THE DAILY B SA S ee —-—— i THE DAILY EXAMINER. OCTOBER 31, 1890. Temperance in the Schools. Wits unable to see eye to eye with the Grand Division in respect to all the methods which it has promoted for the abatement of the evil ef drunkenness, THe EXaMINER very cheerfully seconds the efforts it is about to make to-have the virtue of tem- peraace inculested in our public schools. In respect to this, as in respect to other necessary to begin with the young. It has been seen, over and over again, that laws against liquor drinking have little force upon men who have form- ed the drinking appetite and who live in & community which drunkenness is re- garded asa venial sin. But if the youth of the country be impressed with the belief that alcohol a poisonous drug, that drunkenness is full of dangers to fortune, evils, it is in is LL LL: OE The Grand Division. The Grand Division of P. E. Island met in annual session in the town of Summer- side, yesterday morning and afternoon. The delegates from this city, about thirty in number, together with other passengers were conveyed by special train. Among the delegates we noticed J. W. Morrison, Esq., and R. M. Barrett, Esq., twe veter- ans in the cause; also Messre. Wadman, Chappell, Crabbe, Davison, Horne, Me- Coubrey and other well known Sons. of Temperance. The businesg of the session was of unusual importance and was trans- scted with promptness and despatch. Grand Worthy Patriarch Steel, | now of St. John, N. B., was present. The sum of one hundred dollars was unanimously yoted to the Island Guardian. Fifty dollars was also voted to the Charlottetowa W. C. T. U. to aid them in their crusade against the liquor traflic. A deputation of three was appointed to wait upon Mr. Nicholson, the Superintendent of Educa- tion, to urge upon him the importance of introducing Temperance text books in our public schools. The new Grand Ofticers were duly elected. David Arbing, Esq., of Freetown, w.s chosen G. W. P., and health and life, as well as an offence against | Rob Angus, Esq., of this city, G. W. A. good morals, and that moderate drinking I ae Scan leads to drunkenness, there will, in the} ae tike city after the close of the meeting future, be little need for laws against the| liqur traffic;—for the liquor trafic will | collapse for want of support. The Church, the Schools, the Press —all should unite in educating the people, young and old, to appreciate the evil, the danger of drunk- enness, and to shun the steps which lead down to it. GE AL LOLOL Literary Notes. ‘*The Upper Ten,” by W. H. Ballou. The author, in his preface, says that people in this country object to anything new in types of fiction, that nothing finds favor with them that has not been plagiarized. Dickens, says Mr. Ballou, is beloved be- cause he worked over Addison into new life ; Josephus because it resembles Caesar's Com- mentaries. So the author presents to us Tus Examiner, a few days ago, quoted ; what he calls a new type of fiction. si statistics showing that the deposits in our| story is a satire on the aristocracy o banks had increased from $33,000,000 in | New York. Mr. Van Dyne, the leiir of a : _, | the 400, enclozes a ballet dancer, whem his 1367 to $210,000,000 in 1889. The Patriet, | son loves, in « leaden casket, and sinks it ever ready to decry the country and dis-| to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The courage its people, promptly submitted, as | son eee % submarine vessel se . ; ; : : § ye Ig g a& paiace oO a set off, the increase in our public debt. ae Guat Os _ P aa Tus Exawiner then showed that the that the novelty of the fiction consists. In Patriot had left out of the account the great 'an author who criticises Dickens we might public works for which the public debt was | be pardoned for expecting to find many of and, asa proof that these were sneursed : his sentiments clothed in less familiar lan- . - ‘ he | Suage than we find in some portions of the of some value, referred to the fact that the | book. The story, however, is interesting, Northwes: country, opened for settlement | and will do to pass away an hour or two. by the construction of railways and public If the author has failed to make his story ' ea e works, yielded last year, in customs and altogether new and original, the publishers eded in bringing out the book in : v3 | have succe excise receipts alone, the tidy addition ‘0 | a charming and unique form It is very the revenue of $1,890,955.37—ora sumsufi- | prettily illustrated, and the paper and let- cient to pay the interest on a capital of a|ter press is almost too good fora novel hundred and eight