| VARNISH IT WITH KOPAL | Is it a Door? ! Is it a Boat? Is it a Carriage? Is it a Bath-room? Is it a Store front? Is it inside? Is it outside? Is it dull and dingy? VARNISH IT WITH KOPAL Kopa/ is made as good as a varnish can be. It's for: general use. {t wears SOLD bY Corbett' Hardware. Boal Lumber Native Cedar, Southern Cypress, , White Oak wed to thickness or any Jhiipe desired. S.Anglin &Co Wellington St. North. = Ignition Dynamos, Storage Batteries, Spark Plugs, Carburetors, Efc. TRY 'OUR DRY BATTERIES. Turnbull Retrial Mig. GQ. 273 Bagot St. | 'Phone, 878. RBH The sh Remed F testhe whol makes nev cing. Cures Nere 1 Brain Worry, Des Ln knecs, Emissions, Sper 1 F. Yeota Of Abuse or Iurcesses x for $5. One will please, si sta or mailed 1 ot of pr New pamphle vicod Medicine Co. Toronto, Ow 'Wood's Thosphodine | culty lowing it THE WHIG, 76th YEAR 806-310 King street, Kingston, Outario, at $6 per year. Editions at 2.30 and 4 odo p.m. . WEEKLY BRITISH WHIG, 16 pages published in parts' on Monday and Thurs- dey morning at $1 a year. 'To United States, charge for posta Las to be added, making price of Daily $2 snd of | Weekly $1.50. per year. | 'Attached is one of the best Job Print- {ing Offices in Canada; rapid, stylish, and cheap work ; nine improved presses. The British Whig Publishing Co., Ltd. EDW: J. B. PENSE, Managing Director. TORONTO OFFICE. Suite 19 and 20, Queen City Cham- | bers, 82 Church 8t., Toronto, H. E Smallpeice, J. P., representative, Daily Wibig.: THE CROAKERS MUST GO. Two things have happened to put a { pro er stamp upon the false prophets of the dav. The bonds of the city of | Toronto, amounting to six millions, { have sok] at a premium. This is at lonca and empha ically, an « vidence that the new Lloyd-George budget is value of colonial, se curtis as The | brokers of le ndon, who are not usual { ly alarmists, have passed out the word | not affecting the some said it would {that the tax on securities would Tw certain to affeet the bond market, and Canadian debentures were expected te be hit gentle way the editor of the in no | Then Lawson, | Financial Times, London, had been | preaching disaster to Canadian inter Ontario Millions the ests in consequence of the | government's policy. | of dollars power had been invested in | bonds of the Ontario Development company, and when the province pro- | jected its power scheme, with a ten | dency towards a huge monopoly, |i | was felt. that those who had their | money in the private enterprike would arely suffice. Lawson was particularly | active as a herald of trouble, and he must he seriously disappointed with | the finest proois that have como io | hand against his position Mr. McKenzie, of the C.N.R., and of Development company, {the Canadian has gone to England to sample th money market on his own account His mission is secret, but in all prob to float railway or elec succeeds the out of and if he will be driven busi here or con will be no one to offer iderataon. THE ONE GREAT SCHOOL. There are some people who think nt journalism can be taught mn ~hrootsor-coHeges limited Stvle may be studied, nd there is a way of expressing briefly, fersely, ind clearly which is much to be com mended. Some persons have the fa a model and of fol The able to of selecting SICCOSS, larger with numbers, however, are not irame the rules which will help in the | hiterature, Elephant Mixed Paints y Paints arée the best preservatives wood, iron and stone hard glossy surface applied by anyone FOR SALE BY STR ACHAN'S. BIBBY'S CAB STAND Phone 20l. DAY or NIGHT and can be You will want some Home-Made Mince Mcat and here is the place "to get the good old « fashioned - Kind that mrother used to make Also, our York Sausage Meat is dust the dressing you need 'Bh ne H Jd MYERS . If You Want to Buy, Rent or Sell same No property. Insur- Money to REAL ESTATE make a specialty of JS Diop a card or ~ (rouble to show rates call on me rice at lowest GEO. CLIFF, Estate valuatior, ete, treet Want To Keep Your he Cook ? or an Get Good Coa CRAWFORD, 'Thone, 9, Foot of Queen St. They dry | i the editor i t 1 development of and form in anfl piration grace they are the better of secured the i which is to be from the living teacher Men and women can be educt wavs for journalism. Special or parties qualified by genius | special work, can be vided of journalism, mist nable deal the day to discriminate the which him wigl « and with wisely practically Ihere gre questions ues of which © crop up continually, which ap peal to hi judgment, and without ex perience he will feel undecided. I i the only eflici I'he printing oflice is ent school for journalists. It is well that young men should enter + humble and progressive spirit, real: it thmt 'there is much to learn and that the lessons of the day 'are ac asional throbbings of Horace Greeley red with oe heart L his lon Bennett encountered the day Got who had presumption and and One they dropped, the. other they developed. These men were t products of the sc hool and they became the finished ournalism only when ome equipped for good great and only practical CIVIL. SERVICE SALARIES. « a distinct and the status opinion upon servants in ommission, appointed by parliament, facts some examined into the o and reported that the public of wood reason to, ask for an that wad their salaries, increased as the Hence te which goes into