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wo will asy, ‘“Drink,O queen | live forever!” Bat the guests depart, the flutes are breath- less, the last clash of the impatient hoofs is heard in the distance, and the twain of the househo'd come back to see the Queen of Happiness on the throne amidst the parlor floor. But, alas! as they come back the flowers have faded,the sweet odors have become the smell ofa charnel-house, and instesd of the Queen of Happiness there sits there the gaunt form of Anguish, with

bitten lip and sunken eye, and ashes in her |

hair. The romp of the dancers who have left seems rumbling yet, like jarring thanders that quake the floor and rattle tha glasses of the feast, rim to rim. The spilled wine on the floor turns iato blood. The wreaths of plush have _be- come wriggling reptiles. Terrors catch tangled in the canopy that overhangs the couch, A strong gust of wind comes through the hall and the drawing-room and the bed-chamber, in which all the lights go out. And from the lips of the wine- beakers come the words, ‘‘Happiness is not in us!" And the silenced instruments of music, thrammed on by invisible fingers, anawer, ‘Happiness is not in us!” And

the frozen lips of Anguish break open, and, seated on the throne of wilted flowers, she atrikes her bony hands together, and groans, ‘‘lt is not in me!”

That very night « clerk with a salary of / a thousand dollars a year—only one thou- sand—goes to his home, set up three months ago, just after the marriage day. Love meets him at the door ; love sits with him at the table ; love talks over the work of the day ; love takes down the Bible, and reads of Him who came our souls to save ; and they kneel, and while they are knee!l- ing—right in that plain room, on that plain earpot—the angels of God build a throne, not out of flowers that perish and fade away, bat out of garlands of heaven, wreath on top of wreath, amaranth on amaranth. until the throne isdone. Then the harps of God sounded, and suddenly there ap- peared one who mounted the throno, with eye so bright and brow so fair that the twain knewit was Christian Love. And they knelt at the throne, and, putting one head on each head, she blessed them, and said, ‘“‘Hoppiness is with me!” And that throne of celestial bloom withered not with the passing yoars ; and the queen left not the throne till one day the married pair fall stricken in years—felt themselves called away, and knew not which way to go, aad the queen bounded from tho throne, and said. ‘‘Follow me, and I will show you the way up to the realm of everlasting! love.” And so they went up to zing songs | of love, and walk on pavements of love, | and to live tegether in mansions of love, | aud to rejoice forever in tho truth that God ia love.

+ ae rf ~~ ‘ * CyeVaily Exammer FEBRUARY 6, 1886 Our Financial Relations with Canada.

Bora parties to the union of this Pro- vince with Canada were experienced and astate, and both were disposed to make a fair bargain. We might, therefore, e*nelude that, when the terms are fulfil- ed, neither the Dominion nor the Pro- vince will suffer any great fiaancial wrong. Atanyrate it skould be so. We should be as sorry to see the Province draining the Domision Exchequer of iwouey to which it is not fairly and justly entitie! as we should be to see the Pro- Vince payiug to Cauada large sums in exce+s of what it costs to maintain the services performed for us by the Federal Government.

All that the people of this Province want is fair play. If they get fairplay they can hold their own and pay their way as well as the people of any other Province’ They require their rights, but they want no favors; and if the Terms are fulfilied they will, we believe, have no good cause to be dis- satisfied with the Union. Those mis- chief makers who, like Mr. J. H. Bell, take the total receipts of the Government as a basis of calculation, divide the amount by forty, aud declare that we pay to Canada a large sum in excess of what we draw from her, are as much to be condemned as those who, like Mr. Blake, take the Customs refurns eftthe Proviace, and from them conclude that Canada pays tothe Province very much more than she receives from the Provicce. Bothargue from wroug pre- mises, and both draw false conclusions.

