apance sensonable hour. (oo Ay the city for Lusi an the late on' wants ation tram Gommiérei ain that will i the immediate ran a local on to bu it did not py: that i the t, & train be- and rain pers or Fit Pong § players. The plas. bere Be 400 § Jou, * femme ' woth pe don NO ermedi Jiidge 'Mo(iui 3 : Uire om holding court, t have hem put nd he came (made, and that justice Prition's Sutherland wae so leisurely for five | drank with great KINDS, RICH . HANDSOME RUGS in every size but not 'Smyrna 'we show every "size; om the smallest up to the full room size. ugs are exactly alike on both -gides, have a rich deep pile and are almost everlasting in ROYAL WILTON RUGS in rich deep colour Axminster Rugs' in qualities to They Made A Mistake. MCA. workers out of a Princess rday afternoon. Ig it was little won- expression stole ir, point, Des Tooked Rivet; wontron, § der that o gan; cover point Ba 1 sheep i viogs, McMillan, OVEr their faces rea ned this way. The three different cover everything, from the smallest nook to the largest room. A splendid showing of ask a voice t and cotton, in all sizes and to hear the mo! very handsome patterns, mak ing altogether the largest and most beautiful collection ko | mainder of the sente o | en saw them 'and began is The Little Minister "The Little Minister" will esentation in this city at the and should ttrac oy fo Atle Minie p referce. of ball, and was witnessed Review Of Sport. (CONPLINEATARY BANE BY KINGSTON BAR TO JUS- TICE BRITTON. ers. Brian Kingston by. the members « bar, mas Was in every respect a The chan was ocoupied dent, John Melntyre, greets incladed, be ades justice ton, judge Puce, Dr. Ryan, Rev. McComb, Prof. Marts and Shaw. The.e were but two Yon She programme, "I Justice Britton," both propo.ed by s chairman ferred, in eloquent terms reat regular Britton's career "at the bar ig King British American Hotel A complimentary banguet to justi t held att Brivish- American hotel last night, and f owed his jnsitation to the fact that he was & nd of brother-in-law of the chair & Sen-in-law. a remark which oat forth a bu of Jaughter all around gla that in dealing } a severe ruined their The last toast w §hip the 'mayor, Lut happy } tuded "RAN an with the singing § Kings" at of his wor made short con midnight wl Save The be | } PERSONAL MENTION. Movements Of The People -- What They Are Saying And Deing. A vy, of A. P. Chown's is confimed to his room ston, and to the honor conferted up x him and the city in his selectio by the govetnment as onc of the j 88 of the king's bench d Molntyre expressed the opis {Bo wiser selection could ha experience, both at the bar and in Jife in general, would enable him to ch ¢ the duties of office faction to the public and with credit to himseli. He alluded to the long line of distinguished j ornamented the bench in Fnglar in this pooviece. The enthusiasm, banqueters astonishing the guest eufiting his sense of dignity by Fie. "For He's A J "Good Justice Brittoh, in acknowledging the toast, stated that, although na turally he was pleased to receive ap pointment as a Judge, vet it' was not without much pain that he severed his connection with the eity in which he had lived for so many years, and with the people amongst whom he had spent the best part of his fife. He re forred to his early strhiggles. and to the fact that his com #3 Kingston wd She Jesuit, of nee. He had bora - 2 otievillly antford, Peter: land on " to spy out. the ar BN, bn going homie, his sister had 4 > his location be decided Mh od that his ocatior : EEiot. Kingston was put sther places, and it was nd do he came here without Wience or connection, or with 1 Kuything to depend upon except Sat chance might throw in his way. heen successful, he was thank- although he had to fight way against so many able men » belonged to the bar of Kingston times past, notably Sir Henry dgith and James (FRielly, He hoped s would be able to sustain the honor fof the Kingston bar as a judge upon the bench, He had already found that the duties of a judge were of a most nerous description; indeed his former ife, though a laborious one, was far laborious than his life as a judge. ustice Britton thanked very warmly ho members of the bar for the com- iment paid him, and said that the «ions of vegard which be had d," would always 'be a source of t satisfaction ana pleasure to JR. T. Walkem, K.C., proposed rity to the county judicial sys mn, coupling it with the name of dge Price. 