The Colonist, vol. 02, no. 028 (04 February 1887)

              THE COLONIST.
Subscription Rates—$3.00 per annum
ST. JOHN'S, N. F., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1887.
Single Copies—One Cent.
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TENSION BETWEEN FRANCES
GERMANY.
Speedy  Solution Expected.
FAILURES   IN   PARIS   AND    BERLIN.
NEW   YORK   STRIKES   INCREASING.
School house Bu.rD.t--4 Lives Lost.
Halifax, N.S., Feb. 4.
The London ^Standard says that the
tension between France and Germany-
is increasing,, and that the solution of
the difficulty must come soon. There
is intense excitement in London on the
stock exchange owing to rumors of
war.
Heavy failures are reported from
Paris and Berlin.
Lord Randolph Churchill is gone to
Algiers for the good of his health.
The New York strike is increasing.
The river fronts are practically in a state
of siege and thousands of police are required to protect the non-union men.
The school of St. Monica, Montreal,
has been burnt. Four children were
lost in the fire.
HARP   SEALS   SEEN
CAPE RAY.
AT
[Special  to thk Colonist.]
Cape Ray, to-day.
I Wind N.W., light, snowy weather,
cold and stormy for the past week. The
ice first made its appearance on Tuesday, and has been hanging around the
coast ever since; tthere appears to be
heavy fields to the north-west. A few
harp seals were seen passing north yesterday.
Cape Race, to-day.
Wind 8.W., strong and raining.   The
**"    lew went west at 7 o'clock
Nothing to-day.
IRTISING PATRONS.
CITY SKATING RINK.
PRO&BAU3I19  FOB   -X-H12   J9tm&*0_ff™<!887.
theatre ,.T.
ist Benevolent Concert..
Dramatic Co.
 see advt
Bcuj  Artucx-tiscmcuts.
Ladies' Methodist Benevolent Concert.
-THE SEVENTH—
Annual Concert
Tuesday E'vg, Feb   15th, 1887.
(Under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency and Lady DeaVarux.)
In Methodist College Hall.
General admission—Is. 8d. Limited number of
reserved seat tickets—2s. 6d. each. Further particulars later on. feb4
Ball. Hetise.
J., J. $c L. Furlong
3, ARCADE BUILDINGS.
Are now shewing the following lines :—
COFFEE A CREAM Dress and Florence Lace
NUNS VEILING—in aU the Evening Shades
INDIAN MUSLIN-in all the Evening "hades
SILKS A 8ATIN8-in Cream. Gold, Pink, &<-.
SILK GLOVES-every shade, in 8, 10 and 13
«       [Button-Length
KIDGLOVES-every shade. 2. 4, 6, 8 A 10 ditto
SATIN SHOES— in White, Gold, Black A Blue
KID 8HOES—Plain and Patent        fel>3,gifp
JU8T RECEIVED,
• sale by the Subscriber.
oily Mess Pork—very choice
Belfast Hams, Belfast Bacon
American Hams—very choice
Cauadlan Butte/—choice creamery
Brow ii and White Sugar.
Superior Extra Floor,
("Silver Dust"—every brl. guaranteed.)
KQHN J. O'REILLY,
3*0 Vfcttr St | *9 * tli King's Rood.
* |_Uiu  ^idtrcrtiscmcuts.
Bropening of T. i Hall Ihcalre!
MONDAY EVENING, FEBY   7th.
ii
Fraud and its Victims."
p.cc.o.c'p'c pjp
With Grand Scenic Effects.
OT Tea on Tables at 7 o'clock.
TICKETS—LADIES 3/0
TICKETS-GENTS 4/6
tSPTo he had at the shops of Messrs. M'Coubrey
3. Clouston, Goudie A Diamond. J. B. A G. Ayre,
and from member.* of committee.
SETCaterers—Messrs. J. B. A G. Avkk.
t_"TMu8ic by Professor Bennett's String Band.
fet>Vi,fp,th,f,m&t
T. A. DRAMATIC COMPANY.
A SECOND EDITION OF FATHER FITZGERALD'S
A Manual of Prayers and Hymns for the use of Children's Masses,
is now ready and for sale at the hookstoro of
CARRETT BYRNE.
rOrden, supplied, wholesale and retail.   Single copies IO cents each : on large qu
it will be made. janV9.fp.tf
IHE RINK will l>e open to its patrons every day (Sunday excepted and Ice permitting) at the foi-
i     lowing hours: From 10 o'clock, a. m. to i p.m.; from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Professor Bennett's Brass Band will play every evening and Saturday afternoons..
Masquerade and  Fancy-Dress Carnival
for Ladies* and Gents on "WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9.   CARNIVAL for Children,' February —-.th.
(Ioe to be reserved on those evenings for masqueraders.)
JSgfThe Great "Three-Mile Race," with othersports, Monday, February 14th.
t_"r*On each occasion the Rink will bo handsomely decorated. *3_TTicketa for Masqueraders, !
>nts : Children. 10 cents: Suectatorc. 20 centH: children (totat—tar—\ half-nrice.   To 1» had nt rink
cents; Children, 10
jan21
; children (spectators) half-price.   To be had at rink.
