COUNTRYSIDE TIDINGS WHAT WHIG OORRSPONDENTS HAVE 10 TELL News From Villuges and Farms Throughout the Adjoining Coun ties--Hural Events, and Move ments of the People. Lyndhurst Locals, Lyndhurst," Ang. The first 'game of baseball was played here on Satieday between Elg and Lynd- hurst, and the résult wad. ten to mine in favor of Lyndhurst. Miss Alma Liwaham gave a party .to her young friends wu Monddy evening, in honor of Miss Nellie Rooney, of Toronto The evening was spent very pleasant- ly in games. and dancing, and re frashiments were served. Roy Gra ham, who spent sa few days with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and*Mrs, G. 8S. Rooney, returned home on Tuesday A goed crowd attended the Preshy- terian sovinl at Morton last evening. Everything 'is drying up for the want ram. News From Picton, Picton, Aug, 12.--C. Betts is again rm-- WILHELMINA s refrained froy gaingt Germany who' may be compelled by man feeling in Holkind gimatum to the kaiser inqn his Intentions § making his annual round with. his threshing machine. Late crops will be somewhat of a failure unless rain comes soon. Congratulations to Wil liam MeCaw, collegiate pupil, who has passed his matric ulation exami- nation. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Rus sell spent Sunday a. Mr. Sayers'. C G. Fax and Miss C. Fox, visited at Salen last week. Mrs. C. C. Wan mamker with Campbell and Douglas are visiting at 'Maple Dell.' Miss MacDonald, Kingston is a visitor at J. Hicks. George and Joe McCaw took in the True Blue orphanage picnic. -Aghes Vangesen and her un- ¢le were Milford visitors on Sunday 3 News From Parkham. Parkham, Aug. 12.- Farmers are cutting marsh hay and report fair crop. Owing to the dry weather blackberries are very ce. A num- ber of the young : tended the PACIFIC CHE WING LTE birthday party of Miss Gladys Ayer- st, on Monday. A few from here will attend the lawn social at Bethjg on the 12th. A number from here . gre attending the celebration at Sharbot Lake to-day. Mrs. B. Walker and daughter, Reito, Calabogie, is at J. Wagar's, Miss Nellie Perry has re- turned to her Home at Nipissing af- ter spending a few months at Geo. Ayerst, Miss Demaison is visiting at H. Charleton's. Mrs. Robinsen and little daughter are ai the parsonage Miss W. Clow has returned after a visit with relatives at Sydenham Mrs. W. Goodfellow and Miss Mabel Killing are ill. ------ At Mountain Grove Mountain Grove, Aung. 12.--A large number attended the Ladies' Aid so cial on the parsonage lawn on" Sa turdav evening Quarterly service was held inthe Methodist church here Mrs. George Somers, ill for some time, has heen removed fo Kings<ton general hospital for treat ment Rev. Mr. Brown, Toronto, travelling in the interests of home nyjiesions, visited this place last week. Miss Maude Sanderson is holidaying in Peterboro and' vicinity: Misses Marion and Fvelyn Coulter have re turned from visiting friends at Mos- ow. George Smith lost a valuable horse last week. Leslie Benn, proprie- tor of the rural telephones, made a business trip through here in his auto last wesk. Miss Lena Crozier renewed aequaintances at long Lake recently. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood are visiting the latter's parents at Myer's Cave. on Sunday. Sr ---- Village Of Sydenham. Sydenham, Aug. 12.--The friends of Mgs. Chas. Truscott are glad to heat she is improving in health, The members of the Metho- dist Sabbath schoal held. their an- nual picnic on Tuesday at Amey's Landing. A large crowd was present and every one enjoyed the races and games. Among the recent visitors. are: Mr. and Mrs. R. Osburne, and son Kenneth, Watertown, N.Y, at C. Jackson's; Miss K. Joyce spend- ing a few days 'st Oates; Dr. and Mra. MeMillan visiting his mother, Mrs. H. MeMillan and other Syden- ham friends. Mr. and Mrs. William Shales at D. Boyce's for a few days. Mis¢ Lee, Kingston at her aunt, Mrs. ert Boyce's. Mrs. Mouldy, Brown- ville, N.Y., visiting her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Albert Scott; Mrs. William Shirley and daughter, Hetta of Or- borne, N.Y., spending a week at B. | Grants. Miss. M. Gouge, is renewing | pequaintances at Deseronto, for a few days Miss Eva Guess, Brace- bridge, is home on her holidays. Con- gratulations are extended to Ivey | Lake, Myra Curran, and Kathleen | Garvin on their success in securing | their seconds many At Washbur Washburn's (« After delivering Cheese factory, ton's horse ran away. to the ground, upsetting and smashing the cans. Fertnuately the boy escaped injury. Twenty i10- cal high school students were suc- ceseful at the recent entrance to neor- mal examinations held as -Atheus, and fourteen attained entrance to model standing. Mre. W. Earl is ill W. Davis of Syracuse, N.Y. is thé guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. Shaw. Mrs