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TILE THE DAILY EXAMINER.

SEPTEMBER 25, 1888.

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Strait of Belleisle.

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Bridging the

in complaining to a friend a short time we of theoceasionally unlovely and undesir- Edward Is

indignantly replied to the effect

able spring weather of Prince and, h 3 that it was owing to the presence of what

he called ‘* other peoples’ ice,” meaning

eby, as he afterwards explained, ice which he supposed passed every year through the Strait of Belleisle, bound for the fair shores of Prince Edward Island.

This condition of things he

uasalisfactory

calmly but very confidently assured us, ‘ould easily be changed by placing a harrier to the Arctic ice across the Strait

of Belleisle.

Phere are many, a good many persons like

ir friend in oar community, zealous for the honor and prosperity of our Island home, and who, as the years roll on without any steps being taken to bring about the object ff their fond hopes, wonder and wonder wond ceased

and . and when they have

for

» wants and comfort of

perhaps, their general indifference to t the community. The fact is to talk about placing a heavy

Belleisle is

thing, but to place it there is another and

dam across the Strait of one

tutally ditferent thing. The Strait is distant across, at its narrow- est part, that is from Point Amour, on the

eoast of Labrador to Deadman’s Point in

Newfoundland, about nine nautica] miles,

and at its widest, from twenty to thirty

rm 1 > The coast of Labrador 1s rugged vad precipitous, and the waters which wash t are

pretty generally deep. On the New-

suundland side, however, there are to be

yund extensive and very dangerous rocky sheals which shoot out to a considerable distance from the land. This feature is characteristic of that portion of -the northern coa f Newfoundland which extends from a few leagues’ west f Cape Norman to Point Rich. As _ the Strait widens eastward and westward its waters deepen; bat at its narrowest limits between the points above mentioned, their

greatest depth doe not anywhere exceed

wrty fathoms, and nowhere ia the middle

of the Strait is it less. The tidal current

rushes through it at a minimum rate of 33 knots an hour, and this as well in the win- ter with its heavy ice hummocks, as in the summer. If the construction of such an ice barrier were ever seriously considered, the presence of these

Newfoundland

would greatly faciliate the work and lessen

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rocky shoals on the coast he cost which could not be but enormous. Labrador con- .ins sufficient stone to bridge the Atlantic The

to throw a bridge across the Strait,

(nd then the peninsula of

necessary. problem is therefore 115: nautical

tich shall be at the least nine

les long, of which considerably more 14n half would be two hundred and forty t deep, and at the least thirty or forty teet wide—the entire construction to be of id and To

soive the thaa

imvregnable stone work. problem in any other way

If any loophole of

the wanton waters of

is would be futile. escape were given to

we Arctic current which pass through the Strait, the icebergs would be borne thither as before, and not all the masonry in the tha: of the Pyramids of Egypt would be able to stand. blocked

The icebergs which

world, not even excepting

‘ the Strait must be alto- , or not at all, temporary resting place in the Strait Useisle are very frequently of gigantic

ms containing many thousands of

‘lid ice. Imagine, therefore, such t ‘acneter borne along at the rate of six viles au hour coming into contact with any

it might or could be cdnstructed

ie Scrait. It must be remembered,

»», that no amount of wind cau impede

/ 53 of an iceberg of large propor-

1s wWhea carried along by a rapid and powertul current.

Lot us suppose then, for the sake of con-

dering this interest subject for a moment

ger, (hat the ice barrier has been con- that Newfoundland

Labrador have again become united, as in all

struct and and

probability was once the case, the question then arises what effect would this change heat if any, upon the climate of our Island

It is agreed by all that the presence What told,

No one will have the bold-

of ice in the source of tke mischief.

‘* Other people’s ice,” we are Lot us enquire. ness to affirm that by filling up the Strait

of Beileisle our own seas would be

forever freed from the iron grip of Jack Frost.

Wou'ld not, therefore, this home-grown ice

still coutinue to exereise an injurious in- tluence upon our climate, and retard, as inuch as ever, the progress of fine spring

weicaer! No warmer element, obviously, introduced into our own waters,

iid remain as little affected as ever

i be they Ww by the tepid waters of the gulf stream, yaich leave the coast in Maine and flow

heasterly direction, passing over hanks of Newfoundland,

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and exercising influence over our climate. Ay Lal, VWe

ome v

Kiow of a certainty that

‘ars when winter sets in very

e.rly in the region of the Strait of Belleisle aud it becomes frost bound, but little or no

A : ice beyoad a

the

berg or two,

appears on scene. Nevertheless,

generally speaking, but little change takes

place in the climate of Prince Edward Island.

