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ISLAND. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18. 1890.

advise the Public, may speak free.” —Evriripes.

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Counterfeit Money.

Snovine the queer is a technical ex- pression which is used to denote the occu- pation of a certain class of persons, whe, depending on their wits for their living, make a business of circulating counterfeit bank notes. ‘The following letter, written from New York, and which explains their method of “shoving,” was received some

time ago by a citizen of Charlottetown, and we have to deplore the fact that the bait was eageily swallowed. With ihe letter was enclosed a newspaper cutting of some length, which described the counterfeit notes as very good imitations, and not eisy to detect. The letter ran thus: — DEAR Si1n,—You have been referred to me as a trustworthy person, and one who cau keep his own counsel, therefore I would be pleased to open a cor respondence with you, in regard to the business which I propose, and if you will be guided by my advice and ex- perience there is no reason why you should not make a sure and safe fortune, there is ab- solutely no risk, as the article is (GoopD) meney and is peifect, as the en losed news- paper clipping will prove. The sizes are 1's, 2’s, 5’s and 10's. My terms are: 2,000 cost $250.00, 3000 cost $300.09, 5000 cost $400 09, 10000 cost $550.00, 20,000 costing $1,000.00, and so on atau increasing ratio,so the ne e you invest the cheaper you get the goods. 2,000 in the goods costing $250.00, is the lovest amount | will se!l uuder any circumstances, and if you will take 10,000, costing $650.00,

or 20,000, costing $1,000 00, 1 will give you

get the goods in your State Furthermore | do not give you the go xis at these figures after the first deal. 1 only give them now

‘the right of your State, and no one else ean | Captain Higgens.

‘land about the beginning of the American Montague and Lot 59.

While in the custody of the authorities the his case in a worldly sense as well as ina documents were submitted to us, but we spiritual one; and in his rough clothes, were able to asgure the authorities that we with unshed feet and uncovered head, he felt satisfied that the writer was not a mem: | afforded a striking example of the poverty ber of a forging gang, but one whose sim- of his condition and his need of freedom to plicity and dishonesty bad led him into allabor for himself. Returning to his mas- correspondence with dangerous people. | ter’s house, he soon determined to let his Mecreover, we declined to undertake giving | owner know that their relations to each publicity to the correspondence (with the] other had been changed. Being ordered names attached), for just then the election | to do some work, to which he took excep- excitement was at its height, and the|tion, he refused to obey his master’s bid- Patriot would most certainly have accused, ding, saying, ‘‘Massa, I’m no more your us of endeavoring not only to make ‘* poli- slave.” ‘reed very naturally was sur- tical capital,” but to frighten a worthy and | prised at Unis symptom of rebellion in one well-tried Opposition supporter from the who had formerly been so obedient, and polls. But to the incriminated individual | said sharply to him, *‘Who made you free r wesay this: We do not_promise to exer- Dimbo repiied, **Mass, God made me free; cise forbearance a second time; and if we I’m a Christian pow; and the parson told catch him at any more of such tricks, we do} me that all Christians are free.” He then not care how many elections are being run, told Creed of what he had done, and it was or who are the candidates, or how valuable} with considerable difficulty that his master his services may be to his friends, or how could make him understand the true mean- we spoil his chances of office,—we shall not|ing of Mr. McGregor’s words. again refrain from publishing in full all the| Mr. Creed, however, had long felt that details and particulars of his more than slavery was not in accordance with the dic- questionable transactions. tates of his conscience; and he afterwards ae —- tee said cont > ace the decline of a is fortunes dat rom the time when he ; (All Pights Reserved.) bouzht Dimbe. So, some short time after- , ’ ; wards he made his slave a free man. The (id House al St. Andrew's Polat, Among the servants Mr. Creed had at

sic that time in his household was a mulatto

cera eee Barss, who was a slave longing to Governor Fanning. This girl THE EARLY SETTLERS OF LOT §9,)ina Dimbo had long cherished a mutual attachment ; and when Dimbo became # free man, his first work was to obtain the freedom of this girl. Accordingly he got Mr. Creed to purchase the girl's freedom, agreeing to pay £40 therefor, and faithfully did he work until the money was paid. Din bo was also called Suckles, and from his union with Polly sprang the numerous families of Suckles that are settled around

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CONCLUDED.

