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Tr E DAILY EXAMINER) No 35 WW ta Back through the days of heart breakin i ee : ns H ) | ater St., Back; and she is a girl again. Se Correspondence,

is Published every Evening. Charlottetown Back to the dear old long ago, E seeccemmesemesroeneceenanceiat = =

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Charlottetown, P. E, I. sa aap Phy Voto mae rene Bee. ve | Literary and Musical Entertain:

Kates OF SUBSCRIPTION ;

Six Months, $2 50 Three Months, 1 25 One Month, 0 50 One Week, 0 12

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g® Advertising at most moderate rates. Contracts may be made for monthly, quar- terly, or half-yearly advertisements, on appli- gation. W. L. COTTON, Manager.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE NO, 10.

Fall and Winter Arrangement. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4th, 1878. r: Trains Going West.

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pa W. MITCHELL, Office Sup't.

FIRE AND LIFE.

INSURANCE CO.

Subscribed Capital, $9.733.332.00 Paid ap Capital, *e a 5,666.00

CHIEF OFFICES--Edinburgh, 64 Princess Strest ; London, 61 Threadneedle Street. Nine-Tenths of the Profits of the Life Assur- ance Business are divided every Five Years. The Tables of Rates are moderate.

Fire Insurances effected on nearly every description of Property, at the LOwEST RATES of Premium. corresponding to the nature of the risk.

Lossgs settled with promptitude and liber-

| NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE |

ality. ; t. W. DEBLOIs, General agent. Dec. 14. ROBERT HARRIS,

ARTIST, FULL’S BRICK BUILDINS, QUEEN STREET.

STATIONS. E No. me Portraits Painted Petia Life, &c., during Georgetown OS™” ge ee the next six months. : Nov. 30. 1873— Cardi ab ce 9.35 ae wee ames Jun Spil. 05 ; UREN INSUR AN ‘ Royalty Jun. ora 0 Ok C0 Y, ; 40 sé Ch’town } 3p 9.00 am!Dp 3.20pm OF ENGLAND. ss 9.20 ae ‘ ee 3.50 sé Savalty Jon. }eqo.12 «| « gas « CAPITAL, . . TWO MILLIONS STERLING unter River , “10.23 * | * 5.03 * NSURANCE effected on all kinds of Build- Bréadalbane Tae “1 “fear ings, Merchandise and Produce. Also, om County Line | “11.18 “ | ** 5.51 “* | Vessels on the stocks. Kensington 3200 | ** GO * Special rates for isolated resi:leinces. xg id lart2.30pm!ar 7.00 “ Losses settled promptly. Cupmerarce “ 2.40 * GEORGE MACLEOD (Union Bank), Wellington wa Agent for Prince Edward Island Port Hill “~641e'% June, 1877-- () Lea ri 5.35 ‘a sen 48) BROADWAY HOUSE - J | P §.40 ce 5 Tignish ar 7.25 ** : thie willl ; BY MACKENZIE. Trains Going East. — ne ae Hotel,” now the y readway ouse. Great George STATIONS. A te aS Street, opposite the Catholic Cathedral, is | Soe ape _ — for Permanent and Transient Tiguish of arders, Jar 8.35 “ The rooms have been thoroughly renovated Alberton dp 8.55 ‘* and newly furnished. : O'Leary ene The tables will be supplied with the best Port Hill “1. 16 c the market affords, and fares reasonable. Wellington ' re ri A Have of Hone, copresions for a small Ps ar m amily, together wit &c., can be had Spmeeside dp 2.30 “ |Dp 9.45am/| in the Broadway House. Rensingtee ae aie Noy. 23, 1878—ti unty ne se i se ae eé bane wie 1 “snes ogee 28/9 |FRANK COX, M.D. G.M N. Wiltshire ‘* 445 * een 3 s s a e9 Royalty Jun. ‘ne nap «lar bis « | Physician, Surgeon & Accoucheur. Ch town dp 2.55 * OrFIcr Aporuecartes’ Hat, Royalty Jun. aes os Residence : Capt. Mutch’s, Water Street, Mt. S = - next door to St. Lawrence Hotel. t. Stewart 4.40 , dp 00 « N. B.—Particular attention paid to diseases Cardigan . 95 * of the chest and stomach. Georgetown 7 Ch’town, Nov. 16, 1878 —3m a cariaa| — 6, HUNTER, Going West. Going East. Lis Y z 7 #5 prarione| les Italian and American Marble, PeResee | ay Are ee Monuments, Tablets, Headstones,

