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THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN MARCH 31 1898

THE DAILY EXAMINER

MARCH 31, (858. eee

MR. BELL’S LETTER.

4 short paragraph in Tue Ex tast week hasdrawn from Mr. Ephraim Bell a long letter, — addressed to the editor

’ ies she af the Guardian. Mr. Bel! sets out with the following :

< And it does not seem strange to me that |

: P : ent among the farmers of Prince and Queen Couaties, while endeavoring to shake ¢ the thraidom of the pork com

market here to euit their

have ruled the owe profits, the scheme cam before t t did for

hs people will again

and fact that its

elonteen

4 vears, yw @s J" cuat pion the cause of the tricxsrers the pombives, forgetting © wery existen se 18 CEpe which it is his wont to further benight an evsiave. ”

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All the remarks made vy 188 EXAMINE

: o ses

regard to co-operative porn packing

io 1e Opinions ot the

are in full accord with tl Farmer’s Advccate of the City of Toronto also

and its correspondents. They sre

tm accord with the views of “ Farming” & high class agricultural paper of Ontario. Will Mr. Bell dare that these ournals and their controlled by “ tricksters” > or that they desire to “ benight ” If not, why

{oO Say correspondents are

and ** com-

bines, and “enslave” our farmers ? does he eo character'ze Tae EXAMINER? We have said no more than they have said apon the subject of farmers co-operative pork packing: “ be careful,” “ hasten elowly,” “ be eure you are right before you go ahead.” In point of fact our main object and aim is, and sl ways bas been, to advance and conserve the interests of the éarmera of this Province, because we know ¢hat in their prosperity is bound up the prosperity, not alone of Tne Ex- winer, but of of every other interest in the Province. We believe that our farmers have a good opportunity {o better their condition by co-operating with Mr, Rat- tenbury,—bvy produciog first-class hogs for manipulation in his pork factory and export to the Mother Couairy and other markets in the form ot choicest Canadian hams and bacon ; and we believe that they will greatly prejudice themselves by de- priving him of the supply of hogs essential to the success of hisenterprise. Mr. Rat- tenbury is, personally, ne more to Tur Ex- suiner thanany other member of the cofamunity who has displayed enterprise aud pluck ; and if after a fair trial, if after our farmers have had time to see a little further into the matter and assured them- selves that they can co-op#rate succest~ fully ameug themselves in the manufac- <ure of pork, they should find that Mr. Rattenbury does not treat them fairly and satisfactorily, let them throw him over- board and go into the business on their own account. But we think tnat he is entitled ea fair trial, that nothing should be done to prejudice the establishment in this Province at this juncture of a large and profitable pork trade, and that our far- mers will be wise if they look before they leap into a business the complications and detaila of which they are necessarily wrnorant.

“Mr. Bell does not tell the whole truth when he says:

“Firet, we will notice that the best cur- rent prices our farmers received last vear for live hogs delivered at the Charlotte- (own factory was two centa per !b for stags, three cents for sows, 3, «venta for heavy and 44 cente for lig).t.”

were

pound, market

Many thoueands of live hogs bought last fall et five cente per

live weight,-even thongh the price had fallen to fouraud a half cents

aud pork by the carcass was selling in the

market at 44 cents. Mr. RBattenbury hed purchased in November when the price was up; he could not, owing to delays in the open-

iug of his factory, take delivery until December wien the price was down; still he paid the higher figure and made good hie contracts. Wedo not say that he deserves particularcredit for this; but we do say that Mr. Bell make a partial statement and tr» it off as the whole truth. As to certain other statements and insinuations Mr. Beil ia respect to the Mesers. Raitenbury they bad better be discuseed in a court of Jaw than in the pubic press.

Mr. Bell seems to have 8 particular grudge againet our intelligent youny native islanders who have stayed in thix Pro- vince and established themselvea = in business here, to the advantage of our farmers as well (let ous hope) as of themselves, —though with strange inconsistency, he Jaments that so many of them are going away to foreign lands. Theae are, according to Mr. Bell, the “tricksters” and “combinesters” and

“‘middlemen” of whom Tue Examucur is the champion. That these mea, or any class of them combine to “fleece” our farmers,

ought not to to palm

of

sndent on toe farmers |

practice upon our farmers than

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| Sytery of P. E. Island.

een

a ea Yahya er er

: 13) local middleman. bines that tbe 1¢ ’

we have yet to learn, and that they are not all honestly prosecuting their callings is They are not, at all “sombine” for sharp the

yet to be proved. events, more liable to outs siders who come here to do business; and

we contend that the interests of our farm-

AMINER Of ers are to be promoted by dealing with

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them ratler than with traders and agents from abroad.

