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Until Monday.
HURRY.
Unfavorable weather conditions have prevented hundreds
of people from getting to our big sale within the specified
rc, days, and in response to may requests by parties from
a distance our great sale continues until Monday, the. 14 h'
ittpeling Bargains
Such as -we offer in, this extraordinary sale are attracting'
people in greater numbers every day from fariand near.
THESE EXTRA SPECIALS, for the winding up: days;,
will crowd our store with eager; buyers. -
5o B
SE (FORTH, FRIDAY, . FEB,UARY 11, 1916
Ca iadian House of C
DE = troyed by Fi
WA
THE II\EST ,ARCHI
L STR CTORE OF ITS.
ON E NORTH AM
C N CONTINENT
•
Mr. :Be. 'Bat L rr,•1►I,i',, an
B, ; 1 . Laplante,' Clerk's •
Maid, .Bry, i a�danve Mian
of • •Tare Sevi ny, in . the
agar .:ants; a Minion poll
tplun:'• :r and, a ;posse office
lost t''elr lives, while other
osca•e .wi"ibl art (hats or coo
At 8.50 on Thursday
the cr was in seasi
w,ss disco er =r3 in thie Libra
ing t ti . _ ()use of Comm
spre d wi `hl such fearful
,that an .a fie ' ho'ur,a, nothln
wall rof th faair:rous oitl
w=re left ding.
at :oar (wiarttin bf Srontre
✓ .,ed •t' e erlrers in the
as rola th : way to .his ro
r tie i'braTy, when
a.. r pipet n, wlech tray or
h: ve, been aced by spontane
bceti on . t newspaie,
i:,r. m dla,tel,: us+lie 1 to - the
an ' thlout: f: "Fire !—and a
ost i tid;ia+tcly a wall
h av y , bl iq ari:dl
':-1Xt zItchoking -sweptr
s1:wl be fie, members wh
to fee t rae staggered
ra: to ria•.= ockrer.s for the
Otl+ :s fie : tleas and coat
,y Spe k wibb was in t
an +, :hie rg an1l it-Aiirr. s r
tilt= exits .:h e ` the. members
P : rlient r jr Preps Gallery
ca n, . t
stroke : rose to -the cell
the g arias. There
letter. l i there. Half a
rs: *eel • d the front bo
err • ove w • hoed, them
th ; yr from. v } w. Three of t
as tth gh :ho There feilo
t t'he anjdkerchiefs i
t s d egged, they,
rya • k air's into the
lett • a • the galleries
;ave not been
'and a few v
the ,galleries,
was a,• heavy as a bla
n wa: no service.
,}gilts : D ar,4ly be
cuers • :f over .Ole goalietbiey Me iodating' out
ist
'ang n and: alone.
cavy - the 'smoket
we a i.�:: len away f
finally a
roc fY if -ell a throat and lu
scape, the fir
g— ore along t
ge columns ere
f. hour after th
1, the west s
lag was shake
xplotsion. The
es -76 like paper.
paper. From ti
Eel column of
t feet in diamet
'k It arese 100
nd
ang
aid
s
hi
k Or
meet your
r really P?t--
econon l
:ractiveliess
Marked de-
vays much et
value was 4.
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This is a new lot of assorted suits, sizes from 24 to 35`,_ brand
new from ,the manufacturer's tables, some have very` slight
damaged spots --nothing to really injure the suit, but suffic ent
to blow the price all to pieces. We clear the Iot at the,aboFe
prices, and the suits are really worth $5 to $9.
Boys' Overcoats.
For small boys,ages from 4 to 8 years,
regular price 3.5o to 5.00,
sale price... - ... ah.49.
For larger boys, ages I o to 14 years,
splendidly lendidl cut, strong and roomy,
reswuIar prices 6.5o to 9.50,
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salerice........•,. •••�
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Men's Overcoats.
Men's overcoats, worth and sold every
where for $Io.00 on sale $689
The best of ulster overcoats, single or -
double breasted, heavy cloth, newest
styles,. $112 to - $14 coats,
sale_ rice.'•...•......-•:• ....••••00 0
.
Fine chinchilla overcoats in colors of
grey, brown, blue, etc., shawl collar
or notched collar, close form fitting or
medium, _with strap over back, regular
selling prices from z6.00
11:98
to 20. 00, sale price
Men's Pants
Men's pants of strong tweed .material,
perfect fitting, reg. price $2.00,
sale rice .•• 9C.
