Hadi 1ICOLO A had taken two boxes, I was better. Altogether I took seven I have had no riewmatiem for over six months now amd feel that I am quite XI hawe over ten - * cure becduse the PIMPLES hs NT OUS DISEASE, ARE A VERY TROUBLESOME AND UN- SIGHTLY AFFLICTION . . . hay des vans 7 alban preiiy o io Pimples also often aries from dyspepsia and eomatipation, and in these cases Bur- dock Blood Bitters has the double effect of removing the pimples together with their' ous @ : Mer. D. P. Sammon, Osceola, Ont., writes: troubled with them since." Burdook Blood Bitters may be procured ob all Druggiste and Dealors, - -- Table Raisins, Table Figs, in glass, Table Figs, in boxes, Table Figs, by the round, Table Prunes, in glass, Bishop's Stuffed Prunes, Olives, all sizes, Olives Stuffed with Pimolas, Olives Stuffed with Celery, Olives Stuffed with Anchovie, Apchévies, in Oil, Russian Caviar, Pate-De-Foie Gras, Tamarinds, Crosse and Blackwell's Sauces, . Bee" Tea, ix Own Blend Coffee: gE THE DAILY 19.~Quite o nomber Farmers' Institute in ho John Barr v 4 n have pur- nies Et 8 § ya h- ' to ron daugh- by. teacher, is snother term. On Wed: for ov Besday ening last, a large nbmber RW wEols (20S at Bolingbiooher Misses M. and o Crozier intend spending Christmas with relatives at Smith's Falls. Miss Alice Stinson spent a few days with ber sister, Mrs. W. Taylor, Salem. Yinitons iE 7. Thompeon, Miss Susie illington and Miss Maggie Kennedy, Cole oh at H. Quinn's; Sete and John Cook at Mre. T. Crozier's; Mise Sigsworth, Miss Katie and David Barr at J. Barr's; Bertie Barr at G. Butterill's, Permoy; Wil- liam Thompson at G. Barr's. Wolfe' Island Budget. Wolfe Island, Dec. 20.--There is a play booked for one of the local halls uring the first week in January, Grant Pyke, of the St. Lawrence fruit farm, had F. Briceland purchase a fine team of Percheron colts for him. y weve got gin a back township. Miss Mcintyre, of Rochester, is visit- ing the Misses Coyle, of the village. Daniel Larush, and is Larush and wife, have returned from Buffalo. The Christmas devotions took place here the first of the week, and were well attended. Rev. Pather Spratt had seven sts assisting him. John Me- Donald Has moved from down the is. land to the village, in one of Miss '}Coyle"s houses. PF. Briceland pur- chased from Joyce brothers, of the city, a carload of cattle, and also one on 'the island, Both were taken to Montreal market. W. Russell and James Kehoe have returned from Buf- fulo, where they sailed all season. Capt. J. Crawford is home from Chi- cago, Miss Wollie McGrath is home from Buffalo, N.Y. A couple of farm- ers from the lower province have bought a carload of miich cows here. John Pyke is home from college for Christmas. The public school at the village held a concert, on Friday even- ing, and it was a grand success. Much praise js due the teachers, Misses Min- nie Barry and 7. Brig Miss O'Ril- ley has sent in her Yesignation as teacher of the village separate school. COUNCIL MEETINGS. The: Township of Council. Dec, 16--Simon Jackson voted $2 honus on forty rods of wire fence, and Benson Coulter $14.25 for putting gravel on road division 38, On mo- tion, Spooner-Gordon, W. H. Reid paid $36 for nine sheep killed by dogs, being two-thirds of value; Sher- man Wartman and Charles Red- den, $4 each for one sheep kill od; James Webb, $12 for three sheep. Benson-Coulter voted $9.75 for road Kingston work, and Archibald Knight $12.50 for twenty-five loads of gravel for road, ing to the fact that the salaries of public servants have been erally increased and the business of is township has also increased it is deemed just and right that this coun- cil, the treasurer and clerk have add: od to their salaries $25 each," and this was carried upon motion of Measrs. Ried and Spooner. Voted : Thomas Evans, $65 for breakin stone and putling gravel on road; Walter Smith, $8 for cement tile in culvert; Thomas Hawkey, $6 for James Fisher, a pauper; Arthur Day, $21 for work and material for division 4; F. MdCormack, $10 for work on road; William Smith, $5 for culvert; William McRow, 85, culvert; George Brown, $13.50 for eighteen loads of gravel; Isaac Faitbank, $11 for railing on Buck's Hill; William Keenan, $24 for breaking and sproadin avel on tie Quogon road; George Mokwen, 87 for work at Grass' bridge; 8S. M. Patter- son, $16 for twenty loads of foundry refuse for sidewalk on York Road: I'a trick Relig, 84.50 for ditch; William Ferguson, for a dog, he having got rid of it; A. BE. Welln, $25 for grading of road between Perth and torrington roads; El a%- Eby, $12 for breaking stone. Hinchinbrooke Couneil. Pigeadilly, Dec. 14.