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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1917-10-25, Page 2The Care of Lamps. With traffic officials scrutinizing the lighting system of every automobile or t e mo ovist to give a little attention to, that part of his car's electrical system which makes night driving possible under any conditions. these days it is well f h t According to an expert there are three situations which may lead to an ineffective lighting arrangement, any one of which the roan who delves his own car may remedy himself, Briefly "grounds; in the lighting system.(a deep blue, and further pro et. no so imp x a ' poor goes out the bulbs should b rust bya'covering of felt. Some message for you to read when I am assiduousiy,' ally when served with hot 1 "Concord 'Mass, Dec. 15, 1892. stated they are, Headlights toone light g fromstamps, is. now sought and this will indicate tiles—eonseripts, I calx dead. Thera will besn Tittle else --dust os eeially if it comes from a district with"My Dear Boy :—I did not have the focus, reduced reflection and failure interchanged, lb o�, o£ the latex bo the brief official notification.'TIM Sec- p milli, Delicious Sliced the b i I that h been M the hands of each opportunity I had hoped to talk with tob retary of State for War regrets , 1 times. peaches, yn 1 g, .1 s. • 1 of brother Made In Canada, ori forgot, to give you a . few Left Cid o distinguish counsel easily be remedied by placing the, car due either to a brew ld nothing; And" therefore now, before- about fifty feet from the side of a a poor connection in the socket atethe brought me out here, seri I have, hand, X say farewell, is the postmark that gives value tel FIRE WITHOUT MATCHES 1' from home, f t] head;°ght If one 1 g g t the stamp for the collector's purposes. i -- "One of your first duties as a sol- building and adjusting g b k other therefore, expert The h, Canadian postmarks at present. Methods of Obtaining of each cirole"of light should be about eighteen inehes from the ground. "Reduced reflection results chiefly from tarnished epote and dust on the Polished Over reflecting surfaces, A chamois soaked in alcohol and then dipped in dry, powdered rouge should be used for tarnished areas. Great care 'must be taken so that no grit will scratch the reflector, " of headlight bulbs to The failure burn may be traced to defective bulbs, mor connections or short circuits, or OVER THE TOP! A SOMME TRAGEDY ONE; OF WAR'S MISFORTUNES GRAPHICALLY TOLD; A Water -Bottle Narrates Sonne Dra- matic Incidents in its Career A SON'LETTER. WAR AR ' BRINGS Written by a British Soldier Just Be- fore He Fell in Battle. NEW STAMPS Here is a fine manly letter, full ' of heart add free of cant, which appear- . ed the other day in an Isle of Wight newspaper.. Thousands of Cahada's young men have entered, and are .now entering, upon the stern realities of army life, and thousands of fathers are bidding' them good -by with choking throats. It may help a bit to road this clean, UNUSUAL li QSTMARKS AVEH' A NEW IMPORTANCE. • War Stamp Collectors Can Read a History of the,Contiet in the Pa es of Their Albums strong-souled youth's last words. He g the old h 11:%ren stable was killed in action shortly One elf a tri edY of me un- Suite the most complex and difficult f m the postage. stamps issue in coup bated by theS glorious' life came and foundall the tasks that mime to men, and to worthy, • to tines which wholly or in part have .tasty and toothsome. MOiit partment emcee the men called for' . g'et such a letter as this must be changed Gover tnents. The postmark, lila 'the nutty aroma the new 1J,S. National Army, in the X am a common, ordinary soldier'san father a sweet reward, g people. e t y p. Y 'ch-' enorall 'n normal times is belief that it will serve as an Eating for Health a>nd FATHER'S LETTER Strength calls for intelli- TO SOLDIER SON gent food selection, It ' is easy .to keep in top-notch " vigor of mind and ::body at INSPIRING COUNSEL OWEN 55 IOW cost if you know Shred -1 YEARS AGO: dell Wheat ,Bissciuit It is , 100 per cent. whole wheat--, '- nothing. wasted, nothing All Soldiers Might Read With Profit ,. ti This Advice to a. Civil War thrown away --- contains -,-. more real, body-building nu� after in- -cane that ahas resulted from triment than meat, eggs Or This letter, written by an eminent As I lie to e o s e Biting them; l; g r ie' the world war but has been noticed t Massachusetts