J. W. FORAN.
T. & J. GRACE,
36Q, Water Street, 360. v
Choice Stock Provisions & Groceries.
Consisting of FLOUR of the following brands :
"Crown," "Bijou,*- " Wnite Star," "Britannia," "Family," "Rosebud," and. other brands.
Harvey's No. 1 & 2 Bread—in bags & half-bags. Pork, Joles. Loins,
Beef Hocks, Heads, Ac, Butter. Molasses, Coffee, Sugar, Pease— in barrels and half-barrels, Rice,
~oba(
, A very Choice Assortment of New Teas,
OT Wholesale and retail, at lowest prices, compatible with tlie Trade.
i T. & J. GRACE.
List of Jurors,
1887, '
1887.
NOTICE is hereby given that tlie annual revision
of the ltsta of grand and petty jurors, for the
Central Di-tricr, will tako place before the
undersigned Stipendiary Magistrates for the Central District, commencing on the first Tuesday in
February, and to lie held on alternate days liegin-
ning Tuesday. 1st February, 1887. Such revision
shall be heUl in the Police/Gfiice, St John's, between the hours of 10 o'cloclr, a.m , and 2 o'clock,
p.m., on said alternate dnys. for the period of ten
days from the said 1st of February ; and all those
persona whoso names shall appear on such revised
list of jurors, and who have not applied to the
said Magistrates to have their name/ erased, will
be liable to serve for tho current year, under the
provisions of Chapter 19, Consolidated Statutes of
Newfoundland, and 48 Victo.-ia, Chapter 10, Section 7.
Pt. John's, Newfoundland, January 87, 1887.
D. W. PROWSE.
J. G. CONROY,
j»n31   Stipendiary Magietratee, Central District,
THE Annual Course of Lectures
and Entertainments, under the auspices of
the ST. JOHN'S ATHENA*tT»I, will be held
] in the ATHKJiJEf M Hall, as follows:—
j Monday, Feb. 7—Dr.'J. Sinclair.Tait.   Rubject—
"TheOpport-onTtjfBof To-Day."
i Monday, Feb. 14—Readings and Mnsic.
! Monday, Feb. *1-Dt. Herbert Rendell.   Subject:
" The Relation's of Athletics to
Health."
Monday, Feb. 28—Readinga And Music.
Monday, Mar. 7—Rev. A. Currte, Subject:	
Monday, Mar. 14-Rev.   W. S. Lalor.    Subject:
Monday, Mar. 28—Rev.
Monday, ApL 4---T. McDowell,l*s*q.,B.   .
"Socialism in England.
Subject:
Subject:
Monday, Apl. 11—Annual Concert.
ty Doors open at a quarter past seven.   Chair
to be taken at eight o'clock.
OTAdtniteton—Ten cents.
J. J. FLANNERY,
jan37,2i,wfp Secretary.
A GOOD COOK, with references.
^JXcui  ^ilxiuvtiscmetits.
The Annual Soiree
 or THE	
Newfoundland British Society
'     will he held in the Society's Hall '
ON TUESDAY, FEB'Y Sth.
Notice to Mariners
The New Fog Horn,
(OFF GALLANTRY)
now located North of Hunters Island (lie aux
Cliasseurs), at a distance of about 50 yards from
the Shore, wid plav from the 1st uf March next,
every* time FOG AND SNOW will make it necessary. —-
The Sound will last for Six Second-., with an interval of One Minute between each blast.
February 2nd, ISST.tf '
"  The Annual Soiree of the
T- A. & B. SOCIETY,
Will be held in the T. A. Hall
On Wednesday February 9tn.
Tickets (double) 8/0 ($170)
Gent 6/(#120)
Lady 3/($0.60)
e^TTo'be had from members of committee, and
at tho Hail every evening.
t*""TMusic by Professor Bennett.
N.B.—Mr. W. H. Goidik will eater, and a high
Tea will be furnishod on thia occasion.
OTDancing will commence at 8.45.
J. J.  O'NEIL,
jon20,4i,fp,liw Sec. Com.
NOTICE.
ALL FARTIES having CLAIMS
against the   firm of   ."/«•liougall  Brother", manufacturers Oil Clothes, or against
either of.the iwrtners of said firm, are hereby required  to. furnish their accounts to tbe undersigned on or before
MONDAY,  7th Instant.
St John's, February 1st, 1887.
WINTER & MORRISON,
febl,3i,fp,t.th&s .Solicitors.
Government Notice
SEALED TENDERS
will be received at the office of the Board of Work
. until Noon on Monday. 7th inst. for the
Purchase of the
ON THE THORBURN ROAD.
t**r"Further iafonnntion can be obtained at this
office. (By order,)
W. R. STIRLING,
febl,18S7 proSeo'y,
MISS MAUD BEARNS
—will be ready to givo leasoris in—
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC,
about the 1st March.   For particulars as to terms,
Ac. apply at her residence, 881 Water 8treet.
jan3l,lw,eod
AlIaD-JLIw.
(Under  Contract with Government
for Conveyance of Mails.)
WINTER SERVICE, 1887.
