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Our Dells are. pro-|? blic men, seems to-be resolving it- ef into the view that the war in South nounced to be the best and | rica is, on the British side, a war of lar seat assortment in Ch’ wets. bonne against an attemp tto establish ime in upd see for jy our-|a grea Dutch Confederacy in South elf -Prices marked down to Africa and t destroy British power in a ell Tovs, Steam En- that country. And it is argued that the U wet : ys, Ores! ~. |{very checks with which the British +s, Magic Lanterns, Plain | forces have met are evidence of the an | Fancy Stationery, Rock-| justice of the war, because they reveal something new; } the military strength of the Boers, and tl” and Boy’s Sleighs and oasters all at J. HORNSBY Book & Stationery Store, Ch’town. hite’ 5 Caramels nd Snowflake Chacolates ~- { g ing Hor es, ( ( TAS A) following firs. class store cr. J. Morris bD. L. Hooper W. Pickard & Co, W. A. Hutcheson W. F. Carter Stenart & Gates Sanderson & Co. J.B. MecLeed & Co R. &. Wason, ——__—_—____—— | Examination of chil Charlotts town Driving Park’ glasses is a special feature af | ‘our Optical Department. | G. F. Hutcheson, —AND— Provincial Exhibition Association. | The Annual Gms aaa Meeting of this Association, wi!l be held in the Masonic Tewple Ba ldiog, on Thursday evening, the 23th December, inst, 1899 a: the hour of 8 o'clock The will be close | on the 18th inst. By order of the directors. CO RSMALLWOOD Limo Secretary, Particular: - furs for the nighttime. > | a blistering sunshine with an Antardtic ; show the danger with which the em- School Children’s Eyes Can be had at any of the} Supply -@., i THE DAILY War in The Transvaal of ooe > Struggle in South Atrica. ITIS A TRYING CLIMATE. The Weather Which our Men Experi- ence in South Africa. Julian Ralph, writing to the London | Daily Mail, under date of De Aar, November 8, says: To be p te ‘ctly happy anywhere be- tween the Cape and the Zambesi the | traveller should take a fig-leaf for a day- time costume and a Laplander’s suit of I take off all that the law allows every day, “ d then 8 oy in the shade tent, but at night I do myself up | in a lambswool ihinkes, two ordinary | blankets, and a steamer rug, and lie down to listen to the rattle of my teeth | until the sun begins to blaze through | the canvas at daybreak. We who are at the headquarters at De Aar are hav- ing what the tradesmen would call a choice line of selected weathers, every | Of m\ four hours and all served tu us in whole Often half a get mixed up. dozen sorts of weather At such times we have breeze blowing through it. In the middle of that comes a Sudanese sand- storm made up of whirls that obscure the sun and piay hob with the camp, lifting up the skirts of the tent and coating everything red. In one of these whirls you can lay a clean white handkerchief between two over coats, and when you take it out it will look as it it had been soaked in beet-tea. After the dust whirl comesa tropic 1] thunder shower, at the end of which the sun sets with a splendour no painter would dare to try to put on canvas. As for the effect of the climate on man, it is not fair to say it is healthy and let it go at that. If 1 may judge irom this part of Cape Colony in Nevember, it actually beats Colorado, in the United States. The Boers’ Motive. British opinion, as represented in oe newspapers and in the speeches of pire was menaced. It will be observ- ed that the extraordinary efforts. which Great Britain is now making will vir— tually put an end to that danger. The war may be long and tedious, and may not be free from reverses, but the maintenance of British power in Natal and Cape Colony will be assured by the force which will shortly