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Temperance Legislation in 1773

We have been furnished with some ex tracts from the first temperance legisla- tion ever passed in this Province. At the session of 1773, the first session, we be- lieve, of our legislature, an act was passed

ntitulsd “An Act Prohibiting the Sale of Distilled Spit-ituous Liquors. Willwllt License."

The preamble of the hi 1 read as fol- lows :-

" Wh-reau, the practice «of drinking runs or other distilled spirituoth liquors has become very prevalent and c-Jtnnu-II. egpxig“, gxnnug srtiticeis, servants, laborers, soldiers and sailors, s jauruing in and belonging to the Island ; the constant and excessive use whereof lends greatly to the prejudice of their health, renders them incapable of dis-_-barging the duties of their respective occupations, debauches their morals and ineires then: to the practice of various other vices. For remedy whereof."

The Ildaction says that “ No person shall retail rum‘ h less quantities than 20 gallons without license from Gov _ r. Penalty, firs: offence, ~|0 shillings: -nd tlu., £5, to be rec-o\'8l'ed ml the ~ tub of

. one witness Half to g» to the int"--rut r. Failing to pay tllc tin», grn.nls.aml chat- tels to be seized ; if no 3.:-unis‘, it-:., - ll'».nd- er to be impriw ncil fur tit:-ylltst otlk-uce one month and It--! nr-r-9 than six months for all subsequent ofl'onu:e." .

Section two provides that "Any person agreeing with any artisan, journeyman, servant or laborer shall be deemed un- li iler, and shall be subject to sin r penalties. All such persons shall be entitled to such usages, notwithstand- ing such agreement. Parties hiring fish- erman may supply liquors in such."

.'I'he third section states lllsf. ‘no li- censed retailer can recover more than £5 by law for liquors sold."

“No person shall receive any pawn or pledgefor liquors, and if they do shall pay full value to the owner,” so reads clause four. ”

Section five states that: So person licensed shall supply any person or per- sons or knowingly suller them to be sup- plied with liquors of any kind ill such quantity as to ctfect intoxication, shall not sell on Sunday, except to‘ lodgers or travsllsrs." —' mwhu singular that certain provisions of this act of 1773, are identi- cal with classes of the Act just passed. Prince Edward Island can thus trace its endeavors to promote temperance legisla- tion back 117 years.

Our Views Exactly.

The Canadian Voice says: In another column we publish the bill relating to temperance instruction in the public schools as enacted by the Nova Scotis Legislature. The government of P. E. Is- land is also moving in this direction, and, we are informed, will submit a bill at the present session making it compulsory that all candidates for teachers’ licenses must undergo an examination on the subject of scientific temperance before they can be licensed to teach. In the public schools on the Island it is proposed that temperance instruction be given only to such pupils whose parents may desire it. To our mind this feature of the bill Is bad and will to at very huge extent nullify my 300‘! the measure may accnmpligl-|_ When the subject of tsmperanceis l-ft upli oral, and no test hu .k._..r regal,“- cnursc prescrib «d, the teaching of it will be of the most supec ticisl character e\ en if it be not in the nmjnrity of case; igfluf- ed alt:-gefltrr. The to-aclllerinnce lusting B0¢I.lI'0d ls lli.‘o-nu! I-1 CNICII IOGI no obligation rt-sling upon hitn to give ‘he instruction in llllscllnol. The very pupils that require this instruclir-n must will be than children of drinking parents who will is -I desire their children to be instructed Ill temperance. The Nova Scotia law is much in rte efective, as notggchjg an draw his gov-.-rnment grunt who has not "“’t!l"' ‘ll’ Preecritncd course of lessons in his school. When-it or-tnesto slog. of “I”? 0? the proper tescllinilof temp“-. “"°_°- W‘ '3'"! Gflcbers wilhslloa than-g 3-medics. on this nutter to design lint.-

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l-oliefs fr:-:u the “Handbook to all Reli- giulls," which will beof interest at the present time.

