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Diphtheria.

THE DISEASE—ITS PRE-

VENTION.

Tus New York Board of Health, ip view of the alarming increase of diphtheria, has published the following circular des- cribing the disease and stating the precau- tions to be taken for its prevention :—

DESCRIPTION OF

MODE OF ATTACK.

Diphtheria is caused by the inoculation of the air passages with the diphtheritic poison, which from this point infects the whole sys- tem; the local inflammation is attended by the formation of membrane (exudation); the fever and general symptoms are the result of this local infection,

How

Diphtheria is therefore a contagious disease (not perhaps as marked as acarlet fever) in daced {by contact with persons of objects infected It may be diffused by the exhata- tions of the sick, by the air surrounding them, or directly by the exudation, communicated in the act of kissing, coughing, spitting, sneez- ing, or by the infected articles used, such as towels, uapkins, handkerchiefs, &c. I he poison clings with great tenacity to certain places, rooms and houses, where it may 0c- casion cases after the lapse of months.

SYMPTOMS.

In ordiaary attacks the poison begins to act the moment it lodges upon the tissues; but like a vaccination, causes but slight sensible effects in from two to five days; then there 1s a marked prostration, dryness of throat and prieking|

IT SPREADS.

ain in swallowing;thethroat becomes red and patches of white exudation appear, and the glands of the neck sweil. ( In mild cases these symptoms subside on the Srd or 4th day from their appearances; 1f untay orable the fever increases, the loeal inflammation spreads and exhanstion rapidly follows. PREDISPOSING CONDITIONS,

The Pevson.—Diphtheria attacks by prefer- ence children between the ages of one and ten years (the greatest mortality being in the second, third and fourth years) children of feeble constitution and those weakened by previous s ckness, and those suffering from catarrh, croup and other forms of throat affec- tions.

Social Relations. —All classes are liable to diphtheria where it is prevailing, but those anffer most who live on low, wet grounds; in houses with imperfect drains or surrounded by ofiensive matters, as privies, decayiag animal and vegetable refuse; in damp rooms, as cel isrs; in overcrowded and unventilated apart- ments.

Seasons. —Diphtheria is not affected either heat or cold, drought or rain.

PRECAUTIONS.

(a.) The Dwelling er Apartment.—Clean- liness in and around the dwelling and pure air in living aud sleeping rooms are of the utmost importance where any contagious disease is prevailing, as cleanliness tends both to pre- vent and mitigatefit. Every kind and source of filth around and in the house should be thoroughly removed ; cellars and foul argas should be cleaned and disinfected; drains should be put in perfect repair; dirty walls and ceilings should be lime-washed, ana every occupied room should be theroughly ventilat- ed, Apartments which have been occupied by persons sick with diphtheria should be cleansed with disinfectants, ceilings lime- washed am wood-work painted; the carpets, bed clothing, upholstered furniture, &c., ex- posed many days to fresh air and the sun- light (all articles which may be boiled or sub- jected to high degrees of heat should be thus disinfected); such rooms should be exposed to currents of fresh air for at least one week

fore reeccupation.

(b.) When Diphtheria is Prevailing. —No child should be allowed to kiss strange chil- dren nor those auffering from sore throat (the disgusting custom of compelling children to kiss every Visitor is a well contrived methed of propagating other grave diseases than diph- theria!, nor should it sleep with nor be con- fined to reoms occupied by, or use articles as toys taken in the mouth, handkerchiefs, &c., belonging te children having sore throat, croup or catarrh. If the weather is cold, the ebild shoul. be warmly clad with flannels.