--Members all present. On motion, McMahon, the Sunday school granted use of town hall free for their annual entertain. ment, and no action be taken on bill A. ; the reeve to write W. J. Paul, P.P., regarding removal of dams on the depot waters, Reports of 8. Harper, and that of Reeve Ham- ilton and Councillor McMahon, re- specting charge of road on lots 24 in con. Zand 3, were a . On mo- tion, McMahon, the Feldspar com- pany granted their request for tele. phone d done poles and wires, ete. motion, ie, Wesley Freeman voted $8 for land for charge of road at Mr. Clow's; A. Salsbury voted 810 for work on said road: Dr. T.8. Genge voted $15 for medical at- tendance on William Ruttan and fam- ily. Voted for schools : No. 1, $198. 2, $348.75; 3, $231; 4, 8225; 5, $387.50 6, $32.75; 7, $376; 8, $185; 9, $260; 10 $209.75. Salaries : G. W. Killine, $60: G. A. Smith, $75; R. A. Hamilton. $28: A. Wagar, $26; J, McMahon, a D. lie, $20.75; P. Dwyer, On a charge of giving a drink of aco- nite to o hoy, Duncan McIntosh is un- der arrest at Dundas. : Twenty-five per cent, discount on all faney goods and boxed perfumes at 1Chown's, A picture post card with every 1 bE our of lamps, all kinds. s Stedley's, House coals and dressing gowns at J fo Hi $2 dorhy hats. 8; for 4 at Chown 5 ; Trade and am report of the a J earn: Sept ion the year, June 30 to March it g g i is sum! thus in the report of the Deputy Min- iT: of 'The total importa and expofls 2 vel dur the nine eo by report was , &8 cOm- with . during the twelve months, or previc year $999,797 020 during the corresponding nine months of the previous year; or, again, the total trade during the twelve months to June 30, 1907, (un- figures), was $617.064,952, as compared with $550,872,645 as above." A Rupaty of the trade for the twelve months ended Sept. 30 shows total imports of $362.459,- 907, as against $296,350,543 during the correspondin Jerid of 1906, an in- crease of 306.1 ,364. Exports of Canadian produce amounted to $244,180.922, as against $244,796,381, a decrease of $615,459. The duty collected on imports for the twelve months ended Sept. 30 was $58,661,006, an increase of $10, 619,943. ; Exports to Great Britain amounted to $196,806,985, a decrease of $7, 403,372. Exports to the United States total- led $80,081,440, an increase of $4,788,- 1 0. It is tq_be nbted, however, that an increase in Sxports for October will more than make up the comparative deficiency in the figures for the period taken. | Imports from Great Britain for the twelve months ended Sept. 30 total led $96,078,752, an increase of $33, 221.842, while imports from the Unit- ed States amounted to $223,040,016, an increase of $38,508,040. i What Makes Hailstones. The formation of hail through elee- trical 'action, according to the new theory of scientists attached to the Weather Bureau at Washin , is an interesting and even wonderful pro- cess. The wind draws out & cloud info a long, narrow strip. In that form, ow- ing to the great amount of surface ex- posed to the air, the cloud evaporates rapidly, and the rapid evaporation produces intense cold. Dry particles of snow are then formed, and these, by friction with the watered drops, quickly become changed with nega- tive electricity. But the water drops themselves carry positive electricity, and, since negative attracts positive, a film of water is formed u each snow particle, and is instantly frosén into a layer of ice. At this thickness its outer surface remains moist, the water not freezing there so rapidly, whereupon, the elec- trical charge changes from ve to positive, and the particle is repell- ¢d by the water drops and driven to the outer parts of the cloud. Here the increased cold covers it with snow again, and friction charges it anew with negative electricity. Repulsion is now once more changed for attrac- tion, and the particles rush back into the cloud, receiving upon their sar- faces another film of water, which is turned into second ice layers. ° Thus the growing hailstone darts sigzag through the clouds, piling up its alternate layers of snow 'and ice, until gravitation gains control, and sends it, with a jingling erowd of its fellows, spinning to the ground. Hopeless. "Jacob Smithers, criminal," said the retired lawyer, "sat in his cell making aper boxes when a dear old lady looked through the peephole in the door inquisitively. poo ' guess youl be r . won't you « Ryanl, no'm, not particulary," Ja- cob Smitherd answered. 