THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG 07 11 my---~- = ITS APPEAL UNIVERSAL. "Home, Sweet Home" was sung for the first time in public at Covent Garden, London, on May 8th, 1823, and the English people are prepar- ing to observe the centenary of the event. John Howard Payne, the author of the song, was 8 native of the United States and at his death in 1853 was that country's consul at Tunis. But 'Home, Sweet Home" is as much loved in this country as in the United States or England. There 4s a story told of Lord Kit- this connection. Many years ago he was stationed in Egypt. Nellie Melba, ALBIN NP ol AINE Re % Sahiined Dally and Semi-Weekly by BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING 3 00, LIMITED G Eliott '......... .- a A. Gulla wt 3 TELEFHONE Private Exchange, connecting all departments One year, hy mall, ensh the opera singer, visited the coun- try and he was introduced to her. {He asked her to sing "Home, Sweet | into his eyes. The stern soldier was touched by the sentiment of the song, for he had been away from home for a long time. . The secret of the affection which 243|is held for Payne's song lies in the words, for the music, an adaption of a theme which the author heard while visiting Italy, is not especially noteworthy. But home, and the as- soclations which it brings un, have a $1 One year, if not paid in advance $1.50 Ome year, to United States $1. OUT-OF-TOWN REPRESENTATIVES: *W, Calder, 32 St. Johm St, Montreal FF. W. Thompson ....J00 Kiang St. W. Terente. { Letters to the Editor are published only over the =metusl 'mame of the) welt, { er. i | "Attached iu ome of the best job printing offices in Canada. The circulation of THE BRITISH || WHIG is authenticated by the i ABC ! Audit Bureau of Circulations i ii iii i ad A mob is just democracy with the | bridle off. : ---------------- Home is just a woman's sympathy surrounded by four walls. phat scorn the worm. They also | serve who only act as bait. | ------i The only palm that thrives as well fn cold countries is the one that] itches. Luxury: Anything you could have got along without if you had lived in 1840. "It is easy to cow the man who looks sheepish if you threaten to lam him. ' is get- "The way of the transgressor Bard. How fortunate that his away isn't. " Deficits promote harmony in the Shneer: of nations, even though the notes fall flat. . Sl Crabtree now buys his jitney only one quart of gas at a time. He trying to wean it. " A hick town is a place where it is #asier to cross the street and hard- oF to double-cross the public. Europe's leisure class lived on the taxes. And so our job holders are in 4 fair way to become, aristocrats. - Dollar gasoline would at least re- . lieve the congestion in the emer- {gency wards. We shall gratefully and humbly follow the first heretic who lasts as long as the Bible has. A principle keeps the pacifist from fighting, but the militarist is quiet- fd only by the interest. "Unfortunately, an Intelligent min- ority doesn't always stay that way after it becomes a majority. The ex-kijser fsn't sawing wood Just now. His wife is away, and you rol do much sawing on a sardine Another cause of war is each ntry's conviction that six of its t could liek a dosen from any country, - the old days, prosperity was, d by the number of square joms; now it {a gauged by the num- it Of spare tins. ; we are all crazy, as the pro- says we shall be, perhaps mur- 'oan save the expense of hiring ¥ danger in awy Internationa! is that it might force to be as honest as they pro- (tio {Is it true in the long universal appeal. 3 * | Anniversary of the publication of "Home, Sweet Home' was observed in 1873 by the unveiling of a bast of Payne in Brooklyn and the sing- ing of the song by a thousand school children. Since it has, Mf anything, strengthened dts hold on popular esteem in the intervening fifty years, the centenary should be ob- served in an even more striking manner. The honor that will be paid Payne for his simple but touching song may stimulate some of the song writers of to-day to attempt more worthy | works than the jazz efforts on which many appear to concentrate their attention. OWNING YOUR OWN HOME. There is nothing that gives a per- son such a feeling of security as owning one's own home. It has often been said that it is cheaper to rent than to own, but is this saying true? run when everything is considered? Where does the family get to that always lives in a rented house? What happens when the breadwin- ner dies or gets beyond the age of work? Many a Kingston family in the last few years has had the unpleas- ant experience of having its homs sold over its head by not having the title to the house. Renting means worry; it means moving; moving means expense, often the buying of new things to fit the new home. It means in the end that when a man has reach an age in life when in- clined to take things a little easier that he must keep at the tread mill. Buying one's own home, except in rare instances, puts a sense of re- sponsibility on the man and his fam- ily, sacrificing some of the pleasures of the