W. Flood, of Junetown, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl. Mr. and Mrs. R. Preston, of Chantry, spent Sunday at the home of the lat- ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs , John Lovern. Miss Gertrude and Fern Cross, of Athens, have gone to. visit rebatives at Gananoque. Mrs. Ken- neth McClary, of. Barraw, Alta, was called east by the illness of her mo- ther, Mrs. W. Smith, Harlem. Among recnt visitors are Mrs. G. Blackwell and son of Lindsay, at Irvin Wilt- sies, Athens. Mr. P. T. Yates, who went to Brockville for treatment, is better Charles Stevens remains guite poorly. Cattle buyers are mak- ing trips through this locdlity and prices are good {are preparing for the fall fairs. Mrs. 18 Knapp, has resumed her position | lin the Eaton store, Athens a's Corners, Aug 12 milk at Soperton Master George Pres throwing him the waggon ners Otie of the greatest paradoxes life lies in the fact that vou 1 make botlr ends meet by simply kee; ng straight. ---- oh BRIGHT always A large number here | { | | | ter, THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1914, CRAZE INCREASED DIVORCE Fifty Per Cent. More Separations in City of Néw York This Year What are the causes for a 50 per cént. increase in divorces in the Am- six compared with the corresponding period of last of late throughout the country be more erican metropolis during the months ended June, as divorces year? And why should popular than formerly These questions form the basis of New York, and answers are given by jud- and laymen who have One unanimous, namely , that Americans, if they real- ly desire to check the divorce evil, and maxixe There are other such as the high cost the which young pepple rush into matrimony, family, a the a summer correspondende in ges, lawyers, studied the problem carefully. conclusion is fairly must deport the tango families forthwith reasons given, of living, lack of home life in city, the heedlessmess with the lack of children in-the growing desire for amusements, inability of the husband to satisfy the modern wife's extravagances, unpreparedness of young home duties But far and away the most im- portant causes are the craze for terp- sichorean nevelty, such as the tango and the maxixe, and the amazing changes in feminine apparel which in the United States followed the dances mentioned There are. two sides of course, to the coutroversy. ADMIRAL DEWLY, Stand On the Olympia's Bridge. v Again two admiral of the commanding the stately procession the battleships, Panama cunal for the operations of the one of the George Dewey, navy, will be figures when the old and passing along the mally inaugdrates the greatest waterwhy of motern times Dewey, now well along in vears but almost as erect, as he drives through the suburbs of the capital as when he opened fire in Manila Bay and won the battle :'of May Ist, 1898, 'frc the thoroughly geared but ultra-dignitied Spanish forces, looks forward fitting into the impressive ceremonial of ca nal inauguration. a seafight a morning and those ol new national m to his lo win in mn winning laurels to wrest fron once controlled hot last possession ir part world, is a distinction that Admiral, Dewey a 18 in the world's history He is sident of the general hoard of a strategic fungtion no ince to national weal a country hemis spheres, that of place pre conspieno the navy, mean import Shot at Aviator oledo, \ug. 13. --Awigtor Tom A ede who is well known ijere, flew across {Lake Erie to AmherstBurg this morning, but returned forthwith when shot at by a Canadian reveane which probably ok him for a it | German spy. PLUG OF PACIFIC CHEWING reaches you in perfect condition and always the same - not hard one day and soft another, like the kinds you buy in bulk. The reason is, PACIFIC 1S fir made "DELICIOUSLY GOOD" and wholesome and then each plug is wrapped separately in foil to keep that goodness in and not allow it to come in contact with dust ang jotied hands. BUY A PLUG TO-DAY AND NOTE THE DIFFEREN CE. Inside each wrapper is a satin insert which is highly valued by collectors - See window displays around tow. 10c - AT ALL DEALERS. the wives for WHY CZAR MOBILIZED IN SUPPORT OF ¥ LITTLE Cou NTRY SERVIA. And Gave Germany An Excuse For Bringing on A General War In Ea- rope. Why did Czar Nicholas of Russia mobilize his troops when Austria de- clared war on Servia, and thus give Germany the. excuse for precipita- ting the general European war. Nicholas II remembered witli terness the long succession of de- feats which Russian diplomacy, di- rected chiefly by him, has sustained at the hands of the Austrian foreign office The czar, in accordance with the traditional tinge of ~ Rus- sian opinion, was convinced that a struggle for life or death was im- pending between Russia, as repre- senting the Slavic race, and Ger- many, as