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UUARLOTIETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, FRIDAY. SEPLEMBER 28, 1883,

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ccooner of Water nd |GOMMMNSSION Merchants,

Charlottetown

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‘at most moderate rates.

ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER, 1883.

MOON S CHANGES,

New M lst day, 10h, 1 9m., a. m.

First Quarter, 9th day, 2h. 15.3m. p. m. Full Moon, 16th day, Sh. 28.7m., p. m.

Last quarter 23rd day, Sh. 38.3m., a. m.

D _!Sun |Sun !Moon|High |! Days yt OF rises |sets | rises | water | len’h, a h m {th m | morn aft’n |

]| Saturday 5 26/6 34) 5 23)10 42 2)Sunday 27' 32! 6 24/11 15/13 13 3! Monday 28; 30| 7 28111 48;

4) Tuesday 29) 25) 8 25; morn}

5 Wednesday 31} 26; 9 26) 0 18

6, Thursday 32. 24:10 25; 0 Sl

7| Friday |} 33) 22]11 23} 2 -27' §/Saturday |} 34) 20aft * 2 7

9 Sunday | 36) 18) 1 13) 3 4/12 50 10, Monday | 37, 16) 2 3) 3 53)

Ll! Tuesday , 38} 1412 50:15 9

12! Wednesday 40} 132] 3 32] 6 29

13 Thursday 4i' 11] 4 10! 7 40

14 Friday | 42 9' 4 45) § 36.

15 Saturday 43 7| 5 18) 9 24

16 Sunday | 45) 55 51/10 7)12 30 17, Monday 46) 3| 6 23°10 45

18 Tuesday | 47) 2) 6 58/21 29)

19, Wednesday | 48/5 59) 7 36|aft 10

25' Tuesday 56; 47| 0 6) 6 20)

26, Wednesday | 57, 45 1 97 30)

27| Thursday 59} 43) 2 12) 8 23] 28| Friday 6 O| 41/3159 5] 29 Saturday Ll; 39 4 16' 9 43) 30|/Sunday 3! 37| 5 18/10 17|11 48

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“Prince kdward Island RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE NO. 20. SUMMER ARRANGEMENT. fo take affect on the 24th May, 1888,

TRAINS OUTWARD. |

(READ DOWN.) STATIONS. | EXPRESS. MIXED. MIXED, pr | Ch’town ..|Dp 6.45am|Dp 9.20 am! Dp 4.15pm Royalty ae * 7.4. ; “ 9.56 **1 * 435 * N Wiltsh’ei ** 7.36 *" “6 * *é6.0 * Hunter R’r} ** 7.45 ** ; *11.06 * | * 5.40 “* Bradalba’e | ‘ 8.10 ** | ‘1.46 “| © 6.16 “ Co’ty Line.! “* 8.15 “| “11.56 * ! * 6,30 “ Freetown | “* 8.26 ‘* | “12.12pm; ‘* 6.46 ‘‘ Keusingt’n ‘* 8.40 “ ae 1 ae c x 66 a)

TRAINS INWARD.

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STATIONS, | EXPRESS | seIxED, MIXED.

Jh’town .

Ar 3.45 pm} Ar10. ldam

.| Ac 8.00 pm

Royalty Jc|Dp 7.45 “ [Desa “Dp 9.55 N Wiltsh’e| “ 7.11 “| “* 225 “*' ** 9.04 “ Hanter RK | “ 726'*; "oe 8.48 ** Bradalba’e ‘3 és ¢'* ia ”™ “in * Co’ty Line. “ 6.30 “| 1.17 “| ** 7.57 * Freetown..| “* 6.19 ** } ** LOL “| ** 7-42 * Kensingt'n| ** 6.04 **| ‘12.37 “*; “ 7.20 * ' , “6.40 “| 12.00 “|. oar os Summ’ side} . 5.15 «| Arl1.30am| °45 Miscouche Dp5.00 ‘“* |Dp 11.04" Wellingt’n| ** 4.42 “|! 10.35 “

