d sweetest oils;dnd fats, icate and dainty} fabric, ssly clean should wash and purest sap made, 1 N BAR won't injure the hands, TORONTO. a WOMEN uary Sale of nderwear kind of Vudldbbass you will for giving you honest sizes correctly propertion ng enough for "thé widths; the counter; Muslins that ough to compare with ils ar greatly varying prices, oods quoted 25¢. were not items marked 50c. wre en though there might Le a ite Muslin Underwear De. da; a light, bright and w have, and with ene of 'anada to select from, the necessary to mail 'orders to ises and White Aprons iu 8. BROS. IT'S ALE rest st ble je Aarket. ade from the best d Hops: H D, Agent. TTS } FIGURE -- s $3 and 50 for $2.35 oes are, the most est fitting we have {our choice of Pa- i Kid, Vielpurs and r, only $2 35 the pay every woman sted in fine shoes to for herself. . e Store. i sasha 3 bad UL IE The little folks enjoy the Fuk flavor of _Tillson's pan-dried Oats, and you cannot give them 'a 'better food. It is easily digested; does not overtax their . stomachs. _ Tillson's Oats will make the children strong'and healthy. It's a food, not a fad. 0 of 1833. Cupital Fully Paid, $1,000,900. FH American Assurance Co. GODWIR'S INSURANCE EM EMPORIUM Teicphone 424. Market Square. "TO LOAN IN LARGE OR % of sums, at low rates of interest. 'asl city and kr hid property. Loans ga on city aad county debes- ures. Apply to 8. 0. McGILL, ager Frontends Lean and In- tment 'Socisty. Office epposite LIVERPOOL, LONDON AND SLOBE Fire Jagurancs ailable ABTS A padition to fifo aR flanllicy of a at rw possible raven el fase ol id ar wivin wiving Ei a NOH Axents : ARCHITECTS. HENRY P. SMITH, ARCHITECT, te., Anchor Building, Market Lorare: 'Phone 245. PUWER & SON, ARCHITECT, ER- ants' Bank Building, corper Brock aud Wellington streets. "Phone 313 ARTHUR ELLIS, ARCHITECT, OF- fice sito of New Drill Hall, near cor ner. of Queen and Montreal Streets. ee ees WM. NEWLANDS, ARCHITECT, OF- _ Bee, mecond floor_over Mahood's drug © store, corner Princess and t ects. Entrance on Bagot sphone ROR Our plc Generators Are approved by the Canadian Fire "Underwriters Association. "Phe Positive Generator for over two as been used in Churches, Stores. Totus: Factories, Dwelling Houses and Semmer Resorts, and in all tases have hi the best of satisfaction. Positive is easy to recharge, makes Ho duliinatically, also economically, he- A it takes all the gas out of the carbide and wastes none. P.E. WARD & CO., 93 Princess St., Kingston, Ont. SKATES Frat. Ground with Special .: Machine and Fitted to Boots. - Syvng Machines, Typewriers FOR SALE. 7'. c. DOBBS & 00. 2 wellington Strect. Kingston BUSINESS COLLEGE KINGSTON, TORONTO BUSINESS COLLEGE TORONTO. facilities for securing posit and best eguipment in Canadas. strest, Kingston. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. Confederition Life Building, Toroute. Kidneys, of disease Me t that is immediately affected. the majorit He woman the weak spot is the strengthening 'the Riders 8 80 titat they do their work naturally and well. GIN PILLS clean, heal; purify--cure or you get your money back. Al Dritggists so ct, per box, 6 baxes for §2.50 THe Bove BrUa 3. l SALE CONFIRMED. And Stock Holders Saw Invest- ment Fade Away. Some months ago the Michigan Telephone company was sold under foreclosure proceedings taken by the bond holders, the sale price being $4,- 000,000, considerably less than the amount of the company's bonds. The stockholders who thus saw their in- vestment completely wiped out, though they had received no dividends for years, undertook to save something fiom the wreck and applied to the courts to have the sale set aside, but in a decision handed out on Decem- ber 24th, the sale is confirmed. There are quite a number of Canadians in- terested fhan.iaily in this matter. Detroit has had three unsuccessful op position telaphone companies. The first of these was hoomed- through Canada and even in Great Britain as a perfect gold mine and a consider- akle amount of bonds and stock dis- posed of in ths country on the glow- Ing representations of professional promoters. The investors after look- ing long for their interest have lately seen their holdings wiped out. The Detroit Free Press of December 26th, comments on the situation as follows: There are seven ages of man, but only five ages of modern public ser- vise corporation. First, there is the corporation itself, performing its functions indifferently, and with no due regard for the public's rights. Fhen there is the competitive stage, in which two corporations undertake to share with greater or less hostility a natural