+ + vailed jas to the bh and Semi-Weekly by mother country is putting in the field. ery one oi WHIG PUBLISHING > P -' ©0,, LIMITED, LF -- x 3 ho Guiia 1 Mignagin Director . M3 0 ' i nie | og 329 Koing or ready for war, in the Uni | John oe 292 ' SUBSCRIPTION RAT 8 (Dally Edition) dell A 00 Sar: by mall to pura) oticess. $3.80 oar, mail to rural $2. oar to United ens ns+ 33.00" and three 0 rata. rear, by mall, cas . Joar: 17 not ald in advance..$1.50 to United States 1.50 and three months pro ra Attached ls one of the best job eorinting offices in Canada. TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE H. BE. Smallpeice 32 Church St. U. 8. EPRESENTATIVES New York ce. 5 Fifth Ave. Frank R. North {anager. Ch rears Tribune Bldg k R. Northrun, Manager. TOUCH OF PATERNALISM. There is value, sometimes, in the pa- I'he ternal form of government Ger man emperor has long since been re cognized as the main power for good orgevil in his empire. as in art and industry, he gave his mighty influence on the side of pro- gress, and great the . advance made, Again, and as the fit or mood swayed him, he gave his influence on of evil, and great was the mischief done. His order for the gen- eral and complete distruction of the country through which his army i} passes exemplifies his attributes. The czar of Russia i similarly all-power- ful, and when, no doubt on the ad- vice of his ministers, ukase, prohibiting the use of liquors by his army and navy, great was the astonishment. Nor is the limited one. Asked about its nature he intim®®.d that he is a prohibition: _ist on general principles and that he "is against the of alcohol as a beverage on' any account. The pire takes its cue from the man who rules it. If he is satisfied that total abstinence is a good thing for his peo ple he will have them practice it. Changes like this, so sudden and com plete, are not possible when reforms are of slower growth. § -------- Occasionally, was szthe side £ he issued a reform a use em- WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER ? The "Berlin. Tagblatt,--which reflects the mind of the Germans, and espo-| cially the mind of the ruling classes discusses the possibilities of winning in the war. Britain, world's dictator, has reigned long en- ough in the opinion of the Tagblatt, but it would be infinitely worse if Rus sia became the dietator. Which gests that comparisons are sometimes odious. A speaker at a military meet ADE in Kingston is 'said to have ex: pressed 'the thought "that © he L Prefer to live under German than Am What people think Russia as the sug would erican rule. Such a sentiment, coming from a pub lic man, one cannot imagine. The Am- J gricans are our neighbors. Canadian: trade with them, and, under the (n- § acderwaod tariff, to a larger extent than ever. The Americans are as our whom we are on ot referred Jt with most friendly terms. There is not the remotest pos- sibility of any break in the harmoni- ous relations: that exist between Can ada and the United States. It is ab surd, therefore, to The 5 question may be raised academically, ~ Which would Canadians prefer, if sushange were necessary, thegAmericans # or the Germans, as their rulers? Ninety-nine * out of every hundred would. answer, the Americans. The public man who said he would prefer the Germans is peculiar in his taste and judgment "'eousins," as a people the discuss it. a a Te a » A DEAL IN OFFICES. Hon. Mr. Nantel is foxy. He real ized that it was only a question of time until he had to get out of the federal government, as he was no use in it, and sucoeeds in sliding into a seat on' the Railway Commission. By the way, this Commission is one of the most powerful public bodies in existence. It has the facilities--and with py y to reach conclusions with- £ out delay, and render "the most im- 2 bortapt. depisions. Every mewn): of # it, in order to share the service it performs, should be wost - competent, Sor a man specially fitted | for his + duties.' * qualifications has Mr. Nantel for the It may then be asked, what! 