and' Semi-Weekly by WHIG PUBLISHIN LIMITED, * Rt a, ii a i President t rector Treas. OCS +o or os ciiv os 0 M3 rooms .. . "en an #8 as 0 es 40 wn se av oe 293 ON RATES year, ad cave BEE a and three months pro rats. Bam Weakly Edition) Joan mall +e 0. uy bh. hi , to United 8 "sv BI iis aed, States rata. f th t job fing ot is one o! a ® best jo 6.00 5.00 2.50 3.00 TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE i B Smallplece 32 Church it U. 8 RESENTATIVES: New York Office ...... 226 Fifth Ave. Frank R. Northrup, Manager. ve Chicago cess sess »ave » Tribune Blag. rank R. Northrup, Manager. SHOULD WORK OUT WELL The Board of Fdueation is having the rympathetic assistance of the Dental Association in developing a plan by which there will be a sys tematic inspection of the pupils of the 'public schools and the treatment of the teeth. or the extraction of them, when necessary. It has been estimated that as high as ninety per cent. of | In | children's teeth need attention, Kingston up to the present there has not been a careful study of the teeth which the circumstances demand. De- partures of this kind take time, They cannot be rushed. There has to be a certain amount indeed. to be a distinct understanding between the parents and the dentists, "or this regard for the children's teeth will not succeed. The medical inspec- tor of schools reports upon the teeth occasionally; when she is convinced that something must be done to them. But her work is not of a dent- al nature, and in introducing dentis- try the service of a specialist must he had. The probability is that such an arcangement as now prevails with re- spect tothe medical inspection will he adopted. Some dentist will make in- spections from time fo time. The par- ents will be notified whensthé teeth of their children verpuire treatment, and by 'the return of the card the, inspec tor will learn when the case has been disposed of. The scheme should work out well, and to the satisfaction of all concerned. It shout, as soon as possible, bp put into operation. Mr. Momk would, if he could, make the money fly. He thinks that least £520,000,000 should be on public works in order to pacy with the extraordinary of Canada. ing from? Mr, Monk is reckless. He would: have Canada' loaded with debt. ' keep down _ AIDING THE VERY POOR The question of how to care for the vety poor of the city, those who are deserving of comsideration, hav- ing no work and hence no way o earning a livelihood snd their families, has become: acute. The city, through the utilities 'partment, is doing what work it can upon necessarily more expensive than if conducted under different conditions, in a more favourable season. Never- theless the employment which it fords is appreciated, very opportunely. f#iere is, outside of any public work, a need of relief, and it cannot be given by the charitable societies. The demagde upon them are hecom- x too great. It may come . to , that the city will have to grant to the more deserving cases, and will require to see that there is no de- and it comes for the exercise of a and it must he one who has experience Rev. Mr. Smart, the of the Children's Aid Society, most serviceable per- > on that account. But it means d health to some unfortunate its presence is very com: 1. purchasing supplies; and such of education .or the | beat laid plans will fail. There has, | at | spent | growth | Where is the money com- | for themselves | the lighting system. It is! af- | THE FIRST EXPOSURE The first report of the commission which is making a mmicipal survey of Toronto has been heard. It con cerns the fire department, an expen- sive institution, one about 'which the people have had their doubts, and the actual condition of which causes no surprise. The whole department wants reconstruction. The chief, having time jor reflection, intimates that many of. the changes or re- forms, now recommended, have been under consideration. But they will come: shout the sooner on being pressed home by this commission of experts. Their work has been thor: ough, and it has been expensive, costing many thousands of dollars which the citizens of Toronto have willingly subscribed on condition that they are to have, as a result, the highest type of municipal govern- ment. ! The department needs . a lot things--a fire commissioner, a su: preme director; a chief who will let Lis subordinates attend to the petty things while he attends to the big things; a school in which the firs men may be trained for service; a system