( * ¢ — ct, TO Nt a a ee 1 Are an PREPARED should a fire occur ” Are. you fully insured? The Companies I represent for « small sum will fully insure you against all loss by fire, They are noted for their promptness in settling and paying their losses. 6.I0. Bow Insurance Agent Charlottetown —_—— ’ ——— oe THB DAILY BXAMINER. ee ; JANUARY 3, 1897. NEW YEARS’ CALLS. ee New Year’s day passed off quietly. There was less calling than on this day in other years. The good old custom is ap- perently fast going out. It will bea pity if itshould go outaltogether. The good- will of friends to friends, sbown by a New Year’s call, should, of itself, be aufficient to preserve it. Surely it is not too much to take from a year of selfish endeavor a single day for the making of a friendly visit. The warm shake of the hand, the pleasany smile, the mutual expression of thank ful- ness for the blessings of the old year, and the anticipations of prosperity with the coming of the new, should, in all generovs men, be an imcentive for making the time- honored call. For, after all, what in life is more pleasant than to wis) your friends beneath their or neighbors own roofs, a Happy New Year? Bur- dens and cares enough the year wil! certainly bring. Surely, at its dawn, everyone can sey the kindly word and do the kindly deed. The nature of man is such that the manifestation of the good-will of hia fellow-man gives him pleasure. When it is withheld he is troubled. When it is given grudgingly he is offended. With the New Year the coldness, the neglec!, the feel- iags that are produced by what is some- times aaid to be a failure of due apprecia- tiogs and proper personal recognition should be forgotten and forgiven and a broad generous human sympathy should alone prevail. The sulleaness, engender- ed by supersensitiveness, should be chas- ed from the heart, and the whole nature of wan should be vivified by the presence of what might be called a super-buman joy. For the joy that comes with the New Year is not of the earth earthy. Some persons say that they have out~ growa the old custom,—that it is not indicative of true manliness or consistency todo, inthis respect, what our fathers have done. Others say that it lacks that sturdy independence and that commend- able indifference that shonid characterize every stroog-minded individual. Let those who thiok or talk in that way try to briog before the imagination how strong- minded they are likely to be in the hour of distress, of affliction, of misfortune or of sorrow. Their “sturdy independence” and their “commendable indifference” will goon leave them and the naked weakness of their selfish natures will be miserably revealed. To be kiad, to be good-natured, to be joyful, and to carry joy to others, 1# not to be weak. To be sullen to be ill-tempered, to refuse to wring gladuess to the heart of friend and neighbor isnot to be strong. “The bravest sre the tenderest.” May the “New Year's call” never pasa away. May those who have made it this year live to make it for many years, and may those who have bven reminded of what once was regarded as obligatory, never again allow the New Year's Sun to go down without haying made the New Year’s call, Our time here ie short, the opportunitias for friendly greetings are few. To some thay will never come again and all must wigh for “The touch of a vanished hand aad the sound of a voice that is still.” a ———_ DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. < Tne Guardian quotes from the anony- mous letter of a correspondent of the Patriot that “ over 10,000 rivets ” were atarted upon one occasion when the Stanley attempted to come from Pictou to Charlottetowa, sod says that * facts like this should rivet the attention of the Gor- erument.” But the Patriot’s correspondent god the Guardian have forgotten to state that the attempt referred to was made in the month of March—after four month? of yeavy frost—aot at the beginning of winter. A gentleman who was on board the Stanley , unbrokem sheet to the Island shore. THE DAILY EXAMINER CHARLOTTETOW atthe time wrote for description of the trip. following pafagraph : “We steam through the Cariboo Chan- nel and soog right the ice stretching in an We coast along the Nova Scotia shore till we ure up weet of Point Prim, and then, tak- ing Advantage of a slight opening, the Stanley heads up for tle Island and charges upon the