Here you see our Christ- mas tree, one of the best type, too, and while, dear sir, tis not a fir, yet it was. made "fir" you. 'Tis true you see upon this tree no presents rich and rare; yet please be kind and bear in mind, in wish the gifts are there. We wish you all, the short and tall, young, middle-aged and grey, the poor, the rich, white, black as pitch, A MERRY CHRISTMAS DAY DRUGGIST 124 PRINCESS STREET My CHRI Ew THE DAILY BRITISH First Christmas Tree HEN Ansgarius preached the White Christ to the vikings of the North, so runs the legend of the Christmas tree, the Lord sent THE feel of fine soft wool of the highest grade is the very foundation of com- fort. you will enjoy it in Mercury, --Correct weights for Fall and Winter in pure wool cas! es, natural wool, silk and wool, and best quality cashmere blended with Egyptian mercerized cotton. Mercury materials are rendered unshrink- able by our special process. his three messengers, Faith, Hope, and Love, to help light the first tree. Seek- Ing one that should be high as hope, wide as love, and that bore the sign of the cross on every bough, they chose the balsam fir, which best of all the trees in the forest met the require ments. Perhaps that is a good reason why there clings about the Christmas tree In my old home that which has preserved It from being swept along in the flood of senseless luxury that has swamped so many things In our money- mad day. At least so it was then. Every time I see a tree stpdded with electric lights, garlands of tinsel gold festooning every brinch, and bung with the hundred costly knickknacks the storekeepers Invent year by year "to make trade" until the tree itself disappears entirely under ita burden, I have a feeling that a fraud has been practiced on the kindly spirit of Yule. Wax candles are the only real thing for a Christmas tree, candles of wax that mingle their perfume with that of the burning fir, not the by-product of some coal-cil or other abomination. What if the boughs do catch fire? They can be watched, and too many candles sre tawdry, anyhow. Also, red apples, oranges and old-fashioned cornucopias made of colored paper, "and made at home, "look & hundred lthe eighth and last day of A Good, Glad Christmastide, my friend, To you and yours is the wish I send. May all your tomorrows have skies of blue, And all your friends be loving and true. il A A A AAA AAA AAA AA ---------- ( mr nn mE THE FEAST OF LIGHTS EMG Ies year, esponding nearly 'to our De- | Hil cember, ang the ti Eh {i dedication of | |i their tempig.. It had been dedicated on | | celebrated the feast that day by Antiochus. by Judas Maccabeus, gn branched caffdlestick for eight and it would have taken eight prepare new oil. Accordingly ¥ Hi! Kislev in every house; to ¥ dle, on the next day two, gf aE gd § I eight candles twinkled in every It is not very easy to fix the act date of the Nativity, bat it most probably on the last day of lev, when every Jewish house in lehem and Jerusalem was twink! with lights. The Greeks also call Christ- mas the feast of lights, the name given to the dedication festival, Chan- ukah, by the Jews, WHY THE CHRISTMAS KISSES 5 1G. SATURDAY, DEC. 17, 1001, TT -- tures, and special machi complete line of Pocket manufacture of additional tended line, of Jack Knives and Pen Kniv. Knife, and you will fi The Canada Cutl i Within one year from the date of our installation, we have manufactured all the many necessary intricate dies, tools, fix- nery necessary for the production of a Knives, and are steadily engaged in the dies, tools, etc., for a very much ex- We have produced and put on the market a complete line es, and you will find our Knives on sale at practically every Hardware Store in the City. The qual- ity of our product is second to none. finest quality Sheffield Pocket Knife warranted. They are made from the Blade Steel, and are fully ey are certain to give satisfaction. ' There is no more suitable Christmas gift than a Pocket nd our Knives very reasonable in price. We ask that in purchasing a Pocket Knife you give our product a trial, and we are confident that once tried, you will never desire any other brand. Here is a case where you save money, and at the same time boost home industry. # KINGSTON . ONTARIO, Keep your toes apart -- walk better. FOOT SPECIALISTS AND Ras This is Where mos. of Your Trouble Comes From come. A great Relief to Bunions Work done while you wait, If you will SOAP POWDER Try It! 