Port Hill, ,| ** 4.13 “| « 9.43 «

O’Leary...| ‘* 3.22 “| ** 8.20 “

Bloomfield *30 * | 7 7.54 -

Alberton ..! ** 2.38 * | * 7.15 “ Tignish...| ‘* 2.00 * * 6.00 *

Ch’town ..|Arl0.00am Ar 7.00 pm

Royalty Jc| Dp 9 45 fork.....} ** 9.83 9.20

Bedford. .. o $8.55

Mt. Stew’t} ‘‘

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GIiCNHRAL

i2i ATLANTIC AVENUE,

MARKET) BOSTON, MASS.

Koos and Produce a Specialty,

April 26, 1883.—wkly tf

(ROSS

EDWARD T. RUSSEL & CO0., GHN HERAT

vommission Merchants, NO. 284 STATE STREET, BOSTON.

‘Particular attention given to the sale of Fish and Produce of all kinds,

June 22, 1883.—6m

CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. R. OPOWYER,

Commission and General Merchant, FOR SALE OF P, B. I. PRODUCE.

289, WATER STREET,

St. John’s, Newfoundland.

In connection with the above is Capt, English, who is well known in P. E Island, who will take special charge of all consign- ments, and will also attend to the chartering of vessels for the carrying trade of P. E. 1.

N. B.—Parties wishing to procure good Labrador Herring would do well to consult R, O'Dwyer,

Sept. 11, 1883.—3i tawdwkly.

- GEORGE TWEEDY,

ATTORNEY - AT - LAW,

Notary Public, &c.

OF FICE— West Side of Queen Street, Char- lottetown, next door to Stevenson’s Tin Shop. July 25, 1883. — dy wkly 6m

SULLIVAN & MAGNSILL, ATTORNEYS - AT- LAW

Solicitors in Chancery,

NOTARIES PUBLIC, &e. OFFICES— O’Halloran’s Building, Great George Street, Charlottetown. @a> Money to Loan,

W. W. Scutivay, Q. C. | Cuzstsr B. Macngm. Jan. 16, ’83.

INSURANCE OFFICE.

(jueen Insurance Company,

OF ENGLAND. CAPITAL, TEN MILLION DOLLARS,

Lancashire Insurance Company

CAPITAL, FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS

Insurance effected on all kinds of property at current rates. Losses settled promptly

and equitably, DESBRISAY & ANGUS, General Agents, Office—South Side Queen Square. Ch’town, Sept. 15, 1882.

STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE 00.

T the 57th Annual General Meeting of the Standard Life Assurance Company, held at Edinburgh on Tuesday, the 24th of April, 1883, the following results for the year ended 15th November, 1883, were re- ported :— 3,038 new proposals for life as- surance were received the

year for $ 9,754,085 38 2,561 proposals were accepted,

assuring : 7,239,048 13 The total existing assurances 1n

force at 15th November,

1882, amounted to $6,936,302 91

(Of which $7,753,031.15 was reassured with other offices) The claims by death which arose during the year amount-

ee ————— +

P. E. ISLAND Steam Navigation Co'y, STEAMERS ST. LAWRENCE AND

PRINCESS OF WALES.

SUMMER ARRANGEMEN’,

Commencing Wednesday, 16th May,1883,

SCOTIA.

Leave Chariottetown for Pictou Landing every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings, at 7 o’clock, connecting there with the Train for Halifax. Returning to Charlottetown on Monday, Wednesday Friday and Saturday, about 2 p. m., on arrival of Train from Halifax.

Leave Pictou Landing for Georgetown on Thursday, on arrival of train at 2 p.m.

Leave Georgetown for Pictou Landing every Friday morning, at 5 a.m.

NEW BRUNSWICK. CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.

