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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1899-11-2, Page 4T 1.1 441T.B111 T.LIVIES The Molsons Bank sCHARTERED rnPARLIANIIINT,..1$554 PAid. up Cepital, e2,000,060 Best peed, Head OfIle% Montreal. •WOLBTRSTAN THOMAS, Este., GDNI.OtAL Money Advaeced to good farmers. on their owe teste wt lt Otle Or more endorsor at 7 poi cot. Per ertnem, Exeter Drench Open every 1011111 day from IQ a. et. to S p. m SATURDAYS, le a. re. to 1 e.n. Current rates of Interest alleweaen deposits. DICICSON tc, CARLING, N. D. RTIRDON, sommeons. brANAGDP., Exeter, Deo. 27th, ae. Calendar for November, 1 899 5 12 19 20 MoNDAT .. . 0 13 20 27 TriESDA:r • ... 21 28 WEDNEsDAT . 1 8 15 22 29 TriensaaT , 2 9 16 23 30 FneDeer„ , 3 10 17 21 SATITEDAT. ,, 4 11 18 •25 (fle tqlitirt (tistrO. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1899 • A CONTRAST. The Americans are beginning to • realize, sipce the openipg of the war between Great Britain and the Boers, that theirs is not the only nation cap- able of fighting. All sensible people • were positively disgusted with them during their little trouble with Spain and Cuba, There was not a battle of moment fought in the war. The Aun ericans had no fighting to do,no enemy to contend with, for the Spaniard act- ed as cravens throughout. Of their • Philippine w armuchth ersa,me thing can can be said, except perhaps the Fili- • pinos are proving themselves a more forneldable enemy than the Spaniards. Yet the American papers lauded their soldiers as if they believed them to be the greatest heroes thatever pulled a trigger or drew a sword. Afterall the rubbish which the American papers printed. about their tupenny-hapenny •wars,it is refreshing to read the candid remarks of the Minneapolis Tribune in contrasting their management with that of the British Army now eueaging the Boers, a nation as brave ancr deter- mined as the the Spaniards were cow- ardly and truculent. "It is to be noted that inthebrilliant victory obtained by the British troops at Glencoe they were led luta action by their gallant commander-in-chief, Gen. Symons, who received a serious wound. Symons wasn't four miles in the rear of the firing line, swinging in • a hammock, Eke Shafter at. Santiago, or hugging his desk at headquarters, 'Dee Otis in Manila. This probably ex- iles why the British achieved such a signalvictory over an enemy superior In n -umbers and as fighters apparently ten times more effective than either Spaniards or Filipinos. If Shatter or Otis hni-1 had such an enemy in their front as the Boens, it is to be feared that they weld not have come off so well. notwithstanding- the gallantry a their troops, for any army needs its comma.nderatechief withhe hailingdis- tance in order to enable it. to do its/at work. The United States unquestionable has generals as good as Symons or. Buller, but the present commander in the Philippines has not. shown him- self to be of that calibre. Our failure to put down in 10 months an insur- rectioa much less formidable than that of the Boers, which Great Britain is likely to suppress in a iew weeks, is hardly creditable to our military en- terprise and leadership. Few doubt, however, that if Merritt. or Miles had been placed m command at Manila and given free swing, we would long since have been masters of the situation in. LUZOn and all other islands. NOTES AND COMMENTS. --- The judges who tried the North Waterloo case have reported the names •of twenty persons who acted -in Mr. Breithaupt's behalf in North Waterloo as guilty of bribery. What will the new premier, Mr. Ross, do about it ? •Mn. Hamer on his retirement from the premiership, has been •given a clerkship in Osgoode Hall at a salary of about $3,000. We feel sure that the Conservative press would not object if Mr. Hardy were given a naore re- • numerative position, lie is entitled to something better,. Mr. W. T. R. Preston, who bad in band for the Liberal party the man- agement of the West Elgin campaign • telegraphed these words the night of the election to some of his co-workers, "I-Iug the machine." Ile was 80 ela- ted over what the machine had deme hi the riding. This again brings a • guilty knowledge of the xna.chine's do- ings close horns to the Government. Mr. Preston had but recently resigned Inc position as librarian of the legisla- • tive assembly, and while waiting an appointment in tutope from the Do- , minion Government, ha took a hand in sotne of the bye -elections. Don. G. W. Boss, now Ontario's premier, was then as now a member of the adminis- tratioe, and it Mr. Hardy Was a party to these operations, so must Mr. Ross have been, and it, is no improvement to have hiin step leto Ma. Hardy's • place. Kroger has ceptured 2,000 British troops. Now he'd better ge slow. It he gets a feW Inere he may be like the eeeke that tried to swallow the tiger, What TheyAre Loyal TO. I serroanded by a pretty garden. There 1 stood Men with only ;sae arm, hold.