tae lat =—=3 my ne, one a - — ee — — et — TERMS, Four Dollars per Vear. eencenfaenastnsntnaees ae eA) eee CHARLC ‘é 12 (7 Tl. ° * This is True Liberty, when Free Born Men, having to advise the Public, m ay speak free.”—Evripipss. Single Copies two c>a5s HURSDAY AUGUST 5, 4897. —_—<-—— NO igs ~ oll worl, the ? j a ° © is all right, but that’s not the only boom. The boom of Ch’town just now is in our STRAW HAT yy hots of summer !eft to come. We emphasise 22is monster sale should not be cver Straw Hats that Prince Edward I me a | ee ieee Ay “y sland has ever seen, make a Straw UWat a comfort. 1t— mR D MAN 'T looked by a man or boy in city or country. The finest lot of now being sold at sweeping reductions. And tnen there are other summers to BUX YOUR HAT NOW--Swreeping Reductions ip men’s light summer coats and light vests, boys’ sammer blouses, and all midsummer goods. Salute the Colors. We make it comfortable for our patrons by selling them cheerful shoes. Ourr are that kind. Snug, trim looking attractive shapes that are liked immensely as our sales show. Wen's Lines of Colored Shoes for Summer wear Our Ladies, Oxfords are marvels of beauty and good value. Children’s in all styles. staple lines. Misses’ and _ Men’s Bicycle Shoes,a complete assortment of all Great variety. Low prices. Weeks & Warren Sunnyside S —oe Store. , D18,000--IN CASH--518,000 GRAND PROVINCIAL EXHIBITION oe*@n ore Halifax, September 28th, to October {st, 1897. Goid. Silver and Bronze Medals ; The largest amount ever offered 1n prizes in any Exhibitioa in the Maritime Provinces. _ _Inaddition to the grand Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition, special attrac - tions have been arranged for every day sad night. _ The Spectacular Seige of Sabastapel every evening,—the most gorgeous and tealisvic effects every produced in Canada. An unequalled half mile track tor speed competition. , Exhibits carried at exceedingly low rates. Very cheap excursion tickets on all Tailwave and steam boats. Fall particulars later. Apply for prize lists. entry forma, ane all information to JOHN =. Wroon. ecretary, Halifax, N. S Over twenty-five years I have been in the Spectacle bud Noss and during that time have fitted hundreds and hundres persons. Some had put off getting glasses so long that the ‘ould not sze a large 4 inch letter A without going within 2 o feet of it, and might have gone blind if they had put off setting glasses much longer. Others have been fitted or father misfitted, with wrong glasses by travellers, and charg- “da great deal more than they ought to have been. This Year our traveller, Mr. C. H. White, intends calling on par- 8 at their homes in the country, to test eyes and show sam bles of our goods. Should he call on you [ bespeak for him your favorable consideration, and any order you may giv Gi Will be filleé as soon as pos sible and guaranteed by me Sages can also be exchanged at the store, Cameron Buiock | “Y, if after a trial they do not prove as satisfactory as you | E W. TAYLOR, City BOO 88O8 8088 u* 748888 THE THOROUGHBREDS, ~* Wilton has started his 2:80 list for 1897 with Volante, 2:251,. Iugo, 2:11, has been placed in Pennock’s hands for campaigning. Benutiful Belis has been bred to Altivo, 2:1845, the brother of Palo Alto, 2:083%. Pansy Blossom, 2:23, by Glencoe Wilkes, has foaled a bay filly by Mackay Wilkes. Baron Wood will probably be a starter in the M. &. M. stake at Detroit July 13. The bay horse Stephanus, 2:28%, by Bajardo, is reported dead at the age of 26. Kentucky Union, 2:07%, is working well at Red Oak, Ia., and has been a mile in 2:15. oo Jobn K. Gentry and Robert J. will give & special exhibition at Manchester, N. H., July 10. The pacing mare Jewel Woodnut, by Woodnut, stepped a heat in 2:18% in a matinee recently. No steps have yet been taken to dispose of the horses in training that belonged te the late Byron McClelland. Del], the famous brood mare