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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1913
SQUATTER RIGHTS
AND THE NATIONS
(From 1h41 Now York Outlook)
Among the proposals for peace at
tributed to the German Governmen
and undoubtedly emanating fro)
Germany, there is one that appeal
with great force to many believer
In self-government. This is -•---
"To leave the disposition of Al
sace-Lorraine to a piebisite of Tn
habitants,"
This proposal recalls a somewha
similar one made by Stephen A
Douglas in 1354, to leave the ques
tion whether slavery should he ad
nutted to or excluded from a terri
tory to the inhabitants of the terri
tory themselves. The proposal ha
passed into American history unde
the title of "Squatter Sovereignity,'
Abraham Lincoln's characterizatio
of this proposal will be found i
Volume 1 of his complete works, peg
249:
What was Squatter Soverignity?
1 suppose, if it had any significaoc
at all, it was the right of the peo
ple to govern themselves, to be soy
ereign in their own affairs whit
they were squatted down in a coun
try not their o'tn, while they ha.
squatted on a territory that did no
belong to them, in the sense the
a State helonts to the people who in
habit it -when it belongs to the Na
tion -such right to govern themselve
wee ctled Squatter Sovereignty,
What 'Germany proposes to do 1
to leave the question of Alsace -Lor
mine to be determined by its presen
population, while the French inhahi
tants who were dwelling there it
peace three years ago have beet
mostly killed off (to say nothing o
the other French inhabitants why
have been driven out by the Ger
man occupation of the past forty
years) and their places taken b
Germans "who have squatted on
territory that did not belong t
them,"
It is true that a noterritory shoal
be disposed of by external authorit
without consideration of the right
and interests of the people who dwel
upon p n i t, and generally not .44(500
some consultation of their wishes
but it is not true that the people wh
happen to be dwelling upon a terri
tory at any particular time are th
only ones whose interests are to h
considered, the only ones who hay
rights to be taken account of, the nn
ly ones whose wishes and jedgemen
are to be consulted.
The Nationalists in Ireland de
mand that the destiny of Ireland shout
be determined by the Irish people
without regard to the rights or th
interests of the English; but when th
inhabitants of the north of Ireland de
sired to apply the same principle as
demanded that Ulster should not b
turned over to the control of the peo
ple in the south of Ireland against .t
will of the inhabitants of the north o
Ireland, the Nationalists repudiated
their own principle and demanded the
right to exercise a controlling auth•
ority over the whole of Ireland. This
simple fact illustrates the fallacy of
the principle involved in squatte"
sovereignty.
' There are immense stores of cos!
and iron in Alleghany County, Penn-
sylvania. It would be preposterous
if those stores of coal and iron be•
longed to the three-quarters of a
million of people in that County. It
was preposterous in the Civil War
to claim that the people of Loui,i-
ana owned the mouth of the M:-
sippi River because they dwelt upon
its banks and the people farther up
had no rights or interest in the
mouth of that river. It is quite
preposterous to claim that because
now a majority of the people living
in Alsace and Lorraine and trans-
ferred there from Germany are or
may be Germans, Germany has a
right to take possession of the m'e
eral wealth of these two provinces.
The question how the ownership
of the surface of the earth can b
deterinined, and how the political
control of each section of the sur-
face of the earth should be determin•
ed, is a very difficult one, because so
many, so various, and so complex
are the rights and interests involv-
ed. One thing, however, that i
very certain is that no people have
an obsolute and exclusive right tc
contra and use for themselves any
portion of the earth's surface mere-
ly because they chance at the time
when the question of control arises
to dwell upon that territory,
the interest of ther
t)e
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American Nation was rightly con-
sidered in determining the political
control of the United States, as the
rights and interests of the people of
all creat Britain ought to be taken .n -
to consideration in determining the
political control of Ireland, so, When-
the
henthe nations are prepared to shake
Amounts Granted to the Canadian Patriotic Fund
by the Co. Councils of Ontario during 1917
Brant County' 530,000
Bruce County "5 000
Carleton e ( County ,S,000
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Dutterin'County 25,000
Elgin County +4 'lou
Essex County "2,000
Fronlenac County 24,000
Grey County 7;,000
Haldinlanat County 42,000
Halton County, independent Contriba
Hastings County - ,0,000
Huron County 96,000
Kent County "5 ono
Lantbton County 54,00C
Lanark 'County 24.000
Leeds -Grenville 40,00, -
Lennox -Addington 21,600
Lincoln County, Independent local 'or
Middlesex County 72,000
Norfolk County 60,000
Northumberland and Durham 120,000
Ontario County 77,000
Oxford County 53.00o
Peel County 48,000
Perth County 35,000
Peterboro County - 16 000
Prescott and Russell 1,000
Prince Edward County 24,000
Renfrew County 65,0oo
Simcoe County 120,000
Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry57,000
Victoria County 55,200
Waterloo County 50 000
Welland, pays by township through CI
Wellington County 16,000
Wentworth County 72,000
payable in fall of year.
