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` 'Itisoften eoessaryto .1 know, and ansatisfaction ‘to be sure, that drugs

; pilrchasedareof the best i quality. This certainty

`_ and .is'_ always

up provided .w en you buy drugs here. For years we have given that sort of service which builds pub- licoonfideilce and wins the permanent favor of careful

people. When you get any- thing here you_ can sure about the quality and equal- ly sure that, qllahty consid- ered, the price ls nght.

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W. 17.39

18.20

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_ 19.50

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' 21.30 ’ ` 22.23 I 23.17 1 . . . . . i 13.03 ' 13.53

14.42 15.31 16.20 17.09 17.56

Th. 18.110 F. 19.21.

j ss. 20.02 ‘ S. 20.41

H. 21.21 Tu. 22.02 W. 22.45

23.28

F. 13.22 Sa. 13.55 S. 14.25 M. 14.54 '1‘u. 15.22 W. 3.11 15.52 Th. 4.14 16.27

‘ F; 5.31 17.12 7.6

V DECEMBER-lst to 4th, unsettled wave. 5th to 8th, rain, sleet and snow. 9th to 13th, cold period. 14th 'to 18th. clear, fair. 19th to 23rd, general snow- fall. 24th to 26th. unsettled. 27th to 29th drizzly. 29th to 31st, storm wave.

DIARY OF EVENTS. TO-DAY.

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Uilé' llingllltraics (‘o\ll'i il :l. lll.

Pcoplo's 'l`hcairc.Il, 7 and 8.45.

Parisian Grill; iii. l’l'illcc lildwurd

2.30 and 8 p. m.

' I$iI{'l'i|S __

MACKINNON -In Strathcona P.E.l.

Dec. 11 Inst. to John and Mrs Mac- Kinnon a daughter both well.

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- MARRIAGES

DARHACH - McPl-IEE.-At ivalor- mere. Dec. l0lh, by lllc ltov. IJ. Mc- Lean. Mr Ellioll ilarrucll of illydr-, lllvcr to Miss liiilggic J. l\icl'||i;o_ flungiltcr of Anglo. M<~l'lll-.ll of Now llnvi-ll.

PIHISIIN EIFIS 4 Ill MIUTHEH SUCCESS

'Tho Parlslall Girls contilluo to draw

splendid houses and nt both perfor- mances yesterday presented hills tllat pleased everybody young and old. Last evening Pete-in-tilc-Weil was the the titie_of tho lllughillg filrco comedy presented anti the fun wus kept gally 801115 by Jnllc. llappy Ml-.Nlllly il borll comedian and Bob Lillie as Mr. iirowil, the retired lllercilallt. ill want of il scr- vant' Jake applies and after illucli ar- ranging fills lilo bill and amid roars of laughter carried the fun right through until Pete. the murdered one. and also a servant on thc farm comes to dog his steps and those of his master. Tile finish was intensely funny.

The specialities were new and mirth

provoking the solos. Preacher wellt ll llllnting, and now I have to cali illnl Father.. HAPPY McNally and Miss l.. Ashton being hsartly encorod.

also Wailaoe‘ln-"When your in Love

Bomeone"'jvih's very winsomn and

popular withtthe audience while italpll Au,etin'a rendition of Base Ball flag

moat realistic and very woll done,

allowing the appreciation of

and in combina- cleverly perform-

and pretty young their costumes seve- ollange being daintior

was

Grand Concert

To he -held ln

VICTORIA HALL,a'gH URSDAY, DEC.

WITH PROGRAMME A8 FOLLOWS:

Opening Male Chorus - Rule

, Britannia, 12 voices. , 2. Reading, Mr. Flood Kelly's Cross. . 3. Solo, Miss Jessie Sharpe, Sum- merside. ‘

4. Patolnmc Drill by 10 Young

Girls. _ 5. Solo, Dr. Ilouston, Kensington.

6. Dialogue, The Matrimonial Ad-

vertisement .

7. Solo. Mrs. F. Mullin, Tryon. 8. Reading. Miss Wadman. Crapaud. 9. Piano Solo with violin, Obligat-

to Messrs Lorn Les and Elmer Ross. 10. Solo Dr. Bovyer, Crapaud. lutermtssiou and Candy sale with

Instrumental Selection.

PART II.

ll. Duet. Mrs. Prichard illld Miss

Jessie Sharpe, Sulnmerslde.

