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CLIFF, Real Estate valuatior, etec., #5 Clarence street. at | hers, "| fected hy THE WHIG, 7 6th YEAR 306-810 King Ontario, at $6 per Jo Pditions ut 2.30 and 4 WE ERLY BRITISH waa 3 published in parts on Se United States, charge for postage . 0 added, making price of Toy es $3 ao ot Attached is one of the best Job Print- ing Offices in Canada ; rapid, stylish, The British Whig Publishing Co., Lt'd EDW. J. B. PENSE, Managi DAILY BRITISH WHIG, published at o'clock day morning at $1 a Mondn na Totes Weekly $1.60 per year. and cheap work ; nine improved presses. ng Director. TORONTO OFFICE. Suite 19 and 20, City Cham- 82 Church 'St., Toronto, H. E Smallpeice, Representative. Daily Wibig. GREAT WASTE OF TIME. A conservative print finds the pre sent parliament, in workable material, the best that Canada has had since confederation. It specially finds the opposition very much improved, some of its new, members showing the quel- ities of perseverance and industry to a very marked degree. These qualities the way missing when they should be exhibited, and in the num- ber of useless questions that are ask- ed. One by are who has kept tally of the pro- the conservatives have asked five hundred juestions the answers to many which coulda have been rom the blue books. he (ues ceedings says that in four weeks of ascertained In four weeks fifty-five to which the blue books. fifty, liberal in the liberals have asked only the appear tions answers do Mr. as Hot in Foster ill the return asked over as many house, and. one he called for last £1,000, are asking questions that they have time to read the blue booksgsand weasionally thay find fault \ occasion for which ses- ion cost 1 he fact uy the country over 1s some members 80 ot when it, and Major Beatty, of protested against the un- of The ey the improved opposi. many if it the here is no a ew evenings since London, ecessary waste time, then the and fence of tion is questions that that in present parliament is remarkable there are eked, were said his respect the most since confedera- ion would be a very general concurrence, ------------ Kingston is getting a good deal of wblicity over lack of spared its sanitary It humiliation and loss of reforms, or them. would-- have been some if its duty. business last year's council had lone rr | CHURCH AND SOCIAL EVIL. | There is one strong man in Canada | who is never afraid to speak out in the way of social reform. Archbishop That man is of Montreal. When the temperance issue was keéen, Bruchesi, ind public opinion was divided on the juestion reduction, Arch- sishop Bruchesi had no hesitation tating what he of license in desired and what he 'xpected from the Catholic people. When the Iramas theatres were producing tinge he that they should not be patronized and the attempt to him, with an indecent took occasion to say gnore by the theatré managers, had the efiect of calling forth a pow- wiul edict. It was in essence that the 'atholic people of Montreal could not upport Sunday shows, with his per- nission, and that those who had dis- respect for his counsel could go with- the sacraments of the church. That ended the Now there ut indecent shows is the discussion of the social evil, and men in high places, ven one has assum- d the should, be 'allowed but licensed or con- trolled. the archbishop protests, and in language the among of the recorders, responsibility of saying that it Against this proposition We shall," things, most fervent, ** he says, other "have to answer God for your souls that have been entrusted to our care We shall not suffer, there- tor misguide one day before for a time. one them with impunity, and we entreat you to' re- main faithful to. the the duty fore, any holy teachings which church has given you on and honor." well virtue, Patriotism wdded, to ask that as as religion, he it the duty of the church the make law of the gountry the repression of vice be scrupulously observed, That will have its effects. Once more the good arch- bishop has spoken at the right with powerful effect. w---------- Borden appears to be very hap- He tells his people that all the reforms of the day, concerning time Mr py . are ef- they politically, the conservatives, and all them. would think of are not about I'he giving up lightful, worried at he a job that wonder is that is 80 very de- We Have the Reputation for Prompt Delivery We don't dilly Act ! We have good men, good horses, good waggons and GOOD COAL 'Phone Us Your Order. Crawford 'Phone, 9. Foot of Queen St dally--we | spectsy HAD A NARROW SQUE AK. ul very rcmarkable in many TF ox) I'he Yime 1s financis statement of the pro- re- expenditure has been it kept pace therewith. | greatly increased, but is said that | the rev has }Ro it has, but Me $600,000 sieession dues was a nue in unexpected ways. more which came from | and the Hamilton Specta- surprise, but: for it, says tof, "no amount of book-keeper's | manipulation could have defieit." IL is explai Matheson sor g'd not prevented a ned, My. predeces- that his charging however, what He ix on publie doing do. expenditures is cor- tain building "to current | expenditure in place "| custom was to deduet the revenue capital account. Well, why does ) not 'carry this privciple to the end ? The mony spent on good roads is as much an expenditure om current ac- count as the expenditure on buildings, and because thore was this omission this year, this convenient change over, there is a surplus in place of a defiat. It 1s pomted out that "formerly the ; de rived from provincial institutions from the cost of their maintenance, and only to charge the net coft in the pro-'] vincial aceounts. Col. Matheson re quires cross entries for all money re ceived and cxpeaded in this way. Amd what is the difference? It gives the fuller details. It does not affect the net result. The increased revenue from public institutions is due to the collections which the Whitney govern- ment has made. Thore are few per. sons now wy the asylums at the public | | expense. The friends of the patients or tho municipalities pay for them, and this, like the royalty in silver. mining, is like found money. The larger expenditure on education is defended on the ground that it 1% a cause which the people 'generally en- dorse. Higher education, by the way, gots the larger share of the increase. The Toronto University prospers the succession dues are increased. Mr. ninety-five por cent. of in the public schools. mare than formerly--out- normal schools which an the east declares are as Whitney says the pupils arc How much side of the educationist in the teachers the not doing any more for than the old model schools--is government spending on them ? is a the do somo very fine figuring and as remarks, "it There surplus, but in order to} secure it government has had - to an has independent paper had a narrow squeak." E DITOR AL NOTES. will be a special session of congress and an immediate revision of the tariff. So ' Mr. Talt Trusts and combines will become busy There announces. at once. Has anyone heard of "Billy" Ben nett since his political light went out Was Mr. Borden thinking he said the opposition this in Simcoe ? him when the was its strongest ? of in commons, parliament, Mr. Tait, to be in the fashion, out- | lines what he would like to see the | legislators do. But the Said legisla- | tors are showing either more indepen- dence or perversity, and are inclined \ aw, The temperance men were so amazed over the Whitney government's reply | them, into convention again sonie one sug- | gested that they should leave the "Sir" off the premier's name. This is to simply awful. Mr. Taft, in a cartoon, is yepresent-) declining the Roosevelt club, would trust to! doing things off his own bat, which is one of conciliation. It may be best. Would the people stand any more of | the big stick rule ? ed as and saying that he Why should there be any provincial law audit system of a city, and let go ae- hundreds of dollars, which would render useless the counts for con- Can the city council not secure a change ? should be scrutinized ? are not impressed! that the =eform which Foy projects will enable the! their Some lawyers with the .idea Hon. Mr. profession to make deals with The learned gentlemen ¢ bar getting down the Who would have clients. bargain- thought to counter ! it ? The Grand .Trunk Pacific fortunate issue in the late election. The leader evi- dently regards it as the rock which wrecked his party, and he threatens it was an un- with dire things some day, when he the And this is the man who took so many pains to im- the people that the new transcontinental had nothing fear from his party ! becomes boss. press upon to CHICKEN THIEVES ABROAD. Citizens Make a Complaint to the Police. Citizens would do well to keep a strong lock on their chicken houses, hecause thieves are again busy in the y. B. Lipman, Brock street, haw reported to the police, 'the loss of cleven"of his birds, and ~ Z. Handler, Princess sireet, has also reported the loss of thice of his "finest. Awording to reports, there are a number of chicken houses in the city, which can be entered with very little difficulty, and when such is the case, it makes the wora of the thief all the more easicr, and: at the same time serves as a great temptation for those who are inclined to steal. Gananoque council has donated $25 to the Kingston: Firemena's Fund, . for kindness in holding themselves in of" readiness on the night of the recent | fire there. "Cures colds and la grippe in one day," Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tab- { le ste, 25¢. box at Gibson's Red Cross | Drug Store. The choir of Sydenham striet church " give a concert for the benefit of {the patients at Rockwood asylum, [next Tuesday evening. {| After a man has gone as far as | take down the storm house, it is in- {deed tough to be obliged to resurrcet snow shovel from the attic to lal over him. to put a few of their own ideas into | was tracted by the boards of health which '\ the | for the Borden party' Holiness Movement gathering im the town hall when I met him last night. e had been there before, he said, and "ent citizens who dropped in to at- tend: the services, Among the regular attendants were the town clerk and engineer and the. chief constable. Whether these officials are numbered among the xonvurts, he did not know. Bishop Horner, had quite a i most pious and lead a simple life, The yomeh dress much fike oie Su