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Let Us Know

If anything, at anytime, connected with your

purchases in this Store, gives you cause for com- plaint go direct to the Ofiice. -

' Some people have just causes but they plead

them in the wrong court. We try to have a place

I for everything, even complaints. I

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TO-DAY

Ladies’, H_ats 1-2 Price

All the colored Straw shapes go on sale this morn-

ing at exactly 1-2 price $1.00 for 50c, 1.60 for 80c, 2.00 for 1.00, 2.50 for 1.25, 3.75 for 1.86. All the srnall untrimmed shapes go out now at the same. price.

Hats Worth to

2.75 for 29c

On a table is shown a lot of straw shapes regular

values from 1.50 to 2 75 this lot goes on sale today for 29c each.

Wash Vests

Light, cool and com-

fortable for hot weather Prices 1.25 to 3.50 the patterns are neat and new.

Boys’ Shirt Waists

Get the boy fitted to

one of these, he will be proud of it so will you at 65c, 75c, 95c, 1.25, 1.35 in fancy stripes and solid colors.

Ladies’ Dust Coats

Made from good quality Rep and Crash, a material guaran- teed to give satisfaction, a roomy coat of smart, stylish ap- pearance at $2 75, 3.00, 3.75 to 5.00.

Ladies’ Underwear 2 for 25o

We have never shown so large a range in all the differ-

ent makes of ladies’ underwear as we are showing at the present moment cannot be duplicated outside of this store. A nicely finished vest with short sleeves and the lace cord at neck-15c each or 2 for 25c. Porus net underwear: A beau- tiful finished material-a special value at 25C, 35c, 45c and 55c each. Silk vests at $1.55 and $1 75 ea.

A very complete line in all the different sizes from 50c

to $1.35 each.

wasn coops at 1-2 Price

A dealer offered us a quantity of Wash Goods at exactly

1-2 Price they go on sale today at this ridiculously low price 25c for 12 1-2c, 45c for etc. in Crcpes, Voiles, etc, all new seasonable patterns on sale today at 1-2 Price.

Laci-:s _

20 p. c. dis.

This is a dainty lot of Torchon

jack and Val Laces, with insertion to match in different widths, this lot goes on sale to day at 20 p. c. dis.

CORSETS Worth up to 2.25 for $1.00

This lot consists of _125 pairs reg-

ular values run from 1.65 to 2.25 go on sale now for 1.00 per pair.

-as:

J contracts for his absurd and inadaquate» programme.

in 1911 the Liberals were mmol out or omce wllh~

out having attempted to carry out the D\"°ml"5 they llll4i6 ll! 1909. '

ln 1912 they sneered at and questioned the S004

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and money BUDINY-" ‘

that the Empire was faced with an emergency.

. ..1l2-8 mg propositions: '

. . ...Ill-2 (1) Against the construction of three Dreadnoilghts

... .. _ ...III go .bn placed at the disposal of the Admiralty for the coin- 3

----"2 5 1” mon defence oi the Empire. ` '

`__n_v_____v_v___ woum cog; at least $100,000,000. ~

‘ (3) 1-hat tm, money needed for naval expenditures

SATURDAY, JULY 17TH, 1915-

. be not voioii in a lump sum. but by yearly vete-

Thc Halifax Herald sayai H0". Al'll\\ll‘ M

tor-General for Canada, is more than the m

gogue. On the other hand he is a good D

Frall in figure, intense, serious, and for a. yo

cial duties are seldom brightened by humor. in debate, he is at times almost painfully dar has the straightforward look of a man nel

and big brained, slraight, reliable abd able;

fabric-the British Empire.

Excepting Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, it is

attitude of the country was pretty well su none other than Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who paid the compliment of conceding his choice “the

to general impression he is not a product llc first looked upon the world through a modest home in St. l\iary’s, Ontario, on June

youngsters, missed school, scrapped, raided

His home town did not open up before him

pcctivc bcnedict, he took thc train one fine Portage La Prairie. Scvcn years later he mad bow before Mr. Speaker, was assigned a sent i

career. That was in 1908.

iiinc of thc Piiiiiiinit Canal tolls controversy Uaiiziiliiiii (‘lub brought Samuel. J. Elder to tl

hcforc Thc llnguc tribunal in famous cases. sentation of the American contention ns should be cliargcd, was cxcccdingly strong.

ily its the New York Evening Post pronounce of that put forward by the lion. Elihu Root.

