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fa Brief Form the Events In The Country About Kingston Are Told =Full of Interest to Many. George Wilzon, seriously ill in Smith's Falls Public Hospital with typhoid, is improving slowly. Mr, and Mrs, Robert Warwick, Ot- tawa, have taken J. R. Mulhollandis beautiful home on the Rideau for the summer. Ross Davis, Merrickville, who, for the past ten years has made his home | with his brother, Nathan, died last Monday, following a week's illness, Miss Sarah Galaway, and Miss Inez Hollister, pupils of Miss Blanche | successful | Carley, Lyndhurst, were in passing the examination held in| Smith's Falls by the Toronto Conser- vatory of Music. Capt. G. F. Matheson, who for nine years has been manager of the Perth branch of the Merchant's Bank, has retired and is succeeded by F. A. Mann, formerly of M'tchell, door, All covered with extra devices--gat ore, : With trunk, anti-rattlers, self-starter and clock, With patent absorbers to take out the shock, With Mocroscope, primer, dust cov- ers and chains, With a twenty man top which gets stuck when it rains, lll Great Japanese Admiral Lives a NEWS OF WELTON NTERESTING BUDGET BY | WHIG'S CORRESPONDENT, Mrs, George Webster Passed "Away | Of Paeumonia--~Graves of De- | ceased Oddfellows Were Decor- With fire extinguisher, rims which | ---- Simple Life. The great naval hero of the Russo- Japanese War, Admiral Togo, lives at lis home of thirty-six years in Kami Rokubancho, Tokio, He is 70 years old. in The Tokio Advertiser: He is but five feet two inches in height, but muscular, weighing about 145 pounds. He lives a quiet life with the Countess. They have three maids and two boy servants, ~ His, eldest son, 32 years of age, is just back from London; and the se- cond son, 28, a graduate of the) ated. Naval Cadet School, is now studying Salto Man writes of him Belgians. D'S NEws | IN BRIEF FORM. | ---- Lage Tidings Frém All Over Told In a Fithy and Pointed 'Way. . -------- r i ~ Charles G. Cooper was elected Al- derman for Ward 3 in Hamilton. { The west sends a' call for 40,000 harvesters. A Dutch steamer was brown up by! a.mine and ten men were drowned. | Women are crowding German col- | leges to equip themselves. for profes- | sional life, Canada has sent six shiploads of | foodstuffs for the relief of suffering | { to Ontario { Ontario. = Capt. Matheson was with the bank for forty-six years. DARLINGSIDE DOPE FROM A CHEERFUL MAN. Who Gives the Village News and Makes Some Live Comments. Darlingside, July 24.--The dry, hot weather which we are having has been very favorable for saving the hay crop, and in consequence a re- markable lot of first-class hay has been harvested. The most of the sumaner resorts in this locality are| filled with guests--some are booked | to full capacity until the end of August, Mr, Pouch, of New York, is now at his island and is making| more improvements to same. J. D, W. Darling, of Lansdowne, spent the week end at "Berwick Island." Mrs. E. Haig and daughter Jessie, of! Gananoque, spent a few days of last week at "Berwick Island." E. Smith, a wealthy New Yorker, is occupying the Batterman premises for the sea- son, This is one of the best proper- ties on the river, Mr. Smith keeps a staff of nine servants. The water in the river is gradually | receding. It 1s now about four inches | lower than a month ago. The fish- ing continues good and some re-| aparkable fine catches are reported. Quite a few mascalonge have been | taken this season. D. Darling, of, Gananoque, spent a few days at| "Berwick Island" last week. The tourist season on the St. Lawrence is| now at its best. James Wallace was | a visitor at Mrs. A. Bishop's last] Sunday afternoon. | | From the rate they are travelling | Alexandria dismount, With covers and holders and racks without count, With battery testers, a few tubes, A slick cigar lighter to capture the Rubes, With dimmers and wrenches, gas savers and pumps, And re-enforced springs to take care of the bumps. extra Sand I to the agent: "The car looks quite nice, Please quote me (with your very best price." discounts) He figured it out on the back of his! cuff, One-third for the car and two-thirds for the stuff. Oh, it isn't the power, the strength or the speeds, The "get there" or "come back' which this car really needs, But it's trappings and gewgaws and whatnots galore makes life worth Imbecile Four, No man sees less than the one who ways looks out for number one. That while in an al It is a wise nian who knows his | own. business, and a wiser one who|N. Y., on Saturday morning last, Mr. | calls for him. thoroughly attends to it. Gananoque | From Our Own Correspondent.) uly 25.