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The Extraordinary Capacity of our) Premier.

When the Premier was in Souris last sum-! mer he was waited upon by a committee of gentlemen, who represented to him on during the previous year a storm had carried away a portion of the breakwater at a cost to the contractors of upwards of $5000 ; that in all probability a similar storm would im- | pare it in the future ; that it was not reason- able to suppose that a perpendicular wall— some twenty-seven feet high and of sucn | great length as the Breakwater—could long withstand the immense force of the sea at the entrince of the Bay. The committee begged him to have a quantity of stone thrown over the sea side of the work to intercept the waves and prevent the ‘‘scour- ing,” which it was feared would remove the foundations and prove fatal to the stability of the work. We are informed that Mr. Perley, C. E., and Mr. Cunningham, C. E., both advised the protection of the Break- water in the manner indicated. But the mind of the great Premier was, we presume, taken up with the herculean task of proving that the Examiner had circulated faischoods respecting him, and that the Hon. J. C. Pope was ‘‘dead in trespasses and sins. Baside such a task, the duty of securing the Souris Breakwater, and ensuring the 06%,- 00 expended upon it, dwindled into in- significance. He listened not to the re- presentations of the experienced men who waited upon him. He paid no attention to the reports of his own skilled engineers. He did nothing.

Consequently Souris Breakwater is to-day a wreck ; at a very moderate estimate the country is minus $25,000 to $30,000, which must be expended to repair the damage done ; and the harbor of Sonris is forever injured.

We have hitherto failed fully to appreciate the peculiar talents of the heaven-born Premier. We are far from the scene of his most celebrated deeds—his most glorious triumphs. We therefore fail to recognize his signal merit in sinking nearly $2,000,- 000 upon steel rails, $200,000 upon Fort Francis locks, $10,000 upon the Georgian Bay Branch Railway; $35,000 upon Goderich Harbor works—not to spevk of sundry smaller sums squandered and wholly lost. But we can realize the energy, the watchfulness, the care, the economy of the man who permitted $39,000 to be washed away at Souris.

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LONG CREDIT.

The Monetary Times, the commercial journal of Canada, has, fora long time, been inveighing against the system of long credits existing in the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario, and has done some good, if we can judge from the number of letters from town and country shopkeepers, that appear in its columns, stating that they were induced by the articles in the 7'imes to place their busi- ness more on a cash basis.

We have often thought that our own Island has not escaped the evils of long credits; and upon inquiry we find that we are as bad in this particular as our sister Provinces of Quebec and Ontario. We find from good authority that there are numbers of our country and town merchants who purchase goods at three months’ credit; but do not actually pay for them for a year or

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0 eS ———— | ac OT take rards i eradual extinction. If K “A MINER liaken towards its pees DXA a %,. ow banks were to restric E : r . . i . lof the original amount be pax ‘* renewal |

dealers to one enewal” and require that at least a half 1 before a could be obtained, the evils which spring from ‘* renewing would be lessened, and the way to further reform pre- pared. is

There are other flaws in the commercia system of this Province which we may ex- aimine into on some future occasion.

-+ayr- Georgetown Jail.

A cEnrteman from this city who recently visited Georgetown informs us that the ac- eommodation of the King’s County Jail 1s investigation by the Grand Jury or other proper author- ities. He describes one of the prisoners as lying on his bed of fever in a miserable cell, surrounded by his fellow prisoners, and there he may suffer and perhaps end his svf- ferings by death. Is there no Hospital for such cases? A new jail is imperatively and immediately required. Let this stigma be at once removed from our Island.

=r Souris Beach.

Tar attention of the Commissioner of Public Works is once more directed to the road over the beach between Souris West and Souris East. In one place, the action of the current has washed the sand-bank, over which people were wont to cross, en- tirely way ; and at high tide, the water in the gully is about four feet deep. In order to cross at high tide, it is necessary to have a waggon or a boat. A pedestrian or a person having a sleigh, has to walt until the tide goes out—or get a ducking in war which is icy cold. After dark the place is very dangerous. We expect soon to her of the untoward death of some unlucky wight of a stranger who passes that way during the night. A person getting into the gully in the dark is apt to think that he has missed his way, and fallen ‘nto the harbor or the river. An old resident of Souris— one well acquainted with the locality—in- forms us that a short time ago, he escaped from the place with the utmost difficulty, and that if he were a stranger, he would assuredly have been drowned.

