2s a 4 1 it il (an haeeag aoa fete met ay, RI ae eC RR ee Oe Ne i I = tm pepe a Ba em omit jae | ene a, ee " ed - Bley sposgioe 3 i ARS ik SALES TD! CONE A * ie : ‘ _ > eee e o™ a as asi = on tn Sl A nay & Pe. HE Fe EET Bet ena 2 eos am Meg ty ae 2 ee a ee oR ae + a ‘ —_ a =e ee sna ans aes a 5 naam witiitiadcn: wate sin a THE DAILY EXAMINER. OCTOBER 31, 1889. Mortgages in the States. rue experience of farmers in the United States is full of warning to farmers in this country. A writer in the Science for November makes this statement : **Ia the Western States the farm mortgaves | amount to three billion, four hundred and twenty two million dollars Chis is equiva le toa deot of two hundred dol'ars per capita for each persen, or one thousand dol la st each head of a family. he interest “ t s orty ages pay runs from seven to | ni pe>ceat., Wiile the profit on the farm | capiin »putitlarge, is only from four to | i\ pe Cru A report of the New York State Asses- 80rs 18 quote ito the effect th at, **In foarte ‘ounties visited they found that f ning tand had depreciated in value. . Stace Awessor Wood is of the opinion that, ** In « few decades there will be few or none but tenant farmers in this State. Year by yeir the vaiue of farm liads depreciates.” Firmers are compelled to sell their pro- asi eee } ducts below cost, in order that they may make up the interest; and the final result is, Of course, financial ruin. It isan easy is a A fine machines, an thing to put a mortgage on a farm; it very hard thing to get it off again. carriage, a big house, a few occasional spree, together of stuck and with some losses machinery, and one or two seasons in which the crops are not good or the prices are not high, —and then the mort- gage comes; — comes to stay, unless extraordinary exertions are made by the farmer, or means outside ot the farm are obtained. While we may well rejvice that our farmers are not in the position of too many farmers in the fail to take to heart the lessions which their fate teaches States, we should not the lessson that it is best to be patient, prudent and severely economical. Notes Patriot +-o-o and Clippings. —The stys : ** The political hor- zon ot the Dominion is g'oomy Yes, very ghoomy—for the Opposition! The questiva now is when will the Patriot tell its readers about the election, in Victoria, by acclamation, of a Government supporter. ~Commenting upon the large surplus in which the Dominioa rejoices this year, the Moutreal Star says : ' 4 large surplus in the public tre isury is very mach better than a big deficit. but the p2’pi- at large will not complain it it is some- what reduced in order to properly pay the postmasters who serve them so faithfully.” It is true, m ny of our postmasters are underpaid. —_ According ‘othe B ston Post the total DANK Cleara ices last week in thirty-seven cities «t the United States agvregated $1,- 218,9-0.289, against $1,073,955.634 same date list year, an increase of 11.8 per cent. while out of New York city the tutal Was an increase af 19 per cent. Business in the States appears generally active, Specalation is subdued, exports of produce ave large, aud the irou and steel industries show substantial improvement. ~ The Empire: “ Ou the authority of an organ of the Dominion Opposition we are int srmed that the Young Liberals of Tor- ont» wil prubsbly ditf-r in opinion about Me. Wiwan and his movement. We know taat they differed cousiderably in opinion about Mr. Leurier. We are tuld, however, that ali this difference of opinion is all right. Ifthe young and old L'heral. will ony vote for the policy of Mr. Wiman and Mr. Luurier, th ‘y are welcome to hold any [ Their votes, not their Opinion they like lmporlact in the eyes of their VPpinloens, are partly organ, —L'ent -Governor Fletcher gave South D kots some good, common-sense advice in the tse of his speech on the occasion of the aijournment of the Senate. Alter making «a nunher of Suggestions regarding subjects for future legislati nm, be said :— — “fam of the opinion that our legisiatare is entirely too large for the needs of the state. it is tov expensive, and more than our people demanded or can afford I trust that some senator willcome up in January with a care. tully-prepared measure reducing the number of representatives in both branches: But above and beyond all, I wish to see every member actuated by a desive for retrenchment and economy in the management of our pub- lic affairs. Our public institutions must be conducted