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Yaria The Caffarel affair has ended im @ singu- iar fashioi Not only has Genera! Caffarel been struck Of tik A iy List for putting fis man i f its whk h he knew he could I tice being taken of the si ining decorations for rich (jeneral Boulanger has fallen ndiseretion in mixing him flair So important did < that he chose to assume} S lirected against General i \ itended to reach him. In} rams enquiring as to the cor- expressions reported to have ised by him he replied evasively, ev! entl intending his successor lm the | Ministry of War should understand what a ut n M. Boulanger was. General Merron, however, was in no humour to let his predecessor have things all his own way, | und promptiy i iflicted upon him close arrest tor thirty day His foes have now been tri- declaring that his sun

lnphing ov nim Demonstrations

has set Wwe sl 4iil see have b eld in his favour; and prisoner lou be. he is now higher than ever in the estimation of his admirers * % + . ; The fact is, matters are in a very unsatis- | f ry F 7 n t oubtful ‘ ry s 1 Pranece, and lt $ aouvdl itic sintegration ean proceed much further [The only stable element = in French politics appears to be the President, ‘ 7 . . l i it he isan eld man of eigoty years, and it is hard to believe that he can do much

now tu save his ceuntry from the confusion

in which it is plunged. It would really soem that the chances of a return of the Monarchy—vor even more likely still, of a

Dictatorship—are rising; not because the

people wish fot either, but it is’ begimning to believe ili the of the i to exist

may grow into

incapacity

p iblic to govern There seenis feel ng of UuNneaAsINeSS that wild and widespread passion of- wrath aud ts of which it is impossible

shame, the ete

predict. It is just possible that one zood may come out of all this evil. It may perhaps render the people less disposed for var. They will scarcely care to trust the honor of France in the keeping of men who cannot preserve their own honor. it Measles and politics at first sight seem to tle in common. The attack of this

ll the grand-

malady, from which nmeari' Queen of Den-

children of the King and

mark are now suffering, may, however, have an important bearing on European polit : It is notso much that two daugh-

rs of the Prince of Wales, orthat the

Duke of Sparta has fallen a victim to the infection, but that the children of the Czar sre down with it ‘The Autocrat’of All the

has to stay at Fredensburg in in Emperor in quarantine is a startling novelty—and he has already sent his yacht back to Cronstadt before the win- ter sets in and blocks When he is able to return home he will most pro- bably have to pass through Prussia, when he will not so easily escape having to pay a visit to the German Emperor as he did the other day. Meanwhile Bulgaria may be left to its own devices a little while longer, be able to consolidate its position. the attack from

Russias

quarantine

; the passage.

and so We are glad to learn that }

which the exalted children are suffering in Denmark is only one of German measles, and affords no ground for alarm. The

measies h is, how ever, attacked all the chil- all but of Denmark.

dren of the Czar, and one of those

of the Crown Prince

1 have often been asked by my young ‘Why is the present century call- teenth?” One would hardly »bscurity could arise in a term, yet I have heard raised. It is thus

. iriendas,

i + oN eu the s8 LL suppose that any

the use of su h

the above question wnswered The first day, and the starting point or

, : ; . ; zero ol the Unristian chron logical scale

was the midnight with which the first of ' : eds

January, 1 A. D.. commenced. This was ne moment at whi h the Jirst enturyu be-

san;andit ended evidently when,dating from

moment, 100 complete years had elaps- The first century, therefore, terminat- ed, and the second Deval, ai the midnight between the 3lst December, 100 A. D., idl the Ist of January, 101 A. D. In like

manner the second c ntury terminated, and the third began atthe midnight be- tween the Slst December, 200 A. D., and

the Ist January, 201 A. D. It is evident,

therefor i that the ¢ ufire year 100 A. D mnged to the first century, and the ntire year 200 A. D. belonged to the eond century; and in the same manner

it fullows that the entire year 1800 A. D. {tothe eighteenth century. The +] . strrru | 4

th century therefore commenced h the Ist Janury, 1701 A. D., and ter-

longer

‘ onteen

ininafed Ww ith the dlst December, 1800 4. D , both these d Lys belonging to that entury. Inlike manner the first day of the nineteenth century was Ist January, L801 A. D., ard its last day will be dist

December, 1900 A. D.

