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APG Such as to Cause Backacha , gotgrrggl. untmmmelled 'nm Pom- Hausa
A Toronto Dressmaker has Found a
Positive Cn e and G.a.d1y Te;.s ~
About it. -
Thosewhofollow
the arduous occu-
pation of dress
making or sewinq
have troubles o
their own.
Running sewing
machines all day
long, bending over
work that requires
the greatest of care,
these are the things _
that have made
many e. wom an
exclaim, “every
time I take a stitch _
with my needle it:
|¢em~. as though I am piercing my own,
back ” '
Blah those who sufier from baclcncile,
hendiclls, pain in tho sid: or any derang-.~~
ment of tl.e kidneys will be glad to know
that there is a remedy that never fails even
in the worst cases.
It is Doa.n‘s Kidney Pills.
maker, 224 Bathurst St, Toronto, Ont.,
gave the following statement of her experi- ,
ence with it: I
“For some time I sudered a good deal
from weak back, a tired feeling, and pains; - 'rf - if i r where to the western side of the building
and aches in various parts of my `coi_-,'.‘
Since I have used Doan’s Kidney Pills the
pains have left me, my back has got striairg-`»l'
and thekidney troubles have been corrected. l
" That tired, dull, drowsy feeling that used ‘
to comeon me has now gone,a.nd I am happy
to _say I have not felt so well in years as ai_ F,-Om the annual report of the Minister not to be socharged from the filth outside
present." ~
Doan’s Kidne%Pills cure backache. lame
or weak beck, rightfs disease, diabetes,
dropsy, mist before the eyes, loss of memory,
rhenmatism, gravefand urinary troubles oi
yroung or old. The Doon Kidney Pill Co.,l
oronto. Ont. _
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CUSUSSSSQUSSC*
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Ml||m°ry`-
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Our workrooms will be
rushed this week; if con-w
venient, we ask you, and”
will cmsider it a. favor forw
those who can, to leave Q
their trimmed hat order
ss early in the week aww
_ posslbe. 6@'
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erklns dt Cong
The Milline-ry Leaders. @
geeeeesessees
$38333
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The sub-cribei' cifers for sale hi
valuable business stand and premises at
-Elmsdale. Lit 4. consisting of com-
luodions and well finished STORE,
\VAREllUU5E and BARN.
A fine oppcrtun ty is here cffsred to
secure a lint-cla`s business p-evni-e< on `
lhf thriving Village cf Elmsdale within
leur m les olAlb=.to1.
Er; purchasing terms will be given.
It the proper _v is not sold by private
sale before TUESDAY. MAY 29.h, it
will on that cay be sold by public
auction tothe highest bidder at 2 o‘elcck
p. m. For further information enquire
ot WEEKS & CO. Charlottetown or to
M P C I I nkn d  llowever,there is theimpropzrconiition of
rs. . oyer, tle we - own ress-' '
passengers were $53,333, from freight apparently suffering--iwnnczuscerinone of
»¢nl?|1T|@£
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'rna t.UAlml.\.v. f.ll.lmo1"rl-.'rolvN. ralvcl-I unwum l~Li.\rn_. mr lo. moo. ' e <
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THE aullllnlln wi EW? Mw-
Just, lmonrttnl, Revable. Newsy,
.seekillg nt all times to further the besltl; Sm__As the pmvincinl Leg-Mature is
  the people’ “nd rewgmze now in session I would like to dlrect the
` attention of its members to an institution
The Pe op 16,- P°p°r° known as the Poor House over which the
Published t `t. iii ., Ne ' Prowse
Block \,0rth“Si(;e‘P§St‘§;,c  the fob Government has exclusive control and the
lowin;lr‘rates. payable in a.dv€:\'nce:- °°“dm°“ °f whlchl am sorry t'° say is
Morning Edition, daily (except Sunday) not creditable to any Government or any
;_,*\_1fe‘11_1<>1\kt_*\_~<é$(}_-0_0: 1% r§i~&~,r_~---$4-00 Province. I do not lnenn tnflnd fault
 in _ ~ with the prescntA lnlinistratlon ln parti
I g\'cc_kly Edition ('1‘hu1»5day) per yr, cular, for aught I know it may have been
,$1-1’»~>;l11 ¢\<l\'211lC¢ - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - -
--$1-00 just as badly attended to under former
Bmngh Qfnggg ones but that is no reason why some
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places where subscriptions may be paid? time.
llows furnished, mivert-ising' _job Work
,Su1lllll~:l‘sille,` Cllrrics liookstdre-D; K. ““’“l'fed_f°"_ the purpose _for which ll* is
l Curl-i@_,\1,,m,g@,»_ used ls ln itself a sufllclent reason for
_ .\.lberton, _-xlhoi-ton Bookstore-G. S. some action on the part of the Legislature.
