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JANUARY 5, 1886

Civic Reform.

Tue time to direct public attention to matters of civic importance has arrived, The civic elections will take place on the 97¢h of this month,and if matters of con- portance are to be decided upon, the dis- cussion should begin now.

We invite the attention of electors to the important question of Civic Reform. It is, in our opinion, expedient and necessary that the City Council be re- duced to five members, elected every year, of whom one shall be the presiding officer or Mayor.

In the past year, the City Council has been continually at sixes and sovens, business has been blockaded, important matters have been neglected, and resolu- tions passed and measures adopted to make horses laugh and angels weep.

Itis evident that there can be no material improvement in the conduct of affairs, until the City Council is re- organized. For years—mavy years— aud under many different administrations civic business was mismanaged, and though good, sensible, progressive men have repeatedly been elected, their efforts have almost invariably been balked by the others. Indeed it may safely be said that no single member of the Council by himself alone, would be guilty of the acts continually perpetrated by the Council as a whole. So that the trouble lies not so much with the personnel of the Council as with its constitution and the way it is made up. The effect of the avystem of electing haif the members olf the Council one year, and the other hall the next year, has been proved over and over again to be impracticable aud vicious. [low often have we seen the well-understood wishes of the people, as expressed at the last election, treated with contempt by councillors returned at a former election ; and how often have we seen the five who remain iu office combine and cajole others to catry out measures which they knew would be condemued by the citizens in the forthcoming election but which they hoped (with geod reason) would be forgotten and overlooked when they at the end of a year and a half or two years come again to solicit the people's suffrages !

Bat apart from this it is clear and plain that the Council is too big for the business it has to do. ‘That isthe reasou it does everything wrong. It is like a kite with too much bob on it, or like a steamer top heavy with machivery, or like a man with too much brain at the back of his head. It can neither fly vor float well, nor do anything according to reason and right principles. It must be reduced, it must be made up of men elected at the one time before it can work satisfa torily.

We ask the clectors of Charlottetown to consider this matter, and to give such an expression of their opifion at the fortheomiog election as will warrant the legislation necessary to carry their desires into effect.

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Let it Come.

Tux Local Grit organ, it would seem, anticipates a general election, and. cails upon the Grit faithful to be ready to go to the polls at shortest notice,

To the Grit party, the present cutlook must be anything but- a pleasant one. We are sure that none of the Grit repre- sentatives from this Prevince are anxious to have an election as the result of the hanging of Riel.

it is a significant fact that all the bye- elections that have takea place since the execution of the arch-rebel, have gone in favor of the Government. And if an appeal be made tothe whole Dominiou oo the Riel qnestion, the Government, there is wot the slightest doubt, will be triumpbantly sustained.

At the approachiog session of Parlia- roent it it just possible that a snflicient number of Riel sympathizers may go over to the Opposition to defeat the Government on a want of con- fidence vote. Should this happen, it is more than probable that the Govern- ment will advise # dissolution of the House. In that ease, Grit members may have av election sooner than they wish.

But whether the Government’s conduet in allowing the law to take its course in the ease of Louis “ David” Riel, will be endorsed by a majority in Parliament in the coming session (and Tne Examiner thinks it will) there is wisdom in being prepared for the contest whenever is

may come. It is said that the best time to begin preparing for a new election is the next day after the last election.

if the Government is to be placed on its trial because Jtiel was hung, the sooner the contest comes the better.

lf the Patriot and its friends are satisfied to have the sense of the country tested on that head, ail wo need say at present is let the people decide it at the polls. If an election i: what is wanted, by all means LET Ir COME.

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f The length of the iron tube will not be a dozen miles to tweoty miles—ft will be abont a half dozen miles, — We are indebted to E. L. Lydiard, Esq., for the following statement of exports of Produce shipped from Queen's and King's Counties in December :

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PoTATORS, — eee... cbs 53,320 bushels, Py Foreign «-.+.... »88s on _— $50,421 OATS, Colonial. «.. 65 +: 60,035 bushels. om Foreign «...- «. .153,234 o 50,4: 7 : $60,695 MraTs,— 4 Colonial......-. wee Foreign ....---- y . —— § 5,467 Do. (Canned),— Foreign .......- a Colonial....-- ¥ 953 ——— § 5,056 FIsu,~ : Mackerel —Foreign, 88.810 Other— " 836 r Colonial, 4 Canned—Foreign, 36 ’ ——-— $10,439 LorsterRs (Canned),— Foreign ‘oe 36,812 MISCELLANEOUS, . Colomial........ 7 so na cene 5,587 . —-—- § 6,637 CATTLE, SHEEP, &Kc.,— Foreign -...+++« : $935 CHEESE, — okens Foreig saeaes 24, oreign Pe 8 2.409 Ecss,— . Foreign ........ 31,160 dozen. $ 6,031 Ships loaded abroad, 1—602 dozen. 20,700 STARCH, alias POE cacsinse $ 3,150 $217,750 et ED 0 iP — Hon. Mr. Foster's majority in King’s 881. The vote stocd; Te nne60s cis scene eees oa eee

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A Christmas Present.

