~_THE DAILY BRITISH PAGE FOUR / -------- S5TH YEAR. Ean THE BRITISH WHIG company FARME "Is it possible ER Published Da and Semi-Weekiy by THE BRIT} WHIG PUBLIS! Go MITED. | 00, Li §.@ mont id vruiiive ss President A Guild ........ Editor and : Manag 323 not be too carefiil with regard by mall to rural offices ta United States ...... $2.5 mi-Weekly Pdition year, mail, cash ....%.... Hp year, If not paid in advance $1.50 ear, to United States 1.50 x and three months pro rata. EAL REPRESENTATIVE ' R. Bruce Owen 123 St. Peter St, FR Northrup. 338 15oh Ave. Now Tork gis rup, . ve, New York F.R.Northruop, 1610 Ass'n Bldg, Chicago Letters to the Editor are published only over the actual name of the writer Attached Is 'one of the printing offices in Canada Coe best job SP ------------------------------------------------ The cirenlation of THE BRITISH Whig is authenticated by the ABCk Audit Bureau of Circulations. ------------------ A Canadian army Is being de- 'spatched to Siberia: Our boys will make it het for the enemy in that desolate land of ice and snow. Canada last week lifted the ban on bacon; the United States this week lifted the ban on beef. Day by day the war grows nearer a tri- amphant close. Some drivers of heavy loads have been noticed abusing their horses on the streets. People who see cases of the kind should report directly to the Humane Society inspector at the Police Station. 3 We have got to win this war at whatever cost. We must win or die ~-there is no other alternative. If wea wish to live we must fight it out to the limit of endurance --Hon. Dr. Beland. The Germans have been on the run for several days, and as yet Marshal Foch shows no indica- tion of a desire to give them a rest. Carrying the war into Germany is his ultimate objeet. 70,000 prisoners and 1,000 guns. No wonder "Foch is smiling. Sir Douglag Haig's face must reflect a self-satisfied expression, since the en under his command are respon- sible for a goodly share of this suc- COsN. i A private power scheme for dam-, ming the St. Lawrence at the Long Sault Rapids is again being launch- ed. It is to be hoped that the gov- ment will once more oppose the proposition. The utilization of pub- lic waterways should be & national enterprise, rather than a private scheme of exploitation. mts The only available substitute for meat which can be obtained in Jarge quantities is fish. The Oa- tario government has placed this commodity on sale at low prices in nearly every town and city in|the province except Kingston, Why are we singled out for punishment? | Premier Hearst owes this city an - Lenine and Trotzky are beating it out of Russia. These agents of Ger- . MnaDy have mo asylum of refuge ex- Ui Hu aland 4hy uve serv. Kerensky, another tool Bn, ein detained in b Meantime, the sober, sen- Sentiment of Russid rallies (o NG--WHY NOT? for groups of of our cities, towns, people Iv and even 1 Ages, to some form 0 This cironwlar letter just Onganization of Resources mittee of Ontario The idea enlarge the activities {rom munity gardening schemes to grain production on farm lands of business men and others in urban centres are urged to organize mow in order to take over good vacant land in the neighborhood and get it ready for cultivation so that it may produce a 1919 crop. Company- farming operations are now being carried out with a great deal of sue- cess at St. Catharines, Sarnia, Wind- sor, Owen Sound, Weston Oshawa. Citizens of every town are asked to get together and talk it over. f company-farming?" ng asked in a by the Com- is to question issued com Groups ICE CREAM TESTS. Manufacturers of ice cream ecan- to the condition of the milk and tae freezers they use. The bacteriologi- cal tests made at Queen's Univer- sity laboratories of samples of ice cream sold in the city showed big differences in the bacterial condi- tions. Ice cream made from milk that had been pasteurized, that is, heated to a certain temperatara, showed up well, but the majority of the samples showed colonies of bacteria that might cause stomach and intestinal troubles particularly in hot weather. Milk is a very deli cate liquid and quickly taints and spoils, When it forms the basis ot ice cream, after being held perhaps twenty-four hours, it_is not likely to render a very good article. Im- properly cleaned freezers are also dangerous to"the. public health. The present typhoid outbreak, which happily has not been serious, is a lesson that should be taken heart. to CANADA'S FIRE LOSS. On frequent occasions the Whig has refered to the appalling and, to a considerable extent, the unneces- sary, losses caused by fire in this country. Statistics have been quot- ed to show that this