A sect of English origin chietly found at present in the Vnited States. In the time of Charles I. a body of enlllllsllilfi appeared, who from the COIIVIIIEIOIXI into which they threw themselves obtained the name of Shakers. We know very little of this sect, which was small and s on disappeared: all the writers of that age speak of them reproachfnlly, and when the Quakers under John Fox ap- peared they protested against the in just- ice they sutfered in leing confounded with the Shakers. The sect which we are now noticing traces itself through the Frcnch pr--phets of the last century to the Shakers of the Commonwealth. Ab lut 1'.‘ 7 James Wardley, originally a Quslzsr, imaging that he had supernatural dreams and revelations, headed a. party which, from the bodily sgitations prac- ticed in some parts of their religious ser- vices, were called Shakers. Ann Lee, the daughter of a blacksmith in Men- chester, adopted Wsrdl»-.-y's views and the bodily exercises of his followers. From the accounts of her conduct she appears to have become an adept in itnpoeture dursng nine year's which she spent in con- vulsions, fastings, and similar contrivan- ces. She is said to have clenched her lists in the course of her tits, so as to make the blmd pass through the pores of her skin, and to have wasted away so that at last she was fed like an infant. She now became the head of s new so- ciety who adopted the name of Shakers. “The work,” she said, “which God pro- miged tn accomplish in the latter day was eminently marked out by the prophets to be a work of shaking." About 1770 Ann Lea discovered the wickedness of mar rings, and began to “testify against. it.” She called herself “.-\un the Word,“ mean- ing that the word dwelt in her. And her followers say that “ the‘ man who was called Jesus, and the wo- man who was cdled Ann, are verily the first two pillars of the church, the no eu-

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ointed ones. In May, ’.'7-1,Axni Lev, otherwise Mrs Standley, together with three elders, and others of the sect,emtgrated to this coun- *try, and two years after formed a settle- ufept at Nisksyuna, a few miles from Al- bany, New York. From that as a centre. they put forth shoots, until now there are ‘.ev‘e‘EsI‘snzsoc-utbnqnta, or Villages in

doctrines are a strange mixture of the crudest errors with some it w gospel truths; but it would be a misnomer to call them Cliristians. They now term themselves the millennial churv b; they hold that the millennium has begun, and that they are the only true church, and have all the apostolic gifts. They insist that baptism and the Lord's Supper cess- ed with the apostolic age; that the wicked will be punished for a definite period only, except such as apostatise from them and those will be punished forever; that Christ will not appear again in the world. except in the persons of his follower:-,that is, the Shakers; that marriage is sinful, and that "they that have-wives should be as though they had none" even now, and that thus alone purity and holiness, and the consequent bsatitude of the heavenly state can be attained; that sin ‘committed against God is committed against them, and can be pardoned only for Christ's sake through them. Such are some of their tenets. The discipline of their churches rests for the most part with “their elders” who follow the instructions left by “Mother Ann Lee.” In their re- ligiousworship they range themselves at intervals in rows, and than spring up- wards a few inches, sometimes they be- come so excited in this exercise as to throw 03 their upper garments, and jump as if they would reach the ceiling, all, as they say,to express their joy in the Lord. After this they sit down and listen awhile to their preachers, and then, when tired of hearing, resume their dancing.

Not rmitting marriage, much less concubinags, their body cannot be expec- ted to increase. It appears they have a great accession of members f on; the class of the “unfortunstc," and from gidop. and orphans, to whom their institutions furnish an asylum. _ Their property is all in common; and l0dlVI(l|)‘|l wants 3;-3 supplied from a general magazine or storehouse, and ultimately the elders in- vest the ins in land nf owe ,. for the ,g§:.1 of the society. r ‘tape by

They to have llI'u"'3p.1wer of workingimiracles. and to be guided not so much by the Scriptures as immediately by the Holy Spirit. They maintain that it is unlawful to take oaths, to use com- llllflltntl. or to play at games of chance.

