er ——-. - site TT ee ne GAP Lasts long— E fathers freely— a pure hard soap —low in price— highest in quality. Pi fee et Fe comes eer OF WASH GAY Ladder ty AMIE ray dae aeY oP J ‘ hss sR AA RRANAMAAZ ARRAY \RANAAARABARARAARRRAZASS Wanls, Lost, Fount, 8 , near tne reservoir, Finder re LOS's.—On the 12th tet @ nickel plated Walthem watch. warded by leaviog at (his office. LUST—A lecge Beagie Dog, black and wh te Aur (af rmation regarding him will. be re- wacied on apptication toA J Holl, Upper : > Prin « “treet, 2S8 2i m@OU Ks CO LET—Apply to Peter Bradly. Pour las Street. BX L.<3 <7 Bet Row, a blac’ silk shopping bag. containing apuseandakey. * pply at thie office: «<0 LE?—1 house on Brighton Road, facing south. ivrooms, bathro»n aad pantry haa t- ed with Got wa*er aad fitted for electric light. ‘ances on Brichton Road, facing west, 9 raymas pantry and beth room. Apply to Matheson & Bentley. 218 LET—House on Qaeen S'reet. lately TO ecenoted by John Womford ooutaining eight rojas, frost prost cellar, arca yard. Apply at the residence of Chas, * eieh, Ir. Hillsboroarh 3st. 272 “ian ‘TO LS 7—A houss containing five rooms, Ataaie” vn King Street, back of Merchaat 3 Bankc’ *‘ElIsland. Apply at the office of > F I. Beer PER D .Y sure. Rellable per~- $2.00 son, gen'lemen or lady, to rep- Position permanent. resey: reliable firm $6999 per year and expenses. Exverience wadeceisary. M AO'*Hefs, Dist. Manager Halifax, N § ili dias dalled, cnainpdiaiondiaaelitt oan WE WANT AT ONCE — Good_ honest meen in every localty. lyral or travelling. to ntred ace and adverti32 our goods, tacking up Acw cards Oa fencs:, alonz oubdlic roads, and all conspicuous placa No experieacs need~ ei Silary or comm ssion $60 per month and exvonses $2.50 per da W rite at once for fall particelara.. Tae iiMprre),MEDICINE ©O., Loudon, Ont. 224 oe 2s <a ——— eee FORSALTOR TT? LE—Solendid 2-acre pasture ficid on Lower St. Peter’s Road, O2e ralle ‘rom Post Office. F. W. L Moore, London House Corner. 277 2wks eo d Prince Edward Island Railway On and after MONDAY, llth, Dec., 1899 the trains of this Railway will run daily, (Sun days excepted,) as under. Trains In- ward, Read Trains Cut- ward. Kead STATIONS dewn i: .- PM A. M. A. M PM ¢00 310 630 IvCh’townar 940 200 825 5% 330.644 Royalty Junct 920 14 810 606 412\716 N. Wiltehtre 8&3 WS 738 521 42% 726 Hunter River 822 1242 7B 70) 506 757 arEmeraldiv 74 1204 éB AM 32 Junct 625 G10 Si5 ar ¢ Iv 640 1100 61 S'side 12 48 $00 lv ar 835 555 125 932..... Wellington.....802 510 205 1001 . Port Hill. ....730 430 818 1056 .....-O’Leary......6D) 3 18 a seo... ,Aleettom...is0ce ae: ae §20 12 15ar.....Tignish..... vw 500 115 PM. PM au 3 PM A M AM PM 20 700 1lv..Charclottetown..ar900 350 330 805....Mount Stewart.....800 226 ee Sec ccs, . WED es+eess iat 4361 rr ee 1. eet. PUNE seers FO Ae 6 05 10 00 ar......Souris..... lv 600 11 3 AM PM 4M AM PM AM AM PM 330 805 1v..Mount Stewart..ar750 200 438 854....... Cardigan. ......7 00 1251 530 9 10ar...Georgetown....lv 6 45 12 30 PM AM AM PM P. M. A. M 715 lv .cees Emerald,....ar T3 $8 U5 ar,..Cape Traverse. .lv 6 45 Passengers leaving any point on the P. E 1. Railway, Royalty and west. by morning trains, connecting with S. S. Northumber- land at Summerside; arrive Boston B. & M. Ry, 7.25a. m.; Montreal C. P. Ry, 8.35 a. m. I. C. Ry 5.30 p. m. following day. Trains are run by Eastern Standard Time. D. POTTINGER, Man. Can. Gov't Rys. Moncton, N. B G A SHARP, Superintendent, P. E. I. Dividend Notice MERCHANTS RANK OF P. EK, ISLAND. Charlottetown, Nov. 30, 1899. Notice is hereby given that a half-yearly Dividend at the rate of 8 per cent per annum, (yer on the Capital Stock of this Bank, has been éeclared, payable at its Banking House, on and after January 2nd, 1900, The Transfer Borks will be closed from the 19th December, 1899, to the 2nd January, 1900. both days inclusive. By order of the Board, J. M. DAVISON, Dec 2- -2awawwimo Cashier: Annual Meeting —OF THE— WERCHANTS BANK OF P. E. ISLAND The Annual General Meeting of the share- holders of the Merchants Bank of P, E. Island willbe held at its Banking House, Great George Street, Charlottetown, on Tuesday, ihe Sth day of Jenuary, next, 4 D, 1900, at the hour of 11 o’elc ck, a m, | ies must be left with the Cashier at least one day previous to the méeting. J. M. DAVISON Cashier Joc 2~—Jawd ww: A A OEP, AGE THOU LOEY | oF ween Kent Street and Victoria : in good repair, | TH DAILY KXAMINEK, CHARLOTTETOWN, DECEMBER? 