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vay DOLLARS A YRAR,

NEW SERLES,

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This is true

CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDW ARD ISLAND, MONDAY, JANUARY 28,

lus Datry EXAMINER |

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ery eveniny; y

he Examiner

r off} ner of Water and

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at Creor Streets, Charlottetown, since Udward Ieland. Rates oF SUGSCRUIPTION : x btn $2 50 MI iy 1 25 ‘ 0 50 #- Advertising at most moderate rater, | racts may be made for monthly, | half ye arly rye arly advertise- $s, on application LMANAC FOR JANUARY, iss4, MOON S CHANGES, rst ua r, Ssh day, Sh. 2 Yall Moon, 12th ner ase Ons a | m. Last quarter 20th day, lh. 10.8m., a. m. New Moon 25th day, lh, 48 7m., a. m. D : weex 5en | San Moon| Hig Days M ; sets | rises |water len’h hmia mh mora morn} 7 38:4 29. 9 18Simorn inesday 33 30; 9 50] O 42 irsday + 38) SLILO 19) 1 20 1 38} 32.10 48: 2 2' saturday 37' 33 11 18} 2 50 8 55 } Sunday 37, 3311 51) 3 52 7| Monday 37; 34 aft i8' 5 9 5 Cuesday 37; Sh i Se @ 49 9 Wednesday | 36 37; 1 59) 7 52! io Tharsday 36; 33: 2 57| 8 52 Li Friday 36) 39, 4 l, 9 44 12 Saturday | 35 40’ 5 9/10 30,9 7 13 Sunday | 35] 42] 6 18'L1 10) 14 M nday | 35) 43) 7 26)11 50 15. Tuesday | 35; 44 8 29/aft 25 16 Wednesday 34! 45 9 36) 1 3 i7 Thursday 34! 47,10 39. 1 41 iS Friday 34} 48/11 40) 2 21! 19 Saturday | 33; 49 morn) 3 6) 9 17 20'Suaday | 33} 50 039, 4 4| 2i\Monday | 32) 52 1385 9; 22 Tuesday 31, 53| 2 36) 6 21 ‘ 3| Wednes: lay | 30, 54; 3 32; 7 28 24) Thursday 29 55) 4 26 | 8 35) 25' Friday 28) 57'5 15! 9 9! 25 Saturday 26' 6&9 6 11) 9.53' 87 28, Monday 23 217 18 11 8 29 Tuesday | 22; 4 7 SBj1l 46) 30, Wednesday | 20; 5 8 23) morn | 31 Thursday | 19) 6! 8 52| 0 22!

Merchants’ Bank of Halifax, CHARLOTTETOWN ACENCY, “cyings Bank Depariment, —WILL BE—

OPENED IST NOVEMBER, 1883,

on and after which date DEPOSITS OF $5 AND UPWARDS, will be taken and interest at the rate of

Four Per Ceat. Per Annum ALLOWED THEREON.

For further particulars apply to

F. H. ARNAUD,

Oct, 30, 1883, AGENT.

SULLIVAN & MACNBILL, . ATTORNEYS - AT- LAW

Solicitors in Chancery, NOTARIES PUBLIC, &c. OF FICES~ O’Halloran’s Building, Great George Street, Charlottetown.

¢ae" Money to Loan, W. W. Sctuvaw, Q. C, | Cusstsx B, Macnaiut

Jan. 16,83.

GEORGE ‘TWEEDY,

ATTORNEY - AT - LAW,

Notary Pablic, &c. OF FICE—West Side of Queen Street, Char-

lottetown, next door to Stevenson’s Tin Shop. July 25, 1833.—dy wkly 6m

LiFE INSURANCE. Uuited States Life Insurance Co,

—OF THE—

COTY OF ANEW YORK. ORGANIZED 1850.

———

—

New Features, Incontestible Policies, Prompt settlement of Claims Guaranteed.

Apply at al ee eymouth Street, from Sto 10 a. m., and 4 to 4 p. m.

