PAGE ruUR. a Is good Lealthy and I can supply you for recreation | § BEST QUALITY SKATES, STICKS, PUCKS, . And will discount any Cat- alogue or Departmental Store * Price. GORBETT'S | 000600560000000000%005 x | bers, Xmas Suggestions Suits, Overcoats, Fine Shoes and Rubbers. Prices of Suits, Black or Blue Serge, $10.00 and $13.50, as good as made-to-order goods, OVERCOATS, $9.50. Any of the lot here mentioned would make suitable Xmas gifts. Isaac Zack's 271 Princess street. "MADE IN CANADA LLETT $5.00, $7.50 dnd PerrumeD READY FOR USE IN ANY QUANTITY For akin ng SOAP, softening water, rer closets and Fini a infecting sik, Purposes. A can equals 20 Ibs. Sal Soda. Sold Everywhere. E. W. GILLETT CO, LTD. Toronto, Ont. THE FRONTENAC LOAN AND INVESTMENT SOCIET! | ESTABLISHED, 1863. President--Sir Richard Cartwright Money issued on Cry and Farm Pro perties. Municipal anc County Deben tures. Morigages purc hased. Deposits received and interest allowed. §. C. 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Smallpeice, Representative. Baile Whig. : VALUE OF THE PREFERENCE. Mr. Wyndham, in the imperial com- mons, raised an important issue when what the effect would be of the adoption by the United States of a maximum and minimum tariff, Mr. Churchill, the secretary for the colonies, did not know, but he would consult with he enquired chambers of com: Mr. Churchill was so candid, so frea in his the merge. It was astonishing that admission of not knowing some things, for our secretary is generally a very pert young man and not given to confessions of this kind. The Canadian Gazette jollies Mr, Churchill bit, and suggests that there is in London, in public business, a one who can give all the information he ject wants, of tariffs. and first hand, on the sub- minimum maximum That Hon. Mr. Fielding, who has an experience on tha and person is subject, and an experience that could stand recital in London at the present time. "Canada," "has a special says the Gazette, schedule of duties for negotiation purposes in her interme- diate tariff, and of the enactment of a tariff the United States presumably, be clasping the! minimum would, outstretched Canadian hand." In the event of a reciprocal arrange- ment of that kind, the margin of tha THE WHIG, 75th YEAR |i THE DAILY BRITISH WHiG, WE DNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1908. is that as the labour members must subscribe to the covenant of the la' bour party and obey its whip they are not free and independent; on the contrary they are like the personal representatives of financial agents and great corporations, under their in- fluence and bribed to do théir bid- ding. The labour men may deny this. It- is a secondary issue. It comes up incidentally in the disposal of a great question. Civic defeots and inefficiencies are exposed in Toronto but not by civic committees. Judge Wmnchester does' the work, and does it well. WEAKNESS OF THE ENQUIRY. "The only enquiry with regard to the recent fires which will be effec that oi judicial character, Judge Price, and with power, ual is a ore on his part, to summon sundry persons who were witnesses of the conflagrations in a position to give evi- The fire committee has commendcd--and the council has ac cepted the recommendation--that it hold two session on the afternoon and evening of the 28th, and that the citi- zens be invited, by advertisement the papers, to attend and they know. The board of trade is under obliga- tion to send to the enquiry those who can enlighten the committee, for it is presumed some informalion was "laid before the board which would warrant the letter to; the efficiency of and are dence. Te- in tell what council on the "in- the brigade." The per- sons who suffered by the last fire may be moved to discuss the matter with the committee. One of them occa- sioned a remarkable communication to be addressed to the council, and he cannot do less than follow this letter up with a verbal recital ofthe facts. But the number of persons who will volunteer testimony--going out of their way to suggest civic reforms, how thankless the task--is very small, and knowing the while is and the com- mittee may realize this when it meets. preference in Canada would, in the| opinion of some of the best authorities, be of | so reduced upon large classes goods as to drive British manufactur- | ors out of the Sir | the Canada | Canadian market. Frederick told Club, "not {to warry. the United States lowered its tariff on Canadian goods it would be done in | Borden last week, United States interests, and not for lova of Canada, 'whose heary is with But, chief journa- | vou of the motherland." on the other hand, we have the listic the Toronto thati kind of commercial arrangement with the United States which would | be to the British many lines of goods a notice to quit the Canadian