I2. Solo, Mr. Walter M. Lea, Vic-

toria.

13. Flag Drill by 16 young ladies. 14. Closing Chorus a song of Cana-

da.

A number of the leading Sopranos

of Prince and Queen Counties.- God Save the King. ' Sale of pies and baskets at close of programme. Ladies with pies and baskets free. Admission 25 cents. Children 15c.

Remember lilo date, Dec. 30. or the

lirl-it illlo night following.

liliirll-12-2Sll11li.

Farm for Sale

100 acre farm for sale at Mt. Royal

3 miles from O’Leary Station one oi’ the best farms in Prince County. Not one acre of poor land all mudded and fertilizer, a money making proposi- tion from the start to the right man. Convenient to Church, schools and shipping. Buildings almost new, barn 85 feet long, shed outhouses and so forth, good house with water in build- ing. Come West Men come West. Opportunity comes to every man once in a life time, this is your chance now, come and inspect the premises. Ap- ply to Norman Beaton, O’Leary or S. A. McDonald, Charlottetown.

5456-12-1Mwfmtf.

Farm For Sale Al .lnnclion Road

100 acre farm. good buildings, 80

acres clear in a good state of cultiva- tion. Will sell cheap. Apply to

noesnr, gmetsoo, A A H Bradaibanc, or owner, MURDOCH McKlNNON.

Box 528, Sydney, C. B.

5904-12-17mfmw6i.

Aladdin Mantle Lamps

with guarantee to all calling or sund- ing for lamp with cash $5.00. $6.00 or $7.00 will hlly a lamp complete as cat- aloged. for few days only. as I must have the cash. S. F. TARBUSH, 104. Fitzroy St. City.

6283-12-23Miilpd . _ __

FOR SALE

Just a few Black Patch and red

foxes left all perfect specimens, and at low price. Write for prices or come and visit my ranch. Nearest station,

Komoko.

WALTER R. CAMPBELL.

Lobo, P. O., Ontario.

3895-11-l1lMS9ipd.

BHIIHUL IHINKS

HlllM lHl SULIJIIHS

The following letter. addressed to

Miss Margaret Fullerton. Miss Pearl Stewart and ladies of Prince Edward island, was received by the Guardian from Wellillgton Barracks. Halifax. N.S.. dated Dec. 27, 1915, and speaks for itself;-Oil behalf’ oi' the .men 'of the 82nd ilogilllcllt stationed _at Wol- iillgioll llllrrucks, Halifax. N.S.. I wisll to c;prcss our slllcoro thanks to you for'llo kindly rclnolnberlng ua. on Cilrlslllllls Day.

Knowing lhilt the dolnallds on ollr

peoplc to llclp so many patriotic onllllcs llrc groui, und, having so many mi-.il on ilctivo service ut home and nbroml. the two large boxes filled with Cill'isll|luu goodies were quite a l-lur~ prism to us indeed, and wo one and all heartily thank you for your great kindness toward us.

Oi’ iho company that silt down to

dillncr lost year, only six remain, some have gone to lim front. their places ililvn been filled hy others, and':tiIoy have gollc. otlilirs are lll regiments going. some have lleen-discharged modicillly unfit. and some__llavo gone to thc " llome Beyond," iiI“i‘i\ct Wei lingtoll Barracks is nothing but trainilig centre for the Maritime Pro- vinces. Hundreds of oiilcers have trained hero, and have gone out in Qc overseas regiments, and hundreds .of the men of the Composite Battalion served here several months. and then Joined some overseas regiment.'

Again thanking you for your hind-

nesa and your api did Christmas

presents, and wishing.-20| thacompli- ments of the soaloil. _reIaaill. yours sincerely, ‘

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PE'I‘ROGRAD.Dec. 28.-(Via Lon-

don)--The ofliclal statement, issued to- day by General Headquarters, reads as toliows:-

the direction oi' the coast region, a Russian detachment organized a sur- prise attack upon a German post. At four o’ciock ill the mornlng_,_.the Rus- sians approached wlthout being seen, cut the wire obstacles ill many places, threw themselves upon the Gorman huts ilullg hand grenades through the windows, and after a hand to hand en- counter destroyed the whole post. sn. prisoners were taken. Ill spite

-"lm-1 retired successfully with insig- nificant losses. In tho region ol \ ..._ lol-ysk station. near a cemetery in the village of Novo Podcbcrovitchl, we aunlhilated unother.German post, ta- kingisixteen prisoners.

