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FEBRUARY 13,°18838, rote: ting the Farmers.
for the further United
{ MOVEWENT t8 on foot
protection of the farmers of the
States, [oe propositions of the movers are set forth i. the following petition To the 8; th of the Louse of Representa
tiveas
The antersigned respectfully pray that agricultare may be nvore effectually protectéd by prevent sudulent importations of cat tle on the »retense that trey are for breediny purposes oaly; oy a duty of 20 cents pet bushel on barl.y, with a prepor tionate increase of duty on luties of 25 cents per bushel on potatoe and onions, $2 per 100 on cab- bages, $° r ton on hay, I cets per pound on hops, 20 » 1 cent. on beans an 1 peas, 5 cents per dozen on eggs, 30 per ceut. on fowls and poultry aidon * tables in their nataral state or in gait o brine not otnerwise pro vided for,’ wit o re! val o reauction of duties on rket girder products now duti able; by <u qamereased on fax and on linen goo l> es : iaily eneourage the preparation of tiure ai yenufacture of goods; by abolishing all duties on sugar, with a bounty ) roducers; by preventing um ports of ler! uitable for wrappers at the dut; Li pus i on otnet le il tobacx Vv and repealin i internal taxes on tobacco; by re storing tv | yrowing the substantial pro tection’ enjoyed unéler the tariff of 1867 30
modified as to meet the later torms of foreign competition and of evasion.
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E‘Tects of Retaliation.
United
T? .si vel alin
that the
to enaferce the
Tis not at all likely
States ever intended
stion Act;and it is not at all likely that
they will ever do so. Collectively as well as individually, the people of the States are adepts at ‘‘ tactics’ of a certain kind; and, new that it has been discovered that it doesn’t **scare worth a cent,” the Retalia- tion Act will prubobly he
limbo. T ie Empire the trouble tu speculate upen
consigned to has, however, taken the effects
which Ww ild follow its enforcement it says:
‘* Pair trade between the two countries is mutually advantageous; the «shipping, the railway © ports, tae OunKs, the merchants, the people, dnd If proi talric But there is a ditlerence ia the character of the pu chases which the two countries make from each other that cannot overlooked. The United States does not buy anything in Canada that it can bay clagwhere; that isto say, it only buys what it cannot help buying in Canada. It buys our lumber, our fish, our ores, our minerals, oar ecgs, onr harley, our hay, pota toes, etc., because there is nowhere else out side the United Mates in which it can -buy them. Liris rule doves net apply to Canada’s
yurehases in the United states. Canada bout in the United States last. year o¥er 12,000,000 pounds of wool, This was not United States wool. It came from Africa,
Australia and sonth America. In the event of non-intercourse we can buy this woo! in Amsterdam or from the countries of produc- tion, which is preferable. Canada bought in
the States nearly $2,000,000 worth of raw hides last year. These came largely from South America. We have only to subsidize steamers or re-arrange the tariif to work upa
good lirect exchange trade with the South American countries, We bought nearly $3.000,000 worth of raw cotton of United States gi owth last year. Of cours we can get along with- out’ Amercan cotton if we are pressed. Not many years ago it was thought the wor'd could not do without West Indian sugar, bu: sugar is now produced in such quantiti 3 ia every quarter of the giobe as to be adrug in the mirket - and Indian and
Egyptisn cottons are rendering the world practically independent of the product ot the Southern }tates. The millions of pounds of dyestuffs avd gars, the hardware and machi- nery, Wiic) we buy in the States we can buy in Engkiic about as cheaply, the principal in- convenience being the time taken to fill an order, [n leed, there is nothing in the line of
manuiaecig-28 .or which weneed goto the United stares. If by the enforcement of the Ketaliaiis, Act non-imtercourse were brought about, the stream of commerce with England and di+tan countries would be so enlarged that our steimsiip lines would be augmented, and
full transatlantic cargoes each way, with com- petition. would cheapen treights and reduce the cost of such articles of Canadian commetve is the United States would .thus have thro:-n awa And with the loss of this valuable trade the. United States would have lost tae.use of Canadian railway com- petition ia the transportation of freigat from the Western to the New “ngiand States, and between the Atlantic and Pacitic, the loss of the use of Canadian canals and the many advantages which they enjoy by the use of Canadirn ovean steamers going and coming at their At’an‘ic ports. Even the few changes w? have indicated show that the United States would be an enormous loser by the enforcement of the Retailiation Act, a greater loser by far ‘than Canada ca» poss ple be. — —————< > + aD += —The Montreal (Gazette reminds us that the seat for Halton is the fifth seat won from the Oppposition by the Government since the genera! election, and makes the Conservative majority in the Commons ten greater than it was last year. As Mr. Blake would say, ‘“‘there is a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees.”’
