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F. J. H()RNSBY’S
loot ill Stitlmn Stan all Sn
ieplayof New Goods. \Ve do
not blow about having the best in
the world, but we can say we have
the cheapest when you compare them
with other good°.
For the Girls. The best assort-
ment of dolls ever offered in Charlotte-
town.
For the Boys. Mechanical Toys,
newest designs, = nam Engines-
Sieam and hot - ~. Magic Lan
terns lateststyl~~. Rocking Horses
something new, Comets from 40c.
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p°F0|- the Ladies and Gentlemen.
We only ask you to come and ex-
amine our Xmas Goods. It is no
trouble on onrfpa rt to sho -- them. We
have selected with c.ire Lea.li.»r and
Cellnoid Gotds for Xmas Presents
Pictures on glai-sa .~pe¢ialty. _Also
Holly and Decoration paper. Come
andgetafew yanis to make your
Picturg; Dining lloom and Parlor
look like the good .ld times in old
Fatherland.
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NSUTICE
will please note that
lli n|.;&|llnlnn
can be obtained con~
siderably cheaper
now, than after lst
January 1900.
It is therefore to
your advantage to
l insure before that
date.
i The Christmas truce affords an op-
portunity for calm reflection on both
sides as to the progress of lhe South
Africin war and the prospects. On
the Boer side the more intelligent
thinking portion of the two republics
must be sadly disheartened. All hopes
of conquering Natal and Cape Colony
have vanished like a morning mist.
Mafeking, Kimberly and Ladysmith
still defy the Boer assaults. The
tide of Boer invasion has been rudely
checked and partly rolled back. The
immense Boer superiority of two or
three to one in armed force, in guna
and cavalry is being rapidly equalised
and must soon show astrong superior-
` ity on the British side.
l More disheartening still to the
ifeuemy is the demonstrated superior-
ity ot the Briton over the .Boar aaa
Lighting man. The ind belH the
ishfoaahasgivenplacato the stern
lo»oat.hasthaBoorcannotbobroa¢I\s
tofacethe Brisou,man to man in'
behindbarrierso!earth,rook, cunn-
trenched h’.ll-tops or J ; an ua-
fordableatream. Hay 
,tomptodioattaoka loreaia
pension" . Andtheeadathahs-im'
ld ' £actthattlieBser
5
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ri!leoaptured,everyronid` ammu-
nition or projectile wasted or Ind
industries paralysed; its import and
lexportti-adecntol`;iherop areaen-
Kimberly and Ladysmith have fair
edrepublics. '1‘he Boer forces may
‘ occasionally repulee a British attack,
their-lines,together with troops still in
.Cape Town and Durban are not. in
this account. These with 10.000 neu
now at sea,would make up a total of
not less than 80.000.
There are reports that Russia is
pressing Spain to sell Penta, the
stonghold on the southern side of the
Straits of Gibraltar. By the aid of
modern fortifications and armaments
Ceuta could be made almmt impreg-
nable. It is thought to bein view of
this movement that the British special
‘service squadron has justy arrived at
Gibraltar,  lithr-,the 
already there  imposing naval force.
`Britieh war vessels are also constantly
mesa.; up .os~g;s;<'ot<.sy»r¢ pad Sabi'
ugaland of West Africa -as far 3,, w_g_L,,,
awayrspressnts a loss thascaunct hal
orinooslydiminished and an era of R, ,"i“'_)§,|g”;‘g 0'
short provisions steadily approaching. l.qs73_
2$2£*‘.,”2.“2*  ... P
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~ You cannot dye a dark color light,
but should dye light onesdark lor home
W... ....a.., ....1 ...ly af.. to na.: :I-“ll-r»-so D:-» on »=~1|»-= r=- N'
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undlre. Wm. ~‘  .
'b&>.ud Hrs. 'Pacman f
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The Boer country is now shut in;its l At De8abl -. Dee. Sth 1899. Jllllil
leKsy.l¢¢d 87 years. . .. p 
On 'Duesda SUNG
(Funeral will leave the of
proapeetsofearly relief, but therein heraou William ._Good.  Z . on bk. ~Pl‘0W8f‘
no prospect of relief for thebsleagnerlghlgoiry 2651., If 3 P- 
Cemetery)
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OFFICE-33‘Quem St.
