A Few Reminders PP cl Silks A few lines of Chiffon Taffeta Silks that we think worth mentioning. They come in fancy stripes, in Green, Brown, Amethyst, Taupe and Wistaria. These have sold for 75¢. per yard, NOW 49¢ Umbrellas Our Unbrella Case is again full of plain and fancy um. brellas, both Ladies and Gents. Prices run up to $2.50 Make very suitavle giits for 'Xmas, Sample Shirts Many a man will bless the one who immtroduced the Coat Shirt. Enables one to dress without fear of tearing. We some sample Crescent mostly in coat style, and 16 ; 15¢. to nave Shirts 15, 15; $1.50, Boys' Underwear Another shipment of Boys' Fleece-Lined § Underwear. Sizes 26 32. Has sold for 45¢c. a garment. NOW 30c. to Crumley Bros. THE FAIR Santa Glaus us Headquarters Toyland, dJoyland, Little Girl and Boyland. tverything on wheels Everything whose wheels go round Everything to play keep house. On Our 2nd Floor Bring the little tots to our store for a jolly hour, and they will have the "time of their live 8." Biggest stock of T oys in Kingston. Mcintosh Bros. CT H Go Ques Like the Aeroplane Suther= land's Shoes Are Above All Others Do not think into our claims clusior he SHOES FOR CHRISTMAS showing intended 8 Wi oughly twa splendid That could be tack thor eritieal J. H, SUTHERLAND & BRO, The Home of Good Shoes. A We we are most Shoe Repairing Done at the House of Quality is satisfac. tory proof that honest trading, 'efficient service, coupled with fair prices, wins the confidence of the public. A. E. Herod, 86 Princess St. Gasoline Engines MADE IN KINGSTON Tnspect them before pur- chasing your new Kagine: Engines from 1 1-2 to 20 The House of Quality. Phone 837 hat would be A Holiday Gift seless article 1¥ L.LESSES. | Cor. Princess and Chatham | Ont Sts Kingstqn -- ees Sp Miss Lilly G. A. Barry thirteer Selby & Youlden, Ltd. wre Sone + gt devote her time exclusively Vatarlo St, an ti tubercle um pDaRIgn. Fart - CATSATNT OME Gevriew ¥ vs Tae « His . 0 3 S THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, THURSDAY) brcemprr 9, 1909. HOME OF THE PHONE BRANTFORD HAS DOUBLE CLAIM FOR DISTINCTION. Alexander Grahami Bell Lived There For A Time--Experi- ments of Great Tried There. Moment Brantford, Ontario, as everybody knows, bases its claim to the title of the Telephone City on the fact that Alexander Graham Bell, the tele- phoué inwentor, lived for a time in that city. It however, the habit of United States journalists in refer- ring to Prof. Bell's to claim him as an' American, and to give impression that he pent only a months in Brantford in his youth. In this eonnection it is interesting to note just exactly what are the claims of that city title it so pNudly claims, and eh it is a em- phasize for all time by of the Bell homestead, tion of a handssme 18, career the few to the soon t the and the memorial, which Walter S. Allward, the Toronto sculp- tor and contraclor, expeécts to com- plete by July. 1, 1912. The inventor was born in Edinburgh. Scotland, and became a teacher locution, whict wae also the profession of his father The moved to Brantiord, and in 1870 Alexander anada and took up residence his par- ents. at their home at Tutela Heights He was called to 'Boston to experi ment with deaf mutes in 1571, but unti! 1878 he spent his time his Brantford home. In 1874 and 75. during his summer holidays, he wded 1n making umpor in telephony The enabled him to first paterit on March 7, 1 The vear IBT6 was a for telephone. Prof confiderit that he 'had space far as transmitting man voice was concerned, and ed to Canada in July to demonstrate