They hold general facts, and have no order _of_ persons regularly educated for the ministry. In their chapter upon pub- lic wprshlp they vindicate theie music and dancing as leading parts _of’ worship, 3;. pecially alluding to the return of the pr..- distal; while the older son. disllking music and dancing, reprrsents the natural man condemning their soul-reviving p|'ac('iceg_

Their politic_al principles are strictly re- publican, viewing all hereditary rank. in civil or religious government. gs‘ ,-,.p,,‘g_ n-not to the spirit of Chri-ni,-4.,it,y; ,,,.v,,,._ Chelsea. pith the Quaker8,they wish their own religious government to be c .n.i,]., d rstheras s theocracy than a dam.“-,,cy such is the favor-able" opinion irntsined 0; 'l'l0m. that the Legislature of New Ye-rlt lvI_V_e by law exempted them from an military duty, and from any fin.» or in in ltouthercof: They have likewise passed slawenabltn mdtvidusls wljn desira to join them to me divorced: but per. “W395! “*0 llfliy who does not join them to retain the children and the propert. . The Shakers never meddle in, pub ‘c 3333“. not accepting any _ under the 8}>Vsrnmsl}l*. or evsu_ , l , ‘£00. considering lttohfl highly incon- ssstsnt in those who ‘ ’

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various parts of the United States.

:-at an elec- 31, .1891. willbe sol

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Sin,--Tlie time has come when some one must speak. In fact the whole Western public should speak, and speak loud for better Railway accommodation. I wish to call the attention of the Superintendent of the P. E. Island Rail- way to the fact that we (the people west of Summerside) are not used according to our merits.

It is not necessary for me to mention that the western end of the P. E Island Railway is the best paying part of the road, and what. accommodation do We get L’ We have what. is called nu accom~ tn-dation train that lt-l‘l\’0S ‘Pig--ish at 6 s. In , standard, and is due at Tigtnisb at 5 25 p m., standard, but does n »t actually arrive until ti 25 p m., and «-{ten later. This i.~. very little more convenient than the old strge coach of twenty-live years ago. Wly not keep pace with modern l!iI[»t'-wetu:-I|l.‘<l Mtitl give US ‘All. tll8 lJ8l'l0IlI.'l

Why not. run the express train now through to Tignish, instead of having her stay in Summeride from 9 a. m. till the arrival of the boat from Pt. du Chene. Here we tiud 3 trains running between Charlottetown and Summerside, and only one between Summerside and Tignish.

I would ask Mr. Unsworth, is this fair to the western public I

Is it because we ll\'8 one hundred and seventeen miles from Charlottetown that we are treated in this manner. I say it’s an outrage, and the people of this end demands better accommadations.

Itis to be hoped that Mr. Unsworth will see to this matter and give us an express train at once.

Thanking you Mr. Editor. for your valuable space.

Yours, Wssrsux TER.MlNl'S.

Tignish, April 21.: 1392. '

A PRIZE PICTURE PUZZLE.

The_above picture contains {our faces, the gun and his three daughters. .\."»yo:ie can find mg man‘: face, but it is not .-o 0:15)’ to tiiszinguish the faces of the three young l.~.r'l.:<.

_The proprietors of Ford's Pi-l_ze Plug wiu give an elegant Gold \\'zs.t(-ls-‘to the firs!‘ p -‘stun wh-)calz_iz‘.1§tll;et-):-nt the tl.rceii.;uglIters'fa.ces ;