Payable quarterly
through Ottawa branch
pay ahle :2050 monthly,
1 q'al'le $4500 monthly
payable 56000 monthly.
payable 52000 monthly
payable 56000 monthly
payable $3500 monthly
tory Patriotic Association.
payable 53000 monthly
payable $8000 monthly.
payable $6250 monthly
from sale of bonds.
payable 82000 monthly
payable as bonds are sold
payable $1800 monthly
ganization,
payable 56,000 monthly
payable $5,0u0 monthly
payable 810,000 monthly,
payable monthly installments.
payable $7000 monthly
paid in fail in June
payable $4,000 monthly
payable 83000 monthly
paid in June
payable 52000 monthly
Maisie $8250 monthly
payable 510,000 monthly
payable 6 mos. at $4,000, 6 at 55500
payable $4600 monthly
payable in fall.
runty Branch.
pays as convenient,
payable 56,000 monthly
Total $2,032,800
the new map of Europe, the rights a td
interests of the Various -people of Eu
opo must he taken account of it de:er-
101ning file boundary lines of Alsac-
Lorraine, and, indeed, of every new
boundary line that may he drawn.
The question of Alsace-Lorraine.
like many other question that has
been raised or revived by this war, 1s
a world question; and a world question
cannot be decided by a local vote.
NEW MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
Classification of the new members
show that the Canadian Parliament of
the coming session will contain: -
Lawyers 70
Farmers 32
Physicians 13
Merchants 14
Gentlemen 15
Manufacturers 133
Lumbermen 7
Fruit Growers 2
Military Officers 6
Brokers 4
Publishers 3
Journalists 4
Notaries 4
Advocates 2
Managers 3
Financiers 2
lnsnrance Brokers 2
Agents 3
Traders 2
Twenty other occupations, each1
CANADA'S POSTAL HOLD-UP ON
READING FOR SOLDIERS,
(Toronto Telegram, Con.)
Postage 51,92
that was the amount a battery
auxiliary paid yesterday in postage
on sixty copies of a weekly magazine
mailed to a Toronto artillery unit in
France,
In England a paper or a weekly or
monthly magazine can be left at the
nearest post -office and will go to the
soldiers free of charge.
In the United States a one -cent stamp
will carry a magazine from any Amer-
ican post -office to an American, soldier
overseas.
Canada's Government is not ashamed
to bleed soldiers' relatives for more in
postage on a magazine than the original
cost of the magazine. Canada's army in
France is an army of readers. This
country's rulers are revealed as a Shy-
lock Government in the appalling
rates of postage they exact from par-
ents, wives and sisters who mail news-
papers and magazines to sons, hus-
bands and brothers at the front.
BOTTOMLEY PROPHESIES AGAIN.
My recent declaration that in the
opinion of everyone at the Front, the
enemy will have collapsed in the West
by Christmas, and that means the end
of the war, has caused quite a (hulla-
baloo, says Horatio Bottomley in John
Bull.
Why do I say these things? Let me
remind you that I have expressly stat-
ed that I claim no special qualification
to enable me to form any idea of my
own beyond such as is open to every
man of ordinary intelligence after see-
ing things for himself. What 1 have
said I have based upon the opinions 01
the men who do know -and upon the
information they were good eno,•gh to
give me, To sum it all up once 1•re,
it comes to this -that in the West
where the war began, it will end; that
to that theatre we have the enemy ab-
solutely beaten; ail the German lines
are about to break; and that when the
debacle sets in -the war is over.
