French vai. lace, large sleeves, and great value at .......85.50 | cok hit at Johnson's, florist. best $1.50 umbrellas. Bibby"s. - 4 House, Coats .. Dressing Gowns . Holiday ties," 0c, and 75c. and $1.50. nB and $1.50. JIE E70, y of Christ. Dressing Gowns "A large range of Neckwear specially priced ...... Mufflers and Neck Wraps Some very rich effects in the "Bandanna" THE CHARGE RESENTED. The Question That Was Put to Aldermen. An alderman said to the Whig to day: "It has been that a representatives to vote a plebiscite to reduce the elov that are , nothing of the aceurred. The question put to us was! 'Are you in favor of a plebiscite on the question of reducing licenses ?' 'We ans wered that we were. We were not ask- el to support a plebiscite for the re duction of eleven. If we had been, we would have said no, quite plainly. There is no ground with duplicity' According to one of leading members of the Citizens' 3 of some leagie members, who have Clean Teeth. the teeth try a Dr. Horsey fibre tooth i store. : man is known by the candy he sends, That's why so man; and Huyler's from ag are. They ate Bigh stam, son. fifteen times; Parkhill, thirteen cases and | Leave your orders for fruit cakes, times) 's. either plain or loud; H large qualtiity The First Of The Season ; wR. He ve, n; ' To ash: trays, e., at 39 wie a oy The ig hotkey match of the seq- | Plants at prices to suit all pockets. |son will be played on Zion rink to- Jie of Yigh ade station Upon i Johnson, the florist. morrow night, between Artilleries and " : aldron's sulé tweed and eloth skirts | the Zion rink bovs. The game pro- 3 silk underskirts, {up to $7, for $2.95, mises to be interesting, as the teams and colors, all at one price, | People shopping for Christmas will | evenly matched. find a great many useful sug-estions at Best's. Bibby's for men's sweaters. : Genuine Limage china, Medley's. ; Crag " A ® a Mothers, Wives and Sisters : Es Christan Gifts that carry with them the Taiay of good taste, high qual- ity, exclusiveness and an abundance of comiort for gentlemen. ' House Coats Smoking Jackets Camel's hair, velvets; smatalassie and other proper weaves, in blue, crimson, grey, brown, green, red and other appropriate colors, in stripes, checks and plain goods, vi $3.75 to $15.00 enn $5.00 to $25.00 kwear Special mention to-day for our Exclusive Four-in-Hands, of Eng- lish and American Silk, some striking, but "gentlemanly" novel: line. Special at $1.25 Something new in Evening Dress Muflers, T5c., $1; and' $1.35. Gloves Special lines of Dent's Gloves, wool lined, silk lined and unlined, $1, "many another nice wearing thing that a min would appreciate as a tmas box. This whole store is full of the Christmas spirit with use- gs and sensible things solling at 'money-saving prices. 0 Le > 3 that as far as | and several others [1 "ari ion of for charging us , the duplicity is on the vart _ To remove tartar and stains from perfect cleansor and polisher. 3 i Texamine them at P Wade's Every gentleman should remember a send McConkey's ibson's Red Cross ii | i Significant That the Constitu- encies of Cabinet Ministers Re- gistered Disapproval. have endorsed it. At least twenty-five per cent. of the latter have received less five votes above the sixty per cent. necessary for its adop- tion. The striking feature of the returns is the large number of rural munici- valities that have rejected "the scheme, Of the eighteen urban municipalities that have the iti cipalities that have decisively disap- proved of the project. Only fonr rural municipalities; within one hundred miles of Winnipeg, have approved of the scheme. The municipalities adopting it are those in the more remote parts of the province, at present unserved by the Bell Telephone company. The two largest cemtres in which polling took place, yesterday, Portage La Prairie and Brandon, both condemned the pro- joot. L/ It is also rng that the muni- cipalities ie Works Rogers, snd Attorney-General Campbell voted down the proposition. is t from the returns that it will be practically impossible for the government's proposal of a muni- cinal and government sys- tem to be carried into effect. The ve- turns from the settled portions of the provineé are practically complete and. those yet to come are expected to add farther emphasis to the already bronounced defeat of the scheme. COMPETING FOR EVENTS. The Y.M.C.A. Series is Now Going on. _At last night's contests