Facts and Fun.

There were 11.247 failures is land and Wales daring 1577.

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Indiana takes the gold medal at Paris for the best display of cereals.

A St. Louis clerk is cursed with the name of Gasbill, and everybody disputes him

The Illinois oat crop is estimated at 62,096,388 bushels, but if the preseut low price continues the greater portion of it will be fed on home farms.

The Bridgeport Standard makes the thoughtful observation, that mn © sa strange but melancholy fact that the less water there is on the bar, the more sshooners go over it.

The Philadelphia permanent exhib- tion seems now to be fairly out of the woods, having reduced its last year’s debt of $273,500 to$ 43,000, and its receipts being now in excess of expenses.

Some enterprising New Yorkers, de- termined to take time by the forelock, are agitating the question of holding a World’s fair in that city in 1889, the the centennial of Washington's inangur- ation

Egypt has virtually gone into bank- ruptey, with $535,000,000, with stock and fixtures as assets. The Khedive,

after running through a vast amount o!|

money, for public improvements mainly, it is true, has turned all its Ixnded pro- perty over to the State.

One of the Chinese embassy is credited with a bon mot which Kearney should make note of. Being asked what the Chinese would doif prevented from com- ing to the United States, the diplomat re plied, ‘Go te Ireland, of course. That's the only country the Irish do not gov-

ern.

“I’m sair fashed wi’ a singiog in my head, John,” said one man to another. “Do you ken the reason o7 thut?’” asked the other. ‘No.’’ “Weel, it’s because it’sempty,’’ saidJohe. “Ay, man, that’s queer, said the first one. ‘(Are ye ne’er fashed wi’ a ringing in your ain head, John?’ “No, never,’ answered John. “And do yeno ken the reason o’ that ? It’s because it’s crackit.”

Senator Butler, during his travels met a person who ingeniously asked, “Are you the man who killed so many people in South Carolina?’ The Senator, who knew nothing whatever about his questioner, replied, amiably, “I presume you have killed more men than I have.”’ A cheerful laugh trom the surrounding crowd led the Senator to the discovery that he had been speak- ing to a doctor.

Among the glitteriug decorations Bis- mark wears on his left breast, is conspic- uous a dingy silver medal awarded him twenty years ago for sayng the life of a servant who had fallen overboard from a vessel. He is very proud of this meda] as becomes a brave man who has never feared to place himself in the froot of conflict, and jeopardize his life not only for the state but for a humble peasant.

A party of Boston ladies who were spending the summer in a little town not far from the White Mountains attended a fair which was held§by the ladies of one the churches. Wishing to appear proper- ly interested, one of the visitors asked a manager what the proceeds were to be devoted to. ‘Well,’ was the hesitating reply, “we aint just certain whether we'll buy an ice-cream freezer or a hearse.

President Lincoln possessed immense muscular strength, of which Genera! Viel gives this instance. One morning on board a ship he saw an axe in a socket on the bulwarks, and, taking it up, held it at arm’s length at the ex- tremity of the helve with his thumb and forefinger, continuing to hold it fora number of minutes. The most power- ful sailors on board tried in vain to imitate him. Judge Sweet of Chicago, who was an intimate friend of Mr, Lin- coln, says that lie has seen him dash into a crowd where two powerful men were fighting. and, taking by the collar, holding them out at arm’s length in the most helpless and ridiculous position.

“ Yas, sah,” said Uncle Joe Johnson,

slowly, ‘“‘I excepts de tarms, an’ gils you de cash wen de divertisement is concluded. men dat don’t ’bliebe in habin’ a leetle help from de papers an’ so you may put in de ecard for tree months on de tarms aforesaid. But I wants a good notus,”’ and here Unele Joe raised his fingey impressively, ‘an’ wen Isaysa good notus L don’ want a man to misun’er- stan’ me. I’m honester or richer or has pooticr darters or wucks cheaper or charges iower dan any oder gemman ob color inde bus’ness. But—you kin say dat

my materi’ls is de best dat kin be got, ,

eat my ’sistants is sperienced my, prices 2

far, and dat de article of elber grease applied at dis establ’shment is A No. 1 Our Agents in Boston—W. B. DEAN & CO., tion at the Wagstafl’s Hotel.

tust class an’ honestly pat in.” We

promised Uncle Joe a “ good notus,” |

and felt that he wasn’t so bad a judge of what constituted one after all,

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| T0 THE PUBLIC.

YH XHE Subseriber having moved to the build. ing lately occupied by Messrs- Coombs &

Worth, 51 Water Street, is prepared to fur- nish his customers and a generous public with his usual Stock and Wares kept at the Union House before the fire.

A good Hairdresser in constant attendance.

A call respectfully solicited.

CHARLES OTTO WINKLER. Sept. 25, 1878—I1m eod

TO LET,

ND immediate possession given, 3 first- LX class DWELLINGS, situated on Long- worth Street, opposite the residence of Hon. L. C. Owen, These Dwellings were erected this spring, under careful superintendence, no cost being spared to make them warm, com- fortable and convenient. The outbuilding arrangements are second to none in Ch’town. There is a good well of water and a pump m the yard to supply the oceupants. Persons wanting a good house would do well to call» and examine for themselves. None but good and careful tenants need

apply. RICHARD WEEKS,

Head Hillsborough Street. Ch’town, Aug. 27, 8178 —pat 3 aw

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SUMMER ARRANGEMENT. NOVA SCOTIA.

