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strengthens mind and body. 4 _ e buoyancy and activity of youth return.

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A By-law for levying and specify- | ing the rate of assessment on Real Estate and Persona! Proper- | iy in the City of Charlottetown | for general Civic purposes under ,

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THE DAILY EXAMINER, GHARLOTTETOWN, MAY 1, 1900.

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BLACK WATCH AT MAGERSFONTEIN, 11th pec. 18@9.

“Tell you the tale of the battle? Well, there is not much to tell : Nine hundred went to the slaugbter, And nigh on four hundred fell.

“Wire and Mauser rifle, Thirst and a burning sun, Knocked us down by the hundred Ere the long day was done.

“Wet was the night, cold, and dreary, Chilled were the men to the bone,

Bivouacked there in the open‘ Thinking, perhaps, of their home.

“Midnight they came round to wake us, Forming us up inthe dark;

Oificers whispered their orders ;— Never a light or a spark.

“Onward we went till the morning Dawned in the east grey and drear,

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Siatute 61 Victoria, Chapter 12.

Be it enacted by the City Counci! of the City of Charlottetown as follows:—

Ist. The rate of assessment on Real Estate | | “Away to the left of the kopjes

‘eg genera! Civie purposes under s»id Statute, or the year commencing the first day of Jan- ary, A D 1900, is hereby specified and

used at the rate of one per conton every dol | 4 4 just as the column had halted £ 4 2 © . eo U,

lar of the value of Real Estate, as assessed by the Assessors of the said City of Charlotte-

n in the General Assessment Book and iination Roll of atl Real Estate and Person- |

a Property liable to taxation in said City and of all persons liable to pay Poli Tax rein, made and duly returned by them on

C tweifth day of April, A D 1900. nd. The rate of assessment on Personal Froperty tor such general Civic purposes, for the year commencing the firstdayof January, AD 10, and ending the thirty-tirst day ot “wmber, A D 1900, is hereby specified and dat the rate of seven-eighths of one per tonevery dollar of the value of Personal arty as assessed by the Assessors of the City in the General Assessment béok and Valuation Roll made and duly

turned by them as aforesaid. JAMES WARBURTON, Mayor. H. M. DAVISON,

5—dy 2w lityClerk.

A By-law for allowing a Rate of Discount on the Assessments on Reai Estate and Personal Proper- ty in the City of Charlottetown for general civic purposes for the current year ending the thirty- first day of December, A. J, 1900.

Be it enacted by the City Council of the City of Charlottetown as follows :—

Ist. A discount at the rate of Two and One- half Per Cent shall be allowed to al) taxpayers who shell, on or before the Sixteenth day of July next, A D 1900, pay to the City Clerk, at his office, the taxes severally due b) them for the current year on Real Estate an: Personal Property for civic purposes.

JAMES WARBULR TON, Mayor. H. M. DAVISON, City Clerk. —dv2w

4 By-Law for Levying and Specify- ing the Rate of Assessment on Real Estate and Personal Pro-

erty and Poll in the City of tharlottetown for a Waterworks Fund, under Statute 50 Vic- toria; Chapter 8.

Be it enacted by the City Counc!l] of the City ofCharlottetown as follows:— ;

Ist, Therate of Assessment on Real Estate fora Waterworks Fund under said Statute for the ycar commencing the first day of Jan- wary, A Lb 1990, and ending the thirty-first day af December, A. D. 1906, is hereby specified and fixed at the rate of one-eighth of one r cent on every dollar of the value of Real Es- tate as assessed by the Assessors of the said City of ('narlottetown in the genersnl Assess- Ment Book and Valuation Roll of all Real Es-

ateand Personal Property liable to taxation insaid City, and all persons liable tv pay Poll Tax therein, made and duly returne: by them om the t-welith day of April, A. D. 10".

Ind. The rate of Assessment on Personal Property for such Water Works Fund for the year cornmencing the firet day o! January AD i900. and ending the thirty-first day of December, A. D., 1900, is hereby spe ified and

ed at the rate of one-eighth of one per cent onevery dollar of the value of Person.1l Proper- ty as assessed by the Assessors Of the said City in the said General Assessment Book and Va- uation Koll, made and duly returne | by them as aforesaid

Sed. The amount of Poll Tax tobe paid by every person returned by the said Assessors in said General Assessment Book and Valu- ation Roll as liable thereto for such Water Works Fund under said Statute, for the year tOmmeacing the first day of Januwry, A. b. 18), and ending the Jlst day of Dece:aber,A D 1M, is hereby specified and fixed ai the sum ofTen Cents (0c) onthe pollof every person 80 assessed and returned as aforesaic.

JAMES WARBURTON, Mayor. H. M. DAVISON, Cit y Clerk. dy 2w -— as a a a

CLEARANCE SALt

Estate of the Late Mra. Lewis, North Side of qlueen Square.

Glass, | . Crockeryware, Lamp§, Fas cy UG is. etc. 26 aud 30 per cent dts- Count, for a few days only. Sale to com- mence > irda morning April l4th.

