5 : THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG THE BRITISH WHIG last stronghold of the Boer rebels in i South Africa, fell to the British on | the night of the fourth of June, 1900. | The famous Royal Canadian Regi-| ment was one of the fourteen infan- | try regiments which marched exult- | antly before their beloved chief, Lord | Roberts, in the public square of Pre- | | toria next day, when the British flag | was raised to the peak of the pole over the legislative buildings. Weary i and gaunt they were with their long | campaign, yet there was a spring to | their step that told how glad they | were that this part of the great task | COSTS IN THE LARGE CITY. i SEEKING A NEW NAME. The disproportion between the cost | The town of North Bay wants to of living in the greater cities and the | change its name because its people cost of living in small cities, towns think that outsiders look upon them and rural areas is increasing stead-| as living in the Arctic Circle. That { ily, and will eventually put some | is all nonsense, and North Bay | sort of check upon the seemingly | should keep its name. Once upon endless process of urban expansion. | a time Moose Jaw thought it would Governor Alfred E. Smith of New | change its name, but along came Mr. York, in a recent message to his| Rudyard Kipling, the famous Brit: legislature, pointed out that the tax | igh poet, who declared it would be of 3 per cent. on real estate values, | 4 great misfortune to drop such an now in force in several cities of the | ;,tstanding name as Moose Jaw; so BIBBY'S We can save you 50c to $1.00 and Semi-Weekly by WHIG PUBLISHING D, KINGSTON, ONT. Published THE BRITIS COo., LIMY J. M, Campbell Leman A. Gulla Managing-Director TELEPHONE Business Office Editorial Rcoms Sociat Job Department SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (Daily Edition) Ome year, in cit; Une year, by mail to rural off} One year, to United States . $3.00 Sémi-Weekly Ed One year, by mail, eash . Ome year, to United States OUT-OF-TOWN REPRESENTATIVES: ¥. Calder, St. John St, Montreal F. W. Thompson, 100 King St. W, Toronto Letters to the Editor are published ouly over the actual name of the writer. Attached is ome of the best job printing office in Canada. The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the ABC Audit Bureau of Circulations ny The little things count. Where would a political machine be except for the nuts? "Nerves," however, cure them- selves if there is nobody about to of- fer sympathy. Our objection to summer resort literatare is that 1t doesn't mention students of civilization class knick- ers as an improvement. ! One-half the world can't under- | stand why the other half falls for its | peculiar kind of sheiks. | One good way to make the neigh- | bor mow his lawn is to try to take a nap in the afternoon. ------ | For the sake of the poets, let's eschew war until we find more things to rhyme with khaki. Fable: Once there was a new rug | and Willie failed to track in mud the | day it was delivered. | The old-time novelist had one ad- | vantage. He didn't write with one eye on the movie possibilities. Ah, well; a candidate controlled by the Interests never will do any- thing that is bad for business. The most, depressing cellar isn't _ the one that has gone dry, but the . One the home team inhabits. In every marriage one party furn- ishes a majority of the love and an equal majority of the obedience. ---------- There are no cuss words in the Japanese language, but there is no gum to step on over there, anyway. ---- Almost aaybody can write a Scenario, but nobody can keep the director fiom making a new story of it. : The enjoyable part of Who's Who is tho diecovery of so many import- ant people you never heard of be- _ Yore. The greatest tribute to She cloth is (hat when a preacher goes wrong the fact is considered sensational news. Every man nurses the secret con- ¥etion that with a little training he comd have developed a wicked right. Carrect this sentence: "I am guid- od by reason only," waid he, "and 1 never permit myself to be pre- Judiced." gat © : =. The office cynic says that the hap- pleat wives are those who have their feelings hurt often enough to enjoy fonstant martyrdom. 0 ---- A genuine real estate man is one Who can make you yearn for a lot that you wouldn't pay taxes on if a _rieh uncie willed it to you. 1 : Every young business mah passes 'through a stage when he dictates Jong and purposeless letters just to ~ impress his stenographer. Amn. DE lH BIBLE THOUGHT WHEN THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN AUTHORITY, PEOPLE REJOICE: BUT THE WICKED. BEARETH | and comforts. the mattresses. | | ' . Dw ing-w { We can't Relp wondering BEXHOT | or cities is carried on there simply state, represents a tax of 50 per cent. on the income derived from the pro- perties, To the extent to which this falls on lamd values it is probably collected once and for all from the owner, and represents practically a diminution in the capital value of his land, But when it falls on "im- provements" it has and can have only one result; "Improvements" will not be made, buildings will not be built, except when a revenue can be secur- ed from them which will pay the tax and [still leave a legitimate return on capital investment, Rentals must therefore be kept up to a level which will