haver of wood and
drawer ofavater, and my poor mother,
gifted in mind and highly educated her-
sell, had encouraged my aspirations, ane
bad taught meas much as her Jinited
strength would allow, Whatshe tight
me gave me an insatiable thirst for kuow-
ledge, 1 wanted to learn more, to learn
all that there was to be learned, and to
get the pp vy to power and influence
which Loegan to under-tand is in the
hands of those who have knowledge.
With these ideas in my head, | obtained a
situation as stint to the janitor ol au
academy inthe city. It was little more
than a slave's Jile that Lled, alter all; 1
employed in building fives, carrying
rand cutting wood trom day light tll
dark, and there were odd chores enough
todo at regulartimes, But Thad al
to books, and occasionally the as
of some kind-hearted student or Caton
whiie others were asleep, T studied and
worked for an education Most men
work for nothing else than life,

1 need not particularize ; my lite
oni this way until Pwas twent
and then Ltound that Phad the world ali
belore me. T yearned to eseape trom my
bounds and ftetters of toil, and) to soar ine
towhigher atmosphere; and T thought

BY JAMES

|

jong and anxiously about my future,
wondering what IT could do for mysell

more than Twas doing. I had no friends,
ne influence: and L shrank fram the ordead
of solictng employment of strangers 1
bad much of my mother’s tine: cnsityeness
ol organization, and T dreaded the rough |
usuage of the world,

Finally an idea came to me, which Tre-
solved to pat into practice, ‘There was a
little village, called Redmond, out on the
eastern railway, about lorty miles frou the
city, Akind old lady, Betsey Carpenter
by name, lived there, who lad known my
wwother in better days, aud who had more
than once written to her. Poverty alone
prevented our going; and it now occured |
to me that: perhaps Fmignt open a small
schoolin Redmond, aud through the kind
old widow's influence get patronage en-
to support myseff. Fall oftaith in the
idea, 1 gave up my place with the janitor,
and was in Redmond the same day. The
old lady received me kindly and: gave me
much encouragement in mys phia.

“Th you won't be particular who comes
to your school, Mr. Neil,” she said. st 1
wun sure We Cab get you twelve or filteen
to begin with, Here's my Josie and Jack ;
you shall have ther ; and Vil go right otf
to neighbour Ryall und the ‘Tompkinses,
and talk to them aboutit. Cheer up, my
lad; we'll make your mother’s handsome
eyes shine bright in your head yet.”

The kind old waman did not cease her
efforts until she had secured me scholars
enough fora beginning, and T accord
ingly opened my school on the following
Monday, in an old building just: over the
hill trom the village. It was a bumble
occupation, teaching the ignorant children
of the poorer class of villagers how to
read, write and cipher, getting tor it small
pay enough; but it was an agrecable
change of condition, and my spirits rose
with an elastic bound, ‘Then, too, [ had
a pleasant home with clever, chatty old
i Betty Carpenter, and the love and respect
fof my litte troop of children; and for
some months my life went on in this way,
and it began to seem as if that life had
found its ievel, and that To was to live it
out here in this quict litte neighborhood,
where bo excitement or commotion could
reach it, “Bat no; far otherwise. Tam
no theologian; [know nothing of predes-
tination, and do not eave to enquire whe
ther anything but chance sent we to Red-
mond; buat Pean now clearly see how my
going thither was a link fa tho chain of

‘Yin her station of tiie?

events which has litted me to a higher) ona run after the carr
sphere of existen
me with happines

ige. Shocked and
, and has svrrounded | almost confounded at the scene 1 had wit-
The why and the|nessed, I hastencd out to aceost the wo-
wheretore ol our earthly happenings are} man. Twas just iu tive; 1 think she
enigmas to us, excepting that we know | wouldshave fallcn to the pavement hadT not
they are of God, and therefore must be for | caught her and held my aim firmly around
our good, her, She gasped twice for breath; and
‘There's a divinity that shapes our ends, then her eyes opened, and she looked
Rough-hew them as we will.” wildly at me. v,

Thad been teaching at Redmond three hte . Lies Alle HeaAT, Hey on eis
months, and it was near the eud of my | an i we Vi Ws brute who had just
first vacation. when L remembered that} Nye 1 DUE UT Har,
iy scholars were in need of some books! 0 you know of anything to prevent

« . oe . 4 55 aN Y Uy

and tu the city T went alter them, Tt was! yg The adie de RGLODUY.
approaching Christmas-time, and the store | al Budueniy Ne 4 te Hi ic et nae 511
lronts were gay with the exhibition of | ’ yy and could not fail of ap

; ; )) uswer
beautiful and ¢ intended for ‘
: . * Do T know why he ¢ in! We
presents. I spent the y in wandering: hy he shoulden’t he mar

about the streets, watching the passing | Pee | NS) Gat, T should think T did
crowds; and just at night T entered Ae ; stop hin any minute, Wt 1 want to
bookstore to make my purchases, 1 wits me on

occupied in this way for half an hour, and | 7 Tell me how—tell me!” Tried. She
alter my books were doue up, and when | stopped aud Looked fixedly at me.

