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Gives Dirt a Hard Time. POSITIVELY THE LARGEST SALE IN CANADA COOK'S FRIEND "The Baking Powder With A Pedigree" made from pure grape cream of tartar, contains po alum or other deleterious ingredients. For over hail a century it has been even purer than the law demands, All Grocers Sell It I ---- THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Have installed in their vault a nest of SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES Wills, Title Deeds, Mortgages, Insurance Policies, P. C. STEVENSON, Manager, . KINGSTON, Ontario. sas a ---- = If you have any or Other Valuables they should be lodged in one of these boxes The Attention of Farmers and Residents of the Country is drawn to the Security these Safety Deposit Boxes afford against Loss of Valuable Documents etc. by Fire or Theft For furthér particulars and information apply to i A Gift Worth Giving ~-such a gift is the Brooch or Pendant shown above, It is made of heavy 14k gold (with safety catch and pendant loop)--and contains Oriental Pearls of the finest quality. ' Complete in pretty velvet case --$10.50-- i} delivered prepaid to any address in Cagada. Order by the number--33 . Xou "need" Catalogue "G"'~--Write for it to-day SY Seamless Hose Is Worth The Money | No Other Kind Can Be | For yourself, or your household, only Pen- Angle Hosiery! Because this is the rl kind knit to fit without a seam ---smooth- fitting comfort, longer wear, less darning, no rips nor bulges. This is the only hose . | made that really fits--that snugs in close and shapely to every curve of the foot and leg--that hasn't a seam--and yet you are not asked to pay more for it than you have been used to paying for the common and whatever color. The store you trade at keeps 'it. Just look for the trademark. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1012, « [CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR HER LADYSHI Homemade Offerings That Almost Any Woman Would Appreciate. Milady will like the useful little van- ity case seen in the illustration which is made of ribbon. Just the proper size to slip in ber purse or hand bag. | For this, wide satin ribbon is select ed and two pleces of It, with a flat bit | Sams == VANITY CASE. rege of cotton wadding lald between, are stitched together on the edge. Oo one side, extending almost half- way across, another plece of ribbon is stitched to form a small pocket into which Is slipped a small envelope of rice powder and a soft piece of cham- | ois with which to apply It. | A small oblong mirror has Its edges bound with ribbon and is then sewed fast to the other side of the case. | Very narrow ribbohi encircles the | ease and serves to fasten It together when folded over like a little book. Illustrated is a vanity case of still an- other variety. The inside of the case is shown, with a pocket and powder pnff on one flap and a mirror on the i other, Gift For the House. It fs becoming quite popular to give | what is known as a Christmas present to the house--that Is, something that A FRENCH SOREEN. | Is jointly contributed to and enjoyed by ull the members of the. household. The charming screen pictured would make a delightful gift of this kind. It is of gold leaf finish and has a top of glass in which are set oval mirrors to reflect the beauty of the apartofent in which it is placed. | Pretty Gift For Invalids. When planning the holiday gifts do { mot forget the invalid i Make a bag of dajaty flowered silk or cretonne, running Inch wide satin ribbou 1b the top for a draw stribg and | lining It with delicately scented silk. i [lave the drawstring very long so i It can be bung on the bedpost in easy { reach of the Invalid's hand without | the necessity of ber raising berseif in | bed. lo the hag Is a small paper pad, pen- cil, handkerchief und anything she may ured that otherwise would bave to be handed to ber by an attendant, Novelties For the Dressing Table. A charming gift can be easily made from a picture frame. Buy a frame any size you choose, but instead of in: serting a picture put in a piece of bright cbivtz or cretonne. Then buy two small brass handles and attach one 10 each end of the frame. When this is finished tack a pleee of fine felt across the back: This makes as pret Ly & tray as auy ove cvald wish. says the motte of "1 found your city in mad.' all they make. if gi 8 days of expensive living. al ~ APRONS AS GIFTS. Attractively Made, They Will Delight the Busy Woman. This fancy apron will make a delight. ful gift for the woman who is devoted to ber chafing dish or to the one who s fond of fancy work. The three little A "GRAND AFFAIR." Pitt's Deal For the Rezent Diamond Was a Celebrated MHaggle. The interesting story of the great Regent diamond, now owned by the French Go iment. is told by Nor 1 Pearson in "Society Sketches in Eighteenth Centary." Thomes the grandfather of the great Wil- points will be conveuient for skelns of ; lias Pitt, Lord Chatham, purchased