'Dr. Walkem first compli- mented justice Britton on his appoint: ment to "the honorable position of judge, 'and expressed his opinion that the country is a great gainer by that appointment, inasmuch as justice Britton's large experience at the bar and in business affairs eminently quali fied him to deal with those matters which come before a judge for de cision. At the same time he assured jostice Britton that his brethren of the bar in Kingston parted with him with regret. Of late years particular ly, the relations between justice Brit- ton and his fellow-members had in- greased in warmth and cordiality. They had all admired his talents, but in the later years of his life he had developed qualities which bad in a Jarge measure received, not merely es teem, but the + warm vegard of those with whom de was brought into eon "Pr. Watkemr made a comparison be- pon the ' pesition of superior court dge and that of judge of the county court. Both, he said; were engaged in orking out the same admirable judi- system, tbe differénce being chisf that the jurisdiction of the county 0 was limited as to amotint, that classes of cases were with- from its jurisdiction 'altegeth- at the county judge was led pn like maids of all work to Rit Shick shy. Delonge. The in to whi belo 3 o dh cowrt judge was fable to be or hither and thither, forced to 'up with all accommodation, and 'wha ocoas ionatly jected to the i havi ully prepared reversed by men' #hom he, tow considered fess able than | dotbt, Mf. Op the other hand the coun- Sort judge, of whom judge Price | . Price, be said, had a marvel he famuity for hvolding arduble and hotion, 'and 'this he did by applica- 'ation to his work of the rales of com- only one decisions { on her diities. 'Wise Tavior has many { for "shoemaker's back: wish | four years large Jenkins gent's confined to bis , of gave a te yesterday here wore forty guests. Tait, Mise Tait and Mrs. Rash, formerly residing on King street west, left this afternoon for Philadelphia Pa., to reside. Miss Katie 'Daly, 54 Rideau street, has returned from Montreal after spending a month there, the guest of Mrs. F. X. Lachance. § cott, Strathcona, is vigiting his sister, ill in the geton general hospital. Miss t's condition has much mproved. son Trickey, an employee of Mac: kenzie & Mann, the prominent west ern railway contractors, is in the city vigiting a number of his old friends IH. B. Roney, of the €.0.J., Hack ettstown, N.J., spent afew days in this week. the guest of Mrs w, while on his way to college to resume his studies. Joseph McConnell, of the Westbrook hotel, left to-day for Seranton, Pa. to accept a position with his brother, in business there anwhile Mrs McConnell will contimae in charge of the Westbrook hotel. Mrs. Twitchell, wife of the United States consul, is seriously ill, and yesterday a consultation of doctors was held. Mrs. E. Stalker of the Mary Fletcher hospital, Vermont, is here as nurse, John Hart, who took the trotting horse Ben. FP. to St. John, N.B., up wards of a year ago, and who since then had charge of the animal, low ering his record, retdrned to the city this morning y in the Some Marine Notes. The repairs on the Algerian have heen so extensive that they are really reconstruction, The S88. Niagara, formerly the do- minion government cruiser Druid, has been sold by the assignee of the To ronto navigation company, limited, to A. W. Hepburn, Picton, Ont. The steamer Midland Qu received extensive i ies to her bot tom last season by grounding, and was temporarily repaired at Detroit, is now being thoroughly repaired by the * Collingwood shipbuilding com pny, at a cost of about $12,000, Said 'a lealiing liberal to-day: "Kingston marivers need not feel anx- jous about dredging the harbor. The government has proniised to do this work and T feel satisfied that when the supplementary. estimates dre brought down in the house they will be found to éontain a substantial sum for Kingston harbor." Spoke On Home Missions. Rev. Mr. Cameron, Baptist home missionary, Toronto, spoke in the Sunday school room of the First Bap tist church lact night, on the home mission: work done by that church The attendance was very large. Rev Douglas