Mnttart, _-\gt~.llt. - , ~
Sourin East. Telephone ofllce-R. Seaman, , That however ls. a mzitter “meh to .
Agent, U _t ._ __ . rectify would entail considerable expense
I E B “LCRE XD.; LRHOOD’ and the Govormnent might hesitate to
Edlwx. -Business ,_underta.ke any tvldltlon-il expallrllture of
l\[a.na_<,fer. that kind just now. Apart from that,
f things in general. Not to speak of the un- 1
, cleanly appearance of some of the inmates
I    and of the compartments in which they
I move ,there appears to be some filth some
THURSDAY, MAY. 10. 190.. Which would almost compel any one to
` hold his brentn wlnle going along the
I ' passage way on that side. \Vhere fresh
THE P. B. ISLAND RAILWAY. air is so necessary to an overcrowded
1 __~. room the little that is admitted ought
of Railways it appears that the total cost Tl t'° ge mfiiundisinfblfhtllan thehtaifig
of the P. E. Island Railway and its equip- in;?;\c,§;i;a;;°y ingiill; 'S;;M;;,,‘;s,t;,e
mem- d0“'l1 50135 J l1l.Y . 1599. WM $3,793.- sick and those in better health, the sane
` 107. As is well known the Island Railway *md the Simple 01' I'8~l7l\¢l' idl0=`-lc WBC' mid
has not, for many years been selbsustain- to the discomfort' °f the p°°r unfonumte
inmates, yet in their right mind-who are
compelled to look upon and listen to ones
fi Separate SYSY-em and 0\1l? Of U10 Way Of more suited for the lunatic asylum than
.through business, it is wholly dependent many now in that institution. The in~ i
upon local traffic. But it is satisfactory mates l" general are P_e°Pl° unable 5° help
tp note, and the fact is highly creditable themselves through lll health or lack of
_ _ bodily strength, fron old age or other
wsllpcrlntendent Sharp' that the Year S causes. Consequently, attendance on the
business makes a very favorable showing. _sick is almost continually required but
. The gross eamings for the year amount, instead of leaving one able to do this it is
ed to $16-,mi d tl , k- _ _ frequently left to the good will of the in-
were $01; 053 T118 efp;‘;I:t;:§ _“Denies mates with the result ssl have been told _
“ ’ ' ‘ ‘D excess on goodautborit'tha.t somehave assed `
beinf: $53,041- B12 <>0fDPf1P@<1 With the away with no o-nz: by their bedside.IlInder"
previous year the gross earnings Show' an lille (?lI°C'\lI11Sl',8.l1C€S &S all 'p\‘€S8Bl'1 ii? ls illl'
. . . i
increase of $6,061_ The railway carried posslblethattheslckshallrccelve anything
129,667 passengers, an increase of 3,1517, £2553; grié 2‘;tot;aEolie:?matlx°Sw;§
while there was also an increase in the taken to prevent Sggkness. and ,,,,g¢,»i,,g_ p
freight carried. The receipts from 1 One of t-he inmates there at present is
ing, the obvious reasons being that being
$75,383’ and from mans $19,740.] p his lips. It made»its~a»ppear-ance since he
A* h _ _ .became anlnmate yet no one seems to
_ t t e salne time the working expenses 'have taken notice of ,L_ Un,}_eSs_ §¢,m9_ 
were less by $13,363 than the previo rs thing is done and that right early thisl
>year and this notwithstanding the fact Unfortunate man is deimmed 59 595530 
that the train mileage, (the number of much suffenngandyt°'tm“k tint he Wm 1
1 _I b h _ _ _ _ _ __ _ do so under the conditions now existinginl
\ml es run y t e trains) n as 263,53.) miles the Poorllouse would bealmost toommh -V
vionsyenr. The cost per mile run by Yet unlesswme change villlemadeswhl
trains was 82.80 cents, against 90.51 cents it appears must’ inevitdny happen "dl
in the previous year a decrease of 871 than” the. midst’ of 8' wminuliity th” I
’ ’ boasts of its noble contributions to;
C0055- Th¢S¢ 5S\1I`¢3 Sh0“’ that While patriotic and charitable institutions _nmdl
llllve been `cstzll>lisllcd it the followin action Should “Ot be taken at the present '
-ind other llllsillcw. tr'\ns-icted' That the building is overcrowded and W
lmore work was done, the cost was less,
indicating careful economy in the manage-
'ment.
