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ii ‘had 83,464 'people and East Prince ' ' < ‘ 5”* “|37 TR5l3%°’=:i; if

THE GUARNAN be 2°»i2=’»- I I- .

We think that there are several ` ` H it ' " bestiblors a7£§?£;i`;§5,rs

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t. lm artlal Reliable, ow _

at -.tg t;t.=-.- 'ro ‘iurlhir :lie best in _ to he but one member for a Con-T __ _ _ enmyprlsmg, fompful and kindly uhild-I -»-rests ofthe v¢°v1¢-““'1f°¢°¥”*z°d“*°’°f°’°1”f’ ` _ _ T d ble 'it - _ f ren to set.le in our Dominion. I ‘

I d d it Journal, uvtremmelled fm anomalies in the re resent-ation that 0 - - '

%£; be N sy ought to rein-ediEd_ There ought_ V “fouls

Published at its nieces. vew Pf°W§° _ ’ "side Post Ollice, at ‘thc following

$051

50% m°‘dv°"°°‘_ ra lSt. John City and County and

roi-ning Edition. daily (except Sunday) three

mgnghs Q1.00I_i__per yl'...,. . . ._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 4.00 gamtweekly itionillliond. &. Thur.) per i

. $1.50; in advance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .

weekly l~Zrlit.ion lI`liiir>1flayl per year

ll.5;iu advance . . . . . . . . . . . .. ._ . . . . . . . . . . . .. .1 . Branch Offices have been established at the following place Where subscriptions may be paid, news fur

Alberton. Alberton Bookstore, G. S. Mut

.¢1f~|~i':-i;`!*Z.~.et. ’l‘cl-ar-lions om-ic. R Scainau.A zcut

J-E. B. McCREADY, \J. P. HOOD.

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FRIDAY. MARCH l0» 1%.

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MEMBERS AND SEATS.

It is apparent that the federal gov-

ernment contemplate dealing with the matter of readjusting the representa- tion. Hon. Mr. Mills has written to a Liberal Association in British Col- umbia, inquiring how a redistribution of seats for that province can best made in accordance with the principle of preserving existing county bound- aries. All this would indicate that Mr.. ‘Mills is to undertake the prepara- ion of the bill and that it is intended to proceed along the line of restoring, as far as practicable, representation b

y . ._

-counties, or subdivisions of counties; it is we all see and know. The reliance

_as has been the practice in provincial lfairs. _

N ow there are strong reasons fo

r

_ adliering to county boundaries as the

_boundaries for electoral divisions as

~ far as may be practicable, but counties vary very' greatly in population and the principle of representation by

is not only a sound. one in

principle in the constitution

country. At esent there are in

each represented by o e

in the Commons, while the

estmoreland) is six or seven times

as great as that of the other (Reeng- It will seen ata glance that it will be a véry diilioult task in some cases to adhere to the county boundaries and preserve equal repre-

stituency he ou const u

"rh° P°°p1f>,_ P“pB?m£lencies of Cape Breton County,

1.25 y . . , .00 i, these places be permitted t-» vote for

, l g places the elector can vote for but

h\\°‘1~ edveftiliin-‘!» Wi’ "Wk *md “her bus’ i one 'l Such extremes as 13.000

sstransactleda- _ _i _ .

gimmerside. Curries B0okSt0re-D- K- C " l electors in one case returning but one

urn

M““°'8°" emfniember, while in another case 1,637

GY ,may be made in our representative

_ _ ‘ system without reosrting to anything

ll savoring of a gerrymander.

bexwhst an idea of nutrition and of life it

b be 'ii be , il IV’ ,mi

ut may sa-i to _ also oi; Q __

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of one of these countiasl 1, -ousfy ,F325

Halifax, Hamilton, Ottawa, Picton,

Victoria, B. C. ought to be divided. Wh should the individual elector in

two meuibers, while in the other

electors also elect a member, ought ‘ to be equzilised. Greatimprovements

_ Habit of the Qootail-

If one goes to a dinner party of three

or a banquet of 300 the first duly is held to be to pour ahighly alcoholic ~~ci.ck- ltail” into an empty stomach-an insult to the digestive organs as brutal as could 0 he offered them, and for three hours V these poor structures are stuffed with an excess of nitrogenous food and flooded with many kinds of alcoholic j mixtures until in the early mornii g _ hours they are at last allowed some chance to’ repair their injuries. But

