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I ’ I P`r”¢ili'1'ui¢:-tailor A. A. ani-non

J. I. lurriatt,

' D. K. Currie,

ldltor and Publisher. Associate Editor.

SQGGIUU

The' Motorist

IV ALIIITI L. CLOUGH

MONDAY, AUGUST is, 1919.

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20th. _

N0'I‘ICl*}.

Tuesday, August 19th, having been declared

a public holiday in honor of the visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, there will be no publication ,Qf the Guardian on Wednesday, Aug.

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'~"":°-i**"*-"rfr:§§i,]§i,§;i;i§`;i;,',_, ITSTL- :glen wt emi moo ascii: 0 iii.. iiiaeii

what general opinion that the excellent traffic regulations _“O enacted the CI'I.3l‘I0i2tf3t0WIl COUIICII W€l`e not 33 loc-so connecting rod bearing is at religiously observed as they might be by autoists. A wwe wkeii we or. wiieii iiii iiiiiii. friend of the Guardian points out that the autoists are not the only sinners in this respect, but that both team- are sters and pedestrians are equally guilty, if not more so. §§d‘°"”° “"“ ‘"°“‘“"' "‘” °""""‘ ”“*“` He also ventured the pi'ediction_that if a serious acci- tlieseiilaceciiinr exiiciise will be suis- dent ever occurs in Charlottetown, through auto or oth- ,ij',‘,’," ,erwise, it will be to pedestrians, men and women who S-iiyeii iiiiii me iiiiciiiiiir, wiiii iiiiyiiye persist in crossing the streets where there are no foot- f“‘“ ""° ”“' "0"" f" ""“S““’ "*"

pal§hS. tcct the need for the timely small rc-

It is recognized the world over that Prince Edward "“"~ *hs P““f°""‘""“'= °f Wlllvll "Hy

Islanders have an inalienable right to cuti the street my

corners; it has even been said that _ Prince Edward :mn in th r mm _I _ _lv Hx Islanders are recognized in other _Cities by the Sang froid ‘. colitiiiiioucs ecdicflve ldllliiiciillildiil bf allti manner in which they “cut the corners.” We do not be- _CM lieve, however, that Prince Edward Islanders are great- ‘,',f,° ,_ ,, er sinners iii this respect than the citizens of other couii- fiiiiisiil ‘wiiliiiiit serioiis <iet'<irii>r=iii<>ii. tries but it should not be forgotten that “cutting corn- ,'__’,‘_’,§ ers” is a dangerous habit and should be discontinued. iiiiiiiiii siiiiirii iiiiiiei-_isnii-y woiii-.wiiiiiii Noi' should it be forgotten that _if one gets killed oi' :_'(ffm_,S, M to mlm mah In nm maimed by a vehicle while crossing a street elsewhere i-_isis iiiii iii ini, ii iii iiiiiierieci iiiii. than by a regular footpath they forfeit their right to ,§l,",“""" "mt '"'“g“ “ °“" “’ me "“" d3m3.g€S f1`Om the _ else thnn tribute exiictcd by the lic-

The prescribed regulations are very complete and ‘"0" t"'l‘=il°"~

citizens, whether driving or on foot, would add very much to their own comfort and that of others by observing them. It must not be forgotten that street trafiic has

changed very considerably in recent years because of T,

automobiles and the increase in general traffic. It was because of this change that the recent regulations were deemed necessary and good citizens will do their share Bur when your heart is tired mio

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in improving the city by observing them- Th

LF \¢li'I],~R h-u()Ri|i \(;E The old hooks thc deiir boo s

terests of the leather trade comes to the defence of its Tiicy, iiiiy 'wviioii -cieiiiiiiirii iiieii two pati"oiis in connection with the report of the Federal A _,Trade Commission which asserted that packers, tanners, _ shoe manufacturers _and distributors were enacting ex- “"‘"" S“l"”“’ W" *‘ ~““"""" “SS “"4 cessive profits- Practical men of the interested indus- Aiiii iiiciii- wiiiiis yiiii not-iii so iiciy tries, it asserts, will be justified in criticizing the report, T _

2 oi the commission. While “Hide and Leather” adfmits ciiiiriiiii; iiiiiiiiiiiiiii"