market. exponent of ministerial policy, Globe, advocating just manufacturers in' | | The diseassion beneficial effect. may have a very be the means friends It may inducing the Britishers, our n tha home land, to appreciate ihe i (Canadian preference; to understand it as thoy have not done heretofore. Bet- ter that «uasively then by the compulsory me its value. should come per- thods which the Tupper party advoca- | teal some years ago. -------- Will the legislature act upon, the {petition of the council and ame and its law regarding police magistrates ? Or will the government not insist upon the present law being given a triel ? | ------------ LABOUR MEN AT VARIANCE. I'he England the Appeal, ranizations future of the labour party in affected british Court effect cannot The non-political will. be mightily the and to the by decision of ol that labour | org be taxed for | | political expenses. labour unions | | are essentially and do not have any reason to be, from the under which they are incorporat- The case aw existence. elicited an un- on the Amalgamated Society against the the cost of par- The course is con- al, for political ame into court, and YTokedfor of the way judgment; protest of Rail Servants, levying the liamentary repre sentation. : has decided that this | trary to public policy and to the law upon members court | whie h provides for the recognition of unions_generally, There is no' indemnity or salary for the member of the British parliament. He must serve without any remunera- and for the honor of it. Thus it that formerly only the could essay to enter an expensive elec- i | tion, came rich co and - represent the people in the House of Commons. matter of course, that the labour in- terests did not réceive the attention which they and that the labour party saw no hope of an im- proveniént without representation | the popular chamber. i ap- that the labour organizations | should be assessed pro rata, and that | they should the funds for | elections (necessary expenses), and jn- | demnities. | claimed, in Hence the pro- which was generally proved provide The difference of opinion, is the result of The socialists are getting the labour or disrup tion, socialistic ag- gression. unions, and they ave presuming to dictate to the In checking to the political control .in parliamentary party. them by objecting the trating their i the | tax, anti-socialist element is frus- own ends indirectly, for I tax for pariiamentary purpos- es must he sustained the labour party i suffer most of through the retirement its 'members, A . European | expect--at | Whitney ! them. i to "the | | It followed as a | of The argument Scores of Boose saw the piano fac- tory fire. A dozen of them should be summoned to attend and give ovidence but the civic committee is not in position a to compel attendance, or to analyze the evidence and submit such 1" ( if 2 critical report 'as the circumstances | ame way to the Garelessness and in- demand. Dr. Schaffle, former minister of com- merce in the Austro-Hungarian computes the cost of war--which some $30,000,000 a day. long would it take to bankrupt world? gov - ernment, an people How the WILL THERE BE +The council has A CHANGE ? put itseli on cord as against the legislation of the re- government, and, with regard to the magistrate, mind of the office and services of a police reflects, they say, the local lawyers. It is to the effect that present conditions are of | the that with a city of the population - of Kingston the whole time of a man _for police court is not required. The difficulty is in dealing with the circumstances here and of acting upon greater advantage, The law be general in its law which governs must, of necessity, That is the must apply to all cities of a certain class or size The change in the about through the case occurred in Brantford, Ont., police magistrate terms. in the same way. law came which when its The former occupant of the office practiced was removed. law, giving his spare time, of course, causes which had The was given a larger salary, but it was enacted that he, should to the time. no relation with his court. new magistrate and others similarly 1st, office occupied, from 1909, all their January give duties of the The council is interested in a con: tinuation of present conditions, be- will be required to provide in cause it the magistrate lesser sum salary; and the is interested in the same way, because he wants work and pre- fers it, and will accept the lower sal- ary judicial il permitted to fill" up his time usefully. reason for service, Common and would dictate a change in the statute, and in the direc- by the council, but sense tion indie ated | common sense and reason do not al- the een EDITORIAL NOTES. Col. Goudreau holds office yet--on leave of absence--at $5,000 a It's time the government let him go. It cannot