Put the boy in wash suits for summer wear. There are brooks to wade in and mud pies, grasshop- . pers, angle worms to look after. Wash suits are a comfort for the boy and a relief for his mother. Russian blouse and sailor styles, a great variety of choice wash fabrics. Sizes 2 1-2 to 7 years. Prices $1.50 to $3.25 Blouse waists, 50c, T6c and $1.00. - No wash goods seut on approval. . We guarantee our wash suits to wash in a satis- factory manner. The line is certainly worth seeing. LIVING BROCK STREET tapeless, fit boys 9 to'14 years, STON'S | a -- ig Special' Dress Sale | Saturday, 8.30 O'clock 191.98 & $2.98 A big special purchase of New York Dresses which came to us at a very low fig- ure. They were bought at a very low price through a two-months' closing of a big fac- tory due to labor troubles. Just one thought ne these dresses. They will be in our window all day Friday. See.them if possible;; it is the best bargain ever offered by us in dresses. i Dresses selling regular up to $4.50, - Saturday $198 _ Dresses selling regular up to $7.00. Saturday $298 Nothing cheap hut the price. The re. collection of guality remains long after the price is forgotten. See them in the window. v a vigit to their old home, | sions of the Presbyterian church THE DATLY BRITISH WHI», T HERE FROM § COTLANL REV. DR. AND MRS MaCKIE IN : KINGSTON ON VISIT. Were Given Warm Welcome By Old | Friends Upon Their Arrival -- Dr. Mackie Will Preach In His | Ol Pulpit § Morning. ~ Rev. Dr. John Mackie, pastor pweri- tus of St. Andrew's church, and *Mrs, Mackie arrived in the city, on Thurs day afternoon, from Scotland, to pay they ar rived on the oue o'clock train from Montreal, and quite a number were at the station to welcome them. Dyr- ing their stay in the eity they will be the guests of Dr. and Mrs. James Third, Wellington street. Two years and a hali ago Dr Mackie resigned his charge at St. An- drow's to return to his former home in Scotland, and this is his first tri fo Kingston' since leaving. Both DF. REV. JOHN MACKIE, D.D, and Mrs, Mackie are looking well and enjoying the best of health and pressed themselves as being very glad to ww» among "dear old friends again, as Dr. Mackie put it. They had quite a stormy' passage over, but, they enjoyed it Quite a few members of the congre gation were at the station to welcoih Dr. and Mrs. Mackie, who will be ten deved a reception by the congregation on Friday evening, and, on Sunday morning, Dr. Mackie will preach in his old charge Dr. and ex loss, ' Mrs. Mackie spent days in Montreal with their friend, "Rev. Dr. James Barclay, coming on to Kingston a lew old before STOCK MARKETS | F. B. McOurdy & Co., 86 and 88 Brock St.--H. W, Nelles, Manager. { 2.45 p.m, May 2Sth. | Montreal. pid 00 93 Cement, R. & O. Toronto Railay Brazilian Shawinigan Detroit Twin Uity 78 132 67 - Ai New York. Coppers Smelters CPR Reading Union Pacwic I nited States Erie Noo S Atehison Northern Pacific Brooklyn Rapid Rubber Lehigh Valley New Haven Railway Southern Pacific Steel . 97 1} un: al 1393 67% 943 Iransit Cotton. May July Oet Dee Wheat May jIPrS TO REV. JAMES WALLACE Who Leaves Lindsay for Columbia Post. Lindsay, May 2¥.--After a pas: forate of over eleven years in Lind say, the Rev. James Wallace left yes- terday to take up importatit mis sion work: along the British Columbia coast. In: his departure the eongre gation of St. Andrew's church lost an excellent minister and the {own of Lindsay a highly respected eiti- zen. Rev, Mr. Wallace has been ap pointed by the gemeral board of mis- io take up work among the sailors!and fumbermen. ¢ The congregation of St. charch presented him with ! Andrew's a well . filled purse of gold; the brethren of AF. and AM... No. 77, presented him with a beautiful Masonic ring, he be- ing a past master; the officers of the 45th regiment, of which Mr. Wallace was chaplain, made him the recipient of a gold fob and charm suitably en mraved; and the curlers of Lindsay also presented him with a beautiful lv engraved gold-headed cane. ~ Nr Wallage is a Queen's graduate and well-known in Kingston. Ei ; Have a Look at the Fruit. Apricots, apples. bananas, . black cherries, red cherries, grape 'fruit, limes, Npuons oranges. pineapples. peaches, ete, all of the best qualivy, at Uarnovsky 's. SR Mrs. Edward Shaughnessy and Miss Ida | Manion. Napanee, spent "|sunrmons issued. neverthe- | , 100; Glenvale, 35; Howe Island, 36; ¢ | Bay View, 34; Ontario, 30; Sunbury } The Women's Aid Society | British F v THE LATE MRS. H. H. COOKE A Well Known Lady Died on Wed- nesday Evening. On Wednesday evening at 8.40 o'clock, Emma Perry, wife of Her- bert H. Cooke, 449 Princess street, passed to rest after an illness extend- ing over twelve months. The late Mrs. Cooke, who Was forty-one years of age, was a daughter of Mrs. Har- riett J. Perry, formerly of Napanee. For the past twenty years she had resided in Kingston. Thirteen years ago she wis married to