: OF COM. Ns BEWEST SUIT. NOW ON HAND BEST VALUE IN CITY. Ashby the Tailor 76 Brock St, 'Phone 1513 DR. DeVAN'S FRENCH PILLS Pill for Women. no at all brug To Catha sities, Ontatio bie. $5 un box or three Tuk SconEt). Dr ©o., . matter' a Tonle R MEN. and Brain: increases ill build you up. t drug stores, or Ly mail on receipt A reila ve res Vim snd rey giving the conservative party mo toe a 3 of he Fin SCoBRLL DRUG C6., BL Catharines; *éSold at Mahood's Drug Store." Blue Bird Toilet Preparations Emme ee Made by Taylor of Toronto, the oldest maker of toilet pre- parations in Canada, look good and feel pefter. Give your skin a real treat, by using these preparations: "Blue Bird Talcum, 20c, and Shc. Blue Bird Cold Cream, and 50¢. Blue #ird Face Powder Goc. Blue Bird Toilet Lotion, 75e. Blye Bird Toilet Soap, 2ic and 40¢ box, Blue Bird Perfume, 75¢ oz. Ask for somple of "The Per- fume of Happiness." We recommend BEST'S The Satisfactory Drug Store. aoe 25¢ ics are the genuine "in. " bifocals, » ;" no cement. in are the "real thing" WHY NOT HAVE THE BEST FROM KEELEY Jr. - Optometrist We Grind tae Lenses, 8 Doors Above ihe Jpera House days GREAT SUIT SALE $1238 Buits, .rang- ing from $15 to $20, all made in our best style and tailoring. Your choice for $12.00. $1546 Suits; run- ning from $20 to $25, Your cohice for $15. This comprises the very best suits we have and all 20th Century and Fashion Craft Suits, See them iu our win- dow and store and bring your money with you. 69c Shirt Sale Thirty-five dozen new shirts, all one dollax I quality, for 69¢. All fast | colors and good sizes. | | | | | | | [§ tect's plan competition in connection © AVTER WHITNEY ? With the Opening of the Legislature | the Worry of the Conservative Party is Accentnated. Toronto, Feb, 19.--With a fune- tion marked by the usual brilliance and formality, the Ontario legisla- ture opened on Wednesday. The comparatively convalescence of the prime minister encouraged more | galety than would have been the case If Sir James had still Leen in a critical condition, It is generally agreed, however, that Sir James will be unable to re. turn to active political life and the problem of choosing his is | Feb. Borrhe, ine labor leaders rcen eported by er of the, Botha government are 'aking no end of Aspens jon in labor gircles; and this owing tp the fact that the various labor organizations which are preparing to give the de- portees an official welcome, cannot agree under which flag neweofuers fall. > : At present three distinct organisa- tions are hard at work preparing plans for the reception to bé accord- ed the voyagers, these being the lab- or party, the socialists and the syn- dicalists. Two of these have already decided to send out tugboats to meet their deported coufreres and tapress their respective claims to the right re Worry even than the general public would imagine. In fact the conser- | vative members themselves admit a trace of pessimism. : Hon. J. J..Foy will lead the house i this session, but he does not want the post permanently. Who, then, | will be the leader of the govern- ment? - The conservatives feel so uncer- tain about it that they are comparing the present situation in.Ontario with ! that which followed the retirement | of Sir John A. Macdonald in the fed- | eral field. The conservative party | after a few years. of weak rule and | dissension went to pieces and a lib- eral government eame into power. | Such a. breakdown is feared now in Ontario. Hon. Adam Beck will not serve | under Hon. W. J. Hanna, nor will fthe latter act under the former. In spite of his undoubted elements of | strength moreover, there are inereas- ! ing protests against the selection of | Mr. Hanna. Not only is he still un- | {der the shadow of the Proudfoot {charges which established a serious | cage against the minister, backed up | by his own admission, and which ad: | mittedly were not given a full inyes- tigation, but he {s also corporation counsel for the Standard Oil inter- ests in Ontario and this important fact alone is militating strongly against the selection of such a man for the position of prime minister, GANANOQUE TIDINGS | Death of Mrs. John Driscoll, Howe Island, Gananoque, Feb. 19.