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THe Dairy Examiner!

Is ublished every Evening. OFFICE: INGS’ BUILDING, CORNER OF WATER AND GREAT GEORGE STREETS, Charlottetown, P, E. I.

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s@ Advertising at most moderate rates.

Contracts may be made for month!y, quar- erly, or hal{-yearly advertisements, on appli- cation.

W. L. COTTON,

J. W. MITCHELL, Manager. )

Office Sup’t

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BOOKBINDING

ERSONS having volumes of Magasines

and fyles of Newspapers, or Books of any description which they might wish to have bo at reasonable rates, will please leave their orders with the subscriber, or at Harvies’ Bookstore.

DAVID BETHUNE, Rotchford Square. Dec. 15, 1879—tf pat

QUEEN INSURANCE CO’'Y, OF ENGLAND.

CAPITAL,. . TWO MILLIONS STERLING, Divnes Me GE effected on all kinds of Build-

ings, Merchandise and Produce. Also, on essels on tlie stocks. Special rates for isolated residences, Losses settled promptly. GEORGE MACLEOD (Unicn Bank), Agent for Prince Eu» srd Island June, 1877—

No. 35 Water St.,

Charlottetown.

Prince Hdward. Island Branch

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WORTH SAITISH & MERCANTILE FIRE AND LIFE.

INSURANCE CO.

Subscribed Capital, $9,733,332.00 Paid up Capital, - 1,216,666.00

CHIEF OFFICES—Edinburgh, 64 Princess Street ; London, 61 Dietateontin Street.

Nine-Tenths of the Profits of the Life Assur- ance Business are divided every Five Years. The Tables of Rates are moderate.

Fire Insurances effected on nearly every deseription of Property, at the LowEsT RATES ef Premium, correeponding to the nature ef the risk.

Losszs settled with promptitude and liber-

ality. G. W. DEBLOIs,

General Agent.

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BRITISH AMERICA

Assurance Company. FIRE AND MARINE.

Cash Capitol & Assets. $1,176 1.45

INCORPORATED 1833. Head Office, - Toronto, Ont.

Risks taken on all descriptionsjof Property at lowest rates.

PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES. HORACE HASZARD, Agent.

Office, South Side Queen Square, July 10, 1879.

Hewson, MeDougall & Seaman

Bee leave to acknowledge thanks to the ; public generally for the very liberal pat ewonage exteniied to them since commencin business, and intimate that they have on han alarge and select stock of material for the “manufacture of Sleighs, etc. They have re- eently received photos of all the latest prize sleighs of the Ottawa Exhibition. Parties re- wiring new sleighs would do well to call at i ry and examine before ordering

r ote ke They keep on hand and make to erder Top Bugzies, Phactons, the famous Dexter Spring Wagons, and carriages Of every description. Repairing of all kinds done with neatness and

Tegstes, and warranted to give satisfaction to

ose who favor them with a call, at prices “to suit the times. )

N. B.—Parties having their Sleighs repaired and painted would do well to leave them at ence in order to have them in time for the first snow.

s@ Wagons stored at moderate _charges. Parties having their wagons repaired and pry in the spring will have them stored

of ch for the winter.

Oh’tewn, Ovt 27th, 1879.

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Charlottetown, Dec. 19, 1879.

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PHOTO ALBUMS,

SLB... ROO KS: CHILDRENS’ ANNUALS, —

PRAYER AND HMYN BOOKS.

CHRISTMAS CARDS,

These Christmas Cards

DESIGN.

PLEASE CALL aT ONCE

ROS.

Queen Street, Charlottetown, Nov. 18, 1879.

ts 0,0 OO. J.B. Macdonald,

Queen Street,

Staple. and Fancy

Winter Season.

SPECIAL ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO THE

STOCK OF MENS AND BOYS GLd?

In Ulsters, Overcoats, Jackets, Pants & Vests, Worsted Suits, Linders and Drawers, Cloth and Fur Caps. &c.

Everyone can be suited in Prices, Styles and Quality. fail to visit this Store when purchasing your requirements.

TERMS CASH.

Has in stock Thirty Thousand Dollars worth of

Dry Goods, Clothing. Boots & Shoes, &c.,

The whole of which must be sold during the Fall and

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selves.

New Manties, New Friilings, New Uisters, New Cottons. New Fiannels,

And a large line of Woollen Gevds, of every description, all of which they intend to close out within the next five months.

