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SHILORENS CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL

IN

St. James’ Hall,

Friday Evening, Dec. 21, 19009.

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PROGRAMME

any kind

all

RIN. Gs cc uc. ss el Ten Little Injun Boys.......... Solo..... ...Clyde Auld Dic logue ..»....Christmas | Solo and Cherus ...

Jean Perkins and Scholars Rectation Willie Gordon Duett...... Fannie and Jean Gill Solo........... Syaney Perkins 9. Chorus... Folly Old St. Nicholas

tecitation.......John Fullerton . Solo........... Lyman Davidson | . Recitation.......Helen Stewart 3. Chorus. .. Scholars . Quartette. Misses Webster,

COST S> BN me Oo bo

Lawson.Stewart |

15. Dialogue. (The Bells) i6. Chorus... co og kas

_...O Little Town of Bethichem 17. Recitation.

.....kthel McLean 19.

Months.. RES cy ......Alice and Ethel Saunders | . Santa Claus... ee een Entertainment at 8 o'clock. Admission 15 cents.

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X-M-A-S

Is coming closer every minute. Have You Seen to the | Wants of the Little Ones.

Now is the time.

DON’T LEAVE IT Until the last minute when

THE BIG RUSH is OR

We are getting busier every day Everyone that leave the store pleasea with their goods and the prices.

WE AIM TO PLEASE EVERYONE |

Is |

All parcels delivered. Open even- ing until everyone is served.

Mitchell's Bookstore,

Queen St. Opp. Prowse’s

ROTIGE!

Notice is hereby given that in| virtue of the Act of the Domimion Parliament, 63 and 64 Victoria, Chaptet 103 and Chapter 104, the name of the Merchants’ Bank ei | Halifax will be changed te “The Royal Bank of Canada,” from and after the second day of January, 1901

E. L. PEASE, General Manager. , lst Neveasber, 1900. BO 3mos mwf

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CURTAINS

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VICTORINE’

clothes

It makes white

as snow. Brightens colors. Cannot injure anything, 2 cakes 25c, at all grocers, WANTED.--A gocd smart girl for gen- eral house work te whom liberal wages wil be paid. App'y at this office. ROBERTS &CO.,_ PATENT oe ~ . **SOLICITORS Propie’s Paxx Buin PING, WONTREAL. 12 years Examiner tr U.~, Patent Office. Tne . wees © -atent— Ai pay. Write for Red Book.

right to fortify the new canal be | Indeed the McKinley Government

| Suez Canal, is of such international ''mportance that it should not be | hard tocatchan old fox.’’ But he has

‘that the pretective force shall

| ment.

THE DAILY EXAMINER

DECEMBER 21 1900

THE HITCH.

Tur hitch between Great Britain ‘nited States concerning

auncefote Treaty is the subject Ac cording to the Clayton Bulwer con Isthmian canal was to be openand neutral, no matter by By the Hay-Paunce-

on id the | the Hay-l of much comment.

‘vention the

whom built. fote treaty is was agreed that the United States might build and own the canal, but that of the canal, with itafreedom to the

of all

the neutrality

should United final

nations But has made the

vessels

observed. the States Senate passage of the treaty conditiona’

upon a stipulation that it shall be

so amended that the United States |

may fortify the canal and make it

exclusive property at any moment. | This demand seems to be unreason- | able from the international point of |

view. Great Britain is the princi pal owner of the Sues Canal, but she cannot fortify it or place a gun) there, and the Suez Canal is at times free to the vessels: of ail nations. Great Britain has, comparatively with other nations, as much interest in the proposed | Nicaragua canal as she has in the Suez Canal; and it is therefore un- | reasonable to expect her te accord to the United States the right to exclusively occupy it. Thisis main- tained and if the Senate should per- | sist im withholding its assent to the | Hay-Pauncefote treaty except the!

ment the United States entered

-lon with open eyes, for the pro.)

‘tection of its own interests. It, provides that the United States may construct the canai

and exercis: such authority over |

‘it as peace and good government | require.

