Despatches Krom Near And Distant Places. Lieut.-Col. Windeyer of the 74th Battalion may be made a Brigadier- General, © Comm Kanitz, the German com- matder at Kermanshah, committed suicide When the Russians succeeded in entering the Persign city. "1 expect to vigit France the latter part of May or early in June," said DR. PUGSLEY'S RESOLUTION FOR WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE, Hom, Sotert Rogers Makes Charge That Women Plugged Ballot Box-| es in Saskatchewan. Ottawa, Feb. 29.--On the call of Hon, Robart Rogers, subsequently reinforced by expressions from Pre- RECRUITS IN SYDENHAM, There is Much Ulness Throughout the Village wii "Sydéntiam, Feb, 28 --The many friends of Mr. Lawson are sorry ti ATH DISTRICT NEWS Im-- OLIPPED LG MANY BRIGHT EXCHANGES, | Near! In Briet Form the Events In the About ountry n Are Told ~=Full of Interest to Many. Misses Teresa and Margaret Court- ney and Miss Smith, Perth, were vis. iors to Smith's Falls last week. ~~ Miss Winniffed Bell, Alliston suc- ceads Miss Bates, Merrickville, on the staff of the Arnprior high school. Capt. Wiliam V. Bongard, Picton, has bought a half interest in Capt, T. L. Vaunsen's schooner, the Bertie Calkins, : Misses Irene Murray, Frances Me- Cann and Elizabeth Crosby, Perth, are atténding mittinery openings in Toronto. M. G, Gross, Glenora Road. has bought from Harry Platford, Bloom- field, 2 ffty-acro farm, and is mov. ing there, Ong of Carleton Place's oldest citi. Zens passed way in the person of Jacob 'Coumers, at the advanced age of a Shy seven years. (Wo H. Whattam has bought from W. Hf MeDoriald the frame terrace on Ferguson street, Picton, formerly owned by John Burns, 3 After being ill for some time Wellington 8. Belch, Belleville, died oun Saturddy, aged forty-nine years, Deceased was born in Canifton, Mrs. Bliza Bell, widow of the late Geafge Bell, died on Monday af the redidence of her son-in-law, Capt, Gilroy, 80th Battalion, Belleville, Miss Noore Yared, Montreal. was! married to Michael Maker, Napanee, Ont., on Sunday evening, at the resi- dence of the bridegroom's brother, JThe death occurred Sunday of Mrs. Kisiah Parks at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. R. Cornell, Belle ville. Deceased was 87 years of age. Mrs. William Cross, an aged lady died Monday at the residence of her daughter, Mrs, William Reid, Belle- \ ville. Deceased wag in her eighty- ninth yeas. Mr. aud Mrs. Charles II. Warner, Pembroke, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mildred E. to Fu- ward Thrasher, Pembroke, the mar- riage to take place on March Sth. On Saturday, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth | Elliott, wife of C., H. Elliott, Belle | ville, was taken suddenly il] and ex- pired in a short time. Heart trouble was the cause of death. She was aged eighty years. The Late John Johnson. Picton, Feb. 29.-- There away on Feb. 14th, one of South Marysturgh's ofd residents in person of John Johnson, after nearly eighty-eight years of faithful He leaves behind him an unsu reputation. . Mr. Johnson was born on Wolfe Island. His father was a Colonel in the militia at that time. passed lied He spent his boyhood days around | Kingston after which he came "South Marysburgh where fie spent the greater part of lis life and raised a family of six children, two ot whom, Mrs, William Vestervelt and Mrs. Anson Wheeler, lived in Picton: John H. Johnson, Marmora; George Johnson, Pennellville, N. Y. dapghter also lived State, One of the when young. wife. After two years he married again and his wite and her daughter, Mrs, Walter Vanmeer, survive him. The last few days of his life were spent at the home of his stepdaugh ter, Mre. Walter Vanmeer. < children died Will De Left In Brockville. Brockville, Feb, 29. Major," the collie- dog mascot of the 59th Battalion will likely be lett with the 56th | lion when the 50th Jeave for overseas. "Major crossed - the Ocean with a detackfment from Par- riefield last summer but on accéunt of the Buaglish regulations was not flowed to land there and was re- turned to Montreal, When the steamship docked at Montreal upom the return trip Major promptly went ashore and disappeared. Several days lager, footsore and weary the btaye toursfovted warrior limped in- to Barriefleld campand at once at tached himself to the 39th Battalion where he is very -populag "Teddy" the bear, wil} accompany the battal- ion overseas, Boy Fatally Shot. Peterboro, Feb. 29.