- A Chicken-Hearted Pair. Mrs. Peter Klein, the other morning, forgot to instruct her husband to bring meat for dinner. After pondering a spell over the situation she invited her Miss Carrie, to wander with ber to the hen-yard and assist in the | inding of a paplet. The hatche s found hard by. flier sur- unding one old ‘biddy,’ and deploying | i using a little strategy and corn,they aid vy nt hands on her and started ] i he block on which the Pe er 18 Wonl \ ° , \ hen they arrived al ‘ c ‘ ‘ cil of war was held. Carrie was _hold- | ing t! subject under consideration. | The young lady looked pityingly at the | fowl, and said : ‘What pretty eyes the poor thing has | ‘Yes,’ said Mrs. Klein, ‘ain’t it a pity to kill it? I | ve this is the very hen that laid that 5 esterday. I wouldn’t kill her if | were you,’ cried Carrie, ‘Oh, we have got to have something for dinner. You takethe hatchet and chop off its head, while [I go in the house and get the wator ready to scald it Why, mother, I could not kill the yor thing. I never killed a chicken in my life, I believe it would haunt a You foolish thing—it wouldn’t do After it is cut and eaten, it woald cutapretty figure haunting anyone, vouldn’t it? After considerable disussion it was ided that Carrie was to hold the chicken, while Mrs. Kleir ’ decapitated it. With 2 heart ing lady laid the ‘biddy’ s head over the block an . the yn shut her eyes . Mrs. Klein rai » hatchet and also closed | b ptics, The rusty blade descended. | B udies gave little screeches end ran for the house. The ‘biddy’ shook itse ) straighten out its ruftled } feathers, and then wande CoO »p LO iy an eer. ed off to the OO Bad on the Dear Girls. ring,”’ said the jeweler, as the reporter picked up a seyen-stove clus- ter diamond, “will cost you $12. If youreturn it within six months you will receive a rebate of $6.” “What! Only $12 for a_ cluster diamond ring?’ exclaimed the aston- ished scribe, “i said $12,” was the calm reply. *Here,” lifting out another tray, “is te of it—price $180.” ‘‘Kalighten me,” pleaded the reporter, “I will; although it is odd that you haven (caught on to this little game. The American is a hustler, in all ihnings. Ifhe fallsin love he goes with the same rush that would char- acterize a& business transaction. He wants to be engaged and have the duy set but in perhaps three cases out of ls before the pn bis ardor COOIS fatal day arrives, and he ‘throws’ the match. He was mistaken in the girl. or in the strength of his own fee! ings ’ and he prea<s e mH itch. rT ; . “"ris na von tne giri an engage— ient ring He can scarcely muster up ch ek to ask for its re turo, and the eh 8 are that he wouldn’ t get it if he This cluster diamond ring a $12 sa long “fi it want. The gold piating will wear for six months, and the paste diamonds wil sparkie and giisten for about the same length of time. if, atthe end of six months, he liscovers that his fe slings have chang- a'cs off the match and is little r out of Hay ket. Litime has welded h ‘re the firmer, so to speak, he gets the spurious ring from her to bave their initials engraved on ! comes here acd exchan- pee ts tor the Simoa pure, Seef It is a lit tos f our o vu, but i} FON ol , o, Phil idelphia, ind) «6 other catebing on and steali og our —.V. Y. Sun. + wk 2 Wife and Man. The Pittsburg Herald iowing conclusion of an interview be- tween a real estate dealer and a couple who were contrac ane to rent a flat: ‘Well’ says the woman finally. ‘I will give you $25 for ‘the fiat, won’t we, s’m’ rep! lied the man. aoe * il pay my ront promptly, too, won't % John? ‘x < mn. | take care of the house,won’t ut,’ [ inquired, as is usual in such you man aud wife? vifel exciaimed the woman sha ly, ‘indeed we are not, are we, ‘What? says I, ‘not man and wife?’ Yot much. I’d have you know that in this family, we are wife and man,ain’t we. John? — “Fs sm : eiteaeresnine NOTES, promissory, but (facts about OME Soap, an article that docs not con- tain one particie of the adulte: rations used to ed st of ** Pure Goods bnt does - » value of levi itimate Washing he demand fo ‘ dvanta gained by the uve of the genuine | ver ' ; of doubtfel character, None | aeeeived ever py Red and Yellow ~ : a" sari batio 13 of the! as a8 Del of ela a8 pegd hands 18 Slamped ion’ e every bar. 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Dennison, M.D., DeWitt, Iowa.” Sold everywhere, or sent b mail for 25 cts. ip stamps. Veccanle information PRR I. 8. JOBNSON * co., ‘BOSTON, Mass. It is a well-kn _— fact that most of the | Horse and Cattle Powder sold in this coun- try is worthless; tl = ss! eridan’s Condition Powder i absolutely pure and very valuable. Nothing on Barth will make hens lay like Sheridan’s Condition Pow- der, lose, one teaspoonful to each pint of food. It will alse positively prevent and cure li ¢ pele. &e. Sold everywhere, or sert by mail for Me. in nps urnished in laree cans, price $1.00; by mail, $1.20 CHICKEN CHOLERA. Cin wee i. 8 JOHNSON & CO., Boston, Mass. — = SS ——————— SS ees ROYAL GANADIAN ‘INSURANCE 60. FIRE. CAML 5, racer me aoe a 0 Head Office—MONTREAL. Halifax Brauch—J. SCOTT MITCHELL, Agevt. = = Ws RISKS TAKEN ON MOST FAVORABLE TERMS. Agent for Prince Edward Island :— F. H. ARNAUD, MERCHANTS BANK OF HALIFAX, $2,000,000, ( ‘byfown, Jan. 1886 THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED, 1842 Assets, One Hundred and Five Millions ($105,.000,000.) Amount of Policies Now in Force about Four Hundred i iMions ($400,000,000). :0: — i. DS to Policy Holders LARGER than those of any other Company. It has no Stock Holders to claim any part of the Profits,—the Asssets and Surplus all belong to the Assared. * is the BEST COMPANY in which to Insure, as it combines all the advantages of Age, Large Membership, Financial Strength, Absolute Security, and the Cheapest Insur- aT that is honestly possible under any contract, which has a definite value to the bene- mary, J. W. FITZPATRICh, Travelling Agent for the Maritime Provinces. JOHN MACEACHERN, Agent for P, E. Island. Ch’town, 22, 1882—Imo mon sat Pa COMPLAY OF PRINCE COWARD ISLAND. ‘FIHIS COMPANY is now ready to naan written and verba' messages, by Telephone, between Oharlottetown, Hunter River, County Line, Freetown, Kensington, Summer- side and St. Eleanors, at the following Rates : oo From Station to Station, when the distance is 5 miles or sill for each five minutes’ con- versgtion, Or part thereof. .....cccsccccee coscee Kad bblde denlinscseuneios s alecses-nchsseaee 10 Cents do do do or to 10 mil DWT 0ces oe ihai<csed scdpenct PO, do do do over 10 miles......... cebeshomned ap ee. | Written messages, subject to Company’s conditions, will be cont fr om Station to | Station at following Rates ;— When distance does not exceed 10 miles, for twouty words or undeé............++.+. 