on a more economical basis than has characterize i our history under territorial! government. This subject, I earnestly hope, will receive at your hands the most profoand atcention, and I shall hope to see some scheme devised by which a great saving can be made to the taxpayers of the state. If we are to thrive and prosper as a state, we must in. auguratea new era of retrenchment, and be prep»red to practice the most rigid economy in every department of the public service. With these remarks I declare the senate ad- journed.” The legislature and people of South Da- kota will do well if they take Governor Fietcher’s advice. COUPSe New York, Oct. 29--A London de- spaéch to the Times says it was learned last night that word was sent round to the London dailies, last night, asking them not to print any reports their correspondents at Athens might wire about the Prince of Wales health. The papers here all obeyed the suggestion. The medical report received here ou Monday says that the effects of Bright's disease are beginning to be obvious and the resu t of his voyage to Egypt will be watched for with deep anxiety. pili ilieiticinaian QvueBeEc, Oct. 29.—Mgr. Bosse has made another piteeus appeal for further aid for the starving population of the Labrador coast, aud while urging a prompt and gen- erous reply to it in thig instance, Mr. Tarte, in Le Canadien to-day, strongly ex- presses his disapproval of Maer. Roenis Action 1b encouraging these pe i le to con- of life, and de- 43 Come to warn them lvave their present inhos- tinue their pecarious mode clares that the time h: tha tiey must pitable abode. i seine cA ea Berye, Oct. 2g —The budget was pre- sented to nitional council to-day. Among the Naw 144 {Hwang cides (ay Hig ey the Monthly | expenditures are 9,000,000 vice to East THE DAILY EXAMINER, | Beene? | Annual Meeting of the Grand Divi- sion of the Sons of Tem- perance. order was called together on October 30th Charlottetown, WwW: Fe 38 Tue forty-first annual meeting of this lin the Philharmonic Hall, the Rev. W. P. Archibald, G. ithe chair The morning session was attended by } about forty delegates, seven or eight new }members being initiated. Most of the time was occupied with routine work. Re- ports were received from G. W. P. Archi- | bald, G. Seribe Burns and G. T. Hender- ison. Then followed verbal reports from several representatives. The order has made a good addition to its membership during the past year. It now numbers neary 2000 members. Financially it 1s in fgood condition It has over $200 to the /yood, In the afternoon, several new members and visiturs arrived. About seventy persons were pres nt, representing almost every part of Queen’s and Prince Cuunties. The election of ofticers was attended with the following results: Rev George Steel, Pownal, G. W. P.: Miss Ada Wadman, G. W. A.; Jesse P. Burns, Esq., G. W. 8.; D. W. Henderson, Esq., G. W. i'.; Rev. E. Bell, G. W. C.; Mr. Burns McPhee, Grand Conductor; Mr. Anthony R. Matthews, G. Sentinel; Rev. W. P. Archibald, P. G. W. P. The new officers were all duly installed. lhen cousiderable discussion took place relative to appointing delegates to a pro- hibition convention to be called together ucxt month in Moncton. Several of the speakers were strongly opposed to the for- mation of a third party, while others con- fessed it was their only hope forprohibitior, Che following tock part in this discussion— Messrs. W. P. Archibald, A. J. Wright, J. Carruthers, D. Arbing, Rev. E. Bell, Jas. Wail, W. Sabine, Hon. G. W. Bentley, S. ¥. Hodgson, and others. Rev. W. P. Archibald moved that the matter be laid upon the table for three months. In amendment, Mr. J. Carruthers moved that any action regarding the convention be left with the executive of the Grand Division. in amendment to the amendment, the Rev. E. Bell moved that we appuint two repre- sentatious. This latter prevailed. Then, on motion of Rev. P. Archibald, it was resolved that as the Grand Division was divided relative to the expediency of forming a third party, the representatives vf the Grand Division be instructed not to commit it tu any course of action relative thereto Jesse S. Burns, G. Scribe, aad Rev. E. Beil were then appointed repre- sentatives. The representatives to the Na- tional Division were then elected. Some ther matters being attended to, the Grand Division closed a most delightful and pro- ituble gathering. The quarterly sessions of the Grand Division for the ensuing year are to be beld at