YVea.re o opinion that the railway
needs better cars for the accommodation
‘of passenger-S, especially during the
ourist season, and that unless this can
be had the passenger rates ought to be
made lower. Owing to the longer dist-
ances, broadgauge cars and superior
‘ equipment of the Government Railways on
the Mainland, passengers there have the
double advantage of both lower r ates and
GORDON M.-XTTHEWS. Ellnidale
Lit 4. May 5 eodlw. w3i
(_ - ._l
Farm for Sale.
100 rres very fertile 1an'l 0'! southern portion
of the Warren Fawn-about 18 chairs wide
and 55 long'-ahmr 15 acres clear and in a hlzh
st ste of ferdlity. 10 acres ready to stump-The
'batance in Hard W nod and *Pence Rails. situ-
ated one mtlefrom Rocky Paint Wharf where
nroduco can be shipped-Near school-one of
the most beautiful spots available-Overlook
iuir Hillsborough Bay and Charlottetown
Harb ~r-Plentv _of seaweed.
Also in Sontenrber next 50 acres of! the
Northam Portion of Wnrr n Farm now occu-
pied by airs Margaret Miller and known as
.Ki pg 'Godin '
This propel-*v is in grod condition-is within
Sminutes walk of R f“'v Point Wharf and
Ferry-and fronts on Chatlo tetown Harbor.-
FI. ft' l L Y- .
l' DB 13!! BPS Bpp  
lay 10 cod &: w tt Charlottetown.
J. greater comfort than can be obtained on
| the Island Road. These matters ought
to be equalized in some way.
X?-gi
L The trouble in Ashantee seems to be
growing more serious, the small| British
 force being shut up in Kumassi and] sur-
L rounded by a formidable force of natives.
These natives have attained n. certain
lmeasure of civilization. Ashantee iS
famous for its gold and the skilful native
_ goldsmiths. In the war with the
‘ Ashantees in 1873-4 a British army under
~ Sir Garnet Wolseley invaded the country,
captured and burned Kum'\ssi. Since that
l time the region has been a British pro-
tectorate.
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we An: wma You
When your object. is to get the -
Box Call Shoes in Black Goodyear
hii__._..;___"“ ~ " _e-L_-_nh-ue; .  t.- _rv
BEST VALUE IN SllllES.
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that prides it§elf on forming a. part of a
nation that spares neither mem nor means
RU-nknlrv.
UHLY EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD
And Eight Years Tortured Vtdth
Room for Months. Wan Cured
Ivlth Clarke's Kola. Compound.
Mr. L. 0. Le-nzinr-ns. C. P. R. ervinver.
rll-lo sufferer from asthma for eigllt rears.
llunflrods of dollars I spent ox doctors* and
_v cured. It has certainty been rr bless-
:lg to him.” Sold by all dnll:-rlsts. En-
lose mv tents in stumps for free s1n'plt=,
ted, 1-1 Church street. Toronto.
We have just received a supply of
Naval L-ranges out of a lot imported
here direct from California. They
_are in line order and are deliciou~
;fruit, being very juicy and sweet.
[We are selling them for 30 gud
735 cents per dozen. Try them if you
fwant something nice.
BEER & EOF F.
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TENQ_ER S
DEPARTMENT Punuc Worms,
Charlottetown. M-iv 7 .
Sump Tmmnns will be received at
this department until noon on
under the strict control of a Government 5
to give relief to- dis.r essedtllumnnity. __
r T __+ - ~3 f
Af-<mnn.. Kept in an Airfare-rn?
 UNTRlMMED HATS.
_ Fails are s‘uhhor»\ things, but nevertheless it is a fact. tlfat we have the
great.-sl Un~rlulln¢=d Hn: Utp lumens la me Island. Wit: our extra space te our
new store. we will be better able to give our customers the some smashing
values ln lists tha' made us famous, and kept our competitor; guessing how we
did-lt. and woudgring how w i save you 25 to 50 per cent on new staple goodl;
but we‘re alive to the fnct tlat we have got to keep up in the preeeegeton with
Hills that lave me style a d ti lishabout them. Hrs that you can make money
onl. and hats that fetch tie trade to you, and just to be candid, we hue them
a .
F LUWERS.
The immerw' l'll3 of Flowers that we are swinging out this season rctnellv
fstollishes ourselves. We have several broken boxes and sample lines, which
we placed together and made three large lots of. Remember t`1ese flowers are
_as fresh an I and lick as natnra -s if they were plucked from your own gnrlen
this very moment. Tuev are s, l ndid lots for countertrlde to draw the crowd.
giving you a c.~|np1sle_ up-to-dns nfsorlment. comp filling Sprays. Wrsethe.
Mottures, Paqwe s, etc., of Ris es. Vi .lat-, Hyacintns. Lily ol the Valley,
Lilacs. ew. ll ~mt-mber no two are alike.
