PAGE FOUR . THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1917. THE BRITISH WHIG MTH YRAR rt PN ) [32 fi Published Daily and Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING CO, LIMITED. Leman A. Guild Editor and Managing-Director. Telephones: Business Office Edito Job Om SUBSCRIPTION (Dadly Editio v RATES n) delivered in city if paid in advance .... by maf! to rural offices to United States Semi.-Weekly Edition) year, by mail, cash year, If not paid tn advance $1.50 One Jour, to United States $1.50 ix and three months pro rata, Ons year, MONTREAL REPRESENTATIVE R. Bruce Owen 128 Peter St. TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE F. C. Hoy ... 1006 Traders Bank Bldg. UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE: F.R. Northrup, 225 Fifth Ave, New York F.R.Northrup, 1510 Ass'n BMg., Chicago Attachéd is one of the best job printing offices in Canada. The cirenlation of THE BRITISH WHIG is anthentieated by the C AB Andit Bureau of Circulations. The Christmas Tree Fund must soon be closed. Have you done your bit? All Germans in Halifax are being placed under arrest, Why confine it to Halifax? All the churches have lined up on the side of Union Government. That's one kind of church union, Bourassa dominates Quebec and seeks to dominate all Canada. Is your vote on Mondiy next going to assist him? "British General Met the Attack Clad in Pyjamas,' says a newspaper heading. Wonder if the movie man . was there with his camera! "Tankie' is the latest war name for babies." A girl has just been. so christened at Guildford, Eng. Her father is an officer in the Tanks. "I say this, and ¥ will never take it back--the man who, with full knowledge, will vote against Union Government is a traitor to Canada," declared Col. Cecil Williams at To- ronto on Friday night, The return of the Union Govern. ment in Canada would be hailed with delight in London, New York and Paris. Its defeat would be heard with equal delight by Berlin, Vienna, Kitchenér and Quebec. let the authorities at Toronto holler if they dare. SIR MACKENZIE BOWELL, Sir Mackenzie Bowell is dead. The veteran statesman, the loyal patriot, the oldest and best knbwn of Can- adian journahlisits, has passed to his fathers. Sir Mackenzie was born in England in 1823, and so had reached the ripe old age of ninety- four years, And what strénuous years they were! In the newspaper office, in the House of Commons, and as Premier, he fought many a hard and valiant battle, but he seemed to thrive upon hard work and difficulty. He came to Canada with his par. ents in 1833, and engaged in journaligtic work. In 1867 he was elected to the Dominion House of Commons for North Hastingl In 1878 he was appointed Minister of Customs, holding that office until 1891. Then In succession he was Minister of Militia and Ministér of Trade and Commerce. When Sir John Thompson died in 1894 he sue. ceeded him as Premier, and held of- fice for two years. In 1895 he was created a K.C.M.G. One of the links connected with the early life of Canada--ithe life of {the pioneers and pathfinders---has 1.00 been severed by the passing of Sir Mackenzie. He was one of those who helped to lay the foundations of titis young country; he saw Confedera- tion carried to a successful conclu- sion," and he lived to see Canada take a proud place among the na- tions of the world. Through his long public life he acquired and re- tained many warm friendships and loyal attachments. Successively member of ParHament, minister and premier, he brought to the dis- charge of these duties an unflagging energy and a resolute honesty, The breath of corruption, 80 common in high places, passed him by. - What- ever criticism his political opponents might offer, they never accused him of ulterior motives. He lived and labored and died' a kindly, honest, up-right British gentleman, who Served his country and his fellow- men to the best of his ability. IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS? The inauguration by the Whig of a Christmas Tree Fund to supply presents for the kiddies of soldiers overseas and at home has caused quite a flutter among the children. Their eyes sparkle and their faces are wreathed in smiles as they dis- cuss the gladsotiie event. But strange, undreamed of things are being said at school