Men's worsted pants, in narrow grey
stripes and plain shades for dress wear,
i egular price $3.0o, ' sale
rice ..•• •••••.••S.••.. !.
price
English worsted pants, reg.
rice thin sale.....-......• , �(
P 4
To dozen black bib overalls,,
reg. price $1, sale rice... .. 1 C
15 dozen extra heavy black denim.
overalls, with or without bib
reg. 1.25, sale price
•. 9 c
Sheepskin Tined teaming coats. T ese
are strong, extra warm -coats, fur col-
lared, sale & '"
rice....... 00.90 'ay
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EXTRA SPECIAL
5o Suitings to be made to. your Meas-
ure in o--ur own shops. Fine Browns,
Greys Black and Blues,
reg. 822 to $27, sale price I 84,90
wt$..
fou
ro':ri
tip tib
ca
t . 91.35, a hr
e disco e
ge !but
errif +ic
roof a
we
the
by ,a .,
ten: ed
cru'rtp
le
ti
•e<re-
i:.p vocan
w• 'dee
t`he 8.n:
;
cut tie
!aro.
t
that
isc
O,
the
bee
ha
�l
beet�
�cot:$d
the9 •
n:y sex
leorafble.
er a.t
teJus
Ion is•::eneral that thcxrk , • f i eediaries, Th
fear 'far weeks thatthi
park. Bu t a triple :guards hntly the main d
ren. - H • wthecone
vet- n red, the place
t he'blaze are
T • ,hour was mos
The use` adjourns f
sig. 4 ar.bers r-econve
fore e1 t o'clock a fat
nt reit t'h: b 11diigs. Each
riper • . s credentials.
t • • l or afford many
a
an 4,a lc recesses w
(ende. ! .
F re Ohre
be
ei
The list of bargains given here comprises only a mall number of
the immense ran ;e, we have to offer but they illustrate the colossal re-
duction at which you can purchase the highest grade c °thing.
'e is any difference between hosing money and failing to take ad-
vantage of this GREAT SALE we tail to see it.
reiClothing Coliipa
SEAFI IRTH
great
pain , hto
hovthem,he
the
ire•.eni w
The ley w,
icu t, and two
ed t thief
oihso.. = ou, lings
1 So .,e of the
Tem were triad
eta +u'ldt g.
loy: • s in thle
and th 1• ' er
4010 so + uickI
able t g: t do
eta =. h:ei: wa
tshe i th est
hea wi dews 1
fon . .Th=y.w
nd fr x bt urs.'
,t. j :p;
It was 'et u
.en he s
au to f:=F M,ecsr
elyi
s
the
ain
wear,
ht
kfeLRA.N BROS., obi*
$1.40 a Year an Advance
morons
e
ECTUR;
KIND
RI-.
,Mr.. T.'
ssistant ;i
guests;
peakcr's,
eman, a.
employee
:n-ember:3
9.
evening,
n, fire
get tout 'hie ha{1
f ,as in the co
this way fifty ya
arr ke-filled, crocr
saf 'qty. Thlat he
re rtar'kablle.
On. Robert R
Pe is Wo�rke, w
Cha
the -
�`Id,en
tid:e :scene. ``There
of Stroke,- like
i bo - tdirec tion of
parrntly came fry
room. I :went to
:alt' lough• �I was or
it, 'could! not ;t
probably (prove cosi
S Thames Wn9
Y build; enc was !in ;oils
a and
to. .ptange through
rider and then ;feel
s along the dark,
ed corridor t o asin
scaped as .•e old .4
,gern, tilaiscer of
s in the Co:renons
rber when -t • e first- timatiE a of
fire scalae. it was all -suds
," geld Mr . ogersi in describing
was a sudden -burst
thenderbolt. from
the Library. Itl ap-i
run the reading -
get my coat, ; but
ly several feet freer:,
et to it. It- Would
are my life."
te, Minister of pin -
eat jut before, the
Sir. Thtomas said
the charr.ber :and
nti{ of the re.adt-n -r
flames. I could' not
itr y coat, alth Yugh
d. or two away! I
r
the Senate ceryl;
gi out again Ir ;saw
Deer. He Bail he
re three. -'oir four
Together we tried
trz:ain ;door, but we
;greet volume ' of
pouring theough
as ap raking."•
alar a wasp •given.
a,pidity, went. +Out - of
biti the found the whole
tructu�rte' room: rand tmess of
I gat 'taeross to gef.
