VOL I.

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Misc ELLAN EOU-s .

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The Morning Guardian

Issued every ‘Morning by

‘Vfl.&I.ls.Co., J. F., Pianos & orgunueniers, Queen Street. Ch‘town, P. E. 1.

0-; .‘cicli‘.:ichum’s Building, Lower

nov 7

THE GUARDIAN PUBLISHING Co.

Diamond °. 8. Co. L. Queen st, l'h‘t0wn, P.E.l,

EAKE BRWS. & Po. ship owners, Chand- lers. lliirdwiue ilerchmits. Ago-ms Black

I-‘ROM THEIR OFFICE IN THE

Oa:f:r:k<$roz'1. B1o"c»k.

.‘ i-‘unless Steamers to London. Halifax dlsn Ex r .1sso.a. iottetowu. P. E .I.

q‘1A3KE- W» W-. Com. Merchant; Agent

. E. l . .1. 1-‘ivhwiclr Steamship L‘o's.. Cana- css ($0.. Republic Bu min; 4: Loan oudon Masonic Mutual Asso ,(.‘hur-

docfi

The Only Morning Paper in the Province.

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Fire, Marine, 5:, it Dmnlulnn S. 3%. linen. Water St. t.‘h'tnwn.

; F-W BERY. I-‘EN I‘-)8 T’. Vvholesalc Grocer. L Commission Ede.-rcluint. Shipping Agent. i0Cl(l(‘l'|l. Insui-nmre. lumen 22

Delivered on the Breakfast Tables of the City. snl all over the Province by

Cornwall Cheese, 5elQuoen $t.,(:h’town. nov 22

001183, G. 11.. Cnmmls’n Merchant. whole- sale L-‘moi-r. ll.-aler in Pimluce, Agent

Connection with nearly all parts of lhe lslsnp

_EL!I‘H0.\'l-2 00., R. Angus. Manager. 0!- ~ lice. No. si. Lower water st.. (.‘h’town

noon.

TERMS’: Oii0 Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., . Six i\I--nths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘2.o0

Advertising rates furnished on application 3 . D . H I G C S ,

Eilitnr and Managing Director.

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BUSINESS DinscT0ni'.__

.1I‘.'(J' FION 13.1 E‘.I{S

sunsro. IL. Auctioneer and Commis- sion Merchant. Oflce and Ware:-ooms. ds's old stsud.Queen at.. t.h'towu. nov 7

Noirrox J. 00.. I. B . Auctioneers. Com- mission Mt-rohanflo Money lender-I flgloctooma, Queen street. Ch‘!a0Wn- BOY 7

WOODQIDE, B. I... Auctioneer & Com- flerchsnt. Farm and stock duty. ealoarouui, Water street.

ORRIS. LEONAIID. Auction:-er. f‘om's'n- nor hsut. Insurance A cut. SVml|€f‘854¢-

_ fivang-Q5011c-)lI§lg‘l.lQO'C|bI- rotnpt ttsturuu. til business strictly couiliientiel. May 16, '90

V‘ oltirlsosz, i: 1., Auctioneer &(.'ommis- L’ stun .\ierchc.nt. Prompt. returns. loll Queen Street. t.h‘towu. Oct» 17. '90

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GOA L D F?AI4ERS.

roxs. c.. Koun-l, sm, Slack. and liars 4 (goal slw:t_\s on htusd. Water ct., char lottctown, .\’-»v. N. '90

Hard and evil Coal. Water 3!. be?-W803

CGHES. Capt. John, dealer in ullltimis of goon nuo Puwnal. Sov. 14. ‘J0

o..

c:vill..l..\S. R. deals-r in all kinds of llsrd and Sol LOAL A. WOOD. Foot of l‘i'i- cc

. . tecb5fll'[t6u)Wn- 50v 81

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DEN'FAL C:\B.DS.

DB. BAGNALL, Rnrgvzun Dvntist. Coinci- D3. STRICKL.-\ ND extracts teeth without

b vv.-etablegas e-«ctvichrcep— ‘:5 pun Y ' ls8‘llIlB' I'lHllB.H woik.

L -

unrvI,‘.'it.m.,tolp.xn ;'£p.rn.-05pm.

years practice. Wrtueag

I1\'SU§Kx‘\.N()I*]. QLLBBERN. JOHN, I-‘ke.l.i.'e. Acct-:leii:.

