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Tailorins Departmoent.

A lot of Spring Tweeds just opened.

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and is now opening his Spring Stock, personally selected in England. Buying his goods for Cash, and selling only for

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SUMMER ARRANGEMENT)

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Leave St. John for Bostou, via Eastport and Port- ‘and, every Moniay, Wednesday and Friday at a.) a. Mm

Also leave St. John at 7.30 every Saturday night for BOSTON DIRECT.

Fare from Charlottetown to Boston, $6,50, 2nd Class ; $9.50, lat class. ‘ For tickets and other information apply to G. A.StiARP, FF. W. HALES, > & LL. Bye P. £. L Steam Nav. Co, er to your nearest Ticket Agent, April 18, i*#7—eod wks

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cheapiy, in the best style of the art. None but first-class workmen are employed in

their office: and, as they import their printing

Papers direct from the manufacturers, they are

able to fill all orders on the most favoraole terms. he cvatinued patronage of the public is

respectfully solicited, W. L. COTTON, Manager

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E must thank our friends and the public generally for their ever increasing patronage since we have commenced business.

Our Boot & Shoe Factory, in starting, had many difficulties to overcome, and we are | glad that to-day those difficulties have been surmounted, and we are now well able to com- | pete with the best Boot and Shoe Factories abroad. | . . . . . Some of the advantages purehasers have in buying from us are,saving of freight,ordering ‘goods when you want them (not six months before), getting them without delay—which saves carrying a large stock which deteriorates on the shelves.

Our leathers are bought direetly from the tanneries, thereby saving commissions which many factories have to pay. We are more determined than ever to give the

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Fancy Dry Goods, commencing De- cember 15th, 1886, and continuing until the whole is disposed of, at

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[Is hereby given that an application will be made to the Parliament of Canada, at the next ensuing session thereof, for an Act to authorize and allowthe Nova Scotia Permanent Benefit Building Society and Savings Fund, a Society established and formed under an Act of. the Legisiature of the Province of Nova Scotia, Chapter 42, 12 Victoria, entitled “an Act forthed regulation of Benefit. Building Societies,” to transact’ business as a Building Society and Savings Fand: throughout the Provinces of New Brunswick and Prince tdward Island, as well, as the Province of Nova Scotia. and to loan money on real and certain kinds of personal pro- perty, and to borrow money and receive mone and deposits, Sib pore to: issue debentures an deposit receipts and other powers usual to Loan Companies end for other purposes.

Dated at Halifax, 5th March, 1887. JNO. W. PAYZANT. Solicitor of Applicant. March 22, 1887—2mos

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TENDERS will be received at the Finance De- partment, Otta\ya, up to and including the Ist day of May next, from persons or companies, for’ the performance of the following. steamship services, viz.:~ Ist, a line of mail steamers sailing from Halifax to Havana, thence to Kingsten, thence to San- tiago’ de Cnba, the’ce to Canada; and (2nd) a line of mail steamers between Canada and Porto Rico and adjacent Islands,.. Trips to, be made by each line fortnightly, Steamers to be of a size sufticient to carry 2,000. tons of carge and to be able to steam twelve knots an heur, averaging not less than eleven knots an hour. The con- fract in either case to be for a period of five years. Tenders wi'l be received for the above services either separately or together, Tenders to be marked on the outside *““Tenders for Steam- ship Service to West Indies.’ ‘The Government of Canada do not bind themselves to accept any tender. By command. J. M. COURTNEY:

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Flax Culture,

Srr,—Last March I wrote a letter on flax culture, which you kindly inserted in Tue Ex- AMINER. Since it was published, a number of farmers have written me for further informa- tion. With your permission I will again in- trude upon your columns to answer some of the quiries.

The land for flax should be rich, clean and well cultivated, one bushel of seed to the acve, broad cast or drill sewing will answer. Some advise rolling the land before sewing. The seed should not be deep in the ground, two runs of the harrow and one of the roller after sewit is sufficient. Karly sewing is ssabdanentek

Weeding should commence as soon as the plant is strong enough, and sheuld continue at intervals till the crop has attained a height of four to seven inches, pulling the small weeds and cutting the larger ones that have strong roots, The weeders should have no shoes on, and théY must be careful to tread on the flax as gently as possible, putting the foot down flat and not turning it on the ground. ~ The crop: will quickly recover the etfects of caretul weeding. Never weed unless the ground is damp .

PULLING —W hen ready for pulling,the stalk next the ground will beeome a pale yellow, and the leaves will fall off eight to ten inches from the ground, and the top seed balls will become a Tight brownish hue. Judgment is re- quired. Taken too young will make a tender fibre, and loss will occur in skutching; al- lowed to get too ripe will make a dry coarse fibre. The flax is. caught a shert way below the balls, and by a dextrous jerk of the arm is removed from the soil.

