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Waskenceasrnnnsrens Sesser enens THE GENERAL IN ACTION, {The Hammiton Herald sizes up the Binister of militia correctly. It says § must get rid of his surplus ener- somehow, and when he cannot do ything else he gives vent fo his lings in volcanic language. There i$ some point in this remark. The ig. = remembers when the general was the commander of a big camp onthe common beyond Barriefield. He was astir at an early hour. He swept over' the ground like a morning gale. He aroused everyone and he had the * officers and orderlies in motion at an unseemly time. No one knew when he slept, or how he recuperated. At Valcartier there was a similar ex- perience. He would not sleep in un- til decent hours. At five o'clock in the morning he had a conference with one set of officers, mapping out the routine of the day. At six o'clock he way in consultation with another sot of officers. ' At seven o'clock there was another meeting. It was a case of drive, drive, drive! He was a horse to work, and he acted as if every ofin Judi pie. physical prowess. Tle talks "as he 8, ously, persistently. . 'The Herald thinks he would be cured of all this if at the front in comhand of some regiment or division. 'And then, again, per haps not. ---------- WAITING FOR THE END. "The world, through war, is largely * upside down. There are wars and rumours of war, and these disturb- ances give certain speculators an op- poFtunity to exercise their genius. Many men have predicted the end of the world, and have set the date for ~ this greatest of all events. These pro- * phecies have not been fulfilled: This does not prevent others from rising up and challenging attention by the boldness of their forecasts. One who has ndvertised himself enough fixes the closing of a series of national dents in 1914. Others have read 'the 'scriptures a meaning dis tinetly their own, and have decided »that the millenium is at hand, So sure are ; here are a few in Ahi district that they have laid ina ick of provisions, have withdrawn from the busy multitude, and are liv- ing in daily expectancy of some di- vine revelation: Ome does not want to differ with these : , misguided people but apart 5 fact that H. Grattan Guin- in his great work, puts the nd up of all things mundane be- tween 1019 and 1923, it does seem t to make ' wanting its is 80 much he may 80 much misery and suffering jeount, rh and this doctrine, advocated Irish papers, has had its effect. Once more the. British government. is re- quired to exercise great patience. If it did as rash men have advised it would suppress the Sinn Fein, its missionaries. and press, and advertise to the world the disaffection which The Ulsterites are in the war, laying aside all partizanship for the pre- sent. The Nationalists should be as ready to serve their country, and 0'- Brien, who has not pulled with his party in some things, is the wiser man who warns his countrymen to be- ware of the evil ones. His counsel had better be obeyed. -- THE COST OF LIGHT. The consumers of 'electric power, when transformed into light, have been worrying over the size of their bills since the change in the system from the direct to. the alternating cur- rent. There is an explanation, and the commission can supply it. Indeed the Whig has wondered why the com- missioners have not taken the people into their confidence and shown how the change in the accounts came about. They were put into office to run the power plant upon its merits, and the Whig is disposed to let them work oW the reforms to which they have set their hands without a hin- drance. The fact is that the direct current is not suitable for lighting power, and the city has been warranted in mak- ing the change to the alternating cur rent without delay. There is not only a better service, but the city gets an adequate return for this service. In the meters which were used in connection with the direct cur- rent were not measuring correctly the power" the consumers used. . The con- struction of the meters was such that they did not register sometimes the small quantities of power that passed through them, and as a consequence the city was not getting, in lighting rates, all that was coming to it. With the consumer the only question is. "Am I getting all the power I am paying for?" The answer being in the affirmative there is no ground for a grievance. The Whig has no desire to champion the city as against the consumer, but it is concerned about the mauner in which the power plant, us a public institution, is run. It has not been making money. It has not been providing, as it should, for future, and possibly present, contin- wencies. In spite of anything that has been said, in the interest of sound financing, there is not a depreciation account. 'The debt is climbing. The loss is heavy. The scrapping of the dircet current meters this year is one item of this kind, and a serious one. in view of this statement the com: missioners. will be watched closely, and criticised too, if they fail in any duty which wisdom and ' experience suggest. other words EDITORIAL NOTES. Some aldermen are of opinion that they could run the public utilities bet- ter than the commission. By no means. Had the plant remained under the direction of the council a few years more it would have been bank- rupted. De Wet's escape is again reported. He's a wily one. Hard to entrap and hard to hold, His rebellion is about over, and two of bis eons, now pris- oners, will be held as hostages. Chris tinu has been acting in a most up- christian way. There is a strong protest in several of the papefs against conscription. Why is it made? . Uonscription has ada. It is not necessary when the em pire fan get all the mén it wants vol: untarily. Tho kaiser is returning to Berlin for a reason. He wants to see the Reich- stag in session, to show his whitened hair and depressed figure, and excite the :¥mpathy of the men whose votes he \. ants unanjmously. Generally his contempt of them is supreme, Move light 1 Dwenty-five more street lam) s are demanded now; and fifty later on. "hese, * at $60 | each, . wili meal: an annual expendij.ure of $4,- 300, in addition to the present ac More taXes. 