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_The annualentertainment and Uhriet-
",,,_,- tree of the Cornwall Methodist-
C|,,,wl; will take place on the evening of `
Dec. Blird. mdzlpil- '
_“ony and holly leaves at ‘Mre.
\vil|i»ln»s' stall in Market today- A let ol
,,,.,.,i.y things for decorating. 10 d 3|

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pain(-1 Sens al P. E. Island's Greater
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\\'. 1'. Oolwlll. Sunnyside. '1~ 12dtI
Si-r the line display of Xmas candy,
til...-sliiics sw.. in fancy mwkeires. boxes.
|,,,.,|;.»is etc in Beer 8; Gotfs show-
wimiows. 20d2
||.,l|ynnd Mistletoe. We are now tak-
;,,._» in-ilcrs for Holly and old Englands
Mistletoe, only a limited quantitv. Order _
n,,,,.,..i0 he delivered on arrival.-J.J. Gay
3.; Soir. Daily Market, Phone 270. 18116
vmlig gifts.-Our stock of Xmas georls
.~.{....si. is ssssnea. toys. dol1e.zam=»s.
.~.u\lionvx~y, calendars, cards, fancy china,
,,,_.,,,i.-ure and toilet sets, sheet music,
lwolrsiinilaii kinds of musical instru~
,,,,.,,15_-II. A. Tanton & Go., Great
,;,»;,|~,,;i~.strect. 20521 C
.1-,,,-lin-‘s Bookstore was simply crowded »~
,,,,,| packed full all Saturday evening i /Zi
EW_,__\.1,,,(|y was delighted with the ,A
,,,..si.a|ir-clit:display of fsncyxoodstoys '
Wi ,|U1|_., and especially with the Xmas
,,i1ii.< and culendars.0nc and all pronounc-
il ilu-in the prettiest and cheapest in bn
ijlmmmowllwmwumn excepuom We get c. This resolution of mine was
nimiil like to see all our friends come in, I ha
,.,,,~|y ihis week if possible as we know the to
lint-'ofgooiis \ve have this year is going to It c
|,.-i-pus hustllng uilthe time. Everybody the
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he Adventure of '
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No.` 13 of the Series
gM, U05, ly A. Conan Doyle, Cnlllrr‘| Wnlb
sul M:
cn", rmlm. cv cs.)
HAD intended “The Ad-
venture of the Abbey
Grange" to be the last
of those exploits of my
friend, Mr. Sherlock
Holmes, which I should
ever communicate to the
duo to any lack of material, since
e notes of many hundreds of cases
V
which I have never alluded, nor was
aused by any waning interest on
part of my renders in the singular
onality and unique methods of this
rkable man The real reason ia
ma _ y
the reluctance which .Mr. Holmes
shown to the continued publication
is experiences. So long as he was
ctuai professional practice the rec~
s of his successes were of some
ctlcal value to him, but since he has
itely retired from London and be~
has
. V) .I ,' " of h
I ,gnu ll S.. I '_ in s
l "W Q I ord
we-4 I 1'/ ((111 ) ‘_ pm
M. 1 f N"
5 .i  _ n himself to study and bee farm-
* on the Sussex downs notoriety has
§ f' _ become hateful to him, and he has per-
=§,.§; I _ for-ily requested ins: his wishes is
7;? Q 1 ` y this
-Aijs, ' Hx..-_~ f It ,was only upon my representing to
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matter should be strictly observed.
that I had given a promise that
e Adventure of the Second Stain"
should be published when the times
were ripe and pointing out to him that
only appropriate that this long
es of episodes should culminate in
most important international case
ich he has ever been called upon to
die that I at~last succeeded in ob-
ing his consent that a carefully
rdcd account of tho incident should
st he laid before the public.
wus, then, in a year, even in n dec-
thut shall benameless, that upon one
sday morning in autumn we found
visitors of European fame within
walls of our humble room in Buker
et. The one, austere, high nosed,
le eyed and dominant, was none oth-
hun the illustrious `Lord Bellinger,
twice nrcmicr of Britain. The other,
dark, clean cut andelegant, hardly yet
of middle age and endowed with ev-
ery beauty of body and of mind, was
the Right Hon. Trelswney Hope, sec-
retary for European aifairs and the
most rising statesman in the country;
They sat side by side upon our paper of
littered settee, and it was easy to see
from their worn and anxious faces that
It was business of the most pressing
importance which had brought them.
The pren1ier’s thin, blue veined hands
were clasped tightly over the ivory -»
head ot his umbrella, and his gaunt,
morning, I at once informed the prime
No, sir," said the prime minister,
should do so. To inform the police
must, in the long run, mean to inform
ly desire to avoid." ii
ii - .
