Sib AS. Piles pa 2 eS tiie EO % LISAL AND Ofddz ITEMS, Bee Bros, for tess Gournais AM y | sto all our readers. | aS 1.75 siiciililililies | a i j t bn iss i to i | One hundred pairs heavy . all wool pants, worth, $2.50, Lisy.—J. D Tay or 4 et we a e “ } telephone j/now selling tor S1L.75. | this lot;- new goods only ‘ } rT | SANE .— The e are opened yesterday, pits! for the [near i aoe PROWSE BROS IT n ow being Christ ‘ , I yone ofli-e w ynly be ’ An { 0 Pp um ee eae LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS ‘ } x r S sl and tie “w St. D wpstan’s ‘ ‘ sed iast evening We have A Goov Srory. —Read the story ly ard the amount realized, at George Du Maurier on our last page ‘ a: nical i Very Crepitasie Ixpeep.—The Xmas f o-Rovxo.— Me-ers. McKin-| namber of the New Glasgow, nH. &.. . aN taken ft steam | Lender hes bee on received It is in book Char own, and wi form, and is very crea tiirble to Mr. Albeit i Ly nA further | Dennis, the enterprising publisher. Fhey are ug it up to-day. -_—_—— a Magic Layrern Service —At the Sal- Ba xe.—T Mission | vation Army meeting at 8 o’e slock to- Ban oon » with the ( a morrow night, Ensign Perry wi! ll give a 5 ' aia most toterest Magic Lantern Service, one of hit vey al eting last evening The lbest. Admission 10c. children 5c. Chis ramme ineluded singing aod recitations | wj}) be a treat. Be sure and come evr! y sn addr bw the chairman ae Quire a SiG ut patie of the unusual! {GISTIAN kavorn.—The C, a. rhts on Salem’s streets yesterday was S ‘ ‘ stian Chureh w ho aan J. H Fletcher the well-known news gs hereafter on Friday night | paper man and mayorof West Sale, g at 7.39. A good meeting| carrying two mattocks over his shoulder } tomorrow night. A cordial so i several feet of smal! iron cable in his yo given to all to come and spend | hand.-Salem, Oregon, States main, Dee, 13, 1 a i ir =~ - More Asnovr “Doss —The Halifax s Frei Adams & Sons] Chronicle saye:—Josepb Duan, the young ( and 13 Jarvis Street,| man in jail awaiting bis trial for break Pos ei are sending out] ing late A. J. Grant’s hardware store, has § ands paper dolls with | been in the city about four months. He : ul+ a lies. They send a| married a Cape Breton girl some time ago, sixteen f noe cents ip stamps, or] and for the past eight wooks he has re- a e one for the children free. sided on Grafton street. Since bis resict- 145 —tf ing there he hus not, so the Chroni icle is ei infor med, done avy ‘work, and his means Ma. Ross’ Lecrvure —Please remember |, of existence was a mystery all along toes le i mn the basement of Zion —_—_—_ - ‘ ae | lay evening, 29th insi., Axotugr New Cover—-Court Petrel | ; e “ Wanderings of the Lost Ten | 0. Foresters was organized at Tryon 01 Tribes of Isracl from the Assyrian Cap- |the 19th inst., by L. U. Fowler, an officer ' their arrival in the British|of the High Court. Although there are a ] as Anglo-Saxons.” Lecture be-| dceen of Foresters in Tryon who are mem yns at S o'clock. Admission 10 cents. | bers of the Courts at Crapand and Cape ely discussion will take place after] Traverse, Court Petrel starts with a gooi , membership, sixteen applivaute. The Pie gue ea va _ | officers are :— t “ ve cae ee C. Deputy—D. J. Thompson. ast ye, sg cig TI * . i ae ; C. Ranger—John H. Lea. i oe a : - ; a + Rec. See.—J A. Chisholm. ce Rye See ee ee et - ie, Sete. Be. ell. ~ ~ = : . eae = os Treas.— John Gamble. Mozart's 12th Mass will be sung. ” Chap.—Philip Simmons. ‘ r will be ase sted on the eccasion by Ss. W Will A. Howatt. an orchestra. A silver collection in ai i 1 W.—M. Quigley. ve new Cathedral fund will be taken | $3 B.—I.D. 8. Wood. sisicianitipsiian Physicians— Dr's. Robertro. an d Doug Mawx:rona Crors.