AUGUST Store Closes Daily 6 O'clock. "JOHN McKAY FURRIER 140-157 Brock Street, Kingston, August Sale Catwots, Furniture Bi) Curtains EE -- C--O ------------------ 4 _ A Big Cut on the price of Linol- eums. 60¢ Lino, 12 ft. wide. all colors e. 0c Lino., 6 ft. wide. all colors, 42¢. 40¢ Lino. 6 ft. wide, all colors, e. . $1.00 Inlaid Lino., all designs, 80e, $1.26 Inlald Lino, all designs, PARLOR SUITE SPECIALS. 2 Parlor Buites, 5 pleces, In Velour, regular $28.00, for $21.00, 1 Parlor Suite, 6 pleces in Bilk. regular $40.00, at $34.00. 1 Parlor Suite, 3 pieces. Mahog. finish, regular $30, at $24.00, Everything reduced In every de- partment. A good chance mouey: Yours, for you to save 'Phone 90. : | Lace Curtains Our showing of Lace Cur- § tains In Irish Point, Brussels Net, Marie Antoinette, Arablan and Nottingham qualities, in § White, Ivory and two tone ef- § i fects are as exquisite in design Pas the most fastidious could Ba NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS. § «Special + values at ($1.00, $1.35, $1.50. : S IRISH POINT CURTAINS, § jh $3.50 to $8.00. _ MARIE ANTOINETTE from § $6.00 upward. : LY ARABIAN POINT, $3.50. WATER CONTAMINATED HEALTH OFFICER ADVOCATES FILTRATION PLANT. ---- The City Council Will Have to do Something to Improve the Water Supply~--~The Board of Health Will Urge Action, Dr. A. RB. Williamson, medical health officer, was asked, on Tuesday, regarding the condition of the city's water supply. He replied that on some days the water was all right for drinking, after receiving tie eblor- ine treatment, and on other days it showed signs of colon bacilli, not withstancing the lreatment it receiv- ed. Samples of water had been tak- en from the harbor outside the in- take pipe imiisomé of these samples showed . contamination with colon bacilli. © There is no doubt," he sed, that the water of the harbor is con- 'taminated. | in view of this he says that some- [thing must be done at guee to im- {prove 'the water for drinking pur- poses. Although the intake Pipe is tight, the water is contaminated. More rv can be added to the water as it is pumped, but this is. unsatisfactory. The bogrd of health bas discussed the question of harbor contaminati for two or three years. A ygar and a half ago the late J. D. n I some jon ' by ity iF = g Dh "ah ine tercepting sewer and a ie tank, so that the*harbor might freed of of the city's sewage. ~ tig Dr. Williamson says that when the board of health meets he will urge it to pass a resolution directing the attention of the city council to the necessity of doing something to im~ prove the whiter supply for drinking purposes. 1t would not do to al low things to continue on as at pre very t. The medical health officer is in- clined to recommend a filtration plant as the safest thing Jor the city. An intercepting sewer and a septic tank might be installed but that would deal only with the sewage of the city. Other sewage might still empty into the harbor and contani- mate the water. The filtration, plant would purify the water very quickly, and all danger would be removed. The city council, when it resumes its ses gions in the fall, will have the water question before it. APPOINTMENT PLEASING. A Tribute to Archbishop-Elect M. J. Spratt. Canadian Freeman, The-eallihg of Rev. Michael Joseph Spratt to the archbishopric of Kings ton, in succession to Archbishop Gau- thier, has brought a pleasantness to to the people of Eastern Canada which is gladsome in the extreme. No. two priests in the whole dominion of Can- ada are more beloved than Fathers Thomas J. Spratt, of Wolfe Island, and Michael J. Spratt, of Belleville, And how could it be otherwise coming as they do from that lovely town of Lindsay, that has sent so many priests to labor in the archdiocese of Kingston, and other sees of this vince, Yes, indeed, Lindsay has ed the birthplace of many great mep, clerical and lay, and while this town in given due credit, it must not be for- gotten that , Kingston gave material assistance because of the fact that in this city was situated old Regiopolis University, made famous on this con- tinent through the great men it sent out to the church and the proles- sions. Though the graduates of old Regiopolis are gradually disappearin from the earthly scene, there are stil many of the "old guard" left and the memories of this one-time great insti- tution will always be t green in the memories of the past. WAS. PRACTICALLY DROWNED. Miss Walker Had a Very Narrow ks. "cape From Death. Miss Walker, of this city, who was almost drown at Wolfe Island on Sunday afternoon, is a graduate nurse of Rockwood hospital, and was ona case on the island. She came over to the city on Monday pretty much recovered from the ordeal thro which she paseed. It was very lucky for her that Oscar V. Bartels, city tax collector, was