For Week of Feb. 16-21 af i to current changes In the Market Fricex, It is. impon- "Aible for us to iste un Catalogue we bee close huyers and sel- one weekly price jist A t atu ny Issues of PARCEL POST DOES NOT CUT IN ON EXPRESS' BATES -- Express Rates on 10-Pound Parcels For Short Distances Are Cheaper --On Long Distances the Rates of the Parcel Post Are Cheaper. The parcel post ratés do not by any means cut in on the rates of the express companies--at least to any great extent. The Whig on Friday, made a comparison of the rates charged by the parcel post and the press pr Sie for a ten-pound parcel, and it was found fhat it was only in the long distances that the juice post was cheaper. ° Thus it fp be seen that the parcel post sys- tern as introduced, made no great cut in the rates of the express com- panies. Some had the idea that the new system would almost put the express companies out of business, but as far as can be learned, the exprses companies are not doing any worry- ing over the matter. On all short distances the express company's rates are cheaper than those of the parcel post. For in- stance, tor a parcel going from King- FANGOND IN Mis FRERIER Also Tried Jigs, gs His Yells Furnish- ing the Music ' Mount Pleasant, Pens., Feb, 14 «locke. in his pwn meat [reezer for three hours, William Melago, a butcher, declares that he owes his life to the tango, which he danced continuously to keep from freezing. When Melago stepped iato his freezer this morning he for- got to turn off the check on the automatic lock. The door clicked into place and he was a prisoner. His eries and pound- ings failed to attract attention, and death unless he indulged in some exercise, Melago, who can dance, be- gan to double shuffle to the accom- paniuént of his yells for help. it grew colder, and he varied his exer- cise by an Irish jig. But this was fatigytng, and he slowed into' the tango, paying special attention to the dip. According to his story he kept on the 'move for nearly three hours, when his wife finally heard the noise and released him, gp Notes From Selby Selby, pb. 12.--uarterly was held in the Methodist Sunday last. A service church large number on at- realizing that he would freeze 10 | Jue Bartioee W aR or Rheamatism Ah Doctors, Failed' Mi you have tried many other rome- diex and doctors' treatments 3, Rheu- matism and found they failed, do HAR. be shepiical about tiing R MA Read the testimony a John Barhorst, of Fort Loramie, 0. "After {reatment by three doctors without result, 1 have heen epred of a very bad case of Rheumatism hy using two hottles of RHEUMA. 1t is now two. years since | used the remedy, and I am still as well as over. Previous: ly, 1 was a cripple, walking with crutches,' Such testimony should be convincing. Ble. J. B. McLeod guarantees it. THE FRONT LOST er THE FIRST GAME OF THE 0Sil AWA SERIES 3 to 2 ny But Are Confident of Winning the Rouna in the Return Game Monday Evening evidenced by the Chicago Tribun "The teats jinea a toliow Ki" Ji--Coal,: C. Stewart: defence, Ferguson . and Singleton; rover, Harry: Cooke; centre, "Jimmie" of the Regiopolis and' Queen's IIL Stewart, (Capt); wings, C. and HK Toland. R.M.C. H.--Goal. Harrower, de- fence, Arnold and Macnaughton; rover, Bircom; centre, Carruthers: wings, Nelles and Palmer. Refaree--Harry McCartney. Champiorshin in Queen's Mit At Montreal on Friday night, Me- Gill defeated Varsity in the senior Intercollegiate hockey match by 2 goals to 0. Varsity and MeGill has each had two defeats while Queen's has a clean sheet. All Queen's has to do is to defeat either Varsity or MeGill on Kingston and the championship comes Principal Gordon's team. fce to rr vrm-- a-- FAIR NAME oEFENDED A Chicago Knocker's Apologies Put into Verse The balmy weather. of Medicine Hat has at last been vindicated, and the libellous defamers of her fair name have retracted at last, as was latest act of recanting and apologiz- ing to this fair city. A few weeks Toland | KATHLEEN PARLOW The Greatest Woman" Violinist to Belleville, weighing ten tended the L.O.L. pBunds, the express companies charge 30 cents, while under the parcel post tariff the charge is 46 cents, Exactly the same conditions prevail in regard to parcels being gent to Napanee and Broekville. For a parcel going t¢ Vancouver, B.C, and . weighing ten pounds, the parcel post fee is $1. 