An atte:pt to tyraphnizé young women has just been mide in lower Austria. The heads of svhouls there complained that young school mistresses all went and marrie< enced and careful, and could not be borne. introduce into the Lexislaiure in favor of enfurcing celibacy among female school teachers. The interestip
that the
aud very humorous debate. The
friends of the s¢hou! taistresses © contended | that it was with thye-hope of ‘marrying that lots of 1 girls went into the school |
teaching business, and to cut off the bright |
hope of marriage woud be to keep many bright giris out of the scheol-room alto- gether.
$n <> fee
A retailer in an eastern town, writing to
» Torert wid sho. wianudfatturer for a fur'h ip .y of ru cbers, said? ** I sup- pose | i ve iy part of these Gver ' until mux’ «2 i; wus come one has to do it, and sig! just as weil be the some one.” if ne. cesu't ash the manufacturer
to carry t ea
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THE THE DAILY EXAMINER.
bill was rejected after an |
well, there can ;
Obitaary.
Tne sad announcement of the death of Mrs. Charles oles will be found in another cotumn. ~ Mrs. Coles leaves two infant children in the desolate home, far away. Mr. Coles wil! have the sincere sympathy of many friends in Charlottetown at this time of heavy bereavement and sorrow.
We annottnce to-day the death of Mr. Joseph Young, an old and respected citizen of Charlottetown. Mr. Young has for several years, past been attlicted with blindness. He survived his partner in life only a few weeks. To him death gave a happy release.
Referring to the death of Mr. Wim. R. Dingwell, a notice of which appears in another column, the Guardian says: ** The parents of this yeung man having both died, left him, their eldest son, to provide for his orphan sisters. With this object in view, and believing that he could better accom- plish that end in the United States than in his native land, set out for Boston some three years ago, where he found employ- ment in the Boston and Maine Railway. While ewployed in the freight yard of the above named Railway, in Boston, he met with an accident by which he sustained a compound fracture of the skull, which re- sulted in death on the 12th January last. From the aecount which we have received from a private source, we are pleased to know that the subject of this notice, by his steady and industrious habits, and by his kind and gentle disposition, made him- self many teue friends and admirers, who with those who were acquainted with him before he Jeft home, sincerely mourn his early death.”
The St. John Subway.
And now St. John wants a subway to connect this city with Carleton on the opposite side. lt isto be hoped that no opposition of a factious nature, such as blighted the Hillsborough scheme will be given. The’ extreme length will be three- quarters of a mile, 1500 feet of which will be under the harbor. The same argument as indulged by the proposed Charlotte- town-Southporc subway is given, viz: that the extreme annual outlay would be less than now sunk in the maiatenance of the ferry.
Basiness is very dull here at present, and numerous selling-off sales are adver- tiséd.
In writing from Boston I neglected to meuation that potatoes are quoted at $1.20 per bushel—in some cases going upto $1.50. What a boon vo our Island province would be a subway? It would so revolutionize trade that the ‘*Garden of the Gulf” would be the most prosperous province of the Dominion. Let us hope that the laudable etforts of Senator Howlan will, at the en- suing session of Parliament, be crowned with success, and that at least our ‘‘in- dependent” member for Queen’s will give it his hearty support.
THso. L. CHAPPELLE.
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A Good Recerd.
Tue imported Guernsey heifer ** Adele Ill." owned by Mr. E. R. Brow, of this city, dropped a calf on the 17th January. The following isa record of the milk she gave during the past week :
Sunday, February 5............. .36 peunds Monday, re Mrs ce oss te terel se Tuesday, $e wa er caucweeste Wednesday, ‘* ee a eS +48 Thursday, ‘! De <scs causes ee Friday, a ae des s ie Saturday, Me cacees Se tae *
eoeninapepgeeauesiaaiialias lecamuapeaed The Carnival To-Night.
