HME BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING 00, LIMITED. 3. BIMOtt sovioess Bans A. Guid ... siding Digester SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Daily Béition) od In city ....ue 6.00 =f 5.00 1.50 Attached is one of the best job printing offices | in Canada. The cireuintion of THE BRITISH WHFIG is authentiented hy the ABO- Audit Bureau of Circulations THE \ GOVERNMENT The British government Is remark- ably subject to public opinion, and when, shortly after the opening of the war, the demand was made for the regulation of the food prices, it acted. Officers or representatives of the Board of Trade, which is presided over by a minister, ascertained the cost, in open market, of the various commodities, figured on a reasonable profit, and publicly, in the daily papers, announced the rates at which these commodities should be sold. , The ruling of the Board of Trade was imperative and decisive. Any merchant or tradesman who presum- ed to impose upon the people was, on complaint, immediately called to account. Some recourse like this in Canada, with a government which is not afraid to act, which puts the public well-being before anything else, would prevent the combinations that are now imposing upon the peo- ple, With such a provision it could not be said, as it is in Toronto, that the bakers and grocers have organ- ized to fleece the people and with every indication of success. The Ottawa correspondent of the Mail says the federal government left the Carleton County bye-elec- tions "without federal futerference." The London Free Press says the elec- tion was the first fight on dominion issues. Some one is woefully mixed. Who is he? RECRUITING DRAGS. Recruiting is not active or effec- tive. Why? There is a reason. It lies with the government, which is afraid, apparently, to propose any law,or enforce any regulation which is calculated to bring aBout a coll sion between it and the French-Can- adians of Quebec. The call for sol- diers, for thousands of them, in order (1) to redeem the promise of the government, and (2) to fill the places of those laid aside er retired through casualties, is not heeded. The willing ones have answered with alacrity, The unwilling ones are deaf to all appeals. The land must be combed of its desirable material, and it is folly to delay the use of coercive machinery any longer. Someone suggests that the registra- tion or conscription measure exempt Quebec from its operations, Why? At this moment there is a controver- Sary overseas as to the wisdom of exempting a part of the British em- pire from the effect of a law which, when passed, produced outside of this part the desired effects. «One does uot see the sense of duplicating in Canada . conditions which should never have been created or tolerated elsewhere. In the recent budget of the Chan- lor of the Exchequer it is announc- that excess profit duty had been "collected during the year to the ex- tent of £17,541,000, And still the em- ployers and the employees are mak- 4 jag ua 5am vem setewed 4p as \ "tom money." "EDUCATION Is isco. ~The registered attendance in con- nection with the Collegiate tute shows that in some classes there are few boys. The reason is not far to see. Labor is scarce, and the aver age youth is in demand and at a wage or stipend which is, for ome of his age, very high. Boys out of school, alert, eager, willing to serve, com- mand in some eases a pay which is quite as large as some men were able to earn some years ago. It is not re~ markable, therefore, ' that having picked up good money, having had a | Sventine tant bso shut spp A The minister of mun tions, "and certainly beyond all pre-|counc vious comparison, they are not will-| continual there is a good percentage of boys,| men can very readily say to their| but there is a sorry exhibit in the| critics commercial forms follows that there is still, despite temptation~to desert school, a many boys who have a higher educa The conelusion ing to give it up and return to school. In the first forms of the "institute the! There may be too many lamps, good | you wanted them. {of cutting off some tion in view, and probably the pro-| fessions. template a business career is lament- ably small. The youth should be piloted away from. the commercialism which Is robbing the age of all romanticism. Theres something better to worship than the mighty dollar, There is a mental equipment and refreshment in education which no money can buy or equalize, and the boys of the day will discern this later on. Three Canadians have escaped from a prison in Germany. 