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SC CIEE aL A OE NL NR cP.

OUT OF 2,000 CLAIMS

tga instan Accident Co. for last year, | were for accidents caused to pedestri-

ans Walking on the sidewalk

THE OCEAN ACCIDENT

Insures against all kinds of accidents Its premiums are low, and it issues @ good Policy

Ie. Brows

General Agent Charlottetown

(HB DAILY BX AMINER.

MAY J, 1897.

COMMENTS ON THE NEW TARIFF.

Ucr new tariff has naturally been the subjectof much commeut, here as elsewhere. The prevailing opinion, expressed, is that the changes are for the worse, and not for the better. A cent a gallon otf the duty on kerosene merely makes men smile,— especially when they remember the amount of strong feeling that was ere- while expended upon “ that villainous tax.” An increase of from 24 per

cent to 5 per cent upon cottons, carpets, etc., matters not much here or there, except tothose of our merchants

who, desiring to give tneir customers a ‘p actical exhibition of the wonderful cheapness of goods under a genuine Liber- «| tariff, held their new stocks in bond,— and have discovered that they would have done better for themselves, as well as for their customers, if they had made their entries under the old tariff,

But some of the changes are of more jmportance. For instance, the imposition ofa tax often cents a pound upon un- manufactured tobacco, involves the pay-- ment of ten cents a pound forthe stems, which Mr. Heartz or Mr. Newson or some other enterprising farmer carts away from the tobacco factory to his manure heap! As these stem2 comprise eight pounds in twenty of the raw tobacco, it will be seen that this manure must come dear to some oue. We may be sure that our farmers will not pay ten cents a pound for it, valu- able as itis in the growing of crops. So this duty must be added to the cost of the manufactured tobacco, and be paid out of hand, in addition to other heavy imposts, by al! those. who indulge in the luxury of @ pipe or acigar.

If a lover of tobacco should also be a lover of good books, the case is so much the worse. By the imposition of an ad valorem duty of 20 per cent. upon the value of books, the duty on good books has been just doubled, while the duty on bad books has been reduced a half. That is to say, the works of our standard authors, such as Burns and Scott, Tennyson and Longfellow, Wordsworth and Tem Moore, Macaulay aad Carlyle, Darwin, Huxley, ete., are placed under a disability, for the simple reason tbat their intrinsic value is greater than that of the yellow colored literature and that the new duty is imposed upon the value of the book instead of upon the book itself. We note that the book- sellers of Montreal are almost/unanimously of the opinion that the old specific duty is preferable to the new ad valorem one ; and we know thatof the booksellers in this city, one at least, a strong Liberal. is of the same opinion, while another (aleo a Liberal) declares that a duty of 20 per cent. upon books is too high a tax upon intelligence, and that it should be reduced

to at least 15 per cent.

But the main question is, after all, how wil] the tariff affect our farmers? Upon agricultural machinery the duty has not ‘been reduced, and in that regard the posi- tion is unchanged. In respect to barbed wire there has been a reduction, and even- tually barbed wire is to be admitted free ef duty. The result, already threatened, will be the closing up of ten ora dozen competsag wire factories aow doing busi- mees in Canada, the consequent throwing out of employment of some hundreds of Canadian workmen, the absorption of ‘the Canadian barbed wire business by the larger and strenger United States firms, and as a, result of the withdrawal of competition an increase in the prices which our farmers will have to pay.

But the change which is likely to affect our farmers most seriously is that which refers to core. With a protective duty on orn our farmers could, and did, sell by far the largest part of their oat products um the neighbouring and convuient markets ot Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, where they obtained better prices than they could obtain by sending their oats to Great Britain. But with free unground corn, and a reduction of the duty oa cornmeal! frem 40cts. a bbl. to 25 cents, 4he conditions which admitted of this ad-

vantage to our farmers are completely changed. Corn will be brought into Canada from the*United States in quar- tity, ground here, sold in free com peti-

tion with our oats and fed to horses, cattle and and pigs,—reducing both the quan- tity of oats sold and the prices for which they are sold! As we have been growing too many oats; this may be, as was said of the Me Kinley tariff, “a blessing in dis- guise.” But the farmer who nas debts to pay or who desires to add to his store at the savings benk, is not likely to see ir this light the deliberate destruction of bis principal market tor oats. There was no necessity whatever for this change. We can see no reason why when protection is continued unabated to most of the manu- factures of Canada, it should not also be continued, unabated, to our farmers

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KRUGER’ S PREPARATIONS.