-The twelve- year-old son of John McMahon, Dou- ro township, was fatally shot im the head on, Saturday by the accidental discharge of a shotgun in the wood- shed. ~ He died in three hours. No © inquest will be held. hear of his illness again. levery home has some sick patient in lit. Many are ill of grippe and: colds, {also measles and smallpox, Charles {Joyner's family are still quarantin- {ed, but no one is seriously ill. The recent suow storm has made the roads very bad. Most of the re- eruits of the 146th Battalion have retarned from Kingston, and are un- der the management of Lieut. Dorne i and Sergt. Peters. Some of the (street lights have been put up, and {are improving the appearance of the ivillage very much. Several young | people of the village attended the dance at T. Hugerman's, Rosedale, on Thursday evening. |. "Among the recent visitors are Mrs. iMcCannen, Kingston, visiting 8. Sni- der for a few days; Miss G. Stoness lat C. Sills'; son, Ottawa, also Ethel Sills, Kings- ton, at Edward Sills'. The fellow Istudents of the High School extend 'their sympathy to Harold Clark «in ithe loss of his mother. He is a stu- dent of the 8. H. 8., and resides at Battersea . FATHER FRENCH GIVEN .. VALUABLE PARTING GIFTS Chaplain is "Presented With Cheque, Portable Altar And Other Tokens. ------ Renfrew, Feb. 29, Before®eaving Renfrew tq report for duty as an army chaplain overseas, Rev. Father French received several gifts, one of which was a cheque for upwards of $1,000 from the congregation of St. Francis Xavier's Church. The cheque was accompanied by an ad- dress, as was also a portable altar given by the Eganville Council of the Knights of Columbus. Messrs. E. Pedlow, Lawrence Martin and William Dean, members of the Ren- Master Ralph MacPher-| Li Feb. 29.---At the A. OH. hall last evening under the management of Mrs. William. Ri¢hardson, First | Street, another progressive euchre {party was held in aid of the debt on t. John's Church. The attendance was large. The funeral .of the late Adolphus G. Wiltse was held from the family residence, North street, vesterday af- ternoon to Willowbank vault. Rev. Melvin Tayler, pastor of Grace Meth- odist Church, conducted the service. Mrs. Macfarlanefi wife of William Macfarlane, passed away at her home at Joyceville on Sunday. The funeral took place this morning to al Bir Jam Hughes when ask- ed abgyt the stories that he was leaving'at once to take command of the Canadian trops. It will be pufe-, ly an inspection tour. Coffee Charlotte Russe. Materials.--One-quarter bos of gela- tin, one-fourth. cupful of cold black colle, three fourths cupful of bot cof. fee, one cupful of heivy cream, three- fourths cupful of sugar, yolks of three eggs, two tablespoonfuls of sugir, lady- fingers. : p Utensils.--Bowls, saucepan, eggbeat- er, cup, spoon. Gananoque vault. W. J. McDonald, of the 30th Bat-! {talion, is spending' a few days here with. his wife and family prior to! leaving for overseas service. | Miss Florence Brimson, of Brock-| ville, spent the past few days if {tbwn, guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Charbonenau, Garden street. | ----. J 4 The Late Mrs, Ann Derbyshire, | Athens, Feb.. 29.----At her { home at Wright's Corners, a { north of Athens, Mrs. Ann shire, reliet of the late Benjamin Derbyshire," died early Wednesday | nlorhing, aged eighty-five years. Bie | deceased "had been an invalid for many vears, a great sufferer from rheumaiism, but she bore all with niuch patience, and during her long years of confinement to her home al. ways kept bright and cheerful, Her hu nd died some seventeen years ago, and strangers and kind neigh- bors have ministered to her in her declining years. An adopted daugh- ter, "Mrs Parkins, Lindsay, and many friends are left to mourn her death The funeral took place on ! Friday and was conducted by the | pastor, Rev. George Edwards, Ath- ens, and the body was placed in the vault to await burial in the spring late mile | Derby- Directions.