by the older children, who display an unmistak- able pride in their superior know- ledge of things visible and invisible. Grave doubts are manifested on the grave faces of 'the smaller ones. They come home, and seek out mother, with the great, all-import- ant question: "There is a Santa Claus, there, mother?" And of course mother answers, "Yes." - Is there a Santa Claus? . There surely is. €an anyone prove there is not? Santa Claus is like the fair- les. He comes here with his rein- deer from the fairyland which is the playground of the soul. - Now Santa isn't The war situation was never as, Claus is just as real as the soul. Let eritical as # is today. Canada US Prolong the freshness of youth should not---must not--drop out of the struggle at this eventful hour. Our honor, our liberty, our very ex- and postpone the age of satisfied curiosity. One must cope with the stern realities of life soon enough. istence, are trembling in the bal. | And what "beautiful times" child. ance. ance triumphs, we must "sink to the | rear and the slaves." The 1918 City Voters' List and Assessment has just been issued. For the tirst time in the history of Kingston there is included in the | book the assesbment on land, build- | This is ings, business and income. If the Laurier-Bourassa alli-| Ten have in their belief in Santa Claus. One must pity from the bot- tom of his heart the child of those terrible, practical, super-conscious, unimaginative people who cannot believe except they see. How can it possibly. harm the moral sense of a boy or girl to be told the story of such' a kindly, lov- ing personality as that of the saint valuable public information, and the Of the children's Christmas? It is no Whig suggests that every citizen should study these figures, and, if deception; for the spirit of Santa Claus remains in the mind and inequalities exist, point them out. heart long after the belief in him Much ¢redit for the publication of |8s a reality has passed away. He the assessment returns is due to the Labor Unions of the city, which Nave repeatedly urgéd such action on the counefl. . . ---------------- VAIL RAIMENT UNCHANGED. The 'prisoners in the county jail are still garbed in those hideous old yellow and Dlack . striped suits which are only tit for felons. For the jail inmates. the only fault of the large majority of whom is to E He ie stands for affectionate remem- 'brance, for affectionate thought for others, and he is the embodiment of the good will of the season. May this affectionate thought for others --for the kiddies whose fathers are 'suffering and striving on far-off battlefields that we may dwell in peace and security--prompt our readers to respond to the appeal of some years the Whig has urged thatthe Christmas Tree Fund! money 8 needed if some expectant More | little one is not to be overlooked. | {AS you were affectionately remem- us, Hadrian, Omar, the Crusaders, and Saladin. Egyptian and Baby- | loniah, Macedonian and Roman, ! Pagan and Christian, they appeared upon the scene, ruled their little | day and passed on. But Jerusalem | remained. The holy city of the] Christian faith, many times rebuilt in splendour and as. often razed to dust, survived, Under the Turk it suffered perhaps most of all, for his fanaticism and cruelty knew no bounds. To-day its deliverance is accomplished, and the Red Cross Flag of Britain--the emblem of liberty and the symbol of the cham- pion and protector of the Christian faith, has superceded the Star and the Crescent. The world will re- joice with Britain to-day that the glorious city of David is, delivered from her foes, Jerusalem, of Httle account and wretched in appearance at the pre- sent time, but of historical import. ance, espécially in connection with the religious evolution of mankind, is situated on the. south end of a plateau between the Judean ter. shed ridge and the ridge of Olivet, thirty-two miles from the coast of the Mediterranean. By far the most interesting part of the city is the Haram esh-Sherif, the site of the celebrated temple and palace of Solomon and of the later temples. Some remains of Herod's temple are still to be seen. The chureh bulid- ings, many of which date back far into the past, include the hill of | Golgotha or Calvary, and at every step we are met with more or less