ETS Me OEE fa TERS

THE DAILY EXAMINER.

“DECEMBER 17, 1887.

Sacrifice of Human Life.

think of it! twenty-seven fishermen drowned last sea-

JUST One hundred and

son in vessels belonging to Gloucester, Mass. A longed to the Maritime Previnces, some of Every year we hear Vessels are built and

large number of these men be-

them to this Island

the same old story.

sent to sea regardless of danger ahead. Many of these vessels look well enough, and their sailing qualities are all right in

but they wretchedly to face the storms that so them on Georges Banks.

moderate weather, fail when forced often overtake Trusting to them, many a poor fellow has There are some parts

as eastern King’s

met a watery grave of this County, where there is scarcely a family in the neighborhood but has lost ason or

Island, such

brother in these treacherous Gloucester

crafts. It is time that our young men abandoned them and their Bank fishing

altogether.

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-Une cent stamps fur an ounce. letter

is the latest

sent throughout America proposition of Senator Beck, of the United States. : t

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— The Dominion Parliament, as will be seen on reference to our telegraphic news, will assemble fur the despatch of business’ on the 3lst January pext, much earher than usual.

- Montreal advices state that at a recent meeting of the Railway Comission, it was advocated that legislation be asked for compelling all railways not to charge more $1 daily for palace cars; also that all bé com-

to heat the cars by steam and light

than two cents a mile and additional pelled

them by electricity.

of the New

York produce exchange, New Yorkers and

~According to members other Americans are now dependent to a Mr. Jr., of the exchange, has been the biggest importer of potatoes from Scotland,

great extent on Scotland for potatoes. James Christie,

—** The American potate crop is generally bad, particularly in New York state. The only bright excep- tion isthe cropon Long Island. That is had to turn to Scotland and Ireland for potatoes to supply the de- ficiency, and now the importation is 30,000 bags aweek. They are brought on the Tke Scotch and Irish pota- toes sell for $2.25a bag, The kinds im- ported are Regent, the Champion, and the

and he says:

good. We have

regular liners.

Magnum Bonum.”

Counsellor Hentzpeter, formerly tutor of Prince William, has published the fol- lowing letter received by him from the Crown Prince, written on the 4th inst. :—-

‘*ITam able to inform you that the treat- ment which the physicians prescribed after consulting together has entirely removed the infammation, and caused the dangerous symptoms to subside. Meanwhile my bodily health has been excellent. J have never lost my strength, my appetite is good, and my — appearance is that of perfect health.

purposely communicate these details to you because it appears to me beyond a doubt that exaggerated accounts have been circulated of the appearance of a fresh growth of unfavor- able character. God will determine the course which the disease will take. The treatment is entrusted to most eminent ex- perts, who, in spite of all attacks levelled against them, possess my full confid ence fam in no way disheartened, and I hope one day'ty"be able, though perhaps only after a long period of carefu! treatment, once more to —e my power to the service of the Father- land.”

Y.M.C A. Notes.

During the week the work of the As- sociation has been going steadily on: The new committees are well to work. The reading-room committee propose remode- ing the room if the necessary means can ‘he procured. They intend bulding the annual sale of papers on Tuesday evening next. All desirous of procuring good and cheap litera- ture should attend the sale.

Three educational classes were organized with a good attendance of pupils. Ouyr youug men are beginning to appreciate the advantages the Association offers them. Writing and book-keeping classes meet on’| Monday evening, sad the arithmetic class on Friday evening. Other classes will shortly be formed. ~—s

The Sunday afternoon Gospel Service is well attended.- More young men should attend the Bible Classes. Each of the members present last Thursday evening en- gaged to bring some others with them tothe next meeting. By faithful work in this way there will soon be overflowing classes.

Great preparations are being made for the anniversary service to be held on Mon- day evening next at 8 o'clock. Rev. §S. Weston-Jones, Rev. Jas. Carruthers, and Messrs. ‘R. R. Fitzgerald and T. C. James have consented to speak at the meetiug. The management are desirous to put the work and needs of the Association fairly before the public, and are satisfied to abide by their verdict as to whether the Associa- tion 18. worthy of their confidence and

hnancial support.

Every one interested in the Association, whether favorably or adversely, should at- tend the meeting on Monday evening.

