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TiC. A8AY, DECEMBER 186, 1626. RE ------ , FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS 1H A Koo pi eri 3 Nursery Rhymes--The Twentieth Century Way -- Pictures -- Stories--Real Phono- graph Records. Each Book contains Three Records, as well as the Rhymes. Price... no. so. oo. 831.50. --tt-- Uglow & Co. Diamonds of Quality Like most other things Dia- monds may be either good, bad or indifferent. A fine Diamond is distin- guished by purity of color, free- dom from flaws, and quality of cutting. We handle Diamonds of fine quality only. These we buy di- rect in large quantities. Diamond Rings single stones--$25 up to $1000. Diamond Rings--three stones --$60 up to $750. Diamond Rings--Five stones --8$75 up to $300. Ey Also Clusters, Fancy and Din- ner Rings. Kinnear & d'Esterre JEWELERS 100 PRINCESS STREET HE only safe founda- 1 tion upon which to build better eyesight is a per- fect eye examination con- ducted by an experienced optometrist. He will test you for your far and near focal range and to see if you are afflicted with astigma- tism. After his diagnosis the lenses that will clear your vision will be ground for you apgtl comfortably mounted. f ry TO RENT Two well heated, unfurnished rooms; first floor. Telegraph Building. Apply: MR, KIRKPATRICK On premises ATTRACTIVE PRICES AT RODGER'S FROM 10% TO 20% DISCOUNT The House of Better Glasses Opposite the Post Office Phone 0699. KINGSTON. DIAMONDS WATCHES JEWELRY CLOCKS CUT GLASS ~ SILVERWARE IVORY. LEATHER ELECTRIC LAMPS R. J. RODGER 132 Princess St. ' i EEE EE EO Suggestions For "Christmas Gifts NOTHING IS MORE APPRECIATED THAN FOOTWEAR. WE HAVE A GIFT FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY-- USEFUL AND ACCEPTABLE GIFTS. ~Qvergaiters. o ~--Rubber'Boots --Eveaing Shoes. ~Felt Slippers, Hockey Boots. ~Moccasins. ~-Dress Shoes. --Qvershoes. SHOP EARLY. MORE TIME. LESS RUSH. BETTER CHOICE. Allan M. Reid, | SHOE STORE HE EEE ¥ THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG: GO0D-_SHOWS AT CRANDALL MILK VENDORS LADLE {Ernie Marks Stock Co. Attrac- | [. tion--"A Good-for=Noth- | ing Husband," To-night. * | te rhs § | The Ernie Marks Stock 'Company iis entertaini i at the week. Marks is always a favorite with King- | ston theatregoers. He has been coming to Kingston with his company for several years, and is always giv- en a warm welcome. Kingston looks + a visit from Ernie Marks every n as his plays and vaudeville | Ities are always entertaining. At popular prices, he has one of the best shows on the road to-day, and is deserving of liberal patronage. | This season he has a clever lot of | artists in his company and the class {of plays the company has been put- | | ting on have been very popular with | the people. { | Wednesday night the company put I fon "The Call of the Woods," a charm- | {ing play of the Canadian west, and | | the entire cast was good. The story {has to do with a young man who | | is continually hounded by a villian | | who does everything he can to ruin | { his life and steal his sweetheart from | { him, and in his efforts goes so far | !as to have him arrested on a charge | {of attempted murder, but after al series of most interesting events, he | {is finally cleared of all the charges | {against him and everything ends | { happily. The part of Dave Ferguson, { {the young man who makes such a | | gallant fight to clear himself of the | charges, was ably portrayed by Earle | Newton. Ernie Marks, in the role of J Eben Quackenbush, was given ample | scope for his comedy work, and put | it over in great style. Edward H. | Stauffer had an interesting part as | Dr. Quackenbush, and played it well. | Others in the cast deserving of spe- | cial mention were Walter De Luna, | as Willis Hughs; Fred Durand, as | Flapjack Lescent; Edna Durand, as { Mrs. Hughes; Louise Ad Del, as Doris | | Keene, and Daisy Newton, as Hilda | | Lescent. To-night the company is present- | |ing a play that is bound to please, | "A Good-for-Nothing Husband.," | | Amateur night, on Friday, will pro- | [vide an extra treat for the patrons | of the Grand when iocal talent will | compete for a prize. The company will finish up the week at the Grand. | 0 CONTRIGT A SEWER 