P if U-lrvuu-»,¢¢§\» \ s A vs. J .i 5 5 r .3 rr i. .1 .,. 5,. 1... ~, :ir Q 1 ,_.s .5 f. -wr ` W" " f'»‘T-r7r'=»1°-=.v5'.=i=ira'~".rr='.»‘"`“=‘> ' ~ ._~ .- _ . s. as f .s . - » ... ~. _ ..,..... . .. _ an g;»_,m”._N,MM_`_J M §_;iw_£m;ir_4 mpmgm N" g y J =\‘.%'°?'f‘lT.“~"~'fr,7A‘},29?¥?g‘-,!_*5f§_5".-,_' M; _‘_,‘_§;;:‘..~“-__»'__ THE GI..-XRDIAN. CHARLOTTEFOWN, DECEMBER 4 [898 ___.s 7 W _ ' I5' i 5 A _ ‘ _ ' -~»--»--~--~~-» -~ -~-f -- . siniles like a (Aieshicc cat, the carpen- ' I ter, so-culled, because he very rarelv S ldeals with wood, the :irmorer and the _ ~ ` S I fli'iai, t lGulf; on the rrck at Gibraliar-where- l ever else you please -and me same in_ slant obedience, f knew, would (oilnw on that voice. And a foreigner would ‘ never have undersood -will never un- derstand! But I understand. as you would | have understood had you been there. l lwent round to make sure of my right as . lf a taxpayer under schedule 1), saw the l men in their liammocks sleeping, wi.h- out shading their eyes, four inches from ithe white glare of an eeciric; heaid 5 the stokers chaffing each other at the ]ash-shoot, and fetched up by a petty otlicer who was murmuring fragments l of the riot uct into it subordinates atten- ‘ tive ear. When he had eutirclv finished the task in hand he was at'liberty to attend to me. -‘Hope you've enjoyed your trip, sir. You see(I knew what y was_c0ming) we haven`t quite shaken down yet. In another three months we shall ne something like." No ship is ever at her best till you 'lleave ner. Tnen you hold her up as a l shining example to your present craft. ` For that is England. My marine-the skirmisher in South i lAme-rican suburbs-stood under the shadow of the poop lzoking like a stuf- fed man with an automatic arm fcr s ilu- ting purposes; but I knew him nn the i human side; ~-Goiu`off to-morrow ain`t ‘ pon, sn? \\ ell. there are only twenty of , us’ ere. but it you ever want to see the marines. a lot of `em, it might perhaps be worth your while to"-and he gave me the address of a plice where I I would find plenty of marines. He spoke 83 liough his nineteen friends were no- ‘vcliiss animals; and' a foreigner would A CoM.\loD1ot’s Coiriir. ulilxniiii. The entire virtid~room explained care- .fuilv that their commcdicus coffee- i good sta-boat P Oh, yes-remarkably so. Couldn`t she go ‘_upon occasion 1° I she wasnt a patch on certain other l . . _ . ; craft, being only a third-class cruiser- C ltin pot of the tinnief. -‘Now in my ,last ship," the captain began. That ‘ was un unlucky renaik. for I remem- f ber that last ship and a certain first 'night aboard her in the long swell:of y Simoifs Bay, when the captain took , heaven and earth and the adrnirality to i witness that of all cluttered up boxes of i machinery and bags of tricks his new command was the worst. To ht-ar him new she must have been a trifle larger l than the Majesticnwith twice the Power- lfuis speed. ~~Comc and see us next year when we`ve shaken down a bit." said the wardroom. --and you`ll like it ibettei." That was impossibie, but l Zaccepted at once. We are a deceptive Uur cruiser was going to refit at some l gathered that it would be no fault of the captain, the wardroom. or the war- rant oflicers if she did not arrive with a list of alterations and improvtments to see what she can do. and in that pro- lziny arrangement or rearangement of stay, stanchioo. davit, steam pipe. i 5, _ , _ can, in their judgement. be improved, *rest assured that the dockyard will 5 needs. I Discontcnted with lmpenitent Thieves. To he 'ost and p‘cture:que demand , me in that blissful foihivht when 1 Wa! i privileged to wach their labors. I heard u idiluted what a boy thinks of unishmeut and the man who reported ogy; gg g p|!