i : 4 2 y 5S year, year, to . mail 1 --n r, to United States .. 3 5" AL three months, pro rata. YH 3 i i % E y or weW The-people, in a . aut Bemi-Weekly by PUBLISHING on 60 Bolas we ae President id .. Managing 1 Tector ~ (Dally Edition.) f paid in adv y mail to rural offices, United States .. .,.. 4 on ans ort rata, (Semi-Weekly Edition) ar, by J 150 « Attached 1s one of the best job ra 'offices Fy Canada, 9 bem Jo DL ---- en--------------------------------------------------ta niet y TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE HR a. .... 32 Church St 8, RESENTATIVES: New York C8 ...... 225 Fifth Ave. Chil Frank wo Northrup, Manager. : Tribune Bldg. Manager. ank R." Northrup, CHANGING THE SESSIONS There is some talk of a firther revi- sion of the rules of the commons, not so much with regard to the manner shin which the debates shall be conduct. ed, but the time. Heretofore the ses "sions of the house have begun in the * afternoon, at three o'clock, have been adjourned at six o'clock for dinner, been resumed at eight o'clock and con- tinued until long after midnight, and sometimes until -early the next morn ing. The committees have met in the mornings--whey the members were abig to attend them. The idea 48 to have the sessions: of the house begin at tem o'clock in the morning, adjourn at noon for lunch- eon, and resuming at threw o'clock (co ue until six o'clock; then to au- tomatically adjourn--unless by special arrangement, and for a special pur pose, an evening session is desired. The committees would hold their meet. ings in the evenings, and less of the night consumed for the gemeral busi- nees of parliament. These night sessions are killing. id have most to do with the break- own of men, especially of ministers, who have to carry the burdem of the seswion, to say nothing about theex- 2 (ra routing which is forced upon them. "Life at Ottawa can stand amendment. The Montreal Herald talk and more business, with all the |day. principal measures laid on the table lof five good men, and they will sure- ly give a proper account of selves in 'this year of grace, 1914. At their first meeting the four will de- termine by lot who will serve two years each, and who for year each, when the house opens, and some of them introduced and advanced a stage by the senate. the opinion of the Whig, have not used ex-Ald. Elliott very well. He served them in the Council for over twenty years, vender ing them a service they have not re "gretted and at a great financial loss. «His rejection as #& commissionér makes wi 00 feel that it does not-pay to be a, public servant. » RECORD OF A GOVERNMENT The Chancellor 'of the Exchequer has explained that the land stheme, which he is' at present advoeating, is not, a8 Austin Chamberlain vote-catching proposal, 'but one that had its origin in the discontent of the people a quarter of a century ago. Long before Mr. Lloyd-George came a candidate for parliament, and 8p long before he became the most interesting personality in British pub- wee lie life, he was associated With some ; 'representative farmers, in his own be Jord Wales, in contending for come of the changes that are now promis ed. It is a very appreciable fact that "= the chancellor is now meeting, in his land campaign, some of the farmers who were his humble associates dormer agitations. On a recent asion the question , Was raised, "Can the government give eficct to ite desires in this land " scheme !" The answer was supplied by the chancellor, the same vivacious Lloyd-George. He pointed to the re cord of the government. under Mr. As quith. . 1t~ had wrestled with the House of Lords and thrown it. If was still futigus, and aimlessly and con- vulsively throwing itseli about, but "ite reach was not equal to its rage. Three generations of Welshmen had contended for the religious equality ~ sthat was now almost theirs. The La- Boour- Exchanges which the government established found employment for undreds of thousands of people. 1ts Trade Boards bad buticred the bread of wecores of thousands of. sweated working mcn and women. The old people bad beem provided for in old ago pension, in sickness, and non-erh- ployment insurance. Thousands . of poor consumptives had been. saved. or relieved. Hundreds of ' thousands oi mothers had been helped when they moeded it most. Millions of workmen "Bat freely received the aid of medi: cal science to fight sickness and dis- asserts, be. al in it through." with greater Ald. Shaw can be depended upon give a good account of himself in of- fice. © himself with dignity on every public occasion. : od the greatest interest. didates in the field invited the spirit that was put into the campaign, and as only four, outside could be eleuted it became a matter of some four three of those who were named the Whig for the commission, ex-May- and Rigney and ex-Ald. fourth position lay' be tween exAld: Kiibtt and Mr, Birkett, and the last named won, through the 'special support that was 'tendered to him by the employees of the motive Works. - They resented the re flection that had been cast upon the treasurer of the company, during the campaign, and they rallied support.' success. course, to be regretted. had served twenty years he bad reason to pect their support, jpleasant toi think that they are un- and Mr, ors Toye. j grateful, Donaldson polled large votes the circumstances, cept the decision of the voters philo- sophically, realizing that all not be elected. enough to congratulate the more for- counsels less {tunate ones upon the issue w age gins a service to any harm in this. ¥ tion of substantial assistance in keeping homes above hunger when the waters swept over them. . "All this," maid the chancellor, "is not the work' of mere babblers «and braggarts, so | when, this government promises you fair. wages, fair rents, decent homes, health conditions, ge security and