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THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTIETOWN, DEUBMBER 18, 1899

CHRISMAS

BUYING xe VISIT 0 THE RIGHT PLACE

Will eave you much time and thought in select- ing your

CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Your gifts will be permanently ap preciated if eclected from ovr

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‘tock of Watches, Sterling Shiver

Jewelry, Cut Glass and Kbony Goods.

Whose quality and workmanship are the best—exact y as repreeent- ed—at a cost corsistant with the meritofthe article choeen.

Souvenir Belt Crekles

mounted in different colored rib- bo. aiready for use; with the ity C -«t, P E Island Crest, and other

faves

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TIME--2 A. M.

‘‘Late egain,” remarked Mrs, Peterkin to her delinquent spouse,

“Yep,” said John,

“You oughi to be “shamed of yourself,” eaid Mre Peterkin.

“fam shamed of myself,” said Jobn. “I’m going totake a Dodd’s Dyspepsia Tablet.”

“Where bave you been?” demanded Mrs Peterkin.

“I was working late at the office,” ven- tared Mr. Peterkin blandlyJ

“Ie thatso?”’ remarked Mre Peterkin.

“Yep. You see we coulda’t find our balance.”

: “Did you find it? asked Mrs. Peters ib.

“Yep, we found it,” said John.

‘It don’t look like it,” said the lady.

“Fact, eure you,” eaid Mr. Peterkin.

“And where did you go after you left the office,

“Dm going to take Dodd’s Dys ia Tablet,” protesied Peterkin. Te

“ Answer my question, Where you go ?”

‘ “ Just round tothe club,” said Peter.

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“T thought so,” said Mrs, Peterkin ‘“* Don’t you koo# you’)! ruin your nerves eod your braiv and your constitution and

John

did

designs beautifully enamelled on tne bnckles. Makes a charming Xmas Gift

ENGRAVING.

This is the season. when this department is rushed with or ders We would suggest placing your order for engraving early.

W. W. WELLNER

Jeweler and Engraver.

SSSLELESEEDEDRSECESEDEN CELREDENEINCNECONS

P. B Island Railway.

Tenders For Grading. ibe E AL ED TENDERS addressed to the

undersigned, and marked on the out~ will be

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“Tender for Gradiog,” | 12 o’cloek, noon,

side, received unt

MONDAY, DECEMBER (8th, 1899

For the Grading and other work in con- structing about ten miles of Railway on the Murray Harbor Branch.

Plans, profi'es and specification may be seen at the cffice of the Superintendent of the P Elsland Ra)! vay, at Charlottetown, and at the office of the Ubief Engineer, at Moncton, N B,on and after the 27th day of Nuvember, 1899, at which places, also, forms of tender may be obtained.

Tenders must be made on the printed forme supplied.

All the conditions of the specification must be complied with.

The Railway department will not be bound toaccezt the lowest or any tender. Railway Office, G. A. SHARP, Ch’town, Nov 17 léie

Referring tuthe above the time for re ceiving tenders is ex'eaded until Tuesday, Decem ber 26th, 1899.

PH(ENIX of Hartiord FIRE INURANGE Go.

Cash Assets Over, $5,000.000,00

A share of your patronage is solicited for this old Reliable Company

PLEASING CONTRACTS, GENEROUS SETTLEMENTS,

LOWEST RATES. E. H. BEER,

Great GeorGce STREET Authorized Agent for P. E. I

Also representing other, Fire, Life and Acci ident nt Tneurance C mm panies.

Victoria Cafe

Great George Street... Charlottetown, P. E. Islan

Customer a id Prospecti € Cus

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To My tomers:-

Permit me to call your atiention to th- fact that 1 am bette: prepared then ever before tos supp ly you! wants in Freeh Oys ters. itis a fact that in erder to be suc- cr-eful in the Uyster dusiners one must be able to hande them in large qaantities. With this object in view, 1 beg l:ave to 20lict your patronage, and can assure you of satisfaction,

I may say that my Oyster Parlor wil be condacted in the usual first clases man- ner, where the delicate Bivalve may be

sbtained in every style to satiery the tasteof the moet exacting epicure. ~~ Youra,f&c.,

JOFIN P. JOY

The P.4jF.1. Oyster Ki pn

Teeth

No indiscrimina’e use of cocainee pjurions after effects

4 XTRACTED

DR. J. P. MURRAY

» to that babit ?”

i will Superinterdent |

@ SKILFULLY No

your usefulne*s through life by giving way aA Mee

** No, ie that so ?” said Peterkin, with bland surprise.

** I’ve no pa ience with you,” said Mrs, , Peterkin. “Don’t worry about me,” said Mr, Peterkie. “I’m going to take Dodd’s Dyspepsia Tablet t.-night.” “Of couree it’s nothing to me if you come down to breakfast in the morning like & bear with a sore head,” said Mrs. Peterkin bitterly. “But I won’, I tell you,” said Mr. Peterkinu. ‘‘ I’m going to take a Dodd’s Dyspepsia Tablet.” “It ie a beastly babit and Dodd’s Dysa- peptia Lablete doa’t make it excusable,” said Mra. Peterkin. “ They’re mighty co venient things to haye in the house ju-t the samey,” said the wicked Mr. John Pe*erkin.

