eaLcLATIONS. NEW. ADVERTISEMENTS.

PAA A LOA OL LL

Queen St., Charlottetown, P. E. |. Charles Otto Winkler, Proprietor.

OF late yours, Mr. Curtwriche’s ewe Oysters & Refreshments

Both “— Neither can lay claim to | been tested. |

IN FIRST-CLASS STYLE, aT

SHORT NOTICE.

A FIRST-CLASS

long as there was the

It was only whea Sir |

HAIR DRESSING SALOON [IN CONNECTION.

| A large and and weil selected Stock of

SMOKERS’ ARTICLES,

AND

Fancy Goods.

~ eS > QUT SERS WO SEE er Taka RTE asi senemenenenenett — = ~~ ee eee coe eae 1 WRIGHT'S ee e ENING OF THE NAVIGATION. cultivation of winter wheat; and callatten~ | CARTWRIG TH kh 4: \ ,ae7 V4 hf > d i i (ridiiA TURE DO WiA ION PARLIAMEN rr. IPE £ tion to the fact that recent rc. In one respect, at least, there “ss S POAT LY Pe —— ‘ a es ; ; good wheat can be a aird, | e \ In the Senate, Hon. George Howlan We cordially congratulate the Steam have proved ra c Be part of the striking resemblance between Mr. Laird, | — PRY WAH) PETAAN £ Charlotict eerie eit ee : » ‘ on this Island as in any p Se . } 1S PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY FORENOON, iy has been ventilating the “Recent Dismis-| Navigation Company on the unusual _ 7 ais I they suggest the use of Minister of the Interior, and Mr. Onl 1 an — eer ane : ' ue isplay--| world. In sowing, they s 8 2 us a a my Tue ls’? On the 1]Dth instant, he moved, | promptness they have this season display hie si h distributes the seed | wright, Minister of Finance. ; ‘ . Question, | 83's a vt ? ‘ é : , r ie seed drill, ; f ' ; - . . a a che din cettine their boats to work. We : : ie a ob 4 ane 0 Dablichin wy our Assem. in aceordance with notice given,— I hat ed in ge tting t . ; a evenly, buries it at a sufficient depth, and incapables. Ridhiinel Printing X | Ul Shind Co, ; | E in humble address be presented to His | record, with satisfaction, tha renders it less liable to be killed by drouth, | any more than the most ordinary execu- Awall t ’ 4 ‘ Ve \ V ‘i “ y : on nee : oO eave i : ». cd 4 ca : r é ' eo r od Excellency the Governor General, praying | cess of Wales was the first boat t vt They advise the importation ofa good grain tive ability. Both have . ; » > ; e1 ry t t oF stan - ° ‘ a . . ; a le cS r : oa that His Excelleney will eause to be laid | the harbor, and the second to enter it drill to be used on the farm and hired out Neither has stcod the test. | . ken n pub elie . , a - » eriticisms . oe T . a a a Curier Queen and King Streets. . before this House a copy of all uppoint—| Evidently, the wholesome criticisms Of | 4, farmers in the vicinity. They also ad with I tm . ad? i, ee lk 1 ng ae i" 111 so os = ne WC RMS—Per Annum, 31.62, if paid ments to and dismissals from office, in| last fall were not without their effec vise the importation oe ‘ambition was to be ‘Finance Minister, Within the year—S1.82, postage paid; $2 if their preser i able were crowd < ay i Island iii a copy ond we are pleased to learn that the com- that hone dust, which is a yaluakle manure | He clung tothe skirts of Sir John A. ic okie deaiiiaien “Alinis i < " eh ae rince Edward Island, as weil : A : : a —» | He clung » § s ; pot paid within the ye: é heavy v { f all petitions, and others papersconnect- | pany is not beyond hope of amendment. | forgrheat land, may be applied to the est Meiteads oh + mea ehh ai } Le is Gt alk pes OUS, « 4 eat *? ” a - i ty i. * Se ‘we * : srior migh i a ’ | CLUB RATES. f i therewith. since the first day of July We trust that the improvements resin — o Se a - — e a | slightest possibility of obtaining from that _ 4 P t } { ! i With | * nee? : - . |. Sua eee . ine anc ze the railway in the care) Se . igi ei - a Tas Examiner will be forwarded oe eee ws . last.’ He supported this motion with a however, stop here. Delay in beginning to | com o ci a “i i i earie from | great political leader the proud position tabs at the fuilowing rates per year-—} seats ii igs ee : . e serious charges against | riage of mussel mud and sea ms s re) ; ‘ . » was ne of our serious charges a2 | . ‘ i weut strictly in advance he Mr. Speech, the following report of which we i ' a sabia - delay. | the coast; and suggest the employment of | which he covet d. - : m Y i ang yhavye not this > s J m ais . | . Ce . ar. | 8 copies one address é . McD ey a: an clip from the Ottawa Citizen ys Se eee wee 3 trust that |* Steam dredge in the raising of mussel! John had distinctly given him to under. | a 12.00 : i ) ian ‘i ‘ : . “oe were rs. e trus a : ; ; ‘ foe : r = 17.00 | He n if Committee of Tie reason why he asked for this addres ed. Bat there _ others hi \ mud. A “Chamber of Agriculture ’’ they | cgeand that he need never even hepe to be | 5 ‘ bey thas : } iin fron e firs fn he _ w > } ; year be- . rare | - E or } ] utivl shar n° ec I wt ~ + etd their time-table will be out this a ,, | regard as very desirable. Manufacturers, | elevated to such an imp rtant office under Clubs may be made up at any time, but sgh ; sopra yeti Canteen He a, how these app int fore the 14th June; that the office will | perchants, and mechanics combine to fur- | the Liberal Conservative Administration ; S$ May oe wae * , _ Le | | sx achool | in niederation, h IOS oer " ae " | . z “ “a 1 t : 3 d sot for a shorter period than ove year ead b forth that our schoo" | ments and dismissals had been arrived at.| be able to give information about the | ther their respective interests. Farmers | only when it became apparent that the ] . resm lefective : that | +, - He . f Customs at Charlottetown oe : ” ‘ f o mm ! i tiv e “Collector of Cu 1 lee : : . r oO f oe ADVERTISEMENTS law ) I ‘ ive ; rf rac ee by the Dominion Government, | movements of the boats, and tbat the should combine too The commerce ; inflaence of his political chiof was on i nent \ % sequines amendment; tat 4 6 < = sso the Auditor of Dominion Public Acs} Princess is not to be taken off for repairs | Island depends upon its agriculture ; and | that he deserted to the enemy— Vatil farther notice, Advertisements wit pedient to permit the <« mploy mint: ett: a i Manager of ‘he Savings Bank. | : 5 er the Committee suggest the combination of | Wane, that h ‘ ’ be inserted at the following 1ates : . counts, and Manag i which should have been attended to in the ‘ , hat he joined he party led by Mackenzie i c 81.00 teachers, who can produce satisfaetory | There were no complaints made — ee i had it necessitated laying her | * Chamber of Agriculture with the recently that he Joine e party y Mi . ee SNe seston, ae re "| late Collector of Customs so far as he (the hon. | winter, even had it necessitated laying Aer | 7 oe ee The | & ie site sstlaln malate: di Each Continuation. OV. | testimonials of attainments and character ; n) was aware. and he was convinced Pie | established Chamber of Commerce. The | Sir Jobn was too high yg Special Notices, ** per line 00.12 ; up at Fictou.

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fer subscriptions, Ist December, In each year; for standing advertisements ete., 1st

Jane, and lst December, in each year for transient advertisements—when ordered eur.

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PPP PP EPP PP Nh THE TRUSTEES OF THE LUNATIC

ASYLUM.

