x ee rete e m oe ee Na smi ee pas ae oY era eee THAT MULE. [NOT FROM BRET HARTE. | — The Mule stocd on the steamer’s deck, To land he would not tread ; They pulled the halter round his neck, And cracked him o’er the head. Yet firm and steadfast there he steod, As though formed to rule ; A critter of heroic blood Was that there cussed mule. They cussed and swore—he would not go | Until he felt inclined, | And though he showered blow on blow, He would not change his mind. The deck-hand to the shore then cried : ‘¢This here mule ’$ bound to stay,” And still upon the critter’s hide With lash they fired away. His master from the shore replied, ‘‘The boat’s about to sail, _ As every other means you've tried, Suppose you twist his tall. ‘It’s likely that will make him land.” The deck man, brave, but pale, Approached him with outstretched hand ‘le twist that there mule’s tail. There came a sudden kick behind ! The maun—oh! where was he? Ask of the softly blowing wind, The fishes in the sea. For a moment there was not a sound, As the mule winked lis eye, As though to ask of those around : How—how is that for high ? ‘‘ Cut that there mule’s throat right away,” The captain did command ; But the noblest critter killed that day Was the fearless, brave deck hand. Ue eee Farmer’s Keview. Keep a Diary on Datty Recorp. —This isa useful aud interesting work, and the time spest will be well repaid in its value for tuture reference. INSURANCE.—See that a sufficient in surance is placed on the farm buildings and contents. This is a duty every man owes to himself, his family, and to his creditors 1f he has any. Take Cane or THE AsHEs.—Many fires occur through careless disposal of ashes. The ash-house should be at a gafe distance from any other buildings. Asafe way is to keep the ashes in an iron can or holder, until cool, and then throw them into the box or receptacle provided for them. Wood ashes are too valuable to waste, and coal ashes make an excellent absorbent in the earth-closet, and are very good for making hard footpaths, The barns should be kept clean and tidy. The lot of useless rubbish so apt to ather in buildings should be disposed of at least oncea year. What- ever is useful should be stored and cared for. Small matters make up the sum of our comfort, and constant attention to them will not only save trouble, but will confirm a habit of looking after more important things. The daily work should be done ac- cording to system. This will lighten labor and save time; things will be done in order, and be less forgotten. The cows should be cleaned before morning milking, then fed—the feed having been prep»red as far as possible, the previous afternoon. This, with the care of the horses, and a light feed to the small stock, will occupy the time before breakfust. After Breakfast the small stock should be further looked to, fed and watered. The same hours as nearly as ssible should be observed each day . these matters. Animals are exact- ing as regards time, and are oy under irregularity. After the small stock are cured for, horses and cows should be watered, and the latter turn- ed into the yard. In Stormy Weather the stock are better under cover than exposed to the wintry blasts. It is a mistuke to sup- pose that exposure makes them ee on the coatrary they are weakened by it, Fopprr Rackxs.—The wasteful prac- tice of throwing hay and fodder upon the ground, to be fought over and trampled upon, is far too frequent. A cheap foddering rack, covered and pro- tected from the weather, should be pro- vided in every yard. Protection for stock should be pro- vided even when the winters are rela- tively mild. Dry snow is not so chill- ing as a cold rain; damp winds, even some degrees above the freezing point, often provedisastrous. A shed open to the south, however rough, will answer as ashelter. Work ror Tue Tranus.