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“This i is True Liberty, when Free Born Men, ving to advise

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; and Serge ye 6 Oc; FOc. 80c. $0e and 95e : Men's pear Coats s | Black Italian $1.25. Biack Russel Cord, y j@rey Duster, $1. 65. Garey and + band $2.50. Variety of Silk: at $4.50. ~| Men's Vaney Light Vests, all ki * | Men’s Lawn Tennis White Flanne! Pants, 3.@o, 2 Forth 5 © | a BOMB SPA a < ;

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} : & | | a . Hulls, cargoes and freights insured at lowest rates. Sterl- ing tetiticates issued at office here when required. HORACE HASZARD. Ch'town, 17th May, 1 mo. 135.

JI Mutual Lite Taswrauee. Co.

OF N2aY7 YORE

RCHARD A. MceCURDY. - . - - 2

Presid en

(THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMPANY), Has more insurance in force, a greater annual income and more assets g “any other company in the world. It is the oldest active American Co. Total Assets, —- - - . $234,744,148.42 Iny rested in C anada, - ~ e ve 4,2: 57. 520 75 Total Surphi is, nearly - é a 30,000,000.00 C Insurance in force, : - - 918,698,358.00 ® Income jin 1896. $19,702,695.27, being TWELVE MILLONS 3 ' . +? g *% than the total Revenue of the Dominion of Canada, . Issues the most liberal policies and pays larger dividends, on all policies 1 ay other company, and is beyond donbt,, the wealthiest and | = ‘oulpany in the world. A'l policies payable in gold. Agents wanted “hrepress ente d districts, | JOHN MACEACHERN, I Agent for P.E. Island. =

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WW aterproof Coats

Blouses at 40 |

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$1.50.

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the Public, may speak free.’ "__ EorIPIpss.

ONDAY JULY 0, 41897.

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for rainy weather.

SOSVOseveoeveoanas

Young Men’ ‘and cool, $4.50

But in case it might forget to always rain, we have

SUMMER GOODS TO KEEP YOU COOL.

s Bicycle Suits,

unlined; and nice

‘Phe best selection of Straw Hats in town

See our job line 00 cents each

fo Regatia Shirts, reduced to

Mien’s Lignt Underwear. 40c a suit

Women’s and Misses’ Cotton Hose, 5c a pair

LEE SE ES OS Oe SAREE CANOES ZA a Bt ds TSR

THE CLINTONIA.

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fr Californta, w here great redwoods grow, = tall clintonia stands—a stately sight, redding in ferny ways its scarlet light— A ii ly in red robes, as if to show A life more royal than pale lilies know. The brooding firs through winter’s fog and gloom Dream of the time when these bright torches bloo m. This flower of cheer was loved by great Tho reau Through Maine’s dark pines and lakeside greenery — By our beloved Thoreau, ordained to be A priest to lead us to God's temples grand, Whereon the wonders of his skill are spent. Fuire st of these, the tall clintonias stand, The altar cz er of a continent. ~Lillian H. Shuey in Overland Monthly.

en POCKETS. of Them Made In a Pair ef Breeches of the Year 1611. Perhaps the best proof of the advance ot the Japanese in civilization is to be found in their use of pockets. The peo- pie of that country have usually six or eight pockets cunningly inserted in the cuifs of their wide sleeves. These pock- ets are always filled with a curious mis- cellany. Ascommon as the twine in the pockets of young Americans is the pray- er amulet written on sheets of rice pa- per and composed by the bonzes. In ac- cordance with their faith, these amnu- lets are swallowed like a pill in cases of mental or physical distress. Another essential seldom missing is a number of sinall squares of silky paper. These are put to unexpected uses, such as to hold the stem of a lily or lotus, to dry a tea- cup or to wipe away a tear. Among the Chinese and other nations a pouch is used instead of a pocket. This was also the case in western Europe in the mid- die ages and for some time afterward. The pouch was attached to the girdle, alopg with a dagger and rosary. It was called an aulmoniere or gipciere. It was often ornamented with curious patterns, gold and silk threads, coats of arms and religious sentences. A dramatist of the time of Henry VIII wrote:

From my girdle he plucked my pouch; By your leave he left me never a penny.

Breeches, however, had pockets at an

Thirty

early date. In an old play written about

1611 it is mentioned that a man had his breeches plaited as if they had 30 pock- ets. But pockets did not attain their proper position until: the adoption of the modern style of men’s garments. With waistcoats a great opportunity for pockets presented itself. Later they were made very broad and deep and were covered with embroidery and buttons. In the reign of George III waistcoat pockets reached such size in England that they became objects of ridicule, so that they soon began to resume more moderate proportions. —-New York Post.

3 A fine assortment of American and Canadian Wall Papers i i stock. For Prices and quality we will not be beaten. Have » look at our stock before purchasing elsewhere.

M’MILLAN & HORNSBY

WEEN STREET

4lilan’s Ontario Cider

For Tea Parties

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1 CAR LOAD—Barrels and MGHalf

Barrels—now landing.

N. RATTENBURY,

159~ 3wks. Agent.

TAs Stitan’s Rouschold.

