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** Again at Christmas did we weave The holly round the Christmas hearth ; The Wuere shall we get a fresh sprig of holly with which to decorate our pages,to-day / L ) b ack

turies and bring before our mind’s eye an

Siient snow p »ssegsed the earth.

us try to lo k

through the cen- image of Him the festival of whvse birth commemorate We see at

first the tiny babe in His mother’s arms,

we tv-morrow.

and on that mother’s face the expression of which has glorified the faces of mothers We will but

stay to glance at the manger, the oxen, the

love

everywhere before and since.

travelers neur, the shepherds who look in wonder at the very common sight so won- drously announced.

Twelve years have passed, and an eager, the time has

inquisitive boy forgets that

come to return home, as He listens hour

after hour to the teachers of His nation, as He plies them with questions to which we may well believe they did not find easy answers

After about twenty years had passed, we

find the Lord, now grown a min, setting | We are never at loss for occasions in which aside some of these teachings, putting new | to give utterance te our discontent, our an- constructions upon others, fil ing most with novance or our dislike. We surely, then, ' * new spirit, and king with such a con | cin allow one season for the expression of vietion of the truth of what He said th»t] that & eling of love which, after all, is the they who heard were struck with astonish strongest motive in the human heart. To ment. And n nly was His doctrine | th children especially let us for once show heard, but His methods were not those of | how real and deep is the love we bear them, His old iustructors. His were no long and | not so much in gifts, costly or simple, as labored discourses. He uttered the truths! our circumstances m y allow, as in the ten- in terse, sometimes abrupt, sentences. He | der caress, the | ving word, the warm hand-

seldom explained or enlarged upon his say-

ten the truth was half concealed

ings. Vi

from the thought!ess by a stery suggested by surrounding »bjects or the circumstances in which He found Himself. Moreover, He seldom spoke, as was then customary, in the buildings dedicated tw religious pur- The hillside, a beat the the supper table, the well-side, the wheat field,—were some

poses. moored by

the shore of lake. of the places chosen by Him who spake as never man spake for the utterance of those truths which are revolutionizing the world. Nor was He only or chieflya preacher. He was known as the lover of little children; the comforter of the mourner; the healer of the sick; the warm friend, the devoted son

He shared in the joy of the wedding feast. He wept at the grave of a friend. When those who had come a long diatance to hear Him were faint and weary, He provided

them with food. The widowed mother whose ovly son was being borne to the grave had the great desire of her heart

granted, as her all on earth was restored to her. The still more desolate woman who geve all that she possessed to the service of God did not escape the notice of that kind And what

yet piercing glance. shall we

say of the compassion which could stoop to pity those who were outcasts from society, and of the love that could conquer shame and self-contempt, and bring tears of peni- unused to

tence from eyes long weep-

ing? But if sorrow, sin and ahame had His

Warmest sympathy, how great was His in-

dignation at hypocrisy, covetousness and hard-heartedness.

He whose gredt heart was filled with pity for his careworn friends and who suo gently and beautifully taught them ths lesson of their tather’s care for them, from the liiles of the field and the fowls of the who

prayed for word of condemnation for the woman dis-

air ;

his murderers; who had no covered in her sin, — could atter the bitterest denunciation of the Pharisee who devoured widow's houses and for a pretence made Love, love for G xd, for His

fellow man, for every living thing was the

long prayers

feeling that in a thousand w 4ys manifested itse'f in the life of the Divine man.

Can we, then, think that’ our lives, no matter how high our aims or how pure our purposes, can fulfil the end for which they we

were given us, unless we feel that are

members of the great family of men ; that the warm, rushing tide of life thrubs in our hearts : that

brother and

man we meet

woman

5 is a every a sister. If throughout Christendom to-day this faith

-which surely was the faith, of Christ—

every

were really, held what a revolution would

there be / Where were then the strifes of the conten- tions between labor and capital, the wars

and rumors of wars which so

creeds, the-jealousy of class,

distress and puzzle bot’: the greatest intellects and the most simple minds of this century? Where would be the room for the tyrant and the

anarchist, in a world where “all man were

brethren ?” May we not conclude in the words in which the English poet of this century gives utterance to his longing :

Ring in the valiant map and free The larger heart, thekindlier hand, Riog out the darkness of the land, Ring in the Christ that ig to be. .

