mr a4 flowers to the "Ro. ta rent Britain. ws. of, Ceylon, Jeaged ast year, 51 § a8 50 2.95 rE 3 50 1.4 3 5 2.00 1895 18.694 Trethewey Ye 13 : 88 30 Wong yale. Indu 09 ot LAST SALES, i oF i talks Seite aie : w station, He sayh . pole Ra George Shatahe, wht Tas eportac missing few days ago, has ed home. The brother went to . sland ou business, stayed some- what Jonger thin he at first intended, and as a result caused some anxioty among his friends. Joseph Shatelia states that Nis runaway wife is still out of vo is anxious for the | tions. from the Engli felash at the. rink -to-ni "fers compose the 3 minigham; right wing, Fijian gig is 35 £ 4 Tery at Halifax--A Review of Both Officers. A , who has oy Canadian Horse Artillery, sinee Col. Drury's re- moval to Halifax, has received notice of his transfer to the garriton artil- lery ut Halifax, and will shortly lea for the Gibral of Canada. Col. has with both the gar at Fages rison horse. artiflex in command of "A appointed CH. A. He hés proven an excellent officer, and his transfer to Halifax is regretted by his many friends here, Col.. Fages holds the highest qualificy- ish School of Ar- tillery. It is due to him that the horse artil possesses the fine band now attached to it. He was insirg- mental in having it organized. He will be succeeded in the com- mand of the horse artillery by Major H. E. Burstall, who has just returned to Canada from England, where he passed his {ralifying examinations. Major Butstall has been attached to the Canadian artillery both at Quebec and Kingstcnm, for the past twelve years. His rank of major dates from May lst, 1905. Maior Burstall saw much service during the Boer war, be- ing at Paardeberg. Poplar Grove, Drefentein; Hont Nek, Zand River, Johannesburg, and Pretoria. From June to Ni ber, 1900, he was pre: sent at operations in Orange River Co'ony and Eastern and Western Transvaal, rectiving medal with four clasps. From April, 1901 to Mav, 1902. he was present at operations in the Transvaal and received the king's medal with two clasps. Major Burstall was mentioned in despatches by Lord Roberts on March Ist, 1902 and by Lord Kitchener on June 23rd, 1902: London Gazette, June 17th, and July 20th, 1902. Alter returning from South Airica, Major Burstall resumed duty with the. artillery at Kingston. For the past two years he has been in England. Maior Burstell will take command cn February 2nd. a -------------- A CLASH OF DATES. -------- A Double Header at Rink. : This question has been asked how is it that the Frontenac-Brockville and jucen's-Ondets'games clash ? A dou- header has been arranged for Friday night, but as the C.I.H.U. schedule was drawn up, last fall, the O.H.A. convenor must be responsible for the clash of dates. 14th Hockey Team To Play. Marlboros and 14th hockey teams tin senior the O.HA. the 1 team has by losine Vanhorn, it is still in the game and it is expect- ed it will pull out a win to-night. The line-up will likely be: Goal, His- cock; point, J. Richardson; cover, Steacy: rover, Potter; centre, Bernier; left wing, G. Richardson; right wing, Powell. -- Left For Montreal. \ The Kingston curling elub has one rink playing at the big Montreal bon- spiel this week. The following play- lon rink: R. J. Hooper, L. L. Henderson, 8, R. Bailey and W. B. Dalton. Curling Yesterday. At the curling rink, last night, 7. Slater's rink dffeated G. E. Hague's representatives by nino shots. The players wero : . Driver, J. Hooper, J. Gibson; T. Slater--skip--18, Dr. Williamson, Dr. Etherington, W, Dampfield; G. E. Hague, skip--8. ii" Ladies' Curling Club. This morning, Miss Marie Carruth- ers boat Miss B. Tandy, in the singles for the Shaw médal, and Miss Bossie Smythe. and Miss Lettice Tandy over- came Mise Nan Skinner and Miss Bello Craig in the doubles. . Arrived In City. The Marlboro hockey team arrived in the city at one o'clock, to-day, to Pay the 14th hockey team, to-night. team to meet the 14th Clab js: Goal, Lawrence; point, T, Brown; cov- er, Rosslor; rover, Kent; centre, Bir- Brown: left wing, Quigley Forbes, "Chaucer" Elliott = will officiate at tonight's game, A FRISONER RELEASED. And Taken to New York to Give Evidence g ok! £2 i i 53 i 2 Fi sii 3 is had been out: of work for 'some time. Chickering's, h Secretary Root and family are with Lord Strathcona, in Montreal. The Fave for Washington to-morrow. ° Som Lawrence, aged Cape Clear, Irelan PROFESSOR KOCH, Jan. 23 Prof. Koch, the German scientist, is roported, from Central Africa, to have discovered a very successful form of treatment for the dreaded disease, sleeping sickness, emt