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id IR [1 wi enjoy being hyppy. 'Where lifeds too intense, it is too Nature balandes things. Only the Arp ears get the cutting remarks. Another. way to exterminate our id lite would be to do more spank- Oanadianism: Passing the buck, ear - ahead and the collection ~ How does a weak tire know you Fé all dressed up and ready for a ly? You can't blame the blue laws. ody would get blue if neglected "If only these who like to pluck the along {8 Nsaway would get 'blooming 'idiots. } knocked a little stone half a "A hole in one" he chortled. then Cain did it, People always admire a man with ions of his own if his opinions Ahetr. prejudices. ably spurred on by erossword ® status of the Babylonian has been found. is the time of the year when 118 too sick to work but still NOOO woinen there hold public of Who. holds. the bables? CLEARING THE AIR. Little by little the attitude and aims of the Progressives are being the other day shed at least a ray of light on what has hitherto been somewhat obscure. Mr. Archambault, in the course of his speech om the budget, made the following-observa- tion: "Free trade is-a pious dream; High protection ie a fit of hunger. I may add that everyone who has been studying the present evolus tion of fiscal matters must have noticed that the apostles of either extreme policy are becoming more scarce in this country. I call at tention to our friends the Progres- sives. They came to this House, most of them, free traders, but 1 am sure that after having tiken part in the-affairs of this country, after having come in contact with all the diverse interests of this wide Dominion, they are not so strong on the policy of free trade to-day." Whereupon Mr, Gould, who has really become anh apostate to the Gin- ger Group--or Bootstrap Brigade, as it is now dubbed by some irreverent opponents--arose and said: "I challenge the statement that the majority of the Progressives came here as free traders." * Mr. Gould may have wished to at- tach special weight to the word "'ma- Jority;" but in all other respects the information he gave is purely nega- tive in value. If only a minority have been attacking the revenue tariff now in force from the stand- boint of free trade, it is singular that all the Progressive speeches should have beer set to a common key. If these western agrarians are not out- and-out free traders, why don't shey change their tune? To talk one thing and mean another is neither good politics nor simple honesty. That sort of duplicity may be one of the reasons why the Progressives are not progressing. TWO SIGNIFICANT ANNIVER- SARIES. Our neighbors across the interna- tional boundary. are this month cele- brating two events ia their history-- Paul Revere's ride on 19th April, 1776, and the birth of uel F. B: Morse, inventor of the elektric tele- sraph, on 27th April, 1791." We may heartily and genuinely felicitate our American friends as they recall, with pardonable pride, what both these events meant to them as a nation and to the gause of civilisation. In Boa although highly colored and embellished by the na- tural tendency of our neighbors fo treat their early history im that ro- 'mantic way, Paul Revere's ride can scarcely be given a pivotal place in the series of events which led up to the declaration of independence, on 4th July, 1776. Stripped of the dramatic, the impartial and dispas- slonate historian will see in it no more than an initial incident fn a long series of events which ended in the triumph of the revolting colo- fists. That much may be said with- {out creating international irritation at this late date. During the evening of 18th April, 150 years ago, Paul Revere had been told that the British had planned to move on Lexington and Concord the next day and capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock, as well as to de- Stroy the stores at those two points. He did not make the discovery him- %61f; he was advised of the plan by Dr. Joseph Warren. By boat he ".jicrossed 'from Boston to Charleston, Lk given the where he obtained a horse, and at midnight started om his ride of 5% miles. His purpose was to warn the rural soldiery, who have since been fantastic namé of the "Minute Men," and this he suéceeded "| In doing as he made his way to Lex- ington. The British force numbered 'but 700, and thelr defeat can scarce- Jy be raised to the importance which poetic license has assighed to it. The © |easuaitios did not exceed a dozen. "| value. Our American | any tim | enemy 'of democracy." Canada, although a British domin- fon, can well afford to bury all na~ tional prejudice in this matter and accept the ride of Paul Revere at its frue historical and" sentimental neighbor: utterly misunderstand both ) dian and British feeling to-day if they believe the War of Independ- ence in any way grew out of the