--At the Driving Park on Saturday afternoon Ryan's Pilsener ball team of Syracuse, -N. Y., defeat- ed the local team in a ten-innings game by a score of 8 to 6. A number of local fans went Bay, N. Y.; to see game between the Alexandria and Syracuse base ball teams on Sun- day afternoon, The Syracuse team won by 5 to 4, Mr. and Mrs. W, 8. street, spent the week-end with rel tives at Brewer's Mills, The Congregation of Christ Church celebrated its anniversary on Sunday last. Canon Fitzgerald of St. Paul's Church, Kingston, was the preacher of the day and gave two very scholarly expositions. The steamer Missisquoi drew out quite a fair crowd on her trip to Brockville on Monday morning. James G. Bates, Stone street, had the misfortune to have his hand to the Bedard, North a- | quite severely gashed while running | a shaper in one of the local factories | yesterday. A Bay | sliver of wood tore] Wellington, July 20.-----M. R. Doyl| in the Gunnery College. The latter and family motored from Belleville | comes home three or four times a to Wellington on Sunday and spent | Year, and for the rest the distinguish- the day with J. E. Clerk and wife. | ed couple lead a lonely sort of life. Miss Whitney and Miss May Bloomer | They do not seem to pay any atten- of Toronto are visiting Mrs T. M.| tion to their personal comfort. Lux- Nash, | ury is absolutely unknown in' the The graves of W, P. Miles, W. ¥.| Togo home. When the Admiral is at McFaul and Dr. H. H. Post were dec- | leisure, he amuses himself by a saun- orated on Sunday by the I.0.0.F.| ter in his garden, surrounded by its Grand Master L. B. Cooper of Belle- | old style black wooden fence, or play- ville, gave an excellent address. A | Ing with his favorite dog. large number of the members were| Since his illness about three years in attendance. Rev, Mr. Clair (for-| 880 he never drinks, except a little mer minister of Brownfield) and | foreign wine before he goes to bed. daughter Mita, of Orono, are visitors| In a small stable near tLe house are | a8 T. Thompson's Maple avenue. two chestnut colored steeds which David Jones and Arnold Jones, Buffa- | were the coronation gift of the Em- lo, are guests of Isaac Jones. Mr. | peror. In the shed adjoining the and Mrs, Hubert Pierson of Syracuse | stable there is a carriage which is are visitors at Mr, and Mrs, Claud | always in the neatest state imagin- Smith's. Miss Esdale, of Bowen-| able. Simplicity and cleanliness of ville, is the guest of her grandpar-| habit can be seen in the outside ap- ents, Mr, and Mrs, W. H. Garrett. | pearance of his home life, we hear George Stillen of Rochester, N. Y., is| from the tr. _espeople of the neigh- a visitor at Clayton Stoneblirg's. | borhpo§ nothing but most impressive Miss Mollie Cronk; of Yonkers, is| stories of "insignificant bills," always | the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr. | the same fish order and a "very {and Mrs, Benjamin Hubbs. Mr, and | small" meat order. Mrs: Garnet Morden, who spent a The barber clips the hero's hair | couple of weeks visiting his and her | short twice a month, except that he | parents, left for their home, Bergen, | has an extra cut when the Emperor He pays 25 cents | and Mrs, Jack Shurie ate visiting at | every time. "I never see him except | Toronto and London, { In cotton clothes, and in the parlor | Mrs, G. Codman (nee Miss Mitch-| there is nothing that can be called ell) after an absence of thirty-four | an article of luxury." The rice deal- years from her native town, is now | er and the draper tell similar tales. visiting friends and relatives. | The green grocer was especially re- Fred Giddes of Toronto was in town | verent, The bills for vegetables last week, Mrs. Giddes and daugh- | seldom go beyond 75 cents a month, | ter are guests at her parents, George | but "it would be a great rudeness for and Mrs, Boyce. Mrs. W. Boyd ac-| a man like me to make any comment companied her brother John from | about a