Leave Summerside every day (Sunday excepted) on arriva: of Train from Char- lottetown, connecting at Shediac with Trains tor each of the above named places; and at St.John, with steamers of tbe Interna- tional Company and Railway for Portland and Boston, Also leave Charlottetown for Sum- merside every Monday morning at 1 o'clock, Returning, leave Shediac every day (Sundays excepted) on arrival of day train from bt. John, tor Summerside, connecting there with Train for Charlottetown. Also leave Sum- merside for Charlottetowa every Saturday evening, about 5 o’clock,

By order,

F. W. HALES, Charlottetown, May 15, 1883. Secretary.

Sealed DUSTON STEAMERS.

STEAMERS:

Carroll, 879 tons, Capt. Brown, Worcester, 865 tons, Capt. Blankenship

NE of the above FIRST-CLASS STEAM- ERS will leave

Charlottetown for Boston

THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AT 5 P.M.

PASSENGERS will find this the Cheapest and most pleasant-trip to Boston. Accormmo- dations on both steamers are splendid.

CARVELL BROS.,

AGENTS. Ch’town, May 17, 1883.--pat her sj

‘maith STEAMER

“HEATHER BELLE.”

Summer Arrangement, 1883.

N and after Tuesday, July 24th, the new steamer ‘*Heather Belle,’’ Hugh McLean, master, will run as follows:—

Every Tuesday morning at four o'clock, will leave Charlottetown for Orwell Brush Wharf, leaving Orwell Brush Wharf, at seven a. m., for Charlottetown, calling at China Point and Halliday’s Wharves, leave Charlottetown at 3p. m., for Halli- day’s China Point and Brush Wharves, where she will remain over night.

Wednesday, will leave Brush Wharf for Charlottetown, at seven a. m., calling at China Point and Halliday’s Wharves, leaving Charlottetown at threo p. m., to return, remaining at Brush Wharf over nigh t.

Thursday, will leave Brush Wharf for Char- lottetown, at seven a. m., calling at China Point and Halliday’s Wharves, leaving Charlottetown at three p. m. to return, leaving Brush Wharf about six p. m. for Charlottetown.

Friday, will leave Charlottetown for Crapaud at four a. m., leaving Crapaud at seven a. m. for Charlottetown, leaving Char- lottetown at three p. m. for Crapaud, remaining there over night.

Saturday, will leave Crapaud at seven a, m. for Charlottetown, leaving Charlottetown at one o'clock p. m. for Crapaud and re- turning to Charlottetown from Crapaud same evening.

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These Goods will be sold low4te. for fall importations. WHOLESA RETAIL.

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NEW COTTONS,

Greatly Reduced Priges,

48 BALES AND CASES

Unbleached Cottons,

COTTON FLANNELS,

TICKINGS.

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A, WEEAS & OO,

SIGN OF THE LION,

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at low prices, WHOLESALE.

W.A. Weeks &

Ch’town, Ang. 8, 1883.

TEAS. TEAS.

EW TEAS, of Prime Quality, 75 Chests,

Co.

10 puns. choice Bright Molasses,

36 half-chests finest Congou Teas, Chow,” “Ching Wo,” etc.

40 bris. Flour, “Marshall’s XX.”’ 125 bils. American K. D, Cornmeal.

Oils, 20 boxes Valencia Raisins, 20 boxes Layer Raisins,

2 —— a English’ Pickles, 4 cases Worcestershire Sauce,

1 case Italian Condensed Milk, | case James Keiller & Son’s James, 4 dozen Inks (pints). etc., etc, —ALSO—

Cigarettes, etc,

Ch’town, Sept. 14, 1°88 —eod

IN STORE.

25 bris. White and Yellow Refined Sugars, |

“Ning

6 half-chests choice Assam Souchong,

30 bris. Kerosene, Lard, Wool and Machine

Ground Pepper, Ginger, Cinnamon, Mustard,

An assor:ment of Cut Tobaccos,

CAMPBELL & RAYDEN.

Anthracite Bg and | Chestunt

(BEST QUALITY.)

