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THE RAILWAY TIME TABLE,

(Charlottetown Time.)

GOING WFST. A. M A.M. PF. M.

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CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. R. O’DWYER, Commission aud General Merchant PJ% SAGS OF P, EB. 1, PRODUCE,

MeLeod, Morson & McQuarrie, BARRISTERS

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Office in Old Bank,

(UP STAIRS).

Ch’town, Feb. 21, 1884. {

SULLIVAY & MAGNRILL, ATTORNEYS - AT- LAW

Solicitors in Chancery,

NOTARIES PUBLIC, &c.

OFFICES— O’Halloran’s Building, Great George Street, Charlottetown.

640 Money to Loan, W. W. Scturvas, Q. C, | Casstss B. Maonzitt Jan. 16,’83.

WEST & RENDELL, Commission Merchants,

St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Consignments solicited. Liberal advances made,

July 25, 1884.—2aw 4m

— W. WHEATLEY,

& Soxs, CHARLOTTETUWN, P. E, Istanp)

Commission Merchant,

269 BARRINGTON STREET, HALIFAX, N. 8.

s@ Special attention given to the sale of P. E. Island produce.

April 24, 1884.

APPLES, APPLES, APPLES, CHARLES DONALD & €6.,

79 Queen St, London, E. C.,

Will be glad to correspond with Apple Grow- ers, Merchants and Shippers, with a view to Autumn and Spring business.

(Or WHEATLEY

They will also give the usual facilities to customers requiring advances. augl

Piano Tuning & Repairing

M* VINNICOMBE begs to inform the a musical public that he is now prepared to take in Pianos for repair. Pianos recappe with neatness, defective sound boards re- newed, keys tightened, actions regulated ;—in fact. the whole construction renovated. Cabi- net Organs repaired. Church Organs voiced and tuned, Having received a large stock of Piano Fitting, Wire, etc., from the celebrated Emerson Piano Manufacturers, with nearly twenty years experience in that business, and under the patronage of Government House, the Convents, and the leading musical families

289 WAIER STREET,

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Si. Johas’ Newfoundland.

Ii connection with the above is Captain) Euglish, who is well known in P. E. Island, who will take special charge of all consign- ments, and will also attend to the chartering of vessels for the carrying trade of P. E. IL.

The tirm is one of theoldest and most reli- able in Newfoundland Ketarns guaranteed to be prompt and satisfactory. Parties wish- ing to procure Labradore Herring should send their orders ia time.

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(ROSS MARKET) BOSTON, MASS.

Eggs and Produce a Specialty.

on the Island, feels sure of giving universal satisfaction.

‘Terms—Cash when work is done. ©, P. Fletcher's New Music Store. (h’tawn, May 9) -wean

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WONCTEON Gash and Door Factory.

gk. P. LEA, in returning thanks to the X public for the liberal patvcnageextended to him while in business in Charlottetown, begs leave to inform his old customers and the public generally, that he, im company with Mr. William Rogers, has appointed

Messrs. B. Williams & Co, Lumber and Coal Dealers, Pownal Wharf, Charlottetown, our agents, who will keep constantly on band a fall supply of Mould- ings, Window Sashes, Doors, etc., at LOWisS CASH PRICES,

All orders entrusted to them will receive prompt attention.

LEA & ROGERS,

Monoton, N, B.

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AN IMMENSE VARIETY OF CLOTHS IN

LADIES & GENTLEMEN’S WEAR,

LADIES DRESS MATERIAL in all the newest fabrics,

VELVETEENS & SILK VELVETS, CASHMERES & FRENCH MERINOES, LADIES MANTLES & SHAWLS,

FRINGES, GIMPS & MANTLE ORNAMENTS.

CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.

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500 OVERCOATS, 200 REEFING JACKETS,

200 MEN’S SUITS in Worsted and Tweed,

200 doz. SUITS MEN’S UNDER CLOTHING, from 75 cents a suit upwardr. its attachment.

HATS & CAPS IN GREAT VARIETY AT LOW PRICES.

20 bales of COTTON WARP, 150 chests FINE CONGOU TEA.

Macdonald has Opened a Great Portion of his Fall & Winter Stock.

Tnspection Solicited, and the Lowest Possible Prices for Goods at J. B. MACDONALD'S.

Ch’town, Sept. 18, 1884.—2aw wkly,

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Every Department is well filled with Choice NEW GOODS, imported

And, as | am bound to sustain my past reputation for selling Cheap Goods, those who patronize me will find my

Assortment Large.

SEE US;

L. E. PROWSE,

Sign of the Big Hat, 74 Queen Street.

Ch'town, Sept, 26, 1884,—eod wkly

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The Conformation of the Horse.

