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TERRIBLE

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WILL THERE BE

A COAL FAMINE

IN CHINA

¢L`ont'

_ ' '““f“l froiii l"ir\‘t Page.

1-v

OHS all

"Hill ly f0l‘ severiil centuries

'IRAN P_i_r|2A ri P 1,

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The Heavy Tread of Feet ll _.They are Marching for China-It’s not the "Al:-sent-Minded

Beggars.”

But Pefple Who Have their Wits

About them, and Know that the ONLY Place to get Real VALUE in the China Line is at

CC>I_»’UV`I]'_J'_»’S

We are waging a terrible war with high P,-icesjust now. You should I

“PEKIN"

C

.1 - _ _ ._ _ _ " -. This coal is all 1_5-.pg m 1.( I

parallcd slo - I i ~ ‘su ar an

I

3

G

At our Store some day this week.and it W

I

' ` ' qoiiie ide1 of ' ~ . . _ 'lu gl" lou ` ‘ h°“ “e are unconsciously induced to extend the time

ratherthangive too much of asliock to the

prices at which we offer China Tet Setts, Drej ` ; ` ‘ ° ~ ` ` -' ‘

great-ly depended upon cheap coal. The

mine has come 20 years too early and

conducting the China Campaign. The

,mbeyond the comprehension of every

day buyers. Our Dinner Setts and Toilet f

Setts are also exceptionally low in price. md there is a gt-iieral boom in all st iple _

I1

a ha

plc by siirprise.

Cape Breton was lint ai few years ago an

ll9*lU0F0 C0n.\picuoiislv free

fiom faiilvs ¢~.r~‘slips"tlian any oth

C0111 basin known.

3. It lies practically at the nearest noiri

0_Eur0i>e. as the mop win show, ami 750 I miles nearer to Liverpool than New York

and 1.000 miles nearer the old world tha

l

ny pits mouth in the States,

4. Very much of this coal may bedump

d almost directly into the holds of ships ose tothe great track of transntlnntit

commerce.

5. No other coal with the exception of

that produced in this British province exists Within hundreds of miles of th

entire Atlantic coast line of America north Or South, .

BRITISH COAI. FAMINE FORETOLD.

Over 30 years agofdistinguislied experts

soundcd n. note of warning to the whole

orld that in half a century a coal famine ight bc expected. They were doubtless

udices of Britons \\ hose prosperity so

s taken riiilwayziiid iiitinufactiiringf peo-

61°

I1

6

1

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, plies at home.

s'i‘i;P;1. sllli‘l:i'll.liiI\'(; Is' i'!~;ii'r.\I.\’.

One iron and steel plant, if not two or

more, is to be the iniinediate result. One .\‘)'udicat~c has announced theiiilentioii and taken prompt action to furnish an output of three quarters of a million tons of iron and steel annually. and within the pro' tected period of eight years, they are re solved on earning six million from the source. lfiroii does not fail, and as it is

A

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Czar of l\`ewfoundland.

st in

SAYT

If you want VALVE: if you wantlt-

BARGAINS: if you want, SATISFAC- czipitiil has been-and but for the war n0\ go to the only place “ here you Carp would have bf-en. invested iii Cape Breton

coal seams. Millions also are being in- vested in the Island of Cape Breton in

W P. COLWILL, Sunnyside. P. E. ]siand’s reatest

Crockery Store.

i l -. .

lines of Crockeryware. Enamelled \\`aI~¢ obscure corner of the globe. \\ ithin ii gtcut throat prices. V

railways and other industries.

EL'RoPEA.\' coNTRAi"i`s Ri-irrsiin.

few years ii good many million dollars

have been invested there by leading _-imerican and Canadian capitalists in the oal and dependent iron industry. British

Arrangements had been made for more

than a year for shipment of Cape Breton

_ ._ _ coal to Europe, but the present producers

to-day cannot supply half of what is re-

' ' ' quired. The 'price has increased enor-

Iha MI' mously- actually doubled at the mines.

