QiIAMOND FEBRUARY SALE John McKay, THE FUR HOUSE 149-157 Brock Street QUALITY Ltd. Kingston Victrolas and Victor Records » * . The Victrola is the Embodiment of All That . ©. Is Best in Music The excellence of any talking-machine can be safely judged by the artists who make records for it. Just as there is but one (Caruso, one Farrar, McCormack, 80 there is only one instrument able to bring their superb art into your home with absolute fidelity themselves have VICTROLA XL, $174.00, Gluck, one Kreéisler, one The greatest artists fs the Victrala, O Sole Mio (My Sunshine) Caruse . Mighty Lak' a Rose (Violin by Kreisler) Farrar add (Hell Som) In Italian, Galli-Curel ... . Angels Seremade (Violin by Kreisler) McCormack .. Lakme Good-bye (In English), Melba inet | in G (Op, 14 No. 1) Carry M Caprice Vieunws, Krelsler |. Mahood Bros. Be Oa 3 REAL ESTATE BOUGHT & SOLD Quickly & Profitably STUART ST.~Solld brick, heating, electric hot light, PINE ST.Frame house, ¢ rooms, improvements, large harm rd, gateway. Terman to suit purchaser, $2,350, Rents Collected and Estates Man- aged. Insurance of all kinds. McCann's Teal Buinte andl Thetrance 86 Brock St. Phone 326 or 621 Paderewski e Back to Ol Ving tnuy--.iiuck . one Galli-Curel, one one Melba, one Paderewski, decided, that Instrument ' 74197--82.00 THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1919. iE LECTURE ON EGYPT {BE FORE THE WO TWOMAN® 8 JAN CLUB THURSDAY EVE. { w------ pr. 12. J. Wilson Gave | cription of the Wonders 01 | 1d of the Pharoahs. J. Wilson gave a most ure <a "Egypt" 1 yman's Canadian Club at Hall on Thursday even- ison had made an exten- rough Egypt and he had the wonderful historic that have been in exis- sands of years and which objects of peculiar intér- rians and scientists. He {f the great importance of the al, which was' a yaluable ; link with ladia, reducing ance from England to India 3,000 miles and to China L000 miles. But for, the great river Nile, which | overtiows its banks forming a fertile belt along its course, Egypt would be la barren waste, and Dr. Wilson de- | scribed how it was the source of life { { Rev ing De the Lax Dr tour th {tence tho e to-day to hist { urda¥ | McAule Tt INCIDENTS OF HE ww CANAD- | LOOAY, NOTES AND YTEMS or! { Saturday Popular Music Sale GENERAL INTEREST. Happenings In the City 'and Vicinity ~--What the Merchants Offer to the Readers of the Whig. Ripe pineapples expe at Carnovsky's, WwW. Swaine, plieao tuner, or 'phone H64W. Was no session. oil morning playing ati eatres 10- ed on Sat- orders at| re the court on Friday The: orchestras will be the Strand-fnd Grifin Th night Men have arrived and started work on the installation of the chlorination plant at the waterworks, The change in the weather spoiled the good skating on the harbor, thé "skaters are hoping cold spell Now is the time to piano tuned. for have faction. C. W. Lindsay. Limited. It a Kingstonian should encourter one of the missing fuses on the high- Way to the populations in the long his- | tory of the country and became 10 i ui a sacred river and how alligator became a sagred animal. ramids were next shown. Ev- Le present day amongst all wonders of modern science they The largest one is 435 the are wonders, | feet high and modern engineeis are| unable to explain how the massive | blot ks of | composed were brought from great | distances and put in position. The embalming process employed by the | early Egyptians is unknown to this |day. The body of Rameses, though 13,000 years old is still wonderfully | | preserved~ The Sphinx which stands | | near the pyramids still remains aj riddle to scholars. Some think it was carved ont of solid rock as the] image of the sun god. Dr. Wilson received a great in- {spiration from the 'Sphinx which seems to have heen conceived by a man looking out over the vancing desert of sand bidding de fiance to its destruction, for then, as | now, the sand constituted the great- 'est menace to man's works, It has buried temples and tombs and the great extent of the Sphinx itself was not determined without costly exca vations, But farther up the Nile is to be found a great work performed by the British, contiols the flow of the river and has resulted in the greater use of the riv- er for irrigation. Agriculture is car | ried on today in much 'the fashion as in the 'days of the Phar- oahs and the domestic customs and habits df the people are undoubted ly the same. Within the ancient {tombs are found pictures of sail boats that are identical with those now plying upon the iver. A tour of Egypt can only be made at very great expense, but unlike Palestine it is perfectly safe to accompany your guide to any spot however secluded it may be ------ THE SOLDIERS' AID v-- J iI OUR RIMLESS EYEGLASSES Made afler a searching ex- amination of the