Liberal - Conservative Candidates, FOR BELFAST: A, A. MeLean, Esquire.

FOR TIGNISH: Captain Frank Gallant.

THE DAILY EXAMINER.

MARCH 6, 1888.

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What it Means. Tux Opposition organs are just now raising a great cackle over the egg of Commercial Union upon which one of the

leading hens of the Grit Party has just begun to sit. The egy was laid some months age by the Wiman hen, of New York ; and the ques

tion is what kind of a bird (if any) will be Its atances in which it has been the wing of the Opposition, justify the

hatched ? source and the circum-

taken under conclusion that ,if it does not become add- led, or is not broken during the process of incubation,the product must be annexation.

Our Commissioners at Washington were toki that no proposition looking to freer trade relations with the United States could be couaidered by the Government of Mr. Bayard says that the plenipotentiaries

that country. British were eager to have the duty on fish re- moved for a consideration ; but,the Ameri- can negotiators ‘‘firmly declined,all along,to stipulate for any change in the tariff or even for any recommendation to Congress to make any change in the tariff." At the present moment the Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives are straining their ingenuity to invent means of reducing the Ugited States revenue without giving

and Canadian

the Canadians greater advantages in the United States market than they now possess. The duty on fish is, we are told,

not to be meddled with ; not a cent wil] be taken off the duty on potatoes ; we hear no word about taking the duty off horses, or lumber, or coal, iron ore or any other article which Canadians are, able to send in large quantities to the United States markets. But it said that the duty is to be taken off fruit, and off liquers and alcohol used in the arts, and off smoking and chewing tobacco, —-off anything and everything, but such articles as are calculated to impair the perfection of the great wallof protection with which the United States have surrounded themselves. In fact, the evidence of recent events gves to prove that the United States are firmly wedded to the policy of protection.

To obtain free trade with the States, we must become annexed to the States!

What, then, are we to expect should the Upposition party succeed in carrying the couvstituencies of Canada on the plank of Commercial Union, or Unrestricted Reci- procity? Is it likely that the United States will, on that account, reverse their policy of Protection and open their markets to the products of Canada? Not likely. Not likely while Canadians remain loyal to Great Britain.

Then what will be the position of this country should its people adopt the new policy of the Opposition party? It will either have to beat an inglorious retreat— to abandon the policy altogether, or aban- dov the Mother Country and beg for annex- ation in order that the policy may be carried out.

Is Canada ready and willing to place her- self in such a position as this? We trow not. Weare strongly in favor of the freest trade with the United States that is com- patible with the maintenance of the prac- tical independence of Canada under the zgia of the British flag; but we are not— and we believe that nine-tenths of the people of Canada are not—so blind and foolish as to follow the Grit leaders into a trap inwhich they will be reduced to the al- ternative of ‘‘ backing down,” or of sueing for annexation to the United States.

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-The Dublin Freeman states that in the past ten years the annual consumption

of spirits in Ireland has decreased from 6,115,892 gallons to 4,965,286 gallons, or over 18 per cent.

We publish, to-day, the last letter of the Rev. S. G. Lawson on the subject of Spiriiualism. The discussion of this topic

by means of Tae ExamIneR must now cease. It was interesting during the dreary winter months; but it must now give way to polities and spring poetry,

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‘The Council of the Northwest Terri- tories has made~ ample prevision for the education of the youth of that new country. A Board of Education has been established whose cuty it is to provide for the licensing of -teachers, the inspection of schools, the registration of pupils and the authorization of text books. School districts are defined and the measures necessary to organize them clearly pre- scribed. Provision is made for the establishment of separate schools, and education is encouraged by liberal Govern- ment grants. The system. as regards attendance nud other matters seems to be carefully alapted to the circumstances of the country, a good Engli the reach of Northwest.

THE DAILY E

so that the means of obtaining sh education is placed within almost ¢dvery child in the

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THE SHORES OF EPPAYGUIT. A Summer Peop at Prince Edward Island,

Some one has written for the Hmpire, under this heading, a few lively sketches taken at Charlottetown and other points in this Province.

Our summer visitor hails from Quebee ; but it is evident that his birth-place was in ** the Green Isle of the Sea”; and that he has at some time dunag his career kissed the blarney stone. Some of his sketches would do no diseredit to the powers of Avehbishop Lynch himself.

