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if you need new vigor, if your system needs toning up. by. ull means try this splendid 1 tissue-builder, There‘s not.h- . ing better that we can recom- 4 mend-IOO bottles. Guarante- ‘ ed to do you good or cost 2 you nothing.‘

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’ retract treatment. u n broathgnblg

‘mi d"!!! Elia them especially suitable for children's coughs, colds liiiiiidred 59*"! "is"

iueetecrso cows

or tho foundation of chronic ehoet roubles. Men! eolee of consump- tion can be traced to neglected oolria in childhood.

A cold should receive prompt treatment with Pepe. Pepe in the

and therefore quickest and most effective.

Pens are so pleasant to take that children never refuse them and their ebsolutoitreedom from horn:-

F°TO lilfillfi. bronchitis, etc. Every mother should keep Pepe handy All dealers 50c. box,

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Priniiers in Conference

(Dom. Preao Special.) LONDON, Feb i2.~—Prenrier-s Lloyd George, Nitti and‘ Millerund went into conference in Downing

Street shortly. before noun.

r must be adde are allowed as one word.

HIGHLI-

Advzrtlsglrrrents under this heading. 2c. per word for each in- Where copie coma to our care to be forwarded. i'.ive cents

to cost to cover postage. etc

Contractions count. as one word,

Cash remittances to cover coat r-nust accompany all advertise-

I thi I b . 1 v received iirfifnrffflieriiiiiene:53.3.s=°s§YJrii'.%'§ri’ila$'i1Y°""°'“°“"

but five ‘figures (ea 81.000)

AGEZVPS \\'.\ NTED

AGQIVIH. SALARY AND COMMIS- l‘!!!

sion. tr» sell Red Tar; Stock. Com lctc stock including exclus- ive Ines. sneclaiy liar-iv. Brown only by ns. Sold only by our ag- onts. elicgant free samples. Write new‘ to Uorniniun Nurseries. Mon- trea . '

FEMALE HELP

\VAN'I‘ED—.\ (Hill. F0". 0h‘ uIlAL housework. Apply to r51 Kurt st fililil-B-lii-Rihlfiipd

\\'AN'I‘EI).—A MAID rrorr tram-lit: ai housework in family .of two. Apply liirs. C. \V. Rogers. lirlglrt- on. ~ tiilIO-ii-lil-lilldtii

MISLTIQLLANEOUS JNO. .-\l.l r hlrrcllflNAlrld. rerun

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IIIY OUII JUII PRINTING DEPT- tor your next. order for blilhcnds. latterhearis, envelopes. visiting cards. posters. All kinds of Darn -

hlet work dune. S ecial riccs on . rge quantities. he Jo Print- rnK llenurtnrcnt of The Island Guardian Publishing Co" Kent BL. (‘ha wn.

FARM ..\'CIIAN( 4 —- A nurrrbt-r rrf men, nrurried and sin- gle wuntr d trt uucc for positions on fnrnrs. Apply Department oi’ Agriculture. Tlharlottrrtmvn.

GZWI-I-IT-Miflti’

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- WJLNTEI) 1'0 I'lll|(‘|-|,\.~t|<:...,\ 511']-

il‘ kiitr Anoiv by icttcr to "M." 30X 45 . Cit 692340-1153!

v. \\'A1v'rr~:r;' iii.‘ iii-firm F177;»- 111"‘. Anniy Charles w“; Lr-vchvhtl. ri90i-2-i2-ME2lpd . r

l~.I)—-Il0l' rrv Frrrlvr‘ 0F '. imrrsr- or self-contained flat. I\'IITI\ITIIJII'I‘II conveniences. Apply l .._~- .

l r.. . Guardian. GSIJB-Z-lOMEtf

\\'AN'I‘I‘lII-—/\'I‘ ONCE, A IIIHVHIEII tlusrilirrr- ‘Fnnit’. i lr u. cuprrcltyrrf nbrrrrt nnr- irurrdred uml Lwcrrtv- fivv l-‘rlllrrns. Apply to lion]. (‘ur- tor. A\\ii‘I.I\ll1i‘(‘I‘, Phnsc 2724.. 2i