THe managers of the Citizens’ Rink have been hard at work the past few days decor- ating and making the Rink attractive as well as comfortable for all who attend the Carnival to-night. The Rink will be bril- liantly lighted and wel! heated, and the Ar- tillery Band will render the following pro- gramme :—~
Quickstep—D, C. Wella,.,....--++- Southwell] W alia a dhatd Moi jidé . o-:0s . 00d $ Waltz— Blonde and Brunette...... “ Schottishe—Cresco..:........- we $s Waltz—Sounds from Home........... Neibig NT ee a rrr re Herman W altz— Ladies’ Favorite............ MecCoch Galop—Sating...ee. cece eeceecceecees Biggs Waltz—Highflyer...... whe oss -p Waltz - Princess..... bi ste te ek his’ sia exh iore Galop—La Faux .Pas................. " Waltz—Rosedale...............00. Southwell nee EGOOUNNS . ated. ci ods « acl c che ainle 0 Keller Polka—Inez.......... OMG Keedbs. «vhe Ripley Galop—Artiatic... 00.5. ceeveeecss Southwell
God Save the Queen. Skating commences at 8 o'clock. - > GBI Qn cetttmententtiine Supreme Court.
Monpay, Feb. 13.
Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Peters and Mr. Justice Hensley. | ‘The certiorari case of Magaret Vv oods to re- move a conviction under the Scott Act is being argued to-day. The certiorari was granted by the Chief Justice at Chambers, and the papers are now accordingly before the Court; Mr. Holgson argued to quash them this morning. Mr. Davies is now op- posiug the motion.
It Is Said
That the City Surveyor did good work with the snow plough yesterday.
That valentines are selling like hot cakes. | That some of the young ladies who took | part in the leap year skate had their part-
ners engaged a week before. | That some of the others who preferred
just as they were geiting experi- | making their selection on the spot got left nuisance | A bill was actually |
as 2 result.
That in consequence of this sharp prac- tive there is just # iitle coldness in certain ; quarters.
That such conduct again.
That those who do not know. what a moc- casin dance is can find out by calling at the Excelsior Rink on Friday evening next.
That when the young man with the flash turnout called after the young lady, she was **not at home.”
That the aforesaid young lady had yield- | ed to the persuasions of ‘‘ the other fellow” | # short time before.
| ‘thatthe young man whom she threw _ over is looking vp « new girl.
|. ‘That+he attention of the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals is directed | to the matier.
should not occur
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It is stated thata French; Belgian and
be no objection to ‘this picee of philan- ; Dutch syndicate has agreed to negotiate a
thropy on the part of the retailer,
Russian loan of 200,000,000 roubles.
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DAILY EXAMINER, - - -_-
Pictou as She Is.
A BRIEF GLANCE AT PICTOU, HER INSTITU- TIONS AND PEOPLE, Prcrou was founded early in the 17th
century. There is no authority for this
statement ; but one can judge by the anti-
quated style of the majority of the build- ings that they are of primeval construe- tion. There are, however, some very fine buildings of a modern style of architecture. They are the Custom House, Marine [fos- pital, Academy. Masonic — Hall, Court House, ¥. M. C. A. building, the R. C. Cathedral and Gonvent, St. James’ Church (Episcopal), «and St. Andrew's Church (Presbyterian. ) Besides the above named churches, there are also two other Presby- terian churches, and one Methodist ; but these are of primitive design and have a stern and gloomy external and internal ap- pearance.
The Salvation Army has not raised its banner here as yet. Whether they con- sider the people here ‘ nicely saved,” or whether it is the prospects of starvation which has deterred them frony making an attack, deponent knowe‘h not.
There are no Baptists here. It is said
that the minutest search has failed to dis- |
cover one; and there is no doubt that if one were found, he would immediately be seized upon and exhibited as a curiosity.
Business is mostly confiaed to Water Street —a long, serpentine street extending east and west. Most of the stores have small prison-like windows. All light being sacredly excluded, and the sombre appear- ance of the stores, is calculated to give a stranger an attack of the blues.
Those Pictonians seem to ** love darkness rather than light ;"” not, however, that **their deeds are evil.” On the contrary, they are an exceedingly kind and huos- pitable people, nad are ever ready and willing tv take strangers in; not, however, in the American sense of that phrase, but in a genuine scriptural sense.
Abvut three-fourths of the people are Scotch, or of Scotch descent, and the re- mainder—well, the remainder are just Scotch.
A uuinber of hands are at present em- ployed by the Railway, filling in the dock between the public wharf and Primrose’s, to be used for a Railway yard.
