2 Mail Order Competitors mail offes map is ous eompetitor heen use he little things sealo. the © the retaiier all on a big He use Bookkeep handle det ness Our gests gei eo their It Do you want does Burroughs Machine 10 figures~io get shout hig busi ail Tucts Retail how book, ug retailers can re vital facts about business, is free a copy ? Barus Adding ecine (of DW. SAXE Sales Manager | i i } f i |= HE Torante, Ont, 148 Bay St it { { bi Thomas Copley Telephone 987 Drop a card lo 18 Ping Street i) wanting an thing done in the Carpen- tery lime. Estimates given on all kinds of repairs and new "work: als Hardwood Floors of all kinds. Al Shop, 40 Queen Street. All 85 Hats, 82.50, Children's Hate $1.00. Untrimmed price, Sale clows Tuesday, Dee 24th. at Miss ED. THIS We are e Now Ready from Be. to Shapes below hall To show our Great 8tock of |, Xmas Novelties STEAAT Chest TOT TUTE mm Bed Boxes with large wheels. Short Waist Boges, Baby Walkers, Children's Black Boards, Invalid Table and Bed Rest, Children's Chalrs, every descrip- tion. Doll's Brass and [fon Beds. Large Easy Leather Chalrs from $5.00 to $50.00, Don't fail to see them, Remember, we want your money. The goods must go without reserve. Robt. J. Reid Telephone 577 Your Oculist's Prescription For weary; #tralned or injured eyes will be followed by us to the thous. andth part of dn Inch in supplying ®he called for glasses. WE GUARAN. tee to fill it eXmetly as he wishes. We "will carefully adjust them » the most comfortable manner, ass. - Ing you entire satisfaction or refund- ing the moteX. We Grind Our Own Lenses. iP | ps Jie we THE As They { feu lin the { thers he Iv pleased his -FRONTENACS GIVE MeGILL A GAME Have More Than the Before | City Hockey May Not Praetice on 27th=The League. The on One fee the aes held a light pract vening at seven o cloek There was ooly a t those who were received a good drill. Lorne who stood so faithiul ear joined the "Spider" is th a ho stick and will be 2 nable addition to the club. I. Sutherland had a Jette s (tt club snd it hay of the states there, and is high- | 1 his playing The ¢- to Kingston fon until Ja 8 were made. Friday, turned down not have fhe trying to get some Fronts Frida mo all ui, bu 1" tw ten last ast night a wie Key Wan ar: 1 It our Bounce Wis oann Ce n exhibition 3 NO arrangers Mefiill would come on offer, to use Frontenacs may practice, but bre more was nag one ow fue and white ar ractice in on Saturday at asture and will gather at the ® on Monday night at 9.30 wk out. aron's for a Gananogue's Lament, A writer in the Gananoque Journal ieAvs : orders will peceive prompt sitention | have 1a as i i i, heen handed ont {pl pr I it Ja he been in every tao that [that town is growing, mdvertising in u le ap I'r ha in Iy fo ut se to ag I'e We le on th to runs agHe. an have asked no one be allowed to go man Ar Basil Are wa, are we not; going to skating rink here this winter ? of this writing it answer willbe in the nega the lemion that has to the young peo- Christinas n t the the That's time seems e of Gananoque asa sent, Near! outgrown all he Fake thit 1 least three wkey te that te Canada to any in villagehood every town i tl am. al Preston with a popula than ours, having vitks and over twelve this incident ha paper in the Dominion. very little wonder that Look at the they get--and all free, We | Gananogue have the material for! junior 0. H. A. team that would up, if not champions, of that this town dead in the Council and Board of 8 nothing to boost now All is that il here this win- on the pro esteemed Board in 84 it i or « But is Oris, ade + done Fame and we skating the no even rink ay vw really i it will be ssive efforts I'rade and ven' matter rink a blot of our ouncil in ¢ RM.C, Would Play Senior. At the Intercollegiate rughy meeting Montreal this afternoon, Queen's that interference he more close