IFBACK HURTS USE SALTS FOR KIDNEYS Eat Less Meat If Kidneys Feel Like Lead or Bladder Bothers, + Most folks forget that the kid- neys, like the bowels, get sluggish and clogged and need a flushing oc- c¢asionally else we have backache and dull misery in the kidney region, se- vere headaches; rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach, sleepless- ness and all sorts of bladder dis- orders. You simply must keep your kid- neys active and clean, and the mo- ment you feel an ache or pain in the kidney region, get about four ounces of Jad Balts from any good drug store here, take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and is harmless to flush clogged kid- neys and stimulate them to normal activity. It also neutralizes the acids in the urine so it no longer irritates, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive; makes a delightful effervescent lithia- water drink which everybody should take now and then to keep their kid- neys clean, thus avoiding serious complications. A well-known local druggist says he sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who believe In overcoming kidney trou- ble while it Is only trouble. mn. For Halloween ! Choice Snow Apples, Hickory Nuts, Walnuts, Filberts & Almond Nuts. New Dates, Maple Sugar and Maple Bon Bons. New Clover oney. J. R.B. Gage, Montréal Street AAA Are THE BRIDGE AT QUEBEC| HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE TM. | MENSE RAILWAY STRUCTURE So Farthe Bridge Has Taken Over Seveply Lives, of Whom Sixty | Weint Down in the Great Crash of Ten Years Ago-- Estimated Cost of Bridge Before Recent Disaster Was About Fourteen Million Dol- lars, HE crash of a few days ago was the second disaster to the Quebec Bridge. Late in the afternoon of August 29, 1907, 240 feet of steel superstruc- ture connecting the south shore pier to the anchor pier collapeed, killing sixty men out of the ninety on the section and causing a los< estimated then at $1,500,000, not to speak of the indirect loss by a delax in the completion of the railway system of which it was an integral part. The fall of the section had twisted 1,200 feet of interwoved steel into a waste, and great parts of the masonry, never /really estimated, were drawn inwards by the warping steel. Until even to-day there are doubts as to the cause of the first collapse. An inquest was held on the victims, when expert evidence was given, which added to the' confusion of Judgment, The verdict then return- ed was: "We Lave not been able to establish the cause of the collapse of the bridge, but we believe it our duty to declare that, according to the proof at the inguest, all the necessary precautions were taken to insure the safety of the structure." The final report of th Royal Commission, which was appointed to inquire into the causes, made on March 9, 1908, found the cause of the accident to be "the failure of anchor chords" made by the Phocnix Bridge Com- pany of Pennsylvania, and which had been approved by Mr Theodore Cooper, New York, the engineer to whom was en: rusted the general sup- ervision of the struciure, The ongineering press of ihe day summarized the trouble then as & "buckling of the bottom chords be- cause the four ribs or webs of which each was built up were not suficient- Iy b d together to onable them to act ia whole." In a summary of the evidence from The Globe at the time it was statad: "Tt had been de- Pelt; that the inspection. of Mr. Goppér, Consulting Engineer of the Biildge Company, should be accept- ed by the Government. Mr. Cooper us quickly break up the worst head-cold and get it out of the system, and a few doses of 's Speedy Cure will loos... en up the tightest chest cold or cough. ; The tremendous sale of these splendid remedies testifies as - to their wonderful curing pro- perties. 