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CARKSON'S PERIL) , colic ind ~~ By WALTER RRFUC (Conelned) | Presently Clarkson was aroused by a tap at the tent pole. “May I come in?’ asked a voice, and without waiting for a reply a tall man, carrying @ sieve in one hand and a roll of newspapers in the other, entered. “Not well?” he inquired, glancing at the bed, “Yes, I'm well enough,” Thomas an- swered wearily. “Oh! Taking a holiday because it's Christinas eve, I suppose. I've knocked off work, too, till the day after tomor- row. I've come to ask you to come along with us tomorrow if you've nothing bet- ter to de.” “Where are you going” “My wife and I are going for a bit of a picnic, to give the youngsters a treat, you know, and we want you to come along. Icannot promise you anything very grand,” he added, with a laugh | “but it will be better than moping here | aloneall day. Will you come?” “I don’t think so. Thank you, Mr. Rock. [I'm fond of moping, you know, and I should only spoil the children's pleasure if I took my gloomy face among them.” ‘*That’sall nonsense. The youngsters will be disappointed if you don't come. They think there is no one like you.” But Clarkson still persisted in his re- fusal. “Well, if you won't, you won't, I sup- pose. I won't press you to comeagainst your will,” said Rock, and he left the tent looking rather vexed. He returned in a few minutes and threw a roll of newspapers on the bed. “MAY I COME IN?” “They are a week old,” Rock said, “but perhaps you would like to look at Thomas thanked him. But when he was gone he tnrew himself down in the old attitude of silent despair. Christmas day broke fair, bright, gen- ial, lovely—-the very ideal of South Afri- can weather. The sky was a stainless blue; the river glistened like burnished gold; the air was balmy and fragrant. Clarkson spent the morning wandering up and down the river bank. He gazed upon all the beauty of earth and sky callonsly. It did not seem to be for him. A dark sky enda wild storm would have better suited his mood. In the afternoon he returned to his tent, wishing that Christmas was over that he might get back to work. Labor was all that he cared for now, for phys- ical weariness brought with it some measure of mental rest. Listlessly he took up one of the newspapers Rock had left with him. What mattered i= tohim how the rest of humanity were moving, what men were buying and selling, who was growing rich and who had become poor? He was about to fling the paper down again when something caught his eye—something that instantly banished the weariness and indifference and bronght the hot blood rushing to hia cheek. It was a Johannesburg journal, and he read: “Truth is,after all, stranger than fic- tion, and murder will out. The truth of these well known adages has just been proved in a remnarkable manner. Few people will have forgotten the excite- ment into which Johannesburg was thrown about 18 months ago by the mur- der of Mr. Diblin, a wealthy and much respected merchant of this town. A young man named Clarkson was accused of the crime and after trial sentenced to death, The sentence was afterward com- muted to penal servitude for life. It wil] be remembered that Clarkson escaped from prison and that all efforts to trace him were unavailing. It seems, however, that the young fellow was innocent of the crime for which he nearly paid the awful penalty. “A man named Dick Carter, who was injured in the dynamite explosion at the Gladstone mine yesterday and who is now dead, confessed to the murder. It appears that for some time there had been an ill will between Mr. Dibtin and Carter, and on the day of the murder it terminated in a bitter and terrible quar- rel. Later in the evening as Carter was returning home he met Mr. Diblin, who was very angry that, as he thought, Carter should be dogging him. Carter was insolent, and Mr. Diblin threatened to give him in charge, whereupon Car- ter, who wae not sober, pulled out his revolver, which he had bonght from 4 native a few weeks before, and shot Mr. Diblin. Carter did not at first think that Mr. Diblin was dead, but imagined that he had merely