ice. And now the fizht begin reen ice from two to three fret thick/is met aud conquered. Ice rafted up te eight and ten feet is pushed aside or scattered, and so long as there is enough water to allow the mass to open for us, the good ship pushes her way. By 2 p. m., we are eight miles from Point Prim, and there, from the mast-head, no water io sight ahead of us,to the right hand or to the left. Ice im fields, ice in hummdcke, ice piled up on all sides of us, We push on till we stick fast. For a while as least there seems neither advance nor retreat. For nearly ten minutes we g> full speed astern, and not a movement. Then, gradu- ally, the icefield loosens its hold, and back we go. For an hour there was this alter- nate advance and retreat, uotil the good ship had cut away enough ice to give her room to come about, and then sadly we turned our back upon Point Prim and beaded for Georgetown. But we bad no small difficulty to face on our way back. Once and again we siuck, but through it all the Stanley forced her way, uatil at 7.39 p. m. we were at Georgetown wharf. ” Tus Examiner a We quote the The ideathat the conditions existing during last week and atthe present time are similar to those which existed when the rivets are alleged to have been started ie, in view of this descr.ption, ridiculous. It is not wonderful that the Guardian reaches false conclusions when it is so careiess about its facts. To try to excuse Sir Louis Davies’ failure to make good the expectations raised by him by throwing the blame upon the captain and the ship ia all very well,—if the facts and circum- stances justify the attempt. But they do not. —_— > -e——— — - SAVINGS BANK, CHARLOTTETOWN. Comparative Statements for Years Ending Dec. 3ist, 1896 and 1897. 1896. Balance due depositors, Jan. Added during year.......-... 342,979.44 $2,169,762.10 384,259.47 —"" Less withdrawais....... iiemaieaad Balance dne depositors, Dec. Gidlet, 1896................ 2. .$1,785,502.63 Added Dominion stock....... 90,000.00 MOORE. 0 0 0.0 0 ncvnesoces 4 o cows ape taen BS 1897. Balance due depositors, Jan. Bila BOO faccdeccccdoccessets « +: $1.785,502 .63 Add during year............ 372,996.26 $2,158,493.89 Less withdrawala............. 344,105.90 Balance due depositors, Dec. BE, CODE ind cvccce cccccecceses MES IS OEE Add Dominion stock...... . 80,000.00 MN, incilécp eserves 46 « cocaenl ae —Captain May was one of the first of our citizens to join the great majority in the current year 1898. For many years the Captain was a successful shipmaster in the West India trade, sailing in Hon. D. Davies’ vessels. He was atypical Haglish sea- nian with the strength and weakness, the virtues and follies ot his class. He hada premonition of his departure, and , before he died, gave minute directions concerning his funeral, paid bis little bills, had him- reif shaved and was measured for a new suit of clothing in which to be decently laid out. He was a mem ber of the Masonic fraternity. Se —_ - Tur Sran_ey is moving a3 usual today All sessions at the Charlottetown Business College and Writing Avademy will be resumed tomorrow Jany, 4th, 98 ~~ Miss MeMiv1.ay’s entertainment io Sum- mereide on theeveoing of New Year’s Vay, is described as a great success. The reudering of the programme was excellent in every particular, and the large audience was well pleased. I ADDY ae FURNITURE. HOME MAKERS. L@t, 1896. ..cccccceereeeese .» . -$1,826,782.66 © ~ OO — — ——— THOUGHTS FOR THE SEASON. The year has gone beyond recal! With all its bopes and fe’ r: With all its bright and glacden ng smiies With all its mourners tears. Thy thankful people praise thee, Lord For countless gifts received And pr y for grace to keep the Fuith Whicw saints of old believed. _ ee FAILURES 1897. AccorptNG to a statement published in the Halitax Herald, the failures. in Nova Scotia last year were J66, compared with 124 the previous year, the liabilities this year being $1,033,0:2 compared with $754,096 in 1806, and assets of $630,636 as contrasted with assets of $463,968 the year before. tn the city of Halifax there was one failure less than in 1896, the Nabilities being about $40,000 less. One rearow for the increase in failurea in 1897 was tile Windsor fire, which caused a half dozen *ai¥ures, with aggregate losses of nearly $100,600, cash compromises. In Newfoundland ibe failures numbered 22. with liabilities.of $104,659 and assets nominally $44,998. In 1891 in Newfound- laud the failures were 'he same in number, with liabilities of $125,159, and assets of $86,493. YY In this Province the foilureS ast year numbered nine, as follows : : No Liabil- Noryin- ities. al assets First quarter......... 