. tally for the tasks given Published Daily lls and Semi-Weekly » put some of his spirit into the re creant ones. ---------------- A ORISIES AT OTTAWA The free wheat issue is one that the government at Ottawa must deal with. L'*It has been a subject of newspaper discussion for months," says the Montreal Gazette, in reporting the de- bate which Dr. Neely, of Humbolt, precipitated. 'The government had been jollying the opposition along, in the debate on the address, aud thought the coast was cleared when Sir Wilfridgl.aurier's motion with re- gard to the cost of living was reject. fed. The shock came when the free wheat question: came up by a regret being expressed thal there was no re- ference to il in the address. This address reflects, or contains, or La TOOME oo +o oo ov oo ov os SE He me 6 se se we an as OfICe +0 se ov sare ne i tes .. .. a len ins pro rats. 4 hoes ort Edition) year, to United States .. .. ge J thres months, pro rata Ae Mina TBifectar is PP to contain, the pro- gramme of tbe government for the session. The Neely motion was ac cepted as an expression of want of confidence. It was so proclaimed by the minister public works, who, with his colleagues, realized that something had to be done--that was the demand of the western conserva- tives--and the only thing L2 could say was that the budget speech was being anticipated and that the should be "Hon. Mr. of amendment voted down, hice is fue. ot of aa' best job! his annoyance TORONTO REPRESENTATIVR me feces .. » Manager. bune Bldg. A "eo Tri xR. Northrup, Manager. HER SUCCESS IS DESERVED 'Dr. Helen MacMurchy, of Toronto, 8 in the city to-day and speaks in the old Convocation Hall this evening under the auspices of the Faculty of Education. One sees in the revela- tions of the day some of the results of the social conditions against which she has been preaching for many years. She took up the cause of the feeble-minded at a time when few peo- ple seemed to sympathise with ghe advocated, At last, however, her was realized, and the government com- mitted to her the larger responsibility of planning for the care and protec- tion of the mentally And what a surprise comes from the medi- cal department of the schools, and to the effect are 1,560¢ weak-minded among the scholars, that, as the heading of a newspaper article puts it, 'there are some of them in practically every school," and they should be separat- ed, and educated, and Ered for der special ciroumstances." The conditions now becoming ap- parent; and conceded by the Educa- tion Departmbnt, have long - been re cognized as necessary by distinguished elienists. Many years ago. writers of "distinction advoeated a segregation of the defectives, for many and principally because they cannot *be taught with the rationally-minded and their presence in the school classes is a hindrance to others. Dr. MacMurchy is to be coogratulat- ed upon her foresight, her persistence in ay laudable cause, and on that ex- altation of mind which is necessary if one would succeed against many diffi- culties, think as she did, or her, in the reforms view defective. Toronto that there un- reasons, WHAT CANADA REALLY NEEDS Farm life and farming as an occu pation would speedily rise in the esti-¥) mation of the people if Canada had ® host of men of" the Dr. Robertson Stamp to move among the people and inspire them. The doctor's idea is to educate as ma specialists' as possible and place them at the. dis- posal of all commuuities that really desire their instruction. As one. gets information and en- thusiasm from the doctor, in. usual conversation, so those of his tem- perament and zeal would become a power in the land if equipped men- of the hour, if their freedom---more than the average teacher exercises--in the dis. semination of their knowledge. were visited by the Teéhnicul i The dignity of labour on the farm would, alse, be clearly established. It is a remarkable fact that the "rural population in eight counties which Com- mission showed a falling away. In Denmark alone was the rural popu- lation maintained, and on investiga- tion the facts became apparent. Farm- ig among the Danes is an honour- 'able profession. These people glory in it, and not without a cause. Next to those in