\ cmt THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1917. ] dually becomes a '"'hog's' back" high-crowned road of sandstone, At the end of the sandstone stretch one (encounters the first hi The ter has washed down and left only the-mud surface on the loose rocks. The car could not grip either the Constantly Used the Rdpe to Reach ay or get ail to the Jouk Joon {surface rope was used ove the Summit of the Mountain-- iread ri D3 rear wheel), andl Coasted Long Distance. this was successful; when wrapped "Ever go from Battersea to See- around the wheel, in lifting. the car ley's Bay when the roads are wet?" 1g the tep of the incline vas the cause of a discussion in ato be done perhaps eight times be- local garage recently when two | fore the top was reached By that chauffeurs were discussing the mer-| time the car was covered with mud, its of the cars they drove, including the top, which was liber- The road referred to is undoubted- | ally coated. liy the worst heavy trafic cross road When the n this county It is simply a suc- the descent was managed with less cession of steep hills. which stop at trouble. The emergency brake, with, the summit of what might almost be!the foot brake, allowed the car to termed a mountain. The road is| run to the bottom very slowly. The winding, full of sharp curves in some | engine being completely stopped | vases right on the hill, and this with | most of the time (starting again by the nature of the soil which becomes | engaging in low gear), it also had a very greasy in wet weather, makes chance. to cool hack to normal. climbing next to impossible. | The trip is only about six miles, Driving a small car a Whig repre- but it is indeed one of the worst sentative hag occasion recently to Eo | pieces to negotiate in this p oygr the route.. .A few hours' rain the tountry. made it as bad as possible. Leaving Battersea the good form short distance. 'BATTERSER -CROSS ROAD TRIP FROM T BATTERSEA TO SEELEY'S BAY INTERESTING: tire summit was reached, road fs | It gra- five cows, struck by lightning. mene THE {| STANDARD BANK OF CANADA HEAD OFFICE - TORONTO ~ COLLECTIONS Business houses will find our facili ties for making collections particularly E8T'D 1873, favorable. KINGSTON BRANCH, J. M. Sutherland, Manager. THE CANADIAN BANK OF CoM gene SIR EDMUND WALKER,' C.V.Q. LL.D. D.C.L., President a ct. ' x SIR JOHN AIRD. General Manager H. V. F, JONES. Ass't Gen'l. Manager see FunD, - $13,500,000 THRIFT AND SECURITY Open' a Savings account with The Canadian Bank of Commerce. If more convenient, accounts may be opened and deposits made by mail. ed Kingston Branch--P. C. STEVENSON, Manager. Bongard, Ryerson & Co, MEMBERS OF TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE STOCKS, BONDS, GRAINS & COTTON Private wires to Toronto, Montreal and New York. Howard S. Folger, Manager. Kingston Address, 44 Clarence St. Phone 995. Toronto Address, 85 Bay street. ODO-RO-NO! Relieves Excess or Armpit, Hands and Feet. Prevents SARGENT'S DRUG STORE Nyal Quality Store. . Princess and Montreal Streets. Phone 41. THE BEST WAY SERVICE 18 TO. | LET us EXAMINE Y AKE YOUR GLASSES. UR - J. J. STEWART, Opt.D. Optician ana Cor. Wellington and Clarence Sts. PLD. Crema KLIM (Milk Powder) We Fave now in stock two sizes of Klim (milk powder), 15¢ and 35¢ per tin. Also in bulk, 40c per Ib. This is just the thing to use at camp and to send to the boys over- seas." Crawford's Grocery "Goad Things To Ea n OPTOM TO GET EYES AND This had | "THE SOLDIERS ~ KNITTING) wa-| SPLENDID E XAMPLES oF THEIR NEEDLE WORK SHOWN VISITORS Returned Heroes in Local Institu- | tions Are Very Patient and Pleas. | ant--Many Flowers Are Sent To, Them, ' In walking through some of the local military institutions and' see- ing the soldierss who have been wounded or sick from many months jof the dreaded life in France, pass-| ! ing hour after hour in the one place, such as on ¢ bed or in a lounging chair it is indeed splendid to noite ! thve smiles of self-encouragement. | The soldiers sit around or walk on ' their crutches or with the help of, {from the hardest heart. After w | minute's = conversation they show however that they do mot want any, "pity. Rather they are proud of their | received them. Flowers have been sent in great] the returned heroes deeply appre- ciate such a token of