PAGR TWELVE «ud 00m wr Sli Column of Good Things OLIVES ALL SIZES -ALL PRICES > Olives stuffed with Pimentos| Olives stuffed with Nuts Olives stuffed with Celery Olives stuffed with Capers Olives assorted stuffed Olives, per bottle, 10c. Olives, per bottle, 20c. Olives, per bottle, 25c¢. Olives, per bottle, 35¢. Olives, per bottle, 40c. Olives, per bottle, 60c. per bottle, 75¢. Our complete fall importa- tion of Crosse & Blackwell's goods arrived as usual, and, while costing us more," we| are selling at old prices, with! one or two exeeptions | Olives, Gross & Blackwell's Mixed Pickles Chow-Chow Walnuts Gherkins Olive Oil Malt Vinegar Taragon Vinegar Chile Vinegar Bengal Club Chutney Mango Chutney Tirhoot Chutney Bombay. Chutney Anchovy Sauce Mushroom Catsup China Soy Parisian Essence ~ Browning for Gravies Harvey Sauce Anchovy Pyste Re Bloater Paste Chicken Paste \ Potted Ham Y | { i | | £45, SUNSHINE AND SUMMER TNT, TER TOURS fo the Land of Suniine sud Bummes ays. California, Florida, Louisana. Etc Limited trains leave. Kingston daily, making direct conmections st Mont real, ' Detroit and Bulialo fér the Southern States, and at Chicago fo California, eto. Those contemplating a trip of any nature should consult or write me anc [ will be pleased to quote rates, a» range reservations and attend to at details in commection with your. trip For fall articulnre HANLEY, road and St ent, cor. Johuson sud --~--n, WINTER TOURS TO THE LAND OF DAYS er etl | { THE SCANADIAN" Fast Time Detween MONTREAL TORONTO | DETROIT CHICAGO | Particulars from Canadian Pacific Ticket Agents, or write M. G. Mur- phy, District Passenger Agent, cor: | + King and Yonge Sts, Toronto, » WPA, City Ticket office, corner Trl 8 and Welling- | tom Ets. Phone J197. | ho P (CANADIAN SERVICE) NEW VEAR'S SAILINGS FROM BALIFAX TO LIVERPOOL, After TRANSYLVANIA, 15,000 tons, Dee. 21 1 am Apply Loea)l Ticket Agent or The Robert Reford Con Limited, Geners Ageuts, 50 King Street East, Toronto. A i i For Rent Six-room brick dwell- ing, on Chatham St. near Princess. All improve- ments. Rent $9 a month. W. li. Godwin & Son. Brock St. Phone 434 Real Estate Fire Iusuramce Potted Tongue " Sardine Paste Crystallized Ginger, 1-2 1h. tins. | Pottéd Ham and Tongue Parmesan Cheese | * Etc, etc, etc. Cadbury's Chocolates and Rowntree's Chocolates are ready for inspection. Make your selections early. «, I ia erin On i HUMORS OF THE WAR THE BRITISH SOLDIER WILL NOT FIGBT WITHOUT HIS JOKE. "Always Merry sad Bright" Is the Motto of the Tommies In the Trenches and {t Is Also In Great Measure the Motto of the Papers at Home In Spite of the Terrible . Seriousness of the Straggle, Always, merry and bright, the British soldier has that element of bumor in his character which is Irre- pressible whether he is in camp or in the trerches with the bullets and shells flying around. - His light. heartedness and cheery spirit aston- Ishes even the volatile Frenchman, who is strenuously striving to copy "Tommy's" full-throated chorus, "Are we downhearted? No!" "Karly doors, this way! Early doors, ninepence!" shouted a party of the King's Own, as they went into battle near Compiegne, and they jok- ingly made bets as to how many Germans they would kill or had kil ed during the day. When a shell went whizzing by, "Tommy" merely greeted the incident with the re- mark, "Don't whistle outside, there; come in and be comfortable." And when from the distance came the "tack, tack, tack," of rifle fire, he showed his nonchalance by casually saying. "They are beginning early with their typewriters this morning." "Let us take as many pictures as possible," said one British soldier at Mons, commencing to work a ma- chine-gun with the placidity of a bioscope operator, while Mr. Hamil ton Fyfe tells the story of a section of Highlanders who had taken up their position In a grocer's shop. Just as the Germans came in sight the gergeant notited a glass case.full of chocolate. "Noo, chaps," he said, "pick yer men and shoot straicht. Every hit wins a cake of chocolate." Many cakes were won, but few, alas! eaten. Almost'all those cheery High landers fell. . "Tommy" parts with the '"missis and the kiddies" with a joke. Said a little infantryman, after the last kiss, to his wife, "Now, don't cry. I'l bring You some German helmets to make flower pot of." "lI can't understand your Tom mies," said a wounded French lieu- tenant,» when talking of the Britist soldier, in a certain hospital a few days ago. "He goes into battle sing- ing strange, rollicking songs which we cannot understand. Something about 'Tip, tip, tip, Tiperaire,' and he gets into trouble for this. His officer tells him to save his breath for other things. 