We're Ready Now To Show You the New That distinetive appearance that a well- dressed man always has is only obtainable by wearing clothes that fit exceptionally well, that have a smartness of style that ordinary clothes do not have and that express timeliness and good taste as well. Spring Overcoats, $12.50, $15, $18, $20 Spring Suits ........$15, $18, $20, $22 Correct Clothes for Boys. Livingston's, Brock St. A little out of the way, but it will Pai-you to walk ™ A Big Clearing Sale SATURDAY MORNING AT 8.30 O'CLOCK. $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 Articles for 98c Ty A special purchase which came to us at a_ very low figure. You can have the full benefit of the saving at this sale Saturday morning. mn 20 dozen this Spring's New Blouses, in Muslin, Silk and P. K., worth up to $2.00. ~ Saturday for 98c Middy Blouses in iy lain White, and the new \ Jack Tar styles; ' Regular $1.50 and $1.75. Saturday for 98¢c House Dresses in Print, Percaline, and Ging- ham. All guaranteed fast colors. Sold reg- ular at $1.50 and $1.75 Saturday for 98c Crepe Kimonas, a great variety of pretty pat- terns; regular $1.50 and $1.75.. Saturday for 98c Twoekll Skirts, at less than the cost of material, or ....... 98¢ 3 Se Corsa, this stiGon's newest modehs $1.50 value aor. . * Gloria Taffeta Cuddeskists. in Navy and Black. A splendid imitation of silk and wears bet- ter, Worth $1.75 and $1.98, for ......98¢ ~--SEE CORNER WINDOW--- ALD RON'S The Whig has pleasure in anyotnc- ing that its big Progress and Pros- perity Number will appear on Satur- day next, April Sth. The edition has been delayed for various causes, including a serious accident to our pressman, the inability to get paper, ink, etc., on time in these unusual days, and for other reasons absolute- ly beyond our control, However, we trust that the quality of the edi- tion which the Whig will issue will more than make up for the unavoid- able delay during these abnormal times. This special issue will consist of fifty-six pages, eight of which will be on coated paper, with the front cover tin four colors, It will be at once ithe most ambitious, extensive, and | expensive edition of any newspaper | ever printed in Kingston or Eastern Ontario front. In volumeé of adver- tising, in the news features present- éd, and in the make-up and general | character of the whole, edition it will | survioss anything ever attempted be- | tore in Eastern Ontario. We have | almed to make it a credit to Kingston and that part of Ontario of which | Kingston ig the natural outlet and | shopping centre. That such an ac- | complishment has been rendered pos- sible is due to the unexampled pros- Fperity of this city and to the enter- | prise and progressiveness of Kings- | ton merchants and business men gen- | erally. To them the Whig owes a | deep dept of gratitude, and it takes [this opportunity of expressing its sin- | cere appreciation of their hearty sup- | port. A Prosperous Year. The past year has been the most | | | prosperous and progressive that this| g Saturday forenoon. {grand old city has ever experienced, | | and the Whig felt that it owed a duty | | to the community to spread this news| { broadcast. Publicity is perhaps one | of the most needed things in Kings- | | ton, and this publicity will be given] {to the city through the medium of this mammoth edition. It will make Kingston known throughout Canada d the United States as the city and rice have never been kmewn be- fore. carefully laid, and the edition will {be thoroughly distributed. No ex- {pense or time or money has been spared to make this edition all that it should be and one worthy of the reputation of the Whig and of the character of the community in which it ciréulates. Some Special Features. edition which are worthy of than passing comment. We would call our readers' attzation to the very attractive page entitled 'The Bench and the Bar." There is also another page devoted entirely to con- tributions from the mayors of our neighboring towns--Picton, Belle- ville, Napanee, Smith's Falls, Ganan- oque, and Brockville. Our aim has been not only to advertise Kingston, but Eastern Ontario as well, and this included the principal towns in the district, Among the special news features might be mentioned: Queen' s Univer- sity and the War, including a list of all professors and students serving |# with the colors; the Royal Military | | College, its history, and a list of gra- | duates with the colors; story of the development of Queen's University; review of the Board of Trade activi- ties; fire department; police force; garbage collection; 47th Regiment; Kingston men serving in khaki; boot and shoe -trade in Kingston; railway situation in Kingston; agri- cultural advancement in Frontenac; facts that tell of the city's porgress; shell-making in Kingston; book re- views; numerous articles about local people we know; editorial articles on newspaper progress, city develop- ment, etc. The advertisements are unusually attractive They include not only the announcements of local whole- salers and retailers, but also of pro- fessional men, public utilities in the city and the county of Frontnac. The paper is profusely fllustrated, and should prove unusually attractive, It will be on sale shortly after twelve noon on Saturday next. The edi- tion will be a large one. entire number will be exhausted inh a tew hours, judging