EA ERih wal ia hd BE Tube pro rata. Attached is one of the best job printing offices in Canada. EE EIT ENTERPRISING PUBLISHERS. The Journal! of Commnierce, under its present management and edited by rom. 'W. S. Fielding, is now a journalistic force in the commercial and industrial world. Its editorial opinion is always fresh apd force- ful; its news coluning re filled with information with regard to industry and finance; and, beginning with this year, the company is publishing in- dustrial and educational supplements of a most interesting. character. he The first three supplements lie be- fore us, in thelr Rew: binder, and one that develops with the Juonthly num- bers and keeps them' in convenient form. 'There was in the: January supplement, "Canada's. g In- dustry'; inthe Febriiary" supple- ment, "Sheep and Wool Industry of Canada"; and in the Marelf supple- ment, "Economic Geography of New- foundland," all profusely. rated. Nothing finer In amANSmY | and facility of reférence has Deen publish- ed, and the Journal of eree is doing 'an educations! %t the highest value: Bs ~The enterprise is new and unigue. It does not trench upon the work of any other eompany or publisher. Tt is of a quality which must be more and more appreciated, and we hope that the Journal of Commerce will have evidenge of this from its many friends. OUR ANTIQUE LAWS, Ottawa has not been used right by the Ontarip legislature. It has a progressive public sentiment, and ohe which would express itself in ad- vance legislation, and the little po- litical gods who rule in provincial politics refuse to acknowledge it. Some years ago the Ontario govern- ment suuffed out Ottawa's ambition to experiment with tax reform. The premier 'at that time said "thumbs down" and the bill of the local mem- ber was killed. Now a whole series of good ideas, and ideas that have been successful- Iy tried in some of the American cit- ies are supposed. Why? They are not, and will not be, embodied in the general municipal act, and what all the cities have not got, or do not want, will not be tolerated in the _eapital. So the City cannot have pro- portional voting, lower taxes on im- provements, and the franchise for women who own property. Municipal government is subject +0 changes, whieh vary with the lo- cality as much as with the men who . are interested in them. The Ameri- cans may not be as cautious in civic - affairs as the people of Britain, but they are not afraid of experiments, and they have in the last ten years struck upon many things that have been worthy of adoption. | The Ottawa Journal thinks the cure for present inadequacy in muni- cipal machinery will be to get away from the boundaries of an ordinary ty and ihe laws which affect it. ngton has, th fits district, a lan, of government pecullarly its n. Othwwa might havea Duger' rience If free from: gover t straints, But all the other cities ust suffer so long as antique opin- with regard to municipal affairs 1 in the Ontario legislature. " SOMN CANDID PALK. . Hom. . Mr. Rhodes, . the deputy speaker in the federal parliament, spoke in Ottawa before the Ppaple's : expréssing himself with re-) '| one who is convicted of wrong doing. .{ make it an offence to canvass any/ He would abolish party patronage and have every official appointed to member of parliament for an ap- pointment. He Shag have the polling of votes doné on a holiday, 80 that every man could vote if he desired to do so, and then, with pro- portional voting, the very best results (would be attained. Mr. Rhodes is a believer in the morality which Sir George Foster recently. preached, and he should be able to enforce his opin- fons and make them tell in behalf of every political reform. Apparent- ly 'the deputy speaker has learned a great deal form experience, but he has not reached the point where he feels that he is at liberty to turn it to practical account. The more is the pity. Learned opinions and per- sussive philosophy do not amount to much, Apparently the men who are in power at Ottawa are not taking their advice from Sir George Foster with regard to political patronage, and the infamies from which the party has suffered so much during the last three years will continue. 4 WILSON AGAIN DISAPPOINTS. One hopes that President Wilson is now satisfied and that he has learned from 'Britain definitely that she-will run her naval campaign according to the idea of the British Admiralty, not according to the whims of the Ger- man diplomatic service, In other words Britain will continue to arm her merchantmen, and all of them, .or defensive purposes. Once again a merchant vessel has been sunk by Germans with American citizens on board, and once more it is said that "Washington views the situation with grave concern," and "President Willison Is waiting for an explanation and preparing a note." Dr. Sarolea, of Everyman, suggests th4t a diplomatic passport, delivered to Bernstorff, would satisfy the out- raged conscience of humanity. But Mr, Wilson declines to believe it. He is afraid to offend a few votes on the eve of an election, and he is a condi- date for a second term. This an- noys Everyman, and the editor blurts out: : . "All those who, like ourselves, ad- mire the American people, all those who believe in democratic institu- tions and in the future of the Ameri- can Commonwealth, must experiesce to-day a profound feeling of personal 'shame at this degradation of a mighty -democracy through the mor- al cowardice and selfish ambition of a politician, te whem the accident of pariy politics, and-the intrigues of the Caucus, have entrusted the des- tinies of a hundred million people." One