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PAGE SIX News From Eastern Ontario] nn NEWS FRON THE DISTRICT OLIPPED FROM THE WHIGS MANY BRIGHT EXOHANGES. Io Brief Form the Events In The Country About Kingston Are Told ~--Full of Interest to Many. Lanark curlers defeated Perth by three points for the Lanark County Challenge cup, Fire in Dr. Caldwell's dental par-| lors in Belleville, did some damage but was covered by insurance, Austin Tribute, publisher of the Athens Reporter, has heen drafted for military service He will sell out. : Mrs. Samuel White digd at Madoc on Sanday. She was an aged lady who lived in Belleville for over half a century. At Marmora on Thursday, Miss Gertrude, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Shannon,' was united in mar riage to Harold Keast, Creighton Mines, Ont, It is sald a workman at Trenton was moving along the street when an icicle fell from a building striking him upon the neck, breaking it Death" was instantaneons Francis Shaw, Biggar, Sask.. aged fourteen, a student at St. Alban's school, Brockville, died in hospital on Monday from gastro-intestinal tax aemia. He was a popular student Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weese, se- cond line 'Thrulow, entertained a host of friends on Thursday. 1 evening was spent in ecard-<playin alter which very elaborate dainty refreshments were served On, Saturday Joseph . Stoliker passed away at the residence of his daughter, Mrs, Wm. CC. Murphy, Belleville. Mr. Stoliker was horn in Leeds County in 1838 and for four years resided in Gananoque, where the body was taken for interment. Deccased was a member of the Metho- " dist church. Three sons and three daughters survive, CHILD'S TONGUE BECOMES COATED IF CONSTIPATED Cross Feverish and Give "California Syrup of Figs." ne g, and When Sick Children love this "fruit-laxative," ( and nothing else cleanses the tender stomach, liver and bowels so nicely. A child simply will not stop play- ing to empty the bowels, and the re- sult is, they become tightly clogged with waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach sours; then your little one becomes cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat, sleep or act naturally, breath is bad, system full of cold, has sore throat, stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen, Mother! See if tongue is coated, then give a tea- spoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours atl the constipated waste, sour bile and un- digested food passes out of the sys- tem, and you have a well, playful child again. Millions of mothers give "Califor: nia Syrup of Figs" because it is per- fectly harmless; children love it, and it never fails to act on the stomach, liver and bowels, Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has full directions for babies, chil- dren of all ages ana for Brown-ups plainly printed om the bottle, Be- ware of counterfeits sold here. Get the genuine, made by . "California | SHOVELLNC AT VARKER » t. i {THE C.X.R. HAS GANG OF | BUSY, Work on Rallway Water Tower and {Plant Completed -- Many Trains { Have Been Cancelled. ! Yarker, eb. 12 1 'this section are in very [travel Mae Vanluven home Monday. don and daughter have home in Los Angeles, Ca The C.N.R. has men at work, shovellir freight trains passed on Sunday. A son was born Tripp of Yarker. The construction cars will he mov- ed from here to Rosedale. The work on the water tower and plant operate same is now completed, e Cancellation of trains has been quite frequent of late owing to the heavy drifting of snow and storms The 'Commercial House here has had / starm-bound ps railroad's expense The closing of places of business on and Monday 5 well observed in Yarker and Colebrook Mr. Everson has returned MEN i | he roads in bad shape for ston was am Gor. for their of 1 Mi a gang of now. Many through here quit to Mr. and Mrs, Saturday Rey with his children from Beaverton. As far as known Mr. Eversoy was the first minister whose wife died on this eircuit Her sickness was but of a few days' duration and the news of her death next day after being taken to the Kingston General came as a shock to all were buried at 'Beaverton F Benjamin is packing up his household furniture for shipment to Good Water, Sask., where he intends to make his home. He has threre a fine farm and will go extensively into stock raising. Very many are busy working in the swamps getting out wood, this being the first winter in two or three years when work could be done in the swamps At present deliveries of wood are cancelled owing to bad roads Mr. and DNrs. Patrick Marrion, spending part of the winter here, leave for Buffalo, N.Y., thence to Auburn, N.Y., their home, Rev. Mr. Raymond of the Holiness Movement church, and family, have gone to Belleville. DIED AT TWEED. Wright Well Known in Horticultural Work. Tweed, Feb. 11.