—Work should be found for the horses and cattle. They are all the better for exercise, and by looking around, useful work may always be found. If nothing bet- ter offers, make a holiday, and take the Childron for a drive. GREAT CLEARANCE SALE —Or— DRY GOODS $03 From this Date. DECEMBER 29, 1878, FOR CASH ONLY, AT A DISCOUNT OF FROM 20 to 25 Per Cent, FOR ONE MONTH, —THE— Following Goods ! French Merinos, French Delaines, French Cashmeres, French Twills, Parmattas, Henrietta Cloth, Persizn Cerds, Brilliantines, Lamas, Lustres, Russel Cords, FANCY DRESS GOODS! Anglais Merinos, Balmoral Crapes, Crapes, Dress Cloths, Mantle Cloths and Ulster Cloths, Plain, Checked, Fancy and Striped WINCEYS! Silk Velvets, Velveteens, Black Silks, Colored Silks, Fancy Silks, Ladies’ Skirts, Corsets, Ties, Kaney Wove Goods, SHA WHHLis, ONE HALF PRICE. RIBBONS, Artificial Flowers and Feathers ! ONE HALF PRICE. Ladies’ Ulsters, Ladies’ Jackets and Mantles, Blue Serges (all wool), Scarlet Flannels, » Woo! Scarfs and Ties, Umbrellas, Jeans, Tickings, Shirtings. Ladies’ Cloth and Hid Gloves, Ladies’ Skating Gloves Brussels Carpets, Tapestry 5 2-ply Scotch * S-ply Scotch “ Union “ “ 4-4 Hemp i 6-4 Felt * 4-4 Felt “ 5-8 Stair ” 2-4 Stair - Felt Crumb Cloths, Linen Crumb Cloths Stair Damask, Curtain Damask, Curtain Reps, Table Damasks and Table Linens, Tvilet Covers, Blankets, Counterpanes & Bed Covers. CURTAINS! In Muslin and Lace—Very Cheap. Damask, Turkey, Cloth and Felt TABLE COVERS ! OIL TABLE CTOTH, FLOOR OIL CLOTH. Buff, Green and White Window Hollands, Ladics’ Fur Muffs, from Fifty-six cents, in Musguash, Monkey, Badger, Chinchilla, Imitaticn Seal, Grebe, Imitation Mink and Mink. Men’s Made Clothing, Hats, Fur Ca , &e. Shirts, Underclothing, and a vielohy o} articles too numerous to mention. J. D. MASON & CO., QuEEN STREET. Charlottetown, Dec, 30, 1878— HAVE YOU SEEN IT? SEEN WHAT ? BOREHAM'S New Boot & Shoe swore, OPPOSITE THE MARKET HOUSE. ~~“ JUST OPENED, MEN’S, WOMEN’S, BOYS’, MISSES’ and CHILDREN'S BOOTS, SHOLS & RUBBERS! IN GREAT VARIETY. COME and have your feet PROTECTED. COME and have your feet kept WARM. COME and have your feet kept DRY. W. R. BOREHAM, SOUTH SIDE QUEEN SQUARE, CHARLOTTETOWN, F. FE. I. Nov. 26—3m wed & sat GENUINE NEW YORK SINGER SEWING MACHINES THE BEST IN THE WORLD. Buy only the GENUINE. Beware of COUNTERFEITS. None genuine with out our Trade Mark stamped on the arm of the Machine. THE SINGER MANUF’ING CO. 1877 SOLD 282,812 Machines. being the largest number of Sewing Machines ever sold by any Company in a single year. Machines sold on monthly payments. Rosert Youn, Sole Agent of P. E. Islandé South Side Queen Square, Charlottotown. Nov. 30, 1878—2aw tf The Greatest Medical Discovery since the Creation of Man, or since the Commencement of the Christian Era. There never has been a time when the heal- ing of so many different diseases has been eaused by outward application as the present. It is an undisputed fact that over half of the entire population of the globe resort to the use of ordinary plasters. Dr. MELVIN’S CAPSICUM PoROUS PLASTERS are acknowledged by all who have used them, to act quicker than any other plaster they ever before tried, and that one of these plasters will do more real service than a hundred of the ordinary kind. All other plasters are slow of action. and require to be worn continually to effect a cure; but with these it is entirely dif- ferent: the ‘nstant oue is applied the patient will feel its effect. Physicians in all ages have thoroughly tested and well know the effect of Capsicum; and it has always been more or less used as a medical agent for an outward application; but it is only of very recent date that its advan- -—_ in a porous plaster have been discovered. Being, however, convinced of the wonderful enures effected by Dr. MELvIN’s CAPSICUM Porous PLASTERS, and their superiority over all other plasters, they now actually prescribe them, in their practice, for such diseases as rheumatism, pain in the side and back, and all such cases as have required the use of plasters orliniment. After you have tried other plas- ters and liniments, and they have failed, and you want acertain eure, ask your druggist for R. MELVIN’s CAPSICUM PoROUS PLASTER, You can hardly believe your own convictions of its wonderful effects, Although powerful ana quick in its action, you can rely on its safety fo1 the most delicate person to wear, as it is | free from lead and other poisonous material commonly used in the manufacture ef ordin- ary plasters. One trial is a sufficient guarantee of its merita, and one plaster will r~li bundredg to your friends. Ask your druggist for DR. MELVIN’s