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THE DAILY EXAMINER.

1893

NOVEMBER 27,

THE PROHIBITION QUESTION.

We publish to-day the sermon delivered

last evening by the Rev, James Simpson,

and shall be happy to publish equally

cogent arguments upon the other side—if alduced. It is greatly to be regretted that

l excitement of

the time admits

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The Prohibition Question

A Sermon Delivered by the Rey. James Simpson, M. A., at St. Peter's Cathedral, Last Evening.

As the of this Province will shortly be called upon to record their votes

for or against “the total prohibition of in

} electors

j j '

| world could be better suited for smuggling

' opportunity to thoroughly discuss | 4... ating liquors for beverage purposes,” this great question before the taking of the | I deem it my duty to address you vot No true friend of prohibition would | to-night on this subject I shall

- ; ‘ ‘ -}not take up your time by pointing

ave lere La plebis te in he midst of | : ‘ ea: ; out the evils of the drink traffic they are ul : at, and in the absence o so self-evident to anvone who has eyes

a knowledge which will soon be} and a heart, that it is altogether unneces avaiial as the power of the Province to | sary to enlarge upon them in order to show enact and enfor A fair and free dis- | the great need there is for some = strong

measures of reform. I take it for granted é [ee mew wens 1 any case, | that all God-fearing men and women lam-

” ired to grea temperance; but | ent the evils, and I wish I could also take

wi Government candidates, in t for granted that everyone who laments

4 f \ are ving to debauch | them is working strenuously to counter-

act them This, alas, is not the ca-<e—on

” ” . whiskey this is ee | the contrarv, witha very large majority,

. Bh s who have made up their | there is nothing but lamentation, instead

s ‘ favor of Prohibition will | of earnest prayer and combined effort, that

= so; and s presumed that | the reproach of intemperance may be rolled away from our midst

A ee —, © en ne And here I would offer my tribute of ) - - ” “ be th POETS. praise to the W Cc 7 U. for the noble The only prohibition which is practicable | work thev are doing—whil subject to the at this ju re is that which each man | taunts of the ungodly and the sneers of

: ; 2 _ | their sisters even, they are bearing the oT . Poe ee brunt of the battle, and if it were not for abstain fro tl se Of oOxIcalng | them, organized tein perance would, in

i" et neither vote nor countenance | deed, be at a low ebb amoung us W hile ‘iven tothe Grit * worke: io are | the men are inactive, they are ever busy,

: a ss : while the various Lodges and Societies trying, Dy Means Of Whiskey, to divert the make -onks spasmodic efforts, they are | attention of electors from th ue OO laboring continuously Their heart is in decided by th their work, thev are zealous for the cause, “ enna they have the courage of their

A GOOD IDEA. convictions, and = 1] greatly regret

. that I am unable to agree with them as to

We observe thet the Guardian pro-

poses to take a vote of the women of the

Province on

thie

intends printing a form of ballott expressly

for them Of course this is all done in | tne interests of tiie t mperance cause and not with the deliberate intentien of bringing money into the Guardian Office. it’s rather a good idea and might well be earried further. Why not let ali boys

and girls over twelve vears of age vote for

Prohibition? It would be a good train- | ing for their future duties as grown-up citizens, and cause them to think about the matter,—the result being, in many

eases, their total abstinence from intoxica- |

ought also to

hised

ting drinks. The Gnardian

eall for a vote of the disfranc

Dominion officials. But, perhaps, the that women

I:

the independent Guardian

Guardian hokis the

oOpiniun '

have a better right than they it not

strange that

has never denounced the political outrage

of which the officials are the subject.

SIDE TRACKING.

Prohibition question, and |

the remedies for intemperance. It is from ; ho love of Opposition, no desire for noto- riety, that I take the stand Ido in tem- | perance matters. It much easier to | swim with the tide than against it, but the easier always the right | course, and I dare not do violence to my conscience even for the sake of peace or unity. I honor the W. C. T. U. I be- | lieve the members to be thoroughly ear- i nest and would that they could reciprocate the feeling, but “hat j can hardly be expected. Their opinions jas a body biassed, their policy so fixed, that all who cannot see eye toeye with them are too | often adjudged as traitors, who play into | the hands of the enemy.

