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l'G0`l"onn . s__t_4__E;I_ll STOCK OF TRUNK; and
aces. Patons Limited. 455
WEST SIDE car today
BASEBALL -Sl. D ' '
_|||5'|' “WND _ - . unstirn s vs. Lo
“""'°mah this at Victoria Park this afternoon
WHOSE HAIR looked like V
Tilt tnsloc pta i Johnson Ano ionngtm mm
junt rt-ceivcd a fresh supply of choco-
CHEAP MATTRESS.
S_I|f CHANGED it dollar
AND IT made me sick
TP Rf/itll!-that she had sAi.E or cooxsnv in ivitmre anti
gNOU(;|»| M0Nfy 1e`t-tin iMcl..eod's this afternoon in 23.30. 'i‘iic
rlicst cooks contribute. 462
HER PURSE to buy ti.
u air,
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'T PAV3 l° lilly in this Province.
at Zi o'clock.
lates.
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morrow.
"  " ~"'» " r THE ARANMonE- 'rite s s
 g md? |Ar-anmore _arrived at Charlottetown
|2-hour 10 oclock last night docking :rt
.lot-lNsoN at .ioHNsoN, |016 railway ivinirr. sire iimugin a
Special Agents. -fllll cargo of freight and a number
|ot‘ passengters. She will remain in
[Jolt today loading cargo. The Oar-
gterry which loft tlhorlott-etown vc-_+
sVI/f//ll\\\\\YlIfl4` teriluy morning at 7 o‘clock \vli'l‘not
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'We Warned You
Before
That the cost of all kinds of
BOOTS AND SHOES
KEEPS GOiNG UP
We urc prepared lrowover' to
Help you out
as we have inany lniinlrcda
hairs of Footwear-‘ which
pttrclrascil _liciloro high prie
'uid now rriior thvm to _vnu 3|
Old Prices
is long as they last. -
'l`hii°~ month is going to be :t
CHANCE FOR BARGAINS
nd oirr nrivlcc to you iii' to lnry
0il(‘_(\ _V0lll'
SUMMER BOOTS
Morris-Smith-Beer
9,52
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Let Us Clean
Your Hat
We can make your old hat
look like new-put ln inside
und outside minds, re-block
thcm'ln the latest rilinpes.
Metre Boreliino, straw and
Panama hats. and women'a
straw, ieghorn and panama
hats-no job too small or too
difficult.
Shoe-shining-polishes for
all the new styles in monk:
and wornc-n’s boots.
Laces oi' all ki-nds.ln stock,
ami everything in tho tobac-
co line. .
Orders from all parts of
the island' attended to.
Telephone C°nnectlon.
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return to this port until tomorrow
morning,
' CAUSED EXClTEMENT.- A l`i'uc-
tious steer being ie~.i -through the
streets yesterday iloriilng caused
some excitement on Queen Street.
Near Kent Street, the animal came
very close to dirsliing into it store
wlniiorv, but was suddenly brought
about by' ii quick hitch of his r'opo
to u poi--t. The uninial lay on the
ground scvcral times und' it took
crnrsillcrzihl-.1 force to peri~nizide it to
procr.-rd to its ilestliiatiorr_ a local
l»utcher_'s prcrni.-;cs.
COMING FROM FRANCE.-(‘apt.
if llcst. ol' thc \'. I\‘l. C. n, who
ros.-cil with thc |l‘irsit t`ur\irtlian coil-
rirgern ro ltlnglnnd und has spent two
_vczirs in. l<`i°ance will arrive in Cliar-
lottctown on ’l`rrc_»-tiny next. Capt.
llcsi will aildrcss it public meeting on
\Voiliicsilny evening i__r Y. M. (_‘. A.
worli in i-‘|'_rii<:v, This irililress shotiltl
he of great intcrcst to everyone. es-
ilC(‘|=lll\f tllc parents and relatives of
boys in l~‘rancc. l1‘urther partir-iilnrs
later". `
PERSUIIALS
Senator ltiiirpiry, Tlgnish. crosircd
to the mainland _vesterdu_\'.
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Senator i\lurphy. ot "l‘ignish. and
Senator- McLean, of Souris, let'i yes-
terday morning for Ottawir_
Mr. Geo. Gritiin \vlio spent the
week in the city returned to his
hnrnc in Sturgeon Friday.
Mr. l<‘rederick Wiiye and Mr, Wil-
l¥.inr.Scller, I-liintei River, were in
the city yesteday on tr liirsinc-3.; trip.
