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MARITIME BOARD OF TRADE.
Th3 Meeting Held Last Evening
of the Third Annual
End Session.
EVENING SESSION.
Minutes of previous session were read and confirmed.
Mr. G. E. Faulkener of the B. of T., in rising to move a affecting the Commercia Travellers’ Tax. said he did so with full recogni- tion of the abounding kindness and hos-
Halifax
resolution
pitality of the Island. He thought there could oe no doubt this tax was a ‘tux upo» trade,” which is already burdened with restrictions. What difference would there be between taxing buyer as well as sell u the Isiand,or vou might tax the
! Mr. F. said that
tourists and visitors
we are already burdened with taxation for transportation facilities, and this tax comes on to stultify these, and be
a source of irritation as well. Yheught the tax was repugnantto the spirit of the times, and imitative of Lacle Sam’s tendeucies in Many lines. Mr. F's re- solutieu is as follows, seconded by Mr. Turner of Truro:—
Res. :*Whereas the policy of a free | and uvhampered commerce between the Varicus provinces of the Dominion of Canadu, is one of fundamental princi-
ples upon which the union of the prov- inces was consummated. And wherens the Ley. of P. E. Il. has enacted a law placing a tax on commercial travellers and a proposal to enact a similar law,has beeu before the legislation of one of the other Provinces, Reso] ved—that the Bd. of I’. of the Maritime Provinces place itself ou record as against leyis'ation of this character and commends to the eommercial public of P. E. 1. the desir- ability of having the act repealed”
Mr Laird, speaking to the resolution, thought Mr Faulkener,s Res was a little sweeping. All taxes are an -‘obstruction” to trade. We wish we could do without them, includiny that One now questioned. But our circum- stances are peculiar, We mast raise Ourrevenue. Nova Scotia charges us royalty tax on coal, for instance, which is just ag rigorous in every way. Why Should we pay this? It is not only Commercial travellers from foreign parts who come here who are taxed. We wusttax our local peddlers, our banks and other parties. Mr Laird thought, however, that Upper Province drummers were deserving of the tax— they tuke nothing from ys except oysters, which we do not vend there, We can make no reprisals. Mr Laird thought that large and reputable houses abroad would couut it no hardship to pay the tax, seeing that it favors reputable houses as against worthless ones who send their representatives here.
Mr. Turner of Truro thought practical business men would see this Tax through different Spectacles. Itseems harsh as regards principle and practice.
Hov Mr. Farquharson thought P.E.I. was compartively tax free. About 400 travellers come tothe Island. He did not kaow they were such a boon as Mr. Turner stated. He had beentin business for years, and found he always gained by p rsonal purchase of goods. But this is a popular tax—the most popniar he ever saw (Laughter)
M. F. said that taxes almost similar aloog other lines exisied everywhere. The travellers do not complain but in most cases pay it willingly. The reveougs must be strengthened in this
way. and he thought it was after alla very logical tax.
M. Fanlkener thought that the speakers in defence of the tax had not met his remarks with any logical arguments, The taxis one which is bound also to provoke recrimmina- tion if not retaliatory measures.
‘The chairman asked for the ayes and nayes and declared the ayes in majority-
Then no 2 in the new business was taken up and spoken on briefly by Mr. Jarvis, who explained the clause and advocuted the takiug of interest in it by
Mantime Board.
Oa item 3 concerning coal rates to mavirs M.G A Hall of Truro moved a resolution regarding discrimnation in coal rates to manfr3s as against Truro N.S and other towns similarly situated : and praying the minister of Railways that it be removed. :
M. Farquharson thoight the Board should be careful about the subjects taken up and he. acreed with Mr. Graham, who had preceded him, that a great deal is involved in the point that this matter may be settled in some reasonable outside way with the railways interested. Competition is keen, and we should all view these matters as apart from political consid- erations.
Replying to Mr. Chipman Dr. Muir Sid be was one of a deputation from tbe Truro Board to wait upon Mr. Price of the I. C. R., some time agoand got no satisfaction, and later communicated with Mr. Fielding.
Mr. Laird thought this Ptactice of partiality in rates was most reprehen- sible whatever sovernpment is in power.
