card Ho 33 Pine sireet. when "Eatiimates ui iver a ya TRES FOR PEOPLE. tertainment -- 'Theatres 'Existed In Russia At Times When There Were None Elsewhere--Splendid Playhouses Erected. Russia, backward in most fhiagas v culture, leads the world in people's theatres. at 13,1; theatres with art and low-pficdd seats, where e tired workingman, to whom halt a dollar is, an exorbitant charge, can see things worth seeing for rauch less. In most European countries peo ple's theatres are few. Yet barbarous Russia has 407 theatres existing wholly and entirely for the working classes, playhouses and © liouses, one of which is the second| biggest theatre Extra Choice HAM AND BACON PRIME WESTERN BEEF 'RAISINS, OURRANTS, PEELS FIGS, GRAPES, ETO, FOR, CHRISTMAS, AT TU. H. PICKERING'S 490 Princess St., Phons 530; They range from > splendid stone in the world, down t frame buildings ip remote towns; and even Siberia boasts about 30. People's theatres existéd in Russia at times when there were none at all elsewhere. They ex "under serf- dom, and, in fact, originated with serfdom. Wealthy owners of thous- ands of "souls" used to the most promising "souls" to w and Petersburg that they wig to dance, play and ing, a histrionic.monjiks, thou slaves, were kept for my A talnment, just as the mediev: kept jesters and bu ffoonr, Soon after emancipation the need for doing something to entertain the now tree monjik 16d to small thea- learn h remaining 's enter- Phone 76 ' For Your Christmas Groceries. Our stock is complete in all lines. '841.3 Princess Street. Prompt Delivery. (Coast Sealed Oysters.) D. COUPER tres being started by kind-hearted people in towns and even in s chiefly in Tamboy and Kursk gov- ernments, Several to later start- ed municipal peoplé's tres with the ordinary theatres for several days in the week to audiences of wotking- men. The foundation and management of the people's theatres are carried out either by the local state temperance / association, by the municipality or 'by private associations and philan- { thropists, Sometimes the three col- laborate. - In one case the associa- | tion subsidizes a municipal people's thedtre or agrees to make up its de- fieit; sometimes it finds the money for construction, while municipal- ity contracts to bear the deficit; some- ; *imes it makes a contract for sharing | the cost with local rich men or asso- It's Perfectly Safe To have vour winter's coal In ow. It can't spoil or go out of ' P. WALSH i ciations. "The People's House of Nicholas |, " in St. Petersburg, consists of theatre, library and restaurants, and : last year it had a triumph in the ad- i dition on its left wing of a vast Peo- | ple's Opera House, which holds 3,500 | spectators. The opera house has thus ' no rival in the world, Since its ad- | dition, the people's house as a [F whole, counting the two theatres, res- taurants, libraries and grounds, can hold 30,000 persons, and every Sun-« day and holiday it is filled. It has staged all the best Rus- T'slan, Italian, French and German composers, and can claim with the state Three brick houses In 'ex- cellent repair on 'water front, near King street, renting for 1$45%0 per month. A spien- dia investment for $6400.00. Rough-cast dwelling In a down-town loeation, eight rooms, nice home tor $4,000. HORACE F. NORMAN | Real Estate and General Insur- t ance, Metropolitan Opera House, New York, to have been the only theatre other than Bayreuth, to play Wagner's Par- sifal. So well was Wagner done that one of the Bayreuth managers went to St. Petersburg to see if he could pick up notions: In this way, at prices as low as six cents, a musical feast is given to the St. Petersburg workmen which is not enjoyed by the richest citizens anywhere else, Science Accepts the Divining Ror. The first congress for establishing the scientific value of the divining" rod, which met in Berlin recently, closed by placing on record its opin- fon that it was a scientific fact that a forked willow or hazel stick, or even an iron or stéel rod, in the hands of certain pérsons, would indi- cate subterranean water sources and coal, potash and other mineral beds. The congress decided that, in view of the mass of evidence secured dur- ing 'two days of successful practical experiments in the vicinity of the and ' elsewhere, under conditions which precluded any fraud, selence could no longer deny the results that have been achieved. Steps were taken at the closing session to organize an international , Bociety of men. in all countries for the scientific study of the divining rod. C Feiss > LIGHTNING Men's Hockey Boots, $1.75, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00. Also wo Sut The Famous Tnvic Hockey Boot at $5. 