- _PAGE SIX* THE DAILY BRITISH Wnig SRIDAY, JULY, 9, 1990, a THE BRITISH WHIG |ating a continuous territory that the | Tth YEAR. world ever has known. i It is twice as large as the popula- | tion of the United Kingdom of Great | Britain and Ireland; French republic; once and a half as large as the population of Germany, | { and almost twice as large as | pulation of Japan. | Russia alone of the European | countries exceeds the United States the po- {Tin popuixtion=-But- Russ 1s-H0T¥ | Gf thelF MagaMcont ProgenTIOr And" too homogeneous nation. Its population is made up of a variety of coufiict- | ing nationalities, each occupying the | territory assigned to it by history. | The unwield]y incohesiveness of such a group of separate nationalities was convincingly demonstrated by the fly- ing asunder of various racial units the moment the force that held them together--the Romanoff autocracy-- d to function. Pub, @ Lally and Semi-We by THE BRITIY » e the United States in terms of the cen- sus, although no official figures of the population of China have ever Barer gi" Job Office . population of 400,000,000 is decep- tive as a measure of its power of united action. China is rather a group of provinces, loosely held to- 00 180 lity with each other, than a united nation with a well-defined national aim and feeling. For all purposes of action, the United States from the standpoint of population alone is the greatest fac- tor in the world, the greatest factor ouT » REPRESENTATIVES ¥, Cal St. - 3 St, Montr #. M. Thom 8 en Side. F RiNorthru 303 Fifth Ave, New York b orthrup, 916 Ass'n Bldg. Chicago , Letters to the Editor are published only over the actual name of the 1s ope the Dest Job printing offices Iu Satta of THE BRITISH by the tor of the future. But back of this vast preponderance of population in numbers, the United States also pos- sesses a vast preponderance of res- ources in money, raw materials and | land. REACHING THE SMALL INVESTOR. The province of Atberta has adopt- ed a novel method by which to.float its new issue of $1,000,000 ten-year There are now two Liberal groups in the Ontario legislature, but Hart: dey Dewart still draws the salary as | leader, i ' reaching and beneficial results. stead of marketing ft in the usual way by calling for tenders from east- Proportional representation, as | tried out in the tecent election in |ern or other bond buying houses, the | 'Winnipeg, proved a splendid success. | provincial treasurer is offering it for Out of over 47,000 votes cast, less sale to small investors at home and than two per cent. were spoiled. | particularly to holders of Alberta by | provinical savings certificates. The When a man has so much confi- | government is apparently utilizing dence in his automobile that he i the experience of the managers of the thinks it can lick"a<lecomotive in a [late dominion government war loan grade crossing encounter, he isn't campaigns, for this is the first time much of a life insurance risk.--New {that an attempt has been made to York World. market a bond issue in figures with- in the reach of small investors. The bonds are in denominations of $109, $500 and $1,000, bearing interest at The United Farmers are organiz- , ing for the coming federal election. twice and a i | half as large as the population of the | The Chinese republic also exceeds | been collated. But China's estimated | gether and sometimes in open hosti-| of the present and the greatest fac- | gold bonds that is likely to have far- | In- | tt teat ttt jot corn through eternity. a 1 doat) { want my ung one to ton MUSINGS OF THE KHAN}; ov Ay rok beach tree--that's what the rocevans say it is, a Dig | beech tree on the edge of a coral Everyone to His Taste, { field. It's mot an oak tree--who I watched them, the g , com-'wants to get beechnuts or acorns, ! ing up from the far pasture as the anyway? | shades of evening fell. First came "Heaven Rrawngery | the noble gander, with cergmonial | patch," piped 3 sleepy blackbird. | step and gazing about him with a "That's you," cackled the old hem, | fine air of proprietorship. Then came "Everybuddy to his taste, as the old tie hali-grown goslings in singie | woman said when shé kissed the ile, pacing demurely and trying | cow. It goes to show," continued the ir best to imitate the stately tread | old hen, "that .missionary effort is often my =r Wha ia a big "ek tsatrecred: totly came mother | it is to tell a little pig that heaven self-conscious; | is a rose garden. If the church wants thing on | these goslings to go to_ heaven she | earth. When they reached the barn- {had oughter send them a missionary yard they foregathered under an old | who is a mice, clean, intelligent | wagon for the night, and the great | goose who won't make the mistake | | gander took his place in the open | of telling them that heaven is a big | to' stand sentry through the stilly | chestnut, not to mention a hickory." | | watches of the night. The goslings,| As I turned away it dawned upon | clustering, whispered together ,and | me that these interesting creatures | you will scarcely believe me when | figured that heaven was a place | I tell you what they were whisper- | where they got good things to eat. | Ling about. 