THE BRITISH WHIG [106 and Semi-Weekly by a PUBLISHING . President tor and Er SU BAORITION RATES 00 | 1ittle o | never end, Zor MONTREAL REPRE EN TANIYE Pater a. 23 x TES Rib AESENTAT .R.Northrup, 225 F**h A -- Fors "R.Northrup, 1510 Ass'n Bldg. Chicago Letters to the Editor are published snl over the actual name of the three es pro rata. Attached is one of the best job panting offices in Canada, The circultion of THE BRITISH Whig is authenticated by the BC A Audit Bureau of Circulations. ------------ The Meuton 'throne seems totter ing. The Kaiser whimpers that the Allies won't stop when he has them 'beaten! \ The Yankee soldiers are showing baseball science in France. They have "a squeeze play' that is emin- ently successful. A soldier defines "Somewhere" as the largest town dn France, and says every-civilian has at least one relative there. No |moré~iChinese fabor is being imported into Fyance. 'There are en- ough Germans 'behind the lines to do the work required. "Why, is it," is tho question of the Germans, "that all the world is against ws?" For the reason that we hate vipers, Hzards, devils and smallpox! 1 Canada wants a elean cut victory over ths Central Powers in this War; no compromise was Premier Borden's' declaration at the was -conference. Good! Pershing's army is for the time being held up by the -River Mad, near Metz. The Americang will be pretty mad if their progress is seri- ously delayed there. It is good mews to read that the gallant little Serbian army has had the pluck, after all its hardships, to attack the Bulgarians; it is bet- tor still to learn that they thrashed the Bulgars. If Ottawa refuses to meddle with retail prices a consumers' "strike" may become necessary, commenis the Toronto Globe. All the other strikers appear to get what they want. To The Prussians and the 'Bavarians are melting up the statues of dead kings. They are living in a bygone _ age; what is needed is a melting of * the living . kings, the cause of all SCRE ee be an- inspiration to the women of Empire she | well. the Toronto papers are complal because property exemptior city have now reached the eno total of $89,000,000 {in Kingston are almost sound argument ean pe ad | support of | crease in exemptions crease in the payer must pay. Bishop Lucas, of 'Mackenzie diocese, told the General gassion at Toronto, that one of workers there wa tons of coal this wiiter house at $160 per to or $800 for iis winter's sappy After that we have decided not to grumble longer fore>d to poy here exemptions de- tax- levy that each River Synod in tie only five heat hi: ting to reading anv ovary what we are Bishop Fallon, front, told an audience Ont., that General Currie sured him that a'rocities were only too true. The seneral declared that he had sean whose hands had been cut off, and added: *"The war will 80 far as 1 am 'concerned, until the Germans are given a taste of war on German soil." Nothing less than that will satisfy our or the jAllied nations behind THE FASO TION OF WAR. After a short period in the army one irequently hears a young man '""This is the life. I wouldn't change places with a civilian under any circumstances. 'This is the life for already at the front writes to his friends: "This is the life You don't know what you are missing. Why don't you get into the game?" Men recovering from wounds or on 'sick leave pro fess the utmost impatience to return to their comrades. The Jascination of a life that seems to th® observer 80 unattractive appears at first a curious problem in psychology. How account for it? 'It is the sloughing off of conventions, 'the appeal of the return to the primitive, that makes men ordinarily fastidious enjoy tha hardships of ph hunting or fishing trip? The Ontario Post tells of a khaki- clad young man who | solved the problem for himself by coming to the conclusion that it was because in the army social scale is obliter- ated. |A man stands on his metits, not on his money or his ancestry; it is the heart of him, not his pos- sessions, that oounts. Moreover, the life broadens: ja man, enlargel his horizon; men are associgtéd ia a great endeavor, lifted up by a common ideal, and they develop a feeling of comradeship and fidelity to each other that unites them. Perhaps a more cogent reason is that thousands of young men who have led easy, almost luxurious lives, intent only on the pay envel- ope and a good time, have been sud- denly awakened to the fact that there is something in life worth liv- ing for. Something is stirred in them that had been unsuspected- a yearning toward energy, a wish to do the thing that counts. Many of them are made aware of the value, even the beauty, of discipline, something unknown Wefore. Men who have been careless and thought- less hear the voice of an ideal, and of a duty, which bids them offer life in its service. And with a happy heart they embark upon the great adventure, back from the war London, had the stories of Hun at as- boys men them declare: me A soldier HOW THE MONEY WAS SPENT In the six months ending June SGth last the total sum distributed by the Canadian Y. M. C. A in France, among the units of the Can- adian «Corps, was approximate.y $80,000. This sum represented 5 per cent. of the gross daily receipts in the Y. M. IC. A. canteens in the "| ful, M. CA this, trust the Y. take no notice will of inasmuch as good work and general the army is too weli known t