'PAGE FOUR. Ww APRIL 8.1909. Sy Hefrlinimirieicirielvinieiiieiiniin : The Twice-as-Eusy; Patent Washer "Mary had a Twice-As-Easy" It washed things white as snow ; And everywhere that Mary went : She told the people so. Price . SOLE AGENCY, CORBETT'S DAILY BRITISH WHIG, published at 806-310 King street, Kingston, Ontario, at $6 per year. Editions at 2.30 and 4 o'clock Ja. WEEKLY BRITISH WHIG; 18 pages day morning at $1 a year. States, charge for pos Lus to added, making price of Daily '$34 and Weekly $1.50 per year. Attached is ome of the best Job Print- ing Offices in Canada; rapid, stylish, and cheap work ; nine improved presses. The British Whig Publishing Co., Lid. EDW. J. B. PENSE, Managing Director. TORONTO OFFICE. Suite 19 and 20, Queen City Cham- re, 83 Ohurch St., Toronto, H. E Smallpeice, J. P., representative. Daily Wibig. AN ERA OF DEFICITS. The chancellor of the British chequer has 'exhausted the To United be of ex- resources of the empire in the way of revenue, and candidly corifesses that while so much is being spent on arms and arma- ment there is no hope of dodging de- ficits. Last year there was a deficit f £7 50,000, This was due to two causes--the old age pensions and the large expenditure on the navy. There the 0 was determination to guard againgt a deficiency next year, and the chancellor was cutting down the estimates wherever he could when the war scare came. The government New Suit | For Easter? Come in and see our Blue and Black Serges, Green Worsteds. $7, variety Brown in and big and and to Latest $8.50, patterns styles. Prices, $10, $12 $18.50. See Our Special at $8.50. It's a Dandy. big close Also a e of Boots aad Hats, $1, Shoes ; prices $1.50 and $2. Isaac Zack's 271 Princess street. New SPRING FUEL BURN W00D Tt keeps chilly days, damp get rid chimney your house warm on drys® the clothes in to the bad wether, enables kitchen draws you of draft and waste, away odors impurities For comfort and pure air in the home, burn Wood 8. ANGLIN & CO., "Phone, 0606. Bay and Sts. Wellington Elephant Mixed Paints These Paints are the best préservatives for wood, iron and stone. They dry with a hard glossy surface and can be easily applied by anyone FOR BY STR. ACHAN"S. BIBBY'S GAB STAND Phone 201. NAY or NIGHT "If You Want to Buy, Rent or Sell REAL ESTATE 1 make a specialty of Drep a card or call on me trouble to show property. ance at lowest rates. Money loay,. GEO. CLIFF, Teal Estate valuatior, 95 Clarence street SALE same. No Insur- to rete, ati WE HIT THE BULL'S EYE EVERY TIME WHEN WE ASSERT THAT BETTER COAL THAN WE SELL CANNOT BR FOUN. | Dreadnought type, must go on, Look to hold up liabilities which were made the all reasonable efforts calm people and for navy, but in vain. for to de- the upon the and restrain their mands additions to The drain battleships, of undue <he empire Mr. L)oyd-George says the defieat in the coming year in consequence must he £13,000,000. How long this business-like preceeding will un- continue no gone can conjecture. The compe of Germany involves a short- age annually of $100,000,000, and the chancellor of the empire talks of -re- tiring fi- follies of the government. the nations for na- The fever is on the American "people, too, and regardless of consequences tition because wholly nance the unable to I'here is nothing so ruinous as competition val between supremacy. they want the ships that burn up their money by the bar- rel, and of course they must be gra- tified. PROTECTING CIVIC FUNDS. Public Health Act being amended and to the extent of provid- ing that no account of the local board of health The 1s shall be paid unless it has begn certified as correct by the chair- man and secretary. That is a change for the better, but it is not altogether what the circumstances in Kingston suggest. Here, in connection with an epidemio last year, large expenses, pg- gregating about red, and it $12,000, were incur- is boldly said that most, if not all, of the accounts were passed without any special enquiry into the acts, At the outset the auditor under- "queried," and the he the farce of seeming to approve them. The of this want of an exact- ing audit, which Mr. Miller could not give, was considered at after a consultation with city solicitor he realized that was helpless and so avoided result rocent meet- a ing, when it was confessed that cer- tain accounts had been presented and published in parts on Monday and Thurs -- "approved" and the theory is that Kingston's cannot nope for the honor unless it has a gymnasium and all that it implies. 