'in Order to Qive Work to a | Number of Men. | | The Board of Works met on Wed- nesday afternoon and the members | [a their appreciation of the | splendid work done during the year | by their chairman, Ald. Thomas An- | grove, who has been most energetic in regard to the street work under- taken, Ald. Angrove had never been i) oly council before, and yet he { undertook, with signal success, to | pilot the Board of Works through a | difficult year after the same commit- | tee had been handled by veterans | like Alds. Graham and O'Connor. On recommendation of City Engin- eer Dick, the board decided to begin {| the work of constructing a sewer {in Raglan road to-connect with Bar- i rie street. This will give work to fifteen to twenty men for some | weeks. | It was decided to ask the Kingston Sand and Gravel Company if it | would deliver during the winter two | hundred square yards of sand at the | price it recently offered for the de- { livery of five hundred "square yards. { The board does not want to stock up too much, The question of opening the city's | stc ne quarries in oder to give em- | ployment to a number of men dur- | ing the winter was discussed, but [it was decided as the board had | no funds to leave the matter to next | year's council, whose inaugural i meeting will be held on the 10th of January. Death of the Old Nag. "Betty", the faithful old sorrel driver who was almost as familiar on the streets of Arnprior as was his owner, James Young, Sand Point, died last week. It was 'Betty' that Leitch drove on that fateful day in 1917, when returning from Arnprior he was shot to death by Wm. Ben- nett, who is now totally blind and is serving a life sentence in Kingston penitentiary. Not Mayoralty Candidate. Wilson McCue, who recently stated that he was in the field for the mayoralty of Smith's Falls, has altered his intention. His recent ap- pointment, he says, to act as solici- tor to a corporation whose work covers the entire county of Lanark would necessitate his frequent ab- sence from town and he will not, therefore, be a candidate. Got the Wrong Proofs. A mother who had her child photo- graphed in a studio here is reported to have received a shock on receiv- ing the proofs to behold a child with a deformed lip. She thought the camera must mave become bewitch- | ed; and was glad to discover that the proofs did not picture her offspring: | standard | regard to the matter, For the City License Fee Board of Health Meeting. The Board of Health held its final ! meeting of the year on Wednesday afternoon The report of Sanitary | Inspector Carson showed that a good deal had been done under the direc- ticn of the board during the year | in the way of sanitary improvements throughout the city, | recommen > next year's city council the installing The Inspector s for the consideration of of sewers on certain streets; which at present are without drainage, and the houses on which, therefore, can- | not install sanitary Improvements. Milk Inspector Bell also submit- ted a report. Recent tests showed that all milk sold here was up to requirements as regards | butter fat and total solids. Mayor Nickle drew to the atten- tion of the board that many produc- ers, who are delivering milk to city dealers in wholesale quantities, have not taken out licenses. He figured that this vear the city has lost prob- | ably $200 as the result. The In- spector will see to it that all per- sons who vend milk in the city this coming year, take out licenses or they will be summoned to the police court. The fee is two dollars, and {the milk by-law Is very explicit in Bills continue to come #0 the Board of Health from grocers who have been supplying provisions to families who have been quarantined lowing to hating contagious disease. The city is responsible only when | families are without means of sup- port when quarantined, and none will be paid unless all members of the household have been previously vaccinated. Most of the grocery bills gave the impressiofi that th faick ones had pretty good appetites. Some of them were held over for fur- | | ther investigation. | received from City | A letter was Solicitor Whiting in regard to a ques- tion put to him by the board, as to whether the city council could give the district milk producers the sole privilege of conducting a central milk pasteurizing station here. The solicitor replied that the council could pass a by-law requiring that all milk be pasteurized, at a central station, but a succeeding council would have the power of repealing such by-law. In attendance were E. Cain, chair- man, Mayor Nickle, Mrs. John Mac- gillivray and 'Dr. A, R. B. William- son. BITUMINOUS CONCRETE 10P 'Will be Put on the York Road From Kingston to Cataraqui. I PI ab : ON Xmas Photographs | Opens Tuesday and Saturday nights | antil after Christmas, to take Photographs. 