(c.) Whe» Diphtheria is in the House or in the Fami/y.—lhe well children should be scrupyourls kept apart from the sick in dry, well aired rooms, amd every possible source of jufection through the air, by personal contact with the siek, and by articles used about tliem or in their rooms, should be rigidly guarded. Every attack of sore throat, cough and cat- arrh shoul! be at once attended to; the feeble shovld have invigorating food and troatment. '

(d.) Sick Children.—The sick should be rigidly isol. ted in well aired (the air being en- tirely charged at least hourly), sunlighted rooms, the outflow of air being, as far as pos- sible, throuzh the external windows by de- pressing the upper, and elevating the lower sash, or a chimney heated by fire in an open fireplace, all discharges from the mouth and nose should be received into vessels containing disinfectants, as solutions ef carbolic acid, or sulphate of zinc ; or upon cloths which are im- mediately burned, or if not burned, thorough- ly boiled, or placed under a disinfecting fluid.

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What the Government has Done for Halifax ?

(From the Montreal Gazette. )

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So faras the Government is concerned, it has done very ‘much for Halifax towards huild- ing up its shipping trade. it has restored, to a large extent, the West India trade to that port, for which it possesses peculiar ad- vantages. [thas given rates of freight which enable a steamship company to carry goods from Liverpool to Toronto at as low a price as they can be carried by the Ame- rican routes, It has compelled the Allan line to appropriate at least a weekly steamer to that port in order to land and re- ceive the mails, instead of at Portlaud as for- merly. Having done these three things, it is difficult to see what more a Government can do in relation to the matter. The rest must be left to the enterprise of the people at Hali- fax. There are physical difliculties in the way, just us there were physical difficulties in the way of Montreal; but if the mer- chants will only wake up and do their fair share towar's making Halifax a winter port, a work that will undoubtedly involve some risk on their part, the thing we are satisfied mnay be accomplished,

SO EP - OC Ce eee

Emigration to Florida the last year and a half has been five times as great as at any

former period.

Acain Victorious.

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The Canadian

WALLACK ROSS DEFEATS TRICK ETL-—AUSTRA- LIANS BDISUEARTENED AND pIsGUSTED— NEITHER IN FIT CONDITION 7O ROW.

Edward

The seulling match between Haw Tricl Quod ; r Ss na ailace rickett, of syaney, N.S. ¥V., ana Wallace Ross, of St. John, Canada, tor #& 100, over } the Thames Champion: hip course, os the ‘‘aqueduct” to the “‘ship at - ort-

lake, four and one-fourth miles, which was undecided when they rowed last Monday, the 29th ult., the umpire having allowed Ross the claim of a foul at 3 ammersmith, was repeated on the 4th, and resulted in @ victory for Ress, who won by three lengths. It will be remembered, that in the first davs contest at the finish, Trickett was four lengths in advance of Ross. The weather was misty but fine, and there was a fair sprinkling of speetaters along the banks of of the River. The water was caim, and there was good tide. The race was unex- citing. The start was very even bat Ress soon went ahead, and had the lead by nearly three lengths at the point. He maintained the same lead through Hammer- smith Bridge. He then went further in front, and had the race in his own hands at Cheswick. He passed Barnes’ Bridge three lengths ahead, and won with great ease by about the same distance, never having been headed. Trickett, after Barnes’ Bridge had been passed, was mach exhausted, while Ross was rowing well within himself. Trickett, however, made a last game effort, but Ross also spurted, eventually winning easily. The time of the race was 23 minutes and 40 seconds. The final decision in the Ross-Trickett race will no doubt set many wise people thinking. The result, to say the least, has placed public form altogether at defiance. The victory of Ross, in the second race, re- quires much explanation, as a sorry hgure was cut by the Australian compared with his victory of Monday. However, one thing is certain. both contests were genu- ine and were carried out in sportsman like style. Indeed, it is useless to insinuate

that the proceedings on either occa- sion were unfair. The facts of the race on Monday can be put into a nutshell. Both

men were unwell, and by no means fit to enter their boats. Trickett then was the better man of the two. ‘The few day’s in- terval no doubt renovated Ross, who had little work. He looked better and ap- peared more confident. Trickett, although he had been staying at the seaside, still wore the same careworn expression. ‘The race was rowed on flood tide, which ac- counts for variance in time compared with first contest. The excuses mentioned are quite sufficient to explain the ugly sur- roundings of the far from satisfactory match

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A North Pacific Hurricane.

