Made 10 Order McKAY FURRIER JOHN McKAY 149 157 Brock Street. ~ Specials for Closing Days of our F.bruary Sale. 3-Plece Parlor Suite, regular $85, reduced to $60.00, 3-Plece Parlor Suite, regular $55, reduced to $42. Others for $18.00, $21.00 up. Parlor Cabinets, $50.00, réduced to $38.00. Parlor Cabinets, regular $45, re- duced to $34. Others for $7.00, $15.00 up. Odd Parlor Chairs, $7.50, reduced to $6.00. Odd Parlor Chairs, $13,00, reduc- ed to $9.50. Over 50 to select from This is the saving time in Furni- tare if you take advantage of our prices. They are not repeated at any other time of the year. i Rugs, Carpets. Curtains, Linoleums are all in this big sale. Repair and Upholstering promptly done. regular 'Phone 90. Yours, T. F. HARRISON CO. jankets | And Comforters Lm------ White All-Wool Blankets Grey All-Wool Blankets Union Blankets. Comforters in Batting, Wool and Eilderdows filled. All Fresh New Stock. 5 = ®t R. McFAI'L. $ CARPET WARK = : Sasecsasnesd a . light committee, on Friday afternoon, | non, 1K THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1911. TO CALL FOR TENDERS, For the Addition to the Kingston ! i i THE DAY'S EPISODES | en Post Office. LOCAL NOTES AND THINGS IN William Newlands, architect for the GENERAL. new wing to be added to the Kings- { : «| ton post office, has received from ©O1- Occurrences In The City And Vicinity ' tawa the plans he sent to the public Other Brief Items of Interest works department for ratification. The And Remembered plans have been passed, and Mr. New- Easily Read fy lands has been authorized to eall for Buy from your home merchants, tenders for the erection of the wing, Water cress, parsley. CUarmovsky. and for changes in the present build- "Huy Turkish bath soap." Gibson's. ing. When completed, Kingston will Spring is in the sir. So is recipro- have a post office large enough to fill city. the needs of this city. The present Hev. William Short, Johnson street, building is one of the finest in Can-, is quite ill. | ade, but for the past ten years it has Hugh McGall, is visiting friends in been too small for the stafi. By next Smith's. Falls, | winter, the new wing will be com- Dr. Gage, Paisley, is spending a few pleted. days in the city. i Best's Short Stop cures all coughs HOTEL DIEU always, for 15c. : -- Did vou taste the water to-day? There Was a Larger Attendance ou Thursday Evening. Awful, was it not. Thursday was the closing day of the | | | { : -- BAZAAR CLOSED. There was 1 session of the poliee | court, on Friday morning, { bazaar in aid of the Hotel Dieu, and William Sxaifiel piano tuner, Orders i; w.. the biggest day of the three. | received at McAuley's. Phone 778, { All afternoon and evening the .rooms | There was no meeting of the fire and yore thronged with the eager buyers, and by the time the affair closed late last might, nearly everything was sold. | The surplus staff was auctioned off at Lectured at Stella. Rev. W. F. Fitzgerald, of Kingston, lectured in victoria hall, Stella, to an appreciative audience, on "Ireland | and the Irish." In graphic language the speaker described the leading fea- | tures of Irish life, social, religious and | educational, and illustrated the genius of her sons by sparkling anecdote and | happy quotations both in poetry and prose. Rev. J. C.. Dixon occupied the chair and a vote of thanks was | tendered the lecturer on motion of Rev. A. L. McTear and W. H. Mou tray. Had Happy Meeting. There was a social gathering in Brock Street Methodist church, last evening, to welcome home their pas- tor, Rev. T. E. Bourke. The church parlors were well filled with members of the congregation. Dr. C. C. Nash took the chair. A short programme iy ; (uartette Mr, Beldin and Miss Z. Pearsall and Miss E. Orser. Mr. Chase, of the Col: legiate Institute, gave banjo solos. Mr. Bourke gave a short address, ex- presding his appreciation. Refresh- ments were served. The Spectacled Bear. The spectacled bear of Ecuador is so called because