fainted. ‘Being hard up, he tock from the pock- ets of the prostrate man all the money he carried—a large sam—amounting in notes and gold to several thousand pounds. He alsotook a watchand chain. Carter had scarcely accomplished this when a man turned the corner of the street and came toward him. Carter shrank back in the shadow of a building and waited for the man to pass. Instead | would make ‘“*Rex” or king. of this, however, the man lay down on a stoop a few yards away. Carter wait- | ed some time, but as the man did not move he cagae to the conclusion that he must beasleep. Then Carter slipped out | of the shadow, an@ going up to Mr. Dib- lin discovered that he was dead. Sobered by the horrible discovery and fear of the consequences, he threw the revolver from him. Then he took Mr. Diblin’s watch and a few of the notes aad placed them in the pockets of the sleeping man. It was a devilish act. “Carter did not know till afterward who it was that he had so cruelly in- ; Jured. He tried, he said, to make what reparation he could by helping Clarkson to escape from m prison, providing him . Pn — _————— —== with money and a disguise and helping him ont of the country. Johannesburg is as much excited about the confession as it was about the crime, and every one is now asking, ‘Where is Thomas Clark- son” But that isa question no one seems able to answer. He has vanished as completely as if the earth had swallowed him up. If he is still in the land of the living, the newspapers will soon reach his eye, and he will learn that he need no longer skulk about in hiding, but that he is free toreturn to Johannesburg whenever he wishes.” So that was why Dick Carter, a stran- ger, had helped him to escape and done so much for him. Why had he never suspected the reason before? He read the newspaper account over and over again that bright Christmas afternoon. Each time, it seemed, it brought hima greater, deeper joy. The iron was lifted from his soul, the deadening weight frow his breaking heart.—Philadelphia Times on the Cross of Jesus. Pilate The “Title” The tablet or ‘‘titulus” which | set up over the cross of our Saviour after the crucifixion is said to have been found in Jerusalem by Helen, the mother of Constantine the Great, and by her con- | veyed to Rome, where it was long pre served in the Church of the Holy Cross. After many years of wars, plagues, famine and general devastation this all important relic was lost sight of, but was again brought te view when the above named church was undergoing re- pairs in the year 1492, being found hid- den away ina chest in the vaulted root of the building. A wood cut of this “title” in the possession of the editor shows it to correspond with the state- ment of St. John in every particular. Conformably to ancient custom the characters are to be read from right to left. The Hebrew portion is inscribed | first, then the Greek and last the Latin. | | The Hebrew letters are the smallest and the Latin the most distinct. The word | *Nazarenus’—‘‘the Nazarene”—is sur- prisingly plain. The R and E are also distinct, and these, with an X added One thing usually overlooked in reading the words, “Jesus of Nazareth, king of the Jews.” is that it was Pilate’s scoffing implication that the “King of Kings” had suffered death for treason against Roman sover eigns.—St. Louis Republic. The Fareteal End of a French Duel. Upon one occasion two individaals went out to fight a duel in the Bois, and after exchanging shots and reloading for a second round were interrupted by the arrival of two park keepers hustling along two captive boys. Each young ragamuffin had in his hand a bird, one a | partridge, the other a quail. Both birds, ‘it appears, had been brought down by the duelists, who were subsequently in- dicted for killing game out of season.