—The Manitoba gov herty. ernment bas ja issued the final crop Pree I etin for the season of 1896. It places a oe i the y:ekis of (he year as follows: Wheat,| S ‘Special Sale. Se e for THE DAILY EXAMINER, THURS Ss DECEMBER 24, Wonderful---$4 75 Opened yesterday, 33 Youths: ites worth $7.50, now selling $2.75 to $4.75, $4.75. This line will fit young men from 14 to 20. PROWSE BROTHERS 4896: - JUST OPENED. ee lot: at $1.75, 2.75 and $3.75. PROWSE | | 53 pairs odd Pants worth from no two pairs the same pattern; we will clear this this month at a bargain. Those BROTHERS BOS’ ULSTERS: 169 Children’s Ulsters bought ata sacrifice, will be cleared out ‘coats fit boys from 4 to 12 years. PROWSE BROTHERS. 14,000,000; oats, 12,409,000 bushel j bar-| ev, 3,100,000; flax and rye, 300,060 b ish ele The total g-ain crop of Manitoba was exactly 30,412,552 bushels. There were also raised nearly 4,000,000 bushels of potatoes and roots. These figures sal not include any portions of Northwest | Territory. cimngiiindin Sxarers.—An impression is abroad that the managers of the Skating Riek intend charging av admission fee to reguisr eub- Christmas and New Year is an error a3 all sub- ecrivers on This nigtts ecribers will t e admitted free on these two nights which of course are extra nights In this way subscribers have the ‘ f three Rirk nights and one band after on of this week and three band nights f next week nnatiiiiiiunia Ay Istayper Kittep.—Mr. I-aac Bag- nal, of Bedeque, wa killed nt Kalamazoo, | _ sigan, a sbort time ago. Mr. Bagoall was up at the top of a thirty-foot ladder| trimming the branches of a tree when the | ladder slipped, and he fell the whole dis- | ground, and only lived three The deceased, who was | has been away in’ and was a} tance to the honrs afterward about 45 years of age, Michigan about fifteen years, eoutractor and builder. Pottce Court.—There were four Scott Act cases on the docket this forenoon. | Catl ne C es was sentenced to two tr" morisonment for a third infrac- t and William Macdonald, for a first inira wr ved $50 aod $5 75 costs or two months’ imprisonment. The case | against William E. Barron was dismissed, Barron proving & lease of the bar to a} V y man named Malone The case avainst Patrick McAleer was adjourned f ne week os Masowic.—The brethren of St. John’s} and Victoria Loige, A. F. and A. M., in- tend celebrating St. John’s Day (27th) by attending divine service in the Firat Metin dist C hurch, where a sermon suitable to the occassion will be delivered by Bro. Rev G M. C am pbell. A Masonic “At Home” will be held in the Lodge Room on Dec. 28th. The brethren can procure) tickets from the following members of the | trothers T. A. McLean, H. Ww nv dovenn. W. A. Weeke, jr., Doull, R. M. Johnson, B. Rogers, 4 ¢ 4 é ' ‘ener | 5 ’ 4 ( { MERRY, / MERRY 5 XMAS. Te all. Slaughter Sale of Xmas PERFUMES TO-N IGHT..... ALL MUsT GO g Johnson & Johnson, Perfumes a Specialty. 2 > a ee 8 «68 82% ee 62288 Fe & & em>SVeEsVeeeoesus2seesee “iynnvenennngvonnvenennnnneaneneenntyy %4 SS SSS 5555555554 5555955584 Xmas Eve Our s‘ock, clerks and teams are all at your ser- vice to-night. Lots of nice things left. MERRY XM“AS——— to all our customers. If you are not with us this year, you will be next. MARK WRIGHT & CO, LID For FURNITURE. W. P. Firitbasauausads 5% SSS 45445544 493% jr. 44 PZ mgemnnvenenennennn rv et Great THE USEFUL ONES and that is just For For ‘ CHILDREN. Handkerchiefs LADIES. = E = see E E E * = F f Cc + t : Hosiery " Caps Gloves Silk H’dk fs Tams Linen « Butts Dresses Silk Mufflers ; , i U Isters Suspenders : Clea Cloaks Fur Coats Fancy Handker hiefs Silk Blouses Searfs ; ancy Lis ens a co «Cc. We are closing out all Fancy Reduced Prices CLEARANCE why our store }i eason of the year (as it always 1s we Golfers Gaiters Overalls Aprons, &e. 7 BEER BROS. | To-night ench a useful one at this hope). Fe r MEN. Fur Gloves Umbrellas Leather Dressing Cases Silk Ties «ec. Goods at Greatly From Now Til It is only a few days, but each | of them is worth any two or- dinary days. All the Great Bankrupt Stock oeoeeATe cee The Jac Must be disposed o kets, the Furs, the a sets,the Dress Goods, the Cloths, the Underclothing, the Gloves, the Biankets, the