present for comforts and pleasures later. It means thrift. The man who rents collects a stack of rent receipts. The ordinary man and family pay the rent and spend the rest, perhaps waking up when too late to a realization that they made a serious mistake by not having a permanent home. A home owner always has credit at the bank. If it comes to the worst and there is sickness and death with unusual expenses, the home may be pledged to carry on until these ex- penses are over. Local realtors are selling houses on the easy payment plan. Like pay- ing rent, a comparatively small pay- ment put the purchaser in possess- ion of a home, and then by payment of @ small amount a month, 'which pays the interest and part of the principle, a family in a few years will own its home. To say the least, a widow with a {amily of children left with a home has a long start on the woman left with only a stack of rent receipts and a few hundred dollars worth of household furniture. IRELAND'S CLEARING SKIES. When the Council of the League of Nations invites the Free State of Ireland to an international customs conference, along with other mem- bers of the league, it can, says the New York World, only be because it recognizes its existence as a sep- arate state. This obviously was Grefit Britain's purpose in with drawing from the island and turn- ing over the government to the Irish reople. Politically the status of the Free State has been assured in the- ory and practice. It has bsen a ques- tion of how the Free State govern- ment would emerge from the bitter struggle with its domestic enemies. They alome denied to it the auth ority that the rest of the world was ready, to acknowledge it exercised of [right. They, a8 an irreconcilable minority, were determined at any cost, even the ruin of Ireland, to override the will of the people. There was to be no peace except by their extermination. It has been a cruel and bloody civil war into which Ireland was which is worth recalling in | hgner 3 is wor | Ireland, and peace is in sight through | The | {next pressing task of the Free State | { governinent will be to rebuild on the | Home," and as she sang tears came | |driven through the insensate folly {of deValera and his confederates. |The material damage they have | wrought has been immense, the sav- lagery of their method inexcusable. | Now, after nine months of guerilla | { fighting, the irregulars have been {reduced to a few detached bands in hiding. None of their leaders of im- | portance except de Valera remains {alive or free, and he is more an ob- {ject of pity than cguse of danger. {If he were to evade capture it | would be a real relief for Ireland. | The skies are at last clearing for {the exhaustion of the rebels. {ruins the deValeraites have created, {to set the national finances in order and to maintain with firmness and justice an administration caleulat- ed to deserve the loyal support of a people long distracted by civil dis- sension. SLAVERY IN FLORIDA. The flogging to death of a young prisoner in a Florida prison camp, now under investigation, is one of the most brutal cases brought to light in recent years. The flogging itself was brutal, but the case re- veals the prevalence of an inhuman isystem that cannot be too quickly | eradicated when found in any coun- try. A young lad named Tabert, whose family Yesided in North Dakota, was apprehended at Tallahassee for rid- ing on a freight train, and upon pleading guilty was sentenced to a fine of $25 or three months in jail. On the following day the sheriff de- livered him to a lumber company, under a convict labor contract, and received $20. A few days later he wags notified by the post office of the receipt of a rogistered letter for the prisoner addressed in his care, and instead of forwarding it to the boy, he directed ft returned to the send- er, the boy's father, who had sent the money to pay the fine and secure his liberation. Under cross examina- tion the sheriff admitted that he received on the average $22 for every prisoner he delivered over to the convict labor contractor. Furth- er evidence brought out showed that the sheriff knew the registered let- ter contained money for the prison- er, and he received a telegram noti- fying him that it was being sent, but he hurried the delivery of the boy over to the comtractor, and instead of forwarding the money to the boy hedirected its return to the remit- ter. It is difficult to believe that a sy- stem so inhuman could be carried on to-day, or that an official would be permitted to carry on what is virts ually a slave traffic for his own fin- ancial benefit. NEW YORK TRIBUNE FRIEND OF BRITAIN Bn The New York Tribune, staunch friend of Britain and representative of all that is best in American journ- alism, has moved from its old home to more commodious quarters on West Fortieth street. With the Tri- bune's migration uptown, Printing House Square becomes a memory. Sun and the Times moved off the little square. some years ago, and its spaces echoed to the roar of the Tri- bune's presses for the last time early on Sunday morning. With the