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* Why shouldn’t we be Pl‘0\lCi  ‘
‘ of our trimmed Hat work 'l # ‘
‘ Even the lowest priced hat*
* passes under thli: eive of ill 
*hnffryg imlieif ren iinusleaves&
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*the shop. We do n *
'mean by this, that our bl -
*hah has so much style as
$5.00 Hat.
a We do mean ihowever. timif i
*our $1.50 Hat has $1.50 W0!'\l1
‘of style, even as our $5 hat,has§
*$5 worth of style. You, t00
*véill be prpud 0; our trimllplci a
at wor , w eu you _
gseleeted yours for the coming
season.
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Fire Insurance
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North British and Mercantile
Insurance Co.
Union Assurance Society
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After a spirited contest in the ad~
Throughout the brief campaign,
It is difhcult to say what the true
responsible for the government’s sins
of omision and commission, and es-
pecially for their failure to satisfy
strong, popular and experienced pub-
strength in the riding as Mr. Yeo.
midable competitor.
s success, an will, no doubt
inc abilities and a clean record in
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tioii to holding their o- n in aiiother. '
In P. E. Island they hold East
Prince.. The two Ontario ridings in
which there were elections yesterday
are not yet heard from, but one of
inittedly close riding of East Prince them, Lambton, is strongly Liberal,
the Liberals retain possession of ‘the and in the -other' N0,-th Simms,
SOM il fi °0°Si‘ii°i`“i’iY ‘ie°""°'3°'i ma' either of the two candidate w be
y ' s ould
jority. The Conservatives will per- acceptable to the govemmelm
halls claiiu a “moral” victory. __ _ I
There is little doubt that Hon Mr.
both parties maintained a good share _I Mulmk. hge all along intended -to give
of <>0D5d¢=l\°¢ M15 "en *S "i‘° ""i‘"”S- us a two cent letter ‘rate within the
“me in ‘mm P°ii “ii"°" P°ii '“°” ‘ii Dominion and has been preparing the
tech PNN? in Wm "'PP°‘"°‘i °°“ii‘i°"‘ way to that end bv the ._ measures al-
that their candidate had been auc- lady adopted, Impérial penlly pm.
cessful. _ tsgo, under which a few days hence.
we can send a letter prepaid to
3igi\iiiciiiiC9 iii iii'-i election may bfi’ Calcutta or Cape Town, for two cents,
under the circumstances. Mr. Bell reduce, lo absurdlty ph, three cent,
‘hid f»i10 illivllllmlle Oi i`iiiiiiiiig_ “S ii rate between Charlottetown and
government candidate, but this oar- suulhpom In one casa ,_ ],l»,¢,,,- i,
fied with it 'file diS°'d"“iiii"i‘-’° °i bang carried 15,000 miles for t'wo thirds of
the rate for carrying a. similar letter
one mile. Of course the mere earrings
is is but `a part of the work. The
their friends in matters of patronage,‘ sl,,mpl,,g, bagging’ sorting ,md de-
iizc
liverv are about etlual in both eases,
It is \iS0 i0 i-'ei i`9i1i9iiib9i`ei_i i‘h°'i‘ but we must have a two cent rate all
HOD- MF- Ye0» who coiitesiefi the round, even if it entails a. lieavy loss
riding in i896, Was an ¢Xc9Pi7i0n’*iiy of revenu as it inevitabl will. .
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lic man. It is no disparagement to` The Home of Repregenlmli,-as pal.,
either of the candidates to say that at the instance of the mllwa c0m_
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neither °f *hem had 15° “é“°i‘ Weil' panies passed a hill prohibiting the
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fiisfl” “lied P°fS°” "“ P°ii‘i°“i` sale of railwsv tickets bv others than
the authorised iigerits of the railways
The iimeiy a55i5i"ii°e‘ °f Him' Mi' lt is not known what the chances of
Fielding ‘V93 "0 dmibi of 'f-'>i`i’“i' assi” the bill in the Senate may be, but
“UCS i0 the East' Prince Liberals' He should the bill pass both houses of
is an old hand at the game of politics, Congress ,l,e,,,_ would be 3 quesllon
courteous, persuasive and exception- -as to lls com, _,u,lo,,,,lil_y_' The high-
ally well-informed, In the absence est courts of l Re bl- l. d
_ _ iie pu ic iave e-
of Sir Louis Davies no member of the clded that a railway llckel, ll, PH,
Cabinet was better fitted to win votes Sonal pmperty and may be dlspgsed ‘of
for their candidate in the riding than bs its owner as ma an olllwl. cllal_
Y 5’
Mr- Fleidlnib ` tel. The action of the House of
M . Lei U d a - - -
1' “feel ma e 3' Siiong "ice Ltepresentatives is of interest because
and has made it clear that in future Cauadldn railways are making an
¢0Ut°Si?S he mal’ P"""° fi "GW for' effort to secure like legislation on this
side of the line and members f
_ . , o par-
Mr. Bell is to ble congratulated on. llhment Wim free Pages ln lllpll.
