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(HE DAILY EXAMINER.
APRIL 27, (897.
ELECTIONS IN JUNE. We refuse to credit ihe report that the election be held about the 10th of Yet it is
possible that the present Government are
2) rmeial 5 | si? rrovinciait genera Wii
on or June. yntemplating the idea. Anything to take That bas been their policy from the beginning. The gerrymander outrage, the disfranchisement outrage, which bas lately been admitted in % pragtical way, and all the other outrages of which the party in power are guilty
the people at a disadvantage !
were enacted in the hope and expectation that the party im power would be benefited ereby. To cause a general election to be held at such atime that our farmers: who are most of all deeply interested in the result, could not possibly take an active part inthe canvass, would be a fitting climax to the Government’s career. Buy; the Government will rot, we believe, dare io carry the idea into effect.
TREE PLANTING.
Toss of our faravers who sre about to plant fruit trees, will do well if they read Mr. Henry Burke’s paper which we lish in Tue Examiver of to-day. Mr. Burke’s directions concern ng the trees to plant and how to plant them, are more definite and particular than those which we usually see in such papers; and as Mr. Burke has had a lung experience in tree planting here, his directions nay be fol- lowed with the certainty that they lead to success. It is at al] times pleasant apd comfortable to have a good
will
orchard near one’s homestead; and it is possible that some money may inthe near future be made out ef the fruit thereof. What with the enterprise of Messrs. Jones and McRae, and the prospect of could and means for direct communication with the markets of Great Britain, it seems not at all unlikely that a profitable business will be done in the export of fruit.
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THE TARIFF IN ENGLAND.
Acconp1NG to the despatches, the change that have been made in the N. P. tariff have been well received in the Mother Country. But it ia possible that when it is understood that the reduction amounts to only an eight of the duty this year and aquarter next year, the delight of our kinsmen over the water will not be so When the news of the charge was first received here several of our merchants mporting British goods supposed that the reduction would be 124 per cent of their value; and a‘drop im prices was at once advertized. But as soon as it was under- stood that the reduction was but 1234 of the duty, the advertizements were quietly withdrawn and we hear little or nothing about lower prices now. It may be that the British merchants were, at the first blush, deceived in the same way. The preference in favor of British goods amounts to so little that it cannot greatly affect either the prices or the volume of trade with the Mother Country. Moreover, Sir Charles Tupper and Mr. Foster main- tain that the reduction cannot be applied unless the countries included in the most- favored-nation clause of British treaties are included; and as these gentlemen have given a great deal of special attention to the matter itis not unlikely that they are right.
++e+e —The rain of this forenoon will be bet-
ter for the country than even the N. P tariff brought in by Mr. Fielding.
—The British Queen’s Diamond Jubilee will, beyond question, attract the largest concourse of spectators ever collected in London, says an exchange. Inquiries fix the total number of those who will actually see the procession at ahout a million and a quarter. The route fixed upon the official programme is about six miles in length. For the entire distance a carriage way twenty feet wide will be kept by troops so as to allow space for the vehicles and horsemen in the procession. The public will be allowed to occupy the remainder of the streets, close up to the
pub-
THE DAILY EXAMINER,
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
ae e are now all growing rapidly rich, The Government have “cooped the N, P,
—Pity the Petre] hadn’t been kept at
the Capes In Open water when she was at :<
jaAst d rng *oOme aor, ic e for the $10, ood to
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$20,000 w hich the is costing
| 3 costing the country. | The authorities ought to have known that she is no good in ive.
| —We heartily congratula‘e Mies Laur YX upg upon the notal ile success at Mx Gill | Univers ly which we chronicle to-: lay. She | has wet Aberdeen gold medal and first ra 1k honors in histo ry and mcdern
| languages, This will be good news for
her mother and all her friends here.
—Montreal Gazette: Weatern c riticism of Mr. Laurier’s conduct in s: going @ peti- tion tothe Pope to send an at ble; gate to this
ceuptry cppears to offends me of the | Pre mier’ s newspaper friends. The trouble wit! 1 the Tory scrib biers appears to b
that they are not able to understand how Me Laurier can at the same time be an Ajax defying the episcopal lightning and a supp! ant to the Pope to seud
FOmMmeEone \O
shut the bishops’ wrath < ff. 7 . . .
—The E: glish Anti-Tobaceo League, afier an existence of twenty-six years, , . oe } } during which period 323,844 books and
pam phlets and 1,000,000 leail -ts,al] setting forth the evils of tobacco, have been di-- tributed, is forced to admit that the u-e of tobacco is ine easing, — the dent of the league cooclude: that it is im- possibie to cure an adult smoker. If ths be crue, it is possible that the Minister ot Finance will get bis additional milliou out of tobacoo.
vice-presi-
—The atmosphere of the earth is ina bad way. Several French scientists have been making experiments with a balloon of special make, and tbe result of their in- vestigations points tothe fact that the atmosphere of the earth is disappearing. The atmosphere, they say, mingles con- tinually with the water and the rocks, and by this action continually dimiaishes its own density. One day, they declare, the atmosphere will disappear completely, as it has already done in the case of the moon. What will the poor people do then ?
