THE DAILY EXAMINER.
FEBRUARY 24, 1890.
Our Militia
Tue Ottawa correspontent of Tur Ex AMINER has already quoted for our readers
the General Middleton respect-
pinion of Militiam Mayor,
} >. — this rrovince aha
Lieut.-Col.
ing the m of
their Brigade Irving.
Col. Worsleys report to the
General shows that the men enr lled here
} — 1 hom 327 are authorized to ’ : number oSl, of whom oc; are a the successes achieved by Lieut. Stairs and rill ‘ha Culonel continues, as to the s drill. The Colonel col ' Capt. Mackay in Africa, expresses the hope etillerw e} Garrison Artillery that government appointments in the Do- . t Phe Souris and Montague Batteries were | minion will be bestowed as much as pos- » io of listrict Camp, Brighton, Char a : present in the | t no guns at Bat-| Ste upon those who have graduated . wl : i is nAVIDE 1) RUNS 2 lot 79 a of t Headquarters) were enabled on ho and wish for them Having visited nging to the Charlottetown hat ‘ , . : t gees Soe . : sneia Rat. | the various schools of instruction, teries, and did such work that the Souris Bat- y t the ynpetition of Isle of Orleans, he says he is convinced that they ¢ ay UVEes} . ” ok first prize in the 40-pounder compe ;are benefiting the whole militia force “ } ‘ ne ¢ ae | the only way at presen: these | } Chis is the Salt - he drilled, | largely and deserve every support and as- I ~ } y slvation vi aes ; ; . 5 rd it is » great advantage to them to go} sistance from the authorities During the np year he visited al le camps and found Ratter] were : ( wh PAtlceries : ' ‘ , ’ ss . , é Artillery, who, I { them well arranged, the discipline well car- aD y e Luspec or Atl , . : aes m in excellent order, either | ried out, and the conduct of the troops : fF the Charlottetown Militia | ' 7 one or the other of the Cherlotietown Mil | well spoken off inthe neighborhood. He : ry ¢ i e CLroverpor-tst eral’s effi- | ' . . , A ee aa great many | recommended that the government should prize y atte , and a gt my | . d may I esteicks amenkes for feel Che | allow a small sum of money as prizes for ro 4 = \ hi. ii ‘ t * we ; ” | . . Officer Commanding had an oppor-| shooting in each camp, and that two : : l bens > . ‘ . ; . ‘ ist last of seeing them on parade ; blankets and one w sterproot per man shall st sf trv driil, at whi * exp essed his! be issued f reach camp He pleaded thar satisfaction at bo their soidieriy appearafiice | the duration of the c smi pus should be ex- nd also as to this prt of their drill He | ten led
also had an opportunity of seeing the guis, etc., all of which were in [This Brigade won every ene at the Dominion competi iale of Orie This year the two ed for 46 pounders have arrived, an i well used for diiil parposes.
: ry ? at, encam vy OX ny
ient condttion,
} ne
yreze but ‘ns,
have been
Concerning the infantry he says under Lieut.-Col Brighton on the supposed dith men into Camp was | yet the contrary Was / the rank and could d . «+f } Was quite
Battalion, Caunip
some
S2ad
i} herty, came into re, and though regaras getting to my notice, j ase, and the physique of he class, was ali that | e height, 5 10
They improv d
t was beyond praise, we }} comman led,
helng an excelent
' sire inches, very much; thelr and they are ex- Lieut. -Col. drill, and This >rovisional Battalion an aa i Frederick Middle. | i rned, |
weli done,
7 } : } SiG y verty
Lbera
. 0} te in al he does. flicer nande ithe } on the | ner al sir
seif andi aii CUNCe
eedingly
with credit t nin X
of tne
drill was ¢€ :
men engaged had not j
tw >| '
thie
ed together upwards of ars, and the M ajor Lrenera: expressed Aim: all he saw. The the same Way as at gy. aud ] enclose re
Instrustor registers. I I nave | ssid with regard to Rural Corps —they
pleased with srried on t.-Col. Irvir Musketry
what
ss ou
the
repeat
lrilled in camp. s. armories and 4rill sheds wereall the Major-General Commanding, » found, I ko ig in excellent 1, from his remarks on the subject. jor Dozherty has been appointed Pay- maste snd is likeiy to do weil. Lt.-Col ris invalavble, and the great improve- ‘in the force on the Island is certainly | due to his unwearying energy, which igs.” Concerning the Charlottetown Engineers,
Major Davidson, Inspector of Engineers,
- store
ow, everythi
ment eiy 5 @ bever &
lar ial
reports
**l inspected this company at Charlottetown yi the 26ch August. The company paraded in fall strength [he turn out was good. I
noticed especially that the arms were In very
yod order. The infantry drill was fair, but i saw indications of a want of sufficient d:i'l- ing at fall strength. Too many of the drills
are, Lam afraid, performed with _but a small aumixr of men present. In Engineer work a two-gun battery was made in competition for the Szowski Cup, for which the first prize was l am glad to say that
subsequently awarded. | tha : visible
very considerable improvement was
here The organization of the corapany was much better utilize, and the superintendence by both officers and non commissioned officers in charge of parties was much better done than on any previous occasion on which I have been preseat. It is still, however, evident that a short sime in camp each year is much needed in order to accustom the company to w together as a whole at engineer work As @ rule the drills of a city company are too
short, and too few men are present at the same time, to make it possible to do Engineer work as it should be done.”
