Published Dally and Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISH WIHIG PUBLISHING CO, LIMITED. President , Managing Director and Sec.-Treas. Telephones: Business Office .. Bditorial Rooms Job Office SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (Dally Edition) One year, delivered in city One year, if pald in advance One year; by mall to rural offices $2. 50 One year, to United States $2.5 (Semi Weekly JFaitien) One vols mall, cash One year, y not paid in One year, to United States 8ix and three months pro 'Fata. J. G. Elliott Leman A. Guild . Attached is one of the best job printing offices in Canada, The circulation of THE BRITISH WIIG is anthentieated by the ABC Audit Bureau of Circulations PP aE NATIONALISTS GETTING WISE. Hon. Mr. Patenaude, M.P., is a Na- tionalist, and one of those who for- merly, when the conservatives were in opposition, followed the leadership of Mr. Bourassa. He opposed the plan of a Canadian navy. He was against the enlistment of Canadians in the wars of the Mother Country. The conservative party having suc- ceeded to power it was necessary, of course, to recognize the Nationa}ists, amd they were given representation in the cabinet. Mr. Monk and others accepted office, but Mr. Monk retired from it when he discovered that the government was not going to carry out 'its anti-election pledges, For in= stance, the Naval Bill was to be re- pealed and it was not. Later still a couple of the Na- 'tionalists found it convenient to 'all out of the government ahd into com- fortable public offices, Mr. Patenaude Aas called upon to occupy one of (hese vacant seats. Haye.the suites of office changed his views? One would think so when he reads in a Montreal paper that at a recent ban- quet Mr, Patenaude said: 'To the vigilance of the British fleet Canada owes her present happiness and pros- perity." Is the Nationalist party re- conciled to a Canadian navy now? is it gradually receding from its atti- tude on the war. If so, the way to successful recruiting is being opened in Quebec, and the government can- not too soon launch its scheme. "The citizens of these two com- monwealths have developed a reci- procal understanding, -goodwill, and respect, said Premier Borden in New York. A reciprocity of good feeling, but not of dollars, Why not? SIR WILFRID LAURIER. 'Sir Wilfrid Laurier at the com- pletion of three-quarters of a cen- tary of life is mow more greatly be- toved by the people of Canada than t any other period. He has been in ihe full glare for half a century, and his service to his country has been of the most ennobling character. He fas had his ups and. downs in pol- itical life, and in opposition has manifested all the graces and virtues that give strength and power to a man wheT8 seeking the best for his country. It would seem now as if the whole country was turning to him to lead it once more into a higher type of statesmanship than has ever been known, Sir Wilfrid Laurier is a power in the land. It was a trite saying of his that failuré may be more splen- did than success, and the past five years of his life has demonstrated this. His 'splendid qualities and leadership were never more in evi- dence, and stand out in bold relief when compared with any /of those who are on the government benches to-day. He has been a man. He has been upright, honest, and conscien- tous, ready to declare himself on any issue as he regarded it, not giving effect to words for political purposes, but speaking from the heart and to the conscience of his fellownien. AM Canadians will re- joice that he maintains excellent physical and mental strength, and 'the hope is that he may continue so, that his services may be again dt the country's disposal, leading a gallant band of ministers and gf ing this country according to the liberal prin- ciples he has so splendidly maintain- ed and defended. Jxirts will be longer next season, us leather is going up (in price) faster than cloth. He who pays the « bills will be pleased at the turn of fashion. $ {who of any Canadian city. permit one of our own cities to be Mitchel "will be sominated eed himself. He will have the of all the independent and elements and associa- EFFECT OF THE BLACK. LIST. [ Pufroy "The foreign office in | Germany having its say upon the letter which support Earl Grey wrote te the United State | form Department, and pooh poohs the Bri-| tic tish plan of punishing those wh would seek to serve the enemy ranean as "well as submarine methods, Germany disputes right of Britain to blaek list anyone engaged in internatic trade, but it does not meet the point of Earl Grey's argument, namely that Britain may forbid her own people, who live' in the Old Land, from engaging in trade with who are serving the epemy abroad. By the way a very interesting case has got into the courts of New York, and one that shows the real meaning and effect of the black list. Leon P. Mainetty is of Italian extraction. He has