| ThE DAILY WHIG. per Orbem Dicor.' UNTIMELY PROPOSAL. | The proposal, that Canada send a regiment of young soldiers to India, as part of the imperial contingent and for imperial service, originated with an Englishman, and has not been con sidered by the Defence committee or the Canadian government. There are iwo strong objections to it. The one is that the climate is such that the regiment would Le quickly decimated, and it woull be a sacrifice of men to keep sending them to India to no particular end or purpose. . "The recruit that does best in Indis is the native, and the empire is able to command all the men it needs for the Indian service. The d 'objection is that the cost of the regiment' would be enormous. During 'the 'South African war Can- 0 wed and equipped a regiment which did duty 'at Halifax, ani its annual cost was about half a million dollars. Has Canada so much money that it ean indulge in that which is both an experiment and a luxury? We have not. It is well, therefore, that the pro- posal is the mere offering of some oue whose disposition is to gush a Lit, and without much, if any, reflection, Traveiter and Explorer In an Description of the CITY HALL COST OF ELECTRIC LIGHTING. © The Ottawa Free Press is not en- ambured ' of the idea that the city should go into the electric lighting business, municipally. It finds that Winnipeg, to which has been referred, incurs a cost of 882 per light per year for street purposes, while Ottawa un- der its present contract, pays only 865 per lamp per year. The cost of the Edison light in Bos. ton for lighting purposes is 18 cents per kilowatt hour, which compares with rates for lighting purposes per kilowatt hcur in European cities as follow : Berlin, 10 cents; Christiana and Copenhagen, ' 14 cents'; Vienna, Dresden, Frankfort, Munich and Ham- burg, 15 cents ; Breslau and Rotter- dam, 17 cents; Genoa, 18 cents; Col- ogne, Leipzig and Nuremburgm 18} cents, and Budapest, 23} cents. The cost to the customer in Ottawa is 7 2-10 cents per kilowatt hour--the lowest of any city in the world. Yet Ottawa, despite the evidence the Free Press provided, and despite its protests, voted to engage in eleotric lighting as a municipal enterprise, and the city has been authorized to issue debentures and raise $50,000 for a plant purpose. There is such a difference of opinion on the subject--as to the cost, main- tenance, operating expenses, methods of management, ete., that it would be of advantage if some committee of the council were at once put to work and for the purpose of collecting and classifying all the information which is available upon the subject. The council cannot afford to wait until the electric light case has been disposed of by the court before decid- : 35 "" OF " @ 24, $22 and $20 Worsteds and South and HOWLAND BROS. LET ME HAVE YOUR SALE And I will guarantee you satis | ;. i i ; g what it would do with plant of factoey results, We don't brag, | the Light, Heat and Power company, © but perform the work. Nothing | the judgment being in its favour. < sacrificed, "but your best interest 'studied. W. J, MURRAY, The Auctioneer, LUMBER Pine, Hemlock, Maple, 'Birch, Walnut, Cherry, But- ternut, Whitewood, Georgia | Yellow Pine, Plain Oak, Quartered Oak, Cypress, etc. S. ANGLIN & €0., Foot of Wellington St. ALL ABOUT A RULE. The secular papers are again dis- ing Methodist discipline, the sub- ject being revived by the action of those who are moving for a modifica tion of the rules. The Episcopal Methodist church has had the subject of dancing before iL (through the general conference) sove- ral times, and for 'the meeting next May, in Los Angeles, preparation is being made for u new discussion. The Episcopal Methodist church forbids in- dulgense in card playing and theatre- going, attendance at horse races, cir- cuses, etc., and am mn chich are of a questiongble character, ~The foot-note of the/ Canadian church not so expressive. It is held by some to be more advisory than mandatory. The Canadian ministers have been quoted quite freely of late because they have been giving their opinions out: spokingly. Rev. Mr. Leech, in Winni- peg, says the rules of the church are being systematically violated. Rev. «9 | Dr. Stewart said the rules were bind- ing only in an advisory sense. 