On Christmas Eve, a number of the mem- bers and adhereats of the West River (Baptist) Church met at the house of Mr, Alexander Scott, and presented him with a purse containing thirty dollarsand the fol- lowing address :

VorTHy Brotuzr,—We, a few of your many friends, have assembled here this evening for the purpose of giving expression to our estecm and regard for you, both as Teacherand Pastor of the Church at this place. :

Having met on similar occasions with the view of cheering the hearts of others who have labored for our benefit, and considering that you, who have at all times borne the burden and heat of the day are well worthy of our highest esteem ; and knowing, as we do, that it hadnever been your purpose to labor for silver or gold, but always for the purpose of advancing Christ's Kingdom on earth, we desire at this time to tender you this purse, as a slight token of our gratitude for the many valnable services you have rendered in advancing, under God’s blessing, the interests of our Church,

Mr, Scott replied in suitable terms. He said that this was not the first time he had been made the receipient of a valuable present from the good people of the neigh- borhood, The p esent gift was accepted, he said, in the same spirit ia which it had been given; and aithough he wonld not say that he despised silver or gold, he valued the good will of his neighbors more highly tian either, and hoped that in the years o come he might continue to have their good wishes, and above all, the approval of the great Giver of all good.

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Rev. G. Howie at Summerside.

in the course of his lecture at Summer- side last Sunday, Rev. G. Howie, L. A., sketched the position of Nazareth, then de- scribed the stages of the journey from Galilee to Bethlehem, and dwelt upon the various important places which are men- tioned in the Seriptures. Mr. Howie, who is expected at East St. Peter's Caurch next Sunday, arrived in Charlottetown in Ucto- ber last. After his arrival he preached and lectured in this city, and has since been occupied in different paris of the Island, both in preaching aud lecturing, Soon after Mr. Howie arrived, a_ state- ment of the chief facts of his career was published and tho causes were referred to which led him to yisit this country. Since i the Island have heard and seen Mr, Howie, and very many have taken a deep interest in him and the subjects of his lectures, and therefore most of what followa is already known. Me. Howie is a native of Mount Labanon, his grandfather having been acleryyman of the Greek Church in Syria. In 1874 he came to Britain, and made Edinburgh his residence. In 1877 he returned to the East and continued his studies for the mivisiry of the Presbyterian Caurch In June, 1884, he became a Licentiate of the Presbytery of Edinburgh, On the advice of friends he left Scotland in April and in last May he was preaching in

Halifax, N. 8., where his lectures attracted crowds of attentive hearers. We understand that he has been appointed by the Home Mission

Board to remain on the Island during the winter months. Till five or six years ago Mr. Howie was blessed with eye- sight, at which time he suffered {rom catar- act, first on the one eye and then on the other. During the latter part of hia course of study Mr, Howie was obliged to depend on the assistance of a reader, and generally of an amenuensis. Still his University cer- tifcates show that he won four prizes, avd prove that the mere want of eyosight is not an insurmountable hindrance to one who assiduously applies himself to study for a learned profession. His course of lectures till now has comprised a popular treatment of the customs, laws, history and geography of the Orient, .as well as descriptions of the pairiarchial state of society in Syria and Arabia, eo far as these explain or illustrate the truths of holy writ. It is surprising to most persons how much light is cast on Biblical history and society by the present customa of Eastern life, where primeval maxims have still full swey. Koowing this fact by experience, (which is the best teacher) we heartily recommend the lectures of Mz Howie to the general public, and we trust that clergymen and

those interested in his work,will invite him to visit those districts of the Island where he has not yet lectured. His present ad- dress is Summerside.

