"Fruit-a-tives" is the Sta in This Ontario Home Scoraxo, Ont, Aug, 25th, 1918, "My wife was a mariyrto Constipation. We tried everything on the calendar without satisfaction, and spent large sums of money, until we happened on 'Fruit-a-tives'. We have used it in the family for about two years, and we would not use anything else as long as we ean get "Fruit-a-tives.," y J. 'W. HAMMOND. "FRUIT-ATIVES" is made from fruit juices and tonies--is mild in | action--and pleasant in taste, i 0c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25¢. At dealers or send on receipt of price by Fruit-ae-tives Limited, Ottawa. AR spring 2forast tne Sako, Sales 0a). Grand Cafe Opening Tuesday Morning. re N FEST AND FINEST RES. TAURANT IN KINGSTON 222 PRINCESS STREET. Next Grand Opera House, Full Course Dinper, 30e, 10.30 to 2.30. Open from 6 san. to 2 am. A Lan Carte Meals at All Hours. PETER LEE, Prop. PHONE 1843, Our modern 40 gallon Siulced Tauks are eon le of handing any number of Slmem a day. We are mow putting through from G60 to 85 rolis, and with increased staff of operators can promise the same t service at 10 cents a " . Films be RR? J 0 708 1h an Siam, ade ahh via en Supplies We ean supply the most satis- factory papers and developers used to-day. Cameras of all makes sold, ex- changed, rented and repaired. Best's : ~ Public-- Fashion Craft 90th ° Century stand alone for apd workmanship. "Our New Urey Hats cannot be excelled for the price, $2.50. Our W. G. & R. Shirts appeal to every man who requires the ut- most in his demand for fit, exclusive patterns and superior make, In short, our message to the public is that bet- ter apparel eannot be sold than is sold at this shop, and 'that part of the public which has done business with us for years appreciate this fact. and Suits style SE | twenty police dogs. | provisions } | making their way south to the Wind other day from the Far North. announced that the winter patrol of the Royal North-West Mounted Po- lice, just returned to Dawson City, in the Yukon, from Fort McPherson ob the Peel River, near the mouth of the Mackenzie River, and Herschell Island in the Arctic Ocean, about one hundred and thirty miles east of the mouth of the Mackenzie, brought in {he sum of $400, subscribed to the Canadian Patriotic Fund by loyalists living in the Far Northernland, Among the subscribers were Indians and Eskimos, ome Eskimo Chief, Ghickchilaock by name, having sub- | scribed twenty dollars to the Patrlo- tic Fund and two dollars to the Bel- glan Relief Fund, : Inte what remote corners of the earth the effects of the war have penetrated, and if those corners are British those 'effects produce similar results -- the desire to assist the Empire, the readiness to make sacrifice for the common cause, Practical interest in the war has been shown from the very first by our organized Indian population ~~by the treaty Indians on the re- Gervatifons--not only by those in the Eastern Provinces where the Indians are surrounded by a white popula tion, but alsa by the Indians on the wostern reservations where the In- dians come less in contact with the whites. For instance, the report from an agency in Northern Saskat- chewan states: "The Indians here have shown great interest in the war. Many of them have subseribed for papers and are keenly interested in what is tak. ing place. Two of their number, graduates of Brandon industrial sehiool, have enlisted with the 28th Battalion, now in Winnipeg, and four or five others are anxious to go, and will probably enlist. Many of them have contributed freely to the Pat: riotic Fund; and when a branch of the Red Cross Society was formed, the old Indfans as well as the young were anxious to join." The people of Canada have desired to deal justly, even generously, with the aborigines. Mistakes no doubt have been made, but, on the whole, our policy has been fair and wise; and these contributions are some of the fruits. This contribution from the Far North recalls the lone trail over which the Dawson-McPherson patrol makes its journey each winter. The distance covered in making the trip one way is 460 miles--almost as far as from Montreal to St. John, N.B.; and last year the outward journey wns made in twenty-seven days of actual traveling. The report of that trip tells something of winter in the Far North, and also enables one to see how faithfully and efficiently the North-West patrol perform their { task. The patrol consisted of four mem- bers of the force, two Indi with Besides food and equipment, the patrol carried 30 pounds of mail for Fort McPherson and Herschell Islands. "We met," says the report, "ohe band of Indians at the foot of the | Cariboo Born Mountains, who were having no They were in poor circumstances, whatever. to hunt caribou. We passed three families living in cabins on the Peel River, These people ware living entirely on rabbits." The weather is described as good; although during the last ten days of the trip the mercury stood from forty to fifty degrees below zero. Many caribou were seen; fivé were shot, two being used and three cach- ed in the snow for the use of the re- turn patrol. They also cached for the same purpose one hundred and fifty pounds of dried meat, five pounds of tea, eight pounds of te- bacco, three hundred pounds of dried fish, some flour, bacon, and beans. The diary of the patrol closes with the arrival at Fort MecPherson--"all men in good shape, and dogs in first- class condition." 