independence, you Yay depend upon it that they mean to put In other words, the As quith will go down in history as the government that has '"'done things," not: merely promised them. The Utilities' Commibsion begins its cateer with a free hand. It is not » vote-catching machine, but an institu tion which, managed on business prin- ciples, is expected to serve the people to the fullest extent. SERVANTS CHOSEN . OITY The mayoralty contest 'ended Whig expected and hoped it This paper was quite sure, from the expressions of the people, fered, that Ald, Shaw, by his public training, was the better qualified for the mayoralty, and on his merits he deserved the favour he has received. He can afford to be magnanimous to: wards an place in the council and can, at the same time, appeal later to ¢ assurance of success, opponent who hold He is generally recognized hristian gentleman who will The choice of commissioners concern as to who would be. The Ross The Their loyalty sealed Ald. Elliott's defeat As on the people for and it is Ex-Ald. Bailey They will be of The oo ssion is com In the aldermanic field the ones to-day are H. W. Newman, v ictoria They are but the body ill have the less to do now the utilities have been transferred to the commission dent rule which the law has provid: ed. under the The School Board raig back upon it which, it is will grow upon him and develop his interest in education. tees 'must be salected, one, a cevsor to Dr. Richardson, council, and one, a successor to J. Henderson, for Sydenham ward. Henderson should be prevailed resume his place on the He made a good trustee and not be allowed so sopn to close up his connection with the term of Mr. Renton, as- a high school trustee, is up, buf he may be reap- pointed by the council. i -- EDITORIAL NOTES. The Local Council of Women tawa endorsed some of the candidpies for civic honours. They did not' see Nor is there. But in Kingston = some people thought it highly . improper that the Board of Trade should see that 'certain elegibly candidates at least offered themselves as candidates. "The king may do no wrong," as the axiom goes, but in the casé of the Montreal Italian, Fatzari,who spent fivg . in prison though an innocent man, the feeling is that he Should be seit-to some public institution for the balance of his life. The-man's health is gone, and the system that wrecked it should now provide for his wants. gars The domination. of many fi boards by mén of the Métgan stamp may be bad, in a sense, as putting too much control into the hands of a few qmen, but it secures the co-opera- d _ the greatest authorities in 'ease, aud most of them have enjoyed times 'of '"wiress. © Financials eorpora- and privation freely of Seven can- of the mayor, alect include to and probably ac- ward," and ex-Ald. McCann in Frontenac ward. bers of the larger public body, city council, indepen- will have Mr. » with the experi- ence he now has and the opportunity to extend his usefulness, reprogents Cataraqui Dr. Waugh ward and Two 'new trus- hy board. co-operation, m&y- not be a good thing for the country. Scpet---- Mr. Birliett, as a practical ynan, will be able Lo; sec that the account branch of thy-Utilitiey Commission is thor- vughly, up-to-date. The Hydro-Elec- tric Commission's methods should be adopted now so that no change may be 'necessary later on. | "Militarismi Gone Mad" is the pro: per title of an article whith de scribes the assault of German' troops upon civilians at Zabern because these civilians laughed at the soldiers. The declaratién of one of them, that the orders of 'the department are that .the army will insist upon its respect at any epost, is outrageous in the ex: treme, 8 The superintendent of schools in Chi- cago, the reinstated Mrs. Young, has declared that, for the younger childray, at least, and for all of them to a large extent, night study must go. It is an outrage that hoys and girls of tender years shguld have practically no time to themselves in the evenings. School work should become a drudgery. Because the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer counsels a reduction in the ex- penditure armaments--because he cannot, see how ithe expenses of the empire are to be financed otherwise-- he is referred to as the "leader of the Suicide Club." He can stand this kind of talk: with the people behind him: PUBLIC OPINION as the would, not 8 his lectiors : in to as a carry arous- thom, acting in conflict rather than in Wise and .. . Otherwise Time For a Change Toronto Globe. Lloyd-George is in .earnest in his campaign against the high cost of fighting, and when he gets in earnest it is a wgn of a change. these by Don't Mention It London Advertiser, A Montreal paper has started a search for the ideal ..Canadian girl. We know her quite well, but modesty, etc., etc. No Trouble At All Toronto Telegram All Toronto married women to do to get the vote is sade" Sir James Whitney. hody' knows how easy that is. Loco: bave to '"'per- his' 1 his is, .of eo who over A Bigger Man Ottawa Free Press. Wo are pleased to note that Right Hon. R.,L. Borden has again resisted the temptation of knighthood. Some how he is a bigger man to our mind as a "might have been." ex- not Action Needed, Montreal Mai! Nothing is more generally advecat- ed in the press of Canada to-day than cheaper divorces. Yet the prices of divorce at Ottawa remains at the same high figure. Can't somebody do sometdiing to lower it ? under could ready the posed Dropped Out of Sight. Edmontén Daily Capital While Mr. Borden and his are fixing up the agenda ,for the forthcoming session of. the dominion house they should mot forget to in- scribe an arrow showing the hole where the emergency dropped out of sight. them for one ------ Simpson Makes Good Brantford Expositor. James Simpson, laborite and so- cialist, was elected 'one of the con trollers for the