36x4 1-2 Nabiy Tread $44.00 . BIBBY GARAGE, Phones 201 and 7. "Have You Tried | evesem lL PLASTER? It Saves Time P. WALSH. For Breakfast New Buckwheat Flour Table Syrup Ooffee - We have the best brands. D. COUPER, Phone 76. 341-3 Princess St. ul Sha, Of New Curtains. For living rooms; din- ing rooms, ms, in fact for any room in the house, there is nothing 80 artistic, so durable, SARQUISHTTE CUR. TAINS. For this season we show some entirely new idéas in these goods. Five ¢olors in évery de- dign, $1.25 to $10 pair. lipicked Apples. These were "jothér camp in which there are Can- | ating. He Sent Where Most Needed. The following word on Thursday morning reached American Consul Johnson from Ambassador Gerard at Berlin regarding the packages for- warded to Germany from Kingston in December last for the Kingston boys: "1 have to inform you that the parcels in question, about one hun- dred in number, have already reach- ed the Embassy. These parcels, to- gether with ten others which for- warded by you as coming from Mr. and Mrs, H. E. Richardson, will now be sent to the Prisoner-of-War Camp at Glessen for distribution through the senior non-oaqmmissioned officer belonging to the First Canadian Con- tipgent among the Canadian prison- ers in that camp who have received little or nothing from home. Should any more pakcels be received from Kingston they will be sent to some adian prisoners." The date of Ambassador Gerard's letter is January 15th, thus it will be observed that the first instalment of one hundred packages from the 228 on Dee. 8th arrived safely. The other 113 missed the steamer the first lot went on. The parcels were seven weeks in transit. It was the' cherished wish of not only the Con-! sul but the donors at the time that these parcels woNld reach the boys in time for Christmas. CANON LOUCKS 88 YEARS OLD. He Has Served in The Ministry for Fifty-five Years. Canon E. Loucks on Wednesday entered into his eighity-hinth year, and is receiving the warm congratu- lations of a wide circle of friends. He is still very active for a man of his years. He is one of the canons of 'St. George's Cathedral, and takes an active part in the services. Canon Loucks was born in Canada, and has served fifty-five years in the ministry. He was ordained in May, 1858, by Rev. Jehosapet Mountain, D.D., L.LL.D., Lord Bishop of Quebec, in the cathedral at Quebec. Canon Loucks resides at 37 Division street. Marriage Announced. Announcement is made of the mar- riage of Miss Ruthella Johnson, See- ley"s Bay, Ont., daughter of N. A. Johnson, and Herbert H. Cook, Re-| gina, Bask. in Winnipeg, Man, on | Feb. 26th, Rev. Eber Crummy offici- They will take up their resi- dence in Regina. Just Received. Prevost; Broels street; bas just received a case of Flannel Shirts. They are all good quality and differ- ent patterns, assorted sizes; all new . See the display of them in Weather Notes. | How depression which is | saat the eR thward of the great lakes is causing light show in south- ern and eastern Ontario and western , Quebec. Decidedly cold weather | prevails generally. Still Another Name, The Whig's list of persons whose birthday falls on Feb. 29th, contin- ues to grow. On Thursday morn- ing the name of David Sleeth, Keetl- or ville, was added to the list, remem We Are Busy We have in storage a large juantity of selected hand for REpOIt by 'a re- 'Mrs. Richardson, 2 pairs; Mrs, Steers, oh ve = NNT IN | i { Tota sheet amet : eats, n ry $a i Miss %, snl] pair | pois 'Mrs. Hooper, Glenburnie, old linehs Hes R. J. Rogers, 1-2 dozen spodls, 1 I. tea; 2 Ibs. sugar; Miss E. Mowat, 24 pads; Mrs. H Bibby, 