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DAILY EXAMINER

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TIE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.

Ir has been said that Tue Examiner was ng in characterizing the entertain- mezt recently given at the Charlottetown Club a+ acbampagne supper. A more accurs:e description would probably be an “At Home” at which there ere, in connection with one of the best suppers ever g ven in this city, champsgne and

other » ines and liquors for all who desired to take them.

Tle question arises, are our hosts and hoste++«s to be justified in the use of wines and liquors at their social parties and eptertaiumente? We recognize the fact that this question is a difficult one to treat in a public newspaper; forthe matter,iea private one referable rather to the good taste, y od judgment and charity of ladies and geutiemen in society than to public discussion. For that reason we shall be carefu! uot to refer to anyone in particular: But we are told thatthe public evil of drunktaness is on the increase; and the public bas certainly as much right to enquire into the causes which contribute to this result as it has to investigate the sources of an insidious disease affecting

the public health. If, then, it shou!d appear that this or that youpg man or woman has been

induced to enter upon the downward path which leads to drunkenness because of an appetite formed or an example shown at evening parties; if it be suspected that the effect of such an example is to cause people at large to regard .he drinking of wines apd liquors as an inndcé@® pastime, eminently proper for th:¢ who can afford it, seeing that it is indulged in by those whom the peopie respect and imitate, viz.. the leaders in society; if it be reasonable to conclude that the tendency of such an example is to loosen the floodgates of temperance and broaden, in any degree, the stream of

‘ drunkeoness,—then thoee who eet the

example ought surely to pause ani consid- erthe matter, This ie what we ask them te do.

There was @ time, not long gone by, when « ciety in Charlottetown—stirred up by eloquence of the Rev: Georze WwW. Hodgsen and Father McGillivray, — discarded wines andliquore at evening parties and did not citec them to callers. We have not heard that society in Charlottetown was lowered by eo doing, er that the public esteem tor society was any the less cordial because coffee and cake were made the tokecs of hospitality instead of wines and liquors. Certainly there was something to the credit of society om the ground of econom); aod we nave heard it stated that, coincident with the change, there was a manifest lessening of the amount of drunk-

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ennesée. Since that time we have had the Scott

Act, which was not long since voted out by a msjority in Charlottetown obtained, for the most part, by means of an election deal. Thecity is now without a restrictive liquor law, and consequently the publie are in the greater need of good example on the part of those to whom they look up. In view of the breakdown of the Scott Act ia Charlottetown, every influence towards temperance ought, at once, to be set in motion. We hope that our clergymen will lead the way in the path of true temperance, by private precept and public preaching, as well as by their example, and that our schoolmasters and schoolmistresses wil]

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THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, NOVEMBER 3, 1897

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,ot fail to inculcate sedulously the prin-

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ciple s of ecientific tem perance, The press will, of cour ee, be expected to do its duty; aod we may, perhaps, indulge the hope

that no bewspaper ostensibly promoting

y | the Scott Act and Prohibition will, in

future, permit ite responsible editor to

oring discredit upon its g od faith. We note that The Guardian, while ad-

mitting that the present laws are not

enforced, is advocating the

more laws. A simple Regulation Act is

not obeyed; therefore let us have a

stricter and more complex law! In view

of all the existing conditions, and in view

of our recent experience In the working of

the Scott Act, this course is not reason-—

able.

“] .or call enir } .

can call spirits from tne vasty deep, But will they come?”

We may pass stricter laws; buat will they be respected or obeyed ? What is first needed in this community ies, in our

Opinion, & more consistent course of action

on the part of temperance workers and a}

and

stronger more general senti- ment as to the importance of

We take a themselves, though thev would hamper the

practical temperance reform. have

too many wen who drop liberty of their neighvors to sell and drink; and while our legislators and social leaders freely offer and partake of wine

stronger liquors in their own homes,

and we caunot expectthat the poorer and less fortunate classes of the community will obey laws passed whiskey and gin.

to ceprive them of Liquor laws are all very well; but in this free country they must be supported by the mora] sentiment of the people at large er they will not be ofany use. Therefore, we say educate the To this end, we shall be happy to open the columus of THe Examiner to reasonable correspondence and suggestions.

people—by example ana by precept.

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Hamilton’s Dueling Pistol.

