me. es ul PCT Re a a Ok ei a: oe Sa eee NR cane TT mgoeg =. =>. | OT. co Slag heave, La Grippe he Daly Brame M ik FFICe KATES OF SUBSCRIPTEON (IN ADVANCE) @ne Year _.. 4.00 | could have been no respiration of ordinary Six Monthe 2.00| kind. In L884 Pictet and C. de Candolile — se | exposed seeds and amacrobes four days to a sent post paid to any part of Canada er the C nited States. THE WEEKLY EXAMINER sssued every Iriday morning. [t is madden of matter whiehdas appeared in the Daily and is a firetclasss newspaper containing @1l the latest news. Subscription $1.00 a year, THE DAULY EXAMINER’ JANUARY 24, 1898. —_——--- — — Ce SCIENTIFEC MISCELLANY. & FRENCH FLYING MaCHINE—MONEY VALUE OF, ACCURATE SCIEKCE—A ENGINE OF HIGH EFFIGIGIOQT—LIFE AT REST— GAS SUBMARINE PROTOGRAP EM Y—A NEW THEORY ON RABIES—CREOSGTE AND CONSTIPATION — EXTERMINATION QF PERDS—COM PRESSED FULOUR. The :team-propelled eeroplane of Messrs. V. Tetin and Charles Ricbet has a very light «ilk covered wood ¢rame, to whith are attached by steel wires two similar'y constructed fixed wings and a tai!. A steam engioe drives two screw propellors—one at each end, rotating in opposite directions. An exp rimental apparatus receatly tested had about 14} equare vards of wing eur face, weighed about 73 pounds, including water and coal for a flight of three miles, and developed a speed of twenty yards a second, the size and speed being consider - ably greater thas those of Langley’s aero- drome. The longest flight thus far has been about 150 yards, the machine having a tendency, in ite present stage,to take headers. The start is madeon acar roliing down an inclined plane 82 yards long, at the end of which the aeroplane is automatically released for free flight. The accurate determination of the atomic weights is shown by Prof, F. W. Clarke tu be a matter of real practical im- portance. The atom'¢ weight of chromiam js still placed by Europego analysta at the old determination of 52.5, while American chemists bave adopied the corrected value of 52.1. Aresultis that ghromic iron, wich is imported by the Baltimore ehroype cre works in cargoes of about 2500 tons, is valued by Glasgow assays at @347.59 per cargo more than by Baltimore Tix novel feature of the gas motor of Herr Diesel, of Munich, is stated to be the bringing of the fuel in the working cylia- der mo eopiags, With wir eo bigtly com pi@sctd as to be intensely hor. The sugize may be adapted to use coal dust, petrclenm or coal gas, the second form consuming about 0.55 of a pound of petroleum per herse- power hour. The measurement of a degree of latitude in Spitzbergen ie a Swedish project, Rus- rian co-operation to be invited. Much of the problem of life is inter-~ ming! d with that of the vicaiity of seeds, which is still a matter of difference am ong biologists. Some bold that there is simp- ly a slowing down of life in the dormant seed, imperceptible change and respiration continuing to take place; while others be.ieve that the vital machinery is brought to an absolute rest for a time, to be started again when external conditions become favorable. In a recent Royal Society paper Mess's. Horace T. Brown and fk. Escombe | of an atmosphere, ee 29: 2's ‘ | vacuum followed by an fhe Examiner Publishing Cempany | sulphide,ether, ch‘eroform, and other gases tion. at 100° change inthe protoplaew itse!f is disproven, THE DAILY EXAMINER CHARLOTTETOWN, JANUARY 24, 1898 pointed out that the former hypothesie overlooks the remarkable evidence availa= ble. The late @. J. Romanes keep seeda fifteen months ina vacuum of a millionth and also in such a atinosphere of carbon movoxide,carbon dioxide,hydrogea, and vapors, and such treatmest had Jittle effect upon subsequent germination. There i } temperature of 100 °;below zero C. with- out effect, aod the antbors have since been enabled by Prof. Dowarto keep seeds at 183° to 192° below sero litihoura, etill with no perceptible infaence on germina- Chemical actiombeing annibilated below zere, .moiecular inter- This state of complete