Since thc beginning of the war Mr. Melg

speochcs have been rcgardcd as classics, and "For the balance of our lives, the best mea worth will be HOW we behaved ln this war" is as thc most lucid and patriotic appeal lo

Canadians that has ever been made.

LAURIER AND NAVA

If we look for zi coiinicrpart of Sir Will

ri.-cord of inconsistency on the tariff, we can

record on naval defence.

l"rnm 1896 to 1910 the Laurier Govcrninc

tcd not one solitary sixpcncc to the naval the ldmplrc.

ln 1907 Sir Wilfrid Laurier told the Im

ference ln London that he was prepared to a resolution urging the Overseas Dominlo some share in thc burden of Naval Defence.

In 1909 Sir Wilfrid‘s hand was forced

scrvntlve party, and despite a declaration i not think Canada "hail been remiss in her Empire in the- past", he was compelled to a the Domlnlon`s responsibility in regard t0"lm al Defence.

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in which ho promised action.

den.

that Canada was under no legal obligation M0lh°l‘|8Y"lI contended that Canadians were that they were morally bound io do without

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as tho real protector of Canada, and hinted independence.

"llFH|ll"S SUR!-tcstlon thwt Canada establish l nit nn the Pacific.

lnslellfl, he decided io build two sets oi'

GFS. too weak to be effective, one on the

the other on the Atlantic.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier insisted that these

noi be available for the defence of the “'h"l@- UNH lllP.1’ would not necessarily take of England‘s wars."

that office. He is one of the leading flElll‘0B 011 stage at Ottawa, one of the great jurists of his many admirers regarded as the coming leader of the Lib- eral-Conservative party. He is a Llb€l'8l-C0 the widest sense. He is really a radical, bu ical He is a progressive, but not a fanatic

though his ideals of public life are high, the his knowledge of the inner workings of the political game.

u

tere, he spends little time on .social pleasure,

t

shii'i_v nor timid; a fine, compaulonable, earnest, sincere gentleman, a man with no frills about him, big hearted

dent of politics and events that have evolved

no dlsparage-

nicnt of his predecessors to say that Mr. Meighen is the best equipped man, judged from the standpoint of legal knowledge, that has ever occupied the unpretentious office of the Solicitor-General in the old west block on Parlia- ment Hill. Regarding his fitness for the position the real

ment this Government has made." Mr. Meiglien didn`t "“"5f""°‘l me Army Held Service oats from me H public solicit thc office. W

.\ir. Mcighcn`s career has been meteoric. Contrary

o

sptnt his boyhood there. He was just an ordi 1

orchards but the oats in a warehouse. instead of on a public wharf

bucking up sufficiently in his studies to graduate from “S ll at mst ""l’l’°5°d' they might als” be credited with St. Mary‘s Collegiate Institute. and Toronto University. l’

H in

alluring path-he was now a full-fledged barrister-so at the age of four and twenty he answered the call of the West and invested in a ticket for Winnipeg. There he practised his profession with varying success, and not attracting as many briefs as was wholesome for a pros-

part of the Commons, and entered upon his parliamentary

It is outside the precincts of parliament that Mr.

i\ii-lglien has matic some of his greatest speeches. At the df

present tl \ ‘.a'c f th U 'tcd Si t . N I . mm” as QLKIT; ;mst'eandmhns 8035;' twig; fdgr is asked tho Patriot also to give its _readers one solitary

to why tolls a

ing Saturday llleighcn appeared at the invitation of ilic space in mitnraung its “charges of extravaggncoy The.

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club to give thc llrltlsh ,coiitcnlioir llis summing up of point' Mr Iamm` is to show one spccim msmncc (Tl thc case against tolls was so complete so fortified by bis- cxtmvagance or wastc_j“st one' Umm the injury' If lorical and legal information, that so competent an author- injury It was' that me Liberal leader md to his pany ' ii

the spirit of

rid Laurier‘i~i a

vote againm show that the call is not in vain and that even in such

ii - _ P » a ainst eve /A J . y the ( on e5i°ets his inability to accept more than one." g ry con 3-'..~. \’;-5 '

duty to the

Sir Wilfrid moved a vnuge ami indefinite rcsoution

Several objectionable clauses in the resolution were

dropped at the earnest solicitation of Sir Robert _.Bon

Six Liberals who discussed the resolution declared

to aid the

contributing

towards naval defence; eulogizcd the Monroe Doctrino '

at Canadian

ln 1901 Sir Wilfrid Laurier refused to accept the Ad.