The pressing need of the Association just now is an efficient general secretary. With- out such @n officer the work cannot be carried on. Without a large increase of subscriptions, hoth in the number already suodscribing and inthe amounts of those already contributing, this cannot be done.

enfin tne

A Maeniricent Disptay.—The goods are now on view at ing, Queen Street, and als day, Dee.

; Japanese Stevenson's build- 8 i 0 to-morrow, Satur- Ith, from 11 o'elock, a. :

gg a to oe ov obday. Den Sth, a O'clock reserve, McNeil}, Anetionsen no i be

I am drawn tor a nules—I must go cum Marte,

THE DAILY EXAMINER, — -— —- —

Varia.

The state of affairs in France is such that | itis only natural to fall back upon the time-honored solution of all French pro- blems-—it is always the unexpected which happens. The new President must not expect to find his office the permanency It appeared to be when M. Grevy first took oftice, or even when he was _re-elec'el two years ago. The precedent has been set, aud every future President must expect to be called upon to follow M. Grevys ex- ample and retire into private life whenever a crisis occurs. The changes which the last hundred years have witnessed, Repub- lics, Empires, Kingdoms and Consulships, are a faithful reflex of the fickleness of the French characver. They prove that Frenchmen have not yet acted sc as to cun- vince the world that they are fit to govern themselves. They need a dictator, and this they will soon have in General Bou- langer, unless the new President shows himself possessed of steadying powers greater than even those of M. Girevy.

**

Had it not been for the attention which the Presidental crisis has attracted, the story of the forged dispatehes by which the Czar has been imposed upon, would have been the nine days wonder of Europe. It does n t do to believe all we read, when we know that much uf the information rests ‘on a very slender, baSig but the story is this: While the Czar was at Berlin he had a long conversatiun with Prince Bismerk, in the course of .which he asked why the German councillox had been so unfriendly to him of Jate. The question led to alter- nate explanatioijsg from which it appears that despatches’ have reached St. Peters- burg which purported to emanate from the German Chancery™but with which Prince Bismarck had nothing to do. The origin of these forgeries is laid to those who are plotting for the restoration of the monarchy in France, aud some have gone so far as to place them to the credit of Princess Clemen- tine, motherof Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who is a relative of the Comte de Paris. There would appear to be at Jeast some foundation for the rumor as, since the re- turn of the Czar to Russia the tone of the Russian press towards Germany has been to a marked degree more friendly.

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That strange craze which attracted so much attention in England sume years ago —that Shakespere’s plays were not written by Shakespere at all, but by Lord

Bacon—has broken out in the United States with great vigor. But is the ques- tion really one of much moment? It can-

not make any difference to Shakespere, and he has left no descendants to be aggrieved. Itis of still less importance to England, for after all, Bacon was an Englishman of Englishmen. A _ single diamond as big as two Koh-i-noors would be worth enormously more than two to- gether; and if Bacon could be shown to be Shakespere as well as himself it would add a blaze of glory to English literature rather than put out a great light. I do not consider myself campetent to take part in the contest, but [ cannot help having an opinion of my own, and it does seem te me that Ben Johnson was surely a competent

judge, and he admitted that while Shekespere had ‘‘small Latin and less Greek” he never seemed to doubt Shis ability to write hise plays.

Besides Bacon was too great a scholar, to make the blunders in geography and chronology which Shakespere; did. These have frequently been pointed out and are well known. I was reading the ‘* Merchant of Venice” last night, and I could not help thinking that Bacon would never dream of making Shylock talk of Antonio as ‘‘a fawning publican,” or speak of the *‘ stock of Barrabas” asa Christian might have done. Besides the men and women of all his plays are marvellously like what we imagine the men and women of his own time tu have been, or whom he conceived as possibly existing around him. If they have any classic or foreign flavor it has simp- ly ‘adhered to them from the books in which he found them. The last Baconian—Mr. Ignatius Donneliy—writes a great deal of solemn nonsense about the Baconian cipher, which is much too dry to inflict upon your

readers.

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There have been and are many kinds of literary absurdities. Perhaps the most curious, the most difficult, as well as the most humorous, is that kind of composition ealled Macaronic, in which, along with Latin, words of other languages are intro- duced with Latin infections. Sometimes the Latin and English words are mixed up in an odd way. The following is a very good example, and so simple that any of my young schoolboy friends who are learning Latin will be able readily to understand it :

Ee nunquam audivi, such terrible news, At the present tempus my sensus confuse ;

Andj qaacinous esse, epsege Bonaparte. if ; ; :

Sed ra nunquam ‘videbant majores,

For then their opponegts bad different mores ,

But weowill seon prove to the Corsican vaun- . fer,» « <3 ;

Though times may be changed—Britons never

mutantur !

