THE Lb CARTER’ = Prince Edward Island Almanac For 1896, New Ready, Cc usual informaticn The Vote deelirei for cach Dis- griet on the Island at the last Pouinion General Eleciion The Vote declired fer each Dis- | trietat the last Lecal Election } Ev s Transpiring Throughout \ Octobe 1894, to is CENTS. BR. - corate Read. BOOM TERS viisis = 1 cer VOL 35. “ This is true Liberty, Single Oopies Two Cents CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND, WEDNE SDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1896. NO 186 DONT WAIT — j ; | ° untit you are on tue Last sheet before ordering your DAY BOOKS LEDGERS Order new What abuot. Bill head ? We work cheap or Save money by trading with J. D, TAYLOR. aanset rv a 1. from tne vifice of pe AMINER P ine ComPany, in the ee i i : i: Street Ra TSs . 4CRIPTION. On ¥ - 84.00 x XN a ma * m) ry Hs ith Ns { i 0.35 vaid o aay part of Canada or the he Weekly Examiner ik is is ! Friday morning from the “ + ‘2 ft is made ap of matier “ appeared in the Daily editions, and is ss Wee y newspaper—interesting u ie atest news, CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY, Lat 6 bast \ , iay,5a cv 60m. p. @ New &¥ lay, 0.1m, on F 2 ny, Sh. 2.9m. p. m lev of Week Su | Sun High ; | A om morn i | Saturday 17 Di469iak $1 2} Sunday | 2315 ¢0} 0 46 4 I sda i 26 Sf = it 5 sday y fe 1 | : 6117 sday 21 5 . 23 a a i -J ‘ i ve +5 Sj 5a lay ; é ° j i t 2;S8 By : a yt. 8 ia 40 M ay | }s& l } 9 t re? lay 17 12 | 9 438 i271 W sday ] aoa Et 34 i3 | 7 reday i 14 lo ' LO 51 ‘41F ay 12 71 ok me &} Sa Ay 19 | ll 57 16/8 20° mora 18 ; Tuesday { sa. OURS 18} W sday 1 24] lL 3 22 } Saturda 59 2J | a 52 23 | Sunday 7 30} 613 241M Bt 32) 6 43 6 | Wednesday §2 ai 68 aT ee sday | 60 Sci 6 46 28! Friday — @t 29) 162 29 , Satur iay 6 43; 5 39 is -= P. & Island Railway Onand after THURSDAY, 5th December, 1895, ¢ trains of this Raiiway will run daily (& lays excey ted) as follows .— Trains Outward. Trains 'nward. Read dowa. Read up. PM AM rR AG } .-Charlottetown..... 3210 1010 ; 7% Loyalty Junction 25’ 9 7 s Nor Wiltshire 24 95 si7 Ht River 1 49 8 51 ) s we aoe ane 115 817 6 ) Emerald 107 8 08 5 27 15 Freetown AZS 7 5A 5 47 ........hensington ......12 33 733 6m) Wi Ar { Livis © 7 00 Sam nrsid3 PM 1250 Lv /arloso AM Lii ove Ml IGOOUGChe. . 22.00. 0390 la Wellington omy at . Port Hill 909 BS4.... et . ere Y 2 ee eee 7 34 434 ........Aloertoa 655 ; ccevcek gaa 6 00 PM AM AM AM 2 #......Charlottetown. ....]0% 2%)....Royalty Junction. ...10 10 BOD. cace neu ict: ccececee Oe $55 Ar) \ Ly 905 > Mt Stevart im Ly) (Ar 850 Ee Cardigan....... 73 5 45 . Georgetown . 710 a rm : 4 3 4 .--¥ ount Stewart..... 85 4 . Morell 817 i eer lg Serer 78 5: Bear River 73 t : Souris ; AO : ' AM eM A™M O sci . Emeraid evesee 7 5 ( .- Cape Traverse TU PM A Trains are run by Eastern Standard Time A. McDONALD Dp. POTTINGER, ~ tendent, Gen Mer Govt. Rys, 2 town Moncton, N B. R v ff Dee 1, 1895. Reaver Line Steamers. WTinter Services. DIRECT SAILINGS BETWEEN 7T fy W r ST, JOHN, N. B., AND LIVERPOOL. I m From Liv oO Steamer St Joho, NB s 7 ..Lake Ontario...Wed., Dec Z 2 Lak+ Winnipeg «” n 8 n ‘ Lak? Suverior fee eee. ‘ Lake (ntario sa Feb 5 j Lake Winnipeg -“* wae. +...La Superior " Mar 4 ’ - I . fintar ou ” Mat Lake Winnipfg Apr ! 2 Lake Superior ae FIRS) A BIN—$4) and $15. Round Trip, + ar is . “se ON® CABIN—To Liverpoo!, London- d ; ust and Glargow, > Round Trip, S$ > i »t, Bristoi or Cardiff, 3* Ke hel oh: “1 si LAC -Te Liverpoo', London, Glas- gow ast, S21 : to Bristol and Cardiff oS g passengers by the Beaver i ! Iwi.h the u®e of bedding, and ‘ ki g¢ utensils, free of charge. Ir ; r ites issued at lowest rates, Vreg C: owest rates and to all ire t pe ia Canadaand Great Bri yt sof iading. Special e pro he cerriages of buiter, Cieese and 5 » freight ro r particulars as to freight or par- SA Zé bps y lo D. & C. MacIVER, D W.C\MPBELL, Tower Balildings, Manager, 1% Hospital st, I rp Moonireal, TROP & SON, Agentr, St John, N P, % 7 ? OF Sek , ’ FURNESS LINP. Regular Fortnightly Sailings between LONDON and HALIFAX. Under spe- eis nfract with the Dogiuion Govern ti S S. HALIFAX CITY, 3,000 Tons. . 8. 8T. JOHN CITY, 3,000 Tons. 5.8 DAMARA, 2,500 Tone. June Furness Su amships are the finest on this route. All boats are Clyde built, wth saloon and sieepiag berths amidships least motion ia felt. . John City and Halifax City are electrically lighted throughout. Superior aceommodation for all kinds of Freight, Dairy Prodace, ete. wihere For information regerding sailing dates, ete., apply to FURNESS, WITHY & CO, Lep., People’s Bank Building, Halifax, N.S Or W. ¥. Clarke, Passenger Agent, Charlottetown P. E. I. dec21 IN CASE OF TWINS, An Effert to Clear Up a Diffleult Legal Point. Isaac Ringel and Isador Wels recent- lowing communica- ion to the New York Times: ‘A man having an estate valued at 830,000, died. He left surviving hima wife, who was al lv addr ssed the fol yout to become a moth- er. If she should have a boy she was to get one-third of the estate and the boy two-thirds. If she should have a girl the woman was two-thirds and the girl one-third. Now, she had a boy and a girl. What was each one’s share, equally