Iw the recent discussion on the Lunatic Asylum, in the Heuse of Assembly, th peculiar pesition which the Government eccupied towards the Trustees was put

forward as one of the obstacles to a re- form. We purpose stating what that “how it affects

position is, and consider ¢. the question of reform

The Act establishing the Asyium gives the Trustees full management and con trol of the institution, All appointments from superintendent to the lowest servar

and the whole working the Institu tion, are in their hands, ()n the Legis- lature devolves the luty of provi ling the

tive

necessary funds; but as th alone has the on the Government of responsibility of asking from Parliament

Execu

money votes

initiation of

the day rests the

the required amount Here. ther. we have, in a few words, respective duties of Government snd Trustees.

The former are responsible for providing

the necessary funds, the latter for their expenditure.

The shameful disclosures made on the floor of the House—sud net con-

tradicted—show that there is something

utterly wrong. If we understand the

position, — the Government blame the Trustees for this—they retort, “It is your fault, the money you vive us is not

sufficient to enable us to do any bet~ ter.”

Evidently this state of «ffsirs last. It is equally elear with whom th:

fina] responsibility rests. The Trustees were appointed by the Government if they fail to discharge their duties, may at once be removed. Should the Govern- ment fai] to provide them with sufficient

and,

funds, aud yet throw the odium of failure wpos their shoulders, we should think that there is but one course which in jus tiee to themselves they can pursue, However, asthe matter now stands, on them the responsibility for the present eondition of the Asylum has been thrown by the Exceutive iv the Parliamentary disenssion : and if they make no sich that responsibility sidered as fully accepting The following gentlemen Board of Trustees— Hon. Chiet Justice Hon. President Legis! Couneil, Hon. Speaker House As sembly. Messrs. L. C. Owen, W. W. Sullivan P. Walker F. Kelly Wm. G. trong, Jos. O. Arsenault, Wm. D. Stewart Theoph. DesBrisay J. T. Jenkins, Rev. D. FitzGerald It is to these gentlemen th look either for action, or for reason for their inaction. Th doubt that there is an opinion

they must be con

m pose

thy

=<

ve must lid

“ome Vi ‘re 1s

gyeneraily

and painfully prevalent, that the unfor tunate inmates are treated with brutality eud neglect. It is also rumored that she relations between the Medic) Supe:

intendent and the resident manover are

far from being harmonious; and that, for this reason, the management ll dis jointed. It may be that these r ports are incorrect We should rejoice to see them triumphantly disproved. But « f two things the Trustees, if they would fulfil the duties of their position, must do either disprove them, or mule some change. And should it be that the whol matter simply resolves itself into one of money, then surely the Government, after the almost unanimous expression of opin- jon the other night, will not hesitate to pot the Asylum in such a condition that it will cease to be a blot upon our char

acter for common humanity. They must remember that it is quite nossible for well meant economy to degenerate into parsi

mopicous meanness

o~-

Rocre or Bam Verte Canat.--‘The route selected by Mr. Page, E., Baie Nerte Canal, starts a short distance to the south of Au Lac Point, at the mouth of | the Tintamarre river, bends to the east and crosses the Intereolonial Railway at the south of Fort Cumberland ; then sweepiny round

as best tor the

the ridge runs in straight line north-east |

past Hacmatac Lake, then follows an caster- by course to the river Tidnish, and then run. ning due north and north-east, reaches Biie Verte 1000 feet to the south of the point of Tidnish Head. The total length of the canal from the Bay t» the Gulf, by this route will be 195 miler, and theestimited cost for a eanal 0) feet wide at the bottom, and not hese than 16 feet deep, with locks 40 feet wide and 270 feet long and piers at either eci complete, is estimated as 87,7) 000, — SM. John Telegraph. ——<--

ACabaMy OF Pourtics. An “ Acad: my of Politic:’’ has been formed in St. John, N.B, Ita ob ect is “to improve the political status Of the community.’

end also to “render permissive the im-

ligious instruetion in schools the pupils are all of

denomination-——such religious instruction

parting of r

in which the same

to be subject to t ne pia- J

¥ . ] : I yproval of ¢t

nt neitianes of the children. rents or 2 an i Ul Dua }

The debate commenced on Wednesday It ie

UO CHOCA chit biti

rnoon kept up until nearly

++ Arte

ane Wing morning; it

was resumed on Thursday evening, and

protracted until after midnight: was gain taken up on Friday evening and finally came to a division Saturday morning at 2 o’clack,

Several able and el quent speeches were

delivered Those of the Solicizor General. the Attorney General, the Colonial See

retary, the Leader of the Opposition, and Mi W. I Stewart, are wort! y ot special

mention. The speeches of Hon. A. J.

