C0 »~V<I| THE AZ The | BOYS a i AGR "1c to 50¢ Pucks 10c to 50¢ Gloves 75¢ to $1 Knives 10c to $3 -------- CREP oC CC Co IPP PA Agent for Lunn's, Skates CCC 02D FINE WOOD- WORK IN SOLID MAHOGANY AND SOLID QUARTERED OAK. WE MAKE HANDSOME AND ORNAMENTAL ARTICLES FOR LIBRARY AND DINING ROOM S. Anglin & Co. 'Phone 66. Cor. Bay and Wellington Sts. CCC) eC ¢ Kingston's ; Beauty Parlor I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Bright and Prosperous New Year, 1 will endeavor Lo serve you all to the best of my ability during the coming year. M. PF. DUNNETT Corsetiere, 181 Wellington St. 'Phone STS PATENTS. ' HERBERT J. 6. DENNISON REGISTERED ATTORNEY, {formerly of Fetherstonhaugh Dennison & Co.) 18 Yeurs' Experience in Patents and Practical Engineering, SHOE REPAIRING, I have installed the Good- Year Welt Machine System for wil kinds of Shoe Repairing Call and give me a trial. Skates Sharpened. ROBERT PAYNTER, 260 Princess Street. Star Bldg, 18 King St. W,, Torente STOVES AND HEATERS, A good assortment for sale, reason. able: also Iron Beds, Dressers, Statds Students' Tables, Furniture of kinds bought and sold oppon Site Crates Whotesal a Craig's olesale Sutario Street. 20 Per Cent. Off For Holiday Season On all my big stock of Antique Furniture. . Some very - choice and rare articles are in the col- lection, Call and see my big lista pleasure to:show the goods L. LESSES 807 PRINCESS STREEY. "Phone 1046. al ARMA, 252 Outsrie Street, Grocery Sleighs it Sleighs | Sleighs } 3 FOR BABI to $5.00. i. (Sites 9 y ) {Ww {been made to " meee reer - | | ! | and pressed it | without giving offence to | | | half of the two boards, the one } i | | i { i { i { 1 | | jof parliament for saying a very ol DAIL | Ontario, at 38 var year. Editions at 2. Thursda | be ad i | lab, aud cheap work; nine improved p morning at §1 a making price of SAr. ally $3 an { TORONTO OFFICE.~Suite 19 and | Btreet, Toronto. HH. E. Smailplece. J. THR DAIL #16, SEVENTY NINTH YE BRITISH WHIG, published sf 308:§10 King Street, Kin m. 30 and 4 p WEEKLY BRITISH WHIG, 18 es, published in parts on Monday and "3 To Onitad States charge for postage had to d Weekly $1.50 per year. Attached Is one of the best Job Printing Offices In Canada; rapid, styl- resses, THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED J. G. Eilljett, President, Leman A. Gulld, Sec~Treas 20 Queen City Chambers, 33 Church P. representative. I Hon. | ogized for his attyck on Mr. Sullivan, i j who w Joby Rogers has not yet apol as illegally arrested and Jocked tup for wrong-doing 'in the Macdonald lelection, Sullivan was alleged to be : the and and courts dismissed him honourably {#8 notorious corruptionist regretted his arrest. Mr. Currie, M.P., lager of a wire works at Sarvia lied hen he stated that overtures Tad him for & merger, and on the ground that it would charged that man he of a pros Major as a member of- salvation in view the the only peative change in tariff, Currie used hig position fensive and privileged thing. toria, distussing the dismissal of I. WHITNEY ofiposition of Sir The James Whitney to determined ne local option in the assessment law/is aggravating his He has had dences of the growing demand for the values. Mr. Fripp, Ottawa in the presented a private bill as he could own party. many evi- taxation of land while the member for legislature, as far the premier whose policy generally he supported. Mr. Ellis, the present member for Of tawa; is also an advocate of the sip- gle tax, modified, and has had an ex: Mr. Fripp's. He as perience similar to has pressed for the reform as far he leader. The attitude of Sir James Whitney before the Special Committee, which had the assessment bill under consider ation, was very injudicious. He could have dropped in and heard what was going on--he could have incidentally expressed his mind mildly--but he as- sumed to bulldoze it, to practically direct what ite decision should be. Mr. Rowell did npt run into hiding when could without breaking with his the premier appeared to say what he thought of things in general, and of ro -- ---- LAST THOUGHTS The last thoughts of the council of 1912, sentatives of the people, were express and od at the banquet which was given last mighty, with the mayor as host. Tt was a unique function i» many respects, and under the influence of a good dinner the legislators bade farewell to the duties of the vear. The Board of Education was espec- ially honored. Its representative had explained that there was ample cause for the increase in expenditure on be act and high schools, the The expenditure is ar ing for the public the schools. and other for separate fol- lows : Public Schools. Institute. Se £97 530 $5,500 ; 05 12 220 ul 1902 1907 2. addition there was spent on cap the following sums ; Public Sehools. Institute. $4,150 $1,500 3.5 1,968 5,563 2.274 In ital account 1902 RTI, 1907 CARE aha 1912 i Added tagether here was a total ex- penditure in 1902 of $44,536; in 1907 SIS, M28, and in 1912 of 875,176. The increase in the last five years was $26,000, and in the ten years it was 830,000, But the money consid- ered