“THE DAILY_ EXAMINER,

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JANUARY 6, 1890. ..

Notes and Comments,

—There are thirteen opium refining fac- tories at present in operativn in Victoria, B.C. The quantity of crude opium im- ported last year would produce fifty thou- sand pounds of the retined , article. Five thousand pounds says a Canadian Customs officer, would supply all demands for home consumption, and the remainder, would haye to bedisposed 6% ia the United States, into which country it of course goes without going through the custom house.

_-Bradstreets sliows that while the num- ber of failures in Canada during 1889 was 114 less: than during 1888, in the United States there ~was an increase of 1,132. -In Canada the aggregate, liabilities were $2,356,332 ‘less, whilein the United States the aggregate was . $20,117,088 greater than in 1388. The failures.in New Brunswick last year were one less in num- ber than the failures in the preceding year, and the liabilities were $362,533, below the figures of 1888. 5

—The story that the Sultan has requested

~the British Government, to: suppress «the

London Daily News for-publishing accounts of the masaacre in Armenia and Creté‘and demanding the punishment of Moussa Bey is presumably a mece joke, The Daily News has rotised Europe more; than once over Turkish massacres of Christians. «The loss of Bulgaria tu the Turkish empire was the result of the exposure of the Bulgarian atrocities as well-as of the, Russian cam- paign. The Sultan has good cavse—better cause than any other European monarch— to know that the English Government can- not suppress English papers. :

—A great. point. of difference between English and Australian sportsinen, ‘says the London Sporting Telegraph, is that the lat- ter very seldom shoe theit horses, and in nine cases out of ten they run their horses unshod. Thus Mr. White’s colts, Kirkham and Narellan, who are now at Newmarket, will run next season. «without* shoes. Aus- tralian breeders aim at size, combining speed .with strength, - Remembering this, they, invariably choose a limestone foahda tion for their pasture land. believers in. strong . bracing air, and as a consequence, the large racing'establishnients at Mordiallic and Williamstown are close to the sea. “ att!

—K. B. Hatfield, .of Liverpool, Eng., writes to. the Yarmeuth Herald: I observe that you have on several oceastons ‘noticed the iron ship, Palgrave and her gréat carry- ing capacity,in your paper.- It may: be, in- teresting to your readers to know that the writer designed and -contracted--for that ship, and I have now before me tlie con- tract specifications. , What I -wish to: -im- press upon -the minds of the shipping coim- munity is, that the proportions of the Pal- grave wero based upon the: proportions of Noah’s ark; and. every. divergence there- from to form.a beautiful.model for purposes of speed, ete., was. duly compensated, to preserve as, nearly. as. -possible'thé exact balancing proportions of the original divine structure. . The success of the Palgrave as a sailing ship, and the fact of others now modelling. after her proves that those pro- portions are yery good... -- i cass

The Terrible Tariff.

(Hamiltan Spectator.)

One is sometimes,amaz.d; sometimes in- dignant and sometimes amused-at the«criti- cisms of Reform-journals upon the existing tariff and their censures-of the- manner” in which the customs officials execute the law: No doubt there is frequent cause for cen-

sure, for we have it on excellent authority”

that it is as easy for‘man to err as for the sparks to fly. upwards. Sometimes the best- intentioned men errintheirinterpretation of the law ; and we have heard hints that some gentlemen are not: unwiliing-to ¢arry out’ the law in_as offensive a manner'a® possible. But, let the thing be as it may, the Retorm journal invariably. comes to ‘the conclusion that because the present tariff is a protec- tive tariff. everything connected’ with it is essentially.and villaniously. bad. ‘We ‘are all familiar with the demonstration of the’ Toronto Globe thatthe tariff compels’ pro- ducers to,accept lower prices-for their ‘pro- ducts than. they...would -- get-’- under free trade, and. compels consumers to-pay higher pricés for those: products; and: that it compels,employers.to. pay. higher ~wates than they., would pay under’ free trade: while workmen must aceept: lower wages. Another free trade puthority -has ‘demon- strated that anthracite coal. is ’ déarer than it ought to, he because a duty -is ‘im: posed on bituminous coal. Every fréé trade journal] in. the. land. has: -proved~ a dozen times, over that.the duty of 2 4 cents a pound on sugar.in 1878 was. very. mod- erate indeed, while a duty-of 1:2: cents «in 1888 was disgracefully high: - Perhaps - no* thing of late has been funnier than the sol- emu opinion of the Globe that hams. and bacon must necessarily be smuggled into Canada because the imports of these ar- ticles are less in volume than: the ‘imports