'Tis well It is good that they have evened up in some degree the escape of three German prisoners from Fort Henry, though it is safe to say the Can- adians were not favored in their ex- ploits by the over-trustfulness of the Germans, CLEANSING PROCESS STAYED. The chief organ of the conserva- tivé party in Ontario has assured its readers that the Borden goyeriment has set the pace in establishing itself as a clear government. The premier is represented as sdwwhiuch against impurity of any kind that he will not stand for any more evidence of it. Two instances are cited. One has to do with the Kyte charges in the Commons, and their effect upon the shell committee. The enquiry was not exhaustive, It was limited to four charges, and, when, during the investigation, there was a danger- pus approach to undesirable things, the brake was applied, though there were revelations sufficient" to hurt the government - very much. The commissioners' report scarified Al- lison. Later he became the scape- goat and party sacrifice. The second instance was an ap- pointment -of a judge to scrutinize some of thé contracts which were en- tered info by the militia department. The evidence "killed" two members of the federal house. They were so much damaged that, without waiting for a report from the commission, the premier retired them froth par- liament. Their resignations were forced. Then a member of the local house, who posed as an innocent, and who had the endorsement of the government and the party, became a candidate for re-election, and suffer- ed a'humiliating defeat. . The peopl refused to have him and his un- fumigated record. The bye-election in South West To- rontg revived the scandals of the fed- eral government, and they were al- leged to have operated against the success of the conservative candi- date.. Lastly, the judge who is said to be waiting and ready to enquire into any charge against the federal government, has not reported upon any case which has come before him. It will be hardly worth his while to do so if he waits a little longer, and the government and the parliament of the day have passed to,their re- ward. Verily the press certificates of the federal government must be taken at.a discount. itions in Brit- ain gave all the departmental heads a lesson by having every one who is bin 3 removed from the civil to the military service. How many officials are there at Ottawa who should be shouldering the musket at the front? PEOPLE TO BLAME. The appropriation for the lighting of the streets has been exhausted. The amount was $16,000, and in fix- ing upon this sum it must have been known to the aldermen that it would not carry the service through to the end of the year. Any individual who begins the year with a deficient trea- sury, who knows that he will have only a certain amount for a certain purpose, will at once regulate his ex- penditure "accordingly. The council does .not appear to have been infla- enced by any simple consideration of that kind. Ils Fire and Light Com- mittee proceeded wich the idea, ap- parently, that somehow things would even up, that without strain or worry on the part of the members, their ac- counts would balance on Dec. 31st. Well, this has been a delusion. Every day, from now to the end of 1916, the lighting of the streets will be running up a bill, for which the council has no money, nd, if the ser- vice be continued, this bill must be- be incurred which the council has not anticipated and arranged to meet through the budget. 'When the budget. y 'passed in the spring tha fouaell Knew Jt 0 year, and it law in the ry erie" But the number who ¢oD-|ygu must also pay the piper." .probe into political seahdals. s extravagance. There is af roo clamor for light at any| | and the annugl charges in this! | PUBLIC OPINION The alder-| & cost, connection are going up. Very Probably. {Windsor Record) Ontario will now have 1,186 stan- dard hotel: in operation and 'steen hundred blind. pigs. "We have given.you what you | wanted. Only that and nothing more.! but When we talked of them you," Shortens the Speeches. - oi - (Montreal il) J If you must dance, goceches in the House of 'Com- And mons will be shortened automati- cold and unsatisfying as|cally now that Ottawa is in the dry i belt. wouldn't have it. this is logie, it may appear EDITORIAL NOTES. Want an Opposition, (Toronto Glob The judges were not appointed to Th e givers an ds When | oo umbla is almost too, great: an strong opposition helps to make a dre [clean government. British they are called on to serve in extra judical capacity they worthy of compensation. Which Is It? ! (Port Arthur Chronicle) 5 The federal government Is going to Twenty (hovonul Oresk soldiers assist the Toronto Board of Control | {voluntarily went over to the Ger- in discovering why the cost of living | mans, and will be treated as neutrals. is so high. _Someone has been figur-| Scared, or too 'proud to fight? ing that the bakers, for instance, are To -- making a profit of 100 per | cent. Want More Than "Hints. (Toronto Star) \ Sir George Foster hinted at con- The employment of judges by the scription at Saskatoon, and Hon federal government is justified on the | Robert Rogers hinted at it at wind, liament was consult- sor, but nothing will come of it unt EO aa Manitoba and | they hint at it at a Cabinet meeting. Saskatchewan emplbyed the judges on the same terms, Why is one pro-, ceedure more Hllegal than the other ?