a | wm fw = PE Be - ab ta. TI A | Wah EE EES SE OR a WHIG PUBLIS! a > LIMITED, KINGSTON, ONT. 14| the gold standard in view. That teers: TOWN REPRESENTATIVES: w, 33 St. John St. Montreal s W, Thompeon, 100 King Street, W,, ~ Popularity le&ves very little time $or steady thinking. * #¢ the robing will only hurry, the Xey to the city is theirs. * Growing old is a bad habit. Keep- it up will get you. : Well, in a few weeks the umps Past long because ft goes so fast. The only thing worse. than being a rut is being on no road at all. "Half the world doesn't know how other half manages 0 keep \ Europe seems more to out of payment than to work of debt. ---------- This is the season of the year v magazine artists paint their. une covers. . Ordinary pianos contain about a mile of wire, which will make seven- wing your own horn a Hitle 3 . Do not, however blow 'phen it often is merely a case of pot knowing what ¢o do, H * €: © Reading the wrong kind of books 8 just the same as associating with wrong kind of people. , : Lite fs eitftusing. People save so ghany things to gee even though Shere isn't any return trip. © Sti, a lot of contentment in the Mild 1s merely the framesof mind of the man who says: "What's the mse?" . + One explanation of a lot of things is that there is mo thrill in buying a thing unless you can't af- Sord it, -- ~The man who spends. nis time Quacsing sous bie sacoplors 1a nok : to have descendants who will 'abous him, 'Britain 'in this matter, || nations to-day that weakness in any || war restored to strength; and we thirty-one days, so that it would be as long as any other month in the year. He provided, however, that February, thus left with twenty-nine days, should have thirty days every fourth year. Later Augustus Caesar wanted a month named after him, so he sel- ected Sextilis, then the eighth month, but originally the sixth, and called ft August, To make this month as long as the one named for Julius, he took another day from February, leaving it only grenty- eight days, except in leap year. February is usually a very dis- agreeable month, a time of cold, snow and storms, mixed with warm, sunny days that make proper dress- ing a perpetual puzzle, and keep the doctors busy. The anclent myth of Ground-hog Day claims the second of the month. There is a baseless but unique legend that the ground- hog leaves his hole on this day. It he sees his shadow he returns te sleep six weeks longer while winter ra) prep for an early spring. On the fourteenth comes Saint Valentine's Day, originally set apart to honor a Roman martyr who died about 260 A. D., but now devoted largely to the interchange of_sent!- I mental expressions to the profit of florists and postcard dealers. THE POWER OF GOLD. The recent visit of the governor of the Bank of England to the Unit- ed States has been assoclated with the probability of Great Britain's re- turn to the gold basis. The London financial press has taken that view, and so has the New York press. Events have been steadily moving in that direction for some time, and the rise of the pound sterling to a elose approach to par is generally sccept- od as the shrewd disposition of finan- clers to anticipate such a movement, It 1s, at the same time, conceded that positive action oa the part of Eng- land would have far-reaching effects. The first, and unquestionably the most important, result would be to greatly stimulate the progress of currency reform -throughout Europe. The very considerable flow of Ameri- can gold to Europe, although Ger- many has been the chief recipient, will be & substantial help to Great Several of the European countries have been giving effect to measures and policies which have had an early return to they have succeeded in these prelim- inary steps is one of the brightest features of the foreign outlook at this moment. The highest English authority on international finance re- cently said that even financiers had scarcely realized the basic and sweeping change for the better that had occurred in continental Europe, This is all in the nature of good news for Canada. Such is the soli- darity and sympathetic relations of TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. Tf, as the prime minister recently predicted, the approaching session of parliament is given up in consid- erable degree to the consideration of transportation issues, there will very naturally be a good deal of public anxiety. That sense of apprehen- sion will proceed from three comn- victions: First, that parliament is not a fit tFibunal for the taking up of the matter of rates in their broad bearing; second, that what has thus tar hap justifies the fear that