20, while the express rate is $1. Winnipeg and Port Arthur rates are cheaper via parcel post. > Followipg is a list showing the leading « anndian newSEES. Living Musical Box You have never listened to such deep-throated melody and such thrills and runs as thess lovely songaters produce and maintain. all Sa long, Special Importalions of Prize Singers just to hand--many of which Sell at $8.00 to 10.00 fratned Roller Warbe lag Canaries, in full song. egiar price from $5.00 to vie B98 Harts Monntain Warbling Can« " our awn importation. Youhg and Mardy birds, and every one 4 guaranteed singer, Deep yellow or spotted, choice, Reguiasly from $2.00 to $5.00, hig sale . . SL.NO Harts Mountain Mens, choice yel- low or spotted. This sale only i St judreashory Heuws, yellow, tted, or all is aie only ... 1.00 Norwich Camarles--Deep yellow or spotted, from 6 to 9 inches tong Regular price $4.00 to 00. This sale only . Yarkautre Canarles, mosily deep yellow, from 6 to 8 inch- ong, Régular value from $7. to $10. This pale only. $2.08 Norwich Hens, choice yellow or spotted . LOS Yorkshire Fens, choice yellow or spotte $2.48 ian Lovebirds, known as thandsomest of all cage birds, a $10 1) value, a pair $3.98 French Toy Poodle Pupples, AH Fhe. Females .... Males "15.00 These pups are perfect beauts ed, well pedigree d and well worth from $25.00 to $40.00 eacn. Lark Cages with Bay Window, a $5.00 ulporten cage $2.98 English Siskin, a oyster supper on Wednesday night. Rev Mr Doun gpent Thursday at Mount Pleasant. Miss Alma Wood returned hom on Thursday after spending a few days at Bowmanville and Oshawa. Mr, and Mrs. S. Anderson spent Wednesday at C. Files', Palace Evading par- ties are all the. rage now. People are pleased fo hear that Miss Jennie Pringle is hotter Visitors Miss H. Thompson, at lL. Fitzpatrick's." Mr. and Mrs, A. Ramsay, Mr. and Mrs, McFarline, at W, Doidge's; Mrs. MM. rates via parcel post and express on |[iudgine, at A. Woods'; Mr. and Mrs ten<pound parcels from Kingston: Neeley, at H. Martin'y Mr. and Mes Express Parcel Post | Rose, : ws': T. Wood, at Mrs 45¢ 16¢ { Wood's 45¢ 6 4c | ago there appeared in the Tribune a cartoon showing Medicine Hat suf fering under the chill blasts of win ter. The News scored the Tribune for the false attack upon Medicine Hat, and a few days ago the. Tribune showed they were good sportsmen by publishing the following verses un der the heading, 'A Line-o-Type or Two," which, while it is rottén verse, certainly sounds good when coming from the Tribune They're mad as a hatter---to make if 5 : the I'hey're mad a hatter 0 make § Rat The Frontenacs lost the first game of the O.H.A. junior <emi-finals at Oshawa on Friday night by § goals to 2. In a little pillbox of a rink before 1.500 people Sutherland's little fellows played whe fastest Kind of hockey and only lost through sheer hard luck, In the second half, ¥rontepacs got threugh, time and time again only to lo8e the puck at ithe mouth of the pet through over anxiety. 