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with and? as the shark said who. has hit ‘

the anchor. 4 ‘

What is that that belongs to yourself. Ind yet is used .by everybody eke non than yourself? ‘ ' ' .

Your name.

“What is the difference between water and whisky? ' _

Men slip on the former when it 113 frozen, and on the latter when it is not frozen.

A Miss Joy hearing it. stated that a “thing of beauty is a joy forever," eni- phatically declared that she was glad she was not a thing of beauty, because she dil not ‘wisb to remain a Joy forever.

A stump speaker exclaimed. “ I know no North. no South, no West, fellow- citizens I "

“Then,” sxclaimed an old farmer in the crowd, “ it's time you went to school and larnt your jogruphy." i .

An old man. when reading the list of the ante-deluviau patrihrcbs, declared he “ wouldn‘t have lived in those day! for all the world, on a man stood a chance of having the tooth-ache for mors'n five hundred yesrifi I ,

Pretty girl to Charles—Charles, be far is it around the world ? Isn't it twenty four thousand miles?

Charles, (who adores pretty girl. and puts both arms Iround her)-—'l‘hat is all a mistake, my love; it's only about twenty four incacs.

She was all the world to him.

DREAML—TO dream of policemen is a su’re sign of the “ blues." To dream you are a monkey, is to say the least, suggestive. To dream your hood is being “ punched," and on waking discOvcr that such is not the case. is lucky—for you. To dream you have elopcd with a wicked female ghost is u sure sign you have takcu bad spirits (the over night.) If a. “gen- tleman of the press " dreams of donkeys .it is a “ neddytorial " vision.

A gentleman, when walking with a lady, stumbled and fell. On his resum- ing his perpendicular, the lady remarked " She was sorry for his unfortunate fflIIJ' pas." “I didn't hurt my fore-paws," said he; “ I only barked my knee."

“ \Vliat do you 11101111 by a cat and dog life P " laid a husband to his angry wife. “Look at Carlo and Kitty asleep on the hearth rug together; I wish men lived lipr as peaccably ‘ with their \vives.‘.' “ Stop," said the lady, “ tie thorn toge- ther and sec how they will agree."

An indignant farmer, thus polishes ofl'

$6,151.61 York 'l‘ribune..aad .thenews-

aper fraternity generally, for, venturing £0 under,“ occasional advices-H .L 6'

“ City fools that LIVED“. such food as intelligent farmers would give to'their swine, set themselves up as solowmons, yet dont know enough to know that they are infernal'dum fools. ‘ It is a universal

ractice fvl' newspaper reporters, corris-

flammablng do-pfoféss'ion'iil'sris ti) 'treat"the"}10nést a laboring“ as,

with sneors,»&.snrcasm, they write and talk as if the filtrm‘erk'new nothing. Such imbeciles know no more about farming than my dog does about preaching."

Mrs. Jenkins was in the habit of say- ing “I say." ,to almost every sentcucc to which she gave utterance. On one occasion she rang the bell for her foot- man, and on his entering she said, “ I say, Jamem'l have been_.t7.Mrs. Thainp. son's and heard any that you said that I am in the habit of saying ‘I say' to almost every word 1 say. Now, if I do say ‘ I say' to every word I say; it does not become you to say that I say ‘ I say’ to everyword I say, James.".

A. farmer living at Mount Music, new Macrooyn, Ireland, wished to have a_ dog registered, sent the following valuable description of the beautiful animal to the clerk of the petty sessions for the Mac- room district :-- I

“ He has a black back and sides with black hind thighs brown very near to the paws the breast while all along up to the mouth white nose white belly a black hca . iitra little‘ofgthe I you and a white stripe am. the nos“: mum multilevel the forehead curved with stripe about the neck and'tbs tips of the tail was a pretty tall dog!" '

Two gentlemen were walking toget‘ler in Paris. "f‘ I will engage}:V said one to the other,“ to give the man before me a good kicking, and yet he shall not be angry." He did as he had undertaken tp-dn. ,Tha st’rsngor;tarned round and looked astonished. “ I bog your pardon sir,’f saidv'ths kicker, “I took you for the Duke do Is 'I‘rcmouille.f’ The Duke was'veey handsome—the ‘man was very plain; héfia’s' gratified by the~ini§takc under which he believed he had suil‘erp , shookhimself, smiled, bowed, and wont on his way. .