The true state of the case is uot to be found by such means, Much fairer, mimach more reasonable is the argument of the Hov, Donald Ferguson, who says:

“Our soil is more fertile than that of any other prevince in the Dominion. For every one hun-

cred acres of improved land the census returns show that we own 55 head of live stock, while the other provinces show only 38 head. From the census retaras it is shown that we produce 1068 bu«heis to every acre of improved land; the other provinces show only 61 bushels, Our fish- eries are more productive than thoge of other provinces taken as a whole. The value of our fisheries reaches $17 per head of the population. while that of the other provinces as a whole is only $3.50 per head. Therefore, while our soil is

more fertile, and we produce more agriculture and fish than the other provinces, we manufac- ture less. Our manufactures amount to about $31 per head, while those of the} other prouthess are in the vicinity of $72 | per head. Again, the wealth is more eveniy dis- |

tributed arong us than in the other provinces as shown by the savings Bank deposits, which are | $16 against $7 in the other provinces.

producers in other respects, we have larger pur- |

chasing power and are compelled to go abroad to |

parchase. ‘That being so it is certain that P. E. L contributes in the duties more than the other provinces : per but claiming. however, only a

head,

federal jtreasury instead of $110,000 as shown by the customs returns. The same result ean be ob- tained by taking the rate of increase in our im- port trade before Confederation and a like period

tions to the federal treasury in the way of duties.”

Mr. Ferguson might well have cariied the argument 4 little further. Since the Union the bulk of the importing trade of the Province has been transferred from (rreat Britain and the United States to Canada; and Canadian merchants and manufacturers now reap the profits which were wont to go into the pockets of those of the Mother Country ond the great

i that the delegates left Ottawa for New York in

Being | prices, commencing on next Mon - al manufacturers to only a limited extent, but larger | bet 8 Monday ; alse a

way of customs and Read. | Suitable for dressing jeckets and children’s

ly a prarata amount. | P. KE. I. contributes about $559,000 per year to the |

#uch as iniervenca since 1873. From 1861 to 1873, *"®b a limited rum)er of reserved seat tickets our imports increased by nearly 90 per cent., and | there is no doubt but what they have continued

to'increase at the same rate since the latter date, | which would give about $300,0 as our contribu. |

‘ericton, N, B., a few nights ago, resulted in fone of them, named Mclotyre, having hi

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Republic. How much these profits amount to cannot be precisely told ; but they must every year aggregate a large snm—which goes to enrich the taxpayers of the other Provinces. It is, we believe, a rather low estimate that the Island hands over to Canada in duties, (directly aud indirectly paid) and in the profits of trade (which would go elsewhere if we were not in the Union) $1,000,000a year. ;

It will be admitted that to be told by Mr. Blake and others who ought to kaow better, and who do know better, that we contribute only the paltry $190,000, shown in the Customs returns from the Province, is somewhat aggravating.

On the other hand, we have no dis- position to underate the value of the ser- vices rendered the Province by Canada. Mr. Hackett figures it up to $865,- 913.08; the Herald figures it down to $597,594.98. Suppose the former sum to be correct—and Mr. Hackett has evidently been at great pains to obtain every item—still the Island is no loss to Canada; and we may coafidently demand the fulfilment of the Terms of Union, without feeling that in doing so we are taking advantage of a bad bargain made by the Canadian statesmen. The Terms of Union were, we believe, as fair to both parties as they could be made. It is not probable that the representatives of the Island who negotiated the Union, drove a hard bargain with the Dominion Government, nor is it probable that the Dominion Government got much the better of them. At all events we accepted the Terms, and feel disposed to abide by them; but it still remains for the Domiuion Government to carry them outin their integrity. Now that the Canadian Pacific Railway is complete, we confidently look forward to the early incepiion of a practical measure to that desirable end.

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The “* Patriot” and the Deputation.

Tue Patriot of iast evening says : —

“That the delegates went away disappointed from Sir John appears to be the point which annoys our daily contemporary. In to-day's special there is a confirmation of the previous re- port. We take it, therefore, as almost certain

no very amiable mood in regard to their treat- ment at the capital. They must have expressed themselves freely to some outsider, otherwise it is difficult to understand how so many rumors to ths same effect couid come over the wires.”

It is not necessary to go very far for an answer to these remarks of the Patriot. The answer is found in the St. John Globe's Ottawa despatches, and as the St. John Globe is the strongest Grit organ in the Maritime Provinces, its reports ought to be conclusive to the Patriot :—

Premier Sullig@n and Treasurer Ferguson, of the Prince Edward Island Government, accom- panied by Senator Howlan, had a lengthy inter- view with Sir John Macdonald and members of the Dominion Government (February 2) regard- ing the carrying out of the terms under which Prince Edward Island entered the Dominion, but which have not been fulfilled. They all support and urge upon the government the construct- tion of a submarine railway between the Island and mainiand, for which they ask an annual subsidy of $160,000, being interest at four per cent. on a capital of $4,000,000, for which it is estimated the railway can be built.

