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RELATIONSHIP= There will be no doubt ia the future as to the ‘statas’ of the gifted ‘reorge es : . i \ Ktiot. Sheis now Mrs. Cross, the | cable tells us, though as to whether or | not she was Mrs. George lenry Lewes | thercthave heenas many ,2s authoritauye | apd ux absolutely irreconcilable stores | told as puzzle the simple minded rend co cares to learn when, where and |

erw : at how Napoleon III, first met Hagenie. | The ordinary beoks of reference Says; positively that Mr. Lewes and Miss |

Marian Evans were married, Social | tradition has it that Mr. Lewes married |

: who eloped trom)

an uncongenial wife him. returned and was forgiven, and | then abandoned him ayain. Hedeclined | to receive hera second time, and have | ing once condoned her flight he could net obtain a diverce,so he and Miss Kvane, who had formed a close intel- lectual friendship, reselved, after con- | suitation with their most trusted friends, to live under the same there!

of true mieds.” Mr. M. D. Conway finaliy maintains tbat the original anid | legen! Mires. Lawes neverran away at all. | aod that Mr. Lewes and Miss Evans never asked any one’s advice as to their livioy together. The mystery has been | further darkened by reports that the original Mrs. Lewes died in 1874, and| that Mr. Lewesshortly afterwards mar-| ried the his heart; but these reporis were contradicted at the time of Mr. Lewis’ death, and the origi- nal Mrs. Lewes ia now said to be atill living. That ‘George Etivot’ was uni- versally known, spoken of and address- ed ax Mrs. Lewes seems to be one solid fact in all this business, and yet, what- ever the exact truth may have been as to the eonjugal episodes in Mr. Lewes’ lite, it is sufficiest tosay that when the lady whois now Mra. Cross made ofh- davil as executrix of Mr. Lewes’ will, she sivled herself ‘spinster’ and signed } herself ‘Marian Evans.’

abmit na impediment to ‘ the ‘Conwa

real wife of

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The Guileless Witness. |

gs ee - ' 5?

‘Do you know the prisoner re!) asked the attorney.

: es . - Never knew himsick.’ Replied the| witneas. ‘No Jevitv.’ said the lawyer, sternly. | ‘ Now, sir, did you ever sce the prisoner at the bar?’ ; ;

‘Pook many a drink with him at the bar.’ . Ee « :

‘Answer my question, sir,’ yelled the lawyer. *Ilow long have you known the prisoner 9

‘From two feet up to five feet ten inches.’

‘Will the court mako the—

‘J have, Jedge, said the witness, an- licipating the jawyer * | have answered the question, I knowed tie prisoner when bewas a boy two feet long and a man five feet ten—’

‘Your honer —

‘Jt's a fact, Jedge; I’m oath? persisted the witness.

The lawver arose, placed both hands

the table in frent of him, spread his legs apart, leaned his hody over the table and said:

‘Will wou tell the court what vou know about this case ?’ :

‘hat ain't bis name, replied the witness, ‘

‘What ain’t his name.

*( ‘ase.’

‘Whe said it was?’

‘Youdid. You wanted to know what I knew about this Caseo—his names Smith.’

‘Your honor,’ howled the uitorney, plucking bis beard by the roots ‘will you make this man answer:

” < Witness,’ said the judge, ‘you must answer the questions put to you.

‘Vand o? Goshen, judge, hain’t [ bin

under my

Weather Bulletin.

Probabilities for the next 24 hours tor the

Maritune Provinces.

‘Toroxy7o, May 10,

eee

Moderate to fresh southeasterly to south , Wosterly winds, partly cloudy weather, with | local showers,

me

NEW TEAS.

A i ANDING ex Barkentine Lthel Blanche, 4 Chests and Halfchests Congou Teas, We have Just Keceived our lOBACE HASZARD,

Ol Water Street.

first instalment of | Charlottetown, May 12, '80—Iw eod

4 THE NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE satu sits | FIRE AND LIFE

ing Goods (eSURARCE UU,

Spring 00 3 Of Edinburgh and London,

ESTABLISHED IN i809

\ . cay N : * ” f ’ " ~ : mwepes 474 Py i”e , Caltfarntaa, irem Lendo, } subscribed Cawitn i, SS . 1 cdadgabad Oe O30? ee : | > Capiial, - 1,2716,.666.00 « «© “Nesorian,” frem Glasgow, | Patt up Capital, - ee we. +e ‘Transacts every deseription of Fire, Life

and <Anuity Business on the aost favorable

ferms. i as oor. >?! Errk DEPARTMENT—Insurances may be ef- and In a few days, on arrival Ol fected at the Lowrst current rates. other Steamers ria Hali- ‘ublic and Private Build

| Lasurances upon | fax, and

ings etfected on especial/y favorable termes, ‘Prince Edward’ Direct to this Port,