chemical inertness in living protoplasm is likened by C. de Candolle to that of an explosive mixture, whose components ean remain indetinites ly in contact without cambining untila certain temperature is reachec A photographic apparawws fur divers on eubmarine excursieas has been devised by world .is;noe nearly forty million pounds ster- ling, of which about one half is produced in | the British Empire (including the ‘Tranevaal and other protected States) the estimated zsmount for the year 1894 being £ 37,030,000, of which £.18,403,000 is registered as ander the latter category: the amount coined in that year | in the three British mints of London, Sydaey, and Melbourne,having been £ 12,912,000 mere thar half of which was coined in Australia. These latter ceins may be recognised by a very minute Mintsmark, 5S. or M., representing respectively Sydaey or Melbourne; and if the glowing accounts of the extraordinary richness of the goldfields of Klondyke are at all reliable, the proportion of Beitish-produced gold may be expected to be materially increased. The British coinage is now ina much more satis- factory comclition since the wise and equitable law was passed in the gear 1891, by which the light coinage was called in, the proportion of worn coins in circulatieg below the limit of least current weight, which previous to that date was nearly fifty per cent., being now quite insignificant. The writer has the satis- faction of having initiated the movement which resulted in the passing ef tha¢ Act. The Klondyke gold fields present a striking object lesson of the wild eagerness with which men will rush into perils and dangers in the insatiable greed for gold, They undertake a enor Bortens of Rio de Janeiro. It con- sists of an incandeseeot lamp avith reflector in the divers head-piece, aud an ordinary camera encloz-ed in a rabler envelope haring a glass front. Eleetrivaty for the lamp is snpplied by a small dyaame in a boat above. Pictures are takea by prees- ing buttons through the radbver coveri: g and @tjects in Rio de Janeiro Bay have been photographed under water ata die- } tance of ten ortwelve feet as easily as in full daylight. Hydrephobia has anima! instead of bacterial origio in the view of Dr. A. Grigorjew, a German biologist who has insolated what appears to be a protozean from patients suffering from rabies, In dealiwg with chronic constipation, the bane of 80 many a person’s existence, massage of the abdomen and electricity are expensive aad require too much time, while druge ordinarily soon lose their action leaving the patient more constipated than before, Dr. Valdimir de Holstein, of Paris, reports the best resulis from tbe use of creosote, which he supposes to Lave the effect instead of thet of a purgative— of neutralizing some toxia causing inac- tion of the intential tube, The creosote should be given pure in water or other long and perilous journey through a_ wildly | bleak and inhospitable arctic desert, climbing over precipitous mountain paths, where a false step may mean death, claanbering over slippery rocks which form rude stepping stones over raging torrents, and braving the fierce - hurri- canes of frozen snow which almost beat the very life out of the eager gold-seekers, And when at length having reacned their destination toiled for their gold, and are driven away by the severity ofthe polar blasts, and by the scarcity of food, they find that laden with the gold they have acquired, the journey back is more arduous than the outward expedition, and they arrive Lome, nearly starved to death, and perhaps robbed by murderous marauders of every ounce of that precious gold they had worked so hard to acquire. But if we would devote an energy equal to that we display in the acquisition of the precicus metal, to the task of gaining that *‘crown of pure gold” which will be awarded to those who ‘“‘fear God and keep His eonmandments,”’we shall find that the quest is attended by no hardships, by no disappoint- ments, and. by no uncertainties; and that when that