Searlecown in January, Charlottetowa in April, Cape Wolfe in July, and Summerside in October. COMPLIMENTARY SUPPER. The oflicers and representatives were last evening entertained to a complimentary supper in Division Room, McLeod's Hall, by Orient Division, Nv. 161. About 100 Sons of Temperance and lady visitors par- took of asumptuous repast. P. G. W. P. Simon W. Crabbe presided. The oflicers of Grand Division were seated at the upper end of the room upon a raised dias, and luwn the full length of the hall were two tables, around which were the smiling and happy faces of lvyal _sons and daughters of temperance. After full justicehad beendone to the good things upon the tibles the fol- lowing programme was presented and the toasts were drank in pure cold water : **The Queen, bless her,” National Anthem. ** The National Division,” responded to by Brothers Burns and Bentley. ** The Grand Division of P. E. Island,” re- sponded to by Brothers Carruthers and Bell. Song by Brother Ross, : ‘** Our Retiring Grand Worthy Patriarch,” responded to by drother Archibald. *‘Qur newly installed Grand Worthy P .triarch,” responded to by Brother Steel. Song by Brother Stretch, ** Representations from Subordinate Divi- sions,” responded to by Brothers Wright, Carr, Hall, Warren and simpson. ; Reading by Brother McLean. ** Our Scott Act Prosecutors,” responded to by Brothers McCaul and Henderson. “* Oa rVisiting Brethren,” responded to by Brother Whidden, Antigonish, N. S. ** The Ladies,” res; ouded to by Brothers Hodgson, McKinnon and Ramsay. ** thanks of Grand Division to Orient Divi- sion,” responded to by Brothers Small and O88. Presentation of National Division Regalia to P. G. W. P. Wm. Ramsay, of Park Cor- ner, by Brother Bentley. Parting toast—** Auld Lang Syne.” God About ten o'clock the meeting was brought to a close, and all present retired with the feeling that such gathering can be much better conducted without the use of alevholic beverages, and are more conducive to the enjoyment of all concerned, both morally and physically. A Washington despatch says: Vice Presi- dent Morton has become a licensed liquor dealer here. He is building a large and handsome hotel at the corner of H and fifteenth streets on the ground formerly occupied by the house which Mr- Morton occupied when he was arepresentative in Congress. It has already been partly occupied. In order to make his guests perfecty comfortable, land- lord Morton yesterd.y secured from the Dis.- trict Government a license by which he is authrized to deal in wines and spiritous liq- uors, ssa aipeeaini Ladies, if you want a perfect-fitting sacque or ulster, go to P. J. Foran’s. sissies The citizens of Charlottetown are respect- fully invited to the Skating Rink this evening to mspect the new furniture which will be sold to-morrow, _——@—__.. The ladies are delighted with P. J, Foran’s cut of sacques and redingotes, noteliotiiains Auction Sale of Farm and Stock.—Mr. James Stewart's tacm, known as the Stetson Farm, on St. Peter's Road, 84 miles from Charlottetown, which we are instructed by Mr. Stewart to sell on the premises next Wed- | nesday, November 6th, at 12 v’clock, noon, offers a good opportunity to secure a conveni.- | entiv-situated and valuable property. Horses, cattle and farm implements will aiso be sold at the same time and place.—E. H. Norton & Co., Auctioneers, oct3ldwli’ inicio aes Beruin, Oct. 29.—A bill has been intro- | duced in the Bundesrath empowering Frince Bismarck to grant concessions to German contractors fora monthly steamship ser- Africa. The bill prevides ¢ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. The Health of the City. Sirx,—In an editorial in your paper you attribute a great deal of the sickness now prevailing in thetown to filth and laziness, and you might add neglect of duty. It would be hard to find a more danger- ous place in our city than our Market House. In front there is a platform com- posed of rotten plank. At the east end there is a staircase, or caboose—a pile of rot. Worse still, there is an accumulation of filth under these plank which is seldom, or never removed, Here filth is in both solid and liquid form. The stench from it inust enter the cellars and ascend among our meat and vegetables. All this plank should be removed, and the filth carted away and replaced by good clean soil, and also replanked. There is another place equally as bad on (Queen Street, between Holman’s corner and DesBrisay’s, about mid-way. When the