Ata recent meeting of the Norfolk and Eastern Counti.s Veterinary Association, Captain Hayes, M. R. C. V. 8., New- market, read a paper on ‘‘The Confor- mation of the Horse,” which is reported in tne Veterinery Journal as follows:

It has doubtless often struck you as being strangely anomalous that men who know nothing about the anatomy of the horse, should, as a rule, be chosen as judges of the make and shape of the animal at the various public shows. The absurdity of the thing appears, at first glance, to be so glaring that we might be tempted to compare the so-called practical horseman, who lays down the law as to conformation, merely from his knowledge of the exterior of the animal, to a person who thought himself fully qualified to decide on the value of a watch, although he knew nothing of its internal mechanism. There is, how- | ever, a great deal to be said on both sides; for acquaintance with equine anatomy | alone is not sufticient to instruct the! student in the subject in question, while we must go somewhat beyond its domain. and that of practical experience in order, to formulate the laws of conformation. The points of the horse may be broadly | divided into those coming under the follow- | ing headings, viz :—1, beauty; 2, strength; 3, speed ; 4, wind. BEAUTY.

| The subject of good looks may soon be

dismissed, for its canons are well under- ‘stood. I must say that however undesir- able a Roman nose and = coffin-shaped ‘frontispiece may be, still an unusually small and pretty head is not unfrequently united with a jady disposition, as in the case of that unreliable racehorse, the | Prince. The neck, as we know, should ‘run into the head by means of a curve, | which gives the part the beautiful setting- on that we admire so much in the Game cock.

COLOUR.

As regaads color, [ need only remark on the not unreasonable prejudice against mealy chestnuts and washy-browns, especi-

ally when the color becomes lighter under the abdomen and on the insides of the limbs.

STRENGTH AND SPEE?).

We know that as a rule, a high degree of speed, whether in horse or man, is unat- tainable without length of stride; in other

,words, ths successful springer or fspeedy racehorse must have long muscles. Ex- ceptional strength, on the other hand, is obtained by thick muscles, which are usually short. Comparative anatomy affords us a striking proof of the fact that quickness of movement must be obtained by length of muscle; for, as remarked by Pro. fessor Marey, of the College of France, birds that move their wings very rapidly have Jong sternums and, consequently, long pectoral muscles; while birds, hike the al- | batross or eagle, that have an enormous ‘expanse of wing, and are, on that ‘account, obliged _ to move __ their 'pinions slowly, though with great force, have very short sternums,the keels of which are very deep, for the attachment of the ‘short, thick pectoral muscles. We may therefore assume that for speed, the muscles of locomotion in the horse sbould be as long as possible, while, if their length be _ granted, they cannot well be too thick; for /even in the racehorse strength is an essen- tial condition for staying and carrying | weight. The possession of a fairly long neck is an imperative condition for the attainment of speed and staying power. One of the most important points to be looked for in the racehorse is length of | pelvis. This point is generally over-looked | by unqualified judges as they are specially ignorant about anatomy of this portion of the horse’s system. As that all-important muscle of inspiration, the diaphragm, is attached to the distal ends of the last 12 ribs, or to their cartilages, we naturally look for the ‘“tback” ribs to be long, strong, ‘and well arched, so that this muscle may be of large extent and firmy supported by

Now, let us take the hind extremity. In it we find that one of the chief levers which move the body forward is formed by the bones of the limb from the point of the hock downwards. When the hind toe is applied tu the ground as a falcrum, the power is furnished by the contraction of the muscles whose tendons go the point of the hock ; while the tibia is the weight moved onward. Here we have a lever of the second order, and, consequently, the shorter the distance between the weight and the fulcrum, or, in other words, the shorter the hind cannon bone, the greater will be the mechanical advantage at which the gastrocnemii muscles will work. In the fore limb, the bones below the knee serve as a lever for the flexors of that joint. These muscles are the power, the radius ia the fulcrum, and the pressure of the foot on the ground is the weight to be moved, Here we have a lever of the third order, and, consequently, the shorter the cannon bone, the greater will be the advantage at which the muscles will act.