divided?” Judge David McAdam, when gsked his opinion, said: + t T + ret t get to ge twins ‘The condition upon which the will nded did not happen, and the de- ceased must be held in law to havedied intestate, and his estate must Li posed of precisely as if he had made will. If the widow were to take third and the boy vould be nothing left for the irl took one-third and the widow , there would not be two- 1e boy. Nor could that dif- avoided by holding lep tl px be dis- no one- iy Piri. + t ird 1 hirds for ti t ficulty be that, under the circumstances, the boy could get but one-third, for this would not satisfy th e intention of the deceased. ‘To demonstrate tl widow had given birt} Lis, Suppose the 1 to triplets, all boys or girls., how could the three join with the widow in taking one-third each, There would enough to go around. be thirds To hold that the widow took one-third and the boy two- thirds would be the girl, 1 the deceas d had expressed his intimation that the child to be born, whether male or female, shovld be pro- vided for. i . the statute provides that Besides aiter-born children left unprovided for will are not affected by it, and + not to disinherit whe by the 1s to them it is precisely the same as if the pareht had died intestate. Smith vs. Robertson, 89, N.Y., 555: Luce vs. , ire Burchard, 78 Hun., 587; 2 Edm. R.S., p. 65, 19\. Where the main pr visions of a will may be upheld by re- quiri the beneficiaries to make up the interest of the after-born ¢ hild,that course may be adopted. Mitchell Blain, 5 Paige Ch. R., 588), ‘*In this case, however, the will de- pen led for its operation on the possibil- ity of the mother having a child cap- able of inheriting--not two children. lf the contemplated event did not hap- pen the will could have no legal effect The portions of the will are whatever. a “aay so connected as not to admit of separa- sec. )- no ist Vs. tion without subverting the intention of the testator; hence, if part becomes inoperative, it fails altogethe: Prac- tically there were two other known poss ties not provided for, viz.. twins and triplets. In respect to these possi- bilities, one actually happened. The will as a consequence fails, and the law furnishes one in its place, by which the twins share e mu ily in the father’s es- tate. subject to the mother’s legal rights as widow.” The Author ef “Th Maple Leaf,” k in the ( s” in one of lage there 1 ght } een, on su holding between his knees a curly- headed yout! The minister was cate chising him as to his Sunday school attendance and his knowledge of the Bible, and found him very proficient. ‘And he has made a poem,tco,” said his Sunday school teacher, the resident minister, who was also present. ‘‘He has putit to the music of ‘Scots Wa Oe **Let us here you sing it, Alexander,” said the visiting minister And the vouthful poet sang it with his boyish simplicity and power, as if touched with Divine inspiration. The minister put his hands on the boy’s curly pate, and spoke the pro- phetic words: *Ye'll be weel ken’d yet afore ye dee.” And the mother, after the manner of Seotch folk, treasured the saying in her heart, and encouraged little Alex- ander in his poetical and musical creat- ings. That minister was the celebrated Scotch Divine, Dr. Norman McLeod, then ona visitto this country, and that youth was afterwards author of Canada’s national song.—Canadian Magazine. With Unexpected Blessings. “Tf we had only to demand from God just what we desire, and in the way andthe time that suits our pleasure, then we would be snatching scepter and trying to rule the ruler of the universe. Did you ever know a child that ruled its parents without ruining itself? And if it spoils our children to have their own way, I am sure that it would be for our ruin if we could bend God to all our wishes, If this be our ‘expe: tation’ from God then the we abandon it the better, God keeps all His promises, but He has never promised to let you andme hold the reins. He answers prayer, but in the way and at the time that His infinite wisdom determines. Some prayers are not answered at once: more than one faithful mother lins gone to her grave before the child for whose conyersion she prayed has giyen his heart to Jesus. Some prayers are answered in a way so unlooked for God’s sooner that the answer is not recognized. Eternity will ‘make it plain’; for many petitions are answered according to the intention, and not according to the letter of the request ; the blessing granted has been something different from what the believer ex- pected. Jacob, when he blessed the sons of Joseph, laid his right hand on the son who stood at his left side. So God sometimes takes off His hand of blessing from the thing we prayed for and lays it on another, which is more for our good and His own glory. He often surprises His people with unex- cted blessings; and heaven will have abundance of such surprises,”—Rev. Theodore L, Cuyler, Inland Steam Navigation Co. _— +e The Annual General Meeting of the Inland Steam Navigation Company will be held in the room (up-stairs) in Mr John McEachern’s Building, corner of Queen aud King Streets, on THURSDAY, the 20th inst., at 3 o’clock, p. m. L, C. OWEN, Secretary. . Ch’ own, Feb. 1, 1896 613 ti dte strict OF ge 9 e+ two-thirds, there | “—- “Poe @60 4 oomme Nervous Prostration It is now a well established fact in medical science that nervousness is due to impure blood. Therefore the true way to cure nervousness is by purify- ing and enriching the blood. 