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FEBRUARY 14, 1884. > Sensational and Untrue Tae Pat of yesterday contains ap

article headed in the manner, with the fi

“MISSMANAGEMENT OF THE SULLIVAN GOVERNMENT.’

** PROBABLI

most imposing

llowing words:

FLOATING DEBT OF THE vince $95,006 ”

PRO-

When it is remembered that the writer of the article in question has drawn on |

his imagination for his figures, the pul accounts of last year not being published, | it will be understood how thoroughly

unreliable all his

The dishonesty

calculations are ot publishing a statement

of this kind with sensational headings, | and on the eve of the Beifast election must be apparent to everyone. The members of the Government are

prevented by their official oath from dis-

cussing the details of the financial opera- tions of the Government for the past year. A simple denial ¢ t the ves eral accuracy

of the statemerits n is all that they

can do, and this we are authorized to make Che statement that there is a| floating or any other kind of Provinciel | debt, amounting to $95.000 is as false as anythi g which has ever appeared in the | Patriot, aid teat is saying a great deal. |

It will be remembered that about four years ago ihe Pat { had au

e uow before us

articie just

like the ot with this

difference that the debt was then set down at $118,000. The headings were jast as sensational, and the statements

made with just as much appearance of covfidence as in the present instance. When the Public Accounts of 1879 came to be published, it was found that the deficit was ouly $15,000. Every year since that time the same mania for guess- ing or prophesying, has taken possession of the orgau at the close of each financial year. The Grits have been political Venuors for the first two months of every year, but they have on the publication of

the Public Accounts subsided into ordinary mortals for the rest of the year.

The publication of a flaming statement of this kiud just on the eve of the elec- tion, is of itself caiculated to give rise to grave suspicion. There have been queer ‘“‘varns’ in circulation in Belfast ever since the campaign began. ‘The biggest “yarn” has been reserved for the last, when there is the least chance of its being fully diseutangled before the day of election. We dare say there will be many other “yarus’ used in the furtherance of the Grit cause which would be too disreputable even for the columns of the Patriot. Let the electors of Belfast beware of these “‘yarns.’’ The Simon Acorn bur- rial, the potato and flannel story, the $95,000 debt and similar ‘‘yarns,” should convince every elector that it is alto- gether unsafe to take the word of a Grit politician for anythiog on the eve of an elec'ion, without some good coroberative evidence.

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The Grit Party and the Temper- ance Question.

Many meu—clergymen and others— throughout the Island, earnestly desirous for the promotion of temperance, have been led by artful Grit misrepresentations to believe that the Liberal-Conservative party, Local and Dominion, isin sym- pathy with the liquor interest. The ab- surdity of the impression is easily seen by the action of the majority of the liqaor dealers of Charlottetown at the last elections. There is quite as much temperance sentiment among the sup- porters and members of the Government as with the Opposition. A pretty good illustration of the sincerity of certain Grit professions on the temperance question was given at the Montague West Meeting on Monday evening last. The representative of the Patriot at the mectiag, the mouthpiece of Hon. Daivid Laird, denounced the Secreiary of the Dominion Alliance as a ‘‘contemptible informer.”” The Rev. Mr. Hodgson iv carrying forward prosecutions under the Scott Act, as Secretary of the Alliance, is net acting for himself alone, but in ap official position. Every member of the Alliance is included in this coarse and mean attack. The language was par- ticularly insulting to the highly esteemed pastor of the people among whom it was

uttered. Among all the advocates of the cause of temperance in this Province, no one has taken

a more uncompromising stand than the Reverend William Phelan. He has for years stood forth as the unflinching oppovent of tbe liquor traffic, and has cordially worked with clergymen of other denominations in advancing the temper- ance cause. The Secretary of the Alli- ance is merely the right band of such men as the Reverend Messrs. Frame, Gillis, Phelan and others, and when he is branded as ‘ta contemptible informer,” the odium is equally intended for them. The man who made this foul aud sweep- ing attack, went direct tothe meeting from the office of the Patriot and spoke as the exponent of the Grit party! | Further comment is unnecessary,

Ata microscopic exhibition in Boston lately, the sting of a honey bee was thrown upon the screen, the point of which was so sharp as to be hardly distinguishable. At the same time the finest of fine needles waa shown under the same power of the micro- scope, and the end of the needle measured five inehes across. Said the exhibitor, “God can

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| edopt certain regulations therein co.tained.