representing the Teutonic peoples. Austria-Hungary he re- garded as the advance post of the German Invasion of Slavic lands. It is recalled distinctly at the Im- perial palace at Tsarskoe-Seo that in 1609, when Russia sought to interve- ne in Austrian annexation of Bos- nia and Herzegovina, it was the ap- apeéatance of the Gérman kaiser, "in shining armor", -beé#ide the Austrian kaiser that frustrated the attempt to prevent the consummation, of the act of annexation. For the past century Russian statesmen have rekarded Austria- Hungary as the chief obstacle to the success of the Russian design to ob- tain an open port on a southern sea, such as the port of Salonika or Con- stantinople. In their attempt to reach the goal the Russians have been convinced by experience thaf®it is inconceivable tugt Europe will permit the direct extension of Russia to the warm wa- ters of the Adriatic or the Aegean Therefore, Russian statescraft has contented itself with indirect method of approach--that by helping some other Slavic nation, such as Servia, to acquire the port for which Russia has been hankering. The desirability of such an ac- quisition from the Russian point of view is based upon the assumption that in the ripeness of time the small Slavic nation, so enriched, will turn over its possession, willy-nilly, to the colossus of the north Therefore, when in the first Balkan war Aus- tria compelled 'the relinquishment of the Adriatic coast of Servia and Mon- tengro, the czar regarded the act as a blow, not so much at Servia as at Russia When the Archduke Francis Fer- dinand, whom Russian statesmen re garded as the author of this reputed plot against Russia, was assassinat ed recently, the comments of the Russian "pres 8, authorized by official sanction, breathed an unmistakable sense of satisfaction at the tragic outcome of events. When Austria demanded an abject apology from Servia for the crime of Sarajevo, Czar Nicholas, who has every reason to abhor attempts upon the lives of royal and imperial personages, back- ed Servia in its unwillingness to grant full satisfaction to its powerful neighbor. The czar was determined to avoid the fiasco of 1909, when Austria seized the Turkish provinces of Bos- nia and Herzegovina without so much as consulting Russia in advance and the disaster of 1912, when Vien- na prevented the placing of the Ad riatic ports in escrow for Russia by a Servian occupation Dit= is, SAVING DEVICES NEEDED ON BIG OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. Expert Advocates Use of Cork Floats to Prevent Collision. th "hristian Herald Rex 'ent acean tragedies have drawn public attention anew to the urgent need of ampler provision for the preseryation of life at sea. It was expected that the treaty project- ed ad the outcome of the Interna- tional Convention for the Safety of I.ife at Sea would have been negoti- ated without delay and that travel- lers could have had the benefit of the {dereased safeguards proposed to he established. But even the most desirable reforms are tardy in the realization. A¢ the present moment a lively discussion is going on in England regarding thé Empress of Ireland disaster and a variety of ingenious cotitrivances are suggested for use in sea-going passenger steamers. One of these igs a life-raft composed practically of the entire upper part of the quarter-deck which c¢an be quickly detached from its mount- ings and which would easily accom- modate 'both passengers and crew. Another is a series of rafts smal- ler and more mobile formed of the deck superstructure of the cabins and so arranged that they can be quickly released and launched on two sides of the vessel simultan- eonsly Joseph Conrad, the well-known author, who has madea study of the sea, makes a strong plea for an equipment of cork fenders 'on all passenger lines. He believes that their prompt use would have avert- ed the disastrous collision between the Empress and the Storstad, and a thousand lives might have been eaved, It is true that the transporta- ilon lines do not sell safety, but a comfortable passdge with good ac- commodations. If Mr. Conrad's plan is a practical one -- and his twenty years' seéa-going experience should help make it so--cork bol- sters or their equivalent may yet be- come a part of every steamship's equipment, to be kept in position for instant use. Succeeds Si ir Richard Solomon London, Aig. 14.--Suceeeding the late Sir Richard Solomon, Sir David Pieter de Villiers Graaf, Bart., until recently minister of ic works, posts and telegraphs in the ution of South Africa, formerly minister in the Cape of Good Hope government, has been appointed high commision: er of the mion of South Africa in tLondon, from Aug. 1th. One could support a wife when he could- n't even pay for her complexion. . 