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Angel Cak«, 12c each. German Buns, 10c per doz. Corn Gems, 10c per doz.

Oatcake, 1c per ib.

Cream Tartar Biscuit 10c per doz.

Parker House Rolls 10c per doz.

Ginger Snaps, 12c per |b.

All kincs of pies to-day

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FROM SEAT OF WAR.

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dered to go out, tired and hungry as we were, to bring in the wounded, which I need not say weall did with a good cheer, and befere morning we hai most of the injured safe in the field hospital.

Then we lay down and had a few hours sleep, We woke up hungry, aod after a fairly good weal started out for the enemy Once more. Wil! write you latex. I am sending this now as it is hard to get let- ters away.

The following portal card was last even ing received by Mr. W.N. Riggs from hie son Alfred, who was killed in South Africa :—

PaaRDEBERG, Feb. 23, 1960.

Dear Fatner,—I have no time to write a letter now as the mai) goes in five minutes and it may be the last for weeks as this place isso far from any city. I will write as scon as possible. We kad quite a big battle here at Paardeberg. We lost very heavily; casualties about 190; 23 killed and the rest wounded. Poor Roland Taylor was killed. He was shot through the heart and died instantly. I wes with him when he died; but hedid not know me when i got to him with a stretcher. He was too far gene when | got there. I did all I could for him, but it was no use. He died very peacefully. Fred Waye was wounded in the leg. Myself and the rest of the boys sre weil. We bavethe Boers cornered. From your loving son

ALF.

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By the zame mail Mr, Riggs also re-| ceived the followiog letter from his son, which was probably the last written by him :

PaarpeserG, Feb. 23, 1990.

My Dear Fatuer,—i have just sent a card to you and am trying to catch the mail with this letter also. We have marched into the Orange Free State, about sixteen miles a day, chasing the Boers ahead of us. Kimberley ie relieved, andthe columns there sre forcing the Boers to retire thie way. We have cut off a very large force and bave them cornered; they won’t get out until they surrens der.

The battle here last Sunday was one of the woretof tbe war. The Beers had taken upa@ position on the river banks where it was full of trenches, We drove them out, and they have moved farther up. The Canadians behaved splendidly, edvancing ‘o the attack as if they were in a snowball fight, and charged right up tothetrenches. The fire from the Boer position with Hotchkiss, one pounders and with rifles was something terrible; the

bullets came like rain. We ail bad some most remarkable escapes, and thank God that He brought us

safely through it. The eaddest thing was Roland Taylor’s death. I hadtorun the gauntlet along the line of fire only 200

yards from the Boer position for 400 yards, to get to Rollie, and they fired on us 60 heavy (i:here was another fellow

named .’ascoe with me) that we had co

lie dowo acd roll away from the stretch- er as we were fully exposed to the fire, being right in the open. However, we escaped unhurt, thank God.

Toe Boers used explosive bullets and a lot of others. They were awfu!. I will @rite again and give you all the news

when we get lo some settlement whee letters can Le mailed.

Rollie’s things are being looked + fter and will be taken Lome to his parents. |

world like if you would calland see them.

| order and advanced to the open.

| that we remained in for a long time. The

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boxes you sent us yet. Captain Weeks 18 all right, avd is doing a!) he can for us. He had some pretty narrow escapes since Sunday. AJR.

Writing to his parents om Friday, Feb.

43, 1900, from Modder River, South |

Afriea, Mr, Arthur Mellish says :

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and was abont to go te sleep when a new

order came to fall in ready to march at once. Afier some confusion our company

einerged from a mass of artillery, cavalry and infantry and took up our position as the advance

guard of the colume. We marched on slowly all of the night, Friday the 16th. Early in the merning we came to e house with a wind-mill. We threw ourselves down on the ground exhensted hoping to get a little sleep; but the order came for G Com pany to guard approach

ef column, 80 wedrew ourselves to our feet and marched to some rising ground about a mile away where we pos'ed sentriez. At day break we marcied

back tocamp. At5 p. m. on Saturday we left and marched ioilsomely 23 miles, arriving near Modder River. After sunrise on Sunday, with nothing to eat on the way except a small ration of coffee and a little biecuit— which we were not given time to eat at our leisure we tell in. The regiment then moved over to a hill et the deuble and lay down there. Then we were marched back and _ proceeded to ford the Modder River which was running deep and strong at that place. The Gordons and others were already struggling across with the help of ropes. On tie other side we were put in extended Soon we could hear bullets whizzing by our heads. After a little we lay down; then advanced again,—and so on taking what shelter we could. We were in the supports but could not fire; but our men began to be hit, Waye,of Hunter Rive-, being among the first. Finally we got a postion