that any asgdbéiation the high opinion and which your association is held The Army Hut ent, which is doing <o Catholic a sity abroady is appealing to ston~ fans this week for funds to ° on." - These associations, which doing so much for 'our men in the field, are deserving of generous support. Lend them a hand. Meet the canvassers this week with a smile and a generous donation carry are PUBLIC OPINION The Ne w Xanmandme nt. Rememt ber t kg! ap it wholly without E acoline Behindenburg Line. Brantford Expositor) The Allie gs are rapidly converting the Hindenburg line into the Be- hindenburg line The Wouldn't Have a Look Ta. hester Post-Exp 2) were direet p inaries in Finland it {5 doubtful if any mem Let of he Hohenzollera family ecld get the nonination ior king If there War ag a Rejuvenator Republic) ho thouga* it would n and be a nice old himse.f as last (8t. Loui Meany a man w goon settle dow ge ntleman is .» nking of a "boy" in France 'since iraft call went but. An the 16 Awful Penalty. (Poronto Siar) lose your registration ecard Some of these days vou will be call- ed upon to show it--perhaps you will not be allow®d to get out of church unless you have it with you Don't Trouble For Hunland, (London Free I'ress) 103 The bombing season is rapidi approaching, when the long ni ghts 8 will cover the moyements of floc ks of bombing machines. The Allies have prepared .a large programme in this direction, and the staying powers of the German people must withstand this further test or gove way. And there will be some roo for surprise if the ordeal is not more than the disciplined' German mind can forbear. Mutual Disgust. {London Advertiser) American poets and advertising writers have been placed in 'the same clags as being members of an essential industry. Beastliy, says the poet! Abominable, says the ad writer! The one is angry and the other is raving! An ad writer being classified with art, sniffs the poet! * Those long-haired ginks, dig- nified by being teamed with a use: industrious 'profession. storiis the ad writer!" Gen. Crowder, who arranges these niatters for Uncle Sam, must have smiled as he did it, -- had the mis: hand sgverely car J. Irwin, Trenton, forfune to have his bruised while working about'a which had gone off the: track. Miss Emma Wallace, farmerly on the Tweed public school staff, has accepted a position on the teachivg staff 'at Caledonia. Ont. Charles Burd, Lime Lake, is dead. He 'was found in a cattle yard. He was a well-known resident and was Lg 'Chere are Mdmenigg fa the pie hoth' ih ; AS 1 GO ROX MY WAY. 'rickland Gp Aly life 'shall ah a dozen lives be- fore this day. is done-- Leave countless marks for good ill ere sets this evening's sun Shall fair or foul its imprint prove on those my life shall hail? Shall benison my impress be, or shall a blight prevail? When to the last great reckonin the lives I meet must go, Shall this wee, fleeting touch oi mine have added joy or woe? Shall He who Jpoks their zeeori: o'er---of name and time and place-- +5 Ba "Here 4 | blessed thtllience came," "opi ¢"Here is! Sevil's trace?" ie gd Say: From out each point of contact of my life with other lives Flows ever that which touches him who for the summit strives. troubled souls encountered does it sweeten with its teucn, Or does it more embitter those e.n- bittered overmuch? Thie Does love through every handclasp flow in sympathy"s caress? Do thoge that I have greeted know a newborn hopefulness? tolerance and charity the key- note of my song As 1 go plodding earth's anger, Are onward with anxious throng? My life must touch a million: lives in some way ere 1 go From this dear world of struggle te the land I do not know. So this the wish I always wish, the prayer 1 ever pray: my life help the other lives it touches by the way! - Let Seven Sentence Sermons, shapés itself in 'stillness in the tumult of the world Talent character Goethe are God's vote of confidence Dr.'F. B, Meyer. Trials in us.- March on, my"soul, nor like a lag gard stay swiftly the way, Where all the trod The path of faith made by the sod March on, yet err not from nobly wise of old have | sons of --Henry van Dyke Work and don't -. whine --~Samuel Johnson Jy this shall all men know that ye my disciples, if ye have love one John: 13: 35. are to another.-- Friends, in this warld of hurry, And work ,and sudden end, If a thought comes: quick of doing A kindness to a friend, Do it that very, moment! Don't put it. off --=don't wait! What's the use of doing a kindness If you do it a daggoo late? CC Chatles Kingsley of merf and' nations, both of the world ahd ofithe church, whe vast blessings are gained, vast daigéfs averted through 'our own exértionis--by the sword of the conquerot. by the, genius of the statesmatt, 'by the hdliness of tire saint.--Arthur Penrhiyn Stanley. Wolfe Island: Fair. Don't miss the: Islahd' Fair, Wed-| nesday, Sept. 18th. "Trial of speed and ball games. = Beat leaves foot of Brook street 8.45, 10.15 and 11.30 a.m., and 1.45 and 3 pom. Dance in C.M.B.A. Hall in evening. Boat advanced in years, leaves 8.156 p.m. Everybody come. | ling Rhymes OVERCOATS For a clever, capable overcoat, a coat that is distinctive and stylish and entirely differ- ent we are at your service. We offer you the best garments the world's most skilful tailors can produce. Absolutely correct styles. The Baron . . The Chester The Aviator . . .. The Devonshire The Hero . . .. The Belcourt $22.50 18.50 . 