; ations will be received now J SATURDAY, AUG es | NEW FINANCING FOR JULY. Mercantile Conditions All Over Unit- " In Germany thére has been in-; vented a jointed street lamp post the Hii upper portion of which can be low- pr TT mr een for these'5% Bonds in de- inations of $100 and up, contingent on: the terms offered . for this issue. Wanted: Agents to represent the Canada Life Assurance Com- Liberal contract offered, i iency means pany. ance. e earnings. along with a course in Life Assur- Special values in houses for sale. Apply to ll} collar button an inventor has ied a collar for men with sli WHY IT ISNT ANY THING LIKE THIS PICTURE IN THE CATALOGUE SR eR TARR Cf Ea! ~ THE WOMAN'S WORK. You, madam, are only one of a thousand women today who are deluded by the long-distance bargain. Don't be carried away by a beautiful picture catalog. You can get better bargains from your own where you see the goods before you home merchant, pay for them, where you can be assur- ed of fit and satisfaction in every respect. In trading at home you are doing your share in building up your community. This is your work. The ' 'Community Builder" idea is endorsed and approved of by, among others, the following well-known and reputable business concerns: ABRAMSON LOUIS, 336 Princess St. Olothing, Gents' Furnishings, Men's and Ladies' Boots and Shoe. ANGLIN 8. & CO., Manufacturers of Fine Woodwork, Sash and Doors. ANGROVE BROS., 126 Clarence St., Automobiles and Supplies. ASSELSTINE, J. 8., D.0.S,, 842 King St., THE MAN will eventually consult about your Eyes and BATEMAN, GEO. A, The Old Reliable Insurance Office, For Fire, Life, Accident, Plate Glass In- surance; Sustoms Broker and Money to Loan, 67 Clarence St. BEST'S, the Popular Drug Store. BRITISH WHIG, 306-810 King Street East, Printers, rs, Binders, Embossers, etc. . K., AGENOY. Real. Eatato and Inaur. 9 « Brock St. hone CLOW, Mt. & SON, 471 Princess St., Carriages, Wag- goms, Agents for McCormick Machin. og Harness. di Bo 1 Ae TOGGERY SHOP, Opera H Block. : and Campbell Clothing TorTohe hos P., CLOTHING CO\ Agents for Fashion Et in oat et a i TACK JOHNSTON'S SHOE SI1URE, 70 Brock St Phone 1246. We specialize on Men's and Boys' Solid Leather, Fine Boots and Shoes. KINGSTON BRIUK & TILE CO., Manufscturers of Brick and Tile, 611 Division St. KINGSTON PAPER BOX CO. J. G. Brown, Proprie- tor, King Street West. Manufacturers of solid and fohiing boxes. KINGSTON ICE CO. LTD. Phone 1807. Pure lce. KINGSTON HOSIERY CO., Manufacturers of high- grade "Imperidl" Underwear and Hosiery. LAIDLAW, JOHN & SON, Dry Goods, '172 Princess St. Phone 397. Q . LATURNEY'S CARRIAGE WORKS, 800-892 Prin- , cess St, Carriage and Nags Hullding. Auto and general repairing of all LOCKETT SHOE STORE, Rootss8hoes, Trunks, Suit Cases, etc., 116 Princess St. : MANUFACTURERS' LIFE INSURANCE 00. M. G. Johnston, district manager, 58 Brock St. MULLEN, J. E., Monumental Works, cor. of Princess and Clergy Sts" Lettering in Cemeferies a Specialty : McBROOM, W. F;, 42-44 Princess St. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Flour, Feed and Grain. McEAY, JOHN, LIMITED, 149 Brock St, Fg "From Trapper to Wearer." \ j McGOWAN, G. A, Cigar Manfg. Co. Milo, 10¢; Peel, be. McINTOSH .BROS., cor. Princess'and Wellington Sts. Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Ready-to-Wear, Notions and Hosiery. McKELVEY & BIRCH sell the Happy Thought Range. There are 4,500 of these in use in and about Kingston. J McPARLAND, JAMES, 339 King 'St. Wholesale and Retail Wines; Liquors, Cigars and Cigarettes. McRAE, W. R. & CO., Golden Lion Grocery, Where you get extra good value for your . "Lead- ers in Tea and Coffee," , ~ NEWMAN & SHAW, the Always Busy Dry Goods Store, 122 Princess St. O'CONNOR'S LADIES' EXCLUSIVE STORE, 260 Princess, Out of the high rent district. 