{THE BRITISH WHIG 88TH YEAR. Published Dally sad £ Sews-Weekly by ™SE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING | CO, LIMITED J. 6B. Elllett President | Lemau A. Guallg i . Editor and Managing-Director | TELEI'HONES; Business 'Office torial Hoong Job Office .. - SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (Daily Edition) year, deilvered in city .. year, |f paid in advance year, by mail to rural offi 8 50 | One year, to United States ,. .3.00] (Semi-Weekly Edition) year, by mall, cash st 70 One year, If not paia in advance $1 One year, to United States $i 50 QUT-OF-TOWN REPRESENTATITES ¥. Calder, 23 8Si.. John St, Montreal | FSW. Thompson 100 King St W, Toronto. £ Pr +243] +329 38 35 ..36 One tters to the Editor are published! enly the | over the actual pame of WEiter. Attached is one of the best job pfnting offices in Canada -- The circulation of THE BRITISH £ WHIG is authenticated by the = ABOU "Audit Bureau of Circulations. he night before Christmas every- ol is for good roads, {And those who live by blood and irpn shall perish by blood and iron. Only twelve more days to dread ns neckties you will get at Christ- x = k ---- will Christmas arises: the Phe question now Santa Claus roll stockings? a is difficult to set the world to rights when everybody is clamoring | IRELAND AT PE AC E. seeing the ove jof the discredited | ment, it also saw : {troubles in Ireland, af | 10d of warfare and str {the great interest lin "the election camj settlement was releg in the background of the of the day, but it was an event of much {and great signiflcance t | British Empire. in the { Lloyd George deserves the « {lations of the whols Em \ his | masterly handling o2 a very dificult | Wn situation. Many dung the course of the neg« ions a breakown was threatened, b it with splendid tact ani diplomacy he 'guid- fod the ship of state past th» break- ers, and came out again with an-| other barrier to face that called i skillful navigation. has | cessfully surmounted all the difficul- | ties in the way, and although the cone 'essions which had to be were perhaps a little Brea er than were at first intended, it 'was worth | | while to make them on than | [have the negotiations break down] warfare start once | to a place jew events hat it portance whole place is cert first ongratu- for times | for | | Now he made completely and again. iy Under its new constitutiion {1and will assume a status somewhat | similar to that of Canada. The cre- | ation of a new "Irish Free State" | | within the Empire, while a Ire-| Tttia] farther in advance of what was ex-| | pected, means another addition to| {the chain of free nations which go | | together to form the unbreakable | | whole of the greatest Empire the | world has ever seen. That Ireland | should have broken away altogether | | r-ithe Liberal member was the i---- ~T HE contest promises to be a close one, with the Conservative ,securing the | large vote in the city, and the other! two about equal, and the. two farm- ers having the bulk of the rural vote. In the last election, in 1919, only | farmer in the field. John Scott, a! Woodstock labour man, was the joint U.F.O.-Labour candidate, and while he led the way in the city, he | secured a very light vote in the coun- | {ty, with the result that he came last. The Conservative pun that occasion was also a city man, and his coun- | try vote was very small. Since then, however, the strength of the U.F.O. | and UF.W.0. organizations has more than doubled, about three-| fifths of their members being former | Liberals and two-fifths former Con- | servatives. All these factors lend an | air of uncertainty to the contest, which is to be a short but keen one, | as the voting takes place on Dec. 19th. The Drury government is {no chances with this seat, tically all of are to take an active part in fight. Meetings have already arranged at which Premier Drury, | Hon. Manning Doherty, Hon. Peter Smith, Hon. H. C. Nixon, Hon. W, E. Raney, Hon. F. C. Biggs, Hon. Harry Mills and Hon. Beniah Bowman are to speak, and Miss Agnes McPhail, Canada's first woman M.P., is also to enter the riding on behalf of the U. F.0. candidate. On the Liberal side about half a dozen of the prominent | Liberal members of the" "legislature are to speak in the campaign, and the Conservative expects to have the support of the Hon. Howard Fergus- on and other leaders of the Ontario | Tory party. The stage is therefore all set for a strenuous campaign, taking | and prac- the | been | TTT {| But the music that | jeans | | | | ; | had to the cabinet ministers |n "| was, of course, unthinkable, but with | with the result an entirely uneertain its new status, Ireland will have al-| | quantity, although the U.F.0. man | most complete automony, and will | j enters the field as the favourite. In be left free to work out her own sal-| the federal election the Progressive H WHIG. DAILY BRITIS MONDAY, DEC. 12, 1921. BLE THOUGHT FOR TON KINGDOM 18 WITHIN:-- Neither shall they say, Lo f here' or, lo there! for, behold the] kingdom of God is within Yolo] i Luke 17: 21. { know what its left hand is doing. | And that left hand does do some ey ny, funny things. ALONG LIFES DETOUR BY SAM HILL | Real Melody. There's lots of high-class musi world, And highbrows they what it means: does most | i c in the | tell can you appeal to me Is the jinkle of in my the dollar Observations of Oldest Inhabitant. I kin remember when the farmers make a weekly trip to the earest town to get their mail. With the Multitude. . Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? What! Haven't start. ed? Oh, well, neither have we. Have vou thought of any § od New- Year's resolutions for January first? Neither have We. We're Gonna Learn To Dance It P. DQ "Most young men would rather em- brace a pretty girl than en opportun- ity."--Sam HIiIL 1f you're anxlous to embrace the girls Don't pass this opportunity; Just take a chance with the shimmy dance And you'll hug the whole ity! commun- --G. N. 8. - That's One Place, Anyway. "Old-fashioned Grangma -- "You just can't find modesty anywhere these days. Now, when I was--" | "Flippant Flapper--' Here's a Diotion- | | ary, Grandma. You can still find it there, among obsolete words." | [candidate finished 425 votes behind The future of the country now lies| the. Liberal, Who was elected, but |, entirely in tife hinds of the Irish on that occasion the Liberal was al people. With a constitution of their } "1 man, and secured a lead of two OW. With: thelr own policies regards) | thousand votes in the city of Wood- tariff and defence. the stock, so that the farmer in the pro- leaders of Ireland have & splendid | Yinclal fight has a more even chance [opportunity to show that they were] than did his colleague in the federal {realty fitted for the tasks Which they | contest. This election will be watch- | sought in their demands for absolute | ® With keen interest all over the | province, on account of its being Drury"s first test of strength since vation. ing finance, There will be an entertainment and for his "rights. Lto have control over Irish at Britain the A scientist claims that respiration | &'¥°% Great B; ports, | | protection | | freedom. The sole safeguard left, | | that of empowering the British nav a Pe 8 ¥| becoming premier, and, as Kingston is also faced with a provincial bye- election in the near future, this city "Eutertalnment" is Good For Pie Social, No. before you buy your new Suit and Overcoat, THIS WEEK we are offering some truly wonderful values, SEE OUR BIG BOYS' OVERCOATS Sizes 28 to 35, at $12.50 We'd Say. (Leo Cor. (Jackson, O.) Herald) pie social at Raysville School Friday evening, December 2. Everybody wel- come, Short, Sad Poems Marriage Vows. Married rows. T'ivorce pow-wows, "To Prevent Accidents" A superplump lady was hurrying (even as a well-loaded truck hurries) along the crowded sidewalk, when her h s felt to be necessary, and is an evidence of character. The | xe Ya it i Ea chin hen { will be more than Bsvally interested breath often is. | the necessity the persistent refusal of the British | 18 the fight. : Insurance against bandits is the | parliament to grant a full Ee ts is 3 latest. However, the victim general- | |of freedom to Ireland. 6 Altogethe ly is fully covered. | the solution seems to be a happy| The election has had, as the Whig !one, for it gives the people of Ire- | predicted, a most baneful effect on "It is reported that the former kai- {land more than they originally ask-|the Old Woman of Princess Street. The woman ed for, and gives them the power 0) gne has lost her poise ' completely. {rule themselves .as they wish to be|ghe'is now, more than ever--if that | ruled. were possible--all things to all one | MEN. It's really funny to try BLOWING HOT AND COLD. will' marry again, mist be crazy also. ---------- tAbout the only difference between hobby and a job is that you get | for the job, The problem of Ulster is which has yet to be solved. Under | the new regime, Ulster can either | remain within the Irish Free State CaS in point: or stay out of it, as she desires. Be- On Saturday the Standard devot- { fore one month passes, Ulster must | |ed a great deal of space on its front | decide whether to go in the | Page to an explanation of the ballot ora Bad wre an oT a oi { South of Ireland and make a united | box incidept at the Mowat hospital. . ord a ¥ [country, or whether she will revert It featured the . deputy : the gla are these: "En- officer's story of how he came please find cheque." to the status which existed before [the settlement was reached, that of Slose the poll some three hours FA wite 1s usually Inclined ts ho | DAVIDE & separate parliament of her | Tore before the time specified in the al. When. her husband says she { own, with power to dal with her | election act and to make known the |own affairs, independent of the rest|TeSult of the voting. Not a thing | of Ireland. It is probable that, with | WrOn& about this, of course--merely | The man who "lies down on the |the fear of the Sinn Fein majority | ® technical error," but one that "in Job" should not be- surprised if he strong in the hearts of Ulstermen,|D0 Wa¥ effected the