'and splendid administrative ca- pacity. There is no comparison be- tween them. ° Mr. Nantel, of no in the government, gels a place the Railway Commission, whibh is too big for him, and makeé it clearer. than sever that the chairman of the Board is, in the opinion of the gov- ernment, 'the. greater part wv! the Com mission, . and willing and able to carry any load in connection, with it. ' view use on BRITAIN'S GROWING ARMY. ! The announcement from Lopdon with 'regard to Britain's third, army call is authoritative, and it is a re lief to the uncertainty which has pre- number of men the, The statement is this: "Seven hun- dred and eighty thousand men have responded to Lord Kitchener's third ' I am assured that 1,- either call for men. 200,000 nen are under arms, ted Kingdom. This does mot n- | , clude the responses of Canada and | other dominions overseas or the gal-, lant army now wnithe. fighting lines." This disposes of the reports that have been current and dealing with | | | the German called Gen. The Lord ly comprising what ! Kaiser has sarcastically French's miserable little army. rapidly growing force which whipping. into line Britain not shr- Kitchener is is really the finest army that has ever produced, and it is prising that il is making a {for itself. It is growing, too, | size, notwithstanding the regrettable wastage, at a time when the German army is diminishing, and finding its recruits in the old men of the "land 'and the men _that,. under conscrip- tion, should be exempt. Verily the of war knew, irom experi ence, what was before him. His coun: long and record | it in minister sel was to prepare for a would, Bri- vicious war, but ome which eventually, turn in favour of tain. THE STRAIN OF WAR. I'wo great men, as" influential as they are active, speak; with marked candour on the financial outlook of the I'he financial problems are serious and startling. In Britain the in world. chancellor bugies himself inciting the people to do 'business as usual," to launch out in new enterprises, to createswork and wages, ployment and earning power, and to save every ddllar for the crisis of the "Do what you can," he urges, to cause em- tatare. "to keep your markets and your men remember that the its bills, that can when it is wanted, in netive, but that the money coun: try can pay raise the emergencies of war, and especially the last few millions, is the country that I'he Pitt, by his financing, did as much as Welling ton and Blucher to win the battle of Waterloo, will win.' great Lloyd-George quite as much as French may win the battle of the Aisne and the Marne. From " Paris comes the second voice in a discussion of the financial situa of the hour is, Who will pay for all 'the losses of this terrible The many, and perhaps they are right. Bug Fhe cost will be £3,200,000,000, tion. The question war ? allies, say Ger- vhen, or how ? at least the or sixteen tunes which France had to M French financier, esti- indemnity to Germany in 1870 Leroy the mates that the seven powers engaged pay Beaulieu, in the war are spending $240,000,000 a month. They are not, only depleating their treasuries, but will have to bor vow, if the war lasts six months, $1, HOO, 00 000. if she had to, £1,000,000,000. If a year--no one Germany, could raise the or pay war goes on for van foresee how it is to be financed £360,000 a month for its unemployed and Paris is paying And the long can the city wounded. vet lor its war 1s young How stand the strain? One writer put the issue fairly. Said he : how the mass of war debt of the future is be "The main question is to met. If it is not to lie as a'crush- ing burden on the next generation the country must be enabled to bear large taxation. But this wi only o economic crisis whieh has hitherto fol jowed great wars can be avoided, or at. least softened, by a bold state policy of industrial, agriculturs{, and commercial development." Does this not suggest greater efforts ou the part of every one to he'p in local conditions 'so that: the strain of tie war will fall as lightly as possi- ble upon the community ? increases of be possible the tremendous EDITORIAL NOTES. Presently it will not be a case of "no German need apply," but "no 'German ueed be seen." His place oh the sun will be filled by some one else. Will the British flag bé Allowed to fty in the vicinity of the Inland Reve nue department, in Ditawa, now with- out having holes bored in it? Will it be sale when Mr. Blondin around ? is \ -- 2 In a recent criminal trial in London, England, two uonaturalized Germans served upon the -jury. Think of it! ' eourt. oh y £12,000 a month | tiligent, vigorous and generally well Very mild, and non-com- guarding itsel regarded." mital. The Star against a later experience. is wonders whether the because One venerable senators are displeased the church is so powerful in Canada as to the agitation for