P F Island Railway On and after MONDAY, 27th Dec., 1897, trains of this Railway will run daily, (Sun days excepted,) as under. i : frains Out- Trains In ward. Read} STATIONS. ward. Read down. : up. ®. M.JA. M.| pw, Ae M. 3 10) 6 BD) « Charlottetown ... 9 9) 10 00 3 30) 6 35). eRoyalty Junction.) 5 yg 9 40 4 174.7 12)..North Wiltshire. 1 i 8 55 4 31| 7 24|.. Hunter River... | 1; 99) 8 41 & 05 7 5]|.. Bradalbane...... 1 09) 8 7 5 13| 7 68|..Emerald.. ..... 12 53 7 53 5 27| & OM|.. Freetown ...,... 12 42) 7 39 5 47 8 25). . Kensington esse (19 24! 718 6D 8 DO Ar. | { Lv. 12 00! 6 45 Pr MIP. M. | S§’Side - A, M. 12 50) Lv. Ar. 10 30 1 1}|-~-Miscouche ...... 10 10 1 37|..Wellington...... > 47 2 19).. Port Hill ....... 9 09 3 S4)- O’Leary sceeseces i gs Ow 3 58) . Bloomfield ...... 7 34 4 34)--Alberton........ 6 55 5 9 ..Tignish .... .... 6 00) - 2, é \. M.| P. | oes |A. M. 2 .Charlottetown ... 10 30 2 50) ,..Royalty Junctior 10 10 3 23 PEL ividiness | : - 5d ar ) a fils 5 ve lv f Mt Stewart Las & 50 a2 . Cardigan........ 7 35 » 45) ..Georgetown ... 710 P. M. A. M. i a |A. M. 4 05)..Mt. Stewart ....; 8 55 443) .Morell..........| 817 | 5 12). St. Peters ......; 7 48 | 5 57|.. Bear River ......| 7 08 6 40) .Souris.......... 6 20 an | |A. M. lp, | . ee sys 5 15} seeneweld oc docs 17 5O 6 05,..Cape Traverse ..| 7 0) ? ad jA. M G A SHARP, D.POTTINGER, 8u ntendeut, Gen Mer Govt. R Guarletnenn. Goncton, WB. Raiway Office, Dec. 27 1897 Oysters Oysters Oyster “a JOY! JOY! JOY! Victoria Cafe, Great George Street. Oysters served in every style Lunches and dinners with despatch. As usual, | am prepared to deliver Oysters in any quantity to customers to any part of tne city. Telephone Connection. JOHN P. JO¥ Victorta CAFE Gt. George St..... FOR SALE. RARE CHANCE The property occupied by J.J, Gay and son situate in the village of Pownai, 7 miles from _harlottetown, is offered forsale. The pre- orietors bave carried on a large market gar- len pursery, and seed buriness for thirty yeara, and the purchaser will no doubt retain a large share of ths localtrade. The prem- ses comprise aiarge dwelling house, s‘ore warehouse, barn, shed, orchard, and about 1 acres of the most ferti:e land on the Isiand This land hasbeen manured year after year. for so long that as an ~)d man said the other day.; “It isali abed of mapure and could be hauled for top dressing.” ‘This would be an ideal spot for a country merch- ant. or it would be admirabie fora summer resort, The situation is one of the most beautiful on the Island. Good bathing, fishing. boating, shooting and withts easy distance; churches, post office schoo) telephone ead shops all at the door. For terms sid further particul.ra, apply to Von Clure Gay, J J Gay & son or to, JOHN T MELLISH Solicitor Char lottetov-r d&v oct 7 JUBILEE A new and superior white soap - a mar- vel of beauty, pority anil efficacy, the queen of fice Laundry, Toilet and Bath. Should you bay iconce you will always use and forever thank Jas D. Lapthorne & Co., Makers Makers of the Famous Reyal ®ak Soap. Wants, Lost, Found &e WANTED,—A ‘ew boarders, ina private family. Apply #t th.s office jan3-—3i FOR SALE.—A double seat family sleigh, fi'gh-turned runners and dusher. JOHN H GATES, St Peter’s Road, TO LET,--Honse on lower Spring Pa Hoad( with or without barn) Soniniaine ightiarge sud wea nuleieu ;ooms, Frost vor cellar. Pessession Ist of Dec. Appir SIG 'thorne Kevere Hotel, novi if WANTED —To borrow, $2%0 at @u BS acreson Lot 72, wur " SHOLO won ene A A, Box 355, Chariotteiown. dvevilij de EPPS'S COCOA ENGLISH BREAKFAST COCOA Possesses the following Distinctive Merits: DELICACY OF FLAVOR. SUPERIORITY in QUALITY. GRATEFUL and COMPORTING to the NERVOUS or DYSPEPTIC. NUTRITIVE QUALITIES UNRIVALLED In Quarter-Pound Tins only. Prepared by JAMES EPPS & CO., Ltd., Homeopathic Chemists, London, England. Delicate children! What a source of anxiety theyare! The parents wish them hearty and strong, but they keep thin and pale. To all these delicate ciil- dren Scott’s Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil with Hypo- phosphites comes with the best of news. It brings rich blood, strong bones, healthy nerves, and sound digestion. It is growth and prosperity to them. No matter how delicate the child, it is readily taken. soc, and $1.00, all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE, _ Chemists, Torontos A LIST OF USEFUL «* PRESENTS Lalies. | Slippers Gentlemen. Slippers Gaiters Hockey Boots | Overshoes Ice Creepers Snow Shoes Overshoes | Felt Boo: Snow Shoes | Trunks Moccasins | Valises Rubbers Gaiters | Moccasins Also.