Tuar the eye of the British Lion is upon Vom Paul is evident from the used by Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commons on Thursday last. “The Transvaal,” said Mr. Chamberlain, “

language

nas been arming to an extent absolutely un- justifiable by au ordinary policy of defence. We have not complained, but the result is that the present armament is altogether disproportionate to the defensive resources of Cape Colony, and the Transvaal gov. ernment, after spending considerably over a million upon their armament, are sti’} going on. Batteries of artillery and Maxim guns, millions and millions of cartridges, and hundreds of thousands of rifles iave been imported iuto the Trans- vaal.” Mr. Chamberlain concluded by saying: “.I dojnot believe there is a feel- ing to repudiate the policy of the goyern- ment. On the contrary, I believe the feeling of every loyal British subject at the Cape to be one of gratitude and satisfac- tion with Her Majesty’s government. I understand that they recognize their posi- tior asthe representatives of the para- mount power in South Africa, and are determined, in the often used words, to maintain the integrity of all rights under the convention.” The conclusion of Mr. Cham berlain’s remarks was the signal for a tremendous outburst of cheering on the part of the Conservatives in the House of Commons.

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REFORMS IN CUBA,

Desparcues from Madrid announce that the Spanish Governnjnt have done that which they would have done years ago with much better grace. It is stated that the Queen Regent has signed a decree es - tablishing for Cuba a Council of Adiminia-

THE SESSION.

Tue session which slosed this afternoon is remarkable being the last ofa Legislature which hae, from the beginning

only as

been completely out of sympathy with the people of the Province and which bas, in direct vio’ation of the election pledges of most of its members, placed a considerable

burden of taxation upon the people’s shoulders, This last session amounts to almost nothing. Its only act of a really bentfic‘al character is that which refers to cold storage. The only

other important measure is that which, by enables the Government to increase taxation. As to the Act authorizing the erection of a new and expensive Prince of Wales Co!-

changing the tasisof valaation,

lege building, it way well be regarded with mixed feelings. needed.

Certainly the tuildi g is But with a steedily ircreasivg debt, is the Province in a position to pay for it? Oar Liberal economists urge that it will be paid for out of the fees paid by the students. These fees have heretofore gone into the revenue, and must now be taken out of the revenue which is by so much reduced inthe faze of increasing expenditure, increasing debt and increas- ing taxation.

Our Liberal Legislature is now practi- cally dead ; and it has left to its successors the legacy of an ill-spent life.

2-+eo-s Hearthrugs! Hearthrugs! Marvels of cheapness. Administer Ruge, Globe and

Excelsio: Rugs, all of the newest designs and, colors, tO suit any carpet.—Jas. Paton & Co.

Curtains for the parlor, curtains for the bedroom. The turnover in this section swells by leaps and boands. —_ Every pair in the fixture, of which there are many hundreds, is the production of this season. There are therefore fresh and up-to-date in design, and having the pure uofilled finish, can be recommended for wear. From 49c to $1,00 gets a good curtain.— Jas. Paton & Co.

New

Red Blood

This is the Season for Blood Medicines. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla.

tration to have charge of the affairs of the Island. This Council will be in the nature ofa parliament. It will be com- posed of thirty-one members,—a majority to be elected by the Cubans and a lesser number by the Spanish Government. This Couycil of Administration is to be given sapreme control of vhe public affairs of the Island, subject only to “certain super - visory authority by the Home authori- ties.” Perhaps the most important feature of the plan is the surrender to Cuba of the power to revise her tariff schedule. Whether or not the insurgent Cubans will accept the provisions of the decree, and so end the war, remains to be seen.

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AS TO THE TRANSVAAL.

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Tue policy of the British Government, as stated by Mr. Chamberlain on Thure- day, is to maintain its obligations; not to engege in any aggressive operations, nor to attack the independence of a friendly state; but “to maintain our own rights and the rights of the nation.” This isa policy which, we believe, the people of Great Britain and the Empire at large will support, even to the death, in the Trans- vaal or elsewhere. It is a genuine British

policy.

or any way

HOME MAKERS.

Hood’s se z

Our Own (last but not least,)

Paine’s Celery Com- pound and other reme- dies.

A W. REDDIN, Phm B

CENTRAL DRUG STORE,

Sunnyside.

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Dyspepsia Is completely banished from the sys- tem by the use of Adams’ | Tutti Frutti.

for latest books and prizes. Allow no imitations to be palmed offon —

HARD

To beat on PRICHS—harder on QUALITY and hardest on AS. SORTMENT—or vice versa— you take it, our stock of FURNITURE can not be SURPASSED.

PrvnererenrrnernerTerttT

Mark Wright & Go., Ltd

CHARLOTTETOWN, MAY 1, 1897

150 Black Worsted Capes

in clay make, trimmed with black braids, jets, ribbons and buttons; extra good value just opened, fine stylish goods,suit- able for elderly ladies going at

$3.50, eos, $6.50,

14 Colored Fawn Jackets in Browns and Drabs

Good stylish lengths,sleeves right, will be sold for less than the price of making.

marked prices are from $6 to $7.25, for

$3 00

Boys’ Odd Pants—50 pairs

at a clearance price at James. Paton & Co’ S. See Paton & Co’s Trimmed)

Hats and Bonnets for Satur- day evening.