— London Tit-Bits Tue Trai of DEATH * It begins at the Throat and ends at the Grave How many a human life is unneces- sarily sacrificed. we we &% There are many remedies on the market for the cure of consumption, but consumption, once it reaches a certain stege, cannot be cured. In do what is impossible, ng, therefore, to Consumpt!on is a disease which destroys the tissue of the lungs. Once gone, no medicine can replace that tissue. Good medicine may arrest the disease even after one lung is wholly gone, as long as the other remains sound, Once both are attacked, however, the victim is doomed. Just why people should risk their lives to this dread disease and go to great expense afterwards to check it, it is hard to conceive. It is much easier prevented than cured, Throat troubles and severe colds are its usual forerunners. A 2s-cent bottle of Dr. Chase's Syrcp of Linseed and Turpentine will drive these away. it is, without doubt, the best medicine for the purpose to be had anywhere. It is @ peculiarity of Russian railways hat their stations are generally two miles r more distant from the towns and vi!l~- ages which they serve. This is said to be n account of the danger of fire, the houses n small villages generally being thatchec vith straw, A Rallway Manager Pays : “I reply to your question, do my chil- ren object to taking Scott’s Emalsion, | ay No! on the contrarary, they and of ‘and it keeps them pictures of lrea!t) Pastor (to the lady)—Wilt thou obey him and serve him? Groom (interrupting) — Pastab, read ‘hat again toe de lady. Let her get de full pression ob dat section, b.kase I’s bin married befo’, Dr. Chase Cures Backache, Kidoey trouble generally begins with a single pain in the back, and in time de- vei.p? into Bright’s Disease. People ‘troubled with stricture, impediments. stoppage of water, or a frequent desire to urinate at night, will fiud D-. Chase’s Kiduey-Liver Pills ablessing. Read the wonderful cures in another column. Ov- Pill is a dose, andif taken every other night will povitively cure kidney trouble. Turn your old fashioned towel rack inte a fire screen by enamelling the frame and vovering the centers with full gathered Indian silkjof any color to suit the room. Itching, Barning Skin Diseases Cured For 35 Cents, Dr, Agnew’s Ointment relieves in one day end cures Tetter, Salt Rheom, Scald Head, Eczema, Barbers’ lich, Ulcere. blotches and all eruptions of the skin. Ii is soothing and quieting and acts like magc in the cure of all baby bumors; 35 cen 3. It is reported that Cardinal Ledochow- ki is to be replaced by Cardinal Satolli as Prefect of the Propaganda. Piles Cured by Dr. Chase. I. M. Iral, 186 Drolet Streeet, Mont- real. 15 vears suffered. Cured of Blind Itching Piles. William Butler, Possawan, Ont. Suffer- ed many months. Cured of Protruding Piles by one box, Pabano Bastard, Gower Point, Oot. Suffered for 30 vaars, Cured of Itching Piles by three boxes. Nelson Simmons, M yersburg, Ont., cared of Itching Piles. Dr. Chase’s Oiniment will positively enre all forms of Piles. Write any of the above if indoubt. The Echo De Paris says that fighting has occurred on the frontier of Siam, between the French and Siamese. The Life of Dr. Chase, As a compiler of Chase’s Recipe Book his name is familiar in every household in the land, while asa physician his works on simple formulas left an imprint of hie name that will be handed down from generation to generation. His last great medicine, in the form of his Syrup of Linseed ard Turpentine, is having the large public patronage that his Ointment, Pills and Catarsh Cure are having. Dr. poe Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine for % yr sear all Bronchial and % A NATIONAL MINT A British Columbia Paper Makes a Cana- dian Suggestion, A proposition is being advanced in Eastern Canada that it is Ume we had a mint of our own. It is urged that apart from any question of sentiment much good would unfailingly result from the world being made acqua ntcd with the fact, in that most practical manner, the offer of legal t nder, that Canada produces her own gold, rhe very great interest which was excited in England when Australian sovereigns first appearance in Londen support of the eontention. It em somewhat pecuilar made their is cited in certainly do that United States gold is recognized as legal tender by oar Government when this country is now producing, ¢r in any event will shortly produce, mor than enough of the precicus metal to supply all the