4 229 { OIty 'evens 5.08 1 offices . $380 States ......52.50 mal snsseess $1.00 BE ER I Pix aha three Months pio Tar Attached the ob See loss ho otal Dust } REPRESENTATIVE HB sss0045.32 Church St New _Yo x 338 rth Ave. Ln - Chtegge © deus Bag. DAYLIGHT SAVING. Why the proposal to use less artifi- cial light should be called "daylight saving" is not at all apparent. The change in the clocks by command of any legislature or public body does not affect the daylight. It will be the same at certain seasons, whether the people recognize it by special act or not. The scheme is one of arti- ficial light saving, the plan being to rise nearer to the rise of the sun and £0 to bed or rest nearer to the set- ting of this great luminary, and the masses can conform to the changes In the seasons so far as daylight Is concerned without: regard fo any law. The law, to be really efféctual, to se- cure the largest measure of obedi- ence and find a fair trial in the uni- versality of it, should have been in Canada, as in Britain, passed by the national pasliament. 'And yet there are some who see in the civic measure an opportunity to 'gxperi- ment to some pugpose. As the Ot- fawa Journal remarks, common sense calls for the experiment. "It need "only be," as our contemporary re- marks, "an experiment. If the trial is made, it is a trial which will end with October. If we sample the thing, we sample it in four or five months, and if we do not find it a good thing we will drop it and no harm will be done. If we find it a good thing, we shall have discov- ered that it will be a benefit to hu- manity for a hundred or a thousand years. Such a gamble looks to be very one-sided. Ottawa ought not to hesitate in trying it at any rate." The decision of the board of edu- cation, the churches, the banks, and large employers in Kingston to try the change of time voluntarily is to be commended. The civic by-law, let us add, does not make it obliga- tory upon any employer or associa- tion to act, but the desire to co-oper- ate with the council is very general and promises to work out well. The Rockefeller Foundation--the trust which was formed some years ago to dispense the millions of dollars which Rockefeller accumulated--has given $1,000,000 to the fund for the relief of Poland, Serbia, Montenegro, and Albania. No money could be more gratefully spent, and the mil- lion dollars will never be missed by Rockefeller. In the territories re- ferred to therd are over 4,000,000 people in a starving condition. J. J. HILL AT REST. Who that knew James J. Hill's early life, his power as a railway magnate, his success as a financier, can question the effect which his death must have in the business world. The rise of men like Mr. Hill from positions of comparative obscurity to positions of eminence, is referred to occasionally as an object lesson. Young men are pointed to it for the stimulation which it affords and as an example of what can be achieved when the individual uses . aright the talents with which he has _ been endowed. The inspiration is not lost at any time or upon any one. Yet cdroers like Hill's, Gould's, Harriman's, Shaughnessy's, or Hays", are uncommon, and founded upon tonditions that are exceedingly rare, All these great railway men have been modéls of their kind, and their and sacrifice which the ordinafy indi- vidual is not prepared to make. to the utmost and earned all his re- wards. For half a century he has been a great force in the railway world, and to his energy and foresight and judg- ment are due the success of the "| Northern Railway and its allied roads and interests. Midas-like it seemed that anything he touched turned to gold. ' But that is an extravagant conclusion, What he got, in rich abundance, he worked for, and by la- bors that were unremitting. Nor was he as fond of money as may have been supposed by some. The Whig remembers his acquirement of vast mineral resources, and under circum- stanced which would have warranted him in appropriating them to his own use. The Whig has walked over the iron ranges in the State of Minnesota and heard the story of how Hill, with a magnanimity that was astonishing, handed this wealth over to the com- pany of which he was the president, and was content to esteem this as an exalted privilege. He wanted it to be understood that in all these great enterprises he was working for the company and not for himself. For years Hill had been gradually transferring to others the responsi- bilities which he carried in many business connections until lately it could be said he was little more than an adyiser. After all- his was a p 9 that carried power with it. In every direction, radiating out from a given centre, as it were, there was the influence, silent and potent, which will now be missed, for the voice, the hand, the touch of J. J. Hill once felt could not be forgotten. Kingston promised to light the way to the camp ground and the camp ground itself with electricity, The cost is now estimated at $21,000. It is embarrassing 'to the city's finance committee. Why was the service promised without distinct informa- tion as to the cost of it? Why was this matter not settled before the troops arrived? THE MINISTRY AND WAR. The Christian Guardian gives the names of the sons of Methodist minis- ters who have enlisted for active mili- tary service, The roll is a long one. Very few of the young men of the parsonage appear to hold com- missions. Most of them, in taking up arms, have not hesitated to ac- cept any assignment, no