The church may not accom- defeat a plish all it aims at, but it has made its influence felt upon this question. bo ge | First Aid should be taught in school. The knowledge, under this, head, should be universal. - The low mortal- ity from the wounds -on the battle. field is due to the prompt relief which is tendered by comrades in arms, Ev- should know what First Aid means, The new British battleships can send, from their fifteen-inch guns, projectiles that weigh a ton, and carry from ten to twelve miles. One of these days Sir Jellico may be tempted to prac- the Island oi Heligoland, and in that way tice on the Zeppelin hangers on start things moving. The Hamilton Spectator seems to be annoyed because the Globe refers to ...$1.00 the very small number of men actual | the conservative demand for an early election. What about its own test ? What duced some pro- ingpired it ¥ What in rebel on its stall to hurl a shrapnel shell into the government caucus ? Hon. "a great unassum Montreal Star refers to Nantel, ing man of respectable antecedents," The Bruno as who retires frown ofiice "without any great pretention. in regard to poli fhe honorable gentleman may of 4 ft ties. ' not have asked for this certificate character, addressed to whosoever may concern, and it is just as well Henry Mavers Hyndman, a leading socialist for thirty years, supports the triple entente in this war, because it is a war of defense, not as some have erroneously stated in America, "a cap- itulist war." 'Germany, he avers, has been aggressive, offensive, and barbar- ous in its action. ' She has menaced she 'world, and embruited and degrad- ed the fatherland. Germany must bite the dust. Public Opinion Never ! London Advertiser 5 Fhe kaiser will never attempt the in- vasion of England while Sam Hughes is there. A Fool Bird. Hamilton Spectator Turkey is certainly a fool bird, and deserves its neck wrung. It than a strength would be more of a weakness in Germany. They Must Retreat. Toronto Star Not a German shall be left standing in' Belgimin. The sooner they retreat the more of them there will be to go. eet -------- A Fair Fight. Montreal Herald Fight for the world's. freedom and the world fights with you. Fight Yor absolute world domination and you fight alone Reckless Eatin. Toronto News An unpleasant brother has priated in a paper where thousands can read it: a_recipe for making Haggis. After reading it carefully we decide that Scotchman not care what he eats a does 'A Déplorable Thing. St. Catharines Standard (Con) 1t would be most deplorable at this time for conservatives and liberals to wage a bitter election contest such as usually characterizes Canadian poh tics, and it would be a spectacle that should cause every Canadian to hang his head for shame. : Doesn't Know It. Svracuse . Post-Standare I he French, who removed Moltke from his office as chief of stufi a month ago, have now wounded him in battle, captured him, witnessed his death and buried him; but (so strict is the censorship) the general proba- bly doesn't know it Von Kingston Events Twenty-Five Years Ago Engineer McCullough, of the fire de- partment, has purchased a fremous Soler spaniel from the Brantford kin nels. John Hall went up to Snake Island on a shooting expedition and bagged plenty of game. Steamer Quinte was burned to the water's edge, and four people lost their lives. The terrible calamity oc- curred three miles from .Deseronto, while the vessels was ow the way to Picton with passengers, mail and ex- press. Not The Same Thing. Washington. Star. "A great deal of what we pleasure 4s largely imaginary," the ready-made philosopher. "I suppose so," roplied the mun, who .was working on his automobile. "Now, 'wouldn't you like to be al to take a long ride without havi to worry about speed limits or an plugs or tires, or anything at "1 should say so!" "Well, here's a street car ticket." She Misjudged Him. New Haven Register. He--You seem surprised that call said 1 have ! Ontario is a.tonjc well 'worth inhal- divoree Progress 'of Settlers In Clay. Belt Is 1+ Remarkable. To a person from old Ontario the push and pluck of the settler in New ing or imbibing --that is, you can take it as hot sir.or you can imbibe it as astimulate, says John N, Lake in Toronto Globe. Certainly, no care- ful observer can fail to nptice that the greater part of the people are under forty-five or fifty years of age; few grey hairs are séen amongst them, but virile, energetic and