-- PAGE FOUR THE B BRITISH WHIG] 85TH YEAR. ved, ho repre- the Union Gov- Some wether designa ion, forsexampile, Opposition' or, L. should be employed in speal i of those who oppose the Union Government; otherwise the rank and fide of the Liberal party in Cenada ay be misled by the false use of a name, whi has ceased to have any true application to those who are supporting Sir Wilfrid Laurier. The majority of Liberals have become Unionists,' to its laurels, or Canada will be in frst place yet. ler. mgve the rock, less and tiring efforts they were ed desist. Presently another joined them and then atother, until S001 Many ga esd there, bound in one stion one end in vitw, might, they al direction. ndeavored to so] in Ci a, as the vote nwehind the eight men Liberalism .in ment, Togelher they et after bat many fruit- ¥ 2 ~ Bibbys The 'Store That Keeps the Prices Down Se am pt fore- | Britain has sent, r zh com- missioner to the Uni s, Earl Reading, her chief ju and form- "ler Attorney-general, as sor to Ambassador Cecil Spring-R Thus does she do henor to herself, to the United States and to the Jewish race fo which this distingui d states mian and diplomat belongs to all With their were succes the direc and with al pus hed in the same The rock was and they were able to pass on to their various destinations Now, is there nc of us in this al ty; We are engaged in a great struggle for] the whrld's freedom; for the freedom which our forefathers bravely removed Amante be. east: 1l have the 'patience of Job, the energy of Roosevelt, the thrift of Harry Lauder, the nerve of John W. Gates, the tact of N. ¥& Rowell, the watch- fought and fulness of President Wilson, in- tained dustry of Edison, the vocabplary off ...o4 exist Billy Sunday, and {hut not "Dis true so ne of 1s st Publix Dally and Semi-Weekly ®y oat) - hvh Poe keep Him lack of fredom due to THE Vitrriss WHIG PUBLISHING y n which hi us, CO. LIMITED. The 1: sity of the aathorities so | RECESSATY in order to eliminate for Leman A. Guild dea) Tray but Rally with the all-time his detestable system. How : Kitchener sitnation has evidently en- Seyere was ite dite }{ecouraged the disloyal element in 5 that city to go-to further extremes Any town 'in Canada which persists in keeping up a propaganada in favor of thé Kaiser ought to be the 0 subject of investigation by a royal commission, and the sooner the bet- ter, legson fc yr all should A Curious Gift. Chequers, one of the great man- sions of England, itself only a few | miles from IMsraeli's house, at Hu- suffered for and finally ob-! ghenden has been given, by its own- ." that frealom which|er, to the British nation, as a county where militarism evists,| Dome for future prime ministers. ator HOW from { The beautiful old house. stands amidst.the Chiltern hills, and in its > iron glove parks are the remains of the famous and which glove is ' castle reputed to have been the ! stronghold of Cymbelene and the | birthplace of Caractacus. One of the most interesting features of the ipline in England' jeed of gift is; however, the provi-. » but how glorious sion that if any prime minister 'does There! Dot wish to @ceupy it, it shall be of- of fered for the time being ,in turn, to the chancellor of the exchequer, the justice in the case of this or that in-| foreign minister, the American amn- dividual, but these are mainly if not bassador, the speaker of the House solely caused through the imperfec-| of Commons, the minister of agri~ : i ne | culture, the first lord of the admir- huge hastily or- 3 alty, the secretary of state for war, ganized However, are being and the fir commisisoner of workse gradually efiminated, and in cause of | Spt -- - time will doubtlessly entirely disap- . Using Pronouns. pear. | Writing amusingly of ~ the pro- The point is not to lose sig ght of the pouns he, she, and it, Mr. E. V, Lucas says that we ought not to refdr great object in view-----the e nd of our| io Germany as "she." Germany, he long road to allow our | says, "not a lady, but a big bad minds to be cjouded or prejudiced by! man." Locomotives, it seems, share this trifle and that. Let | with ships the leminine gender, as "She's late to-day. So with motor put our showlders