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'writer. met ------------------------ Attached is ome of the best Joh . printing offices in Canada, The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the ABC Audit Bureau of Circulations Br -------- $ Bolivia wants a seaport, probably | 80 it can have a navy to scrap. -------------- There is nothing in the season line like spring to drive pessimism away. Naturally enough, it is a reign of lawlessness that keeps the country wet in spots, Ajax defied the lightning, but he - was cautious enough not to try moonshine. ' The reason some men are such . Srouches is that they must live with themselves, These are the days when the ad- | vantages of paved streets become most apparent. i> If Ananias had lived, it would be © rather amusing to hear him talk | bout his golf score. BR One of the biggest bores is the per- #on who thinks others are trying to take advantage of him, After Russia's attempt to get i* along without money, it still looks * better than ever here, South Africans, have started some- © thing, appear to have learned who is ' the big boss in that region. A man may be a friend to his old "© bat, but that would be contrary to woman's nature around Easter, The world seems to be getting be- | * ter in spots in spite of the multiplic- | ity of efforts to muss things up. Btatistics would probably show that more boys are ambitious to work in a garage than to become pre- _ mler, The old-fashioned idea that cloth- ing was intended to protect the body - #eems to be in no danger of being re- vived. The desired publicity having been obtained, it is now denled that Babe _ Ruth will get $500 for each home run, When a girl agrees with every- thing a young man says it's time for Rim to get statistics on the cost of Mving for two. The first reformer was doubtless a eannibal who had chronic indigestion and therefore eschewed meat as a matter of piety, It the farmer cries vainly for a . Square deal, it is only a question of time until the public will cry vainly for a square meal, 3 The ghost of Antigonish, it ap- pears, was partly psycho-physiolog- and partly discarnate intellig- ence. So that's all clear. In some ways the world is more : but it is to be remembered the ancients carted away the ty at the time, If that kind of people had noses like the elephant, what a jolly time they would have sticking 'em into other people's business, > -- eerie Among his little playmates on the team Babe Ruth's salary iz probably ~ 48 popular as a prohibition officer at a bootleggers' convention. » There are many good automobile drivers in the country, but noke so #004 as to warrant them in trying conclusions with a railway train, by PUBLISHING . President | ®xpended on .. Editor and ging-Director | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. SOLID OLD BRITAIN. At the close of the war there were two entirely different garding the financial | tain One body view that she was so heavily burden- ed with debt that she would collapse and these people istic view of the future. On other hand, there were the optimists who contended that Britain would at once begin to | clean up house, and | would, in a very short time, buckle | down to the task of lessening tha ion of Brit- of people held the under the strain, took a very pes the her financial | burdens which had been created by | | the war. That the optimists were | right 1s shown in ©o uncertain fash- | | fon by the statement of the chancel | lor of the exchequer for the financial | year which closed on March 31st, { Considering the trying time {through which the mother country | has passed, and the huge amounts unemployment relief, as well as the losses incurred dur- | ing the coal-dispute, it would have 24a | been very satisfactory to find the two |at the end of the year. But statement not balances; the only it 86.00 shows a surplus of forty-six million | pounds for the year, a sum which $3.00 will be entirely devoted to the re- duction of the nation's national debt, | Taking into consideration the huge | total of the debt, it may seem as if {this will not go a very long way to- | wards wiping it out, but it is a re- | markable achievement for Britain, {that in less than three and a half | years after the close of the war, with | countless troubles on her hands, she | is able in one year to lay aside that | amount of money to help reduce her indebtedness, With characteristic British modesty the chancellor of the exchequer is not satisfied with the surplus. He says he expected eighty millions, but that the coal dispute, the unemployment doles and other heavy HabMities, combined with the ycollapse of the excess profits tax as |a revenue producer, dffected his cal- { Irish leaders, and