V all presupposes ! If ii visitor from some other planet shculd come among us and should stumble on our fashionable drinking habits he would surely be long' in iathoming the mystery of why otherwise sensible and ii ' est men should make themselves sucttlilawes to `the drink fiend And what the result of

supon alcohol once established in youth, the tyrany becomes all the more turious in later years.-Philadelphia Medical ‘Jouri.al. ' - 4

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f Disease weaves its web

around people. a little at a

,I " _ P¢8‘innings of illness are mere triiles. Furst a little iudigestion, per- haps; or headaches; or an occasional bilious turn. It is hard to realize how you are bc- ing_tangled up _in the strands of sickness until you are fairly caught. _

Nearly all serious illnesses begin with

some stomach or liver trouble, or with a costive~ condition of the bowels. ~These

_ ti6S.at_$1.i75, $2.00 spd;-$2.25.-. And the best

siiepi-cvincir isrPrNew~,i3,“...;,,i._,i ~ - "-~H`ats in thetrade for $2.50 each, equal to any _

,. of population to one member in Qu - becsabout 22,750. By that ratio E` P. E.Island is entitled to no mor

oeutation according to population at functions have gene be put in good mm,-1;-

the same time. "

The general representation- of the im, and ii is because nf. pierces Golden

province is pivoted on that of Quebec.

The constitution provides that Que

shall always have sixty-five represent- atives in the Commons, no more an

that will bear the same propcrtion

‘m9lllb0l`3 from Quebfw bear t0 H10 Pleasant Pellets, it relieves obstinate con-

Pop‘|ation of that Pl-0vince_ Accord- stipation and kee_ps_ the bowels in a per.

ing to the last census ' the propoi-tio

than tive members. How can the ii

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be apportioned to our three count-ie without making the electoral division

boundaries cross the county lineal _

Queens county, with a populatio

at last census of 46.975, would

county witizia population of 26.63

has rather more than the number of people to give it one member. Prince, ‘with 36.470 falls considerably short < ~ f of the number to give two members. The present electoral ‘_ districts on the Island,' in which‘ S99 0111' ladies’ Dollgola county boundaries are disregarded, are not much nearer to a fair division* of our population than could be had

b dh ` vt the ountv boundaiie

I liver and digestive organs that it has such a

d It gives the digestive system power to

_ assimilate nourishment and make good

D0 le8S, and that the other provinces blood; it drives out bilious poisons; it 'stun each have a number of members ments in the circulation; and builds up the

to weak and wasted places in every corner of

their population as the sixty-five *he °°“Sti.i“ti°“-.

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Mrs. Ella Howell, of Dcrb , Perry c°_ 6- writes: “In the year of 1894yI was taken

be 2 v . _ ' ’ °

_ _ _ Disco e ii his ‘na ' ess-1 ~

entitled to two representatives. Kings one botilye if" ihe‘rieasli’iiiti'r11P;ts.' ihliggiiiiiii

tion before there can be any recovery from any disease no matter what its name or na-

Medical Discovery acts directly upon the

marvelous ellect _upon all diseases of mal- ‘ nutrition. '

creates the red, vitaliziiig, life-giving ele.

Taken in conjunction with Dr. Pierce’s

fectly natural con ition.

stomach trouble-nervous dyspepsia. There wg; a coldness in my stomach, and a ` hg wma

e seemed like_a rock. liwefytliin that l ate gave

me great pam; I had a bearing gown sensation;

e wa swclled_acfos_s my stomach; had ii ridge 8 3 °f°°°*`1 my “Zhi Side. and in a short time I was

bloated. I was treated bythree of our belt phy. 5102” Wt ,8°f qo telxei Then Dr. Piex~ce‘s Golden Medical Discovery was recommgndgd gg 3* “lid I 8'* if. and comm¢!lC¢d the use of it. I

ii I w32‘i"2°’f°u ‘I.§{‘¥§ii°. ‘°' "‘°il‘.°"°" v’ "iii ‘°

l _ actos e room wi out assistance I took Dr Pierce s Golden Medial

3 ‘5mPf°V¢ v_¢§'yf'a.st after the use of a few bottles.

