THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, DECKMBER 20, 1900.

100 Kegs

975 BOXES

1 GRAPES DECEMBER 20 1900 O Fy

WINTER NAVIGATION. a Se

have taken up of navi

(JUEBEC seems to the idea—hitherto scouted

gating the St. Lawrence river and

of ORANGES

gulf in winter. The government

S papers there are agitating for

and LEMONS ‘winter navigation,’ and _ the Board of Trade has discussed it.

Wholesile and Retail at \t a meeting held a few days ago the Board of Trade pronounced

W. A. HUTGHESON’S, CROWN CONFECTIONERY.

strongly in favor of the project,

contending that winter navigation

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of the St. Lawrence river and gulf

J. B. Macdonald & Co.

will pay the country well. HOC KEY BOOTS In that Canada 7 has at least two open winter ports: of railway extending to them all the facilities large winter trade, there does not)

view of the fact

with lines

and for a

150 PAIRS. | MENS AND BOYS

HOCKEY BOOTS.

however, seem, just now, to be any necessity to go to the expense of a trial of periment. that, a few years ago, an officer of the Public Works Department at Ottawa, named Auclair, was sent to observe the ice conditions on the St. Lawrence and study the whole question. Atter a protracted and thorough investigation this gentle- man returned to Ottawa and re- ported that the idea was utterly impracticable. While it is true that since then, Russia has demonstrated the ability of at least one steamer to make progress through ice In the matter of Thomas J. Morris. | 8¥©h asis found in the St. Lawrence, of Charlottetown, in Queen's it has not yet been shown that County, merchant. such ice navigation pays. In Notice is hereby given that Thomas point of fact the Ermack d. Morris. of Charlottetown, in|; maintained only at

Queen's County, in Prince Edward : menuse expense. But suppose that

Island, merchant, has by an assign- ment bearing date the 27th day of | steamers were built to ply between November, A. D. 1900, assigned all Quebec and the open sea during

his estate to me, the undersigned.

such a very doubtful ex- It is to be remembered

Gocd quality and good fitters.

PRICE $1.75 TO $2.25.

Get a pair at

NOTICE!

: eee winter what would be done with

George E. Auld, of Charlottetown. thei : > It éulé hardic P . > ” Ss ) ar y

merchant, for the general benefit | *2©T Cargoes + — woun an" af his creditors. pay to take the ice-breakers across

Dated t]

is 28th day of November, | A. D. 1900

the Atlantic and back; and if 'transhipment is to be made at Syd- ney or St. John’s, St. John or Hali- fax, it seems much more reasonable to despatch the freight by train chan to maintain a perilous and ex- But if Quebec

trial of winter

GEO E. AULD.

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWA

pensive ice service.

Holiday Excursions (oy ccu. BETWEEN STATIONS iavigation of the gulf, Quebec's

.esire must, we suppose, be grati- MONTREAL | ied; for Quebec is ‘‘Master of the AND EAST.

\dministration.”’

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THAT OUTRAGE,

One First Class Fare For Round Trip |

THe Gaarcian protests that it | loes not agree with Senator Fergu-

GENERAL PUBLIC

Re.| the Senator will not grumble upon fern good entil Jan. 4th, 1901. |that score ! But what did the

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS | Guardian mean when it went out of On presenhation of certificates | 't8 _ gen the: Opposition between points in Canada East of; fornot accentuating the fact pre- Port Arthur, going Dec. 14th to| vious to the election ?, If the Pre- 20th, 1900. 4th, 1901. | Guardian, guilty of something very For rates, dates and limits to| wrong, why should the Opposition oy atte . ae ee or | be censured for not calling atten- P.R.,St.John.N.B) ~~~: | tion toit? Perhaps the Guardian

| will explain. The Guardian said: 1 Te ld be hard to find anothe To Boston and Retnrn $10.50, oe o find another

: example in British or Colonial his- via All Rail from St. John. | tory of an election held under such Geing Dec. 20th to 31st,

1900. | circumstances.’’ So the Premier’s eturu thirty davs from starting | conduct was, in the opinion of the <7 " | : : :

oe |Guardian, practically without a pre-

Rad. HEATH, 'cedeat; something to be criticised A., C. P. R., St. John, N. Bland denounced before the people;

T:O:Y:S

going Dec. 8th to 31st, 1900.

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We have a nice assortment of Xmas goods on our first floor. When purchasing call

and look over our stock. We | . have a large variety and | To examine our

they've got to go.

MITCHELL’S BOOKSTORE

Cueea St. Opp. Prowse Bros,

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Return good nntil Jan. | mier was not, inthe opinion of the |

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- = aT a eT cal > pid ee ee EM ERS

| Guardian of

as a

‘point attack

upon

outrage. While the phrase

|) were LOK rd

|practically in agreement

grounds for concluding |

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that the learned Admiral Porter, | Kk. C. B., just out of his cabin, was | with the|

Senator in respect to the extraor-|

i . . e9 dinary fact

the Guardian's words

and ‘‘remarkable

these are

“that Premier Farquharson went |

|to the country with all the Cabinet |

positions except his own practically |

vacant.’’ ———— 2 Ps 2kiet eae te A copy of the report of the seventh annual convention of the

Prince Edward Island School lottetown in October last, has been

published.