in the Y.M C.A. gymmasiunf, two moro events were competed 'for. In the standing broad jump Bearance, whose best was eight feet eleven inches, pot first; Saunders, eight fest 10.5 inches, se- cond; P ill, eight feet ten inches, third. » other event, the hoist, in Temperance Union issues a call to the on to hold a day of prayer on January 3rd for the success of lo- cal option on January Tth. Some Sold Out. A young man who came in from the acne] trees had very little Bd culty in di ing of his stock. ere is always a veady sale for trees dur- ing the Christmas week. A Hen Laying Record. John MeCormick, Colebrooke, writes: "From December 1st, 1905, to Decomber Ist, 1906, forty-eight hens laid 5:718 'eggs. During that time some of them had hatched 185 chick- | ens. Who can beat that Rathbun House Burnt. Bayview House, Deseronto, the resi- dence of Col. Rathbun, was totally destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon. The fire was discovered about one o'clock, and in less than an hour the house was completely destroyed. The contents were mostly saved. Col. and Mrs. Rathbun were both out of town. The Best. The fact that a fur article comes from our store is an absolute gumran- tee that it is as right as right can be. Have you seen our line of Alaska sable searfs at from $6 up: muffs to match, $9.50 up; mink scarfs and ties, $15 wp. Campbell Bros., the store of ouality, Rubber Goods. Our winter supply of rubber goods have arrived. We have new hot water bottles, fountain - syringes, ear and nose syringes, breakt pumps, atomiz- ers, 'ice bags, spiral spray syringes, ets. fee our one dollar two-quart hot water bottles for 50c. Also our one dollar two-quart fountain syringes for fifty cents. At Wade's Drug Store. ) Yacht Club Dance. The yacht club dance, on Wednesday, was a huge success. There was a great turnout of young people, all glad of the opportunity of taking part im the jolly hop. The floor and music were both good, and Mrs. John Cochrane made a very pleasant chaperone. Very kind things were said of the manage- ment of the club for bringing on the the dance so elose to the holidays. Appointed A Teacher. The management committee of the which the body is hoisted up to the bar, the finish was as follows: R. Partridge, severiteen times: R. Atkin- One Free Night. There will be no hockey practice at the covered rink on Monday night, December 24th, as the management of the rink want to go after Santa Claus. Hereafter, only players will be allowed in at rink practices in future. Last night the crowd forced in the door, and broke a bolt. They will stay ouate'de for the rest of the seca- There were two large turn-outs at the rink last night. The iuniors prac- tised from seven to wight, and the seniors from eight ta nine. Both teams are supported by many fast skaters, new material constantly be- ing got out. Earl Ashley and "Sena- tor' Powell were on the ice for the first time this season. The 14th for- wards are fast rounding into shape and will probably 0 goal; point, not seitled: cover, Van- horn: Constantine, Ashley, centres; Powell and Capt. Richardson, wings. With a good point this bunch should be heard from. Another Team In League. This is the last day in which teams will be admitted into Je ranks of the City Hockey League. new team was formed , last night, under the manage- ment of Norval Hodgson, and will enter the senior series. From the ma: terial on hand some of the mood teams in the league will have to hustle to skate with the new players. Every- thing points to 'a schedule of good fast games. -- 'Won By Ellerbeck. i At Odessa, Wednesday evening, there was a wrestling match between Han- son, of Watertown, N.X., and Eller- back, of ." The latter won. Hanson got the first 'minutes, and Ellerbeck the third in fifteen god twenty-three min- respectively. | wrestler has chal e 'another bout, either here or in Water- town. epee See Bibby's $14.50 black overcoats. leave your orders either Saturday or Monday for all kinds of cakes. chocolate eclairs, cream pufis and charlotte russe, from pure cream. R. H. Tove, King street. now. if you want to ristmas, Strachan's Hprdw id, Cro ag ie : TOSS wa Lo Bortume th Rh a H dels, ily dered, a Ghee well orth S56. each. New York Dress Ri * Henstridee, in moderns and Enclish at the | legiate Institute. line up with Hiscock,' ber who will again be a caMdidate is fall in eighteen second and The Watertown lengod + Ellerbeck to