'J said he, "I should dance in this church no one could reprove me for it. If my going to the theatre is not a ques. tionable act I cannot be disciplined If there is no immoral tendency in the act all the power under heaven, (ex- ercised by the church), cannot call me {to account." In Montreal Rev. Mr. Bland said there should be elimindted from the discipline all the prohibitions which did not deal with real sin. The question of amusements should be left with the individual member and his conscience. Rev. Mr. Graham said t'ec note was stricter than there was any oceasion for. «Rev. Mr, Sykes :aid that while some persons favoured (he repeal or moral of the rule these ' E---- : Al Lung Troubles USE DR. CHOWN'S Cherry | Cough : Cure; THE DAILY WHIG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18. would, 'in its absence, be 8 tendency church is the only one which draws ihe line so closely in regard to the amusements of its members, and it of opinion among them upon this sub- ject. Those who say that the rule is 'advisory, and advisory only, manifest come misgivings. They exhitit a cer- tain restraint or hesitation which in- dieates doubts, and there will linger in spite of the assurance that there is really no ground for them. it -------- EDITORIAL NOTES. It is alleged that the average citi. zen of Chicago lives now twice as long as his grandfather. What, did the old men drink ? : Toronto's gas company purposes to enlarge its work, and the city council proposes to own and control the stock. Can it buy? Nova Scotia is evidently abandoned by the conservative party. Two seats in the local house have been allowed to go to the liberals by. default. How is that, friends? ------ Will England and Russia have: a clash in Thibet ? It looks that way. Both nations have sent forces into Thibet, and if they come out of it without a fight all will be well. The liberals are solemnly warned by the conservative party that they carry the responsibility of municipal govern- ment, They are aware of it, and they appear to be quite equal to the task. -- A protectionist candidate is hound to run in the Oxford bye-election. Let him run, and do the cause an injury. The prohibition party has not requited Mr. Ross for his sacrifices in its be- half, -- There is said to be a great scarcity of teachers for manual training and domestic science. Like the kindergart- en branches there is a limit to the demand, and it may be shortly reach- 0 samt No time for organization in Oxford ! 1s that the complaint of the tories? And Mr. Whitney and his friends have been praying for a dissolution and another election ? There is something wrong in the calculations, Bryan (the aforetime candidate, on two occasions, for the presidency of the nation), finds in England, Ire land and Scotland that the people of large means are disposed to serve the people. Who are better able to do it? Though it has been conceded that Canada may have its own general commanding the militia--the product of the soil--it does not follow that he will be at once chosen. Lord Dundon- ald's presence is inspiring and is de- sired as long as possible. The critic suggests that the man- agers of railways go about and see things. It appears that the railway service during the cold weather be- comes greatly demoralized, and the patrons suffered accordingly. The pri- vate car folks are usually looked al- ter, OBSERVATIONS, The Point Clear. Montreal Herald. It is note the peace of Asia, but a piece of Asia, that the czar wants at present. A Wise Man. London Advertiser Hugh John Macdonald has declined the conservative nomination for Win- nipeg. He sees further ahead than he did three years ago. He Had Cold Feet. Roston Globe. The star cold weather story yester- day was told by the man who came into the office and said that during the night his hot water bottle froze solid in his bed. The Hardest Test. Moritreal Herald 3 Our idea of a strong-minded woman is one who can read a medical book without fancying that she has at east fourteen distinctly defined dis- eases, Easily Scared. 