The attention of the Government has again and again been directed to this wretched road. But nothing whatever has been done towards mending it. The Com- missioner of Public Works is imbued with the same spirit as his greater contemporary of the Dominion Government. He prefers vadding about the country, talking stale nonsense interlarded with wise saws from John Stewart Mill, Adam Smith and the Scriptures, to attending to the duties he has solemnly pledged himself to perform.

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A Boar Story.

A young man named McDonald residing in the County of Hants, while travelling recently in the woods adjoining his father’s place, en- countered a bear, The young man took toa tree, and the bear followed him. The young man kept bruin at bay as best he could, in the meantime calling loudly for assistance in the hope of being heard by some of the neighbors. The contest continued for some time, until finally the man was pursued by his assailant to the top of the tree. By this time, one of the neighbors who had heard the cries of dis- tress arrived at the scene, and looking into the trees saw the state of matters. ‘The bear dis- covering the new arrival came down the tree to attack the new comer, who, as he was un- provided with any weapon, cleared with the double object ef saving his life and obtaining assistance, On his return with assistange aad

more; in many cases long after the goods have been sold by them. This extension of

credit is effected by repeated renewals of!to be

the note originally given, each renewal be- ing made for as large an amount as_ the leniency of the creditor or the bank that holda the note will allow,

This renewal system operates disastrously on every class of the business community; On the creditor, because the contract he originally made with the purchaser of his goods has been broken, and he has to take the risk of the transaction for a longer pe- riod than he at first contemplated. On the the debtor, because, when he knows he can renew his obligations by paying only a small portion, and thus put the matter out of his mind for three months longer, he be- comes careless in the collection of the debts due him, and thus providing for his liabili- ties. On the banks, because a portion (and we have reason to believe a large portion) of their funds is always locked up in this undesirable description of paper, and they are restricted to that extent from taking new and legitimate business.

A renewal of a business obligation is only excusable in one case, viz. : when the pur- chaser of goods is unable to dispose of them, and even this should be very excep- tional, as no one ought to buy more than he can expect to sell within a reasonable time.

With whom does the fault lie that this

rnicious system is so prevalent in P. E.

sland? We answer, with the wholesale merchants in the first instance, for allowing their customers to violate the terms of their contracts ; but our Banks are not wholly blameless in the matter, as the business community naturally looks up to them as the exponents of sound business principles, and when a merchant finds that a Bank will

weapons the young man was found lying on the ground insensible, but no bear

found, After some time the yonng man was restored to conscious- ness, when he informed those who came «to his _ assistance, that after

the bear had pursued the person who came first to assistance his a short distance, he returned and reascended the tree and renewed the attack. The bear caught him by the heel of his boot and tore it olf and lacerated his heel. In the struggle being driven to the ex. tremity of the tree by the attack of the fero- cious animal, they got entangled and both fell to the ground through the branches of the tree, The young man recollected nothing more until he recovered consciousness as already stated ; with the exception of the damage to his heel he did not suffer any other serious juries, except the shock which rendered him unconscious. ‘he effect of the injuries to his heel will likely he to lame him for life. It is probable that in falling through the branches of the tree the ra- pidity of their descent was checked, and that tinally they landed on the ground, the bear undermost, and in this way the life of the young man was save't, The bear in all proba- bility astonished at the result of the conflict got up and ran away. The escape of the young man was most providential, ,

ANOTAER BEAR STORY,

Mr. Wm. McKenzie of West Branch, East River, in this County, was out last summer in the barrens at the head of the West Branch in company with a young boy. Each of them was provided with leaded guns. They suddenly encounted a bear with her cubs, The cubs sought refuge in adjoining trees. The young boy terrified at the appearance of bruin dropped his gun and ran away. ‘The bear alarmed for the safety of her cubs made for McKenzie. In- stinctivelly comprehending that there was to be a life or death struggle, McKenzie who hap- pened to have a butcher knife in his possession

knowingly accept a second or third renewal | he imagines there is nothing wrong in it. | Let our Banks refuse to make a practice | of renewing for anyone, unless they know | that the circumstances of the case warrant it, and our wholesale merchants will re- ceive their payments more promptly, the retailer will buy more carefully in such | lots as he can readily dispose of, and will'

mew business.

