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I‘erinines` for liiiliil;-65'

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Packages l

There i- 0 i»_- ill -g for

a Christ ii ~ gin. wniih you can be si-.re will pleases lady, zindthzit is a bottle of perfume. But be sure its good perfume. If you select tiom our im- mense stock you are siiie to be right in your

perfumes selections.

Special Boxes for Children

from Colgate. ccntninlng 2 bottles perfume and cake soap, others five small bot- tles. ,

J. G. Jamieson

DRUGGIST

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H We Have

acoiunlete and well sssorfed cl: of the fziiiioiis

'W 'S _ Ideal Fon e ~ Pon

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‘Foi~Ci;i~isi if ii riiicss- _

No I2 ...-....-.....$2.5o

lx “ 12 gold bziiids .....3.5o

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" ij, ...............3.5o “ 13 gold bands .. ... 4.50

Daily

W B wiznussoav. necsussa is. iw-

public service in which there ie as much common internet. as in the pub- lic roads. The welfare ol the country is inextricably interwoven with the condition of the highways, The mer- chant. the trader, the farmer and cn, private citizen depend \inon'th° road for their very existence. And be-' tween ill and well kept roads lice the difference between successful and un- successful trade, between comparative comfort and the want of it.

The roads then, the arteries througl\

which flows the beart's blood of the country, should be one of the first considerations of g0\'€i'nm€l1f. H110 lil the erpunditures made and the eil0!'f-8 put north to make them what thei ought to be, there should be the hear- ticst concurrence on the Part Of UW

people.

ln this province of ours there ie.

apparently, only one g~r8Bt1Y funded evil, namely taxation. Freedom fr0D\ taxation is our standard of unalloy- ed comfort and the extent of our miseries is measured by the Bile Of our annual tax bill. We forget, and we are not told sudiciently Often.

soon nouns. ,

There is perhaps no department oi"

were of the wnoieeiviiiud v°l"d end the most lavish expenditures are be- ing male for this purpose by the

moot yirogreseive countries. Road maiflll line become a science, and ie now looked upon as one of the hand maidens oi progreel. The SWG'-Ht in' ventione and discoveries are beinl turned in the direction oi Practical. permanent. dependable road making. And recent inventions and discover- ies have lent themselves most ap- propriately to the work. Of all the discoveries of recorit years Dcflllllli the greatest factor along this line is cement. its durability, its cheapness and the facility with which it ac- commodates itself to road musing, to building roads where, otherwise. roads would be impossible." n1B\¢ it one of the most pow?rI\ii agencies in the world today. Governments, prov- incial and civic, farmers, merchants. and others are using it in enormous quantities in many undirtakingi and the commc-nnese of its use has re-

use ol it. ‘ .

SITTING ON A BOARD.

l “ i4............... 41.0

“ i4 gold bi-iiids _ . . . . 5.00 - Clips e5c citrzi- '

_ .Taylor

jeweler 8; lingraver

lgradatious, with or without emolii-

provincial governments, Civic

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Councils, School Boards, &c, &c.

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NEW KING \i|'.0kG|5 ll0`l`EL

Wm.M BOU|lQUET’l'E.Mgr.

Private B bs dunnirig_Wi\ter and. Long Iggggt H'§¢:'le;lihii{ieeni1r;all rooms

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l'°"'e oi'J'i'sii\\s Ui~l)~ xoi-Yi.. ED

aYDNEY. N. S

Nas P. i. siiiaiiwini

- for your

Xmas Groceries . and

irons READ

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And while the Xiiiis C hzer is in

your heart ju t sav si kind iro'd for

Camerons Home-Made

Bread '

and take aloaf li<».mc» as au evid- ence of vour good will

Ewen Cameron - (Baller) "

The Boards are supposed to con-

mon people can climb up, step by step, until they arrive at the source

means uncommon.

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,the records as a mistake. Where “thc

meni but ever with h°"°r "al Orjoilice seeks the man" the chances .are imagmary_thm“gh Lords' C"mm°"”' 3 that neither the man nor those whon

he is supposed to serve shall be dis appointed.

, Our Boards are our governing bod

stitutc fi stairway by which the com- ies_ Whether Parliaments Civic

ilioards, School Boards, or executive -Boards of an kind the are the eo

of supply or, if need be, at the foot. of the throne itself. Therefore the Boards are, as already mentioned, an absolute necessity.

