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German complaint about violation of a treaty is a bit of rare humor. ---- Diplomacy: is mever so smooth that it doesn't think it needs more oll. The more idiotic & political "lsm, the greater the arder of its devo. tees. There 'are times when the best way to elevate the stage is to lower the curtain. | 'The only inflated thing that is al- ways accepted at its face value Is a ~The powers would have more ten- 'der relations if they had more legal tender relations, Many a man who is a slave of Babit ltkes to boast about his per sonal freedom. ~ "The real test of credit comes when @ man tries to open a charge account 'with a bootlegger. Statistics prove that a first-class ' eatch-as-catch-can statistician prove anything. Our idea of an economic expert is wage-earner who keeps four 1 sons in shoes. } The "complex" the modern child has is the same ailment our fathers seared in the woodshed. 4 Probably the worst feature of hell 8 that the gnashing of teeth closely bles the chewing of gum. "An international pact won't help Europe much without the assistance "of a little international tact. \ 5 g believes in authority. "The only fot of opinion con- corns the identity of the boss. must have been enlivening at to see as much of posterity as huselah was permitted to. Carrect this sentence: "Ob, let it ," sald the man's wife; 'phone alls 'are seldom worth answering." 'The sanitary wrapper is a modern ation." Huh. How did the or- ben prepare her product for arket ? . lopophy 1s the cheerful art of bering that you thought pifigs were going to smash a year | emp mark tumbled on news of the x FAMOUS AND BROKE. | The divine Sarah Bernhardt, the | greatest of actresses, perhaps, is at | death's door, but refuses to yield. Art calls her back to the stage, but there is a still more imperative call. according to reports, that she may return to the stage within a day or two in the fear that the truth would be too great a blow to her. Added to Mme. Bernhardt's wor- ries ts the realization that the for- '| tunes which have rewarded her en- deavors have been dissipated, large- 1% it is sald, by the indulgence of an usiness-like relative. How often the threat of poverty is reserved as the final bitter cup for the last days of those accustomed to fame and wealth ! For the artist it is not an unusual experience, for it seems often his lot to be unthrifty, unwise fn investment or too generous in charity. Mark Twain found himself in a similar predicament when he was sixty years old. A publishing house in which he was a partner failed, and he was responsible for its debts But it was admitted that he was in no way responsible for the collapse of the business, and might have escaped liability. Instead of en- deavoring to clear his reputation at the least expense, he went on a lecture tour, the proceeds of which, with royalties from his books, were used to pay the debts of the firm. Next to innocence, restitution willingly undertaken and successful- ly carrfed out is most satisfying. Mme. Bernhardt may be denied that last consolation of true great- ness, the serene contemplation of work completed. ILLEGITIMATE CHIEDREN, The father of an illegitimate child is now being made to pay dearly. It is no lomger possible, unless by outright desertion, to get rid of an infant by handing it over to the in- fants' home in Kingston, accom- panied by $150 or $200. The price has gone up under the new law, and it is only right that those responsi- ble for bringing fllegitimates into the world should be held responsi | ble and the burden mot placed any longer upon the municipality or the state. An unusual case was tried in Kingston last year and the judge decided that a young man must pay five dollars a week to a young mar- ried woman for the maintenance of a child that was proven to be his, the wife being separated from her husband. As to illegitimates placed in the infants' home, there is here- after to be a closer scrutiny by the Children's Aid Society, so that when the child eventually finds a home with foster parents its status may be more definite. One of the functions of the Children's Ald Soclety is to mates who wish to get rid of all re- sponsibility. This may be done by paying for the maintenance of the child until it is adopted into a home. We are progressing in re- gard to improving the lot of fllegiti- mates. MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS. | One of the greatest needs in { rural municipalities is capable offi- cials. Too often proner considera- tlon has not been given to the se- lection of municipal clerks, tréase | urers and assessors, the appoint. | ments being made for personal and other reasons, and too small import ance being attached to 'he qualifi- cations of applicants and thelr abil ity to properly do the work requiged of them. Rural councils too are sometimes composed of absolutely incapable men -- representatives lacking sufficient education to al rect municipal affairs and progress- ing with the times. When council- lirs and officials are both of this type, there is bound to be tronble. Again, officials may be too sharp for the councillors. It is told of a cer- tain township tax collector that after collecting the rates he deposited the money in the bank in his own name and drew the Interest for several months. It pays a council to seek the best men to fill township posi- tions. There are always some oca~ pabzle men to be had, but they may not be seeking the positions. Kingston has been most fortunate for years past in the selection of its officials. It is doubtful #f there ia a place in Canada which has eas ca- pable and loyal civic officials as Kingston, whose business methods are the very best. + PUNISHMENT AND PRISON REFORMS. . Judge -Coatsworth, speaking at a meeting of the York Pioneers Society a day or two ago, announced that a nuniber of recommendations with re- gard to punishment of criminals and prison regulatioms are to be placed before the council of the Bar Association with a view to haw {to go, after a reasonable reduction {for board, to support the prisoner's | | family. 