CORBETT'S Rule 9, Dog Show No dog will be received unh- less supplied with a suitable collar and chain." We have the finest and larg- est assortment of Canine Cols lars, in the city, and in- vite fanciers to iuspect thew. ete. local J. CORBETT, General flardware Dealer Cor, Priicess sireets, and; Wellington COBALTS ON MARGIN We carry the listed Cobalt Stock on margin deposits ; also New York' Stocks, Grain, Produce, etc, bought and sold, Consult us before investing. We always have the latest news from the mining camps. All stock deliveries made prompt- ly, Wire, telephone or write us your orders at our expense; TY ~ . ' Patriarche & Co., STOCK DEALERS, flead Office, Standard Stock Building, Toronto. Buffalo Office, 208 Ellicott Bquare, Buflalo, N.Y. We have direct wires con- necting all ovr offices. Exchange QFICES - MONTREAL TORONTO. OTTAWA, WINNIPEG, WASHINGTON, (rand Union Hotel Opp. Grand Central Station, Now York Clty Rooms, $1.00 a Day AND UPWARD to and from Station free. Send 20 stamp for N.Y. Olty Guide Book and Mas \ J J JO J Notice to Strangers in the City While in our city take a few minutes to call and examine the extensive and beautiful collection of ANTIQUE FURNITURE and OLD FASHIONED ARTICLES, which we are offering at a low cash price or exchange. . 1 will buy any part or .all your home. Send post card. L. Lesses, Princess and Chatham Sts. Kingston, Ont, fofeufeofooforfefeoik in Oor. Hers and Contractors Use Sashweights made in King- ston at Angrove's Foundry. Special prices for large quantities Wall Paper Border, Ceiling and Side Wall, all same price, at FRASER'S, 78 William St 'BIBBY'S CAB STAND Phone 20l. DAY or NIGHT Wm. Murray Auctioneer 27 BROCK ST. New Carriages, Cutters; Harness Sale of Horses every Saturday. up "Phone clean coal. Ca rood, if you need On go quickly your name As quickly a will deliver the con we 8 [.ater on ,you will cate the order. CRAWFORD, *Phone, 9, Foot of Queen St. rely dupli- | calculated THE WHIG, 76th YEAR G, published at Bmallpeice, J. Daily Wibig. THE STEAL CONDEMNED. Baillie Shaw Maxwell, of Glasgow, says the earnings of the public utili-' ties are not applied towards the re- duction of general taxes, The cost of the service is reduced to the consum- ers or users of power or gas or wa- wr, ments., The Toronto World says this the "of the relation between a public service and the pub- lic." Here is a condempation, at once direct and emphatic, of the action of the Kingston council in misappropri- ating $10,000 of the earnings of the water department. The council has had no comfort from the "steal" to which it gave its sanction. or the surplus is put in improve- is correct view THE USUAL CIVIC FAILURE. One reads that the assistant to the sanitary inspector and the police arc themselves concerning with the gar- bage system and endeavoring to have a of advertising its business, the result will that ers throughout it operated with some degree of satis- faction. What is the matter with the collec tors 7 be thousands of retail deal Are they unwilling agents of the province will be the council ¥ Or ave they indifferent embittered against the government." and neglectful ? In any ase thov are It may be that the minister of educa- to bring the scheme into tioh does not care about public opin- disciple: jon, and he may treat these retailers with contempt. The day will come, fate of other public measures awaits the garbage by In other words the " . respected. law. The legislation may be ever &o good and it fails through tha want of The EDITORIAL NOTES. more's . Rockefeller has added $79,756,524 {o efficient administration. the pity. Why should any public scv- his riches during the last two years vant be less capable and attentive to , duty than private servants? The in- He can do little else these days than dividual gete what %he pays for. The count his money. council should bo not less exacting. It and police should not require the sanitary to that tha garbage is regularly and systema- It not the the in Manitoba And all favourable up some excitement departments see weathey for boundary question. has not been at collected. is enough to ! that medy should be applied at once. \ Pl tically political hallucinations. know it is and that the re World with the question whether the The Technical is + concerned auto "SOMETHING FOR NOTHING." can be used to make rather than unr a : tsi ta : make the highway. The adius of man There is an agitation for a revival : cannot be used to better account. of the superannuation scheme in con- The oc- casion for this revival is not appar- nection" with the civil service. : X . Belleville concrrned with the medical school money, and