to & £ § £ IY 8 / THE DAILY BRITIS H WHIG. : FRIDAY, DEC, 16, 1921, THE BRITISH WHIG 88TH YEAR, and Sew.a-Weekly WHIG PUBLISHI LIMITED J. 6. Blllotg ..,... Leman A. Gulla Published Dally THE BRITISH v . ARLEPHONES: Business Office .. sreseeavene il torial Roma . J Offic SUBSCRIPTION RATES; (Daily Edition) One year, delivered in city ......$36. 00 Ope year, If paid in advance ....$5.0 One year, by mail to Fural offices $2.50 One year, Lo United Sta 3.0 (Semi- Weekly Edition) One year, by mall, cash Ong year, If not pala In adyaney One year, to United State OUT-OF "TOWN REPRESENTATIVES ¥. iCalder, 22 St. John St, Montreal ¥.'W. Thompson ......100 King St. W, Toronto. tters to the Editor are published < over the actual name of the writer. Astached Is one of the printing offices in Canada. 1.60 $15 best job The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticaied by the ABO Audit Bureau of Circulations. Em -- Rormalcy would appear to be a buy-product, What will Hearst do now for yel- dow peril extras, The dove of peace isn't kept in a @iplomatic coup. Rural life affords more fresh aid pod fewer youngsters. The present dream of Middle Eur- Ope Is a square meal, The eight-hour day is never ob- served in rumor factories. The prosecuting attorney who has no convictions seldom convicts, If the fleets are scrapped, the taxpayer will dreadnaught. The paths of glory lead "but to grave Internationa) complications. esate Universal peace will: be nearer 'when covenants are open and mofiths are not. A ---- In the Japanese language, "the main chance" and "the mainland" mean the same, It must be fine to be an island in the Pacific, and have nothing to do What's got into little Tommy all ®f a sudden is what he hopes will get into his stocking. ------ Pity the poor bachelor who fro- Muently lacks an audience when he feels in a humor to brag, Peace between England and Ire- §and is one thing, and peace in Ire- . Jand is something else again, EY Scrapping battleships won't save $ . Mives. It will simply leave more fuel © available to drive jitneys. 'When you have to crank on a cold moraing, you understand why the Rverage crank ayoids cold facts. ------------ Most of the people are learning to OW a soft drink without reach- ~ fing automatically for a chaser. £ | When the great nations deal .in Mle milk of human kindness, how _ Iwill the email nations be cowed? « A man nover becomes so Jost to decency and righteousness that ho can't the other fellow's duty. Wh derstanding" they mean that nations speak of a "misun- they understand each other thoroyghly. ; bree A feminine bdarder is like that, also. The man of 'the house wil © first endure, then pity; then embrace. : As a rule, the wan 'who Bates au- 'thority is the one who realizes that he can't earn the ng to have any of it. : ® The i man 'whe is too mean to build ~ the fires for his wife won't need to -- ! ahont. a fire on 'Resurrection -------- ¥ This is a democratic country. The | college boys who aré bruised and § and kicked about end trod- under foot are the heroes of the '| come forward as a champion of mus- %I much of old per 1.80 may be, the it EXERCISE FOR THE OLD, One hears much talk nowadays| about the danger of any but the mildest kind of ph exercises, such cs a leisurely game of golf, an occasional horse ride, persons advanced care must be taken, one to put a strain upon the heart. It is interesting, \therefpre, to note that a well-known London surgeon an authority on physical culture, has | al back for years. Great| is told, not in cular exercises for old persons. Sir | James Cantile is his name, and al- | though he is seventy years old him- | self he is described as "supple as an athlete," He is conducting a physic- al culture class for men nearly eigh- iy and another for elderly women, | and this is his advice to old persons: "Don't be afraid of your hearts. | They will stand more disease than! ary other organ in your body." Sir! James maintains that men ought to | walk at the rate of 110 paces a min- | ute (the rate known in the army as "quick time') even after reaching {the age of fifty, and he adds that if | they do so then they will likely be still doing it at eighty. | Perhaps Sir James, expects too ns. However that | that animates his | advice is good. he aged are not | to think too mfich of their possible! physical