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The Farmers, with their Wives, Daughters, Sisters, Cousins and Aunts, Drive to Cape Traverse.

A Splendid Turnout of Horses and Carriages.

Laurier’s Leadership Contemned by Perry. and Apeologized for by Davies

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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OINTMENT was felt; for the crowd irlottetown station to take for ** Great Liberal

Dts Arl assembled at ( h

D dial a the special train the

Pienic.” was small. Thousands had lett the city for the Tea at Tracadie and the Picnic at St. Peter’s.—and to seeonly eighty-seven

all told taking passage for Cape Traverse - which possesses attractions lm itself fully equal to either

the s rits of t

was rather depressing to » Grits. Little said nes in which the less said the of the ticket-seller he called for ** It was quite ev ident yas sinall, those whe com-

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ma the Voice

vas easily heard as smal]

O08 ‘+ were provided with plenty of large bank notes potwithstanding the National > . .

i s¢ ito suppose that as

the country, a

shar ‘t-look was kept for ** vacant farms’ But the heart of hav received much ‘ i I i f smiling fields, viv forthe harvest, met the gaze on id, and all the ‘** homes seemed y ¥ Ah UL ‘ ‘ ‘a

I ease and rapidity with which the trl nade, suggested thoughts ol bse . in the face of many difficulties and in spite of the most deter- nh posit provided the country ‘ vay facili wut if such thoughts rtain re not expressed was still further ae i picuicers On the

sf] put few in the vicinity

Vi ! f the Lan wne Hotel, ho e' ccenucad & lial we me ¢ » all. ma provided substantial, wholesome, well-

serve lL dinner. , il train from Sam- well filled «

as tue carriages

Was a

i 1Nstance, alict

f farmers round about began to drive to the scene, the mercury of the Grits began to rise. Splendid horses and finely finished easy carriages speak forcibly of prosperity and

mfort. It is estimated that at the time

the speaking began, the cquipages. oO" the grounds were worth from $200, » $500-

000, and a shabbily dressed person could

not be found. The surroundings and the people alike, gave evidence of substantial wealth

Seldom have Grit speakers spoken under more adverse circumstances: for the proof that they had in the past, been *‘ lying prophets,” was full in sight. It was abun- dantly evident that the policy and adminis- tration of the Conservatives have been pro- ductive of no such dire results as they predicted

A few remarks were first offered by the Chairman, Mr. Dougald S. Wright, and then spoke Mr. John Gaffney, of Summer- Mr. James Yeo, M. P., came forward to return thanks to the younger people who had elected him, apologizing at the same time for the falsity of the assurance he gave them prior to the election—the assurance that the Grit party would certainly be vic- torious throughout Canada. When he gave this assurance he believed in it—of course ie did; but he said he had ‘*no idea at that it there was so much money in the Mr. Yeu’s eyes have since been opened by the evidence in the case of that i Mr. Lovitt, of Yar-

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good specimen Grit, mouth. The Hon. James Warburton was the ext speaket We greatly regret that the voice of the venerable gentleman could not weard by Tue EXAMINER'S reporter, nor . large ma rity of those present. For the sake of what he did when associated

the true Liberals of the past, we

should be pleased to publish his present vs to the Province at large.

Mr. Perry followed. Mr. Perry was in-

troduced by the chairman as a humorous

san. at whom the crowd might stand

p ‘ | i ty laugn. We pre suine that he

was codeavoring to fulfil the recommenda-

ian whem he referred to Mev. L. H. Davies as ‘‘the Leader of the Liberal Party!’ Mr. Perry also returned t referred tothe result of the elec- tion. so different from what he had led the electors to expect. But, afterall, though Sir Joa has a majority, Mr. Perry was pleas-

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inks, ana

ed to be able to tell his hearers that still ** Sic John is shaking in his boots.” Mr. Perry dealt in lively figures of speech, and 1 the ears of the goundlings 1in-

by caliin bh absent opponents

es, bribers, boodlers, ete. Diiating

‘ ita rained irom Com

mM ial Uy Lon, Be Ue lared that the peso le ‘anada were prepared to exchange all

rts of products with the States—they

vould even The crowd laughed heartily at this—some of the more quick-witted being sharp enough to see that under such an arrangement Mr. Perry and many of his political friends, would speedily be trans-planted to the Great Republic. M Perry is not in accord with Mr. Laurier on the question of Commercial Union and considers his remarks concern- ing it ‘‘very week.” it is quite clear that M-. Laurier cannot much longer be leader of the Liberal Party.