hi , ` ~ ~
pockets Pre all to i ready to give tue
make ii' highly creditable and “Seiiii companies what they want, sometimes
representat-ive. He has good speak- wlel, llme ,.,___,,ml ll, ,lm - l 3, f
H1 Ul`€ S O
e the people they are supposed to re-
T}~,@ Lgurinr government appear to   
   have had their usual good fortune
i in the by-elections yesterday. In
. . .¢ f 1=' - -- " l Quviiec they ciiptiired is seat in arldi-
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PURT 01" CHARLOTTETOWN.
Dee. l-l --Ar.: $8 (lily of ‘il 00'.
lllc-Nev-iu. Halifax; S5 D.>ugIasfl1.
Thomas. Macomb-_-r._ do.
Die. 14-Cld: SS Douglas
Thomas. Macoiiii er, Louisburg; V
f/.Z-'T'..
O lo
ian. Peters, Georgetown; Bessie
Boiil|sy`s Llnllism tts modern Palo Cure
All dealers l0cts, `
.SHALL wooden shovels for boys and
girls at Barn if: G01-ws. dec152i I
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ALL kinds of fancy gr'oc_er;es lor;
Xmas' baking, pure and good at Bran
dz Goiu-"s. dsc15 2i
Haisnxaacniaifs-Nearly 1000 to
select from. 25 per cent discount off. -
W. A. Wee ks & Co 5i¢0d d&w
Lawns, selecf. whenever present you
can from our stock. You ein save 20
per rent to,50 per cent discount, 1-ver) -
thing to be sold.--W. A. Weeks & Co.
Sieoil d&w
We hiivelitsif goods in make s
uselulX~'i..~i_< pic-ent som as gloves.
liandkeruniets. iiiiiffs.lur'ci llais and fur
gloves, tic.. wc. Big di.-counts :E
ieverithiig.-W. A. Weeks & Co-3:
.sod d&w
Lore of useful presen s for Gents.
Kid gloves, nick i-i-». braces. shirts, e'n.
‘Big discounts in i-I-=ar- 25 per cent-\V.
IA. Weeks St Un -5 Cl _
Sonvi-:xiii slit ons. ciitflii.ks,l'r o- hes
. and ~tiul. pins-_ lieaiitifully enamil ed iii
colors ard emi-.l st- rling silver, a nice
iissortini-nt ju~t opened at G. 1-`.
llu c ie.-on’s. li
l IIoi.iu.ii' (Iii-"ri roi: Bors.-lloys
51 reifeis, overcoa s and u stars will iuakii
ilu ood Iio ids; gin. About 100 iii it-» Ii.
sllsa-s. Prices S2 to $4, a good
warm comfortable reefer for the little
boys will make them happy.-Jas.
P.i'roN & Co. l
Xiuas SALE sr 'ran Decorative Art
Room, tiraft-on birect, useful ai d
fancy arii-~les in embroidery and paint-
ing, novelties in Bamboo goods and
l()p:1l ware. Szamped linens in latest
ltiesillfns, embroidery silks in all
shudes._12d lw.
IN arranging for Christmas presents
'forthe children or grown-up eizlier, re-
member that nothing is much more ap-
propriate or acceptable than ii Rink
Iihmnlx _~\55ura_u(;3 C0_ Of publicllifel We count confidently present
London.
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PHOTOGRAPHS
Superior Won-Iunans
Fino Finish, and
loslerato Prices
combine to make our Photographs the
most satisfactory in Charlottewwr
to-day.
Geo. H. Gook.
Im. Ulm nl Grafton Struts
DAVID I. WELCH
IIRRISTER, SOLICITUB li AT TORNE
Notary and Conveyancor.
OFFICE:
’°RCHES'|°ER?8nd MONC'|'ON.N.B
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what Iiiiiiiiiiiug
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Ab
A Steel Feed Boiler tau roll?
