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Siead Foor, tavinwaors Foes Gore) CBD TQ THE PUBLIC MERCHANTS MARI INSURANCE COMPANY

OF CAN ADA

CEARLOTTETOWN, December 4, 1877_

THE REPTILES. | When not specially mentioned as in bona, : ; a hn ok our quotations are to be considered as duty, \ HILE taking this opportunity of thank A TRAGEDY. | paid. ing olr numerous customers for the liberal manner in which they have patron. | a

A yellow frog leaped —- the wood EXCHANGE. ized ' : 1e€ owery 0 th of « une, | es vw P of S . ' iy : ; ”A-; = : aes night, bythe flickering light, a Mia ” dey od iw orte CUR RY = STUD! Oo, | Capital $1,999.99) Wil pews? (0 Increase {0 94,000.05)

That fell from the summer moon. 1s v “« 4£to44 perct dis U. 5 cy. drafs, 41 }we would inform them that we have now |

. hi . . ‘ 24 per cent premium

The age of this frog was twenty moons, gold, 2$ per cent | lincreased facilities . or ale igi

Al ead manie-anel strong ’ Drafts on Montrsal, St. John, and Halifax | cs oe 4 pace as Doane Stren se wpgpdbd Li E \ D QO I FI Cs A se rT

AL ‘ om — Se ; a ae . St-Ciass - are } , ; uke i A - = ~ = Mi N tT).

Withaperangcyoande Sealy wet ee eA LN ws MONTREAL, apacious enough for! nee ’ vane has never been before allempled in this City. chia call

For both food and truth and a rollicking song ; | nerosene, per gal (Am.) $0.29 t0 030) We have on exhibi.ion, at our Roollis,“a .e

And he sings as onward he leaps along, “ (Canadian No.1) 0.23 to 0.25) large number of Photugraps cof every HISkS Taken Daily at the Office of :

Smilingly courteous and bland is he | Pale Seal 0.65 to 0.70} variety, including the ' ' ‘ rr

When he meets on his pathway another frogee, Linseed oil, boiled, per gal. 90c ‘As he wanders the forest boughs among. | mes sic| BEAUTIFUL PHOTO - ENAMEL | ¢ ARV BI I BR 03 osha 3 *,

