{eRMs DoLLARs A YFAR,

Uhis is true Liberty, when Free-born Men having to advisé the Public, may speak free.’’—vxiripes.

Five me TT

NEW SERLES.

y Tuk Dairy EXAMINER IS ISSUED EVERY EVENING, By ras Examiner Pusitsurne Company, FROM THEIR Orrick, CORNER OF WATER AND GREAT GEORGE sTREETS,

Charlottetown, - - P. E. Island. RaTES oF SUBSCRIPTION : Six Months, : - : $2 50 Three Menths, : 1 25 One Month, - : : 0 50

ga Advertising at most moderate rater

Gontracts may be made for mon thly, quarterly, half yearly or yearly advertise- | ments, on application.

pee ey ewe

St, Lawrence Hotel.

———

TYVHE above Hotel is now RE OPENED, | having been thoroughly repainted and | refurnished in the best style. Being centrally | situated and within three minutes walk of | the Railway Depot and Steamboats, it offers jaducements to the travelling public. Permanent and Transient Boarders acco-) modativn unsurpassed by any other Hotel in| the city. WM. E. HICKEY ee

Ch’ town, Dec, 21, 81.

CITIZENS’

INSURANCE CO.,

OF CANADA. SIR HUGH ALLAN......... PRESIDENT.

amgune Ce tices citi dabils ones -seee$1,188,000 Deposited with Dominion Gov't... 142,'/00

Five, Life, Accident and Guarantee.

Risks takea in the above Company 4t moderate rates. (Farm Property and Isolated Dwellings @ speciality.) Folicies issued in efice at Charlettctown. Losses settled promptly and liberally.

A. 8. URQUHART, General Agent for P. E, I Ch'town. Dec. 9, 188i—1lu

STEAM! STEAM!

To the Front!

The Mayflower Mills

Have been thoroughly overhauled, and ® first-class Steam Engine put in, making it second to none on the Island. Parties from a distance can receive their

grists at shortest notice. H. 8. GATES.

West Royalty, Dec. 20—4i 2aw, wkly 2m

FIRE! NORTHERN ASSURANCE 00,,

1 Moorgate Street, Londen.

Capital, £3,000,000 stg.

Every description of property insured at! eurrent rates, in town and country.

FRED. W, HYNDMAN. Corrmer Queen and Water streets. Ch’town, Dec. 6,’8'—tf

Professional Card.

MB undersigned have thig day entere. imto Partnership as Attorneys-at- Law, Office—South side of Queen Square, op posite the Post Uffice. A. B. WARBURTON, F. J. CONROY. Ciariettetown, Dec. 3, 1881~—éw 2aw

Queen Insurance Co'y

OF ENGLAND. GAPITAL - TAO MILLIONS STERLING.

Insurance effected on all kinds of Buildings, Merchagdise and froduce, Also, on Vessels Om the stocks.

Special retes for isolated residences,

All Losses settled promptly,

GBORGE MACLEOD (Union Bank),

Ja’77) Ageut for Priuce Edward Island.

W.C. BISHOP,

Steels

—AND—

FORWARDING ACENT,,

Marius Insurance Broker,

—AND—

General Commission Agent,

BEDFORD ROW, P.O. BOX1 . . HALIFAX,N.S

ARTICULAR ATTENTION given to the Bhipment of Lobsters and other Canned Goods, and-collection of Custom Drawbacks thereon. Hulis, Cargoes, and Freights insured in first-class offices at most favorable rates

Consignments of Produce solicited, and

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assortment of

FANCY DRY GOODS,

lity and texture, which cannot be surpassed either for price or quality,

as they import direct from the best British and Foreig4 markets.

[INSPECT THELR STOCK IF YOU WANT GOOD VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY.