Is

course 1s not

conscientious ;—I

are so strong, their views so

ed that, notwithstanding the energy and devotion of the Union and its followers, their “ zeal,” as the Apostle rays, “ is not l according to knowledge.” with some degree of truth: intoxicating drinks from our midst and | Utopia will no longer be a dream,” but they will not realize the impossibility of accomplishing such a revolution im the present state of public sentiment, and therefore the inadvisability of attempting it until such sentiment is more favorable to their views. I purpose, therefore, this

** Once banish }

But, on the other side, it may be plead- |

} } }

They affirm,

je an has scruples about giving him one

A conresroxpest in Saturday’s Patriot | evening, to place before you some of the |

Dr. and

Jenkins

to

that has been

* side tracked ”

announces

sent the second

district of Queen’sCounty. Coming from such a source as the Patriot’s correspond Dr. Jenkins neither been shelved nor “ side-tracked.” He is on the main track towards election.

ent, this is amusing. has

He retired from Charlottetown of his own accor! and accepted the nomination of the second district at the hands of a con- vention of which the men whom the Patriot

correspondent says

passed over, were leading spirits. In fact,

Dr. Jenkins nomination was moved and

secouded by Mesers Campbell and Carri

This “ side tracking” is a grit patent of | recent origin and belongs exclusively to the grits, They have done more of it than

any other party in Canada. But notwith-

standing their experience, they make a bad job of it. Away up in Alberton they

endeavor to “ side track” Mr. Benjaiin

R gers, in order to let in John <A Math- e30n, a servile supporter of the Peters- McLean combination But Mr. Rogers

declined to be shelved, aid ia running on

a track of his own. In the second district

of Prince County, rumor has it that Mr. James Yeo, has left the “ side track ” on which he waa placed and

* Gov ernor”’ McWil-

several stations, reaching the

intends * crossing”

liams at head of the poll somewhat in advance of lu Malpeque Mr. Me- Nutt was also “ side-tracked” by the Grits

the a Gov ernor.”

into an illegal position which he left upon '

scovering the dec eption practised upon him, and “ side-tracked” Mr. John G ffuey of Summerside into it. A collision oc urr ing between him and Sheriff Strong, ° Mr

Gaffney got thrown

off che track into the

ditch, where he now lies very much wound- |

ed and bruised. Ia MecNutt’s feelings a

M r

i calmed on a

the me antime,

re being

‘ side-track” of th Summerside constit- nencey, but whether he to start as an Assemblymapy or Councillor, depends upon the orders of * despatcher” Peters, of

Charlottetown. Leaving Prinee County Strath-

McKenzie

and coming to Queen’s, we find in albyn that the Hon. Angus B has been “ side-tracked” occasion when one of Mr. Peters’ nefarious measures was before the Leg slative Council Mr. Mc Kenzie de« lined to support it, alleging as a reason. to use

be

however since

his ewn words that he would not He has both “side tracked” and “tomahavw ked.” In We

that

“tom

ahawked.” been

st River District it was first arranged Mr. Joseph Wise should run as a Councillor and Mr. Donald Far jularson as Assembly-inan, but this suit Donald and he “

Wise

¢il] Sulit

arr invgement si le trac kel”

vote, Ww

did sot

Mr to the franchise here he

remains much against his wil!

County we find

in Souris that Mr. Kick him, amember of the Government. has been placed on a side track and transport- el to the third district where he has no chance Of election whatever, and in the ond of King’s County Mr William Hooper, the late representative, h “ a with orders from Mr. Peters not to start at the right of track to his brother Arthur, who hae been “dumped” we believe thatis the railway word

n the distriet

x district lao heen placed on a “side track”

all, but to give

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MR. FITZGERALD AND THE PATRIOT.

