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PRONIBITION

ry 1estions of the prohibition and the regulation of the sale of intoxicating liquors ttraciing a great deal of at- tention.— and deservedly so. During the present session of our Parliament, pumer- ous petitions in favor of a prohibitory law have come in from aii parts ¢ { the coun- try There has evidently be« an or wan 1 movemen ‘ sof whicl are | I t y apparet [In Eng lan 1 : I i} ses W I g ts of t te ts I l hough th pul : t reven t . I Dow those w terfered w t usiness is Net REIS t! r su =s Ww t t ny g at Xté 1 ~ ive reg the 1 5 w] nerally knowledged ta be ¥ j The i ' ru sad the States 2 lucted witl n i hat . “ Rt f Y t! t t Dg whi Wists ] #} Is a) 1 A legislator | < y what is al y at. I hat is pract t nd Ww } tter t 1 | ri K rT mak 1 t x tl her, This I g 1 maxi All ex! pr however “3 . i whe _ } Stand ra of It her broken r vas intended press is untouched ;: and the breaking fil ‘ murce of demoralization. However desirat « general prohibitory ww might rn be in the future we hg cytate sure that every one must ack lve that we are not yet ready for a. Th s uot say that these who are iD { r of such a law shonld cease to agi tate. as : by such agitation that pub-

lie epinion is formed and directed

re published, a short time ago, the ex- rience of the Governor of Maine as to the working t * io tl Stat He spoke favora f results, especially im the untry | «, We wer 1 te see that sucl could be made eri we mus emember that ( ' i mud! rer untry th: the State of Main nd what succeeds in the smalles intry, would most certuinly, sil in tl g Meany howg be don Last year there wet manufactured or im-

pore i into Can ida more than one gall mn of

ardent Spirits and three of malt hi u0rTs

for each one of the population, an average

of four gal f intoxicating liquors for each man man and child—1800.000 gal'ozs of about 815,000,000 value consum ed in one year. This, of itself, means a vast deal of intemperate use of liquors, But we need no statistics to prove that intemper ince is one of our master sins spreading ruin on every si le. The best means of checking it shonld occupy the attentivr { r’ » wi ha AD

object in } t] merest seliisl

h even »& lfishness mh 1§ irge

to uction ou this subject We cert nly

thiok that fur more credit 1s due to those who try fo a mething, though they may fail or | mistaken, than to those who never make mistakes of their own because they never do anythin ind whose sneerin ye m merely proves how jth naecjous they hay { the foree of ti erent ‘

Sureiy ther ithin our reac a much better execution of our present laws, and som tr! revulitions an we now hat 1 number of taverns

might be mut

mor: sh i th 8 ture oi} hal t pers to proca t lf < I fonpau mr TI yu i eT ¥ » ha direct interest inthe growth of tl trade ire wiWaye Feaday t me totl trot

Qine vers great imp ment eonid, W think, be made by insisting upon a retail liquor shop bei rictly confined to that parpose frroceries, or shops of «any kimd. which al<o have a retailing licens

Many « man b

are a very great evil

gins by going to these, who would be ashamed to enter a tavern pure and simp'e We think, for shops should not be allowed in connection with them. Ther

eressing public opinion, that a

the same rr barber

“eons

strong and in

man is

acting disyracefully in frequenting a tavern. These grocery stores and barber shops are intended ta cover up that dis eracs We strongly advocate such a éhanve in the law. as would make it p! in

to the mon himself, and to all the world,

2

what he went inte « groggery for. He-

ore jong, it might Le possible to gu a

mere Ln

step further, and close all bar-rooms in

1otels and inns, prohibiting. under the

strictest penalties, their \.opers from supplying liqnors to any but dona te travellers or guests resid’ ng in the house. There is the provision of the Englis] w with reference te the Sunday sale of liqu ors if it ean be managed for one day we should think it might be for others We ire quite aware that this is not what the Prohibitionists want Still, while fight ng their main batt they lo I me

We have on our Statute Book, what th English Tk mper mce L iguc h is been long trying for, viz., a Permissive Bill. A majority of the householders in iny school district can prevent the viving of any licens The way in which ths

works would be a bable of absolute We should be glad to many districts the liquor traffic has been,

good sign as to the pro

success

prohibition,

know from how

by the operation of this law, excluded,

and invite communications on the sub-

ject from friends of the temperance cause. We think

it would be well alss

they

DOMINION PARLIAMENT Tuer special provision mac. in the new

eleetion law resp eting the qu ilifieation of

the electors of Prince Edward Island, has ocensi 1 much mment beth in and out Parliament In the House of