from the présent number of _enquiries. To make sure of the copies you require, leave your order at once. The price of the edi- tion is the uSual ome of 2¢, or 4c mailed by us to any address in Can- ada or the United States. iinet se Charles F. Cross, Smith's Falls, died on Sunday after a brief illness. He was seventy years of age. A widow and four daughters survive. The people most addicted to wast- ing time are those whose time is not |. their own. Hereafter the Legislature will pass upon all T. & N. 0. espeudit: The plans have been long ands There are special features in this | more | the | et li ¥ The pres-|, ol ent indications would show that th (Theodore Roosevelt has flung his hat a the ( 12. Lieut. C. A. Tregillis, who has been In the barrack stores here has been appointed to command an am- bulance repair shop that will be or- ganized and mobilized at Montreal, Lieut. Tregillis i is ap English' Civ- il Engineer but was g6 anxious to get overseas that listed a priv- ate under -Major J. Hamilton, A.D. of 8. and T,, who says that his splen- did training could be used to better advantage if given a commission, apd he secured a lieutenancy for him. The next machine gun school at Kingston starts on April 10th apd will be conducted for non-commis- sioned officers only. The present class is composed of officers. The 80th Battalion, Belleville, have been under orders for the past week which does not necessarily mean that they will proceed overseas immediately, though they are liable to be ofdered to move at any moment. A unit is warned to be ready for moving usually some time before they actually entrain. Lieut.- Col. W, G. Ketcheson, O.C., - 80th Belleville Battalion, Capt. F. Pilley, paymaster of the same unit were in the city on Wednesday. John Bernie of the firm of R. R. Hall, Peterboro, is in Kingston in connection with the appointment he | has received as lieutenant in the Roy- al Canadian Horse Artillery. POPP ePbePbP bb bb Pb Pil bil TO OUR ADVERTISERS. + | > * -- + Our advertising patrons will % confer "a great favor on the & Whig if they will send in all # copy for Saturday's advertising not later than four o'clock on # Friday. On Saturday we will &| publish our big Progress and % Prosperity Number of fifty-six & pages--the largest edition ever turned out in the history of journalism in Kingston or vi- cinity--and it is absolutely ne- necessary that we should go to press sharp at noon on Satur- day. It will, therefore, be [+ physically impossible to handle % any copy whatever received on The Whig 4 will do its best to make all #% changes in .advertisements that + are submitted by 4 p.m. on Fri- day. TTT TTT YT * PITH OF NEWS, Despatches Fro Near And Distant jeneral Sir Alexander Bertram | says he is not afraid of the shell in- quify. General Brusiloff will take .com-| mand of the Russian troops on the] southwestern front. Perth County Counci] increased its grant to fhe Patriotic Fund from $1, 400 a month to $2,000. More than 400 men from the On- | tario Agricultural College are in uniform, mostly privates. The Senate on Wednesday advanc- ed a stage the tariff bills relating to changes in duty on apples and oil The Chief Press Censor author- izes the statement that nothing is known at Ottawa-ef a transport be- ing sunk. * Flight Lieut, C. I. Van Nostrand, Toronto, had a thrilling experience over the German trenches his ob- server being killed A big fight will be put up against the McGarry bill by the numerous Hydro-electric interests in the pro- vince, as represented by the Ontario Power Union, It is claimed the bill strikes at public ownership. Hon. Mr. Hanna's bill to increase marriage licenses from two to five dollars received its second reading] in the Legislature, despite a strong plea by Allan Studholme for the pres- I bachelors with a future. et bbb bb bb Pr PR RRR ILS RP bbe * a $40001992934498 Yo At the Grand. Few stars enjoy the popularity among admirers of film production as does Cleo Ridgley, who abpears at the Grand to-night, to-morrow ja. tinee (only), and Saturday wa and night, in collaboration with lace Reid in a picturization of "The Golden Chance." . The story is a most interesting tale of everyday life, worked out in genuine style, and in it is given an even greater impetus of the reality it conveys on the screen than one could expect from a "legit" production. Aside from "The Golden Chance" there will be a two- reel Universal photoplay, a one-reel blue dispenser, the Pathe Newprand the Paramount Tyavel Series. On the vaudeville section of the bill Iva Donnetta in a daintX singing novelty act is sure to please. She has some new wares, and puts them over ina manner which bubbles with original- ity. Greno and Platt in a comedy wire act are also rated among the best of their sort in variety, and the bill should attract capacity houses at each performance. "Miss Modiste"" At Grand. Large audiences enjoyed the pro- duction of "Miss Modiste'" by the Metropolitan Amusement Company at the Grand yesterday afterjoon and evening. "Miss Modiste" features Hal Johnson in a farce comedy, with musi¢, and the production is given iat popular prices. Mr. Johngon im- ; personates an actress in a most clever manner. The production is full of | laughable and farcical situations. Al- together the company is a most capa- | ble one. "Potash and Perimutter', Potash and Perlmutter," the fam- ous comedy-drama which