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er | ff a0 Column of Good Things OLIVES ALL SIZES ALL PRICES ---- Olives stuffed with Pimentos Olives stuffed with Nuts Olives stuffed with Celery Olives stuffed with Capers Olives assorted stuffed Olives, per bottle, 10c. Olives, per bottle, 20c. @®lives, per bottle, 25¢. Dlives, per bottle, 35c¢. Olives, per bottle, 40c. Olives, per bottle, 60c. Olives, per bottle, 75c. Our e¢omplete fall importa- tion of Crosse & Blackwell's goods arrived as usual, and, while costing us more, we are selling at old prices, with one or two exceptions-- Cross & Blackwell's Mixed Pickles Chow-Chow Walnuts Gherkins Olive Oil Malt Vinegar Taragon Vinegar Chile Vinegar Bengal Club Chutney Mango Chutney Tirhoot Chutney Bombay Chutney Anchovy Sauce 'Mushroom Catsup China Soy Parisian Essence Browning for Gravies Harvey Sauce Anchovy Paste Bloater Paste Chicken Paste Potted Ham Potted Tongue Potted Ham and Tongu Sardine Paste aie Crystallized Ginger, 1-2 1b. Parmesan Cheese Ete, etc., ete. Cadbury's Chocolates and Rowntree's Chocolates are ready for inspection. Make your selections early. sn, Up-To-Date Paul Fletcher was in the drawing room waiting for Lida to come. Lida lived with her brother, and every time Fletcher called to ses her eith- er The brother's wiTe or his children cnse, $8°per ewt.: dressed hogs, wate in the room, so there was never| te. to 13e.; pork, 12. to 13¢.; per 1b.; a chance to say anything to her alone by quarter; veal, Re. to 12¢.; lamb, Sam What Ts Paid For Country Stuff On Market. (| Kingston, Dec. 18.~The meat pric- dogs Meat--Beel, loeal; carcase, | le; hind quarters, 15c. to 16. a Ibi; carcass, cuts, 1 to 22¢.; mut- ton, 8c. to 19. per Ib.; live hogs, car- Oe. to thad ome, It was Christmas, and Mrs. Safford and the At lust, however, his opportunity the children. 1iid gone to her mother's for several days Now, with Lidt left at home with the two servants and her brother not coming till evening, Flelcher could say-10 hes those taings he had been longing to say, hut which he could not bring himself to write in a lefler nor 10 declare before the assembled family. At length, after whil seemed = very long waiting, come one was coming. He stood up and looked cag- erly toward the doorway. The por: tiere was thrust aside, and in walk- ed Teddy-- Teddy, who; in Fletcher's opinion, was the worst pill in the whole box as far as staying power and keen observation were concer ad, "Hello, Teddy," he said, not -very cordially. "I thought you had gone to spend Christmas with your grand- ma." "I didn't go," said Teddy. "Did you expect a visit from Santa Claus to-night?" "Oh, Fis'puse" so," wearily. Just like to see him, though!' manner gréw more animated. "What, what would you do?" "I'd tell him what I think of him." "And what is that?" "Oh, that I think he's a fraud! Pretending he comes in a sleigh when the ground has heen bare for a month! And reindeer, too! Who does he think is going to believe that? Way doesn't he come on a bic- yele?" "His fur overcoat would be rather in the way," said Fletcher gravely "And:he's pretty old, too, and maybe does nat know how to ride, and, be sides, how womld he bring me the presents?' "What's the use of presents, any way? 1 never have anything that' any good." "I think you have the blues tc day," eaid Fletcher, and then he did not speak again. although Teddy tried to draw him out. He seemed to be in a brown study, and nothing roused him till Lida 'ame in, and even then he did not fay much and stayed only a short time. It was in the evening that a card was brought to Teddy. On it wos written "Santa Claus" Teddy's eyes sparkled. "Tell him to come in," he said grandly. A moment later Santa Claus stood before him, a tall, fur-clad figure with flowering hair and beard. Ted- dy shook hands and introduced the guest to his aunt "Did you find it good sleighing?" Teddy asked. "And how are the rein- deers?" "I did not come on runners, young man," said Santa Claus. you did most know that there is 1 snow on the ground." "Bleycle?" asked Teddy. "No; I came in a motor carriage." "I'd His .acredulously. Then he rap to the vindow and looked out. *'It is, Aunt Lida," he said, excitedly, coming sack, "You can see it just as pla out under the electric light." ald Santa Claus, "as I heard ycu did not care for them, but. I would iike to take you for a little ride, i1 your aunt will go. I came early." glancing at the clock, 'so that I can get back and atend to the boys and girls who like to have presents." "Of course we will go," said Ted- dy, promptly. "I have never been in a motor carriage." In a few moments the three were on their way, well protected from the cold, bracing air by an abundance of furs and wraps. There was no moon, but after the lighted streets