CTIVE, PALATABLE, --- NTA AL PURGATIVE WATER, . © @ 2 Se Emr CR ER RN ER Ra a PR EY TT OM TE) em Re a ET CT By rs "ooting forn Some in doing it. We want to catch the eye, n and boy in town. rial Overcoat, in black and grey vicuna, : ck and Blue Suits, at $18 and $20? wd Suits, single and double breasted ? You haven't! ter Gloves, Neckscarfs and Christmas . BIBBY GO. BLE CLOTHIERS. 97 A Pale Ale, palate: f ble, full of the virtues of malt and hops, and in y sparkling condition, is NDON) the ideal beverage. ists announce its purity, and one need look no further. RLAND, Sales Agent. ur Feet Dry VEAR ------ bers! 1 in Wide, Narrow or inted Toes. erShoe Store | 3t value possible, in High Grade PATH'S. : called to Redpath Extra granu- bags. Castings diate Attention. = Special Prices. Cou, Ltd., Torte osc. hold of ou Harbor, an age. Ottawa Stock Exchange, after a pre- carious existence, has closed down. Financial stringency was the last | tage. straw, October customs receipts in Ottawa 2 amounted to SI108.294.70; in November, | after which she applied the scrub to $105,588.14; as compared with $88. br 170.57 and $78,393.3 ETTEISTS. THE GOOD PREMIER | Applies Brush to Soiled Face of a A YOUNG TEACHER Big Boy. BESIEGED BY ANTI.CIGAR.| Chicage, Dec. 2.--Miss Albertina {| Lehmann, a pretty young school | teacher of West PI on Friday, { rolled up her slecves and by vigorous B. B. Gunn, M.P. Very Il-Otta-| application, of muscle and a scrub- wa Stock Exchange Ends Its bing brush succeeded in maint Precarious Eni Bi I and cleanliness in her crease in Customs Receipts. 31 last year. Gilbert Fawcett died of an. epileptic | | not needed. io street, Toronto. Most Ladies like to possess pretty rings We have provided for all de this Christmas, ay as fine an assort- ngs as ever shown. advertise a beauti- Ring at the very $25.00. Our guarantee of quality is in every ring we sell. If you have decided on any other particular style of ring. We give you any pattern or setting you desire. Kinnear & d'Esterre, 100 Princess St. OPEN EVENINGS. Albert Brant, a boy of fourteen Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 2--B. B. Guin, [Years and irom outward appearance, MP. for South Huron, has gone to a! 88 strong as the teacher, was the vic city hospital, to-day, suffering from tim of her activities. Fifty-six pupils severe stomach troubles. | enjoyed an exciting hali hour, at the The anti-cigaretteists, assisted by| ead of which the teacher was fatigued, the W.CT.U., have an appointment | Dub determined, and Brant was seve- with Sir Wilfrid Laurier, to-morrow, | Tal shades whiter. to try and get an assurance that the| Several days ago Miss Lehmann be- sale of cigarettes will be stopped in Canada. Wallace Nebdhawi, Depot Harbor, | Bis face the way he employed bf the G.T.R., was injured gan a crusade against dirty visages, but Brant said he was going to wear | When the boy reached school in the by a Billet $i steel rails, while in the |/Mmoming he saw standing upon the of their boats, at Depot | teacher's desk a great pail of so has claimed $1,000 dam- | water, and at its side a brush. Miss ohmann called him to the front of {the room and the combat started. The teacher soon gained the advan- | She then unbuttoned the collar of {his shirt and rolled back his sleeves, ush. Principal A. G. Deaver and the school janitor had concealed them- selves in the hallway in order to meet any emergency, but their services were LA DAME AUX CAMELIAS, Would Place Glass Cover Over Plessis' Tomb. Paris, Dec. 2.--The authorities have received a request from a Spanish wo- man, residing here, for permission to place a glass covering over the tomb in the Montemarte cemetery of Al phonse Plessis, who is generally known as Marie Duplessis, the origin- al "Dame aux Camelias." The wo- man who makes the request has often visited the tomb, which is the mecca {of many weeping girls, and washed from its numerous inscriptions, many uncomplimentary and some reprehen- sible, She now desires to protect it { from such vandalism. Feared They Are Dead. Fayette City, Pa., Dec. 2.