Association, held

There can be no ques-

Sunday | in Char-|

tion that, religious teaching having | been driven out of the schools and_|

being but sparingly instilled in the

| choose from.

homes, our Sunday Schools are of |

very great importance and ought to be promoted in every reasonable and proper way. referred to tional’? and very

The convention was “ seems to harmonious and Concerning the Association we are | told that :—

“It stands for the co-operation of all Evangelical churches, not. or- ganic union.

“It stands for encouragement and

interdenomina- | have been. successful. |

Special Bargain Lines.

stimulation, by bringing the strong | into helpful contact with the weak. |

Itis practically a joint council of the denominations for the improve- ment of the whele Sunday School work.

through teacher's meetings, Nor mal and Teacher-traiuing classes. primary unions, etc.

“It stands for extending -:o all— no matter how old or how young— the benefits of the Sunday School through the Home Department.

“It stands for better teaching’

‘It stands in need of your co-|

operation and financial support. You are urged to bring your School into active union with the Associa- tion by sending delegates to your | District Convention and tothe An- nual Convention. Have

you a}

Norma] Class and a Home Depart- |

ment in

connection with your School ?

If not, why not ?”’

citi i Mr. GiLBert, Poultry Commis- sioner at the Central Experimenta! Farm, recently returned from visit to British Columbia. that Vancouver is “ gressive city, with wide 'Streets and fine shops,’ toria is one of the fully situated gapitals

and a beautiful city.’’ Mr.

thus holds the balance fairly even |

a} He says a modern, pro-

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between the two British Columbia:

cities.

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Ir is remarked by the Montreal | Star that the frequency of the elec- | Suitable Xmas gifts.—James Paton | tions in the United States has had +} & Co.

_the effect of making many wonder | |whether the requirements of the|

country really demand so many appeals to the people. A Presiden- tial election is hardly over before | the initial stages of the next con- test are upon the country. The advantages or otherwise of this frequency of elections will now pro- ba bly come in for ample discussion, as Mr. Sibley, has introduced a bill to amend the constitution of the United States ‘as to the elections. It provides that the President shall hold office ‘for six years, and shall not be | eligible for re-election. Mr. Sibley

| evidently does not want the country

| to devote the best part of its wak. ing life to political contests.

Genuine Ebony hat, cloth bonnet, and hair brushes in abund- ance at G. F. Hutcheson’s.

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WE WANT YOU

stock of Fancy

FURNITURE

Suitable for Holiday Presents

MARK WRIGHT & CO., LIMITED.

Makers.

of Pennsylvania. |

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‘through our Clothing department ' these holiday times without stumbl- ‘ing over just the thing you are

| none | but little.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS

SANTA CLAUS.

Bring The Sweet Little Lads and Lassies to Paton & Go’s fof

For Bro-her, Sister, Mother and Father.

their Christmas Gifts

Follow them and yon wil be a’] right.

YES, THE HIGHLAND PLAIDS

Are much in evidence this year making those popular and service The $3 kind for $2 Big lot of Clan

are large.

for no better; a Shawl, 1.50 to How is that fora Xmas Gift.

.

We have another batch of Clan Tartan Shawls to hana able SHAWL CAPES. The et

prices are small, the Shaw!s,

; the $4 kind for $3; the $5.50 kind for $4.25 and so on, 59 to

Tartans among the lot «

OPEN THIS P. M.

GIFTS THAT ARE SEEN

A geuine Xmas Gift is given asa kindly remembrance. A gift that is ornamental can be placed in full viewand causes the recipient to have you constantly in ‘“‘kindly re- membrance.’’ You should there- fore place ornaments on your Xmas Gift list. We are now showing a

specially large variety of lovely figures and ornaments at special

prices for Xmas. [F you'd like to hit a man where he'll feel it, get him a smoking jacket or a Jong gown. If he has both of them let the gift be a dress suit case or umbrella, pair of gloves, or half a dozen tancy shirts. But the list of things we carry isa long one. You should come in and see the store while it’s in holiday attire. No need of oringing much money.—James

Paton & Co.

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Yes, this big store is ready amid

its bustle and hurry; we've been on the lookout for some months past, and aspic, span holiday stock of the useful for your friends awaits you here.—James Paton & Co.

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» large booths, loaded down with

SUMPTUOUS FURS

With cold weather ready toe swoop down on us any day, the putter off will be apt to sigh because she didn't bestir herself when our full steck was practically unbroken. Yes, and our prices much less than other people’s—but this last you'll always find here, full stocks or de- pleted stocks.. Special orders tak- en for any kind of furs by wire. There is yet time to wire te Mon- treal or Quebec for any kind of fur at any price.—Jas Paton & Co.

A NICE SILK DRESS

A nice silk dress will never be re- fused by any woman. There’s no lovesier texture in the world. Patens have a reputation second te

The best are here and cest Paton & Co.

