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The Weekly Examiner,

Friday morning from the

office. [t is made up of matier

All of the above Implements sold low for cash or short time.

ta iss i every publishers

s appeared in the Daily editions, and

is & first ass weekly newspaper—interesting . ry + 3 Sra ese D. &. FINLAYSON,

CALENDAR rOR JANUARY,

aeaiinens im §—= Charlottetown, Dec. 30, 1895. LEPAGE’S OLD STAND. at Quar lib i234 I ey _ a: coo ras ee ave » aay, 6.9m m F st Qua & = ay l ~ om I Th Poll M th day, 4h. 42.8m., a.m S ; Su Roe | Min e i Day of Week. ote ae ae i ¢ o£ mtiaeaiibtetitials inten iottenin ements © jh m | h m morn ¢ 1 [7 49j418] rl 4 2 49} 19 | li 4 * ime | el el 21 2 00 ONE GIVES RELIEF 4 me at): 3 3 ¢ NE GIV f ' Sis i tJ 22 Ll 50 o | a is | 23 2 e a) |} 48) 24) 3 3t] @ : } 48] 26) 4 40 SSVSSESTSSSSSTSVFAAVSSSSSSVSSVSSVS SHS iraday } ms at 6S = 10 | Friday 47) 629] 7 18 sa ‘lL | Saturday 47 | | 8 34 12 | Sunday avi Shi 3 ~ iT : CT z : L\ &¢ vice |!) 3) 2S PBATHERBONE SKIRTBONE 4} Tuesca 16 | 34 | 10 39 . & - ak . 5| Wednesday | 45 | 5} il 22 eee @ 16 | Thareday e.. 7, Il 26 } ee A light, pliable, elastic bone made from pure U7 | Friday oi - tl mere quiiis. 18 ; Saturday 2 49 0 23 my ny i} readily to folds, yet giving proper snape to piece | SS) Se eek MER are eS sree re ee oe | Monday at ae 2 The only Skirt Bone that may be wet 21 | Tues lay 40 43 | a4 TO without injury. : Sieeew | Sle s 2 the Celebrated FEATHERBONE 3} Thursday 33 $i 330 ; Senses are corded with: this 24) Fri iay 27 47 4 34 A Ladies Dresses. m sterial. 25 | Saturday | 36 48 5 Sl at Sunday | 35 50 i 7 1 ‘or s¢ les ing Dry Gx OS Ye 2Ts $1‘ Monday | 34] gl | 8 18 For sale ky leading Dry Goods Dealers. 28: T es lay | 33 53 9 15 29) Wednesday 32 54}; 10 6 80 | Thureday 31) 56! 10 49 Se CAT 31 | Friiay 1730) 87 tl 30

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P. E, Island Railway

_Onand after THURSDAY, 5th December, 1895, the trains of this Railway will run daily (Sundays excer ved) as follows .—

_— Outward, in tead down. tead up. : Y j 7 ¥ PM AM pM AM ITALIAN WAREHOUSE, $10 7d)......Charlottetown..... 310 1016 3 7 19....Royalty Junction 25) 9 dO . 417 $03.....North Wiltshire... 2(4 96 ASB Hi li az 4 U Ww me 431 &§17...... Hunter River..... 149 68451 2 0 is = pper ater t., 54) Ss Bradalbane....... 115 $17 5 33 0G. .......- Emerald 107 & OS ‘ o> OO uses oe «oseel2 58 7 si ~ > 47 POs ccas cid f<ensington ......1233 733 j | ‘ N S “— vs sag Sam n?rsile sei - 77 H A I F A a ” . PM 25 Lv a (Ar 1050 AM 97.2.2. Wellington -......9 4 P. 0. BOX NO. 475. ly (14) oct 15 39... OS 9 09 3h igh. errr | 3 58.... loom field. 734 ee : = = : ——— ——————— OO, oss <nccch eee ss - 65 § $0ceckeeadcdeense 6 09 PM AM a AM AM a. 2 30......Chariottetown. ....1030 25)....Royalty Jupction....10 10 B EB. .ccce. ces Bedford......... 9 37 355 Ar Ly 905 S m infants ristmas Presen 4h v Ar &) 2 -7% 5 45 : Georgetown ‘a ; 10 PM an. P iia i ; 1 05.....Mount Stewart..... 8 5S for your best man, come and see W hat $0 om <u Bares: Oa we have to show you. 5 57.... ..Bear River. + 743 : : : Sie ee ansiremener reewens ae r Coats in Persian Lamb, Coon, Bulgarian Lamb and Pi ae Wambat. % A5 . “*eeee eer eraid see eee eccoce 2 WO : . 3 ‘ r os one emia — 70 Persian Lamb Collars and Cuffs. ui . ex ee A“ | Beaver “ "

