\ v ~ PEGE POUR VARNISH IT WITH KOPAL Is it a Door? Is it a Boat? Is it a Carriage? Is it a Bath-room? Is it a Store front? Is it inside? Is it outside? Is it dull and dingy? VARNISH IT H WITH AL Kopalis made as good as a varnish can be. It's for general use. It wears.) 'Corbett's HARDWARE. In Tins; Half Pints, Pints, Quarts, &e. y 2 BOLD BY wmsnmanmsmnl Gold Bracelets A very handsome gift to present to a lady is a gold bracelet. There is nothing newer or more appropraite. We have a beautiful assortment in ~ Solid Gold, plain, chased and pearl set. Also 'some very pretty styles in Gold Filled. SOLID OLD BRACE- LETS, from $8.50 up. GOLD FILLED BRACE- LETS, from $1.25 up. Kinnear & d'Esterre Jewellers. 100 Pringess St., King- ston. . We Are Offering 20 Per Cent. Reductions, On Men's and Boys' Suits. All the latest styles, and makes, and 10 PER CENT ON BOOTS AND SHOES, which are up-to-date in every way. Also a good stock of Fine Shirts, Collars, Ties and Summer Hats. ® We would be pleased to have you inspect these at any time. ISAAC ZACKS, 271 Princess street. PURE FOOD INSURES Goob HEALTH HAGIC oma INSURES PURE FOOD. COMPANY LIMITED EW.GILLETT TORONTO,ONT. COPYRIGHT NO; YOU CAN'T EAT COAL! But you'll find it just as neces- sary as bread when it comes to cooking. Who wants to eat raw meats vegetables ? Nonsense, of, course, But sense--get good conl, the kind we provide Summer and Winter. Do you know the merits of coal from the famous' Plymouth mine ? Glad to give information any time. R. CRAWFORD 'Phone, 8. Foot Queen St. or Perey Sheppard, Queenston, drowned while river, A fatted 'call has no love for a pro: tigal sony os ala Vala alm 2 was swimming in Niagara smn ------ THE WHIG, 75th YEAR DAILY BRITISH WHIG, published at 808- no street, at $8 per year, 3 3 jack p.m. WEEKLY BRFTI H WHI pages, pub- ished in on Monday ahd y morn st $1 3 year. To United Da bas to be made Soc. for 3 Jtiached a dle of the best Job Printing The British Whig Publishing Co., Lt'd Bw, LB FEN, . Daily Wibig. LAURIER FOR TORONTO, The Toronto World has an anmounce- ment from Montreal--the hotbed for all newspapcr canards--that Sir Wil- frid Laurier will contest a seat Toronto in the next elections. Would he Wn ? There's not a doubt of it. The people like a picturesque figure in a campaign, and the premier is with- out a peer in his personal magnetism. Some pérsons thought it silly of Mr. Pourassa to contest St, James' divi- sion, of Montreal, against Mr. Gouin, the premier of Quebec, but he succeed- ed, and simply because the electors saw in him a personality above the common, a man mgrvellous in speech' and eloquent in expression, Toronto has never been really shaken up by a candidate of the Laurier type and the the premier's entrance into a City which is regarded as hopelessly tory would cause. a commotion without a parellel. If the premier decides to con- test one of the Torontos--which is doubtful--=he will be elected. Mr. Taft, tendered the nomination, of the-republican party for the presi- dency, has been framing an accept- ance. He . bhegan with 10,000 words, He has cut the story down to 3,000. a point if he cuts the He will score record 'to one word, "Yes." WANTED--MORE MONEY, Mr. Hill, the greatest railway man is persuaded that the great corporations must have more money 'if they are to succeed. The is something which cannot stand still. It is being im- proved or it is deteriorating all the while. Its equipment is forever under- going change. No service shows or- dinarily so much development. The the people is exem- in which they of his time, railway either extravagance of plified in the manner travel. They want luxury, and the supply it their These cost money, heaps of railways must in coaches, it, and they do not last so long. Accident or wear and tear very soon relegate them to the repair shop or New and more gor- 'geous equipment takes their plaee. New lines are built to shorten dis- tance and close up connections. Tracks the minor lines. laying and relaying is going on all the while. The management is concerned aboutt three things: (J) How to keep up the and the road; (2) how to preserve or improve (3) how to makes the investment.pay, remembering that record reputation of its condition; and the competition for pasdengers and' freights is always keen. Mr. Hill says the revenues must increase, There are two sways of helping the corporation. collect other is to reduce and in current the the is to more The number of hen One rates. employed wages that are paid them. The Hill idea is to get more money. the tariffs. Collect larger. fares from the people. He not talking in this way for effect, for How ? Increase 18 there is nothing