an autocracy headed by | de Vglera and his republican fana- | | | culations 80 materially that the sur- | | plus wes greatly reduced. | 'The most important feature of the | financial statement, next to the grati- { fying surplus, was the fact that the | expenditures for the year | eighty-one million pounds less than | estimated. This shows very clearly | that the policy of economy Instiguted by the government has been carried {out to a very successful conclusion, and that it was no mere political vote-catching cry. To reduce expen- | ditures by an amount which exceeds { four hundred million dollars in one year Is no light achievement, and it | shows that the British government {are In earnest in their economizing. The people of Britain have every reason to be proud of their year's | financial record, No other country | Be been able to make anything like | 80 fine a financial showing since the war ended, and surely the pessimists will now be convinced that the heart | of Britain is solid, that her financial | position is secure, and that her | future need give rise to no feelings | of misgivings so far as her burden of { debt is concerned. were SELF-GOVERNMENT OR AUTO- CRACY, With the satisfactory ending of last week's conference between Sir James Craig and Michael Collins, students of the Irish problem freely predicted that a settlement had been reached, that the north and south had arrived at a basis which would bring an amicable understanding and would enable the whole of Ire- land to settle down to prosperity and progress. The result of the confer- ence was halfed with delight, and all the interested parties were satis- fied--with the exception of the re- 'calcitrant de Velera and his associ- ates, In view of what has happened in Ireland during the past few months, it is rather surprising that the Re- publican party, with its Spanish- American leader, should still raise its head and. threaten the peace of the country, Yet within twenty-four hours of the announcement that the points of dispute between Ulster and the Provisional government of the Free State had been settled, comes a new threat from the Republicans. Hordes of rebel troops flocked to Dublin, ready to rise against the { haw government at the bidding of de | yaftora, Things look anything but rosy for the new leaders of the Free State, and for the next few days they will have to walk wardly, | It is hard to define the logic of the followers of de Valera. So far as he himself is concerned, he has no logic, but simply an insatiable thirst for power, énd until he is chased from Irish sofl that thirst will cause him new nation. But his followers are not all fanatics, and it 1s rather hard to follow the reasoming by which they build up their opposition to the provisional government of the Irish Free State, : The great demand of the Irish peo- ple of the south bas always been for self-government. For generations they have struggled for the realiza- tion of thet ideal, the ideal of being free to live their national life ao- cording to their own national aspire- tions. They rebelled against what they termed the autoeracy of Brit- ain, and asked for freedom. But the attitude of de Valera's followers seems to indicate thet they do not to be a menace to the peace of the | | desire freedom for the people to be governed according to thelr own re- | wishes. The de Valera party do not want a true form of self-government. apparently, is to replace an aleged autocracy of British rule, with an autocracy of their own, De Valera is not satisfied to let the peo- ple carry on the affairs of their own | country through the new government | Free State, a form of | which gives them a | of the Irish government | greater measure of self-determina- | tion than they ever hoped to secure. He wishes to tear it down and end for ever its hope of success. Why does he adopt this attitude? The reason is quite apparent. He is {not anxious for government of the people of Ireland by the people and for the people, His mind is centred on having a government of Ireland { by de Valera and for de Valera. His plan is to set up a dictatorship which would than the former British rule could That is the choice which the people of Ireland have to. make. They have to choose between the self-government provided under the Free State and the present ever be, tics The majority of Irish people are still sane enough to realize that | and | they must make this choice, eventually Michael Collins will be able to go forward with his govern- ment, but de Valera is not as yet sufficiently curbed, and until he is there will be a constant menace to the peace of Ireland, MAKING SLANG Some excitement has been created in academic circles by the indorse- | ment