Per mare, rather am led to opine.

To meet British naves he would not incline ;

Lest he should in mare projundym be drowned,

Et cum alga, non lauro, his caput be ero wnea.

But allow that this boaster in Britain should land,

Multis cum aliis at his command ;

Here are lads’ who will meet, ay, srid properly work 'em, ‘

And speedily send ‘em, ni fallor, in Oreum.

Nunce let us, amici, join corda et nanusg,

And use well the vires Di Boni afford us ;

Then let nations combine. Britain never can fall,

Neo ape in parvo—a match for them ail,

The Scott Act Scrutiny.

Tas scrutiny was resumed before Judge Alley this morning, but counsel on both sides agreed to leave the decision of the ballots to the Judge without argument. The Ovurt then adjourned, and at four o'clock this afternoon gave the result, which was as follows ;—

Por ths FO ec cc: seoien ae Against the Petition.................... 689

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_ ce - : rr SOMETHING new in ladies’ rubber gossamers received at Beer Bros. Special values at $1.20,

British Topics.

- sey oa ° . (Special Correspondence of The Lxaminer. )

The opinion of Mr. Morley on the mis- sion of union, taken in hand by Lord Hartington and Mr. Goschen, is that they carry a pocketful of rattlesnakes, to euchre | St. Patrick and dispose of the veto that) the Saint put upon such reptiles. Morley said lots of this sort of thing in Hull, ad- dressing politicians of the Liberal School there, and no doubt he was rather strong in expression, to suit the place, the (now very old) political litany of corrupt expres- sions having contained the not very com- plimentary prayer of ‘From Hull, Hell and Halifax, Good Lord deliver us.”

Now that Mr. Froude has stuck a pin into what is getting known as the ‘‘ Social- ist Epidemic,” the ** Liberty and Property Defence League ” are jubilant, but whether the corruption of that ism will flow from the puncture is a horse of another color altogether.

There is a fair prospect of the publication in a cheap form, for circulation in every centre of science—interest, at heme and abroad, of Prof. Stokes’ ‘* Progress of Science During the Last Half Century.” It was a lecture delivered by that learned M. P., before the Royal Society of London, of which he is the President,and is consider- ed « masterpiece presentation of facts. You remember in connection with the rict (or what would have been so, but for the wise interposition of Sir Charles Warren) that Mr. John Burns and an M. P., (Mr. Cunningham Graham) were collared by the bobbies and walked off to safer quarters, and held for trial. The result of that little manoeuvre, which came off before the auth- orities of Bow Street, is the committal of both defendants for trial—and it is expect- ed they will by-aud-by swell the ignoble array of martys, if judicial pity for their no- law and infatuation, does not save them.

School boys who feel like fighting have a way of what is called ‘ bucking up to one another,” and it seem as if Russia, Austria, Germany and Italy, have cartooned their swelling bosoms, after that fashion, but just us some big boy steps in to stop proceed- ings in the play ground, England has given informally her make-weight (or make-wait) to the triple alliance between the last three powers, and agreed to throw her navy into the scale of conciliation. Of course this is hailed in Vienna as a Godsend, under her apprehensions about Russian advances to the Austrian frontier, and generally this move is both considered timely and in the interests of peace, which, however, now- adays and just now, is a peace which pass- eth the understanding of both war experts and peaceful crones.

Riots and arrests go on in Ireland, but the Hartington dictum that ‘*the legiti- mate aspirations of the Jrish people could be best met, and their prosperity best pro- moted, under one Imperial Government for the whole,” is winging its way on to the branches of Irish thought, and

less-order

The purple not the green, Will very soon be seen, Worn by the boys of Erin, oh.

The Privy Council that met just after the Queen’s return from Balmoral, decided to further prorogue Parliament to January 13 —and if one may judge from the private opinions one so often hears about ‘‘obstruc- tion to parliamentary business,”’ there will be a good deal of Augean work to be done on the floor of the next House. By the way, you will be glad to know the Irish- American explosive scare, thoygh serious enough, is believed to be quite safe in the hands of our metropolitan defenders.

