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AUGUST 17
Editcrial Notes
~ A commission is pow in session in London inquiring to what the depression now existing in England is due ; whether it is liable to occur periodically ; whether |
or is confined to
localities,
it 18 equally diffused industries or
particular distributed among work-
whether it 1s
men, mid llemen or employers.
The French revenue returns for the
ast seven months just made public show | that the recent protective legislation has |
failed to exclude foreign sugars. The
returns say that the home product con-|
uted in duties a sum $4,000,000 below the Budget estimates, while foreign are vielded $6 .300,000 over the
mates.
—The appointment of commissioners
to take the census of the Northwest territories is, says the Montreal (/azette, the most preliminary step to giving
representation in Parliament to the peo ple of that couutry, rapidly increasing numbers and large and varied uierests, as well as the spirit of our parliamentary system, require that they shall have representation. The next session will probably witness the intro- ductton of the necessary measure.
whose
-- It is rumored that the Government intend appointing a Commission to en- quire into the sanity of Riel. Whether the rumor has any foundation in fact we are not prepared to say, but we think it not at all unlikely. That Riel is a bad man uo one will dispute. He is, however, believed to be a *‘ crank,” and by many he is thought to be insane. If the latter turns out to be the case, the sentence that was recently passed on him may yet be commuted to imprisonment for life.
— On our first page will be found an article on the all important subject of “Dangers from City Wells.” It is worthy of perusal by our citizens. The writer points out that the use of contami- gated water tends to lower the general condition of health. In Charlottetown there are scores of wells contaminated with sewerage, and the water from these wells is daily used by a very large num- ber of our citizeus. These wells, in the interests ef public health, should be im mediately alosed. The article supports the view taken by James McDonald, Eeq., in his excellent paper read before the Literary and Scientific Institute, aud afterwards published in Tue Examiner.
—This is what au Opposition paper, the Montreal Witness, has to say about the new Miuister of the Interior: ** Mr Thomas White has been sworn in as Minister of the Interior. His knowledge of the country, its commercial, social, religious and political conditions, is
great. His experience of legislation covers nearly an ordinary lifetime, having been gleaned first from the
position of the critical onlooker in the press gallery, and afterward from the turmoil of active party strife. He bas been all his life before the country as a politician and journalist. Few members of the Conservative party could have entered the Cabinet politically better vuderstood. Personally, socially, as a Churchman and family man, Mr. White is without reproach. He will carry with him to the Cabinet the weight of ability and respectability. The constituency of Cardwell may well be proud of that which Montreal denied itself—a brilliant Cabinet Minister.
-Brazil possesses at the present time five ironclads. The Riachuelo was built in 1883 by Messrs). Samuda. She is 5,800 tons, built of steel, and has steel armor, 10 inches on the turret and 11 inches on the side. Her indicated force is’6,000 horse power, speed 16 knots, and she is armed wiih four Armstrong guns of 20 tous each, six of 94 tons, and fy¥teen Nordenfelt machine guns. The Solimoes and Javany are of 3,600 tons each, and were launched in 1876. They are ot iron, and have iron armor, 13 inches on the turrets and 12 inches on the side. Their speed is 12 knots, and they are each armed with four Whut- worth guas of 25 tons each, and four Nordenfelts. The remaining two iron- clads are of 928 tons and 1,196 respecti- vely, and have armor of 4 inches in thickness. brazil further owns a wooden ship plated with 4 inch armor ; four small monitors for river service, and seven wooden cruisers. A _ steel cruiser of 4,000 tons, which is to steam 154 knots, is at present being built for the Brazilian Government in England. Brazil has also seven wooden and five iron gunboats, and also five composite gunboats in course of constraction, be- sides eight torpedo boats.
——What the Grit Press expects to gaiu by the course it has of late been pursing, says the Manitoban, it is im- possible to conjecture. It must have perceived that its party can never be benefitted by assailing the dearest inter- esis of the country. It must know that Mr. Blake never stood lower in the estimation of the people of Canada than when he hoped to stand highest. Svys- tematically the half-breeds were edged on by his organs. No effort was
spared to convince them
they were beiog foully
At length they were
to such ai state of mind that
nothing but rebellion seemed to offer an adequate vent for their wrought-up feel- ings. They took up arms.