“ln the Black Sea, near the Bul- garian shore, our torpedo boats dc-‘

arded posts upon the shore.

"Tile enemy's submarillcs attacked

our destroyer. thc Gromki, near the Bulgarian Coast. The Gromkll skil- fully evaded two torpedoes and repul- sed an attack by gunfire. There is rea- son to believe that one oi’ the submar- ines was sunk.

"Caucasus i’ront:-West of Khama-

dan our troops occupied the town ol Assadabad, In a iight near the village of Rabatkerim, forty versts (about 27

nlliles) souhwest of Teherall, with Per- 's an gendarms and tribes of Emir Khicllmet, we took prisoners, 71 ln- surgonts.

PARIS, Dec. 27.-“The llostiiitlcs on

tho French front which thus far have _consisted of eaunollndos may lake on ll more serious form," says the Temps in a military review.

“The wind is blowing from the East

which will permit the enemy to sc asphyxiating gas. lt is then the mldst elementary prudence for us to be rea- dy with mask.s’and manned batteries.

"It is not known where the enemy

will attempt the supreme effort. The Noyon point, on the front nearest Paris, may be selected, as well as the English line at Ypres, and it is possible that the Champagne will he chosen as a field of battle. The condition of the ground is thoroughly soaked and almost lmpracticable in certain regions will also play a part in the decision of the-enemy. Nowhere will the ifrellch be surprised by an attack, all we url-. on guard along illo olltlrc frullt._" ~

LONDON. Dec. 28.--A despatch

to the Times from Sllloniki says:

"The Bulgarians hawo withdrawn

four miles from tho Greek frontier. between Gieveli and Doiron, and are busy iortifying a strollg line of natural positions. On our side the work of fortification is being facilitated by the_ fine weather and energetically advan- ced.

A SUBSTITUTE BATH ROOM

_Soon after i complctcd my collcgc

course, my lllot'llor’s hcaltil began to hlil.,and l wont Ilonleato care for hor.

Our house was all old. rambling

furlllllouso, without . lllly _ modern con- veniences. These 1 missed very,mu_ch; hut. most of nil, not having a bath- room. ldid not wallt to ask flltller to fit ollo llp, as l know money was short.

aoolllcd to bo a solution of my tro bleu We had a small room opening $4116 kitchen. 1|. was originally intended

a store roolll. Mother readily gave me

il, .-. .

'File which was ll. pailltod elle. was “»l'i`c_ bed. nlld over_iho' spots- whore the pilllll. was worll l placed

:Washable rugs. which- - Iimade

old rag carpet.

large enough to-

sliap dishes

with white

over

duty as a on the

the ' any

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"Westem Front:-Atschmarden, inl

ofa heavy fl.re from the south, t.he Rus- `

stroycd two sailing vessels and bomb- I

Ono day all idea camo to mo. whioh£ R ‘ALE BLUE -P X5

fora milk rooln. but was now uiid as - 1 t - .J,~.-_

parnllssioll to do'wllat l- wished with 'L6

'lriiclcs..A lllrgo packing case, cov- ered with gillgllanl from all old dress ind lined wltlrcllalnoi cloth, lnndo all

I sawed three inches on’ thc legs oi

[ill llillllillllll lilllil

I kitchen chair. and tlllls made it ll :ollvollicllt height to sit; ill while put- lng on shoes and stockings, or to lathe the feet. '

Oli one side of the room near the

avilldow-I placed another mirror and li . lracket lamp. so that father and thi 'Joys had a place to shave.

Since I can remember. all old tin

iathtub had hung ill tho barll. I took his down and gave it a coat oi' white laillt and enamel on the inside alld ilue oil the outside.

A small table held a one-burner oil tove with a covered dish. This was lalldy to heat a liiile water. while tho 'eservolr oi’ the kitchen stove served vllcll we wanted ll. bath.

Hooks on the doors gave a place to

‘lang clothes.

Wilcll I had completed my furnlsll-

ings. l found that it had cost little

vhitc puilll, lllld clli-lnlol bcillg ovcry-

'hat he wolldcred why they had never thought of fixing it up.-Corn M. Dev-

FIELD KITCHEN ARRIVED.-You

terday ailcrnooll all foul* o'clock a de- taclllllollt of the nlcll ol' thc 105th Rcinlcllt lllarcilcd dowll to the wharf, .where tllcy took charge ol' the Field Iiitclicll which ui-rivcd oli Monday night and collveycil it to lllc warc- roolns of Mr A. Horne & Co.. ill whose show window it is now oil exhibition.