'I'm in fur Figen Yo Plenty of Deer Yet. In spite of the horde of hunters, the deer of Ontari Plates That Would Last. "John," said Mrs. Jenkins, looking up from the paper she was reading, "you know how many dishes Kate has broken lately?" Yes," said John. "What of it?" ok continued Mrs. Jenkins, "therg is something in the ne r here about steel plates. I don't Kon what they are, but I should think they might be indestructible." E. J. Darragh has Dufferin Post. - g purchased the ONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1907. FAMOUS CLEARING HOUSE. How Millions Are Handled in Fa- ; mous Old Lombard Street. at the London Bankers' Clear- ing House--that centre of the bank- ing where millions of money are t with daily. The romantic history of the clear- ing house in the shade that of any other. fin institution in Lon- don or the provinces. Its aim, as most people are aware, is to enable the different banks to reach a settle ment every 24 hours. Every morning checks drawn uf all the other clear- ing houses are delivered from the dif- ferent banks, and before they are de- spatched their amounts are entered in a book. Sitting at the desks of the clearing house are clerks belonging to all the banks interested. In the morning each clerk finds on his desk a pile of checks drawn upon his bank, and the amounts are checked. When this laborious process is finished the clerks of the different banks return to their headquarters. The busiest time of the day (dur- ing which' there are three clearings) comes just before four o'clock, when the "runpers'"' rush in at the last mo- ment with bundles of checks to be examined. Then comes the heav task of arriving at a ance. Al though nearly a hundred million pounds: has beén known to pass through the clearing house in the course of the day not a single farthing of it is in coin. . For the genesis of the clearing house you must go back to the year 1775, when a Mr. Irving, a clerk to Messrs. Fuller, suggested that a room should be hired where clerks from various banks could meet for the pur- pose of exchange. The ground floor of No. 7 Lombard street was chosen for the purpose, but with an increase of business the cleoring house was removed in the year 1814 to No. 2 Lombard street. The joint stock banks were not admitted until the year 1854, but even now all the metropolitan institutions are not represented at the clearing house, and owing to the consolidation of the banking system of recent years the number of clear- ing banks represented is not more than eighteen. The bankers' bank is the Bank of England. Until a few years ago four private banks owned the clearing house. Since then a com- any has been formed, an equal num- Par of shares being held by the banks concerned. The tremendous increase in the clearing house transactions is exem- plified by the following figures: f 12,711,334,000 This scene of city bustle and ex- citement is situate at the end of Post- office court, which straggles out of Lombard street. In the busy hours of the afternoon you can get a glimpse of the. clerks behind the swinging doors bending over their desks at high pressure. The '"clearers" and the "runners" are hustling and some- times wrangling together. But the whole system works: as accurately as a machine, and often a million: of money is interchanged in the space of a few minutes. Music For Prisoners. The inmates of Wandsworth Pris- on, numbering over 1,000, have just had an experience which they are not likely to forget. The Brixton Oratorio Choir, consisting of 70 trained voices, visited the prison and sang for them selections from 'St. Paul" and "Eli- jab." Miss Evelyn Wynne also gave her services, as did a professional in- strumental quartette. It was a won- derful sight to see prisoners listening, straining forward to catch every note and word. The governor said there never had been such silence. The men almost seemed glued to their seats. It was last winter 'that the suggestion was made by Rev. A, J. Waldron, viear o! Brixton, that the choir should visit metropolitan pris- ons, and consent was first obtained for the choir to visit Brixton Prison. On that occasion the chaplain of the prison said the prisoners had never n so moved before. Prisoners whe had before rebelled against all dis- cipline and had maintained a stub- born demeanor were entirely softened. In the infirmary were several pris- oners who were unable to be present, but who heard the music through the open windows. One old man said it seemed as if suddenly heaven had come to the prison. The warders at both prisons are eloquent in their praise of the innovation, and say it has brought a new hope into the whole prison world. How