c he Daily Examin er

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DECEMBER 22, 1886

The Fisheries Question.

Tue Opposition have said that Sir John and the late Minister of Marine avd Fisheries displayed both careless | ness and incapacity io the matter of the United States and our Fisheries. It is

curious to note what widely different | views differently 1 sterested persons have.

At a meeting of fish dealers, held in Portland, Me., on the 16th inst., the pinion was expressed that the President and Secretary ef State have been out geveralled by the representatives of the Cavadian Government !

However this may be, it is quite evi dent that the American fishermen are using all the influence they can to pre- vent the United States Government from making any agreement with the British authorities, by which Canadian fish may be received into the United States, duty free. Whether they will succeed, re- mains to be seen.

The editor of the Boston Post has been asked by several of his readers to publish the provisions of the treaty of 1818, which have become operative by reason of the expiration of the fisheries arrangement made under the Treaty of Washington, The old treaty was signed at London, on the 20th of October, 1818, and ratifications were exchanged 30th January, 1819. Our contemporary thus replies to its correspondents :—

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“The treaty was made to settle differences respecting the liberty claimed by the ‘ United States, for the inhabitants thereof,to take, dry and cure fish in certain coasts, bays, harbors and creeks of His Britannic Majesty’s Dominions in America.’ Under the treaty of 1782, the fisher men of the United States badall the rights of British fishermen in respect of taking fish on all the banks'of Newfoundiand, also in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and wherever *the inbabitants of both countries used at any time theretofore to fish.” They had also%the right to dry and cure fish in the unseitied bays. harbors and ereeks of Nova Scotia, Magdalen Islands and Labrador,

“Tho treaty of 1518 greatiy limited these fishing rights. Itcontined our right to take fish to that ‘part of the southerma coast of Newfoundland hich extends from Cape Ray tothe Rumean

vw Lt Islands,’ to ‘th: weste® and northern coast of Newfotind/anc': to the waters ‘from the said

Cape Ray to the Quirpon Islands,’ and to ‘the coasts, bays, harbors and creeks from Mt, Joly, on the southern coast of Labrador, to and through the Straits of Belicisle, and thence norithwardly indefinitely along the coast.’ The rights granted by this treaty were to be without prejudice to any of the exelusive rights of the Hudson Bay Com- pany. ‘The right to cure and dry fish was extend edto the unsettied bays, harbors and creeks of the southern coast of Newfoundland and of the coast of Labrador. The United States renounced forever any liberty theretofore enjoyed ‘to take, dry or cure fish on or within three miles of any of the coasts, bays, creekt or barbors of His Britan- nic Majesty’s limits.” The only right which the American fishermen had within this three-mile limit was the right to enter the bays or harbors, ‘for the purpose of shelter and of repairing dam- age therein, or of purchasing wood and of obiain- ing water.’

“The interpretation which the local provincial courts put upon this treaty still further limited the rights of the fishermen-of this country. It ex- tended the three mile limit by drawing the line from which it was to be measured from headland to headland. The injustice of this intepretation. and the trouble arising under it, ied to the fisher- jes article in the reciprocity treaty of 1854, which was terminated, on notice given by the United States, March 17th, 1866. The provisions of the reciprocity treaty affecting the fisheries were revived by the treaty of Washington in 1871, and this time the United States voaid 25,500,000 for what they had voluntarily relinquished in 1886.”

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Mr. Chamberlain's Views on the Situation.

The Radical leader rejoices in the fact that a majority of the lately elected Liberals sre Radicals; because the policy of the future will be a Radical policy if the Liberals obtain the Government. But he doubts whether it would be wise for the Liberals to accept office until their opponents have ‘‘drunk to the dregs the cup of humiliation.” He says the Parnellites are raaking overtures to Mr. Giadstone, and he warns Mr. Parneli that the Whigs and Radicals will equally defend the integrity of the Empire. The United States Government, he says, poured out blood and treasure like water aud fought and won the greatest contest of modern times to preserve the union, and if Englishmen retain the courage aad stubbors determination which were the ancient characteristics of the race, and both of which are almost daily dis- played,they will not allow temptations and threats to shake their resolve to maintain unimpaired the uvion of the three king- doms,.

The following isa Tory view of the “three acres and a cow” promised by Mr. Chamberlain and his followers to the new electors in England, if their party came ivto power :

O seres three, O happy acres three? Promised to me! (I wonder where exactly you will be, My acres three.)

When church is disendowed, of course rent be

Tithe free, my three.