—Little Boots, Stip- pers, Gaiters and Overshoes for Children at Fine Display of PIANOS ORGANS FLETCHERS Warercoms, 0: House Building, ay FIGHT WITH EAGLES. A PAINTER’S EXPERIENCE ON THE FACE OF A PRECIPICE. An Artist Undertakes a Ticklish Job In the Adirondacks—Bald Eagles Seriously Ob- jected to the Placing of a Medicine Adver- tisexsent on the Front of Their Home. Frank L. Van Ness, who is now # por- trait painter in this city, once had an un- usual experience. Mr. Van Ness says he is not likely to forget the first and only sign he ever painted, for it was while putting a patent medicine advertisement om the face of a precipice in the Adirondack mountains that be made a too intimate ac- Quaintance with a colony of American eagles. ‘*My adventure in the Adirondacks oc- curred several years ago,’’ said Mr. Van Ness, ‘‘but I remember it just as well as if it were only yesterday. I had gone to Keene Center, a little town in the moun- tains of western New York, with a friend to do some sketching from nature. Some of the mountain scenery there is very fine, and we wanted to take advantage of it during the warm vacation months. There was then no railroad at Keene Center, but a stagecoach line ran from the town to Westport on the banks of Lake Champlain, about 30 miles away. So we had an ideal location. One day there came to the little hotel where we were stopping the agent of a well known patent medicine com- pany. He was accompanied by two sign painters and we were informed that these two men were going to paint a signon the face of a precipice about 900 feet high, which was located about half way between Keene Center and Westport. The preci- pice was high in the mountains and in plain view of the stagecoach line, which wound around lower down and almost two miles away. ‘* The medicine people were sharp enough to know that if they could have a sign painted on that stone wall in letters large enough to be read from stagecoaches pass- ing by it would be a great card for them. So two painters were brought out to do the job. The agent took them out to the precipice. They took one glance down the 840 feet of perpendicular rock and abso- lutely refused to go down the face of the mountain to paint the advertisement. The medicine man came back to the hotel berating the men and wishing he could find somebody who would tackle the job. I told him I would do it if he could make sufficient inducement. ‘*The agent offered me $300, and we each posted a forfeit of $50. The two painters who declined to make the descent agreed to handle the ropes in letting me down, and as soon as I was ready we made our way tothe precipice. I looked over the edge, and I'll acknowledge the prospect looked pretty scary. About 200 or 300 feet down there were projecting ledges, and here and there on the ledges bald eagles had their nests. And they were good big eagles too—none of your owl size. “The men tied strong ropes to the spruce trees growing at the top of the precipice, and the other ends of the ropes were tied to a big basket, into which I climbed with my bucket of paint. Then they dropped the basket over the cliff and let me slowly down until I was about 125 feet from tho top, which I had calculated was about the point where I wanted to begin painting. I hadn’t calculated on having much trou- ble with the eagles, but to be on the safe side I had taken a cluband a revolver with me in the basket. Well, the first day I tell you those bald eld fellows made it mighty hot for me. My basket hadn’t any more than stopped in its descent when the birds set upa terrible racket far down below me. ‘They screeched and screamed as if they were holding a tcrrible indignation meeting. I watched them for a minute dr two, but as they didn’t appear to be figur- ing on committing assault and battery I dipped the big whitewash brush I was using into the paint and started to work. A minute or two later I thought I heard a swish in the air, and looking upIsawa big eagle that looked about the size of an ostrich swooping down on me. He was soclose that I didn’t have time to grab cither my club or revolver. I made a pass at him with my big brush as he came down. I hit him a kind of a glanc- ing lick, and I think I got a little paint in his eye or in his mouth, for he sat down on a@ ledge fora minute and made queer motior, vrith .his, beac, 5s 8% he con ..tyv- —-_ — me ee ——_———_- = = If DONT PAY, To buy di‘nks for the boss -it den’t nit to buy drinks for yourself. It will pay to quit. But the troub'e has been to do this, My Vegetable Cure wii] absolutely rewove all desire for liquor in a couple of days, so you can quit without any self-denial, and nobedy need know you are taking medi- cine. You’il save money and gain in health aud self respect fri m the start Medicine :s perfectly harmless, ix pleasant O taste, steady nerves, and doer not nterfere with business duties. — Fal) particulars sealed. Mr. A. Hutton Dixor, No. 40 Park Avenue, Montreal. 