rer by East lard Ti + . ‘ . . ° Trains are run by Eastern Standard Time | H+ Cans in South Sea Seal, Mink, Persian Lamb, Nutria, etc.

Silk Umbretlas—Silver Mounted Handles Initial Silk Itandkerchiefs.

Linen Handkerchiefs by the box.

All kinds of Kid Gloves.

A. McDONALD, D. POTTINGER, Superintendent, Gen Mgr Govt. Rys, Chariottetown. Moncton, N B. Railway Office, Dec 1, 1895.

DR. H. D. JOHNSON

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We are showing this season a finer line of Sleighs than shown by us heretofore.

The assortment consists of

Single and Double Box Sleighs, ~

Mn ont oe ial Zine, Glass, Bar Lron, Cut Nails,

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cular Saws.

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d In Findings we have Lasts, all styles, Crimpe, Screws, Leather and Rubbe t Cements, Threa!, Wax, Hairs, Shoe Nails and Tacks ail kinds, Pegs, Awls and Haft, Sand and Emery Paper, Shoe and Welt Knives, Rasps, pinchers, Machine Linens and Silks, Heel Balls, Boot and Gaiter Web, Sole and Heel Plates, Hlastie Web, also closed Uppers, all kinds and grades, &c. \ All of which we wil sell at the lowest possible prices.

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In Advanced Years

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LION HUNTING PERILS,

A Beast Fortunately Shot in a Tussle With Its Victim,

One of the most readable of papers inthe new number of The Nineteenth Century is that by Mr. H. C. Lowther, who, with a brother officer, recently went lion hunting in that paradise of big game, Somaliland. On the return journey to the coast both Mr. Lowther and his companion had an exceedingly narrow escape. A lioness which they had previously missed had been ‘‘round- ed up” beside a bush by one of their native attendants, and in describing what followed Mr. Lowther says :—

‘*T fired, striking her in the shoulder; the shot had only the effect of making her crouch still lower, and to begin a low growling and switching of her tail from side to side. Again I fired, this time aiming at the head: my unsteadi- ness spoilt my aim and the bullet cuta neat hole in the tip of the ear, but did not otherwise injure her ; the next mo- ment she swung round and charged me while 1 was leading, V. putting a bullet in her shoulder as she rushed past him, but without result. I could not get the cartridge in soon enough to fire during her rush, so endeavored to take a step to my right to avoid the spring I expected.

‘‘As I did so [ felt myself held right in the lionesss’ path by a small thorn- bush which reached about to my waist, and the toothed arms of which held me in aclose embrace. I thought I was done for, and my relief knew no bounds when she suddenly swerved to her right and passed behind me. In a mo- ment I tore myself clear, and turned round to find that the lioness had seized Geleh by the wrist, and that he was struggling to thrust her off with the rifle, which he held in both hands. They were not more than three yards from -me, but I dared not fire for her heart, as she was so close to the man; in fact, it looked in the dust cloud they had raised as if they were wrest- ling. Her back was toward me, sol fired at thespine about the loins, and she fell instantaneously, gave one quiver, and was dead.”

How the Phonograph Was Discovered,

Mr. Edison in his new biography— his “Life and Inventions’—describes the accidental method by which he dis- covered the principle of the phono- graph. There is a kind of accident that happens only to a certain kind of man.

“T was singing to the mouthpiece of a telephone,” Mr. Edison says, ‘‘when the vibrations of the voice sent the fine steel point into my finger. That set me to thinking If I could record the actions of the point and send the point over the same surface afterward 1 saw no reason why the same thing would not talk.

“T tried the experiment first on a slip of telegraph paper, and found that the point made analphabet. I shouted the ‘Hallo! Hallo!’ into the mouthpiece, ran the paper back over the steel point and heard a faint ‘Hallo! Hallo!’ in return.

