THE PAILY KEXAMINER CHARLOTTETOWN, JANUARY 3 1900

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@ ss TH DAILY EXAMINER) WITH THE ISLAND CONTINGENT ‘ttc cs: ‘csc We Have a Nice Ling ae Heer ss esi Sos peat ot) wi Sprenger brurh, hair brush, boot brush, razor, ete. | ——S——— ep We had our company shooting the other OE

It Pays to Buy at

Perkins

The money saving store

Perkins

Th: ropular dry goods s‘ore

Perkias’

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‘he millinery leaders

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Moncton

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JANUARY 3, 1899.

PROFESSOR GILBERT'S VISIT.

The meetings arraoged for Prof. A. G. Gilbert by the President of the F. and D. Asssociation, and advertised in this issue should be of great interest to the farmers of the Island. The poultry interest ts capable of great exiension, It has already become one of the most profitable brauches of the farmers’ business ; and since our eggs sud dressed poultry have established for therselves a reputatios for excellence in British markets we may expect the in- dustry to go ahead by leaps and bounds in future. Professor Giibert is perhaps the best qualified man in Canada to discuss with the farmers and give them informa- tion conceraing everything pertaining to poultry and eggs. Wetrust be will have ful] houses at all the places at which he will speak.

THE WINTER MAIL SERVICE.

Tue Priscess ceased running last even- ing ; The Minto began her work this morring. We have to congratulate Cap- tains Cameron and McLean,and the Steam Navigation Company upon the skill, care aod euccess with which their vessels have been operated in the past year, and the increasing volume of traffic resulting there- from. May we hope that the Minto will bs managed with equa) courage and good judgment. In view of what she cost in Scotland and what she has cort since she was brought here in Sepiember last, the Minto ought to bea euperior vessel for winter navigation and to find no difficulty in making her way into Charlottetown the greater part of this exceptionally mild winter, €aving our imporcers and export- ers many thousands of dollars and sfford- ing & direct mail service. We look for great things from the Minto. The pity is that her net tonnage is less than that of the Stanley, and that she cannot carry as much freight. But what she is lacking in this regard is, we hope, more than made up by her greatar ability to craek through the ice. We shall see.

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MEETING OF PARUIAMENT.

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Aw extraof The Canada Gazi tte toband thie morning confirms the telegraphed re- port that the Parliament uf Canada will meet for despatch of business on the first | of February. It is now recalled that Sir Wilfrid Laurier met the houee last year with the fintention of creating an issue

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out of Sena'‘e and going to the people at once on that questica. He tried tue expefiment, and it was a dis-

astrous failure. Everybody knew that and that the Government was proposing them. Since then bave suspected that they wete losiug ground. The euspicion was, astbe Mai! avd Empire remarks, strengthened after Sir Ricbard Cartwright’s ineffectual at- tempt to explain the treason to the old platform at Toronto. It became the more certain when Sir Wilfred made hie Ontario tour and found his strongest supporters polite, but cool, and without enthusiasm The Manitoba and Prince Edward Island elections, however, settled the question leyond doubt. From the point of view of eelf-preservstion the Ministers have done wel] to shrink frcm the tvialat the polls,

wrong

ow

A few calendare left, will cleared out at balf price at Carter’» bookstore.

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the Senate was right in stopping the deals - in | Ministers

) week,

Another Batch of Interesting Letters From

The Boys op

the Sardinian.

Stewart, Lord, Walker, Mellish and Others of the Contingent Heard From.

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The following ie an extract from one of ;

several letters sent by Lance Corpora; Lorne Stewart to his father, Major D.

Stewart, The letter was written on board the Sardinian on the 28th of No- vember :—

This is our last night atsea. Tomorrow tavrning we will reacn Cape Town, and I write you this last letter from the ehip. You need not expect to hear from me very often once we land, for there wil] be many diffizulties in the way ; but just the same, I want lots of news from home. One thing I want to tell you is this, that if we get into act'on don’t worry over either my self or any one elee from the Island, for we haye agreed to wire, over the name ot one of the Island boys,sil #ho are wound- ed or killed, if we are so unlucky as to be injured in any way. So any telegrams about snything like that are bogue unlees signed by an Islander.

We have to puy five cents per letver postage. Thatie pretty tough. But we don’t begrudge it, ss we know that our letters are looked for at home.