The largest company only the other lay

ir

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lg ar pro

st

pl

tre Ca ern

ilOl

ilfl

I th

a

nys in connection with their coal and

do

iron about 7,000 men and they have alrea ly E C .

spent over twenty million of dollars in _ _ lf§`§_‘__i connection with their mines and plant. _ ~ [off

Their piers alongside of the ancient for- » ' ’ " “ "

ss of Louisburg are connected with the

nadian Pacific and Intercolonial gov-

The syndicate referred to alone now em- ’

Aug. Z)2id&W2i.

llollnge, Sacliiille. ll.B. ~f

be government. ~

Annual Sassion opens Sept 20th_° Im_ The two chief coal companies there

_lm

'St2udents’ Residence in Canada. S

aUniversity Course are invited to

Men and Women preparing to ."°

W

` DR. ALLISON.

Ol*

l' DI

llli lo $e|\l¢llnr9lh- |900

_ of

ll ‘O earl

S Pa `

Angus, of the Bank of Montreal, Reid, of ewfoundland fame; Moxham, of Pensyl~

ia. and other American and Canadian moters and millionaires, within a year more, by the investment of capital in

RONTO FAIR. lil"

ld Rv. gif

Edumtmnal Fac,1meS_ The 5,, have been before the increase in price,

15 per cent. on their capital. All this

ithout any assistance from the inauger-

for Calem|,u._ ation of steel or any other Works.

ir William Vau H0rne,of the Canadian

C

e by the forelock. One contract for ant withagreat Pittsburg lirm of Eu- pean reputation, last year reached y five millions:

These capitalists are taking advantage the coal supply as wellas of the vast

for Round Trip from deposits of adjacent limestone in orn-

used a contract for a. million tous to. delivered at Odessa for the Russian

dily earning for several years, from 8

THE FUTURE OF CAPE BRETON.

ific railway, Whitney, of Boston;

and steel works, have been taking

way.

811

fu _ been coming home to us for thirty years

t the entire extent of the world`s store ' ' ‘ ' A' lm' uh

of coal is already discovered; and even in ‘ "

os

scratched on the surface, or not even dis- I

r ‘_ ._ _ Q as . . s_

tha'

me

anti _ _ the most precious of all property is easily accessible coal. It is dillerent in the case

Ygq may destroy the forests, but *_ others `. may ~

planted by man. Not so with coal. The lish supply of the world may be reduced,

but

rivers and seas. This is not the case with

.ure of coal is peculiarly secure. It has

eregions where it has only been

bed, the quantity may be Dl`@~CtiC*\lly ured. Geologists are agreed on this, the question is at rest so that now

of any of the world's commodities.

beplanted or they Will 8`1`0W» Un' L

measures are feasible to replenish

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Silver, iron,gold, copper-all other min-_ ~

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ei-als may yet be, and are constantly being. ~ vw /

discovered in greater or less quantities, /

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or ladies we have just received one of the most elegant and complete line of these good suit neg;

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,a

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pig iron and ll on steel bullets for eight V _. _ ` years to encourage an industry which will 7 T

consume a poi-tion of ‘licse larffe coal sup-

llizards

and Hlligdl YS’

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'I'1°&.17e111ID.S C}‘&S6S

ai SBS

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Dainty Purses ;§f'.Ll

R. G. REID, ` ` and hand bags made of Alligator skins and other leathers.

ff*

_ _ __ Theseashore season is now in full swing and perhaps you are thinking of something pretty

atel this impulse imparted by the Dom- ` g J "

, . a w ll _ f l t ' .

ion Dzirlianient should eiiaole these capi- I 8 we u 0 take with you-

talists to turn out iron and steel at three

Z

lars less than in the States, GENTLE MEN should have one of our suit cases LA DIES slould have one of cur travelling If d tlierehy transfer seven millions of the of solid leather at $5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, Cases, $5.00, 6.75, 7.00, h.00, 9.00, l0.00,I'2.00, Q %' on trade from Pittsburg alone. Most "’\E‘, l0.00, I2 00.

