i THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG ee mee Tv GSTON BOYS OWN WHIG" Published under the Auspices of the Local Boys' Work Board. Editoriat PUBLIC EPEAKING. (By J. Alex. Edmison.) "Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentle men, I--I--I --' Qh, yes, well do we remember the occasion of our first speech in public. Oh those quivér- ing lips! Oh those knocking knees! And, oh, how fervent was the prayer of thankfulness when the ordeal was over! : Then you remember how the next few attempts seemed so much ecasier-- you found it wasn't such a trying ex- petience after all. How pleasant was the sensation whén you discovered that the seemingly huge giant "Publie Speech" had been conquered by the weapons of Patience and Endeavbur! Before these two great essentials of life the difficulties had mists when wind arises." The art of being able to express one's self concisely in public is some- thing which every boy should try to attain! Those who commence life's journéy without it do so under a handi. cap. For to them the gates of public life do not readily swing open, to them the extension of personal influence is an increased difficulty. - THE BOY IN BUSINESS (By J. Alex. Edmison.) On passing through the great indus- trial and manufacturing concerns we often stop to think what the boys are doing who in the future will occupy the swivel chairs of authority. It is not hard for persons of insight to see those of the present generation who will be the successful business men of to-morrow. In our ever faith- ful mewsboy who proves so reliable + and prompt in his delivery and in his "collecting" we may find the future president of some great concern, and algo in the office boy and the factory * lad who shows great enthusiasm in their work, and whose eyes are not forever on the clock. Likewise many a school boy now diligent with his books learning principles of system, prompt- ness and thoroughness, is preparing himself for responsibilities and efficien. cy. Although education is important, and some sort of education is essential to any kind of success, still common sense, straightness and decency will carry a boy or young man quite a way along the path to business achievement Without the ability to get the good out of books however, no boy can expect to go the whole distance. Money can be mide without much book learning Dyk. the summits of sticcess are not ad- by dollar signs alone. th === | A LONDON LETTER By Panton House. London, Aug, 29.--London has re- ceived this August more holiday- makers from the provinces than in ' any previous Augusy, Wembley is, of coupe, an enormol¥ attractivw, but only one of many. Most of, these visitors come for at least a week, 'and it has been found that ihey de- '¥ote to the exhibition at most two days. The rest of their time Js spent WHICH ARE YOU? Every Boy Should Read This. It is from the pen of Professor Fiske of Oberlin College. He says that every boy is two boys under the same hat. He goes on:-- "He lives his life on two distinct planes, which are more or less incon- gruous. His polite life is controlled largely by civilized sanctions especially within his home. He cats with his fork at the family table, wears cuifs and perhaps even gloves in the family pew, if he sits there at all. Externally he may be the pink of propriety, the acme of civilized progress, the flower of silk-stocking culture. This is the side he keeps trained toward his un- suspecting mother and his pious aunt, For all civilized functions, this is the nice little man, James. "But for a certain period, the root of the matter is not this manikin, but Jimmie, the rollicking savage within, the boy as the gang knows him, not as his fond mother imagines him; unless she be a modern mother with Sherlock Holmes perceptions. It is hardly fair to James to say that the real boy is Jimmie and the artificial boy James. Both boys are real; only one is more 1 80. Neither is it fair to Jimmie to call him the by-product in the civilizing process of producing James; nor mere. ly the raw material. The boy himself, if consulted, would probably allow that he was really Jimmie, though his | maiden name is James. Let us rather | find the truth in the strange quality of boyhood. Every natural boy is, more or less clearly two boys, both James and Jimmie; the pFim little pink-and-wash- | ed Puritan, and the saucy little rough- | and-tumble heathen, struggling togeth. er for the mastery for several busy years. If the good angels are propit- ious, and the father of the twins has | good luck, the resultant, emerging from this seething retort, will be neith- er James, the Pale Face, nor Jimmie, the Mohawk Brave, but Jim, a manly boyish fellow, frank of face and sound at heart. "The