monopoly: Then comes the consolidation, with - the inevitable over-cayitalization and 'the destruc tizn of a great amount of property. After this the company passes into the hands of a receiver, and is sold for the benefit of the bond holders, the minority shareholders losing their investment. Then comes the stage of re-organization in which the corpora- tion undertakes to perform its fune- tions normally, for the time being, the speculative clements having been clic minated. The Michizan Telephone company has now passed through four stages and is in the fifth. The minority stockholders are left in the lurch. The people of Detroit and Mihigan are tired of baving their telephone service made a foothall for specula- tors. They are willing to pay a rea- sonahls price for a reasonable service. They are desirous that the investors obtain fair returns on their money, but they have no further ye arnings in the direction of ~ being "financed." They have had enough of that. They would like to see the telephone busi: ness managed like any other legiti mate business, and not on the an cient principle that the public is a pew, milch cow. She Had An Orphan. New York Times Bishop Potter admitted at a dinner the other night that he had fallen in to the habit of asking his wife . what he should speak about if called upon at any public function. "My wife told me this evenine." he said, "that she would like to have me correct a rumor that had been coin around to the effect that she intend- ed to give up her house to an orphan asylum. " "Fell the guests at dinner, if you say anything," she bade me, 'that it is not so. 1 have already taken in one orphan, and I do not propose to admit any more into my house, if I can help it. Your Choice For $15 Only. Worth $18 To $20. Prevost at the New York clothing store, Brock street, will make to or- der a suit or overcoat for $15, guar anteed first class fit and good trim- mings, assortment to choose trom for suiting and overcoating, Card'nals Rampolly, Segna, Cavag- vis and Gennaii are to codify the huge mass of canon laws. The work will inclade the suppression of anti quated laws and the suggestion of re- forms. or over exertion it is the With ase of Gin Pills corrects this by WINNIPEG, Man. | that . ik your patients were dying by the [REAL ROMANCE] IS NOT A RARE THING IN "RUSSIA, Love at First Sight, Bliss Forever After--Bridesmaid To Be, How- ever, Wins Young Man's Af- fections--Suicide Results. Romances in real life are by no means rate in Ruscia, but g some what 'Wnusuval one has just reached its third and last act in a cozy litte room in the students' quarter of St. Peterspurg. Two pil students eked lessons, and they attended lectures in the intervals. One of the two, Olga by name, chanced one'evening to meet young man of very good family at the house of an acyuaintance, and saw heaven in his blue eves. He, too, said it was Jove at first sight, and Lliss 'forever after. The pair subse- quently saw much of each other. In a few weeks their affection assumed the traditional form of an engagement, and the wedding day was tixed for the end of January next. Rings were exthanged, friends informed and do- mestic arrangements made jor the coming union. That, in brief, was the fast act. Olza, of course, had no secret from Anna, whom she introduced a: soon as she conld to her hethrothed ps her bridesmaid-elect. And at this point the cross-purposes of fate began to be woven on the warp of her life. Anna at once became a friend of Nicholas; less, of course, she could not ke. Friendship is said to be love without wings, but in this case the wings grew rapidly. In a word, the bridegroom and the bride. smaid-elect conceived a violent passion for each other, and they swore that death olcne should part them. This ex) change of vows was ratified in secret, but Anna could not keep the fateful fact from her dearest friend, to whom one evening she unburdened her breast. The two girls, mad with grief, wept together on_¢ each other's necks at the thought th¥Y Jie was but a galling Toad. At last they determined that one of them must die, and as suicide was repugnant to each, they hit upon the plan of drawing lots, the drawer of the black ball to be shot by the pistol of her friend. The third act was played in Olgas room. She, her betrothed, and Anna hud spent several hours of the night ther in conversation at the tea - le, and on the young man's de parture the newly-purchased revolver was taken out and the lots drawn, Fate seemed just in.decreeing that An- oa should die. The friends thereupon ombraced cach other, and then Olga raised the weapon to the