attractive about it. How Mr. Maclean regards the pro- not known, but he must see in it the disappointment of life. so long as present Tates do not meet quirements, position is his There will not be a two-cent fare The Hodgins he dropping them experience--of making; and in complete humilia- of this second scandal monger, That is the prediction, and it charges could not sustain, tion--will be repeated in the case can be safely received, A CURIOUS CIVIC CHAPTER. The Whig is disappointed with the works department and its of the pavement question. treatment Nearly sev- en months of this year have passed, and the council announces that it has done nothing which was supposed to be engaging its seri- attention. the official who is at the head of the department is somewhat to blame. to the situation and recom- pend that which is for the best. With the facts before them the aldermen may be gxpected to decide upon some line of action. the fault Some years ago the pavement .ques- the upon a matter ous Perhaps It is his duty study If they do not so de- cide is theirs alone. attention of the council. The engineer at that time, A. K. Kirkpatrick, and of the aldermen went on a trip of observa- In Montreal they saw the rock asphalt. It some the streets, broken and destroyed, and the representatives of Kingston had difficulty in determining that it tion occupied two tion. was on of no was \ not an ideal article. At Boston, asphalt and bitulithic were found in use, and i under conditions which did not make to decide in favour of the It it \had bitulithie. seemed i6deed hills or grades. was a practical demonstration Warren laboratory of the 4 iw Y sulted other engineers, is not on to be the only pavement suitable for a city of At Boston, too, there in the superiority of bitulithic over asphalt. At Hamil- { ton there was an examination, final- ly, of 'ofilinary tar macidam, and it ment of the modern kind, such as Nr. Purchi saw ~men laying in London, England, and such as Hugo Craig re- commends, was not seen on this trip. - The council had laid before it a re- port uppn all that the aldermen saw, and it had, in addition, an elaborate report upon the cost and merits of asphalt, bitulithie, vitrified brick, and ordinary macadam. There was an es- timate of the wearing quality of each. Finally there was the professional judgment of the engineer, and it was to the effect that bitulithic was the pest for Kingston, and the only pave- ment he could recommend. The at tempt was made to lay three or iour blocks of the pavement as an (xperi- ment, on the local improvement plan, and it was defeated by the property owners. They acted, impetuously, 'and without the light they desired, and the experience suggests this, if it sug- gests anything, that if paving is to he done on a special tax rate there will have to be an educational campaign, with consistent aims and arguments. There appears to be nothing in store for the council of this year but a de- feat of its plans; for the reason that the people cannot be expected to act upon the options thai are offered to them. 'Here is the proposition: The engineer recommends block pavement or bitulithic, and the works depart- ment of which he is the technical head, dpes not exactly repudiate him, hut it ignores his recommendation. There is to be a kind of plebiscite, a sampling of public opinion, by a can- vasser, who may not be an expert and so unable to explain the differences between materials. The lock pavement, about which he con- the list, and the property owners -are not to be counselled with regard to it! What sort of a way is this to use an engineer ? What sort of an engineer is he to stand it? The record of half a. year--the oo- quetting by the council with Mr. Kir- by, the'indifierence which he exhibited me, the concessions which he or ~ engineer's for a ti demanded, the further privileges favours he sought and did mot get, the dissembling that followed, and the mpvement which cannof possibly chapter which new succeed--constitute a curious in civic government, and one covers the council of 1908 with ceeding glory. et -- EDITORIAL NOTES. 25,000 men will rvests of ex- It is reported that be wanted to help in the ha A the western provinces. Here's chance to make big wages and see the, a country. ---- A man may be a fit rate preacher and a very poor jailer. That is To- ronto's experience. The spoils system. isyery properly named as far as Dr. hambers is concerned. Earl Rosebery "is afraid of. the old age pension scheme. He fears it will land England in awful debt and in- jure her defences. Not enough money forgthe army and navy, eh? Hon. Me. Monteith is to remain in the Whitney cabinet. That is the latest. As a continued protest against system ? Or as the only the spoils available man for the office? ---- Sullivan, America's got a froper setback from the Eng- lish authorities. The idea of him dictating to the pioneers of modern athletics !