city of! Toronto, topping the poll. "Phe~ explanation of his success is that "Jimmy" has alrendy been tried in a number of important public offices and has panned out well. « happy in mem- the which that Kingston Events 25 YEARS AGO. Every: * { friends, | that she hasn't a thing fit to wear. At the farmers' institute dinner, held in the Windsor hotel, a young man, on being asked to respond to the toast of the press, said he could only speak for a hay press. Sleet storm destroyed many trees in Pittsburg township. Capt. R. LaRush left, to-day, for Picton, to' look after the building of his sloop. The boat ill cost £2,000, be- hoped, sue- the M r. upon board. should A Curious Memorial. Projecting from the wall of a house overhanging the Lake of Thun, in Switzerland, may be seen the bow of a small rowing boat with the name Petronella painted upon it. The wife of the owner of the house was drowned .from this boat while rowing on the lake. Her husband « determined, as a memorial to his wife, to build the boat into his house. The room destined to con- tain it, however, proved too short for the whole length of the boat, and the bow projects from the wall, just beneath the balcony. The house is close by one of the steamboat piers. and the unaccountable appearance of this strange memorial excites much curiosity among the passengers on the steamers.--Strand Magazine: > A Quaint Oath. The quaintest form of oath in use in the United Kingdom is that taken by the Deemsters--the Manx High court judges. "By this Book and the contents thereof, and by the wonderful works that God hath mir- aculously wrought in the heavens above and the earth beneath in six days and seven nights. 1 do 'swear that I will, without respect of favor or friendship, loss or gain, consan. guinity or affinity, execute the laws of this isle justly between party and party as indifferently as the herring backbone doth lie in the midst of the fish. So help me God, and the con- ents of this Book."--London Chron- cle. + The in Ot nancial , The noisy laugh is not always an indication oi peace of mind and hap piness. ; g ri Sald by Wise Men. Some wish they did, but nv man dis. believes. --Yaung, Fo prgelaim our faults to the world is pride.--Confucius. Children have more need of models than of critics.--Joubert. To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.--Pope. To carry care to bed is to sleep with a pack on your back.---~Haliburton. It is another's fault if he be ungrate- ful; but it is mine if I do not give.-- Seneca. ; 3 A protensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow is real poverty. --Hume, Action may not always bring happi- ness; but there is no happiness without action. --Disfaeli He who loves goodness harbors ang- els, reveres reverence and lives with God.--Egerson. Our | grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance; but: to do what ljes clearly at hand. --Carlyle. To make knowledge. valuable, you must have the cheerfulness of wisdom. Goodness smiles to the last.--Emerson. Every other sin hath, some pleasure ed to it, or will 'admit of some excuse, but envy wants Doth.--Burton. Man must be digappo"nted with the lesser . things of life before he comprehend the full of greater --Biulwer. What reason, 'like the careful draws laboriously together, the of accident sometimes collects moment.--Schiller. Alexander reccived more bravery, gf mind by the pattern of Achilles than by hearing the definition of fortitude --Sir P. Sidney, Epochs of .faith are epochs of fruit- fulness: but epochs of unbelief, how- ever glittering, are barren of all per- manent good.--Goethe. can value the ant wind in a Nothing in a Name. Say, pa, are all called phenographs? No, my son, | Some of them are call- ed women. talking machines His Sad Story. Tramp---Yos, lady, I loved a girl She wouldn't hev me and I became a wan- derer, Woman--Poor chap! If she had mar- ried you all would have been well, Tramp----Oh,. } dunno. Me friend out in de road is de feller wot got her!-- Puck, > Wearing the 1913 Models, "She must dress in all" the styles." "What, makes you think so?" "I just overheard her telling a friend latest DRetroit Free Preas Real Comfort. A real meal, a real bath! Oh, life is now one primrose-path A real bed in|which to rest, A real home, the place that's best Why do we yawp on such a tack? Oh, from vacation we back Pittsburg Post. rn The First. "Did you really ver -love any gir) before you met me? sked the. bequ- tiful one "No," replied the titled vou're the first girl «I known who had money right."--Judge. are foreigner, have in her ever own NATIONAL DEFENSE. As long as we maintain the Monroe doctrine, retain the Phil- ippines, control the Panama ca- nal and dominate the Pacific, which is our manifest destiny, We must have an army adequate to care for these conditions and meet emergencies. No one advo- cates a large standing army in this country, but we ought to have as a military organization.' an army of efficient officers and drilled men which can be aug- mented by trained men from a reserve and supplemented by the national guard of .the states. There has been a great deal of general discussion ac to the ne cessity of better preparation for sudden war emergencies, and . there seems to be quite a unani- mous opinion that at the present time our army is wholly inade- quate owing to the methods that have been employed. Iam heart- ily in favor of such changes and improvements in the army as will meet existing 'conditions, We ought not to leave ourselves in an attitude where we fear the possibility of invasion by Japan on the Pacific coast or by any other foreign country on our At- lantic coast nor in apprehension as to what might happen to Gur troops in ease of intervention in Mexico because the army is in- adequate for emergencies.--Sen- vator G. E. 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