—The celebration in England of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee will bring wany veterans to the front, but there can rcarcely be one more interesting than Lord Leicester. His statement, according io the Birmington Post, that he acted as page to the Duke of Sussex at Her Majesty’s coronation can be supplemented by the fact that he is probably the only man who, having himself lived through the Jongest reign sin British history, can claim that his father lived through the next longest , that of George III.
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— Te bark louse who so soon saps the vitality of oar apple trees may be got rid of by the application of the following: Washing soda, 3 Ibs., dissolved in 1} gals. of water. to which Iadd 1 qrt. o sott soap or 1 |b. of hard soap and apply with a soft paint brash. Or a mixture made aa follows: Concentrated lye 33 lbs ;water 8 gals.; fish oil, 1 gal. Dissolve the Ive in boiling water and add the fi-b oil. Boil 24 hours before allowing to cool. U-e 1 Ib. of this to 1 gal. of water aud apply with a spray to the smaller branches and twigs. For scale insects early epring treatment is by along way the best; at that time we can Adopt much more severe methods than wien the trees are in leaf. When the tree is dormant, caustic washes can be epplied that willcause the sbeli or scale to start and drop from the tree; thus the eggs will be scattered and destroyed. These washes must not be applied ata time when it i- liable 10 come in contact with the opening buds or leaves. The latter part of March and April ia the proper time. Kerosene emulsion can be used to advantage on the newly batched insects in June, and can be applied with a spray pump. Cultivation isan excellent preventative.
LOCAL NOTICES. Waterproof Coats—We have a very large stock of thoxe goods, both in ladies and gents garments, including all the best makes at prices you cannot find in other stores.—Prowse Bros. ‘2i.
Drop in and see our new hard and soft hats, the styles never were so nice, the price never so low, or the quality never so good as this spring.—Prowse Bros., The Stylish Hatters. 97—21.
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CHARLOTTETOWN,
Photographic Apparatus to Take Pictures
of Invisible Objects,
As photography is employed to aasist
the astronomer in detecting the existence of the stars in the heavens which could not be seen by the naked eye with the aid of the telescope, so it is also used to secure accurate enlarged reproductions of minute objects which are revealed to nan only by the aid of the microscope, says the San Fran B00 ee ,
This developme of the art of photo- graphy is of great rate ince, not only to the microscopist, but also to the patholo- gist and histologist. A photomicrographie apparatus, as it is called, has been in- vented by O. G. Mason, secretary of the American Microscopical Society, whieh
can be used for making negatives show- ing objects with a magnification of 15,000 times.
The apparatus is very compact, being only about two feet in length, but will receive an objective of any power amt
photograph the most minute objects. Tie images are produced on a plate three and one-quarter by fomr and one-quarter inches. It is mounted on a single base board, that the apparatus may be.
so)
shifted at the will of the operator. gs
Yo the standard of a imiscroscope the} camera box is attached in such a way! that the box can be placed horizontally or inclined at any desired angle, like a telescope or microscope itself. Thus justments can be made providing any required distance between the objec- | Me and the sensitive plate, so that the desired amplification may be readily
secured. |
operated by |
The mechanical stag? is the small chains which extend along the sides of the frame of the apparatus, and the rotation of the objective etc., and the focusing is affected by rods extending toward the rear of the camera box. By its means the operator, seated at the camera, can manipulate the in- strument for focusing or searching the field for any particular object.
mie © A STUDENT’S VERSION.
Sir,—In your issue of Saturday, the 17th inst., a local appeared saying that the P. W. C. students going west on Thursday evening made an unsuccesstal attem pt-at “bouncing” a young school teacber at dne of the village stations and were forced to make a speedy ¢xit. This is erroneous, as the students bad their game in their arms to throw when the train ¢tarted, and it was on this accouot that they were compelled
io drop tbe poor unfortunate, who struggled in vain to remain on terra firma. This local Fitz weta better Corbett among the P. W. C’s
than he did in bis recent fignt over a love | question, ont of which it appears emerged triumphant. And in bis depera- vion at the joke the boys played on him be rushed intu print to give vent to his feel- ings aud thereby console himself. It would be advisable for him, when he meets the students again, to take his Mghtgky- ward peaceably, and by so doing save the newspapers rerorting, what tuey are ail
averse t, # fizht. On their return he eaged himself in a blacksmith’s forge,
from which all efforts on the part of our
ad- | f for’
polariscope, | §
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heavv and lightweight champions to dis- lodge him proved fatile.