wants Oo! a coinage. It must not be th ught that the advo- cates of a national mint wish to do away with the cxeellent system ot paper mroney now in use ia this coun try. By no means But it is suggestea that a certain amount cf our own gold be coined more by way of advertise-~ ment, as it were, than for very & neral use in our own country. There 1s much to commend itself in this sugges tion, and it is to b hopel that it wiil receive the earnest attention of th Government. What a splendid effect i would have, for example, if Mr. Laur- fer on his first visit t») Engiand we € to pay his way in Br.tain wich Cana- dian gold. What inquiries would ther not be made regurdimg tre land wiieth sends forth that g¢lien appeal Wale meets with no refuca! We venture to predict that reoo:n would be found, and that specdily, the listing of Cana dian gold companies the London Stock Iexchange It is true that in the data showing the crst ¢ tor en absence Of any f the establish- 1 mint these e nce <¢ ment and mainten: remarks are cf somewhat tentative n’- ture. But the propesal is well worth looking int», and n> b tter peri d could be selected for the establishment 0 such a significant instituiion than the coming year. It would indeed be 4 great thing if in tat year ia waici the longest reign of a British monarch was honored Canada gave forth yet au other evidence of her entry nto the company nations.—The Province British Columbia. et ofr Nansen’s Case f r Oivo ev, “My dear, if you read the daily papers you wll notice that Pxplorer Nansen divore:d his wfe befo.e h s‘arted for the North Pole, so that she might be married again without the formality of having to preve hi geath,” says the Cleveland Plai Dealer. "What did he sxitie on her?” “Necthing is said about settlements He was gong, you know, where thé getters are few.” “Nonsens®, Ti<« ma) must have bee; a fool. How dil he know ‘that he wouldn’t find h_r mar.icd when he came back?” “Well, as I never saw the lady 1] can’t say. You can take chances lik that with s°me w men, y.u know.” “And, besidcs, th re must have been reasonable gr for asking the divorce Geirg to the North Pol would never b>: accepted as sufficien cause in this state,’ “Ah, you've lock.d it up, have you Yet it really s2ems to m: thit a trij te the A:ctec 1 ins mgnrt be con sid red a go an! siffic.eat cause “You thnk so, do you And hoy would you exp.es it in a divorce peti tion?” “On the ground cof inc« temperature.” mpatibiity »* H+ Thorrht It Was, First Commer ‘—I have done we! here for a sma’‘l pace 1k2 this. M; close on £7 ’s gool—very g_od. You oiders for t--day come Chorus—Tha have done well. S. cond Commercial (who had no spoken bef re, Icck mr over the te: of his paper)—O!. i i wind.rful wha (ne does in as place sometim Why, my last journey down here my discounts came to just Over what yo: said your ord rs ec me to to-day. First Commerc al—Excuse mp,* sir this is n t a lyirg competition. Second Co mercial (d sappear ng be- hind his pa L te waeeoa; ©61 thought it « ‘i INJURY AND NEGLECT. He Fatled in Healthand Strength—His Kidneys Ached and he took Dodd s Kidney Pills. Desorouto, Feb. 8 (special).—Among business people here, and especially by his fellow workmen, great interest has been taken in the cave of Mr. James Stokes, vho for the past fifteen years has been hipper for the Rathbura Com; any. Lately he had run down in health and ~trength to the point of being compelled io auit work, and his recovery now as the result of using Dodd’s Kilney Pills is the talk ofthe town. On eeeing Mr. Stokes he said: “From over-lifting and strain I suffered greatly from kidney trouble, being advised, after allelse had failed, to use Dodd’s Kdney Pills. From the firet dose I go: relief, ani hundreds of people here can vouch for my cure.” GENERAL AUCTION. Let a1] the town and all the country send in I) their surplus stock to our General Auc- tion. We will turn all your idle goods into money and hand you the cash every day. Our sale will include al! kir ds of g° ods, dry goods, Clothing, Furs, Groeeries, Hardware, Drugstore Extras, Siverware, Furniture Harness, &c This sale will continue aightly and every