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Daily British Whig (1850), 15 Aug 1914, p. 8

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ATARI ws. Well Make Good ~ Every Word of Our Ads. A quiet investigation into the extravagant state- ments and bubble advertisements that are thrown broadeast to the public sooner or later results in the finding out the difference between - FACT AND FICTION The former we deal. With the latter we don't. Our clothing, our prices and our statements always match our ads. It's a fact when we say we've the best clothing nu the ¢ity for men's, boys or children's wear It's a fact when we sav we've the best of hats and all sorts of Toggeery for men and boys. It's a fact when we say our prices are the lowest that ean be named on our qualities, | Come in and let us 'make good?' our statements. LIVINGSTON"S BROCK STREET A Little Out of the Way, But It W.Il Pay You To Walk Special Sale of Towels | To-Night at Waldron's 300 Pure Linen Towels in different styles and sizes. Hand Towels, Glass Towels, Dish Towels, All hemmed ready for use. Regular valtie up to 20c. Special To-Night, 2 for 25c PAA. ri, mm Guest Towels 120 Guest Towels, size 14 x 24, fine Huck, Hemmed with Damask Ends. Well worth 20c. Special To-Night, 2 for 25¢ 2 A A A AS Pt Bd, LADIES SOLD TAGS THROUGH- OUT THE CITY. And the People Responded to the Request For Funds For Canada's Hospital Ship Equipment. "Buy a tag, sir?" was the saluta- tion that greeted the citizens When they came down street on Saturday imorning. Then from down into itheir pocket would come a half-dol- lar or a quarter or sometimes ten- cent or five-cent bit for the little white tin box with the red-cross on it, Some of the ladies had a Union Jack pinned around their waist to remind people of the Daughters of the Empire. It was surprising how anxious people were to fill that tin box. If some were 'not, they were soon coaxed by the 'smiles of the girls, : | At first the money came in very 'fast, but between nine and ten {o'clock it quieted down. After this it was a rush for the' ladies | with their tags. By noon almost every person on the streets was | wearing the square of cardboard { With the crossed flags in red and the jwording 1. O. D. E.,, Hospital Ship Fund. The ladies, however, even in this good cause, were "turned down" by some people. A farmer and his 'wife from the Pembroke line told the young ladies that they 'never give to charity." p | Ee { Adele dod dodo dodo dedod defo dated defo dood * Rd TO SEND 100 NURSES + Ottawa, Aug. 15.,.~The mili- |* tia department will send one fo hundred red cross nurses with |4 the Canadian army division. !% The selection will be made |# from several hundred applica- | * tiops which: have come in from | * trained nurses and other young + women in all parts of the do- [+ 1 . j Seder baeddedeotuofoafeods do desteodide dedfortonteofedh of fore minion. Here's the Explanation. On Saturday morning a marine Fret Met bee * y Neither Wars Nor Rumors Affect Canadian National Exhibition. | It: was thought at one time that (War and its troubles might in some | way affect the Canadian National Fx- hibition; but as time wore on, and: the rush of entres became heavier than ever before and the demand for 'Space nearly doubled the supply, (while every other department showed a big increase, it became evident Hat the Big Fair at Toronto keeps right' on going and growing no mat- ter what EE , i In so far as the atiraetions are concerned, the splendid bill announ- ced earlier stands, the only change being that the Grenadier (Guards Band will necessarily be absent. How- ever, its dates have been filled by the engagement of a number of the best American . hpnds, and there will still be a dozen band concerts daily with | { i the famous = Creatore featuring the bill. The International = Peace Tattoo featuring the "100 years of peace be- tween Canpda and the United States," is the b,g patriotic number of a year | that promises ' to run high in pa- triotism, while the 'spectacle, '"Baby- | lon," with its 1,000. performers and wonderful fireworks effects, should prove -@ favprite. Another feature of the hig bill js the Water Carnival, with everything" from Indian canoe races to flying ships. ! man gave a very good solution of the noise which sounded like an aero-. ; plane flying over the city on Thurs-| day evening He says the steamer; | Fordonian which is a motor steamer, | passed up the harbor on Thursday ; at 9.20 p.m, the time that the aero- plane was reporged People sitting along the shore would be able te hear her motor working very dis-',6 fu tinctly. There are lights on the: | 1 Ment! to, loa Canada | steamer, which would answer to the for the fro = Chi Jesinent was fin- | ights aer anced by a Montres fonair n supposed lights on the aeroplane, iude only a Tiitonsire and and she would be: about the same ervice. Contingents from Cal-| length as the supposed air machine is ¥, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and) sald to be. After the steamer pas- Mer Canadian cities will mee. in Ot. | sed Nine Mile Point there was no| : more noise | -------- et sa ns | ! Saturday Market Prices, | Newsy Paragraphs Picked Up by Our The market on Saturday was a Reporters, i LIEUT.-COL. FARQUHAR command of the Princess Patric'a | Infantry, which will be the first | --s INCIDENTS OF THE DAY. l14c to 16¢ a 1b.; mutton, 12¢ to 14c Williaa Swaine, - piano tuner. Orders a lb;; veal, 10c to 12¢ a 1b.; lamb, re aduley's. home 51. 