“T determined to make a machine that would work accurately, and gave my assistants instructions telling them what I had discovered. They laughed atme. That’s the whole story. The phonograph is the result of the pricking of a finger.”

It is one thing to hit upon an idea, however, and another thing to carry it out to perfection. The machine would talk, but, like many young children, it had difficulty with certain sounds—in the present case with aspirants and sibilants, Mr. Edison’s biographers say, but the statement is somewhat exag- gerated.

‘‘He has frequently spent from fifteen to twenty hours daily for six or seven months on a stretch dinning the word ‘Spezia,’ for example, into the stubborn surface of the wax. ‘Spezia,’ roared the inventor. ‘Pezia,’ lisped the phonograph in tones of ladylike re- serve, and so on through thousands of graded repetitions, till the desired re- sults were obtained.

‘The primary education of the phono- graph was comical in theextreme. To hear those grave and reverend signors, rich in scientific honors, patiently re- iterating:

Mary had a little lamb, A little lamb, lamb, lamb.

and elaborating that point with anxious gravity, was to receive a practical demonstration of the eternal unfitness of things.”

An Island Playing Peek-a-Boo.

Falcon Island, a lonely but pictur- esque mass of earth and rocks, situated in the Tonga group below latitude twenty degrees south, has been play- ing hide-and-seek with three nations since 1889. The British first took pos- session, findthg it crowned with palm trees and tropical vegetation. The British flag was planted on the highest bluff 153 feet above the sea. A year later the island was found to be nothing but a low lying reef, the cliff had dis- appeared, and there was no sign of vegetation. In 1892 France, looking for islands to claim, rediscovered Fal- con, which at that time had a new growth of green bushes and ferns, while a ‘promontory twenty-five feet high gave character to its southern end. The French tricolor was then raised on its cliff. In April, 1894, the island had again disappeared, a low, dangerous streak of reef only remaining. A little later the Tongan Government went out tosolve the mystery, and found an island with bold steep sides, the highest point being fifty feet above the sea. Possession was taken in the name of King George of Tonga. The San Fran- sisco Bulletin suggssts that when Tonga’s claims have veen wiped out by the sea the United States might try to secure the island for a brief term.

The Delinquen? Subscriber. “The spirit of John Jones,” said the medium. ‘He died in arrears,” replied he editor. ‘Ask him if it is hot enough for him.”

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Geese Feathers.

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| Feathers.

JOHN NEWSON

ODDS AND ENDS.

The external application of liquor cost Wm. Kelly, of Chatham, two fingers. A full whiskey barrel he was unloading at

the station fell on them.

Don't Make Any Mistake

When you are threatened with consump tion or lung troubles and get the wrong kind of emulsion. There is only one perfect, pleasant and effective preparation of that life giving substance and it is Miller's Emulsion. There is no bad taste to this preparation. It is compounded an an entirely new principle, by which the vital energy of the liver of the Norwegian codfish is retained and incorporated with the hypophosphites of lime and soda, making the most potent blood maker known to science. It has saved thousands of young lives, and is revolutionizing the old methods of consumption treatment. Miller’s Emulsion is the great nerve strengthener and blood maker, and cures Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Scrofula and all Lung affections. In big bottles, 50c. and $1, at all drug stores.

The Peterboro, Ont., Cheese Board sold for its patrons in 1885 $245,133.54 worth of cheese, July being the largest month, with sales aggregating $46,639.12.

Manrrtiat Speinits.—This whiskey is the favorite among the British garrisons. They call “Kiltv” the Military Scotch, Twenty years a favorite.

Lawrence A. Wilscn & Co.

Sole Agents for Canada, and officially appointed sole Purvey- ors for all Wines and Spirits to the British Empire Expositions.

Montreal.

400,000 Free Samples given away in Eigh Months,

Chase’s Kidney-Liver Pills are the only kidney pills known with sufficient merit to guarantee the proprietors in giving away hundreds of thousands of sample packages free. Ask your druggist for a sample if your kidneys or liver is deranged

Richard Mansfield has decided to leave the stage and go upon the lecture plat- form.

35 cents cures Catarrhal Headache

* ” Incipient Catarrh

_ “ Hay Fever

- “ Catarrhal Eeafness

“ ss Cold in the head in 10 min.

- és Foul Breath caused by Catarrh.