_r__
l Mr. \V. M. Rowe. oi' thc McDonald-
lilowo Woodworking Company, cr'oss-
cd to the mainland ye‘stei°iia_v.
'1`he nrnny t`i‘iends ot' -Mr. James; J.
Guy, ol' this city, will regret to learn
P* -1-1` ot' his serious illness and hope that hc
IION CHURCH SEFlVlCE.- | th
'[0 pAy hertcm. fare iris-'iiico of itev. Mr. McK‘enziel\ Dr?
MY“"” .Will llrcach in Zion (`liui‘ch to-
STRONG WORKlNG` BOOTS l'0i‘
sontf or Ncwsao's ncnrrcios `,n_i_en, rm one i-‘muy .ma sam,-day,
*Yours for beautif l h ' 'L93 3 Piilli- Alley & <n_ M31
will soon bc restored to his usual
goou licultli.
` Mrs. (Thcster l\ic1.tit‘e. of this- city
leave; this morning for Boston to
meet. her husband who is returning
troiu New York. whore he has been
for some time in the iiit.ei'eiit-s ot' tho
l’. E. I. Fur Sal"-A Board. iloth will
"Safety l<‘irst in the Hat business
" - . _ - k ure _ .
.means buying your new hat ;`_r_i;p1.:i_i:$__ sso _“lin me Seed __l____t__ may
Prowse Bros Ltd. 436-5
I ..Your hat, cleaned, re-
'.. blocked. furnished with
new bands, right here in
tolwn, for a smatl price
_ _ - N  i' -1 ~g ith the ncces
BGSU) S C Sllllllll 3 l0l` Try us   ‘M169 rirrfrtietil) dfnhloskvdeed. This sects
n ho P r
SUNNNVSIDEZ   Tgrgergy much superior in br-ecdii_:g__t_o ‘
e an re
' . ~ 1 , .ial se d
wi.r.2.=nwfm4m.,._ 135 GraftonSt.-Sunnyside §,i;;_;>1‘:)_§;§{“yc(§(;>°;§3;§I§°,, ,_m,,_e ,,,,,,_
tieally i.o selection. Stock seed 01'
V' Y ' V-3 sc-wede turnip should be BOW" the “"1
in
1
Ask for
l'llCKEY’S
. Twist -
Hickey 8: Nicholson Tobacco Co. Ltd
» A Charlottetown
qi-ny
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Ask your deal_er_ for
Iiickey's Twist and insist on
getting the genuine for
it'| the Cleanest and
heat Chewing Tobacco.
lilCKEY’S is _a_large, ‘
clean, fragrant Juicy p_luii
that gives real satisfaction
to chewers after they have
tired of other kinds.
TRY HICKEY’S TWIST
-the change will do you
good.
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Tomlins’
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The -lligh Cost
of Flour
. ha? noi; affected og;
'cyo using on y
521; ben grade. it
costs us a lot of_ money,
but our motto is
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954.1.. For dolly delivery
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ES 50 per cent iless' than catalogue
_prices at Patons Limited. 455
FRESH CHOCOLATE! in iill
‘ tortments; also kisses and caramels
just received at Johnson & Johnson.
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CORNWAUL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
_Services next Sunday at Cornwall
morning and evening; and at North
Wiltshire and Kingston ut: usual
hours. Tho morning service nt t‘orn
wall conducted by Mr. George
t‘r'uwys.
lilaniel A. McDo aid, of Hermitage.
route to Jordan, Manitoba, 'utter
parents, the first extended visit
for about twenty years. Mr. McDon-
ald has “made good" in ranching -in
.the Western States. but like many an-
other. ‘still concludes that there is-,
no place like “The Island." it is pleas-
ing t0 learn that his going no\v is
only to settle up some business neaiiw
and that Ln the not distant future. hef
may be numbered among the list ot’
repatriated lslanders. _
::As advertised we will sell 50 doz 
cn nren’s' Oxford working shirts Fri-I
day and Saturday at the lnirgain price;
of 391' each. Pinwsc Bros., =I.td. |
. 436,5,iiM2ii
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GROWING SWEDE TURNIP SEE
(By G. LeLacheur, B. S. A., Seed
Branch, Ottawa.) 