on the spot at the time. Mr. Bartels went out in lady lying at the bottom in seven feet of water. He dropped out of his hoat and hanging on to the side of the craft with one hand, let him- sell under the water, and was able to catch the inanimate body with his foot and raise it a little. Then Walker was in the water nearly tes, and when taken oWf was (vo {all appearances dead. his boat, and soon located the young pear - the stolen goods in his possession. The if 5 DAILY BRITISH WHIG, TUESDAY. AUGUST 8 104i FOR VIOLATING BY-LAW Storekeeper Was Summoned to Police Court. Michael Pappas, Princess street, was summoned to the police court, Tuesdny morning, on a charge of violating one of the city by-laws, in having thrown rubbish out on the street. T. J. Rigney on be- half of the accused. oi, Solicitor Melntyre is acting for the prosecu- tion, ut as he was unable: to : be preset the case was enlarged until Mondby. Many capplaints have been made about merchants throwing rub- bish on the street. it is charged that Pappes allowed ribbish' to be thrown on the street after he had been notified not to do #0. mt ces HE TALKED TOO MUCH. A Drunk Made 'Trouble and Was Ar- Lt rested. A siranger arrived in the city night and early this morning he started out to load up on firewater. In the forencom Constable James Bateson ran across him standing in front of an hotel, on Ontario street. "I've just been put out of That hotel," he said to the constable. "Well, 1 guess they didn't want you there," said the officer. ; The stranger took offence at this and ced to sbuse the officer, whereupon the latter took him in charge in quick order and he was soon locked up in the police station.. "He will be given a chance to-.axplain ih the police court to-morrow. -- OVERCOME WITH HEAT. Many Railroaders Have Had to Quit Work. The hot spell has been very severe on everyone, but without doubt, no person has 'felt it more than the men working on the railway, more particu- larly the men engaged in work on the track, : A railroad man informed the Whig, to-day, that during the past few weeks, a large number of men have been com- pelled to quit work for a day or so, at g time, owing to the fact that they were overcome by the heat. It has been terrible in some sections, and for a time work has had to be discon- tinued. . ---- ENJOYED LIGHT SHOWER. Rainfall, Tuesday Morning, Was Not Very Heavy. Kingston enjoyed a light rainfall, early on T y morning. A heavy rainfall would have been gladly welcomed, as everything has been burning up for some weeks. How- ever, the rain was hardly. sufficient to put down the dust. : Before the rain came' there was quite a lively wind storm. the down town streets the dust blew around in clouds and the rain came as a great relief. Dark clouds gathered at five o'clock, but it was after six before it rained. THERE WILL BE TROUBLE For Owners of Noisy Motor Boats in There is trouble ahead for owners of noisy motor boats--that is if the nuis- ance is not st . As a result of the many complaints made in regard to the matter," the harbormaster, Wil- liam McCammon, is out with a big stick after all offenders. He has sent out notices to owners that they must have mufflers in their boats. If this order is not carried out, a summons will be issued for a police court case. THREE MORE NAVY RECRUITS Received by Postmaster Stewart and Have Been Passed. The arrival home on a visit of three of Kingston's, boys who are members of the Canadian navy gave the fever to some other lads of the the city, and as a result three plied listment. © The three are: Alexander Bain, Frederick Hill and George Ury- ant, All three have passed the medi- cal examination and will likely leave for Halifax shortly. wil Appear To-morrow. The young man named McDonald, arrested by Constable Bateson, on a of steali coat, vest, watch missed his belongings when the train reached Kingston, and reported to the police. Constable Bateson nabbed Mo- Donald on Ontario street, when he had magistrate remanded him in order to further jivegtigats hin case. He claim- be had been dbinking and did not know how he came to get the stolen il i I Ei I i in fess i i 1 H E f i bs 2 f ; AF 1 # #86000000000000000000 $00000000000000000000000000000 i be uf ig ed it iy | i i i fi i HA ] f i gt ap-|, to Postmaster Stewart for en-|2 {3 Summer Parasols RECIPROCITY ISSUES AND THE CONSUMER. Critics 'are Impailing Themselves Upon the Horns of This Dilemma How Agreement Will Operate. Winnipeg Free Press In its campaign agninst reciprocity the Toronto News has alternated be tween vehement protests inst the Canadian farmer being subjected to the destructive competition in his own markets of his American competitors, and loud lamentstions over the in- creased cost of living to the con- sumers in the city, due to the open- ing of the J 1 