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sun was scorching hot and we had to lie flat to shelter ourselves from the bullets. Then a ter:ific thunder storm came up and we were soaked with rain and beaten with bail. lt was bitterly cold efter the scorching heat.

The bullets were all the time whictling, around us and the cannon roaring fear- fully; the calle tor stretcbers and bearers to carry off the wousded coming from all peists. Then the order came: section one, No. 1 Company reinforce! and get- ting my haversack avd fixings tight on I rushed forward. How the bullets sang and spuitered! Stilll held oo till I saw some cover with a Highlander and a Cornwal] man where I threw myeelf dowa. Evidently I bad been followed by some Boer sherpsbocter for the bullets kept striking around where I was for scom- time. However I soon opened fire myseli. It was in this line that poor Roland Taylor was shot. He was a fine young man in every respect. After awhile we fixed bay- enets aud charged. We rade a splendid charge amid a perfect sterm of bullete; but it was too hot fur ue, eo the order was given to lie down which we did, and then retired from tbe cuarge by rushes. The fighting went on as before till dark when the firing ceased. I then helped getting in the dead aud wounded for a while. It was very risky work and we were liable to be shot any moment by the enemy’s pers. several were hit aud it was then McCreary of New Brunswick was killed. the next morning we found the accounts of the boys did not differ greatiy. We all bad mst narrow escapes, and most of t' e Islanders were in the charge. We are al] very much grieved cver the death of our comrade Roland Taylor.

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Love to all. AuFrrep Rice: P. S.—I receiveda number cf te from friends home whicb I wil! answer +8

Headache

Biliousness, sour stomach, constip® tion and all liver ills are cured by

Hoed’s Pilfis

The non-irnitatimg eathartic. Price 25 cents of ali Gruggists er by mail of C. 1 Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.

Garters’ Seeds Grow. If you Insvest $1.25

In a pair of those Ladies or Mens Boots —that we show ‘a our window this week —you will be sure of getting good valine for your mouey.

Odd lines worth

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* o * * * * * We had fighting again on Mon- lay and verv serious fightiog Tues-

day, but no rerious casualties among our men. Ov Tuesday morning our company marebed cff in extended Jine advancing ip the firing jine opposite the Boer laager and voc very far from it. Here we made eover for ourselves. I built a little one for myself wiih my bayonet and top of canteen for pick and shovel,and [ put a large lyddite sbell lengthwise acress it, and tome bushes to bide it from the enemy All day the bullets were whistling by m-,. but only three meno were wounded and they were away back in the rear, a heave artillery fire keeping down the ese= my’e shooting to @ great exent. Our shells were shrieking over Our hesde on the Boer position in great style—the lvd- dite blowirg up great clouds of dust and eerth. One time [I ¢#aw a map buried bodily hig’ isto the air by ove of the lyddite shells. The shrapnel would breek in the air and send a shower of bullets on the enemy. In the evening ourcempany occupied a hill or kepje where I was on daty all night watching lest a force expected from Jouber’s column should appear. Next wornieg we marched to another camp for a day’s rest. Afier breakfast Fred McKae aod I went Cown to the river and had a swim.

Citizens’ Baxp.—The me _ bers of the Citizens’ Band sre requested to meet ip their bandroom ateity building to-night. Important business.

Hcexsy Last Nicut.—Two hockey matches were played last night io the Crystal rink, Summerside, in aid of the Summerside Pudlie Library. The masquerade match was the feature of the evening and caused much merriment. The game between the second Pioneers and the second Britannias was wou by the former, score 5-2. ‘The proceeds amount-

ed to $26.