-- Mrs, John | Driseoll, wife of John Driscoll, of | | Howe Island, passeq away at the | family residence on Tuesday after a! short illness. Deceased was a daugh- ter of Michael Pickett, and was well known and highly esteemed, The { funeral was held this morning from the family residence to St, Phil {mon's church where requiem mas was sung by Rev. Father Kehoe, rec-! tor of St. John's church the remains laid to rest in Howe Island burying ground. Under the auspices of the A.Y.P.A. of Christ church an enjoyable social evening was spent at = Glenholme farm, the residence of Mrs. G. H. Bulloch, last evening. y Zebia Slack, a young residence of Charles street is confined to his home from the effects of an injury received to his right eye recently. A big "community" banquet has! been arranged by the Community| movement's "House of Lords," to be| held on Monday evening next in the lecture room of Grace ehurch. Miss Aletha La France left yester- day for a short wisit in Toronto. Mrs. William Gauthier, who has been spending some time in town with er parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Amo, has returned to her home at Leek Island. ALL MONTREAL CHURCHES Are To Join Hands For the Elect. ions Montreal, Feb. 19.--""We haope that Bishop Farthing will head the movement go far as the protestant churches are concerned," said Rev. T. BE. Burke, chairman of the execu- tive committee for the Good Citizen-~ ship department of the Methodist Union of Temperance and Moral. Re- form, yesterday. Plans are being made by the Methodists of Montreal, he said in order that their influence might be felt at election time by an organized body seeking to sup- port capable men to govern the city. "It is possible," said Mr. Bourke, "that we may have a paid organ- izer, bul it has not been definitely ! decided. It is our wish to work | in conjunction with the other | churches and societies in = the city towards securing good govern ment for Montreal, and we must be organized in order to make our strength felt at election time. "I know that there is a very strong movement on the part of the Ro- man Catholics towards better gov- ernment, but I do not know who the leaders are. = We expect to work in conjunction with them to support the best men, without regard to re- ligion, race or creed." Wins Architect's Prize Toronto, Feb. 19.--H. P. Knowles, of New York, won the first prize of one thousand dollars in the archi- with the new Masonic Temple of To- ronto. Mr. Knowles is a native of Hamilton, Ont., and another former Hamilton man, Jehn M. Lyle, of To- ronto, won the second prize, $750. The third of $500 won by Hutchison, Wood and Miller, of Montreal, and the fourth prize of $260 by A. W. Gould, and A. W. Har- vey, Victoria, B.C China Great Flour Market Ottawa, Feb. 19." Hon, e Ji. Foster put through a number of esti- wates for the trade and 8 department. He spoki pects in China and the past he did {his gate. to wel the refugees. , In. an unobtrusive way feeling is running high in the ranks of the would-be welcomers and hence the coming re- ception may take on the aspeet of a comedy. SIXTEEN UNDER LIMIT Ontario Ridings Lack Election Unit in Population Ottawa, Feb. 19.--In connection with the redistribution bill, a special memorandum, which has been pre- pared by the government, detailing the procedure followed in past years,' gives a list of constituencies which are 'below the election unit of 30,819, and as such are liable to be affected in the coming readjustment. In Ontario the seats which are de- cidedly under the unit, and as such likely to be affected are: Brockville, 18,631; East 15,697; East Grey, 19,650; South arey, 19,250; East Huren, 16,289; South Huron, 19,608; West Huron, 17,186; North Lanark, 14,624; South Lanark, 19,571; Middlesex East, 20,- 814; Middlesex North, 13,737; Mid- dlesex\ West, 16,214; Northumiber- land West, 12,965; Northumberland Bast, 19,927; East Peterboro, 18,- 947; Prince Edward, 17,150. Elgin, FOUND DEAD IN SNOWDRIET Heart Failed Long Island Editor in Battle With Snow Garden City, L.1., Feb. 19.--Ed- ward N., Townsend, editor of the Nassau County Republican, was found dead in a snowdrift in front of his home here. He had apparent- ly become exhausted while struggl- | ing through the snowdrifts last night and. had fallen just as he reached His wife remained ups night anxiously awaiting his return but it was not until today that he was found, almost buried by snow, frozen to death. Mr. Townsend was 56 years old and weighed nearly 300 pounds. He was prominent on Long Island being a Drothot end, who was at one time on the stafl of Grover Cleveland as governor of New York. Members of the edi- tor's family think that his heart gave out after his battle with the snow. May Carry Out Harbor Improve- ments at Victoria, B.C. Ottawa, Feb. 19.