Aaa Clothing —

See our Lbec Dress Goods.

See ovr 20c Drsss Goods. See our Leader at 25c.

Important sale in the Goods Department.

This department of the bus- inessis worthy the attention ot all Dress Buyers. James Paton & Co have this season made special efforts to secure wu thoroughly varied stock, so that customers may depend on seeing tlhe newest material in every shade and mixture

Again and still more telling is the assortment and value in Black Dress goods.

Millinery. Millinery. Trimmed Hats, $1, $1.25 $1.50 and 82.

Buy Gloves this p. m.

Gloves well worth $1, for 6d5c,and make from a good kid

3 French Silk Capes, net.

Handsome goods, made to sel! at $7.75 to $8.75, for

$5 50

Real Values in Muslins and Prints

Art Muslins, Madras Muslins, 500 yde Fancy Madras Muslins, 50 inches wide, suitable for Curtains, &c, consider the clearing price, 23e.

Jacquard Crevon Cottons, made to

500 Uhildron’ s Suits for this p.m.

sel] at 18 and 20c, to-day for 12e. Best stock cf new Cottons in the city.

The | | Not an old yard in Stock. Call early,

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DRESS GOODS

Don’taccept prices as conclusive of value. Lotsof mean dress goods call themseives cheap. Anything that’s un- reasonable isn’t cheap.

21 Tweed Capes

‘Made from col’d Tweeds. | igood wide aware made to sell at from $2 to $3, bought at a

eee price, yours for

$1.40

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Bankrup stock

Our sale of Bankrupt Stock of Clothing has been a great suc- cess. We have sold several lines out but we have many others, but all must go. Then you will remember you can get

Bargains in Boys’ Clothing Bargains in Boys’ Clothing Bargains in Boys’ Clothing

Bargains in Youths’ Clothing Bargains in Youths’ Clothing Bargains in Youths’ Clothing

Bargains in Men’s Clothing Bargains in Men’s Clothing Bargains in Men’s Clothing

Big Bargains in Trunks and Valises,

Come, come to

Jb Mactona Hid Sta

Opposite west end Market.

among which are The whole lot to discount.

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FOR SALE

(1) THAT fatvh c of SIXTY ACRES at PISQUID, LOT 37, lately occupi- ed by Jas. A. Campbell. The greater part cleared and in good condition. Remainder with a fine growth of hard wood,

(2) ALSO, a comfortable and well situated dwelling house and premises AT CLYDE RIVER, LOT 31, with a half acre of ground.

(3) A fine, dry building lot on Ed- ward St., Charlottetown, (near Graf- ton St. R. R. Crossing), 42 feet front, by 120 feet Lack. Terms easy.

TO LET.

(4) TILAT convenient cottage with garden, yard and stable on Poplar | —— Terrace, East Kent St., now occupied by A. Bannerman Warbarton, M.L.A.

Possession Ist October next.

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CHARLOTTETOWN’S

GREATEST MILLINER

AT CHARLOTTRTOWN'S GREATEST STORE

Millinery, Millinery, Buy Milli Ch’town Greatest Milliner. =

See Ch’°town’s Greatast milliner’s Work. Millinery Departmen

Each year sees an improvement in te fined and artissic Millinery. This season the Styles and Floral Ornamen tations are perfectly alluring. Our selection is the finest that cultivated taste anda knowledge of this department could ss cure. This department is under the sane capable maaagement which has found s much favor with our customer,

Miss Malone’s Artistic work

Her reputation is style with very low price.

200—™> Fine, drab, fawn and grey

Cloth Capes

The very best goods import:

will do your purse good. We claim that our mantle depart {ment will stand a good show alongside any in this Island Call and inspect our goods: we will use you right. Yours for Capes and High

class Millinery.

& COY.

Charlottetown’ s : Greatest Store.

eee.

We have Just

bought a Bankrupt Stock of Boots, mostly ney,

a lot of Ames Holdens meke~ be cleared out at 30. per cait.

The selling price was marked plaialy on the soles, before we bought them, so purebas: Sers will see that it 1s a genuine mark down.

GOFF BROS.

The Best Tribute

to the unrivalled supremac incom parable “RED BIRD” that unscrupulous dealers in lottetown have so much to saf re it. Don’t lose sight of the fact the best in everything is cr the most. Cal] and see our show of the met to-date wheels. Prices from to $100.00. All guaranteed.

A. HORNE & 08.

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F. W. L. MOORE, Londor. House Corner Solicitor

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i ie A Apprentice | ice Wanted To learn the “Bleckemith trade. Bs quire of GEO, H. FOSTER, 60 —dylw& skp Powa Whari-

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ed to this city at prices that

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