Gecs Apranerxc—Tbe Mail and Em- pire ot the 24:h says: Hoge were un- exchanged to-day, but an advance of 12}c will occur next week. Que thoueand came in today. For prime hegs (scaling from 100 to 200 los ) the top price ie 5 5 8e ; light and fat hogs ar bringing up to Se. per Ib.

| large number of citizers,

ice, band in attendance; special tra‘n from city. viliemplicalaa

At Hatirax Now.—Col. Morrie is re« cruiting in Hal:fax for the Mounted Police. He says that. for every man “sworn in” in Prince Edward Island he cou'd have got ten.

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have been awarded tbe contract ter sup

plying the Commissioners of Sewers and Water Supply with 60% barrels of White’s Portland cement for s+werage purposes, their vender being the lowest.

Ar the meeting ofthe Natural History Society next Monday evening, Mr. Me Swain will read bis second paper upon Birds, dealing with the clas+ification. The paper will be illustrated by specimens. The public will be welcomed.

SovveNIR OF tHE War.—Mre. W. N. Riggs bas received a very interesting son- venir of the South African war from Mrs. Elisha Wright, of Summerside Fhe eouvenir is in the form of a booklst con- taining @ Capital poem on the war writien by a British Columbia gentleman.

Tue StanLey.—The Stanley arrived in Charlottetown about half past twelve to- day, with several passengers and a cargo

seed, 388 packages rope, 152 pkge tin- plate, 200 pkgs fruit, 844 packages gro- ceries, ,hardware, dry goods, drugs, etc. The Stanley will leave to-morrow morning at seven o’clock.

FunesaL Te-pay.—The funeral of the late Mrs. Cyrus Lewis took place this afternoon to People’s Cemetery. The re- mains were followed to the grave bya Reve. J. W- McConnell and C. Jost officiated. Tne following were the pall-bearers: W. W. Stauley, Heory,Weeks, W. W. Wellner, A. B. McKeuzie, L. M. Poole Adam Murray.

Inp1tan Famine Surrerers.— Rev, G.

P. Raymond is recriving contributions from his congregation for the famine stricken people of India. The Baptist mission stations are located among the Telegus of the Madras Presidency, and the tamine is now making its sad effects knowao in that quarter. Any amounts res ceived by Mr. Raymond will be forwarded through the Treasurer of the Baptist Missionary Board, direct tothe mis-ion- aries on the field. County Covrar.—The County Court of Queen’s Connty opened in Uharlottetown yesterday. In the suit of Massey~Harris Company vs. Walter B. Kobertson; tried last December term, judgment was given for plaintiffs. D.C. McLeod for plaintiffs, Haezard, Q.C.,for defendant. Joha Quion ard Daniel G. McDonald vs. Alexander McLeod; action for goods vold ; judgment for plaiatitis. Jobn P. McDonaid vs. George McKenzie; action for $39 for wages. Judgment for plaintiff for $5.75 and costs. A large number of default suits were disposed of. On account of the eitting of the Exchequer Court the Court adjourned uvil Tuesday, the 3rd April, next, at 11 o’clock.

Tue Siume or New York. —Prof. John A. Nicholls lectured on this eubject last evening in Y. M. C. A. Hall. The audi- enc* was not large, but those who were there were given « good idea of life among the poor acd lowly of a great city and must have come away with a much bet-

better idea of the life of the other half. Excellent views twere shown, and the ex: 4

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tive matter was highly interesting. 4 lecturer took his audience, in Imag!nation, through the Bowery, Chinatown, Little Italy, the Five Points and cther wells known parts of the East Side, taking peeps at lodging bousee, theatres, prisons, e'c. Then the Tenderlion on the West Side was visited. Professor Nicholls also gave g!:mpees of Castle Garden, Battery Park, City Hail, Tammany Hall, the Hoftman Goure bar, Silver Dollar Smith’s saloon, Central Park, Trinity Church, Mission Houses and other points more or lees in- teresting, closing with an eloquent tribute to Jere McAulay, the converted river pirate,who did such good missionary work in the great city.

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