ton it they would pay for it. A man could they NO vo operate =I DAD tel on 25 cents received for a horse u a stable, The farmers Were mak- ing big money and could afford to] pay higher prices. a Mr. Vair said that the farmer bad ------------ - > ---------------- REGARDING THE LACK OF HO- EL, ACCOMMODATION HERE, -- ; THIS WAS CHARGE MABE TO THE BOARD OF WORKS wis ne alls Covered With White Wall peen paying sil bis lite for his ac- commodation, aid ares still willing 10 pay and pay more. / He was aston- ished that the Mayor should take what he termed a "garrow' view of said that in the last the market tolls had {a} 1,060 to $600. of accom- he again impressed the With the fact that the city .. As to the trade departmental stores, ing on for some time the country and in w. said that: years accommodation was under considera- He felt that the was in the fact have the right nagers: ~The sito: not an entl focal Or more were grap: same question. declared that he knew where parcels armers were refused. forced to remoye the ad been sui ¢ suggestion be had a building be erect- od for the care of the farmers. He would. be quite willing fo put up $100 a year for ten years to help on the The building might be regarded as a utility hotel, Mr. Vair ere had been plen- Ye p< prohibition had for the eity to have ns for the trouble knew might follow the to make was the hotels. . . Livingston wanted to know Mr. Vair would suggest to bring about 8 yomefly. 1t is not for me to say," remarked Mr. Veir, . a Up to the City. MF. Sproule Sud that in bis opin 1 me into ef- 'gven sufficient ng accom! on. He felt that wiited the country trade, ia to the eity to get after it. eeti made to the mar- nis i was sory small. y said be was on ta veller covering the dito. to Cornwall, 'eave Of the horses. uesrtion about the lack n in Kingston. His was that the city and certal jn amoumt out of provide first-class ac: wing | it would hardly pay- Ak opted. | evening, i: Trades and Labor 1s urging upon Board of Works, at its meeting Wednesday the necessity of appeinting a practical plumbing in for . William, T. bua, '@ me of the Trades and Labor Coupeil. thet hardly a plumbing job was done here that conformed to the ity by-laws. In fact, Mr. Guild, who is a first-class plumber himself, de- clared that the plumbing in very few was done as it should be. As houses {the result ® { fnefficient plumbing and | fact jnspection there Was as not sufficient staff to make & proper inspection, and the result is that plumbers will "get away iol a lot of things that would not / tolerated under careful in- spection. The statements of Mr. Guild were quite a surprise 'tu the Board, of Works members, who had no idea that conditions were 80 bad as that, put the labor representative declared that he could prove everything he sald and named several places where very faulty plumbing had, been in- stalled. The fault Wid not He with the plumbers, who simply carried out orders. . Ald" Litton asked Mr. Guild if the Plumbers' Union was not & strong enough body to take action in the matter and force their employers to 'have plumbing work done properly. In. reply, Mr. Guild said that the union might, but it was a case of Keen competition, and a good em- ployee 4generally aid what he Was told. * w ambther Trades Coun- ¢il representative and a plamber, made similar statements to those of Mr, Guild, and stated that Kingston was very badly in need of a practical plumbing inspector who wonld e that the by-laws of the city were carried out and that the 'health of the people was protected. i Ernest Cain, president of the Council, asked the Board of Works to give careful con sideration to the matter. "The Board of Health had recommended the ap- pointment of an inspector, and tae matter Was now {n the hands of the Board of Works. It was wuggested that a plumbing {inspector could be paid largely by tees, and that he could also serve the Utilities Co mission by reporting jeaky water taps. ©On motion of Ald. Nickle, the City Clerk was fnstructed to secure in- formation from various cities as to theis plumbing {nspection. _ Wolfe Island Ferry Wharf, es informed the board nkie of 'Wolfe Island have a conference with re- landing place for the island Last year's board had tion, but alter Lane, gard to a ferry steamer. the matter under considera withheld action until it was decided if the city would build a large wharf in front,of the City uildings. The landing plage a e foot of Clarence street used by the islanders is insufficient, and unless a larger whart is secured, Wolfe Island may its cheese to Gananoque. Ald. White told of what had been done by last year's Board of Works. He had found that the Wolfe Island Council paid James Swift only $100 a year for its use of the Clarence street wharf. Mr. Bwift returned $15 of this for taleplione service, an had built a waiting room at a cost of $200. If the island council was only paying $85 a year tor a whart the city tb build one for it. 4 décided on 'motion of Ald. island council to showing where pew wharf located. en street watering on the 31st of De- nders will be called the op ntract, a shame to of the qid contract cember, smd for the service. The city ha tion renewing the oid but it wetld have Jeon have taken advantage rates, the members, of the In reference to & m for dam- ages by a lady who fell on a sag 'walk and b her wrist, it was ri marked that the thorough sanding of ry walks was 8 § insurance, The board. members agreed that a more modern sate sirould be ad- Mayor y ° and Wi purchase of & SPORE Ads. O'Connor i to Jook into the Hance Moulding Company's siding so that this vexed ques- was a a, -- matien, and will aid the sab- its research. It is like- rd| were: Mrs. A. T. Biddle, Miss Gordon, regard toy y 'Foy The Convalescent Soldiers. 