I """"‘ “'5 _~‘ KP-‘tn -1 mi: of genuine L !at.:t0n_d En!’-3113:‘-v"-‘ll W “'9 o"'t."I‘da hand- so:..-.- hilt: Dress PIITCQPH. to vcrds in any °°1'"'2 ' *"Il=f-'urr-is Coin silver “futon and ma... other priles in order of merit. Every.’ com_petit_or must cut out the above puzzle picture, dtstitigutsh the three girls’ faces by ntztrklngacross with lead pencil on each. and enclose same nlth ten_ three cent Canadian or fifteen two can; United States stamps for one box of l’ORl)'S PRIZE PILLS, addressed to us: run 2-u, COIPANT, Wellington St. West, Toronto, 653.. before May 101b, ‘I892. The person whose envelope is Poslllnrked _/irxg will be awarded the first prize, and _the others ll‘| order of merit. To the person Bailing the 1.1:! correct answer will be given an glcgant Gold “'atcli. of fine workmanship and Ill‘-3"-‘l3Sa‘ iln‘-fits: r; to the next to M‘: 1:13! a pair of genuine laiiiapg Ea;-.31“ 5, ,0 the rccomi to the last ahar-dsornc Silk res. Pattern, :6 yards in any cnlorlgifo thé-I/ll'?'r1' to the lag: 2 Coin Silver ‘Watch. and many other prizes in order of merit counting from the last. \VE SHALL GI"E AVVAY 100 VALUABLE PREDIIUJIS (should there bc_s.> many sending in correct answers). No :h_arge is made for boxing and.packing of pg-g. m_IT-JIHS. The names of the leading prize winners Will be pal-lished in connection with our advertise- ment in liatling rs-nyspapers next month. Extra pre_miu_rns_wil«l be aim’: in about who are willing to assist in introducing our medicing, _N_(’-ghing is charged for the premiums in any way, iljgy #4, absolutely given away to introduce and advertise Ford's Prize Pius, which are purely vcgcxablc ,‘,,,d act gentlyyet p_rom wily en the Liv", Kidngv, ‘ad Bowels, dispelling cmlache, Fever; and Cgk-15 cleansing the system thoroughly and cure habitugl constipation. They are saga;-.eoatc,-1, do :03 811130» V’-‘TY Small. euy to take, one pill a

ose, and are purely vegetable. Perfect digestion follows their use. As to the reliability of our com- pany, we refer you to any leading wholesale drug. gI_St or l;us1u«_=,s,s house in Toronto. All premiums Wlll be awarded :!Fi1—‘l.l}' in order of merit and with perfect satlsfn_::tion to ills. public. Bills are sent by paid. “lien on answer fin‘ piggy” m. 'na*':.“+re"t‘.t.*hc:“5rJ.:ztt"r'

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BY first Spring trip of Stanley, received: 10 does. Maltope onized Porter;

duz. Peptonized e and Beef;

Ay6l"II Hair Vigor; Ayer’s and Hood's Sana rilla;

Scott's ’ mulsion; Egan-'3 Phospholine;

Vl atson s Cough Drops; Armoufs Bbef. Dcdd’s Corner, Mhrch 28, ’92,

‘I35 10- 90130’! Health Exercises. m mu - III“. I §£UPl.El - ntfe‘rtierni,' ouths; the Athlete or Inva. lid. Acomplete Gymnasium. Takes up buts imtpguare floor “°°m3n°W.S0i0n c.dura.ble, - °":":- ...’".-, (Tums l.lAl.K. 33:332. e1ergymE'n,"eiiuon {pr 21%;) oi:-onlsr."l"°en‘é.”-:2‘ iiii gliiii-§ti.t' Pi-32 . 0 l ' c.........‘3'é‘.i'..‘i‘i.‘i.“;‘l.‘f"x.§’.. '.‘.‘:";.. °““ V°°"

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Sale of Pictures.

_LL PICTURES left with the sub- Ifirlber for framing previous to Dec. at Auction on "

“ARKET SQUARE. on MAY 3rd, to

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IMPORTED

SEED WHEAT

FROM TIIE

Camulian .‘iiBl‘l-liWt‘Sl.