Resolution was carried.
ltem 4 regarding the need of a
& sec- ane Winter steamer, was opened up wiefly by Mr. Laird with this resolu-
tion: ‘*Resolved, Th
at in the opinion of this Board it is high] 7
; hly important for the rade of the Maritime Provinces that there should be daily steam communi-
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. Boards expressed the same sentiments,
THE DAILY EXAMINER
cation between Prince Edward Island and the mainland, and that as one boat, which has to lay up for a week once or twice in the season to clean boilers or for repairs or may be delayed by an ice- jam, Cannot possibly accomplish a daily service it is therefore the intention of the Secretary of this Board, on its behalf to memorialize the Dominion Government to place a second Winter steamer on the reute.”
Mr. Haszard strougly supported the resolution because present ac- comodations make winter transit a pre- carious matter. The amount cf freight carried by the steamer Stanley per week In the irozen
President and
our
months is 150 tons, and is increasing every vear. ‘The question demands attention therefere as regards freivuht and passenger transportation. Che time has come for a seeond steawer and both engineer McMillan and Capt. Finlayson agree that it is desiravle.
Resolution carried.
Item regarding encouragement of tourist travel was discussed. ‘The Pre- sident thought a first-class hotel the first desideratum. Mr: Laird suggested an export tax for those who seek American watering places, Mr. De- Wolfe enlarged on the large amount of money spent in the three provinces by tourist travel. His town of Kentville had organized a Tourist Association which did good service in intercepting parties of tourists, in the past; in one
|} case a party left S700 in the town,
Over $10,000 has been spent in Kent- ville this year through such travel. Halifax wil! form a Tourist Asso. ciation. We ought to waken up to our advantage, and at once. Every branch of trade profits by it.
Mr. Mitchell spoke of the advantage of good hotel service in this respect,Mr. Laird concurring in his suggestion, as it is indispensible in entertaiving tour- ists. The Quebec journalists who vis- ited us this summer speak of us most glowiugly. |
Mr. Jarvis presented the following resolution. Resolved, That this board desires to impress on the various local boards the importance of doing all in their power to encourage tourist travel in their respective localities.”
Mr. Jarvis thought that advertising counts a great deal, and commended the production put out by private en- terprise in Charlottetown during the past summer advertising the Island.
Carried.
No. 6 was referred to the New Glas- gow Board for treatment.
Item 7, regarding short weight in goods, canned and in packages, was spoken on by Mr. Jarvis who read a communication on the matter, anc also this resolution :—Whereas the inierests of censumers are materially affected by & growing custom of short weight in putting up yaricus kinds of goods, sold cituer Canned or in packages. And whereas the reputation of wholesale dealers in such goods is also prejudiced thereby. Therefore Res.—That this Maritime Bd. of Trade submit to Gov't the importance of providing a by-law, that in the case of such goods, each can or package shall be marked wiih the nett wt. of the article contained therein, and that suitable penalties be imposed for infractions of the law when it shal! appear that there was short weight at the time of pulting up such goods,
Carried.
On the [tem 8 regarding telegraphic communication with the mainland, Mr. Farquharsvu said that the Anglo-Ameri- can Compsiiy now ia charge of the fieid bears heaviiy in its rates. He thonvit the charges most inconsistently higu and he was anxious to see matters bet- tered. ‘Tic yovernment,which duces sv elsewhere,siiuuld give the Compsny a sufficient subsidy so that their rates would lower to those elsewhere. He appealed to the Maritime Board to re- dress this wrong and moved a resolu- tion as follows, sec. by Mr. Haszard in an effective speech,along the line of Mr. F’s remarks. Mr Haszard suggested the Res. be forwarded to Ottuwa and see if somethlng definite cannot be done. Mr Chipman was in hearty accord with Charlottetown men in this matter, and said a steamer had recently been de- tained in Charlottetown over night be- cause a message cou'd not go through 5 minutes past 8. Mr Mitchell thonght lowering of rates would increase the business 50 per cent and fully sympa- thised with patrons of the line. Mr Laird thought this monoply, if it is one, oughtto be riddled by the Govt. and improvement made.
Mr. Laird referred to the notable disadvantages of the press, in having no night service.
Mr. Farquharson’s Res. : —
‘*Res.—Thbat in yiew of the isolated position of P. E. Islaud the Board is of opinion that in the matter of telegraph communication the people of P. E. Island should be placed in the same position as the other portions of the Dominion. This Board therefore urges upon the Dominion government tbe advisability of either taking over the telegraph service connecting P. E. Island as a government work or bring- ing about a readjustment of rates.”
Item 8 regarding winter sessions of the Board was embodied in a resolution by Mr. Eaton which was withdrawn.
Remaining items were summarily disposed of by the Board.
The treasurer’s report was unani- mously received.