Insurance. Utllce. hic~E'.acheru's corner nov 7

Lower Queen so. Uhtown. l’ E. I.

ASZARD, llUB.\(.‘li‘.; Fire and hlarine.The Western Assurtnia-e U0. Otflce. south lfldg Queen squ ire, (.‘h'town. sous;

BQUH ’.f'.1‘. A. 8. See Card in anuiiier

column. "I vb 21 ;, ii‘.sBttl~4.\Y. ‘As-, Queen lnsiirsnce Co of ole. Q) England Confederation Lire Asso.Ufllec. KOWn'B Block, Maket square. Llrtown. J 5226. “TX; -- - _ l.I*‘.(} AL (YARDS. 5....‘ ° was s uciioxaco Barristers anti so- '-*'= .M°“°“°':;..°“;¢.*-..*:'.:’.§;:;: .2112:-.322: ottetown ' ne ' s . » - . “C * Sumiucrsilte. Money to loan. nov 7

\ IUD. JAMES ii. Attorney-at-Law, Com- inissinuvr. etc. Ui!ice,t.aineiou Hioek. Queen eq. t.h'iown. douey to noun- June 13

, ARBU limos a SMALLWOOD, Bsi risters. ‘Y solicitors, .1-.2... ~ aineruu Block. Uh’town, P. ‘ L-Honey to loan at low rates.

Blffilteli and At.-

nov 7

AVIES I HASIA

‘ 81) U torneys. Utiice, Dve:d’s Building. Queen street. Charlottetown; 1'. Ii‘. 1'. nuv- 7

, ICLIUD. season as at UAKIUE. Bar B’ dsxara. 30ilc.lt0l“o &c- ' hnrmtv QJWH,

einstrssnx oi‘ llsiirax. aspneyso IoI-u- nov 1

A iu'.\‘i;ii.i. J: ltlcD0’lO.§LD. Barristers, slo- iicitors. ac. ho. livt. Gt, «worse at. char- lotwwwn. P. It. 1. Money to loan.

nov. 1 ‘ EDDIE, J. 11., Barrister. .30.. Cameron 1 block, (ucud oi stsirwa ). collections carefully attended to. Money oloan. now 7 -‘_-'_..fI'.-‘D.—(—‘—. MCLEOD. Barristers. ~iolicii.ors,

ac. Ofllce. over Bank of Nova ncotis. uov 7

A’to‘wn. Money to loan.

‘PLLISB. JOB)! T-, Attorney-at-Law. No- ' cu-y Public, utc. Uflico. London House duiiding. Queen St», Ch’town hioney_to loan It low interest. U30 10- all

IEWABT &. \lcl\'li.lLL, Barristers anal ‘lo- Iicitors — Oflice N0.‘Wr‘0ll'I Block. 0 D0’ to Post (mice, riouey to loan. July -- , ‘so

008:. 1''. W I... Barrister. Solicitor, Ne- tary Public, Corninissioner. etc.-4)f_llc& dou douse. Loans ncgociuted .July 20.

1:’ -1‘

PRINTERS. 830;

0. nssssirr. Book-binder, pitstioner, Bruwu’s8:o°:$k7

IASZABD, Printur and Clftnwu. P. EJ.

.1 MIN. St in Printer and Book- ‘ulllilldgl. Q(ueen 8c::et. Charlottetown. P.

E. lslumi. 3°’ 7

I

ot printi» Cameron

SLASI) GU.\P.DIA)3 "0.-Billboards. cards. Circulars. Letter Heads, and every VH1

lock. Cliiarluttiztx-wit.

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AY 1.01’. it GILLES [’lE.Bookbinde-rl.

V '1 Blank Book Manufacturers. 80 - ~‘°".h 81‘-18 Qubeu \q., Po Ea In n0V-

¥.__.

3I.aNUFAC i.‘Uiu«3.~s.

PALMER . Fieuttlfj | 1’. Island.