owned by Emmer Walton, Alliance, O., has foaled her fourteenth consecutive colt. Butcher Girl, a pacing mare that for some 24 years held a record of 2:34, died at Reading, Pa., recently, aged 28. Dick Tilden has been engaged to train and campaign the Alamito stock farm horses, the property of Clinton H. Briggs, Omaha. Dan Arnheim, the Pittsburg reinsman, bas embarked in the export trade and has turned his stable over to his father and brother. Out of 865 entries for the Charter Oak stakes, in connection with the grand cir- ouit meeting, but four failed to make the second payment. The Lebanon (Pa.) Driving Park and Track association has decided to purchase 32 acres of land near that city for the ereo- tion of a race track. - The Windsor (Ont.) trotting and pacing meeting, which was to have preceded the blue ribbon meeting at Detroit, has been postponed until August. It now looks as if McVera, 2:10%, would not be shipped to Europe immedi- ately, and it would not be strange if Gil Curry drove him some races here before he crossed the pond. -- THE PROFESSIONS. 3%, s ra Great Britain has 85,000 teachers. There are 600 college professors in Italy, Little Switzerland can boast of 12,700 teachers, The Naval academy at Annapolis has 07 professors. The continent of Australia contains 18,- 200 teachers. The Military academy at West Point has 61 professors. The universities and colleges of Austria afford employment to 1,430 professors. The Methodist theological schools of the United States have an attendance of 924. There are 29 schools of dentistry in the United States, the least annual course be- ing 20 weeks and the highest 35. According to the eleventh census there were,in 1838, 21,802 young men in the med- ical schocls in preparation for an Afscula- pian carcer. Among the musicians and teachers of music the number of women cxcecds that of the men, the former being 34,519 and the latter 27,€30. There are $37 ladies and 17,161 gentle- men engaged in repuiring the teeth and with great puins extracting the ditto af the American public. WSK YOUR GROGER FOR Royal Oak Soap the best lanndry Soap ou the market. One bar will doas much as two bars of ordinary imported Soap made from filthy material. Cit Wi? Sta? Wok, YOO TOWN TOPICS. If annexation is to be our future na- tional policy, Chicago ought to be made the seat of government.—Kansas City Journal That Boston man who insists that there are no angels should not limit his observa- tions exclusively to Boston.—Chicayo Times-Herald. The chances are that about the time Greater New York goes into operation Chicago will have outgrowo.— Memphis Commercial Appeal. There is humor in the suggestion that a Statue of Hareiet Beecher Stowe shall fill the place Bacchante has left vacant in the Buston Public library.—Boston Globe. They have a bureau in New York which is designed to give the proper society gloss to your manners. Chicagoans sojourning in the great city will take notice.—Cleve- land Plain Dealer. Buffalo is getting to be quite a conven- tion town and all western New York is glad of it. Everything that helps Buffalo helps this section of the state.—Sinclair- Ville Leader-Commercial. THRONE LIGHTS. Vienna university has made King Oscar of Sweden an honorary doctor of philoso- phy. The gueen is now 78 years old. There is no question as to her age, but the dis- pute as to how tall she is yet remains to be settled—one party in England claiming that she is only 4 feet 11 inches tall, while seine of the leading English journals put it at 5 feet 4 inches. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria- Este, who, now that he is recovering from consumption, has again assumed the posi- tion of heir to Emperor Francis Joseph, is said to be the richest royal personage in Kurope. The last Duke of Modena be- queathed $15,000,000 to him. The Duke of Fife, son-in-law of the Prince of Wales, continues to sell his Seotch estates rapidly. The Duff House estate is already curtailed, and it is said that the duke, not having an heir, both his children being daughters, is willing to sell all his land except his sporting domain at Dee- side. PERT PERSONALS. The Prussian diet seems to disagree with William Hohenzeollern.