THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG BRITISH WHIG PINT YEAR. 'fare at once the result and a proof A SUGGESTED REMEDY, Though England's rural problem is not ours, yet the two are suffici- | ently alike to give Mr. Montague Fordham's new book, "The Rebuild- ing of Rural England," a valuable bearing on the agricultural difi- culties of Canada. Mr. Fordham directs his most searching artillery against the cardi- nal fallacy that capital means money. Upon that -- widespread misconcep- tion our whole business system has been reared and our agricultural iis of that unsoundness. Time was "than they are to-day. | ory is that it is uneconomical and | | ing. | married and unmarried--and child- | ren now employed lends" credence that within another generation un- { employed wives will be the execep- tion rather than the rule, and that children 'will be placed in gainful occupations at a much tenderer age The new the- | will be impossible for the individual to produce enough for more than one, except during limited periods such as the early years of child-rais- The great number of women-- to the theory. : Our economic problem, it is ex- ed out satisfactorily. They were given a good start as each bride had a dowry of household supplies from the government. When brides were thus made easily available by a paternal government, obdurate bachelors, who remained Immune from the attractions of the King's Girls, and who refused to marry and settle down, drew upon them- selves the wrath of the official match-makers. On this day in 1670 an order was made public which an- nounced that any man who persist- ed in refusing a wife, would heance- forth be denied the privileges of fishing, hunting and trading. A Regular Beauty Show WE ARE NOW SHOWING OUR when « man's wealth was comput- | plained to us, is not that the aver- ed in acres instead of dollars, but age income is not adequate to meet money has got the better of us, and | the actual needs of the family but CO, LIMITED, KINGSTON, ONT. as Camphell cesssnscsses. President Editor and =Director RELEPHONE Offic 2014 . UBSCRIPTION RATES: Daily di 3 Weekly Edition) One year, by mall, cash 'Une year, to United States Bolden: 3 REPRESENTATIVES, ". «++. 81.50 s Calder, 22 St. John St, Montreal Ww, Thompayn, we Kiag St. W. 'oronte Letters to the Editor are published aly over the actual name. of the writer, CA is ome of the best jb printing offices in Canads. The circulation of THE BRITISH . WHIG is authenticated by the ABC Audit Bureau of Circulatinns ee -- Religion is easier to get than to keep. What is so rare as a day in swim- ming? You need money to burn to have a hot time, Charity also covers a multitude of skin games. An ounce of pluck is worth a "pound of luck. Some people find prosperity by advertising for it. You've got to keep your head up to stay on your feet. Some wives stay broke because' . their husbands get up first. Two can live as cheaply as one, but they never look the same, The secret of leadership is merely the knack of finding followers. "Home: 'A place where some wo- man works fourteen hours a day. Joy riders need not be in such a furry, Hell keeps open all night. - Beven parts of virtue consist in the knowledge that the neighbors are 'watching. It is said that many movie actors cannot afford a new divorce suit this fall. ./ Even if a man's face isn't his for- tune, he usually feels cheap when he needs a shave. 'When you see onions in the front yard Instead of flowers, hubby is the boss in that house. Well, it's fair enough. n roll their stockings, 1 baby carriages. Some wo- and some Ordinary itch is only skin deep, ; an itch for offfice goes to the row of the bones. '. War seems more and more wicked 'the probability of getting a pro- out of it grows smaller. The reason men no longer strike tches on their pants is because rn pants won't stand it. fe ; -------- The two great needs of a sixteen- ar-old girl are a mother who has and a father who has same, Germany is still promising to pay. promises were money, Germany d have some change coming to | British financial Interests have d $5,000,000 to a German ship- company. The war must be News from Egypt is bad. The want to wear western clothes. y will get sunburned in many new Perhaps you have noticed that the Jor creatures who have "nerves suffer an attack while permi:- to have their own way. BIBLE THOUGHT BUT THOU, WHEN THOU PRAYEST, enter into thy and when thou hast shut the , pray to Father which is secret; and Father which in secret shall reward thee ly. For your Father knoweth things: ye have need of, before tt. Se Bo y| has led to the construction of arti- .82.00' It could be secured by establishing {and wastefulness in our present sys- | promise difficulties enough, even in| ~~ |& compact, | Great Britain How much more then ft and that men are at liberty to choose instead of a useful servant has be- come an ornamental overlord. This ficial and unsound systems of fin- ance, ownership and marketing and to the consequent decay of the land. How then to restore to,a country the agricultural