7 A. M. i P. Souria Pp 8.00 Mts tw’tJne|Dp 4.40 Harmony ** $.25!| Morell ~ woe St. Peters ** 9,40{/St. Peters oe Morell ** 10.13|| Harmony oo 12 Mt S’tw’t Incjar 10,55}) Souris

M{Crenrre Taste Tops, Boreav anp ComMoDE

‘Tors, Wash Bowt Sass, &c., &o.

5.55) Prices to suit, and satisfaction guaranteed.

a Designs furnished on application. “a

ar 7.35) Corner Hillsborough and Kent Streets, Char-

C.J. BRYDGES, _ WM. McKECHNIE,

3 Sup. Go Supt. P. EB. 1. R. Siow Oct 30, 1878. p he arh pres kea sp 8} 61

JAMES HOBBS, —

CABINET-MAZER,

UPHOLSTERER, ETC.

[LJ AS REMOVED from McPhail’s Corner to the premises just vacated by Mr.

Joux Stumsies, Prince Street, where, with

increared facilities, he is prepared to attend to

tha wants of his customera with punctuality

Bod despatch, and on reasonable terms.

* CARPETS cut ond laid. a

- WPanpyrrie and Repairing neatly done.

gem Frames and Mouldings constantly

on hand, or made up to order.

~°AH kinds-of Household Furniture made to

order, and good.

New Pattern School Desks made at short

notice. A first-class article.

| «iF Don’t forget the place: PRINCE STREET

(near the new Baptist Church in course of

erection).

Charlottetown, Oct. 26, 1878—

NEW BOOKS,

"** aud a general assortment of Fancy

ts Articles and Stationery, at

: HASZARD’S BOOKSTORF, Wat Side Queen Square.

lottetown. November 6, 1878.

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Dk. CREAMER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,

Kent Street, Charlottetown, (Three doors from Dr. Johnson’s),

a LNTRANCE BY SIDE DOOR. @e Oct. 15 -3m

RANKIN HOUSE, CHARLOTPEROWN, P. B. L

J. J. DAVIES - - - Proprietor (Formerly of St. Lawrence Hotel, Pictou).

HIS Well-known Hotel is now open under the present management ; and, having been newly furnished throughout, it offers every comfort to the travelling public. Smit- able Sample Rooms for commercial gentlemen.

Oct. 15, 1878—Sm

‘TO LET,

HE HOUSE and SHOP at corner of Ken and Hillsborough Streets, near King Square, being an excellent businew stand, oc- cupied by Mr. Cartmill; also his Residence fronting on Hillsborough Street, adjoining the residence of Mr. ae. Possession given Ist January next. Apply to JOHN BALL.

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Mother and Child.

4 TALE OF CHRISTMAS EVE.

BY C. F. YATES.

It was Christmas Eve, and the chilling blast

Of the wintry wind came whistling past,

And dark gray masses of cloud hung low

With that leaden tint that betokens snow.

Yet ever anon through space afar

Came the wee faint light of some glistening star,

And through rifted clouds the moon looked down

On the streets of a quaint old English town.

Though a cloudish night, and chill the air,

*Twas a busy scene enacted there.

A surging, moving, restless throng,

Hustling, jostling, rushing along ;

This way and that way, to and fro,

In and out of the shops they go.

From the many windows streams of light

Add a weirdish look to the wild gay sight ;

Windows filled with the rarest toys,

Presents for girls and presents for boys,

Presents for sweetheart, husband, wife, _

From the costliest gem to the cheap pen-knife.

On the husband’s arm the young wife clings,

As they go to purchase “the children’s things.”

A bevy of girls go tripping along,

Their hearts as light as a gay young song; -

And they carry those furs ‘‘for dear Mamma,”

And the meerschaum pipe ‘‘ for old Papa.”

Three ‘‘ jolly old dogs ” come reeling down

From the lighted steps of the ‘Royal Crown” ;

And at a glance it is plain to see

They’d been tasting a little old ‘‘ Hau de vie.”