If merchants and traders can be avoided with advantage ‘n the interci.ange

all

of our farmers’ products and the articles

in the face of the present sirnggie | they require for use snd cousumption, ouy | farmers may, perhape, do well to ignore

But we entertain th®

opinien that the division of labor and oc-

Tue EXAmINeR, ever since | cupation which the various talents and

qualifications of men necsssitates cannot be done away with advan’age to au organ- ized society. The pritciple involved in the proverb “ Let the shcemaker stick to his last,” is of general application. Keen competiiion onthe partofour business

men is, we believe, our farmers’ best

guerantee for high prices of things they have to se!] and low prices of things thry have to buy. Encourage locel dealers. dhe more we have of them the better for our farmers, a IP a NOTES AND COMMENTS.

_ —He who does not care of his health ia not likely to be long spareu to take care of his wealth.

—Senator Prowse asked in the Senate, on Friday last, if an inspector was ap>oint~

ed for the work in Tignish Harbor, and the answer he received was that ‘*no inspector |

had yet been appointed. Inspectors are not usually appointed until the work ie commenced.”

—By request of one of the heartsbroken relatives of young Kilbride, who was drowned a few days ago, we insert the letter of “ Charity,” published in another column. While sympathizing fally with those whose feelings have been harrowed by the report referred to, we insert the letter with some reluctance because we know what difficulties an editor has to contend against and how often duty and feeling conflict. Still an editor ought, in such a case, to be exceedingly careful, and not— if be can at ailavoid it—to malign the dead or add to the sorrow and distress of the relatives and friends who survive.

~-Nathaniel C. Fowler, jr. says that three-fourths of our blundering, misrep- resenting, ignorant, lawyers, doctors, and clergymen are but the product of wilful, conceited parents, who hadn’t brains en~ ough to let the boy walk on his own legs,

but insisted upon crippling him with crutches for life, and the soffering

world pays the penalty. Better make the boy the best shoe-maker in town than the poorest lawyer. Better make him a good carpenter, than a butchering doctor. Better have bim well till the soil, and bring forth a good harvest of grain, than to have him in his ignorance and inability misrepresent religion.

LL Te

Summerside Journal: The fact remains, bevond cavil, that the government have acted in a high-banded manner, in iguo-ing the well understood principles which have governed the Senatorial ap- poistments for Prince County ever since Prince Edward Island became a province of the Dominion, aed we believe that the electors, particularly the Acadians, will, at the coming tyeselections, resent the manoer in which their rights and traditions have been trifled with.

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PrespyteniaL—-The Halifax Herald reports “A call fram Bedeque, P. E. I., to Rev. R. S. Whidden, of Bridgetown and Anuapolis, was received from the pres~ It was signed by 128 members and 65 adherents, the saliry being $750, and amanse. Provisional arrangements were made for Mr. Whidden’s settlement on May 3, should he accept the call. It was agreed to notify the congrega- tion of Bridgetown and Annapoiis to appear for its interest at a meeting of Presbytery to be held at Bridgetown on Tuesday, Aprill2,ati pm. Rev Mr Hawley was appointed tocite the congregation upon next Sabbath.

FOINTED PARAGRAPHS.

(Montreal Gazette.)

The Liberal statesmen at their Ottawa caucus obj -cted to some of the ministers private secretaries. It is not said whether Mr. Tarte’s secretary, ont of whose hands the Chapleau letter slipped in to the knowledge at the public, was praised or condemned.

The Lberal Toronto Star complairs that the influence of the lobby is growing at Octawa. Perbaps this is part of Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s pian of making the cap- ital city “ibe Washington of the north.” The lobSv is @ great institution at Wash- ingtor,.

ie intinence from the 7 &atronage can- cuses a Ottawa is that the Liberal M. Ps have decided that members of the “strong- e-t tnsiness Government Cavada ever <aw”’ do not know to run their de- partments. They are held to ven as Mr. Mulock was at the bead of the Farmers’ L irust Company,

bow

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The Waterloo Advertiser says that it ina moment of weakness that Mr. in bis resignation Speaker. ‘The failing seems io mon Itw-sevidently ina weaknees that the Speaker handed back the document, A medicine manwith a weakness cure should be engaged for the Liberal party,and kepton hieudwith a steck cf his stuff.

The Liberals io Parliament epent an. othertwo hours and a half yesterday snirlfeg at the min eters becau-e there are not enough jobs being distributed among them. Itwas said by his edulaors

waa to ihe be com-

noment

Das eae . brunean seu

that Sir Wilfrid Laurisr’s jubilee visit made Cavada a nation. If foreigners judge the couptry by the party that presently rules it, they will conclude that it wasa nation of greedy Ctiice grabbers that was meant.

Judging by the interview between the ministers aud the probibitionists on Thure- day the plebiscite ballot will ask the voter to declare his choice between things as they are and prohibition plus direct taxa- tion. In onesense this is a far enough way of putting the issue, and if the pro- hibitionisis have faith equal to their words they will pot object toit. It would be fairer though to make the issue the simple one and to require the voter to declare yes or notothe one question: Do you favor probibition? ‘Tbe complications are added for the confusion of the people who will go tothe poils, and the expecta- tion that ther will prevent a verdict of yes being recorded.

