eee hc ORS SG ET Le “T Won't Abstain, BECAUSE NONE BUT VERY WEAK-MINDED PEOPLE EVER DO SIGN THE PLEDGE.” Such is the stupid reply with which we are frequently met when endeavoring to persuade men and women to a life of tota: abstinence. To them we heartily commen the careful perusal of the following list of illustrious total abstainers, all of whom have shed a lustre on the land of their birth :— Charles XII. of Sweden. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States. The Emperor of Brazil. Sydney Smith, Dean of St. Paul's. W. F. Hook, D. D., Dean of Chichester. John Wesely. Albert Barnes (Biblical Commentator). Thomas Guthrie, D. D. General Garibaldi. Sir Henry Havelock. Sir Charles Napier. Sir Garnet Wolseley. General Stonewall Jackson. Commodore Goodenough. David Livingstone, LL.D. Sir John Franklin. Jokn Milton. Dr. Johnson. S. C. Hall. George Cruikshank. John Howard (prison philanthropist). Richard Cobden, M. P. John Bright, M. P. Thomas Burt, M. P. Sir Henry Thompson. Dr. B. W. Richardson. Benjamin Franklin. Edward Baines, M. P. It will thus be seen that the unpopular principle of total abstinence has been ac- cepted by theologians, warriors by land and sea, explorers in hot and cold regions, poets (not mere rhymesters), painters, physicians and scientists, wits and humorists, philan- thropists, statesmen - yea, even kings. It only remains to be added that the foregoing list is not at all of an exhaustive character ; nevertheless it clearly shows that total abstiners can claim some men who are certainly quite as talented as those who so glibly say, *‘I won’t abstain, because none but weak-minded people sign the pledge.—Arrow. Woman's Traits. Women do not read; they listen with the eye. A woman would sooner rule a heart than fill it ; not so a man. Friendship between women is only a suspension of hostilities. A woman need not always recall her age, but she should never forget it. A woman listens to a play with her mind, and judges it with her senses. It takes as much wit not to displease a woman as it takes to please her. A woman’s friendship is, as a rule, the legacy of love or the alms of indifference. Heaven gave women tongues to ask questions with, and eyes to give answers with. It is surprising how near age brings a woman to death, and how little it pre pares her for it. The woman who confides to one man her partiality for another seeks advice less than an avowal. We are always anxious to know why we are loved; they only care to know how much we love them. In church women think that they re- ceive because they observe, and that they are meditating when they are only hold- ing their tongucs. It is often a more meritorious act for a woman to allow something good to be said of another woman than it would be for her to say it herself. The highest mark of esteem a women can give to a man is to ask her friendsbip, and the most signal proof of her differ- ence is to offer him hers. Women attain perfection in but two departments of literature—letters and memoirs. They only write weil when they imagine that they are talking. She is to be pitied who thinks to find a friend other than her busband if she be a wite, than her ehildren if she bea mother, thun god if she be neither. As « rule women care little for comedy, because it. makes them enter into them- selves. Give them the drama which draws them out of themselves. PP. = TL. Starch Manufacturing Oo., CAPITAL . . $25,000, In Shares of $25.00 each. FyXHIS COMPANY has been Incorp>rated _ by Act of Parliament during the p< ent session, and one-third of the Shares have = n taken up by the leading men of Charlottet...wa. Farmers holding Stock in this Company will have the benefit of the preference in the large purchase of produce which the working of the Company entails. Applications for Shares to be made to Messrs. Hyndman Bros,, wotill the Di- rectors and Officers of the Company are ap- pointed, April 16, 1878— fo Blacksmiths, Lime-purners, xc.’ BOOK & JOB PRINTING! neatly and. expeditiously executed, AT THE “EXAMINER” OFFICE under the careful supervision of J. W. MITCHELL. We are now in a position to execute orders for all kinds of Printing, such as LETTER HEADS, BILL HEADS, CIRCULARS, CARDS. PAMPILETS, DODGERS, HANDBILLS, POSTERS, AND ALL KINDS OF Bank and Legal Blanks, &. &@ &e. AT MODERATE PRICES. ; Office :—lngs’ Old Stand, Corer Great George and Water Streets. PREPARE FOR WINTER ! | ; D. WADMAN has returned from . Boston, and can be found at Crabbe’s Stove Store, where he will be pleased to see all his old customers and as many new ones as will favor him with their patronage. Copper, Tin and Sheet-Iron Work attended to at short notice. tuss1A IRoN Pipe a specialty. Strove-Pire at bottom prices. H. D. WADMAN, ** Sign of the Stove,’ 109 Queen Street. Ch’town, Oct. 14—4w 2aw Look Here ! THREE PRIZES IN 12 MONTHS. ——— 0— W G. MUGFORD, sole Licensee for - City and Queen’s County, for Lam. bert’s Patents for Permanent Photographs Being composed of Indian Ink and Parchment, they CANNOT FADE. Took Ist Prize at Provincial Exhi- bition last Fall at Georgetown ; Diploma for Excellency of Work at New York, Jan. Ist, 1878—contesting with the United States and Dominion of Canada,—and Ist Prize at Summerside, Oct. 3, *78. Davip Wrtson’s OLp Stanp, Ca’rown. Oct. 5, 1878—3m law 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 deen 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 acure; but with these it is entirely dif- ferent: the ‘nstant one is applied the patient will feel its effect. Physiciansin 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 cures 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 cure, ask your druggist for rR. MELVIN'’s Capsicum Porous PLASTER. You can hardly believe your own convictions of its wonderful effects. Although powerful and uick in its action, you can rely On its safety or the most delicate son to wear, aa 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 merits, and one plaster will eli hundreds to your friends. sk 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 any 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, Ageni December 7, 1877 QUEEN INSURANCE O0,Y. OF ENGLAND. COAL ! ‘oO: CAPITAL, . . TWO MILLIONS STERLING, COAL ! Po ae effected on all kinds of Build- in , Merchandise and Produce. Also, on RDERS for ALBION MINES’ (Pictou) | Vessels on the stocks. SMALL COAL can be obtained from | the Subscriber until further notice. e ) : G. W. DeBLOiS, Sole Agent for P. E. Island 25 Water Street. Ch’town, July 31, ’78. dy Special rates for isolated residences. Losses settled promptly. GEORGE MACLEOD (Union Bank), Agent for Prince Edward Island June, 1877— ECONOMY & SECURITY. ——:0:—— I \ iP AND AOGIDENT[NQURANCE COMPANY Investments All Within the Dommion. 3p $55,299.51 SURPLUS PROFITS ON PREMIUMS IN 1877. NEW BUSINESS, 1376, - - - SUBMITTED - - - 7f,) - = a Solid Addition to Company’s Assets in 1877, - - $55,288.00, | There is no reserve clause, making the amount of claims under the Sun Mutual Policie vo be less than the sum assured by them, as under the minimum system. _ sar Special attention is claimed to the fact that our policies are payable in full. “@e THOMAS WORKMAN, Ese., President ; T. J. CLAXTON, Esg., Vice-President ; R. MACAULAY, Secretary. J. M. C. DELESDERNIERS, Superintendent. Prince Edward Island Board of Directors: HON. L. C. OWEN, HON. J. F. ROBERTSON, « DPDANIEL DAVIES, OWEN CONNOLLY, Esq, Messrs. JENKINS & McLEOD, .. . MegpIcaL EXAMINERS, HORACE HASZARD, Manager, P. B. Island. July 3, 1878— QUTEITTING WAREHOUSE, NO. 50 QUEEN STREET. net all —————— 20+ A SUPERIOR LOT OF ZING & MWLEATHER COVERED TRUNKS JIUST ARRIVED. — OD Solid Leather Valises! Much Cheaper than Home Manufacture. 