DIUSKIIATS—I HAVE PAID HIGH prices for muskrat. fox and mink skins. ‘For the balance oi’ the season l will advance my prittes. It will pay you to send your ship~

mcnts to mu or bring them n. J. D. Jenkins. 627840-4010 .._ .________

MUSKHAT AND DUNK ADVANCED agriin. 1 am paying unheard-of Driccs for the above furs. No lot ton smnll or ton large to receive

my personal attcntiom Willguar-

lntce satisfaction as to prices or

furs wlll'be returned free oi’ charge. A. ill. hloclnean. Summer- side, P. E. l

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lrII.\'l‘—-(i0l.II IIFILLIQD FIIIISTAIN iii-n. Irr-trvr-r-n Fitzroy Si. and Roy- ui llunk ul (‘turadrr Jiuiiriirris‘. Fin- tivl‘ plr-usc IIJilVL‘ ut (iulrrdlnlr Of- cr~. tiiifi-l-ii-ll-hikllil

."‘)I‘l‘}llIl| Flfill. old wristwatch. Z. .. . Filrdcr‘ [rlcrrrtt- luavc

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BIRTHS

W‘ARBURTON"FOII Fob. lltlr,19‘.‘.0 in Mr. uud Mrs. J. A. “flerburiolr of Mines do Rio., Tiuto lluelva, Spain, n sou.

owutudlioose ii0R- iii?

'l‘lrr- rurririrsiirirr-rl nilcrs for snle Ills 2h; .~i:rr_r- brick rZ-rvcliirrg lrrrrtsc Fliilllit ri rm rirr- North sirlc of Ktrut Siroci, opposit.» Prince of Wales

(‘oilcgc---hc'.rted with hot water ililrl litzirir-ri with electricity-nine rooms bllsirit-s bath-room and kit- r-lrorw-rr grlori largo garden irvrenr. Possession given int May, i020. lu- spr-r-tirru can hr- urrrrrrgcri on appli- ('lllIilii.

FRED W. HYNDMAN, - 281 Kent Si. 7014-11- i

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“Follies 1i

.l'rince Rupert, owned by Lienroine

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GOOD \\'AGES F0]! HOME \\'0IU(- ‘Vo need you to mnkc socks on the fnst onsiiy learned Auto Knit- ter. Experience unnecessary. Dis- tance immaterial. Positively canvassing. Yarn supplied. LICUIITQ.‘ 3 cent stamp. Dcpt. (‘.3 C., Auto Knitter m... Ttlrcnlo,

ozizls-i-iorltraprao. TEAtlllliltS \V.-\N'l‘ ED

\\'/\N'l‘l‘il)—'l‘l'lr\l'llEll ulr-fs ltnrrd school, N

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‘PI-IACIIEII WANTED F0]! TYNE Valley School. Second class. e plcrncnt $120.00. \V. Preston Ellis, Secretary Trustees. _.

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Prince Rupert The Winner

SYDNEY, February 11.——'Beforo 3.000 people who throlrgorl North Sydney harbor this afternoon,

Bros. of North Syrilroyg wcli a five lrent ruco from Baron A., the Hair- fux pacen, IYpWilTtiS of $3,000 changed luurtls rm the race. Baron A. cupped iiro first ireat with up- pzrrerrt ease, and Prince looked very htrtl in the opener. When the North Sydney pacer won the second heut in n inn-d, close finish, the odds switched, and when tire tlrlrrl heut went to the Lemoine entry everyone expected the big bay pacer to win with ease in the next. However, Boron A. came back strong in the fourth heut and won without. turning o. hnir. The fifth heut was the ‘b -t or the after noon. and the horses raced neck and neck until ubout fifty yautls front the wire, when Prince ltuperi.

showed ll. surprising burst of speed .

and lauded in front.