'onto Star. Sir Thomas Lipton has sold his seat on the Chicago Board of Trade. Being a bachelor, he probably felt it unsafe to remain within sight of the blandishments of that artful young person, May Wheat. Midway Taste. Toronto Paper, Hon. Jimmy McShane was banguet- ed in Montreal last night. The honor- akly Jimmy is the man who advised the council of that city to buy two gondolas for Sohmer Park, a male and a female. -------- New Use For Curling Stones. Belleville takes a great; deal of in terest in curling. They use the curl img stones to tie horses to up there. A Kingstonian noticed several stones so used at the G.T.R. depot the other day. Bellevile is a swift sporting town, you know. Kingston People Not Slow. Judging from the splendid crowds that are visiting Sutherland's red let- ter sale, the Limestone City people are quick to appreciate good values. Corsets of every description at 28e., 40c., B0c.,, and up. New York Dress Reform, " [OLD KING STON. looks as if thero is a serious difference | SUBJECT OF PAPER AT FRON- TENAC HISTORICAL Society--Wants Memory Of La Salle Kept Alive by Naming Street After Him--Asks Gov- ernment tc Repair Fort Henry. There was aplendid attendance at the meeting of the Frontenac Histori- cal Society on Tuesday evening, under the. presidency of Mrs. Bruce Carruth- ers, A number of letters, dealing with the blockhouse question, were read, and on the communication of Miss Alice Chown, resigning the corres- ponding secretaryship, no action was taken. The executive being anxious to keep Miss Chown in the responsible position, The president read a note from Miss Josephine Smith, saving that there were 2,000 copies of the "Cosmos" now. ready, which the so- ciety may have for sale, the proceeds to go towards its funds. Mis Smith's gift was gratefully accepted. After the transaction of business, Miss Machar read a paper on "An Old Canadian Town," which she had writ- ten in 1872, the 200th anniversary of the settlement of this region, and which had been published in the Can- adian Monthly, The paper dealt in iss Machar's own graphic and elo- uent way, with the days of La Salle and Count Frontenac, with the growth of our old city. with the hardships of the early times; with the town's sud- den rise when the seat of government was here, and its no less sudden fall, when the parliament was taken away, with the beginning of Queers, and fi- nally, spoke of Kingston's militare spirit, which has never burnt low. but was as live a thing when the South African war broke out as it had been when the regulars were garrisoned here, It was decided that the societv should memorialize the city council, regarding the objection to the name La Salle, for 'Albert street, and ask that the name of the man who did so much for Kingston, and indeed for the new world, be perpetuated. The secre- tary will alse write the Dominion government, praying that Fort Hen- ry be kept in" repair, rather than de molished. HIS BLOOD DRIED UP. Remarkable Case Of a Young Vir- an. Richmond, Va., Jan. 13.--The death in Kimball, Page County, of Homer Fox, twenty-one years old, disclosed a case which puzzled all the physicians of that community. His death was due to a drying up of the bod. Fox's illness began several months ago. From a robust, handsome voung man he became a physical wreck, He was unable to walk and had a complexion as white almost as snow. It is said that there is no known are for the disease, and that its cause has never been ascertained. In the case of young Fox it is said that his true condition was ascertained when no blood followed a cut, even thowgh an artery was pierced. EIGHT BODIES SECURED. Seven Of Them Have Been Identi- fied. Victoria, B.C., Jan. 13.--Eight more bodies of the victims of the Clallam have been recovered, seven of whom have been identified as follows : Wil liam Cherrett, bombardier of the Roy- al Garrison of Artillery at Singapore; N. P. Shaw, of Victoria, mine and ship owner; Miss Margaret J. Gill, Dawson; C. H. Joy, a passenger; Miss Minnie Murdoch, Seattle; Peter La- plante, Friday Harbor, and Bruno Lehman, customs officer, of the Clal lam. The tug Maud is reported en- route to port from Darcy Island with the upper part of the Clallam in tow. Prices Of Glasses Raised. New York, Jan. 13.