You couldn't possibly walk

j could speak they would corroborate

\looking for as a Xmas gift for | | father, brother, lover, husband or

| friend—because we've | casion in mind for several months

had this oc-

_want to make a light pocket book | do heavy work in your holiday buy-

past, and have been collecting up nice things te place in your way. The price will no stumbling block,

‘however, when you come for silk

mufflers at 75c to $1.75.

& Co.

Jas Paton

Knee Pants for little Wille, worth $1.35, for 95c. Svwits. reefers ulsters and storm coats. A nice

lot of blanket coats, with flannel- ette hoods and tabs. J. Paton & Co.

To make aman happy buy his Christmas gift at Paton’s. Here isa storeful of things that men want, things that men need and appreciate every day of their lives. How easy to find just what will make ‘‘his’’ Christmas happy -if you come here. And the quality of a gift from here will never be ques- tioned, as everyone knows this store is the one that does not stoop to in- ferior goods. Jas. Paton & Co.

Wearing real furs is something like wearing real diamonds. It all depends upon the ability of the wearer to wear real furs, to be able to wear imitation furs. Any- body can afford to wear the furs we offer this week, however, both | from a standpoint of quality. Many fur collars discounted 20 p. c. off; a real seal collar, worth $6.76, for $4.50, and 20 te choose from.

Whether s:1e’s thinking of father, husband, son, brother, or some- body else’s brother doesn’t matter either. Our line is the great line} and fits all purses. J. Paton & Co.

Whena man’s best girl knows him to be deserving, she'll contri- bute her last dollar, if need be, to give him some little present at Christmas. Dollars go as far here as anywhere, then you have the ad- vantage of the biggest variety of goods and the largest assortment of each kind. Visit us this p. m. Jas. Paton & Co.

If These Boys’ Overcoats, Ul- sters and Reefers

our statements regarding fabrics, fit and finish, and what a complete stock it is.

Boys’ overcoats from $3.50 up.

Boys’ reefers $2.50 and up.

Boys’ Ulsters from $3.75 up.

See our Xmas offer on Boys’ odd pants, sizes to fit boys of 14, worth $1.35, tor 95c. J. Paton ce.

Christmas Presents

Everybody is thinking of what to give and where to buy. Wise to plan early and get the best selec- tion. Our display of holiday goods this year is the biggest and the finest we have ever made. If you

f Shawls at $2, 2.00 for mahing, 2.00 for Shawl,

many have paid $3.75 4-00 for a Cape to order

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STORE OPEN EVENINGS.

Gift Hunters Alert!

| Holiday times are not what they nsod to be. The people do not waii until the night before Xmas to secure their giveables. Each | reason the buying is done earlier, This sea- _ Son a new record is being made by the early gift hunters. They are out in force search~ ing for the novel. the pretty, the serviceanle gift things. Many good gift things heve al- ready disappeared from the store. Many cannot be duplicated. Fair warning | | Only five days and nights are left you for Christmas shopping, and each day. lessens your chances of securing just what you thought of baying. Make up your mind this evening,

What shall the gift be.

Also, the Canadian Trade Review for 25c.

One hundred men’s Ulsters, the $4.50 kind for $3.75.

All our Youths’ Ulsters up to $7, for $3.75. All sizes.

A big lot of children’s Reefers, at 1-3 off, for this p. m., 7 till 9.—J, Paton & Co.

All Woeden Toys in big reom at rear of store, 1-3 off.

KID GLOVES.

Did you ever know a lady who had toomany kid gloves? We think not. Then, if in doubt what to buy come to our Kid Glove Department. A pretty Lox given with each pair of Gloves at $1.50 and over.

Kid Gloves at 25c Kid Gloves at 55c Kid Gloves at 65c

Another great value at Tic, 85c¢ and $1.00.

Our gentlemen's lined gloves at 75c are moving like snew on a June day.—Jas. Paton & Co.

Boys’ heavy nap or frieze reefers, tweed or Itaiian cloth linec, from $2.50 up to $4. James Paton & Oo.

Prices cut very clese. Don't fail’ to get your presents here. We have positively the best variciy of the following goods in the city at the lowest prices: Fur lized Gloves, House Gowns, Silk Underwear,wool Underwear, white and _ colored Shirts, silk Suspenders, Sweaters, Night Robes, warm Vests, Pyjamas silk Umbrellas, silk Ties, Scarfs and Mufflers, linen Handkerchiefs, silk Handkerchiefs, card cases, pigskin Purses, Studs, Links, ladies’ fur lined Gloves, ladies’ Ties, ladies’ Paris made Silk Blouses, ladies Irish Silk Lace Handkerchiefs and Fancy Ties. James Paton & Co

Ponderous Toy Bargains at the Big Store

Immense crowds of holiday gift buyers invaded our wonderful tey bazaar last week. Thousands of children vicwed in speechless admir- ation the many glittering toys that are destined to gladden the hearts of many little ones on Xmas morn- ing. For the next eight days buy- ing toys will go on without cersa- tion from 8a m till 9 o clock every night. Remember our toy stock is almost inexhaustible, bigger and better than last year. Prices from 15 to 29 per cent. lewer than ordin-

ing, call at Paton & Co.

| ary prices.

JAMES PATON & CO.