26, 1899 HOW MEDICINE HAT WAS NAMED. Queer Appellation of the Champton Cold Weather Town, “Yes, sir, get its queer name,” W. North of Medicine Hat. “Poor Lo is responsible for the name. Now, the In» dian most superstitious chap alive, Nobody believes in luck half so much as he ‘Good medicine’ with him is anything that brings him good tuck, and ‘nad medicine’ is just the reverse. Every Injun that amounts to anything has his ‘medicine.’ It’s his ‘lucky penny,’ so to speak, and he depends upon it largely for good luck. Often be carries it in a little buckskin bag around his neck, and just as like as not he won't tell you for love or money what itis. Again he will make a fuss over it and insist on letting every- body know all about it. I know one buck whose ‘good medicine’ was the top of a tomato can which he wore on his breast. “Well, to get back to Medicine Hat, there was a famous Blackfoot chief who I] can tell you how our town said George same to ’ is the does. | lived somewhere around in that part of the country. He divided his time between hunting and making war on the Crees. This chief’s ‘good medicine’ was a most gorgeous headdress of feathers. He call- ed it his medicine hat, and it was the luckiest ‘good medicine’ in all the region ground. Well, one day he fell upon the Crees just about where our town now is, and he smote them hip and thigh. He was in a fair way te wipe the Crees out of existence when along came a gust of wind and lifted the magic hat off his head. was to follow. The wind whirled it up it in the Saskatchewan river. That was too much for Mr. Blackfoot. He lost ali confidence in his luck. Instead of return- ing to the fight and pressing home his victory, he turned tail and ran for dear life, followed by all his tribe. “That’s how our town on the south fork of the Saskatchewan got its name. Per- sonally, 1 hope it will never be changed. | It’s a hundred times more desirable than the one thousand and one inane names yent.” ean Sines Neuralgie is Rheumatism of the facé. Urie Acid left in the blood by disordered kidneys lodges along the nerve which branches from the eye over the forehead, and across the cheek to the side of the nose. The cause is the same as in all Rheumatism— disordered Kidneys. The cure is like- wise the same— Dodd’s Kidney Pills That was bad enough, but worse | on high, carried it faster than he could | chase it on his pony, and finally dropped | that one runs across ajl over the conti- | OF Bhi Nothing on Earth will do it like Sheridan’s Powder. Thousands of s essful Poultry-Keepers all over the country owe ho small portion ol their success to the practice of mixing with the mash food given to their poultry every day, a small quantity of SHERIDAN’S CONDITION POWDER, it has been used and indorsed by Poultry-Raisers ever thirty years, and for all kinds of poultry. If you can’t get the Powder send to us. One ack, 25 ots.; five, #1. Large two-lb. can, $1.20. ix cans, exp. paid, $5. Samplecopy best oultry paper free. 1.8. JUHNSON & O0.. Boston, Mass, Rose'an eoltiers are supplied ikerchief at the expens eroment. with of the gov Who have tested the merits of Dr A, W. “hase’s Kidney-Liver Pills return the ver- | @ict thatfor backache and kidney diserders | there is nO preparationin any way equal to this great discovery of Dr A W Chase, Amer- ica’s greatest phv«ician. This great kidney cure is sold by ali dealersat 25 cents a box, | and has proved most effectual as a remedy for | the manyi lls to which woman is subject. ; | ‘ A Jury et Women | Every day there hangs over London a vag' smoke cloud that is estimated to weigh about 30° tons. a inavd’s Liniment for sale ever where, _ SS Courage is ove thing and bravado is another. Active Man Wanted. To read this advertisement and then | give Putuam’s Painiess Corn Extrector a trial. It never fails to cure. Acts in wenty-four hours apd causes neither pain por discomfort. Putnam’s Corn | Ex‘ractor extracts corns. It is the best i —= Exchange of Courtesies, | | Prison Warden (to prisoner on his | @scharge)—And now I hope that you'll lead a respectable life and become a | useful member of society. 