OE. AE QE, i aR tl. eat cman Saar - ——— ES en GSS general at the table. The general asked the miller all about his family, and the tailler said that he had two brothers and a sister. ‘‘No other brothers.” ‘My younger brother went off with the army many years ago and no doubt was long ago killed.” Then the General said: ‘Soldier's, I am this man’s brother whom he thought was dead,” and how loud was the cheer and how warm was the embrace ” Brother and sister, you need as moch of an introduction to each other as they did You do not know each other, You think your brother is grouty and cross and queer, and he thinks you are selfish and proud and unlovely. Both wrong! That brother will be a prince in some woman’s eyes, and that sister a queen m the estimation of some man. That brother is a magnificent fellow, and that sister is a morning in June. Come, let me _ introduce you ;: “*Moses, this is Miriam.” ‘Miriam, this is Moses.” Add seventy-five per cent. to your preseut appreciation of each other, and when you kiss good morning do not stick up your cold cheek, Wet from the recent washing, as thongh you hated to touch each other’, lips in affectionate caress. Let it have ali the fondness and cordiality of a loving sister’s kiss. Make yourself as agreeable and helpful to each other as possible, remembering that soon you part. The few years of boyhood and girlhood will soun slip by, and you will © out to homes of your own, and into the ttle with the world, and amid ever- changing vicissitudes, and on paths crossed with graves, and up steps hard to climb, and through shadowy ravines. Bat, oh, my God and Saviour! may the terminus of the journey be the same as the start, namely, at father’s and mother’s knee, if they have inherited the kingdom. Then, as in boyhood and girlhood days, we rushed in after the day's absence with much to tel! of exciting adventure, and father and mother enjoyed the recital as much as we who made it, so we shall on the hill- side of heaven rehearse to them all the scenes of our earthly expedition, and they shall welcome us home, as we say, ‘'Father and mether, we have come and brought our children with us.” The old reviva hymn described it with glorous repetition ; “* Brothers and sisters there will meet. Brothers and sisters there will meet, Brothers and sisters there will meet, Will meet to part no more.“ I read of a child in the country who was detained at a neighbor's house on a stormy night by some fascinating stories that were being told him, and then looked out and saw it was so dark he did not dare go home. The incident impressed me the more be- cause ia my childhood [ had much the same experience. The boy asked his com rades to go with him, bat they dared not. It got later and later—seven o'clock, eigh o'clock, nine o'clock. ‘‘Oh,” he said, ‘1 wish I were home.” As he opened the door the last time, a blinding flash of the storm and a deafening roar overcame him. Bat after a while he saw in the distance a lantern, and lo! his brother was coming to fetch him home, and the lad stepped out and with swift feet hastened on to his brother, who took him home, where they were suv glad to greet him and for a long time supper had been waiting. So may it be when the night of death comes and our earthly friends cannot go with us and wedare not go alone; may eur brother, our elder brother, our friend closer than a brother, come out to meet us with the light of the promises, which shal be a lantern to our feet, and then we wil! go ip to join our loved ones waiting for us, supper all ready, the marriage supper of the Lamb ! eT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Information Wanted. Srk,—Can you give an interested public the reason why the sentence of death, passed upon Alexander Gillis in January last for one of ithe most atrocious murders ever committed, has been commuted to imprisonment in the penitentiary ? It is currently reported that representations were forwarded to the Governor-General by Peters & Peters, Attornies for the mur- derer, which are supposed tobe the cause of His Excellency’s serious blunder. We have a right to know who is to blame for this outrage of justice and encuurage- ment to evil-doers ; and trust you may be able to shtain the information. It is well known that the evidence against Gillis was of the atrongest kind, and that during hia fair trial not