Mr. Alexander Laird, M. L. (

ACHAN ZS hoo llers.

)., began

with a gatlant recognition of the presence of the lair sex, ind the probabilits that ‘matrimonial matches ” would be arr nged

as a result of the pienic. He then reviewed the history of the Liberal Party. (Por a tudl report uf hes rowurks Unley ‘ini! hate

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H.AILY EXAMIN@E, ~ + =)

ing see ‘** Legislative Council Debates, I887.") Referring to Free Trade with the States, Mr. Laird said that he was not pre- pared to declare that we could not live and | prosper without it; but he would say that Canada would be greatly benefited by it, 4s between Unrestricted Reciprocity and Com- mercial Union he was non-committal, though | he, too, was evidently prepared to censure | somewhat the Leader of the Liberal Party. |

Mr. L. H. Davies, M. P., then began his | oration —which was fully up to his stan-| dard A gentleman present, who lately heard Mr. Laurier address a public meet- ing in the Upper Provinces, said that Mr. Laurier was without doubt, a fine speaker; but Mr. Davies had contrived to put more abuse into one'corner of his speech than Mr. Laurier could in adozenspeeches. Mr. Davies called the Right Hon. Sir John A. Mac- donald a hoary headed sinner, whose yoke the Conservatives could not throw off, charged him with stealing $200,000 out of the public treasury ‘with the wilfuland de- liberate intention of debauching the elec- tors,” and said that ‘tno honest man could belong to the Macdonald Party.” Then he proceeded to call Mr. Hackett a traitor, and to declare that the country was ground down “‘under the iron heel of Tory despo- tism.” What brave wordssome of these Grits are prepared to utter when their opponents are absent and have no chance to reply.

Mr. Davies came fully up to expectation on the question of Commercial Union. Without hesitating a moment as to whether a uniform tariff discriminating in favor of a foreign country and against our Mother Country would be right, without stopping for a moment to enquire whether the Mother Country would be likely to consent to such atariff, without asking whether or not the people of the United States are willing to let Canadians share in the bene- fits of their Protective Policy, —~Mr. Davies declares that he is in favor of Commercial Union. The difficulty of making fair terms with a wealthy and powerful rival does not stay him. He is for Commercial Union and against Unrestricted Reciprocity. (he States must ‘‘cave in” because Mr. Davies thinks it unreasonable that they should not do so.

The difference between the two schemes to obtain Free Trade with the States was accurately defined by Mr. Davies. The revenue to be obtained under the uniform tariff is to be pooled, and then divided. But how divided ? In what proportion are we to share in the receipts of the two coun- ries? What guarantee are we to have that the arrangement will be justly and fairly carried Mr. Davies has not yet, apparently, reached these questions.

Mr. Davies argued that the United States could not consent to Unrestricted Recipro- city because goods would be entered at Canadian ports under a low tariff and smuggled into the Republic. He for- got, apparently, that this objectionto Re- ciprocity existed before the election. Mr. Davies declared to the people that Recipro- sity was the great thing to be striven for, wud that it would be obtained if they only showed, by electing men as his friends, that they in favor of it! What will the electors who were deluded then think now! Out of his own mouth, Mr. Davies stands convicted of having deliberately mis-led the people on this most important point.

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A disagreement so radical as that, be- ween Mr. Davies and his Leader, is signifi- cant. It is significant of the weakness and inconsistency of the Grit party. Mr. Davies apologized for his Leader, and said that Mr. Laurier is compelled to be cau- tious. Well, if the Leader ought to be cautious, surely the followers should be cautious, too. Mr. Laurier probably ap- preciates the difficulties and complications involved in the question; surely his follow- ers might have the modesty and good feel- ing to refrain from sneering at his weakness and apologising for what they deem to be his blunder.

POSTSCRIPT.