boy problem, then is really The Making of Jim: developing a kindly young man, a manly, Christian citizen, out of the irrepressible and ir- responsible boy: To do this, we must first let Jimmie have his fling-with no "wild oats," but all innocent, rollicking fun. Let him be the boy savage and barbarian if need be, when Nature seems to indicate it; and the be done with it, and give Jim, the white man, a chance. Do not regret these turbulent years, for remember that where there is no Jimmie, the boy is apt to be noth. {ing but James, the puny Pale Face. Jim, the good old scout, is far better, and he owes a great deal to Jimmie." "Why, Johnny, you've got a lump on your head. Have you been fighting again?" in seeing what may be called the permanent sights. Especially when coming to London for the first time, provincial visi- tors, like those from the dominions, usually begin their sightseeing with Westminster Abbey. At the famous north door any day this week a queue of several hundred people might be seen, always moving, yet never becoming shorter, for others joined up as fast as the head of the queue passed in. And this was only one of several doors. No official record is kept of the numbers entering the Abbey, but the attendants talk of 10,000 a day at least. The enquiry most commofily made is for the tomb of the Unknown were purchased X Re ada Loan was offered to public tober, 1923, most of the as worth of bonds This investment was eagerly desired bY steiyune-. but was secured by those ready money. vi t and give you IN for ooD St Ready Money in a few days. | welcome "THE ALL BOY PAPER" "Fighting? not me." "But somebody struck you." "Nobody struck me. I wasn't fight- ing' at all. It was an accident." "An accident?" "Yes, I was sitting on top of Tommy Scanlon, and 1 forgot to hold his feet. --Firelighter, S. T. L. IMPORTANT. Stop! Look! Listen! The K.B.O.W. have decided to form a Boys' Club to be called the "King- ston Boys' Rambler Club." The re- quirements for membership are as fol- lows :-- 1. Members must be 15 years of age. 2. A reference must be obtained from either their employer or teacher and signed by them. 3. Special fees will be arranged by the K.B.O.W. and will be used exclu- sively by the club, for the club and its members. 4. Only the first 18 applicants will be considered. 6. You must be a resident of King- ston for at least one month. The purpose of the club is to further Boys' Activities in Kingston. It is plan ned to have a football team, a basket- ball team also several other feature at- tractions. The fees will be used to pur- chase equipment for sports and enter- tainments. It must be strongly em- phasized that only boys with referen- ces will be enrolled.. Now if you can fulfil these agreements and wish to join, get busy and be one of the first eighteen. Address all communications to editor, 119 William street and you will them be notified when to attend the meeting for the election of officers and the arranging of a suitable fee. Enrollment closes on Sept. 30th, 1924. K.C.I. NEWS IN GENERAL. Preparations for the football season is the order of the day. A very strong team is representing the Collegiate this year and its opponents will only too soon find out the truth of this. The elections for officers of the K.C. I Junior and Senior Literary Societies was held at 4 p.m. on. Monday when the officers for the coming years were el- ected. The first literary meeting to be held in our assembly hall for this year was held Thursday. A very snappy pro- gramme was arranged, the former president, F. J. C. Dunn, addressed the members. Mr. Dunn told of the work accomplished by his executive last year and then congratulated the new president and his executive, wishing them unlimited success. Then he pro- ceeded to present a silver and bronze medal to the winners of the oratorical contests held in May, After congratul. ating the winners and speaking a word of encouragement to the non- winners, the meeting adjourned. Warrior. On this there now lies one of the mos, curious "wreaths" ever seen. Presented by the Prince Re- gent of Abbyssinia during his re- cent visit, it is formed of two ele- phant tusks, joined together with sil- ver leaves. Almost everyone knows that the Coronation chair, with the Stone of Destiny, is among the Abbey's trea- sures; but few realize that King Ed- ward tlie Confessor, who dled in 1066---the year of the Norman con- quest--Iies in the chapel behind the high altar, in a shrine raised on a mound of earth brought from the Holy Land. 'This Shrine, built by King Henry III in 1269, was almost stripped of the gay mosaic work that covered it in the time of King Henry VIII; on one pillar the vislior may see a few square inches, gold and red and green, to help him to imagine how it 'used to look. 