° Th! Physicians who attended me said mg disease 1 gaxsglleaglxilpigtarétpl consuiiiiiprzon. I ha qugte; ` OKBC R713 ' ` die. l thank*God thatpm}y§ci.ir§

‘Oxford Shoes, new §tock, al- ways worth $1.00, yours this

S month for 720 a. pair.-J. B,

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Owing to the increased demand for our Hats. we have equipped ourselves accordingly, 4 and have prepared an aseorjtment that will com. mand the attention of every buyer in this city;

_ Always up-to-date in Style _ ,

And Superior in Quality. . _ »

f SEE OUR' VALUES . _

Hard and Soft Felt Hats 'at T50. each. Fine ‘ ~ .

’_- t Fur Felt Hats, ifor, 'young men, neat stylish

shapes. all colors, at $1.50 each. Better qnali- .

` $3.00 or $3.50 He-ts. ,Neat sinall shapes for

youths and largefull shapes for big men.

THE HATTERS. I

through force of arms, but by making _ things and doing* things which they needed, and wanted and by exchanging the skill and labourof her sous and daughters for their material wealth. Our natio has enriched the world

‘asylum within her bounds.. the boon of _

but

JAMES PA_'roN a _cu _

TENDERS

Forllepiltslotrldges ln Quaeirs and , Klng’s Gauntlet

DEPARTMENT or Ptmmo Womrs,

Charlottetown, March 6, 1899.

SEALED TENDERS will be received at this

to contract' for repairing the following Bridgesz- --

1_st-- Repairs to Clifton Bridge, Lol 2|,

Queen’s Couiilv.

2nd--Repairs lo Slanlev Bridge, Lol 2l

Queeirs Gountv

3rd,-Repairs to bears Mill Bridge near

Montague Bridge, _Kinfs County. V

Awarding to specifications to be seen at the

following places:-For Clinton and Stanley

Bi-ldfes, at the Store of A. McLeod. Esq., Stan eyBrldge, and at the residence of Robert Lamont, Esq., Supervisor of Roads: for Bear's Bridge at the Hotel of Captain Donald Mc

Leod, lldontibgue Bridge, and at the residence ovtaelllan lfgo ona.ld,Esq- , Supervisor of Roads, l

eyile

Tenders will be received up till noon, on

Wednesday 22nd instant.

Government not bound to accept the lowest

or any tender. _ _

_The signatures ot two responsible persons will ng to become bondsnien must accompany

each tender.

Tenders to .be marked Clifton Bridge,Star‘ev

ggdge, Bear's Mill-and addressed to this

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8' RICHARD SMITH.

m7--pio gua p e i rts

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Olllce from any person or persons willing' `

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y a erin., 0 c ._ _ The electoral division of East Queens _ l\'l3»Cd0HH»ld 35 CO. 9 41

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J N I Tl I E For that reason we will sell out our

and so is our

NEW ‘GOODS

present stock at a big discount to make room for the new lot, There

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Just received a. large supply

of 'Brushes for the Spring rude

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I _FIT REFORM. It has been

_ the Fit Reform Clothing Co.

i* SUUMISSIUNS

THE 1'g1]_9R i?.°“.?‘.t.§?“”é..‘€”:.‘I’.;l » _ ’ _ see those very nice goods. Blue Store. 3; ‘ i i _ _ -

SUNNYSIDE. E4 .

CHARLOTTETOWN. - - _ P. E. isiaiin _ r f i _ W1-°1°e1°=»dR»eii. t

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to 'a"ievf'=a~°cki si me ifilsié--to .

A faire, ou s’il nsgligo de completor le ser-1 a , ~ _ » . _ -..

