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ai0 o'clock a.sm. ell by auction, my stock aud farming implements, con- sistiag of two well bred mares, one eight years.old, and one four year old. Also

* Wwomilch cows; one «vo year old, and the

other ?four year old, also three heifers

Farming implemente-—-Two carts, two wood-siejghs, two good ploughs of the old Scotch sivle, one principelly new, one pair of good spring tooth hanrows, one set of pit harrews, one scufiler, and one mould- lug plough. One jaunting sleigh of an ticellent quality never hawe been used, aud buifalo: one wagon and harness, also Cart harnese, and many other articles too humerous to snention.

JOHN CUMMISKY Glenfinnan. Pond Settleasent Lot 36 Qneen’s Co.

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Desirable Property

5, That beautiful property opposite Birch

*; Jrove, Freetown, at present occupied by ats. Crosby. ‘There are about 40 acres of choice well cultivated land, and the build- logs, including dwelling etahary,

nti rhb y te ‘ 2 i ? ; ; utbuilbings, etc.,are in good Comition.

| that laroe hee! ey ee ee “able the menic —e grove ver} = : chic parties, on the north side (the main road, and isin a charming Po, near churches, school, hall, stores, 8nd within a quarter of a mile from ae? Railway Station, and two miles . unk River. “rms will be made to suit purchasers. 4f not cold hy rate sale before Tues- private sale before SY, August 31st, it will then be offered | puction at 11 o'clock, p.m. or further particulars apply to E. CROSBY, 16 Ry. Station Agent, Cape Traverse. 8~6i

bouse, barns, |

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; Tisingtwo year with calf, also three calves, i + also ten sheep, fat, ready for the butcher. |

OLD POSTAL USAGES.

CURIOUS PHASES OF THE MAIL. SERV- ICE SIXTY YEARS AGO.

Rates on Ordinary Letters In England

Were Almost Prohibitive -Adoption of the Penny Post and the Queer Argu-

ments Against It.

When Queen Victoria ascended the throne, there were no telegraphs in this country and few railways. The were forwarded by coach, and the

mails post- age rates were to all but the well to da prohibitive. It cost from 4d. to 1s, 84. to “single”? letter under an ounce in weight from one part of the kingdom to another.

send a

There were some 40 charges, varying according to dis- tance, the average rate being 9d., or half the day’s wage of a laborer. A “single” letter meant a single piece of paper (adhesive envelopes had not been invented), and the addition of a second scrap of paper made the letter a ‘‘dou- ble’’ one. The postage was paid on de- livery by the recipient, and as no ered- it was given the incursion of a postman

into a poor neighborhood was watched |

on all sides with fear rather than hope.

Coleridge, the poet, saw a poor wom- an declining to accept a letter on the score of inability to pay. The good natured bard (doubtless with some difti- culty) found the required nine pence, despite the woman’s remonstrances. When the postman had gone away, she showed Coleridge that the letter was but a blank sheet of paper. Her brother had arranged to send her at intervals such a sheet, addressed in a certain fashion, as evidence that all was well with him, and she as regularly, after inspecting the address, refused to accept it. Some humorist on one occasion sent out large numbers of letters, each on a sheet as large as a tablecloth, all of which had to be delivered as ‘‘single’’ missives.

This system practically stifled written intercourse among the working class and pressed with severity upon the middle class, but the rich and highly placed entirely escaped postal taxation. The privilege of franking covered the corre- spondence not only of ministers, peers and members of paNiament, but of their relatives, friends and acquaint- ances. While in one year early in the queen’s reign no less than 7,400,000 letters were franked, a single London firm paid annually £11,000 for postage and a writer in The Quarterly referred flippantly to ‘‘so slight and rare an in- cident in a laborer’s life as the receipt of a letter.’’ Among the “‘packets’’ franked was a grand piano. An army of clerks was employed to fix the charges to be collected, and the postal revenue remained stationary between 1815 and 1835, although in the same period the population increased from 19,506,000 to 25,600,000.

Moved by this state of things, parlia- ment in 1839 adopted Rowland Hill’s proposal of uniform inland penuy ppst- age, which came into operation on Jan.

10, 1840. The writer possesses a copy of The Quarterly Review of 1839, in which a contributor (believed to be Croker) fiercely denounces the scheme. ‘‘ Will clerks,’’ he says, ‘‘write only to their fathers and girls to their mothers? Will not letters of romance or love, intrigue or mischief, increase in at least equal proportions? We doubt whether social -and domestic correspondence will be more than doubled. A gigantic exem- plification of the old proverb—-Penny \wise and pound foolish,’’ ete.

Macaulay says that the penny post, .when first established, was the object ,of violent invective, as a manifest con- : trivance of the pope to enslave the souls ef Englishmen. It was described as ‘**sedition made easy.’’ The postal au- thorities, who is 1784 had opposed the fustitution of mail coaches, were im- placable enemies of penny postage. The _postmaster general of 1839, Lord Lich- ‘field, based his objections on the curi- ons ground that the building at St. Mar- tin’s-le-Grand would not be large euough. The secretary, Colonel Maber- ly, constantly repeated, “This plan we know-will fail.’’