Rrepcrnc Ft should then be carried by children to be rippled, which is done by pull- ing the tops through’ a rippling comb, a cheap instrument easily obtained. Rippling is generally done in the field; the seed tabling on a sheet or other material. As the straw is rippled it is tied inte small sheaves, which should be loose in the band.. It is them) ready to cart to the pit. The seed; balls. in the green state should at once be remoyed and spread to dry, turned frequently, When partially dried, it is sometimes taken to”. “a oat mill and finished on the kiln, moderately heated.

Retrine—Assuming that water will be used and not dew for wetting the crop. Dams should be prepared while the crop is growing. A bog or stagnant water, if available, is best; running water does not appear to be highly recommended, If a pit or dam has to be made, it need not exceed three or four feet in depth, and wide enough to admjt of easy handling of the sheaves of flax, and of any required length. .The easy emptying and fill- ing of the pits with water should also be pro- vided for. Choose a sheltered situation, with an aspect exposed to the sun. It is estimated that a pit fifty feet long, nine feet broad, and four feet deep should contain the produce of one acre. Never exceed four feet in depth. Soft water is necessary. Exposure to the atmosphere will, in a short time, improve hard water. Any water in which soap will not curdle is sufficiently soft. Small pits are preferred to large ones, so that each day's pulling may be kept separate.

What is pulled each day should be put into the pit the same evenfng ; but never mix one day's pulling with that of another. Begin at one end of the pit, and place the sheaves in rows close together, side by side, When one row is completed, commence the second, plac- ing the top of the sheaf about the band of the first row, and so on, row after row, till the dam is full; a layer may be laid flat over the top, then cover the flax with rushes or straw, then boards or poles, upon which weights of stone or sods must be placed to keep the flax below the water. commences the better. If the weather is warm it will set in immediately and will cause the flax to rise, If so, it must be well tramped down, and more weights added. © After a few days the flax must be examined. (Good judg- ment is requisite to know when it is sufti- ciently ‘“‘watered.” Take a sheaf or two out of different parts of the pit. If glit appears in the middle of the sheaf, and it feels soft when grasped in the hand, it is an indication that the time for removal is near. Take three or four straws, which will be found to cov- ered with a greenish, slimy substance, and if this can be removed from the surface by deli- cately passing it through the finger and thumb, it is an unmistakable indication that it is in a condition to leave the water. Another test—bend the stems gently over the forefinger and if the woody part freely separates from the tibre and starts up, it is time to take it out. The Dutch test is by taking a reed or straw, and holding ten inches of the middle of it, and twisting with each hand in a diiferent direc- tion ; if the fibre separates freely from the core it is considered watered enomgh. This is by far the most critical operation in flax manipulation. When sufficiently retted it should be spread upon the grass in swarths to dry. It is ready for lifting when it begins to ** bow,” that is, the fibre contracting leaves the core and forms a string. Never take flax off the spread on a damp day, nor if the dew is on it. In lifting care must be taken to keep the butts even. Lay it down in bundles sufficient to make small sheaves, then tie moderately tight and stook fora few days if the weather is settled, but if duubtful stack it or put it under cover; it is then out of danger and ready for skutching. One acre should yield 500 ewt. skutched tlax, worth, at least, $50. Skutching, the hardest part of the work, can be done in the winter when there is anjabundance of labor. Mr. Thompson, of the Whiteabby Mills, and Mr. Michael Andrew, of the Royal Linen Mills, Belfast, to each of whom I am largely indebted for the information contained in this letter, recom- mend that the farmer should simply grow the flax and harvest it as other grain, and sell the straw to the exporter who will make a busi- ness of setting and skutching for market On this Island 1 am of opinion that the farmers should set and skutch the crop themselves, water being available onfnearly all farms, and the skutching would afford profitable employ- ment to poor families and farm hands during the winter.

The advantages of growing flax are that the demand for both fibre and seed is un- limited. The price does not vary as does that of other crops. Ititis not so risky, bein notably rain proof © Being a new a: it wil be an entire change for the land. It does not fall down or lodge... It may be planted later than other crops. The oilbeake which, when oil mills are established,will be most valuable for stock feeders,and oat growing, as a staple, must be abandoned. Seed can be obtained from Mr. William Evans, seedsman,Montreal,

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Charlottetown or Summerside by the steamer Miramichi, or by rail to Point da Chene, will be trifling. Remittance may be made by P. 0. order or in Dominion notes, which may be aad at any of the banks.

Apologizing for the length of this detter, I am,

Yours truly, Ricuarp Henr. Summerside, May 2, 1887. a i Ti

A Milk Record.

