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"' nmnron cmnmr DECORATIONS -A in AND ALL KINDS 01? FURNITURE IADEZTO onnm. 281 PRINCESS ST. --- .--.-u .I:Ootld III: no-pm on hum- iL..n._ n ..u .2- _an. ..un.... |....._n KJIICUI H19 IIIIEI I IN IIQIIIYJ uvu uecnou tbs mu0 u en- counundh thotictoryot the Puciccoust. wu Col. Cmmony; Ho5vuuunldier,n Bo hem turn, at the non. .1-lnlin-:2 our draw mam `forthem. The Inn fill Illuiurua, luv lllsunu tun than gig;-knives in runnrhhh All the 5,-oirerul 1:: they wanted to";o to u-r cr . \ .. to otlet hr any mining country. and they had to vo trail cntten. Appar only they were to a very brnshy coun- try. and oxpcc to than out an Immense quantity of clnpminl. The onion for trail cutters piled imundlworlsul nightlnddny to I11] them. I only I and] platoon Nontgomerystrm,uIiouoIn|ntoholp mo. lmndothnokniviuhpmdgotcinpiaco plnin. Inrvioablo wuzponnwith ' Insulin, and you 1 could cut rewoodwi them. I'\.... -0 55.. _.._L -I`unnnnun` Hanna. nann- \..I.II-A Iain-In! I h "At the ugimisng of up II-|r."nldllr. Pricegun at tho dannnd for i;,:',-h\ircs`iIn ....ol.--. Hunnrwn L. G._ `I\._.\l-u. -LL:-.Iuo Ala. gin uuraguullu or waruluxvu u uuuw. qr ` - No experienced knife ghm-' over EU his weapon IS the @o Rita and "K000- koys" da Them people grasp their Bowie: like daggers-little ngnr nearest the hluhA-;- bmndlsh tho was above their hetdnnnd, catch each other y the right Irritwith nd left hnndvmu dire lmprecutiou the while. 'l'l|`o nmilho hold Shoothcl wl-kt andguta hi: own'fnoIr1nuho;ht. Jane'- 0`Nel. whouhoplnyud tho part dtholr dhn in The Octoroon.!' held hhknlfa prop I I H: d eLaceno'wlth`.xMc(.`loIh ,uun eryn o a bi `wt. It much as he would A rapier, ` . rison held his In tho con`!-ntlull mnnndmd was at an ohvloun dlndnntnge. . O'Neill cguld mnkoastmlghtthruatnnd fch four incheslurthenrthln his antagonist. who could strike my a lnln blow) The dlluonco istheuino u that getweeu I hlfroIn_tho shoulder and a round an blow. on... 1.... ...I-.... 0... - |'...u. I. in nu lit}:-un tor example, unqxnxu unnun can an pu-nu angle:-`tho vest, out of light; huh; nothing butthoiprlngvisihla. . . - - 1111858, Mr`. Hide. 0! San Francisco. Ihenhadnmnuohtlgrynhotxutu nlglm. and madoano bowie knife. whlc he 0!- hlbitad intlao nut uech_|plcI' Nrheld In San F\`nnclaco.- Tlnknowusakultnthoank ' E`xcha!m.Bhd m!lIed-1.qr. .!Ql-..l. x|sa_hn_d 1 taken great euro Ir tunperlng the blade. and had olfered to forfelttlllf my betmr steel could in found. At that time Billy Allison, of Yofo,f`Cal., wan mu`-Ling lmlves, which I'!.