SPECIAL FOR ONE WEEK An exceptional line of Business En- velopes at $1.79 per' M. will be offered. R. Uglow & Co. ONLY: --at-- s THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS if | Made to be Broken Some Say | --Here's Hoping They { Are Mistaken. New Year's resolutions.are now {the order of the day. Some claim | that they are like pie crusts- made | [to be brokean--but at any rate they | are made every year and a Whig! representative will give a number. of | |j | them for what they are worth, and | {it is to be hoped that they will pan | | {out all right. { Convicts at the penitentiary--Re- | |§ | solved, that we will be good during | i | the new year, make no attacks on | {any of the officials and not try to} i} | escape. | Portsmouth Philosopher -- That | | providing Reeve Halliday and his | || colleagues do another good year's | | work, he will do all in his power to | |] | put them back for still another year. | |]! Citizens in general--That they | will shovel the snow off their side- walk and save a fine in Magistrate Farrell's court. Citizens who voted against day- | '] | light saving--That we will do our best to turn out of bed an hour ear- lier, and keep up-to-date. Newly-elected aldermen--That we | will work for the best interests of | Silverware We illustrate the Hudson pat- the city and do our best to "knock | | the knockers." | The defeated candidates--To con- | tinue to be good citizens and work | for Kingston, though not privileged | | to sit around the horseshoe in the] | coupeil chamber. eckless auto drivers -- To do | their very best to avoid accidents | ring the year. Shopkeepers of Kingston -- To | kive the people the benefit of the] lowest prices possible. f The bootleggers--To 'carry on" | a8 usual, providing the "cops" do | | have the business of governing inter- | May, ' FIRST REAL ESTATE DEAL. | Land Was Sold In Toronto In the Year 1797. : Toronto's first real estate deal | dates back nearly a century and a | quarter to the year 1797. 1 Four years béfore that time Lieu- tenant-Governor Simcoe was coasting along the northern shore of Lake On- tario, secking a site for a capital for the Upper Province. He already had his capital at Newark, now known as Niagara, but as he did not want to ' rupted by the possibility of having to blow the American fort across the water to pieces, he set out to search for a mew site. He almost selected the place where London, Ont. is now, but one day he sailed into a landlocked harbor. The site at first glance was not promising. It was largely a desolate marsh, from which the smoke of a few wigwams rose. In an old manuscript map, drawn be- tween 1760 and 1797, a cluster of wigwams is shown with the words ap- pended: 'Toronto, an Indian village now deserted." A : > Toronto in the Huron language was a 'place of meeting," and the .com- | venience of the site that recommend- ed it to the noble Red Man as the best place for his chataqua in the | day of his power commended itself | to the far-seeing governor. So the place of meeting deserted by the braves was adopted by the palefaces, and Toronto, or York, as it was first ! named, came inte being, quietly and | modestly and without any indication of its present greatness. | Simcoe arrived in Toronto Bay in | 1793, and by August the guns | on shore and in the harbor had pro- claimed the formal inauguration of the new capital. Things were soon in order for the real estate agent, but for a year or $4.95 ale of Men's Black Laced lucher Boots Round Toes; Neolin Soles and Rubber Heels; all sizes 5% to 10. Only 135 pairs at this price. Regular $8.00 value. tern and carry a full line of Knives, Forks and Spoons. The quality is guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. not catch us in their nets. | two that worthy had a rather lean Movie picture managers--To give | time. It was mot until 1797 that a the fans the very best that money |land deal took place. The interval can buy. | bad been occupied in the more or Kingston hockey teams--To.grab (ess (generally less) delicate task of all the silverware that is put up for persuading the aboriginal inhabi- competition. | tants that their comfort and happi- Kingston newsboys -- Resolved, | ness would be ensured for all time if that we will not miss one customer | the palefaces held the title deeds to during the year 1921. their lands. The negotiation having R. J. Bushell--That I will work | peen completed, 'the settlement was every day of the year to make the | divided between the newcomers. Land fair this year the best ever. | on each side of what became Yonge Sir Henry Drayton--That I will | street was granted to actual settlers do all I can to help Kingston and |on condition that they performed the meet the wishes of the hundred and | ysual settlement duties, such 