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E--£_' A -1-i-t I I l I if H 5 'lv-inte;-sftopopiilation ti Uriited King- __ V ' - _~ 're educate cnhnn children. E U _domand ___ Cmadg _ ._ I V

Havana, Feb. 9.---A cable despatch from _ _ _ 4

ee - " ‘ . . 1

as _. .

William Eliot, president of Har-

Univeraity,t0 Mr. Alexis E. -Frye,

of schools, will probably

the eflect of doing more for Cuba’s than anything yet accomplished.

Some weelzs ago Mr. Frye proposed

g, .plan Ito Governor \Vood which had

been discusserl at the H-iviiull. Harv- t'dClub, endeavoring to obtain rlnis

pe _

sion for 101)() Cuban teachers' to attend t he Harvard Summer School for Teach ers.

This morning Mr. Frye received P resid-

ent Eliottis reply,otl"ering to provide, free dchnrge, for MIX) Clibans during six weeks of the summer.

E- - If

Droppings in the Throat

4 lymptom of eaten-h Permanently Cured by Dr. Chanda Catarrh Cure.

The hawking and spitting which the

suEerer goes through in the morn- clear the throat of the droppings is a symptom of this distressing disease. early stages the discharge may be but it becomes so thick and tough

considerable edort is required to expel

the throat.

It is encouraging for the catarrh victim

knowdthat he can be relieved! of thishdlias.

an permanently cured o catarr y Dr. Chase‘s Catarrh Cure. Both and chronic catarrh are eradicated' the tem by Dr. Chue’s Catarrh

It :rears the choked i3_air pusages, the ulcers, and qui y conquers

. an-ienenliiling on he ' "°

niet. lmpartlal, Rellablezhe Nbzlvgeiz 'w

stsregdtimdntlieuveodl uy%a6nd° mndmH of

North side Post Omoo, at the following rates. in Payable in ndvancez-

montlfs $1 00 r yr ..,

ll.25;in advance ........................... . .l.00

Branch Offices th

where subsorigtions may be paid, news furn- ness transaotod:-

uheewnfldiieneen Bneltnln e. s. uumn Ameni-

Som-ls East, Telephone omoe. R Soaman.Agent

J .E. B. MCCREADY, IJ, P. HOOD

Editor. Business Manager

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It is exceedingly diflieult to follow the

course of the opposing armies in the

ln e rat er confused des of

patches, What is generally known ist

The Pooplevq Paper- °“" 4"'°“°°°°“' _

Published st its Umm New Pm,” monk The number of eleetors qualified to vote

.llomin Edition. daily (except Sunday) thgg and the population of Ciilladn \vas then e..n»..tl;nll‘l§le.lil.l.ll:le'ii;nl;;;s.;l°°° eennnned lndoen 562

y$81.50; in advance ........................ ..1.26 B . I eekly Edition (Thursday) Der year ‘ 3'

"9 been umbumed at the following 9159,, population are voters, while in the United “hem “ive '_ wb work md other bw Kingdon the proportion was about one

8 amide Cunidsn l I D K Cumc vote to six of the population. »

An immediate result of the war with

Spain has been a very great increase in the R rad

THE WAR. ‘

D3-1 ran

ters of the United kingdom in 1899 6,ill),283, and the estimated population

the three Kingdoms was then slightly

Dominion elections in 1895 was 1,353,735 __

yuslmplc c culation it will u.ppenrVlT

at more than one-fourth of the Canadian

-m

e of the United States with the form- '

possessions of Spain in the West Indies

- L ,»_ 1 _ff “F " fl

what it \vas'in.1@U7,`i‘while the V! some of the

_ _ 1 _

de a.dvaneed‘fr`om 37 millions 'A a " 'Vi of » `

FRIDAY, FEBZRUARY, 23,131). ' _`mi1|i0nS0fd°ua‘_rs_ _ ' ~ ~ '..» "" 5'

ntage He has vson his way from the

_ The number of electors upon the

.an nice ndenl.Jom-nal. una-smmelled and

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0 His Native Land and. _

Will _

ESUME HIS FARMINGEV

and the far east. In two years the e§p0l¥t __ A _ _ -___ ____ ____,___,

trade increased UQ two and ` a half tunes" ` ‘ M A' ' ` A `

f f ra

nnded, len Highland here nf hnnlhle _'__

. - ~ -_ I

‘e , _ _ __ _ _ _ _ he. He 'wee with nnherte nt cdndnhen, Mr- M- W- McLeod. formerly _of Clyde

when as color sergeant he _routed a. horde »' Stlauon’ 'ww °f Tran Creek

asoiitlined ` th lh -

=u.‘¥;.

ii ‘ E555 3'9.§x

uirrell, an Bay Street,

cotiieylng his heavy =-ibn;

In the Book and Stationery line. ' A big stock of school books.cop “

books, scribblers, pens, inks, d

pencils, etc.