rain comes down on the platform the stench is something dreadful. The filth here should also be removed, clean soil put in its place and then newly planked. Again on Kent Street, between Holman’s corner, east and Rackam’s store there is any amount of rotten plank. The filth that drains from the yards gets under the plank; there it re- mains and festers and sends forth its dead- ly poison. When it reaches the street drain, it cannot get away for it is impeded by loads of stone dumped into the drains every here and there in front of gangways. The filth is seldom, if ever, removed from the main drains, but the rough stone is placed on top of the filth, so we get the rough stone and filth to bargain, A sample of this can be seen on Grafton Street, be- tween DesBrisay’s Corner and Crabbe’s. The filth that collects here must flow in under the platforms, for it has no drain in which torun. On reading an account of an investigation which took place recently in England, the medical board stated that there was nothing worse than rotten wood for producing fevers. Wipe Awake. ———__ Sewage Wells. Sir,—The Patriot says that ‘the method of boring holes in the ground to let off the house wash is abominable.” Has the Patriot ever tried the method ? I have such a hele under my house, and I think it an excel- lent contrivance. The water flows away in a steady stream. TI have let water pour in- to it for hours together; and I am confident that it might be so used continuously. As for the underground air of which you spoke in your not unreasonable editorial, the draught in my well is down—not up. The idea of fever germs being developed in the darkness forty feet below the surface seems to me ridiculous. Sun and warmth, as well as filth, are required in the development of fever germs. Yours truly, CITIZEN. died The Public Health. Sir, —Is it true that one of the principal causes of the present epidemic of typhoid fever in this city is the bad quality of the water supplied through the waterworks system from Mount Edward? I have been told that the reservoir water is continually covered with a green scum, and that it is from this source, as often as from the spring, that the mains are flushed. If this be true is it any wonder that fever is pre- valent when we have to drink daily the juices of decayed vegetable matter? It is to be hoped that no time will be lost by the Water Commissioners in remedying such a state of affairs, and that the march of this deadly disease may be instantly checked. Yours in haste, HEALTRs. Oct, 31. Braden Defended. Sir,—In reading the letters which have appeared in your columns from time to time, with reference to the character of Mr. Braden, let Mr. R. T. Holman and Mr. Joseph Read possess their souls in patience. The original statements made by the gentleman referred to in the last EXAMINER will be forthcoming in due time. 1 have no intention of entering into a re- ligious discussion with Mr. Read, nor will lask for any further favors touching this subject, but it looks to me as if Mr. Read was worshipping the beauty of his own brain in the grandeur of the productions he has exhibited towards his opponents. There are none of us who have got more virtue than we should have; and in the discus- sion between Secularism and Christianity we have only to look below the surface to see the specious suphistry by which the worst part of our lives are made to appear ws the better reason in their behalf. Per- sonalities may be more telling to the less thinking than abstract argument, and of course, whatever may be said in this way midi vf WOO ars apauelty needs only to be refuted by the person whose character is attacked; but much is implied in the maner in which Mr. Braden has been so repeatedly assailed. What was said by Mr. Braden touching the character of Ingersoll, to whom Mr. Read plays the role of defender of the faith or no faith, was given as an offset to the charges brought against Christ, the Apos- tles and adherents to the Christian system. Mr. Watts was not assailed ina brutal man- ner by any Christian gentleman whospokeat his meetings, and I only wish I could Say the same for the secularists towards Mr. Braden. The questions to be solved were never touched upon by any of these gentle- men, and to my mind they lie beyond the horizon of their narrow vision. Reason and Science may be all the Pro- vidence these men want; they may pre- sume to know all that everybody else knows; conceive themselves to be the sur- vivals of the