bravely cars, "Have you ever seen a car take obstacles, might and main a hi}l better than she does?' An air- al push together whole-heartedly, all| plafie, however, in Mr. Lucas' ex- working together in free-heartedP? rience, is always referred to as "jit."" The sun, SE course, is "he," 1 ' good-felowship to surmount in time! and the moon e "A friend these seemingly impossible barriers, | tells me, yist concludes, In unity there is strength: 2, for some - | known reason, 'he. Pl nave another slice "he," ' * says | the hungry or greedy © arthugian, to the despair of his inatructor in grammar." . ' ' pric THRE | | i ro £0 the ; 3 for us last will Duy - (a Telephonen: Business Office Editorial Rooms . Job Of SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Daily Edition) One year, asthyrbed in city One year, o paid in advance ... year, b ¥ mall So Sura offices ear, to Unite tates Y (Bemi- Weekly Edttion) e year, by mall, cash e year, If not paid in Advance $1. 50 One year, to United State 1.50 x and three pri ri pro rata. MONTRE AL REPRESENTATIVE . Bruce Ow § St. Peter St. JORONTO. HGERBSENTATIVE 005 Traders Bank Bldg. NTR YSTATES REPRESENTATIVE: WR. Northrup, 225 Fifth Ave, New York FR Northrup, 1510 1 Bldg Chicago Attached is one of "the "best job printing offices in Canada, y in Cromwell" the are no dour of it! carriages freedom, that came ove Suits Double breasted twé button reefer style «coat; long reveres; full bloomer : pants. Fabrics are pure indigo serges, plain grey worsteds, fancy worsteds and cheviots. Regular $10, $12, $1350 and $14.50 'values. Sizes 30, 31, 32, 33, 34. Bibbys Price $7. 50 Limited many mie tions in a system these THE ART OF PRAYING. In these days of stress and strain the people are urged to pray, and the object of prayer is to get into com- munion with the Most High, for we are taught that only when we are in right relationship with God--when we see ns He does--can our. petitions be answered. We are told that if the teadehs of all the warring nations were in right relationship with the Ruler of heaven and earth the pres- ent conflict would end at once, for there could be no hostilities when men saw as God sees What prompted this comment wds on reading that several laymen had offered prayer in a city church last Sunday morning, in conjunction with their pastor, and in connection with the King's call to the Empire to pray- er. Years ago public prayer by the man in the pew was a very common practice in Methodist and, Preshy- terian churches. The Methodist dea- cons and the Presbyterian elders were adepts at offering prayer in their midweek gatherings. One may read a prayer but it is an art to make an extempore prayer. Those who can make public prayers receiv- 'od' their training early in the home and at the old-fashioned but still sur- viving prayer-meeting, and churches that have a goodly number of lay- and not is us rather against the nd 1 The elrculation of THE BRITISH and with WHIG i» Authenticated by the ABO Audit Bureau of Oirculations, The proverbial "January thaw" lsat would at least be a welcome change. PUBLIC OPINION Before the Dawm (Ohicago News) These are indeed dark hours for the world, but let us not forget our most familiar proverb. " Who put the bosh in the bosh- eviki, anyway? . There Is no waste of food in Eu- ropes Why should there e in Can-} ada? The Lesser Evil, t A variation of "the familiar | grind" on the sermon as an anti- dote for sleeplessness is this: Lord Rosebery remarked to Dr. Creighton that at times he could not sleep. The bishop replied, "I never suffer from sleeplessness, for whenever I feel weary 1 begin to'read a sermon, and 1 am off in a few seconds." "Ab, my lord," rejoined' Lord Resebery,- "of two evils I will . choose the least. Much réther® 'would I go" without sleep than*read a sermon." 