The latest novels by the leading an authors. Get some to read theseew long evenings. 'B

ou Can Pi

With a stall' of first-case work- man and the best tools that money can purchase, we are enabled to represent our work as strictly first-class in every respect.

“By our works are we known.”

Engineers and Machinists. Steam Navigation Cds Wharf. ( harlottetown. P. E. l. Phone 125.

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brave lighting in his time, and he is not

G given to exaggeration Piaise from such

lon. This is very warm praise indeed, and will be read with pride by Canadians

everywhere. It demonstrates beyond

question that their conduct in the first

serious battle in which they were engaged was superb. Lord Roberts has seen much

Orange State since the relief oflKimberly _

l W __ that the Boer forces retreated eastward, V.

V . _ . 1° rm and ii commission chose. Michigan Verinortd. _.<ln<é;ene _si `

_ ..I mu afpicmd with ‘ startlngln two bodies at first, but appar- the latter_‘_ _,Fighting Mac,s”. Mgt vi ofthe _ .

catarrh for nine years. and tl 5- ° - _ _ » » _ lf - ;

docto e ' ' ' _ 'V -' _ " _ if ;.;=- of

___ _ _ »_ _ __ _ if-_ .V _ 5: - ' » . . 4 1

about

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eineelte nrrlenlln south Africa, regrete;& "1"" ‘° NAIL BRUSHES 1"

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their serious losses during the fighting of = -ne' ony’ Rubber’ °m"em`

niet ll itll d l f ` '_'

Sunday last, and asks Lord Mlnto to E in ft ;);a l 6 us y mm show

°' _ I ' . g, t figures

assure the people “how much we all here E -

Large discounts _ all round

£4' 3 admire the conspicuous gallantry displayed E NAIL BRUgHE~ N 0

l n. ow is you

¢o_ any repmsentauon we nukes by our Canadian comrades on that occas- time to buy. ‘

with regard to our work. _i ' ” ' ` ' ` ` A

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Central Drugstore.

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as °°u___‘box__;._ it Ma _V _ . N. ndmm,°,__ nt dnwn'_`w’e_ie'dheeevei-_ed trekking _.mn V’ It is the law in onterlo that the bullets _¢-,_,- ___

' 1°* *"i"_=1‘1*‘°1‘?°_iSf'11° British front. andelcns l“S°'_1ievmviiwialelecliolis shell he ken Bmoklhn.-wmel~_‘~ _...V 1" ' c " -f~ .~

_ » A the net-eh side ef the Modder River. fOr li year and then ~deStr°y¢d~- Rewnfir |_w£‘° ”_‘_ B”5°“';,§°‘“m}"“I_ P ii "’°_”" V, _

Simultaneously it would appear that them ‘V88 abY'el€°5i011 in West _!pé!.at;:§§sf{n 1;;

the Boers from around Kimberly set olit f°n°Wed by 1111 GIGCUOII I1€¢1¢l011 535641 011 "the winterthe towels diiwn

southeastegy toward K0ed0eS Rand, or charges of gross corruption The ballots to 10 `

' __ - below zero. _ - _ _ _

. Koedogs Drift, Where the twonnes of re_~ when sought for were missing, and it i1?°SSl.“l1d is &1°8'1'*141l’°Sf31111111118_°3fl11,Pl11 l 'iz' A V U ` “ of V' A

h I treat converge. The design was evidently 1! Seems they had been burned' The excuse Columbia with an modtem ebnven' ` '_