CAPSI- } cum Porous PLASTER, and take no other; or, on receipt of 25 cents for one, $1 for five, or $2 for a dozen, they will be mailed, post paid, to eny address in the United States or Canadas, MANUFACTURED BY THE NOVELTY PLASTER WORKS Lowell, Mass., U.S. A., G. E. MITCHELL, Proprietor, Manufacturers of Plasters and Plaster Compounds W. R. WATSON, Agent December 7 1877 GRAYW’S SPECIFIC MEDICINE. sADE MAK. Phe Great TRADE MARK, fo EnglishRem- << ke > vedy, an unfail- ie ® ing cure for Sem- <y inal Weakness, Spermatorrahe a, Impotency, and Se —— 4 Raf ~ +: all diseases that = juence of self-abuse; as loss of Memorv, Uni versal Lassitude, Pain in the Back, Dimness of Vision, Premature Old Age, and many other Diseases that lead to Insanity or Con- sumption. ft». Fall particulars in our pam phiet, which we desire to send free by mail to every one. wo. The Specific Medicine is sold by all druggfsts at $! per package, or six pack- ages for $5, or will be sent free, by mail, on receipt of the money, by addressing The Gray Medicine Co., Windsor, Ont., Canada. 82 Sold in Charlottetown by all Drugists, and by all wholesale and retail Druggists in the United States and Canada. v January 24, 1879. HE place to get your Printing done is at T the EXAMINER Printing RCM, sD Se) v a AGE £ ’ velors LAOS icllow as a se- After T. . A’ AILS will be closed daily at this Office, M (Sundays excepted) at 5 0 clock, p. m., and forwarded via Cape ‘Traverse, to all laces abroad. . The British Mail for Canadian Packet sail- ing from Halifax on Saturdays, will close here at 8 o'clock, p. m., every W ednesday ; and for the fortnightly packet sailing from Halifax on the first and third Tuesday m February, it will close here on the previous I riday even- 8 o'clock p. m. tails for all alates West of Charlottetown and Summerside receiving Mails by Railway train or Postal Car, will close here at 7 0 clock a. m., daily. ee Mails for Georgetown and Souris East and all places on the route to those points, will close daily at 2,25 p. m. Post Office closes at 8 o’clock, p. m. A. A. MACDONALD, Postmaster. Post Office, Ch‘town, 2Qist Jan’y. 1879. Im “GET THE BEST.” i879. —«1879. THE MORNING HERALD —oOFr— FLALIPAX, N, hes Daily, Tri-Vi cekly, Weekly, $6.00 $3.00 PBL.25 POSTAGE PREPAID THE M@RNINS HERALD publishes the fullest and most reliable SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, Arrivals, Clearances, Reports, Disasters, Freights, &c., &c., in all parts of the world. Also—a complete list of Vessels in Halifax Harbor, with destinations, &c., prepared by an experience:! and competent Editor. THE MORNING HERALD is the leading Financial Newspaper, and pub- lishes a complete weekly review o Financial Affairs, Business troubles, &c., &e. THE 3iORNING HERALD publishes the very latest detailed TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF{ THE WORID, Great Britain, Kast and West Indies, Austra- lia, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, Turkey, United States, Sovth America, &c. -- Also— the very latest despatches from all the Chief Cities of the Dominion, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Quebec, Hamilton, London, St. John, &c., &e. THE MORNING HERALD’S enterprise in the field of PARLIAMENTARY REPORTS is unequalled. THE HERALD’S OTTAWA CORRESPONDENCE is universally admitted to be the fullest, freshest and most readable of any paper in the Dominion. —_-—— The Propietors of the Morninc HERALD aim to give their readers a First-Class Newspaper. MORNING HERALD —HAS THE-—- LARGEST CIRCULATION of any Newspaper in Nova Scotia, and is The Best Paper to Advertise in. Subscribe for the ‘ Herald,” Dec. 28, 1878. _ SEE THE LIST FARMS FOR SALE WEEKLY MAIL. Parties Wishing to Sell Advertise there. _—_——— THE Parties Wishing to Buy, Read there. DO YOU WANT Advertisements of Farms for sale are inserted in the TO BUY Weekly Mail, 20 words for 50c. each insertion; each additional word 2c. Advertisements of Farms A ARM for sale are inserted in the Daily Mail, 20 words for 25c. each insertion; each additional word le. Advertisements of Live Stock, Auction Sales 6f Stock, Implements, ete. Seeds for sale, Exhibitions. etc., inserted at the same rates. Address October 31, 1878, en Coal. Coal. _ Subscriber