A. H. McPHERSON, fAgent. Sept. 25, 1833, —2a

EDWARD T. “RUSSEL & 60.,

GENERAL

Commission Merchants, j NO. 284 STATE STREET, BOSTON.

Particular attention given to the sale of Fish and Produce of all kinds.

Jane 22, 1833. —tim

Pablishing Oo.|

OMENSSIAN

BOSTON,

| MOULDING in ine city, selling by the. foot

Liberty, when Fre:

eu,

jora

having to advise the Public, may speak free.”

Lanier.

— EVUKIPIDES.

1884,

SrINGLE Corres Two CENTS.

Vy Ol. | 14, =n 0, OT,

L.ARTHUR & CO. GENERAL

.

121 ATLANTIC

(ROSS

AVENUE, MARKET) MASS. hogs and Produce a Specialty,

April ¢

r

WUST RECEIVED,

L SIZES ENGLISH

Io ron Bat isteads and Cribs,

MARKED LOW.

26, 1883 wkly tt

Largest and best assortment of PICTURE

ormade up very cheap,

500 LOOKING GLASSES, and price, from 6xS to 24x6)), for old frames,

FANCY GOODS,

every variety New Plates

in every variety, viz :— Brackets, Music Stands, Hasele, and Canter-

Merchants, |

CHAISTIMAS AND NEW Y

29 . 7 Tea (good), 28c; better, 32c; China Tea and M

Molasses and Golden Syrup.

bu irys, Fire Screens and Ta! sles (com! lined), | Flower Stands and Light Siends, Folding | Chairs and Rocking Chairs, Chess Table and Ladies’ Work Table (something new), Smok- ers’ Stands, Parlor Easels, etc., etc.

BAGETELLE BOARDS. FRAMED CHROMOS.

Two very fine

MANTLE MIRRURS (new patterns).

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Upholstering Department,

Under the management of MR. DREW, a veteran in the trade.

We have just received onr Fall and Winter Stock of Goods, comprising forty-five different pieces of Furniture Coverings, Gimp and Buttons to match, Hessions Tickings, Hair Cloth, imitation of Leather, etc,, etc. Ip this department to give satisfaction, as our stock was purchased in the cheapest markets and marked accordingly,

HAIR MATRASSES, FLOCK do, EX- CELSIOR do. STRAW do., FEATHER BEDS. .-

Every variety of Spring Beds, Dominion Wire Matrasses, best in the market, every bed warranted, price $+,00.

We bave now on hand (and are mannfac- turing daily) a large and varied stock. of Household Furniture, comprising many new and beautiful desigos, Pa:ticular attention given to ordered work.

KILN-DRIED STOCK and BEST WORK- MANSHIP, every time.

Venetian Blinds, Inside and Oatside Shut- ters, School and Church Furniture,

Machine Jobbing, Wood Turning, etc,, etc. Prices low,

Factory Office and Showreoms, King square.

Show Rooms, 83, Queen Street.

MARK WRIGHT & 6O.|-

Ch’ noe, Noy. 168s.. —Zaw

STANDARD Lif ASSURANCE CU,

T the 57th Annual General Meeting of A the Standard Life Assurance Company, held at Edinburgh on Tuesday, the 24th of

April, f

Branch

1883, the following results for the year ended 15th November, 1883, were re-

ported :

3,038 new proposals for life as- surance were received the year for

2,561 proposals were accepted, assuring

The total existing assurances in force at 15th November, 1882, amounted to (Of which $7,753,031.15 was reassured with other offices)

The claims by death which arose during the year amount- ed, including bonus addi- tions, to

The anoual revenue amounted at 15th November, 1882, to

The invested funds at same date amounted to

Being an increase during the year of

$ 9,754,085 38 7,239,048 13

$6,936,302 91

2,462,226 59 4,267,546 00 29,503,416 00 1,062,648 35

JOHN LONGWORTH, Agent for Charlottetown, THOMAS KERR,

Inspector of Agencies. Oh’town, Angnat 2, 1882

i)