In respect to the militia all over Canada, the report shows that the active militia ‘lusive of ou the 30th June iast 56,395, of 26,340
The proportion of the
force, the permanent corps,
ex numbered which 10,055 are in cities, and in the country parts. strength of different arms in the citics is :
Cavalry, 482; field batteries, 722; garrison
artillery, 1,181; engineers 134; infancry, 7,536. In rural parts: cavalry, 1,462;
field artillery, 718; garrison artillery, 742; The num- of the horses of mounted officers of infantry and
engineers, 45; infantry, 23,373. ber of officers and men—exclusive of the officers and men of cavalry and ar- tillery which could be paid—was estimated at 19,225. The number of men who under- went annual training in camp, or as in the head-
case of cities corps, at regimental quirters, was 19,225.
The number of certificates granted by the Infantry schools was: First class, 146; second 204; a total of 350. The cartridge factory at Quebec has made 1,- 590,000 of
six y-f sur-pounder shells and
class,
sim sli ammunition, 550
1,330 The quality of the am
arm nine- pounder shells. munition is pronounced good, because at the Dominion Rifle matches, notwithstanding a tricky wind and very hot weather, the score was higher than in 188®, the highest score being 33 against 32 last year.
Association
An imerease ia the estimate fo dull sheda, armouries, etc., is in order that they may not deteriorate. The supply of elot hing fur the foree by Canadian contrac
“THE DAI
| war of 1812, $3,366 for wounds in rebellion
Adjutant- |
| agree that the report of the Parnell com-
| Ini°slon
| of English judge
tors is saul to continue satisfactory, The militia expenditure for 1888-1889 was $1,- 304,779, of which £41,228 was on account
of the Northwest rebellion. It includes
LY EXAMINI
588 for ammunition, The total of pensions was $31,839 of
which $3,590 went to 46 of
clothing, ete. amount veterans the in Fenian raids and $21,862 for wounds in
rebellion of 1885.
There are still 104 sur- viving veterans of 1812. The militia re- venue was $22,738 of which $12,001 was trom the sale of ammunition and $4,355
from rents of properties.
The report of General oliddleton expresses satisfaction with the progress of the Royal Milit ary College, and to
i, after referring
Notes and Comments.
Mr Goschen has had m ny suggestions offered him as to the best way of utilizing his surplus of four millions sterling (320,000,000). He proposes to use it up by taking a penny off the income tax and giv- ing [ree education to the children of Eng- land and Wales.
The Dablin Freeman's Journal and the London Star, beth nationalist newspapers,
is an acquittal of Mr. Parneil and his parliamentary culleagues, as the Journal puts it, all along the line. This is especial- ly pleasing, because the report is the work ,» Whom the Journal and
f being
.
some of its friends had accused 0
biased in mind and incapable of giving an mpartial verdict. The Montreal Uazette remarks that a good many apologies to the members 2of the commission are now in
order.