of the town were passed the stars shone down on them brightly. Teddy was wild with delight, and his tongue ran on rapidly..At length thére were occasional pauses, then longer ones interrupted by disjointed jremarks. Finally there was total sil- ence, Fletcher bent over so that he could see the child's face, then he iooked at Lida and smiled. They went on for a little in silence. Fletcher was trying to compose his speech. "1 don't kanow how to say it," he burst ont, desperately, at length, "I keep forgetting how I look, and if 1 say it the way I want to It will be perfectly ridiculous. And yet I must gay it, for I may never have another chance." She was looking at him, her startl- ed eyes dark and luminous in the starlight. "Pefhaps you do not need to say it," she said, gently. _ 'Do you mean that you under- stand without my telling you?' he asked, eagerly. "Yes," she answered very low When they reached the house Fletcher took Teddy in his arms and carried him in. He laid him gently on the couch. in the hall and turned away, thinking the child still slepi. "I can stop only a moment," be said. "Is it late?" At that right, staring about him widly. He caught sight of his father in an ad- joining room. "Oh, papat' he criéd, his voice ringing out clear and shrill. "Oh, papa! Santa Claus is kissing Aunt Lida!"™----Boston Herald. Quaker Quips. Riches have wings, but. poverty wears the TS. | Provi it isn't counterfeit, even a silver dollar is a good round sum. gly 0 to find thet it is a good asset, but has Roman on be a see hy a day before. "Perhaps | "A motor carriage!" cried Tedd: .' "I did not bring you any present: '| ent Teddy sat bolt up- ensugh, you have to run is mate of 34 tun he | dc. to 14e. per Ib. by 'carcase. J. A. McFarlane, Brock street, re- ports grain and flour selling as fol- lows ; Oats, 60c. per bush,; wheat, $1.20 per bushel; yellow corn, 90. por bushel; bakers' flour, per 98 Ibs, £1.35 to-83.60; cornmeal, $2.50 per twt.; bran, $25.50 per ton; © shorts, ¥28; baled straw, 38 per ton; loose straw, $7.50; barley, 85c; loose huy, 816; pressed hay, $17; ground and éracked corn, $1.80; buckwheat, sie. bush, The Dominion Fish company reporis the following prices : Whitefish, 135. Ih: pike, 12%¢. lb.; blue fish, 15. Chinook salmon, 30c. per pound; salt water salmon, 15c., 20¢., 2c. 1H: fresh haddock, 124c. per Ih. cod, 124e.; salmon trout, 15c. per to; bloaters, ble. a doz: pickerel, ; per Ib.; kippers, 60c. a do fresh salt water herring, 40c. dozen: tinnan haddies, 12{c. per Ih.; oys- ters, 50c. and 60c, a {smoked), 15c. a 1b.; fresh 20c. to 25¢. 1b.; mackerel, 1c. blue: fish, 15e. 1h. Poultry--Fowl, 50c. to $1 a pair; chickens, 60¢. to $1.10, or lOc. to 12¢. a lb.; ducks, 10c. to 12¢. a 1h.; turkeys, 10c. to 15c.-a lb; live fowls, Ye. to $1 a pair; geese, 10c. to 12. a Ib. Dairy--Butter, creamery, 33e. A5¢.; prints, 30c. to 33¢.; rolls, eggs, 40c. to 45c. Vegetables--Onions,80¢. to 90c. hush; beets, '50c. per bushel; bage, 50c. to 75c. per dozen; po- tatoes, 60c. a bush.; apples, 30c. to 50c. peck; pumpkins, 5c. to 10c. each; turnips, 60c. a bag; carrots, 50c. g bush; celery, 5c. to 10e. a bunch. R. I. Toys quotes fruit thus: Hlananas, 200. a dozen; oran ges, 20c. to 60c. a doz.; cranberries, 0c. a quart; Malaga grapes, 20c. a th; grape. fruit, Be. to 10c. { each; new figs, 1%e. to 20c. a Ib; mix nuts, 20c. lh.; hickory nuts, 10c. a qt.; dates, 100. a 1b.; Messina lemons, 20¢. a dozen; Sunkist seed- less lemons, 30c. a dozen; hot house tomatoes, 30c. a lh. John-McKay, limited, hide | ment, reports the following tions on hides and skins: Hides, trimmed, green, 120. a Ib; hides, cured, 13e¢. lb.; sheep skins, fresh tak. on off, $1; decons, $1; veal skins, 15¢ per lb.; tallow, fine rendered, 6c. lb.; | wool, washed, 24c. 1b.; wool, un: 106, smelts, Ih; a cab- depart- quota quart; fillets, | { washed, 15¢. per 1b, HATRED TOWARDS ENGLISH. | Germans As One In Feeling Absorb. | ing Passion. | The, intense animosity disulayed in (the German press and by German | writers towards Great Britain, and | the passionate hatred for Britain to { which many public writers give vent An article by | Werner Sombart, which has appeared {in the Berliner Tageblatt, is a fair rexample of what is bting said and thought in Germany at the Two paragraphs i0ndicate the | For example | deserve to be studied. y Lime, character of the whole. Herr Sombart writes : | "1 am quite sure that the | German people, ftom the last taxi- | i driver to the highest official, are at {one in their flaming haired towards the English. enemy. We are waging the w | against England. We shall not con-' sider the war terminated till Eog- land lies at our feet, crushed and humbled in her innermost conscious- ness, { granted an honorable peace even the | quiet