`N3 sought by all the men who wanted rellnblo weapon: Survoynr `General Higloy had an Allison L'nlfe.n.nd he hm-lmd it mmimn. Pr-im`a hlndn Tho hit was IIRIHU much lnteneet nan HI I'll? KJGLII IEKCIIBIIKB. uuu CIVIHIKNA an " `om! olocon. Gen. Higley laid it hell do on the counter, and drove the Allison ' me through It. without turning the point or edge. Ward Elton wielded the Price blade with I steady. strong arm. and achieved the ume tent. Gen. Hig- ley then tried two he]! dollu-and the point of hlslmlfo turned. Enton piled up threeot the coins. drove the Price kI_Ilf0 through them, and when hmnieed the weapon the threehelf do_ll.u-awerelm edouthepoiut, which wu not turned. t made Price`: bowie lmlveeoe funounon the Pacic coast uthe Toledohledu wereln Spain. Every man who went heqed had to have one. Some of the miners ordered very valuable knives and ptld heavily for them. They would give Pdbethooldtoputin theluudlc. endnllow him to keep whatever gold was not need, he- sides ,hlmfrom 81(1) to 8150 for the` knives. 'lVL.. ....A kt... I-_-2.... -...I. luv Qwlnn tuna snoumor mu a rouna I_l'lll mow. , .'l'hobestplwotoI-nknlfohh Ihbldtlrln holeof thevmtp Scabbard: are lntbwlth clip Iprhgl to hold In tho V3,. Ind the handle projectnwlthln only ranch.- I!thocoo.tishoboukeno,lnnbcrhart for example, thqknito handle can be pulsed nnhu-`um vnnf. am. nf -lulu. Ianvlm nmlnhm ueneru K1lgl(`y unu an nuuln ialllur. lulu u\.- backed it against Prion`: blade. The test was made in {he Bank Exchange. and aroused as -nnnln Infnlnnut. nnn'nlinn1I nlnnnll (`non KlllV$. ~ The man big knives made by Pricewere (or a party of Cuitul Stntta surveyors. who wanted them 8- substituun for area in cut- ting trails through 3120 vbmsh. The blades were twclvo inches ldzxg and very heavy, and in tho hands of n stnongmlnwould cut a persoxfu head off at one blow. IF YOU WANT THE 0/Ieapestc Best/`urnI'ture or ALL mcscmpnons. CALL AT ` I. Col HQ. W WI IIIO III|l u Mann-u~ add an-us.-nuns bong mm 1+ -v-won k-W-wt -. .n_- , .n-_ _ _I___.I.. ll ...... I- NIKE!`-.'W|llIlIl. VIIUIIIIJ Dlulo Ill - mnu am! out noun -S-In) -=:.:&1~ .1-9; 2'3.-s:'z*::':e.`_2'..:*."::' Liuiotnlbllqw. .;_).u__ __ L- FFOR THIS wEEK0NLYf bx AMERICAN RUBBERS % -% |` DRESS GOODS, Iifhgn-gum Vanni A We know persusslon won tsellit. Advertising elone can't move it_ We mustnsethe layer which no buyer can resist. Low prices is the meanet which sttrsemths cnowd end draws the money. That tocether with en immense stock, which in its completeness is still unsurpessed byeny in the city, enable us to do the work. We enticipete the next few weeks willhees busy ones with us as the preceding ones- Oomequlckly while the eportment still remeins unbroken. for you will went to come ecsln end bring you:-`friends with you. YOU %WILL SAVE MONEY By Buying Your Dry Goods at the Great Retiring Sale of ' Gents Readers of the "British Whig" should remember that our entire stock, which is still a very large one, must be sold within the next few weeks. AFFORDS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AGRAND CEEARING SALE [Winter Goods Ready-made Jackets, Ready-made Ulzters, Heavy Melton Cloth and Wool Dress Goods. Tweeds, Cloths and Cloakings. Ulsterings of all kinds. Sealette and Seal Plush. [ . . \ (V `A . ' . ,%Gashmeres , %SI|ks~and Plushes, etc. All Wool ulsterploth. 