~Soak gelatin in cold cot. fee ten minutes. Caramelize three fourths cupful of sugar, add three- fourths cupful of hot coffee and let stand to dissolve. Beat the yolkg of eggs, add two tablespoonfuls of sugar and cook in hot coffée mixture until egg shickens: "Add the soaked gelatin when dissolved; chill until mixture be- gins to thicken, then fold in cream whipped stiff. Put ina mold" lined with ladyfingers and chill thoroushly, Hockey At Battersea. On Saturday last the Hockey team of Kingston jounreyed to Battersea and played the Excel- glors, a junior team of that village, a friendly game of hockey Living- stons seored their only goal in the first half At half fime the score was 1° tg 0 in their favor, but the Exeelsiors came back strong in{ the last half and scored two goals mak- ing the score 2 to 1, thus winning the game. About iitwenty of the Livingstons' supporters 'were with the team. F. Baird, Kingston, was referee. The line-up: Excelsiors A. Turner D. Williams L. Patterson W. Jackson Bg Ruttan W. Knohle Livingstons goal L.Carr-Harris defence G. defence S. Vanalstine rover D. Robinson centre C Livingston | Car-Harris | A. Seals | {frew Patriotic Committee, and two | of whom are Protestauts, jointly pre-| sented Father French with a set of} T. J: McManus, Campbell's solid . leather travelling articles | will "open a new hardware There were many minor tokens of Pembroke Es ' i {regard, i Six Guthrie brothers, i | have volunteered their services | the Empire. Four are with { 73rd Highlanders in Montreal, beside her husband in the Ath cemetery. store Death at Clarendon. { Clarendon, Feb, 29.---The death | occurred at Clarendon on Feb. 15th 5 3 ie > - Nearly twice e § t {of Sarah Tysick, wife of J. E. Patter-| Nearly twice the amoun ison, Deceased was forty years of]. set ens Bay, in Almonte, | tario street fire hall, has received an- to the and | the other two enlisted in Scotland. out for has been secured for the Patriot- | lage, and death was due to pneumo- { nim, She was a daughter of Joseph | Tysick, and is survived by two sons ie,F und in Carleton Place in the two days' whirlwind campaign to raise $10,000 At the close of the cam- paign $19,700 had been secured and Left Wing right wing Reynolds | M. Smith | E. Keeler § For The Belgians, { Frederick Reid of Capt. the On- J other consignment of goods to be { forwarded to the Belgians. The | | consignment consists of the follow- | ing: Parcel, Gunner R. H. Williams, 53rd Bittery; clothing and boets, Dr. A. P. Chown; clothing, a friend; dozen parcels from the ladies of Chalmers. Church; clothing, Mr. Trooper; parcel, a friend. the | toil, | and three daughters, also three {ters:, Mrs. Lamond, Oso; Mrs. BE. {Stafford, 'Kingston; Miss Mary Ty-| isick,' Kingston, and four brothers: | {Joseph, James, Cornelius and Peter, | iClarendon. fon Feb. the lists were incomplefe, Secking Her Son. Madoc, Feb. 29.--Mrs. W. Fifl The funeral took place| Madoc, has written asking police dence to the Anglican Church {RL that place. Rev. "Mr. William-1since. gon, Sharbot Lake, officiated at the I service. The pallbearers were | | Messrs, B, Patterson, "Jack" Lar-|the case. {mau, R. Patterson, R, McDonald, and Henry Sargeant. The mother heard boy had enlisted at Chief Burke foynd that this was {the respect held for the deceased. |suit when he left home {Chureh placed a handsome wreath the lad's whereabouts. on the casket. { Passes Hundredth Dirthday ! Brockville, Feb. Present to Hastings Warden. ted the 100th anniversary of i birth, He came to this country from and officials presented William Ireland with hig parents @t the age Nugent, warden of the County of fifteen, and has resided at points| Hastings and reeve of the Township | {in Leeds County. He is one of the! of Wollaston, with a gold-headed oldest Orangemen in Canada, having ony cane, bearing the joined the order 'un 18407" Although | Presented to William H. blind for the past thirty-five vears, Warden of the County ith, of- 17th from the family resi-|ficers to try and locate her son, aged at| fourteen, who left home on February ta | Zealand, and thence to the cemetery | 2st, and has not heen heard from i cy that her| Brockville, bu* not The lad has a scar upon his up-| The funeraliper lip, a scar on one of his fingers | and. a [cortege was oneeof the largest ever of his right hapd, has brown hair, | in New York (Seen in this district, and testified to [hazel eyes, and wore a qatk Brow ui is mother | In 1870 he lost his {The Woman's Guild of the Anglican !|is very anxious to get some news of Belleville, Feb. 29.--On Wednes-| and arrived here at 2.45 p.m., did not 29. Richard day, Feb. 23rd, in the drawing-roob | eave until 9.30 p.ni. + DIxI®, of this town, Monday celebra- of the Merchants' Hotel, Toronto, the| here at 1.30 a.n his| members of Hastings County Council | H. of eb- inscription, Nugent of Hastings the result of an accident, he still lias possession of his faculties. Defends Himself Before Board, Toronto, Feb. 20. W. F. Stevens, of the International Hotel, Ganan- oque, called ;upon the Ontario Li- censs Bodrd to set himself right le- fore the board, having heard that some complaints had been lodged against him. He denied having sold bottles of liquor during prohibited hours The board made mo debi- sion. To Be Deported. Brockville, Feb. 29--- An order has been issued by th » Immigration Department at Ottawa 'for the depor- tation to Ireland of Annie" Hawkins, ad present under sentence in the county jail here on a charge of: bigs amy. The woman came to Canada sdess than two. years ARO, Li 3 Belleville by County Councillors and officials, Has Nothing to Say. Pembroke; Feb. 29.