~NEW BOOK OF WIT AND HUMOR. SUNSHINE SKETCHES OF A LITTLE TOWN BY PROFESSOR STEPHEN | LEAC 0c 'K, Of McGill University, Readers of Literary Lapses" and "Nonsense Novels by Pro- fessor Leacock w(ll welcomes the new book of original brightness and humor. In the preface to "Sunshine Sketches" the author says: ; "APART FROM MY COLLEGE books, and absurd though it sounds sum of one twenty-five each. Yet these works are of so humor- ous a character that for many vears it was found impossible to print them. The compositors fell back from their task suffocated | with laughter, and gasping for alr. Nothing but the invention of | the lintoype machine made it possible to print thoge books. Sven | now people have to be very careful in circulating them, and the | hooks should snow be put into the hands of persons not in robust | ealth." "SUNSHINE SKETCHES" NOW READY, $1.25 COPY. R. UGLOW & COMPANY 141 Princess Street WORK 1 have written two they can be obtained for the 3 aa House of Hobberlin Limited Tailors to the Canadian 'Gentleman AN ORGANIZATION OF EXPERTS, = ee There Is no guess work about Hobberlin Tailoring. From the mo- ment the ofder 4s received it ifr handled by specialists until. com- pleted. Men who are paid to wateh every process from the first chalk mark to the final touch: of the preseiug iron with hever ceasing care. It means the persong! attention of experts all throug and through With an organizatiow of this kind there is 1ittl6® wonder that oar fashions are the most authorative, our tailoring the most substantial and dependable. Prices from $18.00 to $35.00, AGENT. FOR KINGSTON: THOS. LAMBERT, MERCHANT 157 Princess St. 'and the Lowney's shows you how i cocoa ought; :to3 taste 132 and 1 34 Princess St. THE: DAILY BRITISH PROPERTY-- COMMITTEE CONSIDERED REPAIRS AT nn) FAIR GROUNDS, | Estimated That lit Would Take $5,.- 000 to Put Byildings and Grounds in Shape for Exhibition--Heating | of City Buildings. { At mitiee a meeting of the property of the city council, held Wednesday alternoon, the question making repairs to the buildings the fair grounds, aud alterations the grounds, so as lo put everyShing | in good shape, providing it was, de jrided to hold a fair, ibut no action was taken, pending the Iresult of the public meeting which Mayor Hoag has called for Friday | night, in the city council chamber, to take up the matter of a fair fo Kingston. Ald. Givens, com | on of | ns | to wis discussed, the chairman, presided other members present were | Mayor Hoag, Ald. Coupér, Ald. Har- vison and Ald™ Litton. It was estimated that the sum £5,000 would be needed to put the buildings and grounds in shape io the ho Fling of a fair. The agricul tural building and the crystal palace will require considerable attention. It was estimated that all of ¥500 would be neessary to make much-needed re pairs to the agricultural building. The question of selling the perty and securing a new site fair grounds was also discussed. The committee also discussed the heating of the city buildings and the members were agreed that the rate- payers should be asked for power to make.an expenditure for such a syslom, but it is first desired to have an estimate of the cost, and the chajrman will secure this from . an architect An estimate secured last voar, was that of $10,000, 3 The committee gave! instructions to the engifeer 10 secure the necessary material for the filling in of the dif- ferent places on © the market, square, where pools of water have been found of pro for HONEY CHIMNEY. One Hundred Pounds of it is yond Reach. If the people of Princess IN CHURCH : Be- street when the matter was taken up, : WHIG, THE BEST GOOD SHOE Tans Patents\_ Colt Gun Metal THE BEST GOOD SHOE New Supply just arrived all the Latest Fall Styles. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER; 26, 1912 in $5.00 $4 00 = $5.50 $6 00 For Men $4.50 $5.00 For Women WILD DASH OF HORSES IN DROWNING AT NAPANEE. RESULTED OF TEAM Jumped Over Embankment Into the River, Sank With Heavy Waggon--W. G. Joy Marrid) in Toronto. ' and Napan<e, Sept. 26.