_|| nited States and C information, or call at Ch’ , m.n s of a signaller toward an Admiral _ 3(f‘“"‘1°~7°“‘i S““d“Y " , ittuiiiigtiiii, llnportant Announcement; ciieiit inrsiissr ro Fiiiiilsns. l i t '1‘EE,ma.rifi:ement of the Charlottetown 33089 ; lil orks, atinounce to the farmers of Prince ; 'AWB-rd Island, :het they have purchased at a l '°‘710‘»‘~` Egfizwe for ti. term of years all the l wiht" rodiict of the Charlottetown Pork? gf isciiuinlating ITG!!! “M119 ml °-ine. and ar-. ‘ri 1 position to -3119917 f3_!'m9FS i mdlxhers w;*:i a. cheap soap fm' Sl1D€\'10!' Ui » Will!! to the 'r,o:v.e~rnade article. and at _‘Ci ‘\ mm lov:;Ca= :ii nuke it scarcclgdrgorth whue i ma- -ut soa su lies her ' era t KLO\'DlKl-L B fit wrillbe for sale in a few g 2‘§:F§lL_deale:~c`n: the low price of ten cents 1 least' Send the stuff alongside and we,u U12' i _ THIFK 0Fe€l lN.):l.itdAfirst-class lanndsy_ and PDS Soap only i0 cents for 3 lbs. I8 Wtll be Vlste of I ~f..C .md money for farmers to I ‘Riot .thou sr making now. The gi.-ease has wid it me Pork 1-‘eewryn for 5eenrS_i>e be i~.~t-mise te him, ma ufactured into acclaas lap" it-le or soap at acost c s .1-actlvu D01' J£e‘§biDfm g.El.N 330° ev' i I' J A ` P the vard opposes the suspicion of cen- turies, saying unciicially, “You are all a set of disc-cnted and irnpenitent thieves. Go away." The ship, consid» ering her own comfor; and well-being for the rest of the commission. replies. also unoflicially: Ah, you`re thinking of the S0 and So. She was a nest of piriates, if you like. but we`re good. Were the mr.-st upright skip y u evirt clapped eyes on, and youre the fines yard in the kingdom. Youre up to all the roots. There’s no getting round yot ;~.r.d yo-.i`l‘ pass your indents. We wou`r give ron any trouble. Just ‘a few mino repairs. and our own peopie will carry them out. Don‘t disturb yourself in the 77 attend to it. And when the stuff comes alongside ie'~iis~:i~rti\ 'i. o 'tis stuff was °'I`0I.lf\' l'.\I.\'T. a new _.i away gr.ting, -oine briss \ work. and a few tlrunis of white paint- l ~~\\'hy, was :het yo-tirs1»"' says the tirst lieutenant. “We thought it was 7 ours." I --Well, isn`t. li`.- ours. where is it?" “l`iii awfully sorry. o t-I say, \von`t l you come and havea drink?" They come just in time to see the ' brass rotls in pasition; the oak banlks converted into some sort of boat furni- ture; the gateway platform receives' their weary feet, and a tioe tlivor of paint from a llat forward tells them :ill they will ever ku iw ot the missing drums. They then call the first lieutenant a pirate. and he. poor lamb, says that he was misled by the chuckle-headed un- _ dcrstrapper who br- ught the stuff along side. Words cannot express the first lieutenaefs contrition. It is to bad- too bad, but "you know what asses these dockyard chaps can be." - With soft words and occasional gin and hitters he coaxes the visitors inio their boat again. for he has studied diplomacy under the West African kings. They return to their ship, bring young and guilrless. and their rf cop- tion is _i ct ctrdial. Their captain ssys openly that he has not one adequate thief in the ship,and th it . they had better go into the