MeDonald and Mr, Conroy showed that they were prof undly impressed with the school griev f their co-religionists, amOSDOECIA f Charl tow nd that they were thor nel} st in their : ned It was } st th lution i in serpous t « <vster ¢t} its et ; y i to this I ~ 1 tl Cat] : { y ‘ obliged ¢t pay twent t ty, forty 1 filty dollars ¢ i tl support of sel 6, and ¥ uld 1 because of tl insufficien rmmodat ! nd dis ful ae id and be se they could not send their children to schools in which their religion was 1 under a disability— receive the slightest | tin return for their money l red u pressing grievance,—a paly 1st a mitted by very member of { mittee that His Lordship the Bishop had the erection of his | ] t . y and the Pr vin 8 that by providing m for the tr g | educating of t large number of poor children, who i l—had he not provided the nec ssary mesns-—! @ n up ignorant and im- mor m 1d wom bad and, per- hay in mem} of society —a d grace to the Island and a tax on its peo pl —h had 1 req an inestimable benefit to tl community. Yet, some | were afraid that the resolution was only the thin ed {the wedge of denomina- tional <; some were pledged ; some thought publie opini would resent any submission to the claims—just though they ar of Catholics; any recognition of the serviees—meritorious though they were—of their Bishop. There were | few, we regret to report, independent sentiments, ‘ Let

enough to endorse the

justice be done, though the heavens should fall:°? Let the man who does his coun- t ery } varded.’ When the re-

ylution was put to the vot it was lost ont i wing division :-—

AYES. NAYS

J. A. McDonatp OWEN SULLIVAN HAVILAND, F. Kevy SRECKEN

ARSENEAUX Conroy,

JENKINS

YEO

tollector had in every way complied with the duties of his office; that he was a} nscieatious man, who had given unvarying tention to the organization of his office, rd all the duties apy ertaining thereto, was | well known; vet without any complaint, he | marily dismissed and replaced by 1 r since the present Government came to power. As to the auditor of public ac- nts and the manager of the Savings Bank, | rentieman in that position for years was

»who must have acquired a knowledge of affairs of Prince Edward Island, but it must be added in the present case that he ‘ iman who should be idered the best fitted for such a position, inasmuch as ad 31 ssively filled the offices of Trea- er, Speaker of the House of Assembly, and } » Leader of a Government, It was from | 2 knowledge of the affairs of the r } his qualilications to fill the po-

sition—perhaps the best qualifications of any ” i t ! ; man on the Island—that he (the hon. gent-

was dis] make the present {

osed to

! on. Immediately afler the dismissal of the Collector of Customs, was also dismissed | the Deputy Minister of Inland Revenue, who } “ lsoa capable man, These gentlemen

