THE PAR SBE vss gion (4 ' ~ SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1021. FHE BRITISH WHIG | _| Its double task of k primarily evidence of decay. It as each And in itself and nur | declaration of just sc | convert brought in spotted from the world exorci | ing the devils witl developed great faculties of patience j and of resistance It has been her | steady adherence to positive prinei- ples that has given authority and life- giving force to.the «church with a message. It is the conviction that the has '| Infinite God is in Christ that makes Published Dastly 94 Semi-Weekly by HE BRITISH Viig PUBLISHING C0, LIMITED casbersraaer anna President I. G. BlMote Lem: ...Rditor and an A. Gullg Masaging-Directes i {for what men do not believe; it is - TELEPHONES; Btlainess Office Jditorial Rooms . Job Office SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (Dally Edition) One year, delivered in city One vear, if. pald in advance ....$5.00 Ona year, by mail to rural offices $2.50 Dane year, to United States as 3.00 (Semi-We€kly dition) One vear, by mail, cash $1.00 One year, if not pald in advance $1 8 One year, to United States $1.5 QUT-OF-TOW?} { REPRESENTATIVES ¥. Calder, S18 ., Montreal FE WwW.T ' 3 ..229 282 nompson #4. 24.190 King St. E. Toronto. Letters to the Editor are published only over the actual name of the writer. best Attached is one of the job printing offices in Canada. The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the ABC Audit Bureau of Circulations., EXCHANGING SCHOOL TEACHERS An interesting proposal, and one Mhich has in it much that is of valu, kas been adopted unanimously by the Mucation committee of York, Eng- land. The committee agreed unani nously to offer the &lementary and lecondary teachers, both male and lemale, the opportunity of exchang- Ing their 'positions with teachers in Panada. Alderman J. B. Morrell, of fork, who iutroduced the proposal, tald the idea was guggested to him turing a visit to Canade, and that ihe teachers in this coutitry would velcome such an opportunity of see- Ing what teaching methods were fol- lowed in England. In the same way, he suggested, the English teachers would learn much from their experi~ ences in Canadian schools, and the plan woulyl be one of benefit to the Bmpire. This"idea 1s mot altogether a new ne, bat this is the first time it has been taken up seriously by English tducationists. It has in it so many advantages and so much that is of ralue that it is" worthy of serious con- sideration on the part of pur educa- lonal boards. It is not entirely a matter for local action, such as bas been taken in York. Ii is a matter of so great importance and of such value that the Ontario Depart- ment of Education could well afford lo take the whole plan under its-care and develop it to the limit of its pos- sibilities. A systematic méthod of ex- thange, whereby so many teachers ould spend a year in English schools, while their places were fill- ed by teachers from England, would fot be an expensive project, but it Would be of inestimable benefit to teachers and scholars alike. So far, the plan is merely in tlre spggestion stage, but it should not be allowed to drop without bging given a thor- pugh trial. LIFE'S POSITIVES, It is as interésting as it is amusing the world traveller to find himself, 2s he moves about, pagan and Christ- fan alternately, and to discover that Ina journey from Calcutta to Edin- burgh, through Constantinople, Ath- ems, Rome and London, that he has been damned half a dozen times. And your traveller, if he has a sense of humor, is very likely to tell his friends that he hag decided fo do more, think less and not peer too blosely into the' business of living. ¥et when any man has succeeded in this world it has not been by nega- tives. If he, has achieved anything it has been because of positive princi ples. It has not been by reiterating bis "I do not baliéve," but by his in- ~ aistence on "I do believe." It is #0 in th® scheme of things. Nature is always positing; the very universe is itself a proposition. Every "leaf, every perfume, every cloud, ev- ery storm, every little child, is a ~ @eefi-throated affirmation, an' attempt to assert ftself and fo express itself. Every littlest thing in creation is an Idea incarnate---the world is God ex- pressing Himself. As Schopenhaher points out, every guality of an object Is as mysterious as a soul. Being yourself, you are no other of a dosen _ other things; therefore the world pads you and will be poorer without "you. . Nature insists on man's assertion ~ of his beliefs; even though a man's {deal lies ever beyond his actual; out of his innermost self he projects the to-be. fence there is siways a sharp distinction between the Christianity that has been lived and that