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Council and House of Assembly. I invite

your earnest attention.” Any person who had watched the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION,

which had been held last summer, would be able to see that this was not the policy of the Government at thattime. They had a different policy in different Districts, and, indeed, in different parts of the same Dis- trict. He (Mr. Montgemery) had attended a meeting where a candidate spoke against

having two chambers, and when ennthee he would oppose it strenuously. The hon.

candidate was nominated, he did not know the policy of the Government, but said that whatever that was, it would be his

policy. were watching to find out what the pelicy

Gi the seuntsy waa, and thoy would stop source. The country districts received a

it, whether it was in accordance with their own or not. Another paragraph in the speech stated that ‘‘ the results of the work- ing of the

PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ act, 1877 This paragraph was

are very satisfactory.” referred to

a very leng one and various things in connection with education. ‘There were many good pro-

visions in the Education Act, but it required agreat many amendments; and he would not support any Government that would not make those amendments. The Leader of the Government took great credit to himself for having passed that Act—more than he wasentitled to. One of the grounds on which he claimed credit was on account of the number of new schools in the Island. The Leader of the Government stated that sixty-nine additional schools were built since this Act came into operation.

Hon. Mr. Davies had stated that there were sixty-nine more schools in operation. He did not say the whole of them were newly built.

Mr. Montcomery said that during the last two and a half years there had not been more than six new school districts laid olf. There were many schools vacant when the present Government came into power, but it was not on account of the unworkable- ness of the School Act. Two orthree years azo the

SALARIES OF TEACHERS

were very low, and the same time other de- partments of business were in a flourishing condition, so that there were a yreat many inducements for clever young mento go out of the profession. About the time the present Government came into power there was great depression in business, and many young men found that it was just as well to take the salaries allowed to school teach- ers, so thata yreat many returned and entered the profession. The circumstances of the country contributed to the success of the School Act. The Leader of the Gov- ernment pointed to the schools of Char- lottetown a8 monuments to his credit. There was no doubt great improvements were made in the schools of the City; but the Leader of the Government should not take credit for that. Those schools had been improved by the

SCHOOL BOARD OF CHARLOTTETOWN,

men who worked indefatigably, and worked for nothing. All the Government did for those schools was to give the citizens per- mission to tax themselves. The Education Act, although it contained many good points, would, if left unchanged and unim- proved as long as the old Act was, leave the country in a much worse state than the old Act had. The old Act had outgrown its usefulness; but the Government in framing anew one, threw aside the experience of the Province and took the Act of another Province. They should have taken up the old Act and enquired what improvements the country required ; but instead of that they passed an Act which could be nothing more than an experiment, and it would take

A GREAT DEAL OF CHANGING

to make that Act workable. Because the principle of Free Schools was embodied in that Act, it was thought that the country should take it, whether they liked it or not. The ** Public Schools Act, 1877,” was not as suitable to the requirements of the pres- ent. day as the old Act was to the require- ments of the time when it was passed. There were a great many schvols in the country vacant, and it was the present Board of Education that caused those vacan- cies. Teachers were allowed a certain sum from the Treasury according to their grade —$180, $225 or $500. Besides those sums, cartain amounts were paid to teachers who had schools in districts where the people were rich, and this extra grant was given to those districts because they were richer than their neighbors. The Goverrment were looking for sowe means to stimulate the people to take AN INTEREST IN EDUCATION,

but they had not acted on a proper prin- ciple. That part of the Act would have to be amended. There were a large number of first-class schools in the country, but they were not so arranged as to give the greatest benefit to the country. First-class schools should be so locoted that their bene fits would be general and not sectional. The boundaries of those first-class school Dis- tricte should be enlarged so that a larger number could get the bevefit of them. The principle of Free Schools was_ instituted years ago, and all the present Government did was to transfer ic from the old Act to the new; and, surely, they could not claim any credit for that. It had been said that ow Elucation Act was praised by stran- gers, but he (Mr. Montgomery) did not want an act that was popular abroad, he wanted one that was popular at home. With regard to the proposed

AMALGAMATION OF THE NORMAL SCHOOL

and the Prince of Wales College, there was @ way in which this might be done with ad- vantage. The only «malgamation he would consent to would be to abolish the Norma! School, and provide a training department in the College. When he (Mr. M.) was connected with the educational establish- ments of the country, there was one very oo objection to the Normal School. Young men and women who attended that institution for five months were expected

