My me nee 5 oe i: eee, Pi tlle Ee ale ‘ a _ i ~ oY ey ~y dn atthe —. + 4 : oe ee a: hs ae eee Xmas DSPLAY of neeful preeents— Ne t Jack-in-the ' box” monkevse and sticks, glaesware etc., etc. Weleave that clase of goods to the fancy stores, where they belong. We are showing Dry Good Presents, the most acceptable, useful aud service- able. 1000 Elegant Silk Handkere hiefs China silk hemstitch handkerc hiefs, | 22¢ up, cream white and colored brocadee at al) prices. Embroidered and Linen Handkerchiefs A grand Xmas display, 5c up. We bave some very n'ce mourning handkere chiefs, aleo white embroidered, and hemetitch linen, for ladies and gents. Kid Gloves, Ladies and Gents Just received Saturday, kid gloves to #ort our stock, all sixes for Xmas trade, Prices—50, 75, 89, $1.10, $1.35 and $1.50 Lined Kid Gloves, Special prices, mens—59, 69, 79, and 98. Ladies fur tops, 85, worth $1.10, . FUR GOODS. Muffs, Collare, Gloves, Mitts, Caps etc., etc., in all makes of furs, at Xmas prices. 89, —ALSO— Men’s Neckties, Men’s Collars, Men’s Shirts, Men’s Underclothi ing, Men’ 8 and Boys Sweaters. Special Xmas Prices and Xmas Goods W. A.WEEKS &To. The People's Store. oo * ; oe ng ed THR DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, DECEMBER 28, pee in which they wer: and injuring | . > ! ieyel) Firm in Troub!e. Sprivorietp, Mass, De. — The } Overman Wheel Company, of “Chimas Falls, manufacturere of the V ictor biercle } | IRADE KETURNS mede an assignment vesterday. $590,00), assets $155,000. ; SPECIAL DESPATCHES TO THE EXAMINER. ‘Woefal Failing off in Br itish. Imports, Supposed to B3 D? Wd. Sr. Joux, Dec. ds of men are j dragg'og the river for the body of Mer. | Gallant who end i-alv-disappeared from her bome at Randolp» Bsker’s Mill, above | the falls, i i 78 . —Crow INCREASE IN UNITED STATES IMPORTS | LATEST NEWS BY WIRE AND MAIL | ; Daty Paid 02 Br itish G00 ds yh Per Orrawa, December 26.—The wardens of all Dominion pevitentiaries have been ordered to report here about the 7th | Cent; On American Goods 18 Per Cent. | cosets tai aaiee ae aanans tae a ee ae | methods for handling convicts and prison | management generally, witha view to Orrawa, Dec. 28.—The Trade and Navi-! secure uniformity. gatiou rewmrns will shortly bz published} Guovcester, Mass., December 25.— by the Customs Department. hey will , The sshooner BE. C. Haseey, of Beverley, ehow that, on the whole, the fiscal year Captain “ee N.ckerson, arrived bere Cavadian Great Britain stil! remains Can ada’s best customer, but the preferential | tariff has not brought about an increase of British imports. The growth of imports | from the United States has been consider- able. Butthe volume of imports from Great Britain has shrunken woefully. 1896-97 was one of activitv.§ in trade. 40 + morning from the Cape shore with a trip of fr esl fish and reports that about eleven o’slock Wednesday evening s,h d the wreck of a vex~e] 70 miles west half south from Yarmou h Point. The derelict ws capsized and ooly part of her bilge was out of waier. ithe Hussey was ruon- ing before & stiff breeze at the time and ' Upon the total im ports of British goods just came to in time to clear the wreck, there was collected duty tothe ameuot of | which is a menace to navigation. It was $6,205,367, @p average rate of 21 per! quite dark at she time and itconld not be cent. U poo the total 1m ports from the! made out whether the wreck was that ofa | United States, the sum of $6,247,075 an fishing or coasting vessel. | average of 15 per cent. —_ eo Gncinicmnnlln S2VWS6G £26238 O206070 3 For 18977. We a SITUATION IN THE EAST. | Sir Charles Dilke Cons iders it. Threatening, Japan Preparing for War. our friends, and the public for a largely in- thank customers, genera llv creased trade. FOR '98 We wish you alla _ bright, happy and prosperous New | . 4 ( 4 ear, ‘ ¢ ? ° é ¢ ¢ Vienna, Dec. 28.—Sir Charles Diike, «ho is considered a high authority on foreign affairs, says that the situation in Eastern, Asia is very threatening and that he knows for certain that Japan is mak- Weare hustling with our accounts at present. They will be ready next weck. see w* § 640648 :. 