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Here ‘is the record of the recent phenomenal

growth 0f the Crown Life Insurance

1918 Insurance in Force 17,398,195.00 Assets ........ ............ .. 2,554,434.33 Surplus Funds.....-..- 94,660.21

A Company that can show such evidence of good Company to work with.

business? Here is your chance.

agency proposition which we can otter you.

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Are you ambitious to build up a permanent and independent Crown Life Policies are par- ticularly attractive. There were 50% more applicalionsior them in I923 than in i922. lt will pay you to investigate the general

Make an appointment to-day to discuss this with us confidentially.

.1. s. JENKINS, Mount Albion

Company: z

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rapid growth is a

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is n story of courtship and of adventure. by tho prem

knows Szibalini, aiuthor of such tales as Sczlram historical story, for it is as a historical novelist? t-Inim hlln—~th'.lt Saibatini i.<l famous.

.\s one critic puts it".

Intrigue of lovers and of leaders oi men. buns of Sank and a bit of as merry sword play as you are likely to

A thrill lrom start to

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' ‘Eotoazo cons I SPRNG SHOES

= for spring wear are show- ‘r subtlur-ti colors and less

('n;-t_=. im- <'>r‘ilg show intultwt- ' perfora-

mg .-.,j(.|~ r m, (Irel-rl Jlllfl ills. ;l'.‘(! tut» rr-r‘l'u rly popular iillllnﬂ. .

stra ilplngs and tn fnrnu-rly.

~. Rexall iii’rj:.°37~£-3di6$ for Specific riiilllments

sexism. oiwtlesle Yr-tlnili. 25c. 50c and $1.00 mike ¢qest~on esay and the slut’ non healthy.

cold in the head.

REXAxL LlVER SALTS 35c, 65c. $1.25 restore the

Q RExALL DATARRi-i JELLY, one relieves estlrrh and l g liver to normll action.

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RFXM L CHERRY one". m. and 60o. the large ulo proves this pleasant last...“ LPIIKII syrup gives satisfaction.

REXALL SYRUP OF HYPOPHOSPI-IITEG UM. Nerve and tissue builder. Puts map Into you.

RGXALI. FILE CURE 50¢. sally applied, causes no Irritation. gave nlnpst Immediate rollsf. l

REXALL KIDNEY PILL! 80c. 8 for M15, Correct kidney disorders and ollmlnltu urlc acid from the system.

REX LL ORDHRLIEO 26c, 60c and $1M. Ideal l_ vs medicine.

pom uuoan P08ITIVE GUARANTEE T0 olv: sme- ‘. PAcrioM on Monsv neruuueo

MACKINNON onus c0.

THE REXALL KODAK 870R!

The

rich in romance as in (Ieetls of (luring by men to whom the ring of steel ivlls as the brink oi w: automobile in the vars of the present generation.

Every Fiction Lover

ouche, Captain Blood and many another the greatest living today, critics prn-

FOIITIIIIES FOOL

Bright eyes sparkle. sczlbbzlrtis rattle, blades clillk, solt words spoken and great pvrsollzlulr. m‘ long nizo walk again in its Pages-

‘browu ls conspicuous clubs and winter resorts.

RAFAEL SABATIIWS _

roxruuus FOOL

&VENTL)RE"

ier writer of a WIS! ‘Vim-h w" "S

as familiar

and gallons of. ale-ANNE

‘witness, keep things moving in

m‘ wooing are

ﬁnish

EVERY LINE ilF BREATHLESS WITH INTEREST Beginning Serially in Guardian. February 22

1 SHORTEW AND SHORT ER

For both day and cvcnln’: dress skirts are considerably shorter tutti there is a tendency in lllilllSllii and basques toward titted (allot-ts.

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UNIQUE COMBINATION

Separate skirts oi’ white flannel,

, kasha and doeskln are worn Willi

high-colored blouses and swentrlrs. -———<+c>>—- The two-piece knickersult of Eng‘

Ilsh worsted in tan. russut or at country

It’s a square deal s q u a r e m e al bread.

. the holding

8H0? Item Holman‘;

1 OHARLOTTETOWN DRIVING CLUEwlll meet tonight at 8 D.‘ m. . to consider plan; for a new racing 1 course. Members of the track committee and others having use~ . tul suggestions are particularly

‘ asked to he present.

HORSE snesusns h5g1; _

" The dlreotoiti of the Horse Breed~

ors‘ Association held a meeting in the office o1 the ' Department of Agriculture on Saturday evening and completed arrangements for of the Provincial Horse Show on Tuesday, March i 18th. fuller announcements of which will appear later .

