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yearly advertise-
MANAG FOR MAY, 1883.
WOEN & COYLE, — AND SIGN PAINTERS.
fikaing, Tinting, Paper Hanging, Grain-
Heaiug, etc.
All orders promptly attended to.
IST END DORCHESTER STREET.
Ch'town, April 19—I1m pd
LEOD & MORSON
aristers & Attorneys-at-Law, muds, NOTARIES PUBLIC, ETC,
OFFICES :
Clab Committee Rooms, Opposite Post Ufice, Charlottetown, . E. Island, ts! Bank of Halifax Building, Sum- merside, P. E. Island.
MNEY TO LOAN, on good security, at
nite interest. icLeop. Wr, 24, '82.—pres her
W. A. O. Morson.
SUHN MAGEACHERN,
(Late of Italian Warehouse)
AGENT FOR
England,
Fire Insurance Company, of
& Lancashire Fire Insurance Company, of Engiand, Toi London Fire Insurance Ce.,
of Eugland,
AS REMOVED
His Office to bie New Building,
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own, Dec, 7, "82.
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GUURANCE ‘OFFICE.
08 Company,
DOLLARS.
HH Ingurag OF ENGLAND. MPITAL TEN MILLION allt shire fnhamnan vas ire iSiPar
ttent rates. bly.
} ce Company , STA, FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS |
ected on all kinds of property Losses settled promptly
DESBRISAY & ANGUS, General Agents,
® » Sept. 15, 1882.
South Side Queen Square.
ak of Nova Scotia.
ESTABLISHED 1832,
ap Capital © Fuad
« Agonoy of this | Ma) Bext, 19:
‘ ay by bei, the
*omite Will be received on interest, and
natty t account.
ats of the Bank.
$1,000,000
325,000
sank will be opened on h inst., in the ———
the Bank of Prince Edwar management of the under-
einted on the various Agencies and
aad other Exchange bought and
Seueral bankiog business transacted. D. C, CM ALMERS, Agent.
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CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWAR
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Commission Merchants, 121 ATLANTIC AVENUE,
(ROSS MARKET) BosTON, mass. At tl
Eggs and Produce a Specialty,
April 26, 1883.—wkly tf
QOKING STOVES
W E have made arrangements with the YY best makers of Gas Stoves in the United States, which we will be able to 8Up- ply the public, at the lowest possible price,
We have also agreed with the Gas Com- pany (for the purpose of introducing these Stoves), to sell the first fifteen (15) for which we may receive orders,
ieir Net Cost, LANDED HERE.
| | | TESTIMONIALS.
The following are a few testimonials from a list of several hundred :-— | The capacity of the Stove is surprising. /With a No, 8 Stove we cooked for a party of seven, giving them broiled oysters, steak, lamb chops, and baked biscuit, in 45 minutes, at a cost for gas of 4) cents. On another occasion we gave a dinner in courses of twenty men, the bill of fare as follows : Broiled shad, beef steak, roast quarter of lamb, baked biscuit and coffee; heating the water for washing the dishes tour times, re-setting the table three times. All was accomplished in one hour and forty minutes, at aw expense for gas of eleven cents. This work was all done on one No. 8 ~tove. All were enthusiastic over the manner in which the oysters, fish and meats were Jan. 16, 83. cooked ; none had experienced any so tender, — juicy, and of such full flavor before. We S consider the stove a great success, and moet
ARCHIBALD McNEIL & FORBE _ complete in all its parts and arrangements.
SHIPPING AND A. C. Woop, Supt.
COMMISSION = MERC TANTS,
44 SOUTH STREET, NEW YORK. ' does its work rapidly; that there is no dust, no
Cash advanced on consignments of Island dirt, no surplus heat, as we are using only
SULLIVAN & MAGNEILL, ATTORNEYS - AT-LAW
Selicitors in Chancery, NOTARIES PUBLIC, &c.
OF FICES— O'Halloran’s Building, Great George Street, Charlottetown.
@ae” Money to Loan
W. W, Sctuvay, Q. C. | Cusstsa B. Macyam.
[ bought one of your No. 12 Gas Cooking /Stoves last September, for use in my restan- rant, and have used it ever since for baking, _ broiling and stewing.
prodace. Agency for canned goods solicited | that portion that we need, and as soon as the for New York. Apply to article is cooked the gas is extinguished and : ithere is no waste. I think it will do the
, Hi, MeN EILL. Same amount of work at less cost than coal,
;even at the high price of gas. It takes much ‘less room than a coal range that would do the same work. I am perfectly satisfied with it _and would not be without one for double the price.