German people would be driven into revolution. [I have never _ Seen {in the Germans so much passionate | feeling as at present if the word England is uttered." i | That Military Krltur | Taglische Rundschan | Wherever Kultur tas forth among men we see ils way pre- pared by a pitiless militarism, The barracks have ever been the arts Rome, | mentary school for all | sciences, alike in ancient and in EE -- a -- present whele | HIE In Encland wa feel our |§iE IH "I believe that that if Ungland wee [RIE | blossomed §i§ ele- (HE ancient Hellas, in Egypt, in Baby- [BE { lon, X If, however, to our regref, hi compels us to refrain from regard- | | Son militarism as an exclusively | German invention, we may the more! | § story | { joyfully confess that the particular J | ferm in which it is now manifesting militarism there is but one name; it is a work of art. The gfeatness of the glory of Ger- mun militdrism Hes in this--that it is not the peculiar property of a warrior caste only, but that it has permeated the whole nation to the innermost depths of its soul. i} The consequence is that there is no army in the world to-day that 's 37 thoroughly interwoven witu the artistic. spirit as is the German. identical with that of ancient Romo, | Her strength consisted in this--that through possessing the finest army she also possessed the best art and sciente, so that her militarism came to be spoken of as a work of art. To-day circumstances are rever- sed, and we, were compelled to learn from others not only the military but also the spiritual and mental discipline, are now the dispensers of all these blessings to all other peoples, who long will contifive to be dependent on us, and sit at Germany's feet, thanks to our military Kultur, Sweet Clller." The good kind, 30c. gal, at 'Golden Lion grocery. Everything in pla and cut flow- ers for Christmas at Johnson's, flor- ist, King street. Open every oven. ing, "Sine lawyers may be rightly term- #d the great creators of reasonable mais Cieai wit vn spbeiat Dhiafee Cigars mi 1p specially for rita: At "Hong's." Fh the who in these times] | itself so gloriously is characteristic Ji of Germany only. Fir this form of §i§ Germany to-day is in a cound:tion |i | Our 3rd Xmas in Kingston With a steadily increasing trade and ever grow- ing popularity, we welcome this opportunity of ex- tending to the general public, one and all, our very best wishes for A Happy Christmasand Prosperous New Year You will surely have both, and money left, if you buy, your Christmas presents here during OUR BIG CLEARING SALE A --_------------r a TA Ih EVERY ARTICLE IN THE STORE REDUCED ABSOLUTELY NO RESERVE Save money while you spend it. Select your WAISTS FOR CHRIST. MAS GIFTS Visit our -waist depart- ment before making selee- tion of Christmas gifts. We are showing: all the latest styles and' fabrics separately boxed in faney holly boxes, all at sale gifts from the following list: prices. Neckwear Gloves, all kinds, ..19¢ up Handkerchiefs .... 2c up Wool and Silk Scarfs dn ogg Opera Scarfs, special 98c Boudoir Caps .... 69c up Tea Aprons 23c up Hosiery (Penman"s) 25¢ up Silk 'Waists, specia 1 at $1.98 Lingerie Waists, 69¢, 89c, 98¢ up. Velvet Mandarins, special| Bath Robes at co. $249 Flannel and Serge Waists special oY $1.98 Silk Underskirts wholesale prices. Night Dresses, flannelette special Parasols at ' 39¢, 69c, 98c, Penman's Sweater Coats: $1.49 Underwear, all kinds, . .. 23c up Children's Hosiery, Gloves Underwear, at sale pric- es, y Special serge, at . $2.29 Overall Aprons at 23c and 49¢. House Dresses, <pecial 89¢ Underskirts, special. 49c¢ Toques and Hockey Oups Jerseys and Sweaters 89¢ Flannelette Sleepers ..89¢ Little Girls' Wool Doll Dfufts va vas rgd ele + 1880 Pullovers and fieaters, special ...... "89¢ each Flannelette Kimonas for girls, at sale prices, P. C. Corsets, 39¢, 69¢c, 85¢ $1.29, Kimonas, all kinds at sale prices. ladies' Dresses Serges at $2.98, $4.98, $6.98. Silks at $8.98, $12.98. $10.98, Hundreds of Dresses at Half Price Balmaecan 75 High Class Model Coats Ladies" Suits Ladies' Coats style, from $4.95. : Regular $18 $30 suits. Paddock style from $6.95 | Reawar $18 to $30 suits Sale price $8.98 to clear Exclusive $9.45 styles from Regular $35 to $60 suits. Sale price $12.98 to clear All this season's--no. two At Half Price. alike. Girl's Coats Ages 2 to 6 yrs. Spec. $1.98 Ages 6 to 10 yrs. spec. $2.98 Ages 10 to 14 yr¥. Special coasais 33.98 Several very special styles in girls' coats at sale prices. Millinery Clearance Take your choice of any trimmed hat in the store at here during the big Redu $1.98. ction Sale. Buy your useful » See ur Windows | Kingston's Only Exclusive Ladi | 88' Ready-to-Wear Store, Phone 532. _ All gifts neatly boxed in fancy holiday boxes, FREE of CHARGE. i