Come earley and secure bargains. Terme ash,

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Cass (C7RONIC-DISEASES aud RUP- TURE by Salisbury treatment, Seal smmprF {8 information, or cali a ig. ro. Bove Scotia. Ottiee Merchant’s Bank cf Malffis Belldes.

While in the front of us, looming, The kopjes, bold sky-line showed clear.

We noticed a light burning bright;

It suddenly vanished from sight.

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ed, Two shots on our left ringing out

To the Boers in the trenches gave’

signal And rifle balls answered our shout,

“Some one yelled ‘Charge’ and we started, Rose upand rushed out in their fire ; Meaning to give them the bayonet— But checked and stopped by the

wire.

“Bullets and shells ne’er appalled us, Trenches nor boulder-strewn hill ; But just a few strands of wire fencing

Brought us, nonplussed, standing still.

‘“«Over the wire men, or through it, Drive the charge home to the hit ;’

Vain were the struggles and climbing, Barbs sticking deep in the kilt.

“Strong grew the light of the morning, Hotter the lead on us rained;

Still we remained there before them, Holding the ground we had gained.

‘Down on the face and seek cover ; Nothing could live in that fire ; ‘Off to the right men, to flank them,

Forward, lie down, men,—retire.’

“Then we looked back and we cursed them, Took home the truth with a groan ; The rest of the brigade are retiring, Now we must stick it alone.

“*Form a line here men, we'll hold them’ ;— McFarlarne’s tall form stood erect ; Volley on volley we gave them, Until their fierce fire was checked.

“Then the Adjutant rallied. Remnants of different corps ;

Some of the Black Watch and Argylls And someof the gallant Seaforths.

‘All the day long in position, Watching our own shel's burst, Living with dead men and wounded,

Lips swollen blue-black with thirst.

“Not thirty yards from the trenches Gallant General Wauchope lay dead;

Our colonel, too, killed, lay beside him, Their lives by the Boer bullet sped.

“Such was the day for the regiment, Dread the revenge will we take ; Dearly we paid for the blunder, A drawing-room general’s mistake.

“Where was the Guards’ gallant gen- eral ? Three miles in rear out of sight ; No one to issue us orders, Men doing what they thought right.

“Not a man knew when we started What we were going to do,

lake up or rush a position, Were the Boers many or few.

Gentlemes,—While driving downs very steep bill last August my horse stumbled and fel], cutting himeelf fear- fully about the head and body. TI used MINARD’S LINIMENT freely on him

and in a few days he was as well as eve

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“Had they retired, were they coming, Had they slunk off in the night, Should we attack in the darkness, Or wait to attack in the light?

“Why weren’t we told of the wire, Why were we marched up in columns, May Tommy Atkins inquire?

‘‘Why were not scouts sent forward, Why were no scouts on our flank, Why attack in quarter column? Who made the mistake, give his rank.

“Do they know his name in old Eng land, Do they know his incompetence yet? Tommy has learned, to his sorrow, And Tommy will never forget.

English, Irish and scotch; Half of them fell in one regiment— God help the noble Black Watch.

“Such is the tale of the battle, Easy for tongue to tell; Nine hundred men in a death trap, And nearly four hundred fell.” | OnE WuHo Was THERE.

‘THE MUSIC OF ACTIVE SER- VICE-

Sergt. John McCrae, of the First Canadian Contingent, writes to his sister in Omemee, Ont.: “Concerts and music being mentioned remind me | of the kind of music I have been list- | ening to lately. There is a Maussr— the high soprano; Martini—the cen- tralto; Vickers-Nordenfeldt—tenor

_ (he is great on runs); Krupp and How-

itzer—bassos. I did not enjoy the series of concerts much, butI was very much pleased to hear the bassos On One occasion, when the tenor was too prominent. Another class was the march music, the swish, swish, of the infantry’s feet through the grass, the clatter of cavalry, the conglomeration of transport sounds, and the loud me- tallic ring of the artillery. Bagpipes sole accompanist. ‘Then there is a grand round ot thousands of voices of man and beast, and the noise of picks, axes, kettles, fires, etc., when we pitch camp. I think these will live on my memory forever. But what do you think was the sweetest music I heard since I left home? It was the Chorus of Church Bells, Sunday morning.”

The only Victoria Cross ever won in Canada was won during the Fenian Raid under the following circum- stances: “On the goth June 1866, Private T. O’Hea, ef the 1st Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, was one of an es- cort under Sergeant Hill in charge of a railway van containing 2,000 pounds of ammunition en route from Quebec to Kingsion for the use of the militia on the frontier. On reaching Danville the van was found to be on fire, and was hastily pushed down the line away from the station, the inhabitants of the neighboring houses flying in_ terror. O’Hea ran down to the van, burst open the door, tore away the covering from the ammunition, and extinguished the fire.

In Michigan an anti-British incident in a party club has. set the other party n aking political capital out of it with

BRAIN — FAG

Is the result of Overwork and an Exhausted Nervous System. Dr. A. W. Chase’s Nerve Food creates New Brain and Nerve Tissue.