defined and more vigorously en reed. Their amendment asked that ahead of the with the ball behind the line the point where the ball was They would allow a man run alongside of the ball-carrier. Roval Military College has made plication to be placed in the senior or > {Oo rimmaged. ries, In Hockey Circles, will be introduced to when the at the Six-men hockey yronto on Saturday night, wanderers and Canadiens meet ona. and Greg. George, who were ated to plag with the Stewartons of tawa, are sad. to have jumped to e New Edinburgh club. Varsity have arranged to play n AA. in Boston on Christmas Day, Pos SANTA'S Storehouse at JENKINS' Full of Presents For Men and Boys. Everything bristles with newness and good cheer. Men's Shot Silk Vests browns, wines and Men's Knitted Warm Vests in plain colors and stripes. Men's plain colors in Chinchilla black. Men's Evening Vests in Silk and P. 'Men's Ladies and Boys' Silk Mufflers in Italian Silks, prettier and brighter than ever before in prices to suit every cket book. PN rs Gloves in Silk Lined greyand tan Camels Hair lined and wool-lined from $1.00 up. Ties. We have grosses of Ties, all put up in beau- tiful boxes at 20c¢, 50c and 7c. Grosses have been sold and grosses re- main. Seino beauiiul colorings, many have said our Ties are much prettier than last year. He Hargs mary Ties to- -------- E. P. JENKINS, Clothing Co. in greys. c ANNOT} he season. r the [1 Fron-| uary 7th | boys of the | armor. | ve a rink and a hockey {admired | Bietes, bed { | dering i sery tude, we j¢ ot {life and rural wurroundings Torente Clobe~-Moag in poal Parkdale senjors looks like the find of He plays the same style of game as Gordon Bricker, and clenrs all nis stops quickly. He played last with Falls, and Leseuer says a comung star til an exhibition game lec. uth, The Mam- gwood on Dec Mudiand on Pec- ivear = s b will play ion cam {ember 24th, | ember 25th | loronto Mau & Empire:--Very clubs can boast of one good goalkpep- ér ol'the ealibre of Parker and Lard Yarsity, It's a up between hese two for the intercollegiate team, aithough the former will likely gel the call foronto Star:--lay Marchand will to hustle for his place in goal n Hamilton even if his registration js coeptedd. Audrey Morden, a well- {known Hamilton goal- Keeper, 18 out for the piace. In the old days Morden 'was some net guardian, ! Ihe Ottawa Hockey elub officers are {apiparently treating the raid of the {Mantime province clubs lightly. It is { announced that Manager Hoss of Syd- ney has offered Fred Lake 22.200 {the season, but Lake was out Uttawa Inst night, us well as i wiek and Lesweur, both of whom offers, on go to Call and ton to few ot toss ive for with West had A Good Performance, {The Cobourg Seutinel-Star says * performance of "Dandy Dick, Lon there by Kingston ['The play was brimful of natural Hun from beginning to end, and the | oncensus of opinion was that Capt. i! ridenny, who so faultlessly took the {8lar burt of the "Dean of St. Mar ell's"" had missed his voeation in jlive, He should either have "taken lorders" or have adopted the stage as his profession. Mrs. Prideaus, "heorge Ti," of the race course, howed great force of character hier representation, of put amateurs in | apd was equally hs by the audience as by hes Shed and "Salome," to aotbies of Sir Tristam, who won her heart. The officers, Major Tarver and Lieut. Darby the Jobnny officers--were inimitably re presented by Mr. Burke and Yieut Hendry, and received rounds of ap- plause at their idiosynerasies. "Hlore' the butler, nas represented by Prof. of Queen's, and his mur- king's "H-English" and left nothing to desired. constable, by Major Sears, most the ostentatious, jeal ignorant officials too Ws juently met with Mrs Burke, as "Mrs. Norah Topping" acted her part admirably Mis Campbell and Short, as daughters of the dean, were trues sports