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nord aaeh continuation. Cash muat accompany order. Minimum

charge Twenty-five santa. .+-rfse ls»+++-l1+`~»»-¢»-1--l»l»+-I-I-»

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Agents Wanted “PORTRAIT Aol'-:r~i'rs warrran.

Send for Catalogue. Solar and- bromide prints, portraits flat ami convex, frames and war pictures. Merchants Portrait Co., Toronto. AGENTS WANTED T0 SELL FOR

"the old reliable Fonthill Nurseries.” We teach our men to sell. Ex perience unnecessary; _highest com- missions paid; handsome free equip- ment. Stone do Wellington, Toronto, Ont. ~ 5462-12-1ME26i.

Help Wanted-1<`cmi\ie

WANTED A GIRL _FOR HOUSE

work. Apply Ilovere Hotel or 154 Pownal Htreoi ._ __ _ _ _ 6321-1_2-i!8M'.l‘. w`A“rI1"En-A'Nul=lsE MAID Aaoor

15 yours old. Apply this oillcc.

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w'ANTrso`-Purli; Nunsza Ar 'rue

Taunton Stats Hospital Trainins School for Nurses. - For further particulars address /Dr. Arthur V. Goss. Bupt. Taimton State Hospital wanton. lim. slol-I0IzlItL

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For Sale

QUICK SALE HAPPY THOUGHT ~ range, second hand in liood order.

$8 cash. Apply Il. C. Goff 54 Fitz- roy SL 6§2_8_-_12-28M3i. FOR SALE T0 ‘ CLOSE PARTNER-

ship in them. One pair 'S_i_lver Black Foxes “Class Standard can he kept ill my ranch if desired- J. B.

- _ 0320-l22sll4lr_

Fon‘e‘Al."s'2?A nuulasn voiiol

aiivar blaoki and erosa foxes. island brad. Apply to the Central Fon Co. .

. 0,-,,|,_ J. asoidll-lsmtr.

lr ll ' llc noir t° ~--‘ll»?.l>5’-’.'3§"tl‘. .~.’$...i’.’.‘..°’im*..l.»».l.l.

Los

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glasses leave

please leave at

Itopcr, Charlottetown. ' ' ’ `

Limited, Charlottetown, » Blllllwl 1

Miscellaneous '

NOTICE-l HAVE ON MV PREM- ‘ ises for public service one Pure _ Brc`d Boar Pig. (Berkshire) Conl- modore 3806, John Collllls, North Itiver. 6315-12-25-M3i.

iv/icuuwi cLsAN|Ne.- s1.oo Psa d hir n of owerful el

ay as o e our p ec- trie cleaners. Simple and easy to operate. You can clean all your carpets, rugs, furniture, mattresses walls etc., in a day. Phone us-

213. Beard: Weeks. 5735-12-114lpd

srllavso-lA snowu ANli`Wl-llrs /hoifer 11/¢ years olil is oll ln prom- ises. Notch ollt of riglfi' oar. Owner cull halve same by proving propol-ty and paying expenses. Ap- ply Frank Campbell, Mitchell itivcr, i’. E. I. 01112-12-25-M3i|.\d. STRAVED._-ONE STEER. TWO AND

il llali' years, coioul' rod and wlllte. information that will lend to,llis recovery will be rewarded. N. Mc- Laren. Forest lllll. li.'!7ii-12-23nl6i

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TEACHER WANTED-A FIRST OR

Second Class teacher for Bonshaw School. Supplement $50. Apply to Wm. Macltae, See‘y of Trustees. ' 6309-12-25-M3i.

wmrsn - A PnlNclPAL_`l=oll

Georgetown High" School (male). Liberal supplement. Apply to T.

E. Mo'rrise_y. `S_ecro_taryé2'I_`_l_'ii;t;;s. . ____ . 1 '= - - ,- ' mil. TEACHER -,WANTED FOR- THE ' Mount Vernon School; supplement, _$25. -Mex Matheson, Sec. - , . ‘

6007-12-20ln9ipd .