Senator Howlan will secure a definite answer from the government to-day, Messrs. Sullivan and Ferguson having ‘left for England via New York this morning to confer with the Imperial Government and insist on the Terms of Confed- eration being carried out, failing in which they demand the right of their Province to secede from the Union.

Messrs. Sullivan and Ferguson ofthe P. E. I. Government, left for England yesterday. They say they have received the consent of the Do- nuinion Government to laying their grievances before Her Majesty in the same manner as British Columbia complaints were dealt with in 1876.”

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The Globe's Ottawa correspondent is evidently more favorably disposed to- wards the Islaud Province in this matter and gives much more moderate and reasonable reports ofthe actions of our delegates in Ottawa than cur own

Patriot.

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— The Toronto Mail’s special corres- pondent in the Blackfeet country relates an interview with the famous chief Crowfoot, in which he says that Crow- foot asserted that in the winter of 1879- 80, whilst he was over in Montana, Riel met him and urged him to join ina general Indiau war io the Northwest. Riel’s scheme apparently was to unite the Metis, Crees and Blackfeet on our side of the line, and to use the American Sioux under Sitting Bull, who at that time were in bad odor in the States, in consequence of their annihilation of Custer and his force on the Little Big Horn in 1870. Riel, who was attended at this conference with Crowfoot by Trottier, one of the Metis implicated in the troubles of last spring, tore up the treaty paper of Little Pipe, a Canadian Cree chief, and promised to do more for Canadian Indians thau our Goverament was doiug. This is siguificant of the real cause of the Northwest rebellion.

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Wr have a large number of remuanta of Silk and Satin, in figured, striped, broca led end plain, in lengths from one to ten yards, suitable for trimmings, fancy work and smail dreases, which will be offered at “‘way down”

fowends of Summer Siils, which we wish to clear atonce. At the same time we will offer a lot of remains of colore) aad faucy flannels,

clothing, *c., at prices that will sell them,— Berr Bros. feb6 2i

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will be issned for his Concert, next Thursday, in St. Paul’s School Room, for which ten cents extra will bo charged. They will he num- bered and kept for the holders of tickets, and the plan will be at Reddin’s Drug Store on Monday at lt a. m, the Class Room com- manding a splendid view of the etage, and all the different singers will be utilized for tho above. _> -—-—

A row among the colored people of Fred- |

hi heat split open with a hatuhet. Little ho is entertained of his recovery, :

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LETTERS VO THE EDITOR.

The Literary and Dramatic Club.

Srr,—We are glad that ‘ Churchman ” has put forward his best efforts to squelch the Club that is about to be formed, as it

gives us the opportunity to reply, and so)

set forth the object of and advantages to be derived from the Club. He speaks of missionaries, We agroe with him, but our missionary field is going to be our country. What, then, are the objects of this Ciub ? To unite all the stray talent that is floating around, and to putit to use; to entertain ourselyes as well as to entertain others; to add ornament to our character; to increase our ability. With these objects in view, it is our intention to study, read and compose papers, debate, and inform each other, Hear what Lord Bacon saith :—- ‘* Reading maketh a full man; conference, a ready man, and writing, an exact man ; History makes men wise; the Mathematics, subtile; Natural Philosophy, deep; Morals, grave; Logic and Rhetoric, able te contend.” Lord McAulay confirms and clinches this statement by saying that the essay in which these pithy sentences appear should he ‘chewed and digested.” Here you have the advantages and objects of the club, Any respectable member of the community may be elected a member. Of course these things may be arranged or changed at the meetings.

Let ‘* Churchman” and his friends show that ne benefit will be derived from pur- suing such a course, then we fall back to his idea, and start out as home or foreign missionaries, as the circumstances of the case may require.

We may, perhaps, fall in with the idea of helping the missions, if Churchman will only exert a little energy in coaxing us to do so,

If any reasonable man will only even hint that there is any immorality con- nected with the word ‘‘Dramatic,” (as “Churchman” mildly suggests) we will leave it at rest in tho dictionary.

There is only one Church of England. This is for the information of ‘‘Church- man” alone, as he seems to think there are tio.

