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Selected Poetry.

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(Sex ‘ Souais,’, Era,” BY F.

O blue glass bard! we've re ad your lay,

Your eulogy of towo and bay;

So flattering the poet rv

That Souris hastens to reply.

But Souris feels that truth prevents

ier swallowing ait your compliments.

‘Lhe poet's eyesight must be dull

Who does not call her beautifal.

The stars are bright as anywhere;

The town is neat, and pure the air;

But that the sand is very rich

Is rather thin. The tanzy which

Gives instant ease to aching tooth,

W hen dried and chewed—all in sooth

Tv justify such sweeping praite;

But till “che town shall skirt the Days,’

Haye mercy on us, if you plasel

Burven us not with eulogies,

But sell your drugs and groceriesy « —Bive RIBBON.

La creme Des Uhroniques. | eee et IIT ar rr WHAT TUE WITS OF PARIS FIND TO SAY IN fHEIR PAPERS.

The only gap in the girdle of defence at Meiz bas been filled by thec onstruction of a uew fork

The mative press ot lnodia is said to be growing so seditious and insolent in tone inatopublis attention is seriously con- cerned,

Esther Coffeer, has been sent to prison for

of Grand Rapids, Mich., life for setting

fird toa inhabited dwetiing in the night time. Queer prize fight at Wolverhampton -

Siukes £50 a side; contestants, @ mem ber of tue county police force! and the town Grier! ! The aud ten minutes.

A very precise servant is sent to make in- juires to the health of a dying man.

Well, how is be?” says the employer

At the last hour?”

* Not quite on the ininutes to.”’

stroke, sir. Say, five

Hotel life is fer women whats garrison life is for men—leisure Wi:haut repose.

« Out bunting yesterday, eh?” «+ Yes; with Duvallen.” «« With Duvalion, and he didn’ t pepper you

a sut the calves according to his custom? ?’

‘Ob, | knew too much for that, When- ever he "raised anything | gotin the way.

said the wilty Parisian, bow- ing an as he led forward a country icepd, “ this is my intimate friend, M. de is whom 1 have the honor of presenting to y:u. He is not so foolish as he looks.”

‘* Madame” said the countryman, ‘‘ that is preeisely where I and my friend differ.”

* Madame,”

Mie. X.; a little actress ot the Folies Ma- rigpy, being just out, is not so splendidly ijodged as she hopes to be,

{he other evening an admirer invites her to supper after the performance at one of the greak resturants on the Boulevards.

« Do come,” says he; it couldn't b_ nicer. You'll be just as comfortable there as you ost i be at home.”’

“No you don'i,’ replies the iogenuous cblid; * you don’ ‘tcateh me im any of your iwenty-five cent hashshouses. ‘ Not for Jo- s-phine.”

They were talking of modern marriages before a dowager of the Faubourg St. Ger- main old school.

* Nowadays, ’ said Her Grace, ‘if a giri expects to get a husband; two things are Lecessary— her fortune musth’ tbe in land, but her parents must be,

X., the incorrigible, is being scolded by his broken hearted mistress. ‘* Wretch, sayS she, there never was a woman yet ihut you knew whom you did not make miserable.”

He [with vinous ecarnestness]—Yes, er wash—one,

She—1i don't believe you. Who was she ”

tle—Bufle young woman er wanted tc marry tome and | broke off er mash.

Scene at a Side Show in a country place. —Proprietor of museum—'This way, ladies a dgentiemen. Walk up and see the won- Aerful wild cannibal from the Canary IJands, what eats raw beef without being ce oked, and performs many other amusing

abd intellectual feats, all of which is at- tested by the evidence of the profoundes! savantgeand most distinguished trav ellers. [ Chen, after a pause, and scanning his au uience, Compost d oft a dozen wide-mou' hed peasants in blouse and sabots.] Is there any geothmin bere who has circumnavi- witea the giobe? If so, let him come for ward and 1 wi.l return the admission money if he does net contir.n my statement.