1 wish the same to you!—Unsere | Gesellschaft. The Height of @uanteur, “And Is Rockford so much of an ora- | tor?” | | “Man, he could describe a boarding Novel and Snitable aa’ s os oD@ OOes® Holiday rresents OG OD Be 3¢ SD oeoDs —— ee 1 Sterling Silver and Enamelled Gcods Our stock of watches, rings, chains, bracelets, brooches, &c, is complete for XMAS TRADE. a@F Orders for any especial liane of goods, or article to be eng-av>’ +hould be left with us, and wiil receive carefut and prompt attention. CH TAYLOR Sunnyside, Queen Square. Papers & Magazines The annuai sale of the Papers and Magazines at the Y M C A, will take place on Tuesday evening, the 26th inst, at 8 o'clock, A good opportun- ity to get the best English and Ameri- can papers and magazines at half price. By order, THOMAS W. MAY. Mr. Arthur J. B. Mellish Barrister and Attorney at law being about to proceed to South Africa for the winter on active milit- ary Service in response to Her Majesty’s call, begs to announce that in his absence his law- office at Souris will be kept open and all Jegal business will be promptly at- tend ed to under competent management. Correspondenence may be addressed to iim at Souris as usual. Teet h @__ SKILFULLY No indiscriminate use of cocainee No ajurious after effects. DR. J. P§‘MURRAY | QucenJSirest....0-0 EXTRACTED } house dried beef supper in such lan- guage that your mouth would water with desire.”"—Rochester Herald. RBRHEUMATISM CURED. John A McDonald, Aroprior, Ont. Jas. McKee, Linawood, Ont. Lachlin McNeil, Mabou, CB. C B Billing, Markham, Ont. Jobn Mader, Mabone Bay, N 8, Lewis 8 Butler, Burin, Nfld. These well Eoown gentlemen al] as sert that they were cured by MINARD’S LINIMEN1. The average man would rather com- premise than fight. Minard’s Liniment Relieves Neu- a! gia. Doing is the great thing. For if, reso- lutely, pecp'e do what is right,in time they come to iike doing it—Ruskin. ————ip>> © <<a M'nard’s Liniment cures Dandruff. A ma»euvre was once a dexterous piece of handwork, Minard’s Liniment Cures Burns & Sealis Ee em Oe i me A thinking cap is not becoming to the head of every man. A Pleasant Surprise. For those who have thought that cat- arrh is incurable, and 10 wkom the con stent use of snuffs and oiutments has been almost unbearable, is to learn of cat arrh~ ozone, the new medicated air treat ment for Catarrh, Bronchitis and Ast hma. Catarrhozone ‘s a guaranteed cure {for theee diseases and never fails to eure them. It eures by inhalation of me dicat- ed wir and always reaches the right spot. This is no theory, but the results of actual experience, and thousands of testim onials back up all we say for oar med icine. Price $1.00 at ali druggists, or dire et by mailon receipt of price. Send 10 cents in siamps for sample outfit to N.C, rT & CO., Kingston, Ont. _— + K RUGER'S MALADY | Bright’s Disease, the Formerly un curable Malady that has Fast ened Itself Upon che Boer President. Cape Town, Dec 18—Bright’s Dia ease, tbe disease which a (rusiworth» re- port states has artacked President Kruger, of the South African Republic, e considered incurable here Lt 18 an fliction of the Kidveva and doctors state tbat it is invariably fatal The disease was first diegnosed as a distinct disease by Dr. Bright, from whom ut takes 16 name, It is understood that a remedy bas been discovered for Bright’s Disease ip America in recent yeare called “odd’s Kidoey Pills, avd reports reach Africa to the effect that cures are being made 10 England.and Australia by the same medi- cioe. It 1s unlikely that the Datch of the Transvaal are acquainted with Dodd’s Kidney Pills, however, they being very slow to take up with things thet are new. . A vewspaper printed og the excursion steamer, Ophir, publishediue number ip 80 degrees north latitude, It claimeto ba the paper published farthest north of any ov record Startling Confessioss Show that 25 per cont. of men and women svffer the tortures of itching piles, Investiga tion proves that Dr. 4. W. Ctase’s Ointment has never yet failed to cure itching plies, and all of these men and “omen could end t heir suffezings at once by using it. Scores of thousands have been cureu by this treatment Every body can becured in the saafe way. ee It spoils the effect when a man sets angry