'While parliament is in recess, the two Houses--which lie across thé road from the east end of the Abbey ~--are being opened to the public for the first time on two days a weck. It has even been found pecessary to admit sight-seers from o'ciock in the mording instead of 10. Here, too, at almost any hour of the day, a long queue may be seen. Hundreds of people, having "done" the Houses, ask to be directed to the Palace of Westminster, and when told, that they have already seen it, are in- clined to suspect an attempt to hoax their Innocence. But the houses of parliament rank officially as a Royal Palace, for they occupy the site and embody some fragments of the an- cient palace of Westminster, which 'was the chief London home of our kings from Edward the Confessor down to Henry VII, It was only partly repaired after an extensive fire in 1512. A few years later, greedy King Hal seized Cardingt Wolsey's great house 'in Whitehall the London. seat of the Archbishops of York--and York Place, trans- formed into the Palace of Whitehall, wag the royal abode for over 160 BFgis i : | Kincardine Tuxis Notes It is with deepest regret that we are compelled to say good-bye to two of our finest Tuxis boys, Calvert and Harold Rea, who are going to live in Port Colbourne. Calvert has been the mainstay of our square since Mr. Pat- terson left and his work on its behalf will have lasting benefits, For the last two years he was elected the member for West Bruce in the Ontario older boys' parliament and was in both pre- miers' cabinets. It was mainly through Cal that the Bruce and Grey Counties Boys' Conference was held in Chesley and the fellows in appreciation of Cal- vert's work elected him to the office of Grand Practor and we all know what a splendid praetor he was. Harold who has not been quite as long as Calvert in Tuxis work, was our 'Comptor during the winter term. He has won the largest number of badges in our square and we were looking for. ward to seeing him fill his crest in the near future. In so doing he would have been the first to accomplish this feat. In the Reas we are losing one of the finest families in the town. Mr. and Mrs. Rea are well known and their presence will be greatly missed in the affairs of the town and church. It would be futile to express in words our loss, but we feel confident that the people of Port Colbourne will soon realize that they have benefited where we have lost, in thus securing a family of such ability and integrity, Jack Williams, M.B.P.P.,, for the city of St, Catherines, is editor-in-chief, of the St. Catherines' Boys' Own Stan- dard. It is one of the livest C.S.E.T. journals we know and a great deal of credit is traced to the editor's sanc- tum. MacMillan First Explorer in Far North Ever to be Informed of World Events and News From Home. (By Kenneth Bolles) Special Correspondent K. B. O. W. Wiscasset, Me., Sept. 17.--During the fifteen months that he has spent in the Arctic, Captain Donald B. Mac- Millan has never been troubled with | the unavoidable question: "Wha: is going on back home?" If you can im- agine the feelings of a man who has been so out of touch with events that he would not know if a world war were in progress, you can appreciate the explorer's "thirst for news." Radio has spared the MacMillan party the mental hardship of complete isolation. When members of his expedition reach here September 20th, they will have almost as much knowledge of the important events. that have transpired came to the Smithfield markets for sale was 470,401 tons, an Increase of 7,326 tons as compared with 1922. The principal {tems making up this enormous total were: Beef, 263,297 tons (600,000 bullocks); mutton and lamb, 135,274 tons, (5,500,000 animals), and pork, 41,421 tons (900,000 pigs). Next spring London will have a new storage reservoir holding 6,750 million gallons. The channs! which connects the reservoir with the Thames is three-quarters of a mile long and twenty feet wide. It has gauges which can each measure 100 million gallons a day, and slulces which, if necessary, éan cut off the water in three minutes. The Palace of Whitehall, of which Samuel Pepys has so much (o say in his ®ntertaining diary, was wiped out by two successive fires, In 1691 and 1698, except for a late addition --the banquetting house, built by Inigo Jones for, James 1 in 1632. It is now occupied by the Royal Ser- vice Museum, in whose coilection a model of the old palace can be stu- died. Through a window of ihis hall Charles 1 passed to the scaffold built in the before it, . Of Richmond Palace, where Queen EHzabeth died in 1603, still leas ré- mains; nb more, in fact, than a courtyard and a red brick gateway, not far from Richmond Green. It was built in the 14th Gentury, on the site of the ancient Palace of Sheen, by Edwédrd III, who died there in 1877. During the Commoawealth, it was sold, and much neglected, and. gradually demolished duripg the heéxt century. Before its complete decay it had several roya] 1bnants, Smong whom were Queen Henrietta in their absence as the business nan who gets a digest of the news through the daily newspapers. Almost every major happening, from the resul: of a prize fight to the outcome of the re- cent Maine election, have been trans- mitted to the "Bowdoin." 