- A.siguillcant commentary leper). the al°fb1111P bmicin'et of "SWeetWil- 1 penis" for our aceeptance. When one loyalty of the French-Oanadiane te is thousands of miles away from home, 13ritish eepronacy in Canada S the these little incidents, "which make abandonment of the effort thet wa5 Canadian Press Association • the whole %voila kin," bring tender made to enlist a purely Ereoeh smiles to our lips. diau company to accompany the Cana, Annual Outing, Aug 10th, we arrived at Calgary about 10 a m. Tide town has a pop- dian battalion sent to fight the Boers. •elation of 4,500. It is the most me- _ They were asked to provide only one TRH TIMES LAD'Y 0oRiESPONDENT portant, as well as the handsomest company frorn the proTinee, to be AGAIN ON THE WING.--11;HE CITY place between 13randon and, Vanc00^ ver. It is charmingly situated on a compose,' of French Canadians, offle ost BRANDON AND FAR WESTERN hill -girt plateau overlooked by • the cers and men, but only twelve men Toestese—THEne ?Beau/ass AND Ex- white peaks of the Rookies. EXcellent TEnParSES. — MILES 14400 MILES wore foetal to go, uotwithe building material abounds. Lumber "W".I standing that Ontario was ready to NG GRAIN' BilERTAIN- is largely made here from log floated MENV 1317 '.CHE WAN". -- TDB MOnN- down the Bow river. Calgary is an im- p our out its thousands. The Mall and TAM'S R4ADRED.—.SuBLME VIEWs• portant station of the mounted pence PmesEleeen. — BANFF some other Conseryative papers are —13onestraaa MINERAL SIMMS. and a post of the °Hudson Bay coin- s eying that the French are as loyal as pany. Stretching away one hundred t he other nationalitiesof the Dominionand fifty miles southward is the great ranehing country of the Oanadien The claim cart hardly be made serious Northwest. Cattle and horse e graze ly. It is useless to plead that they at will all over the coentry, summer stood by British connection in 1770 and winter alike. Calgary is the cen- , tre of the northern rancbing districts 1 812 and 1838, It was not British can- of Southern Alberta, and supplies nection they were faithful to, but to many of the smaller mining towns to the special privileges they had been the west. It has waterworks, electric granted in Canada by the British Gov- lights, first-class hotel, brewery, seve- ral chinahes, schools, creainery, •cold storage end large stores. The climate is matchless. At the station, when we alighted from cur train, there were a number of citizens to meet, us, and an address of welcome of the usual kind was read. Here eve met Mr. Atthur Sifton, brother of Hon. Sifton, who took some of us in charge to help entertain us. It was announced to us that Main's circus was in town, and as our badges admitted' us to the circus, some took it in to while away the hourswe were tO spend here. We also visited the barracks where, the same as the others visited, every thing was spotlessly clean. One would think it was "bargain day" here as some of our party were trying to make bargains with the Indians for some of their belongings. Some pur- chased. bracelets, necklaces, whips • pouches, etc. But after all had com- pared prices, they found the Indians knew when to get the best of the bar- gain. Some of our young men pur- chased cowboy hats here, and didn't they look "ranchy". At five o'clock we leave for Banff. After dinner on our dining car we hasten to . our own eompartment, where we now begin • to revel in the grandeur of the Moun- tains which are close at hand. We now enjoy the change from the level and monotonous prairie. The ascent is gradual and easy. We are now at an altitude of 8,388 f t. Following the Bow river,which narrows and becomes more rapid as yoa draw near its source we find ourselves ascending . what is known as the foothills, as they rise in their sculptured heights to the snowy range behind them. Cochrane with its herds of cattle, horses and sheep, is swiftly followed by Cannsore and Anthracite, both