Pe ee Be ed Ei on * © ee ee ee wy =. ORS Som PEL ATE RR THEN OR ch THE DaiLY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, FEBRUARY 21, 1:99 “iT PAYS 10 BUY AT PERKINS. If Its VALUE You want Here you getit £00004 90002 Fine Inglish print cotton, fast oolors, special price per| ya. 8° Unbleached sheeting inches wide special price per yard, 10° Circular pillow eotton full 40 inches wide special price per yard. 19¢ (Z Circular pillow cotton full $2 inches wide special price per yard 13° _ Ladies corset. covers, close fitt:ng, well finished, special price. 7° aa or “af a entire Pure linen huck towels size 21x41 inches price 2 for 29° Ladies white cotton night’ robes, high neck, dainty lace edging, special price. 49° We have an extra fine white laundered shirt, with wide bosom, pure linen front ie P Perks & Co SUNNYSIDE, THE DAILY BXAMINER FEBRUARY 20, 1899. BYE-ELECTION JN WEST HURON. Tororo papers tohand this morning coatain extended reports of the speeca of Sir Charlee Tupper at Clinton, Vatario, ov tehalf of the Conservative candidate for West Huron, Mr. McLean, All agree that the speech was a capital ove. One of the reports says: “The address: ae the first of a political complexion which the Conservative leader has delivered in Ontario since the general election in 3896. The chieftain was in eplendid form, and his deliverance, which comprehensively surveyed the whole field of national potitice, was dignified aud statesmanlike in tone, convincing in argu- ment,and trenehantin eritici#m, saga- cious in its insight into and treaiment of public affairs. ‘The audience genersliy were delighted beyond measure with Sir Charles’ speech, while the Conservatives noted with great satisfaction that the hero of a hundred fights still displays the same dauntiess bearing, the same elasticity of temperament, and the same vigor of epeech as when in the old campaign days he swept through the country carrying into the Libera] ranks. The following is quoted from a despatch to one ot the metropolitan Liberal papers of Canada: ‘ The Opposition leader was in good veice, and his speech was deliverel with a fire and vigor which frequintly drew forth 5 1 J applause. Hedid not go into any finau- | cial cr other details, confining himself to what might be termed a political review lof Canada since confederation. He de- fended the National Policy, which, he said, was inaugurated by the Conservative party, had made Cavada a nation, and was to-day the policy of the Liberal perty. Thelatter, he said, had been compelled to steal the National Policy in spite of the previous denunciations of it, because they were afraid that any other policy would proye Canada’s ruin. He challenged the Liberal party to point to any single thing they haddonein the work of makiag Canada a nation. He charged the goveroment with having greatly ins creased the expenditures and with having added enormously to the national debt without giving anything in return. He also charged them with having sdopted many of the ideas of their predecessors, in orderto gainand retain public favor. He characterized Mr. Mulock’s postage stamp motto as a most absurd atatement to put on a Canadiau postage siamp, & statement that would never have been thought out except in the mind of a most silly man.” The Conservatives hepe and the Liber als fear that the people cf West Huron will elect the Conservative candidate. But as Mr. Tarte is personal'y in the ridiog using his peculiar “influences” and hie “human devices,” a Conservative victory in the constituency of the late M. C. Cameron will be wonderful and signifi- cent. _—-—_—_______* 2» e @--—____ __-— BRITISH CHARACTER. Ir is related that eome merchants of | Havre recently satisfied themselves that France and Eagland wovli come to blows } . ’ ‘ S$ 3 ; : ; , ¢ , over Pashoda, and believe that in this case! Havre would be the first place exposed to They cast about, there- fore, for ways of protecting their goods, and finally decided to bor bardment. insure them at Lloyd’s, feeling assured that, whatever the law, Britich underwriters would pay for goods upon which they had accepted riske- Equally complimentary to British honesty in this appreciation by an Italian pub- hicist s “Practically the Soundan will be a pro- vince government by Great Britain ina epecial way in the interests