The Pope has taken a step which is as

wise as it is unexpected. He has appouut- ed a committee of four Cardinals to take in onsideration the Law of Guarantees, with an instruction to them to see if a modus end cannot? be found between himself the Jjtahan Government. The com

ee is to consist of Cardinals Simeoni, Rampolla (Secretary of State), Monaco,

ind Vannutelli, whose names are sufficient warrant for believing that they will honest- y out Leo XIII.’s statesmanlike in- to His Holi- ess as to any modifications which may be necessary, OF any provision which may be fatal, to a satisfactory settlement of the question. If only the Italian Government

teubion They wre LO repor

will, when the time comes, carry on the ne- gotiations in a friendly spirit, and be will- ing to make concessions wherever possible,

we may hope to see the throne of Leo set on ®& Urmer toundation than ever. * Nowadays, when there is so much being

sid and written about drunkenness, and the remedies therefor,the following remark- old law which prevailed among the Moscas, one of the tribes of Granada, might be of interest. It almost seems a pity this civilized age, ibt that fasbands,even

able

uat it is tmpractible tn

tho rh | iave nod

EK DAILY

it was which they exercised famously whenever iw fell to them to

| judges f their poor husbands, J Conqueror Quesada, calling one morning upon the chief ot a place called Suesca, found him under the hands of his mine ‘wives, who were tying him, and having

done so, proceeded in spite of (Juesada’s intercession,to flog him one after the other. His offence was that some Spaniards had the night before lodged in his house, and he had partaken too freely of their Spanish | wine. Drunkenness was one of the sins under which fell the cognizance of his | wives: they carried him to bed that he might sleep himself sober, and then awoke him in the morning to receive the rigor of

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

=>

4 Carnivai of Rum.

of the Canada Temperance Act in this city approaches, it is impossible to keep back

the question which is forcing itself upon the minds of many, as to the real, actual position in which Charlottetown wil ve}

;

placed in relation to the liquor traihc, should the petitioners for repeal prove victorious on the polling hand,

The question which we think ought, now to be raised by every man who has the slightest interest in the social order and general welfare of the city in which he lives, and which ought to be raised with all the emphasis and burning earnestness of which we are capable, is; If not the Scott Act.—what? Is it nota fair and reason- able question to propose to every man who has a voice and vote in this important matter, to enquire as to what will take the place of the present measure, should it, either by the inditference and inactivity of its preferred friends, or the untiring and extraordinary efforts of its enemies, be defeated on the 24th of the present month / lt is very necessary that there should be clearness and indisputable certainty on this very point, for the most,vital, and, we believe, momentous, issues depend upon the answer that shall be given.

If the Scott Act is killed, what will inevitably and without any question take its place —at least for some time?” Letus see. It is not any part of our profession to manufacture baseless and terrible dreams, or to place in any man’s pathway some gloomy spectacle which is only the creation of some ill-ballanced and morbid brain. The painting of m ral and ghostly pictures by an extravagant and distorted imagination, is not the way to achieve any true convic- tion or substantial victory in any cause whatever, But if there are ugly and damaging facts which ave sure to follow a certain course of action, either in the life of the individual or in the experience of society, is it not wise, yea, is it not manly and imperative that those* facts should receive the fair and general consideration which their'grave importance demands. How

theh will the city of Charlottetown find itself, should the present temperance measure be defeated on the election now approaching /

Is it likely that the license laws in operation in the city previous to the

adoption of the Scott Act, will immediately come into force, and place some sort of restriction on the liquor traflic in the event of the present measure being defeated /

To expect anything from laws which are practically abrogated is to rest our hopes upon a shadow, and to be pierced by the very staff upon which in our folly we may fondly love.

