of | council bi duly audited. FOR0-~ was held over until 'a report presented defining the auditor's On motion. of Councillors Frank- lin' and Hawley, the resolution pas sed at the June session regarding interest on road overdrafts, was changed from six to five per cent, to come (nto effect on January 1st 1915. = Franklin's resolution on was where the on the night 1 ; Fad , 3 'the be- nefit of t! work at this ember session was greater _ than that of the council. At the Saturday morning session, committee reports were presencea id adopted. = Thé Finance commit- ded frants: In- ome, Orpha ome and lidren's Ald Society $175 each; owat Tuberculosis hospital $500. esé grants are the same as last year. ) . The Property committee recom- mended that contracts for jail sup- Plies be awarded as follows: Bread, R. H. Toye, three pound loaf for 10¢; feat, H, Waddington, 10 cent a d for beef, mutton and pork; J. i. Henderson, groceries. The com- ttee also recommended that the Additional $25,004 fire insurance be on the court house be equally vided among the following ten ts: Strange' & Strange, T. J. kbart, C. Wo. Wright, A. Blake, , A. Bond, J. O. Hutton, owls IW, gotwin & Son, G. A, 1a an and BE. Woodman. A Wheoial: Somumivise Peported "de: seg duties of the auditor, and t was decided on motion of Coup- ors Haw and Sleeth, to call the pitention to the de structive wf the vy 'steam and motor trucks on various roads in | ly 3 Pairs for $1.00 This famous cashmere hose is priced at 50c fro coast to 'Saturday Only, 3 Pair for $1.00 Limit of six pairs. The committee on printing aid yells eation mmended, t the petitio of bl Salon No.) be Te k to townships hed t- Wood and "gmal contracts were awarded as' Ti : Hard coal at $7.26 a ton and hapd wood at a cord to 8, Anglin & Co. The repair # of the tirnkey's quarters wis left to the Property committee chair man, The Boads and Bridges committer recommended that steps he taken to havé the leeds County Council bear bridge on the boundary! line nt" ford Mills; that James Wilks be ap pointed caretaker of Cross Lake bridge.~~Adopted. A hearty vote of thanks to Warden J. A. Kennedy, for his good work during the year, was adopted on me- tion of Councillors Halliday * and Franklin, The council adjourned until the Jan- uary session, Removed To Sydenham. The Tweed News remarks : Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lee, who has lived amongst us for quite a' while, have removed to Sydenham. Mr, Lee is Sbloyed on the B. of Q. railway, and the company requires him to re- side there. We regret to lose them from our midst as they are most de- sirable ditizens, They will be great- ly missed in the Methodist. church and Sunday school, in which they were both actively interested. On Saturday evening a number of = the ladies of the Ladies' A. B. C. waited upon Mrs. Loe at the home of Wil liam Robinson and presented her with a piece of yh iba a8 a alight ok dence of their personal regs lor her, and they spent a pleasant social time together. : Ammual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Home for Friendless Women and Infants will be held on Tuesday afternoon, Doe. lst, ut three 'o'clock, at the Home. All friends are most cordial. invited to attend. coast. : Roney 127 Princess Street & Co., its share of the cost of uainthinig 2 he ki of the Board of a 4 ! § 10 the need a at 'GTR. rallway cross. They have their bayonets fixed. the assault alive. READY FOR CHRISTMAS WAR HAS NOT FRIGHTENED SANTA CLAUS FROM KINGSTON No Lack of Toys, and Business Goes On As Usual With Good Trade in the Stores. If any person had the idea rtnat the war would put Kingston off ihe map so far as Santa Clahs was con- eerned, and that it would interfere 'with the Christmas shopping he had better give up the idea, for a visit to the loeal stores will convince one that there are great doings, in fact judg- ing by the business in the stores one would not imagine that a terrible war was being waged. Christmas shopping has commenc- ed in Kingston, and it has commene- ed in earnest. Every shop widow in town is brimful of good things, to say nothing of the many beauti ful things to be found on the inside. Ware may come and wars may end but toys must be made forever, Christmas'and toys go together. Any- one who thought that the children would go shy on toys this year be- cause Germany was at war need not worry. Toyland in the varfous stores is well supplied There is something to please ev- aryone. The one outstanding fea- ture is that the early shoppers will secure the best selection so it would be wise for every Kingstanian to take heed ' to the old-time motto, "shop CARRIAGE OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Post Will . Handle : This Year. Ottawa, Nov. 28.