ry we -» ----- ----- a Pe Sa awn yy - | THE WHIG, 76th YEAR| DAILY BRITISH WHIG, published atl, A05-310 King strees, hingston, Ontario, ai $6 per year. Fditions at 2.30 and 4 o'clock p.m. WEEKLY BRITISH WHIG, 16 vages, | published in parts on Monday and 'ihurs- duy morning at $1 a year. To United States, charge lor pos had to be added, making price of iy $3 otf Weekly $1.50 per year. of the best Job Print- Attached is one {ing Offices in anada ;: rapid, atylish, | aud cheap work ; nine improved presses. The British Whig Publishing Co., Ltd. 9 EDW. J. B. PENSE, Managing birector. PAGE FOUR. a TORONTO OFFICE. Suite 19 and 20, Queen City Cham- bers, 32 Church St., Toronto, H' § | Smallpeice, J. P., representative. Dailo Wiig. NO GROUND FOB GRIEVANCE. | "The umexpected has happened. A | me wher 'of the Nova Scotia. legislature | has declined elevation to the senate. [It is not every one who is called to a {seat in the ted chamber, with: light ! all the honors that are $2,500 a year. It +s said that there are two many | liberals in the senate, and that it can | never reach the highest staydard of usefulness until there is a considerable | adett on The fol- | lowing of Sir. Mackenzie Bowell needs occupation, { going, and to the minority. sirengthening, and materisl that wll "land its interpretation 7 the subject, but he wanted a commit- tee to consider whether something could not be dope with rules to faci- litate the business of the house. He could mapy occasions when time of the house was frittered away to no purpose, when men, have cited in- zan Kind, were willing to while away the hours in senseless, if Had the issues before the imperial parliament been before _ the Canadian house, issues that concern' not silly, speech country, that affect the constitution in parliamen- tary life, the debate would not have been begun, continued, and ended in-a fortnight ? The agony--it is the pro per word--would have been prolonged for a couple of months. Our legislators' at Ottawa need to the mother of parliaments several The men of the Sproule type so much fear, i* not a menace to free speech reason- ably exercised." It puts an copy in respects. end to { obstruciion, and it is used only when | | obstruction is attempted. The ernment and the opposition do attach importance to windy speeches. A the' mind of their parties, gov- not few representative men express in lucid and then logical addresses, and in and judgment, {tell debate Mr. i McLean, M.P.P., though an active con- | | servative, had the support i i been | of many | eastern liberals and | the favorite for the place left Vacant | the through the death of He declined the call] had a right to do, { would have mn senate Mr. Ferguson i he J It is sala to say, however, that nN | did he not authorize the His removal the insinuations in| has en- | would have been | i | which conservative press gaged. a loss to the provindal opposition, and he may have concluded, says al contemporary, 'that the ofier was not} Photography | made from purely patriotic motives.' . Le would 'rather remain a man] Which acd the and it As did ISI » {than bo made a senator.' the member is + reflection on senate, of it, Perhaps he conservative not justified. nake it. It is of a piece with the omment of the reptile press Mr. Foy was offered a judgeship. not | it Kodak At Best's. VIIVVIVVIVVIIIIIYIIIYe when It to the effect that the liberal gov- wanted the Whitney cabinet of a It ds strong the senate and the bench re- Na ernment to rob strong man. that men EE CR ah LH quire, and when conservatives decline for to the honors there Hard Coal Clean, Bright, Good Coal -| is no ground the grievance that they are given the liberals SAVED FROM THE GALLOWS I'he of appeal has given out mdgment in the Spinelli case, Mur was committed and the man who ommitted it I'he question wag as to his un at time under the influenee of liquor court it ther was sentenced to be hung derstanding of the crime, he being th Ihe © court decided that though under influence of liquor, he knew. what he conscious committed which ended His sentence stood and he * was living: on November 23rd. Chief - ng n Co. Tustiee Meredith continued, referring o this King v Blythe case Intoxi might | and Bibby's Cab Stand Phone 201. DAY or NIGHT ween Cliff's Real Estate Agency ISTABLISHED 