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own Way of Teaching Eeonomy.

to see @& poor WwW an inthe alley,

sand blowing on his fingers, but there gmall comfort in that, and I called to m through the alley gate.

‘What are you doing out here?’ I red.

‘Tm economizing.’ He shivered and ied as though there Wasa joke in his jnd somew here.

“What do you mean?’

“‘Well, 1 built up a good big fire in the e when Uncle John was away, and n hecame back and saw how much Thad burned up he got mad and sent out here to economize for an hour or o He said he guessed I'd learn how to more careful of my hwat if I got a real chill clean threugh.’

“Of course,’’ concluded the physician, put an end to that sort of economizing wy short order, but I didn’t do it soon hb, for the boy was taken down a day iater, and he was sick in bed for weeks. '’—Detroit Free Press.

Postoffice Humor.

he London Mail gives some striking ples of ‘‘postoffice humor,” extracted

rand. The circular conveys instruc- sas to the way compound words are be reckoned for telegraphic purposes gives lists of such compounds which Mito be charged for as one word or two, the case may. be. Seldom has a sub- specimen of official muddle beaded- issued from a government office. For ance, ‘‘mother-in-law’’ is to be treated ene word, “‘fuster-mother’’ as two, me’ 6is one word, *’A1’’ is two, ‘‘up- gs is one word, *'downstairs’’ is two, binetmaker’’ is one word, ‘‘trunk- er’' is two, **pig-dealer’’ is one word, pdealer’’ is two, ‘‘table-cloth’’ one, loth’ two, a.” l “a '” n't’ and ‘‘shan't’’ are cach one word, “haven't,’’ ‘“‘hasn't,”’ *'didn’t’’ and uldn’t’’ are each two; finally, ‘*twen- nee’ is one word and ‘forty pence” o If The Mail would pursue its re- thes a little further and discover the vof the genius who drew up this list, the precise sum per annum which siate is paying for his valuable serv- ii would increase its claim to the t gratitude,—Loadon Truth.

be things that peuple see are inside of and not outside. No two people see Mame thing exactly alike. One woman

DB look out ata beauciful landscape and

I the beauty and restfulnesa and Beptners that there is in it. A novber See Wil look out atthe same eceve and thing, The man who is perfectly ind vigorous enj ve life to the fisll. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery

Bpeople well. There wnt anything mlous about it—it is the most natural in the world It simply puts the

Pwlive organe, the stomach, the liver,

4 owels, in perfect order and thereby |

the blood pure and rich. All d-searee

fd thrive On impure bio d. K-ep # sof pure, rich, red viood owing into fel spot and the disease wil nor

Ama, lives op rich, pure bloo’, and dies yp tft.

Piers e's (r ld n Medies! D ecovery j

pure, rich blood. S na 34 cents

eeot amps to Worlu’s Di-pensary | €é] Association, Buffalo, N. Y , and

T ‘ + mre Ur, Pierce's 10 & page *Com won rf Midical Advisor,” protasely slustra-

Wavub's Brisk Property.

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= S cy * qr RUSSEL HOUSE BY AUCTION

spilesday, April 29th.insi

At1i2 O'clook

Dintracted by Jua-pu Wise, Eaq., +, sell by anetion, on the above

the Brick Hotel P.operty en Sydaey Setown ae the “Russel House,” and : bee pied by Mre. Joun NeKinnon.