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DALY

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. |

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The Scott Act.

Six,—-The extraordinary action of the City Co. ncil last MonJay evening, calls for. most serious consideration on the part of | the citizens.

it will, 1 think, be generally acknowl- | edged, that one of the chief duties of the | police of any city isto enforce municipal regulations. The Canada ‘l'emperance Act | is a law which empowers municipalities to

When adopte d, these regulations become municipal ones, and therefore should be| enforeed by the police; although, even if |

|they were not so, the police would still!

have their duty towards them. For some reason or other the police have their obvious duty in this matter. A resolution was introduced into the City Council, asking the Stipendiary | Magistrate to direct the police, with refer ence tu this matter, to ‘‘do their duty” they are the very words of the reaolution. Five Councillors and the Mayor voted against it, thereby, plainly and clearly, saying that they did not wish the police to “do their duty.” Hitherto the police for Such blame hs

t] aj many persons have blamed) negligence in this matter neeforth will be undeserved. | The police must be guided by the expressed | wishes of their paymasters, | But there are other facts which show the |

te in a still woree light. IftheS preme C urt accedestoar quest it, half the fines from the

lost to the

now before it, Carada ‘J mpera e Act will be c °

Even if the Supreme Court should not I 8, Canada Liquor License Act

1883, will in all cases when the prosecution shall have been brought by an officer appointed under that Act, divert two-thirds of these fines to a fund from which the'|

this, the

Commissioners, Inspsetors, and prosecution | expenses of the whole county are to be pad.

Whatever question there may be as to the power of the “Dominion Parliament to | legisiate about granting licenses, there can | be no question about its power to make | such a provision as the foregoing. A petition was sent to the City Council | pointing out these facts, and asking them | to save these fines to the city by providing | as much money as might be necessary for | that purposs, and by directing the police to} do their duty. A counter-petition was got up. — Its| history adds another to the many proofs of | the carelessness with which men will sign a} petition. It objected to the ‘‘appropriation | of funds asked for in the other petition.” | There are names to that petition which it is difficult to believe would have been there if the gentlemen had taken the trouble to; look and see what the other petition was. | They would have seen that its purport was to keep fines which have been going to the city from going to the County License Fund.

But the Mayor and five Councillors whose dnty it is to inform themselves thoroughly of all the facts of the case, have agreed to let these large sums go away from the City Treasury.

The prosecutions under the Canada Tem- perance Act will go on as vigorously as ever, but, in a very little while, two-thirds of the fines will be lost to the City Funds.

What then, the Mayor and five Council- lors deliberately, and with a full knowledge of the facts, have done, is : they refused to ask that the police be directed to ‘‘do their duty.”

They have diverted a handsome sum from the City Treasury tu the County License Fund.

The interesting question for their constituents now is, ‘*Why have they so acted ?”

A CrrizEn.

Mr. Earle Explains.

Sir,—In reply to your correspondent ‘Shylock’ in the issue of the 4th inst., I beg to explain that some time previous to his concert, [ had the pleasure of an in- terview with my friend, Mr. Vinnicombe, and at his request promised him whatever assistance I could render him personally, and also in connection with the Glee Club, to make his coneert a success. I felt that Mr. V’s, kindness, both to the public gen- erally and myself, deserved that his assist- ance s© generously given on many occasions should be recognized. I[t has been my aim for some time past to combine the musical talent of the city, and in this object Mr. V. willingly assisted me, avd I (who shouldn't)

| late in maturing. ! Charlottetown Royalty obtained three pota- ‘toes of the sort from

lof the beams.

|inch boards and the space between

finch

might here state that Mr. V. and ‘oveself

eur ealieiees many selections of music

from the old masters.

amusement, siféh a union as referred to above is very desirable. exists amongst usacertain element, who (through jealousy and fear) have thwarted our efforts to effect the much to be desired union. I regret that the above named element should have had enough influence with the club to deprive the audience of the pleasure of listening to the much appreci- ated music of the Glee Club, and of the personal assistance of myself as well. Yours, ete., S. N. Earte.

Notes and Suggestions.

INTERCHANGE OF SEED.

P. E. Island imports much seed wheat from tho Upper Provinces, and to mutual advantage—greatly to P. E. Island’s ad- vantage. Why not reciprocate? Why do not our seed wheat importers forward specimens of Island grown wheat to parties from whom they yet the imported article, and solicit orders therefor in reciprocal exchange? Why not in fact pay for On- tario seed wheat with P. E. Island seed wheat? Is it not reasonable to suppse that Island grown wheat from Island grown or

as seed fiom there does here? THE ‘‘MANHATTAN.”’

