dat lea Jil Rarete. ff ; .or Lye iain exranunel AUGUST 10. 1885 Grit Prophets of Evil. Wirn no pol ial their own, except the Grit leaders

icv ot opp sition, d in keepiog

ire often very much bother th pirits of their party. But bh er blacl hem the political

tUAN ea? Bait tlook may be, they always profess to have e consolation left, and that is that e present Government will, some day other, be overthrown. Just when event will happen, none of them ‘ntures to predict. Itis always, how- ire to happen, aud always sure to ppen s Oa the eve of an election, more than at any other time, is the sure} and sudden downfall of their opponents | redicted, But that reaction which is

earry Blake, Mills, Casey and Co. on

to victory has not yet set in, nor is it ikely to either, as loug as the currenut

us so strongly iu the opposite direction.

lt suits ee rtain Grit politicians to Say hat Sir John’s Government is on the} wane; for by preaching such stuff they | keep up the hopes and expectations of | their office hunting followers. But che| people have heard this Grit cry too}

peo} P o often to be deceived by it. rhey know that Sir John is by far the ablest and most popular man in Canada, and that

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while he remains at the frout the country | is safe. Evea sensible Grits will admit | thi And more than this, the taxpayers |

of Canada know who are their best} friends ; and we believe if Sir John were | to retire from the | morrow they would continue to uphold |

: : : | the party that he has so long and suc- |

political career to

cessfully led.

What nonsense then for Grit members and their partizads to be telling the people that the present Government will be defeated at the next election. Why, many of them admit when talking over the situation privately, that Sir John’s Government will be sustained at the polls next time; and they are preparing for another defeat, we would not hear so much about the “iniquities’” of the Franchise Bill. Previous to the election of 1882, Grit members admitted on the floor of the House that the Re- distribution of Seats Act would keep them out of power. They knew that de- feat was sure to overtake them iu any

else

case, and it was quite convenient for them to blame it on_ that Act, a bad excuse being con- sidered, no doubt, better than none.

Another defeat to their party is again staring them in the face; and this time it seems the Franchise Act is to be blamed. The Franchise Act may serve them as an excuse, bui the plain truth is, the people don’t want any more Grit mistule. They had quite enough of it in the gloomy days of deficits from 1873 to 1878. If ever they expect to gain the confidence of the electors, they must first bring forward a policy that will recommend itself to those whose suffrages they seek. It will not do to depend simply upov opposing, which means ip their case obstructing the policy of their opponents. And as the old, old story, that Sir John’s Government is on its last legs, is pow much “too thin,” they must only content themselves to remain out in the cold, where the votes of intelli- gent electors have placed them.

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Yhe Telephone in P. E. Island.

Ir is pleasing to learn that the Prince Edward Island Telephone Company con- cluded on Saturday the purchase of the patent rights and all the property of the Bell Telephone Company in this Island. The amalgamation thus effected will enable the Prince Edward Island Com- pany to eslablish trunk lines, as well as exchanges, connecting all the principal towns and villages throughout the Island; aud we shall soon be able to set down in our offices or houses and have a quiet chat with friends and others in Tignish sud Alberton, Souris aud Georgetown, Summerside and Mount Stewart, or give business orders, or dun for the payment of overdue accounts, or say what we like so long as we belong to “The Exchange.”

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The Hudson Bay Route.

Tk experience of the present season is not more satisfactory than that of the past as to the possibility of utilizing the Hudson Bay route for trade between Great Britain asd the Northwest Terri- tories. ‘The well found and well manned steamer Alert lett Halifax on the 17th of May ; and on the Ist of June she was at Blane Sablon, where she met field ice from 50 to 100 miles in width; coasting along the edge of this ice, she entered it and passed through 50 miles of it north of Cape Beau; on the 16th of June she was jammed in the ice and drifted 40 miies west of Cape Beau. She was unable to penetrate farther west, and at length, on July 8th, she got clear of the ice and| shaped her course tor St. John’s for re-| pairs ; now she is making a second at-! tempt to reach the Bay.