Besides those who arrived by special trains, and those who drove by private teams, quite a nice excursion party sailed from Summerside in Mr. Henry Wright's clipper yacht Vixen, under sailing com- mand of Capt. Matthew Dunn and _ first ificer Cariboo, of Summerside. This party, which consisted of John McKenzie, Esq., the Champion Tailor of the Universe, Henry E. Wright, Esq.. Barrister-at-Law, James E. Wyatt, Esq., Wm. Lefurgey, Esq., and Havelock Lefurgey, all of Summerside, und Mr. Wm. L. Strickland, of Ch'town, besides a number of Summerside’s fairest ladies, arrived at Cape Traverse wharf about one o'clock, and were met by a large number of sporting gentlemen who had observed the vessel coming 1n, and mistook her for the Scotch racing yacht Thistle. After the party landed and cheers were given for the skipper and vessel, the excursionists left for the picnic grounds,and in various ways, enjoyed themselves to their heart’s content. At half-past six Captain Dunn piped his party on board and, after a very pleasant sail, they arrived at Suam- merside wharf at 11.30 p. m., greatly in- vigorated, and well pleased with their sail. The cheers which greeted their arrival at Cape Traverse were here repeated by them- selves, after which they separated for the night.

Mr. McKenzie, who was a prominent supporter of Mr. Blake, was interviewed this morning by_a representative of THE EXAMINER in reference to the picnic. That gentlemau expressed himself in very plain language regarding Mr. Laurier’s failure to attend, and explained the ins and outs of ‘Commercial Union,” and intimated that unless he thoroughly understood the ques- tion, he would feel it his duty to oppose the Liberal party at the next election. Mr. McKenzie said that the gathering yesterday

sa “decidedly flataffair, ‘everything was fiat, including Mr. Gaffney’s speech, which he characterized as very flat, and” too dang loug entirely.”

He Couldn't Save His Child.

On Monday last, near Si. Laurent, on the Island of Orleans, Que.,a farmer named Jean Leclare arose and went to his barn. A few minutes after reaching it he noticed flames in the interior of the house and im- iediately rushed back. By this time the fire had burned away the stairs, leaving his wife and three children prisoners in the upper reom with no means of escape. Le- clare then secured a ladder and, breaking in a window, rescued his wife and two of his children with the greatest difficulty ; the third child, a boy of 13 years,was barn-

The Latest Subway Scheme. ; THE survey of the Strait between Carle- | ton Head and the nearest point has been | completed with results even more satisfac- tery than that of last year, The distance | between the two points is rather less than’ six and a half miles; and the gradient is 1} feet to the 100, or a quarter of a foot’ less than the average gradient on the line | of the Intercolonial Railway. The follow-

ing result is shown by the survey:

Distance from Depth of Bottom of

Island Shore. W ater. Strait.

14 miles 88 feet. Rock soft. oe a rock, a « 7. .* Pipe clay. ] we ao do, 4 53 do,

14 mS do,

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2 eo « do.

24 — Lime rock.

3. og. * do.

3 OT do.

7 * 7° Brick clay.

ao oa. -* do.

a gl -* do.

4 és gO * do.

“ * 75 do,

fn. * 55 «** Sand & gravel

44 “é 49 ac do.

S. «4 a. Brick clay.

ba 39“ do.

carci so: (S* do,

25 ‘* Sandstone rock.

"+ FR do,

63‘: a do.

The New Arithmetic.

We have received a copy of the Prince Edward Island Arithmetic, Simple Rules, compiled by Mr. H. Green, Head Master of St. Peter's School, in this city, and dedi- cate: t» D. Montgomery, Esq., Super- intendent «: Elucation. It is a neatly printed book of some twenty-four pages, from the press of Mr. John Coombs, and bears unmistakable evidence that Mr. Green has done his work well. Tosum up, the following are a few of the advantages this little work possesses over the ordin- ary aud more elaborate arithmetics: (1) Arithmetic usually devote too much space to rules, explanations and proofs, and too little to examples. Teachers find that the rules by young children are seldom read and rarely understood. ‘* Mineund ” and ‘*Subtrahend,” etc., require as long to teach the words and their meanings as to teach the rule. (2) In the elementary branches there are few arithmetics which give sufficient examples. In part 1 of the P. E. Island course there are 1,270 ex- amples inthe simple rules. (3) In nearly every rule, but chiefly in such as Addition and Subtraction the answers at the end render the book valueless, as children have only to copy down the answers. In the P. FE. Island book answers are published separately and sold only to teachers. (4) Arithmetics often give tov difficult ex- amples at the first, and the pupils soon get discouraged. In these books the exercises are so§carefully graduated that the pupil is led on imperceptibly to the more difficult examples. The problems at the end will call into play the reasoning faculty, but at the same time no ‘‘puzzles”” have been in- troduced. (5) So long asa book contains tables, children will never learn them, and at grading time both teachers and children are often Zin trouble because the tables usually to be found in an arithmetie have been too handy to the pupil andnot proper- ly mastered. (6) In the P. E. Island course tables are entirely omitted. If pupils are provided with the usual complete arithmetic at the commencement of their school career it is found that by the time Long Division is mastered, the book is so torn and abused that the remainder is valueless and a new book must be obtained. In the P. E. Island arithmetic a separate book is published for every year's course,’ except in ks {1. and HI., which are combined to form Part I. (7) Pupils working ten examples daily have here work for nearly 140 school days, and it would be difficult for any pupil who has worked through the book carefully to fail when the grading time comes on,