'Are they mot high enough now? $ i this yen: origin, not been proposed, in Britain or Gan-! a ani So the Hindo tfauble at, Vancouver pe tion" that the launch of the battleship Tennessee was fired upon to warn its was mined." Queer way of sendihg out a friendly warning. But Unde Sam is pacified. Sinn Fein of Ireland and the social ists of Russia are working for the cause of the kaiser. How he must rub his hands in glee, The socialists ol Germany have reason to resent the treatment they- have received, but in war they are united with all the oth- er parties in Germany. Public Opinion : May Not. 5 Syracuse Post-Standard, The armies in the field will keep Santa Claus from visiting some mil- lions of homes this year. Principle Applauded. St. Thomas Jourpal Canada is' applauding je Hugh- es' temperance pringiples even if it doesn't take much general stock in the minister of militia. The Beginning Soon. "Toronto Star. x When does the enlistment of that standing force of 30,000 men begin ? It has been talked of for a month, but a start has not yet been made. A Prose Version, Toronto Star. The cry of the Belgian child, stand- ing near the ashes of its heme and beside the dead bodies of its pa- rents, sounds clearer around ihe world than the boom of the kaiser's howitzers. Who Will Pay. Winnipeg Free Press. Great Britain, has left Belgium 850, 000,000 without interest until the end of the war. We have a suspicion as to who will pay the money then. Aristocracy Wins, Hamilton Herald, When they see how easy it was to introduce and enforce probition in Russia, some of the prohibitionists are almost inclined to sigh for auto- cratic government. Suggesting Peace. Toronto Mail. It is observed by the Providence Journal that pro-German writers in ithe United States are now beginning to suggest peace ideas. They have read the writing on the wall, of which a. very important word is the huge war loan of Great Britain. Kingston Events Twenty-Five Years Ago Two Wundred members of Fron- tense lodge, No. 59, Independent Order of Foresters, attended divine service in Ontario hall, and were ad- dressed by Rev. John Mackie, M.A. Erastus Wiman, invited by a special committee to lecture in Kingston, spoke at the city hall on "Closer Trade Relations Between Canada and the United States." The mayor presided, and a large number of prominent citiens oc- cupied seats on the platform. Duncan Cays took thirteen hor- ses to Syracuse to-day. Conductor Judd of the K. & P R.R. purchased a frame house on Pine street for $1,000 from W. Moore. MINE, NOT TORPEDO. Lord Richard Nevill on Sinking of Audacious. New York, Nov. 24.--In view of the reports that the British super-dread- nought Audacious, which was sunk off the Irish coast, was the victim of a German submarine, it was recalled to- day, that Lord Richard Plantaganet Nevill, who arrived here last week, was very positive as to the cause of the disaster. Lord Richard said he bad heard on the highest authority that the ship was not sunk by a torpedo, hut by a mine. ' 'It is yory probable," he said, "that the White Star liner Olympic would have hit the mine if the Audacious liad not been ahead of her." "Why did the British admiralty kes the loss of the warship a secret so far {as the English press was concerned 3 be was asked. J "There were no lives lost, and pro- bably the disaster was not made pub- lic for strategic reasons," he replied. "I was informed that the Audacious bad fonndered in shallow water and that the guns would be saved." A naval oflicer, who was in New Tork to-day, said that if the Au- dacious had been sunk by a subma- ! rine, the cruiser Liverpool would not {have zig-zagged across the Olympic's course three hours after the warship had been struck. DOES NOT BLAME KAISER. Archbishop of York Resents Vulgar +. Abuse, $ men at York, Sunday, said : + "I resent exceedingly beeupants that "the port of Symma |} 'ness, There's a lot of dead timber in most family trees. And some women would rather be married than be happy. Superstitious people are always disappointed if it doesn't happen. An idle rumor is about as busy as a mosquito that works overtime. gets into trouble by other people's trou- Many a man trying to settle bles. -- A girl's easiest way to catch a man is by pretending to run away from him. More Truth Than Poetry. The very snare which you prepare To make your adversary fall May be the trick by. wiheh Old Nick Rel you yourself friend, mfter all! 3% ine i, My boy has bad luck all through college, How's that? «tle never gets over his baseball in- juries soon enough to make the football team. ; Assumption of Rank. "Dearest," said the sentimental bridegroom, after the wedding cere- mony, 'do you think I'll prove to be a satisfactory mate?" "Oh, I guess you'll d all right," responded the practical bride; "and now look me over and tell me what you think of your captain." -- Ex- change. Looking Out for Themselves The two servants met. "Does this war they're talking so much about make much difference to you?" 'The missus says we've got to economize, 80 we've to have mar- garine at meals in the kitchen" "Doesn't she have it, then?" "Not her. She says it doesn't suit her digestion. But there's nothing wrong with her digestion. We know that. For as often as not we send her up the margarine and have the butter ourselves." -- Philadelphia Public Ledger. -- Just Vike Mother. "Did your playmate enjoy her visit?" said a mother to her smail daughter, who had just bidden adieu to a little friend. "Why, yes, mother; I think she died," replied the child. "I called her 'my dear' very often, in the dressy tone you use when you have company."-- Youth's Companion. Cause of the Blot. "Papa, what is an escutcheon?" "Why?" "This story says there was a blot on his escutcheon." "Oh yes! light-colored vest. He had probably been carrying a fountain pen." -- Exchang. Weak om Geography. The Vicar's Wife tinquiring after black sheep)--And how is your son doing since he went to New York? Hodge (whose son has written to him from the faméus New York pri- gon)---E's. gone on to China, appar- ently, mum. 'B' writes to Ane from Sing Sing.--London Sketch. -------- Glad of It. The Spinster--How many Masonic lodges did you say your husband be- longed to? 3 The Wife--Fifteen. The Spinster--My Goodness. Just think of a man being out fifteen nizhts a week! I'm glad. I'm an old maid.--Buffalo Commercial. Nature Study. School Teacher: "What little boy can tell me where is the home of the swallow?" Bobby--"I kon, please." Teacher-- "Well, bby." Bobby--*The home of the swal- ow Is in the stommick."--@Golden ule. 3 Thinking of Her. a 00 on _ me?" murmur- e , Aaa]) Se. me that you © "It's this way," explained the sroom, gently. 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