| There was more sense In the proceeding than the circumstances justified. * sporting boss, -- The Toronto. World advises Hamil on's mayor to consult with the pro- vinecial authorities on the power ques- tion. Arve the provincials running the Is Beck the power councils now ? dictator ? -- newspapers have been suf- Thé London taking a plebiscite on woman's frage, and the large majority 'of both men and women are against the pro- position. That should settle it for the time being. examinatidns of the pupils. percentage, Toronto's entrance were passed by 61.6 London had a higher about 90. Kingston's rate is under- stood to be 88. Why the variation? Is it due to the prepareduess of the scholars ? i How Did You Die ? (Anonymous.) Did you tackle that trouble that your way With a resolute heart and cheerful ? Or hide your face from the light of day With a craven soul and fearful ? ounce, Or a trouble is what you make & And it isn't the fact that you that counts, > But only how :did you take it? You are beaten to earth ? Well, well what's that ? Come up with a smiling face ! But to lic there--that's disgrace ! ! The harder you're thrown, 'why | higher you bounce, Be proud of your blackened eve ! It isn't the fact that you're licked tha counts ; Its how did you fight--and why? And though you be done to the death what then ? If yow battled the best you could, weeny Why, the crifie 'will call it good ! Death" comes a pounce, And whether you're slow or spry, counts But only How did you die ? was pronounced a failure. Block'pave- came Oh, a trouble's a ton, or a.trouble's an 're hurt It's nothing against you to fall down flat the If you played your part in the world of With a crawl, or comes with It isn't-the fact that you're dead that Morgue's Allurments, Ottawa Citizen. * Toronto is erecting an ornate ami Spacious new' morgue, in fact such a swell structure that. the people are just dying to get into it. - -- The Mighty Dead. Toronto x Telegram. When the orator at Quebec speaks of "the mighty dead," does he allude to Wolfe; mtealm, or the conserva- tive party that is always going to carry the province ? ! 's' Heel Taps. Hamilton Te ie r. Bryan doesn't 'want any cash contribwtions of more than $10,000 to bis ign fund. Any contribution ! above $10,000 would be deemed a vio- lation of Jeffersonian simplicity. HE 15 IN HOSPITAL p-- Gilbert Rumion of Ogdens Seriously Injured on the Tay of His Vacation. Ogdensburg, N.Y., July 22--Gilbert Runion, after securing two weeks' va- cation, went into camp' along the .bank of the St. Lawrence yesterday noongand had just started to fully enjoy his outdoor freedom when an explosion occurred, and, swathed in bandages, he will spend many weeks in the city hospital and probably come out of the institution blind. t Heghad built a fire of soft coal in the kitchen . of the summer cottage, and in throwing in more coal um- knowingly threw in a stick of dyna- mite. The = explosion which followed Evidence Of Padding. | Exchange. vy Robert Rogers, of Manitoba, claims | the whole ten seats for the conserva- tives, which isa pretty fair sign 'that the Hon. Robert is satisfied with the | why his 'appointees made the recent | registration in that province. A New Work! Toronto Globe: Governor Hi , of New York, "now investigating the state board of | embalming examiners. When a citizen reaches the empalmers he should be free from combines, but there is still a coffin trust and the cemetery trust to deal with, Level Of The Lakes. Toronto News. No adequate - explanation of this year's phenpmenal rise in the level of the great lakes has yet been advmne- ed. The suggestion is made that it is due to the heavy liquidation that has taken place in the stock market. Cer- tainly a lot of water has been squeez. ed out of the securitiés during the last few months. ° Striped Frock; For Young Girl. The sketch illustrates an effective and simple: gown. for a young girl, the model being of white. and pink striped gingham. The skirt was trim- med with bands of the striped fabric cut crosswise, . and the bodice had wide bands of the striped gingham tucked and set lengthwise, the body of the gown being cut on the cross of the goods. A low turndown collar of white embroidery linen was worn, with a soft tie of black, Seats For The Leaders. Toronto News, There is ample precedent for the suggestion that Sir Wilfrid Laurier should stand for ®ue of the Torontos, and R. L. Borden, for