Mhotel is built «+f solid brick. and

iby hot wister. and fitted by electric

»Slin good repair. Together with

@id stai:ies in the rear.

pronerty has never been idle, and O& the best hotels and businese in the city—with asplendid cellar

@ge outside hatches.

geing the Story of a Man Who Had Eis |

4 Ss With a satisfied : <5 : } WK al & st i in wl vi gre! 4 Sinile att fs rs : - i s+ | & 5K | ghero 1 had one last wi r,and I stopped | isto see how he was xt vl ile is 4 ‘ I vory Mgnt and s if t brewd, a8 persons of his mental caliber | bien are, and the man with whom he | fires, Who is his stepuncle, I believe, is | about the closest and meanest old fellow I ber Heard of Ube day last winter—al twas a ct | OBY, ha pened fo bé passing | ick of the } ise Where he lived,

ben I noticed this DOF standing in the ' rd bine with cold. Hew 5 stumping his |

satisfied with

a circular issued from St. Martin’s- |

“This is True Liberty, when Free Born Men, having to advise the Public, may speak free.”—Ewvxipipzs,

CHARLOTTEZOWN P. E.

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ISLAND: THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1898

ADY-TO-WEAR

yhen we speak of ready to weat ling that has been cut without any regard to style. and put to- er «at random. but clothing that has been cut by artists, from

clothing we do not mean

atest jashion plates, and made up with tie greatest care. n fact tailor made garments ready to go on yonr back.

We have the largest, newest and greatest stock of ready to wear clothing on P E Island,

Hundreds of Suits forMen. Hundreds ot suits for Boys.

All these we have marked at the lowest cash he small profits, but we Tnspect our stock and prices,

Hundreds of Suits for Children.

figure. We are must have the quick sales.

The Burning of Green Wood.

Every ono who enjoys sitting by a wood fire must have observed how the wood aputters and hisses and frequently gives off little jets of flames and again the pieces ernckle and fly off at a considerable dis- This is caused by the water in the wood which, confined in the cells, becomes heated and generates steam. It isa curi- | ous fact that intense heat and intense cold produce fractures in various substances. In the most extreme cold weather it is not

After the members of the Moorish em- bassy in Paris had inspected the Fiffel tower, this entry was found in the visit- ors’ book over the signature of Si Moham- med Ben Himan, the first secretary to the | embassador:

tnarvel of the east and ths west.”

His First Firearm.

Marshell Tidd, the famous gun builder of Woburn, Mass., made his first fierarua out of a spike 63 years ago. When Mar- shall was 10 years old, his father died, and he was apprenticed toa shouusaker. On the day when the Boston and Lowell railroad ram its first train through Woburn y wes one of the spectators. He picked up a spike, and the idea occurred

it could be fashioned intoa

| pistol barrel. A blacksmith cut off the ends of the spike, and Marshall then bored it on bis bruiher’s lethe. He found a piece of hoop iron and festening one endina vise made a spiral cf the metal. When he got the shape that seemed best, he made a tool to cut the inside of the barrel. This pistol barrel was mounted on a stock that extends the entire length of the barrel. The hammer is very old fashioned in de- sign, striking a percussion cap nipple. He sold the weapon to another boy for $3, and it was lost sight of for nearly a quarter of

(ine day a friend got track of

it and presented it to the maker. It is still in working order.—New York Trib-

especially if the cold has

come on suddenly, to find trees that are split from the ground to the top by the ; action of frost. Freezing expands the wa- ter in the cells of the wood, and so sud- denly is this done that the trees burst as would a pitcher or mug in which water was confined.—New York Ledger.

Playiag For Safety.

“IT guess,” said Maud thoughtfully, “that | won't play anything but classical music hereafter.’ great many people don’t enjoy ’ replied Marie.

“I know it. But they have to say it's good because they don't know whether I mistakes or not.’’—Washington

“Il have seen the greatest

RAW FOURS

tee. Cash pail for all kinds of Raw

MirtLion of the purchase mobney may Furs, at u arvie’s Simple Roows

Hy #ecuredd on the preinices, heat sale.

E. H NORTON, Auationeer.

Queen Street, Charlottetown.

H‘NLY A, HARVIE,

c—3mos.

Cali and see for yourself, at—

‘ : es W. N. TANTON Opposite Crabbe’s Hardwre Store.