5 . Those who saw the game say re pat better team did not win. In the A are first half Frontenaes had shots |" "pj galore on Oshawas net, but only one {py people are roused counted, when Ruby Millan scored for a spat four minutes from the start-- Osh-{ wi cvory defn awa evened up twenty-seven miunt Ss es after play started, and at half time the teams were a tie one goal each. 5 In the sed 'hard and TED BY~-- URSULA LAWRENCE Dramatic Seprane GRANT HALL, Feb. 16 Miss femini Road. Parlow is in *all ne genius of the as record of probability viol: the greatest hat the history of . ences have always lled at her technique and tone ler ; Parlow's preference | the williams" fr concert use | Hatter--in Medicine and they spoil Toronto Montreal . Ottawa . . 40¢ 4Ge Brockville. . . i300 i6e Prescott . . .+ 3be 46¢ Napanee 20e 46¢c Belleville 0c i6e Trenton 36e 46e Peterboro 10c f6e Fweed . 3h6¢ 46¢ Smiths Falls 40¢ 46¢ Port' Arthur $0¢ . i6e Winnipeg Gace Vancouver, B. C. $1.20 Piano. been well examplified by her Canadian tours Epidemic at Toledo, Feb. 12 Communion ser | vice ag held in the Methodist | ehy eh on* Sunday last The young | people of the village have been en- poying excellent coasting of the past | week. Edgar Lockwood who un- | derwent an operation in thé Brock- ville hospital returned home on tha Tih. A number of the pupils of the public school here have heen de- tained home through illness. There : has been an epidemic rash s $1 00 Package Free Quickly restores wntural color 1 falling hair and Hehing new hair and makes the yman or child heavy lossy. Toledo mer of Medicine Hat n s chnEtan t use throug They're ready E the mat anyone Piano Representative Hat : New Scale Williams Piano Agency h ¥ 35.57 Montreal Street KINGSTON am o ! J. Raoul Cote, Manager and anxious to go tO Nith scoffing at Medicine second half Oshawa pres alter IWo minute Miller scored Derry evened. up sis minutes later, Oshawa scored two more in the last fifteen minutes and with only ten minutes to they batted in the final count, : leaving the score 5 to 2 Frontenacs certainly had hard luck in the closing Four times in succession wards got through and the shot on goal. The are confident they can win out Monday night. They feel that are six goals better on their ice, and are determined to down the three goal lead and out, Every bog on the team played hard, fast game The worst the Froutenacs should have had was a game. Oshawa shot about four times on Kingston's net in the first half while Kingston 'showered at least fifty on Oshawa's goal The shots were all wide. however, due to the strange rink, Cook, Derry, Ruby Millan and Norman Millan played fast consistent hockey all _ghrough.. while Godard on the defence, along with Angrove proved their worth. Mills was cool-ih goal and handled himself well. Oshawa vutweighed the local team by considerable, but Frontenacs 'had the speed. Monday night's game will certain- ly be a battle royal, one worth going | a long way to see, Frontenacs wore their red shirts, as Oshawa's uniform js exactly the same as the Kingston teams 'The teams lined up as follows: -- Frontenacs--Goal, Mills; defence, Godard and Angrove; rover, N. Mil- Jan; centre, R. Millan, (Capt) wings, Derry and Cook. Oshawa---Goal, Jacobi: Bowen and Rierdon; liams: centre, Hall; and Wailer. teferce--Allan on We sell direct from factory where not represented go, Makers, The Williams Piano -* $1.' [an 35 Company Limited Oshawa, Canada Write for 8 Catalogue and biography of musicians. all tha period the for- fizzled the'l local boy OUR FREE LANDS By Crawi. C. 8lack, Athens Oh, Canada! 