1882. Where prope: ty. wus doing, and - that Iy the injury 1}! in death % i slion was something which ted something alle have his knowledge, which to take into con he had knowledge which would therciore, was of the jury ideration in finding whether wt the Lime tie the crime from manslaughter i» murder I'he learned judge-in that case told substance that the prisoner | was under the influence of intoxicating iquor when the crime was committed, ind that that fact could not affect the quality of h time. That the was misei- ytion vitiating quality of his} ou can buy or sell Also Insurance written in best companies. GEO. CLIFF, 00 Clarence St. and a new trial was neces- the to be sent had of prisoner was galiow without having a to the law the cording ourts are creating precedents in lead two men murder cases which will to other appeals. The fact that been saved had been refused the clemency Blyth Montreal, modified have from the gallows afl they Crowh in Toronto, and Ihilon, in one secunng al new trial and + | punishment, | the an examination which | re- tnd other pronounced lm a lunatic--wiil be membered, and they will be quoted as precedents for similar treatment iu | other As Criminal law and pro- | cedure. are certainly taking oun new phases, 1 THE FLOW OF LANGUAGE of under ha of committee the commons consideration the Lhe old war revision the rule made | the | Mr. Mac | that the vtommons | mere 'nt Coal and Cold Facts proposal the 1 i ome horses suiff At senting danger lean was anxion =~hould not degenerate into the lifeless the 1 the czar-like Mr iimination | ] ress, be-| of its Foster did not object to of the proceedings, ondition of < cong vise of ™ the ¢ rule rhe useless what wa om but he would CRAWFORD, 'Phone, 8, Foot of Queen 84, he hS---------- have un limitation Hughes anywhere, 0 in debate was in favour of butting that were "relevant 'and important." the it } ' q Wf the Ameri tound the in - 3 . Dr. Sproule had a homor of were closure and wanted to know iu were commng I'he premier calmed the perturbed s of the opposition'by declar- that on be bad po set: opinions | imperial 182.90 im at any time, with questions | the division. As much is accomplish- ed 'as if the talk went on for a year. In the Lords the rourse was pursued. The speeches: averaged an ho each. They models of thei kind. Then came vote and the House of same were the The Canadian commons and senate have, apparently, a good deal (&' learn. % : nouse adjourned. EDITORIAL: NOTES Sir James Whitney a while ago said there had to be a compromise on the liquor question. What he does suy gest ? Manitoba is going to own and run He is also credited with saying that | the grain elevators. if the experience | with the telephone is to be repeated the service to the people will not be cheaper. with the aid of federal The C.P.R., and the governments, could build boats that Lusitania and make travel via Cana dian routes the more" popular. to believe the taxing of food well contribute wards And case Earl Grey refuses that to free trade within the empire who will pay the tax in The importer or the exporter ? any y The boodlers of Montreal If the to act the see that its work is made complete. will not escape prosecution focal gov ernment declines the citizens, who demanded commission will What the wail will Premier Whitney do temperance He until the liberals have made on question ? will a declaration on the question, and then he will gc one better, alleging that it was his programme all along. Mr lation at Fielding's edtimate of the popu- 7,500,000 is questioned. It He is the safe The revenue is the It with the population need not be. alwavs on alwavs on the side low side. may be same No good can come of Mr. Conmee s i fluenced by petty motives of a paru { the financial position and credit of the {ables a person closure, which | there is would beat the | IESTED BY SEENTITS THE POCKET "WIRELESS" AN ITALIAN'S INVENTION. v ---- Watch That Receives Messages Within a Radius of Thirty Miles. {| Paris, Dec. 15.