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_ __ __ __  _AUGUST 18,1919
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 I ’ I P`r”¢ili'1'ui¢:-tailor A. A. ani-non
J. I. lurriatt,
' D. K. Currie,
ldltor and Publisher. Associate Editor.
SQGGIUU
The' Motorist
IV ALIIITI L. CLOUGH
 MONDAY, AUGUST is, 1919.
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20th. _ 
N0'I‘ICl*}.
Tuesday, August 19th, having been declared
a public holiday in honor of the visit of His Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, there will be no
publication ,Qf the Guardian on Wednesday, Aug.
I .
'~"":°-i**"*-"rfr:§§i,]§i,§;i;i§`;i;,',_,  ITSTL- :glen wt emi moo ascii: 0 iii.. iiiaeii
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what general opinion that the excellent traffic regulations _“O
enacted  the CI'I.3l‘I0i2tf3t0WIl  COUIICII W€l`e not 33 loc-so connecting rod bearing is at
religiously observed as they might be by autoists. A wwe wkeii we or. wiieii iiii iiiiiii.
friend of the Guardian points out that the autoists are 
not the only sinners in this respect, but that both team- are
sters and pedestrians are equally guilty, if not more so. §§d‘°"”° “"“ ‘"°“‘“"' "‘” °""""‘ ”“*“`
He also ventured the pi'ediction_that if a serious acci- tlieseiilaceciiinr exiiciise will be suis-
dent ever occurs in Charlottetown, through auto or oth- ,ij',‘,’,"
,erwise, it will be to pedestrians, men and women who S-iiyeii iiiiii me iiiiciiiiiir, wiiii iiiiyiiye
persist in crossing the streets where there are no foot- f“‘“ ""° ”“' "0"" f" ""“S““’ "*"
pal§hS. tcct the need for the timely small rc-
It is recognized the world over that Prince Edward "“"~ *hs P““f°""‘""“'= °f Wlllvll "Hy
Islanders have an inalienable right to cuti the street my
corners; it has even been said that _ Prince Edward :mn in th r mm _I _ _lv Hx
Islanders are recognized in other _Cities by the Sang froid ‘. colitiiiiioucs ecdicflve ldllliiiciillildiil bf allti
manner in which they “cut the corners.” We do not be- _CM
lieve, however, that Prince Edward Islanders are great- ‘,',f,° ,_ ,,
er sinners iii this respect than the citizens of other couii- fiiiiisiil ‘wiiliiiiit serioiis <iet'<irii>r=iii<>ii.
tries but it should not be forgotten that “cutting corn- ,'__’,‘_’,§
ers” is a dangerous habit and should be discontinued. iiiiiiiiii siiiiirii iiiiiiei-_isnii-y woiii-.wiiiiiii
Noi' should it be forgotten that _if one gets killed oi' :_'(ffm_,S, M to mlm mah In nm
maimed by a vehicle while crossing a street elsewhere i-_isis iiiii iii ini, ii iii iiiiiierieci iiiii.