of fire protection, with an adequate increase in the number. of a board order jthat every meritorious act be noticed and rewarded; a plan of ap- pointments and promotions, and of other of men; of honour, in may i improvements as will guarantee that | the fire service is worth all the mon- ey ib' costs. There that | mission: of -reseusch. does not mention is one defect the { --perhaps it is so palpable as not to special mention--mamely that | the department is a great political machine by consent if not approval | of the council, and that it can 'never ! be efficient until it is taken out of politics. So long as its members are recognized, appointed, and promoted, as politicians, and' the department is made the side show, the refuge, the make-shift of a political party, so long will it remain as it is at -pre- sent, a great burden upon the peo- , ple, and:offering a poor return for {the $600,000 a year which it costs. re -------------- | need Morg. complaints about the condi- Hun- { tion of the Toronto schools. {dréds of thousands of dollarg {spent in buildings, and they are | sooner completed than grave defects | are found. A warning ta Kipgston i that in the expenditure of over 2100,- 1000 on mew school buildings this vear there must be no waste or loss. A | serious obligation rests upon the | school board. Xy OUR UNKNOWN WEALTH The Peterboro Review, in a series of articles, shows how rich is the Trent Valley in ores which only await the { use of capital 'before surprising tne | world with their wealth. This wealth {is now easily' accessible, through the recent railway extensions, and the cost of power has been, in some instances, | wonderfully reduced by the installa: > . : « : tign of Hydro-Electric plants, "Many important sections," it is added, "yet available - to are no i { { remain gndeveloped and the prospective! manufacturer." The Review is to be thanked fdr the revelations which it has made of the | riches of the disirict in minerals and {in inviting the attention of capital {ists to them. Far off fields are some | times green, and men of money are | allured by the talk of them, and sthey in Noa eagerly, even recklessly, invest schemes which turn out badly. are these investors confined "to merchants of the city, guileless as some of them are. Within a year the far { mors of the district which is discussed | by the Review have put $50,000 into |uindeveloped and worthless property in the United States and Western Can: | ada. And all the while, at their hand, there are the materials that dug out {of the ground represent enormous re- lfGrns. An engineer reveris to powers that through Eastern Ontario | are going to waste. He remarks: "1 seriously think that the development 'of a number of the smaller powers | that are scattered throughout the dis- | trict would do more good than the in i stallation of a single long transmis- | sion, scheme, but anyway if conserva- j tion is durried out properly all powers { will be benefited." Lhe Hydro-Electrie | Cominission is not clothed with the | authority, as some supposed, to take { possession of all these small powers {and examine into their value. In the the water ng {east it is looking 'for some great pow- er, and ignoring or overlooking th smaller powers which are at its dis § The Napanee river has invited at- tention and if 'the commigsion passed upon: the importaice of its power-- and the possibility, of increasing it {many fold. by connection with the {falls north of its present reserveirs-- the. present troubles with the settlers in two townships would disappear, or a means would be found of satisinc torily disposing of them. All around us lies the wealth of minerals and wa- tor power, and one is inclined to for get about them in his dreams of some- thing which is beyond his reach. ------ 1 It is declared thati "hell is being let loose in South Africa," in con nection with the labous troubles. Yet: ting a foretaste of the conditions {that are supposed to be reserved for the wicked hy and bye, eh? com. the [4 |aeo. Sir William OtYer is out in favour of compulsory military training. Will Canada stand for it 7 Not any more than Fngiand stands for conscription. Mr. Borden will propose that the senate be enlarged by the addition' of two members from each province, Is this not a strain of the B.N.A. Act ? And the senate will have something to say about it. Mr. Borden-is in viting another collision with the ven- erables, and they appear to he quite eager for the fray. The Insurance Att of Britain