opti- mistic characteristics are shown. It has been my good fortune to visit several times a small portion of this interesting section of our prov- ince during the past three years. My first visit was soon after the great fires of 1912, when IT pushed through to Cochrane and found the town in ashes. The people were not like the disconsolate of old, "casting ashes on their heads" im their despair, but were planning how best to secure temporary comfort while rebuilding, which has now been accomplished to some good extent. But my objective .point being Uno Park (which I had passed on my way north), I soon returned to that sta- tion on the T. & N. O, Railway. Here 1 found three fine settlements--one at Uno Park, another at Milberta, five miles directly west, and the third at Hanbury, five miles east of Uno Park. The: new, settlers had been in from ten to fifteen years and already in many cases had large clearings and good buildings equal to their re- quirements. 1 saw fields cleared of stumps, fenced with wire or timber; crops in good condition; in some cases fairly heavy stocks of cattle and horses; besides everything to make their families comfortable, and mapy stretches of good roads, with churches and good schools conveni- ent" Take an example; An old acquaint ance of mine from Oxford county hal located near Milberta eight years before with quite a family, in- cluding two stalwart sons. In that time they had cleared up ninety acres, fenced it with wire, built a frame house worth $1,600 and a new bank barn, 40 x 88 feet, which he said was none too large for his crop. He had a good herd of cattle and séver- al fine horses, and plenty of water and wood. Adjoining this farm I saw in bloom the finest field of tim- othy that I had ever seen in Ontario. This ;month.I made another trip, my objective point being east of Uno Park to Hanbury neighborhood, which brought one near the boun- dary of Quebec province. I found a section fully gqual 'to the Milberta; and Highland section, with a slightly different character of soil. - The clay seemed closer: te' the surface. A tenderfoot like myself might think it was not so good as: Milberta, but the residémts aid they bad equally good crops as the other, and certain- ly the neightiorheod looked prosper- ous. The country was well cleared in 'every. direction, aad you gould see for miles. Three churches grace this district. The Presbyterians and the Anglicans each have a small church in which service is held once each Sunday, while the Methodists have just completed a. fine church, 26x40, with a large porch, stone basement, with concrete floor and a fine fur- nace. Chinese Sympathy. The other day & British reservist living with his family on Upper Park avenue, Toronto, received the call to join -the colors immediately. He de: cided to take his wifé*and children to England to stay during his absence. He found the "most 'convenient ar- rangement would mean leaving Mont- real the following day. But it was mid-week, and the family wash was at the Chinaman's.: 'The lady went over to the laundry. The "boys" shook their heads---the wash could not be sorted out before Saturday---- but just then the boss laundryman came in. "Your husband going to the war. Velly brave man. Me work all night to get your laundry." Next morning it was brought home by the 'boss' himself. "How much?" "Nothing. Your husband go to the war. If you stay here all winter me wash all the clothes for the family. Not a cent." What a contrast between this for- eigner's practical sympathy and the raised prices that too many of our own merchants are charging, without a shadow of justification.--Montreal Herald. To Help Settlers. The Canada Gazette states that, owing to the widespread failure of | crops in the Moose Jaw, Swift Cur- rent, Maple Creek, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge land districts, it has be- come necessary for numbers of the settlers to leave their lands for the purpose of securing employment, and the' intervention of the Government has also become necessary to provide such settlers with work, and in some instances with immediate relief, in order to prevent hardship to them- selves and their families. The Government has, therefore, de. cided that the time of all home- steaders in these districts spent in emplovment elsewhere this year shall be counted as if they perform: ed the residence duties. So do Big Fish Story. sty The biggest pike that was proba ever taken from a