Ot ek Ah gs gh ei a fam Reman and 8 semi w Co., Pd NITED e and Managing- Dire tor SELEFAON BS: pile lal Rooms .. Tr OD OMI0® «voeeceey SU. ON RATES ition) » @elivered in oity ald in Sdvapoe a ga } to ural © eekly year, by mail, cas - year, if not paid in year, to United States . .. 81 and three months pro rata. "OF -TOWN REPRESENTATIVES ¥ Sarde or, 33 St oh L St, Montreal M Thompeon, 4 3 umaden Bldg. eal ove iter. 'one of the best Job Attached 1s PHBUING offices in Canada. the Editor are published the actual name of the "The wages of sin are always retro- active. . : The only spirits going down are those of the ultimate consumer. Poland should not feel down- hearted. Napoleon made a worse mess of it. 'With the feminine etyles what they are, even the rich eke out a bare existence. When the doflar batreu haircut becomes general, one won't. be able to tell a 'poet from a regular guy. Japan's title to Siberia consists in the fact that other nations have troubles of their own at home. It seems mighty strange that the oost of living always pinches the coal isery Jus: when fhe rest of ue need vo TE at om a ing in the Nife of the soap menu- facturer. A isin. The Bell Telephone Company fs _ #%eking to secure higher rates. But Very likely the devil is blamed for 8 lot of man's meanness that he Wouldn't be stupid enough to in- duige in. : A police official says that women's elothes cause all the wickedness. ef sEitires tial tests show that It takes twice as many carpenter hours to de carpen- ter work on a building as it did five years ago. Brigklayers lay less than halt the number of bricks; paper- Langers, painters and plasterers all do.less than half the work in the same time that they did five years ago. o } "Manufacturiiig firms which make and sell building matérials prove by gone up 200 per cent. in some cases, labor costs have gone up 400 per cent indicating ahat their employees are getting double pay for one-half the work as compared with before the war." This finding tends to show that at a time when the need for housing ac- as great as it ever wg labor is pro- ducing only half the output. at a cost more than twice-as hikh. Any worker ought to be able to see at a glance that such a policy can lead only to disaster. And that disaster would af- fect no class more directly and more painfully than union labor itself. One of the things that is essential- ly needed, if we are to rise above the difficulties that are darkening the national life, is an upheaval of mind and conscience that will destroy the illusion that a part of the people can prosper and grow happy upon the dire distress of the rest of the peo- ple. 'WHO SHOULD STAND? The above question pops up in the minds of"many people who ride on street cars at the rush hours. Every where that there is a street car line there is usually a rush hour and in that hour some unfortunate person is called upon to pay his fare and then stand up for the rest of the journey, Naturally those called upon to use themselves for support, or to swing like clothes on a line at the end of a strap; seek for some other shoulders to rest the blame on. One of the maxims of common courtesy is that ladies should be gi- ven any available seats at any time and in any place. Some people differ with this under certain conditions, but the fact is plain that, except in the case of feeblenesses or old age, the ladies must be given any avail- able seats. An overbearing manner on the part of any lady, or the ex- treme fatigue of the man who stands make no difference so far as the rules of courtesy go, unless the lady herself decrees that her seat be oc- cupied by some tired man, That is all very well, but courtesy is prone to wear off with too much rubbing. The rush hours on Kingston street cars are between twelve ahd one at midday, and from five to se- ven in' the evening. It seems that large numbers otf foolish women who be downtown ot suit themselves unless they aff tor a car crowded with working men and rob some man, who has just put in several hours of hard work, of a seat. Again at five o'clock, women in fine silks, satins and muslins must saunt- er from their afternoon calls and teas to catch the very car which carries a load of working men. The men are forced to stand, to crowd, hang on | the running board, and to put away their pipes. If any should be so bold as to retain their seats they are treated with haughty stares and dis- approving remarks. This certainly is not fair. A man who has just finished a day's work should not be asked to stand up in the street car going home. Let those women who have nothing to do but attend five o'clock teas take an ear- ller car or a later car. WHO WILL BE CITY ENGINEER? Kingston is now without a city engineer, and that condition will furnish material for much conjecture and n until a new man is appointed:to fill the vagancy. A cas- ual reader of the newipapers could not fail to notice that many cities, especially those of medium sive, have been called upon to find new engi- neers during the past year. Some of these cities have acted with wisdom by offering a salary large enough to attract competent engineers. Others have lost good men by being too nig- gardly, and have been forced to eith- er raise salaries or accept an interior grade of engineers. The main queition with wus fs, What is Kingston going to do