A STRANGE phenomena attending the movements of a storm over Alaska on 3lst of Oetober, is thus described by the New York Herald's correspondent at Sitka :—

‘‘A heavy, rough sea was running even within the closely landlocked anchorage of the harbor of Sitka, while outside the mighty rollers, seething into the sound, were hurled thirty and ferty feet into the air as a sunken rock impeded their pro- gress, and advancing rapidly thundered in terrible anger as their progress was checked by the islands and mainiand. The Indian ranch, with its frail houses, presented a scene of wild excitement, and in the main settiement the flight of- leaves, shingles, and a portion of the castle’s roof added to the confusion. At this time the thermo- meter, which was 53 degrees Fahrenheit, suddenly fell to 44 degrees, and the rain was suddenly changed into snow and then hail, and shortly were added vivid flashes of lightning and heavy peals of thunder. As thestorm centre passed rapidly to southwest, and after passing Mount Hdgecomb to the west and northward of west, the wind de- creased slowly in violence, and Sitka was beginning to breathe more freely, when at twenty minutes to two p. m., We were vio- lently shaken by an earthquake shock last- ing at least twenty seconds and coming from the southward, followed in a few min- utes by a lighter one. This brought ali the people of Sitka out of doors, waiting in silence and fear,for they did not know what. Owing to the substantial construction of the | old Russian buildings in the place no damage was done by the earthquake. As the storm travelled to the northward and westward the wind decreased and left us at night fresh squalls of rain and hail and an occasional light earthquake shock.

There was nothing ieft for us to have that day but a tidal wave and a volcano, and we were agreeably disappointed in their non-appearance,

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Another Cliff Town.

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CURIOUS DISCOVERY OF A CANYON FULL CAVES IN NEW MEXICO.

OF

James Stephenson, of the United States Geological Survey, District of New Mexico, arrived here last night, bringing news of an unportant discovery he has made re- cently in the course of his labors. While near Santa Fe, N. M., recently, he was informed by Indians that there were with- in a few miles some aucient caves that he would find interesting. Guided by them he found, forty miles trom Santa Fe, ten miles from the Rio Grande River, a ciiff town composed of caves in the rocky sideofa canyon thirty miles long, wever before visited by a white man, He was so much impressed with the greatness of his discov- ery that, for a moment, he could scarcely speak. When he did it wasin terms of wonder and admiration. This town, or succession of excavations in the solid rock for thirty miles, is one of the iargest, if not the largest, ever disc»vered. The houses are dug out of the rock side to a depth of from fifteen to twenty feet. Ap- parently they were excavated with stone implements. They are almost inaccessible

from the plains, Mr. Stephenson, however,

managed to clamber up the rocky abe at and entered and examined several of t 1e ‘Hy found a number of articles their first pos- report

houses. 2 that he thought remains of sessors. tle will probably prepare a

upon the cliff town, as he calis it, A scl- antist who has travelled in that region &ne visited othe: similar kind, says he is disposed to be- eve that they have been tenantea within: modern times by indians at war with othe tribes, seeking safety and advantage over their enemies. Ue thinks the remains found there are the remnants of the things these belligerents have used, eaten or worn, and not relics of the first owners of thie rock houses.-~Boston Jerald.

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[= - Spvecial Notices.

Cocoanvrs, Figs, Dates, Fresn raisins, and &

large stock, assorted Confectionery, at the . : wy" Family Grocery. R, K. BRACE. dec &

PARTIES having their wagons painted and repaired in the Spring, can have them stored free of charge at McDougald & Seaman s.

McDoveatp & SeaMmay’s, sleighs are of the very latest styles, and have the most modern improvements. -~dec 2nd eed.