market day. This will be a general cl aring sale with no reserve prices And we wil positively seli ever) thing that is sext to us Wea are now receiving goods and hope to be- gin our sale On Friday next, E. H. NORTON, AUCTIONEER. Feb 3 3i UADER NOW We are giving low prices on Job Printing. Now is the time to have your work done before the spring tirade com- mences, fend in your order now, we will satisfy you in good work and low prices. J. D. TAYLOR, Printer & Bookbinder QUEEN STREET. Orders by mail pro vptly attendedt». AUCTION. SALES. Lands and Tenemente, Furniture, Sur- plus Guods of all kinds, Bankrapt Stock Sule, etc, conducted for small feee, or on commission, a may be agreed upon. Special Information given to intending purcwrers of City or Country Properties now in the market. Apply to A, McNBILL &Co, Auctioneers and Peal esiate Agents. and Warerooms, Duncan Build- Queen St, Ch’town, P.EI. 32—d&w3i TIME MEASUREMENT. WHY POPE GREGORY XIII. CORRECT- ED CAESAR’S SYSTEM. An Interesting Account of How the Gre- gorian Calendar Came Into Existence —Peculiarliy Appropriate KReadiag Fo: This Time of the Year. HE present measurement that is now used by nearly all nations is the reimedeiled system adopted by) tink Julius Caesar ii the year 45 B.C There were = 3oi, 360 and 365 days in the Greek year a! different times, Uu- der Numa the Ro- man year had 355 days, and there was so much variance between the civil and the astronomical year that the au- celebrated in th tumn feasts were spring, and those of harvest in mild winter. Every second year ‘4n ©xtra month, called Mereedonius, was added This month had no certain length, but was arranged by the pontiffs, as the; saw fit, which naturally gave rise t corruptions and fraud, interfering with the duration of office and the collec- tion of debts, In order to restore tne seasons to their proper months it was necessary for Caesar’to make the yea! in which he inaugurated the change contain 445 days. On the hypothesis hat the astroncmical year consisted of 365 1-2 days, he had each fourth year contain 366 days and the others 865. The extra day was added to the 24th of February, which was ¢a led Sexto-calendas, being the sixth before the calendo, or Ist of Marc, celebrated in honor of the expulsion of the kings. The additional day was placed next t this feast and known as Bis-sexte- calendas But this year of Caesar was too tong by 11 minutes and 13.95 seconds, 9: about three days in 40) yea’s, s» that by A.D., 1582, the error amounted t ten days. To correct this miscalculation, Pope Gregory XIill. ordered that Oct 5, 1582, should be known a3 Oct. 1), 1582, and to prevent a recurrence 0! the error it was arrange] that thre intercalary days should be Omitted ij four centuries—that is, one in each cen- tenary year except the fourth. Thu: 1600 was a leap year; 170) and 156 were not. The passing year 18°96 was @ leap year, and, under ordinary circum stances 1800 would be, but it will no be, in order to come under the rule o the Gregorian calendar. Theretore th years which have 365 days ares, firs those that are exactly divisible by and not of 100; second, thcs>: that are exactly divisible by 400 and not by 40600; hence, the year 20039 A, D., wil be leap year, aud the only one in the sé ries of the four century years. All the Catholic countries adopte< the Gregorian calendar as s09%n as UL! papal bull was issued, but it wa; no introduced into England and her col onies till 1752, the error then b?ing 1 The dates previous to tha change are referred to as old style, ane sometimes given both ways—as Wash ington’s birthday, Feb, 11-22.