think of retaining. him. ways hold sway in legislature. year. In all probability Commander Spain will be more exacting with regard to He did the Cassells commis- his expenses in future. not figure well before sion. The auditor-general has a position. He seems to be a good man, but he would be a better audi- if the government gave him stronger support. trying tor lifted a reflection from the dead by remarking that there 'was nothing in the Holliday deal which reflected on the late Mr. Prefontaine. Judge Cassells What did the council expect happen when it referred the communi- would 'meet com- a committee which will not How can the finance 1909 deal with the again ? mittee of tion ? GUes |save us hors, a whole cation of the medical health officer to | Fort William wa ey > Yel, muth," .said the grocer's boy earnestly, as he deposited the parcels on the kitchen table; "if the wimmin folk would only think in time "twould lot of trouble." "Think "time 7?' 1 questioned, with an dre on the the egys he was lift- ing irom the baske! Yes, mum, Shel it. The wimmin don't' think' about ordering their supplies until the very last minute. They order over the 'phone about five migutes before they want to use the things and then they work them- selves mito a fine rage if we don't get 'round at once. Wimmin is funny.' With a smile breaking over hie broad freckled face he lifted the emp- tied basket and turned to go, but just as he was closing the door he threw a bit of 'consolation: 'All wimmin's not like that, though." But he had started a train thought and one of the "wimmin" cided to investigate his Even an uncouth, freckled-face deliv: ery boy of some sixteen summers can- not make a wholesale condemnation of the sex in general without rousing the ire of some member in particular, so that the investigation commenced. The butcher boy was the next call: | er. 'Do you find housekeepers care: less in their = ordering and unreason- able in their demands ?"' I asked. H¢ looked a trifle dazed for a minute but when the question was repeated in a different form he brightened up and answered : "Indeed 1 do." A little skilful questioning drew forth the fact that the housewives are the direct cause of a great deal of extra labor and late hours for the delivery boys. "There is one lady who seems to take a great interest in all the strangers, particularly the delivery boys," said this butcher boy. "She always invites: me to go to church and Sunday school. She does not mean to be anything but kind, 1 know. But 'that same lady never thinks of ordering her meat for Sun- day until she goes down town Sa- turday night, and her order is sel: dom booked until nine o'cloek. She wonders why I don't feel like going to church and Sunday school. She never stops to think that it is her- self and a few more like her who keep us away. I am too tired when Sunday comes to go anywhere." The baker's boy "testified of de: in the norance of the housewives being res- ponsible. for their late hours and-ex- trae labor. The shame of it, housekeepers ! I'hat we, through pure thoughtless- 1088, should load upon others a bur- The Delivery Boy's Viewpoint. : charges, | SAAT A Times-Journal. . v IIIT could be greatly Jostened and the hours shortened if the housekeepers would only make it a practice to place their orders in the forenoon One dark, wet Saturday night a man was wending his way homewards. It was almost twelve o'clock, and 'the roads were in a dreadful state with mud and water, the night was inten- dark. As he slewly and carefully x ed his way a delivery rig dashed past him and sto) a bit further up the street. As man. came up the boy was standing g xm the door of a house, whch to his knock. The torrent of abuse that met the lad staggered the man who was passing by and he waited to speak to the boy. "What was the matter there?" asked kindly. "Oh," answered the boy wearily, "she was mad because she had to wait up so late for her meat." "'Are you through now ?" "No, T've several more places go, and then must stable the before I can get to bed." It is perhaps in this case that women can be charged with careless. ness and thoughtlessness more. than in any other instance. We think the delivery boys are going their rounds anyway and why not take our little parcel with the others ? This is the argument the merchants themselves use. It is the merchants' desire to accommodate and please customers, and that is what tho delivery rigs are ior. We cannot lay any blame to the merchants, they are meeting a de: mand. It rests "wolely with the wo- men of a city. If the women would only "think in time!" "There is more evil wrought want. of thought," and "want thought" is no excuse. Says Hawthorne : thoughts always come late." So did the woman's who invited the butcher's boy to church and Sunday school. He couldn't believe that she really