Judge to his son a sol - the I often consider myself g The business of being a Pathe potatoes' and costs much.' Great War; MY one great hour of o by few persons except philatelists is less; Full of nutriment ;Bier in the .civil war; is being distri- r United fates, War"De Corporal. inspire= water -bottle, made of non, enamelled "To My Father is a final which -genera g Y 1 •o t nt to collectors a8 of the baked wheat, expect- ',tion to them: of bulbs burn. whether the trouble is in e u em -are composed of alwork ries n as u brightlythe wiring. When lights fail to urna ets . .'1 bananas and other u last evening, nn therefore take them:— "If your headlights burn had seen a year's hard work before May be a belated letter or two, speak-! side severs im 1 hroad it is an with the electric starter working and they ever thought of answering the y + ..'the mall ha enfn s of• Of course a foreign army in'occupa- i f1esh ft Ithis opportunity, when we are sending but fail to illuminate the mg' only of s l you your mittens and the envelopes indication that the lamps -are not pro the automatic circuit breaker closed country's call, pE g tion of a city or territory has nothing t the day perhaps the tale a > t d t uish its stamps from those . which y g , Y Le t in the Cold. officer as to how I fell; beyond that, ; affectionate soldier it generally uses and, in such cases. it, ,last words„, of , Eighteen months ago my perly focused," he says, "This may the cause is commonly an open circus , break the headlights ae o ie experienced two 'win er until the bright spot from each bulb burns more brigb.tlY than theiused a campaigns. Now, I can't shear cold is slightly more than three feet in when the dimming switch it my value diameter and the two illuminated 'ground,' or short circuit, is usually For weeks on1en1ddI am forcedstoIcarry areas almost touch. The lower edge present." the same drop of water, and never trenches once will my owner put me to his ljii , diers of the Guard left theirYou may not believe this, but it is before the bombardment ceased, while honestly true, I once had six' inches their artillery was still launching of water frozen solid inside me. PARADISE a .,, D shells upon the territory to be as- �� A HOT FIGHT Ilk WHERE THE GALLANT FRENCH MET THE ENEMY. A French Colonel Describes Episode Near Chemin-des-Dames, or Ladies' Walk. Perhaps my soldier prefers to mix sainted. his water with `something else oeca- "Here and there along the line our sionally, for pungent and auspicious defenses were a wreck. Here and liquids have been poured down my there, too, we had no men living to de- protesting neck. Of course, • it is • a' fend them. Here and there finally, military crime to'carry anything ex - we held firm, a little group of heroic cept aqua pure in my family, but a men standing fast in a hell of fire. good soldier is never afraid to take One of the couriers sent forward with risks. instructions from myself to' Major' It is only in Arctic weather, how- --• saw the enemy's preparation for ever, that Bill desecrates me with assault and understood it was to be other liquids, mailing new, an assault with a eon- In the trenches, it is no simple mat The French colonel, with a few of I tinuous fire, instead of an assault ter to get pure -water. A_ party of his officers, received us in a peasant's after fire. Iye immediately abandonedmen are sent behind the line to a well modest house, a simple house of al his mission, returned to me and de- in a shattered farmhouse,'' or, prefer - story and a half, with the typical livered the information, indicating to ably, to the battalion water -cart, to eloping roof of the French country me d i this very map the portions of fill up empty petrol -tins, the water districts, writes a war correspondent our line that were destroyed, the Por- having first been chlorinated to make from France. Here in a scantily fur- tions still holding. I sent him back it suitable for drinking. They calory niched room he bade us welcome and for further reconnaissance. He never back a tin in each, hand, and I and all without ado led us to a table on which returned, a map was spread. And in quiet tones Hand -to -Hand Fighting. he told of a recent encounter with the "But the information he had given Germans. me enabled me to learn that a mitrail- . "We stood in the trenches in Para- dise wood on the Chemin-des-Dames, opposite Courtecon, still in the hands of the enemy. You know the