Next week, if arrangements can be completed the North iSydney Driving Club intends to stage u free-TON!“ swepstake race with seven or eight starters. j

The entrance fen will be placed at $100. ln addition the Norin Syd- ney (llub will give $100 to the purse if this scheme goes through, the horses will race for the largest purse over offered for nu it-r- rum- in the Maritime Provinces.

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Forbids Crown Prince’s Surrender

(Special to The Guardian.)

BERLIN, Feb. l2.-—Thc former Kaiser has forbidden his son, for- mer Crown Prince, to surrender irihrscif to the Allies and has re- quested tho Dutch government to prevent such n. procedure. the Kreus Zelturrlz said today.

Plot to Roh Bank

Rupert ~

urn clnruur. GUARDIAN

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ABBIES ARE GENTLEMEN

CARNIVAL ARENA TONIGHT.

PLAN OPENS this morning at 10 o'clock, "Follies 1020." 1009

PAOEANT Famous Women St. James’ l-lall Tuesday. 2i

m FOR ALLa-Carnival to uizht. ‘ ~

RESERVE. 1ST AND 2ND of March for Protestant Orphanage play. 0928-2-12-ME3l

' -—-q— FOLLIEG i920.— Tonight. Two

tonight cents at theatre, 7.30. p.m.

BIGGEST AND BEST of season ~—Carnival Arena tonight.

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CAVENDlSH HALL Saturday night 160 wonderful war views. Tire 'l‘raii ‘of the 98th. Admission 35 cents. in aid of Cavendish Literary Society. 2i.

FOX MAGNATrE VISITS RANCH -—Mr. J. Stanley wedlock, the

blnck-llox magnate visited Black Banks yesterday to look over --iris recent purchase-The Trrpiin ranch.

THE LiVLiEBT EVER,—,-lf the ice becomes fit for racingthellext few weeks will witness some of the most exciting ruciug in years. ml the “boys” are “trimming up- and are just waiting for the chance to turnon the gasoline.

ICE ifACEw-Murrrly River. ice is in good shape and the sportsmen in that vicinity are putting on u race for Saturday. Happy George 2.20% and’ Kitchener are expected to tuke part and lIB these two exceptionally ‘last ice horses are in great shape some very melting racing is expected.

are PE-LT latices-gm. Geo.

o. return front C. M. Lumpson and; Co. LondtmElrgl-arlrl which pleased’ him irnrueusoly. in the January

salesrfour pelts taken from Pox pups ,

. 8 months old raised by him werel

sold ut an average of I60 pounds‘ sterling encir. Three of the pups,

were of u. litter of four the other,

pup being purchased by Prowse and MGCKIIHLHI.

MR. S. IRVINE AND ANTl-~ MONY PROSPECTS-Mr. Sanford- lrvirlc of the North Anterior; Anti-i molly Smelling (folrrpuuy is here‘ on (if-ficiui business. ivlr. Irvine re-. ports that the funds necessary; for development will be raised! largely in the Maritime Provinces,‘ especially in St. John, Fredericton!

thzlt :1 fzlir l)l‘i)]\(ll'lI(lll will be sub-j scribed in lllis city‘.

GIFT "ro CURLERSr-Mr. mir- r-rnu uf Lurgtr. Scritlrrlrrl who irus Iltlilli visiting bus sou, Mr. .i. ll. Mllittlilli, of thin city, before leaving for home {ioinrliiy prescntcrl four handsome pipes l0 the Charlotte- town Curling _(‘lnb to be competed for by tile lnerubers. As the season is drawing to a close the games committee are anxious that all curlers desirorilsof competing sign 011 lit the rink not later than Sat- urday, the 14th inst when the said committee will be able to arrange all such into rinksjTltese games will necessarily have to be played off without any loss of time. mom.

Mlnard‘: Llniment Cures Ditoemper

in Memoriam

MCDONALD

CHARLES E.