appreciation of their sacrifice. One of the occupations which has been taken up as a "kill time" by! some of the soldiers in the local military hospitals is that of knitting and some of the work is indeed ex- cellent. Socks, shawls, mufflers and all kinds of things seem to be popular, and day after day the boys sit in their beds or on some lounging chair 'and ply the wool with their needles. A BANK MANAGER CUTS HIS THROAT Napanee, Uses Jack Knife --Will Recover. ------ A Napanee despatch says: "About ' %2.30- noon Monday, O. S. Scully who has heen acting as temporary man- ager of the Dominion Bank here for the past few days while the man- ager is on his vacation, was found in the toilet in the cellar with his throat and wrists hacked by a jack- knife. He was missed by the em- ployees, who, knowing that he had not gone out, instituted a search. The teller made the discovery. Mr Scully was unconscious, having lost much blood. ly procured and man was removed which he boarded who aécompanied him here from Owen Sound. Mr. Scully has not been in good health for some time and it is thought he tried to end his life when. in a fit of melancholia he unfortunate o the house in with his sister, think he will recover all right. He will possibly be taken to hospital in Kingston when able to be moved." Doctors IN MARINE CIRCLES. Movements of Vessels in and About Kingston Harbor. The steamef Varuna made the trip from Picton to Kingston and re- turn on Monday. The steamer Ottawa passed up from Montrealto Toronto and Ham- ilton on Monday. The steamer Thousand "Islander | arrived from Ogdensburg and river points with 325 passengers at 2 p.m. and cleared at 4 p.m. on Monday. The steamer Hamiltonian passed p.m. on Monday. . MT. (Co's. Bulletin--The tug grain -barges; the steamer Simla ar- rived light from Mantreal, and clear- ed with the barge Burma to load grain at oPrt Colborne; thé steamer Oatland and Westerian are dune¢ to arrive to-night from Montreal, light, on their way to Port Colborne. The barge Kildonan, of the Sin- eennes-McNaughton Line, of Mont- real, which was driven ashore In A collision in the Brockville Narrows, is still stranded on McCoy Island Shoal. Although there is a gaping hele in the bow, she is heing kept afloat by the pumps, and it is thought can be repaired and floated without suffering further damage. A steam pump: is expected from Montreal to-day to work on the wreck, which lies in a sheltered posi- tion on the river. What Will Quebec I Do? Toronto Star. It has been said that Quebec will not resist the mandate of a popular as is generally jority for conscription. Quebec will at least be confronted with a man- date stronger than the presemt Gov- emment and Parliament can give. We may hope at least that the la- mentable cleavage between two mil- lion French-Canadians and their fel- low trymen will cease, and that Quebec will again take its place as « full partner in our confederation. Two Fingers Amp 0. 8. Scully of Dominion Bank, . ganization 'for War." Medical aid was quick-. , it in. War Savings Certificates - He is about thirty-five years of age. | up from Montreal to Erie at 10.15 Mary cleared for Montreal with two vote, of a clear Wajoriy of the peo- 4. united for conscription, if they cast their votes so as to produce a ma-' DR, GILLESPIE, OF DULUTH. Reports Business Is Good in the United States, Pr. NX. H.tittespre, of * "Duluth, { Minn; who is v iting kis old home 'in Kingston, says that business, ib the broadest sepse of the term, | goed in the, United States. Busi. ness is bound to be good for it was is to be waged successfullly it. must be based upon industrial success and | progress. When one realizes that! seven billions of dollars will be | spent in the United States within! ) the next few months, its effect must be felt. It is the purpose of the! United Stateg Government to loan | one-half of this money to the Allies! to extend to them this enormous credit to buy merchandise in the States. The other half will be used | | | | by the American Government to pur-| | sticks in a way that brings sympathy | chase supplies and munitions for the! i this | "carrying oh of their part of great war for humanity. "The present indications and re- ports of crop conditions are in the! | art of injuries and the cause iw which they main most encouraging and