'he whose task it had been first Many a misguided fellow thinks he worth WOMAN'S RIGHTS, Quuikiers on the Historieal Position of Women In Society, At the annual meeting in England of the Seclety of Friends, the other day, it was decided to issue a state- ment on the historical position of women. in the society. This statement, which is the re- salt of prolonged cemsideration by the standing committee of the so-}| ciety, expressly excludes any: judg ment on the question of the Parlia- mentary franchise. embody a testimony, based on the experience of two hundred and sixty years of Quakerism, of the essential spiritual equality of men and wo- men. After dwelling en the historical evidences of the equality eof man and woman throughout the history of the Sqelety of Friends, the declar- ation Is made that "Im the heme, in the Chureh, in the wider sphere of public life, the service rendered by women is been of priceless worth; versally felt among use their activities been féttered by arti- fielal Hmitations, the loss to them- gelves and to the community would have been incalculable." "Our experience," it is added, "leads us to. believe that the place of woman in the life of the world is a larger ome than has generally been allowed. Women are seeking in various ways to find their true sphere, and to make their distinctive contributions for the uplift of bu manity. At the same time, many are fettered, and feel that they are denied the opportunity they seek How can this opportunity be given? What ie needed that all right thipking men and women should earnestly strive to discover the will of God in relation to this supremely important isste." Dritik Under the Pulpit. Régidents of Bellevue East in South Africa are enjoying a joke at the expense of a Presbyterian congre- gation whose church is situated not a thousand miles from that district. Temperance above all things has been preached in the churéh with ua- fafling insistence from fhe pulpit. Lately some people living in "the nelghborhood were interested In the fact that there was always a large number of Kaffirs about the church in MHttle knots and clusters, and at last someone--a trifle more curious than the rest--asked if there was not a native misgion or chapel attached to the church. This not being the case, it beeame difficult to account for the presence of the natives, to whom |! one would hardly suppose a Presby- terian chureh for Eurppeans to be an object of particular interest or attraction. No doubt the church officials were puszled, and so they set to work to solve the mystery. The solution is alike tragic, humorous, and simple. While the evils of drink and the vir- tues of temperance were being thun- dered from the pulpit the divine was, to all intents and purposes, standing over a native bar, for under the pul- pit were found concealed dogens on dozens of bottles of liquor, appar- ently stored there by the ingenious Kaffir boy in charge of the church. Tennyson's Luck. The story of how Lord Tennyson won the Newdigate prize at Oxford is worth telling. Three examiners were selected to pass judgment on the competitors' efforts, aud the last of these to whom Tennyson's poem "Timbuctoo' was submitted, being of an indolent disposition and seeing what he took to be the letter "'g.," signifying "Good," appended to sev- eral of the lines, xed, without troubling to judge for himself the merits of the work, a similar mark of approval and thus secured for the future laureate the coveted prize. That same evening the three exam- iners met. "Whatever," abruptly demanded to read the poem, 'made you think so highly of young Tennyson's effort?" "Why," cried the others, in unan- fmity of surprise, "we only followed your lead. You were forever mark- ing the lines with 'g.' "hh pr" cried their colleague. "That wasn't a 'g'--that was a note of interrogation to signify that for the life of me I couldn't make out what the fellow meant." Very Modest, Too. The following appeared a few days ago in the agony column of a Lon- don newspaper: "Of Bpoch-Making Importance.-- To Someone who is Rich.--I have a development, long desired and sought for, of enormous importance, value, saving, and benefit to the nation and individually. It will enable the country to save probably $600,000,- 000 annually, whilst it will yleld some millions of pounds profits to us. I desire Someone who is Rich to provide about $126,000 for work- ing capital to enable the results to be achieved, for a share of the profits. The advertiser is an able, i business man, forty years of age and unmarried, and, therefore, can give his whole time to the matter. This is not a specula- tion, but a clear business proposi- tion, the result of years of work." King's Gallery of Honor. The King has expressed a desire to form a collection at Windsor Cas- tle of portraits/of the leading sol- diers and sailors of his reign, and proposes