‘ Yul?! 8 Foundry. heating a spec

King Square,

D Maker. Reps

H‘

side

son. F. I. Ilaszard. L. L. Beer, llenj.

opposite Bishop's Palace. Great George st. _ Snnris Aiu-.ncy,J. J Hughes. Agent.

sales a. (I

no an the Boston Marine lnsuranoe;the Allan

tfiieen and ttlchinond Streets. (.'ll'luWn. .

Brown‘: Block; sammeérside. over Mon 4

0 ,,..-,nly and promptly execute?-

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3, (*o_, t:h’t.own Sash‘ sugi Door . -. 5 . wn C ‘town Purkc's o 3‘ print”. av,” o

RON A. founders 8 Machinist!» Ch'towu. [log no’

up, .m3pp:a, ssddlcr and uarnbse F RA trim: done pmmpuyaoaogill

OOK & C-3.. Plintogranheis. Rooms ov Ap0iliecRl'le.1'Uti.ll." irrlottotown. Ph tos finished in best style. uov 22

GGIN9. JOHN-‘wwing Machines renal:-d I'0'.l'lpll)';8llUbfB0ll0u guaranteed NI-rib ueen Square, (.‘h’town. P 12.1. Jul-4 ‘2.'>’il0

ERPHANTS BANK OF‘ P E. l..—l.. H. Davies, M. P , Presidvnnil; D. Far uhar.

3,

rs riz,

Win Dntlcl. 1'ashier:Wm. McLean. Omce

nnv 7

LECKIE. .t. A , Graduate of Royal (‘ollege of Veterinary surgeons. Glasgow. Eldon House, Kent at . Charlottetown.

LIVERY STABLES. WoRTu's Livery stables, Prince $1. a r.

iv-ttciown. Telephone communicr«:'«..- l‘irst-c'i.i.ss Teams supulio-d promptly. n--»-

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‘! ILLN. P. P.. Rournliug and Sales Stui-2...-'. Greutfloorge street. opposit Bisln~.p's Palace. Charlottetowm Dec. 6, '90

WIi.(‘)-.I;ESALE .

ABVELL BP.0'S., Commission Merchants. wholesale Grocers, Agents ior—(Il«i Syd- and Victoria Mll1l‘B;I.l‘lP Guardian. F re.

0

Line ; the Q

I. Island steamship Lines.

V RICK &’ Co., J. IL. Packers it Dealers l in Port. Lard. Hams. rich .to.. Grafton Br... Ch’town. Tignish ck Alber-ton. nova

HAVE ‘iii

Indigestion, Constipation,

or any of the many ailments can.-ed from a Billions 1 Stoinach ?

ueboc and the Roston, Halifax it P. nov 18

If so try a bottle of the Great Discovery

Ai:L0fi?TETmvN, PENCE EDARD I

Feb. 27.-no

Bought direct from the turers, the Prices Chea. ‘est, con? sistent with quality. D, look _at these Where.

floods Llllllll lllflll Bllfllilll

Best Bargains.

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——FOR EVERYBODY AT—i;—;':::, 1

BEER 32?. GO’

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Our Teas, as a rule, l.‘iV8 given cxcelleii "satisfaction: but the lot that we are retailing this winter :_- iui‘ned*out_. to be the best value that we have ever impn

FOR

RIEN AND-Bo.i; s, 6

a.nufa.c-

ii

ats before you else- J. B. MACDONALD.

THE GREAT SLAUGHTER SA.l..E or

—'——-NOW GOING ON AT_

I»

Will be continued for

Two Weeks long? Go there for

NSAL

SPRLNG iisi

LILAC FLOWER.

A sure cure for the above

diseases.

C. I). RANKIN; Agent for Queen's County.

J. A. GOURLIE, Agent for Prince County.

Ch'town, Jan, 30, ’9i—d érw

Dissolution of Partnership

()

RI Partnorshl p between the undowiigned

us Bari-tsiers am] AlY0l'nI') a, under the styluoi’ Piiimiaxc It lilcbzun. having termin- ated by lapse of time, is dissolved from this

to.

“Dated at Charlottetown, 31st Dec-mber, S30.

1 ItAL(‘OLM McLEOD,

H.J. I'.-\L\u:it. D. C. Mcl.EOD.

Jgn7.—a,u dlys 8 w. wklys 2 mos.

NOTICI

7 HE undersigned have entered into Part- nership as Attorneys and Solicitors under the nuns or

M. do D. C. MOLEOD.

OI-‘FIVE -Bank of Nova Sootia Building. Charlottetown. P. E. Island.