was about to leave the store, L paused, at-| Will it harm John it Pdo? Can they
tracted by the sight ol a fice. Tt was the hort him forit?” ‘Phe question took me
face of a lovely git] who had entered: the un prepare dy and Thad hot the presence of
store unobserved by me, accompanied by | mind to give her wiendy negative. 1 was
adark looking man about double her| Svunmering a reply, When she putan end
years. ‘The lady I judged to be not quite £0 Ou COUOUUN
iwenty; ane though she was very beautie| ve nothing more to tell you, find cut
iul, 1do not think it was her beauty yt whit you want tokuow by somebody else ;
attracted me so much as oa funtilr| tS for me TH not harm a hair of his head.”
look which I fancied 1 saw in het face. ° 1) And releasing herself trom my eager grsisp
smiled at the taney the next instants for] We led away and disappeared around the
iow or where could E have meta person | HEXt corner.

Sul, 1 found my- Tiollowed her some distance. and even
sell irresistibly held to that spot, looking | ealed to her to come back; but she had
ather, She had bent her head over aj departed as she came, in silence and mys-
book which she was examining, and atjtery, wud with her vanished a hope to
first did vot notice me; but her companion, | Wich L bad been clinging tor the last few
suuntering restlessly near her, soon ob-) moments, that through her Amy North-
served me, and scowled ferociously atime, | Cole might be saved from the clutches
{ had never seen the man before, to my of this monster, who bad unaccountably

knowledge jbut itrequired only one ghince | Ot pos ion of her, whose peace and
lo assume me that he wasan uniniligated | happiness in Hite tor all future ume were
Villian, le was fashionably dressed, with | thas threatened by an alliance, which, if
diamond s. als and studs, aud i concluded} f had rightly guessed the meaning of the

griefin ber dace, was repulsive to her.
(oe be concluded next week)

trom bis appearance that he was the pet
of the society in which he moved; bat if
suciety was deceived in him, 1, an entire
, Was net, Lis face was a wicked
vn all over with lines of
hness, Cunning and heartless passion.
Hardly had i come to this conclusion,
when he abruptly addressed me,
“Take your eyes off that lady, fellow,” | el
he said, with an overbearing insolence ot! These questions were discussed a few
tone and gesture, which cannoy be con- , Cvenngs since at the Social Science ineet-
veyed with the pen ing, and some interesting lactis were clicits
My temper rose in an instant ; yin ed in the debate,
all my poverty and in allimy servile iubor, | One gentleman described his visit to a
had I been insulted, I donot know what starch mill in the country, which was sup-
Linight have said ov done; but at that in) plied with pot toes at the time-honored
slant tue lady herself came towards us, {price of New England—twenty five cents
“What is the matter. Mr. Corson?) a bushel. Ue toid the proprictor that he
she asked, in a sweet, sad voice, and now | bad several litle starch amills around his
thet her tull face was tarned to me, L saw) table in Boston, and asked why he could
its unutterable sadness, so like the sad- | hot have a supply atthe same ‘price, and
ness that bad clouded that of my poor} was told that the railway charges were too
mother Jife-long. high tur profit; while anoth: r gentleman
“its sume insolent puppy who was © the prices in the British Troviuces
staring at you.” he said more, buthe stop-) and showed the operation of the war due
pedas he saw that her eyes wer
ed upon my face, We recog
other at once, strange it s, alter} Is it not time that steps were taken to
thirteen years bad passed since our briel | restore peace prices for such essential ar-
accidental mecting of a few minutes, aud | ticles ol tood, and to lower the cust for gas
Without apother up to this time, L saw) aud fuel? Our legislators du net seem Lo
belore me Amy Northcote. Often and of-) realize that the war is over.
ten again the Sweet tice of the litte ebild| Let us trac pote A aint
Amy had come back to ime, aud: the rosling Deavineua Uae on tie GAIN st.
mebrance oF its expression as she stood | Lawrence, is the fertile Island of Prinee
Ik, and pleaded with | Kadward, titty per cent. larger than Loug

that day on Uhe sidew
her fatherto take me home, as he had) fstand, edule Soli WHhOdeIL BlOHG
’ { :
ace, and a climate couler and