do Oh, reptile bright, in this lonely night, | ee ea nad ev Rotatl |e most beautiful style of Photograph Agents for P Ti e forest 18 dismally grand, i | penyee 5to 10 cts. per gallon highor. known, possessing a suftness acd delicacy Charlottetown, Jure 10,1877 Te > EL tole . Paou art tar aswray ancl W eaten eek Me ; LEATHER. | ie 98 19 29c | of colorlug that has never been equalled. |) == = ————— ny ae all jewels bright wath their Sparse | a dees ng 95 Of e| ehis elegant picture has become deservedly STABACONA nae sailed = 4 Jit . ® =< a20U " els , ay ‘ } 3} ae More brilliant than costly gems of Inde. Canada 23 to 26c | be - alee ee ee ae oe ' ' GEAERAL AbENEY Ady: t | . : r How dost thou know where thy pathway | MOoLasseEs a Though the finish of our Photographs Fire and Life lnsurance Company, if ' + arbadoes 6 to 47| cannot be excelled, we would direct alten- : fee saan ehouls ge . | ? Sine ‘2 celta ieee ~* e a _ : l xihes o Among ferns and flowers and weeds, rinadad,c© ; vent ; ease NOTE is hereby given that the B 1a d 3 I can see thee jump o’er the rotting stumps, | »t. Vincent's 44 to 45 Shes >; of Darestere of this Comneny have re BEG to announce to the Trapn :f bj Though art fair and square and delightfully| Prices of Molasses are by the lot of from | Gince’ Dictures a further call of ee és aa 7 the Tsland general, able ie plump, 1 to 10 puncheons. Retail price & to 8 ceats | which we make. They possess a hi : e 2ud of JANUARY I wiil have a «¢ . ; ° And art sniffing the damp. odoriferous breeze | per gallon higher, according to quantity and onaiailinababhied and a ST ectichitaaaiee four snstalmends, of Five per plete ave w coi. That creeps from the marshe’s juicy reeds. quality.) tructible, and will retain their freshness Cent. each, ; . TINEGAR. d beauty for any length of time. [f they}|0n the Subscribed Capital of the C iT Sen umsen ah the clan ha leniie 4 ' VINEGAR ae y leng . ey pital of the Company, ASSO WHT! Where the leeiees and aaa,-~" Vinegar, por gal.. per cask 26 to 34 become soiled they can easily be cleaned, payable at its Office, No. 93 St. Peter Street, OF SAMPLERS Where the water is warm and the green moss nite eats 18 to 20; oo roo “— ~ their a aty by Quebec, as follows :— ’ damp, Deime fieet ‘hte (@Lcieee a ar VARIOUS, AEA, COM> Five per Cent. on or before the Tenth a. Ylof the : ; And the wandering moon is the midnight | Prime Mess 14 0 fal a i oe cae tee i _ of August, 1877, of the following: finns af Goods fur Spring | : Jamp, : Cc. CG. Bacon, it.0u to 12.00; while the difficulty ; t tl a d " seats, | Five per Cent. on or before the Tenth day tad Thither our frog will go to woo. Shoulders 10.00 co 11.00 y of thetr production will of November, 1877 ; English & i oag . “VY | prevent them ever becoming 80 common as! Fry ’ . S Canadian . [lams t4to 1d ; Ive per Cent. on or before the Eleventh day Leap on jolly frog, for I hear the tune ' to lessen their value. | Our patrons cao of February, 1878 ; Of thy shrill voiced lover's song ; SALT. aes one or all of their Photos finished ip ki C , , She calls to thee for thy company oo ¥ & | this style—an advantage which cannot b ‘\ve per Cent. on or before the Eleventh day EDS & W ow Bags fine, stove $1.10 to 1.50 . oe ae & ec ; : con tne rt of bay —" Do __ Liverpool 80 to 3c "ai ce attention to maki a a fa Board : “hs a Turks Island do 25 to 27} « 5 7 ee ' axing y ortor of tne boar : Groups of Fam lies, Societies, Schools, &c CRAWE YDS B By th “~ a eee 1 Sucans. (Duty (pad — Gur pictures of "children are sufficient aR? YEN OP AT. vars & SHOES, y the edge of a stagnant pool, Barbadoes, 94 to 9}) evidence of our success in this difficult R4 Basi H ae = love as a turtle dove, Eng. Relined, 10$ io Ti4{ branch of our art. dane >1h17 [jie 1) AVIERICAN COTTONS No ~~ t - gis ee fowl. 3 Vacuum Pan 104 to 13 Our t#NLARGEMENTS, finished in India } \ Nife . a) Now that water fowl solemnly winked a American Crushed 114 to Jv! Ink, Pastel, Creyon, Oil aud Water Colors f i. ; wink ican Granulated lof to 11) le a favorabl ° . 