Ternus:—Five DoLLars a Yrak. al NEW SERIES. THE DatLy EXA ape aaohtfpeecenenennsenoeeenesiaeenea — CHARLOTTETOWN, P. BE. ISLAND. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1890. “This is true Liberty, when Free Born Men, having to advise the Public, may speak free,”—Evniripes. MINER. ———$—$$ renee Stncixe Corres Two Cents we med VOL. 26.—NO. 90 CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER, 1690. MOON'S CHANGES, : Last « r, Sth day, Ilh., 17.0m, p-m, E, New Moon, l4th day, 3h., 40.5m., a.m., N.E. below horizon j iret Quarter, 21st day, 5h., 53.0m., p. m., S. 1] Moon, 28th day, Sh., 47.2m., a. m., NW ~wioWw ri Sun Sun |Moon! High! Days " ea isesisets |; rises |water!| lenh after h m | > 2516 34; 8 11; 0 913 Oi ”» ; h mh m after | Monday Vr ~~ |} morn a Tues lay 3o) 9) 0 26 7 43) 44 | 10 Wednesday 37! 17} 1 27) 8 34) 40) 11| Thursday 38} 15) 2 28) 917] 37] 12) Friday 39} 13) 3 32] 9 54] 34] 13/Saturda: 40; 11} 4 37)10 28) 31 | —_— H' RO \V—-_— i4)Sunda 11} 91 5 41/11 0] 28 15| Monday $5 8} 6 56)11 30) 25) 16 Tuesday 14 6| 7 55)morn} 22) 17) Wednesday 5} 31 858'0 1} 18 18) Thursday i7 210 6 0 33) 15} 19| Friday 48} 0/11 17}.1 9} 12! a Saturday 50/5 58jaft30 1 50 8} 21 Sar ad by 51 56) 1 36; 2 5) 5} 22 Monday 52} 54; 238} 348} 2} 23) Tuesday 53} 52} 3 32) 5 17/1159) 4 Wednesday 54) 50) 4 16) 6 50) 56} 25'Thurs lay 55} 48) 4 52) 8 7] 53 ; 26) Friday 56] 45) 5 21; 9 3] 48) 27|Saturday 58| 43) 5 47) 9 49) 45] 28 Sunday 6 0} 42) 611/10 30} 42! nf x} 29 Monday 1} 40) 6 3411 8} 39} 30 Tues lay 6 215 * 6 58 11 45/1136) 31 We can East point to West Cape, turnish anyone, from with New Goods. clean and sweet, ten to fifty Bankrupt Stock on the market. — a Halifax and P ; sland STEAMSHIP CO. (LIMITED.) per cent. cheaper than any CAPT. A. H. KELLY. STEAMER “PRINCESS BEATRICE,” = _-*yyniture ! Furniture ! for every. ILL sail from Charlottetown every! h h HH a Tita tere eee room inthe house—all grades, all Halifax, calling at Port Hastings, Mulgrave, | and Hawkesbury, Arichat, Canso, Issac : Harbor and Sheet Harbor. ‘ Returning will sail from Halifax every| styles, all prices. Monday night, at 10 o'clock, making same | calls, and Souris. The above steamer will make the round trip every week, making same calls until the close of navigation. Freight and passengers solicited at lowest rates, and through Bills of Lading granted to any port on the continent or United Kingdom. | Apply to : goods and low-priced goods. Lowest Prices ever quoted. Best 13 values ever shown. MHigh-priced W. W. CLARKE, Agent. Ch’town, May 3, 1890. We want your trade. We have the stock. We must make a clear- ‘ance, ‘Times are hard and Money Furness of Steamers: ‘Scarce. HALIFAX TO. LONDON. We can give you more for your Date of Sailings for Above um money, WE BELIEVE, than you 8. 8. ULUNDA will sail from Halifax for London on or about.......... May 25 8.8. DAMAR OS eet e eae une 10 SS ORRE Scat’ ean get elsewhere. WE MAY BE 8.8. DAMARA hf . cle we hoon July 25 S.8S. ULUNDA a a ee Aug. 20 8.8. DAMARA "7 _ In addition to the above, we will have sail- ings once every month via Boston. Through Bills of Lading granted from Char- e ° lottetown and all points and to any port re- investigate. quired. j Canned Lobsters carried at low rates. In- surance low, 8. 8S. ULUNDA and DAMARA have superior accommodation for passengers. Saloon amidship. Staterooms large and qo Fares $45.00 and 350.00, sccording, CHE place to get Bargains. to location of Stateroom. Ten per cent. re-| duction on return tickets. t | “ewitine ea MISTAKEN. It will pay you to Now is the time to buy. Ours For any further information required apply to —--—|x}---—--: Ww. W. CLARKE, “7 _ may}3—pat tf Agent Pane e | } PB. ISLAND STEAMBRS, Summer Arrangements. MARK WRIGHT & CO. Charlottetown, Sept. 5, 1890. THE Well-known Steamers “ST. LAW- wi CENCE” ane. “ PRINCESS OF WALES”, om, DAILY TRIPS as under, Sundays ex- - a i— leaving Charlottetown at six o’clock in the morning for Pictou, connecting there with pieamer ‘‘ Egerton” at 10 a. m. for New Glas- fires and thas with Morning Train for Cape reton and Kestern Points. Also at Pictou Leas LP. mi. with LC. R. for Halifax. “ving Pictou about noon, on arrival of Morn- Leo rain frum Halifax, for Charlottetown. Tee Summerside on arrival of Morning ‘rain from Charlottetown for Point du Chene aod connect there with I. C. R. Trains for y-encton and St. John, for Canada and Rited States. nen Point du Chene on arrival of Morning = &in from St. John and Moncton for Sum- Chee: and connect there with train for harlottetown. By order, paementnmenowsnee = Hospital. UNDER MANAGEMENT OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY. CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND. VSUTED DAILY, by. stadt of skillful extn eenllone ysicians. OFFICE—London House Building, veniences for the