Pacific and

ships would Empire as a Dart in "a|l

further delay." f I d I b _ (5) That nothing in the Way 0 DIIVH 9 91106 0

eighen' solicit done until after an election had been held. ere homer 0 (6) That the Government should he condemned for :ine pougcsl not carrying out a permanent naval DOHCY Hi 0110*?- al' an y (7) That nothing should be done in the way of

M 1 naval defence until redistribution had been affected and

nserva vo n

t 8 “ne md_ an election held. i

(Sl That measures be taken during the session, n

H: la dem: advance of a general election, to carry out the Naval

, n

0 d cant sh", Service Act of 1910. y ° no (9) That the whole naval question be submitted to

_ the people as a plebiscite. ng msn mi; (10) That there be no plebisclte. “nd is ° 'rho Liberal majority in the senato throw out the

ng; w;r:t' :Z bill provldiiig for the contribution of three Dreadnouglits

' to the Admiralty.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier culogized the Senators for their

action, and taunted Sir Robert Borden for his failure to pass tho measure.

In 1913 the Liberal party abandoned its policyof two

her nervous,

a close stu- that mighty

n r, w wee s e rc war

was declared. rejoiced in the House of Commons that the Senate had prevented aid being given to the Mother

,,,,,,.,,, ,,,, by ENCUURAGING SYMPTOMS

Mr. Meighcn _ _ best appomb We note that the Patriot, in its yesterdays issue, has

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harf, where they were being devoured by rats," in pre- ous issues, to a "warehouse on the Railway Wharf."

Now that it has located the oats in a safe place, perhaps

wilmow of a it will sec its way clear to admit that, as the Committee- 1511875’ ,md consisiihg of citizens in whom the Patriot should have nary type of he fullest confidence-had enough forethought to house

f the plains.

nough judgment to get thc balance of the oats to France

pa,-Ucuyarly the most busincsslikc way available,

‘ CONF USED

Our erratic contemporary, the Patriot, is becoming

badly confused, haunted, wc bclievc, by thc innocent

m°rning_f°r heading, "Come to the Point,” over an editorial in our 0 his mmdon issue of last Wednesday. After gazing at these ominous n an obscure words during the three intervening days it, in its yesterday

avening's issue, uses up about two columns of editorial

space in dodging the point-which it did successfully. We had asked the Patriot to give its readers one instance

the Ottawa the eittravagaiicc or waste, indiscriminately charged by

it against the Govcmment, and which its leader on the

le capital to floor of the House admitted he could not do. We had

pp arcd

f ‘ \ l t h I h tdt

and his pm_ reason why the Libtra par y s oud c cxpec c o do

ny better now than it did during ‘thc last twenty years

The follow of its existence, and the Patriot uses up its two columns of

hen he admitted that hc could not find where one dollar

it the equal hvad been unjustifiably expended. If the Patriot c d & 1

an o

hen»s public this; can do what its leader found it impossible to do, it his phrase:

sure of our to

put forward

handy words over it.

Noiss

1

The French artillery at the battle of the Marne fired

nd it in his novcmem

nl contribu-

' iaith or the Admiralty when it requested that C=“°l°°

would provide for the common defence of the Emp re three of the largest ships which "science could blllld

They scoifed at Sir Rolbert Borden’s declaration

In the House of Commons they voted for the follow-

(2, That instead sa5.ooo,ooo be voted in a ligmii sum. 0

A, A. larlott, go be applied over a series of years toward the immedi- J. R. IIIHIUN ate construction in Canada of two Fleet Units, which

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, $5.50.

Twenty Five Only

1. 25 Boys Yoke Norfolk Suits with bloomer pants, sizes 3,34 and 35 for ages' 15_, 1_6, and 1_7 years. These are hard sizes :to find in many Stores,_ we had ,theml made in rder. They come in' Tweeds, in fashionable _Browns-,, Greens and Blues, worth up to $8.00. Any of this lot for

Come quick it .you want a genuine bargain. - Note, we sell the best travellingleather goods “Made

~'-1'-'-'-'-'-'-"~'~'-'-'-= (4) Tha; Canada, "should enter 86:1/;lY “D011 Tthpix in Canada” Bags, Suit CZSES and Tl'l1I'll{S. 4

Hou. mnnent policy of naval defence, all 0 B0 W 0

AP-ATON’Si

».

SALUTES OF MANY NATIONS ln the United Stutcs the character-

i`stic salutation is "llellol" H

The Arabs say on meeting, A fine

morning to you!" I

The Turks say with gravity 'God

grant you his blessings!"