2 ei ; Americaa Granulater 07 to ave made a favorable reputation for them- + R ( | . — ro oe = quack, - Cotfee Sugar 104 to 101 | selves throughout the Lower Provinces. i 4 h Ca yma e ot in tr: ie wotelth hetiine loons ll ioe Golden Yellow 10 to Wg) Parties intending to have Photograpks JUST RECEIVED, iL : aa : Prices of sugar are .; ‘he hogshead. made will find it to their advantage to sit AMERI ea Retail price | to 2 cents per dw. a.~her.) ents as Pe number of our cu tomers| IN Sorrp ay at Casrs, WITH GUaRD AND ere Now J'll be brief—he came to grief CANDLES makes some delay in the delivery of the BY ATTACHED, In the bill of this clutt luck. Te: Photos unavoidable. We prefer to have | - Rip , eee os Moulds per Ib 124 to,13c | our sitters come by appointment, FRIM $1500 UP TO $10.0), ne the frog on the cypress log ba per |b : ; of} to i Photographs can be Obtained for less — WARRANTED, AT— j Yas piping loud and long, allow, per ib )}2 to 0.16} money elsewhere ; but in this case we ask i rg > And yearning much for the pleasant touch Coat anv Woop. that quality be given the preference; as- ull orn arom 4 ae IN GREAT VARIETY. Of her gentle lover's hand. Philadelphia Coal 575 to 650{ Suring tne public that they will tid our) Noy, 94— : Queon Square. Tobace & Ci ss = oe we lonely summer night, Wood, hard 450 to 5.00 | Charges very moderate. wy or fe x Confectionery, She sat by the tryisting tree, ve ‘hid ef Pi ii tg ey a coos ote the midnight air, "ees aaiens are! for lut3 of 10 barrels OSs ROS,, H. vi N N com 8 E, : " rr Sedan ‘or lonely and sad fel j + tae aed : aaron 1 aid P q 9 one eae en and upwards. Cor. Queen and Dorchester Streets, PIANS FORTE REGULATOR IT am also Sorkr Agent Or Tai oer Tae melancholy moon went down, Patent Process per bu I $8.75 to 9.00 Se opposite Connolly's Bank. Provinces for Wyatr & Co's (Lagu, And still the frog on the cypress log Corn Meal K D 3.75 to 4001 (1h 2s eee a he é : . Pick : Listened to each uncertain sound ; Supertine 6.50 to 6 gu D ALL parties leaving their orders for Tuning ickles, Sauces, Je lies, Ele a — her ar overcome, Strong Bakers do 700 to 7 30 PUR Wink at, Bremner Bros. will receive the best —AND— » | hen hope no longer with sorrow she found, Spring Extra do 6.00 to &@: attention. E. Jame ’ : } With a sobbing croak her heart she broke, Fancy 6.85 to om Alii who have Pianos in Charlottetown - James & Sou’s (Plymouth) celebrated i And sank in the depths of the gloomy pond. Extra Superfine do 7 25 to 7.30 ee a eee) et ee ee we STARCH ; And the world rolled on 1 aes oi Dean ih >On wee ae aeder areoen instruments in perfect CH, BLUE & DOME LEAD. i And the nation’ . » supply of this Fine O!d Wine, which “p ' : ». line, sartite But ee cy a ‘ile Market Prices. will be sold at our usual A visit once a year at least will be madet This Notice is only to the Trade—noy die- For there never appeared site who knew - MODERATE PRICES. all parts of the Island. or oftner if required | 44¢ orders being solicited or accepted. e Why a duck should swallow a fro Charlottetown, Decem ber 4, 187 ’ . 