re - SAD, SAD STORY. Children Neglected in a Kingston Home. A sad , with strong drink as its foundation, was unearthed, last night, when a call was sent to the police to visit a home on Barrio streot, near Princess street. The hour wad about ten o'clock, and some neighbors had 'given the alarm. Constables Driscoll and Craig visit- ed the home. The mother was found lying on the floor, under the influence of liquor, there was no fire in the place, and i childrén, the eldest being six years of age, were found suf- fering from the cold. The father, 80 it was stated, had gone out early in the evehine. The constables had a fire started'in the stove, and the pidren were well cared for during the night. It may be possible that steps will be taken to have the children placed in some home, unless they are looked af- ter as they should be, byt the parents, » ------------ "CANNOT SUPPRESS GOD." op Threat of Fighting if Basilicas Are Closed. Paris, Jan. 280-M. Delahaye, con- servative, in the senate, declared that the Catholics were ready to die for their faith and that if attempts were made to close the basilicas of Notre Dame dé'. Lourdes and of Montmarte they would defend them with arms. The senator added : "MM. Combs, Qlumennenn and Briand cannot suppress God !" The cabinet approved the bill sup ing the formality of requiring a declaration before holding a public meeting, 'as reyuired by the law of 1881, thu# creating a modus vivendi under which the urches can remain en for public Worship, éven though the vatican authorities persovere in their present attitude, HEARD FROM HIM, But Not Ready to Give Out Facts. Londen, Jan. 23.~7The government here hans heard from Governor Swet- tenham, of Jamaica, concerning the meidint involving the withdrawal of the American warships from Kingston. No statement can he made at present as the foreign officials desire to have all the facts the governor has to present before shaping their course. The Late Miss Susan Greely. Colborne, Ont, Jan. 38.--A move- ment is on foot in this villuge to pro- vide a public fund for the erection of a suitgble * monument to the memory of b late Miss Susan Greely, a cen- tenarian, who passed away in Haldi- mand township a short time ago, and whose record of having taught in a Sunday school for over eighty years is considered umique in Canadian ec elesiastical + history. For years the Sunday sthool was held in Miss Gree- Iy's own home, and it is her former pupils and friends who are actively en- gaged in the matter. Miss Greely is a daughter of the late Aaron Greely, who came to Northumberland county in 1795, and at that time entered into a contract with Governor Simcoe to bring thirty settlers into a practivally inhak ted district. He built the first Saw and grist mills here. His wife was a daughter of Major Rogers, com mander of the Queen's Rangers. In or- der to join her husband in Michigan, Mrs. Greely, with her daughter, the Miss Greely before mentioned «made the jourhey from Presqu'lsle Point, The White Sale Progresses The importance of selecting a full season's Wardrobe of snowy White Undergarments from our White is Tully recognized by hundreds of stylish and thrifty women in King- ston and in nd towhs. Never was there such a season as this January to antici- pate your white needs, and take advantage of the savings, large variety and exquisite style as provided in our White Sale Now Going On. Come when the assortments and styles are complete. Come and see if nothing more. The programme includes : : : Drawers Nightgowns Sak Chemises | Corset Covers Skirts and a most complete assortment of CHILDREN'S UNDERCLOTHING 2 SPECIAL BARGAINS o-morrow Morning i " "Ay, £8 > EN 2 \ il A 138 SAMPLES Ladies' Fine Natural Wool Undervests and Drawers All fine qualities, rangiag in value from 90c.. 95¢. and 1.10 each. Yours To-morrow Morning. 65¢. Each 342 LINEN HUCKABACK TOWELS Large size, hemstitched ends, full 41 inches long by 25 excellent values at 3.00 per dozen, Yours To-morrow Morning While the Lot Lasts, 16c. Each. inches wide, considered SALE AT 9.30. Northumberland county, to Niagara, in a boats. which was navigated hy ber brother-in-law and a comrade. hey encamped on the shore ay, night, 4 He Took His Life. Toronto, Jan. 23.