would fear the consequences of such language but for the fact it is not more direct and personal than many of the things that have been said of the president by leading American papers. But once during the whole controversy over this war has the president been himself, or reached the altitude in public discus- sion: which was expected by his peo- ple, and that was imnfediately follow. ing the mighty deliverance of Hon. Mr. Root. Mr. Wilson seemed fo have caught a new prospective, only to lose it within a few days. EDITORIAL NOTES. Col. John Wesley Allison changed his name from Isaac. Why? The new name does not seem to suit. his new occupation. Every consumer of gasoline is con- tributing his share in the higher prices to the greed of the Standard oil trust. He appreciates it. "A Cup of Cold Water" was a theme of a very timely sermon in To- ronto. Appropriately enough it was addressed to the people who have been recently riding upon the water wagon. ~ The Dutch are ros their backs and hunting for arms and ammuni- tion. The German submarine war is having same untoward éffects. It will be bad for some people if the Hollanders go to war. ~~ Unless the senate"kicks" the new immigration bill, which is be- fore congress, will deprive any man of a vote who cannot pass the liter- acy test, By, the way, Why should any'man, in this enlightened era, be unable to read and write? And if he is, why should he have the franchise? y, in the scandal 2 It does not an- swer the persohal appeal of Sir Rob- ert Borden. - If it did there would be no doubt with regard to what it desired. Grafting has no recogni- tion anywhere, and"least of all in England. s "The appellate court has decided for the Ottawa separate school comml sion and against the Ottawa separate school board: The men appointed by the 'government can collect and spemd 'the people's [taxes. -Which, though legal, does not seem to be right. - The people's representatives should rule. Fe it of a Judge and a prose- Sy The Globe quoted in its Ottawa cogrespondence the expression of the found this fellow grafting," aforesald western man threatens to sue the Globe for damages. Why don't he sue Sir Sam? Hecause he is a privileged person. Likewise the Globe is privileged when it reports a public man correctly. Ottawa Journal. New York American, United States has been the main sa- viour ,of the Belgian people from | starvation. And indeed this to be more or less of a general im- pression across the line. 'The American people have cer- tainly been generous to Belgium. But the chief benefactor of Belgium has been Britain. Even in Canada, we do not realize the great scale on which Britain is helping 'Belgium, if an article writ- ten by S. 8S. 'McClure is correct, an |article which gives a picture of the ---------- i n case equally impressive in its Women To The Front. | presentation of tremendous distress 5 (Port Arthur Chronicle). , {and tremendous philanthropy. The Conservative Association in 8! According to McClure, of the Mazitabe Siding has Slacted 4 Yaman i 3:500,000 hunts workers of Bel- s vice-p : ium one- are workless and wage- longer going to have the last word, | jess Of Belgians engaged in agri- even in politics. | cultural labor a large percentage {are idle because the export of bulbs Tough And Rough. {and flowers has ceased. One-fifth of (Kincardine Review). the population of Brussels are fed Col. Allison's name was Isaac, but {by the soup kitchens. Matters he had it changed to John Wesley. | grow worse. The shopkeepers, who If part of what they say about him is| have been living on their capital true the change was rather tough on | thréugh the sale of their stocks, face beth Isaac and John Wesley. {empty shelves. Yet the Germans . {are exacting $96,000,000 a year in AAA AAA AAA i 1 . |: PUBLIC OPINION y x Too Small : (Ottawa Journal). A pension of $264 for a soldier who has lost both his eyes, for in-| stanoe, is assuredly not erring on the | genetrqus side. Quite A Few. (Toronto Globe). i How many other good Consérva. | tives besides Hon. Andrew Broder | warned Sir Robert Borden of the pos- i sibilities of trouble in Sir Sam | York Globe sums it up-- Hughes® infatuafion for Col. Allison? | "Four-fifth of the contributions, 1a fact heretofore little mentioned, Sample Of Economy. | come from Great Britain. The British (Montreal Herald). | Government is advancing $60,000, An example of the Government's] 000 a year to the exiled Belgian Gov- economy: in, war time - is that they | ernment, and the money is ppent on have purchased a seven-thousand. | relief. Thus Great Britain' is enti- dollar sutonrobile for the postmaster tied to the chief credit for the stay- of 'Montreal. The next step would {ing of actual starvation. The United appear to be an official residence. | States js proud of what it has done, but its™gifts are negligible compared | {to those made by Great Britain." | Alas, all that is sent into Belgium {is just about equal to the $96,000, {000 yearly in money or goods the Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and even Spain are sending help. to] the Belgians. . But--as the New The Only Remedy. (Hamilton Herald) It has been discovered that Nickle ou Canada by a] Mitte Is soe on. of this "i Germans are squeezing out of "their ply has found its way to Germany. Belgian victims. Practically the There is only one way to prevent | Germans are using the lever of Bel- Germany from getting nickel, and | £ian starvation to get their blood ' i i htion | money. Is there any species of vil-| th&t way i§ to forbid the exportation | : | of nickle ore or matte | jany whitey or of Whig the Germans. from Canada to any foreign country | And, no eo ity -- art] | still has the horrible hypocrisy to as- i sert that if the Belgians are having When Sir Sam arrives home, he | hard time of it, it is their own or| will not be welcomed by the execu- | the British fault. i tioner, but he will find everything| nicely arranged for the execution. | And if Sir Robert could only be as-| gured that the victim wouldn't grab | a chair and ryn amuck he would be | one of the happiest little Premiers | Canada has ever known. A Happy Premier? (Toronto Telegram} STATIONING OF TROOPS At the Camps of Petawawa and Bar| riefield. i (Special to the Whig.) | Ottawa, April 5.