Our visitor arrived in the S.S. Miramichi and at once paid a visit to the Hon. W. W. Sullivan. On the way he says,—

‘We passed up Pownal Street, a broad thoroughfare, the upper end of which is graced by some fine buildings ; private houses, with the exception of one—St. Joseph's Con- vent—taught by sisters of the Congregation de Notre Dame, of Montreal, and turned into Rochford Square, passing St. Peter's Church (Anglican) for so many years associated with the pieus Christian labors of the late lamented Rev. George Wright Hodgson, The western end of this square is a boundary of the ‘ Bog,’ as the negre quarter of the town is called. Here vere darkies of all sizes—some of them apparently of pe African descent—and re- joicing in high-flown names, such as negro mothers love to bestow. We were admiring two mites, occupied in the confection of a magnificent mud pie, and were discussing the grace and agility of the little girl who ran hither and thither at her mother's bidding, and who was really nigra séd formosa, when we saw.a red turbaned head pop over a neigh- boring fence, whence a voice called hoarsely, ‘‘Oliver Wendell Holmes and Ada Isaacs Menkin, if yo's don’tcomehi to yo’ supper this moment, I'll spank the both of ye's well!’”

Of Mr. Sullivan, his residence and his family, the writer says :

‘The Premier of Prince Edward Island is a man of possibly forty-four years of age, tall slight and graceful, with a face of refinement and power. His penetrating, blue Irish eyes, and broad, full brow, denote in the possessor a keen intellectuality, while his delicate, aquiline nose and the proud curves of his mouth are no less expressive of a highly fas- tidious and sensitive temperament. Mr. Sul- livan's voice is low and gentle, and not tinged with an Irish, nor indeed with any local or rovincial accent. Tired with a day of legal abors he was stretched on a sofa in a capaci- ous tent on the lawn im front of his pretty villa, where his daughter had just brought him a plate of ice-cream, an attention which the little maiden kindly extended to our dusty selves,

‘Whether the cool shades of Brighton Villa, or the entertaining society of Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan and their charming children are to blame for inveigling ug into a broken pledge I do not know, but certain it is’ that while listening to our bost’s views on the fish- ery question, we heard a hoarse whistle, and cabby called ovt with a grin, ‘Say,misters, the boat's gone!" ”’

Of course he was obliged to ** stop over” until the following Tuesday, and had time te viait Victoria Park and other attractions. Of the park he says:

Victoria Park has many natural advan-

tages, and some tastefully laid-out drives. The view from Fort Edward is very fine. Dreamers of day dreams, lovers of old steries of la Nouvelle France can find ample scope for their fancies in the fair panorama which is there spread before their eyes, Fort la Joie, of which the moat and the castle works are clearly discernible, is now the property of a Mr. John Newson, of Charlottetown, who though a practical man of business has a respect for historic ruins, and guards all that pertains to the past glories of his possession with a most commendable care. Opposite to the ruined fort is old Point adticcbilien: whence, we were told, ran, in the days of the French, a military road, which extended to the seaport town of St. Pierre on the northern shore of the Island. Below Fort la Joie, or rather above it, near tooug standing point of observation, we were showna fine property that after the French revolution was granted the English Government to Charles Alexandra de Calonne, the exiled Finance Minister of Louis XVI. From the De Calonne family it passed inte the hands of General Fanning, and descended from him to his daughter, Mrs. Harry Bentinck Cumber- land, who died last year in England, full of years and good works.

‘* One of our party, who was slightly con-

versant with the local celebrities, pointed some of them out to his less enlightened companions. A’handsome turn-out, contain- ing two ladies, drawn by two fine black

horses, and faultlessly correct in all its ap-

pointments, was, we were told, the carriage

of Mr. Edward Jarvis Hodgson, Q, C. The

Chief Justice and his family were also out

driving. The Hon. Edward Palmer is a fine

old gentleman, with that courtly grace of manner which springs frem good breeding anited to true kindliness of heart. The tennis courts, three of which grace the park,

were occupied by enthusiastic players, one of whom, a short gentleman of middle age, with

haic and whiskers of that shade known as pepper and salt, and with an unmistakable west of Engiand accent, is, I was told, so

devoted to the game that he finds his way to

the park in all weathers every day during the season and plays, if needs be, with his own

shadow. The same gentleman is, during the

snowy days of winter, a devotee of whist, one

of a club that meets for contest every after- noon at the house of a well known M. P.