“Because the document in question
is of such immense im ortance th
Y P 0 °l` min
war may hung upon thc issue Unless “lt
its recovery can be attended with the hm
utmost secrecy then it may as well not me
be recovcrcd at all, for all that is aim-
ihut its contents should be gcncrnliy `Mr
‘I understand. Now, Mr. Trelnwney “I
iiopc, I should be much obliged if you lgee
would tell me exactly the circum- am
stances under which this document gmt
That can be done in a very few opt;
words, Mr Holmes Tile letter-for it [im
was n letter from n foreign potentute- I H
wns received siv dnvs nge It was of
mo
mai
ure
thnt
rn
d
with
ble
that
‘ as
ascetlc face looked gioomiiy from; -‘N
Holmes to me. The European sccre- wif
minister It was at his sug cstion that 1 “Y
ii 'b in r "g “ir”
We llve 0 COUIO oyou. hte
“H .. _
H ave you informed the police? this
thc public. This is what we particular- rod;
\
And why, sir 2’ kno
It is not too much tolsa that ea e . Wm
th.
ed at by those who have taken it is 01-If
known. “B
n
well convinced that his ministers-
dlsappcn red.” _
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such importance that I have never left will;
it in my safe, but I have taken it meh
€l‘. llld I0 ll |11! WUC WB 'ire b0th ietaiis ure, my inquiries must go more
prepared to swear that no one could to the 100|; or ming; What was the
have entered the room during the btw-7"
night, and yet I repost that the paper “Th
3°” . importance and I tear that I cannot
";Y5;tpt:::°7'_l,‘d Wu dine?" tell you, nor do I see that it is neces f
., sar
tc bel", which you are said to possess you can
“M wife had one to the heater I and
How long was it before you went y
y g t with its inciosurc you will have dc
waited up for her It was half past 11 served ’
H
t t
b_.f,1),:;l:“;°v:°x;°“l? glglrzooge dispatch any reward which it lies in our power
box had lain unguarded?" - t° bestow",
“No one is 'ever permitted to enter §l{°"’°°~k H'-"mes N59 with “ 'mile'
room save the housemaid in the 5°" “"3 t“'°”°f the llwst busy msn
mg and my valet 0,. my “.1fe»s in the country, said he, and in my
Who did kno_w of the existence of °i'°5~»h°f°"° which I cabinet has_,°°“" .
letten.. _ ered. “I am not accustomed, sir - he 
No one in the house.” ‘ begimf blit m“9t€|`°d his linger and fe' il
'w sumcd his seat. Then the old ta -
urcl_v your wife knew.
c until I missed the paper this "We “mst “CWM y°“" terms' Mr
tary pulled nervously at hismustache i mm'|,||,,_;_»» Holmes. N0 d0\1lJt y0\1 HTG l'i§hf. l1l1¢`i7 . '
und fidgetcd with thc seals of his ' N it is unreasonable for us to expect you
          s °
“When I discovered my loss, Mr.` my
Holmes, which was at 8 o’ciocl: this T
Y D0
matter."
with the quick, decisive manner for iigould she have guessed?"
which he was famous. “Wo have not 1 gun
done so, nor is it possible that we ed_..
"H
ave you lost any documents bc-
.,.,
o, sir."
S
Vho is there iu'Euglnnd \vho did
w of ' ">"
the existence of this ictici .
“Each member of the cabinet was in-
publicution might verypeusily-I  ggrgned of it yesterday' but the pledge
almost say pmbnbl-v_lead to European meeccrecy which attends ever cabinet
.Y
ting was increased by the solemn
ning which was given by the prime
ister. Good heavens, to think ibut
bin u few hours I should myself
e lost iti Besides the members of
cabinet there are two or possibly
e depzwtmentni oiiiclals who know
he letter. No one else in England,
Holmes, I assure you."
ut abroad?" `
believe that no one abroad has
it save thc mnn who wrote it. I
the usual otiiciai channels have
..
olmes considered for some little
been employed.
c
ow, sir, I must ask you more par-
ariy what this document ls, and
its d'lsnppcara‘nce should have
momentous_ consequences ?” _
complications of the utmost moment .
.
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during the rest of the day. They, °Wn
both trusty servnnts und have been 'WHY “aus “mm me' I regret ex°e°d`
us' for some time. Bcsldcs, neither WSU
them could possibly have known, matter- “nd “ny .contmuatmn °f tg?"
that there was anything more valuu-‘ mte"'1e“` Would be 9 W.”-to 9! time'
thrru the ordinary dcpnrtmci1t:\l_ The Premier sprnng t° his feet with
papers D my d;,,Imt,.|, box ~ that quick fierce gleam of his deep sei
ii
o. sir. I lmd snld nothing to my. llmnlshruggcd ms sh°“|d°"S‘
_ ,',, _ _ ; coniidence. _
Egrlxyosfezf,  1"' ; "‘I nirree With You." said the younleri
ou do me no more than Justice.;
Until this morning I have ucvcrf
athcd one word to ni wife u nl`
l
0, Mr. Holmes, she could not have
ssed, nor could any one have uess~'
ows gathered in in frown
r Holmes, the envelope is n long.