Teachers, and more especially country teachers, will find these examples invalu- able both for school and home lessons. The books have been approved by the Board of Education and the Chief Superintendent has accepted the dedication. Their low price, ten cents, places them withinthe reach of all.

a Ee illicit Whiskey Still.

A correspondent at Souris sends us the following additional particulars of the latest Souris seizure :

** Yesterday (23rd) Messrs. Borroidale and Moore, accompanied by sub-Collector Foley and constables Gabriel McDonald and Charles Lavie, made araid onan illicit whiskey still at Souris Line Road, run by Michael Jamés MeCarthey, who, it will be remembered, was one of the principal witnesses in the Callaghan murder case. Vhe still was found im full blast in the cellar of his dwelling house, Several gallons of whiskey were being made ready, apparently in anticipation ef an’ in- creased demand for the ardent on tea party day. The still was broken up and McCarthy’s worm (which| va smade this time of tin and not of copper,as was the case on a former occasion, when a seizure was made on him, was brought over to Souris and left in possession of the sub-Collector. The distiller himself was not captured, but it is said there is a warrant out for him.”

Collector Nash and Exciseman Moore arrived in the city last evening, bringing with them the worm and other implements used in the distillery.

That

A Tell-Tale Letter.

An inside view of boat racing is given in a letter written two years ago by Teemer to Hanlan, and which has found its way into print. Persons who bet on **the best man” might peruse it with profit:—

MoKezsrort, Pa., Sept. 2, 1885.

FRienD Epwanp,—I! will not bé in New York on Saturday to make the match. Volk (Teemer’s Cocker don't want metogo. He said he could handle everything as well with- out me. Don’t you leave him make it a cent less than $1,500a side. Ed. try and make it for the last week in September. You don’t need to be afraid of me. Jf you are mot im condition I will do anything you ask me to do tomake you win the race. Besure and make it as soon as possible, fur I would like to row Gaudaur after l row you. Be sure and make it soon. 1 remain your friend,

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ed to death. Mrs. Leclare, on learning of

Towner.

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the sad gate Uf bev eva, beoumny uw raving:

his spring i ive vf tivihing at greatly. rau Grier wag wh YW” |

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LETTERS

A Shee that Pinches.

Plain Facts. ‘Srm,-—-A demonstration given in re effects and consequences of the liquor tratiic. The wholesaler: ride in their carriages, the retail- ers on horseback, but the consumer must trudge through the mire on foot, even it be knee deep.

Query: ‘*How many such of the latter class are to be found in this community, as a result of this accursed traffic?”

Yours, QUERISY. Ch'town, Aug. 24, 1887.

AUCTION SALE, Furniture, Horses, Carriages, &e

I AM instructed to Sell by Auction, on

Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 6 & 7,

AT 11 O'CLOCK,

At the REVERE HOUSE,

ALL

HoreL Furniture!

Comprising Drawing-room, Parlor and Bed-room Suites, Dining and Smoking-room Furniture, Table Appointments, Kitchen furniture, Stoves, &c., Reds, Bedding, Linen, &c,-1he complete outtt of the REVERE HOUSE.

—ALSO— Horses, Cerriages, Sleighs, Harness, &c. Sale Positive—No Reserve.

TermMs—Al! sums under $59, cash; over that

amount, three months on approved joint notes.

A. MoNEILL,

Auctioneer.