7 The letter from Mr. Calquhoun, re garding the grant, comes to hand at an inopportune time, when the eity ia, distressed financially and - aldermen do not know where to look, outside of the water department, for funds. The aldermen may make haste to sup- ply the $4,000 for which the board of asked, but it must be any education has said that no good to coerce them. can follow attempt EDITORIAL NOTES. Cermany's debt has been increasing at the of $53,000,000 a year. How long can that continue without rate a finuncial erisis ? . the deposed president of Venezuela, talks of spitting on the United States. The first effect of put- ting Teddy's big stick out of commis. sion. Castro, Good Friday is essentially a reli- gious holiday. But it is a day . in which too many churches are desert ed by the people who call themselves Christians. yo The U. government has emissa- ries up -throngh Alberta and Saskat. chewan seeking to divert immigration And S. from Canada. they are failing most signally. - | What would be the loss of the gouncil's failure to put up the money the institute ? for a gymnasium at All the government grant or only of it? n part The couneil will have to do some- A Montrealer Wins a Gananoque THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. THURSDAY, emp OLD RESIDENT DEAD. Death of William Harold, Wednesday Afternoon. Jyston fost another old resident: on Wednesday afternoon, in the per son of William Harold, who passed away at the family residence, 184 University avenue, at the "age oi eighty years. Although deceased had been ailing for some time, he was only taken to his bed about a week ago. Two months ago he suffered a severe attack of pneumonia, and al though able to be around, never fully recovered from the effects of his ill ness. Mr. Harold was horn in Scotland but had lived in Kingston for the most part of his life, coming out to tiks country when very young. Hie was a carpenter by trade," but foi many. years followed up the business of pattern" maker being 'employed at the locomotive works up to four years ago, when failing health, forced him to resign. Deceased was one of the oldest members of St. Andrew's church, He is survived by three sons; Alexander, of this city, of the firm of Hunter & Harold, contractors; Thom- as, of Vancouver, B.O} and William, of Buffalo, and three daughters, Mrs. William Spence, of Southampton, and Wi -ses Ellen and Jessie, at home > or A QUIET WEDDING. | Girl. A quiet wedding took place in Grace, Methodist . church, Gananoque, at; eight o'clock, Tuesday morning, April 6th, when A. Louise (Birdie), young- ost daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sydney DR. GRENFELL'S ViSIT. He Will Be at Queen's on Easter hw . Monday, In'i these days, and on this contin- nt, we are disposed to honor men for what they are and what they them- selves accomplish rather than for what their ancestors performed in some past period. Judged by the modern stand- ard the visitor who will be welcomed at Queen's next Monday, takes high rank. Dr. Grenfell comes to tell us of 'he--work done in his t parish-- the largest in the world--practically comprising a Whole eoun and for he people of whom Canadians in a very real sense accept a share of re- sponsibility. This work, comprising as it does the whole range of social, mor- J and spiritual Ife, appeals with strong force to us on all sides, and the need of the work and the broad spirit in which it has been performed makes its recital as fascinating as any work of fiction. ; By the devoted efforts of one, man and in 'ofie - generation a mighty change has been wrought in the lives of a people, a ha' + been given that help whick#hias enabled them to help