'Don't shout so, demands he. 'It makes you thirsty --hoarse and thirsty--and water is not very plentiful just now." " The only thing that seems to worry "Tommy" is the loss of hie uniform. "I don't like this 'ere rig- | out," said a straggling horse gunner, attired in sabots, blue blouse, and French infantry cap, whom a corres- pondent came across outside Paris; "but the sun's been that 'ot that 1 left me coat at Compeeayne, and me boots were round me shoulders. I'll be glad when the clothing depart- i ment doles me out a mew pair o's number 'nines, and then I can get back at the beggars." Which recalls a story of the South African war, when for long periods many of the soldiers were on half rations. One day a private, whose khaki uniform had seen better days, whose toes stuck out of his boots, and of whose helmet little remained but the top, was stopped in the streets of Pretoria by a prominent citizen of that town who asked, "To what regiment do you belong, my man?" Drawing himself up to his full height, and giving the regula- tion salute, the soldier replied, "] belong, sir, to the 1st Battalion ot the Royal Bloomin' Fed-ups!" Punch waxes facetious on certain phases of the war, and its announce- ments regarding novelties for officers' outfits are humorously sarcastic. Here are three of them: "Hammerstein and Genuine offer to all Soldiers on Foreign Service. Superb Boudoir and Grand Pianos at 25 per cent. re- duction. Will just fit into a Bell! tent. With removable legs. Cap be dlso used as a bed or a billiard table." "The 'Roberts' Toilet Set, compris- ing one bottle refreshing dentifrice. one cake scented soap, one bottle eau-de-Cologne (warranted made in England), one tube face cream. Neatly packed in art case. One Guinea. A charming present for our Brave Lads or the French." "Important Notice.--Messrs. Pu- delheimer and Joskins, the famous art dealers, offer their entire stock of horrifying Post-Impressionist and Futurist Pictures and Sculpture to officers serving abroad or on home defence. No reasonable offer refus- ed. No ehemy can stand against them. The Gorey Gallery, Bond Street." : Jack Tar, too, likes his little joke when in action. It is not a case of 'Get out and get under,' as the latest song says, but we are going to sing to the German fleet, 'Come out and £0 under,' " says a facetious member of the crew of H.M.S. Invincible, who continues: "Before we started to fire the other day we wrote in chalk on a shell, 'Did it ever strike you that you would receive a present from H.M.S. Invincible like this?" 'Aid it was evidently a football Pummeloff, "We kicked off last Friday about six in the morning and we won 5-- nil. Not bad, considering we were ! 'away.' Their goalkeepers could mot hold us, we were so hot. Our forwards shot beautifully, and was sound. We agreed tra time, if we bad not we had done in time," who ith ie ¥ is hi Hing hig Dox and n t 3 11 back was, "Out, wicket." ies £5 3k A Jot of times sympathy bas more ban dollars sud cents value. The chronically selfish man always passes down the other side Anger begins with folly and ends Milk repentance, | : ) them, in the middle house, are a the. stem, or Ehisohild: Better than. its I -------------- tg MONTREAL'S SLUM, "Shacktowns" Decorate Outskirts of Canada's Merciintile Metropolis. . On the summit of a gentle slope, A Tew miles from Montreal, there uestles smong the trees the garden suburb of the city, Montreal Wes: lis houses are beautiful homes, most of them are set in spacious grouhds| and surrounded with all wadoer of fHowers