This is a bona fide sale. Come one, come all, and see for your-

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New Cloths, New Tweeiis, Rew Dress Gsods, ‘Rew Clouds, Kew Veiveiecns,

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BRITISH WAREHOUSE.

As W. & A. BROWN are about making a change-in their ‘Firm they are now selling their Large Stock of

FALL & WINTER GOODS,

At prices that defy competition.

W. & A. BROWN.

Obarlottetown, October 8, 1879.

SECOND EDITION

Tee Datny HEXAMINER.

DECEMBER 24, i879.

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‘he King’s Christmas. A LEGEND OF NORWAY.

With an hundred Jarls at least

Held King Orm his Yule-tide feast, Drinking merrily ;

Foamed the ale; the din of revels

Seunded down the leng sand levels

Of the wild North Sea.

Beraerks chanted runes and rhymes, Sagas of the elder times— Deeds of force and might, Mixed with hymns te martyrs glorious And the white Christ, the victorious, Born a babe to-night.

Midnight came, and likea spell

On the hall a silence fell— Hushed the Berserk’s tale;

Only the deep ocean thunder,

And the pine groves rent asunder By the Norland Gale.

In that silence of thefeast

Rose a white-haired Christian priest, Spoke with accents mild :

“Will not each some offering—

Each some birthnight present offer To the new-born Child?”

Up there started Svend the bold, Ned his shaggy locks as gold, Black as night his eye: ‘‘ Lands of Nordentield twice twenty Miles, where firs grow tall and plenty, To the Church give I.”

Runald next; where sailed his crew Sea-wolves swam and eagles flew Watching for the slain. ‘Gold I give—doubloons an hundred, Last year in Sevilla plundered, When we ravaged Spain.”

Thus they shouted, each and all,* Through the long, low-raftered hall ; Each hia gift proclaimed, Then again tie hush unbroken, For the King had net yet spoken, Nor his offering named. Tn asweet and gentle tone Brave King Orm spoke from his throne ; ‘What befits the King? Christian priest, | pray thee, tell me, That none other may excel me In ‘the gift I bring.”

In the silence of the feast Spake again the white-haired priest ‘Mid the listening throng : ‘Pardon grant, O King, and pity, To all men in field or city Who have done thee wrong.

“‘Whoso pardoneth his foes, On his Lord a gift bestows More than lands and sea. Such a gift—it cometh solely From a heart that’s royal wholly With Heaven’s royalty. ”

*‘Be it so,” the King replied,

‘All men from this Christmas-tide Brothers do [I call.”

Through the hall all heads bowed loyal ;

‘‘King, thy gift has proved thee royal ; Thou surpassest all !”

That sweet Yule-tide gift went forth,

Bearing through the rugged North Blessings far and wide;

Men grew gentler to each othes,

And each called his neighbor brother From that Christmas-tide.

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The present Prime Minister of Belgium owes his position, it is said, to the influ- euce of his wife, combined of course with his own ability and energy. In his youn- ger days he was poor, but, when a student, he fell in love with a young lady who be- longed to a class considerably above his own. When he was about to pass his final examination at college, his beautiful and high-born inamorata desired him, if suc- cessful, to come afterwards to her box at the opera. He passed a brilliant examin- ation, and not without fears for the result, presented himself in the evening at the family box of the Orbans. Before the parents of mademoiselle had time to recever their surprise at his audacity, the faithful maiden seized him by the hand and kissed his cheek. After such a public demonstra. tion, Monsieur Orban had no choice but to recognize him as his daughter's betrothed. On his marriage he added his wife’s sur- name to his own, and became Frere Orban. After that event his rise in the world was so rapid that his wife’s relations had no reason to be other than proud of him.

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Referring to the disappearance of Mrs. Mersereau, the Newcastle Advocate of the 16th says :—‘‘We are informed that there have been as many as five hundred persons in the woods together searching for the missing one, and that the river has been dragged in front of the town day after day, but without avail, for up to the time of going te press the unfortunate lady has not been found. The occurrence is indeed a distressing one, and has elicited the deepest sympathy of all classes for the husband and family of tho missing ene.”

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It is announced thatall the Powers which are parties to the present judicial system in Egypt have sanctioned the decree mak- ing Rothschild’s mortgages the first charge on the surrendered Khedival estates. This removes the last obstacle to Anglo-French

financial control in Egypt.

Correspondence. "gar We do not hold ourselves responsible for the statements or opinions of our correspondents

Whipping and Reform.

To the Editor of the Examiner.