(For Blacksmiths’ use, good),

COAL! COAL!

IN STORE, AND WILL BE SOLD CHEAP.

Sines,

PICTOU ROUND & NUT, ALBION SLACK,

sydney Old Mines

ublic, may speak free,” —Evxirrpes.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

——

The Fire Department.

SOME VALUABLE HINTS-—BETTRR HOSE WANT- ED—THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING ONE CENTRAL ENGINE HOUSE—HOW IT MAY BE PURCHASED.

Sin,—I wish to call the attention of the City Council and citizens, to a few matters in reference to our City Fire Department, with the hope that some interest may be awakened in both Council and citizens to the fact that our Fire Department must be placed on a better and safer footing.

Iam informed that the Silby fire, engine is so much worn in some parts that, it is not competent to draw water from any deep well, and further that the suction hose are defective, and during. the fire at J. D. McLeod’s had .to be bandaged up to enable the engine to, draw water from the tank; and further that the hose belonging to both engines, with exception of the 1000 feet purchased with the Silsby, are not strong enough to stand much more than one halt | the pressure that good hose would stand, and consequently the engineers can only i put on a pressure of fifty pounds of steam instead of minety pounds; and further that owing to there not being a proper tower in either of the engine houses to dry the hose

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yb ‘in, they are reeled without being perfectly N E W RB [ F A C H F f) dry, and become damaged from that cause.

Now, Sir, allow me to suggest a few remedies for the above-mentioned defects, | Viz. :—

1. Have the ‘‘Silsby” thoroughly re- | paired; procure a ‘Patent Heater” for each steam engine, which will keep the water in ‘the boilers at any heat required, thus sav- _ing time in getting up steam, and prevent- ‘ing the boiler tubes from rusting.

| 2. Purchase sufficient hose of the best ‘quality—not trash as was purchased by the | City some time ago—and the price ot which \the party who sold them had to reduce, |or have them returned, as ought to have | been done, because cheap hose are dear at any price.

The City now maintain two engine houses, a house for the Hook and Ladder carriage, and two stables for the City |horses. Let the City Council purchase the ‘land where Dr. Jenkins’ house stood, or ‘some other property near Queen Square, it being the highest land in the centre of the City, and erect a building for the fol- lowing purposes:—Have the cellar made into an immense tank to hold water, which ‘can be filled, to a certain extent, by the

water from the roof; have the 'first floor for the two steam en- 'gines, hose reels, hook and ladder

‘wagon and astable for the horses, and ,when an alarm is given the horses can be ‘immediately attached to the engines or |hose reels. If the fire should happen ‘within a certain distance from the Engine , House it would only be necessary to run \the engines outside the engine house, let down the suction hose through hatches in the floor, run the hose reels to the fire, and by the time the nozzle is screwed on to the hose, steam will be up in the engines, and, ‘owing to the elevation of the tank, the | water can be forced through the hose down any of the streets with comparative ease, provided the hose are strong enough to stand the necessary pressure.

The second floor of the building can be ‘used for a Police Station, dwelling for engine keeper, and a room for the firemen to hold their business meetings in. Then there could be a small tower on the build- ‘ing high enough to hang up the hose full \length. This would allow the air to pass ‘through them and dry them thoroughly before being placed on the reels.

{ suppose the present city government ‘and some of the citizens will exclaim, ‘‘It |is ail very fine for ‘A Citizen’ to talk or write about building an engine house, etc., but where is the money to come from? We took the reins of government with the understanding that we could run the ‘city machinery cheaper than any other Council, and would only require to levy a tax of l per cent., but unfortunately for our miscalculations before being elected, we now find it necessary tolay on a heavier tax, andeven with the extra tax and the fines received from the Stipendiary Magis- trate, we cannot afford to buy the 1,000 feet of new hose which the Chief Engineer says our brave Firemen require, (and I would like to know where you will find Firemen to fight the fire fiend to better ad- ‘yantage, that are as poorly paid and are ‘provided with as few appliances to put out .fires as ours are) and besides we must not ‘have a deficit at the end of the year.” Now, Mr. Editor, I contend that, notwithstand- ing any objections that may be raised in this matter, the city requires a good engine house, and should have one, and can pay for it to a great extent in the following way, Viz. :