sense of values and point of view? By stabilization or| guaranteed prices for the chief ar-| ticles of British farm produce, ar. gués Mr. Fordham. A profitable fix- ed price would lead first to confi- dence, then to higher production and an increasing number of producers, a National Price List under control of a suitable board. This same board would also correct aie abuses tem of distribution, so that the extra gain to the producer would be ac- companied by a reduced cost to the consumer Such, in brief, is his carefully elaborated thesis. Its application would seem to | populous country like in a vast half-continent which de- pends for its livelihood on agricul- tural exports and must accept the world price or nothing? Price fixing in Canada is still out of the ques- tion. But the other branch of Mr. Fordham's speculation, improve- ments in selling and distribution, is a most promising and urgent field. Co-operative buying and selling among farmers and grading of farm products so as to build up a confi- dent and unfailing market would be the first steps. The success in its very first year of the voluntary wheat pool in Alberta is an indication of what may reasonably be expected, But something immensely wider in scope would be the ultimate aim. Best of all, according to several au- thorities, would be the restoration of the Imperial Purchase Board which performed such marvels of quantity buying and selling during the war. This board would so simp- lity the exchange of the more impor- tant agricultural and manufactured products of the Empire that produc- tion would greatly increase, the producer would receive more for his article and the consumer pay less. Such a statement sdunds like a dan- geérous exaggeration or the millen- nium; but the possibility is suffi- clently practical that the Australian federal government has sent over an agent to London specially to urge the creation of such a purchasing organization, x OPTIMISM. There is an old Stoic proverb which says that it is not things that torment men, but the opinion men have of them. The fact is that there is an infinite variety of things in every person's life, far too many to be grasped at once, and he must choose what he will see. In the same situation or surroundings one man will be wholly cast down be- oause of the black outlook, while an- other will be cheered greatly by its brightness. Obviously the differ- ence lies, not in the situation, but in the point of view. Pollyanniasm has had its day, but now has fallen into ill repute, and rightly so. It is foolish to In- vent excuses to be cheerful when no reason exists, and just as foolish to close one's eyes to the unpleas- ant side of things. It is another thing, however, to realize that there are both bad and good in the world, either. When one is accosted by a pessimistic individual, who is sure that everything is approaching a canine destination, it is well to re member that he is blind to what good may exist. Even were one 80 omniscient that he might count every bad and every good circumstance, he could not thus determine whether the result were good or bad. James Bryce has said that in an election 'opinions are count- ed, not weighed, and that while an expert's opinion may be worth those of a thousand ordinary men, it is counted only as one. In counting good and bad circumstances, one must remember that they must be weighed, not counted. One good cir- cumstance may overbalance a thou- sand bad. THE STANDARD OF LIVING. It is a self-evident fact that the farther our civilization advances the more complex and dificult living becomes. At the present stage it seems impossible that the people can endure more complications or could get along with less. The business of making a living has become about the most serious | that the average income is inade- quate to meet the demand for those things outside the circle of absolute necessities, Standards of living are rising faster than the standards of income, A brief summary of some of the new "necessities'" of. life are large homes, expensive furniture, auto- mobiles, extensive personal ward- | | robes, vacation trips, player pianos, | radios, phonographs, higher educa- tion, libraries, rich foods and social activity. These requirements are not unusual for the families of wage- earners and office workers. It has| been variously estimated that the! luxuries of the average home cost from fifty per cent. to 200 per cent. of the bare needs of subsistence, It is probable we would find our luxury | budget exceeding our expenses for the necessaries of life if we could agree upon what is a "luxury" and what is a "necessary." From one view-point all Juxuries are neces- sarles. What was a luxury under a lower standard of living becomes a necessary under a higher standard. The time may come when the mul- titude must make a more strict dis- tinction between "desires" and "needs." KINDNESS TO ANIMALS. Acts of cruelty to domesticated animals are less frequent to-day than homicides and prosecutions for the cruel treatment of human beings. There are some grounds for