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Roughton Phone 610. 60 Brock St., Kingston YOU MAY BE PUZZLED TO KNOW WHAT GIFT TO SE- LECT FOR A Wedding : this Spring THE NEWEST DESIGNS IN BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF a Sterling Silver SUCH AS exiitL STICKS, VASES, TEA POT STANDS, SANDWICH PLATES, SMALL WAITERS, TEA SETS, etc, | SMITH BROS. LIMITED ESTABLISHED 1840 KING STREET, KINGSTON DR. S. E. PORTER Corner Alfred and Johnson Streets ad «. Phone 1073F, . "ign SOMETHING YOU MAY REQUIRE 80 ft. 1-2 in., 3 ply wrapped Garden Hose, completa with Couplings Serena vee "r - $8.50 + 80 ft. 1-2 In. Corrugated Garden Hose complete with Couplings -. trrersraiiiiaiienes $0.00 12 in~--3 blade Star Lawn Mower --........ $ 9.00 14 in--3 blade Star Lawn Mower -..-...... $10.00 14 In--4 blade Woodyatt Lawn Mower :.... $11.00 16 In--4 blade Woodyatt Lawn Mower -..:: $12.00 18 In~--4 blade Woodyatt Lawn Mower -.... $13.00 14 in.--8 blade Empress Ball Bearing Mower $14.00 16 In--8& blade Empress Ball Bearing Mower $15.00 6 qt. Jap. Watering Cans reseed 10 qt. Jap. Watering Oans ---............... 10 qt. Galv. Watering Cans -- . : 85 Vissi innens «$150 We Sharpen and Repair Lawn Mowers, McKelvey & Birch, Limited Supplies, Sheet Metal and Tin Wopk; Electric work; Patating and Paper Hanging. Special work of all kinds undertaken. 'Our Oldest Art Society The Ontario Society of Artists, which celebrates its fiftieth anniver- sary this yeaf, is the oldest organis- ation of its kind in Canada. As a rule, one assumes that Dominion se- c'eties are the parents and provincial societies the children, but in thé case of art that is not so. In fact, the 0. 8. A. might claim to be the father of the Royal Canadian Academy, which did not come into existence until some years after the artists of Ontario had organised. There were other art societies before Confeder: ation, but all of them have been dead for so Jong hat their memory hardly remains. The O. 8. A. had the ad- vantage of coming into existence just at the time when the national spirit was flaming high in this country, as & direct result of the Federation of British America. Men began to rea- lize for the first time that artists could ngt go on forever imitating the English schools. They had to find their subjects in Canada, and learn the t way of putting on canvas the beauties of their own land. i Even in a democratic country noble patrons count for something, and our artists will always remember with gratitude the two Governors General who encouraged and fostered Painting in Canada. Lord Dufferin was the first of them, and he was not the sort of man to play at encourag- ing the Intellectual aspirations of colonfals. He dabbed 3 little in paint- ing and sketching himself, and sev- eral pictures owned by him were Placed in the early exhibitions of the 0. 8. A. The Marquis of Lorne, whose wife, the Princess Louise, also painted with skill, co-operated with the Ontario artists In bringing the Canadian Royal Academy into exist- ence. In creating a Dominion-wide association, the Governor-General and his royal wife had the support of Mr. Lucius R. O'Brien, at that time vice-president of the Ontario society. One other titled painter has 'sent pictures from Rideau Hall to the Ontario exhibitions. The popu- lar Princess Patricia added painting to her other accomplishments, and her canvases easily won a place on their merits in exhibitions were ex- acting hanging committees were dis- appointing dosens of aspiring artists. Only two of the artists who Journeyed up to John A. Fraser's home on Gould street oh a June day in 1872, when that gifted, but belli- gerent, painter called the meeting to organise the art society, are still alive. T. Mower Martin is one of the surviving foundation members, but . he has done little painting-in recent years. With Robert F. Gagen, how- ever, there has been no standing still. HE had pictures in the first-exhibi- tion of the O. 8. A., which opened on Easter Monday, 1873, and in the fif- tieth exhibition, now on view in Toronto, he is showing marines that are among the most vigorous ever done by a Canadian painter. Robert F. Gagen is the ever-young man among the artists of this country, and he still keeps abreast of the modern movements. One observer of things artistic recently remarked that if Mr. Gagen continues to work a few years longer, he may yet be asked to fill the vacant place in the Group of Seven. At the present time, there are only six stars in that famous constellation. The