Believe me, they are not laughing in
the Trenches, at the idea
of
early peace
Withinhe - fewdaysi
t past I havereceiv-
ed a letter from a distinguished officer
who is, perhaps, More intimately in
touch with the situation in the West
than any other man, with the except-
ion of Haig himself. Here is the last
paragraph: "i think you will find the
war will he over this year," And al -
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most every other letter I get tells the •
same story. Of course, they may all
he wrong, But, please remember, 1 •
am but the chronicler and reporter of 4
their views. 11 1 put my money on •
them, it is because they are the men Q
on the spot, the men who are actually s
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sighting the war. They have no axes to
grind -and they don't say to -day the
opposite of what they said yesterday.
They are neither liars nor lunatics,
No, my friends, 1 am, if you like, a
Jingo -an out-and-out -believer in the
strong arm of the British Empire, t.
which, despite all her faults and fail-
ngs, and her politicians, no Power on •
God's earth, and no combination of
Powers, shall ever bring to the ground,
So come along, good readers -thumbs
up, three cheers for Haig, to Hell with
the Kaiser, and to Jericho with the
Pessimists! in the words of Smuts 4
the war is won.
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161st OFFICERS IN BAD ACCIDENT 4
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According to word received at
Winghauh from England, Major H.
Campbell had his leg broken and
Major C, F. Vanstone was badly cut
about the face and head in a runaway
accident. They were returning from
the funeral of Pte. Adair, of Wingham
when an auto cane up behind and
frightened the horse, The driver
was killed, and Lieut. Woods, who was
also in the party was badly shaken
up. All three were taken to the hos-
pital. Both Majors were well known
in Clinton at the time the 161st was
mobilized,
CANNOT CUT P. O.; CHARGES
Contract With Britain Prevents Can.
adian Government Reducing Rates
on Soldiers' Parcels.
Dr, R. W, Coulter, Deputy Post-
master -General, has written in reply
to a request that the postal rates on
mail sent to soldiers overseas be re-
duced. He says the department has
every sympathy for the soldiers and
would be glad to render any assistance
possible In improving their postal
facilities,
"There are, however, certain diffi-
culties which make it impossible for
the 'Canadian Post -Office Department
to remove or alter the rate of post-
age on parcels. The transmission of
parcels is governed by an agreement
with Great Britian, to which Canada
is bound to live up to. Every effort
has been made to obtain low postage
Sam Weinstein
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All kinds of Itaw Pius want- 4
ed. Highest prices (laid. Call •
0 on the undersigned before you •
Bell, Also buy Hides, Sheep-
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1400 yards 1)I e"s (i'tls In
all wool Venetian (.ls l•
mores, 1%1.10 y weaves and
plaids, old dyes, enl.as
art t.attired fast, to day',
uh,11 in ice $1 50 a yard.
Sale Sp. (dal 8Je yet ti
490
800 yl1('d. or Diems Cionds
in Poplins, \roils, Lustre
ur'd 11''0(ey- '1'•'red INfreta,
.11)101)11+ I„1+ chilli), '1, u1'
uo111Pn'. •'3111, old dyer.,
regular 75".
S,i1' Silet.i ,1 49, yitrtl
624c
23 doz. heavy Itebh Wool
\\T,11.11 l:lms0,',liltable rm.
IVIlimetl'6 and boys' weal',
made from good quality
worsted yawns, old dye,,
SIse> 84 to 10 Reg. 83e
Sale Special (33Mc
15c
1001 yde, \Va.h Hotels con-
sisting of ('rink, Geng-
1,mis, Oaalnose'., (heel's,
Nuains, etc., all guatan-
toed tva.111n65 materials,
rrguhu• 35e.
Nall' Special 15e yal tl
150
15(10 yds, \Vhile and Grey
(luttune, fine even weave,
free 4!11(11 (resa11g, full 30
ill (vide. .2l grand oppor-
tunity to buy your Mum -
iota' (lotions. 31411 p1 ire
ti -day 106e. Speelal lye
39c
10 doz. Heavy Wool Rub-
bed and C:aslnorino !lose,
mode now gond siting
yarns, seamless and a very
set vieeabll' stocking, sizes
Si to 10. Rog 5110.
Sale Special 39c
25c
100 ors, only Ladies' Fleece
Lined Lisle Finished }lose,
elastic ribbed top, spliced
heel Itnd toe, old dyes,
sizes 8i to 10. While they
hast
Stile Special 25e:
64c
5 dos, Womem's 11ib. \Void
tuu119eee.e Lined Vests and
Uratver., (made inion line
even yartw, nal Ural (.r
while Winter weight.
Splend'd fitting garment.