** Leaning over the guard of a tennis court was a grave and serious man of about 50 years of age who was pointed out to me as the proprietor of one of the handsomest resi- dences in the province. This wealthy gentie- man is a bachelor—a fact to which I would call the attention of my lady friends (this year of grace being leap year)—-and although some time ago he and a brother cynic were dlenomi- nated iron-clads, a favorable symptom has lately been recognized in the fact of his having urchased a blanket suit and become a mem- yer of the toboggan club,”

’ After looking in upon Lieutenant-Gover-- ner Macdonald, and conversing with Owen Connolly, Esq., who impressed him as being ‘‘a good and rare specimen of the noblest work of God,” he made use of a letter of introduction to the Recorder of Charlottetown and waiving a i that gentleman an early morning cal) at bis country residence, Knockrour. fe says :—

*“We found Mr, Rowan Fitagerald just preparing to start for a camping out excursion on the banks of the Morell, a fine fresh water river in King’s ne: Mr. Fitzgerald is a man who ought to be in political life, a man who has it in him to lead and sway his ccintrymen, and who has their confidence to a very great degree. He is a pubiic-spirited man, with broad views, and one who has the courage of hig Sion shea .When moved by

“ his

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speaks with a rare oratorical power, and holds nis audience spell-bound. He is of the Des- mond branch of the Fitzgerald family, and on his mother’s side, descended from the Rowaas of Kerry. In person, Mr. Fitzgerald is said to resemble rd Lorne, but the features of the frish Commoner are more aristocratic, and his bearing more distinguished than that of the Scottish Marquis.

‘* Before starting for Hunter River we had time to visit the provincial building, wherein are the Upper and Lower Houses of Parlia- ment, the Legislative library, and many of the ublic offices. In the room wherein the affairs of the Province receive the attention of the faithful M. P.’s we saw an interesting col- lection of portraits of all the speakers of the House, before Confederation. These were ainted by Mr. Robert Harris, the Canadian R. A., now in Europe, but a native of Prince Edward Island. Some of the likenesses are excellent. Twoor three of these speakers of a bygone age are still hale aud hearty— witness Hon, Joseph Pope, and Hon, Donald Montgomery. In the library we saw various volumes more or less remarkable, chiefly less; some fossils, and the visitors book, which contains many interesting signa- tures, not the least of them being that of Air. Justin McCarthy, who had inscribed his name there on the first day of November, 1586. The Legislative Librarian, to whom we were introduced, is a fine scholarly old Irish zgentle- man, the father of Mr. James Jeffrey Roche, the well-known literateur, of Boston, whose boyhood days were spent in Prince Edward Island. Mr. Roche's book, ‘Songs and Satires,” was lying on one of the tables, and formed a pleasant basis for our conversa- tion with the old gentleman, who {seemed justly proud of the successful career of his distinguished son. The last paragraph in the article con- tains « decidedly good hit, It is as follows:

‘‘ My wife has been surreptiously reading this manuscript, and criticises my baving used the word turbulent in the first paragraph. T hold to it. What else can you call a province that is always a for wharves, and piers, and breakwaters, and special trains and subways, and fishery protection, and all sorts of nice little attentions, and then camly sends us six Grits to Ottawa—by way of illustrating ‘‘ How not to get itt!” The brave efforts which have being made by Hon. Senator Howlan to promote the welfare of the province which he represents in the Upper House, are certainly generous in the face of the misguided vozing at the last elec- tion,

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~ Prohibition.

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Sirn,—An address delivered before the Literary and Scientific Institute, on Probi- bition, and published in your issue of the 3rd inst., contains the following paragraph :

“It is conceded that the State has the right to set limitations to the liquor traffic— to soe it by conditions as to how, when, where, by whow and to whom alcoholic drinks shall be bought and sold, and if the State has the right to do this, on what,principle should it be restrained from prohibiting it altogether.”

I think it must be upon this principle that the liberties of the largest number should not be tampered with or impaired in the slightest, that a few may have an opportumty of experimenting with an act of Parliament.

Socialists regard excessive accumulation of weal h by individuals as dangeroys to the State, and as the State imposes tates upon its citizens in proportion to their pro- perty, and regulates their conduct in the use and enjoyment of their wealth, Social- ists ask upon what principle the State should be restrained from limiting the amount of property to be possessed hy each individual.

The aim of Prohibitionists and Socialists is similar. Both seek to control their fellow-men in most private matters. The former would have an act of Parliement

ages at one’s table; the latter would have an act to regulate the ambition, energy and thriftiness of individuals.

The contention of Socialists would, no doubt, be disapproved by the reader of the paper in question, because they want to substitute legislation for private opinion, or judgment in the common acts of life of every member of society. And cannot the same be said of Prohibition. Is not Pre- hibition the interference of the legislature with the most private and the most highly prized privilege of the citizen—the privilege of being able to govern his domestic affairs, of being able to take a glass of wine or beer at dinner and at supper in quiet and sober pleasure. There are many good men who advocate Prohibition, and at the same time detest and repudiate the doctrines of the Socialists because they seek to restrain one’s natural employments and enjoyments, by legislation. On the same principle, the doc- trines of Prohibitior.ists, become repugnant to every sober mind. Besides to reflect upon the evjl-doing that would follow the intro- duction of a Prohibitory Liquor Law into Canada, the illicjt selling, the unlawful buying, smuggling, &e., &e., is perilous— madneas lies that way. Vox. Charlottetown, March 5, 1888.