It is in spirit, like the,

|document it supplements, a recog: | ‘nition that sucha waterway as is) | proposed in such a place, like the}

nationalized. It provides that the | protective force shall be police | rather than military, anj that the) ranal shall not be fortified. The} Senate by its resolution demands | be | military and that the United States | shall havg the right to fortify the canal. itis the abrogation of the treaty, not its modification, that che senators seek. They would nake the canaland the land adjoin- ing it a strip of United States territory, and in a short time after their desires were obtained Nica | ragua would almost inevitably cease tobe an independent state.’’ A Washingtom despatch announces that the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty passed the United States Senate yesterday. But we presume that the Senate has added its amendc-

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—A concert and basket Social will be held in Winsloe Hall, on Wednesday, the 2nd day of January, 1901, at 7 o'clock, p. m. Admission 10 cents, children 5 cents. Ladies’ with baskets free. The proceeds are in aid of a-poor afflicted family.---

SOUTH AFRICAN

| day,’ has

'point of view it’s a

Canada; for Canada already gives

‘another wiae old saying, viz :

| day.

John Diamond, chairman of com-! mittee.

WE WANT YOU

FURNITURE

Suitable for Holiday Presents

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MARK WRIGHT & CO., LIMITED.

THE DAILY*EXAMINBR, CHARLOTTETOWN, DECEMBER 21, 1900.

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SITUATION | —"

Tuk old saw, ‘‘He who fights and | runs away may live to fight another been signally verifieé in South Africa. The Boers literally away before the of | Lord Roberts’ troops upon all the

ran advance

strong positions they held on the road between Bloemfonteia and Pretoria. But now they are, it appears, fighting as they never) fought before. From the British

great pity that!

they didn't Lord Roberts a

chance at them.

give But we confident- | ly expect that Lord Kitchener will | ere long round them up and bring themjtosubmission. The worst fea

turelof |the present South sitution the the Dutch in Cape Colony.

African is unsettled state of

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RECIPROCITY. | haaa |

Tan United States is notin a/| hurry to reciprocate trade with | free admission to all the United States products for which she has a market, But the United States are reciprocating trade with other countries. They lately comcluded a treaty with Nicaragua, Ecuador, and the Dominician Republic, under which they have accorded prefer- ential duties on articles they do not produce at heme and secure valu- able concessions as te their own products exported to these coun- tries. They have Canada at a dis- advantage in these countries as weil as in Germany and elsewhere.

has been veryactive and successful in obtaining commercial favors fer the people of the United States.

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NOTHING IN IT.

So the Guardian ‘‘merely men- tioned the fact’’ of Premier Farqu | harson’s going tothe country with- out departmental officers and practically without a cabinet, “‘in the most casual way.’’ There was nothing in it—no censure of the Opposition, expressed or implied. Really there was nothing in it. An the Guardian is not in accord with Serator Ferguson! We have hearc *Et's

been caught, nevertheiess.

WAR SKETCHES.

Six,—The War Sketches publish- | ed by Mr. Hedley V. McKinnon re flect great credit on him. I have carefully read Mr. Mcixinnen s book and consider it second to none oi the class of literature it professes to come under. The form of the book and the workmanship are first- class, amd every person who wishes to enjoy a really good work and ai the same time possess a well get uj beok should obtain a copy.

Critic,

DIED.

At Rocky Point, at the residence ef her son-in-law, William Alchorn, Anna, relict of the late Neil Mc- Kiunon, in the 86th year of her age. She leaves one son and fow daughters to mourn.

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—The Stanley is to leave Pictou fer Summerside tomorrow morning. Mr. Lord, agent of the Depa: tuiciat of Marine, went to Summerside to.

Don’t take drugs for headache or neuralgia. Griffiths’ Menthol Liniment is clean and pleasant’ to apply and relieves the pain im-

stock of Fancy

Makers.

Crowd

Store every night ; growing greater the nearer we get to ( hrirtmas,

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ed Every Night

TILL NINE O’CLOCK

It is wonderful to see the hundreds upon hundreds of people that that throng the Big

They come “to see the

Sights,” ‘to note the Values,” and to buy in the cheapest store

Let Saturday be as Monday.