indicate good business," said Dr. Gillespie. "This puts confidence in the hearts; John Dodge, Ferguson Lake, lost numbers by local residents. Every 'of the farmers, and when the farmer | day brings more, and needless to say, is prosperous the rest of the world, | iso dependent upon his returns, is likewise prosperous, In the indus-| | trial centres there is complete lack of | unemployment." Wages are high, 'and there is lit- tle debt anywhere. Instead of bringing financial depression the en- {trance of the United States into the {war brought better times, and right here 1 might say, profited by: the mistake. made by Candda at her en- trance in the war namely, ing--stopping of buying or hoard- ing, and thus embarrassing business. | The universal slogan is "Business as! | usual," and universal prosperity. The jway the Liberty loan was over-sub- scribed proves this. A WAR MESSAGE. | Stephen Leacock Appeals tional Saving. "Save every cent. Live plainly. "Do without everything. Rise early, work hard, and content yourself with a bare living. The man who does this--if he uses the saved money properly--is doing war work for his country. He may wrap his last year's coat about nim and eat his bread and cheese and feel that he, too, is doping something to show the world the kind of stuff that is yet left in it." Such is the declaration of | Stephen Leacock in 'National Or- Save every it properly! The it properly is to invest By such investment your dollars will be utilized directly for war purposes. The National Service Board is urg- ing such investment as a means to the financial mobiligatjen of country, for Na- cent and save way to save At Lake Ontario Park. The cool breeze 6ff the lake prov- ed .a boon to the patrons of Lake Ontario Park last evening for the | attendance from the city was im- mense to escape the intense heat. Deliss Wincliffe, a_ fair, ballad vocal- ist, who possesses a sweet soprano | Yoice, sang |"Indiana,', 'Come . and | Join the Volunteers, Boys," "Some- one More Lonesome Than You," a recruiting song. Charles Frazer played several selections on an Eng- lish concertina, imitating a bugle call, a church organ, the bagpipes land other Scottish airs. | The picturs were: "Du Dud Has a Laugh on the Boss," a two-reel photo-play; "Social Climbers," | "How They Make Pat Medici y "The Nevada Reserve In Arizoni." Wednesday will be childrén's one | gent day on the cars, with matinee at 2.30. -~ = ~ ~ Mercury's Golden Anniversary. The Guelph Mercury on the 20th of July completed fifty years as a' daily newspaper. It was first pub-| lished on the 20th July, 1867, just! {after Confederation, To celebrate, | this auspicious event the Mercury | | publishes A speeial edition giving an the { { economiz- | | | | admirable. history of Guelph news- | ! paper, history. and pictures of many ! prominent men connected with the - | Mercury . since its foundation. nt recalls the fact that munitions were made in Guelph in the days of the| American Civil War, : - Passed Music Examinations. Miss Freda Miller figured amongst those who passed the inter- mediate examinations of the MéGill Conservatorium of Music, with dis- tinction. She formerly lived in Kingston with her grandmother, the {late Mrs. James Lee. | | Cheese Markets. Belleville, 2,080 at 20 15-16¢c to London, 600 at 20 3-4c. - Vankleek Hill, 1,713 at 20 3-4c. One luxury that is actually an economy is Salada tea. It yields many more cups than ordinary tea and besides has that unique deli- cious flavour. rere |r KINGSTON EVENTS 26 YEARS AGO a While working at an automatic jointer on Monday afternoon in the Wormwith piano factory.James Hen- dersori, 97 Bay street, had the first two fingers of the left hand so badly crushed that they had to be. am- putated at the General Hospital in} the afternoon, The skin was so torn and lacerated that an opera- tion was necessary by br. L G., Bogart. an Sh ie His Nephew an Early Recruit. Capt: James Eakins, of the 1st Battery, Montreal, & graduate of Queen's University, has been at the front in Frange almost since thé be- ginning of the war, He is a nephew of C..F. Randall, long-established sheet and metal business at 5222 Cernell avehue; Chicago, and who hails from Port Hope. P. D. Shorey, is gravitating mearer Newburgh. He is Waterdown for Trenton, where has been engaged as public