HEALTH!‘ mrnovmo. — The many friends of Mr. D. b. Camp- bell. DeSuble, who is undergoing

. treatment in the P. E. island Hos- " pital, \vill be pleased to learn that

he is making‘ good progress to~ wards recovery and hopes to be 2 able to return home in the course 0f a week or so. %—~<oo>--—_

B50 ES SKI TRIP

‘By Dominion News Service.)

llERIil-N, Feb. 16.—A Moscow "Wdﬁase states that. a party on skis has arrived from Archangel. (N. “V Russia). the journey. or about (‘:50 miles. having taken 27 days, which is a record.

Twins Are Born Five Miles Apart

(By Dominion NewsServicc.)

Florence, Feb. 16.——A case of twins being born at places ﬁve mil“! KIIW-fl. hurl lust oct-urrctl llere.

{A Wﬂlllﬂn who lived at Brozzi, a village ﬁve miles outside Florence. gave birth to a child. Complica- tlons were feared and the dot-tot‘ ordered her immediate removal to ll ilaspltal in Florence, whore the strclulti child was safely born l\\'ﬂ hours later.

I A Costly Mistake

(Ry Donlinion News service)

_ PARIS. Feb. lib-British llov~ rlnment agents have run to earth. an Alsatian named Urban. who ivas taken prisoner during the war and interned in England,_ ivllert» the tllllll0fitlllii seized the nmnis mtlilry. amounting to $250. Ill the iﬂnli.‘ camp was an Austrian of 111.. same mime. whose property aln~ (muting to more than $50,000 in shares and cash, was zllso lielzczl.

'l‘lle Alsatian wrote to the Brit- ish authorities after the war ask~ lug for the retilrn ot his money.

The amount belonging to the Allltrlan was then sent to iii-m in

The Alsatian mlw the mis- take, but did not draw attention to It. The error was not discovered until the Austrian asked for Ills luoney and received only $250.

A long and expensive chase for the Alsatian ensued. and ende] in the ziuihoritiei seizing $5,000~~*all that remuined~wbich the Alsatian "epositerl in a Strasburg hank.

—-—-_<-o->-_-_* Coupons may be procured at the following places for Mon- day or Tuesday night's Knight; of Pythlas Varlsty $how: - Geo. E. Hughe Lambroa Bros.

Geo. L. Prowse White's Confectionery. ___<+¢____

Add a little water to the butter and sugar to be creamed and see how quickly the mixing Is accom- plitlhod.

Weather

Brings Its Arlisw, (‘Illllu null Pains

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liroves u warm friend and n

rsul comfort

Our Kantleek

A one niece. smooth surface, Instr-lean. hllh. undo. Imllle with n vulcnnlrsd screw Melt nml non-humble stopper In mild Ivlth n two you: nuns- anten and unequalled nt the‘ prime “M.

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THE BASKET SOCIAL at Mt. Herbert Orphanage postponed till further notice. ~ 1i

B. I. S. MEETING-There will be a meeting or the Emerald branch of the B. l. S. iu their ball at Emerald on Feb. 20th at 7.80 p. m. All members are requested to be present.

PERSONALS

lilr. River was a visitor to the city Sut- urday.

Miss Bertha Clarke, North Wilt- sbire spent the iveek end In (‘hur- lottetown where she visited her

Thomas Sanderson, North I

Lion‘ eilﬁijqiirymore ' Alma lblbens

PEMBROOKE sci-loot.

brother who is confined in the P. E. island Hospital.

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(By Dominion News Service.)

LONDON, Feb. lib-Two very effective tableaux are in irrepara- tlon in the diving birds‘ house at the Zoo.

Willi the advent of the new aqu- arium the old ﬁsh tanks have been removed, and the additional space lrlade use of by extending fhu err closures used as an indoor aviary for “trader-s.“ and various diving birds.

lteal rack work has taken the place of the virgin hark which used in serve as such, whilst a Dlﬁfltilllg sky effect has been obtained by lisillg pale Iilue reflecting screens above.

A shallow pool occupies the centre of a stretch of sand in the foreground, and a series of stony terraces rises to till‘. rugged rorlts, at lllc rear. amid which a illlyl ivllterfall flows. With this deligbtH ful setting, the Ileztuties of a nllln- ber 0t‘ scarlet ihlsen and i-inoivy egrets are seen to advantage. whilst hitter-us, boatbills and night; llvflllll; provide a fitting contrast. 1 The graceful loveliness of the curt-ts should appeal imriivtllarly to those women who, by ivezirillp; their dainty plumes. have long been indirectly responsible for ivllzlt Professor Newton has dc scribed as “the tilost zlhouliullble

The semi-annual examination of lthe Pcrbrooke School, No. 144. was [held on Jan. 3o, 1924, and W85 “attended by about 21 visitors. The pupils were examined by tllcll ‘tteucher and showed by their an- uwers that they linll a thorough knowledge oi’ their work. The firs’. essential in sticceslifirl. teaching naulely consistent discipline was always in cvitleilcv and showed that the destinies at‘ the pupils was under sate, tutelage.