--One body has been removed from the Naomi mine, of the United Coal company, in which an explosion of black damp oc curred last might. It is said that be- {tween thirty 'and sixty men are still entombed, and it is feared most of | them ave dead. { Sr -------- The Belleville rolling mills closed idown on Saturday, putting between | three hundred and four hundred men lout of employment, but officials say { they will open up again as soon as | necessary repairs are made. | Joseph Anderson was killed and Jo- | seph C. Corbett badly injured in dif- | ferent cement works pear Owen Sound {| both men being caught and whirled around the shufting. Women's Felt Slippers Women's Mexican Slippers, Colors, Brown and Red Pers. ne. FO. 51.00 Women's Felt Romeo, fur trimmed, all 1 50 - - ®' colors - Women's Felt Romeo, fur trimmed, all $1 25 - - - = ° colors, Women's Felt Romeo, fur trimmed, all 1 00 - - - * colors - Women's Felt. Romeo, fur trimmed, $1 50 - - - * foxed, all colors, Women's . Camel Hair Slippers, with light 1 25 - e leather sole, - We have many lines of Felt Slippers, for men, women and children, at 40c.. 50c. and 75c. Reid & Charles, SUCCESSORS TO D. J. McDERMOTT, 111 PRINCESS ST. THE CANADIAN B OF COMMERCE HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO B. E. WALKER, President ALEX. LAIRD, General Manager A. H. IRELAND, Superintendent of Branches ESTABLISHED 1867 Paid-ap Capital, $10,000,000 PY 5,000,000 Rest, - Total Assets, - 113,000,000 BANK MONEY ORDERS ISSUED AT THE FOLLOWING RATES: $Sand under. .......... ee 3S cents Over $5 and not exceeding 6 cents "40 °° . 10 cents 8 rl $30 - These Orders are payable at par at LJ any office 15 cents Canada of a Chartered Bank in (Yukon excepted), and at the principal banking points in the United States. They are negotiable at $4.90 to the £ sterling in Great Britain and 1 They form an excellent method of and at small cost, and may be obtained n of in KINGSTON BRANCH, CORNER OF KING AND FRINCESS STS P. C. STEVEN SON, Manager. The Kind That's Selling For Christmas NEWS OF THE WORLD OCCURRENCES RECOUNTED | bag, $1 to | 40c. to 50c.; beef, hindquarters, $l to i a Ee | THE DAILY BRITISH IN BRIEF FORM. Matters That Interest Everybody ~--Notes From all Over--Little of Everything Easily Read and Remembered. All grades of refined sugar were re- duced live -cents a hundred pounds. J. Majowski, Winnipeg, who drank too copiously of high wings, was The British barmaid is safe. At least she will not be legislated out of existence by the present liberal gov- ernment. At the annual meeting of the share- holders of the Bank of Montreal, au- thority was given for the addition of two directors- The Bank of Montreal has put the bailiff into the Imprtial hotel, Guelph, An attempt to remove the furniture was frustrated. Frederick Bennett was sentenced to six months for theft of sugar from the Canadian Lake and Navigation company, Toronto. L. P. Snyder, former inspector of the Sovereign Bank, Montreal, has been appointed inspector of the Bank of Nova Scotia. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, president of the C.P.R., and David Morrice, of Montreal, have been chosen Bank of Montreal directors. General Laurie has been elected may- or of Paddington, England. He was in Nova Scotia some time ago, and was elected in his absence. At Helena, Mont., Judge Clements, sentenced George Melville to the peni- tentiary for twenty years for killing Winfield Guthrie at a mining camp near there last July. Two largely attended funerals took place in Montreal, on Monday, of the late F. H. Mathewson, manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, and the late Prof. B. J. Harrington