Issue Debentures for the amount which the land, etc. will cost, when it is finished, sell the property where the ‘‘Silsby”’ is now kept, the property where the Hook and Ladder carriage is kept, and the lot of land on the old Barrack property. The pro- ceeds of these can go towards the debt on a new engine house and the interest on the balance will be met by the following saving, viz., rent of police station, rent of Rollo engine house, (the lease of which will soon expire) and salary of one engine house keeper, fuel, light, ete.

In conclusion I may give an instance of the consequences resulting from defective hose. When the fire started some years ago in an old house on the corner of Pownal and King streets, it could have been

VOL 13--NO. 11

Life in the Great City.

} HOW THE EATTLE IS FOUGHT BY THE POOR | WORK GIRLS,

| The senate committee resumed delibera- tions yesterday. Mrs. Dr. Lozier gave further testimony as to the condition of the ‘poor. In her professional capacity she ‘found the sick poor generally ignorant of jall sanitary laws and inefficient as to caring for themselves. They sleep in small, close rooms, are subject to bad ventilation, im- proper drafts of air, imperfect drainage and short water supplies. Miss Helen Potter also gave interesting details as to the con- dition of the poor. She said:

ONE GREAT CAUSE OF ILL-HEALTH

in the city is the building over made ground where, in some instances, there are are forty feet of garbage. We need double the supply of water. I know a tenement where eight families, numbering forty-two souls, live in one room. Our tenements are dark, damp, not perfectly supplied with water and reaily unfit for habitation. In one tenement I found a three weeke-old baby in a nude condition, lying on a filthy bed, where its mother had left it locked up in a room to remain there the whole day or until its mother returned from the daily toil by which she earned her bread. There were forty-two families in that tenement.

A POOR WOMAN

who washes for me is taxed $23 yearly on her little property and I know a church that cost nearly $2,000,000 on which no taxes are paid; yet this church daily tells the poor woman that she is a miserable sinner. eo can the working girl become great and good? Miss Potter said she wanted to preach the gospel, but the church -would not allow her. She was told that her place was at home. She could hardly claim to haveahome. Mrs. Emily Ferrer, superin- tendent of the working-women’s protective ve union, testified: We find positions for rom

2,000 to 3,000 womEN

yearly and have to turn away many applic- ants. The straits te which working girls are subjected’may be illustrated by a single instance. We taught a girl of 18 years to operate on a sewing machine and obtained her employment «ut §6 per week. She lived with her mother and a brother and sister, too young to work, in arear tene- ment in 19th street, The girl’s wages were all the family had for their support. Their rent was $6 per month. Colonel Emmons Clark said : In 1879 there were in the city 21,103 tenements, in which there were on an average seven and one-half families averaging four and one-half persons to a family. The aggregate number living in tenements then was 720,000. Since 1879 there have been erected 4,500 houses, which are each occupied by three or more families. At least 800,000 persons now live in this class of buildings.—New York Truth. > ine

Lessons of the Income Tax. Athough when properly viewed the In- come Tax is the most equitable of the Brit ish burdens, it has never since its creation in 1842 been popular or favorably enter- taied by the people. Other taxes are cheerfully borne, but the Income Tax is al- ways grudgingly paid. The amounts de- rived from that tax, however, are always a sure indication ofthe prosperity of the people. It not only shows how incomes are increasing, but also how preperty rises or falls in value, and the tendency of the people to become better housed—the tax being levied upon incomes,and upon owners and occupiers of real estate. The recent report therefore upon this head of the Com- missioners of Inland Revenue is highly interesting and instructive.