famous for their coal. Approaching Kananaskis the moun- tains suddenly appear close at hand, and seem an impenetrable barrier,their bases deeply tinted. in purple and their sides flecked with white and gold. On the back of the car we viewed the mountains from both sides. Exclama- tions of surprise, wonder and pleasure from one side and then from the other keeb us busy, for weetry to see every- thing. Magnificence, grandeur and beauty crowd upon our attention, as the train speeds through gorge and and over -mountain. After viewing the mountains by daylight as well as under the pale glimpses of the r00011," we arrive at Banff at 9 o'clock p. m., where we are informed that we are to assemble at the pavilion in the park for an infor- mal dance and luncheon. Here again the mounted police took us in charge. 3 The next day was a. memorable one n our trip. Very early in the morning we were awakened by calls for all to go and take a beth in the hot springs, which bave added to the popularity of the place as a health resort. After breakfast a minaber of us decided to climb Tunnel mountain, one of the features of the place. The ascent is 1,400 feet. 'We were amply repaid for our toil, as the yiew frorn the summit is magnificent. Here we see the Bow river, which we saw also at Calgary, twist and turn in among the moun- tains until it forms a junction with ano- ther stream, the Spray, which is also making its way towards the lower levels. In the afternoon the redcoats again showed us all oyer this beautiful park. They took us to, among other spots, the buffalo corral, where are to be seen the last surviving nionarchs of the plains. There are only about thir- teen of these table brutes left. After driving all (ever the Park—which is a national affair—we take dinner at the C.P.R. hotel. This hotel has every modern convenience and. luxury, in- cluding bath supplied frons the hot sulphur springs, and is internally equipped with all the appointments of modern hostelry, even to a splendid. band, which enlivens the dining hall, Over 300 people sat at the tables that night. The summer of 1808 the visit- ors numbered 4,000. In August, 1899, the number had reached 10,000, which shows how important Banff is becom- ing. The hotel is built on a lofty pro- montory, with a commanding view of Bow valley, which stretches in its sin- uosities far away to the eastward and is Iost to the view where mountain and plain are no longer distinguish. able. Prom the rear of the hotel we get a splendid view of the Bow river as it joins the Spray, where they both leap noisily over steep falls and unite with a roar suggestive of Nicre any le nclian name which literally translated gara, and are off through a gorge to wi we do nob see here, Banff s indeed well named -'Banff the beautiful." It. My last week's letter lefb off jest as I reached Brandon. Particularly in- teresting was this place to me,as I bad been looking forward. to meeting with my friends here, W, J. White and family, who have been living out here for about 18 yeree where he established the Brandon Sun, but who is now ul Superintendent of Canadian Imigra- ernment. They loved •Britain little tion agencies in the United States. Brandon has 'a population of saver i 5,000 people and s a divisional point of the Canadian Pacific Railway. and one of the largest grain markets in Manitoba. It has eight grain eleva- tors, a flouring large planing mills, and. a number of manufactories. The town is beautifully situated on high ground os-erlookieg the Assini- boine river, and being one of the old- est towns in the province, it has many well made streets and many substan- tial buildings that would do credib to larger tom; in Ontario. The visitors were met at the depot with carriages and driven all around the town and over to the Experimental Faem, under the management of S. A. Bedford, which is a marvel of completeness. We also visited the Indestrial school, from which place we get a maguifleent view of the city. In the evening all assembled at the city park, where the band discoursed fine music. The citi- zens were nearly all out to spend the twilight with us. Almost eyery other man dreve- a horse and carriage and looked. the picture of prosperity. and contentment. On my return trip I had more chance to know the people of Brandon and to enjoy their hospital- ity. All seem bent on enjoying them- selves, and make a strabger feel most heartily at home among then3. We people