infirmities. The way to| stay: young is to continue thivking of one's self as young . LESS Taux; MORE WORK. The Montreal Star's wish that we | could have a working rather than a | talking session of parliament is wor- | thy of consideration, and all long- | winded debaters should pay heed. | | Canada's Hansard is a sorry specta- | cle, and many of the lengthy reports | in newspapers of parliamentary ses- sions are equally as sorry an exhibit. If the reports of parliament were | boiled down by the newspapers! the country would be well served. Old Country newspapers devote a comparatively small amount of space to the British parliament discus- sions, except on very important oc- casions, and the sessions of the Brit- ish parliament are becoming more business-like affairs, It is more able business men who are needed in our parliaments, but these men have not the time to waste in debates on ques- tions that might be settled in hours instead of days. An able business man will often say as much to the point in ten minutes as a lawyer-pol- itician would say in an hour. In the recent campaign in Kingston, the lo- cal Liberal candidate was criticized & lawyer because he did not for a full hour at nominatibn when that amount of space was alot- ted to him. The Liberal candidate spoke about thirty-three minutes, but in that time he made"a number of telling points that made an {m- pression upon the audience, The speech of his opponent was regarded as heavy and ineffective although the latter is a trained parliamentar- fap. It was a case of a business man on the Liberal side dealing with questions of which he was/ master and giving sharp criticism 'as well, against a professional man giving a resume of political party events. All classes are meeded in our parlia- ments, and we want even a few ora- tors; but certainly we need more able business men who will transact | general' election wll be or soon, but simply because the state | constitutional rainy day is best for the Christmas polis, then the sooner they get rid of this idea the better. There can | be no doubt that the result of the! felt very of uncertainity as to the result is mot at an end, but any seffect w might come from the effects of the | policy of Mr. King and his Liberal | * suppofgters will not be felt for a long | |time, The wheels of government | | work very slowly. There are seridiaf | requirements whi have to be met, and there is a long, | hard road ahead befére the blessing | of Liberalism will be felt by the peo- | where foreign cooks were wearing | 'ple. Rome was not built in a day, | and it will take many days to break ted by the Meighen government and | {put into its place a better and more efficient structure under the leader-| ship of Mr, King. But that better times, and better | legislation will come is a certainty. It is only a matter of time. Mr. King only' needs a chance to show what {he plans to do for the people of this |country, and if those who have great expectations will but wait until he is {settled into office, and has the gears of his new machine working smooth- ly, then they will be satisfied. B it cannot be done overnight. Mr. King is no magician, but he under- | stands the needs of the people, and |* in that respect the people can have {confidence in the achievements of his government after it has had a chance | to show what it &&n do. RAINY DAY SHOPPING. Said a leading merchant yester- day: "If the people only knew it, the shopper." Then he explained that the crowds {always fall off on days when the | weather in inclement, and con- sequently those who are in the stores have better opportunity to make | their purchases without delay, while | | the clerks are in a position to ren- der better service. In other words, don't delay your shopping because the sun is hidden and rain or snow clouds threaten. BIGGER F! AMILY; LOWER RENT, It has been left to France to make a real attempt to relieve the strain caused on the purses bf the working men by exorbitant rents. According to a Paris news dispatch, hte cham- ber of deputies is considering a bill intended to relieve the severe hous- ing shortage in that country. But in this bill the French government has made a new departure which many a working man in this country would welcome with joy. In it there is a provision that "the bigger the family the cheaper