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THE DAILY EXAMINER. |

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THE DAILY EXAMINER,

the district expenditure of the current

| ; year .* i. 2 : 4 Z , . ’ . or LS$] Supple Sehool Conting t re | | ments H'ldings Kxpenses | Queen’ Aul,o0 | $4,017.18 | $ 4,593.20 1 } (Queen's Co | $2 561,00 ver a 3 8 24 49 ra’ 2 > > se tOUis. + Lb 2 442 00} 3.466 67 3.2! é fhe Public | Prin : mee) eT 3.989 00 } Wing s e ME j 2.20) De rt of the S iperintendent aasanin 2 995 OK) 7 326 30 HE annual rep hle to Mr. | S'side 657.94 1,349.92 of Kdacation is highly cred eek ‘ a Nicholson. It compares favorably, If ) eal sug reas of detail and in point of practical: ’ rit 2 ‘? ; { ie veation, with the excellent reports ¢ [ o i tiol iT, late Superintendent of Elucation, . ' wres aal. Montgomery. This is saying & great cea

\ I } Vl > ly ad V obd- Ir Nich ls i has evi lently alre import ant

of

tained a firm grip ol this most - department of the Government this

Province. | It appears that but one new school dis-

} rpar—-at

trict was established in the past year—* nerense in

[nkerman, Lot 29. But the increase | I arimants is very

the number of school departmants er)

} » heer rooms have been

Additional

opened in West Kent Street,

not iceable. Pi ince Street

and Queen Square Schools, vn sag papery ' snd also in the following Third Ponda, Rennie’s Road, Fort Augustus, George- Town, Kensington, sSamersel and Eyzmont Bay Road. The total number ot & oe | districts at the end of Last year was ve the total number of teachers empl yed 929, f whow 276 are men and 205 are women

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} , , “i ys tl @ su yerintel, ft ig asinguiar ‘act, Says th i}

dent, that ours is the only Province he | Domunen in which the number abe teachers exceeds that of the fem ale, aint is atill more remarkable that, wiioress iW the other }rovinces the annusl sicrease ut the latter is signaliy greater Uban ths of the forme:, the opposite is the case with b3 oar L of

us. During the year 139J, the Education issued 11 First Ciass L ®9 Second, and 10) Third —141 in ail.

in respect to pupils, the number ent led

cCebscs,

last laat year was 22,530, and the percent-

pe 4 ae eS ave of attendance 55.43. Here ia 4 tabie which shows the number of pupils in the

different branches of inscruction ;

Pupils OME Sh ks kcee es ce ao on OPO. occ cdscc cc eeeseesees -+ + 12,320 Se cea ee re as “++ eee Average daily attendance.....0 ...-++. 12 ano i ee i ta wase eben yes aes El aa BELs «a ose vie ces ccess 6,837 PM gi oy wean ds odes seddgacudes 4,690 NE Ps ae nc dee es a eee a uve coewces oes bone Se PFI 0 ing cnc ccediiese» PCMAT Ee RPE DS 18 ni IS io od 5 oa ihe eN a 19,231 Ny ican ccks e000 ; 10,818 History .. ee ea eke be 8,934 Geography beweses cea a ive 11,506 CEOS 5 5 oa cc ccc cys cee eee -- + LRNS2 Com position Seo. oan ee unex s Sixes 8.201 OE PS = lus becuase dee cede ee jook-keeping... 82 es Seu eane 1,699 ee ee et eee ee 256 aie ceccadnneawene 471 a as 20 French . ae Se 2. lo2 II ok <n ca bas On 0 cubeaeecen 526 SOOOMIREY oo 6 0 06445485: ct cenuesa kes 393 Chemistry and Natural Philosophy .... 170

The Superintendaat remarks that ‘asthe

enrolment for the period included in this Fepurt was ¢ snside: ably less than for 188%, sc woull naturally follow that, unless the uicreases was something extraordinary, the number studying each subject of the school course would also be less. There is an in- Agricul- Natural may

attention

crease however, in Orthography, ture, Algebra and Chemistry, and Viilosophy. That a correct estimate be formed of the proportionate

paid to each subject, specified above, I

have reduced the numbers of last to the standard of this year’s ‘The statements which follow are, therefore, relatively, not absolutely, [n the obligatory subjects—which are comprised iu the second gronp—the most noticeable varistions are a decrease of 1655 in position, and 78 in Grammar, and

year enrolment.

tree.