church, Tney should have captui-»»d the uudersirapper' early in the day. He will spear to the other captain. And he does, like at bro- le, snr? Not me. su' _ My brotlsr Manuel, sar. That paint n its ash. Done gone finish Kerritch hogya." This fiom they have in the navy. P him for it; how a carpenter/ regards a dockyard “mate-h"; what are the senti- land of :i stoker toward the authorities When you have been shown rovingly over it torpedo by an artiticer skilled to ,the working of its tricky bowels, torpe- dce-J have a. meaning and a _ reality for you to the end of your days. ~ ‘~§ti~:.\' Liviz rut-:nn ’ Next time you meet_the;°‘blue" ashore ou do not stare unintelli ently You Y r g _ - ihave watched him on his native heath. - i I You know what he eats. 2-nd what he i He is no longer a unit, but altogether ‘ such a one as yourself--only better. You have seen him at his altars. With the navigating lieutenant “on the ,high I tion," you have studied stars, masthead angles, range-finders, and such all; the 'first lieutenant has enlightened you on his duties as an upper housemaid, and the juniors have guided you through .the giddy whirl of gunnery, smallarm drill, getting up an anchor, and taking kinks out of a cable. So it comes that next time you see. even, far cff one of Her Majesty`s cruisers all your heart goes out to her. Men live there. i (To be concluded) ` ,Much in Little it hesposialfy true of Hood’s| Pills., for no medl- llne over contained so pest curative now er in ,‘ lo small mace. They are a whale medicinl _ chest., always ready, al- I ways emclent, always aatf . hh.ctory;preventncc1d‘ l lr fever, cure all liver ills, ‘ llckheadache. constipation, eh. 5|. , Raoul; Pill.: to inks wt-,;i Honda eanatmrtlla HENRY ll. lBllllLY, C. E. i a. m. can. sae. _c.1:. in charge of a slow-mindod understrap- per thty do attend to it, They ta'k the man blind and dumb, sack his cargoes, his lesere. Then ,the first lieutenant I euuniva-si _ masf..J¢im. ' i #ii`I¥@Hf#§%##%#fHf‘£f## EQ. io cast-:s oi.orliii|e . JUST (IPENED. ¥Ve ate in a position to-day to show you a magnificent ral one neglected. Small Boy, Big Boy or Men. We can Reéters or Suits All sizes, all prices and kinds. It tickets or money rewards to sell our Clothing. We sell cannot afford it. We have no money to burn. Men's Ulsters at $4 75, beat the world. Our Reefer at $0 00 is an excellent coat, heavy and stro 50 Men’s Heavy Suits at $5.50, extra value, 25 Men’s Heavy Suits, double breasted, former price $8. 100 Extra Heavy All Wool Suits, $7.50. Shorey`s Ulsters at $6.50, ticket in pocket (manufacturer t McKay’_s Ulster (our_own mike) at $4.75. beats them allxg 00 nge of Clothing. No suit. you in Ulsters, don’t take chromos, so cheap we really brows them in). or quality and pi ice now $7.00 1 Q ' ii Pants, all kinds and prices. 500 pairs (cur ovin make) extra heavy and strong, warranted not to rip, at $2.00. ' - ” '20 Boys’ 3-piece Suits (own make) heavy for winter, sizes Boys’ 2 piece Suits from $1-,50 up to 33. $500 up Blouse Suits- One line is a beauty- The very latest style ‘ V » Fur Coats, Fur Robes at the ther, next time he meets him, gall y ‘ 1 passing galley, going to call on the admiral. “You infernal ald pirate. What have ' you done with my paint P” cries me rob~ M000- “ -»= ' i _d '. i _.f' <' “ 3 I-. ff’F!` ""‘ __-.._1.E.'