The public wharf is also to be extended out one hundred and fifty feet, and a large warehouse erected thereon. 1: is here the Island boats will lay, and it is intended to have the work completed upon opening of navigation. and stone are now coming in for the pur- pose. There is « market-house here—a circular building which grew up with the torn, and is one of the prominent land- marks of the place. It is open semi-occa- sionally, and stands as a living monument to the sparing mercy of an enlightened and progressive age.
The Scott Act is in torce here. So, also, are the bar-rooms, The latter are appar- ently away ahead in the game, and dispose of their ‘‘ goods” unmolested. Very little drunkenness is noticeable, however.
Pictou has the largest Rinkin the Maritime Provinces, but it is not so well arranged for spectators as the Excelsior. The prome- nade has no railing around it, and only ex- tends across one end of the Rink and a short distance down each side, where it it abruptly tapers off to. a fine point. It is well patron‘zed by the youth and beauty of the town, especially on Tuesday nights, when the Band is in attendance. A Year Skate took place last week, when the young ladies took full charge and led the bachelors around in very graceful style.
As’a summer resort, Pictou possesses many advantages and attragtions. It has a magnificent harbor, good bathing facilities in summer, a first-class hotel, and, since the advent of the railway into the town last November, it enjoys the privilege of four incoming and feur outgoing trains daily ; and when the Short Line to Pugwash and Oxford is compileied, there should be soime considerable shaking among the dry bones, if there isa shake left inthem. On the hill overlooxing the town are many very handsome residences, with weil laid out grounds, and surrounded by beautiful hedges and ornamental shade trees, From here also a fine view of East, Middle snd West Rivers and the long Railway Bridge which spans the latter river is obtained ; and the blue line whichis seento the
north beyond the barrier of ice (which at) the Northern Light is unable to)
present overcome) is P. %. Island, lying serenely in the grip of the ice king. The present needa of Pictou are a new Market House, a new Post Office, the Liectric Light and Water- works. These, it is to be hoped, the citi- zens will agitate for, and agitate until obtained. Picr. _ ~~ Oe
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. ae Horace Greciey on Spirituatism.
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_ 31r,—On behalf of the Spiritualists of | Charlottetown, who appear to be somewhat |
Large quantities of lumber}
-__MONDAY,
| seriously punished ; highway robbery means | decapitation; petty larceny, fifty lashes on lbave back, Second offence for same, one | hundred lashes and a wooden collar weighing ‘one hundred pounds put around his neck, and ‘which he must wear for 90 days and 90 nights, the wearer being obliged to see friends and walk in the public streets. — For assault and battery cases, plaintiff must prove tujury by showing blood, otherwise he will be ‘“gpanked " for making trivial complaints ; for maiming, life imprisonment ; for mischief making, of whom women are the principal offenders, ‘‘ spanking" (whatever the nature of that punishment is) is resorted to, —rather more severe, I take it, Mr. Editor, than you and I were accustomed to in our infancy. — Just imagine if you can, acountry with such a population as China, without a breach of promise case. What an example for mor. civilized countries. Ifa single man assaults an unbetrothed girl, he can compromise by marrying and supporting her. if a married jman be guilty of the same offence he is be- iheaded, and if a single man assaulted a married woman he local lose his life. Further comment is unnecessary. Morally we are the heathens, and our Chinese brother
our superior.
An OLp MAGISTRATE. Feb. 10th, 1888.
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| Tuxtvine Ivxstirutions.The Bank o British Colubia pays # dividend of eight per cent.
Last year the net profit of the Nova Scotia Sugar Refinery was $175,000. A dividend of 13 per cent. has been paid, $100,000 paid the Merchants’ Bank of Halifax on account of the mortgage, and $39,000 carried to profit and loss.
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Apvick to MorTHrrs.— Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always be used when children are cutting teeth. It relieves the little sufferer at once; it produces natural quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain; and the little cherub awakes ae ‘“‘bright asa button.” It is very pleasant wo taste. It soothes the child, softens the guns, allays all
ain, regulates the bowels, an is the best cnown remedy for diarrhea, whether arising from teething or other causes, Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for Mra, Winsloe’s Soothing Syrup, end take no other kind marl] eod & wky
Ragged social philosopher (laying 4 dime on the bar)—‘* The rich are getting richer and the poor poorer.” Wealthy saloon-keeper (dropping the dime _ into the drawer)—‘* Yes, that’s so.”’
