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Headache Powders. l E. B-SUCCREADY, Edllbf.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 25. 1902.

Drink Watt _ ___

‘_ item reported ct the Conference oi It is announced tha=iR-" L. Borden. M- 1 " W V '

"“,§j,“¢“‘° *‘°“"““‘°"`”"°“ Y°“ Vccicninirremiers recently hcldin London P-.lwder ofthe Opnfreitivnin Canada, is V _ - '_ _

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_ 1 .hat a resoluiion was agreed to favoring

the use of the metric system in the colon-

iies. There is, however, little likelihood

A most de'icio.xs beverage for 15c _- _ 'M1' <l\\=1'l 01’ PM “P '-11 quart 15011123 obthe system becoming general in English

rryasamp e bottle. speaking _countries for a goo;l while to

J D & system in coinage and monetary affairs is

I - sumciently obvious to all who have tried

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THE METRIC SYSTEM.

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come. The aivantages of the decimal

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it. No one in the United States or Canada _ would think of going back to the old 1 order of pounds, shillings and pence. And

Prepare for the

and ' must be the metric system, which in

fll€I'¢ W111 be g°00C1 Sh0Ot'~ while tho greatest of commercial na* ions

next month.

We have 2. Splendid that the metric system will make any

I 1 of S rapid headway in the British Empire.

U M. _ingeneral ussthere. Sp tin adopted _itl

shells waded" with Blagk measures are still largely in use in that

terminal all the year round it it is_ to; " _ A _ `

country. The metric system is permitted compete with the Morgan combine. In _ A h _ j .fi i

_ ` in Gr-at Britain and waslegelized inthe _support of _the argument against the A __ _ _ _ _ _ it ' _ _ _ aI1d_R€tail. iUnited5‘Stateo in 1866. _ fn' Portugal and the St. Lawrence-river 1route_,___t_he i ‘ ' T A H u

Voohrespondentgivesailengthy listshowiingl fy' S 3 ~ _TQ _ ' 3 _ _ ` 4 '_'_»-'-f~¢f_`:" 1 imiicrtsht casnalties_to stesxners on the 3” _\ Thagis what Qu;-stock _consists _of alll persons. who have st;__ns_mnc¢emtg-_unmccsifrce 11806,-_'i ' 3 _ . _ _ -_ - ~~ ' ‘°’°”°“”°‘*

lost. The and give_usA'your »order:for‘afsi1in’111er'siiit,3 * ' “ E ' '_ 'f

»ot`44 steamers was'l50,527 gross, ofirhich .~ i "U ' ` V

smokeless powder

& _ Cermany. Austria, italy, Belgium, Nor-

. ' ’ lway and Sweden have 'thenew system in

upon multafarious business transactions. 3

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~ _for the transaction of business

-~ ibetwecn the different countries.

Thereis great need of such a system; there is indeed a prevalent belief that such will one day be attained, and if so it

theory can hardly be impr.ved upon. But

still adheres to pounds, shillings and

pence in its currency there is little hope

The metric system is so called because

_ the meter is its fundamental unit. It,

was first adopted in smut in 1799 me nf

sixty years later, but the old weights and

I _ _i S *Switzerland ityvas iutroducedéyaars

land recently in Greece. Besides Fr-anoe,|

general use. The world of science has adopted it so far that in all scientllic

cné Clothing 33 I-3 off _

Men’s Good Tweed Suits $5.00 less 33 1-3 _ ;cqebttue»n'\mdrcss who neck-_<1 'tc gm

Boys’ Suits and Pants, less 33 1-3

oeiiavs

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“ “ Serge Suits $.600iless 33 1-3 A “ “ Tweed Suits $7.50 less 33 1-3 _

Tweed Suits $8. 50 less 33 1-3 ` Serge Suits $10.00 less 33 1-3 . `\Vorsted Suits $12.00 less 33 1-3

“ - " _ Worsted Suits $15.00 less 33 1-3

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P nb hm" ITHE HOM E OF THE GUARDl_AN‘ pctiicsucns one who wma `r¢ui`inc¢i|i- "_