fact that Britain in 1776, or has been at since, "the implacable | an electric circuit came to him. ~The | breaking and reforming of that elr- | revealed. An incident in Parliament | cuit, through an instrument which | THE DAILY BRIT 1 SH WHIG of transmitting signals by means ot would record by a series of dots and | dashes such interruptions, was the | secret which he turned to account. | Morse had the experience of all ir | ventors of something which is not understood. At first he could neither | interest Congress nor capitalists. For | four years he struggled to get the means to try out; his invention on al practical scale, aid at the end of that time his persistence prevailed. Gov- ernment appropriated to him $30,- 000. With that money he perfected his instrument, set up a line between Washington and Baltimore, and at | the end of a year demonstrated be- | yond doubt that messages could be transmitted. What the electric tele- | Sraph has since meant to the world, and to the cause of civilization in its { broadest aspects, no one could pos-' sibly compute. It was the first adap- tation of electrical energy to the ser- | vity of mankind, following the prim- sof 31 to 1 the answer was in the ary discovery by Benjamin Franklin, and therefore must be given its ap- | propriate place in the long line of | subsequent developments. THE OLD WAY. In the legislature of Delaware the Question arose the other day as to whether or not the whipping post should be abolished, and by a vote negative. The reasons for this anomalous attitude were that cor- poral punishment had been found an effective way of dealing with a cer- tain type of cowardly offenders, like Wife beaters, ana that it had also put a check on robbers. Many years ago a bank was robbéd in the State of Delaware, and the bandits were caught. They were not only given a term of imprisonment; but were sent to the whipping post. From that day to this a bank has not been robbed within that State. Other forms of crime, particularly those accompanied with violence, may be punished with the lash: and the people of Delaware point to their enviable record in respect of such crimes as a defence for the retention of the whipping post. With banditry on the increase elsewhere, the ex- Maritime Provinces are concernad," he summed up, "if we could get fair freight rates, increased marketing facilities, cold storage and frost- proof warehouses, if we had wider' markets and an increasing tourist: trade, I believe that we would mot! suffer a great while in the Proyince | of Nova Scotia, at all events, under | the present business depression." | Evidently Mr. Robinson believed in | the expediency of asking for enough | while hé was at it. But by what means does Nova Scotia expect to get these things? Paternalism. has been rampant in Canada for many years, and has be- come more or less of a national vice; but it is simply futile to look to the Government for the meeting of these needs. Self-help has got to come in at some point. Lower freight rates are not within the bounty of the Government, nor are cold storage, frost-proof warehouses and tourist trade. As for marketing facilities, Wwe have the best in the world, at the lowest freight rates, and no one may say that the Government is not do- ing all in its power to find new markets. Yet the Upper Provinces very em- phatically and genuinely sympathize with the provinces down by the sea in their obvious disabilities; but those disabilities are due to geo- graphical and economic conditions rather than the administrative policy at 'Ottawa. The difficulty is that what Ottawa might do for Nova Scotfa as a special favor would at once become a right on the part of all the other provinces. A bitter ex- perience has taught us that much about sectionalism. At the same time, simple candor demands the admission that Nova Scotia has not been entirely fgnored in the past. Very far from it. ---------------- Chat ) Body of perience of Delaware has a positime suggestion for legislators and ad- ministrators of the law. SIGNS TO BELIEVE IN. Among the relics and curios which the Kingston Historical Society should secure for its museum ought to be an original example of a King- ston street sign. One of those rusty iron plates which still cling to ran- dom walls at occasional street cor- ners, invisible at night and illegible by @iy. Perhaps "A.E.D." or some other contributor to our lively "Po You Remember" column could tell us the name of the last person who succeeded in making out the name on one of these signs. When the modern citizen wishes to discover a Street name he is to be seen creep- ing about the corner Pavements with his nose to the ground. That is in summer. In winter it is not much trouble to borrow a snow shovel and ice pick and dig about till one dfs- covers where one is. Of course street signs are merely & concession to