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THE DAILY EXAMINER.
JANUARY 7, 1888.
Civie Elections.
Nowrwations for the Civie Elections wil] take place on Wednesday, 18th inst., and the
election a week later. The retiring Coun-
cillors are Ward | _...,..Thomas Morris MM occ ke ve Uvekeuese F. P. McCarron 2 A. A, McLean a ag ile Samuel McRae IE. fod noc cone eke sveveyent Alex. Horne
The only Civicquestions just now agitating the minds of the electors are, (1) The harsh and summary dismissal of Mr. Flynn, (2) the enforcement of the Scott Act.
As tothe first,—citizens who would like to dismiss the Councillors who dismissed Mr for (under our peculiar system) four of these
Flynn are unable to do 80;
Councillors remain in office and out of the reach of public opinion; and the other two represent wards in which the dismissal of Mr. Flynn is not likely to operate greatly to their prejudice in the election. Ona that question, then, there can be no issue in this year’s election. How itis possible, under the present system, for Councillors to come to an understanding amongst themselves, and ect in despite of public opinion, year after year, is easily seen in the light of the Mr. Flynn. But the mind of
the city is not yet fully awake to the neces-
dismissal of
sity for refurm in the constitution of the Council; and, therefore, there is nothing to be thought about in the impending con- test, but the aelection of discreet men for business —men who will manage the corpor- ate affiirs of the city carefully and econo- mically, men who will uphold the laws of the corporation now in force.
As to the Scott Act, the duty of all citi- zens is clear. The majority have ordained that it shall remiin in force fer three years longer, and the minority, in a free country, such matters, bound to
Abraham Lincoln ex-
is, pee submit.
respect to The late pressed, very well, the principle by which citizens ought to be guided, when he said : “If the majority should not rule, who
would be the judge? Where is such a judge to be found? We should all be bound by the
THE DAIL
Varia.
I lately gave your reade from the oration pronowneed by De. Joseph Parker, the Proprietor of the * City Temple,” in the Brooklyn building, form- erly presided over by Henry Ward Beecher. Since then he has got himself into sore trouble and sad disgrace. In one respect the “oration” was anh enormous success, for it showed that even London could fur- nish an orator, who, to use an American expression, could ** break the record. Hitherto it had been considered that Elijah Pogram, the member for Congress, whose speeches are set forth in Martin Chuzzlewit, was unrivalled in that art of American oratory known as “ spread- eagle.” But the Beecher eulogy was far finer than the Pogram Defiance, and Dr. Parker was as much laughed at on thia side of the Atlantic as honest Elijah was on the other. After a while it leaked out that Dr, Parker’s mission was not prompted so much by the enthusiam of friendship as people had supposed, but that he had made a bar- gain with one Major Pond, who ‘ran’ him under the terms of a regular financial agreement; so that on the whole the expe- dition has not been in alJl respects an un- alloyed success.
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But over and above this there has been an indescretien, which for a friend of Mr. (iladstone, as Dr. Parker professes to be, is a very great one. He wrote a letter from Chicago to the New York Herald which that journal has been so cruel as to publish. Its material portion is as follows: ** Almost immediately on my return to England, 1 shall seek an interview with Mr. Gladstone. I intend to invite him to lavor me with comments upon various in- teresting matters relating to English poli- ties and American institutions, and to em- body the results of the interview in a& descriptive article oceupying about six columns of such a paper asthe Herald. Mr. G. has never consented to be professionally interviewed, but I have reason to believe that he will be disposed to grant me a con- ference,” The specially indiscreet part of the business was a further statement of Dr. Parker that he had made the same com- munication tu the Herald’s two chief rivals, and that ‘‘the one which showed the most enterprise should have the contract.” This, of course, put it in the power of any of the three journals to spoil his market, which the Herald, by publishing his letter effectu- ally did. But the friends of Mr. Gladstone feel deeply annoyed at the position in which he has been placed. It is distressing to them that he is to be drawn out by art- fully devised questions, and hi, conversa- tion put up fer £Lemipetition at so much a
majority of ths American people—if not, then the minority must control. Would that he right? Would it be jast or genergue*, as. suredly not. I reiterate, that %). majority
should rule. If I adsspt a wrong policy, the
eee ae sa condemnation will eccur in
four yeg.s’ time. Then I can be turned out,
and & Wetter man with better views put in my <“e.”