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Ehave rocurcdscsr-load of rims ‘No. 1 ard Red Fife Sg d best from Pense Station, 100 miles west of Regina, Assinibois. This Wheat has been selected with great care, and is, without doubt, the best ever brought Into the Maritime Provinces. It 18 a well- known {fact that the further north any cereal grows the better the quality be- Qomeg, The conditions in the Cnnnd/i..n Nort l1-wrst. seem to be $0" 3*‘ *0 P""d“°° the finest’ Wheat in ~lm world. We do not expect that this Wheat when suwn here will umintain im lMrt'lm=sR and be as good as the original sold, but We tllilrk that the crop will lmv-.~ mnrideruble-if

tlm seed, m..1.-mga: better for milling than any yet grown in this Province.

We hope that the farmers will see fit to give us such patronage for tliis.Whcat this year as willwsrrsnt us in importing largely from the Northwest in coming seasons, not only Red Fife but White Fife and White Russian as well.

advance of some 25 cents per bag over our selling price for Ontario Seed, and is for sale at our Seed Store, and by our Agents in the chief business centres of the

Island. I I

Each bag is marked “ No. 1, Hard Red Fife Wheat, from the Canadian North- west.” ‘

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SEEDSMEN,

Charlottetown, P. E. I.

PICKFORD, & Bl.ACK’S N. S. it P. E. 1. Coastal Serviee.

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Season 1892.

Steamer “Fastnet,” J. E. HOPKINS, Commander,

ILL sail from Halifax every Monday Evening at 6 o'clock, calling at Canso, Arichst,Purt Hawkesbury, Souris, Charlottetown and Summersidc. Returning, will leave Charlottetown every Thursday Evening for Halifax, calling at Port Hawkesbury, Arichat and Canso. Lowest rates of freight to all ports on

Our present supply will be sold at all 9

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UARDIAN, CHARLOTTETOWN, RINCE EDWARD I_sL.t WONDER m wtttnn I

A Representative-‘Farmer Speaks.

the present hard gil.I‘lllUl.l.s‘ qualities of I . ‘

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, MR. C. C. I-IAUN. The following remarkable facts are fully certified to as being undeniably correct in very ' . Mr. East: is well known lip“; e vicinityéhizving resided hers Ye!-11!. 9-11 1118111! 1.'€9P°°5°a man of the strictest honor. whose won} as as his bond, ‘ will be seen from his letter, ph cisns had attended him. 9-931$ on y after he had given it hope of ‘i?‘:l‘..‘:° “°°‘%.°“ ‘:..§”........“.'i‘;‘?°....‘§. 1 on s geighbotiwliio had of a Ilmlhr isease y ts use. . nn writes follows: 0 Dun Sms,—I think I have been of the worst sufierers you have yet, of, having beensix yssrsinthe hands four of our best doctors without obtaining perrnsnent relief, but continually glowing worse, until almost - beyond hope of re- covery, I tried your Bitters and got relief in s cw days. Every organ of my was ders._nged. the hverenhfgeda torptd, the heart and dtgcsti seriously deranged, a large abscess in my back, followed by pahrflysis of the lid! leg, in fact the lower 01 my body was critical useless. After us’ Burdock Blood itters for a few days sbscas burst, discharging fully five quarts of intwohonrs. _ Ifeltnsiflhadrecsi .p_ shock from a powerful battery. My re- covery. after this was steady and the cure permanent. seeing that for the four years since I have had as good health as ever I had. I still _ta.ke an hot not that I need it but because to my system in perfect workm order. cfizn 131% Inf} no mortifremsr tls can t W ave In use passed hmvugh,‘ and no words can exgress my thankfulness for such perfect recovery. 0. 0. EACH, - Welland P.O.

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West I ies, Great Britain andContinent. ‘ -For all other information apply to

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Miss s,s.‘tI. CHISHOLM

WILL in Oil, China and

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in M03818,’ NEW B _ ; Orderstaken Painting in the differ-