4 Bibbys | ESNENS oe onc | Imcaddition to plans for develop- ing the fuel resources of = Ireland, 4 | two steps that may have far-reaching | effects upon the supply of home-pro- duced motor fuel lave just been taken by the British Government. Aft this war the freedom of the "air may be more important than the freedom of the seas. As the New York Times puts It, Russia has gone stark mad and is hacking at Ihe. own vitals, rr Potatoes and Coal. 3 MOTOR CAR FUELS. (Washington Star) The ultimate consumer was per- mitted to make arrangementd to dig his own potatoes, but unfortunate circumstances forbid his taking the same course with reference to coal. HE LA The democracies of the 'world have clearly stated their aims 'and objects. Where does autocraey stand? Save Coal A Breken-Down War. (8t. Louls Post-Dispatch) Jerusalem, Bagdad, and Mekka-- the three holy cities of Islam---are all in the hands of the Allies. This Forests for England. England is planning to spend $30,- 000,000 within the next ten years for reforestation in the United Kingdom. British Government v ndertakes Im. | | | 1 Run your fren by the thers monieter; many places are Kept German cupidity is almost always at 0 temperature of 75 or 80 de- defeated by German stupidity. - Even men whotcan stand up in their places the Bolsheviki mow recognize this. and offer a prayer for their fellow- ---- Tr men are to be envied indeed. Talking copiously and loudly with- out saying anything' constitutes many a man's Rly claim to recog- nition: 4 BEING A GOOD LOSER. jdmund Burke, the Irish orator and statesman, once \ stated that there was a Mimic at which forbear- ance ceased to be a virtue. Quite | clearly we have not yet reached that point in Canada. The habits of peace and patience should still pre- vail. "Or as Lowell happily puts it: "Endurance is the crowning quality, and patience all the passion of great hearts." The way may be difficult, the path beset with formidable ab- First Russia lost her vodka, then stacles, but our duty is clear: we sho lost her punch, remarks the Ro-' must press on to the goal. It is all chester Post-Express.' Hope she the same, whether that goal be a doesn't let Germany liquor. j closer co-operation' among all the. . citizens of Kingston, or a re-uniting A Toronto appeal court has allow- of all the diverse and dividing ele- ed only a brief exemption to a dent- ments of Canada for the good of all, ist. Since his pull failed, he doubt-' or greater unity of action and will- 1esaf100ks more down in the mouth jingness to make larger sacrifices * 'than ever. . that out of this world-catastrophe | eo ------ there may emerge a wider freedom The origin of johnny cake i8 be. ,ng 5 more firmly established secur- ing widely discussed in American .. eoc a3 humanity, The victor can papers. 'What matter where it start- oi atford to be magnanimous; the od so long as eg 'to appear® vanquished ought to submit with on the menu? grace to the will of the majority. Once the contest is ended, and the The Walied States Government is course of action decided upon, all guow vieuning tah a. ue parties would he well advised to gl 2 chat 1 Tot keep- beat their swords into plow-shares, pi ya in Wbor in such forget their difficulties and make up tng. 2 ~ "tint ig BINOY 'their minds to bear and forbear.' Lest we forget, if may be men- tioned that a friend at the front will be gladdened by: receiving a letter from you. = sim oie The Kaiser dwells frequently on his 4ron hand and "his shining sword. What about his wooden head and his tarnished reputation! In this 'connection the Red In- P Seams "dian's prayer--ho penned it or in' . moe wit what book it appeared has escaped tg 00 'the memory of the writer--might : aptly he oted. It gan something gEtTuit have 4 hab i er it esol, "This Mit of Chinese advice 18 "0 Powers that be, make me suf- 5 and true to-day as ficient to mine own ends! Teach me to learn and observe the rules of the game and to mind mine own business be dis 'at all times. ' If it js decreed that I 5 + wh aes Sarma OAS. the Allies should insist that make good all losses caus- take a lesson from the dear, wild, od as a result ot er submaring Well-bred beasts of the field, and, as campaign, In this respect, as in far 25 humanly possible, go out snd "others, she violated all the claims of ear my sufferings alone. Help me humanity, and she must not be "al- ta win, {f win I may; but this, O ved 'to escape the nsequencep. Powers, tis 'specially, it-1 may not 28 pain, make me &'Sond loses!