loss is vastly in excess of that of any Buropean nation. The government has been urged to take some drastic action to improve conditions, Bo prevent pro- perty valued at many millions from being annually destroyed through sheer negligence. The Whig, there- fore, notes with pleasure the fact that the Ontario government seems to have at last been aroused to a sense of its duty in the premises. Premier Hearst has issued a call to a convention to be held in the par- lament buildings, Toronto, on Fri- day, August 30th, for the formation of a "Provincial Fire Prevention League." In a message sent out this week to the people®of the province he refers to the fire wastage as be- ing a serious drain on our national wealth and resources. "It is con- ceded," he adds, "that something must be done, and done in an effi- cient and -comprehensive way, to oheck the enormous losses for the payment of which we are all con- tributing." First of all, the people must be enlightened as to the extent and utter uselessness of this enormous annual loss by fire, far greater in Canada than in any other country in the world. PEdueation--of both young and old, in all walks of life. on fire prevention is of paramount importance. Concertpd action is necessary so that it may he possible to adopt ways and means of prevent- ing the origin and spread of fires, with the accompanying loss of life. With this 'objectV in view the pre- mier yas invited all those who ave the above-mentioned convention, and there to arrange for the proper observance of Oct. 9th as Fire Pre- vention Day, which day has been adopted by general consent for this purpose throughout North America The Lime has come when Canada should wake up to the deep serious- Bess of the fire menace and insist that stern and effective measures be taken to counteract it. The pre- mier's call to action is a timely one. It is deserving of hearty public su port. x : "BABYS "You've heard folks talk J us in the mouth, they 't that you know; And let the sun shine in our eyes, ah hi burt them so! : °t vough right in our ou undertake , and' interested in the subject to attend | THE MUSICAL CATRBIRD. This Canadian Has Ugly Name But Beautiful Song. The apple-blooms in the solitary apple tree in the backyard, the only survivor the ravage of the San Jose scale, have been sedttered by the winds, In their place is an as semblage little green buttons, which it is hoped will one day de. velop into. pippins. From the uppermost twig of this tree, the family in the house and all the neighbors have been furnished, morning after morning, with a musi cal medley, the delight of all who hear it, Poets on this sige of the Atlantic have indulged in"raptures over the song of the nightingale, which they have never heard but have taken second-hand from European rhy- mers. Deaf' are they to the wonder- ful vocalist singing in the apple tree to whom, native Canadian that he is, has been accorded no sounding title. He is called--one may blush to write it--the catbird. Thies name has been given, it is said, because of one of its cries, which resembles the mew of a cat, and this mew of the cat is the least of this bird's accomplishments, His musical matinee from the top of the apple tre€ lasts a full half bour each morning, and what a variety, with no number repeated! A handsomely-shaped chap he is, about eight and one-half inches long from the tip of his bill to the long- est of his tail feathers. His suit is of a dark slate color with crown and tail black, apd under tail coverts chestnut. Other birds arrive in this neighborhood somewhat earlier in the spring, but do not deserve and should not receive a warmeér wel- come, not even the red-chested robin, who bas impudence and style but small song power. The catbird is related to the mock- ing bird, and that warbler may well be proud of his relative, who is bet- ter known in the north than he is. Science has come to give this bird a name quite as objectionable as "'catbird." No one need be expected to pronounce as the name of this species the syllabic monstrosity "galeoscoptes carolinensis." Certain- ly not, especially as the translation of these words gives to us that in Eng- lish the syllable "gale" is Greek for 'weasel," and from "skoptes'" comes the word "mocker." And there he swings on the top- ping twig of the apple tree and sings and sings, wholly careless of any of the names given to him in either Greek or English, The bird breeds in the north and winters from Florida southward. The nightingale is a smaller bird than our catbird. It sings for the most part after dusk. Our indepen- dent Canadian bird sings at any time he chooses, He is an early riser and under the summer