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PAGE FOUR THE DAILY BRIT THE BRITISH WHIG! 85TH YEAHK i | i the shareholders i i i old IEE | Lal pe arti at di A a gl aaa Published Daily spd Semi-Weekly by HS BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING ' 0, LIMITED. Editor™and Managing-Director. year, by mail to rural offices year, to United States (Semi-Weekly Edition) One year, by mall, One not paid in advance ear, to United States ' Xx and three months pro rata, MONTREAL REPRESENTATIVE Hace Owen 123 St. Peter St. RONTO REPRESENTATIVE PF, C. Hoy ... 1005 Traders Bank Bldg. ! UNITED BTATES REPRESENTATIVE: F.R.Northrup, 225 Fifth Ave, New York P.R.Nogthrup, 1510 Ass'n Bldg. Chicago | Letters to the Editor are published only over the actual name of the, writer, Soe Joa, if paid in advance .... Fd 00 1.50 1.60 R Attached 1s one of the best job | printing offices in Canada. | | war The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG is suthenticated by the ABC Audit Bureau of Circulations ---- Sa proceeding are to be It is certainly high time, Divorce cheapened. that some hing dropped in price. | There should not be a square yard of idle land in or near Kingston next/summer. . Every plot should be cultivated. Pr f na : Now they say that the bear did not come out on Saturday at all, but that he stayed snuggled in and for- got all about his shadow errand. Some one rises to remark that the elements have not been con- scripted to co-operate in war work. | But let us conscript the easier things | | first, f 4 | All the dear old ladies are await-| ng the 17th of February, the day on| fae it is prophesied that the Kai- ser will die. 'It is hoped the. old scoundrel will hot disappoint them. | mae | A little bird tells the Whig of an- other alderman who does not shovel} his bidewalk. This makes two town | fathers who are sturdy enough to! wield the shovel but do not, Who | can find a third? i The American view appears to be | that Great Britain and the United | Stages should adopt/an aggressive | naval policy. { With the tremendous | superiority of the Allies' fleet such | a policy would appear practicable. | When the war is over, the Whig] can think of nothing better for Kingston to contribute as a monu-! "ment to the men who fought and] died for the liberty of the world than: a soldiers' club. That 'would be far | better than an ornament.in a patk.! "<It appears to be "unanimous that! the world produced only or hep iudividual- who has been anathema-! tized by so large a portion of the' human race as has been the German Kaiser. That other individual is | Judas Iscariot, who betrayed our Lord. ; A sn The Toronto Telegram remarks that Ontario could never have gone on the map of munition production but for hydro power. Only for hydro there would not be a factory wheel turning in great sections of Ontario to-day, and soft coal would have been {rom.3$30 to $40 a ton. Anonymous letters 'writers are again busy inthe city. The practice . of mailing anonymous letters con-; taining attacks and threats is con-| temptibie and cowardly. The man or "© woman who comes out in the open © und criticizes is esteemed. The man or woman who does not is regarded "a8 a sneak. TRUE CHRISTIAN SPIRIT. The twof older Congregational and the First Baptist churches have _~shawn a true Christian spirit by de- - _eiding to hold union services during the remainder of the winter in the Baptist church in order to saye fuel. That two religious bodies whose forms ard somewhat at variance - should be the first to come together at this time is 'most commendable. The Congregationalists' and the 'Baptists havo shown the way to the 1 ther churches. - » © GONE INTO A HOLE. The collapse of the Dominion Per- manent Loan, Toronto, is Hkely to ence. {the cause of the Central Powers. | they ea disclose what probably way agsunt to a tragedy equal with the failure of the Company The assignees } prepare a compre of the assets and liabi they had time to York Lean decade ago. been able to ve statement 28, nor have prepare a list of . tors and de- sufficient has clients of the h Any cases hip will result from! depos benture holders, but been gleaned fro company to sh of genuine har the failure. A charter build the Spokane and B/C. Railway, from Vancouver to Spokane,fState of Washington, was the beginning of disaster to the Dominion Permanent Some $4. 000,000 was sunk in it. An asset of $200,000 mort- gages and $15,000 in liquid assets is all the security that depositors, debenture' holders and stockholders in the Dominion Permanent liold as a safeguard against loss. to in GERMANY'S GREAT FEAR.) Accogding to the latest despatches) from Berlin, the Kaiser's war ma- dhine is breaking down the great strike tions existing in their land. This was tp be expected, bug any breaking down of the actual strike willl not lessen the discontent that exists. Thie. German rulers have to faee the fact that the people are beginning to resist the doctrine of blind obedi- However, bad as the strike is, there is something else that is worry-! {ing| the German rulers more and that is' the danger of Austria deserting It is pointed out that Austria has noth- {ing to gain hy continuing in the to help Germany's ambition of expansion. Nearly all the dangers that confronted Austria are now past. The Russian menace is re- moved and