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Noonan l _ THURSDAY 1v1or_tN1No- oHAR1.o'r'1'1-:'rowN,1=. E. 1., .1iu,~1u_ARY aa, 1904. -T1-1uRsoA\_1 1v1oRN1NG- { Tw.?¥l‘.`.¥..’i..°.§"é‘£.lii.'f.§.’i“§%"¢
Pointer
Why is . our
trade increas-
ing e v e r y
day ? Be-
cause our fits
are perfect `
and goods
give satisfac-
~ . ‘ tion.
F. R. DBOVCE,
_ Custom Tailor.
Great George Street.
GI 1 D. lH’rlzht
Funeral Director and
Embalmer.
Having purchased from Mark
Wr‘lg`l1lt & Co. Lt’d., their undertak-
in( sine-ss. and also seeuting their
undertaking departments on King
Square I ant pre-pared to attend to al
orders p.1sonally and in an up-to-
date manner, paying special attention
to eariug_ for the dead with a view to
the health of the living.
Office Phone - - - 2l5e
Residence - - - - 60 ‘
_ ad. tu tr.
IF YOU ONLY KNEW
When your well stocked store was
going to burn down, you could
wait to insure until the week be~
fore, but
When lt ls Destroyed
You are too late. Remember the
old adage, “There is no time like
the present," and no insurance
like ours.
IE. II. IB IE E E..
Representing Phoenix of Hartford,
-. Canadian. Quebec.
NOVA SCOTIA _
tlarmellt lianulactory
BB ssd 240 CliltEltliiTON ST,, HALIPAX.
lanufacturevs oi
V Mets Shirts. white snd celoros
Boyf 1- A. ‘ ts
M_sn‘s Working Puts.
Nlen’s (li crslls, blue itirill sad denlrsnt.
.run it it .i .. it
Boys’ Blouses,
Cow Boy s' Pants.
Childrens Sailor Snlts.
tiosts, white orill, lor roolts, waiters, bst-
llers, bsaliers.
Boys` S a=lor Collars. trimmed,
llova' li' ndsor Ties.
Lstiles’ .\prtns, plsin ssl trimmed,
Ladies’ Usdrrwesr,
Lndlef’ t\l|ll Dreslnl.
Lillies Skirts and Uld¢rslt|rts_
csltaren N .rt Dresses.. `
c|»nsr¢s's tlsssrustslsg.
¢l|il¢rss's Dumas.
Childres’s Plsslsrsi
|aisat’s Slips,
i2hlldn_s’s Slllor Prests
Pillow Slips.
 
Federal Blend
A choice Blend of Ceylon,
India. and China Teas,in such
i"_;fopor‘ions ss to insure s
§elicious cup of Tea.
Y sud by nt the pftnupiii
. Grocers. Wholesale by
illclllllillll 8s 'lcllfllll
‘l , wer Queen St. Ch’town. `
g wssuirn
l .
mam was kiln Down.
.E .
Fr-:r.1' onowsv Alva
Mlsemt aus.
Burdock ,
Blood Bittersi
» BUILT UP THE SYSTEM
IND ADDED TEN POUNDS
IN WEJGHT.
lr. Kd. I. Harris, Newbridge, Ont...
~ ithpoor health, but has now been
‘.-tor tofullhealth and vigor. Herein
at he writes dst ‘,‘Lsst _spring I_ was
I s very critical eondltiommy system was
tl run down. I fel! drowsy and miser- ,
-N0. and thought I would surely die if l`
After reading one of 'our slmanscs I
decided to try Burdoek glood Bittcrs, and
before l had taken two bottles l had
flined ten pounds in wel¥ht, and sm now
n perfect health. and can certainly
recommend Bnrdock Blood Bitters to
build up the system."
BURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS
ls the best Spring medicine on the market
to-day. You may need one this Spring. .
Usa. get B.B.B.
l~a.~1'1r.` 1 ;~‘_-,f  ~  ‘r ,\- ‘sift
_ SlOlVlACil _,
and Bowel Troubles. ,“`
orpld Liver, Sick Headache, Constlpnf ‘l
, tion and Bllloushcss, speedily
5 cured by
 McQ£.Nlu_TE’S
 Pius
 'Ihrynre safest-ld prompt freefrom Co/onul
' nr any .llrrrnrinl prepswtloes; can be taken
te
~`\.'¢.:s:f \ -`~"
-1
_ I
“.?2~9»'c~-if
~' nt my time rind ln any c ms .