which 5 postulated: The worldliness within the church is not therefore ¢ 001 3 is mien bow before Him. It jon that His pardon, peace and pow | er are a part of His own inner conse | lousness that make men say, 'Neve: | man spake as this man." We do well to remember, therefore, that profes- ! sion means little--Ilife everything; that if Christianity is wrong we must | must take the world to something | better, that if it Is right we are bound to propagate it. {| - The world does not 'hunger much eagerly waiting for the man whose whole soul is vibrant with a message, | positive, pure, authoritative, which 00 | £Omes from a well springing up with- | ing him unto life eternal. No one | finds peace in negation. ---------------- THE TEMPERANCE ISSUE. | The Whig, in common with all per- | sons interested in the welfare of soc- | tety and of the individual, desires to {see temperance become a practical { realization. Under the present laws that permit of the importation of li- quor there is i. very wide discrimin- {ation as between the poor man and | the rich. The Ontario Temperance { Act is a measure that does not pro- | nibit or prevent the man with money stocking up his cellar with all lines | of intoxicating beverages, but it does prevent the poor man having it. It ts |a striking fact, too, that in most of | the prosecutions the poor man is the | { one who suffers. | As a matter of justice, therefore, { the laws should be improved. If im- portation is to be permitted while the | present act is in force, illicit traffic | will be carried on and those buying | liquor will be charged extortionate | prices. It might have been better had the government taken over the en- | tire control of liquor in the province, f but the time when that might have { been done has passed, and the issue now is the prohibition of the impor- lation of liquor into Ontario. The people will be called upon to cast their votes next month, and it should be borne in mind by all who think about this matter at all that the pre- Sent temperance law cannot be justly enforced, or enforced in a manger that tends te achieve the results long dimed at, viz., sobriety on the part of all the people, The importation of 1i- quor must be stopped, and when this { has been done we will be in a posi- | tion to judge the results of prohibi | tion with some degree of accuracy. we will then know whether it is all that tfle temperance leaders claim for it and what we felt ought to be the beneficial results. With liquor pouring into the province, and the temptation of fabulous prices to un- | scrupulous persons desiring 'to get | rich quick, the worst forms of the | traffic have been brought about in- stead of an improvement. Drunken- nese has increased in large cities like Toronto, for the toper accustomed to an occasional drink had to obtain a bottle, if anything, and the ramifica- tions of the "whiskey rings' saw to it that he obtained all he required. Moreover, the circulars of liquor dea- lers have been carried into every Lome as never before, and it is es- timated that the distilleries have pro= duced more whiskey than they did before any measure of prohibition was adopted, Under such circumstances Ontario cannot have any semblance of prohi- bition unless the importation of li- quor is stopped. It would perhaps be better to wait and allow education on the question to work out the de- sired condition of immunity to alco- holism, but by adopting the propos- als now about to be placed before the People there will undoubtedly be a great deal of suffering eliminated, and this alone is sufficient justifica- tion for the law. This is the view now entertained by most people previously indifferent "to all tempérance propo- sals, and they will vote in favor of the prohibition of importation of all kinds of alcoholic beverages. | WHY YONG MEN LEAVE THE FARM. The problem of rural depopula- tion is one which has for many years called out for attention. Politicians of all kinds haye striven to arrest the rush of young men from the farms to the cities.. Improvements in farming methods havy eliminated much of the hard physical labor. Rural maedl deliveries, rural tele- phones, the spread of good roads and the growth in popularity of the auto- mobile were all expected to do their share in keeping boys on the farm, but still the exodus continues. Why is it that, with farm life now made more attractive than ever before, rural depopulation has not been halted ? The Alliston Herald has been seeking for the reason, and here is the answer: 'Boys will continue to leave the farm so long as agricul tural papers and farmers themselves continue bitterly to decry their own calling." This answer to the question is not far removed from the truth. Indeed. ~ the convie- | is a |it strikes