a year, . year, en to States and three months pro rata. Attached is the printing UMoss in Cameos 'A o TERNRTTRIENTAT of Baw ork! Bo rthran Fifth Ave . Thin 'Blag ager. ot' 5 Northrup SOUNTING THE ATARM It be that the alarming tatks of Pritain's military men are for a purpose," and that purpose to stimu: late the of the Rritish army. General Baden-Powell, is the last to pass ont some startling state- ments. He intimates that he knows there are ten places from which it is planned to ship troops, to the num- ber of 100,000; and that for an 'in- vasion of England, and the destruc tion of her industries, a landing will he made on the north shore of Nor folk or Suffolk. The idea is not to subjugate Britain--for that is abso. lutely impossible--but to paralyze her factories, to cast millions into idle ness, and reduce them to starvation That the people of the old land are thoroughly aroused is indicated by in- formation which' hag come to hand in recent letters. The shores of Scot- land, as well as England, have been protected, and if there is a landing of Germans it swill pot be until they have overcome a great protecting force by land and sea. All that is goin on fn England and Scotland is known to the enemy. Complaint is made that "naturalized subjects" are permitted to cross the channel and visit' friends in Holland and Belgium. and there .is reason to beliave that they are news carriers. They will be stopped. The wonder is that it has gone on so long.. recruiting QUICK SALE OF BONDS. Kingston ham sold all cont. debentares gt prix { over the counter, w ithout noise or advertMing. This is the more remarkable. 'The feat is proba- bly unparalled in Canada, and re ite five per wld them any special are appalling. In a letter which the | Whig saw to-day, and from a man in one of the western cities, he said the times are without a parallel, that desperation haw seized the people, that thousands are out of work and reduced to the greatest poverty. The merchants are cutting the ¢osts of their stock, and some are eager to sell price. ls there no way the government can relieve the strain? The counsel some wiseacres are will: ing to offer, "Ble patient," will not, in these solation with it. at any western cities, carry any con- The situation sug- gests that the | government should counsel with the leaders in business and industry, and labour, and for the purpose of hitting upon some plan of mutual and practical relief. Let the one hundred millions of dollars be hor- rowed for war purposes," but let there be another million if need be for re lief, not in alms and charity, but in great public works which will give the people the work and wage by which thes must live. NO WAR SCARE THERE. The General Board of the United States Navy, recommended a big na- val programme, but Secretary Daniels cut it down, in deference to the peace sentiment that prevailed, and espe: cially in deference to the sentiménts of the president. The general board argued that its programme was _ab- solutely necessary, but the secretary did not demur. He just #lashed the report a8 if he had spite against the men who made it. The se- eretary has about $40,000,000 spend in the next vear on the navy and naval equipment, and he seemed to think that that enough, though the "pork barrel" which presents the reptile fund for the party some to was re on the eve of a national election con- tains over $50,000,000, Among the requests of the general board that $5,000,000 aviators, and Daniels rejected it. He if the granted he would not know what to do with jt, as the Un- ited States had not a 'type of aero- plane for the' construction of which his department was prepared to spend its money. A friend of the navy told of the hundreds of airships which were was be get apart for Secretary said money were pow ned by the' European powers engag- ed in war, even little Belgium, and have types of ma- chines which were absolately necessary for scouting purposes; and still the woretary was obstinate, they seemed to Clearly the navy department is in the hands of a "has been," He is not progressive in any respects. When questioned 8s to how fast he could put battledhips into service, in the event of a war) he admitted that: a god deal depended on the continuance it. I it lasted for a couple years there would be important addi- to the fleet. If for a shorter there would not he any addi- And this 'in of of tions tine tions, the face of mn noportant statement in the British that in case the British