7.30 to 10 p.m. * THE MARRISON STUDIO | Phone 1318w. 92 Princess Street. AEENEEREERNRERER oT ---------------- KENNEDY'S Cash Grocery SPECIALS THIS WEEK ..3 Ibs. for 23c. ...10¢. tin Stewing Figs Canned Pumpkin Princess Soap Chips--reg. 15¢. line. Our price e. pours... 3 packages for 25c¢. Laundry Soap >. bar We still have that good Black Tea ...3 lbs for $1.00 We have a full line of Christ. mas Candies, Fruits, etc., at best prices in the city. Montreal and Charles Street. I: has been officially announced | that the Department of Highways for Ontario intends to place a bitumin- ous concrete top on the new high-| way from the junction of the Bath | Road to Cataraqui, a distance of two miles. Some time ago the Whig an- nougced that it was likely that the | department would do this work, but cn Saturday last Anthony Rankin, M.P.P., who had been in Toronto, in- formed the Whig that in the course of a few days this announcement would be made. The department has issued a notice calling for tenders to do the work. It is quite likely this work will be done immediately the snow leaves the ground, as the gov- e... "Mt is very anxious to have the work pr. ceded with as quickly as possible. It is not definitely stated, but it is generally believed, that it is the in- tention of the government to put a permanent top on the remainder of the new highway which extends from Cataraqui to a point about two miles past Westbrooke. The new high- way was built this year, and is cer- tainly an excellent piece of work. It is what is known as waterbound ma- adam. The piece of road from Cat- ara vi to Kingston, which has had a great «.al of wear sinee it was open- ed for traffic, got a little rough, so the engineer in charge recommended a permanent top to be placed on it. This is probably one of the busiest pieces of road on the whole stretch between Toronto and Kingston, and for that reason no macadam road would stand up for any length of time. The class of top which the gov- ernment intends to put on is similar to the Princess street roadway be- tween Clergy and King streets. The macadam roadway will be used as a base. It is stated by engineers of ex- perience that a macadam base with an asphalt top makes one of the best roads possible. The Highway Commission also calls for tenders for the construction of macadam roadway for a distance of 7.7 miles, starting at Kingston and running down the main road towards Gananoque. This summer considerable work was done on this piece of road. For nearly six months the Dufferin Con- struction Company has been busy re- ducing the grade on one of the large bills, and filling in the large hollow which for years has been a great menace to traffic. Thousands of loads of material have been removed from one place to another. The contract | TWICE TOLD TALES | TEN YEARS AGO. Mrs. Walter Macnee is president of the ladies' curling club for this season. Miss A. Baker has accepted a po- sition as commercial teacher of Clin- tor Collegiate Institute. \ John Gilbert has again been awarded the contract to supply the penitentiary with groceries. Dalles B. Smith, manager of the mica works was presented with a gold cigarette case/by a number of friends, The presentation took place at the Collender Hotel. Fire broke out in the residence of Cecil Blakey, 844 Princess street, but not much damage was done. R. J. Baiden will again be candi- dategor the reeveship of Portsmouth. f. A. P. Knight has been giving several valuable lectures om public health. News of Kingston TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. Twenty-two ice yachts are aiready prepared for the winter's races. Most of them are sloop