is possible or desirable. A summary and immediate abrogation of |

tis pernicious system would, under present | treal, on the 6th, for the establishment of a ercumstances, perhaps, be disastrous to all, branch of the Laval University in that city. But we cannot! All the Bishops of the Province and five thinking that some step should be! huadred priests wore present,

but the strongest firms, beolp

. . heels over head, his hind qu iking Mr. also pay more attention to the collection | yroKenzie and ’ nearly eect at of his book and other debts; while o ‘| Fortunately there was no occasion for the use banks will have more money to advance { r| of the butcher knife, providently reserved for This will place the business | a final conflict, f:rther than to skin and dis- of the Island upon as nearly a cash basis as| sect the ferocious animal,—Pictou Standard.

put it between his teeth, and placing himself alongside of the gun dropped by the Boy, pre- pared for the encounter. He fired and shot the bear through the body, but the infuriated brette unheeding the wound rushed forward. He then picked up the boy’s gun, and at the distance of about two yards discharged its con- tents into the breast of the bear, which tum- bled at his feet, mortally wounded. On the discharge of the last shot the bear tumbled

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Latest by Telegr WAR NEWS.

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Another Decisive Victory for| the Eussians.

THE ARMY OF SHIPKA PASS FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.

[By Telegraph to Reading Room and Daily Examiner. } New York, Jan. 11. Exchange 82 to 85. Lonpon, Jan. 11.

The Grand Duke Nicholas telegraphed the Emperor on the 9th that a brilliant victory had been achieved on Thursday. General Eradelzky captured the whole Turkish army at Shipka, consisting of forty- one battalions, ten batteries and one regi- ment of cavalry.

General Miresky occupied Mezanlik, and Schobeloff holds Schipka Pass.

It is reported that military operations are suspendea from 10 o’clock Tuesday night. Mehemet has been appointed to arrange an armistice.

The Turks have again defeated the Mon- tenegrins at Shaz and Milisoure, and have driven them to Yewther.

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English Volunteers.

In the present critical state of Continential affairs ,he following from the ‘Daily News” 01 the present state of the Esglish Volunteer torce will be read with imterest. It appears from ‘the reports of commanding ofticers fur- nished during the past month to the War Otiice, that they amount to upwards of 175,000 men, all of whom have fulfilled the obligations re quired by the Field Marshal Commander-in- Chief from efficient volunteers. Of these 175,- 000 men, 32,000 are artillerymen, 7,000 en- gineers, 133,000 infantry, and the remainder mounted rifles and permanent staff. The in- fantry are not only tolerably disciplined and drilled, but are all of them inteiligent men armed with weapons of precision, which they know fuil well how to use. Every ritle volun- teer among them has, besides his drilling, gone through a course of musketry instruction, and fired sixty rounds of ball cartridge at the butts. Or if he has not actually expended so many rounds, it is because he has proved himself a crack shot in the first score emptied from his rifle. The artillery volunteers, again, are not simply gentleman soldiers. To earn the capitation grant and become en- rolled among the valuable defenders of his country, a volunteer artilleryman must have taken his turn at serving the big guns attached to his battery, or must have proceedad to one of the coast forts or to Shoeburyness to become practically ac- quainted with the working and training of heavy cannon. They are not expected to act as field batteries or horse artillery, but the gunners are instructed in all the duties of coast and yarrison artillery. Of cavalry, there are but a few hundreds among the volunteers ; the deficiency in reserve horse- men is made up, however, by the yeoman- ry, who are supposed to muster upwards of 14,000 sabres. ‘These, with the militia, re- present the second line of defence, which may be stated in round numbers at no less than 300,000 men of all ranks, Thus, of militia, infantry and artillery, there are 115,000 ; of yeomanry and cavalry, 14,0090, and of volunteers 175,000 men.

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On Saturday morning, an Indian by the name of Mitchell was found frozen to death

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New Advertiscments:

NEW YEAR’S CLASS.

