AEE Taste 2 THE TR ee eee eee - cy 2 Ce’ es -—3 co "m e> $3 Dear Mus I s faving tested your LAGIC H t wist Xpress Ui) ; > } hich } pions to I tit » which gracias ; ‘ we nt : W ssist you In sell } i severe yY Witn ae ‘ ner of ehise) having en- cit ’ ” . ' tered the palm of my hend, m kinga loug and deep ur. I PP ‘ your 1g MAGIC HEALER © at once, ndatter three appiica lens | able t »towork, and in three days 1S was ta Up. : Yours truiv, ALONZO H. LAVERS., CHARES i. NORRESON, << 20 CROMER SRREEOREK ome “This is true pitied. awe. (ft . Wweewap CHARLOTTERT LC RAEN A A tpt te ILY EXAMINER. Liberty, when Free Born Men, having to advise the Public, may speak free.”—Evcnirivgs. ZTOWN, P..E. ISLAND, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1890. ——_———_ Sineie Corres Two Cartes ne Fn ee ne meer en de VOL. 27.—NO. 27 Commission Merchant: AN D—— AUCTIONEER, Agent for St John 1) » Wi rks, St. Joha, N.B. | ! Ilward Island for | , , . gf Pri » ¥. (senerai age rince fr, M : ‘*Tdeal” Churns | “Ideal” Washu y Jiacnioe 3 & 108 Queen St., Charlottetown, P. E I.) Oct 7 ——IN EVERY CASE- a # ay bd AS a 2 FRA, gaQ, "Ss bs 3 . 4 td a a 2 te HOUSE. We are showing a Nice Assort- ‘ment of Goods suitable for Kmas ACGURE iS CERTAIN and New Wear Presents. ree 4 | When a Faithfal ‘Trial is Givea —TO~-— | WOODILL'S | Worm Lezenges. 3 qn novi2 oo New Tannery. LONG EROS., Tanners and Carriers, ——DEALERS IN-—— Hides, Calfsk'ns. Sheepskine. Horse Hides, Fzil-Nair, etc. Charlottetown, Dec. 12, 1890. = ~ > ~ = Se GREAT SALE GF BOUTS! ——— (x) Child’s Long Boots. $1.20, now R5c.; Boys Long boots, $160. now SE.20; WYomens Strong Hoots, &E.8, now $1.00; Women's Strong Boots, $1.00, now 7Sc.; 00 pairs Een’s Leng Ecots, reduced 50 to 7 cents a pair, at GOFF BROS. OME ae eho 5 — Loa ¥ mer hw : » “aa mn ire & i : : ae . al Eery « ye } Rae a Market Rates paid for Hides, ete. Charlottetown, Dec. 3, 1890—eed & wky MALPEQGUE ROAD, ~-- - ———— —_——— Opposite Ch'town Woolen Mills. oct6—3m eod — ee eect CARD. DR. H. D. JOHNSON, Physician and Surgeon, CHARLOTTETOWN. OFFICE: Kent Street, next door to Eldon House. May8 tf, Tr en SDP ew hood Presents for 2mas. ——— (0) —-—— Instead of our usual Gift, we offer this year an additional 5 PER CENT. DISCOUNT, besides the regular discount, to all Cash purchasers who men- tion this paper. ‘The largest assortment to select from of Jewelry, Fancy Goods and Watches we have ever shown. TAYLOR, CAMERON BLOCK. an: oe « dec3—2aw and vky and Cooking. Heating ee Une wtp ie ie Oe ot 2 Ce eway Soe yet ee cr ENTE pt, 8 OS oan $0494. OS 4 boat tg . ia, aA? Pg db Sine ag? Sos at. sa, F.% es $e % Mantaceht s-® ts hy asi BEN ny ong “he 7 * 7 g . >. * Oks as ractnaed ahs Ded pas ee BS CLO Resa: le% bd. = t ee ~ eRe RLU NPV gat ae Sk este a Astle ¥ By Na} eka! a ; = uye is |oO Inspect , Our Stock comprises the We invite fost mang purchasing Lt, will pay to du 80. in the Market. DODD & ROGERS. Charlottetown, November 12, 1890. " + 7 P2 TEN POUNDS | Zz IN vi, ty fs et na ki . jy rwe WEEKS A200 THINK OF IT! Az a Flesh Eupeucer there cau be ; J a pea | wa | . Ro question but tha SCOTT'S MULSIOR 0 f Pure Gad Liver Oil and Hypophosphites eo ae is out a riva any have i Cite kart © Sabres CONSUMPTION, SCROFULA, BRONCHITIS, COUGHS AND COLDS, AND ALL FORMS OF WASTING Dts- EASES. AS PALATABLE AS MILK, Genuine made by Scott & Bowne, Belleville. Salmon Wrapper; at all Druggists, 60c. and $1.00. LL OL LOLOL AD DAIL LEA. La AOE AE OO Oy OT OO OO EO ed dy ~ y : Mog] ONG Ae SPS RES es oy, Cd ti nam Ray | C78 9b iS } Waren ok ¥) Dyspepticure aids igestion. Byspept cure cures ~»_-—~, [adige stion. (The ‘most'serious ‘and gy long-standing cases of ¢ ~7 GRTONTC yspepsia positively cure Dy spepticurely Price per bottle 35cts and £00 (large botles ee size af small.) prepare Garles IG Short. StgJohn, NB, &0bD EVERYWHERE, SELLING OFF | R K. BRACE is se!ling off bis large stock « of CROCKERY. Everything marked down from 19 to 39 per cent. for One Month. Great Bargains for Xmas! Everybody should call and see prices. Goods shown freely. Dolls and Toys for hundreds of good Boys and Girls, and a Moustache Cup for the Young Men. The best and cheapest Groceries in the County. Confectionery, Raisins, Currants, Spices, Canned Straw- berries, Blueberries and Clams. deel3) dy tlxmss wky Im -NUTCE OF ASSIGNMENT M* JOHN BURROWS, of Highfield, i Lot 33, Blacksmith, has this day made an assignment to me for the benefit of his creditors. The Deed of Assignment is open to inspec- tion at my office, Cameron Block, Charlotte- town. A meeting of the creditors of Mr. Burrows