Belleville is the. This was inspection of pub- ent. The superannuation plan of re |. pupils t 3 8. costs {tiring public officials was abolished be- not sup- cause it was an unbusinesslike Proposi- | ced to bo flush at the present timo. tion, and had been shamefully abused. In the first place the amounts paid in| The man who cannot do without his mus. it, As whe allowances were out of 'all proportion |ice cream on Sunday, and who to the sayings of the individuals, and | break the law in order to buy is not entitled to any sympathy. of the subject in the next place, when the oflice of come one was wanted for a needy [to the legality hanger on, there was a resort to su- | sooner it is settled the better, ® the to avoid the con- perannuation, be dome As pensioners upon the state who should In cer- Cannot something by a result there are to-day many school authorities fusion which has been incident to tho the "classes there have served the people longer. recent by to cla re-opening of in Is which promotions from tain cases the superannuation of ofh TEN hd . § cials was a means to an end, and the | Yoars: not some way ond the accomplishment of some par- la The generally in the receipt of good salar- servants, being { "40 be quictly perfor med tizan cause, civil The World the doing "insidious crowbar work on the government." The Spectator that the World' man false to ACCUSES Spectator "ol ies, should be required to provide for old age a failing, that they he government to do wo by They have least. It like other people. Ottawa at : | Whitney in is his retorts got last and was cannot save nomination under pretense them collected should that shall annuity system, 1 he «heme of giving something for noth- help indemnity which he mnsisting one the service identified with the which has been lauded so much. every not entitlal. Let brotherly love who enter become ¥ continue, Every bottle or package of patent medicine now handed out by tho drug gist must have the stamp of the in there to ing. or next to nothing, should have no recognition in the public service. Janed revenue department or will The aim admixtures be trouble. is guard \ VERY SERIOUS GRIEVANCE. The book the complaints which they have made injurious against health, opium, morphine and alcohol. traders have ground for such as those containing bitter--respecting the manwer in which and these complaints are loud and | conscrvauve s The National Review, have been treated by the Eaton . \ ' . : that the people | company. The. department, having | done the editing and furnished the il- | justrations, thought only of the price when the great depart- | they is quite certain of England, whatever they may think of the present governmeny, have no no- tion of replacing thom with Mr. Bal- "the old gang." of the samc party again. Mr. Balfour and® Mr. Borden are two of a kind. 4 ------ Important Facts. "A quart of milk is practically equa! {to a pound of beef in food values,' -- Prof. Dean, of the Ontario Agricultur- al College, "The composition of wheat is high- er in protein and heat of combustion {than any other cereal prepared for human food." --Results of analysis by Jureau of Chemistry, U.S, Dept. of Agriculture. Orange Meat 4s simply the wheat berry, steam: cooked, - mixed with malt, flaked and toasted. This process develops in each wheat berry the highest ars. It converts the starches into liorm most easily digested and assim: ilated. Orange Meat and food. and rejoiced mental house cut all others out of the {job. The object of the firm is now apparent--to use the sc kool books as four and Canada's experience men an 'advertising medium, aud to utilize the contract for the advancement of [its | business The Dry Goods Review suggests a "The government can stipu- | remedy of "that the imprint be placed [late,"" it says, [the education department [ ipon the books instead of that of the iT. Eaton company. The education de | partment also has power to take over [oe distribution oi the books. By quiring the observance of these clauses re- whole i in the contract, the departnment would greatly modify an evil foreseen by | { | : ee percentage of grape sug- lcountry retailers, | and one which is al- a ready taking actual form " The Hamilton Spectator, which can Le : { be regarded as a loyal supporter of milk is a perfect {the government though opposed to it 3 What About A Fall Derby. Campbell's $2 and $2.50 derbies are world beaters for style and quality. on the power question, advises the edu- cation department to take the distri- bution of the books from the publish- at once. Ii Dr. Pyne fails to do this, our contemporary, "and leaves -------- "Hot water bottles." It ers pays to savs | the distribution of school books to be lo Store. See Bibby's new $2 hats, exploited. by ingle firm as ' a means | however, when they will be heard aud | ecially when the largest Se ---- | The Toronto News is trying to.work | | | | Pacific, the {ous state of health. buy these at Gibson's Red Cross Drug | FINANCIAL REVIEW, | Harriman's Health Causes Alarm | in Stock Market. | New: York, Aug. 2].