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to be not only trained teachers but edu- cated teachers. There was no Normal School in existence which had only a five | months term, except the one here, and one in New Brunswick. By uniting the Nor- mal School and the College, the students would not only be under training, but they would have the advantage of being under the instruction of the best teachers in the ‘country. If the amalgamation of those in- ‘stitutions was to mix them up in

A MONGREL SORT OF WAY,

member from Rustico had made some re- marks about the Prince of Wales College which he (Mr. Montgomery) could not al-

member got his statistics from a reliable

much greater advantage from that College than Charlottetown did. There were six scholarships in that College, and only boys from the country were allowed to compete for them. Charlottetown boys were denied the privilege. Those six got their educa- tion free, and a considerable sum towards their board besides. By leoking at the list of students from that College who had ‘distinguished themselves abroad, it would be found they were principally from coun- try districts. Many of those were young inen who, if this idea of ‘SCHOLARSHIPS

had not been thought of, would not have been able to attend College as long as they did. If there was anything done to further the interests of that College, he (Mr. M.) would concur in it, no matter who brought it forward. He (Mr. M.) intended, while he remained in politics, to carry out the wishes of his constituents; and he knew that they wished him to oppose the present Government. He was not afraid to go back ; and, if the members of the Govern- ment were as little afraid of facing their constituents as he was, they would have gone to the country before they met the House. In Eastern countries it was cus- tomary to consult an oracle when people wished to find out the future; but the mem- bers of the Government all

TURNED ORACLES

themselves. Everyone of them attempted, to predict what the country was going to, do. The hon. member from Port Hill said that if the people of Belfast had heard the explanation given by those hon. members who left the Government before the elee- tion, their verdict would have been differ- ent. That hon. gentleman spoke as one who lived a long distance from Belfast. The people of Belfast were in the habit of} judging men by their actions, and would not support men who made reforms only on paper. The members of the Government

PLAYED THEIR PARTS VERY WELL

in this discussion. The Leader of the Gov- ernment went into the oratorical and pathetic department; the hon. member from Strathalbyn took the philosophical and metaphysical department, and it re- mained for the hon. member from West River to bring in the joker’s budget. The last character was a very necessary one at the present time; when tribulations and trials came, jokes alleviate the miseries of members of the Government.

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A Town in Ashes.

DESTRUCTION OF RENO, NEVADA, BY FIRE— FIVE LIVES LOST. Reno, Nev., March 2.—This morning a fire commenced in some wooden buildings at the west end of the business streets back of the Masonic block. A fearful gale was blowing, and, before water could be got on, the fire was beyond control. The flames leaped from house to house, from block to block, with lightning rapidity. Panic- stricken, half-clothed people caught up a handful of the most valuable articles, and left all else to destruction. The fire- men were helpless, as the fierceness of the wind and intensity of the heat rendered! it impossible to get close enough to do any good. In three hours all of the business part of the town was in ashes, the struc- tures escaping being the Masonic building and one another. Among the building des- treyed are three freight depots, a bank, the post office, eight stores, three hotels, two telegraph offices, the railroad baggage rooms, the Baptist and Catholic churches, and the academy of music, two or three railroad trains were also destroyed. The loss is estimated at a million. Five lives were lost, viz., Mrs. John Breck, John Riley, and three tramps; and a number re- ceived injuries. The gale was the fiercest known for many a day. It carried blazing pieces of timber miles, and several frame houses two milesdown. The meadows were burned by this means. After working until exhausted, the whites ferced the (Chinese towork onthe engines. Alreadysev- eralloads of lumber have been hauledon the still smoking ground. Homes are in great demand, and the citizens are throwing open their doors te the homeless, and doing all they can to relieve the distressed. A water train arrived too late to do good. Reno is now a suburb without a town, and great fears are entertained as to its ability to sur- vive the shock.

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“Hasty Policy.”

Mr. L. H. Davies had the unblushing effrontery to ask that the new Governmont formulate their policy yesterday. Mr. Davies seems to think that ‘‘ a policy ” may 'be framed in an hour! Judging by the re- leulte, we should say that Mr. Davies’ policy was framed in a hurry. But the new Government know better than to be unduly fast in so important a matter. ‘‘ Hasten slowly” is a good motto with respect to formulating the policy of a Government.

Decidedly Cool.

Ir was decidedly cool of Mr. L. H. Davies to charge the new Government with the responsibility of a general election at this untimely season. Everyone knew that his Government would be defeated when the Legislature met. We have not so poor an opinion of Mr. Davies’ penetration as to suppose that even he did not know it. Everyone also knows that no Government, however strong, would, under the circumstances, be justified in doing the work the new Government have to do with out first appealing to the electorate of the

Province.