been doing business in dried fruit, with houses in France, Spain, The Deutschland doesn't seem to and Italy, and up to the time he fell| he really a peaceful merchantmat, in the toils of a German was clearing | seeing that she sank a tug. $5,000 a year. In March, one Neider, a German, induced him te ship what he supposed was coffee (250 bags), It turned out that the bags contained rubber, which was contraband. In time the rubber.fell into the hands of th British and was confiscated. Mainetty suffered in Silencing the Parbers. consequence His name was black- In a ' re ) big barber Thon' in Atlantic listed in France and Italy as well as| City the chin scrappers have instruc- was practically 10 SUC civie terick Palmer, the well-known pondent, says the Germdn oarar than it was, say a year subter eOlTes the French army is better to-day has the lar fully equipped for first line that she has had since. the Then there d force, fighting, war's beginning. British army, strength. hose 1ho% has no chance on the emy western front. ------ PUBLIC OPINION | A Warship, Surely. York Times) A Coming Event. 4 (London Adve er) "The Gove rnment is certain to end in a burst of glory," says a Con- servative contemporary. should be a large attendance, fireworks as a closing number. to Norway. with tions not to talk to their customers unless spoken to,- and strange to of business. say, the place is doing a whale of a business in England and he put out Neider is alleged to have brought the coffee from Gautemada, and when he applied to the Norwegian-Ameri- for its shipnrent he was re- The fused. His name was Tory ) - company. Mainetty became his south or something 3ike Lua Wi 7 J is something like that in Canada, ing tool, perhaps for a consideration, nevertheless, although the Tory par- and he is suing Neider now for the|ty doesn't lean on it. loss of incidental expenses to which hs was put. It is not likely that he will suc- ceed. The courts will probably rule that he ought pot to allow any man to make a tool, or fool, of him. Neid- er has advertised the efficacy of the black list in a most surprising way. A Solid South. (Montreal Mail) Ottawa Free Press party wishes it had a solid can line says the enough for the will- Hadn't Heard the News. (Windsor Record) The Toronto News columns in Tuesday's editorial comments of 28 newspapers in Canada that were wired in and failed to give its own opinion on the resignation of Sir Sam Hughes as minister oy militia his business, and for many issue to the leading Work is. now progressing on the new" separate school. the re- Ald. Joseph Swift will not be a will retire from municipal life. applied to be re-engaged. resigning said, don't tell the reporters." Allan Carswell, Pakenham, aged coming quietly and peacefully. ! was prominent in Pakenham's life. st train-y is the 5 T the which is also at record | It is évident that the ene more trips, " {dul ia B. Merrill, for Anglins', and the {Wolfe Island. | There |! devoted five' could be stimulated in this country | 'candidate for Sydenham Ward. He All the lady teachers in the employ | $300,000, and t of the Schoo} Board except one have $ oo ° The lady "For goodness sake, ! 86 years died last Monday, his end | He | Howard Hill & Co., store, Renfrew, He . was once warden of Renfrew |young boys with a catapult -- COAL HE "LAD = | OWING [0 THE SCARCITY oH COAL ACROSS THE LINE. I Arrived during! With Their Season--Moy ersents ssveral Schooners Tuesday Night Cargo of the Last | of Vessels Reported cally the entire local fleet of in port during coal from Os- Pract iooners arrived Tuesday night with we nd it will be their last trip of } on. As soon as the schoon- unloaded they will be laid up winter, he vessels would make a few but owing to the fact that there is a scarcity of coal it has been ,decided to put the boats into winter quarters. The schooners arriving were the Abbie L. Andrews and 'the St. Louis, loaded for Sowards, the coa ( loadéd for The tug Magnolis ar- rived with twe barges from Oswego, coal laden, and they were taken tp Montreal by the tug Virginia. Owing to the accident at the Wel- la (Canal on Tuesday, when the st er Lehigh smashed one of the ga , there were no arrivals from at point reported to-day. M.T. Co's. bulletin--The tug Emer- son arrived with the barge Augustus, vith coal from Oswego, and cleared light for Port Dalhousie, to bring "down the barge Burma, grain laden; the steamer Windsor loaded coal at Charlotte on Tuesday for Montreal, the tug Thomson arrived from Mont- real with one light barge. To Pull Schooner Off, The tug Frontenac, of the Donnel- lv Wrecking Company, wen to Nap- anee on Tuesday afternoon to pull off the schooner Winnie Wing, which was sunk there in a collision about four years ago, and which has been purchased by the Sowards Coal Com- | pany to he used for a coal hoist. steambarge John Randall, Not to Soldiers' Families, W. T. White, solicitor to Treasurer of Ontario, announced