Have You Ever Thought of a. This? --That a Cup of EVERYBODY'S DOING IT Come on folks, spring is calling you to do your cleaning and painting now, and we are ready to supply you with all the neces Paints, oils, varnishes, fillers, brush- sities to do the job right. ll his command. ii verbially short, and neglect has been i of Wellington's Grenadiers who form- ii: ed the living wall upon which Na- ll pieces at Waterloo starved or begged ll during the rest of their lives. Not I many years ago armless or legless il' veterans of the Indian mutiny or the I Crimean war, selling shoe laces-and ll petty wares on the streets were a fa- if miliar sight,and hundreds died in the ll workhouses, ; es, pails, brooms, mops, dusters--everything is here, and what is more, prices are moderate during this § Paint-up me STEVENSON Phone 53 85-87 Princess St May clean-up and if & HUNTER, The I } for social functions. Lock eal Summer Footwear 1 (COULDanything benicerin summer 1. footwear than White Canvas 7 SMART STEP FOOTWEAR is as cool '| and comfortable as it is dressy ~always correct for the summer home, for holiday . outings, for town wear, for the office, and Dealers all over Canada carry canvis i] shoes with the SMART STEP label. ; jade in white and stylish shades for | Men, Women, Boys, Girls and Children. i for this label-- : DAILY BRITISH WHIG, f A V.C. Begs For Work. The Khaki Call. Field Marshal Haig, in a public speech, sayw that an officer who won the WC., the D.8.0., and the M.C., is vainly'trudging the streets of London in search of work: { It is a sad thing that Marshal Haig could say this, but it fs a fine thing that he said it. He may communicate his own smypathy for unrequited sol- diers to others in high places; add shock employers and the puble into a faller sense of their duty to the men who saved British liberties. Marshal Haig himself has challenged his coun trymen by refusing the honors and rewdrds which he has earned until there is no problem of unemployment ll Tommy Atkins 'when the guns be ll! gin to shoot" with the "Chuck him I' out, the brute," attitude of peacetime }| fellow-countrymen. among: the heroes who wepe under The soldier's hour of glory is pro- his lot from time immemorial, Many 'poleon's cavalry dashed "itself to Kipling's ballad con- ,trasting the adulation showered on is not so applicable to conditions to- day. The British armies now being j disbanded were drawn from all walks tof life, not from the one class from | which they were recruited under the old system. Gratuities and unemploy- ment insurance will also greatly re. duce the sum of hardship. But mo official aid anywhere will compensate for the absence of a feeling of per sonal responsibility and personal in~ terest in the returned men by their cited Dy. General Haig. The officer had at least on three occasions per- formed shining acts at the risk of his Mfe, and yet he has to tramp the pavements of London begging some- one ito "giye him leave to toil." War veterans who have the same experi- énce feel that they are the victims of ingratitude, and if these instances were multiplied there would be a mass of justifiable discontent which the enemies of society, (who are now active in all countries, would seek to exploit, British soldiers will feel the human touch of thelr great fleld marshal. He has done them a service, and his country, too, by insisting on 'their claims. We in Canada should listen to his words. We have ' the same problems and the same duties. ~ REV, JOSEPH W,. KEMP Well-known Baptist divine of New York, who has been extended an invi- tation to become assistant pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church, Toronto. ESCAPES FROM COUNTY JAIL. Youth Was Awaiting 'Removal Reformatory. Belleville, May 30.--Frank' n, jun. a to i Wik has mot been captured. Some trusty HAY IS VERY SCARCE; SELLS AT $55 A TON Outlook For 'Next Season Is Worse, as , i treal, May 29.---<Hay at fHty five dollars a ton! When a rew hay sold at $12 dollars & 4 and fifty cents was tack- on to it by y enterprising 3 farmer stroked his' spin "mach and ejaculated, = "Gol ~durn robbery," but to-day when in seme "sections farmers are paying $65 a ton for thes same 8 their amaze~ 'ment leaves them fratically gosti- culating and speechless, = 7. Thera'is a genuine shortage of "hay In the Province of Quehee at 'the time, and. reports. time P to the the Tovinces are | 'éffect that the same conditions yall there, although perha ed to many things, but hay dealers agree, simost to a man, that the greatest factor In market conditions wag the heavy pure of hay by the Government for export. -------------- A Dairyman's Conference, Quebec, May 30.