To attempt to arrest the men who are engaged in the traffic under laws which are dead, would be fiercely resisted by the very men who are dving their best to destroy the present Act, and in every possible way to pursue their illegal and immoral calling, no matter what the eonsequences may be to the families and homes of the city in which they carry on their nefarious and degrading trade. Nothing, absolutely nothing, can be expected from this quarter, and it is well for every voter to feel that this is at once clear and indisputable. [s there then any probability, in the event of the petitioners for repeal securing a vic- tory in the coming contest, that the Local Legislature will immediately be summoned and at once arrange for the management and control of the traffic in question ? Who is there that will give us any guarantee or assurance that anything of the kind will be done? Is it nota vain hope that such a special assembling of the Legislature will take place! Is it not absolutely certain that any immediate legislation will be look- ed for in vain? What, then, is the irres- table conclusion to which we are driven in contemplating any pussible defeat of the Canada Temperance Act on the 24th inst.? Is it not, as the able editor of the Island Guardian stated in the last issue of that ex- cellent journal, that the choice to be made is a choice between the Scott Act and free rum? This, we contend, is the real issue new to be decided, and we ask all fair- minded men what is their only course of action when confronted with a terrible real- ity like this? Weare informed that mostam- ple provision has been made for a perfect carnival of freerum! Ils it not time to sound a note of warning, and, if possible, prevent so great acurse? Free rum in Charlottetown, not for a week or two, but in all probability for some three or four mouths! Who can tell the utter demorali- zation such a state of things cannot fail to secure! Whatdo the moral, not to say Christian, convictions of the population of this city say to this dire possibility? What is the feeling of every parent who has even an ordinary solicitude for the welfare of those under his own roof, und who is under the most sacred obligations to shield every one committed to him from every vile and fatal snare? What say the Churches, who

are attempting to guard the weak in their

congregations, and watch over the spiritual interests of the multitudes now under their oversight and care? A month of free rum will do more to break down the social order of the city, and push backward all the tem- perance and mural achievements of years, than any other agency that we can name. Surely we are not prepared to commit a

he present day, have sometimes ex- p enced th same thing, of course in a much more modified form. Among the Moscas, as among more advanced nativas

but the These chiefs 20] reasoned, like them- ; they could not be punished by their

} VASSals |

king could do no wrong: . “ ‘ - * . , ro 7 iourdinate chiefs could,

were men, the people

ness in that ; the power of punishment was

'moral and social suicide like this, when | with open eyes we can see what the rejec- ition of the Scott Act really involves. It is bad enough now, after all that the present measure, in spite of the must formidable obstacles, has accomplisled, but a dispen- sation of free rum cannot fail to make mat-

ior there would be a natural unfit- | ters many times worse, anu to crimson with

shame’s reddest blush, all care for the re-

EXAMINER, - - a

Sre,—As the day of the propos <d repeal

day 80 nes! at |

pee ‘city in which we live.

‘which now oppress those who are engaged in the liquor trade, is a work for which ‘not many, we think, will care to be respon- sible.

torch to the building, but when once the infamous deed has been successfully done, it often takes long and laborious and anxious hours to quench the multiplying flames, and often the most heroic efforts of the most daring man are in vain, and they are compelled to leave what was once a noble pile of buildings, a blackened, shape- les mass of smoking ruins.

It does not require much time to open the dam that holds the gathered waters in sate keeping, but when once broken the pent-up floods rush madly through the ever ‘widening breach. This is in the very | nature of things and it cannot be other-

iwise. It is dangerous,therefore, to remove lexisting fetters fromthe liquor trafic of ‘this city, and to hope that bye-and-bye the authoritws will again lay hold upon it and keep it as its dam, and by some sort of ‘license system make it over into a decent ‘ond, respectable calling or trade. It isa fallacy of the worst kind, and the proot of ‘the fallaey is found wherever we care to ‘look, ‘To grapple with this evil when, for ‘three ov four months, it has had its own (way, and then endeavor to bring it into | subjection and decent contre! will prove one of the most formidable difficulties that the officials pf this city have ever had to undertake. Our contention then is, that the coming contest resvlves itself into a choice between the Scott Act and free rum, and we hope that this main issue will be kept prominent before us during the pre- sent campain. W. HARRISON. Ch’town, Nov. 6th.

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Editorial and Rey. J. Shenton,

Sir,—In your editorial of last evening's ExaMINeR you say: ‘The pens of such men as Rey. W. R. Frame and the tongues of such men as the Rev. Job Shenton have been employed in advocating the Scott Act, and in denouncing those who say it isa failure, rather than in promoting the tem- perance cause.” I do not deny the first part of the sentence quoted above, that 1 have advocated the Scott Act; and only say [ shall continue to do su to the utmost of my personal influence, and in the use of the tongue. About the second part of the sen- tence I would ask you: when and where did I denounce those who say that the Seott Act isa failure ?.

