F-------------------------- -- byterian, while another contributed 7 Se DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH Peterboro news-! ' paperman spent many years in the BY W. L. GORDON service of a large Detroit dasly, and | later went to Florida as their special correspondent. For some years be- fore its amalgamation with The Examiner, he was editor of The! Peterboro Review, and later assiet- | ant editor of The Renfrew Mercury. | He was one bf the old school of | journalists, and was never so happy | as when working all night on a big | story. "Mac," as he was familiarly | known to his associates, handled | many big things in his day, and al- | though broken health and declining years forced him to take it fairly pasy during the past decade, he never lost his love of the game, and | of world of beauties--it should be once in population, all of them in could uneanth a "scoop," with as | the aim of ail to see that the rural | their early 20's, Kingston uses 208 much enthusiasm as the youngest | highways are mot littered with rub-| callons; Kitchener, 62; Fort Wil- WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Don't says "he is going to fix the broken table." Say "repair." OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: ration. "day"" is preferred to a as in "at." OFTEN MISSPELLED: development. SYNONYMS! preceding, previous, prior, preliminary, precedent, former, foregoing. WORD STUDY: "Use a word three times and it is yours." Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering ome word each day. To-day's word: PROMPTITUDE; the quality of being prompt. "He followed 'the directions with wonderful promptitude." The a pronounced as in 7 WILL NOT POP Bvery "Hot Cross" burner is di with non = pop § year, Fenr, by mail te rural offices, $3.50 year, to United States reporter. An 'untiring, zealous and 343 fatthful newspaper worker has gone i seiviienn SUPSORIPTION RATES: (Daily Edi in 97.50 savas sireere $5.00 ublished to the Lditer : of the are Pp the setual name : eireulation of The British ay lost that #t does not we ¥ mst there Er Whig ted by the Audit Bureau of ram CIVIL SERVICE COM- MISSION. eateemed contemporary The Journal seems to count' that in' some give Mr. W. J." Foran,K a for one of the vacancies on the Service Commission. We are that he should get the position of his knowledge of the ings of the commission. Some inolined to think that if the jon cannot be abolished, at should be a house- ing. We doubt very much if edge of the way in which the Service Commission has been rating, is really a recommenda- for a promotion from secretary Journal may imagine that it ing Mr. Foran a favor by con- urging his claims and giv- to foundationless stories dis appointment being ly assured. We think other- trusted to secure two high- men for the positions. Doubt. re will be many applicants vacancies, but we feel sure will be taken to see that commissioners are men reproach. The British Whig uly so interested im their of the way things have in the past, as it és in an , that they will conduct 'differently in the future. mo puble demand for Mr. appointment. US BOOST, NOT KNOCK. a well-deserved reprimand Prime Minister King gave, course of his Budget 0 for party advantage con- ecry their country, and to its opportunities unfavor- .offered by the south of us. Canada d by ths war. By care- ¢ management of affairs by the Macken- {| difficulties, * and to his long rest. CANADIAN PROSPERITY. It is cheering to note that the Bank of Montreal's monthly busi- ness summary dated May 22nd states that the favorable upturn in Canada's business situation con- tinues, and increasing activity in the major industries provides a basis for encouragement. This monthly bul- letin notes an improvement in rail- way earnings, progress in building construction, extension of export trade and a marked increase in do- mestic sales of automobiles. This is very much in line with the statements made by the Prime Min- ister in hisbudget speech, statements which he backed up with figures that could not be contradicted. Canada 1s now on the upgrade and before the year is out the wave of prosperity which is sweeping this country will be felt in every corner of it. LET EAST AND WEST CONFER. The suggestion of Mr, Blmer Davis, retiring Presidént of the On- tario Division of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, that the business men of the east should ex- change views with the farmers of the west has struck a responsive chord in the prairies. The , Regina Leader states that the west is al. ways ready to receive representatives of the industrial east with open arms, Dut emphasizes the point which Mr. Davis makes, that they must go with open minds. "Business men and farmers have more in common - than ds often imagined," says the Leader. "They constitute in a very important sense interlocking forces in a4 na- tion's economic scheme. Let there be more visitation between east and west. It all helps to dissipate mis- understanding, contributes to broad- mindedness, and helps tp destroy that 'little Canadianism" which is a menace." The importance of these words is appreciated better to-day than at any past time in the country's history, says the Toronto Globe. No eastern business man of standing wunder- estimates the value of the farmer in the ecomomic welfare of the coun- try. But both the business man and the farmer could know more of one another's problems. Both have doubtless each thinks his own troubles the greater. If poists of view could be exchang- ed by personal contact, suggestions might be forthcoming which would be mutually helpful. It would be worth while, if ar- rangements were possible, to have a series of exchange visits between east and west--not merely social visits, but business appointments. A committee of western farmers could learn much from a tour of eastern factories with all the cards laid on the table. A commitiee of manu- facturers would find the time well spent if they would make a systematic tour and sympathetic study of the west and give the older provinces the full benefit of their observations. Ne Such an exchange might well be | made the foundation of a ki mations) umtsrsnadiog. bish and that flowers and flowering shrubs along the roads are not de- stroyed. Read the advertising pages of The Whig every day. You'll find there | some of the most fascinating news of the day, put up in tabloid form and easy % read and understand. The daily perusal of the advertise- ments helps to reduce the high cost of living. The Watertown, N.Y, Timée re- marks that during those years since the war Britain has been gradually finding herself and she has done well. No other country in Europe can point tothe value of its mone- tary unit and say that it is the same that it was before the war. The country is looking