--Persons who buy eye glasses and spectacles this year will pay a great deal more for them than they: would have done had they bought them in 1903. Two big advances have been made in all lines of optical goods within the last two months by concerns which control the entire manufacturé of such goods in the United States. It is the first time in twenty years that manufacturers have increased the wholesale price on these articles. The advance, which was made this week, amounts to from five' to 100 IP cent. on all lines of optical goods and is in pursuance of a notice sent last fall to wholesalers and jobbers all over the country. A Gruesome Discovery. Penetanguishene, Ont, Jan. 13.-- Neil Kelly, an elderly bachelor living on the fourth line, near here, was found dead . on Saturday. He lived alone and had not been seen since be- fore Christmas. On Saturday his nep- hew, B. J. Kelly, Phillipston, called at the' house, and found Kelly's body partly eaten by a cat and dog or by rats. It is supposcd that his death took place from natural causes, or that he was frozen, and the animals being ccmfined in the house so long became ravenous for food and attack- ed the old man's body. He was about seventy years of age. ---- Not Much Relief. London, Jan. 13.--=The Daily News says that Princess Charlotte, eldest sister of Emperor William, has Yen for several months a sufferer from a malignant discase. She underwent an operation at Frankfort-on-the-Main some time ago; but there has only been slight improvement in her condi- tion. ------------ Senator Hanna Re-Elected. Columbus, 0., Jan. 13.--Marcus A. Hanna was, to-day, re-elected United States senator by the two houses of the Ohio state legislature in joint ses- sion. The joint ballot gave Senator Hanna a majority of ninety-one. John Clarke, Cleveland, received the united democratic vote J. H. Whitmarsh, Westport, has purchased Anthony Hoban's farm, also 'homas Lyon's farm. For the for- et he paid $2,800 and the latter 83,- pe T. G. Clute, Stirling, has been ap- pointed division court clerk in place CHALLENGE ASSERTION As To The Commands of Canadian Steamers, : S¢ Catharines, Jan. 12.--(To the Editor) : Please to publish the fol- lowing resolutions passed in this city. --~MARINER. At the annual meeting of the St. Catharines branch of Ship Masters and Mates' Association, held January 6th, a resolution was unanimously passed, taking exception to the re- marks made by U. F. Gildersleeve, president of the Vessel Owners' Asso- ciation, at a meeting in Toronto, De- cember 22nd. He asserts that officers of Canadian steamers are recruited from deck hands and others who gain a sufficient experience and self-educa- tion to pass the government examin- ation, and called on the government to establish training schools, to pro- duce better qualified officers, and in- duce a superior class of men to enter the lake marine service. We have yet to learn where or when a man was condemned for being self-educated, and under what conditions could a man be better fitted for his calling, than one who had commenced as a deck hand, at the bottom of the ladder, and climbed to the top. As for a superior class of men, would Mr. Gildersleeve please enlighten us as to where we would have to go to find them. Sure- ly not recruits from his office, from which he has drawn on previous occa- sions for steamboat officers. We -con- sider aside from a few of Mr. Gilder sleeve"s own recruits, the officers ol the Canadian lake steamers are as an intelligent body of men as can be found, cither on the great lakes or elsewhere. We. believe his ideal of a ship master is a dude who can adorn the head of a dining-room table re- gardless of ability in seamanship. While we are desirous of keeping in harmony with our employers, we can- not afford to let Mr. Gildersleeve's un- called for remarks go unchallenged. ACHES AND PAINS, Are Merely Symptoms of Disease And Must be Treated Through The Blood. If you suffer with pain--any kind of pain--keep in mind that pain is but a symptom, not a disease; that what you must fight is not the pain but its cause; that liniments and oils for ex- ternal application are absolutely use- lJess.' To overcome the cause of pain internal treatment is necessary. Pains, no matter where located, will disap- pear whem you purify and enrich the blood and strengthen the nerves. Aches and