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The Steam Dredge. WHO DRAWS A SALARY DOES NOTHING.

AN OFFICIAL AND

To the Editor of the Examiner:

Sir,—We are informed by the Patriot that the steam dredge is doing good work at Rocky Point, and what is of still more importance, that the Hon. W. D. Stewart and his irre- pressible engineer the Hon. J. F. Robertson, and several others high up in political circles, took the trouble a few days ago to inspect the work done by this machine. There can be little doubt that the inspection was thorough in every particular; that the Hon. W. Dun- bar would not leave without having tested the quality of the work, the depth of mud taken up, and critically examined the machinery. After this posse of inspectors had returned, the Patriot reporter interviewed the chief man of the Committee; and can it be wondered if, out of the learned and exhaustive report, the poor reporter could only comprehend enough to make up a paragraph. While 1% may be ad- mitted that these important gentlemen were our inspectors ard saw everything all right; to a person not up in political freemasonary, there appears something not as It should be. In the Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick there are several Dominion dredges—worked pretty much on the same principle as the one at Rocky Point. In every one of those there is acranseman who, besides attending to the crane, superintends the work, and has charge of the dredge. Our dredge has also a man who attends the crane, an engineer, and ten or twelve deck hands—all necessary no doubt. But above all them is another official called “Captain,” who seldom leaves Charlottetown. This person receives a salary of $80 per month all the year round, But what that gentlemen does for his salary is a problem impossible to solve. We can easily understand the duties of Captain of a ship, but to be Captain of a dredge requires no knowledge of navigation nor even of nautical terms. In the other Pro- vinces the “‘cranseman’’ has command; and when on the Island the Chief Engineer, Mr. Perley, said that he could not understand why our dredge could not be managed as cheaply as those in the other Provinces. In lawa man who has no title, trade or profession is generally styled ‘‘gentleman,” and perhaps on the same principle a Government official who draws a salary and does nothing for it is culled “Captain.” No fault can be found with Mr. Williams. himself, who is generally be- lieved to be a decent kind of a person; for no person, even though drawing a salary, can be blamed for doing nothing when there is noth- ing for him to do. But our Government know that they are paying $1,000 a year of the yeople’s money to a political favorite, merely Crem he had, at one time, been of service to the party. Of course it is only a thousand dol- lars a year of the people’s money spent for nothing, and merely goes to show the real nature of the Government’s pretensions of keeping down those taxes which they claim would be raised by a proper adjustment of the tariff.

Yours, &c., RAMBLER.

Lot 65, May 28, 1878.

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NEWS ITEMS.

Kate Field has been engaged upon the staff of the London Times.

The Shah of Persia leaves St. Peters- burg for Warsaw, and goes thence to Berlin.

Dr. G. W. Major, of Montreal, who acted as a surgeon in Turkey during the late war, arrived home a few days ago in good health.

The Crown Prince and Princess of Germany visited the Empress Eugenie and the French Prince Imperial at Chisselhurst recently.

A special to the New York Herald from St. Petersburg says Prince Gorts- chakoff’s relapse continues. Grave fears for his life exist.

Mr. James Gordon Bennett named his first yacht—which, at the breaking out of the war he gave to the Federal Government —the Henrietta, for his mother. He has named his latest Arc- tic yacht for his sister, the Jeannette.

His Excellency the Governor-Gener- al will leave Ottawa next week on a fishing expedition to the lower St. Lawrence, but it is understood will re- turn to Ottawa before taking his final departure, which will likely be in Sep- tember.

A scene occurred in the Spanish Cor- tes on Saturday during a sdote on the outbreak in Barcelona, and the Presi- dent summarily terminated the sitting before the Opposition members had been heard. The latter declared they would not take their seats unless the discussion was resumed. Yesterday the President explained his conduct and the debate was continued. The trouble in Barcelona arose out of an attempt of the municipal authorities to compel the people to use gas in order that a tax on it might be collected.