and thei acting showed great vivacity and won rounds of applause Mr. Asselstine, Sir Tristam, filled the role to a both in dimensions and the climax of his de | nurciation of the dean was fully jual to the occasion. Last, buat least, except in inches, the groom 18 represented by Master Sears, 1s fine a piece of juvenile acting as pleasure to witness--the and sincerity of the part | being clearly depicted. On the whole | it is by far the best amateur per! formanco it has ever been onr pleas ure to witness and seldom have we soon. anv professional group give a more realistic representation of the Inughable possibilities of ordinary life, They will be welcome any time they return. to say linally rummer the he Fhe ihly Hos depicted and 1% completeness ability and was hae heen our faithfulness The Fortune Hunter. A splendid attraction by Winchell Siith's comedy triumph, "The For- tune Hunter," and a tremendous suc- vess has been recordéd by the play which comes to the Grand on Christ mas Day, matinee and night, with an admirable company, headed by John Meehan. [It affords an: enter- tatnment that carries with it pathos, humor, and droll situations that fit snugly together throughout. The story of a eity youth who cannot earn his own living when thrown on his own resonres and whe is sent into a small country town to win the local heiress from the country swains who have been left in town, through his contrasting city airs, education and appearance, is one of logical sequence | wed pthusible® theory. Nat Duncan, ihe fortune hunter, works oul the theory his chum had proposed. He wins the banker's daughter and leads her to propose marriage to him. But in the working out of the scheme, he develops a latent business ability that incites an interest not only in his rehabilifations of the old, worn- out drug store, which he makes "the finest in the state," but also in his He finds a love, the druegist's daughter, that makes him despise the scheme he was willing to go into when he was "down und out," and his salvation is work- od ont hy that love and the "rules' which he has lived. Want Better Boat Communication. br Perey | i 'ToldIn Twilight ~aaseseascessaef {Continued from page oy J M'ss Maisie Dwyer, Barrie street was a popular hostess at a ghirprise party on Thurday evening, given In boner of her guest, Miss Fossie Grace, of Montreal The guests were Miss Eleanor Miunes. Mise Fiorénce Ellott Miss Ada Petrie Miss Freda . Burns, Miss Heles Uglow, Miss Elda Macdowal, Miss Kathleen Ryan, Miss Aileen Folger Megars. Hugh Ryan. Arnott Minnes igh Surith, Ross Livingston illiam Smith, Harry Minnes Ly- man Skinner, Neil Black Ayerst McGowan W. Minnes and Iarry Henderson, » - - A very delightful dinner was given at the Country Club on Friday evening, the guests going on giter- ward to the dance at the Royal Miiitary College. These present were Mrs. A. Kirkpatrick, M'ss Lassie Kirkpatrick, Miss Dorothy Carraihers, Miss Aileen Benson Mr. Alan Meredith, Winnipeg; Mr. Wil- liam Steaecy, Mr. huntley Macpher. son and Mr. F. Benson. - ow vw. Miss Mabel Milo, Jchnson street was hostess at the tea hour om Thursday afternoon in honor of fh» bride elect, Miss Mabel Meek. The tea table was pres ded over by Mise swingham, Westmount and Mise A Price and Miss B. Lambert, The students of the Collegiate In- stitute will give an "At Home" oun Monday evening. rp - Misses Martha and Mary Smith, after spending a few days in Otta- wa, returned home on Friday. Mre. T. Benson, King street. who has been travelling on the contin- ent. sailed for home fropf Liverpowl on Friday 13th, and is expected tio arrive in town the first of next week. Miss Sibbald Hamilton, who has heen visiting in Guelph and Toron- to, arrived home on Thursday. Miss Mildred MeMorine, after spending a few weeks in Toronto will return to town on Monday and will be the guest