Herbert H. Cooke, who survives. In religion she was a Methodist, and a member of Queen street church, of which choir she was a member for many years. . * She is survived by her mother, three sisters and.one brother. The sisters are Mrs. D. W. Storr, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Mrs. James Fraser, of Benton Harbor, Michigan; Mrs. John Cole, Los Angeles, Calif, and Earl F. Perry, of Springfield. + The funeral takes place on Friday afternoon from her late residence, Rev. G. I. Campbell, pastor of Queen street church, will conduct the ser- vice. RIDING WHEEL ON SIDEWALK. Military Officer Has Been Summon: ed to Police Court : The police have started a 'crusade ! against people who ride their bicy- cles on the sidewalks. There has been a great deal of this going on in the city for some time, and the police are determined that it must stop. Male and female riders will find themselves in trouble if they tak a spin on the sid 1k. A local military officer "has been summoned to appear before the magistrate on Friday morning, charged with riding his bicyele on the sidewalk. A police constable caught him in the aot and had a He is the first to walk the carpet. From now on all 'bicyclists who are caught by the po- dice 'will receive a summons to ap- pear before the magistrate and give an explanation. Many complaints have been made about people riding on the sidewalkband quite a few peo- ple have been injured from time to time as a result of the bicyclists rid- ing on the walk. | | | FOREIGNERS LAID OFF | | And Their Jobs Given to Workmen | of Kingston. To show that Foley & Gleason, con- {tractors for the new pavement on | Princess and Wing streets, are deter | mined to live up to their verbal agree ment with the city, all the Italians, {on Thursday morning, as they ap peared for work, were given their | timey There are mow fifty local men at work on the streets and the {1s progressing rapidly. I'he gang laying steel is now at, the | corner of Princess and King street: Many people are curious to know the reason for spaces about three foet wide that have been left in the cement j track foundation, The Whig, upon in- {quiry, learned that these would be used in connection with the "track- | { grates" to draw the water from be- | j tween the tracks, Frontenac Cheese Board { The Frontemae cheese board met | {| Thursday -afternoon Ther was {| boarded 705 boxes of colored and 44 {boxes of white cheese, as follows: Colored Elm Grove, 50; Forest, work St. Lawrence, 30; Silver Springs, Thousand Islands, 55; Elgin- , 70; Vérona, 75; Wolfe Island, 8; Glendower, 13; Collins Bay, 39; White--Glendower, 9, and Fron tenae, 35. The offerings of Glendower, Ver- ona, Elginburg, Sunbury and Forest were bought by Daniel - Smith st 12 1-16 cents, while Mr. Alexander bought the remainder of the colored jat the same price. The white was (not sold. . The annual meeting of the Fron- (lenac cheese board will be held next { Thursday, | The Visitors Chosen. of | Kingston | eneral Hospital held | well-attended meeting in the board {rooms and passed the current ac counts. There was very little other business to atténd to except that the visiting - ladies " for the following month were elected to be Mrs. George A. McGowan and Mrs. F. Clark. The next 'meeting, which is the last before the beginning of the fall meetings, will be held next month and the bu- siness of the hospital for the summer will be dealt with. Milk Wagon Hit by Car. On Thursday morning, about fem! o'clock, a milk waggon owned anu driven by Harry Pickering was hit by street car No. 26; at the corner of Di- vision and Princess streets. The mo. torman tried to stop the car "but could mot avoid the noeident. 'The waggon was badly damaged and had to be taken to a local repair shop, Mr, Pickering luckily came through the accident without being hurt. Cadets Inspection Off Owing to ihe non-arrital of the uni- forms jor the school cadets, the in- spection arranged for at the cricket ficld on Friday afternoon has been called offi. The date for the inspes- tiorf will be arranged later. It would be betler to wait the actual delivery of the uniforms before Wetting a date. the The steamer Ramona went Davis' try dock on Thursday ing to have a new propeller on, The steamtr John Randall left the dock on Tuesday moming. Tn a day jor so two _exoutsion."stesmers from Rochester, N.Y., are uxpucted to be here to enter the Davis dock for repairs. : As a marked ation of Sir Wilfrid ie of pub- lie life. liberal members in the House of Commons, on Thursday aft vresented 4 mto morn: ernoon. the leader with a gold watch and chain suitably ' inscribed. $oHaery K. Thaw and party, accom Punied by a sheriff wud two dopa | ties, have gone to ountaine in |] 1 neord to cod fish § NAVAL RESERVE CORPS} [baval reserve corps throughout Can- lo fof Montreal. spent over Sunday and Your followers from th SCHEME 1S NOT A NEW ONE IN KINGSTON Kingstony Yacht Club Asked