\\`e have some i.iee_i=teel boilers _=
in stock that we will sell at a =
small advance on cost. E
'I`he~e boilers are made of the§
b st steel ilate and by the best =
boil r makers. i
We guarantee them to he first;
class in every respcc . No cast
iron er d , ali stee
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Call and see us before purchasing
1* e`so vhere. 2
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upon his being independent enough to
ounce instead of five cents as hereto-
. gi e me especia
satisfaction if 1 shall be authorized to
communicate to you a favorable con-
clusion of the pending negotiations
with Great Britain with respect to
the Dominion of Canada. It is the
earnest wish of this overnment to
g
I remove all sources of discord and ii'-
rit-ation in our relations with the
neighboring Dominion. The trade
- between the two countries is constant-
‘ ll; ly increasing, and it is important to
E both countrses that all reasonable
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'ri-is Nonsniw =! _- -- _ -
Founders, Engine ers and Muchin;S;3_ § I facilities  be granted for _its
_lf steglli rlatlieilaiiou tg.)-.i';:\il hart. § l development. One can hardly im-
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3; ii' °‘,h§ne”l__,5_ ~ E- l agine that it is the author of the
2-`~ I __ E f McKinley tariff of former years who
1 1'?liII»‘IlIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll-=.-zllllllllllllits-lk” S0 sweetly nov
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THE CHARLOTTETOWN HAI'
_ _ For Great Britain. Tuesday, 10 p.m. _
fm- 1° is h°P°<’ ir °°*=°f           .fa  of the Empire will had completed ar- _ ' 4 , '
raugements for adoring this reduced i 1 ' t .`-T old Friends ‘
CURED BY GUTIGURA
llylore hand! commenced with aburning on my
lingers. When Irubbcd them yoircoiild see little
white plmples, and I tclt like twisting them out of
their sockets. I had high fever and cold chills;
nights I had to walk the floor untill fell iislccp.
My hands peeledllke an onion, the tlnirer nails got
loose, the waterran out, and there the burning fire
Was. My hands puffed up worse than a toad, the
water i-an through the bandage on to the door. I
went to a doctor for a year. I got Cirrionm. Rit-
aonvzirr and Gtrnouiu Soar. The nails hardened l
up, peeled off, and my hands are now cured. I
CASPEB DIETSCHLER, Pembroke, N.-Y. 
Brnnr Con Tana-:snr rox Torruimro, Dzsrio-
viulo Huisoas, wrrn Loss or Hara.-Wai-in baths
with Cirricuna Son. gentle anointliigs wini Curicuaa,
and mild doses of Cvricuaa Rlsoavarr.
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ticket and the amount of pleiisiiic it wil:
lgivc is out of all proportion to the
. _ `  t I , ` .-
try and keep his leaders Pretty new Q l moun o money invested nov 26 tt
the right path,and courageous enough ---.- ii , ICE iS l)BlDg IIltIdB SIS faSl'.
to differ from than if _they Th '“:?v‘:'P”l_i:’l“;;‘m_f_‘:°fof::,';:L°“"-»its possible and the Rink will
go to0_ fatil] wroilg. hHismcon]sistent F (L~»~1 'rim~). ‘ ‘W6 Open lOl* skating' On IIlf“‘-
Course iii 9933 W We Um qiiesi or points \- »(withc rnections) -~ _ l . L
tions were involved gives assurance Summsrsidn _.iid 'rig-sis.. ..i line U ‘my evamiig Deo °ii’_i'ii (Ciii`i°i~' "
that in this important line he will be railway, 7.00 a inland also ~.t3.40p.m, Ul3»S)- Tl(-3li€lLS Wlil DB fOl‘
found in accord with the best senti jiflrlylllp-mé0;>U“@§ll<{;1_StlQ N0r¢(!;a'l`lry0D.i sale at the drugstore of A,
. ¢ n’ r a _ _ _ ’ » .
ment of his province' North Carletidnuand Si¢iiail;liown.` rem” W' Reddm’ (ii D' Rankin’
For points east (with connections) to and Johnson 3-Hd J0l1llSOD
on and after December 25th iililnsziliadglprgsrowu on this of rsi.- l Kent Street Price will be the
il(-iiii"i""""“' DT"-l iggiii ii” P°`i°‘S° Fdri Sound and Georgetown only,i Same as ia'§ii year-_ You could
rate- ‘ i , ~` :. between Call- 2_3() p_m_ SC8.I‘CBlY ,Q’l\’P :i mol-(3 approp-
ada and tilt Uuitc-it Kingdom of' For Courier roiiteto Southportfaud all riatg Chit.; - rese t u
Great Britain and Ireland, British points thence to Belfast, 6.15am. - "mb P n or
Indim Ngwfgundland and the follow- FOT'_C0\11'l8l' TOUIB t0 N011!! Rlvfll' Mild one eu; uiiifiig more 
ing African protectomtes _ British all points thence to Victoria, Tuesday, if) |3119 l'0C9_1V€I‘_, l»ll8l1 8 l`»lCl{€l-
East Africa, Uganda, Zanzibar, ThE§i5ri%Zmiadsb;ig8rda.i,&° 6’1%a`m°w. k ioii the Bfink ' i
-- -_ - ',iew runsic, .I
§:)t't;i:t2_::':; dAt;";`1:,'ig ;i'g°°;nP(;i;,: Ontario, Quebec and the Northwest, 14 tf `
SNK News of new silks
News that will make
beautiful Xmas Presents, strik-
ingly handsome designs-de
pendable qualities always. The
sort of silks that have made
this the silk store of the town.