of her sister, Mrs. Alex Macphail, Clergy street. Mrs. Robert O'Hara arrived int town from Brockville on Tuesday. and is the guest of her daughter, A Mrs. Arthur Craig, Alfred stieet. Miss Muriel woritton and Mr. LNs Mr. rew's Crane, Toronto, 1s the guest o, is pares, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Liv mgaton, Barrie street. sir. Arthur L. 5. Mills, who is at tending Mcliill College, Montreal, ar sived 1n town to-day, accompanied by dr. Barker who is also a Mcliill. They yu spend the holiday: sith the Bwhop of Untario and Mrs Hills, Bishop's Court. . Clg le iy student {emnox Robertson, th tawa, spent days in town thi week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs b. Hobertson, Sydenham street Miss Irene Coyle, attending Lor Abbey, Toronto. arrived home ay to spend a few weeks with her mother, Mrs. James Coyle Aberdeen Avenue. Dr. Malcolm J. Gi guest of his parent Mrs. Gliroy, for the davs Miss Edith Davidson, Lam High Schoo! staf und Hattie Davidson, B.A.. Stella, home, for the holidays. Mr. Stewart Molson a few SN, et Iroy: will be the Dr. J. F. and Christmas boli 8, B.A. Syden Miss are Cadet KH. Maunsel left to-day > spend thé Christmas holidays in tawa and Cadet' Kenneth McQuay to spend his bolidays in Montreal. Mr. Aeith Macdougal left to-day for Toronto, where he wiil remain until after Christmas. Mr. George Tandy, Montreal, will be the guest of his paremts, Mr. and Mrs, Hemey Tandy, hing street, for Christ- mas, Miss Flossie Grace, who is the guest of Miss J. Dwyer, Barre street, will return to Moatreal on Tuesday Miss Victoria Morrison arrived in town to-day from 'Toronto to visit De. and Mrs. E. Rvan, Bockwood House. Mr. Moore Cosgrave, who is on his way to Toronto from Montreal, stay ed off in town on Friday to attend the dnnce at the Royal Military College Mr. John Gwynne, of Quehee, was also in town for the, dance. fhe Rev. Canon Starr spent Brockville. Mr. George Graham, of will spend Christmas with Major Mrs, of. Hamilton, hing street Miss hate Uraig, Earl street, return- ed home to-day from Ottawa where she has been visiting her aunt, Mrs, EK, J. Adams. Cadet J. H. Roberts leit spend his holidays in to-day m Frankford, and to-day to l'oronto Mr. J. Roger Chappelle, C.E., Ed monton, will spend the hohidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chipman Chappelle, Sydenham street, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Craig, of Uttawa, left to-day for Cape Vincent where Raipn Britton of Gananoque, spent Thursday in town. | Mr. William Ford who has been town for a few days, returnai Minneapolis to-day. Mr. Stuart Sutherland of the Merchants Bank of Canada, Cree- more, will be the guest of his par- en'ss Mr. and Mrs, M Sutherland, Earl street, for Chr'stmas, Mrs. R. Campion. and son, Wal- ter, will spend Christmas with Mrs. D. J. Dowsley, 'ioronta, Mrs. W Do Jwsley and daughters, will leave Sunday, for Toronto, to spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Dowsley. Miss Christine Loucks who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Cas p- bell Btrange, Barrie street, left to- day for her home in Winnipeg. in to My. Charles Wilkins who has been attending Queens University, left they will be the guests of Jr. A. Sco- bell for Christmas, Un the 27th of this month they will come to Kingston to visit Mr. and Mrs. W. GU, Craig, Bar rie street. Miss Dorothy Philips, staying in New York en route from Ireland, arrived im town on Wednes day to spend the winter with her aunt, Mrs, L. Breck, Bagot street. . - - - who has been Miss kena Booth arrived in town on Thursday to visit her sunt, Miss H tooth, Alfred street Miss - Marion Booth came down from Toronto on Hoss: Livingston, of St And | Nf Toreute, Out, Dee, Tis, 10 Safe Ottaws Valley nnd Upper St. Lawrence eNurtherisy winds: fair and cold to- day aad oun Sunday. To, PN WRGRENEST (EIS CT CEE a SHOP TO-NIGHT AT ST EAGY'S "It means a saving." Handkerchiefs. 