sectionals wl enter into the mat- ter; and third, \that the need for Dominion-wide bility rises above all other considerations. The unfitness of parliament to deal with freight rates is not a mere assumption It is in strict ac- cord with the formal confession of parliament itself when the Railway Act of 1903 was adopted. The erec- tion of the Railway Commission, with éomprehensive powers, was a frank avowal of the need for judicial rather than political control. There was then a deliberate and firm de- termination on the part of parlia- ment to divest itself of all preroga- tives in the matter. And that was a pre-eminently sound and logical thing to do. It brought Canada into line with other nations in the vital matter of rallway regulation, and set up & principle which was not only just' but which has brought about excellent results. A relapse would therefore be lamentable. It could very easily be the first step on a perilous road, The fear of sectionalism is well founded: Mr. Hoey, M.P., in par- ticular, lisp announced aims on the part of western grain growers which afford adequate cause for alarm. Those aims, he candidly acknow- ledges, can only be achieved by the assertion of political strength in par- lament for the gaining of an end which is of even greater concern to the whole country than it is to a class. As a representative body, par- Htament should resolutely' seek to $1 the links affects the whole chain. We are about to see the links which were battered and broken by the cannot fail to share in the benefits which that change will give to the world at large... The entire com- mercial structure will take on its former soundness, if all goes well. That means full purchasing power on the part of Europe, and, as an ex porting people, we would be-justi- fied in joining in the general jubili- tion which such a bright prospect has awakened. Y Canada will be affected in another way. Since the moratorium of 1815, government has pursued a waiting policy in respect of the gold stand- ard, It was deemed imexpedient to take positive action in advance of Great Britain. This was in no sense due to weakness, as the parity of Canadian dollars in New York has for some time attested. It was sim- ply caution. That we are in a posi- tion at any moment to put our cur- rency back on the pre-war basis has been freely admitted by leading Canadian bankers at various times during the past year. It would therefore not be surprising if gov- ernment should at a very early date restore the gold standard, A VOICE O'ER EDEN. The ¢hurch union situation was already complicated enough and ac- rimonious enough in all conscience. And now comes the bald announce- ment that Garden of Hden has re- jected union by two votes to eighty. Modernist and fundamentalist virus will now be Injected into the distrac- ted body of Presbyterianism, But at least the witness of the early fa- thers has proved to be explicit and utiequivocal. Original sources are frequently as contradistory as origi- nal sin. | ro. 8 _-Althoiigh the vote proved to be' so nearly unanimous, oné can imagine how often' the Garden must have echoed to high-pitched controversy over predestination and the right to take a drink if one likes, Calvin and Chown, the Westminster Confession and the devious stratagemB of th unscrupulous opposition, It is quite possible that in the glow of argu- ment leafy dressmaking was neglect- ed and the ants again got into Eve's supply of manna, much to the sub- sequent mortification of that tidy should be left free to' do so. the way of safety and common gense. At this momentous juncture, with stimulating prospects inviting the best snd united efforts of the peo- ple as a whole, the demand for ste- bility is imperative. Economic con siderations emphasize that demand as strongly as do considerations of sound policy. This is no time for tinkering or the .demonstratior of As for their friend, the Serpent, he crawled away to a safe and sunny spot mear the back fence to take a much-nedied holiday. "Once they loge their sense of humour," he If the day is cloudy he must | provided for in prices. With world currencies on a gold basis this un- certainty and this risk are suto- matically eliminated. Francophobia. London Daily Chromicle: France is the richest nation on the conmti- nent; she has been, and is, passing through a period of prodigious in- dustrial and commercial prosperity; ang' while she has shirked paying a penny of debt to Great Britain, she bas been pouring out money on in- BIBBY'S Week-End Overcoat flated armaments, including subma- Hi rines, aeroplanes, and aerodromes, of which Great Britain is the most obvious, if not the