A creat variety of Christmas Toys at Lewis’, nov23

Tur Boston Suver PLatina Company, is now prepared to do all kinds of Gold and Silver plating, such as keives, forks, spoons, eake baskets, fruit stands, tea sets, watehes and jewelry of every description.

Carriage work, handles, cashers, &c, &e.

N. B.—Every job warranted to give entire satisfaction or no charge made.

Shop opposite the Athensoum.

P. O. Box, 219, Charlottetown.

THE place to get your Sleighs painted and repaired, is at McDougald & Seaman's.

A Larex stock of new and stylish sleighs on hand at McDougald & Seaman's.

Go to Houston’s, Great George Street, for the cheapest Stovepipe and bake pans. —dec 2nd Sin eod.

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CuocotaAre CARAMELS, Maple _ Slack, Molasses Slack, chewing candy, and Butter Scotch, very nice. Try it. or sale by W. F. CARTER, —dec 2nd 2w.

Grapes, GRAPES, Grapes.——I have just re- ceived 20 barrels choice Green Grapes, which I will sell very low. W. F. Carrer, Queen Street. ——dee 2nd 4w eod.

Cnrristmas ! Curistmas !—Have you seen the Christmas cards at Lewis’? if not. you had better do so before purchasing elsewhere. All kinds and styles, including Prang’s famous Prize Cards, and many other varieties, much cheaper than last year.

Lewis has a large supply of first-class stationery, paper, envelopes, pens, pencils, ete., ete., which will be sold very cheap.

American Baldwins.

YOUR WINTER FRUIT.

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NOW BUY

7. RECEIVED, VIA GEORGETOWN, ®

400 bhbis. No. 1 Baldwin APPLES. Choice Table Fruit.

WILLIAM DODD,

Dec. 8, ’80—3i Queen Square.

JUST REGEIVED!

From Messrs. L. Prang & Co,, Boston,

A REW LOT GF

r caves and excavations Of a}

Tea & Entertainment ST. JAMES’ HALL,

OLD KIRK.)

Church will Kpier-

Ladies’ of St. James

(HE Public Ben and

& hold a

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tainmmemnt in Sv. Jamas’ laut, on ainacday Next. Sth ing Wadnosday Next, chil 18h,

Tea on the Tables at 6 o’clock. Admisson to Tea and Entertaiment 40 cents. “Tickets to be had at the Stores of Messrs. W. Kh. Vatson, (. D. Rankin, Alex. McKenzie, and at the doer.

Dee. 4, ’80—s m tu w, ar li

and

WAS YIMAS.

Crosse & Blackwell's CANDIED CITRON, LEMON, and ORANGE PEELS, In 1 Ib. Bottles, at 25 cents per Bottle. PURE ESSENCES SPICES

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RARAIN'S DRUG STORE.

Ch’town, Dec. 6, "80—2w eod

Christmas & New Year's

AY OW is the time for PRESENTS. What is more suitable than a nice Photograph to give to a friend ?

‘The subscriber wishes to inferm his friends and the public generally that he has removed to his New Gallery, on Grafton Street, North Side of Market House, where he is prepared to make all kinds of Pictures. Children’s Pictures a speciality.

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The old, the young, the rich, the poor, — In crowds are rushing to our store ;

Fine work, low prices, extra speed,

Is Why ovr gallery takes the lead.

Phe finest Cabinets are made At prices to the lowest ws: oss . as ; rine portraits poth on carc

Marked down at prices

grade ; or tin, sure to win.

Then come the babies—some cross, some mild, Music hath charms to drive us wild;

But patience conquers—then they’re tamed Until their Photograph is framed.

C. LEWIS,

Grafton Street, North Side Market House. Dec. 2, 1880—I]w eod

No, 1 Sole Leather,

et RECEIVED, —

100 sides Campbell’s Best No. T Sole. Selling low. WILLIAM DODD, (Jueen Square,

Dec. 2, ’80~— 3i

Buffalo. Buffalo.