25 cents recures Chase’s Catarrh Cure with perfect blower enclosed in each box. Sold by all dealers. °

Woman wants dress, man wants re- dress.

Ceunterfeits

A few years ago agreat discovery was made.

Ueprincipled persons are trying to prey upon and dupe people who are Jed ,to ask for kidney treatment.

Some of the methods adoptee by imitat- ors are as follows:

First—To imitate the size, color and shaye of Dodd’s Kidney Pills and sell them by count.

Second—To put them up to appearfvery neaily the same and to be offered at the same price.

Third—To hook on the work “kidney” in naming cathortic pills so as to increase sales of mere physic.

Fourth—To givea name 80 near to Dodd’s that unwary people may be deceiv- ed and think they are getting Dodd’s.

Look out for such dodges. When you want kidney medicine you want the be-t. And oughe not to be the subject for any trick.

So beware. Orillia, Ont., has adopted curfew. The bell be rung at 9 p.. m. from Nov. . Ist to

April lst, and half an hour later during the remainder of the year, when all child- ran under fifteen years will be required to be in their homes.

It Saved Our Chiid.

“My little daughter, three and a_ half years old, suffered three years with Eczema. Her little body was covered

with the itching rash, and doctors did no good. Four boxes of Chase’s Ointment have entirely cured and saved our child. Her skin is clear and not a sign of rash is to be seen.” Andrew Aiton, Hartland, N. B. Mr. Aiton is one of thousands bene- fited by this unfailing cure for piles and skin diseoses

The extent of your troubles is the im- portance which you attach to it yourself

A Prominent Londoner,

Chase’s Ointment is an invaluable re- medy for itching Piles and in my own case I would pay $50 it if it could not be otherwise hard.

Joux Peppicoms. 160 Sydenham St

A correspondent of the United Press at Constantinople telegraphs, under date or Jan. 3rd, thataterrible massacre has taken place at Bridjik, near Aintab, in Asia Minor. The official report of the occurrence states that nine hundred per- sons were killed.

He will take no Risks.

Shrewdness of a wellknown City Merchant.

HE KNEW WHAT WAS GOOD FOR HIM,

In winter when Canadians spend a large portion of their time indoors and cannot have the same variety of fresh food as in summer and fall, indigestion and dyspepsia afflict a majority. a anybody will tell me that dyspepsia in its advanced stages is perfectly curable,” saida Toronto merchant, ‘‘I will take his word. Personally I run no risks. As soon as | feel a sense of weight in the stomach, after a meal, I know that my blood is slaggish in circulation. In my business I cannot take much exercise, and | fight the first sign of stomach troubles with Scott’s Sarsaparilla. Ithas never failed me, and has saved me many a doctor’s bill.”

Scott's Sarsaparilla possesses medicinal properties superior to all other so-called sarsaparillas made. Asa remedy for in- digestion, rheumatism, pimples, scrofula and all blood diseases, physicians state that its equal was never known. Sold at $1 per bottle, of all dealers.

St. Peter's Bay Starch Co,

I am instructed to offer at private sale one sixth interest in the St. Peter’s Bay Starch Co.

Full particulars as to dividends, etc., upon application to

HORACE HASZARD,

Ch’town, Dec 21—3i eod

IRON IN FOOD.

nu Contains Eggs or Beef.

*pinac More of It Than Prof. Bunge, in the course of a paper 1 ne, read before the

Internal Medicine,

ideas which

mimronasa meaici ¢ I

cerman C S30

Le re

has been ventilating some

ure as much matter of general science and therefore extremely important) as thev are details connected with the physician’s domain. He is strong on the point that iron should reach out blood through the medium of our food, rather“than through the

vervbody knows,

druggist’s

Iron. as ¢

Spec1arivies.

isa food element absoluteiy essential for the proper constitution of the body It isas rigidly demanded by the plant

as by the animal; and it is from plants that Prof. Bunge shows we should hiefly receive our iron supply. Spin is richer in iron than

ch, he tells us,

the yolk of eggs, while the yolk con- tains more than beef. Then succeed, apples, lentils, strawberries, white

atoes and wheat, these

beans, peas, pot ! tne order in

stances being given in ey stand as regards the pl ne tifulness of their iron constituents. poo? in iron, but, as balancing this deficiency in the food of mammal, it is found that lood of the youthful quadruped much more iron than the tit. Thus, in a young rabbit o1 guinea pig one hour old, four times as

lh iron was found as occurs in these and a half months old.— London Public Opinion.