AGENT. Ch'town, April 28, 1883.
PLE. ISLAND Steam Navigation Coy. | — Gas es you sent me, I am glad to say has proved an entire suceess.
| If my testimony is of any value to you, you lare at liberty to use it. The decrease in the
coal bill more than offsets the increase in the | gne ditto. The cooking is excellent and uni-
‘form in its operation.
STEAMERS ST. LAWRENCE AND) No dirt or dust irritates the careful house- PRINCESS OF WALES. wife, and Mrs. 8. describes it as a “‘ real
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT,
In my humble opinion, any man who really Commencing Wednesday, 16th May,1$33.
————
J. T. HARKER.
wants to add to the number of allotted days of his better-half, had better invest in a Gas Stove and save her worry, and himself ex- | pense. Sinedllicnniabeteliiia W. H. Srymovr, NOVA SCOTIA. | We are perfectly delighted with our Gas Leave Charlottetown for Pictou Landing Stove. It gives entire satisfaction in every every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and respect. Saturday mornings, at 7 o'clock, connecting | there with the Train for Halifax. Returning to| Charlottetown on Monday, Weduestay Friday| Your favor of the Ist ins. was duly received and Saturday, about 2 p. m., on arrival of asking my opinion of the Gas Cooking Stove Train from Halifax. | bought Jast May, and in reply, would state Leave Pictou Landing for Georgetown on that the satisfaction rendered by the stove Thursday, on arrival of train at 2 p.m. ,was far beyond my expectations, and the Leave Georgetown for Pictou Landing werk it will accomplish is marvelous, together every Friday morning, at 5 a.m. ae the small expense and comfort attending | the same,
NEW BRUNSWICK. CANADA AND THE)
UNITED STATES. Having used one of your No. 7 Gas Cooking|
Leave Summerside every day (Sunday | Stoves for a considerable time past, it is with | excepted) on arriva: of Train from Char- pleasure that I bear testimony to its genuine) lottetown, connecting at Shediac with merits. : Trains for each of the above named places;! It boils, bakes, broils, roasts, and in fact, aud at St, John, with steamers of the Interna- does everything thata first class stove or range tional Company und Railway for Portland and can do, and with a saving of time and labor, Boston, Also leave Charlottetown for Sum-|that can only be appreciated by those who /merside every Monday morning at 1 o'clock, use them, — : : “ Returning, leave Shediac every day (Sundays It has given us the most entire satisfaction, excepted) on arrival of day train from st, and to use my wife's words, I would not be Jobn, tor Summerside, connecting there with ; Without it fur ten times the cost. Train for Charlottetown, Also leave Sum-! From statements of our gas meter taken,
jnd i ical than coal An r Charlottetowa every Saturday, ¥° tind it more economica eae ee o'clock y y Mercer E. Greson, 4029 Powelton Ave. , .
By order, DODD & ROCERS. F. W. HALES,
Ch’town, April 21—eod 2w Charlottetown, Mey 15, 1853. Secretary.
MOORE'S FARINA
UPERIOR to Corn Starch or any prepar
MULL ViEW STONE. dees col
themmany curtimer ofthe MILL VIEW| Wun FONT E & BETHEL
the many custcmers of the MILL VIEW AT THE
|S TOBE for the very liberal patronage they LONDON HOUSE.
have exteuded to the same during my absence, Ch’town, May 7th, 1883 —tf
Garden and Field Seeds.
business iu Charl tietowo to Messrs. Norton |
| Rros.,and will now devote my personal at-_ A Fresh Lot Just Received,
Mrs. M. PennincTon, 2103 Vine St.
Epwin A. Garett.
| tention to the business at Mill View, and) | trust by careful attention to merit the con- iinuance of same.
