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‘THE DAILY EXAMINE!

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14 Pays to Buy at PERKINS |

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Yew Goods

MILLINERY

As business in our millinery dc partment rushing, we would like you to leave your orler early a8 possible if you waut your hat Saturday,

Children's Coats

Have you :een the Coats, Collars, Usts, Tams, Hoods, } inatores, | ufants’ Cloaks and l nderwear in our Children’s c-partment. We have the f. ,est stock of children’s wear 1. the city.

SKIRTS

We are selling \ etallic

is

& great many Sateens abd Moreen

S <irts. Have yoa bought \ urs yet? If not, we would | ,e to show vou our li ine

Aliso Metallic Sateen and Mor- evn by the yard.

JACKETS.

Our Jacxets are noted for their style, qu lity, perfection o! fit, and very low price. We ¥v ould like you to come in and try themon, and with our| 1}::ee fold mirror you can see tlie front, back and side with- © t tuning yourself.

LADIES’ UNDERWEAR

lt will soon be time for you

to think about changing your

w ter Underwear for someth- ing lighter in weight. We

w ald like toremind you that wc are showing our new sum- incr underwear at prices rang- ips rom 5c to $1.65 per gar- one,

} emember the old rule—“Ne uble toshow goods,” |

Parkins & b

THE MILLINERY L¥ADERS

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MAY 3,

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A FEW FIGURES

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POET TP a:

THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY IN THE OLDEN TIME

Sir,—It seemsto me very desirable to |have a military review On the coming anniversary ot Her Majesty’ 8 birt bday —

inamely May 24th—as of old whew the | militta of the town and conniy a-eembled on (Queeu Square apd formed line on the right and teft of th:

Tus Auditor General’s report comes to | band this year later than usual! aod bigger t ever. It is but reasopable that the

on the expenditures should swell a

as the expendinares swell Tbere are ip it

many items interesting to the

E. Island. Wequote a few:

Geo. W. Guerdiner, $1,109.- gy, Guard un, $221.0 ), print ; privupng, Huszard & Mo

scwcd, Libwbes suvertising; Patriot, $236.80; Patriot, 879.~39 ;

$56. .)

Printing advertise © £15.00 $025.15 ; printing advertising Exa¥INER,

; printing, Jobo Coombs wdverticing, Watchman $16.70 sion, — leg ] Charlotietown, August $50,— Uiiawa, ete, $150;

when from

Sau Commis services, Fred Peters,

$9 448 00 ;: retainer $500; L896 to October 1897, 237, deve at $8,100; transporte Victoria including Pullman porter, allowance for living expens ee, home, 174 days ai $7, $12 18.00,

as egalexpenees and taxed corfs outside of the Department of Minister of Justice amounted $100,281.09 Scrae of the lawyers fared weil F. lL. Beiqu , Moa- treal got $8093.58; Hon. +dward Blake, London, $3021.48: £. V Bodwel!, Vic-~

Bebring rvices,

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toria, $6004.05; F. BH. Chryeler, Ottawa, $2720.68 ; Day Russell & Co., London, $9374.41,

Tbe little incidental expenses of the

Minister and staff of the Justice Depart- ment foot up $9,506.$0, io addition to | $41,545.03 for ensanre. and contingencies.

The maintenance cf Rideau bal! last | year cost $17,736 64 1n addition to $8,600 allowed for fuei and light.

The ligbting ot the peblic buildinge ar Ollawa jaet year cost $24,999.21; water for the same cort $15,193.98 ; beating for the eame co+t $65,000 ;reparra avd furni- | ture for eame, $101,952.77; general re- | paire for same, $71,426.74.

Summerside harbor, protection works— advertising $752.87, Queen’s printe:’s ac~ count, $53.64;—only that and nothing more.

After this manner our Liberals in office illustrate the virtue of economy and fuaifil their promiees to cut down expenditures and elevate the standard

ity.

of public moral-

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“MAN PRIMEVAL ’

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Mr. Palmer’s paper, read before the Na- tural Hietury and Aut quarian Society lest Was Moi t interesting and ; dence of extensive reading and sin y of the} subject. The paper was presented in an informal colloquial style, and was much evjoyed by all present. Mr. Palmer out- lived the various theories regarding the

night,

ave

$196 it . 4

$121 20:1

i are now ip our midat.

