©, cancaag RES Beore et A ebe “we TE ag te het was paid fo: f THE DAILY,'EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, SEI T#MBeR 24 1897 AL Ba A hme RN ANT OF 2.000 CLAIMS Todt ANPAN ANNTNaNM PHe QURAN ACCIDENT s of ‘accidents Ss < iow, ana 1 es a sz ‘3 / (3, ee & General Agent ~~ Charlottetown AGRICULTURAL MEET'ING. s Shutt and Gilbert on 71 tment of Soll and Poultry. 4 be i Kin ry c Ha » 1st evebiby, was slimly This is to be regretted, as the ses delivered y Professors Shutt beri, Ol i Cc tral Kix pe imental ‘arm, were very interesting and instruc iid Berj. Rogers, Eq, President of the cia! Exhibition Aseo¢ latior st resided i > appropriateiy introcuce i the speakers, Professor Shutt was the firs speaker, aud his remarks bad special reference to e soll and the methods of treating it so 23 to obtain the be-t results. He pointed out that successive cropping would di-st- pate the organic matter in the soil, ani hat the soil must be built up. Fertile soil is mich in organic matter. Barnyard its treatment Is most tt por tant. The «xposure of such manure to injurious; allowing it to leach is also disastrous in its results. About 75 per cent of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash is returned to us 10 animal manure; and by tnis agency we can return to the svi! about 7@ per cent of the matter nanure auud ad : ‘ . . 3 TaIDSIOTIMS 18 taken from it. Manure should be kept under cover, moist and compret; exposure dries it out and the nitrogen 1s dissipated. The importance of having pure water on the farm was also referred to. Once the liquid manure fiuds its way into the yard weil, the well sbould be closed up. There were barnvyards and baruyards. Some of these it would be difficult to get through witbout a pair of top boots, and there were others again that were clean enough for picnic purposes. As a rule, said he, there is no :aore crying need for a well at the hack door than there is for having the post office or the grocery store there. In toleratly ligot soil, such as we have here, it is better to let a slight fermenia- tion of the manure take place before it is applied to the soil. Get the plant food to the roots of the crops as quickly as pos- sible. There is less loss in that way. Turn over the manure pile inthe apring. Well rotted manure is more valuable sand is more easily available. Care must te taken in apportioning the manure. Keep the solid and liquid man- ure togetner. Mix borse mannre with cow manure; the two will go well together. Barnyard manure must be valued ac- cording to its proportion of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash. This manure has a greater value than is ascribed to it— as an analysis will show. A green crop, turned under,adds humus to the soil. Clovers, veiche 8, peas and beans are nitrogen co'lectora; other crops are nitrogen consumers. He would re- commend the more extensive growth of clover in this province. It issown with nearly all the grain crops on the Experi- mental Farm at the rate of from four to six pounds to the acre. Having removed the crop the clover begins to grow. If auxious to increase the fertility of the soil he would advise that the second crop of clover be turned in. Clover is an excellent food for catile—one rich in flesh-forming materials. But ifthere is not stock to feed it to turn it under. He would advise growing buckwheat or rye on worn-out land. Wood ashes con- tain various pioperties conducive to the growing of plants; but these are not easily obtained here. Plaster or gypsum is also very valuable to the soil. Do not put on too much lime fertilizer at any one time. If used too extensively it uses up all the available plant food. Plants must be treated like animals; they must be fed when they are hungry. It is better to put the lime on in the epring. There is benefit to be derived from the prudent use of mussel mud. Peat soils are also valuable. They are a good ab- aorbent, and are very useful in the cow stable and pig-pen. Peat absorbs a large proportion of the liquid manure that would otherwise escape, and it stops ex- cessive fermentation in the manure heap. Professor Gilbert spoke next, and his remarks had special reference to poultry- raising. Hesaidthat poultry, properly managed, must be a large source of profit to the farmer. The poultry on the Ex- perimental Farm last year realized $2 a head over and above their feed. He made a mash of clover stalks cut into short piecee, ground wheat, rye and oats. The clover was put into a pot and boiled and allowed to steep over night. The grain was put in next morning and the whole heated. This was fed to the hens at the rate of one quart to every 20 or 25. Some farm - ers gorge their hens in the morning. This