in this matter? It is no secret that our for- ufer engineer was not in possession of all the qualifications necessary for the position. He worked hard and put all his energy into the city's busi- sumqoad ew} Joye ew) INQ 'sseu arose whicli forced the city to go out- side and pay high prices. for expert 'advice. : Queen's University has a school of engineering which is second to none. One ot the first fields for the gradu- ates of that school should be this city, itself. Of course, positions could not be found for nearly as many as is desirable, but every little bit helps, Why, then, should Kingston have an unqualified engineer with a school of engineering, sending out gradu- ates yearly, right in its midst? The cost might be more, but even that fs very doubtful. y are of the opin- fon that the would be much less | in the end. Has not this, city been |} called upon to pay for the mistakes |} of second-rate men time after time? 'Has it not been necessary to call in nose, when some knotty problem in ~! engineering arose? The amotint of their records that while wages have, commodations in Cléveland 'is twice' n mobey spent in this nianher would go far toward paying the salary of a high-class engineer, Kingston not only has, the source of engineers right within its' doors, it has the very man for the job, if'He can be prevailed upon to accept the post. We have in mind"a man pos- sessed with all the necessary knowl- edge backed up by years of experien- ce in all sorts of practical engineer- ing, from building cement walks to 'the construction of railroads. He is Professor T. 8. Scott, formerly of the Faculty of Applied Sciencerof Queet's University, who 1s now doing engl- neering work for the Ontario Gov- ernment on the provincial highways, with headquarters at Brockville. Professor Scott is well-known in Kingston and the city would. do well to pay him his own price and secure a competent city engineer at last, MUSINGS OF THE KHAN Lost in the Bush ! I'm lost, lost, lost, I dont know where I be, There is no light in heaven or earth, and nothing can I see, The whispering branches overhead in mournful musics merge, The pine trees in the organ loft do play a doleful dirge. Moan, moan, ye little winds, moan, moan, moan, Drone, drone, ye pliant pines, drone, drone, drone, Weep and keep me company--no stars are in the dome, I'm lost, lost, lost, and a long way from home ! Something that had spirit wings did thro' the cedars gush, Wee things rustling in the leaves did whisper, "Hush, hush, hush!" This hemlock sinks its deep roots in a prehistoric tomb, People dead ten thousand years are ~ with me in the gloom. Sigh, sigh, ye litle winds, eigh, sigh, sigh, Cry, cry; ye little leaves ary, cry, cry, Weep with me for company, no stars are in the dome, I'm lost, lost, lost, and a long way from home. Here stood a splendid city ten thou- sand years ago, Did fire from heaven destroy 1? This I may not know, But princes numbered all the folks, and there were hosts on hosts, The awe, the mystery of it all--these woods are full of ghosts. Quail, guafl, ye living things, quall, quail, qudil, Wail, wail, ye little toads, wail, wail, wail, Wail and keep me company, no stars are in the dome, I'm lost, lost, lost, and a long way from home. Something in the darknéss is pluck- ing at the thrall, Somewhere in the treetops I heard a wee, bird call, Far off in the echoing hills I heard & she-wolf yowl, Somewhere in the solitudes I heard the bush dogs howl, Howl, howl, ye lNttle dogs, howl, howd, Yowl, yowl, ye little wolves, yowl, yowl, yowl, and howl together--there's daylight in the dome, For I was lost all night fast night --=a hundred yards Jom home ! e Khan, The Wigwam, Rush Farm, Rockton, Ont. PUBLIC OPINON Value Lost Sight or. (Stratford Beaoon The man who buys a gar or goes to a 'movie' pays-the equivalent of a goodly number of newspapers, yet because the newspaper has always been cheap, its proportional value has been lost sight of in many cases. Style ' There is a lot of talk going om reduced. No doubt there will be a reduction in footwear the same as in everything else, when people be- come more reasonable and less fas- tidious. So long as a 'question of style 1s allowed to sway buyers, the price of boots is bound to keep up. © Education. (New York Evening Sun) No-matter how much it may cost to educate the children, not to educate them would cost far more. Indeed, money is no adequate measure of the values involved in the training of young minds, America and the rest of the world have not even yet awak- ened to the full meaning of the re- sponsibilities relating to children. Two Sides To It. f (Brantford Expositor) Samuel Gompers says it is a heinous offence for the American Woollen Company and other large | corporations to lay off - their em- ployees at this time. So it is, but we had not expected from such a source a protest against the exercise of the "divine right" to strike. If the em- ployee may quit work whenever he likes, the employer assuredly may shut down his works whenever he likes. A Swindle Unearthed. Edmonton, Alta, Aug. 10.--A swindle in which Murdo J. McLean of Miles City, Montana, is alleged to have been done out of $4,700 by the time work stocks confidence, or hun- co game, has been unearthed by the local police. Three men are alleged to have orerated covering a period fram - July 19th to 30th. Herbert Palmer is In custody, charged with | the theft. Palmer was brought back to the city on Friday evening from Calgary. Issued Thirty-Three Years Ago Watertown, N.Y., Aug. 10.