Commons, on the 7th inst, the matter was

discussed as follows

Edw | ! i Mr. La tl W tems ul ! it ma nee of I fi Hie wou i t } py ! 4! t} I | the { i \ } si l } } the wt l alt it ti \ i > had no doubt that I X 1 i cl 1 n amendm ae w would be made Hon. Mr. ¢ on (Cardwell) said he had la tler m a gentleman of high nm Prince Edward Island, stating

that the franchise would give dissatisfaction among

und

se rise to great the people of that Iss Chat gentleman bad said in his letter would disfranchise a large number who should be entitled to vote for » Dominion Parliament Mr. Laird said he something f the public

pub Edward Island, and he

members

ought to know opinion in Prince said that, since the

the

rsa

cation.” The statement was with siight ex- ception the same for the Lower House, There could be no more chance of confusion or fraud in electing for the Lower House than there could be in electing for the Upper House. Yet one-third of the population was to be de- of their t 2ht to vote for some unex- plained cause, There was one thing certain, that this House would believe, tiat the coun- try would believe, from the course pursued, that might was the real cause for making this exception He trusted this proposition would be allowed to stand over for another eap, until the Local Legislature met. In meantime he hoped theywould not punish j one-third of the people by depriving them of i the franchise. The result of the change would ‘ he that the members from Prince Edward Is+ land would come to Parliament as the ‘bloated racy,, of the Island, elected in the same manner as the representatives for the Upper House, whilst he (Sir John), like the remaining members of the House would be ecannaile. This was wrong; this action

ve

a to

") was taken bya Liberal Administration under

the pressure and advocacy of another gentle- man who was in favour of universal suffrage.

In the Senate,—

“Mr. Howtan moved that the House take into consideration the return of all appoint- ments to and dismissals from office in Prince Edward Island, as well as a copy of all peti-

| tions and other papers connected therewith since the Ist day of July last, and then mos ved the following resolution: Resolved, That in the opinion of this honourable House, it is | notin the interest of the good government of | this Dominion that any officer of the civil | service should be dismissed from office unless for either misconduct or incapacity.”’

Our latest Ottawa exchanges report Senator Héwlan’s speech on this resolu- tion at full length. We will lay it before the readers of the EXAMINER next week. Senator Howlan brought to light a few curious and interesting facts. He show- ed that Dr. Jenkins, who was appointed Health Officer, and Mr. John Corbett, who was appointed Superintendeot of Lighthouses in this Island, by the late | Administration, were both dismissed by

| the present Government, although no no- | tice of such dismissal was ever sent to , these gentlemen. Colonel Gray, Adju- | tant General of Militia, and Mr. Free- | land, Paymaster, shared a similar fate ;

| but although dismissed one week, they e |

were re-appointed the next. Mr. How- lan also commented upon, the dismissal of Stephen MeNeill and D. Fergusson, Es- quires, trom the Inland Revenue Depart ment, and portrayed the conduct of the }

administration, in making these ehanges

in the way they had done, in its true eol- Hie was supported in the abstract principle of his resolution by several of the Senators who spoke

Ors.

a the question. Mr. Scott, the Secretary of State, op- posed it on behalf of the Government. Mr. Dickey moved the adjournment of a good deal of other business waiting to be disynsed_ of.

Mr. Howlan said he had no objection ;

> but wit]

the debate, as there was

th the consent of the House would reply to the Secretary of State when the debate Mr. Letellier St. Just (leader) asked if the Hon. gentleman motiou. Mr, would consider point after his reply; Lut desired to know if it was the

Was resumed. intended to withdraw his Howlan stated that that

he intention of Govern-

ment tO remove any more of the officials

in the Island. St. Just replied that officials would be removed when there Was a just cause. The debate was then

the when Mr. Howlan made a two

adjourned ; it was resumed on el venth hour speech, a full report of which we will give next week. He was ably sup- ported by Messrs. Haviland and Mont- comery, but was opposed by Me. Hay the

rne. A majority of the Senators favored Mr. Howlan’s resolution; but as its pass- ing would imply a vote of censure on the Government, the Leader rose and stated that he would publicly pledge himself that Government would make no more dismissals from the Civil Service in P. E, Island, or elsewhere, except for incapacity or misconduct. Whereupon Mr. How- lan said that he would rest satisfied with that pledge for the present, and withdrew his resolution.

moms

{ LIBELLOUS ATTACK.