temple of her friend. Anna stood motionless like _a statute, with her eyes fixed upon her executioner, Suddenly the latter twn- ed the mouth of the revolver towards herself, pointed it at her heart, pulled the trigger, and fell dead. Anna, hor rified at what she saw, snatched the smoking pistol, and aimed a bullet at her own heart. But as her hand was shaking she could not: hold the wea- pon in position, and the bullet only wounded her slightly. While she was endeavoring to' fire again the neigh- bors, aroused by the report of fire- arms, had burst into the room. To the cemetery and the law courts be: longs the epilog of this tragic story, which has caused a sensation in aca- demic quarters of St. Petersburg. FASHION'S FORM. The Princess Gown, Which is Ful- ly Gathered. If one has a good figure, nothing i is as becoming as. a frock made in the Princess style. A great many have been noticed this season, worn bv the smartést-gowned women. The illustra tion shows a Princess gown made in box plaits, between which the fabric is very fully gathered. The rows oi gathering form a yoke and deep girdle. The sleeves are made carrying out the same idea. The frock should be made of a very sheer, gauzy fabric, such as liberty gauze or silk, chiffon, or crepe de chine. The lace mo- tifs can be either of a light or heavy mesh, and are anpliqued on, as shown in the illustration. Wholesale Businees. The late Dr. Samuel D. Gross, says the Philadelphia Public Ledger, was a man who, like many of his colleagues, was very fond of a good story, end was equally quick at repartee. The fol lowing anecdote of bis happy retort an admiring paticut is foo gol *o hs bay Dr. Gross had bein ill for some time and. was just beg! nning to get around when he met a patient, whe sand : "Professor, [ am very glad ts see you are out again; while you A erry twinkle came into tBe doe tor's eye, as be replied : "] see ! Now, I suppose, they die by the Gross. A p---- will Butter in rolls; Crawiord's. oti an.unenvisble esiatence by. giving ny Stockholm, Jan. 21.--King Oscar is seventy-five years old, to-day, and all Swaden and Norway has joined in congratulat ng him on the anmiver sary. It is a gala day in Stockholm and everyone is observing the holi- day. The city and harbor are gaily decorated, and during the forenoon the usual salutes were fired. In the messages of congratulation that pour ed in upon the king, every royal fam ly of Europe, without exception, was represented, This evening the King gives a banquet at the pulace to the foreign ministers. King Oscar has almost completely recovered from the protracted illness from which he has been suffering for the last two years and which caused him to retire temporarily from the arduous duties of his high position. A long period of travel and recrea tion has vastly improved his 'health. Many who have seen him recently re mark that no man of his years bears his age better. The diplomatic banquet at the pa lace this evening was followed by 'the annual' grand ball in which King Os- car, ip spite of his years, kept pace with the younger set. Two thousand invitations were issued for the func tion. Shortly after nine o'clock, the Ling, his sons and other members of KING OSCAR IS 75. the royal family entered the palace ballroom and took their scats on a dais. King Oscar opened the ball und then went about chatting frecly with his guests. Queen: Sophia, who does not attend balls, operas or other festivities on account of ill-health, celebrated her husband's birthday by distributing a large sum of money among the poor and needy. The queen, in fact, de- votes nedrly her entire time now to charitable and religious work. most cherished occupation is to alle viate distress, and, be being strongly im- pressed by religion, she is vividly in- terested by the religious movements of her time. She has been much im- pressed with the work of the Salva- tion Army and is understood to have contributed liberally to its financial support. More than one charitable institu- tion has been Younded through « the initiative of the queen, above all the "Sofiahemmet," or Sophia House, in Stockholm. She has on many occa- sions started the idea of important works of charity--for instance, when she formed and ecarvied out the plan of the great fancy fair in Christiania for the benefit of the families of t wrecked fishermen from Finmarken. MELTON PRIOR'S HUMOR. dg A Reminiscence of The South Af- rican War, Melton Prior, the celebrated war cor respondent who passed through Ot tawa last week on his way across the continent, was asked what he regard- od as the mgst humorous situation in his campaigning. "My dear fellow," was. the reply! 