The Need.
r
With the growing necessity' for thc
production ot' food crops in lEuio|n»
anil the increasing difliculty of oi-can
transportation. oui' wholesale i.'oed|
trade is very irnxious to have .-upplic~_.l
of field root. aint vegetable seeds
grown in (Iunatla. All available On-l
tario growers were supplied wltlrl
coiitrncts lost autumn and during they
winter iargo orders were plaet-.'l ir.:
British Coliinrhia. Seed ot' sugar heei.l
tnangel, garden beet, onion, carrot.
tomato and spinach is being grown ini
t_lrose provinces, while (lic ircr-cage tit"
swede tiirnlp and the hardier veget-.
irbie seeds. as cabbage and ptirsnip, ls!
being extended in Quebec und the
ni-arl‘.inic provdniaes where cllmntic
conditions are most favor-.iliie to their
pr‘r.:luction. 
The Demand.
Orin wholesale seed inerchant oiteriil
to sign contracts ut twenty-five ccut-sl'
per pcnno for all the Swede turnipr
scott grown in the maritime provinces'
this year. Another wishes ut ileastl
three tons ot' seed on the some basis.:
arnl~ at writing, contracts for twenty-|
fotir tons, with stock 'sec-:l supplieii|
fren to the growers. are oi`i`ereil tor:
1918 production. This price ot' twenty-
five cents per pound will be supple-
mented by it Government bonus _nf 4 _
cents per pound, which ls paid _ to
growers on inspected seed. ,
J
Rom For 1917 Planting. _
i~`arnrei's who have s-ound._ welll
shaped. medium-sized roots ol kno-wn
variety harvestc-.l in the ordinary wily.
may qualify for the 1917 contracts.
The i' s .' p_ -
or there inches ot neck iiud all thc
oii send up one main stalk producing it _
stands' in wind storm:~.
lanted more closely in tho
bettei support each othel.
Rootl-ing; For 1918 Planting.
Those who desire tn produce roots'
this season for plantini.-’. WX! S_<D_l'l“_»-
will. on signing contracts' to 310” -1
certain seed area in 1918. be sull'
tei par; ot’ Jirnc in this climate. .llltii I
early enough so that with thin seed-
ing in rows two feet apart. the root-
lingg or little roots- produced will
range in size from ri hen egg L0 U
rmuiu tier. Thcthlunills °D€'f“"°“
mm. pe done with it squiwe-tootliotl
luke, Itootlings are harvested by pull»
lug in bunches und cuttinit ‘he “lil”
with xi knife to ir couple ot’ inches
- on 3'Fo|’l
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Econony the 5
Best is Always
Cheaper in ~
the End
The value of drugs or 0! fl
prescription is not in the price
you pay its in the S005' HWY
do. 'l`he`faiiuro nf customers
to demand DRUG QUALITY 'is
often responsible for seriolw
results. All Drug buyers should
know that quality is thc true
tests of cheapnoas.
'l`hc same,irutli also applies
to the buylngool DRUG SUND-
RIES.
Compare’ our prices with
thoiio asked elsewhere and
carefully note the comparative
rnailty of goods.
if you pay. hlglicr prices `
- lion vm rink. yoir piiy too much
-lf you pity less than otir
otlceii. you will get inferior
.|unlity.
Best quality' at lowest cost is
ft rnrc comb|nat|on- but that
' ii; just what we offer you.
Johnson & Johnson
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Cor Kent and Prinoe lb. ~
SPECIAL COATINGS AND SERS'
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BACK T0 “THE |SLAND."- l\ii.{
Selkirk Stiition,%s£¢ this week enl
i
spending the`winter at home with hisl
i
. 