matter how humble, so long as they are able to fit themselves for the duty of the hour. This circumstance will have a tell- ing effect in the several conferences whose annual meetings will closely follow each other during the next few weeks. The Guardian refers to the number of pulpits that have been affected by the war. These pulpits have been vacated by ministers who have an- swered to the call of service, and have at once donned the khaki. Some of them have already 'gone to distant parts for active service, even to the trenches in France. Some of them are still in England, or in Canada, in training for the activities which will come tn them later. They have not waited to see what the effect of their action will be upon the minis- try. They are not, of course, indif- ferent with regard to results; on the contrary, they are very deeply con- cerned, apd the Guardian champions their cause in an appropriate and heroic way. What will the conferences do with regard to these absent ministers? That is the question of the hour. Will they listen to the petitions and ap- peals of the Official Quarterly Boards as they plead the cause of the church militant? In most cases the re- quest is that the pulpits be not filled for the time being, even though the terms of the pastors have been com- pleted, and that whatever appoint- ments are made be of a temporary character, the parsonages, so far as possible, being left at the same time undisturbed. The war is distract- ing enough, and it has upset things 80 that the usual routine cannot be followed with any degree of satisfac tion. As the Guardian remarks, many contingencies will be encountered for which there is no legal provision be- cause they have not and could not be anticipated. The church, in com- mon with every, other institution, must adapt itself to the necessities of the times; and the men kept at home, and occupied with its interests, must have tHe fullest consideration for those who have, in the most patriotic way, taken up the duty of national defence. EDITORIAL NOTES. The date of the republican conven- tion in Chicago draws nigh. Who will get the nomination, Root, or Hughes, or Roosevelt? With either Root or Roosevelt in the field, the German-American republicans threat- The Journal of Commerce thinks | that half a dozen of experienced teachers should be able to draw a regulation whigh would enable bilin- gual schools to be conducted to the {dozen of experiencea teachers so hard to get? ! ---------------------------- Medical inspection in Toronto will cost $71,000 this year. Well, what of it? Thousands of children are being saved from physical defects, that, neglected, would certainly im- pair their usefulness in after years. The sturdiness of the race is worth a good deal. It is proposed to raise $2,000,000 with which to perpetuate the work and name of Booker T. Washington, one of America's greatest men. As the founder of Tuskagee Institute the colored leader did for his race a work that ranks with the highest and best in this country and age. ' A company has been formed at Ot- tawa, of conservative politicians, to trade with the government and to carry out inrportant contracts. Col. Allison's example has been telling. The question is will any minister give the Sherwood family the favors which Allison enjoyed, and with the possibility of new scandals? Angus Sinclair, railway engineer and contractor, has been writing to the Globe, and expressing what ap-| pears {0 be the right idea of a patri-| otic fund out of which to supplement | Canadian pensions after the war. His theory has been endorsed by the Prince of Wales, and is supported by some of the statesmen of England. rm--nd---------- Major Allan Stroud, commanding "GC Squadron of Artillery, has car- ried off another batch of recruits to Hamilton. This is his recruiting ground, and in this district he is looking for men, and yet the depot is in Hamilton. This is an awkward arrangement and one that should not be continued any longer than pos- sible, "C" Squadron should be in Kingston. The depot should be where the recruiting is done. | | PUBLIC OPINION Only One Voice. The Kingston Qboit Club has op- ened with a large membership, Kingston policemen have donned white gloves and helmets for the summer, Portsmouth has a dandy brass band now. - The members serenaded the city folk to-day, Montreal Mail The Daily Mail has no particular use for Mr, Kyte who made the charges, and it has still less for F. B. Carvell, who is exploiting them. The fact remains that enough has al- ready come to light at the Meredith- Duff enquiry to prove that Mr. Kyte would have done the country a dis- service if he had failed to bring to the attention the information which was placed in his hands. Enough has been brought out to lend credi- bility to his charges and to the in- ferences which the public drew from them. The disclosures thus far have proved the imperative necessity of delving deeper into the Allison transactions, That is enough to warrant Mr. Kyte's actions in put- ting his case before the House, It is not enough to justify positive or sweeping conclusions one way or the other, The case is still "'subjudice," and it is strange that the party press is permitted -to draw such positive conclusions which have no other ob- ject than to mislead and bewilder the public, nL Lessons Of The Hour. Montreal Gazette. "There were other things affecting the situation in the Province, how- ever, beside the Ontario schools is- sue, The Liberal gains were not confined to the French-speaking con- stituencies. Divisions like Argen- teuil, Brome, Missisquoi, Hunting- don, Chateauguay, Compton, Sher- brooke, Richmond, and Montreal St. Lawrence, in which the English- | speaking vote is either in the major- ity or so strong as to be able to de- cide the way an election shall go, (London Advertiser.) The Dutch call the German au-| went with the rest of the Province and elected Liberals either by ac- clamation or by considerable major- and $2.00. 