— — ase rerms : Four Dollars per Year ..- VOL 38 HAD A GOOD EAKFAST. | } qhe Old Soldier Toid the Affable Stranger lioew Hie Obtained It. One da te hteenth century the great ] od h f Austr 4 was i ont OF! oo, W a V¥Y shower can . the door | af ) taken in | bex ; s rn) Was bhew at t wet he emt was taking the air as a pri sate gentleman with no marks of his rank | bout him, told the old man to get In, and | gtonce fell to talking with him very af- | fably. Soon the soldier mentioned that he |{ pad had a capital breakfast that morning. | “What was it?’’ asked the ei) peror, “Guess ' i The emperor ran over all the dishes he : could think of that were best liked among , the common soldiers, but to everything he | mentioned the invalid answered, chuc- | kling, ‘‘ Better than that.’’ At last, the ; emperor giving up the puzzle, he slapped | his knee and deciared he had taken a ' pheasant out of the imperial preserves. | The emperor laughed sympathetically, and the subject was changed. When they had driven some time, the poor poacher, after recounting some of his experiences in bat- tle, remarked: “You look like a military man, yourself; gre you in the army?’ The emperor said he was, and was then asked what position he held. ‘Guess,’’ said the emperor. The soldier guessed and guessed again; he finally guessed everything from ser- geant up to marsbal, and to every guess he got the answer, *‘ Better than that.’’ Naturally, after awhile the truth began todawn on him, and the poor man was frightened nearly out of his wits, but the emperor only laughed, told him to learn discretion in making confidences to stran- gers, asked him where he wanted to go, set him down at the right door and never took any further notice of his los#of a pheasant than to make it a favorite story at court. —Exchange. Two Great Poets Who Were Blind. In the roll of the great poets of the past two, who hold the very highest places, were for an important period of their lives umpossessed of the power of vision— Homerand Milton. Happily these renown- ed followers of the muses made good use of their eyes in youth; otherwise it is scarcely possible that they could have left to us the finished pictures of natural scenery and other visible objects of crea- tion which are to be found among their compositions. Homer had reached man- hood and had written a considerable por- tion of the *‘Tliad’’ before he was attacked by that disease of the eyes which robbed them of their wonted powers. But the whole of the ** Odyssey’? was composed after the occurrence of this great mishap. Milton is stated by most biographers to have permanently lost his sight in 1654 after a progressive and warning decay of several years’ duration. ‘Paradise Lost” clothing ‘vether at THE DAILY EXAMINER “This is True Liberty, when Free Born Men, having to advise the Public, may speak free,” —Evripipss, Single Copies two cents, CHARLOTTETOWN P. E. !SLAND: FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1898. S€rate READ X-1'0-WEA -» « CLOTHING : speak of ready to wear clothing we do not mean that has been cut without any regard to style. and put to- random. but clothing that has been cut by artists, from fashion plates, and made up with the greatest care. [In fact tailor made garments ready to go on yonr back. gest, newest and greatest stock of ready to wear «8 Vhen we _ ; " the latest $e have the lar lothing on P E Hundreds of Suits forMen. Hundreds ot suits for Boys. All these we have marked at the lowest cash the small profits, but we satisfied with Island, 9 Hundreds of Suits for Children. inspect our stock and prices. must have VW. D. McR AY THE BARCAIN CORNER. —— —— ~—-* COCKADES. fhe Three Kinds That Are Worn In Eng- land and What They Mean. There is no subject under the sun con- | cerning which so many. mistakes are made. was not published till 1667, and it was | | nothing at all beyond the fact of a certain composed when the poet was perfectly blind.—New York Ledger. The things that peuple see are inside of them and not outside. No two people gee the same thing exactly alike. One woman may Jouk out ata beauciful landscape and see all the beauty and restfulness and grandness that there ia ina it, A novber one will look out atthe same scene and tee nothing. The man who is perfectly well and vigerous enjove life to the full, Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery makes people well. There i+n’t anything miraculous about it—it is the most natural thing in the world. It simply pute the digestive organs, the stomach, the liver, the bowels, in perfect order aml thereb: makes the blood pure and rich. All diseases live and thrive ou impure bloed, Keep a ttream of pure, rich, red blood owing into adiseased spot and the disease will nor stay. A ma, lives on rich, pure blood, and dixense dier an it Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery makes pure, Ticu blood. Send 3i cents In one cent stamp to Worl ?s OF nensarw Medical Association, Bufalo, N. Y., ard rece.ve Pd). i ‘*Gomb OD Sense Medical Adviser,” protusely illustra tel ‘ree = 10S pave Voalnoh! tal f (4030/8 Brick Property. . * ~ o " RUSSEL FIQUSE > ue % bite At BY AUCTION a aria y , 13 i| OG ; Wednesday, April 20ib Inst At 12 O’clook Tatn inetracted by Joseph Wise, E-g, ML A., to sell by anction, on the above date, the Brick Hotel Property ou Sydoey t, known as the *Russel House,” and OW occupied by Mrs. Jobo NeKinnon. This hotel is buiit «f sclid brick. and heated by hot water. and fitted by electric lights, all in good repair, Together with yard and etatles in ihe rear. _ The property has never been idle, and 1g one of the best hotels and bhusinese sand: in the city—with a splendid cellar and large outside hatches, A portion of the purchase money may remain, secured on the premices, Terme at sale. Kh. H. NORTON, Austioneer, ee a | According to an ancient joke, one lady asked another, ‘‘Why is your father using ms cockade?’’ ‘Oh, pa’s just joined the irmy and navy stores!’’ And many peo- ple seem to think that acockade means amount of social eminence. There is no real law upon the matter, which is simply governed by long established custom and usage. According thereto, there are three kinds of English cockad 8 in use at the moment —the royal, the miiitary and the naval. There is no such thing as a ‘‘civil service cockade.’’ The royal cockade can be easily recognized. It is quite circular. It isin shape much like a double dahlia, and is worn so that half of itis seen above the top of the bat. It is also larger than other cockades and projects outward very much more. The military cockade is the one most usually seen. It consists of a small circular projection, from the top of which issues a fan shaped ornament. It is worn so that the fan shaped ornament projects above the top of the hat. The third shape —the naval cockade—has no fan, and is ovalin shape. Itis worn at the side, so that no part of it projects above the top of the hat. The military cockade is worn by the servants of those holding military com- iwissions—viz. officers in the army, mili- tia and volunteers and by lord lieuten- ants, cormmissioners of licutenancy, deputy lieutenants and high sheriffs. The naval cockads is worn by the servants of naval officers. Civilians and ladies have no right at all to any cockade unless coming within the above descriptions. The black cockade of Hanover came into use in this country with tho Hanoverians, though in the days when hats were worn that required fasten- ing up at the side, the cockade was worn by the oflicers themselves. The Jacobites, in their intense objection to everything Hanoverian, started the white cockade, which was worn by the officers who took part in the Jacobite risings, but the ‘‘ white cockade’’ never had an analogous usage to the black cockade of Hanover. I% is possi- ble it may in the future, for we hear of one gentleman belonging to the Order of the White Rose who is industriously sav- ing up to start an equipage in order that in literal truth he may ‘‘mount the white cockade. '’— Genealogical Magazine. — (SURE BLOOD is the foundation of health. Hood’s Sarsaparilla makes the blood pure, rich and nourishing ana givesand maintains god HEALTH. RAW FUR S Cash paid forall kinds of Raw Fura, at Harvie’s Sample Rooms Queen Street, Charlottetown, HENRY A. HARVIE, 2%ec—3 0s, _—_—_—— figure. We are the quick sales. COOoD—.. vale for money expended, is what we give in all goods in our line, to which we attribute our steady increase io business. We are showing a nice assortment of Ladies and Gentlemens WATCHES this season, which are all thoroughly tested before leaving ozr siore. Wz- guarantee every watch sold by us to give satisfaction, by buying now you can procure a good time piece VERY LOW as our goods are bought low for spo earch, Call and see for yourself, at— CQ Oo W. Ni. TANTON Opposite Crabbe’s Hardwre Store. CHARLOTTETOWN db THAT GLITTERS Many are taken in now-a-dzys, and are paying from ten to twenty dollars for 4 watch not worth five, by baying from pedlers and others who are not watch- makers. Do not be Deceived. But when you want a reliable watch buy only of one who understands the trade ‘and asks only a fair price for a good article. G. H. TAYLOR Jeweler and CUptician. Charlottetown, LEGAL CARD. 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Apply to the Secretary. 59 Prowse Bros. .- Have notified us to mova fiom our : old stand, till they - build ae \ new brick store: We will on the lst of April move to Great George Street, opposite Johr Joy’s Restaurant, and forthe nest thirty days, we will give the biggest bargains in the history of the Jewel- lery trade of Charlottetown, to clear out our etock of Clocks, watches and Jewellery. Repairing of Clocks, Watches and Jewellery, given special attention. C. 6. SJORY SIO LEGAL YARD. MATHIESON « BENTLEY Barristers, Solicitors, &c. OFFICES— Cameron Block, Charlottetown. Main Street, Georgetown. MONEY TO LOAN. W. E, BENTLEY Ne J. A. MATHIESO case Geo’town, Old Stamps Wanted. Highest price paid for old New Bruns- wick, Sova Scotia, Newfoundland and P. E. Island Stamps; used or unused. Addres:; e R. H. MASON, (18 size $7.50 to $95,00 16 * 8.50 * 50.00 16°. + 2.00 « 35.00 i = 550 « 50.00 WATCHES. EVERY ONE TIMED BEFORE SOLD 10 « 400 “ 5000 Screw Bezel and Back, 0. F. 18 size $8.50 to $40.00 ie 6+ 860 « 14.00 Your initials engraved on back free