allow of this enormous deduc- tion, If they fall below that level, 50! new buildings will not be provided, tuntil the shortage of buildings put | rentals up again. { Since rentals must be paid out of { the income of the occupant, it follows | that the producing power of the oc- |cupant must be correspondingly greater than it would be if he resid- | ed in a cheaper place, or else that he { must be willing to pay the difference | as part of the price of living in a large population centre. It is prob- | able that the advantages of the large | city for carrying on certain types of | commercial business, especially | wholesale transactions on a large | scale, are so great that they could [stand even 'a much heavier burden of excess living costs. But industrial | business, especially of those types {'whose demand for labor is reason- ably steady, can generally be carried | on in small cities just as efficiently as In large, and a lower wage in terms of money will produce just as much for the workers in terms of goods There is little room for doubt that much of the industrial activity now carried on in the great- because the plants were built many | years ago, when city living was less. expensive, and are not yet ready to be scrapped, or because the industry has built up: a personnel of staff and labor which could hardly be trans- ferred bodily to a smaller place with- | out great hardship, A TARIFF THAT HELPS. It Is admitted on all sides that agriculture is the basic industry of this country. In so far, therefore, as agriculture flourishes, all other de- pendent industries and businesses flourish, and the country as a whoie becomes prosperous and contented. Tariff changes that tend to bring a measure of relief to the farmer will in the end result in benefit to the do- minion as & whole, The King government had this axiom in mind when it introduced the Robb tariff, with its lowered duties on agricultural implements and its abandonment of the sales tax on certain raw materials that en- tered into the manufacture of such implements of husbandry. Hon. Arthur Meighen, leader of the Con- servative opposition, at once pro- claimed that this reduction in duty spelled the death knell of Canadian industries. He wept copious tears over the fate that big industry would meet as a result. The facts, however, are all against him. His argument is already discredited. Premier King has announced in the house the conclusion of the man- ager of the Massey-Harris Company that the new tariff changes would not be injurious to that company's business. The International Har- vester Company of Canada; whose plant is located at Hamilton, has issued a circular to the effect that, the tariff reductions will enable them to quote a much lower price on all the farm implements they manufacture. Here is, indeed, good news for the farmer, since he is now assured of cheaper means of produc tion. Surely any relief that is ex- tended to him is long overdue, and will be halied with delight by all fair-minded people. Why Mr. Meigh- en should begrudge the farmers ot Canada a reduction in taxation, when at the same time it meets with the approval of agricultural imple- ment manufacturers, is hard to ua- derstand, except on the ground that he fears the new tariff changes will make for p ity and lessen his chances of ever again gaining pow- er at Ottawa. The small Tory bloe at the capital, led by Meighen and Drayton, have overshot the mark, and are doubtless now hearing from their own followers at the fatal blunder they have made. The agree cultural interests of Canada have found a friend in the Liberal gov- ernment, which, at the same time, has done nothing to injure the in- dustries of the country. On the con- trary, such industries as relate to agricultural production, ve been benefitted. Time will amply demon- strate the wisdom and far-reaching helpfulness of the Robb budget. Too many crooks follow their nat- PEOPLE - MOURN. -- ural beat. | dancing ban argued that when it remained Moose Jaw and likely will remain so. There was a real rea- son for changing the name of Berlina to Kitchener, but there is none for changing that of North Bay to something elee. Some of us, if we had the deciding, would have given ourselves different names at birth, but we did not have the choice, so we retain what was given us and do not | seek acts of parliament to allow us | to be known by another name. King- ston was given a very grand name in the long ago, but there is To: ronto with not half as elegant a name, and yet it has become a place | twenty times as populous as King- | ston in spite of the name it bears. Look at Winnipeg and see how it is growing with such a funny name. | And Canada iteelf has an odd | through striking name. North Bay had better "stick to {ts knitting" and have more respect for the name its pioneers gave it. REMOVING THE BANS. The Methodist church in the Un- | ited States has removed its ban | against dancing and for the first | time will admit into its folds the | folks of the stage. The deciding con- | ference vote was five to one. It is believed that that the ma- jority of the lay members of the | church are in accord with the action | of the conference and the public al general will look upon it as a re- | form -not, like a certain delegate, as | "a retreat against the social evils of the day." Far more people, both of | the old and the new! schools, will | commend than condemn the confer- | ence. This age long ago outlived church | bans against dancing just as i arose above the other rigid discip- lines of the New England Puritans. Those who opposed dancing those who oppose amusemenis many other harmless sorts.