'hey were discussing [If a forest of oak trees loaded with | heaven and what it is like, | acorns is heaven on earth to a pig, "Dadda,' ventured the beautiful can you blame him if he cannot | |. gir] gosling, "what is heaven like?" | conceive of a heaven above with no | { The gander stood on one foot, and | oak trees in it? | then he stood on , the other. Then he | As far as they can tell us we will went back to the foot he was on to | have crowns and harps and flowers start with, but almost immediately }@nd all that. A hint that there is! | tried the other. He did this so often | Plenty of new potatoes and straw- | that he appeared to be doing an odd | berries and stewed gooseberries and | | stiff-legged dance. Anyway, children | cherry pie up there, and they don't | | ask grown-ups questions that would | COSt anything, would help some. | take an angel, let alone a gander | The Khan. to answer. The Wigwam, Rushdale Farm, "Heaven," said the gander, clear-| Rockton, Ont. ing his throat, "heaven is a great | big apple tree in the middle of a big | field of dandelions and white clover, | and a big crick runs right across| cone corner." last, but nog least | goose, complacent; { lady-like--the proudest HRT; Carefully Cgmouflaged. (Brantford| Expositor) Pe Ronert Borden once proclaim- wr E | a alifax, in resounding langu- an kind of apples be they, | ze the doctrina of mE ie od ? - : | tection. But if any such principle "The fathers of the church and the | }S contained in the platform of the | commentators, not to speak of the|ReW National Litdal and Conserva- higher critics, do mot quite agree |!lY® Party it is carefully camouflag- { but the consensus of opinion is that | ®d- Times are changed, and politi- lit 1s a Red Astrakan, and every | Cans and policies must changs with | apple is as big as a pumpkin." them. | Enough water ran out of the gos- | lings' mouths to drown a hen. Lillies that fester smell far worse | "This here apple tree," continued | {032 Weeds.--Shakespeare's Sonnets. the gander, "is always loaded with | ; | ripe apples all the year round, and | more"n a bushel drop off every day | for the geese to get." - | "Ah, sighed the beautiful girl § gosling, "how very nice," and she § looked up with addring eyes at the inviolate June sky and almost wish- j ed she were dead! { "You ought to be ashamed to | teach 'such nonsense tp your chil- dren," reproached the mother pig, | who was putting her family to sleep | {in the old straw stack. "Don't you | | believe him, my dears," she said to | her own brood suuggling close be- | side her. "Heaven is a splendid oak | tree loaded with acorns all the year! round, and the angels shake\them | down for good little pigs whenever | they are hungry." "The angels have something else | to do," remarked a red squirrel, as | he climbed to his home in the hol-| low ' harvest apple tree. "Heaven is| a great big hickory tree, and all| you've got to do is to climb up and | HRA ISA I. Keep in the'shade. 2. Read your home- town paper. No matter how far your vaca: tion wanderings lead you, you EA help yourself." { can have The Whig sent to you ET Te eT ni ~ |BIBB We claim to have THE BEST $25.00 SUITS THE BEST $35.00 SUITS THE BEST $45.00 SUITS THE BEST $55.00 SUITS Come here for a look! We are perfectly case in your judgment. Y'S WE MEAN JUST EXACTLY WHAT WE SAY ABOUT OUR BETTER CLOTHES willing to rest our -; In Canada BIBBY'S ~ Kingston's Cash and One Price Clothing House 5 EL BOR A gE a McCLARY'S GAS RANGES "The Finest Finished Ranges Sold in Canadas "FLORENCE AUTOMAT IC" OIL STOVES Zudorsed by Good House keeping Magazine. ; Sold ati-- BUNT'S ~ LIME JICE ~--GRAPE. J ~=LOGA ~--ORANGEADE --LEMONADE ~--RASPEERRIADRE ~--GURD'S GINGER ALD ~--GURD'S 80DA WATER ' ~GURD'S DRY GINGER ALE ==ADANAC DRY GINGER ALE "suren "You are all wrong," droned a big | bumblebee. "Heaven is a vast sweet | clover field, with a patch of buek- | wheat in one orner, and they are in| bloom all the time." | "That's the way it goes," 5 The present g6vernment is discred- ited and the two historic parties are shot to pleces~ Worse things could befall this country than the advent of an agrarian administration. by mail. You'll enjoy the baseball news and the political news and the special features which appeal to you most. Before Your Train Leaves Phone 243. six per cent. The proceeds will be used for regular purposes, and it is stated that it is the intention of the provincial treasurer to hold a certain amount of these bonds always avall- able for sale, Jas. REDDEN & Co. Phones 20 and 900 Stove closes at 1 pm. Wedunesgay More Bargains FOR ONE WEEK ONLY we will sell a high grade Electric Iron --fully guaranteed--for $6.00. Worth $7.50. Get your order in early. HALLIDAY ELECTRIC (CO. Phone 94 an Fid hen nodding on a branch in a ass w v hE The government met with al ncOcd Olerhesl. 