60c. worth 9.0c. L Black Matalasse, s1.1a,`s;1.25, $1.50. ? Black Ottoman Cord, 85c. worth $1.25. See ou} Prints at 8c worth I21-2c. ' WUARY BARGAINS! I2lI.IJ Luann: now. u vv wv--. If what the Output and Ba: _:'_..."""-v::.[-`.:*..;.-<.:.~' .-s......'"'&'-*'-:~.;:-.-.;'%~;~ Everything in our stock marked :to clear. Barguains for everybody at MURRAY & TAYLOR S VEnL&sTEACY STAPLE AND FANCY SATIN MERVELLIEUX for f1.2c. worth 850 DRY G-OODS AT UNHEARD OF LOW PRICES At Lowest Prices ever Offered in Kingston. RETIRJNG no)! 31; Gila. is ' ~. . F. ARM8'|.'RON$'8. 141 Princess Strut. wooo & COAL. YARD A; -JOB. LIME. ` R.& J. GABIINER.. .176 Psglnoess STREET. A JOB ALOTI TO PURCHASE ALL CLASSES OE WILL HOLD DURING JANUARY _A.'1` 5 CENTS. IN" fan 1=*0LLlYWi7i'w' GOODS: FROM THE RETAIL BUSINESS IO _LJ.llJJ '.-Ha, fancy %Velvet Slippers. 4. _.-_-a:-. 3 IA! LIVII nlunnu can-nun: TED `$337 CHEAPEST PBI J0!-IN7 TL. uovcs. _ WALSH & STEACY. i nd cheapest in the (am. Foot ofclmnce and Barrack streets, A M. _MALLEN. Coal, Wholesale, Retail,- nnann (IQ nnr IJAIIIYINIV HARD AND SOFT WOOD. g__- AL. 154... 11....-. __A II..A `Bonn. "$.90-n 'O`o:l.-Bea't' Bu'ali:y- Hard Wood. Hill Wood. Verona I n...`.' mm 5 srmnm Hiihi _ M 1- II... ...n .- 3911100 lI -0l|} 3| O2IlIl'-& an ' tlprlnarrhph In on. I B`lIInA`|llI'|tr1a (`u VIII-H UUI JIIL |-VIQIJI-Ill Ull-I.l 3 GRAND UNIVERSAL BTOVES AND RANGES are php best and cheapest. For 3919* nly at -. ` BIBBY ac VIR l`UE`S. King Street. _ . HALL PARLOUR. coo/(ma? sTovE___and RANGES. g A nnnm All! Hot. Air Furnace 2 coho. Syracuse. N. F. c. MARSHALL, UPI-IOLSTERER & (MBINET AM KER 1 '\Vn| nu ogv MlL_L_y{.00D`A_Nl`). sqsa | T b send In 1911:` `mm unity rd: \ ~.-r: `PAINTDING-'A_.LLD. -_ PAPERIN `Spruce up-don:t&a'"6iin-Lnd don't in! out In. .'....o .....|......L.n. 4. .. .. luuum . Iuumu ,uwam auu uuo Elllulb Steam an Hot. Water Henung Engineers. Agent for the Celebrated Spiral Radiator Hot. Air Furnace xnfanutncturod` by _M. H. Ja mba. Hvmcum. N. . , UIVO I. I 081] IIII1 IOOK OVER` 011!` I(00In ` ROB_iN80N S WALL DEPOT np;u;ujgn uu llblv was sannw THO Bed In Eventually Ma llhznnojt. . Tjwr - WILL BUY A 83555 PARLOUR BASE - BURNER. B. H. CARNOVSKY 8. OBERNDORFFER.- run you an nvomuauy uu Oieaput. CTIXIE T1) SUIT PURCHASERS. Q Nut muio. Ionll. tollon. lino m CH. H v.v|llbo|p|ndto'III!u'0 '=- II In N- g-'=; Pm Tho but yud and Iubla In bwl. ONI D0l.al.nAi}PIB DAY.' 