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LETIERS rd THE EDITOR.

Civic Taxation.

1 deal of interest, sin,—! read . woul

terday 8 tissue of your

etvet

the al le

ve at a rer, ii 4 : the sources of income to the city .. le sation he proposes. l feom the scat rfe ith him tl an imcome tat shoul 7 . on all mes over SOUU a year sya, OL Bi . be ievie a furniture tax. It would

[ cannot agree *

: ve lf a man ia able be un) at anu opt

ther sone & d furniture, masical in ra s " . ss oad ents and worksol art, Xe., for the com. trum -* . aS s} ‘ = f himsell and famliy, sucn should not fort O 5 ¢

Tore ¢ ] f property

Thia na of hn eanthieii be taxed This ku : ‘ I think a tax on

ress

incti¥e la view of this, by :

- } ins «would yield some

th we Ne : soe °

vcange. ue is scarcely sate in driving nue i -

e »Common and Reyalty from the

epund th } roun® small boys and

season,-——lt 18 & danger n could not fairly tex Owners o! mplain that the

[ s Us “i by

pumber ef guns t ' thers 1 the o

ous numsance Spor object to paying household property tenants, in most Cases, . falls up tK eoliect tax all the same

that, practcait)

pen tai 5 ich a

Cc

whether he manages his rent or not, he has to pay the

lt is urged by tenants they pay the taxes, as the the

mn the owner

eountry ais chise, we ili

to pay 50 cents as con muta‘ion for statute

tabor, and it seems hard that those living

awe, , > rar

in towns should have to pay 9-. Again, the license tax would be oppressive

business : a the merchant or m ing busine: thet yields over $OU0 a year income, He can fairly say y« tan income tax upon me, and you also put a tax apon me for

3

L. . chanic a

um pu i

doing business! The Insurance Company tax nobody will object to. | I suppose the Insurance Companies will levy 18 upon their customers; and 1¢ will be something like the enormous Customs taxation to which we are subject on the nhecessarics of life—eay sugar for mstance— on whieu

ay ab rurt le cents per ib. duty, but it

we | ; } smalls and customers don’t take

goes out lt much account of it

It ie rather hard when a man is just able to keep a horse and cow, @ Wagon and bh, to be taxed on the same In this new country But I suppose we will have to putup with it. Transient traders, vendors of quack medicines on our squares, and others of this should be heavily taxed. It is unfair to our merchants and others, that a person, say from Halifax, can throw a bankrupt steck ou the market, and pay little or nothing, to the great injary of those who are heavily taxed. The proposed business license would take of such, and perhaps our nierchants would not object to it.

In conclusion, Mr. Editor, how happily situated a well to do farmer in the country is as compared with residents of this city! Your farmer cf 100 acres, | was gving to say, pays nothiuz, but he does pay some thing, he pays OU cents a year commutation for statute labor, and nothing more. His

sleig

; ciaes,

fam''y are educated by the Province, but the day of reckoning is coming, »ud wheo the country will have to be divided in'o

Municipalities, then our wealthy country friends will have to contribute.

Yours truly,

M eeca ant. February, 1835.

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his Opinions.