CHARLOTTETOWN

| bargains in the history of the Jewel-

THAT GLITTERS

Many are taken in now-a-days, and are

fromm ten to twenty dollars for # wateh not worth five, by buying from oedlers and others who are not watch-

firat class condition. They will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from 2 tol0 p.m, Members are invited to patronise them; non members will be ‘ charged a small fee for their use, ry The Assembly Hallis now in good } order, an@ will be let at reasonable My figures. Apply to the Secretary. 59

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Bros. .-

Have notified us to mov! fom out

thirty days, we will give the biggest lery trade of Charlottetown, to elear ont our stock of Clocks, watches and Jewellery.

Jewellery, given special attention.

c. 6. SORRY

No not be Deceived.

But when you want a reliable watch ‘uv only of one who understands the trade ind acks on'y # fair price for @ good

G. WH. TAWLOR Jeweler and Optician. Charlottetown.

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LEGAL CARD. WARBURTON & McKINNON

Barristers, Attorney’s, Notarys Public.

tate of Massachusetts

Commissioners =>

oFFICES—=—_. Cameron Block, Brennan Building, 1 Kent Street, Georgetown, B. WARBUBTOS, B, A. DRou,@a D. A. McKINNON,

Charlottetown

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LEGAL ‘YARD.

| MATHIESON « BENTLEY

Barristers, Solicitors, &.

} magesre ee" Cameron Block, Charlottetown.

Main Street, Georgetown.

MONEY TO LOAN. ty. E. BENTLEY.

ESON, J. A. MATHIES anime.

Geo’town.

ee

Highest price paid for old New Brune- P. KE. Isiand Stawnpe; used or unused.

ssa cca Rk. H. MASON, Box 295, Charlotxt va.

Prowse i

Ma? a 14.00

anl4di 25d Repairing of Clocks, Watches and | ——————

aickly ascertain our opinion free Ww favention is probably patentable. Cx emmunica- tions strictly confidential. Handb« ok en Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents.

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y Ist, 1898); will be eo Old Stamps W anted. on Tecehan Muy 3cd, 18 cent nc on. This property is now k=cwn as the wick, ova Scotia, Neyvfoundland and | Fiytay House. Terme Cash.

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T. MC. A. WATCHES.

he in tl viation Building Y ee tate tn eae ivarciy| EVERY ONE THIED

BEKORE SOLD

size $7.50 to $95,00 ii ssp «* 50.00 ss [s) * tae “< 5.560. 50,00

” ‘ue... # 5U 00

Screw Bezel and Gack, 0. F.

size $8.50 to $40.00

Your initials eagraved on back free of chazge.

old stand, till they- build ue * new

brick store: :

We wiil on the lst of April move to

Great George Street, opposite dob»

Joy’s Restaurant, and for the next . t j

Cameron Block.

City.

50 YEARS" EXPERIENCE

Trave MaARKS DESIGNS CopyricuTs &c.

, scription may Anyone sending a sketch and de he 4

Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive

special notice, without charge, int

Scientific Americat.

handsomely illustrated weekl¢. Largest cir- a mee of ~ scientific journal. Terms. fia

ear: four months, $1. Sold byall newasdealers,

LitIN & Co,s618ron0wes. New York

Washington, D.

NOTICE

The property on the corner of King and Downal Sis, belonging tothe e+tate of the late Catherine MeKenna, (subject to 6 years unexpired lease, from May ld by Public Auction 98, at 12 o'clock,

M. P. HOGAN, PATRICK BLAKE,

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PROFITS "IN" LAUNDRIES. Dne Chinaman Weut Lome With G40,000 im His Pockets.