\ The | world no longer finds pleasure | sacriligious and counts dancing a pleasure. Opponents of the lifting the | the | church condones dancing in its in-| nocent forms it must accept it in its entirely not excepting the im- moral. They erred because they overlooked the fact that public dance halls keep their patrons within those bounds which the pro-ban forces sought. The ban on dancing has become one of these laws which "are more honored in the breach than in the observance." There have been many Metho- dists who have long lamented that the doors of their church should be closed to anyone. The custom of excommunicating the theatrical world from the church originated with the Cromwellian belief that it was blasphemy and sacrilege imitate or mimic. The theatre has become an -honored institution of modern civilization. Acting has be- come a profession aspired to by genius and admired by the publie. The church and the theatre need each other. | are | of | of to yy | WHY THE WEATHER? || DR. CHARLES Ff. BROOKS Secretary, American Meteorclogtoal Soctety, Tells How. Ste Weather For June Brides. June, with its long hours of day- light and rather few general rains, is one of the sunniest months of the year. Nine or ten hours of sunshine dally is the average amount expect- ed throughout much of the United States. But, lest the June bride De- come overconfident, it is well for her to remember that afternoon is a favorite time not only for weddings, but also for showers, even thunder showers! Records of 20 years show that not every day in June is "rare" in its perfection. Throughout a large part of the northeastern and central United States, June has, on the average, from 9 to 12 "days with precipitation," that is, days when at least .01 imch of rain falls, or enough to wet an outdoor wetlding, Only « small proportion of these have all-day rains. In the' East, day weddings are more likely to be a success, meteorologically speak- ing, than those on afternoons or evenings. Evenings are seldom wet, however. In Kansas, on the con- trary, the hot days of summer are drier than the less hot nights. The June bride of southern California or southwestern Arisona, however, has little to fear, as the average number of days with rain there is less than one for the whole month. British Empire, when Pretoria, the [80 that just as soon as food entered It was a red letter day for the] Boxer had been successfully There was wild rejoicing in Canada. When the Canadian soldiers later reached London on their way home, they were reviewed by the aged "Widow of Windsor'® whose. life was now nearly ended, and they were feted by the admiring people. That Body of Pours 2 By James W, Barton, M.D, Do You Nee All Your Organs? You have heard about one of your friends, who, afflicted with gall stones, was taken to the hospital and had the gall bladder removed. Your idea has been that the gall bladder held the bile which was ab- solutely necessary to life because it broke up fats, was a natural purga- tive and antiseptic. Now bile is necessary, but the gall bladder may be removed with safety, beeause the liver will pour the bile directly into small intestine. The gall bladder is simply a reservoir that holds some bile, and just pours it out when food is leaving the stom- ach and entering the small intestine, You might naturally ask "What's the good of it, if it can be removed and not endanger life?" Well, as a matter of fact, its re- moval may you would be better physically with it, it it were in a healthy condition. Why? Well, you were made with a gall bladder and Nature arranged things the small intestine, real rich bile stored therein, was thrown directly upon this food, to help ready for digestion by the small in- testine, An interesting thing has been dis- covered by physiologists. It was a puzzle to them that the gall bladder did not hold more bile, because the system needs about twenty ounces a day, and yet the gall bladder holds less than two ounces. It wasn't just like Nature, because Nature always keeps ahead of our needs. - By careful investigation however, they found that the bile stored in the gall bladder, waiting for the food from the stomach, was much thicker than the bile that was freshly made by the liver. In other words it had all its neces- sary salts and coloring matter, but didn't have as much water, In fact it was so rich in some | cases, that it was nearly ten times | as strong as the ordinary bile, before it reached the gall bladder. And so you see if your gall bladder is in bad concluded. | not endanger life, but | make fit] shape and causing trouble you are better without it. | But if the stones are removed, and | it is drained, you would be in pos- | session of a little reservoir which is | worth a lot to you. Without it, the liver would have to be manufacturing bile all the time so as to have a cqntinuous flow. i After the removal of the gall blad- der, you might be apt to think that you'll be free from any further liver disturbance. You'll find that you will have to be as careful of your diet as ever. KINGSTON IN 1850 Viewed Through Our Files The Hanging. Dec. 11.