SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1921. Greeting Cards The designs of these Cards are, artistic, new and beautiful; the sentiments are in good taste and different. Also EASTER NOVELTIES FOR CHILDREN Chickens, Bunnies and Candy Boxes for favors. R. Uglow & Co. 141 PRINCESS STREET "Gifts. That Last" --SPECIAL-- Silver Plated Casseroles and Pie Plates Thése are finest Silver Plate with earthenware dishes. CASSEROLES PIE PLATES ... Only a limited number in stock. ' Kinnear & dEsterre JEWELERS 100 PRINCESS STREET "I have my eyes examined as carefully We recently told us: never had as you have examined them." ap- preciate this. | May we be your Optometrists and Optician? oJ. oe Se re PROPOSED OCEAN SAILINGS Season 1921 Ww ready. C. S. KIRKPATRICK Agent, 36 Clarence Street. "The House of Better Glasses" Opposite the Post Office Tel. 568w. Phone 699 Ee -------------------- after a man has one foot in the grave it doesn't take him very long to get there with both feet. An ounce of help is better than a nobody knows it better ton of hot air on the subject preacher in a small town. A SANG WIN SNP. "GIFTS THAT LAST" y - = - Kingston ghbors, imagines ways trying to do him. than "Home" Music Has the Greatest Charm The player-piano is the key that unlocks the door to an under- standing and appreciation of all classes of music. It can be played and enjoyed by every member of the family. Investigate the NORDHEIMER "HUMAN TOUCH" PLAYER-PIANO The Nordheimer "Human Touch" Player-Piano provides what few other Players are capable of --a perfect simulation of finger playing. The "Human Touch" feature is more than a name--it is a fact. The exclusive control devices of the Nordheimer accom- plish a touch and tone so like the piano when played by hand that all suggestion of the mechanical is removed. The Nordheimer piano has the tone-- the player device gives the facility of expression. "Human Touch" For sale by:-- R. J. RODGER' 132 PRINCESS STREET 5 ~~ | The man who tries to do his nei that they are al- . | Letters to the Editor | KINGSTON'S EDUCATIONAL COST Kingston, March 17 (To "Editor): At t estimate for the cu before the tax-payers, city, counci] is abou entire tax rate of the city mus an opportune sider the adv in its expendi purposes The estimat ucation wer Coll decide > tax-payers year, it is oarc 1915 1920 182] Total 19135 e current ex- penditure in 1920 increased over 13135 1921 over i cont show age 1915, nearly say Also the public schools estimate. in |e 1920 incre cent over for 19 ased $ 1915, and v $57,422 or near 35,000 the r 53 or 63 per estimates <-quite correct to say at ingston has reached the highest point in ex- penditure for education in its history. Now might reasonably have been exj ed had the city increased population. But it during the. last six has only increased from 21,325 to 368 or 1,043, { which gives perhaps an additional 200 pupils to the public schools and about 120 to the collegiate The opening of 'the Victoria school consider fact that Kingston is a years wing in 1915 and the building of the | new school in Cataraqui 1920-1 account for creased expenditure: {sary increases in the teachers' sal- aries, and the increase in the cost of school supplies, account for most. Not that the number of teachers em- | ployed by the board has greatly in- {creased. In 1915 there were sixteen | in the collegiate to eighteen now, and fn the public schools there were sixty-two to sixty-fivs now. The exact. sum (not including the separate schools) the city i: asked to supply for education this Year is: ward in some of the in- but the neces- Collegiate estimates--current expendi fixed charges--debentures Schools es Public mate--current exy | Public Schools fixed charges--debentures You cannot please everybody, and | ai : was a dream! Some say that the fig- Women's Oxfords SPECIAL ... $4.95 WOMEN'S OXFORDS -- in Chocolate Kid, Mahogany Calf and Black. Kid with Louis or Military heels. Spedia jal $4. 5 valueat ........ eS se ear anisn 200 pairs Women's Chocola * cut LACE SHOES cap and rubber hels; and value. Special Allan M. Reid . SHOE STORE ho) te Kid, high -- perforated toe' excellent quality | Separate Schools To provide 206,896 41 means t Collegiate school rate of Public school rate of I | When it is remembered that the | city assessment has been ircreased | 16 per cent, over last year, and that rus calculation of say 14 mills is { based on the new assessment, it can easily be reckoned that Kingston on its old assessment would have been asked to endure a tax of about 16 | mills. And the question might readily be | asked: 'How does this compare with { other leading cities in the province? On 24th January a remarkable Japticie appeared in the "British Whig" showing the low cost of edu- | cation in the city of Kingston. The | writer fearlessly stated that "it is a {fact that Kingston is taxed less for educational purposes than any other city in' Ontario, That may be sur- ! prising, but it is absolutely true." {A list of somz twenty leading cities | was given, showing the school tax { rate, and Kingston was at the foot of {the list. After reading it one felt { happy and perhaps satisfied at condi- tions as there stated But alas! it ures there given were for 1918 but even then the rate for Kingston was { Incorrectly quoted. If the figures | were given for 1920 rate--and they | hardly vary from the figures given in | the list below for 1920 rate--then {ihe rate for Kingston was very in- accurately given Instead of 9.86, | which is the public school rate, the | collegiate tax of 2.88 should. have | been added making the total 12.50 {and this would have made all the gif. ference in the comparison. City Sarnia Owen Saund .... Stgatford London Belleville Guelph Brantfor >inans Niagara F. .... Peterboro St. Thomas . Woodstock . Kiflgston Cale... .,.... .- Chatham 'vie . St. Catharines .... Kitchener 17. Toronto 18. Hamilton . 19. Ottawa 1. In the list here submitted which | Is accurate for 1920, and vouched for | by the writér, the reader will observe Kingston's true position amongst nineteen leading cities of the pro- 'vince. For 1920 this city is certain- © wag PRPRAnMw- Way =a &® Bove wpwwe 0 ® w i x 63 ly not at the bottom--but just near the centre. And judging from figures of some cities (Peterboro, St. 1 | tax . of E4- | MEA i air Catharines) y 1921, the writer for I on to infer that the ie of most of the cities in be increased for 1921. most cases prove true, ted rate of fourte irrent year for Kir 1is city amongst the ties in the province Kingston last ch the same as es. opoeducation. This year ing the serious advance expenditu demanding probably a 14 mills on the new assess- ngston must be placed very ed upon the list where eously thought it stood at tom. A warning is needed less ry soon indeed the city's burden educ on becomes greater than taxpayer can bear. New ventures delayed; greater economy n overhead charges; sup- of be As a new | trustee rece said. "Too many frills, let the children have the es- | The tax-payer will stand ® but at this junec- has to re-adjust his with his decreased in- in no mood for "frills." him. He reaMzes that y up while the cost of I daily. Just now the eds encouragement to heavy burden of taxes ever, What would a serious attempt by authority to keep dewn nnecessary expenditure in education or in any 1t of civic administra- n py 90 | U fore | J. s Day, 1921. W. JONES. WHERE 1S THE WOMAN? | This Is a Question That Is Puzzling the, Rockwood Asylum Authorities. is a question that is being asked by officials of Rockwood Hospital 'and | the woman whe reside | at Miss Edrle's disap- | pearance was mysterious and sudden | ae no clue was left that enabled i Where is Miss | relatives of Napanee the officials of the asylum or her re- latives to form any conjecture as to { her whereabouts, or in what direc- [ tion to' carry on, their search. Did | she merely wander away to die from | exposure to the inclement weather? | Did she go out to the lake and throw herself into the water® Or | has she gone into seclusion where | ' no one will find her? Miss Earle was fifty-nine years of $38,735 00 5,855 85 : ---------- 44.590 85 penditure ..