Com- an in- crease of 282 in Writing, 155 in Arithmetic, 107 in history, and 557 in Orthography The decrease in Composition is to be re- gretted. There is no subject outside of the fundamental branches of knowledge to which more attention should be paid than this one of English Composition, and yet, inthe majority of schovls, it is either taught very imperfectly, or neglected alto- gether. The increase in the number study- ing orthogeaphy is gratifying, that,

the more so because of its intimate connection With composition, it toa certain extent, compensates for the decrease noticed under that head. The only optional subject in which an increase is reported is agriculture. Now that a knowledge of this science is necessary for entrance to the Prince of Wales College, and also to secure a license to teach, a more widespread and deeper interest in the study of it may be confi- dently looked for. I heartily wish that the remaining three optional subjects were more generally taught. Music, whether taught by note or by rote, should hold a prominent place in the exercises of every school, not only because of its importance in voice culture, and the prospect of plea- sure, and possibly profit, resulting from an early stimulus, but also, and more especialy, because it relieves the monotony of schoo] work, resta the wearied brain, and acts as a powerful aid to discipline through its soft- ening and refining influence. The prin- ciples of book-keeping should be known by every ycuth in the Province. A know ledge of this science is especially necessary in an age 80 practical as ours. should receive hitherto.”

The amount paid by the @ lucation last year was $113,626 64, an in- Crease of $5,534.84 over that of 1889.

The following are the amounts voted at the school meetings in Ju

Drawing, too,

more attention thin

Government for

ne last, to meet

Potal | $9,347.04 | $9,376 62 $18,499.00

M aking a t tal of $37 ,223 bb,

Thus, the money paid for public educa- tion last year—-ineluding what was paid by the Government and what was made up by

the school districts—amounted to $150,- 850.20. or about $670 for every child enrolled.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

The City Bill.

The Amendment to the Act of In.

SiR, corporation of this city, now being passed by the louse of Assembly, is oue of the greatest pieces of injustice ¢ ver perpetrated in any country outside of Russia.

The following is the wsseased value oi

real estate and personal property of Wards land 4

Ward 1 —Real Estate : $559 TOO Personal Property... 175,876 BO foc a eb ee . $755,575

Number of voters, as per list prepared by months . 425 $605,700

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January i2 4—Real Estate

Personal Property

inyself last

Ward

$783,050

Total <u ae ee ee Number of voters laat election 431 There was a keen contest in Ward 4 at

the last election between Beer and Mclvay, and every vote was polled, or near- ly 80,

: There has been no contest in Ward 1 for years of any consequence; but the last time {ran for the Ward | expected a contest, ind made «a personal canvass, and found there were 425 vo_ers in it. Why should Ward 1 be lin this way? Are ere

Civic

treated too many Tories, or too many of a certain objectionable religtous class in the major- ity m the Ward?

Perhaps somecne will answer over his own signature. THos. Morris, C. C.

Ward One.

June 26h.

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The Medical Bill.

Sirk,—I observe that Dr. Taylor is stil] anxious to discuss the merits of the Medi- cal Bill through the public press. He com- plains because the Council under the pro- posed Bill consists of only seven members, whereas in England it requires thirty. He tnust surely forget the ditference that ex- ists between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Lreland and this Province as regards area, population and the number of medical men ! A Council cf thirty men would be entirely cumbrous, unwieldy and out of proportion to the nymber of the prvfession on the Island. In Nova Seotia the nuvvber is thirteen, all of whom must be medical men; and in Ontario the num- ber is larger, and all members of the Coun- cil must be medical men.

The Doctor also objects to the bill be- cause all the members of the Council are to elected, and there is no security that they will have the ‘* nvcessary judicial educa- tion.” In the first place, in this Province we have no university as they have in Eng- land to nominate members ; and while it might be provided that the Governor-in- Council should appoint a certain number as Her Majesty, on the advice ot her Privy Council, dves in England, | am sure that on reflection your readers will see that such a provision would not be desirable. (u the event of such a provision, no doubt, the ‘‘spoils system” would be applied in this as in other cases, and the constitution of the Council would become subject to party politics. Surely the profession at large would have more confidence in a tri- bunal composed of members elected by themselves than in one whose personnel would be dependent on political partiasn- ship.