than by a regular footpath they forfeit their right to ,§l,",“""" "mt '"'“g“ “ °“" “’ me "“"
d3m3.g€S f1`Om the  _ else thnn tribute exiictcd by the lic-
The prescribed regulations are very complete and ‘"0" t"'l‘=il°"~
citizens, whether driving or on foot, would add very much
to their own comfort and that of others by observing
them. It must not be forgotten that street trafiic has
changed very considerably in recent years because of T,
automobiles and the increase in general traffic. It was
because of this change that the recent regulations were
deemed necessary and good citizens will do their share Bur when your heart is tired mio
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in improving the city by observing them- Th
LF \¢li'I],~R h-u()Ri|i \(;E The old hooks thc deiir boo s
terests of the leather trade comes to the defence of its Tiicy, iiiiy 'wviioii -cieiiiiiiirii iiieii two
pati"oiis in connection with the report of the Federal A
_,Trade Commission which asserted that packers, tanners, _
shoe manufacturers _and distributors were enacting ex- “"‘"" S“l"”“’ W" *‘ ~““"""" “SS “"4
cessive profits- Practical men of the interested indus- Aiiii iiiciii- wiiiiis yiiii not-iii so iiciy
tries, it asserts, will be justified in criticizing the report, T _
2 oi the commission. While “Hide and Leather” adfmits ciiiiriiiii; iiiiiiiiiiiiiii"
‘ " t a ri es of hid s sk`ns ani foods made there rom
iiiii ___ ”"`f i havb II'is(en to recgrd bi‘eakiiig(1ii'ibes, careful examina- _The f°y°i,liiis,hiityigllfoiiiiiatniiliilsri toil” so
` ` ‘ tion, it claims would reveal that these excessive prices i'<iur=€1sii~r miniif inhyiiiii siwknew
were the‘ result of the inexorable law of supply and de- The Xllléfiriljfféjlyt  could not Sham
mand. The outbreak of the war was followed by a wiiiiiiiiy iii. iiic isiiiiii,
tremendous demand in America for shoes and leather ""“"""““"f"“"““‘“4"`”"‘°‘S`""‘"‘~
and other animals that furnish hides for leather. There- iiiiiicisiliiiii iiiiii know:
l fore unlimited demand for leather coupled with only Hin- F _
ited production of hides was, it claims, responsible for °' "H_,Q“f,f__;‘%}_U°{j;u§l‘”'” ""*“"“
_ _ _ . . ng new
the tremendous boom _in hide and leather values. Be- And iiguiilenliiiengl iiii ill iiriiiit-ii iiiiiie
-' ' . . . . ' . ' ‘ ii gves ieiii oyou,
sides this, the demands of war gi eatiy inteifered with the And ,hey hm smmmd ,mm out mm
1mp0TiZ Of Il1d€S. souls the things they could not
These facts are known and admitted although it S"°““
were in the business exclusively for their health. iiice.
From the gloomy picture of the unequal balance be- ""“ ‘I fl git” "°’“ f“"“° GWR tevlb
tween supply and demand, Hide and Leather holds out
a ray of hope. Government figures are quoted showing The iwoiiie close iiesiiic you, iiii iiisii
a very considerable increase in the importation of hides I' ' f
during the past year as compared with that of former eavsaoveoaaaaaaaais
years. In this connection the imports of cattle hides in _ __
June, 1919, was slightly over 36 million pounds as com- -if Dany Se|9(![|0||S f0[
pared with about 12 million pounds for the same month
ast year. There was a similar increase in the quantity
of other skins imported.
This large importation will be a revelation to those __
who imagined that the United States reduced all its '"1" """. "'“_ “"‘;"‘f" ‘_”““._."'”i“" "-V.   Burners and
A  and L€3.iZIi9If S2iyS In llI'iIS COIIIIQCCIOIII school. ` A A I/tivzi;tvll‘iiit|;:i:iLtiiii‘;t. vpliuil iglfvtllistxllafixsiislg'
. “Fear of shortage usually breeds temporary shoit-- N(;I,":);,;",;‘l‘f"lf§‘,‘§,,f,‘;';,,_,`§,"§f,‘ff  iiieni iii iiiiiii; Kiiiiii.
age. The public has been so scared by threats of imperid- iii.~iiiiyi,<iiii:e_~iii<iii. but ii iii iiciiiruii- F H nt ohm ml _ml is mndo
ing advances in shoe prices that probably many people “V” ‘" “°'f'.f°”l"="‘ *° °"'“"“°’ “""*‘ "“"’ ° ' . fi y' Y _
_ inntters even to 'tho public of thc Wm* 3 biscuit “ru t'
have bought shoes more freely than necessary. _ We be- iiiiiii@.i¢iiiiiei~iiig_ ii iii iiiiicii iisiiei is .
