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CH SRACTERISTICS- OF THE STRANGER AP- We do.net Aoldclgeuions teapeiiiils fer By THe Examiner PvusiisHine CoMPAnY, | | PROACHING THE EARTH AT THE RATE OF rRoM TuRIR Orrice, CoRNER OF WATER | {

opinions or statements of ¢ 7 TWO MILLIUN MILES PER DAY. P ee b - nts “ — correspondents anp GREAT GEORGE STREETS, : Charlottetown, - - Pp. E. island. | Rates of SUBSCRIPTION : 4 x ' —?

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At four o’clock on the morning of March} 7’ the Editer of the Examiner.

; Q l * rvs. ‘“ . ‘’ T a = ’ . ¥ | 18th, Me. Charles Ss. W ells, one of the As Sizx,—In the courae cf some severe, and @ |sistants in the Dudley Observatery, Al-| I would say Just, criticism of the speech of

| bany, N. Y., discovered a smali but very|the Rev. Mr. Osbornein Y. M. C. A. Hall | bright comet in the constellation Hercules.|ithe New Era makes a thrust at Tar . * ‘ : ‘ 1 ia ional is P {This comet bids fair to be the astrono-| Examiner for ‘dishing up” the rather shall Sell] oft my Stoe i ol G roceries at mical sensation of the year. On the morn-|jlliberal speech in adie:

ing of discovery Mr. Wells was able to] Whether a public journal is, or is not, to secure but few definite observations, oWing/ be held responsible for the utterances of le ee cee | to weariness and the rapid approach of| speakers reported in its columns, and ef paeetiy, et eee | dawn, He did not, however, measure @/guch general news reports as appear ina

. “4s a . as ‘ a ’ ° rough positi i ticed that it! dai . cat . : SS : ————= Parties wishing to get their @ROUERIFS Cheap should cali at once and ieave their orders. sh position of it, and noticed that it) daily paper, Iam not sufticiently qualified

Giz Months, ~~ :- - 92.00 , Three Mouths,, - . - 1 25 One Month, ° - + 9 50 ge Advertising at most moderate rates. Contracts may be made for monthly,

MANAC FOR MARCH, 1882 had a small tail, equal to about one-fifth of| to decide upon, L . : aia . i ; the diameter of the moon in length. This} If the e: 7 cies : MOON'S CHANGES, RAISINS, 10 cents ; CURRANTS. 8 cents. SUGAR, 8 cents. appearance of 2 starlike body in the head. | published in it, then, I should think, it Full Moon 4th day, 8h. 27m. p. m, 8. mo. re nc aah tak: ' i eke #e News of the discovery was immediately would be doubly responsible for such items, Thee Quarter am 5h. 15m., p. m., mt A large lot of CONFECTIONERY from 15 to 20 cents; lot CHRISTMAS GOODS, very HL a oe _to eee oar mie as iis editor deliberately selects himself (below horizon. : : oe ae acne a ss baie a) 4 : ipublic, but owing to unfavorable weather} with which to edify his ders. New Moon 19th day, 8h. 5m, a. m., N. W. cheap; and sundry other articles too numerous to mention—all at cost for Cash only. | but few observations havethus far-been ob-| If 20, ‘there ae sional sitiesalain First Quarter, 26th day, 9h. 21m. a. m., E. | tained, At the Sanane ane ae of} filed against the New Hra for publishing . ae ve) same fillies a 8 ce : g* -& & course, the new comet has been the one!(in t . writicnat a or wun Sm Se ir gh | Dg W. A. HUTCHESON, (Seutscictis ahr eS sie Camber aig ae irises 5 | Wi Dec. 16 Sa wkly Taper Clepes Soepern densed brightness of the head, the narrow| grossly insulting to S erent ———— | Dee. 16, 1881—3m eod, wkly 109 Urrer Queen Sraeer {4ensed brigl f the head, th grossly g to a respectable body of ; a ta jh ms) Ste) eee : tailand the slow apparent motion across| clergymen, that I really think worse could 1)Wednesday |6 435 42) 2 54) 8 32 eames ——— am — —|the face of the sky, all served to heighten! scarcely appear in the Molly Gia T Th d 41; 43/3 9 13 . — = — - . EME Is @ aang erscemaseracas . ; 3 yY appear Ged y nt. 0 2} Thursday ‘ 5! 4 ool 9 49 ; the interest which was felt, and led the| verify my charge I shall give the item. ibe | od tal 5 salto 23) 11 24 wrny y Now. VW 4 |astronomers in Albany to predict for the} Here it is : geek” |g eses” BRITISH WAREHOUSE, QUEEN SQUAT ise-rmesnisi cm Si] i: Onst ahr ar sl tn Cia 6 Monday 34) 41) 7 EQLL 24 7 ) ety reo UB Se pee 7 ; aor said a friend to a backsliding priest, whose ne 32} 50/.9 111 59) another observation was made at the} oonyival habits were notorious. You flatter 8'Wednesday | 39 52/10 daft 28) —_————$——_. 9 -—__—_ - — Dudley Cbservatery by Professor Bors and me, returned the holy man, his face beam- 9/Thursday | 23, 5411 4 1 2| his assistants. Tye view then only served to ing with satisfaction Wo I. deat. aauan 10| Friday | 26 55) morn| 1 43 4 Bs intensify impatience for the time to arrive|/the other, you've got a Cardinal nose 11 Saturday 24) 56) 0 9) 2 30) 11 46) WY f& A BROWN Re 8 Oo when the third observation could be made, | ,}ready.”” r 12' Sunday 23 B7| 1 63 44! a - a wed & which is always necessary before the future y “ ti ; :

