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‘ This is true Liberty, when Free-born Men, having to advise the Public, may speak free,”—Evkirimers.

CHARLOTEETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1883,

“4 Yierry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”

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AND REQUISITES,

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ben TIN-LINED Dressing Cases, for Laties; Leather Dressing Cases, for Gentle- Pur Oder Cases, in lush, Leather, Cardboard, Wood and Tortoise Shell; Painted oxes, Cut Glass and other Toilet Bottles ; Smelling Bottles; Florence

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CHAPTER XXV. %

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| Hazel said nothing, but pondered. Ac- cordingly, that very evening a piece of ‘stout twine, with a stone at the end of it, hung down from the roof of Heleu’s house; and this twine clove the air, until it reached a ring upon the mainmast of the cutter; ijthence it descended, and was made fast to sanething or somebody. The young lady inquired no further. The very sight of this bell-rope was a great comfort to her; it re- , ¥aited her to civilized life.

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the river. rest.

But a suggestion of Helen's soon set him to work again.

‘You were kind enough to say you would store these for me, Could you not store them so as to wall out these terrible beasts with them ?

‘What terrible beasts ?’

‘They roar so all night, and don’t eat us, only because they have not found out we are here yet. But they will.’

‘I deny their existence,’ said Hazel; ‘but I'll wall them out all the same.’

‘Pray do,’ said Helen, ‘Wall them out first, and disprove them afterward; I shall be better able to believe they don’t exist, when they are well walled out—much.’

Hazel went to work, and with her assist- ance laid cocoa pods two wide and three deep, outside the northern and western

He was obliged to sit down and | Malpeque, visiting his friends, and ‘‘the

schowl master is abroad.”

The Village Store, owned by John R 3ourke, Jr,, is decked in its holiday gar- ments, clothing of all kinds in the shape of cvate, reefing jackets, pants, caps, kid mitts, scarfs, neckties, boots, shors, elegant sets of creckery, china and glass ware, a fall supply of groceries and hardware, jewelry and Christnias cards, adorn the shelves aod pendants of this cheap, first class store,

The matrimonial fever which raged amongst our citizens last autumn has died out, not, however, before it carried off two victims, beth in the prime of life. The two following paragraphs tell the sad tale.

Our genial young friend, J. R. Bourke, Exq., has lately bade farewell to single blessedness, (or, as the old maids say, single cursedness) and joined the grand army of