'is worth taking up in a serfous man- | ner, { She has been encouraged to believe, | | destitute 'circumstances, and either | charge on the public, bring to time parents of illegiti- | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. factory in which wages will be paid, | This ds a' suggestion which | Too often, when men are sent to prisom, their families are left in suffer great hardships or become a | At times, this is urged as a reason for allowing a man to go unpunished for offences, and there have been cases in which, rather than let families suffer, the magistrates and judges have allowed men who have committed crimes fo go with very little br no punishment. It has been an unfortunate circum- stance that our code of punishment for crimes in many cases inflicts a worse punishment on the wife and family of the offenders tham dit does on the guilty persons. The passing of a regulation such as is suggested by Judge Ceatsworth would serve to prevent this. It would ensure that the families of prisoners would re- ceive some income while the bread- winner was serving penance, for his crime, and in that way it would tes} sen the burden on the communities | which have to support the wives and | families. The retention of a portion | of the earnings would also serve to reduce very greatly the cost of main- | taining the prisoners of the country. | The only possible objection might | come from manufacturers, who would protest against the prisons being | turned into factories, but surely some | non-competitive line of industry | could be found in which the prison- | ers could be employed. | The second good suggestion is that | corporal punishment, dn the form | called spanking, should be adminis- tered for certain offences, and that | the criminal code be amended to per- | mit of this being done es a regular | form of punishment. This is a sug- gestion whdch should be well con- sidered. In some cases, nothing | would be more effective than the give | ing of a good, old-fashioned spank- | ing, and, particularly in the case of | young offenders, it would be more | efficacious than a long prison term. | It is strang@, but true, that men will | far rather endure a prison sentence | i than undergo a lashing, and the very | effective. It would be a step in ad- | vance in -our criminal laws if these recommendations were accepted and made the subject of legislation, ering. > That Body of Pours By James W. Barton, M.D. Why Get So Tired? When I was young I helped a neighboring boy to saw his hardwood in exchange for which he helped me clean up my yard. When I was half way through the 'piece of wood I would stop to pat some grease on the saw, but more particularly with the idea of giving my aching arms a rest. Now what caused them # ache? The constant motion of the muscles rubbed and bruised the little nerves in the muscles and this caused the pain. You know how it feels when you receive a biow on a muscle: It simply aches, doesn't it? And fo the constant iittle blows from using a muscle 'continuously causes the same ache or pain. Some- times in sheer desperation I would continue pushing the saw through the wood so times because the other fellow had set a certain number of times without a rest. And eo at times although I was able to bear the pain my arms would simply refuse to move any more they were fo tired or fatigued, Now, what had happened to my arms? Wihen we work our muscles, they become heated, and products are manufactured in the muscle as a re- sult of combination. These products are really poisons and like certain other poisons they have the power of actually paralyzing the muscle. If these products are extracted and put into a fresh or unworked muscle they will paralyze it, just the same as if it had been doing a great deal of work. . You and I don't as a rule, work long enough at a time to bring on this paralysis. We usually stop 'working or exercising 'when the pain begins. And this is really the time ing them put on the statute books of CanadaTwo of these are well worthy of comment, because they have been widely advocated from time to time, and would be of decided benefit, not to the criminals, but to society at large. The first of these is a recommenda~ tan that each prison or place of con- finement should be converted into » ¥ | out.--Numbers 32: | thoughts," | dow, | modern saloon a dry good store?" » BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY IT SUEELY WILL:--Be sure your sin will find you 23, said the parson, comfortingly. "Shure, yer riverence, yez didn't know Pat or yez wouldn't ixpect me to take any comfort any such wailed the bereaved wi- -- Observations of Oldest Inhabitant. A woman used to be afrald of gun, man now is of a woman and a gun. -- Cornet Leads the Band. | (Utica item in Newark (Onhlo) Advocate lamped by G. C. Larson, of Martins- burg). Vincent Cornet, of" Altoona, Penn. is visiting his father here. hand in Altoona. This Is Just So, Se. "Alas, alas, I miss her sew)" Sighed Hiram Hubb; "Nothing's ever mended since My wife has joined a club.' Te Be Boss nt Office, Anyway. The exasperated stenographer finally told the boss just what thought of