of pork. The talented tariff-whacker of the journal--named--‘cannot sleep nights for thinking ~o6f- “the hams

smuggled over id hollow ‘canes and frandu- lent watch cases, or of the* bacon concealed by female smuggléts in thejr “wire. bustles. It is very evi lent that we, need more watch

ful offizials. The Globe ought to import a lot like the English customs officer who Seized alot of undeveloped photographic plates, and-refused'*to pass them’ until he had exposed them to the light to satisfy himself there was nothing contraband in the pictures on them. He.sppiled all the plates but he protected the revenue. If this oc- currence had taken place in Canada it would have demonstrated’ the wickedness of the tariffi-- As it dccurred in England

we are bouhd to aéceps it a8 evidence . that free trade is ohe of the greatest blessings that any enlightened people can enjoy..,

; Local Notices.

Have a trial of the ‘Ideal” Machine be- fore buying any other, as it is one of the best machines in the-market'to/day.” °°) 2°

Any person ean’have a trial of the “ Ideal ® Machine by wppiying to C. I; Morrison, Queen Street. : se

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Very Rev. Thomas Connolly, V, G., has received advieus from Rome that he has, been | @ppointed a Monsignor, arank that entitles him to wear tie purple, Father Connolly is |

the first priest iw thie'didcese ‘o “be elevated to |

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

- The Advantages of Sewerage. ~Srr,—Before I proceed to eXplain the- advantages of a system of sewerage, permit me to comment briefly upon your remarks in your Friday’s issue regarding the sewage wells now in use in this city. :

Notwithstanding all that has been writ- ten, as well as the quotations submitted from the very highest and most eminent authorities, in, their condemnation, THE Examiner still halts between two opinions pending more ‘‘definite information.” Now, finally, so far as I am concerned, Jet me quote:onée indre the following from. the most eminent and reliable source: ‘‘They (blind wells) are sometimes excavated to a great depth in order to reach a porous bed, such as gravel, the object being to secure a channel of eseape-for-fluid filth. ** * In all cities and towns, but especially in places where no sewers:exist, or’ where they have been recently constructed, the evil effects ot this. system, or rather. want’ of system, can hardly. be’ imagined except by those who have made it an-object-of special inves- tigation, and the contamination of soil, air and ,water.which it: occasions; if it could be clearly traced in its: influences upon the human organism, would be found to be the means of spreading some of the. most’ ¢com- mon’ and most fatal forms : of disease. Nothing can .be..clearer-or more definite than this, nothing can be: more: ‘convinc- ing. ; :

Having , at. various times,. through’ the medium of your columns, called the atten- tion of the Board of Health to the: persis- tent and open violation of the city by-laws respecting nuisancds, :1 most cordially en-

and Patriot with regard to the necessity of thorough and systematic scavenging. The

the better it will be for all. concerned. The Patriot, in its well-timed remarks on the sanitary, condition of the city, in Saturday’s issue, suggests. »mong other things that-sur- face Grainage might be resorted to with advantage until such.time as it might be advisable, to construct, sewerage. works. That deep subsoil drainage,.would be fol- lowed by beneficial resulas, ali must admit. But in order to be effective an-outlay would be required which would:go along way in defraying the costiof a complete sewerage system ; and although ,it is a well-estab- hshed rule laid down by sanitary engineers that ‘‘ systematic drainage and systematic: sewerage should be complementary opera- tions,” ahd that ‘tthe one cannot properly Anclude‘nor supply the place of the other,” yet it might here, as in many other places, be found adyisable to. use. the same trenches for both sets of pipes should what is called the ‘“‘separate system”? be adopted. These details would, of course, be left entirely to the judgment of the engineér. . : It is doubtless :well that - the citizens should be in possession of as.much general information as. :possible.- regarding’ these mat ters, but to the sanitary: engineer alone must be.relegated the task of deciding which of the various systems. would best. suit ‘out’ circumstances, and the method of,subsvil or surface drainage whetherseparated or in the same channels with the sewers. Ast f