The Company has decided in order to relieve the pressure of business next Friday to offer- tomorrow, (Wednesday) the usual Friday inducements, and also to aid in trying to double the ( ompany’s week ‘ takings” and make this year’s Xmas trade a “Glorious Closing of the century.” Wea E verybody on the look out for Xmas and Holiday articles will find them here: in profuse abundance at Friday's specia! priees tomorrow (Saturday).

BotH ‘1pks ARE FULL ef the 1 t ‘stim ETR "COLLARS. collarettes, fur- ete. BHOAS, MUFFs, mitts. gloves. feather boas. Ovrich hose, weol boss.

All the very Istest trimmed millinery anda choice collection of S.ble Roff:.

In No One Booth

W1 be toand—Pisin China Silke, OPERA ‘HAWLS, PIANO SCARF? -ILK TSPLE COvrre, Qni'ted Roman Satire. FANCY MIRROR:, J-w+] B xes. Bisque FIGURES. CELILUL® D HAND PAINTED “ie-Neaes, ¢ brissmas cards, cellnloid \V rk Boxes. comb en? brneh he wer, * mpstin in Je-ther and vel- 1 3. Avbume, Faney Pin Crshione.

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Sovs’ Winter Suits.

\ ee'ereid line -* Boy's Saite, epe- al + mede np for Xmaawerte,

Bove’ N vv S:iorSnit: frem She

Roys’ Tweed S:ilé> Su'ts. fon @1 95

Royer’ Two-piece Tweed Suits from 1.50 oye’ Jersey Ssilor Svite, from 2 ove’ Twe-niece Tweed Snits from 2.2: Boys’ Two-pi ce Heather Tweed

Suite, from 8.45¢ Sve’ 2-piece Black Snite, from 8 65 Svs’ 2-picce T- ¢ed So't-, un to 6.50 Roya’ 8-s'ece Se ge Snits, from 2.50 Boys’ 3-piece Tweed Suits, frem 2 65 Boye’ 8-nieee Faney Snite, from 4 90 Boys’ 3-piece Back Sntts, from 4 70 Raye’ Sentech Tweed Suits. #-om 5.450 Boys’ Navv worsted Svits, from 6 25 SO pairs O4d Pants 49¢ 59 pei-s Odd Pants. sizes up to 14,

worth $1.35. thie week 95e¢

195 Ulsters ft Boys up to 14. worth vp $7 00 for #3.75 JAS. PATON & o.

Dress Suit Shields—The New Cravat”

Tn Riack Quilted Satin with white alk lining.

Viein black satin with white qvi'ted 2°tin lining in large and ©em<1l sizer. Tust tae thing for vonr gentleman friend for Xmas, from 75- tn 29.00,

JAS. PATON & CO.

Linems.

Sidehoerd coverg with tor hor nd insertion, ¢tamrel in lasione,

Sidehnard covers, in woven pattern. torchon insertion ard hemstitehed. Also Gu'pure work, woven pnettern, fringed,

Tabie covers in Pnk Nile Graen, Je Blne, Orange, Romar Satin ‘ertres with white Guipure borders,

Linen Table Covers with torchon ace snd insertion and stamped in retty desions,

Also in woven pattern lines with open york. Border and fringed.

Tray Covers in plain and weven pattern linens. Tems'itched and fringed. Dovlies In plain linen with torchon lace and ‘serticn stampod, woven pattern inged, embroidered linen with eal'oped border. Drawn wok. Con're picees in drawn work.

lar e pretty

Initial Handkerchiefs Men’s Rich White Sitkett Initial

Hem:titebed Handkerchiefs with large clear tlossed initial, they e-me in all letters. Kegular valee Sie, pec'als ... 0:0 sv0asss 20¢

A fall line of beautiful White, Hemstitched Initial Silkk Handker- chiefs, 40c, 60c, 85c, $1 00.

Men’s winter Overcoats

Here’s some wontlerfal values in Meu’s Winter Overcoars. There’. n»bing more suitable for an Xmas fe .34.