Mr. W.G. Taylor, of North Bedeque, has shown me, raw and boiled, a new and excellent variety of potatoes, of which he raised six hundred bushels last season, the

three potatoee, and of their first and second years’ product. It is to be hoped that this

cannvut,”

tenses nettenettinititiitactat tt ‘ ate ema ae naar one act, acai sss shal . Lnicnnnitls des = ST i

make a fine point, but man |

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variety may’ be widely distributed ss sced over the Island. One bushel was the first

have for yedrs endeavored to advance the | own use and for sale. musical taste of our city by presenting to |

froin otir Vest modern composers, and also |

1 regret that there

crop from the with the ‘‘Manhattan,* Ae the Charlottetown Exhibition

e first prize at

i , ‘eAC e usement. | flesh very solid, fine grain; cooks through | reached the — amuse oe oe evenly, eithér in baking or boiling; dry and | first sound that fell upon our ei y weighs con-| soft strains of the violin, which was an- © ;

‘swered by

mealy and of excellent flavor; siderably over sixty pounds to the bushe!;

is an excellent keeper; neither early nor ( dancers. A gentleman resident of | kindly treated.

a New York seed house a few years ago, paying $1.50 there- fore; Mr. Taylor's three presumably came from them.

MR. BELL'S ROOT CRLLAR.

Mr. George Beil, a 250-acre farmer of Stanley. New London, has a root cellar and boiler house, a description of which may be of service tosome people. The cellar is 30x15 feet; in depth it is seven feet clear

[tis not walled below the walled two feet high above

house above is flat roofed There are

surface; it is ground. The a lean to another building.

|jvists enough over the cellar to make the

tloor above it strong enough for carting on. This floor is boarded below the beams with them filled with ‘‘millseeds” (oat shells). On the upper side of the joists there is first a

feovering of boards (inch); next a cvating of roofing paper coal-tarred, and ‘finally a covering of inch boards. Through

this floor there are two hatch-ways through which te cump the cartloads of roots into the cellar, It is. Mr. Bell’s intention to make the house frost-proof as well as the cellar, by means of ceiling and stuffing the walls, and to make a boiler house of it At present the work of ceiling is but partly dane, and yet the cellar hatches must be kept open in the coldest weather to allow of the escape of steam from the roots below.

'The rafters are covered with two layers of

beards with tarred roofing paper between thea and with roofing pitch over all, as yet without gravel.

Western Items.

(From the Summerside Journal. )

Mr. W. C. DesBrisay has consented to take charge of the choir in St. Mary’s Church in this town. Ho was for seven years organist of St. Peter’s Church, Char- lottetown.

Hon. John Yeo and James W. Richards, Esq., M. P.P’s., who are at present in Eng- land, will leave that country for home in a day or two via Halifax. We wish them a quick and pleasant passage.

We learn that a concert will shortly be given in Summerside in aid of a fund for the repairs of St. Eleanor’s parsonage. The outhouses and fences are very much de- cayed, and the dwelling itself is greatly in

need of repair.

We had often puzzied ourselves to find a reason why the houses of Summerside, with few exceptions, front gable end on + he street, but the other day going to the post office, when a half ton of snow fell from one of the exceptions and smashed in a ‘love of a bonnet” just after we passed the spot, we made up our mind,

The remains of Mr. Joseph Perry, son of Hon. 8S. F. Perry, who was atcidentally killed in the lumber woods of Maine, were brought home by his brother on Monday, the 4th jinst. They were enclosed in a beautiful casket, and were met at the depot by a large number of persons who deeply sympathize with his family in their bereave- ment. On Tuesday the funeral took place and was the largest ever seen in Tignish. He wasa fine young man, 25 years of age, and was much esteemed by his acquaint- ances.

Excitement has been intense to-day (6th inst.) The cream of the New London horses met on the ice to test their capabili- ties. In the first race, Fitzsimmons took a $4 prize, Morris $2.50and Reid $1.50. The second race was between two 2-year old colts, Stewart’s and Harrington’s, in which the latter took the $2 prize. Mr. Pound then staked $5 against Fitzsimmons’ horse, which he won, and this ended the racing. There were many good horses present, among which Mr. Pickering’s. ‘‘General Frank” stalked like Gulliver among the Lilliputians.