A well-selected Stock of
PRY GeVDS, GROCERIES Hardware, Boots & Shoes, ets.,
kept constantly on band and sold at bottom prices. for Cash or Approved Credit, Please call and be convinced,
J. R. BOURKE, JR. Mill View, May 10, 1883. da 8i eod wk 4i—wk pat her
THE NEW GAs LIGHT.
rEXVHIS LIGHT is a Burner and Fixture com- j biued, and the Patentee claims that it gives twice the amount of light from a given quantity of gas that can be produced by any other known appliance. ; These Burners are constructed to give & light from 50 candle to 50,000 candle power. They are particularly suited for Shops, Shop- windows, Churches and Public Halls, where a Brilliant light is required at half the usual <" Burners are for sale at the Gas Works, where any infermation as to the cost,
—AT OUR—
AGRICULTURAL STORE, 63 QUEEN STREET.
A large Stock of the GENUINE HASZARD’S IMPROVED
TURNIP SEED,
that gave such general tisfaction to our cuss) tomers the last three ) cars, to arrive in a few)
ete , etc., can be obtained. ‘ ‘ days. N. B. The above light can be seen ever »# night at the Diamond Book Store and at Mr DAWSON & LEPACE., | P. Monaghan,s New Fruit and Grocesy Soure, ee ; Ub'teva, dbey WI, 18¥I—lin wid. May. uy & why
D ISLAN
GN OF THE Lidl,
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MAY, 1883.
Lot
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\7 E are now offering NEW IMPORTA- TIONS for the season. The Stock has been personally selected in the English and Scotch markets by Mr. Paton. Buying for cash, we are able to give the ublic every inducement to deal with us, and invite an inspection before buying elsewhere.
300 HALF-CHESTS NEW TEAS
of undoubted strength and quality,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. MW. 4, WEEKS & 00,
Ch’towp, May 7, 1883, eod wk.. os undersigned beg to announce to the public that they have this day purchased the above old established and wel! known
business, and wi!l in future conduct the same under the style and name of
NORTON BRO's,
and will be pleased to meet all the old custom- ers and as many rew ones as will favor us with a eall at the old stand,
The City Hardware Store,
The present Stock will be cleaned off at greatly reduced prices to make room for new.
Intending purchasers ef Hardware will have the benefit of the long experience of Mr. R. B. Norton, who has been in this employ for seven years, and for the last year has been re- presenting large manufacturing houses in
Western Canada. R. B. NORTON, Ee. H, NORTON. Ch’town, May Ist, 1883. May 8—taw tf her
teferring to the above, I beg to say that I have sold ont to R. B. & E. H. Norton, the business formerly owned by the late firm of Bourke Son & Co., and continved by me for the last year, with my good will and interest, and while thanking you for the very liberal patronage bestowed upor me, would bespeake the same for my successors,
J. R. BOURKE, Jr.
Ch’town, May Ist, 1883.
May 8 taw & wk tf her
Liverpool to Charlottetown.
a - “3 =
THE CLIPPER BARQUE
“WILLIAM OWEN,”
Angus Brown, Master,
600 tons register, classed Al, 9 years, will be on the berth at Liverpool,
ABOUT THE 1l0ra JUNE,
Receive Vargo for Charlottetown.
For Freight or passage apply, in Liverpool, to Pitcairn Bros, or here to
L. C. OWEN. Ch’towv, May 2.—3w mo we fr
TO LE.
A three-story, brick, with good stable ac, commodation, on Prince Street, opposite St Paul’s Church. Possession given May Ist.
JOHN QUIRK. Aagetl 27.
D, “MONDAY, MAY 21, 1883.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
BRITisH COLUMBIA.
Great Resources and Splendid
Prospects—Its Fine Churches.