25¢ each. Only at YOUR DREAMS Style, Exclusive in Fabric " Perfect in fit and tailor- ng, such as is ble when only doné Y Jas ter craftsmen, will come true in » A child ing to apts tha. n 15 all moder- was known as a thoroughly compe « tent Hrfdge engineer, and the inter ests of the Bridge Company aud the Government in the matfer of inspec- tion were described as identical," + Discussion followed in Parliament, bat so far as the general public of Canada is coneerved the reasons for the first collapso remafn hidden in a mystery which the disagreement of doctors always brings about. The Royal Commission then wae composed of Mr. Henry Holgate, Montreal, Chairman; Mr. J. GQ. G. Kerry, Campbeiiford, Ont.; and Prof. John Galbraith of the Unjver- sity of Toronto. Over thirty wit- no#s2s were examined by them, A Lridge atross the St. Lawrence five miles up river from "Quebec, where the channel narrows down to its lowest on tide water, had been under serious discussion long before 1887, when tho original company was formed to take it in hand. Their pital was $1,000,000, The esti- mated cost of the Quebec bridge be- fore the disaster was $17,000,000. The first bridge was estimated to cost $7,000,000, and was of a total weight of 33,000 tons. A property loss of $1,600,000 was suffered. The second bridge should have weighed 90,000 tong with a length of 3,239 feet. The figures show. how much underesti- inateq the undertaking was from the ret. The story of the financing of the bridge work is one of vicissitude. When the first Quebec Bridge Com- pany was formed with its millien doi- lax capital, headed by Mr. 8, N. Par- ent, afterwards Mayor of Quebec and Premier of the Province, the railway subsidy act 0° 1899 granted an addi. tional $1,000,000 to the company, which was soon révrganized as the Quebec Terminal & Railway Com- pany. Even then the total capital was regarded as not sufficient for so vast an undertaking. No direct con- trol was maintained by the Govern- ment on the construction or affairs of the company, but the main lines of BECOMES COATED IF CONSTIPATED When Cross, Feverish and Sick Give "California Syrup of Figs." Children love this "fruit laxative" b Shaonses the tender wil not stop, 4 " A bowels. and the re- become ER sult is they. with coated, "Califor; a few 'unanimous! the bridge requirements were clearly Jaid down as a double-track railroad, two lines for electric cars and two ordinary roads for vehicles and foet passengers. Subsidy payments were made of $374,353 up to about a year before the first accident. There a re-shuffle of the company, which amounted to the company having full charge of construction, expenditure, | and financial operations," with {he Government standing behind 2s guar- antor for the bonds of the company, but minus direct control or responsi- bility for detailed operations. That was the ition when the dizastsr.nt 1907 took piace. Mr. QoMingwood Schreiber in 1603 had recommended that ns the Goy- ernment was paying a larg: cubsidy they should appoint a comp ear « gineer to inspect thc br ize time to time in ord-r {0 - « was being erected occ. d approved plans. Thongs in Council approving this » it was later agreed iva: (iu: tion by Mr. Cooper sh- uid suf the company apd tho t ni AQer the first eon We Ln of the shareholder; o; 1 7 De d a confidence 1a the cig ent, who wa: reac! cating th « withen wonetoir i und (on lx isastc i, en ae dau romoter ug: an 'dal coud] depressing, and engineering diffioul ties of a class and size not quite dn plicated in th' world. + Later another change took plac A Commission was appoint>d, & whose hands was placed the mam moth undertaking. Th» commision named was composed of H. E. Vante let, Chairman, of Montreal; Ralph Modjeski, Chicago, and Maurie~ Fits maurice, Chief Engincer » the County Conncil of London, England Mr. Fitzmaurice resigned and Chas, McDonald, formerly of Gananoque, Ont., but for many years onc of th leading bridge engineers of 'the United States, was induced io £0 an the board until such time as a con- tract had been signed. Tenders were received from on company in Cermany, one in Fng- land, two in the United States, and from. the St. Lawrence Bridge Com- pany, the last named being a union of two strong Canadian companies. The contract was finally let to the St. Lawrence Bridge Company for the superstructure on April 4, 1911; that for the. substructure having been let to M. P. Davis on January 10, 1910. C. N. Monsarrat became Chairman and Chief Engineer of tho Bridge Commission, and Mr. MeDon- ald was succeeded by C. C. Scheider of New York. The engineering staff heads were Phelps Jobnston and George H. Duggsn of Montreal. Primarily the bridge was to have carried the Transcontinental Rall- way (as. the N, T. R. is now termed officially), and its unique value lay in the strategic position well up the St. Lawrence, in addition to being a link from shore to shore of the river, making it possible to run from Van- couver to St. John or