Str,—If we may judge by his recent contributions to the Patriot, Mr. Daniel Davies is in search of notoriety, and is like- ly to find it, Only the other day he sent a letter io that paper, advising Mr. Lord what to do to rescue the ice-boat sufferers. He had, he said, a sore hand at the time, otherwise the letter would have been sent direct to Mr. Lord. If Mr. Davies’ advice was of any service it surely should have been sent direct to the agent. In sending it to the newspaper first, might have made a world of difference to the poor froat-bitten passengers and crew. Afterwards one of the Patriot stall interviewed Mr. Daniel Davies, and the result of the interview was given to the world with all the mock solemnity that characterizes the utterances of El Mahdi. Again the Patricvt of the 20:h contains an other effusion from Mr. Davies. This time he is more censorious and fauit-linding than usual. He tells the world at the outset, that he did not attend the city meeting heid lately to discuss the sub) ct of winter communication between this Island and the Mainland. This was somewhat unfortu- bate, fora word or two from him on that occasion might have settled the matter once for all But it is not the meet ing that troubles him most. He ia more troabled abuut those who ought to have in- fluence at Oitawa. If more Grits were there, Mr. Davies would no doubt be more hopeful. Still he admits that ‘all the wembers in opposition can do is simply to express their opinions.” How matters would be improved if there were a greater number of Grite in Parliament from this Island, Mr. Davies does not attempt to etplain. Mr. McDonald, he says, he dees hot look upon as a representative at all. What a pity! It happene, however, that a Ma)}ority in Porlament declared most dis- lnetly by their votes that Mr. McDonald is ® Member of Parliawent. If Dr. Robert- son could have held both the seat in the Local and Dominion House, Mr. Davies and all his political associates would, doubilers, have shouted “* Amen!’ Mr Hackett, too, Mr. Davies says, is @ non- resident, &. Now Mr. Davies, it will be reuiembered, represented King’s County loratime. He was then, as now, so far as the County is concerned, a non-resident. And if he had resided at Ottawa instead of at Charlottetown, he would not have been any the more useless on that account.

Mr. Davies goes on to tell us that be was very much pleased upon reading Archbishop - Brien’s leiters on the mail set vice, because ‘hey have the ring of a true Liberal and

elurmer about them, This is all very fine indeed, but swvely a confirmed Tory like Mr. Divies—c mticmed in the good old Tory days—does not now set himself up a8 @ Model * Liberal and Reformer. *

Bu Mr. Davies expresses P'@ssure at selme of the A rehbivhop’s re- marks, he ventores to point out some

“sakes” into wich his Groce bas faller. And in dy Hg thishe says: “Ll feel that 1 “@ caled upon to defend my self,’ &o; and then be proveeds tu give what be calls a

Oh’'tewn, 25.h

Airing

thoug'

correspondent, |

2: FA TI | statement of facts, in reference to this | matters.’ (lim ics are mine.) While Mr. Davies is making his ‘s atement of facts” | will he be £O0d enough to teil his | constituents how it happepel that in

while

with the mail service, | may have some | thing further to say to him about th old Albert and the Northern Light Mean- time, | remain

r. ©

pay nothing—it all |

’ ; *uO0THoH hi

lan lord includes the taxes in rent | ee } There is & wml deal of foree in enarge ‘ 3 oy shis. No man sh allowed to vote thi : : lsee his ii tax | paid three mi uths qniess ' en t : vie » to the test of t! “Writ of Election B t then, a4! men votng onthe Fran- ut then, a8), ]

triets, are only required |

| porridge.

| Hoping soon to hear Se

’ he was a r presentative of King’s County, and one of the principal shere- holders in the Island Stean Navigation Company, he managed to hava the weekly trip to Geors town, provided for in = the Original cont

former S76,

and an extra trip to Queen's County substituted for it When Mr. Davies « Xplains this and a few other little matters besides, in

® Cahee i |

act

connection

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Feb

20, 1886

Remiviscences of the Crimea

Sirk, -As one of an lience at the lecture last evening, | mus! say | am ex- ceedingly obliged to Sergt. Allan for his in

formation. With the medesty which al-

most always characterizes an old soldier in le .

relating campaign st » the

Sergeant said very little about his ow

ploits, and judging from the

brave nh ex medals which have been The only 1 icident ol lmportance with which the Sergesnt coup/ed his name was the oreasion on which he placed in command of twelve men for pairol duty. Part of his duty was to search the surrounding neighborhoed for

stories

manly breast ,he i

seal Weitil

must

ment! many iteroi act

ons,

“ .