J eave Charlottetown for Pictou every Mox pay, WrpNESDAY, THURSDAY & Satu DAY mornings at 5 o’elock, i there at 10 a. m. with train for Halifax. Fare to Halifax, $4.10. Picnic Parties of twenty or upwards can obtain Return Tickets at Charlottetown Office to Picton and back same day. for $1 each.

Returning to Charlottetown.

Leave Pictou every Turspay, WEpNxspay, Fripay and Sarcrpay, about 2 p. m., on arrival of morning train from Halifax.

CAPE BRETON.

Leave Pictou for Hawkesbury ever Moxpay and THuRsDAy, on arrival of morni train from Halifax, connecting both ways with Stage and Steamer *‘ Neptune,” to and from Sydney aud Bras d’Or Lake.

Returning to Pictou saAMR NIGHTS, connecting with 10 a. m, train TvUrspay and Fripay for Halifax.

New Brunswick, Canada and United States.

Leave SUMMERSIDE every day (Sunday except ed) on arrival of morning train from Charlottetown, connecti at Shediac with trains for each of the above named —— and at St. John with Steamers of nternational Co. for Portland and Bos- ton. Also, leaves Summerside every about 3 o'clock. Returning, leaves Shediac every day (Sunday excepted) on arrival of day train from St. John, for Summerside; connect there with- out delay, with train for Charlottetown. Also, leave Summerside for Charlottctewn every Saturday evening, about 6 o'clock. Acrents: Almon & MacIntosh, Halifax, Noonan & Davies, Pictou; A. Grant and Co., Hawkesbury; Hanford Bros., St.

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Charlottetown for Monday Morning,

THE ONLY DIRECT LINE TO BOSTON.

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Steamers Carroll and Worcester

OTH Steamers are fitted with Supenor Passanger accomodation arranged for every convenience and comfort, and fitted up in ele gant style.

FREIGHT carried at moderate rates and ae low as by any other route.

EGGS in boxes and barrels h j the greatest care. 2 ie

_ SAVING TIME, only one business day used in reaching Boston, by leaving here Saturday Morning and catching steamer at Halifax, and arriving at Boston Monday morning.

LEAVE CHARLOTTETOWN Hivery Thursday,

PUNCTUALLY AT 5 P. M.

LEAVE BOSTON Hivery Saturday,

PUNCTUALLY AT NOON.

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: AGENTS. Ch’town, May 9, 1873.—l a w arg pat

Mortgage Sale.

To be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, on

THURSDAY, the Tweifth day of December next, A. D, 1878, at twelve o'clock, noon, at the Court House. in Charlottetown, uuder and by virtue of

) a Power of Sale contained in an Inden-

ture of Mortgage, bearing date 1

(fteenth day of March, A. D. 1876, = made between Donald McLeod, of Car- digan River, In King’s County, farmer and Hannah, his wile, of the one part, and Edward Jarvis Hodgson and Neil McLeod, of Charlottetown, in Queeu’s County, Barristers-at-Law, of the other part (and which said Mortgage was duly assigneu by the said Edward Jarvis liodgson and Neil McLeod to Edward Jarvis Hodgson and John Ball, Trus- oe of ~ Estate cf David Stuart

ennie, by assignment le March, 1878)— nda

LL that Tract, Piece and Parcel of -& Land situate, lying and being in Car. digan, on Township Number Fifty-three and bounded on the sonth by Cardigan River; on the west by land formerly in the possession of John Weatherbie, but now in possession of James Davies; on the north by the “rear line,” and on the east by land in possession of Malcolm Campbell, con- taining, by estimation, one hundred and

)thirty and a haif acres of land, a litte

more or less — together with all rights, members and appurtenances thereto” be longing,

For further particulars apply to Messrs.

eseae « McLeod, Solicitors, Charlotte.

Tubelar Wells put in by JONES for Thomas Caseley, Wm. Murphy, Paul Lee, EK. J, Hodgson,

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Permanent aud Transient Boarders,

Tourists and others will receive every atten- | John Morris,

| &e.. &e., &ec., WM. WAGSTAFF, | ® | vorted | Spring water 1s pierced, as has been done at the Gas House and at Quirk’s pump,

Cc. C. JONES.

‘May 25, 1878,

UY THE DAILY EXAMINE iB for the latest news—local and telegraphic Ch’town, Sept. 21—tf

Archibald Holmes, , Be ownanp ot it every vi

any other man, when a living vein of |

Dated this 6th day of September, 1878. EDWARD J. HODGSON,

JOHN BALL,

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Assignees of Mortgagees, Sept. 6, 1878—lawts

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township of P. E. Island not yet occu-

/mancan obtain a most respectable and |profitable engagement. Address, with

| particulars, D, DOWNIE & CO., Box 1 ontreal. | May 25, 1878— ne

pied, ox active, intelligent Lady or Gentle-