1, first it was (but a yai
hamber. vent out 'thtrougl
w, anyl' arddr
e neardhich - Drtdtor, Clarklin oaf coRJe
nay .notboileved t�hre
13 cox•- n xn'bers insidere.wf
eturn _(by 'site,
not, for ti .
one !'' i stool e which :we,
,stlfling. It
1 t.r to
'harnber caul
f smoke , was
ile;1 tare Mi
forward)
sought
Some
coats,
ss.. The
e chair,
shed to
f the
ere. es -
ng and
,re but
dozen
es. The
d ; hid
em fell
9 con -
to res•-•
.down
air.
k of
,ar •
unteeris
t1t the
rpt. A
elect
n. The
y fioom
to the
b
t the
many
tion of
the
—cTSm
1
e walls
stair -i
f larr.es
of
apart
long,
And it
roaf-
Tlilotres :Mc ' utt, 'M.P. for Salt-
coats, Sask., and isle Cash M.P , ? for
Seek, Yor ;ton, nk.., • ;Mord thrilling ;.ass
cape Both we .e 4n the lavatory
who the tire - : ,.. erred big proper(-
tion , but neither member knew that
tole build!nig was en fire ."I went in
the ash room.'," aid Mr' McNutt„ in
relit 'g bis: story, `and; I heel rot sen
in there °three tr., uses, when I r,:?en'e
hl'd1 t "dl'or ane t ould see a Grass of
flan- s at the oft r ends of - that co '
dor. Dr. Cantu c me out at the same
time We :could: of go through that
stroke :and flame, . o we looked arounfd,
for i 'ar.eans of ,e. ape. We went to
the l' e;arest wind' . Never coned-
Bering what was • rlOW, .eve ,seized the
towels and ar.a; le a rope with them,
This roper of tovve , we tied to a ,stick
Which . is +usd to open the windows.
Drashwent t rote,gh the window
raid down the ro • • . He - :must have
Pane twenty rfee . By now one of
the caretakers, - French -Canada,
joined ere. e. He a rt ening eking
with a laa'er. is we lowered. and
placed on the f r. of the wail thit-f
:side.' I went first) and. rea heel the
lathier with 'rely f C. Then, _ a tet+
traking sure •tih!at t was safe, I calla
ed for those ca taker. He-carr.e
tit h the wintdla wet I placed his
&ret ionto the' rungs or the "ab ler,
Tblis is thotw we .gait out. I never saw
anything like it.
wofilding Coe ence,l. in ,.1859. - 6
first .steps towards the ezlee-
thin the tress! e< Gothic pile that
crow , Parliame t Hill were taken
An 1859, under the Mac 'v:naldt:Cartier
administration, an the Qoverfnoa"
Gone 'alehip of Sir Edmund Head, 'af-
ter thie Idecislon of the late Queen
fire, it Victo la that the ,seat of Government
sheet be percr:•ane tly located in
r, shat
pct, tt 'Otte. a •head finally ;rrevalle1 agalest
th. it �bitto •o pposition firtha section of
emote !Peril Tent. -
s like Th- design of Messrs. Feller an'3
Bones; was selected an' the contr ct
fire is awar a i. to Thos. McGreevy, at $348,-
re has
would"
s been
ra have `
Ira tore
nd how
�t a
ly fav -
e dine
at 8.
crowd
ad the
ut the
urking
re one
;bax4a men, a • d by
77tlh. Regi t, and
:tniort Icemen,
,. For a i.. e ,it{
' heir effo to' would
flarces iia ed up
in nix, titre,
all the r • it in
•Ge employ e,.s had
la,ti ee:.aine(1
in about fifteen
ere run -'up • both
they w: ablie
e of the + semen
place. long aft:r they.
in-ide, and th+;y suf-
awoke. 0 - or
the place ..3 the
collapsed, •'ut the
tact. The Ire/nen
at this pa , icular
w : necessar 1 tore
t me to time Peet(
st handicap i o the
k of fire e.cas.