Tue Patriot’s detraction of Mr Fitzger-

, . : ald was unprovoked. We said not one

word agains¢é Messrs. Rogers and Prowse: Phe comparison suggested by the Patriot

is not likely

to do #8 Cause any good. Mer srs. r

togers and Prowse will gs pro- bably be damned by the P praise as Mr. Fitzgerald is by its abuse. everyone knows that Mr. Fitz serald is hot

man of “brag aud bombast,” and that h’s duties as tecorder, Btipendiary Mayis- trate and Judge of the City Conrt,” were not merely the “trying of drunks.” Mr Fitzgerald is «nitled to a more generons Fecognition of his merits ; and he will get ‘t from the citizens of Chay lottetown—in *pite of the Patriot.

atriot’s faiut

;

have been |

because on ore |

| chief reasons which, after serious and | prayerful consideration, I have arrived at | for opposing Prohibition for the present ; | and in so dving I do not intend to consider }the broad principle of Prohibition and whether it can ever be successfully adopt- | ed—that is foreign to the questiow in hand— neither shall I enter into the points which are now before the Supreme Court of Canada concerning the limits of Dominion and Provincial jurisdiction in respect to tne liquor traflic—that could only end in mere specuiation— but taking for granted, | for the sake of argument, that the Pro- since has a right to enact a Prohibitory Law, and also that in response to a demand

; 4 | cised that right, I shall consider as briefly las possible, the condition we should then find ourselves in.

| I suppose it will be admitted that the |

of the majority of the electors, it has exer |

| the Seott Act) a very small majority of |

| the electors is not going to change the opinions of the minority on this s:bijeet. Of it ought to do As loval citizens we ought to submit at once to any law that is passed, st long as it does hot conflict with the law of God—-we may do our best to repeal it, but so long as it is law it is our duty to abide by it. But even

the most sanguine of us could hardly hope. for such submission in the present instance—our Own experience under the partial prohibition of the Canada Temper- ance Act; the experience of New Bruns- wick, the North West Territories and some | of the States under total prohibition, wara }usall too plainly that this will never be. | The minority, rightly or wrongly, look | upon such a law as an infringement on | their rights as free men, and proceed to

course &O.

it to the utmost. And so I am confident, that not ten per cent. of those who pow use stimulants, would ever } think of willingly discontinuing them because a Prohibitory Act was passed, and it is easy to test the truth of this state- | ment by making a few enquiries from vour to what course they would pursue under the circumstances. We must | remember that very many people, including numbers of those who wonld yote for prohibition, will not admit that the drink- ing of intoxicants is sinful in itself, and so it | is contended that the State has no more right | to prohibit their use, than it has the use of any other necessary, or, (if we prefer to | call it so) luxury. And certainly, once | admit the right to prohibit things not | sinful, and it is difficult to know where the matter will end, Tobaeco may shortly be put on the list, and what, if j men realizing, at length, (and none too soon, seemingly) that the health of their mothers and wives and daughters is being | ruined by the excessive uve of tea, also have this prohibited? Or, to put it | another way; In the Province of Quebec, | a very large majority of the electors are | Roman Catholics, Good Catholica con- | sider the eating of flesh meat on a fast day | to be quite as sinful aa some temperance advocates consider the use of intoxicants, | Whether either or both of these are right | or wrony, ts not to the point, the fact re- ' mains, It would be quite possible for the Quebee Legislature, therefore, to hibit the use of flesh meat on fast dave we could hardly expect the P the Province quietly to submit to such

resist

friends as

|

, but

sickness—resist prohibition as a matter of principle?

I think then that we must all acknow]l- | edge that there will be resistance to the | law. People of a}! classes w | to break

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ill not scruple br it—even those who think pro- hibition very good for others feel bound to observe it themselves, and | so we shall have an immense amount of

lawlessness and hypocrisy, Surely the

state of our morals is bad enoygh now

without opening the door for further | deceit and sham, and double-dealing.