navy weakened by tne North Sea fight the United States navy would become press were the next sea power, and the trident, .. at least for a time, might pass from Fogland to America. WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE. dounds to the credit of the officials who handled the funds, dnd with all} the shill of expert salesmen. The disposition of so large a num i hor of debentures, at a rate | thum that which had been established by other securities, due to two facts: (1) The eredit of the munijci. pality is, good, and (2) 'the buyers oi the securities live in the city. The money is here, and probably in every populous centre, on deposit. There lis an abundance of it, and, as a bro- ker remarked recently, it is available when the intérest is high enough. Why should so much be on deposit at three per cent. in the savings banks and post office, when five and six per . eout. may be earned by purchasing eurrent municipal debentures ? Toronto put debentures in. the mar. ket to the value oi a couple of mil- lions, and sold them so quickly that some people were nat aware of their isgue until they were gone. The larger part of one million of dollars in bonds went out of . the country, (to New York), and the Canadian invest. ots lost a chance that should been theirs exclusively. CANADA'S GREAT. BORRUVINGS. The homourable the finance mupister, who speaks at only the larger centres, and favours' them, has been discours- int on 'the financial 'situation. He A comments upon what has ;been ava n- plished 10 eave. the mopey market aud met the needs' of © commerce, trade, awd agriculture, and impresses upon people the need of co-operation to 'end the 'productions of Can- ark of the Toronto News, (a erumetit paper), a day -or two ago, ack the Whig most forcefully. It o: effect tha tit was simply lower is have BEF 7 £11 Emile Zola has, in one of his books, pictured, as the Lerman war 1 only a great pen artist horrors of the Franco- He visited am hospital can do, or shambles, folowing a great battle, and saw the surgeons at work they worked fast, fearlessly, and seemingly wighout. feeling. The wound ed and the dying were carried in and lait upon temporized operating ta- bles, and cut and carved according to the quick-acting judgment of the doe: tors. There was no 'time for deliber. diagnosis. The surgeons wers simply inadequate, in number, for the tremendous pressure of the hour. \n English surgeon, speaking to a friend, who handed the sickening stufi t> the New York Post, describes his awful experience at the front. Other have 'been bad; some of them very bad]. "but," said he, "there has Len nothing like this. It is hell lot loc se. Before this we thought in hun- dreds of killed, now it is thousands, possibly millions. Men whom 1 used to think 'gptters" have proved them: sel es capable officers. Such hero Such unselfishness ! Such dog geliness! ° The men follow blindly wh rever their officers lead. I have through fire-wrecked = villages, smoke begrimed cities; have seen where women ® have heen slashed in: two, even babies and little children cut down where they stood. We are all, turned * beasts, with most of the human semblance gone; only ocousion ally do, we see the spirit, and often when the spirit is passing do we soe the soul af "the strong man fighting against the power of Death, loving Life. All of us think of home, dare not speak of it." Z In time the hand of even the skill- ful nian becomes wearfed, his brain fags, -and he becomes mechanical in his motions. "I sleep," writes this British surgeon, who speaks as he focls, who tells the naked truth wits. ate wars ism! ben wa {out anticipating the publication of 'it "standing up when and where 1 can: My chief and I work night and day. Forty-eight hours went by without my touching food. The orderly came in while we were operating. 