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Nor is the sale of *Fruit-a- confined to Canada, In many 3 of the United States, "Fruit-a- the stan dard family medicineand passes that the Pruit-a- y does not receive prepaid our neighbors over the line. ny testimonials, which have lished in the leading papers, e the most convincing evidence of the reat value of "Fruit-a-tives", 6 for $2.50--or trial box, ur dealer does not handle y quantity will be sent postpaid ipt of price by Fruit-a-tives mited, Ottawa. -- | 14k. GOLD BROOCH 15.Brooch 1s beautifully made in heavy 14k. gold. € The n Maple Leaf are of a lity. closed in a handsome aod is sent post. address in Canada-- ¢ Yukon upon receipt of order by the number 308, END FOR CATALOGUE R mely illustrated 144 page cata. smonds, Jewelry, Silverware, ods and Novelties, tree lined case to any RYRIE BROS., Limited 1354-138 Yonge Street TORONTO This gives some | illette dafet NO STROPPING. NO HONING For Men Only too if there's However more useful or gift you FROM $5.00 UP. we A Toe Best's. "The 8 Progpuctivavar nie" MN TO INVENTOR SENT TREE ON APPLICATION Bi 5ibby" s 5 Cab Stand Phone 201. DAY or NIGHT 'THE 'WHIG, 76th YEAR { DAILY .BRITISH WHIG, published " | 806-810 King wtreet, 12h .35 PY year. Editions at 2.30 snd 4 0 €ic WEEKLY BRITISH WHIG, 16 ee, published in parts on Monday snd Say morning at $1 & year. To united States, charge for postage has to be ear, i792 wy wt y per Attached ts one the best Job Print nl Offices in . Canada ; rapid, stylish, and cheap work; nihe improved presses. The British Whig Publishing Co., Ltd. EDW; J: B. PENSE, Managing Director, TORONTO OFFICE. Suite 19 and 20, Queen Oity Obam- bers, 32 Church St., Toronto, H. E. Smallpeice, J. P., representative. Baile Unig. ( AN T COMMAND OBEDIENCE. M. Jaures, sugested that Lhe of Europe, Britain, a French statesman, has three great powers Germany and France, confer with a view to the re- ductlon of their naval expenditure, He blames Britain and Germany for their insane rivalry. They cannot afford rebellion of of that extravagances--the is the but they show no sign of retrench- and Italy {thor the peopl best evidence ment and economy. France need not much, but they make a and efficiency, and ordingly. M what will be » effect of his tion. Will it I'he Hague wi vhenes waeeful good of the worry so pretence of naval enterprise they are suffering Jaures pauses to see sugges acted upon ? Hardly entge of light, influences were to world But while to be a « has been forgotten been embarking brink of bank: but he command of our friend it powers have in enterprises to the ruptey. M. has not the Jaures means well, toosevelt, who, while president of the United States, became the seli-appoint- od arbiter between Japan and Russia, and performed 1s task acceptably. AND BORDEN of British Co- M'BRIDI Nir, McBride, is credited premier lumbia with a desire to lead the in Ottawa, and opposition entually become premier of Can- wda, Mr and he may not make way for li the ome one who will be' reck- Borden may opposit 1 want summon to the It had ould be depended upon to promises it will leadership man who « country and promise people l'upper. was go through the jing that the wanted Charles that man, in election he gave the assurance, w+ as he was concerned, of aid to in the maritime provine es the railways to the extent of sixty millions of dol lars. He somehow lost his grip when Razor SHES AE HEHE while he is the aero later he undertook to snatch a viclory from the peo le when the government he represented had tired them of its misrule. But Sir. Charles was a bril liant campaigner and promiser all the same, and Mr. good though not his Hibbert. McBride appears to be quite as under study 'of his son, Sir {he province has been handed over to the railway.corporations, it is al- teged, nnd and exact In due Me. McBride has NR. thew can run an election their dues wheu they like. season it will be seen whether a good bar Mean hour. The