is a mistake, as it makes them over- fat. After the Experimental Farm hens are given the mash referred to, grain is put in among the straw and they scratch for it. In this way they are kept actively engaged till roosting time. The waste of the table may also be put in a pot with the clover and it will make a very good mash. Bones from the butchers’ or the table are also good. Onthe Experimental Farm the attendants cut them up and feed them in the proportion of one pound to every five or ten hens, Meat food is necessary in some shave or other in the treatment of hens in order to get them to lay the egg. Give them a liberal ration early in the morning. They must also have plenty of pure water. Last winter they gave the fowls on the Experi- mental Farm two vations a day, and they kept them busy. The eggs they sold to ihe best possible advantage. In Montreal last winter 50 cents a dozen resh eggs. During the winter NOU ne 1} PUL! UTOUU U quantities that everyone can get them at 1 sbout 20 cents, Newly laid eggs will alwavs imand a good pric It is a very poor tof bens that wil not make more | than 100 percent profi . Fifty hens were fed : . ' _ rten cents adayv on the Experimental Farm; and running at large they might be ke,t at less than five cents a day. {farmer should not keep bis hens doing nothing al! winter when the product ia (farmers in this province paid more atten poultry they would find it | \ } worth the most. He believed that if the { \ The best all rouvd hens for Lion to the ir | profitable. the farner were the Plymouth Rock | Wyandotte, and Java. After two | year’s hens ar2 found not to be so profit- jable. They are not kept longer thar !two.rtwo-and-a half years on the Exceri mental Farm. Hens should be kept warm | during the right; they move around during | the day and keep themselves warm in tha wy. | i Both addresses were listened to witl attention, and atthe close the speak ers ' were vigorously appiauded. A _ vote | of thanks was tendered the lecturers, | which they replied to in fitting terms | Father Burke, of Alberton, moved the | | vote of thanks, which was seconded b Hono. D. Farquharson and supported by F 1 PI | L. Haszard, E-q. All the speakers regretted that the audience was not as large asthe importance of the occasion lmerited, — | ° oie a ‘ NEWS NOTES, | Sir Louis Davies is receipt of news of lof tbe Hudson Bay exploratory steamer Diana at St. John’s, Nfld., where she will land the members of the expedi- tion. The Diana will return to the entrance of Hudson straits and cruise about there for some weeks. ihe ariva lt ie learned that no further advance will be made at :preeent by the Anglo- Szyptian expedition upthe Nile. It is recognized that an aitack upou Khartoum would necessitate a strong backing of India, the war office carn>t send sueh a force to Egypt. The timely presence in Montreal last week of one of the officers of the depart- ment of agriculture prevented the sending forward to England ofa carload of fruit from Grimsby district, which was in @ barn- | sadly demoralized condition, Despite the explicit instractions of Professors Craig and Robertson to leave space between each tier of boxes in the refrigerator car, the Grimsby men jammed the boxes tightly together with the result that .the fruit became heated and commenced to rot. The Untario fruit men haye much to learn yet in the way of packing. Appropos of the recent lynchings and shootings in the neighboring republic the New York Tr.bune_ reports:— “The Southern and Western —lynchivgs are apparently having their effect on the thoughtless crowds of this city. Recently, street crimes here have provoked cries \of “Lynch him!” rarely beard before. The passion of a Brooklyn mob against a grip- man who, apparently without blame on his part,ran evera child on Saturday night was a striking example of the spread of the mania. These incidents have amounted to little, but they show a lawless tendency which seems wo be growing through familiarity with mob rule else- where. This lynchiag evii,if unrepressed, will have far-reaching consequences.” —Itis announced in London by the South Africa Chartered Company that the work Dr. “Jim” has gone back to Africa to do is to take the oversight of the con- struction ofa line of telegraph from the Cape to Cairo. Ao! contemporaneous with this aunouncement comes the news that the British Government has decided to spend $14,000,008 in the construction of an elaborate system of docks, basins, coal- ing jetties, etc.,at Simon’s Town, Cape ot Good Hope, and that Major Huater had advanced up the Nile to Damer, at the mouth of the Atbara, or Black Nile, with- in 70 wiles of Metemneh. All of which looks as if “ the blasted Britisher” hadn’t