}imagine that the people of this:city are’ piv- neers inthe matter ofsewerage. But it is, how-

ever, well.known. that long before the Chris-

tian era sanitary works of this-nature were verycommon. The remains of works of sew- erage and water supply of ancient times have been discovered .at nearly every place of importance where :excavations have ‘been made.;, The Romans constructed: works. of great. magnitude for,.water supply and sewerage, not only in.the Imperial city, but also in Spain, France, Germany and Enrg- land, as many ruins. in those places.still. testify. . During the middle ages sanitary’ science declined, and it cannot be said to have revived until after the great fire of London in 1666. Since that period its: pro- .gress kept pace with the growth. of eiviliza- tion among various nations until the-present day. i ; : ; That the introductien of a good water supply and an efficient sewerage . system— the one necessitating and the complement of the: other—are recognized as the principal agents in greatly reducing the rate of mor- tality as well as, promoting and improy- ing the public health, can no longer be questioned. It is.a . well-established.. fact. A. reference to the mortuary statistics of various cities and towns _before - and- after

testimony in this respect.

But while a large majority will agree with all this, the question. of cost is the ‘‘lion in,the way.” to the already. overtaxed corporation to grapple. with this much need- ed improvement... ;

.. The cost of a system. of sewerage. varies from. five to fifteen dollars . of .. population; and here where the excavations. .can-be go easily made the minimum amount -might safely be, put down as a:basis of calculation. Taking our population at 13,000, the ‘prin cipal required would be. .$65,000, which at 5 per cent, would amount. in ‘interest. to $3,250 annually, or 25, cents:.per + head of population, not a very large sum for so: de- sirable an end, and the benefits that would aecrué therefrom... Those who have studied these matters and have. observed the -bene- fits derived, inform us that though. ** sewers cost money there is. no | better investment for property owners, and that the increase in value ‘of real estate .varies. from: ten to twenty-five per cent.” Four.- classes. will- especially, be benefitted —owners of city real estate, merchants, the industrious. poor,and

-young children.

fcan only here merely indicate how the owners of real estate.are . affected: by- bad. drainagé. No one will be disposed-to pur-

chase or pay a rental where the site is. ingal- ubrieus. The consequence will. be that men of means will purchase lands for «building purposés in more eligible quarters beyond

city limits, no improvements willbe made

in the city proper, and dilapidation: and decay will speedily ensue. In a word, who will be found so foolish as to invest. money: in an unhealthy city. All, who:-can_ will

leave it, and thus merchants are affected

by the sparseness and poverty of the popu-

Jationn : : :

With-regard to the’ industrious. poor, I cannot do better than quote from what the

Chancellorof the Exchequer, the Right Hon-

orable George Goschen, said in one of his

speeches during the_ political campaign -in 1885": **T certainly believe that we may put down the increased health and strencth of the population as an asset. secured “by the labor bestowed. and. the expenditure merle, and thay we have thus, by Ugis sani-

dorse the suggestions of both Toe HxaAMINER |

sooner the recommendations are- adopted |

‘To hear some wiseacres one would almost |

the.-introduction _ of sewerage bears ample}

tary legislation, increased even the ma- | terial resources of the poor, for if the.