vwell spent, and the note of seve- spoke was that the-invest- the best that could be of the was ral who ment, made. wns Morsover the hearts {tru stees were warmed as the mdmbers of tha council declared that education was the best asset of Lhe people and the hoard shoald have, reasonably, what it wanted. Two important place in the new year. will probally pass under the divec- tion of a commission, for which Alds. Bailoy and Rigoey, the mayoral 'Iv candidates, have strongly spoken. The Board of Health will be a new institutiopm, composed of three mem- {bers by virtue of their offices, the mayor, tity clevk and medical health changes will take The Utiliis Separate SOME VERY COWARDLY ATTACKS. the collectorship ol that €, "Bmith irom eu-toms Orillia, charged he had bought his way into office at and through the vious representative wn: riding, pr Mr. Fowke, ex-M.P., clares that the and slanderous, and pntil explained a- he statement 18 vay and atoned for will parliament be "Unpurged ;of a vulgar and vil- ja'nous liar in the person of the mem ber for South Ontario." Now the question arises, Why should false and slanderous statement Menibers of parlin any 2 ms privileged ¥ should their disoission of at be _more careful than usual in public subjects, and of improper and wicked attack should be made by them un- cover of their Attacks der position. } William Smith, M.P., for South Vie- [under these circumstances arc cow- | rdly in the extreme. F AS A BOSS. Mr. Rowell's proposition in particu: lar, but Mr. of quietly accepting the Ellis saw the wisdom situation ns it was revealed to him. . The press is speaking out upon the subject, and Sir James will, of course, real the articles which appear in the The sarvative paper, but it does not hesi OnOeTS. Ottawa "Citizen is a con tate to protest against the premier' arbitrary action and to denounce the bossism which he implies. The Ham- ilton Herald aot why the does woe minicipalities--the counties and cities should not be allowed they want perty for taxation purposes, . The fact that public bodies like the | Toronto especially to decide how to assess pro- Joard of Trade, petitioned for the president of that body says the present system of taxation is a real iniquity, does not seem to have given Sir Jmmes Whit- ney any thought. He is acting as the ru'er of the people, rather than their servant, and sooner or later he will keow what 'bumping the bumps" means. There is no boss so obnox- ious as the political boss, and no peo- ple Ji privilege, that or party, can afford to sufier long under his denomination. NF THE COUNCIL. olleccr. Two others will be chosen will have er powers, and powers that can affected by action of the health is to be ated to the place it should occupy any il. I'he publi in the esteem of the people, and splen- bait work should be done by it. | In January the tenders will be call- I for the new hridge and harbour im- provements and a commencement made upon the national harbour. I" fore will mpleted a large sum of money aust jx spent, thé work must be hur i~ied if the harbour is to be ready for the trade that will surely follow the opening of the enlarged Welland canal, be these improvements be and 'In the assessable The boom ul the nlue of new is on in the vity, in buildings was £300,000, This year the assessable value of new property is over, $600,000. The pub- hie debt is $1,400,000, but about $300,- 100 of this is represented the of ¥ ww increase by are taking care themselves, the debt will whoily wiped out in the prowess Of the balance of the represents the to utilities which and of time. dent a large sum bonu.es which have bien given and elevators, and of the prospective liabilities the main one is the new hotel The Lreasy er sounded a warning note. The ~ cotacil railways bonus. city city stands high, but its jmuat, nevertheless, practice cconomy jeredit in its administration. The aldermen congratulate * thew selves upon the revnd of the - year. Thy have been eriticized, but not in an unkind way, and they admit that criticism stimulates them to do work. The note of all was most optimistic. The city has enter ol upon a new era, and the idea was ta continge its prosperity by making it mitractive and healthy, by giving excourngement to every industrial in stitution, and by courting capita' courteously, three sv which om speaker referred to as the most be (oaing motto or slogan of the hour. thi bot ter not deteriorating. The budget' at the out any evidence of milldew or moss. -------- fin 1907, $7,950,000; in 1912, $9,800, be easily local > :3 RE mayor's dinner last evening was with. EDITORIAL NOTES. The after-dinner jokes or stories are are greatly needed. The Council df next year must provide these, The members of the Board of Health who offered to serve the city wher The assessment of the city is going] public servants were scarce, dnd whe up, up, up. In 1902 it was $7,729,500; may retire now, are to be sincerely thanked. They have done good work 000. The beginning of the boom can {for the people. I -- he ol | false | Frees Now 1 ry Lo ggry who are the people, The tan