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Ne m---------- Suppose Germany 1s obliged to pay as indemnity 50,000,000 marks The chances are that she has en- ough loot stored away to meet the demand. After nearly two weeks of hot weather, nobody objected to tha rain last Sunday. In fact, many of the farmers offered up prayers of thanksgiving for it. Ontario farmers are just as much dissatisfied .with the budget of Sir Thomas White as are the farmers of the Canadian west. It appears to be a budget that pleases no one. And we woula also like to men: tion that the meeting ® called for April 25th by the mayor for the purpose of considering plans for a 'war memorial has not yet taken 'place, l A pamphlet by Marjorie Mac- Murchy, dealing very, ¥horonghly "with the housing question, fis at hand. After reading it we feel sorry that there are no women on Kingston's housing committee. Bere. 1 ~The Indications point to an early end to Union government, The middle benches in the house, kuow as "No Man's Land," are occupied by some of the cleverest men in the commons. The independent spirit 3 » It is the duty of the government to see that law and order are on- forced, declares Hon. Mr. Ballan- tyne. Of course it is, but' why oesn't the government do it? Why does It continue to dally with the rave situation in Winnipeg? At one of the first meetings of e civic rece Spe that they have not forgotten about this, but that they are ready [ment, security snd expected profits [ductive areas: yield all of which they Lthe popular cry was "end them or Divorce Bill, they are of very little] {by the news agree with Ald. Graham; but when he advocates that the Salvation Army Band should be engaged provide conicerts in the city parks this summer, because their war time services have earned them the right, we find ourselves in hearty aceord with, kim. AnyJJavors ihe city has to show should go to this generous and patriotic organization. 8 bh © o As sin a MAKING THE ARCTIC PRODUCE. The idea of making' the Arctic must be either anolifhed or great ly changed. To place it on an elee- to} tive basis the same as the House of Commons might help to make # of some use, but as it stands at pra- ent it 1s stmply a wheless encum- rance to the government of the ountry. "Immediate reform or abo- lition of tha Senate is sure to be one [ the things which will occupy the ttention of the Libersl party at tha coming conventions, supply the more habitable zones with food and wool sounds visionar- ily vast and vague, but Stefansson, the explorer, who proposes it, had a Cit for obtaining definite results As he seems really to believe in the ideas," why should he not detail if more fully? : . Let him give estimates on the acreage, product per square mile, outlay, time and method of develop: 11 Of Such hn enterprise as he pro- poses. The old fur companies over- game greater difficulties in thelr exploitation' of the north than the present state of travel leaves to be overcome, The riches of Mexico tempted men into developing a re- gion where the human element as it has proved offered a greater rigk to capital than any it would 'encounter in the relatively solitary cold re- glons, Our application has done wond- ers with the richer areas of the xlobe. Tt has yet to apply itself to fhe problem of making the less pro- a. b a 8 y v e Ware eapable. In our grea! Canadian wast we have made a splendid be- ginning. The harnessing of the lands north of the wheat growing limit, the increasing of the produc- tion of the ocean and the reclama- tion of the tropics offer three huwe 1 fields. Between them they hold possibilities sufficient to double the population of the world and guad- ruple its wealth, The better under-|; standing of 'the mations bronght!e about by the war allows the spread |J of development to aecelerate in all three fields. ~The Arctic, although least of the three, can conceivably ho made one of the earth's product-" ive regions, to the great henefit of dwellers in other parts. 1 y 4 is Pp 8 t THE SENATE AND THE PEOPLE. }! The rejection by the Senate of Mr Mowat's amendment to the Rallway Act to protect municipalities against the encroachment upon their streats of the public utility corporations, has hastened the day wher steps must be taken to do something with the Senate. The situation as it now exists is very much like that which existed in Great Brita fn 1910 Ta regard to the House a Otise of Lords, When | mend them." The House of Lords at that time was "mended," and ftg power of veto greatly curtailed, and since 'then it has not given any trouble. = We believe that the time | -- Sir Humphrey . Gilbert, Sails 11, 1583 lands during the golden Queen Elizabeth interesting career Gilbert, who sailed three hundred and thirty-six years Otho Gilbert, of Compton, shire, Humphrey was the step-bro- ther of Walter Raleigh. educated at Eton and Oxford, and was intended for the law, but was introduced early in life to the Cpurt to have won favor.' missioned an officer in the turned west, passage and Netherlands the Idea, of the north-west passage seems more and founded. in his ship, the Golden the Azores and was drowned. laborers to Aa Emre Calendar, Sa 3 June Among thé band of during sea- men that pushed forward in their ttle craft undisCovered age . or few had a more than Humphrey for America seeking go to-day. The second son ot Devon- He was ¥ Raleigh's aunt, wherp he seems He was com- army, nd saw fighting srder Sir Henry idney. " As early as 1566 he had his thoughts to the north. applied in timay ear to Queen Elizabeth for a royal charter to .be allowed to make the oyage. However he seems to have met With little success at first, and three years later we find him gov- roor of Munster, where he seems to have shown administrative abili- ties In two the But of . considerable power. 