Canadians may live to sec the proposed _Q/I/Q' _ _UR

` on ship building tlourishiiig one day over lil --on _ -_ @°°“‘1S@a“‘S“" B’l‘lg‘*P°""““'l at Cow -- A nice Purse for your money only 10c 15c ` 'T y, where \'ewcast‘e-oii~'I`yne capitalists A h d b f - - ’

- .= ~ on ooo ooodooiid goods oi too, sito, 1.50 25o soo 4=o- 55~ 65 75~ '

e 0 9 i it- wltl` gi ‘it ofth lon ' ’ ’

0, _ 9 U I V) cp * U, leoou _..

je;’t__’:_‘;_»‘i’S§_r°_____s _;;‘l;__=;ic me Ofeferri _ 3o03,hf;.r(_J_0é_;1_._(2_(_l i._?_(;.c_t;hese goods at these prices They’ll save your money and save you money. "2 eamers. - l` °

ment system of___a__S_continental raw What Trade We Have We’ll Hold and What We Haven We’re After. Hi/_ii

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T"""“*”°F‘°‘*” °”“‘“E' .I " @i\“‘3 ;:\§.»..e§;l limi 'gg Hg- .= ; u;=l»,,» ;<ts~,i§,,»,, oi-.<,=»_

' - '.’_i . TW' if ,~'<i ` ;,"';"' W\‘\." I , :‘ I `. I -\y 1,' _,-*_\-¢ -\ ,’ .,; 4 " v-._

Whatever may be thefale °f ‘he "°“ ..-esilfl 1 ' .';~fT.1<'i<.H:1l ifi=;?7`f‘r.T~ff~ “l " \;' l~'=~-Elidfiiil \’<T"~S`~"=.i‘-‘ei< d other industries in Cape Breton, the " ' 1 ' ' 'f ‘ _ _ _ . _ _ __ _ ,, f._ .-.V ~ 1-. ;- 1.1*

+ ` ' ` ,

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lift;-fi

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Tl* e Florida Hotel opens for the season on Jun

i5th. Special attention will be paid to guest satisfactory rates. For further .articulars en ii enquire of P. S. Brown, Revere Hotel or

W. R110 WN,

Florida Hotel.

Pownal June 6 tf

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Skins have been converted into many beautiful things." `

It seems to us- the only properihing for

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.,¢1'EAls|is uoiiiiiulseiiunn a_rniuc:ts.'

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- _'irn;ai°is“.saar.?";§.f’°.°a°:.r%

o train from St. Jolm,] fo_r S HIERHIDB

counectingwitli express tram for Clnnlotte- town and lgnish. - _ _ From sU vi-m|\RSIDE. [on arrival of mom-

. ing train from Charlottetown and all ~tatio1\v of P. _It I. R.] for POINT DU CHENE, connect- ing with afternoon frain for ST. JOHN. L OS- TON aiid MONTREAL.

Connection at Moncton with train for Cun-

adqnnd N. R at St John with ll, P. H, and Railway for U. si and Canada. also at St. John warn Steamers of international and Dominion Atiantic r- 5. I mes Tuesday and ratizrdny afternoon for Boston direct due followin day at iioomiand on Monday Wednesday aug Fri-

day mornin , w.'h :teamers for East Portland aiiifiostonl pun'

_From PlCi‘uU about half st three on mr-

nval of :lay trains from Haiignx and Sydney for Ci-lARLO| TE1 OWN.

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<=HARL°f'ff='f<>WN~ eo Aug' 28th’ 29th and 305;’ and easiest obtainable ironiore 'in any Sept. lst. and 4th. _' co

From UHARLOTA ETOWN for Pictou at 8 3°

I. m, cminerting lm-re with day trains for UAPAC BRl=.'rnN -nfl l`1'»\LlF1\X.' '

at N urn `Y`nNEY 'th seen n

NENFOUNDE NIL in mer nice for

Pnicn or coat. s'i‘n.iniLv iscanasiso. Quality of material and workman-

for Round Trip from. It will be obvious why the Dominion

untry. '

8.1‘6

Wheat, sugar, salt, oil, all commodities

liable to rise and fall in price and to

CHARLO]_vpET0WN_ going legislature responded to an appeal and

Aug. Brlst and Sept. 3rd.~ 4”"

at the rate of $1 per ton bounty on

fall lower than ever before. It is true that ' °

"Return Limit, all tickezs, Sept.:

I900

ltlliln Pacific is llc mllar mls. Ill llgli ll lla ml-

cars serve all meals.