ex- ception of two brief periods, thé Tri- bune had occupied this site since the establishment of the paper, eighty two years ago. New York was a small city of 312,- 000 in that far off day of 1841, a Ift- tle smaller than the present Indian- apolis, just a trifle bigger than is Rochester and about half the size of the present day Toronto. The old Astor House, whose proprietor. the great-grandfather of Lord As- tor, used to sit in the rotunda and shake hands with distinguished guests, was. Gotham's chief hotel of that period, and the theatres clus. tered about the old City Hall. Wagh- ington Square, which Canadian vis- itors know as a dingy old neighbor- hood of weath ten brick houses, was then a fashionable resi- dential locality. Now an immense world centre with a very high ratic of foreign population, New York at the Tribune's birth was just a mod- erately-sized city with preponderant mercantile and shipping interests louipgencous and American in feel- g. Started Tribune With $1,000. * In such a city did Horace Greeley, author-to-be of that famous advice: "Go 'west, young man," found the Tribune with only $1,000 capital-.- and borrowed capital at that. News- papere were net institutions in Gree- almost the sole avenue to pub- , and men of high talent like to most Americans who bought and | Toad, newspapers during Gresley's | regime, which lasted from 1840 to 1870. Most of the readers were men | and newspapers carried no sporting | news and mo department store ad- | vertising. Greeley loved politics. He { saw that protection was the only way i to build up the infant industries o?| { the United States. He wrote high | | tariff editorials a column and a half | | in length in small type and lived to see the wonderful success achieved { by the adoption of this policy. Slav- { ery he loathed and demanded that it be efther limited or abolished. Braved Yellow Journalism. The eruption of what is known as "yellow journalism" came in the late | '80's and '90's of the last century. It | appealed to the public's lowest! | tastes. The Increased circulation and | augmentel wealth from resultant | advertising revenue accruing to its exponents hurt the Tribune. But | the latter refused to degrade its columns with slime and sensational- ism. It withstood such competition by sheer excellence, until by 1913 the "yellow print" had begun to abate. While the Hearst papers were still howling with delight at every re- verse to British arms, the Tribune was one of the few American big newspapers which believed that the German attack on western civillsa- tion must be repelled at all coets It had no small part in persuading the United States to do the right thing at long last. | ALONG LIFES DETOUR | BY SAM HILL 'Nether Sad Tale. His money he has spent For his dear wife's attire; And so he hag none left To buy his car a tire. Observations of Oldest Imhabitant® The old-fashioned wife used to knead the dough to bake her husband bread. The modern one needs it to buy his bread. The Ananias Club. "No, boss," remarked the over-work- ed clerk, "I cannot accept a raise, for | I feel you are paying me more than I} am worth now. AND SO DOES MY | WIFE." * | Nad Was Ready For Him. The farmer's son, Who wae away | at college, had written home that he had learned to fence. | His dad immediately wired back: "Glad to hear it. Come home at once. We are just starting to put one around the ten-acre pasture lot." Ouch! Sheik (enthusiastically): "You dance divinely. What do you say we try to break the record for long-distance dancing? Flapper( anything but enthusiastic) "I'll do it on one condition." Sheik (eagerly): "What js that?" Flapper (frigidly): "That you do your dancing on the floor instead of on my feet." At the Zoo. I asked the elephant How fast a rabbit ran; "I can't tell you," he said, "But think the pelican." Fool Questoins. T. U. T. asks: "Since they only speak of one recom of a house as the living room are we to understand the others are dead?' No, some of them only are sleeping. Here. Too. Blinks: "If you had your lfe to live. over again would you go through college 'and take up the same line of work you have? Jinks: "No. I'd learn the plasterer"s trade and retire after a couple of years. If They Are Lueky. The proverb says no moss ig gathered by The rolling stones; But some men gather quite a Mttle ccin By rolling bones. ee -- Bepererr! In burning words the groom Informed her that she was no cook; But he cooled down, you bet, When she froze him with a look. ~--Cinecinnat! Enquirer. I think you have it wrong, old boy, To tell it, is a ain; - As I got it from the neighbors, She used the rolling pin. ~--Tow Deming The way we heard it, when he got rash And raised a rumpus about the hash, She raised a knot with the soup tur- reen As big as a goose egg on his bean. 3 ~--Tom Sammons. ------ Daily Sentence Sermon Wisdom nefer enters a man's head through an open mouth. News of the Names Club, From Erie, Penn, comes Wilhamena Dye. Of course, we don't know, but probably after her hair begins to show 200 much gray, she will Joseph Will Look, of Galveston, Tex., says he sure will Tests for Auto Drivers. Tests for locomotive engineers 'who drive engires on a fixed track are excl/edingly strenuous, but the driver of an automobile," who can méet with many more dangerous situations, who must possess more skill and resource for the mafety of the public, need merely buy a license to drive. Thete is a call for tests for drivers. No ome should be al- lowed to handle an automobile with- cut examination. Boys and girls should not be trusted at the wheel and mentality should be reckoned with. Every driver should be duly efficient and fully licensed before operating any car.