of a patch of white around, each eye, which makes the animal look as though he was peering through a pair of great spectacles. In size and general color the spec tacled bear looks not unlike the Am erican black bear. But its hair is very shaggy. At each side of the head is a white bar, which gives the animal the appearance of wearing a halter. But the most distinctive feature is the white around 'the eyes. | Sentimental Juries, Paris Letter. Maitre Henri Robert, the most fa- mous advecate in criminal cases at the Chant and Mrs, spending ateman, i i Eyes tested free and rimless glasses properly fitted for $1.50, at Best's. The use of liquor was to-day. The city water was too bad 10 gyweet music the! entire evening. The a, ' . euchre tables were filled to. overflow- | Miss A. .E. Vanalstyne has returned ing all evening, this seeming to be the ; from Toronto after spending a week (hiof enjoyment. with relatives. | The names of Miss "Mamie Gallagher Where you earn' your money, there and Miss Grimshaw were accidentally Spend ® If you live in Kingston, buy omitted from the list of assistants at in Kingston. i Al Jota Litgn, Who has bum jo T° I» am table, the general hospital, was removed to SLIGHT ACCIDENT OCCURRED his ome on Friday, : a-- | | H. Cunni , piano tuner, 21 At the City's Pumping Stgtion To- King street. re ars at Me) ¥ day. ; ulev's bookstore. i i Au he s . A slight accident occurred t i Canon Starr, Kingston, is spending city's in ute i wret othe] a few days with Dr, and Mrs. Thom: morning. While making a test, a fe bao: a ian will, in June Yalve iu sue of tie <tibe "an boku next, 'celebrate hia fiftieth year in the momped. oT Bring Mathodint church. It is wot known just how long it JH OM Addison, advance agent for ' will take 'to make the repairs. A ! 'Stubborn Cinderella," was in 'the diver was : , this afternoon, to city, on Thursday. ; : look after the trouble, As a result of The spring trade is coming on; let the fact that shore water is = being Kingston and patronize Kingstonians pumped three times as much chloride | and build 3 Kingston. _ resks is being used in the water, on the ine ol Aver i reaks up instructions of rtme coughs and colds and builds up the the South doparvment. | system, 50c., at Best's. Toronto is a fine place, but as a Kingstonian why buy there? Cannot you help your home town ? Rev. Dr. Chown, assistant superin- tendent of the Methodist church, is to be in Kingston, on March '12th. The merchants are stocking up in hope of fine trade. Kingstonians can encourage them by buying at home. At the grand chapter dpoyal Arch Masons in Toronto R. E. Comp, Shaw installed the newly elected of- ficers. Mrs. (i. C. Bateman spent a day with Mrs. Bateman, Sydenham street, on her way to her husband, at Elk Lake. There was a meeting in labor hall, last night, of the tailors' union, but only routine business was trans acted, Mr. Miller, a student, boarding on Brock "rig was taken 40 the i ral hospital, to-day, in James Reid' ambulance, Y : The Mowat Memorial Hospital de. serves municipal Sybbost. It will be a means of saving life and prolong: ing many lives. . {Rev.) J. Aylesworth, Newburgh, are the day with Mrs. G. A, Sydenham street, The fimal year students in medicine made a trip out to Rockwood hos- pital, on Friday morning, under charge of Dr. Third, ] Marchioness of Donegal and Miss Walton, accompanied Sir Percy and Lady Girouard to East Africa, on their return early in the month. Pine apples at Carnovsky's. A movement is on foot to have some of the debates held by Queen's students, given in labor hall. Ar- rangements may be made to have this plan carried out. One hundred and seventy-five - peo- ple came into the city over the Ki ston and Pembroke railway, on Thurs- day morning. The fine weather is , bringing out the market crowd again. i Beginning March lst, the Ogdens- | Paris bar, told an audience almost {burg Gas company will reduce, the | entitely of ladies that before | price of illuminating