The Half-breed Land Commission | have issued 337 certificates for scrip, |

varying from 169 to 240 acres, 67 ‘

cer-

*” . ° ° > ' tificates for land scrip for 240 acres each

and 10 for 160 acres each, 362 certificates / to heirs-at-law of deceased for smaller sums than $240, and 28 certificates for money scrip to children. under 18 years of age. At Edmonton: 114 claims were received, upon which 94 mouey certificates in sums varying from $30 to $240, and 36 land certificates for

en aa

‘regularly ordaived ministry.

' persons for | sums from $10 to $880, but principally |

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240 acres of land each were issued during the first visit, and during the second 45 scrip 12 land scrips were

money and

issued, a total of 865 money scrips, representing a cash value of about

890,000, which with that issued at Fort Saskatchewan, would make considerably over 1,000 scrip issued ia Edmonton and vieinity, while a large number of claims yet remain unsettled. Claims have also been’ adjusted at Fort Saskatchewan, Battleford and Prince Albert. ia ate

—Riel’s new religion was a siugular mixture. It was as follows :-—“* We believe all believers constitute the true church. We do not believe in the infallibility of the Pope. We believe in

‘the inspiration of the Holy Scriptures /and the right of every man to learn the

We believe in a We believe in a form of church government, pre- erring the Episcopal. We believe there is one God, We pray to God, to Christ, to Mary, to the saints, We believe in the final salvation of all men.’

Riel has, however, recanted.

truth they contain.

Toe Political Pic-nic.

THE morning was five and promising ; and the charms of music were not wanting. Bat only an ordinary little crowd-—about 150 or more—were attracted to the steamer Heather Belle, and not half that number to the special train which left at half past ten. Our advices are to the effect that very few persons came from the east; and that on the whole the political picnic of the Grits is one of the smallest affairs of the season. We regret the comparative failure of the first Political Picnic, After all the great preparations that were made and the efforts ‘hat were put forth to obtain a trustworthy man to take the money at the gate, there should have been thousands on the ground. The disappointment of our friends—the enemy—will, we fear, prove crushing.

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Electricity.

Tue following clippings from our ex- changes show what our neighbors are doing :—

During the past few days, says the St. John’s, Nfld., Mereury of July 29th, Mr. Starr has succeeded in getting the capital subscribed for the St. John’s Electric Light Company, which has been organized with the following yentlemen as _ provisional directors: Hon. A. M. Mackay, Hon. Moses Morrce, W. B,. Grieve, Johu Steer, and Edwin Duder, Esqs. This quick despatch speaks well for the enterprise of our capitalists, and for the energy of Mr. Starr. The boiler wili be furnished by Mr. Hugh Gemmell, of this town, and the other plant and machinery by the Royal Electrie Company of Montreal, and it is expected that the station will be in operation during the month of September.

The St. John, N. B., Globe says :—Mr. W. A. Patrick has received the contract to supply a dynamo and the necessary lamps for the Carleton street lights. The dynamo will be 30 light, and 16 lamps will be re- quired. Each light will be 1,200 c. p These Mr. Patrick has ordered from Cleve- land, Ohic. Mr. Clark is now preparing at his mul the foundation for the engises. On Saturday last Mr. Patrick received an order from the local Brush-Swan company fora 45 arc-light dynamo and 500 incan- deacent lights with fittings, comprising $10,000 worth of plant for operation in this city.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Long-Winded Speeches.

Sir.—Readers of some of our Island papers have usually to put up with a great deal that is dreary and uninteresting in the shape of old speeches from the Legislative Councillors. “The publication of them generally begins early in March, and lasts from four to six months, more or less. As gocn as the last one is published, a sort of relief is felt that nothing more of the kind will be seen until the lords of the Upper Chamber shsll meet again. Alas for the uncertainty of all human joys ! No sooner had we begun to congratulate ourselves upon the prospect of seeing the end of their political speeches for this sea- son, than the Patriot begun to publish one of Blake’s everlasting harangues. It is now deep into that speech of his on the North- west rebellion, and although it has been running on with all the persistency of a dime novel story for the last few weeks, we are sorry to find it still marked ‘‘to be continued.” When it will end is not known yet. The probability is that it will be a long time before we see the last of it.