Customer—A slight mourning hat- band, it you please P

Fashionable Hutton—What relation, sir? . Customer—Wife's uncle. Hatter—Favorite uncle. ,sir? Mower—Um—weH—j cs. ‘er—Mentioned in'tbe will, sir? us'orncr— Nosuchlunkl ' ‘1 Haticr. to his" clerk; briskly—Couple 0' inches; 'I'lm.’ ' 3

t.

B none 0 isive argument“ \ . TIM“ [Zaiii (1 his lovely Kate‘s 'coiisent "1‘0 fix the bridal day. 3 {$er in sucliliasle,desr Tom,to wed? I slur lpgt'cliunge my mind,’,' she said; “ hen," says he, “I may." The micro a cheerful Shire, and find a joke. in things where no or.qu people think-of looking for one. A short time since, a steamboat esplmioti on the lower Misdissippi blew a lj'renchman's better-half into the bushes and eternity, whore-upon; the, bereagchlusband cx- claimed, “ 1"” srcwell, mypmucl‘i c:{‘fl716€

wife 22' L. , i. .{hn are I thief?

Who {Vile ' it is taken up»

, erirca anemia

, some‘old-fctliloned fanneis here a no- tip~ ' ,t " o‘wqr gardens are of noose. will, limo spciit upon them is waste . ‘ 'i‘h'ey ;sra'not willing. to allow the hind; who used for such s‘purpose, and much le 'i to furnlih the manure for it, or wman to dig it up and prepare it. In such casesgthe wife or the girls manage by book or 'c’raok to have afes'ilierba'ceous plants, and possibly a‘i'ew annual in front ot‘thc house; on each side of the walk loading to the Tront‘door. A’fc‘w roots of scinc'old'worn out variety of phlox, an old red peony. a spires or two, some poppies, and a few other such oldflstyle ii; \ .N Now, we believe ,in owcr 52} [its (to someimtj and should to 8 Inner greater if our purse would only admit of it. “'0 should no more thin

ofbriiiging up our children without teach- ing them to cultivate and admire flow- crs then we should without sending them to ,thc.day or Sabbath School. What is 1110 c and beautiful than the frein opemldspomflwith their bright petals coloured as no mortal can coloufr or imitatel... they .remind .1“ o v:- 0 Infinite mm,.ct‘sll 80011. the Being. I)

created tham all! They draw our minds

off for s'time from the hard cares and

duties of every-day life, and Iilt our

thoughts up to the contemplation of the

beautiful in nature. These llowers are

emblem: of - urity and innocence; they

bloom and hide, and seem to die, but

they perform their mission, for Some one

is made happier and better by them.

How many sick and languishing ones,

tossed on beds of pain, have been cheered and encouraged by receving r. bouquet

of choice flowers from some kind friend.

They cheer the passer by, and till the air with their grateful fragrance; they are

gifts of affection from friend to friend;

they are used to, adorn the bride and to straw the pathway of h‘lppy ones to the

bridal alter; they are the lust sad offer- ings to our saintch (Ir-ad. Who docs not remember in years gon by LI1C'fl0WerpIOI