Under the head of Incomes are embraced. those of trades, professions, public compan- ies, railways, and other works. Last year there was an increase in the gross amount of profits assessed under this head in the United Kingdom of £12,046,275. Of this £10,080,703 arose in England; £1,963,594 in Scotland; and only £1,978 in Ireland. The rate of this increase, however, is 7.67 per cent in Scotland; 4.58 per cent. in Eng- land; and .02 in Ireland. Scotland is thus at the top, and the incessant agitation in Ireland must alone be the cause of the un- profitable prosecution of her industries. Even in the trades and professions there is a decrease there in the incomes of no less than £54,000, and the only increzse made there is in investments in railways. In the incomes from trades and professions in Scotland, on the other hand, there has been an increase of £1,026,000; in railways of £413,000; and in public companies of £248,000.

As was to be expected the Commissioners report a great falling off in the value of land, The landlords in the United King- dom have suffered severely from the land agitation. Including repayments on ac- count of agricultural distress there was a decrease in the assessable annual value of land of £1,724,045. Taking the last three years the total decrease has been £3,728,663, which at 23 years’ purchase is equivalent to a loss of £85,759,249 to the landlordsin the value of their lands. But the returns show that the farmers have also suffered consider- ably.

But the aseessments on dwelling houses, on the other hand, keep pace with the im- provement of ordinary incomes, showing that as incomes increase the people provide themselves with better homes. In Seot- land alone last year there was an increase in their annual value of no less than £153,- 895. And it is to borne in mind that it is only houses above a certain annual value

6. H5e 820 d, including bonus addi- ; Morell. ...| ** 816 “| saan tions, to 2,462,226 59] PARES—Cabin, to and from Orwell and : nr ie ‘Tenens aut tiated © that are assessed; so that this indicates a St. Peter’s| “or taee “ The annual revenue amounted Wharves, 30 cents; deck, 20 cents. Cabin, GOWRIE MINES ROUND: work her suction hose burst, and while the| very great improvement in the housing of a Bear River| ** 7.22 “ | ** 2.49 ** at 15th November, 1882, to 4,267,546 00| to and from Crapaud, 40 cents; deck 30 cents. fi repairing the hose in the best|very large number in Scotland. Souris .. ..| “6:00 The invested funds at same Excursion Return Tickets will be issued CAPT. JOHN HUGHES, seen uta aes ted amare sane ti ndbemiee ) Mt. Stew t|Dp 8.55 “ Dp 5.20pm date amounted to 29,503,416 00} f-om Charlottetown to (rwell every Thursday , way ehanit cl a ol tahtie Gaidee seal & Lowpox vist says: ‘‘during the Cardigan ..| ‘* 7.49 “ | 307 « Being an increase during the é evening at one first-cl\:5 fare. Also, Excur- Ch’town, Aug. 10. Water Street. | way ao ' héeia This. I Si , many years I have been in the drug business, G mm .t * 7.58 “| “Bee” year of 1,062,648 35) gion Return T..Lets will be issued {mo we fr pat tu th sa 3m. he pres 3 several blocks besides. his, think, T have never had a medicine that gave such ———— MAN JOHN LONGWORTH, | Saturday to Crapsad at one first-class fare. sc ss yt sanyein. the ome joa general satisfaction, * for waite rd io MES © ) : . very description | that all the fire appliances are put im such a large sale, as there is for s Mag: ees Tor pene THOMAS KERR, Ate? Set SPORES IES: — as, J Cceéonhol hb: Neste ons’ tak Sea tch | class order and have a Co eae to' netic Medicine, advertised ont ogee Railway Office, Charlottetown, May 21, 1583, ) Inspector of Agencies. Ch’tuwa, July 25, 1883. at the EXAMINER JOR P ING on? them in. — 1ZEN. [er our paper.” Sold i mwas Iw wkly [8i, pres her su.a jr 6i Ch'town, August 3, 1883. {2aw wkly 3m pres her pat era ROOMS, cor, Water and Great Geurge Street. , Sept. 27; B83. Hall.