Ti ry Ty oe ie rf a ees ey cabs The hus

Eetue shoiea Tahlia aint ‘ : . Ex ra choices Bae Raisins, blers, Goblets, Nappies,| sors, Tea Table and Des- = oe J ae Black Cake, Pickie and Preserve! sert Spoons, Crumb Tray asket & London Layers. ishes. Svr ary ; Choiew Su sits apa it ind Valceaie Dish« a, Syrup Jugs, Celery and Brush, Tin Tea and . enci Glasses, a few sets Cov-| Coffee Pots, Sets Dish Coo ing Rai ins, ered Jugs. Covers Re ilers Toasters Curravis, fresh and good. Eos B : lers ‘han Reatére. Green Grapes ( ~ PS aRre Posen ete be care | LAMPS, Flour Sifters, Patty Pans, e: bs O . ; ae, 0 ye: _ | Jelly, Pudding and Cake onery, Vandiec aug Iu Hand, Table, Hall, Dia- Moulds, Papier Machie Lemon and Orange I eel. ing Room and Library! and other Tea Trays, Fancy » $< ' ‘ . | a , ee en am I “4 Lamps, Glasses & Shades. Japanese Brackets and i SK a} « } s , ‘ oan es es, at paeri a x Match Safes,Cruet Stands, pple ese, EARTHERN ore paar Table Mats, Bath Room Onion Mustard, Vinegar‘ | WAR ieee Umbrella Stands Catsup, C apers, Sauces, | 7 alee Potts’ " Sad mm . j + . é Manioca, Sago, Tapioca, [In Teapots, Cups and Sau-| rons Hearth, Hair, Shoe ye > , b

Prepared Cocoanut, Maca-

ronii, Vermicilli, Broma,| Dishes, Plates, Tea Sets, and: other Yeniien.. Mara

.Choevlate, Cueva, Potato} Baking Dishes, Jugs,| Tool Chests, Hetchets

Farina, Gelatine. Toilet Sets, Bowls. Sates ohh aks Powder

Brooms, Whisks, Baskets,! gpot ‘Gun Caps. Gun

CANNED COODS, | Buckets, Tubs, Wash. Nipples Cow Ties "Halter

; boards, Rolling _ Pins,| Qhains Axes,Cattle Cards

In Peach, Pear, Pine Apple, | Pounders. | Curry Casting diene ,

Strawberry, Che rry, Toma- to, Green Peas, Be ans, Salmon, Mackerel, Lobsters, ete. Syrups, Lime Juice, Ess, | Cotfee, Pea and Bean | Meal, Split Peas, Beans,

Rice, Bariey, Wax Can- A large assortment.

dies, Cracked Wheat,

Graham and Buckwheat \Choice Family Fle Flour. and Cornmeal,

casks and 1, 2 an

ceans.

Please ca)l and examine. a continuance.

Charlottetown, Dec. 11, 1883,—taw and wky

——NOW OPENING

“CHEAPS

Cae as AND | ELEGANT CLASS AND (SPLENDID ASSORTMENT CRINAWARE. | HOUSE FURNISHINGS,

‘ best, a | Cups, Flower Vases, in| ugar, good and cneap. i >. Cr t oe atonal on 30 great variety, China ‘and ‘T: able and Dessert Kouives JU 8 Cri “av, « c ; ; and 40c¢ per 1 >} Glass Toilet Sets, Chil-| and Forks, Pairs Carver s ; drens’ Tea Sets, Glass | and Fork, Bread Knives,

Table Sets, Pitchers,Tum- |

cers, Side and V

Baked ,Best American Kerosene, in

LOOKING CLASSES, | Wolf.

Goods shown freely,

HENRY BEER.

1884, CARS REQUISITES

G Ait

Te bad Sa ehi,) eee Ae

alien cee By Charles Reade. | Co. |

CHAPTER XL. |

‘Tuere,’ said he. ‘Now the latitude 1

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oustache

HARDWARE, &6.

Pocket Knives ard Scia-

egetable Blacklead, Scrub, Paint,

Reeds, Lanterns.

| | | | | Sets | | | |

d 5 gal. SLEICH ROBES,

Tn Buffalo, and; Japanese

Sleigh Beils, Whips, Har-

i, Oat ness Oil.