the rent." Prob- ably the French government figures that by including this clause it will kill two birds with one stone--that it will, first of all, relieve the work- ing man who has a large family and is burdened by a high rent, and sec- ondly, induce people to have larger families in order to bring down their rents, The provisions of the French bill call for the construction of five thousand cheap flats by the govern- ment, to be completed in ten years. This would involve an expenditure of seven billion francs, which would be raised by way of a loan. In leas- ing the flats, preference would be given to working men with large the country's business with the same care and despatch with which they do their own. GIVE KING A CHANCE. In a recent issue of the Brantford Expositor there appeared a news item with the heading, "Great Ex- pectations from New Premier." In this item it is stated that Rev. T. D. McCullough, secretary: of the Social Service Council of London, voiced the opinion that Hon. W. L. Macken- zie King will be found active in the furthering of social service legisla- tion, and that he will follow in the steps of Premier Drury in regard to prohibition, and make Canada com- pletely dry. The item goes on to tell of the great expectations which are held out for better conditions under Mackenzie King, and says that these expectations are based upon the opinions expressed by the new prem- fer in his book, "Industry and Hu- manity." This item brings out an idea which is very commonly heard on the streets and elsewhere. The old government has been defeated. The new Liberal government, under Mac- enzle King, wil soon be taking over the reins of power, and those who are not absolutely in topch with the operation of the wheels of govern- ment are already looking for the chango in conditions. They have had expectations that as soon as he was returped to power, Mackenzie King would provide a cure for all the evils which are rampant in Can- ada, from the unemployment and trade stagnation down to the liquor and race-track gambling problems. He has been looked upon by miany 4 magic lamp, bring back prosperity. ahd busy times to the country over night. Those people are unreason- able in their expectations, and are doomed to disappointment. It there are any who are expect- ing 'that conditions will at once be changed, simply because the Meigh- as a kind of Aladdin who could, by 2 _| a simple process, like that of rubbing families, and the rent would be re- duced in proportion to the number of children. According to the pro- posed plan, a family with three children would pay about half the rent exacted from a family with only one child. There is a decided contrast be- tween this plan and the usual pro- cedure that is found in this country. Instead of encouraging people with large families to live in their houses at cheap rents and be happy and comfortable, the usual method of Canadian landlords is to put up on their property a sign * bearing the words, "No children." This is quite a common thing, In Kingston, a large number of property owners strongly object to letting their houses to families in which there are children. What a relief it would be to many of the working men of this city and country to have a similar regulation in force in this country! But perhaps it is a little too much to expect. The people of France are not infected with the bacilli of ma- torialism to the same extent as the people of this country. They are more sentimental in their outlook on life, and perhaps this is why their plan to encourage large families would be scoffed at by the property owners of Canada, But, after all, there is a great deal to be commend- ed in their scheme, If a man and wo- man raise a large family they are rendering a service to the state which should not be overlooked, and they should be helped instead of be- ing penalized. The altruistic idea be- hind the French scheme is good, even although it may meet with the scorn of the practical, business-like men of this continent. . Some of the little rs show a woeful lack of gray matter, but it ha, always struck us that the Jane who 'was willing to ride on the back of a motorcycle had in zero in brains. A lot of men play a hunch only to Jisctver X hus played the dewos with In lize' 8 race you need good wind. bat the fellow who is too windy wm en government was défeated at the be left at the post. |T know | jeer when I confess I'd rather eat an | made? BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY HAVE FAITH IN GOD:--- And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he re- {ceived his sight, and Sullowea Jesus {in the way.