proposed was one ot the very pleasant) on its surt
menories that Twas able to glean out of gyoister than oar own, admirably adapted
my ile. And here she was again, tol ty s and i Sri
| v she g su politoes. While the
hauntme now forever with her pale, sweet jeold and rocky soil around Boston, in a
passive lace, sll hind and tall of tender: | drier climate, yield UATE i"
hess, though it bore the shadow of some |, TA Petraes naa Mut
Hea a i ee 2) than one hondved bushels of potitoes to
y ‘ the acre, here is an ishind, every acre of
Iknow she would have come straight) which can be cultivated, so intersected by
to nie and offered me her haud; L had ta jJolet i rivers that every farm is within
ken a step Jorward to meet her—when | nee ot three miles from
her companion suddenly stepped to her) and is easily accessible.
side, drew her arm within his vwn, and) Th rage yield of an acre of this cheap
burried her to the shop-door, lund, worth trom five to ten dollars an
Stung with anger at this fresh insult, |#eres is three fold the yield ot our dear
med to that point, that [longed | land near oar own towns, lor bwo hundred
fora chance to strike him, | hastily fol-| ud tity bushels to the acre is but an or-
lowed them, not knowing: or caring, what | danny CLop.
te wpe deteoas vican Ww, 4] 2G nirmer ot the Island ean grow rich
stopped at (he shop door; Miss Northeote | by selling at twenty five cents the bushel,
ind centered wearriage intront: of it, and | and contract tor their delivery and sale for
he man stood with his hand on the open | three-cighths of a dollar at the pier in
loor, and his footon the step, as it about) Boston; but here he eueounters his first
o follow ber; but a ftemale form by | diflicuity, Here he is wet by a polite olli-
vis side, and the woman had laid her hand | cer of the customs who invites him to pay
m his arm, ja duty of twenty-five cents a bushel iu
«Just aminute, John,” she pleaded, in| gold, or one hundred per cent. on prime
a quick eager way, * dust a iinute, | cost, Which thus carries up the cost to tive:
dear John, and—" vighths of adolhu in gold. ov to nearly
hush—hush!? he saéd, sternly, with a} seven-eights of a dollar in currency, and a
ivightencd look atthe carriage, aud closed | cent or two more for wharlage carrie
his nailsinto the poor creature’s arm till] price to eighty-live cents the bushel.
she sobbed wth pain, ** Don't breathe | retailer, as he comes to the vessel, says he
that naine here; and clear out, anyway; ! can buy at this rate frou the cars coming
Leanttalk with you now,” jirom the West, and he must have thirty
“T wont clear out, then,” she replied, | percent, to cover cartage, delivery, loss
with w kind of desperate determination, iy trost and decay, and da bol the fall
“Din bound to see you to-night, and find 1 plee ol gold, Uelove he sells at one dol-
ont all about these stories they are telling Me aud filteen cents to one dollar and
about you, You woulden't Dé false to me, | OVenty ecnts to his customers. With such
Tale! jfesults and the risk of navigation betore
* Tush. you miserable object ; stop your | him, the Islinder preters to fatten his
1—d noise or Pil tear your tongue out, 98 with the meaiy potato we should
Pil step aside with you here just one min: | preter to the Western product, aud we lose
ute. il that will do you any good. Amy,” voth Ways—first a cheap aud necessary ars
and here he elevated his veiee, "Vi join ticle of subsistence, aad then our comusis-
you in a moment; let Samuel drive’ ou | sions on the sale of provisions, while the
slowly up the street.” Western larmer who may send us the po-
The carriage started, and Corson, as | btloes resigus most ot his advanee to the
Miss Northeote had called him, tarned | Pilway, and the railway pays it over in
fiercely upon the puor object who almost | the shape of taxes to the Government, ov
vowered ab his teete Lstood some distange | Wages euliuiced by cosdy food and a
{yom them, but L could distinctly see them, | Heprce dated currency,
and hear every word they spoke. The Acadian shores of Nova Scotia pro-
* Now what is it?” he demanded, duce choice potatous—the funous blue
«| know it's not true, John; Lkoow it} uoses in abaudaiec—anud the Island of
can’t be true, but they told me you were | Prince Edward alone could easily supply
going to be n rried to somebody, and—"! the whole Atlantic coast: with this edible
+ Itis true; Vito be married to Miss; at forty cents per bushel, and would take
Northeote; and what ot iv?” Jits pay in our productions, aud the grocers?
+O John, Julin—” | protic ot thirty per cent, would carry the
She began to raise 9 despairing wail; | retail price to but fity-three cents in'guld
but Corsov cut her short by clapping his} The only impediueuts in the way” ake
hand, brute-like over her mouth, ithe duty and toe currency. ‘Phe Govern
“Shut up, you idiot! — Here's money if) MenC em spare the duty tor two reasons:
that's whatyou want; and he thrust. a | fist, it yienls no revenue, Second, we
note under her clenched fingers; ‘and i] | have # surplis of revenue to the exten
give you more—but never daye to aecost Mr. Wells sys, of at least seventy
ine publicly again, If you da PIL mardey | Million dollars The duty is inerely pro-
you; do you hear? Aud if you dare to hibijory.  Ltimercly raises the freight ot
think of iuterfering between me and the | tlie railway and gives bo encouragement
lady—" jtoour farmers, and the railway tix should
The balance J did nog hear; it was whis- | itsell be repented,
pered in herear, aud when Corson had) The railway tax of five per cent on net
tivished be sprang away and disappeared | receipts, and two und oue-lall on proms

[From the Boston Journal, Jan, 9%.)

| WHY 18 TOOD $0 DEAR—WHY DO WE
PAY SUCH PRICES for GAS & FUEL?

vow fix- | ties and a debased currency in raising the

d each | prices.

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