glorious reward is allotted to us its possession will confer untold pleasure and transporting enjoyments which wili endure for ever. The Gordon Highlanders’ Benevolent Fund, inaugurated in Aberdeen, now stands at liqvid, beginning with a small dose—say a single drop—on account of ihe burning sensation, and increasirg graduatly to seven or eight drops, or even ruore, if thie proves insufficient. The dore is to be ad- ministered tmice daily after meals, ‘The treatment is continved several months, andfit is found not only to remove the con~ stipation but to increase ihe appetite and improve ihe general conditioa. An idea of the fearful slaughter of birds that is steadily going on may be had from the fact that on the 13th of last April near ly half a million birds were cold at an auc~ tion ia London, These details of the cun- signment were given the Selborne Society Mre, by Edward Phillips: Osrrcy pluaces. 11,352Zounces; vul.ure plumes, 1863 pounds; | peacock feathers, 251,051 bundlee; birds of paradise, 2,362; Indian parrots, 228,289; bronze pigeons, in¢luding the goura, 1,677; tanageté and sundry birds, 33,198; hum- ming birds, 116,490; jays aod kingfishr 48,759; Impeyan and other pheasant and jungie fowl, 4,952 fowls and hawks, 7,163. There was a similar sale, in February, with other to follow in July and October. Flour compresse¢ into bricks by bydra-~ ulic preseure, the material occupying only a third as much space as the locse flour, is being tested for army and ravy we. tesults thus far appear to show that the treated flour is quite unaffected by damp- ness, and is free from mould and safe from the attacks of insects. Ualike loose flour it may be safely stored for along time. Prussia now has 2837 steam engines‘ for electric generation of, 191,935 horse power, the number of engines having trebled in six years. Not less than 93 per cent of all.the engines are used for elect- ric lighting purposes. + oe -e THE KING OF METALS . This modern malady has become dreaded not more for its direct fa- tality than for the weakness of body and mind it leaves behind it. Prolonged debility, permanent pros- tration, melancholy and suicide fol- low La Grippe. For this disease there is ng remedy superior to Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. . “The best remedy for la grippe that I know of is Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral.” =~, ~ Rev. JOHN K. CHASE, South Hampton, N. H. . “My wife and five children were taken down with la grippe, while the disease was so widely prevalent. I dosed them with Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, and before using quite two bottles my family was restored to health. I know of several obstinate cases of the same complaint which were also cured by this remedy.” J. PARMINTER, Paulette, Miss. be “1 was cured of la grippe by the use of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral.” / C. §. THOMPSON, Pub. “Signal,” West Farmington, 0. »Ager’s yherry Pectoral - Write to our doctor. We pay him to advise you free. J.C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass, BY A BANKER From the very earliest times the desire for gold has been the one predominant craving of mankind, the one ruling passi2n which, toa greater or less extent, according to the idiosyncracies of the individual, inspires and instigates his actions. Even before the fall of man we read of gold, £1,723 2s.9d. Lord Wemyss has invented, and now uses a new three-barre! gun, 16 bore. To remove paint from window glass rub a little vinegar on the spots, Best to take after dinner; Pi A | Purely vegetable; do not gripe i S prevent distress, aid diges- or cause pain. Sold by all druggists. 25 cents. tion, cure constipation. Prepared only by C. 1. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mas- 0B DORIS TBD - POA. 426 4 DN 20 80 a “ ¥ ‘ £ y" ® ‘ avs: A\ 2D mae Sia Gyn : A NE AN SES 3 TROY of Nod} Al ca aayig of \ fit Ne hi 8 a ER eee Bs Ocuohe WHTHEE | _ wor Courhs, HUGS ; ¢ Colds. Bron- : . ;cuitis, Sore cup Peta nans 4 >. bass Jar, ele A 2 7 9 KT" 7", WATSON & CO . Pnsen:-rars. » & MONTREA'. ,_ «se POOC SOBOBOSCH ~ DHOSOSOSHOSHO SOPHIE K OTe ~ecece scec’ HENRY R, LORDLY ©. E A.M Gan. Soc. C. E. Graduate College of C:vil Engineering Cornell University. Coneulting Engineer for General Work, Specialties: Hydraulic, Sanitary =rzineer- ng and Bridge Derigning. Offices at Charlottetown and St. John IsJaui correspondents address to Charlottetown. oct 14 d&w ae and are tuld that in the vicinity of the Garden of Eden gold existed, and that ‘the gold of that 'and was good.” And all tiown the ages history presents one long record of the over- whelming might and potency of that intense and ardent coveting of the precious metal | which animates the entire human race, with the s tribes which are sunk lowest in the scale of humanity, and whose wants are scafve higher than those of the animal world. To these gold is useless. le exception only of those few savage In aicient times the metal appears to have x xisted .n much the same prop yrtion as at the | present day, though, of course, in the absence | of that comparatively modern invention, paper |} money, which represents vast sums of gold which do not exist, the corresponding wealth of the populations is not capable of comparison with that of the present time. In the year B.C 323 we reac that Alexander the Great captured in Persia 351,000 talents of the precious metals; and assuming that one ‘half of this enormous sum was in gold, the ; value of the whole would represent the sub- | stantial sum of more than a theasand million pounds sterling; while for the sule purpose of erecting and lavishly decorating the glorious and magnificent temple of Jerusalem, King David amassed the colossal sum of one bun- dred thousand talents of gold, an amount equal | to five hundred and forty million pounds ster- ling of our moneys. In more recent times perhaps the largest amount of the precious metal accumulated for any purpose was the ransom Offered to the Spanish Conqueror Pizarro by the Peruvian Inca, which was arranged to be a room filled with golden ornaments, coins and vessels to the height of nine feet from the floor, the size of the room being seventeen feet by twenty-one feet. The total production of gold throughout the ‘The — Ouestion Now is wuere can we get a suitable Xmas present forthe least mouey. Below will be found a list of a few of our cut prices for the Holiday Season only, which will enable von to decide at once, as the time is now short Eight day, half hovr, cathedral gong, striking Clocks, for $3.60 Silver Cake Baskets, (quadruple plate), 2.75 Napkin Ringe, 50c up : Spoon Holders and Pickle Dishes, 1.5 A Waltham Watch with Chain (good timekeepers) 7.50 ' Ladies’ Genuine Gold Filled Walth am Watch, 15,00 Ladies’ Leng Chains, warranted five ver :8, 3.00 Ladies’ { olid Gold Gem Rings, (heavy) 3.00 Brooches, Cuff Buttone, Stick Pins, Chains, Charms, etc, at extraordinary low prices. Repairirg promptly attended to by a competent person. Clocks, Watches and Jewelry. c.C. JURY She Was Too Natura, At last the young won:an who had been haunting the theatrical manager's office was to be given a chance. é **I want you to play the part of a di- worcee,’’ explained the manager. **Oh!”’ eghe exclaimed, and there was so much disappointment in her tone that he | noticed it. **What's your objection to it?’’ he asked. | “Why, to tell you the truth,’’ she an- | «wered, ‘1 was in hopes you would give | mne a part that would require some acting What's the use of going on the stage just wo be natural?’ As might have been surmised from her gabition, she was ope of them.—Chicago Post. Costly Shooting. Projectiles used by the United States ar my for its great modern guns cost as fol- | Jowa: Solid shot, 8 inch, $69.80 each; 1d inch, $144.50 each; 12 inch, $212 each; 14 inch mortar shells weighing 800 pounds, | $114 each; 12 inch mortar shells weigh- ing 1,000 pounds, $195 each. Must Help Each Other. A beautiful moral in tandem bicycling for a young married couple is that both must work if they want to get along.