The Bangor News devotes an editorial & new wrinkle about wrinkles,” the theory of which is that the n.uscles of the face shrink and decay for want of use, thus causing wrivkles, The principal remedies prescribed by the sapient editor are to laugh all you can and chew gum the rest of your time, Hear him :—‘* The teeth decay and the cheeks full in and get flabby largely be- cause we donot give the jaw hard work enough. Squirrels and monkeys do not have bad teeth. Chewing even crude rub- ber, a piece between the teeth of each jaw, will restore some of the strength of jaw and cheek we have lost.”
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— An interesting study is afforded by the tables of population ; pauperism and criune inthe three kingdoms as given in
the Statesman’s Year Book for 1888, The figures are for the year 1886 :—
ENGLAND AND WALES. Estimated population............. 27,870,586 Able bodied paupers.............. 110,229 att. Pee AAS $17,2*9 Criminal offenders convicted....... 10,686
SCOTLAND,
Estimated population....... . 3,949,393 ne 92,813 Criminal offenders convicted....,. 1,838
IRELAND. . 4,899,498 113,941 i,619 —Farmers in South Dakota are reported without food, and subscriptions are being asked for in the large cities farther east t< vbtain grain for seed. Probably the set- tiers will be provided for by the generosity of the outside public in their own nation. Otherwise it would be the duty of the pros- perous Canadian farmers to lend them a helping hand. The St. John Sun suggests that the best course that the Dakota far- mers can take is to leave the unproductive aud uncertain soil of the western states and come to Canada where there is govod land tu spare for good men. No farmer need be hungry in New Brunswick, no contribu- tions of seed grain are asked fur by the countrymen in this province. Let the hungry Dakotan come to New Brunswick If he cannot do this, why not send Erastus Wiman and Professor Goldwin Smith to Dakota to tell the farmers that they have a market of sixty millions and must there- fore be well fed and prosperous. This argument may convince the hungry house- holder that the aching void ig his stomach is &@ hallucination.
Estimated population Total paupers...... eae e Criminal offenders convicted......
Presbyterian. An unusual and very pleasant occurrence to those interested and therewith connect- ed, was the communion service dispensed yesterday afternoon in Zion Church. The new feature was the introduction of three elders, Messrs. Kennedy. McPherson and McKinnon, of St. James’, to assist Zion Chureh elders in administering the ele. ments; also, it was novel to behold quite a number (especially of St. James’) of the church members present who participated in the service. The St. James Church pastor also aided the pastor of Zion Charch with voice, heart and hand, and we are quite sure that the eloquent addresses from both, on their respective duties, were such as claimed and held the earnest attention of any member of the large congregation present. The participants filled the central portions of the body and wings of the Church, and must have numbered near- ly 300. The beautiful illustrations in the addresses **a la militaire,” the grand sub- ject, the tranefiguration, the application, right doing and living, su tenderly address- |
ed, so svlemn'y enjoyed, and wisely dis- | coursed upon by argument and logic, held | all intensely interested, and set a glow of | good intention and, hope, of lasting
good living into many « loving heart and | soul of God's own children in the asgembl- | age. Some other changes are to take place | having for their object a closer community |
we
$174,720 for the permanent forces, §286,-
OF ivr rill poy and vaaap purydveay 84s,»
of thought and feeling between the thurthe ed. Wet tite good work yo Uy!
Island? The questi n is easily answered, and
a a
Lm, - -
On the Island— Waiting !
Girt by a silver belt of the sea, On this green island | wait for thee.
Pleasant this music of bird and of breeze, ’ ij Pleasant the sun through these sheltering trees.
Here I wander and dally and dream, Lulled by the lips of a musical stream,
Waiting for eve, and thy coming,—once more Grate dearest kee] on my pebbly shore !
Vainly the sun, till thou comest, may shine ; Vainly the birds chant—for singing is thine.
The rustle of grasses, and laughing leaves That thou art coming—my sense deceives,
To break my reverie, dreaming of thee, Lulled by the chime of the musical sea. Lock HART.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Ladoga Wheat
Sir,—In answer to the many inquiries | have received in reference to Ladoga wheat, its ye ld, its comparative value, the nature and fertility of soil on which it was grown, and what | think of its adaptability to our sil and climate, | take the liberty of reply- ing through your paper, stating my experi- ence, so that the facts may be circulated as widely as possible, and thus reach all in- qulrers,
The three and one-third bushels harvest- ed in 1888 were suwn on three and one- third acres on the 4th of May, 1889. It ws harvested about a week earlier than White Russian sown on the same day, and was fit to cut three or four days before that. It yielded sixty bushels once through the fanners, or about 18 to 1, of a superior quality to the original received from the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. The average yield of the Russian sown four days earlier, and on the same day, was 12 to 1.