4 comfort bays; Mrs. Slickney, - 3 pilaws. From Harrowsmith school child- ren-+100 bandages, 12 wash cloths, 68 gauze handkerchiefs. Ladies' Aid--9 pillows (7 Mrs. C. Ewing, 2 Mrs. Jackson). Junior Aux., St James, & pair wristlets, 1 scarf. Glenburnie Red Cross--21 pneu- monia jackets 2 pairs socks, 1 pair gauntlets, 24 bandages. Miss Coulter's Sunday Class, Glenburnie, 28 towels. Sydenham Street Sunday School-- 1000 bandages. St. Andrew's Club, Niagara Falls, 77 cotton bandages. First Congregations} Bandages. Work Done for Society. * Socks--Miss Crisp, 1 pair; Miss Mcintyre, 6 pairs; Mrs. H. Reynolds, 1 pair; Mrs. T. Scott, 1 pair; Miss Henstrich, 1 pair; Mrs. VanLuven, 7 pairs; Mrs, Mackenzie, 1 pair; Mrs. Phalén, 2 pairs; Mrs, Macdougall, 1 pair; Mrs. Duff, 1 pair; Mrs. Going, 1 pair; Mrs. W. Craig, 3 pairs; Mrs. Empey, 2 pairs; Mrs. Cook, 1 pair; School Church ---1 1 pair; Mrs. A./Barnes, 1 pair; Mrs. M. J. Reid, 2 pairs; Miss Macallum, 1 pair; A, B, C, 1 pair; Mrs. Cole- man, 1 pair; Mrs. Connell, 1 pair; Mrs. Gourley, 1 pair; Mrs. Serson, 2 pairs; Miss Ida Smelt, 1 pair; Mrs. Johnstone, 2 pairs; Mrs. C. McPher- son, 1 pair; Miss Kent, 1 pair; Mrs. H. Tandy, 2 pairs; Mrs. Lyons, 2 pairs; Mrs. Glover, § pairs; Mrs, Gates, 4 pairs; Mrs. Bedora, 1 pair; Miss De Wetta, 1 pair; Mrs. Proctor, Utica, 1 pair (bed); Mrs. Sanderson, | 1 pair; Mrs. Gwillim, 1 pair; Miss| Ross, '1 pair; Miss Drummond, 1] pair; Miss Mackenzie, 1 pair; Mrs. W. Gill, 1 pair; ss O. Chown, 1 pair; Mrs. J. Gillespie, 6 pairs; Miss DeWetta, 1 pair; Miss M. Mackie, 1 pair. Pneumonia jackets--Miss Kidd, 6; Mrs. Gore, Mrs. Ewart, Mrs. Handon, Mrs. Abernethy, 8 each; Mrs. C. Pot- ter, 6; Miss J. Mowat, 6; Miss Bmith, 3 and 1 cholera bandage; Mrs. Hew- itt, 6 binders. Shirts--Mrs. Milton, 2; Mrs. Hub- bell, 1; Mrs. W. Craig, 1; Miss S. |Jenkin, 5 night shirts. Pads--Mrs. L. Mabee, 12 (ec. W.); Misg8 E. Mowat, 2i9(bed); Miss Har- old, 13; Miss Rosa, 2 (crutch pads); Miss Jack, 12 large (c. w.); Miss Cartwright, 26; Mrs. Potter, 12; Miss Michar, 6; Miss Macphérson, 6; Miss F. Cartwright, 5; Mrs. Dunn, 6. Towels hemmed--Miss M. Lesslie, | 18; Mrs. Casey, 14; Mrs. W. T. Con-| nell, 12. } Bandages--=Miss D. Hastrick, 425 | Mrs. Gill, 72 rolled; Miss P. Hunt, 12] rolled; Miss Smith, 4 abdominal; Mrs. Gill, 5 dozen rolled; Miss Daley, 3 dozen. Wristlets-- Mrs. R. Gage, Utica, 4 pairs; Mrs. Garrett, 1 pair; Mrs. | Smith, 1 pair; Miss McIntyre,~1 pair; | Mrs. Richardson, 2 pairs; Mrs. H. Wilton, 2 pairs. Mrs. Jones/Amuffiers; Miss Ross, 7) hot water covers. Work Dono By Societies. Harrowsmith---165 pairs socks, 5 night shirts, 12 shirts. Maple Leaf Circle, per Guthrie--12 pairs socks. Mrs. Davidson, president of La- flies' Aid, Portsmouth--1) doz. bed- pads, 1 dozen abdominal bandages, Spencerville Women's Institute -- 30 nightshirts, 18 army shirts, 4 pais socks. St. George's mothers' meeting - -- 28 pads, 4 pair socks, 2 army shirts, 3 ight shirts, 2 abdominal banda- Miss 8. #vaire Island Red Cross--5 army shirts, 15 hospital shirts, 9 pads, 4 pair soeks, Miss Buck Sunday School class, Princess street Methodist Church-- 9 dozen cotton bandages. St. James' Chureh--29 pads, 9 pair socks, (cigarettes and old lin- en donated), 1 cholera belt, 1 cap, 2 abdominal bandages. ' +8t. James' Junior crutch pads. Ladies, Congregational Church -- 84 bandages, 42 vards cotton made into bandages. Ladies Collins' Bay--7 pyjama suits, 3 night shirts. First Baptist Church--32. pads, 2 pneumonia jackets. } Ladies' Aid--4 pair pyjamas, i army shirts. Queen's Red Cross---84 dozen ban. dages. Sas L. Allen. pr 27, Qkeen stieet chureh, 37 abdominal ban- dages and 27 bandages. Anderson's class, Queen street Church----49 cotton bandages, 6% do-en trjagular bandages. Auxiliary--14 Queen's Hospital. . .