i THE DAILY t XAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, SEPTEMBER 1, MARITIME PROVINCES ! wee AddMetie Asner — --s The Tenth Annual Champion- ship Games ASSCLA‘) Lt yN, will be held « n the erounds of the AND Dy wR . ss . CLUB In HALIFAX, N.S... on the afternoon of SATURDAY, ge} Baal, "TEMBER 1 ES97 The foll owing is the list of events: 100 yards Run. Putting 16 Ib Shet 230 yards Run. Phrowme 16 Ib £40 yards Run. Hammer. 880 yards Ruo. Pole Vault. 1 Mile Ran. ; Mile Bievyele. 120 yards Run : (Hurdles). aM “ Running High Jump 3 * . Broad - Bicvele Races under sanction and rule of the C. W. A. The trark is cinder, quarter, slightly oval, a straightaway finish 25 feet wide. Entries will close with the Secretary at Ha'ifax, N. S., on Saturdav, September 4th at midnight, and must be made through Secretaries of Clabes, on official entry blanks. In the case of indivicuals not so entered, satisfactory evidence must be produced of amateur standing Fee in each event, Fifty Cents, to ac- company entry. Blanks ard any informa- tion will be furnished on application. Reduced fares from St. John and inter- mediate points on application to the station agent. unbanked, LS feet wide, : 100 yards long an even with and E. T. HAMMETT, Hon. Seey M. P. A A.A. P. QO. Box 4l Halifax, N.S. Aug Ist 1897 20—6i—eod PURE ¥ WEST INDIA Lime "ce ONLY (5c A PINT —AT— t & bl Edgehill--Church School for Girls Windsor. Nova Scotia. INCORPORATED 1891. Rr. Rev. Bisuor Covrryey, D. D., Ch-ir- mano Board of Trustees of Cheltenham Ladies’ College, England, Principal; «ight Resident experienced Govern 8 :es from Eugland ; Housekeeper, Matron and Trained Nurse. Board with Tuition in English Department, S188. Miss Lerroy, Mvsic Art, Puysicat Cuitvre, etc, extras Preparation for the Univer- sities Year begins Sept. 15th, 1897. lor Calendar apply to Dr. Hixp Hotel Acadia ee guests are —_____— hotel having | - good fishing from Tracadie Harbor of Cod and Mackerel. Good koat, bait and fishing teckle supplied, 1.0. HALL. 185—3i. Druggists Early Closing We the sdthasuiai goed od druggiete of this city; hereby agree to close our several places of busiuess, at 9 p m. every * ight, excepting Saturdays, until the end cf Sep GEO. E. HUGHES, A. W. REDDIN, Wm. R. WATSON, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, REDDIN BROS, S. W. DODD. The above goes into effect on Monday evening, Aug. 9th. July 26. Spruce Beeoming Scarcer. Spruce trees are the raw material of wood pulp, and consequently of a large propertion of the paper used in the printing trade. According to estimates given ont by the forestry department at Washington, there is only six years’ supply of coniferous woods in sight if the present rate of cousumption is kept up. Dealers in wood pulp are somewhat skeptical regarding this statement, al- though they admit the increasing scar- city of spruce in thiscountry. There are thousands upon thousands of acres of untouched spruce forest in Canada, how- ever, and the Canadian lumbermen are contemplating with no small degree of initerest the prospects of a spruce famine in the United Sta Although essential to the mantfac- turer and to trade, spruce trees are of surprisingly small vaiue as they stand ites. in the forest. A writer in The Paper Mill says that there are between 400 and 600 spruce trees on an acre of ground, such as in various parts of New England would be worth between $5 and $13 per acre. Tuking 400 trees to the acre as a basis cf calculation, it is shown that they would be worth only 2 cr 8 cents each. It is hard to realize how cheaply nature does its work in growiny forest trees. Along the upper waters of the Penobscot river the lum- berman pays about $2.50 per 1,000 feet stumpage for the right to cut 12 trees on the average in the forest, to make his 1,000 feet, or a trifle over 20 cents a tree. The cutting and hauling of these Penobscot spruce trees will average froin 40 to 50 cents each.—New York Times. — A Woman on the Fence. A Bar Harbor man is building a high board fence at one side of Mrs. Oscar Stevens’ lot in that village. Now, does Mrs. Stevens retaliats with a higher one or take occasion to make things dis- agreeable for the invader in other such ways? Not a bit of it. She suggests that the man on the other side put up a sim- ilar structure, so that she can use her yard for a pen, intimates that the 50 foot 10 feet high matched board fence now going up will be a fine place for circus posters and then meekly remarks, ‘‘In the meantime if you see a forlorn person sitting on top of a hideous ten foot board fence, gaziug up on to Mt. Desert street, remember it is no escaped lunatic, only qa woman whose charming view of green lawns, elegant carriages, beautifully dressed ladies and God's fresh air has been shué ont and she is ‘sitting om the fence to gee them go by.’ ’’—-Bar Harbor Reco They Don’t Like Wheels, Cab drivers ia Loraion this season are somewhat ‘‘upset’’ about the prevalence of the all pervading bicycle. One day last week a lady and her husband were walking in their bes; garments, when they were overtaken by a shower of rain. They hailed several passing cab- men, who shook their heads and refused to answer their suniuons in the most aggravating manner iuiaginable. At last the lady, who was wichout an umbrella and clothed ina Paris ‘‘creation,’’ be- came tearful, and her husband in de- spair called out to a passing four wheel- er through the raincirops, ‘‘I'll give you 5 shillings if you will drive me to —— square.’ The cabman checked his horse and sarcastically hissed these galling words: ‘‘Zit! Go now and get your bikes!’’ New Crockery Store All kinds of First class crockery, in- cluding Diener Sets, Vea Sete, Chocolate Sets and Chamber Sets, Butter Coolers, Pitchers, Bowls, Pie Plates, Butter Crocks Cream Crocks, Cake Pots, Bean Pots, Teapots, Milk Pans, Churns, &c. Also, avery fine lot of Glass, in Tmblers, Gobiets, Water Pitchers, Six Piece Sete in Colored and Plain Glass, Preserve Dishes, Bread plates, Celery Disbes,Butter Coolers. Ceke Stands, and a lot of other articles toc ny» merors to mention. GIVE US A CALL, We are sure to suit you, both in price and quality. C. LEWIS, Grafton Street, exactly opposite North Side of Market House. —g 9 3idv wy Piling and Piling’ all Everything new in Cedar and Spruce We Vant you to see us betore you buil ld or repair. New cussomers come ag ain and bring others. It will mean mon- ey in your pocket f you give us a oall. Lumber of dll kin ds in atock JAMES BARRETT, Telephone 181. Couno'ly’s Wharf kinds of Lumber daily and good. Shingles all classes; ee eee wee Tarwickshire’s Duexing Stools. Warwickshire boasts the possession of a larger number of ducking stools than any other English county, aud two of tho cldest have just been brought into public notice. The Warwick town coun- cil have carefully repaired the curious instrument of punishment which visit- ors to the crypt of the famous Beau- champ church there are familiar with. Kenilworth also possesses a well pre- served ducking stool which is said to have been in use as a means of bringing scolds to a reasonable frame of mind so long ago as the period when Elizabeth graced Eari Leicester’s os with her presence and before :s Amy Robsart gcend beeca te in all 7 ny With the oe tte. ass ociats >¢} building.—Westminster Ga- Spiteful. Mahal Bi int? Mabeim—wr, oOWcetser felis me Lam in the w elit he cares the oniy womau anything about. Edith—I suppose he doesn’t class Muy Golding among women. I know ne always Calis her an angel.—Boston Transcript Old Custom Hevived An ancient custom has been revived in scme English rura! districts. Clergy- men, in surplices and attended by a choir, made a tour in procession of the cornfields aud farmyards, where prayers were offered up for a blessing on the young crops. ~~ *.~ * - o Your feed 1s very short, And you're likely to be canght With a surplus of cows on your hands There are robbers in their ranks, They don’t give you even thanks; Nip them off before their thievery expands. Kiebill University. Montreal SESSION 1897 98 The curriculum comprises course in Arts, (including the Donatpa Speciar Course For Women), AppLiep Science Mepicine, Law, and Vererixary Science Matriculation, Examination and Scholar- ship Examination will be held:—Arrs axnpd Mepicine, l5rtH Sepr.; Appvier Science, 16TH Serr; Law, Tra Sepr Vererinary Science, 22np Sepr. Copies of the Calendar containing information, may be obtained on applica- on to the Secretary. House and Lot For Sale. The property situate on King Street east, near Weymouth, owned by James McCarron, Engineer, is offered for salee If not sold by private sale before Friday, Sept. Srd. Public Auction on it will be sold by that day, at the hour of 12 o’clock. For particulars apply to ROBT. BEATRSTO Auctioneer. Ch’town, Aug 24, 1896—cod ts. ANADA’S “=r INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION ST. JOLIN, N. B. 14th-24th Sept 1897 er res ee en OVER $12,000 IN PRIZES For Live Stock, Competition open to the world. Farm & Dairy Product Very Cheap Excursion Rates on all Rail- ‘ ways and Nieamers. Kates and dates an- nounced later. Special Arrangements are made for the Cheap transport of Exbibits. A splendid new Poultry Buildingis in course of erection, anu Amusemeneu Hall will be enlarged and improved. In addition to Industrial, Agricultural and Live Steck Exhibits, six nights 0! Ha.p & Co’s Magnificent Fire Works and an hourly programme of Special High Class Dramatic Effiect, will be given in amuse- ment Mali, m: uking together the best and cleanest special att raction ever brought hefore the people of the Maritime Provinces. A trip to the Sea Shore, a visit to Canada’s Winter