30 doz. only fine quality embordered handker- chiefs 15c and20c qualities, To-night 1214c¢. Gloves. The "one" best quality of French Kid Gloves at$1.00in all shades and sizes and neatly boxed, Neckwear A beautiful showing of dainty neck woar--to be had at 25¢ np to $2.00 mostly boxed, Men's Ties 75 doz. of smart ties--ones' that "he" will like. at 25¢ and S0c. "Get it" at TEACY'S Store open Monday and Tuesday evenings. Friday and is also with Miss Booth. Mr. and Mrs. Frank. Cooke and son arrived to-day from Seattle and are the guests of Canon and Mrs. A | {'ooke, Alwington avenue | Cadet Douglas Storms left at noon! to-day for Hamilton to spend Christ- | mas, What it Comes To. on Fridgy to spend Christ nas ir{ Trenton. Mr A. M. Macdougal will come up from Ottawa and will be the] guest of h's parents, Mr. and Mre. A. K. Kirkpatrick, Johnson street, for Christras Mrs. Balfoar Mudlé, Clergy street, left on Wedneesday to spend a few weeks in Gananoque. Mig, James Lesslie. William street, who has been v siting hes daughter, Mrs Dyckman in Lake | field, Mass, rc'urned: home on Tuesaday, Miss Laura Nicolle who has been s'udying at the Toronto Conserva« tory of Music, arrived homa on Thursday to spend her vacation i | with her parents, Mr. and Mis John | Union street, . LJ Mr. Wood, days in town returned to Peterboro on Fr day. accompanied by his goa, | Mr, Edward Wood, who is attend- | ing Queen's University. Cadet Dudley Coreli' left on Fri- day to spend his holidays in Win- ni; eg. Cadet Peaudry Le Blanc left to- day for Montreal for a few weeks. Among the Canadien visitors who | have reg'stered thelr names at the! Capadian Hizh Conmissiony"s office, 17 Victoria street, Lonaon, 8 W., are Mis: A. J. Skinner, Kin: ston; Capt. and Mrs. H. T. Skinner. Toronto; the Misses Ireland. To- | onto, . Ms. Arthur Yiogham arr ved Nicolle, - i after spending a few | That the residents of Amherst ls land are not getting the proper boat service during the fall months was the statement of a merchant to the Whig | on Friday mormng. After the cold | weather comes the residents of the is : land have to be contented with one! trip to the city to do their ( hristmas | shopping. It appears to the mer | chants at large that better boat ac rerchants would get together and bring the great need before the boat companies. Another merchant stated that the day that the islanders were in the city, thers was more husine than any other day Say during the season. A E. Fenton Killed. Fort Wiliam, Dec. 21.---A. E. Fen- ton, one of the best known elevator men of the Twin Cities, head of the A. E. Fenton company, was killed, on Thursday, in the Canadian Pacific yards near his elevator. Mr, Fenton anu standing on a box ecar,when the ly started. He was Ee the and rolled wn der the wheels of the moving train he fore assistance could him. | Is {his parents, Mr from Westmount, on Monday, and | the guest of her parents, Mr jand Mrs. R. H. Ms: Elsie Saunders of Ottawa will spend Chr stmas day with her mother, Mis. Alice street. The Kingston { Club hss received - - an invitation 'tion for a bonspiel to be played in Montreal the 28th. Mr. Gus Calv'n of ths Bank of Montreal, Mon'real, is the guest of | ~~d Mrs. Hiram Calvin, King street. M ss Ka'hieen Browne, Brockville, spent Friday in town Mr. Jeremy Taylor jr. will a rived from Detroit on Sunday and will be the gues! of his parents Mr. and Mre. Jeremy Taylor, Earl, street, over the holiday. Mrs. Charles Lewis, of Gananoque, Wa 8 gual in town on Friday. Rev. J. W. apd Mrs, i Fron: tenae street, will leave on Monday to Christmas in Toronto. and Mrs, U Laidlaw, of | New Hats. We have overy good style, imported | for the Chritimas trade. Cant I Bros... -. Kingston's hat store Seo Christmas hristmas Only-<2Sr. snorted