" 'l`h=~y are prepared with A concentrlted.E.z~
" hurl made from the Buflfrnuf and scientifi-
". enlly combined with other vegetable principles
that mslte them without doubt one of the
'l but Liver, Stomach usd Bowel Pills now
_ before the public.
' ~ For lull everywhere, 95:: par box.
I
or by mall on rooeipr ufpr co.
_ni--___d--_..-111-s
~" srsurorws ram nearer.
Alsmily romstly ini internal and ssterssl nu.
Cures Rhenrnstism. Colic,Sprsi`ns,
Neurslgin. For sale everywhere,
price 25 cents per bottle.
 '
" Sole proprietors, Tux Wnfarrl Csrssrtcsr.
' Co. l.In.lted_ Montreal, Csnsds.
Tsnpsns
Dr t'a1t'1‘1\t1sN'r on l?u1n.tc Wotucs,
Ch'town, jan. 18111, 190.1
Sealed Tenders will be rcceivctl nt
this ofhce until noon on '
Saturday. Jan. 30. |904.
From nuy person or persons willing to con-
trlct for the repairing ol' New Glasgow Bridge
Dot 13, accorriinr to plain anti specification to
be seen at the rmidence of Albert l’.trkntau_
New Glasgow, sud st this mee.
The names of two responsible persons willing
to become bound for the faithful pnrlniinnnce
of the eontrsct, must accompany each tender.
The Department does not bind itself to ac-
cept the lowest or any tender.
Tenders to be addressed to the -.iirrlvrsitznrrl
and marked, “Fenders for New t;|1.-,qn\v
Bridge."
L. B. Mcli/IILLAN,
Sec'y Public Works,
st 1 sw. w td
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ANADIAN  

Publications.
, "Tha New nlghwsv tothe Orient "
` “Westward to the Far Ent "
"Fishing » nd Shooting in Cauatl 
" - ine Table w'th.Nottn "
"arouse the world"
"Cllma es oi Canada "
“glebett-Sumrnrr anti W nter."
" outvesl-Tire Gl\11a'i‘nu.s1¢trnt1ol‘.~.."
“ xnusebcsting onthe l<no_r¢nay."
"Aerras Cana it to snftmlii “
"Bluff and the Ldkea in the r‘ttn1l_- "
“The Yr ho Valley nflilvr-»itGl1c el '
'-‘rite cuttings t.ftn= ltnettlens'
“Western Canada. '.
Write! or esct p e a
C. B. FOSTER
_THE Eskimo.
Bo ll ol lndnsts-ions Chan Who De-
  l°*"°“ * i*°‘D*h¥ Hind- One of the most curious npple or-
The natives of Alaska are xt fast
dwindling race. Their sun ls setting.-
Ptobably their midday sun never rose
higher than the midwinter sun rises in
this latitude.
Most of the Eskimos in Alaska are
gathoredat the missions, but the trav-
eler will find a few in villages of two
or three or half a. dozen igloos in places
convenient for fishing. as fish is the
staple diet of these people. Starvation
and disease have left but a remnant of
once populous tribes.
Contact with the white race has had
A great deal to do with their deteriora-
tion. They like whisky, and like all
other native races are not naturally in-
dutrloua. Before the coming of tho
white man stern necessity made them
provide for the immediate future. The
sea supplied them with most of their
food, and there were wild berries and
various kinds of game on the land-no
vary their fish dict. By instinct in.-
herlted from a long line of ancestors
they are fishermen and hunters, but by
contact with the Caucasian they are
makers of curios and traders. ln theft
new avocations they have become de-
pendent ‘to n great extent upon the
white people.
But the higher race is not responsible
*"4 °°* ¢=' '°'“°tl=‘=|z 1° build nw HP- for nu their un. The rnsnnuary suite
in which they live is not conducive to
longevity. The lrnpurc air in the native
winter huts, the incl; of personal clean-
liness and much of the food the native
eats would shorten the days of fha
hnrdlcst people.
The Eskimo has some qualities of
chaszeter to be admired. Hohas often
sha d his last bit of food with starv-
ing prospectors or wrecked sailors. Ha
in bright and lngcnuoua, simple minded
as a child, with 11 happy disposition
that takes no tbotlgitt of the morrow.
I-Io ls bud only when under the influ-
ence of liquor.
The government should .make some
prnvlstort for the Frsltlmo. He can be
made acl! sttpportiug, possibly tx con-
tributor to the wealth of the world, by
placing him in a line of work for which
nature has lifted him., Provide him
with modern appliances and means for
fishing and whaling und with propér
management he will become s produce
of weulth.
A New Machine Gun.