'as one who made requests of me. building a house, clearing part of the land, and making a road across or in front of each lot, oo large part of the district was divided into eight substantial lots Eugene O'Brien and Alice Joyce In| stretching from the Don to Yonge : Two Absorbing Films, | street. Lot No. 8 with a frontage of One of the strongest motion pic- | 56g faet on Queen tnd bounded by ture offerings witnessed here is at| yonee a5 far ag Bloor became the the Grand Opera House for the first | property by crown patent of George three days of this week, and Monday | Playter and his wife, Elizabeth. | night a large audience witnessed the | Probably because they found so bill. The Grand"s orchestra was al- |...» undeveloped land on their so a feature, and played delightful |, ;ac burden, the Playters decided melodies throughout. Alice Joyce to get rid ofspart of it. Accordingly appears in "Dollars and the Wo-|,, Jip yg 1797, Geerge Playter and man," an intensive story of domestic | "yp; 100 released to John, McGill lite. This production is full of| pg, "5 portion of forty acres. This thrills, Miss Joyce has never appear- |g potion embraced that part of the ed to better advantage than in this Coffee Spoons and Tea Spoons at ......$7.00 doz. Dessert Spoons and Des- sert Forks at ...$12.80 doz. that your eyes should be examined by an expert optometrist. In nearly every case of eye trouble it 18 not a cataract or some malformation that is inter- fering with the vision, but a failure of the focusing ma- inery of the eye to perform ts duties. This is corrected by the proper lenses. We can serve you Batisfactorily. Y OUR doctor will tell you Table Spoons, Soup Spoons and Table Forks at $14 doz. / Kinnear & d'Esterre JEWELERS 100 PRINCESS STREET AUTO TOPS Auto Tops recovered and cush- ions repaired New Celluloids and glass lights sets in side and back curtains. FEATURES AT THE GRAND oJ. | | ~------ Established 1834. Es Starting Another Important Notice To all ambitious persons who desire to commence their The House of Better Glasses Opposite the Pest Office Phone 0699. KINGSTON. Pr i on, Ji ong C. 8. KIRKPATRICK General Insurance Agent 36 Clarence Street, Tel. 568w. Slip Covers and Boat Tops and all kinds of general repai NE she loved instead of money, and how story of how a girl chose the man city now bounded by Yonge, Gerrard, | Mutual and Queen, | course of instruction with the The transaction was the first real i she successfully met all conditions estate deal in Toronto, John McGill | International +{{ R.H. Jones Year kr and some: misfortunes. Eugene | ,..4 gagy for the land, one bleck of Mayor George Mason, of the Pres. cott Journal, has been re-elected mayor. Phone 132. 390 PRINCESS STREET O'Brien in 'The Figurehead" plays which is said te be worth $1,000,000 patronage and extend The Season's We thank our many customers for their the part of a wealthy young man thrust into a mayoralty contest. In- stead of being the figurehead, as had been planned, he develops into a forceful fighter, and with the help of the wealthy girl he loves, he de- feats the man who would be politi- cal boss. This picture is also in- tensely interesting. The hall scene, depicting a fistic fight between the two candidates on the platform, and mounted police riding through the i crowd, is thrilling. {Phe same offerings will be shown [w.nin at the Grand, to-night'éand on | Wednesday. A very pretty wedding was solemn- ized on Wednesday at the home of | Mr. and Mrs. George Pettem, Lyn, { when their eldest daughter Leila Grace, became the bride of James Anderson, Beresford, Man. A ---- a At tl i NINN to-day. The docunients were drawn up by Thomas Rideut, the founder of the well-known family of that name. One of Johan Denison, grandfather city's chief magistrate. of the -------------- An Historic Cemétery Reclaimed. The Niagara-on-the-lake correspon- dent of the St. Catharines Standard has furnished his paper with an in- teresting account of the reclamation work done at Butler's Ground. Spot, sacred to many familes which bore"a worthy part in the war of whole place overgrown with weeds-- a dismal spot which by its very exist- ence seemed to rebuke an ungrateful country, Butler's Burying Ground was so- called after the Col. Butler who rais- the witnesses was | Burying | Until recently that historic | 1812-14, was badly neglected. The | grave stones were in disorder and the | Correspondence Schools Canadian, Limited by the first of the year. MAKE YOUR | Satisfied customers who years ago bought their APPLICATION NOW Furniture to start housekeeping with have in turn, Call or write for particulars to: | Sent their children (the next generation of buyers) | LY. SNS, to come and receive the same satisfaction that they | Representative, 130 Clarence St