The press is supposed to exercise an in- fluence for good over the young and rising generations, and so it really does in the great majority of cases. But much political buneombe is good for neither body, mind nor estate. It would be reckless to expect a tough chancery lawyer like Mr. Blake to boil down his remarks to something near the readable point. But until he does do it,he need noteexpect his ‘“‘ideas” to have any perceptible effect on the public mind, one way or the other. Gladstone, one of the greatest men of the century, seldom speaks longer than ¢+vo hours, and in delivering some of his ablest speeches he occupies even less than that time. The only result of Mr. Blake's long- windedness is that his speeches are always listened to with impatience by the House, and mever read all through, except by the very few, and even they read them more asa matter of disagreeable duty than as a source of intellectual enjoyment. As he is

| generally wound up to run six or eight days

at a stretch, it would not be at all surpris- ing if his Northwest speech should last till after harvest. We shall see. Yours truly, Prince County. August 9, 1885.

probably the longest pencil ever made. A manufacturer at Keswick has sent to hima walking stick 49 inches Ileng made of cedar, and forming a large pencil, with a lead nearly half an inch square runhing through it. The curious pencil has a solid silver band bearing an inscription in verse.

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DAIS

CURRENT NOTES.

Lord Wolseley resumes the position of adjutant general, which he held prior to the Soudan campaign.

Despatches from St. Petersburg say that there is a strong war feeling in Russia and military pearations are in progress in Fin- land,

Punctuality is one of the modes by which we testify our personal respect for those whom we are called upon to meet in the business of life.

Fourteen special detectives are being sent by the Ontario Government up the line of the Canadian Pacitic to break up the bands of whiskey peddlers.

Six bullets, all flattened, were found in the heart of Albert, the vicious elephant that was shot some days ayo at Keene, N. H. Twelve of the firing party bad fired at the heart. The hide of the animai was found to be an inch anda quarter thick in some parts, and weighed altogether 1,455 pounds,

A meeting of agents of steamship lines was:held at Liverpool on Thursday, with the view of calling a conference of agents of all steamship lines in the kingdom. The meet- ing resolved to propose an increase in steer- age rates to America of £1, and to arrange a minimum rate for freight.

The Earl of Shaftesbury, writing to the promoters of a meeting on the subject of Funeral Reform, says that the lesson has yet to be learned that excess in mourning apparel, in flowers, in entertainments, and in funeral furniture is no real indication of affection or respect. The tyranny of public opinion still drives persons to spend on funeral sums out of all proportion to their circumstances.

The Montreal Witness gives a cattle shipper as authority for the statement that this year will show a fair increase over last. The total shipments now amount to 35,000, an increase of 8,000 over last year. Over 23,000 head of sheep have been shipped, which is an increase of 6,000 over 1884,but a decrease of 10,000 compared 1883, and of 15 000 with 1882. The prices are better this year but not so good as in 1883.

A man of 79 and a woman abont the same age were married recently in the vicinity of East Greenwich, R. 1. The couple are old lovers, having been engayed to each other more than half a century ago, but a quarrel ensued, and they separated. Each, however, married and has raised a family. Death. broke into both families, and the old lovers were again free, which fact having come to the ears of the groom, he hunted up his early sweetheart, a meet- ing was arranged for, and their marriage was the result.