— Philadelphia Bul-- letin. Werler can boast of one success—he has succeeded in keeping out of Gomez’s hands.—Syracuse Post. Mr. Cleveland’s enemies ought to be satisfied now. He is going to write a book. —Nashville American. Queen Victoria is the one woman today who isn’t afraid to let the world know how old she is.—Philadelphia Press. The Montana people pronounce Chief Yellow Hair a fraud. He is probably a peroxide savage.— Washington Post. By announcing his retirement from pol- itics and his intention of devoting his time to the pulpit Dr. Parkhurst has again demonstrated his ability to set the pace for up to date ministerial work.—New York Journal. oe eae ~< . * EARLY CLOSING We, the undersigned merchant tailors and Clothiers, agree to close our respective places of business every evening at 6 o'clock, except Saturday, for the months of July and August. JOHN T. McKENZIE, S.A. McDONALD, JOHN McLEOD & CO. PROWSE BROS., D. A. BRUCE, McKAY WOOLEN CO. KN ] There doesn’t seem to be very much the matter with your child. He doesn’t ac- tually lose weight, but there is no gain. He belongs to that large class of children that don’t seem to prosper. You look at him a little more thoughtfully than you do at the rest and say “He is not doing well.” Failure | to gain in weight in a child isa danger signal. Scott’s Emulsion should be taken at once. It puts on fat where health demands it, strengthening the digestion. i Some dealers to obtain a big profit, try to palm offimitations, See that the trade mark name | Tutti Frutti is on each 5c. package, Save coupons inside of wrappers for latest books and prizes. 151 Victoria Cate Scene of attraction during these hot dave. Nice drinks of all kinds to refresh the tired and weary. : Nice Lunches, beautitul strawberries and cream. ] JOHN P. JOY VicToRIA CAFE Gt. George St..... TO LET The house and premises rowoccupied by John Coombs, Esq., known as “Mar- ine Villa,” possession given fhe first of October. Rent $200.00 2 year, paid quar terly. This place is beautifully situated, fac- ing the harbor, adjoining Dundas Esplanade,the most beautiful site in the sity. The house has recently undergone a tnorougn repair, having hot and cold water bath, with a lift from the kitchen he dining and breakfast rooms. Ree ras BENJ. DAVIES. sential Great George St. ; ( Fron ™ HOWARD FISHER Musical Direcior Toronto Conservatory of Music. The Bell Organ & Piano Co.,L’d, Dear Sis,—Allow me to compli- ment you on the qualites of the Piano ordered from you for the To- ronto Conservatory of Music. The tone is remarkably pure and brilliant throughout, while the bass is deep arid powerful. The mechanism is appar- ently perfect. the touch elastic, and in appearance the entire Piano is a work of art Yours truly, (Signed) Epwarp FIisHer cal Director Toronto Conser- of Music P. E. Ysland Agency, LP. Or aHouse Building J.C. P. Yeo, Agent at Summerside. KOKAINE CREEK SHARES NO FAKE" But legitimate mining. FOUR CLAIMS. One being on the famous Molly Gibson vein. Two above Enterprise, which sold $300,000 cash, and another one half mile from Slocan River. Aligh grade ore out cropping on threee Well defined ledges ona.J. Capital only $250,000 in 25 cent shares, First issne for development 3 cents, non assessable. Next issue not less than 10 cents. Reliable management. Nothing less than 500 shares sold. Order hrough bank. GFO. 0. SCOTT Agent 42, Fort St. Vistoria, B. C, NOTICE. Anybody caught fishing trout in Sherry’s Creek after this date, July 30th, will be prosecuted according to law, as the place has been reserved. P. SHERRY. Glenfinnan. July 30th. law29 — 4-- dwks ~—gvar 4 wksr | mn. serra gore iy