1teg, 85c, Sale Special Ole
39c
10 doz, Women's Vests
and Drawers, med. weight,
fine ribbed, iu white Or
natural, well huarle gar-
ments, soft a11(1 warm.
Sizes 30 to 33. Reg. 50e.
Sale Special 300
39c
8 doz. \Votut'n's 115 311>45s'
Pure Wool Caps and'l'em',
made from Hues[ quality
y'ttt'ns, brushed (wool 141(1
ribb knit. 1t'gnittr 111 see
75e.
Sale Special 30 •
33c
2 doz. Children's Brushed
\Viol and Worsted (laps,
fancy rib stitch ; colors,
(`ordinal and Grey. H,eg,
400. Salt: Special 331:
25 Mases' Wool Toques as.
sorted colors. Special 49c
95c
10 doz. Men's \V'til nt Win-
ter Cap., made troll gaud
1108vy n11 wool materials,
large peak, golf s) yea•,
tyarm tut -lined hand, Mill
price to -day 51.5(1
Sale Special 03e
49c
10 doz Men's Leavy Grey
\Vool Sox, seamless Itnd
well finished heels (51111 1004
1%1 11,11 leg and plain
buil foot, a good (yarm
sox tot Winter. Reg. 6(1 I.
Sale Special 40e
$1.19
8 dos, Men's heavy elastic
rib. wool Shirts fool Draw-
ers, Shirts double breast-
ed, good \\ inter weight,
locule flow fine soft pure
yarn, sizes 34 to 44. Reg
$1 50. Sale Special 51,19
$1.35
Women's Over -stockings
with Rubber atlached-
Sizes 2} 10 8 1.75 for 81 85
Misses' 1 to 2 1.50 " 1.35
Git•le' 11 tri 13 1 40 " 1.19
(l1) Is' 8 to 101 1.25 " 95
Child's 4 to 7 1.15 " 89
$2.69
40 pairs glen's Snag P''i f
Guru Rubbers, laced or 2
buckle, solid lis') and best
quality !ted Solo Granby
Brand, sires 0 to 10. 11e1.5,
$3.00
Sale Special $2 (30
$1.69
15 indite Men's Ileavy )Osa-
ki Duck \Vaterprnnf Leg-
giugs, leather trimmed,
double sewn, good strong
fasteners, sizes 0 to 10
Regular $2.25
Shale Special $1 00
$1.69
Youth's 2 Buckle Snag
Proof Rubbers, heavy dou-
ble sole, solid heel, sizes 11
to 13. Reg, 51.85.
Sale Special 81,09
Imps' sizes 1 to 5 Reg
52.25. Sale Special $1.89
$2.49
25 pails Women's Dongola
Blucher Ilius, a good fit-
ting hoot, 100(1111111 heel, a
serviceable boot for street
or house wear, sizes 23 to
55 Regnhlar 83 00
Sale Special 52.49
$1.89
30 pairs Misses' 1)1)5145
lilnchet' 13,11., full 1 n and
medium heel easy fitting
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last, gond .40111 ing finality.
Ogled. Special. While
they last.
Only 81,811
Extra Special - 25 per cent off furs, Maltles and Overcoats
C ,rswel Bros.
Successors to G. N. McLaren
The Store
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steed (5,,. 51)5, 4av of 110.e'n16er, 11117, aro re•
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0e:ele .:e0. Ito Flseente'o ur the -odd ..-1-ate, nc
flu Ir ...14.41,0, on or 1 lul„ Co• 15th (illy or
num, n toll 0ietono.ot or lb... 1!0!011
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owor,l "a'v 41, quell elaimw n. Ibey shall live
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with
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A D Win, W, 111IYD IN (0,('lintnn, Ont„
911.4 s,dirhur for the Plxeentors.
iFarin for Sale
The pnrnt'rslsnetl 01f ors for sale bin 140 nora
farm, 11.4110 s'e part Lot 11, ('un 8, Alm 011
tewn.Idp. (best le lel; house nn4 mrotrclans
outlnuldingo on menthe. icor fm tber pnrtm-
ale, apply to 2>10)11151) 1581{)t,
is -a R. 11. No, 5, 1511184o1P,
Farm for Sale
(',n(,tldng 174 11511.+, being 'Lot 8, Con. 11,
nal port of Lot" 7 anti 8, Pon 14, ((toy !own.