-working mansby such sanitary methods is _ ‘saved twenty days illness on an average in - } the year, he has increased his wages by a

proportionate amount, and thus added an increased: asset ithe national balance sheet.” Lastly, in regard to young children I need only say that pure air, a pure soil, and pure water are the hygienic surround- ings only in which. they can- grow up to-be’ healthy men and women, and that the absence of any one of these is inimical to their well-being. :

Iniview of these facts, why does the press approach the question of sewers so

delicately and *nervously ? Tt should be in the van of all» reform. Is there no faith -in-the people? We

have seen that whén as a mass meeting they were honestly appealed to on the water quéstion, when reasonable proposals | were made to them, and above all when} they were entrusted to control and direct their own affairs, and when consulted at! every step of the proceedings, they unani- mously arrived at sound conclusions; and did the right. _I have no misgivings, if they aré appealed to again in th ematter of the sewers that they ‘will act in a dif- ferent manner. . Only let no step be taken without their sanction. And therefore it is, that. I trust a public meeting will very soon: be —ealled to con- sider this vital question \ in order to as- certain whether itis their wish that those cesspools, now poisoning soil -and water, or the pumps, or both, shall be closed, and free service. be given to those ‘who: are un- able to pay water rates. At such meeting it can be ascertained whether the time has arrived to employ a Sanitary Engineer who will draw up plans and make estimates of cost, and advise as to the best. methods for our circumstances, &c., all of which must be submitted to the people for their considera- tion and approval. Jan. 6, 1890. SAniras.

[fue Examiner is in no doubt about blind wells ‘* excavated” to reach ‘‘a por- ous bed.” A sniff at the mouth of one of these is sufficient. These we have. unhesi- tatingly condemned. But concerning the ‘* sewage wells,” or pipes leading ty ‘the ground water, there is a great différence of opinion.’ No odor at ail comes from at least one of them; and we have not yet heard a‘singie comiplaint that one of them isa. nuisance... It is in respect to these that ‘we hesitate to condemn. before obtaining additional information.] 4

Public Meeting at Rock Barra, King’s County.

A public meeting was held at Rock Barra Schoolhouse for the purpose of discussing the necessity of having an act passed by Parliament to prevent the setting of nets and seines.in the waters of this coast.

The meeting was a large one, and was organized by appointing Ronald McDonald as Chairman.and.the undersigtied as’ Secte- tary. Ss ‘ ‘

‘After the chairman had stated the object of the meeting several gentlemen addressed the meeting. They all seemediunanimous on one and thé same point, viz : The re- striction of seining or nétting mackerel in

ithe coast waters of this Province.

The following resolutions were then mov- ed and carried without & dissenting voice :

Whereas, The fishermen of this province aro, beginning to ‘notice the injury that netting and seining is-causing to our mackerel fishery. It is noticed that in localities where the catch of mackerel was formerly large, this year was very small, and no other cause than the use of nets this year can be given for the change.

Whereas, Before seining was resorted to in the waters of this: coast, great numbers of shoals of mackerel could be seen-almost-every day during the fishing season, and so ‘tame that large hauls-weré often, if not gencrally, taken out of them -by-hock+and line, whereas of iate years a shoal of, mackerel is quite a novel sight, and the hook and line: fishermen must be contentto see them go down at the slightest provocation ; therefore it is the opin- jan of this meeting that if those two «vil methods of taking mackerel resorted to in the waters of this coast. he not prohibited, one of our most important iddustries,-and one on which many depend,—the mackerel fishery, — will soon be a thing of the past.

Therefore resolved, that our representatives in parliament be requested to bring the matter ‘before the proper authorities-with the view of having it discussed, and if possible to ar- rive at some regulation or law which will pro- hibit the sett ng of nets in the coast waters of this province after the 15th Junein each year, and abolishing seining altogether,

_ Also resolved, That a copy of the progeed- ings be forwarded to THz EXAMINER for pub- lication, requesting the Patriot and Herald to

copy. ' - ; Joun A. McDonaxp, . Rock Barra, Dec. 30, 1889. Sec’y. _

DiEw.

On Sunday, January 5th, 1890, Catherine Kennedy, beloved. wife of Mr. Wm. Dongan, in the 61st’ year cfher age. R.I. P.