from the east have a great deal to learn from our. Western friends in eeg,ard to generosity and friendliness. While in Brandon I was fortunate enough to have a taste of the wild fowl which is plentiful around. there. I will always cherish a warm feeling for Brandon. We left Brandon ab 10.30 p. Monday, Aug. 14th. Of course there are many places we pass at night, but the thoughtful promoters of this de- liglatful trip were careful that all real- ly important places should be seen in the daytime, so that, we missed seeing very little. Next morning we pulled into Regina, after being taken up the branch railway to Wascana, a station marked by two huge elevators. Here we were met by a score or more farnsers who had rigs in readiness to convey us for a pleasant drive over the pratrie. Corning back we were laden with wild roses and other prairie flowers, memories of shacks, original prairie, broad acres of wheat and com- fortable farm buildhegs. • We returned to Regina about 11 a. m. and were was good imperial policy to capture met at the station by the mounted 'hum and the race he represents for the police whose head varters are here. muse 01 imperial tmit7. Mr. T. Chasse This semi -military organization, num- but the 'United States less. They were' ardly likely to abandon their special advantages, by which they hoped, and hope yet, to ultimately regain posses- sion of Canada for the benefit of the Fr mach race, to cast their lot with a rep ublic which they then especially abherred, and with a people who had uelated" the British Governmeat for granting these self -same cherished priyileges and considered them as a,re partial justification for their own se p• from Great Britain. Sir WilfridLaurier is not overloaded with loyalty to Great Britain. One may scarcely accuse him of holding antipathetic sentiments, but if he sh auld eyer be permitted to choose betweeu loyalty to England or to France, it can scarcely be doubted that, other things being nearly equal, he would. be as good a Frenchman as Mr. Tarte declares himself rb be. .A11. French Canadians are taught to be- lieve that Canada is especially their country, and that they are being k ept out of their heritage. The En- glish-speakingpeoele are their Iiitland- ers. Sir Wilfrid's sympathies were certainly not with the loyal element in Canada. during the Biel rebellion, when he uttered some 'questionable sentiments regarding the volunteers of Ontario and his gun. Although Que- bec volunteers went to the Northwese during that rebellion, every eare was taken to see that they did not get into the firing line, andthey werelpermitted the less heroic duty of guarding the baggage and the provisionetent. Sir Wilfrid's prominence at the Queen's ju bilee in London was not a testimony to the loyalty of his people. It tickled the vanity in him which is a striking French characteristic, and the giving of exceptional prominence to him and the conferring of knighthood upon him at the time are but evidences that he was considered shaky, and that it bering 840 men, are stationed at inter- Casgraire R, who* has recently vals over the Northwest, as far north denonnced Mr. Mertes utterances, can- as the Yukon, to look after the Indians not be considered a, representative of and preserve order generally. Our the race. He is an Ontario man, and welcome at Regina was quite imposing is only half French Canadian at that. —large conveyances with mounted He reflects the sentiments of compare - officers as escorts to drive us over the tis-ely few Quebecers. Mr. Tarte town, taking the visitors first to the stands for them. Government House, where we were It is not hostility to Great Britain presented to His Honor, Lt. Governor that animates these people. Ibis die_ Fortier and lady. We were entertain - like and fear of British imperialism. ed by them in the usual right regal In Canada they are all-powerful. No way. Tables were spread in the mag - Government can rule this country in nificent dining room, and all partook opposition to a solid French Canada. of the good things which had been pre - They always decide Dominion elec- pared for us by the hospitable Frencb tions. They always pass under the Canadian couple, who paid us the wire with the winners. They get highest honor in their power. After whatever they want, and their wants visiting the Government house, -we all are neither few nor far between. They got into our rigs and were then driven are the spoiled children of