exceeding well this time of year notwithstand- ing the cold weather. The fall wheat is coming along splendidly and the | meadows are green and refreshing. Nature will catch up with the at- mosphere before long and the pros- pects are ricoh for a splendid harvest in the fall. May #t be so! Congratulations are extended John W, Dafoe, the brilliant editor of the Manitoba Free Press on hav- ing been given the honorary degree of LL.D.,, by Manitoba University and made a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His record has been ome of service and leadership and his academic training has been of the finest quality. As a news- paper man he is in the first rank 4 Canada. ! The Bay of Quinte United Church Conference opens in Kingston to- day, The conference covers the territory from Oshawa to Prescott 'and north to Pembroke. The min- isters and. lay delegates are deeply interested in church work and a week will be spent in furthering its interests. The churchmen are cordially welcomed to the Limestone City. -- There are too many rules of success. To many young persons are going into life obsessed with the idea that unless they specialize they will be Jost. = As a4 matter of fact the specialist can be bought in any market. And the buyer is the all around man who hasn't pinned hime self down to the study of any one thing but who studies all things. There is no rule for success that wif apply to all men. } Consumption sumpt! of Water $ioronse Mail and Empird) 'Why do some people use so mueh more water than others? Accord- ing to the last report of the Bureau of Municipal Affairs of Ontario the dverage daily consumption per head is five gallons in Picton and six gal- lons in" Rainy River, as compared with 342 gallons in Bridgeburg and 350 gallons a Cornwall. Of course several large factories in a small town t 'make a large apparent consu per head of population, but that is not always the reason for the difference. Armprior uses 19; Brampton, 73; Dundas, 23; Leam- ington, 182; New Toronto, 65; -{ Paris, 86; Bt. Mary's; 61; although 'they, have about 'the same popula- tion." Barrie 'and Kenora are almost o the same size, but the first uses 41 gallons and the second 103. there Alfhough the a Tn | ljam, 130, and Peterboro, 123. Ot- | tawa and Hamilton are about equai | in population, but the first uses 164 gallons and the second 130. To- ronto's consumption is placed at 124 ! gallons, while Oakville's is 123. The | citizens of one town consider them- i selves as good as the next, and no doubt they are, but why the differ- ence in the use of water? | LOOKING | AROUND | No student of Scottish extraction | could be found eligible at Queen's | medical college for the Robert Bruce Scholarship. The man who stood | highest in the subject is Irish, and | of course he was ruled out. It used to be that some son of a Scottish fa- ther could be found for almost every prize offered at Queen's, and none | went by the board. Oongregations that have arrange- ments by which little ones are taken care of in a Sunday School hall nur- sery, while their parents attend | churen service, are lucky indeed. It | is very trying on both minister and congregation to have to listen to [Jsungnete chattering and whining during service. Every church should | arrange to have infants and other { youngsters of the cannot-sft-still ,age looked after in another {part of the church edifice, so that { their parents may atTehd service re- | gularly. A committee of the town Board of Trade has started out to make Pic- ton beautiful. It is an excellent idea, { and other towns should copy it. Kingston is beautiful in summer { time, but it woyld be a good thing to make it still more beautiful. The Horticultural Society Is making a start, by undertaking to beautify the grounds surrounding the' pudblie Hb- rary. The Canadian Pacific Rail- way garden is one of Kingston's down town beauty spots. It is a pity there are not others like it. Ev- ery householder can help by plant- ing flowers in front of his house. The Odd Fellows are being warm- ly congratulated upon their magni- ficent quarters at the corner of King and Willlam streets. Their new home was originally the Commercial Merchants Bank. There are few Odd Fellow' temples in Canada that can equal this beautiful limestone strus-| Ji | ture. Opposite it is the Frontenac Club, another building. Then two blocks away is First Congregational church, also a fine stome edifice. The "Limestons three buildings. A suggestion was made in this column some months ago that the toms house and post office should be scraped so that thebeautyof these beautiful stone structures might be no longer marred. The civic health committee's "clean up week!" might have included scrubbing toms and postal walls. A little ngi- tation might result in attenticn be- ing JKiven the greasy looking stone- work. All lanes that are daily travelled by vehicles in the city are not public lanes. There are a number of private ones,--the original owners of the land having never designated them as public lanes by granting a certain width to the city corporation. The city would nat be lable for acel- dents in these lanes, over which the Bank building, later occupied by the |} expensive cut stone I the Masonic Temple, formerly the City" is "well represented by these} discolored wall sections of the cus- || the cus |} McClary's "Hot Cross" burner --the: greatest gas cooking im- provement in years--heats quicker, cooks faster and uses 149, less gas than any other burner made. This new, highly efficient burner operates on the focused heat prin- ciple. From each of its 24 gas vents comes a clear blue flame of minimum. features. ' ~~ the Burner that Saves You Gas that touches the utensil exactly where the flame is hottest--the whole making a concentrated heat exceptional sity. Yet, because there is proper combustion of gas and air, with no spread or waste of flame, gas con- sumption is reduced to the very All McClary's Gas Ranges are now equipped with "Hot Cross" burners. Ask your McClary's dealer to demonstrate it and also show you the many other outstanding McClary MClarys GAS RANGE and inten- NOW IS THE TIME to have those extra lights installed. The cost is moderate. We have the best me- chanics in the city. LET US PROVE IT 1 * See our window for Specials. The Saunders Electric Co. GOOD MEALS WELL SERVED Visit our Restaurant and enjoy the good things we serve. Our prices are reasonable. Music supplied by Six Plece Electric Orchestra The CAPITOL CAFE "PHONE 2047. property owners whose land abuts on them have rights of way. There are a number of p#blic lanes throughout the city, for which the municipal corporation is but the city has nothing to do with a number of passages through the cen- tre of blocks. 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