“OO - for invalids; Walkine Sticks, P as ; ides of her leafy bow dh ‘sed | Benedicts, taking for his wife one of ONS CHANGES, ; ; = Sticks, Pipes; Beauiifal t Leat - sides of her lealy bower, and he promi ree : ywarter, 7th day, 7h. 32.5m.,a.m, | 28% Pecket Beoks. EI seen ee ne eee ee ee niet eee eT vane’ woke: loveral 12 completo the walle by the same means in} PONE. Ue" naboy couple our ‘heart om ; eS aes Mw Boo 4 a a : ; at P : ; e tender the ha couple our hea rull M = by ay “oy 15 anes fea W nie ane ee ‘oe Wags, Rapare, Strope, Magnifying Shaving Mirrors, times; and an hour before daylight she Thee all cecpea together, and to oblige congratulations wihing ace a happy oe st uu ter ist Gay, Jn. OO.Ym., f n. ’ : as, opec 71e8, > Spo > i ; : : . , iae by P “we nf New Moon 29th day. $h, 17 2m. lat a variety; Exquisite Soaps, in boxes; Sachet Sates tat tite ee oO aaer a = oe : wae hiss, pe ate a litle of the terrapin, ape aed bod i See ee tal y, 3h, 47 2m., a m. RI FP ; : : creep. Is was like the snoring of some yhon ¢ e respected frien r. James MaeDonald D oy wrex U2 {Sam |Moon| High | Daye! and sanedl Gaue don aa a ae and Tvilet Waters, fat every price great animals. This horrible sound was satay Berta’ Ss e ic beke thanked has also gut married again. He, too, has yg |DAY OF WEEK) ». slsote | rines twater|lon’h. y vilet Artictes & Preparations. | faint and distant; but she heard it between ‘You Bars Bhat a good friend to me—of | the good wishes of the entire commuuity. Se te oe |ewan an —ALSO— ar : in PVE SO TO. ers . late.’ Mr. Donald McEachern, our jovial i Saturday 7 39/4 10) 8 39/11 48; 9 O04! , . co | Gre Boe me FOOTING; S06, nid Derselk ip . blacksmith, stili flourishes. His business 2 Sunday 30' 10) 9 24!m orn! ds Caava, Qratat cases Foot, Red end Black Currant Jellies; Marmalade, Olives, Pickles ‘her rogs, and cowered till daybreak. A (To be continued.) always good, has increased ten-fold of ‘Rites ! Mon lay ' Ti 9 1 5\ 0 23 z ie tn t Tart ~— or —- Pee Confectionery, Currants, Baking bell of times — Was minded ve oe her ee —— for the sunple reason that the people are 4 Tuesday | 39 910 41 1 O yoda, “Te = artar, Ess UColiee, ‘apers, Currie Powder, Gelatine, Sago, Tapioca, Arrow- -rope; but always a womanly eeling, . > bevinni to fi t , 5 Wednesday 331 lL) 14) 1 40) root, © coa, Broma, Chololate, Corn Starch, Candied Ginger, Flavoring and Coloring strong as her love of life, withheld her. School District No. 24, Pownal, ee . = Cas ne ae ahetie ceteiicae ao , > oan | Extracts, Macaronii, Vermicelli, ete., etc : Lot 49 does good work and gives almost aniversal Seldear ~ 7 : . = 3 rr : as ae ‘Time enough to pull that bel]-rope when ' satisfaction. j aay ? o 3 ‘ ‘ : + ; , a eae Sane §/Saturday 46 8} O 43} 442) 8 54 CITY DRUG STORE, OU EEN STREET hocghtte hersall. "Tha Thing wil’ c ea Tue semi-annual examination of the! g Mr. — Grant, son of Mr, Edward 9 Sunday i st 51 5 39 : o ‘one anys oem eeture “ : t, Esq., of this place, has di — >. on) ¢ 1 will pull the bell.’ on Saturday, the 22nd inst. Owing to the P 11 Poesday | soi si 2 26 8 10 oe , apes, |e, and then B . Mill View again. We understand he 12! Wed nesday 40} 83123 9 6 FROM NWT Ow - so she pasees i ee alle oe et a rete penaanes intends to try his fortunes in the far West } Thursday 4li 8 4 14 9 57 ent MOEHINE, #5 :CagVe ‘ . nal , | A, oPetng- + Fri co : | 42 3 b 16 10 43 | her jast alae teen = hut i et ‘in The classes in the Principal's Department ke ee e ; ‘ 2; 9 5 16, 3, 7 pointing ond be dhe. Maal Pring! The Mill View Literary Institute has 15 Saturday | 43, 9) 6 24/11 28' 8 50} TILI to his net, told her he was going to forage; WEF ¢xamined by Mr. Murchison, * rine!’ | awoke from d a aa nile sal. af + an mse — : al and Mr.: Richard Smith. The roll of | ®¥°%* ‘tom Gormance into active ite. ® 1§ Suaday | 43) 9 7 S2 att l2 and would she be good enough to make the P® | re-organization meeting was held last 17, Monday 44 10 8 351 0 Bi : . Hi merit stood about as follows :— 8 ung ; - / y tire, and have the boiling water ready ? He Wednesday when the foll tti 13/ Tuesday 45 10. 9 461 1 32 , : mana ; ean ay en the toliowing othcers were y , out ' 1) ‘' 1 was sorry totrouble her, but poor Welch SIXTH CLASS, daly installed : 19) . —— | 45 8 se 54 : - |_/ | } r | 1, | was worse this morning. Miss Rolleston Reading. President--W. G. MacDonald 20' Thursday | 46 $7, 3 i ; , : : . rr. aes ? bi Prides | ani ‘al enbent 2 84 : @ cut short his excuses. ; ' Ist, Miss Annie Ings; 2ud, Miss Essie} Vive-President— J. W. Young. g2\Saturdgy | 47, 19] O G3) 4 59! 8 G1] o ‘Pray do not take me for a child; of Acorn; 3rd, Percy W. Carver and Samuel! Secretary—J. R. Bourke. 23) sunday ' 47 13 1 52, 6 8 course I will light the fire, : and boil the Enman, equal, Treasurer— L. A Smith. 24 ae | a ed z a 7 WK WILL OFFER "ae Only 1 have vo lucifer-matches, Grammar, Managing Committee-—Walter Grant, A. 25 Tuesday | 43) 14 3 50) 8 7] ere are two,'said he. ‘I carry the t : , .'C. Smith, Robert MacRae, Angus Me- 26; Wednesday | 45, 15 4 46) 8 52; | box wrapped in oil-skin, for if anything Sty ae Sandee ~ ia Kerzie, Michael Grant. 27\Thureday | 49 15) 5 42, 9 34 : should happen to them, Heaven help us.’ , ; ta oa: Committee tor Bye-Laws—W. G, Mac- 25 Vriday 49 16) b a3 10 i4 i He crossed the prostrate palm-tree, and French. Donald, J. W. Young, J. R- Bourke. = saturday = = é 5Y 7 a8 6 52 5 : 5 7 5 *3 dived into the wood. It was a large, Grade Ist—Ist J. B. Pratt. Subject for next night’s disenssion: 7 bendy 5 49/4 19 3 44 mernt “ beautiful wood, avd, except at the western Grade 2ud— Ist, Mics Susannah Harrison; *‘Which was the greater Gcueral, Napoleon >, M0 ’ .