Rich loam I choose, aigh to my house and} '

handy

(Let Smith’s be sandy},

Then you will be, as lam well assured, | Bichly manured.

Then why are you but three? O! why not

our, Or five, or more? O cow! Ocow! that promised art to all

Ry orators that every district stump.

To free the rustics from the landiord’s thrall! ;

Art thou the same old cow that once did jump Over the moon ? for much I fear somehow

That thou mayst prove all moonshine, O my cow

Australian Confederation.

Advices from Australia state that five of the Australien colonies: Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, West Australia and Tasmazia, have become vonfederated, and that the first meeting

:and passengers could be forwarded just as

| that date, without any regard tothe varying

the wealthiest Life Insurance Company, jbut the strongest financial . institution on the face of the earth We may

of the Federal Council will be held at Hobertown, Tasmanie, on the 25th of!

January. There is no mention of New!

Zealand or of the oldest Colony, and in! frome respec most important of uJ)

New South Wales, of which Sydsey is} the capital; and the upion differs from | in this: That al! pos- | sible power is reserved by each of the} conleceratiog

‘ ' : LL . t ‘ Coat of VUanaca

: Provineos, and enly go} authorities as | be purposes of the!

The onion isin atvort.

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much power is given the ig necessary for t Confederation.

{«fhees opened ali over

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: ' a ance with the great movement likely to find its consummation in the Federation ot the whole British Empire,

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Hon. Donald Ferguson, Provincial Secre- | tary of P. E. Island, is in the city. He came over 20 attend the sale of thorough- bred stock, and made several purchases. — Halifax Hevald, We see by the Herald that he has purchased two ewe sheep, one for $17 and the othe: for $41.—Patriot.

This contemptible reference made hy The Patriot to a business transac- tion of the Hon. Mr. Ferguson, indicates how low the editor of the Patrwt will) stoop to strike at a- political opponent. Hon. Mr. Ferguson was the largest pur- chaser at the sale referred to, and his purchases are calculated to improve our Island stock, as the Galloway cattle and Shropshire sheep purchased by him are weil bred and superior animals. Would that we had many enterprising politicians like Mr. Ferguson, and fewer of the D. Laird stamp, who sneer at anything which is done for the public good.

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—Ji is significant that all the loose elements of society are in.sympathy with the Riel agitators. ‘Thus the Social Democratic Federatior, the English allies of Herr Most aod the Paris Com- munists, aud whose meetings the London police jately: felt it their duty to prevent, falls into line with the agitators against the “upholding of the law in the case of the Northwest rebels, and forwards a copy of a resolution passed at a late meeting of the executive committe, declaring :—

“That the execution of Riel is another proof of the brutality of the ruling classes, alike in

every country, against those Who make an un- successful attempt to resist their oppression,

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Reply to F. A. J.

Sr:,—iIn reply to a communicaiion in yesterday's Fxaminger, and for the public information, I have to say that the eastern tour of collection by officiais of this depart- ment was not made as advertized, in con- sequence of the action taken by the Boards of Heaith in King’s County. 1 was notified by the Board at Murray River that the representatives of the Department would be quarantined for 14 days if they came to that

place. ‘The Cardigan Board requested me to postpone the visit for collection until after the Ast of January next. From St.

Peter's Bay a notice was received instruct- ing that owing to the strict health regala- tions infsrced there, the officials conld not lodge in the house where they were usually accommodated, avd a similar diffionity was anders sood to resent itself at Souris. In Montague (the remaining station on the eastern tour) the smallpox was at that time actually in existence

I may add that if it is decided to make an Official visit to King’s County after New Year’s, due notice will be given.

I am, yours eic., D. Ferevson, Commissioner Public Lande. Charlottetown, Dec. 22nd, 1885.

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The Mail Service.

Sin,—-We hear so much in almoat every newspaper of the proposed Subway, and of the duty of the Dominion. Government to undertake the construction of such a tegalar mail communication between the Isiand and the Mainland, as can be kept open during the winter, that one is tempted to ask whether the natural meaus of access to and from the coast are utilized a: they should be ?. I understand that the harbor ef Georgetown is generally blocked up with

ice about the middle~ of January, soon after which date the Norihern Light ceased last year to run,

being frozen up in that harbor till the. ice elsewhere had elmost disappeared.

Now, it seems to me that there must be some neglect here. I believe that ihe harbor of Souris is free from ice for a much longer time than that of Georgetown, if not threugh the whole winter, and I ask why is the ice-boat not transferred at least from the middle of January onward, to Souria, to which the trains conld run as easily as to Georgetown, and from which the mails

woll as from Georgetown? Hoping that the Local Government and the Post Office authorities will take this matter into consideration. Lam, &e., Opserver. Mount Stewart, 2ist Dec., 1882.