Halifax on an: alternative all-Canadian rotite with- out bulk or. transhipment. During the bujlding a powerful ferry has linked both sides of the river. The rallwa Sampunis which will eventually use the bridge are: the C. P. R., the Grand Trunk, the Inter- colonial (Government), the Quebec Central, the Canadian Northern, the Quebec & Lake St. John, the Quebec & Saguenay and the Delaware & Hudson, from fi AFD intsrrap is Wi ihe ein nor con of | noi A 3, 1 a Wortak ORs wh WOOL SITUATION IS ODD, Requirements Have Brought About a Strange State of Affairs. It is just being realized in Canada that woollen goods are being actually consumed----going out of existence, 80 to speak--more rapidly. under present war conditions than in nor- mal times. Some millions of men on active service are being fitted out with woollen garments of a quality that hitherto has not been found on their backs, If they had been aceus- tomed to wear them, the wear and tear as civilians and in peace times would not be nearly as great as in war service. At present Jobbing housés not only find it dificult to ob- tain goods to supply normal require- ments, but also find it difficult to ex- Plain to their customers what ap- pears to be a continuous upward trend in prices. Woollens are selling at about ninety per cent. higher thaa they did just prior to the outbreak of war, or\phirty months ago. There may be fome lines that have not ad- vanced quite so much, but it is safe to assume that ihe general advance is nine nearer ninety per cent. than It is seventy-five per cent. Jobbers representing mills' age delivering goods for fall use at a less figure than they are buying a similar clase goods for delivery nest an Meanwhile the supply of foods Ca- nada is very much less than {nu pre- war times, although the deman we include that for the eg our forces) is greater. says that the value of hi theopresent time (about $20 BO greater than it was in March, 1814, and of the stock on hand forty per cent, mpeshants woollen i en of coatl be-| was 695, A as nl : : was | | Br. R. E. Welsh, of Moutreal, preach- 3. 4 TO THE STUDENTS OF QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY ON SUNDAY. ed an Optimistic Sermon on Pres- ent Day Tendeucies and Tdeas. Rev. R. E. Welsh, D. D., Mont- real, brought a distinct and optimis- | tie message of hope to the students of Queen's University on -Sunday morning in Convocation Hall, when he preached to a large dongregation, among whom was a large number of men of Queen's Engineers and Queen's Field Ambulance. ! Dr. Welsh chose his test from | Paul's Epistle to the Roman, iv 18: { "Who against hope believed in hope, {that he might become the father of (many nations." Dr. Welsh declared {that sometimes hope is thought only | to be most powerful in the minds of {the young and inexperienced, but ac- | cording to Paul hope.is sometimes | the result of patience and experience. (Pessimism is to be found among peo- | ple with the vivid imagination and | sensiti¥e temperament and who are i liable to be seized with despondency, {or among the people who should na- | turaily be centent, : | In answering the questions, | our religion failing?" and "Is our | Empire decadent?" Br. Welsh de- clared that he did not believe that such was the case. Contrary to the | pagan idea that the power of nations comes and goes im cyclic order, he believed that this was not the biblical view, but that the human history is gradually developing to the time of the great redemption. One of the reasons why the great empires such as-the Roman or that of Napoleon failed was that force was relied upon to build up the em- pire, and force was counted upon to told the 7 subjugated peoples in check. & This is not the case in the British Empire, where territorial indepen- dence and freedom provide for a nationality. This time in the history of the world is one in which hopes of the people do not seem to be real- ized, and it is a time of moral test out of which has grown a feeling of sympathy amongst the fighting na- tions who are struggling against one another for great principles. {| The time seems dark, and it is {one when we should all exhibit a | hopeful attitude. To some it seems las if the world were going to ruin, | but in reality it is only the begin- | ning of a new period in the history of the world. To future historians it will seem to have been a time of great progress and development in the building of the nation. We are not to be filled with an idea that blind assurance that all will turn out right, but with a true and sincere hope based on a steady yand firm foundation. PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY. -- Instructive Lectures and One-page Papers Given. Picton, Oct. 30.