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Already there sre 1,300 subseribers in

be united im the desire to secure steady com- munication with the mainland of New Bruns-/| wick or Nova Scotia, instead of being practically is in f winters by ice which ‘ n y througn nor over. ; ator be wa plan, Ww i wnething leas; e ul ” der the Ne imberliand Straits. ine .Gea i5.l0 sink an jropn tube on the bottom of tf@ strail, © dozeu to twenty les across, The

practibilityef the scheme is sald to be adimited by Competent Cuylneers, and at the next scssion of Pariiament an eifort will be made to secure 4 Coliniselog to survey Ube proposed route.”

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CONTAGIOUS DISEASES,

We give below a lengthy extract from Cireular No. 11 of the Board of Health of Vineland, New Jersey. The subject is ‘contagious diseases,” and the extract should be read by everyone, net only in Charlottetown but everywhere else.in the Island. It could not better tell ita story if our own Boards of Health bad united in its production. Why not adopt the same cnsiom here and instruct our people by similar circular? Itis better to convince common people with common sense than threaten them with pains and penalties, only to demonstrate official incompetency :

Cleanliness of the person and of the home, including a plentiful supply of clean fresh air at all times, is one of the most important factors in warding off disease in any form, Its effect in moderating the severity of actual disease is not less marked.

See to it that yourcellar is clean, dry, and well-ventilated; that your cess-pool and sink-drain, if you are so unfortunate a8 to have either upon your premises, are In perfect order; that no effluvia from sur- rounding filth comes in at your doors and windows; and, above all, that no lechings from manure-heaps, poultry-yard or kitchen slops can by any possibility reach your well,

Besides these general suggestions, which should be carried out with persistent watchfullness at all times, in health as in sickness, we give sowe rules for observance in times of epidemics which apply with nearly equal force to all of the most im- portant communicable diseases against which we have to contend here, viz: scarlet fever, diptheria, smalipox, measels, whoop- ing cough and typhoid fever.

1. When any one has a rore throat, foul breath, or an eruption on his skin however slight, he should be kept apart from all ex- cept an adult purse or attendant until it is known positively whether he has some one of the communicsble diseases. If there has been any known exposure special precaution should be used. : :

This rule applies ®qually to mitd as to se- vere cases, Mild attacks, for the very reason that they do not prevent moving about, often spread these diseases, and the mildest case may communicate to another person the most severe and fatal form of the disease.

Every person suspected or known to be sick of smal!pox, scarlet fever, diptheria, measles, ete., should be isolated at once from all oth®r persons except necessary at- tendants,

Tho garments of the patient and those of the attendants-should be of such material as will admit of disinfection, boiling and washing.

All unnecessary visiting of the sick should be strictly pr: hibited.

It is quite certain that the dog and the eat convey, and many even contract some of those diserses. They should never be allowed in the sickroom., No food or milk or water which has stood in the sickroom should be partaken of by others. “Dishes jong in the room should be rinsed in some disinfecting fluid before removal,

3. The bedroom of a person sick with smailpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles, ete, should be cleared of all unnecessary furniture, clothing, drapery, ard of ail beds and bedding not needed.

Articlesin the room when the sickness had fully begun should not be used or placed in other rooms until they have been in the open air.

Often it is best to remove the carpets as rugs will answer and may be more easily cleansed afterward.

The sickroom should be as large, as well lighted, and as well ventilated as can pos- sibly be arranged.

4. Discharges from the pose or month, and from the throat and iungs, should be received upon cloths or rags or soft paper, so ag tobe quickly burned, or into enps or vessels containing some disinfectant solution. Handkerchiefs are convenient } but too often are left.to become soiled er to convey contagion. :

After they are soiled put them at once ‘into het water or some disinfectant,

The discharges from the bowels and blad- der should be thoroughly and immediately disinfected. This is particularly import- ant in typhoid fever, as it is through these discharges that the disease is chiefly, if not wholly commnic sted,

5. No person who has recovered from smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, or measles, should mingle with’ others until there has been washing of the whole body and entire change of clothing.

The time for return te society depends very much upon the cleanliness of the family and of the person, and must be regulated, by the physiciaa. Two. weeks after all symptoms have disappeared is usually considered sufficient in diphtheria and meas'es. After smallpox and scaglet fever tho period must be longer. From four to six weeks is that usually required

6. When death has occurred from any communicable dizease the body should ‘be washed witha suitable disinfectant solution, and then be wrapped ina sheot wet with the same.

In no ease should the body be exposed to view. Public fanerais,:and eapecially the attendance of children are extremely dangerous.

As to disinfection ef the house and sur- roundings either doing sickness or after death, it is woll to baar in mind that, in general the most eflicient, as woll as the cheapest disinfectants, are jresh air and perfect cleanliness.