A letter from Paris to a New York paper gives a long interview with Gen- eral Grant, in which he denies the state- ment in the North American Review by General Richard Taylor, that he (Gen- eral Grant) had fought his eampaign in Virginia against his own judgment, and had thrown away the livesof a hundred thousand men; also, the ariicle in the Atlantic Monthly, in which Gideon Wells arraigned General Grant upon the authority of General Taylor for having insulted President Lincihe’s memory by attempting to throw upon him his own fault in the Wilderness and other campaigns,

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No.

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35 Water St.

Prince Edward Island Branch

OF THE

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE FIRE AND LIFE

INSURANCE CO.

pe

Subscribed Capital, $9,.733,332.00 Paid up Capital, 1,216,666.00

CHIEF OFFICES—Edinburgh, 64 Princess Street ; London, 61 Threadneedle Street.

Nine-Tenths of the Profits of the Life Assur- ance Business are divided every Five Years. The Tables of Rates are moderate.

Fire Insurances effected on nearly every description of Property, at the LOWEST RATES of Premium. corresponding to the nature of the risk.

Lossrs settled with promptitude and liber- ality.

G. W. DeBLOIS, General Agent.

“n° ene *)) 5

AGEN CIES

—OF THE—

General Mining Association, Limited,

—AND THE—

Halifax Company, Limited.

ORDERS FOR .COAL, —ON THE— Old Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Lingan ” . Albion Mines, Pictou, N. 5., on me fto the Subscriber.

usual, G. W. DEBLOIs,

Sole Agent for Prince Edward Island. May 18—2aw

can be obtained : ‘Terms as

NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS.

ROBERT ORR & CO.

Have now open, and ready for inspection, a very large stock of

STAPLE AND FANCY

DRY GOODS!

Which they are selling, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,

ct faa

LOWER PRICES

—THAN—

Ever Before Offered.

They respectfully solicit the patronage of their customers, and the public generally. Ch’town, May 8, 1878.

The Greatest Medical Diseovery since the Creation of Man, or since the Commencement of the Christian Era.

There never has been a time when the heal- ing of so many different diseases has been caused by outward application as the present.

It is an undisputed fact that over half of the entire pulation of the globe resort to the use of ordinary plasters.

DR. MELVIN’s Capsicum Porous PLASTERS are ST by all who have used them, | to act quicker than any other plaster they ever before tried, and that one of these plasters will do more real service than a hundred of the ordinary kind. All other plasters are slow of action, and require to be worn continually to effeet a cure; but with these it is entirely dif- ferent: the instant one is applied the patient will feel its effect.

Physicians in all ages have thoroughly tested and well know the effect of Capsicum; and it has always been more or less used as a medical agent for an outward application ; but it is only of very recent date that its advan- tages ina porous plaster have been discovered. Being, however, convineed of the wonderful eures effected by Dr. Mrivin’s CAPSICUM Porous PLasTers, and their superiority over all other plasters, they now actually prescribe them, in their practice, for such diseases as rheumatism, pain in the side and baek, and all such cases as have required the use of plasters or liniment. After you have tried other plas- ters and liniments, and they have failed, and you want a eertain cure, ask your druggist for Dr. MELYIN’s CAPSICUM POROUS PLASTER. You ean hardly believe your own convictions of its wonderful effects. Although powerful and — in its action, you ean rely on its safety

or the mest delicate person to wear, as it is free from lead and other poisonous material commonly used in the manufacture ef ordin- ary plasters. One trial is a sufficient guarantee of its merits, and one plaster will seli hundreda to your friends.

Ask your druggist for DR. MELVIN’S CAPSI- cum Porovus PLASTER, and take no other; or, on receipt of 25 cents for one, $1 for five, or $2 for a dozen, they will be mailed, post paid, te any address in the United States or Canadas.

MANUFACTURED BY THE

NOVELTY PLASTER WORKS Lowell, Mass., U.S. A., G. E. MITCHELL, Proprietor, Manufacturers of Plasters and Plaster Compounds

w.R. WATSON Agent

December 7, 1877

| Wh A.

rapes,

W. A.

Cu’town, May 11, 1878.

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Our Agreement with W. HH. mutual consent. In the meantime, from us direct, or through

AMOS FISHER, Truro, N. 8, or JOHN WELSH, St. Martin’s, N. B.

