1 (Daily Edition) V \ me year, if paid in advance .... $3 a one : jo 6 THE BRITISH WHIG 89TH YEAR. any x Be i=l TREE 1 {la 1 ed Dally and .Semi-Weekly by BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING CO, LIMITED President Editor snd Managing-Director ap | TOOT assembled. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year, delivered In city $6. 5.00 year, by mail to rural offices $2.30 Ome year, to United States 3.00 _(Semi-W year, by mail, year; if not paid in adva One year, to United States UT-OF-TOWN- REPRESENTATIVES; s Calder, 22 St, John St, Montreal + W, Thompson ....100 King St, W, 3 Toronto. Letters to the Editor are published Only over the actual name of the writer. Attached is one of the best Jon printing offices in Canada, bos The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the ABO Audit Bureau of Circulations An AA Epitaph for poison gas: Rest--in peace, { Another prolific cause of divorce #8 the can opener, Some men like closed cars, and some chew tobacco, The girl who marries for money Bsually gets a poor husband. Se ---------------- v A tip is merely an effort to buy a quarter's worth of the walter's good opinign. Success is largely a matter of se- Jecting the right man to drop from the pay roll, > Some wives are happy, and some * renllze that their husbands are afraid of them. Even when the sun whines, the pessimist tries to. show that it isn't doing any good. _. A wax figure of the former kaiser BoM in Berlin for 15,000 marks, or about thirty cents, The eyes seldom see temptation the nose is pressed firmly t the grindstone, Some of the statesmen who think Shey are instruments of Destiny are merely wind instruments, There are two types of girls: One Wants to make a mame for herself and the other wants to take ome, Landru having lost his head, Paris is now spedulettng on how long Poincare will be able to keep his, Burbank may produce tame oats 'without hulls, ut it Is fmpossidle to produce wild vats without husks, : eee Apparently there is some law for- Bidding display windows to show a Jady's slipper larger than a No, SA. The minister who! asserts tha 'there will be pianos in.Heaven puts ® lot of apartment dwellers in a dilemma, : A Chicago paper notes that a Mies Kitchen is to be married to.a Mn, Washer. All the bride will need a dish or two. i ---- A prehistoric apimal of great size ft footprints in Kentucky, but was 'Wasting time. They don't believe in 'sugh things in Kentucky. The modern girl 4s acclaimed as or in ability, charm and dress the gin of the mid-Victorian age. herself, will admit it. textile industry is sald to be least prosperous, but the reason be that it takes so little to sthe a woman these days. x hat Nova Scotian ghost'is a bit about appearing in the presence scientific investigator. Some s have excellent judgment. Moscowgram says there has been off in Russian popule- 8,000,000. But not all fell 'off; many of them were | A CHILDISH OPPOSITJON. : On the very first day of the ses- | fon, the Hon. Arthur Meighen, | leader of the opposition and of the | re-christened . Liberal-Conservative party, showed what his attitude is to be. He could not let even the ap- pointment of the speaker of the house go by without introducing a note of dlecord and opposition creep into what should have been a cere- mony Sn which all three parties of the house could have united in graceful compliment ¢to the man who fs to wield the gavel in.the four- teenth parMament of Canada. True, he did try to make his pil a sughr- coated ome Dy paying a' tribute to the new speaker, but he showed poor judgment in entering into a volley of criticism on so smell a matter as the fact that the mame of the new speaker was niade known in ad- vamos. There fs nothing new in that, for the name of the speaker in past parliaments have, én nearly every case, been known before the pariia- But his attitude is a forecast of what can be expect- ed throughout the session. It shows that his policy is to be one of op- position just for opposition's sake, a policy of childish criticism of everything that is done, be it right or wrong, and one which recalls the Scotchman who said he would rather have an argument than wo' dinner. Such childish opposition will be of mo benefit to the country, nor to the party of which Mr. Meighen is the leader, Of course, Mr, Meighen may feel that as leader of the op- position he must earn the salary which is attached to the position, and that in order to do so he must speak in criticism of everything that is done in the house, Or, on the other hand, he may still feel his !