-- Contradictory { reports. concerning Mr. Harrimar | health were given as the nominal rea- [son for the break in prices during the { past week; but the excited and top- heavy character of recent speculation for the rise, has proven to every man {of sense that the reaction was over- jdue, It impossible to put stocks {up eternally without breaking. spells, financial selling on every 1's interests are quietly favorable opportunity Reading be- tween the lines one can readily see that Mr. Harriman is not enjoying [the best. of health, and when a mul- ti-millionaire cannot obtain in the whole of Europe food of' the kind to keep him in: health, something more than rheumatism must be suspected. Ihstead of Mr. Harriman's hasty de- parture from Europe to attend next week's board © meeting of the Union real cause is his precari- The market at the present time is regarded as professional, and it might {also be said that there tion on the professional influence ex erted, Not all traders that are classi fied as professionals are" interested in the market at the moment nor is there unanimity of feeling with regard to the immediate trend of prices. Some 'professionals are irrevocably committed to higher prices, Some are classed as high important factors in the market where the fundamental fac- | tors are not the determining forces in adjusting prices. On. the other hand there are professional traders' unguali- fiedly bearish, waiting for some de- velopment to give them opportunity to direct their forces against prices. In the meantime a sealping attitude, quite content to trade in and out each day with lim- ited commitments. Apprehengive of higher rates in the near future, borrowers are seeking to obtain funds for their prospective Have You A Sneezing Cold ? Is your head stuffed up ? are you aiflling--gag in the throat--fulness in the nostril--eyes aatery and weak ? You have all the symptoms of Ca tarrh, the kind that hangamght unless stamped out relief and cure, fhhale the sooth- ing vapor of Catarrhozone It passes the raw, irritated membranes, leaves antiseptic, balms on the spots that need medication. You feel botter in an instant every breath of Catarrhozone cure--in half ar hour Nothing so magical, so safe, so pleasant as Ca tarrhozone. It's good for Catarrh, Bronchitis and Asthma--cures them =o thoroughly ak it does a simple cold. The dollar outfit of Catarthozone con- tains a beautifully polished hard rub her inhaler and sufficient liquid to last months: small trial size B0c., all dealers, or the Catarrhozone com- iv, Kingston, Ont. now, sure over woothing means you're well. two is a limita- | higher | they adopt | on For quick | aturday S E. H. Harriman the owner of a dozen railroads sailed from vi HL of \ m Cherbourg for N ¥ - nesday, still in' a very poor condition of health. To a correspondent it ae hat oo wery little benefit from his stay in the south of France, but he spoke he was glad to be returning home. he had derived very cheerfully and declared that needs at current prices. There is com siderable qmore business done in the time money - market than for many months past. This is the result of the higher level of call money and the | persiste cy" with which it holds at 2} | per cent, "The call market for a year { or more has carried a far greatér por- tion of the Stockh Exchange loans than ever before on account of its plentiful condition. The engagement of additional quantities of gold for export has not yet become a potent factor. Commercial paper is moving | quietly, and the greater demands now { coming upon the money market in the {form of gold shipments and specula- tive borrowing, together with with- | drawals for agricultural purposes, are | gradually exercising some influence up jon discount rates, The withdrawal from the mi 75,520,063 pounds of copper month, especially a mont} usually quiet and at a. business conditions are conceded be a considerable distance from high tide of prosperity caused metal trade to sit up and open its eyes. Manufacturers have bought ahead more than for some' time, but only for such requirements actually | foreseen. The last upward movement {of the metal failed to stampede the { consumers into the market nor is | there any indication that the hand-to mouth policy which bas prevailed for |the better part of the last two years will be diverged from in the near fu- ture.