Prohibition. Sir, —The excellent letter on prohibition, published in your issue of the 3rd March, wil) no doubt evoke considerable comment. There are s0 many thousands in COunada accustomed to take a glass of wine once or twice «a day, and feel all the better for it, that interference with that habit will meet with great opposition. IJfit were argued that a law be enacted to prevent the use of tea and coffee, one can imagine the uproar that would be raised. Yet the vile stuff usel under the name of tea and coffee is most injurious to the health of the com- munity. Inordinate tea drinking is the cause of many of those nervous diseases which baffle the skill of our best physicians. Prohibitionists themselves would denounce aby law that attempted to interfere with their tea drinking ; they would look upon it as-an attempt to substitute law for dis- cretion, There are many perscns in this town who have abandoned tea and coffee for wine, and find the later much more invigoratimg. Does it not then seem hard to ask thoge to give up wine drinking, which tothemisa source of groat pleasure and enjoyment. Prohibitionists say we will not allow you to use wine in moderation, because there are a few who take it in excess. Is this fair: Should wine be taken away from fifty because one will use more than is an for him? Could this be called a warrantable interference with the liberties of the public? Public conscience would not support such a law, and therefore the public would consider themselves justified in violating it. Yours, &.,

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Read the Following

PROGRAMME,

And you wil! at once decide to spend

Next Tuesday Evening, 6th Inst.,

—IN THE

Y. M. C. A. HALL,

WHERE AN EXCELLENT

ENTERTAINMENT

—WILL BE GIVEN—

In Aid of Y. M. 0. A. Reading Room,

| eer ee Prof. Logan

Veoal Solo. . i... ibis ied diegaae «... Miss Shenton Instrumental Duett....Miss Weeks and Mr. Earle Reaiee...i séececccers+tagueaee Rev. J. Carruthers Vocal BROS ERs... . «ins svless sbaodte- Mrs. M. McLeod Views Dust... ..i.5....3 Misses Beer and Newbery Lee eee eee Bee BAG, oo. 0 bode cise dcqcechclesons4 Miss Hensley , ge a errr rer etl lie Mrs, Jarrerd WEIN icv cc css tuasevcosus Rev. 8. Weston-Jones IGE, chin docs: cccbdddecscadecsbas ..Prof. Logan TE... -ssneneenavanel<+peneastnel Miss Earle Violin Solo........+. $0 eee ood Mr. Vinnicombe

Tickets 25 cents each, for sale at G. H. Haszard’s and at the door. Doors open at 7.30. Concert to begin at 8.

H. N. GOFF,

mch3—3i Acting Secretary.

BAZAAR. THE ANNUAL BAZAAR

—FOR THE—-

P. E. Island Hospital,

WILL BE HELD IN THE

MARKET HALL,

—QON—

Tharsday, April 5th.

OPEN AT 12 O'CLOCK.

Admission 10 cents. Tea 25 cents, Contributions gratefully received by

MRS. CHAS. PALMER, President. L. bP. BEER, Secretary. mech6--law

MORTGAGE SALE.

To be sold by Public Auction, on FRIDAY, the Sixth day of April, A. D. 188%. at 12 o'clock, noon, at the Court House in Charlottetown, in Queen’s County, under a Power of Sale con- tained in an Indentureof Mortgage dated the ‘'wenty-sixth day of August, 1879, and made between Angus McDonald, and Mary McDoti- ald, his wife, of the one part. and Francis P. Taylor, of the other part :-

All that tract, piece or parce] of Land situate, lying and being in Lot or Township Number Fifty-five, in King’s County, in Frince Edward Island, bounded and described as folluwa: Com- mencing at a stake fixed in the shore of Boughton River; thence running south forty-five degrees west for the distance of ninety-nine chains ; thence running north forty-fiye degrees west for the distance of ten chains ; thence running north forty-five degrees east to the shore of Boughton River, and following the course of the shore of said River tothe place of commencement, con- a Qne Hundred Acres of Land, a li'tle more or less. For further particulars apply to Edward J. odgson, Solicitor, Charlottetown. Dated this Sixth day of March, 1888, EDWARD J. HODGSON, Assignee of Mortgagec.

