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Nelected Poetry. om THE FALSE ORACLE, She picked a little daisy flower With fringe of snow and heart of gold, Ali pure withont, and warm within,— And stood to bave her fortune told.

“He loves me, ' low she musing said, And plucked the porder leaf by leaf;

‘A little—too much—not at all— ab With truest heart— beyond relief.

-*A little---too much—not at all"’— So rang the changes o’er and o'er; The tiny leaflets flattered down, And strewed the meadow’s grassy floor.

+4 Jittle—too much—not at all— With truest heart’’—oh, magic brief! Ah. foolish task, to measure out Love's value on a daisy leaf.

For as she pulled the latest left With ‘‘not at all,” I heard her say, “Ab, much you know, you silly flower, He'll love me till his dying day.”

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Miscellaneous News.

+A aAnO™ ~™ SOL ae FO A mule that can trota mile in 2,30 is the

present boast ol Lafayette, Ind. fn matters of religion Thiers was always a sceptic. rhe newest club-house in London cost nearly $200,000. 1876

fhe gold yield of Victoria in Was

100.000 ounces less than in {875.

\ year ago Brigham Young had a ‘“‘rev- elation” that he would live eight years longer,

William Black, the brillant novelist, will shorlly contribute to Good Words a High. land story in his best vein.

It took fifiy-tiree pall-bearers to bury Raphael Semmes. Half-hour guns were tired all day at Mobhille, Ala., on the day ol the funeral.

The Turks regard the discovery of the sateitites of Mars as being a good omen fo: them.

rhe Heathen Chinee in San Francisco have a society called “The Mansion of Di- vine Bliss Bone Company of the Golden Mountains,

fhe Bishop of Manchester has announced tuatin future he will not ordain to the priesthood or promote to the cure of soul: any one who holds the doctrines of habitual or sacramental confession.

At Pottsville, Pa., on the 7th, Dr. Roth, of Danvers, li! , died recently from starva- tiun, caused by ossification of the gullet, a disease which kas never been known to the physicians of that section. The entire in- terior of the esophagus became solid bone, His suflering was terrible, and death was a happy release.

Canada is reaping a harvest from Ameri- can tourists this season, The travel down the St. Lawrence,through the Thousand isiands, to Montreal and Quebec, and the iver Saguenay, has not been so great fn unree years. It issaid thatin one day last week over one thousand Americans arrived in Montreal.

The London Gazette notifies that the Lord Chief Justice of Engiand, Lord Sel worne, Lord Blackburn, the Recorder oi London, Sir Richard Baggallay, Mr. Justice Evett, Sie John Rose, Sir James Stephen Sir William Harcourt, and Mr. McCullagh Porrens, have been appointed a Royal Com- mission to consider the working and ellect of the extradition laws. Mr. Geo. E. M March has been appointed Secretary of the (omanssion,

rhe British Privy Council consists at the present moment of 207 members. Of these 5. pe Princes of the Royal blood, {1 ar Dukes, 9 Marquises, 32 Earls, 9 Viscounis 44 ffurons, (2 younger sons of Dukes o1

Marquises, 7 younger sons of other Peers, aad 13 Baronets. Nine other members are , succession to titles, Thus the proportion

of «« Noble” to Commoner meinbers is 137 to 70. or as nearly as possible 2 tol. In the Cabinet the proportion is 3 to 1, if Lords Beaconsield an’ Cairns are included, and 7 to 5 if they are not.

The Spanish forces are making no head- vay im Cuba, and the rebels seem to be as lively as ever. Gen, Salamanca informs the home Government that the complete posses- sion of the island is no nearer than at first, Starting as a petty insurrection, war has raged for pine years. Spain has sent out a quarter of a million men in all to end the trouble, but without accomplishing it. ify teen thousand more have Deen ordered ieave shortly, and these, as their predeces sors. will meet death on the battle field or ip the hospital.

New York State has six insane asylums, with 2,500 patients, and additions are mak- ing to increase the total capacity to 3,500. There are nearly 7,000 insane persons in the State.

Che Jewish New Year, $638, commences on the 7th. ‘Phis festival, which lasts teu days, is the most sacred in the Jewish ritual. The feast of the Tabcrnacie occurd fifteen days later.