doubtful identifications of spots ae} sociated with the life of Jesus. { The earliest historical mention of | Jerusalem is in the Tell el Amarna | tablets (about 1400 B.C.). [It was then subject to Egypt. Later we | find it in the hands of a people call: | ed Jebusites, from whom it was cap- tured by .David. Under him it rose rapidly in importance and received numerous embellishments; but these were all eclipsed by the more magni | ficent structures of Solomon, whose | crowning work was the erection of | the great temple. The rash pro- ceedings of his successor, Rehoboam, | and the consequent revolt of ten! tribes, must have shorn Jerusalem of much of its glory; but it still continued for several centuries as one of the most distinguished cities of the east.' But at length it was attacked in succession by the Egyp-! tidns Adsynlans ard Babylonians. ! The last were headed by Nebuchad. nezzar, who, in 588 B.C., having | made himself master of the city, de-' stroyed it, burned. down the temple after rifling it of its treasures and ! carried off those of the inhabitants whom the sword had spared as cap- | | tives to Babylon. After years of captivity, Cyrus permitted the Jews to return, and the temple was rebuilt in 515 B.C. In 165 B.C. it threw off the Macedonian yoke and became once more independent. Jerusalem next became tributary to Rome; but, continuing to be gov- erned by its own sovereigns, had not ceased to exist as the capital of a kingdom when the Saviour appear: ed. About forty .years after his death the tyranny. of the Romans drove a section of the Jews into re- volt, and in A.D. 66 Jerusalem was taken by the insurgents, Titus re- gained it in the year 70, after one of the most terrible sieges recorded in history; the temple was burned and the city razed to the ground. It continued in bondage till the be- ginning of the 4th century, when Rome, having become Christian, Jerisalem shared in the benefit. This period of prosperity was sud. denly terminated in 636 by the con- quest of the Mohammedans, under the Arabian Caliph Omar, whose dy- nasty was afterwards succeeded by that of the Turks. The 'indignities and cruelties heaped on the Christians and the utter desecration of their most holy places roused the indignation of Europe, and led to the Crusades. In 1099 the Crusaders took Jerusalem by storm and made it the capital of a Christian monarchy, which, with difficulty, maintained its existence till 1187, when it was finally over. thrown by the celebrated Sultan Saladin. Another, but a brighter, chapter in this long and troubled history of the city has been added by its recent capture by the British. A Poser For Quebec. (Brantford Expositor) The young men of Quebec want a return to the voluntary system. What for? Is it that they might of- fer themselves to the colors or that they might volunteer to stay at home, as they have done during the last three years of war? A Simple Explanation. (Boston Transcript) One of Pershing's boys was found in the trench he was defending with his throat cut. In the darkness the Germans probably mistook him for a chid. Standing for Bourassa. Toronto Globe. If Laurier can stand Bourassa, Lib- eral Unionists. should have no diffi- culty in standing for Union Govern- ment. Cure Colds in China, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININ tablets remove the cause. E; W, GROVE'S signature on box. 30c. There are men who will pay their debts with promises and then ask for a receipt in full. Rippling Rhymes I'm cutting foe. war. My aunt, and kept on get road; This fact cial time; we're all too fond of eatin, in language moving, ing as Hoover recommends. FOOD CONSERVATION know that eating pies is giving much comfort to the I shy at ducks and geeses, and eat things I ab- hor, since told that fats and greases are needed in the cause; she isn't eating candy or ice cream as she was; her diet will impgpve her, as it will surely aid all girls who hoove with Heover, and join the food parade. And | am feeling finer than I have felt for years; I've been an ardent diner, consuming roasted steers. _ cleaned the plate and platter with gluttonous delight, out fat living, since folks have let me who is a dandy, is helping on the I've | seventy Bibbys Men's and Boys' Wear Store 34't6 42. $22.50 and $25.00. English