and greenery. Its people are the Prosperous business folk of ihe At the foot of the same hill is the village of Bluebonnets--the overflow from the slums of the city itself. Its houses are mostly wooden boxes, crowded together without breathing space between; its back yards are rubbish heaps of infection for its children to play amongst. Half the people who live there are '"out-of- work," As in the case of Bluebonnets, which has a population of about 704 foreigners, there are a number of other colonies on the outskirts of the central part of the city. Little Italy lies between Park Avenue and Am- berst street, and above Mount Roya) Avenue--a considerable portion of the north end of the city, with a population of some 5,000 Italians. In Point St. Charles are a large number of Russians and Poles. The housing conditions there are bad. It is in the central districts, how- ever, that the conditions under which these foreigners live are worst, St Timothee street and its neighbor: hood, in the heart of the east end of Montreal, has an Italian population of nearly 5,000, while Latour rtreet, further west, contains about 2,000. On and near Cadieux street, east of 8t. Lawrence Boulevard, which df: vides Montreal into east and west, there are large numbers of Russians and other people of the Slav race. It is stated by those who are carry- ing on work among these foreigners that the majority of the children de not attend school. The Presbyterian and Methodist churches, the Mont: real City Mission and the Y.M.C.A, are doing "what they cam, but are quite unable to cope with the situa tion, unless given greater means. The Y.M.C.A, has am energetic branch among the Italians, One day not many months ago a Galician boy of thirteen drifted into the City Mission. Cyril, it appeared, was working for a Hebrew baker. He received 10 cents a week, The Mission gave him some decent clothes, including a pai of boots. Cyril went back to the baker. The néw boots were taken from him and sold for the benefit of his master. From time to time Cyril dropped in at the Mission, and after 8 time left his baker master. He, is in more prosperous circumstances: now, Just across the road from the City Mission is a little terrace of three houses.' One is inhabited by Russians, ene by Poles 'and sandwiched between family and several boarders of Aus- trian nationality. In the evenings the occupants of all three houses sit om their door steps and .amoke peacefully;. but there is never fnterchange of remarks between the Austrians and the Rus- sians and Poles, . . It may be armed neutrality, or it may be that they just don't know there is any war. Most of the foreign peoples even although not speaking the same language fratern- ize to a certain extent if living in the same district. The Y.M.C.A, workers in the foreign colonies believe that 65 per cent. of the foreigners in Montreal are mot aware that there is war in Europe. They do not understand our language and rarely get a news. paper of their own. Added to this there is the fact that 57 per cent. of the Italians and 87 per cent. of the Russians are illiterate. Some Trip. Adventures such as seldom fall to the lot of a gas buoy must have hap- pened to the one that is recorded by the Government of €anads:. This particular 'buoy was located mear Levis, opposite Quebec, on the St. Lawrence river. It was carried away by ice in the spring of 1911. Of course, it was believed to have gone to the bottom. In the spring of this year it was found on the coast of New South Wales, Australia, a distance of 18, 000 miles. During the years in whieh it drifted, it was never report- ed as belng seen, although it stood fully 15 feet above water. Caught by the currents of the north Atlantic, it must have traveled south until picked up by the equatorial current, then have been carried to the south- ern end of the continent, and so around Cape Horn to the distant point where finally it was thrown ashore. War Will Help Mines. The Mines Department at Ottawa has had many enquiries as to Can- ada's ability to furnish mineral pro- ducts formerly obtained from Ger- many or