Flannets, etc. All must be sold; we carry nothing over. In this Bankrupt stock are many things for Xmas presents, and in many will buy a $1.09 worth some cases more. Is it Handkerchiefs ? Nearly 1,000 elegant Silk Handkerchief eee and colored‘at any price ig embroidered and Le piain and hue stiched IS IT GLOVES ? A full line ecises 50e of Perrio’s Celebrated French Kid Gloves, black «snd colored, Ladies and Gents. Als special targains i Liaed Gloves in Bankrupt stock. Is If FURS? if it is Furs, Collars, Muff-, Ruffs, Jack- ele, Or any fur goods, the People’s Stor: is the spot. Buy your Furs fr are anxious to clear all Furs. Bankrupt Lines. IS IT GENTS’ WEAR ? ym us as we Special Collare, 4 Ply, {,8and 92; and best l5e Cc ulfs, 2¢ Neck e?, Cardigan J- ciets, Bs aanicen Stock, Underclothing, Kid ‘} . - . Gloves, Braces. IS IT JACKETS ? Doa’t want a Jacket left over and don’t think we will when we are selling the Bankrupt ones at $1 to $5.95,worth $8 50 to $14, snd latest style, imported this year, at $2.10 to $4.75, cheap at $3,25 to $7.25. Is It Furs, Coats or Caps ? Sleigh Robes, Ladies’ Astrakan The Bankrupt stock had a lot of this class f goods, and for presentation r others, ®don’t forget selling ‘ heap. be Jackets. to past rs hese goods are Bankrupt Stock Bargains, Our Umbre Our Linen lla Sto:k, Stock Our Black Dress Goods, Our Colored Dress G ols. Sar oF how satisfactory you will be served W. A. Weeks & Co, Wholesale and Retai! eee 22. co ej 2 2 & + Don't Forget to call und get Xmas Cake, Donghnuts,Se Cake, Patties, Tarts, Pies,Oat- cake, Ginger Snaps,or German 3uns. We would name many 9 é 6 § ( ( ¢ ‘ other good things but é ¢ ¢ ¢ 6 ( ¢ ¢|: ? some of our itch to you space will not permit. gx Telephone v D STEWART, ECLIPSE BAKERY, = ® oo] e® ® 2 o&2 oo 030% 2 Bakes Best Bread. drweeecro rece! “PATIENT CONTINUANC gE.” The world is wide in time and tide, And God is guide; then do not hurry. That man is blest who does his best And leaves the rest; then do not worry. —Dr. Deems. Bargains to-night son's. A nice Xmas present for your boy would be one of those small shovels, ard for your girl a little half broom. They are loth serviceable and cheap at Beer & Goft’s. : Great reductions to-night at Watson's. Great reductions te-night at Watsons. at Wat. LAU UUAAAUAAAL LLAMA SLLUbAAAAAAALAAUULAAAAAAUUUAAAAAA SAUNA ADS | THe W to day LATHER: and to-morrow, Fresh west to nort 6 special values in gentie- men’s handkerchiefs—25¢.29¢ B5e¢. 58e. 65e. and 75ce— Mecore & McLeod. Violet’s French Perfumes boxed from 25c vp at Central Drugstore—Roger & Gallet’s h west winds; fair, and decidedly cold , 40e and up. IAS | song, W 7” addresses by ee NOVUTHING TOO GOOD (Written for The Mail and Empire.) Three little to's on shopping bent, Were standing in a crowded store And counting all their yrmnies o’er. | Two little lais with curly hair, And eyes of blue and faces fair. And a little maid who scarce had seen | More thau ten short years, I ween. They chattered oa in childish glee, And wondered what mother’s gifts should be. | | Isnt it good she is not here ? |’Twill be a s’prise for mother dear. | | wonder what she’il ever say | When she gets our presents on Christn Day ? [ hepe she'll like them, , goc vd, and think th ;}And she'll know we did the best could.” i I know what I'll get boy, And his eyes were dancing with very j *“ A bottle of perfume, so nice and swe And mother will think it’s a lovely trea brother, *‘ Nothing could be And, bright face pleasure, He clasped in treasure. How I envied the man, Who is willing to do the best he can To please ber always, and Jet her see [hat no one loves her more than he. his beaming o’er w his hand the mother For the little lad so bright and fair. That the years to might srnother he showed that day for moth —N. M. Q Llth, 1896. cr come earl } I ne ivve Toronto, Dec. Bargains son's. te-night at ‘iti CURISTMAS CHARITY, Christmas is at hand. ~~ those who have heir eager rush of g ‘ft