A Georgia colored woman just returned from Liberia, where she has lived for seventeen years, says to the Atlanta Con- stitution :—‘‘ Among the thousands of natives I saw while there only three had been civilized. Missionaries are scattered all over the country, and they find no trouble in getting crowds of the natives into their churches and schools. Many of these profess conversion and are enrolled as Chaistians, but almost invariably they go back to idolitary when they return to their tribes,”’

The Pacific mail steamers which have for the past ten years plied een the ports of San Francisco and Melbourne, Aus- tralia, are shortly to be taken off that route, owing to the refusal of the United States government to subsidize the line, During the past ten years the trade of the United States with the Australian colonies has more than quadrupled, having in- creased from four to seventeen millon dollars annually, and as this increase is mainly due to the establishment of the Pacific line of steamers, the owners natur- ally feel that their enterprise deserves to be encouraged by the government, more espe- cially as New Zealand, Victoria and New South Wales have willingly subsidized the line

We must needs feel thankful that the loss of life during the recent rebellion in the North-west was comparatively so small. No doubt this is partly due to the fact that General Middleton kept his men as far as possible under cover, and that the enemy were concealed in their rifle pits; but the death roll still remains out of all proportion to the ninety thousand pounds of ammuni tion used by our troops, to say nothing of those used by the rebels and Indians. Well disciplined troops are certainly «a desidera- tum, but their effectiveness in time of war depends more on the skill with which they use thoir rifles, than upon the promptness with which they go through their drill, or the polish or pipe clay they use upon their accoutrements. Our volunteer militia re- quire more target practice than they now have, and the militia department should see to it that a reform be made in this respect.

The followmg paragraph on the political situation in Eogland appeared in the Lon- don Weekly Despatch :

Srr WitttAm HARcovuRT (LOQ)

Whigs, Liberals, Radicals, lend me your ears;

I cannot speak of Gladstone and not praise him;

The work that statesmen do lives after them,

Though it is oft imperilled by their fall,

Sc will it be with Gladstone. The noble mar- quis

Hath told you Gladstone was ambitious.

If it were so, now by the late default

Of his supportere, he hath answered it.

Here, under leave of Cecil and the rest

(For Cecil is an honorable man ;

So are they all, all honcrable men),

Come I to speak of Gladstone’s overthrow.

He was my friend, faithfal and just to me :

But Cecil says he was ambitious;

And Cecil is an honorable man.

He hath brought many markets to our trade,

Whose commerce doth the general coffers fill.

Did this in Gladstone seem ambitious ”

When ‘‘ Tax the Corn !” they cried, Gladstone

hath kept

Taxation from the tables of the poor ;

Yet Cecil says he was ambitious,

And Cecil is an honerable map,

You all did see that in her audience-room

‘The queen did offer him a coronet

The which he did refuse ; was this ambition ?

Yet Cecil says he was ambitious ;

And Cecil is an honorable man.

I speak not to disprove what Cecil spoke,

But here I am to speak what I do know.

You all did rally round him and his cause ;

What cause witbholds you now tc|vote for him?

O Judgement, thou has past from Radicals,

And Whigs bave lost their reason! Bear with me

| My heart is on the benches Ministerial,

And I must sigh till I get back to them !

mx A MINER,

rR, AUGU

samaewnmgmnelicsnes

CLEARINC

DURING

J. BKB. MA

ST 10. 1885.

0;

ee Ca ene

PRICES.

A GIF Ve

CDONALD

\ TILL CLEAR OUT the balance of stock of Straw Hats, bal-

ance of Summer Dress Goods, balance of Summer Prints, balance of Summer Tweeds, Men’s and Boys’ Summer Clothing and Cloths, Summer Underclothing at cost, white and colored

Cotton Shirts, black and colo

red Cashmeres, Merino, Soleil

Cloths. Crapes, Flowers, Feathers, Hosiery and Gloves at

Frices that are

wound to Clear.

J. B. MACDONALD,

Ch’town, August 10—dy wky

Cpursee Street.

CITY STEA

70:

AKERY,

FOR SALE, CHEAP.

“Oo:

50 Boxes Fresh CARAMELS (assorted flave urs),

(in pails and boxes),

20.0UCUlUS ‘* CHOCOLATE DROPS, SS. ‘¢ GUM DROPS,

1000 Pounds SUGARSTICKS

2000 ‘** MIXTURES and

100 Boxes ROLL LOZENGE

Also,—A small lot of Gwnong Bros. ch

Conversation Lozenges (very choice), ~ -

vice CONFECTIINERY, io Lily Chocolate

Caramels, Extra Cream Caramels, Cocos Bon-Bons, &c., &e,

sa” WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,

J. QUIRK, - -

Ch’town, July 27—1mo

- Prince Street.

