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n the South Ken- London, bears by means of clever relief and brilliant col- or a romantic tale, part legend and ! Nobody knows the pro- portion of each.

At ail events, it is declared to be an incident in the life of Baharam V of the Sassanian dynasty. Baharam, ac-

and plague, was a archer. During one of his hunting expeditions, on which his fa- vorite wife had accompanied him, he shot a sleeping antelope with such pre- as to graze the animal’s ear. The antelope awoke and, believing himself annoyed by a fly, put his hind

hoof to his ear to strike off the fiy. A secom] arrow sent by the royal hand fixed the antelope’s hoof to bis horn.

The king's wife merely said, “Prac. tice makes perfect.’ which touched the pride of her royal spouse.

Indeed, as the penalty for her plain speaking, she was sent out into the mountains to perish, but instead found shelter in a village. Here she lodged in an upper room ascended by 20 steps and, having bought a calf, earried it up and down every day. The king, passing by four years later, was amaz- ed at seeing a young woman carrying kh cow up a flight of 20 steps. The lady again took occasion to remark, “Prac- tice makes perfect,” whereupon she anveiled, was recocnized and restored to favor.

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An Insoli Well Handled.

You can always trust the American woman to take care of herself. The friends of a girl who lives in Ejight- eenth street are telling these days of ap adventure whicb befell her one aft- ernoon within the fortnight. She was standing, this Eightenth street girl, at the corner of F an Eleventh streets waiting for a girl friend. A very dap- per young man, a stranger doubtless in the town—for most Washingtonians are too well aware of the girl’s social emi-

nence to venture on any impertinence to her—stepped up, bowed and said alrily:

“Waiting for somebody?”

The girl turned to look at him.

“Guess you've forgotten me,” he went on with growing familiarity. “I saw you at a dinner last week.”

The girl looked at him steadily fora mInoment.

“Oh, I remember now,” she said. was at Colone! Blank’s. You are Colo- ne] Biank’s butler. of course. No, I don’t know of anybody who wants a butler. Have you tried the employ- ment agencies?’

And then, slowly and calmly, she walked away.

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Tallow Candles as Medicine.

In France the peasantry still stick to medicines calculated to turn the aver- age «doetor’s hair gray with horror.

Wine is an ingredient of every pre-

scription. In fever cases it is always the predominant one The French asant’s faith in fermented grape

jaice is truly beautiful.

If his children are stricken with the measles, he gives them wine well sweetened with honey and highly spic- ed with pepper. For a severe cold he administers a quart of red wine and a melted tallow candle raixed. For scar- let or brain fever he gives eggs, white wine and soot well beaten together.

Not all thelr superstitions are curt- ous. Some are pathetic. A mother, for instance, often buries her dead child with its favorite toy or a lock of her own hair in the coffin, “that it may not feel quite alone.”

The Wrong Day.

The heartless landlord has come to evict the widow with 18 children, Many of whom are teething.

But at the threshold the woman waves him back imperiously.

“Not today!” she cries.

“Why not?’ asks the landlord, with pardonable curiosity.

“Because,” the woman replied, “no pitiless storm of rain mingled with icy sleet rages without!”

The landlord grinds his teeth in im-

potent rage. He may trample under foot the pi tings of his better na- ture, but not 1 » conventionalities es- tablished by lov usage.—Detroit Jour-

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A steamer was s\>pped in the mouth of the river owing to a dense sea fog. An old lady inquired of the captain the Cause of the delay.

“Can't see up the river,” replied the captain.

“But I can see the stars overhead,” continued the old lady.

“Yes; but until the boilers bust we a a-going that way.” —World’s Com- 0.

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Happiness.

Bouman happiness, according to the ost received notiogs, seems to consist f three ingredients, action, pleasure

d indolence. And though these in- Tedients ought to be mixed in differ- Sut proportions, according to the par- Yeular disposition of the person, yet no bile ingredient can be entirely wanting Without destroying in some measure the Fetish of the whole composition.

WHeN YOU are feeling tired and out of sorts you will find Hood's Sareaparilla will do you wonderful

good. Be eure to GET HOOD’S.

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reparing for this sale for nearly a year. We bought all of our Linens, Cottons,

ottons, etc., etc., before the advance in price, and can Rive We are positive we can show you the

better values than

argest assortment of

White Wear at the lowest prices ever seen in Charlottetown. We leave you to judge, come and

see for yourselves. 22 obliging clerks to show goods.

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WHITE COTTON, ;

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PILLOW COTTON.

10c l4c 16ce 16¢ 18e

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inch inch

Not cheap goods, but good goods cheap.

SHEETING. 14, 16, 18, 20¢ and up.

All bought at the old prices. The best value ever offered by us. All widths in bleached and unbleached. Plain and twill.

My store For Sheeting

COUNTERPANES

fF An ri that must be sold if iow prices will do it.

endless variety

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Night Dresses

PRICES—1,40, 1-44, 1.58, 1.76, 1.80 1.90, 1.98, 2.03, 2.25, 2.48, 2.93,

3.15, 3

Come and see the most exquisite Night Robes you’ve ever seen, and all at a bargain.

28c, 27c, 32e, 88c, 41¢, 500, 53e, 56c, 59c, 63c, 72c, 81c, 99c, 1.08, 1.26,

1.44,

tandsome designs at the lowest , ; Hands . : prices make choosing easy.

prices.