godlike man like Togo." from Detroit here to visit her mo-| When the Admiral entertains, how- ther and other relatives. Miss Mary | ever, the feast is servéd generously {'Dorland visited the: Bay of Quinte from a nea )y restaurant. Summer School at Belleville last - re | weelr, Mrs. J. M. Squier of Lindsay is in town the guest of her daughter, Mrs, Gregg Haight. Mrs. Dennie and children of Peterboro are guests of | Mrs. W. P, Miles. Mr. and Mrs Walter Roberts of Toronto spent a | day with" Mr. and Mrs, L. Lafrance. Henry Chadd of St, Louis, is | The Heroical Vein. | "The heroical vein of mankind | runs much in the soldiery, and cour- ageous part of the world; and in that form we oftenest find men above | men. History is full of the gallantry | of that tribe; and when we read their | notable acts, we easily. find what a | difference there is between a life in | Plutarch and Laertius. Where true | fortitude dwells, loyalty, bounty, | friendship, and fidelity visiting his parents and sister at Trenton, Raphial Barbe of France, who is now in Wellington looking after his pea business, remembered his old friend, the late W. P. Niles, by placing some beautiful flowers on] his grave on decoration day. Wil-| ber Peters of Detroit is here visiting | his parents, Mrs. George Webster died on Thursday from pneumonia. | | | | be | found. A man may confide in persons | constituted for noble ends; who dare do and suffer, and who have a hand to burn for their country and their friend. Small and creeping things are the product of petty souls. He is like to be mistaken, who makes | choice of a covetous man for a | friend, or relieth upon the reed of narrow and poltron friendship. Piti- may | KILLED BY LIGHTNING, | -- | of Shackleton's men on Elephant Is- through Bukowina it is a sure thing that the Russians are not waiting to] spell the names of the places they capture. up and caught his hand. Miss Florence Gauthier, street, was taken to Hotel | Kingston on Saturday morning - | an operation for appendicitis. 'General 8ir Douglas Haig and his follow Scotsman, Sir William Robert-| son, chief of the Imperial staff, as| fighting and planning leaders, backed | by the burgau of munitions, appéar to be a strong combination, while the! entire organization and the fighting qualities of the new army, pitted against the oldest and most highly organized military machine in the world, have been exceeding the ma-| tion's expectations. Garden Dieu, for New Shell Contract. Pembroke, July 24, -- Another large shell contract has come the way of the Pembroke Iron Works, Ltd. The new contract is for 50,- 000 more six-inch (90-pound) shells. It will involve the installation of $650,000 worth of additional machin- ery and the employment of at least | sixty more men {uring the term of | the contract. The allied naval forces are to sink | German submarine liners at sight.| Lance Corporal J. Connors, C. The Allied Governments seemingly |A. S. (., Barriefield Camp; was do not share the view that the sub-|iknocked down by an automobile at marine liner is a thing of small®con- | Tete de Pont barracks gate Monday sequence because it can carry only|afternoon, but not seriously injured. 750 tons of Canadian nickel to a County Magistrate Hunter sentenc- cargo. {ed Pte. Macpherson, 154th Battalion, to three months in jail for absenting { himself without leave, This was his J. Perfect Car And Its Accessories. Farmer Terribly Burned in Storm at | | Grantley, | Cornwall, Ont, July 25.--0n Thursday afternoon during a severe { electrical storm, James Robertson, { who resides near Grantley, was { struck by lightning, and instantly { killed. Mr. Robertson left home to | go. to the pasture to bring the cows up for milking, and was about three { hundred yards from the house when [ he was struck. The fluid entered | the top of his head, making a hole in his cap, then passing down his breast { where he was terribly burned, and | down into his rubber boots the left | one of which was burned and torn | from his foot The flash set fire to | i his clothing, but when he fell forward hon his face the flames were §moth- | ered. His wife, on hearing the ter- | I tific crash looked in the direction in which her husband had gone, and saw the smoke arising from the burning clothing, but assistance was unavailing, as he died instantly. Be-| sides his wife he leaves two young children. | sacrifice themselves for their coun- | trey's peace and good. ful things are! only to be found in the cottages of such breasts; but bright thoughts, clear deeds, con- stancy, fidelity, bounty, and generous honesty, are the gems of noble minds; wherein, to derogate from none, the true heroic English gentle- man hath no peer."