—Chicaz: Tribune. days. A Miracle of Photography. One of the most cu-ious of all th my teries of ph osrapay has just bec bru ht to |} ght at Portsmouth, Ohio Where furniture hrs been phetogiaphcd through huma» bi gs in a manne which no one can expain. The facts concerning this strange event are re- la‘cd by W. B. G ice, in whcse offic: it happered A travell’ng pho‘ographer entered and offered to take a flachlight pic ture. Mr. Gr'ce sat in a chair wit] a rattan back H's clerk sat near with ove lez crossing the other. H: held a checkbo k on his knee. The rhotographer lit the flashlight and there was the usual flare, Mr. Gric: fays there were two distinct flares o- ext lo lore, which the ph torrapher ex Tia'red by the fect that some powder bad been spll'd on top of the cam-ra “The next day,” says Mr. G ice, “the photorrerher sent me one of the pic- ture he hed tek n. What was my as- tenishment to see that the backs o’ the chaiits in which we were © sittin: and ar'icles of furniture that were also 1 cated back of us in the room showed dist'rctly thr-urh our bodies in the pcture. I thought at first that I must have some affection of vision. “IT know that when the picture was taken my clerk and myself were fac- ing the cimera a@irectly. Ovr backe were agairst on chairs, yet the nor- ‘fon of the chairs that appeared ir the p'cture was the same _ portior against wich cur backs rested when we were fa°i-ge the instrument, and ret the parts that could be seen at TL" Their Peentar Avorsicne, Most people have aversicns of som kind or other, and some very strang pnes, The sight of a set of false teet} make John L. Sullivan sick at th. stomach. Napoleon did not like to ses a white doe Agassiz could not bea to touch polished steel. The sicht o the rising moon, when it was full, al ways made Mme. De Stael ili. Bare footed children made Louis XIV. ner vous. Dean Swift has said that Bol- ingbroke would “act like one beref should he cast his eye on a poor harm- Jess toade.”” Disraeli had an attack o vertigo when he saw anybody chewing gum, Dickeng never liked a stiff shirt bosom, and Buffon would fly into rage if anyone put an egg on the din ing tabie at which he sat. The Value of Diamonds, Diamonds averagirg Per carat Cll Carak OOO, bo idids sem Gc: $4 Three-quarters carat each........... 8 OU FOOTER OS ihe ds choc ctlbuba dchacs 10 One and one-quarter carats each... il One ard one-half carats each....... 1: One ang three-quarters carats each, 14 Two. curate each.....,.-- pedéusersias Ee In other words, the value of the gem Increases in the geometrical ratio of it weight. Four diamonds, weighing to- gether two carats, are worth $120; but one diamond weighing ju:t as much i: worth $350. Stones weighing over tw, carats are about the same price pe) carat as two-carat stones; they should be dearer, but they are not, simply be cause the demand for them is limited If the demand for diamonds was as imperative as the demand for beef or flour, the geometrical ratio would again come into play, and five-carat ston-s would be valued in the thousands.— New York Times, Testing His Honor. Your druggist is honest if when yon ask nim for a bottle of Scott's Emulsion te gives you just what you ask for. he knows this is the best form in which He ake Cod Liver Oil. A Lumber Yard Without Lumber Tn it would be a strange sight. But we woaldn’t mind the look of it i’ we sold every board, plank and stick n ours before the opening of naviga- lon, There's Money In Lumber But it’s hard to get money vut of it unless we hustle for it. We will work har? for the next few months and will make it worth your while to buy your spring lumber now, Come and see how we do it. Telephone communication. JAMES BARRETT. SE THURSVAY FEBRUARY 11. 1897. a SS er ‘ power by Ma The transmission «1 ; Imte! ¢ of friction gear.ny I: sm powers by reason of the fart th leather and rawilide bay been th» nr terials most used in the work, and eo sequently only light work coutd be a tempted, In this methed of transmi ting power the driver is made o vielding material, such a: woo!, raw hide, leather or India rubber, while th driving wheel is cf cast iron, then combinations affording the greate amount of friction, and more ye, i case of any slippage it is the harce wheel that stops, and upon this th continuous motion of the softer drvs inflicts no damage. There has reccutl appeared, however. according to th Transactions of the Amer.can Soctet a new ma m3: we of Mechanical E:.gineers, terial for this use, which 8@ suited to the requirements of fricto wheels. This is compressei strawboard and, as in belt tranemission, the pape: pulley has earned a well-merited place so in frictional work, the