So, if the Scott Act is not productive of better resulis than those of the past six years, we shall, at the end of three years, to secure its repeal; and as hundreds of thousands electors who opposed Lincoln fought to the death to uphold his administration, so on the same principle we who opposed the Scott Act in the last contest, should not hamper the operation of that Act by
have another opportunity
electing Councillors who cannot be depend- ed on to charged with the duty of carrying it out and to appoint such officials as are required for that purpose. While the Scott Act continues to be law, let its promoters have plenty and they will either destroy
support the officials
of scope ; the liquor traffic of this city, or demonstrate the fact that they cannot do so. If they succeed they will have accomplished a good work; if they fail, then, surely, a majority found to secure the repeal of the Act and the enactment of a liquor law which will be respected and enforced.
The names of the candidates in the civic election have not yet been announced, by card or otherwise; so that we are not
will be
in @ position to discuss the election from the personal point of view. But we must enter an emphatic protest against the mean and unjustifiable practice — all too
prevalent — of referring tou some of those who are supposed to be candidates, as ‘“‘candidates of the rum party,” and of denouncing
citizens who may not see eye to eye with the promoters of the Scott Act, as ‘‘sup- porters of the rum candidate. ” heard
We have our most temperate and Such
some of law abiding citizens so spoken of. insulting epithets are calculated to make | our civic contests disreputable. Beary | man shonld be free to select his candidate, free to speak, and free to vote, without running the risk of having his character destroyed. -_ *-: ee _— We publish elsewhere an article en- titled ‘Our Arts Course and what it was worth,” which is taken from the December issue of the Dalhousie Gazette. It 1s written, we understand, by a graduate who won, during the whole course, the highest honors conferred by the institution, and who is ’ ,
fully competent to speak of the value of a College course.
Men Judged by Their Dress.
Men may from motives of policy adopt 6 supernatural style of dress. The udge one another vary much by attire.
hat most acute observer, Chesterfield, has told us that a well dressed man, by means of his good clothes, impresses men much more than he does women. I think this very true. Life is a struggle. We make way for a successful man just as in old times they made way forthe man in armor. It is by a man’s personal appearance that the world, to a considerable degree, judges of his success. There is, perhaps, no country in which men are so much judged by their appearance as inthis. No one hasa title or a family to fall back upon, and there are few other things by which to form a judge- ment.— From ** Suggestions to Dudes,” in the American Magaxne for January.
columns “not, however, without first dress- ing it out to the best advantage. “a intend to make the composition of the article a very special study, doing my utmost to render it piqnant, graphic, and in a proper degree dramatic.” Poor Mr. Gladstone, he has indeed good reason to exclaim, ‘‘ Save me from my friends.” * *
A few weeks ago I gavé an instance of a Macaronic poem. Since.then | have come across some poems of a similar kind, by Dean Swift. The words are Latin words, but read with a different ‘division they are English :
TO MY MISTRESS. Omi de arnaiis tres, Imi NA dis tress. Cantu dise ver Meas alo ver ?
MOLL. Mollis abuti Has an acuti No lasso finis Molli divinis.
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It seems astonishing how clever men could so waste their time, and yetnot think it was time thrown away. Among what are classed as literary frivolities are the ‘* Echo verses,” but théy stand upon a much higher level than the Macaronic. In a volume entitled ‘‘ The Changed Cross,” (Sampson Low & Co.) a collection of religious poems gathered chiefly from American sources, there is a very beautiful Echo poem, but it is too long to insert here. The following is not an Echo poem, but its composition is somewhat similar. It is by James I, and I think merits a place in this column :—
THE LORD'S PRAYER,
If any be distressed, and fain would gather Some comfort, let him haste unto Our Father,
For we of hope and heip are quite bereaven Except thou succor us Who art in Heaven.
Thou showest mercy therefore for the same We praise thee, singing Hallowed be Thy name,
Of all our miseries cast ur the sum ; Show us Thy joys and let Thy kingdom come,
We mortal are and from our birth; Thoa constant art. They will be done on earth,
Thou madest the earth, as well, seven,
Thy name be blessed here
As ’tis in Heaven,
the planets
Nothing we have to use or debt to pay, Except Thou give it us. Give us this day
Wherewith to clothe us, wherewith to be fed, For without thee we want
Our daily bread.
We want, but want no faults, for no day passes But we do sin— Forgive us our trespasses.
No man from sinning ever free did live, Forgive us, Lord our sins, As we forgive.