stream in this sec- tion was t into town recently by Messrs. J. Skelton and John Lockhart, who corroborated a big fish story by producing the goods, and causing the Doubting Thomases 10 re- Sale of Nvercoats Bibbys le . of Overcoats The Store That Keeps the Prices Down and blacks; pegged soles, Blue Worsteds. "in Canada $15.00 Suit Sale Hand tailored suits, nobby Scotch Tweeds, English Worsteds, English Cheviots, Nobby Blue Vicunas, Rich THE BEST $15.00 SUITS MANY MEN ARE BEGINNING TO LEARN THAT WE "ARE VERY MUCH IN THE SHOE BUSINESS Very Strong in fine 5,512, 6 6127 Men's Shoe Sale $4.00 and $4.50 Shoes for $2.75 Patents, Tans, Gun Metals and Velours, Blucher and button. styles, Workingmen"s heavy weather boots, tan storm tongue; all sizes, 6 to 10. Sewed and Overcoat Specials {| The Harvard Fall Overcoats $10.00 Black, Grey and Fancy Cheviots The Tourist grey Chinchilla cloth, made. $12.00 Military or shawl collar, The Chamberlain $1250 English Cheviots, length, fly fronts, silk velvet collars. Sizes 34 to 44 three-quarter Ulster blue or beautifully sizes. The Senator $15.00 Medium weight, suitable all-around coat, fabrics fine English Vicunas, Oxford grey cheviots, silk velvet or self collars; satin sleeve linings; all Close Prices Try Bibbys for Underwear at Sale of Overcoats | Bibbys | MAIL. STRIKE IN BRUSSELS ------r" Curious Situation in Capital of Bel- gium, London, Oct. 23--The correspon- dent of the Daily Mail, who has re- turned Trom 'Brussels, gives new de- tails of the life'theré. He says: "A fortnight ago hundreds of Bel- gian postal €ldrks' struck, declining to work longer With' the Germans. On the same day "all 'the post-boxes were placarded With*a' German pos- ter telling the people tb.call for their letters. Hindréds' "of Germans of the strikers. "All the ground' atthe palace of Laeken, one of King 'Albert's sum- mer residences, are odeupied by troops, but the 'palace - iiself wax only occupied for three days by the officers. During "their occupancy, however; much dathagé' was done to the pictures -in-the palace. The offi cers had their' dmners brought in from the hotel, and paid for them with bills that were signed by a rub- ber stamp belonging to King Albert, which was taken from the King's desk. BL "The restaurants of the hotels are being used for the: distribution of Iron crosses. The correspondent was present at a banquet to army airmen given in one hotel by the general staff on October 15. They spread out # large map of London and remark- ed on the location of the Bank, of England, the war office and parlia- ment. The officers now speak of al« tacking London -before taking Paris. "The correspondent while in Brus- sels saw a traction trench digger for the first time. It is a kind of motor plow and digs a trench four feet 'deep and four feet wide. It is also used for grave digging." 4 store their faith by sights The fish, which measured $34 feet and Wweigh- ed 21 pounds, was caught in the Mud river, Greenock, by Mr, John Cassidy,' of Chepstow; and required the com- bined efforts: éf the 'CHepstow and Walkerton talent to land it. Served on a side dish, it:later played a big part in reducing the high cost of liv- ing in certain quarters here.--~Walk- erton Herald-Times. Philadelphia' ranks list of ot women e. leader Recognized Relationship. Troy Times. 2 * a "liven animals show . their feeling," remarked De Wolf Hopper, the come: dian, to a friend gratftude. 1 was 'wandering along uy stream in the country when 1 met 3 a cow in great distress. Her calf was drowning. I pl into' * the water and rescued the calf and "the grateful cow licked my hand." 9 i thought she had have beer. impofted to' fake the place }. the other day] "Only recently an animal showed me} Sale + of : Overcoats > Announcement As I have decided In Sasate my present premises in the early spring of 1915, I ain now prepared to make reductions on any monument that I have in. stock. If it is your tention of purchasing jt would be to your advantage to buy' in- How. J. E. MULLEN ICor. Princess and Phone, Clergy - Kingston. 1417. leart, Faili for$5. One will plex druggists or mailed in pl Bes Sear anon pe LAUNDERING DONE WITHOUT ACID. oe aabed without aula 1 our boy to the Apportunity was ww, the 0c 0s. - LAUNDBY. RE No Advancein Price of Bulk Teas our Bulk Teas, we are offering an ex- tra good one at * 30c Per Pound back MIXED JAPAN J. R. B. GAGE In order to advertise more widely | Moatreal & John Sts. Phone 549 |