gas from $1.90 |dny jury a woman with some youth | to $1.50 a thousand feef net; the same | ome looks and a pretty voice has fifty | 8 is charged for fuel gad chances out of a hundred of being That theatrical life is by no means acquitted, whereas a man would have a snap is ouce more evinced by the only one. If she knows how to' shed fact. that the company playing 'A tears at the right moment she -need Stubborn Cinderella" played Wednes- not worry--a verdict of not guilty is day of this week in Winnipeg and will , 8 dead certainty. { appear here next Wednesday, i eS ------ Miss Lottie E. Cowan, who, for the A Mighty Difference. i past fourteen years, has made her am used to tell an amecdote . home with relatives in St. Thomas, about the flight fr Waterl Na- Ont, Rochester, N.Y. and Buffalo, Bolon Vas a cased. His nid | i] +. is in the city, the guest of her riding beside him thought he might be | cousins, Mr. and Mrs, George D. Can- sorrowing over the loss of so many h 414 Albert street. 'old comrades at arms and tried to comfort him by saying that Welli {ton also must have lost many fri 1 - | "He has not lost the battle," was the by | reply. ? _. Attachment, iLifz Fig ff I +f i 23, i { i i i ) vg in evidence (he close. The 14th band discoursed uf ! was brought | Miss Weese ably prosided at the piano, FIFTH ANNIVERSARY Books . Books . When you measure up the many hours of pleasure you and others would seem that the price is too little in comparison. These books are REAL BIG AUTHORS. Thousands have read them. Haye you? 'Why not take home a good book every Saturday? Hoe. ' The Chaperone, The Fair Moon of Bath, "At Home" Held on Thursday Even-| The Princess Virginia, Eilzabeth Ellis. ing Was a Most Enjoyable Event--! By the Williamsons. | The Making of Bobby Burnit,. % . Programme of Music and Dancing] BY Right of Purchase, George R. Chester. 0 With Juliet in England, ~The "Baby Lodge" is Prospering. Harold Bindloss. Grace 8.. Richmond C8 : . Last Voyage of the Donna Isabel, My Lady of the South, The fifth anniversary of Granite! When Wilderness Was King, "Randall Parrish lodge, Oddfellows, was fittingly cele By Randall Parrish. : brated on Thursday evening, by the The Barrier The Pool of Flame, . s Jos. Vance. members, when a most enjoyable "At | Pardners, The Market - Home" was held fin_the lodge rooms, | The Spoilers, Emily Post. Granite lodge is kuown as the "baby By Rex Beach. Lovey Mary rr rember bi aon he tntroase, and | The Enchanted Hat, Mr. Opp. The membership is on the increase, and By Harold McGrath. . Author of Mrs. Wiggs. SYS VIhing is in 3 most flourishing con- 'Way of 4 Man, The Butterfly Man, Hon, 3 members have every rea: By Emerson Hough. Geo. Barr McCutcheon son to congratulate themselves onl... aoey of Chane Happy Hawkins, this, their fifth anniversary. e, There was a good attendance of the Lucia Chamberlain. Robt. Alex. Wasson. members, and the event was very much | loaded Dice, CELEBRATED BY GRANITE LODGE OF ODDFELLOWS. i The The "All Story © The Wheel of Fortune, j : Ellery H. Clark, Tracy. anjoyed, BY All protut. A fine wr" | The Shepherd of the Hills. - The Hongry Heart, were served, and afterwards dancing Harold Bell Wright. David Graham was ind in. D. M. en was in the chair, and ably filled the duties. Mr. Mcintyre is a charter member of the lodge. The amme was contributed to by A. W. McMahon, John Hughes, iss Weese, Mr. McNeilly, William Me- Federidge, 'John Plewes, and A. H! Blackeby. After the programme re freshments were Prolapse! Reid was in charge of this part of the pro- gramme, and he excelled himself in the service ed. A dainty menu was' provided. After refreshments, (here was dancing and the happy gathering to a close at midnight. Phillips. THE FINEST BOOK STO 260 PRINCESS STRET | STAKED HIS HEAD. CYE SRS 1 J-V REAL, IR i LN 3. Eyes should be examined every two years. The eyes change. Glasses exactly right last year may be injurious now. Whether you wear sses Or mot your eyes should