Thankful for past favors, we solici

TEA,

a Aa

6 R TEA is giving splendid 24cts., 30cts., and 36cte,

BEER & COFF'’S.

satisfaction. Prices, wholesale, very low.

FIVE POUND TINS, (screw top), excludes the air, pre- serving the flavor and strength of the Tea. Just what is wanted.

Halt chests very cheap to the trade.

BEER & GOFF.

TEA.

Prices. retail

et

(O—

30 half-boxes choice LAYERS, 3,000 pounds CURRANTS, 200 boxes prime FIGS, 5 cases choice PRUNES,

20 kegs GRAPES,

1883.

THE EXA

Nov. 14, ~2aw or

AND WE ARE NOW

|BILL HEADS, BLANK CHEQUES, K NOTES OF HAND, HAND BILLS,

~ DVERTISE in the DAILY EXAMINER Rates m ,

On Short Notice, in Good S

NHW FR

Wholesale and Retail, Cheap.

ON HAND: 230 boxes very choice Valencia and Layer RAISINS,

200 barrels hard WINTER APPLES, No, 1,

AND MORE TO ARRIVE.

JOB PRINTING OFFICE

HAS LATELY BEEN REPLENISHED WITH

A Large Supply of Printing Types and Material

OF aa LATEST INVENTION AND BEST DESCRIPTION,

| Under theGareful and Skilful Supervision of Mr. J. W. Mitchell,

TO PRINT LETTER HEADS,

TT

BEER & GOFF.

a

MINER

PREPARED,

ECEIPTS, POSTERS, DODGERS, d&e., Ke.,

must guess at by certain combinations. In‘ the first place, the light variation in the| length of the days, Then | must try and | make a rongh calculation of the sun’s parallax. And then my botany will help me a little; spices furnish a clue; there are one or two that will not grow outside the tropic. It was the longitude that beat me, and now we have conquered it! Hurrah); Now I know, what to diffuse, and in what direction; east-south east; the ducks have shown me that much. So there's the first step toward the impossible problem.’

‘Very well,’ said Helen; one step is enough for one day. you the topic for twelve hours at least. I detest it, because it always makes your pour head so hot.’

‘What onparth does that matter? said Haze!, impetuously, and almost crossly. ‘Come, come, come, sir,’ said Helen, authoriatively; ‘it matters to me.’

But when she saw that he could think of nothing else, and that opposi‘ion irritated

to strain her authority, nor to irritate her subject.

Hazel spliced a loag, fine-pointed stick to the mast-head, and set a plank painted white with guano at right angles to the base of the mast: and so, whenever the sun at- tained his meridian altitude, difficult and subtle calculation to arrive at the latitude, or es near it as he could with- out proper instruments; and he brooded and brvoded over his discovery of the lon- gitude, but unfortunately he could not ad- vance. In some problems the first step

liament met earlier than were laid day of the session. ‘a better test of the executive capacity of the Government and their subordinates.

Intercolonial Railway. ..... Pacific Railway

Lachine. Canal....... Murray Canal. es ‘Ottawa. Works. .......

i St. Lawrence Canals... Welland i Trent River Navigation...... him, she had the tact and good sense not) public Baildings, indie)

Land aud

CO De als

‘PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPORDENCE

>

Summary of seme of the Depart- menta: Reports.

Tue promptitude with which the Depart- mental Reports were la‘'d on the table is worthy ef special wention. Though Par- this year nearly a month in former years, the reports on ths table on the first working There could hardiy be

THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT,

The report of the Fmance Department

slhiows that the lerge sam of $14 171,413.96 ‘and I am sure | was expended during the year on capital I forbid | account in the follewing services :—

..$ 1,616,632 96 ol le aida ade 10,052,502 71 57,186.02 396,496 96 84,071 68 620,784 65

4,831 80 66.616 43 549,433 29 40,767 16 70,419 95

P. E. Island Railway.........

River Tay Canal...

ees. He. Tis

Cable Telegraph Rais anni kimeiesia we 49,449 05

565,221 30

There was also paid to the Canadian

Pacific Railway Company on cccount of went into a) teem 7 @5.323,076 60.

subsidy, (earned) the sum of

On the Ist of January, 1885, $29,548,-

923.41 of the public debt will have matured and arrangements must be made to meet it on the best terms,

As a consequence of the repayment of

once gained Jeads, or at least points, to the next; but to know whereabouts they were, and to let others know it, were two difli- culties, heterogeneous and distinct.