EDWARD

PRINCI IsLANDERS were, a little more than two weeks ago, exasper- the Minister of the Interior They sent him to Ottawa to guard their political interests and protect their poli- He failed to either, Consequently, his followers became dis- affected. Many influential who supported him in the late election, made public declarations to the effect that, un- Jess the tariff were remodelled,

would “never vote for Laird again.”

ated with

tical rights, do

men,

they

We endorsed their sentiments, and shared in their exasperation. In the EXAMINER of the 4th inst., we published a short ree view of Mr. Laird’s political career. Mr. Laird is a public man, He receives pub- lic money to the amount of about $8000 a year

We sympathized with the people.

and he possesses the patronage (if not the power) of a Cabinet Minister. This combination should, ¢ertainly, be sufficient to salve over any wounds which the lash we applied to the body politic of the ‘*Ineupable Minister ’ might have inflicted. At might have apposed that the Patriot would content itself with defending him as well

as it was

any rate, it

been zble. Such has not been the Notwithstanding our solemn affir- mation—made in the EXAMINER last ; week—to the effect that E. J. Hodgson, Esq., had nothing to do with the article entitled, “ Qur men at Ottawa "—that he

case,

. bject of the bill had been known in the Is- } a i ke ee ] t t bill had been kne¢ in 1@ Wot ug the ss, make practic ' me, in age the prow, = | aha Jand, he had not seen a hostile remark in the Suggestions as to the best w ay < f regulat- | newspapers or received a jletiler condemning | * “a 5 66 4.6 . t ing, if not prohibiting, the liquor traffic |! Mr. Sinclair asserted that the anchis ee | would g ral satisfa nin Prince LEGISLATIVE UNION OF THE Edwa and. Und Kisting circum - ; "rate ght the franchise of the Uy YVARITIVE PROV IN¢ ES Hor } } } H : be ad > Was not er t i inhood sullrag lus foremost politicians of Nova Se % ) an teak . . ° o ftheir) a tia have expressed strong sentiments in ! . r tl ic Ay ters : pia tu i . nil ! isame not 2 } that favor of a Legislative Union of the Mar- : itime Provinces. The Leader of the {1 S Hon for 1 Government (in the Lower House) and : wi oe .: } $s iI avi explained the the Leader of the Opposition vied with | franc} n Prince Edward fsland. and how. ‘ . . | niar ¢ } ; > are > ‘ each other in supporting a resolution au ide . s bill, the q le were robbed of it i _ ae ‘ lin the D lion t thorizing the Executive of that Province } Dr. Tupt N ned of tl ustice | : ; : rt ipper complained of the injustice to communicate on the subject with the | done to Prince Edward Island, and read a i so . . i tter from the or ' ) r les or Executives of New Brunswick and Prince | !¢tter from the Hon. Mr. Howlan, protesting : : | against the franchise provisions of this bill Edward Island. Unfortuaately, the Usher } tn his letter he had spoken of the admirable ; ‘ : sik sinensis tars sae ail iL , al of the Black Rod knocked at the door of | Payner im Which the franchise w pe : : ‘ i pea that upper) W Vv the Assembly-room while the discussion | an am Hi to feplace the franchise on was progressing, and the Legislature was | !t The new stem would : . : ; | ss ( the Roman Cath s of t! prorogued before the resolution could be | j.jg nth n the poor greed to That is, however, no reason Ass na im rs : ’ } } } ry 8 | i il t why the subject should be dropped. The ; tin a + sheet te Executive of Nova Scotia can commen i} M Jus v ! . ‘ p eS the correspondence on its own respons! f bility; and in view of the speeches of tl I I Isla { the oth ; ’ } ; ’ . roin ft lant leaders of both political parties in the As. | ¢ cl ns sembly, they will be fuily justified in doing tthe | nf so. We trust they will lese no tin The | Pri ‘ B sooner th great question ’ for the con- stituents of these Maritime Provinces t Mr. D lay the | consider, is grappled with, the better : a lvocated a we: a ' j [rue, there are few conflicting interests | \ lay W “. , 7 ; ’ i to reconcile; forthe material and politic D ‘ BY ” { ) ) t ¢ af f sha il Py , : Interests i I I ly identical But still, a ‘* fair bas f ’ ee the union will have to be earef msidered t Is : £ liscussed. Ti rev : s | i \ sc nal S at t k t : t t forelock.’ i i A ha | week we clipped from the H i t € ‘ ngthy and ab ticle in ad it 4 : ony . I s S , voeaey he proposed uni Che Hal ; ; i” if Re; whi we need hardly 1 \ f iny pa * 1? ‘ , \ } } mark, is, probably, as bitterly opposed to ° ae acd the ¢ t! Lend f the G rt se , 6 +} } \¢ } ratt I ment is t ] f the Oppositi (Mr. D . i iy 1 in its opinion that a Legis- | ‘ it I ) of ti ritime Provinces I | , ' rp ! must pr beneficial. In a late issu cs : : ney the Re; dadeciares \ j Mr. H ith \\ 1 Ma 1 nation ng it as sary l 1 » R the ¢ Wi ( a th 1 machin for tt rt i KR i ~ ien Wi 8 s i Xx! i Leg ind ul i that it W i ! fi id been ton vitl Our are great r the; wt! y the matter ! rk that erformed, as far as N g tl gistration of votes; then 2 Scotia i ed. Eight Legislatis t ha all they desired rhe pres Councillors eleen members of Assem- if hise of the lower H e was sub bly th three heads of department great abuses, and it was n Jesir fo all the business that there is to ! j ould 1 “i to th As we said before, the present sty t Dominion | ament. H ke a 38 horse-power engine it that the sed fran 5 rnoF It is as useful andas | y in i riasti 1 the Roman ° a - & 1 that Further on in the same article the Pe. | ' ; a | ‘ ( i porter saves yer Pro Let i e Maritime Union : stants Che} i b f nberia a2 1 one 4 essary one, and one that iad end t Ap st - Wi i { status of our pub ’ pon j who now ha nos thing better t g inatrt i i r the grat ~ Meb n nten ‘ to mé The Halifax Chronicle, of the 14th in- | 4 i $ f Pris } Is l sid that th stant, thus adverts to the subject i i dl Phe les 1 Legislati { 1 of l y i ] we Maritime Provinces—Nova 2, New a ij M Brunswick and Prince Edward I s one g ? t nust at the first glance mmend itself Mr. Laird.—l admit that it wil : : wvorable consideration of the people | gittn ney i Seton ‘ nterest would | affected by the : . oi hein nie a tn eae a, a 4 s 1 McD i said then the third of bliin wi tervel all +, st i = a« i . t ' tion et The teadane “Wed aa the yes Who sent the hon. gentleman to cae ards ti Laas n all things, It a t y Parliament were to | disfranchised for 1 mentin man to dk sire frier dls ling him here, This change was utterly by hie ilehe tle leita Sti pposed tothe announced principlefoi the bill eat ig Monge oe ag hes eee the principle that representatives to the aif i je 0 l tilt i Pasily aiiti “ i A * . u ie ni % ere e lage ‘. - sadvantage to him. We may believe tha, | Dominion Parliament were t be elected by Mace Seotin wae oredisnoned ia | ca tl rs wh ed representatives to Ve cot was } 1s seu in i Hinton aff all tha Prasis tt ai t! ia n the Provinces. But | i tal ho ae Aa : b ! each of that principle v u riaken in t per wa } ; ; proy | by a Liberal Government, and made ; ae sit of in a meas introduced by the Minister of iS > . ’ se! 1 - rap f . | oust who declared himself in favor of : : eC n S frage. One of two principles t i 1 ’ ; hy at : na fy idopt in the election of mem- ml ) effected which would, fi — ee rae ee n ta be the oro ry ve } aurt ' . { & tl g,have had the hearty approva , her vane Peden Pe i 1 t seth ; f tors “ n of the Maritime Provi: ge he I i] Legislature and Govern! I : : ¢ ime ' t} fact tl \ Hot I l | sil Ipor s the fact th : i ‘ th : i mmon. New Brunswick, N { e ‘ » ind P. E. Isl 113 ONgage iarg 1 i vo nz. naviga and fist and N wers We e 4 | 1, 1 gi and t ig a ce © ‘ ry f ne yt T I , i I I yhak ’ i! pk mn in i ring, th gu WW} ‘ { prominent industries as the others ‘ur gga gop ee aoe cuted to a considerable ex \ o Se Why ma re bet s I this | be ed becavs : Hien to be of iw ° 1. gen ne unexplaine il v ition ) ? ay ne Pr ce at tt ‘ t , ple of rept 6 1 +} imy tant i r I Nex pia i vat i : ' j ise | rea which had been renteas that © ) egis ‘ ° “p . ‘ : . : i { not by the name of , . i i i i ue : p { ' i i ! n given Lthala 4 e ' s i Uno V ria , ' Wi i i: 2 x “tsed ¢ i T r ave { pity a pon S * ver the Local Legislature to alter the law 6@ne and i du em of registration " ° i t ha jent anno 1 that OUR R Hh R RAIL 1} i} P iI ui oul oF its way to et L, 4 the different Pro-