made gain with the ( company. of the AI wudacious leader, and' v him in the provincial pre FARIFF AGITATION ABROAD Ihe New York ason given Herald is not sat by Hon ponse to fied with the re Mr. Foster for e ting- a ete en C M: Fo swith in th wppead for free tradg id free trade Wig not present. day , beeau politic rreference which was shown to yoth ountr) i preference wot permit of the free hich the Herald ad " « it that the prefer tial policy has Germany and \ war with mong the extreme prot may make possible a con- with the United adds the opinions_of Mi M.P., and Mr vour of free pirit which States Then 1 MP.,in Ia ground Knowles trade and on the should ex mtiguous peop.e that " ¢ their products freely as pos- remarkable at this country is dis- hange 10] I'he idea 88 time when the mother tracted over the the masses are being the free trade as an' evil te replaced by the abandon thing, to on that is, in the language of Mr: ni bring into sabmission the » menacing her | work, tracted | tho to pay it, | says plunged Canada nto excited i ctiontsts al tariff question, and egged on to | protec- tioug hi France, all nations that juggle with! tarifis, what wiil le the efiect ? Ac cording to the Herald there may. be war, a tariff war, Yicked | and 4o escape from its dam- aging effects there must be modifiva- | tions. sav age, velent li ss, the protectionists will become - weary of the conflict and seek 'relief from it trade ? in free The Herald's preach- ing comes at a curious time. "the mother country is discussing the virtue | of protection as a means (1) of raising revenue, and (2) of trade of regulating the high tariff countries. ada's preference Can- cannot be repudiated until there is necessity for it. If, as Lord Cecil says, there can be Ro ex- should the tariff reformers of England succeed ception in the case of Canada, to power, something do- ing, but in the meantime there may be it must abide events, EDITORIAL NOTES. It was the opposition of England, as It is the opposition of Canada, that rushed the and they take any naval schemes, cannot other course now than defend them. Mr. Oliver, the defeated leader oi the opposition, in British Columbia, will | know how to sympathize with Mr. Mc- Kay, tario on the eve who became iberal leader in On- of an election. The private colleges business tax under the It is a tax on present asses ment law. proposed, however, to put all educational in stitutions which are maintained for personal gain, - Job Evans, retired admiral, says the United States eign foe to invade Canada. will not allow any for- I'his may What's doctrine, not be the Munroe doctrine. the difference. It's Evans' and it is quite as good. The opposition . in Ottawa is very concerncd lest a couple of lib defeated in the much erals, British Columbia elections, should be judges. Deieat, we hope, does not deprive them of their brains and judgment Perks in order to need rot hurry build the Georgian Bay canal. It is a great but like the Welland « anal en and deepening it will keep Sir Robert from Fngland largement until the treasury becomes flush. Rosebery had the said that the made Lord when he corfect idea budget of Bri because of tain was obnoxious the large sums it had to rae for armament. The navy costs mone many, many millions of its annually Mr. Dicey, who dro-Electile demus the imperial budget Why? It poor man's vote condemned the Hy- policy of Ontario, now con- It is bad, very bad corrupts the peo- ple. The is being in fluenced by the pension system, and both parties are wedded to evil. The Toronto News sees in the British Columbia victory an indication that the whole west will go conservative in future. Yes? It was only Alberta and Saskatche- the early last year that wan had elections and the liberal gov ernments were returned by increased majorities. By. the ele last week, ish Columbia, the has con a labdity of $21,000,000 ut cannot. kick, The: 200.000 of them, and if tion of in Brit- province people voted