during @ religious argument. — Bappeck. June 11, 1897. C.C. micnuarps & Co. Dear Sins,—MINARD’S LINIMENT is my remedy for NEURAUGIA. It relieves at once. A. 8S. McDeraLp — — ret Steseenh BQ 2's @ DO” AT Discharged Convict—Thank you, slr; | MASON’S STORE You can get the latest Canadian and American ne #epapers received by mail! each night. Drop io if you want a paper or magazine or book to read. Fruit, Confectionery, Tobacco, Cigers tt . when you’re passing this wey. R. H. Masen ; BOD VOOu ow PRET Fe Dr, H, L. Dickey Late of Royal London Ophthalmic Hos pital, Moorfields, and Central Lon- don Throat & Kar Hospital | Specialist in diseases of the Eye, Ear,Nose & Thr at Office—CAMERON BLOCK. esidcnce — RiCBYOND StT., WEST, thc e, Hours—9.30 to 1 pm., 2to3p. mp 7291 pm, Eyes testedfor glasses EVENING INSTRUCTION At the P, E, I. Commer- sial College will com- mence on Monday, Oct. 9th inst, at 7,30 p. m. Instruction in Arithmetic Book-Keeping,Shorthand, Penmanship, ‘l'ypewrit- ing, &. Day students admitted free. ~ Apply at once to ISAAC OXENHAN, PRINCIPAL @QO@ 22-284 O26 E &a ee” 2 — Ch’town, Oct ,2°99 —tf ee ee ¥ List of Ratepayers for” Lay of Charlottetown > , ; In default for Assessment «ue on Real I roperty, for the year ending 3lat Dose ber, 1899, containing names of all such defauiters. and the amount due from them respectively, with a statement of the Number of the town Lot, Water Lot or Sesenes Lot, spo. which, or any part thereof, -uch assessment is in default. eee een a enetenencetnee ene ee Name of Ratepayer In Default, *moun? of A ent which Assessment Is made, due & unpaid i Statemeat or Description of Property upon | —— a —— annem vn sini Races Binns, Elizabeth House & Land on Town Li, No. 26,4 Handred Six.0 Coyle, Stephen House & tusnd on Town Lo: No. 3, 204 Hundred 15% Cudmore. Andrew Honse & Land on Common Lot NU 26 6 % Hughes, Peter Honee & Land on Common Lot No, 22 6.75 Hu hee, John House & Land on Common Lat No 2! 2.35 Kelly, Patrick liousr & Lind o Common Lots No-«, 33, 34 & 35 3 il Lowe, Walter Vacant Land on Common Lot No, 31 2.06 McKay, W David Mill Building- & Lund on Common Lots Nos. 19 & 20 28.12 Offer, James House & Land on Common Lot No. 22 8.22 Purdie, Jane (W. A. O. Morson, Leslie Me- Nuit, Trustees House & Land on Towo Lois Nos. 97 & 98, lat Hundred 33.75 Rackham, Henry House & Land on Common Lot No. 22 . 4.12 Stewart, Allan Estate of late Vacaat Land on Town Lot No. 55, 3r1 Hundred 2 06 Wailicg Mrs House & Land on Town Lot No. 89, 20d Hundred 7.88 Wailing, Mre Vacant Land on Common Lot No. 15 1 68 Williame, John Houses & Land on Common Lot No. 24 11.26 Notice is bereby given that pur-wart to the provisions of the Statute, 51 Victoria Cap. 12, Section 91, after 30 days publication of tho above list, being list of the Ratepayers of the City of Charlottetown, who have failed to pay withia the time prescribed the Assesement severally levied upon their Real Property in said City, Iwill make au application to Hie Honor, the Stipendiary Magistrate of said City, for Judgement against each and all of ihe lends above deecribed, for the vespeciive amounts so levied against them, and then unpaid, and that upoo such judgement being dnly entered,I will further apply for a warrant for the sale of such lands. Dated this 19th day of December, A. D., 1899. ROBERT VANIDE@STINE, City Collector. enemas aaa December 19,1899—Imo 4 - mA RENE Se ee comensdthstunsiusso?ansasndiiestientineuned-owrasntnnePanaduesinerastttpanssssnai s-enasetitieedeneaedeesaamenatagnsteemeetrenatenecaiendte soouateeaeeaea aaa ae ot Our Carbon Portraits Just the thing for Xmas presents. The handsomest and most per- wanent picture made. New scenery and accessories, and the latest designs fer photo work Baby always weleome at the studio of ww «GEO. £. COOK CHARLOTTETOWN See Corner Queen and Grafton Streets \.t a@ewouaw” 7 O'R Os Michland Ranges Jewel Ranges Jewel Stoves Heating Stoves Tortoise Heaters See thatfyou get the Tortoise with a one top piece. Fennell & Chandler Se TORTOISE HEATER * Island Crown $1750 Sampson Cook, No, 8 $13.50 This price for 2 weeks» Tortoise Heaters—— FROM $7.50 UP _ rT ~ wk ty eS Simon W. Crabbe STOVES & HARDWARE Waikex’s Corner ee OUR. CeRAS PAAR AR A oO s a G. 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