Chemin- the other bottles de filled from these. A Tragedy on the Somme. I have a reputation to maintain. I'm a water -bottle. Sometimes I think an "There is no need of manywords, n ap- Fire Are Com- diem will be to take all the care you But I want first to thank you as your peal to the patriotic citizens of the mon Amend Various Races can of your health. The firmer that is son. Yeti have been to me the best Dominion to aid. the Government byi the better you will be able to do any Tho native Malay method of makug subscribing to the war loan, Many service or undergo any 'fatigue re- post offices in the United States fire is by rubbing two sticks together. uirad of you, To preserve your stamped letters in a similar way Bur- ' The Malays use for the purpose two health you must try to lead as regu= p campaign, I pieces of bamboo. One is a hollows ing the first LibertyLoan cam ai lar and temperate a life as is possible. Maio New Stamps; convex 'strip laid flat side deem; the I hope you will. not try to avoid your Many `other. is sharpened to a knife edge. full share of labor, danger or ex Russia's new stamps contain the The sharpo edge is sawed rapidly posure where either is necessary or . Slavonic inscription:, Liberty -Equal across the.eonvex strip until the late called for. Take every proper occas ity-Fraternity." The number issued; is penetrated through, and the du - sloe for bathing your whole body— so far has not been large, as Kerensky that falls beneath, -rendered incan scrupulously regard'your personal and his followers have been too busy dcscent by friction, ignites a bit of andi with more, important matters. - As a , tinder. cleanliness, no matter how mud; authorities have all oda ted for the Irouble it may give you. Rave noth- ing on to do with spirituous liquors of overprinted the old Romano$ stamps }purpose becrause its 'flinty coat favors anykind. Take your food --as regular - with a device representing a Phrygian, the development of high heat, while or Liberty cap; with crossed swords its mnrrowy pith• when dry is very in - immoderately as you can get it, and neither eat appears immoderately fior go a long time 'with., in addition to theilegend that flammable. There is of course no on the latest issue. father a fellow could wish. I want to thank you for the gift of a clean and strong and vigorods healthy body, straight limbs and thews that could serve England at her need. For the gift of a powerful intellect and a dis- cerning mind—thank you. For the; long years of self-denial that made my education possible; fpr the guidance and teaching that kept me straight in the days of youth; for.the counsel and help ever freely proffered when I ask- ed; for all noble things in your 'ex ample—again and most earnestly,; thank you. "Secondly, as to my death. Inas- much as we be men together, there is little need for words. It is in a good cause that I lay down my life, All the things that I hold dear in life I will- ingly give up since it is required of me. I am proud and glad to be one of those whom England takes, who in their bodies pay the.price of her hon- or. And though• in your heart there will -be sorrow, you. will also be proud; and you will not grieve overmuch; "All good things be unto you! May the coming years bring wider field of service, honor, and honorable work, strength and wisdom. to perform it; leuse squad was pouring lead. with A.S.C. driver will be collaring me, in and in_ the end peace and contentment deadly destruction into the Boche, and the belief that Yin a tin of petrol. and quiet rest! Your son, a soldier that two companies had counter -at- I was a water -bottle, I should have of England, salutes you. Farewell!" tacked with the Boche attack and said. Ah, I still imagine I belong to des -Dames. It is or was, until torn broken through, to be immediately those happy days, instead of being a THE OPEN WINDOW HABIT, to pieces by shellfire, 1111 ancient Ro- surrounded; that Captain —, with misterable makeshift candlestick'in a ' - — man road elevated above water level one company, had come to the rescue rest -billet. Lessens Danger of Tuberculosis- and through a low section resting upon a and broken the Boche line. I sent My tragedy happened on the Increases Efficiency. Somme. Bill's dearest friend was named Joe. They enlisted together, and by great good fortune had manag- ed to stick to eachotherall through their. service. I can tell you, Joe's bot- tle and I. exchanged