the success of his invention. What followed is outlined in of Brantford Expositor first important experiment that of transmitting the voice of per- sons simultaneously. He had a triple mouthpiece Made for one of his mem- brane telephones. This telephone he placed in an outbuilding of his fath- er"s house placed on the ve srandah of the cottage [he three voices were roccessfally produced by the diaphragm of receiver In the see latter came 10 ( much oi work done 0 1 576 *tler vear Bell was conquered the hu- the £0 a recent His was the snd week in August, three experiments took place that indisput- ably' confirm Brantford' s right to the "The Telephone City The most important experiment was b tween Brantford and Paris. For this experiment 'the telegraph line was used Prof. Bell secured som ers to sing a three-part s ng in triple mouthpiece. He drove and attached the iron-box one the Ines leading tw He heard "bubbling ling sounds,'"' to use his own words Mixed with this storm of n he could plain perceive the voices of the speakers and singers in a faint, faraway i manner He had electro-magnets of high resist. ance substituted for Ww resist. that were being used. ' Th vocal sounds were then sufficiently loud and clear to enable him to dis tinguish famrhar ve His was complete; he rewarded for years and 'privation. Aceord ing to Prof. Graham himself this was first time that woras. were spoken in one place, were transmitted by electrical means, and' successfully re produced in another place many miles away [hese receive Brantford and crack- ol first 1ses, sort « Ace ones ces triumph was of toil the experiments justify fords. claim to ti title, phone City They enabled Prof. Bell to obtain a patent coveri ng. important mechanical featur aratus for transmitting human spe As though to emphasize to the title, the Lorimer Telephone was. invented and largely brought to perfection in Brantiord This is an invention, whic claimed will be t electricity has be present 1s an many ways th the place of not be surpri oms UU s of her Automatic hors phone de tinction Grigg of Londen, E. W. M The Times, in Toronto with Mr has been an interes several gatherings ing at the Canadian ( Senator Ross' compr of the Australia « spoke of the attitude of his paper up on matters pertaining to the Empire particularly defence 'Let me tell you," he I think is ward war of kings; Grigg, London sand War is the si no longer the movement ol the ruling party, but war of the peo ple. War in England is regarded in much the spirit in which modern cou wercialism gards insurance, a dis agreeable necessity to be put fe ¢ quickly as possible. The element that really counts in war to-day is not th force of armament, but the {ore- t , care and force put uit the ques ion beforehand. We {cel that the battles of the future will b: Won, probably long before they are fought We hope v8 wiil never + Ix 1 for longer ught bat if we secure what Empire we will do so o and forethought we gi tion of deienc pire to the Banyan tu rate branches take ro h British Empire British stem ale on such stems as and South Africa from our own separule and adhering to get added strength th gues kn)- cannot stand on ne; IL must rest aiso The Doms ion Some deg of the dairy is known the dairy prod in 1900 and the hom less than $90.000,000 Ninety ind butte but down it statisticians hav d "figures won't li Af 18 si: average of ten or ive dol- head 's Dairies. Cow that year mila a big must ¢ f ¥ a and all, it eunly laree a Were | purchase | erec- | réturn-' Fm usements. ('GRAND Y- OPERA MOUSE) TO-NICHT -| CONDENSED EE RATES 1TEBLER AND CO. WILTON LACKAYE In Ci Play, "THE BATTLE" Beason at the Direction eof First insertion lc. & word, x ord Mi itioh haresir tor aw dizmwa "oe sertion, 25¢.; three insertions, wx, $1; one monty, $A sveland Moffett's 'Great HELP-WANTED. Si 3 ia Last Savoy Theatre noe , The. 1. $1.50. IMMEDIATERY, Av vant Apply t rs. WW. on sale i 1 Alide trier . ORPHEUM RR. McLAUGHLIN, Mgr. i ---------- Thursday, Friday and Saturday Le. Poodynn, 3 CARPENTERS AND SG HANDS, for 1 Jan. Steady bo "at Cow- ard's Boat Works, near Lotson. Mill. GENERAL SERVANT. REFERENCES required. Apply between 7 and 8 p.m. to Mrs. 8S. Birch, 106 Bagot street EXPERIENCED GENERAL SER=- vant. No washing or ironing. Apply to Mrs. N. CU. Polson, 317 University Ave EXPERIENCED MAID, housework, famuly of Mrs C F. avell, Union st : FOR GENERAL two. Apply to " Sunnyside,' The Delmars The Acrobotic Girl and the Clown. | Rhea, = " The Singing Comedienne. A Quartett Thuraday, Friday and Saturday Prices, 10c. and 15c. Matinee, 5c. and 10ec. THE BOARD OF physical culture instructor cants please state salary for day or half-day EDUCATION, A Appi whole INTELLIGENT PERSON earn $100 monthly corresponding (v0 newspapers. No eanvassing. Send for particulars. Press Syndicate, 3,00 lockport, N.Y. ELLER OR AGENT WITH GOO connection amongst Millers and other users in this District wanted to handle on commission, line of Jute and cot- ton bags Reference, required Apply FA in first instance iller" Box, 831 Royal Canadian Horse Artiliery's Montreal Fine Band, December 15 MILLING. SARN THE BARBER TRADE, NEW system, constant practice, careful in struction, few weeks complete course tools free. Graduates earn twelve eighteen dollars weekly. Write {0 Catalogue. Moler Barber College, 221 Queen East, Toronto. THE SEASON'S WATCH FOR issue | The iron-box receiver was | | Deve he 1909 | KINGSTON AND BATH ROAD COMPANY | | A special menting of the Dhove Con | oA Eh Sl, ll in Brantford, | {ici | Abriglia, { For | RING? | Captain and Twelve Othees Are { shore of iPoint ught, | rom, said. "Fhe lg { venty stud started t [ Merrickville, die '" inday | Windsor Re tawa, st TEACHERS WANTED. NOTICE 10 CREDITORS + = PRINCIPAL FOR YDENHAM HIGH { School, Duties to commence Janu 3; NIH ND © || ary 8rd 1910 Address, statiog AlL vr DIRORS, AXE SL OTHE Re! salary and qualifications, to Wm late the iE of King-| Griffith, Secy., 'Sydenham P.O. County of Frontenac, Gentle- | who died on the i 20th | 1909, are notified, | Revised Statues of send 'the same with fall the undersigned om or of January 1910 the adminsira will ibute having re- which he | not be Ont. WANTED--GENERAL. ce prema SOUTH AFRICAN LAND wanted Get my price Arg we, Simpson & WARRANTS before selling Howland, Tor THE OPPORTUNITY TO FURNISH estimates on electric work. All kinds of work promptly done. ¥. J. Birch Electrican, 206 Wellington' street. assets to any person whose hands Dated at ston the th then n MAN AND WIFE, A room, centrally located, (in famuly preferred), with or board. Apply Bex 712 Whig YOUNG furnished private without office day BY J McDONALD MOWAT, Clarence street the Administrator FURNITURE COVERING, by the day at customers' furthér particulars, enquiry at 238 Ontario street, or calls will be made in response to letters. BRING THEIR ETC., DONF homes. For the Council of for the Company and the same R. VASHON Recratary Kingston and 10 consider Municipal Kingston if the e to accept offer made the ase GE JEM TO cloth and have it made up into up to-date suits. Price and workman- oh guaranteed: to