‘ " t a ri es of hid s sk`ns ani foods made there rom iiiii ___ ”"`f i havb II'is(en to recgrd bi‘eakiiig(1ii'ibes, careful examina- _The f°y°i,liiis,hiityigllfoiiiiiatniiliilsri toil” so ` ` ‘ tion, it claims would reveal that these excessive prices i'<iur=€1sii~r miniif inhyiiiii siwknew

were the‘ result of the inexorable law of supply and de- The Xllléfiriljfféjlyt could not Sham mand. The outbreak of the war was followed by a wiiiiiiiiy iii. iiic isiiiiii, tremendous demand in America for shoes and leather ""“"""““"f"“"““‘“4"`”"‘°‘S`""‘"‘~

and other animals that furnish hides for leather. There- iiiiiicisiliiiii iiiiii know:

l fore unlimited demand for leather coupled with only Hin- F _

ited production of hides was, it claims, responsible for °' "H_,Q“f,f__;‘%}_U°{j;u§l‘”'” ""*“"“

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the tremendous boom _in hide and leather values. Be- And iiguiilenliiiengl iiii ill iiriiiit-ii iiiiiie -' ' . . . . ' . ' ‘ ii gves ieiii oyou, sides this, the demands of war gi eatiy inteifered with the And ,hey hm smmmd ,mm out mm 1mp0TiZ Of Il1d€S. souls the things they could not

These facts are known and admitted although it S"°““

were in the business exclusively for their health. iiice.

From the gloomy picture of the unequal balance be- ""“ ‘I fl git” "°’“ f“"“° GWR tevlb

tween supply and demand, Hide and Leather holds out

a ray of hope. Government figures are quoted showing The iwoiiie close iiesiiic you, iiii iiisii a very considerable increase in the importation of hides I' ' f during the past year as compared with that of former eavsaoveoaaaaaaaais

years. In this connection the imports of cattle hides in _ __

June, 1919, was slightly over 36 million pounds as com- -if Dany Se|9(![|0||S f0[

pared with about 12 million pounds for the same month ast year. There was a similar increase in the quantity

of other skins imported.

This large importation will be a revelation to those __

who imagined that the United States reduced all its '"1" """. "'“_ “"‘;"‘f" ‘_”““._."'”i“" "-V. Burners and

A and L€3.iZIi9If S2iyS In llI'iIS COIIIIQCCIOIII school. ` A A I/tivzi;tvll‘iiit|;:i:iLtiiii‘;t. vpliuil iglfvtllistxllafixsiislg'

. “Fear of shortage usually breeds temporary shoit-- N(;I,":);,;",;‘l‘f"lf§‘,‘§,,f,‘;';,,_,`§,"§f,‘ff iiieni iii iiiiiii; Kiiiiii.

age. The public has been so scared by threats of imperid- iii.~iiiiyi,<iiii:e_~iii<iii. but ii iii iiciiiruii- F H nt ohm ml _ml is mndo ing advances in shoe prices that probably many people “V” ‘" “°'f'.f°”l"="‘ *° °"'“"“°’ “""*‘ "“"’ ° ' . fi y' Y _ _ inntters even to 'tho public of thc Wm* 3 biscuit “ru t'

have bought shoes more freely than necessary. _ We be- iiiiiii@.i¢iiiiiei~iiig_ ii iii iiiiicii iisiiei is . lieve, however, that shoe wholesalers and retailers are §g{‘(*:l<c'§;r§_f*_;";1cefl‘l'tl'l';*_ £;<;b‘l)f;'1;l_;"m1;;lt- '__ __?___ _ inclined to be conservative. It is generally believed that ,,,,,c,., mean, of, ,,,,|,,,,,8 ,,,,,,,,,c,,,,,, __»_<<\\ ‘T \"\“\ ,_ there is no real shortage of hides, leather or shoes the "Hd =‘Wf\k"»"i"K the flmbllloni while .»-`° ~ I 7) w0I‘Id OVEP ” thf, contrnry practice is likely to des- /

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N0irES_ to cultivntc good table manners and

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there i3;life when ambition is taken out of it?--New §‘,§‘§ ,‘,}’,,,’,'}_§",‘§,,,f‘§,‘,’ f,‘°}§,§2,,,’§""',,'If,,,§‘,§‘,?§.’_‘]§ " W" 4 York mmercial. i tviiiiiiiiigimi ~siiii~." _ __, __ J ` ' ' . L L_

