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British Politics and Politicians.

The final cabinet meeting before the meet- ing of took place to-day (Tuesday)

Parliament,

IMPROVED PROSPECT FOR rivEs

New York Sua special despatch says

“7 prosp f the Conservatives have materially improved durfhg the past week

the tone of Lord

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This is larwely due lo

Salisoury 8 speech at the lord mayor s banquet. The premier’s utterances secured the decided approval of the unionist

an indication of a recourse to a Jingo poli y and the expres contidence m <« e, denotes }

The absence of

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mntinued Muropean will

iseful domestic legisla

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“Ve Its attention to

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tion, and this: irse involves Spec ial atten- tion to the Irish question THE LIBERALS IN

A member of Parliament New York He le In the many without opposition, es wcially in C. T. Ritchie's imereasec na

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jority in St Cr aivision of Lowe Hamlets and in the radical collapse at Bir

DESPAIR, the return of 380

1? capoies to

ministers

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mingham, all the world may see clear and undeniable evidences of what home rule has done for the liberal party. Its effects become more visible every day. The

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simple truth is that home rule has for the present destroyed the great liberal party which has governed the country with short

intervals ever since 1832. It has no lead ers, its forces are divided, despair hangs over its ranks. Liberal members acknow

ledge freely that if the elections were to be ought again the slaughter of Gladstonians f us ht t} ] j l f Gladst would be grecier than before.

SAYING GNE THING

DOING ANOTHER,

Justin McCarthy cables that it has not yet been settiod what course the Radicals and Home R ; will take with regard t

The Firemen's Procession.

Tue torchlight procession last night was a grand success, The firemen were at the Hook and Ladder Rooms promptly on time, and long before the hour at whieh the procession was to start the streets in the neighborhood of the Rooms were thronged with spectators. Shortly before eight o'clock the Hook and Ladder truck, the Salvage Corps wagon,and the hose reel of ‘Rollo’ Steam Fire Engine,all of which had been receiving considerable attention at the hands of the tiremen and their friends dur- ing the day, were run out, and placed in position,

The decorations were very tasteful and neat. The body of the Salvage Corps wagen was trimmed with red, blue and white cottons, and hung with Chinese lan- terns and torches. On the front was the inseription, ** Charlottetown Fire Depart- ment,” and directly underneath a hand- some floral wreath presented by Mrs. J. J. Davies, in the centre of which was sus- pended a Chinese lantern. On the right side was a transparency with ‘All Honor to the Men who Won the Day” thereon, and on the left side was another trans- parency with the ‘*Welcome Home” of the firemen in bold relief. The wagon was drawn by two fiery chargers, and was much admired.

The Hook and Ladder Truck was also nicely arranged and in the procession, drawn by two plumed steeds, looked splendid. The body of the truck was

trimmed with white and colored cottons and

bunting, while from the sides and back were suspended Chinese lanterns and

torches. On the right side was the trans- parency “Islanders always Victorious,” and on the left another, ‘*‘Ready for Duty, Solid for Victory.”

The Hose Reel of Rollo Steam Fire Engine had also been the recipient of

the address generally and the policy of the

; ‘ | government, because no one knows what the | policy will be. Nx ne, he says, takes | much account of Lord Salisbury’s declar ation against rule in his speech the other night. salisbury is in the habit of saying on¢ ind doing another. HANDLE It LIGHTLY. George W. Smalley cables to the New

York Tribune: The failure of the attempt to oppose Mr. Matthews in Birmingham brought ridicule on the cause which Mr. Cook represented. Probably no _ single incident has so much strengthened the Tory ministry or so disheartened the oppo- sition. The tory fortress is felt to be for the moment impregnable. Moderate coun- sels must. prevail if any breach is to be madg, Such are the views of the moderate wing of the opposition, whether Parnellite or Liberal. The t ries are

over their uncontested

in great spirits

ministerial victories

and still more over Sir Michael Hicks- Beach’s success at Belfast. They insist that the new secretary has shown not

merely capacity and firmness, but the@*4p- mination of government th@@ § as) shall be maintained, no matter wh® sets to disturb it. It is certain the cabinet intend to meet parliament with the shortest possible programme. The Queen's speech will say littie and no request for fresh powers will be made.