SPLENDID LOT GF BUFFALQ ROBES, lined and trimmed,

A few JAPANESE ROBES.

BEER & SONS,

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CHRISTMAS CARDS

Including the $2000 Prize Designs, Satin, Banneretts, Japauese Cards, &c.

BREMNER BROS.

Ch’town, Dee. 8, ’80—4i > ,

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A LARGE STOCK OF liluminated and Perforated Mottoes, Picture Frames, Photo, Frames,

Hasels, K&e., Ke.

VERY CHEAP. Just opened at

BREMNER BROS.

Chitown, Dec. 8, 1880—4i

DR N.E. McKAY, |

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,

OFFICE—At ‘‘ Rocklin House,” Kent Street, where he may be consulted pro- fessionally.

Charlottetown, Dec. 8, 1880.

LABRADOR HERRING |

FYNAE best, cheapest and fattest Labrador Kerring to be got in the city is at ANDREW SULLIVAN'S, Cor, Grafton and Pownal Streets.

BUTTER, BUTTER.

MHOICE QUALITY, / THE TUB, at

LEER & GOFF'S. Nov. 23, i880.

Bank of P. E. Island,

by pear ishereby given that a dividend, at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, has been declared on the Capital Stock of this Bank for the past six months, payable at its

; Banking House on demand,

J. R. BRECKEN, Cashier. Charlottetown, Dec. 6, 1880—lw pat 2i, pres ar ne her li

Dec. 1, 1880—Im

Union Bank of P. B. Island.

DIVIDEND NO. 33.

7 is hereby given that a dividend, AN at the rate of eight per cent. per annum, has been declared on the Capital Stock of this Sauk for the past six months, payable at its Head Office and Branches on and after this

date. GEO. MACLEOD,

Ch'town, Dec. 1, ’*80—lw Cashier.

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Lobster Packers, Notice.

‘q OBSTER CANS manufactured for the 14 Trade at a low price. Cans warranted, and of a syperior make, Addresg, ‘ LOUIS ESTANO, Amherst, N.S.

Sign of the Elephant. W. A. BORCHAM

HAS JUST RECEIVED A Large Part of his Fall Stock

CONSERXTING OF

Wen’s, Women’s and Children’s

SCOTS AND SHOES,

In all the LEADING STYLES, and at the LOWEST CASH PRICES,

Nov. 29, “20—5i pd

Ladies’ and Gents’ Hand-Made foods 2 Speciaity.

Our Goods are al! carefully selected, of the best materials, and warranted to give satisfaction.

s& DON’T FORGET THE PLACE “Ga

W. KR. BOREHAM,

UprosirE Markgr Howse. Ch’tewn. Sept. 25, 1880—3m 2aw

. UBSCRIBE for the DAILY EXAMINER the Cheapest and mest Newsy Paper published im the Provinces.

\ UBSCRIBE for the DAILY EXAMINER

the Cheapest and most Newsy Pa gubliched in the Provinces. weet

Four, Tea, Raising,

‘ Tar ey Apples, Leather,

Sugar,

Pipes, &e,

and SELLING

N STORE, ; ul paper,

N LOW PGR BZ. CASH or go 390 bbls. best Superior Extra FLOUR, i0U chests ) Strong and weil flavored 190 half-chests 4 Congon LT BAS, 39 boxes Layer RAISIN», new fruit,

20. do. London Layers, do . 20 do, Loose Mnacatels, do., 20 do. Valencia Raisins, do., 200 do. Layer Kaisins, old fruit,

100 sides No. 1 Sole LHATHER,

60 boxes T. 1). and assorted PIPES,

20 bbls, Red and Silver Skin ONIONS, 20 bbls. Porto Rico SUGAR,

WILLIAM DODD,

Dec. 3, ’80—3i Queen Square,

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FLOUR! -

W f have now in stock and for sale, 950 / Barrels FLOUR, of choice Brands, such as— ‘*‘ Benefactor Patent’ Crown Patent, Campbeil’s Superior, Rose Valley, Kent Mills, &e. r YW) 2, T WRIGHT & MacNUTT, . Cor. Priace and Kent Streets, Dee, 2, 1850 ¢ 2w eod, ar 4i .