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_ _ _ _ ,ME _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _

I) BE HAPPY AT MEAL T th <' I () S teiiui r Methvcn'

own raw hides. Previous -to the war, it imported very __ iyiiiiiii ii»ii:viiii¢iiiiyiii~ iiiiy iiiii with

largely from Bulgaria' An interesting-comment on the Avolfl "ll levies of \'""\=\fl<-i likely lo ‘,f.,_'|§',f,_’5f`,__f,“i§'_’,,_f;1" u,`,'[ pI‘€-Wal' tI"a(I0 Of COl.Ilitl`y IS f3.Ct at pl`€SOIIt mn:,?,,|(,;t2;:§c:lli;(:nl¥;,l;:i;Kleiguhllggbg; iiitiiriihiiliiifir ports, in Jlipiin. (lliinit, the government permits the export of only 43 tons raw iieiimi- iii iiieiiiiiiia ,,,,,, ,hc ,,,,,m, xiii; slim":_f_‘_lf{lf§f,f”i-iii-Ili"iii|iH0-iiviifii. COWIlI'(I€S,64 IZOIIS dl`I€(I C()VlfIlI(i€S; 50 t0llS hI(I8S; aggigitlih‘;,I}fZ§i,,;n2o?;.‘,;clil§,?;ng;:5m;E out noiistructioii with u carrying cap- tons sheepskins; 940 tons lambskins; 152 tons goatskins, iiriiiiiiiiiis iiii iii-_iiciiii wnniici ni iiiili r>‘§<'_llv_ _“f _“"\_}"{f"»*'i"‘_“ “,"_‘S» ',";;'w‘;’;2 'and 256 tons raw kidskinsi tinic, ns it seems the most ciinvi-iiiciit ’"|“‘"_'-“"‘_“ _“B” ‘,‘." _"""‘f_"° _ '_

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_ In a receift-issue The Guardian expressed a seine- iii ,, iiiiii iieyeiop iiiiii iiefsie iiieii

__ all The counselors that never change, the

Hide and Leather,” a publication issued in the iii- "0"' ""5 """*‘ “ms °"°'- ““"d- “““

» will be very generally suspected that neither the tanners, yiiii iiiiiiiii i-_iiiiiii io iii.-L-ii-

the manufacturers nor the sellers of boots and shoes Y"“ “"0 ~"°‘" ""0"" Hlfflllge "wifi

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ACCOUNT (Continued)

_ Where Needed

me e0 B 1' 0W~\rd a rioving this end Beuringyigg goo sig” ly ‘adjusted : w i- iiiaiiiiicign out #ery isiiiciiz-y iiinii

use serious daniage go gears me

meshing of which they control. The pr mpt correction of defects, when

sequences have 'becdiiie`serIous, is

inother important consideration. If ii

ring is first noticed, the repair out- need not he Iui'i.:0 but, if repairs neglected uiitli the rod has brok-

perliiips thc whole cyliiulcr block,

ng. It is only when the "stitch in ic" is taken that the "nine" can be

sounds, is thc one 'who is likely to qc.

obviate a "major operation." .But af-

zili, there is one wiiy of reducing need for repairs, uiore important

parts. Cars thiit are well Iuliric-

il can do strenuous work for long rioiis and ven \vltlistund moder; e

ii car that is not oiled und greascil liai'iil_v bo moved without liegin-

vory soon call 'for repairs. Let no

r shop. Repair expense is nothing

OLD BOOKS

' (Lire,

ie people up nnd down thc world that talk and Iiiugh und cry,

Tliey’rc plcnsnnt when you’rii young

and gay and life is all to try.

dumb, your soul has need of care,

ere’s none like the long-dend folk

that wiiit in IIbrnrics--

' frieiids that never go,

. k that

understand and know!

‘thot thing was done,”

tliousaiiu years ngone,

iid this tzile was spun to men and

that jest wns told

Greece was growing,old. -»-' =

were sung along the wind he day that young Orlando cuino n-

hc lenns to share your iiiIi'ili

The old books, thc dear books, they

And built them to ii written song that

plain beneutli some dead lail`s

you sec your own wet face.