Laing, pastor, wided, The speaker outlined "the work heing done in: Manitoba, the north-west and in New Ontario. He grow very enthw sinstie over the latter place; which, he der gatods would "some day be the greatest place in the world. There was room in New Ontario for over 5,000,000 wore people. The Daptist home wission work there was being extended. The address was listened to with profit and pleasure. The Pavements Are Slippery. It is generally conceded that in re: moving snow from the granolithic pavements. the cure is worse than the diseitse. It war possible to move along on top of the snow with some degree of safety, but it is a danger j ous undertaking attempting to make | Weadway on the slippery, bare surface { Then, besides, all the walks are not ! intiae clean, and dangerous ridges are i : niade in places when the snow has hot { been removed. In the matfer of clean {ing Wilks, all cilizens should be treated alike. 3 Se ---- {Gone To A New York Hospital. -4 Mise M. A. Taylor, graduate of the | Rockwood hospital trawing school for nurses, has oblained a position in the Loomis hospital, New York. She has ! Jet for Brockville to visit ber parents, who formerly resided here. After a | short visit these, she will leave for ! the Américan metropolis to enter up- {warm friends in Kingston, who { her all success in her enstern home. A Scarcity Of Oysters. There is a growing scarcity of oye ters in the city. The Chesapeake ba; and its tribmtavies are fromen over, mpelling the oyster fishing indus INCENTS OF THE PARAGRAPHS PICKED UF B¥ the | The Spice of Every Day Lite in captivity four morning he added 1 applica Salve will cure hard of oft wig bowes Sa. ance comuittee will be held } row night to discuss the budget. { fit if you | on} buy " ¢ : Bibby's. | hand to are ed the Toronto World's attitade wards Dr conception of the recent affair. have obey orders and removed the ice from the walks fronting their company gervice corps, has eruiting for his company. Only i i OUR SUSY REPORTERS, What the People Are Talking | About--Nothing Escapes tention. Monkey Brand cleans and brightens | everything, but won't wash clothes. A pdw jewellery and" watol repairing ore will likely be opened ap in the | e &pecial curonation urtide for | Saturday will be on "Surange { jaime to Serve the King." ! Pog bailiff Conley Yesterday placed | gloss dogs. This | ree more. i Feck's Corn | Goros. In at Ware's Arag tom | A" spedial meelIng oF the vivie fin- | You are sure of getting a vout trousers here Tailor to shorten or narrow. Seemis we are the only store with new neckties. 14's the way now-a-days for Oak Hall to set the fashion, Bib: bys one-price buuse. Three members of "A" field battery seems to have mark to "pis Courticy Courtice," is the newshoy's merchants for the most part od the wity commissioners The business places. No. 3 Jegun re- the will Major White, commandin most desirable class of reeruits be accepted. Every $10 suit or overcoat bought here, we keep in repair free of charge for ope year. Bibhy's. « Nearly all the mail stages the swrrounding villages were all sev eral hours late in reaching the yesterday, condition of the country roads So far Sergt.-Maj. O'Hagan has re cruited for the R.C.F.A. nearly sixty men. He is now working in the west, but finds recruiting very difficult ow ing to the prevailing prosperous tunes There is likely to be a meeting ot officers of the 14th regiment Saturday night, to arrange for the re-organiza tion of the regiment early in March. The regiment is expected to be better and stronger this year than ever, We are cranks about shirt fit--and they must be right, and ours are Bibby x. Elliott. Bros. have completed the task of slating the rool of Queen's new arts building. It was a cold job the workmen had.' The building has been lathed and is now ready for plastering, which work will be pro céeded with at once From 10 to 15 p.c. discount on wall papers, during February. A lav as- sortment to choose from, at W. N Jemmon's, 78 William street, success or to Savage Bros, Four young men, who nightly fre. quent a small, unocoupied house on Ordnance street, deny that they rdise a disturbance there. They claim to meet there only for amusement, and that the place is open to inspection to any one who cares to visit it A woman who is weak, nervous and sleepless, and who