1 Wantecl

to mate danch with W.

i`0 Lei;

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~ lcll ll

so strong that it cannot possibi§ be put up in cheap cubes. _Get the real thing-- ovril ill thc Bovrll

. bottle. ' `

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2. ` , . 1"* '.*.".‘f _

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want Bovrll--. not

9, Ne substitute will save' lrioney-in

the kitchen as Bovrii docs, or give

the some noiirishlllg»valiIe.to.soups _

f and Stews” lt takes 'the beef of a whole bullock

.ro make 3,. dozen 'bottles of Bovril. Bovril is thus _

A (Mr Hughes ill yci§terday's Patriot tries to convince right-thillklllg and .honest nlonlbcrs of lilo Liberill party 1 New Model Range C031 01'

that he was Ilot guilty of shady tactics ill uitolllptlllg to steal credit for ohtllilllng the $100,000 subsidy.) Pflge _for _

___.___~._____,________,,_ “_” _M_W____” V1 .Chief Range. Price $40 for $3350.

' ‘I World’s Fair Range complete and in- good order ex-

cept that two covers are not a good fit. ' ‘

Price $35 for'$l7 `

1 Model B. Range

2 Bright Light Heaters

2 Standard Heaters No. 2.

stoves at paralizing prices

away below cost.

satisfaction.

631912 29Mwfnl3l

moreillalladoilur-ollalllcl cloth and , K|DNE_Y___./ "t, 'll c' _ I ' _ 1 A554;---s

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HARDWARE I Real Bargains 1

We offer while they last-20 Grand Rapids and Ameri-

can Carpet Sweepers slightly shopworn

» al 50c each.

-__ 100 Iron and tm Saucepans

50c for 25c.

~- Price $33 for $18

" Price $14 tor`$6 each

$12.50 for 5.00

And a great assortment of other cooking and heating

`~\"" “ \ \ , We have no room for them and must sacrifice them

Never forget that at Crabbe’s Hardware Store you can

get. LOWES l` prices BEST QUALITY and guaranteed

ll,/l, -- ,Si The Crabbe Hardware Co.

is to correct this acidity.

ter of the highest importance.

enormous cost from Germany.

“In

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thing that l had bought. 3W|‘ EU."’l’& I-Ep r‘ ,

Wu llll enjoy the roolll, ulld only thc ‘i_|i!'§i-, DGl::g[ST gébii p€.p‘f* y -

athcr day l heard father tell mother ' -~‘_ ~-‘ ,iqtf

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2"" Mm' ‘“ E"”“““*=°-' ` _ ` ' (Sgmetixnes known as Thomas Phosphate Powder)

_'l`he two sources of Phosphoric Acid, the element of

fertility l3C_k_lH§ tO th? tZf¢3t¢Si3 extent in the ClilfiV3t¢d S033

of the Maritime Provinces, are 'Basic Slag and Acid Phos-

A . tain from 250 to 300 lbs. 'of available Phosphoric Acid to _ Ona cent par word llra! lrlaenlop In this column, half cant par ~ the f0[1_ ’ ' `

phate, or Suoerphosphate These two Fertilizers both con

` . BASIC SLAG _ '

Contains in _addition to the Phosphoric Acid from 800

to 1000 lbs of Lille. In the form in which this Lime exists lt does not burn up the humus in the soil like burnt Lime. it is calculated that 95 p.c. of the soils of the Maritime Pro- vinces are sour and the effect of an application of Basic Slag

BASIC SL AG

_ In_ addition to the Phosphoric Acid and Lime contained ln Basic Sla_g there 1s_ also present a quantity of iron, the effect of which ls to aid bacterial growth in the soil, a mat-

- sl.-....1 -~ BASIC su-lc S

_ Also supplies magnesia and manganese, which in'con-- _lu_nctlon with the other elements present, especially Lime, will prove a great aid to the_ farmer in rendering available the crude potash contained In the soil and making him in- dependent of potash which in former-times was supplied at,

‘ S BASIC SLAG .

Is the _only phosphatic fertilizer in which all these valu-

able elements are combined. Do not overlook the fact that when you_ buy a ton of Basic Slag you get as much available Phosphonc Acid to the ton as in any other fertilizer and ‘in agcll)ti_on you have the benefits ofthe other elements referr- e ereln. - _ . ' ,

Pwf.'cummil.g of lneagrlcollurgl , . p - college, Tru.-01,9'

In the annual _re{>o_rt`of the Dept. of Agric'ulture`;f_or Nova Scotia, for year ,_914,~ writes, referring to their expen- ments in connection with commercial fertilizers as follows