This closed the business before the Board.
The President congratulated the
soard on the speedy accomplishment of
business, and expressed his warm thanks for kindness of Charlottetown friends. lie was proud to see the splendid ex- hibits and other signs of prosperity vis- ible everywhere. This and many other bappy and pleasant remarks,which lack of space shuts out, marked the Presi- dent’s remarks.
Representatives
also
of the different
Most of the delegates will return th's morning. A genera! desire for the tun- nel characterized the gent!emen,but we hope their return trip will be « pleasant one.
WHAT KEEPS THE SUN HOT. {It Willi Probably Keep Warm For Twenty Million Years,
According to the most recent investiga- tions, the temperature of the sun is some- where between 5,000 and 6,000 degrees centigrade, and there are reasons for be- lieving that for hundreds of thousands, perhaps fer millions, of years it has been radiating heat into space with no appre- ciable loss of temperature. Were the sur simply a cooling mass of stone or inetal it must ages ago have lost both its heat and Its light; were ita globe of burning car-
bon it can easily be calculated thaw if would have burned out in about 6,000 years. Where, then, does it get its heat
supply? is a question frequently asked. We are so accustomed to regard fire, combustion, as the principal source of
heat, or at any rate of intense heat, that it is nob easy te realize that there may be other sources, equally abundant, from
which the sun may obtain its perennial supply of this article. Astronomers long since discarded the idea that there is any sort of combustion going on in the sun. Its heat is, more probably, of that sort known in physics as mechanical heat— heat that is produced by friction, by ham- mering or compression. We are familiar enough with the first two sources, though ordinarily the amount of heat which we perceive to be thus developed is nov great, but heat produced by compression is not so often brought to our notice, Froma variety of experiments, however, it can be shown that whenever a metal, asa piece of lead, or the air, or indeed any gas, is forcibly compressed heat is evolved, and this isthe source to which astronomers are now inclined to look for the main supply of the solar energy. This idea was first suggested by Hemlholz, and it has been taken up and elaborated by Lord Kelvin. According to the theory of these scientists the sun, which is simply a mass of gaseous matter, is now and has been for ages con- tracting its dimensions—is growing small- er—and the mévhanicel heat produced in this process is precisely that which it is continually throwing off into space. Lord
Kelvin calculated that a contraction of | the sun, under the force of gravity, which | Ciminished its diameter to the extent of |
four miles a century, would fully ac- count for its heat supply, enormous as it is. The sun might contract at this rate for several thousand years before there
ceptible even through a_ telescope.
tually the sun, having become too dense to contract further, must begin to cool off, but vot for some 10,000,000 or 20,000,060 years, says Lord Kelyin.— Philadelphia
Record,
In J. Fenimore Cooper’s Leather Stocking Tales, we read stories of the wonderful agility, physical endurance and the unerring ac- curacy of the eye of the American Indian when he reigned su- preme over this conti- nent. Before he was debauched by modern civilization, he was a magnificent specimen of physical manhood. He lived entirely in the open air, and knew no medicine, save the simple herbs gathered by his squaws.
Civilized man leads an unnatural and an unhealthy life. Unlike the Indian if he would maintain his physical and mental health, he must take reasonable precau- tions to combat disease. Nearly all dis- eases have their inception in disorders of the digestion, torpidity of the liver and impurity of the blood. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medicai Discovery is made of simple herbs. It restores the lost appetite, makes diges- tion and assimilation perfect, invigorates the liver, purifies the blood and promotes the natural processes of excretion and se- cretion. It sends the rich, red, life-giving blood bounding through the arteries and corrects all circulatory disturbances. It dispels headaches, nérvousness, drowsi- ness, lassitude, and drives out all impuri- ties and disease germs. It cures 98 per cent. of all cases of consumption, bron- chitis, asthma and diseases of the air-pas- sages. It gives sound and refreshing sleep, drives away all bodily and mental fatigue and imparts vigor and health to every or- gan of the body. Medicine dealers sell it, and have nothing else, ‘‘just as good.”’
“4 few of my symptoms,’’ writes Charles Book, of Climax, Kalamazoo Co., Mich., ‘‘ were heart-burn, fullness after eating, pain in my boweis, bad taste in my mouth, and occasional fever and jot flushes. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cured all these and I am perfectly well.”