The Islauders are al] well. They stick togetber as much as possible. Thies is how we are placed at present :

O’ Riley and McRae— Maxim gun.volua- tary.

Stewart— Lance Corp, No 3 section,

Leelie—Private, No 3 section.

Waye—Private, No 2 section.

Rigge—-Private, No 2 section.

Lord and Sma]! — Baggage guard, volun- tary.

‘Sitensd of thirty- Nol section.

Warren—Corp in F Co.

Faucy —Privat: in H Co.

Morrisoz —Lauce Corp ia No 2 section, G Co,

Ward—Lance Corp in No 2 section, G Co. Russel—Sergt in No 3 eection, G Co.

McDonald—Private in No 2 eection, G Co.

There are ceveral more Islanders, but I cannot think of their names; we counted thirty-eight Islanders about the boat.

We bad a heavy marching order parade today. The Kbaki makes them look very big men. There are three companies that have not hed them issued, they are F, G and H; eo we all lavd in our green.

There wre more orders issued and countermanded here is five minutes than there are in the genera! orders for the las: year.

in the course of an interesting letter to hie mother, dated on the 28th of Novem. ber, on board the Sardinian, Mr. Ernest Lord saye :—

‘© We have had avery queer yovaye.| ~ » | anyone

We left Quebec on the Slet of October, and lost sight of land ov the 2ad of Nu- vember and did not see it again unti! Caps Verde was eighted A great many otf the boye were sick at first, some from other parts of Canada beiog laid up for overa Bu: I did not miss a meal. I wish you could eee our bill of fare. We have very poor coffee and bread (with porridge twice eince we left as a luxury.) Dinner consists of salt meat and potatoes boiled, while for tea, we have bread and tea. We have hai lime juice two or three timer, and apples and oranges about twice a week,

“After the eteamer left Quebec, when it got dark, I went below snd managed to yeta hammock. There was no blauke: in it and I “turned in” wearinga!! my clothes except my boot: which I kept for a pillow. The regiment is divided into eight companies of 125 meneach. The companies are io four sections of about 20 men each, each haviog its own comes mander. We have been drilling about three hours a day and have to keep watch and guard just as if we were on land.

“For a voyage of this kind the Sar-

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Large Sales

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beautitul in the sunlight.

dinian ie about large enough for 500 men instead of about 1200. About 800 of us sleep in hammocks on the cattle deck while tbe balance sleepin bunks on the lower freight deck. We ure all vacked like sardines in a box. The hammocks are taken down in the day time to make room, @* we eat ip the same place. I have never enjoyed better health in my life, and am get/iog a6 brown as an Indian.

A letter from a Charlottetown member of the contingent contains the following . November 22nd.

Our boys are all doing well. Bowness was nipped by a horse recently and parades to the hospital every morning. The contingent contains one French com- pany which receives a!] orders ian English but talk among themeelves in Freach. There is one pair of boxing gloves on boerd, and they are heavily taxed. A printed card showing e&ch man’s rations per day ie tacked on the wall you will lizely see it in the papere, but do not be~ Doiron and MeLeap are tailor. ing for pay. Dillion is attached to. the medial staff, and practises dentistry. He pulled a tooth for me.

We expec: to go into barracks at Cape Town.

I never before saw the “deep blue sea,” but know it now. I have been appointed permaaent fatigue for the voyage, and have uot been able to dri]! as muck as the others. I bave done neither watch nor guard duties, We get a pipe, tobacco, cigars aod cigarettes free ; whiskey is al-o free. 1 have abolished the useot both, We have no piano on board, only a sma!! organ. McKinoon, J. Harris and Hine are in the bend, and give us a concert every evening.

Tae scenery at the Cape Verde Isjands was grand. These islands are huge, green, moss-covered mountains and looked I got the first sight of San Antonio, a3 a buge blue cloud in the distance.

We are eo crowded bere that it is diffi- cult to write. I am in need of more exer- cise. Everyone except the two orderlies and the permanen: fatigue men are ordered upon deck beiween 8.45 and 12 a. mw., 80 that I bave pienty of room below; but here also there are fo mavy officers looking fol @ man, or giving orders, thet one has not much time.

