F"'_ "_4!.!"'".'1!?1.!l& and during the next few weeks we shall offer allm classes of goods regardless of cost or value. Are you looking for a bargain ? If so, It will pay you _to purchase during OUR STOCK IS STILL COMPLETE, We are condent that -no such opportunity has ever before presented itself tothe buying public of Kingston to purchase goods ofequal quality, such as we are offering atinearly half their value. LESS THAN OUR USUALAVPRICES. CLASSES OF FANCY AND STAPLE NEW STYLE OF BOOTS. Walnut Cobluu. Bun! Plus Ilrror, $ to on ha Work Baht. C. Inll). Gontlononh I` In an Ann Uhdu. $.60 09 N1 Gentlemen`: uoy Rama Baht. C. Inll I ll: Roouptlon Ch! ll 76 010. no? than 00 '0'". ora: tad Hull . new n.nsuuI.IIuuom nun. nannuuuona mu-' cvDIIk.u|o..I1IhIll. 'II|OI. y hlbln. WOodIIIKorNi_TQ. UJKOIOIQG. Dononllhonulutbolhutldonpunhdlgchubcu. , D RY GOODS J'OIEEIN'STC)IN'&:C'C)- RETIRINUUHEAP SALE -I1'\.A1g [II X I. ouwronn 4: cu. -' Pootomnoenot. 1_4u____ |_A. .. .L_ n_-___ _..._- -1 |_ ALL CLASSES OF WOOLLEN GOODS, '11}-hVE8REID.254 ad 256 Prince Street. The Leading Millinerv Store. 132 and 134 Princess smlot. OUR RETlRlTNG CHEAP CLEARING SALE F0/? THIS WEEK am y/ 'W'I'I'I{ .A. REDUCTION ON ALL siii6`ET1*&Ji*%0MtEv. GARDINERS WOOD & COAL YARD} HAINES & LOCKETT'S, R. & J. GARDINER. Kingston, Belleville and Trentn. And All the ronth of February, AT SPENCE & CRUMLEY S. OF FROM 35 TO PER C_ENT WE BEGAN OUR WALSH & STEAOY. B381` IN THE MARKET. Yard No. I--0ntArlo Bucol. " ' I-Clarence btroo! Wfhnrf. " 841. Lawrence Wlmrl. " $81-cure dollv before broker. weathm loll In. Ohio! 0 -31. lawronco Wharf BI-Anoh0Illoo-(`-on-nor K and Clu-enoo SI. to B:-(`Ssh American dguml I _ n n uunholory vary 3 upset: I: Oonl 3} undo: oovur And well ncrooned'_ ."l`chnhoIo Oouxmuniqullon. JAMES SWIFTI O0. H__AR.D _AND SOFT WOOD e But In I`:-annually Ma . (Input. 3 TERI! N 8011' PURCIIASIRS. -Qkglnb-at -nndn an--u nlhnnln Coal, Wholesale, Retail, n-nn-. ..v -u-- 1: . nuyunn ...I'.1o.l1a\JL& uiu .n..I\;\.;.a. 4...; Wind Van! tan Wholudosnd , than and W Deden. Coal: ot the nry but description. undar cover. well nu-can dud promptly delivered. Bunon wood and Hard and Son. Ooniwood of am quality on land. lnlpoouoo solicited and ntllhodot xunnnloed. YARlJ-CoI-nor Ontario and Want 8t:-cot: Z0tIIoo--Clu-on.-so and Ontnrio Strau- not of Clarence Street. CURDIERS left :1 I110 norm of Mr. Juno- Rnddeu.Prinoen Suusl. and Messrs. McKolvo/ 5: Buck. Brook Street. will be promptly anon telephone Oommunlonuon. Anna Black Diamond Llne. Comm unloauon. ta L W. CK. IL A. HOC'H --ou--v- --v -u--, --::v---' v-`- QAOORNELL - PROP `wanting Jv um: non: h-yloumh CI-uehl hnulluu. . ' i BREOZK & IBOOTEI ur|...n..._ V--gl Annnrn An \W'hnInnnI.nAnd musoo aouism Emma, ommo 3 A Z3XAA2I I 96! Prinoou Suoot. oor. Sydonhun St:-o'et, Kinqntnn. IF YOU WANT THE: ' 0/Ieapest&BestFurmture ` mm` ' ' oh clninrr bnconlnonsf Next door to M. bronnnn. Princess St. Tirsmithin . Plumbing.Sm.m xnd Gas Fitting Steam an Hot Water llantlmz Enuinm-rs. Axum. for the (`elebmtod Spiral ltmliauor Hm. Alr I-`unmce nmuufaclured by M. M. Jan oobo. Syracuse. NJ . our oovj sun - - vv vw- It 1 th Drlt. Chen :1 ea` n.Jn`a'..:::'..na giantn Cordvm(; d..()o.\:. Birch B.H-CABNQVLSKY HALL, PAnLbT1J.f{(}{00K/N0 sTovE_ and RANGES. :75. WALSH- n|.-u.- n.. ||.-...L -..4I 1&5--I. no; CLEARING SALE T0 .\l\KI ROOM FOR l.\ll l{()\'I'I.\ll'I.\:fl`.