3 $28,000 $19,500 Second quarter...... »- 3 13,000 6,000 Third quarter.......... 1 3,000 1,500 Fourth quarter........ 2 66,000 56,000 Total 9 110,000 83,000 To 1896....s0..-..00002 20 190,072 94,561 _— “ REGISTRY OF VESSELS, Ten vessels were registered at Charlotte- town in 1897. Of those the largest was the Stella, built at Cardigan, by Mr. James E. MacDonald—a vessel of two hundred tors. Only two other vessels have been builtin thie Province last year. The remaining Seven were transferred from other ports or purchased in the United States. The tonpage registered here now in- cludes : - Tons Bh FIGs cccretn ea cncccec ns cocsncsscnsnncest Oe 32 : Barquentines......00.csesccoveveescecses 4546 © GIB 0000's so vss 0 0 eb ncoenn ee BST Golboowers.....diecag soso ococesceges Oke GDS . . . cvccccntnh alin me's > stenctens am a | The total makes up 174 vessels meaeur- ing 15,812 tons. NOVA SCOTIA SHIPPING. The total number of steamers and vessels, with their tonnage, remaining on the registry at Halifax on the 3lst Decem- ber were: 1297. Net tone. Lo sci enkenddoole 7.534 Barques..csee.. ss seeeees 4 2,735 Brigantives.............l 193 MA tnedse od sf eese ed 243 MR Glbdeccessdo ces aon 193 Schoonere...............376 16 386 BIOOPS.. ...05 nee ccccce. « RO 105 Ee oe & SPUN e Vsa 6-5. cs cnesnee 6 30 474 27,745 $6.95 jackets for ouly $5.00—Moore & McLeod. , Royal makes the food pure, wholesome and delicious, ROVAL BAKING POWDER 68 . NEW YORK. Prosperous. MAY IT BE—TO ALL. Look to usin 1898 for best values in Mark Wright & Co., Ltd ‘4 an Y ly Sea: Fin he Z a f u ce eet oe eee grt , iy y) ss o - 7 . pe ae « ” 5 ins A FEW THOUGHTS FOR CHEESE- MAKERS Paper Read Before the Cheese and Buttermakers Association by R. E. Spillett We have now to contend with keen competition in the dairy markets of the world. The art of cheesemaking is not only a science but a very progressive one, and in order to keep up with, and in line with our competitors, we should not only keep well posted by dairy literature but practice any original genius we may possess. Each maker must assume the individual responsibility of instructing and advising the patrons how totake care of the milk so that it will arrive at the factory in a good, sweet condition. Excellent aad practical information has been distributing from time to time by the Department of Agriculture and if read and closely fol- lowed would relieve us of much extra work, worry and trouble, but I am afraid that after they are read, they are often thrown aside and forgotten, so it remains with you to remind the thought- less patron every opportunity. I find no one can be of mure service in this good work than the “carriers.” Get them interested. Explain to them where the trouble lies, and ask them to call,acd draw the negligent patrons attention to the matter, and io nine cases out of ten you will be pleased with the result. Don’t forget to remind them of emptying and washing their cabs just as soon as possible after being returned from the tactory—for the acid in the whey will soon corrode and eat the tinning off the inside of the can, leaving it unfit for the purpose it was intended for. Practice Careand discre- tion at the receiving can, rejecting any milk you are sure would injure the flavor of your cheese, Act firmly and conscientiously in the interest of your company, giving the directors of your factory as little unnecessary trouble as you can, for on them rests the burden of the battle. I will not enter into the de- tails of making, but will confine myself to a few thoughts in regard to the “curing” and shipping. Now, we all know that no matter how well cheese are made they can be damaged—or even spoiled —in the curing process. They require an even, steady temperature of from 60 degrees to 65 degrees Fahr. Now, in order to preserve an even temperature, the first outlook should be for a well constructed curing room, of which all on the Island are—with but few ex- ceptions. Now, the rest remains with the heating apparatus, let it be either stove or steam piper, and the attention they receive. 