A boy, 17 years old, died in Charlestown, Mass., last week of hemorrhage, resulting from the extraction of a tooth six days be- fore, and the Boston Post says that nine of his relatives ‘died from similar causes.”

‘‘ontributions for the relief of the suffer- eys by the famine in India are being made at the rate of §35,000 a day in England. Up to August °4 the amount subscribed in rondon was $190,000, The Bank of Eng- land gave £5,000,

The army worms. are devastating cotton ft-lds in Tennessee. Many planters state that their fields look as though fires had swept through them. It is be ieved that cerious damage has been done to the crops.

At hiladelphia, last week, a flagman shouted to a dranken. man to get off the

es + or — ————— Charlottetown I Vices Current. CHARLOTTETOWN, September Il, {877 When not specially mentioned as in bona, our quotations tre to be considered as duty paid. EXCHANGE, Sterling 60 days Bills, 10 per cent. prem ae sight “ | | se of U. S. cy drafts, 4 to 44 per et. dis “¢ gold, yer. cent, prem Drafts on Montreal, St. John, and Halifax 4per cl. prem. OILS. Kerosene, per gal. (Am.) ‘ (Canadian No.1!)

$0.29 to 0.30 0.24 to 0.26

Coal Ou 0.51 to 0 53 Pale Seal 0.65 to 0.70 Linseed oil, boiled, per gal. 90¢

do raw <3e

Prices of kerosene are per cask. Retail "rice 5 to 10 cts. per gallon higher.

LEATHER.

Am. Sole Leathe: 23 Lo 29¢

N.S, Sole 25 to 26c

Canada 23 to 26c Monasses

Barbadoes 16 bo 47

Trinadad,&c 42 to 43¢

St. Vincent’s

(Prices of Molasses are by the lot of from

| to 10 puncheons. fetail price 5 to 8 cents

per gallon higher, according to quantity and jualily.) VINEGAR.

26 to 34

f¥ to 8 18 to 20 14 10 16

Vinegar, per gal.. ner cask Mess pork (new),gper Ib.

Mess Pork

Prime Mess

Prime Beef 14 lo 16 Cc. C. Bacon, 11.00ta 12.00 Shoulders 10.00 to 1100 liams l4e Spiced Bacon l4e SALT. Bags fine, stove $1.10 to 1.50 Do Liverpool 80 to 90c Turks Island «de 25 to 27 Coarse W 1 from shi} none Socars. (in Bond.) Barbadoes, duty paid De to 94 Eng, Retined, duty paid {04 to 103 Vacuum Pan do 104 to 11 English Crushed (duty peic none American (dnty paid) {ig to T1g Americana Granutated 10; to ll

Coffee Sugar 104 to 104 {Prices of sugar are «y. the hogshead. Retail price | to 2 cents per lw wigher.)§

CANDLES

hy

1M to 13e

Moulds per lp of to 78

Soap per ib

(‘oat ann Woop.

Sydney per_ton. none Victoria Mines, do none Gowrie Mines, do none Little Glace Bay, do none Lingan none Philadeiphia Coa! 975 to 650 New Campbelton 4.80

Wood, hard 4 50 to 3.00 Four avy MEAL

Our quotations are f er lots of 10 barrelis and upwards.

Patent Process per be! $8 75 to 9.00

Superior P\tra 7 80 bo 8.00 Extra Supertine do 1.60,t0 7.70 Fancy _ 1.43.40 7.50 Spring Extra do &.93. bo 7.00 Strong Bakers = du 7.40 to 7.55 Supertine du 6.75 10.6 80 Corn Meal§ hp) ST Weis)

VM acKAREL

a : none No {Large nene No rorne

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Market Prices.

Charlottetown, September 21, 1877.

MEAT.

$0.08 to 0.14 0.07 to 0.10 0.12 to 0.138 0.00 to 0.02

40 to 59 0.07 to U.3 0.07 to 0.08 0.6 to 0.10 0.04 to 0.07

Beef.small pieces] per |b. Beetfper lb. [by the quarter} Ham, per lb.

Lamb, per Ib

Lamb per qu

Mutton, per lo.

Pork,(smai! pieces) per !b. Pork, per 1b. (hy the carcesa Veal, per lb.

POULTRY,

Chickens, per pair Duck +, (each) Fowls, (each) Brant, (per pair)

BREADSTUFES.