confidences on many a dusty route march. Worth Its Weight in Gold, height, rebuilt in the Napoleonic era on the plateau rising north from Sois- sons and northeast of Rheims about the village of Craonne. A Veritable Inferno. "It is upon the outlined form of this forward a fresh battalion in counter- attack. They went through the en- emy line like a train through a tunnel and took as prisoners Boche troops that had held some of their comrades captive for twelve minutes• plateau that the front shapes itself at "There was death all about. Hand this section, it's edges of spur -shaped to hand and body to body, teen foug t land dentiled between little valleys. and died and won and lost, amid shell "Paradise wood is partially inclosed explosion, and bayonet thrust. Later in one of these valleys. The trenches we found two of our machine guns in - of our regiment were in its very cen- tact and every man of each crew ter, first, second and third line with dead about them. We fought the fight communications, On the fourth day all night and gave more than we lost,. after our occupation of this sector, at At dawn we held true to the previous 8 o'clock in the evening, a hail of night's position, save for a few meters Boche shells began to fall upon our here and there, and by 9 in the morn - lines. It was a veritable inferno, Mg we had regained these. Not a foot great shells sent toward us and burst of our line was in enemy hands. Not Ing everywhere about us, destroying an observation post belonging to us small abri and observation, breaking was taken. Ail our line was ours. Our connection with the rear. That meant dead and theirs attested why," the immediate establishment of a relay courier system, in which man FIND BONES OF ST. GEORGE, after man picks up a message and — carries it under fire to a given point. It's life-giving business, and to avoid loss of the message in transmission I divided the relays into two sections, Remains Found in Palestine Under Fine Sixth Century Mosaic. A fine mosaic of the early sixth con - starting from different points and tury Christian Church has been ..chs_ going toward the objective by differ covered by British troops in Palestine, ent routes. Sometimes both reached northwest of Beersheba, under works `home'; sometimes but one. And often recently occupied by the Turks. It during that day neither. bears a Grieco -Syriac inscription re - "The Shall Not Pass!" ferning in superlatives to a Saint y George, whose bones were found be - "We knew an attack would follow neath the mosaic, the bombardment. Probably the attack The latter has been somewhat in - would begin in close formation im- hared by Turkish trench digging, but mediately after the bombardment is, nevertheless, a fine (specimen. It ceased. And when this moment should is for the present stored at a depot in be announced by a lull in the storm Cairo, where it will remain, pending a of shells thrown upon us, our men decision as to its ultimate disposal stood to take to the open, to leave their deep shelters and girded to the. loins, receive the Boche shock. We had only one aim—the aim of Verdun and all the rest of it—`They shall not passe "But on this occasion the grena- Well, our battalion was ordered to capture a certain wood, whose name I must not divulge. I• fairly shook in my carrier during the fierce bombard- ment that preceded our attack, but my nerve returned immediately Bill climb- ed out of the trench and walked across One of the most useful habits to cu1 "tivate is that of sleeving -with your windows open. Undoubtedly a great deal of sickness, low energy and tired feeling is -due to sleeping with closed windows. Not only is the danger of tuberculosis much lessened by sleep- ing with your windows wide open, but your efficiency will be largely increas- ed and you will feel like another per- son if you get fresh air while you Bleep. Most people keep their windows open at night in the summer time, but begin to close them' as soon as the. the intervening eight hundred yards. weather turns chilly. This is where Though machine -gen bullets pinged they make a mistake. It ;is at this point where one can easily. contract the open window habit. By adding bed covers on the cold nights, in a few weeks one will find that the coldest nights do not mean disco. It is then easy to continue with open win - Then, as my soldier was making his dews through the winter. way to the. northern end, to.consoli- date a position, the familiar voiee of Quick Promotion. Joe called out to' him. "Bill!" he dried. "Water, Bill, for, God's sake! My soldier aushdd over to the spun - all around us, Bill strolled along, un- harmed. He stopped to light a cigar- ette, and—ahl No matter, we took the wood, We searched every corner of it, and rout- ed out a large number of Fritzes. For an hour the American consul in a Mexican town had been sitting in the hotel dining room. At last the pro- tered tree under which he lay, pulling prietor came to him. me out of my straps as he ran. 