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* F F  The  L A  .. T' W
\ G ai>°t  l
   12¢   
|lerc'.< :r print that wc liotiglit iiiontlrs it-pm at rdfl
priccst Tlicrc are rnaiiy pzrttcrirs- at _~'mrc ot' cri|oriirg.~'-
printed on a good strong cotton, 30 iiiclrcs \\'itIc. 'l`lic
tnztl cost oi' the falnic .-\'l` 'l`l'll_'l .\lll.l. totlitr is |50. ’ J ,
I \\'~c lizrvc quite ir lot ol' it :intl wltilc its hcrc it i_~ .. .. ' 5
On Every Shelf we’re Showing
Wash Goods Priced Lower than
Present Mill or Wholesale COST
" ‘ " ~ ' i i
\\'c are soiling one pzirliciilar linc of u':rsii t`:rl>ric_< for _’o<‘u'liicli :it this \'cr_\' inorncnt wutilrl cr\_<i _ron _>2}»Q pci' yard :ti tlic
T ll.\l .\I.\\` Sl.l7..\J l.ll\'l_{ _\ l“R[§”l"I`Y .\ l`.\'l`l"f.\lF.X'l`. lt is ir |n'cit_\' _<trtn\,; ,~’-tutcirrciii. lint it is #imp _v sn, for cxninple
niill-i>_\' thc c:r.<c. _\nd tli:rt’,< not all. \\'c'rc sliotviirtg' you :rgrcai :i.~'_<rii'ii1rciit of tin- \'cr_\' lritcst .\nrcrii‘:in \\':i.~‘ir goods for spr-
_ mg-tlrc stylcs :irc rtgglit-s-:rirrl they :irc pricctl right. 'l`ircy :irc-priccil i'l;_{lilYlrct‘:iit_<c tlic_\' arc lrouglu rigln-~lnni_t_'lit m:tn_\g montlrs ago
:it prices that givc- us :i sinall proI`|\-:ind you rt lrig _<a\'iiig, l_ct`.~' talk ii urcr to¢l:t_\
“WNW llldlfill llifiltl. Slfolig and tltirulilc l\`ii:rl<i satin l`ini_<lrc<l duct; u\:\l<c_~° sirlcii- llrc_-< illiiiglrzriris in stripes :ind l:ni<'_v
rouird llircad splciirlid for
<ii'c_<scs,
tlid slrirts for incn and lro_\x<, \\'c:ii'_-z wt-ll
skii‘i.< itlltl llliflfli' l’l0\\“"-‘“ ‘li PU'  'nur-l is cn_<il_\' \\'n-iic<i :rt pci _\':ii'<il6c
_\':rr'd    
'jzrpzilcnc :i splciitlid irratcriui for lirntsc
<lrc.<_<c.~' it nice i`rnc cron tlrrcuil fnllrio in
\\'hile ]_1li|\tc for .~l<irt_<_ \rloii_~'cs :tml
inittirc, liiuc, saxc, hroiin :uid tan :ill
|`:iJ<t colors _gli inclrcs ‘ widc :tt pci'
i':ii‘tl    ..   
Stripc llannclctlc in pink and \\'liilc.
lrltic, wliitc. lrlnc :intl pink stripe this is ir
good i|tialit_v one that will wciir wcll
|`ull 3(> ins. at pcr _\':ir<l i5c and . . . . 
Figiirctl-ci'f‘pc for .S`iimrncr l)i'c.~‘sc.<
ctr., in malty pi'clt_v floral and stripc dc-
sigtis in bluc. piiik, nrzruvc, bluclt \\’liitc,
_c't‘c_\‘, also ri good range in clicck
p:iltcr'\r.< 27- ins. \\'iilc :rt pci' _\'arr_i,. 
<li‘c_~scs in Finc :ind lrc:i\'_\' cowl. `l`lri_< is one
iii thc inosi dirritlrlc aiiil'»tlc.~ii'ulil\-Z5
of \\':i<li f:il>i'ics :il .25t'_ _toe :uni ._ c
Print cotton in a lzirgc _ i':ni;_g‘c ni' tl:\i'l<
and light p:iilci'n.< ai slriiiig dtirzilrlc print
(`:in:idi:tii rirarltc, _go inclics _wirlc ft 
|iery;ri‘d............ c
llcztcli cloth :t .spit-inlitl izilrric ini' sunr-
nicr, llluc, liner; N:tlttr‘nl l‘iirlt. .\':i\'_\', tziir.
lii'o\\'n 36 inclii-_~ \\'i<lc :rl"|rt‘i' _\':\rtl40
3_;;riril........  c
rliccl<_< in llliic. l”iirl<, Crt-\'. For 
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ynrfi . . . .
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\\'liilc liiinnclcttc ggmfl siroiig :intl (litr-
:rlllc :tl l’cr' _vurtl lor, l_’t' . . . . . .

liiiglisli print coiirni 1u.l':i_<i colors
inziuy prcit_\' rlcsigns in lit-,'l1t :ind (lark to
rliiiosc irinir 52 iiiclics wlilc :it pci'
_\':tr‘il     . . , .