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My secovery was rapid. though deep, were not dangerous; they were only fies! and rapidly under the lechugualla. Rude as my were, in the matier of sucha malady, I could not have fallen into Both, during their lives of exposnre, had ample healing art: and [ would have trusted either in the curing of a rattlesnake’s bite, or the tear of a grizzly bear’s claw,

1-Wwounds, closed

practice in the

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ATT Clothing,

AS I WANT TO CLOSE

Nov. 1, 1881.

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GOOP TEA,

A large lot of cheap; and sundry other

Dec. 16, 1881-3 eod, wkly

25, 39 and 33 cents ; RAISINS, 10 cents ;

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and Heavy Cioivhs,

Some Expensive Ladies’ Cloth Mantles and Dolmans, and

fur Lined Cloaks, Sealettes and Colored Dress Goods.

REDUOCTLo zs.

ARKED Lew,

A Select Assortment of Flowers, Feathers, Velveteens, Ladies Sacques, &., ae.

R. W. TREMAINE,

SHLEIING OFF

KUTGHESON’S.

Sell eff my Stock of Groceries at

COs 'h.

CRACKERS, 4 t

WW.

CURRANTS,

CONFECTIONERY from 15 to 20 cents ; articles too numerous to mention

Parties wishing to get their @ROUERIES Cheap should call at once and leave their orders,

MOLASSES, 47 cents ; SUGAR, 8 cents.

o 14 cents; 8 cents.

lot CHRISTMAS GOODS, very all at cost for Cash only.

A. HUTCHESON,

109 Urrsx Queen SrReet

Goods |

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Seasonable

JANUARY,

FUR CAPS, Whitney, Astrican, Seal, viush and Wool Caps,

FELT HATS,

Mens’ Uisters, G@vercoats, Reefers, Suits, PANTS, COATS AND VESTS, UNDERCLOTHING, Boys’ & Youths’ Clothing, Tweeds, Tailors’ Trimmings, Shirts, Collars, Neckties, Scarfs and Mcefilers, Braces, Gloves, Mitts, Xe.

Atso—A Lot of SUPERIOR GROCERIES,

in Tea, Sugar, Soap, Spices, &c. Inspection solicited.

F. LePACE & CO.,

GLASGOW HOUSE, 53 QuEEN STREET. Jan. 7, *81—dy whiy.

63 Queen Street. SIGN OF THE

Blue Flag.

Extraordinary and Unprecedented Bargains IN BOOTS AND SHOES.

The stock is good and seasonable, and the opportunity is a very rare one to secure really

MARVELLOUS BARGAINS.

&. Island Bauk notes taken at their full

prompt returns guaranteed, Correspondence solicited and answered promptly.

Bey, 4, 6b—~igr

\ as for goods, E. W. SMITH.

Ch’town, Dee. 5, 188i—eed

W E are offering extra good value to : CASH PURCHASERS in

Cloth, ,

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AND WILL OPEN

FRIDAY,

SHEWING Largest Stock Ever Imported by us. W. E. DAWSON & CO.

Charlottetown, Dec. 14, 1881.

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surgeon. Old Rube, in particular, tho-' roughly understood the simple pharma-/ copoecia of the praiieS; and his’

application to my sap of the pita nmoug the rocks of

his skill. This plant, a bromelia, is of

plant, obtained

the latter, though quite a distinet plant) ‘from the maguey ot cultivation. iu most parts of Mexico and 'America, extending as far north as the ‘latitude of 30°, and even further. | There is no spot too arid or barren to ‘give support to it. Itis a true desert | pl int; and even on the naked rock, its curved and thorny blades may be seen Spas: on all sides from the tell »wel ataik, that shoots upward like a cleat to the height of twenty feet. | As already observed, its uses are mani- fold: the fibre of its leaves can be manu- factured into thread, cordage, and cloth ; fences are ecoustructed of the growing ‘plant. and thatch of the bli ides when

cut; its sap, distilled, furnishes the fiery but not unwholesome' mez- ‘eal; and the large egg-shaped rote or stem is eaten for food,

