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Midway between the glare and gloom

In ' wilicht let us lie— Around a fringe of golden gloom,

Above an a h of hoafy sky,

And breez lowing blandly by. List to the wood choir's swelling praise!

The hermit thrush is chorister. Down all the deep and dusky ways

The « rai melodivs concur

With soft profundos from the fir.

If where the sunlight dints the shade v ber dimples, some estray

Fe i thing our view invade, Although it perk and whisk away, No discord jars the rhythmic day.

Here al! is harmony, and here

Care. carmentlike, is cast aside. Oars is the vision of the seer,

And, sin ur dearest dreams abide,

The yearning soul is satisfied.

—Clinton Scollard in Youth's Companion.

THE SBURGLAR’S EXPERIENCE.

A Man Who Picks Things Tells of a Time

When He Did Not. Being a‘‘trusty,’’ the man in the striped clothes Was permitted liberties not accord- ed other prisoners, by reason of which the

reporter bad an opportunity to talk with him.

* But of al) the experiences I ever had,” he suid, after telling a story or two, ‘‘the one that made me feel queerer than any other was one that I ran in on unexpect- edly one night while 1 was engaged in in- yestigating a house in the suburbs which aservant had told me was dead casy if I went at it right. It was about 1 o'clock inthe morning, and Iwas getting back to the city, owiny to the fact that the job was a failure, because the whole place had been lined up on the outside with iron shutters, and | was cursing my luck and the servant, when what should I see but a finely dressed man coming along the lonely sidewalk ina burry. It struck me he had missed his conveyance and was living close enough to walk, and he was just footing it home. I could sce a dia- mond wlint in his shirt front as the light of the street lamp fell on him, and he wore a watch chain that looked like it might have something hanclsome on it for a tick- ev. He looked to be about 60, and I thought he wouldn't be hard to handle, so in a minute I had made my mind up to get some satisfaction for coming away out there in the suburbs, and | dropped into the shadow of the high hedge and waited for my friend to gec into position. At the proper time I stepped out in front of him with my gun smack in his face.

“ *Hold up your hands,’ says I in the usual style, though | was a little nervous, not being used to that kind of work like I Was to housework.

* *I'm sorry | can't accommodate you,’ says he, as cool as a cucumber, and stick- ing up one hand, “but I’ve only got one. I lost the other at Gettysburg

“Well, that answer paralyzed me as much asif I had bven struck in the back of the neck with a solid shot, and fora ininute I couldn't do a thing but stand there and look at him. You see, I had been a soldier myself, and | couldn't go up against any talk like that, so 1 dropped my gun and told him that I was sorry to have disturbed him, not knowing he was a soldier, for Id been one myself, and if he'd excuse me I'd skip out and say no more about it. He laughed a little and said he guessed as we were both oid sol- diers we would just call it square, and then l took to the road and ran faster than | did at the first Bull Kan fight.’’—Wash- ington Star

How It Originated,

The scene is laid on the banksof the Euphrates shortly after the episode in the Garden of Eden. The new world is still fragrant with the flush of divinity, and the nightingale, roused from her midnight ! dreaios, pours her melody through the ex- hilarating air

Suddenly from a neighhoring cave there arose a clamor such as the newborv world has never before heard

All the ‘beasts of the ficld and the forest Were roused and startied. and for a time hone had the courage to lnvestigate the tause of the outcry

Presently the lioness turned to her Spouse and asked him if he would not in- Yestigate Atthat time be was making his record as the bravest of all animals du, of course, be could not refuse. Rising ftom the bed of leaves. he stalked out through the night and disappeared. and still the dread cries resounded through the Vibrant air

Presentiy the lien returned, and his Spouse, who was crouching terror stricken in her lair, inquired what it was all about

“Oh.” suid the lion haughtily, ‘it is Merely that coupleof human beings. They re raising Cain.’

As every body knows, Cain was the first- born of the human family, and the phrase 8 spoken by the lion that night has come echoing down the agrees, and as yet we al- Ways describe the worst notses by saying thas some one is raising, Cain. —New York Journal

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A Matter of Clothes

DAILY EXAMINER

Chis is True Liberty, when Free Born Men, having to advise the Public, may speak free.”—Evriripxs,

ISLAND, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24,

There is a saying that “the coat doesn’t make the man,”

Opinion it goes

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well fitting apparel is most marvellous,

clothes thaf clothes. are uot low.

wear and clothes

Men’s Clothing,

00 heavy blue black Ulsters, storm collar, tweed lining,

worth $5.50, now $3.95.

90 all wool fibre lined Waterproof Ulsters, shades,

worth $6.75, now $4.50,

150 Ulsters, mixed shades and qualities at a big dis.

24 blue beaver Overcoats, very fine; d. b. worth $12.56

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Men’s Pants, 75c. $1, 1.50, 2, 2.50, 3, 3.50, 4,4.50.

It represents the

that do not; between good clothes We keep the good kind only, but that doesn’t mean that the prices You can easily realize that by a glance at these offerings

But in our humhle

The transformation made by

difference between and pocr

Youths’ and Boys’ Clothing

50 youths’ Overcoats, mixed shades and qualities,2from

$2.90 to $7.00.

Children’s Overcoats and Ulsb2zs.

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the best values ever shown in Charlottetown

Youths’ Ulsters, heavy

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storm collar, worth $4 50, now $3 50

Boys’ Knicker Pants, 45¢

Girls’ heavy blue serge Reefers, $1 50

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The Meaning of a Vote.