$116,660 00 20,823 56 - $137,483 56 ture $182,074 41 24,822 00 $206,896 41 hat there will be: 3.65 mills (appre )ximately) 10.10 : » ' |r age and her home was in Napanee, She came to the House of Providence and was cared for as an inmate of that institution until she became mentally deranged, when she was taken to Rockwood Asylum and there cared for, given practically the freedom of the to inducing malcy with satisfactory results. On ed from Rockwood and every effort to locate her has failed. She had the vicinity of the institution, nei- nections at Napanee, The following advertisement was placed in the Whig two days after her reported disappearance: | lia Earle, patient, aged fifty-nine years, wearing taupe colored toque, rimmed glasses, and rubbers, Name appears on clothing, Any person her whereabouts kindly communi- phone 246, or Rockwood Hospital. Mr. Dunbar states that no com- ply to the above advertisement and the family are mystified by what is regarded as a very mysterious dis- Bn ce A GD GA Total School 'ax. Total City Tax. School Tax Percentage of total tax General Tax 16. 15. 14.5 13 13. 13. 13. 13. 12. i2 12 12. 11 11 11. 10. 10, 9. 8. 23, 24. 23. 24, 28. 18. 40. 40. 39.¢ 40, 40. 32. 40. 32.; 35, come' orn & 2 | { | 313 Ov © 3 or Or AEM XO ~D Oh Ooo -2 appearance. The Whig telephoned Rockwood Asylum to-day regarding the case and was informed that the mystery remains unsolved. to ------ You can't always judge a man's wealth by the size of his pay en- velope. - 1 | Amelia Earle? This | rn Here her condition was | not regarded as serious and she was | institution and grounds with a view | her restoration to nor- | February 19th last she disappear- | not been seen by persons residing in | ther did she return to the House of | Providence or to her family con- | Wndered from Rockwood Hospi- | tal, Saturday, Feb. 19th, Miss Ame- | black coat with plush collar, gold- | who can give any information as to | cate with W. H. Dunbar, Napanee, | munication has been received in re- | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. A List of Real Good Shoe Bargains For Saturday $4.50 and $5.00 valu es ... * $2.95 Girls' Boots Girls' Brown and Black Laced Boots; sizes 11 to 2: some regular .... Clearing $2.95 -- Ladies' Brown O $4.95 ----Ladies' Brogue Oxfords Ladies' Semi-Brogue Oxfords Regular $8.00 values ....... $4.95 xfords $4.95 Sale of Men' $3.75--Sale of Boys' $2.95 Sale of Boys' OTHER. SPECIALS $1.95--Sale of Youths' School Boots. s Boots. Brown Boots. School Boots. Some samples in the lot. $1.95 Sale of Children's Boots; sizes 8 to 10}, including a lot of samples; sizes 9.. $4.00 All regular clearing Saturday-- $1.95 By the INTERNATIONAL CORRESPON- DENCE SCHOOLS, CANADIAN Limited | Young me. of ability to study AT HOME in SPARE TIME and prepare for position of ACCOUNTANT. Let us know which of these interests you. Free Booklet on request. No obligation. Chartered Accountant. Higher Accountant. Auditng. Cost Accountant. Railroad Accountant. Business Management. Other courses in Bookkeeping, subjects, Address: M. M. SIMS, Representative 130 Clarence Street, Kingston. Stenography and Commercial | ' Jams and Jellies ---Pure Crab Apple Jelly. --Pure Red Currant Jelly. ~--Pure Strawberry Jam. ----Pure Raspberry Jam. --Pure Black Currant Jam. | --Peach, Plum and Apricots-- | frash, and of the best qual- | ity. Prices right. C. H. Pickering 490 aad 492 Princess Street. Phone 530. Aan | Will Place Ciscoes. | The United States fish hatchery at i #Cape Vincent is preparing to place | | in the near future a large number of i ciscoes in the St. Lawrence, Black | bass and lake trout fingerlings will j also be placed in the eastern waters! | of Lake Ontario, A few weeks ago | 50,000,000 whitefish eggs were ship- | ! ped from Cape Vincent to British Col- | {umbia and it is planned to place | | about the same number near Cape | | Vincent, it having been found that the fish propagate easily and are not readily preyed upon by other fish. 