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season to discuss lapses at home and

troy both. _ Of course, it is eminently desirable

helpful conversation, and this can be readily done by example and taciiui

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What is the use of being a Prince, anyway? Yo_u 2112 f,"i,°,. °,'},',l"";'I,,,}’,._°,§l‘_.," §§',‘l,,,§‘,ff,‘,",’,,` ,i0/// I. I. S __ l

can’t go travelling unless you have a warship for a pri- i-;erti;]iiimeticolr(i;»_ ii iii iiiii iii be ee _RAI \\\\\\\\\~»5£ 1 vate hotel; you can’t enter businessbecause you dont §,,§,,{,,,,,,§, {§,v°,,'n’;'§‘;‘;’°be';:;°§l‘jn§‘;‘a°,{ » LL Y pl/f , nfeed the money; you can’t take a hand in carving your_ i-ii, wiii iiiwiiys know iiiiii when they H `,,,:-<F'Ll_3N':|f-T,-gT;;5¢,¢f,.i;' _ own fortune, for it has all been done for you; you can’t*f_’,',f,§*“§,’;, "a“‘,,';§’ "“"‘”‘"“ °“"“""*“‘i W” iii, "H"-s`y -5 i>isf,,r",i»'i ii . _ _ , _ y great deal lo iidd 'to -;i_, fi, f>i,qBET,-g B vp; ,pl

be a statesman, because it isn t allowed What zest is .iiie pieniiiiineiiii iii iiie iiiiiiie iiiiiiii -/1. i- _-

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KEEPING DOWN THE REPAIR

Recipe: Oli And Grease, When And

Careful attention paid to adjust-

nts '_ e fu t ' > H3!

M, _ _

sion to Congress.

taller of slices, said:

throughout the world at present. (Ion

are calling upon the United States to fill their needs. Under normal condi- tions the takeoff of hides in this coun- try is only 50 per cent, of thc leather we use. The remainder is imported from the different countries of the world. In calfskins alone, during 1912 there were 105,000.000 pounds import- ed into this country. Last year only 21,- 000,000 pouiids were iniportoii, while our normal rnto should have been 175,- 000,000 pounds.

“Lust year we received 000,000

pounds of hides from Russia; under normal conditions we should have rc- ceived 00,000,000 pounds. It is cvidciit from those. statistics that we are fali ing helilnil on our natural supply of raw stock, und iii'coi‘diug to ilu' law of supply .ind doiiuin-I, prices must aii~ vziiicc.

"Today fiiriners :irc getting .is niuch

fiir 'twiiiii ii' air. :niiiiinl of I'i_\' ir-ii fo' lhc cziiriiss five your; liiiol The hide of :i six weeks’ old calf now si lls for $5, whereiis a few years ago the dead cali’ did not bring $6.

“Wages and overhead have advanc-

ed during thc Inst few yours. The shoe- mnkers of two or thr,co years iigo who were satisfied with u salary of $18 arg no\v receiving $35 to 40, (‘u|t.crs for- nicrly were pziid $22 it week; they now reccivii $40 to 50 ii week. l\iucl|iiie iucn who were puid $35 a wcck ure uo\\' i'oci-.iviiig $05 io 75. The siiI:\:'\- increase has oven extcndeii to oillce lioys. Two years ago I could mtl any nunibei' oi' boys for $5' a wi-ck I cun-

iiot gel. ii boy for $10 it week now.

“'i‘lici°c is no profitcering in the shoe

liiisiiicss today, in niy opinion. Iical- ers dave been i`oi'i-f‘<l to zidvnnce pric- es liecuiisn oi' the great iiiifiriisc in ovcrlicnd ciiiirgcs. So long as \\'ii\:cs mid llic prices of coiniiioiliiics coil- liuuc to advance, shoes will |'einzi:ii

hiizli."