the staté- ment that the public is less angerad by the mistreatment of humans than by the mistreatment of dumb ani- mals, Our heartstrings are tiuched by the helpless, is the way wo ex- plain this seeming anomaly, We of today. take it for granted that man has always ben as kind and gentle with animals as he is to- day. But when we so think we for- get that there must have been some extreme provocation for iha many laws against cruelty to arimals and some cause for the inception of th? so-well organized societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals. On second thought, the older spectators' of life can probably recall a thue when it was not an uncommon ocaur- rénce for drovers and drivers to cru- elly beat their beasts-of-burdzu cn the public highways, when i: was a man's privilege to treat hiz animals as he saw fit 'or as his disposition prompted him, and when any act of cruelty towards animals was commit- ted with impunity. It was one hundred and two years ago in England that the first law was passed taking from the indivi- dual and placing in the government the power to determine how domesti- cated animals were to be treated. Two years later in Old Slaughters' Coffee House, at the upper end of Martin's Lane, London, the first English Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was orgdniz- ed. Richard Martin, Irish member of parliament, got the humanitarian bill adopted at a time when bear- bating, dog-fighting 'and bull-baiting were popular sports in England, The Rev. Arthur Broome organized that first society at old Slaughters.' The world to-day is not surprised that the sixteen-year-old Princess Victoria supported Broome's society and that Broome on his death bed, after spending his fortune for his animal friends, requested that his dog be cared for. Speyer" rg AUGUST 18. Bach age has brought its own problem of colonizaiton for Can- ada to grapple with. In 1670 the quesiton was to find wives for the settlers, who would make homes, and guarantee permanence to the colony. Officers and men of the Carigan regiment were at work clearing farms on the seigniories which lined the banks of the Riche- lieu and St. Lawrence rivers. Whera were thé home-makers to come from? To meet the situation, the Intendant, Talon, wrote home to Louis XIV., asking him for a con- signment of wives, strong vigorous peasant girls,' for the soldiers, and "fifteen ladies of gentle birth" for the officers. Louis, of course, re- sponded to this odd request, and thus originated the emigration of "King's Girls," who from time to 'time, thereafter, were sent out in large groups. Arrived in Quebec they were put on exhibition, and selected by the future husbands, with about the same amount of care as would be accorded the choice of a new hat. The marriages some- times were performed in batches of twenty to thirty. Curiously That Body of Pours Barton, M.D, The Different Forms of Healing. An article quoted from a New York | paper recently, stated that in addi- tion to the regular form of medicine | as taught in our recognized medical | | colleges throughout North America, there were nearly fifty other forms of healing, being taught in various in- stitutions, large and small. These included all the well known faith cures, osteopathy, chiropractic, natural healing, and Christian Science, Someone has asked "Has the regu- lar form of medicine fallen, down | that all these form should be in ex- istence, and actually have nearly ten times as many students in attendance as have the regular colleges?" 1 don't think that any thinking person would say that the regular form of | medical teaching has fallen down, when he sees how small pox, yellow fever, diphtheria, diabetes, and other ailments are now almost a rarity. It is not, many years since these carried away hundreds of thousands yearly. And then so many other ail- ments are now under nearly perfect control, Modern surgery, and pathology have certainly made the world their debtors for all #ini& to" come. However, there is just this point always to remember. All these cults, these forms of healing or treatment, must have some central kernel of truth. Some one has been helped thereby in the very beginning of that particular faith. Prof, James of Harvard says that a Christian prays to God when he is in distress of soul. He asks for help, strength, and guidance. He comes out from his asking, and straightway takes hold of his work and his life with new joy, and suc- cess attends him. Prof. James says that that joy or | e- peace he receives is just as real to that man as anything else in life. And so with these faiths and be- lefs, My old mother used to say to me "Speak well of the bridge that carries you over." There is no disputing the fact that a knowledge of the human body, a knowledge of how all its parts work, how they are related to one another, how harmful substances living or dead effect the tissues, should really be a part of every "healers" educa tion. If all these healers were required to secure this much knowledge, then the regular practitioner would not mind