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mcdlcliiiifi are the result of long research by 11 well-known physician, It. V. Pierce, 1L 1),, who compounded thorn from health-giving herbs and roots long used in 511111111388 by the Indians. Dr. Pierce's [epiltfll-IOII as a leading and honored citizen of Buffalo, is n. suillclent guaran- tee for the purity of that splendid tonic and blood purifier, tho Golden Medical iliscevery§ and tho equally fine nerve tonic and system builder for‘ women's ts. D1'.Plerce's Favorite Prescrip- Sl-nll 101: for trial pkg, 1,111-

1.1111. 1:11 111 111', Pit-rule's Laboratory ill 111j1ic.i1urg, 0111 IYIO-

Pooplfl throughout this country are 5mm; more thought to hygiene and to 1m, pllrlty of 10111011105 on tho market, but no one doubts the purity of Doctor Piercds vegetable medicines, for they have been so favorably known for over fifty yours that everyone knows they are iustlvhnl; they are claimed to bo. These

- lottetown--The Big Gift Shop

it has a degree of permanency the

turs ls always well chosen.

provide Sewing

suitable gift

Cabinets, Spinet

Dressers, Comfort Lumps, Bridge Lamps, (Jllesterlleltls, Cllesterfiell

in 011 your rounds. Yo11'll find l pleasant looking ovcr

girl friend nice furniture. bu a gift. for 111L111 110N111 as wel

and substantial, Until Chris-talus we not goods, but gifts. llriug your list to gladly help yoll select. Thank you HOLMAN'S LTD. Charlottetown 1177-12118-31

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AGENTS WANTED TO SELL THE “U111 itelillble Foothill Nurseries" .-1pl-ri1-l11.-o not necessary. We oi- 1'1-1~ 1x iuslvc territory, liberal clnnnlissiong null furnish band- Stillic fro: outfits. Start now at Il1‘>‘i soiling tiule. Stone & Wel- lington, Toronto. 11-25-251.

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TO LET.—SEVEN ROOM HOUSE, with :lli nlollcrn conveniences. Jli i\'1-llt St. Apply 212 Kent-St.

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Jiisccllanoous

JNO. A. McDONALD, LAND SUR- ' ' lil-rluallvllltr. Gtl~ii3-9-27l\i3n1

FOR SALE-SMELT BOX;S SIZE 7 x 10 by 20. Write for prices.- ld. isl. Sharla-ll, Portage. P. E. i.

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FOR SALE.—CH0lCE COW, 6 yours old. Freshenl-ll Dec. 11. D. .\iacAr1hur, Cornwall.

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FOR SALE.—A GOOD DRIVING

nlare, perfectly sound, age 11

yours. Apply .1‘-lIlll Cairns.

I1.'lIlI\VI1l'S 1101111. 131516-12-111-11-11 ‘Vtmtcd

FOXES WANTED. -PATCH AND rcll female pups. Slate lowest prllrl: first letter. N. LVHYIHHV. Klnkora. 1341-12-13-M81

CAN ACCOMMODATE ONE GIRL $1illIi'iil 111285 Fitzroy St. 1419-12-17-11121. GET YOUR PRINTING DONE AT 1111» 11111111111111 Central Job Print- 1-111‘. Phllnt- 1 ~2S7lJ-5-6-1f.

slc. EARNINGS STEADY EM- ‘ 111111111111 for Harbors. llocolne 11,1111 r1 Ill b‘ will-ks, \\'1'iil1 M01- rr 1111111111‘ College, ll:11il‘11X.-—3-1-t1S-If.

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LOOK! ONE HUNDRED PER CENT PROFIT-Jilly 11111- or lll1ii‘-‘ l-‘ur 111111111121, Prim- 8310.110. .\‘11 "i llllzil- Skill-luv," I'd-git‘ 1:111‘

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. ~.l-il and lu-ud profit annu- ,. ..ll‘I1i|I1I1‘i‘I'Ill1§ 11111 pl-r cl-nt. iW-nllzlli sl-llt on rl-cl-ipt of Money imck ii‘ not sat- ifilnltl-d opportunity. ulonl-y today: tomorrow Duy from this

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Valuable Fox Ship- nlent 11:1 11s lurlrnipilzrili-ifi 1111111 in a

"1I"L'I.|I siul-i car that will travel 11111111411 111 its destination I11 about

‘l1 1111.1». 011v hundred pairs of 511-, 111- llhlvlplllxcs, OWYIOII by .\lr. W.