- Duke of A C1, LO. hE Satie hih-19_satiaces | just one more chance, ming lg X Sheets] 4 Es Pieton Ohapter IL. 0.'D. B, Picton 83 sheets, 145 pillow cases, 4 'surgical fowels, 18 dressing gowns, 50 bed shirts, 1 combination suit * 21 abdominal bandages, 33 pyjamas, 240 rolled bandages; 30 cotton wool pads, Roary, w e Farrell That Roads | |i Were Too Bad For Him To Get To Gananoque On ! German Under Arvest Given His) Liberty. Poor Old Baptiste came back. He simply cculd not stay away from the police Station. He got a chance to £0 to Gananoque, on Wednesday but tell by the wayside. He was very drunk wiien Police Constable Mc- Carey arrested him early on Wed- a ------ Wednesday -- |} Taking the various courses in this city a are advised 'to stock up with the latest Military Text Books before 1 leaving the eity:. A large number of the author- ized text hooks are obtainable in Canada only at this store, a large order for same having been received last week bv wire from Winnipeg. - IMPORTANT NOTICE. the IT. 'Eaton Company, i VE EE A 40 page catalogue of Military Text Books and supplies is now in the hands of-the printer and will be mailed free of charge to any address on re- RA ceipt of postal. } © i A nt e College Book Store, 160 Princess Street. OPEN NIGHTS. - 'Phone 919. nesday night, and he and his load were taken to the Police Station. He was trying his best to hold up the! big telegraph pole in front of L. W.| Murphy's store, but the task was too much fer hime He would have per. ished in the cold had Constable Me- Carey not looked after him, Magis-| trade Farrell feared that he would | be frozen to death when he appeared | in the Police Court on Wednesday, | and it was tor this retason that hel | wanted to send him to jail, but final' ly, consented to give the old offender Baptiste is pretty good when it comes to finances. When he left the "lock-up" Wednesday morning he did not have one cent to rub against another, When he was locked up in the evening he had a big jag, a flask of Old Scot¢h, and seventy cents in his jeans. "Well, herg you are again,' the greeting Magistrate. "Yes, I made a mistake all right," said Baptiste. 'I started to go to Gananoque yesterday, but the roads were so bad I could not get out. 1 doh'y blame Your Worship for being hard on me." x Magistrate Farrell sent the accus- ed up for two months. He will come out the same time as thé May flow- ers. : The case of Henry Polex showed clearly what strong drink will do with a man. Polex is the German who created quite a scene at his boarding house one night last week by getting out of his bed and run- singning out on the Streey scantily attired, declaring that two men had a plot to murder him: He had been drinking, and was al} imagination Although of German. birth, no per- son had anything against Polex, who is. a 'hard-working man and has heen working steadily at the locomotive works. Polex told the Magistrate that he did not remember being in the Court a week ago. He admitted having a was he received from the Your Over this partial list of WASH DRESS GOODS that we have just received: -- TISSUE NUBBEE EGYPTIAN VOILE COLORED ORGANDIE BEACH CLOTH MERCERIZED VESTINGS SEED VOILE TISSUE FILET | LeRoy few dfinks of beer, (Canadian not German), but he did not thing this was sufficient to put him off his base. He had been working very hard, He Lad a steady Job, and he 'was afraid that he would lose it. "1 hope not," remarked the Magis- trate