for the debt, live long they will have they enough they and their successors, perhaps several generations of them { - +Billy,"' Tuesday Night. Speaking of "Billy," to be present ed at the Grand here, on Tuesday, November 30th, tie Monireal Herald That three acts of unrestrained and continuous, but perfectly innocent and healthy merriment can be ob tained from the inability of a young man to say "Beatrice" without his false tecth, is the highest testimony that could be asked to the dexterity and skill of George Cameron author of farce. "Billy" is thorough ly and unqualifiedly amusing 'If you have any false them out and try "to say "Beatrice" as if yoli loved her You will the as an | have an idea of what the rest of the Armstrong, | play is like. Its amusing que ali ties are mainly due to the fine work oi that sterling actor, Edgar Atchison Ely, as Billy, and of Jano Marbury, another artist well known to Broad- way, as his younger sister. Spottis woode Aitken, in the minor roll of the boatswain, who finds the tectl delicious piece of character comedy. The whole 'thing is an mno cuous and pleasing entertainment which should draw well." Echo Lake Echoes. Fcho Lake, Nov. 24.--People place have not got their done yet. John Lowry has a gang ol | men working in his lumbering woods does a in this Does this point to a day whe nl Mae har . | dinner, indulgence of the Scotchmen and in-| ' Doan's Kidney Pills. celebra- | which with him continued eight are exempt from ¢ much threshing "ECHOES 0 TH PAT 'ST. ANDREW'S ¥'S SOCIETY AF-! FAIRS IN THE FORTIES. The Scotchmen Were a Lively Lot | in Those Days--Sir John A. Macdonald Was One Leaders For Years. Kingston St. Andrew's society min ute book dates back to Nov. . 10th, 1840, when the society was emo | in the Lambton House. The in the Mansion House on Nov. 30th, 1540, at 7 p.m., with . ald (afte erwards Canada's premier) first vice-president, in the chair. Jt 3 of Xov. | Joh | Andrew's chiirch, declining the position of chap- | contains a 30th, 1840, long fetter written by Rev. Dr. minister of St lain of the 'society because it was de termined to hold a St. Dr. Machar deplored the liquor stanced a case of one of his con gregation who went into an adjoining township to a St. Andrew's tion, days, since which time he had never Machar's letter didn't prevent th banquet being held. On May 25th, 1841, the society pa raded for the reception of the nor-general (C, P. was accompanied by to Alwington House. The minutes of Nov. ord the fact the p.m. for the installation of Then it marched to St. church, where Rev. Principal of Queen's * university, one of the chaplains, preached a the society met at 7 p.m. at hotel for the annual banquet. Joh A. Macdonald, the president, was ab sent. he. minute book: contains under date of Nov. 27th, 1843, a letter from J. 3 Jurrows, secretary of St. Pat rick' society, stating that that society hac decided to confine itself henceforth i the charitable and social, purposes for which it was originally formed, an declined to attend the procession o the St. Andrew's society on Nov 30th, of that year. In a letter of Nov. 30th, 1843, Rc Ross, secrctary of St. An drew's society, wrote J. Dalev, of British-Ameitcan hotel, accepting terms for a banquet; tickets $4 each s to include port, sherry and ; liquors, Scotch whiskey. ro Jueste d the "hotel proprietor have a good-sized hagg's prepare ! larger the welcome," I a big procession 30th, 1842, re officers derick more minute .of Nov. 30t} interest . members of the at Daly's hotel at an early bing joined by 'the § : ciety marched in processi Andrew's. church, where : propriate discourse was delivered them by Rev. Prof. Campbell, ore « the society's chaplains, and a col lection made in funds, amounting to four pounds, tw shillings and eight pence, besides the donation of Mayor Burgh. On leav ing chusch the two societies, preceded by two pipers, of the 93rd Highland {ers in full Celtie dress, lof the members, marched to