As: we know, it succeeded, and the pemny;rate has been generaliy adopted in Evroepe as well as in the United States. The number of letters rose from 80,000,000 in 1837 to 299,000,000 in 1847, and for the year ending on March 31, 1897, about 1,900,000,000. The postal surplus was in 18389 £1,659,510 and in 1896-7 £3,682,133. The number of letters, which was in 1837 about 3 per head and in 1854 15 per head, is now 77 per sacad. —Fortnightly Review.

FARM FOR SALE.

The subscriber offees for sale, privately, a Freehold Farm consisting of 105 acres, 90 which are clear, the remainder covered with a mixed crowth of hard wood and, | myers, situated on the Brackley Point Road Lot 33, known asthe Martin Farm. — This property is situated in one of the best localities, being 74 miles from Charlottetown, and in close proximity to Churches, schools, forges and cheese and butter factories. On the the property there is a new dwelling house, | also a large barn, and horse and cow stables in good repair. This farm has a frontage of 22 chains l devided oft into convenient

and is fields, well fenced. For further particulars apyly to ALEXANDER SCOTT, Brackley Point Road Or to the Subscriber PETER SCOTT.

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High Titles Without Conse,

English folk are copying the Ameri- can custom of conferring titles upon their children in baptism by using such names as Lord, Earl, Baron, etc. This Will mean more to the English child than it has to the American.

One parent in the midlands bestowed on his progeny military as well as social rank. One of his children is christened

saron, another Captain. another Colonel and another Major General. London Truth has this statement from one who knows this titled family, and they are to be found at the present time in the neighborhood of Birmingham. At this

rate every Tommy Atkins in the next generation miay be a field marshal. Every Time,

Master—-Tombs, this is an example In subtraction. Seven boys went down to a pond to bathe, but two of them had been teld not to goin the water. Now, cau you tell me how many went in?

Tombs—Yes, sir.

Tit-Bits.

Seven. —- London

Justin McCarthy is quite gray baired. His beard is bushy, and his gold rim- med spectacles impart a beniga air to his face, which indeed well suits his

mild manner. As for his energy, one would say that it was inexhaustible,

He is a politician, a journalist, a nov- élist and a historian.

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A city business man, who gets to work at nine in the morning, takes an hour for lunch and & leaves for home at four o® five in the afternoon, little un- derstands the & hardships of the

Dy life of the farmer, who starts to work at break of day and frequently works on into dhe night by lantern- light.

A man to endure the hardships of a er ~6farmer’s life, must be robust physically at the outset, and if he would live a long life, always keep a watch- ful eve upon his health. He should re- member that it is the apparently trifling disorders that eventually make the big dis- eases. It does not do for a hard working man to neglect bilious attacks or spells of indigestion. If he does, he will soon find himself flat.on his back with malaria or crippled with rheumatism. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is the best of all medicines for hard working men and wo- men. it makes the appetite keen and hearty, the digestion perfect, the liver ac- tive, the blood pure and rich with the life- giving elements of the food, and the nerves strang.and steady. It builds firm muscles and solid ‘flesh. It is the greatest of all bloed-makers and purifiers. It cures mala- Trial troubles and rheumatism. It is an un- failing cure for biliousness and indigestion, An honest dealer will not try to substitute some inferior preparation for the sake of a little additional profit.

“TI was.a-sufferer ‘for four vears with malarial fever and thills,"’ writes Robert Williams, of Kiowa, Barber Co., Kan. ‘ Four bottles of Dr. Pierce's ‘Golden Medical Discovery cured me and I now weigh 360 pownds instead of 130, my old weight.”

Costiveness, constipation and torpidity of the liver are surely, speedily and perma- nently cured by Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pel- lets. They are tiny, sugar-coated granules, One little “Pellet ” isa gentle laxative, and two a mild cathartic. They never gripe. They stimulate and strengthen the jaded or- gans until aregular habit is formed and may then be discontinued without a return of the trouble. They stimulate, invigorate and regulate the stomach, liver and bowels. Medicine stores sell them, and have no other pills that are ‘“‘just as good.”’

ANADA’S “= INTERNATIONAL

EXHIBITION

ST. JOHN, N. B.

t4th-24th Sept 1897

OVER $12,000 IN PRIZES

Fer Live Stock, Farm & Dairy Product Competition open to the world.

Very Cheap Excursion Rates on all Rail- ways and Steamers. Kates and dates an- nounced later.

Special Arrangements are made for the Cheap transport of Exbibits. ‘

A splendid new Poultry Buildingis in course of erection, anu Amusement Hall will be enlarged and improved.

In addition to Industrial, Agricultural and Live Steck Exhibits, six nights of Hand & Co’s Magnificent Fire Works and an hourly programme of Special High Class Dramatic Effiet, will be given in Amuse- ment Hall, making together the best and cleanest special attraction ever brought uefore the people of the Maritime Provinces,

A trip to the Sea Shore, a visit to Canada’s Winter Port, and a stay in the cleanes: and healthiest city in Canada, can be combined with a visit to the International Exhibition at the very Low Rates to be later advertised,

Arrange Now to Ceme te St. John.