the enemy. After relating his experience In &® mountain pass, he told ot an mpor ant capture he and his brave f llowers m dae, acapture which, owing to some oversight on the part of historians, was made publie for the first time last night In the course of his inspection he came upon a Russian

village. Entering the first house he came to, he found several vicious-looking Turks seated round an immense tub, p rridg * Hach Tork had a large worden spoon, which he used as a convecting link

filled with

=

between the tub and } mouth, and was actively engaged replenishing the ‘‘inner man.’ The S ryeant, on entering, ordered he Turks to throw down ther ‘‘arms” and Gisperse This tl ey refused to do and the

lecturer modestly passed over the struggl he had in compelling them. At any rate the tub was taken prisoner, and the Turks dispersed. Acting upon the principle, ‘‘to the victors belong the spoils,” the victori ous Sergeant and his followers seated them- selves around the festive board and were 8°0n busily engaged eating the captured While thus oceupied a superior cflicer entered and expressed his astonish ment at finding them engaged in snch work The Sergeant, in reply, eaid that in n more effectual way conld an enemy be dis- posed of than by cutting off his ‘‘supplies.’ At this juncture a “‘recali” was sounded, and the victorious party wended way back to headquarters, filled with victory and | On arrival there, the Ser geant was called before the commanding ‘flicer and complimented for his bravery. rhis ended one of the most important epi- sedes in the Crimea.

In the ec of his lecture, Allan remarked that King'ake was greatly astray in his account of the Crimea War; but as adverse criticism on his part migh! sericusly affect the sale of Kingl» ke’s works he would say noth'ng further about them rgeant Alla» again, and that future bisterians will more careful in compiling their works,

I remain, etc., A Recrvit.

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Sergeant

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be

Concert at Cornwall.

Sir. Iam surprised that none of those interested in the Cornwall Concert, have given it the usual notice through the press It is not, however, to late too say a few words about it, though [ cannot attempt to do justice to allthe parts. Mrs Byrne’s song, ‘‘Barney Machree, ’ and Miss Nelson’s

recitation, ‘Over the hills to the Poor House,” were the masterpieces of the con- cert. Mr. Rohert McDonald sang and

acted “The Chap with the Alpine Hat,” with admirable sang froid, and Miss Mc- Donald’s recitation of ‘‘The Psalm of Life,” was excellent. The litle ones acquitted themselves well in the dialognes, and showed no signs of stage fright. ‘*The train t» Munro,” was the best acted piece and fair- ly brought down the honse. Miss Morphy presided at the organ,and held the audience spell-bound, while Mr. Leonard’s accom- paniment with the violin, fully came up to our expectation. 1 think, however, that the concert was not sutliciently provided with instrumental music. No doubt the Club will rectify this mistake in future. As I have not the programme before me, | may inadvertently omit to mention some pieces which deserve praise. The concert clused with a tablean vivant, ‘The execution of Mary Queen of Scots,” and the audience dispersed well pleased with their night's entertainwent, and fully determined to attend the next Cornwall concert. Yours truly, Concert-GOoER Feb, 23, 1885.

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Sergeant Ailan’s Lecture

$in,—Sergeant Allan, during his lecture on ‘* Reminiscences of the Crimean War,” in the Y. M. ©. A. Hall, last night, inti- ted that there were other facts which

under his observation that he would like to give, but that he did not like to spoil Kinglake’s book. Now, with all due deference to Sergeant Allan, I do not think this was fair to the large andience that gathered at the Hull, I cannot help admiring the gallant fergeant’s Inegnani- mity. Atthe sametime,if Kinglake has given a false account of the Crimean war in his book, the public have a right to know it. In my mind the Sergeant bas a public duty to perform, and I would suggest the propriety of his taking another evening and telling all the tacts, let the consequences to Kinglake be what they will. Allow me, Mr. Ejitor, to say here that it was hardly fair for Colonel Beer to stop Sergeant Ailan in the most interesting par! of his discourse. ‘he andiencea would willingly have waited avother hour listening to the Sergeants eloquence.