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S.—A number of our customers have not responded to bills furnished. We would feel exceedingly grateful if they would call at once and make immediate settlement. P.& L. janl6—dy 4i law(4) wy 4i OR. H. D. JORNSON EVE AND EAR, NOSE AND THROAT Offies -- Kent Street Aug 16, 94—ly DOWT FORGET that une p'ace to have your WATCH RE- PAIRED PROMPTLY and as it should be done is at W. N. TANTON’S, Late of the employ of W. W. Wellner, Great George Street, NEAR QUEEN SQUARE. . Ronee Oe Sleigh For Sale. A very handsome Sleigh, wil] accommo- ate six persons, nicely upholstered, light enough for one horse. Apply at this office tf—jan21 ~ FAMILIAR HYMNS. ~ “ONE SWEETLY SOLEMN THOUGHT.’ Phoebe Cary. In a rustic rural home in the Miami Valley, about eight miles north of Cin- cinatti, there lived a happy couple and their two-daughters, Phoebe and Alice. The poor but courented and very happy. ‘Pheir worldly po:sessions always limited, ecralenily crew less, till the girls said “they wep hrough the streeis be- cause of the poverty \lice early attracted attention by her literary coueributions to various maga- 4 Cs und peri wlicals While Phoe! 2, with her poetry, was destined to drive the wolf of want from the door of the id home where he had laid undisturbed fuli many a year They moved to New York citv when Phoebe was about twenty five years of age, and soon becume knownas women of more than ordinary talents. They joined the Church of the Pilgrims, and two years afterwards the Church of the Stzangers. Here they found « good friend in Dr Deems, to whom they both return thanks for help and encouragement and kind vords for and to them What School scholar, fond of reading, pay a tribute to the memory of the anthors of such stories as “Hager, xn Story of ‘To-day,’ “Clovernook Children,” ‘‘Pictures of Country Life,” “The Bishop's Son,” ‘Snow Berries,” and many others from the pen of these gifted sisters Sry au nelay will not The soon after their arrival in New York, had as their companions and friends the best im the city, and were courted and made very much of by oth the lhterary and musical celebrities of the day, but they found their most con- sisters, society ’ xenial work among the poor of the city ; as Phoebe used to say, she never could for- ce: her earlier days, and evermore the poor seemed nearer to her than the rich. The following incident respecting one of her hymus has its trathfalness vouched for by an eye-witness of great veracity — Col. Russel H. Conwell, of Boston ; While v-siting China he was intensely anxious tohauve an insight into the heart of its social life, and for this purpose visited, u.oug other places, the gambling dens. In cne of these be found two of his Ameri- enn countrymen, one a young manaid e viher in middie life. While the older me was shuffling the cards the younget one, lia low tone, Was humming a hymn. Che older one threw the cards down say- tiny “Harry, where did you learn that nynan ? What hymn ‘Why, the one you have just been sing: il They min avswered that he was \ aware that he had been singing a iymu. The older one then repeated some rf tl lines which were familiarized to him by being the evening hymn often suag in the Christian home of his boyhood “Oh,” said the one, “I learned younger that hymn at Sunday School years ago.” ‘Come, Harry,” said the elder one, “here is what I have stolen from you. As for me, as Gol sees me, and gives me strenuth, | have shuffled my last card, piiying my last game, and glass of liquor. drank my last ‘I am nearer home to-day Than [ever have been before’ And whatahome it will be if I continne he lifethat I have been living ? Nearer home, hearer home, nearer home to-day, than I ever have been before. Give me your wl, my boy, and say that for your mn rs sike, and for the sake of your old Sunday School teacher who taught you t ! you will quit this infernal Diusitress This hymn has done more toimmortal ize her name than any or all of her othe: productiois. It was composed when the iuthor was but eighteen years old. while on a visit to afriend. Having attended tac rch in the morning and hearing: sermouon “Heaven a home,” frora the ‘ “In my Father's house are many mansions,” ol her return she went direct- er room and put into to rhyme the 5 i ( he sernion ? re ( y died at Newport on the 3 day of July, 1871, and while her re mains e be lowered into their best restlig-plice, the immense concourse gathered there sang her own sweet hymn known as “Nearer Home.” Yes, we shail all love to know Pioebe Cary there, and thank her for this hvmu so tll of heavenward aspirations, She taught us all to sing amid our ecare- burdens and our crosses, “One sweetly solemn thought Come rand oer; Iam nearer home to-day Than IT ever have been before.” tome ove Women as Magnets, **You don’t believe thess stories about women being human magnuets,do you?’’ Dora ask J. ‘Some of them are mighty attractive, Divid sait, looking at her keenly. Dora blushel. “IT don’t mean that,’’ sho mean their doing such great lif ing half a dozen men and tricks. Do you believe €t?’ ‘Wel, I don’t know, David tivily answered; **l saw a woman to- day—she wasa’t mors than tive feet high, and slizht at that—Il saw her just lift a inger~it was right in the street crowds of people around her—she raised her finger and—and——”’ **Well, for pity’s sake, what?’’ exclaim- ed Dora, 1mpatienaly, *‘Don’s Le so long about it.’’ ‘I don’t go so far as to say she had el-ctrical powers,’’ David pursued,calm- ly, *‘L won’t undertake to explain what it was, but this much I can vouch for, for I saw it with my own eyes—the mo- ment she raised that little .fingar—it had a dainty pink nail on it—a_ heavily loucted street car that was passing came to an instant stop.’’ Lust Dora, with heightened color, de- clared that if another woman lived who was married to so mean a mand, ail she had got to say was that she pitied her, —New York Recorder. said; ‘*] things— all those reflee- Tire Punctured by a Snake. The other day a bicycle rider was coast ing down a hill at Pulaski in the western part of Pennysl ania. He saw a big snake lying directly in his path. The motions of the snake confused the bicy- clist, and he was compeiled to run over It, As the front wheel struck the serpent his fangs shot out, and the bicyclist had not gone far, so he says, when the front tire collapsed, An examination disclosed the fact that the snake's fangs had punctured the tire. A Middlesex physician examin- eithe snake,which the young man con- sidered a trophy, and lent corroboration to the story by discovering minute partic- le: of vulcanized rubber in the teeth. omimion Coal Company, Ltd The undersigned having been appo inte «le selling Agents in the Province o Prince Edward Island for the above Com pany, are now prepared to issue orders for Round, Slack and Run of Mines, and will seep a, Stock of each Mine’s Coal on hand to supply customers at lowest prices. PEAKE BROS. & CO., Selling Agents. 25, 1894-— if { OCZS YOUR CHILD EAT DIRT? A Carvieus Habii the Very Young. Which Prevail. Among Dirt-cating is a more common habit among children than most ®-onle would imagine. A very interesting paper on this curious habit is contributed by Dr | ODDS AND ENDS. “We have no use for bear stories,” said the editor. “Our readers demand some- thing spicy.” “Well,” said the man, “this story 18 about a cinnamon bear.” —Spots Afield. John Thomson to a recent number of the | Edinburgh Hospital Reports, After eiv- ing some account of the habit as observed by travellers indifferent parts of the world and by agriculturists amoug un- healthy young animals, he states that the dirt has a well defined hygienic value, and is eaten by children for medical pur- poses. ‘The physical ailing which brings on the appetite for dirt is in most cases annem ia, or *‘ bloodlassness,’’ which simply means arunning down of the sytem. In these cases, Dr. Thomson thinks,the habit might be formed from an instinctive craving for earthy salts. such as iron and lime, just as a cat or dog, when needing a little ‘‘physic,’’ will eat a blade op so of grass. . In some tests mace by the doctor to prove the soundness of his theory, he placed a number of children ina room eentaining loose wall plaster and cinders. These substances contain lime and iron salts. The children, who were about three years of age, were observed from time to time munching on alump of the stuff picked up from the floor. One child varied the pastime by pushing the hearth brush into the ashes and then licking the duat off it as a great delicacy. This habit is common enough among idiots and im- beciles, but none of Dr. Thomson's cases was suffering from mental disorder. As a cure the children were placed for a time in the hospital, where they under- went no treatment beyond a forced absten- tion from their pecuilar diet. After afew days they had apparently lost all appetite for dirt. Dr. Thomson does not think that small amounts of ‘‘dirt’’ eaten by children will doany harm of itself, but the yzreat danger is that they will get hoid of something poisonous or of some parasite which, once entering the stomach, will reverse the operation by feeding off his host. A Drop of Water. Water that is now in the ocean and in the river has been many times in the sky. ‘he history of a single drop taken out of a glass of water is really a romantic one, says a writer in the ‘‘Museum.’’ No traveler has ever accomplished such dis- tances in his life. That particle may have reflected the palm trees of corm islands and have caught the sun’s ray in the arch that spans a cloud ciearing away from the valleys of Cumbc*land or California. It may have been carried by the Gulf Stream from the shores of Florida, or of Cuba, to be turned into acrystal of ice besile the precipices of Spitzbergen. It may have hovered over the streets of Lon- don and have tormesd a part of murky fog and have glistenel on the young grass blade of April in Iri-h fields It has : een lifted up to heaven and sailed in great wool- packed clouds across the sky, torm- ing part of a cloud mountain echoing yith thunder. It was hung ina fleecy veil many miles alove the earth at the close of .ong seasons of still weather. It has descended many times over in show- vrs to refresh the ear h and has sparkled and bubbled in mossy fountains in every country in Europe. And it has returned to its native skies, having accomplished its purposa, to be stcred once again with electricity to give it rew !ife-producing qualities and equip it as heaven’s mes- senger to earth once more. Glorifying God, When we speak of glorifying God it must ie understood that the expression dues not imply that any creature can add to the essential excellence and glory of the Divine character. Jt only denotes that we perceive somewhat of this excel- lence, that we recognize the relations in which we stand to tlim, and that we are drawn to love, admiration, gratitude and obedience which the perception of this ex- cellunse ought ever to inspire. All this inc!u les an assimilation tothat which we thus admire and love, and a reflection of the glory which we adore in character and life, as the moon shines in the bor- rowed light of thesun. Inthis way, the expression, glorifying God, seems to be used in Scripture, Thus, when Jesus calls on His disciples to let their light so shine before men that they may see their good works and glorfy thcir Father who is in heaven, He plainly means that they should so live that others may beled by what they see in them to the exercise of love to God, to admire His perfections, and sub mit to His will. From Hand to Shoulder, Thirty years azo J. B. Garrison, of Plant City, Fla., a machbioist, ran a small sliver of steel into his right band at the base of the thumb, The wound was treated and finally healed,the doctor saying that the stecl had been expelled. But ever since that time Garrison has suffered with severs painsin his right arm, which he attributed to rheumatism. Last week the pains became very acute in his right shoulder. He went to the doctor and the doctor drew from just under the skin of his shoulder the steel sliver that entered his hand in 1865, The Length of Life. The Dublin Journal of Meatcal Sciences quotes an interesting statement mase by tir Benjamin W. Richardson concerning the duration of life. He thinks that if the ages of the two parents and of the four grandparents be added together and divided by six, the ageofthe case in point will be told with an average varia- tion of not more than two. If the ages of the parents are high, the off-spring tonds to improve on them; if low (say an average of 40 or lower), the life of the off- spring will probably be shorter, Great River, Great Country. The River Danube is 2,600 miles in length, and it flows through countries in which 52 different languages and dia. lects ara spoken. The Missouri beats that by 1,500 miles, and though a good many language; are spoken in this country, if aman were to start in a canoe near the source of the Missouri river, and to float to where i's water; empty into the Gulf, and speak toa manon every mile of the way, the chances ave ten to one thit in every case he weald be answered in the English tongue. Vi hat it Costs to Clean a City. Col. Waring’s estimates for keeping New York’s streets free from dirt during 1896 were considered the other day, and the sum of $3 020,715 was allowed and putin the budget. Col. Waring asked for $3,187,052, divided as follows: Sweep- ing, $1,402,310; carting, $903,472: final disposition, $503,890; administration $220,440; rentals and contingencies, $106,- 940; snow and ice, $49,000; new stook, €10,000; total, $3,187,052 Commercial Travellers. Wm. Golding, commercial traveller 130 Esther St., Toronto, savs:—For 15 years I suffered untold misery from Itching Piles, sometimes called pin worms. Many and many weeks have I had to lay off the road from this trouble. I tried eight other pile ointments and so-called remedies with nc permenent relief to the intense itching and stingine, which irritated by scratching would b'eed and ulcerate. One box of Chase’s Ointment cured me completely. river - IT DOKS THE BUSINESs, If you want to know what Miller’s Emuision of Norwegian Cod Liver Oil will do for a consumptive patient ask one who has tried it. Ask anyone who has i; used it in lung troubles of any kind. What they say about Miller’s Emulsion shall be its recommendation. It is the finest pre- paration of its kind in the world, and is worth its weight in gold to a consumptive sufferer, whom it will raise from a bed of sickness to health and s'rength of body and mind, giving a new _ lease of = life. Thousands __ testify to the value of Miller’s — Emu'sion. Miller’s Emulsion is the great nerve strengthener and blood maker, acd cures Coughs, Co! ls, Bronchitis, Scrofula and all Lung affections. In big bottles, 54, and $1, at all drug stoves. Miss O’Fianaghan— Well, how be’s ye this meri n, Pa ? Pat McCarthy—Sure, I’m that wake that ye’ll be comin’ to me wake before the end of the wake. A Prominent Londoner, Loxpon, Or, Chase’s Ointment is an invaluable rem- edy for Itching Piles and in my own case [ would par $50 per box for it if it conld not be otherwise had. Joun PeppIcoms, 160 Sydenham St. “In case cf war with England, colonel wi']l you enlist ?’ “No,” replied the colonel sadly. “I fear my day is over. Only yesterday I fired at a man and missed him, and at ten paces, too.” Counterfeits A few yearsago agreat discovery was made. Unprincipled persons are trying to prey npon and dupe people who are led to ask for kidney treatment. Some of the methods adopted by imitat- ors are as follows: First—To imitate the size, color and shape of Dodd’s Kidney Pills and sell them by count. Second—To put them up to appear very nearly the same and to be offered at the same price. Third—To hook on the word “kidney” in naming cathortic pills so as to increase sales of mere physic. F¥ourth—To givea name so near to Dodd’s that unwary people may be deceiv- ed and think they are getting Dodd’s, Look out for such dodges. When you want kidney medicine you want the best. And ought not to be the subject trick. So beware. She—And if | should refuse to marry you, then what ? He—Then all the doubt and fear that has been on my mind for months would be removed, and I should be happy. A Railway Manager Says: “In reply to yonr question to my chil- dren object to taking Scott’s Emulsion, I say No!on the contrary, they are fond of it, and it keeps them pictures of health.” sicilieincialabeaiin tein ‘Madame Hulda does not sing as well as she did three years ago.” “She does not. What a shock it must Le when a singer discovers she has lost her voice !” “It is still more shocking when she does not discover it.”—Fligende Blaetter, “Which do you prefer —fact or fiction?” “Oh, the former by all means. Fiction nowadays is much too matter of fact !” 400,000 Free Samples given away in Eignt Months Chase’s Kidney-Liver P:lls are the only kidney pills known with sufficient merit to guarantee the proprietors in giving away huodreds of thousands of sample pacages free. Ask your druggist for a sample if your kidneys or | ver is deranged. Mrs. Brecarbrick—This dinner service has been in the family for more than 100 years. Mrs. Homespun — Mercy! Well, I thought I was saving, but youTbeat me all to nothing. British Empire League. Loxpoy, Jan. 29.—The lord mayor of London, Sir Walter Henry Wilkins, pre- sided to-day at the inaugural meeting ot the British Empire league, formed to con- tinue the work of the Imperial Federation league. Sir John Lubbock, bart F. R. S., M.D., for London un‘versity, explained the objects of the league. Tbe Duke of Devonshire was elected president. Among the speakers was Richards Dobell of Que bec, who referred to the Joyalty ot Canada, acd said that the formation of the British Empire league would be hailed with great satisfaction in the dominion. Gouds Sellers —-Pink Pills and Hood’s Sarsaparilla must be in great demand, so Reddin Bros seem to think, as they receiv- ed last trip of Stanley, 1 Hood's Sar-aparilla and 6 gross of Pink Pills Se gross their adver ment. —_-—- —cem..-_ — Chase's K. & L, Pills {Cure Dyspepsia For the last eight years I have been a suflerer from constipation and dyspepsia —I tried dozens of d fferent medicines, but nothing gave me relief until I used Dr. Chase’s Kidney-Liver Pill-, which cured me. Jares Hearp, Wood viile, Ont. AT STITTSVILLE! The Town's Leading Merchant Laid Up Rheumatism jin various forms is one of the most common diseases there is, It arises generally from impure blood and a broken down system. In_ the limbs it is painful; in most of the in- ternal organs dangerous, and in the heart usually fatal, The experience of Mr. S. Mann, the well known general merchant of Stitts- ville, is interesting : “Last winter | was badly afflicted with rheumatism. I decided to try Dr. Chase’s Pills. To my surprise. i got immediate relief, and before I had used one box my affliction was gone. “J was also troubled with bilious- ness for years, and at intervals of three or four weeks would be lajd up with a severe headache and sick stomach. Since yeing Chase’s Pills I have not had an attack of either. “J may add that Dr. Chase’s Oint- ment for piles and skin diseases in just as effective as Dr. Chase’s Pills for blood troubles. I have a clerk who suffered terribly from bleeding piles. He tried Chase’s Ointment and in a few days was completely eured.” Al! dealers and Edmanson, Bates & Co,, manufacturers, Toronto. 25e, Chase’s Linseed and Turpentime for colds, bronchitis and consumption. Syre eure, 25 cents. ab for any ; | around LONDON FCOD ADULTERATIONS. All Sorts of Tricks Manufacture Sale able Comestibles, to **I don’t know why it is,’’ says Profes- sor Alfred W. Stokes, the well-known London analyst, ‘‘but the average Lon- don householder will insist oa having milk of « nice yellow cream color. Now, only the Channel Island cows yieli yel- low milk, but what of that? There isa demand; the supply shall not fsil while there is a comparatively harml-+ss color- ing matter valled anotto which looks like red ink, and a few drops of which will make a gallon of fresh milk the color beloved of the Londoner.’’ 