Messrs. Clark, Robblee & Claak have started a lobster can factory in the old Progress building, where they propose put- ting up a large quantity of cans for their They have all the new and improved machinery for doing the business in the most rapid and efficient manner, and we have no doubt but that

Isolated as we are | they will do a very large trade this season, for so many months in the year, and de-| This enterprising firm have just received a pendent upon our own local talent for |

handsome silver medal for canned goods from the International Fisheries Exhibi- tion, lately held in London, England,which speaks very highly for the quality of fish put up by them.

Mr. Sterling, the Government Architect, was here on Tuesday last inspecting the stone, brick and other materials now on the site of the new Post Office building. He approved of the stock provided, and ex- pressed himself as highly pleased with the vigorous manner in which preparatious were being made for commencing the work as soon as the weather will permit in the spring. Mr, P. Doyle, the contractor, has given employment lately to quite a number of men and teams hauling above mentioned matarials, and he has also quite a nymber of carpenters at his shop making doora, windows, ete., for the new building.

A correspondent writes: St. Patrick’s Church, Grand River West, was the scene of an interesting ceremony on Tuesday morning, 5:h inst , when the pastor of that

Ontario grown seed would do as well there)

proceeds of the third year’s planting of |

Charch performed the marriage rite be- tween John Copage, of Richibucto, and the ‘Indian Princess.” Maggie Francis, of Lennox Island, a relatiye ot the late Martin i’rancis, the first Indian teacher of this Province. The dresses of both bride and groom were neat and appropriate. After the marriage the happy couple, with about a dozen others, drove homeward, passing through Tyne Valley, where they halted for a while. By the kindness of Michael I'rancis, the bride’s brother, we were in- vited to the wedding to take place that night. The drive to Lennox Island was very pleasant, the sky being beautifully

clear, and the pale moonbeams shedding their light upon our way. As the travelling was gooti on the ice, we went by way of

last fall, | marrow winding river.

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three. Mr. Taylor took, Trout River. Nowhere is a drive more | of t | beautiful than upon such a night, over a}

But pleasure-seek-_

offered for half-bushel of the best new sort. | ers, such a8 we, have seldom a taste | | He entored them as ‘‘New York Seedlings,” | fer either art OF ~pce'ry, » and 7 but has since learned that ‘Man-|we passed al aost unnoticed = t . ‘hattan” is the true name. In shape} ‘shaggy wood which here an

they are nearly round; skin, dark there hid the snow covered bape irom - purple occasionally bletched with white; | sight. In lecs than an hour, however, we

The

the agile feet of the mirthful We were cordially received and Old and ygung were alike intent on social enjoyment; the cares of the past and the fears of the future seemed not to enter their minds, so absorbing was their interest in the festivity. Seeing their kindly dispositions to each other, their anxiety that all should enjoy themselves, and watching their simplicity of manner, and their apparently unselfish desire for the shining baublesof life, a spectator of another race would naturally revert in thought to the time when the original in- habitants of this ‘‘Canada of Ours’’ held similar festivals, long before Cartier or Champlain had trod Awerican soil.

SSS. ——

London aud Liverpool,

BARK

THE CLIPPER

“MOSELLE,”

500 tons Register, c'assed ten years Al at English Lloyds,

Alex. McLeod, Comrmandor,

WILL

from Liverpoo] Charlottetown,

ABOUT THE 25th MARCH.

‘Followed by the well-known fast-aailing barkentine

“ETHEL BLANCHE,”

400 tonsa Register, classed ten years’ Al at Lloyde,

John Graham, (NOW ON THE BERTH) Sailing about the ist April

Also, the clipper Barkentine

‘6 ER DMA,”

300 tons Register, classed nine years At at Lloyds,

R. RENDLE, Commander, (NOW ON THE BERTH)

Will Sail from London. for Charlottetown

ABOUT THE Itst APRIL.

The above vessels will carry Freight at through rates to Pistoa, Georgetown, Souris, Summerside and Shediac.

For Freight or Passage apply in London to John Pitcairn & Sons, 16 Great Winchester Street; in Liverpool to Pitcairn Brothers, 51 South John Street, ur here to the owners,

PEAKE BROS. & CO.

Ch’town, Feb. 14, i884.—eod

pALT! SALT!