to-day that the recent regulation passed exempt- ing soldiers in uniform from paying the amusement tax while entering a BORSALINO HATS Overcoat If a choice overcoat means anything to you, take the opportunity to come in to look at the newness of the styles, the fine- ness of the hand-tailoring, the range, var- iety and refinement of colors and patterns in our new overcoats. The Joffre, for men, $18, $20, $22.50. The Manitoba Ulsters, $15, $18, $20 and $22. Boys' English Ulsters. Very classy garments. Blue, brown and fancy tweeds, $7.50, $8.50, $10 and $12. | Sizes 28 to 33. place of amusement has no applica- tion to members of the soldier's | family or to a lady friend who may | accompany him. They must pay the | tax like any other individual. Only the soldiers and nursing sisters are exempt. J ---------- IF HAIR IS TURNING GRAY, USE SAGE TEA Grandmother's Recipe To Darken and Beautify Faded Hair. Parcels for Prisoners. Parcels for Canadian prisoners of war in Germany are being packed at ithe American Consul's office, and this | month's shipment will be made this week. There will be about 210 par- Jcels, which will be the usual ship- fment. Last month the shipment was | much larger, but it was the Christ- [Rue shipment. There will be sufficient' parcels in this month's shipment to ------r remember all the old friends. | That beautiful, even shade of dark, YEAH) dpe | glossy hair can only be had by brew- British. Chemical Company. | ing a mixture of Sage Tea and Sul- Trenton, Now. 22.--The British| phur. Your hair is your charm. It { Chemical Company, Limited, have a! makes or mars the face. When it proposition to erect a chemical plant | fades, turns gray or streaked, just in this town at a cost of not less than | an application or two of Sage and Here's SEE BIBBYS $4.00 and $5.00 | MEN"S SHOES. employ a large] Sulphur enhances its appearance a number of workers... The town is|hundredfold. asked for exemption from municipal Don't bother to prepare the mix- taxes for ten years, and to contribute tyre; you can get this famous old ! $10,000 towards the purchase of af recipe improved by the addition of | site of 14 acres. other ingredients for 50 cents a large bottle, all ready for use. It is called Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound This can always be depended upon Some | 15 pring back the natural color and L shot a|jystre of your hair. { small stone through the window, and Everybody uses "Wyeth's Sage then the wind came along and tore|apnq Sulphur Conipound now because the remaining part out. it darkens so naturally and evenly that nobody can tell it 'has been ap- plied. You simply dampen a sponge The big plate glass window in the | was broken on Saturday. Random Reels "Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax, of Cabbages and Kings" or soft brush with it and draw this, through the hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair has disappeared, and after an- other application it becomes beauti- fully dark and appears glossy wi lustrous. This ready-to-use prepara-| Cutting Off he Frills. x » n rantford Expositor) REAL TOMMY ROT. The Victoria Colonist, a Conserva- The Toronto Star thinks the Do-|tive journal, thinks that recruiting minion Order-in<Council to prevent i , . i ffa " 'by "cutting out a frills, honorary o ffs 8 J excessive prices for ivoustasf ' ty ! colonelcies and things of that kind." tommy-rot It is a grand illustration |). 'honorary' business has heen of tie methods of the Circumiocu'ion| carried to absurd lengths under the Office, or the cat that walked circum-| present administration. spectly'" on the wall covered with broken bottles. It i= pussy-footing|e as a fine ar. KINGSTON EVENTS Suppose the customs laws were en- forced in that way? A charge of 26 YEARS AGO smuggling is made. Somebody tells | g a the City Council, the City Council asks the suspected importer to marke a return. Having received turn, it considers whether further in- vestigation .is - necessary. If so, it passes a resolution and sends it to the Minister of Customs. The Minister of Customs, with the return before him, sends an officer to investigate, He reports to the minister. If there is evidence of smuggling the Minister sends the report-"to the Attorney-| General. The Attorney-General pro- Secutes, ; } county, What finé times there would he" 'What's the good of being good if for smugglers if this admirable sys- | you do not let people know it? tem of delay were in force! Nothing but the still small voice of conscience would prevent wholesale smuggling. | ! But the Dominion Government is in earnest about preventing smuggling. So its procedure is short and sharp, effective, and calculated to strike tarror into the hearts of smugglers. Everything that crosses the border is DEPRECIATION. exinrined. Contraband goods are Cr -- ; soled at rh J ; Depreciation is something which seized at once, with no investization | pappens to an automobile after it has except the swift glance of the expert.