`. . sauna Ohoipcot in the city. ` Foot of Clarence and Barrack Streets. M. MALLEN. OF HARDWARE. STOVES, RANGES, AND MECHANICS` TOOLS. ES'l`lMAl`lcS GIVEN Mm I.'V'n.zu una URIPTIUN 01-` RI-:PA1luNu. CARPETS LAID. Opposite PoIson's Drug` Store. l RIN(`l2SS STREET. Kingtslon. :+n; ,;,4. igij 139` nioxm. mums. EASY, FANbY'rAN-l; om; cums. urmssns. spam; mm &c. ` Tl` TRIS! AND O\'l9ZRSTtYFlED WORK A SPEC] LTY. I ESTIMA FEB GIVEN FOR.` ICVERY DES (IRIPTIOIV I-ll_l I-I10 KTUII I`DI"lK full] [I Ulla " AN ILMLNT LINE 0! HLNGING8 to Iqloot hum. MWIII thohutuloctod ul mat stylish stock In Eutorh Qnt uio. _ Glvo us 1 call And look ovu ourntook. nAn:nnAuun tn A I `I I\ a nun "l'\t.YI'\nll| L'PH0LSTF.'Rl'2R. `' dlati teal` lahedfo ll` W=" m..:::.w..;*.: " H0110 u: your omen any lot PA`lNTlNG - AND.:xPAPERING Swuoo up-don.t. be I clnm-and don`! yd ml the great spring rush in on." _.. nt IIIAAIIVIDIYII niunllnftlll H- BRAME3? Give call um loot ovor our uool. ROB.iNSON'S__WALL PAPER A `DEPOT 377 Efwot Strait, " ___,. DRY MILL WOOD AND SUBS. F.73T'MKRsHALL, II. at Mg`3er!ock'I Piano Roovm, l I! Prlloa Bind. 0!` ALL DESCRIPTIONS. CALL AT ELLi??'f3O$:- mr}iiuT1`ii1"{s"iwx To own 281 PRINCESS ST. MERCHANTS I - HOUSEKEEPERS A: 1 T Q.-gnaw- -row-_--___,. Undertaker and banner. 3-251 PRINCESS s'rR1cE'r,- ' Cor. Sydenham Street. ; 5 Telephone communication. g DAMAGED STOCK wyudiunpilohtovn. ON. DOLLLI I'll DAY. nxsonnmhnou. vs-nu. unu an.-u any-nu nuts. on ran vnnv oumApms'r Piucms JOHN L. JOYCE. BIBB-VIE...-`\`}.i:l5i;;|'U E. EHENRY BRAME, -- ;._._.. rv.. 4-..- -__ .._.I Rivooo mu con; Bond In your order: early for |-I-|Lnt\ ALI:-\_lAnl'_'l 1 FURNITURE. &c. -CHlCAl`ES'l` AT- around Kl they duh`: olny dun Met uvhuothobowl of chad robe and tub` wnnpuuuduountuhodralu. vowooMo&'|nk tif mun AN AIIIICAI IQIDIRG AI` AHA. Taolyutaing topulnntcluoutotlhodock. ` Ouco I was Invited with I number of ochoromanto I dlnnol-gin: byouooltb cum 'l`hogirh.whouo duty In to chews crtdnrootudlpltlnlonbnwl untlltho -u-auuuh.-. 4...! AL. _A_LA ALl..L_._- ._._.l_ "The most diugromhlo thing Ienoounterud ` in Apia wuthuousecl coconnut oil. It was Q\'H')`IhC'0. 'I'hounti\-en smear tlemselva all over with It. and crust It has been on for About threc days. phow! It. got rncid, and [mu It would sunk! Thoynndlooomo nbmrdunddtu-oundon thpdaatnthohot sun. Wheront-they as may would have thelrmnrk,nnfllttooI In I mambo! hard -uuunb Iul VI-ul uu uuuur uuu ux run uuwuj ulh King Mali.-tun is I might)` nice fellow, and treated us royally, in fact. the people them um all hospitnblv, and did all they could to make thing! pimmnt fur us Some- time: they carried it too far. I rt-xnembu' on mo occasion I was Invited, with some of the niiioers of the nhip, to go out into the muuy A short distance and be entorhincd by A (`hi'l'. I forgot his mum. Wotook along I guard of twenty uurinm Ana the rude coronmuies weru over the chief made: signal, and about eighty pigs wen brought from I! short distance, where thoy had bmn currnlled, and pnsental to us. Tho American consul. who was with our put)`. mid we would have to take those pigs luck to town or the chief would be highly Ill.-.uil(' The marina! plies- outed nrmza, got back of tho porkors. and they wero driven into town ut the point of tho buyom-t. The nntivts watched nsout of sight, to see that we didn`t lnsen pig. When we struck town the conml came to our lid. and we stowed away the pigs in his back yard, where they remained until we sailed The crew lived on pork fur three \\'ae|nIo:thnt. O_OA_L ____.. Samoa is the most fruitful spot on the l globe." mid he. Oranges. banana. cooocnuts, bread fruit and In other fruits common to the tropics now there in grant profusion. I have ridden along roads covered with two vrops of oranges, which were lying there, rotting for want of sumo one to pick them up. --L'i.