'The prices. hy Local Agents McCormick i A AR. & 004 Tasers, 176 Princess St. © CHARM TEA. "il ~ SAKELL, T., Best Ice Crean in Kingston by Go ment Test. : SARGENT, T. H., corner Princess and Montreal Sts. 41. ete. Phone 108 'Princess St. TOYE RB CO Brod Barer oad \ 0. and Wholesale UTILITIES COMMISSION, Electric Light, Gas; Power WILSON LYTLE, Mca 19 Gue ry LID., Manufac- hv L | their size, 1] larger ones. ered for trimming lights without the use of a ladder. wa 2 A new electric motor taking cur- | rent rom any light socket a be in- Santly abplied to any se ng ma- <5 speed year, only a small portion has been |for refunding old securities and more e without tools apd its regulated by a treadleM A group of French scientists who l{have been investigating have decided that smaller insects, in proportion to are stronger than the A German scientist has invented a process using superheated steam for treating sewage sludge to remove its fatty acids and increase its value as fertilizer. For reading directqries printed in small type there has'been invented a magnifying glass that obscures all but the line that is being read to pre: vent confusion. : To avoid the necessity for & front tent- in the lends through which a necktie is pas- sed and tied. Melter paraffine as a dresing for open wounds is used by a Paris sar- geon as it does not burn the flesh and when 'it solidifies retains heat and aids in healing. . A new portable 'electric light re- sembles a tape measure as the lamp is on one side of a case containing a coil of wire that can be extended to a source of current. Yawning is favored as beneficial to the health by a Belgian scientist, who says that it aids all the breath- Ing organs and exercises the throat and chest muscles, y Brazil owes its wealth in coffee to a monk who planted two séeds in a monastery garden at Rio de Janeiro in 1754, whence the plants spread throughout the country. Two Oregon inventors have patent- ed a machine that turns bags inside out and blows air against them to re move portions of their contents that cling to the fabric. In the few years more than a cen- tury for which records have been kept Michigan's copper production has been about 30 per cent. of that of the entire United States. Buoyant material for lining bath- ing suits has been invented in Ger- many to make the suits serve as life preservers) without interfering with the movenrents of wearers. A pianist of world-wide fame has been granted a Swiss patent for an automobile in which steel springs are replaced by pistons that work against afr cushions in cylinders. Supported by floats and driven with a pedal-operated propellor, a Californian has invented a board up- on which a man cai' lie'and travel a considerable distance while bath- ing. a There has been patented in Eng- land a measuring instrument that may be used as dividers, inside cali- pers, surface guage, depth guage, or straight edge. A Louisana inventor's automatic fire alarm calls the nearest firemen, rings alarms both odtside and inside a building where a fire starts and lights a red light on the outside. To free soil of insect pests and weeds has been invented a roller into which a boiler feeds steam, which in turn is injected several inches into the ground through spikes. Partly mechanical and partly elec- trical is a Chicago inventor's alarm that fires five blank cartridges in succession if a burglar 'enters or tries to wander around the building. Japan has prohibited the manu- facture and sale of food and bevera- ges containing wood alcohol and the sale of apy article of which it forms a part unless so stated on the label. Conical vacuum cups that see- saw up and down and draw the water through the clothes as the latter are revolved beneath the cups feature a Minneapolis inventor's laundry machine. For streams ordindrily carrying little water, but subjected to floods a Kansan has designed a concrete bridge which high water can pass! over without damaging the struc- ture. For aid in recovery from wounded limb, there has been invented in France apparatus that literally mas- sages them with revolving sprays of water, gradually increasing in' tem- perature. ot For lighthouses, using incondes- cent lamps apparatus