of McGill. The Scotland Yard authorities have sequestered in a private asylum a young Asiatic named Horace Narik, who has caused Queen Alexandra much anxiety by writing threatening letters to her. ; Abraham Odeika, the Syrian inter preter at the Montreal court house, was arrested, on a charge of being the author of the theft of $1,700 from a court house safe h few days ago. He pleaded not guilty. A tramp was arrested near Port Hope for setting fire to W H. Her court's barn. The tramp admitted the crime, saying he was annoyed hecause another farmer turned him out of a barn where he was sleeping Mrs. Mary Hulen, of 315 East For- ty-first street, Chicago, is the orig- inator of Chicago's most novel club. She is forming a society of grass widows and grass widowers. To date 2% men and women who have been divorced have applied for member ship. That Canada is at present being used as a dumping ground by United States manjacturers is the statement made by the Canadian Manufacturers' As sociation. The American manufactur ers are forced, by the financial strin- " gency, to sacrifice goods and are un- loading these in Canada. Toronto Street Market. Toronto, Dec. 2.--Wheat, white, per bush., 81; wheat, red, per bush. $1; wheat, spring, per bush., 80c. to 95c. wheat, goose, per bush., 8Sc.; oats, { per bush., 52¢ to 33c.; barley, per | bush , 70c.; rye, per bush, 55¢. to | 88c.; hay, per ton, $19 to $22; straw, per ton, $16 to $17; seeds, alsike, No. 1, per bush, $3.50 to $8.75: alsike, No. 2, 88 to $3.95; dressed hogs, #7 to £7.50; eggs, new laid, per dozen, 40c.. eggs, ordinary, We. to 0c; but- ter, dairy, 27c. to 30c.; butter, cream- ery, 30c. to 3c; geese, dressed, per Ib.. 9%. to llec.;: chickens, per Ib. Te to lle.: ducks, dressed, per lb., 10e { to 12c.; surkeys, per lb. 12¢. to lie; | apy les, per bbl.. $\30 to $2.50; pota- toes, per bag, $1 to $1.10; onions, per 3 25; cabbage, per dozen, 88: beef, forequarters, $1 to 85; beef, choice, carcase, $6.75 to $7.25; beef, medium, carcase, $5 to $5.50; mutton, per cwti.. $8 to $9; veal, prime, per ewt., $7.50 to $10; lamb, per ecwt., $3.50 to $9.50. PROTECT MISSIONARIES. New Edict is Issued in (Chinese Empire. Toronto, Dec. 2.--News has been re- ceived by the officials of the China In- land mission that the Boxer riots at Kanchowfu and Nananfu, in the pro- vince of Kiangsi, on September 25th, in which the Italian priest, Cadaglia. {and some Roman Catholic natives ost their lives, have resulted in prompt {and effective action on the part of Viceroy Tuan Fang, and also in the jssuing of a new and more satisfac- tory imperial edict. This edict sets forth that missionary work is in ac- |cordance with the treaties, and that it is the manifest duty df all officials within the empire to protect lives and property of the missionaries. Perth's First Snow. Perth, Nov. 29.--The first snow fell yesterday, but not enough for sleigh- ing. John Stewart, LL.B., and Miss Jessin Henderson. of this town, were quietly married Wednesday morning. They left for a trip to Virginia. A. L. Charlton returned, today, from North Bay, after spending the summer there. J. A. McMillan, Smith's Falls, wns in town, Friday. Wilkam Mitchell of Westport, called here on business. Buy early. Last year we were yw Maggie Cairns, Harper, is visit. over sold in our special lines of |i,o here. Fancy Morris Chairs, Fancy and | Parlor Chairs. Children's 3-piece Toy Setts, 2} Chairs, 1 Table. So kindly place your orders early, as we will store your pur: | ative of Winchester. "Phone, 147. Store Open NIG HTS. Mail orders promptly attende d te. © . Packing Freight Free. {d {three sons and three daughters are While driving from Brockville depot to his home in Heckston, H. Hughes] jed in his buggy of heart disease. He {was sixty-seven years of age, and al | living. pn 2 i iit 2 ih i : | B il fr FESECER4ETE. : bee E ih i ¥ {Orangeville on Sunday. She was born EEEESF] il over Sunday, conducting service. | A meeting of the Frontenac hocke~ : § i £ £ diet i By lwork. There is every promise of an lexcellent seven being placed on the lice this winter, two or three new finds {being located by the energetic man- t. amar Island Wanderer took a 2 ah i z i i BF TEE {large load of cattle to Cape Vincent, | to-day, leaving here at nine o'clock, r 5 bE 2 g agiE : 3 £5 A 1d £ ks i i §¥3 45 4 gob eis 2 x 2g 818 14 g 3 £1 £ A E F at 1 z en several othe re standing by ready to tal use of their companion if it is popularly supponed that th ts not a are molested by him, bat they will invariably do so if the herd contains any calves. A upon the head of lions-- initiate an attack confined to cattle ® & are y i a | Christmas suggestions, of all sorts-- TORE OFF MER BONNET. ve Reveals' Absconliing Bank | The Montreal Wanderer hockey team J H S 4 ] : Duteette {will leave for Winnipeg on December u er an 0 Clerk's Disguise on {22nd, to play a series of exhibition ® . > ht As an express train : Berlin was steaming out of the a wan rushed along orm and jumped into one carriages reserved for ladies. He most profuse in his apologies for intrusion. While he was heavily-veiled and apparently elderly lady at the other end of with the evident intention of th herself out upon the line. er flung himself upon her, back to the middle of the carriage, where the two engaged in & desperate struggle, to the great alarm of their fellow-travelers, w were all terror-stricken and screaming for help at the top of last the intruder got the the veiled lady, head, together with veil and wig, and revealed the feature of a man. Before the latter could recover himself, the in a pair of handcuffs, and, "I arrest Joe. You an risoner," slipped m upon the his opponent. The intruder was a detective, and the captive was a bank clerk he had been looking for, who had absconded from Brussels gE? their voices. At and grabbing her from the wearer's | | British Hechuanaland, publishes jodically a list of all the bachelors and eligible 2 women in the He was post-| those chases. Imaster and general merchant at * Heckston, an ex-reeve of South Gower, Jas el and an ex-warden of the united coun- 5 ® fies of Leeds and Grenville. Mr. | Hughes was a conservative in poli- ities. Mrs. Hughes and a family of Dr. P. G. Mclean, Woodbridge, was the commons by the liberals of Centre York, reformatory for bows, died at Woodlawn avente, Torontc. {charge ? fo i i £ ge ¢ Fi & Hh! eer ir eh 1 35h | ¢ i: : i ; 3 f ¢ I H 4 } £1 £f ie much. He 3 5 ¥ i : There is not a hospital in Canada Should be in every home as well. as jo every hospital. It is not a fad for the rich. | practical necessity where health stands for Ey Ttis a Mrs. Robert McKeown died at in Kingston in March, 1823. She was mother of C. R. McKeown, N.P.P. Canon Loucks was in Camden East club will be held this week when ar rangements will be made for the year's this morning. She made the trip to the Cape and was back hore again at twelve siirty, making the round trip around the foot of the island in three --_ and a half, - n Do you know what it oh un murs meting is Ju,¥ X- imeans to put your foot into retary, R. BR. Nelles. gave an inter | shoe that feels as though esting account t recent ven- |. tion held Wt Washington. Mr. Burton |1t Were made for you, and rh sharge a boys' meeting you alone. One that seems The Christmas Woman's Home Com- | to become part of you for the panion is a sémptuous magazine with |. . Merwin) pags in color. xe cover is time being, so perfectly does reproduc rom an exquisi int i > - by Jessie Willcox Smith, bd a it fit. If yon would experi and babe. The umber in full oo ence this pleasure, just try ristihas atmosphere--ratili : Christmas stories, ri We ge Rnd a pair of our new Queen by prominent artists, and hundreds of Quality Dress or Walking Boots, of which we have a fine assortment. Prices range $3.75, 4, 4.50; 5. practical, ianciful, unique. THE SPORT REVIEW. | Interesting Wows From the Var ious Sporting Fields. |matches. Shrubb beat Kanaly, Meyers and Williams, of Boston, in a ten-mile re- lay race at Fall River, Mass. Time, fity-two minutes. 