treatment of special cases. , n St. (Davies’ Corner), Quee ‘for private patients, JOHN T. MBLLISH, Charlottetown Barrister, Attorney, Notary Public, &., F. W. HALES, tulys Secy. Ch’town Steam Nav. Co. (Ltd). TP 00d 4m ssw. Money to Loan at low interest. K. D. O. Cures Dyspepsia, "are ety tt \ ' Medical Staff. wky—mch14 2 Tuesday 27; 331835045 6] 3 Wednesday 28; 31/9 il 1 2 3 | {Thursday 29 291929) 2 9} oO} 5 Friday 30) 27)10 4) 2 57\1287] ‘isaturaay 32 25 10 45) 4 0) 53 7'Sunday 33; 23)11 32; 5.19) 50} a | 8 Mon lay a4 21 6 34) 47) l Supplied with all con- TEN POUNDS {TWO WEEKS | THIRK OF IT! Asa Flesh Prod no question but that. saideseuinaaiand SCOTT” ee te ee EMULSION Of Pure Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites Of Lime and Soda is without a rival. 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(foot .of Pike Street), New York, every TUES- DAY, atip. m., for Cottage City, Mass., Rock- land, Me., Eastport, Me., and St. John, N. B. Freight taken on Through Bills of Lading to and from all points South and West of New York, and from New York to all points in the Maritime Provinces. Cheapest fares and lowest rates. Shippers and importers save TIME and MONEY ~ ordering goods to be forwarded by the New ork Steamship Company. Tickets sold at ali stations on the Intercolonial Railway. 3 For further information apply to FRANK ROWAN, Agent, 228 Prince William ‘Street, St. John, N. B., Or to N. L. NEWCOMB, General Manager, as 63 Broadway, New York. july MAGIC HEALER SALVE, a eee Sure Cure for Sore Eyes. ene ARGYLE SHORE, Aug. 30, 1890. RS. ROSS,—I hereby certify that your Magic Healer Salve has proved a cer- tain cure for sore eyes. A little girl of Mrs. Donald Stuart, Bonshaw, has had sore eyes from her youth, and after trying all other remedies without success, is now perfectly cured by your Salve, and has authorized me to send you this testimonial. [am happy to be able to give it my approval as a good ap- plication for all skin injuries. I remain, yours truly, D. A. McLEAN, NOTICE S HEREBY GIVEN that a first-class One Tenement House, situate on Prince Street, next to Thomas Alley’s, Esq., will be to let and possession given the first day of Septem- | ber next. The above House has been in pos- ‘session of Rupert B. Norton, Esq., for four years, and occupied by Dr. Warburton the sept4 of their own. EDWARD KELLY. augl4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. The Scott Act. Sir, —‘* Faith,” in your issue of the 6th inst., is greatly at error when he says that the liquor interest of our city are again ‘agitating for the repeal of the Scott Act. ‘Now, much controversy has already taken place on this subject, but little notice has been taken of one very important fact, and ‘at the present time this very fact stands more conspicious before us than ever. ‘* Faith,” and all supporting his or her | Views must bring themselves to thoroughly ‘appreciate this fact, which is, in short, that while citizens with such temperance views as can brook no discussion, support ithe Scott Act, they are working hand in |glove with perhaps hundreds in this city who are to-day running shanties of the lowest description under the kindly Scott Act. These characters, by the aid of ballot voting, will, as a body, undeniably vote for the Act. A license means the destruction of their little business, and although the/ Scott Act may at times reach thém, it can never pretend to root them out. One would imagine thai this fact, plainly de- monstrated, would cause a revulsion among all supporters of the Act. | ‘* Faith” may say, ‘‘ We want another trial for the Act ” Has not Charlottetown, to its sorrow, given it too many trials? Or: perhaps he may say, ‘‘ Only give us a City Council in favor of enforcement.” This is the old story. Have we not had, year after year, a Council in favor ofenforcement, and in full sympathy with the Act. Have we not had in full force for years the whole machinery of law in its support! And what to show for it? Next to nothing as far as controlling the sale of liquor goes. Nor can * Faith,” even in his or her most enthusiastic moments, guarantee any more than has been done in the past. Even supposing that those ‘‘ Faith” detested publicans and sinners, who years ago kept respectable and well-conducted houses, should on their own behalf and for. the credit of Charlottetown move for the repeal of the Act, they would not only have to face on one hand the united wrath of all tem- perance people, but on the other hand would have to deal with the worst type of charac- ter in the shape of the little huckster of bad whiskey. Between two fires is it likely they will move in the matter of repeal. Now, Mr. Editor, permit me to ask ‘* Faith” whether he or she, or any other temperance man or woman, will pretend to array their judgment against that of the