--An unfortun- ate accident occurred yesterday af. ternoon in which Benjamin Frink, Hamburg, lost a valuable team of horses. Mr. Frink was at the evaporator with a load of apples and had just stepped inside when 1the horses Bolted, and dashed down the embankment and into the river, where befor: assistance could ba rendered, the animals drowned. It was done so quickly that those who had witnessed the accident had pasture their to Methodist church would a few cows on their grounds, place of worship could be said "flow with milk and honey." three months ago, a swarm honey bees belonging . to Br Chadwick left their hives and took up their abode in the large brick chimney of the Methodist church on the opposite side of the street. Some weeks ago, the odor of honey could be plainly detected, and Mr. Chadwick estimates that fully 100 pounds must be stored in the chim- ney. He thought of trying to get yossession of the bees' sweet pro- wet, but finally decided that it would be too expensive a job. What comes heated, is uncertain. thing is sure, the boys attending the Princess street Sundav school would just delight fn taking part in a climb to get that hidden Honey. Buckley's Guaranteed Hats. These world-famed hats are guaran- teed even against accident. To be had the style centre for inen's hats. Telephone Kingston's Only Exclusive Ready-to-Wear Store for Men, Women and Children. SPECIAL SALE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR LADIES AND GENTS 30 Girls' and Children's Coats---30 Fitting ages 6 to 14 years. Medium weight for fall wear. Tan Trimming and Tan Fancy Black trimmed . 20 only Ladies Wier Coats---20 . Long length, late style, well made and perfect fitting 34, 36 and 38 only. A real good. warm coat for winter. Colors are Grey, Blue and Worth regular $7.50 to $8.00. Mendels Sale Price Friday and Saturday $5.00 each Sheppard's Plaid. Blue with new shade Good value at $4.50 to$6.00. Mendeis Sale Price Friday and Seturday $2.15 each | the restaurant business, | became a laundryman. ' the first Chinaman to wed in King- Black. in sizes Special Reductions in our Millinery Department Friday and Saturday Be sure and see our New Hats. It will pay you for your time Men's Department 50 dozen Men and Young Men's Shirts, 50 A Manufacturer's Lot bought at a pride to clear. Light. ", With separate te Sort and Revorge Collars. The biggest snap in Kingston. are principally 15, 15 1-2 and 16, a : price as high i on A100" gach wholesale. only Men's Worsted Suits 35 In the very datest cut; 8.B. style, best of tailoring throughout. and $15.00. 4 Medium and Dark Shades, Working = Shirts few 14 sige Tn the lot. Perfect fitting. some - ever offered in These Shirts range in Nende's Fridey and Saturday Sale Price 50c each » Shades are dark . £3 and. light. Brown. Olive. Dark Green and Dark Grey. Neat strip ed pattern, All sizes 34 to 42. Sold at bi to. vii our Men's » wear. Hats, Mendels Friday and Saturday Sale meus and see ll the Wishe mtles fu Price, $3.00 exch ~ A Pleasure to Show You. Over H will happen when-the chimney be- | One | in Kineston only at Campbell Brow'., | ! Kingston girl, lof age, with whom he i scarcely time to-get to the scene before the animals were to the bot. tom, drawn down by the weight of the waggon. The marriage took place in Toronto on Monday, Sept. "23rd of William G. Joy, only son of Garrett B. Joy, Napanee, and Miss Pear! Shannen, of Toronto. { The ceremgny was performed at the Metropolitan Methodist church by Rav. Dr. srmbtrong. The young couple left the same day for a | honeymoon in Detroit, Chicago and other western cities, after which they will return to Napanee to re- side. 1 - i -- | SHORTELL-DOWLING. A Wedding at Cushendall on Wed nesday Morning. popular "young people wers united in marriage, at Cagundak. | We sdnesday morning. when Miss Mary IE Dowling, daughter of Mrs. T. Dowling, "Maple Lawn," became the 'hride of Michael J). Shortel, son of Mrs. J. Shortell, Brewer's Mills. The jceremony, was "performed in the «Church of -the-, Holy Name, by Rev iDr. Kingsley. The bride was atiend Jed, by Miss Nettic Rhortell, sister of j the groom, while Mr. O'Neil, Taylor. acted as best man. { "The wedding march was played by {Mrs. M. Fowler, and beautyful solos 'were rendered by Miss M. KE. Draper and Miss Keenan. After the ecaremony the bridal party returned to the home of the bride's mother, where dainty wedding lweakiast was oy. and afterwards left on the noon train for Toronto, DBufialo, and other western 'points, and upon their return will re side at Brewer's Mills. The bride received many useful and costly pre gents, testifying to the esteem in which the young couple are held. | ! Two on A CHINAMAN TO WED. A Kingston Girl in About Five Weeks' Time. An uptown, Chinese laundryman apnounces that five weeks hance he 'will wed. His bride-to-be is =a under twenty years has been ! keeping company for some time. "The celestial is a clever young man, and. well thought of by all who | know him. He was formerly in but