13, Monday 2h) 53; 2 0) 4 49 K . . ; on ‘ ‘ course of a comet can be predicted, On b 1@ idea desired to be conveyed re the 14 Tuesday 196 0 2 * 6 18 eep 1D Every Department of their Establishment a full assortment of Tuesday night their eyes were again ro-|*®°V° 1 the form of a joke is quite ap- ig Wednentny | 13] 3) 339) 7 3 | warded bya fow brit gmpen of the new] RAT. Eryn, tho, lover author

. ‘ 4/ candidate for celestial honors. The comet}. : scarcely mistake R 17 Frida 13! 4) 4 33; 9 28 CM D “— ay te . ..|import, and he ought to bear in mind 18|Saturday 11 5) 5 8/10 is) 12 07 | SLAB A IN D ALIN EY GOODS, Sondstak foe we cae ee oluioolion that these otoe tie cae

3 9| 7: 5 37110 53 onspir : ae onde, 7| 5 6 sill 331 f wel ali " i : ‘ eas : in] ° ‘ finer details. All day Wednesday the should not throw stones.

4 see ts. he attiesea of superior quality and texture, which cannot be surpassed either for price or quality, Albany astronomers were engaged on the| Hoping to see, Mr. Editor, all our papers

j 5! i 4) zi cs ‘. esi : 44i0G . , 4 : : 29| Wednesday 3| 11| 7 18; 0 13 as they import direct from the best British and Foreigu markets. necessary computations for an orbit and eee io golden standard of exz.el- 25/Thursday 6 1| 12;8 2054 a table of future positions in the sky. Of ence in all t a ie 24 Friday 5 59; 13) 8 52) 1 39 INSPECT THEIR STOCK IF YOU WANT GOOD VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY ‘4 g{ course, with such slender material, ox. 36. ine 25|Saturday 57 | ales = : = 13 3 ' 7 eT eee. [ia 9 tending over four days only, but little March 30, 1882. Jay Kay, 26/ Sunday ; 55; 16) / 32 Se Eee re ees | could be expected in point of accuracy. < iait MALIaee ota eee rl nd aha a So But that little has been sufficient to excite Hnormous Sales of Steam Coal.

uesday f Seed ; ticipatior lone 29| Wednesday 49| 20| 1 47,7 1 ~~ meet “Gawing: satanpee Te - The demand for lower ports steam coal

i eenlew 43! 21| 2 471 7 57 future. The new comet is now approach thi a hi (

= Friday ” 5 46.6 22! 3 43 8 39 12 49 er. ing the earth, or rather the comet and] /2!8 Year exceeds anything in the previous

, : os oe : history of the trade, as already between

earth are mutually approaching each other, ? y

, jeadymade Clothing, Tweeds and Heavy Cloths, soaseumnseay f20utmie inte diver fo ans cnporationy which o ; wi aks We V 0 j 5 |per day. Though the comet is now in- | Sure Seieat to large corporations, which

ii, visible to the naked eye, it cannot long is something extraordinary, considering

AS I WANT TO CLOSE OUT MY STOCK IN THIS LINE. continue to hide its light. It is now nearly |t2at the general consumptive demand for

one hundred and eighty-five million miles the season has yet to begin, Some of the

from the sun, bat it will go on approaching mining companies have refused to make

