a these people was 'Back to The work- 5 oo Xs. Law snapped back that em s would be made to pay whe ploy "{thér their workmen were insured or not, to which the Chancellor replied : "If the employen is not relieved 1 moment. Members of trade unions, members of friendly societies, members of collecting societies need not apply ! The employers would have a pecuniary interest to the extent of £6,000,000 a year not to employ insured persons. We almost owe the right honorable getitleman a debt of gratitute for making that statement." Ah, yes, the Chancellor is too quick, too keen, for Bonar Law, and the leader of the opposition, having spok- en before he reflected, having made a onthe. We SA . « JL ted States ...... 180 Tl pro 1 1 ohe f th i 8 ae ly he best job cresssn 33 Church ut ibe 48 Fitts Ave. Northri FR Naik, {iibute Bae DEFECTION WITHOUT ALARM The nationalists of Ireland are as disunited as the nationalists of Canadd, and we all know how they oan quarrel among themselves. The U"Brien-Healy factions, numbering eight, will not hgve home rule for Ireland in the amended or emascula- ted Plan.'s Dhioy will. not allow for anything, and will not consent to any concession in the interest of peace. So far as they are concern- od there can be ot and rebellion, with all that they mean and imply, and they will rather have these than any modification of their views upon' home rule. /They represent, on their side, an element as implacable and as irre concilable as the Law faction on the other side, for Law hasi declared, quite impulsively, that he w$ll not have 'home vulé in any form and at any price; . With: these two elements in Dritish politics one has no ' pa- tience. O'Brien and Healy are dis tinguished" Irishmen, in their = way. Both have suffered .. for the . cause which they expouse. But. they are unreasonably stiff and unbendable. They realize that they have got near er the object of their ambitions than at any time, and they can, if obsti- nate, piemdoe the success of the scheme. The' Asquith government hesibraved many difficulties in order to carry out its pledges: It cannot afiord to make the Parliament. Act ineffective "hy refusing comcessions now. Stub. . borness would imperil the situation. Strategy will save it, and it is to be comménded by all who are In eympaihy 'with its work, - The O'Brien Healy eruption will not afiect the government very much. Its attitude during. this séafion. of parliament has mada the. present defection of small . account, Miss May Richardson, the militant sufiragette who slashed the picture in one of the national galleries in Lon- dom, is a lunatic and should be incar. cerated in some place far roental treatment. As for the others, of the Pankhurst: beand, 'the plan should be to Jot. them edt or starve. Ii a few of the troublers died off it would be a good thing for the country. i BONAR LAW'S BLUNDERS Bonar Law, the leader of the British opposition, is a_shre political blunder er" He is continually saying 'things candidly and certainly injurious to his party. For this reason he may be de- posed. Indeed. there are rumours to the effect "that 'he must be removed, tht the, unionists cannot think of him as a lo 'préinier. Twice within a week he committed ah error of judgment. He first spoke too hurriedly when, . replying to Mr. Asquith, he declared that his party would not have Home Rule for Tred showed hore wisdom by under- § SASH 1 Somme with the peo- The second Wrbak oeonrred when the p oriticised | the Insurance and: inkited a collision | with the witted man in the British|a 2 was contended that insur: be voluntary. Floyd-Georgs| showed Shia there were six millions of 2 position and damaging admission, is now left ta t | repent of it. The way is barred to his success. He practically admitted that some time ago, when he spoke of the long years the party had spent in op- confessed that without help outside of it the party never would bave been in power. The federal government will, it is said, make up the million and a half which the depositors lost through the failure of the Farmers' Bank. The gov- ernment is simply forced to redeem in this way the anti-election pledges of many of its parliamentary supporters and one of its members. These can- aot face the electors again--unless they can coerce the government. CITY FAIR GROUNDS The city and iis interest in the fair grounds came in for a good deal of attention at the function of the Fair Associations of Kingston and Pittsburg. The condition of the property indicated a neglect for when no apology seemed to be in or- der And fion. Many years ago the of the County Agricultural Associa- tion were conducted on the site he: vond the city limits, within the farm of the Kingston Pen- itentlary. When the land was re quired for other purposes it 'became a question of what the city would do, and it co-operated with the coun- ty in selecting a new site and put- ting upon it new buildings. The