To test it for rust I purposely sowed it on the lowest part of the fieid near a brook— only a few feet above the tide level. It was not attacked by either rust or 2weevil (midge) and was as bright as the White Russian on the higher ground adjoining. Che land on which the Ladoga was sown was not, in my opinion, in as high astate of fertility as that occupied by the White Russian. It was in sed potatoes. No manure and the ice going so early, I was able to reach this field to top dress it with well rotted manure from town, as | did for the Russian, but expected to raise it to the same state of fertility by use of sulphate of ammonia, and with a phosphate and potash mixture (commercial fertilizer, ) The field looked equally well when beginning to head out, after which the Ladoga seemed at a standstill, or nearly so, which perhaps was due to the fact that the land was not in such a high state of fer- tility before the fertilizers were applied as that occupied by the Russian,and to the fact that the commercial fertilizers were more easily assimilated to plant food and were ne») lyall absorbed before the plantsn» t ire’,
From my knowledge I believe the Lad- oga wheat was grown on poorer land than the White Russian. It yielded 18 to 1, whilst the Russian yieided 12 to 1, with this difference, however, that the Russian was sown two bushels to the acre whilst the Ladoga had only one.
It is a much harder wheat than the White Russian, or about as hard as Red Fife, and is said to be a good milling variety, and its early ripening properties will permit the farmers to sow a few days later and still escape the midge (weavel), which will give a prospect of a better aver- age crop.
not
JoHn Newson.
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A Demand for Cheaper Telephones.
Sir,—The Board of Trade of Truro, N. S., at a recent meeting, among other mat- ters of importance, grappled with the rates charged by the N.S. Telephone Company. | The reduction of local rents for instruments in dwellings and other places where their use was notas frequent or as profitable as in business establishments, seemed to be the principal object in view. A prominent member of the Board said that a short can- vass convinced him that a much larger number of subscribers could be obtained in private dwellings if the rent of instruments was reduced to $15 per annum, which cer- tainly was not too low a figure for reason- abte profit to the Telephone Company. Complaints were also made by establishments renting instruments because of the limited number of customers reached, and, as a sequence, some were seriously considering the advisability of discontinuing their telephun- ic connections altogether. It was ridicul- ous to pay $25 or $30 a year for a telephone instrument that communicated with only 74 places, in a town of five thousand in- habitants. Something should be done to secure an extension. The proceedings of the Board of Trade, of Truro, in regard to the telephonic question, isin such accord with what should engage the attention of the Charlottetown Board of Trade, that it may not be out of place to allude to the question, inthe hope that it may lead to the more general patronage of the telephone wire. Nearly—if not fully—one half of our business men’s establishments in Charlotte- town are without instruments, and the lim- ited number who have them, and can _ be reached, unquestionably shows a streng and sufficient cause for the want of them.
Hoping this question of cheaper and more extended telephonic conmunication may cause our slumbering Board of Trade to wake up, I am yours truly,
TELEPHONE.
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—Further particulars of theSihida affair in Siberia add to the cruelty and,horror of the tragedy. It would take a great dea] to justify Nihilism and its deeds, but there is a limit of suffering beyond which human nature may not go; and it looks as if it had been reached in the story of Russian prisons and Russian official crime.
weer
The question is often asked, why is jt that W. P. Colwill can sell so much more crockery and so much cheaper than anyone else on the
thisis it:~—They keep agood class of goods, they keep the largest stock, they buy at the cheapest market, they buy for cash, they ad- vertise in ali the papers, so that the people know where to go to get what they want. Always go to the cheapest Crockery Store, which is W, P. Colwill’s, dw 4w—feb24
Good Cpdfish at Ww, PB, Volwfit'a
CARPETS AND OILCLOTHS.,
BEER BHO
SPECIALTY FOR
Also, a few pieces of Chenille and Tapestry Curtains:
THIS WEEK
- MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24
WILL
BE
still remaining, wili be seld at a Special Reduction.