[Funeral to-morrow (Tuesday, 7th): from her late residence, Sydney Street, west, at 8.45 to St. Dunstan’s Cathedral, thence to R. C. cemetery. §

JUVENILE DANCING,

4 pte Classes for instruction in Dancing, . Dumb Bell and Deportment Exercises will be resummed at Terpsichore Hall on MON- DAY, 13th inst., at 4 p. m., and will be con- tinued’on Mondays and Thursdays from 4 to: 6-p: m.; being thé last'teum for the season. A Class for Adults (the last for the season) will be opened at the above Hall on TUES. DAY, 14th inst, at 8 p.m. All the new and fashionable dances, including the ‘‘ Military,” taught. this term. : Private Tuition given as usual.

; E. BURRIS, jan6—dy 2i(ms)) wky li :

Charlottetown Board of Trade.

A LL members in arrears to this Corporation, . for fees “and dués are respectfully re- quested to make immediate payment. — _ J, MACEACHERN,

icc Secretary,

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rCHE CHARLOTTETOWN WOOLEN MILLS. CLOTH

DEPOT, before their Annual Stock-taking, will, during the month of January, offer their immense stock of. Tweeds, Dress Goods, Homespuns, Druggets and Flannels of their own

make at cost.

All desirous of purchasing Heavy Winter Goods, for Men and: Boys, are invited to examine our stock.

‘These goods are offered at the present low prices to make room for New Spring Patterns. a

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& iso —Five Hundred Pairs of Custom-Made Pants, from our“own make of Cloth, which will be sold low. -

harlottetown, January 4, 1890—1m

JANUARY, 1890

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Before Stock-taking we will clear out the balance of our Winter Goods at very low prices in the following departments: ee FUR. GOODS---Mufis, Boas, Caps,

Sleigh Robes, Coats, Fur-Lined

Cloaks, _ : Ladies’ Mantles, Dolmans, Jackets, Men and Boys’ Overcoats & Reefers, Ulster Cloths, T weeds, Beavers, Blankets and Bed Spreads,

HARRIS & STEWART.

Charlottetown, Jan. 2, 1890—eod & wkly.

GEORGE E. FULLS Closing Out Sales

Monday, December 9th.

eee sien (o)— —_———

OVERCOATS, 3 REEFERS, SUITS, PANTS and VESTS, reduced 20 per cent. “SHIR ES-and LINDERS, very low. — DRESS GOODS, | } ULSTLRS, WOOL GOODS, HATS, RIBBONS and TRIMMINGS, { CORSETS, ‘ TABLE LINEN, SHEETINGS, 4 The whole stock of NEW

Reduced 30 per cent. off.

Reduced: from 20 to 35 Per Cent.

WINTER GOODS must be gold

as the subscriber intends closing out the business,

~ Five Pounds of 28 Cent Tea for $1.00 —for Cash only.

GEORGE E. FULL.

| Ubarlotectown, Dev. 0, 1689—6i cod wky :

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Pure White Silk Handkerchiefs all prices, at Paton & Co’s,

Fancy Shot Silk Handkerchiefs at James Paton & Co’s.

Don’t buy Silk Uandkerchiefs before seeing Paton & Co’s,

Ladies’ and Misses’ Kid Mitts, only 45c.- a great bargain— at Paton & Co’s

Men’s Fur Coats—all prices— at James Paton & Co’s.

Men’s Persian Lamb Caps, the cheapest, at Paton & Co’s.'

Goat Robes, in great variety and lowest. prices, at Paton. & Co's.

For Ladies’ Dolmans, Fur-J.ined _ Circulars and Astracan Jack-

ets, there is no. better place -

in the city than James - Paton & Co’s, es

Just the place to buy Dress Goods, where you can get the best variety at the low- est ‘price. — James Paton & Co’s. .

For Millinery, try James Paton

& Co. See their Trimmed Hats at.$1:75, $2 and $2,25;

The balance of our Ulster and Mantle Cloths clearing out at reduced prices.—Paton

& Co. For Shawls—the* best” value in the city—try Paton & Co’s.

Wonderful! Wonderful !

Most Wonderful is our great sale of Reefers and Overcoats, Our Low Prices astonish every- one. Give Paton & Co. a trial if you want to save money.

Men's Underclothing

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What the People Say!

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MARKET SQUARE.

Ch’town, Des, 19, 1889,