only remnant of the old order of things was the crystal palace, lin form, and partly in frame. In its removal there was practically recon- struction, .sp that the expenditure generally was very heavy. The money for the purpose was very cheerfully contributed, hy those who desired to perpetuate a very ful institution, but they had a 4 + to expect that it would be self-supporting, as the old fair had been under "less preten- tious circumstances. The stock company had a more land than it wanted, and this was sold and its proceeds put into the buildings. These and the grounds were used the first. year by the Pro- vindial Fair Association--at a loss. The Midland) Fair Association made money $n pon next year. It dem- onstrated what it could do by the co-operation of all the parties that were interested in city and county. It made less the next year," and, la- ter, for many reasons, fell so "far behind financially that it ceased ope- rations. The property then passed into the possession of the city. The Council was persuaded that the time _ would come when the fair would become a paying comcern, and it acquired the property for £17,000, with the con- sent of tha people, for they voted upon ft. The County Fair Associa- tion, which was revived, later de- cided to hold ita exhibitions at Har rowsmith, where the support of the Aty and the visitors toit could not be expected, and the property in Kingston has become dilapidated. The disposition is to criticize the city in a somewhat unfiendly. way. This is undeserved. The city has held an asset én property for the use of the Fair Association, and this use has been exgeedingly limited. The temptation has been to remove the buildings, divide the land 'into lots and sell them, or sell the plot and all that is upon it for a bulk sum. : I Now ihis temptation has heen re sisted. The city should hold the land--it becomes more valuable covery yonr--and the Fair Associations but upon all classes, who believe in good works. The reflection for indif- ference. does not Ne upon any class, but, npon all classes, who htlieve in faire and do not conduét them upon plan that reflects eredit on them. yet there is an explana- annual shows now included EDITORIAL NOTES : The London Chronicle says that Carson can he the first premier of Ire- land=-ii he is reasonable and behaves himseli. « Is honour and position to ' {be the menns of quicting Sir Edward, of silencing his saucy tongue ? The action 'of congress, ia proceed ing against the coal men's trust, which has heretofore escaped demoli- , | tion, is likely to prove efiective. The evidence laid before the House Judic won't pursue the point for a single Little been plundered to the extent of $500, 600,000. No wonder our coal is dear. The government has put itseli on re- cord as against any concession in the interest of the farmers. Its vote against the removal of the duty on agricultural implements will harden the hearts of the tillers of the soil. They will see how much the rulets ot the house are under the domination of the manufacturers. Controller McCarthy, of Toronto, has declared that workmen's dwellings can be erected within the city limits and rented at $12 a month. To be sure they can. They can: be erected and rented in Kingsion for less. A Municipal Housing Association could demonstrate this without difficulty. In union there may be strength, but without unions there would be no ai Vorces, Any man éan score a big hit with a woman; all he has to do is to sit stil} and listen, We feel sorry for 'the rich woman who has poor taste Bverybody sits up and takes motice; Every woman likes to go away on a borrow an aprén pattern. IPUBLIC OPINION wi aE tyes cg vay a Tory Party You Mean Guelph Herald,' The great liberal party has been flirting again, judging from the re velations of doings on the "'Bessio Butler." ' The "Mintfie M." now has a rival' in fame. He Surely Dia Ottawa Journal, H. F. Mcleod, the new conserva: tive member for York, N.B.,¢ doesn't seem to he afraid to speak. his mind about pseudo friends: He made the fur fly yesterday over domestic pol tics in New Brunswick. --e Quite a Marked Difference Ottawa Citizen. The' chiei difference between the two radically different classes 'at the Social Service Congress fs that one seems satisfied with keeping the weeds mowed down, while the other is determined to pull them out by the roots. _Fxpensive Record . Thomas Journal Elmont is to have a municipal gazette in which the proceedings of the City Council will be reported ver Latim at a cost of $450 a session. What now becomes of the venerable maxim that talk is cheap ? ------------------ Tax the Land, Ottawa Cit zen If Ontario needs more not. collect more of the values social- ly created, and at the same time make less demand upon the individual or legitimate business to pay to the pro- vince what the province never credt- ed? What Ontario needs is opdinary common sense in