fittest; peer into every corner and cranny of our lives; show up their in- equalities of character and intelligence; trace our pedigree and pronounce us scrubs; but ,the man, or men, who will try the game of boycott, and who cannot master his opponent by fair, honest discus- sion of the questions at issue, shauld at least refrain from stigmatizing their oppon- ents as tadpoles, dugouts, ignoramuses, superstitious bigots, and hypocrites. Of course there is an imperial tone and a kind of broad humor given in making these statements; but there are some things which have a true chemical affinity, and there are some things which have not—for instance, the poison fang of a rattlesnake und the White Wf an egg aye chtemoally in- | distinguishable; yet, one is wholesome food, while the other is deadly poison; and ‘humor is all right in its place, and when it | does not turn its heroes into quacks and |weaklings, it is astounding to what an ex- ‘tent this good humor will boycott in the one ‘instance and run riot in the other. And |] must confess | have felt its force in moure | ways than one, but there is a bit of High ‘land blood in me, and { can’t stand too 'much of it. Of course ! am aware of the |fact that the noise one ortwo persons can make in religious matters is quite out of proportion to the influence they possess and will only end as all Emerson's and Holy oak’s fads have ended. No reasonable man can have any objec tions to listen to the great Canadian Inger- soll or any of his lesser lights, if in there descriptions of our moral and social con- and exhalt our minds, give us nobler and higher ideas of music and beauty upon which all forms of art are founded, or upon any of the problems of life to which scien- titic men have become so positive in their declarations, but let those gentlemen of Summerside who have so often tried to put the elephant on the back of the tortoise re- member that twenty years ago the leaders of science asserted that they knew things which, as a matter ot tact, they did not know. lf Mr. Braden’s character is not what it should be, so much the worse for Mr Braden ; and I fancy he is quite ab’e to de- fend himself. Your Peoria Jetters have been a fizzle so far, and | take it to be im- plied in the publication of these letters, that there is an attempt to throw a slur at Christian men nearer home. But, go on, you can no more move our gravity than when we see boys ride a cock horse, (although) we may find it in our heart to embarrass them, by telling them that then stick’s a mock horse, and that they really carry what they say carries them. R. H. McDonatp. St. Eleanor’s, Oct. 28, 1889. _——-—_—-—_- ¢ © ——_--——— The Markets. Sir,—I send you a circular of Boston markets which is quite different from the reports in your paper, which are not in ac- cord with actual prices and are misleading. Island Chenangoes are selling at 48 cents, Rose and other kinds at 50 cents; Western stock, which is abundant, moving at 35 cents, and the market generally demvoraliz- ed. The crop is reported) in the United States seventeen million bushels in excess of last season, which was the largest known, so the prospect for a market for Island stock is not very bright and will make a loss to shippers of seven to ten cents per bushel. In Halifax prices had gone down from 40 cents to 25 cents per bushel in less than three days, with supplies far in ex- cess of the consumptive demand ; one agent alone having consignments of 17,000 bushels in one week, and however anxious to do business, had to decline receiving any more. ‘the shipments from this port alone have averaged six schooners daily, with a capacity of nearly three thousand bushels each. Prices in most cases are twenty-two cents for potatoes and thirty- four cents for oats. Some parties with more zeal than judgment have been paying higher prices; where they find a paying market is at present a mystery, The merchants who have shipped freight will make serious losses in both provincial and American markets, while the farmer who has disposed of his crop here at the current rates will avoid the risk and losses attached to the shipping business. Still they com- plain of the prices, and having the best market in the Dominion. ‘Happy the man who tills his field, Content with rustic labor, Earth does to him her fulness yield, Hap what may to his neighbor ;* Will days sound nights, Ob, can there be A life more rational and free.” Yours &c., TRADER. Montague, Lot 62. [The Boston market