--The contract for the great harbor improvement by the Dominion government at Vie- toria, B.C., running into millions, the award of which will be announc- ed tomorrow, has, it is reported here tonight, been awarded to the Hon. Angus MacDonnell, son of the Earl of Antrim, who has "made good" as a contractor in Canada. Mr. MacDonnell. who is a guest of the Duke and Duchess of Con naught at Government House, wus married a few weeks ago at Kvens- | ton, Illineis, secretly to Miss Arthur Jones, the actress, and daughter of Henry Arthur Jones, the English playwright. SOUGHT REFUGE ON ROOFS Town Swept by Clondburst--Many Houses Collapse Oveido, Spain, Keb, 19. --A cloud- burst wrought havoc in the city af Oviedo, and the surrounding conn try. The lower pgrt of the town was flooded and the residents were oblig- ed to take refuge on the roofs of houses In the country indreds of cuttle were sy away, several houses collapsed, und roads were in- undated. The tracks of both the Northern and Asturias railroads were washed away for a considerable distance. The authorities have sent out ur- gent appeals for food, as many per- sons are utteriy destitute, Six hundred and seventy-six elergy- men of the diocese of London have presented a memorial to the upper house of, convocation at Canterbury expresdlug grave antiety as to the future of the Church of England in view of the Kikuyu controversy. districts hy Here is the Secret of Long Life While looking forward to health and long life it is. that you hfe Sdwite of © con $8 neces. ary to attain healthful "old age. areful eating, and consequent pre- servation of the health and vitality of the digestive and excretory organs is of the greatost « " Overeating Is the us torpid, sluggish liver action, and when the liver fails additional work Is thrown on the kidneys and they break down. -Kidney disorders ar the great source of suffering iu old age. Rlicumatiam, bodily pains, ach- ing arms ¥ le and lum- oy ie Unt of Dr r Chase's Kidger. ver regu ver, kid- oy8 Bara bA or Secasion re- iro8, you not only es. ARG. f the L151 Hina 4B UKROL of Colonel Robert Towns- ! BY THE MONEY BAY'OF WOMAN HE WRONGED - Recalled by Rusee--Second Wife Wrote She Had Been Left For tune--He Returned and Was 'Ar rested. : New York, Feb. 19.~The story of a man who deserted a woman he had bigamonsly . ed, going to Mont- real, and of how he fell into a trap set by her, when he returned to claim a fortune she wrote and told him had been left to. her, was told in court here today. z The mun Jn question is Nathan Kaplan, und on October 8 last he married Miss Sadie Friedman. He lived with her a week and then dis- appeared. Mrs. Kaplan continued to live with her parents at No. 425 Claremont Parkway, the Bronx, she did net relish the idea of being aban- doned and asked Detective Nelson, of the Bronx detective bureau to find her husband. "Nelson found that Kaplan had also married before, his wife living in Brooklyn. It was also -digcovered that Kaplan was in Montreal. 4 The second Mrs. Kaplan then wrote her spouse a loving letter. In it she told him she had fallen heir to a fortune and wanted him to re- turn to her. She sald she would forgive him if he came back. Kaplan came. He appeared at the Friedman home, dapper and happy. Detective Nelson was waiting for him and he was arrested for higamy. He is now held in $1,000 bail. A Wonderful Discovery An eminent scientist, the other dav, gave his opinion that the most won derful discovery of recent vears was the discovery of Zam-Bék Just think | As soon as a single thin layer of Zam-Buk is applied to a wound or a sore, such injury fs in sured against blood peison ! Not one species of microbe has been found that Zam-Buk does not kill | Then again. As soon as Zam-Dul is applied to a wore or a cut, or to skin disease, it stopsithe smarting. {That is why children are such friends (of Zam-Buk. They eare nothing fot the science of the thing. All the: { know is that Zam-Buk stops their | ain, Mothers should never forget , this As soon, as Zam-Buk is ap plied to a wound or to a disensel part, the cells henvath the skin's sur face are so stimulated that ne healthy tissue is quickly formed. Thi forming of fresh healthy tissue fron below is Zam-Buk's secret of healing 'The tissue thus,formed is worked u; to the surface and literally casts oi 'the diseased tissue @bove it. This is whv Zam- cures are permanent. Only the other day Mr. Marsh, of 101 Delovimier avenues, Montreal callad n the Zam-Buk compan) nud" told them that for. over twen gent FEBRUARY 19, 1914. ° Flows "Ofer Welr at Diekenson's | Tanding, Comwall Cornwall, Feb. 19.