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THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN,

, JULY 23 1863

SOCIAL MISTAKES.

Perhaps the gre ate at ¢ f all social mis takes is to be continually talking abou* oneself. There is no word in all the

rocabulary of conversation so tedious to ethers as that personal pronoun ‘“‘L”’ Though one of the smallest words in ase, there is none that takes up more foom in the everyday world. ‘‘i’’ isa bore. Itis better not to mention his name oftener than can be avoided. An- other social folly is ‘‘gush.’’ There is an insincere ring about it. True, there are people who gush from sheer goed mature in wishing to give pleasure, yet they should remember that even amiable exaggeration is like a coarse sugar plum, agreeable at first, but leaving a doubt- ful taste in the mouth afterward.

On the other hand, there is a certain slass of people in society who are equal- foolish in going tothe other extreme. They feign indifference about every body and everything, seldom expressing either interest or admiration. They think it “bad form’’ to show any pleasure in life, and a sign of superiority to be in- eapable of enthusiasm. A social folly isto imagine that people are always looking at or thinking of you. Such ideas are often the offsprings of conceit. As a matter of fact, the people very often look at you without seeing or thinking of you. They have other things to think of. If we could only convince ourselves that we are not always the pivot of our friends’ and acquaintances’ thoughts, there wonld be fewer hurt feelings and imaginary grievances. — Spokane Spokesman-Review.

Visitors From Space.

Whatever be their origin, it would seem that these solid bodies (meteorites) are hurtling through space at velocities which may be anything between 10 and 40 milesa second. If they come near enough to this earth to be attracted by it, their course is changed, and present- ly they enter our atmosphere. The re- sult isa sudden check to their speed, owing to the intense resistance and fric- tion engendered by contact with the air particles.

What happens may be likened to the sudden application of the wooden brake block to the rapidly moving wheel of an express train. Heat is generated in exchange for motion, and the trail of sparks from the checked wheel is rep- resented in the checked meteorite by a luminous trail. We commonly call it a shooting star, and if its mass be small it is possibly altogether dissipated in heat and gas, or it may ultimately find its way to our earth as dust. Such “*meteoric dust’’ has been found on the eternal snow ef mountains, where dust of the ordinary type would be impossi- ble. If, on the other hand, the mass of matter be large, its surface only will be affected by the sudden heat gener- ated, and it may fall to the ground en- tire or possibly explode and be scattered in fragments over a wide area. —Cham- bers’ Journal Sas = =

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FIELD GUNS IN WAR.

betterment of the modern ficld equal to the development hes of military armament

The gun is fully if oth It has been especially rapid within the last dozen years. The work of special ists and the results of extended tests have ended in the production of a weap on of great acc y and of titanic force. The field gun of today is the fa vorite weapon of the military man, and he expects from very remark able demonstrations when opportunity to use it occurs.

Napoleon is credited with the remark that Providence is always on the side of the heavy artillery, but the artillery which Napoleon knew was not worthy to be mentioned on the same day with the light, graceful and deadly arm with which the moderns are prepared to do slaughter. The first great step forward was taken when the breechloading ac- tion was invented. Well known scien- tific rules of boring and the improve- ment in projectiles and powders have done the rest. The field gun now in use by the powersis as accurate at its range as a rifle and has tremendous energy.

The United States has no better field guns than those with which the armies of Germany and France are armed, but they are every bit as good. Like our other ordnance, they are all made on this side of the water. The American manufacturer yields to no one in ability to make a perfect weapon. Indeed many of the chief improvements in field guns and in the laxger sizes, sometimes called ‘*siege’’ guns, are the products of Amer- ican brains.

The field guns of the United States army are made at Watervliet, N. Y., just as the large guns for the navy and for coast defense are turned out at Washington. They have a caliber of a little more than three inches, are, of course, breechloading, are rather lengthy for their width and are lightly but strongly mounted. They use a point- ed shell which explodes either om con- cussion or by time fuse, generally the former, and are fired with great rapidity.