Ture Morvuay Lire insurance Company or New Yona —This Company, as appears from its advertisemett in another column, was or ganized in 1842. when Life Incurance had but a sight hold upon the public mind. Since

fortunes of other institutions. it has grown to immense proportions, until now :t is not only

forma very fair estimate of the character of this c.topany by the fect that its great income now amounting to nearly twenty millious a year, is contributed almost cuntirely by the citizeng of the United Stater, Previous to 1877, it was the privilege ef some Canadians to secure policies in the company, but at that time the Canadian Government requested ll

foreign , cOMpanies to make a deposit for the gécurity cf the people of this covutry. The Mutual replied that its

millions of assets were sufficient security wi'hout any deposit with a foreign Gavern- ment, and withdrew from Canada. On the the death last summer of the lete President Hinston, who had controlled this great concern for over thirty years, a new president was elected, @ more vigoroua policy instituted, a

deposit wea made with cur goverpment and Dominion. be isi necess so far hes surprised the wos’ | iends of » Company. ‘bir John: Maceachern, formerly cf the Confederstion | Life, has been appointed agent for P. B-} island P ;

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Dr. P. P. Gilmartin, Detroit, Mich., says: |

“tl bave found it very satisiactcry ix its |

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THE PUBLIC “HEALTH. |

PATIENTS IN THE CITY.

To Dr. Johnson, Health Officer : Sir, —Capt. Walshis improving. All the other patients in town are doing well. Jas. WaRBURTON.

PATIENTS AT THE HOSPITAL.

Ohristy Bell died last evening. other patients are doing well.

All the

PATIENTS DISCHARGED.

The following patients and nurses have been discharged from the hospital :—James Ransom, John Strain. Mrs. Martin (nurse), Mrs. Pearin (nurse), Mrs. Higgins and two children, Owen McCarey, James McQuaid and one chilé, Mrs. Way, Mrs. Redmond.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

Mayor Beer acknowledges with thanks the following donations for the use of the smallpox patients :—William Boyle, 1 tur- key aud 2 chickens; Misses Adel and May Sullivan, Brighton Villa, parcel children’s underclothing, jar plum preserves, crock citron, and crock crab apple jelly; Ladies St. Paul’s Church, large parcel under- clothing for convalescents leaving hospital; John Heartz, t pair chickens; A Friend, parcel reading matter; Ladies St. James’ Church, 1 dozen men’s shirts (first instal- ment); Mrs. James Wise, half dozen pair met’s socks; A Friend, parcel old linen; A Friend, parcel onderclothing; Mrs. John Berrigat, 1 bottle cream, jaz buttermilk.

DEATH OF GUNNER CLOCKETT.

At the close of the drill of No. 2 Com- pany, Garrison Artillery, last evening, Capt. Moore made some very appropriate remarks on the cl:aracter of the late Gunner J. T. Crockett, who, etricken by smallpox, passed away to join the majority. The attention with which tha Company listened t» the Captain’s remarks, showed that Mr Crockett was held in the highest esteem by the members. Gunner Croekétt was a fina young man, and it is pleasing to learn was fully prepared for the change from this life to the better home above.

The Funeral of a King.

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STRANGE CEREMONIES ATTENDING THE BURIAL OF ALFONSO XIL

Arrived at the Escurial, the special zolemnities of the occasion took place. As the funeral car approached, the door of the monastery was closed. The Lord Chamber- lain knocked three times. A _ voice inside demanded, according to the prescript, “Who wishes to enter?” The Lord Chamberlain replied, ‘‘King Alfonso the Twelfib,” At this answer the portals were slowly opened and the prior of the monas- tery appsared. The body wes then borne into the church and placed on a raised bier be- fore the grand altar. Then the Minis- ter of Justices, removing the lid, said. * Huntsmen of Espinosa, is this the body which you received on the death of K ng Alfonso?’ ‘* The same,” reéponded the chief huntsman. ‘‘Do you swear it?’ ‘Yes, we swearit.” “This arsuraiice hav- ing been added to the testimony already given with independent formalities by the Kiug’s physicians, confessor, and minister. the lid of the coffin was let down, not, how- ever, as yet for the last time, and the bier was covered with the four cloaks of the noble orders of Spanish chivalry.

