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NOVEMBER 21, 1884.

Farmers’ Clubs.

We should like to see in every school district a Farmers’ Club. — Friendly | meetings together in clubs, and talking | over matters agriculiural in the light of | personal experience aud observation, would moke our farmers take greater intereat in their farms, and be the means of enabling them t> co-operate to a much greater exieut than they do at pre-| seot. In short, they would help to make farmers appreciate better the true vobilily of their ca!ling, aud promote the pros- perity and good of the Provinee. The} schoolinaster has been sé long abroad that most of our farmers can, if they wish, express well their ideas on thing: they kuow about; aud Farmers Clabes could avail themselves of the knowledge of specialists in the various departments of farm work. There seems be no good reasou why “ Farmers’ Ciubs” should uot be formed throughout the Frivince. At present there are bu three or four; but the coming win- ter season is the time to form others. Tiey might be in affiliation with the Dairyman’s Association recently formed to promote «ll the branches of farming and the dairy io particular, or (hey might be in connection with Cousty Agrical- tural Societies, or they might exist as independent Clubs, In any case they would do good. But geserally speaking, the closer the union the greater the strength; and it would perhaps be best of | all, if all the Clubs would vnite under} one Provincial Association. Farmers’ | Clubs thus formed, could, from time to time avail themselves of the best talent engaged in the promotion of agriculture, and they would have advantages in obtaining improved breeds, seeds, im- plemeuts, etc.

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— Probably vo man has ever been subjected to such a test as that to which Carlyle has been subjected by his biographer. Says Froude :—*Ttiis wages will be the love and honor of the whole Esglish race who read his books and know his bistory. If his writings are forgotten he has left iv his life a mode! of simplicity and uprightness which few will ever equal, and nose will excel. For he had not been sustained in his way through this world by an inherited creed which} could give him hope and confi- dence. The isheritedereed had crumbled down, and he had to form a belief for himself by lonely imagination. Nature had not bestowed on him the robust mevta! coustitution which passes by the petty trials oi life without heeding them, or the stubborn stoicisaa which endures in silence. Nature had made him weak, possiouate, complaining, dyspeptic ia body, aud seusitive in spirit, loncly, irritable, and morbid. He became what he was by his moral rectitude of prin- ciple, by a conscientious resolution to do right which never tailed him io serious ‘things trom his earliest years, and, though it could not change his tempera- meat, was the infiexible guide of his conduct. Neither se!f-indulgence, nor ambition, nor any meaner motive, ever led him astray from the straight road of duty, and he left the world at last havine never spokeu, never writteu a seutence which he did not believe with his whole heart, never stained his conscience by a

siuvtle deliberate act which he could recret to remember. ” — The Patriot is too late wiih iia

advice to plant trees iu the autumn, and unnecessarily hard on those who don’t know when and how to plant trees. | Whether it is worse not to know than, ; knowing, not to make the knowledge pulhe until it is too late to be of avy a question which citizens decide for themselves. At any rat’, it is pleasing to know that the trees pieoted on the Queen’s Birthday have we | nigh all taken root; and we may at lea-\ be permitted to hope that they will wit stand the rigor of the coming winter. Of course it is to be regretted that a ure iter number of trees were not planted ‘he autume. More would, no doubt, have beea planted had the editor of the ‘a'vvot told what he knows about tree plauting in good time.

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-- Acorrespondent calls attention to an ervoneous statement of the Mone‘ary Zimes, which says that oats are au extra crop, and cav be bought for sixteen (16) cents in some parts of the Island. This is uptrue, and should be corrected ; for, in the first place, it is caleulated to injure those who have bought oats here to sell in the other Provinces, and in the next place it is calenlated to injure the Island aud its meu of business, than whom no men in Canada are more enterprising or veadier to pay the farmer the full price which the markets of the world will permit. We do vot know of any oats having been hought here this fall for less than 52 to 54 cents.