Like a dutiful uncie, be was striving hard to marry Off his scapegrace of a vephew, aud almost in despair of accomplishing fl: parpose in any other manner, resorted to a imitrimomal agency

ile is well received, and the agent hands him 4 register containing jhe list of ladie- -~he bas in stock, descriptious of them their fortunes, and so on. He careless! turns over the pages, till all at once his at- tention is rivited by the sight of his wife’s name. He rubs his eyes and reads it over; there is no mistake. She, seeks an-alhi auce with &@ man between the ages o! twenty-eight and thirty five, not less than live fect, six inches high, a blonde pre-

icrred. Stricken with borror, and fancying t there was a queer taste in his coffee at iveskfast, he drops the fatal book ard

isakes for bome.

‘Jes, says his wife, sofily, ‘‘that is m) pame. I put itcown when you were s “ick With ppuemonia last spring, and th ductor said we should prepare for the worst,”

>even forts have begun at Rome. to form & second line of fortification, in harmony with the plan of General Bruzzu, whicl ‘olemplates the construction without of ‘Hu great fortresses, all connected with

ch other and inclcsing a large belt of un + ccivated land that will, however, be re- clsived and cultivated, so as to afford fo i \© garrison and stores against a po loge by—whom?

TRAV

Town Crier wonio an hour |

Carveil Bros.,

>> McEachern & Co.,

DLLER 1s Cubs... °

_ For the convenience of those who iiay | ‘have occasion to travel, we publish below a reliable Traveller's Guide, which gives

‘brief the different means of leaving the ‘city, together with the hours of paperere of the various trains and steamers

Trains .e ve daily —

-¥or Summerside, Point du Chene and ait | points in New Brunswick, United Stites and Canada at 6 a, m.

'For Summerside, Tignish and all apg West of Summerside at 10:23 a,

and all points East of anemardde/ at | 3:25 p. m.

|For Mount Stewart, Georgetown 2:35 p.m.

Steamer leaves Steam Nav. Co.’s Wharf— ictou, Halifax and all pgints in Nova

Scotia every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings at da. m.

For Summerside, Point du Chene and all

points in New. Brunswick, United

States and Canada every Monday morn-

ing at 3 O'Clock,

Mount Stewart and Hickey’s Whart

every Wednesday and Friday at 4a.m.

and 3p

For Orwell every Monday and Wednesday

®* evenings.

tor Crapaud every Saturday, weather and , tide permitting; and every alternate Saturday wili make a return trip.

Steamer leaves Prince Street Ferry Wharf —

For

day at5 a. m. and 3 p.m.

Steamer leaves Peake’s No. 1 Wharf— For Hawkesbury, ilalifax and Boston every Thursday at 5 p, m.

Steamer leaves Peake’s No, 3 Wharf— For Halifax and intermediate ports every Thursday at 6 p.m.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY,

— —~-<ae-— — OUR

ADVERTIZING PATRONS. COMMISSION MERCHANTS AN)

AUC-

TIONEERS. Low. Queen street Up. Queen street .T. Newbery & Co., Water street tlaszard Bros., Water street McKenzie & Stumbles, N.Side Queen Square Arch’d McNeill, No.11,Queen sireet 3. Wilson Higgs, Water street tlyndman Bros., Cor. Queen & Wat. sts t.8.Hantord & Co., Water street W.D.Stewarit, Queen street

William Dodd,

E.Needham, S.Side Queen Square B Balderston, Low. Queen street Jo Seiler Kent $treet

2 right & McGowan, Low. Queen street DRY GOODS DEALERS.

Cor.Queen & Rich’d sts

Cor.Queen & Syd’y sts

Queen street

N Side king Square

Geo. Davies & Co., W.A.Weeks & Co., Robt.Orr & Co., Beer & Sons,

J.D. Mason, » Queen street Perkins & Sterns, (jueen street C.Fuli, (Jueen street

Robt. Young, S. Side Queen Square HARDWARE DEALERS.

5.W.Crabhe, Bourke, Son & Co., A.A.Baldwin & Co., W.E.Dawson,

Beer & Sous,

(Jueen street

(Queen street

Low.Queen street

Up.Gt.Geor ge street

N side King Square SHIP OWNERS.

Peake Bros. & Co.,

James Duncan & Co.,

Hon. 0D. Davies,

F.?.Newbery & Co.,

P. Foley,

Hyndman Bros.,

G. D. Longworth & Co.,. GROCERIES.

Beer & Golf, Up.Queen street

W.Kennedy, : “

H.@oombs, Up.Gt.George street

Queen Street

Low. Queen street Water street Water street Water street

Low. Queen street

Lower Water st Water st

FURNITURE. Mark Butcher, Cor. Kent & Hijlsboro sts WATCHMAKERS.