--The death oc- curred here Sunday evening of Geo. 'Wright, in his seventy-fourth year, of arterio-scierosis. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and was educat- ed in Ancaster district. For about thirty-five years, he resided at Clarksburg, but latterly resided at the home of his son-in-law, Dr. D. A. Volume, in Tweed. He was a bro- ther of Alex. W. Weight of Toron- to, vice-chairman of the Workmen's Compensation Board, and is surviv- ed. by another brother, G. W. Wright, in Washington State, as well as by three sons, W. G., of Ross & Wright, adjusters for assured, Toronfo; H. A, in Wisconsin, and D. E,, in Win- nipeg, and one daughter, Mrs. Vol- ume, at Tweed. Mr. Wright 'was a Presbyterian, and active in horticultural and agri- George years superintendent of Clarksburg Voollen Mill, but for the past fifteen years devoted his time to fruit and flowers. He was well known in Beaver Valley. The fureral will be held at Clarks- Fig Syrup Company." Refuse any other Kind with contempt. : (City Dairy burg, Wednesday, on the arrival of the noon train. nn PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM. Visit This Dairy and Decide for Yourself. -- Satisfaction Guaranteed. Oficial Test by H, B. Smith, Mik od 3.2 Butter Fat. 24 JOHNSON STRERY eather Means a final break in our prices on all win- ter merchandise. WE MUST CLEAR NOW We are of values for $2.9 | Silk hose, black and. white, 75¢ value for : Sore all shades, $1.50 values, 7 \ ood prints, dark 1.25, $1.50, $1. Large Aprons to clear, 69¢c. offering a few specials that it will $5.00 69c¢. and light, 75. } Tuesday aftermpon to! assengers at the Hospital | The remains | « {Slight Contamination And the cultural societies! He was for some | | lants, ordering . THE DAIL WOLFE ISLAND NEWS From Snow Bound Roads -- Much Hay Being Shipped. Wolfe Island, Feb. 11.-----Trafll being suspended owing to the hes {snows. Although every effort {ing made to effect a remedy th (are still impassible. | Large quantities of ha | being shipped to the Am {Oats are at a high price {a great demand thet un {farmers are getting rid of { ply. The y their as never it is at gathering in ice in the river w known be as thick {present. Many men are their summer supply. An entertainment w held ih the {C.M.B.A. hall on Friday evening in taid of the new Sacred Heart church, {Wolfe Island. i ! On Wednesday morning Miss [Stella Hagar w united in marriage {to Robert O'Neil, of Cape Vincent, {N.Y., in the Sacred Heart Church by [Rev. Father Fleming. F: J. Gray and Billy Rethwell, of Perth, are visiting friends on the island. Miss M. O. Neil, Cape Vincent, is spend- ing a few days with Miss ,Lettia Hawkins. Miss V. Boyle, Gananoque, and ard O'Rielly, Kingston, have re- | turned to. their homes after spend- ting a couple of weeks among friends! jand relatives, The latter is now in | Winnipeg. Miss Annie Finn, Enter- { prise, has returned home after spend- ling several days with her sister, Mrs iJ. O'Rielly. Edwin Staley has left [for Cleveland, Ohio, where he in- | tends spending a couple of months {with 'his brother. Miss Edith Hen- {neasy, Watertown, N.Y., has return- led home after recuperating among friends on the island. BOIL THE WATER IS ORDER OF THE DAY to | | Medical Health Officer | Gives Order. | Owing to the faet that there is | contamination in the water, the | medical health officer, Dr. A. R. B, { Williamson has ordered citizens to | boil the water, . A notice was issued in the Whig te | this effect on Tuesday, and it would | be well for citizens to adhere strictly {to the regulations, as there are | several cases of sickness believed to have Ween caused by the water, Some repair work has been going lon at the waterworks plant. A diver | has been .at work at the suction pipe {and it is believed that the water has] | been stirred up and contaminated. i | STREETS IN BAD CONDITION. | Walking Even on Princess Street { Almost Impossible Because of Water. | <The streets to-day are in a very {bad eondition-----worse than they | have 'been all winter. The snow is {piled deep along the walks and on | this snow a crust formed with the rain on Tuesday. The bright sun on | Wednesday continued the melting | process started by the rain of Tues- {day, and the drains being blocked j the water is backing over the side- j Walks. On Princess street it is al- | most impossible to walk from one corner to the next without going out on the road. Some of the merchants shovelled thelr walks while others are content: 'with having several inches of snow and ice on their part of 'the frontage. The water drains from the higher to the lower levels make the shovelled off parts almost like little Takes. The merchants say that the last two days have heen very hard on their customers, as the walking was So énconvyenient. BOYS DID GOOD WORK ---- Hauled Injured Dog to the Police