In the parlor of the Roy homestead, in Superior, Wis., is the pistol with which Alexander Hamilton fought Aaron Burr on the banks of the Hudson in the year 1806, and the mate of the weapon with which Aaron Burr took Hamilton’s life on that occasion. Ths owner of the relic is Margaret A. Roy, widow of Vincent Roy. Mr. Roy was one of Superior’s pio- nees, and over 20 years ago, upon the oc- casion of a visit to the town of a party of southern and eastern speculators, the pis- tol was presented to him by ex-Senator J. B. Beck of Kentucky/in return for a fayor conferred by Mr. Roy. Mr. Beck received the weapon from a relative of Colonel James Boyle, and subsequently loaned it to a friend, who used it during the oivil war. Colonel Boyle received the pistol, together with its mate, from Judge Van Ness, who was Burr's second during the duel with Hamilton.

The Borr pistol, which is an exact dupll- cate of the other, is now owned by Louis Marshall, son of Colonel Thomas Marsha)! of Vermont. It has changed hands many times, and finally got into the hands of Colonel Marshall after passing through the Mexican and civil wars. Both weapons were marked by Colonel Van Ness to in- sure identification, the Burr pistol with an “X,”"’ to signify that it had killed one man, and the Hamilton pistol with the character ‘‘O’’ above the initials ‘‘A. H.”’ The pistol owned by Mrs. Rey is of the old flintlock, horse pistol pattern. Although made of good material and well finished, it is a clumsy looking affair compared with the pistol of today. ‘The barrel is 12 inches lonz 21d carries a two ounce ball, while the handle is heavy and extremely

diflicult to crip. —Chicazgo Times-Herald, Not — .ligious and Not Fussy.

“When I came out on my regular trip the other snorning,’’ relates the Leo stag- driver, ‘‘the only passenger i had was ar. old lady of very demure manners. I was most dead for a smoke, but I had sort of got it into my head that the old lady was a religious and a fussy party. When we got ulong a piece, however, I got to finger- ing my tobarker and, by snum, I just couldn’t resist the temptation. So I turned round to the old lady and asked her if she hed any oljcction to my taking a whiff or two. She straightened up alike a mon- key on a stick.

‘* ‘By golly, young man,’ she sheuted, ‘you've hit me just whece I live. I’ve bern a hankering for a smoke all the morning. Gimme a mi.tch.’

“She priied ont a black T. D., and 1 tell you, misrer, me’n that old lady made the stage look likea steam engine going up a grade.’’—Kennebec Journal.

No Monotony.

According to the statement of the 10- year-old daughter of a Massachusetts cler- gyman, there are ways of making an old sermon seem almost new.

‘*Molly,”’ said one of the friends of this young critic, ‘‘does your father ever preach the same sermon twice?’’

“I think perhaps he does,’’ returned Molly cautiously, ‘‘but I think he talks loud and soft in different places the second time, so it doesn’t sound the same ai all.’’ —Youth’s Companion.

Trophies of Victory.

‘*What are all those ribbons hanging on the chandelier?’

‘*Those are not ribbons. They are neck- ties I’ve pulled off different men when I was learning to ride a wheel.’’—Chicage Record.

Handel had one of the most phenomenal musical memories ever known. He knew by heart over 50 operas from beginning to end.

Oliver Cromwell had the largest brain on record. It weighed a little over 60 ounces, but was found to be diseased.

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A LETTER SHE DID NOT WRITE.

It waa never set down in black and | white,

The loving letter she did not write.

She thought it out as she bakeu bread,

As she mended the stockings the bed;

She wove its beautiful

the and made

sentences through

The morning’s work that was her’s to do: But itnever was written with ink and |

I’ Dn. For the boys came home from school and Lheb,

She hadn’t a chance in black and white

To scribble the letter she did not write,

It never was dr pojed im the corner box

Which the faithful postman’s key unlocks;

Iu never was ever begun, vou see,

| Though it throbbed with a true heart’s constancy;

The far-away motler, the friead Le- loved,

The kinsinan, dear, whom it must have moved,

Were touching her hand with tender clasp,

Were holding her heart in insistant grasp;

But it never was sent on its blessed fl cht;

The dream of the letter she did not write.