Confedera- to the barracks. As we alighted each tion, as they were the spoiled children of the ladies was presented with a of all previous forms of administrae handsome bouquet by the mouSted tion. Merged, absorbed, as they are police, who have been all kindness, now about to be, under British imper_ and took such special interest ineshow. ialism, of which the sending of the ing ustheir headquarters. They harm a u Canadian contingent is to them an n- splendid drill halechapel, canteen,etc., pleasant manifestation, in an overhn- and everywhere imnsaculately clean. ingly more powerful nation.their influ- We were given an exhibition of some ence will become not only nil, but it is of their difficult nutreavures, which we more than likely that there will ensue thoroughly enjoyed. In fact we were a revision of the conditions under captivated with the appearance of which they have alsvays rnanaged to those stalwart, mounted police when be dictators in Canada, absorbing its eti masse, and felt well protected ue- bounties -while contributing very little der their friendly escort. We were to the revenues necessary for tbe b us- shown the cell in which Riel was con- tenaece of government. It is altoge- fined. It is situated at the blind end ther likely a foresight of these probe- of the corridor. From the barracks hie eventualities that influenced them we were driven to the town hall where to manifest hostility to Canada's parti- speeches were clellyered by citizens of cipation in the Transvaal war. It is Regina and some of the inembers of useless to say they are as the rest of us our party. At the station we bade when all the facts, properly examined, our escorts good-bye, all having enjoy - point to a different conclusion. Abra- ed our outing at Regina. ham Lincoln said, "No country can We make our next principal stop at exist half slave and half free." Neither Calgary after a run of a about 583 can this country exist half French and miles. On our way to Calgary we half Euglish. We are now undertak- make few stops. One stop is at Moose- ing to wake it wholly Eriglish. • jaw, a busy market town, evith a pop- ulation of 100 people. The name of this place is an abridgement of the It is scarcely likely that f I Canadian contingent will return to tell is, "The creek where the white ,man the story. On the fiVe of their depart- mended the cart With a tri°°se 3t1'w tire they were presented with a cargo bone''l Specimens of the great Oree of sure allot patent medicines, • nation, painted And blanketed, may be seen lounging about this and other +Vbey may braye the dangers of ()dean wave— • stations. Moosejaw can boast of a They may 'scape thip foyer's ills— beautiful station, where every thing is Up to date. In fact all the station They may never get bit by Boers so brave, • along the route have fine buildings, allunch and dining rooms. They equal• it they're sure to get it in the neck from eating •many of our city depots. Flowers th ose are in profusion everywhere, and out party reap the benefit of much labor • ewe spent in cultivating these ilovvers, by k' beingladen with bouquets at every *Kopywxite may he applied for if an stopping' place. in this connection 1 indulgent public permits the "poet" to 'There are many foems of nervous debility in men that yield to the use of Carter's Iron Pills. .Those who are troabled with nervotie weektiesanight sweats., etc, should try theft laft9, hut full of hot water, is on the THI8 ANP THAT. west, Razorback, whose name is due to the extraordinary sharpness of its knifelike side, is southeast, evbile Tunnel, the smallest of the batch, is practically the eastern wall. From sulphur mouriteee pipes are laid to a eaniterium, where rheumatic invalids Seek relief, and also to tbe C. P. E. hotel. There are bathing hooses at- tacked to them, and the natural cave formerly entered with the help '01 a rope down throegh a hole hi the top, is approached now through a passage that has been blasted irt the solid rock, .A, large collection of crutches, each one marked with the name of the former owner, proclaims tbe cur- ative effects produced by bathing he the hot sulphur water which flows from the mountain side. We had the pleasure of inspecting the beautiful mountain home of Mr. Douglass, Superintendent of the Park, svho kindly escorted us all through. It, was indeed a beautiful piece of ar- chitecture, There was not a bit of plaster to be seen in any parb•of the house. All the