--The prisoner Webb, con- victed at'the last assizes of the mur- der of William Brennan, and sent- enced to be executed, suffered the er- treme penalty of the law this morn- ing at 6 minutes after ten. The ex- ecution took place in the rear of the Court House, (north side of Clarence between Ontario and King streets) outside the centre upper window of which there is an apparatus con- structed for this dread purpose. He exhibited thd same stoical firmness which he evinced on his trial. The Rev. Mr. Rogers attended him. The conduct of Sheriff Corbett through- out this trying sceme was most par- ticularly deserving of commendation, and few will think the worse of Mr. C. that a tear of pity glistened in his eye, at the same time that he per- formed his onerous and trying duty with that dignity and decorum re- quired from the responsible posi- tion in which he stood as the highest execitive officer of the law, exacting the penalty from one who had broken that of God and man. A large con- course of spectators, (we should say about 2,000) had assembled round the goal, and numbers occupied more distant points from whence the ex- ution could be witnessed. Much to the credit of Kingston be it said that there were few women, and those only of the lowest class. The British government has de- cided to devote some fifty or sixty million dollars, the entire indemnity due to Britain as a resujt of the uprising, to educational and | Clean out the barn, curry Nance and | Then grease the wagon and put on medical work in China, We can save you 25c. to 50c. on your SUMMER We on your New Straw Hat can save you $2.50 to $10.00 on ysur UNDERWEAR | Special at NEW SUIT. $22.50 With 2 pair Trousers--neat Blue with White Stripe néat Grey with Brown Stripe--ric h plain Brown. Special at $35.00 Men's and Young Men's Hand-Tailored Suits--many silk trimmed; all beautifully tailored; regular $42.50 and $45.00 value all for newest models. A $35.00. For Sale We have some attractive bar- gains in city property. A good list of farms and garden lands. Fire Insurance, first class company. Money to loan on mortgages. T. J. Lockhart Real Estate and Insurance 58 BROCK ST., KINGSTON Phones 322J and 1797J. BRITISH AMERICAN AHOTEL In Public Service Since 1784. M. BOHAN, PROPRIETOR, KINGSTON. ALL READY FOR A FULL DAY'S WORK Down on the farm 'bout half past four 1 slip on my pants and sneak out the door; Out to the yard I run like the dick- ens To milk ten cows and feed the chick- ens, - Jiggs, Separate the cream and slop all the pigs, Work two hours and then eat like a Turk, And by heck, I'm ready for a full day's work. the rack, Throw a jug of water in an old grain sack, 3 Hit¢h up the horses, 'hustle down the lane; Must get ip the hay for it looks like rain, But look over yonder, sure as I am born, ' Cattle's on the rampage, cows are in the corn; Start across the medder, run a mile or two, Heavin' like I'm wind broke and get wet clean thfBugh; With my joints all a-squeakin' and muscles in a jerk, I'm fit as a fiddle for a full day's work. Soon get to pitchin' the hay on the rack, Lightning gets to flashing, thunder gives a crack, Clouds roll up, black across the dell, Starts in raining and {it rains like-- well, ; ; I don't care, don't even frown. Rest fixing the fence while the rain comes down; Just get to resting, then for recom- pense Nance got straddle the barbed wire fence; - Clothes all wet, so slip off my shirt, And by heck, I'm ready for a full Ji day's work. Work all year, didn't make a thing, And I've less money now than I had last spring. Now, some people say that there ain't no hell, i But they never farmed, so they can't | tell, | When spring rolls 'round I'll take [i another chance, While the fringe grows longer on my pants, Give my 'spenders a hitch, belt an- | * other jerk i And by heck, I'm ready for a full year's work. General Bramwell Booth, head of J the Salvation Army, in Toronto on Tuesday, declared that the prospects for worid peace were improving. HIS ROOM. Anna Norman Oates in Youth's Com- panion. Do you ever slip into his room, So quiet now, so clean, so cool, 1 And through the shades of twilight gloom, Glimpse skates and boxing gloves; each tool Piled on a shelf--a bat, a ball, A tennis racket; over all The scent of shaving creams, The goal of early boyhood dreams-- To think of him, your boy at school! soaps and And if a mother's heart you bear, His room becomes a hallowed place, And ere you think of leaving there You kneel beside his bed; your face Is pillowed where so oft his own Has lain, your boy so lately grown There throbs a prayer;; in calm con- The Creative Machine Shop This machine shop is not alto- gether merchanical. Our equipment represents the most modern mechan- ism, yes--but we employ men who are capable of suggesting and exe- cuting shop work of distinctive qual- Bishop Machine Shop KING AND QUEDN STREE1» In bulk or package. Special varieties of Sweet Pea, named Spencers. 'Queen. 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"Ibe House of Satisfaction" TTT OAL QUARTET TE HEN the weather seems mild and balmy at this time of the year it may be bluffing. Re- member that there is a cloud behind every sliver lining and remember our 'phone number when you make up your mind to order coal. . Crawford PHONE 9, QUEEN ST,