prices published in THe EXAMINER are obtained from the official circular of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. The circular ‘* Trader” for- wards is headed ‘‘ Boston Produce Market Report”, and is dated October 24th. The wording and prices of this circular and the wording and prices of the Buston reports for the same date, as published in THe Examiner of Monday last are almost identical. Our correspondent has reference, evidently, to our report of the previons week } Ancient History. Sir,—Yesterday’s Patriot givesits read- ers what purports to be an original idea: in regard to the practice of drilling blind wells to get rid of the foul waters from houses. To the readers of THe ExaMINeR the idea may be classed as ancient history, as the whole matter had been fully and clearly illustrated over the siguature of *-Sanitas ’ a month ago It affords another instance of stealing Jupiter’s thunder, Critic. A Suggestion. Sir,—Last evening was as mild as sum- mer and quite fine enough for a concert by one of our bands on the Square. Indeed, the pleasantest season of the year is that known as Indian Summer. If the glorieus autumn evenings were taken advantage of we might occasionally have outdoor music which would projong the season and make the time enjvyable. Lover or Music, Y. ML. AL ST. JAMES’ CHURCH, ‘rr°HE FIFLH ANNUAL COURSE OF LECTURES will commence with a Concert and Readings naan ST. JAMES’ HALL, scniaill UA pines Tuesday Evening, Nov. 5th, AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. Prograsame ty appear shortly. otal - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 CHE —~ ———-— x) a Commencing on MONDAY, Nov. 4ih, and continuing fur | TWO WEEKS, a BONA FIDE disposal of ditions they impart information to quicken | BOOKS, FPANCY GOODS, . PLUSH COODS, 20 Ch’town, Oct. 31, 1889—3 DOLLS, VASES, go, WILL BE This Sale is undertaken in order to reduce the lessen the crush peculiar to the Holiday Sexs« t7 Make your purchases early and obtain the best THEO. L. CHAPPELLE, ieod wky li HELD AT THE— & : OFF! laige and varied Srock. and Perera DIAMOND BOOKSTORE. OP j | } MOURNING Dress Goods. UR GOODS of all —SE kinds go to BEER BROS. ()—— SPECIALTY. Astracan, Bocharen, Persian aud Seal Jackets, FUR-LINED CLOAKS—Latest Novelties in all qualities, | MUFFS —Beaver, Persian, Seal, Astracan, Hare, &, CAPES — Nutria, Opossum, Astracan, Beaver, &e. BOAS - Beaver, Wolf, Goat, Necuflon, Hare, &e. | Gaps, Storm Cellars, Gloves, Trimmings. QUALITY GUARANTEED, ~__xeti. Gur Stock of Black Goods is very complete and of unusual value. part of the Island. Samples sent to any BEER BROS. PEARS’ WILLIAMS’, | 'BOLOTS’, &e. | cream, | ° iIRIMMEL’S, | DUNGAN and Fiockhart’s. | | N G) > | BRUSHES | Philoderma, ‘ucumber and Roses, Toi'e Rum Magnesia, netiques, &c., at oct29—5m eod (t t s) les CONSIGNMENT OF 7 o'clock. etc. Suits to suit everybody to suit. More suitable than ter value than tly-back watch Sale positive. l'erms cash, tal For Use After Shaving. Glycerine Jelly, Jelly of Moustache Wax, W. R. WATSON’S. STROPS. Emerson's, B irber’s, ' Selt, &e. | ; Shaghilinewsiitiienasaiia ial RAZORS, . Peculiar, | Bengal, | Wade & Butcher’s, Rogers’, Hollow Ground, Galvanic, &e, t Powder, Bay Cos- CLOTHING AT AUCTION SATURDAY N IGHT, AT 7,30 O'CLOCK. READY-MAD¥ CLOTHING from Montreal, at Auction, commencing on Saturday Night, at ha!f-past SUITS, COATS, TROUSERS, SHIRTS | ; Suits at prices diamonds, Bet. es. B. H. NORTON & CO., Auctionsers, NOTICE. | il decided to wind ap my business on the Island, I have to request the | payment of all amounts due me, either by | book account or note of hand, by the 15th of |December, Al! amounts bot settled by that 'date will be handed to my Attorney for | collection. | J. J. SEAMAN. Ch’town, Oct. 31, 1889, “God Speed the Plough.” _-- Harvest and Thanksgiving CONCERT. HARVEST CONCERT will be given by 4A the Sunday School Scholars of the Upper Methodist Church, assisted by an Aduat Chorus—W. A. Hawley, Conductor—on the Evening of thursday, November Lith, IN THE CHURCH, COMMENCING AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. The Church wi!l be appropriately decorated with a bountiful supply of the various pro- ducts of orchard and tield, It ie proposed te make this an unique and attractive feature of the Entertainment, Tickets, 20 ceuts. 15 ceuts. Programme next week. J. D. SEAMAN, Superintendent, Children’s Tickets, oct30 —w is JOULN T. 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