‘essarilv aggrieved that they should be

sed without it being made known to

at they ientiy fulfilled

s, and the rally believed

its mplaints must have been made

12 st them, or the Government would not

’ ken such gh-handed measures, hi ntly | had rs l a petition which the l Minister It licer in Prince Ed- | W { s 1 n enties ew 1dy, and iw } 1 when ‘ l j i i be th 1g” s and | i ~ Now S t! was i cE W W ) a ria whet h pros t with t! } tl t tuthar wishes th H and th I Chis w matter that should | nd when was stated that it was ft Gove it to reas that neg i] was the Ss that Custom House sponsib position wh were 7 l il th uti Hh i not W Pri Eidw Island should | sing purpos jaugurating } ered an unfortunate svstem he was sorry t iv had prevalied in Island, but which he believed, with eading m uid + a:tered { tered into { f ? tH 1 t g tou t 1 gentle i witht ( r man ‘1, rs | n fore but d noth narking S WrPse is It I } j 1 1 e Edward Island, t t made with t I s,W h, how vould ina { i system, as a Government Ke iD~ | L not e f ver, and it Was ‘ i t ‘next Gove . ii | ¥ 1 1dd that the ] rs ca i: he would b i i i t 1 ¢ i t) . Sl I { li 1 Mi Vil Mr. Si said ing 1 adi the papers ca thought it Ww Oo | scussion the papers were brought flown, and if the Bill of indictment that had been preferred by the honourable gentleman ild be substantiated, it appeared that the dismissals mplained had beer made Withoul anyinvestigation. He thought that! not only House but the country should be made aware ot the facts in sucha case. Hows , be should not now attempt to dis~ cuss t stion, but reserve his further ob- serva the y tion of the papers fhe motion was then put and cai |

Senator Howlan also moved “ that an

humble address be presented to His Ex- celleney the Governor General praying that His Exeellency will cause to be laid before the House a copy of the adver-

tisemcut for the winter steamer to Prince Edward of all tends rs received for said service,’?, He feared uld be spending a

sum of money on a. service

Island, as well as

a copy that they w which after that He would suggest that as

wards would not be sufficient for

sume service, the Government would require a steamer | the Guif to attend the

steamer should be coustructed

to the lichthouse that in

in

service during this |

Season, such fit for both services.

a It

should be of esp cially strong construction,

manoer as to b and he thought that a boat, as procured in answer to the advertisement mentioned, would not be able to perform the services,

lion. Mr. Scott explained that until be premature to bring down the tender.

contracts had been signed, it would

Government, however, had no objection

| to the advertisement coming down,

McLean Riewarps Mclsaae, LEFURGY, J. A. MceDona Lp, HOLLAND McEacnern,—9 L. H, Davies CALLBECK, McNEILL, Rowe, CAMPBELI BEER, WeELsu STEWART, Howat,—17. Besides the School Question, nothing of importance bas, during the week, en gaged the ittention of the Asse mbly. Their Honors in the oth vr end of the building ’ have been considering, and, we hear, amending the “ Land Parchase Act 1874.’ T} novel ‘idea : which they i few weeks previously, evolved from their inner consciousness, is, it is | suid, being worked out. Mr. Haythorne } has, we believe, applied Ais nostrum, and | the death of the bill is certain, Should | the commendable efforts of our Govern— |

ment to tree tenants from the thraldom of

landlordism prove abortive, our people will know who to blame and who to puf- ish. The Government have shown them- pt, earnest, able f

the freedom of our Pp opk

selves advoeates of

prom from proprie— Should the Legislative Coun- Bill,

it may carry out

tory rui

cil throw out the and postpone the the

views and gratify the desires of ex pro

) release of tenants,

prietor Haythorne ; but

lasting odium of

the people

In vil wof the possible defi at of the

great mensure of the Ss ssion, it is to be hoped that the Bill authorizing the pur- chase of propris tary ands at a greater

price than seven shillings and six pence We do trust that the Government will not be left powe rless to buy estates should thev | be offered at a fair price,

per acre may be permitted to pass

' + . | NEWSPAPER LAWS AND REGLATIONS

1 Any person who takes a paper reguiar- ly from the Post Office—whether directed

{show that the management of the roads

Senator Alexander, of Ontario. moved

, . |a return of revenue and expenditure of |

Nova Seotia railways for years ending

30th June, 1872 and 1873, respectively.

The object of his motion, he said, was to

| was a loss to the Dominion, and it would

} }

it will ineur the |

| verted elections.