If we repent our faults, Thou ne'er disdain- est us ; : We pardon them That trespass against us
Y | Forgive us that is past, a new {path tread us
Direct us always in thy faith And lead ua—
We, Thine own people, and Thy chosen nation, Into all truth, but Not into temptation, Thou that of all good graces art the giver, Suffer us not to wander, But deliver
Us from the fierce assaults of world and devil And flesh, so shall thou free us From ail evil,
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SSeS ee
- SATURDAY
Obituary.
rs some extracts; Mr. James L. Dempsey, for some years
# resident of this city, died at Malpeque, at the residence of his father, Mr. James Dempsey, on the first day of the new year. Mr. Dempsey was known in Charlottetown as avery obliging salesman. About four years ago, when in charge of the dry goods store of the late Owen Connolly, Esq., he was advised to try sume more temperate climate. After spending two years in California he returned to spend his last days at the homestead. The funeral on Wedneseay was very large.
We sympathize with Judge Alley and Mrs. Alley in the loss uf their daughf ter—the loved one with whom they went to Roston last summer, leaving in the ill-fated Merrimack and suffering shipwreck off the
shore of Nova Scotia. Miss Alley re- mained at the Sanitarium, at Arlington Heights, for about two months; but re-
ceiving no improvement, returned to her home,only to pass to a better home beyond the grave. ‘* It is well with the child.”
Our Arts Course and What It Was ‘orth.
(Dalhousie College Gazette.)
Such was the subject of our conversation on the way home from College. Had we succeeded in gaining our aim! Though it may be heresy to say 80, we answered in the negative. ‘The play was not worth the candle. For why? Had we not left home with grand constitutions, high spirits and an eager desire for learning? And did we not return uncultured, with weakened frames, and a degree which, by itself, would not win one a position as assistant teacher in « back-woods school? That we had staked high and lost was the universal de- cision. ‘The reason of this is not hard to discover.
The Freshman, on entering College, arms himself with a series of note books, in which he jots down the daily lectures of his Professors. His own judgment, his «ritical powers, bis mind, his brain, excipting in the case of mathematics, is rarely appealed to. On becoming a Senior, the student finds himself a regular automation, so expert at reporting lecturés that he can fill fifteen pages of '.is note- book without being conscious, of a single sentence. he has written. The Professor, in his monotone, might declare that several students weréto be hanged, without any stir bein: occasioned, excepting the usual ** Will you please repeat,” and the dull ‘*Thank you, sir,” from some laggard. These nites are never again read, thought of, or referred to, until the close of the session, when the student commences to prepare for the examinations. In this proceeding the memory is the only faculty appealed to; the mind, in consequence, gains no strength, and the student leaves College with his originality and individ- uality completely lost.
College work, as it is now conducted, is then simply a gymnastic effort for the memory. But the present age does not need a man who can name the _ year, day and hour on which an _insignifi- cent Greek battles was fought. It has no need of a Mr. Casaubon ; an encyclopaedia can take his place aud occupy less room. What it wants is men of sound judgment, clear understanding and inventive powefs. Unless, therefore, Universities can send out men of this type they must be blotted out as relics of a past age.
We have, then, no hesitation in saying that a young man who barely scrapes through his examinations, but keeps his mind uncrippled, has much more chance of making a name in the world than one who wins bursaries, honours, etc., and comes out neither himself nor anybody else, just a poor dictionary,
We advise students, who desire to go to College, to take a course of subjects suited to their aim in life, and to enrich their minds with ideas which they can make their own, but never to load their memories with dry facts.
Original work, the evolution of one’s own mind, even though it be poor, far more deserves a prize than any amount of facts committed to memory, inasmuch as the former expands, the latter impairs the intellect.
Still, we spent many pleasant days in College, and it was with feeling of regret that we left it for ever, but regret solely that we have not devoted more of our time to each other, and less to our books; widened our sympathies, instead of cramp- ing our intellects, and thus become more fitted for social life than for a desolate hermitage.
Turn, then, ye students, your faces to the rising, not to the setting sun. Leave arts to a past age; look to the new, to science ; search for yourselves; use your own minds. Already electricity is taking the place of steam; greater discoveries may await you. If you go on as you have been doing, on emerging from your studies you will find that, while you have been mastering Greek roots, the earth has gone round with immense velocity, and that it will take you another four years to get back to the living, thinking world again.
A GRADUATE.
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Vick’s FtroraL Guipr.—A silver lining to every cloud! With the short dall days of early winter come the cheery holidays and Vick’s beautiful annual, and lo! spring alreadyZappears not far distanct, We can almost see the greening grass and the bloom- ing flowers. In the way of Catalogue, Vick’s Floral Guide is unequaled in artistic appear- ance, and the edition of each year that appears simply perfect, is surpassed the next. New and beautiful engravings, and thee colored plates of flowers, vegetables, and grain, are features for the issue for 1888, Its lavender tinted cover, with original designs of most pleasing effects, will ensure it a prominent place in the household .aud library. Itis in itself a treatise on horticulture, and is adapted to the wants of all who are interested in the garden or house plants. It describes the rarest flowers and the choicest vegetables. If you want to know avything about the gee see Vick’s Floral Guide, price only 0 cents, including a Certificate good for 10 cents worth of seeds. Published by James Vick; Seedsman, Rochester, N.Y.