0.40 to 0.50 0.26 to 0.35 0.30 to 0.55 100 to 0.05

0.03 10.054 8.50 ic 9.5 3.75t 00 3.75 + 409.

Buckwheat Flour, per lb Fiour, per bb!.

Flour. per 100 lbs oatmeal, per 100 |bs.

FISH. 8.50 to 5.60

4.00 to 4.25. 0.60 to 0.96

Codfish, per qt.

Herring, per bbl. Mackarel, per doz. BOARDS.

Hemlock, 100 feet Pine do Spruce do Shingles, per M.

MISCELLANEOUS, Apples, per bushel 0 60 to 1.00 Barley, per bushel 0,80 to 1.00

Butter (fresh pe ib) 0. £4 to 0.20 Batter.per 1b by the.tub 0:16 to 0.20%

0.81 t0-6.98- 1.62 to 2.49 0.80 to 7.00 1.50 lo 1.75

track and ont of the way of the rapidly ap- proaching cars. As the warning was not) heeded, the flagwen sprang on the track, , and attempted to push the other off, when

the latter turned and seized his would-be gaviour with vice-like grip, and after a, Green Peas per qt. prief struggle they fell across the rails and| Hay, per tou from | Hides, per Ib.

? Calfskins, peryth

were run over, receiving injuries which both shortly after died.

Cheese, (new milk) per 1s 0.12 to 0.18

Cheese, per |b 0.1 to 0.00 Clover Seed, per ib 0 to 0.00 Eggs,per doz. to 0.14

t0.0.44

9.54 to 10.00

0.06 ta .09

44 to 45 \

iD.c.,

0.04 to 0.44 |

— = en = ——— a ee ee

| Honey, per Ib. 30.25 to 0.30 | , LLlomespun, nen’s wear per ya, 0.65 to 1.00: | Homespun,( women’s do per yd, 0.35 to 0.44 | Homespun Flannel, per yard 0.32 to 0.38 Land per lb. 0.12 to 0.16

Pear! Barley, per ib 0.03 to 0.04 | Potatoes, per bushel 0°86 to 0.40

Sheepskins (each) 0.36 to 0.45 | Straw, per cw. 0.36 to 0.48 | Tallow, per |i) 00.2 to 00.8

‘Timothy Seed, per bushel 2.50 tO B.D0 } Tnrnips per bushel 0.18 to 0.19!

BARGAINS NEW GOODS.

arn DRESS GOODS,

STRAW HATS,

FEATHERS, FLOWERS &e , &e.,

‘and all Summer Goods at REDUCED PRICES, White Cottons,

Printed Cottons, Cotton Warps,

Very Cheap.

ed

Mens’ and Boys’ Clothing

-AT--

BOTTOM PRICES.

ROBERT ORR &3CO, . July 10th,§

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American & Foreign Patents.

Gilmore, Swith & Co,, Successors to Chipman, Hosmer & Co,

SATENTS procured in ali countries. No devs in advauce. No charge for services until the outept ig granted. Preliminary examinations tree. Our valuable pamphlet seat free upon re * Gipt of stamp.

Address, GILMORRE, SMITH & CO.,

Washington, D. @.

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“ARREARS OF PAY, BOUNTY, ETC.

EDERAL Officers, Soldiers and Sailors of

’ the late. war, or their heirs, are in maay caes entitled to money trom the Govermment, which has been found to be due since fiaal pay- ment. Write full history of service and state amount of pay and bonuty received.

Certificates. of Adjutant General U, 5. A. showing service and honorable discharge there- trom, in place of discharge lost, procured tor « small fee.

Euclose stamp to Gilmore & Co., and full re- ply, with blauks, will be seat free,

PENSIONS. PENSIONS. > Federal Officers, Setdiers aut Sallors,

A wounded, ruptured, or injured, ia the line clduty inthe late waryynad pdiswbled: thereby, an obtain a pension.

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LUSTRES, |

nt ae or mene ee eT caren SS

REGULAR TR

"rom London to Charlottetown, Prince Kdward island

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FALL TRIPS, 1877.