themselves and which has chang- ed their prospects from helplessness to one of hope and cheer. Much of Dr: Grenfell's work would have been im- nossible but for the ready, steady and vigorous backing of numerous sympa- thizers and helpers. Our cousins to the south have been generous im their aid and money and helpers have en- abled extensions to be made which at lirst were considered impossible. Strictly pure and jnew maple syrup Ailbert's. once with regard to the | The education depart- back the institute | | thing at gymnasium. is ment holding grant meanwhile. | Governor Hughes is now concerned about the suppressing of fistic' encoun- for the physical ters. Another name exercise which the education depart ment insists upon in the high schools. Whitney the usual another Sir James last' fall an nounced) with that not ple's lana would be given away. But Me. Mackenzie's mesmeric' touch: did the he gets 2,000,000 acres for the asking. emphasis, acre of the peo- business, and The opposition leader did the pro- per thing in protesting, in a mo- tion, against the grants by Ontario to the railways. The 2,000,600 acrés of the clay belt Mr. MacKay valued at $8 per acre, so that the gift equal te $16,000,000. is The howeimen of Toronto are = dis- posed to test whether they have not a vested interest in the license money of the province, and one which has a to spend money by the government. They claim that they should be cowmpensa- ted for their recover ? money value. They were made loss. Can they legally Montreal For Spectacles. Montreal Star. Hamilton did pretty well with its Kinrade murder mystery, but, when it comes to spectacular crime, Mon- treal keeps easily in front. We had so many 'hold up" cases this last winter that parliament regarded a proposed bill for the lashing of thugs as intended wholly for the relief of paid a second' time, and the city was saved' from loss only by the medical | health officer had erroneously paid out' | What is wanted is not a hold-up recovering the amount | that been at the city hall, and by the treasurer, on the that debts have not the sanction, after they have been incur- ground redd, of the chairman and secretary. The way to guard against disputed claims is to adopt business rules or principles in the conduct of the board's affairs. Every account should be regu- larly' contracted, and according to fix- aol which will make the audit ¢ rules, | west shooting scrape on one of Montreal, and now we have a wild our chief streets on a crowded Saturday night~-and no one arrested. The first thing we know, some one will or- ganize a vigilance committee and be- gin to restore order with the mid- night court and the rope over a tele- | graph pole. B. A. Hotel Arrivals. John W. Hopkins, Prescott; L. D. LADY PAGET. i For whom a Dinner Party was given in New York by Miss Leary. Moore, Gananoque, formerly of Smith's Falls and Arnold R. Ander- son, Montreal, were united in matri- mony. The wedding march was play- ed by Miss Delong. The, bride' was attired in a travelling suit of striped blue broadcloth, with hat of Alice blue. The bridesmaid, Miss Della Bu- chanan, Morrisburg, wore a tailor made suit of London smoke shade, with hat to mateh. After the cere mony the happy couple left by the 8:20 o'clock train for Toronto and other western points. Returning they will visit Mr. and Mrs. G. Anderson, parents of the groom, at Morrisburg, and will be "At Home" after May 6th at 27 Charren street, Point St. Charles, Montreal. THE WHIG'S JUMBLE Tells About a Lot of Things in General. Bibby's $2 hats for mine. ; New York neckwear. Livingston's. McKellar, S. J. Cassidy, EB. McKay, Connor Meehan, R. B. Mastin, W. P Pyne, E. H. Boddy, S. 8. Newton, J. | A. Steel, G. A. Pitman, Toronto; G. easy and the task of the treasurer light one. lf the new hoard of health tude and thanks of the people. LOOKS LIKE COERCION. The minister has of education the board of trustees deputy addressed here on the subject of physical instrue- tion, and pending an assurance that this the annual grant to the Collegiate Insti. tute will be withheld. instruction will be given When®an inspector