please. Pressing and repairing done on the shortest notice. Thomas Galloway, 180 "Brock St., next Bibby's livery. Town- | of the if deemed ad- purcl ROGERS, Hath Road | } Company Kingston 1909 December 6th BUSINESS CHANCE. ANYONE, ANYWHERE, CAN START pe GENERAL SER : SITUATIONS VACANT, XPERIENCED SALESMAX W, NA rin to sell Calendars in this locsl on ble ¥ & Clark, Limited BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS. IMPORTED GER guaranteed Son wa fw song birds AN. CANARIES ers. These beauti- will make a suitable purchased will be +. ver, and. Barrie Sts., 'Phone. 'FINANCE AND INSURANCE. FOR - INSURANCE' THAT INSURES, fi to Godwin's Insurance Emporium, faker Square, Kingston, Telephone, FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT AND HEALIH, Liberal policies apd moderate rates in first-class companies. T. J. Boon, Agent, 159 Wellington street. GEQ. A. BATEMAN, AGENT FOR THE Pacific Coast Fire Ins. Coy. of the board of under Rimouski, Established York and Clarence St., Kingston. "Phone, LIVERPOOL, Fire Insurance Cympan: A assets $61,187.21 4 addition to which the ploicybolders have for security the unlimited liability of all the stockholders. Farm and city property insured at lowest possible rates. ore renewing old or givisg new business get ratés from Strange & Strange, Agents. "Phone, 323. LON] DON ir GLOBE Avaliable HOTEL RESTAURANT NOW open. rvice A La Carte, open day and night. Up-to-Date service, at pular prices. Private dining room. Jntrance on King street, next to Gibson's Drug Store. Con. Haag, Prop. HUB ARCHITECTS. HENRY P. SMITH, ARCHITECT, ETC, 258 King street. 'Phone, 345. ARTHUR ELLIS, office and residence, Ave. ARCHITECT, 181 University WM. NEWLANDS & tects, etc. Office, 'Phone, 808, SON, ARCHI- 258 Bagot street. POWER & SON, ARCHITECTS, MER- chant"s Bank Building, corner 'Brock and Wellington streets. 'Phone, 212. DENTAL. SPARKS AND SPARKS, 2804 Princess St. 3846. DENTISTS, Kingston. "Phone, DR. C. OC. NASH, J. Gibson, street. DENTIST ; assistant, 183 'Phone, 735. PR. M. Princess R. W. R. GLOVER, Certificate, office. ground floor, corner King and Johnson Sts., opposite St. George's Cathedral. 'Phone, 911. PENTIST, D.D.C, a mail order business at home Ne canvassing. Re your own boss. Send for free booklet. Tells how. Heacock, RECEIVED 2.969 Lockport, "XY. rr Works AN, Dec. wharf tim it! The Of Department, City Buil ny TENDERS WILL. BE « I Com ruvan of the > ate to 3 pan RID = O00 feet of OSTEOPATHY. sy DE 'seen RORERT CARSIDE ASHCROFT, DO. Fdna Earle Ashcroft, D.O.. gradu- ates of the American Osteopathy Kirksville, Missouri, Princess street. 'Phone, 447. Office | hours 9 to 12 am; 2 to 5 pm Outside treatments by appointments. Fo HEWITT Superintendent |ih 1900 Dec CARD OPFSTHANKS: 0 J. M. POSTRIG SUPREME LEGAL. SECRETARY, Sip Ww "bie CANARIAN | - HOME CIRCLES CUNNINGHAM & MUDIE, BARRIS. by ters and Solicitors, Law Office, 7 €larence St, Kingston acknowledge the .receipt of payment PQlicy: held hy andy nd also wish to ges- | - 'thanlew-for the, Fin § A-- 3 Estric Portable Lamps X "imerh fers hingston something new for Christmas Presents Yo irs Sincerely See our stock. W. A. Spriggs: December (6th¥ jJBou Practical Electrician. Mr.Jas. S oenton SINGING MASTER 235 Bagot, Lie doo? trem Brock. of Kingstor of Mons| teach in the method Framee, will a short time each week. Only number of ~ pupils 'accepted. etc., address JAS, QUAR- Nordheimer Siugios, Toron-| 'pecializing Paris, Kingston a limited terms, TON to $5 REW \RD LTE " Administrator 8 Sale wise, on Garrety TWQ BURNED IT AN AUCTION