, 1885.

lia came

FaIrplay. Ch’town, Feb. 23

of Do s¢ Vs

broas

Mr RR. © Gore, of the fi m Tf & o., has re uroe@l frota a visit a i has boaght ab a low cis" price a

G he

— > ff hk eT I on i

at F bt J : i wT z 's

Two drun} 8 at the Stipendiary Magistrate’s Court to-day

- Ss Fatnrk LAMBert’s ‘Notes on Ingesoll” at | the Diamoud Bookstore: only 95 cents.

> GrorGt Foi, Fse ,

| ia | | }

will read a paper on |

‘National Law,” before the Literary and | Scientific Society ou Wriday evening uext, hibig aces Mr. S. M. Bent will read a paper iz

before the LKducational }

** Penmanship ” on Friday evening next, the 27th |

Institute

inst >

“The proper stady of mankin? is mao,” |

Pope knew better than to say “woman,” |

Woman is too dee

p a study for anybody to undertake,

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FOREIGN mails to-day livery at about 6 p,. m. left “ape Traverse pelled to put back, —

I, O. O.—A special mecting of St. Law-! rence Lodge for conferring degrees, wil! be | held on to-morrow (fhursday) evening at half past seven o'clock.

will be ready for de- | The iceboats which

this morning were com

{

to the mild | cannot be used |

TOB°GGAN SLIDE, Weatier at present,

Own r'4 the Slide

during the day, but it will be open every | night until further notice wt ° HE last official statement of the banks, | slow the asseta of the Bank of Nova Scotia to | be do, 501,642 57, liabilitie a > 4,842 814.18 ; Merchants Bank of Nova Scotia asseta, | 34. 267,¢ SU.05, liabilities

$2,971,515.69 .¥

THE time for Ticket

issuing KExeursion Retarn

at one first-class fare from all s'ationsonthe P. E. I. Railway to Cape Tiaverse, and vice ezrsa, is extended to the

28th inst., inclusive. Tickets issued on

27th and 28:h will be good to return up to {inelnding March 4°h. |

al ~~

SINGULAR CURE The Ambkerst Sentinel

notes the case of an old gentleman in Parrs- boro who was hurt ovcr a Year ago an i un able to move, but is now in a fair way to} re When the avents of Picture que Manada brought the books to his house the other day he picke! up the parcel and thres itin the yard. And now, the derigning bio

‘gent wilt go around representing himsel! ag a medic:l panacea, or great medicine man of the pale-faces.

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Young Men:—Read This.

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The Liquor License Act, 1883, given that a meeting of

N a the Board of Liceuse Commissi ners for

(TICE is hereby the District of King’s County, will be held at the Supreme Court House, Georgetown, On TUESDAY, the THIR’Y-FIRST DAY OF MARCH Next, A. D., 1885,

at the honr of Twelve o'clock, noon, for the purpose of taking int» consideration all app!i- cations for certificates for such licenses as are authorized to be granted in this License Dis- trict by the Liquor License Act, 1883, or by the Act 47 Victoria, Chapter 32, intituled ‘An Act to amend the Liquor License Act, 1883,” By order of the Board, HENRY A BEARS, Chief Inspector of Licenses for King’s Co, Marvay River, 25th February, A. D., 1885. 2aw wkly tidate

Inland tea Navigation Company’

Prince Edward Island.

ares Anoual Meeting of the Shareholders of the above Company will be held at the Company’s Oilice, King Street, on “aturday, the 23th dav of February instant, at 3 o’clock p.m., for the election of directors and the transaction of other business by order of the President and Directors,

JOHN HUGHES, Secretary. 5—law pat

Ch’town, Meh, 7, 188

CHEESE, CHEESE, |

100 Boxes—WHOLESALE & RETAIL. BRER & GORP's, WANES, LOST, FOUND, Ke.

OST—On Saturday last, a hunting cse ° 5

L, Watch. The finder will please leave it at the EXAMINER Cflice. feb 23

ANTED.— An experienced Salesman (ubera! salary) at Dorsey Goff & Co. fev25

OST—On Friday, the 20th inst, a Plan. 4 The tinder will be rewarded by leaving it at the EXAMINER office. feb2! tf

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, FOR SALE —A Wanzer ‘°( Sewing

Machine, nearly new, in first rate erder; cost $45, will be sold at a bargain. Enquire at this office febl9 ti

ry°O LET—Shop and Cellar om Great George

Street, occupied by E. H. Schurman ;

possession April lst, 1896 —Joha Stumbles. 2w eo?