Austria-Hungary. Among these are magnetite, molybdenum, tungsten, potash salts and the salts of strontium, barium and antimony. There is a big demand for magne- tite, and if it can be found where transportation is available a valuable industry should develop. The manu- facture of from felspar is only a question of cost, for there are am- ple suppliés of felspar in central, On- tario and Quebec. Strontium is found . in Renfrew County and near Brockville. The Mines Department has much information regarding all these de- posits, but further investigation will be made in the spring. Radium Finds A ium-bearing 'Three samples of ore from Britian Columbia have been received at the Mines Department at Ottawa, but the quantity of radium in them has not yet been determined. The value of minerals produced in Canada this year will be comsider- less than last year, because of the scarcity of capital for mining de- velopment and also the low prices for silver and other minerals, Who betrays you once wrongs you; who betrays You twice serves you just right. i The branch js, seldom better than | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1914. BLOOD INDIANS LOYAL. They Give $1,000 to Fund and De- clare Willingness to Serve. The loyalty of the Blood Indians to the flag that protects them was wade manifest at a meeting held on the reserve shortly after the out break -of the present European war Just as soon sa Indian Agent Dil worih had informed the Bloods that Fugland was at war, Head Chief Shot Both Sides suggested that a meeting to see what form of assistance the Indians could offer be called. "What can we do?" exclaimed Chief Shet Both Sides, who presided at the oouncil. thing that we can." The Indians were deeply moved and the suggestion was made by some of them that they should turn over to the Government some $4,000 that had been funded for their bene- fit this year It was finally decided, | to offer $1,000 of that, amount now and at a later date, If] however, necessity demanded, to offer the re- mainder. Every Indian in the encampment elated that if his services were re- quired by the Great White Father, he was willing to take up arms at once, and expression was given in a formal document which was ordered transmitted to' the Superintendent- General of Indian Affairs at Ottawa: "We the undersigned Chiefs and Head Men of the Blood Indian Tribe in council assembled, after due con- sideration and unanimous consent, beg to submit respectfully the fol- lowing resolutions: "Whereas a condition of war ex- ists against the children and domin- ions of our Gracious King; "Whereas, we of the Blood Indian Tribe, are thankful for the kindly, just, and honorable treatment al- ways given us by the King's Govern ment; "Whereas, if is our earnest desire that Great Britain may ever remain the guardian of the weak, apd the arbiter of the world's peace; * "We, the undersigned Chiefs and Head Men of the Blood Indian Tribe, in council. assembled, unanimously beg to inform the honorable Super- intendent-General of Indian Affairs that it is our desire that we make use of $1,000 of our moneys funded with His Majesty's Government in Canada, to be used in whatever way he may deem it to be of the most ad- vantage to the British arrs in their hour of peril; 'And further, we beg of the hon- orable Superintendent-General of In- dian Affairs to convey to our Grac- ious King our assurance that it is our wish that he command us should assistance be required, and that it will be our daily. prayers that the British arms be victorious in their battle for the right, that peace willl! speedily be restored, and that His Majesty's Government will still re- main thegprotector of the weak, and still sovereign in those pursuits of peace that we have learned to love so well." Signed: Shot Both Sides, Ermine Horses, Young Pine, Bull Horns, Running Wolf, Heavy Shield, Little Ears, Many White Horses, Weasel Fat, Running Antelope, Witness and Interpreter J. Mountain Horse. None of the signatures are by the signers themselves as none are able to read or write, except .the interpreter. A Barbarian. Sir Donald Mann, the