After the cxzliuinlll’ lll n!‘ the ptiplls u ». very succ-assftll pro- grululue was curried out consisting ot‘ recitutions, songs. etc. The children were tllcn . treated l0 candy and cake by the ladies of the district and they enjoyed it very much.

Alter ileuring some graiuaphonl: selection. Remarks were thcn luudu bv some of tho. gontlonlcu present pressing tliciuselvcs perfectly satis- fied with the progress made by the

A Womatfs Wits Matched "Agajnist the Cunning of tan" Empire i

An automobile came racing down ulgmqgwiy‘ i V.“ woman at the‘ wheel driving like triad. 11"‘, huw“ 6d torn soldiers blocked who way of the hurrying earl A ti": man tumbled out as the woman opened the tonnes“ “o.” Turning to the men. she said: “I dare not lretum hom- without a husband! WIII one of you marry me?" e

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Th" 5995"!!! a romance ofienthralling interest a t cf intrigue, of daring adventure, of a flglltyfor a thin" i or)! a ‘w°ma"'5 ‘°"°- s" ﬂiainst the picturesque back gioamii - un of towering castles and gorgeous palace hall;

“A MONKEY MIXUP”

TWO PART IMPER|A|_ ANIMAL COMEDY

pupils. A hearty vote of thanks moved by James Lewcllyrl and seconded by (‘Iulrlos ll. llivkon was tuntleruil lo tho. in-acht-i‘ cutti- lumuling llitll ml tlll- {good work pt-r- formed.

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IIAS SIGHT llITHlllII EYES

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(fly Unnliuiurl Nun's Sl-rvll-u.) LONDON, Fob. lit. \I. Juli-s

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cruelty 1iractlseti ill the animal world. ,

CENTURY

. the Rutter.

. ngq aggregate of 744 years.

* London tilts your. for the Elnpirc

,and hearty, aged 95, six sisters.

‘ health and going strong. scatterer! ; throughout the

. Canada and England."

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(By Dominion News Serviced LONDON, Feb. li3.-A penny loaf of the brown "famine“ bread sold in Coventry, during the Perl- dnsttlztr War of over 100 years ago, jllas just lmell presented to the museum of the City (iuild. i Accompanying it is a small IIOIO- bonk faded and discolouretl with‘ age. in which the owner said he intended to keep the loaf as n memento of the extraordinary price of corn lit that time, when ltl was sold at over $5 per "strike. ‘ t M k .-<-oa-—-—. — i i l

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(IBy Dominion News Service.)

LONDON. Fcli. 1il.~A bull is being taken out of a float In high- HIFGOI. Maidenhead. Berkshire, ll Iewdays ago near the Red Lion Hotel. when u dog Iiarked and moved towards the Hotel.

Tile bull followed the barking dog up the hotel steps into the hall and turned Into the public but‘. The appearance otthe punderous animal caused alarm. Butchers ivers oalled in. but they could not get the bull to leave.

its nose came In contact with the reddlot cotter of u stove. The btlll backed quickly, and was finally coaxed out o! the hotel. 1t ended up its adventures by slipping oll the greasy pavement and falling in

Family Aged 770

By Dominion News Service.)

LONDON, Feb. 16.——\Vhz1t ls the model-n record for longevity in n family?

Among those who hltvn put for- ward claims bearing on this qucs~ tion. u county rector was recent ly able to show the biggest total, a group of 12 PEEIIIHVUR boasting an

This figure is now beaten. The latest total gives tho combined ages of n family group of a dozen as 770 years. It Is expected that. there will be n reunion of them ill

exhibition. The members include. Mrs. Ives the mother, "living in Londomwell

and tour‘ brothers. all in good

Empire and elne~ where~in China, New Zenland.

A lamily of 13, born in the little Longbredy. Dorset. (eight sisters and live brothers). urs all living. and their ages to- gether reach 753 years. The eld- est in 71 and tho youngest 49, and the united ages of. their parents. both dead, were res

Another claimant says his grand- father had 10 children. whose ad-

ljacfs bully i» llll‘ll laid bur. ,

Ronluins tllc French Scil-lltist, iron-w‘ ildently asserts that-apron. lug; mlrselves with iutmsl- and fixedly tilf6lltl0ll~—-\\'U ‘can sou with tiny.|l‘.- l]li('l'().‘~‘f‘()]llt' eyes ill the skill. l?

