PAGE SIX THE BRITISH WHIG 87TH YEAR. lrg URE LL aR 4p Ea os Jn dn Foor. ot dt advance: . year: by ig rural offices i "86 ¥ id 48 ios a 3.00 i i FE Xe, Wow New . ¥ ron. 13 Be Ass Ass'n Nh tease ters are pu ani Sree ul Ddlpr name a the is one of the best Job TT ar A 1a The circulation of THE BRITISH | WHIG is authenticated by the ABO Audit Bureau of Circulations. "Now {s the time for the friends of the public library to rally to its sup- port. A vigorous campaign must be conducted if the present opportunity is not to be lost. a---------------- 4 In two years of government con- trol the United States railways piled up a net loss of §694,200,000 , It is 40 be hoped that public operation in Canada will show a better record. The position of industrisl com- missioner hes now been advertised, and the best for the job should | be appointed; Tri ve of whether Or mot he is & friend of one of the * aldermen. --, Hon, Howard Ferguson is credited with having sald that a per- IN ten rn Sa party cannot succeed | in Canada. He neglected to say, however, what kind of a party Th a t,he There has been a remarkable in- "grease in the number of drunks in the Kingston Police Court during Janu- ary. Perhaps the "open doot," if not the open bar, helps to fill up the veterans, who contributed to 'or Nickles election, now call up- on'him and the council to resign. His Worship is not the first man to dis- cover that the public is a doubtful iistrons, SR ------------ There is every disposition to bev the farmers' government at Toronto : & fair chance and to give the Union government at Ottawa a full kick. Neither of them is being judged by its fruits. Sith Few it any municipalities in the province can equal the record of the village of Portsmouth, which boasts the fact that it bas no debt. Little ® Irish people would but consent Ehat, the rest of the empire would $1,000,000,000 annually, says Secretary Roosevelt. n't it be 'more sensible and | yiong BRE DE TATRA Rockwood Asylum for treatment, makes his escape. One wonders whether these fellows are as crazy as they pretend to be. Kingston has in Ald. B. N. Steacy and J. M. Campbell two excellent re- presentatives as the executive of the industrial « .mmittee. Both are cap- able, wide-awake men who can be counted upon to render good service in this capacity. The Whig's appeal on behalf of the destitute Armenians is meeting with 8 generous response. Many church organizations in the country are now conducting a vigorous canvass, the result of which will doubtless do credit to them. The Canadian peo- ple's hearts have been deeply stirred by the stoty of this martyred coun- try's sufferings, and their sympathy is being expressed in a practical man- ner. Inasmuch as we have been blessed above most other nations, it is our duty to assist those not so for- tunate, THE AFTER-DINNER SMOKE. A few years ago a movement was 2S inaugurated to prohibit the growing of tobacco in Ontario, but happily oo | nothing came of it. The crop last year was the largest and most pro- fitable in the history of western Ontario, to widoh district this indus- try is largely confined. From time to time of late years various busy- bodies have endmavored to start a orusade against the use of tobacco in any and every form. The opposition has been so widespread and so strong as to put a temporary quietus on the movement. The campaign has now broken out afresh in the neighboring republic. Millions of smokers will find cause for keen alarm in the news from Columbus, 8.C., that the General Assembly of that state has passed and sent to the House of Representatives a bill forbidding the smoking of 'tobacco or any other substance" at meal hours in any public eating place in the common- wealth, The house has voted it down, but the scare is stil] on. There is good reason for viewing with alarm this inexplicable manifestation of. preju- dice against a harmless, though in- creasingly expensive, consolatory 'habit. We could understand the pur- pose of the South Carolina General Assembly it it had pased a bill pro- hibiting the smoking of clay or other pipes above a certain degres of strength in public eating pl , or even in homes, . But it is difficult, if not impossible, to discern the purpose of a measure banning tobacco in any form. This legislation, of course, applies to even the choicest cigars and cigarettes. Doubtless the passing of the bill at Columbus is only a playful expres- sion of legislative fancy. But evem if it is a joke, thousands of smokers in these northern latitudes will cherish the ardent wish that it will £0 no farther north than Columbus, 8.C. a KINGSTON ATHLETICS, . Years ago athletics in this city were developed to a high degree. In nearly all lines of am#teur sport Kingston players excelled, and as a consequence they brought fame and prestige to the city, to say nothing of the excellent work they did in developing the stamina and physical well-being of the young men who participated in the games. In those days the Kingston Amateur Athletic Association was a flourishing institu- tion, and the work it did in encour- aging sport of all kinds and in main- taining a high standard of sports- manship is still & matter of pride among those who recall to memory the good old days. For a time sport languished, and Kingston lost its prond place. Now that the war is over, and thé young men of the city have returned to their former avocations hardened by several years of living and training in the open, sport has taken on a new impetus. Kingston's great hockey victory at Belleville on Wednesday night, when our boys achieved a splendid success in the face of almost certain defeat, combined with the sportsmanlike qualities they display- ed, has brought credit not only to themselves but to the city they repre- sent. The revival of amateur sport in other lines must also be noted. | The contestants and those who have 8c loyally supported them are de- serving of thangs and congratula- ja is the city, as a whole, stand-| ing behind these boys who are, in the world of sport, pufting the name of Kingston on the map? What is the a a ey Joiss adn when their hockey team was winning ail sorts of laurels. AVE 1S pee ble bodies and city as & whole. Some ef- fe Sinyinesd, shsuid bo put Public doing to encourage them? One |' '| has only to recall the enthusiasm exhibited by the people of Kitchener' THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG { Canada-East and West || Dominion Happenings of Other