Dr. Taylor seems to imply that in Eng- land the members of the conncil or at least some of them must be lawyers or at least men of judicial training. If he examines his English acts more carefully he will find this is not the case. On the contrary it is expressly provided that the members of the council

(five in aumber)to be ¢lec- ted by the registered practitioners of England, Scotland, and Ireland shall

themselves be registered medical prac- titioners, and there is no provision whatever that the remaining members or any of them should be lawyers or men of judicial education. Indeed it appears that the persons named as members of the coun- cil (twenty in number) by the universities are in fact medical men,

In addition to all this, I may add that in England the council may erase the name of @ person from the register for professional misconduc’, upon evid+nce not taken upon oath, that indeed they have no power to take evidence upon oath, and that there is no appeal from their decision ; whereas by the bill under discussion, the council is empowered and required to take the evidence upen oath or sulemn statutory de? claration in such cases, and that there there is an appeal to the Supreme Court in every case in which the Council msy refuse to register or may erase a person's name

from the register. Dr, Taylor says there is only a *‘moditied” appeal. This 3 not ac- Curate, as the right to appeal is absolute and universal, subject to the onl> condition common to all appeals in this country that the appellant shall give security for costs,

Another grievance the Doctor seems to have is that the Council may “‘tax the doe. tors.” In order to carry out the purposes of the bill, as indeed of any medical act it is absolutely necessary to raise funds to defray expenses of publishing the register ete ’ and the act of last “year contains a Similar provision. Unfortunately how- ever, that act does nut provile the ma- chinery for collecting these fees; and as one or two doctors (who shall be nameless) re- fused to pay the very moderate fee of $2 imposed, because they probably could net through the defect in act, be

y e

compelled to do so, it was thought and I think justly so, that ovine mode of

ed en Rl em

SATURDAY, JUNE a. 8

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reaching the few who would not voluntarily pay should be discovered. oa a

Dr. Taylor says s man's * diploma is o him what a farmer's farm is to the farmer. The comperison, though a crude one, is in at least one respect appropriate enough. There are many farme to which the occu- pants have very poor titles. ad This bill cannot in fairness be considerec a private one, orin the interests of the doctora only. its provisions are for the bevetit of the public at large, as well as for that of the profession. It is framed with the view of enabling every member of the community who requires the services of a physician (and who does not sometime or another require such) to distinguish quali- fied from unqualified practitioners. [ cannot conclude without saying that 1 am wholly unable to comprehend why the doctor, while allowing the members of the profession in this Island to be equal to those in the other provinces, should stig- matize them as incompetent to perform the functions intrusted t» their brethren throughout the Dominion. S. R. Jexgins, Sec'y P. E. 1. M. A. os

The License Question.

Sir,--Are the ‘few more words” of your correspondent signing himself ‘*A No Li- cense Man Still” intended as an answer to my last letter? If so, thea | may say that auswers are becoming very cheap nowadays. or as regards the refuting of my argu- ments, these few disconnected, vague, and theoretical generalities, cited in his corres- pondence, appear to have@s much bearing on my arguments as had the answers of Handy Andy to his master’s questions. In the first place he bas not refuted a single argument of my first letter, nor has be even called one of them into question. Of his second answer (/) the same may be said, He represents himself as a oo license man, but does not adduce one reason for his be- ing 89, This is, indeed, far-fetched logic. 1 am led to suspect that Ae may be one of those engaged in the traftic, whose interest it would consequently be to have no license.

In conclusion, sir, permit me to put one ortwo straight questions to your corres- pondent, hoping that he will be sufficiently straightforward to furnish us with answers equal'y to the point :—(1). Since he is averse to license, will be kindly inform the public whether he be the advocate of the Seott Act, of ‘“‘free rum,” or of some other determined system’ (2) Has he discovered aught in what 1 advucate, or in the reasons | have advanced for what | advocate, that can be refuted / If so Jet him point them out, and give convincing reasons for disproving them. Whin he shall have done sv, the public may consider his correspondence as worthy of attention.

CITIZEN.

O*Oce ---~- > Gzowski Challenge Cup For Engineer Corps,

The following are the conditions for the

completion for the year 1891-2.