millions five hundred | Published by the United States Book Co., thousand dollars. The Patriot now seeks to)! New York. divert attention from the deception prac-| The New England Magazine is making ticed upon its readers, by setting down in | itself very attractive to Canadian readers. detail all the expenditures incurred by the Its September number was preeminently a Deeialen em ekeetad of the Mesthaiat! Canadian number, and the interest which : : 7 ,, | that number aroused will be held by the country. These expenditures have, as will | fyjly j}lustrated article in the new Novem- The ‘Public . Assets. be readily seen, no connection whatever a Cana- with the cash deposits of the people in the banks of Canada. THe EXxaMINeR might, perhaps, boast that the wealth of the peo- ple increased in the wonderful manner exhibited by the statistics, notwithstanding these large public expenditures for the development of **the Great Lone Land.” But the Patriot is clearly astray when it drags them into a discussion concerning the large additions which have been made by the people to their bank deposits But is the Patriot right in its contention that the public works of Canada are of no Let us consider the Take the light- houses for example. revenue can result them. Are no value? They must ever involve a large year- ly expenditure of public money. Sup- pose that the policy of the Grits were successful—suppose that the ultimate end of ‘Commercial Union” or ‘Unrestricted Reciprocity’ had already been reached, and our Government were now negotiating terms of annexation with the United States, —would they not place ‘* lighthouses” in a list of valuable assets to be considered in the financial arrangement? Of course they would. The Patriot might as well contend that « farmer's barns and outbuildings are of nv value to him as that the public works of the country are of no value to the country, and not to be accounted for as assets to be set off against the public debts. The Patriot ssys that ‘‘such assets as Tue ExaMINerR mentions, namely, canals and railways, cannot be sold to pay off our debts, for they do not yield a revenue over working expenses.” But the Patriot is very willing that its readers should be im- pressed with the absurd idea that the wealth of the people, on deposit in the banks, might be seized upon bythe Government ereditor. The Patriot is evidently pretty hard pushed for arguments to discount the prosperity of the people and damage the credit of the country. —___—————————- $+ 8 + oe ——_— Notes and Comments. value to the country / question for « moment. No from they of —The Montreal Star’s Irish correspond- ent writes from Dublin that a Prince Ed- ward Island merchant has been arranging to make up for the shortage in Irish potatatoes by Island exportation. It is thought that the trade will pay well. —And now it happens that after all the clucking the local Grit press has been mak- ing our ordinarily cheerful hen do over the close of the American market, she is to cackle her prettiest and exert her produc- ing powers to the fullest extent, as it just transpires that her product cair be entered on the other side of the line on the free list. ‘*Bird’s eggs” are down on McKinley’s schedule among the free entries. Who shal! say our industrious hen is not a bird, and the very pick of the genus? If ft happen that our eggs pass the border with- out duty next year again, the Patriot and the Pioneer will have to change their mournful dirge into a merry lay. What- ever be the nature of the music the organs give us, th John's Fava gravamen must rest at Sir ber number, on “ Fifty Years of dian University," by J. J. Bell, M. A. Queen’s University, Kingston, which cel- ebrated last year its fiftieth anniversary, is the subject of this article, which is enriched by pictures of the old and new homes of the University, a view of Kingston, and portraits of Chancellor Flemming, Principal Grant, and the leading professors. It isan article which will have iaterest to many in Canada besidesthe graduates of Queen’s University. The current number of the Canadian Grocer and Genera! Storekeeper, Toronto and Montreal, contains 52 pages important infor- mation for business men. Its market reports are its great feature—they have been accepted as official in the courts. It is noted for its short spicy articles, which aim to keep its readers abreast of the times. The Ameri- can Grocer says it is ‘‘the brightest and live- liest trade journal in Canada,” It makes its advertising columns of unusual interest; in them are to be found announcements of lead- ing wholesalers and manufacturers. It