Lossks settled with promptitude and Lber- alit

will have the Balance of

our New Stock of

« Polynesian,” frem Liverpool, :

Vv. iré DevartmMent—New and Reduced pre- miums for Dominion of Canada,

4. W. DEBLOIS,

f General Agent for P. E. Island. | Office. No. 35 Water Street, Charlottetown. April 14, ’80-—pat her ne sj kea tf eod Or f, si THOROUGHBRED HORSE as “ awe 9 DU Fh EE LIN.. LA. THE “DUFFERIN , will 5): .¥ Uf stand every Mriday at Con- F 3 VEX nolly’s Livery Stables from we 10a. m, until4 p.m. Atall other times during the season he will be found for service at the Government Stock Farm. This Horse was bred at Government Steck i Farm, and is owned by the Government ; wil! be four yeara old in August vext, stands 16} hands high, weighs about 1,200 Ibs., is ef a rich bay coler, and with fine symmetry and action, He was sired by imported Blood Horse ‘‘Abel,” dam, imported English Blood Mare. Persons desirous of breeding blooded stock should avail themselvee of his services, as he is the only thoroughbred on the Island, and comes nearer to old ‘‘Saladin”’ than ar; Horse we have had since his time. Terms $4.00, to be paid at time of service, or $5.00 Ist of November next. By order of

Commissioners,

Staple and Fancy

RY GOODS.

eo etn gee ee

As our Buyer purchased our Stock at OLD PRICES and in anticipation of large advances in the price of all kinds of DRY GOODS, bought a much larger Stock than usual. Therefore, we are in a position to give our) customers the benefit of

CHHAP GOODS

BPURING FIIS SEASON.

FRANCIS BELL. Chitewn, May 12, 1880. —lw cod

BONE DUST.

ee and GARDNERS requiring ' the above valuable fertilizer should send 'their orders in at once, as but a limited quan- 'tity will be ground this scason—and it is now selling fast —$2 per [00 pounds, FRED. W. AYNDMAN. April 7, ’80—3aw, wkly, pat 21

!

j RS pes

With our extended premises TRUTHS giving us greater facilities for ' doing business, and our very

large Stock well bought in the |; ey . we bea IOP BITTERS,

(A Medicine, not a Drink.)

‘a if CONTAINS i

. . |g HOPS, RUCHU, MANDRAKE, we expect to add to our present é

doin’ it?’ Let this biamed cuss fire away. I'm ready.

‘Then,’ said thelawyer, ‘dont’ beat about the bush any more. You and this prisoner have been friends?’

‘Never’ promptly responded the wit- ness.

‘What! Wasn’t yousummoned here asa friend!’

‘No, sir. [| was summoned here as a Presbyterian. Nary one of us was ever friends—he’s an old Jine Baptist, with- out a drop of Quaker in him.’

‘Stand down |’ yelled the lawyer in diagust.

‘Hey ?’

‘Stand down.’ |

‘ Con't do it. up.”

Witoess retires muttering, ‘ Well, if he ain't the thick-headedst cuss | evor laid eyes on.’—Les Moines Register.

I'll sit down or stand

—_—- -

A Good Account.

“To sum it up, six long years of bed-rid-:

don sickness and suffering, costing $200 per year, total $1,200—all which was stopped by three bottles of Hop Bitters taken by my wife, who has done her own house- work for a year since, without the loss of a day, andI want everybody to know it for their benefit.”

‘“Sown Werks, Butler, N.Y.’

; DANDELION, large number of customers. = § iS AxbD Tek Purrst AND Best MepicaL QUALI-E | b TIES OF ALL OTHER BITTERS, ; sa cia Ga | —_—_—_— Pens: OV a \.

iMAll Diseases of the Stomach, Bowels,

: : | BBlood, Liver, Kidneys and Uvinary Or-§ It 18 only HeCeSSaALry to give) Buans, Nervousness, Nleeplessness, Femalef ‘us a call, examine our Goods, |g °"r#ints and Drunkeness.

and you will be satisfied they § $iG00 IN GOLD ‘are right in i ‘g’vill be paid for a case they will not cures

Hor heip, or for anything impure or injuri-£ cous found in them.

Ask your Draggists for Hop Bitters andj

Price, Quality and Style, seman: | ;g@ftee books, and try the Bitters before you

iBsleep. Take no other,

dike Hop Cough Cure and Paint

Velief is the Cheapest, Surest W : end Best. é e give patterns of er id 8 I of ey ory For saz sy W. R. WATSON anne

kind of Goods, and take pleasure in showing them whether you purchase or not.