'Pardon, sir," he said, with a low "Joe, all chum," he said, "stopped bow, "were you waiting for any- a nasty' one have yer? Cheer up, thing. sonny! Here's yer water. I'll get yer "Yes;' replied the consul. "Yes- 'Pardon, to our lines all right!" terday .I told Ferdinand,, your head And he pulled but my cork and rats- waiter, that I would dine here at six' o'clock, It is seven o'clock; and he s , " m every quarter of city, signboards Then—then he noticed, and he flung hasn't appeared yet on every Corner point out the way to me fr`hm him like a thing accursed* "Ferdinand 'joined the army early them And go, when the watchmen For when he had stopped to light his to-day,"said the proprietor. et, the sound the alarm on their trumpets, cigarette a machine-gun 'bullet bored. . right through me, And now, when my ammo e.put food, if you can avoid it. Espe- France. ra ermally bamboo nce• but snits-1°tally be careful, not to eat to excess Finland's new stamps contain'an factory methods of maltingng fires veil-' old time arrhorial . design of a lion i oat- matches are known to -day to ai after long fasting. Ihope you will tnever disgrace yourself by any pro - trampling on a sabre. Besides "Fin- land" they have on them the native name of the country, "Suomi.". Poland has a new stamp, but itis great many Boy Scouts, who practice fineness or obscenity, and will avoid them on camping trips, and sokhors all conversation and companions and sailors are now being taught to' where they are practised or allowed. " •. use them• involves the "Try. to preserve a cheerful and Made in harmony. One of these methods v contented spirit and encourage it in Quick changes which have taken use of a how drill, a• ample contrivance' others. Bear hardships without grum- place in China have afforded a rich that dates back to remote prehistoric bileg and always try -to do more, ra- field, for those -interested in philately, times. By this means one end of Cher than less; than your duty.You although it has not been easy to get stick is made :to revolve with great hold of the stamp issues. In. the recent rapidity in a hole in a piece of wood, will have occasion,to be patient much, brief retina to the throne of Emperoroftener than to be brave, p With or little mood tinder ready,egaionlyto "The duty of a soldier is unques Hsuan Tung it is said that the stamps two three minutes are' required to of the republic were overprinted with p tioning obediencebut,` beyond this,' an imperial emblem or inscription. As the young man held his place for only a week the overprinted stamps should be `valuable. - - War stamp collectors. with their stamps and postmarks can read off a history , of the wax by glancing through- the pages of their albums. They are constantly on the alert to add to their stores, as can be testified to by importers; exporters, army and navy officers and employees of steam- ship lines, who are importuned..by dili- gent ;philatelists desiring to "go through the 'waste baskets,",' War stamp collecting has also opened a new source of revenue to janitors in office buildings, who look out for stamps and sell them. The Sandbag Caves of Venice., -In other cities, when aerial boa= bardments take place, the citizens run for safety into underground cellars, and store -places. But, as is well known Venice has no'cellars, nor under- ground places. Around the houses there- is°°water. One can hardly Sig a few feet below the surface any= where without coming to water. For. this reason the ground floors of the houses are made of cement so as to Ise impermeable to water; but should any flaw or crack appear in them the water soon discovers ,it. and comes bubbling up through it. Venice thus lacking underground cellars, a substi- tete had to be found for them, For- tunately, it possesses many strongly arched passages, and in these the authorities have provided, what are called leoghi di-rifudio (places -IV