“RS. W. W. IRVING begs to intimate N to the public that she has re-opened her Classes at the late City Hotel, opposite the kK. C. Chapel, where, having every oe she is prepared to give lessons in Oi an Water Color Painting, and Drawing 1 Crayon and Penciling in all their different branches.

Terms made known on application. Jan. 11, 1577.

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CHEAPEST YET!

In Connection with our

Cheap Dry Goods Sale

We will offer our entire Stock of

BOOTS & SHOES,’

of about $2,000 worth, «t cost to clear, consisting of —

Men’s Wellington Boots.

Wen's Leather Congress Boots, |

Yen's Felt Congress Boots,

Men's Larrigans & Overshees,

Men’s Felt and Leather Siippers, Women’s Leather Beots, |

(Elastic and Laced),

Women’s Felt Boots, “ = Women's Slippers & Overshoes, Misses’ & Children’s Leather Boots.

COME ONE AND ALL AND CET BOOTS CHEAP

J. B. MACDONALD,

QUEEN STREET, CHARLOTTETOWN. Jan. 9—ne pat

KING SQUARE HOUSE!

CARRIAGE GOODS

Consisting in part of Steel, and Castings, Spokes and Rims, Axles and Springs.

We call special attention to Henry’s Parent SINGLE PLY

Cast Steel Carriage Springs,

We warrant

Iron,

for which we are agents. each Set.

sx QUR PRICES ARE VERY LOW “=

BEER & SONS.

Ch’town, Jan. %, 1878.

“Provineial Normal School,

The Winter Term of the Norma! Sshool - WILL BEGIN ON THE THIRD TUESBAY IN JANUARY,

and all intending students are requested to make application to the Principal, who will supply them with all necessary iniorthation in regard to the entrance examination. Students who intend studying for a First Class License are specially requested to attend during the winter term, in order that special attention may be given to the subjects required for their

| at Kensington. The deceased, Peter Snake

and Joe LaBobe had been to Summerside | during the day, and it is said had returned ‘the same evening in a state of intoxication. Nothing more was heard of them until Saturday morning, when Mitchell was found near Mr. D. Cameran’s shed, where he had perished, Joe LaBobe was found by Mr. {A. McKinnon about 3 o’clock the same morning. Mr. McKinnon heard some per- ‘gon rapping at his window, and he got up to see what was the matter. But a short dis- tance from his house he found an Indian sitting in the snow under the influence of liquor. This man, strange to say, escaped without being even frost-bitten. Peter Snake managed to reach his camp. The night was very stormy and cold, and no doubt, the Indians being, stupified, wan- jdered about until they became exhausted. An inquest was held on the body of the dead Indian the same evening by D. Dar- rah, M. D., and the jury returned a verdict that the ‘‘Deceased came to his death from exposure while under the intiuence of liquor.” Mr. T, Stewart, the Indian Com- missioner, was present at the inquest, and questioned the witnesses very minutely, in order to ascertain, if possible, where the Indians obtained the liquor... The matter, no doubt, will be thoroughly investigated. —dJournal,

WE trust that the Halifax papers will disabuse their readers of the idea that any- body in St. John cares where the capital of the United Maritime Provinces is situated— supposing that there should be a Maritime Union. St. John itself has no aspirations in that direction. It expecis, of course, to be the leading city of the Union, to lead in thought, in energy, in enterprise, in indus- try, m activity. There have been many occasions when a very little agitation would have transferred hither the capital of New Brunswick. But St. John preferred not to have it. The generally healthy tone of public morality here is due to the fact that this city is above being tempted by such trifles. We think if sisted in St. John cared anything about Maritime Union at all, or gave any consideration to the ques-| tion of capital, his choice as respects the’ latter would fall upon the ancient capital of Nova Scotia, the charmingly situated and beautiful village of Annapolis.—Xt. John| Grobe.

THE Grand Division will meet at Lot 49;

on Thursday, the 24th inst., at 10.30, a. m.

examination. All students must be present on the day of opening. JOHN HARPER, Principal. Dec, 24, 1877—

Hotice to Procrastinatars |

MH Accounts Surnished al Amas and Midsummer of lasé year, thai remain unpatd afler lhe Lurst February nevi, will be piaced in the hands of an alicrrey fur collection, wlihoul Aisiinclion of Persons.