Swell Women Dress. Justice Grantham, at the Sussex Assizes, indulged in some strong re- marks regarding the way in which "swell ladies of the land," as he term- ed them, defrauded poor tradespeople. "It was time," said the learned judge, "that many ladies who dressed so expensively were made to realize that they could not defraud trades- people with osntempt, and that by making false statements in order to obtain what they Tequited they could be sent to prison. If this was more fully realized it would put a stop to a lot of credit. Great advay- tages were en by swell ladies of poor tradespeople. They went to vari- ous shops and ordered grand and ex- pengive costumes for which they new er intended to pay; consequently many poor tradespepole were abso. lutely robbed." His Own Critic. An actor who was "taken" while on the stage by a cinematograph was gre pleased with the result, Talk- in t it to a prominent dramatic entice, he said: most-extraordinary ex- perience I ever went through--, | ally to see myself acting." <8 "Now," repliedithe eritic, 'you will | understand what we have to put up | with," al xt { See our special glove, extra wrist with buckle strap, Mocha or | kid, $1.75, $2 $295 at Jenkins'. | | Woollen gloves, 20¢., 25¢. and . up. Millers, all colors, B50, New York long | +" for quarter sizes in collars, EN ---- .- -- ee 00000000000000008000003000000000000000000000 [THE LAST DAY To-morrow and To-morrow Evening will be your last shopping day before Christmas. We wish to draw your attention to the most suitable gifts--gifts that are useful, and always acceptable :-- Men's House Slippers, in plaid felt, only, 90c. and $1.25. Men's Fine Leather Slippers, in brown, black and tan, 75c., Séc. $1, 81.25, 81.50 and $2.50. Men's Hockey Boots, all sizes, $1.50, $2, ' 2.50 to £3.50. Women's Fancy Plaid and Felt Slippers, in low and high tops, trimmed wi fur, 75c., $1, $1.25, $1.50 to $2. In brown, black, green, blue and scarlet. Boys' and Girls' House Slippers, 50c., 60c., and 75c. to $1, in fancy felt and leather. Children's Slippers, in greeny black and red, 25¢., 35c., 45c. to bc. aldinls ol Hockey Boots for Boys and Girls, $1.25 to 82.50. Suit Cases make very acceptable gifts. We have a few of our 85 special case left, in brown and tan leathers. Hand Bags, real leather, leather lined, $1.50, 85 to 818. Every bag guaranteed real leather. We have them in brown and black, alligator and sea lion grain. Moccasins for Little Boys, only 50c, and 60c. Larger sizes 75c. Abernethy's 000000000000 0000000000 0000000000 0CR00C00000000000CF0CI0COCROOIOOEROONOOS 000000000000000000000000000005000000000000000000000000000000000000 ( THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO ESTABLISUED 1867 Paid-up Capital, $10,000,000 Rest, - - - 5,000,000 Total Assets, - 113,000,000 Branches throughout Canada, and in the United States and England A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED COMMERCIAL AND FARMERS' PAPER DISCOUNTED SAVINGS. BANE. DEPARTMENT " Deposits of $1 and upwards received; interest allowed at current rates and paid quarterly. The depositor is subject to no delay whatever in the withdrawal of the whole or any porftion of the deposit. KINGSTON BRANCH, CORNER OF KING AND PRINCESS STS. P.C. STEVEN SON, Manager. The Ideal Beverage ASK_ FOR A Pale Ale, palata- ble, full of the virtues of malt and hops, and in sparkling condition, is the ideal beverage. (LONDON) Now, when chemists announce its purity, and | judges its merit, one need look no further. ES McPARLAND, s JAM ales Agent. GIFT SUGGESTIONS. Large Stock. Yariety the Best Dressers, in mahogany, $25, £33, up. Some cheap lines at $6 and $7. Brass Bed would make a suitable git. Ours range from $35 to $65. Iron Beds at $3 and 84. We also have a large selection of Music and China Cabinets, which are selling at a reduction of 15 per cent. These are special, Leading : Undertaker. ---- SE -------- FEEEEES EADIE ahd +4444 4444 FEE EIEAS Ripe Bananas, Ripe Pineapples, * Ripe Hot House Tomatoes, '3 Florida Tangerines, Florida Grape Fruit, 444444444 A. J. REES, 166 Princess Street ; PAE P EEE EE E440 4 Fs AREAS EIA a i tise tote spore eet i ---- -- r -- Brass 'Castings TO PATTERN. Immediate: Attention Special Price. Canatla Metal Co., Ltd. Toronto, Ont MAYORALTY, 19 170 THE ELECTORS ; At the request of large nu of citizens, I offer myself as | didate for the Mayoralty. | deem my tem years of 'well- service as an Alderman to hav of uc to the people, I can dently appeal for your suppo a position in which experienc intimate knowledge of city can be most effective for the