'White $1.25, $1.50. Khaki $1.50, $1.75, $2.00, See our $1.50 Straw Sinnets. See our New Crown Straws, $2.00. SEE BIBBY'S SPECIAL $6.00 Auto Dusters Sizes 36 to 48, $1.50 Outing Trousers Cream Serge, $3.50. Duck, $1.00, Trouser New Straws New High --- 8, ', 0 in tet re NI Ly thorities liars. The only dissenting] ities English-speaking voters as a voice is the Kaiser's now. "| rule are not concerned' over school issues in other provinces, except in > that they would like to see disturb- ing questions out of the way and the hit Germany as hard in the markets | 2°°Pl® davering thelr pitention i of the world as in the field of battle. | oc Profitable matters. Many ~ them would probably have been in- Certainly Not i clined to vote aghinst the party Hit Germany Hard. < (London Times.) We believe that we can and should Bibbys $15 Suit Specials This week we offer a Genuine Pure Wool Worsted Suit, Shepherd Plaid, small black and white check. Beautifully tailored in the new 1916 model. These suits cannot be duplicated elsewhere for less than $20 to $25.00. Sizes 35, fienuine PanamaHat en to vote for Wilson, 4 . whose leaders in. Parliament aggra- Exchange.) vated a disturbing business had there been nothing else in issue. There have been things happening at Otta- wa, however, to hurt as well as to help the Conservatives in this, as in other Provinces, and one Federal is- sue may have ofiset the other. The cold fact remains that in the result of yesterday's election there is no room for drawing any distinction be- tween English-speaking and French- speaking constitpencies, There are other lessons to be drawn from the situation, which may make them- selves plainer in. due course." ( The lord-lieutenant of Ireland com- plains that he was merely a figure- head. Is that supposed to be extra- ordinary? Sees etn Insulting the People. (Montreal Herald.) To compare the character of the Auditor-General with that of any of the war profiteers now being compell- ed to tell the story of their own smartness and of the corresponding lack of such on the part of those in authority, to put it mildly, is more of "Ot Shoes and Ships, and Seal THE BASE-BALL PITCHER. The base-ball pitcher is a humble wage-earner disguised as a human windmill. He is éne of the few wage-earners known who is able to earn a MHving with one arm by working four hours a week. When we see the number of men who are laboring with both arms on the streets of our cities and putting the same amount of thought into their work, without being able to. lay up any money, while the major league pitcher draws a salary that would choke a sixteen-inch drain tile, we are tempted to believe that justice is not only blind but cross-eyed' as well The pitcher is assigned a position in the centre of the diamond, so that when he starts to wind up he will not maim any of the other plays. Some pitchers have more wind-up than others, and just be- fore discharging the ball can hardly be told from' a pin wheel. Our most successful pitchers consist mostly of arms made of pure Para rubber, which they are able to wind around each other faster than a spoony couple on a park bench. Once in a while the pitcher's arm will change from rubber into glass, and when this happens he is polite- ly but firmly removed from the pay "Random Reels ng Wax, of Oabbages and Kings." rol] and allowed to ruminate in some minor league town where a slow ball and a fast noodle will win six times out of four, A good, durable pitcher without any booze or isinglass in his system commands higher wages than the fourth vice-president of the Steel Trust. Next to the Angora cat, he is the most pampered domestic ani- mal in existence, unless it is the grand opera prima donna. He does not have to work at all in the win- ter, except to sign jong typewritten articles for magazines telling why his knuckle ball fajled to knuck in the seventh inming. His board is also paid by the club owner, who is thinking of putting up silos on the circuit in order to reduce expenses. The average pitcher is a light eat- er, seldom consuming more than $9 worth of victuals at one sitting, af- ter which he is stricken with re- morse and' gastritis and kept in bed with a hot-water bag. Qur best pitchers now come from the colleges, ahich turn out large numbers every year. Some of these are turned out before the school year is up, but' others graduate. in penmanship and thus learn to write their names high on fame's bright roll with the aid of a high in-shoot and good control, hens and cai es tender grass to I just collided with a brow, my radiator cracked. Rippling Rhymes All living creatures seem to throng the road that : I would tour along, in my tin chugmobile; they'll leave their homes and travel far, to throw ves beneath my car, and bust a costly wheel. thoroughfares, with mules andsgeats, themsel- All and sheep dnd forevermore are packed; cow---against her adamantine The cows will leave the the read where I must hy and snoats, crown. 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