effect at not been Yad 1 wd had advanced. Mving and which affects every one government's employment. M.P., ast discredit thers, has not hesita upon the civil to repu e indirect'y eport of the special commission, and say that the service is overman that a few clerks are underpaid, great many are generously and the great majority are overpaid.' He went fn staff could hours of ser- five hun CONSOGUeNee there country of expects a offi- publie hard and as zealous 1 work as wanes i NE thesemployee ol p-company or DAILY BRITISH WHIG, published at So-iteean; "ton vigorously | but | have the experience | it with! and | emphatio | Ottawa Al time their || the | Ia great corporation, for the Incéntive is lacking, or it has been heretofore. In private or commercial life the in- dividusd makes his mark by his care- fulness or efficiency. He is noticed hy his employer, and as the door of opportunity is opened he is advanced. In the civil service men have'found a lodgment for Nie. busi- ness many of them, because of political affiliations, have been taken the Failing in thes government. Under the divil care of by | | the circumstances service could expected, A change is now the civil act three men have been appointed to not. be ideal. Under service work reforms as they may be requir- ed. As it is the by Mr. Crothers are declared not to conditions referred to | | | |exist by the Ottawa Journal, a con Nothing that he has the that servants | servative paper. said will convince people the public are sufficiently overpaid; and the commis- that the service is not overcrowded since they have the power of adjusting the staff. The one, and they cannot pass upon of three without the closest study, and paid or sioners will, in turn, prove a large the contract. of these men is usefulness thousand : men they are not likely to commit Mr. * thers" error of making recommenda- tions which do not rest upon the soundest judgment, EDITORIAL NOTES. Hamilton, Peterboro and other cities ean have a cleaning-up day. Why nol Kingston ? The Telegram laments the fact that "the Toronto police court run the hand-book Why Isn't the force or the jail big enough men into jail." not So it is proposed lo provide for the technical class of the institute in the new oymnasium building. It will rank among the best in the provines of Standard Oil fame, is no bete Rogors, mere He Tom Lawson's was Herhaps the Boston man able to sleep without noir now be seein ghosts The Phoenix (Saskatoon), is grieved that, because of a treaty, the British of the exchequer cannot r¢ When chaneelloz was move the tax on bread this tax put on? | | | ; "a | weakness of municipal council The at least in Kingston, is like hroken regulations, pie crust, are made 1 No question 1s or to hx ever settled. vaki out the The People d5 ot | {the idea of crushing Ther ire enough monopolies of a kind in | laundries with an odious tax. | ¢ | Kingston now. While Gypsy Smith is exhorting and converting the sinners, in Massey Hall, Toronto, the hypnotizing and r ybbing the innocents And all the Toronto is a goody-goody city. hand-book mon aro | lon the race track. | | | A Toronto paper suguesis that he | cause Hamilton turns away from the | Hydro-Elcetrie Hon. Mi | Hendrie he fired from it. Mr. Hendrig Commission, might not object to get away from the wild eat schemes of the commission. Ii the feeling in the Quebec legisla- ture continues to run high it will bo necessary for the members to have a | trainer and put on the gloves. It «an | hardly he pessible that théy will he | satisfied with calling cach other bad | I Imes Meredith was wounded, early (George in life, 'because he did not receive pub- {lic recognition. Ruskin suffered in the ame way. but did not worry about it I hey | 1 1 to public man who attaches importan favour is walking in perilous places , Queer mon, these mimsters for On wio, when they cannot distinguish between public and confidential docu- The and circulation ments. publication of private apors broadcasi, re- pag lating to the fishery regulations, was a_serious indiscretion. | Kirwin, secretary of the Australian says Canada quis WwW per partys; cky in having only a two-party sys-| tem. In Australia there are four parties, and the legislators do not kriow "'whero they are at." The inde- | pondents will please make a note of this. hit the minister of the did like Mr. Taschercau's speech. If Asselin works, in Quebec, Oliver public the lobby of egislature of because he not all the members of the commons--and espe the | hammered for their verbal offences, the ally of opposition--were hospital would be full of the wounded The consorvatives are very anxious Josgph should again { North he weaned away that Sedgram? the distiller, oppose Mr. King, in Waterloo. The consistency may miniis- Mr like an election, for the from the new ter of labour, but it is not likely Seagrim may mere fun of i4; but in the general campaign he had all the sport of {his kind that he wanted. Celebrate The 24th. By wearing one of Campbell Bros.' stylish derbies new' soft or com fortable straw hats. Bibby's for the best 815 Canada. suits Cro- | then | will | that its | Kindly to small | while | THE WONEY TO CONDUCT THE AFFAIRS OF KINGSTON. Some Facts From the Annual Financial Statement of the City--A Big Percentage of Taxes Goes to Schools. The financial statement of the city ol Kingston