Having thought and thought till his head was dizzy, at last he took Helen’s He set

advice and put it by fur awhile.

himself to fit and number a quantity of pearl oyster shells, so that he might be able to place them at onee, when he should be able to re-commence his labor of love in the cavern.

One day Helen had left him so employed and was busy cooking the dinner at her own place, but mind you, with one eye on the}! dinner and another on her patient, when suddenly she heard him shouting very loud, and ran out to see what was the matter.

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I

windmill. She ran to him. ‘Eureka ! Eureka!’ he shouted, in furi- |)

ous excitement.

‘Oh, dear ! cried Helen; ‘never mind.’

But he was exalted beyond even her con- trol. ‘Crown me with laurel,’ he cried; ‘I have solved the problem,’ and up went

cried he; ‘and some of the finest gut.’ ‘Will not after dinner do ?

‘No; certainly not,’ said Hazel, in a voice of command. all the flesh pots of Egypt.’

Then she went like the wind and fetched them. ‘Oh,

thank you! thank you! Now lI

that ship’s casks. I put it carefully away;|, soon or late.’

She went for the hoop, but not so rapidly,

his sanity came in. it, and he thanked her.

‘And now,’ said he, ‘while I prepare the intelligence, will you be so kind as to fetch me the rushes ?”

‘The what? said Helen, in growing dis-

them directly after dinner,’ said she. it will be spoiled if I leave it for long, and { do so want it to be nice for yon to-day.’ ‘Dinner?’ cried Hazel. ‘What dolI care for dinner now? {fam solving the problem. I’d rather go without dinner for years than interrupt a great idea.

once.’

mild hazel eyes on him with such a look of gentle - eage :

‘Forgive me! But don’t take me for a child asking you for a toy, I’m a poor crippl- ed inventor, who sees daylight at last. Oh, Tam on fire; and if you want me not to go into a fev er, why, get me my rushes.’

‘Where shall I find them!’ said Helen, catching fire at him.

‘Go to where your old hut stood, and follow the river about a furlong; you will find a bed of rushes;cut me a good bundle, cut them below the water,choose the stoutest. Here is a pair of shears I found in the ship.

(To be continued.)

| A piace of fine machinery that is composed of steel, iron, brass, copper, gold or silver that Brown cannot mend or make new, you may just as well throw it way. Shop on corner of Prince and Grafton Streets, Char- lottetown. liy3 +

Ir you want to be suited with 2 Tea Set, a Dinner Set, or a Toilet Set, go to OoLWILL’s.

tyle, at Cheap Prices.

aug 6 tf

$159,435. 27. that this result is creditable to the financial

Dominion Notes...

She was all against her patient exciting him- | Savings Banks........... self, Debentures and Stocks ..

‘I wouldn't wait amoment for|amounting to $15,166,151 What does it indicate /~ruin or poverty!

ments of harbors and rivers

appropriation. the harbors and rivers of P. E. $33,164.21 were expended as follows:

Works at St, Peter's Bay.

ner take its chance, and obey» me for| harbor. the dredge ‘‘Prince Edward”

° ” QR Fr ; , ‘For once! said Helen, and turned her |year was 79,365 cubic yards.

debt bearing a high rate of interest and an increase of debt bearing lower rates, the average rate of interest payable on the net debt decreasred during the past year trom 4.42 to 4.16 per cent., and on the debt pabable in England from 4.39 to 4.37 , and a further reduction has taken place im the

amount paid for interest on public det,

ess interest received on investment, of We think it will be admitted

nanagement of Sir Leonard Tilley. It is also interesting to note the fact

that in the last few years the public debt

vayable in England has steadily decreased,

while the pri oportion of the debt payable in Canada has largely increased ! the net English debt was $127,277,209, and

S84 bab park tke wid. .ond Waie “4 the 30th June last it was 117,245,744,

his arms over his head like a demented $10,000,000 ! !