to make a start in this di- rection by placing in position paimi: ings of Field-Marshal Earl Roberts and Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, with probably Admiral of the Fleet Lord' Fisher and Admiral Lord Chas. Beresfcrd. In eases where paintings of those whom his Majesty desires to add to this collection are not avall- able, it is understood he will give or- ders for such to be prepared, bearing the cost from his Privy Purse. This is a project, it is understood, the K'ng has long had in mind, and it has bee suggested that the Waterloo Chamber would be the most suitable apartment for the collection, What little flattery isn't expended on women is saved for tombstones. An ounce of prevention is generally = pound ol turiosity. 'nies awsy a girl's tears and she will keep on crying. Its object is to! electric heating, newly terms, THE KINGSTON BUILD i From now on all shines 5c. Eleven years in Kingston, We're here to stay. We'll give you a 10¢ shiné for 5¢. appas Bros. Two parlors, 80 and 200 Prin- cess Street, DO NOT RENT. WHY NOT BUY? Solid brick house, eight rooms, and gas lights, hot water, all modern improvements, erected, $2,700,00. Easy ERS' SUPPLY CO. 2nd Floor, Room 4, King Edward Building | Great Clearing Sale | OF Boots and Shoes Every pair of boots nnd shoes in stock will be reduced from 25 to 85 per cent. In order to make room for our fall stock coming wn, Ladies' Patent Lenther Pumps now $1.75 worth $2.50 to $3.00, Ladies' Gun Metal nod Viel Kid Oxfords, regulitr prices $2.50 and $3.00, now Ch .. B15 Children's White Huttoned Boots, worth $1.25, for ...... 70e Children's Oxfords, from 8B to 10 1-2, worth $1.25, now H. B. WARTELL 888 KING STREET Phone 187% The St. Lawrence Sugar is the most satisfac- tory and economical. ® St. Lawrence Extra Granulated Sugar is a high class product averaging 99.99% pure. Manufactured under the most cleanly and sanitary conditions it is delivered to you in sealed cartons or bags. St. Lawrence Extra Granilated Sugar is made from selected, fully matured cane sugar. You can have St. Lawrence Extra Granulated Sugar either in fine, coarse or medium grain and in 21b. and 51h. cartons or in bags containing 10 1bs., 20 Ibs., 251bu., 501bs. and 100 Ibs. Sold by most good grocers. St. Lawrence Sugar Refineries, Limited, Montreal, 'Maps From PURE cane suchR PAGE ELEVER J. McAuley, Furniture Dealer and Undertaker 281 Princess Street Ambulance Phone 86. a a Ladies' Sui Suits We are now showing the lat- est fall styles and costumes, Now is the time to leave your order and have your suit made before the fall rush, Ashby the Tailor 76 Brock St. Phone 1518 RAluLWaAY SYSTEM GRAND TRUNK Harvest Help Excursions To Winnipeg $12.00 Going Dates, Aug. 11th, and 18th. FROM WINNIPEG---~For Aug. 11th excursions there will be propor- tionately low fares to point in Mane ftoba ONLY ~ For August excursion low fares will be named to certain points in Saskatchewan and Alberta, where help is required. Seaside Excursions TO 18th Lower St. Lawrence, Maritime Pro- vince Points and Newfoundland. Go- ing Dates, August 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th. Return Limit September 1st, 1914. For full particulars apply to J. P. HANLEY, Railroad and Steamship Agent, Cor. Johnson and Ontario Sts, MONTREAL --QUEBEC--SAGUENA 88. Toronto and Kingston leave aly &t ¢ am, connecting at Prescott wit Rapids Steamer, arriving Montreal RONTO EXPRESS SERVICE Steamers leave Kingston at § p.m. dally except Monday Toronto, ar- riving 7 am. Returning leaves Toronto § pm. dally except unday, arriving Kingston 6 am On Mondays steamers leave at 6 p, for Charlotte, N.Y.,, and Toronto, 1000 ISLANDS---HRAY OF QUINTE 88 Caspian leaves at 10.156 am. Wed- nesday, Friday and Sunday for 1000 I=lands, 6 pm. for Char- totte via Bay of Quinte HAAMILTON=~TORON EBEC Weekly service by 8S. Alexandr! Belleville, City of Ottawa and City o Hamilton. Delightful water outings at reasonable rates. Folders and Information from 2x HOR2EY: J FoBANLEY, eneral Agent, Cit, feket ent, Phone 31. y Bons 9". or m Rideau Lakes Navigation Co. For Ottawa Every Monday, Wednes- day, Thursday and Saturday at 6 a.m. Passengers going through to Ot. tawa may occupy stateroom the eve- uing previous. No extra charge. For Clayton every Tuesday, Wed- nesday, Friday and Saturday at 6 p. m. One hour in Clayton; leaves Clay ton at 9 p.m., except Saturday, Jones Falls and return, 50c; every Wednesday and Saturday a at 6 a.m. OFFICE F OF JOHNSON ST., PHONE 891. From Southampton. From Montréal 13 ANDANTA Ang. 29 ASCANIA Soft. 5 ALAUNIA Bept. 10 Steamers call Plymouth eastbound. Rates--Cabin (11) $47.50 and ous a Ird- class, British Sas eund; Wesligund $30 u Loeal Teket B ROB RD CO. eral Agents, King St East, Many Thousand "GOING Tip WEST." HARVESTING IN WESTERN horus Yaieg $18.00 16.00 FROM phd