Our third lot sof automobile skates has just arrived. You had better order have them for Lreceived at Best's, 81:50 to $5 a pair. are. at Gib- Speci board of education have recommended the arrointment of Miss Elizabeth Henstridge, B.A., daughter of J. W. Portsmouth, as assistant Col- Miss Henstridge is teaching now at Campbelliprd. There were twelve apolicants, all ladies, for? the vacancy. The board will be call- od together to confirm the selection. Christmds Entertainment. The Christmas entertainment given bv St. Luke's Sunday school, last night, was a fine affair. The ' sthool room was crowded to -the door, and the programme, which was given 'en- tirely by members of the school, was an excellent one. The rector. Rev, R. 8. Forneri, presided: A Christmas tree, laden down with ~ifts, occupied a prominent place. and the duties of Santa Claus were ably carried out by Thomas Encland. --- Ratepayers Want Them. A large number of St. Lawrence ward voters have waited upon' Ald. John Carson since the announcement was made that he was retiring from the council, and urged him to stand again for aldermanic duties. In view ol the wishes of so many citizens, Ald. Carson has practically decided to run again. Another valuable council mem- Ald. Elliott, who, likewise, has been waited upon by many of his St. Law- rence ward constituents and urged to represent them another year at least. Tea And Concert. The annual tea mesting and concert of St. John's Presbyterian church, Pittsburg, was held on Wednesday night, and was a great success. Tea was served early in the evenine. and the programme folloived. which was given by Messrs. W. Rogers, 8S. Smith, I. Rutherford and A. McMahon, com- posing the Harmony Male Quartette, assisted by Miss Keating. elocutionist, and Miss Mae Hinckley, soprano solo- ist. The programme consisted of sev- eral fine numbers, and was much ap- préciated by the audience, every selec tion being warmly applauded. The chair was occupied by Dr. Richard- son, Kingston. Mrs. (Rev.) A. George Mackinnon, who has been sick at the home of her mother, Mrs. J. A. Gardner, durin~ the past two weeks, is reported ocon- viuloseing. --- Elegant neck scarfs, 81. Bibhe's. Dainty perfumes and dainty pack- a~es at Chown's. Laidlaw has the finest decorations en Princess: street. The background is a huge puminting representing a win- ter scene in a. rural distriet. es; knives, carvers in sets, skates. hoo key sticks, Strachan's Hardware. a A new lot of military braoshes just A swell tie. '50c., at: Bibby' Fresh smolts at Ceenovsky's. Neil MacCarter, Montreal, iy Levest of hin brotherinlaw, BF» Loe kett. Wellington street, Campbell Bros. 3 week by the Kingston Fea- [swindling How has posh i swindler being a man passing es country, on Wednesday, with a load of | fix Razors, razor stroper shaving brush- all reduced prices at H waist in stock, black, white and colors, he | $1.98. hve Now, George, be sure and 'get vou] fe a \ GOT RAILWAY FARES FROM VARIOUS PEOPLE. A Local Friend Saw the Swindler in Westmount For a Western Man and the Deceit Was Soon Made Known. . Montreal, Dec. 20.--Another petty operation has been exposed in this city, the title of Rev. Robert Kerr. He ad- vertised in Toronto < papers that he had two Scotch girls to place im po- sitions and received many enquiries to all of avhith he agreed to send the girls, All that was necessary was to send railway fare. This was done to many people. The man had his letters addressed to the Westmount post of- fice and he enga a room opposite that place, on St. Catherine street. posure was brought about by some one up west -asking a local friend to see the man, which was done. He agreed to produce the girls on a cer tain day, but by that time had skip- . Tt is believed he took in between and $500 on the plan. VEGETABLE GROWERS MEET. Discussed ' Matters of Last Evening. There was a good attendance at a meeting of the Vegetable Growers" As. sociation, held last night, when some matters of interest came up for dis- cussion. The president, R. J. Bushell, occupied the chair. The tariff was much discussed ani the general feeling was that vegetable growers were not receiving the pro- tection that they should receive, and a resolution was passed, asking that a provincial delegate be sent to Ot- tawa in reference to the matter. The financial ' report of the provin- cial bo~rd was read and comments made upon it. At the close of the meetin» the