'try ahis Powder if your feet burn. CHIROPODISTS We remove all Corns and Callouses / : without pain; ingrown Nails or any foot troubles. | © We have fitted over four hundred pairs ews jill} ston and every pair a success. © We make | were wont.on the twenty-fifth day of il} : Consultation FREE. © We carry a full line of Arches: | Sweating 4 the past year in King- A 1 all kinds of Arches and | Supports to order for Men, + Women and Children. SHOE REPAIRING DEPARTMENT We have the latest Factory achines, and do our work in a Factory System works looks lik € new. 80 your Our help are all experts, .- and we use only the very best leather. We¥ive you quick service. acches -- it overcome all Win will your troubles. . 3 y you come once you, will always + * 3 The Only Thing for Feet Ei ii itll i Osculation, Allowed by Custom, Cele. |[fif brates One of Most Charming Hit Events in" Tradition. i HY should men kiss giris whe | [lif ! stand under mistletoe? Hi ! Because they like it and be- | [ill | cause custom allows fit. HH times better and fittér in the green; and so do drums and toy trumpets and wald-horns, and a rocking horse that | need not have cost erty dollars. A S-- Washing Wixsews. If windows are washed when the sun is shining on them they dry before | there is time to polish them, and look | streaky. Always dust windows before washing them. Add a little ammonia to the water to make the glass shine and polish well. eres Our charges are no more than elsewhere, and our work will wear longer, because it is properly done. : We build all kinds of Heels, which when finished look like new. LADIES' AND GENTS' SKATE GRINDING SHOESHINING PARLORS e have installed the very latest Skate Grinding Machine. In this department, we offer We give you quick service and the best service in this i put on all kinds of Skates. Ladies' Parlor separate. ACCESSORIES Call in and see for yourself. We carry a full line of Shoe « SHOES DYED Laces, Polishes, also One-Half (Brown or Black) Knives of all kinds. Soles, Rubber Heels, Nails and We cordially invite you tocall and inspect our place. The romance goes back to the days of the gods of Scandinavia, when dur the Beautiful was shot the Spirit of Evil, with an mistletoe. But his' mother, MERRY CHRISTMAS the N dim te ---- luting with kisses ali 4 To me we shout it §| Death a branch Held: aloft in or_ sing it, we must be Thus it en. = : sure to mean it; for it § | and happy 4 we really mean it when we held the plant in great say, "Merry Christmas, every- teularly the Druids, who body," we will do all in our | cession into the forests to power to make Christmas a day per New yonrs day » of 1 'or all tl 5 mong people f unsullled joy f hose , | and holy plant. If any within reach of our influence. Christ came into the world to. mistletoe touched .the ground regarded as an omen of bring light which brings Joy. He 8 came to bring deliverance to men; to solve their difficult § problems; to Inspire a higher hope in the spirit of men. That is the cause of the deepest joy to mankind. Yes, Christmas is a joyful day as well as a sacred day. : It is a day for dang good deeds, as weil as thioking Food thoughts, If is fot u day Tor. receiving gifts only. There are %o many opportupities for dog } 800d, that we may receive joy a hundredfoid, with, tbs 'expendi. ture of just « little time and thought. There are many whe Agve litle; magy whe do not know the meaning of this day as } you know 3: aay whose spirits ¥ } iis F124s i i 3% faeied ih Out-of-town Parcel Postbusiness solicited. We prepay return charges. GEORGE FEX, Prop. | 207 PRINCESS STREET . ". KINGSTON The Old Windsor Block. Phone 639. : RE RT lamp that lights the' music and does The Moder Versio; rr not throw the l«ht In one's eve; It Rub--He who dances must pay the c<pplles direct ii iting without glare fiddler, : ; te ing new doll garted as a bride in a {bis little piano lamp is made at Dub--The jazs drummer, you ++ fy white gown, that acts as silkoy zeal, beautifully flnishel fa ma- mean.--New York Sun, ! shade for an. p "lamp. | aogany. . : (ther doll lamps have gowns of rose- Sauce for the goose mdy be sauce pink rellow silk diffusing a soft A girl may ceil her extravagant | for the gander, but we never Xx Novelty Lam, ps. : Doll lamps are in high favor this A FULL STOCKING. . | ®°ason as sifts and there 's a charm: Hock--Santa Claus apparently has gifts to rlease everybody. ~ Rock--Yes. If seems that there is nothing he doesnt keep In stock, He RY AND UNDE WOMEN AND CHILDREN - 136