vivir tions: Upon which class do we general bestow our gifts, and hearty hands shakes Christmas time? Is it not mostly up each other? How otten do we step side our own pet ¢ sire ole to drop a word plenty, to money pause neath their burden of luxnry and plenty. Christmas by hunting out the bovels of distress and misery, and to Bring a smile to the wan pinched fac of the inmates, by handing in, if only bakers loaf, with the accompaniment of hearty handshake. True, there isa gre ieal of this work done,—bat not enough. With the t} ong of Christmas, it natural for the clildren to feel elated prospect of pienty of eatables, and an abundance of toys. how much better would it be to teach the to be happy in the thought of carrying, only the half treasures, to some hal joyous,—at the go gx 1 are only peep at and smell the f this itfe -imilar thoughts of the coming who is doi 1g vo table and avored w pi'ying h th nature ans of hat those seasons bring sad a-ant thought-; for when they think the many homes where poverty, cold ar hungerexist, with and then on the other hand rances and unnecessary indu'g2cces ex'ensive among the riche yught to make them feel Let us begin ncw to make the best use see Cc. asses, may not occupy a warm place in 0 hearts and when the first presents itself retura—not the stiff fora eac') other. noble, and pure, and ¢ eserying of # rick reward thau this world can bestow. —— ~~ a ‘arter’s Bookstore. +e? TEMPERANCE NOTES, John G. W. P., and Hon. bearing on the enforcement of the C,. T. Hon. Mr. Sinclair claimed that many and did more harm than good. def. nded the action of the ‘Government appointi g a vendor in vendors must b2 appointed that they appointed at a fixed salary and be co peiled to sell the liquors at cost, wh license to $150, might as well get # larger amount out it. t ing diepereed _———— and Christmas night. Come and see - Bsookstoore. Leod. FOR MOTHER, Their thoughts on Christmas gifts inte ,»’ said the youngest a , Tw r i Said the little girl who was standing near, W w ‘ WwW ELLN “You have only fifty cents, my dear, 5 And that costsa quarter. “Tis half, you JEWELER. know ‘ i Se . . Store open cvenings. And the other half will quickly go. pene pm ¢ ne Isn’t it too good?” “ Why,” said her too good for mother.” priceless of that little \s I heard his words | breathed a prayer never er, a Z. Wat. It would be well ll spending and ig, and ask themselves these aed Haszard & Mocre. “| Notice. greeting, or t ) Spend 2 paltry dollar some starving m sahile and her babe? What do the rich want of gifts? Their wardrodes and pantries are groaning b2 It would be well to make this a Happy wretche trying and 4 We give Free to sesson. Bat I often think that tethe truly chari- i able iiving nature, w is less tavore t e met F ing g od, | that those seasor ring sad rather than plearaut mug ; for 2 ay ink of ' : any homes whe Si miber iil ad no means of amel.oretion ee eX.rava- y rj ‘g20ces FO sher ¢ es, it sad and troubled. 28 se of > old year by tue remaining week of the old searching in our memories for any who more CHARITY. Come ons, Come all, to Santa Yaus’ Headquarters to-right. Anders s0n,| —— = Peter Sinclair on the | temperance question, in general, and also} yur temperance friends were too extreme ea ‘ LONDON HOUSE Summerside, taking the ground that they were legally bound to do £0. M:. Andersaou saggested that if wevld remove th- “necessity of doing a certain amount of business to make it av, wuether that business was legitimate pay, & or not. Mr. Sinclair tock the ground that all > vendors will make allthe money they could regardless of restriction, and conse- qaently the Government has inereased the presumably that they The li terary part was fullowed by a well trovided aud weil arranged spread, and afier full jus stice had been done the meet- Great reductionin Calendars numbers to- Carters Store open this evening.