Conscicus that we have treated ““Church- man” much more fairly than he has treated ns, we conclude by sajing that we do not desire to have any churchman working against us, especially at the start. When the Ciub is some months old, it will liap,

if not}speak, for itself. Then if deserving

we will sesk the favor of a'l reasonable |

churchmen. | Yours truly,

Youne CuvgcHMan.

Srr,—I notice in your issue of Thursday, a squib from a person signing hinjself “Churchman,” in which he attempta to throw cold water on the efforta of some of our young men who are about forming a ** Literary and Dramatic Club” in connec- tion with the Church of England. He evinces a great anxiety to know which of the Episcopal Churches it has reference to, showing thereby that he is no bigot, and suggesis a “ series of Missionary Services ” in its stead. ‘“ Churchman’s” idea of Missiun Services seems to be marching round the streets, followed by a host of ragamutlias, keeping time to the vigorous pounding of abigdrum. Don’t be alarmed, Mr. **Churchman.”’ Go to work in theChurch you have abandoned, and you will find plenty opportunities to assist in the ‘ Sal- vation of never-dying souls,” without ex- posing yourself to ridicule and contempt.

Joun Browy.

Supremes Court. Fesavary, 6, . Henry vs) Laird—This case is slowly pro- gressing. ‘The plaintiff’s case is not yet finish- e

Apvick To MorTHers. — Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should always be used when children are cutting teeth. It relieves the little sufferer at once; it produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes as ‘‘ bright as a button.”” It is very pleasant to taste. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for diarrhea, whether arising from tecthing or other causes, Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for ‘‘ Mrs, Winslow’s Soothing Syrup,” and take no other kind. {feb 4 eod wkly

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Tue death at Montreal, on the 3rd irst., of Mr. Joseph Doutre, one of the ablest lawyers in Canada, has been announced. Mr. Doutre was born at Beauhornois, Quebec, in 1825, and at an early age acquired the profession of law, He also took a great interest in joure nalism, being one of the founders of the Le Pays newspaper. Se was one of the Cana- dian Counsel in the Halif x fishery arbitra- tion. He had been president of the Canadian Jnstitute of Montreal, and besides his work in the legal profession was the author of several books, including one on the Constitu- tion of Canada, issued in 1880,

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A RECENTLY published army re‘urn shows the total effeetive force of the British regular arms to be 201,00 The distribution of this force is not without its bearings on the Irish question. Ireland is discontented, and con- sequently there are nearly 27,000 men, with sixty field puns quartered there. Canada has 1,200 troops, aud India has 63,000. There are only 14,000 troops in Egypt,

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Tur Moncton Times says: The Salvation Army corps, of Carleton, St. John, efter col- Jecting a large amount of money, clothing end provisions fer the poor families of that

lace, indulged in a marriage feast themaelves

ast night, The feast was in honor of Mr.

and Mrs. McPherson, who were married las:

week under tha army rules. Mr. McPherson

is a railway brakeman. The feast wag for

zalvationists only, 2

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THE aim in the manufacture of Mesers Duckett & Son’s ‘Myrtle Navy” tobaceo is to develop and retain the natural aromo of the tobacco This requires great ekill and a knowledge of very interesting chemical laws, but the results attained are vastly superior to all forms of flavoring extracts.

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Tue Newark, N. J., authorities, to gratify the people who are cragy on the subject of hydrophobia, are drowning dogs at the rate of 100 4 day.

Horsford’s Acid Phosphate, FeR ALCOHOLISM,

Dr. C. S, El'is, Wabash, lnd., says: ‘I pre- seribed it for a man who had used intoxicante to excess for fifteen years, but during the last two yoars has entirely abstained. He thinks

A Big Lawsuit.

A PORTLAND WOMAN SUES A QUEBLC BANK FoR $1,500,000,

Considerable excitement has been cansed in Quebec financial circles by an action being brought against the Union Bank, calling upon it to account for the sum of

$1,500 000. The action is takon by the wife df D. Smith, a prominent lawyer of Portland. Mrs, Smith is the daughter of the late G. 3B. Hall, of Mont- morenci Mills, and grand daughter of Peter S. Patterson of the same place, who § Ieft his entire estate,

valued at $1,500,000 to the children of G. B. Hall. The Union Bank is sued by Mrs. Smith and the other heirs. Large amounts are claimed to be due the estate by the bank. Mrs. Smith now contends that the Patterson ¢state has been drawn on by the bank to pay loans made by it to the Hall estate.