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There has heen an enormous increase jn | the civic debt of Halifax and a consequent |
increase in the assessment in the last ten years. In 1888 the tetal city dett was &1,824,742. In 1896 the debt was
$3,131,516. and a mayoralty cardidate now places it at $3,250,000, which he says is twenty per cent. of the assessed valustion of real e-tate within the city liable to taxation. The total increase during the period of nine years has been $1,425,258. or an average increase of about $158,362 per, annum. The estimated expenditure for 1888 9 was $286,453: the estimated expen- diture for 1897-8 1s $370,798, showing an annual increase in the nine vears of $84,- 360. While in 1887-8 the assessment rate was only $1.17 on every doliar of real and persoual property it is now $1.63 on the dollar.
Stylish ladies buy miilinery from Moore & McLeod.
~ STEAMER “CAMPAIA 1897.
Will leave Montreal
for Charlotte-
McMillan & Hornsh 'g town, Monday, 26th April, Freight y Solicited. CARVELL BROS., lie FOR WALL PAPER Ch’town, apr 13—eod tl 26 Agents
High
model.
and see.
line of troops.
HOME MAKERS.
Where did We Get Them °°
grade American Bicycle built to sell at $100, 1897 We have _ secured twenty of them, ladies or gents model; only $55 seach. Come
Mark Wright & Co, Ltd.
APRIL
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Do Do
DOOR MATS in Moguillt or Koval Minster; heavy Velvet, rich Floral designs, good size worth $1.75 for......
JAS. PATON & co, quette
17 ONLY owe
ar EARTH RUCS minster
Rich Fiorai Designe and New °97 colors; serviceable rug, large size worth $4.75 for
HEARTH RUCS *x! yard, Velvet M. or Ex., new- est thing for drawing room, parlor. 2ydsby 1 yd. wide worth $5.50 each yours for
1 damaged in transit will be
cold cheap.—JAS. PATON & CO:
in Mo-
Straw
1897
you
you
Matting
1,000 vards benght for Spot cash to clear the lot yours tor 15c., 18c., 20c.,. and 25c.
Worth 1-3 more.
_? 300 TAINS io ane, 6
1.45, 1.50, 1.65 «nu $5.00
All odd Pairs
JAS. PATON & Co.
NEW SPRINC CUR- _—o $1.00
such as 1, 2 and 3 pairs of a kind at 25 per cent for cash,
All Portiers for doors at clearance price,
300 LARCE JAP STRAW MATTS
45c., 58c., worth 6Oc,
43 Fringed Dooi Mats
JA
ana 75c.
worth 75c
for .60
each.
NOW
>see 2 2 2 @
Ladies Hats,
Flowers,
Blouses,
o
Shirt Waists.
T. J HARRIS
‘LONDON HOUSE......
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want mats? Do you want matting wan t Oilcloth
Do y ou want Carpeting
If you do visit Charlottetown’s greatest Carpet department for cleam:N the list for this and following month.
NEW BRUSSEL CARPET MEW TAPESTRYS
NEW STAIR CARPET NEW HALL CARPET
‘125 3.60
“JAS. PATON & CO.
469 Heavy Wool Hearth Rugs
$10.00 and $12.00
' Black and Crimson will be sold cheap for cash.
;
65 Door Mat
MES PATON & COY
CHARLOTTETOWN’S GREATEST STORE.
New STOCK OPENING
.ew Goods: B
50, Axminster Door Mas
Only a limited aren i in stock. All guar- Good Rich Colors with
Sod doubseas ; 85. One Lot Tapestry Door Mats
tivu borders worth $1.35 each, yous for Plain Border worth ap to $1.00 at one low price toclear
the Lot. No reserve on this Lot, out they must . they are last years goods and pretty HOM Y og ] co LORS. ;
The Celebrated Jubilee Carpet. Square.
nade in the leading fashionable colors, Black Goods, Crimson, Gaudy Brown and Fawn Grounds, with pretty combination shades. Floral designs.
3x3 ‘trom
x ro 3 yt .co o $3.50
3: % $2. oo, $2. "30, $2.65:
Scotch Squares
FLOHAL HESIEGNS. Nw GOoDs,
3x2 from . » x 3 a 50 3.x 2) $1200. x
Cood Coods and nev this sprin?
PATON & CO Brussel Squares
3} x 3} 3x3 For $14.75. and $15. 50
Worth } more. Only a few in stock
JAS. PATON & co. SEA FORTH for Siti SQUAR ES |
uf room and Dining-rooms.
3x3 $5.75 3x4 and $7.00
Worth 4 more. Best squares ever offered for the money.
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PATE $1, PETBR'S SCHOOLROG
ON...
Thursday Afternoon and Evening!
The 29th April, begin- ning at 4 o'clock.
For sale—Useful and Fancy Articles Books. Dying Slopers, Home-made Candy Refreshments, and some Plants, sa005 which a few choice Rose Trees, oaly 2 each. During the evening there wi be given a geod programme of music readings.
Admission 10c; children 5c.
98—4i