Tribes of Indians—Lipans, Comanches, and Apaches—ure it extensively as an article of'dict. One branch of the great Apache nation are distinguished as

| Meacaleros” (eaters of the mezcal plaut.) _They bake it in the gronnd-ovens of | hented stones, along with the flesh of the ‘wild horse. It is firm when cooked,

iwith a translucent appearance like can-/

i died frnits. 1 haye eatea it; it is palata- ble—I might say delicious. The masti- ‘cation of it is accompanied by a pick ing

| sehaation upon the tengue, singular to

lone unaccustomed to it. It isa gift of

‘nature to the desert regions, where it grows in greatest Juxuriance, and where

jit serves the same purpose in the eco-

| nomy of the savage natives as the ixias

i mesembryan themums, and zamias (the | Caffre bread,) upon the arid karoos of ‘South Africa.

One of the most esteemed qualities of bry bromeli: ris the cauterizing property its juice, well known to the natives of descent table-land, and to the where several species are like virtues. It will cause

‘ordinary wounds to cicatrise in a few

hours, and even “ugly gashes” will

yield to it in time.

its effects. and having extracted the sap from its large succulent “leaves, aba boiled it to the consisteney of honey, || they applied it to my wounds. This op- eration they from time to time repentedsti and the seratebes were healed in a period marvellously short. My strength. itoo, was seon restored. Garey with his catered for the cuisine, and the

! oun

9 ruffed 1 greuse, the prairie partridge, and

THE

Havor

GROGERIES

Dec, 18, \881—im eed

WE INVITE ALL

and which we offer at Bargains to

Remember the place—“ Sian or THE CROWN,

WHO MAY

us With a Call,

TO AN INSPECTION OF OUR STOCK OF

FOR FALL & WINTER,

WHICH Is NOW COMPLETE,

Cash Buyers.

iverything warranted as represented or no sale.

” South Side Market.

ROBERTSON & CAMERON.

®) ove upon which we

‘roasted ribs of fresh vension, were dain- ‘ties even to an invalid

| In three days I was strong enough to {mount ; and bidding adieu to our camp- ing-ground, we set forth, taking with us our bexutiful captive. He was still as wild as adeer; but we adopted precau- tions to prevent him from getting off The trappers led him between them

= jsecured to the saddles of both by a lazo.

return in the di rection of our old trail; my com- panions knew a shorter route, at least should sconer reach water, aud that is the most importaut consideration on # prairie journey. We headed in a most westerly direction; iu which, by keeping in a straight line, we should strike the Rio Grande some dis tance above the rancheria

The sky was leadeu-grey, the sun not being visible, and with no guide in the heavens, we know that we might easily diverge from a direct course. To pro- vide against this, my companions had recourse to a compass of their own inven- tion. On taking our departure from the camp, a sapliug was stuck into the ground, and upon the top of this was adjusted a piece of bear’s-skin, which, with the long hair upon it, could be dis- tinguished at the distance of a mile o1

We did not

more. The direction having been deter mined upon, another wand, similarly

garuished with a tuft of bear’s-skin, was set Up several hundred yards distant from the first.

Turuivg our backs upon these signal- posts, we rode off with perfect confideuce g ancing back at intervals to make sure we were keeping the track.

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accident and}

j mailes distant.

in preference to the most accomplished |

wounds of the!

the ravine, be spoke ’

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My companions had full knowledge of

So leng as

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they remained in sicht. and aligned with ach other, not otherwise than lt was an ingeni- ous contrivance, brt it was not the “first had been witness to the * in« ’of my trapper-friends, : and there-

we cou ld

i stivets’

‘fore i was not astouished. My wounds, |

Vhen the black tufts were well-nigh hidden from view, a similar pair—the materials for which had been brought

and these insured our ‘direction for auother stretch of a then fresh saplings were planted, and so on, till we had passed over some six miles of the plain.