lately He will be ston. | Kingston and } Cape Vincent Connec- | tions. ' Sunday service discontinued. Com- aencing Monday, Sept. 23rd, steam- e: will leave Kingston, daily except Sunday, at 1.30 pm. making direct ! connections with N.Y.C. & HRR.R, §5e for all New York state points. n Real Estate Transfers. © Bell, real estate agent, has jeold the dwelling, No.' 14 John street, owned by Sih and Charles Bailey; {10 Estella Dehna, of this city. | Watts, York street, has sold his home to R. L. Claxton, of the Dominion Féxtile company. Mr. Watts will go inte his new home he is building on Frontenae street, about November Ist. -- Asthma? If you are an asthma sufferer you will get hundreds of dollare worth of in a Sc. bottle of Dr. Thomas' sthma Cure, at Best's. Mowmey back if you don't. Quilty Formerly of Regiopolis. Quilty, the | Dtpwa College man, whom Queen's rugby team was yoy anxious to get to play, is wel known in the city, having atlended Regiopdlis College in 1909, and there learned to play the game. . May Engage a Soloist. A meeting of the musical committee of Cooke's church was held on Wed- nesday evening to decide sbout the a" wolbist but the or for a week | following ON WAY T0 MONTREAL HIS BROTHER WAS DYING. Man Believed to be Escaped Prisoner From Belleville--Told This Story to Farmer and Secured Coat and Shirt--Police Could Get No Trace That the man who escaped the Grand Trunk conductor, at the outer station, on Wednesday aftor noon, is no other than Frank Smith, of Texas, whe broke jail, at Belle ville, on Tuesday morning, the local police have no doubt, as he tallied with the description received of the man wanted Constables Arniel, Mullinger Me¢Carey hurried to the outer tion, as soon as they received the call that the man had given the conductor the slip, but they ould find no trace of him. He had a good start of ten or fifteen minutes- The man had fo coat, and in the scuffle he had with the conductor his shirt was pulled off his back However, from an investigation made by the police, it was found that the man had secured both # coat and shirt from a farmer, short distance from the station, by telling a hard luck story about be- ing on his way to Montreal, to sec TG SEE WHO from and sta) DELICIOUS PURE ICE CREAM By the Pint or Quart SAKELL'S Next to Opera House : Phone 640 For Cooking and Drinking, also for Cakeleeing and Makhig Fudge his brother, who was dying Smith had been sentenced to five years. in the penitentiary. for bur- glary, and was to have becn taken to Kingston, on Tuesday, the day he made his escape. He made a most daring escape. At 6.30 am. Turn- key Colling let eight prisoners out of their cells, and they were al lowed to go out in the yard. Smith was among the number. - The turn- key wernt into the jail for about five minutes, and when he came back, found Smith was missing There was evidence to show the manner in which he had made his escape. In "the. prison yard there was a long bench. probably 12 or 14 feet in length, He had taken this bench and placed it in the corner of the prison yard, at which place the wall is 18 feet high He had also torn up the blankets upon his bed and made an improvised rope. This he fastened to the upper | end-of the bench and threw the othar part over the wall Once un to the top/of the bench, Smith did not have much difficulty in reachine the top Bf the wall, and then he slid down the rope, and finally | dropved to the ground outside Smith was arrested at Belleville on Saturday morning. whil alleged, he was making an aiternn { to burglarize the music store of J A. Goodsell The escaped prisoner is a young | man, but it is believed in police cir- cles that he is a genuine crook and | that the name he gave is not his: | proper name. . | | | LABOR IS VERY SCARCE, ttalians May be Secured for ton Road Work. BCR ICE - Labor was never as inthe city. as 'it is at the present time. M Rewd, of the Ontario Asphalt 'Paving company, of Windsor, who is here su pervising the pew pavements, made th statement to a Whig repre scntative on Wednesday afternoon "1 maver saw labor so scarce ar it is wm Kingsten. | am working with seventy-five men less than 1 should. We pay good wages, but' it does not- get | the mun. Unless we are able to get more laborers in the be forced to send outside At the present sage to Uttawa, to our represental:' to see ii he can get us some help "In our line of work the best men are {oceigners, and 1 Prefer Italians, | as they will work better than any oth! er class of men at road construction I we are able