FOR SALE ex WAREHOUSE,

5,000 bags Liverpool Salt, 1,200 bags Coarse Fishery Salt,

PFAKE BROS. & CO. 14, 1884, —+f

LOA BA,

FEXHE Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of P’ EK. Island, will be held in Boyne Lodge Reom, Charlottetown, on Tuesday next, 19th instant, at two o'clock, .m, ; A full attendance is requested.

N. J. CAMPBELL,

Grand Secretary. Gh’town, Feb. 14, 1384. —3i wkly li

VY. M. C. A.

LECTURE COURSE.

re Sixth Lectmie of the Winter Course, before the Young Men’s Christian Aszo- lation, will be delivered by

KEV. W. B. KING, B.A,

Sail for

Commander,

Ch’town Feb.

Y. M. O. A. Harr Monday Ev'ng, February 18th. SUBJECT:

“THREE MEMORABLE WOMEN.”

Chair to be taken at cight o'clock. Ad mission ten cents. HENRY SMITH, Secretary, Ch'town, Feb, 13, 1884

J MURRAY McNEIL, LONDON, - ONTARIO, gives written guar- antee that his MOUSTACHE GkOW. ®& will produce heavy moustache inside of REN WEEMS, or.money refand-

ed. Price of receipt, $1, Address Box 264, London, Ont. lw

GREAT SALE wew Gottons,

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We have just opened a large Stock of

ENGLISH AND AMERIGAN PRINTS, NEW SPRING STYLES. Received Before the Advance in Duiy.

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We have an immense stock of

GREY AND WHITE COTTONS,

Purchased when the Cotton mailic’ vee ct the ] point of depression. ieecy Cottons, sheeting (ottens, Pillow Cottons,

TABLE LINEN AND NAPKINS, - Towels and ‘Towelling,

TAPESTRY, SCOTCH kAD BRUSSHLS CARPETS,

And other House Furnishing Goods, WHOLESALE AND REVAIL, Geo. DAVIES & CO.

Oh'town, Feb. 11, 1884

Our Stare Closes Every Evewmg at Six o'clock (Saturday Exeepted):

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1884. For the Winter Months. 1884.

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\ {/ & A. BROWN & CO. are selling the following lines of » Dry Goods, at very low prices, to clear before stock- taking Ist April: Jackets, Dolmans and Ulsters, Promensde Scarfs, Wool Jackets and Ulsters, Mantle and Ulster Goths, Overcoatings, Scotch and Canadian Tweeds, Colored aud White Shirts.

Also a special line of Dress Goods, of excellent value, and suitable for the season, reduced jo twenty-two cents,

A large stock of Carpets, Oilcloths, Hearth Rugs, Mats, White and Grey Cottons, Sheetings, Villow Cottons aud Linens, Fancy Shirtings, ete., bought very low, and now opened, ready for the early Spring Trade. ,

WHOLESALE & RETAIL

W.& A. BROWN & CO. Ch’town, Jan.5, 1884.—dy wkly

We st

ee

THE CHARLOTTETOWN

FLOUR, FEED AND PROVISION,

S' TORE,

Soubh Side Quctn Square, near Queen Sirest,

byte to announce that they have on hand the following goods, which they are pre- pared to sell at reasonable prices and in quantities to suit purchascrs:

Flour (Superior Extra, Strong Bakers’ and Patent) OATMEAL, CORNMEAL, BRAN, SHORTS, OATS,

CRUSHED FEED, either Oats and Barley or Oats, Barley and Corn. APPLES, which will be sold by the barrel or by the pound, at rates very little over barrel prices.

Ch’town, Dec, 18, 1883.

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JANUARY.

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i834. Annual Clearance Sale At Jd. B. MACDONALD’S.

:0:— ] AM now haying my Annual Clearance Sale, and will CLEAR OUT Wool Goods in f

Scarfs, Clouds, Wool Squares,

Heavy Winter Cloths, Winter Dress Stufis Ladies’ Fur Caps and Mufts, : Ladies’ Fur Pippets,

Ladies’ Feltand Fur Kats,

Men’s Fur and Cloth Caps,

Men’s and Boys’ Ulsters, Gvercoats and Reefing

Jackets, Afho Kemnants in Cioths, Remnants in Dress Stufis, Remnants in Prints, and Rennants

in Canton Fiannels,

These goods must be cleared out and Bargains Extraordinary

will be given. J. B. MACDONALD'S,

Ch’town, Jan. 12, 1884,— 2 wkly, Queen Street.