We must now see what had become of He had sailed for Eug-

war; but on his arrival, did not meet with

° The three sons of Captain Higgens lived k a ve . > ° . . ' the success he expected Becoming short with their uncle at Covehead for some

as an extra inducement and to give you a atart, After the first deal I charge at the rate of 25c. on the dollar.

if you wish to enter this speculatien it will be

Now, my friend, | Montgomery, who was a land-holder in | Prince Edward Island—for a loan of £250,

of money, and having no means of return-|,- ;

; or ; time, where one of them was killed by fall- ing to America, he applied te Baron James ing off a barn loft. The other two were David and James Higgens, who were after- wards located in that neighborhood, and

absolutely necessary for you to come here and | 44 obtained it by giving a mort > bs umes 57 ortgage of ,his became the heads of families there. This

see me personally, as 1 will only deal face to

and most satisfactory way for both of us—as by your comjng bere you will see what you are buying and I see who I am dealing with, aud both feel better satisfied. I know it is

‘quite a journey for you to come here, but look |

lat the advantages; and, again, think of the large profits to be made and no risks; and as far as expenses is concerned, I always make a liberal allow#nce in the goods to cover al ex- yenses. Makeup your mind to come here. Fou will find me a square white man in a ‘my dealings, aud you will never have cause to regret a visittome, 1 will meet you in New | York City any time you may appoint—which ‘1 trust will be soon—and | will show you my lentire stock, from which you can make your ;own selections ; then, if my goods are not all iI claim them.to be, 1 will pay your fare from and to your home. Now, what fairer can you

» ask? In God's name do not betray me, or men-

tion to a living soul what passes between us, as I have never done you any harm and never shall, but will prove a true and lasting friend to you. Make up your mind to come here; and in my next letter ] will name @ hotel for you to stop at, how you will know me an

Full instructions. Be sure and send me your

name and post office address, as I might lose , I will always return|

the one L now have. your letters to you, and as & guarantee of your confidence I also request the retarn of this letter and newspaper clipping.

| Trusting you will answer at once and return this letter, I remain, yours in confidence”

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Address as per slip

To this letter, the person to whom it was was addressed, replied in a manner worthy of Lord Chesterfield himself. As we can- not, ina synopsis, do justice to his answer, 'we here give it in full :

Charlottetown, March 13, 1889. Mr. M. Martin Penders;

Dear Sir,—Having on the 11th inst. received your letter, together with a slip of newspaper, which I very carefully perused, and feel highly gratitied and thankful that you should lace such confidence in me as your letter con- tains, and which confidence, so placed, wiil never be spoken of to any person living, but will remain with me a secret rntil the end of time.

| herewith enclose your letter and slip of paper, as requested, and in appreciation of the benefits accruing, will visit N. Y. in May next, see you “‘tace to face” there at any hotel named, | Oa receipt of this, please write, and in ‘answer thereto I will let you know at what time in N. Y. you may expect to see me.

I am, dear sir,

Ch’town, Jan 9, 1890 ~eod i

JOHN T. ROBISON,

Druggist and chemist, 3 AS always on hand Pure Drugs. Chemi- | H cals, Patent Medicines, Spices, etc. | Also, Fancy Articles and Christmas Goods.

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~AND— } as i ; a <nimnasunll Sh peimiemnte Commission Merchants, TTETOWN WOOLEN HALIFAX |7HE CHARIO ; fo |} DEPOT, Consignments of Island produce wil receive the month of January, offer prompt attention. ia cele ‘Dress Goods, Homespuns, De Revsxences: Thomas Fyshe, Eaq., Vashier’ 1. , Bank aa aoe wert Halifax ; v. C. make at cost. Chalmers, Manager Baal of Nova Scotia) = Ajj desirous of purchasing Heavy Winter Goods, for Men ee and Boys, are invited to examine OnE stock

—_— sua? Try 5 WARREN & JONES, | fhese goods are offered THA wu BRROH AN ES. make room for New Spring Patterns.