Canadian railroad builder, had a sensational career, beginning as an axman in the Canadian lumber woods. Early in life Mann visited Europe on a business mission and at a din- ner one .night became involved in a quarrel with a Russian nobleman. Next day he received a call from one of the nobleman's friends, bearing an invitation to a duel, "If he doesn't like what I said to him, let him come up and tell me so," said Mann, "He can come a-runnping, too, and carry any size gun he likes." The friend explained that would never do. Nothing but the regular thing on the field of honor would do. "Oh, all right!" said. Mann. 'I've} been fighting duels all-my: Mfe, But Pll have to insist on using my na- tional weapon--a sixteen pound double-bitted axe." The friend went away holding up his hands at the barbarian. That night the nobleman met Mann. He was about the sise of a grasshopper. Mann is something over six feet high and four wide, with no fat. "I fight you, m'soo," said the nobleman, "with the weapon of any civilize na- tion, but I be hang if I commit suicide." Must Be Pasteurized. Milk and cream may now be im- ported into Canada providing it is accompanied by a certificate of pas- teurization signed by an of the United States Bureau Industry or by a local health officer, This action has beem taken under the Animal Contagious Diseases Act; and in connection with the outbreak of the foot and mouth disease du the United States. ho! There has been some agitation be- cause in the earlier working out of the precautionary measures taken it appeared that United States cattle or sheep would not be allowed to be shipped from point to point In the United States, but by Canadian lines, and therefore partly through Cana- dian territory. However, an amend- ment has been made allowing such shipments to go through Canada un- der bond, providing certain precau- tionary measures are taken. Families Are Secure. Perhaps the oddest arrangement yet arrived at by Canadian recruit- ing officers was that prevailing at Kingston, ong. the home of the 14th Prince of Wales' Own Rifles. In order to make sure that families of soldiers would have every comfort, the local officers have made " man" sign away his right to $25 of his monthly pay. A few grumbled at the hard condition, but most took it with a smile. This ensured the wife and children $45 monthly, 'in- cluding the $20 allowed tq wives and families by the Dominion Govern- went, Ares vomdasiisins Senare oo borrowigg; - it Jwiogoth care by night and shame by day. A. boor remains by Th "We will do any-, Announcement ? As T have decided to vacate my present premises in the early sprin. of 1915, | am now prepared to mak reductions, on any monument ths | have in stock. If It 1a your in tention of purchastag it would he to your advantage to bay wow. J. E. MULLEN Cor. Pfincess and Clergy Strects Phone, 1417, Kingston. ® o - Militia Men Notice the fine line of pocket flash-lights in our win. dow. We have them all prices. Call and see them. Halliday's Electric Shop AUTOMOBILES DO YOU WISH TO BUY, TO SELL OR _ EXCHANGE? : "We store, list and advertise cars for sale, an . , ' d will perienced chanffeur for 'demonstrating. Cars for sale may be seen at any hour. Garage well heated, central and fireproof, PORRITT GARAGE CO.,, Limited Phone 454. 210-214 Wellington Street. "supply 6X A AA tt itt, 10c CIGARS In Holiday Packages of 10, 0 pe \ 'S. OBERNDORFFER SKATING TO-NIGHT ARE YOU READ Y¢ gp NOT, SEE US, y player are the hest uy, and he will say "Automobile." EASON--We are the sole agents for Kingston. Hockey nth ML specialty, and we have the finest line of boots In the I Suiy WK you to look them over before you buy and you Open Every. Evening, ( [I what Skate Sharpening a Specialty, ME ao ----=88-90 Drincss | mo on :. Felt. . Slippers Always make a most acceptable gift to any member of the family. WOMEN'S FELT SLIPPERS 75¢ up to $1.50 IIa gateay PHONE 529 -- : N MEN'S FELT SLIPPERS $1.00 up to $2.50 GIRLS' AND BOYS' FELT SLIPPERS 65¢ up to $1.25 CHILDREN'S FELT SLIPPERS : 50c to 75¢ _ «SHOP EARLY - J. 0. SUTHERLAND &BRO | The Home of Good Shoes. 4