Kingston, Ont, § themselves received. §97 I.C.S. Students in Kingston. In An Honorable F urniture and Undertaking Career. : Insures another twelve months of success, a fine tort Woetiag trem Tan ror Reid's High Quality--Reid's Low Prices, 3 shore highway. The ancient vault has been restored and the siabs from The Leading Undertaker Phone 147 for service, ed "Butler's Rangers," one of the most famous regiments on the British side in the huadred-year-old war with the United States. Time after time the Niagara Historical Society, of which Miss Janet Carnochan is the head, endeavored to procure action on the part of the Government, look- ing to the restoration of the bury- ing grounds. A few years ago the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park Commission went so far as to inclose the graves with a fence. About a year ago, the commission, of which Mr P. W. Ellis is the vigorous and ag- gressive chairman, decided. te take this ancient cemetery in hand and put it in decent condition. Capt. Jas. R. Bond, assistant superintendent of the Park Commission, visited the scene and laid out his plans for the work the old tombs laid in seemly rows, + Solving the Problem, Mr. Knowall was the sort of man who, if he doesn't know, will never Say 80. Thus, when his wife asks him a question to which he doesn't know the answer, he does his best. "Herbert," she said recently, "what is a canard?" "Surely you know that?" he replied snappily, thinking hard. "Why, the word itself conveys its own meaning." "Does it, dear?" said wifey soothingly, "But I don't see it. Do, please, explain it to me!" "Well, a canard is something ome 'canardly' believe, of course!" -- CASCARETS "They Work while you Sleep" Greetings To All Tackle your work to-morrow as hard as a four-poundl black bass hits the bait. Take Cascarets to-night to move the stagnant bile, the poisons and waste from liver and bowels, ab- 'A solutely ending sick headache, bil- Aousness, constipation, sallowness, "Nds, upset stomach, bad breath. No No existing species of birds have teeth. / Ninety-eight per cent. of Cold- of reclamation. With the skill of a landscape oan and Greaadier Guards are gardemer, Capt. Bond has converted ome the little cemetery into a pretty, well-kept park, with smooth green- Ancient Greece Had League. ~ NNg--no inconvenience. Children |sward, neatly gravelled paths, con- When the Phoenicians came inte teve'Cascarets too. 10, 25, 50 cents. [crete seats for the use of visitors. and | the early history of Greece they brought with them the use of wine . and the oracle of Delphi, | TWICE TOLD TALES |ESEii De Prisiing ign Mw of union Grecian News of Kingston TEN YEARS AGO, TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, for the different Grecian tribes Kingston starts away this year Robert Stevenson, late of McKel- with "Christy" Graham as mayor. vey & Birch, has accepted the fore. The council lines up--W. J. Fair, R. | manship of Bennett's tin shop, Gan- Hanley, R. H. Toye, T. F. Harrison, anoque. ¥ R. E. Kent, T. J. Rigney, John Car- R. Waldron, Jr., has left for Eng- son, R. F. Elliott, D, A. Givens, J. J. |land on a business trip. ar Harty, A. W. McCarthy, R. Fraser, It is announced in the world of F. J. Hoag, J. S. R. McCann, A. E. | fashion that the bustle has come into Ross, R. Armstrong, W. Clugston, D. vogue once more. Couper, S. R. Bailey, J. W. Litton, A. There was a public installation of Shaw. the officers of Courts Frontenac and R. J. Baiden was elected reeve of | Collin's Bay, I. O. F., in the City,Hall Portsmouth with a majority of 14. last night with one of the largest au- A. M. Rankin was elected reeve of | diences ever in the hall. Riagsion township with a majority Julia Stuart, the young English - actress, is returning to Kingston for Queen's has lost one of its greatest | another engagement. She.is very po- hockeyists in Dobson, who has been p here. forced to return home on Business Queen's hockey team is still winn- g matters, ing games in Pittsburg, Pa., The Am- Professor John Watson Has return- | erfcans 100k on them as marvels at ed from Glasgow, where he delivered : the Gi lectures in the university. lenacs, world's ama- champions, are away to a obertson's, Limited | 75-76 PRINCESS STREET Crockery, China, Glassware, Cutlery 2 OO 22 & Winter Footwear DEERSKIN MOCCASINS For Men, Women and Children. OIL TAN SHOE PACKS > For men and boys. SKATING and HOCKEY BOOTS For Men, Women and Children. | PRICES REASONABLE Allan M. Reid of. SHOE STORE =... B I ee fh HOUSES OF PARLIAME ice launch patrolling the 'h front of the British Houses of Parliament again: i Sinn Fein attacks. . y EF On Dee. 29th an event of unusual k plae the' home of sell : | Mrs. Mary Burke, widow late James Burke, Thursday at the home of ter, Mrs. Wesley Merritt, i fi I | El i 1 41