Each gun of a battery is iu command of a lieutenant, who, under the eye of his superior, sights it and directs its working. He has his elevation, depres- sion and wind gauge formul@ at his fingers’ ends, and with him good shoos- ing is mainly a question of care. The powder used in these gunsis of the smaller grained brown hexagonal kind, though the pheroidal is preferred for some calibers.

The recoil of thisgun on level ground is 26 feet, with the wheels unlocked. With the wheels locked it recoils five feet, and is run forward and resighted very swiftly. Its point blank range is

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a much greater distance, of course, but officers prefer that range for accurate shooting.

It fell to me same seven years ago to report the first field trial given the Watervliet guns. Three of them werd sent to Fort Sam Houston at San An- tonio, where Light Battery F, Third artillery, was stationed under command of Major James B. Burbank, a most ca- pable officer, now attached to the staff of the governor of New York. Major Burbank was instructed to try them out thoroughly, and for this purpose select- ed an ideal range on Ganahl’s ranch, 60 miles north of San Antonio.

The guns were planted in line and 20 feet apart on the side of a green hil and pointed across a shallow valley. On the opposite hill, 2,200 yards away, a tent fly was put up asa target. It was 15 by 9 feet in dimension and was stretched on two poles. At that distance it looked like nothing in the world so much as a man’s pocket handkerchief. One shot was fired asa range finder, and that shot proved the range was found. Then the work began.

For half an hour these guns pitched shells through or under or over the tar- get, according to the firing directions, with as much accuracy as a man would uso a Winchester rifle at 100 yards. The work was done with the precision of aclock There was the rush of the piece into its first position, the quick command to load, the rapid aim and discharge, the faint scream of the shell, the puff of smoke and dull report as it struck and the dust rose up in a pillar.

When it was ended, we rode across the valley and up the opposite slope to the spot where the tent fly had stood. Bits of it lay about hereand there. One of the poles was bitten short off. For 50 yards below the other pole, for 30 yards on either side of it and for 100 yards above it the earth was not plowed -—it was harrowed. An ant could not have lived on the ground.

It was not difficult to imagine what would have become of an opposing force. Men and horses would have been dead

| 3nd all guns dismounted in five minutes

after the firing began. There could have been no better illustration of the abso- lutely fatal character of these pieces. It was found that they did not become unmanageable through heat, that the breech mechanism displayed no sign of strain, that the recoil was not greater than was calculated and that accuracy was as perfect with the last shell as with the first. These findings were re- ported to the Washington authorities, aud the manufacture of the guns went on. The regular army is now thorough- ly supplied with them.

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ESTEEMED EXCHANGES

Farmers Sun: The Ontario Government in summoniog the Legislature shows signs of panic for the iirst time in a quarter of a century. The nroposed legislation seems to us to te directed solely witha view ¢> Gove nment’s own preservation. Ii knows ihe advauisg? that the possession of office gives, and it is prepared to go almost any

ength inorder to retain it. We believe Mr. Hardy will find that be has made a actical error, and that his move will be

accepted in the coun'rv asa confessicn of weakness and an adn. ission that he does ul rely op public support, but on @ ‘training of legislative powers to bold tfice. To escape from his position he is jlayingagame asdesperate as Cervera stemptcd, Will he meet with Cervera’s wie ? Calgary Hera!d (Ind): Israel Tarte has

aven another proof of his supreme power nthe Cabinet, Itis only a few months -ince the respectable Liberals of Quebec were crying out for Tarte’s bead. His in~ floence wae corrupt and his presence in the Ministry demeralizing. What did he do? Sry to clear himeelf against their charges? Attack his enemies and attempt to down them? No; he got them all appointed to Governmert jobs. Thetone of Canadian politics was pretty low when the Covserva~ tives wer t out, but it is safe to say that the Liberals have done absolutely nothing to raise it. On the contrary, their toleranee of Tarte and his shady methods has tended to sink political morals deeper and deeper into @ mire from which a moderna Hercales will be required to redeem them,