The desire to secure a seat on the

Board is the mystery. Where there are emoliiinents attached the mystery

that case ie, quite probably, aimed at the eniolument, which may be either a definite salary, as in the case of members of, parliament, or an 'in definite rake ofi, which may also ap- ply to members of parliament or oth- er governing bodies. lt is where

,the emoluments are wanting that the mystery really shows itself; where

there is no visible inducement either in the way of getting something for

:Merall Remedies are not. secret

dy for each of the ordinary illnesses- nearly 300 in ali. Cali and ask about them. The MacKinnon Drug Co., corner Great George and Kent

g m B

muetemoiazsliuiaaines 9|-ulsluzzaiiliescssmlb

Streets. , l `l _

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pie’s and the people should maki

lthem hy seeking out the best mer | available for the positions. Two often iother considerations than fitness pre ivail and the result is that in the most vital concerns we receive' an linadequate service.

at once disappears, The desire in| _

i SHLON

E It was Henry George who said that |"the effect of inventions and improve-

lmente in the productive arte is to ,save labor, that is to enable the Ieame result to be secured with leer

.labor or a greater result with thc lsame labor." The consequence o ,labor-saving improvements will be to increase the production of wealth, the demand for the same not being

nothing, doing something which no| _ _

one else coiiid do as well, or in fact satisfied' ____ doing anything except sitting on thtl The heartfelt sympathy ot an cla“_ Board. And such cases are hy nofeg of citizens and of many

‘throughout ‘the province goes out to the bereaved wif:

medicines-yo~.i can find out exactly and daughter, the mother and only

what is in them if you call at our'\, th

drugstore. There is one special reme'|e;ooCl:do!d?.t:d. Johns?) ,Shane un-

P n wee c ro c d in

Yeeterday'e Evening Guardian. The

mlnent in and a leading 'member nl. the Phannnf eeutical Association,-of which he wal Becreterr- Registrar and an active and honored member oi the Masonic and other fraternal organization. He was lor several yearn one of the trustees or the P. ni. mana ll and one of its truest friends. Cut ol in the prime ol manhood and in the midetpf . a successful business career his death in a distinct lose to the city and he will be sorely missed by a large circle ol lriends. To the home eo sadly and suddenly bereaved whose Christmas joys have been over shadowed by this great sorrow the

Guardian tenders its deepest sym- pathy.

IN MEMORIAM.

At the home of her non-in-law, Ab- ram Myers, Hampton, there P88904 away on Nov. 30th, one ol the old- est inhabitants oi the Province in the person of Mrs. W. S. McNeill, aged 97 years. Mrs. McNeill was the wife of the late I-lon. W. S. McNeill Of North Rustico who predeceased her ten years. . .

She was a woman of sterling char-

acter, a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, and although her form was bent and her faculties dimmed by the weight of years. Slit was often heard to the last repeating to herrclf the words of the Uord'a

suited in descriptive iiterature wnienlgpegziinailig other familiar P88605" is available to all who need to make' She leaves' to mourn three sons___

William in Oakland, Cai; John in

We have no doubt, that, ere long.|‘ Souix Falls, S. Dakota and Colin. in

that Prince Edward Island is the roads and streets on which yearly ex- Ottawa; alsoHsix dtzzghglrsi _hllia-m»;-_ ir.ost lightly taxed bit of inhabited penditures are now being made in `5Ilg;1:tt°g' Su;“_;Fe__s1ée_ ,El Ben fnunrri' in Canada- We have “ee” vain and Wl1i°\1 “"1 *° gi" “‘° ‘°‘ wooiner efiesiriieiu, Oni; Miss wright spoiled bv our comparative fl'€¢d0m iice for which they BW il1t°“5°d» Wu and Mrs. J. l-lowatt in Berkley, Cal; from taxation, so BPOil€d that even be transformed into permanent Bn( ind Mrs. W. Lcard in Vancouver, B.

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in the matter of saving both money satisfactory thoroughfare i;l;i‘;\;g_l Amer a short funeral service at and property by making more gener- the use of this. one ‘lf li 9 m° _iampton the remains were conveyed

ous expenditures upon our roads, we derful as well se one of the mosi -_O Bmdaybane thence by train tc;

_ . - - .iunter River, where they were me

are afiaid to take the plunge. ‘powerful agencies in the world to _md cunvayed to her old home in

"Good F0868." ii DOW the W8*-¢\1'.iday_ Jorth Riistico, now the residence oi

Frederick Woolner from whence the

"""""""""""'""""""""""‘""""""""""""""`”""”""""A`"""""""`:""`_""""'>"`_'5'""'"""m" funeral took place t0 the Old flmlly

_-lot in the Cavendish Cemetery.