Alwing ten House, to salute his excelloncy the governor-general. On arrival there the mayor of Kingston and the president of the two socigtieg were introduced tc his excellency and were very cordiall received. His excellency came the 'main door with these when the banners of the lowered and three hearty given in honor of "our sovereign, and three more for the governor-general. Thereafter the tw societies, accompanied by a vast con course of marched past Ane saluted his, excellency, gratified for ihe pasd. him 'Lhe enthusiasm of thos present rtainly very great. Th societies on their return to WI stapped at the pavilion parliament houge, themselves with Dew." lowing will be read with hour as were many out t¢ people, who appears respect thu Was Cx Opposite the a horn of Mountair Unfit To Live--Must Die. The verdict rendered a thousand times when corns get sore. Do them to deathaby Putnam's Corn Extra tor, it cures painlessly in" twenty-fo hours. Use "Putnam's," the vegetable remedy known pm ce ---- A Fine Caterer. Marshall P. Reid, Union al dance k been engaged for th university senior year "At Home t Friday and for the medical col ge dance on December 14th. » Queen's medi and has now New canned corn, ipen to matoes, pumpkin, beans, pl ums, pine apple, Y0c. a doz, at Gilbert's store Sergt. Patrick Haves, for a member of the cived word department that he had been ed caretaker of the new goods, force, re i} appoint asmouries RHEUMATISM of Their pook ¢ shows that the first banquet was held John A. Macdon- | Andrew's day | gover- Thompson), who | London, Ont., society met at -1 sermon. Then | Daly's society met wd of the society': | | bottles guaranteed. gentlemen | societios wer | chedrs wer: | most gracious | where they regaled | only | § ed caterer. He od | a week ago | from the militia | BOTTLED AT THE SPRINGS, BUDA PEST, HuweAny. ! Troubled With Backache For Years. Now Completely Cured by the Use of Thousands of women suffer untold | misery every day with aching backs that | reall i got him to set foot in church. Dr. | y have no business to ache. Backache is simply a warming from | the kidneys and should be attended to | immediatel ) 50 3s to avoid years of terrible suff gring from kidnéy troubles. Doan's Kidney Pills will cure you in | the same way they have cured thousands of others, and they cure to stay cured. Mrs. W. C. Doerr, 13 Brighton St. writes: --"It is pleasure that I thank you for the good | your Doan's Kidney Pills have done me. Andrew's Liddell, Have been troubled with backache for years. Nothing helped me until a friend brought me a box of your Kidney Pills. I began to take them and took four boxes, and am glad to say that I am cured en- tirely and can do all my own work and | feel as good as I used to before taken sick. I am positive Doan's wdvise all kidney sufferers to"give them a fair trial.' Price 50 cents per box or 3 for $1.25 at all dealers or mailed direct on receipt of price by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. When ordering specify " Doan's." CHANGING SENTIMENT, GolMsmith¥s Village." Goldsmith, in his * spoke who "went to scoff, ray."" So in life one what he does' not later, when he does understand, his augh turns to praise There some who doubted the merits of New- "Herpicide,"' the scalp » and hair-aressing ; but since they , they ¢ now y i fr and stron endorsers Herpicide kills germ that cats the hair at the' root, and the hair then grows again. As a hair dressing it is incomparable. Try it Sold by leading druggists. 