--Promotion of dairy interests in Quebee Province is the subject of a convention that will 'be held at St. Stanislas de Champlain, county of Champlain, on Thursday next. Matters dppertaining to She production of still better, (butter, Pist sn. as Ler num of Dairy Boar through- out the Province will be the main | topic 'vt the Juntorseen Militia pr were carrying out ashes! and 'Wilson saw a chance and ran through the gate. He was immed- fately seen, but'he managed to elude the officers, Wilson was sentenced in Beleville Police Court a few weeks ago to one year, and an addl- tional inteterminate period, in the Reformatory, on a charge of stealing mopey from gas slot meters, © He was awaiting removal to the reformatory. He made the escape in prison clothes without a hat. He has been in trouble several times. x 58,000 HOME IN MAY. Ottawa, May = 30.--Unless some 'Take the case| 0 TI------ Record In Repats . and; ® Rvausang Soosps emi, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1919. GOWN FOR THE DEBUTANTE This simple yet charming afternoon gown will be well re¢eived by the debu- tante. It is of navy chiffon, heavily beaded In iridescent blue and black beads. The underskirt is of black val. When Man Ate Grass. M. Marcel Baudouin, who has been examining some human remains, dat- ing from the neolithic epoch (the latest period of the stone age), has pre- sented the Academy of Science with a curious report... The shape of the incisor teeth of two young 'children of this distant epoch leads him to the conclusion that the present single root teeth of humin beings are in reality a development from three germs, and that man is descended from the herb. ivorous animal with an ancestor pos sessing 182 dental gerins. England's Firgt Typewriter. So long ago as 1714 a patent for a typewriter was taken out in England by -Henry Mill; it: was called a "ma- chine for impressing letters singly and progressively as In writing, whereby all writings may be engrossed In paper 80 exact as notte 'be distinguished from print.". Hig machine was very clumsy, and it wd# not until more than a century later (1829) that anything further was attempted. Then the first American, typewriter. "called a typo: grapher," was patented hy W. A, Burt. | Tunnels and Geology. Geologists owe much of their knowl edge of thi Alps to the tunnels whigh have been bored through these moun- tains to make railway routes between the northern anil southern. parts of Europe. There has been no more im- portant discovery. made in this way than during 'the construction of the Loetschberg tunnel. This was the une expected plercing of a great coal seam in the center of a mass of piych young- er Triassic stong: TRICOLETTE IS NOW TO FORE |= Dress Material Wine Approval for Aft, erndon Frocks; Good for Wear Under Heavy Coat, nineteen years, es by caped from County Jail here and | « EEE CE: . Takes Less for the Job-and wears Longest on the Job A Paint, to be 1007 efficient, must be 100% - pure. Only 'an 'absolutely pure paint can cover completely, spread easily and protect the surface of wood and metal against the destructive action of wear and weather for years. MARTIN-SENOUR - "100% PURE" PAINT costs less than any other on your house, because it covers most, spreads easiest and lasts longest. Rts true-economy td keep your house well painted; it saves repairs and deterioration. Itis the truest economy to use "1007 Pure" Paint, Ask for copies of our books -- "Town and Country Homes" and "Harmony in Neu-Tone". Free on request. 144 SIMMONS BROS. KINGSTON. Im, sR li pel " The great feature groupings for to-morrow (Saturday), provides 3 a rare buying opportunity, not only for young men, just returning r their elders. from the fighting lines, but also fo /| There are classy waist-line suits for young men, finished with all = kinds of novel pockets an dfashion touches. There are plain tailored suits, and then there are English models as well as a wide variety of fabrics and A colors to select from. Prices to suit all pocketbooks. A a \ Bl Special Reductions!To > Returned Men * eo EXTREME VALUES : BOYS' SUITS ~~