Instruction and assistance in the use of other disinfectants, which are often advi- sable and sometimes necessary will be cheerfully given by the Board at any time.

li, when cases of contagious disease occur, these suggestions, together with such other common sense precautions as circumstances may indicate be faithfully observed, there need be no wide spread epidemic with ita fearful results in sickness and death.

Tue library of the late Rev. G. W. Hodgeon, M. A., which he left to King’s College, arrived there in the early part of | }est month. The King’s College Record |

Olassical Literature, and Modern Langu-| As it is a library collected lately,and |

not be supplied for some weeks, if not | Vety useful to both professors and studente,

months to come.

ig not quite correct—the geogrephy of bap Poe and Pacific Rafiway has peared

our coutemporary is somewhat at fault,

nto the hantls of rebeivers.

The necessary shelving will be put up im- meciately, as there is not even sufticient room at present to contain the books we have, without retkoning thy fast bequest.

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Store. get Good Tea Free of Coat.

Chytewn, Dee. 10, 'R5,

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G0, DAVIES

Ch'town, Dee. 9, 1885.

ROYAL GANADIAN- INSURANCE CO.

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Head Office—-MONTREAL. : Halifax Branch—J. SCOTT MITCHELL, Agest. ey

Ch town, Jan. 1885.

TANUAR BEST YET!

No Change in Business Contempiated 5 but a Bona Fide Change in Prices.

NTIL the end of JANUARY NEXT, I will give such Bargains in DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING as will make everyone who will b»y from me Happy, and in additioa will give you some of my Choice TEA GRATIS. To every bayer of

$2.00 worth of DRY GOODS 11b Good Tea,

$4.00 ; “ of “se 2ib sé

$6 00 “ ae ee Sib ae

$3.00 ” - ” or Clothing, 41b Good Tea. $10.00 of “sé se oa “ 5ib ae

Purchasers not requiring the Tea can have the equivalent value in other goods ia the

The Quality of my Tea is well and favorab'y known, This offers a rare opportunity to

J. B. MACDONALDS,

pecial Sale.

Closing-sut of the Entire Stock ef GENERAL DRY

LONBGN HOUSE!

GEO. DAVIES & CO., inteading to meke a change in thir present business, effer the whole of their MAGNIFI- CENT STOCK OF MERCHARBDEZE af prices that cannot fail

ce.

This isa BONA FIDE SAL#, as the stock must be dis- posed ef during the uexi few moniis, and will presenta Grand Opportunity to ail buyers for Cash.

Our Wholesale Customers will be supplied on the usual

FIRE.

¥KG= RISKS TAKEN ON MOST FAVORABLE TERMS. Agent for Prince Edward Island :—

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North River Bridge-

L Ek. PROWSE has opened, in Mr, Geerge Nockendorf’s Store, at North River, with a

First-Class Steck of Dry Goods, Clothing ard Groceries. Which he will Sell at LOW PRICES,

The people need have nu fear of Small Pox in the Goods, as I import direct fromthe Fnglish markets, and ever sicce the outbreak of the disease in the city the goods have been thoroughly Fumigated, so there exn be no possible chance of infection in the Goods.

The people at’ North River will find thie a great convenience, as it wi'l save them the trip to town, and they can bny just as cheap at home,

The Store in the city will be eontinued as usurl, Low Priees, aa ali know I sell Cheap,

L. E. PROWSE,

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Sign of BIG HAT, 74 Queen Strect.

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FPXHIS SOAP ig made irom the BEST MATERIALS, end is Se ae ee Lele Superior to any similar article manufactured.

and inclodea choice works in Thoology,, HOuSeho'd and family use i: SURPASSES all others. Wa> *t will be to your interest te try it. —FOR SALE WHOLESALE

FENTON T, NEWBERY.

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MAGNET SOAP,

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App’es, Tea, Soap. &e

BY Auction, THURSDAY, January 7th, at 11 o'clock, at my Auction Rooms: 50 barrels American Baldwin Apples. 30) do N.S. Apples, 200 boxes Digby Herring. 10 do Soap. i. arene Tea. p Oranges, mons, Peanuts, &e., 00 G& Sacks, &c., to close consignments, _ A. McNEILL, Auctioneer,

NOTICE.

PEtHE Co-Partnership between the Under. signed, under the firm’s name of WW, A.

WEEKS & CO, is this day Giseolved by mutual consent. All accounts due the firm can be settled with MEISRS. JAMES PATON & ©9,, Market Square, by ®hom the business hitherto carried on by W, A. Weeks & Co., will be continued.