he here ewes the Mndder ee the south-*I made iS~'lh¢bbhebvrninsl>1‘0bab1yoccurred, ;§§_;1;;.1:?c(;,;:,a§,,;;:;€ewe'¥i;tf;?§ml;°,::f I _fi 3 A - "1 if ; “_” 'ard, and strike the main road which runs “°0ide11f»allY While deSt_1’0.Yi118 the ballots _'_ factories. The Trail. smelter is ‘ I A A A u .V Vi I A ne enstfmln Jneebsdel to Bleemfeneeln- Of ff-he general election. but this is bnotig by ¢1@<=f1'i°ify811<ii1idSVa¢epacity 1*, 'ass'-:”_

aardeberg lies between Koed0e’s Drift, a°cePWd in 0PP0Siti011 Circles- If it WHS r0f.ore daily' Laltely ith” been d the Bloemfontein road, and som,-,_i an accident. it was al' most unfortunate lfevgnmzgsolzgw Tad Cl§il;;e§_ . here north of Paardeberg the One- If the b*1ll0fS “"@1‘€ Dl11'D0S€ly de-A \Vestem Railway which is now completed’ oer forces were held up and compelled to SU1`0.Y9d “Illh 21 View I

_ ` I ' $0 00l1¢eal`the between Rossland and Midway opens]

&t\ll‘¢ 3 stand on the defensive. Their retreat had e|e°ti°nf"a\1dS and C01`1'UPti011» 3 591710118 up a vast track _of rich mining mlm I

Open evenings. ‘bee h _ ° ' ' ~ `

n arassed by mounted infantry ln ,_ 0111119 hae btlell 00mmitted which calls for try aémglg which 4' number Qf

J- their rear; now_ their retreat was l<20ndigI1 Punishment- .iU;;§adipnu2§ty`,lp G:-Zxnogg ° 9 111f€1'C€Pted. _ Wellington Camp Phoenif G1~eeL§1iz‘i*'f3 -

Victoria Row Here Lenl Roberts' despatch takes np Seen” ‘S b°’1@"1“l1" YM can see ha ' ’ ’ l

_ Hood, Sam _U H - w wood. In fact Greenwood has hotels, ’ the story and he tells that on Tuesday he and miist bell;’:; ill wfllsl ggntliefogadgbhabg “number °f banks and a populatlon °f

_ ` V L 0 e Q ' ' _ .

I llwas convinced that the enemy’s position yww h ‘ ` 10”,”-Pe°P}er The 11111163 113-V9 1`¢¢011tl3'V- ~ 5’ A

was too strong to be carried by assault atc our D0l‘ll] W1DdOW bee!-I o;V}?ne€h.l-p and the fumre pf the coun' 'V.~ l _ _ f th I - “, ' tryls pro_mismg.fS_melters;have»been built] without heavy loss and he decided to or B atest In men -q U03

’ at Greenwood and Grand Forks, and it is

bomba.rd them with artillery while turning TTY 0118 and W O‘1 D9 lla the 111f'@11f'1011 U0 F1111 the C01

0 . . e . l_ . _ _ w _ _ . _V e .

0 : his attention to the enemy’s reinforce- *PPOWSB BIOS. 23 Il ggefséerls lgulwag through wwnnect with ments which were advaficing from thel ' ` ' ` ` e ‘° ° ° at cpe'

_ _ _ _ » - V - - - __ Thef'_'0kom_e__n valleyis the.

or “I Endowment with the _ direction of Colesburg and also from ShJe‘;StaT_¥~n3_l_){ if lt`3`_;_B0ot3_T3.1’_§§d trictofBrit»i_`sh_3l.`.-‘t¥lumbia.. Lc_ *‘.“',‘ uf' H 'hat you Nfienl. Reherl.t_._ reports the result d_ _ ___ _R o _ per. cent _l;ae_: ntlie mad to prefect your family in event as most satisfactory, which would seem 19008!! ._ - K. 0Slf. 1| ofpau varieti WEB h _h elm early death, or for your own W indicate 3005 D1‘0SP@¢f»S f°1‘ the near Tal;>le`Linen.---All thats left of our big sum¢ient¢°,,e:i,p0,1,(§;'g00};seada('?f 8822;;

- _ ‘ ‘ - - _ I . .9 _ neypefe in eld .ge fnnne. _ _ g*P°h,,°;,{-,',§*;g;§_<;g;'5f__f{,g;g3,\= C°“°f>f=.f _*o-Keele and nn.. es "