But to descend from the general to | the particular—cap we reasonably expect | that those who pass the prohibitory get | will themselves ob-erve it? Is it not too | much toassert that all those who will le

| returned at the coming eleetion, re total |

| abstainers upon principle? ad yet, if the vote warrants it, the

| prohibition question must come Up. |

| Aa it is not a party measure. it will hardly neet with nuch Opposition and so | will be carried. Ave all the members,

| regardless of their convictions, going to

say: Now, we must -er use ei al : . s a u never ure alchoholic | now will continue to drink yo yyatter what

| | law going to say: We |

| liqvors as a beverage again, becanse | unlawful? Or, are they | voted for the Act because it was denianded | of as by our constituents, but we have not | the slightest itention of observins it our-

selves? Phe law makers thus hecome

it is

pro- j | the Jan,

| is rigidly enforced, the use of drugs

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| called upon, and especially at night, for

mere passing of a law, at the request of a | ; majority, and perhaps (as in ihe case of

| humanly speaking, almost

rotestants of | > ‘ ‘ ’ 2 ay c ;

Passing down to gerrymandered King’s | !aw. On the contrary, we should look to | shall keep the whole law and yet oftend in ; them to resist it as a matter of principle. | ove point, he is guilty of all.” People | Can we then be surprised if those who use | Who wilfully and habitually break one | wine or beer in moderation, or those who | law must suffer moral deterioration, and | like.to have some in the house in case of | 800n lose respect for the rest of the law; ; and if a large and influential minority of

| } | |

| that community,

|

» Will not all something ought immediately to be done to check the drink

| women among us, who, | cannot vote for Prohi | to combine in order to surpresa the evil of | intemperance ? | tent with saying: “I: is dreadful to see the

drinking that is going on!” and ne

| Lut talking will not sto | Prohibition b

the Scott Act, to those who can the liquor dealer —but it does not

are reliable.

ably expect that those who must enforce the act will themselves observe it? Are all police officers, custom house officers, justices of the peace, magistrates, Queen’s counsels, and judges who are not already abstainers, going to become so at once? and if not what will be the result? We shall have the demoralizing spectacle of those who enforce the laws, themselves breaking those laws, and while openly condemning others, secretly sympathizing with them. Under the Scott Act this difficulty did not arise, because these men could import their own liquors—but now they must either teetotalers or break the law. There is, indeed, an alternative; they may obtain medical certificates; but if our laws are to be made by one set of invalids’ and enfurced by of invalids, can hardly consider ourselves a healthy community But, for the sake of argument, we wil suppose that all in authority honestiy abide by the law, we shall still have large and active minority of the peop! opposed to it; it will, therefore, be nece sary to take strong Ineasures to enforce it In the first place, we must remember tha: the Dominion Customs officials can hav:

become

another set we

nothing to do with the enforcing of Provincial Legislation and even if they could their numbers would be totally inadequate, ~- we — shall,

therefore, require a force of Our own; and think of the number of men that must be engaged in order to make this service effi- cient, for not only must every little har- bor and creek have its officer, since every boat, no matter how small, coming even from Nova Scotia or New Brunswick, muat be thoroughly inspected, but every part of the coast must be watched by night and day, or else all protection will be useless; for we\may be perfectly cer- tain that smugglers will make every effort to land their goods, and no place in the

than this Island, for I suppose there is not

drunkenness in the 14 eities of the State

was 17 per 1000 of the population. During the first year of Our -present liquor law, the convictions in harlottetown

were only 155 per 1000, while during the last vear of the Seott Act they. were 21} per 1000. Since July of this year the average has been Jower-still, except for the month of September, when on account farmers getting the @onvictions

of the exhibition and money for their crops, were much more numerous.

necessarily total abstinence ones, but after the principle of the Chureh of England Temperance Society, such as to drink at “not to lrink betwecn n eals,” t« touch spirits.” lam certain that if we would only combine together to carry out these principles, we could do much to les-