' Commons,

to his name or another's, is responsible for }

the payment. 2 If a person orders his paper discoutinn-

; ed, he must pay up all arreareages, or they |

publisher may continue to send It until pay- mentis made, and coilected the amount, Whether the paper is taken from the Office or not

8 The court has decided that refusing to take newspapers and periodicals from the Post Office, or removing and leaving them unealled isa prima facie intentional fraud. eo

The Brazilian Bishop, who was sentenced to five years imprisonment for promulgating ® Bull against rree Masonry, hag been par~ doned and released

or, evidence

of

, the nominations be open. whole |

be better to place them in the hands of private companies. The latter idea was opposed by Mr. Miller, Mr. Howlan, and |

two others, on the ground that it was part |

| { | }

of the terms of Confederation that Govern ment should run these railways, and their | working had proved of immense benefit to the ¢

In Mr. Fournier has introduced a bill for the trial of contro-

untry.

the Commons,

The bill provides that | trial shall be before one Judge. The * Ballot Bill Was, on Wednesday last, the subject of a long discussion,

Mr. Scatcherd introduced a bill to ip- demnify Mr. Perry (our late Speaker } for having sat and voted in the House of The new election has | been the chief subject of diseussion during | the past week. Mr. D. Davies advocated | manhood suffrage. Mr. Laird (as in duty bound) supported every clause in the bill, Mr. Cameron (Huron) offered an amend ment to the 17th clause of the bill, that The amend- ment was supported by Sir John A. Mac- Donald. It was defeated on division. by a vote of 42 to 98.

law

eee

The Suez Canal Company have rejected the scale of rates for vessels passing through the canal, fixed by the international coms mission. ‘The company insist that the vess sels of every nation, including British frig- ates, must pay their rates before entering

the canal,

| prevent the intolerable delay of mails and |

1 ; | interests of agriculturists will they think, As to the inconvenient hours, the Post be strengthened by union with the kindred

| Office authorities must share the respot— | jnterests of our business men.

THE PROHIBITION IN MAINE. |. Tere is much difference of opinion re. Pictou. It will be rather | specting the working of the ‘‘ Maine Liquor too bad if, besides having to bear the [aw.’ The Hon. Sydney Perham, late greater share of the burden of the new | Governor of Maine, in a lecture recently tariff, and seeing our Judges and officials delivered at St. John, N. B., gave the fol- put on min imum salaries, we also have to “or as the result of his —e i— “In the maine there

sibility of that. We trust that such re- | presentions will be promptly made as will |

passengers at

Plate Oi

}

ian A call respectfully solicited; satisfac- tion guaranteed. Families supplied OYSTERS opened or in shells. Ch’town, April 27, 1874. —city papers 4i

faculty of discerning men’s characters and ‘capabilities, to be imposed upon by the

financial pretensions of Mr. Cartwright. | Mr Mackenzie apparently lacks that rare ‘endowment which nature bestows on | great leaders of men; and he was weak | enough to entrust the “ pretender” with the charge of the most important bureau in the Government. | A few weeks ago, the country was startled by the announcement (hat the

LOVETT HOUSE !

HOLLIS STREET, HALIFAX. N. 8.

—_

HIS FAVORITE HOTEL, hay- ing been renovated and newly furnished in first-class style, is now open for the recep- |) tion of transient and permanent boarders.

| NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, nn nn TO LET A HOUSE & G St. Dunstan's College, “BBP

Malpeque Road, Possession given immmediavely,

3. & T. MORRIS

Flour, Tea, Tobacco,

" STORE—

April 27, 1874.

100 bbls choice Family FLOUR,

75 KEGS very superior } Twist TOBACCO, r —

40 BOXES Canadian ; mMericay

Flat do, os

75 CHESTS Choice TRA.

S&T, April 25, 1874,—2i MORRIS,

NOTICE

OTICE is hereby given, that General Meeting of the Sharecraaat

of the Charlottetown Gas Light will take place at the Gas Works on » day, the 12th day of May next, at the of 11 o'clock, in the forenoon, for the Pur. pose of appointing Directors and the transacting of business. By order

Wa. MURPHY, Sec’, lin

April 27, 167s lin Chrriottetown

BRICK BUILDING, PRINCE STREET.

t ip SUBSCRIBER in returning

STEAM BAKERY,

| remain

| year’s service.

put up with the most inefficient mail ser. | vice in the Dominion. The people may | be told to ‘‘ possess their souls in pa. | tience ;”’ but patience may cease to be a virtue. Is there, at Ottawa, a Minister |

P. E. Island?

presentatives there ?

from Have we any re- |

THE TEST—.

see +

{ND THE RESULT.