The action calls on the bank to account for the Patterson estate. The suit is con- tested by the bank. If Mrs, Smith should be successful in compelliag the payment of her share of her graudfather’s estate they hold that it is an attempt to piace the bank at a disadvantage before Parliament, when the institution applies for a reduction of 25 per cent. in its capital. The litigation promises to be lengthy and is felt to be un- timely, the bauk having suffered a heavy loss in the Northwest.

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PROGRAMME GF

ENTERTAIMERT,

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Tuesday, 9th inst,

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A Wight with the Scottish Poets.

Introduction—“The Influence of Scottish Song with Iustrations from Scott and Burns ”...,..

Rev. James Carruthers, Song—‘*Flora Macdonald’s Lament,” H. S, Riddell Mrs, M. McLeod, Reading—*'Jock Johnstone”..........James Hogg Rev. James Carruthers, ic i ik on ns ivi ea Se Mrs. Strickland. Reading—Bapteesement of the Bairr.”.. Leighton Rev. James Carruthers.

HALL,

Song—“Annie Laurie”... ..............5.. Taanahill Mrs. Dustan. Reading—“Jennie Morrison”.......... Motherwell Rev. James Carruthers, Reading—“‘Broken Bow!”............ Mrs. Morton tev. James Carruthers. Song—“Calier Herun”............. Baroness Harris

Mrs. Roome. Reading—*‘Death wie Davie”.......Dr. N. McLeod Rey. James Carruthers.

Admission, 10 Cents ; Commences at 8 o’clock. Ch'town, Feb. 6, 1886.

NOTICE.

THe Mercuants Bang or P. E. Istanp, Charlottetown, Feb. 4th, 1°86. <i General Meeting of the Stockholders of the Merchants Bank of Prince Ed- ward Island wil! be held at its office, in Char- lottetuwn, on THURSDAY, MAROH 4th, at the hour of 17 a. m., for the election of Directors and transaction of ether business Proxies must be left with the Cashier on or before Tuesday, March 2nd. By order of Board, F. MITCHE! L, Cashier. Ch’sown, Feb. 5, ’®6—pat tl march 1

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EFERKING to a notice in Tur Fxam- INER of 2nd inst., signed by P. H Treinor, offering to rent the premises at present occupied by us, we wish to announce to our patrons that we have no intention of removing from ©.» present place of business, that Mr. Trainor not our landlerd, and eXercises no contro! over the premises. CARROLL & McALEER, Carriage Builders, Ch’town, Feb. 5, 1886—2i pl

North Atlantic steamship Co,

SPRING SAILINGS, IS8s86,

From London and Liverpool

£ wid” al >. EXE S.&. CLIFTON’ WILL LEAVE Londen for Charlottetown, ABOUT 15th APRIL.

S.8. “Nellie Wise,”

WTLL LEAVE

Liverpool for ¢ harioitefown, ABOUT

15th APRIL.

The above Steamers, after discharging at Charlottetown, will proceed to Batlurst or Miramichi,

Varrying Goods at Through Rates to the principal points in P. KW. Islend, New Bruns- wick and Nova Scotia.

For Freight, Passage, or other information apply in London to Stewart Prothers, 3 Fen- church Street, Fen Court ; ia 8b, John, Chat- ham and Bathurst, N. B., to-R. A. & J, Stewart ; in Liverpool to T. OC. Jones & Co,

' FENTON T, NEWBERY,

the (Avid Phosphate ix of much benefit to

Agent, Ch’town, Jan, 30, 1886, r

JAMES PATON & CO,

WEEBEBS «& Co.,

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Buy your Dry Goods from JAMES PATON & OO., the above Plan will show you where to find them. Ch’town, Jan. 19, 1886.

oS DA YY Ss.

L. EK. PROWSE requests a set- tlement of All Amounts due him within 30 days.

Amounts not paid will be handed over for collection,

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Sign of the Big: HAT, 74 Queen “treet, Ch’tewn, Jan. 21, ’86—eod wky

Facts Facts

PERKINS & STRANS’

Weasnencs LOW PRICES ARE BEING FURTHER awe oe TO CLEAR BALANCE OF THIS SBKASON’S

Immense Discounts to clear balance of Fur-lined Cloaks. immense Discounts to clear balance of Winter Jackets, Immense Discounts to clear balance of Wiillinery.

Dress Goods, Shawls and Hosiery Cut Away Down Very Low,

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