“not

bars,” to treat,’ “not

“not

aiite

sen the evil of intemperance without re- sorting to extreme measures, which are all too likely to injure the cause they pro fessedly espouse. But if no sueh con bin- ation can be effected, then we must expect to see all who zealous for the cause of temperance fur Prohi- bition, in the hope that it may somehow or other prove a remedy. And I would remind you, in conclusion,

are vote

in this matter, and if we stand idly by and make no attempt to improve the present condition of affairs,if we will not put out a

distress, then our brothers’ blood will ery unto God from the ground, and we shall

a mile of coast in it, where eontraband

goods might not easily brought | ashore. It will be necessary also, | to consider how this protective force

is to be paid—apparently, it will absorb a large part of our subsidy, and then people will have to pay for the education of their own children, and those who use the roads and bridges must keep them in order. But, again, let us suppose, for the cake of argument, that the protective service will be thor oughly efticient—that little or | no smuggling can be done, that no spirits will be introduced in molasses puncheons, or in flour or coal oil barrels, or in any other way so common where Prohibition is enforced, there will, in all probability, be even then three purposes for which alcoholic liquors will be admitted, viz., medicinal, mechanical and sacraniental. With regard to the first of these, it is an undoubted fact that doctors differ in their views as to the use of stimulants for their patients—the mere passing of a proiibit- ory act is not going to alter the opinion of these men any more than it will that of the members of the Legislature or the ad- ministration of justice, and so it must hap- pen that if a professional man, or a mer- chant, or a clerk, who has been in the | habit of using ale or wine at his meals, | a‘ks his doctor for a certificate he will most likely obtain it, or if his own physi-

he will get it from some one el-e who has no such scruples, not necessarily because he has less principle, but because he has different views upon the subject. A very large class will thus be able to ébtain all the stimulants they require. Another large clase will obtain spirits ostensibly for mechanical purposes—there is nothing to prevent any man from using a spirit lamp to cook his food with ~it may be an expensive method, but that is nobody’s business but his own, and having pur- chased alchohol, what is to. hinder him from drinking itif he wants to? Expe- rience has shown that no matter how much such alchohol is adulterated men will drink it if they can get nothing better,

The clergy as a class may doubtless be entrusted with wine for Sacramental pur- poses, but will they not be constantly

‘a little wine for some oye taken suddenly ill?” The doctor has ordered stimulants —the shops are all clozed—no person may lawfully keep liquor in the house anti- cipating sickness—so the nearest clergy- man is appealed to. It would be difficult for a minister to refuse a bona fide request of this sort, yet if he accedes to it he breaks the law, since he is only allowed wine fur one specified purpose.

But again, for the sake of argument, we will suppose that the medical, mechanical and sacramental clause of tie act is not

abused—that only real invalids can vbtain stimulants from the doctors, that spirits for mechanical purposes are se adulterated that it is im-

possible to drink them—-that the clergy absolutely refuse to break the law—shail we even then be, any nearer to Utopia? 1 fear not. There ism very many human beings a craving for stimulants, Whether

that craving is nafural or unnatural, it matters not, so long as it isthere. And so

we find, that when ordinary alcoholic stimulants cannot be obtained, that cray- ing is satisfied in other ways—and J be- lieve it is true, that whenever prohibition in- treases to an alarming extent, and with disastrous resuits. In parts of Ireland, ether is substituted fur whiskey. In tie United States, opium and kindred drugs. In the lumber camps, Pain Killer, which is chietly alcohol and opium, is freely used. In the Northwest, I have known men go on an extended debanch on Eau de Cologne, In Ontario, when iocal option prevailed, the general stores kept large supplies of landanum, which disappeared with astonishing rapidity, Even “Jatmaica ginger,” the cordial so dear to many a temperance advocate, contains 84 per cent. of pure alcohol, while brandy only has from 40 to50,and ale from 6 to 9 percent, And while the alcohol habit is bad enough, heaven defend us, as a com- munity, from the opium habit, I would rather try toreform ten drunkards than one victim of opium. Oh! the depravity to which they sink. They will cringe and weep and pray for their drug—theyowill lie and cheat and steal—yes, and sell their very soul to obtain it, and reformation is, impossible. And what is more, I would rather have charge of a congregation, in which Were a few drunkards, than one in which a large majority were breaking the law of either by open violation or by evasion, on the false plea of sick- ness, for says St, James: “Whosoever

the community so transgress, the effects must sooner or later be most disastrous to

But while I oppose prohibition for the reasons here given, I feel strongly that

habit in our midst. And why should every effort on behalf of temperance be left to one extreme party ? Have no others the courege of their con- victions? Are there no earnest men and although they bition are yet ready

Or is everyone to be con-

surely be held guilty in His sight. From which awful fate may God in His mercy

deliver ns. Amen. ess

USE SKOLA’S DISCOVERY, the great

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Grand Liberal Rally

—IN THE——

MARKET HALL,

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Tuesday Evening, 28th inst.,.