The Egyptian is a practical man. Ha

has to earn his taxes by toil under a burning sun. Accordingly lic asks,

` "How do you perspire?"

The Chinese loves his dinner.

Hence, he asks, “How are you digest- ing?"

is L --

The Greeks, who are keen men of

business, ask one another, “How am you getting on?"

The National salutatlon of Naples

was formerly, “Grow in grace!" M present, in most parts of Italy, n, phrase equivalent to "How are you?" is used. _

The Spaniards say, "How are yon

passing it?"

The French, “How do you carry

yourself?"

The German, “How goes it?"

Tho Dutch, “How do you travel?"

Fleet Units and reaffirmed that there was no emergency.

“Th H b d h

I 1914 Sir Wilfrid Laurie a fc k lb fo e a

A _ o o

land, scoffed at the emergency, and sneered at the Gov- a e ernment's proposal to organize a Naval Reserve.

will have come to the point. Until it does, it is useless weuner SUI\llySid¢

Men’s Suits 16.50 for 12.00

Men’s Tweed Suits. .Tail-

ored in very best style by

high class clothers.' Your

choice of any suit in the

lot at $12.00 These suits

are worth in the regular

‘ way $13 50, $14.00, $15.50

up to $16.50. While they

last $12.00. We have all

sizes from 36 to 42 inches.

#lim

One hundred and fifty

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. ~ y , p y ie t P ‘ rmics with all the shells requlrod for a great offensive , I ' i _ ‘

lt’s the only ' "

Among thc advertisements to be found ln thc London \_ -{“&ffl‘if“; ®

dofcncc nf papers these days are such as the following:-"Officer \ ®

requires four inches by three inches of skin to cover wound ' \

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Donal com and expedite his return to duty. Address _--,” To l V \ . \`\ '

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1,200,000 h ll . This will glvo th. average layman om ‘

L idea of tllaccwzrk neccssar in ord(;‘r to su pl tl /Fllloil

ILS

to take cases as these advertising pays, the following appears in Caffy IllSUI'Hl'lC€ '-Nl' ' -

hat no am ’

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REIDERS

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THE RECKONING.

sy w. c. smith. _ _

cknowlcdgc

What will the reckoning he?

perlal Nav-

Bauhles to one -

To other, statues thcrc be-

side the sea

To butchery well dons, And empty stools beside a

lonesome coinage hearth,

Anil misery and want and

woe where once was mirth,

The awful aftermath of war upon the earth.

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8 subsequent issue; -‘gmcer wishes to thank the numerous ;.,_ 1;, ersona whose offers of skin he appreciates I-le almost ' _ `°' "` '

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tingency with "’= `-°

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Hyndman & Co., Ltd.

Established in 1876 61 Queen Street Charlottetown

I ’ The Oldest Insurance Agency in the Province. ‘- l

What will the reckoning be, When the fortress falls. And the last dreadnought oi.

the sea

one Fleur Looms silent by shot-scared

walls?

"ef “"‘°“ $.12 ".§i‘..!°‘}!.‘..‘.'.i‘° .fl

guns and died,

death winged bird is- tied,

hen the lust for blood and

the maw of greed lies

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Misses’, Boys and C-liilldren’s ‘Shoes G O F F B R O S.

No reason in the world why the Children’s Shoes should not look well. Our Child-

f,f;;;\°t,§h¥‘$;:d*}l‘r§n§|l\2%¢ciet‘:o our special order. They’re_ made to_fit well and look w_e.ll

in price prom $1.40 to s4‘5060c. Child s 79c to $2.00 per pair, and Misses and Boys ranging

Several prdmlnent Liberals openly talked of C “"1"” ln.fl@D@hdP1lce. and Laurier reiterated and ,fm phaslzcd his assertion that the Canadi ml 0

hold aloof from certain of the Emplre's lxiirravy mlsm 0

Laurier promised naval dock yard; to your

When the last _ beautiful

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- satisfied,

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hat will the reckoning be?

dreamer, you with lower-

ed head

mother, there beside your

cherished dead; »-

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' diff ‘

seapori towns: received tenders for the constmctlifiimgil 0 b t h led criil ers, b t l “ ° 9" »

” “ °“' "3 ‘° “ '°“" °f ’°"°¢ Cefllln votes in what win me reckoning im

trooper, long by bloody

Bnng the Children here for good footwear at reasonable prices.

1 ,G,OFF,, BROS.

New is your' time to t Thewshae Men

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15 mc' di”°unt_ Get °“8whi?e¢Eg’tl;:e'are selling our stock of_,trnnlss at

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