him. Her torrent of angry words made him gasp for a minute, but quickly recovering himself he said sternly: "Young lady, you are fired. I allow no one but my wife to talk to me like that." He Was Golag had Read This and Weep, You Thirsty Birds. : (From the financial page of § years ago). WHISK Y--The market was firm and the demand fair, 525 brls distillers' finished goods reported sold upon a basis of $1.25 per gallon. ve Fool Questions. F. G. H. asks: "Couldn't you call a You know the answer, Net Damages, Anyway. He had tried to beat the train over the crossing with the usual isas- trous results. A friend was in the office of hospital to inquire &fter him. "Oh, I think he will\recover," said the nurse. N "But I don't think he wlll," snapped the claim agent for the railroad, who was waiting to interview him. the is Gems From Guide Book to Success. but never as afraid of it as a/| TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1023, { i she Cornet was | leader of the Utica band a few years | ago, and is now leader of an 89-plece MEN'S ' TROUSERS _ Worth $5.00, for $3.75 MEN'S TROUSERS Worth $3.75 and $4.00, for $2.90 pair MEN'S HOSE a pair, for .. 3 pairs for $1.00 Worth 20c. White Lawn 2 for 25c¢. MEN'S FINE SHIRTS worth $2.00. Our Price $1.35 MEN'S WORK SHIRTS Sizes 14 to 17%. Worth $1.25, for 95c¢. | . | Pure wool; worth 45c. an&.50c. DY OVERALLS MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS Full sizes, neat patterns; some 'with separate soft collars -- BIBBY'S MEN'S MACKINAW | REEFERS { Pure wool, neat patterns. Regu- | lar $12.00 value, for $9.75 Regular $10.00 Reefers-- our price . $8.50 CARHARTTS OVERALLS HEADLIGHT OVERALLS PERFECTS OVERALLS MEN'S CAPS $1.50 value. Good warm one. Some fur banders. Our price $1.00 each - MEN'S FINE HOSE English make. $1.00 value Our price '69c¢. pair BIBBY'S KINGSTON'S ONE PRICE ¢LOTHING HOUSE We offer you the best that money and experience can buy, at prices that defy the keenest of competition. Sale of Men's Fine Quality Underwear MEN'S GLOVES Seetch knit--$1.00 and $1.25 values. Our price 75c. pair MEN'S OVERCOATS Miltons Chesterfield styles -- plain or silk veivet collars. Sizes 34 to 46. Regular $32.50 and $35.00 values. Our price $25.00 SALE OF MEN'S ULSTERS Real beauties. Regular $35.00 and $37.50 values. Our price $27.50 BUYS" ULSTERS Sizes 28 to 34. Real dandies. Worth $12.50. Our price * $9.50 . BOYS' - SUITS Pure Wool Serge. Sizes 26 to 35. Worth $12.50. $9.50 Suit fact that this form of punishment is | in Life's teared would heip to make it very | success of a strong railroad company There are no unimportant factors mart. Even the assured is' dependant upon the capabllity roadbed --J. E PF Skirts. 'Tis nice that charity can hide A multitude of sins; But those long skirts are handy, too, For hiding skinny shins. \ ---Sam Hill Now that is right, I'm here to say, I like the way your rhyme runs; But when they hide the skinny shins, They cover up the fat ones. --Warren Tribune. ------ ¥ Quite True. "Marriage in New York fell off In 1922, says a news item. And the mar- ried fell out, too, the divorce records show. Daily Sentence Sermon. Talk always is equipped with a self- starter, but what most of it needs is to have the brakes rellned. -- News of the Names Club. We always thought he lived at Medicine Hat, but we have just learned that Jack Frost lives at Gales- burg, TIL If you have lost your you will find there is A. Strayhorn in Houston, Texas. A ---------------- 1 rr eee ratty | GANANOQUE | i Jan. 16.--Bert Couper, Kingston, has been engaged es organist for Grace church until the 1st of Febru- ary, when Mr. Cowell, Campbellford, takes charge. Mr. Couper is pre- paring some special musi¢ for next Sunday evening. To-night the Dixie Five are hav- ing a dance at the Canoe Club. Frank Rackman, Toronto, spent the week-end in Gananoque. C. C. Skinner has returned frome a western business trip. W. V. Bulloch anid Miss Dora re- turned yesterday from Toronto. Mrs. Ward, Montreal, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. James McKellar, for the past few weeks, returned home yesterday. Miss Margaret Kidd end Miss Euretta Sinclair, of the Rexall Store, are attending & Rexall con- vention in Toronto. Shields is in Kingston to-day. The following Rebekahs from here went up to Kingston yesterday to pay a fraternal visit to the Kings- ton lodge: Mrs. Malcolm of the "Pick and Shovel Men" laying the Mrs. Stanley |. AND PUCKS. omg! 206 Wellington Street. ee ree MOORE'S We are showing a very high grade line of HOCKEY SKATES, STICKS Our prices on these lines are very in- viting and the quality is excellent. MOORE'S AA co Y J struction, it is expected they will put up a little play in the near fu- ture. 3 > Canadian Question And Answer Corner Joe Q~Where does Canada stand ia A~--Canada prize for the best wheat grown on the American continent and also the cats championship, at the Interna- tional Grain and Hay Show, Ohicago, 1922, to erect a huge 'wireless station? A ~The Marconi Company plan to build a two million dollar wireless station near Vancouver capable of communicating direct with Great Britain, Australia and the Orient. Q~--~--Where 1s Canada's largest Holstein herd? A~Canada's largest Holstein herd !s on the 10,000 acre C.P.R. farm at Strathmere, Ala. Classified Adages * (Copyright, 1922, by Basil Ls Smith) Q.--Where in Canada %s it planned |] Table Waters ADANAC (3% on bottles). ADANACO aa (5 + demijohns). POLAND i (Pint bottles). POLAND LR (Quart Bottles), CELESTINS » (Quarts). Jas. REDDEN &: Co. "The House of Satisfaction" Phones 20 and 990. 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