® : is _ IN UNITY IS STRENGTH. » Many. no' doubt are familiar with the French: : | when travelling from ity + {had to be done largely on foot, a man en wrens nd thr ad 1 0 Canada "has $200. 000,000 Nivea: motor ears. Tie registrations for 19] 7 ure given as 199,302, or] one for every 38 of 'the popu against one for every 32 x the along a'mountafn 'path. when, on jcontrouted by a huge boulder, Which bad rolled down the hileide and now] Ie er es | should suffer, let me go out and | the following story taken from} One day in the time! heavily laden was"winding his way) turning a corner, he found himself] is the Entente's answer to the holy war that Germany sought to foment in the Mohammedan possessions of Great Britain and France. > Party Names, (Montreal Gazette) The great strength of Liberalifm This involves an elaborate plan for timber planting, especially in Ire- land, where large areas have been denuded to furnish mipe timbers, Uniformly Kind, courteous and po- lite treatment of all persons is. omg mark of the true man or woman, Rippling Tos | RUSSIA'S Te kered men and by sunset they ned. rich; stories hazy, boobs are crazy, icisms flurried RUMPUS With frenzied elocution the Russiah leaders flock, * and start a revolution each day at 9 o'clock. Bewhis- grizzled assume the high command; have fizzled, hy twilight they are can- A government is started that holds out promise in half a day it's carted out to the dumpovitch, Ona liberator chases. another to his lair; can keep cases on all that's doing there, We read the of what is going on, and say, no mortal "Those , they're nuts, so help us John!" But let us not be hurried in handing aut rebukes, for crit- are often worse than flukes. The Russians, wildly screeching, Trom despot's rule set free, are reaching, blindly reaching; for all the boons there he. Like men who have been hidden for black years underground, and who at last are biddef into the light, unbound, by such a stunt they know not where they're at. they're startled and they're frightened as that; of age-long burdens lightened, The despot long had bossdd hor. and Russia must obey; now faker and impostor must have, their little day; but'some day they'll be stranded, and nations will declare, "'See where old Russia's landed---she's right side up with care! The ALT MASON. THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN By GENE {Aeported a prisoner;in Austria. | eeives this recognit {of persons killed in the recent earili- : { quaign in Gu Guatemala is estimated a1 | were shot while robbing the dead, {the loan are that it shill ryn one {year, with Desaltes That OE Fron Shear Mo. Distant Pa Plas. | TIDINGS FOR OUR READERS PRESENTED IN THE BRINFEST | POSSIBLE FORM, The Whig's Daily Condensation of the News of the World From Tele graph Service and Newspaper Bx- change. Jermans have given a free hand to ruffians to plunder Belgium, Measures to admit women to prac- tice law in Quebec fs to come. up again. Seven hundred returning soldiers have arrived at Halifax from over-; seas. A' permanent fire department 1s demanded for Halifax, abolishing! call men. Trotzky is rebuffed and told he must not talk of Germans in an inso- lent tone. Lithuania has 'declared itself. in- dependent of Russia, according to & cable from the Lithuanian relief committee in. Stockholnt, Antonia, Dubost was re-elected to- day president of the French Senate by 128 votes {op twa for Alexander Ribot and four for J. Deselves 3 . Rev, Clarence' H. Waldron, of Windsor, Vt., was brought before the United States court charged with sedition in advising young mien not { to enlist. It is definitely stated that Sir Ed- ward Kemp intends to remain at his new post in London, and has abso- luetly no thought of returning to Canada, At Washington, for the sixth time, investigation of Senator Lafollette's disloyal speech of last September'at St. Paul was postponed by the .Sen- ate. election committee. Gen. von Ludendorff's daugater was marnied on Jan. Sth to 'Lieut. Captain Schumadier, of the German navy, in the Keiser Wilheim Me- morial Church in Berlin. Tsieut. J. A. 