eyes--not ble, but overcome it. If your eyesight is dimmed | and blurred--the eyes ache! and you're nervous--don't feel despondent, consult J. S. Asselstine, D.O.S. The Busy Optical House 342 King St, $ Kingston, Ont. I Taitet lls wie AINA pnp A" Bras., Ltd. dada dd dh dh an a a aa only gel at the root of the trou- la ASK 2-OPEPAYION j i iin the Forming of a Regular Branch in Kingston at | Once. A-deputation" from the Sotdters" [ata Commission and the veterans' the | | Thursday night. great .ad- | the Assuan damn which} same | aim to relate what je watchful and careful! After several weeks 'of wonderful | weather, the weather ~man sent {along some rain. and sleet on Owing to the long spell of good weather, however, the eitizens have mo complaints to i make happened. purchasing instrument we will allow the six months' rental on purchase price, and arrange easy terms on bal- ance. C. W, Lindsay, Limited. t The boys of the Blue Cross en- {joyed a drive about town on Thurs- Frid evening, and then gathered in George's Hall, where a Valentine Pa was held, the refreshment tables being decorated with Valen- {tine emblems. Hon. F. B, the city about 9.3 morning on the C.N.R. It is hoped he will have a fine day, as the com- mittee has mapped out a good time {for him during his visit. , An added feature will be an address minister to the Trades and Labor Council. The Canadian Club lunch- eon is at one o'clock sharp. Carvell will arrive in Quinine That Does Not Affect Head. Because of its tone and laxative effadt, (Tabléts) can be taken by without causing nervousness ringing in the head. There is only {one "Bromo Quinine." E. W. GCROVE'S signature on the box. 30c. St. James' Men's Club, At a meeting of St. James' Men's Club on Thursday evening, Captain Smith gave a most interesting ad- dress on the work of the Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment Commission. George E. Hague occupied the chair, and much interest - was shown In the proposal to invite discussion by the members of current questions. A splendid report was presented by A. B. Kingsbury on the policy to be pursued, and it was adopted unani- mously. Spring Onions and Endive, Spinach, cauliflower, salsify, Brussels sprouts, green peppers, cu- | eambers, rhubarb, parsley, head and leaf lettuce, celery, radishes, horse radish..and. _beet mol at Carnov- sky's. . associations of the city waited upon | the finance committee of the city {council and asked for the co-opera- | | tion of the council in the forming of | of the Soldiers' Kingston. The la regular branch {Aid Commission in Mdeputation asked that a strong local {committee to carry on the work of the Soldjers' Aid Commission be ap- pointed, and that thei city undertake {to shoulder one-half of the expenses {of the local organization. Thg fin- ance committee promised cohside- ration. The representatives of the Sel- ers' Aid Commission, in confer- ence with the representatives of the G.W.V.A, and thB A. and N. Veter- ans decided to arrange foy'a public meeting for the formation of the local committee and the organiza- tion of the local branch. To this meeting representatives will be in- Hg from the G.W.V.A, the A. and eterans, the Freemasons, the Knights of Columbus, Board of Trade, Retail Merchants' Associa- tion, Oddfellows, Foresters, Orange Lodges, Trades and Labor Council, National Council of Women, Sal- vation Army, Ministerial Associa- tion, Jewish Congregation, Mont. real Transportation Company, Loco. motive Works, Dominkon Textile Company, the Knitting Mill, Davis' Tannery, Canadian Club and any! other public body or, business con- cern interested in thé work of the commission. The dgte for the meet- Mothers' Council Tea and Sale. The Mothers' Council, boys' divi- sion, Y.M.C.A,, held a tea ani sale Mrs. /ing will be announced later. | at the residence of . Lilley, 80 Wellington Thutsday afternoon: Mrs. GQ. Bateman, the president; ane reer, + i Mrs. Lilley receiving, and Mrs. | a W. Richardson and Mrs. George Me- Callum took the fee at the door. The tea table was in charge of Mrs, L. O'Grady. Baiden Jo W, Mrs. Pixley and Mrs. served refreshments. Mrs Campbell and Mrs. A. New home-made table was in charge of Mrs. Boyd. who, was assisted by JOINT STOCK COMPANY SALE Six Sale Specials For Saturday We want to give our great clearing sale a big boost to- morrow and although every single article in our store is greatly reduced in price, we want to specially em- phasize six specials for Saturday only-- two in each depart- number of two real natural $50 Misses' Natural China Leopard Setts, pillow muff animal rug lands passed tea and coffee. The } Mrs. Herbert Simmons, Mrs. Turn- J} torted a lady, smilingly. pol- | } to new | but another your We carry two expert tuners and will assure entire satis- there would hardly be