15 Cents When distance is greater than 10 miles... ......... c...s0000 uielen seal eal alee 9 « For each additional word one cent extra, A discount of 20 per cent from the above rates will be made to lessees of instruments Written messages wil! be delivered in Charlottetown within city limits; fromall other receiving offices within a quarter of a mile from said Offices, Special rates will be made for delivering at greater distances, All communications.and messages must be prepaid, The Company is prepared to lease Telepbone Instruments in Charlottetown and Sum- merside at established rates, and to treat with persons requiring private or toll lines. For further information apply to the Subscriber, at Charlottetown. ROB ANGUS; MANAGER. Ch'town, Oct. 19. re ead ~ PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND RAILWAY, LS85-6, Winter A * Arrangement. 1885-6. N AND AFTER TUESDAY, DECEMBER Ist, 1885, Trains will run daily, as follows (Sundays excepted) :— TRAN NS "DEPART.—FOR THE WEST. || "TRAINS ARRIVE.—FROM THE WEST. vh cen proves ‘ne | i ve STATIONS. | No. 1. | No. 3. STATIONS, No. 2 No. 4. ay ee Ws | — >] Charlottetown....- eocesere., 715 1 50 Charlottetown. sane o ’ 0 = | Royalty Junction....++++.... 7 34 2 12 Royalty Junction........... 212 9 37 North Wiltshire,.,.......... 817 3 05 North Wiltshire......,...... 1 29 8 45 pe ee ae ae 8 30 3 20 iiunter River................ 115 8 30 Bradalbane «i: .4....6....... A 9 00 3.57 Beedalbane:.........40..- 12 45 7 38 ; County Line,...... Heewee aes 90 | 4 07 County Line..........°.... 2 36 7 43 pe diiiimndnanesinen«eus 9 23 4 22 i invcantuvcumbaretin 12 23 7 28 Kensington ........cccese.. 9 40 4 45 MUNA nciseed. scene 12 05 7 05 ar} 10 10 5 20 (ap; A. M 6 30 Bam wie ce sass ; ria Summerside... .. Cad ll 35 dp} 12 40 (ar; 1035 Ne ce cac ec etae 1 00 Miscouche, .<.cccocee 10 1b I nn dor eaee een 1 27 . tne ase 9 49 Port iitbicbettascho cs #4 2 08 Post Bh 60060608. Sa0 9 07 REY SEO so. do ekbeess Ci 3 22 | PEE Ss. Seleload dap. hen On 7 54 DSO MOl ws 006 065nckcvccses 3 45 Bloomiieid. 7 30 Alberton......... madd ieee 4 20 | TT i 6 55 ER ticki dtinathe.es nnnn ar 5 15 Tignish earl bk. tspene eee 6 00 a — — -- -_-— ce TRAINS ARRIVE.— FROM OM THE EAST. a . " i! | STATIONS. a No. 5. | No. 7. || STATIONS. | No. 6, No. 8. i re A. M. | Charlottetown...... 0655 2 30 (Charlottetown atti nied 10 25 Royalty Junction... ee soe 6 llC S| eee eee... ... 5: 10 05 Bedford Peoecesee® eeeeeteee os 3 23 i COC COCOO ccs debs tecosac t 9 32 ar 3 56 d Mount Stewart......... ; | lines Stewart,........ } P| o» ia dp, 410 8 50 | Cis 5. 0s vines cedbcs: 5 22 NMR Sic cic ccacas _ 7 38 Georgetown..........,.... ar! 5 45 P. M. ||Georgetown......++......@p 715 | A. M. Mount Stewart............. £05 |\ Mount Stewart wemee+...-d | Serene dies ines ecowsess 4 43 eae recone - oeeape ~ ! 72 CUNT Rs oa é condine detackin } 5 12 ‘Ise. Peters avis | 7 48 eat Kiver eeeaeeered.s* 5 57 =|) Bear River. ois 7 03 Nees «det sctkanelccce ar 6 40 BOUPIS. <0 cece. e0eeee..ccs. dp j 6 20 ev ‘Trains are run by Rast: rn Standard Time, a JAMES COLEMAN, Superintendent. Railway Office, Sletten. Nov, @, 1885—wkly pre 4i Dacinier of Canada, Province of Prince Edward Island, IN THE SUPREME COURT. N pursuance of ap order of His Honor Chief Justice Palmer, dated the twenty- eigbth day of December, A. D, 1885, in the matter of an-Actot the Parliament of Canada, passed in the forty-fifth yeer of Her Present Majesty s reign, chapter 23, intituled “An Act Respecting In- solvent Banks, Insurance Companies, Loan Companies, Building Societies and Trading Corporations, and of the Presi- dent, Directors and Company of the Bank of Prince Edward Isiand, an In- solvent Banking Company. HE Liquidators of the above named Banking Company will Sell by Public Auction, on TUESDAY, the 23rd day of FEBRUARY, next, A. D., 1886, at the hour of eight o’clock in the evening, in the hal| of