\.- \.l-H..o..- in A -.i.o|.Or nlr\4x 'g.I"A\n' .\.ay.V nu an vvval I\v |l\'ll' us -uuu uuuu. _v- In I978 the l'ulted States made a treaty with the king an ruling chiufs of Samoa, liy whicli the former obtained the harbor of l`a.ngo~l`ango usia coaling station, [kl the islanils lll`(` on the direct. line of mail ships in the l ut-itl_c. 0! course similar privileges hall to ho granted to other nations, and about that time Bismarck lscgnu tifiiitrtxliicoliis colonial policy; so, on tho `Jd of Hoptembor, 157.1, a treaty was made betwn-n Saliim, tiermnny. Great Britain and the United States. by which the three powers guaran- teed the imlep-Anilonvu of Samoa, but the city of Apia nml in-ur vivinity were practically put under mntrol of the consuls of the three great p0W(`l`S. The proper construvtion of this lrt-:it_\' is really tho matter in Lsxue he- l\\'I.\`l] ticrxnany on one said) and tho llnitud States on the other. The Ger- muns haw rwugnizod and supported a chief who overthrew the former king, Mali:-toa, nndclalm tho right. to make a new treaty with the new king; the Americans in th: islands object, and in a very quiet way are supporting the other side. Each party clo- nounces the native supporters of the other side nsrehols." and tlnally, encouraged by an nllegcd_ American named Klein, the party of the Oh] king have fought II German I expedition, killing some twenty and wound- ing thirty-six. Hence the praont row. With` than (acts the reader irill appreciaao the an- nexed toll: of n naval olcer, who visited 1 Samoa in l378, during the negotiation of the treaty signed by England, Germany, the United States and the Samoan government. He was utatloneil at Apia three months, and had. as he oxpreu-s it, a glorious time. - --.~.=..... -I in s-rurrr BATTLE. [Froui Frank l4:slle'u_[llust.ruu-d .\'e-wapnperl thru is a general curiosity dbqut the islands ` The narrative annexed is. tbvmforo. quite timely; but. before reading what the officer ` siys it is well to note a little history. ..\... .. vv .. \ ... . 1, . .,,,,.,, The people of three nntihni at least are now reading iwith.juu-rest the lutnst, reports from the rm; Pacific. where the _<-onduct. is quite the rovemo u! pacic. Aftora fear of "squabbling the Germnnh and Ameri- * mus in the Samoan Islands` have reached the [iointggf actual fighting, the governmem. `ab ` '* Washington nT m;m'nndL A NAVAL OFFICER nsscmas some UNIQUE EXPERIEN.CES THERE. . 1,. ow; the-.\'utlv SInonr Tholr Bodies wlgh Cooounut 0ll--A Liquor That in Not Pur- tlculu-Iy I-.uuuu|r-A` canon -xjuuoggun 3Ill`l`-|"`ll1il0l'y,IDf the Rnlntn lzlmolllty. A cusmns or -sA..\10;x. mm BRITISH `wmc. THIIRSDAY . J`AN, 3;; ...__._.:___4_.# _`\ id VI Vvulwyvuovyqy. Ivy." .1` hoq7u:"lJuuuwvunIIhh up has in` uta'th:twuult|IieHoya." hay you at: "What Inc M This hil-sou unuu tor the Incl an and yum "A &nw1lnw.hw,|nIr!- llhhoadgu-."- BuRn|o(`ouricr. 's.m' ' En 'oo.n' ".'n..' Bu'.n? Hard Wood. Mill Wood, Verona I 1...- AIUQIIJCIA 'l'hhlthowItbog1u:AIl1ndlvld1nl coma nptoyou.urymuchp|o|ndubontuoInr tungnhpyououthodnonldt hndoxclunu: u 0! bounoyouuply: Whacr Thu Lgnn-n. I Iu n-Q jhp an Lang 5 A uuwuu-us u-vunpu uuyvI-|lI UIIIIUIIC ll itndlocaa. Iir.V/Ilneutlanbcllnuluuvortlu alhnotuymotolh Cluck of tho Rn- dounor. Brvoklyn, auuouuor to Dr. Leon- -.4I _..