cared for his welfare when she would deliberately add onc more bur- den to hiw already over-burdencd Sa- turday. Now, woman dear, don't lay paper away with the thought : they only would !" It is up to you, individually YOL to better conditions, It is not any concern of yours what your neighbor will do, but the question is: "What are you going to do about it?" Ruskin sounds the right note in his statement that : "Such help as we can give to cach other in this world is a debt to each other." This is vour debt to the delivery boys of our city--thoughtiulness and TTI TITIIIT ke to pony we bv of "My a little best too this "J len sometimes beyond their strength. [ found that the work on Saturday A -------------------------------------- A A A AMS Future Of W. F. Maclean, M.P. | Canadian Courier. That excellent defender of "progress public rights' and public ownership,' the Toronto Telegram overcoat pocket organ of John oss Robertson, is worried about the futurejof that other advocate of public rights and public ownership, W. F. Maclean, member of parliament for South York. During the late general election Mr. Maclean "sulked in his tent," and declined to "go up to the help of the Lord against the mighty." In other words, this independent Conservative member did not allow his newspaper, the Tor- onto World, to help R. L. Borden in his fight against Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Even if Mr. Maclean loved Borden less he should have loved his sworn prin- ciples more than to allow Sir Wilirid Laurier, "the incarnation of enmity to progress, public rights and public ownership," to win a great victory, says the Telegram. it is indeed a great question. Has Mr. Maclean decided that he will no longer play the role of '"'a voice cry- ing in the wilderness ?' Has he de- cided that he will nd longer do the thinking and the leading for the con- servative party, while all the honor and" glory goes to Mr. Borden ? Has he decided to abandon the role of an Ishmaelite and to turn himself into a hard-working and; well-disciplined member of a busy opposition ? Mr. Maclean is a man of parts. Ii he would but steer a respectable mid- dle course for a time and be willing to give. credit as well as take it, he might vet become a great man in the political world. That he x do so is to expect the impossible. Maclean will break out again oe He al- ways has done so in the past--so soon as the debt is paid. The public life of Canada has little to expect from Mr. Maclean, except an occasional display of brilliant fireworks. London's Tragedy. Stead, in New York American. No such distressing spe sctacle ever has been seen in any great city of the world as that which hourly confronts the throngs of Christmas shoppers with which Regent, Oxford and Bond streets and other fashionable thor- oughfares are filled nowadays. Bands of miserably clad men, with faces thin and lined with hunger's marks, shuffle along, in the gutters, shouting in uni: son, "We want works We want work !"" All day long the melancholy chorus fills the ears of women shop- ping in the west end streets. No more saddening spectacle was ever seen in London, where vast masses of the peo- ple always live close to the starvation line. ------ Aiter "The President, Toronto Globe. Mr. Pulitzer, proprietor of the New York World, seems to have made up his mind to answer President, Roose- velt's bluff with one of his own. He has gone off to Panama to study con- ditions and collect information for himself. He is accompanied on his vacht by a party of friends and by several staff writers, and he has timed his visit so as to be in Panama while Mr. Taft is there on a similar mis- sion. ' | 10 Per Cent Discount. On all mink neck pieces and mulfis to-night and. to-morrow at Campbell Bros.' Iw atertown Times. I | There wep terr consideration. Are you going to discharge it? Are You Wise ? The 'wise men- of the east came bear- ing their gifts to a little child in a manger; the child of poor parents, for | whom there was no place in the inn. | No relatives or friends had brought embroidered clothing or wealth' of| toys, no Christmas tree glittered in | the lonely stable. Only above shone | the beautiful star. The parents could | bring nothing on that first Christmas | morning for the child. They were poor | people, and this, the child of the poor, born in a manger and wrapped | in swaddling clothes, had no giits on | that first Christmas morning. Would | you be wise ? Can you not seek out | a child and make a merry Christmas | ior the neglected one? If you are | wise go bearing gifts in the name of | the Christ-child to those who like him | are born into poverty. So shall you | feel the true Christmas warmth in| your heart lighted by the glorious| star of Bethlehem. Isn't it a pitiful | thought that any little child should | go to rest on Christmas Eve with vis- jons of Santa Claus and awake to dis- | 1 appointment on Christmas morning ? 