Stone’s Hotel, on Main street, in Souris East, all that tract, piece, or parcel of land, described in the Indenture of Mortgage, hereinafter mentioned as all that tract, piece and parcel of land, hereditaments and pre- mises, situate, lying and being in Souris East ‘aforesaid, bounded and de scribed as follows, that is to s*y, Commencing at a post fixed in the south side of the Main Street running through Souris, end in the fence being the eastern division line of land owned by the heirs of the late John Knight, Esquire, and running thence along Main Street, aforesaid, easterly a distance of seventy-four feet, toa plot of land sold to James Larrigan, and thence running south- westerly by a line parallel with the eastern division line or fence aforesaid, a distance of one bundred and seventy-eight feet to the shore, and thence following the various courses of the shore westerly to the said eastern division line, and thence northeast- erly along said division fence 4 distance of one hundred and thirty-two feet to the place of commencement, said tract of land being that plot of land lying on the south side of said Main Street, and bounded on the east by a plot of land in possession of Captain Larrigan, and on the west by a plot of land in possession of C. D. Anderson. The above sale will be made under and by virtue of a Power of Sale, contained in an Indenture of Mortgage, bearing date the 23rd day of May, A, D., 1877, and made between Simon Chiverie and Mary Chiverie his wife, and Alexander Chiverie and Mary Chiverie his wife, of the one part, and James R, McLean, of the other part, which said mortgage is now dug and unsatisfied, For further particulars apply at the office of R. R, Fitzgerald, Solicitor, Charlottetown Dated this 8th day of January, A. D., 1586 The Bank of Nova Scotia, L. C. OWEN, C. C. GARDINER, Liquidators, Jan, 9—6w oaw sat Dominion of Canada, Province of Prince Edward Island, IN THE SUPREME COURT. pursuance of an order of His Honor Chie Justice Palmer, datéd the twenty-cighth day of December, A. D,, 1885, in the matter of an Act of the Parliament of Canada, passed in the forty-fifth year ot Her Present Majesty’s reign, chapter 23, intituled ‘‘An Act Respecting lasolyent Banks, Insurance Companies, i.oan Com- panies, Building Societies and Trading Corporations, and of the President, Directors and Company of the Bank of Prince Edward Island, an Insolvent Banking Company. HE Liquidators of the above named Banking Company will sell by Public Auction on TUESDAY, the 23rd day of FEBRUARY next, A. D.. 1886, at the hour of eight o’clock in the evening, in the hall of Stone’s Hotel, on Main’ Street, in Sonris East, all that tract, piece or parcel of land, described in the Indenture of Mortgage hereinafier wmen- tioned as all that tract, piece and parcel of land, hereditaments and premises, situate, lving and being in Souris East, in Kings County, bounded as follows, that is to say ;— Commencing at the northwest angle of J.G Sterns’ property, now occupied by him as a garden and shop, thence westerly along the south side of Main Street a distance of fifty feet, thence at right angles in a southarly direction to the shore of Colville Bay, and thence easter}: following the courses of tho said Bay, until it strikes the said J. G, Stern’s western line, thence northerly along said iine to the place of commencement, said tract of land being that plot of land lying on the south side of said Main Street, and bounded on the east by a plot of land in pos- session of J, G@. 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