| Hell ou Be Missed. oronto Ma A Methodist a1 has publicly announced that he does not believe n eternal punishment, which w © Neo fault ean be. found betkuse si' a to many who have liberal member of the Saskatchewan |, .. ,eculating upon the Kaiser's legislature has been proven guilty of | reward hereafter. accepting bribes from the "¥nti-pro- | hibition. party. He received $500) and he deserves a' punishment that The adoption, by a vote of 47 to fits the crime.' If every political de- of the bill providing for a refer generate got his deserts political in on SONS iption nw Australia es no rove the ustralans crimes would be less frequent. Soe obs of ' veh military service, but it is evidence that they want the opportunity to sa¥ whether they are or not. Where Australia Stands. (Hamilton Herald) Mr. Wilson, president of the Unit- ed States, says that no nation can any longer remain neutral when there is a deliberate disturbance of the pgace. He managed to straddle the fence when the issue was a live one as between Germany and the United States, and when the atrosi- Two Barns Burned. Belleville, Sept. 2? --Fire destroy- ed two 'barns situated on Newton Bird's farm in Sidney Township, to- gether with some - outbuildings. Three horses were burned, as were ties of the sea demanded more than also a number of ducks and hens. o oe Bea . | The barns contaimed about thirty # protesting note, | loads of hay, 500 bushels of oats and TR ie a quantity of rye and wheat. he Hon. Mr. Rogers says it is a mis-| 4 ig about $4,000 partially cover- take to tender low on public cong-| ed by insurance. The origin of the tracts. Granted. What should he | fire is a mystery. y do ? teenie Accept a tender and then after C sR 82.125. the award has been made call up the | Cobourg, Sept. 23.--At a bazaar, contractor by telephone and suggest wih Madame Diaz Albertini as chair- an increase in the tender ? Or " man, the wasjen of Qovout netted ect the tender ? ' -| $2,125 for Canadian woun 30) Jes ; I h he wouldnt Je diers. Other efforts bring Cobourg's r low when he knew that he would | 15) raised by the summer's work be given a higher price afterwards ?| of its women, to $2,975, with pat- -------------- riotic funds as the beneficiaries. Miss Clara Cowan, Napanee, has al) passed her probation and has been accepted as a nurse-in-training in Toronto General Hospital, The Wm. Davies Co. will open the Napanee caning factory on Wednes- day. . Random Reels "Ot Shoes and Ships, and Sealing Wax ,of Cabbages and Kings." aod -- NAMING THE BABY good, clear idea of the modern love Naming the baby is a delicate letter when it has the proper car- operation which requires more tact buretor adjustment. In the case of and finesse than discussing the 1 baby it is always better to European war with a total stranger, pick out a name that has been worn When a baby is born into the home for several years by seme rich rela- it is carefujly weighed by the proud father, who always throws in a couple 'of paunds for good measure, after which. the entire family will begin to hunt around for a name that will satisfy everybody until the baby gets big enough to realize what has been attached to it. Under our present mode gf gov- ernment the "baby is not copaulted about its name, but is obliged to accept any combination of letters which will keep an old maid aunt in good humor. Sometimes the baby is named after an ancestor who was an advocate of simplified spell- ing, and is thus given a short, jerky cognoimen which follows it down to old age. Then also it is quite popu- lar to hunt through the Bible for the correct spelling of Jereboam, and after this is determined the child is riveted to it and compelled to go through life explaining to curious friends that he was not old enough to prevent it. One of the greatest pleasures in life is to be presented with a set of twins and then try to locate a pair of long meter names for them. Near- ly all twins are given names that sound as much alike as possible, thus making it an easy matter to tell them apart after they have been identified by the parents. If the baby is a boy, the mother always insists upon naming it af- ter the father, which is a splendid arrangement, as in after life the fa- ther is able to handle about four- fifths of the son's mail and get a He ar iE NAMED MABEL FEARGUS 20ROATIER © SMiTh AFTER Wis GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER WHC fOAT IN Tee RevouuTion! Nec YES Beran! On Catt wm LL = \ TN LLY / I . Under our present form of govern. ment the baby is not consulted about "its name. tive who is looking for a good place to leave a farm covered with ripen- ing alfalfa and red pigs. It is a trying task to name a baby when it is the seventeenth member of the family. Some people use the telephone directory, while others can be seen feverishly scanning the society column in the effort to find some name which hag not been tried on any other of the children. Ben- jamin Franklin was the seventeenth child, but he survived his name and grew to be a great, good man, which teaches us to forgive our parents for what we received. | a HH for the celebrated Swagger Hats in smart shapes, for oy J Bibby. fp -------------------------------------------- Bibbys are Selling Agents in Kingston King Hat, price $2.50 The Great Borsalin; made in Italy, price $4.00 young fellows who \ want dash in a hat. : . Limited Men of Today-- Young Men Want Classy Clothes! 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