costs 2 cents per week and he is a poor retailer who cannot get that much out of it. Subscribe or send for a sample. A Grave Question For U. S. Im- porters. MEETING OF NEW YORK MERCHANTS TO DISCUSS THE LEGALITY OF THE M’KINLEY BILL, A meeting of importers of New York was held on the 28th inst., at the Metro- polis Hotel which had under consideration the McKinley Bill. James M, Constable presided. In calling the meeting to order, Mr. Constable said the purpose was to give expression as to the legality of the Mc- Kinley Bil!, and he = that the omission of section 30 the engrossed copy of the bill which was signed by the President very possibly vitiated the entire act, though the omitted section was upon by both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Mr. Curtis thought that the first thing to do was to get the facts, His knowledge of the matter was limited and in fact confined almost entirely to newspaper reports. Secretary Daniel Me- Keever told how he had talked with numerous lawyers and it was nearly the unanimous opinion among them that the act was unconstitutional because of the omission of the section. A committee was appointed to devise some united mode of action and report back at a subsequent meeting. F, O. Hague called attention to the fact that if the importers intend to pro- test they must protest from the very be- ginning. As matters were the act was a law. We enter under the law and cannot protest after liquidation is made. The meeting then adjourned to meet at the call of the chair. ———=- <a Many Have Done It.—The Louisville Courier-Journal says : There is one way in which the American farmer can get some- thing out of his farm. He can mortgage it for the highest amount he can get, and then leave it to the man with the mortgage. Not a few farmers have done this. —_——_a—_ + —The success which has attended the St, Clair subway project has very much en- couraged railway companies, and we may look for several more such works within the coming year. The despatches inform us that another tunnel on the same plan is to be constructed under the same river forth- with by a prominent railway corporation. News Notes. Petroleum is said to have been discovered in County Down, Lrelo:' There was a light fal! of snow throughout England on the 27th inst. : King Leopold bas started from Berlin to visit the Emperor of Germany. It is reported that President Carnot, of France, will visit Russia in May. The Admiralty has decided to construct a government dockyard at Belfast. The Hamburg Nachrichten says Prince Bismarck’s regard for his own health alone prevented him from being present at Vou Moltke’s celebration. Lawrence Roach, republican, was shot and killed at San Francisco by James B, Allen, who isa democrat The killing was the result of a political dispute. Governor Hill is reported to be seriously considering the question of demanding from the federal authorities a census recount for the whole state of New York. was inscribed on the aroh of welcome erected by the workingmen, under which William II. and Emperor Franz Joseph passed in entering Liegmitz. A club of New York ladies lately voted on the question: ‘*Which one of our notab'e sult was announced as **‘ Thomas A. Edison.’ A Chicago money broker named W. Robert son has disappeared, owing money aggregat- ing $50,000. He is said to have been the or- ganizer of several fake insurance companies, and it is helieved has come to Canada. His wife is left penniless. The Emperor of Russia has!subscribed up- warcis of $500,000 towards the various funds which have been raised forthe relief of the suidcrers by the late floods in his dominions. Lhe archdukes, his majesty’s brothers, have given $400,009. Premier Robson, of British Columbia, de- livered a hopeful and encouraging address at an entertainment to the British farmers’ dele- gates at Victoria the other day, upholding a British connection and favoring im- erial trade. The Pacific Province seem to e in good hands. The Imperial Produce Co., a Canadian concern, has intimated to the Finance Minister that it is now prepared to ship Canadian farm products to the English markets on commission. It was organized as a result of the McKinley Bill. T. P. O'Connor, in an interview at Cologne, said that the O’Brien-Dillon mission to Ameri- ca had nothing to do with the potato famine, which was the business of the British govern- ment. Our only concern, he said, was to get money for political purposes. The mission- aries count upon getting £100,000 He him- self would probably go to Canada, Dillon and O’Brien not daring to risk arrest there. From Naples comes the novel