--The parcel post system inaugurated by Hon. L. P, Pelletier will be available this Cirisumas, for the transmission of boliday. gifts. The system did not go intu operation until after the first of the year, and parcels posted last Uhristmas. went, at the.old postal rate. new system cut these rages to less than half, and the post' office department expects to carry a large proportion, if not the bulk, of this year's Christmas presents coming within the legal limit as to size and weight. e parcel post, like other irans- portation factors, is feeling the effect of the war situation in decreasing re- venues, but is' opexating satisfactor- ily. It had been hoped to inaugur- ate a collection service for parcels in the cities, but this will have to be postponed until times. are better. ---------------- Parcels Trafic early." On Friday afternoon a represen- the down-town _ whére he found Christmas = prevailed, is 'much anxiety in some of the homes owing to the fact that loved ones.are now encamped on Salisbury Blain, others at the front 'and per- haps on the firing line, but still all this appears to have broadened the hearts of the people and they go out te shop and secure some remem- brance to sand to friends, show their sympathy. All the Christmas novelties, as in days of old, are to be seen on the counters and there is no limit to the selections for the children, and this is as it should be for is not Christ- mas after all, most important for the Httle folk? While Germany has been noted for its toys, it has had no monopoly, for France, Belgium, 'Holland and Japan are in the business, and by get ting in their orders early as some of the merchants did, they were able to get everything they wanted. ores afm eyeiy- Work Is Proceeding. It is gratifyiag to know that the Canadian Peace. Centenary Associa- tion is proceeding with its education- al work, that literature is being pre- ted for the schools, that prizes will be offered for the best essays on An- glo-Anteriean velations, that church services will be held on February 14th next and that the organization is be- ing kept intact with a view to. the | holding of public festivities after the conclusion of the war. The relations between Canada and the United States for some years past have been more than friendly, and the attitude of a large majority of Americans to- wards Great Britain, in the conflict steamships in adhering to operating' isebedules which 'are arranged much ff more than thirty minutes overdue at which hag been thrust upon her by German greed and aggression, is such to-day, chat $i a great celebration be- tween 'our 'nmghbor and ourselves can be , it will elicit the warm- edt enthusiasm on hoth sides of the boundary. G. T. R. Steamslrips Make Record. In welcoining, the 'Grank Trunk Pacific 'steamship Prince George at Prince Rupert, when service was re- sutried dately, a prominent ' citizen made the remark "we shall now be able fo regulate our watchés." The rétord of the Grand Mrunk Pacific as railway schedules are, is a remark- able one. From March, 1912 to the present time, these Ane steam- ships have not, in any case, been any port, and altogether have been only twelve times late in approxima- tely 500 trips. Removing To Ottawa, Mrs. Aled Cuts and Tittle daugh- ter, Tirengle, expect to leave for Dtta- Wa, nest woek, where Mr. Cutts has secured a goed position, ! cost $353, a tative of the Whig made a vour of |] at the spirit of |i True, there | § H and so|' A ton dhdmonston, de. A TH Misa Ben : seendant of Dejacket, one of the most famous de: ts' of the Chops okee tribe of Indians, who married Hall chieftain, Thursday, in New York. Richard Croker, 'the former Tammany Miss Edmonston §s the daughter of ah Indien princess. This photo was taken at a suffrage parade in New York ia which Miss HEdmonston represented Oklahoma state. SAVE $48.76 A MONTH EACH. What Profit-Sharing Plan Altér Ten Months. Detroit, Nov.' 88.