--A United States international money order issued thirty-three years ago, to Mrs. J. L. Pede, Sackett Harbor, is en route from Sweéen to the post- office department of Washington to be cashed, after having lain forgot- ten more than three decades. The government will pay over the amount only $2.70, as soon as identification is made of the owner. Dell Bandy Killed. Dawson, Y.T., Aug. 10.--Dell Bandy, well-known Dawson uioneer hotel proprietor, was instantly killed yesterday when his automobile jump- ed off Bear Creek road, eight miles from Dawson. He was thirty-seven years old and came here from New York. Leaves $1,500 For United Home. Ogdensburg, N.Y., Aug. 10.--Miss Agnes Murdick, who committed sui- cide on her three-acre farm near the Eel Weir last Friday 'by taking poi- son, left $1,500 to the United States home here, it was announced today. Burned by Lamp Explosion. Ottawa, Aug. 10.-- William H. Blair, Blair's Limited, and James Mc- Lelland, a barber at Quyon, were bad- ly burned and cut as a result of an explosion of an acetylene lamp on Saturday evening at Quyon, Rippling Rhymes Bach day I labor with my lyre, while neighbors go joy riding; my tears may fall, my hands may tire, but Work is all-abiding. My joyous neighbors, as they pass, in every brand of lizzie, cry, "Come with us and burn some gas, When I have set dizzy!" deathless ede upon the costly snd knock the speed laws paper, in my tin car, along the road, you'll see me proudly caper. But not until the ode is done, and to the mails I've turned it; I doa't believe. in burniag mon before a fallow's earned it. Don't spend your un- earned money yet, I beg you, gents and ladies! That is the road that leads to debt, and debt is simply Hades. my work I would not tool my pea-green car and leave ted; the thought of that would surely mar such bliss as ra expected. My pushcart doesn't leave its stall till all my tasks are ended, and then 1 scorch along the Mall in pomp that's truly splendid. Oh, then I feel I have the right to go around rip- tearing, and honk my horn throughout the night, and keep the Peelers swearing. BUYING THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN - It is easy to judge the size and quality of a visible commodity. There are certain recognized standards that have been universally accepted to which purchased articles may be compared. ; 'With tavisible commodities, such as a publica- tion's circulation, the matter is not so simple. Ie was ouly reveutly that 8 defiite mtrurement hay The A. B.C. pow furnishes » rebogaiued sins' dard by which circulation may be measured. A publication's distribution can now be as accurately gauged as any other purchased commodity. the A. B. C. In buying The British Wiig's circulation is measured by advertising space in fts columns, yoy receive dollar-for-doliar value. vs, Cheapuess. (Guelph Herald) mio about the price of shoes going to be GE { for you. the Dominion. $25.00 $30.00 $35.00 $40:00 |BIBBY'S MEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR THE BEST FOR LESS Right Clothes The right clothes for the occasion and the ght clothes "Out Better Clothes" are designed to express personality as well as conventional fashion and in each design artistry of lines that has made these clothes the style leaders of Our mirror will convince the most cared dressers that art is expressed in the design of these clothes. SEE OUR STANDARD SUITS AT | SEE OUR SOCIETY. BRAND SUITS AT there i is an $45.00 $50.00 $55.00 $62.50 | BIBBY'S . McCLARY'S GAS RANGES "The Finest Finished Ranges "FLORENCE AUTOMAT IC" OIL STOVIS Endorsed by Good. House keeping Magasine, Sold ati BUNT'S Sold in Canada" mT ----- Nuff Gourdier's For URS Said SUMMER DRINKS LIME JIOB® GRAPE JUICR ~--LOGANBERRY JUICE CADE --GURD'S GINGER ALS ~--GURD'S SODA WATER ~=GURD'S DRY GINGER ALR =~ADANAC DRY GINGER ALD Jas. REDDEN & Co. Phones 20 and 990 Store closes at 1 pm. Wednengay --Tenderloins. --Pork Sausages. | Choice Wester Beef DAVID SCOTT Plumber 1- Plum and Gas ork a special ty. All work guara e 145 Frontenac street. .__|G. Hum Agent for? celsior Life Casual. In close touch with Montreal and Toronto Stock Exchanges. , 281 RING STREET. Phones >: 568) & 1087 FOR SALE farm of 287 acres, in_ Township of Buti n good clay ; plenty of wood Se vatiop: San : ¥ valuable ling be able to pay for this farm fn six or seven years. Price $11,000.00. For further particulars apply to: T. J. LOCKHART Real Estate and Insurance oer ae (Fire and Auto- | § mobile. Bathing "WE ARE PLEASED to anmoumce that our Mr. Mee NAMBR is back again in charge of ou¥ Repairing ,. Department, and trust we can give you the old time satistaction that has made ours a busy shop. Work and prices will be right. McNAMEE & SLACK PHONE 1217TW, §4 QUEEN STREET Caps Dofuty and serviceable; new shapes color combinations; 25¢ to $2.00 DIVING CAPS Plain extra heavy ....85¢. to $1.00 WATER WINGS EAR BSTOPPLES 'Prevent water entering ears ., .85¢. DR. CHOWNS DRUG STORE , - « With new Valve .............75¢ The Standard Anthracite The only Cost handled ty 3 Crawford Phone 9. X Foot of Oueen 84. "It's a Slack business Dut we treat you white."