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| 1 ; LETTER FROM AN ISLANDER OUT WEST. ! |
I propose to state briefly a few facts for ‘the information of intending immigrants, and for the benefit of the many young men who instead of stepping out into the world, ‘are stupping around their fathers fireside lcontent to wade throngh snow and slush for seven or eight months in the year. I say 'to such wake up and travel. ‘The climate lof British Columbia is
UNDOUBTEDLY THE FINEST
than can be feund anywhere in British North America. The Province, however, has a large area (nearly three times the size of Great Britain and Ireland) and its climate varies according to the elevation and dis- tance from the coast. Along the coast, and throughout a great part of the interior, the thermometer rarely ever reaches zero, and the greatest summer heat is about 75 to 90 degrees. ‘There are no blizzards anywhere ‘in the country, and no sudden changes from heat to cold. Storms of any kind are very rare, except on Vancover’s Island, and there they are nothing compared with those ‘experienced on the continent and on P. E. I. ‘In the the vicinity of Westminister City, B. C., the coldest days of winter are about eight or ten above zero, but such a low temperature does not usually occur more than a few days in the year. |\Some parts of the ccuntry are sub- ject to extensive rainfalls, others in the interior, are more than usually dry. The quantity of rain on the coast is from 45 to 75 inches, and from ten to twenty in the interior. As an illustration of the character of the climate, with reference to out-door work, { am informed by one of the railway contractors that his entire force last season, working out-side, averaged 234 days per mouth per man, for a consecutive period of six months. Every person from the East who visits this Province is surprised and delighted at the climate. The resources are very great and varied. Much of the country is mountainous, but there are thou- sands of acres of arable land, and most of it is exceedingly fertile. Hon. J. W Trutch, Dominion Government Agent, has estimated the quantity of fertile land west of the Rocky Mountains at 140,000,000 acres.
It is, at least, certain, that there is plenty of good land for all who wish it. The pro- ductiveness of the good lands is wonderful, and high prices are realized for all farm and diary produce. Any person who engages, intelilgently, in farming or stockraising in this country, should realize a competency ‘in a few years. Every intending settler may pre-empt 160 acres of land for which he pays the Government $1 per acre, in four annual instalments. In addition to the agricultural interests, there is an
EXHAUTSTLESS SUPPLY of as fine timber as can be found in the world. There are a large number of mills engaged in manufacturing lumber and spars for export and local demand, and the in dustry is capable of indefinite expansion. ‘The annual lumber production now amounts to nearly 30,000,000 feet.
THE COAL FIELDS
‘are vast and rich. The Nanaimo coal area is nearly 100 equare miles, and that of ‘Comox about 200. Large quantities of coal are exported to San Francisco and
elsewhere.
THE FISHERIES
are also vast in extent, and continually in- creasing. In 1882, the value of fish, packed land cured in the Province was $1,842 675. The capital employed is $631 770, and there are over 5,000 men engaged during fishing season.
MINING is, of course, very largely carried on, for everybody has heard of the mines of British Columbia. The gold fields are very extensive, covering an area estimated at about 100,000 square miles. There are also rich silver, copper, lead and iron ‘mines scattered throughout the country. The annual yield of gold in Cariboo is now upwards of $1,000,000. Vast regions of the country have never been explored, and it will doubtless be found that some of the richest mines have not yet been discovered. \In this country there is a STEADY AND PRESSING
demand for Jabor. .There is scarcely a single industry whose operations are not hampered because of the scarcity of labor. ‘The farms, the mills, the fisheries, the logging camps, the public works, the rail- /ways—all demand more help than the |present population can supply. Wages are higher, I believe, than in any other part of the continent. For common laborers ti railway contractors are paying from $2.50 ‘to $3.00 per day. Wages in other branches lof industry are about equally high. The ‘logging camps Which employ Jarge numbers of men throughout the year, pay from $60 {to $75 per month and board. Board, for day laborers, is from $4 to $5 per week. It will be seen from these figures, how great are the profits of labor in.this province. THE TOWNS AND SETTLEMENTS
are fairly well supplied with free public schools, churches, and other institutions ‘usually found in civilized countries. The ‘general laws and municipal regulations are somewhat similar to those of Eastern Cana- de, and life and property are as safe as ‘anywhere on the continent. There is the ‘climate and the natural resources to make ‘a nation, and what is most wanted is popu- ‘Jation. Since the commencement of rail- way construction, all branches of industry
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DESIRABLE DWELLING HOUSE | have been forced into unusual activity, and,
now is the time for'immigrants tocome. It will be at least three years before the rail- ‘way work, now under contract in British ‘Colunbia, will be completed, and Jong be- ‘fore the expirativn vi that period,
SUNGLE Copigs Set Siete ? VOL 13---NO. 1,
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adjoining sections of the road will be com- menced, which will ensure plenty of railway work for many years to come. No person williog to work. heed be without employ- ment, at good wages, in British Columbia, Oregon or Califurnia. The farefrom P.E, Is- land to Boston is $8; from Boston or Portland to San. Francisco, California, is $65, by emigrant train. .The emigrant trains are supplied with excellent accommo- dation, and make the journey in from 11 to — 13 days. From San Francisco to Victoris or New Westminster, British Columbia, from 3 to 4 days; fare $12. From the above facts my friends and correspondents may come to the conclusion that this is the country. In any circumstance of life, if man is destitute of pluck, energy and am- bition, he will never surmount difficuities, nor make a mark of distinction in any part
of the globe. 8. P. Conroy.