SAPOTHECARIES HALL. 5 fmar 5, 80%

FEXHE Subscriber will pay the highest (‘ash price for the above. ROBERT BRIDGES. April 29, ’80—oaw wily, ar pat

Perkins & Siena.

iF ENHE place to get your Priatin Apwil 27, 1880. MTR

the EXA PRENTIN

Hides, Galfskins & Sheepskins,

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i

Emigrant

Luggage, Freights, &c.,

iand Summerside, in

Very Choice Smoked,

BEER & GOFF’S. |

be gree TENDERS addressed

May 4, 1880,

s, Attention.

it loca BEST ROUTE FOR

Manitoba, Colorado, and: the West, iS Vi& Dee lntercolonial and Grand Trunk Haiiway,

QUICKER TIME, SHORTER DISTANCE and FARES always LOWER from Prince Edward Island than by any other route,

For Tickets and all information apply to

r. W. HALES, Agent Grand Trunk Railway. Charlottetown, April 17, 1880-—-3m wkly

about

ee TT

Herring. Codfish.

Game FOR CASH, J

50 bbls. Herring, 100 qtis, Codfish, 200 bags Salt.

D. SMALL,

: ean te oppesite I, C. Halrs.

I AD +n ava ln ntnniag To Fisheries and Vactories,

‘NE TON AMERICAN MANILLA MAR- LIN (Tarred and White), Cotton Lines, Twines, Leads, Hooks, Bait Mills, Fishing Anchors, Cotton Ducks (light and heavy), 100 coils Manilla Rope, Hemp Rope, Wire Rope, Paints, Oils, Tar, Gakum, Ships Chandlery.

Head Queen’s Wharf,

; Sail Making, Light Ducks for Boats’ Sails,

D, SMALL

Jan. 2], 1880--—-tf Prince Edward Island Railway, NOTICE.

N and after WEDNESDAY, the 5th q) inst., a Special Praia will run daily, Sundays excepted, between Charlottetown connection with the Steamer to atid from Point du Chene, as fol- lows :

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i. A. MM. 6.30 Arrive S'rside ...9.10 r. M. Pp. M. *. S’reide.. Ch’town. .8.10

ALEX. MIACNAB.

Superintendent and Engineer

Leave Ch’town...

-— © 4s . tae

Railway Office, Charlottetown, | May 4, 1880. } 4in pat pree her ne arsp sj kea pio lins

GAD MEDAL,

JOSEPH GILLOTT’S STEEL PENS.

BY ALL DBALERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

.

Light Brahmas |!

NOW'S YOUR CHANCE rEXO BUY EGGS FOR HATCAING FROM First-Class Stock. i am breeding irom two pens; one consisting of Cock im- ported from Geo, P. Burnham, the well-known United States breeder, at a cost of $15, weigh- ing 134 lbs., mated with four hens, large and

well marked. Second pen: Cock weighing

193 lbs. when 19 months old, raised by myself,

mt

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mated with four superior hens from im- ported stock,

I offer Eggs from the above Steck at $1.50 per sitting of 13, which is $1.00 less than price charged by other breeders whose stock is No better, if as good as mine. Eggs pack+d to carry any distance. ‘Terms strictly cash with order.

W. F. DONKIN,

Amherst, April-20, 1880. jap 24

BILLS GF LADING

SALE— AT THE BAAMINER,

GRADS SPECEFIC HEBICEIRE rraor Mian The Great #ave tp fee, English Rem- fe} edly, an unfail- ee @ @ ing cure for Sem. (ti fe? inal Weakness, EX S~! Spermatorrahea, LEE Se Impotency a (eis es, mpotency, and eee “| SSA all diseases tha

Taxi as a se-After Taking,

Before Taxing follow quence of seli-abuse; as loss of -Memory, Uni.

—FOR

OFFICE,

.

| versal Lassitude, Pain in the Back, Dimness

ca | |

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ROOMS, the United States and Canada,

of Vision, Premature Old Age, and many ther Diseas cette See Comments ; ' other Diseases that lead to Insanity or Cone sumption. tg. Pull particulars in our pam phliet, which we desire to send free by mail to every one. #9, The Specific Medicine is sold by all draggfsts at $1 per package, or six pack- ages for $5, or will be sent free, by mail, on receipt of the money, by addressing The Gray Medicine Co., ‘Toronto, Ont., Canada. N. B.—The demands of our business have necessitate our removing to Toronto, to which place please address all future communi-

' cations.