Ring out the want, the Care, the sin, Phe faithiess coldness of the times, Ring var, ring out my mournful rhyme,

Bat ring the faller miustrel in.

te Bate

—To-diy—December 24:h~—the South- port ferry steamer is ranmiag regularly and the weather is delightful. The snow of yesterday was very welcome.

silliest dipinceiiaiaie

Tue Cocyry Covrr. —The opened here to-d ‘Y with some 90 suits on the docket. A number of these suits have been alveady heard and disp wed of. OB motion of

Mr. WwW. S. Stewa tana l rati : P. Kennedy for naturctn te oe Martha

County Court

Heturalization under * J) Naturaliz ition Act” i rte ? ; ‘Act was read in open cou The Court wil! r the

Toe Janus: y

DAILY

- TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24.

1889.

Once again all, high and low, rich and | poor, happy and sorrowful, are preparing to keep the festival of Christmas. Churches are being decorated for to-morrow’s ser- vices of adoration and thanksgiving, and

gifts are being made ready for the no less

| acceptable service of love for one another,

of which the church is home and the priest

(and priestess father and mother. Who can

'tell how much of real sacrifice and self-

i

| denial these gifts represent, from those of

the wee ones whose cents have been saved

in spiteof the allurements of the confec-

tioners’ windows, to those of the grown-up sons or daughters who have done without some much-needed comfort that those dear to them may have the little luxuries without which Christmas would not be Christmas in whose luxuries are

the houses of those few.

There is, no doubt, some conventional giving, if we may be allowed the expres- sion, but we are mistaken if even the gifts made in this way ave not among the out- ward and visible signs of the spirit of love

and good will which is abroad in the world.

c.asp.

We are so busy working for our dear ones in this hard, every-day world that we are far too apt to fi that

rget, and to let them for- which Nay, how seldom does the heart

get, love from our actions spring. swell and the eye moisten as we give that touch which will, through all the after-

For

such expressions of love we have an ex-

life, be remembered as a benediction.

ample in Him who took the little ones in His arms and blessed them, and on whose breast His friend leaned at supper.

And now, to one and all, we would give the old, hearty greeting—

A Merry, Merry Curisrmas !

_— SH Or re

“O Melancholy Plight”!

Hear the voice of the Patriot's complain- ing :

** The Government has not sent us a cop f the evidence given, and we do not think it ig any part of our business to incur the heavy ‘xpense of employing a reporter to take down restimony, the chief object of which seems to be to incriminate the dead, and whitewash the iiving.””

The Patriot is certainly in a melancholy plight. No reporter; dependent upon the Government for ‘copy of the evidence” ; sent (sic) the ” there-

**the Government has not Patriot a ‘copy of the evidence; fore its readers are left in the dark as to the tru'h about the defalcations !

The people of Charlottetown have been under the impression that the Patriot had in its employ a very active and capable re- porter—one who would be glad to make the paper interesting if ** the management” But if it be really in need of a reporter, perhaps some charitable

would only let him.

person w.ll, at this season, place a sum of Patriot's suffi. pay @ reporter's salary for at least a year. We know of which a charitable man @u'd better employ his means than in assisting the Patriot to tell the truth.

To take “copy” from an “‘incriminated”

money to the credit cient to

nv way in

Government —readers of the Patriot will, no doubt, be shocked at the bare idea of such a thing !

But the pleads that the chief object of the testimony ** seems to be to incriminate the dead and whitewash the livlng.” The Patrivt’s readers might, we think, be left to judge about that point ; and they cannot possibly do so unless they have the ‘testimony ” before them !