683 2638 ing warlike preparations with great ac- Tevepnoyn el8l tivily bie ae $ JAMES BARRETT, Price cf Sugar Advancing. ; JANES Baw bt 3.—Th eee aa 2 Je 2 24066 Hauirax, Dee 28.—The Acadia Sugar Retinery has advanced the price of sugar an eighth of acent per pound. This makes our big AMIAS bazaar now in full swing | All New Goods no old second hand aa shopworn stuff here, | | Liberal | 4 i Discounts’ in all departments; see our big display before you buy. HaASZanl & Moore SOCCSOCO GEES BECECaLseECCe PICK UPS. There may be some little thing you require to pick up this holiday week. Besides our Xmas display, we always carry a full line of perfumes to select from, and many cther little art- icles. A.W. REDDIN, Phm 8 CENTRAL DRUGSTORE, Sunnyside. seseeoevecosecetsecer< eee 000s nee | | ‘eee80 peee rvoacecec COSO 6 ©3908 92888 C092 000088C0 a total increase in the past three weeks of half a cent per pound on granulated and three fourths ofa cent on yellows. Prices still have an upward tendency. Boys’ Blowa Up. Moncton, Dec. 28.—Three boys, White, Bourque and Cormier, were playing with a pound cao of blasting powder —which they were supposed to have stolen—last evening when it expluded, wrecking the smoke Z 3 3 = 3 = 3 = = = 3 S| Your wife will want a Almost a “tidal wave” of Carpet Sweeper trade all last week,up to Christ- mas eve. annnenenonnenvennenyety = Zc i We expected it, prepared for Paton & Co have the bes’ and it, enlarged the store, filled it i upstairs and down with the the very newest. right kind of goods, “wearked a prices low, attendei well to JAMES PATOY & 60 customers, and heve ha? the greatest run of trade in our basiness experience. Thanks to everybody who helped to make this Chrietmas sale a success. You bave given us your paironage liberally; we have given vou the best bargains ever given in the city in Christmas good. We are able to do this,becanse our immense purchases enable us to buy very low, and our Jarge eales permit of our selling on close margins. We have given our customers the tenefitof both these ad- RINK bt, i Opens Xmas night,‘ce permitting. Gal braith’s Band in attendance. en everarneneneennennneonene renee Tickets ¢ ns y¥ 23 7} , » 9 vantages, For Xmas boxes. What do yon say 7 Some lines went below cost. Genie cule €3.50 . "? ra ~ This was necessary. Ladies’ as » 50 The city was too full of these Philiven’s 1.50 ds re ol : goods. : . Alternoon ” 1.50 So long as this state of things Dei tiiuads 1.00 ; a “i ? . * . a continues, prices must be below Special prices for family tickets. On par. The goods must be soid, even if st a loss. Our low prices continue all this week,— in some things even lower than ever. We have plenty of goods yet. Bargains in all lines until New Year’s. Everybody invited. Geo. Carter & Co’y., Purveyors of Christmas Present A ALAA NAAN Add ds ‘PaQWSE, BEER & LORDLY MANAGERS. Smelt Nets. f/ new—as sorted ’siz2s. CARVELL BROS. Yaw2wks., aus dancin bddbdbdddd SSIVEVEPS PPPAN dec23 —_ Liabilities | => > eale at Drug Stores or of the Marazers. ' 8@O 9 sassass e €) » event. any longer. FOR GENTLEMEN. Silk Handkerchiets, Silk Mufflers, Silk Neckties, Pollars and Cuffs, Suspenders, W ool Sux, Cashmere Sox, Kid Gloves, Kid Mitts, Cuff Shaving Mirrors, White Shirts, Colored Shirts, Cardigan 897 setting Near Hinas, Young and old Alike look forw vard What to bay is the’ question that worries all, Come here and let our stock suggest something useful and beautiful Don’t wait till the eleventh hour. comtort, and time to choose. at prices trom 5c upwards Collar and Boxes, Jackets, Shaving Mugs ; EE. Perkins & Co. Agents for Moncton Woolen Wilts, COS ss KSGGSGHIGIILGIIGISSSSSS GEG sf a No Trouble to Show Goods ¢ — a meee R-enstonsennse _ : EEELELE GEE A AA so QOOR Cth nee eed with much expectation to the great Don’t let it wotry you Come now and get a better choice and more Here is a list that suggests many givable