which ti

Cow’s milk is the voung the |

contains

mut

animals two

Different Forms of Marriage. In nothing do natural traits vary more than in the formalities attending

marriage, and the social customs that re observed in honor of that rite. In Russia, it is the “proper thing” in fashionable circles to solemnize mar- i drawing-roog:, by the bright candles. The happy

oneymoon tour, on

riag¢s ina light of many

souple start on no h

{

the contrary, they are present ata

banquet, then at a ball, then at a sup-

per. At this last repast, in houses

where the traditions of the past are yet

held in reverence, a curious old custom observed. A new _ satin slipper, valrously ‘supposed to be the

is passed re und,

vessel by the

and used as a

bride's”

drinking bridegroom's

friends, rink the bride’s health in

it till it is so soaked through as to be in-

apable 1

wild a

of fulfilling its peculiar mission would have thought

)* any

onger. One

this custom must have originated in

e days of Cinderella, at the court of which the beautiful ‘cinder wench” vas Queen Consort in that far-away volden age when virtue was always

ewarded. and true love made happy. if there are speeches at the Russian weddinz, it is to the bride’s father, and the duty

that thanks when her

1e bridegroom, returning health is drunk, for in Russia the father still retains authority child after she is married.

authority isno mere empty a very practical power—far indeed, than the authority sometimes wielded in these enlightened islands by the fathers of unmiarried A Russi: may besummoned home by tO atte nd him

not to tl ialls of over his And this form, but

more so,

“revolted” in married woman her father If he claim her ser- vices during the first three months of his w idowhood, and he very often does so. If her husband dies, he becomes the guardian of her children, and may But unadyvanced conntry,

daughters! when he is sick.

loses his wife, he may

compel her to return to his house.

in this strangely

‘none of these privileges are retained by a married woman’s mother.”

But of all marriage rites of which we have ever heard, that described to us

the other day by a lady who has passed many years of her life in Burmah, cer- palm of concise-

Here it the dusky

ple asing duties of court-

ay the ness and swect would appear to be lady that the ship devolve.

tainly bears aw simplicity.

upon

She sees a youth whom

she deems calculated to make her

happy. and forthwith offers him a stick

ofcandy. Ifhe accepts her proposal,

he promptly eats the token of affection,

and they are thereby made man and '

wiie There is no further ceremon

and no witnesses are necessary. In the act of eating alone this most primi- tive marriage rite consist so we are assured! But, ifon the contrary, the

youth has no mind to enter the of matrimony with the the pr fered stick, her—with a fine feelings not always civilized countries—that that particular kind of candy is not with that the whol end. She

estate proprietor of he mere ly

Aassures

consideration for her

hown in mor

to his taste ; and matter is at an , presumably, goes contented- ly away to offer her rejected candy and affections to some more appreciative youth, by whom, let us hope, it may be specdily devoured ; and everybody must feel satisti d that hist

ne nas been

no unnecessary time

}

or trou wasted over these

unsuccessful matrimonia! negotiations,

Yes, the simplicity of these unsophisti- ted people has much to recommend t ' it !

Marriage.” we

read in a recent

irticle in 1. “tis nota religious eremony «imo ic Burmese. There is a ceremony, of « se: but the only necessary and bindin ¢ pari of it is that the couple should, in the presence of

7

witnesses called together for the pur- pose, eat out of the same bowl.” Per- haps, therefore, the consumption of the stick of candy is rather a primitive

“

h ought to be—

orm of be trothal, whic invariably—succeeded by

but is not the more binding ceremony of eating out of the same bowl.

A manuscript of the Four Gospels in the native tongue of Je sus has at last } been found, the greatest Biblical treas- ure that has been discovered in centuries, according to a writer in the New York World. This is probably the oldest authentic record of the doings and say ings of the Saviour. It was written within fifty years of the death of the last of the Apostles—as near to the time of Christ as we to-day are to the iime of Washington,—San Francisco Examiner.

Dominion Coal Company, Ltd

The undersigned having been appo inte sole selling Agents in the Province o Prince Edward Island for the above Com pany, are now prepared to issue orders for Round, Slack and Run of Mines, and will seep a, Stock of each Mine’s Coal on hand to supply customers at lowest prices.