Hirses required for fast work should have the pasterns of the fore legs moder- ately long and fairly sloped, in order to obviate the risk of sprain to the suspensory ligament, and of concussion to the bones and fetlock joints. In fact, the harder the ground, and the faster the pace, the more imperative is the necessity for sloping pas- terns, which, however, are a disadvantage when strength is the desideratum. As the chief office of the fore-limb is to act as weight-bearers, while that of the hind extremities is to serve as propellors, we find that in the true shaped horse the hind pas- terns a-e more upright than the fore. Among horses that work unshod, it will be found that the slope of the hind hoof et the toe will be about 60 deg., while that of the fore-foot will be about 50 deg. These facts should be borne in mind by shoeing smiths, so that, by an improper method of

sloping shoulders are desired in all classes, except the heavy cart-horse, which requires amore upright and massive conformation to work well against the collar. The hack, also requires that part to be oblique ; for the more sloping it is, the less weight will be in front of the foot on its coming to the ground, and the greater tendency wiil the animal have to bring his heel first down and not his toe. I may remark, in passing, that if the heel touches the ground first the horse is almost certain not t» stumble. Although the shoulder is not re- garded asa very important point in the racehorse by many owners and trainers, still, nearly all the best racers, as for in- stance, St. Simon, have good shoulders.

The saddle-horse, as the old saying ex- presses it, should be short above and long below. In other words, his back should be comparatively short; while his sloping shoulders and long pelvis should enable him to cover a considerable distance of ground. The light harness-horse and lady’s horse may have more length of back,

For horses that are used at fast paces, the transverse section of the chest should be a decided oval, so that the increase of capacity during inspiration may be as great as ible. the points of conformation in which the heavy cart-horse differs from the light saddle animal are that his shoulders shou!'d be more upright and massive chest broader, pasterns shorter and straighter; while his muscles of locomotion should be distin- guished by their thickness rather than by their length ; and, consequently, the hones of his limbs will be thicker and stronger,

Wheat and the English Farmer

The English farmer this year has had a good crop of wheat; indeed grain of every kind, and his wheat at the present is only worth four shillings, or a dollar a bushel. For four or five years past, there have been pace crops, and during these five years the

ritish agriculturist bitterly complained of a minimum production, and now that there is a good crop and plenty of wheat, prices won’t pay,and farmers are crying out, ‘What is to be done?” A number of farmers have concluded to feed all their wheat to pigs and cattle, instead of barley, corn and linseed cakes; and & correspon dent of the Agricultural Gazette says:

‘* Considering the wonderfully low prices now prevailing of all descriptions of corn, especially wheat, | cannot help thinking that much saving might be effected this winter by purchasing less cake for the stock in the yards, and grinding up the corn for them in its place. I[ should much like to know how such a plan is likely to succeed, or whether the risks of causing disorders among the stock are such as to counter- balance the saving that might otherwise be effected. What is the safest way of giving wheat as food? I have about a dozen heifers which I intend for stall-feeding ; about the same number of calves born last spring, the same number of yearlings, and some 300 sheep and lambs. Is there no way in which I could use my barley and wheat amongst these animals with greater saving to my pecket (as prices are at pre- sent) than by selling the grain and buying cake ?”

Of course in the long run the problem will solve itself by farmers all over the wheat growing areaof the world growing less of this cereal, Wheat in England can- not be grown to pay short of five shillings a bushel when rent and labor is considered. When wheat is sold for four shillings, the famer loses a shilling a bushel. So in the wheat growing districts of this country, a bushel of wheat at an average crop cannot be profitably raised short of a minimum price of $1.00. The remedy will be found in a mixed husbandry,. with, of course, adaptation to certain districts.

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Delightful Liberality.

‘Speaking more seriously, to what a pitch of Pharisaic fanaticism and of factious hate have we come whena suggestion to found a chair in a university in honor of one whom the country has recognized as its leading statesman for a generation shonld be greeted only with vulgar insol- ence directed against beth statesman and university.”

So spake Principal Grant, of Queen’s University, Kingston, in an address lately delivered. The friends of Sir John Mac- donaid have proposed to found a chair in the University, and in honor of the Pre- mier’s fortieth anniversary of his public life to call it after his name. Thereupon with the bitterest and most unreasoning hate the Globe sets itself to oppose the movement,

To what a pitch of partisanship have we come when on the one hand a university is to be attaked because it is proposed to endow a chair in it to bear the name of the premier of Canada, while on the other the Governor-General is to be berated because he mentioned the name of the High Com- missioner of the Dominion '—St. John Sun.

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The use of the lead in foggy weather sailing along the coast is indispensable, and this every shipmaster will admit when questioned; but in most cases when vessels are stranded there is no report of their having sounded previously. The standing excuse is that the sun had not been seen, and for want of an abservation the disaster occurred. Now (says the Boston 7'rvvel/er) our coast has been surveyed, and the soundings are numerous and clearly marked on the charts, so that a vessel using the lead can have little difficulty in keeping a float with a heading wind. It is common for vessels to sound their way through the English channel in foggy weather without glimpse of the land on either side. An English frigate, which had not seen the land since leaving the Sauds Head, below Caleutta, anchored at the Motherbank,

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