lieve, however, that shoe wholesalers and retailers are §g{‘(*:l<c'§;r§_f*_;";1cefl‘l'tl'l';*_ £;<;b‘l)f;'1;l_;"m1;;lt- '__ __?___ _
inclined to be conservative. It is generally believed that ,,,,,c,., mean, of, ,,,,|,,,,,8 ,,,,,,,,,c,,,,,, __»_<<\\ ‘T \"\“\ ,_
there is no real shortage of hides, leather or shoes the "Hd =‘Wf\k"»"i"K the flmbllloni while .»-`° ~ I 7)
w0I‘Id OVEP ” thf, contrnry practice is likely to des-  /
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N0irES_ to cultivntc good table manners and
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there i3;life when ambition is taken out of it?--New §‘,§‘§ ,‘,}’,,,’,'}_§",‘§,,,f‘§,‘,’ f,‘°}§,§2,,,’§""',,'If,,,§‘,§‘,?§.’_‘]§ " W" 4
York mmercial. i tviiiiiiiiigimi ~siiii~." _ __, __
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I) BE HAPPY AT MEAL T th <' I () S teiiui r Methvcn'
own raw hides. Previous -to the war, it imported very __ iyiiiiiii ii»ii:viiii¢iiiiyiii~ iiiiy iiiii with
largely from Bulgaria' An interesting-comment on the Avolfl "ll levies of \'""\=\fl<-i likely lo ‘,f.,_'|§',f,_’5f`,__f,“i§'_’,,_f;1" u,`,'[
pI‘€-Wal' tI"a(I0 Of  COl.Ilitl`y IS  f3.Ct  at pl`€SOIIt mn:,?,,|(,;t2;:§c:lli;(:nl¥;,l;:i;Kleiguhllggbg; iiitiiriihiiliiifir ports, in Jlipiin. (lliinit,
the government permits the export of only 43 tons raw iieiimi- iii iiieiiiiiiia ,,,,,, ,hc ,,,,,m, xiii; slim":_f_‘_lf{lf§f,f”i-iii-Ili"iii|iH0-iiviifii.
COWIlI'(I€S,64 IZOIIS dl`I€(I C()VlfIlI(i€S; 50 t0llS  hI(I8S;  aggigitlih‘;,I}fZ§i,,;n2o?;.‘,;clil§,?;ng;:5m;E out noiistructioii with u carrying cap-
tons sheepskins; 940 tons lambskins; 152 tons goatskins, iiriiiiiiiiiis iiii iii-_iiciiii wnniici ni iiiili r>‘§<'_llv_ _“f _“"\_}"{f"»*'i"‘_“ “,"_‘S» ',";;'w‘;’;2
'and 256 tons raw kidskinsi tinic, ns it seems the most ciinvi-iiiciit ’"|“‘"_'-“"‘_“ _“B” ‘,‘." _"""‘f_"° _ '_
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_ In a receift-issue The Guardian expressed a seine- iii ,, iiiiii iieyeiop iiiiii iiefsie iiieii
 __ all The counselors that never change, the
Hide and Leather,” a publication issued in the iii- "0"' ""5 """*‘ “ms °"°'- ““"d- “““
» will be very generally suspected that neither the tanners, yiiii iiiiiiiii i-_iiiiiii io iii.-L-ii-
the manufacturers nor the sellers of boots and shoes Y"“ “"0 ~"°‘" ""0"" Hlfflllge "wifi
-»-i_v_?°“_
ACCOUNT (Continued)
_ Where Needed
me e0 B 1' 0W~\rd a rioving this
end Beuringyigg goo sig” ly ‘adjusted
: w i- iiiaiiiiicign out #ery isiiiciiz-y iiinii
use serious daniage go gears me
meshing of which they control. The
pr mpt correction of defects, when
e
sequences have 'becdiiie`serIous, is
inother important consideration. If ii
ring is first noticed, the repair out-
need not he Iui'i.:0 but, if repairs
neglected uiitli the rod has brok-
perliiips thc whole cyliiulcr block,
ng. It is only when the "stitch in
ic" is taken that the "nine" can be
sounds, is thc one 'who is likely to qc.
obviate a "major operation." .But af-
zili, there is one wiiy of reducing
need for repairs, uiore important
parts. Cars thiit are well Iuliric-
il can do strenuous work for long
rioiis and ven \vltlistund moder; e
ii car that is not oiled und greascil
liai'iil_v bo moved without liegin-
vory soon call 'for repairs. Let no
r shop. Repair expense is nothing
OLD BOOKS
' (Lire,
ie people up nnd down thc world
that talk and Iiiugh und cry,
Tliey’rc plcnsnnt when you’rii young
and gay and life is all to try.
dumb, your soul has need of care,
ere’s none like the long-dend folk
that wiiit in IIbrnrics--
' frieiids that never go,
. k that
understand and know!