In loving memory oi’ Charles E. McDonald. Entered into rest Feb. 13th 1919. "A precious one front us has gone Just one year rrgo today How for vunisheri day's we yearn Days that om never return." ' inserted by tile fumllyx

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--——¢o->--i N. B. AND P. E. l. RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS‘ ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS

ST. JOH-N, Feb lZx-"AI. tho r4+g~ ulur meeting oi’ the N. ll. our] P. E. l. ‘Railway Mull illerks‘ Associa- tion held iu St. John, til-o following officers were installed:- ‘Presldenh-A. K. Melick. . VictuPresidenb-S. E. O'll.iclly. Sec-Treasurer-W. J. Wood. Executive-A. H. Troy, Campbell ton; E. P. Galiatit, Cirnrlottetotvn: P. E. 1.; Z. Cowan. St. John; '1‘. B. Bodcli, Si. John.

. The classification schedule as affecting railway mail clerks, was discussed and satisfaction express- ed at the pledge o! the govemrncnt to make tho same retroactive to April l, 1919, as all members of this association feel that the classi- fication us adopted would give greet satisfuction to tlris-iurrticuinr brunch of the civil service.

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from a Bone Spovln, Ring Bone Splint. Curb, Sido B0110. or simila. troubles h" glen‘ here's] goirirg roarnd. ltacumi ut rrc yen goo rc< wit: are laetyin . ‘been not blister a- rortkrzrdvo t Soir- etrd hfirsc m’:

. ' ct wit cadvIgottIc rfiifiro-f“ a bottle

(Dom. m" Special)

NEW YORK. Fob. l2.-Six men were tinder nrrest here today in remmectinn with arr allotted plot to rrtozrl $5,000,000 in securities from n Wail Street llrnk rnesengerr Tire wit“ guldvfilily pxpPofctl tn arrest n mystorirru. mun higher up nnd. four other rnernbors of tlrc K003 In other’ t-iiires. '

delivered. Horse Book 9 R free. AIIHOIIIIINE. 1a., the ftnliscpiic litr- lmcnt for mankind. rr-rluoos l"ull\fr Swollings. Enlarged uirmdr-r. Won», llruirrr-s, Varicose Veins heals sores. .\lirr_vs l‘nilr. WIN tcll you nrnro If you writc. SL115 a hottit‘ nt rlmrlcrs. or‘ delivered. lAbr-riri trit-i hflliiuful‘ lilo, sflrlflllfi. “H II‘. TGYNG, Int-r NI lrylurnbr Illin- " ilontn-rll. Con. ‘lbsorhlae and Absorhine Jr. m: lnrle in Carrie.

Tweedie. City, has just receiyedlllls family removed to their new

rgucsts were Dr. ,Srnith. who

and other centres .lt is expectemsplrit.

-' SUPREME COURT

VALENTINE CARNIVAL Axons tonight.

BARGAINS. BARGAi-Nrsp-Jro- night. Rush seats 50 cents.

COME AND SEE the most fam- ous woman in the ‘world. crowned at St. Jaures‘ Hall Tuesday night

HIGH TEA.—-'l‘lre High Tea in Notre Dame Academy wus- brought to a close last evening and proved a decided success.

VALENTINE TEA.-Tlre Valen- tine Tea, in Zion Church l-lsil last evening was well attenderh and proved a very successful ntfsir.

NOrTlOEs-iTlre nunural meeting of the Alexandra rural telephone Co. will be tlreld in Arlexundra school on Friday February 13th at 4 o'clock. A. G. Judson. Secretary.

' 6991-2-l2-hlE2ipd

Mr. Fred Nlorris has returned from n business trip to Halifax and Moncton. While in" the former city I19 Bnvc u "Diane recital at the Phin- nvy and Company Ware Rooms and ciso at ilvloncton at the Brunswick Hotel. '

CAMPBELLTON WANTBGAME. —1Dr. Yeo, President of the Abeg~ welt Club, received‘ a telegram from Gampbeiiton. N. B.. lust ev3 ening lnvi lug tho Abegtveitbock- ey team to piuy u game in Camp bellton against iho team of that town.