MARK BULICHLELR.

Jan. 2, 1878—

CONSIGNMENT

With Positive Instructions TO SHLI -

HHDS. MOLASSES, ” 10 do. SUGAR, 200 Bbls. APPLES, 25 Crates ONIONS, i080 Pairs Men, Women & Boys BOOTS 10,000 CIGARS.

Counter and Platform Scales,

Direct from the Factories.

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A few Golebrated Bourne Pianofortes, Iason and Hamlin Organs,

Second-hand Instraments taken in exchange at fair valuations.

A. McNEILL, Anct’r, No. 11 Queen St., Jan, 3, 1878—6i taw

| New Advertisements. >

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OUR GREAT

GLEARANGE SALE

WILL CONTINUE AT

Further Reduced Prices,

Several Lots of that

BANKRUPT STOCK!

e sold at HALF PRICE.

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still on hand, will

Remnants at half Price !

WOOLLEN & FUR GOODS

AT COST.

GREAT BARGAINS IN CLOTHING !

for Men and Boys.

ROBERT ORR &CO.

Charlottetown, Jan. 8, 1878.

PUBLIC MEETING.

PUBLIC MEETING of the electors of Morell and vicinity, will be held at MO- RELL on

TUESDAY, THE [4TH,

at the hour of 3 o'clock, p. m.,

For the purpose of selectiug a candidate for the Legislative Council, and discussing the Asses ment Act, and other questions agitating the country. The members of the District, the press and electors from other parts of the Dis- trict, are respectfully invited to attend. DANIEL STEWART, THOMAS KEEFE, MICHAEL MURPHY, JOHN MURPHY, MICHAEL DUNN, WILLIAM DUNPHY, PATRICK CLARKIN, THOMAS KENNY, JAMES DUFFY, MARTIN SINNOTT, PETER DUFFY, JAMES DOLLARD, THOMAS DUNNE,

Jan. 9, 1878.

Important Decision ! THE SEWING MACHINE AWARDS.

[From the Sewing Machine Journal. ]

The Special Medal to Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company.

Exiract from the Judges’ Report :

“The recommendation we hereby submit :— “The great advantage which it obtains in ite distinctive feature, the Rotative Hook, over the class of machines using the reciprocating shuttle, is one which needs, to show it, no spe- cial demonstration ; it being apparent at once, not only to the educated mechanic, but to any intelligent observer.”

The Report concluded :

‘*The tension is more easily adjusted and needs less regulating than any other that we know of. The range of work successfully per- formed by the apparatus known as the ‘ No. 6 machine’ in our presence, was larger than we have elsewhere seen on any one machine, ing from many thicknesses of tin and aus: to- gether to the finest cambric, without stopping the machine, and the sewing all perfect, show- ing the perfectment of the tension device used. The machine is well made, all its parts bei titted to guage, aud consequently interchange- able. It has already received from the Amer- ican Institute all the awards and recognitions under the rules possible to a sewing machine. We consider the apparatus kaown as the No. 6 to be the most mechanical in construction and as attaining the best results of any ma- chine we know of, and we do not hesitate te declare it, 2s in our opinion, at present the best sewing apparatus in the world ; we recommend for it the highest recognition under the rules ae can be awarded—the Special Medal of

» “J. G. Bronanan, U, 8. N.,

“B. F. Woop, U, 8. .N., Judges. “J. W. Cottiys, U.S. Rev. Mar.

The prices of these Machines have been greatly reduced. Mr, Theo, L. Chap- pelle, Diamond Bookstore, is the Agent im this City.

Ch’town, Dec, 29—3i eod:

NOTICE!

NEVER in the history of the “LoxDon Howse” have we been seHing Dry Goons se LOW as at present, and we would invite those in Town and country, whe have not participated in the ExTRAoR- DINARY BARGAINS we are giy- ing, to call at onee,

We only ask a personal inspection

to show that we are, in good faith,

SELLING OFF at the LOW PRICES advertised.

GEG. DAVIES & CO.

Dec. 13th, 1877.—eod2w

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