I Q es' ‘I North Bids Q\1=¢I1 Sqegsi gently will have need to understand the

'°`“°_ CHARLOTTETOWN, P. . . the Y 'i 'te H the

August o2__(Sp°d,-_}_\_M0¢¢;-. _.._....____ terms ol mc.rc sys m. ence A 'lads' mostly southeast and BUSE2; gficgnlgleglgorl 1336- need ot its being taught in our schools.. hu, to cl°udLshowu_s in most J' P HOOD* But Min Evemthe ordinary ncwsp zper readerwlll

Residence ’Ieie;hone, 1,36 Rnd frequent mention of the meter, the _

.____________._..__ . ' '_`°'_°'_’ liter and _the gram, and may dnd it neces-

thc metric system is nothing more nor nllowst \ _ - _

iportedthat other peeresszs will fo1low»

‘Lady Bsglan’s method _of assisting

weight is signified by each respectively. 1

learn what precise length, capacity orl, i°\

An Ottayva dcspa/tch tells that E. B. -

Eddy of that City, received scores of teicgrams of congratulatiou from all parts of Canada and the United States, on

Friday last. ,_ _

about to makea visit to the Northwest

along with several other membgrs ofthe party. Simultaneously comes the etite ment that Hon. Hugh John Macdonald has left with his family for Europe on a tour that will be ofseveral months duration. ~

The Pax-is'Jourx:al tells that Sir Wilfrid

Laurier, who is now in the gay capital, 1 was asked why Canada did not' join thc'

United States. and made answer nel’

N114! °¥\l9»R¢ OUR to w for ns

to remain Cana/.iians._ Besides, concluded

ference between ex-President _Kruger and 3915118, Dewet and Delarey was a stormy

P0 - nningi

away from the iight himself, andcarryiug _

1_5 NIH! unkind in the venuabh 'Paul to - assail the men who fought so long and so

have a fairer fame in history than the

last Prc sident -of the Tranevaal _

dt . published a

strong letter on the Fast Line' question .taking the around that the line" must

earn-ing _money for ia local charity i_o 3 Brekenham, byexhibiting herself in ther; splendid robes she wore at the Corona-

at such unwonted splendor in feminine

apparel would be saiisiied that they got the worth ottheir money. And it is re-

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din;-ity". -eftffhis may be all right in its way, ‘-

Gent s Pur11isl1ing_s33 1-3 ofi

° * Men’s 'White Shirts 3 5C to $1.20 less 33 I-3 _

“ Colored Shirts 2 5c_ to /$1.2 5 less 33 1°-3 “ Underwear, all kinds,._$1.20 .to $1. 50 less

ss I-3 _ ’ 3 Men’s-_C0llars and Ties 10c to 50c less 33 1-3 Men’s Kid Gloves, all kinds, $1.00 to $1.50 less

331-3 _ _ _ _ -

Hats 33 1-3 off 3 3

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All our Felt and Straw Hats, 10c to `$5» -le_ss __ if E _S if S

All our Men and Boys’ Caps 10c to $1_i.50,`-__-“less 1 _

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s and Valiscs 25 p.c.off

Trunks and Valises, a‘llkind_s,'less 25 p.- c. -

All Flanneleties and Grey»Cottons,less 13. c.

All Shawls, Rugs and Capes 25 p. c ` ‘ '- _ = _

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but all will not agree that it is in the _best ` taiste.~i Ot all the methods for sc pportlng

charities those' are best which induce ‘p§'op‘.e_to give for charity-'Q sake falone.

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ll ‘ to that Dr.

' ' 3 nmzg?haw%m

andhabsolute cure for eachj

_ ,* _ and fnvcrydiggnrn of itching,

`° “D rn .......“°`w.*1't':..'=-° i ‘warn

_'_ 0 YP'f§5n -as _ _ _

wnwnsriiiey__u»mk cfif. rmaifgditcm

T ' oncv =h`a¢_d:ii'not'curcd. &oabo‘X.at_

T garlcdeutlexiger E'man¢soxe,Bun:s & Co~.'1_`omnto,

Dr! Ghase’s _Ointment

JUST ARRIVED !--'One car

- 1oad=of"i Ontario Bran and-= Shorts

which' we '2L_1'e_se'lling'at lowest . __ _ A ; 5 3 j' 1 Y _ prices.~_-A. "Horne &`Co. 25d1w_f ; T _ f I ~ t - ~ ` H3

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_ We 1ntend_l_iaV1ng a dime sale

sponges this week _to reduce stock.