closer to the root © un- | { i lan active brain will reason that { amend it, that if it is a mistake we | {might | truth is that the farmers of Canada i matter than most of the other rea- | sons given. Apparently it never oc- curs to the farmer that this continual advertising of the claim that farm- | ing is an unremunerative busi is the greatest factor of all in bring- ing boys to a decision to leave the farm. With some farmers deploring their lot every time they enter into conversation with anyone, with their spokesmen continually stating from the platform that ther, is not ade- quate remuneration in agriculture and the same declaration being] blazoned forth in agricultural papers day after day and week after week, | is it any wonder that boys living on | the farm decide to go to the city It is only natural that a boy with | it would be utter foolishness for him to stay on the farm when he hears | his father and neighbors say that all | the opportunities are in the cities | and none in the country. He has listened to this <tatement so fre- quently since his early childhood that to him it has become an undis- puted fact. It is not to be wondered at, then, that when a farmer ap- proaches the subject of having his son take a partnership in the farm, 'orTof taking it over, the young man laughs at the idea, and announces his intention of going to the city as | soon ac his father has sold out. He] has always been told that farming is no good, and he can't see Why he | should stick to the country. | Yet, the farmers are the very ones | who cry loudest mgainst the exodus from thy country to the city. There | are none go blind as those who will | not see, and they are evidently so | anxious to give the impression that | they are a poor, down-todden class | that they drive away those who | otherwisy stay on the land. They need to adopt a boosting policy, | rather than a knocking one. The | | | | i | are the most prosperous and inde- pendent class in the country, but it is a hard thing to find a farmer who will admit ft. | | | BITS OF BY-PLAY | Ry LUKE McLUKE | | Copyright, 1920, by The Cincinnati Enquirer. | 3 Hopeless! ' They took him to the Bug House and He'll stay in there, we understand. His case was cinched, he had to go-- | He claimed his gas bill was too low. The Limit. "That fellow Smith is a real pessi- isn't he?' said Brown. "Yes," agreed Jones. "He is already worrying about how hot it is going to be next summer." Asother Hick. An awful hick is Billy Blaws He i the worst in this nation; He's: fond of "ath-a-letics™ They bring ahout free tion." whole dfause "'pres-pera- Se Will We! "Pie first shall be last, and the last shall be first," quoted the Clergyman. "Maybe," commented the Rounder. "But I'll bet ya Connle Mack's team don't win the American Léague pen- nant." Your poverty is not your fault, On thik fact you weuld like to bei; And yet; you never try to halt, When you are running into debt Poor Old Paw! Willie--Paw? Paw---Yes, my son, what is it? Willie--~When Congress passes law, does the law become a thing of the past? Paw--You get to bed, young man. You are getting too blame smart! g Bang! We bury Oswald Binks to-day Don't offer prayer! He sto®d up on the seat of a Revolving chair. Gedlus. "Why is it that men of genius never know the value of money?" asked the Old Foggy. "Well," replied the Grouch. " They see so little of it that they never have a chance to form any definite opinion on the subject" . Gosh! We hate to keep anyone out of the Club. But whaddy we gonnd do with Burns Mothershead, of Kennedy Heights, Cincinnati? en Help! That fellow always wants to fight, He's a pugnacioug dub. I fear; He scraps all day, and then at night He gets in bed and pounds, Kis ear. ~-Luke McLuke. He surely is a star at scraps, He seems to have been born that way; rd And that's the reason why, perhaps, That every night he hitg the hay. ~Newark Advocate. ' Our Joe Miller Contest. A Bosten reader claims that the old- est joke is the one about the English- man Who took dinner With a Chinese hant in Ca The Ching could speak little English and the Eng- lishman could speak no Chinese. One of the dishes was & delicious stew made out of mushrooms, onions and a dark, tender, well-flavored meat that tasted like duck. The ishman ate heartily of this stew and then closed | his eyes and rubbed his stomach with an air of ecstacy. After this panto- mimic tribute to the dish the Eng- lishman sald, interrogatively as he pointed to the dish: "Quack. quack? The Chinaman shook his head nega- tively. { "No," said he. "Bow-wow!" In That Seo! married ) » ¢ - Dear Luke: When Miss Hall » | may be, you can always C {in | many brands of ink. Satisfied People al Mr. - Hallman ame Charlott Didn't Work. And hat has be i fashioned man