Address—

April 17, 1878.

RESERVE your Spring Order, LOWER THAN EVER BEFORE,

Ch’town, March 23—sw pat s jour 2i

THOMAS WORKMAN, M. P., President.

LIFE AND ACCIDENT

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL

M. HW. GAULT, Esquire, Managing Director.

HON. L. C. OWEN, « PDANTEL DAVIES, Messrs. JENKINS & McLEOD,

This Company

Its Motto is *‘Economy AND SECURITY.”

Jan. $1, 1878—

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Prince

STHAMERS

SUMMER ARRANGEMENT. NOVA SCOTIA.

ai Charlottetown for Pictou every Mon: pay, WEDNESDAY, THurRspAY & SatTun- DAY mornings at 5 o'clock, connecting there at 10 a. m. with train for Halifax. . Fare to Halifax, $4.10. Picnic Parties of twenty or upwards can obtain Return Tickets at Charlottetown Office to Pictou and back same day, for $1 each.

Returning to Charlottetown.

Leave Pictou every Turspay, WEDNESDAY, Fripay and SaTurDAY, about 2 p. m., on arrival of morning train from Halifax.

CAPE BRETON.

| Leave Pictou for Hawkesbury ever Monpay

and Tuurspay, on arrival of morning train from Halifax, connecting both ways with Stage and Steamer *‘ Neptune,” to and from Sydney and Bras d’Or Lake.

Returning to Pictou sAME NIGHTS, connecting with 10 a. m. train Turspay and FRIDAY for Halifax.

INew Brunswick, Canada and

United States.

Leave SUMMERSIDE every day (Sunday except- ed) on arrival of morning train from Charlottetown, connecting at Shediac with trains for each of the above named places, and at St. John with Steamers of International Co. for Portland and Bos- ton. Also, leaves Charlottetown for Summerside every Monday Morning, about 3 o'clock.

Returning, leaves Shediac every day (Sunday excepted) on arrival of day train from St. Joha, for Summerside; connect there with- out delay,, with train for Charlottetown. Also, leave Summerside for Charlottetown every Saturday evening, about 6 o'clock.

Agents: Almon & MacIntosh, Halifax, Noonan & Davies, Pictou; A. Grant and Co., Hawkesbury; Hanford Bros., St.

FW. HALES.

Charlottetown, May 9, 1878,

FOR FARMERS.

Gq Q BAGS CARVELL BROS,

known. Ch’town, May 15—pat gaw ar 3w

GUANO —the best fertilizer |

TO LET

T the Head St. Peter's Bay, the Store and Dwelling House recently occupied by John Larkins. Apply to ‘| A, A. MACDONALD, Ch’town, May 23—2w eod

OF MONT

70;

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NHWwW GOODS !

AT CASH PRICES.

-——-HAVE JUST OPENED

New Dresses, Hats, Feathers, Flowers, Mourning cioods,

&e., Xe.

All CASH BUYERS should call and examine our Goods before buying elsewhere.

WEEKS & CO.

Oxtve, of St. John, N. B., has this day tersn.uated by parties desiring Machinery can obtain a ae

BOTH PRACTICAL MEN WHOsE JUDGMENT AND ADVICE CAN BE RELIED ON.

PRICES REDUCED!

Great Improvements in our Saw Irnons—PorTABLE Grist Minus—PortaBLe Saw MILLS.

WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS €0O., Brantford, ‘anada.

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and get our Low Quotations —

CARVELL BRO'S, acents.

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T, JAMES CLAXTON, Esquire Vice-President,

SUN MUTUAL

LASURLNCE COMPANY

$1,000,000.

HEAD OFFICE: ST. JAMES STREET.

R. MACAULAY, See’y.

CHARLOTTETOWN P. £. ISLAND HONORARY DIRECTORS:

HON. J. F. ROBERTSON, OWEN CONNOLLY, Ese., MeEpicaAL EXAMINERS.

20: issues Policies on all the APPROVED Mertuops of Life and Accident Business,

HORACE HASZARD, Agent P. E. Island.