A new machine gun, invented by
new inventions at the French war of
it would bc compurntlvcly safe for a
body of troops to move. While one but
l' tire ut 300 yur-tis, increasing or
sary. The gun rests on at four wheel
cu1't'ln_;c and works on un adjusfabl
swivel steel platform. so tltnt it can b
turned in any direction. Each of th
two batteries has ten barrels, and th
ma azine ls loaded automatically I
per minute.
some Proooolons Young Ladlel.
Washington seems to be pt-oducin
some curious specimens of preeociou
young girls of lute, A fifteen-year~ol
girl of Spokane stole tha contents o
senu for her coming marriage-save
marltl A girl of thirteen at Whatco
threatened to kill herself because he
the air to mnlse her parents bellev
that she had carried out her th
while she walked to n nelghhorin
town and secured work. We shn
hent- of children in the ltlntlergarte
P l-T ~ ~
ofllccr who went after n fourteomyca
oitl girl found het' tnurrlcd und busyi
the kitchen
,__._____-1-
lilxlle For Flnnl.
the ma travel by rail. Otherwl
having declined an lnvltntion from tl
governor of the province. Petty spl
“British columbia'
rnnrlstcnw. 1 of this kind ls said to be behind most ST l_mm8Pm_m` Jim' 22'_T|m chic' of
 ` th - _ . .
d i U m UH"“'“` ""'m ot Blunmmdous the bacterlologicallnborntory of the lm-
D l’ A.C P R H" JON ~ Y ll Fl cn" portal in.<t.ll.ut,e of experimental medicine
_ . .~- ee
I ll lsrnnns, sermon no
tssifi-'.2 .stung te'1,osn-smtsntnosn in
mm Building and Lolo Company.
Ofhtns in Ross Block, lsyiiney CJ.
'- (vnu anno. l.|..s. smwrtsna sruh. ss |..t..s
"“°*~'¢"“.T7fr"' ”TT-~’-
' lu ll ~
gre, -tilglvv-s,"\,'ota1tvs, 24'. ly,°» I'
tt.. .»u.»»| llrnelant.. M.A.L.
,' - ~ V-~l~1-vll. IA.:
-2.
:~$"'a.<
ts ‘3 I
Asc -"
1 li. l. MURPHY db lill
llydasoy. O- B
General Commission Northants
lice. Dumoltler claims that the gun u.;,U,d,,,u,-y M]-‘CLS nf
will completely sweep n given zone,
Y
leaving no intervening space in which . ’ 9
, Ur. Chase s _
tory of the gun is tiring ut n range of  rve 
2.000 yards anoilior will simultaneous-
dt. ___
5
mlnlshlng its rnntrc ns muy be neces-
e \\l1nsu|l`t'1'l1o111nervous oxhuustlrrr, nur'
B wlirn 1111-114011 of vppnrcrtl. tiootl licnlth
0 . . . .
9 sy n.pnt,l1y from pltysininn or friends and
g .
is stud that 450 Lebel onus can be nred \heln\1\sivf\l»I0r.
g ' ft,eli ' f lti ue and laesitutic
d dlzziness,speokn before the eyes, noises
her grnndfuthsr‘s purse to buy a trous-
me ment. common symptoms of nervous ex-
m hsustion and prostration.
parents objected to her engagement to *“" U” ° ‘
u boy of sixteen. Then she went ou
into the woods nud tired two shots in
rea
1] stil new vigor and energy into bhcnrr
t-lo in before long ln fact a trunn
;~ 0nt.,>t,ntes 1- “I was very much run
Russians have changed their mode of for my trouble. I used to he very nervous
punishing Finns whom they suspect: of hand snlit-red a great. deal from nervous
patriotism. Now instead of sending hea<lacha,b\1t these nilmerrta have entlrl-
` them to some foreign country they are lv disappeared and my health it-1 generally
cxlllng tiioni to obscure towns in Rus-
, sin, where they must live untlér con~ believe thno this is the result, nl using l)r.
stunt surveillance. If the exiles 'have Chosen Nerve. Food."
tho money to pay their own rttilwny ` I`)1-_ tJhn.»re`s Nerve Fond, 50 cents alto
fares as well as that of two guard Q , . . .1
so '
El- i Q  ` -- _
_ ' PRIMITIVE TREES.
11107* Dear the Klnd of Apples That
Adam Used lo Ent.
chardl in the World ls undoubtedly
that at the Arnold arboretuut. l..lnrvnt-ti
`tlniversity’s great tree must-tint ucttr
` Boston. It bcurs only primitive apples.
the living represeritntlves of the nn-
Ccstors of the ordinary round. rt-tl np-
'_pl`é with which every American is
, familiar, and thcrc are some forty or
moré different vttrlctlt-s of these. 'l`l\t~y
grow on shrubs und stnnll trees tlntt
belong vcry fur buck ln the past--so
- fur that some one of tlretu is txndonlii
‘edly very like tho treo wbost- rznit
brought discord into the gnrtlen or
Eden.