--Mark 10: Walt THE POET P| nr son SOPHER HASH. I've eaten much in fine hotels, bells, and I have seen the waiters bring grand dishes that would temps [down the structure which was crec- |@ Ki; yea, often they have see: me poumce on grub whose name 1 can't pronounce, and I have paid five | bucks or more for victuals famed in tavern lore, cooked by a master chef | from France, or Italy or Spain, per- chance, And while I plied my fork and knife, and ate and ate, to save my life, I thought, "I'd give a wad of cash to have a plate of grandma's hash." TI say it humbly and in fess my hightoned friends will old time hash of spuds and meat, with onion flavor as a base, then feed my chaste and useful! face with kit- chen triumphs they'd applaud, com- piled by artists from abroad. The good old hash my grandma made! New cooks wink out, their triumphs fade; no man in memory can bear the strong points of their bill of fare; the cost sticks longer in the mind than does the dish, sublime, refined; {but who forgets when old and fray- the onion hash that grandma I have the price, and I can buy the canvasback, the new-laid pie; for long I've had my money's worth of all the luxuries on earth; but I'm ed, | best comforted end stayed by such good hash as grandma made. ~--WALT MASON, ALONG LIFE'S DETOUR BY SAM HILL Or Any Other Time. "Brevity is the soul of wit)" Still it's no jobe, but a crime To be so very short, Around this Christmas time. Observations of Oldest Inhabitant, 1 kin remember when they used to say to meet a red-headed girl meant you would see a white horse. "Say It With Flowers" "Prohibition is becoming a grave remarked the Rector. "Yes," replied the Sexton, they stop selling this deadly whisky I am afraid we will have_to enlarge the cemetery." question," "unless | Mehbbe Buying It For a Museum, (Coffeyville (Kansas) Journal) Glen Dillon has purchased a buggy. Always Borrow Them, (Headline in San Francisco Chronicle) Do not lend umbrellas, and never buy them. . Vanity. Your nose -is red, Your lips are blue, A vanity case I'll get for you. --Newark Advocate, Your nose is red You have the flu; A handkerchief I'll get for you. Fool Questions. K. A asks: "What buckle do you wear with belt?" Kind a 8S. Is That So! "I wish." "What do you wish?" "I wish my ignition would as easily as the girls do who like ride in this blamed car." i Amawer to Correspondent, No. "Yeast" by Charles Kingsley does not contain any home brew recipes and you can tell your wife it does not tell how to use the yeast to make the complexion beautiful. spark io No Christmas Cheer For Dad. The presents now are bought; But father. rejoices not, He knows to pay the bills, 'Will take more'n he has got. Most of Us "Get Rata" After We Are Married. In the Andaman Islands the eating of a live rat {sr deemed a test of man- 1 7 |BIBBY'S BIG DOINGS AT BIBBY'S SATURDAY Real Silks, patterns. Our special . Grey Suede, | $1.98 and $5.00. --tans and grey -- | special . Pure wool, New NECKWEAR newest big eivia, . 95c, MEN'S GLOVES Silk lined. Our big special cts el MEN'S GLOVES Mocha or Cape Kid; fur-lined. * Our big special -- $4, $4.50, MEN'S GLOVES Men's Mocha Gloves wool lined. Our big wir 32.50 MEN'S HOSE Scotch knitted, ribbed Hose in heather, tan, lovat, and Mauve, Our big special <'...... 75¢c. MEN'S PURE SILK HOSE Rich plain shades. Our big special 90c. per pair Ot MEN'S FINE /SHIRTS Three big specials-- $1.48, $1. 98, $2.98 first quality Shirts, Tooke and Arrow brand. MEN'S SCARFS English Brushed Wool Scarfs; new fancy ends. Our big special . . $1.75 Others $1. 28. $1.48, $2.50, $3.00. MEN'S PAJAMAS English Flannels. Our big special $2.75 SWEATER COATS Genuine all - fancy stitch; a beauty for .......+.-$7.00 $8.00 and $8.50. Pongee and plain white; neat stripes. Our big special $5.00 Others $6.50, $7.50, ------------------------------------------ LEATHER CLUB BAGS sur wool hers $3.75, $4.98, SILK SHIRTS and $8.50. BATH ROBES Our Big Special $8.50 SMOKING JACKETS Onr Big Special $0.50 and $12.50 Our Big Special $16.50 AND OVERCOAT DAY--SATURDAY AT BIBBY'S < BIG VALUE IN MEN'S SUITS and OVERCOATS bootleg | | of a| | corn i hocd, and no man is permitted to marry. until he has accomplished this feat.