1.=, leave for lPovtland, Orc- Llin. ‘l h1- sllipluent is- valul-tl nu a (‘.Ill~“l"~.lIl\(‘ l-stinlatc, at $100,000. 111111 1- ill vllnrgl- 01' Mr. T, l1. 11111;‘ 11* ;1n1i .\lr. llill" Vcss-cy, it glns 11.1 \'.llll'11l1\‘1'1' _*—~_-_ _i_..._.>—

TENDERS“-

Sealcd Tendsns will be received 1111110 undersigned up till 30th inst 1111‘ 40 cords good hardwood deliv- Ircd at Klnkora Cheese Factory in 11001 lengths, not less than lllchrs at small end and then cut in

Zioot lengths and s-plit suitable for boiler,

M. McKENNA.

msdzqsxizi‘ Secretary.

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Hotel Victoria Water Street, Charlottetown

Otters to the travelling Dubiic n comfortable. up-te-

date hotel. Contains 44 rooms with private bathi- Ths Cuisine is famous all

over Canada. Telephone in Ill rooms. Courteous lnrvlfl-

H. O. BROWN. Manager Charlottetown Hotel Co., Ltd.

Proprietors

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VICTORIA HOTEL

1W- li. ileum-En, N, Y: C; O. l3- slunl 11:111. 111.111.11.11; 11 s Allfvu. 1.1111111; A. S. Rec-s, Mcncton: B.

Department i

1 ano

acres at North River owned by

WANTED — A SECOND HAND baby carriage in good condition. Apply to D. care of (luar n.

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POINCARE A SPARTAN IN SELF-DISCIPINE

lrime nlinisir-r is alulnst il- ill 11:11.)‘ ""131"

_ 1.11:1 .sl|I1'I11-1,1-.1-§. 1..l 'l,1.1‘1B 1-‘1 strict 11o has ‘ ncvl-r 1m: .l and

rinks cnly Wlill"—S1[)ill‘IIl(,'1y.

.110 is and ll1.l\\'ll)'!<l has been a g-tndt-lpt, plinyling lllttle u111l work- liul; hank He is ltlllt-reiorc possess- cd of a peteuitlvo. 1101111? 611' cyclopctllic. IIWTHOVY.

Treaties which lhave been fralm- Qll and‘ s'|:.ne;l1 to mnkoftlh-e new Europe duning the last folw yours lm poi-n tin-d) lparngrznplh by plnrnlgralvb in a nlc-nlory wlh-ilih c1111

bflfhg tlhen: forth .t‘or lmnneillalte rcferen "-0. 111111,.- ‘lntlmulto lt-lloweiedse e1

111111.115 has Ibsen .bu1ck of Polncnreb quick judgment in ulany of 1th international crises which E1110‘ has unlit rg1one.

For tblo 150.1110 reason that he has 1110.01’! capnblic of serving ihlis official duties Poincare has been culpable or getting home 11o dinner on iii-mo wlllcn in Pa-rl-s -or sittinK

down 1o 111, on scholllul-e when nwny.

i-ie believes in- Spartan self- llfsrllillilili‘. nt mcnlls. 1N0 mlatter

what ilho occnszien or the spread. he 011.111 smurlnlglly and quickly- D-csipite 111.1 ltllis he ‘ha-s a heurlty nppelllto-lwllich ‘no disciplines- am], m, pxcplllellf, digestion, henlcc a ol-car mind.

an... quulmli-eris. 1stllf-discllp1illne 011111111411 also 11o money matte-Pl lama lFll-enclhmen realllze the rilglorous oconomly with which he dllsclplin-cs who c-XIIQMQB 0f 13"’ Quvvl TZVOPSHY-