3 The return patrol made the jour- ney in seventeen days, the greater speed being due to milder weather and a better trail. A band of In- dians was met, and as they had just killed twelve caribou, they were in plenty. Here one comes upon an ef- fect of the war. 'None of the In- dians are trapping fur," states the report. "This is due to the extreme- ly low prices being paid for pelts." The Eskimo chief with the long name does not dwell along this trail. The home of his people is on the shores of the Arctic near Herschell Istand, and the money he contribut- od was likely received for work per- formed or supplies of some kind fur- nished the whalers who make Her- schéll Island their base. The total Eskimo population along the shores of the Canadian North- land, which begins at Labrador and reaches around to the. frontier of Alaska, is three thousand four bun- dréd and forty. Not mbre than a few hundred are in the vicinity of Herschell 'Island. Rive More Canadian Wood Used. That some 5,570,851 feet of Can- adian timber have been used in com» nection with work at Port Nelson, as compared with 4.559.687 feet of United States timber, was the state- ment made by Hon. Dr. Reid in the House of Commons recently. The American wood used was long leaf yéllow pine, oak, hard pine, ghd Ore- gon pine. That the cost of transport- ing freight to Port Nelson has been reduced to one-fifth what it was orig- inally was shown; In 1913 the average cost of freight per toa to the port was $56.65; in 1914 it had been rediiced to $13.39, and now it is only $9.62, with a direct lightering charge of $2.50 per ton at Port Nel- The leap year girl still has plen- ty of time to look before she leaps. A good job can easily dodge a man who has a lame reputation. The chip with the funny disposi- <u THE DAILY BRITISE Canadian Foresters' Battalion Will Make Short Work of Trees. The voice of a Canadian hman raised in cheerful chantey in Wind- 801 Park, or the New Forest of other historic - English timber reserve would be incongruous, but it may be beard soon. One more of the many strange situations brought about by the great war will be that French- Canadian axmen are shortly to be set to work cutting out the trees on the ancient crown timber reserves of Britain, The dearth of lumber in Great Bri- tain, due to war conditions, has led the British Government to take a mo- mentous decision, that of sacrificing the national timber heritage. The British War Office bas just asked the Canadian Government to raise a battalion of woodsmen to help in cutting out the timber re- sources of the British Isles, and the battalion is in process of formation There is a great dearth of lumber in the country, because the British sup- ply has been practically all import- ed, and now freight rates are prohibi- tive, and; still greater handicap, thers is lack of bottoms for lumber carrying purposes. The vessels are engaged In the transport and muni- tions trade. ™ So the strangest military unit that has yet been sgen in the Dominion will shortly sail for England, as soon probably as a transport may be found to carry it. The battalion will be 1,600 strong, 15 companies of 100 men each. It will have the usual military organiz- ation, and will wear the universal khaki, but its weapon will be the ax, not the rifle. Its duties will be to cut down trees, in England, not to soot at unseen Germans in Fland- ers. It will drill, however, much as the ordinary unit drills, leaving out the manual of arms. Axmen, saw- yers, teamsters, these will be picked from every part of Canada, wherever trees grow and men cut them down. The principal state forests in Eng- land are New Forest, in Hampshire, 76,000 acres, and the Dean Forest, in Gloucestershire, 22,600 acres. The total extent of crown forests is about 126,000 acres, A large proportion of the crown forests, having been form- ed with the idea of supplying timber for the navy, consists of oak, The] largest forests in Scotland are In| Perthshire, Inverness-shire, and] Aberdeensiiire, Of these, the most' notable are the Earl of Mansfield's,! near Scone, 8,000 acres; the Earl of | Atholl's larch plantations near Dun-| keld, 10,000 acres, and in Strathspey, | a large extent of Scotch pine, partly native, partly planted, belonging to | the Earl of, Seafield. In the forests of Mar and Invercauld, 'the native | pine attains a great size, and there are also large tracts of indigenous | birch in various districts. Getting After Gophers, The Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture is anxious to see con-| certed action taken to put down the gopher pest, It is figured that an increase of only 2 per cent. in the! crop of last year would have meant an additional four million dollars in! the pockets of Saskatchewan