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THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN JULY 9 1897.

THE CAMPAIEN. ‘LOOKED LIKE A SKIN,

GOVERNMENTS RROORD,

* Thev promised to greatly reduce the |

pul xpenditure. They have largely {

e strongest language they con-,

len i A provinciai ue bt, In five years

they uave added over a quarter of a million

of du rs to our debt.

“They solemnly professed that they could :anage our affairs without taxation. Int years they have taken fro the p* i ver one hundred and thirty-eight thou-=aud dollars in taxes.

rs vy preteste 1 against the practice of ber g money. At the banks. There has! SCM been ayear since they attained pow that the Province has not oaved very :arye amounts to one or more of the hanks.

“—soey pledge i themselves not to imp se taxation withcut consulting the people. No svucner was the promise made than it was faithlessly broken by the introduction and passage into lawef four separate tax nit

seriously engaged, in IS891, to

ler 0UV0 dollars of the money to y debentures to the repair of 1 Prov al building his bas no Det € The buildu has recelve rel

y loudly proclai: | Opposition, that re was no necess!! ra Commis- siout f Public Lands. at offi til! exi-t-, although thev have been 10 pov for over SiX years.

* i veydenounced, with one voice, Pro vi fcits. There has not beena Sing.«¢ year Of their admiuistracion that Lise Las not been a large deficit, — their def scprege ver $255, | 00, aud if the taxes ev coilected be added, the as- | toi y result of over $393,000 will be} Te ar '

PEOPLES’ PARTY'S MOTTO: VICTORY WITH HONOR.

Veoples’ Party's

* ‘Tbe Provincial executive will be re- duced from nine to seven.”

““Nu public money will be expended in| eXcess of legislative appropriations, uuiess in case of unavoidable necessity, such as caused by flood or sudden disaster.”

**Provision will be made for a qnarterly! publication of revenue and expenditure.”

“ue cflice or Commissioner of Public Les will be abolished and the duties aesigned to the Attorney General.”

“ She present ferry system will be re- foris<¢ with @ view to greater economy of expenditure Withont dimijpjshing efficiency of accommodation.

“4 reform in the administration cf the Suri... ‘¢ aad Probate court will be| effected.

“A sadical change, will be made in the admicictration of the Public Works department, so that the mouey now wasted can be saved to the Province.

“The present system of taxation will be s0 changed that it will operate with even- handed justice, and not bear oppressively apd untairly on any class of taxpayers.

“Economy will be practised in every de- partwent, and taxation will be kept dowu to the lowest possible limit.

“The efficiency of the Public Service will be maintained, and revenue and expendi- ture will be made to square as nearly as por sible.

“No further increase of the public debt} will Le permitted.

*“Lere will be considerable reductions in

the expenditure of the public money, and!’

the resources of the Province will be safe- guarded and husbanded by every legitimate meaus that can be devised,”

Peoples’ Party’s Candidates. QUEEN’S COUNTY. CHARLOTTETOWN AND RoyaLty :-PATRICK BLAKE AND JAMES PATON. FIRST District —: D. B. MeLEQD AND SAMUEL BEATON.

Secoxp Disteicr:-A LEXAN DER HORNE

AND RONALD McMILLAN. Distraicr:—PETER McCOURT AND THOMAS A. McLEAN. Fovrrs Distraicr:—A. A. McLEAN AND HENRY WOOD. KING’S COUNTY. GEORGETOWN AND toyaLty: — HON. LANIELGORDON ANDHON.

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A. J. McDONALD. First District: — JOHN McLEAN AND JOHN KICKHAM. Secoxp Districr:—MORSON AND Mc- ISAAC. Tuirp District: —JAMES E. MAC-

DUNALD AND CYRUS SHAW. Fovrrs District :—PROWSE AND KINNON.

PRINCE COUNTY. ScMMERSIDE AND Lot 17:—GILBERT Des- nOCHES AND A. A. LEFURGEY. FIRST DISTRICT —: JAMES BIRCH AND EDWARD HACKETT.

THIRD pIstrict:— J. A. MACDONALD AND J. F. ARSENAULT.

FOURTH DisTRIcCT— :WM. CAMPBELL AND MAI COLM ROSS.

A dwelling house and stable at Alexan- dria, Lot 49. Beautifully situated for a

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| HOW MORRISSEY ‘AND SCOVEL BEAT | A PAT STRAIGHT. AND THREE ACES.