Britain, the farm- ers of Denmark rank in wealth, and while in the mother counlry it is held or controlled by a small proportion of the whole, in Denmark it 'is some- evenly distributed. Whether the wv has his four acres, ox forty, four hundred, he honours his call- » and 'his pride is seen in his farm, bis home, his toil. That is the piri one wants to see Canada, the mew' country of acres and immense possi- Ss. There is such a thing . as ving too much land. Less of it the individual, but highly tilled 'eultivated, is the need of the . How is that to be brought ? Dr. Robartson can tell, but sass ENTATIV EE a, .e "28 Fifth Ave. point ! Rogers talks of "childish He betrays in his speech and irritation. He knew that the government had no idea of dealing with 'free wheat." The, tariff represents the mind of the protectionists, (who are not farmers in the west), and the design has been to dodge the difficulty in the that some thing would turn up to save the situation. Mr. Rogers call- ed upon the supporters to vote down the Neely resolution, and some of them djd so very reluctantly. They had no assurance that with the pre- sentation of the budget the tariff would be considered regarding wheat or anything else. The bluff worked for the time being, but it. won't work long. The is suffering for the want of a mar- ket for the wheat that is not want- ed for home consumption or shipment to England. The agriculturalists the western provinces demand tariff revision and the legislatures of Sas- katchewan and Alberta have endorsed the proposition in resolutions which were unanimously carried. The fed- eral government may refuse this fa- vour. Let it do so and take'the con- sequences W addle." hope west of EDITORIAL NOTES The parcel post is expected to low- er the cost of living? In what way? It will enlarge the money- What else will "it order business. do? The marriage license issuer is the man who should be called to account if any. mis-mated parties are mar- ried. He Should enquire into all the facts, because he is the thorizes the union. one who au- The this year 'will be scrutinized closely. There will be no opening for a waste of another $100,000 on the au- tumn manoeuvres in which the Cana- dian contingent did not participate. militia department's estimates Brockville, 'with its white way, its play grounds, and its free concerts; for the entertainment of the masses. All the same it which, missing is' putting on airs. it showing a public spirit some respects, is sadly Kingston. in m The defences -of Canada, the militia department, cost last year about nine millions and a ° half. The expenditure represented $1.26 per capital. And the ambitions of minister of militia are ning to show themselves. , through only begin- The Ottawa Journal refers to the senate"s majority aw "a few back- numbers political partizans.". This is a species of rough-house criticism which the facts do not justify. The liberals in the senate compare very favourably with the appointees the present government. of The very latest--that millions of dollars are - being misapplied in To- ronto because of the defective meth- ods of the city in financing for its wants. Now if all this exposure leads to reforms there will be some satisfaction in it all. But if not-- let us have a rest from the munici- pal reformers. According to Hon, Frank Oliver land other western members the far- mers of the western provinces are going south, not finding social con- ditions in Canada ideal, or nearly 80... The Canadian Courier figures that out of 1,500,000 immigrants who entered Canada in the last 'ten years only 700,000 were found in the census year. The exodus must heavy. Is it so that bécause the specifica- tions for certain pavements Were changed after the by-law had: been passed and voted upon by the peo- ple there will be a. Ity in sell ing thE debentures on which money is being raised for the paynsat of these improvements? If so our council il have' learned a "lemon. it will vemember, _ v the be. PUBLIC OPINION Talking Sense Prince Arthur Chronicle Boost the Board of Trade and the Board of Trade will boost the city. Sign of Insanity Windsor Record: A Detroit man is suing for divorce because his wife threw butter at him. What an