--During st few days the water in the St. ywrence river has been abpormal- .y high, and for a time yesterday the water flowed over the welr at Dick 2nson'> Landing to a depth of a foot, an glmost unprecedented event. The os lied 4) high all along the past couple of weeks. The St. Law- rénce Power ¢olpany's power house at 'Mille Roches was compelled to down twice within the last few layd owing to the water being up to vithin six inches of the generator, putting local industries which use that power out of commission. No further trouble is anticipated from high water uniess a sudden thaw occurs. : The river is being kept open at Farran™s Point by the Aluminum company, of Massena, and the St. 'awrence Power company, in order that enough water may be had to run their power houses. East of Corn- wall, at .the Three Sisters Islands, Indians report that the river is open- ing. COUNT ADMITS TO SLAYING Polish Nobleman Killed Wife and Nephew in "Brainstorm." Berlin, Feb. 19.--The "unwritten law" and "brainstorms" will be the defence of Count Mielzynski, a Polish nobleman -and member of the reich- | stag, who will be placed on irial, Fri- | day, for the murder of his wife and} the latter's nephew at the family cas- | tle on the night of December 20th. | Count Mielzynski admits the crime, but states that he killed the countess and her nephew in a fit of mad rage on discovering accidentally the truth of accusations against them which he had hitherto not believed. He will at- tempt to prove ° that he was aroused from sleep by a noise which he thought was made by burglars, and that his realization of the true state of affairs followed. The count says he fired blindly, not knowing what he was doing. .The countess was a fam- ous beputv of European renown. The preliminary investigation of the murder showed that she had long con- ducted a clandestine correspondence with her nephew and also gavé him much money. The trial is attracting national attention. | POWER FOR THE FARM Can Be. Supplieg Only Through the Municipality, Ottawa, Feb.'!18.--The Hydro-Elec: tric Commission of Ontario provided an engineer, this morning, tostell the committee of agriculture mgd coloniza- tion how the life of the farmer could be made brighter and the cost of pro- duction reduced by the medium of cheap electricity. 3 v. 'F. Espenschilli, aseistant engi- neer of the Hydro-Eleotric, declared that only through the municipality ty-five years he had beem 'a anurty: |tn eczema, lis hands were at gue timo so covered with sores that {badd to sleep in 3. Four: years {ago Zam-Buk was introduced to him, apd in a few months it cured him. | To-day--over "three years alter his ;ewre of a disease he had for twenty five years--he is still cured, and has bad no trace of any return of the eczema | All druggists sell Zam-Buk at 50c. box, or we will send free trial box {iF you send this advertisement and a {ley stamp'(to pay return post | age). Address Zam-Buk Co., Toron to. A Carnival of Crime Mr. Johnson, M.P.P., charges that out of a total appropriation of some ; $140,000 for roads in Manitoba last Year no less than $93,000 was spent in Gimli when the 'machine' sef out {to win the riding for Mr. Taylor. { The items in the pubic accounts { which established the charge have been pointed out. Mr. Johnson charges that ewm- ployees of the government directed {and carried on the campaign of cor- | ruption--hribing, intimidating, dis- tributing liguor in local option dis- | tricts, protecting law-breakers. He | cites names, dates, places, offences. Hoe gives the names of provincial constables, road inspectors and other cinployees of the Manitoba govern- ment who gave nioney dnd liguor to { electors. He tells of whiskey being | distributed among foreign voters in ! oil cans and in barrels marked "salt pork." He tells of a former eonservative of the Manitoha legislature, offering money to electors. He cites the case of a man to whom he offered no lesa than $300. He tells of the distribu- {tion of whiskey on Sundays as well as on week days. Bringing the matter directly home to Mr. Taylor, Mr. Johnson rites the case of an elector who had lignor which the man himself said he had received froin Mr. Taylor. A Rural "At Home." Not long ago the home 'of Mrs. Randal McAlister, neat Napance, was the scene of a very pretty "At Home." A number of friends wero present between the hours of five and seven. The Cosy reoms were glowing with the shaded red lights and natural fiowers, and the music throughout wag extremely fine. The hostess, in a lovely gown of ruby brocade with shadow Jace tunic, re- ceived in the drawing rooui, Aswist- ed by Mrs. Dr. McDonnell, 0. alsp wearing a chie little gown of pale" pink brogaded erope-de-chene. 