a Quebec con- stituency. In the old days of a uni- ted Upper and Lower Canada, French members used sometimes to sit for English constituencies, and English representatives sat for French rid- ings. Baldwin was elected in Quebec and Prefontaine for York. Sir Francis Hincks represented an Ontario riding for some time, and when Sir George Cartier was = defeated in Quebee<ig | 1873 a seat was obtained for him i Manitoba. Sir John Macdonald sat for the city of Victoria for the whole parliament of 1878 to 1882. Sir Rich- ard Cartwright and Edward Blake at different periods were elected by dif- ferent constituencies, and the prinei- ple is a sound one that seats may be found 'anywhere in the country for outstanding leaders of either party. It makes for the unity of confedera- tion to have Nova Scotians sitting for Ontario and British Columbia constituencies, and an inter-change of Ontario and Quebéc representatives is desirable from the same standpoint Public Ownership Again, Watertown Standard. Thomas Johnson's experiment in municipal ownership of Cleveland trac- tion lines is' rapidly proving a dismal failure. With three months of three cent street car fare, two 0 the monthly reports have shown a deficit and a third deficit is predicted for July. Despite these discouraging fig- ures President Dupont believes that three cent fares will pay in time. The company is operating under a lease whereby it must give free transfers af- ter July 28th. This will further re duce the revenue $30,000 a month. Grafting In Earnest, Watertown Timegt Denver thinks that possibly it has been buncoed. It gives $100,000 to bring the demperatic national con- vention there, and it learns that the democratic national committee ex- pended only £45,000 and turned the remaining $55,000 into the campaign fund. Denver expected it would all be spent in Denver and is somewhat dis- gusted that it was so liberal. -------- The Italian picked up on Lake On- tario by the steamer A. N. Marshall, a week ago Sunday, and whom veith- er the American nor Canadian auth- orities permitted to land, has been t| identified by Chief of Policd Mayden, Rochester, N.Y., as -Tohn Gianni, an escaped lunatic from ther Gowanda .} state hospital. He will probably be returned there. St. Francis Xavier church, Brock- ville, was the e of a pleasant mar- riage, on Today, when Miss Eva Amelia, youngest daughter of the late Peter Poulin, of Brockrille, became isi + minutes. Business demolished the stove and set fire to Runion's clothing and the eottage. A companion of Runion's named Woods. rushed the vietim to the river and. quenched the flames. - Mayor Hannan { was coming along the river road n his 'touring car at the time of the explosion, accompanied by Dr. Stearns. They carried the unconscious lad to the auto and covered the six miles to the hospital in less than twelve Phe boy's face was badly burned, his hair was singed off and his legs and arms burned. The doc tors are unable to state' as yet -the extent of the damage to the eyes. OF INTEREST TO PUBLIC. Rules and Regulations of Baggage Car Traffic. The general baggage department of the Grand Trunk railway system has just issued a summary of the | rules and regulations governing baggage car trathe for the guidance of bag- gage masters, station and train bag- gagemen on the entire system, and this pocket manual pertaining to their duties is designed to provide not alone for the usual conduct of the business, but action desired in case of all kinds of contingencies, and per- plexities, which may assail the em- ployees of the baggage department. Fhe manual consists of sixty-eight pages, and an examination of the book indicates the very important part the baggage department of a great railway system plays in the con- "duct of the passenger traffic, the as- surance that passengers may feel that their personal belongings which ac- company them in the baggage car are heing carefully watched, and that, the liability for the loss either temporary or permanent is arriving at the dis- appearing point by the foresight and | care exercised in directing the opera- tion of this important branch of the service. i There isa® distinct effort made * in this hook to have ever present in the mind of 'the employee of the baggage department that his first duty is to the public, and to illustrate this, on the first page of the hook appear such clauses as the following : "The relations and responsibilities of common carriers to the travelling public are such as require from the carrier the most constant and watch- ful care of the property of the tra- veller. '"As station and train baggage mas- ters you are entrusted with the safe- keeping