pains disappear as if by magic when Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are used. Every dose actually makes new, rich, red blood, which drives dis- ease from the system and banishes pain. Thousands and thousands. of grateful people have given their testi mony to prove this. George Cary, Til bury, Ont., says: "For a whole sum- mer I suffered terribly from sciatica. The pain was something awful, and I could scarcely bear to have anything touch my leg. 1 took medicine from two doctors, and tried a number of recommended remedies, but derived no benefit. Then I was advised to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and this medicine helped me almost from the start, and soon released me from the trouble, and I have not since had a twinge of it. I, therefore, have great reason to praise Dr. Williams" Pink Pills." Sciatica, rheumatism, neuralgia and all other aches and pains are com- pletely driven from the system through a fair use of Dr. Williams' Pink Fills. Don't take any pink colored siibsti- tute; see that the full name "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pal: People" is printed on the wrapper around the box. If in doubt send direct to the Dr. Williams' Medicine company. Brockville, Ont., and the pills will be sent by mail at 50c. a box or six boxes for $2.50. Among The Lost. Brockville Recorder. In the list of those lost off the steamer Clallam appears the name of Mrs. S. E. Bolton, Alberta, who was on her wedding trip. A year or twg ago. S. Edward Bolton, of the legal firm of Jackson & Bolton, Gananoque, went to Alberta and entered upon the practice of his profession in that dis trict. A few weeks ago friends in Gan- anoque received announcements of his marriage, and it is feared that it is his bride who lost her life. The des patches state that Mr. and Mrs. Bol: ton were returning from a honeymoon trip to California. Her husband saw her placed in the second boat, and then stood back to take his lesser chances with the other men. He saw the boat swept away in the darkness and engulfed. He himseli was picked up out of the sea by the Holyoke's crew an hour later, Dislocated Her Shoulder. Mrs. Johanna Soderholm, of Fergus Falls, Minn., fell and dislocated her shoulder. She had a surgeon get it back in place as soén as possible, but it was quite sore and pained her very much. Her son mentioned that he had seen Chamberlain's Pain Balm adver- tised for sprains and soreness, and she asked him to buy her a bottle of it, which he did. It.quickly relieved her and enabled her to sleep which she had not done for several days. For sale by all druggists, Important Thing To Remember. Our trunks of tea are the purest tea grown, 4 Tbs. for 81.20. Crawford's. Castoria for children, only 25c. Gib- son's Red Cross drug store. Miss Fanny MeGarvey was acquitted of the murder of her uncle, Patrick Upton, at the London assizes, and will be confined in an insane asylum. » Ayers Hair Vigor Losing your hair? Did not you know how easily you could keep it? . And prevent of the late F. B, Parker, gray hair, also? 3 Tdi Golden caps grated cheese 1 cup milk » six the mustard, cheese is mel the cheese Popper and out) which will be sent postpaid sen! from jar of Armour' ARMOUR & \ We claim no mon neither do we assume all land. for $7.88. ness daily. clothing house--always any wrong right. Surely oH Oue tial! teaspoonful Armours Bs r 3 teaspoonful of sait & teaspoonful > rmour's Extract of Beef The Best Extract of the Best Beef Sgld by all jobbing and also retail drug and grocery, trade. "Open Confession Js Good for the Soul." We are not giving away clothing or conduct- ing our store out of pure generosity for the public. e sell no $20 suits for $4.99, or $30 Overcoats We are trying to make an honest living in a legitimate way, and we are increasing our busi- We claim to be a fair dealing, wide-awake value for your money, and ever ready to make you more for ycur money than we will give you-- and you can do no better than to_make this store Your Clothing Store It will please us exceedingly to have you do so, and we believe you would never regret it. THE H. D. BIBBY GO. Cash and One Price Clothing House, Oak Hall. A New Wrinkle, (No. 11.) of Beef. nares but toast €gRs Bail the milk granite sauce-pas; add a picasa a A ad he, : ave ready the tonst; hough oapep ky ois: ust Light! 