school. . he principal of proprietor of al back | leaving. the 3 "There are twenty men and five women in the county jail @; the electric cars, when started, will faterfere with their business to the extent that they will not be able to "make a living. "T. Rigney, James Duns, * James 'ney are camping at Long Island Par! ' : x THE WHOLE pa 3 : mos ¥ oT Some of the cabmen think that] Kelly, M. F. McDermott and J. Rig- | . j@ocount; $1, 7 - STRAWS AND PANAMAS As Cool as a Sea Breeze. Hats for men that style and comfort days. Genuine South amas, with bands 135 i» Fine straw sailors, Soft straws from Crash hats .... Light Felts, $2 $4.50. embody for hot American Pan- fancy colored '$1.50, $2 50c up. .50c¢ up. 50, $3, $4, Campbell Bros |- Up-to-the-minute styles. No, 1. cues LBOMARGFS. No. 2. cute iON ON HERAPIO SOLD BY LEADING CHEMISTS PRICE IN ENGLAX Bend stamp address saveinpe, age & symp roma for FRY VITAL wea: 58 LECLERC Med.Co. HAVERSTOCKR DN. W.. LONDON, SEE THAT TRADE MARKED WORD "1HERAPION IS on sur. YY Dangergo RE a] Is guaranteed to re- move dandruff and stop falling hair. Price, 50c bottle. Prouse's. Drug Store Phone 82. Opposite St. Andrew's Church. TTY Township Councils ington July 2 --Members all present. 18100, same as last year, providing Fowuship of Pittsburg contributed a like amount. Pityinents ordered--$25, James A. Synle, 10 toms stone; $5.80, James A. Sproule, 58 loads gravel; $5, G. D. Chown, M.D., services; $2.75, Bell Telephone Co.. rent in clerk's office; $8; Standard Publishing Co., advice: 326. John Hoopet. sp 26, n road 29; $11.47, Chari work on Sydenham road; $40, ence Smith, work between con. 5 & TENNIS SHOES Boating and Bathing Shoes. All the newest at popular prices. } giivicean suitability In your ¢ se, No' follow up' circulars | 8." i STAMP AFFIXED TO ALL GENUINE PACKETS COOL PUMPS FOR WOMEN White Canvas, Kid and Patents. All the newest patterns. $3.00 to $6.00. Abernethy's Shoe Store J ta at et a tN ttt ina Here 1 Your Chance ! to funrish your home or pieces you may be lack- ing in handsome style at astonishingly low prices. Dining room furniture of unusual beauty. Parlor furniture surpassing in make and ap- pearance. Not quite space for us. At the busy store, with the motor equipment. James Reid The Leading Undertaker with the Motor Hearse and Motor Ambulance. Phone 147 for Personal Services. Nome MONUMENTS We have opened a branch of our monument business with a large stoch of marble and granite. Special attention' given to cemetery lettering. ° FALLON BROS 139 Clergy St. Phone 637. ap i KINGSTON'S NEW ELECTRIC STORE Just received a shipment of Electric Fans suitable for the. home, office, or store. See them Fresh stock Hot Shot Batteries always on hand. Repairs of all kinds promptly attended to; phone or call BURKE & GRAHAM Phone 423 72 Princess St. (Opposite Robertson's Crockery Store). sd and Columbia Dry Cells A v ag WY Vv * California Fruit Store Fresh Strawberries Daily. o/ 8%, B0c, 40c and 50c per dozen. «iowa lew « 80c to 50c a dozen. 20¢ to 30c¢ a dozen. 25¢ and 30c a dozen, Oranges .. . Peaches , .. Plams .. e Bananas ... Choice Cherries by 'the basket, > Grape Fruit 4 for 25¢c. Goods delivered to all parts of the city, 286 Princess St. Charles Dafnos, Prop. Anns Ahad Tamm" "WHERE THE PIANO IS, THERE IS THE HAPPIEST HOME." THE HOME WITHOLT A PIANO IS LIKE A GARDEN. WITHOUT SUNSHINE A Piano brightens the child," He loves "music. It will beautify him and bring color to his life. It will im. part grace and refinement and make the home more al. tractive. Bear in mind that your child is musical. All toddlers love tunes. Why not nourish that instinctive Thay delight In music? Do you want your children to grow in a home, empty of music he WhHillame., New Scale Plano, is made to last a life- time." JM. Greene Music Co., Ltd. Phone 1824 6: $13. Martin Lilles.two lmmbe | Thomd Buck, inspecting sheep; $4 .- killed by dogs; $2.30, Walter Clogg, | 50, John Reid, material and work on ,| inppecting sheep; $4.50, John Redd, | Collins Creek bridge; $3, Peter Bab- opening road 44; $35, Hy. Bwans, |cock, bonus on 20 rods fence; $1.40, five tons gravel;. $19, Ross Swer | Charles Somerville, 14 loads gravel. brick, work on , Dir. 34a: $6, Ross | Comncil adjonrned to meet last Mon- Swarbrick, repairing culver; $2.20, day in Atgust at 1 p.m.