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“Who is Neil McLeod ?”

Tus is the question asked, in his most contemptuous tones, by Mr W. D. Stewart when it was announced to the House of Assembly that the Hon. Neil McLeod had accepted office and a seat in the Govern- ment. ‘* Who is Neil McLeod ?” asked the Sage. It is, we think, pretty generally known that Mr. McLeod is a gentleman of very respectable parentage, who, several years ago, left the country settlement in which he had his birth, to work his way in Char. lottesown. It will be remembered by many that he was a very successful student ; and it is known to all that he is now a partner in one of the first law firms in the Prov- ince, with a reputation for honesty and ability such as few in the community can boast. It is also known that he is not embarrassed by a host of impecunious rela- tives and connections ; and it is felt that he will be able to administer the important office which his high character has made him worthy of, without being subject to the undue pressure of kindred office-seekers. Mr. McLeod was bred up in the country, and therefore he knows its wants and sym- pathises with its people ; he resides in the town, and his interests are identified with those of its inhabitants. His experiences in both country and town have been such that he will likely prove a good representa- tive man.

These are probably the reasons which induced the mechanics of Charlottetown to accept him as a candidate in the ap- proaching election. We learn that, in con- nection with the abolition of the iniquitous practice of imprisoning poor mén_ in financial difficulties, Mr. McLeod is already contemplating the enactment of an Attachment and Lien Law, for the protection of dealers, mechanics, journeymen and laborers. This beneficial work will probably be the first te which Mr. McLeed will turn his attention as a practical legislator. :

Now, that we have answered the ques- tion ‘‘ who is Neil McLeod?” perhaps we may be permitted to ask ‘‘ who is W. D. Stewart?” It seems as though~-

‘* Nature designed him for a sage’s mould, But ere she cast him let the stuff grow cold. It is certain, at all events, that all his public speeches and acts remind one of — ‘* The thinking follies, and the reasoning rage Of man at once the idiot and the sage”.

The Nova Scotia Legislature.

The Nova Scotia Legislature is now in session. The principal feature cf the Gover ner’s speech is the reference to to the finan- cial condition of the Prevince. No measures are promised in it except those which relate directly or indirectly to the question of finance. Nova Scotia has evidently reached that stage when the greatest economy will be necessary te avoid a resort to direct tax- ation and the financial question will be the principal topic of discussion at this session

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The Afghan war is probably ended, the ‘death of the Ameer having altogether ‘changed the aspect of affairs in that coun- try. Yakoob Khan cannot hope to wield the same power or influence as his father; and, if he becomes Ameer, can only do so with the consent of* the British Govern- ment. That Government has now gained in Afghanistan all that it desires, ‘‘a scien. tific frontier,” which makes India absolutely safe from invasion on her north-west fron- tier. England will hold on to Candahar and the mountain passes, which she now holds, and it wili uot be necessary for her troops to advance further into Afghanistan. —St. John Telegraph.

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MapaME Rorianp, of Montreal, gave birth, on Sunday, to four children, two boys and two gir

of the Legislature. Based on the state of the ‘finances.as well as on the limited scope of the powers of legislation, is the proposal to re- duce the Legislature to a single Chamber, which we presume will come up in the form of a bill. The prospect of the early com- pletion of the Eastern Extension Railway from New Glasgow is almost the only thing ‘in the speech which calls for congratulation; ' and it is a matter of regret to be informed that little or nothing is being done to com- plete the Western Counties Railway. ——— coe oO

| An Herr to tHe Hype Esratz.—A Parrz- boro correspondent of the Amherst ‘‘ Sentinel” writes: ‘* T. Gray, a day laborer, has receiv- ed the pleasing intellizence that his mother,. |living in Ecouomy, is heir to tie immense '“ Hyde Estate” in England. He being the , only son of his mother, is deeply interested,

and is Qreparing to cross the Atlantic to bring) — Britain, the

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“Ditawa aud Foreign News,

Lonvon, March 11.

The Sportsman announces that the backers of the champion rower,Elliot, have written to Pittsburg authorizing a match with Courtney for two, three or four miles, on the Alleghany River. The stakes and date to be agreed upon. Elliot demands $375 for expeuses.

Tasukenp, March 11.

The Afghan Ambassadors on Sunday took leave of General Kauffmann, who, acting under instructions, sent no message for Yakoob Khan.