MAL: out McLEOD. D. C. hicLEOD.

Ch‘town. J an. 2. 1591. all dly papers Swlrs. wklys 1 mos

ii. .iAii:=.s PALMER,

(of the late firm of Painter & llcbeod) Barrister. Attorney ‘at - Law, Notary Public, sic.

Orncs --0'Hslioi-an Building. next door to Bank of Nova Scotia. '

NION EY Ian’!--3ni Pd

A. s. URQUEART.

General Insurance Agent, lilltlWl\"S iitocii. QUEENS SQUARE, CHAHLDTTETOHII. P. B. (85839- REPRE-5:-E-I:ITINCv: l

'1 ii.

TO LOAN,

si-is Queen Square. Ch'town. in wax woouis IIJII-L8-A 3'»°“° gen Sq.; Bnacheodt I0!!!-“C00- and . ow Glasgow. 8. 8. Woet'wsnI_od- L cxixxos 5 rfcnu china-sts and Boiler heating.

spring at. Clrtown. P- 3- g':A.\'.\’l!\'G. P. 'r..

akers. ‘Hot

mhvorlr u upieial

in Roots 3 shoes. C Btu!‘ It 0

there and findings.

§'l‘0W)l Rolierlfllls: cash ‘

or due Flour. shorts and exchange. l"lour.t.ornmeelaud F’ by m cheep. ° -

iron Founders ‘Mao,

"%Ԥ DO

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\lanufacturer otauit dealer ~‘ L eurrox srursr, ouastorrrsmwfl. torwhcda,

L........;...~., Commercial Union, and British ‘_ America Inmnmce Companies.

‘is... w. wanna. I unosarsxen,

L

A

‘(.'llUR\t Ax. Clark &co.. menu! ‘a amibuilde‘ . cg-._ sud nu \dIll_|IIIl0l'I&| otali kinds“ .‘m‘’_ 5, "__"' 9'? ‘'-,__°°'‘'”'

3 °°fi“"i’a ,‘ L’ ’ireptoonst‘sntlYin“°°k-- jgggm-n1;jngpenonallyItIendedto.—°hl"K¢3l .

moderate.

3!

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l

White Cottns, Print Cotto s, Sheeting Cottons, Pillow Cott ,i;1s, Gringhams, Tiokings, F1a.nI1e1etts,, Linen Siheetings, Pillow Linen, D Hessians?

aw

i

STANLEY ROS.

BROWN'S 8

clean. Ch’town, Feb. 19. ”

V‘-3.

CALEDONIl;AN INSURANGEAGA

Tun OLDEST scnrrisiil OFFICE. Founded T

O Settlements. Insure against

E; ii. Nantes is; co. , for P. E. Isliud.

‘M PANY.

NSERVTIVE in tlreii~ BUsINE§S‘. =Prompt in their

SATUR DAY,

Cure. Failure Impoesius. ‘

5HAircwsiii:, HARDWAR E.

HARDWARE ' 1

i

nwréowwm

WHOLESALE & RETAIL

DODD 85 ROGERS

.4.

Feb. l7.—-1 yr. e o d & w

*iBENSDOR:P’S

BDYAL D iciicncoiL

12%

ENSDORPS Royal Dutcliicocoe has a

most enviable repute the world over. It is manufactured at Bensdorp «Sr Co.'s extensive works in Amsterdam, Holland. The excellence of the beverage is not to be wondered at, considering the care exercised . its production. The beans from whichit is manufactured are the product of one of the famous South American plantations, exclu- sively. The crop is shipped tothe factory, where it is carefully picked, roasted and ground; the grease is then extracted by hydnulic pressure resulting in a. powder

- completes the manufacture The product is then put up in parchment papers and in turn enclosed in hermetically sealed tins, which preserve it from deterioration in any climate. his so highlyappreciated at court that it is manufactured under Royal Letters Patent of the King of the Netherlands, by -hose special command it is known as the "Royal Dutch Cocoa." The Royal family of Great Britain are constant consumers and prefer-it to any other. Bensdorp's Royal Dutch Cocoa is for-sale in Cbarlotteown by Geo. Carter Gr‘ Co.