~--As a result of ten months' operation of the Ford profit-sharing plan, employees of the "Automobile King" have purchased on contract homes valued at $35,- 000,000, upon which they have made payments aggregating $1,200,000; have jakon S3.000000 life insurance, and have daved onan average of $48.76 per month , either in savings banks or real estate. These figures were made/public to-day, About 9,200 employees ate under the profit-sharing plan. Since the plan went into effect the average gain 'per man in bank de- posits has been 180 per cent; fn life insurance, 86 per cemt.; in 'homes owned, 87 percent, There is a sijarked increase in the number of waturalized citizens gnd a radical improvement in 'their ha- bits, motels, health, mentality and living conditions. -------------------------- Have skates put on your boots Milne, vt street by H. . ¥ Cain e hus frozen over, the skating is fine; and much enjoy- 03 hy crowds of young people every n . oe a7 * } Shows Sptesunts tan days' sont AWAITING THE THRILLING ORDER TO CHARGE. French infantry crouched behind underbush awaiting the order to charge on the German trenches. Of the very company shown in this picture only six of the men came out of , The rest were mowed down by German machine guns. THE WHIG'S JUMBLE \ General Review bf Country District and Local News For bread and pastry, White Rose Read "The Trey o' Hearts," 50c., at the College Book Store. William Swaine, piano tuner. Orders received at McAuley's. Phone 564. The dates for "Turkey Days," at Napanee; will be December 2nd and 3rd rd. We* hollow grind and repair all kinds of hockey skates. H. Milne, Bagot street. Reeve Kimmerly, of Kaladar has bought a dandy gasoline sawing ma- chine, valued at $600. Big bargains in cloth. Lambert's. Jack Lloyd hag moved from Northbrook to the 'Armstrong house on the Addington Road. "Fresh on Friday," Page and Shaw week-end sweets. © Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. Setra Shorts, Newburgh, returned with her brother, Rev. Thomas Shorts, to his home at Coleraine, Minnesota on Wednesday, H. Cupningham, piano tumer, 21 King street. Leave orders at Me: Auley's book store. Pr. Wilson apd wife, have moved to Toronto. They leave many warm friends behind them who regret their departure, New Ideal sewing machines for sale at I. Mine's, Bagot street. Call and see our machines and have them de- gnonstrated. 272 Bagot street. Thomas "Paybus, Napanee, met with an accident on Monday, when a tie fell on his foot. No bones were broken but the foot was badly bruised, q "Buy shaving cream" at {Red Cross Drug Store. A bright young life, in the person of Mrs. Frank Switzer, passed from out our midst last week. She 'was of a very cheerful and amiable thar- acter. "Open all day Sunday," in case of sickness remember. Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store is open all day. Messrs. Howard Churéhill, L. 8. Knapp and Joséph Nuttall, Ganan- oque, all patients in the Kingston General Hospital, returned homie on Monday afternoon. "Fresh for Saturday," Page and Shaw week-end sweets. «Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. Miss Lucy Hinch, junior teacher, has resigned her school on account of ill health. Mr. Gabriel Robinson has taken the school for the re- mainder of the year. Hundreds of coughs and colds cured by cough syrups from Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. The old Pierson use; at Consecon, has been 30:1 tia man near Picton and is being torn down and removed. oldest land marks. In case of sickness on Sunday Gib- son's' Red Cross Drug Store is open all: day, A number of friends and relatives gathered at the home of William Smith, Yarker, on Nov. 20th, and presented 'Mr. and Mrs. Arthur V, Smith with a variety shower. Sunday hours at Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. In case of 'sickness do not forget this. Stanley Kirkley, Napanee, met with an accident while out hunting on Monday. The rifle was accident- ally discharged and the bullet 'pene- trated his right shoulder. "Cod Liver Oil Emulsion," 25c. Gib- son's Red Cross Drug Store. Charles Laundry and family hav- ing disposed of his farm in Elzevir and purchased a farm in Prince Ed- ward county near West Lake moved to their new home on Monday. Only one store in Kingston that sells strictly high-class sweets. (ib- son's Red Cross Drug Store sells Huyler's, Page and Shaw's, MoCon: key's: Rev. A. R. Sanderson, pastor of Holloway Street Methodist church, Belleville, 'has been accepted as chaplain of the second dontingent and will 'leave for the front when called 'upon. 