Now, seeing that the Ratriot isin a strait, uot having been able to employ a reporter and not having had ‘‘copy” sent by the Government, —we offer it freely the report of the ‘testimony ” as it has appeared in fae Examiner. If it should not accept this offer, and so enlighten its readers, its article of yesterday may be interpreted according to the heading thereof, as ‘*A Senseless Whine.”

Patriot

Personal.

Mr. and Mrs. Berlinguet, of Three Rivers, Que., are registered at the Hotel Davies,

Mr. H. W. Anerson, of the railway mechanical department. was a passenger on the Stanley today, on return from Moncton.

Mr. E. -). Holland, Montana, Mr. George Shearer, Georgetown, and Mrs. J. J. Davies, of this city, were among the passengers in the Stanley from Pictou this morning.

The people of Tryon and vicinity will be pleased to learn that Robert Leard, Esq., who isa very competent man, has been ap- pointed a Commissioner for taking Affidavits ja the Supreme Cour’,

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For THE WEAK AND Laneuip.—Campbell’s Reef, Iron and Wine is one of the best tonics possessing many nutritive and strengthening quatities. Is recommended by the leading medical men. If you are weak and languid a bottle will give instant relief. See that you ask for and get Campbell’s Beef, Iron and Wine. nov 6lyeod

aap eniterinsi

Something new—I have received a nice lot of ladies’ pure gum American Rubbers. Each pair is put up ia a handsome plush bag, and makes a nice Christmas present, Call and see

«joucu this evening valil the ; them.—R K Jost, dealer in boots and shoes,

_ North cide Queeu Square, decd 2w

; Mvtice, and then drops t!

Welcome ! sweet season of the year To every Christian nation dear, Let every voice loud carols sing, To Christ, the Universal King,

And celebrate his wondrous birth, Who came to bless this sinful earth.

O let his name be echoed round,

W here’er a Christian voice is found, Whether Prince Edward's favored shore, Or where Old Christmas reigned of yore, Ia rounds of beef, plum pudding rare,— Old England’s hospitable fare.

Parents and children then would meet, And all partake the annuai treat ;

Nor were the Children of the poor Turned empty from the rich man’s door ; But old and young, and rich and poor, Kchoe old Christmas’ praise along,

The holly hung from every wall,

The cottage or the castle hall,

The kiss was snatched in sporting glee Beneath the bush and yielded free ;

And Christmas boxes, Christmas cheer, Proclaimed the swiftly passing year.

But years fly fast and each will seem,

When gone, but as a vanished dream ;

Dear youth, then spend this season so

That memory never cause thee woe!

And join with me in the good old cheer—

**A merry Christmas and a happy Year.”

WELCOME.

Lower Montague, Dec. 20, 1889.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Another Critic Criticised,

Sirn,—I have read the criticism of your correspondent on Mr. L. H. Davies’ lee- ture at Summerside, which appeared in your issue of Saturday.

Now in justice to Mr, Davies I cannot but think that the strictures of your cor- respondent are uncalled for, apart alto- yecher from the results of the lecture it- self. Mr. Davies and afew other gentle- men in this province frequently respond to the invitations of societies, clubs, ete., to lecture, and this they do withont fee or reward, it seems unfair and ungenerous, to say the least, to criticise the efforts of the lec- turers too severely. I have no doubt Mr.

the

out of talent of the city is not confined who assist at any particular concert or who belong to any one particular organization. |

the largest ‘ : display of beef Now, under such circumstances, al

better.

We

place

There

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are s¢ the letter | am reviewing taken up did time and space permit, but I | Bokhara Jackets. must close.

the cantata was lost upon the audience ow- ng to the manner in which they were in- terpreted, and every disinterested person present who knows anything about the im- portance of at affajrs will bear me out. than good singing is in the presentation of such pieces as ** The May Queen,” grappled with by the Philharmonic Socie!y The

down in one’s place, reciting of « few lines with one’s nose glued to the music sheet is a characteristic of the country singing class, and there it remain. and strict attention to detail at performances in Charlottetown. this connection, perhaps, it may not ‘be to remark that the musical

detail in auch Something more necessary for success

tention to

apd the sooner this fact is

mere and

popping up and the

slinging or

should look for action and pathos high-class And in

those

to

nme other little matters in that might be

A Lover or Music.