Men’s Winter Overcoats in Navy Cheviot and Beaver Cloth, velvet evllar, fly front, warmly lined, special (Gun ¥0s0s 2eieee ese! wus) ee

Men’s Blue Black Beaver Cloth Overcoats, velvet collar, heavy dancy checked lining. Special $9, worth $12

M-n’s Overccoats made of imported Cheviot in pretty shades of gray,equal to custom made. Special 10.75 to $12

White Silk Handkerchiefs

PLAIN HeEMsTITCHED Corina Sik and Initix] HANDKERCHIEFS FROM 15c up

White Hemstitched Surah Siik Hind kerchiafs from 68ce un.

Waite Brocapep Slik HaxpKER CHIEFs from 25c up.

Mufflers

In silk, wool. and silk and wool] com- brations, in plain black and white, fancy stripes, pretty combinations. See eur new shape rever-ible wadded muf- flar in combinstion of black with white polka dot, with purpleand white, b'n and white strio# with blue and white polka dot, red srd black with blVe and

white polka dot JAS. PATON & CO. CO: A A ETT TN

Christmas Books

For ebildrn. Following are a few of the manv:—Mother Goose Rymes. Rook of Animels. Little Folks in nicture avd sterv, Mother Goose A. B. M-rrv Chimes for Happy Times. Cosey

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‘orner Stories. Winter Sorts, Plav Tm, Horners, Bella, Pirtares ard Rories Onr Boys in Chine, Orr

ip Abro:d, Sunny Days. Pres in

ont. Fairy Tsles. Painting To ke, -a>vy Land. Grandma's Pet. Little nevrymin, Pretty Stories and Bright

Te’ nres,

Als» hooks by popular authors. '100 Colored | Silk Handkerchiefs

In plain and combination o° =¢ll ch des and designs at 20 per ce. off

Gloves Galore

In prices to suit everybody, mocha ‘n nrlined, fleaced Ined. silk lined and ur lined, up. to $3.00 and ¢s low as 75e in wool lined,

Kid Gloves

In nnlined, fleecel line!, silk lined

and fur lined.

,Amas Gifts | In Dainty Linens for the Home.

Blouse lengths in Siik. Special prices for!o.iday shoppers.

Dress lengths in choice Dress goods, A’\ below regular prices.

Special Vaiues in Gloves for Xmas Gif's.

T ovsands of Dainty Hand kerchiefs at a'l prices.

Si k Blouses already made in differ- ent § Zes.

Gifts for Baby in Bootees, Puff Boxes, ete.

Boys’ clothing at special prices dur-- ing this month,

Trimmed miliivery, designs alt low prices.

Serteh and Cinadian Blankets make desirable presents.

Comfecrt: ra and cushion covers, sew designs.

Men's Furnishings. White Shirts, Neckwear. Br ces, mufflers ; all mark- ed at low prices.

JAS PATON & CO.

CURE CRE RY En IR ET AS ER

new winier

Architectural Blocks

T50 in 8 sizes,

10e kind for 7e

16e kind for 12¢

32e kind for 25c

Oniy 1 set to a custome.

Western Express 100 to choose fr>m 16c for 16c. 50 Tin Pails with{Shovel 10c each

| - ‘All African Toys and Military Toys

Such as So'diers of the Queen, Came- ons. Lager Camps. Gordon High- ‘Janders,.Siilors, 25c and 3c. i5 Jardiniers from 45c to $3.00, at 25 per cent off.

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For Fancy work.

Ponpons orange, blue, green, wh te, red, vellow aud shaded Ponpoas of varicus colors

Cro chet silks in spools ¢f cardinal vre-n, nile zreen, mass green, pale bine, ream, white. black, yellow and scarle*.

B lliant e: otehed cotton in green and w ite, prnk and white, pink. blue and

ivh te, orange. white.mauve aad while, : gall colors in plein shadeg.

Cenille cor’s in green, secarie’,

ecra!, white, old gold, blue, and red,

in

| whit’ and flue.

Silks in Twisted Embroidery. Filo and Rope in «ll shades.

, sJ AS. PATON & CO.