who Luke McLuke He's wearlngs«a tour straight sometimes isn't Occasionally goes out without Tribune w it--Warren Aw, Cheer Up! & White, the lumber dealers, are bl ent lumber market. Black Sixns Is Signs. non & fence in Newcast! For Sale Horse and Buggy a Lady With Rubber Tires By Hoorny! And, no matter how dark the A. outlook | Friend DeQueen, Ark. Our Daily Special, The Crab Who Is Always Looking | For The Worst Of It Always Finds It.. Walt Mason THE POET PHILOSOPHER THE PRICELESS THIRST | Some thirsty people wail and sigh | because there is no gin: some day | their costly thirst will die. and com-! fort will begin. A little while they'll' dodge the cops and go to wild ex-| tremes to carry home a sack of hops and work out homebrew dreams. A | little while they'll think it sport to | trail the bootleg shark through alley foul and squalid court, to some se- | questered park; but they'll soon tire | | of all such brews that work like this | commands, that make a man take off | his shoes and walk upon his hands. | A little while they'll walk in gloom, | and yearn for things to drink, and | hair restorers they'll consume; and | While yet this | thirst of theirs endures they'll drink | things that kick, and liniments and spavin cures will make their in- | nards sick. But all things perish and decay, like roses in the dell, and | e'en a thirst will fade away, if it's not nurtured well. And to these | wights will come a time, a morning fair will come, when they'd refuse to give a dime to greet the Demon Rum. | And often they will wonder why they -------- used to wildly beef because they lack- | ed a shot of rye to multiply |their | grief. | ~--WALT MASON, Arment Sing Their Praises ALWAYS POPULAR Mr. Mike Stowone, of Queen St. West, Toronto, Is One of the Many Who Tell Why He Recommends Dodd's Kidney Pills. Toronto, Ont, Mar. 4th (Special) --"Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best medicind I ever took." This is the statement of Mr. Mike | Stwone, of 1316 Queen St. West, this | city. And Mr. Stwone gives a rea- son: "I had been trying all kinds of medicines," he says, "but I Kidney Pills." all ever Canada tion. Dodd's Kidney They give satisfac- Pills are not sun that spring from diseased kidnays. have made their reputation. They lumbago, dropsy, diobetes, urinary satisfied people who used them are singiug the praises of Dodd's Kidney { Pills in all corners of Canada. ! Ask your neighbors if Dodd's Kid- ney Pills are not the best medicine for sick kidneys. of lutely nothing better. ond $0. Sold ERC ns in cm en, cos i WHY DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS ARE | E never | fcund satisfaction till I used Dodd's | | Mr. Stowne has given the reason why Dodd's Kidney Pills are popular | 4 remedy for everything under the | They are for the treatment of | kidney diseases and those diseases | It is in treating such diseases they | { have made it by giving satisfaction. | | They have been used for rheumatism, | troubles and heart disease, and the. DAILY BRITISH WHIG. : -- Our friends and patrons can depend upon BIBBY'S to furnish them with Men's and Boys' Clothing and Fur- nishings, Hats and Caps at prices that will meet 'and beat anything offered in the city or any other city. We have been doing this for years and it is not likely we will fall down at this stage in our business career. We say to you, my friend, examine all the bargains that are being offer- ed by all comers and goers, and if we cannot save you money--price for price, value for value--we won't take your money. [BIBBY"S The Largest Store of th e Kind in Eastern Ontario. Suits ready to try on, finished to your measure in two hours' t1 me. INCUBATOR--THE BUCKEYE. Sold at-- A Mazola A Pure Salad and Cooking Oil at Reduced Prices BUCKEYE INCUBATORS = Them All Joy buying the one best No. 1 tin No. 2 tin No. 8 tin Jas. REDDEN & Co. Phonb 20 and 990, "The House of Satisfaction" Take the risk out of your Chicken Breeding HARDWARE. KING ST. PHONE 3888. i FARMS FOR SALE FARM of 100 acres, on.a good road, not far from King- ston; first class dwelling; good outbuildings; about 65 acres under cultivation; well watered; enough wood for fuel; orchard; posgession at once. Price $5,500. We have a large list of farms for sale of all sizes and prices. First class Insurance Com- panies. Money to loan. T. J. 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Save mébney and be assured of satisfaction by buying at home. Dr. Chown's Drug Store The only Coa! kandled by FOR SALE Good second - hand Lumber, Corrugated Sheet Steel and other building materials. lL. Cohen & Co. 275 Ontario St. Phone 837. Crawford Foot of 'ueen St. . Phone 9. "It's & black busines, dul we treat you white" Giadep Ruby E Quick lives in Statesville, North Carolina. i 4