IN reply to Dr Tupper, the Premier | , in

that our Rail

way—or at least that part of it which is

stated, (in the Commons)

nearly finished —‘ would be put in opera- tion immediately.’ In view of this state ment it is somewhat strange that no sub- ordinate officials of the road have yet been This negleet

believing,

we have good

appointed reasons for is intentional; for we are reliably informed that our active and very intelligent fellow-townsman, Mr. «sy

guett. has proposed to the Government the nawes of several persons whom hi considered eligible for office in connection with our railway. Mr. Sloggett, doubt—

less, took his eue from the Examiner.

We regret that his representations and |

proposals have not received any notice of approval from the Minister of Public Works. The talented projector of the plans for our “ Winter Steamer,’’ de- serves better treatment at the hands of Laird and Mackenzie.

_

Imuicration.— The tide of immigration seems to be setting in strongly towards the Dominion. The United States are over- stocked with laborers, and some of the leading papers are advising foreigners to remain at their homes, or seek some other field. This state of matters is favorable to the Dominion.— British Colonist,

regarded as necessary overnment abjured

is the pr should be no inter- feren¢ ial Legislatures, and ‘hat ld be made to put the screw Ul] zislatures. By the propos- ed step the Ge iment were going to deprive Prit Kdward Island of one-third of its ters, with the view of forcing it into legis lation night not want. Ithad been said on th le of the House that there was no chan fa general election for another ' in Prince Edward Island. Why, then was th iny necessity for commatting this breach of 1 principle proposed by tl Government ? This breach was undoubtedly voposed for some reason not yet divulged | The fact ting by ballot being introduced did not m iny difference. The ballot was merely for the purpose of concealing the name of the person voling It made no difference as to indentification. A man would have to

prove his right to vote, and this could not be urged as an excuse for such exceptional legis- | jation. Had their been voters’ lists from the Upper House this might have been held out as a reason for theexception, but there were no lists from the | popes House and there were no lists for this, so they both stood upon an equal footing. Although their might not be a general election within the year, there might be some special election. The hon. member from South Oxford has during the session been appointed toa position of emolu- ment under the Government, and a similar appointment might be made from among the Prince Edward Island members, This would casion vacancy, and the constituency would fiod that they had lost one-third of the \ s. For the Upper House there was a property qualitication, but there was no Was there any registration. A voter ig to the poll, said: ** Lam a resident ofthis place. lama British subject. Ihave a right to vote, and | have a property qualifi-

Ist, nor

on gol

neither suggested it, nor wrote it, nor knew who wrote it, nor read it, nor heard it read before it was published, the Patriot of Thursday jast contains a brutal attack upon the private character of that gentle- We have not heard whether Mr. | Hodgson intends entering an action at

law against the author o: the ineffably

vile production, and having him punished

asso base a libeHer deserves to be pupished :

man.

or whether he intends treating him with and His self— respect will, doubtless, suggest the latter. At any rate, that is the course which, we trust, he will adopt. We hope he will not crush the erawling creature out of the newspaper world ; but that he will merci- | fully “step aside and let the reptile | live,”

We will not attempt to defend Mr. Hodgson. But we will publish the name of the base libeller. No journalistic eti- quette shall screen him from the indigna- tion of a virtuous people, whose sensi- bilities he has outraged. We have good reason for beieving that the man who composed the libel on {fr Hodgson’s char acter, is JouN CAVEN. That the writer was right in thinking his production too

indifference contempt.

disreputable even for the columns of the | Herald, there can be no doubt, and so he

ent it to the Patriot. Why Mr. Caven should have villified Mr. Hodgson, we know not. We never heard that the object of his vile spleen ever attempted to injure Mr. Caven in his business, or way. At all events, Mr. Hodgson succeeded in arousing Mr. Caven’s purient ire. There was,however, no occasion for the wicked attempt of the Patriot to excite popular feeling against the Admivistrator of the Government. He is the only one of the ‘‘ Hodgson” family, besides the Prothonotary, who ever received anything from the public

in any other

Treasury. . _—-_-+

OUR MEN AT O1TAWA.'