59e, 68c, 77c, 86c, 90c, .99c, 1.04

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All new goods. Knickers

Night Dresses

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our efforts in securing in larger cities such Save marked them at very,

~o no hesitationin stating that this is the finest of Hand White Wear shown by us, and we

of Handsome

‘es of Charlottetown will appreciate oy pci ga goods as can only be obtained

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the pretty corset covers. 60 designs to choose from.

as Montreal, Toronto, very low prices.

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PRICES—3éice, 45c, 54¢, 77c, 88e, $1.04, 1.08. 1.26, 1.53, 1.90, 1.90, 3.15, 3.56, 4.28.

20TH CENTURY SKIRTS.

50 Different Designs Corset Covers.

PRICES—18c, 23¢, 27¢, 35c, 38¢,

41c, 45c, 56c,!63c, 68c. 72c, 90c, 99c, 1.13.

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Aprons. ALL PRICES, from 18¢e up.

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: Table Linens

PRICES—15e, 19c, 22c 25c, 30¢,35c, 40¢e, 45c, 50c, 55e, 60e, 65c, up to 1.65.

Ireland, Scotland and Germany are represent- ed in the Linen depart- ment and our mastery of the Linen business was never more Clearly shown.

Comparing these fresh and worthy fabrics with the best tobe found else- where will be greatest service you can render us.

Towels.

You’ve never bought them cheaper.

Towellings ALL PRICES.

Napkins

Our napkins are not all in, and what we have left will be sold at a price.

Expected in daily Fancy

Liners

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fancy linens to chovse from has seldom be: u seen in Charlottetov. u.

Laces.

Hundreds of pretty designs at

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His Valuable Time Wasted,

A Chicago lady who is the wife of @ wealthy and influential citizen had @ great deal of trouble recently with ber domestics. Sbe had discharged ber cook and second girl and for a few days was obliged to do ber own coek- ing.

It was on one of these mornings that a peremptory knock sounded oo the kitchen door. She wiped her hands on the apron and found at the door a low browed, insolent looking man, with a small satchel swung over bis shoul- der.

“Go and tell your mistress | want to see her, Bridget,” be said, with ® wave of the hand. Madam surveyed him in silence a moment and then re plied stiffly, “I don’t choose to.”

“Oh, you don’t, eh? Well, now, trot along, my dear, or I'll have you tired,” he returned, with a vicious glance.

Mrs. Blank was backing within T¢ be so insulted on her own doorstep waa such a heinous crime that her resources failed her. But in a moment she hit upon a plan that would bring this piece of insolence to abject humility. Drawing her stately figure up to the full and fixing on him a gaze of im- perious disdain, she said in measured, frigid tones, “I am the lady of the house.” 4

Did he quail? Oh, no!

“Are you?’ he rejoined quickly. “Why didn’t you say so and not keep me waiting all this time? I got some soap here that you want, and”—

He was staring at the door while the bang echoed out over his shoulders im to the yard.—Chicago News

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The German Servants’ Ordeal, The young person who fills so im portant a place in our domestic arm rangements as housemaid, parlormaid ar “general” often enough takes @ rride in her appearance, which, though entirely natural, is sometimes irritat- ing to the less reasonable type of mis- tress. What would she think if ft were necessary for her, as it apparent- y is in Germany, before taking a place as domestic servant to provide herself with a special passbook in which a fol description of her appearance must be entered?

This description of the German maid- servant is entered hy the police of ber native district and is sometimes dic tated more by candor than chivalry. The color of+the eyes ane hair and the shape of the nose are all duly chrom icled, and if the constable is of opin- jon that any of these features are “ugly” he bas no hesitation in say- ing so.

What possibilities such a system suggests! Imagine the young person about to start a career as cook present- ing herself before the local constable to await his verdict on her nose and lips!—London St. James Gazette, A

Doirg Penance For Sins.

In former times persons guilty of grievous and notorious offenses were required to make open confession and, further, to make satisfaction for the scandal given by their bad example by doing penance publicly in a white sheet in their parish church. The sheet was used to show clearly to every one which was the offender.

The last time that public penance was done in an English church was on Sunday evening, July 30, 1882, when a man named Hartree, in the church of All Saints, East Clevedon, made an open confession of immorality and promised to perform the penance thus imposed on him by the vicar.

No white sheet was used on this oc- casion. The last case in which one was used appears to have been ome ip St. Bridget’s church. Chester. in 1851 But on that occasion the penance was not public, the church being locked.

In the previous year, however, pul- lic penance in a white sheet was done in a country church in Essex, and @ similar thing occurred in Ditton chureh near Cambridge in 1849.—Stray Stories.

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The Ruling Passion,

The clergyman had finished, and the organ was pealing forth the sonorous rapture of the Mendelssohn march,

“Qne moment, George,” said the ra- diant bride, and facing the audience she raised her exquisitely bound, though somewhat bulky. prayer book in her 2@aintily gloved hands and point- ed it directly at the brilliant audience. There was a sharp Click.

“All right. George,” said the bride; “come along.”

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And as they marched down the aisle she showed him that the supposed prayer book wasn’t a prayer book at all, It was a camera.

“It’s my own idea, George,” she whispered. “Clever, isn’t it?’—Cleve- land Plain Dealer.

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FINAL - - - NOTICE

We would thank all persons indebted to us by Notes of Hand, Book Account or otherwise to make immediate payment to us.

Allamcunts unpaid after February let 1900 will be eued for without further

notice. POOLE & LEWIS, Poole’s Wharf, Ch’iown. wkly 4ies dy 1.

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