Business and professional men, accountants. stenographers, teachers, students and all brair workers know only too well what it means te have the brain so tired out that concentration of thought is almost impossible.

One-fifth of all the blood in the human body fs found in the brain, and unless the blood is

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Dr. (Chase’s New Book, ‘‘ The Ills of Life and How To Cure Them,” sent free to your address. Edmansop Bates & Co., Torosto

‘NOTICE.

The undersigned bicycle repair men have this day agreed that all repairs and sundries will require to be paia for in cash on delivery.

Please do not ask for credit as it will not be given. Signed,

EARNEST RICE,

W- P. DOULL,

PERCY G. ARMOUR, : MARK WRIGHT & CU. May Ist. 1960,

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|a view to capturing the large Canadian- | born vote in that State. This same influence will undoubtedly have a res- training effect on any pro-Boer mani- festations in the border States during the campaign. As the New York Commercial Advertiser neatly puts it, “real hope” of the pro-Boer talkers is | “that the Boers may help them, no | they the Boers, for the only campaign ‘that interests them is that which will begin next autumn on their native soil.” But if a British-born vote is to be alienated by such tactics, they will not be so jauntily adopted- As totak- | ing this clatter seriously, that would be | too absurd. The “men who know” in ithe United States are fully aware that

| the support of Britain is worth having. The opinion of one Dewey is worth that ofa hundred “quick profit” poli- ticlans.—Star.

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Private A. S, Large, of Belleville,

“They made us shave befere they would let us gointo Bloemfontein. You say you would like to see us come home with our whiskers on. Well, all I can say is there would be a general rush to lock and bolt the doors. We had all kinds of whiskers, from Lord Dundreary to a Skye terrier, so you can tell how we leoked.”

The Prince Edward Island Magazine for MAY will be on sale at the bookstores _to- morrow morning. It's a very interesting number. Be among the first to obtain a copy. Price 5 cents. Now would bea good time to subscribe.

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$20,000 DEBENTURES

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SEWERAGE SYSTEM

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CITY OF CH’TOWN

Tenders addressed to the undersigned and en dorsed ‘‘Tenders for Sewerage Debentures” wiil be received at this office up to the night of Thursday, 10th of May next, for the pur- chas e of 25 thousand dollars ($25,00C) of the City of Charlottetown Debentures, for Sewer- age Works, These Debentures are of the deno mination of $500.00 each, are payable in Forty years from date, and bear interest at three and a half (34) per cent per annum, payable half yearly. Tenders will be re- ceivgd for the whole amount or for parts igi, not less than $500.00.

€ emmissioners do not bind themselves to° accept the lowest @ any tender. HENRY SMITH, Chairman. Office of Commissioners of Sewers and Water Supply. Charlottetown, P, E. I., April 20th 1900,

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Purchased in Haste and Repented at Leisure

“Would you believe it—the Carpets and Oiicloth I bought last spring are shabby already. You know i did not have time to consider my purchase and am now repenting it.”

“Well I do not expect to require any new ones for years—mine were bought you know of Matthew & McLean, who always keepa large variety of Brussels, Tapestry, Scotch and Hemp, besides all widths of best English Oilcloth im- ported direct.”

When you want the best quality of goeds you have not always to pay the largest sum for them; but you must buy at

“Headquarters”

to receive thorough satisfaction.

LACE CURTAINS

Our new spring Curtains direct from England are complete in Brussels, Net and Swiss novelties. These will we believe, receive the endorsement of the most critical buyers as regards taste and style and meet the requirements of all in point of price at from 40c to $5.00 per pair.

WALL PAPER.

This season’s Wall Papers far surpass anything we have ever shown in variety, colorings and newness of design.

For THE KircHagN—A number of neat and dainty patterns.

For DintnG Room or PAaRLoR— Handsome shades ingrain paper with art gilt border to match.

For Hatt—Exquisite designs, new colorings—speeial for halls.

A Bonanza for spring house cleaning at from roc to 4oc per roll.

Rugs, Silk and Plush Portiers hand- some designs, rich colorings.

FURNITURE.

Heavy WILton Ruc Suits—Perfect blending of colors, $50.00.

Durable Red Plush Suits, $33.00.

Side Boards, hardwood, antique finish, Bevel Mirror, $17.00.

Dining Table and Chairs to match, also elegant assortment of Wicker chairs.

Matthew & McLean

SOURIS.

Youre hardly sat- isifed with it

Well, we won't press you to take it; although we know a good deal about clothing we don’t pretend to know what a man wants better than he does himself. Wedon’t expect to suit everybody. But with the splendid selection of clothing which we can show you we are safe in saying that you have a better chance to get what you want at the Model Store than any other store in the city,

Children’s Suits from 75c up Boys Suits from $1.25 up Mens Suits from $4.00 up

And one thing we wish to especially mention that is Our Men’s Fine Serge Suits in Black or Blue them but “‘seeing is believing’’ and nothing would please us better than to have you call and judge for yourself.

R. HH. Ramsay & Ce

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