An Outrage.

Sir, —What about the nuisance of keep-

ing pigs in the city? run on this point ? to, when

Yesterday morn-

One Disoustep.

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Chariotietewn

Markets.

Owing to the late fall of snow and the good

was imost equal to that of last Easter. Fo)] pWwing are the prices ; Beef (small) per lb............ 30.08 to 0.12 Beef (quarter) per lb..........

time.

s09me

for some

excell nt, being

0.44 to 0.06

Davies lectured in Summerside, on Thurs-| Beets ...... ............ -+++ 0.03 to 0.00 day evening last, not ouly without being Butter, fresh, per Ib......... + So to O59 paid for his services, but, most probably, erie ee Ib... crsesees C.19 ™ 0.21 at loss, trouble and inconvenience to him- te y a Pocus ee ee aoe wi as self. And there is no doubt but his _lee- Cheese per ies. ae ee % : : : * 0.15 to 0.17

ture was interesting and instructive to his ( audience. If there were defects in his reading, him in the press about it ?

Would that

wabbage, per doz......i..60% a ; Carrots, per bush.............. is 1t necessary to find fault with | ¢

hickens ..... ‘

Codfish, (corned) per doz..... .

0.50 to 0.60 0.40 to 0.00 0.20 to 0.40 0.0) to 0.09

How does the law! What is our city coming | people are allowed to butcher | them at our very doors ? ing, about 9.30, a number of men butchered | a pig in a most ghastly manner in the open land in front of the doors of the neighbors’ houses fronting on Kent and Fitzroy streets, behind Mr. Peardon’s stable and outhouses! Let us hear your opinion about this outrage.

The!

EP ————> ur Carpeis are from the Best Makers.

- ae = —_ oe EXAMINER, a aaet Sa ; ' what I had said. But this will not do. ~~ be otis MA bea ah 40k 4 canes sue eset ee Christmas At Home. Christmas. I said before, and I now repeat, that the <oxousncmee Quan Onn ure Drulonprpuepaipg gtteentinien — — od : wb Maaistifel Vines iin ho *- 8 +32 oc tea tbetacs sess nasteone Chet een oscacset eee esrconien PUPAL ALLL) effect of some of the must beautiful lines in “""" "ott s sts tte e tees tt tt ett e tects et es taneacesseeesenenn nen se MN 7

now to Test Furs.

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The value of Furs largely depends upon the season of the year in which the

avimals are killed. The dressing of the skins is next of greatest importance ; and ?

, last

up decides whether or no they will Our space does not permit us to more than mention the different important points in the selection of Furs. There is the length

, ) Then there is the soft. ness of the pelt, showing the care given in the dressing,—the selection of skins to

of all, the care with which they are made prove satisfactory to the purchaser.

thickness and color of the fur; the gloss, too, is important

match well,—the quality and care in stitching,—the cut and shape (especially of Sacks),—the finish and general appearance,—and, last of all, the price asked for the garment when finished. Our Fur Department is one of our very best. We pay the greatest attention to the Quatity of our Furs, and GUARANTEE our Astrakan and When buying from us we give you Furs exactly as represented, same time offer you an immense variety of garments to select from, we believe, wholly to the high quality and

iand at the |Our sales in

Furs are very large, owing, We invite you to cali and examine our stock of Jackets jand Kur-Lined Dulmans, the value, style and elegance of which is unsurpassed. ,Our stock of Capes, Boas, Muffs and Caps is still quite large, and offers every

variety of price and quality.