are, mpman highs t if the o Christian bodies of the town would show as much enthusiasm over their sligion as do the Hornerites, would be better for the church. It was most thrilling t6 see the devout kneel ing in a circle below the bishop, pro- strating themselves = ana shouting Gl and "Hallelujah!" He asked one of the older members if the young ladies would not injure themselves by such enthusiasm, but 'was told they would not so lon as they were left alone. If one tone! or m with them, they would 'feel the after effects more, but so long as they were un- aisturbed, they would revive, although they would be exhausted for a while. The little children scampering about the hall eating 'their biscuits, are not n their knees shouting out in reli- gious fervor. It was a strange experi- ence to the Lampman, who prefers his own quiet mode of worship. - - > To the Lampman it looks as if May- or Couper was too keen a politician to allow Dr. Knight or his three lieu- tenants of the board of health to walk It was a race between the chairman and the mayor. The for- mer decided to haul up his worship before the police magistrate, hot his worship beat the chairman by a length.) Dr. Knight should have sum- moned the mayor before the town council suaid meet, But he didn't and 80 he lost, The Lampman regrets that the board off health is to lose four ex- cellent advisors, but he thinks that the chairman used bad judgment in declaring that a vigorous vaccination campaign would be waged. If he had gone and quietly summoned those con- nected with housgs in which the dis- case had broken * out, and not made threats against the mayor, the vac- cination by-law might have stood. But the ¢own council, he says, could do nothing else than protect the dignity of the chief magistrate of the city. > ee "There's no danger in these so-called brandy chocolates," declares the Lampman, "Why ybu could eat a pound of them and you wouldn't know that you had been within a mile of brandy. A friend of mine ate a half a pound just to try the effects, ana he disgusted. He said that they contained only a little syrup, flavored | with brandy." 'The Lampmah says PIV | that if chocolates are to be attacked, in Toronto, that in going then let t everything else that contains alcohol be treated the same. He has no doubt that' brandy chocolates have disappeared by this time from all the stores that kept them. Quite a num- ber sald them, but out of them all the license inspector could find them only in the store of a poor Greek. THE TOWN JHE TOWN WATCH MAN. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS Now Sitting Tight. Ottawa Free Press. Joseph Russell, M.P., for Toronto East, claims to be a' "Tolerant Tory." Perhaps that is the reason why he awa. lh not attond the party caucuses in People Pay The Bills. Hamilton Times. I'he provincial estimates of the |amount of money required to run the province for ten months, ending Octo- ber 31st, this year, amount to $6,- 943,661.15. It is a large sum. of money, but the people pay the bills. A Narrow Squeak. Ottawa Journal. The Whitney government has pulled throigh with a financial surplus for | 1908, though but a small one. Tha ! Whitney record of surpluses remains j unbroken, but it has had a narrow squeak. A Radical Change. Monten] Herald. . In the House of Representatives ai Washington the desks are to be thrown out, and benches put in their place, as London. The will be reduced one-third. to that at Ottawa some day, It. will come too. Death Of Mrs. W. Hargraft. Cobourg Sentinel-Star. The residents of Cobourg were griev- | ed to learn, on Wednesaay, that Mary Ross, widow of the late William Har- graft, M.P., had passed away the pre- vious night. The death occurred ~ at the residence of her son-in-law, W. G. Gooderham, Torontos» The deceased, who had been subject to heart trou- ble for some years, was born in King- ston, sevenly-nine years ago, married to her late hush sixty years ago. It will be réfmember- ed that the late Mr, Hargraft and his daughter were drowned at Searboro beach, Maine, twenty-two years ago next July. The deceased came to re- side in Cobourg over fifty years ago. 8 Tg --: Argonaut. late Claus Spreckels," said a PL he tte an, "had one weakness of which he was ga littlo ashamed. He coyld not resist the appeal of a beg- gar. Yet he knew that the charity sobicties are 'right, and that most beggars are imposters. "Have the moral courage of your convictions," 1 said pno day, as I saw him give a beggar a quarter. 'Send theso fellows to the charity specialists for investigation.' " 'Moral courage !' Mr. Spreckels snoried. 