be present in South Africa. There is talk of some danger from loss of prestige. This, so for as India is concerned, may be a serious danger. But the attachment of Canada to the empire does not de- pend upon prestige, and _ the same remark is true of Australia. It is a poor sort of loyalty which is We Their Intellect Defective eve- rn Can you ° in schoo! c. | _ business if so | ved? dren for | OPTICIAN AND JEWELER, Charlottetown tranefer books of the Aseociation | 156 FOruLAR SONGS WoRDS and Music complete, din one volume A glenn et eacal Gems, sentimental, path- lar fie tiful songs. JORNSTON @ McFARLASE, 71 Yonge St., Toronto, Can. measured by power, and which grows weaker in the presence of danger. South African Dutch. A list has been drawn up as follows of the Dutch words in common use in South Africa, and which are now oc- curring with more or less frequency in the war despatches : Aanschouw...... view prospect. Aantogt****.....approach. Aarde...........earth, ground. Afrang....+.e00- slope. ARRET . ooc.cecess field. Arend ...... 10s oo Came, | Baal seeaee et oe bay. ORD 4 004s nawsee path, road, | Baas. + eee oednastel. | Beek. cae eas ‘ brook, bec. WE 6 ove avennsss mountain. POR nb k.0 etanent city, town. Blaauw...... ».. .Dlue. BioemM ~..... «+. flower, POOM on a vescccce tree. BION, vc ccs cesece spring. Broek.........:-marsh, poor. Brug. cecccccccs wage Es 6c 44k wo aes wood, forest. ENG bs ceési abies valley. Doorn,.........thorn, briar. DOTP. «scscee .. village Fontein.........fountain. GPOGE. oo <0 ow one Sabekeetes S08. a; .. yellow. Co eee Sy dorner, edge. RO tacit wood, timber. COG seep a's ed house. MR oc a'd se thes gulley. 4 ees ese IO... os soo eee. es head, hill. DOO oad 500 on hillock. + opreee crow, Landdrost.......local governor. WOO wiscea da course, channel. RAMpOSG:. 643s. leopard. Modder..... ;..-mud. OGM nt eaten doe pretty, Nachtmaal.......Lord’s Supper. i ee eee hollow. BOG. koe oo bi offshoot, tributary. Zuid vive es south. 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For sale by all dealers, or Edmanson, Gates & Co., Toronta THE QUESTION IS OFTEN ASKED, OW 1S THE ASCENDENCY OF ROYAL OAK SOAP vccounted ‘for? The answer 3 simple enough, viz:—Be- sause there is none equal to it tor intrinsic merits, firm ness, ourity, combined with great. iasting and cleansing pro- ; perties Send for premium list. J, D, LAPTHORN & C0.. Charlottetown Soap Works GOKE! GOKE FOR SALE—A very superior qua- ty of Coxe made from good coal. Price six cents per bushel. Apply at. the 263— GAS WORKS, HAAMINEK CHARLU'L’TETUWN, DECEMBER 26.1899 HA SSAaARD’S RENEE SN a tee BRAHMIN TEA. Is the best known and most widely used Tea on Prince Edward Island It Leads All S$thers Don’t be put off with so called matchless, gsnuine can easily be obtained, Ask your grecer for BRAHMIN, - —— HORACE HASZARD CANADIAN AGENT when the Dec 23-—dy ES ee Rn ee ae —— eS THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMPAN) The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York RICHARD A. [IcCURDY, President ASSE TS—$277,517,325.36. 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Profitable work for intelligent perscos. Send two references. THE WERNER COMPANY, Dest BH, Akron, Obic eooeOMce a Lear But when it comes it brings good cheer This week we will cheer the people with the rarest bargains. Men’: and boys’ Overcoats and Ulsters, Caps, in Cloth, in Fine Silk Handker- chiets, Linen Handkerchiefs, Gloves. Ties, Braces, Shirts, Underwear. Bie Discounts urine ihe Week—— See our Mens Boots, Overshoes and Rubbers, Warm Felt Boots in gum, rubbe and felts. Come often. It will pay you te, Remember every article this week at reduced prices. Come early J. B. MACDONALD & CO’Y Pamphlets © >» ie Ae wee