Now about the thing part of the sentence : ‘‘ rather than in promoting the temperance cause.” I have only to say that the whale of your editorial goes to show that your ideas and mine do not agree. If you think your editorial article will promote the cause of temperance, I can quite under- stand why you think my way of advocating temperance is a failure.

If, as you say, the experience of six years has proven that the Scott Act cannot, be satisfactorily enforced im this city ; if it has been the means of seriously diverting temperance work from its proper channel, and churches, and divisions and temples have been neglecting their work ; if it is chargeable with having made more drunk- ards and caused more liquor to be sold than under license, then why, I ask, is it that to a man those engaged in illicit liquor selling are working against and will vote for the repeal of the Scott Act? To me this is a new departure for persons to work so dili- gently against their own interests.

Jog SHENTON. ——

Disreputable Tactics.

Srr,— Last evening a mail driver was ar- rested and detained in the lock-up all night to give testimony in a Scott Act case. This morning before the Stipendiary Magistrate he was examined and swore that he had made no purchase of liquor from the accused, nor had he any transactions relat- ing to the purchase or sale of liquor with him. He neither directly nor indirectly had anything to do with the purchase of liquor. His testimony was a complete break down on the part of prosecutor Hen- derson, It is too bad to have an innocent man deprived of his liberty in this shame- ful manner.

It is said the mails were not despatched this morning in consequence of this high-handed act on the part of the prosecutor and those whom he has induced to back him up. Is it possible that in this age and in this coun- try an innocent and law abiding man can be thrown into prison and Her Majesty's mails detained on the unsupported aflidavit of a careless and ignorant prosecutor /

This poor mail driver had to sleep upon a hard bench in the lockup all the night, and were it not for the kindness of a friend would havezhad to do without his breakfast until it pleased the prosecutorto have him ex amined before the Magistrate. Under this state of things no man is safe.

VINDEX.

A Footisa Youna Man.—A Halifax man who thought be had won the love of a young lady graduate of a leading female college gave her $175, last week, toe purchase her wedding outfit. She apparently concluded that the money was of mwere importance than the man, and has left for Boston.

wtitbiean

Srirenprary Maaistrate’s Court.—We are requested by the Clerk of the Stipen- diary Magistrate’s Court to correct our re- port of yesterday’s proceedings. Mr. Tomlins informs us that the cases in which the witness Nicholson did not appear were not postponed awaiting his voluntary ap- pearance, but were postponed vntil a sub- poeta was properly served“ upon him in order that a warrant might issue for his ar- rest and so compel him to come before the Court and give evidence. There was, he

says, no intimation from the Magistrate limiting future postponements. ——-+»-———

A Bic Buaze.—Salisbury, N, B., had en extensive fire on Wednesday evening. It started in the Commercial House, spread thence to the Salisbury. House,.and Horsman’s blacksmith shop, all three of which were destroyed. Very litile of the Commercial House furniture was saved; but most of that of the Salisbury House was taken out in a somewhat damaged condition. Mr. Horsman saved the greater portion of the articles in his shop. The total loss is estimated at about $6,000; aud the total insurance is in the neighborhood of $2,200. The fire is supposed to have been caused by achild playing with

birch bark, putting it between the plaster Ought on Openly bu tht latte,

thervitry Veyted im thelr wivesyantl a powey putatibn Qanth uavral rexpettability of the and wall th

.

To entirely unfet- | be | ter this evil, and by this means remove all | The ithe restrictive and embarrassing things |

- SATURI AY.

Entertainment at Souris.