artists of Canada may claim without much danger of contradie- tion, that our painters have made greater headway with the establish- ment of a native school than have our authors or our poets or our dramatists. There is no native drama in the Dominfon as yet, and little great prose. The poets have done better than the writers of fiction, but even they have not been as creative 48 our painters. The artists are now interpre their country on canvas' with origikality, with vitality and with power. To the Ontario Soctety of Artists must be given the credit of having fostered the native art in this country. Their efforts brought into existence, after several get- backs and disappointments, the art school where the young men and wo- 'men are learning the technique of painting. thirty years old. At their exhibitions, contains many schools of thought, and the contro- Versies between the diff, WATERING OF SIDENAAM | ROADWAY 15 FORBIDDEN ent Fair as it Damages ' the Surface, | Everything was in readiness to water the main street in Sydenham on Monday, when word was receiv ed from the county road superin- tendent forbidding the watering to be done. For a number of years the people of the village have been in the habit of raising by public sub- scription a sum of money for water- ing the main street. The latter part of last week the canvassers:' made their rounds and were able to se- cure sufficient money. It is thought that some person who did not ap- prove of the public subscription got in touch with the county road over- seer, with the result that the people will have to put up with the dust. On Monday when motors would drive up and down the streets, the residents could hardly see themsel- ves for dust, It 1s stated that the county road superintendent's reason for stopping water being poured on the street was on 'account of it softening the roadway, and then when the motor traffic moves over it the road is torn to pleces. It is stated that last sum- mer the watering was done with the result that the surface of the road was ruined. For the purpose of trying to ad- just matters, R. H. Fair is going out to the village on Tuesday and have a con'erence with some of-the mom- bers of the township council. In Loughborough the council - decided that the funds of the township shouid not be expended in the wat- ering of the streets in Sydenham as 80 few of the ratepayers In the Nownship would get the benefit of the money spent. It has been suggest- ed that the streets be oiled by pub- lle subscription. In Kingston +he householders benefited pay for the whole cost of oiling. rr Queen's Alumni Annual Meeting. 4 The annual meeting of Queen's | University Alumni Association, Ot- tawa, will be held on Thursdaq evening. Dr, L. J. Austin, F.ACS, will give an address on "'Quacks and Quackery." After the lecture there will be refreshments and dancing. CONSERVING WATER-POWERS "(By J. E. Middleton). Navigable streams are under the jurisdiction of the Federal author. ity. Thus, while the Dominion Gov- ernment was in construct ing the Toit ei Catal, vari- ous waterspowers course ry alienated to private individu- {arporations, without refer- the Proviso a "* After the Niagara ro-Electri ic System was in su operation, the east of Tor- to onto demanded Hydre service--and Hydro rates. Electrical service was being provided by a series of small privately-owned some whieh were adequate for the task. n This institution 1s mow | ] By County Road Superintend- [AEE . J [d o PROBS: --Wednesday, fair; warm; showers. = a ee REBUILDING STARTED TO-DAY Contracts for our new building were awarded - yesterday and work started to-day. When complet- ed we will have the finest Dry Goods Store in East- ern Ontario, with a service unsurpassed by any. We ask your kind indulgence for the next few moriths, as the building progresses and as an incen- tive we will continue our Te RE-BUILDING SALE indefinitely--doing business at cost to keep. your custom during the period of re-adjustment. WATCH US GROW ! PECIAL FOR WEDNESDAY Treble For all day to-morrow we offer this attractive sale fea- ture. Take full advantage of this splendid bargain oppor- tunity on all your wanted personal and. "household re- quirements, ra LT : -- Realize what this means in the purchasing of your new Summer Outfitting. You save 15% on EVERY purchase made at this store to-morrow, i Shop at Steacy's during this, the greatest re-building sale ever offered the people of this community. Read this ~ space daily for news of real savings and make your dol- pe .