moderate price of thein,

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Points Worth Considering when deciding to Buy New Carpets,

condition df the roads, the market to-day was / “we have had

We need scarcely tell you how important it is, when buying Carpets, to select none but the best makes. There are carpets and Carpets. Some look very pretty, but a few months’ wear bring to ‘light their inferiority of coloring and material. We take special care to procure the best obtainable.

ae Wie Show 2 Large Assortment,

Another important point, when selecting Carpets, is to go where you have a large variety of choice designs to select from. This you have by buying from us. We keep a full range of prices, and offer you 150 pieces to select from.

there were more men in our community | Ducks, OO MEE, cc anak ey 0.63 to 0.65 | who would gratuitously assist in promoting | Eggs, GO, kaa Acct iken 0.24 to 0.25 | improvement and the development of in-| Flour, per ewt......... epee 2.40 to 2.50 tellectual taste among our people ! Fowl TTT Ce Eee re eo ee 0.50 to 0.55 The above remarks will apply with equal | Geese ........... teen eees verse 0.50 to 0.80 force to our amateur singers and musicians, Ham, per Ib..... we eerceerevers 0.15 to 0.16 of whom we have much reason to be proud nay ged ib IDS. . esse eee ee , eae - > yon ow od thee the, oe, ON ei

town are favored with concerts for which the performers prepare with much care and labor, given without pay. What good

Se, Be TR, cia wwii dan eee Oats (black) per bush.......... etmesl, per owt. .......cccces

0.05 to 0.07 0.00 to 0.33 0.00 to 2.40

end can be gained by too severe a criticism Oysters, per bush............. 9.00 to 0.75 in such cases? None whatever. On the a. | eS iG clnuxed oe eu 0.08 to 0.14 contrary, much pain may be caused and| Pork, sniall......... es cided 0.07 to 0.10 persons of promising talent discouraged al-| Pork (carcass), per lb... .. eee. 0.05 to 0.55 together. Potatoes per bush........... -- 0.20 to 0.22

, FAIRPLAY. Plover (iand) per pair......... 0.20 to 0.25

~~

Our Critic Defends Rimself.

Partridge, per pair.....:...... Rabbits per pair

0.40 to 0.45

Radishes, per bunch ....... wee 0.15 to 0.00

; F Riubarb, per bunch........... 0.06 to 0.10

Siz,—In Saturday's issue of THe Ex-}squashes.-.................. 0.06 to 0.12 AMINER I observe two communications, | Snipe, per pair............... . 0.00 to 0.15 one signed **Another Lover of Music,” and | Straw, per load................ 1.50 to 2.00 the other ‘‘One who knows what he is writing Sheep pelts........... Se 0.50 to 0 55 about,” both written in reply to my letter | Torkeys (each). ............... 0.75 to 1 80 publ shed on the previous day. The first- | furnips, per bush............, . 0.17 to 0.00

mentioned writer does not question the ac- curacy of my remarks, but takes the ground

Wie Cen. a. ee Wild Dacks (per pair)

0.80 to 0.00 0.50 to 0.00

that adverse criticism of concerts is not de- sirable,—that if one cannot speak in terms of praise of the singers he should remain silent. In other words, he intimates that some of those who assist at concerts are open to receive anyamount of flattery, no matter whether they deserve it or not, but they cannot bear to be told that their sing- ing is not so good as it might be. The childishness of this argument is so appar- ent that I do not think I need say anything further about it.

The other correspondent pronounces my criticism ‘‘valueless” because of what he is pleased to term its ‘‘amiability, contradic- tions, and weaknesses,” some of which al- leged defects he proceeds to point out with anair of superiority that is decidedly re- freshing. He neglects, however, to tell us what value is to be attached to a criticism coming from a very much interested source. But probably that view of the matter was net taken into consideration at the time of writing.