|peen driven around the block by a That is the way the law against |new owner. combines and excessive prices ought Nobody has ever advanced one b forced: Why d in th sound reason why a $1,500 automo- 10 be. enforced. y drag in 1h€|p5e should depreciate so much faster Munleipal Councils? They are notithan a threesyear-old colt or a milch elected to regulate trade and \gom-! cow, but the fact stares us in the re. t the minister of labor or |check-bpok just the same. You can Waren; Let § : thi + | 80 out and buy a healthy, low-spirit- some other minister act e moment, oy mule, and he will not depreciate he receives a complaint from &ny|to any extent until he has removed source. Lat him have his own ex-|three or four of the owners immedi- erts, who will act without waiting|ate family from this muniane sphere > o i t 5 with both hind feet. The farm horse or any complaint, just as a customs| ove. peging to show any signs of officer acts, wear and tear until he is twenty-four \ years of age, when he is spruced up 8 and sold to some neighbor whose eyes EDITORIAL NOTES. are cut on the bias. - : / ice long stretch of Indian sum- In view of these solemn facts, mef starting right now would suit{why is it that the average six- all right. cylinder touring car, ing windshield and a club-footed The standing automobile is more |carburetor, begins to go into a de- often blanketed in cold weather than|"™ the standing horse. + With milk selling at nine cents a quart and things possibly shaping for a ten-cent quart, the City Coun- cil evidently thinks it time to make . promissory note? with a slapt/ -- | tion is a delightful toilet requisite = cline as soon as the ink dries on the! for those who desire dark hair and a| It is a harrowing youthful appearance. It is not in-| sensation to drive a new automobile {tended for the cure, mitigation or pre-| 2,000 miles and discover that it has| vention of disease. depreciated faster than a fat man on a hot water diet. Many a man has tried to trade in his old car toward a new one, only to learn that it has suffered more shrinkage than a train- load of prime steers which ran into a washout. Depreciation is caused by 9,422 distinet defects which were not cov- ered by anything in the contract. It is astonishing how many of these de-| fects can be located at once by a sharp-eyed salesman, after the 90- day clause has expired with a mellow and disconcerting thud. When a car which is still limping around on air from the factory has been dissected by a second-hand dealer, a timid owner will be willing to trade it for a self-starting folding bed and no questions asked. Depreciation costs more than gasoline, but you don't feel it in the same spot. the city by-law regarding milk in- spection as stringent as possible. Berlin has gone forever as a name Let the dis- turbers quiet themselves, as Canada, as an exchange remarks, will never kers stiff. But named after the capital of such a na- snow and rime. tion of devils. Tory papers keep jollying the Grits' about the - movement," for. getting that the most frequent uplift in, the Tory party, remarks the Ot- am Free Press, Is the uplifting of the flag on any occasion that votes are in danger. ---------- New ork city has had better gov- en @ last three years than it THE BEGGAR The snow wil be | well; in drifts It Wilt be. loan are the hacer den. |and well assorted. x The brawling winds will grip us. and'give our ears al aras from $1.25 up to * biff, the morning frost will nip us, and make our whis- for this time, are cheerful and br: mie to see the teed to Gift. Our stock is we who tolled and panted preparins| $25.00; each one guaran- And now there is a comer to every a and faction. ould be pleas- kirk, and who In anger bria- ed to show you our stock. | work. --AL 'McLeod's Drug Store J.H. Sutherland &Bro. © IE SEE BIBBYS' $4.00 and $5.00 MEN"S SHOES. 2 Cozy Felt Slippers There is cozy comfort if you have a pair of felt slippers for the long winter ev- enings. Or perhaps you are going to give useful gifts this Christmas, so include Slippers on your list. They are always acceptable. . See Our Women's Felt Slippers $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 Men's Felt Slippers . . $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 Children's Felt Slippers . . . . 50c to $1.00 The Home of Good Shoes. BOLT NOW IN STOCK 50c per gallon. | JAS. REDDEN & CO. Weight? Yes! Walt? No! Pure Sweet Cider A KODAK would be ap- | Axoma ait | Fam i ive entire satis-|l to heat the homes and cook the food of the people of this community. OUR COAL bas won its place on its merit alone. ' We know it will please its constituents CRAWFORD Foot of Queen Street. Phone 9. 100 Acres Near the City. Good Bulidings, and land well fenced. Price $4500. D. Moir, a farmer of Montague trwnehin has just disposed of a herd = cattle, twenty-two head, for $1. average price per head $8T.