1¢ 18 both instructive and amusing to follow the evclution of the milk de- scribed by Protessor Stekes—who, by the way, has been protecting London- ors agairst adulterated food for the last twenty-eight vears. First of all, the farmer adds his quota of water. Then ihe farmer's man, who takes the pails and c@urns to the station for convey- ance to London, may plunge the vessels into a brook in order to cool tha milk quickly, and in this Way. more water rets im, not to mention smal! fishes, which Prefessor Stokes ha; foand alive and weil in milk churns. Then come the railway servants who occisionally take a long pail at the contents of the churns when vhey are unteked for official inspection during the journey to Lonion. Of course,the most obvious way io conceal such pilfering is to add more water; and this is done with fine generosity. A prosecniion fur tbis very cffensa was recorded recently. Then come the wholesale dealer, the re- tailer, and perhaps the servants. The giailer occasionally extracts the cream and adds such preservatives as borax and boracic acid, Vader thess circam- stances it is intere=ing to no e that the lactometer wlerewith the rcsiute honse- ho'der provides himself regis:ers ‘‘ good milk.”’ The «xcuses given by farmers and others for adulterated milk are ingenious. Vhe churns have been left out in the rain, or the cooler may have leaked, or the lump of ice was too large. One Cealer swore positivily in court that he did not put a single drop of water into the milk. He did net. He poured the milk into a certain quantity of water specially prepared for it. Professor Siokes says than even fruit is tampered with. Strawberries are dip- ped into a solution of analine dye, mel- ors are flavored with injected with a syringe,and coarse oranges turned essenc3 into”~‘*Malta blood’’ by a somewhat fimilar procass. Alum and potatoes still find their way into bread, and roasied bread and groubpd beans fiequentiy supplement chicory as ingredients i) tinned coffee. TLe smart Londoner who purchases freshly roasted eoffee beans, and waits to see them ground, probably never dreams that the requisite quantity of chicory is already placed ia the mill. The Waist Line, In the matter of dress if must bea great satisfaction to be aman. Theres is so much comfort in the thought that one can go to one’s tailor with a cheque, or the promis» of one—which is just as good if it hasn’t been given too ofteu— and thers confide in a man of unbiissed judgment who knows the correct thing to wear and gives it to you Then, after you have got it, you can posses: your soul in peace for several months, knowing that if rou were correctly cross- ed at the commencement of the season you will remain so until your suit be- gins to look shabby. What a contrast is this calm serenity of mind to the turmoil and doubt whic racks 2 woman’s brain from the how she begins to ‘‘shop’’ fer her new gow until it is worn out! She wants t« be the first to bring ‘‘out’’ a new fashion: then if nobody follows her lad, is harrassed with doubts for fear she has in troduced a style thas nobody admire and has inate herself appear eceen'ric. On the other hand, if too maiy adopt it she grows tired of it beciuse it has be come common, Hers we ave, for instance, lection of round waists, made of varion materials, and for various occasions. A‘ the beginning cf the season this was en tirely correct. Thers were threats cf some thing different, but Wasn't any thing definite about them, and most ct us had our waists round, they are comfortable and con:eniont, and we liked them. Frenc) women, however, for some un accountable reason, s°e 2 to have a proj udice against the dividing line betwee bodice and skirt,and they take every op- portunity to dispense with the ‘string the waist,’’ and make an un broken line from bust to hip--ths lin which is considered by artists to be one of the most beautiful in the human fig ure. French dress.nakors, thersfore, ex ert all their influence to bring in the close-fitting jacket, to take the place cf the full round waist. They have suc- ceeded in establishing the princ-ss dress, which is a step in the same direction, she witha col there made because and by the time spring rolls around we shall be making our dresses wit] basques and jackets which will prepare u nicely for the inevitable jacketed duck suit cf the summer girl. But that wey cff, thoug the big shops are teginniog exhilit their spring aad sun.mer gi we bave no idea of «starting cur summe outfit just yet.