---Colonel Len- 'nox Irving, recently appeinted com- (mandant of the internment camp at] Petawawa, has been replaced by Lieut.-Colonel Gregory, St. Cathar- ines He said in an interview that {ie had no comment to make on the question, as he was a soldier, and 'simply oheved orders. The sugges- tion has been made that politics were {the cause of the change, Col. Irving! being a member of a well'known Lib- eral family in North Renfrew coun- iy. Call to) Rev. A. E. Runnels. Brockville, Web. 29.----Rev. A, E: (Runnels, pastor of Wall Street Meth- jodigt Church, this town, has receiv. + ed a eall to Douglas Church, Mont- real; Sm rink in Toronto on Feb. 22nd hy right: J. A. Head, W. L. Anderson x CUP IN at a salary of §2,000 per an- Funeral On Thursday. | The funeral of the late Miss Edith | Wallis, tho victim of the accident | near the Grand Trunk station last Friday night, will take place al | Lansdowne on Thursday afternoon, | at 2 o'clock. * The remains have | been held, pending the arrival of a i sister of the decensed-from the wist: | Mr. McDougall, principal of Frontenac | School, in which the deceased taught [a class, will attend the funeral. Snow Delayed C. I. R. Trains. The C. P. R. trains of the Kingston division were held up by heavy snow | storms and drifts on the north end of { the line On Monday. The train leav- |'ing here at 10.45 a.m. reached Ren i frew at 8 p.m. The train that | should have left Renfrew before noon and arrived 1. Tuesday. Epworth League Drive. i The#annual sleigh drive held by | | the members of the Epworth League | {of Sydenham Street Methodist | Church took place on Monday even | ing. After driving around the city the chureh hall, where refreshments were served. The drive was charge of the Citizenship Commit: tee / Death of Cont. Birtles. Capt. H. Birtles, 80 Clergy street west, formerly on the staff of Royal Military College, died om Tuesday afternoon. The Management Committee of the Board of Education held a meet. ing. on Monday night and discussed some minor matters. The . next moeting of the Board will be held on | March Oth. i Pte, James Labulster, of the 59th Battalion, was arrested in - Torontc on a charga of 'non-support. The warrant was issued by the accused's wife ovef a year ago. Forty per cent, of the people ir o- United States attend ¢harch, ; ing i 30 to 13, the high: Melvin, and F. H. | extra pay for for two hours, the party returned tc | in} mier Borden, the Conservative mem bers of Parliament last night lined up in opposition. to the resolution of Hon, Dr. Pugsley calling for the extension of tho Dominion franchise to women in such provinces as have adopted women's legislative fran- 'chise. As a consequence the pro- posal was"lost on division. Hon. "Bob" Rogers made startling "statements. He advanced as one of his reasons for opposing the resolu: tion the allegation that women had acted as ballotbox-pluggers in a num- | ber of ridings at the last . general election in Saskatchewan. 'The wo- man put in votes in a number of rid: ings," declared Hon. Bob, "although there was no law to allow them to do 80." Premier Borden promised, how- ever, as a result of the strong case | made out by Dr. Pugsley, to take into consideration the whole question of the Federal franchise. Dr. Michael Clark[ of Red Deer | earnesly championed the cause of the women, as did also J. G. Turriff, E. { B. Devlin and George E. McCraney, | while Messrs. E. W. Nesbitt and Ed- mand Proulx opposed the resolution in its present form. Parliament will not tackle prohi- bition for another week. The resolu- tion of H. H. Stevens and Hon. Charles' Mare¢il, calling for the total | prohibition of the manufacture and | sate of intoxicants in Canada during | the war, stands over for considera- tion by the House of Commons till next Monday. Instead the - house | directed its attention yesterday to | the resolution .of Dr. Michaal Steel of South Perth calling for the crea- tion of Public Health "to conserve in| { the largest measure possible the! i phycieal welfare of the people of this | Dominion." | } 1 Outlawry In Scotland. } The unusual sentence of outlawey recently pronounced bv the Scottish tourts is a relic of the days before ex- tradition existed. For dt was the usual nunishment of those who wilfully avoided the execution of legal process and was inflicted upon the eriminal who fled the country and could not Le brought back. In the old days to be outlawed--in the case of women they called it waived--meant that one could he knoaked on the head by any passer- by, and outlaws in fact were said to be caput npinum---that Is. they had a wolf's head and conld be treated as a wild beast.