Aso —Five Hundred Pairs of Custom-Made Pants, from

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| . i Address: i c Cha: lottetown, z 8 Piince Edward Island, Canada. | B

wuoKens THIRTY DAYS ONLY.

before their Annual Stock-taking, will, during > ‘ 2 their immense stock of T'weeds, ** How did this information and these doc-

uggets and Flannels of their own

at the present low prices to

Yours, Very truly and sincerly,

ut, alas for the well laid plan of our Everything had been done

fellow citizeny! In anticipation

by him to ensure success.

rat : i Ae GY 8 . eh : i . he was revelling in greenbacks and all that 4 - 4 3 Bs greenbacks, so well forged us to defy detec- 4 ? $ ny Ui i tion, can procure. Once this same citizen a “4 ° Providence and the pow-

was so placed by

ers that be, as to be able at one and the same time, to dazzle and to deafen us. Those days have passed, but there can be

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no doubf@that he clung to the hope of out-|

shining his former splendor when * the article” came into his possession. There was, moreover, a strange mingling of the characteristics of the serpent and the dove, which led him co propose, ‘‘ in apprecia- tion of the benetits accruing”, to visit New York, and there see his unknown corres- pendent **face to face.” If it is asked

uments reach us?” our answer is, legiti- mately,—and in this way: The address ‘Mr. M, Martin Penders” was, of course, fictitious. The rascal who had adopted if, had, evidently before our distinguish- ed feliow-townsman’s _ letter arriv- ed, decamped in search of ‘“‘fresh woods and pastures new, and 80 the lettes was sent to the Dead Letter Office at Washington, where 1¢ was opened, und when read was handed to the detective brareh of the service, whose dyty it is to

‘ads boahamaneehaun Ambeete

a. . é tace with my customers, which is the safest |*24re of Township Number 59.

He said,. ,, : nothing about the transfer he had given his | + tne story of ; the first eo who lived father-in-law ia Boston; as acainhiak he! ** St. Andrew’s Point after this Island be- (Higgens) considered that Prince, being a’ me an English Colony. : rebel, had no right to hold property in| ody other persons lived there after it sritish possessions, or collect the money he Whe into the hands of the Montgomerys. ned sivancsll | * . Peqconsins a — occu- pie is house when they first came to | Montgomery sent the mortgage from Three Rivers, and after them it passed into

Edward Island; and a registry office having f f j

shortly afterwards been eatab.ished it was) s oy. or mang years ot thet pice and whose son Joseph occupied it until his

| gage was foreclosed and Montgomery be- jdeath a low y —e:

‘the land adjoining thereto for the small | Stop That Cough

‘amount advaaced to Capt. Higgens. le ne )

After the American Independence had ple cold, which, if not checked in time, my lead to lung trouble. Scott’s Emulsion ,t

Prince sent to William Creed to see about

: ; stop the congh but heal the lungs. Endo

the land that he got from Captain Higgens, by thousands of Physicians. Palatable as

stalled and his claim was worth nothing and $1.00

| Captain Higgens, who had returned from | oes a ne

was buried in Charlottetown; but I have ‘ofa prominent New Yorker the New York

‘not been able to trace a record of the date Hera/d remarks that he is a gentleman upon

Mrs. Higgens remained in Boston until , which impel a man to “rush in where angels

the Spring of 1777, when she returned aud \fear to tread.” This isa very polite way

‘It was during the,winter that Mrs. Higgens ————==

was away in Boston, that the tragedy con-

were afterwards founded.