GeNeRAL Ipea.-—The Company of Engineers is sent to prepare a mountain defile for defence in view of a possible retreat of the tield force, to which it 19 attached, throaygh the defile, The company may be attacked by hostile partisan corps, unaccompanied by artillery, and consequently bas to provide fer its own safety by a ucting @ — wo-k suit. able for ite fall strength and requirements.

WorK FoR Competition.—The work for this year’s competition will be the conetruc- tion of such a defensible work as can be thrown up in 6 hours,

IvsraucTions.—The commanding officer of each Engineer Company wil} select for the detensible work the most convenient spot he can obtain permission te work upon.

He will turnish agkatch plan to of the proposed work an. its details He will also turnish a reportia the follewing points ;—

(a) The advautagea and disadvantages of the site chosen as regards its tactical relutions to the surrounding country and as regards a daily supply of water for the men and horses.

(b) The desiga proposed for the work as a whole and for ite details.

(c) The resources available in tools and material tor the construction of the proposed work,

(d) The general distribution of the working

arties, tools aad stores under stated N.C.

tlicers,

(¢) Lhe proposed arraugements fer water supply, day and night latrines, sbbatoirs; for transport animal lines; for the safe storage of ammunition, atores, food, forage and fuel; for the housing of the ofticers and men; and for guards and sentry duties,

The last item (e) is only to be reported on and is not to be included in the 6 hours work.

Item (a) of the report is required to ensure that the commending officer, if he be com- pelled to make use of an unfavorable site for the defensible work, has a clear view of its disadvantages.

In preparing the above sketch plan and report, the commanding officer can make what use he pleases of hie subalteran officers and 8 nior N. C. 0., but he is requested to make himself thoroughly acquainted with what he proposes to do and his reasons for wu doing, in order that they may receive all the instruction possible from the scheme as a whole,

Any materials required in the construction of the work me collected and prepared before the competition takes place.

Special attention ie directed to Rules 2 and 4 of the Competition, a on page 260

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of the Militia Report for 1885. ae Le ae eee BIRTH. On the 26th of June, to Dr. and Mrs.

Bagnall, a daughter.

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Special discount on Ladies’ Seiad d Umbrellas at J. B. Macdonald's. 8

Ladies’ Rubber Cloake selli Macdonald's. ake selling low at J. B.

Sewing Machines Repaired,

LL KINDS of Sewing Machine aud made to work wit

my office, above W. Pp,

rockery Store, opposite

® repaired h satisfaction at Colwil!’s Cheap the Post Office.

JOHN HIGGINS. june27—3ieod pat

THE LAW SOCIETY,

HE ANNUAL MEETING of the A Society will be held at the Law tae in Charlottetown, on TUESDAY NEXT the 30th day of June, instant, at the hoor of Eleven o clock, a. m., at which the election of officers will take place and other business of ioe be transacted.

uli and punctual attendance o of the Society is particularly —- By order,

F. L. HASZARD, Secretary,

june26

‘WILLIAM,

ob. =e

Sas z

i at a aro

New York for Charlottetown.

HE above steamer is expected to sail from .New York for this port oa

Wednesday, July Ist,

i ate te of 1 will earry goods at moderate ra freight. Sew York agents, J. W. Parker & Co., 68 New Street. R. McMILLAN.

june26—3i

—_

P. fi. f. Steamers.

-AND --—

“ST. LAWRENCE.”

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Summer Arrangement.

NOVA SCOTIA.

EAVE Charlottetown for Pictou every L morning (Sunday excepted) at Nix o'clock (local time), connecting there with Trains for Halifax and points on the I. C. R. east and west of Oxford Junction ; also with steamer E-erton for New Glasgow and Train for Fastern points and Cape Breton. Returning to Charlottetown same days on ariival of morning train from Halifax and Quebec Expre:s via Oxford Junction,

es

NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA AND UNITED STATES.

Leave Summerside every day (Sunday ex- cepted) ou arrival of morning train from Charloctetown, connecting at Point DuChene with trains for each of the above-named places, and at St. John with steamers of the I. S. 8S. Co., and All Rail line for Portland and Boston. ; Also leave Charlottetown for Summerside every Monday morning at 1 w> o'clock.