00, Boys' Hockey Boots. $1.50, $2.00, $2.50." Ladies' Hockey Boots £1.75, $2.00, and fs 50. {The Sawy or t Shoe 'Store Cigars That Last. Ever smoke an Igorrote cigar? Well, these Igorrotes, in the Philip | pine Islands, make a cigar that in one respect is like the old time Christmas plum pudding--it lasts a week. It's fifteen inches long and three to five inches thick. Old man Ig. rolls the cig. and smokes it an bour; then Misses Ig. and all the little Igs. take their turn. By about the fourth day it must need a cuspi- dor attachment to keep it in opera- | tion. * One smoke Itke this would last some people a Hfetime. An Apology. An excited military-looking gentle- man entéred the editorial sanctum one afternoon, exclaiming: "That no- tice of my death is false, sir. I will horsewhip you within an inch of your life, sir, if you don't apologise in your { next issue." { The editor inserted the following next day: "We extremely regret to announce that the'paragraph in our last' issue which stated that Major Blazer was dead is without founda- Jtioh. a 2 = Lottery Circulars Banned. The postoffice authorities are call- i Ing attention to the fact that circu- | tars, of foreign lotteries in Hungary ; and Denmark are passing through the mails. Postmasters are ordered to send them back to country of origin. Letters from Canada are not to be forwarded to the addresses of these concerns, and 'no notes or orders are to be made payable to them. . | . "Henry ig a brave man. The other { bu i Blgnt hia wife thought she heard a "And he went down?" "No. He had the courage to tell ber he was afraid." Sait IN LIND OF PROVIDING THEA. | hut 1t 16 Tn tie Cla, of Ohéap Be populdr prices, or allothed the use of | place where the meeting was held 8017) 7968 THE TOP COAT POPUL Fur coats seem to be taking a back peat, as it were, this season in favor of the light weight model in one of the soft new wool fabrics, It is a practi- cal idéa and a becoming one. These coats may be carried over the arm and slipped on over a tailored suit if occasion requires it. They are fashioned mostly In rather vivid colors.. An unusually attractive coat, designed by Berpard, is made of duvetyn in may d yellow. An- other imported coat is of dark red velours de laine trimmed with white. No. 7829 features a smart collar, low belt and a set-in sleeve. Striped velours de laine is used In a dark tei- ra cotta. The buttons, belt and re- vers are of white duvetyn. Buttons are very much in demand for decor: - tive purposes and come in every im- aginable shape and color. Some are FROM BATTLEFIELD TO A Romantic Wedding Held in Lone don Recently. A romantic wedding took place in London recently when Lieut, Sopho- clis Pantgos Pancheff, of thé Bulgar- fan army, was married to Miss Elliot Ramsbotham, daughter of the late Dr. Samuel Ramsbotham, of Leeds. The happy couple*net during the Bal- kan war, where the bride was a mem- ber of that devoted body of English women who went out to suceour and nurse the sick and wounded, and Lieut. Pancheff, who was seriously | wounded on the field, was one of her patients. - A strong friendship sprang up between patient and nurse, which quickly ripened into love, and at the conclusion of the war fdeut. Panchefr followed his sweetheart to London, And the courtship éommenced in a field hospital has terminated happily at the altar. Lieut. Pancheff, who is of Greek birth, Holds a commisison in the Bulgarian army, and served with distinction through the greater part of the Balkan war. Brewing Ale at Schools. Not the least interesting feature of Winchester College, England, is the magnificent cellar ir which are stored barrels of good home-brewed ale. At one time, says a correspondent of "Country Life,' the beer was brought up into the hall in black leather jacks, and the college grew on what js now the playing ground its own hops, but never enough to meet the total demand. An authority of 1709 says that there were brewed yearly at Winchester College: avout 820 hogsheads of small beer, valued at the rate of 12s. 3d. per hogshead. Some idea of what was.considered ne- cessary space for the Leer of the col- lege in the days when beer was the only drink may be gathered from the fact that the cellar is 30 by 24 feet. Furnished, A witty English lawyer, whose ability brought him to the front rank in his profession, ultimately became a member, of Parliament. In the course of a debate on cne occasion he considerably angered a member of the opposite paity. The latter: jump- ed to his feet,.and exclaime. angrily, "The honorable member for X as everyone knows, has rooms to let In his upper storey." The latter merely smiled as he replied: -- "True, I have rooms to let, but there lies the difference between the honorable member for. Z and my- self. Mine are furnishel." The Practical Scot. 