chorolates, all 'Kinds, Me | anipbell Or will be with Mr. and Mrs. ¢ M. Macdonnell, Uniswraijy avenwe, ~ Christmas. Mr, George F A the guest of is mother, Mrs. W. H. Ferguson, Un- street, iss Lillian Taylor will arrive Yrom Ottawa on Monday to visit het math {in 1 {ply ler' revly. old | country fairs are 'behind the back, | fiendishly Herbert Saunders, | Ladies' Curling : commencing January | Discussing the adulteration of food . manufacturer fells this story 'There was a man," he said, 'who manufactured so-called silver spoons A dealer bought largely from him, [but was always clamoring for a low- price. 'But 1 can't manufacturer would say, more lead.' 'All right means,' thus a er the price,' the 'unldvs 1 put lower by would all re more lead, the dealer * "The other week the dealer wired that he would take an enormous con signment of spoons if the price were cut-a_ further ten per cent. ih can't cut the price another | penny, the manufacturer wired back. 'Put in more lead,' ler. "Impossible," 'Last were all lead." " the manufactur I shipped you was lot Home of Freak Contests, i« the real home of There many of the used to be =een at still practised. Any one who wants to see perambulator races for mothers or win a prize for eating in the shortest time scalding hot dumplings, with the hands tied should go to enter and Stop The east end freak contests sports that tainments at Whitechapel nev. DELIGHTFUL DINNERS Are all the more enjoyable because of the richness of the service in which the china is an important feature. We enhance the pleasure of the table by providing exquisite Chinaware. You will be interested in our extensive display ROBERTSON'S, LIMITED Open Every Night Until Christmas. wired the dea- | of have a knack erinnin through a horse colle genius can find full scope there, this particular sort of freak contest is i you | quite common to east end halls Toye, Gore streys «| Height of Her Ambition. Dr Lyman Abbott, oppose votes for women, was praisine a ung Vassar girl "She delighted me," he said, "in a chat 1 had with her veo erday at tea {We talked poets, we <alked about the who commodation could be furnished if the | from the Ladies' Curling AsSsocia-' |new morality and the militant suffra- gette, and finally 1 said quizzically : "And what, may | ask, 1s the height { of your ambition »' | ""*Rjix foot two,' she answered un i hesitatingly, 'and he's the best first | baseman Yaleyard's had for seventeen years, Any one may find fault but few manage to lose i Sarsaparilla Cures all humors, catarrh and rheumatism, relieves that tired feeling, restores the appetite, { cures paleness, nervousness, builds up the whole system. Ker *pt no substitute; insist on Rave ing Hood's Sarsapurilia. Get Rt today. | genius on his coat. -------- wn Do You Fear Fire From Defective, Out-of- Date, Electric: Wiring ? or store years at home through fire aone in your The old-fashioned ago is liable to cau any moment wiring se loss of life and property is absolutely fire proof, and Is Association as the safest and Modern, wirl approved by most satisfactory up-to-date ng the Fire Underwriters' form of lighting dwellings, ete stores, i in all the large We are introducing a system that is In use American e¢ities, by it-of-date exceedingly dan gerous wiring can be made perfectly safe and considerably more economical in operating at a veryslight expense which your You will never be free from danger of fire until this is done by us. 'Phone or call and we will cheerfully estimate the cost of | making the necessary changes free of charge . SCOTT & RYAN The Leading Electricians 116 Brock St. Phone 1215 ~ her It is but too true that when a man It's casier for a girl to knit has the stamp of zenine on his] brows than to darn socks 4 brow. he also has the glass of The rising generation should get uy when the 4 arm clock get busy. i