Senaror Howran has obliged the Ministry to reconsider its policy respect- ing the dismissal of Civil Service officials. He has evidently made his mark at Otta- wa. His influence is felt and feared— even though he is not (as he should be) in the House of (ommons A striking illustration of the truth of this remark lies in the fact that, although the Premier declared two weeks ago, that he would dismiss every official who opposed his Ad- ministration, St. Just was last week com- pelled to sue tor the withdrawal of Mr.

to the Senate that no official of the Civil Service should in future be dismissed unless for incapacity or neglect of duty. This shows that Mr. Howlan isa strong man at Ottawa; and that the Government is weak, vacillating, and indefinite in its policy.

It is fortunate for the electors of this Island that they have a gentiemen of Mr. Howlans ability at Ottawa te fight their battles. tlad it not been for his letter to Dr. Tupper, p inting out the disfrauchise- ment of one-third of the Catholic popu- lation by the new election law of this Liberal (?) Government, that meusure would have been passed through the House unnoticed. It is true, Mr. Davies did, afterwards, show its bearings; but we do not see that Dr. MeIntyre or Mr. Perry uttered one word in condemnation of « measure which has deprived upwards of one-third of the men who elected them of any voice in another election,—even if it were to take place immediately. The Catholic electors will now see who it is th:t advocates their rights. If they had sent Mr. Howlan to the House of Com- been much better for their interests, than to be represented

mons, it would have by some of the nonentities who now fill a chair there.

THE WAR IN ARKANSAS.

The war between Brooks and Baxter still rages. Despatches report that, in a late skirmish, six persons were killed and wounded. It is quite time that this unseemly intestine broil was ended, It is stated that President Grant has tele- graphed Brooks and Baxter separately, advising that the Legislature shou!d ad- journ for a few days and enable the rival Governors to call in those members of the Legislature who have not responded to their call, that there may be a full As— sembly.

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THE CZAR'S VISIT.

Tue Russian bear is in the English lion’s lair. The Czar reached England on the 13th inst. received.

His Majesty was well Large crowds of Londoners gathered at the Railway Station to greet the Autocrat on his arrival ; and bunting is reported to have been “ flying at all points.”” The Czar is accompanied by Grand Duke Alexis.

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FARMERS IN POLITICS.

The announcement that the Lilinois Farmers’s Association will enter the poli-~ tical arenais probably one of the most im- portant that we have heard from the West for some time. It means that ‘Granges,’ having tried the plan of rev fraining from political action find it does not answer, and have made up their minds

direct. It need not be doubted for moment that their numbers give them the power, in the West at all events, of, cons trolling elections both to State Legislatures and to Congress, It may be worth while to consider in what particular direetion the farmers’ movement is likely to make itself felt, and what changes in American politics it is likely to initiate.

Among the first results of this movement will be economical administration and the defeat of ‘rings,’ alike in the State Legis~ latures and at Washington. For one thing allschemes contemplating large grants of money for this, that, or the other purpose claimed to be of a public character but really ‘engineered’ for private profit, will be ruthlessly sacrificed. So strong is the disposition to oppose such schemes, that plans of important public improvements, unimpeachable on their merits, are likely to suffer some years’ delay by reason of the too critical attitude in which the farm~ ers are now placing themselves.— 7orento Mail,

‘i -aailllialane

A FURIOUS SWEETHEART.

[From the Danbury News.]