Bat a watchman knew there was something wrong, ;

So he gruiffly shouted, ‘‘ Move along,”

When they turned to him, eyes all eskew,

‘* Hullo, old Bobby ! why, ’ow d’ye do?”

Then strike up @ song of the good old time,

Tell ‘* Bobby” oft to a warmer clime.

And down the street through the busy crowd

Comes the newsboy’s voice so shrill and loud,

Glancing about him, fearful to lose

A chance of selling his ‘‘ Evening News ;”’

And he shouts, with a sort of joyous boast,

“« Han horful wreck on the Hirish coast.”

Is there a soul in that throng to-night That looks with a tear-dimmed eye on the sight ?

eo it not—for standing there neath the gas lamps fitful glare

See meagre form—see yon paleface,

Whose features yet bear beauty’s trace,

Dishevelled hair and glances wild,

See fallen woman, and hapless child

Held to her breast in close embrace,

She presses a xiss on her baby’s face

| As she throws the end of atattered shaw!

Round her baby boy, her “all in all.” Through the busy streets of the busy town Listless she wanders up and down ?

And she watches the passers g° and come, Loaded with presents for each at home; Watching the mothers buying toys

For their little girls and their cherub boys, She—never a place to lay her head,

Not even the smallest crust of bread.

Oh, God ! look down on the pitful sight -. A starving woman and child to-night.

Houseless and homeless they wander on,

A starving woman and baby son—

The hour grows late, now stealing down

From the leaden clouds white snow flakes come,

And the mother shelters her baby child

In the shattenes shawl, as the storm grows wild,

And she gazes heavenward up afar,

And wonders, perchance, what the snow flakes are.

Are they pearly tears from an angels eye}

The emblems of angels purity—

Angels weeping for those below

On this sinful world, and turned to snow

Are their falling tear-drops, as they naar

This heartless world, so cold and drear?

And by the light of the burning gas,

As they hurriedly, shivering, onward

They glisten and sparkle, droop and fall,

Throw over the earth a funeral pall

Of purest white —oh, tears from an angels eye,

On earth’s. cold surface as you lie,

Pity the woman whose footsteps tread

Over your cold, your new 6 bed.

Pity her tear-drops, give her cheer,

None in the world to pity her,

Onward still; now her weary feet

Are wending their way through a quiet street

Where dwell ‘‘the elite’ in wealth and ease,

And through a chinck in the curtain sees

A mother filiing the little socks

Preparing the children’s ‘‘Christmas Box ;”

All on the bed are the stockings hung

Waiting for Santa Clause to come,

All sizes there on the bedstead put,

From the ‘‘ten year old” to the baby’s foot,

Oh, mother, could you but see the sight—

That ae woman and child to-night,

You would cling to your baby girl and kiss,

In dread she should ever come to this.

With tear-dimmed eyes the woman pores

As she thought of her innocent childhood days,

And as if to keep her memory bright,

Her eyes caught glimpse of another sight ;

Recalled a scene where. she alent hae part;

And a sudden chill struck to her heart,

Aad she almost feels as she sees it now

The lovers kiss ‘neath the ‘‘mistletce bough.”

Back through the of misty past,

Back through the time which bas fled so fast,

; She stands again neath the mistletoe,

That she, the father’s petted child,

As a maiden free, the hours beguiled ; Loved by all, by all admired,

Every wish that her heart desired,

A mother’s joy and a rich man’s pride, Never a want of her heart fedak With every joy wealth can beatow,

And — sees him again as he stood by her side,

Asshe thought of him then in her maiden pride.

Ere she knew that the villian lurked the while

In the chiseled heart neath the well-timed smile.

When she believed that he spoke but true,

As he whispered the triplet, ‘J love you."

Again she felt the tingling glow

Of love’s first kiss ’neath the mistletoe,

And the base-born villian knew the power

He gained o’er her maiden heart that hour.

She gave up her home, her soul, her all,

To drink of happiness—found but gall—

For all too well had he laid his plans—

Forsaken, dishonored, alone she stands.

Her mother’s head lies sleeping low

‘Neath the frozen ground, ’neath the pearly snow ;

And a gray-haired father followed soon

His faithful wife to her lonely tomb.

Now both lie sleeping ‘neath the sod,

Heart-broken souls at rest with God.