These primitive trees, most of wliivlr
came originally front vttrlotts colin
tries of the oltl worltl, ure gl'<rwn nt
the arboretnm for |>1|r|>t1st~s ot' sclun-
tlilc study. 'l`l1\'_\‘ l|:t\'t~. llowt-\'t‘l', :1
‘ very prnctlcni plztvo in ntotlcrn nrl»t1\-i-
culture, a good exrtznplo being the ust-
tliut has bet-11 runtle lntcly of s|\t't~i11n»11.-
from the collection by the Cttrnnllnrl
¢tgrl<:ultu1'ul trxpcrlrlient stntions nt tit-
tawn nutl nt ltnlinn Henti, t':11- up in
the Nurtlirvest ’l`1~1'1'ito1‘ies, wltertf tin'
necessity for ripple trees lrnrrly c|1o\11.;l1
to witltstnnd the rigors of long, severe
winters has become very apparent.
The or'tllun1'y varieties developed in
Englnnti, France and the Unltcrl blintcs
are liopclcss for such pu1'pos.=‘s, but
forttlnntely the Siburizttl apples. with
tlrclt' juicy little yellow und rod fruit.
which in many cases grow no l1lg;;vr
than 11 small lilt1t~bt-rry, give every
promise of doing much better, :ind ln
these the arboretum is pxtrticttlurly
rich.
The real importance of these little
Siberian apples ns tt factor in the fruit
growing industry lies in their uscs for
grafting. A far-mer in the northwest
or even Alaska, which is known to
buvc agricultural possibilities, can set
them out, walt until they are of good
size and then upon the original stock
graft almost any variety of fairly
hardy apple with rt reasonable assur-
ance of it good crop of the larger, more
delicate fruit.
r lhc Brilkcll Dtlwll H  
. Nervous System.
young soldier named Eugene Dumor-
tier of the One Hundred and Forty- A
nfthintantry reglhinitcls receiving the Often _loutifl in llrstus Who are
l tt l ' .
cose tt ention of tie commtttcc on A4 _I H m Good H(mm‘“l_;x_
ll) lt!! y
ll is rn L ltlvlttys Ihr' ]ntlt-11.1 tl lrltimllt-ss
tlv|l<ltl1n~t\ll"tlrnot<1tlr~'lplt's~1l1c uetn llhlle
g noi; infrt qttontly his ills are attribulcri bo
A tendency to put, ol'l'tl1e duties sith
day, intilsposltlon for exertion or current
rntion of the mind, depressed spirits
wakolulnossut, night, lnritgestlon, head
S uchc, ~r ntzho a lr
t ln the ears and irregularities and dart-tvgc
ments of the scxuul organs nre among the
1- Nervous tilseasrs are slow in coming on
I Li ncf is rrtcessttry irt their trout-
t `menL. l)r. Chanda Nerve Foot] is alrscl-
utely contain to he of benefit, bo anyone
9 suffering from exhausted nerves. for it.
t supplies the very elements of nature
g which go to create new nerve cells and in-
n vous sy stem.
t Miss F. Butler, 1323 Mill street, Lonrion
3 down in health when I began to use Dr.
Chasc's Nerve Food, und can now say that
I have rt cclved more bancfit. front this
.medicine than any which l have ever uscfl
butter ilhnn it has been for years. I fully
2; PLAGUE K|Ll.§ SCIENTIST.
w taua 1`st.r.'onl.-1t`,».11 ». 111,10' ner rem-not ' ~
“`°{`“ H ' ` ‘ Wlly has there "ot, hw" an affective tiled nl tl.~~ blnrrue Jnn. ‘JL lie hecnruc ill
____Z-____-g--if-1-I1'-° . . ~ 1 Y'
em,” to introduce "H mum puswlmm. Jun. lil, nl.t.rox;c.in1ontlng wl li liwng
l nl rc cated lnjretvlons
1*-“1'»-'  ents for railway pttrposest nslra Elec- °l“f‘“""" l““"”‘ “ ‘ 7’
' ,' H M all 1 ht pf anhinlngue serum were unavailinu.
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THE Q4
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2%' 9°
03 u3°
After the crude
Parsgumhasbeeu
treated with our
secret chemical
process it is rolled
into long, thin
sheets, and then
made up into rubbers, overshoes, and other footgear.
