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6 ) \ BRITISH WHIG 918T YEAR. THE 2 Thing eT Ha ge nl ad kd iid | Bw ig Ry nad WHI CO, LIMITED, KINGSTON, ONT. semi- Weekly by i PURLISHING ep cert -- -- THE MOTOR IN BIG CITIES. The impossibility of getting con- venieitly and easily into the centre of any large American, or indeed Canadian, city in one's own automo- bile, whether for the purpose of at- tending one's office, or of shopping, or of attending a theatre, has al- jest. A recent humorous paper de: scribes an automobile salesman as offering a bicycle with each car, to take the purchaser from his parking point to his office or the #tore that he wishes to reach. Another satiric- ally draws up a schedule of the num- ber of minutes taken by the" drive from the residence to the borders of the central district, which occiiples very little time, and then adding to it the immense periods occupied In hunting for parking space, walking from the parking space to the destination, returning to the park- -| ing-space, getting the car out and starting on the homeward way. This Is a very important develop- jus { ment, and one which is destined to 18 | add materially to the disadvantage in $7.50 A IE oral alice" 1 Semi-Weekly Onn year, by mail, cash One year, to United States ....:.. i | OUT-OF-TOWN + F, Calger, 33 St. John Bt, Hom Thompeon, 100 Ming St. W. Teronto to the Editor sre published ual the Attached is of the ¢ fics in Canads. B Audit Bureau of Circulations Bn | Wonder if it fen't about time to dig up old King Tut again? The value of a kiss.dépends upon the law of supply and demand. fo the charming divorcee, life is just one darned husband after an- other, Only a» few more months until bathing girls will be back on maga- gine covers, It is easy to. figure what you should have said afer it is too late to say it. Here's news that will tickle the wild ducks. A duck-huntemphad his feet. frozen, The vital and telling phrases coin- ed day by day are soon incorporated in our slanguage, . ' Character is made by the things . you stand for; reputation is made by the things you fall for. The rottenness in Denmark ap- pears to have communicated itself to the German mark, ' What, in three letters, will a man tell his wife when he gets home very late at might? When the man tells her that he loves her wonderful mind, he means that she isn't much for looks. Here's a double* one. Who just fiddled around while what burned? Both words in four letters. Beauty secret: Biting the finger mails leaves a bad impression on your fingers and on your friends, If you are worried, just think ot the money you save this season by jstrawberries being out of season. The only crime wave that shocks _& rural community is when a fresh (young thing waves at a married man, it was Benjamin Franklinr who sald: "H® that cannot obey, cannot command." This saying still stands true. What does one chew when one desires to refrain from kissing a Seven letters. Begins with "Why is it a woman always does what she does? Beven letters. Be- gins with "be" and ends with "cause." 'Who is it that we know isn't Santa Claus and cracks his skin on chair in the dark and cusses? Six 'W, please. REPRESENTATIVES, treal best job of the large city as compared with the small city for a place of resid- ence for the well-to-do working- classes and the middle classes. It does not affect any automobile own- $3.90 er who can afford his own chauffeur, for the question of parking does not then arise; but like most kinds of personal service now-a-days the | private. chauffeur is the prerogative only of the decidedly rich. Anybody can own a car now if he can drive it himself; few can afford to pay somebody to drive it. In the large cities the taxicab is rapidly becom- ing: a much cheaper and more effic- lent method of obtaining the advant- » | ages of motor transport, for every- body who cannot pay the wages of {a permanent private chauffeur, and |e privately-owned car offers little but the privilege of touring in the | country or perhaps also of visiting friends in other suburbs, But the dweller in the town or small city can still get out of his car every use of which it is capable, and that at a cost for garage space (and Probably also for traffic fines and repairs). much lower than that which must be paid by his large-city brother." The future of the private- ly-owned car belonging to the mid- dle-class citizen in cities of the size of Toronto and upwards is strictly limited; in the country and in smal- ler places it "has no limits, REVOLUTIONARY LABORATORY. M. Krassin, the first Russian So- viet ambassador to the Freach Re- public, anpounced on his arrival last week that he was glad to find him- 'self in "that revolutionary labora- tory," the country of France. There is, we presume, tio doubt that he in- tended this as a compliment, wifich merely shows how far an attachment to one special principle can lead a man in the direction of folly. The majority of the French peo- ple are, we presume, proud of the general results of their one great historic revolution, though there are probably some details about which even- they could wish had occurred otherwise. But it is one thing to have achieved one revolution at a time when conditions rather forcibly called for something of the kind, and it is guite another thing to be described as a "revolutionary labor- atory," as if revolution were a medi- cal treatment, to be applied periodic- ally for the correction of any minor ills of the body politic, There is a curious kink in the minds of a cer- tain class of people tand not always those who are most severely oppréss- ed by the existing state of affairs), which leads them to look upon re- volution as a good In itself. Strange- ly enough, also, they are often the very same people who regard war with horror; although the sufferings involved in war betweem two unre- lated countries are usually mild compared "with those that result from an