1! have gone into a curing room in the morning, and found the temperature not much above 40 de- grees. Gointo this same room again, some time during the afternoon, and you will probably find the temperature up to 70 degrees or 80 degrees. Now, we cannot expect to have a well cured cheese where a fluctuation in tewpera- ture to this extent occurs. Look after your fires late and early when they are needed. Too many makers think: when five or six o'clock comes the care and responsibility for that day should cease, and will lock up their factory until some time the next morning, or proba- bly after dinner, if they are only run- ning every other day. If any who practice this. have a secret for manag- ing their fires so as to keep up an even temperature for so long a time, he will confer a blessing on his fellow makers by giving them the recipe. _ I would also like to draw your atten- tion to the fact that from many of our factories the cheese have been shipped altogether too green, while in some cases only a few days after leaving the press: If this indiscriminate plan be continued we will soon ruin our repu- tation for quality. The consumer will look for sowething bettér than a piece of chil ed or half-frozen curd, end late in the fall cheese will cure but very little, if any, in transit. Right here a strong argument could be produced in favor of buying outright rather than consigning—for when bought, the fuli market quotation is offered, making the buyer anxious to see his goods are shipped in the best possible condition, or he throws himself liable either toa reprimand ora reclamatior, where, if be consigns, he only advances a certain percentage of this amount, procures his comniission. and the financial respor- sibility rests with the producer for the balance. Buyers should be encouraged to visit the factories, so that they could inspect the quality,and buy accordingly. This would encourage companies who go to the expense of securing only first- class men, and reward the interest and enterprise shown by themselves. Box your cheese carefully and neativ. Do not have your cheese two inches too high for the boxes, or have the box too high over the cheese. We are inclined to overlook the little mat- tere, but in the future we cannot afford todoso. Try and mske every point count. —Some of the United States papers express a desire that England may get “the lion’s share” of China, eo that the States mav have freedom of trade there and be safe when they trade. However beneficial the rule of Britain is to the States and the world at large. it is safe to eay that the British Government wil] not lay hands ou Chisa after the manrer of Germany and Russia. British statesmen bear in mind the fact that “ Righteou: ness exalteth a nation.” Practical penmanship as tangbt by J. Harry Williams, at the Charlottetown Business’College and Writing Academy tomorrow (Tuerday) night. Buy jackete where you get the best value. Paton & Co’s cffer is atill the lowest. 1 tf N, JANUARY 3, 1898 PURE INDIA TEA Brahmin Brand. Is fast becoming popular all over Canada, and the & United States. Orders constantly being received from New . York, Brooklyn, Boston, Winnipeg, 'i'oronto: Montreal t, > Ottawa. St. John, and Halitax, as well largest trade in P. E> Island. as commanding the : — HORACE HASZARD. © Agent for Canada and United States. , Ch’town 29th Dec. 1897 a List of Ratepayers sor the city ri a Charlottetown In default for Assessment due on Real Property, for the year ending 31st Decem- ber, 1897, containing names of all such defaulters, and the amount due from them respectively, with a statement of the Number of the town Lot, Water Lot and Common Lot upos which or any part thereof such assessment is in default. Amount Name of Ratepayer in | Statement of Deerptionof Property upon | Ammattn , ue & unpaid . : McArthur, Sarah Houre & Land on Common Lot No, 22, $ 456 Birch, John, House & Land on Town Lot No 72, 3rd hun, 3.37 : Coyle, Stephen, House & Land on Town Lot No 3, 2nd bun, 5.75 : Carmichsel, Est. of Jas House & Land on Town lot No 73, 3rd hun, 10.12° . Careron, Edmund, Vacant Land on Town Lot No 72 & 73, 2nd hun, 6.75 Dockendorf,Chas.