A. J. HEATH, D.PIA. St.f1`lohn, N.B.'

_, -

Weak, Sickly ‘

llhildren

price but it will never return to what are called normal prices, much less to a min- imum-flgnre. Each decade must necessar- ly find it more diflicult. toobtain and dear- er than at any period of the former decade. On

the _ a lively subject \for enquiry. It was for these reasons that in May last, Mr Lo

0iinnd

6

<1i"towo,Aog_i7,i9oo_2iw if' 1*

llicciiiiliun Act M86; _

av ed,

after August 20th next, the

will be attended to by

under the piovieions

Act, at their respective offices,

2 to 4 p. m. daily, for the pre- the

RICHARD JOHNSON, M.D., the PETER CONROY. M. D.._

Supra. of ”Vaccina.tien.§ .

Edward Isla-nd? 33;;

Agricultural

il it

i D all

-AND-

lult

Dr.

treat very pale,

colour -and richness to the blood, crates the nerves, and builds up system. As a. restora.tive after the

sl `

exha mea m nt

lr

count ., _ y ° grand-

hter, nine vears old, was very pale weak, and had no appetite. She. 9. tired, vrorriout appearance, and delicate and sickly. I get some r. Chase’s Nerve Food for lier, and

ii?

D ha

§ gainl

looks

r.

l|ol||¢Ir.»1>Moo'o Karin Food.

bloodless from their birth. Many others

e and their systems broken down by rarvages of disease, or as the re- oi' over-study at school.

lrivig

dealers. or Edrnanson, Bates -and oatet

Company, Toronto. ’

largest area -of coal are endeavoring to

ment. torchlldren. It supplies the elements which are lackin in

usting and debilitating effects of

s, it is of iricalculable worth. s. Stephcn Dempsey, Albury, P. E.

rig considerably in weight and

children are pale, weak, and

their blood and nerves exhaust-

Chase’s Nerve Food ls the ideal

g the

weak, and nervous. It restores

es, scarlet tever, and such ail-

y,Ont writes'-"M littl-

5 helped her very much. She is

Chase‘s Nerve Food, 50c a. box, at t

_ 3

ustrial

'OMR to the Maritime Provinces

25th ‘lu the ‘2'8lh, |900 I

d

the e all su receiv

- ffalf

Exhibition Special Rates

_._.__.. few

Part desire

f1'0U1 conve

an t

V

ch parties any day in the week on my

ing two hours dnotice. other special

_ v __ ,lc -1; benia ea an ime _ _

Q O\ ER -- ‘“‘ scan \\f>:bR1Qf_§_}f_»etor I was curedof Acute Bronchitis by ‘ ' 6 ° '° ' . ‘ 'i LINIMENT.

d H t 1_ MI`l\ABll§

000 in Prizes _ .»i...;_;__:1¢J we 6 “_ _ _ _ _,_ M C__M_,b ,LL

its from the city, of four or more. who

d th da in Poun l ill b

eninq for but $1.25 each. Coach will meet

Race

8 18 `d&Wtd.

. . a _ _ 9 6 8_ ‘_

Easzann, Psfgiolénlflreamrer' I TELEPHONE 233

displays 0_;_Livedsfoo1_<, ‘T _ _ “H” Bay of Islands

_ _ . ~ U M M D I as cured of Facial Xeuralgla by

I ' ‘Tl ’. .l .\ .N ENT.

practically free on all Gov- I c ' , ' ' MIN AL D S I I “I 1

YVBI. DANIELS.

for 1ias;;_!;llZ_;§]5'_,, bprillglllll, l\. 5.

lt‘3,f,l.f"° Egliibii and “HI I was cured of Chronic };`£heuiii‘i1i=1f\ by

. ...ii sity aiming. MINAHDN-'ii‘“§§§-WSL-.. . N~ RATTFFIUHY

s' 11 " 7-"5 _ i 13.' .

H o_sio io.; 1-2 io 2 - \-~ »

stitute of mining engineers, suggested that Great Britain would before very long need t-o depend on America for coaling her violent change in our motivepower slwuld startle the world. The British commis- sioners will easily discover that we cannot. go much deeper for coal on the British Islands-that many colliers there as Long- don shows have got, down to the millstone grit, They will also discover if they do not already know all this, that the available coal

secure _ safest of all investments. This is to some extent the case 'in Cdpe Bl`°?l30'“-