0 A FULL LINE OF GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS | s*O- : g@- Inspection Solicited before Purchasing Elsewhere. -@ Gc. ROBERTSON. Charlottetown, May 30— —$—— Our Agreement with W. H. Otive, of St. John, N. B., has this day terminated by mutual consent. In the meantime, parties desiring Machinery can obtain information from us direct, or through AMOS FISHER, Truro, N. 5, or eo PRACTICAL MEN WHOSE JUDGMENT AND] JOHN WELSH, St. Martin's, N. B. ADVICE CAN BE RELIED ON. PRICES REDUVUCEHD I! Great Improvements in our Saws IroN—PorRTABLE Grist MILLs--PorTaBLe Saw MILLS. Address— WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO., Brantford, Canada. April 17, 1878. Freight to Newfoundland. Ty Masons and Builders, The Schooner MIN NIH, 55 tons, N. N. M., —AND— The Brigantine GUIDE, 146 tons, N. N. M. NDERS wanted to Excavate the Cellar and Build the Foundation Walls for anew Mission House at Little York. os TEN ae alee wanted to build the Mission ——_—. ouse, to include carpenters’, joi i. - HESE vessels can be here from the 10th | ers’ and painters’ cok. er to 15th November, and may be chartered TENDERS also wanted to Build a Stable to take freight from the Island to Newfound- | and Coach-house on the same premises. land. SPECIFICATION AND PLANS to be seen at Mr. Apply, for one week, to | M. Butcher’s Warerooms, until 2 0’cleck p.m., 7 JOHN H,. CATHRAE. | on Ist day of November next. Two good Ch’town, Oct. 14, 1878.—pat lw | Sureties required to each tender. The Com- | May 21—-6m 3aw TO LET, A ND immediate possession given, 2 first- —— eer bao ae on Long- , worth Street, opposite the residence of Hon, Kr 197 |L. C. Owen. These Dwellings were erected aney 20, 18t8 this spring, under careful superintendence, no ‘cost being spared to make them warm, com- fortable and convenient. The outbuilding | arrangements are second to none in Ch’town. There is a good well ot water and a pump in ‘the yard to supply the occupants. R. GEORGE D. DAVISON has been Persons wanting a good house would do appointed Collector of Assessment and well to call and examine for themselves. | Poll Tax for the Royalty, and Poll Tax for the None but good and careful tenants need City and Common of Charlottetown, for the ‘apply. year 1878. His office is at the Corner of Great George and Kent Streets. THOMAS W. DODD, Proy, Sec’y and Treasurer. met — do = bind themselves to accept the {lowest tender. Tend Mr. M. Boston and Charlottetown ee REGULAR PACKET LINK.) .. ., .. .,. Chaizman of Committee | Oct. 15—2w 2aw ar wkly pat 2i REIGHT received for all places on P. F. | A vessel always on berth in Boston for Freight. of Freight guaranteed, HE Subscriber having fi | For particulars apply here to “att poet nt oe Our Agents in Boston—W. B. DEAN & CO., | 176 Atlantic Avenue, | _ in first-class style, is now prepared to give comfortable accommodation to Tourists and others will receive every atten: tion at the Wagstaff’s Hotel. | Butcher's. GEORGE VESSEY, j Island accessible by water or rail. W AGST AR I 0 HO THI, . Despatch, Low Rates and Careful Handling | F.T. & W. L. DEAN. THE RANKIN HOUSE, Permanent and Transient Boarders, WM. WAGSTAFF. Provincial Taxes for 1878, RICHARD WEEKS, Head Hillsborough Street. Ch’town, Aug. 27, 8178—pat 3 aw M. H. GAULT, Esg., Managing Director ; Prince Edward Island (ate sles) S'THA MERS SUMMER ARRANGEMENT. NOVA SCOTIA. ~ eave Charlottetown for Pictou every Moy DAY, WEDNESDAY, THuRspAyY & Satum DAY mornings at 5 o’elock, connecting there