You'll not be sure that your ] oT: Sia viata oS tions for building _its incumbents. Gil™ "Amos Barton" were the vicar curate r of Chil- vers the & cof gzdiss EE Pivers' sachet powders at Chown's ! colligion in a gale of z was impossible for food retake them, and he had to committee can do no better thing ¥ I i I iz | i £ E : ie ist 7 : i § same The Kingston Presbytery. on Tor iad Chit 13 comite ge hy presbytery ex- 8 [pected to finish this altermoon, ; | Give The Children Books, Nothing more appropeiate. and ac ceptable to a boy or girl than a a ea TL lime the finest lines 'in Canada holiday Sid Nandurd books for young peo- ari Jats Jeses Joseph P, Brennan a tags, te ough P. ing, and was attended by a i 2 pe zk i h solemn mass sung Rev, Pathe Hanlon: he roto The remains were taken to St. Mary's cemetery, to the inside staff of the postoffice for the Christmas season. Postmaster Stewart intends } As the refult of a little chase, last t, in which Police Constable Mullinger and two strangers od, some stolen property, tools : to the street railway com- , were recovered. The police wer: that two men had a their possessio linger sed t sight of the trie with the tools near the G.T.R. freight sheds, ut wl they saw the bluccoat, they the tools, and ran as haud as could. They had such a start ou brad that it be contented with only securing the stolen property. "Tom" Longboat wns not in it with the straugein. They tgok just one Sone at the big offi- cer, and ran like deers. Latest re that they are still going. carried the tools to the station, and this morning Hugh street railway, idonti- belonging to the 3 were stolen seve- da; , and it appears that at tal dive ago tools have been stolen ance Surcharge. rally do not benefit tion of the insurance sur. they stated that it did not apply to household property. The reduction was only on buildings in the congest- ed business section. The merchants not. Kingston still pays far too high insurance rates, and the civic fire hk THis 0s EELS, FE gid! Fit ag fe.sive £3 i it £ Hi 1 to i ¥ § if? ¥ fi: £10 Hil g ines, and periodicals to be deli within the city during 908 without any additional cost above the regular subscription price of 1907, Ladies' Home Journal, $1.50 year, Orders must be placed at once. McDermott Bros, Phine 773, Moving Pictures In London. The modernity of the 'motion pic- ture world," in the world's metropo- lis is doubtless without rival. There are no exclusive "Wonderlands," but -- 3 the leading "variety theatres" and "music balls' the demand. As an instance bow Londoners "hustle." Within the last few days a fieantic fire raged at Gamage's High olborn, one of London's mammoth Stores. The same evening all the thrilling incidents of the tire were re peated at the Palace theatre by the bioscope. . To Protect The Buyer. The grocers's section of the Retail Merchants' Associatiom of Ontario have sent out printed cards to groc- ers and other dealers containing the following warming against light potatoes: 'Some are selling potatoes n bags weighing only 78 to 80 Ibs, and as there is no w in the province reguesting the same, ask and sce that you get 90 Ibs. in each and every is is i eued for the protection in the § ts of honest trade." The association will support a measure that will be introduced in the legis- lature to make 90 lbs. the fixed weight for a bag of potatoes. PERSONAL MENTION. Movements Of The People--What They Are Saying And Doing. Dr. Edward Ryan left, at noon, to- day, for a few days in Peterboro and 'oronto. Lieut. A. C. Abraham, 47th Fron- " |tenac Regiment, is retired, having left imits. Miss McParland, Kingston, is re. gistered at the high commissioner's office in Loudon, Eng. C. B. Routley and wife have return- ed to Peterboro, after attending the funeral of the late John Routley. Mrs. R. BE. Sparks, University ave- nue, went to Thornhill on Monday to visit her daughter, Mrs. C. P. Johns. Rev. E. H. Croley is the new incum- bent in the parish of Leeds Rear. friends in the city. "Tims many T. W. Rogers, Toronto, is visiting friends are pleased to see him again after his absence in the west. William Cullen, day engineer at the water works, has been ill for the past