paper fricti> wheel is fast paving its Way to g°1 eral recognition. These wheels are com posed of thin disks of Sirawboard ce mented together under heavy ‘pressure and strengthened by tron sideplates, 0 fitted over iron centres. By this cou struction the face ef the wheel presents the edges of the strawboard disks, an¢ these give a surface which takes ; good finish when turned and whic works perfectly in rolling contact wit! cast iron. Nearly Forty Miles an Hour, The fastest ship afloat is what t British are an:ious to own, and to tha end the Admiralty is now discussin plans and contracts for one or mo:e torpedo boats which shall have a specs of 33 knots an hour. This will b equivalent to about 38 miles au hou and, as is almost always the Case, (lit builders figuring on a minimum speed seldom fail to add at least a knot pe hour to the speed contracted for. These new boats will require abou! 8000 horse power to develop this speed although they will only be abou. 60 tons displacement. By comparis> with the Lucania, which has about 4, 000 horse power and 13,000 tons di; placement, it will b> ssn that the litt, flyers, although 43 times smatler, on), take about four times less power t driv? them. Ts2 speed of these new boats—nearly 40 miles an hour—will be fully up t& the all-day speed of the average ex press train, Hlis New Backbone. It has often been said in jest @ man would be better off if h: couk have his backbone replaced with steel rod. This, however, has actual: taken place in Engia:.d, where a resi dent of Brighton was the subject ©: this remarkable ope:ation, The man was the victim of a rai. way accident and his spine was so ba’? ly injured that it was thought dea. would result. There Was a consu.ta tion of doctors cover it, and tinaly i was decided to try a pecullar exper tha ment. The paticnt consented, becau this was the only way in which i seemed his life could be suvel, The operation was left to a we.! known London su:geon, Wh» Actua'ti fitted the spine of the patienc ‘vith ¢ steel casing. The man began t. I: prove almost immedciately, and to-ta is able to walk a; We.i @i eV@r. Not only can he wala, but he sa, he rides a bicycie as easily as ever h did, A Strance Accident, An extraordinary accident is report. from Franc. A tubular b» les, 15 fe in height, was being c-tiveyed throu the town, sixte-n horses dr.wirg ic Two men were on the car k-_cpin; the electric vires ov: rhead clea. of th boiler. On coming to a ralway ae the men accd ntally allowed Ut wires, fully cha ged, to cone in con tact with the b i Tar was imm d ately a ter.ible se ne, (lectr cal co: nection being s-t up With the boil and cha'rs bv which the horws wer aitache? to the car. Ail the ' o-ses w struck d wn. s veral beirg kilicd 2: terribly bu ned. “he w rkmon rece ed vil nt sh: k-. from the effects « v*'rh some ave not expected to r cover, HORSE CLIPPING, As the clipping season is now here parties having horses that they intend having cslpped, would do well to call at Nichoison’s Stables, Grafton St. where all work ss done at moderate rates. Steam Bojler For Sale. An8h p upright Steam Boiler com plete, with all fixings. Steam Gauge Injector, Safety Valve, Water Glass, smoke Stack, ete. Good as new. Suitable for farmers use, Apply to JONES & M:RAE. § -d624—w NOTICE. Thisis to certify thatthe partnership here- tofore existing between the und-rsigned carrying on business under th» style and firm of MeIpnis& Lhorne, has on this second day of February, A D., 1897, been dissely: d by mutual consent. lbated this 2nd day of February, A D, 159° Signed in the presence of James J. Jobn- ston. ANGU®? McINNITS, CHAS. E. THURNE, feb 5—Fi Wants, Lost, found 7 Advertisements under this heading chsere five cents per line. yaa, ce pable servantin a family oftwo. No washiog.—Apply at this office, | OST.—PetweenjRobins’ Livery stables and 4 the Masonite Tempie, a little white dog. Finder will piease leave same with.Mr. Waddel at Electric Station. ARDERS WaANTED.—Mra J J Trairor Imperial House. bas excellent accommo- dation fora large numb rofboarde s. Rats very reasonable, 7 LET.