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Amounts Did the Trick- $1,009 Out of the Pot, Scovel Got the ftest and the Othars Got Left.

| Raises at the Proper Time and of Correct | Morrissey Got '

The passing of «the Crystal saloon. but not forgotten. Erected in Razed only a few days ago. The | Urystal saloon, which adjoined the Frear House, was for over 40 years the princi- pal and about the .quly rendezvous for sporting men in this city. It was the resort of such well known men as Jokn Horrissey, John Daly, Colonel Jim Sco- vel and others. Stories have been told of plays of furo when the limit was the sky, and where the checks were piled on a card as high as the,ceiling. , Many good stories are told of big games played in the Crystal]. One of the | best is of the great poker game in which ' the late John Morrissey and Colonel Jim Scovel were the two important players. It was nearly 30 years ago. It | was a bleak December night. This was before Scovel was sent to the United States senate by the Jerseyites, and when Morrissey was at the height of his prominence. It was a six bunded

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YU . . ; | game of draw. The game had been lag- ;

| ging on for three hours without .any ex- citement. Morrissey was about $3,000 winner. Scovel was a loser of about half that much. The play which made this

| story came up about 2 o’clock in the | morning. John was the dealer, Scovel

| sat to his left and was the first man to speak. It was a $20 ‘‘jack.’ **Pass,’’ said the big colonel, never looking at his hand.

The next man did the same as Sco vel, bot the player who followed him | opened it for $120, the size of the pot. The next man stayed, the next passed, and when it came to Morrissey he tilted it $360. It was now Scovel’s turn. There was $820 now in the center. Sco- vel was a poker player of the old school. He would lay down fours as quickly as

Platform ) the amateur would draw four cards to | an ace when it cost $100, and he would

play » three card flush if the pot was worth winning at all. Scove} looked at his hand when Morrissey had finished putting in the checks. He stared at John for afew moments, al) the time fumbling his checks, and then in a cool way went down jp his inside pocket and pulled out a large waliet.

“I'll raise you $810,’’ Jim said.

The man who had opened the pot saw both raises, for he sat with a nice pat straight in his hand, and the next fel- low put in $1,175. Morrissey was non- plused when it came to him. It was at igasy 15 minutes before he put in the $310.

‘“I’=a in so much I might as well stay,’’ he remarked, as he picked up the deck. ‘‘How many, Jim?’

‘*Three,’’ answered Scovel, ‘‘and see that they are good ones.’’

‘Oh, I’ve got you beat,’’ chirped John, a3 he dealt out the required num- ber.

**T’ll play these,’’ was the answer of the man who held the pat straight.

‘*That’s a good thing,’’ said Morris- sey, lookinvg in a surprised way at the mal.

‘*Give me two,’’ was the order of the next man, and he got them.

‘*Well, Lonly want one, and I don’t need it at that,’’ remarked Morrissey, as he took the tcp card.

The man who had opened was one of those fellows who are always afraid of a one card draw, and he merely chipped ‘25 cents. The next man was there with three aces cold, and he threw a $50 greenback in the center. It was now Morrissey’s turn. He had ‘‘skinned’’ his hand off two or three times.

‘*Bive hundred better,’’ said he, with- but moving a muscie,

During the play Scovel had been lean- ing back in his chair watching his op- ponents. The ‘‘gallery,’’ which is the name used for the spectators who con- gregate around the table, was more ex- cited than the players. The center of the table was piled with bills.

‘‘Tt seems like a shame,’’ exclaimed Scovel, ‘‘but I’m going to raise you §$2,- 500, John,’’ and suiting the action to the word he counted off that amount in bills and threw it in the middle.

The man with the pat straight passed without hesitating, and the next with three aces concluded that his hand wasn’t worth $3,000 more, so he, too, dropped out.

‘*How about splitting the pot, Jim?’’ asked Morrissey.

‘‘Never,’’ replied Scovel, “bat Pll let you take your last raise out.”’

‘*Make it $1,0C0,’’ said Morrissey, *fand I'll go you.’’

‘*All right,’’ said Scovel. you have?’’

‘““A lalla-pa-loosa,’’ answered big John, and threw his hand to Scovel. | There was a jack of hearts and a deuce, tray, four and five of diamonds.

Scovel turned his hand over and showed the jack of diamonds, queen of hearts, jack and seven of clubs, and ace of spades; he had a solitary pair of jacks. Talk about consternation. The rian who had passed on three aces made the air blue, and the pat straight fellow fell unconscious. Scovel treated the house and took acabto Albany. ‘‘IfI had only thought you was bluffing,’’ said Morrissey, “I’d have sent you to Philadelphia on a freight train.”’

There was $8,071 in the pot, which

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Scovel won with a pair of jacks.— Troy Observer.

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‘RUSSIAN HUNTING DOGS.

The Latkae Furnish Food, Draw Sledges and Supply Clothing to Their Owners, Harding Gox writes about laikas, or

the northern dogs, to the London Field.