to get rhout twenty five Italians, we can rush the vork alcng in great style here. The ram helping us considerably, as it has made the roads soft and the plos goes through a great deal easier thar it would had it not rained." The machinery usd in mixing the cement for the foundation and curl will some we in crete curbing and guifers will be com: : te noed. Two Prisoners Arrive. the penitentiary on Thursday, under! jy the Huber and Turnkey Frank | mell, sentenced to five vears joe horse thieving by Deputy Justice Rei Berlin. This is the first sentence pasy- od by the newly APpuinted judge. The other was Emest Mores] committed at Galt by Police Magistrate Bigke to seven years for bigamy. v | New Advivals" , ddd bats at Campy Bron" 'BLENDED AND PACKED BY {AUTOMATIC MACHINERY _ Full Weight Guaranteed Selected | Richmond { Mines, TEA Goes farthest for the money RR el ain, -------- WE SELL from the best the Nou. 4 and Ontario No Anturacite. mined In Pennsylvania. LIPTON'S Scranton Coal Co's Coal Celebrated 1 Coal Place your next oraer with THE JAS. SOWARDS COAL 0) North End Ontariv Street. "Phone 1 55. Billy" Kings. by Laughable from th a young girl wih him should she vide m lips, Shae, slronyg be the hill 14 ns true Fofty ideal tury X Fternyl time | have pent a Mes {drama to be © {Friday | Saturday | that costumes has been ody COMING TO Will be the Thursday N complica loss of a wan deeg may use mad the laughable pl Silly Hilly his stor, company the Harg devote as ak of a with it Gra "The Light and sent ue in Kew nic toga th the from offered at and Saturda matinee wealth of eoloring, end soenic we Qtilized in m duction worthy of the History theme, the early martyr a story { tion. The ings will arrive in' a dav or so, and which will be then the work of putling in the com: | Tuesday, | time, pr, has been and the horril man of love The Spring wiiwcess of "The ween al Ut ober was were requestég 5 played to immediately date for this season Two convicts irom Berlin arrived at !soventy - H. igh Constable Charles | jequty cdwig, of | oochestra Berlin. One prisoner was Joba Huny: firm: able fo practically BL big the cans with ames includes Goldsworthy chorus and Not often presen: intact for Baek to His Rutheriond, ankle. broken a low vital in 16 his home, on Red ambien. v set become garding bis store "which of fun ne hig spect ist, so mstantancous last sea {som that its mismager, Werba Gene | and oallet und special Choice ight! tions of fs ly in her enlig " for Al rave i ht Pe eptionn! ip #X{ oud ments the fo of "1 acular the Gr ¥ oven All the Spler ting akin ple consulted for tort Maid. Spry The fr fog th i bo XK The the chimax 7 { and religious devo | 53 Brock steest, wherever THE GRAND. Feature resulting vine teeth love regs " ed *retEtle am Kteinal, r that ring urth cen he | religious nl on ngs, and aniour ignt ww of ip lend this pro embodied the drew of Waid' and op ve and Las it a return compeny of inowkna the and moa ie a producing -- Howe. wha an organization tro seasons "The Spring Maid." as bad hie waekE age, Wax table ta be taken frum the gems al , orien yd i é with | r | boxes, wand i SLEEP ON Mattress, rial and "SPRING BEDS mbination I Banner Spring { JAMES REID'S The Leading Under taker. Phone 147 Dr. Martel's Female Pills O | a---- nd Nineteen Years the Standard. ai Presevibed | wens | Wane ed Freswtt Prim pers and recommended for we Setentiilantly pre. worth. The wulerk snd wil drug giores, sibhwenis, « remedy uf ven hetr wwe For sale at tn went REMOVAL NOTICE, On October 1st Spark their n ton Street Carniovsk K Sparks Prexitia will offices, 140 W & move to elling corinne Brock. over y'K ingston. Sept. 15¢n 1812 That Why mol remove it wi Salve, The remedy guaranteed. 11 iy eta the corn every 15c., at Moi n. h Pek's Corn: it is fury 10 use and Gime In hig W's Drug Store, ono door above King Aching Co in sure wurvet, -------- Pay Divide win Quarterly. | Canasdinn ferred Divyd company ®t have now to 'ends on otf ive heh hinh varly, are nm tosh ed be Paul Suffered Tortires tr rom Nervoushess. Miss Marguorite Loss, 91 Robert St, Hamilton, |, Ont. wriles: "I wis = wreck, redoced in body, and desponds evi. I suffered 1ofiurss from nervouse mess, and was to! untitted for work. 'A friend recomumended Hood's Barsas partis. I conur faking it &ad by the time the secor salts WRN Cone, sumed 1 knew that 1 was mending, | Gradually I grew weil 1 have used Hood's since. I would not be without it on any account. amd dn a ehillord ¢bery = te Get Hoods Bare tpatila lonay. by mi druggists