TR! Fef ] .¢ for r carried charge so thal Hike thor articion, 1t may. be muah into boxes and packages withing ry of newspaf , sent ita the Doys on the ; tinged 1t is expected that 1 of ters at Christmas wi heavy, and the clerks are lo an unusually heavy mail. will carry its welcome mes the sea. to) " ha The that all p man, in the Prag ot make is divinely / 'this activity, of the cause Press, 000. troops of the quality of the Fx. {reverent and 3 A great university shoulder arms they prosectly {regard to the cadet corps, "f which the ity are out drilling the students a good And they are learning that Lord Kitchener says is most ial, namely, to shoot well. The OL oa are naturally affected this: procedure. They are great Imitators of the men, and when the grave professors of 4 ly impressed. Rumour hae it © Fducation' Department will issue new regulations with It is hoped they will be both definite and hat degigive. The average school regula. tion, issued from the department, is either vague or inconclusive, and be- comes ineffective in consequence. The cadets may, for instance, be advised or ordered to take rifle practice, Where ? They. eannot go to the ar- Mmouries. They "cannot shoot out side. They may he driven temporar- ily to the basement of the schools, after the classes are dismissed. Even- tually the minister of militia will have to erect drill halls jn conneo- tion with the schools, and the mar- vel of 'the hour is that he has not already proposed this. GOVERNMENT REPUDIATED. The late bye-eloction in Hamilton, the first since the change of gov- ernment, and the first occasion' on people could express an opinion on passing evenis, is still talked about. The constituency was supposed to be one in which con- servatism was so deeply 'planted that nothing could disturb it. Hon. John Hendrie had represented it for many years, and' carefully cultivated it. But how ? That is the question that no one can answer," and it demands the answer since the majority which Mr. Hendrie rolled up in the last general election of 1,400 has almost' disap- peared. The liberals refrained from contesting the "division. Phrhape they thought it useless, The labour men took a shy at it for two rea- gons : (1) That they wanted to show a preference for a very worthy lead-. er, and (2) they have not in the le- gislature the delegation to which their etrength entitles them. So they nominated their man, and he came within an ace of being elected. The Spectator refers to the result as an evidence of the indifierence of the voters. Not so many as usual went, to tha polls. Yet there is nothing to show that a larger poll of votes , {Preval in England. The news would have done the conservative candidate any good. The deduction follows that the .cause he supported has suffered. The local government without Whitney was on trial, and practizally "repudiated: The election is, therefore, disturbing, and' with a very good reason. COXGCRIPTION 1S ADVOCATED. The London 'Mail bewails 'the fact that "stupid methods" of recruiting from es Ef magnificent valour that has been dis- played, the gaps which have been torn -by bullet and shell in 'the Bri- - It has certainly ap- pealed to the imagination. made recruiting as popular as . pos- 1 The leading men of all par- ties have d the peopl The soldiers have been assured of the re- gard of the country and its PP 80 far as they and their families are concerned. Even the somewhat sor- did argument of George Bernard Shaw has been acted upon and the pay of the men at the front creased. The only thing that riot been tried, and the Mail sug- | gests it, is conscription, and it is persuaded that this must come. Only the war: departmient can speak au. thoritatively on this subject. EDITORIAL NOTES. The Highlanders of Toronto will prepare for mobilization without re- gard 'to the Militia Department or its head. This is a supreme test of contrariness or contempt. Which is it? t has Ii some of the Sinn Fein leaders were caught anh corralled with the German prisoners in the British con- centration camps they might be cured of their distemper. They are surely the rebels of the day. Shaughnessy, of the CPR, to go to the senate. That will mean an experience to him. He has been a man of action, and when he comes up against the dead ones of the upper chamber, or the reactionaries, there will be surprises all around. The conservative press is still after Generpl Hughes. As between him and General Lessard the clamour is for Lessard. The Toronto comman- der of the forces, who is not saying a word, is rising in public favour. Which shows the value of silence. -------- The pessimists of Britain, who were knocked