examined every two years. We are eye experts. We can afford you perfect sight Our varied stock of mounts helps us to give perfect satls- faction. The Wager Sir William St. Clair Laid With King Robert Bruce, Edwin Noble, in "The. Dog Lover's Book," recalls the historic story of the two famous deerhounds Help and Hold, a monument to which can be seen to this day at Roslin chapel. The légend is that King Robert ------------------ Bruce while hunting upon the Pentland Firemen's Convention. { hills had several times started a white Volunteer firemen of South New | deer, but had hitherto been unable to York, in convention at Freeport, Long It had always so quickly ! capture it. . Island, also a first-class drama "The outdistan his. own. hounds that he Curse of the Redmas," concludin, began to imagine that it was gifted with an excellent comedy, "It Di with supernatural powers and could Look Suspicious." Hear L. V. Rob-| "©! be overtaken by mortal dogs. Na ertson, the Scotch tenor, in illustrated turally his nobles agreed with him, as songs, at the King Edward to-night | there was no one bold enough to; and Saturday. . affirm that he owned hounds which = were better than those possessed by Best's Saturday Bargains, Toilet paper, five 10c. rolls, 25c. his sovereign. There was, however, one exception, Toothpicks, hardwood, 2,000 for Sc. William St. Clair, who wagered his Tooth powder, 25c. tins for 10e. Witchazel cream, borated, 25c., for for the dancing. T Dr. A. P.Chown, Optician, 185 PRINCESS STREET. Phone 343. $6.50 Cloth Dresses $4.9 18 ONLY Ladies' Cloth Dresses, Princess style, made with kimona sleeve and fitted skirt; colors navy, garnet and black, in sizes 34, 36, 38, 40. Al new goods. Regular $6.50 line. $4.95 BEAUTIFUL WHITE WAGTS price at head that his two favorite hounds, Help and Hgpld, would kill the dee before she crossed the Pentland brook. Bruce accepted the challenge and wagered the forest of Pentland moor against Sir William's head: The white deer was roused by a con- ple of bloodhounds and given a fair start before St. Clair released his two | favorites. After a long chase, follow- !ed by Sir William and Bruce on horse- back, the deer reached the brook, and Sir William, feeling sure that he had lost his wager, prepared to give him- self into the hands of Bruce, but bhe- fore the deer could get farther than half way across Hold had seized her, and, Help coming up at the same mo- ment, they forced her to turn back, In the end she was killed within the stipulated boundary. 10e. = Spectacles, gold or silver finish; $2, for 75e. Charge Was Dismissed. Bombadier Gilmore, who was arrested by the local police a few days ago, on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, came up under court-martial at the barracks, and the charge against him was dismissed. : | Still in Penitentiary. The story again comes from Niagara Falls that William Dobson, the express robber, has been freed. The report is incorrect. Dobson is still in peniten- tiary, When' Bjornson Died. Bjornson's son, in describing the last hours of his father, writes: 'Now and then the bright flame of his hu- mor flickered up. . The doctor {dit his pulse and said it was good. [With his face beaming with humor he turned towards us and said, 'I am the first man to die with a good pulse" He said one evening--and it seemed as if an old wise man was speaking with the weight of experience, 'Now I could write--yes, now 1 could write, for 1 have been in the realms of death and _ have 7 felt the pain that attends death.' And when all of us thought that the indifference of death was up- on him--my mother, who always gave him his food, which he would receive {only from her, stood at the bed- | side with a brooch on her breast which | then he opened his eyes and looked at | Oshawa Hockey Team. The Oshawa hockey team arrived in the city, this afternoon, at two o'clock, but were accompanied by a very small numbér of supporters, a mere handful. CORRECT CLOTHES