will be held at my office on THURSDAY, the Eighth day of January, 1891, at 12 o’clock, noon, when I hope to be in a position to re- port on the condition of the Estate. All persons indebted to the Estate are re§ quested to make immediate payment to me. JAMES H. GOOD, Assignee. Ch’town, Dec. 18, 1890—dy 6i wky 2i 9.0. “WILLIAI oe NY PERSON having unsettled claims against the above Steamer previous to December 3rd, inst., will please furnish same at once to the undersigued. R. McMILLAN. decl19—lw pat Viail Contracts \ENDERS, addressed to the Postmaster I General, will be received at Ottawa unti! noon on FRIDAY, 20th February next, for the conveyance of Her Majesty's Mails on proposed contracts for four years, from Ist of April next, over each of the following routes, Viz: ¢=— Appin Road and Bonshaw....... semi-weekly Darlington and Kelly’s Cross...... tri-weekly Dundas and Mount Hope.......-. semi-weekly Glen Williem and Murray River.. do Mill River and Railway Station.. —_ do North Lake and Souris Fast....... tri-weekly North River and South Wiltshire. . do Printed notices, containing fall information as to conditions of proposed contracts, may be seen, and blank forms of tender may be ob- tained, at the Post Offices at which the ser- vices commence and terminste, cr at the office »f the subscriber. F. pe ST. C. BRECKEN, Asst, P. O. Inspector. Post Office Inspector's Otlice, } Ch’town, P. E. L, Dee. 20, 1890. p, E, ISLARD RAILWAY Christmas Excursion. on this Railway on December 24th and 25th, our steck and se ase 7a ee good to return up to and on January 5th, 1891. ate L J. UNSWORTHP, Scientific Miscellany. THe WaLK or AntmaLs.—Spiders, says Mons. F. Hement, have eight legs, but previous to the ingenious experiments of Mous. Carlet it was not known how they walk, The learned professor of Grenoble made a comparative study of the walk of four, six and eight-footed animals. Among quadrupeds, tor example, the giratte ambles ; that is to say, alternately advances the two legs of the same side, while the horse has two gaits, for it can amble or| alternately advance one of the fore legs | with the hind one of the opposite side. | Che movements of lizards, frogs and turtles in nowise resemble that of the quadruped mammals, despite the fact they have the same number of limbs. Insects simul- taneously and alternately advance the odd legs of the same side (first and third) with the even leg (second) of the opposite, while they are resting upon the three others. The three points of support are the apices of atriangle. They walk like two quad- rupeds that would have the two middle legs in common, one possessing the four first and the other the four last. Finally spiders walk like two quadiupeds iu a line with one another ; that is tu say, by advan- cing the legs of uneven number (one and three) on one side, and, at the same time, those of even number (two and four) on the opposite side. Suppress two legs of the same rank, two odd or two even, bul one on one side and the other on the opposite, so a8 to reduce the number of their legs to six, 43 in insects, they immediately b gin to walk like the latter. Remove two more legs, they walk like quadrupeds. ‘There is, then, a general law of walking among liv- ing beings that ensures stability during the motion. A Musicat Nove.ry.—The so-called ‘* bowed piano,” invented by an Austrian, manfacturer, is really « case resembling a! piano-forte frame, and containing two violins, two violas and two violincellos, the atrings of which are tuned to different’ notes. Circular bands connect the instru-' ments, and are brought into contact with the strings by means of the keyboard. A fine tone, soft or powerful, is said to be produced, but the tuning of the gut strings is a serious difficulty. An Athens student asserts that Hippo- crates and Galen used antiseptic dressings for wounds. Bett Cuimes IN a THEATRE. — The codunophone, which has been in use for several months at the Paris Opera House as a substitute for a chime of bells, is a true musical instrument formed of twenty-five brass tubes, operated by a keyboard, and having a range of two octaves. The tubes have auniform diameter of 3} inches, and a length ranging from six feet to three feet. The total weight of the tubes is about 220 pounds, and they give the effects, in the limited space of a theatre, of a chime weighing from 3300 to 4400 pounds. Squeakinc Sanp —The sonorous sand found in many parts of the world is shown by recent investigations to be of two kinds, one of which yields a musical sound when | electrical resistance thermometer so delicate as to indicate one five-thousandth of a degree. In dying a nerve invulves heat, in some cates one-fourth of a Fahrenheit degree in a frog’s Sclatic nerve, The use of diamonds in the sights of fire- arms is said to enafle the user to take quick and correct aim, even in bad light. The idea was lately patented in England. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. The Telephone. Srir,—Just so long as the agents of the telephone are severely and invariably at- tentive to it, can it be of incalculable bene- fittothe public. There is nothing more aggravating than to call for minutes to- gether—for even hours—to get some office whose attendant is either careless or indo- lent. But beyond the aggravation, what else dues such a result entail upon those who, depending upon the telephone’s ser- vice, are led to depend upon no other ? We know of one cflice in King’s County— and it is fit that all should know of it —which, day wor night, until latterly, could be arcused, except only by the merest fortune. It is no small evil for those who have important messagea to transmit, that they be turned away empty merely because those who are, in this mat- ter, their servants, prove flagrantly un- mindfal of their duty. We do not know of any other office in our County of King’s which deserves reprehension—not to, at leasc, this degree. Everyone, however, of the smallest discernment, must perceive that when the telephone service ceases to be stringently perfect, it becomes worse than none atall. It is an obligation to the public that increasing solicitude be given to the working of this excellent system. 8. G. C. 2s —ooeo Montague Notes. The following schooners cleared from this port during the week ending December 20th: Dominion, Young, for Boston with 4300 bush. potatoes shipped by Beer & Sprague ; Batavia, Spearwater, for Boston, with 4800 bush, potatoes ship by Mac- donald Bros.; Three Beila, Thorburn, for Jordan Bay with 3600 bush. potatoes, 100 bush. oats, 2000 Ibs. pork shipped by P. Kelly ; Charlton Bell, Wood, tor Booth Bay, with 4473 bush. potatoes shipped by the Captain. The above vessels took in part of their cargoes here, but owing to the severe weather they went down to Bourke’s Wharf and Lower Montagne where they finished. Evidently this completes the shipping here for the season as the river is frozen ail over. One fact in connection with Montague as a shipping port is worthy of notice, .that while vessels with their cargoes are frozen up in many of the rivers and bays of the Island, nota single vessel of the large fleet which loaded here has been detained by the freezing of the river. This alone speaks volumes in favor of Montague as a port of shipping. On the evening of the 11th inst., the disturbed, and the other a harsh squeak, Rev. Joseph Cahill, of Summerside, de- The musical sand is quite common, but in livered a very able and instructive lecture a large number of specimens of sand from on temperance in the new hall. The rev. different places in the United States, only gentleman is certainly a fearless and elo- two (both from so-called boiling springs— quent advocate of the cause. His solid one in Maine and the other in Kansas) reasoning, and his native wit was highly gave the squeaking svuund. sound seems to be dune to attrition of the particles; the musical tones, to oscillations | of particles of uniform size separated by elastic air-cushions. Ears or Low RanGe,—Modern science has recognized the probability that lower animals perceive shrill sounds far beyond man’s hear- ing. But the human ear has not always the same capacity. A remarkable illustration is the case of Mr. Edwin Cowles, a former editor of the Cleveland Leader, who was deaf to some of the consonants and about one- fourth of the sounds of the human voice, never heard a hissing sound, a policeman’s whistle, or the higher notes of a musical 4 strument, and grew to manhood in the belief that the singing of birds was a poetical fic- tion. than the Algerian coast. The mean daily! maximum is 66, 4 deg. Fahr., that of August, is 80 8 deg., and the absolute maximum is 110 deg. The minimum in the cold year of 1885 was 32 deg. The year has only 48 44 deg. north, and ‘ongitude 60 deg. east, has miles. Of three lighthouses built on it since 1880, two have been washed away, and the third will soon be engulfed. Cotton PLants.