re- fuge). They are built of wood -and, sandbags. They have been constructed ed me to his wounded friend mouth. If you have cut your finger badly water would have been worth more and can not stop the bleeding, tie it than liquid gold, I was empty! up in a piece of soft rag that has been soaked in turpentine. This will stop the bleeding and make the cut heal quickly. A few oxalis bulbs planted now will make flourishing clover like plants all senor — "Gone, has he? The scoulidrell Why didn't he let me know he was go- ing? "More respect, please, senor," pros tested tithe Mexican, with dignity. "Ferdinand has 'won steady promo- wintor tion and is now a general" the people like those of old, flying from the avenger of blood, can run into these refugees and be safe. For dumplings, cook small tea bis- cuits in the oven. Before serving put these on the platter, and our the stew over them. aeconi lish ignition. The bow drill is in common use by - the Eskimo for.making fire. Another method, of Polynesian origin, is that of the "plowing stick." The opera- tor rubs a groove in a_ piece of soft wood with the end of a stick of hard wood. The stick wears off particles of the soft wood and pushes them along in a head at, the end- of the groove.y • By accelerating the move- ment the tiny heap is. brought to the point of ignition: Until recent years the accomplish- ment of.making fire, by rubbing two sticks together was deemed beyond attainment by civilized people. But why? Nobody could say, but skill in the art was supposed to be obtain- able exclusively by savages. This idea has been exploded. -The civilized Canadian can make fire in this way just as well as any savage. All he needs is a little teach- ing, as many a Boy Scout can testify. Doubtless some day he "will learn how to use the "fire syringe,' which may fairly be regarded as the most. scientific of all aboriginal firema1iing processes. Its place of. origin is the island of Borneo. The instrument is a cylinder. of buffalo horn, .with'a sort of piston closely fitting. -A scrap of tinder is placed,•in the mouth of the cylinder and a sharp,' strong blew is struck upon.the knob of the piston. Com- pressed air gives up heat under re-, duction of volume, and thus the tindeti catches fire. Planned War in 1909. Germany's'military preparation was known to the Russian War Ministry,. and it also was aware that Germany contemplated h declaration of war in 1900, and again in 1918, according to' testimony given'by . General Michels - son, at the trial of General Soukhom- linoff, former minister of -war, 'for high treason. The witness was the military attache of the Russian em- bassy in Berlin from 1901 to 1911. He swore that he had reported Germany's military activity to the Russian War Office. 1 hope you *111 cultivate a kind, re- spectful and considerate temper to- ward your officers. "I hope you are going with a love for your country and your cause and, with a determination to be faithful to every duty you have undertaken. My boy, yob bear the name of one who, to the end of his honored life, never shrank from a duty, however painful, nor from a danger to 'which duty call- ed him. Be sure that you do no dis- credit lo is-credit•to itl Neither by cowardice, by falsehood, by impurities, by levitynor by gel-fishnaps: "Remember Always your home and your, friends—those who will 'welcome your return with pride and joy if you shall comeback irevirtue and honor; who will cherish your memory . if, faithful and true, You have given up your life; but to whom your disgra e would cause a pang sharper th, n death. Remember your obligations duty and to God. And may the thoughts' keep you from temptatio aidencourage and strengthen you in danger or sickness. "And now, my dear boy, I commend you to God-and,to the power of His grace. May God bless and keep you; Think of your 1-leavenly 'anther in. health and in sickness,in joy and in saerow. Go to Him forstrength and guidance. You are very dear to our hearts—and your absence leaves a great place vacant in our home. If it be according to His will, may you come hack to us in safety and hgnor, but whatever is before us, may His mercy and love be ever with you and His grace be sufficient for you. '`e . "With deep affection, your father, (Signed) "E. R. HOAR. "Samuel Hoar Corporal, Forty-eighth regiment, Massachusetts Volun-. - teens.,>_ Blue Monday "Piano." Who invented the washboard? One might imagine that . familiar ' article of household