were bloomed ,tliofioivers so toncrly culti. vatedrliy 3 methods hand. The fragrance of the lilacs,agood Oidny>I1i0IlCd flower, seems to come buck to us in our day- drcanis. and we almost wish onrsclve. young again that we might. live over the happy childhood days. Who has not seen the little child jump with delight at the night at a brillant rcd p any or tulip, and with joy grasp the dandelion or cow- .Iip blossom Offt'l‘ua to it.,; We believe God has given us cyes to enjoy sccmg. and souls capable of appreciating the besutifull in nature, and that it was intciidcdee should cultivate and enji y floivcrs. We don‘t bellow there were mcrrly fruiti'snd vegetabl s“in ELIt'Il,Dul. t..at there were some flowers, and that our mother Eve, and without doubt Adam, enjoygdthcm while they reinuincdtlierc. 'I‘hed 'diis are usually niorci'fond'bf flow- crs than the men, and have more time to cultiyate them. and to them we say go ofifh'hll have aigo'od garden tliis‘ye'ur and. every year. If you have not good plants, buy a few, and then as: they in- crease you can exchange with some of your neighbors. and .in time .‘ynu will get a good collection. Ilave sonic flower: ing shrubs. Send to the seed store for seeds of some annuals. Have a garden; let the girls take care ofit, and the boys too; enlist them in the work. Bruin up the walks, have the fences put up, and make everything look tidy and neat

Have a fragrant honeysuckle near the window, that in the summer evening; itc’may fill' the air with its fragrance“. Do all that we have advised, and much

more if possible ; and the little humming- birds will come morning and evening, and sip the ncctur from the flowers ; the chS will hum their thanks to you, while your own soul will be enlargi-(I and made better by the effort to cultivate the flowers. .

“ P‘Idwm,‘?-says ti great writer“ are not triflls, us one might know, if he would only think how much pains God has taken .with them everyw here; not one bouritig tbi: mark of brush or pcncili"

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MAILS. stratum ARRANGEMENT.

11E Mails for the United Kingdom, the

nci liboring Provinces, the United States, &c.,' wi , until further notice, be closed iit the General Post Office, Charlottetown, as fol- lcirs, viz :——- , .

.llorCsundn. 319v mus-wick. .nna the ‘Unitcd States, via Slimline, every Tuesday fll’ltf‘Fl‘Illlly Evening, at 7 o'clock.

FonNovu Scotiii, Vlll l’ictou, every Mon- duyLWednesduv, and Friday evenlng, st 7 o‘clock. "

Mails for Great Britain, Newfoundland, and the West Indies, evcry iiltcrnnlc Monday and Wednesday evenings, at 7 o'clock, as follows:—

Monduy, May 418 (Monday, Sept 7 Wednesday, do HO‘Wediicsdny do 9 Monday, June 1 Monday, do 21 \1'cdncsday,,,,do 3’ Wednesday do 23 Monday, do §5 Wednesday, do 7 Monday, do 20

\Vcdiicsday,July 1 Monday, do 18

Wednesday do 16

Monday do 27 Monday, do 16 Wednesday do 211 Wednesday, do 18 Monday 10 blond-.1, " o 30 Wednesday, do 12 Wednesday, he 2 Monday, do 24. Monday, do M

Wednesday do “JG Wednesday do 16

Mnlli for Summcmde, 8t. Elsanor's. and llodcquc, to be forwarded [er Steamer, will be closed every Tues-lay and Friday evening at 7 o'clock.

And Mails for Georgetown and Sourls, pcr Steamer-{every Friday evening, at 7 o‘clock. ' Lcttcrs to be registered, and newspapers, must be posted hall an hour beforn the limb of closing the Mulls. .

TIIOMA'B OWEN, I’. M. 0.

General Post once , Ch'Town,

May 4, 1868.

FINAL NOTICE 1

LL persons indebted to the undersigned, whore Accounts are stlll iinpsbl, are hereby notified to pay and settle their Ac-

minm forthwith, lo’llnve l‘urtl ole and expenses of law suit, ac. 3‘

The subscribers om-r for sale iM'II‘ Interest in the Shipyard It Egmotit Day, with the buildings tbcrcon. ta” Terms as may be agreed on.

