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MARCH 28, 1887.

France on a War Footing.

Tur New York World has been publishing @ series of articles on the military strength of France and Germany. Last week we trans- fared some of the facts and figures in these articles to our columns. Then it was Germany that was discussed with a promise to return to France atan early date. In order to redeem that promise, we to-day furnish some inter- esting and authentic information concerning the French Army.

The army is the nation’s hope. No French- man looks back into its history without feel-

ings of pride. To this sentiment of pride has een added since 1870 one of deep-seated hatred and an insatiable thirst for revenge, and the army, thongh beaten, has become a greater factor than ever in the nation’s exist- ence. The law by which every Frenchman, unless incapacitated by bodily infirmities or a

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ol ear oetienees Nae fe led. Suftes sro either | few other set causes, is enrolled among the resort to this creat eet “a nfidk oa coda ssible defenders of his country, was enacted lledyaihat DEMRWALE, ook (CR ones ® | July 27, 1872. By its provisions every un- FOR SALE RY ALU PRTGCISTS. exempted citizen must render military service Bottled at St. © ox theabe first for five years in the regular army, then F-W, KINSWAN°R°CO.. Deuzeteta fer four years in the regular reserve, then for

2 ‘ey tive years in the territorial army, and finally

for six year in gke reserve of the territerial army. In othet words, Fragce expects him to be ready at her call during twenty succes- sive yeare of hg life.

Strangely though it mey appear at first reading, 4 scrypupous enforcement of the above-mentiened law has enabled France to majntain with ease a larger standing army than her dangerous rival over the Rhine, for whide the German forceg on a peace footing do not exceed 427,000 men, the French have 492,143 men constantly under arms. ‘he fenormous force is divided into eighteen army corps each of two divisions of imfastry, one battalion of chasseurs, one brigade or four squadrons of cavalry, one aptillery brigade, a battalion of epgineers, three cempanies of transport troops, ete. ach corps is assigned to a particular region, which it occupies per- manently with ail its war material tn tinres of ene so that mobilization, when ordered,

comes a comparatively easy sndertaking.

The most formidable branch of the army is the infantry. There are 144 regiments of the line in the French army as at present consti- tuted—thirty battalions of chasseurs, four zouave regiments, fonr Turco regiments, two regiments of the Fareign Legion, three hatta- lions of light African infantry, four regiththts of fusiligrs and one regiment consisting of military cor doing pioneer duty. The entire infantry is armed with the Gras breech- loading gun, an improvement on the Chasse- pot ; but the Government, in emulation of the Germans, is already taking steps to replace that weapon with a magazine gun.

‘Fhe weak spot of the French army is its cavalry, although special attention has been

id to tt in the last few years, The French cae never been good riders, and to make matters worse they suffer from a dearth of horses. Asa result, their cavalry is inferior numerieally to Germany's, good military authorities placing the number ot horsemen the latter country could send into the field at the outbreak of a war at almost double that at France's disposal. The French cavalry branch consists of twelve regiments of cuiras- siers, twenty-three af dragoons, twenty of chasseyrs a cheval, twelve of hussars, four of chaseeurs d' Afrique, and three of Spahis. The dragoons and light cavalry have been specially drilled in iafantry tactics of late, as they are expected te do skirmishing on foot and sharp- shootangs They are avery serviceable body of men, and are highly spoken of by the foreign critics who have attended recent \French military maneuvers. The system of training horse-soldiers for infantry work was copied from the Rugsian army, where the cavalry acts in both capacities and in addition performs pioneer duties.

One of the great truths France has learmed from the war of 1870 was that without a strong artillery no extended military move- ment can be successfully undertaken. This

Valuable Property FOR SALE.

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tract, the St. Lawrence Hotel Property. _Azso,—The adjoining Double-tenement Dwel- ling House, fronting om Water Sireet, ia Charlottetown.

ALso,—A Dwelling House immediately in the rear of the property, fronting on King Street.

A deposit will be required to be paid down and the balance may remain on mortgage fora term of years, 7

For terms and further particulars apply to FP. L, Haszarp. Solicitor, Charlottetewn, or the

undersigned, owner, ROBERT MUTCK. @allas Point, March 18, \$87—2aw wy lm

de St CANADA AND WEST INDIES,

Tenders for Steamship Lines.