BIRTH, At North Lake, on the 5th inst., the wife of John S. Rose, of a son.

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MARRIED.

At Scuris, on the 6th inst, by the Rev,

Wm. Wares, Miss Hannah Webster, of Maric,

Lot 40, to Alonzo Herbert Lavers, of George- town, King’s Co., P. E. 1,

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i ¥Y Auction, TUESDAY, August 11th, at D> 1 o'clock, on Queen’s Wharf : —

95 Tons Round Coal,

Ex, Schr. ‘‘L. and ©,” from Old Bridgeport Mines, Sydney, C. B,

Thie coal is pronounced excellent for ste&4m and house use, and will be sold in lots of five tons and upwards.

A. McNEILL, Auctioneer. Ch’town, August 10, 1885.

CA. ee DL.

1SS LUCY CAVEN will resume her Musical Classes on the Ist of Septem-

ber, Graftou Street, Aug. 10, ‘85.

For St. John’s, Newfoundland,

fe | STAN

or x

STEAMSHIP

“BONAVISTA,”

WILL BE DUE HERE

Tuesday Moraing, ith August.

For Freight or Passage apply to

PEAKE BROS. & 60.,

AGENTS, Ch’town, August §, 1855, - 2i

HORACE HASZARD

offers the fol!owing Goodefat

Lowest Wholesale Prices: 250 barrels Patent Process Fleur,

250 ‘* Choice Superior do, ° 250 ‘* Superior Extra do,

100 ‘* Seconds do,

125 ** American K. D, Cornmeal,

25 best Canadian Cheese, 50 berrels Granulated Sugar, 25 ‘* Standard A do, 50 ‘ Yellow do, 50 puns. Choice Molasses, 250 half-chests Tea, 100 caddies do, 50 boxes pure India Teas, 50 barrels Mess Pork, 50 ‘* Prime Mess do, 100 Smoked Hams, 50 pails Lard, 7000 Grain Bags (assorted sizes), 2500 Starch Pags, 106 suits Oil-clothing, 2560 cases Lobster Cans, Tin Plates, Ingots Tin, Lead, Copper. Office and Sample Room, South Side Queen Square,

HORACE HASRARD, Ch’town, Aug. 8, ’85—2wks eod

FOR SALE.

fQXHE Subscriber offers by private Sale that large al commedious Dwelling-house, together with Stable and Coach-house,. on Prince Street, at present occupied by himself, | Possession given by Ist October.

JOHN HIGGINS, Ci’town, Aug. 5, ’85—union 1 wk

Notice to Contractors.

ne TENDEKS addressed to the un- dersigned, and endorsed ‘‘Tender for Post Office, Custom House, &c., Montague, P. E 1,” will be received at this Office until TUESDAY, the Ist September next, inclu- sively, for the erection aod completion of

POST OFFICH, &c;

nan A Piowm

liontague, Prince Edward Island,

Plans avd specifications can be seen at the Depaitment otf Public Works, Ottawa, and at the oftice of the Collector of Customs, Mon- tague, P. E. I., on and after TUESDAY, the lith August next.

Persovs tenderivg are notified that tendere will not be considered unless made on the printed forms supplied, and signed with their actual signatures.

Each tender must be accompanied by ap accepted bank chcque, made payable to the order of the Honourable the Minister of Pub- lic Worker, egual to five per cent. of the amount of the tender, whicn will be forfeited if the party declines to enter int» a contract when called upon to do so, or if he fail to complete the work contracted for. If the tender be not accepted the cheque will be returned.

The Department will not be bound to accept the lowest or any tender.

By order, A. GOBEIL, Seo atary.

Department of Public Works, }

Ottawa, July 2nd, 1885. aug7 3i

WANTS, LOST, FOUND, &e.