Tue people of the Dominion are be- ginning to estimate Mr, Laird at his real | value. We, who know him so well, were quite content to wait, certain that a very short time of official rule would confirm ! the opinion universally held regarding him where he is best known. The Ofta- wa Citizen, in speaking of MecKenzie’s inconsistency, in having a larger Cabinet than Sir John McDona'd—although when in oppositien one of his grievances was | the of Ministers—says :—

‘inordinate number Cabinet

If the Cabinet of Sir John MeDonald ‘ould dispense with the services of such men as Morris and Drillio, most unduubtedly the

triplet of incapables, Laird, Ross and Coffin, would only be missed by the faet that thei departments progressed more satisfactorily

These three men were proftnised positions in the Cabinet

without their superintendence.

simply for the purpose of defeating Sir Jolin Macdonald, and now the bargain has been kept, and they have secured a position pur- chased by treachery, it would prove others Wise than detrimental to the interests of the Dominion were they prevailed upon to des liver up their portfolios. At any rate, Mr. Mackenzie is pledged to the country at large by his own utterances to economize the number of Cabinet officers, and we do not know three ministers whose retirement from the Cal uld aliord more infinite satis- facti House than the honorable

gentlemen above alluded to. If seven min- isters ar nsidered sufficient to rule the destinies 40,000,000 people in the United States, a rding to Mr. Mackenzie's reason-

g. he and his two Richards would be a sufficient number to form a Cabinet for th Dominion of Canada.’

And this is the man to whom that ob- structive and pre-eminently useless body, the Legislative Council, desire to give the nomination of the Chief Commissioner under the Land Purchase Act. But what else could be expected from such individuals as Mr. Haythorne and Mr. Bell, neither of whom have ever origin- ated a single measure which was placed upon the Statute Book; and whose very names are synonomous with treachery, deception and dishonor.

a lg ss THE STOCK FARM.

A Report of the Stock Farm Committee was submitted to the House of Assembly It

information and valuable suggestions.

on Tuesday last. contains interesting The following is -ummiary : ~

THE FARM,

rhe land has been greatly improved by the application of lime and mussel mud, and by the careful practice of a system of rotation Consequently the farm is much more valuable than when purchased , and the money spent is well invested. Many fields now produce fifty bushels of oats, and four thousand five hundred bushels of turnips to the acre. ‘The sources of fer- tility "—/. «, the excrements and offal of the farm animals—have not, however, been economized as they should be. The farm buildings are unsuitable, scattered, badly arranged and delap'dated. Some improves ments were made last summer. but many more are still required.

THK STOCK.

The imported horses are doing good service : and the plan of retaining them as Government property is working well. This year it is proposed to send the ‘ Grey Canadian’ draft horse (a very valuable

and much admired animal) to Prince

| County , the black thoroughbred is to go

to King’s, and the l'rown Canadian is to in Queen's. It is hoped that Messrs, Tattersal may succeed in obtaining the English thorough-bred in time for this There are on the farm four very superior draft mares,—two of which | are in foal, The horned cattle comprise | fourteen cows and heifers, and imported | and yery superior short-horn and Ayrshire | bulls These are, in winter, fed on oats straw and turnips.

