si.. ., 1 it e. .~,;_ . \ ». .. ~, _ __DE°EMBER.2°» 1917- mn cHAni.o'r'm'i'0vlfN oininniau _ V 1 r. r snvrs t 0 _ . ~ 'S . _ .',. _.i ~ “~ _ " __ t ' *' ~ i ` _ ‘ i A "Q. . . N, s ‘ ` \ 5 51 I ‘f F ’ _ ; . . , ' y ` - i E T *iw _ Y Y rw _ YY , \. \ l O » ‘ e * I / * ~ \ " if I The Great Body Builder L . "`x- 41 ' i=A.viii.Y ciiours Thi* hfiliday reunion offers an tpportunity for having thai group picture made We are equipped to produce the heir in groups or individual port! 31's. - \Ve_ offer avariety of sty1.=5 and sizes. - ‘ 'ihe Cooks’ Studio New DesBrisay Block t ' --.T _ Pictures of Home Folk r Carry warmth and com- fort to the heart of the sol- ilier. Make your appoint- ment today at file Bayer Studio A. E. LYON, Studi." Photos' for' Xmas. Lovely new iuouiits. Moderate prices. Make an t_\ai'i_v appoiiitcmeiit at ' 107 Queen S¢_ Phone 6B~.i. - 5/4 Open 1 w ' / _--‘ii 12'.-.__ \ Fun op... . _-“° 2'-_ ‘V . ‘” 9 5 sr” ll l it ,\i.'i`il.\nr (oli\\‘|iilv|t~ \".' \\'| tsl \\';i\i li, \_i|l\ i|i,~.ippc.1iin;; r-yr. lan lic worn “ith or ulzlioui bracelet. ' Special prices on Watches, Clocks, Jewellery, Si i ve r- ware, Cut Glass and Ivory' it for next two 1 . weeks. See windows. i Parkman Jeweler and Optician Montague, P. E. I. Professional .Cards Dr. Clift CHRONIC DISEASES CURATIVE TREATMENT by the mouth in advance, Victoria Hotel. Charlottetown, P. E. l.. Canada. HOURS, 12 to 3 daily. NOW. 979-11-1M3mospd. J.. D. STEWART Barrister, Solicitor and Notara' Public Office Neweon lock, Charlottetown Branch Office, Georgetown Money to Loan on Rell Eli!!! é~. S. Hessian Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Pimiie, ee.. ' MONEY T0 LOAN. Montague. P. E. i. McLl'.`AN & McKlNNON barrister Attorney-et-Lay Barrister; Attorneyo-It-l-IW Office Royal Bank Building Charlottetown. P.E.l. McLEOD & . BENTLEY W. E. Bentley, K. C- Berrieter and Attorneye-at-Lew Money to Loan. Office-Bank of N. 8. Chambers. Charlottetown. P. E. I. MORSON & DUFFY . . Berrletere end Aterneyo tlolloltorn for Royal Bank of Canede taonzv 'ro Loan. wAl\oun'roN A OHAW- Berrlnure. Attorneys. Notary P\\D lie, llto,,.3o1loiwr| for Cenede Bent Aloooietioli, Bank ot Montreal, Can lie. Pei-meniit loijhle 0°fU°f§ *qi _ _ ____,... ..,....._. __ Q5- __ |q _.L i _,VB THE MANGER . T"“dlllUii declares that within the ”t_°“0 lllilngel' there was another one_ Tl! ,\vood, and that the’ stone cradle in ull.: Chapel of the Nativity' is. indeed I ' °“`\‘>l' Ilillniéer. Splendid is tuat ‘“"ll’_ll' -"-lfmc lhvul-ill now with white ni.irb.o, softly rich with _costly drag l»t‘\'_icr-. anti radiant with ii silver star. V wiiicli is surrouiidetl by 16 lumps. cver_ i‘:lit._ Bill .Vet more glorious is the' :\hl@ manger- in which the R fl fl ll lay-~ it was removed to I omc in the seventh ce-fitury, during the Moliriininedan liivasion of the ‘Holy _I_.alltl'. and there lt is preserved _“ E? *'-"°“l< l"'f12@\\ chest.. non. winch- 'l_l'> |l}'0Ui- »-4. E -Y 7 in Shadow Test Have your eyes tested by lt. Always eatlsfactory. _ Delightful results. Only accurate cliiid‘s Test. Works wonders in diflicult cases. The harder the case the better. Eliminates guess-work. Succeed; where others fail. Try it today. H. J. Mahon - Drugglet and Optlclan ‘ Neg; Door Bank of Commerce Montague P. E. Inland """"l ‘ See Our Separators Don’t fail to see our exhibit of 1 De Laval Cream Separators. at 149 Great George St. Milk cans, bottles, caps, brushes, Separator oil, Separator parts._ The Alpha §asoline and ker- osene engines, gas en- gine oil. Jas. D. Offer Charlottetown The Eastern l ..