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VW 7 ANTED—A good smart Girl to learn the Bindery business. Apply at once at No, 44 Queen Street. auyld

rg°O RENT—A desirable residence on Grafton Street, Apply at this flice at once. aug 10

I OST—Lady’s plain, gold Wedding Ring, 4 Caledonia day. The finder will be suit- ably rewarded by returning the same to this office. aug 10

4VOR SALE—One very superior, No. 12, central-fire Gun, with all modern im- provements; also, gn case, tin cartridge box, and a lot of brass shells, with loading appa- ratus ; cest $60, will be sold for $37.50. Apply at this oflice. aug5

- LET—The whole or part of Furnished House io a nice locality. Apply at Tur

EXAMINER office, aug 4

RS, TIERNEY cffers to dispose of that Valuable Property fronting on Great George and Euston Streets by private sale, Apply at her residence. jly 17 tf

ARTIES in want of Scantling, can be

supplied with all kinds and sizes at the

Mount Stewart Mills. Prices very low. Geo, Clark, Mount Stewart. jly 16 té

OUSE TO LET—Pleasantly situated on

Prince Strect, containing eight rooms :

rent moderate. Apply to Peake on, & Co, jly9 te

F] OLET—The top flat of store at P, G &C

Fraser’s corner. Apply to Dorsey, Goff 0. jun 24

OUSE TO LET—Containing five r-oms. Apply to Jas, A. McLeod, Spring Park Road, jly8

fE°O LET--Shop and Tenement on Uppe Queen Street, lately occupied by Ny Campbell. Apply to J. McGill. jly20 eod tf

OARDERS.—Two or three gentlemen or

lady boarders may find comfortable ac- commodation, by applying to Mrs. William Kennedy, Brick House, Hillsborough Park.

july 7, tf WO or three Boarders can be accomme-

dated at Miss Stew art’s, corner of Great George and Euston Streets, jun27

} YY “ - Pe LET—The Dry Gocd Store on Queen

Street, lately oceupied by Mr. Janes

Shand. Apply to M. Stevenson. mar2s tf

Bain or Shine, at Charlotitomy

Wednesday & Thursday,

August 12 & 18,

NOT THE BIGGEST BUT THE BEST!

-_— ee

W. H. HARRIS

NEW

Nickel - Plate Shows!

(STRICTLY MORAL)

CIRCUS,

—AND ~ Trained Animal Exposition,

DAVE COSTELLO, Champion Bare Back and Hurdle Rider,

———

MASTER WILLIE HARRIS,

the smallest Boy rider

in the world,

A Syndicate of Equestrian STARS!

A Show for the People Now on Earth. DAN CASTELLO,

the famous Court Jester, will appear at each

per'or mance,

$10,000 Den of Performing LIONS !

The Handsomest Pair of

Royal Bengal Tigers

in captivity.

Educated Stallion “ Senator,’

$20,000

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ah init

MiLiLE DORA!

THE ONLY

TATTOOED LADY

ON EXHIBITION,

The Quinette Children,

the youngest and best performers in the world,

GYPSEHY,

the only Umbrelia-Eared Elephant in the world, and the most intelligent of born brutes.

The Best Oue-Riug Show in Ameri MRS. JESSE JAMES,

widow of the famous bandit king, in her wonderful RIFLE SHCOTING,

TEXAS CHARLEY,

the famous Scout and Indian Fighter, true exponent of life on the plains.

avd

30 FAMOUS ARTISTS

in their various specialties.

cee OE

2 TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY, 2 Afternoon at 2. Evening s 8. Poors open one hour i advance, No swindling street parade of empty Oe al

Popular Prices of Admission. —— At Souris, August i4th, a At Summerside, August loth. Special Excursion Kates on p. BE. L Rail way.

July 31—wky2i dly aug 1810118 . ayes Oly Oe ee

NEW LIVERY STABLE

rs ‘hor has fitted up the praia FPXHE Subscriber has fitted ap ' Street, nexs to the Rocklin

on Kent n firetecless Livery

House, and has opened

and Sales “table notice Teams will be furnished a6 shortest

and satisfaction given to customers.

My J. KENNEDY Ch’town, Aug. 8, *85—6i eod