rooms are finished in wood from, ceiling to floor, and beau- tifully polished. It is indeed an ideal home. When we remember the glor- ious scenery of Banff, seen from all points, and from lofty eminences, it seems difficult to come down to things mundane. We all left Banff thor- oughly charmed. M. V. W. 1,500 MEN LOST. • A SERIOUS DISASTER TO BRIT- ISH ARMS. Since our last issue there have been a couple of engagements between the British taoops and the Boers, in which e, few hundred men on each side have been killed and wounded, but the cli- nsax was reached on Monday, when between 1,500 and 2,000 of the bravest British troops were captured. The following are the particulars in brief: London, Oct., 31.—The War °Mee has received the following despatch from General White : Ladysmith, Oct. 30, 10.35 p. I have. to report a disaster to the col- umn sent by roe to take a position on a hill to guard the left flank of the troops. In these operations to- day the Royal Irish Fusiliers, No. 10 Mountain Battery, and the Glouces- ter Regiment, were surrounded in the hills, and after losing heavily had to capitulate. Apparently the full extent of the disaster is not yet acknowledged. The loss in effective men must be ap- palling to a .general who is practical- ly surrounded. Two of the finest regiments and a mule battery de- ducted from the Ladysmith garrison weakens it about a fifth of its total strength. The disaster cost the Brit- ish from 1,500 to 2,000 men and six seven -pound sdrew guns, and as the Boers' artillery is already stronger than imagined, these guns will be a great help to the Boers. DIED McCLOT—In Hensall, on the 29th ult., Mary MeCloy, (relict of the late John 1VLsCloy) aged 85 years, POWELL—In Exeter, on the 31st ult., Ettie Florence May, daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth Powell,aged 10 years, 6 months, 21 • days. WERRY—In Manitoba, near Pilot Mound,. on the 12th uit., Mai.7 Ann, wife of William Werry, (formerly of Usborne) aged. 60 years and 2 months. . Getting overheated and catching cold often bring on Cramps and Colic of the, worst kind-. 4. few doses of Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild. Strawberry give relief from the pain and quickly cure the worst case, PAINCEASED FiliST DAY Mrs. Mary O'Dell, 262 Dunn Ave., Toronto says.—She usedlVf.ilburn's Rheumatic Pills for a severe attack of rheuniatisin and she got re- lief from pain after taking the remedy one day. ••••1•11•••••• rH trhat con hi S (III I *You have used all i .1 sorts of cough renie- 1 dies but it does not! yield; it is too deep I seated. It may wear I I itself out in time, but I I it is more liable to I E produce la grippe, I pneumonia or a seri- I ous throat affection. i You need something that will give you I strength and build i up the body. 1 SC -1-19 I q ti ION eharmingly situated in the Cana- , , I time Chosen by the Dominion Gek - '. It has been said of that it stands unrivalled aniong tete ab,out it. It nouris es, diannational park, e large reserve- • .,. 411 do this when everything healthfulness •,rnment for its beauty, sublitrtity i , zAse fails. There is no doubt nic g, erns of the Ameriean.conte strengthens, . builds up and f :c:nt. It is not one mountain, or and I b Ebel is to be seen, but, mote than t tnakeS the body stiong eviv' n°'be counted, for they stretch as , healthy, not only to throw 4 fax away, /meth, south and west, as the eye can follow therm 1 ,..ts this hard cough, but to I 1, uul , 'The Park itself is a parallelogram, fortify the system aga i nst twenty-six miles long and ten wide further attacks. If you are run down or emaciated you should certainly take this Lnourishing food medicine. might Say that at SOinti small station a a public pleasure ground v,ith few ff throulgh the -mountains, incidents / any equals. There are Go miles of occurred which %vete very gratifying good toads tvithin ib limits. Banff arid touchieg. At one plus a lady itself is 4,500 feet above the level of and two little girle brought it box of the sea, and is surrounded by very exquisite Pansies for the ladies on the high mountains. Ceseade, 5,875 feet train. Ab atiother place Were We dad above Banff, on the north, is ice - net atop, we passed a little cottage, groweed. Sulphur, somewhat less 5oc and $r.no, all drUggists, SCOTT SiBOWNE, Chemists,: Toronto. ......wieneesniol44e.weet.e.wenwaseee+neeerna in retiring only to surroundeptl cap- , tiire their pursue' rs the 13oers