Italy has been given a set- back, so why should Austria con- tinue to pour out her blood fdr noth- ing. True, Gérmany saved her from destruction twice during the war, but the Austrian people may not deem this as a sufficient. reason for. committing suicide out of gratitude to their northern neighbor whom really hate. Should Austria decide to sue for peace, the Central Powers would be completely broken { up, for Bulgaria and Turkey would be | isolated {eritics are of opinion that if Germany from the arch-fiend. War is to hold Austria she will have to launch a great blow on the westérn front and win another big success. HURBING OP] RATIONS. | The South Dakota Legislature has before it a bill, whieh if it becomes law, will materially lessen operations in that state. The ney law would re- quire that, all appendices removed in operations be sent to the state laboratory. Afterwards they would! be returned to the persons from, whom- they were taken, together, with certificatés showing their con-| dition. If an appendix should prove to be healthy the "owner" would not be requifed to pay for the operation. | In the United States the appendix! "b of aby standing in the medical pro-' fession regard it as a libel upon them. In Canada also there are said to be too many operations for appen-| dicitis, although some doctors de-: clare that lucky is the man who has his appendix removed even though it, is found that it is not in such an un-| healthy state as conditions before operation indicated. They thik that one is better minus his appens dix. ZThat may be, but there is a lot! of"crooked work in connection with not only operations foy appendicitis, but for other alleged ailments. There mre people whe have had some of their organs removed and ever af-| terwards regretted it, because there) was no reason for their parting with them.~ The medical profession is an honorable profession 'but there are a great many dishonorable men in| it, as in other professions. In some hospitals it has heen found necessary | to refuse to allow G¢grtain operations | to be performed unless there has | been a consultation with regard to the patient's condition. | _. Some doctors become so expert at removing appendices" that they are ever looking for work in this line, The operation is regarded as a very simple ong after it has been perform- ed a few times. In South Dakota there has been a regular system of collecting appendicitis Rural doctors were organized by the appendix surgoons to "ship them along." and receive & portion of the, operation fee. It is said that this system even prevails in cortain parts of Canada. : ee rv Tee, Coal and Balm. '(Baltimore Americgn) £ And ice is to be higher next sum- mer because of the scarcity of coal. Is there no balm in Gilead? When Churches Saved Coal.' (Salem WN That the stove in the meeting house was a "snare of the devil," to make people too comfortable, was an opinion not only expressed, but actu- ally enforced by the Puritans in olden Those in impose met iigiiouce. i point. | halt of the independence and inte usiness" is so diabolical that those | patients. |. days in Salem 'rugged old souls would not have a stove in their They enough to allow the use of Stoves, by women and children. I the men and boys had to stamp their feet and clap their hands to } did {from freezing during meeting time. Restricted Diet Apostle, (Toronto Star) In appointing a successor Hanna as Food Controller it was de- cided to select a thinner 1 could be more convincing : suasive apostle of restricted diet ¥ Beyond the Kaiser's Sight. Zeppelin Boston Globe) The pattle flag of the I-49, brought down in France in Oc- | tober, is now in the Natidnal Muy eum at Washington, where the Kai- ser will never have a chance to see it. No Compromise About Belgium. (London Daily News) Let Germany declare her readiness to. evacudte Belgium absolutely and unconditionally and we can then face the problems that remain But for us there .is no compromise "oa. this We entered the war on be- g- shall con- ws ) rity of Belgium, and we of the common people who! tinue in «it until that integrity and | Prove my right Have rebelled over the food condi-| that independence are finally estab- | lished. We stand fall together and until the enemy are prepared to surrender the territory they have an- nexed we cannot afford to lay stress upon our separate interests. We have all our -particular objects to achieve, but we cannot at this stage bargain openly about them without imperilling the common cause: or HUSBAND A DESERTER, WIFE A BIGAMIST Deserter From 155th Battalion © Arrested--Bigamist Wife Sent to Prison. Bancroft, = Feb. 4.--On Sunday morning last Constable Bailey, of Bancroft, placed under arrest a man named Allen Asselstine, who i% a deserter from the 155th Asselstine has been living in Bans croft for about three weeks with a woman named Mrs. Geo. Cartwright, whom he married in Napanee two years agq. It now transpires that she has a husband living in Dunn- ville, 'put Asselstine was not aware of this' fact until a short time ago. Mrs. Cartwright was arrested and appeared before Magistrate Jarman on a charge of bigamy. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year in the Toronto reformatory. Asselstine | has been around \ this part of the eountry for over a year, and it is rather strange that he was vot apprehended. before. He will be escorted to Kingston as soon as an escort arrives to take charge of him. The privilege of using the title "Royal" has been granted to the 50th Battalion of Calgary, in recognition ,of its services in the field; it has never failed to attain its objective. Battalion. | SENTENCE SERMONS i There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake -- Swift. I wouldNiave you be like a [ire i well kindled,, which catches - at everfithing wok throw in, and turns it into {lam and brightness.-- Marcus Aurelius. { Whom the heart of man shuts | out, {Sometimes the heart of God takes in. -- Lowell. As to the burden, be content to | bear 'it, until thou come to the place yof deliverance; for there it will fall | from thy back of itself.--Bunyan. No man can get a blesssing 'and { keep it all to himself without hav- ing it like stagnant water in his soul; but if it overflows to others it {shall become a perennial spring to (himself and to the world.--Willon {Merie Smith. { By my tasks of every day, I'By the little words I say,' | My allegiances proclaim, bear His name. --George Klingle. | . It costs much to be capable of real friendship, but those who are { would be ashamed to be otherwise { and rather suffer than be incap- | able.---Fenelon. PEANUT MEN'S BIG PROFITS | London Veterans Conscript { Aliens of All Kinds. | London, 'Ont., Feb. 4..--At a big {meeting of members of the Great War Veterans' Association it was un- { animously decided to ask the Domin- Would AT a en » BIBBYS - LN Overco a lion Government to pass legislation by which enemy and friendly aliens | may-be conscripted to work wholly in | the interests of this country. Sergt. | Turley, Provincial secretary, declar- {ed alien profiteers, peanut vendors, shoe shine men, foreign fruit dealers and others wege making huge profits. Their labor, he sald; should be util- ized for the Empire. ' . Bert Leach Now Captain, Lieut. Bert Leach has been pro- moted to captain, dating from' Oc- | tober, 1917. He went to France with the First Contingent from the C.P.} A.S5.C. at the commencement of the war as sergeant-major.. He was later; transferred to the training depot at Shorncliffe Camp, Folkestone, Eng., receiving his commission as lieuten- ant in October, 1916, and has been! stationed there since. He is' the eld- est son of the late John Leach, King- ston, afd Mrs. F. W, Smith, Odessa. Baker To Visit Front, Washington, Feb, 2.--Secretary of War Baker will soon go tn France on a tour of inspection, it was learn- ! ed to-day, The exact date of Baker's proposed trip hes not yet been defin- itely determined. He will not at- tend the allied ¢ouncil nor will he re- main in France for any extended pe- riod, it is-fearnéd. ~~ Rippling Rhymes - L upon the river; I sit around: an blast, the snow shovel. ust day, oh, for old Boreas has rigors; ah, can skeeters? a JATMASON, 4 ning? It's hard skies, and kicked because the winds into frost, as down th cost, and open up some except what goes to pay the plumber; "No more I'll kick at summer." world with ice is sheeted, that'once he beefed at azure * THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN By GENE BYRNES MIDWINTER The wind is shfieking at the door, the ice is thick ing coal so doggone fast it keeps me busy with Another cold wave'sson the way--the last one was-a ring-tailed hummer; oh, fora redhot Aug- things like flies and chiggers? shake the grate, 1 carry coal to hungry heaters; am 1 the idiotic skate -who grouched because of harmless Am I 80 shy of good horse sense that when fair summer had against the fence, and wished that winter was begin- ejcellar stairs I scamper, to shovel coal; at frightful Xinhorn damper. I don't feel comfy any more; all day d shiver. The windows rattle in the is heaped against my hovel; I'm hurn- a a sizzling slice of summer! Too fong reigned, and 1 am tired of winter's it be that I conplained of trifling I clean the flue, I "her inning, I bumped my head for one to realize, when this cold 'were heated. My breath's translated The coal man gets all I ean earn, and as I watch my wages burn, 1 say, --WALT MASON. = A LINE UP 'MAN WHC POSSESSED A GENTLE, SOOTHING CONVERSATIONAL 5 VOICE L Li E=-- trek op! J ~~ up! =F | Canada by Professor Harcourt, Head {ited all the Provinces in Canada and has conferred with Departments of 'JAgriculture and leading millers and bakers. His reports have been con- very little, but is said to be sufficient firmed by conferences between rep- to rid one's feet of every hard or soft. J resentatives with the Food Control- torn or callus. . WE CLAIM TO OFFER THE Best $15. Suit and at Value "in Canada OVERCOATS Trench Models, Pinch Backs, Chesterfields, Balmaroons. ( SUITS Form Fitting, Pinch Backs, Regulars. - Bibbys KINGSTON'S CASH AND ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE | Men's & Boys' Wear LET US EAT VEGETABLES AND SAVE FLOUR AND MEATS FOR OVERSEAS Substitution Alone Not Sufficient-- The European Demand for Wheat Is Very Great -- Canadians Are Advised. There are large supplies in Canada of potatoes, carrots, turnips and on- ions in excess of the amounts nor- mally consumed by the people of this country. These vegetables are all wholesome food and it is a smak but necessary war service for the people of the Dominion to. increase their consumption of these