'Sir Archibald Geikie tells a ctory of a Scotchman who, muc) against his own will, was persuaded to take a holiday. He went to Egypt and vis- ited the Pyramids. some time at the grest Pyramids he muttered: "Man, what a lot of mason work not ta-te bringin' apy rent." To Raise Persian Lamb. Experiments are now being made in domesticating, in Canada, the sheen | that produces the valuable fur known as Persian lamb, Did you ever stop to think that the builder of good character is gréat- er than the builder of fortune? It takes many a man an hour to tell his. troubles that he conld get rid of in ten minutes, - ALTAR | After wazing for | AN EXTREMELY AR MODE carved; some are painted; of them show the cubist idea. This top-coat may be made in size | 36 with 4 yards of 42 inch material. {. Most of the new suits show the | short coat or coat blouse, and the bo, lero influence is strongly marked, A soft tan faille de laine, a silk which closely resembles gilk poplin, is used In this costume with a vest of striped velvet in black and gold. The many vest, the only trimming is the large, round, bronze buttons. i For size 36 this design réquires (for the blouse) 2 yards of 36 inch material with 3 yard of silk or satin for the vest and 3% yards of 86 inch material for the skirt, No: 7829--sizes 32 to 42, No. 8087 sizes 32 to 42. No. 7968--sizes 22 to 30. Each pattern 15 cents, ihm ----__ Kite? and Armed. Up to about a hundred years ago the Highland Scots clergy not only wore the kilt on all occasions, but they had their own tartan; the main color of which was dark blue. Fur- ther, the Highland cleric of the old days usually went about armed to the teeth. Even on the Sabbath be would be preceded on his way to church by his servant begring his broadsword and pistols. ~ When the minister as- cended the .pulpit he took his wea- pons with him, placing them in a conspicuous position on the pulpit ledge. Giving Him a Hint. Young Author (engaging rooms)--- You have several literary men board- ing here, 1 believe? Landlady--Yes, quite a number. 1 like literary men. "l am delighted to hear it." "Yes. You see; literary men never complain when I demand cash in ad- vance. They are used to it."'-~Lon- don. Opinion. To Bloom and Drop. To have been in existence for oveb half a century to bloom once and then wither away is likely to be the fate of the Agave Attenuate, now in flow- er in the Government greenhouse in Ottawa. The Agave is one of the rarest flowers known and this one is the only one in Canada. About forty rears ago when the present greenhouses were erected on Parliament Hill the plant was moved there. The plant has at last assumed, its maturity and this is likely to' cause its death. Montreal's Growth. Montreal has an area of 40.23 square miles, or 25,747 acres, where- as in 1883 the acreage was only 3,494. Fenian Raid Veterans Numerous. The. number of warrants issued by the Department of Militia for Fenian raid bounties of $100 each now totals 15,900. The Price.of Love. Says an advertisement in the Londot Express: "Mary--Waited three hours at appointed spot until questioned by suspicious "policeman. If his is the price of love it is too heavy a one fos me to pay. Farewell. Potts" Time and Patience. No road. is too long for him who ad- vances slowly and does not hurry, and no attainment is beyond his reach who equips filmsel? with patience to achieve it--~La Brujyere, Seme of the most helpful individu- als in this «old world are found am- ong the common people. You have accomplished good the moment you have put the dishonest dofat to 0 honest use, CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of 'Many Strange Recoveries Credited to Much Feared Bolt. There is an 'old saying to the ef- fect that "faith will pither kill or cure," and dt would seem toy apply to lightning also, Certainly. it is a remedy which nobody could be pér- suaded to try veluntarily, but there are many cases on record where permanent benefit has been