'Heaven is a measure of success in its Issue of | ever was couldn't glean all the ears Alberta savings certificates, erg be: Pw " fhg 3,000 holders. These holders will have the option of exchanging the' certificates for the new bonds, thereby obtaining more permanent securities with one per cent, higher interest. The sales of savings certi- ficates totalled $2,325,408, with §1,- 750,000 now outstanding. Already this year the sales have been $688, 800, showing that there is a demand' from saving investors, aad also demonstrating the populérity of the method adopted. Usually the proceeds were applied against arrears in taxes, and by converting them into bounds it will be possible to use the funds to better advantage in more permanent public purposes. The sale of savings certificates will be ¢ontin- wed, however, for temporary 'needs. R i» pointed out that by this sys- tem the interest payments that for- merly weat outside the province will be kept at home and be available for re-investment. The whole stheme ia bound to be reflected in the attitude of the people toward "provincial affairs, as bringing them into closer touch with all anatters that are of real importance to them, while the stimulus #t will give to thrift is in- calculable. There is no good reason why the other provinces should not do the same thing, and meet with the same success. The people of Canada have become educated to this form of in- vestment by the necessities arising out of the war, The opportunity it offers for the cultivation of habits of thrift showld met be permitted to be lost, \ ---------- PUBLIC OPINION The to De, (Philadelphia rd) The price of beef continues to go up. There seems to be nothing for us to do but to quit beefing. 2 ------------ 'Fimes Tribune) The whole Polish front has been broken by the Bolsheviki forces and ~_ the Poles are in rapid retreat, Re- fusing to accept the warnings of Great Britain, the Poles became the dggressors, and 'the {uevitable has happened. ACER. The supervised playgrounds, re- 'cently opened in the city, afford the children a place in which to exercise and dlay free from the perils that beset them in the streets. The public- spirited citizens, who introduced and carried out this idea, are deserving ofthe thanks of all parents. §7 S---- Premier Drury says he will appoint & commission to enquire into the madial question. How on earth he Can expect to seoure more or better information than the Hydro experts have at their finger ends will be a pussle to most peonle. Radial railways are a great hoon to the farmers of the United States and would, prove equally as advan- tageous to the farmers of Ontario. It is hard, therefore, to understand why the Farmers' government of Ontario should ,seek to hold up the whole scheme. ( 3 i * -------------- No matter how the country votes on election day, the United States ds gure te-haye alnewspaper wan for president. All their fellow editors hope for ie that which ever of the candidates is elected he will improve the mail eervice so that their news- papers will be delivered on time. - ---------------- \ * Ripplig Rhymes OVER ANXIOUS, The man who is too keen to sell sich goods as he may have displayed is headed wrong, and he may well drive from his door the choicest trade. In San Diego, storied town, I sought a barber, weary-limbed, and 'in his chair I sat me down, to have my priceless whisk- ers trimmed. i And as he wrought he spieled away; of tonies for the hair he told, and they would change my ringlets gray into the finest shade of gold. And | he had dyes of every hue, made up from barks and | herbs and fruit, and he could stain my sideboards | blue, so all the girls would think me cute. And he | had perfumes of the rose and hyacinths that died the | death, and he had stuff to bleach my nose and change | the color of my breath. He had strange dope in 'wick- er quarts and salves and lotions by the peck, he could eliminate my warts and take the ringbone off my neck. Hp told me that my scalp was soiled and need treatment such as his; he talked until-my blue blood boiled, so all the town could hear it sizz. And, gentle reader, never more, though whiskers grow an inch a day, shall I, within that barber's door, have my alfalfa shorn: away. k Plumber --WALT MASON. ER ERBEERERE | sn + pre The Win. Davies Co., Ltd. ¢ Haster Ogi \ G. Hunter Ogilvie PHONE 597 Company Thrne Agent for Excelsior Have you tried our New Zealand Spring Lamb? If not, try a Roast for Sundsy. 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