FANCY I GO
Fancy Screens.
Leather
Coeds,
Purses, Pocket Books Music ° `
Rolls Shopping Bags and  ii
Belts, any of which will make ` in
a line Xmas Pix-sent.
Territory will be two cents per half 7g2;iNn;il.a Sc_.,llll_ 8_3() a_m_ ” i 5 I I . I I A
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rate at the same time or shortly I iii with
thereafter. i Zi - New Fa¢eS_
President McKinley in his message The most equlslte odors that _
spoke like a statesman in re ard to
_ I  Perfumes.-
. ° ' g ` _ i , ` “ " Sheila dei-ight the most Sensi-
the negotiations of the international . , tive nostril-may be found
commission' “It will 'v ` l here.'-
Purfurnes are always an
'acceptable present.
We feel confident we can
show you the fullest line
the city. -
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g Central Drug Store. '
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(ln figuring up for
your Xmas buying do
not omit a nice piece
iof Furniture from
our stock, your _wife
lwauis ii. Don’1: dis-
 appoint her.
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Sizes, 10, 11,
_ S' es, 1 '2 3,
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_~ New stock-made in good style-_jus
the thing for snow. ‘I
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Dolls Tables, i
”Games, Games,
Boats, Drums.  _l  
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-Xmas Present 
Sugvestions Béxes,  Shams. Table
Fancy Hosiery, Lace Collars, Q
Fur Collar, Mufs, Boas,   COND Bags,
Kid Gloves, Fancy Belts, Silk L 
Ties, Silk HandI'erchiefs,j  broidery Si]
Needle Cases, Fancy Hair' Or- ,
naznents, Shawls, Jerseys. » ifhrea ni
3 Lowest prices pervail. We  l V I ' i I i
g invite your inspection. F I  R  
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Kielrr, Horton, Murray Harbor. l t m  i 
Iii mas Cliiiii
'- Holiday preparations are efoot.
is asparkle with hints for Chistma
' Gathered withpa forethought- .to v
- arranged with 'conhummate skil
choosing, priced with rare busil
l ment for quick selling. Each pan
tains an inspiration for a suitable
We eirtend a cordial invitation to
 old. citizen or stranger, visitor oi
Make yourself at home in this sto
I u price to your heartsf, content, yeu’I
with every eourtesyland every atti
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I lengths for
new textures,
 12"*
attractive d
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merchandise.
 Goods --
Mats would
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¢a=-44'
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3. S|lllllS_F0ll $2.
Gentlemen's I Menfe
Linen Collars  Furnislhln
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' Another useful ali l .- -‘r-r"\*niii¢\ “ ' l _ _ A _
piesent for Gentlemen . _ - ` _`   
dozen of Good Linen Collai I buxml _` Fan
\\ e have the best makes in all l Hmdl;;`r;lhief8
the leading shapes and styles. l There»s ablmd;
News i=i=z_o'\I| 'rov no
- l Bl-wical Insti
Picture Books,  bets Dolls' D
Rocking Horses, I Dolls’ Bureau
Dells, Side Board 4 Dolls’ Chairs
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Boats, Dru
Linens
_ Poiipo
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entire S"'“"‘YS'°E-
DIREGT -FRU
  LUN
Cloth for Fall and
W h I' "il
e ave opened afine line of no
uitings. Overcoatings and Trousering.
Call now and get first choice-a full line
liifig s always on hand
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iisriiiiniumnirirtinniinniinirnnsiniinnninisi S-“1"=°1'1&1 f-*N15*
Wlnte
Dress Go
Only the worth
colorings mak
res
Goods here, ni
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'Fancy Glassware, .I -Metal Om.
Japanese Ware. i Fancy Bas
Picture Frames, 1 Leather Gt
. Hand Flin
l, Gimpure
in Pillow Shan
Tea Covers B
It ated Xmas Gil
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New what could be more acceptable 1.. »», ge
lirosent Of i~.‘i_\-'
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They are made from No. 1 L,..;.. ii, 3 ...,.i` Lin
Cuffs ii orth 75c etch, our specialcffer
'ln_|&nmL\
 Games, Gam
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Slippers il Bags
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Stamped Lin
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A large 'assert
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,Silks I Silroc
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