Station To Be Shot. 4 Two boys, a collie dog and a sleigh figured jn an ineident on Tuesday af- ternoon. Citizens who happened to see the lads hauling a dog to the police station wondered what was the matter, The collie dog, which had a mania {for running after automobiles, sleighs land vehicles of all kinds, played the | game once too often, and as a result was badly hurt. The boys found the canine suffering on the road, and seéuring a hand sleigh they haul- ed the dog to tha police station where it was shot by Constable Ar- niel. - The youngsters are to be eom- mended for their kindly, humane ae- tion. The dog had its spine injured. SOLDIERS' SOCIAL EVENING. . Queen Street Sunday School Enter. tained at Valentine Event, Class twenty-seven of Queen Street Church Sunday School held a Valentine social for the convalescent soldiers of Quéen's Military Hospi- tal on Tuesday evening, about sixty people being present. Miss L. Allen, class teacher, presided, During the evening there were guessing con- tests of various kinds, solos by Mrs. Dickson and Miss Ethel Ross, 4 chorus, "The Huckleberry - Picnic," by the class, and other events to en- tertain the men. Refreshments were served at the close. TENANT LOST SUT bits | Trouble 'Between Lavdlordl and Ten- ant Settled by Judge Lavell. Judge Lavell heard on Wednesday morging an action for possession un- der the Overholding Tenants' Act. The landlord. B. Nilés, had a house Hf against The judge decided against the ten. them to pay the costs and to vocare the.premises by Satur day next. €.'R. Webster appeared {for the pluintif and A. ©. Day for|. the defendant. AB automobile got stalled in a wow drift at the sity avenue and Stuart street early after nightfall before the ear was moved ho corner of Univer-| and it was long | GOOD SANT VALENTINE ON ---- War Times Makes No Difference to the Patron Saint of Lovers Who is as Busy as 'Ever Assisting Little Cupid. This poor old wo ed, weary of the ism, and shudd dow of the hateful G right in the heart of the whir ; sorrow and doubt there is a little spot of perfect calm, and in that sheltered sacred spot there sits se I i Cod of Love. That is why our dainty bits of vale . shop w Ws gay hearts and true-lovers lafided with flowers and 1 as usual this year as other isn't it good te think the sad dun smoke of erushing woes of war cense-sweet the rosy mance which the gods call 1 Dear fat httle Cupid! A of the year he may wear his the rest of the world, and his rifle too, but for th February he casts it comes to AS once more cherubic hittle self, with be rows poised as usual and hearts ga- lore at his mercy. No wonder he smiles so enigmatically as he aims his 'ts here, there and' everywhere, for he clothed in the innocent youth he is old in the of life and rich in the cxperi- ence the centuries that are past Many a year has he come safely through with the same inscrutable i and he knows 1s of hate and ra things f the sound AT rs. over i and the rises, in- sheen of ro- ( ol wisdom : sweet and that that heart I don't know why we this day of his Saint Valer for Saint Valentine, poor man, pasesd from mortal ken away in the third century, and cer- tainly left no flaming record of faith- ful love behind hini which might en- title him to be patron nt of lov. ers. We should have called it Cupid's Day and credit where credit was due, but history excuses the mis nomer in this way At the feasts of Pan and Juno, Lupercalian festival of Rome, it had always been the custom for the) young men to draw by lot the name of the maidens fair who were to be their partners for the {estivities When spreading Christianity began to these f the estival because a ttle Cupid, is ki hould tine's Day, martyred hack given the oust the name Saint Valentine its date, the fourteenth of February, was also the date of his martyrdom. They tried to have the people instead of drawing the names of maidens in the lottery, draw the names of saints for patrons for the year, or religi mottoes to inspire them to goodly deeds So poor little Cupid trailed his wings in sad dejection for a while until youth in buoyant indignation sought "out his retreat and led him forth, a radi king unto dis crowns ing And er since, through all these centuries, he has hapy ed his arts and his graces. 