and |
’ urged a
it
and his followers looked on, chuckling, and poking one another's ribs. ‘‘Now,” said they, “we have those vile Tories on the hip; now the people of Canada will believe us whea we tell them how badly the half-breeds have been used.” but the people of Canada arose’ in their might, rallied around the Government and crush- ed out the rebellion. With twitching nerves, Mr. Blake awaited the earliest moment when common decency would permit of his openly assailing the Gov- -ernment—the moment of anticipated ‘triumph. That moment came. Mr. 'Blake made his elaborately-planned attack and was ignominiously routed by the Premier, whom he had expected to crush, but a hair of whose political head he was unable to injure. Mr. Blake has not yet recovered, and it is doubtful if /he ever will, from the effects of his unex- pected reverse.
| — There is a goad deal of truth in the ‘tollowing reflections on a section of the -half-breed population of the North-west, 'which we findiu Mr. G. Mercer Adams’ excellent and timely work, *‘ The North- ‘west: Its History and its Troubles ”:— |** Throughout the course of their history, ‘the halfbreeds have shown much jealousy of English-speaking immigrants, and a disinclination to settle down peace- ably to the routine occupations of an advanced civilization. In their relations with the Government they have thor- oughly understood the art of being troublesome, and had akeen knowledge of what gains are likely to be got by a troublesome people. With a settion of the half-breeds it has been especially difficult to deal. We refer to those who do not identify themselves with the Indians, live with them and speak their language, or who have not taken to farm- ing anda settled life, but who retain their nemadic habits and live by trade in the products of the chase. In the extine- tion of large game in the country, their existence is an increasingly precarious
tain. It is with this class, although not altogether, that trouble has arises, and continued trouble is to be feared. They do not settle ou the lands Government bas given them, but look upon the whole country as their own and the Indians’ exclusive possession. They have been kpown repeatedly to play the game of the ‘bounty jumper,’ receiving scrip for lands in one part of the country, which they sell to speculators, and turn up elsewhere to make further claims upon the Government.”
—The United States Navy annually takes into its service a large number of apprentice boys who are sent all over the world and taught to be thorough sailors. It has been the policy of the government since the war to educate the “blue jacket” upon the principle that the more inteiligent a man is, the better sailor he is likely to become. There is no lack of candidates for these positions. Hundreds of hoys apply, but many are rejected because they cannot pass the physical examination. Major Houston, one of the Marine Corps, who is in charge of the Washington Navy Yard barracks, is the authority for the state- ment that one-fifth of all the boys examined are rejected on account of heart disease. His first question to a boy who desireste enlist is: ** Do you smoke?” ‘The invariable response is, **No, sir,” but the tell-tale discoloration of the fingers at once shows the truth. The surgeons say that cigarette smoking by boys produces’ heart disease, and that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the rejection of would be apprentices on account of this defect comes from excessive use of the milder form of the weed, This is a remarkable statement, coming, as it does, from so high an authofity, and based upon the results of actual examinations going on day after day and month after month. It should be a warning to parents that the deadly cigarette is sure to bring abeut incalculable injury to the young. A law passed restricting its use to the dudes would not, perhaps, bring popular disfavor, because it might reduce the number of these objects about the streets, but boys indulging in the cigarette ought to be treated to liberal doses of ‘rod in pickle” until the habit is thoroughly eradicated.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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A Correction.
Srir,— With reference to a paragraph in last Saturday’s Examiner, describing ‘‘A very Skilful Operation for the Removal of Cancer,” lam afraid that you have been imposed upon by some impudent person. The statement is in part an error, and as for the rest a gross exaggeration of the fact. I take this opportunity of saying that lam heartily opposed to the practice of pub- lishing in the daily newspapers laudatory accounts of medical practices or surgical operations. Such accounts are necessarily always exaggerations. These practices are purile and dishonorable to the noblest of all professions; and in places where there are established regular medical societies they would receive the most severe repre- hension.
I am, yours truly, F. P. Taytor.
Ch'town, August 17, 1885.
Close Connection with Ambherst.
uf three hours is necessitated at | Moncton, while the ran from Amherst to |p i . : mn Picton compels his detention at Truro for j about the same length of time.
However, while in the pretty little town
THE DAILY
one, aud their means of livelihood uncer- |
by mine host of the ‘“Lamy Hotel’ Mr. Ward—who deems no sacrifice too great in providing for his guests. Should any of your readers happen to pass that way I would strongly urge them to place them- selves under the fatherly care of Mr. Ward —a circumstance they will never regret. Yours, Tourist. Ch’town, Aug. 15, 1885.
A Trip» to Cape Breton.
Sin,—I trust that the fact of pointing out to Charlottetonians a place where they can spend their holidays with pleasure, will be apology enough for introducing to the publis the following sketch, though imper- fect, of the many biantiful things to be seen in and around Cape Breton.
As many of your readers have doubtless passed through the Straits of Canso, and as Cape Porcupine, with the clouds curling uround its summit is well known, | will not give any description of the many other ‘‘lines,’’ to be seen there.
