4 % ¥ ad pt Our sale causes great talk. Our immense stock, splendid assort- ment and great price reduciloas have made this clearance sale the bargain centre of this district, . WHY WH DO IT. Our models are works of art, designed for. this season's wear, made from choice selected sking, finished in our best way. Real winter in several' weeks late. Our stoek is large. Therefore, 'we have deter- mined to effect an fnmediatd clearance, > We make "it a point net to Carry one season's atylg into another. Come early and see our collection. There's a special. price on every article in the store marked In plain figures. Our label is your guaran- tee of satisfaction. X * Snaps mn F ur Coats s 1 Model Persian lected skins. Eo I Model Persidn Lamb. Coat with Mink collar, 3¢ bust, made from séledted skins. Regular $175. Now. . #9 Lamb Coat, 38 bust, Regular $226, Now m se. .- $169 24 inches long, yw $150 1 Russian Poney Coat, 36 bust, 50 inches lon beautiful Moire Skits. Regulir $125. Now hh : ' bps 44.00 1 Russian/ Pony oat with Mink color, 36 bust, 36 inches long. Re- gulay $90. | Now $60. a Ladies' Fur-Lined' Coats, Squirrel, Hamster and Muskfat Linings. Fur Collars of Sable, Persian Lambb, ®t. Cloth, broad, of Blue, Red. Fawn, Brown, ete. Regular $75. Now ... Tia vs 1 Eleetric Seal Coat, 38 bust, 40 inghes long, lined with Satin, Regufar $85:00. Now. . J ner $64.00 es long; lined with Grey Skinner Satin. ear $a a 4 ape pal 1 White Coney Coat, large cape collar and Napoleon cuffs, trimmbad 'with Ermine Tails, lued with White Brocaded Satin. A magnifi- gent evening wrap. Regular $90.00. Now a Ee JOHN McKAY ~The Fur House. 1 However, the In View of His Helusing to Canvass or Organize--James A. Labor Candidate, Armstrong in Ridean Ward. The surprise of the day in the alder manic contests was the re-eléction of Ald. FT. ¥. Harrison ip Unturio ward, A politieal contest wus waged against Ald. Tlarrison by the conservative party, headed by W. ¥. Nickle, M.P. and "annihilation" was assured. Ald Harrison had intimated to the electors through the press that he did not ia tend to canvass the ward, and that if they preferred a party politician to. a successful business man for their re- Presentative; not to vote for him. people went to the polls and returned the noted: Methodist Bible Tsehool superintendent as their repre. sentative, the uppér end'of the ward turing the trick, W. I. Nickles sub- ALD, T. P. HARKISON, Whose 're-alection in. Ontario Was a great victdry. i ts el ati inti division gave a majority of eighteen against Mr. Harrison, but the upper district yielded thirty-four majority for him and won (he day. Two new aldermen will represent. St. Lawrence ward--W. J. B. White and G. H. Gillespie. The former is elected by #& ward which his father répresented for years. Edward Bennett proved too much for Robert J. Wright, the labor candidate in Cataraqui ward, winning easily, In Rideau ward, James A. Bews, the labor candidate, nosed out a victory | in the contest with Ald. BR. G. Arm-| strong, whori he defeated by ' nine votes, All the aldermen elected will serve! for three years with the exception of | G. MH. Gillespie who will sit for two years, ward ---- Ontario" Ward, Gardiner. Harrison. . 5 47 St." Lawrence Ward. (Three-year Term.) Low, 76 61 4d Year To You af 'We will do our share to make the year as happy for you as possible. 'The first week 25 p. c. Discount Hil Off as atialaetion or refund. the money. LF UE We Grad bur Own Lenses. aan THE ob DRE St. Lawrence No. 6 .. 0C bor and G. 'H. ie : Polifically, the couneil consists of eleven tories and eleven grits. With such a fair Hivision there should be no politics, There ware 3.230 votes east for ithe [amayoralty, just 96 more than in the McKay-Graham election two years . § 0, ' wh the new council are eight An- giicans, five Presbyterians, four Ro- man Catholics, three Meéthodists and two Baptists. FIRE 'MOTOR CAR BYJAW Was Decisively Defeated--Vote Was 1.387 to 319, "The by-law to purchase a combin- atioh hose and chemical motor car for 'the fire department proved to be a very unpopular measure. It would have been éasier to nave se- cured the passage of a by-law for a hundred thousand dollar bors by a4 two-thirds vote than to have coaxed the people to purchase 4 modern fire vehicle. The by-law was knocked to smithereens, the official score being 1387 to 319. Here are the particulars: ° . Subdivision For Against Sydenham No. 1~,. + 18 47 Sydenham No. 2 bl Ontario No. 3 Ontario No. 4 8t. Lawrence No. 5. 