--The Italian savant, {Mge. Cerebotani, papal nuncio at | Munich, is the inventor of an instru- | ment, like a large watch, which en- to receive messages | transmitted from *'wireless" stations. | The apparatus- is merely a pocket | receiver, and the only accessories are |a bobbin of wire and a metallic in- {cased cane. A person thus equipped jcan at a given moment receive com- {munications from a station within a {radius of twenty to thirty miles. | In order to do this he halts in the | vicinity "of an elevator point or at the ioot of a tree, unrolls his bobbin of {wire and fastens one end to the high- {est branch or any other support; the {other end of the wire is fastened to | the apparatus which is connected on i the opposite side, with the cape firm- ly planted into the earth. The tele | graphic receiver is now complete, and {all that remains to be done is | to | watch the movementg of the single needle stimulated by the Hertzian {waves oi the transmission post. { The needle points successively to the various letters or signs inscribed on the apparatus, and thus messages are formed which can easily be de- | ciphered after the fashion of the Breg- (net system. The instrument works |rapidly, and it is expected will be oi | great importance for military pur- |poses. The . invention has been suc- vessiully tested by the inventor in the | presence of the Bavarian court and leading scientists CHRISTMAS PASTORAL. | | To Members of Church in Diocese of Ontario. Dear Brethven--The coming of Christ 'mas reminds of God's marvellous love to man, manifested in the incar- | nation of His Son, who took our na- ture upon Him, that He might take our place," and do for us what we could not d6 for ourselves. The spirit jof Christmas, is to give. 'It is a time to make gifts; the unthankiul {and the evil feel then an unwonted 'glow; the influence of the seacon prompts to generosity. What channel} | shall it take? Do not Jet self and selfishness dominate. | A canon of synod directs that the offerings on Christmas day shall be given to the clergymen of the parish. Let it not be a mere form, but a | loving reality. "Make it as liberal as { our loving Father has made His giits to vou, and to our country this year, for God has indeed crowned the past vear with His goodness, and made His tlouds to drop fatness. He gave to this country an abundant harvest. No class of persons shares so little in the general prosperity, as the clergy. As the country has grown and pros- peved, and prices have gone up, they have become relatively poorer. Ex- penses have increased but not ° the clergyman's salary. In consequence, he frequently has worries that you know nothing of,--and the effort to keep free from debt, and present a creditable appearance; is often with him a problem that would puzzle the cleverest mathematician. His -er- mons and his ministrations ate not infrequently seifously affected by ta vexed and vexing question, how to make his slender stipend cover the bare cost of living in' the plain «t way. 1i the spirit of Christmas finds entrance into your life vou cheerfully and willingly endeavor gladden your elergyman's heart biighten his home by your gifts. The Spirit of Him, whose Ho'v Nae us even an will to and legal quarrel with the city of Fort William contract with the Hydro-Electric Com- | The municipality wants a mission, and should have the experi another | ence. How it may end is matter McBride, will the hero of British | Mr Columbia, terms He's not hard up for iriepds, surely, aiter pledging the credit to the C.N.R. the extent of 821,000,000, and interest press for better upon the federal government to charges totalling $840,000 a year, ! Comment is passed on the fact that Wilind Richard Cartwright 'are not agreed on the ne She Laurier and Sir cessity of an attache at Washington It would be remarkable if great did not differ in opinion and yet not quarrel over it ~The London medical men are ques- tioning the etiquette of the medical council which prevents the semblance of advertising. Must the physician, of ail in the world, reach the people fume by a whispering of his virtues ? With most people the admonition "Let i=, vour light so shine." - oS Men's Fur Collars.' ° lu sll kinds of fur 85 up; fur caps, up, at Campbell Bros.' the manufacturing furriers. Come in and the society em blems at Keeley's Judge Finkle submitted his report on grait in Oxford county, finding that ex-Reeve Buchanan made a cor- rupt deal with J. L. Thayer, agent for the Canadian {Threshing Machine com- pany. ; : "Christmas would not be Christmas' if we could not enjoy McConkey's and