3 chance, we in this prosaic not give to his day quite all the im- pdrtance that we might, he may con- sole himself with the memories of grandmother's day when the flutter of the lacy valentine breathed soft whiffs of romance over all the land Ah, the dear grace of those days' that are gone! It is like Lifting the lid of a sandalwood box, just to think of them. The gallant lover of those vedrs did not walk into a store and choose from a stock af thousands, the token for his best beloved. He chose a sheet of thick, creamy paper, sharp- ened his long quill pen and often spent hours and hours in its making Ile etched and scrolled and racked his brain for the choicest of poetry in which to extoll the charms of his lady fair Sometimes, sad to say, the stubborn muse could not be coaxed, and then he must perforce fall upon some of the many books of vals gntine sonnets prepared for the relief of love-lorn swains in just such pre difaments as that. frie manufactured valentine with all ats many variations did 'not ap- pear until 1800, and slowly and surely much of the old-time glamor faded gradually away with its coming. Cer tainly no such vision of rexl devotion is conjured by the valentine of to- day, pretty as they are, as pring to life with 'a glimpse of these quaint affairs which the sighing loyer of old evolved from the depths of hs own artistic soul) In the British Mitsewm. treasured with the most important of royal pa- pers, there ¢ carefully kept the very first 'written Walentine that is khown! It was written by the Duke of Or- leans while 'he was confined in the tower of London after being taken at thie battle of Aginconrt in 1415. But even though a prisoner the little God of love was still supreme and onc winders who was the pretty idol of the proud Duke's dreams and 'where was she while he wrote his impas- stoned plea: ! ot y "Wilt thoube mine? Dear Jove reply. Sweetly consent or elie deny. Whisper softly, none. shall know. . Wilt thou be mine. love Ay or no?" % Swiftly the years' sped on and ecen- tery by century young Cupid held his court while swairegnd lady both held seriousness. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries ti hecame the custom to choose some person quite , just | tnd | 1 4} | Firm 1 Saint the fourteentlr of February in equali 18'x chaulfeurs | this be repeated New York Medical Journal says this a» 4 | openly as a valentine and whether | the chosen one was ma d or single mattered not at all ifts mus | forthooming just the same, an sometunes the gentleman = hesides choosing his own valentine might be i some other person, was of 108t expensive praposi- uen for a popular young man. For instance, Samuel Pepys, who lived in the reign Charles 11, chronicles in his diary of 1661: 'This afternoon my wife and I, and Mrs. Martha Batten, my valentine, to exchange, and the upan pa embroidered six payre of plain white gle 1 out 40 shillings : he was a real good sport anyway, wasn't he and no doubt Madame Pepys saw that an equal amount was out" on her het : a it a 5.1 Well, before the same ex- An Old Custom, | And the funny old superstitions be- lieved by these old-time maidens! mn faith, pinned on Vg e's Eve a leaf of bay on each corner of her bed and one on of her pillow. On each she the centre was scratched with the thorn of hawthorue bush, the name of the she liked Then she took d.boiled with its yalk well ! promptly an the it all to the t not. another rd dare till morning. If charm ked properly, then she 1 sweetly dreamed of the ait she cherished in her heart Only the shades of ancient indiges- tion can tell us what happened if the charm did not work properly, but r this p + of the question ro mance and history each threw a cur- tain that is thickly kindly best and wo | the fell oy and dis Still Ever Welcome. Miss, 1918 doesn't | Saint Valentine, under the sha of' whose name lurks many a bashiully anonymous lover. "je" may be overseas, but the mails are still "carrying on" for him, and so the postie is even busier than usual this ar of war. And the little lady loves y valentine that comes her way, | wne, be they ever so won- deriul, can compare at all with the very lirst valentine that ever came for that is just in a class by itself Can you ever forget its thrill? You found it in your desk at school, didn't you? And my! how indi nant you were when you spelled the wiggly writing, evel ut You're my valen- tine," and saw a little girl with "Mary" scrawled 'on her pinafore gleefully taking a huge red heart irom a most polite little boy called "Me." And the other little girls teased yon and you cried, but yet you were a lit- tle proud too, because you thouglht vou knew she sent it, and he was rather nice. Then wasn't it awful 1 you found out it wasn't him at the horrid little, red-headed, kle-nosed kid across the aisle. our very pigtails shook with nation, - didn't they? But just the same, 'you kept that valentine 1] 'bet you've got it yet! Oh, dear Saint Valentine's Day! [It is a busy old werld without much time for the pretty things eof life, but let us all be glad that there is still a fragrant halo of romance clinging around this four- teenth day 'of February. Letters to the Editor | > 3 i batt : Opportunity to Help Soldiers. Kingston, Feb. 13.