schedule now opens his repertory at 4.30 a.m, of of The Carter Canning Factory, Wel- lington, has started work on green beans. A number of girls from Pic- ton are "camping" in Arthur Wright's house and helping with 'the AN OLD FRIEND. Hey, Old 'Midsummer, are you here : again, With all your harvest-store of olden Joye-- Vast overhanging meadow-lands rain, And drowsy dawns, where golden grain Nods in the sun, and lazy boys Drift ever listlessly adown the day. Too full of joy to rest, and dreams Jo play. of and moons truant The same old summer, with the same old smile, Beaming upon us in the same old way We knew in childhood. weary while Since that far time, ye! memories reconcile The heart with odorous breaths of clover-hay; And again I hear the doves, and the sun streams through The old barn-door just as it used to do. though a And so it seems like welcoming a {riend-- And old, old friend, coming home to spend Long, loitering days with me, and I axtend My hand in rapturous glee---and so you've come! Ho, I'm so glad! a chair, Well, this is just like old times, I declare! Come in and take DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. € lemeheceau Compliment > od Bug - the Canadians. With the Canadian Forces in the Field, Aug. 14.--During the past two days the Canadlan Corps has had the honor to receive several dis- tinguished visitors, who have con- gratulated it on its splendid work. Among these have been Sir Douglas Haig and Premier Clemenceau. Sir Douglas rode along the Can- adian battlefront, stopping to speak to officers and men at. Canadian headquarters. He complimented Sir Arthur Currie not only on the achievement of the corps, but also on the wonderful spirit gnimating his men, battle weary after three days of savage fighting, yet whose only desire was to be let loose again on the Boche. The Canadian ad- vanced line has been practically tactic since Saturday evening. Charged With Forgery. Ottawa, Aug. 14.---Wilfrid Otto Weaver, 286 McLeod street, and Helen Higgins, 171 Lisgar street, clerks in the Staté Department of the Militia, Elgin building, were arrested yesterday on charges of forgery. Weaver had charge of checks for paying deceased soldiers' wives, and it is alleged thaf he had Miss Hig: gins forge the epdorsation and cash the checks. The amount of the check on which the charge is laid is $45.42. The young woman: recently came here from Brockyille.™ -------------- A British armed trader u¥¥riving at an Atlantic port Tuesday claims to have sunk a submarine off the North Atlantic coakt. work, Ri I Rhymes the planets, slick now may chafe when peace gets that you should consumme."' won't be subject \In whenever your peace brings in her sunny days, we'll will come to pass about the 12th of 'may on our shoulders be hestowed bully time. JOY COMETH The dawn of peace is coming soon; the stars and moon, and I'm a full grown seer; I read peace by June the 12th, next year. paid a handsome price for every little sacrifice that sers pressed, or wear a plate glass pin. on the village green, and burn up all the gasoline we can afford to buy, and none will say, "You help the old boat you run! & I read it in as grease, and I predict we'll bask in Then we'll be or irk; we'll have real bread of wheaten flour, and all we want, in that glad hour in' its work. Then we may seat our- selves for grub, and not be told, by waitér dub, "You can't have beef to-day; it is the food director's wish fill. yourselves with fish and watered We'll wear silk shirts if we elect, and no one will denounce, object, or say it is a sin; we to arrest if we should have our trou- We'll motor Shame, slacker, go and die!" When all get back to normal ways, and find this life 'a boon; I watch the planets through a glass, and see that peace So let us bear whatever load] June. with fortitude sublime; when peace comes back we'll all be gay, and glady sing ""Calloo! Callay!" and have a -- WALT MASON. THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN | By GENE BYRNES CARD Ubbireg CALLED BY AT LAST I HAVE FOUND A RESTAURANT MENUL { ON WHICH CORNED BEEF A CABBAGE AND PROPER NAMES ND BREAD ARE THEIR _ BATHING SUITS ALL OUR MEN'S STRAW HATS Reg. $2.00 $2.50 hats. choice for and Your . .98¢c signs. The Hector . . The Claude .. \ i LOWE We can show you houses Phone 388 and are still in first class condition. BUNT'S Hardware . WHIG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1918. Bibbys ven + 322.50 The Doncaster .. .. . . edits an 321.50 English blue serge suits. Form-fitting, Belter and Pinch Bac styles, $22.50, $25.00, $27.50, $30, and $35.00. Bibby .. . .$27.50 The Bud . £ BROS. 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