—Moore & a Twenty-five per cent. off our whole stock These Are | | | | nt, Bright Busy Days At Our Store ‘ Everybody invited to come our Grand Christmas Display. WATCHES CLOCKS SILVERWARE and JEWELRY. Enjoy yourselves looking over these pretty lines they’re at your service. Don’t overlook the little price tag on each article, the figures on it will in terest you. and see Night A large assortment of LANES, Mas em we oy. et, a ith SKATES Useful Articles at geeat bargains at ui TUT SRXAVA BUSY 0006s ohbeoues oe fo fAwYFtL ws ay Fs FEISS CEFUFuTuusesruserua Com to the bargain hive. All FANCY GOODS Must go. Xmas greeting to in at yn prursr FUFMWA } re | TO LET That bésiatinally “ateeabed two story All persons having accounts against the | City of Charlotietown fare requested £0 | eq | Present the same st the Office of the City | 9 a on Prince St, now occu; id by Clerk on or before Saturday the 26th inst | te endiee” Pskeuien abies es By order H. M. DAVISON eis lst November. Apply to 2 i ZAKE BROS, & CO au City Clerk’ eOfice, City Clerk. | eee ac} Dec. 22, 1896. 3i pept26t—tf 13 m if j f- naked, hungry, cruelly-treated child, who} dare only peep at ¢ smel > good hings o is life? We older ones too are made happy by al! Picture free to all purchasers. These are real Art Studier. fashionable touching of hands which | Fisher Folk, and Scenes of London, in Sepia. Also a Hand- causes more coldness between acquaint- x ances than harsh words—but the warns} Some Boy i in Colors. loving handshake and a lingering look We do this to show our appreciation for our very pros- from eve to eye that will make us love perous year. Oh! forthe forgiving spirit! Whata heavenly spir-t itis! and when it comes from the core of tbe heart, and truly a MW. MeLeod & Co. shows itself in work-, wh tcan be 2er CORSETS Union Division, Soas of Temperarce.} Aj] sizes of this celebrated Corset kept by Prices held their thirty fifth anu‘versary la t 9r @9 95 evening in Summerfield Hall. The even- $1.29, ¢ aad, $3 C0 ing was pleasantly spent in music and | BEER BROS ATATATID WASZAMAM WFO WM AMADA LUM VMAS M®WDAULAMAVEM WMA WA le From now until this Jot is gone, we will give a Beautiful | opportunity A. ee of | ¢ be m- ich Overcoats, Reefing Jackets, We have about one hundred and fifty, vot all sizes, Lut on eka we have you can save a lot of money. Tad. HARRIS ee eee G88B848 , ¢ ( ¢ ¢ 3 ¢ ¢ ¢ a ( ( ¢ ( ¢ ¢ ( ( ( ( ‘ , ¢ ¢ ¢ ( ( ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ 6 © ( of Fancy Goods today. —Moore & McLeol. To Your Wie --- Hand her a Policy on your life in the Sun Life Assurance Uo., of Canada, E.R. BROW, AGENT ss. . uP ASS a For your own sake don't do it T- 2 Xmas Gift nxieticemnasiibctarit -aniap” siisipaltmas Charlottetourn. What the reat bankrupt Slaughter sale —— -_ Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, Overshoes, Men’s and Boys’ Clothing. 50 Horse Rugs at Lowest Prices you ever heard of. JB. Mawionalt’s Ct Sta Directly Opposite the West End of the Market House SosesVses be. Mee MS West Stes teste OUR STORE WILL BE OPEN THIS EVENING Silk Handkerchiefs For Men, 14c That's pretty cheap, isn’t it? have nice qualities in fancy brocades, 22¢ we st iS 4 i peters \ ‘ y) “i 4 f iS oe as mA ome we “i and 25¢, ¥- |hree Grand Values Three assorted lots, each including white and colored brocades, and plain Japanese hem- stitched ; prices are (Pp 48 Lot 1—29¢@ each. Lot 2 -35e each. Lot 3—58€ each. % Lots of other kinds at other prices. A More here to choose from than anywhere °*** | sxe e'se in the city, lower prices here than anywhere ¢ else im the city. & ge a Moore sw McLeod. RI SORES Avdedededs ee2ee22 22e222 S Its One Thing f % LTT To get a suit that fits you, but its another thing to get a suit combining style, fit and graze- fulness, without which no garment can show to advantage. The above advaniages are obtained here, with best values in the market tor Ulsters, Suits and Overcoats. Being near the Holidays we are giving special values in the above suits. JOHN T McKENZIE 4 Oe te