ad things m• a dif-
or � were I. nock -t J
e orts to- hu -3: le the
500, trhis at-rcunt being later deee'•
ivate an ! increasenl. Work was t
on December 20, 1859,. and in
rber or the following year, •thhl
rstone was well and truly laid
i
then Prince of Wales (the late
Edward VII), the whole papula-,
rf t.be new ca1$tal being e:y fete
for thet historic occasion. A1thogrn
compl tion was expected by 1862, it
was not until 1866 that the building
was far enough ad anti, for occ upa-.
tion. - ;
The architecture was of pointed
G'othdct style, extre..e1y . eicturesq,.w.t.
and at the ,sande ti ` massive and 1tn4
ng in appear Indeed the
°use of Ooartnons building wra3 edsn;
edetdt to be one of the most beautif:xl
rf its korai fn Jany o thie world's cal-:
ats. The outer fac g of the walla
�avas Ot local .sandst nos, while the
ressitigs were in gray O.tiio stone•
bie- ront facade of the Commons
uild was 412 fit in length and
broe iii stories in height. The central
ower 160 feet in height, suil;rounted►
by crown and flags aff. The elevatl
Position of the .structera Trade it ap-
pear Much higher and lent to the tin -
posing nature of eh° handsosre band,
ing. ,
Tenyears, ago extensive additions
Were rade to the western wing by t
.Lhe
auri r Government. -- The Comm w s
ebiam'er was in - the western wing Of
the building, and the Senate chamber
in t%bl eastern extension. The buildde
sang WAS roughly oblong in form., with
the library of Parka cent connected by
a vaul ed passage to the centre of the
block. Thee library was one of the
gh!ow places of the iDoxrinion, holding
,n its shelves and in its vaults .scores
t; usa.nds of es•X9 of all kine.
.any of them of - estimable value.
The fi, e, though st- rting in the read-
ing ratify' immediate y adjoining the
librar ; burned in t e opposite direc-
tion. undreds o volumes ; which
were tacked above thereading room
,stere es.troyed. he rezra.inder of
he ibtiiidin:g WAS or.cupled by offices,
rasa rooms, restu: ant etc., . all of
While were destro ed or gutted. ,
'Pho Session • 1 Friday - I
The House Irret 1 the -a,uti torlc;tm
f th Vlatoria M oriel, Museum, ,a
- .pacions theatre on Friday, whieh
Will serve ; as the + oarrnons Chamber
or t e reat of the session, and trey
'u.- also by tire Senate sittingl in
he tr nioge.
hard.
begun
Septet
corn.:
by th
King
tion i
aeectacul
in the oiler
he a were atria
eat avant at t
or'ri',ors filled
that they we
n thie stairs.
owven. alon
or er and r
oki down o
re • an notice
ed arose the
TS are Lon
til 10.30 that
arl' ament wer
. Elliott an
he st o leave thea
as' eds nown. Thee
;b'
o of lvls Cabinet co
Hon. Pie
hal y burned abseil
ile his lejuries are
ecove . Dr. Michael
Mr lisl , and Me. Nesbitt, if
ire be s thbe tern the most
ou.sly 'Wired, are reported
fire star d. u he atten-
•
• res-
t of
9 rine
e tint
with.
e tele
The y
to
,ache1
the
there
cry:
g 1"
11 the
ac-
Log-
stag l
arrled
agues,
Biome
h the
the
erioes,
Clark,
other
se rhi
be al-
.trrell
The ,seerte presen ed in the ,asseSte
Stand- probably without parallel In
he tory of Legi latures. The ae-
Itorium, had been hastily transferee
by the 'officials of the Public Works
ear merit -Into the eemblamee or a
gie live Chaarber. Some few
feces of ,furnitare hod been saved
rare -the ,Seruite wing, iocluding the
easta e elaaireoceupied lay H. R. H.
was uPenethe stage. for the
with flaga and carpeted, and In the
MONSTER
RECRUITING
RALLY
Under the auspices of the Seaforth
Branch Huron County War
Auxiliary
•
Cardno's Opera Hall
Wednesday Evening
February 16th
Chair taken at 8 o'clock.
Address by
DR. JAS. L., HUGHES, Toronto
Short addresses by
Nursing Sisters Miss Edith F. Neelin
and Miss McBride and Sgt. Mtjor
Gandy, who have just returned from
the front.
Special Vocal and Instrumental
Music and Clog Dancing.