furniture to be of prehistoric origin. It seems as if there must always have been wash- boards, But not so, - The first 4weehboard same Tito ex- ist©nce in 1808. It was ineits way an epoch-making invention, and the chap who took out the patent on this Yankee' novelty was' named Stephen Rust, We met Hole Jim Plea:met theith- er day. Vice always leave him, with a feeling of rejuvenation, He always, has -a ready smile and a clieery never too,busy to stop and chat for a minute, We need more of Uncle Jim's kind in this 'World, Hallowe'en festivities are'incompleto without pop corn, Before popping, put the corn in a colanderand plunge it into a pan of water; then drain The eorh will be whiter and bettor when popped, if this pion le followed, When mgkleg pop -corn into balls, have a pan of dry corn and add It to the cont balls as they ate beingtamed, Tiley: will look hotter: and form muoh more easily; as they are not 00 sticky to Work, i PooR NOAH DID Yee Voce 'MING oNCE'C NOW lbt.D oN A Mortara Il WANY To T T G�'r THIS THIS. DOOR WAS OPDN TNE•1 WOtn.Dter SOUNDS .A AND THOM WAS A fNAIR DeLiati ma. 0 1.i•r`-La STANDING -SA`i fissE•I I cAN'Y Go 70 -nit 3 TODAY PH fes ' 0U GAN -You BRaJGHT lips WNOLE A ELF aN YOUR- 1 l'1.L HAUa. 7o MAKE UP SOME ppoNbV B7.C1/$E'Tb -{tt.L-Tse reLLows f RIGHT- YOU s,AY IT ADOUT IS MV t=Ya W THIS Mal t SELF $ A7 illi^ orrice - Levo 5 sEH nn — WAS DARK WHWI `IOU HERO - I'S7AerrVO To MR. DUI* SkAPE NOW, WHAT WILL SOUND n q Tin' ,. - El4TftdtaD -1'1+E Room? 60 IN THE NaXY ROOM � � a REAI0NAH4ET .••„ .Ary,-- �I fFi �:• q ,i f.. r l q i f r ` 1 p I ► a � �' . !( f ..v .. �,"villi :w P` `•��'�•,^��r r j ID 1!1! ( 1^3� A1 p (� �b `Ni �u, }g 1 f_ ,. .' i,p ,�1'^ • t / kr lb k till te` /�,, 3.. r 'il HUI -/// i W x 4 l� fly �' ill, / 7 � � %ice 5 ., €, . 4 :cii _- �$ + , ?t 1 hope you *111 cultivate a kind, re- spectful and considerate temper to- ward your officers. "I hope you are going with a love for your country and your cause and, with a determination to be faithful to every duty you have undertaken. My boy, yob bear the name of one who, to the end of his honored life, never shrank from a duty, however painful, nor from a danger to 'which duty call- ed him. Be sure that you do no dis- credit lo is-credit•to itl Neither by cowardice, by falsehood, by impurities, by levitynor by gel-fishnaps: "Remember Always your home and your, friends—those who will 'welcome your return with pride and joy if you shall comeback irevirtue and honor; who will cherish your memory . if, faithful and true, You have given up your life; but to whom your disgra e would cause a pang sharper th, n death. Remember your obligations duty and to God. And may the thoughts' keep you from temptatio aidencourage and strengthen you in danger or sickness. "And now, my dear boy, I commend you to God-and,to the power of His grace. May God bless and keep you; Think of your 1-leavenly 'anther in. health and in sickness,in joy and in saerow. Go to Him forstrength and guidance. You are very dear to our hearts—and your absence leaves a great place vacant in our home. If it be according to His will, may you come hack to us in safety and hgnor, but whatever is before us, may His mercy and love be ever with you and His grace be sufficient for you. '`e . "With deep affection, your father, (Signed) "E. R. HOAR. "Samuel Hoar Corporal, Forty-eighth regiment, Massachusetts Volun-. - teens.,>_ Blue Monday "Piano." Who invented the washboard? One might imagine that . familiar ' article of household furniture to be of prehistoric origin. It seems as if there must always have been wash- boards, But not so, - The first 4weehboard same Tito ex- ist©nce in 1808. It was ineits way an epoch-making invention, and the chap who took out the patent on this Yankee' novelty was' named Stephen Rust, We met Hole Jim Plea:met theith- er day. Vice always leave him, with a feeling of rejuvenation, He always, has -a ready smile and a clieery never too,busy to stop and chat for a minute, We need more of Uncle Jim's kind in this 'World, Hallowe'en festivities are'incompleto without pop corn, Before popping, put the corn in a colanderand plunge it into a pan of water; then drain The eorh will be whiter and bettor when popped, if this pion le followed, When mgkleg pop -corn into balls, have a pan of dry corn and add It to the cont balls as they ate beingtamed, Tiley: will look hotter: and form muoh more easily; as they are not 00 sticky to Work, i