one extenuating circumstance could be urged in his favor, His previous crimes and escapes from panitentiaries con- vince us that clemency towards such a fiend is only wasted ; and we have reason to fear that before five years pass he will succeed, by some of his arts, in regaining his liberty, which means for him more murders, thefts and seductions, It his Attornies can give any decent explanation of their share in the matter we would like tu hear it. Yours faithfully, Tae Pvustie. [If our correspondent wants information as to the influences brought to bear upon the Governor General in this case and the reasons for the commutation of the sentence passed upon Gillis, he had better get Drs., Jenkins or McIntyre or Messrs Hackett, Yeo, Davies or McDonald to move for the pspersete. Itwould be well to call to mind, in the meantime, the rule as laid down by Blackstone: ‘Justice, by the Constitution of England, is bound to be administered in mercy. This is promised by the King, in his coronation oath, and it is that act of Government which # the most personal and most entirely his own.” But we see little good in going into the matter. W hat’s done cannot be undone ; and but for the dreaded eventuality uf his escape from the peni‘entiary, Gillis is now to all intents and purposes, a dead issue. ] Gladsione’s Irish Policy. The Pall Mali Gasette professes to have authority for saying that the statements of the Vimes and Standord that Gladstone’s eXpropria‘ion scheme cont ‘a plating an out- lay of £200,000 000 are ridiculous ; and that the sam which Mr. Gladstone calcu- lated hecessary to buy out all the present landlords of Ireland, is much nearer £100, - 000,000 than £200,000,000. Joseph Cham. berlain, the Presideut of the Local Govern- meut Board, declares that the reports which 8re In Circulati : 7 Ni wea in tad Unbiaet eon tgds to resign | THE oe - a ee THE NHWS OF THE DAY. Carefully Collated by “The Ex- aminer’s” Reporters. Baron Rothschild has become a total abstainer. A daughter has been born to the Duchess of Connaught. Austria is increasing her military forces on the Russian frontier. Krapp, the Essen gun manufacturer, owns 547 iron ore mines in Germany. The seven Socialists in the French Cham- ber of Deputies have formed a separate party. Bonnai, the French portrait painter, is estimated to make $100,000 a year with his brushes, Mrs. W. H. Vanderbilt lately paid out $350 to supply seven boys in New York with artificial legs. Toronto merchants are providing them- selves with a Night Watch and Fire Patrol independent of police. The total amount realized in the sale of the art collections of Mrs, Morgan in New York was $1,205,400. Sir Henry Allsopp informs the world, through the London Times that he has re- tired from the brewing business. Rudolph Albrecht’s university at Vienna is the largest in Europeggt has 285 pro- fessors and 5.221 student Nineteen Russian moj ks are to be treat- ed by Pasteur for wolf-bites. All the men were terribly mutilated by the wolves. The twenty Ayrshire cows belonging to J. D. W. French, North Andover, Mass , averaged last year 6037 pounds of milk to a cow. At Miss Gladstone’s wedding the bonnet of the Princess of Wales was trimmed with eases’ ears of gray plush, lined with gray satin A peculiar form of influenza is raging in Canten, Ohio. Over 3,000 people are «fflicted. None of the cases have resulted fatally yet. There is great indignation among English people in Paris, at the reviva) in the French press: of the scandalous attacks on the Prince of Wales. The liabilities of Princess Helene, of Ypsilanti, amount to £800,000. She and her late husband spent £5,000,000 between them in ten years. Louise Michsl announces that she in- tands making atour of America. She is mobbed everywhere she attempts to speak in public in France. The renewal of one-fourth of the iron track of American railroads, which are more than ten years old, will require some- thing like 615,000 tons of rail per year. It is rumored that Mr. Gladstone’s Home Rule proposal will embrace the establish- ment of a single-Chamber Parliament in Dublin, and the principle of minority re- presentation. A lamp expleded in the room of R. fh. Butler, in the Clarendon Hotel, Port Jarvis N. J., early on the morning of the 16th inst., Butler, who is an invalid, was | burned to death. Aman named Michael Brown was