PENDERS be receivea the Finance De- partment, wa, @ to aM inciuding the Ist day of May next, from persons or cempanies, for the performance of the following steamship services, Viz.:—

Ist, a line of mail steamers sailing from Halifax

tiago de Cuba, thecce to Canada; and (2nd) a line of mail steamers between Canada and Porto Rico and adjacent Islands. Trips to be made by each line fortnightly. Steamers to be of a size sullicient to carry’},ta0 tons of eargo and to be Abie to ‘steam twelve Knots an hour, averaging not less than eleven knots an hour. The con- tract in either case to be for a period of five years. Tenders will be received for the above acrvices either separately or together. Tenders to be marked on the outside “Tenders for Steam- ship Service to West Indies.” The Government of Canada do not bind themselves to accept any tender. By command, J. M. COURTNEY®

Deputy Minister of Finance, Finance Department, Ottawa, fth Bob, 1887—febl9 law wl april 88

EMIN CANS, J cena Ucp ots

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thank our friends and the public generally for their ever increasing patronage |

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& Shoe Fa starting, had many difficulties to overcome, and we are. glad that to-day those difficulties have been surmounted, and we are now well able to com- | pr te witi the best bo apd Shoe factories abroad

Some of the alvantages purchasers have in buying from us are,saving of freight,ordering | goods when y Var em (not six months before), getting them without delay —which | saves arTying a rz ck which deteriorates on the shelves.

Our lesthers are bought directly from the tanneries, thereby saving commissions whigh |

any I , ‘ : . P Ho l lan ever Ta give tne ; 4 a . eo Ee eo f Cant? ‘lf > N io > 2. rt > ke ell Lj5B Lm. wes a * - i o ole ot che Island’s patronage. We se, thereby increasing the prosperity of the. ; Sash BDes 6. YY aq \4 4° 4, ¢ ‘é8 ss s % £ oe a — 3 A % as @ S a ’ ee a 8 ~ h’town. March 15, i8$7.—eod & wky

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fi AER A a3 branob of the service, however, has since then TT received unilagging care. At the time of writing, the French have actually 452 more mounted pieces than the Germans, the full number of guns in the French army being 1,856, as against 1,404in the German army. Their guns aye mostly of the Bauge make, that is, they are of molten steel, and are said ta be superior in many respects to those of the Krupp pattern. There are altogether nine- teen regiments of fleld artillery, having twelve | batteries apieee ; nineteen regiments of eight ficld bstteries and three-horse batteries ; six- } teen imbtieries of heavy artilery of six batter- lies each; Lwo vegimenis of bridge batteries;

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145 regiments of infantry and 8 of zouaves, [144 syuadrons of caval 4 of Algerian j horsemen, 18 regiments of arillery, with 18 i field batteries in Algeria; 54 campanies of ar- tillery transport corps, 18 battalions of eagin- eers and 18 squadrons of regular commissariat and transport troops. The total effective strength of the territorial army is 37,000 offi- cers and 579,000 men. If we add to this num- ber the 880,000 regular troops, which in- cludes the reserve, the force stationed in A\l-

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troops, of 220,000 men and the Cuastom-house and foresters’ battalions of 20,000, we find that over one and three-quarter million men could be placed under arma in defense of the country.

Few innovations have been made ia the uniforming of the Frencharmy. The gay lit- tle foot soldier still sports a blue tunic, with vermillion epaulets and cardinal trousers; the chasseur has his azure coat and the cuirassier his bright tombination of metal, blae and In- dian red. The repeated efforts to diminist

For farther particulars apply to

J. W. MITCHELL. Ch'town, Nov. 9, 1888.

NATURE'S 3 FUR COU GHS.COLDS HOARSENESS

THROAT RLUNG COMPLAINTS INSTANT RETIER POSITIVECURE

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artment went far enongh to give each sol- pockets, whereat, many old ‘*vety”

) are clasping their hands in holy hefror. Amherst Boot a Shoe Mant'g Co, ; The | euch henendl staff is organized Sdme- Margh 12—U dee what differently from thatjof other countries.

new one was formed, to which every oilicer having followed «a special course at the high military school and obtaining there a ‘‘ge™- eral staif” brevet or diploma, can be chosen by the Minister af War. All officers above the grade of captain are entitled to the privi- lege of undergoing the examimtion without first following the special course, and such as are not selected subsequently to join the gen- eral staff are placed on the reserve list for a future call. The effective of the new staff is 300 officers, 150 archivists or clerks, and 12 geographists.