has been in. operation for a year, and such has been the use of it that any proposal now to repeal it' would be voted down by a sweeping majority. The beneficiaries of the medical fund, aud to sthe extent of £100,000 a week, will certainly not repudiate so gogd a thing. The late Senator Cox was a man of marked ability. For over a quar- ter of a century he has been, like the iate J. Pierrepont Morgan, a pow- er in the fmancial world, helping to frame great projects for the goad of the country. Like all influential' men he was criticized, but after all leaves a record of which Canada has rea- son to be proud. Through his death a great man has fallen. PUBLIC OPINION The Last Man, London Advertiser. Christabel Pankhurst denies that she is Warried. Chrissy ia probably hold- ing that extreme idrture for the last man. : The One Exception. Toronto Globe, The tories are willing to do any- thing for the unemployed except take the taxes offi the food they find it so difficult to obtain. pmmsia-- An Expensive Way Montreal Herald Burning down the house of course, one way to thaw out frozen pipes, but there are certain inconveni- ences attached to it which will pre- vent its every becoming widely popu- lar. is, Out of Labor. Hamilton Herald. Unemployment is a problem which is everywhere acute on this continent. In New York state, according to the official reports of the department of labor, the: number of workers who were idle rose from 106,454 in 1897 to 627,094 in 1913. Help the Folks. Montréal Mail, Toronto has voted £25000 to begin works so to help the unemployed of the city. Reports say Montreal has a great many out eof work also, and some action might well be taken. Bet- ter that a city should get a little of the less desirable advertising than that many men and their families should suffer, especially in the severe weather. The Safest Place: Montreal Gazette. District Attorney Whitman, of New York, is enquiring into the methods by which 15,000 depositors in a de- partmental store bank . had $2,500,000 of their savings tied up as the result of a business reverse. The depositors should now be convinced that the safest way to invest their spare mon- ey is to place it in a legitimate bank of recognized good standing, Kingston Events 25 YEARS AGO. Lady Macdonald is learning type- writing to facilitate her correspond- ence and literary work. Good butter is selling at 18¢. and 19¢. per 1b, Kingston Salvation Armv raised the sum of $204 by self-denial during the week. About seventy men mre engaged in quarrying stone at Kilpatrick's pro- perty, Wolfe Island. The number wil be increased to 100. BIRTHDAYS OF NOTABLE MEN Saturday, January Seventeenth J. P. Downey, who is now superin- tendent of the Orillia Asylum but for- merly a well known Canaiian news. pagerman, is forty-n'ne years old to- day. He has always bean celebrated as a great practical joker. Perhaps the best coup he ever brought oft was when ne wis editing the Bran- don Times during the Manitoba pro- vincial election in whica Premier Greenway was defeated. The con- feivaive slogan in that election was "Greenway's a Goner!" and Mi. Downey prepared a clevar acrogtic poem in which these words were con cealed. This hé contrived to have sent to the Brandon Sun, which pab- lished it quite innocently on its front page. Next night the Times re- printed it from the Sun with the letters of the acrostic in bold type, much to the confusion of the Liparsl organ and. the amusement of the Conservatives of Bran i» Resid y, Japuary Eigh To-day marks the fifty-sixth birth- day of George 8. May, one of the most prominent citizens of the capit- al. He is in business a 'leather manufacturer, the head of a firm es- tablished by his father, many years He has not.confined his at- tention, however, 40 his own jm« mediate affairs but has taken a lead- ing part in various local undertak- ings. Thus he has been president of the Ottawa Board of Trade and at one time represented the city in the Ontario Legislature. He is a Bad politicians often resort to good politics. ---- The sour stomach spoils the sweet disposition, a. : a Drinking whiskey men in deep water. hag put many No man is rich who does not think he is. rn The man of few words often keeps them busy. . ---- Mother Mine. I Jove each furrow in thy face, The silver in thy hair; There's naught bot beauty I can trace, There's none that half so fair. The Joye shines out from those dear eyes, How well I know the sign Of Kindness, sweetness--all good-- Dear mother--mother mine! that's The Very I-dee! [= Wifey---In this book the author says the heroine, had a 'wealth of golden hair! Hubby---Sure money 'into rest of you thing! Put all her rats and puffs, like ths About Marriage. Married in haste, we repent at leis- ure +4-Congreve. Humble wedlock is far better proud virginity.