result or pre- #8 stepped upon by a hustler. | that Ulster will decide to stay as she |Judiced either side," bless your ------ | was, with freedom to rule herself, |eart. no! The Standard does not . We are fast arriving a at the time|in which case, the ticklish question | tell its readers, however, that early of year when the Christmas tree|of the boundary between the two |i} the afternoon Mr. W. A. Mitchell, (salesman trims the consumer, sections of Ireland will have to pe | chief returning officer, visited the § settled. But greater problems than |1OSPital and warned the deputy on A naturalist says that all Nature |that'have already been solved in| duty there that the ballot box was decayed vegetation. This is | dealing with the Irish question, and [10t t0 be opened under any circum- 'efpecially true of the dead-beat. | tradicts herself so often, Take a If the nasons disarm, somebody | ¢an make a fortune by buying the surplus swivel chairs, with to or 4 j A ooks well in last year's suit. stances until six o'clock. Neither and | | follow her arguments, since she con-| returning | | | eve caught an attractive window dis- play. She jammed on the brakes, so to speak, and came to a very sudden stop. A man directly in the rear of her also came to a sudden stop as he crashed into the immovable. AT REDUC ED PRICE BUNT'S Hardware, King St. "For the love of Mike, Madams, don't you know enough .to hold out your hand when you are going to stop?" he exclaimed angrily as he de- toured around her. Fool Questions . G. 8. M. asks: "What kind of an iron do you use when you press a guest to stay for dinner?" Farm Notes, (From Owen County Democrat) "It is said that fall and winter plow- ing will kill insects." In that case we would recommend the insects do their | plowing in the spring and summer. "Clover and blue grass save the land." Aha! So that's what won the war, eh? "To have a successful farm organiza- tion 'you must poultice the sore spots" To draw out the members, we suppose. More Personal Liberty. The hunter now is far afield, A-chasing frightened rabbits, But evel there the Volstead law Keeps tab upon his habits. --Cincinnati Enquirer. To stalk the startled rabbit I No longet am a-wishing; They've even killed the pleasure that 1 used to have in fishing. ~--Newark (Ohio) Advocate. And That's That. The Professor of Literature and the Professor of Mathematics were arguing iow WHERE f\ANTA CLAUS DOES HIS BUYING Skates, Hockey Sticks, Trains, Trol- ley Curs, Engines, Pucks, Sleeping Dolls, China Dolls, Unbreakable Dolls, 'KIDDIES' Sweepers, Shovels, Sleighs, Skooters, Blackboards, Games, Sewing Sets. BALLOONS--all sizes and all shapes. DIRIGIBLES that interest old and young. In fact 'everything to please all ages, GENUINB THERMOS BOTTLES and LUNCH SETS Reduced in price. Dr. Chown's Drug Store 183 Princess St. Phone 348 "THOMAS COPLEY Telephone 987. & anything done In the carpe ne. Estimates givem on all ki : d mew work alse hard wood floors of nil kinds. All orders! will recelv: prompt attention. 2% Queena Street. 3 China: A densely populated area "inside a Great Wall, emtirely sur- ,rounded by spheres of influence. i ------------ +Lloyd Georeg believes that he has a one more crisis in Ireland. _ But there may be others in the bush. s "We are for the naval holiday. It will be fine to put over one holiday bankers can't celebrate dy clos- fr "Well 16 munition makers can { turn to the making of automobiles * Without lowering their batting aver- ¥ ------------ 'Our idea of an optimist is a man is thankful that he has made gh this year to pay the tax on year's income. - "Some the our United States friends 3 Irish patriots because they love the green, and some because they love the long green, Fifty per éent. of college girls be 1 spinsters, says a professor. er it is a dreadful fate depends on the point of view, By royal proclamation England devote three and one half days the celebration of Christmas. It 1 "evidently the intention to have Lloyd George is coming to, the ington conference, As hes no, F & young man, he has decided to wait until the Irish question oni si | the Empire can now look forward to | seeing Ireland advance in step with the rest of the Dominions and col- onies towards a new and more har- monious era of peace and prosper- itye A PROVINCIAL BYE-ELECTION, With the federal gemeral election now a thing of the past, interest in things political will for a time cen- tre in the first bye-election in Ont- ario since the Drury government came ipto power, that in the north riding of Oxford, where a vacancy in the legislature was caused by the death of John A. Calder, the sitting member, in June last. This elec- tion will come as a test of the strength of the Drury government, for North Oxford, with a rural vote of 9,000 and an urban vote of about 6,600, is a typical Ontario constitu- ency, and the result should' show, fairly well, just how the government stands with the people after its two years of power, The former mem- was a Liberal, and Oxford North is a traditional Liberal stronghold, having the reputation of never hav- ing