VALUABLE FARM PURCHASED -—.‘Vlr. Joseph Storey, city, has pur- ,_clrnsed_ the splendid farm of Mr. ‘George Howard‘, lligliiiclri, on the ‘WIllSim-B liozrdmTiris farm which has on area of ninety ‘acres is beautifully situated and one of the {best in that section. Tho purchase iurice was $7000. Afr. Storey. and

home a few days ago and Mr. How ard has removed to the city to uruke his IIOIliL‘ hero in future.

ROTARY LUNCHEON. —- The weekly luncheon of the Rotary Club was held yesterday at the Davies Ilotel. librarian H. M. Van- lluskirk [iresidt-d.‘ Among the Alien and Pl'of.. lire here on special work in conucctitln irrith tile fox business. ltoturiun R. ll. Jenkins gave rm interesting talk urrrl illack~ botrrd illustration on rshurt Cllls in rapitl arithmetical calculations. which was follower] with keen in» terest by the members. Some niw: songs were snug by the choir which were entered into with much

Tho court met arrzrrin yvsiruwlrri-

'iltf)l"llillg wilt-n tho r-nsv rri Sullivan,‘ ‘plaintiff vs. ' "ii, riefenrluut. ‘was resumed befo ills Lordship iChief Justice Mutirreson. i This case. an notion for the re- icovery of" $1.000 dollars paid on [a fox deal. was tried by jury last Trinity term and a verdict was rend cred in favor o! the defendant.

The counsel for the plaintiff is now making an application for n new trial.

IMr. (t, G. Duffy appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Donald Mc- Klrrnorr for tho defendant. ‘

A number of arguments were heard tlrom Mr". Duffy until the court atiiourncrl ulrtii Wednesday lat. 11 o'clock owing to the death iof William ltlcKinnon brother of rllre counsel for the defendant.

Cessaiiodoi British“ _ Help Ruins Denekrne

(Dom. Prcos Special) LONDON. Feb. 12.—~Premier ,l.loyd George's statements indicat- iing the cessation of British Support ito volunteer aid to nuii-llolsheviki iltussiaxr troops Ill South Russia iiras ruinod Goucrnl Denikin, a Bol- sire-viki wireless communication from Moscow said today. Rem- nants rri lreuikiner. troops uri- rc- trestlng tho communique claimed. Deuilrine troops have murdered the Illrrailliau hiinister, M. Pot- roff another Moscow wireless said.

tGrait oi An Alleged Treaty

(Dom. Press Special)

ROME. Feb. l2.--A tenrrtivo draft of un alleged treaty suhiulttctl to Premier Cienrctrceiru by Jugu-Sla- via inst September stipulating that’ iu the event of war between France and any ‘Mediterranean power Juno-Slavic should mobilize her army immediately was printed by the ldee. Nazionilcl today. Tho do- cument irvus iforwerded from llerne. it provided mobilization under u plan to be agreed upon by the gen- eral staff-of two nations.

(Dom. Press Special)

PARIS, Feb. l2.—lluoul Port-t to- dny was elected president. oi‘ the French (iilantber of Deputies suc- ceeding Paul Desclrauel, now Pre- sident of France.

Elected President

The Amherst. News of Feb. 10th contains an excellent report of the recent Buure between the Ramblers of that town and the Abegweits Ji‘ Charlottetown. in the course 0f thc article it says:-

ln u first, cieun and hard-fought game, the Jtsmblers defeated the All-Charlottetown team in the An! irerst Arena ust cvoning~thus up- uolrling their record for but. one riefezrt this season zurtl that at the hands of the Dtribousie University sextet. Tire final score as the bell rung was S——7 with the lsiurrd for- clfig the play. and driving tile rub oer ut Smith in it continual series if silots. 'l‘bis lust period was rc- zuarkn-irly exciting. Tire Charlotte- IOWli men ircarly (rvorcaure a lend

of 0——2i and scorer? four goals while the Amherstonltrns were en- izaged in dropping a couple behind Kinsman. Beyond a doubt, it was ‘he cleanest. game played orr local we this winter-note. trip or‘ a hard check luarred the session. Messrs Curry and Harrell had no cause to inflict any penalties.