&#® Sold in Charlottetown by all Drug'st

done is a/ and by all wholesaleaad retail Drnggists

Notice t0 Machinist Contractors,

+ —_—

ae to t undersigued (Seeretary of Railways _ Pare ee sl ai mw . i, | Canalis) and endersed ‘ Tender for Lock Gates ; e hae ‘ ' . ? + | } 2 1 Lew mine Canal,” will be received at this office

until the arrival of the Kastern and Western Mails on THURSDAY, the: jnext, for the construction of gates, and the jwecessary machinery connected with them, for the new locks on the Lachine Canal

pie ~~" iasve te cee . " ' : | Plans, Specifications and General Condi. | tions can ve seen at this office on and after | HURSDAY, the 20th day of MAY next | where forms of tender can also be obtained

Parwtipe nilerin< am ° a : .

. rat vies we hceriny are expected to provide

1e special toels necessary lor, and to havea | practical knowledge of, works of this e wud ere requested to bear in mind that ten. ders will not be considered nuless made strictl in accordance with the printed forms, and— in the case of tirms except there are at- tached the actual signatures, the nature ef the occupation and residence of each member of _ same; and, further, an accepted bank cheque tor a sum equal to S95 >t] pepe wad af ppretedicqune Bie ders... jQeacn lock, must accompany each tender Which sum shall be forfeited if the party ten- —e declines extering into contract for the work at the rates and on the terme : bop? -— — a Gon toe terms stated jn . the offer submitted.

mm 1 . *

Che cheque thus sent in will be returned te the re spective parties whose tenders are no accepted.

For the due fulfilment of the centract the party or parties whose tender it is proposed to accept will be notificd that their tender ig accepted, subject to a deposit of five per cent

. * sum of the contract—of which

rd day cf JUNE

of ihe bulk the sum sent in with the tender wil] be con- sidered a part-——to be deposited to the credit of the Receiver General within eight days after the date of the notice, svinety per cent. only of the progress esti- mates will be paid until the completion of the work, _ This Department does not, however, bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, Ly Order, FP, BRAUN, Secretary. Derr. or Rattways & CanNats, } ap, Saw ti Ottawa, 29th March, 1880, \ 3rd June

eer et

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WELLAND CANAL.

NOTICE TO MACHINIST CONTRACTORS,

YEALED TENDERS, aidressed to the K) undersigned (Secretary of Railways and Canals) and endorsed ‘* Tender fer Lock Gates, Welland Canal,” will be received at this office until the arrival of the Eastern and Western Mails on THURSDAY, the 3rd day of JUNE next, for the construction of Gates, and the necessary machinery connected with

Lecks on the Welland

them, for the new Canal. Pians, Specifications aud (eneral Condi-

tions cau be seen at this oflice on and after TILURSDAY, the 20th day of MAY next, where forms of teuder can also be obtained.

Parties tendering are ex!¢-.ted to provide the special tools necessary ior, and to havea practical knowledge of, works of this class, aud are requested to bear in mind that ten- ders will not be considered unless made strictly in accordance with the printed forms, and—in the case of firms—except there are attached the actual signatures, the nature of the occupation and residence of each member ef the same; and further, an accepted bank cheque for asum equaito $250, for the gates of each lock, must accompany each tender, which sum shall be forfeited if the party ten- dering declines entering into contract for the work at the rates and on the terms stated in the offer submitted,

The cheque tius sent in will be returned to the respective parties whose tenders are net accepted,

For the due fulfilment of the contrect,. the party or parties whose tender it is pre- posed to accept will be notitied that their ten- der is accepted, subject to a deposit of five per cent, of the bulk sum of the contract—of which the sum sent in with the tender will be considered a part—to be deposited to the credit of the Receiver General within eight daysafter the date of the notice.

Ninety per cent. only of the progress esti- mates will be paid until'the completion of the work. This Department does not, however, bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, By Order, fr, BRAUN, Secretary. Derr. oF Raitways & Canats, } ap 5, 2awt Ottawa, 29th Mach, 1880. \ 3rd Junel

LAME AXD SICK HORSES!

Cured Free of Cost.

fedine

Liniment Ammonia.

Spavins, Splints and Ringbones cured with--

Giles’

out blemish. full information, to Dr. Wm. Giles, 120 West Broadway, N.Y. Use only for horses the lin- iment in yellow wrappers, Sold by al! drug- gists, and“in quarts at $2.50 in which there 1s great saving. ‘Trial bottles, 25 cts.

Agent at Charlottetown: W. R. Warsox* Druggist.

Nov. 28, 1879—eod wky 4m 4 WEEKLY EXAMINER, — Per

sous having relatives or friends abroad, and

desiring to keep them informed concernrg P. E. Island, cannot do soin a better or cheap. er way than by subscribing to Tux Weexur EXAMINER. Sent, postpaid, to any address ma Great Britain, the United States, or the

Dominion, on receipt of One Dollar,

Seud for pamphlet containing”

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