--Prince Edward County Teachers' « Institute held a v with 106 teachers registered, In- spector J. E. Benson presided, and # bright and attractive programme wae presented. Lively discussion on live educational subjects were features of the convention, Prof. David W! ite B.A., of Toronto Normal School, gav¢ instructive lectures on 'Modern Me- thods in geography, and 'Nature Study; Its Aims and Methods," dur ing the day sessions, and an Hlustrat- ed lecture on the British navy at the evening session, where all enjoyed ¢ pleasant informal evening, Refresh ments were served. One-page pap ers by many of the teachers were very instructive and interesting. Of. ficers for the year are:--H. W. Ker foot, B.A., president: S. Vandusen vice-president; Miss N, Conge?, sec retory; Miss M. Cattanach, trea surer. THREE DROWNED. Boat Capsized When Trio Were Cross ing a Lake, i Belleville, Oct. 30.--Deer Lake, ir the Township of Cashel, in the north ern part of Hastings County, was or Tuesday the scene of a triple tragedy John Loveless, a farmer; R. Taylor cheesemaker at Gunter, and a neigh bor, a boy, were conveying in a boat camp supplies Tor the opening of the deer season when the craft upset. On Wednesday the boat was found float ing on the lake, as were also some o! the supplies. A search of the lake for the bodies has so far proved fu tile. Confessed to Burglary. Belleville, Oct. 30.----Isaac Seelyeh . Who is a de Battalion, al 3 ng Mr Wright, a married man serter from the 155th pleaded guilty to bu . | Fitzgerald's general store at Malone ro considerable and stealing a quantity of merchandise. The greater portior of the goods have heen I successful convention in Picton |ghe Charming New York Suits of Velvet ~~ 18 beautiful new suits, made of Wonall's English Velvet made of a thick, rich pile vel- vet in colors brown, navy, black and mulberry. The styles shown are Redingote and Rus- sian Blouse styles that continue to dominate 'over all others in New York. These suits are extremely smart for Misses and women and are sized from 14 tp 42, Specially Priced at $3350 SEE WINDOW DISPLAY. - 75 of the smartest fall and winter suits shown in Kingston this season. Made of all wool serge, gabardine, velour and broadcloth. ; Now clearing at ' «3 >» Sale Price Less 3313% STEACY'S| "The Women's Store of Kingston." A Famous Family, The probable Liberal candidate for Sir Edward Crey's seat in Parlia- ment, Sir Francis Blake, is a mem- ber of the family whose famous "Blake millions" have disappointed people. Robert Dudley Blake, the original possessor of the fortune, married a beautiful but penniless Irish girl, Helen Sheri- dan, He left her all his wealth, but died in London in 1876 without making a will. Claimants to the fortune, which had dwind to about £400,000, turned up in scores from all points of the compass; but the genuine next- of-kin could not be proved. The lawyers, however, reaped a splendid harvest, and 'when they had finished with the "millions" the Crown took possession of the balance, amounting to a comparatively trifling estate of £140,000. § Sir Francis Blake, being a wealthy 'Hi coal-owner, did not concern himself in the least about the fabulous mil- lions. He has been an energetic lead- er of Liberalism in Northumbria for '§ many years. His wife, who died last ! year, was also a active politician, JI with great influence among the wo- men of Berwick. She was a daughter of the Glasgow shipowner and Cun- ard Line director, Mr. John Cleland urns. He Was a Banana Man. The other night we had a meeting of all Orangemen, attached to the battalion, nr a soldier writing from Camp tden. During the meeting an Armenian strolled in and at once was and if he was an . SRE his volee: A Jivenile Traveller, X-year-old Arthur Ta y son ate Arthn ] Tr of 1 made he trip. fram alo i A c aT or 3 i and 48 a v Davies' ~ Extra Special fine Ribs of Beef ~~ 20c. This special offering, cut from choicest Western Beef. * Is your appearance not what it should be be- cause of lack of Hair? Si Then come and see, Priv n little fel father has not seen