--REGINALD BURTON. |New York Excursion, August 26th. | Single fare plus $1 for round trip. | Tickets good on all (except Main Line { limited) trains and for return to |Sept. 4th, inclusive. Detailed infor- | mation furnished by ticket agents, -------------- Brilliant Scenes At Night. The "Electric City" will be a fit: ting name for the Canadian National exhibition grounds at Toronto. All the big buildings are being fitted with xterior decoragions of electric light will turn' the exhibition nights linto the whitest kind of days. This | brilliancy added to the music, the movements troops and all the panoply of display should make a | scene never to be forgotten. Land oi The Bijou's Big Winning. Biograph, © Selig, Kalem, that galaxy of motion picture stars, | will hereafter send no pictures to any Kingston house bnt the Bijou. "Always fresh and perfectly delici ous." McConkey's, Huyler's and Neil- son's high class sweets, sold in Kings- ton only at Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. The Whig's new up-to-date bindery ean handle that ruling or binding liob of yours to perfection. Prices | close. | Abernethy's {cases for 85 leather "Canteloupe sun Drug y popular," dae," at Gibson's Red Cross Store fountain. ABERN Essanay | suit | hoe Bargains The suit styles this season have reached a state of perfection. All extreme and all loud. effects, have been avoided. Fabrics and the cut of the garments are : Refined, Conservative ' . : . ». | +s . = x "The coat is slightly form-fitting and of medium length, with and without centre vents. The collars and lapels are of moderate length and width. The trousers are cut of moderate width and of a very graceful form. There never was a season when the styles were handsomer or more satisfac- tory. Sec Our $15.00 and $18.00 Suis--THE RALEIGH We'll be pleased to put our time against yours and show. you what the new season has brought forth. We fear neither scrutiny nor-comparison. Our New Hats have arrived. The best $2 Hats in Canada. The H. D. Bibby Co. HE same sized blade, of course--and constructed on the same principle that has made 'the name « Gillette" stand for the most, perfect shaving device in the world. But the Pocket Edition is neater and more compact. It ean be carried like a card case in the waistcoat pocket or slipped into the side of a travelling bag. It can be carried to and from the office with no greater inconvenience than a fountain pen. The pocket case {8 heavily plated in 1d, silver or gun metal, Plain polished or richly figured, Handle and lade box either triple silver plated or 4K gold plated--and blades are fine, Prices, 85. te $7.50. Signs of the times--Gillette signs show which stores handle the Gillette Razor aud Blades. Look for the signs THE GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO. OF CANADA LIMITED Office and Factory ; 63 St. Alexander St., Montreal. * Pree CN 78 |OUR ROOSTER BRAND | OF TOBACCO Smoking | sents a Pp | pay Bot ge oo cents. | Ontario strest; | | Our CRYSTAL BRAND" | Standard Granulated r, for i presary and table use. We have and 'Chewing at forty-five) Sieg 1 of 1, asd. 'price. 18 , is a good tobacco. Why | et wy li ANDREW MACLEAN, + ETHY'S 2.49 On Saturday we will give Men one more chance to buy a pair of Oxfords, in TAN, PATENT, or CALF, Blucher styles, latest pe'- terns. Regular $4.00 and $4.50. best SATURDAY will be chance. your them in window, at $2.49 You can't afford to miss a pair Liese. 4 See ol $1.98 A few Women's Tan, Red Patent Oxfords. Regular $2.5 $3,00;, SATURDAY and Children's - Strap Shoe Brown Kid and Patent. © to 104. Regular $1.50. 17. § ERR Infant's Barefoot Sandals: Sizes 3 to 74. Regular $1.00. SATUR- DAY asnasreen -------------------------------------------- Many other Bargains in Sumuner Shoes, | $ | . 39 Women's Oxford Shoes, ini Brown and Black Kid. lot regular 1.75 'and ATURDAY . $1.39, Women's While Canvas Regular sila: SATURDAY Saturday will bhetsthe last day we will sell Grey Canvas Boots, for Boys. All sizes, Begular 65c. and 75¢c. SATURDAY . 48¢c, 48¢ One Jot of Children's and In fants' black and Brown Boots. Regular 60c¢c, and ope Jot Child's Hrown Strap Shoes. Sizes 3 to Regular 65c. SATURDAY 48c¢. A few odd' sizes Oxfords, DAY Oxdords, in Kid. Regular SATURDAY 98c, One lov of Girls' Brown and Black $1.35 and $1.50. Sizes 11 to 2 98c Sandals 98c pair of Girls' Sandals. Sizes 8 to 104. Regular $1.25. Sizes 11 to 2: Regular $1.35 and $1.50: All on SA UR- 3 A +98Cy ie Any Barefoot prenermeasatiasest sen » street; -- IT IS "PERFECT." of ABERNETHY"S.