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No coercion there- tore can be attempted before February, if the house adjourns as it is hoped it will. It is noticeable that the conservative jour- nals are beginning to press other questions forward and to remind the ministry that it must be ready with a policy about land, church, house of lords, ete., if either should become urgent. All this looks as if the government mean to handle the Irish question as lightly as possible.

ANOTHER VIEW.

Thomas O'Connor Péwer writes: ‘‘News- paper advices to the cabinet differ curiously in the counsel they give to the party lead- The Standard urges the party to take things easily, attempt no heroic measures and settle nothing in a hurry, but the Times, a supporter equally of Hartington and Chamberlain, recommends the remodel- ling of the Established church, the reform of the house of lords, land laws and the systein of local self-government throughout the kingdom, as the proper thing to dish the radicals. The cabinet have no inten- tion of allowing the grass to grow under their feet in preparation ot Irish measures coercive, remedial, and In order to have everything cut and

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permissive other-

wise.

dried by February next, they have ap- pointed a cabinet committee to deal with freland. This committee includes Salis-

bury, Churchill, Smith, secretary for war, and Henry Matthews. The first

of the committee took place on Saturday at

meeting >

the official residence of the premier. The participation of the War tiunister in the proceedings looks ominous and gives color to a report widely credited that the army

strenvthened.

of Lreland is to be Informa- e . ’ .

tion trom other sources tendsto confirm the impression that the war minister has been

instructed by the cabinet to push forward military preparations in view of ineasures | the only object of which it may be sur- mised, is to compel acts justifying more bayonets in Ircland.”

LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT Vhe Jrish ‘inves (Conservative) that it is reliably informed that Lord Ran-! dolph Churchill is engaged in drafting a bill intended solve the. Irish problem. The measure provides for universal local self-government throughout Great Britain | and Ireland, giving Treland, England, | Scotland and Wales control its own

states

each of its

immediate affairs, leaving the supreme power of the Lip rial Parli tment undi- | minished. The bill is desc®ibed as a meas- | ure whi h Opel the do 'mperial fed-

eration. The full text of Times says, will no by completed before next February, ‘‘but,” adds the paper, ‘‘so for as it has gone, it has been submitted to the Marquis of Salisbury, the Marquis of Hartington and others,and is broad enough to satisfy all moderate Irishmen.” ee

the bell, the Trish

We learn from the Vancouver, B. C., News that the total sales of the land de- partment in t! town of the Oanadian Pacitic Railway up to Saturday. week, July

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sales, adding

» $210,000 ne The gross

: 1a ral . ] een in the redates allowed, would

total up to 8235.000. hese figures in- clude only the land sold by the railway | company sin May 15th—two and a half |

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1uch attention. It ‘as prettily decor- ited with bunting, colored cottons, and floral tributes, while from.the top, sides, and front hung Chinese lanterns, and torches. Two handsome animals were the motive power.

Promptiy at eight o’clock the precession, which under the charge of Chief- Marshall J. J. Davis, mounted on a splen- did specimen of horse-flesh, started in the

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was

| following order :

City Cornet Band.

Salvage Corps Wagon. Members of the Salvage Corps. Hook and Ladder Company. Tremont Fire Engine Company. Rollo Steam Fire Engine Company. Band 82nd Battalion. Barouche containing Chief Engineer Large and Captains of Companies, Silsby Steam Fire Engine Company. Hook and Ladder Truck. Rollo Hose Reel.

The line of march was as follows: From Hook and Ladder Rooms down Grafton to Pownal street, along Pownal to Water, down Water to Queen, up Queen to Kent, down Kent to Prince, along Prince to Water, up Water to Great George, up Great George to Richmond, along Rich- mond to Queen, and up Queen to Hook and Ladder Rooms.

