B ‘° 14 i J -¢.<.~,-» a.t...n ~._»...- l s ..._ 'ini ionic tiiiiiii’ 7 L'.‘ RJ k/ \ .J v U Q x) U L) k) x) L) L) x) \) \) _ u . 3 F° & i breeds of the North west were talking U r ‘= t~ ll' so, our Flllliner MISS MUTUH is now prepared to execute all orders for fs Fall C M|ll|NE|lY In the latest styles. n Come in and see the 5 fll’St Shipment Of DSW n years larer Canada bought and incor- Fa" nnnnery n poi-ated the vast territory of the Hud- f'\ k) f\ 333333 in Need of an Early Fall Hat ? L) J f5 SATURDAY, SEPT 17, 18%. THE WEST INDIES AND CANADL» There are frequent references in the press to the possible union of the British West Indies with the Domin- ion of Canada. This union talk comes first from the discontent in Jamaica owing to the depression in the sugar trade. It deriw es newV_ interest from the United States having acqu- lired control of the Spanish West In- dies. If Canada were now to acquire lsome tropical islands it would be an historic paralled for what happened twenty eiglit years ago in higlier lat- iitudes. In 1857 the 'United States purchased Alaska from Russia. Three son s Bay Company. At that time thc discontented half SUNNYSIDE- U iof political union with the United J J J J J J V J States, just as some of the discontent- 1 . I 8 governments, an area nearly equal to n the British Islands, a population of E 1,700,000 and annual im rts and P0 _exports totalling $70.000,000_. They - - ~ _ iproduce from 230.000 to 250.000¥tons Written In Rellable Com of sugar annuall ,of which Canada. Panigs at low rates' _N needs 150,000 tions. Their trppical fruits, dyes, sweets and woods are _ all in demand inour northern climate, ' ._ and the islands would furnish a mar- A ket for much that we have to sell. I I has acquired some tropical insular possessions, why shall not Canada do the same? Of course, there is the distance. Bermuda is 800 miles and Jamaica 1800 miles away from Hali- f8X. BUG then WB 8._I‘0 I'€DJlDd8d 'C1180 Vancouver is 4,000 miles distant and ` Dawson some thousands further from A our great Atlantic seaport. The matter of distance therefore is not an I lIlSl|l'8llll9 'ed over in Jamaica are now talking A insuperable objection. lands and Jamaica have separate QU! , _ We have already made oneadvance g...-SF" ff 1- __ ' in giving them admission to our _markets on the same preferred terms » - accorded to the Mother Country. _ *There isgood reason’ to think that ' " ,V the favor is appreciated and if so it A CURB FOR ' » may lead up to a desire to have _an entirely free market in Canada with AND _ protection against other suga.r-produc- _ . ` 'V " section producing man thin . that affcdiollofthe ` Vu, ”luu¢Rm|dyh m __ ing countries. Union with Canada would give them that. It would lift Jamaica and the sister Isl nds o t f ‘ THROAT Ol' I-UNGS assign 1. of a <1 its “iron VV g espou in w ic I-#20 B°U|¢l» 25° they have fallen and it w ld ° VV lllii,§llllll._l_ ll 1 We pave added to our establish- § to-d to F '.‘l?3. ..?i“.iIl.‘l....2.m».‘2.‘~{.§.'Z.‘.‘»§ § Ourdm is to lease our custom- § ers audinordleirtodosowemusti l‘?.'é’.‘.l‘.°.i‘; ‘i?'€?”§“ °“‘"“ “’““’§ 1; We have therethri procured the 3; very best American Sand audi one of the best Moulders in the E Urovinoes. We are now in a pos- =-__¥ itlon to meet the long des red E . ncpdsnof the public. h "" fi' Zndotbrvit; romze ome Indus- 2 l k. » Grhfe us'a trial gndngeyggdwrivdded § what we say is ti-ue. Give us a. call and we will e deavor to please you. Vlglltl C0 Wh F:‘i.sfi<.iwa>35'n i>.°i~:.i. “rf PHONE 125 IIIWIW ||||ll|| lllllilll .__ iv." *__ xx 11 l 1_- i un; 1 ln L - , ou give NW* *fuwnna °°-- “'°**°‘ l our northern Dominion its mu h fmplof Davis’ Pain-Killer . c needed complement of a southern Y 88 Vwe need but cannot produce. It ‘would give us ,a southern market , ....i.......1,. 