blue worsteds, English cheviots. e Bibbys New Overcoats The Guardsman at $20 Belter style, double breasted, with new two-way collar, military pleated back. New overplaids and checks, Scotch cheviots. New Belter Suits Special values, $20, Sizes Ve BIBBY'S 7 BIBBY FOR HOUSE COATS, SMOKING JACKETS, BATH ROBES _-- Perfect $1.50. ECKWEAR Real Gems, 75¢, $1.00 HIGH CLASS Beauties, $1.25 ting fatter until I was a sight. But now I'm eating sawdust and boiled excelsior, to help, in manner modest, our country win the war. And I am feeling fitter, I am so beastly glad. From here to far Vancouver the fat men bear the load, and they should hoove with Hoover since I have shown the will bear repeating in this most cru | And so, | I do beseech, my friends, that you will do your hoov- g, when stuffing is a crime. --WALT MASON. By GENE THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN BYRNES i THE BIé PROFITS IN THIS BUSINESS ARE \MAGINARY RATHER THAN REAL --1 WAS FOOLE WHEN RD SAYS IT IS STICKY | BUT WHO WILL CARE Cincinnati Man Tells How to Shrivel Up Corns So They Life Out. Ouch ! 2°! ? ! ' "This kind of rough talk will be heard less here in town if people troubled with corns! will follow the simple advice of this Cincinnati authority, who claims that | a few drops of a drug called free-! zone when applied to a tender, ach- ing corn stops soreness at once, and soon the corn dries up and lifts right out without pain. He ®ays freezone is a sticky sub- stance which dries immediately and never inflames or even irritates the surrounding tissue or skin. A quar- ter of an ounce, which will cost very little at any drug store, is said to be sufficient to remove every hard or|! soft corn or callous feet. Millions of American women |; will welcome this announcergent since the inauguration of the high heels. 3 nm Don. ci At Hot Water for : {morning never have any headache or 'know a miserable moment. 5 Sick Headaches Tells why everyone should drink hot water with phosphate in It before breakfast. Headache 'of any kind, is caused by auto-intoxication--which means self-poisoning. Liver and bowel pois- sons called toxins, sucked into the blood, through the lymph ducts, ex- cite the heart which pumps the blood so fast that it congests in the smaller arteries and veins of the head pro- ducing violent, throbbing pain and distress, callgd headache. You be- come nervous, despondent, sick, fev- erish and miserable, your meals sour and 'almost nauseate you. Then you resort to 'acetanilide, aspirin or the bromides which temporarily re- lieve but do not rid the blood of these irritating toxins. A glass of hot water with a gea-| spoonful limestone phosphate in! it, drank before breakfast for awhile will not only wash these poisons from your system and cure you of head- ache but will cleanse, purify and freshen the entire alimentary canal. ! Ask your pharmacist for a quarter! pound of limestone phosphate. It is inexpensive, harmless as sugar, and almost tasteless, except for a sourish twinge which is not unpleas- ant. * If you aren't feeling your best, if || tongue is coated or you wake up with bad taste, foul breath or have colds, indigestion, biliousness, .con- stipation or sour, Joi stomach, be- gin the phospha! hot water cure to rid your" system of toxins and poisons, Results are quick and it is claimed. that those who continue to flush-eut the stomach, liver and bowels every from one"s|j{ Rm Dutch Bulbs Hyacinths-- Narcissus-- Daffodils-- | Tulips-- DR. CHOWN'S DRUG STORE 185 Princess Street. Phone 343. ad THOMAS COPLEY Telephone 987 wanting anything done in the tery line Bstl of repairs and new work; also wood Sours of all unas. nay w! receive prom a n. #0 Queen aren n- mares given on all kinds w hard. We Would Like to Remind You That our stock of groceries, ms, fresh and smoked meats are the best that can be bought. . We would like yom to come and see. C. H: Pickering 490 & 492 Princess Street. Phone 530, x, FOR SALE ! We have just received our mew goods for your Christmas Cake and Pudding. New Peel. New Raisins, New Walnuts. - rapes, Mixed Candies and Chocolates and E. H. BAKER Nuts. . ' . COAL SALES will ~ Be For CASH. At price current for the month when the order is given. The Coal situation in tHe United States compels this sce Foot of Queen St. "Phone 9. FARMD|