Huyler's_high class sweets. Sold only at Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. Ten arrests have been now made in see | connection with the charges of receiv. | ing ore stolen from Cobalt, an insur- been arrested yesterday, at Cobalt. Call at Keeley's and get his prices | for anything you would like in the | jewelry line, then try elsewhere, and see the difference. Sir James Whitney and R. L. Bor- lden. leader oi the Ottawa opposition, | were in conference in Toronto, on Fri- | Leather card cases at Keeley's. See Libby's $1 Kid gloves. jat #% ngineer men } vou bear, whose birth into this world Christmas we commemorate-- the God-Man, Christ Jesus--who not {only gives uw all things freely to en- joy, all' that we have--but also Himself for the life of the world,-- will prompt = to tlds. See, then, that vou make your Christmas offer- inz 'a real and substantial additxon | to your clergyvman's' income Praying that the all-loving Father, the Incarnate Son, and the Holy Ghost may fill you with joy and peace through believing, and give Happy Chsistmas, | remain, | Faithiul Friend and Bishop. gave you a Your MOVABLE SUBMARINE MINES, Completes a Most portant Invention. Stockholm, Dee. 15.--An important | invention has just been completed by a Swedish engineer. Submarine mines, which have hitherto been anchored at certain fixed depths, can now be lower- ed or raised at will by merely press ing an electric buttou in the operating room of the defenders of a position. A hostile vessel can thus be enticed to her destination by crossing a point sown with mines at the usual depth {which a few minutes before had been passed in safety by a decoy ship, the {mines then lying at a safe depth in the Im- Geperous To Saginaw. Saginaw, Mich., Dec. 18.--Public be- |quests aggregating £500,000 are {made in the will of the late Arthur Hill, 1egent of the University of | Michigan, and once a prominent can- didate for United States senator. For lan auditorium at the university $200, {M0 is bequeathed, and $25,000 goes | to perpetuate four- University of Mic- | higan scholarships for graduates of {the Arthur Hill high school of Sagi- {naw. Other bequests are: For a manus! training school at Saginaw, $200,000, Saginaw, general hospital, £50,000, and Home of the Friendless, { Saginaw, $25,000, Whiskey: Kills Infant Girl. | New York, Dec. 18.--Convalsions fol- {lowing the drinking of whiskey caused Col. | ance agent and an hotcl-keeper having | the death of Minnie Worth, four years {old, of No. 416 East Sixty-Fourth | street, recently. The coroner's office and the police are making an investi- gation. Charles Worth, the father, said he had left a bottle Wntaining some whiskey on a table before re- tiring and the child must have got it some' time in the night. Abernethy's suit cases, always sold the best 1 { i + THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. SATURDAY DECEMBER 18. 199 LL ees FELSEY 1S THE MAN THE LITTLE KINGSTON GIRL IDENTIFIED enp------ As Her Assailant on Wellington Street--Gananoque Canoe and Motor Association Ball' 'on New Year's Eve. Gananoque, Dec. 183. --Acting under instructions from the Kingston con- stabulary, the local constables placed Geprge Kelsey under arrest, yesterday, on a charge of assault upon a you girl, resident of Ki n. The gir was dows here and identified Kelsey as the party. A Kingston constable will be in town to-day, to escort the pri soner to Kingston, A number of summonses have been issued to young men of the town who failed to comply with the demand for poll tax in 1908. They will be given a hearing on Monday. Probate of the will of the late Thom- a¥ Bell, of the township of Pittsburgh, has been granted by the surrogate court of the county of Frontenac, to Allen McAlpin and Thomas Bell, of Leeds towoship, and William E. Bell, Pittsburgh, executors named in the will. Invitations have been issued for the third annual ball o the Gananoque Canoe and Motor Boat Assodiation, to be held in Turner's assembly hall on New Year's eve, > Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Durant, New York, are guests of the latter's par: ents, Mr.' and Mrs. Charles Cotton, Hickory street, for the holiday season. D. J. McLennan, Picton, is in town for a short vi:it with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. James