On the evening of the 3rd inst., the Town-Hall at Souris was crowded to its utmost capacity. The occasion was one of more than ordinary interest, as the senior pupils of the Congregation de Notre Dame

It dues not take a long time to apply the | were to give a public entertainment in aid

of their institution. At eight o’clock sharp,

‘the programme was begun, and for two ‘hours the young ladies, with dialogue, music and song, commanded the attention and applause of all present. Teachers and pupils are alike to be congratulated upon the success of their entertainment. ‘The proceeds, we learn, amounted to $52. Be- low was the programme of the evening :

Instrumental Solo...... .. Miss Ellie Sullivan We UR 3 s,s cs uk deena sceie sc ee Choir Preheat. «as - os cscs as Miss Edith Kickham Song—‘‘ Whispering Hope”’............

oe wel cs be ce cs ees See Song—‘' O, How Delightful”............

a seh sk hoa ou bed + Co Miss Sophia Paquet Dialogue—** Worth not Wealth”........

Misses Lottie McWade, Annie Campion, Agnes McCormack and Edith Kickham.

Song—‘‘ Morning Greeting”........... .Choir Song—" Dream Faces”. Miss Lottie McWade Dialogue—** The Waterfall”........-.. a Misses Mary C. McDonald, Mamie Voss, Ellie Sullivan, Sophia Paquet and Amelia Paquet.

Song—‘* Ruth and Naomi”...... aoe wo nesccdins es seoeecpeeee Renee Sie One Dialogue—‘t The House on the Hill”.... Misses Eva Stone, Gussie Muttart, Mar- cella Lavie and Annie Campion. Song—‘*Some Day Tl Wander Back Again” .. Misses Amelia and Sophia Paquet Song—-‘‘ When You and I Were Young”. ..Misses Mamie and Maggie Campbell Dialogue—‘‘ A Love of a Bonnet”’...... Misses Laura McCormack, Gussie Mut- tart, Edith Klekaam and Lottie McWade. Song and Chorus‘ Chase the Butter- GMOS” odo bx bbe obs PF ise cks ei diwen Choir

‘* (tod Save the Queen” ........ By ail present

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Auction Sale, Pip w-

BY Anction. TUFSDAY, November 9th, at 11 o'clock, at Rooms, Queen Strect,—

175 Barrels and Halfs do No. 1 Labrador and Cape Breton HERRING, in lots of five barreis and upwards; Ury Codfish, Pollock, Pickled Cod- fish, Cod Oil, &c.

YTerms—Cash for sums under $85, over tha amount, 3 months approved notes.

A. McNEILL, Auctioneer. Ch'town, Nov. 5, 1887.—2i

APPLES.

V Auction, ‘I HURSDAY, November 10th, at 11 o'clock, at Rooms, Queen Street,—

One Car Load Choice No. | APPLES, in Gray- ensteins, Tompkins, Raldwins and Pippins—a very Choice lot direct from growers,

A. MCNEILL, Auctioneer.

Nov. 5. 1887.—4i

FURNITURE,

Stoves, &e., by Auction.

I AM instructed by a gentleraan about to leave the Island, to Sell by Auction,

Tuesday, 8th inst, at 1.30 p.m.

ALL HIS

Household Furniture,

consisting of a yery nice Black Walnut Parlor Set (as good as new), Red-room and Dining-' oom Sets, Pictures, Cornices, Matresses, Kitchen Utensils, &., &c.

—ALSO— Hall, Parlor and Cook Stoves.

G. M. HARRIS,

Auctioneer, Nov. 5, 1887.

The Charlot Buard of Trade.

GENERAL MEETING of this Corporation will be held at the Board Room, on MON- DAY EVENING, the 7th instant, at half-past Seven o’clock.. By order of the Council, J. MACEACHERN,

. a Secretary. Nov. 7, 1887—2i

CITY POUND.

A RED and White Cow. with one crooked horn, has been inthe City Pound since Nov. 2nd If not claimed within four days from this date, she will be sojd at Public Auction. T. BRENAN, Pound Keeper.

NOTICE.

THE City Council, of the City of Charlottetown, will receive applications for the apprentice- ship for 17 years of a mendicant female child. four years old. Any person wishing te take such child can make application to the said Council within twenty days. By order,

A. H. MACPHERSON,

City Clerk. City Clerk’$ Office, Nov. 5, '887—2i & wy

Nov. 5—4i

~ ANRIVERSARY Methodist Missionary Society.

SERMONS will be preached on

SUNDAY NEXT, NOVEMBER 6th,

IN THE

PRINCE STREET CHURCH,

by Rev. Robcri Wilson at 10 30, a.m ; by Rev. Y. Hiraiwa, at 6,30 p.m.