The death of Shere Ali seems to have severed all ties between the Afghans and Russians.

Lonpon, March 11.

The roof of Lord Granville’s residence, Carleton House Terrace, was burned on Sunday night—damage not serious.

The Duke of Connaught, to-day, con- ducts the Paincess Margaret, his intended bride, to Windsor.

The King and Queen of Belgium leave for Windsor to day.

Prince Leopold is too sick to attend the wedding, but the Prince of Wales has ar- rived.

Berwin, March 11.

The German papers claim that the execu- tion of the Berlin Treaty was due to Ger man firmness, and not to English influence, as claimed.

Orrawa, March 11.

There are no provisions in the constitu- tion whereby the Speakers of the House of Commons can absent themselves from the House during the session, so that Hon. Mr. Blanchet is unable to attend his brether’s funeral.

It is understood that Mr. Bianchett, Speaker of the House, has been chosen to take command of the Wimbledon team of 1879.

Considerable merriment has been created among the members by a long editorial ap- pearing in the Hamilton Spectator, tinding fault with Hon. Mr. Cartwright’s bill to amend the Controverted Election Act, and expressing the belief that the present law should not be meddled with. It happens that the bill in question was not introduced by Mr. Cartwright, but by Mr. Dalton Mc- Carthy.

Died.

At Gulf Shore, N. B., Feb. 26th, John Me- Kenzie, at the advanced age of 85 years. He was one of the early settlers of that place, was a Militiaman of 1812-14, was the last of the pensioners excepting one of that place. Sea

CRAND RALLY.

A MEETING

—OF ALL —

Mechanics and Workingmen

of Charlottetown will be held in the

ATHEN/AZUM,

PRIDAY EVENING NEXT, |

at eight o’clock,

for the purpose of discussing the Political Situation, in view of the approaching election, as it affects their interests.

Mareh 12— Coal.

Coal.

YDNEY ROUND COAL $3.50 per ton; Gowrie Mines Small Coal 2.50 do

—ALSO— 200 Tons Anthracite Nut Coal, $6.50 per ton, For sale at

KOUGHAN’S SCALE’S. Charlottetown, March 12, 1879.

Y A RIN . OOD GREY YARN, only 40 cents per pound, at H. COOMBS’.

March 10, 1879.—-3in

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IA RAIL, from Georgetown. Orders left with Mr. GerorGce Coomss, Lord’s Wharf, or with the Subscriber, will have

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1 () () BBLS. FANCY—Oxford.

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Charlottetown, Feb. 18, 1879.

ROPH. SIX TONS MANILLA,

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Wright & MacGowan, Manufacturers Agents, Queen’s Wharf; February 18, 878--taw for 2m

Marine Insurance Company OF P. E. _ISLAND.

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Thursday, the 206th March,

for the election of Directors and the transac- tion of other business. By order of the Board,

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March 4, 1879.

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Spruce Boards, No. 2 Clapboards, No. 3 Clapboards, SELLING VERY CHEAP.

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CATARRE. Constitutional Catarrh Remedy CURES CATARRH.

Hear what a Reverend Gentleman says of the Constitutional Ren. edy.

T. J. B. Harpine, Esq., Brockville, Ont.:— Dear Sir—It is now two years since your “Constitutional Catarrh Remedy” was intro- duced to me. I have waited this long to see if the cure would remain permanent before do- ing this, my duty, to you, as at first the happy effects seemed to me to be ‘‘too good to true.” I was afflicted in my head for years before I suspected it to be Catarrh. In reading in your Circular I saw my case described in many par- ticulars. The inward ‘‘drop” from the head had become very disagreeable, and a choki sensation often preventing me from lying long, I would feel like smothering and be compelled to sit upin the bed. My health and spirits were seriously affected. When your agent came to Walkertown in August, 1876, I secured three bottles. Before I had used a quarter of the contents of one bottle I found decided re- lief, and when I had used two bottles and a third. I quit taking it, feeling quite cured of that ailment, and have not used any since until of late I have taken some for a cold in my head, A sense of duty to sufferers from that loath- some disease, Catarrh, prompts me to send a this eee unsolici with leave to make what use of it yon may see proper, Yours truly, . z eee W. TINDALL, Methodist Minister. Port Elgin, Ont., Aug. 24, 1878.

Ask for Littlefield’s Constitutional Catarrh mage se take no other.

. J. B. Harpine, Dominion Agent, Brock- ville, Ont. an For sale by all Druggists at only one Dollar per bottle.

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