‘thot thing was done,”
tliousaiiu years ngone,
iid this tzile was spun to men and
that jest wns told
Greece was growing,old. -»-' =
were sung along the wind
he day that young Orlando cuino n-
hc lenns to share your iiiIi'ili
The old books, thc dear books, they
And built them to ii written song that
plain beneutli some dead lail`s
you sec your own wet face.
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season to discuss lapses at home and
troy both.
_ Of course, it is eminently desirable
helpful conversation, and this can be
readily done by example and taciiui
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What is the use of being a Prince, anyway? Yo_u 2112 f,"i,°,. °,'},',l"";'I,,,}’,._°,§l‘_.," §§',‘l,,,§‘,ff,‘,",’,,` ,i0///  I. I. S __ l
can’t go travelling unless you have a warship for a pri- i-;erti;]iiimeticolr(i;»_ ii iii iiiii iii be ee _RAI \\\\\\\\\~»5£ 1
vate hotel; you can’t enter businessbecause you dont §,,§,,{,,,,,,§, {§,v°,,'n’;'§‘;‘;’°be';:;°§l‘jn§‘;‘a°,{ » LL Y pl/f ,
nfeed the money; you can’t take a hand in carving your_ i-ii, wiii iiiwiiys know iiiiii when they  H `,,,:-<F'Ll_3N':|f-T,-gT;;5¢,¢f,.i;' _
own fortune, for it has all been done for you; you can’t*f_’,',f,§*“§,’;, "a“‘,,';§’ "“"‘”‘"“ °“"“""*“‘i W”  iii, "H"-s`y -5 i>isf,,r",i»'i ii
. _ _ , _ y great deal lo iidd 'to -;i_, fi, f>i,qBET,-g B vp; ,pl
be a statesman, because it isn t allowed What zest is .iiie pieniiiiineiiii iii iiie iiiiiiie iiiiiiii -/1. i- _-
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KEEPING DOWN THE REPAIR
Recipe: Oli And Grease, When And
Careful attention paid to adjust-
nts '_ e fu t ' > H3!
M, _ _
st
sion to Congress.
taller of slices, said:
throughout the world at present. (Ion
in
are calling upon the United States to
fill their needs. Under normal condi-
tions the takeoff of hides in this coun-
try is only 50 per cent, of thc leather
we use. The remainder is imported
from the different countries of the
world. In calfskins alone, during 1912
there were 105,000.000 pounds import-
ed into this country. Last year only 21,-
000,000 pouiids were iniportoii, while
our normal rnto should have been 175,-
000,000 pounds.
“Lust year we received 000,000
pounds of hides from Russia; under
normal conditions we should have rc-
ceived 00,000,000 pounds. It is cvidciit
from those. statistics that we are fali
ing helilnil on our natural supply of
raw stock, und iii'coi‘diug to ilu' law of
supply .ind doiiuin-I, prices must aii~
vziiicc.
"Today fiiriners :irc getting .is niuch
fiir 'twiiiii ii' air. :niiiiinl of I'i_\' ir-ii
fo' lhc cziiriiss five your; liiiol The
hide of :i six weeks’ old calf now si lls
for $5, whereiis a few years ago the
dead cali’ did not bring $6.
“Wages and overhead have advanc-
ed during thc Inst few yours. The shoe-
mnkers of two or thr,co years iigo who
were satisfied with u salary of $18 arg
no\v receiving $35 to 40, (‘u|t.crs for-
nicrly were pziid $22 it week; they now
reccivii $40 to 50 ii week. l\iucl|iiie
iucn who were puid $35 a wcck ure
uo\\' i'oci-.iviiig $05 io 75. The siiI:\:'\-
increase has oven extcndeii to oillce
lioys. Two years ago I could mtl any
nunibei' oi' boys for $5' a wi-ck I cun-
iiot gel. ii boy for $10 it week now.
“'i‘lici°c is no profitcering in the shoe
liiisiiicss today, in niy opinion. Iical-
ers dave been i`oi'i-f‘<l to zidvnnce pric-
es liecuiisn oi' the great iiiifiriisc in
ovcrlicnd ciiiirgcs. So long as \\'ii\:cs
mid llic prices of coiniiioiliiics coil-
liuuc to advance, shoes will |'einzi:ii
hiizli."