derived from being struck by lightning--that is, subjected to Nature's own elec- trical treatment. A telegraph employe in Germany who was manipulating his instru- ments during a severe thunderstorm was seen to fall at the very instant that a lightning flash of intense vividness occurred. At first he was thought to have been killed instaut- iy, but it was afterwards found that he was etill alive, although he was both senseless and paralyzed. In this state he remained about twenty- four hours, and then recovered com- pletely. Strangely enough, prior te the lightning stroke he was in very indifferent health, but since that ap- parent catastrophe his health has been more robust than ever before in hig life. A similar case took place on the island of Martinique, where thunder- storms are both frequent and se- vere. A well-known French resident was struck by lightning and picked up for dead. He was not dead, how- ever, but only paralyzed, and was treated with massage and artificial respiration, In a few hours he re- covered, and from having been = man of very weakly health, poor ap- petite, and suffering from "general debility," as the pill advertisements say, be became henceforth "as fit as a fiddle," losing all his old-time in- validism. Some time ago a deaf man was standing near a tree with a com- panion during a thunderstorm, when the tree was struck by lightning and shattered, the two men being thrown to the ground in a dazed condition. They probably owed their lives to the fact that they were not in actual contact with the tree, and both ex- skirt is a peg-top, and, aside from the | perienced the Becondsry force of the electrical discharge. The deaf man's | companion was the first to find his | voice, and the hitherto deaf man | was amazed to find that he could hear him, The lightning had work- ed a sort of minor miracle and un- | stopped the deaf man's ears. i More than one case has occurred { of a lightning flash causing a dumb man to speak, These have always been cases where some peculiar ner- vous affection has been the cause ef dumbness. After a serious illness, for instance, a woman found herself unable to use her tongue in speech, and she so remained for many years, making her wants known by writing them upon a slate which was kept beside her for the purpose. She was dreadfully frightened of thun- derstorms, and used to retire to the coal-cellar when they = octlhrred. Needléas to say, the lightning follow- ed her there, and on one occasion, when lightning and thunder were simultaneous, she was so frightened with the flash and the tremendous crash which followed it that she ran screaming up the cellar steps as voluble with her tongue as ever she was in. her life. She had fotnd her speech again. . Use For Hot Stones. with hot stones. That was not the only use he made of them--at any rate--if he was a Scythian. The Scythian practice described by Hero- dotus has been claimed by some as the first recorded case of smoking. Having spoken of a kind of hemp that grew in the country, Herodotus proceeds: ' "Now, the Scythians, tak- ing the seed of this hemp, go into their tents and then throw the seed upon stones heated white hot. As it is thrown on it is burnt {nto smoke, producing so much that no Greek vapor bath could surpass it. And the Scythians delighted in it, bellow. This takes the place of washing for them." It seems as though they had discovered the Turkish bath and the cigarette. Coffee From Dried Figs. It is claimed that an excellent coffee can be made from dried and roasted figs, which need not be of the. first quality. They are dried in the sun or in evaporating pans, ac- cording to climate, and then roasted in ovens till brown or almost black and quité brittle. They are then ground up, and the resultant pow- der is pressed into tablets. These must be kept dry. When made use of they are merely dissolved in hot water. The beverage is said to be agreeable in color and flavor, with a somewhat sweeter taste than that made from chicory. Deceived. Couniryman at the National Gal- lery)--Why, them's the very same pictures I saw here the day before yesterday! Attendant (dryly)--Quite likely. Countryman---Then that clerk at the hotel is an awful liar. He told me that thé pictures was changed daily in all "the leadin' picture houses. --London Opinion, Not Too Important, "I hear Brown's been promoted again." ¢ *Yes."" , "That's splendid! He must be quite an important member of the concern now." "Oh, I guess not. The office boy still