, , sadurs u”. .

a [O "1,,

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hi HOUSE “ RE-opfiivnou

IIE‘subsc-rlber having taken a lease of the T :ibOi-c prciiilscs (lately occupied by J: L. Holman, Blip, on Water street) with a View of doing s

. t I Ornrrnl 2m 2111 311mm. would rcspcctfully iii! iiimto his friends and tho public in general li.it. having completed tho purcliusc of ii Block of 'LIOI'CIIIIIIIIIM.‘ at extremely low priccs, cuiisisting of

Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware,

. ‘99:: 850':

He Is now prepared to sell the same at a very small advance, for cash or approved credit;- "

. vAIlTIIUIl MILLS-~

Suminersidc, March 19. 1868.

CHEAP STORE, CHEAIE’I‘ORE. a

Save your-«money by buying your Dry Goods, Grccurics, the, at the cuss 'h'roun.

11E Subscribe Inform the public that he has open uS'l‘OltE in Summer- fii‘IO, on. Water Str ct, directly opposite (irccn Gt Schurman's, where he offers for sale a choice assortment of '

Da'yGo'ods,‘ Groceries, so, of excellent quullty, and cheap for. Cash.

J. R. STEWART. Buimnersldefihv. 21, 1861.

STOVESI STOVES I I

JUST received from ALBANY; a selection of ‘ ‘

COOKING; ~ v mama,

BODOOQM. - SHOP, and OFFICE STOVES, of the most approved puttcrns. DAVID ROGERS. Siirninerside. Oct. El. 1801. _

. Notice, ’rflIS Is to certify that Dr. WILLIAM GRIGG ol"l'oiviisliip ho. 13, Prints Doubly. 1'. Ii}. 1. is iirthc possession of u remedy or cure for (.‘iuu-cr. which in: Illllil rscqivcd l‘rotri iiiu, the subscriber. who I!!!» type under his O'cxilth'cutut dill‘uruni liuics. ii love our hundred pulisiils t'ur (.‘iiiiccr, and I1:I\‘I: only but about, clsvcn out of [but mm.le and us I have [11th Mr. Orig: ii visit and upullt part of iwo‘diiys :iml uiilgbi with him at blshum-e, uiul liuviug oxuiniiicd his numerous iiiediral works, his Moi-k ot‘ iiindii-Inc, which compmo all the iirliclcs in gciicrul practice; and furthermore his cxlousivc 'Ilt’\\'lutlflll iiiid I'xpcrlt'llt'i‘ in the lieiiliu iii-1.. am but is thought very highly of an 1111ch! I‘m-pt: lL'tI, I believe that I could not have oiitruslod [I t vuluubls rcuu-dv ton more proper pcrsuii, wishing hiui told his palienlsavery sucocrl. I remain yours (m V,

l ' - A. .IicLOUD. Georgetown. Feb- 21‘, 1868.

RE MO V A}; l 7 III-2 subscriber has removed his Tailoring Establishment to the Shop next door to II. C. Green‘s, Esq. , on St. Stephen Street,- wbero be 'will be happy’to recclvs the orders of his customers, an ill others who may pulroniso him. ,

IIIIYIHKLODCIIIIINI the crviccs of competent workmci1,'1'~d incre‘uscd iiccoinnicdaliotiihe is prepared to execute all orders entrusted to him with ncutncss and dcsputcb, and accord- ing to the latest '

English &. American Fashions.

ANGUS McS\VEEN. Siimmcrside, April 30, 1868.

w(lo-partnership Notice.

V 11E Subscribers have this day entered

into l’ni'liicrshi ) as I’LASTRRL‘RS, under the name, Qty 9 and lirm of

Smith ’81. McDoupld.

They arc prepared take to ‘ all orders

tor Plastering ti'om tow couutr , ot'ull

descriptions, in tha bu. ‘iiio‘stibisliichl

u able style. and at ille‘IQWl! tmtes.