AT EIGHT O°CLOCK,

Addresses will be Delivercd by the Liberal Candidates, Messrs Rogers and Prowse: a'so by Mr. L. H Davies and others.

Some important statements willbe made interesting to all, MATHEW ALLEN, Secretary.

Ch’town, Nov. 27, 1893—pat guar

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IN THL Fort Augustus District THE candidates will hold the following joint meetings :— Mondey, 27th Nov., Mount Hall, Lot 48, at 5.30 o’clock p.m. Tuesdac, 28th Noy.

! : ver raise | a he ping hand against it? It is dreadful, | it. Neither will | i stop it. Prohibition means worse liquor and move expensive to those who can pay for it— free, as it was under terrorize mean no bquor, and the men who drink to excess

is enacted. Jlere, by the way, are some siatistics, taken feom the American Cyclopwdia, so | prese ve they The state of Maine bh « had

& prohibitory liquor law ever since | 458,

In 1883, after it had heen in farce %

house, Lot 35, at 5.30 o’clock p. m. Wednesday, 29th Nov., Mt. Schoolhouse, Lot 48, at 5.30 o’¢lock pm,

Thursday, 30th Nov. Monaghan Road Schoolhouse, at 5,50 o’clock p. m.

Friday, lst Dee., Mount Stewart Hall, at 5.30 o’clock, p.m.

Saturday, 2nd Schoolhouse, at 5.30 o'clock, p.m,

Monday, 4th Dee,, Winsloe Hall, at 5:30 o'clock, p. m,

Tuesday, Sth Deo,, York Hall, at 3.30 o’elack, p, m.

Thursday, 7th Dec., Stanhope Hall, at 5,40 o’clock, p. m.

Herbert

Dec., Tracadi¢é Cross |

i pd the law breakers. Next, can we reason-| years, the number of convictions for |

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NEWS FROM OTTAWA.

“A Shower of Imperial Honors.

What I propose, therefore, is that we organize for the reform of the! present law, by limiting the number | _—_— of bars and imposing such restrictions as Gudaink “ede Oe shall appear advisable from time to time, ae also that we endeavor tointlaence people | Information reached Ottawa on Satur not to offer wine at their entertainments—- | day that Her Majesty has created Sir that would remove a great temptation and John Thompson an Linperial Privy interfere very little with econviviality. | Councillor for services as Behring Sea Then, too, pledges might be taker, not Arbitrator. Christopher Robinson, of

Toronto, barrister, is knighted, and Sir

Charles Russell and Sir Richard Webster, |

who were Knights Bachelor, each received ia Grand Cross of St. George. Sir John’s honor vives him the title of “Right Honorable.” He is the only Privy Councillor in the Dominion. Nomination for Ottawa city will be on

Michael and St. }

December 7th, and the polling a week | later. Sir James Grant will likely be returned by acclamation.

Sir John Thompson and Sir C. H.

Tupper wil! leave for the Maritime Pro- |

vinces to-day. They will be Ottawa about ten days,

Out From Among Them. Que sEc, Nov. 27.

George Washington Stephens, member fer Huntingdon, in the local legislature will, rumor says, join the Conservatives. Stephens has a profound dislike for Mer- cier, and that gentleman’s political prin- | ciples are, it is said, the cause of mem-

ber for Huntingdon’s attitude. A French | member of the Opposition is also reported

on the fence.

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Football Match.

SerinGrieip, Nov. 27. In the football contest between Harvard and Yale, Yale won by 6 to 0, in the pre- sence of 20,000 people. Captain Watters, of the Harvard team, was disabled at the | beginning of the second half, and retired.

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Judicial Promotion.

Montrear, Noy, 27

J.S. Archibald, Q. C., of this city, a | native of Middle Musquodoboit, N. S., has been appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of this province, replacing Judge | Wurtele, promoted to the Court of Ap- | peals,

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Terrible Earthquake.