members of the association were the guests of the president at a banouet at the Collender hotel, where a most pleasant' time was spent bw all pre- sent. Among those who responded to toasts were : Dr. Edwards and E. R. Purdy, Cataragui: Richard Baiden, Portsmonth: President -R. J. Bushell, and S. M wton. The association, which was only or- canized last April, is in a most flourishing condition, and the mem- bers are confident that the organiza- tion will prove beneficial to' them. BOARD OF TRADE. Interest The General Business Members. There were scveral items of business before the of trade last even- ing. Some corresponden¢e between the civic industries' committee and the board's secretary regarding the Grand Trunk railway was read. Letters were received from the board of trade at Vancouver, Edmonton and Port Arth- ur, and from the Montreal Corn Ex- change Association, deepening of the Welland canal. The latter passed a very strong resolu- tion in favor of the stand taken by the Kingston "board. The question of better local mail de- livery is before the postmaster gener- al's department, and will be given at- Before the regarding the | New rellas for Ladies WHAT an acceptable gift a good Umbrella is, when you come to think of ite For one thing. it is very useful-- and that's a mighty good feature in a "Xmas Gift--if not the best oq, of all. Mind you, we said a 00d Umbrella. There are Um. brellas, you know--and more Umbrellas--and still more Umbrel. las--but to be an acceptable gift, an Umbrella must be good. A ualess a person is well acquainted with what goes to make 2 good Umbrella ; or, deals at a store which can be trusted as implicitly as one's own mind, even if several dollars are paid, the Umbreli may not be good. : Now, we keep good Umbrellas. We've been in busine long enough to know the good from the bad--and the maqy| turers have got to know that we'll ship back on the instant, every. thing that's not up to our standard. We ask your confidence ip our stock--because we know il is worthy ; and because we're positive you'll not regret trusting it. Just now, our stock of Ladies' Umbrellas for "Xmas is par- ticularly attractive. = A host of stylish handles; strong, neat frames; and exceptionally fine covers (some cf the fashionable Navy Blues in the showing) are here for you to choose from Drives start at about $1.50 and run with short skips up-to $5.75 each. | Do You Need Fancy Boxes to ". Send Gifts In? Z REALZING the great need most people have for some attractive boxes in which to send 'Xmas gifts, we have decided to offer for sale our very dainty gift-boxes, in several different sizes, at their actual cost to us. Mind you, these are not ordinary card-board boxes at all --they are very pretty, and have nothing upon them to mar the attractiveness of their design. With each box there is enclosed a dainty gift-card, for the names of both giver and recipient acs" Men's Xmas Handkerchiefs Suggestions for Lady Shoppers : Fancy "Xmas Neckwear Suggestions tor Men Shoppers : Fancy Collars, n a large assort- [Men's Pure Linen' Handkerchiefs, ment of the latest New York extra-good size, neatly hemstitched, ideas, showing scores of the] with hand-worked initials of ve daintiest effects we have éver had,| dainty design, extra-specigl, cach, at from 49¢. to $1.75 each. 25¢. Fancy Lace Collar and Cuff Sets, Men's India Silk Handkerchiefs, fine very popular for gifts, in many qualities, neatly hemstitched, each, si . <3 = 0 "5 Ae exceptionally fine designs, at 75, 9, and We. Sos 99¢.. 1.00, 1.25. 1.49, 1.75 and 1.99|Men China Silk Handkerchieis neatly hemstitched and except quality, with a very fine initial, each, 49¢c. © Spanish Darned Net Lace Ties, in black at $4.50, and white each. each. | RS A ut 35.95 Men's Pure Linen Handkerchiofs, - i | very neatly hemstite hed, Black Lace Ties, at 75, 99¢., 1.25 good size; in qualities which, and 1.35 each. comparison, we are sure you'll f New Valanciennes Yokes, special at the best value in the city; each, 10, 49c. each. | 124, 15, 20, 25, 35, 45 and 50 We will place on sale to-morrow at 9.30 o'clock, a very small lot of exceedingly good Sample Leather Hand Bags. Regular value from $1.00 to 1.20 each. Sale price, each only 765c. tention, L. L. Henderson in reply to a ques- tion asked at the board's last meet ing. stated that this vear more grain hed come to the M. T. company ele ANOTHER BIG To-Day Was Poultry Day on the Square. Have you