calls him by his first name." The Largest Theatre. The largest theatre in the voll is te opera house in Paris. It covers hree acres of ground, its cubic mass is 4,287,000 feet, and it cost about 25,000,000, Cities Have Grown.' A céntury ,ag0 there were .n all Europe only 22 cities with more than 183,000 inhabitants, rein nt-------- To the' egctist the one pitogetier lovely letter in the alphabet. is the a - ee (Lar is choicest in" fine tes. "SALADA" means the world's best tea -- "hill grown Ceylon" with all the exquisite freshness : BLACK, GREEN or MIXED Ry For cash,.10 per cent. 257 Princess St. Primitive man boiled his water|" New York Frit Store Sweet Oranges, 15c, 20¢ and 30c a dozen. Malaga Grapes, 20c a 1b. Bananas, 15¢ and 20c a dozen. Figs, 15¢ a Ib, Dates, 10c a. 1b. 814 Princess St. Phone 1405 TT Testing "Movey." The enthusiasm of the people for the moving picture show is not wan- ing in the Province of Ontario. The recent report of the Government in- spector would tend to show that the more familiar this form of enter- tainment becomes the more popular it is with its patrons. There are now 323 theatres of this nature in Ontario with machines run by properly constituted mechanics. Following the spirit of certain new regulations designed to decrease fire possibilities - in * these places, the Government inspector now places a serious examination before each ap- plicant for an operator's certificate. There are now 438 who have been qualified to handle machines, and of these 243 were examined during the year, Of the total number of theatres in the province - Toronto supports 83. All the operators in the city and suburbs are required to appear at} the head office for the test, but those farther away are examined in local theatres at the cqnveniedce of the inspector. Best Market For Butter, ~ Curiously enough, Newfoundland, with its scant population, was Can- ada's_best market for butter during October last. Newfoundland took so, 379 Sounds, elued at $16,299; reat n took only 226 pounds, valued at $65, and the United States 14,000 pounds, valued at $4,000. The total exports of butter during that month were 112,000 pounds; valued at $30,000, so that the little colony. of Newfoundland took over balf our exports of butter during that month. Japanese Woraen In Canada. The tumigration of Japanese into Canada is increasing and the feature of the increase is the number of Japanese women who are settling in Canada. Last year 724 Japanese entered Canada. They Included 252 males, 424 females and 48 childrer. During the first six months of-the present fiscal year 571 entéred Can- ada, including 23 males, 289 females and 47 children, A s-------- Rice. capital "1." } One good resolve to make for 1914 . were this year, * is to do better snd be better than you Rice forms the principle article of food of about i ga of the hype - rt Skaters Attention! We want one tral at grinding your % Skates. 3 'Having purchased the latest and best skate grinding machine in the World, and having experts to do the job, givé you change to have your skates sharpened with the keenest edge, make ing skating surer and swifter and a revelation to pleasure skaters. Treadgoid Cycle a and Sporting Goods Co. Angrove's OM Sead | YOUR CREDIT IS 00 JOS. B. ABRAMSON'S "1 will furnish-ladies and gentlemen with every- thing they require by paying $5.00 down, and bal- ance on the $1.00 a week plan. : I have a large stock of ladies coats, suits, boots and millinery; also men's overcoats, suits, boots and | boys' supplies. Call in and look over my large stock. off. Phone 1473 THAT TOBACCO With the oR on it. I wing louder as Only 46¢c, per pound. For smoking. AT A. MACLEAN'S. Ontario Street. bas cement blocks sills, bricks and lintels always on hand a. reasonable prices. in cement made to order. Corner of Charles dX Patties Manager - LF. Noma KINGSTON FOLKS ASTONISH DRUGGIST We sell many good medicines but we. are told the mixture of buck- thorn bark, glycerine, etc, kmown as Adler-i-ka, is the best we ever sold. Kingston folks astonish es daily by telling us how QUICKLY Adler-i-ka relieves sour stomach, ghs on the stomach and Sonatipasion. Many report that a SINGLE DOSE relieves Bese troubles almost IM. EDIA We are glad we are ingston ox for Adler-i-ka. G. W. Mahood. : You have tried the rest; now. try us for the at the ow . of 's SHOES AND BOOTS A trial of trading with ss will prove .our statement. 'men's, ladies and H. B. WARTELL 838 KING STRERY, Phone 1878 man race. + spa