60 23 Catdraqui No. 7 Cataragui No. 8 Cataraqui No. 9 Cataraqui No. 10 Frontenac No. 11 ... Frontenac No. 12 ... Frontenac No. 13 ... Frontenac No. 14 . .. Frontenac No. 15 ,.. Rideau No. Rideau No. Rideau No. 18 Rideau No. 19 , Ridéan No. 20. . fu Ridau No. 21 ...... Vietoria No. 22 BEWS IN RIDEAU WARD. Addresses Were Delivered--The | Turkington Affair to be Iuvesti. | gated--=Some- Warm Things Were Said. ; There was great rejoicing in labor; circles on Monday evening after the election returns were all in, and it! was found that James GU. Bows, the | labor candidate for Rideau ward, had been 'elected Wy a majority of nine votes. The labor party had placed three | men in the field, namely James og Bews in Rideau ward and Robert Wright in Cararaqui ward for alder- | men, and William Godwin for school | trustee in the same ward as Mr, Bews. Only one was elected, but, never- theless, the party feel delighted ove its victory, which was one wel de- . t Victoria No. 23 Victoria No 24 ..:.. ) Victoria No. 25 ; . 19 ] Majority against--1 068. | THE GUN. EXPLODED, { And Young Man Badly Injured on Face and Fingers. Holleford, Jan. 3.~~Harold Red mond, of Queen's college, Kingston while spending his holidays with! friends here, met with a painful and almost a fatal accident on Tuesday. While loading a gun, it 'exploded sud- § denly, injuring both eyes, cutting his; face, and also three of his fingers. Dr. Sargeant of Sydenham was sum: | moned and was afraid he would have to undergo an operation on his eyes. | He was taken to hf home in Syden- ham. \E R. J. Carslake, stmaster and general merchant, 3 very ill; his many friends extend sympathy. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Redmond and tittle | daughter spent rst he Redmond's brother, presented with ip books on Sun- day last, the pastor, Rev, J. A. Wad. dell, distributing the same. Quite a number are ill with grippe. James Medcof of Queen's college is spend- ing the holidays with his 'parents, Mr. and Mre. J. 'Medcof. intra A ii An Ass, Not sn' Atheist. Rev, 'John McNeill, who was in- | ducted into Cooke's church, Toronto, | No. 16 ..... i Sais wished i eaid : | not agree with you, being an,atheist." " in's "The Orig! f Si 9 i wins "The in of Fede fF "No, 1 don't think' I ever read | that," replied the young man h tatingly. ' WL BOwWHItR, elected alderman in St wrence ward, Who was St. Lawrence Waid. (Two-year Sern} raig. 65 6 v { Gillespie. 6 ba Bs | Wright. a 36» 69 $ Wan No » Noi 19 XT "ry "i plied Mr. Friends think of me as Might-have | been . Ful 8 4 | Neis, 'all Tusk is tis. votrénp on Thursday, is more famous as a preacher in England Jrobabiy than in any other country. Wherev his fame draws * tremendous crowds. night say a few words in reference TUN JAMES 8 nfiws, id Labor, candidate, elected in Rideau ward. | served, as Mr. Bews is a capable | young man and a credit to the labor | party. At the Labor Hall a number of ad- dresses were given. Alderman-elect Bews was called upon' te say a fe words. 'He thanked the men for the support they had given him and hoped that he would give them value in réturn. It was his intention to look after the interests of the labor party, and also give his best to the city at large. - He suggested that a labor representative for evéry ward in the city in the next election, and then there would be fewer acclama- tions to the-council hoard, William Godwin and Robert J. Wright both expressed their opinion of the election wiiich had Just closed. They stated that they had been un against a hard proposition, tut were not discouraged with the result. Frederick Curtis, a mason, who had occasion to be at Prontenac ward to the Ald. Turkington affair. "He stated that some people had caller him a "quitter," but such was not the case. When he went to the nom- ination poll it was with the purpose of nominating Mr. Turkington for al- derman for that ward, but he him- self was to be nominated for school trustee, but, unfortunately, Mr. Tur- kington had decided in the meantime not to stand for election for some reason unknown to any person as yet, { W. J. Driscoll, who acted as chair- man, stated he was going to ferret | this Frontenac ward affair to the bot- tom, and that he would go so far as! to say that he would not sit on the labor council with Mr. Turkington, Who is president of that body. His power is said to lie in the per- sonal way in which he deals with his hearers. He speaks to them, not aay 4 congregation, but as individuals. Op ! one occasion, after preaching to an €normous 'congregation is one of 'the provincial cities, he was approached | as usual by a large number who to shake hands with him. them was a young man who "Mr. McNeill, I. enjoyed your germon; it was splendid," though I did Among , you're an atheist, ake youn ?" replied the 'famous preacher. "Ah ! I suppose you have read Dar hesi- "Then you've read Wallace ¥' "No." "Have you read Huxley 1" Again the youth replied in the negative, you're mot an sthéist," re MeNeill, "you're an ass.' -------- oa AE + 'The School Master. Hugh Sydenham. in the Spectator. 