temperance people of Ontario and other parts of Canada who in repealing the Scott Act simply revoked their previous blunder. Finding the Act incapable of controlling drunkenness, they rose ‘‘en masse” and repealed it. Is not the case applicable to P. E.Island? Certainlyso! And although many will be found in favor of the Act yet, chief among whom figure the class against which the Act was supposed to be directed, still I have no doubt that our citizens, being enlightened as io the true condition of things, and having proved the worthlessness of the Act, will decide on the lesser of two evils, pure alcoholic liquors under a _ strict liceuse system, or free home-made poison. What more strong argument can I present to them than this ; that they have been and are keeping these iniquitous dens to keep in existence an Act destructive of public sobriety and morality. J Sir.—Now that steps are about to be taken to have the repeal of the Scott Act submitted to the people at the polls, and as several letters have appeared in your paper for and against its repeal, it is right that the citizens should have the matter venti- lated through the press before voting. Any person who has given this matter the small- est consideration must know that as far as curtailing the sale of liquor, suppressing intemperance and the reclaiming of the drunkard, the Act has been a complete failure. It is well to remind those who wish to have the Act retained, that it is not the rum men who are anxious for its repeal, thet with very few exceptions the rum party want the present state of things to continue. Should we be so unjortunate as to have the Act sustained for another three years, it will be because the ballots of the majority of the rum party and the sticklers for the Act are markedthe same way. The supporters of the Act cry out ‘*Oh! the Act is all right; the trouble is that it is not enforced as it should be.” What folly this is, After ten years’ trial and backed up for the last three years by a paid Prosecutor the state of things is actually worse than it ever was in this city. There is more rum sold and sold by the worst class of men in ourcommunity. Men lost to all senseof mor- ality and justice now deal out the fiery fluid. If any of the supporters of the Act doubt what I say, let them go into the Prothono- tary’s office and ask to see the pleadings in several liquor suits that have lately been contested in our courts. They will find the written pleadings put in by these very rum men who are so anxious to have the Act retained, and who are rowing in the same boat with the supporters of the Act;—they will find recorded the honest plea that this was a Scott Act city, thereby completely preventing the creditor from p i any further towards recovering his claim. This is the stamp of men who putin the pleas mentioned herein that want the Act retained. Not content with making every cent they own by selling liqnor unlawfully, they turn around and tell the man who supplied them with liquor that they could not pay him because this is a Scott Act town. Isit not time that wedid some- thing to drive such characters back to the trades that they abandoned in order to sell rum? Let us have the election, and wipe present year, both of whom built new houses)out this breeder of perjury and father of The above House is first-class] hypocrisy, and let it be replaced by a good in every respect, and will be provided with a} ]j law, and give the sale of it to those PRIVATE ROOMS at moderate charges good Ninble sed oak ao ee & RE eee who we know will conduct it properly. It Apply to John Kelly, Esq., Water Commis-| ; | For admission and other particulars apply| sioner, or to the owner, ™ is worse than folly to expect that the Act All kinds of Legal Business promptly attended 4, the Lady Superior, or to any member of the will be worked any better in the future. ANOTHER CITIZEN. The City Sehools Again. Sirn,—in my first letter, for ‘* bold asser- tion” read ** bald assertion.” I do not wish to prolong discussion upon this question; but as you are pl to plead ** not guilty” to the soft impeach- ment with which you were charged, permit me to offer a few further remarks, I shall endeavor to make my position clear by way of illustration. The most elaborately executed, the most highly finished and most perfect oil paint- ings, when viewed from certain positions, will present to the beholder a very imper- fect picture, ora mere daub without either expression or even outline ; or the art critic inay be prejudiced against the artist, and then he will see many flaws—at least flaws to him ; or he who sits in judgment on the painting as a work of art may passjsentence upon the artist, whilst the judge himself knows little or nothing of what constitutes the merits of the work. He is, therefore, disqualified from passing