acci- dentally drowned by falling through the ice in the East River, N. S., on the 17th. He leaves a wife and three children. The body has been recovered A mathematical musician has been work- ing out a calculation as to the payments made to Mme. Patti at the recent Paris concerts. The primadonna received £600 per night, or 20 shillings sterling for each note. Dr. Kevin Izod O'Dogherty, M. P. for North Meath, who has taken his oath, and Mr. James F. X O'Brien, M. P. for South Mayo, whom he sits beside, have both worn the garb of the convict for treasonable prac- tices in Ireland. The hay crop of 1885 in the United States amounted to 38,000,000 tons. The largest crop ever grown in that country was hat of 1883. which amounted to 46 864.- 000 tons. The total value of the crop of 1885 was $361 000,000. The official reporters in the House of Representatives have decided that Congress- man Mills, of Texas, is the fastest talker in Congress. In his speech last week he ad- vocated silver at the rate of 215 words a minute for over an hour. No man whose life is true, pure, and just is afraid of all the newspaper presses in America. They are the best detective force in the country to-day. They have punc- tured more shame. The only oned that will be hurt will be the shams and frauds, The extent of the distress in London is illustrated by the fact that one relief society alone, which maintains a soup kitchen, fur- nished meals to 13.000 persons more in Jauuary, 1886, than in the corresponding month of the previous year—the figures being 29,054 against 16,092. The fire risks written in New York last year amounted to $2,827,992 000 and those of inland and ocean marin», $459 818.000 as compared with $2,.831,265,000 and $397,- 248 000 in 1884. The fire premiums taken by all companies reached $18,068 400, tho losses $10,348 800, the expenses $5,420,500, Net protit apparent, $2,473,000, A Placentia, Nfld., correspondent writes, “The past fortnight our ‘toilera of the sea’ have been getting fish in the neighborhood of Sound Island. Herring: are plentiful about Massel harbor and can be readily takeu in shoal water. A similar occurrence to this has not been known for over thirty years, and the presence of these fish inshore at this season indicates an unusual mildness in the temperature of the water.” Michael Davitt, ina speech at Oxford, announced that his idea of a Home Rule Government was that it would always be reprepresentative of the Crown and have the command of the Imperial forces in Ireland. Power of veto should be allowed the assembly, which would consist of 300 members, 70 or 80 of whom perhaps might not be Home Ralers, The government should consist of ministers of finance. land agriculture, local government, public works, and education, and should have contro! of police, customs, and excise departments, without which it would bea farce. He believed that Zreland would not tatpore Pupurt Deties. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. {Spxorat Desparcnues TO Tak Examiner. } DOMINION PARLIAMENT THF RIEL QUESTION Continuation of the Debate. Orrawa, March 19. The House met, and after pela roceeded to further discuss 8 aes a“ Mr. MacIntosh referred to the Freneh- Canadian element as generous and noble of disposition. The agitators had seized these good qualities and found them in the wrong direction, stultifying their own record in many cases. Mr. Laurier, for instance, had declared he would have taken up his musket and fonght by the side of Riel. Yet when he was a member of the Govern. ment he had declared he hated rebellion, aud that rebellion, under no circumstances, was justifiable. No one with a head on bis shoulders believed Laurier and others since in their advocacy of the cause of Riel. Blake followed MacIntosh. He said the question belongs to that branch of the ad- ministration ef justice of which the execu- tive had by law cuntrol, It was a proper thing to bring it before Parliament. The discussion was one of a delicate character and all party spirit? should be eleminated. Parliament was called upon to act in the spirit of a judge. Holding this view hia) party had decided that there should be no association of party in their ranks whatever course the Government side might take. In a long speech, Blake dealt with the question of Riel’s sanity. He admitted Riel’s guilt, and finished by stating that