'Radio has been a faithful servant, providing many subjects for thought and discussion. Before leaving on his hazardous un. dertaking, MacMillan told his friends that he hoped his radio set would re- lieve what he emphatically called the "curse of the Arctic." He described ! conditions on previous trips when | men, huddled together in narrow quarters, were utterly and completely | bored, with ,one another's company, When men have "talked themselves | out," he said, they immediately start] trouble. The situation can be compared with | that created by a guest who comes to | spend a week-end and finally decides, since he is having such a good time, | that he will stay about two months. | Boredom is the inevitable outcome and | frictioniis sure to follow. ! What has happened in connection | with MacMillan's party? Not only has | radio given the crew subjects for con- | versation from week to week, but it | has also enabled them to communicate | with their own families,and thus be re- lieved of countless worries that other- wise would have had a tendency to! make their lives miserable. Last win- ter several broadcasting stations made up special programmes entirely for their benefit, and President Coolidge, through the American Radio Relay | League, sent Christmas greetings to all on board. This is, indeed, a contrast to previous expeditions when members of an ex- ploration party have returned literally overflowing with questions about their families and conditions, such as the! average person has answered for him | daily. . The thoughts of what might | have happened on such occasions are regarded as much worse than the truth when it becomes known. Radio in a moment wipes away the cause of worry. Now the time has come when Mac- Millan is returning the favors : that have been extended to him for months, On his way down the Labra- dor 'coast, he is using radio to describe to the world in detail his Arctic adven- tures. No longer handicapped by the aurora and atmospheric conditions, Donald Mix, radio operator, is in direct communication with the special A.R. R.L. station, 1MO, at this place. The local people who are planning a reception in MacMillan's honor have advised him of their intentions by ra- dio and are able to exchange messages with complete details from day to day. They will know to the hour and minute the time of his arrival and should, at any time, anything happen to delay Maria (after the Restoration) and George II, when he was Prince of Wales. | ENJOYING THE FISHING. f In the Numerous Lakes in Fronte- nac County. > Perth Road, Sept. 17.~Corn cut- ting and sllofilling has begun, also threghing. E. Dunford has return- ed to his old blacksmith stand, at Perth Road, and all are pleased to welcome him back. Misses F. and E. Smith, T. Amey, M. Black, L. Stonness, P. Roberts and W. Raymond, also Master Willie Raymond and Clarence Stonness are attending Sydenham high school. Mr, and Mrs. B. Harris, of Kingston, spent Sunday there with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. BE. Stokes and deughter, Audrey, spent Sunday at J. Middleton's. Mr. Bok, Chicago, is the guest of W. H.. Raymond, * Many summer campers are enjoy- ing the sport of fishing in the num- €rous lakes. The M.L.M.C. meets on Saturday afternoon at Raymond's Corners. : Miss Stone spent the week-end at her home at Forfar, There was good attendance at the Maple Leaf Sabbath school last Sunday, Many F. J. C. DUNN, the voyagers, the reception committees will be able to change their plans ac- cordingly. How different this is from the return of Perry! Perhaps radio has really made those days distinctly "old fash- ioned." THE CS.ET. QUESTION AND ANSWER BOX. Any C.S.E.T. questions will be ans- wered each week to best of our ability. Address all questions to editorial of- fice, Boys' Whig, 119 William St. Q 1.--~What is meant by Older Boys' Parliament?--T, S, d Q. 2--Please tell me, I am a Mentor of a large Tuxis group in which inter- est seems to be gradually losing ground. Some one suggested my es- tablishing self government. What do you think?