See windows for bargain prices

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the celebration of his-76th birthday on _ _-

bravely for the lost cause. They will ._ - " ` " * `~" ' _ " 7

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HALF PRICE

We will sell the _balance of our colored shirt

waists at half price. We are not looking for profits f _ just want to get rid of summer 'goods now. __ _

- siiown<.PRooFf§aieLAns__

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` New shower-proof Raglans in full -and three

lt# less than the application of the~decima1 “We shwld disappear Fnnéh Cénuh ' - _ ' f _ _ _ 3 - ~_ , _ 3 i - - - ~ _ _ _ s. _Tem n ~ » 3 method towelghts and measures. It is would disappear -much _mam quickly hx _ _.?u.arte¥ lengths the new shade 1 V ' .

“gym see th” it mmm ea-ecta very tlnatglgautic furnace than in thetlood ot' § OW Prices* 3 _ ' " “ ‘ < ~ " ’ ‘

,great saving in the calculations attendant ;;';g_:3_°$°xxf’?#{mm'gr°tlS';i‘t Ani:hh°_ l°"°i S A _ 3 A V 1 `

r Itiwoald do much more than thiS.be-Fthe Canadian Premier, ‘there is _nothingi A _ _ Beau_tifu11y'D1-apfed ' 'Hair 3 1Fe'1t _Hats cause, if universally adopted it would Eggs-da,” to foreshadow such a' - *French Ron Camelas Hair Hats

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gi" °'“'°"°"’» t° Welsh" and ge - -- - _ Comels Hair Felt Hats and other - 'new styles in

'measur thro h t th ld and . _ . ~ ~ __

CS '18 °“ d° ';°'t um Itlsrcnoi-ted thawte time hours fLad1es’_ Felt Hats for early fall wear. _ ' < ___ _ _

one. It is said the old leader is in no way ` F 1 i .

inclined to acquiesce in the peaceand” _ T -" ` ’ H _' ` 5 ` `l '=_~_i>"~f _ i..

bitterly upbraided the generals for giving _ ` _ _ _ ' fl"[_ "jf * T _f _ V

up Boer inde adence After ru _ I Q _ ' ' _» ._ A V i _

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with him allthe plunder hecould get,it` _3 _ 3 . _ _ _ _ _ _

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havcan Atlantic port for its western i _ _ H ‘ » _ = 3 ‘__ |""|f ._ 'Q _

tion. The small admission ifee of three i ` S 3 f

pence is charged in order to enable the 1 ~ f ~ 'f common 'people tonatronise the show. No, '_ '

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Easily cleaned," free from rust, does _not taste the food; Cheap and

good. ‘In stock: '

,ie , London House :Buildiug, Queen St. ‘T

;- '7.x:d&v:yr.._» _ v ,

~ne_rcti¢¢a;§p;es¢eicwhc

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can pondent says the St; Lawrence being _ _ _ _ » » _ _ -

open only about half of the year, these _ 3 f 1 _ S ' ' very seriouslosscs have occurred during TAILGR’ HATTER AND FURNISHER' U 3

the course ot abJut40 months. ' - ...__ _ -_ _...___»-~ » --._. -s___.__._ .._.___- _._ .__ ________

` ii _ _ ~'*_ I j ' _ _ 53151133 8- ` The papers tell that Lady Raglan is __ _ ‘ ’ ` ' , 3-osdvrom

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fail P335. Measures,

Mugs,

f“ Scoops,

_MiX;_1;B_§' ‘L " " P119? B2Sfius»SvwnS. ‘ i

,sci into an

PERS.-€___'_ _ -_ 3 1 Tciietsets, ana Preserving Kettles, ‘et'c.l .il

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01' Rub!

'thats ` enjoyment wiiieli is _,£13

Granville F

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Agricultural

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on all Rai!

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