. Wh th i cancy on e _

Many of the weaknesses inherent in Boar?) Wiz: uso sthzr inducemem HOW CE§¥1él;IlJ_)ll;RSIANNII§ARKNEsB_

the human race have been analYZed than an empty _seat unwshioned 8, ____ and, correctly or incorrectly, tbeir`.that__the|_e is a rush to hu “__ Th( L0NDQN_ Dec_ 14__A member Opthe causes have been stated. In thesei I h ml _ the Board__i!nC¢nt,uri0n crew gives the account ol statements original sin occupies of giggngéawtoozeo 8:31521 given time to the accident yesterday when she sank prominent position. One of the com- k S lecti`(;n_ would be occ” ante m ““kn°W“. steamer °n DeV°“p°rt:

d d we mn 8 8 8 . D _ We were steaming along at between

mo" w°“kne°"°_ of t°_“_y‘ an oder their services, solicit the poei 19 and 20 knots in it fairly calm sea, 081111041 U80!! it *O Oflgmal sl” "on and insist upon being grants( with n moderate wind of from four to either, is the universal desire to be- the honor This is B hmmm weaknem five knots when the collision occurred. mme a member of A Boa;-(pwigh al ' . ‘ it was vary dark but the lights ol

_t I B and a. regrettable and unfortunati the oncoming vessel had heen seen

cam 8 ' 2 _ one-unfortunate, that ie, for those iior some distance. She had _her side In the g°vemme“" °l mls complex whose interests are supposed to bi ‘ighm burning bflglltly Bild BDDBFSDC'

world of ours, with its multiplicity served by the Board _ ly tried to cross the bows of the Cen- oi demands, its peeuiemies and mi I almo t . __ ` . hi h "th “prion which ntrnck ner with arent *ncou rulties Boards are absolute D B eve y one m W c ( 'mee' The b“tu°°mp'° starb°“rd ‘ 5_ _ » _ man seeks the odice" his appoint 'how struck the stee.mer'e port side ‘necessities True we have our high ‘ment to 8 seat on any Mud of 8 _wen forward and she “uk immedia_ ,and mighty Officials from the king Of Bo,,,d_ except a hmm’ ordinary' étely. _Her port light came into the lthe Empire down throllgh dmerent wooden board, ma he entered il on ‘centurlnnhs 'orecasue`

The collision continued the sailor,

occurred at 4 $8 a. m. and nothing vas seen of the unknown steamer af- ter the first impact. She was instant- ly hurled on her beam ends, toppled iver and went to the bottom. The captain of the Centurion got iut the collision mats and ioiind that we were taking in water. A life- “oat's crew manned one ol thc boats and the battleship cruised in the vi- cinity of the collision until after day. break. Nothing, however, was seen of the steamer or anv wreckage.

Judging by the shock which was

'elt throughout the Centurion the ves- sel was a fairly large one as the collision aroused the members of the crew who were sleeping below. The battlesb1p's engines were immediately l‘e\'¢l'Bcd and started full speed aetern.

Other members of the Centurioifs

crew say the steamer was not seen 'intil -the moment of the collision. It ie said that one man was seen on the deck of the steamer. He made B desperate jump in an effort to reach the deck of the Centurion. He miss- ‘hi if- by a narrow margin and fell in- *o the een between the two ships and was seen no more.

A marine of the Centurion watch

'ave the steamer sank: immediately The searchlighte oi the Centurion

::Pil1s That Have Benefited Thous-

ands -Known far and near as s. ieure remedy in the treatment of in- digestion and all derangements of the stomach, liver and kidneys, Parme- lee’s Vegetable Pills have failed. In- numerable testimonials can be pro- duced to establish ' the truth of this assertion. Once tried they will be found superior to all other pills in the treatment! of the ailments for

‘which they are prescribed.

L_, _ - _ _

I 7 lm _ _

__,_______ Hockey 'Boots for

e - _ 'rue Rimiiibie ri-iessim. . »

line of these razors ranginp from the ordinary German si -_ ver sets including holder and

glicr case at $5 to traveling out- ts.

suggestions.

For liiiii-i-for :my iiian-iio_

gift could beiiiorc pleasing,

practical, useful and appro priate than zi

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Cl ri - \ TI.

5'/{rfi.iii I _ ,..fii2~' > _

\Ve are showing a splendid-l

12 blades in plush lined lea~

Sec our line for good gift

Fennel! & (handler Victo ia Row.