Setting out from Port Hawkesbury, in the Strait of Canso, for a trip through the Lakes of Bras d'Or, 1 found when | had crossed the Straits to Port Mulgrave, the little steamer ‘‘Neptune” ready to carry passengers to Baddeck, where a junction is made with steamers going to Sidney and other points. From Port Mulgrave the route lies down the Strait of Canso to Lennox Passage, and thence, leaving Arichat Island on the right, amidst the numerous beautiful islets that surround it, via the St. Peter’s Canal, to the Lakes of Bras d'Or, or, as they might more correctly be termed, arms of the sea, _ for the water is soft, and at times the waves run high enough to frighten a timid landsmar. The St. Peter’s Canal, between Timm’s Passage and the Bras d’Or Lake isa substantial structure, about three-fourths of a mile long, built fifteen years ago by the Government of Nova Scotia, and so en- larged and deepened by the Government of Canada as to now give passage for ves- sels of the largest draft. It cuts the Island cf Cape Breton into almost equal parts, and completes the splendid system of water communication which that country enjoys So high are the cuttings on either side of the canal that one in passing through car only see the sky that is directly overhead.
The Neptune had not gone many miles through the lakes after passing the canal, and whilst sailing between the islands that lie on every hand, when the setting sup first dyed the dark waters with a brighter hue, and then leaving long shadows behind the islands, descended until only the distant hilltops could view the lord of day, and then all was darkness. And _ the little steamer puffed on, guided by the bright beams that now appeared on every hand.
In the darkness, Indian Island was passed, where the Indians of the Micmac tribe under Chief Dinney meet aunually about the end of July to the number of nearly a thousand. They have a neat chapel there, and the gathering, which is for religious purposes, is supposed to have a mighty power to ‘‘scare um devil.” The dangerous channel at the Grand Narrows having bean passed in safety, the Neptune in an hour or more arrives at Baddeck. Looking out on the Lake, over the island ihat lies not far from the shore, directly in front of this village, one can look far out on the broad Bras d’ Or, studded with islets, until, wearied with following its mazy chan- nels, he turns for relief to the mountains clothed with the verdure of the primeval forest rising high behind him.
They have a very unique way of printing and posting notices in Baddeck. One of them reads thus: ‘‘ Post Office up hill,’, the word * hill” being in such small letters as at a hasty glance to be easily overlooked. Wishing to go the Post Office, and having read but the first three words of the above notice, f first went into the saddier’s shop on which it was posted, when, from the a pearance of the interior, having guessed there was some mistake, I was out again almost before the proprietor was aware of my presence. Continuing the search, | had almost entered the apartments of an [rishwoman living in the upper flat of the same building, when the smell of salt her: ring and the sudden appearance of the owner warned me that I was again astray. Having found my way to the street, the Post Office was pcinted out to m* two or three hundred yards from the misleading notice, which evidently was not put up for the benefit of strangers.
A trip in the May Queen from Baddeck to Whycocomagh (an Indian. name—mean- ing ‘‘ end of the water”—for it is at the head of this hind of the lake system of Cape Breton) or a drive to the same place along the Mountain Road, will reveal the grandest scenery around the lakes’ The road for almost the whole way (25 miles) lies at the foot of the mountain range which seems to keep the restless waters of the lake in their place. From the top of Salt Mountain, which is the western terminus, a fine view of the country for miles around, even to the Gulf shore, can be obtained. It would be easy to dilate on the pleasures to be had and the sights to be seen around Whycocomagh, or to tempt the sportsman with tales of the wonderful trout to be caught in Lake Ainslie, but lest I should cast a shadow on ‘the veracity of what l have already written, I will write nothing more but will close with wishing that you Mr. Editor, may soon have the pleasure of a trip through Cape Breton.
Yours,
England and Russia.
The majority of the Russian papers pro- fess to have no confidence in the pacific declarations of Lord Salisbury ; they base their distrust on the perceptible and con- stant increase of England’s military prepa- rations. So runs the telegram, and it gives the Russian press credit either for extreme dullness, or for activg the part of the wolf in the fable that was determined to find a ground of quarrel, however shallow. Eng- land is not threatening aggression on Rus- sia, and has never done so. If she is look- ing to her arms itis because Russia has gathered great armies at her outer walls. That the war feeling is tremendously
strong in army circles in Russia is no news to anybody, and it is not surprising if it
Sin,—It ia a pity that closer connection. finds expression in a Moscow newspaper. that jis not made toand from Amherst, N.S | The fact that the Russian body politic is wroneed, | To the tonrist going via Point Du Chene a! practically an army undoubtedly makes this
; chronic feeling dangerous. There-is one | perpetual check on this aggressiveness. | Being, at least, semi-civilized, the Russian | army is enormously exhausting to the Rus- ‘sian exchequer, and war cannot be levied
Mr. Blake of Amherst the stay is made most enjoyable without loans, and loans are hard to get.