markets, with their higher prices, to the products of the. Canadian farmers. Last week it was hard at work on the latter theory, with an to its particular constituency in the city of Toronto. Simultaneously the World was very busy pointing out the desolation which was before the Ontario farmer w the vast flood of cheaper American food products poured over the Cana- dian ndary and into the Ontario cities. The critics of reciprocity are for ever impaling themselves upon the horns of this dilemma. There seems no escape for . them if they are de- termined to make an argument against reciprocity upon economic grounds in both the urban and rural constitu- ~The--ease for. ity aa it al fects the dwellers in, the cities has been much discussed by the suppory ers Of the arrangement. It is assumed by the anti-reciprocity newspapers and ers that the liberals, by dwelling upon the advantages of re ciprocity 'to the farmers, thereby con- cede that the effect of reciprocity will be to increase the cost 'of living to those living in the cities. Superficially, it ldoks as though this were true as far as Canadian farm produce is concerned, Jt by no means follows, however, that higher prices for the grains and livestock of the farmer will mean a corresponding in- crease in the prices paid for their food by the dwellers in the cities. The people in the cities do not eat wheat. They eat bread made from flour. Nor do they eat vattje. They" eat meat, Now the price of these articles of food in the cities may be governed not rly so much by the price paid the farmer for the materials out of which they are prepared as by the conditions which govern the manufacture and disposal of these food products. A comparison, for instance, of the re- lative price of Canadian bacon or Ca- + flour in the Epglish and the Canadian cities will tend to support the hypothesis that the selling value of manufactured food products in Cana- dian cities is conditioned, not by the cost of the initial articles necessary to their production, but -by the paying ability of the consumer. In a narrow market, such as Canada still is, sell ing combinations, ether by formal agreement or by a 'gentleman's un- derstanding," are quite feasible. And these opportunities have not been al- together lost upon the thrifty Can- adian firms that are in the business of feeding the people of Canada. It is therefore quite possible that under no circumstances could the prices' of the articles of food to the consumer be raised; while it might be possible, under reciprocal trade arrangements, to compel these parties to pay more to thie farmers from whom they buy their grains and their cattle, Thus the farmer would be benefited and the city dweller would not be injured. The attitude of furious resistance which "Kingston's Famous Fur Store." - S$ We sell the best $1 o ¢ Umbrella in Kingston. 3 e Other kinds 50c to $5. e Big assortment to choose from. ® s e Areaway down in price e now during our SBum- $ mer Sacrifice Sale. 15¢ to $2.69. 0000000000000 00000000000000000000 Are all reduced in price now, and we still § g 3 2 8 £ § : offer. $1 Hats for T5c. $3 5 = 87 1 T ; 006800000000050000000000000000 = AS IT AFFECTS CITIES STEPHEN LEACOCK, : 1 . Author of Literary Lapses, Ete. a burlesque vein and at its very best. The Best Book of the Season. PRICE $1.00 .Nonsense. NOVELS. The Volume consists of a colles tion of ten short stories written in illustrating the author's singular gift of humor Handsome cloth binding. 220 pages. CIPROCITY es ~~ ---- * $1.00 pays for the Toronto Mail or Globe delivered fo your door by the postman from now until January list; 1912 An average of about 4c per week. 25c pays for the Toronto Mall or Globe from now September 22nd. giving the entire Election News. These newspapers have arranged for a special staff to ace company the different speakers in their trips from Halifax to Vancouver, and full reports of the speeches and developments in the campaign will be printed fully each morning : « until 260 PRINCESS STREET. has been maintained. from the out set by millers and meat packers Vends strongly to supflort this theory. ~ In addition, of course, over a large rangé of provisions the duties are either coming off entirely or are be ing materially reduced. In every case where at any season of the year it is necessary to import food products into Canada, reciprocity will affect diréetly the cost of the articles thus imported, to the consumer. Take the simple illustration of strawberries. As every citizen of Winnipeg knows, strawberries come on the market in Winnipeg as early in the year as April, and it is not until the very end of the season that Canadian-grown berries are available. During all the intervening months the people of Win- nipeg, every time they buy a box of strawberries, drop a collection'into