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LOW PRICES TELL EVERY TIME

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It isimportant to know where to get the very best value fcr your mon«y in the line of goods for Xmas preseris We havea large selectior, ard by visiting our store you wiil find our goods as cheap, if not chea>er than any stcre in the city. Since opening in our new store, in Prowse Block, we have sold a large amount of goods ai prices that have drawn the attention of the people and insured a .arge share of public patronage Thanking all for their support in the past, wi continue, if possible, to do still better for them in tho future

JURY & COY..,

~w2?eOenG S @O@' 22 @ » ©

AT MASON’S f STORE

You can get the latest Canadian and American ne vepapers received by mail each night.

Drop io if you want a paper or magazine or book torvadi. Fruct Confectionery, Tobacco, Cigerr when you’re passing this we

:R. H. Mason

Dae 8 OOv Os Oi ,

December Spaps

HERE THEY ARE

ga" 1 bb) choice family flour, 2 lbs 28 cent tea 10 Ibe granulated sugar, 4 lbs raisins or currants, 5 bars soap, 4 gals best American Oil.

ALL FOR $6.35.

SANDERSON & CO

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ieee Crors.—The Manitoba gov- ernment’s crop bulletin showethe yields as follows: Wheat, 27,922,230; oats, 22,318,378 ; barley. 5,379,156 ; potatoes, 4,226,396.

Scorr Aor 1s Moxoroy.—Out of the seventeen Scott Act cases brought agsinst the Brunswick Hote) fourteen bave been dismissed. The other three have not yet been disposed of.

For Awrnican Corieges.—During 1898 the sum of $13,085,150 was given to Ameiican colleges by bequests or donation Bo far this year gifts of like nature reach the impressive total of $83,584,174.

Newsrarer Puronasen. — It ie stated that the Toronto Evening Star has been purchased by Mr. Atkinson, of the Mon~ treal Herald, for a syndicate. They will conduct an independent paper.

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Sr. Mary’s Carmeprat.—The contribu- tions to the fund for beautifying St. Mary’s Cathedral, Halifax, includes two of $1,000, both from ladies—an anony~ mous contributor and Mies E, Skerry.and three of $500 each—Jobn Cronso. Wm. Chisholm and Thomas E. Kerny.

For Pwsiic Worxs.—The London County Council has decided to expend $15.000,000 on the extension of the main drainage sysiem. It has also invited ten- ders for converting the whole of London’s tramway system from horse to electric conduit traction. With street improve- ments and ather public works the Council is committed to a total outlay of $100,- 000,000.

Witt Last Two Years.—A mining en- gineer saya the present war in South Africa is going to last two years. He also pre~ dicts that before the Boers wil! give up Johannesburg they will destroy mining property worth six millons sterling. He says tbe Boers have 15 German Officers, 40 French aud 40 Russiare, who are wel)

paid. pantheon Tue Mini-ren’s Cures.—A_ despate from, Nora, Gun, ssys the Rev. T De Vie ‘Jalmage Va.doren, of the Firrt Baptist church, bee elicited considerabl

interest by his reputed cures of the sick by what is termed “the laying on 0 hands.” The Rev. Mr. Vandoren, who }: a nephew of the Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage went to Norwalk severa! months ago from Albany, N. Y., aud since then bis follow- er# assent that he has accomplished mary astoun ling cures.

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Bap Srarecr Arrairs.—The Mayo:

and cc-operation ef the town of Levis, 1 be province Of Quebec, bave for som tme part been at loggerheads over th«

matter of an annual bonus of $10,000 which thet wn bad agreed to pay the firm of /. 8, King & Co., who had estab- ished a boot and sho: factory there. When Kiug & Co., thought the thing had gon

tar enough they shut down their factors d sued the town for last years benua. “* ney wen! against the town ta the

Superior Court aod was also vston Re

view. The Corporation is out of fuade

sod the costs of the trial have reached » igh figure. Bailff LeClerce, entrus ed vith a writ of execution from the Superior

Court. seized the whole fire apparatus of as well as the money deposited in

city bank, and the arrears of taxeer, in ‘he hands of twentyssix rate payers. Now he town is ina estate ofterror lest a 4Sr- hould break ont while the fire apparatus s thus tied up.