1 [osing it was mine to claim, HL had sought it, modest fame-- And pity me my life's routine, Because, a- scholar, seek by week I guide the young to early Greek. And lowly cult of Mood And tense | Makes havor of the glowing sense, Not 1 complain; the subtle blaze That thrilled me in my yaowsger days MUNIOIPAL ELECTIONS, | Kingston Township = Reeve Deputy * Reeve Re-Elected. The following will compose the coun- cil of the township of Kingston for the 'ensuing year, with' the number of votes they polled: and | Ta pia Bieta CE hema RSA iad ad 2 at = da SO IE 'agi. SH Torente, On Jan. Ak: th jaws Valley » Upper fsbo Is the last day of our big REMNANT SALE Come early---we still have many good ? -- | ends left. os pst TIC STEACY'S The Sto e of Satisfaction. NEW CHINA DINNERWARE. Take our advice and buy one of our open stock patterns. \ The patterns we control are the choicest which several of the best makers produce. They can be enlarged and matchings obtainable at any time at our store without any delay whatever, : Fine Limoges China y & ROBERTSON'S. LIMITED FINE CHINA, RICH CUT GLASS. Austrian China Reeve--Byron Gordon, Glenvale, 308, M. M. Fowler, 216; Kk. H. Stover, 120. Deputy reeve--Joseph P, Hawkey, Glenvale, 294; 8. J. Gates, 253. | Cotmcillors--A. E. Weller, Kingston Junction, 341; B. Coulter, Cataraqui, 27; J. Clyde, Cataraqui, 288. H. F. telvér, 216; William Reid, 145. Byron Gordon was re-elected reove 'and Josoph 1'. Hawkey deputy reeve, Garden Island. lhe following is the governing body of Garden Island, which was elected by acclamation: Meeve--Hiram Calvin; Councillors 4S. D. Calvin, J. B. Ver. vier, B. H. Williams, Joseph Sauve, ¥ Town of Renfrew. { Mayor--Dr. MeCormack. . Reeve--H. N. Moss. * Councillors--A.: Gravelie, say, W. A. Moore, U. J. K. Rochester and A. A. F Township of Wolfe Island. i The Wolle Island election resulted | in a vietory for Dr. William Spankie | a8 resve, with Daniel McLaren, = Wil. | tiam | Allum, Daniel Taggart and Gy A. should be made by means ORDERS. Issued without dela: THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE CAPITAL, $15,000,000 REST, $12,500,000 MONEY ORDERS Issiied by The Canadian Bank of Commerce, are a safe, conyenient and Inexpensive method of remitting small sums of money. These Orders, payable without charge at any bank in Canada (except in the Yukon Territory) and in the principal cities of the United States, are issued at the following rates: * $5 and under Over -5 and "" 10 " " 30 uid or saree $i: a" " AD of our SPECIAL FOREIGN DRAFTS and MONE Y #t reasonable rates. Pn P..C STEVENSON, Manager, Gillespie ax oruneillors., The = vote! was : 4 =1 For reeve-Dr. William Spagkie, 19%; OG, Grimshaw, 138° For councillors----Damiel McLaren, 195; William Allum, Daniel Is quenched: and now this study fire wy _utigrmom desire. Co The quiet evening pipe is sweot-- A placid book, a lazy chair, And (not to clove 1 love to hear. i i £140, and Wilkiam Allinson, j John Taylor, 214. 168; Georga Gillespie, 141. feated candidates were Jol Netiiynn, ' Township, of Storrington: For reeve--Charles Sleeth 243; Councillors by = acclamation--J. il, J. Dickson, W. Hanley, J. Sheppard. ] She "Fell" For Mt. Brooklyn Ohizen, Travellr--I am trying to find a lady | married name I have know she lives in the white eompledidn, sen éyes and hair such as a Yodon't know | * : | When Melstress and Sery ant Were of | ber.' forgotten, Philadelphia neighbor: - All 10 short her--a sin- ciation, ears, the case, Mary Jane and her mis goddews tress 3 for of : KINGSTON, atari 5% 10c y Chocolare fe » drought your box in a low-down, | plebian 'wheelbarrow, you remesi- "And I'm going away in a motor far," snapped the domestic. "ity new missus is sending one." "Then," cavilled the mistress of the past, "why doesn't it draw up at the front gate, In a Tespectable dered it an apt momen] masmer?" wing of a few remarks, "Well," replied Mary Jane, you will Jeave In a re.| ting in the final blow, "perhaps maid the mistress dont want people. to magi Jou Came you|on visiting terms here!" FEMINITY ON PUSILADE. Record. the ways. This being Ca wary v ne they're hn i