of Great Bri- tain, but also in the interests of humanity ahd of civilization. Great Britain is ac- cused of egotism and of graspiug the whole of the terrestrial globe. Bleased be egotism which, wherever it goes, draws liberty and prosperity behind it! What has that egotism not made of Egypt, which under Ismail was semi-bankrupt! If Great Bris tain is fortunate, her fortune is well dessrv- ed. Among modern perples the British, asthe Romansof old, alone show them- selves relly apt at colonising, dominating, civilising barbarous nations, and at pour- ing new life and strength into the decay of an old civilziation. Witness India and Egypt. The latest report is that the Samoans are onxious to come under the British flag. —At the Ayrshire importers’ and breed- ers’ association convention, heli recently at Montrea!, a motion was presented by J. Leckie Wilson was passed, declariug that the association was unalterably opposed to any further grants or subsidies to com- _— promoting fast Atlantic passenger ines and calling upon representatives in parliament to use their energies to secur- ing cheaper and faster ocean freight car- riera and regulation of freight rates by methods euch as are in vogue in Great Britain the United States and all civilized countries, — —— —The Pa’l Mall Gazette of London comments on the fizzle of the High Joint Commission at Washington and‘ ‘says: The dead lock is more regettable than snr- prising.” That ie a great truth—neatly expressed. CANADIAN BACON. Mr. Lathrop, the American Consul “at Bristol, Eogland, has for some time been giving special attention to the British market for bacon, aod has been putting the resulte of his study atthe service of the hog -raisers aad packers of his own country with a view to their greater pro ‘it. He points out that, at present, of the 5,000, 000 cwts, imported by the United King- dom, the United States supplies 3,500,- 000 ewts., the rest being fursished by Den~ mark and Canada. But though the two latter countries contribute the smaller proportion they get much the higher price, the Davish and Canadian bacon be- ing worth from $4to $7 more per cwt., than the American. This difference against the American product is due to ite inferiority in quality. Canada gets $15 for its bacon, while the United States gets $8 to $9 for its coarser meat. The fine, lean, sweetly cured bacon is preferred py all classes of consumers, except possib- ly those engaged iv the lamber woods, to dismay the fat stull raised acroes the line. In lean ness, cut,aod flovor our bacon has a |} marked advantage over tLe American. Mr. Lathrop has tried to persuade the | growers in sume parts of the United States He doubts if it would pay farmers or packers in the great coru belt to aimat such high grades, but be sees no rea-on why Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York aud New England should not be abletodoso. He considers that the $6 or $7 higher price would pay them to feed peas. In the cora-growing Srates it is certainly more profitable to fatten the hogs on the cheaper grain, and tuke the lower prices for the greater weight Atallevents, Western packers say thet cannot induce the farmers tu produce lean carcasses. A special report on swine recently issusd by the Kansas Department of Agriculiure expresses the opision that the. production of lean hogs would not pay in that estate, one reason given being that the British demand for Jean bacon is too limited. It seems, therefore, as the Mail aod Empire remarks, as if the grea mass of pork-raisers on the other side o! the line would have to keep to their gross product. That is not unsatisfactory to us The Kaneas people may pretend that it is a matter of choice whether they shall procure heavy or light bacon, and that their supply of the former is mergly ia re- sponse to the demand. The truth is, the conditions of production in their state leave them co option. They feed corn because they grow it abundantly, want to market as much of it as possible in the form of pork, and because they have nothing else to feed. Their pork is therefore fat and coarse-grained. As for the limitations of the demand for the finer article, they are to produce avariety like ours, produced. euch, for the moat part, as are imposed by The de» mand will goon growing as the supriy the price accordiogly