Merchants’ Bank of Halifax, | CHARLOTTETOWN AGENCY,

‘.vings Bank Depariment,| —WILL BE—

OPENED iS NOVEMBER, 1883,

on and after which date DEPOSITS OF $5 AND UPWARDS, will be taken and interest at the rate of

Four Per Cent, Per Annum ALLOWED THEREON. For farther particulars apply to

F. H. ARNAUD,

“SULLIVAN & MACHEILL, ATTORNEYS -AT- LAW

Solicitors in Chancery,

NOTARIES PUBLIC, &c,

OFFICES— O’Halloran’s Building, Great George Street, Charlottetown. Gao Money to Loan, W. W. Scuurvan, Q. C. | Cunsrza B. Macaemt. Jan. 16, '83.

AUCTION SALES,

= = MARKET DAYS, ata

Siovonson's Building, Queen Street,

MARKET).

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(NEAR THE

UCTION SALES of Furniture, Farm Implements, Carriages, Sleighs, etc., promptly aitended to on market days at the above central stand for market-day sales.

A. MeNEELL,

Auctioneer.

L.ARTHUR & CO.,, GHNERAL

Fommission Merchants, 121 ATLANTIC AVENUE,

(ROSS MARKET)

Rggs and Produce a Specialty.

April 26, 1883. —-wkly tf

GEORGE TWEEDY,

ATTORNEY - AT - LAW,

Notary Public, &c.

Or FICE— W eat Side of Queen Street, Char-

AT LOWER PRICES THAN EVER,

Biscuits from eight ceats per 1b. upwards, Retail.

\A great variety in CONFECTIONERY, comprising Panorama Bggs, Crystal'’ etation in this wood, and made it so easy

Hats, Return Balls, Flower Pots, Beaptifu rts, all { PU a “CON PIOTIONERY. “Also ike Fest hit + tt Bibra’

Cornucopias ever shown in the city.

Try our Mixed Crackers in 5-lb. packages, very cheap, « 4--

and Lemon Peel, Currants, Raisins, etc. Choice Preserves, in 1 and 6-lb. packages.

° Special Prices to Wholesale Buyers.

J, QUIRK, :

(ity Steam Bakery, Prince Street.

Ci*town, Dec. 11, 1883.—3w

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Our Stare Closes Kvery Evening at Six Il (Saturday Kycepted

Carpet Department:

newest designs and styles, and sell at a small advance on cost,

Grand Assortment of

lower than ever before offered. —:0:

MASS.

Mantle Department:

These goods are selling rapidly. grand value.

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Cloth Department :

fast. The prices are very low for the quality. 0

pieces Oiicloths (English), from Seyard to 34-yard,

WwW. & A. BROWN & CO.

~ FURNITURE COST.

FURNITURE, AT

EDSTEADS, Chairs, Tables, Wasbstands, Sofas Lounges, Pay!or, B Bedroom Suits, Looking Glasses and Mirrors, Window Pr Picture Mouldings.

JOLIN NEWSON,

lottetown, next door to Stevenson's Tin Shop.

July 2, 1893.—dy whly Um

Charlot*etown, Jan, 8, 1883,~ly

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Thousands and Nonpariels, for Cake decorating ;, Extract of Lemon, Citron

In this Department we are doing a very large trade, in Axminster, Velvet Pile, Brussels, Tapestry, Scotch Hemp and Twine Carpots, Hearth Rugs) and Mats. ‘The reason is we buy from the very best British markets, keep the ‘the sailing wings, and the birds settled

Silk Plushes, Velvets and Velveteens, 100 boxes. to choose from, at prices They are the best and newest makes and

The 200 pieces Job, Jacket and Ulster Cloths have been selling wonderfully

A large lot Seal Cloth from $3.50 to $8.25 per yard, Daily expected, 30

WHOLESALE & RETAIL.