commodities and to eat less bread, meat and other foods which are so greatly needed overseas. Unless Canadiang will use more freely the vegetables of which we have a surplus supply, large stocks will be wasted--and, at a time when there is such ned of food in Europe, waste would be nothing short of criminal. . Kat more of the vege- tables in ordler.to save exportable food for the soldiers and the civilian populations who already know the meaning of shortage. Potatoes, car- rots, turnips and onions may be used in many mourishing and palatable dishes. . They supply elements re- quired by the human body and could with advantage be used freely ii combination with much smaller quantities of~bread, meat and dairy products than are now consumed. hey are readily available substitutes for the foods which the Allies need. The duty of the Canadian people to eit more 'of them and to prevent waste is clear and imperative. 1In- creased consumption in the Dominion of these vegetables would be a con- tribution towards winning the war. To allow them to be wasted would be te deprive the Allied peoples of food which, if obtathed at all, must be saved on this continent. Grow- ers and dealers will be well advised to market ' their stocks at prices which will encourage consumption. In this way their best interests as well as the National interest will be served. 3 ) No Large Surplus. This appeal is made because, after allowanee for feed required for live- stock, Canada has no considerable surplus of any other non-exportable foods which may be used generally as substitutes for wheat, meat dnd dairy products. There are not suffi- cient supplies of barley, rye and oats, in excess 6f requirements for feeding purposes, to make possible the com- puisory use ssperally of flour made from these gfains as @ partial sub- stitute for wheat in bread-making. This is now -ovident as a result of a. careful survey made throughout 1 of the Department of Chemistry in the Ontario Agricgltural College, Guelph. Professor Harcourt has vis- | deed serious and may ' well become end of Spring there will not be a single pound of wheat or flour on this continent in excess of what will be absolutely required for home con- sumption. The situation is 'in< terrifyifig unless the people of Can- ada recoghize their individual re- sponsibility te conserve food and thé imperative necessity that they eat no moré than they absolutely need. Substitution alone willgrot save the situation, although substitution should be practised to the greatest possible extent. By rigorous conser- vation measures, consumption of food has been greatly reduckd in all the countries of Kurope. The Canadian people, too, must put their eating on a war basis. We must eat less--es- pecially of bread (and all. wheat pro- ducts), meat, sugar and dairy pro- ducts. The ability of the Allied nations to contigue the war to a successful conclusion depends upon willingness of the people of this continent * to make food sacrifices which_may be- come increasingly severe. The econ- omies which th#%pedhle at hom are called upondo make are no less ne- cessary than the sacrifices by the sol- diers in the trenches. The efficJency bf the Allied military forces will connt for little unless the people at) home are prepared to them sup- port by sharing their%ood resources with the peopls overseas, and ensur-! ing that the Allied populations be fed until next harvest. { 'Why Hair Falls Out } Satie Dandruff causes a feverish irrita- tion, of the scalp, the hair roots shrink, looser and then thé hair comes out fast. To stop the falling hair at once and rid the scalp of ev- ery particle of dandruff, get a small bottle of Danderine at any drug store for a few cents, pour a little in your hand and rub well into Cok After several applications al dan- druff disappears ana the hair \stops coming out.' errs wih rene: SLE ge sr hE i It Works! Try it Tells -how to loosen a sore, tender corn so it. lifts out without pain, Good news spreads rapidly and}} druggists here are kept busy dispens- ing freezone, the ether discovery of a Cincihnati man, which is said to loosen apy corn so it lifts out with} the fingers. ler's Office, the Board of Grain Saper- visors of Canada, Wheat have made sitaation. a careful study of the Substitution Not Suflicient. The demand from = Burope wheat, in order to provide the mini- mupl required to maintain the physi- cal efficiency of the & Export tender, Athing Sara and Jnstamtly the Com YY soreness relieved, a soon the pany and uiflery atid others who COICRIES 8 He and. soo the without pain. Itis a sticky sabstance which dries when applied and never inflames or even irritates the adjoin- ing tissue. sands of deaths anuually from lock- jaw and infection herétofore result- armies and ¢iv-ing lian populations, is such that by thecorns. Ask at 'any pharmacy for a quar-| ter ounce of freezone, which will coer} You apply just a few drops on the This discovery will prevent thou- from the suicidal habit of cutting . 8 2 | p------ Nol | for CONSTIPATION $1.00 Large Bottle' A refined, cloar mineral oles Tasteless and odorless. Pleasant to take, Does, not upset digestion. * Absolutely cures Constipa- tion, " DR. CHOWN'S | DRUG STORE { 185 Princess Street. hone 343. OUR BLEND f JAVA arld MOCHA IS\ STILL IN THE LEAD The quality the same as always, no advance im price.