Lastly, be the icebergs never so humerous in the Strait of Belleisle, they rarely, if ever, venture farther westward than Mutton to

which they invariably lie; appearing at the

Bay, on the coast of Labrador, near

rarest intervals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. We. therefore, incline to the opinion that the bridging over the Strait with the object of closing it forever against the ice huin- mocks and icebergs, were it accomplished before the coming winter, would not per- coptibly alter the condition and nature of our climate. We would heartly support a scheme for closing the avenue of the easterly

winds which blow almost incessantly upon

our coast in the time of spring, and are |

attracted and kept here not by the ** ice of | other people,” but by our own ice. -__ <> oc 4D -2 ——

Editorial Notes.

- Late advices from the Strait of Belle Isle communicate the sad news that a con- siderable number of the Labrador fisher- men are at the present time in a state of semi-starvation; and that all who are alne to do se are leaving the country for the Province of Quebec. Curiously enough, it is also stated that the herring fishery in the north of Newfoundland is excellent, aud that the fishermen on the northern shore of the Island are all well supplied for the winter. Halifax traders are giving from 32 to $2.50 per bbl. for herring.

The Patriot is quick at inference. On no better grounds than inference it has built up several very strong (and very wrong) charges against Sir John A. McDonald and his Government. But the writer for the Patriot cannot the in- ference that is to be drawn from its denun- ciation of Sir John, because he has not handed the patronage of this Provinee over to his opponents ; viz: that Mr. Welsh is not entitled tu the credit which he claims on account of repairs to Halliday’s Wharf and other wharves in Queen’s County. But Sir John be denounced ; and Mr.

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WLUSE

| Walsh must also receive credit, though it is

to be inferred from the denunciation that the credit is not deserved. Darby and Joan. In the course of a recent lecture under

the Rev. E. H. Gulliver said that he attributed unhappy and ill-regulat- ed first, to ignorance, not In a limited sense, but ignorance of the common place things of everyday life as well as the laws of nature as revealed to us in and the following were instances: the effect of bad ec woking, the disregard ot sanitary laws, foolish exposure to baneful influences, dirty drains, neglected children, and the substitution for these of mere superficial accomplishments. Knowledge

this titie,

homes

science;

was a power, but frequently ignorance Was a greater power. The second cause

was attributable to the spectre of debt being allowed an entrance to the home. Self-reliance in the abstract was a grand feature in colonial life, but when prostitut- ed for the purpose of resisting or escaping the incidence of the results of engagements entered into, it then became despicable and intolerable. Laxity in money matters had become a national disease, and he fearlessly attributed to the demon of avoid- able debt much of our domestic misery. The third reason was closely allied to the last, and might be found in extravagance and that love of display which urged on otherwise good folks, but with an income of say £50, to emulate those with £500, and so on up the ladder. In concluding, Mr. Gulliver said that it was the breaking up of the home which broke up the Roman, and, unless guarded, would again break up other empires.

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Trials of Rapid Firing Guns.

A report has just been made to the British War Offiice upon the experiments

recently carried out with the Maxim gun-

at 600 and 800 yards, in comparison with fire from Martmi-Henry rifles. At 600 yards fifteen men, all first or second class shots, fired ten volieys and made 52 per cent of hitsin 3 min. 36 sec., while the Maxim. firing the same number of rounds at the same targets, made 81.56 per cert&

of hits in 2 min. 36 sec. At 800 vards the results were: 15 Martini-Henrys, 40.66

per cent of hits in 3 min, 40 see. ; Maxim, 80 per cent m 1 min. 30 sec. The targets were <rranged so that the volleys fired by the men were directed alternately a quarter right and a quarter left, the intervals between the targets being 12 yards ; the Maxim fired 15 shots alternately on each target. Further experiments are to-be made at unknown distances, and as nearly as possible under service conditions, at ranges between 1,000 and 1,200 yards; and on this occasion the new service rifle, with dial sight, is to be tested.

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Regatta Notes.

Carpenters are busily engaged building the Grand Stand. It will be completed early to-morrow.

The Mayor has proglaimed Regatta Day a ciive holiday.

The New Glasgow and Pictou fours raced at New Glasgow yesterday. The result has not yet come to hand. Both crews wiil have another good chance on Thursday to contest the supremacy.