A THOUSAND TAPERS

lighted the chapelle ardente, and had, it is easy tu imagine, a splendid effect in asso- ciation with the vast and sombre, though richly decorated, interior of the ancient pile, and the crowdsof sorrowing friends and subjects moving silently about the wreathed pall. A mass was said and the ‘* Miserere ’ sung, and then the coffin was raised once more and carried by titled lieges of the realin to the entrance of the stairs leading down to the vaulis. Hore the most striking part of the melancholy pageant oc- curred, Noone descended the staira to the vault except the coffin bearers, the prior of the monastery, the minister of grace and justice and lord chamberlain. The eoffin was placed on a table in a great chamber or vault of black marblo containing the deceased ruiers of Spain, who sleep a huge marble tombs disposed all round lt must have been a thrilling moment for some at least of those assisting when the lord chamberlain

UNLOCKING THE COFFIN,

which was covered with cloth of gold, rais- ed the glass covering from the face of the dead King,and, turning to his companions, demanded silence and attention. Then kneeling down, he shouted three times in the monarch’s ear, ‘‘Senor, sevor, senor,” The monarch anawered not; the “right ear,” soon to be ‘‘filled with dust,” heard only the seunds of anotherworld, But the last appeal eddressed to him in this fashion musthave had, for thoce standing at the entrance to the vault, an awful seeming of reapouse; for it is said the echo of the triple summons was cinght by them and seemed a cry cf despair, as it no doubt was a wail of anguish, for it came from the lips of the Dake of Sexto, King Alfonso’s iavorite companion. The sovereign lying dumb, the duke rose, aud, following the ritual, said: ‘His Majesty does not avawer. Then it's true the King is dead.” The conclusion as framed appears somewhat loose, but it is part of the pro- geamma. Locking the coffin ones more and for the last tims, the Lord Chamber. lain broke up his wand of cffice and flung the pieces at the foot of the table whereon the coffin lay.

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Goodness Explained and Rewarded.

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There once was a girl

; ae <a oe a churl

Save when she knew Christmas was coming; And then she was good, And at her tasks would

Go ‘roand in her happiness humming.

How kind to her pa, To her brother and ma! How genial and loVing and pleasant She was to her bean! She wanted, you know, From each a magpificent present.

They fathomed her scheme One nicht in a dream, And each gave a package marked ‘Oandy;” Gn top sweets she found, But, shaking them reund, The bulk she discovered was sandy.

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According to recent returns there ha- occured 553 earthquakes in Japan during the nine snd ahali years ended Dee-mber St last, showing an average of 58 sarth-

THE MUTUAL LIFE IRSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK.

EHESTABLISHED, 184.

30;

Assets, One Hundred and Five Millions ($105,000,600 ) Amount of Policies Now in Force about Four Hundred illiens ($400,000,000).

ae to Policy Holders LAR(#ER than those of auy other Company.

It has no Stock Holders to claim any part of the Profizs,--ths Asssets and Surplus al! belong to the Assured. It ia the BEST COMPANY in which to Insure, as it combines all the advantages of

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liciary? J. W. FITZPATRICH,

Travelling Agent for the Maritime Provinces. Ch'town, Dec, 22, 1882—!mo mon sat

JOURN MACEACHERN, Agent for P. E. Island.

the Liverposl and Londen aud Giobe Insuranee Co.

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Assets, SIist Dec. IS84, $36.023,954.86

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NIRE INSURANCE may be effected with this Company on the mest Advantageous Terms.

LEONARD MORRIS, Agent, Summers de, P. E. 1, Dec 22, 1885

Cetin neqreeentmaetaae

GREAT DISCOUNT SALE

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A CHANGE AND A CiARCE.

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R. R. FITZGERALD, Agent, Ch’town, P E, I.

SS ee Ee > Seb anew laseictincsetlinncpen-caseaamteeoma

Cxiragidinary Inducements to Purchasers of Diy Goods,

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7 is onr intention t make «change in our business eaily in the New Year, acd we shall for & time effer our whole stock of STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS AND MIL- LINERY at immense reductions in price, eammencing MONDAY, the Ith inst.

Our stock of Guods ie so large it is impossible fer us te enumerate it, but in every department our prices will be

REDUCED 20 to 30 PER CENT

and a jot of Odds and Remnauts will be closed out at HALF PRICE,

Our Goods are alw#ye marked in plain figures and customers will se that the discounts are made bona fide.

Ordera by letter will reorive carefal and prompt attention, We wiil also prepay freight to the country 6n all, purchases exceeding ten doliars.

The above discounts sie for Casb only, but for purchases excecding fifty dollara we will sllow three monthe’ credit.

This is our first Big Discount Sale, and we intend to fulfil all the promues of our adver- tisement.