Amherst falls are dead in love with the islanders, for the young olaycrs from the Garden of the Gulf put up a scrappy brand of hockey. In trrltlition to this, 8.5 we previously stutctl, they are gentle- men of tire first type and never err- guge in the “magi stuff" of the

Norway’s Sovereignty H Over Spttzhergen (Special tofTi-te-Guardian.)

PARIS, Feb. 10.—'l‘ire treaty by which Norway is given sovereign-

‘ry over the Spitzhorlzon Archipeli-

‘:0 was signed in lire Clock Hull of the Foreign Ministry rrt 4.30 o'clock rlris afternoon.

Buying Cattle for the Princtfs Ranch

(Special to The Guardian.) LONDON. ‘Feb. 12.7w ~'l'ile Prince of Wales’ nuclrts urn brr.~"-_v buyinr: breeding stock for his (Junsriirtn ranch and at two or tirrce stiles within u week have picked up some excellent young cattle.

Another Note to Germany

(Dem. Press Special.) - LONDON. Feb. i1.—lt is under- stood the Snow-un- (louncii in Purl". rirufiorl a new note to bc presented

0F THE FIRST TYPE

Says Sport Writer ldathemiilnhetst News and Never Engage in “Rough Stuff oi Dark Ages.”

Dark Ages. Devotees of clean sport the Abegweits trnd Millionaires of Cirarlottetcwn are genuine fellows.

ltodtl und George Stewart were the muin scoring men last evening. The island Centre had fourtailies to his credit, as had George Stew- art. Lou (iampbell, the flying wing mun for the visitors, ruanuged to bug a couple of countr-r on pretty shots. and “Sugar” Gordon, in one of his sweeping dashes. ragged the twine in lire rear of Srrlitlr, to cont plete the count.

“Stout" Stewart, ' the former Black Fox centre player, now work lng on the wing with the Ramblers. was on top of the Island‘ nets ail evening. l-lé took llll sorts of posse es, rebounds and shots at nuts. llilfi his accuracy with that curved piece of hard wood was marvellous The majority of his goals us were the tallies located by Doncuster and L0WlIi9t‘—-W€l‘l1. picked up on combination piuy, two apiece. \Vlii Stewart could not get 1r count. l-lr was ruarked too closely, and every time he out. loose, he had u flvilliiP of the opposing players t-ircllnfl iii front oi‘ him. lie. had several long rushes, zrnrl sirots to his. credit, ‘but was unable to beat Kinsman. although George Steyvtrrt and he, made o. combirrerl rush that result err in a tally, when George took the rebound. '

"Successor to Franklin K. Lane

(Dom. Prceo Special) \\"_ASlllNG'I‘ON', Feb llw-Jriirn llantorr Payne, Chairman of the‘ Shipping Board was today named! Secretary of the interior, irucrseedy ing Franklin K. Lane who leavesi

office March 1. i

Earthquake Shocks v Recorded in Wes 1

(Special to The Guardian.) i WINNIPEG, Feb. li.~——.\n earth» quake was recorded zrt the Seismic‘ observatory‘ of St. Bnnaiice Collette‘ this afternoon. The undulations lasted from 4.16 uuLii 5.30. and were estimated to be distort; about! 3,500 miles

A Heavy Risk , For Armenia.

i

to the Dutch (loverument on tlrc subiect of its refusal to agree in re quests 0t allies for the extradition of the cit-Kaiser. This note pvlll he considered by the trllietl Prime Min- isYPrt-r at their conferences in Lon- don this week.

A. ilope Gibson Dead I

(Dom. Press Special.) HAMIUFON. 0nt., Feb 12.—-A. llopo Gibson, sou of Sir John Gib- son, died ut. his ‘home hero this urornirlg,

Prospects Good For Ratification

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—~Furth- er steps having been taken totiay to pare down the forthcoming rio ~ bate in the Senate on the [icritw treaty. Senators nf both poliiir-ni stripes tonight begun to soc an early qrrospect of ratification with modified reservations.