Daily and Semil-weekix Ly BRITS WHIG £0, LIMITED, KINGSTON, O s RUPERT DAVIES SUPSCRIPTION RATES: (Daily Edition) Fenr, 87.50 in year, by mall to rural offices, $2.50 year, to United States © (Semi-Weekly Edition) E year, by fed to United States OUT-OF-TOWN REPRESKNTATIVES: TORONTO--F. W. Thompson, 100 King icy West, Toronto, M0, . Calder, 22 St. John 4 rest, Montresi. NEw Ri --lagraham-Powers, Tue, DIA Ge a a, crs ¥ 19 - Ime, South La Salle Street, __ Letters to the Editor sre published guly aver the actusl name of the » Anihantionted b7 he Luar Brrenn of WHAT THE LIBERAL PARTY HAS DONE FOR THE COUNTRY. ! That the Liberal party is skilled in the selence of governing the Domin- of Canada, is again being amply . @emonstrated, The British Whig has before to the optimistic re- rts that are being broadcast by the industrial heads of the province. They see orders flowing in again and 1 are Increasing their staffs Statistics 'coming to hand now bear out this optimigm. As with the year 1923, the + that has just closed shows an of two hundred and four- millions of dollars in Canada's ls, while our imports fell off =four- million in the same per- Improvement is shown in min] production, and also in that of | metals. Bank deposits 'in- d nearly two hundred million as did also the assets of the banks. The most cheering , however, is the fact that It we turn, too, to the unemploy- nt situation, always a barometer, t do we find? increase among industries between 1923 and 1925, as follows: 'Martimes 9 per ; Quebec two per cent.; Ontario cent.; prairie provinces 1% 'cgnt.; British Columbia 3 per it. It is encouraging, but even does not adequately tell the tale of gemeral improvement, some industries have a tendency pull down the average of others. Ploking out a few at random we that in the' manufacturing of denltural implaments--the busi- that the tariff of 1924 was going ll--the percentage of employ- has increased from 43.4 in 10 66.4 10 1985. In textile pro- thére is an increase from 85.6 In steel shipbuilding ana ig from 23.9 to 32.3, and in from 86.2 to 180.2. are figures issued by. the branch of the department and Commerce, and are itical in character. They in- that under the Liberal gover: are gradually returning to y #agaln, and everything to an even more favorable PUBLISHING, A -------------------------------- --" paved' caution is mow necessary so that the piling up of debt will be avoided. Another matter of decided interest was the Mayor's hope that *| another mill will be taken off the tax rate. To do this for three years in succession is a matter that redounds to the credit of the council, Careful- ness and economy, without discount ing efficiency, is a desirable thing in these days of waste and extravag- ance, The Mayor's comment on the cobdition of the debenture debt of the city is cause for sincere thank- fulness. The Mayor, council and offi- cials déserve thanks for their work in years past. The British Whig com- mends their efforts to make King- ston look smiling and prosperous. "i| Let the good work continue. REVIVE THE CANADIAN CLUB. Kingston needs a Canadian Club. It had a lve organization for years and it proved to be a forum for the discussion of new topics, There ars many isfués of public import that need presentation, need educative in- fluences in creating and developing public opinion. And no better out- let "for expression of 'Canadian thought can be had than through such a medium as a Canadian Club, Kingston, as a city of culture and historic environment, is just the kind of a city that should lead in the presentation of active and aggressive movements for the public weal, Who will take the initiative in reorganiz- ing what was once a popular institu- tion here? The Canadian Clubs, the Dominion over have contributed handsomely to the cause of nationals ism and to the wider ideals of federal and imperial unity. Just now the best way, as the Oalgary Herald points out, of serving the ideal is by first making known the various as- pirations of the provinces and en- deavoring to reconcile conflicting aims 'and help in the formation of & common national viewpoint. And no better forum for the expression of the convictions of Canadians can be had than in a Canadian Club. Let Kingston try to restore a much needed want. And in urging this we do not in any way depreciate the work of the present clubs working here. 'They are rendering valuable service and we are of the opinion that among the first to aésociate themselves * with a Canadian chib would be the members of the other clubs who appreciate to the full a wider and broader presentation of subjects germane to Canadian unity and which could cultivate a finer spirit in relation to the country, which we so much love. With a club alive and aggressive Kingston could contribute gréatly to Canadian reconstruction and sympathetic 'helpfulness. Who stands for the re- organization of the Canadian Club? A MESSAGE OF HOPE AND GOOD- WILL. A -- Our advertising columns to-day carry a striking 'message from the Bank of Toronto. This bank, that has been an important factor in Canadian affairs for seventy Yedrs, has great faith in Canada and points with pride to the achievements of the past twenty years. The Bank of Torofito has great opportunities of sensing the feeling of the country, and its striking message should in- stil us all with new courage and new faith fn our great country. 