equally serious internecine strife between fellow-citizens, ob sessed With the idea that-the results of revolution must always be an in- crease of uman happiness, they never pause to inquire whether that increase is really certain, and wheth- er it is great enough to justify the agony of the revolution itself, Strangely also, the more passion- te the enthusiasm for "revolution," the more intense becomes also the detestation for '"'counter-revolutiop." Yet to the dispassionate observer there is no esséntial difference be- tween the two things, One Is an effort to overthrow a system of gov- ernment which is old; the other is an effort to overthrow a system of government which is comparatively new. If revolution is good in itself, what matter whether it be "counter" or not coutter? If revolution against the Tsar be good in itself, no matter what sort of government it brings in its train, why is not revo- lution against Trotsky also good? How long must a gov. ernment have before it ceases to be v and be- comes therefore a proper subject for a new revolution directed against it? ' For frankly, we cannot bring our- selves to regard revolution as a per- manent state of human society, ex- cept possibly in South America. In a mild climate it is not so painful to have to live every now and again in 'woods and caves but in Russia end in Ceseda it is extremely pain. ready become a subject of common | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG ful, and periods of quiet life are therefore to be.desired. We rejoice therefore that even M. Krassin could scarcely hail this Dominion of ours as "a revolutionary laboratory." STOCK MARKET AND INOOME TAX. One factor which is supposed to be aiding im holding the American stock market at high levels is the cireumstance that rich security own- ers cannot sell out at a profit with- out having that profit added to their taxable income, and being therefore compelled to sacrifice a heavy share of their gains in the shape of in- come-tax. There are two possible ways of dealing with this situation, one being to hang on in the hope that the rate of taxation will some day be reduced, and the other to hang on until the inevitable period which comes to all capitalists now and again, when some part of the holding has to be sold at a loss; thie loss can then be charged against the profits made on the sale of the advancing securities, whereas if the two sales were made in different years the whole gain would be tax- able and no ezllowance would be claimable-for the loss. The British and Canadian concep- tion of income does not include gains due to an increase in value of a capital. holding. There is no doubt that a great deal of income, and that in the hands of our wealth. fest and therefore most heavily tax- able citizens, escapes taxation under this definition. An able business man seés an enterprise which is not earning enough to pay any dividends on its common stock; he buys up a large quantity of this stock at four or five dollars a share, injects some business ability into the thing, and enables it to pay dividends of four per cent., thus raising the value of the common stock to about fifty; but he does not wait to collect the dividends, which would be taxable, and he pockets his profits by selling the stock at a gain of forty-five dol- lars per share on which he pays no tax whatever. Hy switching from one non-dividend-payer to another it would be perfectly possible to col- lect an excellent annual income in this way without paying any income tax. Meanwhile the poor wretch who buys a dividend-paying stock which thereafter ceases to pay divi- dends has to pay income-tax on the dividends that he does collect and gets no rebate for the loss of his capital. But there is no such thing as per- fect justice in any scheme of taxa- tion, particularly in any tax on sO vague and many-sided a thing as in- come. The American system itself tolerates many injustices, - and it seems better that some Income should escape its proper burden, as in Canada, than that great masses of securities should be tied up in the possession of owners who are afraid to sell them because of the tax they would have to pay if they did. The ideal stock market is one in which the man who believes that Amalga-| mated Mercantile Common is not worth more than 150 will sell the moment it reaches 150 but he pa- turally hesitates to do so if the state is waiting to take 40 or 50 off the price that he receives. ; rr ------------ That Body of Pours By Jaws W. Berton. MD, . Stomach or Peptic Ulcer. The number of people suffering from ulceration.of the stomach, pep- tic ulcer as it is called, is undoubt- edly. a large one, But the number think they are suffering with this condition js many times as large. Now the whole point of the mat- ter is that an ulcer is an ulcer no matter whether it is found on the lining surface -of the stomach, or elsewhere in the body, Thus an ulcer of the stomach is a loss of substance, and a hole partly through the wall. 8 The causes of ulcerated stomach are still matters of debate, but all agree that something happens to the stomach wall that makes it loSe its resistance toward the action of the gastric juice. The gastric juice itself simply digests a portion of the wall, because that particular por- tion can't defend itself. ' 'Something gets in the blood nour- ishing that portion of the wall, the blood doesn't do its work properly, a little area seems to be walled of people. who || got to such a point, that there is 50 much gastric juice, that, this very acld gastric juice gets into the ulcer, and causes the pain, - | If all' the food gets out of the stomach, then the pain goes away. | If however, the stomach is very slow | in emptying itself, then the pain may persist until some more food is taken. This stops the pain until di- gestion of the next lot of food gets fairly well advanced in the stomach. The old fashioned baking soda, and calcined maghesia, a half tea- spoonful of each, will usually Tre- lieve the pain by acting upon the acid juiée and neutralizing it. Bo if your pain comes regutarly an hour or two after every' meal, you would be wise to see your family physician. { ODD FACTS ABOUT | YOURSELF By YALE 8. NATHANSON, B. Sc, MLA. Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania You Make Your Face. "Beauty is only skin deep." There is something more than just the out- er appearance of persons that makes you love or dislike them. A noted phystognomist once said, "We are all responsible for our own faces." He did not mean our features so much as certain lines and muscles which make us pleasant, truthful, honest or otherwise and which are the result of oursown making. Why, you do not know, but there is some- thing which repels you and makes you uncomfortable in their pres- ence. T pointed chin is supposed to be the mark of the talkative and gossipy person. Women with very pointed chins talk and talk and talk. The drooping corners of the mouth denote the crabid, dyspeptic individual who refuses to smile or look upon life at all pleasantly. Caesar objected to a man because he was thin. Even to-day we are in- clined to helieve that the fat person is better natured. r Eyebrows which grow together be- tween the eyes, for years, have been accepted as a sign of persons with great tempery while the individual in whom there is a great width be- tween the. eyebrows is accepted as one who has great breadth of view, who is liberal minded, open to all convictions. Small ears are suppos- ed to show selfishness; thin lips meanness: and the heavy, thick lips, looseness. The face is the curtain on which our emotions display them- selves. Sometime when you feel sad stand in front of a mirror and grin as widely as you can. You will find in a few minutes that you are really feel- ing much pleasanter. This is because the grinning, In the first place, is the result of happiness, s0 now you you reverse the process and by making yourself grin you bring back the feeling of pleasantmess. The story is told of a painter who, wishing to paint the face of Christ, used as his "model a five-year-old golden haired youngster. The reason he chose such a young boy was be- cause he wanted a face on which harshness had not yet begun to show itself. Some twenty years later the same painter wanted to paint the face of Judas, the betrayer. He wanted the most despicable, the hardest face ob- tainable, so he went to the State prison and there found a young murderer with the meanest face a humian being could possess. While painting him the hardened criminal broke into tears. The jallor was surprised at this evident bit of re- morse, "Why do you cry?" he ask- "I ery to think that twenty years ago they painted me for the face of Christ, and now wy face, poisoned by the meanness of my heart, makes me fit for the face of Judas," the prisoner answered. We make our own faces. Be careful that you make yours pleas- ant. Next--What Is Fear KINGSTON IN 1854 Sidelights From Our Files\-- A Backward Look. Still Another Fire, Jang 20.--A fearful fire doing much damage broke out in Kingston late on Friday night, whereby the whole block in Ontario street, known as the Shaw whiter property was burnt down. The block was occupied entirely by warehouses and wharves .and the fire burst out in various parts of the building at nearly one and the same time, and as the few stoves in use in the var- jous ¢ffices were not in use at the time, thére is presumptive evidence that .the destruction was the work of an incendiary. The fire engines and several fire companies were which | the pipes (mains) the ice around the wharves feet thick. We regret to 'Just #s the fire was subsiding, wil ful damage was done to the hose our Coats. BIBBY'S Big Overcoat SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1924 "To-night; we place on sale for- ty-three real humdinger Over- coats, at less' than Wholesale prices. This lot consists of "show room: models, travellers' samples, last and only one of a range -- scarcely two Coats alike in the lot. Realy mnobby Overcoats everyone of them--all newest style creations--new cloths = new patterns. Some of these Coats were made to sell for $32.50, $35.00, $37.50. A few were madeto sell for $40.00 and $45.00. Our advjce to you is see these Coats before you spend your money. Look about town and see what is being offered, then see YOUR CHOICE FOR $25.00 'Ask to see our Special l | $18.75 Ulster | Ask to see our Boys' $8.75 Ulsters Neckwear Special . Nice Knitted Ties" Silk Flow Ends The French Ivory Gift Shop Beautiful Gift Sets in dainty Satin-lined 1 boxes. Brush and Comb Sets--Manicure Sets-- Manicure Rolls An endless variety of separate pieces-- new and interesting. Come in and see them. DR. A. P. CHOWN 185 PRINCESS STREET ing of the recent fire at Messrs. A. & D, Shaw's. The said rascal fo be produced at the office of the mar ket scavenger with his hat on and in a state of sobriety. ee Bian A -------- Ald Elect Nash. It is understood that T. J. Rig- ney, KJC., crown attorney, will not take any action in connection with Joseph Nash's charges as to alleged irregularities at polling sub-division | at No. 8, on municipal' election day until after the motion to disqualify him from sitting as representative for St. Lawrence ward is heard at the court house on Monday after- of the Victoria Fire Company by | moon. some rascal or rascals unknown. following has been sent to us A number of witnesses, Including Bartels, city treasurer, Dr. ONEY O LOAN We have considerable funds to loan on Farm, Village and City Properties," at lowest cur- _ rent rates. We have some good farms for sale at present. also some bargains in city property. Beautiful French Silk Ties--large shape 95¢. each Christmas Crackers and Christmas Stockings in greater abundance than ever, Barly selection advised. Jas. REDDEN & CO. PHONES 20 and 990. "1be House of Satisfaction"