'P:-om ml min God E ::nd;.oovaru::"d :tvEll':3o:n'?o9um -I ophono Illll OI .AMlS svm-ra oo. MHGHANIS I f/HOIAISEKEAEPEKS 1 1 ELLi`TR9%~ 96:.Prinoou Street, oor. Sydenhnm Strget, , 3 ' Klnaltnn H. BRAME $. Next, door to w. M. Di-ennm. Prliacesn St. 1- ,, cu._,,. -..1 .I-- III:'AL':_- % $52750 WILL BUY THE LARGEST SIZE. n-I Ill) A\!'I'\ IVKTITTEDDAI QVFPAWWQ AH` Q-la.` -any---.-.,. ` "I : I..oad1n:IE`_:aq:i1`g:x1;'1xepand I 5-251 PRINCESS S'1`REET,- Cor. Sydonhun Street. ' 3 Telephone communication. woon AND 66.3? ENRY`B13.AME,_ 1 ....An..... I"r_.l....o.!-..-. and EH ._ $19 SQ AIRE con. urn nmuuh-anus." ---_-`.-- on. _u- . nanny. v-.159; 1IIsCmLiIA'NE6TI_s'f ' `J2`:.*i: ` Q lijlilll # want FURNITURE. &c. 1nnuuc1~uxu:o av .' JUIIU "BIN-I lllll 277 Ba`c7o_eAsma; HAS A NICE LINE OF` \1 A|Il'\ l'\l'\l'\ l\I or to W. M. urennan. rnncwn Ian. 1%. Plumbing,Steam and Gas Fitting water Heating Emr_i_neg-grs. u- v..-.. .-- -. --UIiEAl"EST AT- 5``E3E_*1T_9'9*R It`: Piano Rooms. .' Pllf FY7003. L1 nun unn n U!` FANCY AND ODD CHAIRS, Just the Thing for a CHRISTMAS """ ' "PRESENT: ` ' ' 241 PRINCESS STREET. 6li'IBOO'I'H A `ago. an Ihnln-nlnnnd 03' 081". uwxyu . In many trdnt stories the tiaspcrldoil nudnwdnwnsbowhhhfrntbbbnk of kismck. butana-uwknrd. tncocvonlnt plzcoforalnxllocoukl notbototmd. UIIQ thohtmlb udnhyh p|dndd\G|bV| M||..vu.--vu.-. In nmhd nnlcklv. Tomi ` thobxzndb um . "-W 'T~=`~` I-""-"-'e-"~'I"J:'s';`:"xL`.%E .$ $u*i:1Juxn amt Bonlnd um-.u.. - ` iokldvtnrywmlaggygghs ::`:"uh' \ , I ,\-ohoan ""1 H%N, Qhvttlh N317 Tint, `u3o' t"-aaaeu-a""'.'r7'-ou. tmbqshmna-an _ %g.1 L, A 'z;cL!V-;.a'I't.g!x.n:. Inn dtohnnd cooounurthoxznnwith Ilanwia ukolyto got away 'uudvI~ 1 nrywto todnwuktol. U i huclu tho a.dnrn:'y`s right arm id nry rhomeuo arur Aynyvn. u up I-31-LI i in acne: udurl-"15 ght FIJI hk Ht hand, Id: him at Ann`! le::;th. draw: wo W E v.:*;.:::.`;*.:.:`.:-w. ...;.%..:: ~ 1. my `img-pa: * - a. lcnllo rnadb In tho manner daxbll n.....-. ........ ......... - I-all. In f'|n Mn nm~!_ aknllo mmuntuo manner nulvwcn Somimenp I knife |:.ICw|`JPP& huunnkelali nous-r ta at with-ro. math. backward uovnmunt. of tho Armin` \ dt.:m:~wm-an maria the dancmlall llI$lll\LI]|llI IEl around whqn 1 hard a cry. and. facing about. law tho young man falling. with his 0Wnh:I.i10d.l`iV@t0 tho hilt Into hinblult --.4] Id. Lnuul no-I-nzlnn III: l\J'V"A IQ ownnnuounvento mi mu ulw unwwu andhhlnndgruplngthohnndlo. Tho pmc had caught hhvn-ht u thohlow` wadaocu:d1ng,turnedlcand. compolhdtho ; youngmnntostub ` ""." _ nan " 3-8t.lAwreneeWnert. Cceun mum hetero broken weather nets in. oe-St. Igvnenoe Wharf. Bunch Otoe-(`orner and Clarence 8%.. o te mm` Ame:-1`: `:11?! W e ddue v s epeoie (`nu null.` none and well gamed lll'0ll,IIIl'lIB_Y,|ll|.llIJIlLl.jI:['.D.sutuuAI-Laslul, walked out at the mom,lc..v'mgtbootbon on the oor. One wan dend,a ueoond Inor- tL|lyvrounded,nndthotNn1cut.sobndly thntbohcdtobemnhoqitalformouthn Bumeykqgtthopot. 