’l‘lu-y will guursntco’iiu obd, it not bet- my work than (hoot: who boast sovuiuchol

their " learning."

JAMESISMI'I‘II. . JOIIN bchOIVALD Summerside. April 9. 1868. N once 1 LL persons indebted to the Estate of ‘VILLIAM BARCLAY, late of Lot. 12, de- ccuucd, are hereby required t ' diutc payment to the sol ' ' ; and those persons who have Icgzil dcm do against the said Estate urc rcqiicslcd to 1 wish their nc~ counts, duly attested, for settlement, and within three months from the date hereof. JAMES BARCLAY, Administrator. Ellcrsbchot l2,Scpt.1’3, 1867.—tf

Notice !

R. BENJAMIN ROGERS, ofALnanrou. Merchant, hiivliig by Deed of Assign- iiicnt. this day rcgistcrc In Deputy Prctliono- tury's Office in St. I'IIEII or's, assigned all his Book Debts, Notes Property, real and pcrsonal to the S iscriber, for certain purposes Ind trusts thc cin mentioned; I do therefore notify all persons who are in any way indebted to the said BENJAMIN ROGERS. to make immediate payment of their several amounts to said B. Rogers. DAVID ROGERS. Summerside, March 71b, 1868. Ap1.23] House and Land for Sale! AT CENTREVILLE, (IIOOI’ER‘S CORNER)

V IIE Subscriber ofi‘crs FOR SALE tlic premises on which lie rcsldcs, (lorincrly occupied by Mr. Wm. Wilson) viz:

HOUSE, SHOP ABLE &C.. with about six acres of hi . ‘lvo situation would be very nilvuntugc us for a Trader,

Mcchsiilc, or lnnkccpcr. Possession given immediately .

LAW. TREMAIN. Iicdcqiie, May 14. 1868- pro.

JUS—T’ RECEIVED AT 'riiu PRINCE COUNTY

BOOI groan, School

Stationary, Blank Boo s, Fancy Goods, &c. which will be told cheap for CASII only.

J. BERTRAM. glhmcrside, Jan. 1868

Scrap 8:. Old

7 ‘HK fiilbsnriber will bu above, delivered at his W reborn".

3, 4. 5, 8. 'I an

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THE Subscriber oflhrs for sale Eight of the

Nine Lots marked and numbered on the

91in he;er snnexel, situated in the very ccntrc of the, rising Town of ALBhRTOh,

by fpr, the most .3 33m 4! 'l‘wn; “ rcscnt for sale are Nos. 1, ‘2. SB. No. 9, WIIIIIIIe‘I)W8II111g House tlicrem being reserved for the present Air unqnvsléunublc Title guaranteed. Trail sum town on application to BENJ. ROGERS.

'1‘ ic Lots at

sat a» w ,m ‘ Hawaiian“: u a u ....~— ‘6 O ‘9 O .5 s. .u l! K = o a ‘1' flat ‘° 36f 78f g 'ilof ’ est E .2 u“ h L1 ‘° W .3. 3:1 m 102f 3 : ‘a'o”“‘“ E g r v on. °° Z = g a “’3 s a 2‘ 5 WM . U "',—.“——‘_" [-4 ‘— b: Oct I a m a: . a— .e E4 '5- 3:; z E z =° w r.) c: « * iiir» ¢ : a E i‘. ‘ '3‘ 0 .— 2’ ’5 E n E I 5 0 E w

FREEIILOD FARM FOR SALE 1

7' IIE Subscriber“ iloairous of disposing of, by I‘RIVA’I’E HALE, illlb‘ FAR“. which Is probably Ilio must vuluublc cvci- nll’nrcd for HIII!‘ Ill this section of the country. It consuls of

200 ACRES' BEST DESCRIPTION OF

LAND.