announce- ment that Signor Verdi has begun the com- position of an oratorio upon the basis cf Shakespeare’s King Lear, Signor Boito to fur- nish the necessary version of the play in rhyming Italian. The admirers of Wagnerian music will no doubt be disposed to question the power of the Italian composer to co with so difficult a theme. Yet the impartial public will await results before venturing premature criticism, But Shakesperian tragedy in opera is, to put it mildly, a daring innovation. The meeting of the Imperial Parliament next month will be awaited with a good deal of interest the world over. The question which everybody is asking is, Will the Gov- ernment get through without such a defeat as will necessitate a dissolution. [t can, of course, avoid defeat by doing nothing, but it is pledged to two or three great measures, the rincipal of which is, probably, the Irish and purchase bill, which it will find very difficult to carry. Then there will be a battle royal over the enforcement of the coercion act and the troubles arising out of the agita- tion. The Canadian Sealers who make their catches inthe open sea declare that seals were never so abundant, and their reports are confirmed by their large catches. There is therefore possibly some truth in the charge that the commercial company which has leased the right of killing in the Prebyloff Islands has falsely reported that the seals are scarce this year in order to create alarm regarding the danger of immediate extermina- tion, and thus induce the British Government to agree to more stringent regulations in re- ain ts killinz seals at sea than it would otherwise be willing to do. > + Personal. R. Hunt, Esq., of Summerside, is registered at the Hotel Davies The Empress of Austria is patron of twenty- nine charitable institutions. Mr. W. Edmunds, a well-known commer- cial traveller, is at the Hotel Davies. Mesers. W. H. Findley and George Stanley, ef this city, were registered at the Hotel Brunswick, Moncton, on the 29th inst. Mr. A. E. Clarke, station agent at Kensington, was also at the same place on the same date. Mr. Charles I. Morrison, Auctioneer, is selling eff the stock in Mr. C, EK. Robertson’s store on Queen Street. The large attendance at the sales each evening show how the people appreciate his efforts. Feodor von Friemann, a veteran of the Franco-Russian war of 1812, died recently in St. Petersburg at the age of 1l5 years. He served in the Russian army 25 years, and re- ceived across of St. George for his bravery. At the age of 99 he married a 17-year-old girl, by whom he had two children. For the last fifty years he has made a daily practice of —< a pint of cognac just before going to Purple and green grapes, only 15 cents a pound, at Beer & Goff’s. 030 3i Men’s Cardigan Jackets, 75 cents each— Harris & Stewart. 2w CHARLOTTETOWN DRIVING PARK ave IN [panne Provincial Exhibition Associatin. HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders of the above Asso- ciation will be held in the PHILHARMONIC HALL, Charlottetown, on THURSDAY EVENING, the 13th November next, 1890, at 8 o'clock, for the transaction of general business. A full attendance is requested. By order of the Directors, A. B. WARBURTON, Secretary. WHITE OATS. ASH PAID FOR BRIGHT, DRY WHITE OATS. FENTON T. NEWBERY. oct30—dy 2i wky li ‘‘ William, Emperor of the Workingmen,” | living Americans has shown himself to be the possessor of the greatest intellect?” The re- | ne ero Te oy wrens FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 890. “ : ERM TT TE AL ML PPT. Astracan Jackets SUPERIOR . In all lines of FUR GOODS our St QUALITY. ck is very complete. A further supply of BEAVER CAPES, STORM COLLARS, BOAS, ete., ete Fur Goods--All Kinds--A Specialty. For Elegance, Fine Finish and Wear-Resisting Quali- are unsurpassed. ties, our Black Dress Silks Expected Daily: ~— } EAU uate Ste. i. CRO, CE INCANDESCENT LIGHTS, For Houses and Shops. rowenta i snicintaalinientetin HE P. E. ISLAND ELECTRIC CO. have imported and are now setting up the T plant necessary to supply the Citizens of Charlottetown with the INCANDES- CENT ELECTRIC LIGHT in their Houses, Shops and Buildings. The system used will be the THOMPSON-HOUSTON, now in operation all over Canada and the United States. The advantages of the Incandescent Light over other lights consist chiefly in perfect immunity from smell, in the absence of danger from fire or otherwise, and in the steadiness and brilliancy of its light. Wherever it has once been introduced it has been retained and given general satisfaction. The expert Engineer engaged in setting up the plant, and who is