Srr,—Permit me through your paper to publish the following record, as I have been vequested by several farmers and others to do so, The question has often been asked, what quantity of milk will a fair milk cow produce ina year? Ihave taken the trouble to keep arecord during the past year— commencing on the 17th March, 1886, up tothe Ii7th March, 1887, milking in the year 4,199 quarts, being about four months in calt durmg this time. This is an average of a little over 114 quarts per day. I do not claim that this is a high record compared with records published by stock raisers abroad; as their stock is much superior to our common milk cows here their average is higher, A cow pro- ducing the above quantity of milk will give a return of $209.95 ; this allows tive cents per quart for the milk. One good cow, well looked after, wil! give a fair return, besides paying for her feed. Many people make a mistake by keeping too much stock and not feeding them well. You will find some of ow best farmers have their horses rolling fat and thei cows poor, Some people complain ti.at they cannot raise heifer calves in. certain sea- sons of the year, on account of the scarcity of milk. Thisis a mistake. If farmers want good milkers, the only way to get them is to raise heifer calves from their best milk cows, whatever season it may be, and they will be well paid for their trouble. I am nota far. mer, but 1 take an interest in good stuck, . | find that most stock raisers advocate keeping milch cows clean, regularly fed and watered. i have proved this to be true, as unwholesome stables will atfect the milk.

Thanking you, sir, for the space you have allowed me, I remain, yours,

Henny Rackem.

The Colonial Delegates Banquetited On the 30th inst. a banquet was given by the colonial office to the delegates to the colonial conference. Among these present were the Prince of Wales, Duke of Abercorn, Marquis of Lorne, Lord Stanley of Preston, president ot the board of trade. In reply to the toast to his health the Prince of Wales expressed great pleasure at having become ac quainted with the colonial delegates. No one he said desired more than he that the confer- ence should succeed in binding the colonies in a still closer union with the empire. The Earl of ot Roseberry in proposing the health of the delegates said that though he was a strong party man on some affairs, he enter- tained no party feeling where the welfare of the empire was concerned. He offered fully and freely his homage and congratuiations to the Salisbury government for having initiated this conference, which meeting in such a ser- ious manner could not fail of success, Sir Ambrose Shea made an appropriate reply to Early Roseberry’s speech and toasted the chair.

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Enjoy Life.

What a truly beautiful world we live in ! Nature gives us grandeur of mountains, glens and oceans, and thousands of means of enjoy- ment. We can desire no better when in per- fect health; but how often do the majority of people feel like giving it up disheartened, dis couraged and worn out with disease, when there is no occasion for this feeling, as every suilerer can easily obtain satisfactory proof, that Green's August Flower will make them free from disease, as when born. Dyspepsia and liver complaint are the direct causes of seventy-five per cent. of such maladies as billiousness, sick headache, costiveness, nerv- ous prostration, indigestion, dizziness ot the haad, palpitation of the heart, and other dis tressing symptoms. ‘Three doses of August Flower will prove its wondertul effect. Sample bottle, 10 cts. Try it.

—_ nnn ae ALLow me through your columns to thank the musical people of Charlottetown for their patronage during the past year. Jhe satis- faction my work has given is evidence to me that it pays to be careful and thorecgh, to attend regularly to my pianos, and to sincere- ly apply myself tomy business in all its details. Ihave testimonials from a leading Boston piano manufactory, and can refer any in need of my services to nearly one hundred regular customers in Charlottetown. Leave orders on slate at Rocklin House, or address Box 193, Post Oftic.—Wm. A. Hawley, Piano Tuner. 3i dy—may3

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The Czar's Government, desiring to raise the value of the Russian paper currency, proposes to have the Russian custom house accept part of the paywents made for duties in credit notes instead of gold, at a price which the Government shall fix, the Government to purchase all of its outstand. ing credit notes to be bought in the foreign bourses, tu prohibit wholesale exportation of these notes, and to allow travellers to take only smal] sums in the notes out of Russia. i, ee Tm

From Rev. E. 8S. Efford, tPastor Baptist Church, East Auburn, Me.: *‘ Adamsons Botanic Balsam is truly a specific. My lungs and throat were in an inflamed and almost congested condition from which I have been cured by the use of Adamson’s Botanic Bal- sam.” Price 10 cents, 35 and 75 cents.

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Mrs. Swartsworth, three sons and a sis ter, Altoona, Pa., were mysteriously poisoned one morning last week. The hus band had prepared breakfast for the family, at which coffee and tea were used. The family drank the tea and the husband the coffee. He went to work as usual, and shortly atter the family were all taken vio- lently ill. A physician was called and found they were su'fering from urimary puisoning superinduced by Spanish fly. Mr. Simon Fortier has received $2,500 subsidy from the Local Government of Quebec to establish two butter factories, ene at Roberval and another at St. Pierre, in Laky St. John dusteict,

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