In 1879-£0

decrease in three years of over

On the other hand onthe 30th June,

1880, the Canadian liabilities under the fol-

owing heads were :—

_ $13,565,159 46

. 13,052,956 18 11,595,160 16

$36,213,275 tO And on the 30th June last :~

his arms. D - ; 7 ominion Notes.......... . $15,997,854 73 ‘Oh, is that all ? said she, calmly. Savings Banks Moses. &UIL5s.. ys 219,107 55 ‘Get me two squares of my parchment,’ | Debentures and Stocks,....... 5,924,403 45

$48,141,365 73

The increase in the Savings Bank deposits is remarkable.

PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, The report of Sir Hector Langevin shows

that the general expenditures on public want—let me see—ah, there’s an old rusty) works and buildings were, hoop that was washed ashore, on one of) $2,029,359 or $592,710 less than the appro-

in the year,

vriation. The expenditures on public

how the unlikeliest things come in useful buildings in P. E. Island were:

Dominion Building, er eT $1,240 91

: : Military Buildings. for here it was that the first faint doubt of Marine Hospital, Tata

However, she brought | Dominion Building, Summerside. 1

691 20 73 00 817.97

The total expenditures on the improve- amounted to to $624,731.03-—$148 358.16 leas than the In the improvement of

Island,

may. ‘ ' ’ 7 , The rushes! I'll tell you where to find | py water at C Yampbell’s Cove. ... $5,020 04 — Surv eys of Cascum pr c Harbor..... 190 00 Helen thought the best thing was to tem- | Re pairs to Souris Breakwater... ... 3,647 71 porize. Perhaps he would be better after] Repairs to Malpeque Breakwater. . 59 95 eating some wholesome food. ‘I'll fetch | Works at Big Miminigash Pond.... 1,437 25 ‘But} Werks at Rustico Haibor.......... 9,677 20

5,927 94 2,511 42 i. aa oe Worle a8 Tigmieh..... 0.052. eee 4,110 00

In addicion to these amounts $3,386.62

Dredging, etc., at Murray Harbor. . Break water at New London..

Pray let din-| Were expended in dredging Charlottetown

The quantity of mud removed by during the

TRADE AND NAVIGATION RETURNS. The report of Mr. Bowell’s department

shows the grand aggregate trade of Capada, from 1868 to 1883, inclusive, on the basis of total exports and imports, as follows :

Grand Total Year. Total Exports. Total Imports. Imports and Exports.

1868 .. 57,567,888 73,459,644 a. 027,532 1869.. 60,474.781 70,415,165 130,589,946 1870.. 73,573.490 74,814,339 148,387,829 187!.. 74,173.618 © 96,092,971 170,266,559

1872.. 82,639,663 111,430,527 194 070,190

1873.. 89,789 922 128,011,281 217,801,263 1874.. 89,351,928 128,21) Q. KR2 217,566,610 1875.. 77886979 15 a 0.283 200,957.262 1876.. $0,966,425 9°,210,546 174 176,751 1877.. 75,875,393 99,327 »962 175,203,355 1878.. 79,323,667 93,08 ,787 172,405,454 18 9.. 71,491,255 81,964,427 153.455, 682 1880.. 87,911,458 86,489,747 174,401,205 1881.. 98,299,822 105,3°0.840 203 6° 1.663 1882.. 102,137,208 119,419,500 221,556,703

1983.. 98,085,804 132,254,022 230,339,526

1,299,540,307 1,616,586, 5, 423 2,916, 126,730

Thetotal exportsof the pastfiscal year were

$93,085,804; total imports, $192,204,022 ;