has on hand, fresh from he Mines (under cover), 200 Tons ROUND COAL, at $3.25 per ton. 6 >) “ = ” ae 2.7 ** BLACKSMITH (Old Albion Mi at $3.00 per ton. Pastis: Terms —Casu. JOHN HUGHES, Wate Dee. 13, 1878—wkly 3m oan UY THE DAILY EXAM B for the latest news—locel andl eee aroun MAIL NOTICE. FREEHOLD FARM FOR SALE. ry*%O BE SOLD, by private contract, that valuable FARM of 50 acres of excellent Land, situate at Graham’s Road, Township No. 20, now in possession of Aineas Brenan. This well-known Farm is eligibly situated in the immediate cicinity of Churches, Schools and Mills, and is in a good state of cultivation, For terms and particulars apply at the office of Longworth & Shaw, Solicitors, Ch’town. F. S. LONGWORTH. Ch’town, Dec. 23, 1878--- — AUCTION! To be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, on TUES DAY, the Twenty-fourth day of DECEM BER NEXT, at the hour of Twelve o’clock, noon, at the Court House, Char lottetown, under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in an Inden- ture of Mortgage, bearing date the Third day of February, A. D. 1873, and made between Jehn Henesy, of the one part, and Francis Kelly, of the other part— A LL that tract of land and premises situate lying and being as follows, that is to say: Commencing on the north side of the Fort Augustus Road, at the south-east angle of a farm of land in the possession of Thomas Ceerley ; from thence north fifty chains, or to the northern boundary of the said John Henesy’s land ; thence east five chains ; thence south to the said road, and from thence west to place of commencing, containing by estima- tion Twenty-five acres, a little more or less, and being part of Lot or Township Number Thirty-six, in Queen’s County, together with all ad members and appurtenances there- to belonging. For further particulars apply to Messrs. Hoveson & McLrop, Solicitors, Charlotte« town. Dated this Twenty-seventh day of Novem ber, A. D. 1878. FRANCIS KELLY, Mortgagee. Dec. 2, 1878—law t sale THE above Sale is hereby postponed till TUESDAY, the Twenty-fifth day of February 1879, then to take place at the hour and place above mentioned FRANCIS KELLY, Mortgagee. Prince Edward Island. IN CHANCERY. SILAS BARNARD, Executor of the last Will and Testament of James Coles, deceased, Complainant. —AND— THOMAS REILLY, CATHERINE REILLY and MARY G. REILLY, by her ! Guardian, Hannah Reilly, Defendants. In pursuance of a decree made in this suit by His Honor the Vice Chancellor, bearing date the nineteenth day of November, instant, A. D. 1878, there will be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of February next,, A. D. 1879, at twelve o’clock, noon, at the Supreme Court House in Charlotte. town, in Queen’s County— LL that Tract, Piece or Parcel of Land being part of Town Lot Number Eighty- ninein the third hundred of Town Lots in Charlottetown, commencing at the northeast angle of said Town Lot, on the southeast edge of Kent Street; thence, following the course of the same, westwardly for the distance of eighty-six feet and eight inches; thence, by a right-angle line with said Kent Street, south- eastwardly for the distance of forty-eight feet and six inches ; thence, by a line parallel with said Kent Street, eastwardly for the distance of thirty feet ; thence, by a right angle there- with, northwestwardly for the distance of six feet ; thence by a line running northeast- wardly to the southwest angle of the dwelling house ; thence, by a line at right angles with the course of Prince Street, eastwardly thirty- one feet to the westward edge of we | Prince Street ; thence, following the course of the same, northwestwardly thirty-one feet to the place of commencement ; together with the buildings and improvements thereon and the * ed wenger ing Speseonto belonging. ated this Twentieth day of N A. 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NICHT SOIL, ae Subscriber, having obtained the Con} tract to remove night soil from the City no one else is antharinnt to do so, Night Soil only removed between 8 p- m. and 6 a. m.,—at 75 cents per hogshead. rye “oe made only to me, rders left at the Police Stati i promptly attended to, 7 ee DANIEL GORDON Charlottetown Royalty, | 3m-wed & th Nov. 13, 1878. ne pat m & tues ; ; es