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The new Clipper

‘BARKENTINE HREMA,

300 Tous Register, Classed 7 Years Al at Lloyds, JVUHN MCMAHON, COMMANDER.

Now in London and_on the berth .o receive cargo, will sail

FROM LONDON FOR CHARLOTTETOWN DIRECT

about the Ist SEPTEMBER ‘next. ALSO THE WELL. KNOWN CLIPPER BARKENTINE

ETHEL BLANCHE:

428 Tons Register, Coppyred and Classed 9 years, Al at Lloy d,s

JOHN GRAHAM, COMMANDER,

Will be on on the berth as usual, and will follow the ““EREMA.” . $

SAILING FROM LONDON FOR CHARLOTTETOWN About {5th September,

Carrying freight at’through rates to Pictou, Geor ; . getown, i ie and have good accommodatian for. aaa — Daetias : oParties wishing to have their goods delivered here ‘ly i a rwarding thei: orders in time, so as not to detain’ the ane Segson will oblige ty For freight or passage apply, in London, to-Jonm Pircairw & Sons, 69 Cornhill in’ . ;

Liverpool, to Prrcatrn Bro’ : wert the owners, ? " ra " Brockley Buildings,51, South John Street; or here, to

Charlottetown, July 23, 1877. PEAKE BROS. & CO. bo : PE ISMN) SUMMER RESORT,

bet et

Widows, and minor childrea vf Officers, Sob? dierg and Sailors, who have died sipce discharge ot disease contracted or wotads and injuries re

eived in the service and ia the line of duty, cau procure pensions by addressing Gilmore & Co,

Increased rates tor pensioners obtained. Bonaty Land Warrants procured for service ip wars prior to March 3,1855. ‘There are oo war- rants granted for service ia the date rebellion, Send stamp toe Gilmore .& Co., Washington full instructions.

Saly 24, 1877.

Specially for Farmers.

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Ww: OFFER FOR SALE

BU OK BY Es

AND OTHER KINDS OF

Hay Rake and Hand Rakes.

= ALSO—

BUCKEYE & MANNY<EXRAS.

Ws keep constantiy én hand almost ever alof Manny and Buckeye Repairs.

Cucumber Wood Fumps.

; .We have imported a number of these Piidips suitable for any depth of well, and olfer them ata liberal discount for cash,

MacKENZIE & STUMBLES, North Side Queen’s Square |

its vt STEAM MILI MOUNT STEWART. —.

Water Street, | Shingles very |

N.» B.—Spruce and Fir w. Aug, 15—3m

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equal conven ence “to a position in the town. grounds are being tastefully laid out with walks and dri i M 0 W I N (} M A C H I NE S, wooded. Seabathing can be enjoyed with suitable otvbanale einer tt oe '

The Celebrated Whitcomb Self-Operating Shediac and Charlottetown: and canbe he boaitable fos ae all Stearners rode ’ bg and s

for summer residence.

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: SS AS Nae ; ~~ > ve = UMMERSIDE 3 SS i # | :

‘Levms Weekly: June, $9: July, Is10.50); Aug., 81:2: sept so = es

BE. fa

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a ris NEW HOTEL, accommodating about one hu . . *.* : . ndred i oh Contains, in addition to the sleeping apartments, a Seine "Paphos 'P retell: a illiard, Reading, Smoking, Barber’s ‘and Bar-roonis. Pictu resquely dituat a Se

oue huadred and forty acresin extent,io the Bedegne Bay; direct) opposite th Taagt splandy , Summerside, it combines the retirement ensured by. the insular position of its surroind ge with , EBeautifal vi : oo from the windows and roof of the Hotel, and from the “ching drive iol at ‘Telagd. The

ach near

the Hotel, dressing rooms have been constracted for the purpose. A Ferry Steamer belonging to : Dging

the Hotel, will piy frequently to and-from Summerside, and will re and pleasure excursious onthe Bay. Horses, carriages, rowing and sail boats oem

Families and parties can have coat!guous sui i

I Ss ! 8 Suites of rooms; :

notice beforehand, PaO eenen, sending reasonable ‘Ss

TERMS :—From $2 to $2.50 per day, according to room. §pecial arrangements can be made

J, LL. Holman, PROPRIETOR

MERCHANTS MARINE INSUp pNCE COMPANY. “| OF CANADA 2°

anil $1,000,000, with ower 4p increase to $000.00

HEAD OFFICE: - ~ ~ - MONTREAL.

‘Riek Taken Daily at the Office of ¢

| CARVELLBROS.

Agents for P. 'K. Tstand Charlottetown, June 7. 1877 a