25.00 128,50" . . 35.00 .. 32.50. 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King St. HAIR TONIC iF $ Be Fair to Your Hair | Try Our Quinine 4 A delightfully fragrant pre- paration that 'positively' re- moves dandruff, stimulates the growth of the hair and ims' proves the health of the scalp. 50c and $1 00 Bottles, DR. CHOWN'S" DRUG STORE 18F Princoss St, Phone S48. + Adhd Adhd did dd a a be dunib, dnd th up promptly pay hoot myself and AFFLICTED FRANCE The war has knocked things' out 'of pluib; oir comforts go, privations come, but lef us on ont woes our rice, our Succotagsh and prunes and ice, hut let towns are standing on their sites; and spoil-our nights; to fuss aad rights--let"s think of France. ere Is no stranger on our shore to paint the landscape red with gore and make some busy Bertha roar, but thihk of France! When I'm inclined to droop and mopé, and lose my hold on faith and hope, discouraged by some spieler's : dope, 1 think of France. some vanished comfort men growl, with arctic feet; they find ft hard to make ink of France, It costs a Jot to buy Farms for Sale the price, and think of Frafice. Our no bombs drop in fret we ' have no Some old' time luxury T miss, spoils my bliss; and then 1 hiss, and think of Francé. 1 hear has been incorporated by the Province of Ontario for the purpose of assisting men in elvil life. . 130 meres, D miles from Kings- ton on f good road; fairly good buildings; well watered and fenced, $2200, 2,75 ncrex, V mile from village of Eiginhurg: a good farm, £5,000. S=An excellent farm of 200 neren: about 1850 acres of cholee nnd under cultivation, lots of water: well fenced: good maple hush: good bulldings, $10,000, SEE LARGE LIST AT OFFICE, 0 reinstate discharged officers and EMPLOYMENT. We cordially inxite the co-operation » rm CAN VEGETABLES | NOW, AND' CONSERVE rook Our spices and Vine- gars are pie: 3 i Jas. Redden & License Now. oa, 8. of the publi¢ in the important wotk of securing employment for soldiers who have been discharged from military service, VOCATIONAL TRAINING. corps area. The distribution among the various units in the division was made according td" the ration strength of the units. -Aceompany- ends meet, and them my message I repeat, "Oh, think of France!" I hear dames grumble here and there because they have no rags to wear, and I remark, "Oh ladies fair, pray think of France!" Our ills are trifling things and brief, in one short hour they find relief; their misfortunes. The Food Board urges that fruit T.J. Lockhart, infected, or suspected of infection, with phenol, be not destroyed until its experts, who are searching for 'an antidote, have Téported, so as'to © prevent waste of the fruit. American guns are hammering the outer defences of the German fortress of Metz. The powerful JSuns and the high explosives of to- day can easily destroy the strong- est bastions that man can build. *"We'may be thankful," von Hin- | denburg tells the (Germans, "that the war has been spared in our home territory." But before the wer is over the Huns will realize what 'war on their "home territory" actually means. Eugena V. Debs, four times Socialist candidate for the presi- dency of the United States, was on Saturday sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for violation of the! Espionage Act. In" Canada windy rators ean still utter disloyal senti-| ts without fear of _mgleftation, i {cur men they shall be informed as ing each monthly cheque for the proportion of receipts returned tn the units is a slip of paper on which is printed: "The Canadian Y. M. C. A. trusts that the troops to whom these com- forts are distributed can be mad: aware that the articles come from the association as part of our re- gular service in the field, which is made possible by donations. from the people of 'Canada and through the profits on our canteen opera- tions, and that the articles are not a government issue." 'Writing to Capt. W. [B. Hard, senior officer, YM.C.A., 2nd Caa- adian Division, France, Lieut.-Col. G. J. JF. Murphy, O.C. No. 6 Can- adian, Field Ambulance, acknow- ledges receipt of a cheque and ex- presses the sincere thanks of ally ranks Tor the money. excellent work you are doing for the comfort and amusement of the troops," he writes. "In using this money In rations and comforts for to the donor. With regards to "We all sincerely appreciate the| France, if we would know the soul of grief, we'll think of, -- WALT MASON. THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN BERRIES ON Rs ALLA 0A Classes for the vocational re-edwea- thom of soldiers who have been so dis- jailed as-to prevent them from resum- fing their former occupations are pro- ed free of cost, ana in addition, the aapaort of the soldier and his depead- ants 4s provided during the period of retraining 'and for one momth after, Further information as fo courses may be obtained from W. W. Nichol, Superintendent of Edueation, 118 Col. lege Street, to. RELIEF FUND. Dorfations for the assistance of 'wol- diery' Tamilies in temporary distress will be thankfully received and ack- nowledged, and should be made payat.e to the order of the Commission, | Head Office: 118 COLLEGE STREET, TORONTO, Kingston Braneh: pa Real Eginte and Insurance, Clarence Street. Kingwton Ontario, 4 Lake Ontario Trout and Whitefish, Fresh Use imported chest- nut coke for kitchen