Government of the people, for the peo- ple, by the people, is called democracy. A republic which trusts in this trics to edu- cate all the people so that the conscience and intelligence of thé average man may be equal to the direction of the affairs of the state. That is, the decision is given to the majority of the voters.

li is not pretended by intelligent persons that this majority necessarily knows bet- ter than any one man or any small coim- pany of men what is the best policy.

3ut it must be granted by all that the physical strength is with the largest num- bers. A republic, therefore, is almost cer- tain that all the people will obey the laws Which the majority of the voters have de- termined on, and that they will obey the magistrates or officers whom the majority of the people have chosen.

Under universal suffrage you may not have the wisest decision, but you do have, and everybody knows you have, the safest decision. it is safe, that is, from the chances of rebellion by the minority.— Harper’s Round Table.

The Art of Borrowing.

Miss Skinpenny—This erecheap Sutter ain't fit to eat.

Mrs. S.—No, it ain't. Run into Mrs. Goodsoul's and borrow a pound. She al- ways has good butter—the highest priced in the market. ‘Tell her well pay her back tomorrow.

Miss S.—Goin to git some new butter tomorrow?

Mrs. $.—No —Lorsion Fun.

We'll pay her with this.

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See you get Carter's, Ask for Cartez’s, jnsist and demand

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The Lady and the Tiger.

A benevolent and fat old lady observ- ing a tiger in a cage Was moved by com- passion to say:

**Poor, dear creature! I am so sorry that you cannot get out.’’

“‘i don’t want to get out,’’ said the tiger, his cavernous movth drenched and dripping with the waters of desire. ‘*What plunges me into a gulf of dark despair is that you cannot get in.’’— an Francisco Examiner,

Solved at Last.

‘*Darker prides himself on never say- ing an unkind word of the absent.’’

**Oh, that’s it, is it?’

“*Lbat’s what? What are you getting at?’

‘“‘Why, I have been wondering for a long time what it was about Karker’s conversation that made it so hopelessly duil.’’—Cinucinnati Enquirer.

The Professor's Mistake.

‘““What made Grumpy so mad when the phrenologist said he had a great love fer iittle children?’’

‘**Becanse the lump the professor was feeling was caused by a baseball with

‘ Which a small boy accidentally struck

Grumpy. He’s becn iaying for the kid ever sines.’’—Detroit Free Press,

Why, Indeed? She—If you could have one wish what would it be? He—It would be that—that—oh, if I only dared to tell you what it would

be!

the—Well, goon. Why do you sup- pose I brought up the wishing subject? —Chicago News.

His Change.

‘*Hello, Bilson! How is it I hear so little cf you nowadays in connection with that Good Government club?’

‘‘Er—well—I have sorter dropped that kind of thing since I got the prom- ise of a good government job.’’—In- dianapolis Journal.

The Brute!

Wife—I wonder how you can look me in the face.

_ Husband-—Oh, a man can get used to anything. -—Tit-Bits.

The Dialect Novelist.

He wachelt and bachelt, He schughelt and sauchelt, With many a hech and a hotch, He seartit and rakit His memory and scrapit A story he said was *‘braid Scotch.”

He rowled and he sowled In a style ould and bould,

With lots of begorrah and wail, He bejabbered and gabbered And paper he glabbered

When he wrote his miscalled Irish tale.

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Te hum’d and he beguim'd, He swowed, swaned and vum’d And beygashed about keows and the barn, He chawed and he hawed As his poor pen he pawed While writing a fake Yankee yarn.

He ’am’d and he hegged As he ‘ammered aac dregged His h's and i's in the strife, Between ‘al? and ‘alf coster And Unabridged Webster in a novel of English life. —Waterbury Globe,

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The Bishop and the Briton, -

Ia speaking of his recent visit to Eng- land Bishop Neison ot Georgia says:

‘‘T saw the naval review, which was really very fine. An Englishman said to me, ‘What do you think of our navy?” ‘Why, it is splendid,’ I replied. _ ‘

‘*Well, do you think we ccyld do anything in case 6f war with the Unit- ed States?’

‘**But there is not going to be any war,’ I replied.

‘“*Yos, but if there should be? Oh, you know we could whip yeu.’

‘**Well, I suppose you could,’ T re- joined. ‘You know you did it in 1776, and then whipped us fearfully in 1812, so I suppose you could do it now.’

‘‘I did not hear anything more from him.’’—New York Tribune.

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“a CHAINL/.SS SAFETY.” —New York Sunday World ~ 1

Getting Down to Business,

After the Englishman with a title had been requested to take a seat he opened the procecdings as fellows:

‘‘!--aw—thought I'd just drop in, y’ knaw, and speak to you about—aw— your daughter.’’

‘* What about her?’’ demanded the old man.

‘‘l—aw—thought I’d like to marry her, y’ knaw, if the—aw—dowry’s all right.’’

‘What you’d like to do doesn’t cut ancy figure,’’ returned the old man. ‘*‘I’m not interested in that, but if she waut’s to marry you that’s a different matter and we will get down to busi- ness. Does she?’’

‘‘Why—aw—ya-as,’ astonished Englishman.

‘Then that settles it,’’ said the old man, reaching for his checkbock. ‘‘I’ve never denied her auytbing she wanted yet. What’s the lowest quotation you'll put on yourself in a spot cash transac- tion?’’—-Chicago Post.

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