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“Edward Island 4 OFFICES TO LET

QUEEN SQUARE.

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FFICES, suitable for Lawyers and others, |

to let in building lately occupied by 8. / Keith & Co, Apply to HORACE HASZARD. Ch’town, May 27, is75— Se ee {n every village and township of P. E. Island not yet occu- pied, ONE AcTIVE, intelligent Lady or Gentle- man can obtain a most respectable and very profitable engagement. Address, with full particulars, D. DOWNIE & CO., Box 1964, Montreal. May 25, 1878—

FOR SALE

VERY SUPERIOR A

NEW SQUARE PIANO.

Maker: Wm. Currier, N. Y. cash or good paper. MARK BUTCHER.

Cheap for

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May 2—lm

A SECOND-HAND PIANO !

ie GOOD ORDER. Maker—Chickering. Very cheap for cash or short credit. MARK BUTCHER.

May 2—im

SUITABLE ASSORTMENT of Gilt Window €oi nices—ForR THE SEASON. MARK BUTCHER, May 21, .1878.—pat ar n-era her pres hm.

Nice AssorrMENT of Mantle Glassses with Gilt Frames. MARK BUTCHER. May 21, 1878.—pat ar n era her pres lm.

Tinsmithing, Gasiitting, ac,

NHE Subscriber, thankful for past patron- age, would inform his friends, and the public generally, that he is still prepared to do all work in his line. Tinsmithing, Gasfitting, and General Jobbing punctually attended to. On hand, alot of Tinware, which will be sold very cheap, wholesale and retail. Also wanted, a good steady man to peddle

Tinware.

GEO, E. MILLNER, 3 Cor. Great George & Fitzroy Sts. Ch’town, May 16—

UBSCRIBE for the BAILY EX- S AMINER, the Cheapest and most newsy Paper published in the Province,

mini ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE

Two Plots of Land ia King’s County,

Ist. A BUILDING LOT, with Ho Premises, in Souris East. a

A LEASEHOLD FAKM (wood no improvements) of about Two H and Four acres, on Lot 46, meee

NS CLis hereby given that the Subscriber Administrator cum testamento annexo de bonis non of the estate of the late Emanuel McEachern, of Lot Number Forty-seven, de. ceased, will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, on WEDNESDAY, the TWELFTH DAY’ OF JUNE NEXT (A. D. 1878), at the hour of Twelve o'clock, noon, on the premises, in Souris, aforesaid, by virtue of a license there. for granted by the Honorable Charles Y

LL. D., Surrogate and Judge of Probate of island, dated the Twenty-fourth day of Octo. ber, in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-seven :

ALL that Building Lot in Souris Hast, ip said Island, bounded and described as follows - Commencing at the eastern boundary of Build ing Lot Number one, in Souris, aforesaid, and running thence south fifty-four (54) d along said boundary for the distance one tag dred and six (106) feet; thence north-east wardly parallel to the Souris Road for the dis- tance of sixty-eight (68) feet, or to the south ern angle of Building Lot Number Three (3); thence north forty-five (45) degrees west al : the south-west boundary of said Lot to Souris road ; thence along said road for the distance of eighty (80) feet to the place of commence. men*, with all and singular the Houses, Build. ings, premises and appurtenances thereunto belonging, and of which the said deceased doth appear to have been seized and

And | hereby also give notice that I will put up and sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the time and place aforesaid, one certain Leasehold Farm of the said late Emauuel McEach deceased, or unexpired term of nine henieed and ninety-nine years, in and to ALL that tract, piece and parcel of Land situate, lying and being on Township Number Forty-six, ia King’s County, aforesaid, bounded as follows, that is to say: On the east and south by land formerly the property of the late Honor

2nd,

able Samuel Cunard, now the propert of the Government : of the sani — vince, on the west by land leased

unto Roderick McDonald, and on the north by land leased to Angus McPhee, Neil McPhee and John McKenzie, containing an area of about two hundred and four (204) acres of land, a little more or less.,

Terms and conditions of sale made known on day of sale or on application to the under- signed or at the oftice of Messrs, Brecken and FitzGerald.

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