'Tis of thee, Land of the con. M.P. I'm forced to ¢ ng. Land which the trusts have serged, | Land now protection purged, Where the very abr is merged, Free land--By Ging. on they own pull ! win {Sto jun WS {man, v ftifully Land where one thin beefsteak, lakes every cent you make, And leaves you broke. Land whose econ. government, Spends every bloomin' cent, Keeping their friends content, Free land? A joke, fin tie G Engilah G ("Russian GotdAnchen English, Sk D © at Da prices w nile tY A business man in o successful must watch ny tunities in buying been ro lucky as to put hh a bid on a bankrupt stock of b ag os 'And bought 1.800 of t tremendous saving. Howey not going tr profit our ing to give customers tne henefit + we don't do s think of ou LOT NO, 1. eonsists of 1,200 Japanie guered cage beautifully ed ornantentally, some others in rich oolours pages are extraordinary rge for the price, 4nd with their Taxing their bread and meat 'dome shaped tops are at to hous Roxie . he on sari any bird no matter how oxp faxing their light and heat, sive. Each cige has twa © A measure unfair. Hires SE ng ope swing, -and Paking the wage they earn, en 3 + : 1.24 size, while they last. diving it back in return, 2.00 size, while they last... T'o bonus the sweating concern, $2.70. sd2e; Shite y wy last Of the millionaire. Consists of one bredding cages, ; bottom, 4 and Ww p for Land where election frauds, Are enough to shock the Gods, Bob, are they not? Land where no bribers quail, Fearing no jolt nor jail, Spending bank notes by the bale, Free land? What rot Your love of cleanliness and purity will be Land claiming nationhood, gratified by this. 3- Whose premier taxes food, Which we endure. Stands for a tariff which Bars every fenee¢'and diteh, Making his henchmen rich, Robbing the poor. Ne WL lines be Lo "Ww, ¢oupon 4 mail to ' 'empany, 4586 ' Ohio, Enclose y An ev. { Ea help cover postage, and a full $1.00 will be sont you at once b free of charge, and duty KATHLEEN PARLOW t Hall Monday Ugl | Foso Bldg. ten cents in {idence of g¢ packing, | package {mail prepaid, ree M. ALL Iae- color. in gilt, These | | { | |] | | i { | | climate is balmy in lat. ; ; ve had a wrong cine Hat gpite of its FREE COUPON TO-DAY Medi PACKAGE corro notion of Extra Granulated Sugar It's Canada's finest sugar, fresh {from the Refinery, untouched by human hands. Each Package contains 5 full pounds of sugar. Your Grocer can supply you Canada Sugar Refining Company, Limited, - Montreal. TMID-WINT | FURNITU ER SALE Everything reduced 10 to 207 | You' They bask in the sunshine and purs like a cat, fortunate Hat. " Christmas they porches and chat, it never gets chilly Hat defence | rover Wil- wings, Miller | At Prest- | For The people of Medicine hundred only, with sliding perches { cups Do not despondent get, . There'll be a ¢hange, you het ( oon FRESH GROUND gor) Something will drop. FEE AT 40c. CAN'T BE BEAT Folks are around to-day, Try.a sample order and be Soon they will have their say convinced. i Misfits they us lay away NOLAN'S GROCERY, i With siher-lop Phone iy a Delivery. \ T i) How to Get Rid of Catarrh A Simple, Safe, Reliable Way. and It Costs Nothing to Try This preparation of herbs, leaves, flowers find berries (contain'ng no to- bacco 'or habit-forming * drugs) Is either smoked in an ordinary clean pipe or smoking tube, and by draw- ing the medicated smoke into the mouth and inhaling intogihe lungs or sending it out through 's nostrils in a perfectly natural way, the worst eases of eatarrh gan be eradicated. sit on their T. Kinder, se in Medicine value LOT NO. 3 Congists of 200 globe Brass Cages ego ones are pati tly round and have extrd hottom tray, beautiful ornamen- tal brass fittings over seed and water cups, can be used hanging or standing. These n never been sold an Jess than from §6.08 he ean prove it Ww g them while they lg iy Roo size Lagquare sd Brass Cages $1.09 shaped he First Half Frontenacs--R. Millan, Oshawa--Williams Second half: Oshawa Miller Frontenacs--Derry Summary No day that ay i stat, For sunlight's Hat. The birds never migrate, where they're at; it always is summer in Medicine Hat. They're: swatting th® skeeter and gnat, As frost never kills 'em in Medicine Hat. His nature is skeptic, a bat, | Who can't see the cine Hat. you can't use a helio- eternal in Medicine Budget From Arden, Feb. 12.