-- News Item. Why the Wedding Bells Didn't Ring. I cried, "With me' Through Jfe please go." But she ow iaughed, "You're far ico slow! That Often Ends in a Smash-Up. "Had any eccidents since you began driving your nen car? "No: so far ihe orly thing I have run into has been debt" Dally Sestence Sermon, ' Remember revenge always fires: back. -- News of the Names Club, Her name sounds like it referred to some of our alleged jokes, but she is anything but one. (Joké, of course). Anyway, Ima Chestnut lives at Kan- sas City, Asother Case of Canse snd Effect. (Salem, Missouri, News) Miss Bessie Roberts returned to her school at Cuba Sunday moaning, after spending the Thanksgiving va- cation at home. How Divorces Start. Their home is wrecked, She knocked"him flat. And he just said "You're getting fat! * A Nature Note. The camel is the only quadruved that cannot swim," says & news item. It is like the human fish; it likes to AT REDUC _BUNT'S Hardware, King St. ED PRICE JZ . a 6G ho | | | | Bd Topon | WHERE SANTA CLAUS DOES Skates, Hockey Sticks, Trains, Trol- ley Cars, Engines, Pucks, Dolls, China Dolls, Unbreakable Dolla, KIDDIES' Sweepers, Shovels, Sleighs, BALLOONS--all sizes and all shapes, DIRIGIBLES young. In fact everything to please all ages. CHRISTMAS GIFT MAY BE CHOSEN HERE FRENCH IVORY is here to stay--it is not a passing fad-- 80 why not start your friend on a set of this beautiful ware or add to what she already has by choosing one of the many daiuty articles from our large stock. Our BRUSHES, COMBS and MIRRORS, and all the smaller pieces are of the best, heavy, creamy quality, and the prices are sure to suit your purse. Dr. Chown's Drug Store. 185 Princess St. Phone 343 HIS BUYING Wanting anything done tn the tery lime. of repairs and mucw work rd- wood floors of all kinds, All erders will reeety. N Queen "THOMAS COPLEY Telephone 987, iI nas Esthuates given on al He Lamm Atiention. Shop Sleeping Skooters, Blackboards, Games, Sewing Sets. that interest old and FARMS FOR SALE six miles from orchard, good buildings. Price $2,200. 2--200 acres, Township of * Kwgston, about 126 acrec under cultivation, large maple bush and a lot of val- unable timber. Price $9000. 38--100_ acres, ten miles from Kingston on leading road, first class buildings, good orchard, well-watered and fenced. Price $7500, Full list ot office, T. J. Lockhart Real kstate and Insurance 58 Brock Street, Kingston 1-25 acres,» Kingston, i take all its moisture on the inside, you know what we mean. Summer Cottage Robbers Caught. Smith's Falls citizens who own cot- tages at Portland Bdy have received word of the arrest of two Ottawa young men who were making their home in one of the cottages and rob- bing others of canned goods, ete. A Portland man noticed the intruders and notified a' constable, who made a capture. The Rideau Lakes Pro- tective Association will now be call- ed upon to pay a $100 reward, ac- cording to its standing offer, and if the young men are dealt with as they ehould be it will be money well spent. Ta. "Main Street." the right to run it in serial form. | First instalment in Monday's Whig. | Start at the beginning. Warnings at dangerous curves do { not mean anything to the speed dc- i lo destruction to a, fool. The only way you can cure somo fellows of speeding is to turn them over to the undertaker. millers against flour from Canada. An embargo is sought Is a book which has set all Amer- ica talking. The Whig has secured { mon nor the wrecks along the road |W { by U.S. through an advertising campaign, 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. "' : Let us recharge you: Ford Magne- os. We do it without disturbing your To irantesd satisfaction or money re- funded. ELLIOTT - I LIAMSON Phones: Shop 1 15374. 'Make your business greater 2s IF YOURE SEEKING FOR 00D COAL-- HERE'S AN * THATS OV know where our Y place of business ie, ' don't you? If not take a good look at the address - below. Memorize it. It will come in handy. Do you re- member our telephone num- ber? If not take another look at it. This place 1s headquarters for the right Kind of coal. Crawford Scranton Coal Phone 9. Foot of Queen St.