tends downward ; for few people will buy beavy backs or sides when they can get, for » the I'mitatiors of the eupply. does, end litile moré money, the del cious lean ones putor the market by Canadian packers. The taste of the Britieh consumers being wihat.it is, the limits on the productioa of quality inthe United States what they are, and Canadian bacon being euch an estab- lished favourite in the British market, it looke, says the Mail and Empire, as if it would be but a matteroftime before w capture that great market from our rivals o-oo. NOTES AND COMMENTS. ——_—— —The report from Siberia that the bodies of Andree and his corapanions had been found was a fake, —Sir Richard, Sir Wilfred, and Sir Lovis, may be very emart men—tut they are not up to UucleSam’s fone on a dick- er. —Our Liberal;Governmeni goes to New York for Canadian postage, to Chicago for Canadian maps aad to Washington for areciprocity treaty—and is humbugged in reepect to all. —Mr. Lark, agent of the Dominion Government at Sydney, N. 8. W., does not look for much expansion of trade with Australia thie year. There is a surplus of fifteen million bushels of wheat. —A despatch from Ottawa reports “ The seup kitcben established by the W. C.T. U. opened this mornivg, and a num- ber of needy people took advantage of it.” So we’re not all rich, yet ! —-So the great High-Joint at Washing~ ton bas fizzeled in respect to reciprocity. We aretold that the membereof Con- gress directly interested in the negotia tions have ceased to regard the future delibrations asof importance. After all the Conservatives were right! —A despatch from Meat Cove, C.B, on the 17th, says snow was falling yester- day and nothing could be seen from the Magdslen Islands. A light west south- west wind prevaled. The eteamer Gas- sia when last seen was jammed in the ice five miles north of Dead Man’s Island. Bonpinn for men in Box Calf and go a boots, at R. K. Jost. Dos ;: White Underwear WV omen’s Underwear Snowy heaps of dantiest and most beautiful underwear in new and fetching styles await your choosing. It will pass a critical eye, and the tape meas- ure test, White Goods Sale Cotton Dress Goeds,—-J ust fer convenience we've devoted an extra counter to the selling of the neat ahd inexpensive cot- tons. Large assortments, and selling ata rate that makes a big piles melt away ina day, WV hite Goods Sale COTTON GOODS.—Revers- ing cotton conditions. It’s the every day way of selling cotton dress stuffs, to ask high prices when the goods are in demand, and to gradually drop the fig- ures as the season progresses. If you'll read this through, vou will find that we have partially reversed this order by offering our low prices first It’s only a partial reversal. be eause the higher prices will not follow later. 16, 18 and 20¢ cottons for JOc and 12c. Household Linens BE) SPREADS.—Freshness for the bedroom, that is .ade— light forhe housekeeper. White Goods Sale Our linen department, a west- ern adaption of Oriental luxury White Goods Sale A table-cloth happening of low} price interest. White Goods Sale Handsome table lineu is sec- ond in importance only to an attractive hcstess to make a dining thoroughly enjoyable. White Geods Sale Table Covers,--A new lot of pretty ones have just put in their appearance, Of course you won’t miss seeing them, especially as they are so attract ively priced. J}. Palm & UO Pure Food Sellers ~e ae me Heintz Baked SNAPS — Snide Beass — with To- | ers chicken & Moek mato Catsup. A | Turtle in large cans , delicious disth—15 |— only 25c_ per & 20c per can. can, MACCARONI— Evaporated Fraits, French Maccaroniin ; Apricots, Peaches one pound packages | and Pears, only 12 & l4c per pkg. 15 cents per lb, PIVKLES— Mixed aad Chow— JAM—in 7 Ib. = up by Croese & ils—a variety of lackwell—pint bot | kinds, 68c fer pail, t'e:, 28 per bottle. ~~ Sanderson & Co Pure Focd Se‘'er, S0086082'0*6e¢Ge | LALLY’ Price SALE: 100 pairs Men’s Laced and Elastic side Scotsat half price, $2.50 for $1.25 3.00 for 3.10 for 4.00 for 4.50 for 1,50 1,75 2.00 2,25 75 pairs Ladies’ Dongola Buitoned Boots at Half price, 75 pairs Ladies’ Dengola Oxford, fine quality for 65 cents, A few pairs Ladies’ Felt Boots and Slippers at Half Price, THE ABOVE PRICES FOR ONE WEEK ONLY ~~" J. B. 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