has cold hands and feet, cannot feel and act like a well person. Carter's Iron Pills equalize the citedlution, Teniove Nervousness, and give strength and rest The Driver Thrown Out. Whi'e Charles Litton was out driv- ing thia morving his cutter was cap sized at the corner of Princess and Bagot streets, and the home 'ran away. It narrowly owtried remadion. | entainlished by acted { Gre noaradly dheptical of Lara Toetravagant Qatmy wr Ab | ove sways rely ried | seshonal warbae to-mor | in hospital sufieting from pueu- | monia. They are progrésging favor ably towards recovery ' from | € | catarrh sufferers oy | owing to the blockaded | - MY Extraordinary Merit {Of a New atarrh Cure. dow to take wp mew awl wot Chair vob Bas been export, an. they jt NEY ew Pie postantly appearing and for which » Physicians. are Le ost liberal and walighissl physicians however, to winke a fair nay wow spacific and pet at etre The of A new preparation for the re of catarrh has atifasied el atlention fn the pont few months awd Bas WF AHR Eat fevor from the masdient profusion sol only because it is remarkably sweossful in the tare of catareh, but also because TU ix Bob a sored patent medicine, an weing Knows just hat he is taking into fs system It is composed of Blood foot which sets on the Diood aml mucous aemhoune, hydrastin for stipe parposs to clear the micas from Jeu wd thromt, md ped gem of evenly pus tee to Use troy cotarchul gores la the blowd All of these swtiseptic remedies are come bined nm the forms of9a pleasant tasting Laty fot of fomssge. sted Bre sedd ty Aruingieis ane der nemw of Smart's Catarcvhal Tablets, wd wary recent bests in Shrouie talarrh cass have established its goorit bevamd' question. Dir. Sehritiy states that he has discarded in: haters, sprays aod washes aad i de om sively whos Stuest's Cagarrh ablets in treating nasal catnerh. He save: "1 have bil patients who had ioet the srase of smell antively, tal shone bearing was alse impair 4 yeoower otmpletily Wer a bw weeks' se of Stuart's Catareh Tablets. | have boar cqually suressitul with the remedy in ontarch of the throat and vcatarrh of stomihoh. | can only c¥nliin it of she privciple that catarvh is a constitutional ase, and thal the antiseptio proparties in thew (abiets <rives the Catafrbal poison completely out of the system." : Dr. Odd] wavs, 1 have cured niany cases of cotaurh of stomach in past four months by, the use of Stugrt's Cateerh Tablets olose withopt the ume of any other remedy and without dieting. The tablets are especially useful in fas catarrh pad eutarrh of the throat, clgring he memhran wl overs comb the continual hawking, rhivg and sxpectorabing, wo disgusting ward 'annoving to ---- |® The Doctor" i 14's for you to decide what 3S kind of coal you want, 3 Swift' | WIL S + Scranton | | 3 Coal Is the best and occests no more than other kods, JAMES SWIFT '& $0. 'Phone 135. C0000 00000 --- escaped collision | with a street car, and a man with = | shovel drove the gnimal on the pavement age was Shoemaker's Backache. The constant bending over | that of neces- sity a shoe- maker must do when at back arid hard on the kid- neys. Backache, lame, weak and sore bac are the bug- | bears of a shoemaker's existence. strained, are unable to filter the blood as they should---<they tell of their disordered condition by mak- {ug the batk ache and pain, There isd't much use rubbing on liniments or #icking on plasters when the prime eause of the ache ties in the kidneys. The remedy that is most for all kinds of backache ney trouble, is Dr. Piteher's Baek- The kidueys get cramped and | 'FIRE { 1 glow and intevee § 4 Emon 1 tou Let we { { Phone 138. at? as | i = § | | WALSH'S 'SCRANTON i i i i i { where it stopped. No dam- | ® oe 3 'HONLST COAL. Chal (hist "will 'five you the full value of i your money" i8 the ooly kind we weil. The | kiod that is clean all the way through-is | whieh 'evmty Penny you pay counts fon | warmih end comfort Coal for grates, slack burners, and stoves | of every Mind. All kinds of Wood and Kind | ingrw, # Foot of Queen §t.--'Phone 9. A COSY BRIGHT OO fs am attraction for evityons. The hogt of our Goat Pe ad sok your bin with BOOTH'S COAL. Foot of West Sires. Your Neighbor Says COAL IS ALL RIGHT, Have you fried it ? Shall we send you aton? REAL ESTATE SNAPS. GROUND ¥LOOR BE havieg 5 haw ee