CAVERSHAM.

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He Swallowed His Teeth.

Maruias LANDRIGAN is the name of a young man belonging to Montague, who is at present a patientin the Charlottetown Hospital. Mathias, it appears, has for several years past worn two artificial teeth attached to a hard rubber plate. The teeth worked along as usual until Wednesday last, when Mathias, while at dinner, accidentally swallowed them. Now while the teeth remained in the place they were intended for, there was not myeh groynd for complaint ; but when they shiffted from the mouth te the gullet, the feelings of their owner can be better imagined than described. The medical men of the neighborhood were hastily sum- moned, and one of them probed tor the teeth but without any beneficial results. The unfortunate man was suffering the most intense agony. The position of the teeth interfered so much with his digestion that he could neither eat nor drink— not even take a drop of water. After the local medical talent had failed ‘in .their efforts to relieve the sufferings of the poor fellow, it was decided to remove him to the Charlottetown Hospital, which institution he reach- ed about noon on the day atter the acci- dent. When he arrived he was in such intense pain that it was decided to have the operation performed as quickly as pos- sible. Accordingly at eight o’ciock that evening, the Hospital surgeons, by lamp- light, began theirtask. After administer- ing chloroform to their patient, who was continually asking for water, they prouceed- ed to search for the missing teeth. An

incision was made from a __ ghort distance below the lower jaw to the point. where the collar-bone

joins the breast-bone, at which lattey place the teeth were found imbedded in the gul- let, which had become distended to its fullest capacity. The young man’s condi- tion is much improved, although he is stil] somewhat weak. He is now being regu- larly fed with milk and water by. means of a tube passed into the stomach through the mouth. Thisis the first case of the kind we haye ever had on the Island—indeed, such an oecurrencs is exceedingly rare any- where. The success of this and other im- portant operations which have been per- formed at the Charlottetown Hospital dur- ing past years beautifully exemplifies the usefulness of such institutions, The great wonder is how we managed to yet along with out them so long. 5 nea ata

Tae Maritime Coyventiox.—The special committees appointed by the Educational Convention of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia anc P. E. Island recommend that an inter-

revincial educational convention be held during the third week in July, 1888, at St. Jobn, and that the exeeutive committee of each provincial convention be asked to ap- prove of this, and appoint sub-committees to arrange the details.

$1.60, $2.50, $4.30, $35, and SYED.

j att 13, Qins

pe CRayy Movipnias, wholeale ond re very chevp.—Matk Wright & Co.

JTYp r - SATURDAY DIED.

In this city, on Monday, the 12th inst., of congestion of the lungs, Alfonse Justin, dearly beloved son of John D, ond Flora Me- Lellan, aged nine months,

In this city, on Saturday, the [7th inst., of congestion of the langs, Jessie dane, daughter of John D. and Flora McLellan, age 4 years and 6 months.

(Summerside Journal please copy. )

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APPLES, RAISINS, ONIONS,

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R* AUCTION at my salesroom,

MONDAY, 19th UNST.,

at ll o’clock ;—

40 bris. Apples. 39 boxes Kaisin 10 brls. Onions. G. M. HARRIS, Auctioneer. Dec. 17, 1887.

SHERIFF'S SALE.

OSTPONEMENT of Sheriff's Sale, pre- viously advertised for sale on Friday, the 16th inst., on the Market Square, will iake place on FRIDAY NEXT, at M. Stevenson's Building, Queen Street, at the hour of Eleven o’elock, a: m., 147 pairs of Mens’ and Women’s Boots, and a lot of goods anc merchandise in greas variety. Terms Cash. —ALSO— At the Market Square at 120’clock, noon : 1 Horse. 1 Wagon. 1 Set Harness. Levied on by Writ of Attachment-- Matheson against James Stewart, an absent debtor. Terms Cash, JAMES CURTIS, Sheriff. Dated 17th December, 1886.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

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INCE the petition to annul the Scott Act has been defeated, I take this means of in-

forming the trade and the public generally, that I have beeu appointed agent for the Is- land for James Roue, of Halifax, manufacturer of, ali kinds of temperate Grinks, and that 1 have in stock a large assortment of the above goods which | will supply at factory prices.

The goods manufactured by Mr. Koue are admitted to be far superior to any other manu- factured in the Provinces.