0110 of tho tough mining camp: 0! nrly days was called Grlnly Flat. and may n knitoghtoeourralthuohotweoutbonlnll and gnxnblern. A well known ptdedunl mnno! 8nuFrancino,who was than Intho mlneqdncribenaueunlhathouwmoolxin moon in G-rinly Flat which luua-maths dnnga-otusingthoknolmpurly. Ea yl: A young lzmjcr whmn I know hldldb pute with u gambler, and uftet some hard w6rd:h.ulpasned,drow hhknlfo. Bo rllled his knife above his head and I then turned puny, Is I did not want to sea the ght. n, parhnps, be called .upou to testify against .0511 vnnn-r man, I had lnnuv mflm A wm. onn "ms nncammcn. j I`(`. or an ICCIIIUIID. pol. dun nuxumuu notorious free lance of the `lb, fought a duel with swords In 1827. His sword broke dur lng theduel. and the colonel killed his man with the broken sword. The sword snapped near" the hilt, and In such a way that it looked exactly llko a bowie knife. The colonel was somnch planned by the weapon which beac- cidentllly tuhloned,nnd wlthwhlchhohad been so neonatal, that he sent the brain blade on to Philadelphia to have some knives made on the smngphn. ' Thus the bowie." ` ` The bowie lighting of the `Kb was joy forever. The art was at the height of its Iorever. `rue an Wu In loo nnlgui ox nu Eopularity then,aqdu1nnnwhodldnot know` ow tousehlsknitowulookoddownupouby ........u-luulu-v Eopunrlty UI0l1,lIlI_lQlll1lWli|0Illlll0Io u.-uw, owtousehlsknitowulookoddownupouby everybody. nmnl mnnmmfnmmnnhlnwnsthnt. verynouy. One of the most famous oghuwns that between A little gambler named Barney Kenny and three brothel-not his profestlonin Porthnd, Ore. The four were playing poker in In nloon. Somebody wu caught. cheating and Bnrney grabbed the pot. Instantly the three confederate grabbed their pistols and commenced blazing '0!!! lOI'9l'lC`v VJ Clllll. Ho Imowed how to um his bowie, his worshipers would my, as they gazed upon him in awe. nut nnuv Mu.n.-nu}.-A vnnn hnc `Incl. hk nlns $110080 Luau` paswul Inn l:uu.InuIUuA unsung ` away at Barney, who drew his knife uni n-nzhul in dncnarntnlv Aftor n brief but M2 narnoy, wno unw un Knuu Illl waded in dupe:-uely. Alter a brief but V furious combat, in which tmcnshotswwo rod. Barney, lntho calms: mszsiblo manna`, i.-nnnvl nnt. nl than 1-noun. I.=,_'.'ixu1lhooth|||`I ' forty yards, without my dmgor-unless the HE days of tho bowie have do ` parted-gone glimmering; down ` the dreams of things that were, ` No more is it the idol, tho glit- 4 tcring chirm, of the -miner who expects to occasionally got} :., into close quarters: no more is it the beloved trinket of the easy conscienced dcspm-ado who ` had a. `periodical propensity to artistically slash in man in order to keep his hand in. " Nowadays when the desperado want: to drop his man he shoots. In his boot leg or in the left arm hole of his vest there may be stick- ing a bowie, but it has become I knew matter of