4 of : and serve immediately. t0 any address on 's Extract of Beef , CHICAGO, is taken from edition de /wxe "Culina Wrinkles™ - Hi opoly on honesty, and the virtue there isin the giving you full honest no one will or can give LEAD Fig, Bar, Sash Weights, Cam Leads, Piano Leads, Lead Castings. THE CANADA METAL CO., William St., Toronto. SNOWBALL ENDS FIRE. Accurate Throw Averts Which Threatens Edifice. Sioux Falls, S.D., Jan. 13.--A snow- ball and the ability to throw straight prevented the destruction of the Me- thodist church at Tyndall by fire. While services were being held" and the building was crowded the soot in the stove-pipe caught fire, and soon made the pipe red hot. The heat, ignited the wall-paper where the pipe entered the chimney, and in a moment the room would have been ablaze. At this cri- tical juncture one of the men ran out- side and secured a snowball, which he threw. So accurate was his aim that the flames were extinguished in an in- stant, and the services proceeded. Harmless Cuss Words Wanted. London, Jan. 13--The Naticnal As- sociation for the suppression of bad language, of which Lord Wolseley is president, has issued its first annnal report. This shows that the pure speech mission has been extensively carried on by means of public meet- ings and the distribution of literature. Blaze possibility of compiling a dictionary of harmless words which may be used to take the place of obscene and pro- fane language when the exigencies of the situaticn demand it. Fell On Buzz Saw. Vancouver, B.C., Jan. 13.--While reaching for a stick of waste wood at Beams sash and door facfory yester- day, the clothes of ten-year-old John- ny Nelson got entangled in the belt ing and he was thrown on a revolving saw. Before the machinery could be stopped his left arm was nearly gut off and his face badly cut, whilé his clothing was almost completely torn off. Doctors have amputated the arm but say he may recover if the shock was not too great. His father runs a fich store here. ¢ Each dessertspoonful of Gibson's Red t also raises the question of the || ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of CURE SICK HEADACHE. PRESSING AND REPAIRING. A SPECIALTY. YOUR OWN CLOTH made into up-to-date suits. THOMAS GALLOWAY, 181 Brock St., next Bid by's livery. Good Skating. Now is your chance to buy skating boots, cheap, at Abernethy's: Cross Emulsion cohtains over a tea- H---, spoonful of pure cod liver ofl. Malt Extract, 10c. bottle. Gibson's Red Cross drug store, PE-RU-NA NECESSAR' "70 THE x i North Carolina. DN. GEORCE H. Wii { Congressman George Henr) Tarboro, N. C., writes the fol ter to Dr, ITartman concernin louse of reacntative Washington, Feb. 4, 1 Peruna Medicine Co., Columt Qentlemen--+*] am more | fied with Peruna, and find | excellent remedy for the gr tarrh., I have used it in | and they zil join me in reco it cs an excellent remedy. Very respectfully, . George H If you have catarrh write t man,' giving a full stateme case, and he will be pleased | his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, BP The Hartman Sanitarium, Cc Stocktakin SAL We are offering ' speci ments to reduce our la: before stock-taking, by bargains. Sets, in Englis only * $25, ordi Parlor 5 pieces, $30. Parlor Cabinets, and Music, ant only $5.50, . price, $8.50. = Fancy Odd Parlor ( Silk only, $4.50, ordinal Fancy Shade of Velow fringed 'all around, only dinary price, $7.50. These are a few spec we intend closing out at prices. Thanking you for pa and hoping for conti same. Respectfully yours, JAMES R Ambulance 14 Have You Wood o and Coal t flere are the two most fuel investientsd we knfiw of Hard Coal! Hard Whether it's Wood or Coz we employ careful teamster their business too well to. untidy way. 'No extra che cleanijness--But it's worth BOOTH & Phone 133. Foot of Rips Tomatoes, Pineapplss, Florida Grapa Fru Japanese Tanger AT A. J. BEES, Pri MUSIC a few left, gong d Mandolins Banjos From $1 Clarionets and FP Finest assortment in the city. | at cost, for they must be sold at McDOWA The Brightest Thing in St - X=RA Goes twice as far as paste or i STRAGANS Don't forget westher strip OK