M. Rcuutlns (lcsrtrilrcs the pro-l‘ cuss by ivhirh ho say..- lll‘ llimsvlt‘ Vi acquirml this i~lrangt~ power. 'l‘l\r l sullijcrfs eyw-k. lie ‘l-rtplzliils. are heavily bandaged, and even stuck l together with strips of gummcd ‘y paper as well. An area of the silli- Lltill in order that thorn uray l)!‘ no qucri tion of normal vision, the tibjerts “Hetl-"lltltlktl. scissors, letters. pot- plants, and so nu»—arc placed in n box st) coustrtil-lizd, lllat lln ray of light. from tllo object to b0 50ml by _ the sklncyo (‘Ollltl roach lilo retina or‘ the llorlulll eye. r

At the begiuilirlg o1‘ the period of training, tho time which PltllYiPS lit-tween the monlollt ivllell the; work begins and illl‘ first result is.‘ .\I. Romulus sa about one fllllltlll‘. _, lle gives thc urance that prn- ' perly traiued—~atttlutivc lsulijects, can read a book or a nevvsplipcr u: (ll‘flillHl‘_\' sticcd. ‘

It should lii- said that (ibjects are plltcvd beyond all possibility of being touched by lilo subject.

As regards smell. subjects ivhcu ‘i “asked tn recognize (rolnnrs, especi- ally when delicate shades are cori- __ corned. or if the light Is faint. sniff spontauenuslyl us it’ they were mak- irtg nu appeal to their. ilreuue (if smell," This M. ltonltlins 0x plains by saying". ,

The mucus luelulirllne of the r nose is sensitive to light and to different coloured regions 0t’ the SDBPIPIIIII. ’l‘llls function is sllzirp- ~ iy distinct from smell. lit is oi‘ the optic order.

An essential feature 0i’ the extru- retlltal vision of the skln-eyye is, M. Romulus emphasises, that. it has the power to transmit the lillhlil- ‘ nus stimulus to the nervous cen- fres and thus register perception. -»,

in a “blind person taken absolu- tely at random and completely lacking all retinal sensibility." the _ first munlfecst-utlons of eyeleiis ' sight M. itmnulns says. "appeared!

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after the fourth or fifth sitting." Controversy is going on between M. Romulus and tho proirssolxs at the Sorbonne us to the lzerluincness of cyclrss sight. M. AilntoleFrantzv, vvouches for the (Iemonstrstlon given at his house a year ago, at which striking results were recorded. I

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Mrs. W. (l. Plnney and family wish tn express their appreciation for iho many kindnesses shown them (lurlitg their recent sad ba- reavonlent.

ti?» lzl till Ilutlr ~ ‘ll. hill-asp»

Ills quit‘ villi

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ded ages reached ‘HIS years. The eldest was 87-. one In now over B0,

in London.

and all, with tw‘o exceptions, lived".

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Drlitihase?

3‘: ‘$1.1m. rh “l SHALL DIE or SELF-COMBUSTIONL. at what rhc girl said \\‘llll lisil-uvtl In llu-

of the

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS BIG SHOW

Tms sh°w is 5° Sﬂwmlliqly funny that the manage. men‘ has had i° Provide each seat with a straight jukeg m Prevent the occupants from injuring him or herself,

COME AND LAUGH FOR TWO NIGHTS WITH THE KNIGHTS

sllddﬂtly there is a scream. A life is lmperlledpwhat

is the girl to do? SEE THE KISS IN THE DARK,

1 ACT FARCE PAT IS THE BROTH OF A BOY. Qlhl through the ccmecly he works for love and gets it. OH, , Oh, ,

“THdT RASCAL PAT.”

ACT COMEDY

RAL SINDE.

Th9 Mﬂﬁlda". says he can makeelephants, polar bears. °ra"él ‘Wlallﬂs ﬁlmed!" on the stage at will. We don't believe him.

Tm: onruuus EIGHT

See Jiggs. With all his humorous imagination, George McManus never created a scene like this, You Can't tell whether he's comin’ or gain’.

THE HUMAN WHIRLWIIN D

Chirp! Chirp-As sweet and pure as the tones of a can-

ary- Th"! You rcallze that. you listen. u. the POPULAR some BIRD.

Listen to those hypnotic strains coming out of that lit- tle brown box. THE VIOLIN in the hands of a Master.

Out of town f0lks—-Be sure t0 catch your train.

tors OF oooo sears LEFT son TODAY mo TUESDAY. ans p. rim-CURTAIN nouns crew 1.30

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS JUBILEE CELEBRATION

PRINGE EDWARD THEATRE

Monday & Tuesday, Feb. 18th & 19th RESERVED SEATS 52c. RUSH SEATS 37c. Plan for Tuesday opens at Box Office Tuesday MornlﬂJ 9.30 a. m.

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Supplied i Up

In the

Modern. Way

Cull and have a quotation on your plumbing "llﬂlw msnts.

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