--Brandon Sun. ------------------ A war isn't really over until all We Aim to Have the Best For Less We buy for cash. We sell for cash. We have one price and BIBBY"S that price is marked in plain figures. A $6.00 value, for $4.75 TROUSERS Our $4.50 Special Tweed--Sizes 33 to 44. Fox Serge. 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Res. 2240m--1123w, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE BROKERS We have about two hundred lots to choose $3,000. from, prices ranging from $100 to Houses in all parts of the city. We have several from $1,300 up. Crosse & Blackwell's MIXED PICKLES, | CHOW CHOW. ~--WHITE ONIONS. WALNUTS ~~CAPT. WHITE'S ORIENTAL PICKLE. Jas. REDDEN & Co. Phones 20 and 900. "The House of Satisfaction" a -- Thar Body of J Bours re By James W, Berton, M.D, Can You Poison Yourself? I have emphasized the importance of getting rid of the wasto products of the body so often {bat my readers may be just a little tired of hearing about it. Now as a matter of fact it would really be a hard job for you to kill yourself with.an accumulation of waste matter in the body. Nature 'lis so wonderfully good to yuu that notwithetanding s!l your neglect you will continue to eat, drink, sleep, and actually remain aMve. It would perhaps be hard to find many cases vhere the waste matters actually killed a parson. Of course the cele- brated case where the skin was cov- ered with a varnish, or in a case where the urine was completely sup- rressed death followed. But my point is that this waste matter entering as it does Into the Llood changes the composition of the blood so that when it goes to an organ, say the stomach, to supply itl with its natural juice and alsgp keep he organ itself in good repair & is in. poor condition to do its work. This means that the stomach for ia- stance will not do its work as well, as both its structure: and its juice producing mochanism have not had the proper kind of material delivered to it. Thus also the liver will not be able to separate its bile and sugar from the blood as it passes through because the blood is overloaded, and the liver is not being maintained at the proper standard. And so all down the line, your kidneys, your lungs, your brain, your heart, in fact all your tissues will suffer, Now about this time something enters your system like Flu or some other enemy and what kind of shaps is that body of yours in to theet ft? the allies have fallen out. x Real Estate 1.--Corner Grocery Business, stock at invoice prices, fixtures extra. This is a od business stand and has enjoyed a good trade for the last thirty years. Rent Including dwelling above store reasonable. 2--First class frame dwelling, nearly new, eight rooms, three- piece bath, H. A. furnace, good cellar, verandah, newly deco- rated, good barn, stable and garage, $3950.00. 3--TO LET--Farm of 44 acres, §ocvd buildings, 20 acres under cultivation, well watered, about 2 acres of orchard, $125.00 and taxes. 4.--Money to loan on Mortgages. T. J. Lockhart Real Estate and Insurance 53 Brock St., Kingston, Ont, Phones 322] or 1797). "DAVID BCOTT | Plumber Plumbing and Gas Work a spec laity, All work guaranteed. Ad- dress 143 Fromtensc Street. Phone 1277. Garment Bags 'For Wraps, Furs, Bedding, Draperies, Robes, etc, Air Tight Dustproof Canadian Question And Answer Corner be Q--What is the strength of the United Farmers of Alberta? A--The United Farmers of Al- .barta. numbered 18,615 in 1912, in 1,211 local associations, 14,141 be- ing men, 2,938 women, and 1,635 juniors. Q.--When was British Colun.bia a Crown Colony. A.--Up to 1866, Vancouver Island and British Columbia were Crown scolondes. They then united as one un- der the pame of the latter, and, in 1871, it was made one of the Fro- vinces under Confederation. Classified Adages Dw a well before you are thirsty. And be pre- pared for emergencies by following the A-B-C Clas- sified Ads regularly. Read them to-day? Prevents Wrinkling From 15c¢. to $1.85 TARINE SHEETS for wrap- ping clothes and lining chests, trunks or drawers ..18¢c. each Or. Chown's Drug Store 85 Princess Street. Phone 848 IN TIMES OF PEACE FOR WAR --IN SUMMER . YOUR COAL IN STORE! OAL QUARTETTE HERE are several rea- sons why you shoutd buy your winter coal during the summer months. The most important one is that you will thereby effect a cousiderable saving of money--and then there may be a notable shortage of coal just when you are in need of it. Who can tell? Crawford PHONE 9. QUEEN ST, " 'RAWFORD'SHE i --