given certain pleces of up-to-| of | authorities "Make good," date slang Goucher by the College. "carry on," '"'get it 'across'" and "up | to him" have been thus invested with | the badge of respectability. But "movies" for moving pictures is re- | jected. "Make good" and "carry on" can hardly be classed as slang. good," with a slight difference meaning from its modern connota- | tion is found in the English classics. | "Carry on" came to us English during the war, phrase would convey quite the same | | | from the meaning. '"Get it across" comes from the theatre with refernce to an actor's ability to impress the audi- ence across the footlights. These and numerous other expressions, such as '"putting something over," have all passed into the language of every day use before receiving the educators' formal sanction, of respectable authors, have graduated from the class of mere col- loquialisms, - There is much difference between | such permanent and apparently nec- | essary additions to our language and the flood of temporary expressions and new uses of old words that con- | stantly pass current. A mnjodern term of opprobrium is a "raspber- | ry." Its derivation is said to be from "razz," which in turn is derived from "jazz." Another 1s '"'dumb- bell" which scarcely needs to be ex- | plained. Such words as these are not needed. There are plenty of sub- stitutes, The English language is full of words in good and regular standing prove to be more autocratic | RESPECTABLP. | "Make | of | No other | They | have the authority of popular usage | and, since they are found in books | been | shall coming The Lord | thy going out and thy evermore.--Psalm 121: 8, BY SAM HILL Proof Positive. I know that betting is An awful gin; For every time I bet I fall to win. Observations of Oldest Inhabitant. was called a dude. That Ultra' Decoliete, i Wife (Sarcastically): only thing the | doesn't show." His | that's the ! Ten Miles From Nowhere. | I saw the anguish on his face, While great and salty tears he shed, "What sorrow oan | Ferm in Line, Girls--Don't Crowd (Tompoe .(Cal.) Journal) | WANTED --Forty to fifty calves; { description and price first letter Gosh! How Times Have Changed. Dear Sam:.-- " Ca "Oldest Inhabitant member when the Kaiser's army | not the 'Soldier Element" sidered a national menace? | "Larry." | | New National Pastime. (Played to the tune of Button, | ton &c.) Doughboys are not {n on fit How It Started. | a $5,000-a-year taste. Horse of Another Color. "Love your enemies," quoted Parson. "That's easler than getting them to | love me," replied the Sinner, who had | roped in all of his best friends on a fake mining proposition Leng 5Bout Thiy Time of Year. He thought that gentle Spring had come, And so he took them off; This warning on his tomb you'll find: "Beware that fatal cough." Fool Questions. F. B. T. asks: "If hig hired man is | sick why doesn't the farmer let the | buttermilk?" Officer, you have a club, do your worst, | Plenty of Other Kind. { English Visitor: "Just what | this bally proh'bition prohibit?" | Native: "Good MHquor." does Exit Hair Tonle, "This hair tonic I've quit," said Ed, "I find that It Goes to my head." I have no use For this toniae, I note the stuff, Has lost its kick, Preparedness Plan. "I am for disarmament, but "But. what?" "I think before they army to a corporalg guard they should give Bryan's millon men, armed with safety razors, scythes and hat pins, a litgle drill in springing up | over night." reduce the nance News of the Names Club, A. Lone, of Beech Hills, Ohio, wants | to get into the club where he won't be alone. that once were despised by the pur- | ists. The language constantly re- quires new blood. But let up see that it is good blood. Latin and Greek are dead languages. They have ceased to grow. To assist in some small measure in the right growth of our own language is the duty and privilege of every writer and every public speaker, Walt Mason THE POET PHILOSOPHER THE SLAYERS The murderers, in countless scores, are loafing in a hundred jails, all hoping that the prison doors will open their luck prevails, No doubt they think the law is rank that jails them, even for a time, for pulling off some playful prank like murder, or a kindred crime. In cozy cells the slayers sit; and all around them quiet reigns; red-banded ladies calm- ly knit, and gory gents make horse- hair chains. They loll around in gilded ease, they labor not, and bear no yoke; we used to hang such birds as these long since, when justice was no joke. | But now there's no such doom as that for those who but- cher fellow-guys; the gloomy hang- man's growing fat for lack of whole- some exercise. The murders are born to jail when first their crimes have made us