Evtry Forms will be forwarded to evepy ne whos applies personally or ,by letter to

CHAS. A. EVERETT, Manager and Secretary. ST. JOHN, N. B. W. C. PITFIELD,

President wy if

Removal Sale

Having to vacate my premises within |

a few days, I hereby offer to the public regardless of cost, my large stock of clothing, cottons, dress zoods, gents’ furnishings, eic. Thisis a genuine sale. Ihave to gowithin 39 days, and my goods have to gobefore then. I am pre pared to give you the best bargains you ever got in your life, Come in and see for yourself Come early or you may miss the chance of a lifetime

P. GOODSTEIN.

New York Cheap Store, vohnusen & Johnson’s cor, Queen St

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Wilton has started his 2:30 list for 1897 With Volante, 2:2514.

Iago, 2:11, bas been placed in Pennock’s hands for campaigning.

Jeautiful Bells has been bred to Altivo, £:18!4, the brother of Palo Alto, 2:083/.

Pansy Blossom, 2:23, by Glencoe Wilkes, has foaled a bay filly by Mackay Wilkes.

Baron Wocd will probably be a starter in the M. &. M. stake at Detroit July 13.

The bay horse Stephanus, 2:28%, by Bajardo, is reported dead at the age of 26.

Kentucky \Union, 2:074%, is working well at Red Oak, la., and has been a mil« in 2:15.

John K. Gentry and Robert J. will give ® special exhibition at Manchester, N. H., July 10.

The pacing mare Jewel Woodnut, by Woodnut, stepped a heat in 2:1834 in a matinee recenily.

No steps have yet been taken to dispose of the horses in training that belonged to the late Byron McClelland.

Dell, the famous brood mare owned by Emmer Walton, Alliance, O., has foaled her fourteenth consecutive colt.

Butcher Girl, a pacing mare that for some 24 years held a record of 2:34, died at Reading, Pa., recently, aged 28.

Dick Tilden has been engaged to train and campaign the Alamito stock farm horses, the property of Clinton H. Briggs, Omaha.

Dan Arnheim, the Pittsburg reinsman, has embarked in the export trade and has turned his stable over to his father and brother.

Ont of 865 entries for the Charter Oak stakes, in connection with the grand cir- cuit meeting, but four failed to make the second payment.

Lhe Lebanon (Ps.) Driving Park and Track association has decided to purchase 82 acres of land near that city for the erec- tion of a race track.

The Windsor (Ont.) trotting and pacing meeting, which was to have preceded the blue ribbon meeting at Detroit, has been postponed until August.

It now looks as if McVera, 2:10%,

ately, and it would not be strange if Gil Curry drove him some races here before he cressed the pond.

THE PROFESSIONS, 7

Great Britain has 85,000 teachers.

There are 600 college professors in Italy.

Little Switzerland can boast of 12,700 teachers.

The Naval academy at Annapolis has 67 professors.

The continent of Australia contains 138,- 200 teachers.

The Military academy at West Point has 61 professors.

The universities and colleges of Austria afford employment to 1,480 professors.

The Methodist theological schools of the United States have an attendance of 924.

There are 29 schools of dentistry in the United States, the least annual ccurse be- ing 20 weeks and the highest 35,

According to the eleventh census there Were,in 1898, 21,802 young wen in the med- ical schools in preparation for an 2scula- pian carcer.

Among the musicians and teachers of music the number of women exceeds that

the latter 27,630.

There are 337 ladies and 17,161 gentle. men engaged in repairing the teeth and with great pains extracting the ditty of the American public.

UGUST 17, 1897

would not be shipped to Europe immedi- :

of the men, the former being 84,519 and

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HUWAnD POHER

Musical Direcior Toronto Conservatory of Music.

The Bell Organ & Piano Co.,L’d,

Dear Sis,-Allow me to compli-

ronto Conservatory of Music. tone is remarkably pure and brilliant throughout, while the bass is deep and powerful. The mechanism is appar- ently perfect. the touch elastic, and in appearance the entire Piano is a work of art Yours truly,

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Epwarp FIsHEeR

Muscal Director Toronto Conser-

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Opera House Building J.C. P. Yeo, Agent at Summerside.

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are a line we always boasted of being leaders in—a full line of Wire Cots and Mattresses in stock .

“ We Furnish Houses ”

- JOHN NEWSON.

Newson Block, Victoria Row.

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We are “right in it” shoes.

See our $1 Ladies’ laced kid boots; chocolate shoes fat 90c and $1 and npwards,

Girls’ Button Shoes, 75c, and 90c.

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and fit Spectacles properly. If any others call and say the i ¥° y are selling for please ask them to show their licence wre oo

E. W. TAYLOR,

Cameron Block, City. OPTICIAN

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BURGLARS WANTED.

_ To the Burglar who entered our office and broke the an invitation to call again, promising him a free entry ing him the use of the Stillson wrench. We will not inst hand with an ambulance and undertaker.

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Our Babcock Testers never break the bottles.

The press hoops are right for eighty Ibs of curd.

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