returned anything but a Liberal to the federal or provincial house since representative government be- gan in Canada, but the present bat- tle is a threée-cornered ome, so that the old tradition may be shattered. In the nominations, which took place this week, three men were nominated. They were David M. Ross, U.F.O., W.W. Day, Liberal, and Homer B. Neely, who is runaing as an independent Conservative, The first two are farmers, and the latter is a Woodstock lawyer. The 3 a ' | ing himself to the Standard offices did it tell its readers that when, early in the afternoon this same offi- cer, disobeying his explicit instrtic- tions, opened the box and counted the ballots, he lost no time in betak- and announcing the result. That re- sult was immediately posted én the bulletin windows. The deputy next visited the 'Whig office, and tentiéred the same information. The Whig re- fused to make it public, either on the bulletin or otherwise. And now let us introduce to our gentle readers a shining example of the Standard's consistency. On the back page of its same Sat- urday issue it published am article under the heading: "Reed's Election Likely Protested." On what grounds? Because, it declares, that according to reports 'one polling booth was closed at two o'clock in the afternoon and was not again opened." But does the Standard defend this action, as it defended a like case when giving publicity to its front page article on the same day? O no, not at all! This viola- tion of the election act, when done on behalf of the Conservative candi date, was quite all right. In fact, to use its own words: "The opinion is that there is good ground for a protest, and the probable invalida- tion of the election." The readers of the Standard must have a hard time following its con- Bicting arguments; they surely can have no faith in its opinions or in its news columns. Our esteemed contemporary is one of those who do over the popularity of their respective branches of study. "There are more people interested in good reading and good books than in figures," declared the Profesor of Lit- erature, "Oh, I don't know," replied the Pro- fessor of Mathematics." You stage the very best lecure you can get on literary subjects and next door I'll put on a musical comedy with the Bathing Girls as the chief feature, and I'll show you gin | MOORE'S TOYLAND a thousand persons interested in figures FARMS FOR SALE six miles from orchard, good. buildings. Price $2,200, 2--200 acres, Township of Kingston, about 125 acrec under cultivation, large maple bush and a lot of val- uable timber. Price $9000. 8-°-100 acres, ten miles from Kingston on leading road, first class buildings, good orchard, well-watered and fenced. Price $7500. Full list at office. T. J. Lockhart Real Estate and Insurance 58 Brock Street, Kingston 1--25 acres, Kingston, to every one you can show interested in literature." a Daily Sentence Sermon. Never be afraid to take = chance on --doing right. thirst, for long calm years of usefu: arts; but if we'd have it men must first ecrap evil passions in their hearts. Oh, we may sink our ships at sea, and turn our swords to prun- ing hooks, and mold our shotguns su they'll be acceptable as shepherds' crooks, but man will find a enicker- snee if he is bound to scrap, gad- zooks! Disarmament's a noble plan, well worth the highest .statemen's while, but it must be an also-ran, and carnage still must be in style, until we rid the heart of man 'of hat- red, jealousy and guile. If he can't have a battleship with which to soak the measly foe, he'll heave a boulder from his hip and haply lay a dozen low, or he will let the arrows zip on deadly errands from a bow. 'H he can't eend out poison gas, or train big guns on yonder camp, he'll take a ragged pane of glass, or brain the News of the Names Club. We can't help but wonder if Dell Gulley of Owenton, Ky. doesn't have her mpments of depression over har name. Boss Gee lives at Weliston, Ohio, re- ports G. N. M. Gee! What a funny name. ' Why? You owe me ten, you know you do; I need the coin most terribly. A hundred times I've written you, OM pal, why don't you answer me? a Walt Mason THE POET PHILOSUPHER HERE'S HOPING. I hope the nations may decide to junk the implements of might, ana serap the battleships that ride the waters, spoiling for a fight; for such an outcome we have cried since this great confab Womed In sight. The great world war has dene its worst, but still remains its wounds and it, but alas, he's just that sort of rattled scamp! So we must serap un worthy hates as well as battleships and guns, throw them forever from our gates with broken lances, tons.on tone; and then for us the Great Peace waits, to last while there are stars and suns, not believe in letting its right hand A smarts; for peace we hunger and we Christmas Stockings Christmas Crackers Just come in and look at them. They are prettier than ever. Jas. REDDEN & Co. The House of Satisfaction Phones 20 and 990. foeman with a lamp; T hate to say: Let us recharge your Ford Magne- 0s. 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