*lt peyl to buy In thle Province. i..*T. G. iVES is the Montague Guardian réilresentative. ..*MR. HAROLD P. GORDON is thie Georgetowiv Guardian represent- at ve. I isisieini i>etiseluiLs_ .».1l\ir. James D. Stewart, Burris- tiir at law. Charlottetown was n vis- itor to Georgetown on Monday.-&. ..*Mi'. Angus Currie of Geo&etown has returned home from Trenton, N. S.. where he is engaged in the ship- yard ut that place‘.-~&. .."t\lessi's». Cliurles and Angus .\ic- Gilvray. (}leiil'nnnlng, have returiieti from i‘hf\rlottelti\vii where they hall beril yvorliilig on the new uiincx to Sl Diiiis..iii'.i Ccleige.-&, ..*l\lr. John John-stou and daughter Miss Lolo. ot' Mitchell River, have returned from New Giris- gpw. N. S., where they have been working for some tim., pasi`. l\ir. John- stou ltiiendr- returning to New Glas- gow early next week.-&. .."Mossrs. Jospeli Johnston of New- port. Lot 54. and George Mcllonaitl, Sl- G€Cl`§€s. Klng`s Co.: arrived home on‘Sirturrlny"lns`r t`i'om"‘i’rentoii N. S., wliere they have been eiigag-.\-l in the Nova Scotia Steel Works for siiiic time past. Both young uieu Zi=teu»i| ..*TWO CENTS PER WORD each insertion for advertising in this col- imn. Cash must iictzoinpaiiy order' Minimum charge twenty-five cunts, ..°Mls's Mary E. liannliig who li-.1 spent the past two years 51 lit.-.~iun cross-ed by the car t'ci‘i'_v on Tliui‘stli._v last cn ii visit to her p.irt>uls Mr. un~l ' Mrs. Joseph I-laniiiiig St. .\lui';_ur els.-&. t ...*POPULAR APPOINTMENT-.\lr. Wllllan S. ‘Easton oi’ Gcorizclowii has been appointed clerk oi' the (`ounly Court, Fifth Circuit. and ileputy Pro thonotary i'or Kiiig's i'ounty in place of Mr. G. A. Aitken lately tlecezisetl lt is worthy of note that thc' into Mr-. Aitken held this ollltee uninter- ruptezliy since the Ccunty (‘ourt was established in 1877. ii period ot' forty years. Messrs Andrew Lewis. St. Pct- er's Bay and Robert \\'liitr~way. Mun riiy Harbor, who were :lppoiiitc'l ; : cilfs of the County (fourt for their lc ptcllvn districts at tlite saliic time its the late dir. Aitken still hold their offices. Mr. Easton the new i'rotlionoi~ ary l'or l{iiig'>1- (Tounty is well qiiulfv .itxi both by i-rliltfaticii and legal il.- lai;.riit'\ts ne-_'.li~ important position he holds, having been tor many years Jilatlce_ ol' the l’e.ice and Uoiiiiiiissioli- ‘er for Kiug`s (Yourity. and his decis- ions iii thc' iiiaiiy cas-2.s`\vliit'li he li.is adjudicated upon. have been inai'kt~,il by u spirit of iinpartizility and fair-I ness. towards the coiiteiitling par:-i lies while hl5`unfalliug courlt'\§_v is; niucli iippreciateizl by the public. it is iieetllcss to suv that Mr. i9iistoii'.s ap~ returning to Trenwn “ner the (.'i"';5" ipointineiit meets with the hearty ap» mas holidays.-&. ..’Mr. Auwtiii McG|lvray. the well known farnier anti cattle' dealer oi" Gleufaiinliig returned by fthe al`ter~» noon train on Saturday i`roin (_‘.har- l-ottetowii where he had been on ii busiiicsu trip. Mr. McGilvray has re'c- ently purchased the farm of Mr. Al~ exantlei' McGllvray, adjoining his own property.