Manager A. H. Woods will present at the Grand on Wednesday evening, April 12this| | aptly described as 'an up-to-date | { garment in three pieces," and, the | announcement adds most truthfully «| that it is "trimmed with a thousand laughs." New York audiences laugh- ed at the quaint humor of "Abe and "'MaWruss" for two seasons and Ma- naizer Woods sends it direct to us from the Cohan Theatre, where it could have run another year were it « Georgette, not for contracts made leng ago. There are no more lovable characters | in modern literature than the two partners who were immortalized in| Mr. Glass' famous stories and later | in the three-act play that we are soon | to see and it will be a treat to meet | them in flesh and blood. * Uncle Tom's Cabin," Al. W, Martin's grand superb spee- | tacular revival of that everlasting | { old play, "Uncle Tom's Cabin' which will be seep at the Grand on Monday | | April 10th matinee and night, prom- | | ises to be a theatrical treat in every} | sense . of the word. The company this {| year is bigger, better and brighter| | than ever and numbess. over fifty | | people, among which are twenty ne- | | groes from the sunny south, who have been especially engaged to fill} | out the many pretty victures of. the | play and present their famous songs, | dances and plantation "shines". The street parade will start from the] | theatre at 12 o'clock. ! At the Strand, The bill arranged for the last three days of the week at the Strand consists of a 5 act Triangle Play | "Double Trouble," a story in which | that big Broadway star "Douglas Fairtanks,'" who willbe remember-| ed for his ¢jever work in 'The | Lamb," takes the leading role, Al two-part Keystone featuring those | | two big mirth provokers, Fred Mace] and Harry Gribbon entitled ' 'A Jan-| itor's Wife's Temptation," provides | the comedy, while a two-part drama | "By Whose Hand; a one-reel dra-| ma "The Wall Between," and other | photo plays complete an_exception- | ally strong bill. | British Mail Closes, | The next British mail closes Fri- | { day morning. Send Gibson Art 00's. | line of Easter Cards, Post Cards nd] & booklets to the boys overseas. Large] 4 ABANDON HOPE + OF TAKING VERDUN. + -- + Paris, April 6.--""The Ger- mans have abandoned hope of taking Verdun, and are continu- ing their attacks to reassure #| their own population and pre- &| vent: a French offensive else- # where," is the official theory of | the renewal of the Verdun oper- # ations, as expressed by a senior officer attached to the War Of- # fice staff. NOT THE DANGEROUS ALIENS. Only Destitute Ones May Work on Farms; to be Reasonably Paid. selected stock received to-day at the | College Book Store. Open nights to} 9.30 p.m, Want Ban on Cards Lifted. Pittsburg, April Many Pitts- | | burg Methodists aim to lift the rigid | i ban placed by that church on danc- ing and card playing. Local dele-| gates to the Methodist Quadrennial| | Conference in Saratoga Springs, N.Y beginning May 1st, are planning to| advocate a plan whereby these| | amusements may be made a matter; {of individual conscience. Two Smyrna forts were destroyed by an Anglo-French squadron. "Strong Moth Camphor Balls" at| | Gibson's, Ottawa, April 6.--The suggestion! that interned alien enemies should be released to help in Canadian farm- ing operations does not propose to in- clude those interned for offensive reasons, but only those taken in charge because of destitution. Farm- ers would have to pay them reason- ably for their work. Some such have already been released for ser- vice. Roosevelt's Hat In In Ring. Oyster Bay, N. Y., April 6.--Col. into the ring. Without specifically declaring his candidacy for the Re- publican Presidential nomination, the Colonel, in a sharp declaration of principles, announces the terms upon isch he will accept that nomina- tion. New Military Medal. London, April 6.--The Official Ga- zette says that the military medal has been instituted for non-commis- sioned officers and men, as a reward Jo gallantry and dewetion in the eld. i -------------- Send Gibson Art Easter Cards and Booklets to the boys overseas. Next Britian mail odes. Friday morning. ore open until 9.30 p.m. every night. College Book a comfortable, These WwW ill give Satisfackon) ag are made on lasts that will be found The Lockett Shoe Si | Fetching Voiles, Silks, Crepe Crepe de Chene, Ninon, Tub Silks. Many attractive models vou will not find else- where; and are moderate in price. Of lightsorte fabries, in Voile Blouses . Crepe Georgette Blouses .$4.25 to $7.00 Crepe de Chene Blouses .$4.25 to $7.00 Novelty Silk Blouses . .. $2.50 to $5.00 Ninon Blouses Tub Silk Blouses .$2.50 and up. New Taffeta Silks Seldom has there been such a demand for Taffeta Silks as is now being experienced in New York, London, Paris, and we are prepared with a large assortment of the better makes. Colored Taffetas, 36 inches wide, in shades of Navy, Battle Grev, Reseda, Copenhagen, Wood Brown, Arco, Ivory, Pink and other shades. - Black Taffeta Silks Five Special Makes Now Ready. 36 inches wide at 36 inches wide at 39 inches wide at 39 inches wide at 39 inches wide at The color is a perfect black and the silks are of right makes for Dresses, Waists, Skirts. Just Opened NOVELTY STRIPED TAFFETAS C REPE DE CHENES GEORGETTE CREPE HABUITAI TUB SILKS SHANTUNG SILKS There is only one thing to do when you want SILKS come to Laidlaw's x a