--The R. C. H. A.! i | depot of "C" Battery and the Royal] ieee Cea School of Artillery and the remaining flies of the 12th Artillery Brig- a 26 YEARS ACO de in Kingston will be sent to Pe- tawawa months. An inspector of buildifgs is need- ed here. .Some of the houses erect- ed will not be safe for habitation, The 93rd (Peterboro), 108th (Lindsay), 130th (Perth), 136th and are erected solely for speculative purposes. (Port Hope), 139th (Cobourg),146th f (Kingston), 154th*(Cornwall), 156th 8B: W, Folger reports that street cars are doing well. (Belleville), 166th (Brockville), will be sent to Birriéfield. The strength of these units is now 8,077, and will W. B. Gordon is issuing notices tu Nothing takes the conceit out-of a owners of vehicles on which heavy | flirt like encountering a masculine loads are carried 10. adopt wide tires. heart that is unbreakable. he just about 10,000 by May 12th, when the camp will open. "Of Shoes and Ships, and Sealing Wax, of Cabbages and Kings" camp for the summer the 3 MAKING GARDEN, Making garden is a harmless pur-@together, suit which is indulged in every The best authorities agree that spring by married men who envy th~githe garden should be plowed before farmer. Nine out of ten Americaxgthe seed is put in, as better results business men are convinced, after¥are obtained. Great care should also casting up their bills payable at be exercised in "planting. Onlons, the end of the month, that they frutabagas and summer squash can should be on the farm, and most of' be planted at any hour of the day their customers agree with them. "or night and will come up in the As few business men, howeyer, are face of zero weather, but early po-| able to save enough out of their net tatoes and the delicate, high-browed | earnings, after paying the hired girl, turnip should always be planted in| to buy a farm, they console themsel- the full of the moon, with the wind | ves by making a garden which will in the southeast. There would be | not grow anything but the hardy and ' fewer total failures of the potato unterrified onion. crop if people would observe this There is great profit in making a_simple precaution. garden, if it 1s dome correctly., While the garden should be put The seeds'do not cost anything, asfout by man, owing to his superior they are sent out by kind-hearted@judgnrent and mechanigal ability, Members of Congress, in exchangeflits care and culture sho(ld be en-| for a vote of thanks at the Novem:g trusted to hig wife, Woman is ad-| ber elections. The congressionallsmirably fitted to nurse the succu-| garden seed comes in a neat pack- age bearing the congressman's au- tograph, and every once in a whi manhood, and after she has worked will surprise the ' recipient byfllin the garden all day she will be sprouting in gn "upward attitude.Wless inclined to gad to the picture When the seeds fail to sprout, theflshow and drag a reluctant, tight- congressman loses the vote of thelifisted husband with her. If every plantee and all of his male relatives husband would turn over the gar- Some shrewd polijjcians figure thatfiden to his wife, it might be in- more congressmen have been defeat-lduced to grow something besides ed for re-election by the non-sprout-Wdisappointment and jimson weed. ing garden seed than by all of the post-office fights in the district put 5 tomato from adolescence to Amann . ii li g Ri x S 3 : > THE WATCH My watch wouldn't work worth a dime, it was always a fortnight too slow; instead of pegeording the time, it monkeyed around, to and fro.' The main- spring seemed out of repair, it travelled by spasms and jerks; so I sat me right down in a chair, and studied the watch and its works. 1 took it apart with a wrench, and studied the levei§"and gears, all piled in a heag on a bench; I studied and wiggled my ears. I put the\wheels back in the case, and shook them to give them \atbok : but the hands didn't go round the _ face, and the didn't tick nor yet tock. I asked of the plumber advice, and counsel I asked of the Judge, consulted the dealer in ice--and still the blam- ed works wouldn't budge. "Methinks," I remarked, "and I wist, I must go to the jeweler's shop." He gave it three twists of the wrist, and the watch went ™ _ | war centributions. it New, Zealand, Argentina | | racies, has been proclaiming that the Men anc 'Boys at Attractive Prices Sizes 22 to 28; Norfolk, Russian and Blouse stvlés; special values, $2.75 Boys' Hand-tailored Suits The cadet model, the new military 'style Norfolk, bloomer pants, . with new "Governor" fastener; new checks, pin dot, Cheviots; ete. Spe- cial values $4.75, $5.75, $6.75 Boys' Suit Siezes 26 to 33; Reefer style coats, pure wool fabrics, straight pants; regular $6, $7, $8 values; special price ..$3.75 See Bibbys Young Men's Suits 15 See Bibbys' Young Men's Overcoats The Joffre, $15.00. BIBBYS NOBBY HAT STYLES. We can save you 50¢ to $1.00 on vour new hat. SEE OUR VALORA HAT, $1.00. 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