—A German botanist finds that three spocies of cotton are known, viz.: Gossypium barbadense L., which is a native of | arated from the fibre. as ‘‘sea-island cotton,” ‘‘Barbadoes cotton,” or ‘“‘New Orleans cotton” and the cotton of has an especially white fibre, seeds separated with difficulty, aud purple red flowers. This) species has leng been grown iu Egypt, Arabia, | and ladia. filament-coated seeds like the last, but yellow flowers. This cotton was in'roduced into the Malaga, Europe’s hot place, is warmer even | guy, America, and has seeds which are easily sep- danger to the lives of cattle. This species is known ago two valuable cows belonging to a gen- The harsh appreciated by a large and _ intelligent audience. chair. On the 16th inst., the congregation of the Presbyterian Church held their sucial and bazaar in aid of the manse fund. The tea and bazsar were well patronized. A large number of interesting as well as useful and ornamental articles, was disposed of by the ladies to good advantage. Much praise is due the ladies of the Aid Society for their energetic efforts in making the affair a financial success. The handsome sum of $130 was realized, after paying all expenses. Our merchants are, evidently, doing 4 good holiday business. They are alive to the wants of the public, and are displaying a large variety of goods suitable to the sea- The brilliant display and the artistic arrangement of late importations render the stores so very atiractive that customers are coming from far and near to invest their cash to good advantage. The Sauta Rev. Mr. Opie occupied the rainy days. — department in the store of McDonald In afew years, Sable Island, in latitude | ality. Miss McDonald's conception of the been reduced in length, from 40 miles to gp idea and the very successful manuer in Bros, attracts mach attention for its origi- which she has displayed her skill and taste in the arrangement of the whole affair, is deserving of much praise. Farmers who use self-binders shouid not allowthetwine at the time of threshing to go among the straw, as it becomes a source of A few weeks tleman in Ontario diced without any known cause. On examination, the stomachs of Peru is a variety. 2. G. arboreum L., which: she gnimals were found to be congested with undigested binding twine, and this discovery probably explains the loss of 3. G herbaceum L., which has, ™@PY other animals. Qur schools closed on the 19th inst. for the Christmas holidays. They will re-open United States from India a little over a onthe Sth January. Before closing, the century ago, and is the one new soextensively teachers distributed a large quantity of cultivated in the former country. Its earliest apples and candy among the children as 4 cultivation dates from more than 2609 years foretaste of the many nice things in store years ago, since which time it has produced @ for Christmas. (Un account of the unfavor- number of varieties, including one with ® able weather and the almost impassable yellow fibre known as “‘Naakeen cotton. ‘state of the roads, the semi-annual school ETURN LICKETS will be issued at One R First-Class Fare to and frem all Stations AnoTuer Urinization oy Waste.—Plate glass, as is wellknown, is ground by means of |iren faced wooden plates. The sand is soon worn out, when it contains about 15 per cent. of glass particles and 2 per cent. of iron This mixture has been hitherto discarded as worthless material, but is now formed into valuable bricks by drying, pressing into moulds, and sabjecting to a high temperature. These bricks have a specific gravity of only 1. 5, resist frost, and are not attacked by acids. They are perfectly white, but the ‘mixture of snitable materials with the sand wi l give enameled bricks of beautiful colors. Physiologists have been unable to discover Superintendent. Charlottetown, all pre dy & why Railway Office, 19, 1890. that the passage of an impu'se through a nerve December causes heat to be evolved through Roileston has recently investigated the subject with an uartz sand moved over the surface under examination was postponed until January, of which due notice will be given. What on earth has become of the weather prophets who predicted a mild and opea winter? Have they crept into a hole and pelled it in after them ? Or are they con- juring up some terrible catastrophe to scare the nervous and timid? Nature certainly has given a well-deserved snubbing for pre- suming, in their ignorance, to predict toc- currevces which are hid from mortal view. | Montague, Dec. 22, 1890. iP 4b Beer & Goff's 20 cent mixture is a beauty. See their display of fancy Xmas confectionery, ete., spread out on their connters and in their show windows. a22 2 a . SRR wr” IEW romero To TRIN” ger: TT en ae gem gpa game = ae