_ Queen Insurance Gompany,) Some Expensive Ladies’ Cloth Mantles and Dolmans, and _ [the smsta rapidly increasing rate nti ee ee oe ne he

| ; i tled state of the labor market, and the Dug a . " i ‘ about the middle of June, when it will pass} S°*Ue: S » BRE.SR

ss5 , OF ENGLAND. Mur Lined Cloaks, Sealettes and Colored Dress Goods its perihelion at a distance from the eun of| Scarcity of freight. The sterm coal sold.in

CAPITAL, TEN MILLION DOLLARS : less than ten million miles, Montreal so far this season is almost all by

F 7? : -p LARGH REDUCTIO At present the comet is about one hun- Te hae in the Maritime Provinces,

AT lone 3 NN. dred and sixty millions of miles from the] “*#8° sales of Cape Breton have been made

ne : earth, and its distance from us will prob- | 9 $8.79, and of Pictou at $4.50. The un-

City of London Fire Insurance Company, tou at 8 i pad JUST OPENED AND MARKED Low, ably not be less than eighty millions at any | Precedentedly large increase in the demand CAPITAL, TEN MILLION DOLLARS, time, though further calculations will be for steam coal is indisputable evidence of

Insarance effected on all kir sof property| Select Assortment of Flowers, Feathers, Velveteans, Ladies’ Sacques, &t., 0, |i Caribe spproach ws ‘co weacly as other ig Eotanestare:Misosiesl Gassiuar'otr Ot

at current rates. Losses settied promptly it will not approach us so nearly as other

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; comets have done, it may be expected to ; : : and equitably. F. KENNEDY make a fine display for afew days in the on oe wei ia eine ts sete SNES, R. W. TREMAINE, [incitity Subir Soe), Secs esl aan y Office—South Side Queen Square. ia ia oi ? hitherto been known to approach the sun as cana ~~ ‘Hear Chea sonyahat 4 — . 4 iv. 9 . 29 ne % q ; . - ehili . ‘ mn Ch’town, Feb. 3, 1882. 83 QUEEN STREET |so nearly as this in all probability will prone to superstition, and oe eel

Eo = ee nes | It is to be regretted, however, that its gregt-

BOSTON BRANCH N OT! CG e= est a oceur ¥ a oo ae = eaten alae no atts = ae — : ie Toa ' : rill be invisible to us, and seen only in the plat . For Scotch and English Tweeds 1 3 |g

7 or i orsted NuLis Southern Hemisphere. In this respect it where he could reach it upon the slightest

ed aniiiat ; o ing. For the purpose of enjoying an i ; AVING rented the premises lately oc- will resemble the great comet of 1880. warning , purp Joying

HE BOSTON SILVER PLATING CO are cupied by C. F. Harris, the subscriber Bor Canadian Tweed. Suite The present extraordinary intensity of its exhibition of his terror,a party of young fools

now prepared to do all kinds of Gold, a eens : . OF LRRAUAL EWEersr suits, . ; secretly drew the bullets from the cart-

nd Sil : Pilati uch as Knives, Forks oe ar Se light, which comes to us from the enormous ridges slention the powder undisturbed,and a ver Fiating, 8 ° ing on t i istance of 160,000,000 mi - . ’

Spoons, Cake Baskets, Ice Pitchers, Cruet wre Hor q> Terege ts { s li A> rele pens ti 6 oo aa oe ak ee at one of them, wrapped in a sheet, entered

Stands, Tea Sets, Watches and Jewelry of TINSMITH BUSINESS vercOats O1 a BFUSCA ip LOUS ae oe oo ont _ Y>lhis room at midnight, while the reat

‘ i ‘arrri 9 end it will probably show a long and nearly| ree

A per Carrriage Work, Handles,!j, all its branches. Orders punctually at- Aosta’ tall of auiielanell Aineidedibiial i ween — by. He pao wae oom

Dashers, etc., etc. tended to. A call tfully solicited. —GO TO- ae ” E, nd, after s warning, fired at t re. Also, Sewing Machines and Guns repaired, = Cee oO our antipodes. How much of the same sort} 31 1B» © age

rept a ee “Linmati.| Lae bullet was thrown back against the it will give us is still somewhat problomati headboard. of the bed. This operation was

an). (te “es an i as : : aad ' eee a > Te at ace eee eennee on the basis. of repeated until the cartridges had al! been 2 Bat J me Ge, GA ew Be 5 It is now invisible to the naked eye, and discharged, and then the victim of s prac-

by aemall telescope, though it is readily tical joke fell back upon his pillow with @

and all kinds of fine Machinery. L. W. HARRIS,

Every job warranted to give entire satisfac- Feb. 8, 1882. Upper Queen St. & Be ae -—-s BB | tion or no charge made. BE 1 | ce | WILLIAM BROWN, DW BEB F =o Bis)

Manager. For Sale OF to Let.