--(To the Edi- tor): -Next week I shall be returning overseas, and in all probability there will be at least a thousand Canadian soldiers. on board ship. These men will have no reading material, and I know from previous experience that) books and current magazines would be very. much appreciated by the men during the voyage. May I appeal through your paper to the citizens of Kingston who would be willing to-donate a book or magazine for the use of the soldiers on board. Will those who desire to assist kindly leave ° their contribu- tien at the Whig office before Satur- day noon. Send along that Christmas novel which you have finished reading, and in helping a soldier through some lonely hours it will serve a useful purpose.--8incerely yours, _-- D. CORNETT, Major, Canadian Army Chaplain. FIRST COURT SESSION | IN OVER A WEEK Young Man Taken in Charge By Military on Charge of Desertion. Just when Kingston was making a great record in police court circles, it remained for one Pte. Arthur New- ton to spill the beans. There had not been a session of the court since a week ago Monday. Wednesday morning Newton was arraigned on a charge of desertion. He was remand- ed for a day in order that the Mag- strate may be able to secure more particulars regarding his case. Newton was brought down from Belleville early Wednesday morning by the military authorities, Due' to Defective Eyesight. "When we stop to reflect. on the Y BRITISH WHIG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 191. FORD CARS The Ford touring car and roadster are the only cars on the market not advanced in price since the war. We have a lot of these on hand now, ordered for spring delivery, and have a few left that we can take orders for, but will not take orders at present prices for any not on hand. ( ome in and select your car while you can get one at the old prices. We have a sam. ple one-ton Ford truck, new mode 1, on hand to show you. VanLuven Bros. Ford Garage YQU 'LL MAKE NO MISTAKE By piscing your order carly for store or house awnings and curtains. Supplies and help are searce and prices will he higher, - J. J. Turner & Sons, © rr fe Limited. i { Tent, Awning, Flag and Waterproof Goods Muoufacturers, PETERRBORO (FP. W, Cooke, Loeal Agent) ONTARIO, Try Us for Anything in the Electrical Line Halliday Electric Co. er A AA Ps co A ll is ee "® © SOME PEOPL will pay for an expensive lens for a camera glasses on their eyes. If a cheap lens ruins a must it do to your eyes, the most delicate org system. Consult our eye-sight specialist. R. J. RODGER Man'i'g. Opticians & Optometrists, "Where the Closk is on the Walk." 132 Princess St. 8 and wear 15¢ picture, what an of the human A tone exquisitely pure, perfect, rounded and crystal-clear--makes the. 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An American traveler in the An- des encountered 4 large condor jist after it had finished a hearty ban- "Ranks with the Strongest' HUDSON BAY Insurance Company FIRE INSURANCE Piess Office, R 4 Ta Jastance Bide PBRCY J. QUINN, Manager, Ontario Branch, Toronto W. H. GODWIN & SONS AGENTS, KINGSTON, ONT. ¢ number of street accidents happen- ing every year," says The New York Medical Journal, "does it ever occur {to us that perhaps a certain percent. ace of them is due to defective vis 'ioh on the part of drivers?" Dr. James McHoul, a captain ' in ist for a recruiti : The British Medical Journal that of examined by him re- cently all had defedtive eyes and four ol them had bad accidents, at leas: | otic of these resulting in death. He urges thas all persons applying for license to drive cars be subject fo Sgla optical examination and, that be once a year. The idea is well worth waking up on this 3 side of the Atlantic. SRSA Charity covers a multitude of sins --and so does success. the British army and . gpthalmolo- 1 ng board. states in, "thinty years of age. ane; on a young sheep and foolishly atiempted (o seize the bird, with the resultsthat he received a gash from its claw. Then he called up- two of his guides, and the three men mas- envered to take the bird alive. Bat every attempt was frustrated, and in the end one of the men killed jt hy a blow from a hatchet, - Ex-Greek King's Son Weds. London, Feb. 13. Mrs. Willlam B. Leeds. a wealthy American widow, and Prince Christopher of Greecs according to the Daily Sketeh, have | been quitely married in Switserland, | where Mrs. heeds hus been stopping | for a4 time with a son who 4 in deli | ~ cate health. i Since Phristophor is the young: est brother of Constantine, the dep 4 ed Kins of Greece. Hix father was O% Monjeeal and Charles fire, the late King George. He is: about Mh R68. THOMAS COPLEY Telephone 987 SAnting snyining dons In the fry line Hatiinacen £iveu ou all J repairs and new work; #ood Hoors of all kinds 2 #111 receive prompt Shention WH Quean straet § SES nny. cls erie We have just received our - new for your Christmas Cake and New Peel. | New Ralsinn, New Currants, Now Walnues, New Almonds, : Theice Oranges and Grapes. Mived Candies and Chocolates and uta, Be E. H. BAKER