stare, and there's some | piffle, flat and stale, about the gal- lows or the chair. And then we turn our thoughts away, to other grafts, the coih we chase; and on the street, some pleasant day, we meet the kill- ers face to face. They've been par oled or pardoned out, some witness flunked, some juror died; some en- terprising legal scout has found a loophole, big and wide. And thus our modern justice runs where it's concerned with slayer skates: they're going now to purchase guns to kill some other delegates. --WALT MASON. -------- There is a city in Australia which bears the name of a famous pugilist -- Bendigo, Why Veistead's Unpopular, Bome fellows think They can't have fum Unless they first Can get & bun. ------------ | ALONG LIFE'S DETOUR | 1 win remember when a he-flapper | The Man (Admiringly): 'Mrs. Dash- | 1y does not show her age, does she" "Well, old cat urs?' I cried, "Alas!" he wept, "My, engine's dead." give | re- | and | was oon- | Bonus, bonus, who's got the bonus? But- | He got a $2,000 salary and she had | | --Hastings Tribune. | BIBLE THOUGHT FOR T0-0AY |[s1 OMNIPOTENT CARE: -- | preserve in | from this time forth, and even for | | | Suits | particularly nice tailored, good the Men's Twee | Tweed Suits--sizes 36 to 46-- for Twenty Dollars. honest, domestic Tweed--well conservative for check, in Men's Good, Ye BIBBY'S WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1922. * $20.00 This week we show something model--in neat, small, over- with dark grey or brown grounds. NEW HATS Something Extra Special |! $3.00 | | VULCANIZING TIRE REPAIRS It is cheaper to than poor repairs. work is absolutely Our Vulcanizing Department is manned by experts and our repair Prices are reduced considerable. 30x37 Non-Skid $12.50 (Guaranteed) have good repairs guaranteed, MOORE'S 206-8 WELLINGTON STREET Our Oanadlan Question And Answer Corner Q~--Which wes the first bank set up in Canada? A._The first bank set up in Can- ada was the Bank of Montreal, which issued its first notes in 1817. To- day it ranks seventh among the banks of the Empire in capital and assets, Q--Who' was the first farmer in Canada? . A.--The first Canadian farmer was Louis Hebert, who came ffom Acadia to Quebec in 1617 with hig family. He was probably the first man to earn his living in Canada by tilling the soil. Descendants of his family still exist. Oustoms Collections Drop. Ottawa, April 5.--Customs collec- tions contributed $119,5663,435 mn the fiscal year ended March 31st, 1922, as compared with $177,986. 239 for the previous year, or a re- duction of over $58,000,000, Combined customs and excise re- venue for the twelve months was $229,800,274 , as compared witn $294,407,668 for the previous year, or a drop of $64,000,000. (AMBERLAINS Don't Just "Smother" The Headache Nearly all Headaches have their beginning in the stomach, liver or bowels, and the best remedy is Chamberlain's Tab- lets. They tome the liver, sweeten the stomach and cleanse the bowels. This ren- ders you much less lable to a return of the headache. Try them. TABLETS 25¢ y 'BUCKEYE. INCUBATOR CHURCH NEEDS RECRUITS The Methodists Note Dearth of Pro- bationers. Toronto, April 5.--A note akin to alarm is sounded in a statement is- sued by the Methodist Book Room, Toronto, which, after quoting figures showing that .although there are more ordained ministers in active work by 96 than in the year the war broke out, and more superannuated men by 39, there are, nevertheless, 146 fewer probationers on circuits in Canada, and 382 fewer probationers at college. : very near future, we must have a great many new recruits for our ministry to carry on successfully the work of the church," it is declared. Iroquois Cheese Board. Iroquois, April 5.--At a special meeting of the Iroquois Cheese Board, the following resolution was carried unanimously: "That the sec- retary of the Iroquois Cheese board correspond with the secretaries of the Brockville and Cornwall cheese boards with regard to organizing a 1 Thats what wieye will give you Everybody uses the / breeders aad Mitte breedersd a venr or ane hundred) BUNT'S HARDWARE "We cannot but realize that, in the | ---------- w= bi, chicks King St. . deputation to interview the min- ister of agriculture with reference to the act respecting the grading of theese." J -- -------- Ads. Are Informative, Store advertisements are informa tive. They have done {inestimable good in acquainting the world and his family with the most efficient methods of running home and busi- ness. - PURE Maple Syrup The real old-fashioned kind, with the genuine Maple flavor. The first run is the best! Tarine Moth Bags Keep your clothes safe and clean in a "TARINBE." 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