'war is seldom humorous, you know. I do remember one event though that struck me at the time as being--wull slightly picturesque, don't you know." and Mr. Prior Rachod out as fol lows : "We were 'just entering Pretoria and the beggars had been peppering away at us right up to the moment of our entrance. "Of course, we were too cocky to mind. about that sort of thing; we were entering the enemy's capital "Well, we got into the streets of the tonn and found the people rather ¢» cited, a little bit frightened, and all that, vou know. Nearly all the men had left the town just as we entered. and Pretoria was a city of women. "The leading hotel of the place is called the Transvaal. The proprietor. an old surly Boer, resented our inttu gion into his premises, but he soon got over that. "One of the think it was the been having a cavalry regiments, 1 Scots Guards, had rough time of it, in many hot little affairs for some: time past. Of course they cut loose a lit tle bit in Pretoria. One big strapping fellow made a wager that he would ride his horse up the flight of stai=s, twn round and come down again. "We all gathered to watch the fun and even the surly old landlord turnad out. "Up went the horse and man, step by step, until the last flight was reach third flight the horse broke into a roou. There was a Dutch chambermnid hiding under the bed in abject terror. "lhe man saluted, 'Pardon my en tering your room, but there was ab- solutely no way of turning," he said. "Then he turned the horse and cam: down the stairs gently and successful ly! "But just imagine the feelings of the rhambermaid ! -- Se -- Fears He Will Kill Daughters. Indianapolis Journal. Loving his daughter with all the love a father is capable of, but afraid he will yield to an almost uncontrol- lable mania he has to kill the girls, Henry Stockdale, a wealthy retired merchant of Marshall, Park county, was brought io this city yesterday afternoon, and taken to the general hospital for the insane. Fully aware of his awful affliction, the man was taken to the insane hospital upon his own request Stockdale i« rational ia every way except in his strange desire to kill his daughters, He is perfectly aware of his mania, and for several weeks past employed two strong men to rémain with him at night to guard his daughters, should he attempt to take their lives. In Marsha!l the demented man has always heen regarded as an ideal hus- band and father, and his strange mania has greatly excited the resi dents of the town. The Perils Of Kidney Disease. Experience proves that kidney trou- ble creeps on unsuspected, little symp- toms neglected, little pains overlook- ed. Headaches assigned to other caus- es in time bring on acute inflamma- tion, lumbago, Bright's di- sease. Peck"s Kidney "Pills cure all these troubles, but they prevent them much more easily. Be wise. Two weeks treatment, 25c., at Wade's. Money back il not eaiisfactory. Save Your Money. ' By buying your footwear at Aber: {at cost jor the nethy's stock-taking sale. Everything balance of the mouth. ed., In order 10 turn at the top of the' A ATTACKED BY TWO EAGLES. Caliiornia Sheepman Has a Des- perate Fight. San Francisco Chronicle Charles Read, a sheepman, of Red- wood Valley, is now under a doctor's care in Ukigh, Mendocino County, the result of a single-handed fight with two large bald eagles. For some time Read had been missing sheep and lambs from hia pasture, and conclud- ing that a stealthy coyote was mak- ing inroads on his flock, set a number of traps baited with mutton, The next day he discovered a large bald eagle in one of them. The eagle appeared to have worn it- sell out by its struggles and was ly- ing down. Read released the spring, but. no sooner had he done so than the eagle attacked him. Its mate, which had! been watching near, soon joined in the fight. With their heavy wings they beat him to the ground, all the while tearing his flesh and clothes with their talons and beaks. Read was so taken by surprise by the attack that it was several min: utes hefore he thought to reach for his pistol which had fallen from his pocket as he was thrown to the ground. While protecting his face with his arni, he managed to get the barrel of the pistol against one of the birds and fired. The other was frightened away by the report. The wounded cagle set its talons in Tie right thigh and held on with a death grip. When he recovered from his exhaustion he found himself un- able to remove them, as the muscles of the eagle's claws had grown rigid. 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