PEAKE BROS. & CO., Selling Agents. Charlottetown, May 25, 1894—tf

Lyman’s Cotfee is deliciou Ask fee samp!

FURNESS LIEN, Regular FortnighUy Sailings between LONDON and HALIFAX. Under spe- cial contract with the Dominion Govern ment.

S.S. HALIFAX CITY, 3,000 Tons. S. 8S. ST. JOEN CITY, 3,000 Tons. S. 8. DAMARA, 2,500 Tone. The Furness Steamships are the finest on this route. All boats are Clyde built, with saloon and sieeping berths amidships where least motion is felt. S. S. St. John City and Halifax City are elect: ically lighted throughout. Superior accommodation for all kinds of Freigat, Dairy Produce, etc. For isformation regarding sailing dates, etc., apply to FURNESS, WITHY & CO., Lrp., People’s Bank Building, Halifax, N.S. Or W. W. Clarke, Passenger Agent, Charlottetown, P. E dec21

ANNUAL MEETING. Merchants Bank ai P. E. island.

The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Merchants’ Bar k of P. E. Island wlll be held at its Banking House, Great George Street, on TUES DAY, the 14th day of Janvary next, 1896 at the hour of 11 o'clo “a S. 2.

Proxies must be Jeft with the Cashier at least one day previous to tne meeting. J. M. DAVISON,

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~~ oe oom w $10 per Set Partial Set TEETH $2 and upwards, Gold and Porcelain Crowning. Best material, best workmanen, best satisfaction. DR. J. P. MURRAY, Queen Street, Charlottetow

u25 oe a. ee oo . = ee Dividend Notice. Mercuants Bank or P. E.Istanp, Charlottetown, Dec. 2nd, 1895. Notice is hereby given that a half yearly dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum on the capital stock of this Bank, has been paycble at its Banking House, on and after January 2nd 1896. Transfer Book will be closed from December 19th ins!., to 2nd Jan’y., 1896, both dates inclusive. By order of the Board.

declared

J. M. DAVISON, Cashier Dee. 2nd—2aw'& 1

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The in b | } The Coming Battle. Our battles with Uncle Sam are no likely to be very serous, but * Life i Real. Life is Earnest.” and in fighting its batties the young must cualify themseives A course

for the contest or defeat is sure. in the

P, E. I, Commercial College,

which embraces cial Law, Commercial

' . Book-keeping, Commer- Arithmetic, Short-

hand and Typewriting, will eoabie any young man or fully compete for the field of commerce.

All classes re open January 6th,

S. F. HODGSON,

Principal.

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A RARE OPPORTUNITY.

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Ladies’ Rolled Plate Chains Gents’ Rolled Plate Chains. Ladies Gold Filled Watches. Gents’ Gold Filled Watches. As these goods le late in their arrival, I will offer them until Xmas at prices that are bound to sell them.

are a iittie

Any person intending to purchase a watch or chain in the near future will do well to inspect and compare prices on

those g ds before pur

W. N. TANTON,

Great George

Dec. 20

street, near Queen Square

135 w . 2s ae Painless Dentistry. CRAPAUD. Dr J E McDonald, Dentist, will bein Cra paud, at Dr Robertson’s, for TWO DAYS only, Fridsy and Saturday, Istb and 19th inst,

wher «ac«will demonstrate his now ‘amous meth ««¢!Painless Extraction of feeth. No

bada ireflects follow the use of this method, and t s doubter is requested to try it and judge crmimself

Observe the dates, Friday and Saturday, October lsth and 19th inst, at Crapau i. My Prince County patients will please note my absence from Summerside on the above ales J E McDONALD, DD 8. Summerside. Oct 7, 1895.

Execator’s Notice.

The undersigned Executor of the Jast will and testament of Mrs. Catherine Trenaman, late of Charlottetown, Queen's County, deceased, hereby notifies all per sons indebted to said estate to make im- mediate payment to him at his office in Charlottetown ; anda'l persons baving any claims against said estate are hereby not fied and requesied to present the same, duly attested, at bis eaid office, within three months from this date.

Dated at Charlottetown, this 21st day of

December, A. D. 1890,

ARCHIBALD KENNEDY, ec28—1m (246)d Executor,

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