-&. U-BOAT TOOK ON SAILOR WHO SPOKE GERMAN AMERICAN NAVAL BASE lN- ILRITISH WLATERS, Dec. i7.-(As:~'.o- was taken prisoner by the crow of the German submarine which torpe-' doed the United State-s destroyer .la- cob Jones spoke German, according to survivors. i He was on a raft, and when hailed by the Germans replied to them in their native tongue. Tliereupoii sc-- veral of the men on the Il-boat llftedi liliii. into the conning tower. Then thc boat submerged. LETTER FROM FRANCE. Mrs. l”re».l. Fredericksoii. 0'i.earv. has received the following letters from' 0\'€l`S€8§Z Nov. 17. 1917. ‘proval oi' all cotir:ei°iied-&. ' CHRISTMAS EVE LEGENDS Tliero are several cxcec'tiiiig.'y touching legends' coiiccrning boils. which are heartl ringing froiu buried cities and villages at this sckisori. Uni; belongs- to ri village nc-:ir ltulcllzli. in .\’ottinglia.inslilrc, and the story runs lliat once. where there is now but li valley. there' was 3 village wliich, with every trace of life and liabitatioii. iiuil been swallowed by an e'.ii'tliquake;bul. ever since, at (.`lil°istnias. the bells ot' the buried church orc lietiril to ring :is of old. ' ~ i A similar legteiitl is told of Preston in l.aiif:a~iliii'e. and yet aiiotlier and more moving one ccines i'roin thcl Netlierlniids. it is said that the city oi` iieen was notorious for its black aiirl .~'lia|iiele.~~i sins. as wcli as rc- nowiie.l for its beauty and muixniii- r‘t:~iice. To the Sotloni of thu middle ages romc our Saviour on one aiini» voi'sui'_\- ol' his birth. und went as ii beggar from door to door. but not oiic in ull that Christmas kccpiiii.: rzity :ave llig, Muster of tho alluiitlaiitfi-'. Sin lit# szilv rampant on every sitio. but not ri trace oi’ Christnizis bounty and good will. ‘anti he culled to the son, wiiirli. as of old. obeyed his voice. 1i.id Bron. the city' of sin was buried flflear~Motliei'e-l receivetl~-yo\ii--lei- -tlcep; c`ean out of sight., beneath the tor and was very pleased to lieai' from; you and that you ure wc-ll as it lea_ves| inc at present. The weather out liere5 is line at present. not much rain., \\]ell, mollier dear, .l waii't you ti, send ine_ some more tobacco. "Stagi;"; or “King George." l wish you woultli send some every week as I do like! wbl1rv0~ YOU need not semi me a\\l"nni; nliontitetl it-oin sinivict-; thin cv. (.8. \\'avs.ts. lint evelr at (‘lii‘i.~»tii;i\s up, i'i'oni beneath the covering waters comes the sweet calling oi' church bella buried iii Beeii. li is a lviroiitl whicli lipprars to tcll in parable that nothing whirvli over belonged to tho ("hrist. autl was tleillcatod to his scr- viccl is evci' wholly lost from him and ill :lint .intl the Russian Gtivernnieni Ii().\'i)0f\', l)e‘L'0l1ll)ei‘ l\i.~ l.ori| |l'i» bt-rt i‘r-r~il. liiiiilsfcv' oi' li!or'l-.rttlt-. in -his \\'ct>.lil_\' t.illi with the .\s=t.<»it|t-il i’i'css. icplyliii.: to ii tiiir‘,~‘llt»:i ln rv- l.':zii'il to a i't‘t'ogiii|.loli of. lim l'.ol-lit'vi- iii iioverriiiiviit in ltussiai. slid: 5 “Wg .shrill _irltidly r rt-o. .lint any |:<>\'t~i'iiinciit \\'iiir-li up l>i\l|ov._- rc- pi‘cselits_tlio ltiis.~al;rii pt\upli»_ cillior tio facto or do jurtl. \\'c art: not _\'.