7 WHAT DO YOU OWN? Should your home burn to-night could 'you give the fire adjuster a list or the things you had in the place? - Business men keep inven. tories but hoiselioldgrs are woefully nogloctful. The insurkuce companies suggest memoranduimk but are not insistent. It is hard for any one person to recall the articles in each . an insight into the iife of the fisher folk of the island of Sark, and also learns = little of rural Sussex, but the reader searches in vain for an ennobling thought or an inspiring in- cident. Realism probably has a place in literature, but it is a question whether it adds to the interest of a novel. In Sussex they may refer to each other as "a piece of tripe," and they may, too, use vulgar and ob- scene oaths in their conversation, but that is no reason for inflicting it on the reading public. Shelia Kaye Smith can write, no doubt about that. She has rich de- scriptive powers and a keen insight into human nature. "But in "The George and the Crown," she has cer- tainly not added to her reputation. bid, EDITORIAL NOTES. Cheer and the world cheers with you; grouch and you groich alone. The world pines for cheerfulness. Let's all help in importing good cheer. The thing needed at grade cross. ings is a life-like statue of a speed cop. The trouble with Texas, they say, is not that the state is governed by a woman, but'that it isn't. -- Eel farming is profitable in Eur. ope. This is a slippery business yielding good dividends. ---- A London despatch describes the wearing = of trousers by women smokers at parties as the latest mov- elty. We fail to see where the nov- elty comes in; women have bee wearing the trousers for years. A woman writer says that mischief | causes dimples but someone adds that dimples are often a source of mischief. Just now many householders are seeking an answer to the hoary ques- tion: How can I get rid of the used Christmas tree? The' man who reaches the top of the heap doesn't stop on the way to throw brickbats, is a thought in Forbes' Magazine. The British Institute of Psych. ology, has been successful in obtain ing the co-operation of the workers and in some directions has incréas- ed production 40 per cent. 8 Before Mussolini gets through, Caesar is going to have an awful job holding his place in the school text bogks as the man who established the Roman Empire. One can tolerate references to "jazz" occasionally, but it's when someone inadvertently writes the word "music" after it that one feels tempted to go hunting for the origin. ator of the plague with a shot gun. Someone has now discovered that "Old Parr" whose bright young lite was cut off at the tender age of 152, was eighty when he married his first wife and 122 when he married his second. Even in the 15th century young blood would have its way. So Rayox, the new artificial silk, is 'made from sulphide wood pulp. Can- ada has the goods and she should in- sist on the factories turning out the a A Very Interesting Book "Pioneer Sketches im the Distgict of Bathurst" is the title of a hand- somé volume received by The British Wanig from The Ryerson Press of Toronto. The author is Senator Andrew Haydon, M.A., of Ottawa, a native of the district. The price of the work is $3.50, and the book might well have served as a Christmas gift in a large number of homes of Lanark county, which county being dealt with almost sole ly in this book, which is listed as "Yolume I." Thus listed, and judg- ing from the scope of its contents, there will be other volumes until the ploneer life of the whole of the Dis- triot of Bathuret is covered, since, 4s the author points out, the old dis- trict of Bathurst comprised nearly all the area of the present counties of Lanark and Renfrew, ; that part of the present county of Carleton 1ying north and west of the Ridesu river. In dealing at length with the above volume the Renfrew Mercury says: Senator Haydon's sources of in- formation were mainly the Domin- fon Archives at Ottawa and files of newspapers published in Lanark county, one of which, The Perth Courier, began publication 91 years ago. His story opens with a recital of 'the efforts made to get disbanded soldiers and their wives to settle in Lanark county after the battle of Waterloo. Though these pioneers received much Government aid they suffered many privations, privations such as in these latter days are un: known to people taking up home- Steads in the Canadian West. In the matter by which route they came, the Rideal canal being still several years in the future. Prescoit was time called Fort Wellington, name from the - in the War of 1812 and a print of which, made ln 1830, is given 1 book. | among whath he Hyed. "| Queen of land-clearing operations in their branches