'M: Robertson, West- mount, on the general list of the Royal Firing Corps, and whe. was with the flying services in Italy, is The honor conferred ¢1 Col. Ger- ald Birks, Montrdil, as an officer of 'the Order of the Empire, 1s one of several granted to the YSLC.A. workers, the good Work of which re~ on. A traveller states that the number The . traveller said frat more than one hundred persons rll finaneiers have signed, in the name of the international group ofbankers, a tén-million yen gold loan to China. =~ The terms of interest at 7 per cent. and "seetirfly given is the surplus of @ salt revenue. A Kansas City broker telis of an ied ftempt by a German submarine to sink the ship carrying A. J. Balfour, ritish Secretary. for Foreign Atl on the return. drip to England his visit to the United States, commission of 1 per cent. l of the destruction of the sub- 'They concern petroleum and benzol, writes Conrad Dennison from Birm- ingham, As regards' the former, a I bill has Peen introduced into Parlia- ment giving the Government power to develop the latent petroleum re- sources of this country. At Dresent the production of this fuel is a nega | tive quantity, though for the period 1891-1900 there was an average annual production of 67 tons, this | decreasing to a mere eight tons in the ensuing decade, and then ceasing altogether, Experts are satisfied that, given proper development, good supplies will be tapped, since _gigns of the occurrence of petroleum in many parts of the country. instance, in Staffordshire, which Is in the Bifmingham district, it occurs in the coal measures of Longton. The Government, too, it is stated, is taking steps to assist in the mar- keting of benzol after the war through the agency of the Anglo- Persian Oil Company, in which holds a predominant interest. The proposal is that the British petrol- eum Company, formerly a German concern, but now a British sub- sidiary of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, should actually -handle the spirit, of whieh * vast quantities -ghould be available when benzol is no longer TYequired in with thé production of high explo- sives. % The great shortage existing in the supply of gasoline and its high price has resulted in drawing attention to coal gas, and iis use as an alterna- tive fuel "is grofing rapidly. in this district many firms are begin-: { ning to use coal gas to either aung- ment their inadequate gasoline ul- lowance or io keep their vehicles running in the absence uv! any gaso- line supplies. . The Walsall Corpora- tion has been experimenting with this new fuel with such success that it is understood all the motor busses owned by that munieipality are about to be aliered. for running on coal gas. If a reasonably light metal contaimer for compressed gas could be placed on the market there would be a big future for this fuer. With comsressed gas the distance could be coviwed on gene charge would be much greater than is at present the case with gas at atmos- pheri¢ pressufe. The Government hos also decided to investigate the poasibilities = of Jrish peat as fuel. Peat i& one of many available sources of aicohol. Most engines can be run on a balf- and-half mixture of alcohol and ben- zol, and both of the spirits: compris ing this mixture are produced in (de United Kingdom--the former in un- 'limited quantities, since it 18 a veg- etable product, and the latter to the. extent of about 100,000,000 gallons per annum (after the war). This | means that the country ought to be able to produce 200,000000 gallons aunuslly of an alcohol-benzol motor fuel, or nearly (wicte the amount of gasoline that 'was beipg Imported annually before the war. ~The Trades 'Union Cobgtess at WL oe billion dollars' worth of war orders have Been placed In Can- 'the war 'began. i \ 'man iho gets into the habit of] moves Makin mistakes is Sutirely ton] ue by an Axaorican war Yesul pertett for this world. Le xist For | it, connection _ grees when it has heen proven that 68 degrees, with proper hum. idity, is a healthful temperature, Maintain # normal, even tem- perature in your home, store or building, b¥ the use of onr guar. anteed ¢ "Ty co" _ Thermometers a DR. CHOWN'S DRUG STORE 185 Princess Street. Phone 343. Strat] - AA AA Art OUR BLEND i} - . of JAVA and MOCHA COFFEE IS STILL IN THE LEAD quality the same as always, nd no advance in' price. Jas. REDDEN & Co. Phones 20 and 990, Th + YOUR FURNACE.