Nornlally, the French Govern- mlerllt. lprovlidca lilor tihe head o-f the cslblinct n frunll whli-ch covers any- thing from Stnte cniertaiflmefll to secret service. The-re is no law which authorizes this fund. b"! is a yqcqgniizedl mrsrcm. fihoincam refuses to touch a cont of lit. To his llelgall mind. 1t lIs not 118K311

HAD TO

"My girl used to love her dog. but i managed to make 111111 111119 S(\(I_()nd placp 111 her affections. "liow?" “After we were married l-‘llio wouldn't eat her cookinll- 11111 1 111d."

Recognized-

(ll-ntlcmnn stranger (to lady in‘ trn m-Excuse m0. 11111 11119111- I seen your face before? ,

Lady DRFGGIIQPI‘——VGI'Y 1111011’; 11- 5 not tile 111111 time I've been out with It.

flAUCTl-ON SALE

The Auction Sale of twenty-UV!

M111. Benjamin Dockend 1'1. sim- nto alongside the road leadln! W York lPoin-t Wharf, will take P111119 m, Saturday, Dqlgamber 20th n1. one o'clock p.m. at her residence 44 Union st, cllal-lottetown. (and n01 on the nremlwl-l

‘I art-In, Montreal; W. P. Jaeckel

1TY; w. n. llrmvno, 1111111111! c. c hfilbson, Montague; B. J. Strong ‘ 1 11X.

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Holman’s_I:t—d., Char-

lEvery home lover appreciates a Rift of furniture above all others.

few ot-hc-r gifts can boast. No mat- ter at what price, a gift of Furni-

Realililili: tllnt furniture as a gift has become increasingly popu- lar we've taken particular pains t0 furniture. Desks. Gate Leg lTables, Tables of many kinds, Dressing Tables and Vanity

Chairs, Plano Lamps, Reading

Chairs, Reed lCllairs, But say, drop the assort- ment. We wan‘. 1o see you nlnrrled men and you single men give your I1 will —a feather ill the nest-practical

are selling,

us, wt- will

Gentralfluardian

SHOP from Holman’: Catalog.

OUR BUSINESS LOCAL column on page 2 will aid Turn to 11.-iii

t final meeting for

cbcrs’ Training Class held in St.

‘office set of

led- by an address, was Mls-s Jennie Pat-turson.

i alld I11 a few

1 action,

work oi‘ benching _the S; S. lillis- lboro, which was taken off tho ser- 1 vice at the cud of ins-t week in or- der to catch the sprin-g llide, is pro- 8105-‘11118 111111111)’ and is under tho t-ificlent direction of Capt. John N. “hit-Donald, who will also superin- tend the extensive repairs recom- mended by the Dominion Inspector 0f hulls. The steamer will be calk- ed and re-Coppered and ally defec- tlvl- planks in the hllll replaced. Repairs will also, be made to the paddle-wheels and the engines will be conlplctcly overhauled,

PERSONALS

The many friends of ‘Master John Ledwell. son of Dr. and Mrs. 1.0.1- wl-ll, who mot with a serious accl- dont some time ago, will be pleas-

cd to learn that his condition is - quitt- favorable. BIRTHS

CAIRNS-At Freetown on Duct;- bcr 12, 1112-1, 1o l\lr and Mrs. Frank L. Cairns. a son.

MARRIAGES

___ FRASER-VANlDERSTiNE-—At the llaptist Parsonage, Dec. 16 at 8 p. 1n. by Rl-vdfoss C. Eaton, Victor IIUTIIUTII Fraser of Charlottetown and Annie Isobel Vauiderstino of (‘l1arlot11-tlnv11.