---Augustine. A person's character is but formed until after wedlock.--C. mons. Take not too short a time to make a worldwide bargain in.--S8hakespeare. Men marry to make an end, women to make a beginning.--A. Dupuy. For any man to match above his rank iz but to sell his liberty.----Massinger. Wedloek's like wine, not properly judged till the second glass--Jerrold. A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of gitthdod.---~Moliere. A man finds himself seven years old- er the day after his marriage. --Bacon. Fathers their children and themselves abuse, that wealth, as husband for their daughters choose, --Shirley. No man can either live piously or die righteously without a wife.--Richter. Never marry but for love; but that thou lovest what is lovely.--Penn. Men should keep their eves.wide op- en before marriage and half shut after- ward.--Mad Scuderi, than half Sim- see Margaret Deland. Take every chance you can possibly get to be kind; Because some day there may. be no more chances. Courtesy Plea. Wouldn't it be nice if a lot of people got together and put in a plea for thoughtfnlness towards the men .and women who go from house to house to sell, to collect, or to present some good cause? Even though the baking has to be left or the baby set down a minute if 'one # going to the door, anyway it won't cost any more time and money to open it gently and wide enough to avold the appearance of while the answer is given kindly and courteously, whether it is yes or no. Quaker Quips. If you want to be pretty sure of clear weather, save up for a rainy day. Lots of men are slaves to their mon- eV, but then the world is full of eman- cipators. The coal man will make things warm for you, even if you don't pay his bills. There is quite, a difference between getting a job and holding the Key to a situation. You are generally company you keep, happen to he a Record, known by especially the Horny. "Why is a horse that can't hold its head up like next Wednesday?" "Don't know." "Why, because its neck's weak." "Oh, I heard that joke about a week back."--Sacred Heart Review. oLD As 1 sit ana or the ros. rom 1 am thinkin, «. fricnus, and tried Who bave change iu Taine Poten my true with or the tLe And 1 sigh. v * When . roses shui 1.4 And their Jeuv.x 1u the rose jar belaid * Other flowers 1ay vases shail fill U can always rejdace them at will my v But I would gotreplace if 1 conld The friends Wwiio in loyalty stood. When the sun upon other lands beams, : Old friends. I am with Sod in dreams! j --Etbel Sewell Cliester. of Yih degree and a very public. sirited cltizen. ru x suspicion | it youl Jailer.--Philadelphia MEN'S SOCKS 5¢ Per Pair, OVERCOAT SALE Society Brand and Semi-Ready, $28 and $25 Overcoats, real beauties, for, $20. "Heavy worsted yarn sock, regular 15¢ and 20e values, for 5c per pair. MEN'S AND BOYS' SCARFS 50c and 75¢ qualities for 25¢. Knit- ted scarfs, padded scarfs and squares all colors. MEN'S BLACK HOSIERY Special 17c per pair. Pure wool ribbed black socks, worth regularly 25 and 35¢. Yours for 17¢ per pair, SCARF SPECIAL $1.00. Regular $1.50 and $1.75 values. Silk and wool, fancy weave, faney borders, ete. SHIRTS Men's $1.06 and $1.25 Shirts. for 69c, Sizés 14 to 16.1-2 Twenty-five dozen in this lot. SUIT SALE MEN'S WINTER VESTS $20.00 and $22.50 Faney crochet fronts, all wool, reg- ular $3.00, $3.50 and £4.00 vests for $2.50. Tweed and Cheviot Suits for $15, All good eolorings, good models, ex- pert tailoring, the last snit*of a kind, efc ; MEN'S CAPS Sale of Boys' Suits and Overcoats The ""Aviation" Knitted Caps, all | | ? | on second floor. waol, 75¢ and $0 BIBBYS, Limited 78, 80, 82 Princess St., . Kingston i wees | Ladies' Hockey and | Skating Boots Our Ladies' Boots have fleece lining in them and will keep the feet war mand comfort- able. Low and spring heel. $2.00 and $2.50. MISS E. D. HAMILTON 870 Princess Street. . 'Opposite Y.M.C.A. Phone 126 The following is a partial lat of: We have for sale in Kingston district: Acres eo... . 410 ., 22... "H. JENNINGS ie King Street. Wee Jee aes mf eenns "lee foe "S. awe (ew Wem "Wes Lun maa foso ® oot Ses see hos Mew Lon 102 ive mee wow Woo mem Ee * lees eae Wew BOO ,..v.hnien vane