To hear the stories of money made in Chicago laundries one would think there is an opportunity for a permanent cut in their prices. A man who knows a goed | many of the lecal Chinese says one laun- dryman went back to China afew years ago with $40,006 in American money, all | earned in the laundry business, but prol- | ably largely by the buying and selling of | luundries. There are some of the local | Chinamen whe are continually dickering

in laundries. One of them, who has re- cently bought. State street laundry. fer { $1,000, is saidstehave carried on negotia- } tions for the purchase of over 25 laundries in western Massachusetts during the last | few years. He does not seem to have much | trouble in getting funds for such pur- | chases, as men who have lent him money in many instances on 80 to 60 day notes say he has always paid before the paper is | due. It is said that a good Chinese laun- dryman can clear $25 a week, although he pays from $14 to $25 rent, and sometimes as high as $40, and hires two or three men at wages ranging from $6 to $10 a week. When their very economical babits of liv- ing are considered, it is probable that.they save a large shareof their earnings. They | seem generally to have money to pay their

bills, for local merchants who deal.with them say their accounts are almost always paid promptly.

A queer feature of the laundry business is the extent to which the local laundries are in the hands of syndicates or combina- tions of the laundrymen. A group of them, related. te each other, are said to control half adozen laundries on. South Main and State streets, and there are oth- er similar combinations in the city. The members of these various ‘‘syndicates” are generally not on good terms with each other. If they meet in some store, they will not speak, though knowing each oth- er perfectly well. The competition. be- tween these various groups to buy.up an available laundry is said to be very. sharp, and a local man who has such an opening to rent is said to have received 25.applica-

\ tions for it.—Springfield Republican. THE. KiNG’S SERGEANTS. ri BP ; They Used: te Be the Absolute Chiefs of

TRE BARGAIN CORNER.

vale for ‘money expended, is what we give in all goods in our line, to which we attribute our steady increase

We are showing a nice assortment of Ladies and Gentlemens

WATCHES

this season, which are all thoroughly tested before leaving Ozr siore. guarantee every watch sold by us to give satisfaction, by buying now you can procure a good time piece

VERY LOW

ae our goods ate bought low for spo

the English Bar,

In days long gone by the judges and sergeants appear always to have gone to Westminster-hall on horseback, with a ret- inue of men.in livery. And in. the ad- dresses to the sergeants on their call, advice was given.them as to the number of horses they should keep when, riding the circuit. The judges up to the middle of the sixteenth century seem usually to have gone on mules, like the old bishops and abbots. Sergeant Whiddon, who was made a judge of the common pleasin 1553, is said ta. have been the first to introduce the custom of riding on horseback instead of mule. It is said that the cavalcade was sometimes very imposing, the lord. chan- cellor and great officers of state, with the judges and leaders of the bar and many of the nobility, going on harseback in full state. Such was certainly the case when Bacon obtained the great seal in 1617. The king’s sergeants, selected from tha general body, varied very much in num- ber. When the number exceeded three, a further distinction was. conferred, by con- stituting one or more of them the king’s ancient or most ancient sergeants, The king’s sergeants were in every way the chiefs of the bar and always took preced- encs of the attorney. general and every one else as the king's counsel in the law and chief law officers. The offices of at- torney and solicitor general are modern substitutes for that of the king's. sergeant. In. 1623 an order in council placed the at- tarney and solicitor general before al) the king’s sergeants axcept the ‘two ancient- ast,’? and so the seniority remained until 1814, when by amorder in council the at- terney and solicitor general were perma- nently placed over all the sergeants.

The difference between a queen's coun- sel and a sergeant is this—the former is created by patent and the latter by writ under the great seal. Aste rank there is no difference whatever between a sergeant who has obtained a patent of precedence and a queen’s counsel, but with regard to sergeants who have no patent it 4s other- ~vise.—Gertieman’s Magazine. ~_-

Neuralgia

in the head is alm st invariably caused by decayed and abscess sed teeth. Don’t snuffed needlessly when vou can be relieved in @ few hours and cur¢@ in a few days by thé

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careful treatment wt will give you. ' DR... H. AYERS Dentisz.

Painless Extraction wf Teeth,

mewernpenenrenientaaeaganl

WARE - HOUSES

TO LET PEAKE’ WHARF (WO 1)

Wharfage storage and yard- age, at reasonable rates.

Arthur &, Peake.

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