W.W.Wellner, roo Queen Square E. W. Taylor, S.Side Queen Square J.F.McKay, N. Side Queen Square

SILK DYER, ETC.

G. C. Gilmour, Fizroy street PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. Jenkins & McLeod, Queen street V.D. Beer, King Square ?.P.* >vlor, Grattun street ORUGGISTS.

W R Watson,

S.W podd,

Queen sireet 7. Queen & Grafton sts CD. Rankic, Gratton street Apothecaries’ Hail, N.Side Queen Square

BOOK DEALERS.

N.Side Queen Square Queen surezt

i Pheo. L.Chappelie, Bremner Bros., il.A.darvie, limothy O'Connell, Queen Ssireet Arthur Haszard, N.Side Queen Square

PUOTOGRAPHERS.:

_Cor.Queen & Dorchester sts BANKS.

Union Bank—Geo.McLeod, Cashier, Cor.Gt.George & Rich'd st

Bank of P.E.l-land—J.R.Brecken, Cashier,

Low.(it.George street Merchants’ Bank—Wm.McLean, Cashier, Water street

Ross Bros.,

AGENCIES.

Allan Line Steamers,

Quebec & Gulf Port Steamers, Merchants’ Marine Ins.Co., ' Boston Line Steamers, “ ?.E.lsiand Steamers, F.W.Hales Imperial Fire Ios.Co., F.T Newbery Montreal Marine lus.Co., - “f

Carvell Bros

[Inman Line Steamers, ee " Anchor Line Steamers, - Royal Fire Ins.Co., M.A. Cameron |

Lancashire Fire Ins.Co., - ™ North British Fire & Life Ins.Co.,

Geo.W.DeBlois | Intercolonial Express Co., Theo.L. Chappelle | Agriculiural Fire Ins.Co., Jas. DesBrisay Uceen Steamship Co., Peake Bros. & Co | Qeeen Ins.Co. (of ngland),

Sun Mutual Life & Accident Ins.Co., Horace Haszard

' Souris ) and all points East of Charlottetown at |

For West River every Tuesday and Fri |

S.Side Queen Square |

Geo.McLeod,Union Bank |

S'THAM

tURAIT at WAREROOMS.

pow on hand a very

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| The Suabigcermeetias

LAKGs STOCK O Oe sam aa

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‘Household Furniture

| of every description, just Gaished, and at prices cheaper than any now offered the Public.

DRAWING-ROOM SETYS,

in a variety of Repps, Terrices, Plushes, Damasks avd Uair Cloths—all of the latest an@ most approyed styles and patterns. CALL AND SEz.

PARLOR SETI,

in several styles and qualities, at very low prices. CaLL AND SEE.

BEDROOM SETES,

‘of patterns of English, French, and Ameri- can desighs, new to this City, and from $18 to $300 per Sett. CaLL AND SEE.

Chairs in a Large Assortment,

Just received; Wood Seated, Cane Seated, Office Arm, every sort of Rockers and Easy; and Sinoking Chairs at very low prices. CALL AND SEE.

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™

\ Large Assortment of Wali & Vorner Brackets !

MISCELLANEOUS.

BEDSTEADS, 5. SINKS; = > WASHSTANDS, eS >= CENTRE TABLES. o 3 TOILET TABLES, hy ee MUSIC STOOLS, q Ps CARD TABLES, iS al MARBLE POPS, #5 2s WHATNOTS, = S LOUNGES, = = SOFAS, m Earth Closets, Sifters & Fillers. MATRESSES— Hair, Flock, Excelsior, Straw, Fibra.

WASHING MACHINES— Spring Mapgkr Patent Wringer, Spring Roller, Putman Rollers, English Rollers. WINDOW CORNI: ES— From 32.09 to $6.00, WOOD POLEs, BRASS POLES, RINGS & ENDS, _ VENETIAN BLINDS, OFFICE TABLES, SCHOOL DESKs, CYLINDER DESKS, SETTING & STANDING DESKS, SIDEBOARDS, CHEFFONIERS, PIER GLASSES, CHEVAL GLASSES, WARDROBES, — ESURITOIRS,

French Cupboards and Spriug Beds.