rigged. James Knapp has been appointed election agent for Frontenac in the interest of D. D. Rogers,' federal par- liament candidate. R. J. McDowell was elected regent of St. Lawrence Council Royal Arca- num, with Robert Anglin secretary. The steamer Hero will be cut out of the ice and placed in Davis dry- dock for repairs. Alexander Bearance has completed a new house on the site of the old car barns on Princess street, J. B. McKay entertained the stu- dents of the business college at his home on Sydenham street last night. M. Malcolm won the bubble-blow-! ing prize at the butterfly entertain- ment in the city hall. Phone 669 Goods delivered to all parts of the city. fromm OUCH! ANOTHER RHEUMATIC TWINGE With That Handy Bottle of Sloan's Liniment. HAT Sloan's does, it does thor- \¥/ oughly -- penetrates without and promptly relieves most kinds of external pains and aches. You'll find it clean and non-skin-staining. Keep it handy for sciatick, lumbago, neu- ralgia, over-exerted muscles, stiff joints, backache, pains, strains, sprains, bad weather after-ef- fects. | helped thousands the world over. You aren't likely to be an exception. It certainly does produce results. All druegists-- 35c., 70c., $1.40. Made in Canada. Bet Busy and Relieve Those Paius | rubbing to the, afflicted part bruises, | | For 39 years Sloan's Liniment has | 7 UL SE erernngmrn os ce eaat rdem cates MAKE YOUR GIFTS With Footwear Ee] am HOCKEY BOOTS--for the Boys. SLIPPERS--for the Men. PARTY SHOES--for the Girls. --BEDROOM SLIPPERS--for Women: SLIPPERS, MOCCASINS, RUBBERS and FANCY SHOES--for the Kiddies. : Abernethy's Shoe Store S00 ~-------- » From Christmas to Christmas your gift of Furniture will be remembered: It's going to be a Furniture Christmas. Why? Because people know that there is nothing that will be more appreciated by their friends than a Work Basket, Tea Table, Piano or Parlor Lamp, Smokers' sets, Doll Carriages, and Children's Desk and Chajrs. JAMES REID Phone 147 for Service SPECIAL Charm Black Tea BLUE PACKAGE now .. ...55c. per Ib. RED PACKAGE ..........70c. per lb. Buy it by the pound: you get a Quarter Pound Free. Once used, always used. Geo. Robertson & Son, Limited LEI Na TTA YR Ter Ts Prevents and relieves constipation. now called for is to build the road. four miles of macadam road, rock Commission means to help the labor situation this winter is shown in a paragraph which appears in the no- tice calling for tenders which reads as follows: "In order to in some measure re- lieve the present labor situation, con- tracts for the above construction will be let to successful tenderers at once, 20 as to allow contractors to proceed immediately to secure material and place same at site of the work." This will certainly mean a big thing for men in Kingston, as it will require a great deal of labor in the building of these roads. The chances are that the contractors who are suc- cessful in securing the work will er- ect their stone crushing plants dur- proceed with the laying of stone as soon as the frost is out of the ground. Beware of Fake Collectors. 'An. uptown gentleman was called upon late on Tuesday afternoon by a little girl who asked him for a contribution to the orphans home. Soon afterwards, he saw her in a grocery buying candies with the | money he gave her. $ Geta bottle from your druggist, $1.00 | Tenders are also called for two and | one-half miles of macadam roadway | from Belleville to Shannonville and | work and grading, in the Brockville | area. An evidevce that the Highway ing the winter months and break con- | siderable stone so as to be able to He called up ey from them, unless they can show _both orphanages by telephome and satisfactory credentials. Special Sale ThisWeek A Limoges French China Dinner Set -- Bridal Rose pattern; gold lined; 97 pieces at $62.00. Sales tax extra. Good quality; nice shapes, and the best value offered this season. A limited number in stock. ' SHOP EARLY. 75-76 PRINCESS STREET LZ was informed that they had no col- Austria was elected a member lectors out. People should beware | the League of Nations by the of children who seek to collect mon- | bly on Wednesday. The entire St. Lawrence cafal #) tem is closed for the seasom. { Robertson's, Limited {f