DEATHS

BALDERSON-At. the Cross Roads] on ‘Vldflllifiilfly, Doc. 17tl1, 1924, lra

1

b‘ nlolrllls- Funeral from tho l‘i‘.‘~lI- IIPIICE‘ of his mother Mrs, Murdock llaltlcrsou on Friday, Dt-c. 151th. lScrvlce strafing at 2 p. n1. lment in hiermaitl Ccnlctcry- I

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ipRmcE SUBMI-rs ms wARovitook a photograph froln his pocket“ “mp5 m, QM..." 1O |li51;()\'(11‘

OBE

; Avnorllilll: to a London writer, a‘ cl-rtain faluolls nobll-lllan, who il-‘aiulvd 1<1 111- 1111- 111-11 drl-ssolll 'lil1iil 111111111 town. wu- . rl-[usotl ,.a1llui.~1sion 11> 11111 0111.1, wilt-re he hail rontt-ll a box for 111t- season.‘ on the ground that 11c was not pro- INTI)’ attired. ‘Ills black 111-, it alt-i pl-avcll, was ornamented with some tiny pink dots.

'i‘lle noblclnan—~lt was a Prince Dl-nlldoff-retired in high 11111129011. allll next day four of his valets, lsalrll in charge of an enormous trullk, waited e11 the director of the opera. Ono c1‘ the trunks contain- ed coats, another trousers, a third walstcoats, alld a fourth ties.

“This is the Prince Demldoffs wardrobe.” said one of ills valets. "I111 bugs that you will kindly your 111-11 choose the clothes ill which you will delgn to admit him to Ills own box."

Dl-midoff was on inveterate prac- tlcal joker. and would spend his souls of money in bringing off a coup. Thus, on one occasion i11- protentieti to be afflicted with a certain obscure _ complaint, null consulted a score of eminent spec- ialists regarding it. At ills re- quest each delivered a written op- inion about his 8111111011011 nlalally.

As 11c l-xpocted, they were all 1llffercnt—not two of them agreed. 'i‘l1ls was exactly whet he wanted. i-ic called nil the doctors to getber I11 a body. rend their conflicting opinions 1o them, set them all by the cars, and the town roared with laughter when, shortly afterwards. the story became pllbllc property.

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ALRACA POPULAR AGAIN

Alpaca wns n very popular fabric more than a d-ecatle ngo, when for some reason it passed Into the dis- cn-rd. This season its use has been revived. "

There was never a more practic- al materiel, since it is very durable, sheds dust. does not wrinkle, and in its present soft und improved state is practical for almost any type of frock.

Ono smart frock in this material is navy blue. cut on very straight lilies and trimmed with American Beauty and dull gold buttons for coloring.

What lives upon Itself and dies when it has devoured itself?

A,cnndle.

Mots-mantis: -~ The December luectlng of this Branch was hold in 1hr- beague Rooms with thirteen members and one visitor attending. Af-ter the reading of it-he minutes. reports of Committees were given and new committees appointed. A Home Nursing class has been or- ganized with a good attendance. it was decided to serve a 10c lunch at - the meetings during the winter months. The Entertainment Com- multeo reported having selected a Play. which they expect to stage

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onrly in the’ New Year.

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.‘c wpqyqqflgqhn. "emu 11 .

you lu buying.

PATONB WILL BE OPEN every

MAKE PRESENTATION-At the the year of the Charlottetown Sunday School Tea-

lPauPs School room Rev, ll. D. Ray- mond, the leader o1‘ the class, was presented by its members with an Waterman pcln and pencil, The presentation accompan- nlade by iMr. Ray- mond waguuken wholly by surprise words thanked till.- class for its kind and thoughtful

BEACHING HILESBORQ-J The

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THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN Will You Be Alias Santa Claus?

THE MARff-ETS

(Canadian Press) Dominion Liv: Stock AIONTREAL, Dcc- 17. ——F‘res1 receipts of live markets today amounted

calves. There were no good cat

good finality,

ssiccts were-quoted at. Sows sold from $3.00 to 88.25.