Loypox, Nov. 27.

| Despatches from Teheran to the Times say that 12,000 persons were killed in Ku-ham, Persia, by an eaithquake last week. Fifty thousand cattle were killed.

he Social Evil.

Hauirax, Nov. 27.

| Aman named Richard Innis is under | arrest here, charged with causing the death | of a woman named Mrs. Hughes, with j; whom he lived, by cause her to procure | miscarr‘aze,

Murder and Suicide.

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Seymour, Md., Nov. 27. John Foster, a well-to-lo, but erratic, farmer of Uniontown, in a fit of insanity | killed his wife and three children and blew out his own brains.

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BOYs’ OVERCOATS AND REEFERS, BOYS’ SUITS,

BOYS’ PANTS,

MEN’S OVERCOATS,

MEN’S REEFERS,

MEN’S SUITS,

MEN’S PANTS,

om $1.09, ‘ $1.00. * 0 cents, “ $3.75. ‘ Sa.za. 66 $5.00, “< 690 cents.

We are not going out of the Clothing business, but we want our Clothing to go out before the end of the year, and will offer Clothing at such low prices that will clear the last Overeoat and Reefer in stock,

The Farmers of P. E. Island deserve our thanks for the genuine patronage bestowed

on us since we opened our Fall Stock of Readymade Clothing. \ Because we have given them the right quality at the

the quantity this year.

right price.

CARPETS!

Do you want a Carpet cheap ?

sented !

trade cannot be encroached upon. That’s what we are here for.

right. over the Island.

Why?

Call and save money.

Why?

Well, note our low prices. Fifty CARPET SQUARES at @ price that will make them go, Because we have always treated our customers Our Carpets have become a

,

We have sold double

CARPETS!

CHEAP !

Everything as repre. Our Carpet

household word all

We are offering Hemp Carpet from 6 cents per yard; Tapestry Carpet from 20

cents;

Jute Brussels Carpet from 35 cents;

Five-frame Carpet from 95 cents.

Real Brussels Carpet from

Best

7) cents:

It is not only our Low Prices that brings the customers along; it is the Quality

we . keep.

allies

MARKET SQUARE.

The Old Story !

NO INSURANCE!

6. Ie

To be safe insure with

PUBLIC MEETINGS.

Third District of King’s County

Political Meetings will be held at the following places and times :— Court House, Dundas, on Monday, Nov. 27th, at 6 p.m. Cardigan Bridge, on Tuesday, Noy. | at 6 p.m. Montague Bridge, on Thursday, Noy, at 6 o’clock, p. mi. :

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30,

To each of which the Government can-

| didates for the Third Electoral District of |

| King’s County are respectfully invited. Notice of further meetings m this Dis- trict will appear later. JAS. E. MACDONALD, CYRUS SHAW. _ Cardigan, Nov, 20, 1893.—her wat To the Independent Elee- tors of Charlottetown and Royalty.

| GENTLEMEN,—Having been nomi- nated at a representative and influential

| meeting of the supporters of the Govern-

| ment to be a candidate, along with Bnej.

> .

| Rogers, Esq., in the Liberal interest, for

| varied interests, and

Notice for Meetings

} | }

Donagh. Schoo}.

Albion |

this constituency at the approaching Elec- tion, I beg publicly to intimate that I have accepted the nomination as candidate for Assembly man, and now most respect- fully solicit your suffrages on the 13th prox. Should you do me the high honor | to elect me as your representative, I will tothe best of my ability advocate your i among others the conducting of the affairs of this Province on business principles. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, L. E. PROWSE. 25, 1893.

NOT SURPRISING

—THAT——

WOUDILL'S

Charlottetown, Noy.

POWDER

IS BECOMING’ MORE

POPULAR | EVERY DAY.

QUALITY EQUALS PRICE LOWER. USE OVER 3)

ANY.

Saturday, 9th Dee., Grand Tracadie | Have You Tried It 2

Schoolhouse, at 5.30 o’ciock, p, nov2l d&w ex pat her

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