of charge. EW. TAYLOR, Cameron Block. City. anl4di35&w 50 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE Trave Marks DESIGNS CopyricuTs &c. Anyone sending a sketch and Gescription may quickly ascertain our opinion free w ether an invention is probably patentable. Communica- tions strictiy anon. sae be ea nt free. Oldest agency for secaring | % ep atents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir- lation of any scientific journal. Terms, $3 a ial four sentian $1. Sold by all newsdealers. DAN & Uo 28 1Brendenr New York NOTICE _ The property on the corner of King and Pownal Sts, belonging tothe estate of the late Catberine MeKenna, (subject to a 3 years unexpired lease, from May let, 1898), wil! be sold by Public Auction on Tuesday, May 3rd, 1898, at 12 o’clock, ncon. This property is a ee wo as the in) use. Terms Cash. eons M. P. HOGAN, PATRICK BLAKE, — ~~ Executors NO 74 A PRACTICAL JOKE. One You Weuld Better Try on a Smaller Man YVhan Yourself. Most people think themselves very clever if they are able to devise some catch or practical joke, but the individual who in- vented the latest trick which is catching on is @ertainly entitled to regard himeelf asa geniusin his way. This is how you proceed : Ask a friend the time, and when he takes out his watch say: “That seems a nice little ticker. Let's have a look at it.” With an air of pride he takes it off his chain and hands itto you. Justas you are about to examine it, it slips out of your hand and smashes on the floor. The glass breaks, the case comes off and the works part company. You are awfully upset about it, you are, really, and so staggered that you can do nothing but put your hands helplessly inte your jacket pockets and stammer your apologies. But you soon recover yourself, and, stooping down, you scoop up the pieces with your two hands and offer them to your friend. You might just smile gently. It rather improves the flavor of the joke. You are able at this point to sample your | friend’s language end to get him to give an exhibition of all his angelic qualities. Very likely he will take the opportunity of telling you what his true opinion of you bas been all along. When you have heard enough, you take his watch out of your jacket pocket and give it to him safe and sound. For, of course, you haven't really drop- ped his watch, but a broken one which you happen to be in possession of, and which serves on more than one occasion. Ii requires a little sleight of hand, but your victim, who suspects nothing, is easily deceived. If this joke doesn’t become popular, it will be because very few people have silver watches to play with. But there is a dan- ger, as was illustrated in the case of a jok- ist who tried this on a very hot tempered man and got such a “‘pasting’’ before be could explain the true state of affairs that he had to keep in bed for a week, where he passed. his time in trying to think out who had the best of the joke.—Pearson’s Week- ly. MUSHROOMS. How a Man Saved His Life by Not Eating Them, A dish of mushrooms was served to a party of politicians in one of the leading restaurants the other night, and the re- fusal of one of the diners to partake of them because he was not expert enough to determine for himself whether they were of the edible or the poisonous variety led to a@ somewhat animated discussion in which the objector fully held his own. “In most restaurants,’’ said he, ‘‘the test applied by the cook is that of inserting a silver spoon into the vessel of boiling fungi. If the spoon turns black, the fungi are regarded as dangerous, but if it remains uncolored they are supposed to be edible. Dr. Henry G. Piffard, the mycologist, declares that this test isa fallacy. He also contends that certain markings are not sure signs in de- termining the edibility of mushrooms. The only sure method when there is any doubt is by comparison with elaborate and carefully prepared colored plates, “‘Now I have neither the time nor the inclination to go to all that trouble, nor do I feel like taking any risk for the sake of a dish of which Iam very fond, but which is not at all necessary to my exist- ence. It may interest you to know that Dr. Piffard says that the mushroom is more like animal than vegetable matter and is consequently liable to rapid putre- faction. A great many cases of poisoning even when the mushrooms are genuine have been traced to this cause.” The rest of the poiiticians ate the mushrooms and were all right. The other man abstained, and he was all right too.—Philadelphia Press. Neuralgia in the head is alm »st poten tgs A oom edecayed and abscess ved teeth. "t needlessly when voy can be relieved im few hours and cur+ 4 in a few days by careful treatment wr! will give you. DR..’, H. AYERS DENTIST, . Painless Extraction wf Teeth. Frinting in all its branches at the Exam LER office, one of the best equip- ped Job Printing Eatablishment, on P. E. Island. WARE - HOUSES TO LET PEAKE’ WHARF (IYO 1) Wharfage storage and yard- age, at reasonable rates. Arthur @, Peake. Box 295, Charlottetown. | gnl2wt!lstapri),y2awid | Nov. 4 t f : sf > * WR ts ee slab ae SS i a menace ere eee 8 : Pra : eres aes a8 ~—hcaneeR ge emeeeamat :