it was deeply to be regretted that the execu- tion was allowed to Uke place, and he would vote for Landry’s motion, Protection of the Fisheries. Sr. John, March 20. The Government steamer Lansdowne, with Capt. Scott, R. N, Commander Canadian Marine Police, will, it is under- stood, sailat an early hour this morning for a cruise to the fishery grounds about the coast. The Lansdowne has been sup- plied with two six-pounderr, The ofticers and crew, which number 33, are supplied with arms etc. The steamer is provisioned for one month, in which time Capt. Scott will destribute copies to all captains of foreign fishing vessels cruising in Canadians waters of warning in whicn attention is called to the provision of the convention between the United States and Great Britain signed at London, on the 20th October 1818. - New Route to the-Bast NM Toronto, March 19. A cable received here to-day states that the London Chamber of Commerce has this afternoon petitioned the Government to support the Canadian Pacific Steamship Line and expressed the opinion that there is great value to Imperial conimercial in- terests to Great Britain in theiz, new route, to Australia and the East. Ny Remarkable Phenomenon. Osukosu, Wis,, March 19. The most remarkable phenomenon ever known oecurred at 3 p. m., when darkness began settling down and in five minutes it was as dark as midnight. The darknees lasted eight or ten minutes, when it passed off. Home Kule. a Betrast, March 19. The Belfast Liberals, in convention, adopted resvlutions pledging themselves to oppose the granting of Home Rule to Ireland, and to advocate the extension of the local government system, Stealing Letters. St. Tuomas, Ont.. March 19, George N. Boggs, Daputy Postmaster, has been convicted on four different charges of stealing registered letters. Ho was seu- tenced to five years in the psnitentiary on each charge. Irish Affairs. Lonpon March, 19, It is stated that Gladstone will not be prepared to present his scheme of Irish reform to Parliament, before the first week of April The Cabinet will not meet again till next week, Fire. Fatt River, Mass., March 19. The City Hall Building was gutted by fire to-night. Loss $250,900, besides $60, - 000 worth of books in the public library being destroyed Scott Act Elections. Orrawa, March 19, The dates fixed for the Soott Act elec- tions are 19th and 20th next month, Weather Sulletin. Probabilities for the next 24 hours for the Maritime Provinces. Toronto, March 20.—10 a. m. Southeast and northeast winds, incressing cluudiness and snow or rain. M&TROROLOGICAL OFFICE j Charlottetown, March 20, 1886. Highest Temperature yesterday, (read at midnight)..... Se PEE tee addi 29.6 Lowest Temperature yesterday, (read at WMD osc kdies ces. ccctct.... 18. 9 Lowest Temperature this morning. , . . , ASA Temperature this morning,at 8 0 clock, ..19.8 Temperature thie aftarn-on at} oaloelk ‘ 26.5 etal WELL, it hangs all how R. K. Brace can sell niew Toilet for 18 baddies Te ee od ee EXAMINER, MARCH TEA AND SOCIAL. HE Ladies of ZION CHURCH intend holding a Tea and Social in the base- ment of the Church, On Tuesday, 22nd inst. They will also have a Refreshment Table -t which Ice Cream and other delisacies will be furnished. Doors open at 5 p. m. Admission, 10 cents; Tea and Admission, 25 centa, March 20, 1886; BUTTER, RO SALE LOW BY THE TUB, J, M. AULD, Grafton Street. Ch’town, March 20, ’86—4i eod SPECIAL SALE, — FOR— One Week Only, tht JAS. PATON & CO.’S, MARKET SQUARE. E intend to clear out our stock of Print Cottons at prices that cannot be com- peted with. 15 cent Cotton reduced to 8 cents per yard. 12 a) ce ce "7 se. 10 a. te se 6 «ee ey About 10,000 yards in all, This is a Genuine Mark-down Sale, end you should see these goods. JAS, PATON & CO., SUCCESSORS TO W:A- WHEKS & CO. Ch’town, March 19-—1lwk 1827 = = = i886, T, & &. KENNY, Dry Goods and Shipping, HALIFAX, CANADA. March 19, 1886. TlH Ee GREAT MUSICAL KVENT GRATORIO CONCERT, IN THE Y. M.C. A. HALE. —~ON— Monday Evenivg, March 22ud Under the Patronage of His Honor the Lieut.-Governor and Mrs, Mac- donald, Mr. Earle, Musical Director and Accompanyist. .. PROGRAMME. 1, Inst. Duet—‘‘War March of the Priests‘ o ay vic ugebeheube tases ci de saueclaa ana Mendellsobn Messrs. Watson and Earle. - Chorus—“Lift up your Heads“ (from the Messiah) Hande 20 Voices with Orchestral Accompaniment. 