°'-""'_l' I _ ; . ' the other potentate I #°=°~i°~ h°°°~s=' %%%%~%%%%%%%%%%i'§ a grin. and thatis one of the ways The naval officer, chance met, rather ~ ‘ meek and self-effecting, in tweeds at a i s tennis party, is a priest of the mysteries. T|\0\l$allllS¢ TfGl\\Bl\l|0"S Bafgallls IPB an` lofty bridge persecnting his voca- ggi||”_ " Graduate College ofCivil Ensineefin fC01' Consulting,-thngineer for General Wqrk.SDO° i , tie! Hydra.ul.i0. 3llli%31'Y E!!-81“ee1'xn8 Wd and turn him adrift to study vouchers at . i :respondents uitiréiinw cmriomwwn. Bf.ua<:.°.AI1v co r ~ ` . The E tily Bird dep trts with a repfi- . tation that won d sink a slave-dhow to try the same trick on Hook Kong or Bombay yard- U ` A Bussrrt roirrmcnr. This and more-oh, much more l- A I S ,_ ,__ __ __ W M _"I did my friends fore and aft convey to 2 , i _ , , 1 _ . ° ` fo , t i public lec'ures nn all manner of cnri friends ,n Lhwwn ous things delivered bv the sh1p’s]ester, grisly; 2321509 ggvfiig land totally unveracious reports of con - HE ,,,.,m,,"6,,‘ED, jversations with superiors retailed by a __.._._.-. ._..._._ lppbgprsigp ldelinquent marine. __ , ,M mst A my Fire and collision drill. general quar» l Poirnk A§`l¢‘t.<;l'&;u_zswn‘R ters and the like. take on new meanings _ l,'§‘l'RSI,._ lem ,,0,,‘,.,,,,um tim by the bleed tiyho otrderssl tt§pip0,r gpg gllilfg-n<;;¥tlgrK;‘a»i1W0¥§¢;;§‘i_Domers again w en ey are ran a .~ once by the tail who cirries them cut. ,_ . i “W °U°~°s¢dPhyei.aan.»n¢iwitii‘ . J > A ` ` ° L l f 'ii ' Twenty to §Fifty Per Cent l says, and where he sleeps, and how. is This lmmonse Sale is being patronizcci RE 07 Dné. GLI s=.-fi; .s‘r,Avcu1¢lD.‘Yoin'tee is a. linen ‘ tothe amount I have thrown away on I ndthing trusses. family an cnirr Ins woman of innntha, of corrobontive ~ il DR f Lirr of firitay and from »io~~da.ynooq umscow S. S. Winisor Wednesday, xr Tnimo, Learment. Thursday until 9 p. m. Call or for information. ptnre, as know. any Tru lwno have clesig ted his washing accom- I _ y C*‘”‘°“°‘°"" P- E ‘~‘*"°d V E. modation. I overheard, in the dark-l Dtclm N"-*W ness of beautiful nights, fragments of Mbna” DL I drama from the forward flats which it ' I - “indeed my My of is my lifes regret that I cannot make ’ intliiiiiili-.’snff°f;ir°§iforftnept»f=t-Ii rv-rd . A; L ` _ -_ _ gg-grn. 4 ng, orm Owelp ` ~ ' ' J i ' ' A l -» :ia V - : , ‘ ‘ ill l . - KLIE ED if!! H0 CASE 00ULDul;h WOBSB THAN thle truth of this testimonial closmg ospnmpfvrrogly. orgy v L or persona inventigm- on. ` ` i SHOULD KNOW THAT THEY CAN 'ix-atefully Yours I-I, FR1.D EL S ROWK. Mr. Rowe is about 40 years of anon :I well in IS known mmf SALE EVERY DAY- _ .WEEKS&B i hhilihdhhhhhiihh _....4-A~< 2; ~» Change in Business. Yes we want to change our business, that is to change f our stock of Boots and shoes into hard cold cash,,Which we , are very much in need of just now. Therefore we ll sell our, entire stoi,-lr at Rock Bottom prices. _ l_ TIIE FINEST GIIDBDLITE that can be procured, that is the covering used on“ Snow- flake” Chocolate. The fines; blended Vanilla, and the lightest, whitest, smoothest cream ever made, that is the centre of the Snowflake Chocolat, . N0 better oombinatio was ever made. Ask for them and don’t be put 05 with old _fashioned goods Oct21 dtlzwtl Dec3l,’99 %xI_en’s Heavy Laced Boots, Epo. 1" v i i ' -vs H “ ‘ ._oc. gt . . it _ iii. uni. iiiiiiriit Everything cheap, cheap. ._ pl Physkkm a sgm”._ U Come Come along to the reliable boot apdi g _ . ; g 8 _ li* 't . shoestore. Excellent value. Lowest prices, Frm” stgptaaggéown’ . ..»1., r.-» f 0pposltA"8l5. Pailfs | ss,