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Suirrine Srtaristics.-The tonnage of vessels arriving at Quebec from the maratine provinces during the past season was 193,000 tons, being an increase of 33 per cent, over the proceeding year, an inerease of 47 per cent over the season of 1885.
* ee ye Tre Davies Hotel is now open, the rooms
To these petitions let both Church and lay-| are handsomely furnished, the carpets are ; elegant, nearly all of them were bought from
men,
With vae cousent of heart and voice, say Amin,
James Paton & Co., who take the lead in the carpet bnsine’s on the Tefawel
Sons of Temperance.
Durine the present week, the different divisions of the above order in this city ad their ofticers installed for the present quar- ter by Grand Worthy Patriarch, S. W. Crabbe, Esq.
Victoria Division, No. 4, on Mon/‘lay evening, held their installation as below :—
W. P.—Rev. J. McL. McLeod.
W. A. —Henry Rackham.
R. S.—J. J. Chappell.
A. R. 8.—J. D. Seaman.
F. 8. — John Godkin.
Treas. — Arthur Tanton.
Chaplain—Wm. Colwill.
Con,.-—W. G. Sabine.
A. C.—Thomas Mills.
1. S —Robert Lockerby.
O. 8.—John McKenzie.
P. W. P.—-W. J. Brydges.
-Prince Edward Division, No. 1, had their officers installed on Tuesday evening as follows :—
W. P.—Philip Foy.
W. A.—Wm. Newson.
R. S.—W. P. Doull.
A. R. S.—Jennie E. Taylor.
F. S.—J. C. Turner.
Treas. —I. W. Wadman.
Chaplain-—R. M. Barrett.
Con.—Lauchlin McLean.
A. C.—J. ©, Corney.
I. S.—Henrietta McLean.
O. S.—Seridan Taylor.
P. W. P.—J. W. Morrison.
Orient Division, No. 161, on Friday evening, had the following officers installed, viz :-— ~W. P.—Lewis Carvell.
W. A.—F. H. Beer.
R. 8.—John Ross.
A. R. S8.—Daniel Stewart.
F, S.—J. M. Campbell.
Treas. —Charles Lawson.
Chaplain—J. A. Lawson. pypCon.— H. W. Anderson. r+ A. C.—Wm. Down.
I. S.—Thomas Webb. O. S.—G. W. Wakeford. P. W. P.—Geo. D. Davison.
All the abeye "divisions are in a flourish- ing eSiidition, and from the interest mani-
Afested in the temperance movement, we
may safely state that ere long the capital of our Island home will be comparatively free from the traffic in strong drink.
An excellent opportunity is offered in either of the foregoing divisions for our young men and women to spend an enjoy- able hour, while at the same time they can exert an influence for good among their friends and companions,and thereby advance the temperence sentiment which is rapidly extending throughout our city.— Com.
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BIRTH. At Bay Fortune, on the 4th inst., the wife of Mr. Chas. Aitken, of a daughter.
MARRIED.
On the 4th inst., at DeSable Mills, by the Rev. J. G. Cameron, assisted by the Rev. Allan MacLean, Elizabeth ane, third daughter of the late John Marchbank, Esq., to George K, Burrows, Esq., of Charlotte- town,
On Saturday, the 7th January inst., Evelyn Trew, dearly beloved daughter of George and Mary T. Alley, in the 15th year of her age.
{Funeral will leave her father’s residence on Monday next, at 3.15 (local time) for Railway Station, thence by train to Sherwood Ceme- tery.]}
At Malpeque, on Sunday, Jan. Ist, of con- sumption, James L. Dempsey, aged 31 years.
THORNE'S BLEND,
THE FINEST OF
Scotch Whiskey,
Tr the produce of some of the most noted Distilleries in the Highlands of Scotland, where nothing but the finest Malt is used for distilling. After being carefully selected, it is removed tothe [nland Revenue Bonded Stores in Greenock,—blended in certain pro- portions and allowed to mature in Bond. This is done under the personal superintendence of Messrs. Thorne, whose experience extends over fifty years, im dy—jan7
NEW TEMPERANCE HOUSE.