SALE hold furniture comprising valuahle articles, also two iesingy ? jouasers; harness, etc., Will be held os + INDAY, 13th December, 1909, at the Cleveland, oo Des L The Aqthor Fe of the late Robert J.. Dunlop freighter Clarion "was burhed to lon the Front Road, Township of Pitts- water's off jibe. south-eas .t | burgh, commencing at 10 o 'clock in the : t OF antique buggies, HOUSE- and two ---- -- line the edge, < | morning. At 12 o'clock noon on the same Pelee, ¥ {day and at the same place will be offer- mate and nk "the eh ed for sale all the estate, right and title = . bevy i th , { of the said Hobert J. Duniop and his late 1s mem o i. ew | sister in farm lately occupied by €leveland. T tain. @nd | {hem on the Front Road' in the Towm {them on left the his! in atateel | ship of Pittsburgh, and being part of the h } h j | Military Reserve and comprising forty ave BOL, been ecard Sores of land with a dwellinghouse and Jor harns sheds and stables This / | property is held under a long lease fom A Dominion Government of which ex-M.1 Mou years are yet to run. is dead. Mr. Snetzinger New York, 'whence he had | one on ~ av few dave' visk to his dang . Mrs, Cottinam. His death! came as a ¢ He was se-| He was a prom- | 7 all hie life. in the of the Me bwmiding, Toronto, in its ineipisnevy FAL blaze he first perished we the mn twelve others lifchoat and {the ! ! {twenty-one John Hnette died Snetapger, Ont. At the same time and place will 'he offered for sale freehold fot number Six in the Village of Barriefield., upon which 1% erected a good frame dwelling at pres- ent occupied by Walter Lotto. 1 ook six vears old arms, on sale of furniture, cash nent liberal A fire Kinnon yuenched of real made of sale Terms. on 'sale estate, bagement apemen known at time "was LoGhzar in oll paper id and highly Montague, near WILLIAM MURRAY, Auctioneer. McINTYRE, Solicitors Administrator. MeINTYRE & f Andrew Dunlop, Walter teem : THE FRONTENAC ty editor of the .LOANAND INVESTMENT ¢OCETY aioop tel x "=imi-} ESTABLISHED, 1863. night, at an advance Charles LL. Barber ord: Ras with lar position ree School of | 402 | tions, CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS, DROP A CARD TO CHAS. W. KELLAR, Carpenter and Builder, 255 Division St., for reasonable prices on all kinds of jobbing; all work done promptly. | PROP A CARD TO JOHN R, MAYELL, Carpenter and Joiner, 262 Sydenham street north, for aa Le prices on all kinds ®f° jobbing. All work done promptly and neatly. MARRIAGE LICENSES. ISSUER, 42 ingston, Onmt., Tele- Residence, 8 Frontenac | | | C. 8. KIRKPATRICK, Clarence St, K phone, 568, appeal to the careful buyer. 1st--Genuine Scranton Pe Synopsis of Canadian North-West Land Regulations. ANY person who is the sole head of a family, or any male over 18 years oid, may homestead a quarter-section of available Dominion lend in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta. The appli- Sant Just appear in person at the minion nds cy or Sub-Agency for the district. iy Toy proxy por 4 be made at any agency, on certain condi by futher, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister of intending bome steader. Duties.