ral good. MAYORALTY, 1 CITY OF KINGSTC 4 In answer to over five hundred ifil electors, who have, by pe requested me to offer myself as didate for the Mayoralty, | beg to state that 1 have consented 1 I, therefore, request the vo influence of all favorabie to my tion as Mayor for 1908. A. E. ROSS, M.] Nov. 26, 1907. Synopsis of Canadian North HOMESTEAD REGULATION! Any even numbered section of [ fon Lands in Manitoba or the Nort Provinces, excepting 8 and 26, 1 served, may be homesteaded by a son the sole head of a Iamily, or over 18 years 'of age, Lo the ext one-quarter section, of 160 acres, or less. Application for homestead entry be wade in person by the applicap Dominion Lands Agency or Sub-e Entry by proxy may, however, be at an Agency om certain conditiol the father, mother, son, daughter, er or sister of an intending homes! An application for entry or ca tion made personally at any sub-s othice may be wired to the Agent | Sub-agent, at the expense of the cant, and i the lund applied for is" on receipt of the telegram such a tion is to have priority and the la: be held until the necessary paper complete the transaction are receiv mail, in case of "persomation" or frau applicant will forfeit all priority of or if entry has been granted it wi summarily cancelled. An application for cancellation m made in person. The applicant mu eligible for homestead entry, and on application for canceilation will ccived from an individual until tha plication bas been disposed of. Where an entry is cancelled subse to mstitution of cancellntion procewv the applicant for caifcellution will titled to prior right of entry Applicant for cancellation must st what particulars the homesteader wiault, A homesteader whose eutry 18 no subject of cancellation proceedings subject to the approval of Di ment, relinquish it in favor of mother, son, daughter, brother or it eligible, but to no one else, on declaration of abandonment. DUTIES--A settler is required to formu the duties under one of the f Ing plans :-- (1) At least six months' residenc pu and cultivation of the land in Year during the term of three year: (2) A homesteader way, if he 8c sires, perform the required ' resi duties by living on farming land « solely by him, not less than vighty acres in extent, im the vicinily o homestead. Joint ownership in land BOL meet this requirement. (3) If the father (or mother, fi father is deceased) of a homesteade Perianent residence on farming owned solely by him, not less eighty (80) acres in extent, in the v Ly oi the homestend, or upon a F stead entered for by him in the vici such howesteader may perform his residence duties by living with Lhe er (or mother.) (4) The term "vieinity" in the Preceding paragraphs is Jdafined as ng not more thah nine tiles in a line, exclusive of the width of road lowance crossed in the micasurement (J, A homesteader intending Lo per his residence duties in accorgance the above while living with parent: on farming land owned by himself Botily the Agent for the district of Intention. Before making application for pe the settler must give six months' n lu writing to the Commissioner of inion Lands at Ottawa, ol his i ton to do so. SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN NOJ WEST MINING REGULATION? VOAL--Coul wining righ ghis way leased for a period of Lwenty-oue 8 un annual rental of ¥1 per acre. More tham 2,560 acres shail be least One individual or company. A royall © rate of tive cents per ton shall 'oliccied on the merchantable coal m QUARTZ--A person eighteen years 880 or over, having discovered minen force: may' locate a claim 1,50Ux1 1be fee for recording a cluim is $5 AL Jeast vlUu ust be expended or Claim each year or paid to the mi fucorder in lien thereof. When $500 hoi eXpended or paid, the locator Bin having a survey made, and vu cha Plying with other requirements, 8% the land at $1 per acre. or batent provides for the payn rl ality of 24 per cent on the st Tent Acer mining claims generally are ly. Square ; entry fee $5, renewable y Aid applicant may 'obtain two lease termi for gold of five miles each fo discret L¥enty years, renewable at terior °0 of the Min ster of the ™ 1 wr \césee shall have a dredge in 0] of the ithin one season from the d $10 © lease for each five miles. Ret lid annum for each mile of ri tent royalty at the rate of 2§ 10 t teeds $10,000. 2 the output after { W. W. CORY. ' of the Minister of the Inter Inanthorized publication of "nt will not he paid for. aw OR THE HOUSEKEEPER. Plager ory our HG 2 ib. Fora ©, of + "Mines" | J. NYRI FY Arden X Raye' -- = kins . he ckey toques, .