~i sulisiird tliiit thu llol~'iiievllii arp cti-1 tiili-tl lo sutfll i't-t'o;;i\ltlrlii." ' i \\'llcn risked wliotlicr lliu l`iiitt-t|` Silica would join her allies in :inyi stops talicii iii i'c,\.;aii‘il to ltii.ut now was pim- iiiiip, lilo cstoblisliiiit-,ni ot' it r'ou~'tlli|~ tiontil iiioiiarclljs, the niiiiislt-r nt' bloc-. kadc said: I “ln ttoiisitlt-riiig i~uiiioi',s, l always rciiiliill lii_\'si'll' lliai lliiitt-lciitlis oi' what is ~';iid in ai i".~\'ollilioii is uii- trut-. lint solni- sucli scliiuiit- in:i_\' be in Geriiiiiii iiiiiirls. l`cl'l.'iiiily, the (icrmuiis woultl liavr- no .~_\'iiipa- lliy willi a republic. llowQ\'cr. il cannot iiiiziuliic any min so i`ot>lisli us’ to \\'i~'h to in-, u coilslitiltitiiiiil illo- iiarch lliitlci' thu llolsliovilii i't'giiii:-." l THE'FlRST'CHi’-TISTMAS ROSE .\iit>llit\|‘ of tlio.-.2 .spiriluzil p.li';ilil;r.< is iii.. lt\;:;ii|d ol' tha i‘liristiii;:,s i~i.»'t‘. und it _tells how izootl tliiil_'_;s_ til for giving. .spriiig up i‘c;itl_\~ to the liaiitl \'.'|iit'li e'li'|ic:~itl_\' tlt~,~'iri;s lo give lo ilitl ._ \§l~ to YT lil ill 3'.-’_.g"" t l l J sions if -1 .' ' 4 ` . . ,. il '/V'/' /)=’§’j~`.`~ _ -J* 1'*/2/_%¢ / N 711,- f” -~~ »~ ._~-»-T Diamonds 'for Christmas _ Our siotjlt Ol D|l.'itr>r.t'l.~ is made up ol the fin st blue. _ :.4-.. ~i .` l'l/'- t`liilrl, It is :fiid lliaii ii ccrtaiii liiiiitl- on oi' l.it-ililchviii was so lor tba it *L vth:lc_ perfectly qui, il .~/.it 55 _ 1. :t\~rit>s the mar.~et aff »»tl.<. ...lilllsa ‘ "lf I ; : <`| 17 " lectltn is recited br an ex- l l%,"‘- mga. 4|?/t\ . ;`..,,. '<'~wr77 livery stone in on c-~l- ..~\‘3' gi pert and back ri* escii is t-ur i.-crfonal guarapi. e, Our sit ck is one ol the ni. .i caitrtnllv selecttd in ‘_=§r“ '5 tht- country. l~`orthisii~a~<.n \' it I annot buy any inf~- nor rl- it-~ here no n»alt»-r h-iw \ ni 5,; h .f 1 ltfllt _you may know abut ti.nr>nds and their v. l-ic. W. W. Weliner ‘ Official C. G _ i.. Watch inspectors ‘ Estee. lass. ' cr ,771 5 . pr tl I A, WV W_ N_ _ ‘ shi, hurl iiotliiiig to givg to the Built: _._..~-_..-;F$-Y:-.--» -- --ZZ---~----Y"= "~` --»--»- - -<- - --- -- to wiioiii iiias brouglit wealth froin "'A""` ""“‘ "" “M ”“"“" ""'“i"“ ""'l l iiiouriilniz, and :iiigtl appt\:irt:tl to livi. ";;l...::;;;"=.';.:=l iieodqnariers :for Printing and Bookbinding maitlcn found that a new llowcr inn. liiirur-iilou.si_\~ .~'-pi'\iii;;'up and blos.~.oi~ vii at licr iicotls. ‘liver since' llicn. runs this _~;'Lory. this trxriuuisite llowt-r. with, its snowy petals ju>:-| tout-lit-.ri by situ gcstioiis of pinkish blooui. is to ln- founrl at this soasoii; rind. iiitluetl. its liall`1>peii<:il clips- :tru like i-lialit-cs of love, and its i`ully-spi'cad pt=,t:il,< art* like ii liuppy iiiiiorciir-t\. lit syiiiliols for the gifts lor the llribc of sptillnss iliiiot:i»'ict>. wlio.~:i‘ hvurt was thc vc.- sci of love. iii-llili ill/ill . lllitsiuii null llotul`s S:ii'sup:ii’i|lu luis lic:-n au-i still is thc peoplt~'s iiictlivliire lict~:ii'.~~ Order Your . i P. inting Now Prices are bound to advance even above the present lates. Paper will be dearer and h iid to git. ‘ If Your- Stock is Low ORDER NOW WORK DONE WHEN l’ROMl.\`l€l§. .,,.,,_ ,,. ,,, _,. .,,,_. ,.,. Archibald Irwin, King’s Printer l( IP lll)l l ldrd ll dll( IN \\(/ll . *Th dcrful' siiccessl in plirii`yiiii.<. ciii'it