For . Privilege of Forming Such Corps Many Years Ago Bug Government © Turned Down Proposition-- Plan Favored by Local Yachtsmen. The scheme for the establishment of | The Pleasures of Summer---_ ada. as decided upon by the govern ment. 1s not a new idea by any weans with the members oi the King- ston Yacht Cldb. . deveral vears ago, when B. M. Brit- ton Arad or in parlia- ment, he asked om the Hoor of house if the Kingston \acht couid be given permission to. such a corps, but at that time ofier was turned down. And it was rather Balortanate too, that the scheme should have met such a fate, as there "was much enthusins- msm on the question among the mem- bers of the club, and organization was practically completed, officers having been selected and the necessary mon- ey raised to put the corps in first class shaper The legislation for the forming of these paval corps was brought about as the result of a petition which was sighed by nearly all the yacht clubs in Canada. The petition was in King- ston and was signed by members of ' the local yacht club. The scheme has met with the approval of many local yachtsmen. The dea 13 10 have al corps com- posed of about 1,200 mem. The first corns of the kind will' be formed at Vietoria, B.C. Although it is not known at the' present time it is likely that the Kingston yacht club will fall into line und that the city wil have establigh- ed a naval reserve corps. The Montreal vachtsmen report that the scheme 18 not a new one there, and that it is regarded with favor Capt. Riley, a prominent vachtsman, in Montreal, states that his father nade such a proposal as this thirty vears ago to Hon. Mr. Prefontaine. His plan establish what would be - known as "river scouts." Fhe awimming clubs, boating... clubs and yachting clubs were to -propide volunteers. No action taken, however, and the scheme fell through It 1s felt that a great many Can- adians, now \aoquainted with aquat- ics along the line of 4port, would leap at the chance of joining a naval both for the pleasure they would derive from it and for thewdu cative value of expert marine train- ing under skilled government offi cers 'May be fully enjoyed only by those prepared to meet the warm weather. « the 7 club form i At the present moment corsets play the central role in the drama of dress. These new French models with their long low lines are the foundation of perfeet gowning. 4 Women who know have been using them with marked success this s ring, and we are now ready"with the SUM. MER MAKES of Corsets" $1.25, $2 Pair | was Lo was We are also prepared with the Best Summer Corset at One Dollar yet brought out. reserve Colebrook, May 27.--FE. Sexsmith, of Empy Hall, conducted services on Sunday, 17th inst, in the place of Rev. W. D. P. Wilson, who hgd a special call to preach at Enterprise. il. R. Purcell. returning from Napa- nee, met with a semous accident. When at Camden East some boys ex- ploded; fire crackers, frightening '~ his horse. which ran away with Mr. Pur- cell,, breaking the buggy and har ness and injuring the amimal badly. Mr. Purcell escaped with a ew bruises. Mrs. C. N, Sutton has re- turned home after spending over two weeks with her gick husband near Belleville, She reports him much im- | proved and on his way to recovery. | The Misses Edna and Beatrice Coudy, | Brassieres All women who are particular about their dress will concede these new Brassferies with their extra large arm shield} non-rust hook and eye fasten- ing, are the correct thing for the pres: 50 tb $1.50 a Monday with their parents. Miss An- na Brey' ig visiting in Brockville, Mrs. H. P. Lucas has returned from her visit at Centreville. and FEnter- prise. * Mr. and Nrs. visited their daughter, Purcell and family Hudgins, of Selby, Mes. Edward Wolfe Island Lawn Socials The regular Monday evening lawn socials at McLaren's, Wolfe 1sland,will sturt Monday evening next, June lst, and continue each Monday throughout the summer. O'Connor's orchestrn will supply music for dancing, -the steamer Wolfe Islander making special Monday night trips, leaving Kingston at 8 pm. sharp, and returning at These popular socials pro- mise to be a bigger success than ever this coming season. Ii 12.30 a.m. Further strong arguments against the proposal to place inland | . Water tates under the raiiWay commission were advanced Thursday morning by J representatives of large = (anadian shippers before the joint comumities § . ~ a 5 ; of 'the senate and commons. Stanley Trotter, president of city baseball league, has called meeting of the executive for evening, in the Y.M.C.A If you propose to he the a Friday . building. a guide take e direction of ~ Be danger. or A Dandy Play Shoe F ~ Boys and Girls : A new shoe for small boys and girls; better than the bare- foot sandal; made of Tap Russia leather, Goodyear soles, wide and Cmsy. 4 v Price, 5 to 71-2, $1.50; Prive, 8 to 10 1-2, £1.75. Price, 11 to 2, $2.00. » a oN 7 © i x :