—Ot the great Duke of Wellington Carlyle wrote io his diary: “Truly a bo antitul old man; | had never seen till now how lWeantiful, and what an ex- pression of graceful simplicity, veracity, aud nobleness there is about the old here when you see him close at hand.”’

THe Journal reports that Mr. D. ©. Brown

purchased the business lately conducted ies P. Brown, on Central Street, Samm/ér- ie.

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~ nme ce eee The Strrve Crofters -_-_—_ BY MKS. A. D. MACLEOD. |Oh! for the long, long wished for time ! | Yord want, an’ wee, an’ 9’ that; Whoa blessed Right shall conquer Might, And VTrath be King o’er a’ that!

Tue votes of last Saturday’s EXaMINER contain the information that “two hund- red marines have been sent to Syke te overeawe the crofters.” We have formerly read, and the anuals of Grrent

war, the Island of Skye aloue seut forth teu thousand fighting men.” |

Now, as Syke and its people, are from time to time affording topic for con- versation, before entering into the reasous for this startling change from loyalty to open rebellion, we would like to say somewhat upon that country, and its inhabitants; more especially as many ia our midst, myself included, feel uggrieved to think that a land endeared to us by the tenderest recollections, esther as our own, or our fathers’ land, a taud which has produced for its acreage more patriots than any other Shire in Great Britain, should now be publicly repre- sented as the home of barbarians, who require to be over-awed by brute foree. Skye men have no reason to be ashamed of the little Isle which produced bards and scholars at a period when learning in the South was at a discount. We read in *‘Boswell’s Tour to the Hebrides” that the fastidious Dr. Jobnson was utterly amazed to find in Skye what he nad hitherto rarely met with, women his match io wit, aud meu his equal in the el: Well-balanced minds, and highest order of intellect still survive in the persons of many talented descendants of those, and are displayed no less ip successful management of business, thau in powerful oratory and convincing reasoning at the bar of justice. Mur acquaintance, however, leads us to believe that in the legal profession, Skycmen peculiarly excel.

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Those who contemplate a trip to Europe, the Scottish Highlands, of course, included, should arrange to spend a few days in Skye, as, by so doing, they will see the most romantic of all High. land scenery. The facilities for travel are now ot the best, not as when we, bound for a holiday trip, spent half th time in sailing from Glagow to Skye that we have since speutin crossing the Atlantic. By taking the West Coast route, you have an ever-beautifai and ever-varying prospect all the way. From Oban, the capital of the Western Highlands, sestling at the foot of its hills, on either side the old castles ol Dunoliy and Duostaffnage, peeping out from their beckground cf green; up through the Sound of Mull, with the grey heights of Morven, home of Scot land’s great Norman MacLeod, to the right, andthe long.Isle of Mull to the left; on past bold Ardvamurchan, near which stands the old home of the Glen- aladale family ; on, till the southern pro- montory of Skye, with its geutle slope, on which stands the proud castle of Armadale, greets our view. Round the point, aud there stand the mighty Cxchul- lins, sung by Ossian, and later by Nicholson, their bare, rocky peaks rising beyond the white cloudlets which flit around, to the calm, blue ether overhead, like a lesser Andes chain, upon a lesser sphere. Portree, the capital of the Island, its harbor guarded by two gigan- tie 1ocks, is reached at Jast, and you set foot upon the Isle of Mist.

First impressious of the country are

disaj pointing. Yon = drive on and on through what seems _ never ending moor-land; but, just as hope is ebbing, a sudden turn. aud lo! you are in the world again.