The Dalles, Oregon. ————————-
Hornble Self-Torture.
CONVICTS BURNING THEMSELVES WITH NOLT- EN IRON TO ESCAPE WORK.
Strange as it may seem, it is a common thing at the penitentiary for convicts to maim their own bodies for the purpose of getting rid of work and that they may enjoy the privileges of the hospital. Many con- victs deliberately chop off a finger or a few toes, and when one does it several more are sure to follow. But the most horrible in- stances of self-torture ever known in the prison were revealed by a visit to that in- stitution this morning. The victims of this reckiess disregard of consequences are Frank Summers, a four year man from Stark County, and Wesjey Allmann, a life
risoner from Athens County, received on farch 28th. Summers was received last July. He was employed in Gill’s prison foundry, and became morose and ugly from some cause, and threatened to main him- self at the first opportunity. His labor consisted in ladling the molten iron. Just how he accomplished the act is not known, as no one seems to have witnessed it, but when discovered, the metal had covered the lower part of one leg, horribly burning the flesk from the knee to one foot. Summers did not deny that the injury was self-inflict- ed but protested that he did not intend to make so serious a thing of it. When told that the leg would probably have to come off he begged piteously that the physicians would not take it off. He now repents bit- terly of the act. Asa matier of fact, the leg is horribly burned, and the question whether it can be saved is an open one, with the chances in favor of saving it. One would suppose that, seeing the serious re- sult of the horrible experiment in Summers’ case, others would be deterred from repeat- ing it, but Allmann was not. He is a good moulder, and became discontented, and several times broke his pattern. He com- plained to the guard, who secured him a new pattern from the contractor. This was repeated for several days, when the guard concluded that Allmann was purposely breaking his patterns, that the business must stop, etc. Later in the day (yester- day) the prisoner broke another pattern, when the guard reported him for infrac- tion of the rules, and punishment in some ferm was the result. Allmann returned to work in a sulken mood, and threat- ened to disable himself at the first oppor- tunity. A watch was kept on him by the guard, but of a sudden while carrying a ladle of molten iron, he stepped, pushed his leg out behind and deliberately poured the metal upon the leg and foot. The clothes and shoe were burned off instantly, and the calf of the leg burned very severely. It is thought, however, that the limb can be saved.
Both men now lie upon beds of anguish, and their sufferings are ten-fold worse than their imaginary wrongs in the shop. There are many singular phases of human nature in the penitentiary, and these cases illustrate one of the most striking. — Columbia Despatch
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Winnipeg Notes.
House rent in Winnipeg is still on the de- cline,
The electric light will be in operation in Winnipeg this week.
One of the flour mills at Gladstone is likely to be changed into an oatmeal mill.
There are 300 cars of merchandize at Emer- son awaiting shipment to Winnipeg.
The end of the Canada Pacific Railway track is at present 615 miles west of Winni- peg.
A sort of influenzathat has been epidemic among horses around Winnipeg during the winter is disappearing.
Homesteads and pre-emptions to the extent of 4,000 acres were entered at Branden in one day last week.
A new rifle range has been laid out for the use of the volunteers at Stony mountain. It is splendidly situated.
About forty settlers arrived at Brandon, last week, with no less than twenty-five cars of stock and implements.
The Portage Milling Company contemplate increasing their mill to twice its — capacity, which is now 300 barrels per day.
An explanation is offered of the recent attack on Lady Florence Dixie, which, if true, saves an Enclishwoman’s reputation both for truthfulness and sanity The statement is that the Marquis of Queens- berry and Lady Dixie’s cousin were the
two disguised men who scared her for a joke, and the dog did not bite because he
| sw through the joke.
An unfounded rumor prevailed in London a few days ago, that the steamer ‘‘ Britannic” had been blown up with dynamite off the Irish coast. An attempt to blow up another ocean steamer, by means of an infernal machine, on the voyage from Liverpoel to New York, is said to have teken place, but the story appesrs to bs tuvvived to doubt and
myftery,