These operations are in charge ol' experts, alll Men who
know c::1c1.ly the way a rubber should be put together to
make it stand rough weather and hard wear, and fit well.
GANADIAN RUBBERS
are hard, yet pliable-of leathery toughness, yet comfortable
withal, with the experience of Efty years behind them to make
them the best. That's why they
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1 sv
ale    y
Xi
B six boxes lor $250 at all tietlers or liti-
Y Y mnneon, Bates &.Oo., l`oronto. Tu protect,
| HWY UW" Walk- The 1359" @1119 Of you aaainsb lmitatlons the portrait and
note is Alexander Sordavaln. it msn o1gnnnir¢or1ir.A. w.ohnoe,r11<-rumour
‘lf Hubsflmce- He 15 9\lPD090d i0 hhve receipt book aut.hor,nre on every box.
been exiled because lust spring s Rus- ______,______
slnn grand duke dined with him nftor
1  B. & I. Patent 
J r Islas ullea 
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Can:_1da’s lliost Promlnfnt
C0l'S€'[ and appreciated alike
` by our American l lady
,   co1tsius across the border.
 ' 5,{5,w,wWn£ They satisfy the most 1
 exacting-They please the most festtdious.
1 See the beautiful Models for |904. viz
‘ Lady Curzon. Lady Eileen. Ltady Ruby.
1 lip-to-date ttterchauts from li.-\1.l1-1-xx, N. S. to
1 V.-\Nt`<>1i\'l<`.R, B. C. can supply you with your proper I
. Model in li. & I. Cotsets.
1 F.-\CTORIES~TORONTO, ONTARIO
rrfloltstf
Arona
llomlnlon
Royal_Ganadlan
Boke|\’s Hockey Skates
Boker-'s Hockey Skates
Bokor’s Hockey Skates
illlholply Hockey Skates
Spring Skates all sizes _
Hockey Sticks from 15 oonts
Ehin Pods
Simon W. Crabbe,
Stoves and Hardware.
\Va`ll<et's Corner
Dec. 12, 1903.
A GOOD RESOLUTION
At this “stock-taking" season it
is wise to resolve to lay by as much
as possible this year for the pro-
verbial "rainy day" of the future.
llere is where Life Insurance
comes in. Admittedly the best
and most ellective method yet de-
vised for tltc protection of loved
ones and the securing of a compet-'
ency for olti age. _
We recommend to young men
and women
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1 1-'rr 1.1141-: stoves ...  i A 1 ,
"’@':tr\`T
i
trlcal Review. The a c rc rr
ear has met with tit-served success, and
e have been informed that one of the
Ps] I nd Produce handled on commillldl.
rn api returns made.
pr;-dwlvr
l
’ ' ' the railroads cannot not-ttro them fast
   enough, yet the step from thc t-nn`st'ruc~ DISLOCATED HER SHOULDER-
. ll i l f l l full!
' gdltlxstzflclithha ofsrfri nllctftddlcgdsscngcl: M"”"'°l"‘""“ S°d"h°"“' M I'°"*“"
` car is not an insurmotintnble one and F°““' Mum" fe" "nd ‘""l°'°““"' h"
` " l'i _ Sh hndasu non gel.Il.back
shou or o rg
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W H _ .
Sli" 016004 ¢|\°~f Of °~'\" women :renin mos into a sn.~¢'1 cotta , lvgrlletc is Hogs fxidpzssizleer. hnetyn wg..
I 1 _  d t > f at I (1 @S'll',Hn ll VJ' "lU\".l.
ither in tho Lower Pro  ;°u,_p°d° :,,":,§§§:_ °“ ,':Q,,,,;,`; ner ann mentioned that he nnfl sm.
. '  “N-S “Q .boys u||_ 1Dmmb“,um@_ Chnmi1orlain`n'l"uin Balm advertised fnrl
` d“°°.’ I L" U hw, that gh, 4;, vnji g1`\|‘,¢,. spmtns and soreness, and sho snkod him `
gf ||1d|, Qogvf coli Will be bill! wlflloug (bg to lnty her it hottie of it which hc did. lt.
‘ Ch0‘c.’t ‘{°w'h f 'ug may mg bg |55' @1514 quickly relieved hor and enaiilr-fi her to
IIC 0
sleep which she had not done for several
J and Cevlont 4 ,i /
days. For sale by all drugglstts.
The Compound
Invest ment Policy
issued hy the North American
Life. It has safeguards not found
in any other plan. Premiums are
moderate. Write us or call for
information.
~ DESBRISAY BLOCK, CHARLOTTETOYVN.
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