4 Clie oe ete For is87. | We thank our friends, 9 customers, and the public generally fora largely in- ¢ creased trade. FOR '98 ¢ ‘ We wish you alla _ bright, ( ‘ happy and prosperous New ¢ _ Year. ¢ 5 Weare hustling with our ¢ ; accounts at present. They ¢ = ~ will be ready next week. Tevcernon el8l JAMES BARRETT, Connolly’s Wharf. $336 22888 Ft Gee J arlottatow n Ing tO pvt “the paii.t ov’ of Nis eye or | mouth. “hen another eagle came to bis assist- ance, and the two began gyrating around in my neighborhood in a manner that I didn’t like. I dropped my paint brush and went to hunting, so to speak. I shot at them atime or two, but didn’t seem to do much damage. Agair one of them fiew above me, and, folding his wings to bis sides, came down with a swoop.. If he in- tended to hit me squarely his aim wasn’t any better than mine. I shot at him and missed, and he opened a wing that knocked my hat off as he shot past me. Then the other one came at me with a scream of rage. But, as good luck would have it, I blazed away with my revolver and hit him, and he flew back wounded to the family below. None of the eagles came very close after that, but I kept up an in- termittent firing to let them know that I proposed to hold the fort. It was the time of year when the young eagles were in the nests, and the old ones probably feared that I had come to rob them. They either learned that my mission wes peaceable or else I scared them out, for they did not bother me at all after the first day. ‘*Even without further molestation from the eagles I hada pretty big jobon my hands. The men had to pull me up and down quite a distance, for I made the sign letters 22 feet high. Each letter, as a whole, was 12 feet wide and the lines of the letters 344 in width. By roped an- chored far away from the point from which the basket was suspended the men pulled me in the direction I had to travel along the face of the precipice to continue the painting. The rock on which I was paint- ing was a dark gray, so I painted the sign pure white, and it took three half barrels of paint to finish the job. It took me 20 days to compicte my undertaking. The sign could easily be read from the stage road, but the letters appeared from there to be only an inch and a half in height. The period at the end of the ad- yvertisement I made as big as the head of a large barrel, but from the road it looked about the size of the head of a match. Passengers on the stagecoaches would fre- quently bet on the height of the letters, but few ever guessed them anywhere near their actual height. That was my first, last and only sign.’’—Chicago Chronicle. The Knife of s Decade. The most remarkable knife in the world is that in the curiosity room of a firm of cutlers in Sheffield. It has 1,890 blades, and ten blades are added every ten years, —Philadelphia Inquirer. Gk WEADAGHE Positively cured by these Little Pills. They <i-o relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too hearty Eating. <A per- fect remeay for Dizziness, Nausea, Dr wsi- ness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They P.egulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. Small Pill. Small Dose. : _ Small Price. Substitution the fraud of the day. ene nA & fi j See you get Carter's, Ask for Cartex's, Insist and demand Carter's Little Liver Fills. Beautiful That is}what Everyone says of our Display of SILVERWARE —=* New stock just’ received. The latest novelties in artistic designs. QUALITY A I G. H. TAYLOR WARE - HOUSES TO LET PEAKE’S WHARF (WO 1) : a Les Wbarfage storage and yard- age, at reasonable rates. Nov. 4 Arthur 6, Peak. aite rs,. imported so far. extreme speed to obtain enough power, for une year. Walker s Corner ——$— NOTHING MORE SUITABLE For a Christmas gift meee —— ee i S ys val ie eh yg is Mh a a rere Lh Ae: aah : gee Lae dig inn te , BS After a Government Official We are in the Dairy Supply business tostay, nh standing the unfair competition of an official whose travelling expenses are paid out of the public funds. and will compete with any of the Quebec houses thus repre- sented, for quality of workmanship in cheese vats, cream vats, either single or duplex, portable or stationery, temper- ing or receiving vats, and all other Dairy Supplies in stock or to order at short notice. We have on hand Alpha Separators which return more money to the pations than any other, Separator oil that will insure safer running at extreme speed than any other on the market. Butter Boxes for storing and shipping butter in. Dairy plants that will run without an expert engineer on hand. Boilersthat will save fuel over any other thathas been Engines that do not require to be driven to all at our up town store in the Temple, Grafton St. TT. A. Successor to McKinnon & McLean. Charlottetown. English Manures OOOO 0000 SO0CO860 Landlng to-day ex Steamer “Irene M»rris,” direct from Liverpool,. hrg SUPERPHOSPHATES. NITRATE OF SODA. MURIATE OF POTASH, BOWE MEAL, ETC. All genuine, and of guaranteed analysis. east 20 per cent the cheapest fertilizer on the market, « sy = vt uP Sai? a. a ey rR ” me -— ‘ a : . ae 7 NE bs inte a rae Sa ak 4 We pay our own, All work warranted MACLEAN The oniy reliable, best, and at AULD BROS, a ec RE a nme ; a ; 3 é Assortment Large. Quality away up Prices away down. SE eeeemnnneeeneennaninal SIMON VY CRABBE STOVES & EARDWARE i Than s pair of Kid Shoes or slippers, for either lady or g»ntlemens or boy “ie — a pair of Hockey or Skating Boots e 5 4 ry . —> : » f ; ; show some nice lines of ladies and geutlemens slippers, overs lioes Feit boots at low prices. W. H. Stewart & CO