the Dominion treasury. It means a tax to them which is of no advantage to any Canadian industry, because the native article is not at that period of the year upon the marks. This il- lustration applies all along the line when we deal with [(sodsiuds which at some season of the year, either be- cause of temporary scaraty or lack of the Canadian article through chimatie reasons, have to be uvoported. It can, we think, be éstablished pretty con- clusively that reciprocity will at one aud the same time increase the in- come ofl the farmer and cattle raiser and decrease, taking the year round, the cost of living to the consumer in the city. ACCUSED OF ASSAULT. Herbert Henderson Was Placed Under Arvest, Shortly before two o'elack, on Tues day afternoon, Constable James Bate- son placed under arrest, Herbert Hen- derson, aged about forty. He is ac cused -of 'assaulting a man named Clark, living at Collins Bay, on Mon- diy night. Constable Bateson was standing at the corner of Montreal and Princess streets, when he noticed Henderson coming along. As he came up to the officer Henderson asked if he was wanted at the police station. Consta- ble Bateson replied shat he was want- ed, and took him along to the sta- tion. i The nature of the assault is not known, but it is reported that Hen- derson struck Clark, who is one of the best known. residents of the city, in the face, claiming that he had made some statements against him (Henderson). A warrant was taken out at Napanee. and word was sent to the Kingston police, to place the accused under ar- rest. Chief Graham, of Napanee, is ex- pected in the city, to-night, for the accused, HOTEL FIRE ESCAPES. No Standard for Them as in the Case of Factories. A citizen writes {ow information con cerning fire escapes. He\says that there is a standard as to 'weight and strength in regard to fire escapes for factories and hospitals, but in regard to hotels there is none. He would like to know the reason why, as he thinks that guests of hotels should have equal protection with the inmates, of fac tories and hospitals, and would like to know why the imspector of hotels does not provide for stronger fry ed capes. He remarks that light fire ee capes would not be safe for firemen to use in Bghting fires. ---------- Athletics' Pitcher Gone. "Bert" Muckler, the star twirler for the Athletics, went to Oshawa, Tues day, where he has accepted a position. In Muckler the erratic junior team, which sprang into senior company this 'weasay, in losing one of the best young pitchers which this eity has produced ile. His performance, last d in famming Esiord, Lucas Dickson in succession] in the last -- OPEN NIGHTS. For that worn out, tired and run down feeling there is no better tomic thau a combina- tion of BEEE, TRON AND WINE. delicious in taste, enrich the Ours is ~ontains iron to & blood, peptonized (digested) @ beef to feed the tissues. and choice wine as an appetizer, In a recent Government analysis a bottle taken from our stock of Beef, Iron and Wine proved to be a superior & article ranking as first class, TRY A BOTTLE, 50c. Dr. A. P. Chown Druggist and Optician, 185 PRINCESS STREET. "Phone 343. | . TONIC 000400000 0000¢ niin i a Me en Ssvssssssisssssesisse® PEELE PEEIREEe® 8 . FOR To-day, a big shipment ¢ of Goods, including the © Celebrated Baldwin's Capstan Knitting Yarn in ¢ Cee GET YOUR SUPPLY EARLY EvavEy OOO SEEEEE ~ AS CEE n oYe! so eEE o » NY EY JOO COO . Newman = © - & Shaw: The Always Busy Store. ® SOEs 1 D0 OOO0GOO0000C000CO0OOT : 1 "Wighest Education at Lowest Cost NNGSTON BUSINESS COLLEGE (Limiyed) oo Twenty-sisth year, Fal Term 3 1 August 38th. Courses kkeeping, Shorthand, Tele. any. Civil Service and Eng- wur graduates the ions. | Cor. Princess & Sydenham Phone 22. The College Book Store 'Phone 914 English Photo Frames MADE IN STERLING SILVER WITH VELVET BACKS AND EASEL STANDS ROUND AND OBLONGS SHAPES, ALL OVALS, SIZES PRICES RANGE FROM $1.00 to $2.00. SMITH BROS., Jewellers, Opticians. 850 KING STREET, Issuers of Marriage Licenses. MADE OVER AND REPAIRED W. F._ GOURDIER ----------------------------. . LOOK THESE OVER 531 Albert Street--8 rooms, b & e.; good yard and stable; $1,100 77 Pine Street---Detached Frame Dwelling; 8% roots. bh. & ¢.; large garden and stable, $1,500 418 Johnson Street-- Detached frame dwelling, J rooms, b, & « and good garden; $1,650 Corner Nelson and tached brick; & rooms; lot Xx K9 ft. $2.000, Corner Bagot and Earl ings, with Improvements all for $2,400 116 Earl water heating, light, $2,650 bd We have property for Sale in all | parts of the City. Come and see us MULLIN --Ths Real Estate Expert Mowey to Loan, Fire Insurance, Corner Johnson and Division Sts. "Phone 539, Mack De 132 nt 3 dwell! and shop, Street, gas # rooms, hot and electric sell Them? No! f | NE TON LAUNDRY 5 Streets, eh ri Pr