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MEN’S RUBBER COATS.
All work done _. best Styles, at the
Ch’town, Aug. 17, 1885.
CITY HA
. Goeds, at prices that must sell them,
ata Big
Ch’town, July 15, 1885.
EW FELT HATS (Fall Styles), New SHEETINGS, New WHITE COTTONS, New FLEECY COTTONS, New FLANNKLS, New LADIES’ KU*BER CIRCULARS, New
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30:
BLACK CASHMERES and MERINOES very cheap. Ready-MaJe CLOTHING, &c,—-Cheapest in Town.
L. E. PROWSE,
Sign of the Creat Big Mat, 74 Queen Street,
a. FO cee akg een ne ep pan
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NEW GOODS
THE——
HEUSE!
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Tailoring Department.
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New Tweeds, Broadcioths,
43 orsteds, Suitings, &c. with Prompiness and ia the
Lowest P ices.
C0, DAVIES & CO.
STORE.
E. PROWSE will, during July and August, clear out the balance of his Summer
A job lot of LACE CURTAINS, regular price $4.20, now $3.25; $5.50 for $4.25 ; $6 for $4.75, newest patterns and extra good quality.
Dress Goods, Fringes, Laces, Sunshades, Ribbons, Flowers. Feathers, &c.,
A large lot of
Discount.
Also, Men’s FELT HATS,
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ROYAL GANADIAN INSURANCE CO.
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$2,960,000
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HEAD OFFICE-—Montreal. HALIFAX BRANCH - J, Scott Mitchell, Agent. Risks Fahen on Mest Faveorabice Terms. AGENT FOR PRINCE EPWARD ISLAND:
F. H. ARNAUD,
MEROMANTR RANR OF THATIVAY
ch torn, Jan, tear ——————
London and Liverpool REGULAR TRADERS
Suey, - - ue 1886.
BARKENTINE
“EREMA,”
P. LEDWELL, Commander,
WIILL SAIL FROM
Londen for Charlottetown, direct About the 20i:h SEPTEMBER.
—— ALSO
Brigtn. ‘ZERELDS,’
L. KICKHAM, Commander, WILL SAIL FRCM Liverpool for Carlottetown, direct, About the 15th SEPTEMBER, and Bark
“MOSELiE£,”
R. RENDLE, Commander,
WILL SAIL FROM
Liverpool for Chariottetown, direct, About the 25th SEPTEMBER, carrying Freight at through rates to Pictou, Georgetown, Souris, Summerside aud Shediac,
For Freight or Passage apply in London to JOHN PITCAIRN & SONS, 16 Great Win- chester Street. gIn Liverpool to PIT- CAIRN BROTHERS, 51 South John Street ; or here to the owners
PEAKE BROS. & CO.
Ch’town, August 14, 1885—eod
Co A. EX DD
ISS LUCY CAVEN will resume her
z Musical Classes on the Ist of Septem- r.
Grafton Street, Aug. 10, ’85.
HORACE HASZARD
offers the following Goods at
Lowest Wholesale Prices: 250 barrels Patent Process Flour,
250 ‘* Choice Superior do,
250 ‘* Superior aie do,
100 ‘* Seconds do,
125 ‘* Amerizan K, D, Cornmeal,
25 best Canadian Cheese, 50 bagre!ls Granulated Sugar, 25 ‘* Standard A do, 50 ‘* Yellow do, 50 puns. Choice Molasses, 250 half-chests fea, 10€ caddies do, 50 boxes pure India Teas, 50 barrels Mess Pork, 50 4=6‘* Prime Mess do, 109 Smoked Hams, 50 pails Lard, 7000 Grain Bags (assorted sizes), 2500 Starch Rags, 100 suits Oil-clothing, 2500 cases Lobster Cans, Tin Plates, Ingots Tin, Lead, Copper. Office and Sample Room, South Side Queen Square. RORACE HASRARD, Ch’town, Aug. 8, ’85 -2wks eod
GAUTION.
EACH PLUG OF THR
MYRTLE NAVY
IS MARKED
T. & B.
IN BRONZE LETTERS,
NONE OTHER GENUINE
June 1, 1885—1 yr
COAL, COAL.