—That beautifully tituated dwell- ing on Prince street, now occupied by Capt Murchison, Possession given about 25th October.—Appy to Peake Bros & Co —)7tf +e LET.—A ple.santly situeted dwelling house facing south and west on Brighton Road, at present oceupied by Harrison Car- vell, Esq.. heated with hot air furnace, and lighted ‘ty electricity, and having hot and cold water fittings in bath room and kitchen. Containing parlor, dining room. office, kit- chen and ;an'ry, on ground floor, four bed- rooms and bath room on first floor,and two attic rooms, and having laawthorne h dge and grass lawnin front. Ten minutes’ walk from Pest Office, five minutes from tennis ground and bathing house in Victoria Park— Apply toW.C Marris, Jr. septlé - tf ANTED-—A reliable middle-aged woman of experienced to take charge of an In- fant ina priva’e house. Appiy at th's “ftice. WANtED—By the 20th inst, a girl for gener al housework, Apply to Mrs. Bagnall, Gra ‘toa St, West 33 -3i pd ) RENT~—The convenient and pleasantly situated cottage and grounds at present occupied by the Misses Wrignt, near the Gas Works Open for inspection after the 0th inst.Apply at the Gas Works 2—24—Im O3T on Wednesdsy 7th January on lower L Prince Street or’ near Davies House, a as:tiandied tantin g whip with laso Finder bw irded by leaving atthis offce siya a aiicincimmtiioneiniiieniieial Q’re VICTORIA: HER LIFE AND REIGN; great historic work, sells on sightto thousands. Lord Dufferin in- troduces it to Canadians in glowing werds, Easy to make $:0.0) a week some make twice that, Meany make more iD Sper vont ae r . a Great ‘Fexagenary Celebrations are ingit. Bookson time, Prospectus free tocanya-sers. Territory going fast THE BRADLEY G RRETSON CO Lid, Toronto, CAnt. j a eg ee el —————————————_—_— —_————— SLAUCHTERING = PRICES Uur entire stock of Readymade © ' ; ‘ e Clothing “08 Men 8 Ulsters at half erik ig at cost, Men’s Overcoats at half price Boy’s Ulsters at half price. Fur Coats at half price. Fur Caps at cost. ome All our Winter Uverc at cest. J HNMACLEOD & 09, MERCHANT TAILORS. at half price; all must Le oating and) Ladies’ Mantie Clothe 3 SB aeney BS! Se - @ Ga 2: Q9 cal gee ROVAL INSU ANG. COMPA'Y. ASSETS, $50,000,000. PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES 2 J. MACEACHERN, AGENT. i4 ee nna samen be Highland Ranges-— ee —SOLD ONLY BY— Fennell & Chandler Charlottetown,J nly 22, 1896—z4 & wy a Let Us whisper in Your Ear HOW WE DO | IT Listen! We buy our goods for spot cash, and — give the customer the benefit of up-to date nine- teenth century methods. Our c’aim is the very best value in Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, Overshoes, * Gaiters, Slippers, Leggins, &e. Talk aboat the purchasing power of a dollar acres the line, but if you want to know the real powes ofa dollar in buying Shoes, you will find it ou when yon see our prices. WEEKS & WARREN North Vide Market Square. a ene lish Manur SUPERPHOSPHATES AND CHEMICALS Sole Agents for P. E. Island for THE BRADLEY FERTILIZER CO., the largest concern of the kind in the world. We have a large stock, on hand and to arrive, at tnese well known MANURES, and can refer purchaser to many of our very best farmers who have been using them for years with very gratifying results. We can also supply the same goods (Ground Slag) affere 1 by our would-be competitors as “ English Fertilizers at at least 20 per cent less price than they now ask for it, but ot the same time we would not advise its use, believing that THE GENUINE ENGLis:i MANURES AS SOLD ONLY BY US are much the best value. Prices, Pampliets, etc., on application. AULD BROS. 1896—2aw (25) & wky ——— Bissell Carpet Sweeper FOR ONE WEEK PRICE $2.50 GS 'SOsesesds SIMO YW CRABEE Walker’s Corner 135 STOVES HARDWARE CARD OF THANKS. For-the many favors received from my numerous friends and customers during the year 1896, and would wish them a hap- py and Prosperous New Year, and that they may all continue to buy and drink the celebrated Special Blend of Empire Tea. that I sell. Also as many more, invited to participate in the pleasures of drinking Empire Blend during 1897, T. J. MORRIS, Grocer and Crockery Man LOWEST RATES|] , «—Viade in Boston x