| crushing defeat at the polls so keen- ly that the voice of Premier King and the sight of him in the position of honour may be sufficient to arouse in him a feeling of antagonism. In either case, the people of Canada will have little sympdthy for this kind of opposition, and will have no patience with it. The'last elec- | tion campaign had a wonderful edu- cationgl value, anid the people know a great deal more about political tactics than they did previously, so that they will set their own value on this kind of opposition. _ It is likely, however, that the members of the government side of the house will welcome criticism and opposition of this nature, for the more strongly they are opposed by the Tory leader, the more strongly will the Progressives support them. The kinship between the government and the Crerar panty is very close, and they are united in their dis- trust of the Tories, so that every knock from Mr, Meighen and his followers will bring a boost from the supponterg'of Mr. Crerar. So let Mr. Meighen wield his toy hammer as much as his heart desires. He must, or should, know that 4t 4s an ineffec- tive weapon, but if he does not, then the result will show him this very clearly. THE OOLLEGE , For some years it tom of the Queen's D: offer to the students' and the general publi® a drama, or comedy-drama, put under its auspices by amateur talent select- ed from among the students. This usually was billed for the Grand Opera House on the evening preced- ing the Saturday on which the Alma Mater Soctety elections were held. As'a gemeral rule the plays were standard works, the caste well se- lected' and the performance ms a whote very meritordous--for ema fours. Yet, while those talking part gave of their best, and some surpris- ing work was put over, considering the space of time fn which it had been prepared, there was always a certain stiffness, a certain indelible amateur marking which never left 'these plays. Everybody called it fine and each member of the audience 'expressed himself as well pleased, but, to be honest about it, if a road show had come through and offered them the same thing they would have been asking for their money at the box office. Another feature of the evening's entertainment (?), and one which Was by far more attractive, if one were looking for the unusual, was the annual outburst of the students in the gallerfes. During the entire performance those in the pit of the house were treated to bombardments from above, consisting of showers of confetti, beans, peas and sometimes eggs, clouds of flour, bran and other powdered substances, streamers of Paper bunting, toilet paper, and oc- casfomally live fowls, released from above to come equawking down fn the midst of an elaborate coiffure or the waves of chiffon about the shoul ders of some fair dame, \ This year the theatre-going public has been offered something different in the university theatre night. A 10. © the cus- atic' Club to the university « THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. is true, and some of the acts dragged a little, but this was more than re- pild by those acts which certainly did not drag, and for a first attempt it far surpassed anything that had been expected of it. So good was it that the committes, being unable to give accommodation to all those de- siring tickets, decided to run ft again, and did so on Monday, March 13th. On the second occasion sev- eral of the slower parts had been ent out and all the best sections retgin- ed and arranged into a really et- tractive show. The new theatre night has much in its favour. In the first place, it does mot do away with a training of the dramatic instinct, but rather gives more of the students a chance in that direction. Where before but twenty persons eppeared in the cast, there is an opportunity for a hun- | dred or more in the new arrange- | ment. 4 y The audience fs treated to en ever-changing panorama of gafety, originality, beauty, and all the arts, and is permitted to wear respectable attire to the theatre without fear of having it ruined by missiles from above. The theatre management does mot have to engage a special squad the next day to clean up the wreckage. In fact, if the two per- formances put on