taxation. : revenue, why Promoters Remembered Montreal Gazette. Mr. Carvell in the House of Com- mons has charged that a railway in New Brunswick which got $217.000 in public aid only cost $217,000 to build. Does he think railway pro- motérs should work for nothing ? Or that they should "put their own money in the:properties they are to own? Out upon the upsctter ol comfortable traditions ! Kingston Events 25 YEARS AGO. The new opera, "Teo, the Royal Cadet," written by the late George F. Cameron and composed by 0: F. Telgmann, will be produced in King- ston. Beef sold on .the market from $4.50 to 27 per ewt.; turkeys, $1.50 each; fowls, - 75¢. to $1 per pair; eggs, 20c. to Ae. per dozen. The farmers of Wolfe Island will take the lead in early sowing this year. Fire did damage to the extent of $200 at the Burnett Hotel, as the result of a gas explosion. FRIDAY, MARCH THIRTEENTH 8ir Hugh John Macdonald, police magistrate of Winnipeg, who was born sixty-four years ago today in : Kingston, is, as is generally known, the old: est son of the late Sir John A. Macdonald. Like his father, he is man of very genial personal- ity and a great favorite among & wide circle of frignds. On the occasion of Sir Thonfas Taylor's re tirement from the Bench as Chief Justice of Manitoba, he was present at the Court House along with a num- ber of members of the bar to pay their respects to, the retiring judge. It was a wet day and on.leaving the building, Sir Hugh discovered that some one had walked 6ff with his um. brella. Win he reached his office, he made out a list of those who had been present. and sent each a type- written note to the effect' that his umbrella had been taken, by accel dent he would presume. if the um. brella was retursed, ot: stwise with 'malice aforcthonght. In less than an hour, umbrellas began ta arrive gad before evening le bad a collection of leven 'Sir Hugh now boasts that he 'has not aught one shiva. rs But why should any foel man want to stand prosperity? it's up to the prosperous chap to sift down and take it easy Especially 'If Henpecked. There's a paradox in many a phrase, We hear, beyond debate. A man may weigh hig words and yet May firid they have no weight Boston Transcript. Would Be Nice. That woman jo fond of gossip. Yes, 1dike to see people happy and I hope that when women are eligible to all offices she will be a judg e at Reno. An Ear to the Ground. of your constituents are dis- agreeing with you," said the trusted lieutenant. 'Well, keep tab on them," replied Senator Sorghum; 'when enough dis- agree with me to constitute a reliable majority I'm going to turn around and agree with them." -Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Some Unsportsmaniike. "What's de matter wid Jimmy?' "Aw, he feels disgraced for Mfe' "How's dat?" "His 'mudder xcome out. yesterday and took him Woe right off second bhage."--Kansas C'ty Journal Words of Wisdom. Emotion i# no substitute for action. You love. Africa? "God so loved that He gave'---what? Superfluities? Leav- ings? That which cost him nothing ?-- George L. Pilk'ngton. There is one ideal fact that we slrould never forget, and that is: we are here to make some one happy. We mpel each, day to furnish an opportunity Never shrink. from deep devotion be- should c¢ cause you fear its trials or its sacri- Paul, id martyrdom, 'was un- speakably happier than God's half. hearted servants.--Rev. W. R. Hunt- ington, You will find as yon look back upon your life that the moments that stand out are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. --Henry Drummond. Warm hearts are made by cherishing the good things and treasuring the kind acts of others. You cannot kindle a sweat spirit hy feeding upon all the crab apples within your reach Doing nothing for others is the un- doing of one's self, We must be pure posely kind and generous, or miss the {best part of existence. The heart that goes out of itself gets large and full of joy. "To understand the "World," writes one, "is better than to condemn it, to study the 'world is better than to abuse it; tq make the world better, happier, Ii¢ the noblest work of any man or woman.' Mr. Gladstone said, not lov hefore his death, that. of the sixty master minds of the-last half century, fifty. four were devout Christian religion. fices. lovelier and CHARACTER STUDIES. Human jmprovement is from within ontward.- Froude. fn every deed of mischief he had a heart to resolve, a head to contrive and a hand to execute.~ Gibbon, Any one must be mainly Ig- norant or thoughtless who is sur- prised at everything be sees or wonderfully conceited who ex- pects everything to conform to his standard of propriety.~Haz- litt. In this world a: map must ei- ther he an anvil or a namWmer.~ Longfellow.' To judge human. character rightly a man may sometimes have very small experience. pro vided he has a very large heart. = Bulwer. Lytton. 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