There lies, in ail its sublimity, like a

tongue of living fire, now flashing in sunshiue, now darkening ‘neath the

shifting clouds, the gleaming water of Suizort; the old church and manse upon the pear sloping bank, and the low line of the Harris Hills far off on the horizon. Limited space will not permit of our defining the several mountains, lochs, ravines, and cataracts of Skye, but if the traveler wends his way by the pretty fittle hamlet of Uig, on by Kilmnuir and ancievt Duntulm, to the wondrous precipice of Quirapg, with its green round table on the top of the rocks, he will express himself, at least, satisfied. For the romantic, there is Kingsborough, damous as the shelter of “Bounie Prince Charlie,” where we were shown with pride, a cherished lock of bis yellow heir. There is Duuvegau, the home ot the MacLeods, and pear by, the seat of our cousin, Martin of Glendale and Husibost. ‘The few highroads of Skye winding around mountsius, and through valleys, so that pedestrians usually choose to shorten their journey’ by mouating the hills aud walking over

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the moors, which lie in their direct eourse. Ip the old times, we are in- formed, and late circumstances cor-

roborate the statement, there was not the distinetion between poor aud rich which now exists, and this brings usto the questioun—Why the chauge? and we answer,— .

ly former times the rich mau regarded the poor much a3 a parent does his child- ren; providing for their bodily wants, aud receiving faithful service and affectionate respect inreturo, Now he treats them at best, with indifference, and oftener Far abler pens

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{ after field is added to the rich man’s’

heritage; whilst the crofter 14 pushed, after the fashion of the Red Laodians, ob

to the small reserve iu the far back ‘corner, and ull that the brutes of the game ct the sportsman may

field orthe | fatten upon the pillaged soil. The sleek

| povies tumble about ou the lawn, whilst |man, ma ‘e io Goi’s image,” bews the) heavy load of fuel for tne landlords use

That the pampered few may live intem- | perately,the many deserving must starve,

For the better contentment of some)

Britain will attest to the truth of the! unongs: us, we relate an incident of our | } . > ® 8 . a . Ea . | ‘statement, that “during the Peninsular) ,..,, experience, during a visit to Skye. |

| several years ago.

Walking the shores of Loch Spizort, | evcountered ao oll woman, wiiow of) arcsp ctable crofier, who was stooping | to pick up her daily food in the shell fish left by the tide. I helped her fill her creel, aud, through signs, discovering where she lived, assisted her homeward with her burden. Explanation cannot picture her abode. A mud hur, reclining against the bavk, only recognizable as &) human dwelling from the smeke which ascended through the roof! Deor there may have been, wiudow there was none. A few peats burned on the clay floor, before which, supported by a boulder, a divgy-looking oatmeal cake was being cooked. Icould ouly express my sym- pathy by the gift of a little silver, and recuro along the water side; but the merry plashes seemed to have changed into a wail, as the rebellious thought kept cropping up in my mind, “ Why should such things be?” A joyous group gathered round for dinner, but the salmon from the loch hud lost their rich color, aud the grouse their tempiing flavor, as ever and anon arose before my vision the aged torm, aud the unpalatable cake in the dismal hut.

Emigration is looked upon as the ouly remedy for the appalling misery endured both by the Irish, aud the Scettish high landers. Itis well that Providence has provided a haven for the oppressed, or “surplus population,” as their more fortuvate brother man terms them, in this great country and in the neighbor- ing grand Republic ; but, does that lessen the responsibility attaching to those who force them by harsh measures to seek that relief. Why should some of the most beautiful,and in some cases the most fertile portions of Ireland and Seot- land be turned into hunting grounds for the minions of pleasure, whilst the honest workers of the soil are drafted off ‘o begin life over again, far from all the associations which rendered life pleasant. And strange incongruity, those despoilers wi'l sit iu jadgment over a man who sees fit to change his faith, or to commii what is termed a mesalliance; they will puuish the tired out laboring man for getting into a passion.and over-chasteniug his refactory horse ; then, sensitive souls! will cooly mount their own horse, and marfuly hunt down, and glory in the death struggle of a timid, inoffensive fawn !