judgment. (There are some critics to whom this might refer. Ido not include you, Mr. Editor, in the list). There are, at least, three conditions necessary in judging of the merits of a painting: (1) The art critic should be qualified to express an opinion; (2) he should give his criticism without prejudice ; (3) the proper light should be permitted to fall upon the work. Neither the artist nor his work can be fairly judged when any one of these conditions fail. Transfer the illustration to the work of the city teachers. Let us demand that the same conditions be present, and with these I think it will be found that as a class they are workmen that need not be ashamed. The editor said: ‘* it has puzzled many persons to find a cause for the fact that, with every favorable circumstance, * * * the scholars of the City Schools have not stood the test of the annual competitive ex- aminations as well as scholars who come from the country.” Again, you contradict the statement which you were charged with having made, ‘‘ that the city schools were inferior to those of the country.” ‘* We only stated the fact that the pupils of ihe City Schools have not been so successful in examinations as those of the country schools.” I readily admit, Mr. Editor, that you should be the best interpreter of your own utterances, but permit me to give the in- ference drawn by me from your remarks. You state it as a fact that the pupils of the City Schools have not been so successful in examinations as those of the country schools.” If such can be proved to be a fact, then the inference is that the City Schools are inferior to those of the country, for that which stands the test the best is assuredly the superior article. It is at this point that I take issue with the editor. I claim the opposite of your statement to be fact. My position is this: Farmer A has a yield of sixty bushels of wheat to an acre, while farmer B has a return of eighty-eight. It is observable, hewever, that some of the grains of A’s wheat are somewhat larger than those of B’s. The quality in other re- spects being regarded in both cases at least equal, which is the more successful farmer? That the grain in the first case is somewhat fuller than in the latter is no proof of bet- ter cultivation—this is shown by the extra yield—but it merely shows the difference in the kinds of wheat. The reader will readily see the analogy. Again ; two pieces of quartz are brought tothe crusher. It is noticed that the piece A contains afew larger nuggets of gold than the piece B. On being crushed, and afterwards submitted to the crucible, Ais found to contain 60 per cent. of gold, while B contains 88 per cent. Which piece of quartz was the more valuable? These cases are analogous to the question under discussion. At the last competitive examination, the country schools gave 60 per cent. under the crucible and winnowing process, whilst the city schools gave 88 per cent. Many other points might be advanced which would tell to the advantage of the city schools, but my paper has already ex- tended to too great length. Ithall there- fore forbear from offering further remarks ; but may be permitted to say that, while I think the editor has made a mistake in speaking of the status of the city schools, I cannot in justice refuse to acknowledge his generosity, in his, otherwise, favorable expressions of opinion of uhe city teachers ; from which circumstance the individual who figured in the editorial column of the Patriot might, without any discredit to himself, learn a lesson. Sept. 11, 1890. ss “wee News Notes. Gentlemen just arrived at Washington from Nicaragua report good progress being made with the construction of the canal. During a shower of rain at Cairo, Ill, quite a number of live fish fell in various parts of the city about four inches in length, and of the sun perch species. The Spanish Prime Minister has declared in favor of a social policy similar to that of Emperor William, and recommends 4 pro- tective policy. The Russian Government fearing an in- crease of Chinese in Ussuri, propose to tax the Chinese and Corean inhabitants, and to make grants of lands to Russians. Steamer Teutonic is the winner in her ocean race with the City of New York. From Queenstown to Sandy Hook she made the run in 5 days, 20 hours and 54 minutes. The New York Custom officials yesterday seized diamonds valued at nearly $10,000 belonging to a wealthy young Englishman named W. H. Medhurst, who had just ar- rived from London. A special from San Francisco says that the catch of seals of the Alaska Commercial compsny in Arctic waters will amount to 62,000, and the company will put them on the market at reduced rates in order so ruin the North American Commercial compavy, which now holds a lease from the United States. Nvux Vomica. a cae ee te apc one ted EE as elt PF