As the procession moved along it pre- sented a fine appearance, and was most favorably commented on. Large numbers of men, women and children thronged the streets along the route, and several stores and private residences were illuminated vith colored lights, Chinese lanterns, etc. It had been arranged to have a grand pyro- technic display on the Market Square, but owing to an accident to the fireworks this part of the programme was not so success- ful as anticipated.

After the procession had been concluded the firemen repaired to Rollo Engine Room, where the prizes won at the tourna- ment in Halifax were presented to the suc- cessful competitors. Chief Engineer Large was peculiarly happy in making the presen- tation, and as each prize-winner retired with his envelope in his hand he was greet- ed with ‘‘three times three” and a ‘* tiger,”’ which almost rose the roof off the building.

At the conclusion of the presentation, short speeches were delivered and rousing cheers given for the firemen and their friends, and the proceedings were brought to a close by the band playing the National Anthem.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Lobster Fisheries,

Sir,—As one deeply interested, I am pleased to learn that the Minister of Marine and Fisheries has refused to extend the lobster fishing season beyond the time limited by law. The lobster business is already greatly overdone, and the _ proba- bility is that in a year or two more there will be very few lobsters to can, either in the close or the open season. We have officers appointed to look after the fisher- ies, but many of them, Iam sorry to say, are perfectly useless. Some, 1 admit, are painstaking and efficient in the discharge of their duties, but others are the very re- verse, At some ofthe canneries lobsters of all kinds are taken without any regard whatever to spawn or size. Young lobsters, some of them not bigger than wasps, are brought ashore from the traps mixed up with larger ones. Young lobsters, all un- der the nine inches, are often to be seen in the boats matted together like a lot of sea- weed. These are pitchforked on to the stage where they are ‘‘eulled,” and any that are of any value to the canner, utilized. I am aware that at some of the canneries, the law regulating lobster fishing is honest-

ily observed, but in too many cases the ob- \servance of the law is due

more to the honesty of the packers and the fishermen themselves, than to the vigilance of the tishery officials. Yours, PyscaTor. August 16, 1886. :

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A RscENTLY published list of wedding pre-

| sents in a rural paper runs: ‘‘From father and

mother of the bride, one Jersey calf; from bride to groom, hair wreath made from hair of

| her entire family, and also six fine shirts;

from Brother Elias, one book of poems; one dream book, one ‘Polite Letter-Writer,’ and a

log: from Aunt Harriet, six hens and a roost-

er, also one jar tomato catsup; from Cousin

Sarah, one poem made up by herself on bride and groom, fifteen verses in all.” -

A MEMORIAL is being numerously signed at Belleville, Ont., asking the Dominion Govern ment to grant lands or medals to the volun- were who tyrned out to resist the Fenian raids in 1866 and 187U.

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British Columbia. MACDONALD’S WORKING DAYS.

ONE OF SIR JOHN

On the 14th inst., Sir John arrived at New Westminster at one o'clock, Premier Smythe and Mr. Dunsmuir accompanying the party, the latter placing his steamer at Sir John’s disposal. The journey from Victoria to Nanaimo was accomplished in three hours, the distance being 72 miles. On arriving half way, Sir John drove the last spike in the Vancouver Island Railway. Several prominent citizens of Victoria ae- companied Sir John to Nanaimo, among them being Sir W. Begbee, Premier Sinythe and others. At Cowichan the people pre- sented an address to Sir John and bouquets to Lady Macdonald and the children sang God Save the Queen. An Indian chief also addressed Sir John at considerable length in English, to which the Premier made an appropriate reply. At Nanaimo the Mayor read an address of welcome, to which Sir John replied. The party were then entertained to luncheon by the Mayor and corporation, after which they drove to Vancouver and Wellington mines, inspect- ing them. The Premier on Friday travel- led 72 miles by rail, drove 20 miles in a carriage, descended a coal mine, crossed from Nanaimo to the mainland by steamer and made five speeches.