this year can be taken as examples, everybody is sat- isfied that the new theatre night.pro- gramme 4s both' successful and sat- isfactory in every way, . THLLING WAR SECRETS. Germhny and France are, eagerly talking over..some of the '"revela- tions!' dn the memoirs of Gén. Von Moltke, former commander of the Hohgnzollern armies, " The records. of Von Moltke have been forbidden publication in Germany, but there are avenues open for placing the main facts of the memoirs before the world. That has been accom- plished by the literary man placed in charge by Von Moltke"s widow per. man tongues wag is Von Moltke's statement that in these rehearsals Gen. Von Klick, in command of the right wing, fatled to master his role in the invasion via Belgium. In each of the three annual rehearsals made the same mistake, At the first fatlure he was reprimanded by Von Moltke and told that if he did that in actual war the Prussians would lose, The strange part of the reve- lations 1s why, after Von Kluck had so convincingly demonstrated his incapacity to act as the campaign plans ordered, he 'was left in com- mand to rereat for the fourth time in actual w.r the very blunder he had committed for three successive years in army manoeuvres, 'THE QUIET VILLAGE. In Pruneville, when the clocks strike nine, the lights go out along the line, the streets are dark and bare; and moral citizens, at that, wind up the clock, turn out the cat, and to the hay repair. At times the citizens will go to gee a helpful | Walt Mason THE POT PHILOSOPHER expounds, or when a lecturer arrives to brighten up their quiet lives with hoarse but earmest sounds. But breaks like these are far between; the voters are but seldom seen away from home at night; no Ifghts are shining in their homes, but harm- less dreams pervade their domes, where they are sleeping tight. If you remark their lives are tame, they'll tell you of a checker game that. last- ed seven years, with final honors yet to win---and they can't see why you should grin, nor understand your sueers, crowded marts stop there for gas to run their carts, and gaze with high disdain; to live in such a burg, they've said, when there are towns that are not dead, is neither safe nor sane, But Pruneville people, in their way, seem cheerful, jubilant and gay, despite the city's. jeerS; in their old age they're hale and spry, they laugh and sleep and seldom die at less than five score years. ~--WALT MASON. «1 i Our Canadian Question And Answer Corner Q---Canada will soon complete one of the great scenic automobile roads in America. Where? A--The Dominion Parks Branch of the Canadian Government will complete during the summer of 1922 an automobile road which will link kies with the Glacier and Yellow- stone and other American Parks, making a route of wonderful scemic '| beauty, gi Q--Who was the first pilot on the St. Lawrence River? and when? A--Abrabam Martin was the first "King's pilot" on the St. Lawrence, over 800 years ago. The Plains of Abraham at Quebec dare named after bim, and a monument to his memory and e« prominent Parisian newspa- | What is making French and Ger- | Von Kluck, according to Von Moltke, | movie' show that some great truth | Gay alecks from the, i | 3 | frankly, up the national parks in the Roc-| mn |all thine fncrease:--Proverbs 3: 9. BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY Honour thy Lord with thy substance, and with 'the first fruits of | ALONG LIFE'S DETOUR BY SAM HILL "There's Music in the Air" Of course we knew 'twas really #0 When folks told us that it was there, But now, with our new radio, We hear that music in the air. Observations of Oldest Imhabitant. 1 kin remember when mo man felt really dressed up unless his mustache was waxed at the ends. -- The Poor Grass Widow Again. Judge: "What's the charge? Cop. "Cutting the grass." Judge: "What ! ! I" Cop: "He's a rake, your honor ,and he stabbed the divorced wife of his pal". ; . How It Started. They couldn't agree on the make of car to buy, : Should Quit Knocking. The knock-kneed girl Is greatly shocked To often hear Her knock-knees knocked. , The Kind Most of Us Have, "Every man has a chance to. gel rich," says Adam Breede. Yes, Adam, a fat chance. Why Dida't He (or She) Keep Them in His Mouth? (Classified ad. in Afternoon Contempo- fry) LOST-<White, box, containing artifi- clal teeth, at Sixth and Sycamore streets. ' Men Are So Cress When They're