'That is what wo call on when we contemplate a mean action." "' L pdon Seedless navel oranges, 12le. to 40c. doz. Gilbert's, Bibby's, the $2 hat store The Lampman was coming from the ih surprised to see so many promin-. it | i when they see their parents | ) size of the chamber : and was . a nearly ' Hamilton police gave it out statement of Florence Kinrade 355 that the shooting occurred that to Florrnce, nor to thing about the ty at all. we do not men Florence or Mrs. thing to cause her a physical 'or' mental stress," said a member the family. "As to the significance of it I think | that many thi) are possible, a indéed quite In the place Florence may "not" have got t time right. In the second place this. women spoken of may be but in 'the time. As to how the man was in the house, 1 Think t would be a marvellous thing if 'Florence was able to say within half an She un-. derwent a terrible experience' ahd peo- ple in that position are not taking note of time, either before or after.' It was suggested that possibly the father, Mr. Kinrade, might he able to say something on the subjeet, but the reply was that the affair had badly shaken him, and that every effort was being made, instead of interjecting fresh queries as to the tragedy, to get his mind as far as possible on other subjects. "Some of the 'newspapers have punted a great deal cf stuff "that is wantonly false," said.a gentleman as- cociated with the family to-day. ' 'The report which came from Virginia which stated that Florence was' en- gaged to an(actor down there, and that recently it had been hroken off, is entirely untrue. © It is one of the many * things that have been said in connection with the case that has 1, bearing on 'the déed itself, and which has- only the effect of trailing the name of #his young girl through' the mire, It is fortunate that she her self is not aware of what is being said, or her reason might suffer." This question wgs addressed to the "member of the Kinrade family first quoted : "Do you know of anyone resentful against the family or against 'any member of it, or any enemy to whom vour mind might revert as the possi- ble murderer of Ethel "No," 'was the emphatic reply, "there is no such person that 1 ever heard anything about. Father bears such a fine reputation for plain deal- ing and straightforwardness that he has no enemies. The girls did not quarrel, and there was no bitterness nor animosity between them.- We want to see this thing cleared up, more than anybody, but we are as tL to them | at} For those particular the latest garments, terns and made from knows what's 'what that he gets it; when The H. D. yr | | Th New colorings in: fabrics, new style kioke in the cut, fresh ideas in the tailoring, ete See Our $12.50, $15 and $18 Lines. ° young men, who want 'cut in the latest i the newest fabrics. In this department our business is rs ing faster than any other. We've caught the town with our of Young Men's Clothes. The young man shaming also knows , and h here. he com : ik oy 4 5 Fok 3" | J] Bibby C 'see WHAT 1 15.70 MANY TO SOME A NECESSITY, TO OTHERS A PLEASURE. Should Provide Information and Be Thought-Provoking--Mental Development. To many men a book is almost a much in the dark as anybody." Left For Bden Con Hamilton, March 6.--Mrs. ES faves Shaffer; the Glanford, woman who is reported to have heard shots when passing the Kinrade house, on February 24th, the day of the mur- der, is no longer a resident in that district, and a number of reporters who endeavored to follow up that clue had a fruitless foorteen-mile drive. Mrs. Shaffer leit last Monday with her father, for Eden Centre, N.Y. where they intend to take up their residence. She hae relatives there, a cousin, Dr. Armstrong, practising at Eden Centre. DESERONTO BUDGET. Two Fires, But Little Damage Was Done. Deseronto, March 5.--A fire alatm was given Friday at a quarter to two in afternoon, fire having started . in the chimney of the Colpe Block, cor- ner of Edmund and George streets. The fire brigade was soon on the scene and without the use of the hose the firemen carried pails of water up to the roof which had caught and soon extinguished the blaze. Had it gained headway it would have been a i great loss. Ww. Carter: of Fesserton, was in town on Friday last. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Woodcock and son, Marshall, left last week for Fesserton. Miss Martha Sexsmith, of Marysville, was in town on Saturday. Thomas Brown, of Schenectady, N.Y., spent a few days ths -- with his sister, Mrs. J James Sexsmith. James Stokes; of | Torontb, was in town on Wednesday. R. Rayburn, of Tweed, was hefe on | Wednesday. Miss Ida Baker, of Kingston, is here on a visit to Mrs. Wonnacott. James Brickley, of Marys- ville, and John Enwright, of Read, were in 'town on Saturdav. Stanley Emery and Frederick Garrison re- ; turned home this week from Brije Lake, where they have spent some months. Mrs. G. E. Snider spent | last week with her father, John Dor- | reen, Shannonville, Mrs. David Me- Kee, of Port ,-Milford, visiting her sister, Mrs. Davia Thompson. Misses Olive Hambly and : Florence Stevens sSiibnt Sunday with Miss Jennie Dry- es T. Hoppins. returned home {his week, having spent a few weeks with her sister, Mrs, R. E. Wiison, Kung- ston. James Sexsmith, who has been confined to the home through illness, is able to be out again. Mr. and : Mrs. R. Marrigan returned home to Port Arthur this week, after having spent some time with rdatives in Gananoque, Kingston and Deseronto. Last report is that Dr. Newton is im- proving and: the hope is that he will soon be able to be among his many friends. Fire started to-day im the chimney on Main of Jacob Masters' Jestdence stréet but did little damage. Herbert Barker, proprictor of the Witdsor hotel, Brockville, in the police court and selling liquor to net Pes who was on the "Indian" magistrate imposed a