articles Let it help you. FOR LADIES Dress Goods, Silk Handkerchiefs, Lawn Aprons, Kid Gloves, Lawn Handkerchiefs, Collars and Cuffs, latest style. Silk Evening Gloves, Silks for evening waists, Jewelry Boxes, Toilet Sets, Hand Mirrors, Card Beceivers, Trimmea Hats, Fur Collars and Muffs. FOR CHILDREN. | Kid Dolls, Pointed Doils, Bieque Dolls, Doll’s Bureaus. | Doll’e Dishee, Doll’s Tables | nife, Fork and Spoon Sets, i } Game of Crokinole, Game of Pillow Dex, Game of Parlor Croquet Game of Lotto, Dolls, Sideboards, Do}l’s Carriages. ; OOO4-£6466 65066698 pats SNOW BLINDNESS. — - The Fearful Suffering It Entalls Some- times Leads to Madness. Government officials who have been in Alaska tell of terrible sufferings from snow blindness. The continued glare of the fields of ice and snow on the naked eye has an almost indescribable effect, say The vast those who have experienced it. | expanse of gleaming white, the silence and the awful sense of isolation produce a feel- ing akin to madness. First the eye becomes pained, waving jines pass up and down and in front of the pweballs. Mirages appedr to the vision. ‘he eyeballs burn, the mind wanders, the brain seems on fire, and finally blackness sets in. Perfect rest and freedom from anything which may be calculated to strain 4 the vision are essential for a cure. J.T. Dyer spent two years in Alaska and experienced the snow blindness. Speaking of it and the plague of mosqui- toes which infect the northern regions and are perhaps more voracious there than elsewhere, he said: ‘The snow blindness is an awful thing. I was affected slightly once with it in the left eye. I saw a terrible example of it in a member of afflicted with the trouble. He became vio- tently insane from not properly shading his eyes. I never witnessed a more marked got hold of a hatch ot in some manner and 1c 2 ar splitting 1 y head open with it. our party who was suddenly | case of mania. te had great trouble in getting the young man back tocamp. He | He » hi —- o realization a what he was do- ing. t was some time before he recov- red Phat the attack. ‘It is absolutely necessary to protect the | ‘yes in some way. I wore a black slouch | bat pulled down over them. In addition | ined Korg les manufactured by the which fulfill the purpose for intended. These are made oval shz:ped, like They have small slits 1 we do! Indians, which they are of bits of wood, ginsace s of spectacles. in them, so that one can see, but the eye is she aded a not affected.’’—St. Louis Glicbe-Democrat. Peivce Edward Is'and LIllas 'trateao Price 2ic, for sale at | all the soekstores. ay PRESENTS FOR THE AND FUTURE if YOU want to present your friend witan something that will lust, come and | see our large assort- ' ment of gold and silver goods, suit- able for Holiday or _ Birthday gifts. E.W.TAYLOR CAMERON BLOCK, the | Otte ce cere e ee CHARLOTTETOWN. » —eE-- “If it’s good it’s here, If it’s here it’s good,” | Yesterday we opened three new lines of t Corsets. Today they’re here for your aie choosing | The first is a the “Hypatia.” I 3% grey Jean Corset. It’s well anda o | and nicely fivishei. 5 hooks. we Number 2. is the “Dora” It's mid: of fie “a> grey Sateen. It’s 14 inches long. 690. 2 It's well boned—splendidly shaped : we. and extremely light in weight. s i a> . ™ 5 oe | And the third is “ La Perfection’? Is | z made of fine Ecru Jean’ It’s extra ae long, It’s just right ior tall and slender figure. It’s well boned and bestti- a fully shaped. It’s cheap s a“ ‘ ar 7 ‘ a4 ee o.. * " s o What We !dvertise We Have. = ~ wAs cb s. = we Af a Lp —_— SaaS “AS as ae ix — ik —k*— a A 200 Bicycles Wanted: To be stored (free of charge) for the winter, and ele be repaired, nickeled or enameled, thoroughly renewed, Cre for spring. * ENAMELING We use the highest grade Enamel (black or colors) $ money can buy in New York, and éake it on in a manner * — the most fastidiovs cannot criticize, and the cost is the# 4 as others charge for ordinary paint, See sample at shop. - on W P. DOULL, Kent Suef