Aa as lige tes

Merchants allover Georgia are greatly agitated over the failure of the farmers to bring in their cotton. This failure is due tu the fact that the southern farmers have a solutely declined to use jute bagging at all, and are holding their cotton in their gin houses, waiting to find some way to get ahead of the cotton bagging trust, At this time a year ago, 7,145 bales of cotton had been received in Atlanta. This year up to the present time only 300 bales have been received there. What is true of Atlanta is true of the section generally.

ti ldeasebiacichh

A dastardly murder has been discovered near Strathroy, Ontario. A_ bachelor Englishman, 75 years old, was found lying on the floor of his house where he lived

alone, with his throat cut from ear to ear, |

the skull fractured and both arms broken. He had not been seen alive since the 13th inst., but no notice was taken of this. The neighbors thought he went to Michigan on that date.

DAILY EXAMINER, - - - -

Personal. raised to

Among the numerous Ecelesiastics was

orders at Laval, Quebec, on Sept. 2 d, Rev. Francis McKenna to Deaconship. Je is a subject of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Phelan, Alle- gheney, Pa,, and has many respectable relations on this Island. Ve understaud that Mr. Wm. Palmer, son \of Chas. Palmer, Esq., ho has just finished his course at Guelph Agricultural College, has | been attending the Toronto Exhibition pur- | chasing stock, chiefly young Heretords and Berkshire Hogs, and is on his way home with {some tine young thoroughbred animals. | Sir Leonard Tilley arrived in Charlottetown 'Jast evening. Sir Leonard looks well, and is evidently well pleased to find that the Island Province is still prosperous under the National Policy—the prognostications of Grit | prophets of eyil to the contrary notwithstand- ing. He visited the market during this fore- noon, and was greatly pleased with all the | produce he saw there, particularly the beef and mutton. The Ottawa Citizen of the 19th inst, has | the following :—‘* The editor of the Summer-

‘side, (P. KB. 1.) Journal ought to make an im- | pression, if avoirdupois counts for anything lonthe Island. He tips the scales at 300 Ibs., land is only 36 years of age, and 5ft. Jin. in ‘height. A gentleman who has just returned from Summerside says the eclitorial giant out- | weighed himself, wife and heir-apparent by two pounds.”

(This paragraph is correct--except in one | important particular. Mr, Desbrisay is five ' feet nine inches in height— not five feet seven. To the editor of the Cttizen this may seem a | small matter; butit might prove blighting to 'the connubial prospects of a gentleman who | is still in the matrimonial market. We have | not, however, heard that Mr. DesBrisay pro- | poses to enter an action against the Citizen for | damages; and if the editor of the Citizen will | but make the necessary correction all may yet well,

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“HOTEL ARRIVALS.

| HOTEL DAVIES.

| McCordock, St John; Thos Ridgedale, Mon-

treal; A B Macklin, Toronto; BE P Creighton,

Quebec; Geo S Cars n, Pictou; John W Camp- | bell, Toronto; H Walter Durkers, Montreal; | Neil McQuarrie, Summerside; Sir Lenoid Tilley, New Brunswick; Lenord Tilley, do; W Longmuer, Guelph; John A Daley, Boston; W A Daley, do; F A Orewing, St John; F C

| | Lee, do

' | Sept. 24—E Prichard, London, Eng.; W J | |

OSBORNE HOUSE.

Sept 24—Isaac Doucette, city; Geo M Mut- tart, Scuris; T A Ford, St John; B Bartlett, Castine, Me; W F Callaghan, S’side; Rev A MeLean Sinclair, Belfast; D McLaren, Belle Creek; L Anderson, St. Peter’s Bay; Rev A b McLeod and wife, Mt Stewart; Rev A Roul- ston, Murray Harbor; Mr and Mrs E Paige, Boston, Mass; Miss A Docherty, Cardigan; Geo Docherty, do; M McL Martin, Brown's Creek.

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Sumaerside Exports. Summerside, Sept 21-—Shipped per steamer Prine:ss of Wales, Cameron, master, for; Point

da Chene :

REAR 6 ss os eo ewe 27 PO Ee ORIEL. kos 500 v- soe cee » 614 RY UN ON, Cin we cmb cmaaes a 476 1 potato digger......... + iveeeenel +. 30 Dircattalee § 1147

By same steamer on 22nd:— }

Cas 17 Tirle mebobredt 2. 5.55 dan & 214 48 CONG ERGR. «chic onc Gers c tues | ee Or Oe ON Tn dk oes ba < : : 121 I et el ak wes 430 The. 80 385 bris oysters.......... ae ee $1405

SHIP NEWS.