Sick "Doctor," sald the weary wife, "while you are taking John's tempera- ture I wish you would also take his temper and drop it /n the first ash can you come to." Joyous Reminder. The wintry skies their clouds dof, *¥ The storms will soon be gone, And we can take our rubbers off - And put our golf shoeg on. Washington Star. will & Since wiiter now has had its day, We'll say good-by to snow; The coal shovel we'll lay away 'Nget busy with the hoe. Fool Questions. D. B. asks. "When they try a man's patience, who acts as judge and who is the prosecuting witness?" Ome of Life's Impossibilities. Says J. H. Reed: "It usually costs a person something in time or money to discover that he Is wrong." = Yes, and on the other hand there 1s neither time nor money enough in the world to. convinge some of these birds that they ever can be wrong. : ------ : How About Making Up the Beds? "She is the most vascllating woman I ever saw. She never seems to be able to make up her mind about any- thing," remarked the First Friend. "Yes, and 4t also takes her the long- est time to make up her face," gnap- ped the Second Friend. ---- Is This Why They're Wearing Knickers? Among the modern ladies To smoke, they say, is all the rage, But still dn scratching matches The men still have some advantage. Modesty Is Relative, It Scems "Pa, what is a prude," asked Clar- ence. "It is a girl to whom nabure has been unkind and who consequently thinks these modern gtyles that ~re- veal so much of the human anatomy Are" very tmmodest. my son," vepled pa. -- Daily Seatemce Sermon. Don't be a hog. Get yours, but let the other fellow gets his, too. ---- J. A. Crow lives at Topeka, but G. F. who sends in the mame, says any ornithologist knows & Jay never is A Crow. « 8. A. writes that Jerry Young and Helen Moore, of Kansas City, just have been married, but he hopes though Jerry now has Helen Moore, he hopes he hasnt. : P Ho Hum} A prude will just turn up Her pretty little nose At this immodest style Of rolling down the hose. ' ------ 'Where He Drew the Line "Can you support my daughter in the way she has tomed asked the Old Man. been. Soces gr "I can' surround her with most every luxury, but I will tell you I can't and won't surround her with all the family relations," angrily retorted the Young Man. -- PAY QUEBEC DEBT . Apply $10,000,000 by July 1st, Pro. Quebec, March 15.--That with part of the proceeds of the sale of i- quor the Quebec govermment hoeps to apply $10,000,000 towards the re- 1 of the debt of the province GIVE GOD THE . 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A NA cr a, | -------- BUCKEYE INCUBATOR (are witl give you fos that ben a re preg Bucket tig | a veaar or one hundred} _BUNT'S HARDWARE King St. before July 1st, was the statemont made by Premier Taschereau in the assembly while speaking on the Ni- col bill respecting the redemption of the public debt. i ; i i i il gl ; : i {i I : 4 2 : i | + i 2 : : g | £3 : i i 8 i | EF al f the figures are far too low for the New York business girl. Members of the League, who are all employed, say that $250 is the lowest sum on which a girl can dress and keep her appearance up to New York busigess standards. The items making up the budget are 1 suit $30; 1 coast $50: shoes $16; hose $11; lingerie $34: hats $20; gloves $10; waists and {dresses $80. Hon. 3. H. King's election seems assured in Fernie, B.C. Cattle : Instruments Milking Tubes, Teat Slitters, Punching Trocars, Metal- Wound Syringes, Cattle Pumps, Milk Fever Outfits, BLACK LEG VACCINE sold Jin Kingston by:-- ' : Dr. Chown's Drug Store 185 Princess Street. Photle 848 In our TRUSS DEPART- MENT we carry a complete line of TRUSSES and BUPPORT- ERS, Private office for fitting, ~ THOMAS COPLEY, Telephone 987. Wanting anything done In the tery line. Estimates given on all of repairs and mew work alse ha woae Hoary of all Kinds, All orders Radin tender mrt Stication. "ikep For Sale Brick dwelling---4 bed ~Alfred Btreet--$3,600, Frame dwelling, Albert St, (south side of Princess Street) 6 bedrooms, electric light, gas, furnace, verandah--$3,600, Brick, "Livingston Avenue, ¢ bed rooms--$3,600, ya Several houses to rent, Money to loan, LULL An VERYBODY'S got to be on the defensive in the wintertime. When winter attacks you throw on another shovelful ofweoal and < stand pat. You'll come through the . cold months happily If you keep the fire going. w Crawford Bn ton Coal