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la praseaied hy the landing phydei of
L. BMULSION
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thagannine L0., Limited. lonsreal
You ca1_11>in i  rf - rss
Your llalthgén1Z.‘3..‘§“{.’$.?.'I.“.f.“‘l...?.‘;°“$.?.i’;‘° Z°...’.I;°
to any representation we make
with regard to our work.
With a stad' of first-casa work-
man and the beet tools that
money can purchase, we are
enabled to
represent our work
aastrictly tirsbclass in every
respect.
“By our works are we
known.”
llllllll Sllllllll lllll.,
Founders, _
` Engineers and Machinists;
Steam Navigation Co`s Wharf.
Charlottetown, P. E. 1.
Phone 1%.
an anticipation & Britain mais
ieegqnerinthsQd._ ~ ~
_ Itiswolltopacso
einbarrasmsnts and
Ithustakestockof the
.perateaitnationand
,stacles, the enemy
‘sterner lessons and
portentonaoutlook than
our onward march toward Indysiaith.
Kimberley and Pretoria, but no one,
British or Boer, continental Anglo-
phobe or Boer sympathinar, believes
that our armies will be permanently
halted onthe Modder or the Tugela.
Not in the days when Wellington
.crushed Napoleon it Waterloo was
British val
conspicuous than they have been in
South Afnca. We have only begun
_him. The British empireis united in
,this war. Our cause is just. Our re-
fsources in men, material and money
-are almost boundless. We may tliere~
fnre possess our souls in patience and
in confidence.
i Following the d oath of Lady Salis-
bury it is reported that Lady Cran-
boone, wife of nord Salisbury’s eldest
son, is dying of an internal malady at
h atfield House.
ui
A detailed statement of the British
orces in South Africa gives Gen. Bul-
l»r nearly 30.000 men of all arms, at
rh
somethings we Hive som For xmas elmgjl
A Suggestion For You--°~ P e
Sidoboards,
Extension
Tables.
Sets of dining
chairs,
Combi n a t i on
Book Cases and,
Writing desk,
Desks for boys
and girls,
Roll top desk for
12`§`¢
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1 ‘ome thou and do likewise.
Rl WR..£ tl  Bl). llll
I Reed ~
Cobbler ‘°
ug Parlor Snte,
“ Cabinet,
_Boy’s Coasters,
Mirror for the
Mantle.
limb.-. anpofunyshaina l,,,{',"_,,,,,,_
MorrisChairsi
Centre Tables, _
Music Backs, '
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Mr. Fred. M. Morris, Bradalbana, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr. H. L. Higgs. druggiat, Tigalah
lun in the city yesterday. ’
M. Char. T.Harris. Nw Glasgow
¢.mi.mi..¢u iam. an' l'
among the guests at the Revere
| Mr. A. P. Trowsdale, Victoria, was in
the city yesterday and returned in the
afternoon.
l
nf. w. n. nun., and ua 1>.o. eq
Frtment. new retired and residing
ew Glargow isin the diy.
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Mr. William llcgiillan. Mm leg:
tho ' *wed* _ .
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Capt. llclinnon ctshesteamer
returned tothe
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we say how
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give us such a splendid
and wish 
the i,""?itf
'prooperoaa` Nea Year.
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'lhe Central Drug Store.
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a man more than
pair of
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YVEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 27. lf. '
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 men. The garrisons at Kimberly and elgvyeoierday. , “ou 7 in. in an
me will is soirrn irluci. ‘ Matekinstho column under General. amass. wan., o»x....,, 1. ...msg
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ful as wi-ll aa ornamental, that is just vhs" V0 °*° F'
handsomeet line of
All kinds of fancy cake P le* 8 ,, lmiflea all
beautiful assortment of J ardinei-._ of Fan¢)’ CW’ ‘nd :ic in wrrv
fancy and ornamental China. We carrygfa :f\l|;)£:";’° K;¢(.},~.i
ind beautiful 6‘P°0*'~m*’“i'
l`>ilet ware at the Ch°*‘P ’“3"°°k°'7 Swm
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