J am taking nutr- every day. We have passed very tew sbips or rteamers, two of each. Last Wednesday we passed one of theese eteamers and soine of the boys were able to sendmail. She was trom Cape | Town aud brought rews of the fall of | Ladysmith. Next day there were'so many fish stories that it was herd to believe

Our section had target practice on Mon-

day the 20tb, with the Morris tube. Dillon, Lord aud mygelt made 37 poiuts out of 40. McRae made e possible. Capt. Weeks mede a possible with a revolver. Every third morning ‘G” company go on deck a: 5 30, naked, race around the ca bins several times, and then have the bose turned on them. The strictest clean- liness prevails everywhere, We beve tosbave very often, but are vot ailowed toshavethe upperlip. We gota presentof stationery this morning cunsisting of two pads, one dozen envelopes, 1 blue penc:! and one black. We passed the lineon Friday, the 17th November. We received a present from the ladies of Charlottetown onthe 19th. The food is getting better towarde the end of the voy- age.

Private J.S. Walker writes to Mr. John Chappell, ‘unior, from which we extract the followiag :-—

8S. S.Sarpinian, Nov. 15.—We had a very good time going to Quebec, but ther it ceased. The food there was poor and roughly served. Then we were marched around the city the dav we left without avy dinner. We put on our knapsacks at 9 im the morning and had them %n un- til 3 in the evening. We were pretty ured, The first two days at sea was preity rough; then it calmed down,and bae been beaucifulever since. We passed the Cape Verde Islands yesterday. eleep aud eat in the same place, wa sleep in hammocke bung up over the tables.

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We used the Morris tube. Any- ' one making between 36 and 40 are on the marksmen’s jist, the re-t first, secocrd and third clas shots. Fred McRae made a possible, Art Dillon is in the marksman list. There is @ Jot of ‘iquor sold on board by some of the crew: it coats three

them get drunk. Tbe most of the men sppear very n'ce fellows. I must come to n clove now as! baveanviher IJetter to write. it will be Christmas when ycu et thiseol will wish you alla Merry bristmas and a Happy New Year.

[See tecond page for additional letters.) a a enn

Light moccasins for ladies

and men-—boys’ and girls at RK Jost’s

Graphophones and Grapho- phone records at Miller Bros,

Boys oil tan moccasins $1 apair at R K Jost’s.

In buying a piano, buy the best; that’s the kind we sell—- Miler Bros.

~ ‘Removed —

The Printing and Bookbinding estab- —lishment of—

JOHN COOMBS

has been removed to the large and spacious room, over E. H. Nortor’s, (next Prowse Bros,)

Business office down stairs—-where he will be pleased to meet al! his ol J customers, and as many new on‘s as will favor him with a call,

Goad Work— Lowest Prices— Special Attention.

John Ccombs,

Priuter and Bookbinder.

ITS MOVE ON

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The City Council passed a law, ycu must “move on,’ you must move on,

The policemen won’t stand any jaw make you move on, make you move on.

At Sentner, Meteod & Company’s Store things must move on, things must move on.

Remnants there on every floor that must move on, that must move on.

Remnant sale begins Tuesday, Jan- uary 2nd, 1900.

FURS have got to move on at My Store.

JACKETS will Store.

move on at My

200 hats will move on, at 25c—Sent ner, McLeod & Co.

Sentner, McLeod & Co’s Remnant Sale is moving on.

Our Remnants are tempting morse] for d7speptic purses.

We need not write an essay on our FURS.

They are wel) able to talk for them selves.

SENTNER, McLEOD & C0

A Bilious Letter

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Thureday evening we dropped a till in the Post Office for a prominent geutleman of thistown, The next morecing we had the pleasure of rece piing it. This is what we call rromptness. (Ob, ihat o'hers would do likewise.) We have been Jrop- ping.dropping, softly dropping a number of bills in the Post Office; and we are wait- ing,waiting patiently, to have the pleasure and to give the pleasure of receipting them.

Please do uot al! come together; bat if

We have (0 | nay, and a large number of emall bills

you do, what a happy, happy catbering It willbe. We bave a number of bills to

Kindly pay

dollara a bottle but fer aljl that some of

amas Goods AT VERY LOW PRICEs.

The public are taking advantaye oy ; every day. Please oa pore. ~ 18 forever too late. Bebold, admire, ang then pronounce.