‘Captain Higgens to his agent in Prince! ii¢ hands of John Wightman—who was ' placed on_record. Subsequently the mort- | ‘came the owner of St. Andrew’s Point and Many people neglect what they call a sim- been established and peace proclaimed, Job Cod Liver Oil, with Hypophosltes, will not ’ J 28, otoea Vth ‘but it was found that he had been tore- mik. Try it. Sold by ail druggists at SOc the old country, died abuut this time, and| Tue Pink. ov Povrreness.—In_ speaking ‘of his death. | whom nature has lavished ali those qualities lived at St. Andrew’s Point for some years. | of calling a man a fool, nected with the house at St. Andrew's Point ‘took place, on which so many garbled stories a ER & C0 "3

li seems that Mrs. Higgens had left a servant gitl and one or two men to look ‘after the place while she was away. During ‘the following winter the girl was contined, ‘and there being no physician in the neigh- AEED TIME is yet in the distance, but we

borhood and not even a woman within are preparing for it. All of our Flower | miles, the poor creature and her child died} Seeds are here, and nearly all of the Ve etable

: ‘Seeds, and the coming weeks will find us before help could be obtained. In her jusgy testing, packeting avd arranging, so as

‘trouble some blood was spilled on the floor |to be ready when the season opens for the of her bed room ; and from this arose the | rush of orders, which is one of the features of story that a murder had been committed in | the Seed come. this house. Many other stories have been | In the meantime we must close out our told about the occupants of this place, some | Winter Stock of GROCERIES oid FEED-

‘of which were, no doubt, true ; but 1see no, ING SLUFF, which we will do at very low good that would be effected by their re-| prices. Flour, Tea, Sugar, Kerosene Oil,

‘cital. It was a wild, reugh country in| Molasses, etc., must go, as we want the room those days, aud the pecple imbibed freely ‘they occupy as weli as the money for our Seed of the ruggedness of their surroundings. Department.

' In 1785 William Creed was married to The balance of our Feeding Stuff must fol-

, Captain Higgens’ widow, and to them was low sait, and we offer as follows, viz. :—

‘born two sons, of whom the late Jub Creed | BRAN, per 100 ibs., $1.00) Bags 10 cts. each of Sturgeon, was the eldest. SHORTS, “ 1.25 extra.

When William Creed did business at_ OIL CAKE, “ 2.50.

Salem, on one of bis ships from the West STOCK FOOD, 3.00.

Indies came a negro slave named Dimbo.| Special prices for lots of 5 bags and up

Dimbo said that he had been a prince in his | wards,

native country ; but being made prisoner

in a battle fought between his own tribe

and those who lived near the sea coast, he was taken to Sierra Leone and sold to |

Europeans for a musket. From thence he}

was conveyed to the West Indies and was: TH 4 Weather Daas ‘subsequently bought by the Captain of the 4 j ‘brig Essex. In her he came to Salem, ee

Markct Square, Queen Street.

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where he passed into the possession of | William Creed, along with the rest of the cargo. When Creed removed to Prince \Rdward Island, he brought Dimbo with \him, for he was an active, honest servant, | and one who faithfully did bis duty. At ‘that time slavery had not been abolished in British Dominions, and the traffic in human ‘fesh was considered as lawfulas that in any j other ynerchandise. Some time after- | wards, the Rev. Mr. McGregor, uf Pictou, the ‘pioneer Presbyterian minister of these parts—made a visit to Prince Ed- ward Island. Among the settlements he visited was St. Andrew's Point, where he | held services, preaching the gospel and ‘baptizing the young and old who had not ‘received this Christian rite. One of those who heard Mr. McGregor preach - was 'Dimbo, who, bearing the learned divine ‘expatiating on the bentits of the Christian i religion—how «ll men who embraced it be- [came free—resolved that he also would be baptized and become a free man. Accord- | ingly, one afternoon he set out around the shore to St. Andrew’s Point, and was bap-

vf that Lime. | He thought, no douwbs, that tthe words UE Wie pteddidr ‘Would apply to auld

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