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; : | ; : ; am. When lights were brought the

Sh the corner of Prince and Grafton - o c= = seen, yet owing to its smaliness it can ee 8 : : -

Street os" HAT Freehold Property, with a front of UP E ER OU EEN Se) r REET, hard] i be distinguished from the stars miserable fools found their friend @ raving Charlottetow, Feb, 4,82. eighty fect on Pownal Street and eighty- > maniac, and he is likely to remain one for

four feet on Sydney Street, the Honse con-| TWO DOORS ABOVE APOTHECARIES HALL CORNER which surround it, | After passing ite peti-| 14.) rast of his life.

eee PE = . helion it will probably become again visible ao o hens, 3 S 5. —— SS CHARLOTTETOWN telning. 16 large. spouse, and two. Kite the Northern Hemisphere. It now ap- ‘ ad to > Dwelling b unlocke ° ia : ; . a Es in 16 sNO em sp ere. p . ale sg Deeg eo ae Sadie s There you will find the largest and best assortment of Cloths in the} pears in the constellation of the Lyre near TRapE with YARMOUTH 4ND Boston

MRS. BOSWALL. | Island. Prices very moderate. The best workmanship and a perfect fit] Vega. 1t will pass to the westward of that S ang; — ponent wg te March 12. 1881-—tf aranteed , star, and about the Ist of April will stand ment of Canada to incorporate Messrs. R. 9 arch 12, — guaranteed, oe B. Humphrey, of St. John; E. F.

(ESTABLISHED 1873,) : rez chat aa pid + a fern a Clementa, A. J. T. Clements, and Samuel . wh. eas We regi 7} Killam, of Yarmouth; H. J. Libby,

Welsh & Owen's Brick Building, Corner of A complete line of Gents’ Furnishings and Felt Hats, cheap,&c. &c. when in May it will make an abrupt turn)” Gove, T. ©. "Hersey, Daniel King and Queen Streets, Char- ‘Remember the address, two doors above Apothecaries Hall Corner |*"4,8° Plungive in towards the sun, E. Emero, of Portland, Me., as the

? , Tho elements i Ms . loteetown, P. E. I. The elements of the orbit of the new “Clements Steamship Company,” with »

comet are: Perihelion passage, June 15 ; ; MILLER Proprietors, |S*¢2™ Conmammuamicantiionn With ne | periticlion place, 49 deg. 35 min. ; longitude capital, stock of ae end Power to RSAGH & pur <? roprié ors, the Magdalen Islands. of node, 206 deg. 40 min. ; inclination, 74 be ——o 200 shares of $100 -

Att 5 dog 47a. psriiction distance, 10,000, "haxiness of the company into “"pur Designed . oe oung Men rpeNpuns addressed to the Postmaster. | This comet appears to have no analogue chase, hire, acquire, own or charter, navi-

; : : ate and maintain steamships, sailing ves- General will be received at Ottawa until | in the past, as no comet is known with ele- 8 PS,

! . . _|aels, and all other kinds of craft for the noon on WEDNESDAY, the 5th of APKILL ments sufficiently resembling these to con carrying. and... conveyanes ot

UR SYSTEM is conducted on Actual| NEXT, for the conveyance of Her Majesty’s = : stitute reasonable belief in identity. The . eae ' Basiaess and Scientific Principles, and oo i aun aed a week, nian the “ a) elements of the comet of 1097 somewhat goods, . ane -— seer rer rae: S408 embraces all subjects necessary for a thorough | season of Navigation between Pictou, N. 8. iT resemble those of the present comet, but] ?°F'* ° e Dominion of Canada, and to,

Charlottetown, Oct. i1, 1881.