5 ee Canada Temperance Act having been again adopted by the people of this city, and as it is the intention of the authorities to strictly enforce the same, I have determined that in the future my Hotel, ‘‘The Railway House,” will be conducted on strictly temper- ance principles. I therefore solicit the patron- age of the travelling public. A few perma. nent Boarders can find good accommodation
at a moderate price. JOHN BOLGER.
jan7—3ieod pd
42 YEARS.
Steadfastly, for forty-two years, the WEEKLY WitTNESs has held to principles which have stood the test of time, ridicule, and of opposition, fair and unfair, and the WITNEss to-day speaks to sixty where in 1846it spoke toone. It# growth has been both rapid and steady. Its publishers, desirous of still further increasing its circulation, have this year pe to large expense to securea reproduction of THE LATEST MASTERPIECE ot Davidson Knowles (who was seleited by Queen Victoria to paint the scene at Princess Beatrice’s wedding,) entitled,
Suffer the Little Children to Come Unto Me
It depicts the memorable scene with startling realism, reproducing in oila ell the richess of ORIENTAL COLORING, The picture, executed oy the test art firm in England, would brin ar if sold, butis reserved KXCLUSIVEL
OR SUBSCRIBERS tothe WITNESS.
The price of the WEEKLY WITNES3 and pic- ture is $1.25; the paper alone, $1.00.
In 1800 the DaILy \V (rNESS Was launched, and, like the WEEKLY, to advocate the sams princl- re —— oi cost. The picture, * Sutter ittle Children to Come Unto Me,” and the Dalny WITNESS, $3.25 a year ; the paper alone, $3.00.
The NORTHORN MESSENGER still continues to be the favorite in the home circle and Sabbath school, and commencing with January first with newtype, finer paper and other improvements, will more attractive than ever. Prizes of books are wiven to friends who canvass for it. 4 nnual subscription, 30c., with reductions to
u
Sample copies of the different publications mail:d on application. Agents wanted in every town and village. ;
JOHN DOUGALL & SON. Publishers, Montreal.
jan7
Q LET.—The Surgery and Cciends Roo s in the City Hotel, Great George Street, hither to coomaied. by Dr. Warburton. Apply at the
p se or to Danfel Davies, Kindas
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1888.
JANUARY 7,
JAMES PATON & CO.,
will continue to give Bona Fide Bargains in all kinds of DRY GOODS. Our reputation for selling the
Best Goods at the Lowest Prices
is well known through ut the Island. We think it needless to quote prices in the papers as they very often mislead the public. All we ask is when you are searching for good goods, at low prices, call on us.
During this month we have a number of rare Bargains {to offer in
‘Dress Goods, Mantle aad Uister Cloths, Men’s Overcoats, Ladies’ Dolmans and Jackets, Fur Capes and Boas, and the Largest and Best Assortment of Carpets on the Island.
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JAMES PATON & CO,
Cash Stores Charlottetown and Summerside, Jan. 4, 1888—dy wky
SS NS ET oe _— — ~_ > ———
It is not often really honest goods are offered at the prices we quote below. But the fact is we have a good many Dolmans, Ulsters, Jackets, Jerseys, Sacks and Reding- votes remaining, although our sales in this department have been very large, and we are now offering all that remains at extraordinary low prices to turn them iuto cash, before stock-taking. Uisters worth up to $4, for $2; 88 for $5; Jackets worth $4.25 for 83; worth $7 for $5, and our whole stock at equaliy low prices.
These prices are certainly remarkable, but there is no questioning them---we guarantee them genuine. Call and secure first choice.
BEER BROS.
Ch’town, Jna. 3, 1887.
STOCK TAKING.
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Before Commencing Stocktaking,
J. B.. MACDONALD
will clear out several lines of Goods at Great Bargains,
Ladies’ Dolmans and Paletots, Ladies’ Cloth Jackets, Ladies’ Fur Capes and Boas, Ladies’ Felt Hats, Ladies Knit Underskirts.
These Goods must be Cleared. Bargains may be expected.
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J. B. MACDONALD.
Ch'town, Jan. 4, 1888.—d & wky
GET SUITED.
\ , ] HEN you have read the advertisements over,
DOWN’T BF Awa
to come to D. A. BRUCE, and be convinced that his Stock of
WINTER Clea =
is not surpassed by any house in the trade. We have a largelrange of Naps, Meltons, Suitings, and Pantings, which are offered at prices that will suit you;
Gents’ Furnishings, Fur Caps, Fur Coats, Sleigh Robes, Hats, Gloves, Neckwear, We.
47 GENUINE BARGAINS OFFERED. 4@ Refore purchasing your winter OVERCOAT come and see our stock. o-—
D. A. BRUCH,
CUSTOM TAILOR. Ch’town, Veo. 2, 1887—eod & wky
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