(Sunday excepted) on arrival of day train from St. John for Summerside, connecting there with train for Charlottetown.

every Saturday evening, about Five o'clock.

FW. HALEs,

Secretary Ch’town S. N, Co., Ltd. Charlottetown, June 23, 1891.

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5.5. FASTNET,

A. H. KELLY, CO UMANDER,

ILL sail from Halifax every Monday,

at 10 p. m., for Charlottetown, call- ing at Canso, Arichat, Hawkesbury, Port Hastings and Souris. Returning, will leave Charlottetown every Tiursday afternoon, calling at same intermediate ports with the exception of Souris, For Freight, etc., apply to

W. W. CLARKE, Agent.

Charlottetown, June 20, 1891—dy

TEA PARTY

‘onic

FORT AUGUSTUS.

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"PIHE PARISHIONERS of Fort Augustus intend holding a Grand Tea Party on the beautiful grounds adjoining “St. Patrick's Chureb, on MONDAY, the SIXTH TULY next, in aid of the church funds. Tables will be provided with all the delicacies of the sea. son and presided over by a vigilant committee, A good saloon will be on the grounds well stocked with all kinds of temperance drinks, etc. Dancing beoths and all other amuse. ments usual on such vccasions will be provid. ed by the Committee.

Steamer Heather Belle will leave Steam Navigation Company’s Wharf at 10 o’clock a. m., foe Hickey’s Wharf, returning same evening at 7 o'clock Carriages will be in attendance to connect passengers coming by steamer to convey them to the grounds. Return tickets by steamer including Tea, 50 cents, to be had on board the boat on the

day of Tea. The best of order will be kept on the grownds by a live committee, and any person «found selliag _iintoxicat- wg drinks shall be dealt with as the law directs, without distinction of persons. ‘Come one, come all, as the

ladies of Fort Angustus are determined to ex- cel the reputation they have hisherto evjoyed respecting good Teas,

Admission to the grounds, including tea,

25c; children under 12 years half pric = on the tablos at }2 o'clock ee, rire By order of Committee, : JAS. H, CUMMISKEY, Fort Augustus, June 19—wy2i Secy.

CUSTOM SALE.

Q* ee 30th instant, at 11 o'clock a. m., at Customs’ A : " ous Water Street, the un iste ppraiser’s Office,

} tioned goods wi'|

be sold by Public Auction, under satheeity of ustoms’ Act, 49 Vic*, Sec. 90, viz. :—

4 Cases STRAW HATS (Men’s and Chil.

dren's), consigned to Messrs. Weeks ¢: Beer.

JAMES CURRIE, Collector,

Customs’ House, Ch’town, P. E. 1.,)

“NORTHUMBERLAND”

Returning, leave Point DuChene every day

Aliso leave Summerside for Charlottetown

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English Goods!

Imported Direct and Just Opened. ———(1) ——- - — ASPINALL’S ENAMEL—Tins and Tinlets. A great variety

of shades.

PRICE'S SELF-FITTING CANDLES —Sperm and Pare Wa, Als) in half lengths for Pianos, ete.

ALSJ ~English Confectionery, Perfumes, Drugs and Pater Medicines, and a full line of Crosse & Blackwell’s goods

AT WATSON’S DRUG STORE.

Charlottetown, June 27, 1891.

ene ee ee aaa See

are now supplying PEAT MOSS for bedding Horses

{x} r 1 It is largely used elsewhere, and is highly reco mended for its wonderful qualities as a Deodorizer and Absorbent.

Horses like t» stand on it, as it keeps their feet clem and cool, and Horses liable to tender feet are benefitted aul cured by having their Stalls supplied with this Moss.

For sale at 40 Cents per Bale, at LePage’s Old Stand,

McLeod & Stewarts, William Boswell’s Feed Store, and Beer & Goff’s

King Square Store.

CHARLOTTETOWN MOSS LITTER (6.

Charlottetown, June 27, 1891—dy tf

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ON HOUSE

YOU know we sll Men's aad Boys’ Clothing ?

BE surprised if you buy cheay™ than you ever did.

SEE the Stock,

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HARRIS & STEWART,

LONDON HOUSE.

25th June, 1891,

Charlottetown, May 11, 1891.

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illustrate the styles now showing jy :

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