S'side, Sept 21—Ent Miramichi, Baquet, Montreal, mdse. 22—Leonora, Stewart, Pic- tou, coal, Cld 21—Miramichi, Baquet, Pic- tou, mdse. 22—Leonora, Stewart, Pictou, bal.

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MEDIC: ing.

A im.

Grand Regatta

WILL BE HELD-

| ty atTtO) aT aT AT ATOWA,

me ny ym

AL UnAnLUL —ON.-

Thursday, 27th Tastaat,

Commencing at 9 o'clock, a. m.

res PACE —Sail Boats under 35 feet keel. First prize, Silver Cup (presented by EK. W.

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taylor) and $15; second prize, $15. Entrance fee, $5. SECOND RACE.—Sail Boais under 20 feet

keel. First prize, Silver Cup and $15: second prize, $15; third prize, $5. Kntrance fee, $3.

THIRD RACE.—Two-oared keel Lapstreak Boats under zd teet. First prize, $20; second prize, $10. Entrance fee, $3

FOURTH KACK.—Four-oared keel Lapstreak, best and best voats. First prize, $35; second prize. $10. Entrance fee, $5

FIFTH RA“E,—Singie Scull Shells. First prize, Silver Cup(presenied by J.-A. Cumeron) and $40: second prize, $20 Entrance fee, $5

SIXTH RACE.—Two-oared keel Lapstreak Boats under 25teet, for Boys under 18 years, Kirs: prize, $20; second prize, $19. Entrance, $5,°*

SEVENTH RACE —Doauble Scull kee) Lat- stieak, Boats under 25 feet. First prize, $30; Bec rize, $10. Entrance, $5.

HIGHTH RACE.—single Scull Shells for Boys under l6 years. First prize, Gold Medal; second prize, Silver Medai (both presented by Mr. John Joy.) Entrance, $1.

NINTH KACK,.—Single Scull keel Lapstreak Boats. First prize, Silver Meda) (presented by k. 8. Bounell) and $12; second prize, $%. En- trance fee, $2. .

TENTH RACE.—Four-oared Shells, for Char- iottetown Ha:bor Challenge Cup Entrance. $4.

DUCK HUST, GREASED POLE, etc,

All Races open tu Maritime Provinces.

No second prize will be given unless three boats enter.

_All boats on entering must give their colors to the Secretary. | Entries may be made with the Secretary at the | office of H. V. Palmer, &eq., between three and five o’clock on the 24th imst., or by letter at any time up to that dats. | Races will start from Connolly’s Wharf, where a Grand Siaod will be erected. | Return Tickets at One First-Class Fare to { Charlottetown, wil) be issued from Stations west ot Suinmerside by Afternoon Train on 26th iast., and from summerside, Cape Traverse, Souris, Georgetown and Lnterinediate Stations by Fore- noon ‘Trains on Y7th, all tickets being good to return on 27th and 23tn September.

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Also, one half fare on Steamers from Pictou and Point du Chenae. Band in attendance.

| J. McCAREY,

sept7 Seey. Committee.

TS _LET.—House on Pleasant Street, with - Stable and Well in yard. Possessfon first of i * Septem ber,— WILLIAM Dopp, aug20

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Auction Sale of Apples. AT SALESROOM,

(DODD'S OLD STAND),

TO-MORROW, WEDNESDAY,

* AT 2 O'CLOCK, P. M.:

120 Barrels Apples,

In Gravensteins and other Choice Brands,

R. BEAIRSTO, sept25 Auctioneer.

FURNITURE, STOVES, &c.

AT MY SALESROOM,

On Friday, 28th Inst., AT 2 O'CLOCK, P. M.:

fiouschold Furniture, Carpets, Pic- tures. Stoves. &c. GEO. M. HARRIS,

Auctione?®r.

sept25—tl sle

Civic Holiday.

N pursuance of a Resolution passed at 4 Spe I cial Meeting of the City Council, held on Monday evening, the 24th of September, instant, Ido hereby proclaim THURSD \Y, the 27th of September, instant, the day set apart _for A Regatta on Charlottetown Harbor, a CIVIC HOLIDAY.

T. HEATH HAVILAN?!, Mayor.

Mayor’s Office, Sept. 25 1X88 —2i

Visitors to Exhibition,

—CALL AT—

G. ul. TAYLOR'S,

AND SEE THE FINEST STOCK OF

Watches in Gold and Silver

EVER SHOWN BY HIM.

ENGRAVING AT SHORT NOTICE.

North Side of Queen Square.

sept25—3w eod & wky

A GRAND PICNIC.