Late grows the hour. In the quiet streets

-earcely a human being she meets;

Even the snow has ceased to fall,

And a peaceful quiet reigns o’er all.

The moon goes sailing in cloudless sky,

And the stars are shining out brilliantly.

Weary and worn slie wanders on,

And sinks at length on a frosted stone;

And she rocked her baby to and fro,

And wept as she thought on the long ago,

When she, a girl in her girlish pride,

Stood by a doting father’s side

On the Christmas morn, and said to him

The sweet-toned lines of her Christmas hymn.

Oh God, to her heart there struck a pain—

She would never see his face again.

Out from an ivy covered wal]

Softly the bright light seems to fall;

In a brilliant flood it steadily pours :

Through the tinted panes, through the arched doors,

Spreading in gorgeous rays around,

Painting in colors the snow-clad ground;

Lingering under the old church eaves,

Playing anon through the ivy leaves,

Twined round the garlands of evergreen,

Which decked the church in its Christmas scene,

While the deep-toned organ’s swelling notes

From the chancel rail, through the arched aisle floats,

And is ushering in the happy morn—

Rejoice, ‘‘ A Saviour Christ is born.”

And on the midnight air there swells

The merry chimes of the Christmas bells.

The Reena voice sounds cheerily and

right,

** Twelve o'clock, and a clear, cold night |”

Open thrown are the vestry doors,

And from out « long procession pours ;

Clad in the surplice of linen white,

Their banners gleam in the pale moonlight

The church’s doors are open thrown,

And the organ peals in a joyful tone ;

Rings the air with the Christmas hymn,

** Christ is born in Bethlehem.”

** Peace on earth and mercy mild,

God and sinners reconciled.

Hark ! the herald angels sing,

Glory to the new-born King.”

The woman’s strength is failing fast ;

Soon will the troubles of life be past.

She hears the voices of choiristers yet,

With an upward look are her dark eyes set ;

And she breathes a fervent prayer to heaven,

That a woman’s sin may be forgiven :

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Father of mercies, look down, I pray; Turn, oh turn not a sinner away.

Father, there's none to love me now,

To thee alone would I humbly bow. Father, forgive me; hear my prayer :

Take me and my babe just ‘‘Over There.” Oh, God, do I sin if I ask that Thou

Take us away from this cold world now; And oh, my God, with my dying breath, Ero I pass away in the arms of death,

One other request I would ask of Thee— Pardon the man who has wronged me.

Let me feel, oh Father, that Thou will, For I loved him once, and I love him atill; Look from Thy Throne in mercy mild

And pardon the father of my child,

And now, oh God, in Thy goodness take Me and tay babe—for Jesus’ sake.

tye mipte singed angels bore afar,

rough midnight gloom, past glist’ning star, The pony portals of highest, kaaved =

Ope or two souls whose sin—forgiven.

The Ji_per Gates are backward rolled

And they stand in the streets of shinin d. While the mother and child were wafted there The choristers’ hymn rang through the air;

** Peace on earth and mercy mild,

God and sinner reconciled.

Bingen—‘‘ Bingen on the Rhine’—a small but famous city, is in Hesse-Darm- stadt. It is situated in one of the most beautiful spots of the Rhein-gan; where the River Nahe flows into the Rhine. Near it, a whirl-pool, well known to travellers, called the Bingenlock, is caused by] the in-. tervention of high and narrow rocks. In the same neighborhood are Hatto’s ** Mouse Tower” and the ruins of the an- cient castle of Ehrenfels. Worms, which played an important part in the history of the Reformation, is also in Hease-Darm- stadt. Mentz, or Mayence, which we have already mentioned, wasa place of import- ance even in the early days of the Roman

_ ments.

To the Editor of the Examiner:

Dear Str,—In lookiag over your issu the 18th inst. I was aie a to + oe an anonymous communication, purporting to be written by an “Old Stager.” This serib. bler, in a wretched piece of composition, en- deavors to enlighten the benighted people of this city in regard to literary 2nd musical en- tertainments, which, in this sapient and im- portant personage’s ‘‘humble opinion,” are, to use his own elegant expression, ‘‘ played out’ in Charlottetown. Let me, through the me- dium of your journal, Mr. Editor, ask Mr. ‘Old Stager” the reason why entertainments such as he has mentioned are ‘‘ played out” here? If he does not care about answering this question, I will, in a few words, do so. The fact is, gentlemen (?) of ‘‘ Old Stager’s” calibre have in reality ‘‘wearied audiences” ‘‘ with their miserable attempts.” Well do I remem. ber “‘Old Stager’s” first appearance on the public platform as a ‘‘ would-be” vocalist, in the old Atheneum Hall, a few years ago, Position—a dying duck ina fit. ‘Voice—be. tween the croak of a bullfroz and the bray of jackass. Enough said on this point to con- vince ‘‘ Stager” that the mask with which he trusted to hide his ugly face from the public gaze has been torn off and his spite and venom exposed,

iu the latter part of ‘* Old Stager’s ” letter allusion was made to “a gentleman of vast experience and of great ability as an actor,” and he was also mentioned as a leader of a little band of ‘‘ would-be” actors and act- resses.

Not knowing the person against whom. the above was directed, J made several enquiries amongst my friends for information, but have not, as yet, obtained anything at all reliable. Several gentlemen who are fond of the Drama and possess marked ability as actors, have been named as the targets against which ‘* Old Stager’s”’ feeble darts have been thrown. However, suffice it to say that these gentle. men are as far superior to ‘‘Old Stager” ip every respect as human beings are to apes,

In conciusion, I would warn ‘‘ Old Stager” that if he again appears in print, his friends will never again take up a collection to pa his debts. One night in “ Harvie’s Brig - anight toomany. Has not such been your ome — Stager?” Farewell, for the present, ** tager.” and let me give this parting advice, viz.: ‘‘ Aiways sonther that ‘foreigners’ must not try to play upon poor benighted Islanders too much.”’

am, Mr. Editor, truly yours, Youre Sraaxn. Ch’town, Dec. 23, 1878. '

ON iiitedimnnin Our Washington Letter.

Wasutxetox,D. C.. Dee, 17, 1878, ~

_ The most prominent topic of conversatiog in political circles is still Blaine’s speech of last Wednesday. Old residents here aay the Senate Chamber was never so oa before. All classes and conditions of men, women and children were present. The speech was well worth waiting to hear. Ne- body denies Mr. Blaine’s eloquence, how- ever much they may oppose him politi ; Mr. Thurman, in hisreply to Mr. Blaine, illustrated this when he said: “ I-sai@ nothing when the galleries cheered the gen- tleman from Maine, for I love an eloquent thing as well as anyone can, and have some- times cheered it when I did not agree with itatall.” Although the discussion was a very earnest one, several witty things were said, which served to amuse the antiats if they had no other effect. Thurman ask. ed Blaine ‘‘ Does the Senator influence a good many people in Maine to vote as he thinks?’ ‘ Yes, sir,” answered Blaine

‘« and in Ohio, too;” and when Laimar told the story from the Arabian Nights of the released dragon that turned upon and des- troyed his deliverer, Edmunds declared the dragon was already loose, and called for the regular order.

Secretary Sherman assures his interview. ers that every day makes him more certaim of his ability to maintain specie payments and that the first of January will see in his hands abundant means for the : He says he thinks a better commercial feel- ing is abroad throughout the country, and a firmer basis for trade is indicated than has been known for several years. .

_ Much interest is felt in Senator Conk- ling’s actions. Although this gentleman is extremely reticent and unapproachable, not to say haughty and repeliant, his movement is so closely watched that nothing he does escapes notice and criticism, and na doubt his motives for action are often eredited to the wrong source. Since other prominent politicians, who have been some- what estranged from the President and his Administration, have called at the White House and become on good terms with the incumbent, it has been antici that Senator Conkling would soon be “‘ cheek b jowl” with the Executive; but he sti

olds aloof. Personal friends say that he will not move in the matter of the Custom House nominations until after the Senatorial election in New York, in January.

In the village of Lancaster, County of Glengary, diocese of Ki d Bernice

ton an of Ontario, resides Rev. Father John Me- Donald, generally known as “ Father John,” who is now in the ninety-seventh year of his age and in the seventy-third of | his priesthood.

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Empire, the Roman General Drusus, hav- ing chosen it for the site of a fortress. The remains of an aquduct and several other

Roman antiq uities are still in the vicinity.

DIrTHERiIA is ing fri tful | Bridgewater, a eed fast “week * ten (10) wero stricken down,

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