silk or odd spools. Fine lawn was the material used in this case. It was cut in a single plece, with the three points below, a hand- wome beading being rua around the out- "« CHAFING DISH APRON. side. The top was slightly gathered to the waist band. The lower part of the apron was cut out of heavy net and finished with a beading and a lace frill. The band that goes about the waist was made of a beading bordered with rows of parrow lace insertion. Orna- ments shaped out of the material and shaped bands of it were applied to the vet. Ap apron work bag may also be made of plain or flowered -muslin, with pink or blue ribbons, if destined as a gift for a girl or of silk, satin or bro- cade if for an older lady. The apron ties round the waist by means of a ribbon, while the bottom of it is doubled up to form a deep bag, with ribbon run round the siot at the top of it, so that when the wearer stands up suddenly any needlework, scissors or cottons lying in her lap slide into the bag instead of falling on to the ground. This makes it a specially useful gift for any one who has any nursing, waiting on older people or looking aft er small children to do, SWEET SCENTED SACHETS. Charming Tokens For the Christmas Gift Maker, Dresden ribbon daintily tinted 1s used in making this sachet handker- chief case. The upper part of the case is open so that the folded handker chiefs may be slipped inside. A plain satin ribbon Is used for the lining. The rew of tiny satin ribbon roses wreath. ed around the edge of the heart and the big plain satin ribbon bow at the left are charming embellishments. * A specially pretty and novel hand. kerchief sachet is very easily made from a twenty-two inch square of flowered silk, Interlined with a layer of fannelette, lined with Japanese sflk and edged ail round with a cord chosen to match the lining. After the materials have been placed together and one cord sewed om the four corners of the square should be folded to meet In the middle, envelope fashion, while four imches from each point sew a wee bow of ribbon to catch the sides together. , The four points should then be turn. ed back at will as far as the four rid- bon bows, allowing ample room for getting handkerchiefs in and out. FLEET ® otis ie : the stone while governor for the East India Company, and sént it to Eng- { land in charge of his som Robert, | Pitt first heard of it in the summer {of 1701, and sbout December of that | year Jamchund, one of the best known | native merchants, brought the dia mond to him at Madras, and offered to { sell it {or two hundred thousand pago- | das. Pitt would not offer 'more than thirty thiomsand, so the negotiations stopped. In February, Jamchund came again to Madras, and offered Pitt the diamond for one hundred thousand pagodas, Pitt beat him down to fifty. five thousand pagodas, and raised his own offer to forty-five thousand. Jam- chund 'would pot agree to this, and they "tooke a friendly leave of one an. other." But an hour later Jamchund reap- peared, and offered the diamond lor fifty thousand pagodas. Pitt raised his offer to forty-seven thousand five hun- dred pagodas. Jamehund after long haggling, came down to forty-eight thousand dollars -- Pitt closed with him, According to modern ideas, Pitt's "grand affair," as he called it, con. ducted by a man in his position, might be regarded as of doubti~l propriety. But the company raised no objection on this ground, their only fear being that Pitt's purchase might bring them into collision with the native suthori- ties, Pitt calculated "that when the dia- mond was cut it would weigh three hundred carats, and be worth four hundred and fifty thousand pounds, which he declared was '"'as cheap as neck beef" Bome monarch, he thought, would be "the fairest chap- man" for it; nd he preferred that it should be purchased for the ¢rown of England. For the English crown he would make some abatement; but un- der no circumstances was it to be sold "to a club of people that shall make more advantage of it than my- selfe, who have run, the greatest of risgoes to purchase it." In 1703 these '"'risgoes'" began to grow more serious. Never was a man more tormented by a treasure. His letters on the subject from India pal- pitate with his fears. He dreads being robbed by the jeweler who cut it, or even by his own agents. Having en- trusted it to his son Robert and Fir Stephen. Evance he subsequently cr- ders them to hand it over to his cou- sin, George Pitt. About Robert he writes, "I am not a little jealous too of my sone, who has already made too-bold with me on several occasions, therefore pray take care. now that he does not strip me." Rumors affect. ing Evance's credit throw him into an agony of alarm. Bitter, too, is his disappointment when he finds that the stone has been reduced by cutting from four hundred and ten to one hundred and thirty-seven carats. In 1708 it was ready for sale -- a "glorious sight," --but no purchaser appeared. itt grew seriously cou- cerned, his