woek, John Rice is filling his place. Ex-Mayor W. D. Morris wi c J. B. T. Caron in the § oming bye-clection in Ottawa. e will run as an independent. Chief Baillie, Dr. Winnett, W. W. Gibson, J. Rowan and H. Richard- son, went to Verona, to-day, on a hunting trip. The funeral of the late Mrs. Felix Farney took place, on Tuesday morn ing to St. Mary's cathedral, where a solemn requiem mass was sung. G. BH. Comer, who has been secre- tary of St. John's Masonic lodge for years, is retiring from that Mrs. W. J. Free, of Saskatchewan, | § bas arrived in the city, to oud a fw weeks with relatives. Mr. will --Notes From all Over--Little of Easily Read and Remem Mayor Judd, London, will not try another term. A. XW. Tyson is being boomed as a candidate the mayoralty of Guelph for next year. Mise grants. ' Douglas Orman, Kenora, Ont., aged nineteen years, was killed at Gardner's Jumber camp, He was engaged build- ing a stable when a log rolled upon him with fatal results. KINGSTONIANS MARRIED. Miss Ethel R. Wilson is Now Mrs. F ©. Reid. Av pretty but quiet wedding was solemnized in St. James' church, on Monday evening, when Miss Ethel Lena, eldest daughter of the late George Wilson, was married to Fred- erick Charles Reid, of James Reid & Sons, Princess street. The ceremony was performed by Archdeacon Mac- morine. Stuart Wilson, brother of the bride, was best man, and Miss Tena Coffey was bridesmaid. After the ceremony the bridal party drove to the residence of Mrs. James Reid, Princess street, where a sumptuous wedding supper awaited them, and where Mr. and Mrs, Reid received the tulations of their friends. Mr. Mrs, Reid left at midnight for Prescott, from where they will cross into the United States, visiting the principal cities, before their return. They will take up residence at the corner of Earl and Frontenac street. Many costly and beautiful gifts re- ceived by the bride testified to the esteem in which she was held by a host of friends, whose good wishes follow her through life. i TOP OF HEAD BLOWN OFF. Struck Dynamite While Working in Mine. Cobalt, Ont., Dec. 10.--~A Pole nam- ed Andryn Dubec, was killed, yester- day, at the Nipissing mine. He was mucking in the drift from shaft No. 12, and is supposed to have struck some' dynamite, probably by picking into a missed hole. The entire top of his head was blown off. Gunboats Bought To Rot. Constantinople, Dec. 10.--The two new first-class torpedo gunboats, built for Turkey in Germany at a cost of more than $160,000 cach, have arrived in Bosphorus. After steaming to a position where they cou be seen from the palace windows, in case the sultan should wish to see his new ac guisivions, they entered the Golden orn, where they will probably rot along with the other Turkish war- ships. Half A Century In The Mail. Paris, Dec. 10.--A letter 'which was posted in Paris on January 10th, 1860, has just reached its destina- tion in the same city, says our cor- respondent." No explanation of the delay is forthcoming. Despite the lapse of nearly half a century, the postman was able to deliver it to the lady for whom it was intended, and who is now a venerable septuagenar- ian. Shnday Parers For Paupers. London, Dec. 10.--The district audi- tor has questioned the legality of an expenditure of thirteen shillings quar- terly by the Poplar guardians in pro- viding the inmates of their workhouse with Sunday papers. ' Consequently the guardians are appealing to the local government board for sanction to the expenditure of one shilling per week for this purpose. A Schooner On Fire. New York, Dec. 10.--Capt. Hepner, of the Southern Pacific steamship Pro- tuse, reports the sighting of a burn- ig four-masted schooner, on Satur- day evening, 182 miles south-east of Cape Hatteras. No one was aboard the schooner. Don't argue with your wife. Put on your rubbers. Livingston's for neckwear. BRAGELETS Are in style and will be worn, When looking for a gift you may be suited with a Bracelet. Our stock is larger and replete with all the latest designs from the best makers. . Our new expanding Brace- It ranges in price from $5 up. Spangenberg JEWELLER Issuer of Marriage Licenses. 25¢. 