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Ch’town, Dec, 10, '85—dy wy 2mes

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CITIZENS’ SKATING RINK.

SEASON 1885-6.

(NH Directors have announcing

ihe Gpenivg of the Bivk,

IU PERVI'TTING, ON

much pleasure in

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CHRISTMAS RiCHT, BEC. 25,

The City Cornet Band, under the leadership of Mr. doha Worth will be ia attendance duriog the s*agen.

Intending Ticket Hold.rs will please buy their ‘Tickets beforehand ar the Apothecaries’ tiall.

Season Tickets :--

et een ee $3 50 Seeneee S555 Po Rees: 5 00 AFTERNOON TICKETS : ~ OE a ies cia wales “ .. $2 00 oo wales Mies oh be Ee 2 50 PPUDINIEE c0ceancc dco Su toa. tae WwW. W. STANLEY, Secretary,

Ch’town, Dee, 22, 1$85--pat 3i

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LECTURE, —

REV. JOB SHE VWiGN

‘LIBERTY,’

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Second Methodist Chareh,

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Fuesday Evening. Dee. 29th,

Tickeis, 2icts; family Tickets at Icts erch. Dec, 22. Situ th sat mon tn

Magic Healer Salve

‘J Ust the article required for your sore arms; approved by tho Faculty. For Sale at the Drag Stores. Dec. 22-31

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Apples! Apples.

T Auction, at Rooms, WEDNESDAY, 23rd inst, at ih o'clock ; ~ 50 Barrels APPLE, to close consignment, Positive Sale —Last Apple Auction of the season. A. H. B. MACGOWAN, Auctionesr, |

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TEE sUBWAY.

ENATOR HOWLAN will address a pub- lic meeting on this question, at Stanley

Bridge, On Wednes¢ay, the 23rd inst. AT $8 O'CLOCK, P

R. MeNFILE, Chairman cf Committee.

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7. i “nonal General Me ting of the Char- lottetow» Young Men’s Christian Agro- ciation will bs held in the Parior of the Y. M.C. A. Building, Charlottetown, <n the evening of MONDAY, the 28th day of DE- CEMBER, instan', at. 8 o'vlock, Pp. m , for the purpose of electing a Committee and «fii- cera, and the. transaction of o'ber necessary business.

JOSEPH HENSLEY, Preeident. Ch’town, Dec. i9, '*—tl ming

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NOTI'E TO GOASIGYRRS.

Ee constquence of goods being held at Pictou Landing. for «xpenacs, Prince Kdward [sland importers will please send to Messrs. Noonav and Davis, of Picton, N. &,

FALL AND WINTER STOOCK,|

NOW COMPLETE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT,

UNSURPASSED FOR VALUE!

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A. L. BROWN.

Nov. 19.—wkly.

Ch’ town,

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MAGNET SOAP,

Warranted Pure.

r HIS SOAP is made from the BEST MATERIALS, ond is Superior to any similar ar‘icle manufactured. For general usehold and family use it SURPASSES all others.

Wee~ Lt will be te yeur interest to try it. —FOR SALE WHOLESALE BY. -

PENTON 'T, NEWBERY.

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atithifant | quokee per annunt, oF ohe each efx days ahd a quarter. ,

July 22, 1885: 6m

the following order and guarantee :

“You will please ship ner Northern Light any goode at Piet u or Pictou Landing, eon signed to us, we holding curselves account able to yeu for a}! charges thereon, steamer iost or not lost. \

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Arrimas Lorp, Agent Marine Department,

Agency Merine Dept,, Dec, '8, 1885, Si wky 1 her2i

WANTS, LOST, FOUN

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for Sale. Apply to dec2? di

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OX Jaunting Sivig) Geo. Bremner.

OST-- Dee. 2is', a gents Kid Glove, ‘The find=r will be rewarded by leaving it at

E. W.-Taylor’s. dec22 lipd

"aaa QYECON D-"'Laxs TEACHER WANTED, hw Royal'y Hast Sehooi vacant; male teacher ; only 2nd class need spply.—Joha

Prowse, Tivastce dec22—wky 2 pa

7s SALE.--A newly-calyed mileb or

Apply at H TT. LePege’s Offios, Cle gow Houze decl8—'f

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SOK SALE—A balance of 16 barrels of Cement, to. lear, at 98.28 ; general prove oct

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$4. Apply st thir office OARDERS—T we or three gentlemen OF lady Posrders may find comfort

: wat he accommodation by spplyine to Mra. We

Kenueily, Frick House, Hills er

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