W. A. WEEKS,

JAMES PATON,

HENRY WEEKS.

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January l-t, 18%6,

Referring to the above, the Subreribers beg t” announce a Cc-Partpership, under the firm name of JAMES PATON & CO. The business hitherto conducted by W. A. Weeks & Co., will be continued at the new store, Market Square, where the patronage ro gen- erouslv extendol the old firm is respoctfully

solicited, JAMES PATON, HENRY WEEKS, HERBERT W. FINDLEY. Jany 4, 1886—3i wky li

Notice of Co-Partnership,

VAE Undersigned have this day entered

‘toods and General Merchants, ander the firm aud style cf WEEK: & BEER

W, A, WEEKS, L. L. BEER. Ch’town, January 2nd, 1856 —jan4 wky3

NOTICE.

Ts partnership busiaess heretofore ex- is'ing between the Undersigned, and carried on under the name of BEER & SONS, is this Gay dissolved by Japse of time and mutual consent. All matters relating to the a bueinees will be adjusted at King Square Store.

GEORCE R. BEER. LEMUEL L. BEER, Jan. 4, 1886—2wks wky

Coke for Sale.

?@ HE price of C ke will hereafter be re-

& deed from Ten to Fight Cents per Boshel, Thisis the cheapest fuci which can be used

DENNIS MURPHY, Manager. Ch'town Gas Light Co , Jan. 4—lwk

DB. WARBURTOR

‘EF AS been relieved from further duties as

Assistant. Health Officer. He will

therefore be able to attend to his other pro- fessional duties as heretofore,

Ch’town, Jan, 2, 18*6 —lwk

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Executors Notice.

YHE Undersigne? Freentors of the last will and testament of the inte Lewis John Westaway, of Georgetown, merchaut, deceased, hereby notify ali persous indebted to bis estate, to make immediste pay ment to Maicolm MeDonaid, at hie office, Water Street, Georgetown, rni ali persons having claims or demands agsiust the ssid estate, are hereby required to furnish the same, dul abtanteh, within twelye months from this date. JOSEPH FATROHILD, G. ALBERT AITKEN, JOHN T POOLP, Dated at Georgetown, the 17tu day of De cember, 1883.—¢ectS Imo

Frecutors.

etic tipeetanioncncetnemat emanate

A NEW ART.

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ODELING in High Relief, in imitation of Barhotive, adapted to the decoration of Piaquee, Vancls, Vases, Mirrors, &e., *e, The work is essily learned, requires no firing, aud can be applied to any materia Miss Longworth, Water Street, wishes to receive puvile for imstruction in the above Art. A Specimen can be seen at Wateon’s Drug Store, Deo, 29, "85 - 4i 2aw

Bible, Book cud: Tract Depository,

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DIVER, Good Words, Boys’ Own, Girls! Own. Chtterbox, Little Feka, Wide Awake, Our Derliogs, Friendly Greetings, Child’s Companicn, Children’s Friend, In- fants’ Magazine, Family Friend, Mies Haver. gla, Fverards, Boye & Blackwcods’ Works, Poet cal Works, Wesleyan avd Vresbytcrian Hymn Pooks, “onfession of Faith, Sundey “chool, Birthday, Xmas rnd New Year's Cards, &e., just received and for sale at very low prices

Bibles eold at prime eost.

M. F, ELUIS,

Pac. 4—erd Upper Queen Street.

WANTS, LOST, FOUND, de,

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FOR SALE—A small Safe. Apoly at Tus EXAMINER office. jan4

OST—On Saturday cvening a Lady's 4A Hand-Satche!l, with Purse and Letter inside, The finder will oblige by leaving it at Tue Examiner cffice jand ANTED~—A Servant Girl in a small family; wages liberal. Apply »$ ExamrvEr office. j m2 3i pd

Ay ANTED—Vr, H. Green can take two yeung ladies to complete an afternoon class in thoreugh English education; also, a small class of young men can be taken two evenings weck'y for instruction in arithe metic; drawiog class as usual—West Kont Street. jan2

y 7 ANTE D—A Servant for general bouse- work Apply at this cflice. deo8l

y J ANTED—A Serva>t Girl. Apply at

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Wy Astee —A~ Housemaid. Apply te the Matron, P. FB. [. Hospital. de29

OARDERS —Two or three gentlemen or . jady Boarders may find comfortable accommodation by applying to Mrs. Wiliam | Kewnedy, Brick Hone, Hilleborvegh Park. sept tf

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