She gave up trying the thing at last,

When the busy day was almost past,

Filled wiih the messure from sun to

su0

Of the woman’s work, which is never done:

The duties sacred which yet eeem slight,

The little wrongs which muet be set right,

She had found her paper and taken her seat,

When the baby wakened, “Hush my eweet:”

Aod Freddy brought her a _ puzzling sum.

And Teddy deafened her with Lis drum; No wonder it faded quite out of sight,

The dear home letter she meant of write,

But yet, ah yet; were the waves of air

Not stirred by her tender, wordless prayer?

And did not her loving heart, full fain.

Send out its cry to her own and pan

Uf longing bring in a subtle way

A pleasure deep in the waning day,

When somehow she felt thatan anewer bright

Had come write?

to the letter she did not

The Behring Sea Conferenc at Wash- ington has reached an agreement for the complete suspension of material limita- tion of pelagic sealing. The delegates from Russia and Japan accept the proposi- tion, reserving only the right to commupi- cate their action to their respective govern- ments forthe purpose of having it approved.

Lieut. Boiteaux, of the French navy, who was the first man to enter Timbuctoo when it wes captured, recently shot bim- self through the head the day before that set for his wedding.

Walter Houghton, a postal clerk runn- ing from Cheyenne to Ogden, Col; has been arrested on a charge of stealing @ registered package containing $14,000. He has confessed.

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“Td Like to Be a Boy Again.”

I’d like to be a boy again withuvut a woe or care, with freckles scattered o’er my face and hayseeds in my hair. I'd like to rise at 4 o’clock and do &® bundred chores and saw the wood and feed the hogs and lock the stable doors, and herd the hens and watch the bees and take the mules te drink, and teach the turkeys how to swim so they will not sink, and milk a hundred cows and bring in wood to burn and stand out in the sun all day and churn and churn and churn, and wear my brother’s east off clothes and walk four miles to school, and get a licking every day for breaking some old rule, and then get home again at night a! ad do the chores once more, and milk the cows and feed the hogs and curry mules a score, and then crawl wearily up stairs and seek my little bed, and hear dad say, ‘‘That worthless boy, he doesn’t earn his bread.”’ I’d like to be a boy again, a boy has so much fun. His life is just one round of mirth, from rise to set of sun. I think there’s nothing pleasanter than closing stable doors and herding hens and chasing bees and doing evening chores.—Farm and Field.

A Shrewd Youth.

The young man approached the elderly capitalist with a confident air.

‘Sir’? he said, ‘‘I love your daughter. I ask you for her hand.”’

‘“You want my daughter?’’ he snarled. “Well, you’ll get my foot.’’ And he made a sudden advance on the youth. The lat- ter did not quail. On the contrary, he leaped in the air. He waved his arms. He yelled: ‘‘ Kill him, kill him! Robber, rob- ber!’”? He jumped at the old man, who trembled and shrank back. He cowered before the savage onslaught. ‘‘Kill him, kill him!’ roared the youth.

‘‘Wait, wait,’’ screamed the old man. **J']} reverse my decision !”’

For it appears that the young man had in some way learned the fact that in his early years the aged capitalist was a base- ball umpire. —Cleveland Plain Dealer.

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SUPERIOR FURKITURE.

For Sale By Auction

Iam instructed by the Hon F. Peters to sell by Auction at his residence, Sidmont on

WEDNESDAY, 10th NOV.,

Next, commencing at 10 o’clock, a. m. All his household effects comprising Superior Piano, Drawing Room, Dining Room Hall, Bed Room and Kitchen Furniture. Terms cash.

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or Sale or to Let

i SIDMOUNT.”

The beautiful residence of the Hon. F. Peters for sale or to let.

This property comprises 20 acres excel lent land, with large and commodious dwelling house, and outbuildings, all in good repair. The house is fitted with modern improvements, having hot and cold baths and heated with hotwater, and lighted with electric light. The grounds

are beautifully laid out and planted with ornamental trees.

If notsold by private eale, it will be sold by auction on Tuesday, the 9th day of November, at 2 o’clock p. m.

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Ose driving mare, One superior eow, carriages, sleighs, robes, hai ness, farming implements, and a lot of hay and straw, etc., etc.

The extensive sale of superior furniture will take place the following morning at

10 o’clock. R. BEAIRSTO, Auctioneer.

oct 20

200 Bicycles Wanted

To be stored (free of charge) for the winter, and cleane} repaired, nickeled or enameled, thoroughly renewed, ready

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