Louis J. I{ob<‘rfsoii of L. I". Iloheri

Hon &_ Sons, s'-tziioil flint no pi'i>l'itcerlii_<

is goini; on in the leather liiisiiic.~'s

“I’i‘ices." hc said, “are Iizisvd on rc-

pinccnicnl value. A inun who bought Icatlicr ut ii low price six niontlis ago is jusliileil in sellfng his 1`ooiwcui‘ :it thc price it would cost Iiiiii io rcplnce his goods wcrie he lo Ho into the leulh- or iiiurkct io pui°i'liiisc stocks. This cannot lic culled profitceriiig, Il is ai sound liiisiiirss prliiciple wliicli gov- erns .sales in every ling of industi'y.If ii niziii liiiys Icaitlier today ond the price di-cliiies in thc iicxt six niontlis he must lzikn his loss und su_v~notIiing. The Icatlier business is izliziriicieri'/.cri by a slow turiiovor and dculcrs must

protect tlicinsclvcs oi' go liiliikrupi.

"'l‘his ciinnot lic _call_ed pi‘ofitc_criiig,

liowever, ns business is nio`ving' right iiloinx. Theri- is no occiiiiiiiintioin of stocks in ‘iniiciputioii of liighcr prices so for as I know." _ _

Tzinners iiiti-rvi'e\vr_‘il stated that

lliey have been i`oi'ciid to zidvoncc the prices for Iezitiier _Iiecause oi' the ex- treme sliortnge of hillcs and the wi\,,*e increase which have been Lrraiifod dui- ing tho lust. three years. It was sold that lnlioi'i-'rs ciigzigcil in the pie-klini; oi' hides ure now goltiiu: froni $40 to $50 n week, wiierezis three years ago

they received $2 ii day.

hearls :ire`dunih mid young;

The kinilest word they try' to say it

stuiiililcs on thc tongue;

Their lieziris nrc- only seeking Iiearts,

nn though they slrive and try,

'1`Iieir softest touch iiiiiy luirt you sore,

their In-st word inuke you cry--

Iiut still, thouizli all the yours may

come, und nil the dreams iiuiy EU.

'I`lie old hooks, the doin' books, they

understand and know!

VANCOUVER TO SINGAPORE

Tho iniiiigurniioii oi the dli'f‘.ct

stcanicr so|'vico to Sini.:'ipoi‘o by the (‘un1iiiian I'ncif`ii- Ocirilii Services Ltd.,

indicates that tliat_eoiiipuiiy is reaclry ing oui. with ii liolil initiative to dove-_ lop trade Iii-t.\vr-.cii (‘.iin:iilu and the I`nrflii~r Plnsl. It is oi|\ii\';iient to em- pli:isiziiii.; ihni this country is now In ti position ito i~xcli:ii\i.:c Viiiiziiliaii pro- ducts foi' thc inoro ir:ipii':il, hut. very iic.i~i~ssiii-y prodiicls of that fur .Ilrit- ish colony oi’ Siiiigiiyiiire. and thncoun~ tless isluiiils triiiutiiry to it-such pro- ducts for cxuniplo ns ten, hemp, rub-

Viiiiioiivcr .ind bills-\i>0I‘-~ Nm UW

DODDS KIDNEY

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WASH»INGTON,_ Aug. 11.-Reasons `

given for the high prices of leailic: and shoes by tanncrs. leather ilealers and shoe manufacturers differed sub- _

iintialiy from those set forth in the

'report of the Federal Triide Coniiiiis-

John J. Slater, manufacturer and re-

“Therg is ii shortage of Iczitlier

ditions produced by the great war are such _that England. France, Italy, and

fnct all 'lie countries of Europe nro

denuded of louther and footwear and

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DECORATIVE GOODS '

.lust in Time for HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE PRINCE 0F-WALES ~

Gbnsittlng of _

, FLAGS, thousands of yards assorted buiitings,`Shieids

'Good assortment of fast dye Flags _ '_

I ~iniNou,_ scoicu, iinsii AND izniiisii I PA_TONS SPECIALS IN FLAGS $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00

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SOUVENIRS 0F VISIT 0F PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

B£‘ON,~.August 7.-For -$57.50.

the Ilev. B. Hughes of the l"irst` Baptist Church ut Bristol, Vt., bc- uzuno the solo owner of the inossive ros_i-wood heii at the llevore Iiouse that the I’i'iiico ol' Wales, :ii'tcrwiii'ds King Edward VII., rested his body upon. At. similar prices the entire con- tents ol*~tiie second and third floors oi' the historic husielry went under tlic iiiiinincr of I"i'nnk .Mo(‘iii‘tliy, zinc- tionocr for Lewis J. Bird & Sons.