Grain 1i10N’i‘ltl§.A1., Dec. 1'1’, —The lit-- nlaull from English importers for (Janllilian grain here today showed u slight improvclncnt and :1 few salts OlIl arll-y onll outs were 11111111- for Dc-colnbl-r and January ship- lnont from (Jnnudla winter ports. N1 w buys-rs were bidding for .\l-.niluila No. 1i wheat at 11 cults per i11lsl1l~l under the \Vi1111ip0g May 011111111, C. l. 11‘. Buffalo, but no inn-liucss was 1'1’[)0i'1((I in 111-: dunno-tic cash grain market, A little business was workletl in Call- 1adiuu western barley at C. 1- F. prior-s blly ports. anti tllurl- was also a. lll(liI("i.'llL‘ tll-nland for outs. Ontario Nu, 2 \\'I1I1.1_‘ was quoted at. 115i 01111.5, No. 25 grill.- 111 iii cl-llts and Nu. -l grallt- at 00 cents pcr

PROOF POSITIME

ell and a nlan whom the postluis- tress did not recognize as one of the people living ill the district walked ill. I am expecting ll rc- gisterell letter to be left here for

lnle," llc announced, as 11c approach-

the "Jeane?"

countei. asked

‘_‘\Vhat nalnc, the postulistrcss.

The lloor of‘ thl- posit-office opcn-‘

MOROCCO LEATHER f illnnae, the polvtlerl-ll leaf of the 1111- sumac plant ,1l1l.- finest tit-s 111‘ which grow in Sicily, i Ill tanning goats-kills, and ‘gives a cli-ar, whitll tonnage. 21111. ‘therefore suitable for ilyi-ing into 'oolora 111love pernlancncl- 111“ shad 11s desired. A genuine “moroeco"

l

(‘.11 by the action of light null soup spoon,

The nlnn gave his name and the goatskin tuunl-ll with pure sumac,‘

letter was produced, bllt tho wo-

she ought to give it up, as she had no means of identifying the caller. Upon hearing this the stranger

and handed it to the 1l0S1illI¢ill't'S5 remarking: "I think this ought to lsutisfy you as to who I anl." looked long and earnestly at the lmrt-ralt and than said: "Yes, that's yell, right enough. Ilcrckl your luttt-rl"

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SPIKING THE GUNS

Tile expression "spiking guns" is a survival from the day when all that was necessary to put a gun ollt o1‘ action (provided, of course, that you had access to it) was .1 largl- nnil or spike and a hammer. Yell sinlply drove the nail into the touch hole at tile breech. If the null was long enough lo turn round at till- 0nd of tho llttom of the bore so much the better. it is just as simp- le, perhaps simpler, to put a nlod- ern gun out oi‘ action. All you want is a hummer. Tile breech block of the modern gun is held t-lost-d 11y screw threads. After the breech block ls shut on the shell a turn of two or three inches engages I111‘ threads. By knocking a bllr 011 these threads you prevent till-m 1-11- gnging. Any attenlpt 1o fire tho gun without the breech block being per- fcctly closed iveulll, of course, i11- of nlnterlal assistance to, tho enemy.

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Tile plaintiff, n Mexican, was talking as fast as his knowledge 0f I-Jngllsh would pcrluit.

Suddenly ho chanced t0 notion the court ntenographcr, and observ- ed that the man was taking down everything he said. Whereupon i11- hegan to talk fzlstcr anll taster. Finally he throw 11p his hands in despair and cried:

"Don't write so fast; I can't keep 11p with you."

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married, Mr. Oldt-hnpp."

Mr. Oldchupp (earnestly) — I have wished many times lately that i 11.111 a wife." '

An impeeunlous tennnnt had not paid the rent of his renm for sov- ernl months.

“Look here," said the landlord. ‘it'll meet you hulf way. 1i am really to forget hnlf of what yell owc."

“Right; >i‘ll meet you. I'll forget the other half."

Queen Hotel

Water Street, Chlrlottstown

This popular Hotel has been completely renovated and refurnishcd throughout and offer: vsry comfortable lccemmodatlol. to the travel- ing public.

The tubl, ls especially good and the pubile are courteously cured for.