} pore ¢ ' of

people ofr.

regulor troops of the garrieon fur the pur lebrating the patal day of the

then Severe gn of the Mother Country.

ihe order eb-erved un such occasions was: atrocp of cavalry posted in line on Queen Street facing the Hillsborough and fon their left, a ba tery of artillery with field guo*, (hen the regular troops and nuilitia infantry with smell arms, the whole lin extending to the site of the present (cl nial Building. But, aleo bow many

; of our citizens whow tnessed

those cele-

bra'iens during the reign of George LV,

(he assembling of the militia in Char- lottetown for the above purpose during the reign of Kirg William LV, and early vears

lof Queen V ctoria was continued to 1854,

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evi- |

when Her Majesty's troops were then re- moved from tbe I-land, and such military

display wasthen dispensed with. Buta volunteer corps being organized here in

1859, te+pect aod love for our national flag was again seen to be prominent in the breas's of all citizens, crowds of whom, on the 24th May wou'd assemble at tke parade greund in order to witness the honors call- ed forth by the day in question. Thus Her Mejesty’s birthday was celebrated vear after year un'il entering Confederation with Canada, and that, too, without the slighteet commutation to either militia or volunteers whatece ver.

Traeting this bastily-penned article will meet with approbatien, | aubscribe myself, | ao old resident,

Jamas B. Potrarp-

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Gay’s Seeds are che Best.

Why are Gay’s seeds the best ? Because | they are practical market gardeners aud a whole life time of euccesses and quite | Often failures (tor mistakes and failures lead up to snecess) places them in the be-t position posible to grow aod import seeds suited to our ‘cli mate. Thev make

a& fpecialiy of vegetable seeds inclading mammoth, mangel, turn'p, carrot, parsnip,

beet; and tke the great Peter He »nderson, sidan of New York, their eed can only be procured directly from themeelves. They are starting extemsively vegetable and flower

plants for Jun2 and July planting, (eome hardy plants ready in May.) Their tree department includes some bandsome lime, horrechestunt, elm, weeping willows, plum, apple, cherry, gooseberry, currant, hardy shrubs. Call at the market Address J. J. Gay &

& Gardens, @harlottetown.

on, Nursery

| Telepn 1one 180. 103, wh

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HOTEL A RRIVALS.

origin of man and the time of his anpear- Hotel Davies: C McKercher, James ince upon the earth, quoting many emin- | Ro, gere, Ernest Suione r, C L Cole, F D ent auchorities for his statements and con~ | Sa, tt, B-o Myers, Jos. Youngheart, clusions. It was not to be expected that, | Mon real, ; (> ce Graod. 8. where eminen: seientists ditter, the per- ‘phen, W A Brennan : A A sons comprising the iuvelligent aud ence | : furgey, Summerside; H ‘- Richard- she uld be unanimous in their 09 DONS, AS | gon ar “ wife, Cry; EJ Roland, St Stephen; was later shown in the discussion io which} F W Law: on,G A Freeze, St John; CA Meseis. Newson, MacSwain, McCready,!/ Rp y bner, Quebec; RS kutecenn, Pon- Bentler, Mackenzie, Cotton and Dr Beer | land, Mai e: S ea Prowae Murray took pest. Mr. Palmerdeciared tim-eifa Rantew Senales Yeo, Port Hill. a

staunch bh liever of the Mossaic doctrine, repudiati.. «vulution and the greater anti quity advoeated by certain scientiete, although other speakers while from the loarned lecturer maintained their belief was abie >

3: blical narrative.

thar

reconcil: with the

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—The Dominion Government covtinres

maintain @ protective tariff, vindicates the opponents whom iv’3s mem- bers formerly denourced, besides showing that its members are false to their prom-

to and thuea

ses and insincere.

differing |

| day evcn n

Queen Hotel; Jobn McEachern, Cherry | Valley ; Miss G@ D Sexton, New York City; IMC Leichmen, Montreal; E J Anderson, Yarmouth; Wm Sterns, Morell; OH M Scott, Lawrence Mass. + dames Clow, Ella, Hey, Murray Harbor North.

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Free to L adies —All the lac Siew interest~ ed in the higher physical life for their eex are cordially ini ed to be present at the W.C TU. parlors. Grafton St., on Thurs- » May 4th at 8 e’clock, where a health tal«x wil) begiven by Mise Emma A. E. Ford, under the auspices of Viavi Co., Toronto, Oni.

Stearns Bicycles...

are undoubtedly the Best.

They have peen un-

iversaliy acknowledged {o- so long a time as the greatest wheel manufactured, that we do not hesi tate in offering them tu yo1ns the very best on

the market. orange. excelled by none

Prices from $40—up. Our Bevel Gear Caainlesa at $75,00 is

Iu black or

Call in and see our samples,

We Carry a Fall Line of Parts

A few good second hind wheels in stock.