anxiety being increased by the growing fame of the jewel. His movements became uncertain and my- sterious; he often went about in dis- guise, and he redoubled his precau- tions for the safekeeping of the treasure. At last, in 1717, the Duke of Or- Louis XV., agreed to buy it for the French crown. Pitt, accompanied by his sons and his son-in-law, Charles Cholmondeley, carried it over himself to Calais, where it was delivered into the hands of the jeweler appointed to receive it. Pitt, in a letter Robert, wrote: "I cannot help imper- tinent fools meddling with my busy. ness that they had nothing to do with. The stone was sold for two million livres (one hundred and thirty-five thousand pounds). I received the third of the money, and the remainder in four payments, every six months, with five per cent. interest; for secur- ity of which I have crown jewels, four parcells, one to be delivered at each payment." Nurses For Dogs. There are now institutions for train- ing ladies to become canine nurses. They are taught to study the different ailments of the canine pets and have to serve an apprenticeship for at léast twelve months before they are quali- fied to go out to nurse. A good nurse can command a good salary. Only a few weeks a lady in Dublin en. | gaged one of these camine nurses at $15 a week, besides paying all her | traveling expenses. At most { one notices girls in nurses' costumes attending the valuable animals that are on exhibition. An advertisement appeared in a journal only a few weeks offering $300 por year and all found for a qualified kennel maid. ~ London Globe. Advances to Settlers. The popularity of the system of state loans "n New Zealand is demon- strated by the steady increase year by year in the number of applications by settlers and workers for advances, Since the passing of the "Advances to Settlers" Act in 1804, loans amount. ing to £13,719.446 have been granted upon freehold and leasehold securi- ties, about five-sixths of these being for sums under £1,000; and during the five years in which the department has n making advances to "work- ers" £2160.665 have been loaned in sums of less than £450. Donald Dinnie Nearly Destitute. Donald Dinnie, the famous Beottish athlete and wrestler, has fallen on evil days, and a benefit is being promoted by his many friends to help him out in his old age. Donald is 76 years of has been reduced to penury, his only source of income being bis old-age pension of five shillings per week. The adult white male population of the Transvaal totals 138,000, It i not the legitimate husiness of other people how you get your living Ee aa cake we d we have angen uriety of weather nh Ey PAGE FEN, The Island of Tea The choicest tea in the world grows high up on the mountain-sides of Ceylon. The native purity and garden- freshness of this superb Ceylon Tea is preserved by the sealed lead packages used in packing. Black, Green or Mixed - BEALED LEAD PACKETS ONLY. STOUT The very best for use in ill-health and convalescence 2F Awarded Medal and Highest Points in America F at World's Fair, 1893 PURE--SOUND-- WHOLESOME 7 JOHN LABATT, LIMITED, LONDON, CANADA 29 James McParland, Agent, 339-341 King Street East. leans, regent during the infancy of his som | shows "I make it my business to push the one best article in every line --that's why I push SOUVENIR RANGES." '"When I sell a Souvenir Range I pave the way for sixmoresales atleast, because -- there isn't a venir Range made that will not give abso- 1 lute satisfaction. "The name 'Souvenir' is a guarantee of first-class material--first-class workmanship --- cooking efficiency and fuel econ- omy. Thatword y stands for range 3 tion. "The 'Royal' is the king of the Souvenir series--fine in appearance and a splendid investment, "Both 'Royal' and 'Champion' Souvenirs are fitted with the AERATED OVEN---an exclusive feature, while they possess every other modern improvement. "Meat cooked in an AERATED OVEN isn't burnt to the bone--it retains its juices-- remains whole- some and nourishing. All Souvenir ranges are made in Ham- siton, the Stove Centre of Canada, by The Hamlton Stove and Heater Co Linuted, successors to Gurney Tilden Company > "You buy range satisfaction "when you buy a Sou- venir range." : N.B.--Come in and talk the matter over. 1 BENNETT & HALLIGAN. Ready For The Cold Days ? Keep your body warm and your digestion perfect in these chilly days by eating simemen "WHEAT | Wheat is better for children or grown-ups than mushy porridges. It is easily and thoroughly di gested and fortifies them against coly, and ezposure. It contains all the muscle-making, brain-building material in the whole wheat grain made digestible by steam-cooking, shredding and baking. Two Shredded Wheat Biscuits with milk or cream will supply all the strength needed for a half day's work or play. Delicious in combination with peaches, ® baked apples or stewed prunes. A CANADIAN FOOD FOR CANADIANS with hot milk every morning for breakfast. Shredded | ®