\ YANTED IMMEDIATELY.—A Nur-

serymai' to take charge of two chii-

dren, aged 5 and 7; oue with some experience

preferred. Apply to Mrs. George Macl: od. febl3

ith *R SAL E.—One very fine Berkshire Boar E Pig. 12montha old. feb 11 tf

NTE!

iuy mar of good reputa-

whee

large “p ing 5 ook (Latest Styles) of Br ts, |

Shows and Siippers.—Doussy, Goss & CO. fublo

} VW

tion a situstion as Ulerk ina store, offic, or otherwise; good peumapn, ! . Apply ®* cuir dice. feb 7 {

ala isis acerca

ae meat

Be

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25

4

erkins

White Usttons,

& Sterns.

Grey Usttons, Print Csttons,

SHEETING CUUTORS, PILLOW COTTONS, FLEECY C COTTON GOODS, WOOLEN GOODS, SILK

OTTOWS AND ALL OTHER GOODS, &.,

AT VERY LOWEST PRICES. PERKINS & STERNS.

Cli’town, Feb. 20, 1885.

Great Bargains!

Mor the next 30 days we offer the balance of our Dry

_oods ata

LARGE DISCOUNT

as we are shortly to make a change

in the business.

Spesiat Lines of Goods are MARKED DOWN to Prices that are Bound to sell Them.

Don’t Fail to Gall Early if You

Want Bargains.

We require a Prompt Settlement of all Accounts due up to date.

KS Remember the place: Desbrisay’s old stand, oprosite

the Market House.

Ww.

Charlottetown, Feb. 7, 1885.

& A.

BROWN «& Co.

DECIDED TS

Sell at Cost.

All our Large Stock of

FUR AND CLOTH CAPS, WINTER UNDERCLOTHING, KID AND BUCKSKIN MITTS, KID AND BUCKSKIN GLOVES. HEAVY TOP SHIRTS, FLANNEL SHIRTINGS, ULSTERS, OVERCOATS & REKFEKS

Other Goods at Unprecedented Low Bargains

See our Prices before Buying Elsewhere

--AND—

Be Convinced that we Mean What we Say.

D. A. BRUCE,

MERCHANT TAILOR.

Charlottetown, Dec. 19, 1884.

PE ISUAD RAILWAY. Excursion to and from Cape Travei se.

ee ane RETURN TICKETS, at one first-class fare, will be issued from ali stations on this Railway to (aje ‘Traverse;

also from Cape Traverse to all Stations » main line and branch, from Feb. 16th inst., to 26th Feb. inst., beth

lays inclusive, and good to return up to and m 2nd March, 1885. ‘This excursion will afford parties an opportunity of witnessing de- parture and arrival! of the Iceboats

Good hotel accommo: ation at Cape Traverse.

A special Passenger Train leaves Charlotte- town at 8 p. m., and County Line at 9.30 p. m., daily (Sunday excepted), for Cape Trav- erse, returning to Charlottetown about 2 p m, next day,

JAMES COLEMAN, Superintendent, Railway Office, Ch’town, Feb. 12, 1885. fe 12—pat, all wkly pap I

THE VIOLIN.

R. VINNICOMBE is now prepared to N take a limited number of pupils for | Violin lastruction by ‘‘Danclas” couse: vatory method, which is ro complete that each pupal is enabled to form a part of ene harmonized body, thereby making the tuition a pleasure

| instead of the old class drud,ery. | Papils preferred from 12 to 16 years of age. For terms apply at his residence, Water

| Street,

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