Lip Well wet:wed, euuhfortnbl(' frame house
bang be 01; (44th :demo stable 50 x 711 foot ; truer{
drive rued, hen home. pig pen and pump
ral maleg',, orchard 'd ,,bout 5 aereo ()ush.
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Ovular)) apply to 8114s 17 DluICS0N,
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• n menthe old, 0,,1111! -)red by (latus1ord bear•
gels, grand chuu :len bull of Canada; and a.
▪ number A rts> by Atlstaernt No 1110)12, whole
4: grand eire is (sinsferd one Onix hot 80, Von.
4 a 4)or ie+ Lt4 nn'es 14e1.11) ue larusselso n gravel
• road 1 'Prins NI 1515' 11,
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fuel AND Luit01' lees,
sAi.1'-()„'�tl (Ven fll,ll eiY tl•Ytl. fruit trees,
4 Ce, Alen :5 sere. in Vol norati.n with large
O Mehl« and 4144!14 we 1 Foo nu (holt pardon-
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4 Morr)" town -hep, ped 1.14 1, ('on, $ Grey town -
0 1(1p well untored onto Pur table 10,80)', blink
1)n, n mud mbrnnrr 'bed dl iv1. a hose, wltd
4• nll, nreh•u,1, &,- y1_ mile, North of lirnssels
0 ", gra'•,•! road. 11116 ;1 until and I ural 'phone,
• 1.; ur11• to 0411o1, 15,1) o.11 raller or both
'• 51t, Cls It not sold b, fore Oehler Int will he
Y • rented, (1''r flu then pe: oculars apply to
A I,1•:S Fel'oY 1`H, Proprietor, Brussels, or
Fs. MJOP1r, PI ns00I4. B.4
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M 114 up, from : to a ntrry it has 41(11 (rated
• nod enough or grnvrl there to supply the town
e nil vicinity Por the next quarter Oa century;
ee building lots on Tnrnberry stunt ; 1 lot on
(irorge streetneer the l ailway station ; also
• 11(1' pprivate resirlenre 51) the river bank, corner
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of William and Albert streets. For further
• particulars apply to the undersigned at his
• renl.i rner, .5, LECKIEE.
• Drussels, 15th March, 1017.
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rates, but the imperial postal author-
ities have not seen their way clear to
agree to an arrangement which would
increase the burden of the transport
service. You will observe that Can-
ada has thrown off her charges on
parcels for Hie soldiers in France,
and insofar as she is concerned low-
ered the rate on every parcel by eight
cents a pound, But for this action
eight cents more would be charged
on every parcel that ' goes to the
front."
NEW BILLS CIRCULATING
The new one dollar bills which
were issued 11n .March last are now
finding their way into circulation
They are of very artistic design,
green in color, and from a pictorical
point of view are an improvement
on the old bills. On the front is a
medallion showing a portrait of Prin-
cess Patricia, while at the back is a
picture of the Dominion (louses of
Parliament,
DEPENDENTS TO GET
UP TO $40 A MONTH
No Deduction from Wives of Non-
Coms.-No Reduction Proal
Out -Patients.
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Ottawa, Jan, 24, - A number of
Important changes in the schedule of
allowances allotted to dependents of
soldiers have been made by the exe-
cutive committee pl the Canadian
Patriotic Fund
By the hlew regulations the maxi-
mum allowance for dependents in
Eastern Canada has been raised to
540 per month, instead of 535, as
formerly, Phis increase, which
an10mn is to 310 within the last three
months, is due o the increased post
of living, and will materially assist
those wives of soldiers who have
large families,
Another regulation provides that
the different branches shall not de-
duct 55 per In t
month from the e wives
of non-connnissioned officers with
the rank of sergeant or sergeant -
major, as has been done in the past.
This is due to a uniform scale of
separation allowance having been
adopted for privates and non-com-
missioned officers.
It is also provided that there shall
be no reduction in the allowance
granted to returned soldiers who are
"out-patients" at convalescent
homes, 011 account of the subsistence
allowance having been raised from
60c to SOc per day.
VALUE IN DEAD LETTERS.
Loss and Trouble Totat Are Caused by
Sheer Carelessness.
More than two ;and a quarter mil-
lion dollars' worth of checks, drafts,
money orders and other valuable pa•
pers were found in undelivered letter,
by the United States dead letter office
during the last year, and practically
all were restored to their owners.