|~`:iiicy \'<»iic_< in |rr1rn_\' pretty <ic<ign_'-3
and colors iii t`znic_\' cliccks siylcs :intl
llurzil ill llliic, pink, ni:iti\'c, gr(-_\', lil:rt`l\' :md
white 56 ii\clu~_< witlc :il pci' )'ni'(l50
35s, 4oc,     ._ c
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not should refeiahiy have two _ _,__ _ _ _
side roots oi rootiets le|`t on, but -
cxperlnlentval rc-airlts show_th:rt pi.rc- *
tically the some yield ot seed har _ . _
been obtained from roots harvested inl
the °\""“‘“`>'_ “"‘Y~ “"°,',“*‘ “"f‘;k"(§‘,f' ' 119-121 Queen Street
necks cnt oil usuully sen tip \ i _
threc main stalks which bear the .iced , _ C|laYl0tte|0Wll _I
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"nm" l“""*` Vi" Monlmm' brtinclics, while those with tho nccksi _ _ W _ _
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lypc Of Seed plant kwlgglgls   __ __ i _.51 i_ =__ -lg H it _ _gl ,__t._
from the crown. ~All rootlets of inches always sure to follow. However, thc
course 'left on. If done with care, the
rootlings :rs pulled may be placedi
side by side in line on the ground
and the top.: cut off with a straight-
inouthed spade or shovel; They should
be hantllcn to avoid bruising and stor-
ed in a cellar or pit, for the winter.
Further information on Seed Growing
Methods for safeguarding the purity
oi' variety; the choice and prepara-
tion ot’ Foil; planting ot' roots' and
rootlings; cultivation; cate ot' seed
crop against windstorms, birds and
insects; harvesting, curing and
threshing; and ativantages of `grow-
ing out own sec-.i were presented in
last week's Magazine Guardian in
Mr. L. Tennantfsr excoll|nt article
on "The Growing of Field Root. and
Vegetable Seeds." Bulletins; pam-
phlets-, or spcclii|.ini'ormu-tion by let-_
ter or personal visit may he obtain-_
eil by application to G. l.ci.aclieiii',_
address, Department ot' Airrlculture.
Charlottetown.
_ 
SHOPLIFTING IS
A PAYlNG BUSINESS.
Although department stores i-eluct~
antly admit lt, the foot is -that slroll'
iiilng is as profitable as ever. There
are reasons enough. The prc-fesaional
shoplifter has his regular customers
for whom he steels. The customers
select tho article in the store. thc
shoplllter steals lt. obtains ii fair
price for it--plus his cleverness, and
the deal is closed and forgotten. it is
purely xi business transaction- cash,
only and no question asked. There
is no dicker-ing with a "fence" or sec-
ond hnnd dealer: consequently tho
police are thrown ofi' the usual beaten
path.
proteiudoinil iihopllfter has found N010
and opportunity to turn inventor.
His tools are ingenious mechanical
contrivances. One of these is the
recently found in the possession of a
Hungarian team- two youu! U10" “nil
ii woman. ~i ~ _
innocent looking in itself the bog is
a veritable storehouse for purlolncd
articles. The thief places the hiig on
the counter over the article to ho
stolen. By leaning carelessly on lt
enough pressure is exerted to force'
the article up past the _hinged flaps
into the false bottom. li the thier is
apprehended the -bag is opened and
reveals nothing. unless the seitrclicr
iuispectii that there is o. fiilso -bottom.,
When a thief is caught with tho‘
false bottom, hinged dst; travel brig.  
ery” ~ _
lld0'\ll|l_ lllnflille W3\Vl0tl““ "9 "mm" i  ‘ '-
. . _.. .
Unfortunately for our stores the   r a i g  
contrivnirce is very ettectlvo, in steal-
ing ribbons, gloves, imiidltei'ohicl'i-\
and ltosiery. The bug is placed on the
floor und the articles are slfnply roll-
ed oil the counter in to the iiiip us the
thicl' calmly looks The salcsglrl in thc
eyc .’l`lie flap is returned to its posi-
tion by the foot._
Then there is the subtle third arm.
used itu' over a century- air artlilciiil
arm. fitted into the sleeve ol' the coat i
which rests quietly on the counter",
while the real arm inside the coat is `
busily tucking away stolen stuff. A
woman rising this means to steal im-
ported laces was arrested in Phila-
delphia. The published story oi hor
nrrest created tr inrore.
There are muffs. umbrellas, long-
gloves, lrloiisc bags, skirt bags, men`s
pockets with the bottom at thc knee
line, shoes with false soles, real birh|~
es with conveniently long dresses up
which valuables are stored. and man_\"
many oihcrs.- New York Exchange.
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For Good Candy
a Light Lunch
or lce Cream
‘the home of
Thomas White’s
‘ Sunnyside
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tones. .t ..
pta ifq
is displayed on all our
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W1th_our_printing and
satisfied with our service
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