--Six months' a upon and cultivation of the land 'in each of three years. A. homesteader may withih nine miles of bis homestead on & farm of at least S80 acres solely owned' and. occupied by. him or by his father, mother, som, daughter, brother or sis ter. In certain districts a bhomesteader in good standing may p section alongside his bo residenc: tMtawa iy : Xa President--Sir Richard Cartwright. , The Canada FE chibition : of 816 Contral Ot Pro- Deben- Deposits jssued on City and Farm Municipal and County Mortgages purchased. and interest allowed. br. E. Hanee!, Ottawa, elected v received McGill, Managing Director. ows a surplus first "whbwy pr $3.00 per acre. Duties--Must six mouths In each of six years date of bemestead- entry (including time required to earn homestead paten and cultivate fifty acrés extra. : 'homesteader who has exhausted bis homestead right sd cannot ain a pre-emption may take a urchased Ome tend Pe certain dretrices e $8.00 sidend of the American Institute of 'S. ©, 7 Clarénce street. Chemical Ehoineer A 87 HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS, ONE spreader, in horses and © . Ch A LARGE CITY gol FOR SALE. 'ETERANS, WRITE FOR EN) ling offer for warrants. ram, 108 Alexander St. ARTs Fa + SECOND} ARD : rer BILLIARD ET % hry 1 gans, also THREE SETS OF 'N also one Helghe, Mao ome 209 Queen St., CHOICE SOUARE Jao AND ORs second-hand organ sold cheap, for cash; Joseph George, at 114 Gore iron Rs og ROB- t's City V' Storage : 'Phone, 526: a4 will ha be urney, cess street, office. DWELLING furni: ture, ete. King street, King street. Gents' NEW SIX-ROOMED FRA clean, city water. FRAME premises, 427 Alfred street, COMFORTARL JE family for two ntlem without hoard. " "Be FURNISHED , Btores, Storage Tor able for offices. Furnisher, RE AND DW STO! URE S30 DWELLING, AO RGOMS, ac situate in Cataragui. YER McCann, 51 nae stable, 1 Apply to street, TO-LET. LARGE FRONT ROOM, WIT A Apply 26 Wellington an BARD STABLES TO RENT. APPLY TC Latu Ce. AT Ly MAN 890 Prins HOUSE, Apply on HOME IN PRIVATE with or Apply Bax 8512, Whig AND UN. Furais McCann's, Cory Brock, ONE FRONT ROOM OFFICE, AT 844 Centrally located. Hite Apply J. P. Forrest, HOUSE, GOOD with board. Also good 3 a ROBT. J. cian and enac, Leeds versity Avenue, ence, With gas 837 Johnsen street. COMFORTABLE table University Ave. GARDINER, M.D. Surgeon, William streets, REPAIR, AT all mod Apply OW. 263 UNI. «col Lara "Nedbite, BOARD AND ROOMS. + F FURNISHED ROOMS, Well lighted and heated. board, Apply 814 PHYSI- Bagot and for Froat- Grenville. Office corner Coroner and hours 8 to 9 am., 2 10'4 pm, and' 7 to 9 pan. 'Phone No, 870. ~ MRS. © seusd, Also . Kingston. dence: (Las HEROD, GRADUATE MAS. Swedish giant osteopathy), vdy treatment to ovement, (the ori- includi Aeneral restore the face and neck mm ag: References from leading physicians of Address House "Phone, ot Provis 310. PERSONALS. DERMATOLAGY ing parlors, treatment, Davenport, massage, maincuring, shampoo, AND HAIR DRESS 109 Broek ®a., chiropody, ny hair dressing. C4 TAIR, warts, ence. Dr, Nose, per acre. Duties -Must reside six months Coal. 2n0d--Perfectly dry, under cover, 3rd--Sizes kept separate. 4th--Screened carefully. 9th--Delivered promptly. 6th -- Absolutely ONE PRICE to all. SWIFT' in eafh of three years, MOLES, ete, without scar. Elmer J. Throat Specialist, 258 Bagot street, COAL We offer a few pointers about our Coal whic BIRTHMARKS, removed permanently Twenty years' ris Lake, Eye, ar, and Skin Blemish will cultivate fifty atres and erect a house worth $300.00. of the XE on WwW. CORY, Minister of the Interior. ; uthorized publication of this adv will not be paid for. A new Domes, suitable for High from line of Dining Room $6 to $12, cheap and 'Xmas presents. Portable Lamps Both Gas and Electric jhe serviceable Kind, $10. only from 50. to Fringes, Small Toy Motors, ete. ------ kW Noman Beats Co, Phones,' 4. ™ Princess mroski RE TE BIEN Bw PEA Ee WL a TERE secs HOST INET DOP IRR