Mail and Empire: The hoisting of the Yukon bill by the Senate will place the members of that august and much disparaged Upper House several notches higher in the public estimation.

ODE TO THE OWING.

You may talk about the tariff and pro- tection, and free trade,

And party panaceas for Oppressing humaa ills,

And “improving trrde conditions,” and the boom that wheat has made,

But the way to stir up business is to pay your little bills.

If you owethe grocer twenty, and he for dry goods ten.

And five more to the coal man, and to the ice man five,

Your payment of twenty helps along three business men,

And the payments they can make in tarn make other people thrive.

Idle money in your pocket dosen’s do you any good;

Unless your bills are all paid up in full it isn’t yours.

Just pay upall your able, as you wish that others would;

That’: the recipe for hard times that invariably cures.

lf you pay what you owe others, others evili can then pay yor;

Ii’s the circulating dollar that the pulse of business thrills,

So set “your money working, and then watch what it will do,

For the way to stir up business is to pay your little bills,

—New York Sun.

How about’ that little ae.

count we've just sent you ? Kindly bring, send, or tell

us to call for the amount, and

| oblige yours truly—Moore &

McLeod.

Wheel

Worthyness

We are inthe race with Wheels tor 1898-

We have

already received some of our samples and would like to

have you call and see them.

We have wheels at all

kinds of prices, but each wheel is the best value that the

price attached to it can buy.

If you intend to run your

old wheel another season; sena it to our repair shop for

an over haul,

Up-to-date re-enamelling.

Mark Wright & Co., Ltd

HOME MAKERS.

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SPER R SPER OSPR aeE

Stock

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LADIES

New

Frices $1.50 $2.00, $3.00

4.50, $5.00. Extra’ Value

and

New Styles.

for 3. Ot ).

Men's Serge Suits,

A lot of Boys’ and Youths’ Waterproot Wvats.

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Prices range from $5.00t0 $3.00. Yours

Men’s Rainproofs $6.00, $7.50, $8.50, 9.50 to $15.00.

Boy’s Reefers from $1.25 up, with sailor collar $2.00 up. Boy’s Suits $1.25 up. Special line at Spring Reefers, mediuin weights, just the thing for Spring. Extra Grade $5, $6, and 8.00.

All wool $7.50 and $8.00.

JAS PATON & Co,

Jgibinnieeio lil eieebiens

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The... Diamond Jubilee

April 12th, 1898,

IN KINDERGARTEN HALL,

Surgeon-Major Warburton, of the 82nd Battalion, will deliser a jecture on the Queen’s Jubilee, including the various functions at London, Windsor, Aldershot, Spithead, etc, As Surgeon~Major War- burton was one of the staff accompanying Premier Laurier, he hed exceptional chance of seeing all the eveuts connected with the Jubilee. Parts of the Jubilee procession will be shown vy the aid of stereoptican slides,

Surgeon Major Warbzrton has kindly consented to deliver this lecture in sid of the funds of the Artillery Orderly Room.

Doors open at 7.30 o’clock.

Lecture at 8 p.m.

Admission 25c.

Tickets for sale at Dodd’s, Rankin’s and A. W. Reddin’e Drug Stores.

LIEUT.-COL. J. A. LONGWORTH, LIEUT. A. G. PEAKE, LIEUT. A. A. BARTLETT,

Committee .

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Fitters, Yes Good Fitters

are those new shoes we are af- ter opening. Dongola Shoes for ladies, fro n

$1.00 UP

Oar $1.85 Dongola Blu- cher Shoe has ne superior as regards fit and wear. If you want comfort wear those shoes.

R. K. JOST

Stamper’s Corner.

WANTED.- Immediately. A girl for gen- eral housework. Apply to Mrs Benj, Jes Brisay, Upper Prinoe pt. 76

BARBERS’ CHAIRS and complete outfit for sale cheap tor cash or approved note, Ap- ply toD A Bruce, Queen St, Ch’1own

76~dya xkytt

On Tuesday Rvening,

SECOND WEEE

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Sample Shoe Sal

Lrst week they tcok like wildfire, fully one quarter d them sold- You should take advantage ot this great

tunity to buy first-class goods AT WHOLESALE PRICES. WE CANNOT FIT EVERYONE

As they are made in medium swes only, Thatis i reason we bought them so cheap, and the reason W? them so cheap.

TOO MANY OF ONE SIZE

Women’s Samples are all size, 4 and 4}. Men’s samples are all size 7 and 8.

Boys’ samples are ail size 4.

Small Boys’ samples are all 12 and 13. Girl’s samples are all size 78.

Child’s samples are all size 6, 7, 9 and 10.

The goods are nicely made in fashionable shayes a colors, of selected stock.

All Marked, Low i With 20 Per Cent. Extra Dibchente This Week

THE SHOEISTS

For winter shoes of all kinds. Lay, them aside ; greet the approach of spring with a fpair of ROW "oa &

Tie Shoes. We have just opened 2 » cxsee of new in Chocolate, Blackfand Russets.

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