The habit of hanging mackerel on a nail near the door to drip broke up a match on Essex street Wednesday night. The couple got home late in the evening, and going around back of the house, so as not to disturb the folks, they sat down on the stoop to think. During the process she leaned her head, in a new spring hat, against the house, and became absorbed in the stars and other improvements, while he tenderly eyed his boots. About half an an hour was spent in this profitable oceupas tion, when the young man felt something trickle down his neck. ‘ Don’t weep, Ju« lia,’ he softly murmured. ‘I ain’t,”’ she said, surprised. He looked up, and his eyes rested on an oozy substance back of her head. ‘‘ What's that on the back of your hat?” he cried. She jumped up at this interrogation, and instinctively placed her hand on the back of her head, drew it away again full of an unpleasantly-flavor~ ed slime. With a shriek of rage and pass sion the infuriated girl tore the mackerel from the nail, and trampled it beneath her feet, while she snatched off her hat and tore it in shreds with her livid fingers. The horror-stricken young man, not knowing what else to do, jumped the first fence and disappeared, and hasn’t been seen since.

Macapamizep Streets.—We notice that Charlottetonians “ who drive out,” invari- ably keep ig one track in the streets lately macadamized by order of the City Council. Should they continue to do so, “more money’ will have to be spent in repairing

them,

Howlan’s resolution, by pledging himself

the |

to try their strength in the political field a

“ A TEACHERS INSTITUTE”

To the Editor of the Examiner.

Sir -—As your deservedly popular paper is a good medium for the dissemination of useful intelligence, I beg you will do me the favor of inserting in its columns the following brief remarks on schools in gen~ eral, and on the West Royalty school in particular. Some few years ago, the teachers in some sections of the Island organized themselves into what they called ‘Teachers’ Institutes.’ Part of the auties of these organizations was to examine the District schools within theirrespective pre» cincts in rotation, at regular, stated inter- vals. At the close of the examinations, lectures onthe ‘ Art of Teaching,’ and on other useful subjects, were sometimes de» livered. It is needless to dwellin detai! on the benefits resulting from the labors and mutual instruction of these ‘ Teachers’ Institutes.’ They are self-evident to any reflective mind. So faras [ am informed, there is not one of these Institutes in full practical standing at present on the Island. This is a poor sign of the times, so far as educational matters are concerned. It it not creditable to the city Teachers that they have not the ambition to form them- selves, and their peers of the Royalty, into a ‘Teachers’ Iastitute.’ It is to be feared that one cause of this is, that those Teachers in the city who plume themselves on being employed in buildings provided by the Government, or, in other words, by the public, will not deign to associate with the plebian teachers of the Royalty, or with the city district teachers, who are obliged, in most instances, to provide schoolrooms and schoolroom furniture for their pupils. Well, we have read of the jackdaw that strutted in the peacock’s plumage. We have also been taught the old adage, ‘ Ne suitor ultra crepidam.’

Scarcely is there a village, town, or city in the New England States, that has nota Teachers’ Institute. This, at least in part, accounts for the superiority of their schools and school system. Even our own M.D.'s and L.D.’s, and other Professionals, are pow organized into fraternal associations, to protect and advance the status of their several associations. But as Beecher said once in a sermon, ‘I’m on the outside track.’

On Saturday morning, the %th inst., I took a walk through a part of the Royalty and stumbled into the school known as the West Royalty School. The teacher of this school is Mr. John Macdonald. I always take an interest in the educational progress of ‘ Young Prince Edward Island.’ This sentiment egged me to ask Mr. Me Donald to call up one or two of his classes to recite their lessons. The first that stood up was the 4th Reading Class (Nelson’s Series). Lydia Mellet, (if I recoliect right- ly), wasat the head. Her naive mode of reading was worthy the imitation of older heads. She read deliberately, with the natural and proper intonations of voice. The others after her did well, but not as well as she. The 5tlt Book (Irish Series) then stood up. The firmness of voice, and the distinct enunciation and emphasis of the pupils in this class, showed the good taste of the teacher as a reader, and the aptness of his pupils to imitate him. In the spelling from the reading lessons, not one mistake in fifteen words was made by the first class, and one in 33 by second. Those that excelled in the analysis of words were, Martha Ford, and two others, whose names [ do not, being a stranger, recollect. I think one of the boys is named Arthur Beil. in Geography and English Grammar, Arthur Bell and Ewen McLean evinced advanced knowledge. Two samples of Book-keeping, from Eaton’s Text Books, were shown. Master R. Mils ler’s is worthy of special note, as being correctly and neatly executed.

But I am getting wearisome. If you per- mit me I shall return to another phase of the subject another day.

Via.

May 15, 1874.

ee ~ To the Editor of the Examiner