'he tea table, like "Tost of the house, was charming w | tulips, and other cut flowers. with"bows of salin. ribbon all glowing red on a snowy ground, and ali daintily ar- ranged, looked very inviting. 'The relreshments served were tea and coffee, delicious. ices and lovely cakes, WiIh Shotce candies, and all were ac- rorded the awaiting hospitality, Af- der which Miss Luella MeAlister pre- sented each guest with a sweet little heart-shaped valentine in memory of theevent. . be jthat the commission had all it could | 1 { mtbr Castillo, a notorious Mexican ban- | conld the farm be supplied with power at a reasonable rate. He believed do to look after the transmission end without being burdened with genera- tion. . The entire scheme "was seli-support- | ing, the idea being that customers | should obtain power at cost. The cost is largely a fiYed cost, once the system is up. The prize to the con- sumers decrease "with "the increased number of users. TO VISIT WESTERN CANADA Cost of Living Commission Leaving For Winnipeg. river front as a result of the unusu- i ally cold weather experienced for the |{ Ottawa, Feb. 19.--The Cost of Liv- ing Commission has decided to visit | Western Canada and will leave on Monday for Winnipeg, where they will investigate a number of peculiarly western problems and will inquire | into the problems of the cost of livingt as they affect Western Canada gener ally. The plans after the Winnipeg sit- tings have been completed, but it is probable that the commission will di- vide. Part of the board will go further west and will visit Regina, Calgary, | Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria. The other members will visit the wari time provinces. : ih Removal sale! Buy your suitcase now. Special, $1.25. Dutton's. Canon and Mrs. Mugkleston of Ot- tawa have taken apartments in Mont- real, and will leave the capital on May 1st. Heinz catsup, pickles and sauce at Pickering's. Worknien are busy locating gas breakes onl Barrie street. Work is very hard, owing 'to the weather and frost. Men ! Removal sale. Buy your boots pow and save money. Dutton's. W. H. Losee, B. Sc., has returned to. Vancouver, B. C., after spending the past two months with his parents at Celling Bay. 7, Men, call--enguire prices--will aston- ish. Boots never sold = uch low joes. tton's removal sale. Pr. Dutte £. Rutherford, Fifth reet, was removed to the Hotel jeu. ay afternoon. =e 1 It 'Requires a Blood 0 Remedy-- Hood's Sarsaparifia is the Best. Catarrh is as mnch a blood dis- ease as scrofwla ore rheumatism. It may be relieved, but it cannot be re- moved by simply local treatment. It causes headache and dizziness, im- pairs the taste, smell and hearing, and affects the voice, hurts the stomach d the digestion, One of its worst effects is the weak- ening of the delicate lunk tissues, which leads to consumption. : 101d reliable Hood's" Sarsiparilia is found 'to be of great service in the treatment of catarrh. Jt goes to the Séal ui Sis 'teyiibie; pur ifide the blood, and is so su il that it is known as the best remedy for this common disease. : "Hood dit, was rod. United States trodps in " oy ~ Removal sale, - Dution's, a eranges Fand breaks down the general health, |- the If] We have just received into stock a showing of lingerie waists that merits your inspection, made of good voile and crepe, they depict all that is novel for spring, 1914. 12 styles to choose from and sizes from 34 to 42. 1 ecial Price $3.00 mn Beautiful Neckwear A very smart showing direct from New York of novelties that can't be procured. elsewhere in | town. A large showing of new fillings just arrived. tL - STEACY'S "The Busiest Store in Town" We are offering about a dozen odd sets, ,all short a few small pieces. Just as good as a complete set for your own use, and a snap at the prices. Let us show them to you. -- ROBERTSON'S, LIMITED Fine China Rich 'Cut Glass For The Balance of February 20% OFF | T= If it is new in electrie appliances we have it. 'H. 'W. NEWMAN Electric Co. Phone 441 "79 Princess Btreet | Why will you have wet feet when you can get high grade rubbers at little cost from us? We carry a full stock {rmen, women and children. Our repair plant is the best in the city. y us. wy