Opposite Post Office, Charlottetown. foci

and Drawing Boom for Welch, I will store them.’ uiiatare, Picture Frames and |

edge, the trees were all of the palm-tree genus, but contained several species, in- cluding the cocoanut tree. under these trees for aboyt forty yards, and then aig gradually away under the same thick shade which destroyed all other)

to see and travel, He gathered” a few cocoanu

burst out of their ripe pods, and fallen to’ the ground, end ran on till he reached a!

Im forest. Here his progress was no onget easy; but he found trees covered with a small frait resembling quinces in| every particular, of look, taste, and swell, | and that made him persevere, since it was | most important tolearn the usefal products) of the island, Presently Ne beret through | some brushwdod into a swampy bottom, , surrounded by jow treeg, and instantly.a dogen large birds, of the osprey kind, rose |

flapping, and not a little amazed at the ap-| ,pearance of the place. Here was a very, charnel-house; so thiek lay the shells, skele- | tons, and loose bones of fish.

eaten; and ‘algo some fish, more or less pecked., ‘Ahal my worthy executioners, much

job. An 1 into the bag went the terrapin, and

ain before his eyes.

The rest of the low wood was but thin, and he scon emerged upon the open coun- try; but it was most unpromising, and fitter for geese than men; a vast sedgy swamp, with water in the middle, thin fringes of great fern trees, and here and there a dis- consolate tree like a weeping willow, and at; the end of this lake and swamp, which altsgether formed a triangle, was a barren hill, without a biade of vegetation on it, and a sort of jagged summit--volcanic! — Hazel did not at all 1 ke the look of.

Somewhat dismayed at finding so large a slice of the island worthless, he returned through the wood, guiding himself due | west by his pocket-compass, and so got down ‘to the shore, where he feund scallops and crayfish in abundance. Literally, he had only to go into the water and gather them. But enough is as good asa feast. He ran

to the pots with his miscellaneous bag, ana _was not received according to his deserts. Miss Roelleston told him, a little severely, that the water had been boiling a long time; ‘then he produced his provender by way of | excuse. ‘Tortoises again!’ said she, and shuddered visibly, Bat the quinces and cocoanuts were graciously received. Welch, however, cried out for his cabbage.

‘What am I todo!’ said Hazel. ‘For

every such cabbage a king must die.’

| ‘Goodness me!’ 9 ‘A monarch of the grove.’

‘Oh, a King Log! Why, then down with

‘them all, of course, sooner than dear Mr. ‘Welch shall go without bis cabbage.’

He cast a look of admiration on her, which she avoided, and very soon his axe ‘was heard ringing in the wood hard by. ‘Then camea loud crash; then another. ‘Hozel came running with the cabbage, and

‘There,’ said he; ‘and there are a hun-

The turf ran H, Yates; 3:d, Sadie Jones.

8rd, 8S. Enman. ts that had) ©

belt of trees and shrubs that bounded the ' 94; S. Harrison and Miss E. Stanley equal.

Oarver; 3rd, Miss Annie Brown.

flapping into the air like windmills rising. : se . er He was quite startled by the whirring and Bryan snd Sain eae Miss! as simple as it is effctive.

F Here, too, | Jardine; ard, Miss A. Brown. ) ibe found .three terrapin killed, but not

obliged,’ said he; ‘you have saved me that| Brown; 3rd, Miss Minnie Smith.

two plump fish, but slightly mutilated. | Before he had gone many yards, back came yi nnie Smith; 3rd, John Pratt.

M. Acorn; 3rd, Miss A. M. Acorn.

§S. Harrison; 3rd, addressed

2nd, Samuei Enman; 3rd, Miss Anvie Ings. 1. or Wellington.”

Grade Srd—Ist, Miss Ella Beers; 2ud, A. J uno. Mill View, Dec. 25ch, 1883.

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The Hydromotor.

| ede te {A NEW oRORGER FOR THE PROPULSION OF soni Tot + FT VESSELS— SIMPLICITY OF THE INVENTION, Reading.