and he gave Polex a pass. Calvary 'Church. Revival meetings at this church are increasing in attendance and jn- terest last night. - Mrs. (Rev.) Lyall gave an able address on "The New Life." To-night the meetings will be addressed by Pastor Stephens, Bethel Church and to-morrow Rev. vy Rice will be the speaker. Draws 825 a Month. Mrs. Karl Kessler, whose husband is now incarcerated for the duration of the war in Fort Henry for having pro-German sympathies, draws $26 a month from the Government as sus- tenance and separation allowance. Mrs. Kessler belongs to Kingston. "Cherry Cough Syrup," Gibson's. A NAA NN "Kingston's Famous Fur Store" Phies list furnished on ie request. iously ack | Total to date, $397.40. yr RIPPLETTE CREPE PANAMA SUITINGS LINDEN VOILE, ETC, ETC, EVERYTHING NEW AT Newman & Shaw, THE ALWAYS BUSY STORE 'We dre fortunate in ha a complete stock of the very best French "Opera Glasses." .A Perfect Opera Glass is a pleasure to own. We have the Mother of Pearl and Leather Varieties to choose from, and can assure you they will fulfil the demands of the most critical purchaser, Smith Bros. Jewellers and Opticians. Issuers of Marriage Licenses, Oculists® Prescriptions Filled." 350 KING BT. * DISCOUNT ~ SALE Gourdier's | Real Estate ! Double Frame' Dwelling on | Montreal St., renting for $25.00 per, month, for $2,850. Kasy terms. ( : CLOSING OF MAILS British mail closes irregular- ly. Information post at Pp, QO Lobby from time to time, ..12.46 p.m. going 11.30am. Trunk, d esses 1.00 pm, . United States, dally Grand Trunk, t Grand west Plat Lisluding Western Grand Trunk and all west of city C. P. R, 10.156 am. and 5.30 p.m. ~ FORT HENRY PRISONERS Have Comfortable Quarters--Iim- provements Have Been Made. Despite the fact that threats have been made against his lifé by prison- ers-of-war in Fort Henry, American Consul F. 8. 8S. Johnson went to the Fort on Wednesday afternoon and in- vestigated a special case. he pris- oners now seem well satisfied with what the authorities are doing. A new roof has been put on, better lights have been put into the rooms, and many improvements brought |about which should greatly increase the standard of living for the Ger- mans under Major P. G. C. Campbell's guardianship. y Belgian Relief Fund. Gollected in. Pittsburg township by Harvey Payne $1 Payne, F. BE. Payne, William Brown, Mrs. Ambrose Payne, William Curtis, John Curtis, Thomas Payne, Thomas Knight, William Simpson, Robert Bpllantyne, Friend; total, $11. The following subsériptions have §2--- Richard Connell. $1---Thomas Baker, Richard Pat- ! terson, Henry Knapp, Charles Milne. §0c---John Grant, Mrs. Robert Max- well; total, 30 Prev nowledged, $379. 10. "Antiseptic Throat Gargle," Gib- son's, WOOD SPLIT PULLEYS To users of power, we wish. fo 'say that we aarry a heavy stock of Wood Split Pulleys, from small sizes up. We can name you lowest prices apd supply the pulleys~on Shofte notice, S. Anglin & Co. gin Factory. : Lumber Yards, Bay and nd Wellington Sts. BUILDERS SUPPLIESeeeey | A Brick Dwelling, with 8 lots, for 1 $1,500. Easy terms. Three Dwellings in: Millers Lane {for $2,250. Easy terms. | A Bungalow on Raglan Road for | 81, 850. Easy terms. i Prices on dwellings range from | $850 to $15,000. Building Lots {from $175 op. Complete lists at office. Money placed on first mort- gage security. EW. Mallin & Son Cor. Johnson & Division Sts. also been received from = Pittsburg |¢, | 'township: No contradiction can wash out that fact. It is as clear as the wal we use, as io- effable'"'as ness; We impart as unyielding as the starch in our coliarr.and cuffs, WE DO HIGH |