Standard rates are nov c 'd - Om' laws” d *Ch fl . f -

u `. o Q I e n e ' !. . w li.

and

_ but t reen are the principal 17

Otis! er “SP5 111 163-50 that wi wash We will Day youeftieivashiiilg Sf0¢k 1101581* Of the V8-110% ‘ ‘

l0Wet than American Cgmpgn Cron_)e s position is little short of desper It "'JaS- P35011 35 C0

__ _A The country resembles a prairie *1

lower than most Canadian ate and it seems probable, as therein - ‘ land' There are no trees of an

- stated, that he must surrender. No liiqeiand is W°"th 8%) ‘“1.:°°l;

Apply to V - ' ` '

_ » V ~. Without ts. W ter B

doubta most determined effort will be E _ A lb lmpmvemen ' 8 I A

made by the enemy to relieve him, with _ H \ ‘ 'V

U what success remains to be seen. Koe- E '

.W does Rand,nea.r which the heavy fighting

Agents. ha-staken place, is on the north bank of

Standard Assurance the Modder River, and about 30 miles

_ east of Kimberly.

Umce ` V Lord Roberts in a. special despatch to l

S Queen Stree_t' Lord Minto states that the Canadian _ _ f ’ ” » -- -f _Regiment has rendered admirable service _ ‘ "W°ar° Blwwmg °°m° splendid

e depth efeo feet. All ldnde ern-nin_ in abundance. The many camps form the principal markets for the farmers

Among e Islanders in British Colum-

bia.'a.re Malcolm McKenzie, son of D. McKenzie,Springton, who is working on a tunnel. Angus McIntosh, John Mclnnis ang John E McLeod also work on the tunnel

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Gen. Hector Mocdonaid who is seriously l ‘ ' ` A *ficf

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V . lol h' ' dren - ' ‘y " " I ‘ `

Afghans with a. handful of men, and ',e‘?eE;:g:a"aaf;;Y;n n.aB;lf;;y0?;;$n;:2f; _ “V

en ‘nfemd the °h°i°e bet“'°e". the during which :etime Mr. McLeod visited " ~ I '

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_ and pleasure for us goods. __

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1 _ ey gn thread they would he as good s cook io burn yon. ` '

_well on” in Efrince Edward as inthe I have anything you want in the life. He .intends remaining Phome and V - ` i ' C

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resuming farming, believing that the 1, _ _ _ Island is the best place for the farmer. . ' _ ` _

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Bentley's Liniment will cure Group in a f ‘ '_ _ _ _ V _

few minutes. _ f ._ _-

Tailor Made . Suits. --.Remember our A V V

tailor made suits this spring before you I _ C ` ' _ eplac your onnnn. We _.have something I _ V nice to show you as soon as the nters - _ `

no. 30) yards Costume Tweeds and Skirt-

[B33 mill] 505! ‘-°°°°'~*°'~°

Breach Store as

_ _ _ ; gléogving for sprint! wear at ' V A’

E Q a quarter{must be taken at its face value, ' L ` _ I I . A Manufacture the Fiona Founeerm ° ` f.~:§"_ or more. ~ n ° '

0 EM P ' _ _ _ Pu-e and economical, every particle is healthy food

VOTERS IN BRITAIN AND CANADA. _ _ ‘ '

_ _ _ __ __ Mjons. Wmrsn AND BETTER Batten it thai

A correspondent desires the THE_ GUAR~ _ _ any Ol-her N ‘_ ~ , _

DIAN to state the xrelatlve _ proportions of ‘ fr _"‘*_;`__ ‘

' _ _ any had baking.”

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run any risk---buy hero.--Our 1~*UR1\’~1'IUREi looks well and wears well. _

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VV ‘$111611 S “ _ 9Oo _V. ‘ws s_1~1_LL have ll few ef rnuonrs iinllee swing iieee \K7'_()l_e11!=,, £551. al) :_ P;1_1_P¢1°l‘» (xrain _Crus-hers, Grinders and _Straw Cutters, which we

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5] iE§er§ _ _ _ _se Ing ow an _on iberal terms.

_ 750, =1l¢S0 Drums Harness Robes. sleinhe, 1~‘1n».n~,ceenn.eel, Rolled _Legg |I,b_a?__ll (:_,©§t. land choice Blended Teas ln 5, 10. and 20 lb. boxes, all at lowest prices

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