1 Ch’town, July 18, 1877. ea : & ME \T : 7 MACEACHER\ & CO: jiveeien coe at No. 9 Queen St., over MEAT. ce of Messrs. Hyndman Fro! heys Beef.small pieces] per Ib. $0.06 to 0.14 ost, i877 DEC EMBER 1877 J ' wh FACTS AND SCRAPS Beeffper lb. [by the quarter] 0.05 to 0. ee % OHN H, CATHRAE 3 : g 08 os * ‘ 4 Ham, per lb. 0.12 to 0.16) PPT RV AG } T asin | Ch'town, Nov. 23, 1877—w &1weo- When he was remonstrated with for shaving Lamb, per lb 0.05 to 0.10 An » } off his mustache, he said he had ead a hair-lip! Lamb per qr. 0 05 to 9.10 { | | \' e long enough. Pork te a lo. ‘ 0.05 to 0.10 . 0 i TEA | DANII 4 Which i a ie . ‘ ork,(small pieces) per Ib. 0.08 to 0.10 ia a a ‘e tmryard’ “Ajgs toons bo. Milo Ses | S00 Ret (7 Heeareme 0-08 km and cured afterward. urs’ | Veal, per Ib. 0.04 to 0.07 ; Tr wa ae A CONSIGNMENT OF PIANOFORTES, GRAND ere isn’t much difference between a grass- ae . ; s . =~ 1 (i BBLS. CHOICE FLOUR coon as th _— widow after all- E:ther will emgage teens _— nes = 0.30 Direct from the oe of W. Bourne, ; () our usual good quality. 7 GARNIVALI § TI C & FAN C Y e first chance, bins: sabia oo 20 } ston, on Fowls, (each) 0.20 to 0.25 (\) CHESTS & Half Chests L) r oe’ max . . . — b ~ ~ s T z —. Brown says he’s been 80 often deceived by | Brant, (per pair) 1 00 to 0.67 B= 1 ol —a very superior article. . - RES > BA Tstu the chickens at his boarding house that he now | Geese each 0.40 to 0 50 J i calls it the moeking bird. Pariridges each 0.15 to 0,25 Will be sold at-a smali advance on Ee Sa eee Tey Law nar ~ 8 < 7 Nobody can tell how many disputes for the oe ae for a few days at Aucti pee ee front side of the bed have been settle: "9 BREADSTUF ‘ days at my Auction Rooms ” ing the bed into the ce wae — —_e J. & 7. MOREE 1 H ALI g ed into the centre of the room. es Ne ai pei lb 0.03 to 9.04 | The ns ca Pianoforte has so world wide a Ch’town, Dec. 1—pat ne 21 oe e. 4 : 43 A matrimonial victim wishes } iF TF genes tc : 7 00 to »,09: Teputation that it 1s unnecessary to add any- | ~~~ | followed Henry VIII. in his hoes Sieunitien ened al : ~s to .60, thing to their just fame. | - b Anes wife’ ti ing ” | OF on “ 3.00 to 3.28 | = AN tt a wife first and axing her after FISH. — —ALSO—— G RAI N BAGS. | THURSD Mother, Twine Your Fingert in My Loe Cana. panei. 8.50 to 5.70) A FEW ORGANS ee et ce AY EVENING the title of a new ballad. Herr peta oe si a 400 to 4.59) ‘ ! | | Mackarel, per Guz 9.60 to 0 00' rom the Celebrated Nev fl D 7 é » 19 + > cr — ™ + v E Pig ec. 6 wt — eat aes rae Cover that Ire. | BOARDS. | Co,, Boston. ngland Organ 5 000 GRAIN BAGS ie ‘* 4, land wil not turn a deaf ear to his appeals to Intending shase ee ’ _@ When ther t % me patriotism. It would be “ hard PP Erin” pemieek, age 0.81 to 0.93 | ait eaca ae eee, pam pve le For sale low, at town wil! orem = soaaie i 2 did. lantdes |“ ane 4 ae guaranteed. Termseasy. Prices at coste yu J.B. McDONALD’s, |0D¢ Of those grand spectacular scenes sel- Fhotographer.—-/° Now, sir, if you wiil look Shingles, per M. - 1.50 to L.75 ra 4 A. MeNEILL, Auctioneer. : eo i. wrlinesany) se of London, Hew a little less as though you a had a bill to meet, | No. 11 Queen Street, : oe and other large citles. a little more as though you'd been left a legac a MISCELLANEOUS. Ch’town, Nov, 30— 4i eod pat 2 A] H ALR-G bd RST rh A The costumes i be worn are gorgeous ‘n you get a picture.” or te : ‘ ‘ om | porate ee a a ee a | the exireme, an will re tlay ' P : non 8 wear per yd, 0.65 to I 00 | _— aa | of Four Thousand Dollars and evor tailie There is often much more pleasure in giving | omespun,( women’s do peryd, 0.35 to 0.44 Sac C7 HRS Warranted Good. ‘ality, ‘ thing to another thik in, vesciving it “ane — per yard _— to 0.38 ae 30 boxes BASINS | At this Entertainment a new feature will one who doubts this should try the experim : aan -12 to 0.16 ! ; ee be introduced: : : ~ 8 @ ex} ent Pearl Barle ai ae oduced: that of numerous living with a dose of medicine, | ns ys be ag a - ae v i 3 barrels CURRANTS, canaries, which, under excitement from the ‘YY sé * — 99° - " 7 “ oO : 3 so ao . . The ' Free Press is still away behind the Sheepskins (each) 0.36 to 0.45 | m a ; 3 bags RICE. * pi Bi noes them, will enliven the age, for it thinks ‘“ It is better that 2 woman | Straw, per cwt. 0.36 to 0.00; * he Perfection of Mechanism ‘ . msl e teute deen should keep her stockings in repair than that | Apples, per bushel 0 60 51S . Te M. | Scotch, Refined and Porte Rico Sugar _ The two main features of the evening sea ee : g8 ; | to145;/$o0 Light and S le tl = she should know the origin of the rainbow.” | Barley, per bushel 0.80 to 1.00 ~ 3: : Hips lat a : ; Will be the epening Procession (the Grand Sehacnee 2 Fete (icesh per It) war a — Child can Work them in hhds, or bbls. For sale low, at ae tata March) by all the characters 4 . askec ° . = 7 v ’ an eaudentiine tad ® murderer if he | Butier,per Ib by the tub 0.19 to 0.22}So Durable that they , J. B. McDONALD’S. A i. unveiling of the Statues of Apollo I the gallow d C} y ast + zarelia, and the Spiri ful he replied : “Guess not, i : va, an reese, (neW milk) 0.12 to 0.18 . ° , Queen Street, Nov, 29, 1877—eod , e Spirit of the Sun, ja Tee's addi atin it looks hike rain, and Cheese, per lb © 144 to 0.150 A. Lifetime, "i tédt SE Chem ing : get wet. Go on with the hang-) Clover Seed, per Ib 0 00 to 0.04 Eight Th dM : Only the members of Prof. D's Classes ee ee sgtodet| Bight Thousand Machines now| HERRING! HERRING ! sic: :ssss00sontomen oe _ Dean Swift said that the reason a certain Green Peasn per qt. 003 tooo Manufactured every Week | y © | Invite. will take ppet:in this Usvaivel Sie ee = a learned place was that most Hay. per ton 18 00 to 19.00| Tio be had lv f i FoR SALE AT aus thage so invited will be furnished with i ca = a aan ae eve and but few Poa per 1b. 0.04 to 0.05 | Authorized ¥ rom the W. W. CLARKE’S nen from my D’s wardrobe, at S é ay with them, and so it aceu- Calfskins,per Ib C y7 | 4kULLOrIze ent , a ren ak me prices as they are furnished to avalated: a 0.06 te 0.07 | g nt, Water St., Ch’town, Dec. 1—eod tf +o ; While those having Carnival Cos- Solomon's Semis ctead dick Diedbdh tha "Tx ure = Robert Youne, : foe of their uwn are privileged to wear twenty-four years, but it is hard to make our = h f 3 i | FLOU R FLO i Spe children believe in the sicacal tho. dindchane a i qj! f se South Side Qaeen Square. | _ Spectators can witness this dazzling taat didn’t have a single cellar-door to lie —_—_—__ : mF » ere an | G iF : ee ee eae ements Memesven Deere down on. ” or | Just R ‘ LS ea a a eee | ood Family Flour, the stage), 50 cents. the latter to be pro A Western conte a oe = eceived, FLA RV DBS | For SALz at cured ut Dodd’s Medical Hall. where @ plaa ousitettiee emporary asks : Is therea A Varied assortment of Cruer Frames | : can be seen after Saturday, Dec. Ist. r a freight cars? Yes, there are four Butrer-Coouers. Toast Racks. ; W. W. CLARKE’S. Ch’town, Nov. 26—m w s this w tu th oW freight - a “— car. We never saw a round PICKLE J ARS Vases M san as Ll BRARY [ ee ee ; ar im the whole course of ; ie Mates *" : of our mortal; . GoBLeTts, NAPKIN- COAL VA SES,

existence. : RINGs, Fruit Baskets,

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' Water St., Ch’town, Dec, 1—eod tf Oct 25, 1877,