_Beaut:ful is Our show window —conta'ns« log gifts for all, both young and old prices that dety competition.

The Modern Jewelery & Faney Goods Store,

SUNNYSIDE.

SHE WANTS 222

PIANO

that daughter of yours —she would be more than pleased to have one—but you think you cannot afford it,

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We can mace the pay- ments easy for you— We can sell.you the best piano.

Come in and talk it over,

“WASRABAASS

Big Bargains in Second Hand Pianos and Organs.

a MILLER BROS.

«‘({ QUEEN STREET {| Cornolly’s Building.

eS SSF FST SPSS

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You are Interested

in reading the letters from, and the telegrams about Prince Edward I-laud’s representatives in South Africs; now liable to be in the fightinz at avy time.

FOR ONE DOLLAR

{ will send to any address, posipaid ao elegant photograph, size, 7x9 inchex, of our contingent,with Mejor Weeks in the centre—a splendid large photograph of Rev. T. F. Fal Jerton taken the day before he left the Island—

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nels

| TRANSVAAL SOUVENIR BOOKLET

nicely illustrated, written by Mr. A. M. Belding, of St. Johre—and two copies of ‘‘our Contiagent.” Wail Calendars, one at least of which should be in every house in Prince Edward Island.

All for One Doll r.

@” ROBT. L. COTTON, P. O. Box, 84,

CHARLOTIETOWN

Novel and Suitable

aa’ SS how OQ Os

Holiday rresents

oD OD Be-2ES + S00B

0 Sterling Silver and Enemelled Geods

Our stock of watches, rings, chaine,

bracelete, brooches; &c, is complete.

for XMAS TRADE.

SQ" Orders for any especial line of goode, or article to be engraved ehould be lefi with us, and will receive carefn} and prompt attention.

CH TAYLOR

Sunnyside, Queen Square.

FIV IT TIO FVII TTI Vx

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| oe should be paid us. youre and we will be in a position to do likewise.

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Raisins | Raisins

—— | 4 CHOWN AYERS —§ iLECTED

Finest of stock. In 14 and 28 lb. boxes.

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Our clothes are nearly black, red Jeather | belts and white canvass shoes and red ; Y sain ‘eal cays. I tell you we sre a ‘in+-looking | ee ee lot. Lam getting quite fat. The weather is |

very warm; but then there is always a nice | J, J. GAY & SON,

breeze blowing. I saw quite a jot of fy- | CHARLOTTETOWN ing fish; they were from 4 to 8 inches long | and orasilver color. It isso warm that

we were drilling io our bare fee. without |

Ch : apy sergeson. The wa'‘er aboard ie warm |

| 8 —The Finest and Cheapest in the Oity—jsgiecty feiedriok sere) LEITH HOUSE

| | more lines. The Isiund boys are all weli. | : P, 0. Box 836

FROM OUR STOCK OF

Uj} + o.cate mers fun

Perk

For Good Childr em-—A Kindergarten Table | We will get ashore to-morrow. We nad | ®elephone 174 Cen our knap8acks On to get inepecied ; we had | my) to 98 Queen Street

with two chairs to match —in red or blue, $1.75, toetand on deck for two houre. ‘I'he food |

Also all kinds of groceries

TELEPHONE 223 have three or four chairsi f vou want them—a cseful | isa litle on tut mee ary for im- | Havi ith mee ' lu Wis Jae Y , tiie : . provement. ou may giad that you | aving secured the agency of the fam ie Vv i SUNNYSIDE. | present for every day wear and tear. did notcome. 1 have a very eatry time ous “Silver Spriog Brewing Sherbrooke” at the wy lowest PE.

of it. Iem what they call atreop deck |P. Q.,I am prepared to supply ale and Come and be convinced.

TTtTOWN |

CHARL‘ 23 bs 3G. TE AS Gi" AX 4!

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msn. I have not to dri}! at al), andbave | porter Of uneurpaseed quality at prices | 2 not to go on “atch or guard. Some o‘ | that Cannot fail to please. Write for | a s i > nd tbe boys bave been on watch seven or | prices and be prepared for a genuine sur- “ > = sf eight times. We were terved out with alot | prite- s m .

a4 ow, = , At a ar E« me Makers of stuff, more than we know what to do!

A. MACDONALD