for the year 1908 is about. ready to be issued. ln il ie {0 be found a great deal of official informa- tion of a very valuable nature con- cerning the financial affairs of the city. For the benefit of its readers the Whig horewith presents some of the main features in the form of a cate chism, What were the ceipts of the year ? $190,261.28, What was the expenditure? $199,177.83. Then there was a deficit ? Yos, a deficit of $8,916.55. What was the tax rate last year? Twenty and oue-hali mills on the dollar. How much revenue was derived from tax rate levy ? $166,539.40. What docs the | irom licenses ? | It derives $8,305.35 from liquor li- { conees and $1,257.50 from other. licen- we, total ordinary re- city derive a year How much did the police court fines amount to last year ? They amounted to $883.05. How much, were thie market tolls ? $1,352.35. What were | cepts ? $37,470.76. And what was the light plant venue ? 8 $79,267.10. What did the city | tario railway tax? | $227.08. What was the expenditure fo salaries ? 88. 527.12. How much was spent on the public schools and Collegiate Institute ? | $48,151.07, or twenty-nine per {of the taxes collected. How much was spent department ? $10,581.77. And how ment ? $12,538.70. What did the street lighting cost the last year? * the water works re get from the On- 5 cent on. the police much on the fire depart cily wis 2 How much money ritable institutions 5,700. What did street watering cost ? $3,066.60. How much money is paid the public given to | school teachers ? £30 288.58. And how much i% paid the Collegiate Institute teachers ? $15,229.73. What wre the assets of the city $1.269,032.72. What are the liabilities ? | The liabilities, less the sinking fund, of $114,785.13, are $1,116,969.57 What are the light and water de { henture debts ? | 8494 375 As the light and water debentures | are paid out of the revenues of those plants, what are the actunl Liabilities of the ety' Just $622 What was spent last structing limestone macadam roads ? 29.675 iow much was spent on local im including walks ane 9 vear in con provements, sewers ? $35,064.22, Lords Must Not Know. Goldwin Smith, in Sun. ) In England the eppesition having heen reduced to impotency in the commons conservatism must make its tand for the present in the house of lords. Party government would oth erwise lose its balance. This constitutional qhestion as to the le authority of the lords. | apes the-lord as a | cceman did military service with | his tenants; if he was an ecclesiastic, a bishop. or a mitred abbot, delega- {ting the command to his steward. From taxation for war he appears to have been exempt. Not paying the war tax it was natural that he should not vote upon the grant. He now ws all taxes, whether for the sup- port of the army or for any other purpose, . like the rest of the com- munity. The only thing that said is, that his power is personal not held by him: only as a member of a constituency, and that his politically obsolete. The ment"s budget. is sure to house of commons, and the with the lords is therefore arise; cislative the feudal govern question | A Change Must Come. Hamilton Times | Unless enforcement of 'degenerate into a farce, an ment in one or two directions he made; the mass of drinkers be required to take out licenses 'exhibit the same on calling for liquor, jor every "Indian" must be made to wear a badge sufficiently distinctive to instantly lead to his recognition in all the drinking places in the city: Reasonable fairness, not only to the inspector but to the holders of li- | quor licenses, argues for some such amendment. Meanwhile Inspector | Sturdy and the "barkeeps' will have to make the best of a bad job. the act is to amend must must and » What The 'People Read. Clinton New Era. A newsdealer. in Chesley {thirty-eight extra daily papers con- taining a repoft of the Kinrade mur: der and sold every copy. He ordered an equal' number containing a report of the Laymen' Missionary convention land did not sell one, The devil seems to have the. grip on the masses, "tis the opinion of many, but then Chesley may not he a criterion, ordered i My Valet. French cleaning, dyeing, repairing, pressing. Ladies' or men's garments, curtains, draperies, feathers, gloves, rugs, furs, ete., etc., cleaned or dyed iby experts. Prompt delivery. War wick Bros., 'phone 650. McCann's real estate office open this evening. $ 1 o0s1 civie | "tion rics The but tons nine hott were Nava Quin part | LIEUT.-COL. A. B. | Who | ! 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Navarch is not a Dreadnought, a tidy sea-going. ship of fifteen burden, fifty-five feet long 'and foot beam. The hull is a Herres- design and exceptional for ocean travel. The en- aft, is of : Fore River Engine Weymouth, "Mase. She was J. Barge, Windsor, built by the arch will sail for CUNNINGHAM, Regiment Regiment commands thé 14th Prin- cess of Wales Own Mothers. will promptly constipation, troubles, de Comfort For by's Own Tablets indigestion, colic, teething This medicine abso safety to a new-born child, Mrs lL... Manery, Leamington, Unt i. "My baby suffered from colic| constipation so badly that we not know shat it was to g 0 night's rest jut since ing Baby's Own Tablets the disappeared, and he now The action of the Tablets is very effective." 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