ADMISSION FREE
A. D. SUTHERLAND JOHN H. Rohe
Secretary President
body of etre hall seats had been are
for the Prifte Minister and the lead-
er of ethle Opposition. •
In the lobby of the MIMArtil
Meg the members gathered( for the
meeting of the House. Without of-
fices, co'rrrnittee rooms or_ lockers,
they stood around and waited for the
customary teen, but there was ro
In 51 cad the Ser,geanthateArma that:h.
dered the Mace, eavrib.d from the Sen-
ate ,(the Commons Mace fa gone),
and walked into the theatre, followed
by Speaker Sevigny. Tire little .prcle
cession, which is wont to proceed in
much etate from the Speaker's apart-
mente, .waer made up in the lobby.
The Speaker, inetead of his custore4
ary robes of black silk and his three -
cornered bat, which were destroyed,
was gar:rented in a suit of tweede-
and in° that at all. He took his eeat
on the etage and opened the sitting.
The 'members grouped themselves to
thie right and left of the hall, and a
tendants, etc., thronged gallery
running sound the .auelitoriter.
, The 'sitting la,sted. for 35 trinutea
only, but tit will be ren-embevd al-
ways iby those who took part in it or
witnessed it. The leaders and aretri-
bers of the Houwe labored under proe
found feeling. The disaster of the
night was still in their ramie, and be-
fore thea WAS the empty chair of one
of these who had gone.
Sir Rebert Borden, whose own ese
been a narrow one, spoke of the
catastrophe withdeep emotion, parti-
cularly in 131,3 references to the loss of
life and to the destruction of "a great
;historic rronument." Even more
'marked was the emotion with which I
the Opposition leader joined in the
txtbute of condolence to those who
had been beteared and in reference
to the ,startely building which neer
been tn, a, true sense, has toxte for
forty yeers,
Life in the Trenches
The following letter was written by
Mr Scott Hays, of Regina, to lie
heet ter, Mrs. Thomas E. Hays, f Saa•
ierth, in which he gives a goad dese
criplien of life in the trenche.s
Franca. Mr. Hays says:
Monday, Jany. 17. 1916.
Dear Mother.,—Well„. I guess it is
same Haw since I wrote you leet and
I've thad troy first experiences of the
trenches eince then. Wr% went le on
the nth land came out last night, 96
hours of 'living in dugolits or wadiew
through wad and water to your •post,
In quite a large portion of the trenclet
es which our platoon occupied, the
water was hurl one )focit to eighteen
Inches deep. You tould usually find
a dry part to stand on 'however. The
post II !weal ont wasn't so bad, though
there was tote of water to go through
in getting there. But they hawed Ile
out with "gum boots" when we got
there which came up to oor hip% so
we didn't mind the water. The dusi-
outs are varioue glees. In the aztual
firing line, thOwever, they axe moste
stra114, You can sit Intright in than
7on the ground, but can't begin to
stand and lin •ours there was jest
room for four of es to lie down and
you cieukrirt roll very touch eith,er.
We ibex] 'a brazier in which we tranag-
ed• to kOp a flee going most of the
titre and on this we fried our bevel]
and made our tea and quite often we
bad ctro, wbick. sure goes good if
rations- get scarce. The trenches at
this patticular point were only &-
beet thrty• yards from the Germane'
trench and quite often we cotild catch
a ,glirrpee ot them going to and fro,
but not I for longer than a, second or
two, and we -didn't look over longer
than that ourselves, but we have -per-
iscopes with whtch we can get a
view without patting our
ver. We were very Welty as
cazualties though. only two
in the whole battalion and
pre tty
heeds 0
regards
wounded
those not at all serious. t think tney
were afraid to send over shells eince
the tretches wene so close together
t twenty yard& behind
izzabangs" we call these be-
at's all the warning_ they
u Can Meat the big elarapnel
Ming two or three seconde
y land. At first you're
o beat it some place brt as
ther eis no place to go, you gradually
inure yleaself to the noise, and
make yourself as email ai3 Possible
tire air. However, owe own artillery
weren't,. afraid; a making tnistakee
a.nd cot *very day were larulhig
the Germans* I-m=1w rigt4
—t boug
landed
cause t`
give. Y
shells e
before t
shells
In front Of ouat linest arid no mis-
takes either. We wteekl get peppered
with tred etenetimes, and we were
negifty glad to get back to sleeping
rry clothes', toots or equipment off far
the whole 9.6 hours, and didn't have
too, is all broken en. mostly two hoar
stretches, and steretimes four. In the
day time we have more time off, but
it ie taken up in cooking and eating
and possibly fatigue parties.' We
rr.arched about four andt a half miles
back last night and you can bet Virf.'
sur.e Staid some sleeip.