S. S. Newfoundland
will sail on the following dates:
From Haijfax.
From St. John's.
Tvesday, February 1st   Monday, February 7th
,    "      15th \       " ''       21st
« March     1st " M»rch
■• »      15th " ' "        21st
"      2»th " April       4th
April    12th " "        18th
t_"*"The Newfoundlande failings from Halifax
connect with steamers from Liverpool, Jan. SOtl^,
Feb. 8rd, Feb. 17th, March 3rd, March 17th, and
March 81st.
SHEA & CO., Agents.
jan3l,lmfp,8ivr
(SovveBptm&entt.
tatTThe Editor of this paper is not responsible
for the opinions of correspondents.
Another Schoolmaster Heard From.
(To the Editor of the Colonist.)
Dear Colonist,—"There is a tide in
men's affairs, which, taken at the flood,-
leads orfto fortune." Your time is come.
The ebb of that tide is under your feet;
look out for the flow of it. What! You
don't understand ? Well, prithee! listen
and I'll explain. In the dim musty past,
"iu-. of the first acts of Responsible
Government w;as to allocate certain
funds for educational purposes—to put
on record that we Were making our
first- steps in the march of progress, and
that; we were getting over the A B C
(as it were) of civilization. Of course,
Boards had to be appointed to manipulate the funds, and they so manipulated *3
them that the town and one or two of
tho principal outports would hare semi-
respectable schools, and teachers with
scrm- respectable salaries, and that the
great body of tho outports would have
merely nominal schools and teachers
with nominal salaries. Theforraercould
supplement their salaries by doing office
and secretary work after their school
hours, occasionally "going in" to politics,-and occasionally getting a fat Government office; the latter would, in season, discard the birch,leave off their dignity ^ud their out-at-elbows black cloth,
assume the boat-hook and the moleskin
jumper, and " make their wages" in the
more remunerative, if less congenial,
caplin-school. But unfortunately, owing to the superabundance of the professional article—the politician and the
fisherman—both of these avenues to
wealth and fame are now closed to the
poor schoolmaster. The school population has doubled and trebled since-that,
time, but not so with the grant .Of
course it has been increased from time
to tune, but not in anything like proportion to the needs of education:" nor has
it b*-en increased in nearly the same
ratio as have been other grants and allotments. For instance, a good teacher in
a second grade school is not paid nearly
as well as a letter-carrier in tho Post
Office and the latest addition in the
policfeor "customs' Tdl", gets twice, arid
ofton thrice the salary of a teacher of
twenty years standing. As a cou6e-
quence.the Newfoundland schoolmaster
is abroad, that i6as much of it as can or '
could raise the necessary steerage
ticket. And is it to be wondered at ?
Just imagine the prospect! A young
t'ellow undergoes a course of preparation for three or., four years to fit
himself to tako a school, and in
an evil hour, in his unsopmSti-
eated simplicity, he takes one.
He devotes Ave or six of the best years
of his life to teachingj and when he
finds his chest beginning to founder,
md that he has laid in a store of
dyspepsia that will last him as
long as he is able to eat. it lust begins
ro dawn on him that his "linea have
fallen in unpleasant places." He regrets exceedingly that ne ever took the
rash step and makes an effort' to better himself. Sometimes, by a fortunate
accident, he gets a chance to go into a
merchant's office or dry goods'store,
or take a steerage passage for the big
Republic'; but generally, after making
two or three ineffectual efforts to shake
the dust of the school from his well-
patched shoes, he -fctves up in despair ;
the struggle with fate, ejaculates "Bis-
mallah! 'tis written," and subsides into
the billows, half starved, shabby-genteel village pedagogue. Is the picture
overdrawn? Let the less fortunate
teachers of Conception, Trinity, Bonavista or Placentia Bays answer. In the
meantime, Dear Colonist, "there is a
tide," &c, and the journalist who fearlessly advocates the betterment of this
long-suffering and much-abused class
of public servants will not only earn
the gratitude of all Newfoundland
teachers, but his action will commend—-
itself strongly to all lovers of justice and humanity, and if he doesn't
strike the "fortune," he, at-least,
will have the " fame" of being
one of the greatest benefactors of
schools and teachers in this "Newfoundland of Ours," if he suecceed in
teething that "the (school) laborer is
worthy of his hire." Verbum sap.
More anon.
In great anxiety, I remain,
Yours, unfortunately,
St. John's, Feb. 'J' ONE OF'EM.
The steamer Portia which was advertised to sail at ton o'clock this morning will not leave till sometime to-night
owing to tho high head winds prevailing. Sho takes a large number of
passengerb. ' The following are their
names:
For New York—Miss Coen. Miss LeMesaurier,
Messrs. H. W. LeMessarier. A. T. Steer, A. Chrto-
tain. "M*. Rennie, K. R> Howring, Captain Mean,
and ono in second cabin. For Hau»aX—Mies
HoWd, Kev. N. Suckling;, Messrs. Beoj "
E. Hamilton, C. J, LeMessdrier, F. D. "L
Clift, Goorge Hayward, H. B, Robiruoa, ft
| in weozid cabin.