at 10 a. m. with train for Halifax, Fare to Halifax, $4.10. Picnic Parties of twenty or upwards can obtain Retury Tickets at Charlottetown Office to Picton and back’ same day. for $1 each. Returning to Charlottetown, $1,856,598 | Leave Pictou every Turspay, WrpNespay, 3,158.000 Fripay and Sarurpay, about 2 p. m., on arrival of morning train from Halifax, CAPE BRETON. and THURSDAY, on arrival of morni train from Halifax, connecting both ways with Stage and Steamer *‘ Neptune,” te and from Sydney and Bras d’Or Lake. Returning to Pictou SAME NIGHTS, conn with 10 a. m. train Turgspay and Fripay for Halifax. . New Brunswick, Canada and United States, Leave SUMMERSIDE every day (Sunday except ed) on arrival of morning train frem Charlottetown, connecting at Shediae with trains for each of the above named wee: and at St. John with Steamers ef nternational Co. for Portland and Bos. ton. Also, leaves Charlottetown for Summerside every Monday Morning, about 3 o'clock. Returning, leaves Shediac every day (Sunday excepted) on arrival of day train from St, John, for Summerside; connect there with- out delay, with train for Charlottetown, Also, leave Summerside for Charlottetows every Saturday evening, about 6 o'clock, AcEeNnTs: Almon & MacIntosh, Hali Noonan & Davies, Pictou; A. Grant * Co., Hawkesbury; Hanford Bros., St FW. HALES. Charlottetown, May 9, 1878, THEONLY DIRECT LINE TO BOSTON. ast Steamers Carroll and Worcester Boe Steamers are fitted with Superior Passanger accomodation arranged for every convenience and comfort, and fitted up in éle gant style. FREIGHT carried at moderate rates and as low as by any other route. EGGS in boxes and barrels handled with the greatest care. _ SAVING TIME, only one business day used in reaching Boston, by leaving here Satu Morning and catching steamer at Halifax, arriving at Boston Monday morning. LEAVE CHARLOTTETOWN Hvery Thursday, PUNCTUALLY AT 5 P. M. LEAVE BOSTON PUNCTUALLY AT NOON. CARVELL, BRros., AGENTS. Ch’town, May 9, 1873.—1 a w arg pat Mortgage Sale. To be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, on THURSDAY, the Twelfth day ef December next, A. D, 1878, at twelve o’clock, noon, at the Court House, ina Charlottetown, under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in au Indea- ture of Mortgage, bearing date the Cfteenth day of March, A. D. 1876, and made between Donald McLeod, of Car- digan River, in King’s County, farmer, and Hannah, his wife, of the one part, and Edward Jarvis Hodgson and Neil McLeod, of Charlottetown, in Queeu’s County, Barristers-at-Law, of the other part (and which said Mortgage was duly assigneu by the said Edward Jarvis Hodgson and Neil McLeod to Edward Jarvis Hodgson and John Bail, Trus- tees of the Estate of David Stuart Rennie, by assignment dated 30th March, 1878)— LL that Tract, Piece and Parcel ef -& Land situate, lying and being in Car- digan, on Township Number Fifty-three, and bounded on the south by Cardigan River; on the west by land formerly in the possession of John Weatherbie, but now ia possession of James Davies; on the nortkr by the “ rear line,” and on the east by land in possession of Malcolm Campbell, con- taining, by estimation, one hundred and )/thirty and a half acres of land, a little more or less — together with all rights members and appurtenances thereto be. longing. For further particulars apply to Messrs, Hodgson & McLeod, Solicitors, Charlotte. town. Dated this 6th day of September, 1878. EDWARD J. HODGSON, JOHN BALL, Assignees of Mortgagees, Sept. 6, 1878—lawts | Merchants Bank Notes VAKEN AT THEIR FACE in exchange for Boots and Shoes, at | rn. W. SMITH’S, Mrs, Stamper’s Corner ‘ct. 11, 18738~ Leave Pictou for Hawkesbury ever Monpay Hivery Saturday, aa ee ee eT LO mene