1t one should easually walk into HY Grant Hall any of these: jays the formerly beautiful spot Queen's University would hardly nized. The contractors, wha_ have charge of the work of changing, this hall into a military hospital to re- ceive the wounded soldiers expected shortly from d, have trans- formed entirely thie /whole hall. A be recog | HH force 'of workmen gre rushing Hi large the work to ¢o fs very busy all day ball may be converted into of dhe wounded. 7 harm being done {0 ¢ make them more sheets of white wall board have beeli placed on the walls as well as the pillars. ; The stained glass windows in the building are being removed and ordinary glass ones are takings their plate. chairs in the gallery have been re- moved and just now the second story of the hall is being put on. The ficor has been divided into a number of wards and a floor is being put in place extending around the gallery for a width of about fifty feet, 'This too is peng divided into wards, separated from each other by the sheeting. of wall , board. The busts of Andrew Carnegie and the late Sir Sandford Fleming, which adornéd the entrance to the hall, nave been remaved to Convocation Hall and the other furniture has also been transferred. ! As yet only the rafters have been put in for the second floor but it is expected that the flooring will be in place shortly. The vestibule is alse to be used as a ward, and this with the large hall jtselt should provide ample accommodation. . Little has been done in the way ot transforming the Arts Building beyond the removing of the furniture and & general. clearing up.' At soan as Prant Hall bas been completed the work on this building will be commenced, > DISLIKE FOR FOOD Every healthy Wap apd woman should have a naturg desire for food at-meéal times. This means that the digestion is in working order and that the blood is in good condition. But it you feel a dislike for food--- if the sight and smell of wholesome food repels you--ihen you may be suré that nature-is telling you that all is not well. Jf after a night's rest you have no appetite for break- fast, your digestion requires atten tion, if your food is distasteful, of i you feel that it isa your stomach is rebelling. not digest properly the fool you are taking. and are therefore not hungry, All these symptoms of a disordered digestion mean, thai the blood 1g not absorbing proper ndurishment from the (ded, for the work of the blood is to collect proper nourishment from food' and impart it to the system. The stomach tries to refuse food the nutriment from whica the bloed can- not absorb, and this causes the lack If you force yourself to digested food becomes a clog to the system. Nature is"warn- ing you. Dr. ory, the first draft" A urity that it requires to perform its tural function. That is why Br. illiams' Pink Pils cure the most obstinate cases of indigestion---why they will cure any trouble due to poor blood. You can get-ihése pills through ally medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont, Queen's Battery Pance. The 72nd (Queen's) Battery, com: manded by Major R. R. Carr-Harris, held a successful "At Home" in the City Hall on Wednesday evening. There were over 200. people present, and the music of Queen's orchestra was thoroughly enjoyed. Mrs. TD. R. Hemming, G. Hunter Ogilvie and Mrs. R. Re Carr-Harris received the 'guests,' awd. other patronesses Mrs. James Cappon, Mrs. W. F Nickle, Mrs. J. B. Carruthers, and Mrs. P. G. C. Campbell. Among oth- ers present were: Prof. and Mrs. Hicks, Lieut.-Col. Benoit, Capt. and Mrs. Seandrett, Mr. and Mrs. H. Lewis, Miss Bailey, of Ottawa, and Capt. and Mrs. H. C. Wotherspoon. -------------------------- . Williams® Pink Pills |} alone give the blood the richness and ' w on, and everyone ii} long so that thei a satis- | iil tal in 'a short time for The [HH "IN FINE FURS Al manufactured furs at greats iy reduced prices, and every article marked in plain figures. Ladies' Hudson Seal Coat 42 inchies- IORg, choice quality; Newest design. Sale Price $115. Ladies' Muskrat Coa Made from skins, lined with Skinner's guaranteed lin- ing, 45 inches tong, Sale Price, $63. 'Neck pleces and muffs, in the popular furs, at big reductions. A" ~ SEE OUR WINDOWS. ~~ In Three and Five Head-quarters for, Men's| and Tapestry and | boys | and Boys' Wear. We tordially invite all meh Aw inspect our IRrge new N y Pine orking " Tien, Gloves, socks, odd Pants, Overalls snd smocks, Boots and Rubbers. Call and be con- ° Tt Suits, Overconts, Cai V Shirt Collars, not be beaten in the ety. ISAAC ZACKS street. 271 Princess After This Treatment || eips vo Beality) { Science has aided in sifaplifying | SP -------------- ae Quickly Vanish | the banishing of hairy growth from the face, and according to a beauty specialist, the most effective treat- ment yet devised consists of applying a delaténe paste to the hairy surface for 2 or 3 minutes The paste is made by mixing some water with a tittle powdered delatone. When ths gaste is removed and the skin washed very (race of hair has vanished. Be sure to get real delatone. r. Halls - A Rrthday Party. A pretty birthday table was laid at the home of Mrs. A. Rawley, when their five-year-old daughter, Amelia, was surprised by a host of young "consisting of Gladys Emma Murray, Florence t, Marion Holland; Norman 'Alice, Coma and M White, vineed that the auality sud prices ean | | | 1 i 1 180 Wellington Evening Footwear " FOR LADIES | : We off ér dressy patents in plain pum also some with large buckles, kid si and kid colonials; some with vamps; prises 33.00, $4.50, $4.00. Colored satin pumps at $3.00 in black, : "white, gold, blue ahd pin : . vening pumps) for men in n. meta P/ and patents, $5.00 d $4.00. 3 2 / These M Leather Couches Th Ld AT James The Busy Store With the Large Stock. Blake Reid =