Rstn 08.00 a day,

1

Charlottetown

Proprietors

but there are lnany ll1I1l0IS1t‘1'Ul'S

lnterullnan had ller doubts 11s to \v1l<:111ur1u be could not give this definition

with art-

vilffllilllfl. Goatsklns" dyed bailout polls or similar barks

Setting the Dinner Table

Sl-iting a very slulpll: labile for

PiU-vllll (ll‘1IIII1ll_\' family 11111111-r can be llSi‘lI‘liI1‘ilHi1iilI_V and utlrnclivelyl accom- sunlzlt: piishl-ll, 111-4111111111; with coup, for 1111-1111111 pl-rson, 1111101.- 111 rlullt hand, :1

IJi)\\'I up then ncarc 1111- pl.l1l- thr- iisll lruifl- an~l nwnrcr till the 1111-111 knilc, .\t lilo ll-ll 1-idl- plarc lill! IIDII fork, whore fish knlii- and fork uri- provillcll-—-in lra-lt- only ll fork is provided for 1111-. li.sl1 1'1 511011111 rl-placo 1111- fish kniic at tile right 141110. Ncxl the tlsll fork, and ucurer to the plate

01111’ 11111111111111‘ 111011111005. 1111111111141111111- 11111.11 fork and ncxt tllt- platle a

1'3. c.

211cc. Long wl-ar of

ux-veals tile 110011111011.

111“ '.-<ll1z1ll1-l' course, i

lcoan 1.1.11. Sh“ leathers are sumac taunt-ti sht-vp-‘hl, l“,

skins. '

Tile short story, Itllfllll Iii aggregate. is a collection o1‘ words that tl-ll how 11111 llcro 1111111111-111111 111 nllirry the girl. l1 seldom mentions 1111-. l-ntlrluous 1111111111131‘ oi‘ girls that the hero has kissed prior 1o 1i - ffair in hand. ilrur t 00s 11110111" 11 lvlous little low,- 1 i1 11111 dleroinc. Th1: chief IFUIIIIIU with ‘the short story is that it fills lin- reading public with till: idl-a that ito be happy one needs only to be married.

This idea is Mroueous, for the success of a courtship depends not. on the nlarrlagc, bllt 011 the mann- er in which till.- contracting parties roadjllst thl-ir llll-as allll peruliarl- ties in order that there nluy not be

who'll-stile luit-rfl-rcnct- of ideas and peculiarities allll a consequent stripping of ull-nlai gears and wrecking of 11011011.

Every silllrt story should haw footnotes attached explaining thi- status quo of 1111- hero 11nd heroine at Illt" l-nll of‘ fivl- years, together with illl- condensed but 1111111-1-"1 re- ason for the unsatisfactory" or suits factory results.

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BIGGEST V-IEW OF THE WORLD

The lllggrst vil-w 111 l-lnglautl is that from 11H‘ top of Bordon Hill, Iii the borders of (‘ill-rnlvootl for- est, Loiccsil-r, writes an 13111411511 i£()l‘1‘t‘Sl)OlliIt‘I1i.

glimpse from Bordon Hill Wrc-kin, Shrawsilury. the IPllnk of DUPIIYSIHTC, Lincoln Cathedral, and a big area of Worcester und fierc- ford. lit has, indeed, been estim- ated that altogether somotblnglike one-fourth cf England cell be seen from this eminence.

From several favorable positions i1 is possible to soc Iil a straight line nearly; 100 lllIIPS, anli at least I11 one (rose over 100 1111105-

The longest link In the -cl111i11 of triangles on which tho Ordnance Survry map of the illrltlsh isles is 11115811 was between Sea iFeil. Cum- berland, t0 Sllove Donnrd, in the north of Ireland, ~thc distance be- tween these two hills being 110 miles. This long view. of course. Is mainly over watt-r, but about half way it is intercepted by Snat- i-‘l-ii and other elevated parts of the isle of Man.

The most extensive view on earth is said to be from the lPenk of Shillong, 111 Assam. from which the indiun Ocean, Calcutta. und thous- ands of square tulle-s oi North-east indie can be seen to the south and west, 1Burmn almost tn the Chinese frontier to the east, und the I-lim- ninyss to the north, altogether some 40,000 square miles of the earth's surface.