Let us sometimes forgot the boun-

daries of our farm and of our parish and

of our province, and rejoicii in the fact that we are Canadians. citizens ot no L.'x3'uv¢r

mean count . Lot us. believe in our

hope for it. not by empty boasting and biavado about the dag. but by labour- iiiif as each one ot u-i is able and has a

I ' '. _ ' P _ _ _ and welfare. It is sometimes' thrown] up to us that we are only live millions ` all told, and what are they among so many on this continent! =_Yes‘, but it only five millions. then five millions ol the very beetin opportunity and blood. which the _world can shown _ .. 'And let us not Stop here in our

whose Haggis the emblem dt freedom and liberty-that _ quality of liberty which has a push upward for each one to make the most of 'himselt Jiwherever it is planted. .While Great 'Britain is the banker of all nations and has grown rich, it is not by conquering other lands.,

while nouribshing herself. and ifoir at, least two s,eiituries‘li‘as'stood often alon_e‘ to give her citizens’ and all who claimed

hearthstones, sacred and .tree for individual family. ,Indoing our _(iii in our several places, in llapitoba. and elsewhere, ‘by " labouring i’ earnestly, ~

best -advance the interests of rheilmp' ” and humanity, and prove, ourselves _~._'ii_i ‘Shes _m_°==\ir°_w9rthi of the i»,\.'i.vil°z¢. _ oi living in this flavoured liind.--Prof. “

A TRUE STATEMENT.

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By Foremaiiwliite, ol the Hamilton- ~ , Screw Works. f

Hamilton, March 6.-I£.a»_vote_oi the

paople_wero'ti>be taken to- 'ascertion

the market, Dodd’s Kidney Pills would lead by large majority. ` , ’ One of the latest cures by' that grand lromedy is that of Foreman T; White. oi-the Screw Workshere;-who

‘Kidney l`:‘ills‘ of Kidney Disease oi eight

had failed. ' Q _ _

Mr. White . says: “One box Dodd’s Kidney Pills relieved ‘ ine, flour boxes cured me. , Publish this statement

cular.

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reported around town that

_.was _out of Business. Such; *is not the case as our- direct agents for this celebrated make of clothing is that Fit ,Reform is _very much alive

'shipment of those next week.

-Prowse Bros. 2-lin 7'

_ ‘°0li,'now-I see,” saidlilfle' Emma.

he has to ' wear a wig.” _

You don’t know when ,Diai-rhoea or Dys-

_ ntry may attack you, so' always be pre- _dared to check them at once by having on

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SUUMISSIONSA' caclietees marqiiers

' Soumission pour provisions ‘et eclairage

de la Police a cheval, Liistrlct du Yukon," et adress'-'es an soiissigne, seront rocues iu=q\i'a

C- 3-, ou au bureau dneouasigne.

dfetre faire sur ces formulas imprimees. . ; J. in ne s’eugaire pas d’accepter la plus basse ni aucune des soumissious.

Cheque sanmisslon devra et-re accompazne.

°_0»nadienne. pour one some loam A onto Poms;

._ Ulm' dela valeur _totals des articles oiiertm 3 1 _ uel ch ue ; ue sl lo soumissiou-

i~efuse`de‘ sigiirglgiiontreti 'snr demands.

__ enterpris. Sila eoiimlssion n’est pas;

in 9° emsgnw-‘j°””mg:uJhm. ‘ Q; n "img riiiiciiirwnirm. . I 1 - Coutroleur. ~

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nation and show our belle! in it and

chliiice to laboui for her rosperity \n°?w

_patriotic allegiance; let us 'reineinbeiu ' that we are part of the British `Eni"pire.

all d §.".,.?L. .$i..°‘i”»

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faithfully and wisely, we _shall -this*

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Robei'tson’s Report. " ‘ t

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testifies that he was cured by _Dodd’s

years standing. after other .medioinehj

it you wish. lt isiruein every parti-

and we will open up our first °“°°

eff i m

_ °~It’s because I hav_e_Iathei~’athair thati

, Fowler’s Extract of Wild_ Straw- A“y Piece of

LEFT AT

Fletchers Piaiii

Will receive careful and

Jan 13 1899-eod 3m

WANTS LUSTS

miei tie meiereiiiie siravi-ii. ' ` ' ro new i' fir coming 1 On' poiirra cbieiur des iermuies imiirimees de 1 Hummer Cotteze atlnkermen- 5°“m1@B\0l\.<contenant tons les renseigneinents BE E3-

quantaux rt t'e1 - 'ms _ 1 ~ ...._-.......::..“_f..: §stils.i‘:.ri._ B_s2;t§: sperm -A M Police a cheval du Nord-Ouest, Vancouver. ca' um

_ Aucune soumlssion ne sera recue 'a molns.

~_i (Yun. cheque ou accepts par una banqiie.

Egfof,-A store on a e