We new came in sight of timber right ahead of us, aud apparently about five Towards this we directed our course,

We reached the timber about noon, and

found it to consist of black-jack and post-

oak groves, with mezquite aud wild-china trees interspersed, and bere and there some taller trees of the hopey Ilccust .( Gleditschia triacanthos).

It was not a close forest, but a sue-

i ‘cession of groves with openings between the same genus as the Agave Americana, | , 7 ’

ae : . on . 9 and by travellers often confounded w ith | were many pleasant spots, and, faint with

—avenues and grassy glades. There

have chosen one but there

ithe ride, i would fain of them for a resting place ;

South} was po water.and without water we could

vot halt. A short distaace further, and we should reach a stream—a_ small arroyo, an affluent of the Rio Grande. So promised my eOmpanionus and we rode ward.

After passing a mile or so through the timber-openings, we came out on the edge of a prairie of considerable extent. It was full three miles in diameter, and differed altogether from the plain we had left behind us. It was of the kind known in hunuter phraseology as a ‘‘weed-prairie,” that is instead of

hiving a grassy turf, its surface was’ covered with a thick growth

of flowering-plants, as he/ianthus, malvas, altheas, hibiscus, and other tall annuals standing side by side, and frequently laced together by wild-pea vines and various specimens of convolvulus. Sach a flower-prairie was the one vow betore us, but not. a flower was in sight; they had all bloomed, faded, and fallen, per- haps, unseen by human eye, and the withered stalks, burned by a hot sun, looked brown and forbidding, They cracked and broke at the slightest touch, shelling their sced-pods like rain upon the loose earth.

Instead of striking across this prairie, we skirted around its edge; and, at no great distance, arrived on the banks of the arroyo which ran along one side

We had made but a short march; but my companions fearful thata long ride

might bring on fever, proposed to eas vanp there for the night, aud finish our jo rney on the following day. Though I felt strong enough to have gone further, I made no objection to the proposal ; and our horses were at once unsaddled and picketed near the banks of the arroyo, TO BE CONTINUED.

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A Smart Horse.

Our New York contemporary Turf, Field, and J’arm, describes the Wen- deriul career of a “fire’, horse which, tor sugacity, almost rivals that of the noe London ‘fire’ dog of bygene

days:—“Old Charlie, a grey horse be- ionging to the fire, department in Vir- vinia City, Nev., contracted ao attack of rheamation, which temporarily disabled him from bis accustemed daty in work enough during bis years of tuithful service, and the depa: tment

concluded te part with him He pag- sed through several hands, and was

finaly seld to the owner of a furni- ture wagon. Meanwhile be had recev- ered the use of his limbs, and began to prove a very useful animal to bis new owner. Three days afver doing his

vty in his new oecuparion, the wagon was loaded with furniture from the auction store, and was endy to start when an alarm oj: tire was sounded, Charlie pricked up his ears, and list ning to the sound for a moment to discover the direction of the fire, dashed off at {nll speed, ~cattéring the furniture trom one side of the street to theether. He reached the scene ef conflegration before the oppe-ition hose-cart, and with a selfs sutisfied air backed the furniture-wag- onuin his accustomed manner to the tire.plug. His successor ar:ive! soon after with the oid hosc-cart, the boys at ence recognizing Old Charlie. It is n@liess to say the faithful animal was eee ised by the department, and that Vharlie in his old quarters ree ceived quite an ovation. He is still in the service.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Manning, the Karl of Sh aftesbury, Dean Bradley, and Canons Liddan and Farrar ¢ in communication with each other on a

eme for organizing a confer nee ot Com- iittee of cal ing public 1 mectings through- out the country to raise a tund for the relief of homeless Jewish femilies in Russia ind to facilitate their emigration A prominent Israelite has volunteered to head a subscription list with £10,000, and con- siders £1,000,000 uecessary Ww carry out the project,