- nga-An. .1 Bl I;.L_\. -L..__L 1.. Ijlnlvly uI\nInIJu.1I%Ia&Iu I-V LII. ud.nownctoro(Bt.John`achun:h.ln` Washington. Hobs nclnbuottho dio- ...... ....-__no.. .... 4-..- Ill! Iiuiunav-uxxuuu thop!'kIthood,nnd in I874 be I'll called to the rec- tnnhlput Calvary church. Pmzburg, wbero ho mashed until his recent Ip- pointmeut. Under his regime (`alvu-y church. which he found In very in- dhrent. condition, huproqaond wou- dorfully. and In nowonoo! tbomout Important church: of to. Jun... 11.. \n........ I... A....n_..a ........| IIIIOP VIICINI`. Blulop Vincent. Rev. Boyd Vincent. who was recently con- ucrttaed with Imposing cvrexnonieo assistant. bishop of tho Episcopal djomsa of Southern Ohio, Ina born in Erie. I'm, furty-{our years ago. He was prepucd for college at Erie Icndanymnd was graduated at Yule with honors In the chm of '67. After (-nmplc-ting hhcounah: theology at Borkelcy school In ` I8`o'1hoIna ordained to the dla.con5to,nnd he began his ministry at tunt to use Rev. J. F. Spnuldlng at St. Puul I. Erie. In I879 ho was adnnmd to & __a._4L -_.I _._J The gun of tho art mlloction, as Portland people think. is the work of Maine`s own artim, Paul Ala:-rs This is the statue known as the Dead Pearl Diver," Mr. Akens` finest work. it combines simplicity, purity and beauty in I ram degree. Stretched on I Imuoth rock It the bottom of the ac: lies the drowned pearl diver, I youth of perfect. manly pmpnrtioimimpremive in n~poso.grnco- lul even in death. The statue was valued at 810111), but the widow of the nrtist reduced the priceonwhnlf, that {in Portland Public Library nauuciation might. S(`(.`l.ll'8 IL The Purtland Society of Art has its Ixuiluling; in the rmr of the new library building. 1. The building has n frontage oi` seventy-two feet nndn depth of sixty-two, and is very handsome. as well as convenient for the pur- pose. Mr. Baxter made a thorough Itudy of public library balding: before fixing upon a dmign, and gave no 0:10 a hint of his inten- tion until the building as it. now is was thoroughly planned The main entrance is into a handsome hallway, which leads to the roomof the Portland Art club. Beside it are the boys` reading room and the general wading room. Up stairs are the hall where the Maine Hiatiorical society will hold its meetings. the library room: and other divis- ions usunl in such buildings. Around the rooms are busts and portraits nf Maine's ll. tinguished (`ltllBn. Tlw library now (->1.- tninnu little over 3`.`,0Uu v0lun1eu, lncludin; some very valuable historical papem, and the dnta of sumo of these were collectzatl uunl reduced to rm-amiable {arm by Mr` Baxter him- J. I`. BAXTII AND Till NIW LIBRARY. institutions. '{-'hmugh all this war); he has been I great reader and collector of historical data. a patron of art and a public spirited i I It In: I`:-can-nted to the City by Jiuuos P. Baxter, and lliuo 3'$.000 V0||InIeI- Portland, \[L`., n-juices in the completion n1` a splendid building for the Portland Pub- lic library and the .\luino Historical society; and interest in 'tbu._+&-w structure is not A little heightencxl by the fact that it is entirely the work of one main. He drew all the plans, arranged till the dvtalls nnd gave the money. This generous gslntluxuau is J tunes I . Baxter, a native of Uorlmni, Ma, but resident. in Portland since l)0)'lluJ1l. He is 58 years old - and has had a re- mnrkably active and successful life as law student, writer for the press, manufact- urer, banker and .Ix_....4..- I\' ...... .. .. -..