--A Worried One. Ans. Q. 1--It is a legislative body representative of the entire province which hold an annual session during the Christmas holidays in the Provin- cial Legislative buildings. It has full legislative powers in connection with promotion of C.S.E.T. work and acti- vities throughout the province, sub- ject to the approval of Boys' Work Board. Ans. Q. 2--My dear reader yours is a perplexing question and I am afraid I will be unable to answer it, however, Mr. Plewman I am sure would gladly help you. I will say "self government" should be in every group and it is the plan upon which C.S.E.T. is built. The mentor who tries to run the work of the group himself will not only fail to get the interest of the Boys' but will rob them of some of the best val- ues of group life and work.--Editor. LOCAL BOYS' NEWS IN BRIEF. The meeting of the city boys, work bogrd scheduled for 8 o'clock, Monday, Sept. 15th was posponed until a week later at the same hour at the Y.M.CA. Mr. S. T. Lilley of the local "y" will leave on or about Oct, 1st. *A meeting was called by "Y"!in- structor for the purse of arranging for' coming basketball season. Again Mr. Alex. editorials will ap- pear in our page which we are sure will appear immensely interesting. We are deeply indebted to Mr. Edmison for his kind efforts. We expect to have Alex. with us this fall. Publication of St. Catharines Boys' Own Standard is being withheld until Saturday, Sept. 20th. Unfortunately this issue of the Boys' Whig will be very small owing to the holiday, for the fair, necessitating its going to press three days earlier than usual, A meefing. of the staff of the K.B.O. W., will be held at their editorial rooms for purpose of electing several offices made vacant since last fall. The "Chemical Magician" will nof appear in this issue owing to the fael that the author, Mr. A. T. William: is in Boston, Mass, and his arri home will be too late for this issue. Another new department will be tablished with this issue namely * dio Gossip." If, this meets with sucé cess we will continue it each week} therefore if you are anxious for us to set aside half a column for "Radio" write us at 119 William street, King ston, Ont. A Correction. In the last issue of the Boys' an article headed "Editorial" and re tive to Mr. Lilley as working as a paid secretary for past eight y This seemingly was misundersto Mr. Lilley received pay for his servi { Y.M.C.A. News The physical department are considd ering starting boxing classes in cond nection with the regular gymnasium periods, also special classes in swims ming and life-saving. Qualified instruct tors will of course handle this work. The swimming tank is to be red painted while the lockers are being red paired and painted. i The setting up conference will liked ly be held the latter part of Septembed or October. Many comments have been heard from citizens remarking on the improvement on the building of the Kingston Y.M.C.A. sign which had recently been repaired and new lights installed. The sign faces Princess street, having been placed near thd top of .the tower and it can be seen from quite a distance making a splend did advertisement for the local "Y", ! Mr. Harlowe %s planning a series o moving pictures for the younger bo; every Saturday morning at 11 o'cl The pictures will be shown in th banquet hall and are for members onl but special tickets will be given chums of "Y" members. Mr. Hard lowe will also give interesting talks to the boys at intervals when pictures a: being shown. It is expected that ma of the boys will take advantage of th Saturday morning entertainment. A physical committee has chosen to advise the board concerni: gymnasium work, necessary apparat and will also discuss plans for coming + season. The following are members of this committee. H. Trotter, C. O. Chamberlain, W. P. Musselman, Dr.» Angrove, L. F. Harper, and E. T. Jenkins, chairman. Mr. Chamberlain is rapidly making' iriends with the boys through his cheerful, kindly manner and is sure to be popular as physical instructor. - When a = Scream Startles You =--and your heart Sie P-Yor:1e) and run Whether g cu and wound--apply PABSORBINE ~-a tom bruise a sore throat or tonsilitis, E JR" You see EoTR 2 embry it fs to keep a much pain and suffering, throat bine J| hand or a gabe igi make a ~ bouts of saves 30 $1.25 bottle--at mest dragpists' or sent postpaid by are enjoying the Kingston exhibi- tion. Adam Ritchie has erected a silo, and 'A. Whaley is alsg putting up one. Misses N, Raymond, B. Raymond, R. Hagerman and Hilliard Rayménd motored to Battersea Sunday, as |] guests of Miss A. Jamieson. -------- One really nice thing about an election 1s it leaves congressmen no time to tend to government business. Brockville Collegiate Institute is holding night classes, Lyman W. F. YOUNG Building, - Ine., . . Montreal.