Mackintoshcs and M acks, Bobs, and Kitchinel' Rain Proofs.
ms. PA'roN
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GAY’S SEEDS
TREES Avo PLANTS
Ga_v’s Seeds are beet. because their ex-
tensive experience of so many years enables
climate. it will not pay to experlment with
any other as we have already done this for
you. Our success may be yours. Gey’e
Seeds to be had only directly from them.
TREES-“Te have a Hue assortment
of ornamental trees comprising Horse Chest-
nut, Maple. Lime, Mountain Ask, Elm, Weep-
ing Willows. Aho Plum, Cherry; Apple
Gooseberry. Current, Strawberry Plent.e.._Be|-ry
Boxes, \Vhol-sale and Retail.
PLANTS-Isook out for our Adver-
ment of .Plants later, in the proper illlll,
‘~ they include most all the popular varieties cl
bedding. Flower plants as well as vegehib,
including Bl owbill, Csulidover, Extra Early
Cablnge, (L-lery, Tomato, etc, etc. V
A sample lot of Palms, Ferns, Asparagus,
Sprengeri, etc to arrive shortly.
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Challottetown ard ,
Market House.
Tues thurs &w
2112;"lilgli-_.;;°;1;;,,;;"i§Fii;fiii;  A Necessary G»ar1:n.ent at
revnfdles flllrlnz those years amTg;.brow:ht ' if . "' . Q- ‘
tonipornry rcllef; For months he v.-.-vs kept # ‘ *
In nn airtight room. About the Ent of " '
September. 1898, we purchased some W  »
Clarl<e's Kola Compound. He too? in all 
seven bottles and' has since been complete- 3 if A K f~‘
n flied cl-irrltlis _-ln}1~`l\1n<§pnnrnnn bn; Lim- Yov need one these treacherous Spring day.-,‘ there are but few evenings  l
0 .
when you can despense with lt It‘s not a luxnrt but a neceseil
#You Can Buy a good G
. _- y.
I ' _' ’ . This season we are showing the larznet range ot Cl t ~s for Spring . Over- m,”'.“"
coating we ever had the pleasure of showing. 30 COLORS T0 SELEC l' PROM
COVERTS, MELTONS. WORSTERDS, VANETIANS etc.
would advise you to order one of our
Our store is llomelike - reminds you of your own flresfdb _
MEHUIIAHTS UUT UF THU'-_--“IVE I Tm
The New Khaki Golf C-pe , Patriotic Tien; Butt.  llld Heil, Fhlilld Old JH! X(
J. .l. .|i\Y & SUN, l' 1'
Ill
#0vercoat for . *  
As the cost of llbor is the same on the cheep materiel as on a better one we 7 ‘fl 5|
_..r'.-v-"l
Denison.
[tyco wuts
oolplch JH-
errngeseeu
them to know just what is best suited to our . qu; NN; 
ellkiedlel
Weleell
aedclelete
We IHUNQH
prieeewm ei
book.
Yldi
I :Covert ts for ` I 
» ~ It you are salislied with a ready-tn-wear coat, we can sell you one of our
own make. with superior workmanslp for
Sao, 950, 11 oo; and 112.06
_ - See what we can do for yon. '
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oy  _    e -nu
We have just opened one lot of Men’s Dongola Shoes 'in Choco- ¢_ "5 ~ t _ _
late. One lot of l\I¢~n’s Willnw'Calf Shoes in Tan. One lot of Man s ‘ Thursday’ 1  may
Wem_ . 1 From any person or persons willing to .
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_ . S  .contract for the Repairing of Seal River
. e 4 - , Bridge, Lot 54, according to plan and
` specification to be seenat the residence
flalnmilelfiifllnrlranca tu e
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PEISY
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 $2.90'    Ty,,°¢Mr.Joannn1nnte,sen1nlveror nt
. this odice. ,
This department does not hind itself
lo accept the lowest or any tender.. . '
_ The names of two persons willing tn
become bound for the Iaithinl perform-
mm leeemreereeeh
may 8d3ieod&w Bec’y Public Works.

    Hrs ~.lnsurnn to
,V P _ _ The nb4v_eC°mlh=i’»es,*er»"'net connected witlitha--P. E. Island -Board l
év.  __   t°...»s=nt  » .Ill  _ Que
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SMITH, "*“'
 Underwriters, and are notbouid by the treif retu. I em, therlor
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° A ' l Agent',Chv.°lottoto¢|l. PII T.
 insists.. .=»._».=-.f.>.».i»r<.... L--iff -..J.»-<..-~,.:i»_f..~.»>~>.-.- rx-.'~..--  .ri  ..-..=...==- .
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