bought your Christmas turkey yet? To-day was poultry 'day at the market, and a large number of Line birds were disposed of, and all at good prices. Sleighing is good in the country, Land, there was a large attendance. of farmers from the surrounding dis- trict. The trains brought in an extra quota. A still larger market is look- ed for on Saturday. Turkev. which is, of course, the main thing at Christmas time is sell- ing at/12c. to 13c. per lb.; peese at 10c. to lle; chickens; Bc. to 70c., and ducks, 75c. to $1. There was a fairly good supply of pork, and the price ranwed from £9 to 810 per ewt., with beef at $4 to $6. Egus appeared rather scarce at 35c. a dozen, but there was a «ood. sup- ply of butter at 25e. per lb. TO-DAY"S POLICE COURT. Farmer Called Upon to Fine. A farmer was the only occupant of the prisoners' dock at, the police court this morning. He was accused of be- ing drunk, was found guilty and fin- ed $2 and costs. He paid up. The ruralist had an experience which might have proved rather serious for him. He was very much under the influence of liquor, and while driving home last night, over the Cataraqui bridge, he fell asleep, and the horses were allow- ed to take whatever course they cared for. The' animals made for one side of the bridge and had it not been for the railing, man, horse and cart would have been in the river. A passerby took in the situation. and notified the | police, and the arrest followed. Opened Out To-Day. Two cases of G. B. Evangeline chocolates, in fancy art boxes, direct from the factory, sealed and stamped by Ganong Bros. Comparison invited at Carnovsky's fruit store. Pay a The Johnston Tailoring company 107 Princesd street for up to date la- dies' costumes made to order on shortest notice, Makes chilly houses comfortable, Swift's Scranton coal. Waldron's sale silk waists, every bottle of Christmas perfume at Med- eforne. x 1 See Bibbi's 81.50 cardigans. Salt water herrings. Carnovsky's. Take advantage of our discount seer loy's. sya d to secure a lamp cheap, Medley's, Ovsters that 'taste like oysters, at Ny ea pice; Useful Presents & - ¢ What weuld be more useful for a "Xmas Present § than one of the following articles: : Meat and Food Choppers, all sizes. i Fancy Agate Tea and Coffee Pots. Fancy Nickle-plated Tea and Coffee Pots. Carpet Sweepers. $ Carving Sets from 75¢c. to $10.00. Rogers' Silver Knives, Forks and Spoons -------- ® And other articles too numerous to mention. POPC VV IOV OCT OISVSII IPE ELLIOTT BROS, 77 PRINCESS STREET. : FVIII IIIIIIVIPIIIIII PIII INNIS IIIS CPVIPIVIIIOV LARGE SHIPMENT RECEIVED GOOKSON'S ANTIMONY AND PIG LEAD - GET OUR PRICES Canada Metal Co. Toronto Phone Main 172) House Slippers for Gifts ould you What could you give that would be more suitable 2 Where © ald ve find @ hopter assortment of all kinds to select from ? We have a splendid stock of Women's Slippers, from 25 Mén's Felt Slippers, from 50c. to $2 Children's, from 20c, to 60c. We have all kinds, colors, and shapes. & y to ® "The Red Star," 274 Princess street. THE LOCKETT SHOE STORE * 0 YEAR 73 1906 -- Christ Fu For a | LYNX SETS--Large Stole . ISABELLA FOX Stole of beautiful : head and' tails CANADIAN MINK and Stole ARCTIC WHITE | Fancy Muff and and tails BLACK FOX SEI Muff and Stole POINTED FOX SEI Mufi and Stole ERMINE SETS-Cor Muff and Fancy St Real Chinchilla--Laryg Fancy Shaped Sto HUDSON BAY SAB I'ab Muff and Tab For the ( KIT FOX SETS-A North-West Fur, Stole, with heads, tails... : YUKON SILVER R Large Cornation etre ........a. . CHILDREN'S. COA Teeland Lamb, and Ermine CAPS, COLLARS, et CANADIAN MINK Fancy ..... CANADIAN MINK ( For A FUR-LINED COAT! Otter or Persian L: RACCOON COATS CAPS, GAUNTLET MOUNTED--Specimen and Fur Rugs The above is on list of the magni our own manta on exhibition Rooms. JOHN FUR H 149-153 BRO( KINGS . $ . Big 'Xm. Is now on, but you need for fancy things won' if you don't come BROS.' for your ' Ducks, Chickens, Beef Chopped Su Leg of Lamb, ( Young Pork, P Sweet Pickled Ox Cooked Meats, Sausages, Pure goods are all Our ture and can be : that they are ¢ wholesome. Special prices o the: trade. Our Grocery De stocked with Choi Eggs, Cooking Apples, Grapes, and . other Raisin and other Table 1 Open all this we Andersc Phone Cor. Princess an Mass A IN McCONNELL ville, FRIDAY. De Richardson on: Munic Bob S 2 Sets cheap, lot of 1Murnitur Stoves, at TURK Store, 398 Prince r---------- The best. $2 gloves