one of pale blue color There is n
f red wax stamped with a crouch
on It is addressed in large, bold
writing to’ -
fear, sir,” said Holmes ‘that. in
sting and, indeed, essential as these
at is n state secret of the utmost
If by the aid of the powers
such an envelope as I describe,
well of your country and earned
small way I have also s good
that I cannot helpvyou in' this
s tes
statesman. , '
“Then I will tell you, relying entirely j
league, Dr. Watson. I may appeal to
your patriotism also, for I Could D0!
imagine a greater misfortune for the
country thun that this affair should
come out."
“You may safely trust us."
YVHY THAT VVEARINESSI
You're uneasy, restless, without appe-
tite. Still worse you are thin and fnggcd
out. Work must be done, but where is
the strength to come fromi
Make your blood nutritious and you'1l
have lots of strength. Your only hope is
Ferrozone, an instant blood maker, blood-
puriiler, biood»enrlcher. It brings keen
appetite, digests food and sugplies
nutrition for building up all the odily
tissues. Ferrozone ma es muscle and
ncrvo iihrc, increases your weight, lnstiils I
n reserve of ener o he ‘
dh. boxes
. 4- _ t . I _ . 7 The two etatesnieu exchanged e »
.T _ Whitehall terrace and kept it in my quick glance. and the premier’s shaggy l " \
_ 9 ~badroom in e locked dispatch bex. It eyebr ' .  ` 5
. ' was there lui: night. Ot that I am “M . 3 ` i
.  f _ certain. I actually opened the box thin ` . f /t -
. ~» " while I was dressing for dinner and seal o . ~ I, , , ,
. ' saw the document inside. This morn~ ing ll . ';
' ' ing it wssgone. The dispatch box had hand ’ ' ,
` stoodgbesi e the glass upon my dress. "1 , - . ,
“ ing table all night. I am n light sleep- me , ' .
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'1`here’s a way to 'be cosily comfortable at home-_and
he'd not catch lhe nack of it, if the wife, daughter, or slslel’
uldn't help.
And so we are talking to women. For women blly most
of the House Coats. There’s easy and splendid choosing
here.
Good sorts at $5.00 and $6 oo
Tbcie isn't a safer gift to give him. He don t _want you
to choose his cigars-but you’re away ahead of him OH the
House Coat subject. The styles here _are different’ from those
shown elsewhere. so no danger of buying one that s just like
Mr. Smith’s or Mr. Jones’. Some are very elaborate, yet U16
gayest are in good taste.
Give him one for Xmas. Select it DOW-
D. A. BR CE,
Ciothier and Haberdasher,
gy int t body that . '
defies wcuiincss or exhaustion from any i0l']2. RO\\', Opposite P O
cnusc. To have virility and iiealthy vigor i
use Ferrozonc which ull dealers sell in l _ I
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t0d0Y at StaUi¢Y Bf0S-- Solid The Tobacco Epicure who does not use the
leather, solid bvass ciasr S and
Patent locks; “ith elegant silver Has never derived that real onioy'men which is his. Theyare the genie of the
iittiu is $15 oo aid $16.75 each. tliogmeg. _ , TI .S
wha? more' acce table ‘ft for \~1_Nl<. CUT MIx'1UR1=:s IN 1 AND 2 1=oUr\D r\ .
HICKEY TWIST PEARL OR RUBY
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 CHUSEIJ BY RECENT FIRE IN HDJUINING STURE
Our claim with the Insurance adjusters having been ,settled today, we have now decided to clear
" t our entire stock consisting of Ready-to-wear Clothing and Men’s Furnishings of every description, Our stock
ggart 11-Om damage sustained by smoke 'is one ofthe best in P E 1.
We will now sell our stock at straight discounts ot 33 1-3 p c and 25 p 0.
We have also a very large department of clothes consisting' of Tweeds, Worsteds, and Sergcs.
This is a rare chance oi securing a. sult length oi cloth at a. snap. '
33 l-3 p. c. off 25 p. c. off
Fur Goods Underwear .
Fur Robes
< Overcoats
Suits
Valises
Trunks
Pants Suit Cases
Reefers Overalls.
RaiI1C0atS ~' 'Any other goods not here mentioned
Cloth
Men s Working jackets
, - subjectto like discounts.
Sale opens Monday at 9 o’clock Dec.
§2if’;mI'qu(1;iii;i1ings 18 and will continue until stock is
Sweaters etc.
sold.
This is a. rare opportunity of securing' goods at nearly bali price,
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