Well, we ga back again Soon for pet -
other etretch but not to the firing
line thtle thee though. I would rattei
or be Ithire as it is wore Interesting,
and ,thlen we're out for -two -weeks.
Were to lhave a bath and change
tomorrow ea will feel r.a.ther uncotn-i
there, else saw his and H. Hays' pic-
ture in some paper. I was unlucky
when our Ipleture was taken hi Mon-
treal, as I was on guard at the three
Well, I ',guess trere is not eruct'. mote
to write. 3 believe I am.% feeling better
right now 'than when we went to the
trenches. try to write more reg-
ularly, but- lwe don't get rriashl oppore
tunity living in idugoulta and we nee
up meet of lour. %same tienei .sleeping
UT honking orocel for the fire.
✓ January 18, 1916
We tiled Our bath this morning end
it wee a dandy. Hot &ewers also
Mine were dirty. I erre eending a
paper -Witch is printed! ecerewhere In
B•rance. Twenty cents I pall for it.
But there's te)me mighty good, staff
I gang tat a concert lo thee; of the
cities here the other night, "The
Kerry Dante" and "Songs of Araby."
My voice is ln better shape than ever
now that I have no colds, This open
life gure blears yoer throat and
lungs lap. 77e also got paid lo-daY,
1.5 francs ($3). We get that twice a
month'. The rest iteettinJletes for tli3
in London. We don't need wore there.
Dear Mother,—Well, I have half an
liteur before going on duty again, and
will endeavor to correalete a letter in
that time. Am back in the trenches
again and ato writing this in any dugs
out. It's a rather disagreeable day—
raining and turning colder. The day
we left Our billets for here, 1 got
two letters from you, ome dated De-
cember 19, and one January 2'. We
Ilead Siandy rest at our last ;billets
—four kdays olf practically nothing to
do. Harry Drape and I welked about
3 1-2 miles one day to toe D. Alpine
Smith, Ite.gina who came over at
the start. Will knows him, We have
ing roam In it for eight of ue. I seet
you a paper last week, witch I hops
will got through O.K.
We landed Ihere the night before
hat but rotting -much has happored
einee then. One of the sergeante that
oathe across from Canada with us,
got a bullet through hie kne, and -
is away to the hospital and two DT
the e others /were wounded last
night. There :is a sort of intermittent
s..h; Ding by both sides going OD all
th, thre. Even as I write this thera
art. elells whistling throuert the air
and bursting- son-ewhere near ue. Bet
es a rule they are sent at our artniery
and TiOt LAO the trenches. I got all
the pareels that were /railed me at
Christmas. Don't worry about sonde
'mg trot stuff, exeept eats and a pa.ir
of eocks might come in handy orte In
a Wale. I have six pairs now. I have
alwaye been able to get them washed
so far 'when out on rest, anti of
course oar underclothing and shirts
are ehianged every Otte we get a
bath, hut we leave our dirty stuff to
be waShed and. given to the next
bath party. I !tell yam one thing I
do tr.Iss though, and that is reading,
If you could mud some old second
band magazines once in a while, I'd.
likeeit fine
It's three ohlock in the afternoos
amid I (have jus4 come In offl my two
hour ;shift, and as the mail man. is
ifere and 'going, I'll finish this oftin
against all laws of altUran TtatUTO for
you not to worry, bat 1.f eat:3 could
only look lin and see us once, tt wat.id
set a whole lot of your fears ot rest.
It's surprising ;hew few our caned-)
ties have been airtce I've been bere.
There are far more so to the Mee
*al through being accidentally hurt
such as sprained ankles, etc., ali of
which wouid happen in Civil life jest
as easily, We lead a careefree sort
f life and so far 1 'have .alwaya bean
earrfortable enotigil and perfectly sat-
isfied. I thear the tr,all corporal shout-
ing, "any trall".—Youre lovingly,
SCOW
A Seaforth Soldier Abroad
January 9, 1916
As it is Sunday night, I will pen.
a. revs line% As I write in tho recre-
ation roorrt a new room. that la at
the end of the dining roome where; a
wood At1.2441/ of reading trarbefo.md.