McLennan, Brock {street. Mrs. Triest, upénding the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Macdonald; ""Blinkbonnie," has {returned to New York. William Jef- ries; | day, for Montreal, whence he will take | passage for Glasgow, Scotland, for. a visit at his old home. "We Have Got Them." London Mail. "On what principle did the lords 'refer' bills 'to the people' 2 Did they refer the bill destroying board schools to the people--introduced two years after a most powerful member of the tory government had said non-con- formist= could vote with absolute safe- ty for the government? No. There was a vast differonce between protect ing the ground landlord and protect ing the village school. "The lords did not choose bills or merit. If they wanted to reject--or refer to the people'--they had another method. If a bill had powerful friends, they could avenge its assassin- ation. It passed through on that per- ilous journey without a toll. It has slaughtered without compassion tem- perance bills. There are rich brewers in the House of Lords and their share- holders, and these bills had got to be slaughtered. "At last, with all their cunning, their greed has overborne their craft. And we have got them at last, and we don't mean to let them go until all the accounts in the ledger have been settled." Logic, Feminine Brand. New York Press. "| don't like to play cards fox money, but I don't in the least mind playing for a prize," is the attitude of several New York women who have recently got up 'a club. Who was to furnish the prizes was another ques tion. They didn't wish to have the woman at whose home they bap) :ned to be playing buy prizes in addition to a little luncheon. Finally one the members suggested a plan whi'h has met the approval of all the wo- men concerned, and it has been adopt- ed in the club. At the beginning of the game each player puts up a quar- ter, so 'that there is a 'prize of a dollar at each table for the winner. That is perfectly logical and the eter- nal feminine «ay of getting out of a dilienlty. They don't have to play for money, wherever they may be. And the prizes happen to be money. No matter. Dogs In Germany. The dachshund is the favorite in Germany, and a very useful and pleasant companion he seems to be. The English bulldog is. a. good second in popularity, and the nearer he is to our standard points the better he is liked, says Farm and Home. The fox terrier varies a good deal in sibe and marking, and is evidently not so well known in Germany as he deserves to be. The ladies there are as fond of their dog as are their English sisters of baving pet dogs at home. Some few dogs in the streets are harnessed to four-wheeled trucks. Usu- ally & man and a 'dog pull. The work seemed {oo heavy and exhaust- ing for the dogs, which are generally mongrels of the mastiff type. They look in fair condition and are not ill- treated. He Didn't Mind. Saturday Evening .Post. Ly Warmans young son had been naughty and had been sent to bed sup- perless. Presently, when Mrs. Warman wasn't looking Cv slipped upstairs and whis- pered through the door of the boy's room : "Son, could you eat some -hon- ey in the comb ?" "Dad." the boy said, "I could eat it in the brush." Christmas Furs. Large :sze, fine quality, Alaska sable muffs, $11. Japanese mink muff, 3X Persian paw mufls, 39; fancy ermine muffs, 833, large black fox. mufis, $25. Campbell Bros', the busy fur store. Ready, As A Rale. Bostolf Transcript. : "Woman,"' observed the epigramma- tic boarder, "is a puzzle without ea answer." "Huh !" snorted pever saw a woman without one yet." His Memory. Detroit Free Press. "Has he a good memory?" "No, just a common, ordinary, eve erv-day memory. He remembers peo- ple who owe him money much better than those to whom he owes money. Bibby's for men's Christmas gifts. of the International, left; yester- Gloves, lined or unlined, for $1.00 little Poms, and their King Charledes' old Grumpley. *'1 ; For A Man's Xmas Gift. the season's swellest Neck- Sve, in Fancy Box GLOVES, $1.00. See Our line of English Kid and Mocha We show wear, for CAPS. $1, $1.50. HOSIERY. See Our Special Cashmere Hose, 4 pairs for $1. Ste., Toe. GLOVES, $1.50. " KNITTED VEST. Dent's Lined 'Dogskin See Our new line of Fancy Vests, $2, $2.50, 33, $3.50. TROUSERS. line of Tweed Trousers, $3, See Our Glove at $1.50, Knitted GLOVES, $2.00. See Our Silk and Wool Lined Gloves, Dent's make, at $2.00. See Our Dogskin Fur-lined Fowne's make. SHIRTS, $1.00. Our New Shirts dre ready. New Rain- bow Stripes, neat White Pleated Shirts, Dressy Black and Whites. . A beauty for $1.00. Bid See Our $2.50, $3. See Our $4, $4.50. $2, love, : ¢ $3.00, Worsted Trousers, UMBRELLAS. See Our Special, at $1; others, $1.50, $2, $2.50. AUTO OVERCOATS. A dandy, for $15. 