exiravagynt woman ! Two of 1 "Kind. London Advertiser L'Esperance, conservative member from Montmagny, Que., doesn't want any navy. Mr. Borden seems to be Barkus. : Will He Do It. Hamilton Herald. It is fitting that Finance Minister White, who has been advising the peo- ple to retrench in their expenditure, should set the example by reducing the natural expenditure this year. Very Childish Ottawa Journal Because the British government will not enter -in the big American In- ternational Exhibition at San Fran- cisco the Yankeps will have nothing to do with a similar show in Lon- 'don. Even two great nations can behave like children sometimes. Hits the Highest Torontoo Telegram Lggs are eggs' in these days when hen fruil is exalted to the pinnacle of seventy-five cents per dozen. It is cheaper to hit unpopular orators with bricks and pay the fine than to let fresh eggs grow stale enough to serve as the ancient form of tribute to the leaders of forlorn hopes and lost causes. Kingston Events 25 YEARS AGO, ('raig was appointed man of the board.of management St. Andrew's churh. 'I. Minnes re-elected secretary treasurer, Several prominent hotel keepers stat- ed to-day, that if the lcenses reduced, they business. The l4th P.W.O.R. to Niagara Falls on July lst. B. W. Robertson, was elected a mem- ber of Fhe executive of the provingial Y.M.C. Ww. G. chair- of was will make a trip CH: ARM. AN ADAMSON Whe Proposes Absolute Toll Exempt- ion on Panama Canal. were ; would retire from the | ise and Otherwise ---- Snow covers the earth like a mantle, and hides all deformities and scars. It is like the charity which hides a mul- titude of sins, 'Even the deepest and coldest snow- banik~will melt under the rays of the spring sun. So even the coldest heart may be touched and melted under the influence of the divine love When the sun melts it feeds the streams, and fills the wells, and sup- plies the flelds,~and contributes to the verdure of summer. : So when hard, frozen hearts melt, they begin at once to live, not for self, but for others. crystals speak to us of obedience They form their solid ranks like a well-drilled army, and not an atom gets out of place, because all ure obedient to divine law. ' Man alone, in all God's creation, gets out of pl . He is happy only when he obeys God's wise and holy The snow laws, Snow Thoughts, Someone has said; "Let your life like a snowflake, which leaves a mark but not a stain." Le Candid Ones, n "You'd better not go to sour friends for criticism your literary They're likely to flatter you." Say, you don't know my friends." on work, Stinging. have- the m but began "Iir--ah, beg pardon, n't you lost something?" would-be flirt No, I haven't lady with a dog chain. you're looking for." But there goes a It's probably he: Dodging. win give please?" » "Pardon me, year." you me your name, miss, but this isn't leap Wern Ont. "Those are rather tough looking pat- ent leather. shoes you are wearing," HARRIS &_EWING, WAN, Representative William C.° Adam- son, of Carrollton, Ga., treading the high spots on the congressional high, way, has flung down the gauntlet o toll exemption for the Panama canal, by a bill be has just introduced. He speaks by the card, too, for he is chairman of the committee that deals with the subject, primarily. Judge Adamson is a southerner of south- erners. He used to be a judge of the city court of Carrollton and may- hap that teeming metropolis was the real goal of Hernando de Soto and the other early explorers. Adamson has a real Mulberry Sellers viewpoint of Georgia in general and Carrollton in particular. But Adamson, with a fund of fun as inexhaustible as the Aluskan coal fields and a "howdy boys" greeting that would put the Mexican embrace type of cordiality 'way back yonder in the shade, does the serious things in congress. He has put into law a 'whole network of legislation on railroad rate regula- tion, pure food, federal quarantine, creation of a department of commerce and labor, now split in two, and oth- er matters that loom large in the ga- laxy oi achievement. TUPPER TO PUBLISH Another Volume of Jteminiscences in the Spring London, January 30.