Pe requiring orders for Cargoes cf : — - obtain them, on the usual erms, from the Subscriber, at his Offi
NO. 35 WATER STREET, via--
On the Old Sydney Mines, Lingan and Victoria, 6, B.,
—AND ON THE—
Albion Mines, Pictou.
G. W. DeBLOIS. Ch’town, June 19, ’885—+f,
HARD Coaq,
AILY EXPECTED, Fx Sch frev, 280 tons Anthracite nt, Otte and chestnut e'z> .) a (eg Orders receiver! at cflice. CAPT. JOHN HUGHES mis : _ Water Strect, Ch'town, Aug. 17—t] arrival
tes
10,000 Ibs CODFISH, 500 boxes SMOKED HERRING.
A. McNEILL,
Auctioneer Ch’town, August 17, 1885.—diow :
King’s Co. Rifle Association.
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‘| SHE Annual Prize Meeting of th Association will take place on the ae
town Rifle Nenge,
Qn Saturday, the 28rd i: St.. Commencing at 7 o'clock a. ™,
E. STEWART. Georgetown, Aug. 15, '85—1j pd
GRAND DOMINION —
AND FORTIETH
Provincial Exhibition
under the auspices of the
Agriculture and Arts Asso. ciaiion of Ontario,
WILL BE HELD aT
LONDON,
FROdM THE
7th to 12th September, 1635
$30,000 IN PREMIUMS .& MEDALS
Owing to the Dominion grant of 10,000, spplementary edition of the Poise Lie es ee issued, making an eatirely new list for the first 40 pages. From page 40 first edi will be used. 7 =
Ixhibi‘s to come from the Northwest and Maritime Provinces. On these exhibits traas- port will be paid.
One fare for passengers and freight on — roads in the Dominion.
{ntries to be made in all classes of Li Stock and Farm Products by Aug. 22; gun cultural Products, ladies’ Work, ete,, by Aug, 29.
Exhibition to be opened by His Excelleney the Gover nor-Gener: |,
Priz: Lists, both editi ns, and Blank Forms can be had by applying by post card or other. wise to the Secretary.
HENRY WADE, Toronto. GEQ. MOOKE, President, Waterloo. Aug. 17, '35—3wks 2aw wkly
Notice to Owners, Mesters and En ginecrs of Steamboats,
FP UE Board of Steamboat In»pection sill meet at Charlottetown, P. F, L, om Thursday, 10th September. Engineers apd others requiring forms can apply to Wm. M. Smith, Deputy Chairman cf the Board, St John, N. B., up to the 30th instant. Wma SMITH, Deputy Minister of Marine, Department cf Marine, Ottawa, 7ih August, 1885 —angl4 2i why
On Consignment:
160 dezen ef Stone Ginger Beer Botiles.
PEAKE BROS, & CO, June 30, 1865—eod
WANTS, LOSE, FOUND, de,
OST—Between the Y. M, ©, A. room and Dr. Dodd’s, a Briar-root Pipe, with amber mouth-piece. Apply at EXxaminsk oflice. augl7 li
OST—On the 12th instent, a small Buneh of Keys. ‘The finder will pleare leave trem at this oflice. augl5 2i
Py ANtED—4 comfortable Cottage, with gariien preferred, Address, “*Vottage, EXAMINER cfiice,” augld WV ANTED—Quiet Board for # lady aad gentieman. Address ‘‘A, B, Exam INER oftice,” augl5
ANTED—A Cook and Honsemaid. Ap- ply to the Matron P, Island
Gs 5: ise cess .. ea |] ANTED—A good plain Cook and &
\ Housemaid, Apply to R, R. Fite
Gerald. aug!3 61
OARDERS WANTED. — Three male boarders can be accommodated with board in a pleasant part of the city, by apply- ing to William Pranght, corner Queen and Baytield streets. augl2 rg\0 RENT—A desirable residence Grafton Street. Apply at this office at
once, eng 10 a ate Ts — YO LET—The whole or part of Furnished House ia a vice locality. Apply = EXAMINER office. aug oa aechbeee oil. of that
N RS. TIERNEY offers to dispose Geet Valuable Property fronting 08 a
George and Euston Streets by private tf
Apply at her residence, ily
ARTIES in want of Scantling, of = supplied with all kinds and sizes Mount Stewart Mills, Prices very ere
Clark, Mount Stewart. jly oe . } OUSE TO LET—PF! asantly sitnated = Prince Street, containing eight — Oo. rent moderate. Apply to Peake wy jly9
f-O LET—The top fist of store atF
Fraser's corner. Apply to De £m ee "EXO LEt—The Dry Good Store ~ ee
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