'VARSITY OVERCOATS. Something Special, $32.50. COLLEGE OVERCOATS. With new collar, $10. HARVARD SUITS. Men's delight, in Blues, $12.50 and $15. SHIRTS, $1.50. See Our mew partly Colored Shirts, neat Whites, with fancy trimmed culls and fronts, something different. A dandy for $1.50. DRESSING GOWNS, Extra values, $7.75 and 9.75. SMOKING JACKETS. Splendid values, $5 and $6 SWEATER COATS. Good ones, at $2, $2.50, $3, $3.50. SWEATERS. V. Necks, $1.25, $1.50, $2, SWEATERS. ROM Neck, fine German Knitted Wool, $1, $1.50. Young Blacks and Worsteds, RAINCOATS. Good Rain or Shine, in Dark Tan Rainprool Worsteds, $12.50 : SUITS. Serge Suits, $10. Serge Suits, $12.50. Serge Suits, $15. FULL DRESS SUITS. $25 and $30. A perfect fit guaranteed] SUIT CASES. A Cane Suit Case, $3. $3.50, $4.50. $5 A Real Leather Suit Case, $4.50, $4.75, $5 to $10. | The H. D. Bibby Co. MARIETTE AS BILL STICKER. SPECIAL SALE. FOR XMAS Up-to-Date Suits and Overcoats, a* reduced prices. a -~ Fine Shirts, Ties, Sweater | Coats, Mitts, Gloves, Underwear, Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. Lowest Prices In Town ISAAC ZACKS, 271 Princess street. Grey, or . $2.50. PAJAMAS. « Special, $1.50, HATS, $2.00 We show the best $2 Hats in Canada Celebrity of Steinheil Case in a New Occupation. Paris, Dec. 18.--One of the celebrities of the Steinheil case, Mariette Wolff, made her debut this afternoon-as bill sticker. Since the trial proposals were made to her to agpear on the stage, but she finally accepted an engagement with a firm of advertisement contractors to stick bills for them in Paris at a sal ary of 8) a day She appeared, yesterday afternoon, at the corner of the Rue Montmartr dressehin a white blouse, and wearing a little red polo cap, like the cap for- merly woin by the guards, tilted to one side of her venerable head. On her shoulder she carried a ladder and in her hand was a pot of paste, a paste brush and some posters. A crowd oi about 1,000 people col- lected around the old woman, who is as well known in Paris as President Fallieres, and she was photographed in her pew costume. a Market Price: Sticky Sweating Palms after taking salts or cathartic walters --did you ever notice that weary all gone feeling--the palms ol your hands-- sweat--and rotten taste in your mouth--Cathartics onl move by sweating your -bowels-- a lot of purt--Try a CASCARET and see how much easier the job is done--how much better you feel. You CASCARETS 10c. a box for a' week's treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller in the world. ill on boxes a month. EVENING COSTUMES CLEANED We are now well into the society season. 1 your evening costume peging to lose its original bright- ness, send it to] these works a we will send back looking like new. 'l R. PARKER & CO., Dyers and Oleaners. 69 Princess Bt, Kingstos, Ont Served A Useful Purpose. The school director was visiting the school. Every face was washed, every pair of shoes was shining, and every voy had on a clean collar. The teacher was proud of all of them. They were very much at attention when the director rose to address them. "Now, tell me," he said, 'some the things that are mack in ford." "Clothes," said John Knight. $ 'Right,' replied the director "Now, some of you bright boys hufry up and tell me," he continued, 'what the skin of a cow is used % of Frank- it for. Little Johony Coyle jumped up and saidl: 'Please, sir, the skin is used to keep the meat in." Reckless Driving. "What is the matter with your wife? 1 see she's got her hand in a sling." "Reckless driving." *'Horse 7" " RISE OF THE United Empire Loyalists An Info Sketch of Ameri." can History, Slvasls for Librar- Beautiful Widow--Do ' you know, 1 am forty old today. Gallant Bac adam, you are just twen- ty. 1 mever Believe more than of what I bear. in gréat wha Pearl stick pins. variety at. Reeley's, :