Dec :5, 1890.

CROCKERY. .

30 D01. Cups and Saucers, 250 dozen

Plates, loo dox. Bowls,‘ I03 dot. Tumblers and Goblets, 6oo Butter, Cream, and Preserve Creeks, 400 Water Jugs, Dinner Sets. Tea Sets, Chamber Sets, Glass Water Sets, Table Sets. 500 Bowls. slar number of Milk Pans, Bean Pots, Flower ots—-to be sold cheap,-st the Cheapest Crockery Store.

W. P. COLWELL. ~Cb'towu. May 30, '90.

. rnii____s__ALi'..

NTINDING to leave the Island I have deetdsfip otter for sale at a be

Ten Acres of Land at Nine Mile llfilllli,

Wlh good. Dwelling House and out Buildings . - I —ALSO— lfioorhlierseiw ‘zsliirh Ssets Harness. and :;fi:oa“§3§+';. tog.-thielr with

lurnituresud rutensils. Address DAKIEL MCEACHERN.

’ Nine Mile Creek P. 0. Jan. 80, '91-3i wky

. ‘ *3» R'ls no st‘

3

xsé. nossé-jpin Madam,

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BLAKEELELTEB.“

A Never do we reeds or e 1 ~ _ , ‘ spccch‘of Hr. Blake without feeling that 2 . .,,,, _ ,,,,,,_ N ,9“, ,,,,,,,,. N of The Press, it was in an evil hour that the t ed- pgohiggmnumomnnumiu . . vgatof aid jurist left the f _ 1:‘: . V r .. . . ' ' - » t to e statesmen. « t ' can . L'c'‘l$A"3lNnI ., mbn3e hsvchstrongl condemned, ,_h,1,u,-,,. 1, ,,,.,,¢‘ ‘fin um 5.- mm gays}, Permanent ‘ °° "'“‘v ‘ ° ‘‘ "“‘“'°" °‘ theobjsct, whicbcsn be no otluu-than to

‘ Mr. Blake‘ in keeping tiun of his party’: policy till the elections were over, it is int

thecrushing force of that declaration in 1, “,3 0 ~ - unfit - hclpiugto bent out _wbat_ spark of lifcxis ¢§i,3,:”',~4‘,1}y‘ii:‘»fi;:?,fvF'f):_E‘mik..§.'nn”'~ilalrh

i left in unrestricted: reciprocity

—ourh-sveccts-rriuand nldlegeno F . . . . - . ‘ . i..:.=-: ‘.‘;‘::!’.?°:’.;:?.""?,:'.:l’.‘.‘i,‘°.°l°......“’ ‘-.::.i::. m an -«««-.»s ,g~.m - 3’ °°mmi'3u°n "ml ‘km’ ~ " ‘ the election tbe"e§ecte wottftl-‘have been leadery“ found Rent-Do!-amen b I116 . ~ _ .. V V . pererncuntsssssefpublic eo‘.siai§tIe’=.,. uwmhsnmWtv¢é«MT . lexeeedingly marked. The contentious of - - - l r "‘°"'°°'”°"“""m'“"'h' if "4 8ir‘John ilfiscdousld and the filggen’ ' 1 ;a‘°-""~‘9""'h‘°h 5' » '59 °""‘ *— Elli.-F°F“-M-‘°.‘o «vi 4 A ' ~ . . , . _ . - .. A «s . , ,. « Bi~oekvme,»ocl.-= . ,_ *COl!8lel';:t!\'8 p.-rtby~ srectbus * _ ‘- - - as _. . ~ _ --_ e v -s ' - I ""9? M 0"“ Y WW. -. main’ eounselto give tow” _ . , . : sory. but evidently cousoientiolll. ex the ’ remnant importance ‘ p .5 , . ;_ _ g _. sioiiof the views of the his leadero the‘, .'na.9‘}8°n~ dun 3 I : _ K V I. .V‘. _m.‘_.;i1;fi*__.._: : . In WhnB thfi weak’ ‘o at

though insulting deduction byptbe 61,: that Mr. Blake believessiu and idvodsces annexation will be instantly re’ fated

by that eutlemsnuhimsclf an ‘b all A - . - -~

who havegcsrcfully read his able prgsem be ‘P ‘gum-)d - ‘hon bio" uuvorkfl .