Sir John arrived in New Westminster in capital health. The people crowded to the wharf to receive him, notwithstanding the lateness of the hour, and a procession of boats with torches accompanied the steamer up river for some distance and, on landing, a torchlight procession was formed and escorted Sir John through the principal streets and then to Bishop Sillitve’s resi- dence, whose guest the premier is. The party spent the morning in driving around and in the afternoon a banquet was_ten- dered Sir John, after which addresses were presented by the citizens of New West- minster, by Vancouver, by the New West- minster Board of Trade and by the Caledonian Society. The latter invested him with the regalia of the Society as hon- orary member. Sir John made a lengthy reply, pointing out what his government had done in behalf of British Columbia and urging all to realize that they were Cana- dians and engaged with the rest of the Dominion in making the country prosper- ous and developing its resources. His speech, which was a brilliant one, was heartily received and frequently applauded. The town was handsomely decorated with flags and mottoes of welcome, the stores were all closed and it was a general holiday.

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A Parisian journal, the National, having sent a special reporter to the Colonial Ex- hibition at London, was evidently much pleased with what he saw and learned there in connection with Canada. ‘Of all the

colonies,” he writes, ‘Canada is incon- testably the one that holds the first place. It is no slight satisfaction

for such Frenchmen as study the de- velopment of that country, so French in its origin and memories, to see how far superior its products are to those of the other British colonies. In some cases, in- deed, they are in advance of those of the mother country. We had an opportunity of examining carefully the various indus- tries of the Dominion there represented, and we may say without attempting to go into details, that they seem rather like the exhibits of a European power than of a colony.”

Summerside Exports.

SuMMERSIDE, Aug. 13.

Shipped per steamer St. Lawrence, Cameron master, for Point du Chene :

teen | EE ee $ 157 00 Cf re en ee 364 00 l ob8f 7. Pati. ee 3 00 $524 00

By same steamer on 14th:— 2 threshing machines........... $ 600 00 ee ee 35 00 NS ob ois sis sksoetvce e's 175 00 5 bris mackerel... 2..:..... ise 55 00 $1465 00

3y stmr. Princess of Wales on 16th ; ee I io cae gs § $ 424 00 Seen: .. 3s ici « « GAC tell 302 00 gE ee her 131 00 $857 00 SHIP NEWS.

PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN, ENTERED.

Aug 14—Blue Wave, Fraser, Pictou; Jose- phine, Thibedeau,Shemogue; Annie Duncan, Power, Port Daniel; Confederate, Keeping, Pictou; William, Halliday, St Peter’s; L H Davies, Bell, Georgetown; May Queezx, Clark, Vernon River; Willoughby, Lantz, Pt Prim; Roderick McRae, DeCoste, Pictou; str Miramichi, Baquet, Quebec.

Aug 16—Walter Alton, Flaherty, Ship Har- ber; British Eagle, Perrier, Glace Bay; Florence Abbott, Townsend, Neweastle; Mary Covill, Blompier, do; Mary Kate, Mullins, Pictou; Margaret Jane, McDonal:, do; Moselle, Rendle, Liverpool, G B.

Aug 17—Stmr Bonavista, Anderson, Mon- treal; Grizelda, Bontin, Lingan. CLEARED. Aug 14—-May Florence, Chapman, Sydney;

Josephine, Thibedeau, Shemogue; str Mira- michi, Baquet, Picton.

Aug ,16—Rustic, Cox, Baie §Verté; Daisy, Richard, Glace Bay; Morren, Marchand, Pictou; Mary Kate, Mullins, do; Margaret Jane, McDonald, do; Lavinia Jane, Ander, son, do.

Aug 17—Str Bonavista, Anderson, St John's, N’fld. OTHER PORTS. Summerside, sch Richard

Aug 13—Ent,

Thompson, Walsh, Senein. seals Kate, Walsh, do, do; Phantom, Kennedy, Buctouche, bal; Lodi, Green, Pictou, coal. 14—Adonia, Arsenault, Pictou, coal. 13—Cid, Kate, Walsh, Chapman, cattle; Favorite, Sundby, Shemogue, bal; Nellie Parker, Corbett ,Lingan, C B,bal. 14—Lodi, Green, Picton, bal.

BIRTH. oe

At Victoria, B. C., on the 28th July, the wife of Dr. MeSwain of a daughter,

DIED.