FIFTH AND SIXTH CLASSES. Arithmetic. lst, Miss S. Harison; 2nd, P. W. Carver;

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lst, Miss E. Beers; 2nd, A. Yates, 3rd,] A most interesting trial of an invention, which, inthe opinion of the naval and technical anchorities who spent it, ro- J mises to effect an important change in the

ace eed owe menaeee propulsion of vessels of all classes, was con- FOURTH CLASS, ducted on the 11th inst., on the Elbe near

Reading. Dresden. a inventor, Des nl Pag

i ‘ cher, has applied the principal of hydraulic

hy Se Desens Sete ee reaction is, the propulsion of ships in 4 manner whicn, according to the testimony of officers of the German Imperial Navy like Admirals von Henck and Werner, 1s lt does com- pletely away with all risks from accidents to rudder or machinery, for there need be no rudder, and there is scarcely any machin- ery; solvis the problem of avoiding loss of power. through transwission, for there is hardly any transmission ; and, finally, re- duces the perils of the sea to a minmum so far as injuries to the machinery are con- cerned. For, as Admiral Werner ex- plained, the same immense force that propels the vessel can, at & mo- ment’s notice, be ured to pump her so effectively that she would remain afluat with a considerable leak in her bottom; while in case of fire there would be no diffi- culty in quenching it. Besides the two admirals above mentioned, there were present at the trial M. Dauzate, of Paris, as representative of M. De Lesseps; Messrs. SECOND CLASS. Howald, of Kiel, who are among the largest Reading. steamship and engine builders in Germany,

Ist, Misa Alice Beers; 2nd, Lenord T. ‘and who have built a sea-gowg vessel on ; ; : the same principal for Dr. Fleischer (in

Dictation. 1st, Miss W. Jardine; 2nd, Miss Annie

Grammar. ist, Miss H. M. Brown; 2nd, Miss W.

THIRD AND FOURTH CLASSES. Arithmetic. lst, Renben Enman; 2nd, Miss A.

THIRD CLASS. Reading. lst, Miss Amelia Acorn; 2nd, Miss

THIRD CLASS, Arithmetic. Ist, Miss Minnie Smith; 2od, Miss C,

eee Recitations. which, accompanied by Admiral Werner, ist. Miss Magzvie Harrison; 2nd; Miss he made a successful trip in very rough ; iss E. Beers. i weather to Copehagen and back to Kiel);

Mr Sulzbach, the ewinent banker of Frauk- fort-on-Maioe, and several other genilemen interested in the invention.

The vessel, named the ‘Hydromotor’ is

After the examination R. Smith, Esq., the children and _ teachers, complimenting them highly on the progress made during the term, and explained to

them the benefits to be derived in sixty metres long by seven metres broad, their future lives in having re- | draws 0.60 metres, and is throughout con- ceived a govd practical education, | structed of iron. The navigation of the

The Chairman of Trustees then presented Elbe near Dresden presents many obstacles each of the children with a Christmas or in the shallows and raj ids which occur at New Year Card, and dismissed the child-' frequent intervals. Noiselessly und with-

ren until after the holidays till the 2nd, out any oscillation did the large sesrel— proximo. large as compared with the steem craft

plying on that part of the river, after the simple turning of a lever by the cuptain on the bridge, commence its trial trip, stem- ming the current and keeping an even couree under the picturesque right bank of the river. The only nowe aucible was that —_— of the rushing of the water from the tubes,

Winter storm and cold has set in. The! fixed a little above the level of the river, storm of Saturday and Sunday having}| and nearly amidships, on b th tides of the blocked up the roads with benks of ‘‘the| vessel. Anvther turn of the level and the beautifal snow,” about which the poets action was reversed, The vessels comes to rave, Road Overseers were at their posts a cead step in kss than her own kngth. early Monday morning, breaking p»ssages By this eltervate use of the levers she may for the public convenience, and for our be turved round on an almost stationary mail driver, Mr. Patrick Lantry, who, 'y| pivot. The captein handles the levers on the way, is a watch -word for everything, his bridge independent of all communica- that is kind, courteous, and obliging. | tion with theengine room. The gentlemen Christmas has come, and people, while! present watched the tri#l with the utmcst regaling themselves with roast goose, plum interest. Arrangements are now being pudding, and other good things imeidental | made to apply the invention ona very large to the season, are not unmindful of the | scale. great event which the day is intended to commemorate, but with thankful hearts,

Yours etc., F. H. C. (Patriot and Presbyterian please eopy.)

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Mill View Notes.

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Accordingly he returned to the wood with his net, and soon came back with five |pods in it, each as big as @ large pumpkin, He chucked these one at a time across

have suffered for over four years with ni losses aud general weakness, caused by I had tried all the advertised mediciv

;pumber of eminent doctors, and relief or beneti.. I have used tw

they acknowledge the many blessings which are theirs.

Many of our young friends are enjoying their Christmas holidays in distant parts of the Island. Mr. W. G. MacDonald has) Mack’s Magnetic Medicine, and

the river, and then went for more. It took

‘him ali the afternoon to get the puds scruss

| gone to his home in Tracadie; Mr. John A.' restored.” See advertise Smith, vf the firm of Smith & Son, is of tw voluma,

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