1t only.takes a trifle to bring joy and | keep the faith in little children that | may glorify their lives. A Rise In Corn. Always follows the use of Putnam's | Corn Extractor which cures all kinds | Corns in twenty-four hours, without | pain. Putnam's gives the best re sults. Use it. , To-Night And To-Morrow. Ten per cent. off all mink | pieces and muffs at Campbell Bros furnish- | The latest styles in gents' | at ings for Christmas presents duced prices, P. kotrest, street. A plot has been discovered to sassinate General Bello, commander at Fort San Carlos, at Maracaibo. The conspirators were captured and shot. re-| King Je as- | WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN 'GOLD. Mi-o-na Has Reached a Gold Standard, Says Harry Ellis of Fergus, For Trouble. Harry Ellis, of Fergus, Ont, "I believe that Mi-o-na for the of stomach trouble is worth weight in gold. It cured me from stomach difficulty that seemed puzzle all other prescriptions and re-| medies. [I was unable to eat, the food! would ferment and form gas and make a serious pressure on my heart ible pains in the pit of I became weak, drowsy, discouraged and later 1 got mervous and could not sleep or rest. This disease makes one feel like not want- ing to see any human being and pro- duces melancholy and forebodings. was told to try Mi-o-na, and when 1 commenced on the third box I had hardly any faith in it, but the first two days' treatment made the pain in my stomach cease, and to make a long story short, the upshot of my using Mi-o-na was that it cured me cs and I now dan eat what I *like and when I am hungry. 1 am an ardeiit advocate of the use of Mi o-na. - G. W. Mahood sells "Mi-o-na 2. Tablets, the dyspepsia remedy that is making such surprising cures throughout Can- say 8 cure its | al to} my stomach. See Bibby's $1.50 reindeer gloves. ada, for H0c. a box, guarantees them ANA + 43 tomach |. The H. D. Bibby Store Open Evenings. ix a Sage [WHAT SHALL I GET HiM | YOR GRRNTHASY Men Umbrellas We initial our umbrellas free. © See Our Swell Lines, at $2.00, $2.50, $3.00. Other lines $1.00, $1.50. : Gloves : See Our $1.00 Kid Gloves. See Our $1.00 Mocks "Gloves. See Our $2.50 Furlined Gloves. Gloves, 50c. to $4.50. Shirts See Our $1.00 Blue Chambrays. See Our $1.00 White Pleated. See Our $1.00 Negligee Shirts, with Reversible Collars. See Our New Stiff Shirts, $1.00. Swell patterns. Neck Scarfs Our 50c. Knitted Scarf. Our $1.00 Silk Squares. Our 75¢, Quilted Scarf. Our $1.00 Quilted Scarf. Our $1.25 Quilted Scarf. Neck Ties Our 25¢. Silk Bows. Our 25c. Four-In-Hand. Our 25¢c. Hook-on-Knots, from 50c. Silks. Our Nobby 50c. Tecks. Our Swell 50c. Puffs. Our Dainty 50c. Derbies. Our New 50c. Crochet Ties. Our New 75c. Crochet Ties. Fancy Boxes with our Ties. Coat 'Sweaters See Our Grey Coat Sweaters, with. Blue or Red Trimmings, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00. See Our Fancy Knitt Sweater, at $3.50, with or without Collars." Ladies Coat Sweaters, $1.00, $2.00 to $3.75. at See Overcoats See Our Black Overcoats, $10.00 $12.00 and $15.00, See Our Brown Ovarcoats, $15.00. 'See Our College Ulsters, $12.50 and $15.00. at a. Suits See Our Blue and Black Suits, af $12.50 and $15.00. 1 See Our New Harvard Suits, at 15.00 and $18.00. [¢ THE H. D. BIBBY CO. Kingston's Cash and One Price House. AAA 94 RAAAAAAAANNNN Let'sAll Have a Real Jolly Christmas in Kingston Everybody should make it a point to open up the *'Latch Strings" on their purses this Christmas time. The old Lime- stone City has lots of things to be joyful over at this season of the year. Everybody's vaccination "took' in good shape, and consequently the "Doctors" are feeling good. But their feel- ings ane as nothing to what your friends feelings' will be Christmas morning when they "find 'a pair of Sutherland's Shoes in Their Stockings They make the best and most useful gift of all. Let us show you our SPECIAL CHRISTMAS LINES. on J. H. SUTHERLAND & BRO. The Home of Good Shoe Making. HEISE IAAI | _ Buy Ganong's Chocolates for Christmas, also Stewart's Fine Chocolates. See our special 60c, 75¢, and ! boxes. A.J.REES, 166 Princess St Phone 58 HINTS ON CHRISTMAS PRESENTS For Father For Sister, FANCY LEATHER SLIPPERS, EVENING SEIPPERS, FELT SLIPPERS, BED ROOM SLIPP OVERSHOES, OVERSHOES, . DRESS SHOES, RUBBERS, MOCCASSINS, OVERGAITERS, RUBBERS, SPATS, SPATS, LEGGINGS, RUBBER BOOTS, HOCKEY BOOTS, ICE CREEPERS. RUBBER BOOTS. For Mother For Brother OUSE SLIPPERS, HOCKEY BOOTS, HO NNe SLIPPERS, RUBBER BOOTS, OVERGAITERS, MOCCASSINS, LEGGINGS. RUBBERS, ' DRESS SHOES, ICE CREEPERS, OVERSHOES, OVERSHOES, HOUSE SLIPPERS, RUBBER BOOTS. RUBBERS. For Baby we have many styles in Fancy soft Soles Open Evenings 21 fancy to 'cure, 'or. money back, REID & CHARLES