only, target. By no possibility can her conduct be squared with the honmorarble stan- dards which ' the English-speaking world upholds, and a common triendly effort should be made to in- duce her to rectify it. A chap walking down the street one day felt unusually "chilly", and as the weather was not cold, he was at a loss to account for it. As he continued on his way he felt regular "chills" throughout the body, and decided to go home. Arriving there he announced to the family that he was going to bed, because he thought he was go- ing to be sick. As he was an unusually healthy individual this caused a laughs.hut after taking a dose of Epsom Salts, he got em electric pad in bed with him, and covered up snugly. He then took éut his watch, and had a clinical thermometer brought to him. Iu spite of his chilliness bis temperature registered about 103 degrees, or four degrees above normal, and his pulse was beating very strongly at about 120, or forty over his normal action. , He hadn't & pain, nor an ache. He then sent for his physician who admitted that some infection had attacked him, but was unable to locate the cause. The patient's pulse and tempera- ture remained up for nearly a week, he felt rather depressed, but' was really in no pain. He remained in the house for two or three days longer, then got about his work, but felt very weak for a couple of months thereafter. What wes the matter? Was he wise to go to bed as he did? : underlying cause was never claf frank enough to it this. But something had entered into his eystem that roused all his powers of resistance. The severe chills were direct evidence that all his forces, his blood stream, were being called upon to fight something inside his body thus leaving the surface of the skin "chilly". Then the heavy fast bealing of his heart told him and his physician that his heart was do- ing its "bit" to ward off the ihtrud- er, by working harder and faster. Funther, the increase in temsper- ature showed that there was trouble because extra heat was necessary in the battle, as his blood corpuscles work better when they are warm. In other wonds a real "chill" told way, and second, that your system found it out, and is putting up a fight for you. -- ii p-- nik February 2. fn these days when the bonds of British League of Nations has de- veloped from the loosely linked of the nineteenth ceatury, Our $1.45 Shirt Sale Silk Neckwear | $25 Overcoat Specials Are Real Beauties for the Money Rich Brown, Navy Blue, Oxford Greys, Heather and oto. New Exglish Slip-on models, Ulsters and Ulsterettes, Storm Ul sters and Chesterficids. Sizes 34 to 44. "The Guard" Navy Blue or Plain Grey. Brushed Wool Tweeds. Made in smart, Three-Way Belted style. Sizes 35 to 42. 14.79 BIBBY'S Our 75c. ~ BD Sale Sale 3 for 50c. "The Arlington" A nobby, food look- ing Ulster in Dark Brown, Grey and Navy Tweeds--' ed BIBBY'S CLEARING PRICE 18.00 | Collar Three Quarter Quilts tailoring. Our $2.25 Sweater Sale ARE SURE CAUSING SOME STIR! KINGSTON IN 1858 Sidelights From Our Files-- A Backward Look. Wants A Situation. July 2:--(An advertisement) An aged person wants a situation as messenger about any public office or store; has been acquainted with receiving. or delivering goods in Canada for the last 40 years and could make himself useful about any place; can read and write a little; but as he has been rendered unfit for hard labor would accept a small salary for the present, » July 13:--Mr. Gildersleeve has been mayor of ~Kingston for a month, and though the weather has been very hot he has not been seized with the dog madness so catching to new mayors. Now had Mr. Gilder- sleeve caught the prevalent infection there would have been much excuse for the catching, inasmuch as sev- eral fabid dogs have been heard of fn and sbout the city during the past few days. Ho the French. July 18.--(From the Daily News). "From our Quebec exchanges we find that the French corvette "La Capricieuce™ of 30 guns may be ex- pected shortly at that port. As in all probability the officers will not depart without visiting the Falls of Niagara, it seems very desirable that the Kingstonians should ce- ment the "contente = cordiale" by giving them a "warm reception" and a "cold collation™ on their way up. We feel certain that our citizens will not grudge the trifilng expense of this piece of civility." (The Whig) It is heartily to be hoped that the mayor will do no such silly thing as that recommend- ed above. If the mayor be desirous of 'entertaining a parcel of French officers on a tour of pleasure let him do it at his own expense, not at that of the city. 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