are teaching us a new trek (trick.) I Tire Globe says Mr. Sifton is taking hold of things with both bands, Yes, that appears to, be the trouble. War is said to be a dreadful thing, It is indeed. Think of the "poets" it turns lookie on an unsuspecting com- munity. + 4.X X Is it in order now to remark that the Ontario Government is not as Hardy now as it was before the resignation of the late premier ? Hardy -1y. x x + a There is no doubt bow the Scetch Grits stand on the war question since it is announced that the Boers have captured Dundee. Hereafter, when the Boers trek, the Irish Fusilier, if they get out of their present hole, will be as suspic- ious as a Scotchrnan that all is not as it seems." + + )< + Very spirited engagements are ex- pected to take place on the arrival of the Canadian contingent in South Africa. • They have a large quantity of Hiram Walker's imperial whiskey with them, xx MR. E. B. 0÷selet,, M. P., declares himself a believer in war. Mr. Osier is right ---when the other fellow does the fighting. Besides, the speculator and the Jew have to get their hooks in eotnetirne. + x x + It is said that 500 Boers were killed by the springing of a. mine under them while they were trekking from British bayonets at Mafeking. They were never partial to the Mining business anyhow. + 4- x x This thing is certainly not expected from the Irish Fusiliers, or any other Irish regiment, that they should allow themselves to be captured by a lager beer gang. The " craythur" hadn't i given out n their own camp. + • • • Col. Sam Hughes, Conservative M. P. P. for North Victoria, was prevent- ed from going to the war by General Hutton. Ib would be interesting to know wilt& political party the general wishes te'lassist. •- • x + + 4 If the English capture the Transvaal and do not change the spelling of Elandslaagte, Rnoijantjesfontein, Hon- eynestklop and several other places so that they can be pronounced without giving one the lockjaw they will never be forgiven by a long-suffering people. +•+ X The papers informed us the other day that the Boers were massing in great force near Ladysmith. "What mean things Just because she's a woman 1" indignantly exclaimed the female editor, as she took afresh chew of gum. + + + This war is quite a picnic for Cecil Rhodes at Kimberley. Between bat- tles he is having a high old. time giving and attending parties. During the battles he rides out on horseback to see the fun. Cec. should take -care. A millionaire cannot stop bullets with much more comfort than a pauper. + + + + Did some one rise to remark that there is another war going on ? Oh, yes they'reihaving a slight unpleas- antness n the Philippine islands, but the warmest thing about it is the wea- ther, and the "roasting" the American papers are giving Otis, their com- ma -oder. • + x Some candy in a. Toronto boy's breeches pocket exploded the other day, damaging the boy and frighten- ing half to death passengers on the street car in which he was riding. Adversity has its uses. Why not send a shipload to •the Boers and kill thern with kindness, and thus make the war ,...eze 272 + -1- THE Liberal party have appealed in the North Waterloo election case against the jedgment unseating their, candidate, Mr. Breithaupt. They do not claim that the evidence does not justify the judgment, but they do claim that the judges should not have admitted those portions of the evi- dence which proved the corruption. This is a unique idea, but we must ex - pe ct surprises ha these days. This is the Time for Making Oki Things New. Diamond Dyes are the True and Un- failing Agents In November thousands of women will be coloring dresses, skirts,jackets, coats, vests, pants, shawls, wool yarns and rags. The dyeing operation is an impor- tant one and demands great care. The prineipal point is to secure the right dyes—colors that are pure, bright and fast to washing and sunlight. • The Diamond Dyes—the only ,euar- atiteed dyes on earth—possess all the grand qualities that make perfect, and true cotore. Diamond Dyes have such universal sale that, Unscrupulous dealermake effotts to imitate them. If you would be succeesful in dyeing, Avoid all crude imitationS. Promptly refuse ail dyes recormnended by deal- ers to be just as good as Diamond Dyes. The Diamond Dyes are the best in the world, and all dealers are aware of the face Dents AND PIMPLES Miss Agnes BoWman, Piny Station. 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