& Jas Vacant Land on Town Lot No 10, 4th hun, i2 Griffith, John A. House & Land on Town Lot No 64, .st hun, 787 “ ss House & Land on Town Lot No 88, Ist hun, 10.13 > Gardiner, Frederick, House & Land on Common Lot No 32, 4,50 ez Hollman, John, House & Land on Town Lot No 91, 3rd hun, 19.69 a « “ House & Land on Common Loi No 21, 10.12 Hughes, Peter, House & Land on Common Lot No 22, 6.75 Hughes, Bridget, House & Land on Common Lot No 23, 4.50 Lowe, Walter, House & Land on Town Lots Nod & 6, 4th hun, 21.37 es “ House & Land ov Town Lot 49, 4th buo 16.88 ss $s House & Land on Town Lot 98, 4th bua, 5.06 . “ “ Vacant Land on Common Lot No 31, 2,06 s McNeill, Duncan, House and Land on Common Lot No 22, 844 - a “6 ss Vacant Land on Common Lot No 22, 1.97 2 Purdie, Jane, Estate . J of, W. A. O. Mor- bs son and Leslie S. McNutt, Trustees, House & Land on Town Lots No 97 and 98, Ist Kun 33.75 McQuaid, Dennis, Vacant Land on Town Lot 100, let hun, 56. Reid, Richard B. House & Land on Town Lot No 95, 2nd hun, 2. CU Redmcnd, Daniel, Hotse & Land on Common Lot No 2?, 3.19 PF Steel, Robert, House & Land on Town Lot No 20, 3rd hun, B44" : Trainor, Patrick, House & Land on Town Lot No 83, 2nd hun, 615 4 Tuornbull,Estate AndrewHoute & Land on ‘Lown Lot 55, 4th hun, 3.37 > Thorne, Charles E. Smal] honse & Land $390, Vacant Land Coruer r Lot, $300, on Common Lot 23, 6.75 Thorne, Charles E. Houeé and Land on Common Lot 23, 1.42 * Thorne, R. & Geo.S. Large House & Land on Common Lot No 23, 16.87 Y Willicms, John, House & Land on Common Lot No 24, 7.3 ? = V acant Land on Common Lot No 27, 4 00 Ward, Estate Robert House and Land on Common Lot No 25, 5. 62 t ; Notice is hereby given thar pursuant to the provisions of the Statute 51 Victoria Cap. 12, Section 91, after 30 Gays publication of the above list, being a list of the : Ratepayers of the City of Charlottetown who have failed to pay within the time pre- : 3 scribed the Assessment severally jevied upon their Real Property in said city, I will 7, make an application to is Honor, the Stipendiary Magistrate of said City, for Judg- a ment againet each and all of the jands above described, for the respective amounts . so levied against them, and then unpaid, and that upon euch jndgment being daly entered, I will farther apply for @ warrant for the sale of euch lands. Dated this 28th day of December, 4, Dp. 1897. R 3’ ‘ a Deosinber 28, 1807, 1 mo. OBERT VANIDERSTINE, City Collector a a . —— SA THIXGs a i glad i not =. aoe Unequalled value in ladies’ jackets. g Banp at the rink tonight. be whole ary ao to “a Kinpercarten.—T he Kindergarten will Oe Sa cee On. Ce reopen on Thursday next. , ‘a up.—Moore & McLeod. 4 J Harry Williams is not only a good We said “ $13 jackets for $5” when the penman, but one of the very beet teachers | *#!~ started—we’ve had to make a change of business penmanship in the lower | ~~*padies’, look lively. Fast selling is provinces. Attend his class in connection | °%ering the stock, but there are many with the Charlottetown Business College Choice values left.—Moore & McLeod. and Writing Academy. Open January 4th, Berzains in calendars, carde, fanc! 7.30 to 9.30 p. m. dy & wk. 2904, aod toys at Carters’. m DANGERS OF CROUP. a We may expect to have croup with us shortly and the childrea as usual may be attacked, A plaster made by epresding : — * Quickcur<” ona piece of canton flanve’, ; linen or cutton, will give more prompt re ¢ lief than @ mustard plaster, without caus vy ing burning or irritation. Keep it ready % for emergencies. Also vaporize some ‘ “Quickenre” in the bedroom. See “Quick- , cure book” free. , Another week of selling, suci. ax we had last week, will clear the ot. Call early. / We meet and heat all competition on ie jackets.—James Paton & Co. lif \ . Tue Charlottetown Business College and Writing Academy will be open tonight from 7.30 to 9.30 for registratien of «tn- | deats for the evening course which bezine to-morrow (Tuesday) night. You don’t have to boy your jacket from astock where almost every garment re- 4 quires alteration before it can be made into a f the semblauce ofa fit. We give you per- fection in quality, style, fit, finish and sorkman>hip.—Stanley Broa, The Always ( . Busy Store 303 2i.. Your wife will want a i cite receipts at Halifax wece 0 ' g _ = 170 less in 1897 than in 1896. or ¥ We soli an enormous quantity of per- arpat weep pena ane but we have plenty d ; eft. Remember this whea you want any. . D ; We are headquarters for snolaane at Wat- Paton & Col have the best -¢ Fo +on’s Drug Store. the very nelwest. . The road to Khartoum is now pretty lear. “e JSMES PAZQN' CO a - ee, ;