was here months ago he called attention to the absence>di physical exercise from the when asked some programme, and it school to define declined. Inferentially The above is a strong statement that we are ready and able to prove Crawford "Phone, 9. Foot of Queen St. the glove store Woman i kind and gentle until she bhecometh uff Campbell's for hats. Libby's, great vst large a t of showing i there has to be a gymnasium and in it such daily proceedings as are oal- culated to strengthen and develop the | pupils, physically. The inspector was the had not been uzed in years--not since the reminded that gymnasium erection of the new building--and he the present provincial auditor to the grant un- | said | | | i | would not consent less the law in every particular were complied with. In the intefest of. the School L Pedagogy it is desired that the Col- legiate Institute shall be "approved," ol though there is a growing impression that the full meaning of the term Last to grade the high is not understood. year the in spectors set. out schools, and failed to find one which came up to. their idea of what an Next announced, . accora- + 'approved school" should be. be a modified scheme of appraise- that certain schools have been June {ins to ment, it may a! Thos. Moore, Ed. A, Cooper, P. ( Inglis, j ean do this, it will earn the grati- | | | i G. Publow, Kingston; H. Leach, M. D. Adams, Toronto; T. H. W. Stewart, W. 'has. A. Peterson, Burgess, Ottawa; Wm. Smart, L. S Rough, W. J. Bartley, E. W. Charl ton, Montreal: J. N. Yuvang, Brock- ville: Geo. Comerford, Brantford; E. J: Kelly, New York; J. Labe, W. C. Tanaer, Philadelphia; Mrs. Geo. Mac- naughton, Sydenham. Prohibition Wins In Colorado. Denver, Col., April 8.--Prohibition won in most places in the municipal elections held in Colorado outside Denver yesterday. Colorado Springs went dry hy 2,000 majority. That city has never had a saloon, but the election will prevent drug stores from selling liquor in the fature. La Junta, Canon City and Castle Rock all voted against the saloons, while Cripple Creek and Colorado City remain wet. Campbell's Silk Hats. For both old and young men. See Bibby's special $2 hats. In our moral blindness * we some- times fail to note the danger signals in time to prevent injury. The best $1 shirtssin the city; doz. on sale. Livingston's. It is truly remarkable with ease we can point ous the other low's road to success. See Bibby's nobby $2 hats. A lgrge amount is paid in pew rents by those who are not fegitimate servants of the Lord. Bibby"s the leading 25 what fel- $2 hats. . }-4il you have exhausted every effort to | R. | .| Faith alone has been and Failure should never be tolerated une rout it. \ Bibby's Easter Lily ties, 50c. Beef, Iron and ~Wine, "Our Own' make; pint bottles, 50c., st Wade's drug store. Campbell's Easter hats for fit. always | | {will be the predominant part in | man life, ; Bibby's Easter Lily ties, 50¢c. Buy the first flow of maple for bottling. We have it from the best maple groves, 10s pure, 30c. quart, or $l a gallon. Gilbert. Campbell's Easter hats for style. Ii some people were to marry for brains instead of money they would probably get left just the same, Easter Lily ties, 50c. Bibby's. That man is helping the world a bit who teHs a boy the difference be tween raght and wrong. Campbell's for your Easter hat. Iam in favor of fighting fo. the ex- tent of wishing to see every abuser of a beast thoroughly whipped. Men's and boys' caps. Livingston's. Gilbert gives a premium with one pound of Reyal tea equal to what you get with 5 Ibs. at tea stores. The family with a sixteen-year-old boy in the house has no earthly use {for a thirty-six-volume encyclopedia Try Bibby's great $1: gloves. . Man born into trouble, but he manages to pick up a good deal more than he inherits. Some people are noted for their abil- ity to recollect things that never hap pened. Bibby's new hats, For a practical illustration of econ- omy, watch a small boy when he has occasion to use soap. hu- | syrup | | | a 18 32. ! have a direct | their new offices, where GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES. Where