and proper transportation of effects which are valuable to the own- ers. Nothing can be more annoying to travellers than the loss of, abuse of, or delay to their baggage. "You must try to give satisfaction to the public and establish a reputa- tion for courtesy and civility to everyone. You are expected to be polite at all times, to answer civilly all questions addressed to you, and of unable to give any necessary informa- tion, endeavor when practicable, to obtain it, if pertamning to baggage car traffic. if not, the passenger should be directed to the proper of- fice. Endeavor to make the Grand Trunk railway syswm popular; its is dependent upon the good will of the people." It is expected that in this "manner the employees of the baggage depart- ment will appreciate that in serving the piblic intelligently and well, they are serving their employees equally, as without this spirit to co-operate, neither the public nor those in charge of the different departments of a great railway system are reasonably satisfied. Very Quarrelsome Neighbors. Names of the parties are Corns and Warts--both were unhappy till the trouble was mediated by Putnam's Corn Extractor. Any corn goes out of business in twenty-four hours if "Putnam's" is applied--try it. 1,000 Islands--Rochester. Steamers North King and Caspian leave daily, except Monday, at 10.156 a.m., for Thousand Island ports, and at 6.00 pm. for Bay pf Quinte ports and Rotharier. Kingston Beats Toronto. In Toronto, 1,666 pupils tried the | entrance examination to the Collegi- ate Institute, and only 957 passed. In Kiofgston, 181 tried and 160 pass- ed. Toronto's percentage of smecess-, ful pupils was 61, and Kingston's 88. Kingston's public schools are certain- ly doing excellent work. i-- For An All Day Trip. Take steamer America for Ganano- que, Rockport, Brockville and, Ogdens- burg, Friday, 8 a.m.; meals on board. the bride of Marcus Stevens, 'of Mont- real, son of James Stevens, of Athens. ~'Tis by the reason of Shirt Store of the Town, cern Makin Shirts. Solid Colors, tion. are exclusive with us. New Bathing Suits, { The Shirt Store of | the Town. that we lay claim to the distinctive term: "The " We know that no con- gives the study of Shirt Fashions and Shirt more serious thought than we do. The result is a high achievement in the Shirt business not equalled elsewhere in our city. : We've everything that's White, etc. We are showing the masterpieces of the best Shirt Makers--makers with a reputa- See Our Great $1.00 Every pattern a new one, and many of them New Hosiery. \ our immense Shirt trade, good in Summer Stripes, Figures, Plain Line New Underwear, v THE H. D. 4 4 4 4 4 'BIBBY C0. | ' 10 Men's FHEIFFFHEIESEA EES Jt Mid-Summer Sale OF ---- Oxfords TWENTY PER CENT. OFF. All Men's Black, Tan and Patent Colt Ox- fords, including Invictus, Walker, Whit- man, J. & I. Bell and Hartt Shoes, $4.50 now 3.60. : . $4.00 now 3. $3.50 now 2.80. THE SAWYER SHOE STORE 20. 8 The Humor Of It. w Street Journal, That a man who himself has been a conspicuous failure should. press his advice and opinion upon dnother who has been successful is not. strange, hwman nature being so largely made up of contradictions, but that he al- wave, and , the recipient generally, should be unconscious. of the grim humor in it is teo strange. It is per- haps more true in Wall street than elsewhere. The put 'n' call vendor out of New Street, working for a slen- dor commission, will seriously urge a successful speculator to take his ad- vice. The client who has the liberty of the customers' room only because he has lost his money and cannot de- cently be turned out, attaches himself to the most successful men in the of- fice, and pesters them incessantly with his advice. A Canadian Successful. Dr. Thomas Allen, who left Brock- ville three years ago fo take a'posi- tion under the insular governfhent Porto Rico, has recently been ap- pointed by ~ the secretary of agricul- ture at Washington as expert' in aniy mal diseases in Porto Rigo, x And every man wants to climb about three times higher than he can ever hope to get. When you dna the truth in your way you may be sure you aré on the} OUR WID-SUMMER SALE It's the quality and rea. sonable prices that makes it famous. Fancy Parlor Setts and Wood Settees, Fancy Shade Velour and Rug Couches, Parlor Tables and Music Cabinets, also Brass and Iron Bedsteads and Hercules. Spring and Sanitary Health Mattresses at sale prices. Store open nights. Freight paid. James Reid, The Leading Undertaker. 'Phone 147. ALUMINUM ALL GRADES. LOWEST PRICES. 31 WILLIAM ST. Canada Metal Co.,Ltd., Toronto. ONT (Queen's University and Col ARTS KINGSTON, wrong. road. a