®@At present we are about to plunge into the of amusements is a long and t ods seu and new gown swhich we sabandonc when we began to get ready for the hoiidays. There are numerous theate wuists and bail dresses to be made for tie places to which they are worn Nearly ail the tew wrists have soni sort of jacket frir , «f cither the mili tary cut with sharp 7 iis at the waist cr the now popular Lovis XVI. style A jacket cf silk br.ieide, wih s:iff fronts that stand s raight cut |] ke doors when not buttone!, is the newest thing fur a theater waist. There are two o1 tarze large fancy buttors cf the minia ture type op one side with buttonholes to co-respond on the other. Undersea‘! is a lace or mull front which does not stop at the waist but hangs several inch- es below. This laca front do2s rot bag, blouse-fasiion, as was formerly the correct tiing, but fits the fizure and is not very full. The back is slightly rip pled over the faintest sugyes:ion of bustle. The bustle is biding its time, but is get ting ready for the summer jacixet. It consists now of three pleats cf crinoline starting at the back of the belt and flar ingtotire bottum of the skirt. It is more like a boop skir! tian a bustle,and gives a very desirable flare tothe skirt, It is very useful as it can be used under any skirtand removes the necessity of using more than u iow inches of crino- line or hair*clotb, — — 2e+ere as An Otp Anp West Triep Remepy. Mrs. Winsloe’s Soothing Svrup ha beed used for over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while teeth nig, with perfect snccess. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays the pain, cures the colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Is pleasnt to the taste. Sold by Druggists iu every part of the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Its value ie incalculable. Be sure and ask for Mre. Wins'oe’s Soothing Syrup, and take 20 ther kind —m. w. f. wkly—l y IN THE MORNING, WITH ACKNOWLEDGMENTS T CHARLES G. D, ROBERTS. The enn is rising over At his command t} Tantramar; the darkne- s fled away; The marshes catch h At the bright presage o tl issmile,and o fulare € coming day. there broad ‘and tle be bolink, Warmed with the From meals sunsline, pourel his That all the thir-ting souls of men may drink The promise ef the childhoodof the day. This is our country’s morning; al the dawn The! ght of God the darkness drove away Acd all the jand knows that the night is gone, And feels the promise of the perfect day The poets of the morn are Into their hearts God’s its way; The hope-inspiring chorus sweeps along, And Canada r jeices in the day! B.A. W. i ~~ ee glad with song; sinile has won ENTERTAINMENT AND SOCIAL On the evening of the 4th inst., a very successful entertainment and social was beld iu the Hall at Rolo Bay, in aid of the funds of St. Alexis’ Church. There was a crowded audience, and upwards of $100 was realized. The opening address by Mr. Timothy McDonald, teacher, was to the p int, and brimfal with wit and bumour. The readings of comic selections by the same gentleman, kept the audience in a continual roar of laughter. The sing ing of Mrs. Fraser of St Peter’, as evinced by great applause and several encores, was much admired, as also.was the violin playing by Mr. Jerome Chais- con, and the organ accompaniments by Miss Mary McDonald, ef Souris. The parish choir won new laurels for itself by he excellent manner in which it rendered the several choruses on the programme. One of the most enjoyable featurss of the entertainment was a serio-comic drama, in which seven characters took part. The sale of refreshments towards the close was ably conducted by Mr. George Morrow and the Hon. Thomas Kickham. The beaut:- ful decorations of the Hall and the ex cellent manner in which everything was managed reflects credit upon the commit- tee of management, Messrs. Frank Mur- pby, Charles McKinnon, John McKinnon, Jerome Chaiszon and Patrick Campbell. The Souris Bra-s Band voluntarily ten dered their rerviees. “In soft Lydian airs” they discoursed sweet music at in lerva's, and fully sustained their reputa- tion as first-class instrumentalists. Teir performances more than once suggested those beautiful lines of Milton : — * And ever against eating cares, Lap me in +oft Lydian airs ; [n notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out ; With wanton heed, and giddy cunning, Che melting sounds through mazes run- ning ; niwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony.” 4 Mail Contract. Sealed Tenders, addressed to the Post master-General, wil] be received at Ottawa until noon on FRIDAY, 20th March, for the conveyance of Her Majesty’s Mails, on a proposed contract for four years, six times per week each way, between Lans jowne Hotel and Searletown, from Ist July next. The conveyance to be made ina suitable vehicle. The Mails to be conveyed via Carleton avd North Carleton. Printed notices containing further infor- mation as to cond.tions of proposed con tract may beseen, and blank forms of tender may be obtained, at the Post Offices of Lansdowne Hotel, Carleton, Searletow: and at this office. F. pe ST. C. BRFCKEN, Asst. Post Office Inspector. Post Office Inepector’s Oflize, Charlottetown, P. E. I., llth February, 1895. 3i told W Silver A Nickel Steel Plated Good Cheap S. For price of Musical Box see window. E.W. TAYLOR, CAMERON BLOCK, jan] 7 Wteh, Rings, Chains. G.H. TAYLOR, North Side of Queen Square. anl8 “2 Dominion Blend Tea REGISTERED- "SELLING AGENTS : Beer & Goff, Charlottetown. Stewart & Gates, Charlottetown. R. T. Holman, Summerside. J. H. Myrick, Tignish. A. McKinnnon, Colman. Albt. Craig, Emerald. Cyrus Morris, Bradalh a- « A.J. McLeod & Co. Stanley Bridge. Feehan & Egan, Mount Stewart. Sterns Bros., Souris. McLean & Cameron, Crapaud. Ever.’ householder should give Domrion Buenv Tea atria). It has great etrengt:. fine flavor and is delicious in the cup. Ch’town, June 20—w 1 yr.