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HIS OWN FRE Wi%S%

Dear Sirs,—I cannot speak to strong! f the excellence of MIN.RD’S LINI- WENT. Itis THE remedy in my house old for buras, sprains, etc., and we would not be without it,

It is truly a wooderful medicin:. Joun A. MacDonaLp,

Publisher Irnprior Chronicle

Jou may not know it, but the best place in the city o buy Dress Goods, Corsets, t Gloves anc Millinery is at Prowse Bros

The Canadian contingent has now gone tothe front. Don’t you want a souvenir

photograph of our Loys in the contingen' Nice plain photo mailed to any address

John T. [icKenzie,

& THE TAILOR &

on paid on receipt of 35 cents, by Roker L. Cotton, PO Box &4, Charlottetown

| Large size for framicg $1. Your name or initia! engraved free on — or gold goous purchased from us before Xmas. E. W. Taylor, Cameron Block. dec 16 2i

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| Local and Other Items,

The Busiest

Store in the

TURS

You'll buy them Low

bi . Mu this month

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__ CHRISTMAS PHESENTS:FOR GENTLEMEN =

A Far Coat from $13°00 up

A Fur Cap from $1 50 up

A pair of Fur Mitts $1 50 up A Sleigh Robe from $4 50 up’ A Fur Collar fiom $2 00 up A suit of Clothes from $3 BO up A pair of Jined Gloves 50c sje

A suit of Underwear 33c u

A pretty Tie 1@c up irs Christmas Box 38c up A pretty Muffler 25¢ up

A Silk Handkerchief 20c up. A good Umbrella 50c up :3] ““" A Silk Umbrella 95c up

A White Shirt 55c up

A pair Braces*15c up

X Wool Sweater d0c up A Linen Collar Se up

CHRISTMAS

A Seal Jacket Ani Astrackan

A pair Kid Gl A Handkerchi

A Silk Blouse

A Flannelette A Dress Skirt

and a thousand and one*bargains we have not room to tel! yo

“MY STORE

FOLLOW THE CROWD TO

The Largest Assortment to choose from

wm SENTNER,

A Velvet Blouse $2 A Cashmere Blouse $2 50 and up

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cle Goods Guaranteed to be the vest Value in the City —

The Largest Staff to wait on

You

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PAESENTSSFOR THE LADIES

$5000 and up Jacket $1y 00 and up

A Fur Cape $7 00 end up

A Fur Collar $1 00 and up

A Fur Ruff 60c and up

A Fur Moff 65¢e and up

A pair Fur Gloves $1 50 and up A Cloth Jacket $2 00 and up

A Trimmed Hat $1 00 and up A Dress Length 72c and up

oves 75c and up ef 2c and up

An Umbrella 35c and up

$3 85 and up 50 and up

Slouse 80c and up $2 50 and up

A pretty Shawl

u about. AT A OR LTA STI ERAT

The lowest prices in Charlotte-

town

McLEOCD & CO

EeSeses'cosese

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To evjoy this kind of outdoor sport you must be suitably equipped with skates and boote. We can’t sell you the skates, but when it comes sv selling Skating Boots, we are right at the head of the procession.

A nice skating boot for girls, sizes {1 to 2 (black) pebble felt lined, $1.25

A finer quality pebble (chocolate), felt lined, $1.50

A lady’s black skating boot, felt lined, at $2.00, Box Calf or Dongola.

A lady’s Chocelate Dongola Skating Boot, felt lined for $2.00

Many cheaper lines from $1.25 up.

Fiocksy Boots

Boys’

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and men’s s8iz3s in

with or without straps—all

SEE OUR HOCKEYBOOTS

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R. H. RAMSAY & CO

THE OUTFITTERS ze

FINE, NEW

GOLD and

** SILVER WATCHES JUST RECEIVED

Also direct from the minu- facturers : —

ilver G043. byb Tay's aa Faw

Ladies’ and Genticmn’s Chains

Gold Brooches

carf Pins

Rings, both Plaii and Set with Stenes.

The Birthday “ton2s ar> —

January, Garne'! | Jnly, Ruby February, Amethyst ; August, Moonstone

March, Hyacinthe | Sept. Sapnbire April, Diamond | Oct Opal May, Emerald | Nov. Topas Juvae, Pearl | Dec Turquoise

If you wish anything especial made to order, please leave your order early or there may be a difficulty in procuring ex- actly what you wisu for, as manufacturers report avery brisk crade.

H. W. TAYLOR,

CAMERON Bock, CHARLOTTETOWN.

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XMAS SUGGESTIONS.

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(Please note for your own benefit and ours.) Ebony Goods, nice arcortment. Sterling Silver Novelties Gold and Silver Watches Watch Chains, Ladies’ and Gente’. Gold & Gold-filled Spectacles Beantitul Parlour Clecks Knives, Spoons or Ferks.

This list is not by any means com p'ered. Pleare come inand lack tirough our stock,

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