6570 he was knighted, and ears later was fighting in against Spain. more to have en- rosséd his thoughts. The neces- sary charter wags finally obtained in 578, and an expedition during the ummnier of that year accomplished ractically nothing, Yet Gilbert 'was not disheartened and made pre- parations for another attempt: In Ark St. 583 he left Plymouth in the Raleigh and proceeded to n's Newfoundland, which he After a short stay he tarted for home, but was wrecked Hind, off 0 Brockville "Civic Worker's Strike. Brockville, June 11.---Corporation the - number of about hirty employed, by the municipality n a quarry, and at other work about town, went on strike yesterday, They are now receiving 33 1-3 cents per hour, for a nine-hour day and are demanding $3.50, for an eight-hour day on the 44-hour' week Hasis. Their demands have not yet bdgn met. The Toronto street railway ecom- pany asks for a board of conciliation in an effort to prevent a strike next Monday. #There is. something wrong with A¥ou when you are crucified by the truth. ~ "Rippling Further Stringent Orders Have, Been Issued by the Militia Department. : The Department Gf Militia and De- fence has issued further) stringent orders with regard to the selling of liquor to soldiers, according to the notice posted at Military Headquars ters. The notification states that the sale, gift or delivery of intoxicating liquors to officers or men in uniform is strictly forbidden, except on the authosity of a medical officer. The penalty for infraction is trial ' by court martial, with a fine not exceed- ing $300 or imprisonment for not more than 12 months or both, if guilty. Civilians will be 'tried by court martial if caught. Any soldier found with liguor in his possession will be subjected to severe disciplin- ary measures and discharged sol- diers found with liquor in their pos session will be liable to severe fines and imprisonment on gonvietion in the civil counts. oi The order has been issued to pro- tect the returned soldier from boot- leggers, 2 etn LN ae IN MARINE CIRCLES. Movements of Vessels In and About Kingston Harbor, The steamer Bickerdike arrived from Fort William at 9.25 a.m. and cleared for Montreal at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. | The steamer Belleville - arrived from Toronto at 8.45 p.m. and clear ed for Montreal at 11.20 on Tuesday. The steamer Oatland arrived from Montreal at 11.35 p.m. and cleared for Fort Williath at '12.00° 'mm. én Tuesday. ¥ Thé steamer India cleared for the Welland Canal on Tuesday night. The government steamer Conerét- ia arrived at Swift's on Wednesday morning to load coal, The Coon-Mack Wedding, A very pretty wedding was sol- emnized on Tuesday * morning by Rev. W. T. G. Brown in Sydenham. Street Methodist church, when Eva Leora, younger daughter of W, H. Mack, @f this city, was married to L. Wallace Coon, Belleville, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Coon, Morton, Ont. Only the immediate relatives were in attendance, The bride was becomingly gowned in her going- away costume of Belgium blue, chars meuse and georgette, With = Mary Pickford sailor to match, and wore a corsage bouquet of Orphelia roses. The groom's gift to the bride was a diamond ring. After a dainty wedding breakfast the young couple left on the eanlyNtrain for Toronto and points west. Upon their return they will take up residence in Belle: ville. As a result of the preliminary ine vestigation before Magistrate Mas- son, Belleville, of a charge of arson preferred against Frederick H. Eng- lish, 'the accused was committed for trial at the next court of competent Jurisdiction, The men in this old world are ex« tramely numerous who! think they think, when, in fact, olhers are think- ing for them. ; Le is at hand when the sanje action will have to be taken wih (Te-ennadian Senate. ' The utter uselessness and super- fluity of the upper chamber in Can- ada is 'becoming more and more ap- parent. Their chief excuse for ex- istence, that of being the divorce court for Canada, having been taken away from them by W. F. Nickle's cheese. the lawn; use to the country. The old plea that the Senate 1s a check u 7 hasty legislation is wérn out, is with a good 'strong 'opposition 'pa ! in fhe House of Commons thers Is little likelihood of any hasty leg lation being enacted. That the mein- bers of 'the Senate themselves treat their duties as a joke Is evidenced that the members "giggled" ag they threw out the I'm happy when 'HAPPY I'm happy as a pum let no grouchy bumpkin attempt to = The sky is blue as thunder, . En Slee and all the landscape under is gorgeous to behold. The bde all blithely bumbles, trees, and any man who grumbles | size up as a I'm happy in the gloaming, I'm happy. at the dawn, I'm happy py pkin, I'm happy as a tree, so the sun is bright as gold, the birds sing in the when I'm * combing dead cats from I'm eating, I'm happy when I ain't, my grins 1 keep repeating, and I'm as fresh as paint. I am an ancient : store and ten, again, d en. but Tam always happy, 'm happy as an oyster, I'm ha as an eel; I dance and sing and royster, and ~ chappie, I've reached five 80 I grow young tell how good I*feel: And other gents who see me kick. 'up my howydo, eut out the B80 doggone happy you'd thi 4 : y ; v 2 v ; e teardrops streamy, phoney, and shoo It 16 OrMLoLy: BTie ey, and shoo it to kosh. and.all the cranks are ashamed. This life is bris and snappy, I 'had no and they are happy too. I'm happy as a squash, 1 say that And all the sorehead slouches, dad-blamed, and all the grumps and grouches see me and worth all of its expense, and sense, Act. Such an exhibition is not cal- culated to Increase any respect which the people might have for the Senators. Senator Lougheed drove another nail in the coffin of the Senate when He sald that thie Senate existed as § bulwark of vested interests against hie popular clamor and capris of 6 mob." When any minister de- scribes the electorate of Canada as ithe mob" he comes very mear to course, Sir James was. merely fol- Jlowing the lead of the remainder of the cabinet," which voted solidly against the rights of municipalities | id In favor of vested Interests. 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