of good men, SORT the | population in 1902; when $41 spent in education public, | d high schools 3s 153,463 the 16 2, n £5,176, it was 1¥ total expenditure | Ley Do that the cost of education has certainly been going up with the cost of living The probability is that the box] it sloves, which have so long adorned! the publie halls, will disappear {hi year. of I night declared solemnly that the pie One the speakers last e been smoked long ono their artis | tures hav Does value * smoke add to tie} A lot of money, $76,000 in the last fen years, has been spent on schools. { Yet the school rate has not risen so for ie dollar in ne i remarkably. It was, publ schools, 4} mills [1902, 43 in 1907, | For high school purposes the rate ran { from 3 of a mill in 1902 to 1 75-100 i mills in 1912, the 5.02 on and in ---- | "The present mayor and the two can- | didates for the mayoralty are ex-pu- rpils of Mr. Metcalfe, and this fact | scons to account for their laudable Mr. Metealfe also seems to | be the political pareat of parlia- mentry member of the county, He has | been surely leaving his mark on the ambitions. a ap- § | publie life of the tim | MISS GOULD'S ENGAGEMENT, (Mr. Shepard Proposed at a Railroad | Wreck. et. nuts Repub ; | Finley J. Shepard, assistant to Pre | sident Bush of the Missouri Pacific { railroad, became engaged to Miss Hel Yen M. Gould after a wreck which they had a close escape in state on October 10th last, Mr. Shepard was in Chicago on his to St. Lows when he ived a telegram from: his chief requesting him to return to New York and escort mn N N BW way re York 3 $1.00 Will Help i. Kingston General Hotel Dieu Tuberculosis The Christmas spirit is intheair. unselfish time is upon us. 18-80-82 Princess Street $1.00 The world's We need not re- mind you that the greatest happiness comes through making others happy with our Gifts. We cheerfully give this space to call your attention to the needs of our Name Enclosed please find as a Christmas Offering to the - Address Hospital. i $1.00 Will Help BIBBYSL 78, 80, 82 PRINCESS STREET, Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas. imited : "$1.00 Will Help FINLEY Of Louis na whe Is to prominent er Bt world Migs Gould to Uhicago. She Lo ing there with a party of friends to attend a convention of the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association, Che president's assistant went to New York and had a conference with Miss would. The details of the railroad journey were left to Mr. Nhepard I There are four parallel tracks at the point where the wreck occurred A reight train westbound had been wrecked and several cars had been ossgl to the truck on which the pas | senger Hyer was speeding close behind There was no time to send a flagman yack after the freight smash ID the lead of night the passenyer "drain, naking more than a mile a minute, was rashed into the wreckage of the Alreight. * { Ihe fest thought. of Shepard and 'ryor was for Migs Gould and her vomen friends. Through the darkness they pushed their way to the front | part of the car. They rapped on the stateroom doors and asked if Miss sould or any of her friends were in jured, Miss Gould answered no one in| wer party was hurt. : Then Mr. Spepard gave his atten: | tion to passengers in other parts of the train. Leaving Mr. Pryor with the | iould party, he clambered out of the | larkened ear and ran through the nud to the engine. 'The engineer was nnned down hy the tender. Mr. Shep- | ard seized a shovel and an ax and] iberated the engineer. He was so ab orbed in his work that he did sheerve two women standing by n the darkness tor a few moments and vatching his efforts. One of them was Hiss Gould. When he returned to the private ear we was astomshed to find Miss Gould tone. He again hurried forth. Soon ww saw a woman clad in gray. She arried a Htile medicine case, from njured with the ealmuess of a trained winch she was giving first aid to the iurse. She was Miss Gould. The women and children to whom he gave attention had no idea who he was. But Finley J. Shepard knew, and when the party resumed its jour- wy tu" thicago he and Mise Gould vere engaged to be married. ---------- [* Wood: Nilaé, 'revl¥isg rubber Hads, Just nppivEd Water's, Se. A'S, 300, "PW Son Thee of large. annr | LEAVE YOUR ORDERS AT - F. J. JOHNSON'S Kingston's Leading Florist, And be sure to get satisfaction Wedding Funeral ; Designs a Specialty. Bouquets, i na 23 'Phones-- Store, 9; { ence, 1212; Greenhouse 235. ----- rw Resid- | ass FOR SALE 1. Frame dwelling, 7 rooms, | York St. $1300 2. Frame dwelling, 7 rooms, Albert 8t. $1350 3. Prame dweiling, modern, Barrie 8t. $1900 Double brick, 6 rooms each, Colborne St. Four frames, renti $32 per month 7. First class up-to-date brick on Albert St. T. J. LOCKHART . .GLARENCE ST., ° InNTY Arrived ° When all men stop in the strenuous bittle of life to partake of the pleasures of Christmas- tide and to wish their fellow men the joyg they » themselves desire. i Our wish to our many friends and patrons is, "May your jeys not end with. 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