-----_._ _ --., ---... `_--_ v-. N.B.-0IIlI Ian at the Grocery More of Jane. Onwford. Prlnoa Bu-col. will ncolu Iromu. nuonlloll. Z'l`olovhono onmmunlonuon U I IS.` Ill-...... ......l 9|... \l..S-`n lliut. Nluls vtnv I Lssll Luluh Ul. cuvnu -v-w un -nav P001 01 Water. and on one side was I large rock. It sloped down into the water. and was smooth as glass, Well. the nutlyu would st:-lp-which wasn't a hard task. by the way- and get up on 'tnp'nf that rock and slide down into the water`. Inever shall forget the rst time I went. out to that place. Tho natives, of course, woro covered all over with the detestable (.`U(`0l1l1llC oil. and it was ` one of tho funniest things I ever saw to watch a sleek Samoan get. up on top of that rock and set. hin1sull`--that is, make himself rlgid-nnd slide down into the water. Their long black hodies would go down the `Slide of Oh.` -4\n|h HI... .............A| Ii.`-|u6-uiunu `Vn unar- uuu |v\.- Annv lcumru uh.-u..... .. nally prevailed on by one of the chi indulge In this qucol` game. It was sport, and we often \vori`t'fnfmt.\vard. I U '7 IILIJ III- .:`0uo thing I noticed in particular about the ,Snmu;ms. They are very strict in their ob- ` servance of the Sabbath. Vfby, a mu: \ couldn't hire a native to now him ashore on ` Sunday for love or money. 'I'hs i.sdue,of course, to the w'ork of the missionaries. There was one place near Apia that I _ol'ten vismsd. It was {Samoan toboggan slide. That. explalxpa what I mean better than any- thing else I dun think ot. There was a lhrgb mm] nl unnm. .....n .... nun uirln Inn: A Inn-an him. and`_l_xe took a gulp of the hbrrible stuff. 3 "Bo turhed slight:Spn1u,,nnd In) Swich 50. gun to churn. -- Ill-"ma :0 I __._n..... -nr `of It! T whin- llll ID L'l.|ugl,`u. /2:` `Hinged if I swallow my "of it! I whis- pend. but tho old chief had his o9y_e| pn um `* `nu-i..I._m.... .......n pm mi.` tn hm Ind an uI.|- Idowned in ` ulyu. um. um Old clllm unu nu WJYIVVOI uw. `Drin.k--yum. yum!` he said to me. and dnnrnnrl It ` PORTLAND'S I UULIICS VVIIHHI 5U uuvvu I-nu uuuu u: like grensud lightning. We were I:\Ivn:I.-up` ._.. I." nun nf 0|-In nlulnln On in! tho Drlen. Cheapest and lies` I] Maple and Ram Cordwood. Oak. Anh..d.llm or Hemlock Oordwood sawed or Uu cur Or if u want Ktndllng Wood. I. or Stov Cod nt0oAl.No.l0od.8on orH1acL- jll `:(}nl nntn V I ICIN1`. NEW LIBRARY. nauua. nu vvvlv r chiefs to . The ADJUSTABLE LACED KID aoor, price `$2.60, is the newest and neatest style ot walking boot for ladies yet Made. Sold only at WE WILL BELL AT WHOLESALE COST Hosiery, Gloves, Fascinators, Clouds and Shawls, Ladies and Gent's Underwear, A Wool Blankets, etc. % Watch this space for startling announcements. 300 RENMNANTS of DRESS GOODS from 2 1-2 to 16 yards in the piece all to be cleared before the 1st of February Regardless of lost. See our Striped Dress Hoods at;7c per yard. 15 yards Heavy Melton ll` l}hi1dren s Heavy Wool Hose from Sc. per pair. 1 Women's Heavy Wool Hose only 15:2. The Biggest Bargains You Ever Saw All This Week at `D FA/I/%0Y W/A/OE) TWEEDS ONLY 50 per ya . Such as Clouds, Fascinators, Tuques, Hoods. Ul- ster Cloths, Heavy Cloakings. Sealette, Seal Plush and Winter Wool Goods at lower prices than ever offered here. Our annual sale of Grey and White Cottons is nowgoing on. LWILL OFFER FOR THEBALANCEOF THIS MONTH all the goods you will require fdr the next 2 years unwed. OH! uwuat Klndllngwood. Lorstoy Cosh. nt0oAl.No.l0oal.8o!l nl `|0oal.Ioto . Q Jnilvnnnn n AA 3,,` ,JA , A