out for a time, seem to be getting their second wind. They are again manning the brakes in the old machine and are doing their level best to pump discontent into the People. An example of a few is ne- cessary, ------------ Conscription is Canada would very unpopular. Why 'should if resorted to when so many best men are available for duty without compulsion ? division than that now in could not be drafted into vice. be be the overseas A finer Kingston the ser- of "Let me like a soldier fall," formerly a pépular expression. It may be yet. But so kttle is known of what is going: on at the front #hat the glory of war is fading away. To be sure, the boys do not go to war for the purpose of having their exploits told in the papers. was "he Syracuse Post-Standard thinks this is a very good time for the kais- er to appeal to the president of the Uni States in the interest of Peace. Wh Germany hag demonstrated her fom on land and sea. Also her brutglity, her coarseness, her ~ con} tempt for life and liberty, her . dis- regard for national honour. The British airmen, who invaded German soil, and made an attack of a Zeppelin hanger, only to fall into the hands of the Germans, de- serves well of the enemy. He should, like the captain of the Emden, be mentioned honorably in the des patches. The emperor should decor. ate him with an iron cross. The newspapers of England demand more information with regard to the war, and they can keep on demand. ing--in vain. Lord Kitchener, or day t> day is very encouraging gen- erally; on some days it is inspiring: but it is far from reaching the de- sired results by reason of the emascu- lation which it suffers at the hands _{ admirable copy without destroying its Joutbreak of the war there would | Belgivm of the censors. These are not ex: perierced editors; and they cannot cut and clash huge slices out of the most effoctiveners. Mix The 'Mail makes a significant state- ment. "If Great Britain," it re marks, "had been able to send 500,-- peditionary Foros to thé front ion the have been no German conquest. of and - of N \ has been ip: & it might have been worse; have been sugar. : Fortunate ; England. as it is doing. How differ ent it is with Germany. Kingston Events Twenty-Five Years Ago The next chairmen of the school board will be Mr. Hora, Snow fell to-day in t quantities, The weather became a in the af- ternoon. There are thirty-five men working at the car works getting the machi ready to start at the contract to build two hundred cars. ISE Some people would rather be happy than good. -- fa Occasionally a bad boy makes good. X The Store That Keeps the Prices Hi. | Bibbys| af. Per Suit EY fringed ends. Wolsey ' High grade English pure wool Underwear, $4.50 t 2 . : See Bibbys Great $1.00 Knitted Neck Scarfs Greys with cross bar, stripes and si'k { See Bibbys $1 Knitted "Angora Gloves Dent's English gloves with dome fas. teners. Greys, tans and blacks. A woman's y is a fact but her 'age is fictio ", A woman is seldo¥n a heroine | her sixteen yvoar eld daughter. least more melancholy A merry sinner is ai entertaining than a saint, Taking A Rest, To go on a vacation Is surely good to do, A feeling of elation Pervades yon through and through. At every mention of it, Your thoughts fly east and west, You know that you will love it-- You surely need a rest. A Long Regret. If you subscribe for this magazine Ly the year you will save money on it, I know, long and then I'd regret the waste of woney all my life. What Every Child Should Know. Fanny, the little daughter of a clerg , pranced into her father's 8 one evening while the reverend gentleman was preparing a lengthy sermon for the following Sunday. She looked cuciously at the manu- script for a moment and then turned to her father, "Papa," she began does God tell you w "Certainly, dearie," clergyman. seriously, t to write ?" replied the "Then why do you seratch so much of it out ?"' asked Fanny.--From the Virginia Pilot and Norfolk Land- mark. Then As Now. Apollo had proposed taking Venus to 'the Olympian games. "How long will it take you to get ready?" he asked, "About 10 minutes," swored. "ly thunder!" muttered Apollo, alter waiting half an hour, "when she was only to twist up her hair!" ~~Judge. Venus an- "K' as he is now called, has simply become the publisher, unofficially, and they can only print what he per: mits, So far he has been deal to the appeals of the Newspaper mén, . N ou Public Opinion SO ------------------ A New Name, 3 Windsor Record, Jain "the ranks of the G 8. More' of them are needed for this con. tingent. a ---------------- Destruction Works Quickly. 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