---The of W. Camp, "Hillerest grieved to learn of his death: The! remains were brought from Kingston | fieuetal hospital, and interred in Dead | Jreek cemetery. The "At Home' held at the Royal hotel, Saturday even- ing, was well attended and a goodly sum was realized for"a noble purpose. School has reopened, under the able management of Miss Alexander. The home of 1). Godirey was burned on Wednesday, at 6 a.m. Through the thoughtfulness and ready hands of the son, Roy, most of the contents were saved. Owing to the extreme cold the ts ters employed by the Lambert company are unable to make more than two trips daily. Miss Blanche {Detlor has returned from Rawdon and will soon resume her duties as teacher of Cross Lake school. Mr. and Mrs, C. M. Green, at Green Grove; Mrs. James Williams and * Mrs. E. Detlor, at J. M. Silliness + Miss Madge Weese is home irom"Centreville. Miss Kath- leen Gerbard entertained a number of oung friends on Tuesday evening ast. Bert Loyst has gone to Kings Arden many friends Place," were | they know fly and the 0 Weller ACK : Wa guarantee he delivery to Any express office' in Canada. Onto Bird Collegiates, 7; RM.C. 11, 2, By defeating R-M.C, lI, in the re- turn game of the junior intercollegi- ate, at the covered rink, on Friday evening, by a score, of 7 to 2, the Kingston Collegiate institute boys are winners of the group, by a score of 13 to 7. On Wednesday evening the Collegiaies won from cadets by "to 5. | + The game was one of the fastest and best exhibitions of hockey play- ed at the rink this year. From the start 'both teams played "2 horse of a game." | At half time the winners | were leading 2 to 0. Fifteen sec- | onds after half time the cadets' Oh, brought the score up to 27to 1. For | == the last fifteen minufes of the game the exhibitiop of hockey 'was ex- ceptionally god. From the time the puck was faced | off in the first period it was twenty- | he's blind as beauties of Medi- and See Our Meditm Priced Gas Fixtures All jesting flat, That libels the climate of Hat. Away with the it and drat, ; The jokers who joke about Medicine Hat. short, habit, buy me a ticket to Medicine Hat, is flatulent, futile and Medicine kndickers who knodk In it's the one, the ideal We 'have a nice assortment of Gas Fixtures at moderate prices, suitable for any room in the house. Inverted Lights, T0¢ and up. Welsbach "Reflex" Lights with CATARRN cpxNor BE CURED. with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the stat of the diSease Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and fn order to cure it you must take internal remedies. "Hall's {Ea Cure is taken internally, and Darken. and cautity 'Faded That beautiful, even shade of dark score | Jossy hair can only be had by brew- a mixture of Sage Tea and Sul hur. Your hair is your charm. It "makes or anars the face.° When it es aden turns, reaked and looks dry, wispy Sereggly, just an ap- plication "or Ao of Sage and Sul phur_e its appearance a hun- Bother to prepare the tonic: from any drug store a bo p of Cols Saas and Sal. oo Ie to use ded upon J ys natural color, hick: 2 tre of your hair and re- ff, stop scalp itching and Pe vady ues "Wyeth's "Sage uiphur, 'because it darkens so nd evenly that nobody can heen 8 : simply cold-blooded either. t| Grocers all ~ ton, where he will attend business col- Jege. Ross Miller is howe from Tam- worth for a few days. C. C. Baker is at the Royal hotel; Prof. Hall, Toron- to, at BB. Detlor's. Ross Greeme is visiting friends in town, P. A. Det. lor, at the Pringle house. Miss Ada Loyst is home from Bancroft. =. Barker is improving. Alexander Rar. ker is home from Kingston. Miss Laura Greene, Halliday spent