— Philadelphia Times. The oldest national flag in the world is that of Denmark, which has been in use since the year 1219. ; —- Sleeplessness. | §leeplessness brought about by nervous ' excitement, mental strain or overwork can be cured by a harmless home remedy, which anybody can easily test. Simply take a moist towel, fold it up and place it acxoss the neck. Forsleeplessness of nerv- ous people who suffer from cold feet while the head is hot there is no better remedy than to rub the legs, and particu- larly the feet, briskly with a brush ora ' rough towel. This will benefit the circu- lation, and a sort of tired feeling is the result, which soon produces sleep. Drugs cannot be used successfully for either of these forms of sleeplessness, while the lo- cal application of water will almost unex- | ceptionally give immediate relief. —Phila- ' delphia Ledger. London Streets, If any one were to undertake to walk, ' one way only, through all the streets of London, he would be obliged to go a dis- | tance of 2,600 miles, or as far as it is across ‘the American continent from New York to San Francisco, This will give an idea of the distance one will have to go to see thoroughly even the greater part of the city of London—the largest city in the world, Italian Ware House Beals’ Corner Cor. Grafton and Ct. Geo. Sts | North side Queen Squarre eet Upenicg To-day Jules Robin Modicinal Brancy JOW & DAVIES, Wholesale Wine Merchants. Klondike. Start from Vanecuver Because 1, VANCOUVER is the best outfitting point on the const, goods heing conesider- j ably cheaper than in the United States. 2. VANCOUVER isthe nearest port of departure to the Yukon district. 3. VANCOUVER is the termiaus fof the C. P. Railwav, whose steamers will start from VANCOUVER this epring. 4. All VANCOUVER. 5. Direct steamers ‘to Yukon ports | have now commenced to run from VAN- COUVER. , 6. VANCOUVER is the only Canadian port where parsengers vransfer direct from train to steamer. 7. KLONDYEKE is in Canada, outfit in Customs Duty. W. GODFREY, esident Board cf Trade, V anconver,B.C rr . — LEGAL CARD WARBURTON & McKINNON Barristers, Attorney’s, Notarys Public. Commissioners for State of Massack usetts, «&c., & C, OFFICES —~—"“™,. Cameron Block, Charlottetown Brennan Building, Summe fside 1 Kent Street, Georgetown, A. B. WARBURTON, B, A., D, C. L., QC. D. A. MCKINNON, L. L. b. | | | Ch’town Dec, 1, 1897—law & wim .Orth-bouud steamers call at adies’ jackets The balance We offer of our siock them at of above . sacrifice all new; prices to this fall's importation with the exception clear at once It will pay any buyer of six T. J. HARRIS, ata, to see them ondon House - Ss Lae ee REMOVAL, Miller Brothers, the P. E. Island Music Housa, have removeil their business to Owen Connolly’s Old Stand, Queen Street SS ee a Where we have more ruom and better facilities thon ever for: he carrying on of our large and Hver Increasing Business Come in and see us. Statue of late Owen Connolly on top of the building. You Cannot Miss It. MILL BROS. The P. E. Islan Music House. Sole Agents for P. E. I. VANCOUVER, and save 30 per cent. We ar Pay Ey 200 Bicycles Wanted To be stored (free of charge) for the winter, and cleared repaired, nickeled or enameled, thoroughly renewed, ready for spring. ENAMELING We use the highest grade Enamel (blick or colors) that money can buy in New York, and éase it on in a manner that the most fastidiovs cannot criticize, and the cost is the same as others charge for ordinary paint, See sample at shop. W P. DOULL, Kent Stieet ne a4 For the Holiday Season with a vomplete stock of nice fines of Footwear. We have all kinds of Shoes; low Shoes, honest Shoe dancing Shoes ana Temperance Shoes (that don’t g? tight). Slippers in great variety, Rubbers, Ovetshu2 Gaiteis, etc. Big Values, Low Prices, Honest Goods, Best style Will make almost any one kapyy. We are more than happy to think that we have pleased you in the past, and know that we can do so now better than ever. VYfeeks & Warren