CRIBS & COTS, TRAYS and STANDS,

PIANOS MOVED AT SHORTEST NOTICE.

All the above sold cheap for cash or ap- proved credi'. All g:ods delivered to any part of the City and ‘Royalty free of charge.

‘SAVALSAWA *a1pjog noi]

FIVE EXCELLENT PIANOS

FOR SALE CHEAPER THAN ANY IN THE CiTy

Machine straight and finest class.

Job Work, such as planing, | jig sawing, Fretwork of the

est notice, in the best designs, and the | cheapest inthe city.

CALL AND BUY. MARK BUTCHER.

Ch'town, Oct. 10. 7198 pres 4w

VIOLIN N CLASS.

Class over Mr. Fletcher’s Music Store | Ages of Fifteen years.

TerMs—$10a quarter, half in advance. Twenty-four Lessons a quarter; each Les-|

son One hour's duration. ers for TUNING may be ieft al the abc Store.

lober sai a

Chariottetown,

HOSE Parties who have been owing us

nested to cal) and settle their Bills on or | before the First or NOVEMBER text. All

; accounts unseltied at that date will be sued

‘for without further notice.

HORNE, PIERCE « CO., 155 Upper Queen St.

Oct. 13—cod \

KENT: STREET & KING sQu ARE|

Turning of every discription. | Oval, Spiral and Elizabethan, on the shorts |

Be CAMWOOMMER a aire freight in

tins li: anelinae |

| \ R. VINNICOMBE ha has onened # Violin §

pupils preferred—from Eleven to |

NOTICE TO THE PEOPLE OF CuL

for the last two or three years, are re- sone c

‘mode.

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WITH ALL THE LATEST EVERY STOVE WARRANTED 5 THIRTY |

Please, Cail and Examine. SIMon W:. CRA BBE,

: geet SIGN or THE Stove,’ Queen Street Ch’ town, Oct. 19—Iw ie

NORTH SIDE QUEEN SQUARE, CHARLOTTETOWN.

WATCHMAKER & JEWELER,

Has just received WALTHAM WATCHES in solid Silver Cases with GUARD and KEY, warranted one year,

from $17 upwards. ~ A NICE ASSORTMENT, OF

Gold and Silver Plain and Fancy Rings, Chains, Lockets, Brooches, Ear Rings, Spectacles. — Repairing Neatly Executed. All Work Warrant

Ch’ oa Oct, ar imag

MERCHANTS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.

- OF CANADA: ~*~ Gi

~—_—— ay

“ayitl 81,000 000 vith power waa i $00.0 HEAD OFFICE: - - =. -

NON Tea

RiSkS Taken Daily at the Office of

. CARVELL BA0S,

Agents for P. FINAL NOTICE

‘McDougall & Currie’s Debtors,

At ACCQUNTS not Setuled by the léih SOVEMBER, will then be handed to County Court for Collection. ai. An ae, Assignee 26, "Sem OW bas ae

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Charlottetown, Jur 1877

Labrador Herring!

E are daily expecting a cargo of I AB- RADOR HERRING. which will be so:d cheap trom the wharf.

HASZARD BROS

Ch town Sept. 23—ecdtf

Ch'town, ct.

THE EVENING CLASS |

GOMMERCIAL COLLEGE

ILL begin on MONDAY, 15th instant.

Those wishing to attend this Class uring the win'er will please call and make rrangements, as our accommodation for ; he winter is limited.

T.. Bm BS 4 ER GC Ch’ town, Oct. —3i wkly

DO NOT FORGET

77 QUEEN STREET. CHEAP GOODS. Ladies’ Dress Goods, Ladies’ Hats and ‘Ladies’ Winter Jacket,

WILL BE RE-OPENED sHort.yd *— oe

bscribe will please

Persons wishing tos heir Names at

leave

L. 2? sae

H NOVEMBER, fo ‘Summerside. Apply to

a Bg" Street, New Yorkj or

LL th

int BRAIDS, SILK FRINGES,

- FEATHERS,* FLOWERS, same timé TIES, LAs. while es ‘aera or

and ania, and is more?

BUTTONS, E 4 oe ‘tritious than when cooked by any ot m JFFS, BU Ge '¥

J. D.MASON & CO.

Charlottetown.

On exhibition and for sale at * BEER & GOFF 5 ——?>