enough of We will rent you a piane, and at stone, of which they are|end of six months if you feel like 0 o'clock Saturday by the LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE anyone or | TWO FOR A Cosmopolitan, Delineator, etc. Phone 919 Picture Play, Yellow Book, Photoplay, | Hate to Get up in the Morning, Oh Helen, I'm Glad I Can Make You Cry." Everything is Peaches in Georgia, Land, Oh Frenchy, After All, Are You From | You Rookie, Down in Georgia, Over Yonder Where the Lilies Grow, I Found the End of the Rainbow, ' Belgian Rose, Kisses, K-K-K-Katy, In the Land of Beginning Again, If I'm Not at the Roll Call, etc., etc. LATEST STANDARD CONCERT MUSIC Dear Little Boy of Mine, When You Come Back Dear, The Likes of They, My Irish Song of Songs, Till I'm Called by the Master fl Above, England, Madelon, Ring Out Sweet . Bells of Peace, Miss You, The Magic of Your Eyes, Then You'll Know Your Home. MARCH MAGAZINES: Adventure, Blue Book, Snappy, Breezy, Live, Motion Picture, THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE QUARTER Rose of No Man's Heaven, Smiles, Oh Sorter 4s MecCalls, Open Nights colors. wide. $1.19. regular. Special... 300 TC = 5 dodin Smyrna Mats in a big variety of Size 27 x 54 inches. $5.00. Saturday special 100 Yards Black Pailette Silk, 36 inches Pure silk. To-day's price $2.00 a yard. Saturday special . . Another lot of "Canadian Lady" the corset with a big record. New models in all sizes, 19 to 30. Equal to regular houses $1.75 line. 120 yards of serge, pure wool, guaraiitaed fast dye, 54 inches wide; navy, grey, co- pen, black. Just $1.00 a yard less than Saturday special A Clearance in Brussels Carpets, samples. A Snap in Nottingham Lace Curtains; dain- ty patterns. Large sizes, $4.00 lines, for a Saturday special 50 Pieces Dress Ginghams, pretty stripes and checks, at less;than wholesale. Sat- urday special .. .. .. .. .. AIA NA A NAAN AA AN HS ANA Newman & Shaw & The Always Busy Store a (McFaul's Old Stand) SS 0 'Saturday Specials Regular. . $3.95 .$1.25 Corsets, Saturday special, $2.25 ces se 1-31.25 up .$2.50 .25¢ Se rr A en GERMAN MOTHER'S LETTER Written to Mrs. John Baker, 56 Union Street, Kingston, The following is the translation of a letter written in German, address- éd to Mrs. John Baker, 56 Union gtreet, from a private home in Ger- many, at, which Mrs. Baker's son, Frank Baker, who went overseas with the 146 Battaljon, was billeted: "Troisdorf (a village suburb of Cologne), Dec. 16th, 1918. "To Mrs. Baker: ""At the instigation of my mother, 1 take the liberty of writing to you, Your sen, Frank, has been billeted at our house: We are plain civilian peaple. My mother envies you such a quiet, amiable, distinguished son. Although he should be our enemy, he has become to us a cherished companion in' our home, Perhaps | these lines wd help to calm a edre worn mother's heart. #My mother cannot resist writing yoli thid: she © mother of three children herself. f "MARY MALIGLOWKA. When Fall Tt Is Pull. #0. At a recent social gathering the conversation turned on the eros ded ! guest, 'they pack in 3 passengers : like sardines in a box." "Your comparison is inapt," "When a | Dox of sardines Is full it is full | They don't constantly keep opening | the box. to pack in a few more." re- Lake Ontario Trout and Whitefish, Fresh Sea Salmon, Had- dock, Halibut and Cod. : Doition Fish Cn. a We Have in Stock Just Arrived Oampbell's Tomato Roup Campbell's Vegetable Soup Clark's Tomato Soup Uiark's Vegetable Soup Distributors for Red Rose Tea--the Good Ten. Victory Bonds 'are the 'popular thing. Buy Them! WR McRae&Co GOLDEN LION License No. 6-643 a Real Bargains KING BT. Near breakwater, solid brick, 10 rooms, hot water heating, electric light, gas; sun parlor up and down stairs, Front and back stairs; 100 feet fron- tage on King street by 200 feet deep; gorage--§15.000, : COLBORNE ST. Solid brick, 9 rooms, hot wa- ter heating; barn and good yard. Finished inside in cherry wood. Possession, 80 days $4800, E. W. Mullin & Son Cor. Johnson & Division Sts. Phones 589) and 530w E. W. Mullin By V. Mullin _ re rrr---------- ~ a a a wiry osoe BUILDERS SUPPLIES wstng BUILDERS' SUPPLIES Don't wait to bulld or repair. If vou, dlke others, have been holding off, walling for the cost of materials to drop, take our friendly advice and poaipone po Kngos We, like veu, have boon hep ing that costs woul drop, but the best informamon we ean get, points the othér way fy our opinl vi, there Will be ttle, If any © edoetion ig balld. ing costs fur' at least & year If you Have bullding 1a do or repairs to make, nothing will be Eained by walling. Migit bet. ter go ahead and got It done amd rave the use of it. This ia a new era, price levels. S. ANGLIN Wood we with new ~ & C0. Factory, Lamber wrds, Bay & Wellington Streets, King