0c. in stamps for sample to The Tie we vicide Co., Detroit, Mich. On Geo. W. Oliver understand, and were hro's doll al Mahe yok, pecial agent. ABSOLUTE SECURITY, Cenuine Carter's Little Liver Pills.) Must Bear Signature of Jnl Soe Fac-Simile Wi pper Below, f-- . Very sa. «nd os easy to tak, sugar FOR HEADACHE. FOR DIZZINESS. FOR BILIDUSNESS. FOR TORPID LIVER. {FOR CONSTIPATION, FOR SALLOW SXId. FCR THE CLMPLEXIOR ? i | a Musto i Cp-- CURR RICK HEARA CHE. IVER PILLS. Miss, Annie M. Napanee, and took, place at marriage of formerly of ward Frazer ttirtv-two | OB November 17t) Belleville police Our Overcoat Stock is the pride of Man's Overcoat is here! what a Man's Overcoat liking may be Fit Him to a Nicety $15.00-The Chamberlain A dressy Coat of Black or Grey Cheviot, Beaver or Mel- with | with velvet collar. Kidney | Pills are all you claim them to be, and T | Three-quarter length Coat, with velvet collar, Black or Grey Vicuna Cloth, $12.50. 'Deserted | Three-quarter length Coat; Black or Beaver or velvet collar, 'Deserted Village," | of a certain chapel where those | remained' to | often laughs at | gormi- | Black Beaver collar, full length, $8.50. among its | = BD DVVVTT VRE TLV VTS --eTITIRSAALAALS 3 Overcoats our store, and every "We mean A that, that no matter , there' s a Coat here that The College A long comfortable Winter Coat, fancy patterns, Tweeds, military collar, but- tons, close up at neck, $10. The Military Full length Ulster, with | large collar, made from nobby Tweeds, turn«down or standing collar, $12.50. The Auto The real swell Coat of the season, in rich Brown and fancy patterned Cheviots, with new standing collar, perfect fitters, extra values, $15. me Cabal The Semi-Ready University style, double-breasted, with large collar, two-style collar, new patterns, latest color- ings, $18. three-quarter length, The Gloster The Grosvenor Grey Oheviots, Meltons, with $10. The Winchester with velvet Sce our great $10 College Ulster Boys' Overcoats You know this store always dresses Boys correctly. For Small Boys, 2% years to 7. See our swell 9". 50 Mili- tary Cut Overcoat. For Big Boys, 10 to 16. See Our Goliog? Ulster, at $5. - The H. D. Bibby Co. Kingston's One-Price House. hi hii diet he dh hd We Can Help Some By suggesting what Would be suita- ble to buy for a Christmas Present. A Pretty Green Shade Portable y Lamp for Electricity. A Bissell Carpet Sweeper. A China or Plate Rack. A Medicine or Toilet Cabinet, or select a Fancy Odd 8ilk Parlor Chair from our well assorted Holiday stock. JAMES REID, The Leading Undertaker. Phone 147. Buy early. Are you getting ready for your Xmas buying? Look over your list and see if some of the following are not just what you needed. Sensibie Gifts ate more ¢ appreciated. Cronk and Henry Hicks have John that the Her- He job of cutting cordwood for John | 3 2s Canada and 1d despises, so far he Unit:d States shibboleth "of the cors Lerd ( oh will { | daughter, at drop- | Gowds . at A. Wagar's the | ley has another baby girl Canada. . Mrs. Hicks sold her flock of ) - turkeys to John Ruttan, of Harrow ON smith. Mr and Mrs. Leslie visited at jr - SLIPPERS Mr. Hicks' on Sunday; Mrs. Peters and | § 3 AWN agar's Mr. and Mrs Arthur Buck at his home are concerned, is the vative part . e Children's Over- Slippers, Rubbers, "in Fine Kid, in Carpet and $1.75, $1.50, and T5c n Enzland this day No Shey Methods Prevail § cor samt hat ic means: he I'v and cbmpletely of He OIE. 4 poli y of ii shoes, Moccasins, Suit Cases Our' 85 Real Velvet, $1.25, 81 Leather Suit Rubber Boots, Fine Shoes, I want every chromic away ali uiedicines, wi T. Fontaine, Mar former Montreal the best-knowr New Hampshire, lay unexpectedly 'think bo | "rheumatic to throw linimeants, all MA empire 1 n Felt and | also Plaids, i newest patterns, all prices, | the from 50c. to $1, $1.25 and $1.50, 3 Case. Cannot be equalled at price. Other grades, $4, up to $20. Velvets. Party Shoes, Street Shoes, School Shoes. } ' ou our ¢ tuberculosis, th vi Bi and bottle of the RHEUM FisM REM ET 17 it fails ro give I will refund yo of death was it was hastened by WX int tion, that the "hree ve nh St. Vincent d d, « ¢ : oe ; } Wa other harmful args. CRA FORD, grea immer of breadstuffs iu the! tentiar s 'the 'sentence the guarantee of the Pure W o : : ; handed out t og e Cardinal, Mon Act t 4 . ti t sation 1 tre ne he b . For sale by all drmegists Price, 256c. thirst J rr 9, Foot of Queen 3%.