Goods supplied immediate'y on receipt of order,

OYSTERS A SPECIALTY. Sold by the barrel, quart or half shell at the OLD LONDON HOUSE.

JOHN, JOY

Proprietor. Water Street, 17th Dec., 1837, 2 aw 2w

RAYMOND’S | VACATION EXCURSIONS.

All Traveling Expenses Included .

A WINTER

seeped

CALIFORNIA.

Four Parties will leave Boston in January, in MAGNIFICENT TRAINS OF PUOLL- MAN PALACE CARS (with Pullman Palace Dining-Cars or Hotel Cars on every train), for all the Principal Cities and Health Re- sorts of the Pacific Coast. The dates and routes are as follows :—

Monday, January 2. Vie Cincinnati, Mammoth Cave, New Orleans, Galveston, San Antonio, ete, :

Thursday, Jannary £2. Via Chicago, Sarita Fe, Albuquerque, Barstow, San Berna- dino, ete. : Wiest

Monday, January 16. Via Cincin: nati, Mammoth Cave, New Orleans,Galveston, San Antonio, ete.

Monday, January 2%. Via Council Bluffs, Denver, Ogden, Salt Lake City, ete.

Sixteen Returning Parties, under special escort, over Five Different Routes. Return tickets also goed on all trains. Independent Tickets, covering every expense both ways, and giving entire freedom to the passenger while in California, and also in making the journey homeward. Hotel cou- pons supplied fer long or short sojourns at

all the Leading Pacific Coast Re-

sorts.

Dates of G@ther California Excur. sions, February 2, 7, and 20; March §& and 12.

‘Dates of Mexico Excursions.

uary 16 and March 12. W. RAYMOND. IL. A WHITCOMB,

Jan-

4a Send for descriptive circalars, desig- nating whether book relating to Mexico or California tours is desired.

¥. RAYMOND, 296 Washington St. (opposite School St.) BOSTON, MASS.

Dec. 17, 1887—3i

TANTUNS

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Ladies’ Gold Stem-wind Watches, frow $15, upwards, Gents’ S:lver Watches, fram $4.75, upwards, American Clocks from $1.50 upwards Aud Jewelry, in Gold, Gold-plated and Silver at correspondingly low

figures.

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THEO.

Ch’town, Dec. 17, 1887—3i eod

MARKET

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Wool Squares and Shawis, Astracan Jackeis, Hand Satchels, Umbrellas, Waterproof Capes,

Kid Gloves,

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Gold and Steel Spectacles,

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plete assortment of ap. | propriate Gifts I have yet seen. Be sure to please your loved ones with selections fromthig = elegant collection. Very truly youre, Santa Claus.

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W. W. WELLNER

nnouncing that his Stock of

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Silver Plated Ware,

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yt Offered, and sure to Please all Customers in Prices and Patterns.

Tremendou Knocks

AN as we have just receive la very large stoz Ladies’ Gold Watches from $15, upwards.” Ladies’ Silver Watches frowr $8, upwards. , Gents’ Silver Watches fron $12, upwards. Nickle Watches from $5, upwards,

New Style in Brooches from 25cts, upwards. Ear Rings from 30cts, upwards.

Ladies’ Colored Gold Sets from $15, upwards. Ladies’ Gold Band Rings from $1, upwards. Plain Goid Rings from $1, upwards. | Ladies; Set Riags from $’, upwards. Bangle Bracelets from $1.50, upwards. Ladies’ Necklets from 7Acts, upwards. Silver Thimbles from 35cts, upwards, :

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Repairing attended to—Watches, Clocks and Jewelry.

G. G. JURY,

WATCMAKER & JEWELLER, NORTH SIDE QUEEN SQUARE, : (Opposite Pust Odice, Ca’towa, F, E. I.

Down in Prices for

the Holiday Season.

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OW is the time to secure Xmas and New Year's Presents for your friends and relations,

& of goods for you to select from.

Chains from 40cts, upwards.

Scarf Pins from 20cts, upwards. Watch Chains from 40cts, upwards. Collar Buttons from 5cts, upwards. Cuff Buttons from 20cts, upwards. Lockets from 25cts, upwards. Gents’ Gold Rings from $2, upwards. Silverware at a Fic discount. Spectacles from 2vcts, upwards. Eyeglasses from 30cts, upwards. Nickle Clocks from $1.75, upwards. American Walnut Clocks, from 2.50, upwards.

thin has ever been sold before.