'The "pro" hockey issue is dead and buried, so far as Galt is concerned. The team from that town wants to be grouped with Stratford and Berlin. The rugby match between the Wan- derers and Vancouver Athletic Club in Vancouver a week ago produced two broken legs, a dislocated knee, a sprained ankle, a sprained wrist and a few other damages. Kerr, Canada's best sprinter, who has several times done the hundred in 9 45 seconds, is now a resident of Toronto, and may join the Irish- Canadian Athletic Club. The famous trotting mare, Nancy Hanks, 204, now twenly-one years old, brought only $1,500 at the New York sale. She was bought by the Madden boys, of Lexington. Toronto University Hockey Club has decided to endorse the application of Laval for admittance to the LC. HA. This practically insures the admit- tance of Laval, as "Varsity was the only one of the three universities to oppose their request last year, Betting in the heavyweight cham- pionship fight between Burns and i Moir, to-morrow evening, in London, Eng., favors Burne, the Canadian be- ing a 5 to 4 favorite. Burns has won many admirers in England, and will probably be the ruling favorite when the men enter the ring. A Writ Issued. Toronto, Dec. 2.--~A writ was issued to-day, by John A. Munro, Hailey- bury, against Burr E. Cartwright, George T. Smith, A. G. Slaght, R. Shillington, Charles D. Robins. Al- fred Ganze and Thomas Fortune, all of Huileybury. The action is specifi- cally against Smith for damages. It is alleged that Smith, as recorder for the Temiskaming mining division, im- properly refused to record the plain. tiff as applicant for a certain mining claim in Coleman township when di- new have q style of the $5.00 shoe, but wefdon't they are made of stuff. They'll wear though. e want' see our Four Dollar 8 : and note the newness of me) THE HOME OF GOOD SHOEMAKING. ws i i ! ) { * y LIBRARY FURNITURE Tables $6.50, regular price $8.50. Easy Chairs, $5.50, regular price $7.50. Couch $5.50, price $7.50. Book Cases $1.50, $3 to $25. vad Bookeass, $2.50 to $4.50 per section. rected to do so under a judgment giv- en by Justice Anglin. The other de- iin" SEW The 8, Laweence Sugar Refining Go Ltd; MONTREAL Manufacturers of the choicest ------------ Composer Known Here. Saturday Night, Toromto. Chalmers church choir, under Ed- mund Hardy, Mus. Bac, will per! | form, for the first time in Toronto, | on December 3rd, a new oratorio, | | "Salvator," from the pen of a talent led Canadian, Mrs. Roberta Geddes REFINED melodious and scholarly, and com. tains a great variety from Christmas carols to funeral chorus. - Granulated and Yellows. Made entirely from cane Harvey, Guelph. The work it very |guoar Be sure you ask for "St. Lawrence." & SUGARS Mrs. Gardiner Harvey is well known here, where the Geddes formeriy liv- i and hers she herell has viited Life Assurance Company You Arther Klugh. 8 Yiu Canada 0 : SIXTY YEARS OLD Avesta (OVE) s wa=esasr=ssre= nae semanrara SLANAODOD. The reduction of the water rates is| Insurance in force (over) --=-=-====2= ====="= oa. {to be settled by the city council this| Profits paid policyholders (over) --=-== -=2=<== $ ).0( evening. Will the committee's pro- "When insuring your life why not have the best." g posal general reduc reprasent this Company se Agent call in tion, sixty cents a year off baths and | office--13 Market street, Kingston, and satisfactory arrangements The Waterworks" Rates. of ten pet cent. Ii you would like to forty cents off closets, go through ? can be made. : Why not strike off the whole bath. : 2:1 4