'Hundreds of coughs and colds eur ed 'at Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. Phone 230. Big bargains in cloth. Lambert's. Master Eugent Lawrence, son of Mrs. 8: Lawrence, Tweed, had the misfortune to get the two middle fin. gers of his right hand 'badly pinch- ed the other day at the planing fac- tors. The ends of the fingers had to be amputated at the first joints. "Impossible to a cough cold jn the city of Kingston = that be gared at Gibson's Red Tamworth, Gibson's sf vreh Ham 'A. Johnson, This is one of the] Hordes--They See From the Alp "How the Enemy Outuumber the Allies. London, Nov. 27.---No' gne in the fight has a more thirsty desire for reserves of men than the allied air- men, who from their have seen over the plains of rs these hordes of Germans gathering 'to the attack. The fact is spread before them pictorially as before Bio one else, They see with their 'bers win. 'Here is a particular ex- ce on the efe of one of the recent attacks a drove Hits biplane fn the sun- ine, while his companion sought catch & glimpse of the German rces 3,000 feet below. But 4 himself "wrapped 'trom 'the! The mist ofer the valley 1s spread like mother of 'ike cloth of silver, lke a hoar frost. Then as : round and round the su haunt 'of the enemy the of pear}, the silver, the hoar frost fad- ed slowly and dissolved. In place of the lively plain he could detect the threatening assemblage ot 'thons- ands of German troops in front of | the allied Hnes from whieh he had risen. He saw the beginning of one of the attacks that have Deen re- peated time and again within the last few weeks---the pouring of. an immense weight of men against an apparently thin line---and it seem- ed to him that the depth of the at tacking instrument must inevitably punch a breach in the narrow resist- ance, The attack 'failed, as scores of such attacks heve failed, if it is failitre 'to damage the-tool and only to dint, not to puncture, the metal 'But from his altitude it "seemed fo the airmamr that any day the weight might be too igreit for the quality of thé metal Hgainst which ft worked; and evety. he 'rises he feels a greater and a greater fonging for a mass-of men in .re- serve, a counter-weight to the Ger- man hordes. His {dea of Patadive 1s 'to see ofie morning on thé Flanders plain a tidal wave of khaki cleansing Bel- glum of these massed hordes. rete AUSTRIAN WAR LoAy, SHORT. $290,000,000 Out of $1,000,000,000 Subscribed at Vienna. Vienna, Nov. 28.--The war loan of $1,000,000,000 closed with subscription of $200,000, Of this amount $5,- 000,000 was squeezed out of Bosnia end Herzegovina, although it is offi- cially announced that' this money was spontaneously invested. It was also announced that the treasury will continue to accept . ine vestments despite the closing of the war loan. Sale of Ladies' Hats, Starting Saturday, Nov. 98th, we will offer any ladies' plush or silk vel- vet sailor hats that sold from $2.50 up to. 84, for 98¢.. Alsh. any pis' hat that-sold.up to $2 for-69¢. Corrigan's. ------------ Sir Adam Beck announced sn early reduction in power rates throughout the entire Hydro-Electric zome, affect ing between sixty and seventy munici- palities. White Rose flour for all purposes. Above the valleys of La Déule an Yours. 'he circled | § sed i One of our lady readers who fou that her skin was becoming ha a ary from ne eT Daven uge sends us the | u She states that the A tened skin, and greatly «ens | en: er 80 3 hanced the Jouuty of her comp! that She has entirely done way wi an r preparations which been opustomed to me. ahs lot can ons! prepared at home or any ood drain, It oalls for 'ves what we all know; that num- {ob to a o of i ree of 'wonder and ad who knew her. manufacturers, at the lowest prices in the city. Give us a ' call and be convinced. : CRITICAL PEOPLE. This newness applies to our: modern ideas, to our efforts to lead--not follow. » Old; ~atiluated methods "find © Hr ~ lodgment ** Mm" minds. LET'S TALK THE MATTER OVER! | DAVID HALL 'Phone 333, 66 Brock St. Residence 806. ' flour, Ladies' fur- Hmmm ined Coats Muskrat lined, for Muskrat lined, for Muskrat lined, $30.00, for sable collar and reveres, regular $560 $35.00 SH | $25.00 black martin collar and veveres, . $15.00 GOURDIER'S or } ) tore. 1 In Tweed on November 20th, Wil