Ch'town, August 22, 1887.—ts wky2i

Sik,—Having been informed by William Thompson, Esq., that a very malicious and injurious report had been circulated to the efiect that he (Mr. Thompson) had charged us $40 for his trouble in assisting to search for our dear father, who was drowned in the Titompson Millpond, in July last past, we beg to state, through the medinm of your paper, that the report is a malicious falsehood ; and, also, that Mr. Thompson, together with his servants, rendered us invaluable assistance and kindness on that sad occasion, free of any charge whatever, for which we are heartily thankful.

THOMAS WILTSHIRE. WILLIAM WILTSHIRE, Ch’'town, 22nd Aug, 1887.

Furniture, Piana, Carpets

AM instructed by WILLIAM WELSH,

ESQ., M. P, tosellby Auction at his residence, Euston Street; Thursday, September sth,

AT TWO O'CLOCK,

All his Household Furniture, comprising Parlor, Dining-Room and Bed-Rooms Sets, Carpets, Rugs, etc., etc. Also, 1 Piano (very fine).

G. M. HARRIS, Auctioneer. eod tl sale—pat

I WILL Sell at Public Auction, at Park Corner,

on THURSDAY, the Ist. September, prox, at ! o'clock, p m., that well-known Lobster Factory ~-McLeod’s, consisting ef--

Lobster Factory, 75x24; Cook and Warehouse, 22x28; 1 Bait Honse, Dwelling House; also, 786 Lobster Traps, allin good order, with ropes, &c., complete; 5 Boats and Rigginy, neariy new. —

This Factory has packed, this season, with five boats and 900 traps, 1055 cases Lobsters, previous to lst Avyust. Tithe good.—Sale positive.

A. BOWNESS, : Assinee and Auctioneer. Kensington, August 23, 1887.

H W. VINNICOMBE,

Instructor of the Violin, formerly of the Exeter Oratorio and Philharmonic Orches- tra, pupil of John Rendal, R. A., England.

Tuition given on the Instrument individually— not in class. Danclas’ conservatory method used. Age preferred—tweilve to sixteen yeuts.

There is an Orchestral Ciass in connection for those that are sufficiently advanced, free of charge.

For particulars apply to H. W. YVinnicombe, Fitzroy Street, near St. James’ Church.

Orders for pian tuning left at C. P, Fletcher’s, will be attended to promptly.

N. B.—I have two fine old Violins fcr Sale. August 20, 1887.

Fishery for Sale.

THE subscribers, desirous to reduce the volume . of their business, offer for Sale their exten- sive

Fishing Property on Indian Island, Murray Harbor, P. E. Island,

consisting of two ucres of land, most of which is covered with Fish Flakes to held 500 qtls, of Fish

One Fish House, 90x24 feet, with good dry loft tor dry tish.

One Shed, 90x12 feet.

One Shed, 56x14 feet.

One shed for Office, 15x12 feet.

One- T'wo-Story Dry Fish House, with three good floors, size 45x28 feet.

Oue Lobster Factory, 90x24 feet, with a ful] and complete Outfit for Canning and Can-making, 2,600 Lobster Traps, mostly in good condition, with backlines, buoy lines and snoods.

One Substantial Wharf. in good repair, 150 feet long, parallel with channel and 22 feet wide, one eud of wharf only ten feet from end of Lobster Factory, and the side of Wharf only filty feet from Dry Fish House.

Twenty-two Water-tight Tanks, in Fish House, to hald 500 qtls. Hake.

One large Cook House

to accommodate 40

hands,

The buildings are so situated as to make horse power unnecessary and-bto reduce the expense for manual labor to a minimum. :

This property is most convenient to the splen- did fishing grounds off Murray Harbor. '

Six thousand guinta]s of codfish and hake could easily be handled and cured here during a season, besides any quantity of lobsters and mackerel.

This property preseuts an excellent chance to any persons Wishing to do an extensive fish busi- Less.

Possession can be given at any time after the first of November, 18°7.

For further particulars, price and terms apply to the owner.

PROWSE & SONS. Murray Harbor, P. E. L, Aug. 19 1887, —augz2d 3i wky3 mos

and Siable on Pleasant od water on premises; alse,

near iat ways fini

T° LET—A House Street, with

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-- WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 24 1887,

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