The first assistant postmaster -gen-
eral aimouneed that the dead letter
division luandled '10,839,890 letters
! and parcels during the year, a slight
!Increase over the previous year, One -
'third of these letters and parcels, or
3,677,194, was delivered; 101,485 con-
tained things of value without clew
to their senders, and were held for
claimants; 7,019,436 had to be de-
stroyed, and 41,775 still are being in-
vestigated.
In addition to the valuable papers,
with a face value of 52,303,119, found
in undelivered letters, 11111ny contain-
ed stamps, and sone currency was
found loose in the mails,
The dead mail received by the
dead letter division during the year
contained 677,770 misdirected letters,
115,766 unaddressed letters, 228,700
letters held for postage, 440 200 let-
ters written on hotel letter paper
persons unknown to the hotels, and
104,700 letters bearing fictitious sig-
natures,
Several have received a )Menu••,
card from Capt, W, B. Allen, the
Quartermaster of the 161st Battl.,
which was for the Christmas Dinner in
the Men's Mess, of the 161st Huron
lnfranty Battalion, Dec. 25, 1017 at
Watley Camp, Surrey. Lt, -Colonel R.
Murdie, 13.S 0., Officer Commanding,
MENU.
Soup,
Scotch Broth
Roast Turkey with Appe Sauce
Vegetables
Cabbage. Potatoes
'Cabbage Salad,
Plum Pudding with Brandy Sauce
Mince Pies, Christmas Cake
Dessert
Apples. Oranges
Malaga Grapes, Nuts
Tea
"GOD SAVE THE KING.'
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MUSIC
March "The Bing Boys"
Fox Trot ..... "Sone Afternoon"
March .."O'Brien is talking Hawaiian"
Waltz .."The Maid of the Mnuntiins"
Fox ")'rot "Hors D'Oeuvhes"
March "My Baby Soldier Boy"
161st Battalion Regimental Orchestra
Conductor,-Bandnias1er Scott
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Dr. Anna M Shaw says : "The women who have not-
® bc(n trained in Stenography and Typewriting
should immediately undergo instruction in exactly
s the same Sl irit that moved them to attend classes
0 in first-aid nursing."
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THE NEED 1''011. STENOGRAPHERS NO(GRAPI115118 IS 1112,01554'l'.
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THE \(It i PLR, N AND THE PAY AMPLE'
WHY SHOULD YOU Not' PRLPAIIII VOR, IS HiIl)P10157
YOUR '111!1 WW1'1'I,At'Iti'I'O Ulf,!. SOUI.i TLtA1N[NG IS Al'
The Central Business College, Stratford, Ont.
The Mount Forest Rusin''SS College, Mt. For"st,
or'I'he Central Business Coll('go,•Winghatn,
kihhi Bats
For 1918
Following are the Clubbing Rates'1'AL
POST. is making; I'nr next year to
Canadian Postttiires :-
'I'HI POST and Daily (11"be,..,.....$ 5 00
11ltil-Empilo........ 5 00
'fotontn iVorlrh... 5 00
•' Toronl(1 Stmt..... 4 25
'!'memo News., 4 25
Lnldun Advertiser 4 25
London Free Press •I 25
I'',unily H"rrtid.. 'L 75.,
\Ve,'kly Witness . 2 80
P3u'.:\dvoenle.,., 3011
Nor. Messenger.,. 2 00
\Vot'id \Ville... . 3 20
Presbyterian ,.,. 2 75
I•'nrw and Dail y... 2 80
Rai titer's Sun . . 2 20
if papers me to be sent to the Unit-
ed States additional postage is 110ces-
114 5
011.11 must accompany all in tiers as
Ino rily 1p')/r„'- WW1. n" Pt 11(11
.`l nal ni :fret by 150) '0s Order, Poet•
01 Notc' ed ltegi.tered Lal let.. Bank
Cheques 1115145 have commission added.
A(idTess
W. IT. IZCRR,
')'Hes Pos•r firnssets, Ont.
MONTHLY
HORSE FAIRS
1121
BRUSSELS
(tngnhn' Mn11)111y Horse Pairs will be
held this 8041,4) ), tw follows
'l'HI1,1.1,SDA.Y, P11113 28th
At'1L. 4th
Leading local and Outside Buyers -Present
Ily nrdnr of Oonneil,
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GOI.1, Clerk,
Steady Work and Good Wages
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Girls and Women
Apply at
Excelsior Knitting
Mills - Brussels
Call Phones 20x of 86,