W en soft water is scarce Latherine is just the thing for the face or for the washtub—only 6 cts per pkt at R. K. Brace’s ; also a fine let boneless fish, 6 cts per lb ; onions 5 cts per lb; prunes, 8 cts per Ib, and Island flour, 2 cts per lb. feb 11, 3i, eod
Cheerfulness is the daughter of employ- ment, and | have knownaman to come home in high spirits from a funeral, merely because he had the management of it.— Bishop Horne.
1h thicmalinens
Orders have been issued for the trans- formation of all Italian rifles into repeaters for both the active army and the reserves, The change is to be made with all possible despatch.
PROGRAMME
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ENTERTAINMENT
—TO BE HELD IN—
ST. JAMES’ HALL,
nll in
Tuesday Evening, 14th Inst.
Instrumental Duet—Galop de Concert......., we Loe ese sesso The Misses McLean and McLeod
j Violin Solo. ...........0.0. cesses seed. D, Gordon 5 Reading... picccck.+ Ages k Rev. Jas. Carruthers Vocal Solo— Darling....... Mrs. Malco|m McLeod Violin Solo.......... .--.»Master James H¥ndmaft NN ccs cnessohwvunvee Rev. Jas. Carruthers Solo and Qartette—Bring Me a Letter, ........ ee nnsecctdcabapecese sol bie SOUROt Mere
Instrumental Duet—Overture Poet and Pea- BALL. .eeee--+-++++ee iss Bayne ang Mr. Karje
TO iceiiniscsccnens anges Rev. Jas. Carruthers
Vocal Duet— From Maritana......... cane ae aes Pe gos Bae -Mrs. Malcolm McLeod and Mr. Earle
al Rev. Jas. Carruthera Chorus—Vogel’s Waltz... .....cccccsese...... Choir
Tickets, 15 cents. sharp.
Entertainment at 8 o'clock, febi3
LECTURE ON PALESTINE.
'B. E. P. CREIGHTON, ESQ.,
WILL DELIVER A LECTURE ON
“PALESTINE,”
Le.
roughiy handled by the Rev. Mr. Lawson! and other champions of common sense, iW. D>. McLeod's Hall,
i
which I do not think is very much of a chestnut :
It happened Greeley was once engaged in a conversa- tion upon Spiritualism, and in the course of the discussion he expressed himself in rather strong language with reference to
am tempted to reiate the following story, |
that the late Bosses!
;
‘ pow inhabit t
—ON—
THURSDAY EVENING, 16th INST,
AT EIGHT O'CLOCK,
Six years’ acquaintance with the customs, dia- lects and a of the peculiar peoples who at wonderful country, guarantees
some of the vagaries, or delusions, or im-' a Lecture of more than ordinary interest.
postures, of that uoble science.
*But, Mr. Tickets can be obtained at Beer & Goff's, Geo.
Greeley,” interposed a bystander, ** are you | D- Vavisen & Co-s, aad from Committee,
net a Spiritualist?” ** Yea,” Horace, ** a d——d fvo!.” Yours truly, J. P. Ottawa, Feb. 7, 1838,
P.S.—li any Spiritnalist doubts the
j truth of this story, he can easily summon Mr. Greeley frora the shades,—who, no!
60 Shares Merchants’ Bank Steck,
doubt, will be happy to verify it.
J ohn Chinaman.
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Six,—The Enropean world has for a
past been impressed with the idea that the
Chinese were a degraded race, and that we
Christians have been endeavoring by mission. | ary etfort and-other instrumentality to con- !
vert them and impress upor them the abselutea necessity of accej. ng and believing in the Holy Scriptures.
Now, Mr. Egito’, [think you will agree
| with me that John Chinamian, so far as morals |
are concerned, com pares very favorably with | the peopl» of all other nations, and especially
' with this little Province of ours, when you’
read the following: Petty tatevtug is most
P+ ES replied | [ am a Spiritualist; but I am not |
SIMON W. CRABBE. JOHN W. McDONALD, 8S. F. HODGSON, Feb, 13, 1882,
STOCK.
¥ AUCTION, at STEVENSON’S BUILDING. B on FRIDAY, 2ith inst., at 12 eeu =
GEO. M. HARRIS, Auctioneer,
Notice of Meeting.
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Proxies for voting wust be left with the Cashier on or before WEDNESDAY, Feb, 29th, inst,
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Policies issued for three years on Dwellings, Churches, etc., at reduced rates.
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FISH MARKET,
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909 Quintals Choice Family Codfish,
100 ” Hake,
150 Barrels Labrador and Bank Herring, 100 . in bulk,
Mackerel, Shad, Salmon, &e.
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