~F.ondon Mail. Witches and Fairies. Belief in witcheraft, still an article of the popular ¢reed fo Essex and may be elsewhere in England, is not the only survival of the kind. In the south of Ireland are still to be found people who believe in fairies. The writer knew an Irishwoman, one of thou- sanids of her ¢lass, who-would not travel a country road after dark for tear of them, though what "they" would do deponent sayeth not--Pall Mall Gazette, ---------- Literary. "Oh, I simply adore Meredith and Browning and Henry James," sald the gushing young. person, "80 do 1," said Little Rinks. "They | are perfectly delightful. It's like send- ing your mind to a gymnasium, Fr-- do vou read them in the original?' mam Very Prabab's. Bibbs--What has become of the fool killer? Gibbs--I can't guess. Ribha, unless he quit because he couldn't got working overtime.--, | Indge. { Solvent. i {| "How did you come out on the $3,000 { | wtse you contracted for?" i | "Came out in pretty fiir shape. The {i 'ontractor spent my $3.000 und took { Jae house for the difference." the | L | ---- Even So, "Goodness! j next table. Her hands look like nut- | | meg graters, and they're covered with | solitaires." "I see--diamond in the rough" a od % i The Rule. y } "You must never forget, my boy, that | about one-third of all success is pire i tock." : "But how can you make sure of this | uck . i "Why, by Leing successful." } For Church Musicians. "Which is most obedier bell or the organ" . "Dunno." "The bell, cos it peals when it's tolled, and the organ says. 'I'll be blowed first!" "--London Firefly, -t A Little Mixed. 'Riding in an omnibus up Regent street last evening 1 heard an old lady annoying the other passengers with re. with her, saying. "Ma'am. remember you are in a public rélicle and behave 18 such." = London Spectator. "pie Evolution of the Orange. The orunge was originally a pedr Buped fruit about the size of the com' non wild eheres. 11s evolution i be feved hy natnrlins fo tie due to 1.200 vers of culfivition, en ae Woman's Way. fe annogedi= 108 8 Gelnk. and Fou aiid you would he here at 6 She Dig Laay 67 Fthouwghe | said 17% | } See that wonthn at the | | N! it--the éburch marks. The conductor remonsifated | Ontario Hall, Thurs. March 2nd At8 pm, Under the Auispices of the : Frontenac Hockey Club | Can be Secured at the Following Places: Abernethy's Shoe Store, Jenkins Furnishing Bore; McGall's Oi r Sas, President Seo. B. cKay (Bank of Toronto), Secretary tter : (Macnee & Minnis). 0 ALL PATRONS OF THE CLUB ARE COR. DIALLY INVITED TO CALL AND SECURE SAME. BOXING -- LING -- FENCING FREE SMOKES, AND A REAL GOOD CONCERT. BAND IN ATTENDANCE, 0 Have Great Quantities Of Cashmere Hose The Wr At Usual Price 25-35-50c. Roney's, 127 Princess St. . Bes ron « Every kind of dance music is yours with a Victrola Suit yourself about what you want ¢ to dance, and be sure:you can have it with the Victrola. % _ Certainly an. easy way to get music for dane- ing--and the best way too, for the Victrola not only offers 'you the greatest variety, but plays all selections in perféct dance rhythm. i Come in and hear the Vietrola--we'll play any music for : "And we'll tell you how you can get a Victrola ($21 to : 55) or a Victor ($3110 $75 ) on easy terms, if desired. gnl » +. 0. W. LINDSAY, LIMITED, : 121 Princess St. . 'eo _-- cee ITALY TO DECLARE WAR, Agninst Germany . Within a Fort. night, Paris Reports. {Special ta the Whig.) | Paris, Feb. 29.--Italy will declare | war against Gernfany, within a fort-! his very night, it was "ondgood auth-| the front in t Premier Briand On Satu ority here to-day. is said to have been wiven this as-| p to Rome, | the 59th sentenced 'on his recent Ped The Hme x on Lieut -Col. Birdsall Back. Cobourg, Feb. . 29.---Li | Birdsall of Birdsall's has" 1 ad {from England, where he visi 3 son, Capt.- Birdsall, in the there. The Is wou! received at France. sd y "Col. latter is improving from