FOR SPRING. f | she had worn at her confirmation-- | her. He smiled, lifted his hand and | {touched the brooch. This was the last | | sign to the outer world he was able {to give." . { A Bullet Stopped the Game. Paris Gaulois { Alfred - de Musset, the poet and | dramatist, was almost as fond of { chess as of poetry. He played nearly | every night. at the Cafe de Ia Regence, { and even the revolution of February, 11848, did wot divert him from his | habit. He turmed up as usual, aud, | finding no one there to play with, in- | sisted that the waiter should take a game for him. The waiter did so, though a fusilade was raging in the street outside, and all went well until a musket bullet smashed a mirror iu immediate proximity to the board Musset was anxious to continue in spite of the interruption, but hjs op ponent would not. "With monsieur's permission," he said, "we will adjoyrn the game until after the republic has been proclaimed.' Pumps Versus Baths. Medical Press and Circular vr are dirly because they can not afford to be clean and not from inclination or choice. As the woman in an English town said to the doctor who thoughtlessly suggested that her child of = enough to be washed. "It's easy for you to talk of washin," with yer hot and cold taps, beginning in $1.00 Each ALL SIZES. LIMITED ™E ALWAYS BUSY STORE 2, but what are the likes of me to do with only the loan of my neighbor's pump ?"* In the mmititude of schemes pying thé attention of public bod- the establishment and maintenance A man is distinguished no less by the way he dresses than his manner. If you are interested in Make Children Happy. The first duty toward children is to make them happy. H you have not made them happy you havé wronged them: No other good they may pet can make wp for that. --Charlex Bux ton. His Reward. Lawyer Brown-8o6 1 called the jodge s lisr. Lawyer Jones--And then what did you do ? Lawyer Drown-- | Thirty, days --Toledo Binds And the Grounds, Lady Customer-Jlo you keep :cofice in the bean? Now Clerk--Upstairs, mnsdam. This is the ground floor. -- Princeton Tiger. Which Was Far Worse, Stubbs, who of h by publishing against the propos" he "Gap of the A unhappy man loss | NEARLY 400 LINES in TO CHOOSE FROM. $1500 10 $3500 i i HH bibs Hi it i i i} A Sound Reason. i Williamson--Does your wile alwars have the last word 7 Henderson--Well, if she doesn't, old fellow, she looks it.--Smart Set. MILLS & C0 -- R-- derive from reading a good book it the REAL BIG SELLERS by the MARCH MAGAZINES ON SALE Argosy. Serap Book. Cavalier. - Munsey. R. R. Man's Red Book, Popular Biue Book. Hampton's. Green Book, Everybody's. Smith's Pearson's Strand. Pysical Culture Popular Mechanics. McClure's. Adventure. Outing. Smart Set. Baseball. Wide World. Ainslee's. American Good Housekeeping. The College Book Store, (N EASTERN ONTARIO. OPFN NIGHTS Phone 919 Pearl Rings We have an excellent as- sortment at present of HIGH-CLASS PEARL RINGS, Three Stones, Singles, Five ' Stone, Hoops and Clusters. Some of these rum pretty well up in price, but we have some very creditable (3 and 5) Stone Pearl Rings at $10 each. These | are special value, and madi to fit any finger. SMITH BROS. Jewellers, Opticians. 850 KING STREET. Issuers of Marriage Licenses. FUR ale At GOURDIERS For 10 Days We offer that New Solid Brick Dwelling, 361 Barrie Street, contain- ing 12 rooms, b. & c. separate, gas and fixtures, and furnace for » $3,000 Also Solid Brick Barrie and Colborne Streets, contain- ing 12 rooms, b. & ¢, gas and fur- TT $4,000 BE QUICK. House, corner Corner Johnson and Division Sts. Phone 35 Mon Fire Insurance: i 2 to Loan Houses to Rent i G0NORONINNO00ODONNIG iW; TICKET 0" dh TK a0 FOUND TRY JOURNEY thro SOAPSUDS often attended by many dang- ers; rough handling, scorch- ing irons; ignorant treatment of colors, shrinking of woollens and lack of cleanli- ness. The avoidance of these 'terrors' is simple when you know-how. 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