It is argued that assistance has often been sent when starvation confronted ; otherwice, that if Oppression stole the people’s gold, Charity sent them back a few coppers. Charity is not sued for,but justice -ouly simple justice: room ter the beings created in God’s image,instead of place forthe soulless brute. Apropos of misdirected charity, we Jearn that the Marquis of Lorne,doubiless meaning weil, has advised Lady Burdett Coutts to ship off a colony of East Londoners to our Maritime Provinces, If his Royal wife, surrouuded by every luxury, could net face our northern winter, how could he imagine that the poor, ill-clad natives of the hot-bed of London, their b!ood thioned by a lifetime of wretched poverty could survive it. We hope the bene- volent lady will send them to a more suitable climate, snch as the Carolina States or Southern Australia.

We respect the Sovereign who lives a blameless life, and whose eyes are never permitted to witness the realities of suf- fering ; but we abhor the man, be he our own relative, who exclaims, whep our heart sickens at the sight of human woe, “Oh! they are used to it.’ Thank God! there is hope of recompense where landlordism is unkuown! It is quite easy to be peaceful, law abiding, and even godly, when the cupboard is full and the back well clad, but when, in sight of plenty, starvation is meted out, and cruelty substituted for sympathy, what wonder that poor, down-trodden humanity should beat out, even against the inevitable, and use the only means giveu it for self-defence.

Let these amongst us who rail against fevianism, etc , read the touching verses by the motber of Lord Dufferin :—

| Yours was the good, brave heart, Mary,

That still kept hepirg on,

When the trust in God had left my soul, And my heart’s young strength had gone.

I thank you for the patient smile, When your heari was fit to break,

When the hunger pain was gnawing there And you hid it for my sxke !

I thank you for the pleasant word, When your heart wassadand sore—

On! Pm thankful \ou are gone, Mary, Where gricf can’t reach you more.

ing appeal, let isentence of condemnation, virit the [rish hut, as we have dove, and see the strong man bowed down by injustice, the once beautiful black eyes dim with sorrow, aud the starving little ones serambling over a few morsels of bread, or some poor potatoes ; and before embarking for this

than ours have exposed the evils of land of Freedom, lct them also visit the

landlordism ; and the late account of the

“Commission, in the Highlands,’ shows

that the proprietors of Skye, are not a whit behind their neighbors on the main-

oo Ou the cash-down principle, Success

Jaud, iv exaction antlinjustice. Field

‘shores of Loch Snizort'—then may they ‘fully understaud what has changed the / warm-hearted Irish into the much loathed Feuian, and the loyal Skyeman ivto the mariue-guarded malcontent.

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DWELLING-HOUSE & LAND,

— be Sold by Auction, on THURSDAY next, 29th inst., at the Law Courts Bnildivg, at 12 o'clock, neon,

A PLOT GF UAND,

Directly opposite Pope’s Brewery, on the St. Peter's Road, measuring 60 feet front and 150 feet back, with a double tencment Build- ing thercon,

WITLIAM DODD, Auctioneer, Ch’town, Nov. 20, 1884,

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if : HERE will be a Concert of Sacred Masie, in ZION CHURCH,

(nm Thursday. November 2 | AT 8 P.M,

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‘and gentlemen; iccluding a select directed by Prof. Friez..

| ga Admission 25 Cents. November 20, 1854,

: PVERTISE in THE DAILY EXAMI.

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The choir will be assisted by several ladies | cho: us |

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} rr. E Honse and premises in the thriving village of Kidon, Belfast, formerly oceu- pied by Dr. McSwain. The house issew and | well finished with offices, outhouses, &c., and about an acre of land ; is well suited for a pro fe ssivual man or a mechanic, and is con- venient to stores, schools and churches, and one mile from Hallicay’s Wharf.

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Apply on the premises or in Charlotte- town to A. MeNETILL. Auctioneer,

, Uh’'town, Nov, 17--2w 3aw wkly 5w pres

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Ts 2 ‘ee bi - " : Walking Sticke, Rezore, Strops, ‘Ubermome- i ters, Choice Havana Cigare, T'o- baccos, &c,

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Admission 10 Cents. HENRY SMITH, Seer elary,

next, the 25th

Ch’town, Nov 2i—3in

‘LADIES’ NEW FELT HATS,

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