the People Will Worship To- Morrow. Street. Methodist church-- Union Methodist service, 11 a.m. Rev, C. S. Sykes will preach. St. George's cathedral--Services at 7:45 and 10:30 a.m. Three:hour medi- tation, noon till 3 p.m. Evening ser- vice at 7:30. St. Mary's cathdral--Services the usual Sunday .hours. St. James' church--Services 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. St. Paul's church--Services at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. St. Luke's church--Services at 10:30 am. and 7:30 p.m, Brock bt "at R. H. Temple & Son. R. H.. Temple & . Son, Toronto, members of the Toronto Stock Ex- change. and whose office was estab- lished in 1875, have removed their of- fices to 10 Melinda street, Toronto, where .they have a suite of the best vquipped offices in the city. The ar- rangements of Messrs. Temple & Son, for executing orders on the Toronto, Montreal and New York ex- changes are most complete, They wire connection with Netv York. They, will be pleased to see any of their out-of-town clients in the best of accommodation has been provided. « We are nobbiest At Your Service. at' your service with the stock of -hats ever showh in Kingston. The makes represent = the best hat factories of the world while the styles aré the mewest known to fashion. See our derbies 'at } {s2.50, $3, $4, Campbell Bros.', | renders in men's hats. $2, the Deporting Umndesirables. Inspector Devlin, of the immigration department, has been very basy, look- ing after the undesirable residents, who arc. being 'sent back to the old country. At Picton, he removed six people, and, to-day, he went to Gana- noque to Aake a couple from there. Within the past few weeks, he has also i removed © undesirables from Oshawa and Whitby. To-Night And: Saturday. Wilkinson & Carter's young men's derby hats, $1.35, at Silver's closing out sale. great: wall' paper sale con- tinues. 'Tis wonderful. Bibby's Kaster Lidy ties, B50c. In some instance style has been known to do a lot.of business on ber- rowed capital. Red Rose oni Hats, for Spring. fancy bands. Men's Gloves,' Gloves. new 'colorings, 5 AON y Easter Hats, $2.00 We've all the latest. styles. in New Browns, fives iveensi te. See Our 82 Derby. Ban See; Our $2, Soft 'Hats, with New Caps, 50¢., 950. East: 3 Glo 41 4 We carry '\argest stock of in Kingston, ten Try Our Great:$lilige. , , _ Easter: Fownes' and "Dents: " a sioee Our Exstér Iily| Neckwear, Our Fancy : Silk Crochet - Ties, AERA Easter Neat '1d0king Shirts, designs that are different; Shirts madq by makers with a wide reputation for making Choice Shirts. ol vom ee out Mis Sting Ou THE H. D. "Its Only a Cold, Hy i | i . H Ext 3 | : and it can the least kind of i il t ® i USE WHEA T STRAW As a Binder on - Streets im Far West: Spokane, Wash.) April town streets with wheat straw as a means of binding "the mud in the spring and keeping the dust down lat- er in the season, is being demon- strated at Endicott, i "Whitman coun- ty, Wash., south of Spokane, where two miles of street were treated this spring, a foot of fresh straw being laid from cirb to dorb and into the wet ground folloging a slight rain- fall. The experiment is consi "to bem success, , 48 the streets are neat snd clean and there is no dust, though traffic to and fromthe big wheat ranches is heavy. . Country roads in other parts of Wa have been 8.--Paving | pr Wage $12.50, $15, $18 Don't ise ike . Spring' Beat. Spring Op . . a The real dressy ones, in Black and Oxford Grey Cheviots, Silk Faced and Plain, $10, $12.50, $15 and $18: ° } + The new patterns 'are ready. there wifl over bela belie ink your ) than right now todo "A beauty fér/$1. 0 69c., $1.25 and i. : wat ON § i We can make it - worth your: while--when -yoif're ready-+to engage us. We are simply taking ' this method to get acquainted. That we are' : Plumbers and acer Fitters You Can Easily Learn by Investigatign. - David Hall 66 Brock St. 335 1 ime it tried in a town, and:it isnot walikely that other -- take up the work until permanent pavements are built, _Campbell's Fashion's latest, the summer months: to hold the dust,