farmers | and many farmers have reported Josses as high as 10 uer-cent. from the ravages of the gopher pest, This is altogether too much to lose in' these days when the conservation of the nation's wealth means so much to the Empire, The department would therefore like to see commun- | Aties all over the Province get to- gether and select a "gopher day" on which every one would co-operate with his neighbor and try to destroy as many gophers as possible. The in- dividual farmer can do little by him- | self, but by a general co-operative effort great numbers of gophers may be killed and an enormous waste pre- vented, The following receipt for gopher poison is recommended. It will make about a bushel of the poisoned mix- ture, and costs about $3. Dissolve one and a half ounces of strychnine sulphate in a quart of hot water, and a teacupful of vinegar, a quart of black strap molasses, and a table- spoonful of ofl of anise. Thorough- ly heat and mix the liquid. While hot pour it over a bushel of clean wheat and mix completely in a tight vesdel., Then mix !n a few pounds of shorts to take up the moisture and adbere to the grain.' Let It stand over night and them place about a tablespoonful in each hole. This should be prepared in the early spring and distributed when | the gophers first begin to appear. | Every gopher killed in the early spring means several less to work havoc amongst the crops later in the year, Armenian Gets a Chance, Among the latest recruits of the 215th Battalion in Brantford is an Armenian who, being unable to speak much English, hada friend write him out this note: "I have come to do my duty and help like a man if I get a chance." He will be given a chance, and promises to get his sons to fall into Ine. | At At NA i NO AFPPETITE--LITTLE SLEEP. Symptoms of a Run-Down Condi- tion, We have a Remedy. | We ask every weak, run-down person in Kingston to try our Vinol,! with ' the understanding that their money will be returned if it does not re-establish their health, Let- ters like the following give us con- fidence: -- "I am in the millinery business and on my féet niost of the time. 1 got s0 weak and run-down that I lost my appetite and was unable to sleep, had a severe chronic cold and lost my color. I learned about Vi- nol through a friend, and within three weeks 'after taking it I notic- | ed an improvement, and soon gain- ed in weight, health and strength. | I am recommending Vino! to my friends and they also speak highly of it." Catherine Hoar, West Ches- ter; N.Y. : in hundreds of cases where old- fashioned cod liver oil and emulsions have failed to restore strength and health, Vinol has succeeded, because while it contains all the caratives they do, its good Work is not retard- tion has a shade the best af It ed by useless Evease and oil. | Mabase Drug Co,, d, Kings- ------------ ---------- bn STA | Northern Quebec, the Canadian de- | | lon passengers were carried during DAY MAY 15. RICH KAOUIN BEDS. 'Canadian Northern Haq Tapped 7% - posits in Quebec Provi The ousting of German and Aas trian porcelain wares from the Cin adian market in favor of "Made-in- Canada" products has been broughi appreciably closer by the comstrae tion of a spur line, by the Canadian Northern Railway from. its Montrort branch, to an extensive deposit of kaolin near Huberdeau, in Quebec. It is from similar deposits of that natural resource that manufacturers in the Teutoni¢ Empires have pro: duced the supplies of chinawaree that have been marketed to homes in all parts of the world, and the prevalence of the "Made-in-Cer many" inscription on the underside of cups, saucers, and plates in the average home in Canada alone, furn: ishes an indication of the widespread character and value of the business. But it is not in the manufacture of table wares alone that kaolin is {m- portant. Large quantities are util ized in the production of the fner grades of printing paper, and in the making of insulators for high power electric transmission lines. Austriap makers had developed an interna tional trade of considerable magni tude in the latter product before the outbreak of the war. Since the seas have been closed against the Aus trian supplies the Japanese have gone into the business of making these essentials, and largely because of the cheapness of the labor avall- tble to manufacturers there, the in- dustry seems to have made remark. able progress. a low price, and have already got Into touch with Canadian users. This Quebec supply touches the glass in- dustry also, for the by-product is a pure silica-sand, which is suitable for the manufacture of glass and sand- paper, and is utilizable as moulding sand and for other purposes. Kaolin is supposed to be decom- posed feldspar, and occurs in pockets or fissures of varying depths. The color ranges from a faint yellow to pure white, the latter being the more valuable. Its freedom from quartz, mica, and other particles iz also a factor, The deposit rendered acces- sible by the Canadian Northern Is] supposed to be many thousands of | feet in depth, and Is pure white in| shade, and experts consider that | from it the higher grades of porce- lain and pottery may be manufae- tured, and of course, insulators as well. Success in the burning of the clay into the various products of a| high grade, depends greatly upon the character of the fuel. As fire- wood is abundant and cheap in posit appears to have been placed in| the best environment, { The Canadians who are interested | in this development have received | from the Hon, Mr, Pellitier, Agent | General for the Province of Quebee in London, England, a report made for him by Dr. Bigot of Paris, ceramic possibilities of the kad china clay found in the Provineé Quebec; one Director of the of _ Mr, Joseph Keele, | ureau of Ceramics! of the Dominion Geological Survey; | | one by Edward Orton, jr., Professo: of Ceramics of the Ohio State Col- | They are exporting at | on the | 1014 -- | Probs: Easterly winds, coél and showery on Our Annual Linen Sale A great opportunity for thrifty our sensationally low prices. E33 house-keepers to replenish their stocks at -:=.35 dozen "Old Bleach" Quality Heavy Bleached Huck 100 dozen Pure Linen Huck Towels. Size 18 x 34. Sale price, each lar 90¢ each or $1.75 a pair Sale price. TOWELLING 380 yards "Old Bleach" Figured "Huck Towelling, made of the Belgium Flax--sun bleached--18 inches wide, regular 60c a vard. Sale price . ... 71 TABLE DAMASK 180 yards Heavy Bleached Table Damask, regular 65¢ value Sale price Regular 18¢ or 35¢ a pa 13c or 25¢ a pair. Towels regu- 59¢ "or $1.15 a pair 38¢ 49¢ 220 yards Unbleached Table Linen, full 62 inches wide--a leader at to- day's price at 50¢ TABLE CLOTHS 200 Bleached Damask Cloths. Size 64 x 84; special old value at $1.75 each.Sale price . . . . 180 Double Damask Table Cloths two yards square in size--a special at Sale price. .. lege, and one from McGill Univer-| fi sity, Montreal. These documents de- | monstrate that the Canadian clay, in || addition to its high ceramic vaiue,! possesses all the characteristics ne- cessary for the manufacture of the highest grades of paper, and also the qualities which suit it for the manu- facture of paint pigments and of many toilet articles by the manufae- turing chemists. The expectation is that porcelains equal to those of the finest French manufacture may be made in Canada as it has been found by tests made in Limoges, Franee, that the Canadian clays are equally | suitable as the French kaolin, The market is wide, for the sup- plies of kaolin on the North Ameri- can continent have not sufficed to meet domestic requirements, A ro vival of immigration will produce, automatically, a keen demand for table wares, and electricity is mers- ly on the threshold of development. | The Canadian pioneers in this new potential industry, undoubtedly, will have the keenest of . competitors to face, but the purity and abundance of the supply and the incidentals to manufacture, with the possible ex- ception of labor, are factors in their favor. At present the consensus of opinion among the experts concerned, appears to be that with a little "mo- thering," the industry can be estab- lished, and that Canada has, in this , deposit of china clay, an opportun- ity to extend its industrial indepen- dence of the outside world. | EE ------------------------------ Some Railway Statistics. { | Between the present and 1836 there is a space of eighty years and measured by, railway development there is a difference of 35,168 miles | of track. That in a word tells the story of the progress Canada has! ' made in railway building. During the past year our mileage increased by almost five thousand | miles, the largest increases being in Ontario and British Columbia. The capitalization of railways In operation amounts to $1,875,810, 888; the gross [ncome last year amounted to almost twenty million dollars; forty-six and a third mil- he yeqr, and eighty-seven million ton freight. There were 360 per- sons killed and 1,578 Injured through the movement of trains, Of the 360 killed only 17 were passen- gers, 102 were employes, 168 were trespassers, and 73 non-trespassers. Only one passenger was killed in every two million, seven hundred and tweaty-four thousand passengers 'sarried. Railway employes last year num- bered 124,142, and their salaries and wage amounted to $90,215,727. A Generation Behind. 2 Dr. C. K. Clarke, Superintendent of the Toronto General Hospital, told the Royal Canadian Institute a few days ago that Canada is a generation | behind in the care and treatment of criminals. --------------, It takes a man with an aonustals ly good disposition not to care al rap about the kind of weather that) cones along. 'About half the time the sverage man is forced to grin and bear it \ the regular price, $3.00 each TTS The prices we will quote during this great May Sale are actually less than the Mill Cost in Ireland to-day. STEAC 'The Woman's Store of Kingston." Y's| "100 ANY MORE LL "Feel Like a New Person," says Mrs. Hamilton. New Castle, Ind.--** From the time I was eleven years old until I was seven- ES i Hi ache, | After a girl hypnotibes' & ¥éiing man Tato bang a solitaire she be- 'gins to wonder what she could