There is indeed but a comparitively

sm ill extent- of area containiuig the best seams not in the hands of those who already are or who propose to become in

real healthy." the future coal producers. It is stated by

he last number of the Industrial Advo

re

secu puted annual output of coal in America. ten- millio

province of Nova Scotia, mostly in the

. C ' a , w e _ _

yigd ilieerrle in the niyorning. given dinner "°unEy of Cape Breton ea at the Florida Hotel and returned in

coal will continue to fluctuate in

this account; it is that imperial commission will have

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ship carlnot be excelled., Stylish cut and fasliionable shapes. The “ Eff." Corsets lure a delight to the wearer

and prdmole good health. They '““Y IM; had in all lengths and Sh“P¢S land all colors and shades. They life pfoiicaiiy unbreakable

Opens July ist.

Finest Bathing. Boating and Fishing. Cuiseli

cnexcelled. W rite for circulars.

I. C. H8l|».M“°°g€f

l i

ngdon, president. of the English in-

navy unless in the meantime some

which is the bottom of the coal mines-

areas of the world are ra-pidly being d by capitalists in Search of the

hai, the syndicate who have the

what remains for sale. It is com _ that of the 150 millions of the

ns of tons will within a years be the output of the

_....l.¢_;-11-

..... ~ I I $1.40 Gallon.

the Maritime Pro- W _ 1

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3 . o Business

' e Po not waste much time ta`kirg

:bout it; hence the brevity of this

_ .

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, led.

We will paint your house »

without charge, if after a. tri-al it is not as good as any mixed paint on the mar_ket-, besides we save you

money.

l‘_T-'I

Rhh

mum humour

i Solicitors for the Bank of British North

_ America, sydney.

Reference--P E. Island' Mc

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H611 Who Flean

If{fouNeedAn thin

Q in office , supplies ‘we can suppg

you.

ucen Stree

Barrisiers, Solicitors, Convayaacers &c. Sydney, Cape Breton

, Leod Mai-son &

MeQuarne, Bimimerside.

Money to Lone Real estate bought and sold.

HUGH, ROSS lL. L. B.

HOWARD S. RO 33, B. A.

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BARBADOS

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is

Direct from West Indies, ca rgo sehr.

Malabar:

200 puns. tierces ard bbls. bright

At BALIFAX with C. A. and Plant Line for

B0_~'l'ON. Passengers from all blaees on P_E_ 1, Railway east of CHARLOTTETOWN can leave home 24 hours later than if joinin Plum,

Pteamei in CH’| OWN and connect with same Steamer in HA' IF AX.

Through 'lickets to be had at Grand Trunk

.lp _ ‘ Caiiadiau Pacific Intercolonial and P, E. L

Railways, and on the Compary°s r teamers gn( ggmiecting lines in United etnies and 1 dnadn.,

Steamers run on Eastern Standard time.

F. v~ . BAL|C~, Secretary,

__ _ l Charlottetown. P.E.I. June 18 d and w.

f 1 ' .l-Q

A CARD!

R. llacllElLL, D.

iii

Having 3o_ years experience inthe practice of his pio essiou may be consulted on all the

branches of General Medicines including tk specialties

OEoe and Resider _ P ' St d d

above Kinder rt ce mme 'get' 3' ow

ga en Hall.

Hoursg to ii a.l'n. I to 38nd 7 .8 P. m Charlottetown June g1.h,i9oo d&w;,m;d,

_ r '

g,,,;;§;5g,,,, iiiiii 1i.Loiiniic.i

Coiisultin Engineer for General Work Bper ~

iaities-Hytfvaulic, Sanitary Engineering and bridge designing

flfllces-I hnrii.i.mtnwr_i and Bt. John.

n. ._ W. _ _ _ 3

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One cup Ralston Breakfast Food cooks enough for five persons----there are Six full cups in every package. ‘ Sliced dates and Ralston Brcfkfast Food make a de- licious dessert. Our “Little Book of Ralston Recipes” tells of other dainty dishes.

Barbadoes Molasees. . H 300 bbls. bright Grocery Sugar. '

Now landing Connollys wharf and

or sale low.

6 cod. ~

A coupon in every package secures a copy.

ron gnu.: 'lv

iEr~'itii§is so sos

my .

5 ‘ i

_ ‘A- M-Can. Soo. C. Ei

._ _. . Graduate Ci liege of Civil Engineering Con-

' noll Universixv.

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