‘ Of consumption, on the i§th August, at Char- lottetown, Stephen Carroll, in the 43rd year of his age, leaving a wife and four children to mourn their loss.

[Funeral will leave his late residence at 8.45 to- morrow morning.

At Victoria, Crapaud, on Suanday the 25th July ult., Eliza Gertrude, aged 6 months and 7 days,

infant daughter of Arthur and Katje Nelder. “H waver te igints tn MS armas wind folded thea

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ST, PETERS ' W ILL be re-opened on WEDNESDAY, Ist September. Thorough secular education given. Fer particulars apply to H. GREEN,

Aug. 16 Kent Street.

Live Stock, Farm Implements, Furniture, de,

Li KMEMBER the great Auction Sale of Horses Jattle, Sheep, &c. Farm Implements, Har- nessa, Saddles, Household Furniture, &c., at

MARSHFIELD FARM,

the late residence of SENATOR HA YTHORNE, six miles from the city, on St. Peter’s Road,com- mencing WEDNESDAY, August 18th, at iv o‘clock, sharp. —ALSO—

That veluable Farm, close by, Known as the “Robertson Homestead.”

For full.particulars get catalogue.

A. McNEILL,

Ch’town, Aug. 10—t] mon wky li

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REGULAR TRADERS

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FALL FRIP,

BRIGANTINE “LER ELBE,” 5 L. KICKHAM, COMMANDER,

WILL SAIL FROM

Liverpool for Charlottetown, Direct, About the 15th SEPTEMBER, Next. AND BARK

éé om Se em gm | ivi Le od ey Een i. 5

HR RENDLE, Commander.

WILL SAIL FROM

Liverpool for Charlottetown,

Direct, about the 25th SEPTEMBER, Carrying Freight ut Through Rates to Pictou, Georgetown, Souris, Summerside, and Shediac.

For freight or passage apply in London to Johu Pitcairn & Sons, 16 Great Winchester Street ; in Liverpool to Pitcairn Brothers, 51 South Joun Street, or here to the owners,

PEAKE BROS. & CO.

Ch’town, Aug. 14, 1886—eod tf

Notice to Contractors.

SEALED TENDERS addressed to the under- signed, and endorsed ** Tender for New Lon- den Works,” will be received until FRIDAY, the 3rd day of September next, inclusively, for the reconstruction of portions of the breakwater on the south side to the harbor at

New London, Queen’s County, P. E. I,,

according to a plan and specification to be seen on application to Mr. George B. McKay, Clifton, New London, from whom printed forms of tender can be obtained,

Persons desirous of tendering are requested to make personal enquiry relative tothe work to be done, and toexamine the site themselves.

Persons tendering are notitied that tenders will not be considered unless made on the printed forms suppiied, the blanks properly filled in, and signed with their actual signatures,

Esch tender must be accompanied by an ac- cepted bank cheque. made payable to the Honor- able the Minister of Public Works, equal to five

er cent of the amount of the tender, which wili to forfeited if the pariy decline to enter into a contract when called upon to doso, or if he fail to complete the work contracted for. If the ten- der be not accepted the cheque will be returned.

The Department does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.

By order, A. GOBEIL, secretary. nt of Public Works, Ottawa, 9th Ausust, 1836.

KTEWENCLAND CONSERVATORY

oF MUSIC Boston, Mass.

THE LARCEST and BEST EQUIPPED inthe WORLD — 100 Instructors, 2005 Students last year. Thor- ough Instruction in Vocal and Instrumentai Music, Piano and Organ Tuas, Fine Arts, Oratory, Literature, French, Ger- man and Italian Languages, English Branches, Gymnastics, ete. Tuition, $5 to $%); board and room with Steam H atand Electric Light, @45to $75perterm. Fall Term begins Sep- tember 9, 1536. For Illustrated Calendar, with full information, eddress, E. TOURJEE, Dir., Franklin Sq., BOSTON, Mass,

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SALE OF

EASTHEN WA

At Discount 50 per Cent.