20c to 22¢ a Ib; turkeys, $1.50 to'y, morning, were. fed fn dation | $2. each; fowl, $1.to $1.50 pain 'and costs. a chickens, 60c to 90¢ each; Ucxs,! A whole lot depends » ki { $1 to $1.25 pair; butter 20c to 32¢ a insurance you oe Let's post you | Ib; eggs, 23c to 25¢c a dozen; pota-| yi. ann, : 8 toes, $1.25 to $1.50 a bushel; apples| There are a number oi typhoid fever $1. a bushel; tomatoes, $1. a bushel; | cases in the general hospital at tire huckleberries, $1.25 a pail; corn at present time, ; 15¢ to 18¢c a dozen. Mustardine sold at Gibson's ' i Dr. (/Connor, Kingston, will motor ! | jdown and spend Sunday with Dr. | | It is reported that agents for com- | liwyre in Perth { | mission houses in the United States Sergt. W. H. Jones, C. P. A. S. C. | Lhave been travelling through the;left last night for Valcartier camp | {eastern part of Ontario and have | as instructor. | | picked up may thousads of dollars H. Cunningham, piano tuner, 21 | | worth of food stuffs, which they are King street. Leave orders at Me- | 1#hipping across the line, Canada Auley's book store. i should very early prohibit the ex-1 slp Clarke, who was taken to | port of food stuffs, as it is likely to the general hospital on Tuesday night | | be required for home use as well as p.. typhoid fever 4 "| | for Great Britain. Joseph: Hartin, of Roblin died 2 1 good size. The prices were: Pork, | # | | } | Picking Up Food Stuffs. { Lite Insurance and Soldiers. The North American Life Assurance company will not charge any extra premium on existing policies, and new { insurance will be soldiers doing active duty lar rates Canada is the same as that | by other companies Further imation will be gladly furnished 1% W | J. Fawr; district manager, Kingston of paralysis. He was fifty-six years of age Ladies' up-to-date dressmaking. | Ferms moderate." Miss A. Keys, 33 Colborne streét. ! At Bath on Friday afternoon a Visiting baseball team from og defedted. the home aggregation by 13 to 4,. On Monday the return match will be played at Verona. "Buy worm lozengers'" at Gibson's Un Friday afternoon the hose which has been Playing" én the Davis tan- nery fire since last Sunday . morning, sudvessiul sea} 2 taken ofl, a¢ the fire is complete- " ly out I'he hose was used on the fire for 132 hours. ""Camphor ice" at Gibeon's. On Friday afternoon Mrs, Emily Wainwright, widow ol/ the late Wil- linm Wainwright, 9 Markland street, removed to the . Hotel Dien in James' Reid's ambulance, suffering from typhoid fever. "Double strength fly pads." in to-day's lson's. ¢ | the General Hospital on Friday night I | issued to in Canada at regu charged mnioi Sommer Session Ended Queen's summer session closed on} Friday after the most son since it was started in 1910. The number of students haw indeased to 73, almost twice as many as lust year. There were eighteen public lectures given by prominent men dur ing the session and all were woll at- tended, was | The Mayor's Warning ! The mayor's warning Whig that any aeroplane hovering People passing a vacant store on over the city at night will be shot | Princess street, below Montreal street; at by civie and military guards should | this morning, bad to hold their cause that moving star ob box kite [breath. The store cellar was being to go imto winter qaartets and cease | cleaned out, and the filth was terri. troubling the people. ble. The place needs a concrete floor, "Nail Bufiers." Gibson's. I'he United States consul, Felix Johnson, 'has received work from the customs officer ut Alexandria Bay that the aeroplane, which is supposed to be causing the disturbance around Kingston, did not 'come from Alexan- dria Bay. Mustardine sold at Gibson's. / Mr. and Mrs. J. Cunningham and Mrs. T. McAbor of San Diego, Cal, tre visiting with Mrs. J. MeAuley, Queen street. They were in the dis- triet of Mexico when the war was in progress and "narrowly escaped with their lives, » a "Packache Plasters." Gibson's. A Canadian who has been visiting n New York state and city told a reporter on Saturday that the Ger- nans over there have gone crazy Ver the war. They are threateu- NZ to blow up the canals and rail- ~oads. course there is no or- Zanization, but the feeling is: bitter 'zaind Canadians. (ib- Syracuse And Oswego Service. Steamer Olcott leaves Swift's wharf at 3 p. w."on Mondays, Tues: days, Thursdays and Fridays. For information apply C. 8. Kirkpatrick 42 Clarence street, phone 568, © Change of Time. Commencing Monday, 17th, 88. "Kingston," and SS. "To- ronto" will leave at 5.20 a.m. for Prescott {0 connect with Rapids stea- mer for Montreal. August AX .P.A, Conference Excursion Among 1000 islands Wednesday, August 19th, per steamer America, leaving foot of Brock street at § p.m. Musle on hogrd, Bo stops, home ear y. _ Tickets, one Iy ick oh ~~, Knights Not Coming Owing to the war conditions pre va ling; the visit of the Watertown Knights of Columbus to Kingston, on Sunday, haz been" Cancelled. Weekend speciale at Gibson's : Weonkey's' sweets, Huxlar's sweats 'Nvlo sweets, If you were convinced that a certain ion. was. just right--neighborhood od--everything to su Sou-- n 't that place appeal to you ? = NN . ee Ladies' Cool Vests, Men's Cool "| . WHAT DO WE MEAN BY | HOLEPROOF HOSIERY THIS--- That we will replace with new stockings every pair that wears out within 6 months. Come in to-mor- row and permit us to explain fully . TO-NIGHT ES SILK GLOVES Long or short --in Black, White Tans, Greys Summer Underwear 12}4¢c, 20c; 25¢ Ladies' Cool Combinations, 25c¢, 35¢, 49¢, 75¢ Children's Undervests in a great many many makes and in all wanted sizes. « Underwear, Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, 25¢c, 40c, 50c Boys' Summer Underwear, with short or long sleeves and legs. orm my | a -- JOHN LAIDLAW & SON. -- & Lots of Comfort in a Cushion Sole Shoe. * We have a Nice Soft Kid Lace Oxford, Turn Sole, Cush- ion Insole and Rubber Heel, nice looking shoes® And $3.00 Also one at the same price without the rubber heel

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