0...., ....1 g.. f.. .0 fill! ll! - compensate for the advantage gained in that regard by the United States. 2 in Cuba and Porto Rico. The notion of union between Canada and the British West Indies is yet comparativclyznew, but there is no telling to what it may yet grow. If it should come about it would add to the material greatness, wealth, commerce and population of the Dominion, and would be anggber step toward the consolidation of Britain’s Colonial Empire, li Among the prompt contribiitions to the relief of New Westminster are $5000 from t-he C, P. Railway, $2500 from the Ontario bovernment, $1000 each from Montreal, Toronto, St. John and James Dunsmuir, $500 amnmv iifihieiil-”.'5°f.ii`T.§°i'§i.ff§ .Rf-d Hmm" ' ' i __ . -' CCD. 3'* miniwmaniee e HOML MAKERS . _ _._ _ 9| . r <» »'£'» _ __ _.\ °,,_ _ .... '~;-‘ ‘ int Pfnrits __ _ __,' . _ t .i g »of annexation. History may repeat ‘ | itself. N ow that the great Republic Guiana. Trinidad, the Windward Ilslands, Barbados, the Leeward Is- . spain thu ties of Kent fully €_S000:ac'res p and yielding not less 1600 tothe acre. This means 4,500 tons, or 9,000,000 lbs. It is estimated that the crap ewiil be worth from a million to a million and a quarter of dollars. It is said that the crop yields large profits. Referring to the charges of incomp- etency and mismanagement among the oilicials of the Yukon district the \Vinnipeg Free Press points out that 'the gold commissioner, the customs collector at Dawson, the accountant of the district, the controllor of the currency and five ofiicials of the gold commissioner’s oilice are all Conserva- tives. Moreover the Fress Press afiirms that no charges cf fraud ‘or corruption have been made against any official of the district who is a Liberal. Of course the government is responsible for the conduct of its otlicers-,wha.tevei' party they may have previously belonged to, and ought to dismiss any wlio are incompetent or guilty of wrong-doing. _ - @é_ _ THE CH ARLOT IFETOWN HAILS The mails close at the Charlotte town Post Olllcc as follows (Local Time . ) _ For po'nts west (with connections) to railway, 8.15 a m.anu also at 3 40 p.m, with p.m. connections to North Tryon, Tryon, Crapaud. Victoria. Carleton, North Carleton and Seazletowii. For oints east with connections t way, 6_45‘a.m. _ For Souris and Georgetown only, 2.30 p.m. For Courier route to Southport and all points thence to Belfist, 6.15 a in. For Courier route to Norah River and all points ihence to Victoria, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. 6.15 a.m. » For United States, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec and the Northwest, 8.15 a.m. A _ For Nova Scotia. 6.80 a.m. ' For Great Britain, Tuesday, 10 p.m. Letters are collected l from sireet letter boxes of 6 a m., 2 p.m. and 8 D. ID. _ Q _---'g...;_._. YOU know very Weil that “cheap” things are rarely really eheap.but when high merit is cbmbined with low price then. indeed, comes the prudent .buyer’s opportunity. To-morrow this favorable condition will prevail in our milinery department. See Miss Malone' for millinery;-P.i'r0N~ &-Co. 17SEd&iw M1r.i.iNaar .MA'r'rna.-The ps;_¢gmi¢1 sailor and`walking` hit, ever r68dy,;; ever _ becoming, _ ever stylish ,-_-few are the women that will not rise up and call it blessed. It comes up fresh ard smiling every summer, and gets an iu- variable and hearty welcome It’s here this season as usual, with some slight modifications. We show a counterful of them at these prices: 50c., 75c_ and 95c,, at PA'roN & Co's.'-17 3id&1w Miimiwaar.-Our millinerv speaks to all lovers ot the most educated and re-` uned tastes. Grace not gaudiness. Ap- propriaieuess not guess work. Artistic not »