mt. . . After studying letter we find that he . .- tonof a clear and logical argument. 1," ‘balmy, no com”! ,0 -“Ah. ~ -

The‘ charge made by the Globe am the M,“ (,_,,,,pwd,n,) . 3‘ 1

leader who -not very many ago ._ ' j

looked rem seeirag Canadians “ t- ' _

uers in t e r um, t efortuiiee-a the " “

responsibilities of the Empire;" who has

been noted as one of the few prominent, _ '

insult! in Canadsofto advocs‘:,‘;iu1-ing the 4' ~

esr'erstsges our usti rowt.h.s "' ' ' ' '

closer union of the Dominion gwith the on of“ via‘ to the auune -

Mother Country, is now favorable to an- I

nexatiun, seems to be not only imgudcnt 7399

especially when we consider whose it ~was that probably penned the words explaining the objection of that “ loyal”- orgau to sharing “with Mr. Blake the responsibility of advocating political union.—Einpire.

‘ . ~ I if.’ . - tsmticksts through Count 0.. Like a multitude of drowning me Pope's card of nobles. On) ? clinging to a single spur the Conserve» three s services are held iutbs’ ‘ , iii“; *—'° :°""'.‘.;"- .”'— °§"°J.‘“.i‘”‘...,“‘.:i“.'il.ti‘“‘. '-"..'*......v it cis,in air as, cone msnsies e u are I of the Liberals. Blake is Candi’: so we considered ourselves ‘ hero. It was. sp tly ‘in their view, favored. We were cautioned to

Mr. Blake alone who kept Canada from committing industrial suicide, and that for no other purpose than to please the United States. Itgwas Mr. Blake alone who kept us from committing wlmtis now but was not always, considered ~ the high ‘ - treason of aunexstionism—althoug that matter, nobody really thought of an- nexation except the gallant‘ fortyoiiiners and their descendants, a. turncoat mined Farrer and, as now ‘ the latest hero of the

4. 4. it ,_ However little Mr. Blake may have done in the way of building up, for knocking down he has no match. Even the plat;

form on which his stood when he the staircase, and as we were among the entered on its leadership broke. up under first we‘ at excellent places in the c

him tillnotsplsukwsslsft,andccw'thae‘. '

the party has ventured onscmetblng ’ ‘V ’. .

positive, however haltiu and tiinid. be We ngifitisio waits: the

differs with it. Mr. Bla e’s vision filo wide in its scope and so keen; end he sees every logical consequence and every dis-

tant danger so clearly as sluicst to re- sndlesruing who all were and in move ‘him from the field of ' enjoying thebcsu sag. ststesmanship- Certainly. t«bc.Rsfui-more lune could .not-hgvgchgn‘ ' hug, gym] I , had and rsssnntofesr the publicethu of "we bad a fine t e besuti——-1" M.-. lsi.k.'._iecm before uiossi seat the fnl ptiusnp. Au ‘ lady . next us * campaign, and for withholding it his new knew all the pvgplesnd told us who they admirers ‘blame ‘him bitterly. fflf a were Tiiedi were v-imply gorge-

a man wcstosetl nryhouse en firs this evcning,"e‘1ys one, f‘I would nottlisnk him to come _ _ in-arrow; yet tbit is ‘list what Mr’. Blake

deduction from ‘Mr. Blske’s coursewould

entirely free from oil and moisture, which .L§§,9,-‘,,] Q‘ '

4

_§"rssx.sr,Br.inoii. Dec. 23, t89o._, :

71 I.

‘,,’».-73 ‘ .,_

H1491,

,» £ “I

_ 1 . , . _.."s’6n 9‘ series of points, as though the arguing the _ N unrestricted reciprocity before an economical Court of Obsnosry.

beck“: denuncia- sole plank in

W“ ‘° '"‘d°"“° wt-ty by'discreditlu%0omm!lsI7sl;UuiIi;n.

1'‘ 5': For '

e

-"tics, I'Ql\l'd‘0t frisudd the due to hissucoessor in tbclesdersbip, _ and to appear in what he must know to

_;A on respondent of the New York(}m- rnercinl Advertiser writes under the dito of February 7 from Rome:-- ‘