Days. Caughnawaga. Thousands of tourists each year pass the Indian village of Caughna- wags, about six miles above Mon- treal on the St. Lawrence River. It is situated at the head of the famous Lachine Rapids and its braves now are famous the world over as bridge builders. Only recently a party went to France to erect structures destroyed by the German hordes, while in Canada the great bridges spanning the St. Lawrence are in a large measure their work. Caughnawaga is an old village. As far back as 17490 it was established on is present site. When the French missionaries began the task of con- verting the Indians Othe converts were collected as m as possible at Caughnawaga. At ohe time it was said that 300 Christian warrigrs lived within the fortified p These could not be trusted to fight their kinsmen but they were always ready to do battle against the Eng- lish. Like varfous other Canadian missions the village was divided be- tween the church, the army and the fur trade. It had a chapel, fortifica- tions and storehouses; two Jesuits, an officer and three chief traders. Two of the traders were maiden ladies--sisters--who carried on by means of the Mission Indians a very] lucrative fur trade with the Dutch at Albany, N.Y, Sir Willam Johnson never had a very high ' opinion of Indians and repeatedly he came into + conflict with the tribeamen of Caughnawaga. Like all the warriors of the pioneer days they were en- gaged almost all of the time either in bloody forays against the whites or other tribes or"chasing the wild animals of the forest. Now they are bridge builders while the squaws find employment in shop, office or city homes. The Reason Why What Makes the Stars Twinkle? I might tell you, just to show how clever I am, that stars do not twinkle at all, and leave you with that for an answer. But since they really do seem to twinkle, and that is what causes your question, I will tell you. As we have already learn- ed in our talks about the stars and the sky in general, the stars are suns which are constantly throwing off light, just as our sun gives us light, and when the light strikes the the air which surrounds the earth it meets many objects--which particles of dust and other things always float- ing about in it. The light comes to us in the form of rays from the stars add some of these rays strike parti- cles of various kinds in the air and Rippling bones! have snaps. fon dollar schem & savings bank. i of boys and girls or men and | light © every thoughtful soul a wrench; our blows in the dimes, yet calls on voters to retrench. taxes people to the grave, and makes thelr workworn spirits sore, then urges easy marks to save, so it ean touch them for some more. dence where now the White House banner flaps, I'll cut down every fool expense, and fire all loafers who I'll shear the grafters to the hide, and clothe the toilers with their wool; Things may slide until the treasury is full. gre thus interfered with. If you are looking at a lighted window some | digtance away and there are a lof running past the window, one after the other, rapidly, it will make the in the window appear to| twinkle. The winkling is due to the interference which the rays of light encounter while travelling toward the eye, ~From the Book of Wonders Published and copyrighted by the Bureau of Industrial Education, Inc PLANET WIRELESS TALK "NONSENSE," 8. SAYS LODGE Thinks, However, Sore Means munication Will Be Devised. Philadelphia, Feb. 6.--Sir Olver Lodge, the British scientist, yester- day added his bit to the current dis- cussion on planetary communication, end suggested a novel method of at- tracting the attention or the inhab- itants of Mars. "Nonsense" was his of ©. | comment when asked if he thought it possible to communicate with the planets by wireles telegraphy, but went on to say he still believed some means will be devised for establish- ing communication. "It would be possible to de- scribe an immense geometrical figure, say, on the Sahara Desert," he said, "and then, if the inhabitants of Mars are of a high order of intelligence, it is possible that with thelr powgerful means of magnification they might be able to distinguish the figure and determine that it had been the work of man, Geometry is an universal sciénce and it fs not unlikely that if they are of a higher order or intelli- gence than we they would interpret the gigantic figure as an effort at communication." * WILL SAIL FOR CUBA. The Government Releases Liquor Laden Yarmouth. New York, Feb. 6.---The "Green River" liner Yarmouth, owned by negroes, and laden with nearly $5,- 000,000 worth of whiskey, will final- ib be allowed to sail for Havana. The ship was seized by federal officials yesterday, but to-day the owners succeeded in an 'appeal to Washington, In such a hurry was the Yarmouth to get away with the waiskey the day before constitutional prohibitiom came into effect that her cargo was not properly trimmed and she sailed with a list to starboard. She came back for repairs and the authorities say her presence in the harbor has been useful to those in this city who like the stuff she carries. Fortune never favors the man who is too lazy and shiftless to take ad- vantage of opportunities. Sometimes we find ourselves wish- ing for the other man's money so weé could be cheerful givers. 7 Rhymes This year I'll be a candidate; for Woodrow Wil- son's honored place; my friends keep chasing to my gate, and urging me to make the race. My platform is a simple thing, one single plank is all it owns: Cut out extravagance, by jing, quit burning up the precious The cost of government, these times, gives government It When I take up my resi- all other Vital The bil- es will get blue penciling when they are born; the man who'd make another debt will find me standing on his corn. So rally round my standard, boys, line up like soldiers, rank on rank; then government will make a noise like money in ~WALT MASON. The War Davies Co., Lid. PHONE 597 VEAL VEAL -- Fronts . ......l.. a BEEF -- - Shoulder Roast ... Rump Roasts . . , , $000 tine new season's BACON-- Stewing Beef .. ....c.uvei soins Boneless Pot Roasts run + 22¢, ani] 1,000 tins new:season's Tomatoes. . . . . . BUTTER--500 Ibs. Dairy at vinie. vinivnn #000 ID VEAL Season has now commenced. You must not miss the following bargains this week. LONE ove isis esiidivia vs nash weindmin aie win wend dase w ws a vies winless einivie o aiaeid 1 24c. 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