has been in- vented that automatically swings a new lamp into position and Hghts it should the original one be burned out Bathing without water has been made possible by the invention of a heavy robe in which are woven elec- tric wires to produce heat enough to cause a wearer to perspire very free- ly. . If harnessed, it is estimat: that Victoria falls of the Zambes ver in Africa would furnish 35,000,000 horsépower, or more than derived from coal and oil ju the world to- day. " To enable travellers to launder dmall articles of clothing there has been invented a pocket kit that 'con- {ain a small clothes line, push pins 0 hang it up and half a dozen tiny clothes pins. Under the/rule of the United States more than 3,000,000 natives of the Phillipines have had some in- structions in the English language and more of them speak and write it than any other.tongue. 2 Successive baths in boiling lye, cyanide of potassium and hydro- chjoric acid containing ferrous chilor- ide are used bx a French to prepare aluminum for durable nickel plating. vanadium as an alloy. For ventilating in places where blasting is being done there has been invented a varnished canvas pipe, 'which has the advantage of being practically proof. against damage from blasts as it collapses if struck. Females of the Australian wild turkey lay their eggs in common nests holding half a bushel of more, cover them with soil and decaying vegetable matter and leave them for the heat of decomposition to hatch. During the year enfling June 30th, Tramways Company amounted to $6,609,765, and operating - expenses to $3,707,053, leaving met carnings of $2,902,712. " : ». 4 {000,000 in new financing has been | gular quarterly dividend of 1915, gross earnings 'of the Montreal | LJ ed States and Canada. New York, Aug. 11---Corporate] financing in July was about $80,- 000,000, which is close to the low point for any month 'this year. So far in 1916, a total of ahout $1,100, arranged, or about $250,000,000 more than in the first seven months of 1915. Of the new financing this than normal has been for .consolida- tions, new businesses, ete. Increase in Fire Loss. Toronto, Aug. 11.--The Monteary Times' estimate of Canada's fire loss during July amounted to $1,159. 285, compared with a June loss of $494,567, and $773,269 for the op responding peri of last year. T e following is nea estimate for (the July losses Fires exceeding $10,000 § 945,000 Small fires .. .. .. .... 63,076 Estimate for unreported fires Tr eas 191,200 $1,159,286 The above doés not include losses in the forgst fires in northern On- tario. * Here's Some Consolation. New York, Aug. 11.--Small wond- er ~ the average investor gets stung occasionally when the late J. P. Morgan had stocks and bonds of a par value of $8,000,000, which the appraisers found worthless. ---- Commercial Notes. 3 A membership in New York Cot- ton Exchange sold for $15,000, an advance of $750 from last sale. C. H. McMillan, the manager of the Steel Department of Canada Ce- ment, has resigned from the com- pany. The Farrar Transportation Co. has declared a special dividend at the rate of twenty per cent. to stockhold- ers of record of July 31st. July earnings of the Toronto Street Railway Company were $469, 845, as compared with $449,108 in 1915, am increase of $20,737. L. W. Minford has sold a seat in the New York Coffee ahd Sugar Ex- change for the estate of W. M. Min- ford to W. W. Birdsal for $4,200. The last sale was $3,925. The American Cyanamid Com- pany, whose factories are located at Niagara Falls, Ont., has now brought the arrears on its preferred stock down to June 30th, 1915, The $4,500,000 common stock of Riordon Pulp -and Paper: Co., recent- ly placed on a four per cent. per an- num dividend basis, will be added to the Montreal Stock-Exchange. Net profits of C.P.R. in the fiscal year ended June 30th were $49,225,- 220, or $2,980,046 ahead of the pre- vious record established in the fiscal year of 1912-13, despite a shrinkage of $9,913,815 from the gross