Ae Tae eX s

Commexctal. Education, Our facilities for|andthe Magdalen Islands and Gaspe, under the perihelion distance of the former is from and between any ports out of Cana- teaching these are the most complete that have|, contract for four years, commeneing with computed to be seven times as great as that ever been devised. Theory and practice are

: od the opening of navigation in 1882. Ag STV REEN PEP TI3nED WIT of the latter. Two weeks of further obser- . : 7 Ssisashio, re saiitedt that the ‘olen ake The steamer o leave Pictou on such regular AS LATE SN Serene vation will serve to remove many uncertain- ve oa ne oe ae 5 aati interestiny an: practic est stu- ; : ; ae u at the new compa dent canne, iail to be largely benefitted. The day in each week as the Postmaster General ties which now exist as to the future of | OME © y

e ; , : 5 herst and ci wintt ii a ; : : ‘Jl un-| steamer between St. Joha and Yarmouth + » of Stud hort, practical, useful may appoint, and proceed to Am : A fi \ | i Pr nt } : i : this comet, and these observations will un ; ji renahins th ia sound nate Jee an Cape de Meule, Magdalen Islands, and re | ar é tp i ri mg L GS all HI aria } | questionably be awaited with the greatest and another between Yarmouth and Bos-

da.” The first general meeting of the shareholders will be held at Yarmouth on

; : ‘ ‘ : lands for exchange lc on. and will use, no matter what his calling or maining one day at the Isl ; intereat. ~epeinpesieliaiieainaiiadal Rhee at: of Mails, to return to Pictou, calling both |, ‘ a3 1 AES WOOP AY t Y I esis insta Mibiipasiiestnaiiaseitelig i P

gg pot A a business life with | V@¥8 und exchanging Mails at Georgetown pH Ti i LATEST ERY ENTION AND BEST BESCRIPTION, : : ep eer ore A 8 work only chantry and rena ag his capital, the | 224 Souris, Prince Edward Island, On every Says the Montreal Gazette of Friday: In | by Mr. e me 7 the ear ¥ eee clerk engaged during business hours ” but | fourth trip the steamer is to proceed from the AND WE ARE NOW PREPARED, eugar a steadier feeling is reported, and | there wae the usual business with his pri desirous & evening study to repair the de.| Magdalen {slands to Gasje and back before granulatedis said to be tc. better at 9jc. for| vate secretaries—business of itself sufficient fects in his education, each have the advan.|teturning to Pictou, calling for exchange of £ Tt

: 31 | moderate Sized lots, but large quantities cam | to exhaust the energies of most men—then iF W. Mitchell, stfll be bought at 94c., aud we quote 9} to| followed a journey to Windsor, the Coun- 9%c. Yellows are quiet at former quota-|cil, the private interview with the Queen,

Le A at ea ae vreg DAX | Malls at Gaspo Basio, and ot Perce weatter |ndBP the Careful and Skilial Supervision ol iar.

AND EVENING. Morning Session, 9.30 to| Permitting. The Postmaster General will re-

~~ 2 ; . 12, and 2to4dp.m. Evening Session, 7.30/Quire a first-class sea-going steamer for this mn rn tions, which range from 7§e. to 8§c. aud the return to London. Immediately . to 9.3u. : : service, and the tender must g.ve a = des TO PRINS afterwards came i” os meena ‘ Diplomas granted to such as pass satisfac-| scription of the steamer offered—specttying : eA TRO Pee Ta TDR Professor Herrmann, the wonderful} Downing street, and the speech trom the horipcoenestetieats, Students may enter - name, Sennage, Os ee oahes BILE HEADS, LEEPER HEX LS, Gisielin: known throughout the woitl for — emery oa rare = ae | any time. No entrance examination required. | passengers and freight, also ke ar tear BENS" et ie : of the House of Commons, | Business men and others are cordially invited | for each round weekly trip between Pictou BLANK é He n ard RECEI PTS, _ mee em Oe ee ae i Rech aid to. he enowered end two epeeches wade; to call and examine our system. _ _ jand the Magdalen Islands, and for each KOT 8 OF HAN EP POSTERS oi aad te Be cite Toesha | while the day was wound up by the long | hr pee sens what they will practice|mon:hly round trip between the Isiands and 4 ~ es ’ Oil : ‘einchle preparation . , | and remarkable address on the main ques- when they become men. Gaspe. ’ ie ‘ ‘ : ; edure of the Lords. s Pull yastiodlan concerning Terms, Tuition, pe WILLIAM WHITE, HAND BILLS, DO DGERS, XC, Ké¢., es, § - — ee tion of the ith eee cholarships, &c., &c., on application to Secretary. . 5 i SOS Se er, ee “| A ranoe quantity of Flower Pots at W. P, ae MILLE Post Office Dept. Ottawa, March 11 1882. + s . . S large atock ef Chrinty’s, London, hatz for . m2] tf Jia. 7; Sime. Prineipal Hy ovina Marck HH of ON Short Notice, in Good siyle, at Cheap Prices. ipacg my bait calls