| Towards spring a little | hay isadded. Higher feeding would, the | committee think, pay better, During the | last four years, forty-one head of horned | cattle—twentystwo short horn and eighteen | Ayrshire — have been sold — realizing $1072.28, The Committee learn, with |

| pleasure, that an accession of a ‘ pure blood ’ |

in the shape ofa short horn bull and two | heifers in calf, is about to be made to the farm. The Committee propose an ‘ Island | Herd Book ’—in which the pedigree of | thorough-bred stock may be recorded. | They think such a record would give a |

| ‘stand-point’ to Island breeders, and en-

hance the value of ‘pure blood.’ The! sheep on the farm compose a flock of | thirty large, well-bred Leicester ewes, ten | Leicester ewe lambs, and three very supers | ior rams. Less success has attended the raising Of sheep than of either cattle or pigs. This the Committee think is partly | owing to the want of proper sheds for the | protection of sheep in winter. The swine | comprise three breeding sows one young | sow and six boars, THE CROPS—SUGGESTIONS.

in order that the farm may be an illus. tration to our farmers of the very best cultiy vation and its results, the Committee sugs gest the employment of the best machinery, the growth of the best seed grain and grasses, and the production of the best of every variety of roots, They advise the

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good deal of experience in the matter of pros |

hibition. The impression has gone abroad }

the old state of things. He had been 30 | years engaged in the temperance movement, | and he would show the difference between | Maine 40 years ago and what is to-day, When he was a boy there was hardly a gro- cery from one end of the country to the} other but sold liquors. Now there is not one | respectable grocery that does so. At that | time nearly all the peopie drank, When at age he had made up his mind | liquor; there were only two men } in the town that did got drink. One could } not because it made him sick, and the other | was tco mean to buy it. When he left that] town there were not more than 25 men who | belonged to it who used liquor at at all, | What has brought about thischange? In! that town, before prohibition, he had heard aman say he had retailed three hogsheads

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of rum in three days; now he would venture to say there was not as much retailed in three vears, Alt thal time, on the occasion of musters, nearly every one got drunk. Now!

when there are large gatherings no liquor is sold, and little or no diunkness can be seen At that time nearly evers clergyman drank, ed his parishi ners expect. | treated to liquor as to re~

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ceive any other kind of treatment; now there is nol a respectable clergyman in Maine who would not look upon it as an ins suit to be requested to drink. At that time nothing could be don without liquor, Aj persou couldn't be bern, couldn't be mar- ried, or couldn't be decently buried without

it; now they can get through all these in- teresting performances without any such help. At that time in congress everyone drank. We had the pleasure himself of get- ling over seventy mbers in both Houses Washington to sign a pledge to do without n future. President Lincoln was the first to decline to furnish Jiquors at his entertain ments, and no Py Not four years 1¢

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on New Years’ day every

one furnished liquors to their cailers; now when the President has callers on that day he farnishes nothing of the kind. When the people of Main rst attempted to elect a femperance G rnor many good people shrank with h from putting such radi- cals in that position. But after they had the trial of one for some time, it might not be modest fur him to say it, but they sought ou for the next the greatest radical temperance

man that could be, and elected him.

It may be asked how has the Prohibitory Liquor Law been enforced? Well, it has nol entirely suppressed drinking, but on the whole it works pretty much as well as the other laws of the land. Murder has not ens

tirely been suppressed by the laws against it, nor thieving by the laws against theft in the larger towns, such as

Portland, Bangor and Rockport, it has net been possible to do as much in the country. But when Neal Dow was Mayor of Portland, the traflic was all but extinet. The law is uot so rigidly enforced at present, but in| the rural districts little or no liquor is sold. Just in proportion as the law has been en. | forced has crime disappeared. If the crim-| statistics of any year be taken it can carried out. In one district a jail had been | old times used to be fall of prisoners, but three quarters of the time of it has been empty. This can be itributed to nothing in the world but the

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suppression of the traffic. There are nu- nerous reasons Why there should be an} in ise of erin Railroads have been built ind foreign laborers have been introduced, velin th listricts crime has decreased He knew of place in the country districts ~ open bar.rooms are kept It may be asked how was all this brought about ? He would answ that it was hy aunion of legal and moral suasiol At one time it was | supposed that moral suasion alone coubl do | it, but now it is admilted that there must be a union of the two At the time of the pas- sage of the law great difficulties bad to be contended agaisnt. in {853 the law was