strangers. Every 800d Kingstonian knows the name of every street in his good old city. And yet, with the growingly luxurious habits of the citizens, they demand ve at every street inter- Section and to have signs which can be read. It is an absurd whim and such civic gew-gaws come hikh. The ¢ity is actually expending one hun- dred dollars cn new signs this year, in addition to which must be feckon. ed the cost of a tin of paint. But this is Old Boys' Year, so to hang with expense. Besides, millions now living will be dead as herrings be- fore another hundred dollars is spent on this municipal refiiement. But, candidly, would it not be worth while to spend a hundred dol- éramént. But cherish no illusions that the world is yet safe for demo- Pours By James W. Barts, M.D, Air--Hot or Cold. An interesting experiment wis conducted by the Health Depart- ment, upon the school children of New York City. It was an endeavor to discover the effect of the air in the school rooms, in relation to the cause of "colds" among the school children. One group had ordinary window ventila- tion and a temperature of about 68 degrees, the second group had fan ventilation with about the same, while the third group had window ventilation, but the temperature was kept at 59 degrees, or aboup ten degrees lower than other groups. No extra clothing Was provided for this third group. The children exposed to the cooler air had fewer attacks of "colds," than the children in the warmer rooms. . The children in the fan ventilated rooms had more colds, than the chil- dren in the window ventilated rooms. Further, although moisture in the air is wise if the temperature is not 100 high, it was found that excessive moisture with high temperature (75 degree or over) lessened the loss of body heat by the skin. ~ It was found that air that was not too warm and moist, permitted the youngsters to be fairly comfortable although the window of the fan ven- tilation were shut off for a time. The Same air heated and moistened, made the children so uncomfortable that ventilation was at once demand- ed. In other words if your skin can got a reasonable chance to get rid of the heat of your body, you ean be fairly comfortable, even if you are not getting any large amount of fresh air. Does this mean that our fresh air friends are making a mistake by de- Mmanding fan ventilation, open win- 'dows and so forth? Not by any means, because it was found that the youngsters could not do as eéfMcient work in the "stale" ool alr, even if they were comtort- able. And further the lack of the fresh air interfered with the natural ap- petite for food, and these youngsters would have soon declined in health had the experiment been permitted to go any further. 5 We still deed the fresh air then, but the air in the rooms should not £0 over 60 degrees F. ---- missin nite -- | | 'Saturday Attractions 38 YOUNG 48 YOUNG Men's Suits In the new English models. "THE ATKIN" Bibby's Special $18.50 ALSO "THE ELMONT" Sport Model Men's Topcoats New Donegal Tweeds, new Co- Bibby's Special BIBBY'S SPECIAL, $18.50 Splendidly tailored garments -- weaves all new colorings, and $14.75 Suit Special Fast Blue Sergeés, Tweeds. Sizes 84 to 46. Men's and Young Men's models. Sale Boys' Suits---2 Pairs Bloomers dispensed princely sums for charity and education, spending many mil- lions of his money in Canada, of which he was one of the greatest builders. It was due to his pluck and faith in the Dominion that the Canadian Pacific Railway came Into being. He lived to be the personal friend of three British sovereigns, and died In 1914 at the age of 96. DOUBLE FRACTURE OF LEG Was the Injury Received by Miss M. Welbanks. Newburgh, April 23.---The play given in the Standard Bank hall by the Yarker people was well attend- ed; proceeds for the piiblic library. While descending the stairs in a shed, Miss Maude Welbanks slipped and fell, causing a double fracture of her leg. Miss Fraser Allen spout last week with her sister at Gananoque. Mrs: Harry Wartman, Wesley, at J. A. Wartman's. The farmers have been delayed with their seeding on account of the snowstorm on Sunday, but it will be of great benefit to the land. Ward Wartman has been in King- ston for medical treatment. School reopened with the. same staff of teachers which we are pleas- ed to know, as there have been so many changes and so much sickness since last year, the pupils were de- layed with thelr studies. The Bible study on Wednesday nights, in the mission hall, given by *9.50 BIBBY'S $18.50 See Bibby's $14.75 Overcoat Seo] ~ Gaberdine, Tweeds and Covert Cloths, Sizes 34 to 46. Distinction HERE is a distinction about a McCallum monument, which is evident to every careful observer because every McCallum memorial is wrought by craftsmen of training. * Special designs on re- quest. 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