fine of of 825 costs, which was paid. Bibby's, the $2 hat stare... et -- 'wonderful remedy," window display" at Gibson's Crosh Dri Shore. "Phone 230; - fired Poise classes, each of which has its necessity, 'and probably the world would 'be richer if this were true of yt Ta many ng is a pleasure. ks may be ed into many own special mission, and itis foolish to blame one hook for not being some! other kind of book, just as it would be foolish to blame a cabbage jor not being an orange, or a lily dor not be- ing an apple. We must learn to use books as we use tools, each for - its own work. A saw will make a poor file, and a razor cannot be used as a hammer. So fiction and science, his- tory and poetry have each their place, | and rightly used, will each do good wor! Reading should provide information. Ignorance makes poor farmers, pdor housewives, poor preachers. The man who doesn't know is sure to blunder, and his blunders are apt to be cost ly. One of the easiest and best ways of getting rid of. some of our ignor- ance is by judicious reading. * G books' will introduce us to the experts in every line, and the man who can+ not be helped in this way is surely helpless. ow, we admit that there is a cer- tain foree in the old sneer at mere "book-learning:"" We grant very read- ily that ploughing cannot be learned in the parlor; and cooking, cannot be mastered without soiling the hands. It must be admitted that theory . is ever subservient to practice, and the man who does is far ahead of the man who simply dreams, yet, after making all allowance for this, we contend tha the practical man can gather -- useful and really valuable information from ks. He can find out that dirty salt will spoil butter, that San Jose scale can be fought with Suscens- fully by proper spraying, that West- ern Canada has t richest ~ wheat- growing land in the world, and a thousand other things which he may need to know. Of course, in order to find to the flesh. And yet, until a man learns to love reading his intel- lectual development is apt to be slow. Of course, this love of reading may be perverted and prove a curse, but it is not of this perversion we wish to speak. There is a healthful love of reading that means true development and this should be cultivated by all. To others we fear, it is 'a weariness one useful fact he may have to read hundreds of pages, and yet the ver- dict will be that it trouble! Teachers nd prea should be #le to give wise Prather 2 where necessary. as to what kind = of books, will ; fienish the information, like the blast. "of a come to us with a voice | ity that' i well nigh 1 seer: "to "have 'power eon live, Such ' numerous, - but they are 'and it is well to 5. oh one -byrius 'al- ways, to which we can turn w the spirit grows weary and life seems to be robbed of its' enthusiasm. Peerless amongst such books stands "old ng incomparable and unap) che able. there are other:-books, not to be mentioned in' the same category, but which supply an inspiation. that is exceedingly welcome and great value, Some are of this type, although some unfortunately are drier than dust, making us wonder when we read them how the lives of good men could ever be so intoler- ot dul. To some men the studies of science, astronomy, geology and biology are of this character. Each man must find "for himself' what seems to help him most. But reading also supplies. recreation. To some this will seem comparatively | unimportant, and yet we fear it is this function of reading which is most widely exercised. To this class of books belong works of humor and probably most fiction. To advise a man to read a humorous work is, however, assuring considerable risk. There is ps nothing more fool- ish or senseless to a man who is lack- in the sense of humor than a so- it is utterly pointless to such man. Others may have the keenest €enjo! pment in the reading of such a book, wut to this man it is an intol erable bore, and there is no way by which it can be made anything else. A joke can never be explained. To some men humor lies only in horses! play, and the coarsest buffoonery. is to them the acme of wit. It is use: less to find fault with such things, We are what we.are, 'and we cannot be other, and it is useless to grumble at what we cannot eure. It is well, however, to bear in mind that recre- ation is one of the lesser functions of reading, useful and enjoyable in its place, but that never be other than a subordinate om. Re- creation to be useful should follow and precede toi, and 4 rightly used, reading may afford the weary toiler many an hour of quiet rest and even of keen enjoyment. A Back-Action Kindness. H, ro Youth NR oion whose devotion to ph young woman of his choice has encountered many obstacles during his long courtship recently sought © her oul with this apparently encouraging statement "1 think its all right now, Alice. 1 managed to get access to your father the other day, and while he wouldn't exhelly give his consent ~¥ rather im- agine I've made some headway. He ict rowed $10 of me. Surely" he can't 4 me off much longer he young w rig Ire heard about. it." : think ' you've made ; "lof ite. Father mentioned the remarked tha Sec Dre 8 swall brown derbies. in os humorous werk. The sharpest : C