'Food, si,' be said I did mot heat, 80 be fed me while 1" worked. .Not usti) there was fobd in my stomach did 1 feel strange, but I must have fainted." Such is war, at the rear, behind the battle line, where men, wrecked by shot and shell, are carried back to receive a finishing. touch from the surgeons. The medical stafis are as efficient as 'they can be, but they are unequal to the strain of the most terribe war the world has ever seen. EDITORIAL NOTES, The people appear to be dazed over the municipal situation. They have shown no signs of being able to meet the emergencies of the hour. One of the candidates in Toronto de- nounces the Lodge. He must be courting defeat. He can't mean (hat he defies the institution that ip To- ronto settles all elections. Austria is° whipped. So is Cer many. It may take gome time togni its troubles--like the scotched shake- but, hard as it may be to concave, it is slowly dying as a nation! vy The British and French are making the trenches as comfortable as possi ble, in anticipation of spending Which suggests tha* the invasion of Germany will not take place until spring. tae winter in them. N The pacifists are not very popular, But later they will have their innkngs. the world has awakened from the horrible nightmare from which it has been It would not be surprising if the conservatives of now. They will have work to do when » suffering, Ontario posed temperance party It been the liquor party so far, but Sir U8 ere long bas Rodmond Roblin's sudden desertion of the party is suggestive and alarm ing. r---------- I'he temperance cause appears "to have been set back by the cataclysm of last June. The conservatives who sacrificed their principles for the sake the mistake they have made in local option of their politics realize dis- districts. -- The moratorium can be abused. It is abused in Manitoba, Britain adopt- ed it as an extraordinary measure, in a war time, and until it had adjusted itself to the new circumstances. it was repealed. The sooner it goes in Manitobag-#pparently, the better; objects te ficials in even municipal politics. The terns" himself, so to speak, and he ties. It is well With so mueh of the world unoc:u it that the so much and so from the unspeakatMe Turks ? Britain, too, has spared the Turk when could have crushed him or ended hi: pied, why is Armenians have suffered she oppressions. He will probably ge his due this time. Christians in danger of massa } 1 hat's The ere in Armehia not news The Christians there have been men acd and persecuted and murdered for many years. Why have they persistpd in courting this treatment \ among a people proverbial ? by living whose brutality 'is Why, asks contemporary, does Ciermany fight a losing 'battle in Yo land when = she could fight to better advantage on her own soil. She's saving her territory from destruction and her people from alarm as long as When the armies close in on Germany the war will be over. a possible. Public Opinion To Be Sure. Montreal Mail. Santa Claus has voluateered for ser vice at the front in Europe. Are you going to help him out ? Timely Hint, 20 Toronto Globe. Thi is the time for owners of vacant 'lots to respond to the sug- gestion of the assessment department orop next year. Peay Very Likely. London Advertiser. Disappointment at not being. able to get across the channel is said to be partly responsible for the kaiser's illness. If he had erossed he would be a 'good deal sicker. s------------------ Not A Scrooge, Brantford Expositor. Do not be a Scrooge this Christ- mas; neither let your givings par- take of the "exchange" variety among members of your own family, or of your own immediate circle of friends. Ii there ever was a time to practice wise and unselfish benevolence it is now. 3 ingston Events been Sharteced © grain to Oswego at three and a ol a a bushel. Vandals have been at work in the city, the beauty of shade Gees by chopping them with an ax. Lord Canada, was iv Si governor-general of riven the degree of LL.D. at Queen's. Universi Then | imeem ster: ii federal government, it is said, the participation of its of! man who accepts of public office "in-' : ' 3 : "| comes inactive in the world of poii- begin to and prepare for the production of a | Cupid could give the fool killer lot. of pointers. a Better one boil on the stove than two on the neck. Many a man walks around and runs a risk at the same time. If it were not for your memory you would be unable to forget. ---------- A man who dginks from the cup of sorrow has 'no siphon on the side Adam had his faults, but he was never sued, for breach of promise. : Everpresent Help. They say that a woman's tears come to her aid at any moment. Yes: her tears are volunteers, to speak. 