read in the New Yurk newspapers about that Franco-Russian agreement to force him to evacuate Egypland hand over the Upper Nile country to France. He seems to be proceeding on the idea that he is there to stay. o>+8 +e Miss Ernst, optician, finds that work warrants her stay in this city another week at least. Good training and an extended practical experience have qualified her to remedy the most defective vision where glasses will be of use. If your sight is failing or your eyes trouble you, come in and have them examined. No charge for consultation. First class work and mater- ial guaranteed. To give glasses when not needed is both dishonest and injurious to the permanency of’ her business. By previous arrangement parties can secure special hours for consultation. Office hours,9 a. m. to & p. m, at Capt. Samuel McRae’s. Maprip, Sept. 21.—According to tele grams from Oronso,capital of the province of the same name, on the river Minho, the palace of the Marquis of Lois has been destroyed by adynamite bomb. The out- rege was perpetrated during the absence of the family and no one was injured. NS Prince Edward Island Illug- trated is for sale at all the Bookstores. Priee 25c. Co ————————— Bes — The j ) spoke of the friendship existing British troops and owing to the troubles in , TEACHERS ASSOCIATION etines The Public Me of Last Evening. a There was a gocd audience last night ‘n adclresses of the speakers close of the forenoon tine the ed to hear anvounced at Sesion. 4 Hon. D. Laird was the first. He said ' that it was very pleasing to see so many taking an interest in euucation. He con- fined bis atiertion chiefly to the reverence should be incu'caed the ', fur the aged which onthe yuoubg, @bd the seathetic tast®; and concluded au able address by expressing the hope that we would in a short time have a pablic lib- | rary and a picture gallery. | Rev. Mr. Fullerten next addressed the |} meeting. He said he was here tonight to } vive oue brief word of encouragement, and | tbat po advance can be made without our | best inieilectual eifort We sympaih ze ; wiih the turee R- ; vat look at ky ypt which bad po kuow e lg of the three it’s, and see what its Givil.zation hed teen. He refeired wl Oto ancient Greece, and im- pressed on tbe teachers the ne e-sily and value of precis:on and endurance. Protessor Murray covtined; himself (chiefly tothe tailvres in producing the f best results. He said the enviroument Was all-important Mh develoj1 g god character. No teacher, more than twenty-five pup ls successfully, The energy vece-rary fur teaching is lost in coutroiling a Jarge vumber cf pup les. lo over-croweed schools only a small per- ceatage of the pupils ol ta uo the full benefic Ile exposed vreal he said, can teach ui the teacher’s iustruction, the false piacing @ number of pups under one teacher. Dr. Andersoa said there bas been for many years a silent juflu nee which produced a vast imp,ovemcnt in school bu lings a d the effect is seen in the appeaiance ot the children. his his been brought xbout by the teacners, by their influence on schol Hi economy of Las trustees. te between | himself and the teachers of the Island. Rev. Mr. Corey said he would part cularly ' emphasize the influence of environmen:. Pointed out how this may be attained. If teachers could impress on trustees and others the need of improvement tney would bring about the best conditions for their work. Rev. Mr. Chappell who was present, being called upon for an address, spoke of many teachers trom whom he had receiv- ed instruction. He described the schcol system of Japan aud explained how the schools are organized, FORENOON SESSION. Roll call and reading of the minutes, was followed by an entertaining and in- terested paper on Primary School work by Miss McMurray. In the discussion which followed, Mr. McIntyre questioned the utility of the vertical system of writing and failed to see its advantages over the ordinary or oblique system of writing. . Mr. Stewart, Inspector of City Schools, pointed out the advantage of the vertical system. Mr. Campbell, Summerside, read a paper or “Tbe Practical in Education.” The union of the ideal and practical was adverted to. He discussed the objection that is fiequently made that the education given in our +chools is not practical. He condemned the cond‘tion of things which compelled a teacher to work in order that be may pass as great a number of yjupils ai possible into the Prince Wales College, and advocated as a remedy ‘a public school leaving exam- ination” as a test of the work in the schuole, The paper was discussed by Messrs. Landriga:, McSwain, Seaman, Miller, Ross, T. C. James, Kiely and Stewart. The question box was then opened and answers given to the various questions, when the Association adjourned to meet at 2 o’clock, “And where is the prospective Minister of Agriculture ?” asked Rev. Father Burke in his remarks at the Shutt-Gilbert meet- ing last night as he apologized to the visitors for the thin meeting. And even Hon. D. Farquharson with echo answered where, An Otp Anp Wei. Trizp Remepy.— Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup bas been used for over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while teething with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain,cures wiad colic, and is the best remedy forDiarrhoea. Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by Druggists in every part of the world. ™—- nty-five cents a bottle, Its value is acalculable. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow’s Sor. 29g Syrup, and take no other Lin?, ey City Taxss—All parties leaving City Taxes unpaid, are requested to settle same before the Defaulters List is prepared for publicatiou. Poll Tax Executions are being issued. Pay up at once and save expenses. 217 3 in. -——>> << The leading Oyster House i Victoria Cafe- Heard at the station laet evening: First Lady—How is it that Sir Louis did not have such a reception as the boys are having this evening? Second lady—Don’t you know? because he does not ride a “*Stearus.” _s SO me and see us BOO8O2284 4880 BOOS OOOO086008882OO88B eee — aie We are bolding 4 reception at our Furniture Store, and invite all to inspect our offering. We have é the finest show of Furniture in town. Mark Wright & Co. Ltd the Hal] of Queen Square school, assembi- cultivation of OM MEET Wearing a perf ec: fitting jack it’s one of Paton & Co’s, Because we lead the Al quality, week our s'ock will be complete with Jackets, Capes, Dress Goods and Millinery, “PECIAL OFFER FOR TO-WORROW EVENING trade HME NEAT et or in N you charlottetown. For perfect fits, GO TO “S --Halilax: And attend the best Exhibition ever held in the Maritime Paovincees. Provnicial Exhibition Extended Open September 28th to October 5th. Unparalleled List of Attrae- tions in one continuous Programme, Unusually Large and Splendid List of Entries, Moblization of Military Forces in Grand Attack AND DEFENCE. Thousands of British Soldiers and Sailors on Parade. NOTE SOME OF THE ATTRACTION The Stars of America’s Artists in astounding feats. Three Powers Brothers, world’s famous trick bicyc'ists. Potters and Xamora, the leaders in startling acrobatic work. Harmon and Seabury, the peerless high divers, in their great leap from an 80 ft. pole into 6 ft. of water. Startling balloon ascension, and Kavrich’s thrilling 3,000 ft. drop from the clouds. Championship Tug of War, open, teams of ten men, un- limited weight, prizes $100 and $20. World’s Championship Scull Race. Wray and Dunam Dont Miss Siege Of Sebastopol Costs thousands of dollars to produce. A spectacle of surpassing splendour. &é>rming ot the heighta by British Soldiers 3c! lowed by terrific explosion and gorge- ous and magnificent Pyrotechnic display, Fine Field of High Class Running and Trotting Horses—Exciting Other attractions too numerous to men- tion. Exceedingly low fares have been secured on Railways and Steamships on certain days. Sydney to Halifax and re turn, $3.00. Pictou to Halifax and re turn, $1.25. Amberst to Halifax and return, $1.50 Yarmouth to Halifax and St. John to Halifax and return, $4.50, J. E. Woop, Secretary. WANTED | 5,000 men, women and children te to call and inspect my New Goods. Compare prices with othor stores,ahd be convinced by buying from me your watches, clocks, jewelry, silverware, spectacles, eye glasses, etc, you will save money, and the goods bought from me will be warranted to give satisfaction. Cc. CG. JORY North Side Queen Squere, posite ost Office, anc NOW OPENING [ J. HARRIS LADIEE istDIE —_—_ SE tee 5 ee GREAT RUSH FOR COAL ——FROM— cape, and the chances are 100 to 1 she will tell you low prices,and we carry one of the largest and best selected stocks on P. E, I. This * 5 JACKETS LONDON HOUSE, ae COAL! COAL! COAL ! Dominion Coal Companies Mines in C. B Now Lanaing and to Arrive. eceeeoeseoee Per Barks. 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S6Ns se heds sw EIR MOY TON so 6s kos i iskescads canes %% MMR 6 oie dcdivskagencccnl ie I OTs tie inn ee baa OM “cc “ec & ‘cc “cc “ 66 “ “ ‘“c és “cc 6c “é ‘e “ sé “ “ it “ “ “ “ “ R. of M. “ “ & “ “ Nut. ce Sern. “ Mary Ann............69 tons Slack & R. of Mines landing. PEAKE BROS. & CO. Selling Agents Dominion Coal Co., Ltd. Sept I—eod~-Guar, pat. at very lowest prices whilst Weyvr Arrivals School Shoes, Laced Booos, for boys and®girls, Ladies Cloth Gaiters just opened. S34): RUBBERS! UBBERS. <a ie a ay ee