My critic considers it an insult to the composer to call **The May Queen” a ‘‘pretty” cantata, because, forsooth, Sir John Stainer and some other eminent musicians, including, of course, ‘One who knows what he is writing about,” speak of it as the ‘‘most beautiful” pastoral in ex- istence ! What a petty quibble for a man with such a voluminous autograph to raise |

Is there anything in it ? ;

This correspondent also criticises my use of the words “‘nicely” and “* pleasing,” claiming that they were not used in a pro-

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FOR 1890,

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Price

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per sense. I intimated that the vocal and instrumental music in the choruses har- monized nicely, and that this harmony had a pleasing effect throughout: in short, that those present were pleased with the rendi- tion; and it is for so expressing myself that I am taken to task and accused of ignor- ance. Had I said that the choruses were beautifally sung and that the audience was highly delighted, my very disinterest. ed critic would, no doubt, have been bet- ter pieased, for, like other eminent musi- cians, heis ond of exaggerated fi sttery. Bur, fortunately or untortunately, I used the language referred to, believing chat it was »$ furcible as the occasion required, and have incurred the displeasure of your cor- respondent.

By the way, who told my critic that I thought Sir William Sterndale Bennett was still living? I certainly never said so, ** Qne who knows what he is writing about” shou!d be careful net to bear false witness,

Your correspondent’s method of dispus-

ner in which the leading characters in the cantata enacted their respective roles is unique, to say the least. He states, on authority, that the positions were deter- mined by the conductor, whose ability, he patronizingly adds, has not escaped my

this statement was a sufficient answer to

Will

i

EOPLE WONDER why it is that SAN. DERSON & CO. have, in such a short

N. B.—You cannot do better than follow the prudent ones @ subject as if for your

deci4

Christmas Supp iies.

time, built up a business and reputation second to none in the city.

Ask their Creditors. that SANDERSON & CO. pay promptly and secure the largest discounts, them to SELL CHEAP.

Ask their Customers. that SANDERSON & CO. keep the best Tea | and Flour, the freshest, best-assorted ard | cheapest stock of Groceries, and g ve better | va'ue in return for their Money, Fggs and} Butter, than any store in the city, claim to being the cheapest and the best is well sustained. Ask Them, Themselves, that SANDERSON & Cv. have neither time or money to get up or pry for flash advertise. ing of my remarks in reference to the man-j| ments, which only amuse intelligent pur- chasers, and usually indicate an unsaleable stock, while, on the other hand, the extra! value that SANDERSON & CO. give, brings them back —with a neighbor—every time,

They will tell you

which enables

They will tell you!

Their

They will tell you

to SANDERSON & CO's,

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Economy in Carpets as in everything else is desirable, and we are in a position, by buying for cash from the largest and cheapest manufacturers, to offer you every

inducement in prices’ obtainable in the Maritime Provinces. i -

> See Gur Goods are Exactly as Represented.

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| Our stock of Carpets is, we believe, the largest on the Is'and. Our assortment is very large, our prices are right, and’we invite all who requiring, or who may require, Carpets of any kind, to call and inspect our goods and prices.

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All Xmas Goods

AT

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Will be Sold at Cost until Chrisimas. SIMPLES IN WINDOWS.

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“CITY STEAM BAKERY,’ PRINCH STREET.

Good Things for Xmas and New Year.

—_—_—_———{ x )—__

A. & C. QUIRK.

Mave the Finest Assortment of Fresh Cake, ¢ oniectionery, cic, in the City. Prices Low. Quality Guaranteed,

.

FOR XMAS. AWD NEW YEAR

x———__.

JOHN MURPHY

Wil be to the Front as usual with a Large Supply of POUND CAKE, in Plain Fruit and Dark Fruit, . at prices from 20 to 50 cts per pound, .

ORNAMENTING (0) ga varieties to select from

ry * og Fancy Small Cakes, Over fifty

everyone. day toitake orders and leave Bread, Cake

done in Plain Almond at prices t» suit

Teams go through the streets each or Pastry.

JOHN MURPHY, UPPLk KANT STRET.

Charlottetown, Deo, 20,1839,

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