30c. GREAT Handkerchief Bargain TO-MORROW--ALL DAY, Owing to the financial crash in the, United States, and the desire on the partjof the Swiss Handkerchief manufacturers to avoid any risk, hundreds of orders from American firms are cancelled. The result being an opportunity for Canadian buyers on the spot toibuy for prompt' cash some particularly good things. Weare one of a syndicate that has a buyer con- stantly on the watch for these opportunities, and as is known YOU share in some of the best things that come to Canada in this way. | To-morrow we will offer one lot of 2,000 Fine Embroidered Handkerchiefs In a great variety of new designs. These range in value from 18c, 20c, 23c, Your Choice To-morrow, 15¢c Each. / Each Handkerchief is put up in a dainty Card Box and is ready for Christmas giving. Remember Our Sale Of Ladies' Winter Coats One-Third Off. Every Winter Coat, in all the new cloths and designs, at One-Third Off. Also the balance of our ren's Winter Coats at One-Third Off. Child- lot is one of the best made. & A Pair of Jaeger : Pure Wool Slippers ; FOR 'XMAS THEY WOULD BE APPRECIATED. Ladies' Plaids, size 3 to 7, $1.50. Ladies' Blacks, size 3 to % 1.25; Men's Plaids, size 6 to 11, $1.50 and 1.75, Men's High Pldin Colors, 6 to 11, $2.00, Gbe Toockett Shoe Store. ETT ERE YEAR 74--NO, SIVIR| Married Twenty Year Never Saw Wife Wis BORN B HIS SIGHT HAS BEI STORED BY OPERATI( oY ) The Wife is Hurrying to t of Her Husband to Wh Great Light Has Come is Great Rejoicing. Denver, Dee. 11.--Almost w conceal her joy, Mrs. Gale kins of Cleveland made a hw parture for home. She had » letter stating that sight } given to her husband, who 1} blind from birth. The wile, formerly Miss Lo of Colorado Springs, left Der in the course of three days band will see her for the fir although they have been marr ty years. Hoskins life, in spite of } tion, is said to have been ¢ tively happy. From 1890 until was in Denver, having marr Hall, in 1887. From 1896, ur vears ago, when they settled land, they travelled. The wife says that until Si last IMoskine refused to cons tors concerning his affliction. consulied the eye snecialist » given him sight. Mrs. Hos) visiting friends here when. she the great news. Her husbe educated in Chicago, and h some literary work, she b amanuensis. Serious Ear Trouble. Paris, Dee. 11.--The London pondent of the Matin says tl days' visit of the kaiser. to] after his stay at High Cliffe o due to his majesty's desire t sult specialists as to his thx trouble 'in which persists. Tt . that there has heen a serious ) & festation of the kaiser's ear Parliament House Burn Wellington, N.Z., Dec. 10.- ment Howse, with the exceptio library wing, was completely ed by fire yesterday. It was 1873, mainly of timber. DAILY MEMORAND; Every Good style In Fine Furs, at Campbell Bro Board of Works, 4 p.m, Thurs High Court opens, 2 pm., Th Wonderland Theatre, afterno evening. St. George's Men's Club, evening. "Dorothy Vernon,'"* Grand House, 8.15 p.m. Kingston Canton, No. 6 Assen morrow night, Whig Hall, Reception for Young TPeop James' Church, to-night, at 8.3 Church Workers Meeting Council Chamber, 4 p.m., to-mo "T'welith Night," hy the Dramatic Club, at The Grand, row night. This day dn history :--Abdic James II, 1688: Luther bur Pope's bull, 1520. At The Princess-- 'The Passi or Life of Christ," accomp lecture, from 8 to 10 p.m. Bijou Theatre--Melba sings o performance except between 7.15 pm. Two Comedies, "A Fish and "The Crazy Quilt.'" WHIG TELEYHONES 243--Business Office. 229--Edilorial Rooms. 292--Jobbing Department. Legal Forms, all kinds, at Wb The Daily Whig is always on Gibson's Drug tore, Market Open till late each evening. FULL GRYSTI GLASSWARE « We carry a large varie these goods, in TUMBLI WINES, ETC. They are very finest. Nothing b for a holiday gift. A pleasure to show | to you. Robertson Bro Their names guarant: quality. Rowntree's & Cadb Celebrated Choco Words canot express, ad ly, the real daintiness anc right prettiness of this boxes. Come in and see them Ww! assortmsnt is complete, Your good judgment will - rest. "Jas, Redden & Importers of Fine Groot P.S.--Tom Smith's Ch Stockings, in all sizes, $1.75 each. All this season's coats; W half-price sales