in another. "What T { ; to-day. oates of saléty. Disease is shut out "the ol@ kirk" at Pakenham ap- pears, in which edifice the late Rev. Dr, Mann cénducted services for a long term of years and near which now disused building his remains are buried. Certainly Sheriff Dick- Son was "'a man of many parts." His son William formed with Daniel Hil- liard the firm of Hilllard & Dick- son and from that son Dickson's Mountain near Calsbogie took fits name. Sheriff Dickson, serving as a prison inspestor in pre-Confedera- tion days, advocated many prison reforms and lived to see some of them go into effect. He died at Pakenham in 1868. When he gave up the office of sheriff in 1852 his successor in office was James Thompson; who lived beyond the century mark 4 A chapter is devoted to Thomas Macqueen, poet, journalist and pol- itician, who came to Canada in 1842 from Scotland, with the advantages of a good education and a training in the masonry trade. He settled on the 4th line of Fitsroy, near the banks of the Mississippi, and work- od at his trade for s number of years, doubtless having a hand in the erection of many of the old. fashioned but substantial stone resi. dences to be seen in that township. In 1848 he removed to Goderich and engaged in journalism, also other literary work, and made a name for himself in thay line 'there, not only In Goderich but through what we now call Western Ontario. Whe- ther writing prose or verse Thomas Macqueen wrote well, and probably the people of Fitzroy never knew midst, though to them his clever- hess as a mason doubtless meant Just as much, Mr. Wm. Willson of Pakenham, aged 85 years, 1s men- tioned by Senator Haydon as one who remembers Thomas Macqueen, remembers him as one who was ac- customed to live again the part ot 'the ancient Scottish bard and sing the glories or the opposite of these "There is quoted in Volume I. an interesting picture by Thomas Mac: Fzroy at a time when it was cos- thay to cut down trees and burn their trunks In one great mass and that they had one so clever in their | have traded at on the BIBBY'S The Men's and Boys' Suit and Overcoat Store The people of BIBBY'S LIMITED DURING THE YEAR 1925, HAVE LOST NO MONEY and rest assured your wants will be well looked after during the year 1926. : We are the only firm in this district 'with prices low enough to sell Men's and Boys' Clothing! BIBBY"S Kingston and surrounding district who and Furnishings One Price to All without having to offer Special Discounts or the like as means of attracting the buyer. We buy for Cash, we sell for Cash, we make small profits, but we make them often. HEEL EERE) > manufactured article locating here. he There is now one plant at Cornwall, Ont. A really intelligent, ambitious lad is going to get his education even it his college does have a lot of dis- tracting outside activities. And a dumbell won't get educated no mat- ter how soberly he may be cloistered. ---- A movie picture is to be developed on the sands of the Algerian Sahara. It will be a story of the romance of desert wars and the Foreign Legion's fearlessness, Thousands will, be in| Scenes filming P. C. Wren's novel, "Bean Geste." x > ------ » Big Canadians have been recalling the past year's history and sensing the outlook for 1926. They all talk in the most optimistic fashion and look for great prosperity. The cau- tion is also given to keep expendi- tures down to the finest point, and help to cut our debt.down. Illinois women are hot over their rights as to sitting on juries. The judges say they can't, the law does not permit. The ladies are now shouting to have the law changed to give them equality with men just as the franchise has given them equal standing. The Oftawa Journal suggests that people could make it pleasanter for "'eentral" "it they would never for- get that little 'please' when asking for a number." Cut it out at the start for it confuses: the" operators. Over the wire "please" sounds like three. Brevity is the soul of effici- ency, if not of wit, : d---- Did you ever think how careful our railways, hotels and other cton- vencies for travellers are safeguard- ed as #6 foods and water used. The public health officers watch the water used and over seventy-five per cent. of the hources tapped carry certifi- from lurking about through the effi- Clent supervision of carriers by ¢ | acknowledged public health officers, 7 Ge CE ---- Mr. Zero, New York We Want to Buy AVON RIVER POWER COMPANY 6%% BONDS Due July 1st, 1953 Price on Application JOHNSTON WARD, Bibby : Block, Princess Street, Kingston | Members | Foronis' Broek Exchange Money toLoan 'We have considerable private funds to loan on City, Village 'and Farm Properties at the lowest current rate. 'We have some good farms for We are still head- quarters for all sick- gy Use a good coal in heater and keep the hoy comfortable. ~ When feel like it put on wraps, go oulside, and the snappy fall and air set your blood to ing, There is nothing in Florida. Sex ie With one of our 4 coals you can keep Hed as warm as wan! one of aie ont ir it i