beautifully situated audio north side of the South West Rivi-r. Ni-iv London Lul 20; only u mi].- and n lmlt‘l'roiu Lon): Rive-r Wharf. 1'40 ili'l'tffi um- under it high slutc iifi'iiltivnlinii. having been till iuiiiiiircll with Halo, marsh and mussel miul, uiui slid-Is inuiiiirc. There in ilso ii iiiursli of I5 urrcs, which extend.- ulong tlic ciilirc front The imimiiiilri- of the IIIIIII is covered with uii ascellclitgmwlli «flinril wood. m'uiilliniz and poles. Ali llluXIIlIHoIIItIL’ su ipr of lllllfl‘l’l unit! is within ii leiv t'IIlIIIIl of the s love. This II‘iiria. liuvingii front of 20 chains on the river, ('uu beilividiui ' 0 two furinsil' required. and is convenient in (T1 tr “chord limo-r, grisl. saw, and carding IlliIIl- 'I‘I Iluildiiius are is two

slurry Dwelling “OllllL, y. 28. ll Inrus Harris. and other oiitlioiiscs A Ihrua Garden and ()rcluird. and two never-billing \\‘t-IIN ot' \viih-r': one lli'm the house and the other convenient to tho Ilnrna 'l‘eiuis.—t)m-,-linlt down, the balance in four or live yeiirly iiisiulincnts, will. interest at. 6 per rent.

I? For further pill'lIt‘llItll‘fl apply to the sub- rriber, or to George Anilcrscu. Amp, Aiii-iinuccr

JAMES COUSINS.

New Lsiiduu. murin 2011i. 1508 —ilni“. TO BE SOLD.

m ’ ‘IIE two-storey DWELLING

HOUSE, situate in Saint

’Elcnnur’l, in the occupation of

Doctor Jarvis. with all the Outbuildings and (Iillcl' improvcnii-nts on the propcity. This Fret-bold Property will be sold cheap for Cash; or two or three yell'l‘F 7m be givi-ii, on good security. It is wcll wo tIi tlic iiltciiliuu of any-one wishing to engage in the Dry Goods and Grocery Business. Also, un 02(- chIciit Stand for a Hotel. For further pur<

ticulars enquire of , JOHN IIASZARI). St. Eleanor's. March 19. 1808. am

FREEHOLD PROPERTY

For sale !

lnrgc Two Storey IIOUSE. with twenty ucrcs of LAND iiltnclicd,sitiiiitcil on Lot 1-1, about two miles from :uncs Yeo‘s.

Any person wishing u 1\ country busi~ ncss could not have u iiior able spot," buiiii.r in the midst of «flu rlsbing sctllcnicnt For further particulars iipply to the owner

at Siiiiiincrsidc. J. R. STEWART.

Nov 21. 1867 Invitation to Sliipbuildcrs!

3000 BLOCKS,

NOW armor sou SALE AT COSTIN’S BLOCK SHOP, 8 II M M E R8 I O E!

“E subscriber bogs leave to dirch the nltciition of SIIII’ BUILDERS nnd SHIP OWNERS, to his R LOCK S 1101', where Iio has now, and will constantly keep on hand, a large lot of BLOCKS. of all sizes, which will be sold at the lowest Island prices, and 211mm cam. 00‘ for CASII. Remember those are not the Blocks you read about which have no Bushing in tlic Slicuvcs, 11ml 2 Rivcts where 3 Is rcqiiiri-d. l’nrtics purchasing Blocks should always drive out the pins u d examine the Inside, us munvvcsscls haye cen lostin consequence ofbuil Iilocks The fastest verse that ever sailed from this Isliuiil wcrc furnished with Illoi-kii from tho subscribers Factory, (tliu New Dominion, Undi'ne. brief“. and others ) ALSO—Ships Wliccls. llnisbod with host- nose and made substantial. Deck Plugs, Pumps, do. 320. ltcfcri-ncc can be made to “on. J . C. Pope, JOHN COSTIN.