Louis J. I{ob<‘rfsoii of L. I". Iloheri
Hon &_ Sons, s'-tziioil flint no pi'i>l'itcerlii_<
is goini; on in the leather liiisiiic.~'s
“I’i‘ices." hc said, “are Iizisvd on rc-
pinccnicnl value. A inun who bought
Icatlicr ut ii low price six niontlis ago
is jusliileil in sellfng his 1`ooiwcui‘ :it
thc price it would cost Iiiiii io rcplnce
his goods wcrie he lo Ho into the leulh-
or iiiurkct io pui°i'liiisc stocks. This
cannot lic culled profitceriiig, Il is ai
sound liiisiiirss prliiciple wliicli gov-
erns .sales in every ling of industi'y.If
ii niziii liiiys Icaitlier today ond the
price di-cliiies in thc iicxt six niontlis
he must lzikn his loss und su_v~notIiing.
The Icatlier business is izliziriicieri'/.cri
by a slow turiiovor and dculcrs must
protect tlicinsclvcs oi' go liiliikrupi.
"'l‘his ciinnot lic _call_ed pi‘ofitc_criiig,
liowever, ns business is nio`ving' right
iiloinx. Theri- is no occiiiiiiiintioin of
stocks in ‘iniiciputioii of liighcr prices
so for as I know." _ _
Tzinners iiiti-rvi'e\vr_‘il stated that
lliey have been i`oi'ciid to zidvoncc the
prices for Iezitiier _Iiecause oi' the ex-
treme sliortnge of hillcs and the wi\,,*e
increase which have been Lrraiifod dui-
ing tho lust. three years. It was sold
that lnlioi'i-'rs ciigzigcil in the pie-klini;
oi' hides ure now goltiiu: froni $40 to
$50 n week, wiierezis three years ago
they received $2 ii day.
hearls :ire`dunih mid young;
The kinilest word they try' to say it
stuiiililcs on thc tongue;
Their lieziris nrc- only seeking Iiearts,
nn though they slrive and try,
'1`Iieir softest touch iiiiiy luirt you sore,
their In-st word inuke you cry--
Iiut still, thouizli all the yours may
come, und nil the dreams iiuiy
EU.
'I`lie old hooks, the doin' books, they
understand and know!
VANCOUVER TO SINGAPORE
Tho iniiiigurniioii oi the dli'f‘.ct
stcanicr so|'vico to Sini.:'ipoi‘o by the
(‘un1iiiian I'ncif`ii- Ocirilii Services Ltd.,
indicates that tliat_eoiiipuiiy is reaclry
ing oui. with ii liolil initiative to dove-_
lop trade Iii-t.\vr-.cii (‘.iin:iilu and the
I`nrflii~r Plnsl. It is oi|\ii\';iient to em-
pli:isiziiii.; ihni this country is now In
ti position ito i~xcli:ii\i.:c Viiiiziiliaii pro-
ducts foi' thc inoro ir:ipii':il, hut. very
iic.i~i~ssiii-y prodiicls of that fur .Ilrit-
ish colony oi’ Siiiigiiyiiire. and thncoun~
tless isluiiils triiiutiiry to it-such pro-
ducts for cxuniplo ns ten, hemp, rub-
Viiiiioiivcr .ind bills-\i>0I‘-~ Nm UW
DODDS
KIDNEY
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WASH»INGTON,_ Aug. 11.-Reasons `
given for the high prices of leailic:
and shoes by tanncrs. leather ilealers
and shoe manufacturers differed sub- _
iintialiy from those set forth in the
'report of the Federal Triide Coniiiiis-
John J. Slater, manufacturer and re-
“Therg is ii shortage of Iczitlier
ditions produced by the great war are
such _that England. France, Italy, and
fnct all 'lie countries of Europe nro
denuded of louther and footwear and
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DECORATIVE GOODS '
.lust in Time for HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE PRINCE 0F-WALES ~
Gbnsittlng of _
, FLAGS, thousands of yards assorted buiitings,`Shieids
'Good assortment of fast dye Flags _ '_
I ~iniNou,_ scoicu, iinsii AND izniiisii
I PA_TONS SPECIALS IN FLAGS $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00
ToNs Liivirrnn   V
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SOUVENIRS 0F VISIT 0F
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
i.