{ PASTRY,

WoOrToan IN OPIS. ae expecting Goods by 8. 8. a¥& ‘* Northern Light” must instruct their Agent at Pictou Landing to deliver. WILLIAM MITCHELL, Ageut of Dept, Charlottetown, Dée. 6, 1880.

MOLASSES. |

74 PUNCHEONS of the choieest in the

market. Nov 2, 18860.

CARVELL BROS,

W. £, GREENWOOD,

Cathedral and Chureh Digan Builders RESIDENCE : St. Lawrense Hotel, Charlottetown,

GSOCIETLES or CHURCHES wishing to ) wet PIPE ORGANS will do well to come municate with the above, who is prepared to bulid CHURCH ORGANS from $300 upwards. To any Churches on the Island wishing to get an Organ the terms will be most favorable, and prices will be given

Much Lower than Could be Obtained Elsewhere.

ORGANS and PIANOS of all kinds re- paired and tuned.

ALL WORK WARRANTED to give com. plete satisfaction. Noy. 30, 1880-—3m eod

r Salo ror Sale or to Let. Te AT Freehold Property, with a front of

eighty feet on Pownal Street and eighty- four feet on Sydney Street,the House contain- ing 16 large rooms and two Kitchens, Can be turned into one Dwelling by unlocking a deor. Apply on the premises to

MRS. BOSWAL

April 26, 1880—+tf ie

Wants, Lost, Found, Se.

V |) ANTE —A House and Parlor Maid. Apply to C. Lercu, Water St. [de 8

WussEee «4 general Servant of ¥ character. Must be kind with child-

ren, For address apply at this office.

OARDEHRS—A few permanent Board- ers can be accommodated at the *‘Rankin House ” at very moderate terms. {de 7 lw yas Frmimediately—A good plaia cook, for two persons. Good wages given. Apply to Miss Dixon, Clymping House, opposite Roman Catholic Cemetery,

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CNTRAY CALP-—A Stray Heifer Calf, \ color white, brown head and neck; hag been on the subscriber's premises for the last ten days. The owner is requested to take her away, aud pay for this advertisement, —

Henry Lonewortu, Glynwood. {de 3 VW AREER —A Good CooK. Wages liberal. Apply before 20th Dec., inst.,

to Mra. L. H. Davies. [de 3 eod tf

\ 7 ANTED—By a competent person, eimp:oyment for the winter to make up books and accounts,

Apply at this office. {de 1

AATILK COW Newly calved. Apply to ML A. McRar, Pownal. [no 30 tf

OARDERS—Three or four Boarders can be accommodated with first-class board and apartments at very reascmable rates, in a pleasant and one of the most con- venient localities in the city. Apply at this office. [no 6 té

(ARRIAGES STORED for the winter in a large and dry’warehouse. Terms very low. Apply at this office. [no 29 3i eod

F{GARD AND LODGING—A Lady

and Gentleman; or two Gentlemen, can

be accommodated with board and lodging in

a private House. Rooms large, and situation very pleasant. Apply at this office.

[no 29 41 eod

ryXo LET—A House containing § rooms, with stable, coach house, and a large arden attached, frorfting on Rochford Square.i ossession given immediately. Apply to J. T. Crocker?, at the Fish Market. {no 2

Kent street, next door to Dr. Creamer. Apply to Mrs. Orrer, Queen street. {no 13 tf

[de 7 3i pd.

. LET—A Poneaueat Hoase, situated on-

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