MARK WRIGHT AND CO

EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, MaY 8, (dyy

‘The Crescent

is the product ot the largest manufacturing plant in the world,

vely to the making

of bicy cles.

The Tubing

1s made under their own root anl super vision,

The Drop Forgings

and Steel Stampings are all made by themselves and they know

piece is caretully examined before being used.

EVERY PART

is made and put together by themselves excepting the saddles.

selected from tae entire line on the market, and y

one th at suits, and

TIRES...

but they are Dunlop;

are true,

the

devoted exec]ugp.

that every

They have been oucan rest assured of getting

—and you know that all the gooa things said about them

When you buy a Creseent you get the best that money can buy.

We sell Cresce1uts and lots of uther wheels.

the Bicycle Line bad for us to mei d

Also anything and everything in All kinds of szepairing promptly attended to.

No break too —

Frogers & Fogcers,

HifBICYCLE MEN...... CHARLOTTETOWN and SUMMERSID *

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Ladies Collarshave arri\ ed —all the swell new styles and shapes—lLigh collars, and low collars and medium collars; collars for every lady who wants a collar. Come early —

Moore & McLeod.

PRR

to 20 inch

Diameter

Slightly damagece Use- ful for Drains, for making Chimney’s etc. Very cheap.

Dodd &

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Bargains.

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com.

You want real targains, not mou goods at low prices. The greac— est bargrins you can obtain in SOAPS

are the world renowmed.

Sunlight & Lifebuoy

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Sweet

We're Sweet Peas,

Peas!

and if you please

We are “all the go,”

But y

‘ou will need the best of Seed, . ad and Moore’s will grow.

, THE CRAAM OF SWEET PHAS”

35 Varities to chcose from

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We have choice vegetable seeds of all kinds,

Catalogue. GQ

No discarded or out-»f-date kinds in our het

HASZARD & MOORE.

SEEDSMEN,

BOOKSELLERS, AND PRINTERS,

SUNNYSIDE.

£2Oef 24s DOS 6003

Let Me Take Your Measure

SE”

You can get your corns and bunions fitted in hand made boots and shoes which I make to order in very short notice.

Stock and workman-— ship guaranteed. I also keep a full line of boots aud shoes, carefully sel- ected BY MYSELF, which I can afford to sell cheaper because my eXpenses are small.

I don’t want the earth, and can spare a slice to my patrons. Drop in and inspect. No trouble to show goods.

Thos. McQuaid

Lower Queen St. Hoot & Shoe Store.

O~> O<»> @ “WS O~D O.D O <> MESES ea << OED OE * @2eoo0

<> eS 2 OS O63 0S o@o~ >

Brands, just try them, and you con- net help but acknowledge that they are the best bargains you ever had.

78 Eh (m2 ah > ell Wy Fall» Ze Sunlight and Lifebuoy Soaps

are absolutely pure, ecjualiy good for tne toilet or the laundry. They will not injure the tenderest skin, cr most delicate fabrics.

Try

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AUCTION

To be sold by Public Auction tomorrow MAY 3rd, at the McLeod brick building Kent St (Wednesday) at 12 o’clock noon, one old clock and one telescope, property of the late Benj EB. Wright.

Also— One Grandfather clock.

R. BEAKISTO, Auctioneer. 103 dy lin

PLANT . LINE

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Commencing May Loh

The Favorite “S. §. HALIPAX”

will leave Charlottetown «for BOSTON every Tuesday at noon (Standard Time) | caliing at Hawkesbury and Halifax.

| Returningleave BOSTON every Satuts day at noon,

Passengers leaving CHARLO TTEs , TOWN Wednesday mc aan vin Pictou, can make close sonneet on at Halifax with S,S. “HALIFAX” Wedneg» dap evening at 11 p. m.

Bali ing

stat cns on P. EB. 1

Tickets for sale at ; rates and all ig»

Raiiway. For tickets,, formation apply to

W. W. CLARKE, Agent, i Charlotetowa j orto H. L. CHIPMAN, Canadian Agent, Halifax, N. S. May 3}

HOUSES WANTED.

I have a Tala number of applies tions for houses to rent. Landlords desiring gocd tenants can obtain them quickly by applying to my cflice. *

J.J, JOHNSTON, Real Estate Agent, Stamper Block, Charlotteton 2

cies.

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