80 ---- Right Along. Fate treats me Th a way that's rough; It is 'no wonder I am blue Ah, not alone is life so tough ! | My turkey had to be so, too ! Sale of Boys" Overcoats | Bi . Sale of Boys' Overcoats i hial bbys | it and Overcoat Sale ~Judge. Strength To Stand It. Grateful Patient--By the way, 1 'should be glad if von would send in vour hill soon. | Emigent Physician -- Never | about that, my dear madam: j must get quite strong first | delpbia. Record. | mind vou Phila- Maddening Unanimity, She (sighingly)--1 born a man. He (gloomily)--So lipliia Public Ledger. wish I had been Who Would Get the Cores. Teacher--Mary, how would you dj. vide five apples among six children ? Mary--Make phia Ledger, ---- No Findeed. { Even the most patriotic German doesn't object to. doing a Russian business, long ! Briggs--We are coming around to see vou this evening. Griggs--That's right; but. do me a favor, old man. Don't let your wife wear her new fall suit; 1 don't want my wife to see it just now. Briggs--Why, 'man alive, that's just ! why we are coming. Ouwiet Thoushits, If you 'wish for the very' happiest ,and clearest light on the mystery of pain you will find it, not even by any ay of bearing it or looking at it, but by: gding right into it and try- ing to niake it a little less.--Brooke | Herford. | The problem of wgligion to day |W rote the Gospel. Rathér does it concern the ques- 'tion whether I can love my fellow- men as Ohrist loved them.-- Wilfrid T. Grenfell. Her Favorite Amusement. [ Headline "Kaisen Threatens to | Make England Dance." Well, Eng- land likes to lead the German. { Continuous Pettormance. ! Gorman--We were at the dinner table from ope till five. Dyser--And what did you do af. ter dinner? Gorman--wWhy, it was $0 late we had supper. Good Match But For the Stick "So Alice is married. Did she make a good match?" 'Splendid! , Lots of money, good, soeial position and all that--in fact, | the only out about it was the man." i His Final Threat. Driver O'Flannagan (to his horse, whith refuses to get up after fall- ing)--Well, of the lazy ' spalpeens Get up, will yez, or oi'll drive right | | do I.=Philadel- | apple sauce.--Philadel- | not whether .I can prove that John | | A &l Sale of CLOTHES Suits and Overcoats, J Society Brand Altred Dockes & Cohn Travel- lers' Samples Men's Hand-tailored Semi Ready and Society Brand 18, $20 and $22.50 garments. tn erp p-------- vg orp ---- For $15.00 See Bibbj's $10,00 Tweed Suits, sizes 34 to 42. Fine quality domestic tweeds, rich browns and greys. : See Bibby's $10.00 Shawl Collar Ulsters, grey and brown, Herringbone Tweeds. Set Bibbys Great $12.50 Suits and Overcoats Shawl Collar Ulsters Heavy Storm Ulsters with two-way collars Black Overcoats with silk velvet collar Grey Vicuna Overcoats with silk velvet collar English Blue Worsted Suits Scotch Tweed Suits English Cheviot Suits English Colored Worsted Suits, all new models, good colorings, smart designs. See Our $7.50 Genuine Leather Club Bags See Our Elegant Silk Ties in Fancy Box for 50¢ See Our Special $1.00 Silk Knitted Scarfs, grey, blues and reds, two-tone effects. House Coats $ Te Old Xmas Wines Ripe Old Ale and Porter. Matured Whiskies. Also Cigars, Cigarettes, etc. Wholesale and Retail JAMES MCPARLAND, 341 King St. » over yvez!---London Opinion. Se te His Pevort. | 'What did 'they. say to you?" ! asked little Harry's mother after his | first visit to the new Sunday school. | 'The teacher said she was glad to | ses me there." : "Yan?" "And she said she come every Sunday. "And was that all she said "No; she asked me if our family ' { belonged to that abomination." } -- Needy Railroads. } Parks--I'm glad to notice that thare is an' increasing tendency among the millionaires to leave their «money to the really needy, { ' Lahe--~Well, 1 don't know about' that. Nome of them has left any- thing yet -to any railroad. --Fife: T | -- & : " aN E Bix--I heard something . this morning that opened nsy eyes. ! . Dix--8o 'did 1--an '»'arm. clock. | . hoped I would | " sive pak eh "Yes, plea ; Ways gave it to the grownups, and { row they keep it for the children, so Shooting Gallery , Mow open to the public 35 Montreal St. upstairs over Cote's Piano Store. Come along boys and . get your hand in. that, for in my young days they al- I've always missed i#t."--Punch. ; Letter Perfect. Stage Manager -- Remember Bangs, we are depending on your baby to cry lustily in the. third act. Bath Robes | Bibbys | Announcement ? -NIGHT NOT, SEE US. SKATING TO ARE YOU READ Y¢ 4 : (1) DH skat THERE Is ngwton. SK > Ask "Hwy ey player nt 3 Ruy: ud he will say aiumahiles i : N--We are nole agents for and skating Is vur specialty, re have the fluent line of booty city, We only ask you to look them over before you buy and wo! won't be i EF herrerthe = Speatitg to A Open Every Evening. ¥ Do you think he'll do his part? g or Father--He ought to, He's y the you