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are sure, speedy and permanent cure for constipa- tion. Gne little ‘‘ Pellet”’ is a gentle laxa- tive and two a mild cathartic. They never gripe. Found at all medicine stores,
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Cottage and ‘Town Lots For Sale,
To be sold by public auction on the premises on Wednesday, 6th October, «t the hovr of 12 o’clock noon, that com= fortable and commodions Cottage and Town Lots No’s 38, 39 and 40 in the 2nd hundred in Charlottetown.
ALSO—At the same time the field upposite thereto and east of and adjoining the Gas Works. Both properties being owned by the Gas Company. Terms cash. For particulars apply to
H. J. CUNDALL,
President Ch’town Gas Light Company Sept 21, 97—tbur and mon till sale
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Bacteria as Termin Exterminators.
Perhaps one of the most remarkable uses to which bacteria bave been yut is that of vermin exterminators or poison- ing agents. It was in the year 188% that Professor Loeffler, while experimenting
| with mice in his laboratory at Greifswalc, , discovered a
micro organism which was extremely fatal to all kinds of mice. The happy idea occurred to the professor that this lethal little microbe, which he chris- tened bacillus typhi murium, might be turned to excellent account in combating plagues of field mice in grain fields, where the devastation committed by these vora- cious rodents had become in parts of Greece and Russia a serious source of loss to agri- culturists. Experiments were accordingly made on a small scale to test the efficiency of this bacterial poisoner in destroying field mice, and so successful were the re- sults that Loeffler confidently announced the possibility of keeping down these pests by distributing food material infected with these bacteria over fields which were invaded by them. ‘The Greek government took up the question, and Loeiilcr’s meth- od was applied with brilliant results; the disease was disseminated with extraordi- nary rapidity and severity and the mice were readily destroyed.—Longman’s Mag- azine.
No Confidence In the Guru,
I¢ is not safe to trust utterly the guid- ance ef the Hindoo fancy or to put great reliance upon intellects which are so little troubled by contradictions and absurdi- ties. Of course there are notable excep- tions in such careful scholars as Dr, Bhan- darkar of Poona. I may tell right heraa brief story which throws light on some of these things. ‘The late Ramkrishna Para- wwahamsa was called by one of his disci- ples in talking with me in Calcutta “the greatest man of the nineteenth century.’’ He is believed by some to have influenced Keshub Chunder Sen. He was the reli- gious teacher, the guru, of Vivekananda.
Max Muller dubs him ‘‘a true mahat- ma.’’ The learned Oxford professor told me that he asked Vivekananda if Ram- krishna knew Sanskrit. The answer at first was evasive, but finally he said, “When Ramkrishna was in the jungle as an ascetic, a beautiful woman came down from heaven and taught him the lJan- guage.’’ Max Muller’s very natural reply was: ‘‘Nonsense! The only way to learn Sanskrit is to geta grammar and a dic- tionary and go to work.’’—Ontlook.
A Well Dressed Ham.
Lord Russell, when practicing at the bar, one day examined a witness, whose evidence promised to be damaging unless he could be previously confused. The only
b} t would be any diminution of its size per- | voila past ot, She man:weeynen te we
Of | course, this process has a limit and even- |
his self esteem. The witness, a portly, overdressed individual, went into the box, and the great lawyer took him in hand,
‘““Mr. John Tomkins, I believe?’’
“Vos.”
““You are a stockbroker?’’
“‘T ham.’’
Lord Russell regarded him attentively for a few moments, and then said, ‘‘And & very well dressed ham you are, sir.’’
The shout of laughter which followed completely disconcerted Mr. Tomkins, and the lawyer’s point was gained.—Scottish Nights.
Odor of Flowers,
It is said the odor of flowers is antisop- ticand that during epidemics the work- men in perfume factories are exempt. Some essences are good for the nerves. Ambergris clears the brain and induces thought. Musk in tiny quantities acts as a tonic. Citron and aloes are soothing to the nerves. A chemist believes that each gcent can be symbolized by a musical note, and a French romanticist ina book says on inhaling the fragrance of flowers on shore and hearing the strains of music borne on the air from the deck of a vessel, “Tcould not tell whether I breathed music or heard flowers.’’—Exchange.
Just as a Test.
‘‘Sometimes I think,’’ said a dejected man, ‘‘that ther orter be a tax on hus- bands.’’
‘*What for?’’ asked his friend.
““Y’d just like to see,’’ said the man of the first part, ‘‘whether she would pay it as willingly as she does on the pug dog.”’ —Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Mrs Burris assisted by Miss Burris w reopen her dancing classes, for the seou on Thursday September 30th.
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