dron's, Sunday Ardendale. Is your property proparly protect. ed by fire insurance? If not, stop: and think of the risk you are dking | and cousult us at once for by taking out a policy with He el ployers' Liability "Assurance Corpor- ation. Howard §. Folger, 44 Clar- ence street, agent, How the girls can go around . a8 do im the cold weather is more than I can fathom. They are not White. Rows flanr. Do they thermometers Tie 7 Well, B. Boomhower and J. ih at J. Gen | 3 aR dal It is not ei nt to use, and at the same time Pt ptirely harmless, i be used F man, woman aor child. Just as Catarrh is contracted by breathing cold or dust and germ- -laden air, just so this balmy antiseptic smok- ing remedy goes to all the affected parts of the air passages of the head, nose, throat and lungs. be seen why It oan readily the ordinary treatments, such as sprays, ointments, salves, lg- wuld or tablet medicines fall--they do { not and can not reach all the affected par te You have caiarrh of the EHDA + lungs. choking, sto feeling, colds, catarrhal heada you are given to hawking and bit ting. this simple but scientific' treat | ment should cure you An illustrated Dork which | gighly intg the whole question of the cause, cure and prevention of catarrh will. upon request. be sent vou by Dr. q. W. Blosser, 135 Spadigs Ave. T ronto, Canada. He will also, Ave days | t treatment. . You will al once see that it is a wonderful remedy, and Rs it costs only one dellar for the lar treatment, it is Within reach of evervond: 1t'is noi necessary to send any monky--simply send Your naine and address and the booklist and free be mailed you im- a= will be & ne ka Jona. Ss thors 0 mall you + § i i eight minutes before the first was netted by "Cam" Teland on al pass from Harry Cecoke. "Jimmia" Stewart was credited with the seec- ond on a neat pass from colke iW front of the nets. Play had only, been resumer fifteen seconds when! Carruthers. scored from the face off for the cadets. Only ten men were on the ice when this score was made "Jinpmie' Stewart got the third point after twelve minutes play. The fourth was scored on a lone rush by Toland. Carruthers got the | second and last point for the R. MC.) team. During the last fifteen minu- tes of play "Jimmie" Stewart, and' Harry Cooke brought tlie gpcore up to seven, Stewart getting two of | the goals. y : Charlie Stewart, for the K. C. I. outfit, played a great game. On many occasions the; cadets would get through. the Re) fence but Stewart would clear. For the cadets, Carruthers We Nelles semed to be the outstanding players ' : KC. will pow meet the winners grouping. 3 the goal titer ! quack médecine acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a . It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in thls coun! try for years and i§ a regular pre- seription, It is coniposed of the Bb 2 tonics known, combined with the be blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combin- ation of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh., Send for testimonial free. . J. CHENEY & CO, Props, Toiedn, O, S410 by dvugaists.prics 750. Take Hall's Family ills tor consti- pation. D.D.D. Prescription --for 15 years-- The Singart Skin Remedy Geo. W. Mahood, Drugist, Kingston, By-pass, $2.50 and up. Gas Domes, $8.50 and up. "Iwantn" Gas drons, $3.75. For Saje by DAVID HALL 66 BROCK ST. Phone 338 or B58, Grand opportunity to save money. CLEARANCE SALE OF WIN. TER HATS ~*~ 8 trimmed hats for $3.00, $5 shapes for $1.25, Everything is to be . cleared Fegardless of cost, dur ng the next few 'weeks. MISSED. HAMILTON $70) aa Opposite YMCA, . Phone 128 Iroh 3.50, $3.50, $1.50 and Bi ; $11.50, $15.00, $18 ahd ape ngs and MattresSes, Dressers and Washbtands, 'Chiffon- ap. iers in oak, mahogany, walnut, white enamel, at sale prices.