'HE P.E. I, Pottery, having leased their Fac- tory, desire to close out tue balance of their Stock, the larger part of which was manufac- tured within the last six months. This Stock consists of Butter, Cream and Bran Crocks, Milk Dishes, Jars, Preserve Jars, Flower

BOYS’ SCHOOL!

Pots, ete., etc.

The Compsay now have the Stock warehoused in Charlottetown, next door to Custom House, where if can be inspected by any intending pur- chasers.

During the months of August and September they wiil fill orders for not less than $50 net, at a discount of 50 per cent on the present retail price list, payable in three monut'.s, equal to cash,

FRED. W. HYNDMAN. Ch’town, Aug. 6, '86—6i eod

MACKEREL PURSE SHINES,

WE can supply a MACKEREL PURSE SEINE, of any size, at very short notice, made from our

GOLD MEDAL TWINES,

strong, light and durable for this speciai pur-

pose. Now sending several small seines to the isiand, light and easily handled for | in-shore fishing, hung to catch fish, with all | the latest-impivements.

Orders by mail or wire shall have prompt attention. Give length and depth to hang in | fathoms. For Sale at lowest prices.

For particulars refer to A. KENNEDY & | CO, Charlottetown, P. E. 1. |

, . . American Net & Twine Co., 48 Ounmercial St., Boston. 4

Extablivheth 1y¢. jy B—dew wl wyti

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We must make room for fall goods, and to do so, will clear out at prices that must sell them, all remains of summer stock. ECONOMICAL buyers will do well to call at once, and secure the bargains we are offering, in ends of silks, dress goods and cotton goods. Our prices for cotton flan-

nels, all-wool flannels, ginghams, etc.,

must please you. Call and see them for yourself and save money by buying at once,

BEER BROS.

August 17, '86,

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AUGUST.

penne AUGUST,

J. HB. MACDONALD

will sell off the balance of stock of STRAW HATS, balance of stock of SUMMER PRINTS and MUSLINS, balance of stock of SUMMER DRESS GOODS, 50 BOYS SUITS (to fit boys three to ten years), MENS’ and YOUTHS’ SUITS (Tweed and Worsted).

All Summer Goods must be cleared, regardless of price.

. - 7 To : You can depend upon getting BARGAINS in every department at

J. H. WACDUNALD’S,

QURHN STREEH i’. Ch’town, July 29—dy wy

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JAWcS PATON & 00.5’

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—— FOR - | - - 30% —_—

jargains in CARPETS and OILCLOTHS during the months of July and August. Bargains in DRESS GOODS and TRIMMINGS +s “ ‘ “ Bargains in LINENS and COTTONS, he “ “ “ Bargains in CORSETS, ‘s “6 ‘s “ Bargains in WORSTEDS and SCOTCH TWEEDS, ‘ “ ss “ Bargains in WHITE and FANCY MUSLINS, +s “ “ Bargains in all MILLINERY GOODS, ss es ss “6 Bargains in HOSIERY, ss “ “ “ Bargains in American and English COUNTERPANES, ss ‘“ Bargains in PARASOLS and UMBRELLAS, “6 ‘6 és Bargains in TRUNKS and VALISES, “ “ “

JAS, PATON & 00., Successors to W. A. WEEKS & G2.

Ch’town, July 20, 1886.

SS QUAN STREST.

Lace Curtains, Lambrequins, Curtain Nets and Fancy Scrims, Cretonnes, Light Prints and Dress Muslias, Ladies’ Mantles, Summer Mantle Cloths, Straw Hats and Bonnets.

Gents’ Merino Underclothing.

* American White Dress Shirts. “ Linen Coliars, Cuffs, Ties, Socks,

Carriage Wraps.

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ALL SELLING AT A LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO CLEAR.

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B ‘ » & Bs ee al

Ch’town, July 15—wky

A GREA

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H* been mich improved this season, and will be open for Guests and Visitors on or before JULY 10th.

RUSTICO HAGE, FP.

az ‘TERMS :-

Moderate. *

The Proprietors will spare no pains to make this the finest summer resort in the

Provinces.

JOPLIN NBWSON & CO.

Ch'town, dJuny 15, 188h.

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