~William Couter, an Endlishman, fifty-five years of ace, committed suicide by hanging in his boarding house. to-day. He was found Suspended from the fanlight with o ole line round his neck. Couter 3 a Success from every standpoint. ~~ The APPARATUS Sho ot Roval ok to-night. . | floor was excellent, the musie was fine FOR A BROKEN Rot boveil is diphused free ot Gn: SveXMe _presmt had a DOWN ARCH. son's Red Crass drug store at Gib. | time. ; emusic was furnished by " JH. Cunninghain, piano tuner, from McAuley's orchestra, and = the pro- Orders at = MeAuley's store, - A new: car 'construction iy, With a capital of $5,000,000, havked By the Ameri ican Car company, of Ber- Wick, Pa., is coming into business in Conada, Tt 'will build near Lachine. They Forty 'miners are feported killed in Skating at Royal risk to-night. Twa jurors have been seléctid in a the Thaw trial, in New York, wp to noon, a EE -- Fine Affair dancers that Hall last night. The ocoasion was a McAuley, end the affair was a grand graiime was one that was most pleas. ing, inchiding many members were very liberal with their encores. Dancing wie nine o'clock, and was 2 am. Sixty-five couple were present. -------------- ternoon. A SOCIAL GATHERING, Ses0s000000000000000000 = in Whig Hall Last Night. indeed a 'merry crowd of assembled in the Whig It was » social gathering," given by Miss E. AN EXCELLENT lar airs. The hh fommenced at continued until ath Of A Child. th took place Tuesday, of one year and i ths, the infant Pression of the arch Sas explosion = the Colorado fool and J late Shmuct Be -- a "sou Es She uh wi and to resto »| iton service a , Col. : street, child ssed & this device 3 ornelich benith walt, 3 tine, 250 Gi sukdenly. Wir. Eves did 'on Math |' § the arch of bones is graduatly valoas * S7IY supported, and . n ross drug store. 10th, "1905 \Mrs. Eves and one daveb. . Newfoundland's south-eastern point | ter, aged foul vears. ive. T} RETAIL PRICE 30 PER P Sp Hay 1a oy 1,700 miles from | funeral will vive. The $2. R AIR Thursday af- ot ; : * Kasagra," inc. bottles at Gib- (fons. Rid Cross drug store. : Fresh § THE LOCKETT SHOE STORE vIRIIIIIIIIvIRIIINIReRs PIII LTIISTNNIIRNINe S. DR. FOOT'S vewruaro ARGH SUPPORT Wisconsin is building a new capitol to cost from $£4,000,0 $6,000,000; expenses of mai ing its government are heavy, ar its people are not to be called for ome penny of state tax this Under the law a school tax o mill must be levied, annually, plethoric is Wisconsin's pocke that half the amount required fo schools will be paid from the treasury, leaving hali a mill tax the only state burden imposed Property owners. Civil war claims to the amow over $1,000,000 have been coll together with back taxes from roads. But Wisconsin's financial perity is due principally to the requiring corporations to be greater share of the general + than they have done in the pas With a generous balance in treasury at the beginning of the and a revenue expected from co tions more than equal to meetis running expenses of government, not relieve the people of a state Were it not for the building o new capitol the entie schoo would have been paid from the ury, and the people would no enjoying the unique distinctip remaining absolutely untaxed state purposes. With all bills paid, Wisconsin's sury on January 1st, containec 500,000, and it is estimated tha year's receipts, with state tax e ated, will be $4,689,700. As total disbursements are nor pected 'to + -excesd- $4,327,200, seems no need of 'troubling the | with a state tax, and so none w levied. In' fact, a tax for the mainte of the state government has not imposed since 1902, although th mill tax for schools was regular] lected, Now, however, even half the fu quired by law to be raised for*: purposes will be paid from the flowing state treasury. Generally speaking, the people quite satisfied with the remissic general state taxes. They didn' sider it a hardship to pay the mill tax for school purposes. Rich Helped The Poor. This was not a tax for the tenance of state government. Ii simply an arrangement - whereb richer, more densely populated ties aided the poorer ones in lishing and maintaining schools money all came back to the taxp they were satisfied. But when the ample pockets o consin expanded so that she mu a means of exhaust for her ® coin, she looked around for som to ease the burden of her cb still further, and could find non cept. to cut this one-mill tax in What could be done about it law said specifically that th must be levied. After considerin er plans, the state board of : ment--the governor, secretary o and state treasurer--hit upo which worked admirably. They would satisfy the law bj lecting the tax; hut, instead of ell from the poor taxpayers, would simply collect half, and The For The best medic take the place Consult him ea Ayers C REVI. If the trouble | chial tubes, or taking Ayer's he says. The new kind We have no se lish the form