In the time of the sultan’s predecessor the seraglio buildings stretched along the bauks of the Bosporous for 114 miles, and contained some 4,000 persons, the household order and arrangement being much ag they are at present. The sul- tan’s mother—when he has a mother— receives a servile obedience from all its inmates. Then comes the hasnadar ousta, or mistress of the treasury, gen- erally a shrewd old woman, promoted from the ranks of the servants for her talent for housekeeping and gossip. If the sultaniyalide dies, the hasnadar suc- ceeds her. Under Abdul Medjid the seraglio was long ruled by a washerwo- man, Whose chief adviser was a_ bal-

tadic, or hewer of wood, who could not read, but had the power of dismissing viziers. The sultan’s four kadines come next, whe rank as spouses till he di- vorces them and marries them to some of the pashas. Then there are five or six ikbals, or favorites; then the guieuzedes (from guieuz, eye—girls who have at- tracted the master’s glance).

Every woman who marries from the seraglio takes with her, besides a large portion in cash, her clothing, jewels, furniture, carriages and servants. After them come the kadines-effendis, the mothers of the sultan’s children; then the unmarried princesses of the royal blood, then the foster mothers and foster sisters of the sultana or princes or prin- cesses. Among the attendants are cham- berlains, secretaries, guards, eunuchs, scullions, cooks, pages, musicians, dancing girls, dwarfs, buffoons, priests, astrologers, barbers and shampooers, tasters of the sultan’s food, athletes, cockfighters, ramfighters, jugglers and grooms to look after the 500 horses con- tained in the imperial stables.—New York Tribune.

Eyeless Animals.

Many of the lower animals are known to see without eyes, the skin having a high degree of sensitiveness to light. Thus earthworms, the maggots of flies and eyeless centipeds find their way about neaf#ly as readily as similar crea- tures which have eyes. In a recent Ger- man work on the sensitiveness to light of eyeless animals, Dr. Nagel, who made his observations chiefly on mol- lusks, found that the eyeless bivalves and snails he experimented with showed a high degree of sensitiveness to light He found that some species reacted es- pecially to diminution, others to in- crease of light, and that this difference was correlated with other characters.— Philadelphia Press.

Old Newspaper File.

The San Francisco public library re- joices in the possession of about two years’ files of the first newspaper pub- lished on the Pacific coast, it being the Oregon Spectator, which was begun at Oregon City, Or., Thursday, :Feb. 5, 1846. The first Californian publication was The Californian, which appeared at Monterey Aug. 15, 1846.—Los An- geles Times.

On an average each Englishman writes 40 letters a year, each Scotch- man 30 and each Irishman 16. The average Italian only _ 6, and the Americas °:.

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‘SILVER GLoss STARCH

iS THE “OLD RELIABLE” LAUNDRY STARCH.

( ¢ ( ; HOUSEKEEPERS WHO HAVE ? ; ;

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TRIED IT AND THEN OTHER

MAKES ALWAYS RETURN TO “SILVER GLOSS.”

THOSE WHO HAVE NOT TRIED |

IT SHOULD DO SO AT ONCE.

ASK YOUR GROCER FoR IT. @ e

Starches made by the Edwardsburg Starch Co., L’t’d., are always reliable.

THEIR LEADING BRANDS ARE

Benson’s Canada _ )

Prepared Corn; FOR COOKING.

Silver Gloss Starch Enamel Starch, rl FOR LAUNDRY.

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If You. are Going

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BOSTON

Or any part of the United States,

the cheapest and best route is via the

Fiant Line, THE POPULAR SUN- MER ROUTE

DIRECT - SERVICE

FROM CH’UTOWN.

The favorite S. S. ‘‘Halitax” will leave Cb’town for Boston every Friday at l p. m.

Returning leaving Boston every Tues- day at nogn. Steamer calle at HAWKS: BURY and Halifax both ways

Via Picton & Halifax

Passengers leaving Charlottetown Mon-

days, Thursdays and Saturday mornings, via Pictou make close connection at Halifax with steamers

“Olivtte” and “Halifax” for Boston di- rect Teesdays and Fridays at 7a. m and Saturdays 11 p.m. Tickets for sale at stations P.E.I. Railway, Ch’town Nav Co, and Clark ticket office. H. L. CHIPMAN, Can. Agent,

Canadian Order of — wr Foresters

Court Ch'town, Meets 2nd and 4th Fridays in Wright's Hall,Prince St

A fraternal society. Purely Canadian, $100,000 invested in Dom. Govt. Bonds. surplus funds, Jany Ist,.1897, $525,179.43 Has the largest surplus ¢ on hand for each $1,000 risk of any society of the kind in Canada. $10,000 on deposit in Bank of Nova Scotia in Ch’town. No assessments, Fixed amount each month. Want of money can be no excuse; the cost of carry- ing insurance has been brought within the reach ofall. Married men, isit not a duty you owe your wives and children to provide against emergencies,

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The Bell Fiano

Has given to its purchasers universal satisfaction.

Pure, Rich and Melodious Tone

The bass is powerful without harsh

ness. The upper notes sweet cleat

and mellow. Prices range from $200 $400. For sale at

Fletcher's Piano Warerooms

Halifax, N.S. d&w

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