COVEHMEAD and ST

HE Parishioners of a T COKRAN BAN

MICHAEL’S CHURCH, intend having a Picnic

Gn Wednesday, Sept. 26th,

on the beautiful Grounds of MR. PHILIP HUGHES, adjoining the Corran Ban Bridge.

All kinds of Retreshments, aleo Dancing Booths and all kinds of Games customary on gach occasions, will be provided on the grouncs,

The Committee will spare no pains to make this one of the greatest days of the season.

Should the day prove uafavorable, the Picnic will take place on the first fine day tollowing.

By order of Commnittee. Grand Tracadie, Sept. 14, 1888—wky t] date P, E. ISLAND RBATLWAY,

Provincial Exhibition.

wili be issued to Charlottetuwn, as under, ju connection with the Provincial Exhib tion to be held at Charlotretowna, on WrUNESDAY and i HUR=DAY, October 3rd and 4th, 1838 :--

From Stations west of Summerside by Afiter- noon Train on October Ist, and from Sunimer- side, Cape T'raverse, Souris, Georgetown and ntermediate Stations by Forencon Trains oi October 2nd, to parties appointed to act as Judges of Exhivits, who will be required to produce netice of such appointments when a) plying for fiekoats: fron aii sovuionas by Afternoon ‘ra ng on October 2nd, by all Trains on Cciober 3rd, and from Summerside, Cape Traverse, Souris, Ge -rgeiown and intermediate Stations by Fore- 100 Trains on Octoberdth, all ‘ickets beng zo0d to return up to and on October 6th, 1888

Live stock and other kxhibits will pay regular tariff ratesto Charioitetown, but wiil be re- turned tree on certificate of secretary of Exbibi- tion to the effect that ownership has not been

changed. J. UNSWORTH,

Superintendent, Railway Office, Charlotietown, Sept. 24, 1888 { sept24—dy eod dy pat eod wy prs ti

FRUIT, &.,

BY AUCTION, On Wednesday, Sept. 26th,

AT 10 QCLOCK.

fF eggs on TICKETS, at One First-Class Fare,

m >) Barrels GRAVENSTEIN APPLES, via oe Pictou. —-ALSO—

GRAPES, PEARS, APPLES, &c., by Bos- ton Steamer. WRAPPING PAPER, &c. A. McNEILL,

Auctioneer.

MILLNER’S TIN SHOP.

VARIETY OF COAL HODS, NICKEL

. and BRASS TAPS, Iron and Daisy PUMPS, STOVEPIPE and TINWARE.

Atso—A few ASH SIFTERS on hand,

which will be sold cheap for cash.

sept24—2i

sept20—1m eod

MISS WILSON (LATE OF HALIFAX,)

Will receive a limited number of Pupils for instruction in the

‘‘Gopman Method” for the Pianoferte,

Classes will open the Second Week in September.

Address care of H. C. WHLAON, St Bros’, 4w—atig

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~ TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 18838.

MACLEAN, SHAW & C0,

MONTREAL. :

SPRING &

STYLES =HATS=

IR hs dials Our New Imporiations will give the Following (1)—The Wearer wil! be satisfied. (2)—The Seller will get a guod Profit, (3)—Thore will be no bad Stock left. (4)—They will Sell without trouble, (5)—Every one will be satisied, NO RETAILER SHOULD BE WITHOU? THESE GOODS, THE HATTERS ALL SAY that they have i0 TR UBLE 10 SELL OUR GO0D8,

We are the ONLY HUUSE IN CANADA who Deal Exclusively in HATS,

July 20—3m 2aw

Results:

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READY-MADE ULUTHING,

At LOW PHICKS,

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JAMES PATON

Charlottetown, Sept. 22, 1888.

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First Arrivais

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ROW OPENING.

HARRIS & STEWART. NEW FALL GOODS

J. B. MACDONALDS.

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Three Thousand Yards Grey Flannels,

One Thousand Yards Scarlet and White Flannels, Three Thousand Yards Canton Flannels,

Fifteen Thousand Yards Grey and White Cottons, One Thousand Yards Tickings,

A Full Line of Ladies’ Fall Jerseys.

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LOTS MENS READY-4ADS CLOTEING. OPENING EVRY DAY, THE LARGEST STOCK IN THE CITY TO SELECT FROM.

250 DOZEN MENS’ KNIT UNDERCLOTHING

You will fini it to your advantage to eall at

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Ch’towin, Sept. 3, 1898. QUEEN STREEFT,

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