3. Vocal Solo—“‘O Rest in the Lord“ (from the Elijah) ...................ss«... Mendelisohn siiss Crabbe. ie AINE soo ot ia iv kncs 60 ao ci waa bae dows Mr. Fletcher. . Vocal Duet—“Justusut Palma..... Lambillotte Miss Hickey and Prof. Caven. S Mrerture in Oat... © Aso oe... ..... Weber Mrs. Malcolm McLeod and Mr. Earle. . Solo and Chorus—“O Thou that Tellest’ SS ALS MME: 2 Handel Solo by Mrs. Malcolm McLeod. 8. Inst. Quartette—“Silver Trumpets March Viviani Miss Sharpley, Messrs. Vinnicombe, Fletcher and Earle. 9. Vocal Solo—‘Train up a Child..........Topliff Mrs. Roome. 10, Vocal Trio—*‘Protect us Through the I Fo os cok caneo conan Curchmann The Misses Knight, Strong and Shenton, ll. Chorus—“ Worthy is the Lamb“ (from the Is os sc dice. pie 6c 4 o Handel 20 Voices with Orchestral Accompaniment. i2. Vocal Selo—*‘O Lord have mercy upon me ONHOS6.0 ooo iy Le TI cs tro codeces cote eese tPergolesi Mrs. Malcolm McLeod. Recitative—“‘And God Made the Firma- ( ment“ (from the Creation .......... Haydn 13. ¢ Prof. Caven, pon and Chorus *‘Marvellous Works........ Solo by Miss Strong. 14. Inst. Quartette—‘“‘Les Dieus Anges, Blumenthal Messrs. Wateon, Fletcher, Viunicombe and Earle. 15, Vocal Solo—“Pro Pecatis“ (from the Sta-_ Wa es nil onc a hn sk cece Rossini By request, with Orchestral Acco™mpani- SOE ois ng ceTe Foc Pek vba DORs OT. ccc ccetbe Heer ce - Ww or ~~ Prof. Caven. 16. Grand Trio and Chorus—‘'The Lord is Creation) Great’ {from the Svea seeedeows Haydn Trio by Miss Knight, Messrs. F. H. Beer and Strong. Tickets—Reserved Seats, 50 cents ; Unreserved, Y5to be had at Watson's Drug Svore, where a plan of the Hall can now be seen. Concert at 8 o’clock. Positively no encores will be permitted. Marci 18, 1886. To Lobster Packers, FOR SALE. 490 boxes of TIN PLATES, suitable for Lob ster Cans, 22 pigs of LWAD. 22 ingots, TIN. 1 bar of COPPER, Apply to PEAKE BROS, & CO, Ob’ town, Febv 10—ti daw L. EK. ——-—=0 PROWSE’S, WILL BE SOLD CHEAP. \ OST of this stock has been bovght at about 30 per cent, ‘I less than regular prices, therefore Big Bargains will be given in every line. For Style, Quality and Low Price we leave all other competitors behind. PLEASE COME AND SEE L. FE. PROWSE, Sign of the BiG HAT, Ch’town, March 20, ’86—eod wky 74 Queen *treet. SEN? VSI ee a ee MOURNING GOODS a Specialty. BLACK SICILLIENNE, BLACK GROSGRAIN SILKS, BLACK OTTOMAN SILKS. BLACK SATIN DUCHESSE, BLACK BROC’D VELVRTS, BLACK LYONS VELV&TS, BLACK.LOUIS VELVETEENS, BLACK MERINOS, BLACK CASHMERES, BLACK SERGES (Foule’s), BLACK CRAPE CLOTH, BLACK GRENADINE, &c.,, &c., CRAPES (Cortauld’s) &., &., &e. 30: 70: par ne | LOO0OO |” TAPE HATS and BONNETS até 10¢c each, This is a job lot of Ladies’ and Chil- dren’s Hats, Baby Bonnete, &c., bought st a great sacrifice and must be sold at cnce, Many of the Bonnets, with Tinsel Tag, are worth five times the price, _Hamburg Edgings, (200 Patterns to select from. Excellent Value. LACE CURTAINS, ROOM PAPER, CARPETS, BEER BROS., a Ch’towr, March 20, 1886, & 25 Guven Street. JAS. PATUN & GO, eae MARKET SQUARE, FFER special inducements to purchasers of Hovse Furnish- ing Goods. dwing the month ot March. Carpets and Oilcloths should give us a call. Those in need of Oar stock is pro- nounced the la: gest and cheapest in the city, and eutirely new. 100 rolls Carp-t, in Brussels, Tapestry, Scotch and Hemp. 75 « ‘leared ont at cost. Bargains, Grand value in White and Arspecial lot of Scotch and Union Carpets will be See these, as they are genuine Oilcloth, from one foot to twelve feet wide. Grey Cottons, Shirtings, Print Cottons, Cretonnes. Table Linens, Towels and B-d Vickings, 1.200 pairs Corsets, cheap. Gilray's Patent Lace Curtain Stretcher. them. Ladies should see JAS. PATON & C0O,, SUCCESSORS TO W. A. WEEKS & CO, March 5, 1886. Senn ee = ee = a AMHERST BOUT AND SHOE MAXUSACTURING C0, Wholesale Boot and AMHERST, Shoe Manufacturers, NOVA SCOTIA. 30: EKSTABLISHED, 1867. 20: INCE moving into our New Factory we have every facility jor largely increasing our output, and efforts will be made in that direc ion. UU GO00S ARE ALL HAND-MADE AND RELIABLE, Our Travellers will visit your Island, at seasonable times, with samples as usual. Orders by mail solicited and promptly executeds Address all communications to the Company. | M. D. PRIDE, Mawoh 6, 1886 —Smoe caw sat. MANAGER. ae asa . ees. a cape NM aa