Todiiy the lust bit of lirlc-ii-ln‘:ic

will be -disposed of and only the bni'c wiills oi” one of Iiostoii`s proiidcst public inns \vill reiiuiiii. Anil they in turn are <loonied.`i

Historic precedent :ind reverence

ii_x'e nothing .I-n thc diiy`s work oi' Aucticncci' Mc(‘artliy. who cried the beiistead perched upon its ninttress. “I con`t swear the King of England slept on this nizittiwiss, und so wc'ii sell the lied und springs without the

nintii'ess," he aniiouiiced.

Slireivd buyers of second-liiinii fur-

niture, with eyes peeked for sniaiile inercligiiidise, bfi] only faintly on the

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massive ‘piece It was brought above ‘ $50 I.-_v the orntoriciiil. genius of Auc- lione':r `Mk'(‘ni't.liy, iiiild uficr iini_ig_- ing nt $57.50 for _ ii perilously lziug tinic, was grzuitud _to the Iicv. Mr.

llughcs. `

“What urn you going to do wilh the

royal hedstc_ad?" he was asked.

‘il shall prulinlily sell it if I can

get what it is worth," he replied, “lt slioiild liring $500. As a, piece of fur- niture iilone, it is worth $250, and its history eiiliiilices its value twofold."

The lied is from the rooiii that had

held. illirini.: the gildeii dziys ol' the old itovere Iiouse, such iiotiililes-be sidhs King Eiliviiril of England, who visited ` Anierics ns the Prince of ~\Vulcs- as Daniel Webster, (liiristinc Niisoii, Patti, Jennie Lind; such tri-_ iiitlili1.;iiit:iries as lioiii Pedro and

Prince Iiulikziuziu. i

_ Ollior articles in the royal suite, coinprisiiii.: two heavily furnisiicil roonis, were sold ut ridiculously sleniiier prices. *A he;iv_v rosewood iircsaor and iiiiri'or, In the licdrooiii siit,iliriiiiglii $212. A huge walnut piir- Ior cabinet of ii forgotten nge of fash- ion was bestowed upon o. busy buy- er for $8. ‘Tho wardrobe which _'Auc- tioneer McCarthy nvcrreil, "was the place the King hung his boots in,"

was closed nt. $13. _

A piece of brit:-ii-lirac that stood in

one corner of the “K|ni;'s reception room," 4 overlooking Bowdoin square, which old’ servants of thc house rev- erence as the stand on which Iliinlcl Webster Dluccu his whiskey and gin, hrouglit the most spirited bidding granted any of the relics. It was sold to M. Lowenstein, whose INIHIHCSS iuliliess is 144 Boylston street, for $21, The gilt coriiice under which Diiniol Webster stood ns he gazed on the throng of adniircrs that packed liiiwdcn square one historic night back in 1850 was tossed on thc inur-

ket for $1.

ifroin licdstcnd to eornice, includ-

ing the eiirpets on the floor. the once- proud royal suite returned approxi-

nuitoly $587. _ _ ig-nn-1*-I V g

HARD COAL

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To take the place of Anthracite in

furnaces used extensively in Halifax and other Cities and found to give bet_t_ei_1_s§_t_-_______ _ isfaction. "` I

With practically no ash; burns

- longer, give more heat, more bulk per ton and costs considerably less money.

We are now booking orders to be

gellivered direct from car whichis expected ai y.

_ Houscholders would do well to order

a sample load before securing their winter's supply of coal and also to make inquiries regarding this article from us.

We also have on hand a supply of all

kinds soft coal Newly Mined, and hard and soft wood, both split and in blocks

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Aylward & Deegaii

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_ Also _ Without Exception the Best Domes-

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Ask your __deale1° for it and ac- _

Good Quality Lowest Prices ~ -cept nd Substltuta

For cargo or carloads apply to ' BENJAMIN _ROGERS---Agent

_ Charlottetown

Or Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co, Ltd ‘

New Glasgow, N. S. _

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As the season for white f

to 331-3 per cent.

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'O LAST CALL FORWHITE i'F00'l`WEAR

ooiwear is now welhadvanced and we do not wish to carr

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any over to next summer, we are offering the balance of our stock at discounts of from 15

Some job lines (small sizes) $1.25 and $1.98.

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