Second Church,

by Rev. Y. Hiraiwa at 10.308. m.; by Rev. Rober: Wilson at 6.30 p. m.

The Missionary Meetings wiil be held in the Prince Street Church, MONDAY, November 7th at 7.30. Chair to be taken by Dr. Johnson.

Second Church—Tuesday. November 8th, at 7.30. Chair to be taken by Mr. John Henry.

Collections will be taken up at each of the services in behalf of the Missionary Suciety.

F. W. MOORE, Secretary.

Nov. 4, 1887—2i

| Wes aerautatgh Se™ MY ,

NOVEMBER 5. !%27.

New Carpets

New Dress Goods

eA a ,

New Velveteens

New Cloths New Furs

New Overcoats

New Wool Goods

New Hats ar

New Underelothing

id Bonnets

New Mitts and Gloves “at

New Collars, Braces,

at JAMES PATON & CO, at JAMES P+ TON & CO. at JAMES PATON & GO. at JAMES PA‘ ON & OO,

at 4 =JAMIS

at JAMES

PATON PATON

= ° S

JAMES JAMES JAMES

at

& PATON. & at &

PATON PATON &

JA NEES

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PATON & C6O.,,

Charlottetown and Summerside, Oh’town, Noy, 2, 1887.—dy & wky :

.

Grey

FLOUR

FLOUR, TEA, SUGAR. Kerosene Oil,

Holasses, Xe,

B.S Daviess ANNGUNCEMEN'

\W* have opened in the Cameron Block a (4b

FIRST-CLASS. CUSTOM TAILORING

QUEEN

We buy nothing but the Best American Kerosene Oil, as we the only kiud that will give satisfaction.

Rice, Soap, Tobacco, &c., &c., always kept on hand

BEER &

Queen and King Squares. sews | Nov. 3, IB87—wal dowky

= 2 eS —-

+tiek

»— -AND—— 7

Gentlemen’s Furs ishing Establishm-nt,

with an Entirely NE‘'V and FRESH STOCK, purchased in the Best Markets for Cash,

MR. MAYNARD, formerly Cutter at the London House 4 will be in charge of the Tailoring Department. ; Correct Style and Good-fitting Garments Guaranteed. |

A full line of READY-MADE CLOTHING, HATS and

CAPS, and all the novelties in Gents’ Neckwear and Furnish. . ings, at prices as Low as are to be found.

o--_- - -

B. 8S. DAVIES & CO.

Ch’town, Nov. 1, 1887—dy & wy 3mos I

Flannels

ack MED aie

FLEECY COTTONS.

ee

We invite Purchasers to Compare our Prices and our Quality with other Stocks, as we have SPECIAL VALUE IN THESE TWO LINES,

—_—— OO

STANLEY BROS.,

BROWN’S BLOCK,

Ch'town, Nov. 1, 1887—eod & wky

BEER & GOFF,

& TEA st ORES,

AND KING SQUARKS,

—-—— 0

’87 FALL IMPORTATIONS ’87

— 1

oe

We have on hand and torarrive over 1,400 Bartels Choice l'gmily . Flour, comprising such well-known brands as Estey,’Matchlegs, ,

City and White Duck, every barrei of which is warranted and which

we will Self at the very Lowest Price for Cash,

Our 24 CENT TEA takes the lead every time, because we keep up the quality and give the begt value in the city. juxtra Fine Tea on hand and to arrive, in 10tb, Tin Caddys, which will’ be sold low, vf Téa we sell, and if it does not preve satisfactory, return it apd we

will refund yan the money. :

A large stock of Sugars always kept, on™hand, in Refined, Raw Dem? rara Extra Granulated, Paiis Lump and Frosting

find it is If you want a tive-galioa

tin, give us @call before buying elsewhere, as we can make the price right, A large stock: of Molasses, American Cornmeal, Raisins, Currants,

and sold low for

We beg leave to thank our numerous customers for their patronage 2 in the past and to solicit a continuance of the same for the fusere, being confident that we can give them the best satisfaction im the city- We buy our gools direct from headquarters in England, United States and Canada, and are therefore in a position to Sell Lower and give Better Value than those who buy second-hand.

—O es CE

GOFF,