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PROGRAMME

—OF THE—

St. Dunstan's College Concert,

TO BE GIVEN IN

THE LYCEUM,

wAlitRs

Wednesday, Mareh 7th.

FART I. Instrumental Duet—** The Northern Ruute ”.. een ccoocece covese eebdunh ened cnncesdcndsekes Smith

J. T. Gallant and F. Carten.

Song and Chorus—‘! The Diying Hell”. .Giee Club

Vocal Solo—” The Midshipmite ”..... .... Ad Mr. Ch. Bell, eK

Vocal Quartette—“ Come Where the Lilies ee Re Ce Ge a ae Fae . Thomson Messrs. McDougall, Young, Cameron and MeNally.

Vocal Solo—-“* Anchored ”,............. M. Watson, Miss Virginia Newber;. Comnke Casein. . 606 lik 6. TO Glee Club

Vocal Solo—“The Standard Bearer”..Lindpaintner Mr. Cb, Hermans.

Solo and Chorus—" Vain M i la eM cocci treet ee par —

Mr. A. Casault and Glee Club.

Vocal Solo—* Our Ship Sails Well To-night”..,., Mr. W. E, Young.

PART II. Piano Solo--‘‘ Grande Marche de Concert”...

RE ir ge ey: cali te: Wollenhaupt Miss Lucy Caven.

Song and Chorus—‘‘ There She Blows” Spau'ding W. P. MeNally and Gee Club.

Violin Solo—“ Thine Alone” (No. })..... Meissler A. J. McDougall.

Vocal Duet—“ The Pilot Brave”........... Millard Messrs. A. J.MeDougall and W. E. Young. Vocal Trio—“ I Naviganti”..... Bescsd Randegger Prof. Caven, — , and Blanchard. Comic Song..... pédaehes nd sets A. J. McDougall

Solo and Chorus—“‘ Speak Kind EN ook scveess ccs _ a 7 ” - Stelly

Wm. Mahaffy and Little Boys. Vocal Quartette—‘‘ Over the Waters

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dsb suk ob l chdeeccescastitaal seseeeess +s Showalter Glee Club. Vocal Solo—’ Out on the Deep”.............. Lohr Prof. Caven. Songand Chorus ................ Settee Glee Club Ad 25 cents; Chiidren under 12 guica Nnereas seats, 19 cents extra. oo Doors open at 7, Concert t begin at 8. * w, - cbs ”

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FACTS!

MARCH

ACTS! (0)

A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY has been made in the Dry Goods Store of the late Owen Connolly ; a discovery that many may profit by, because from

25 to 50 Per Cent. can be Saved by all those who buy their Cloth and take it there, to get made and trimmed. A PERF&CT FIT GUARANTEED every time, will convince ‘you al).

tr LADIES GARM NES Cut and Made in the

Latest Styles. P. J. FORAN.

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EMBROIDERIES.

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AN IMMENSE STOCK.

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Nice Patterns, All Widths,

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PRICHS LOW.

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Above Goods just received via Capes Route.

70:

STANLEY BROTHERS

BROWN’S BLOCK.

Ci?town, March 1, 1888.—-eod & wky,

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GREAT CLEARANCE SALE

BOOTS & SHOE Dominion Boot & Shoe Store.

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During the Month of March,

B. MACDONALD

J. —WILL CLEAR VOUT HIS— Entire Steck of Boots and Shoes at a Discount of 20 per cent. off his usual low prices,

The Steck is nearly all New last Fall. Customers are sure to get the best value for their money at THE DOMINION BOOT AND SHOE STORE. -

J. B. McDONALD,

February20—dy & wky PRUPRIETOR,

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GREAT CLEARANCE SALE

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JAMES PATON & CO.-

c lus Stock to make room for Large Spring Importations. Bargains will be given in every Bepartment daring this Month.

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Ladies and Children’s HOSIERY,

** KID GLOVES and MITTS, ULSTER and MANTLE CLOTHS, CORSETS, all sizes (from best makers), White and Cream LACES and EDGINGS, Wool and Tapestry TABLE COVERS, DRESS GOODS (in newest shades),

SCOTCH TWEEDS—Nice patterns TRUNKS and VALISES, all sizes, ROOM PAPER—The latest patterns, the largest assortment, the lowest prices.

JAMES PATON. & CO.,

‘ MARKET SQUARE,

Men’s Heavy OVERCOATS and REEFERS, SILK and FELT HATs,

RUBBER CLOTHING,

LINDERS and DRAWERS,

CARDIGAN JACKETS,

SILK HANDKERCHIERS and SCARFS, LINEN COLLARS and CUFF.

» Selling’ very cheap,

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