Port, and astay in the cleanest and healthiest city in Canada, can be combined with% visit to the Ivternational Exhipition at the very Low Rates tobe later advertised. Arrange Now to Come to St. John. Ertry Forms will be forwarded to eveps ne wh») applies personaily or ,by leiter to CHAS. A. EVERETT, Manager and secretary. si. JOHN, N. B. W. C. PITFIELD President wv tf Victoria Care Great George Scene of attraction during these hot days. Nice drinks of all kinds to refresh the tired and weary. Nice Lunches, and cream. beautitul strawberries JOHN P. JOY VicTORIA CAFE LEGIBLE POSTMARKS. A Serious Defect t Which Will Probably Seon Be Remedied. There is not so much reason now as formerly for complaint about the illegi- bility of postmarks, for in all larger offices hand stamps have given place to machines that produce beautifully cleerx impressions, Lettcrs still arrive frequently, ho.- ever, that bear only meaningless f&mudges instead of a place name aud date, while a much greater number reach their destination marked in such a way that only by the exercise of great ingenuity and the waste of occasionally valuable time can the place and day of mailing be deciphered. And it is al- ways the letter about which some ques- ticn arises that fails to carry the de- sired information. The depravity of in- euimate objects takes good care to illus- trate itself in every such instance, and the result is innumerable trials of pa- tience and temper. It is pleasing to leorn, therefore, that the new first as- sistant postmaster general announces the determination of reforming the whole system of making these useful, cr potentially useful, marks, and that the little cfiices must do as good work in this respect as the big ones. ‘“‘Legible postmarking,’’ he says in a recent let- ter of instruction, ‘“‘is of tha greatest importance tothe public as evidence before the courts. in business and in fixing pespona ates when mail matter has been umproperly handled by post- masters and other postal employees. The frequency of complaints in regard to defective postmarking makes it neces- sary for the department to adopt severe measures to remedy the trouble. Much of the postmarking, especially that at the smaller offices, is a reflection upon the postal service. ‘The figures of the stamp must be carefully adjusted at the beginning of each day, and then a clear ixopression must be made in a book es- pecially kept for the purpose, so as to afford evidence in the discharge of this important duty.’’ It might be of assist- ance in the accomplishment of this emall but important reform if every- body who receives an illegibly post- murked letter would make a complaint tothe proper bureau of the postofiice department. —Bew Vark Times =” Sees From COWARD PSHE Musical Director ‘loronto Conservatory of Music. eee ee 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- rcnto Conservatory of Music. The tene is remarkably pure and brilliant throughout, while the bass is deep and 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 FIsHER Muscal Director Toronto Conser- vatory of Music P. E. Island.Agency, L. F. FIGIGel Opera House J.C. P. Yeo, Agent at Summerside. suilding Established 1872. College —-ANi WRITING ACADEMY. —sas Ch'town Rsiness ** Let no man enter into business while he is ignorant of the manner of regulating books.”—J OH NSON. THE 2ith Annual Term of the above insti- Institution opens on MONDAY. AUG 23rd inst. Intending Stuaents can enter at any time dua-ing the term. Noentrance ex- amination required. All Commercial Sub- jects necessary to a thorough business educa- tion are taught by astaffof competent and experienced teachers. Class and individual instruction given. The regular course of lectures by business and professional men, will commence in October and continue throughout the term. For particulars ctf course, circulars, testimoniais, terms and app lication forms apply to L. B. MILLER Brown’s Block, Principal P. O. Box 305, Ch,town,P. E. I. Aug 12. For Sale or To Let Two Houses on Pleasant Street. Good stable and yard. WILUIAM DODD. Gt. George St...-- ily 6,°97—1m ‘Herring, Herring Large, fat Herring in half barrels, barrels and quarter | barrels, from Sydney, Cow Bay, M: adalene and Arichat We will warrant every package we sell, or refund the money For sale wholesale and retail by CRANT & CO., Queen Street, Charlottetown eee SARI PYRO Ce ie Nae ks ia Date ated al aiid E Fa 4 Tf ELOrS eS GO bd Talle s S ‘ 1 ‘ = tq Whseta hum the 1¢ wceuldon the streets about th e wills pee 4 sat te wonderful way in which CEE Le] erences ca lil teh ill Gaerne SSeS pen’ ff “ { ; cures Scratches, Galls aad Sores. Every man who owns a horse should try it. SOLD BEYER WHERE SHEE ION Ye is th SW HA THRS Men’s and Boys’ Bicycle Hose. ——” Good Stock and selling cheap. T. J. 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