B£‘ON,~.August 7.-For -$57.50.
the Ilev. B. Hughes of the l"irst`
Baptist Church ut Bristol, Vt., bc-
uzuno the solo owner of the inossive
ros_i-wood heii at the llevore Iiouse
that the I’i'iiico ol' Wales, :ii'tcrwiii'ds
King Edward VII., rested his body
upon. At. similar prices the entire con-
tents ol*~tiie second and third floors
oi' the historic husielry went under
tlic iiiiinincr of I"i'nnk .Mo(‘iii‘tliy, zinc-
tionocr for Lewis J. Bird & Sons.
Todiiy the lust bit of lirlc-ii-ln‘:ic
will be -disposed of and only the bni'c
wiills oi” one of Iiostoii`s proiidcst
public inns \vill reiiuiiii. Anil they in
turn are <loonied.`i
Historic precedent :ind reverence
ii_x'e nothing .I-n thc diiy`s work oi'
Aucticncci' Mc(‘artliy. who cried the
beiistead perched upon its ninttress.
“I con`t swear the King of England
slept on this nizittiwiss, und so wc'ii
sell the lied und springs without the
nintii'ess," he aniiouiiced.
Slireivd buyers of second-liiinii fur-
niture, with eyes peeked for sniaiile
inercligiiidise, bfi] only faintly on the
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$50 I.-_v the orntoriciiil. genius of Auc-
lione':r `Mk'(‘ni't.liy, iiiild uficr iini_ig_-
ing nt $57.50 for _ ii perilously lziug
tinic, was grzuitud _to the Iicv. Mr.
llughcs. `
“What urn you going to do wilh the
royal hedstc_ad?" he was asked.
‘il shall prulinlily sell it if I can
get what it is worth," he replied, “lt
slioiild liring $500. As a, piece of fur-
niture iilone, it is worth $250, and its
history eiiliiilices its value twofold."
The lied is from the rooiii that had
held. illirini.: the gildeii dziys ol' the
old itovere Iiouse, such iiotiililes-be
sidhs King Eiliviiril of England, who
visited ` Anierics ns the Prince of
~\Vulcs- as Daniel Webster, (liiristinc
Niisoii, Patti, Jennie Lind; such tri-_
iiitlili1.;iiit:iries as lioiii Pedro and
Prince Iiulikziuziu. i
_ Ollior articles in the royal suite,
coinprisiiii.: two heavily furnisiicil
roonis, were sold ut ridiculously
sleniiier prices. *A he;iv_v rosewood
iircsaor and iiiiri'or, In the licdrooiii
siit,iliriiiiglii $212. A huge walnut piir-
Ior cabinet of ii forgotten nge of fash-
ion was bestowed upon o. busy buy-
er for $8. ‘Tho wardrobe which _'Auc-
tioneer McCarthy nvcrreil, "was the
place the King hung his boots in,"
was closed nt. $13. _
A piece of brit:-ii-lirac that stood in
one corner of the “K|ni;'s reception
room," 4 overlooking Bowdoin square,
which old’ servants of thc house rev-
erence as the stand on which Iliinlcl
Webster Dluccu his whiskey and gin,
hrouglit the most spirited bidding
granted any of the relics. It was sold
to M. Lowenstein, whose INIHIHCSS
iuliliess is 144 Boylston street, for
$21, The gilt coriiice under which
Diiniol Webster stood ns he gazed on
the throng of adniircrs that packed
liiiwdcn square one historic night
back in 1850 was tossed on thc inur-
ket for $1.
ifroin licdstcnd to eornice, includ-
ing the eiirpets on the floor. the once-
proud royal suite returned approxi-
nuitoly $587. _
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a sample load before securing their winter's
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regarding this article from us.
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For cargo or carloads apply to
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New Glasgow, N. S. _
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to 331-3 per cent.
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Some job lines (small sizes) $1.25 and $1.98.
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