, girli»'. i

s‘<atin g easy.

Gof _

Christmas Gifts

If you’re a skater please remember we have some

splendid llnckey Boots ,men’s, woinec's, bays’ `a n~1

i These boots ii e made strong, with good, stout

uppers, spring and half heels secure’-y fastened. ` ‘

Livers cf the sport will find that our baots make_

_Bros _

128 Richmond St. _

co`pipafe_ witlttlie present weer. Theiinost perfect -_-the handsoniest. colors and

showing rich generous flowing the narrower eH`ect's

50 cts. , ` ' siiii naniiefeiieis uniiréiias s -

white silk heinstitched handkerchiefs 5oc., plain and twilled silk handker- - chiefs of the finest quality, good large size............75c

f Never. finpnr, history have we

others

Each in an appropriate individual ~XMAS boi uit

We have a flargéliptgck _

umbrellas for the mas trade in TaEeta'iifnnd -»

Hundreds to choose from

pure silk,mounted in silver and gold $|.00 to'5.|l`0vi___

A .i.

Suspenders

President and ~Plexo

Suspenders, each pair

in fancy box. A pair of these suspenders will

make a very acceptable

, Xmas box for any gen-

tleman.

Sllc io_l.50

liandkerchieis ` "

Every man is parlicul-

ar about his _ handker- chief. It must-be of the right size end quality,

,we have Lawn. Linen, _

and Silken. in white and fancy borders, hemstit- ched and plain. Priced

Knitted scarfs fringed from 15 to 25c. Box of - '

on the ends, Brown and r 2 doz silk Initial

, Grey. Handkezchiefs for -_ i

one ie 1.25 , - 1.15 \ i_

Mufflers _

Knitted wool and sill:

niuffiers shaped to tit the neck in White, Grey,

Maroon, Navy e n d Brown.

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put up in pretty boxes at

75c, i.oo, 1.25.

Suspender Sets Hosiery .

What would be more accept-

able than a nice set of suspend- ers,armlets and garters.We have ' them-handsomely finished and Olhsf “DCS ill fine C8811-

We have a nice line of

silk hose put up in ii pretty Xmas box at 5oc.

mere ribbed and plain and fancy designs at 25c, 5cc. _

The House 0f Qualify P

nrowsdmi

gs. -- _

_mlm

'were switched on at once and played on the scene, hill. no sign of the otbgr eeeeel was seen. _

The Centurion was going at such

speed when the collision occurred that she had copered a considerable ‘dis- tance before she couid be stopped.

::When a mother detects 5rom» the

writhings and fretting of a child that worms are troubling it, she can pro- cure no better remedy than Miller'e Worm Powders, which are guaranteed to totally expel worms from the sys- tem. They may cause vomiting, but this need cause no anxiety, because it is but a manifestation of their thorough work. No worms can long exist where these Powders are used.

"Handsome Ties, choice Shirts epi-

endid Hosiery, comfortable Pajemes and night rodes, Bath Robes, and many other things just right for His Christmas at Paton'e. 12-1BM3i.

“EASY CHAIRS.-‘Make your fa-

ther, your husband, or your friend, a present of an easy chair. 'l‘hat’s a

_*im -i i lm limi l

sift worth while. $5 to $22.50-aii ' W kinds. Beer .si wears, Furniture head- ment iernilleto oyerf,lowing;ivitip,iu_st quarters. 12-iiiiwii. the proper things 5.. miin'w`o`n1u sp_

--- preciate for his Christmas. Patone.

nom, Gen” Furnishings deuaw . I , i iz-iamsi.

i i I ml

YOUR FRIEND

A Canada Life

policy as a gift.

something new "

and uvique and

above all others in _

yoint of value. See abr ut it icday. 5-

W. K. Rogers " Local Manager I

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our stock of

i.<1JANum%uJ

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Girrs

THAT LAST

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There are few lines in which you will find beauty

and durability so well combined as in gifts selected from I

' Dressing Cases

or ..i

Manicure Sets ~

The line is more extensive than ever. The French. .

-‘ H1

_ eIvoi°y_is going to be a great favorite. Its. _ durability and fres-h appearance appeal to wonietl,,_'_’We*._l _' haVe"¢l_f€111_HlSO in Ebony, plain and silver mounted.

Comp and see our stock. ' _ . ' _

_iéisriris '

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Dmggist _ _ _ l V _ _