'Constipation "is one of the most common ailments of childhood and the child suffering from it cannot thrive. ~ To keep the children well the bowels must be kept regular and | the stomach sweet. To do this noth- {ing ean equal Baby's Own Tab- | lets. They are a mild but thorough | laxative; are absolutely safe and | never fail to relieve constipation and indigestion; colds and simple fever, Concerning them Mrs. Jules Fau- querean, Nominingue, Que., writes: ~--"My baby was terribly constipat- | ed and suffered day and night, I was i advised to give him_ Baby's Own Tab- {lets and from the frst they helped | {him and now at the age of thirteen | {months he is a big healthy, happy boy." The Tablets are sold by medi- oo dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. CHLDHOOD CONSTIPATION fright to have counsel, | school, probably on the corner of | a -- a at at a Pt nate etna. Reid's Luxury Baby Carriages Planned and built with mo- ther's convenience and baby En $1) a} (pe Sa A - comfort and safety. Hand Woven, imported, se- lected Reed, with each model |an individual tribute to | Reid's Luxuar its craftsman builder. y Carriages are the centre of our floor and window display. Pullmans, Gondolas, Park Cars and Strollers-- sell and satisfy. James Reid MAY REOPEN CASE | AT PENITENTIARY | The Minister of Justice Is | Being Urged to Comply | With Request. It is reported that on. of the cases i of dismissal at the Portsmouth peni- | | tentiary 1s to be re-opened, and the evidence reviewed by ordér of the | minister of justice upon complaints | | insistently made against the manner | in which the matter had been dis-| posed of, especially the denial to the official charged with misconduct the | It is claimed on behalf of the official that his char- | acter was injured by a false charge, | You may gain knowldge 1 - fead- | ing, but you must separate the wheat | from the chaff by thinking, So close is the sympathy between | night and day that when one falls the other breaks. The Leading Undertaker Phone 147 for service. DAVID SCOTT Plumber Fiaombing and Gas Work a special. ty. All work guaranteed. Address 145 Frontenac Street. Phone 1277, Showed Appreciation. Smith's Falls Board of Education granted $200 to the Cadet corps for three new rifles and necessary ame munition. The corps had brought great credit to the town and the board expressed its great appreciation of its splendid achievements. The corps had never before asked the board for anything; but put up its [own backstop and paid for its own ammunition. This year owing to the visit of the Governor-General the corps had spent every dollar in fty treasury, and hadn't a dollar now to buy ammunition for this year's shoot= ing. i Working and loafing are habits and it is difficult to quit efther. TEN YEARS AGO, Robson Black writes an interest- | ing article on "Motor-boating Around Kingston," in the March number of meatier Power Boat. New spring suits are advertised at $15 in all sizes and materials. Hockey experts pick young Charlie Stewart as a kid who will make a name for himself. The Scotch curlets defeated a cos- mopolitan team with ease last night. To-morrow a by-law goes to the people for the erection of a new Division and Colborne streets. Shareholders of the Cataraqut Bridge have ratified the agreement for its sale, \ News of Kingston TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, A new lock will be constructed the Morrisburg canai. Dr, Herbert Parkyn, a graduate, has been appointed toll chair in Illinois medical college. Mayor Elliott inspected the pap of the city's new water pump ne under construction in the shops ¢ John Inglis & Son, Toronto. He satisfled with them. Westport applies fo tion as a village at the of the county couneil. : Wolfe lslauders and residents Cape Vincent are betting on hol long the connecting ice last. April first is the date ly named, incorpo ext 30