In numbers, discipline and material the French army probably stands at_ present scar- cely second to even the German ; but where is the man who can lead these brave soldiers against the enemy? Such is the question modern Frenchmen ask themselves. They cast their glances over the Rhine and see there many a tried commander at the head of Ger- many’s legions. On their own side the list is painfully small. Caurobert Chancy, Aurelles de Paladine, Wimpffen and many other brave leaders of the last struggle have passed away. MacMahon still remains, bat his fatal errors in 1870, and above all his reactionary leaning, have long since relegated him to the back ground, Faidherbe, who at Bapaume inflicted on the Prussians one of the few defeats they experienced during that bloody campaign, has for years been a helpless invalid. There re- main, therefore, but Saussier, commandant of Paris, and Cominand@er-in-Chief of the French army, in case of war; Negrier, the hero of Tonquin, and last, but not least, General Boulanger, present Minister of War—all three comparatively untrfed soldiers, Of course great opportunities often make great men, and Boulanger or some as yet unknown officer may prove a second Napoleon Bonaparte before the @ad of another Franco-German war. SSE yy

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

The Charlottetown Woolen Mills.

Sirx,—In company with a friend I called at the Charlottetown Woolen Company's Store {north side of Queen Square} and, although in a very dull season, found the manager and hie clerk busily engayed filling orders with spring stock.

We asked Mr. McKay where he found the igreatest demand, and he answered mast- ly on the Island ; but they sent a great deal to the other Provinces.” Some went as far as Toronte where thei goods find a ready sale. He showed us orders taken for spring delivery, enough to keep the mill moving at its full capacity for months. In company with the manager, we visited the Manufactory and there found the busy hum of machinery pro- ceeding from every room of their large fact- teries—two in namber. The first or weaving room presents a busy appearance, there being thirteen single and four double looms at work ; also, a set of Custom Cards. These are driven by a new 30-horse power engine, and are all wosking like ‘ clock-work.” From here, we went to the large builling, entering on the basement floor, where 1s wuated another engine (4)-horse power,) and the boiler, which supplies steam for both

buildings—for power and heating— although some fifty feet apart. On this floor also are the

dying vats, falling, scouring, pressing, dressing an jieking machines. On the next floor is the oe spinning Sjack—self-working in every respect—spinning and winding on spools at one time 360 threads, aud only requiring one man to operate it. This machine is well worth seeing, and without seeing it a person can have no idea of what it is. It spins and winds over two hundred pounds of wool per day- Qa this same floor are the spovlers and blanket knapping machines; on the next are three sets of carding machines. On the fourth floor are three more spinning jacks, capable of spinning and winding 750 threads at a time, and of making into yarn 375 pounds of wool per day. All these machines are kept con- stently running ef their full capasty om! sometimes at night as well, to keep up with the demand.

A person visiting this factory cannot contrasting it now with what it was a few years ago, W hen known as and worked by the Charlottetown Woolen Mills Co. Aft struggling for a few years, it —like many other of our factories at that tinse—had be aban doned, and there stood for a few years—a silent emblem of ‘‘what it might have been.” After lying idle for a number of years, the present managers, with the late Wm. Gordon, took hold of it in March, 1881] (six years ago), and by energy and perseverance have made it what it is to-day—a credit to themselves, al! connected with the Company and to our Pro vince,

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the soldier’s liability to be made an easy tat- | 820,000.

purposes, The maa who sucvveils

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history, Recently, however, the War De-|

What a pity it is we have not o tew more snch men as Mr. McKay and Mr, Com mony UB, tO Hot Ouly give Pups. number of hands keep oul yy CK, 1 iad i ie be “reeahit to he copie vel 8 el 5 ve! is noni | m i L Mig rit } ‘a Roller Precess Flour Mules others as wei! Lonny m i ¢ harlottetown Woolen Co, prospe | the ess their efforts meet with at pre ; 35 ic WiBia of Boot JACK Apvick To Motsexs.-- Mrs. Winslow's

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 a “‘bright asa button.” It is very pleasant vo taste. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays ali ain, regulates the boweis, and is the best nown remedy for diarrhoea, whether arising Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winsloe’s Sootbing Syrup, and take no other marl] eod & why

Plymouth Church, of which Mr. Beechor

of 2,800, and the total of as averaged about $60,000

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