--Sir Thomas Brown, "Christian Morals." Love of Country. '"'Dulce et decorum pro patria | mori.' "It cannot be expressed, deal of charity that one countrey contains. 'Amor laudis et patriae pro stipendio est.' "The Decii did se devovere, Hora- tii, Durii, Scaevola, Regulus, Codrus, | what a name ,of 'Una dies Fabios ad bellum miserat omnes; Ad bellum missos perdidit una dies.' "One day the Fabii stoutly warred, One day the Fabii were destroyed. A deadlock on the Home Rule! issue has been reached in the British | Parliament. | George Robert Bruenech, AR.C.A.,| a noted artist, died at 28 St. Anne's] road, Toronto. Principal Peterson, Montreal, and | W. K, MeNaught, Toronto, made] honorary colonels. One alleged deserter and a biga-, mist broke loose from Simcoe jail | and are still at liberty. | Opponents of the proposal to| change Berlin's name have formed | themselves into a committee. Private Rosseau, late of Youngs- town, New York, was arrested at] Camp Borden on a murder charge. Kelso Hotto, news editor of the Canadian News, Japanese daily of Vancouver, was drowned on Sunday. The government is sending the Antarctic ship Discovery to the relief land. Two members of the Ontario Lic- ense Board leave to study law en forcement under prohibition in the | west. | An Austrian offical statement ad- mits the withdrawal before the Rus- sians in Carpathians mountain fight- ing. vozen of cemeteries have been op- ened about Peremysl to bury the sol- diers slain in the terrible conflict there Gen. Haig has cabled the Austral- | ian Government that the Australians took a gallant part in the capture of Pozieres village. Twelve cases of infantile paralysis have been reported in Ontario, three of them from Todmorden and one] from Newmirket, After several hours' search, the body of Miss Horan, who was drown- | ed near Kenora, was located, and | | will be interred at Seaforth. Frank W. Baillie, Hamilton, offer- | ed to make munitions at cost, prov- | iding the Government donates a fair | profit to the Patriotic Fund. | Militia orders announce the retire- | ment on pension from the permanent | force of Col. 8S. P. A. Denison, C.M.G., A.D.C., Toronto. Florance O'Leary, a veteran rail- | way man, who rode on the first train | on the Northern Railway to Colling- | wood, died, aged eighty-three years. | A loss of membership in Britain | is said to be due to the war mind. though the people have no doubt of the presence of God in the conflict. Abraham Greenberg, a York street | gents' furnisher, Toronto, may die | from wounds received when he was | slashed with a razor by a young It- | alian, who is still at large. Pope Benedict has interceded in| favor of Roger Casement, condemned A pin Headaches, sleeps lessness and tired, draggy feelings soon disappear when you restore vigor to the ex- hausted nerves by using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. 50 cents a box, all dealers or Edmanson, Bates & Co. Limited, Fa) D8 GIT | Leacy, and who for several years past An Imbecite Four rolled up to thel on om, --_-- eo fifth offence. None So Deaf As Those ! Not Hear "Not one word, if you please -- not one word will I listen to coffee!" That is the attitude against tea or of many good people, even after they have reason to suspect 'that tea or coffee hurts them. True, some persons seem able for a time to use tea or coffee without appar- ent harm, but sooner or later it does in- terfere with the health and comfort of many users. For a sure, casy test suppose vou leave off both tea and coffee and use This famous food-drink is made wholesome molasses, It flavor, and is absolutely other harmful substance--fre from all te Postum is delicious must be boiled. Instant Post ing hot water. The flavor is the same and are good for youn time beverage. has a rich color, fine free from the drug, ca aroma, fleine, and comes in twy um is a soluble the cost a g and old, and satisfy the craving for a hot, aromatic