Sir,—I beg to thank you for your ready insertion of my former letter; and the mere so as it was more energetic than polite. in principle we agree; perhaps not in-details. You would yive the Stipendiary Magis- trate power to whip. Young men are sometimes appointed Magis- trates, and that power in their hands has been fearfully abused. But if the power to inflict whipping should be conferred, not more than two dozen at the most should be given and not more than six tails should be used. If offenders desired more, send them to the Supreme Court; and for minor offenders graduate the punishment down to halt a dozen with three tails; but in no case should the sentence be carried out, un- less after a fair representation it should be confirmed by one of the Judges of the Su- preme Court.

I am noticed by a writer in Saturday’s Patriot—* An Old Boy,” who keeps well off from the facts I have stated, but indulg- es in glittering generalities. He says: ‘* Whipping used to be much more eom- mon in old times than it is now.” Granted, forty, fifty, sixty years ago. ‘‘ Were the boys any better then than they are now?” There were less thieves than there are now. If An Old Boy can put his hand on the Weekly Register, September, 1825, publish- ed by the late J. D. H., he will see in one of its numbers a_ short editorial article, stating that on a given day all the doors of the jailand the gates of the yard were wide open, not one criminal, or prisoner, or debtor was within its walls. This an- swers his question ; and I ask, when shall we see the like again? He says: ‘‘ It will take a long time to whip good habits or good feelings into either man or boy.’ I would not be such a fool as to attempt it. What we want, is to whip the bad ones ont ofhim! Will whipping do this? It will. A noted thief, after a severe whipping, said as soon as he was cast loose, ‘‘ this is the first time ever I got it, and I will take care it shall be the last;” and I verily be- lieve he kept his word. Space forbids fur- ther notice ; bit thefact is, thieving is now a disease, both epidemic and contagious, and must by some means, stringent or otherwise, be stamped out.

You advocate a Reformatory ;and ‘‘ Old Boy ” would like to see it tried ; and I will agree with both. When I wrote ‘a Re- formatory is a humbug,” I meant for those who are sixteen years old and upwards, who are able to do a man’s day’s work. But for those little ones who are sent out to beg and to steal, who smoke and chew tobacco, who are taking the first lessons in stealing on the wharf all the sammerlong in picking up coal,—by all means for these at once get the Reformatory.

But I surmise the sting of my letter was in placing those who worm themselves into our confidence and those who break into our

houses in the same category—who by differ--

ent means produce the like effects. If a fellow breaks into your house and robs you of one or two dollars, he is a rogue. If another gets into your confidence and cheats you of one or two thousand, he is still a jolly good fellow and a gentle- man. ‘One murder makes a villian, A thousand makes a here.”’ Now, let the Old Boy pu that in his pipe and smoke it. Yours, sir, respectfully, WHOLESOME AND SALUTORY. Lord Beaconsfield was seventy-four years of age on Sunday. He has been in Parlia- ment for forty-twe years. Cs idohaliihiadigitieageine

Weather Bulletin.

Probabilities fas the next 24 hours for the

Maritime Provinces.

Toronto, Dec. 24, 10 a. m

Increasing northeasterly to southeasterly winds ; cloudy weather follewed by snow er, iu southern districts, rain storm. Siguals are up in the Maritime Provinces.

DIED.

At Moncton, N. B., on the 13th inst., cf consumption, Kuphemia, beloved wife of Mr. John Sears, in the 40th year of her age.

HOTEL ARRIVALS.

HANOVER HOUSE,

Dec. 20.—Wm A Coughlan, St John, N B; C Grant, West River, N S; D Costello,'Provid- ence, KR I; J Cameron Colville. Dec 22—James Barclay, Ellerslie; Capt McKay, New Lon- don; Daniel Sutherland, do; Mr McGee, de; Capt. McArthur, do; John W Hughes, County Line; J Campbell, Summerside; W Penty, city. Dec. 23—-John {McGregor, Southport; Henry McGregor, do; Dennis Costello, Bear River; B Findley, County Line; Jas Fraser, Montague.

ROCKLIN HOUSE.

Dec. 23—Hon John LeFurgey, Summerside; Neil McQuarrie, Crapaud; J Linkletter, St Eleanors; Miss Linkletter, do; Alex Robinson, Bonshaw; Miss Robinsen, do; James Ross, Mt Stewart; Van Clure Gay, Pownal; James J Gay, do; Wm Caldwell, M D, Belfast; J Campbell, do; Capt A Young, do; James Stephenson. Fredericton; W Stephenson, do; A Laird, New Glasgow; John McFarlane, Bedeque.

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