what form the treatment took. A bottle of medicine is certainly not needed by thousands of persons who are not well, Physicians are the first to admit tiis, However, the world still looks to the regular medical profession for the removal of all the known or named diseases just the same, Isn't that true? Tenth Auniversary Of the Great War August 18th, 1914. The Whig editorially urges organ- ization locally to prepare for want arising out of the war, The four men who were arrested as German spies in Gananoque last week have been brought to Kingston and at present are in the Tete de Pont barracks. The streets of Gan- anoque were lined with people to see them off and hundreds of local citi- zens went down to the station to get a glimpse of them, but in vain, as they were taken off the train at the barracks, The Queen's Engineers, numbering 140, left for Valcartier this after- noon: via C:N.R. The officers in charge are Major A. Macphail, Capt. Lindsay Malcolm, Lieuts. D. 8, Ellis, E. W. Henderson, E. T. Sterne and E. A. Baker. | Nine hundred men have volun- teered in M.D. No, 3. Wiliam Fleet, of the staff of S. Anglin and Co., who has volunteered for overseas, was presented by his fellow employees with a purse of gold yesterday afternoon. A reserve corps in connection with the, 14th Regiment is proposed. The R.C.H.A. and two Army Ser- vice corps are the only troops under canvas at Valcartier so far. Judge Lavell, nD an 3 Aug. 20th, 6.30 p.m. Choice programme. Chic- ken ple supper. ol all businesses, Economists say enough, most of the matches turn New Fall Suits New Fall and Winter Overcoats New English Velour Hats We will be pleased to show these new arrivals. If you wish make your selection, make small payment and have your selection set aside until you need it. LOOK WHAT'S STILL WITH US. In these days of motor-driven tractors and such, the sight of a'good old one-ox-power harvester i ig rare indeed; yet here is one at work near North Deer Isle, Me. WHY THE WEATHER? | DR. CHARLES fF. BROOKS Secretary, American Meteorological Society, Teils Hew. Sunset Signs of Summer Rain. Summer rain is usually preceded by thunderstorm tops, for much of summer rainfall is associated with thunderstorms. The day before rain thunderstormtops may sometimes be seen in the west or some other di- rection, at evening or may cast their shadows in the sunset. These thun- derstorm tops are sharply defined, high towering clouds, with a tend- ency toward anvil shape, and with marked local differences in density. If the upper winds are rapid, the clouds may be long drawn out. Often they are accompanied by heavy sheets of falling snow, When these thunderstorm tops are moving from WNW or NW towards the observer, they are most likely to indicate rain. Other indications of rain are a falling barometer, a rising dewpoint, and a southerly wind that does not stop at Sunset, or that springs up again after a brief calm at sunset. Southern storms, originating from tropical cyclones and moving up. the Atlantic coast approach from a dif- ferent direction from the thunder- storm rains. rising bank of clouds to the south, with their long ribs of high thin cirrus streamers converging in the South or Southeast. KINGSTON IN 1851 | Viewed Throw pb Our Files Viewed through our files The International Limited. Dec. 24:-- (Advertisement). . WINTER ARRANGEMENTS. Important to Canada Travellers. New and Expeditious Route from They first show their | Montreal, to Toronto, Hamilton, etc. Time and Money Saved. The winter arrangements of the Champlain and St. Lawrence, the Ogdensburgh, the Watertown and Rome, and the Albany and Buffalo railroads are such that passengers for Canada West can, by taking the cars at Montreal in the morning for Rouse's Point, arrive in time for the |2 p.m. train for Oddensburgh, arriv- ing at 8 p.m.; from thence a super- ior line of plank road stages will leave the following morning for Watertown, arriving in time for the cars of the Watertown and Rome rallroad, for Rome; from thence the sace evenng for Buffalo, Lewiston, ate., arriving early in the morning. Steamers from Lewiston carry pas- sengers to Toronto throughout the winter, and stage lines run constant- ly to Hamilton. The fare by this route from Montreal to Buffalo will not exceed $14. Travelling Time. 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George Albert Baragar died at his home, Oak Lake, on Aug. 13th, at the age of fifty-three years. He was a native of Sidney township. Mrs. Alfred Chambers, Strand, Eng., died a few days ago, She was the only sister of C. W. Young, Corn- wall editor, oe 'RAWFORD'S OAL QUARTET TE HEN seems mild and balmy at this time of the year it may be bluffing. Re- member that there is a cloud behind every silver . * Mining and remember our 'phone number when you make up your mind to ordeg coal. Crawford PHONE 9. QUEEN ST, H. A. Btewart, K.C., M.P., was on of the speakers at a social he Thursday night in Seeley's Bay une der the auspices of Bt. Peter'y church, The man who "told you so" vsually very much in evidence afte every failure,