meal- of prime wheat, a and coffee troubles. » forms. The original Postum Cereal powder--made in the cup by add- 's a Reason" for POSTMM » ian Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Windsor, Ont. ------mmm{ poor health for a year, Fifty thousand Englishmen lost { their lives willingly near Battle Abby in defence of their countrey. Pp. | Aemilius speaks of six senatours of . Calais, that came with bhalters in | their hands to the King of England, | to dye for the rest. This love makes | | 80 many writers take such pains, so | { many historiographers, physicians, | etc, or at least as they pretend, for | common safety, and their countrey's | benefit." -- Burton's 'Anatomy of Melancholy." They Found a Mine. An exciting time was experienced | a few days go by the crew of the | steamer Clermiston, when nearing | | Leith. A mine was sighted floating | right in the track of the vessel. A order that it might be towed to the nearest patrol boat. . There was a | | choppy sea, so that the work of get- | | ting the ropes around the mine was { of a hazardous character. The men | succeeded, however, in securing it, | but after towing for a quarter of-an | | hour the mine blew up, | smoke and water to a great height, | | and fragments of the mine fell aboard | | the steamer. i ¥ Spats, One of those things not generally known is that the wearing of spats | | originated as a compliment to the | | kilted regiments who wore them in | | the Indian Mutiny. The glorious | deeds of the Highlanders 'n that | campaign made them popular heroes, | and the public adopted many things | in dress in imitation of Scotch uni- | forms. Among the things were | pats, and they bave hover been out { of fashion among smart people since | the days of Sir Colin Campbell.-- | London CBrohicle, | roasted with a bit of and a delicious, snappy in tea and coffee, or any bout equal. Both kinds George M. Barnes, president of the Central City Trust Co., Syracuse, N.Y., died on Saturday at his sam- mer home, Round Island, from sending || [SRS oTeT: hrs to death oN the charge of treaso endeavoring to obtain grace for hi from the British Government. Cheese sales: Belleville, 2,720 boxes at 15%e¢; London, 1,608 at 15¢c to 163% ¢; Watertown, NY. 8. Hyacinthe, «uc, ; Vankleek Hill, 1,582 PASSES TO NEW HANDS, Edward B. Leacy Buys Out The Mee- han Store, Pembroke, July 24.--An old and always respected business name will in a few days disappear from the list of Pembroke mercantile estab- lishments, the firm of A Meehan & Son having given way to one of Pem- broke's younger business men. Yes- terday the sale of the Meehan busi- ness and stock to Edward B. Leacy, eldest son of ex-Mayor William n, m at 16 7-16c. For Preserving, Use LILY WHITE CORN SYRUP One-third "Lily White' to two- thirds Sugar, by weight. "Lily White" Corn Syrup pre- vents, fermentation and mold-- brings out the natural flavour of fruits and berries--and makes much more delicious Preserves, Jams and Jellies than you can make with all sugar. In 2, 8, 10 and 20 pound tins ~at all dealers. has been a valued member of the Leacy & Shield's store staff, was completed and Mr. Leacy is now in charge. The Meehan store is one of Pem- broke's older business concerns, be- ing established by the late Andrew Meehan away back in he eighties. 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I boat was lowesed from the steamer |} and a rope made fast to the mine in |i of all summer goods is necessary to make room for autumn and win- ter merchandise whic we are compelled to sacrifice all low prices. + Only four PALM BEACH SUITS left; se. your size). To clear at h is beginning to arrive and to do this quickly goods at prices below our already (in Only 12 WHITE SKIRTS 4 quality, to clear ... Only a few boys' WASH SUITS. Reg $1.25 and $2.00. To clear ... A few CLOTH SUITS in serge and tweed at A few "of DRESSES at and shapes at extra quality. HOUSE , 98¢ Parasols in a good assortment of shades 5c A good assortment of SUMMER BLOUSES AND MIDDIES to clear from .... 79¢ to $1.08 ~ KIMONAS in _all colors and sizes from 08c "ww. .... <.. $1.98 A few nice DRESSES to clear at $2.08, $3.08 $4.98 and $5.08 50 per cent. off. Opposite Grand Opera House chronic nephritis. He had been in MENDELS "'m™ Kingston's High Class Exclusive Ready-to-Wear for Women and Children.