‘‘The duties of the true laika,’’ he says, ‘are of .an extremely varied na- ture. Among the Chinese about 1,000,000 are eaten every year, while in Russia the beust is trained for al] sorts of hunting—squirrels, bear, deer, snipe, capercailzie, ermine, sable, and all the other beasts are taken with them, even the wolves. It is estimated that nearly 1,000,000-rubles’ worth of game is taken every year with the aid of the laikas in Russia. Prince Schirinsky, a Russian noble, is trying to get a cross between the laika and some setter or retriever, believing that he would there- by obtain a dog which would make as nearly a perfect hunting dog as is possi- ble.

‘‘In the polar swamps the laikas are used in drawing sledges, as well as hunt- ing, by the natives, while their warm pelts made to serve as coats and trousers.

‘The laika has an upright, pointed ear, which the dog pricks when excited. The muzzle is long and sharp, but pow- erful, set to a broad forehead. The body is strong and at the quarters broad and powerful. The ribs are big and long. ‘the chest is deep and broad. The legs are for running, while the coat is

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thick, having ‘cotton’ under the hair, which makes it warm. “The chief colors are from black and

black and tan to grayish, but the dogs are never spotted in the pure blood. A

few of these dogs can stop a bear or avything else easily. The dogs are just abort of two feet higher. ’’

Artificial Petroleum.

Among the achievements of science 18 the production of petroleum from lin- seed oil by distillation under pressure. Two theories hawe been held as to the origin of petroleum. Oneisthat it is of vegetable, the other of animal origin. It is not unlikely that it may be a com- bination of both. Animal and vegetable oils filter through the ground and might by changes in the chemical laboratory of nature produce this substance. At all events, the fact is significant aud interesting, especially as several petro- leum hydrocarbons have resulted from the experiments as noted.—New York Ledger.

Bunkoed, The elephant trumpeted loudly. “Whet's the trouble?’ asked the

‘*Somebody’s worked the shell game en me,’’ replied the pachyderm as he threw away the bag of empty peanut shells which had just been handed to bim.— Philadelphia North American.

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The Real Estate Man's Pet Story.

Opdike (discussing their new flat)— The real estate agent said that my wife and I could have the flat for $25 a month, but that he would charge any one else $30.

Fathergill—That was the offer he made me and my wife when we thought of taking it.—Brooklyn Eagle.

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100 Boys’ Suits at less thaa first cost.

Men’s Pants, 75c, $1 and $1.50, worth double. fee them.

Bargains in Underclotaing. White and Colored Shirts.

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Our prices will be found from 10 to 15 per cent. lower than any in town.

See our Women’s Shoes,65c.

See our Men’s solid leather laced Boots for 8c.

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HORSE TALK. >= |

Barada, 2:221¢, will be raced late in the season,

McHenry will have 2:0714, again.

McVera, 2:10, has finally been sold to the foreigners.

General Turner will open his cam- paign at Baltimore.

Henry Kelly of Dubuque, Ia, will race Manager, 2:06 44.

The pacer Arlington, 2:1114, is in training at Warren, O.

Allen, 2:16144, by McCurdy, has al- ready shown 2:14 in his work.

Young Dick Curtis will have an un- nsually strong stable this season.

Jobn Shillinglaw is at Charter Oak with the pacer Blizzard, 2:09 4.

It is announced that no more fairs will be heid at Mechanicsburg, O.

J. L. Hull is building a half mile track on his farm at Pittsfield, Ills.

Tillie C, dam of Courier, 2:15, has a sorre! colt at foot by Chatterton, 2:18.

There are 210 horses in training at the Breeders’ track at Readville, Mass.

Monopole, 2:1415, will be trained and driven by Mart Demarest this sea- s0n.

The fast stallion Oratorio is now at the Lexington (Ky.) track in the hands of Ben Kinney.

The Sandusky (O.) association was recently organized. A meeting is an- nounced for July 14 to 16.

Katrina Bell, 2:1614, will be the fastest of the Prospect Hill farm string that Charles Marvin will campaign.

The supreme court of Alameda coun- ty, Cal., has declared the well known | horseman Monroe Salisbury insolvent.

A Wilton 3-year-old, Marguerite,

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owned by W. W. Milan, Maysville, Ky., is rated as One of the coming good ones | of the age. ,

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Over twenty-five years I have been in the Spectacle bus inoss and during that time have fitted hundreds and hundred of persons, Some had put off getting glasses so long that ther could not see a large 4 inch letter A without going within 20 3 feet of it, and might have gone blind if they had put 0 getting glasses much longer.. Others have been fitted rather wmisfitted, with wrong glasses by travellers, and charg 2d a great deal more than they ought to have been. Thi yar our traveller, Mr.C. H. White, intends calling on p®™ ties at their homes in the country, to test eyes and show sa ples of our goods. Should he call on you I bespeak for he your favorable consideration, and any order you may give him will be fillec as goon as possible and guaranteed by me Glasses can also be exchanged at the store, Caweron Brock City, if after a trial they do not prove as satisfactory as J”

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