A Bo
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Barvain lunters
——AT THE———
STAR TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT.
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We offer for the balance of February, a
SPEC i A L
I'WEEDS at Cost, over the counter or mide up as you wish.
Genuine Goods !
Ch
arlottetown, Feb. 17, 18990.
rw py 7; Y
LOT OF STAPLE
Geauine Bargains !
Call and be convinced, as we mean what we say.
McLEGD & McKENZIE.
counts.
JOHN NEWSON,
South Side Queen Square,
Charlottetown, Jan. 29, 1890.
BANKRUPT
rURNITURE!|
Lower than Auction Prices.
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An Immense Lot of Bankrupt Furniture for sale at Dazzline Must be sold at once. 1 defy competition.
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OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE.
Dis-
THE = SGRUTINY |!
7" OFFICIAL COUNT IS MADE, and the Retur Officers have declared it as the unanimous v
People that the place to secure Bargains in Furnishings, Hats and Caps, is at
Db. A. BRUCE'S,
To make room for the largest ever handled by us, which will be coming Spring Season, we offer
GOODS at prices that withers com
Remnants of Odds and Ends at prices to suit you,
D, A, BRUCE, Queen Street.
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that its excellent nutritive and medi
is fre
IS IS THE FINEST COD LIV
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town, Feb. 18, 1890—eod & wky
CAMPBELL?
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Oil usually has such a disagreea
e from these objections, being beautiiully clear,
and readily assimilated by children and the most delic
ielqg~d W qv
and finest stock of goods gin to arrive svon for the
the balance of WINTER
iticn.
§ SKREI BRAND
God Liver Qi,
ER OIL EVER BROUGHT OUT. Goa Liver! ble taste, and is to many so difficult of cinal qualities are not experienced pale and bright, al
ate invalids.
old by W. R. WATSON, Dispensing Uiremixt, Cueen Styyt, Uharicthetwp,
Men's Clothing,
ning erdict of the
OF
digestic n, - The Skrei Oil m st tastelesa,
Amani Pri
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JAS, PATON & 608,
Market Square, |
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3,000 yards White Embroid. ery, all new goods, wide and narrow, at the wonderful low price .f 63c. per yard.
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200 yards Englis ri 36 ) yards } nglish Prints, |suitable for lining quilts, worth
12c., now 73
C.
A big lot of Fancy Bordered Cambric, suitable for Bedroom Curtains or Quilt Linings, alj fast colors, only 4c. per yard,
i | | Beautiful White Linen Table | Cloths, with border all round. clearing out atl 31.75 and 31.50,
i
White and Colored Table Napkins, in great Variety,
Prices very low.
We have just opened three large bales of English Prints, new designs and fast colors, This big lot is now on our coun- ters at prices lower than eyer,
4,000 yards English Prints, in lengths from 34 to 20 yards, clearing out at the wonderful low price of lle. This is a de- cided bargain. Don’t miss this chance of securing a nice piece of Print for a little money.
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Room Paper! Room Paper {
Our whole stock of Room Papers wwust go, and in order to make a speedy sale, we are offering the whole stock at a little over cost price.
Stock-taking just being fin- ished, and as a conseq: ence some very special lines are laid out,
Extraordinary vaiue in Pile low Cottons and Sheetings; also a nice lot of Seamless Pil- low Cotton.
Rare Bargains in the Dress Department! Don't pass Paton & Co’s, door if you want to buy a dress,
A few very handsome Dress Robes, suitable for brides.
CARPETS ! CARPETS !
Marvellous Bargains in Bius- ‘ Ty’ ‘ sels, Tapestry and Scotch Carpets,
ee
keefers and Overgoats
At Exceedingly Low Prices.
We strongly advise friends to call early.
Jas, Patan & C4,
MARKET SQUARE,
Jannary 15, 1890
NOTICE.
our
_ Annual (Ceneral Meeting of the : Stockholders of the Inland steam Navi- gation Company of Prince Edward Is'and, will be heid at the office of L. C Owen, King Street, on Saturday, the Ist dey of March next, at 3 o'clock, Pp. mm.
lL, OG. OWEN,
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