--Sir Charles Tupper, who has been in the doctor's hands ,and unable to leave his house at Bexley Heath for the last six weeks, was reluctantly compelled to decline Premier 'Borden's request that he should represefit the Canadian government at Lord Strathcona's fun- eral, in conjunction with the Duka cf Argyll ; In view of a recent statement in the Canadian press, Sir Charles Tup- paper says that Cassel & Co, are the only publishers authorized by him to publish his'reminisences, and that he had no communication on the sub- ject with Canadian editors. Another volume of his reminiscen- ces is announced to appear in the spring, through the publishing house of Constal. The deportation to England of the feaders .in- South African strike meets with f(remendous: disapproval In England. ati suggested the critical friend. "Oh, they were all right originally," replied the wearer, "but the patent has expired on them. Payment. "I sold that opera singer an ove and all he did was to ging high 'C "What earth did he mean that "Well, vou his note on I had offered to take for She Kuew. the baby talk!" what he tries te "A word I never héard befo jot twenty syllables or more." § Ne d answered: "Oh, I'm sure he'll be A great, wise han some day." said she. ¥ --From Judge 'ust hear said May 'I wonder y. A Surprise for the Lawyer. I. have an income of $18,000 per r. What income tax ought I to pay?" I gan show you how to dodge your "" said the alert attorney. "But I dow't waat to dodge it to pay Iv." | fresh bug comes in this office remarked the legal light, as the 'cl'ent went out. -- Courier-Journal I want "Some every day," reflectively, Louisville Floered, A crabbed old misogynist Ethel Barrymore at a dinner Harbor: "Woman! Feminism! Suffrage! Bah! Why, there isn't a woman alive who wouldn't rather be a beautiful than in- telligent." "That's more, calmly, while so few Tribune. said to in Bar because said Miss Barry- so many men are stupid are blind,"--New York Shakespeare on Football. Admirers of the game of football will be pleased and interested to learn that the great poet whom the French en- thusiast called "the divine William," entered keenly into the spirit of the game. The following passages are proofs: . "Down! Down!"--Henry "Well placed."---Henry .V. "An excellent pass"-----The Tempest. "A touch, a touch, I do confess' -- Hanlet. "I do commend you to their backs." --Macbeth. "Down with them! rushes, VL Car --3 Henry Iv. poll: -mell""--Love's Lost "This ouldering of each other.'--l1 Hénry VI. "Being down, 1 have Cymbeline, "let him not 'pass, but kill him rath- er." --Othello. "Tis sport to maul a ruaner."--An- tony and Cleopatra. ! "I'll catch it ere it come to ground." } ~Macbeth "We must have bloody cracked crowns."--I Henry IV. "Worthy sir, thou bleedest; thy ex- ercire hath been too violent' *=Cofivl. anu, "It is the first time that ever I meard breaking of ribs was sport"--As You Like It the placing."'-- and noses ------------------ The only prdet of the bluffer is in} gol THR DAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1914 IF YOU SEF IT IN OUR AD. YOU WILL FIND IT IN OUR STORE SUIT SALE #12.50 MEN'S NOBBY TWEED SUITS All thus season's models, new colori mgs, ete. Ww e have just finished stock-tak- ing and have picked out of our reg ular stock about 100 suits that sold regularly for" $16.50 and $18.00, siz es 34 to 44, which we are $12 50 ) ® going to place on sale for EE SU ITS. OUR WINDOW. DISPEAY OF OVERCOAT SALE We are going to clean out our stock of winter over- SEE THIS coats and the best and quickest way we knew .of .r is to slash prices. i Society Brand and Semi-Ready Overcoats and Ul- sters, plainor belted backs, split sleeves; ete. Hand tailored garments. Regular $20 and $22.50 Coats, for HOSIERY SALE 25¢ and 35c Values for ; /C Genuine All Wool Black Hosiery . Ee Boriety Brand CLOTHES BIBBYS, Limited 78, 80, 82 Princess St., Kingston Bett er Coal Means Smaller Coal Bills That is why it pays (0 order Coal that suits, P. WALSH 53-57 Barrack Street MONEY 10 LOAN E I have private funds to loun on real estate Ladies' Men's & % Boys' At COST PRICE ~ H. JENNINGS, King Street. READ THE WHIG WANT ADS oad - fen. Ao he aul ig 7 only at lowest. current . rates. T. 1. LOCKHART, 0 Bini: aal [asfra nce lareace and King Sts. King ston Phone 1033 or 1020 2