St. John Sun: Perhaps no_ political party basthe right to be proud, but if kuch weakness ix allowable at all it should | be permitted to the liberal conservative partv afterthe Moneton convention. The number and eharacter of the representa- tives present from nearly all the conetitu- encies of the province; the heartiness and | enthusiasm of the meetings; the manner 0 which the one difficult question was med

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than at apy previoustime in our history.

Ap inspection of the fortifications at thes} discloses the j/

entrance of Savtiago harbor fact that they were extremely weak, ana’! that but for the mines in the channel s battle ship cowld have forced her way in

without difficulty. There were lees than } 20 guns in all, few ot them were of large }, calibre and only one of them hadbeen die~-};

mounted by tie fire of the American fleet . Some of them» were wholly woprotected. The main use of the gwans at Santiago)

would seem to have been to prevent the) mines in the cheonel beiag removed by the}

boats of the American fiket.

How to Casawee Guass.—Teo clean tho giass of pictwres dip a piece of chamois Jeather in aleohol, wriog it nearly dry and: wipe the glass thoroughly, yet ligLtly.

Polish the giass-thoroughly with a piece of} Gilded frames may also be |

dry chamois. cleaved with alcobol. 2f oil paintings need cleaning thoroughly, dampa soft cloth im warm watexin which gastile soap has been

clean, Freach “retouching” varnish. It ie well to consuit an artist with regard to the

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Cakes ror & Crauaen Partr.—A geed story is related in the Churcn Tiines o6 a baker who was anxious todo the proper thing for a clerical tea party for which he war catering. ‘The rural dean’s wife at W histlebury invited the clergy to tea,, and ordered cakes from the local conrectioner. These arrived in due time beautifully ieed, and each decorated with the monogram ‘lL H S’in icing! The contectioner ewdent- lv thought he was doing the correct thing for a clerical party, but the cakes were carefully cutin pieces before being sent to the table.”

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New Table Delicacies

lV an Camps Tomato Catsup

Van Camp’s Tomato Soup

Van Camp’s Macsaroni «nd Cheese

Cairn’s assorted jams in 1 lb pots

Baked beans in Tomato Sauce (Ehicur Brand)

English plum pudding in 2 tins.

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COMMENCING MAY (0th.

rhe favorite S: S. “HALL ;}FAX” will leave Charloite- ‘town for Roston

Every Tuesday, atl p. m. calling at Hawkesbury Halifax.

RETURNING leave Boston every Saturday at noon.

Passengers leaveing Ch”*own Wednesday morning via Pic tou, can make close connec-

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Forness Line of Steamers.

Halifax to Great Britain S. S. “London City” leaves Halifax for London August 3rd. This steamer has beex fitted up witls Cold Storage. Shippers of perish- able produce should apply early.

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SPTEAMERS..... Northumberland & Princass

Leave as below ewery day

(Sundays Exgepted)

Prom POINT DU CBENE (on arrival of afternoon train from St. John) for Summerside, connecting there with exprest train for Charlottetown.

Prom SUMMERSIDE on arrival of morning train from Charlottetows) for Point Du Chene connecting witn day traia for St. John.

Connecton at Moneton with train for Canada aud at St. John with Steamers of International Line and Raiiways for United States and Canada.

From PICTOU (on arrivalof day train from Halifax) for Charlottetown.

.From CHARLOTTETOWN, seven p. m. (loca!) for Picton, (connecting there with day train for Cape Breton and Hali- fix, at Halifax with C. A. & P. Line for

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Quebec Steamship Co’y, Lid “STR. CAMPANA”

Sailing Sailing rom Montreal from Charlottetows at 2 p. m. about 6 p.m.

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