form, and -he is simply bowing to noon- veution vhnndod down from the forties. The bowie has been on the decline for the gait ten years. The revolver and gun have n so greatly improved during the past decade that knife ghting has gradually bo- como unpopular, as requiring too much: ex- ertion nnd skill. It is now considered `vulgar to reach for n mnn`s jugular with n bowie, when he can be neatly dropped with a gun at other man happens to draw llrst. Moreover, the cutthroat of today is dainty an to his pa - sonul appearance. , A rrhf. with hnwin knives does not izhnrovo ` sontu appearance. A tight with bowie knives does not improve } the personal appearance. ` 'I"in\n ux-nu wlmn thn hnssnf H18 cnmn. the \ mo personal appearance. } Time was when the bossof the camp, the hero of the diggixfs, was the man with only 0. very small part of his original nose, one eye and muyhap two or three irregular gnshm (rom forehead to chm. Mn.` I.......m.I lung On nan Id. hnwin his But now .tho`g:uhed mm 11:: lost his pree- tige and is onlya pided hanger on of the camp or the diggink. The invention of the bowio knife wnathe. .......u. ..o.... ....HA...o no 1:... R4-via oh. 1110 lnvenuon OI (DB IXJWIU Innu was un: result of "an ncdident. Col. Jim Bowie, tin` _...__:...... 0.... l-..n.. A0 Olin `elk It-uv n nal Roi the Edible `Wail A !-.oId.nntIlIy4!nvcI |ted. and new It Was In Iiny 9 Don- , _. ._ T)KYS6m~B0w1E1 Knife` Fighting , Beaming` ' Thingof the Past. V . rnfiz Bnrrisa wnic. FRIDAY. JAN.4.\ musco HOUSE, mun, oN'rTuT) 3 A Rllfl I , X333 nomlnnnynltuns, I.`lp!lIlloImII.<.u1uI` tuning thstovu-drovtholong bu. Cnmouynduduncsnh-yollcerln Arhum during do wu-,nd had many: gmvrith thoAp!|n. Ho nlwuyueu-ried an enormolli knlmrjod. lpndlo and Ill. Imderhhown dird8iIn,fI'oln|hrol stool. Icwuhio fava-ieoho tlltlooouldthrow theknib nurnnrotlllnddekhhotwun apunnbnnguuq-endoutqllladthrwul. but uohodyovor Qwhindoltv hlyhr caunllallnlll , ".,F8I|IJ_` toholdup unundtu-moo: eh:-ouch 0:aI.()-unony _ Iuydcu-rying khknlh. which in dnplur tlmiuyotbr ` wuhdhomelm I.%nk!|tl|oecn'|ed thligtmdnn` Ma mllitnry dunk `lint fnnoulmltonovr liuaathofitnouxndtoeolnanli pa-u-alt htuluhnuhnebhanahuuahao. All jiilunuunuuwo Btnngor' 7 .1I'knuu;$tnllne looking In lobb an-hem. Lanna`;-Ih.In noV`5.!underst :nu]lr nnnnn -nvn`-Inn Inn: HID SL1` I`i'l\, r Ullsl-I you`:-o love lI[ vvIu.1 my wu o-ny wife. sir! u mm. mnlm u..11.y um um. um Blohhout hokthbhamms 23:.-_-'*....='--... -=~..n".,._`~ :'-*~--* III III! NI!,)`w DIVQ [uh oust? nctathruo-than . 1! {min- nnhymvgmhnwclb 0'0 `:5. Qnent. and tho m W . 1 '-n1z1ng_gn antagonist. or oil I blow. No oxmrimcod knife zhtl" III. uu ulpnnu rupn u on. x . jiinwmmnormamas, I030]-0% hum. Minn In) ' most stylish nook In Eaton Ontario. Give uh. call And look over our itook. I\I\fIII\lIld 'IT A I 7 `III flfl Rm