prepared to put in the lights in any buildings, will be glad to give all information necessary as to prices, etc., to those who desire to introduce the light. He can be found at the Office of the P. E. Island Electric Co. on and after this date. sa Lights will be available at ali hours of the night JAS. VADDELL, Superintendent, Charlottetown, Oct. 29, 18990. -—-———{ x) —----—- —— JUST RECHEILIV HD A LARGE STOCK OF BLANK BOOKS, —__—_Inw—— School Exercises, Pocket Memos, Cash Books, Time Books, Rapid Indexes, Day of the Week Books, ete, armen) New EUREKA MEMO. BOOK, with Ad- Our SOMETHING NIGE | teeilia Cover, just the thing for Business Men. ——_{x)-- School Books ! School Books! sunt & Yu ———— |x} STATIONERY OF ALL KINDS CHEAP. ——— —(x)——— vhs OUR AIM will be to supply the BEST GOODS at the LOWEST PRICES. Orders for PRINTING and BOOKBINDING will receive careful and prompt attention. Our work in this line speak Canada. HASZARD & Charlottetown, Oct. 21, 1890—dy tf and is second to none in MOORE. s for itself, ——{s}_—— Barb Wire Fencing, Bar fron, Cut Nails, Roofing Material, Build- ers and Painters’ Supplies, Car- riage Goods, Wholesale and Retail. eeneeneemen oe) NORTON & Charlottetown, May 20. 1890—dy 2aw FENNELL. wky W. J. BOSWAIL, Commission Merchant, McNeill’s Old Staud, Lower Queen St. N STOCK :—Rarrels of KFNT MILLS FLOUR. Other braids tv arrive. Barrels Cornmen|, ‘¢ Beans and Split Peas, Boxes Cheese (Canadian). Barrels Biscuit, Soda, etc., 10 barrels Onions, 20 half chests Tea, Boxes Murray Harbor Codfish, Barrels Oatmeal, 50 bags bran—car to arrive, Casks Kerosene Oil, 30 baskets Green Grapes, to arrive Friday. TO ARRIVE :—Bags Rice, boxes Valencia and Layer Raisins, boxes Large Figs, half chests Tea, 20 boxes Soap, boxes Pipes, kegs Baking Soda, Buckets and Brooms, at lowest cash prices. WANTED IMMEDIATELY. 6,000 Bushels OATS, 500 +“ BARLEY. W. J. BOSWALL. oct30—dy 3i wky li O LET.—A House on Pleasant Street, with T Stable and Coach House. Renate lee diate. -WM, Dopp, sept22 DENTAL NOTIGE. AVING purchased the good will and in- terest of Dr. Findley’s business, I am now better prepared than ever to practice Dentistry in all its branches. Those favoring me with their patronage will be carefully and promptly attended to. Work done at the very lowest rates, anrl satisfaction guaranteed. JOHN P. MURRAY, Late of the Boston Dental College, Office over the Dominion Boot and Shoe Store, Queen Street. Having sold my Dental Rooms and business to Dr. Murray, Dentist, I take this oppor- tunity of thanking all those who favored me with their Dental work, and would bespeak for Dr. Murray a continuance of their patron- age, asI can confidently recommend him as a competent Dentist. H. BRUCE FINDLEY, Surgeon Dentist. Charlottetown, Oct. 21, 1890, oct29 7 : . Vessels for Charter. Cts WANTED for Vessels to load for Boston, Halifax or Cape Breton ports. Apply to HORACE HASZARD, Queen Square, Charlottetown, oct29—dy lw THIS MONTH, CA: AT BARGAINS WILL BE GIVEN AT James Paton & Cy’s, E CAN ONLY MENTION a few of the EXTRAORDINARY BAR. GAINS,—to advertise all would require an eight-page newspaper. A Wonderful Let of Ladies’ Winter Jackets, only $1, We have made Enormous Purchases of LADIES’ JACKETS, ULSTERS and WATERPROOFS. OUR SALES INCREASE, and with the huge collection of Bargains that we offer this month we expect to make the sales larger than ever. ee We Offer Very Exceptional Value — py DRESS GOODS See Our Wonderiul 16 Cent Cheviots ! WEDDING DRESSES —_—i., — A Good Match ——IN ALL KINDS OF—— NEW TRIMMINGS. An Extraordinary Lot of DRESS GOODS, one yard and a half wide, only 26 cents per yard, Stylish Millinery. HATS and BONNETS of the most becoming description made up by experts of long experience, Paton & Co’s. Far Goods Cheapest in the City. ASTRAKAN JACKETS, MUFFS, BOAS and CAPES; GOAT and other ROBES, the Cheapest in the City ; extra value in FUR. CAPS. We have made an Enormous Purchace of FUR GOODS, and in order tc make speedy sales have marked them very low. With a Fresh, New Stock of RICH GOODS, replete with the Latest Novel- ties for the Season, and with some Marvellous Bargains, we are in a position to give our Cus- ,tomers FIRST-RATE VALUE FOR THEIR MONEY. JAMES PATON & CO., MARKET SQUARE. Ch’town, Oct. 17, 1890. P. & ISLAND RAILWAY. ‘Thanksgiving Day. K XCURSION RETURN TICKETS will be issued at one first-class fare to and from all Stations by Afteraoon Trains 0 November 5th, and by all Trains on Thanks- giving Day, November 6th, good to return UP to and on November 10th, 1890. J. UNSWORTH, Superintendent. Railway Office, i Charlottetown, Oct, 27, 1890,j all prs