re- vénue realized in that period. Winnipeg Railway reports for May net earnings of $103,277, an increase of $16,627, or 12 per cent., over last year, as against a gain of 26.9 per cent. in April, 5.4 per cent. in March, and losses of 9.5 per cent. and 20.5 per cent. respectively, in February and January, The net profits of the Ontario Steel Products Co., Ltd., for the year end- ed July 30th last, after depreciation, etc, but before bond interest, amount to $152,019, an increase of about 100 per cent. over the 1914- 1915 sowing, and of about 50 per cent. over the showing of 1913-14, Pressed Steel Car Co. declared a dividend of $1 per share on the com- mon stock, payable September 6th to stockholders. of record August 16th. The dividends on this stock were de- ferred on Jan. 27th, 1915. The re- $1.75 was also declared on the preferred stock, payable August 23rd to stock- holders of record August 2nd, COMMENTS BY ZACCHELUS, Who Offers Some Good Advice to the Kaiser. A--Ackward deeds are better than eloquent dreams. B--Bulk of body does not neces- sarily mean might of mind. C--Caesar, single-handed, against the world. D---Dictator Bill could do the same. E--FEurope will soon be rid of this dangerous maniac. F--Found him crying some time ago. : G--Good sign that; but we fear it was vanity crushed and not repent- ance caused those tears H--Halt your ¢rimes, man, ac- knowledge ypur guilt; that's your only chance, + I--Insensate pride dwarfed your reason. J--Just the same the women, children you murdered, the churches, monasteries, universities you, by the hundred profaned, destroyed, ruined, cry for vengeance. K---Kaiser, listen; you have net years enough before you to adequate- ly atone for all the harm you have done. ; L--Let you confess your fathom- less folly. Heaven will have merey on you and so dlso earth. ' M---Mind now. Don't put it aff till itis too late. By-bye. z N--No doubt crops throughout wre province will be good following the fine "Hay" harvest recently reaped in North Perth. . O--Ontario has a féw fanatics like all other parts, yet the man of the people want justice and fair play. stood imagined he je Hearst-Payne-Ferguson combina- tion. -? ' Q--Quite e¥ident the tide is turn- ing. Help it along all ye men of principle and influence. R---Right we all have. S--Sacred edifice of Confederation must not be endangered by intoler- ance and perescution. _'T--Time it is for better. U---Understanding among 'all classes of the community. . V--Valiant men of differgnt races and creeds to-day at the fromt are. of e=Working as one for triumph ' pane, let us imitate. Y-four, countless perils a aulipd ntry can meet. 8 Savings Department at all KINGSTON BRANCH, 1. Good frame dw also hen house tion good * ious Phones oF ee 4 bedrooms, B. & O.; small orchard; Albert St. .....c..1. $1,800 2. First class modern | brick dwelling; loca- exceptionally 3. Double brick, in good repair, 8 rooms each, central location, $4,800 For particulars apply to 1. J. LOCKHART, Real Estate & Insurance Clarence and ING HAS Monuments to choose from. McCALLUM GRANITE CO. 397 Princess St. :: a : OUR STOCK THAT WE WERE EXPECT- ARRIVED And we are now prepared to show intending purchasers a fine selection of Scotch Granite thieu's Syrup oF TAR & Cop Liver Oil Stops CoucH Id in generous size bottles by all dealers. THE J. L. MATHIEU CO., Props, SHERBROOKE, P.Q. Makers also of Mathieu's Nervine ; remedy for Headaches, Neuralgia, aS Ten a bast any P--Prepare for more chastising of} cou des $ i Save money when you put in your fur. nace--but not to6 much. 'It takes a good furnace to turn coal into heat--a good furnace well installed. The heating system for every wise man is the one that saves money for him "every winter. On that basis the Hecla is by far the lowest in cost. We will plan such a system for you and * furnish estimatcs free. Lemmon & Som; Kingston. Representativesof CLARE BROS. & CO. Limited, Preston, Ont., Makers of the HECLA ¢ ". 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