There is a band concert going on, and,
a few solos, the hall is packed with
soldiers, and we all enjoy these eX1r1
carts, as they pass an evening; and
that is 'something. exPected some
rr,all today-, but will have it for toe
mortow. My paes is pot in sight yet
and It Stay be eome time before I
get it, as we now have eighteen', ab-
sentees, and the colonel saye no more
pass till these return. Very 'heavy
punialorent is handed out to delin-
quent% Yeaterd:ay and 'today were
remarkable days, as we have had no
I will now tell you how I :spent
Sunday. Had a good long eleep this
atm., did- not get up till 7.30. bad
breakfast of tea, porridge end saes-,
age, As there was no water this aer,
I eould not kayo a bath, so just had
a dry rub, and a little talcum. Then
cileurch panade, we sure sing some.
the bared our choir and the chao-,
telt. He is a dandy preacher and his
read the ottwr clay, A /ran returned
from the trenches was asked If it
was really so tha.t Ton-rnies In the
trenches facing danger, became ve,ry
religious. His reoly was "The man,
who has been accustom.ed to orayera
will pray more and swear less the
man Who as a blasphemer, will swear
more and pray a -whole lot more."
After cherch I went back to my
hut, and eleaned ary best friend. Not
765, Mark an Rose rifle,. this took an
hour, as It ar.u.st got as much parer
ae Imagine a baby gets. You mast
th,ave no rust, or dest. certain placea
trust be foiled and, other plaees keet
perfectly dry. I can tell you our war
sticks :get their full share of attention
or eon...0day inepection will be
sprung and your frienti will Pass un-
der the critical eye of the scalar, and
if the thinks that you havetneglected
your !rifle, !he will hand you six day
After the rifle, came the rifle sling,
then the belt, next the bayonet. each
!rru_st lave bus rub down; then a pair
of boots. to :scrub and polish, and
ihen to dinner. The areal to -day was
exceptionally fine. Beef roast, tree -bed
potatoes, 'turnips. gravy and ustara,
pickles, we :have had thent twice only
since being here; pudding, no name
for it, and_ sauce, tea. After a siroka
I pet 'to work again and dug down
to thle bottom of my kit and brought4
thy housewife up, and sewed five fin-
gers of try old gloves • up, as my fin-
gers were eaming through, and I
trade suoir )0. fine job, that a pal
brought are his tunic and I put s. a
tpatell lover his side :pocket, and I -made
a good job too. As It was now t30
.11 tbeat Xt out and 'had a dandy
wavial outside, no coat ort. so you see
it's not very rold, -and the weather le
getting ;better, Then with sixtycisS
eital. We these oat of our eorrpany
about thirty in the eots, but we only
visited five lief the boys. They sure
like lo see visitors, and 'maybe they
don't like to get their smokes. Id
Ile eye ward there' are about sixty
blue coated', red, neck -tied, one eye
bound, pirates. and they 'all seem
happy 'and all look forward to next
,leave pass. We got back to the hots
at 4.30 and I read 'Mlle Rosary" till
5.30; then suoper, .and to -night this
letter to you. I said la.st week was
a busy One, andl- I will tell; you of It,
Monday stare up at 4.30 arel a three
:rile walk before' dawn, then elaweit
and it sure was pretty. wiehf I
had time to describe one of these early
morning marches. And I felt like it.
but words cocre slow to -night, so
not tell you now .all that - I saw
that morning. After dawn a five -mile
walk and we ere at Lengtroore Ran-
ges. I ghat fairly well; the mein
thing to do the first day- it get to
know your rifle, as the first day'S ,
work riees not count in your score.
We tgot 'beck at 4 per. and a good;
supper ;of ulligan was ready. Six -
ten trilee for Monday. Tueedaye
arot leave came till 9.80- aerie and
the rear& Is harder than the pree
vious day, as we are bothered with
the traffic and the sun Is want: A,
tete I ebbe I 'WAS placed ore the fir-
ing point end distributed &hells . for
our party anti could see the resit/L...7-
would watch their shots, and on the
way 1130:x:e, when comparing rotes, the
;fetiow Who eald he had four bulls
and an 'inner at 200 yards to his
credit would be the chap I had s/..en
get the flag—a clear miss, We left
the butts that night at 5 per. and
our wartr, sell had .gono and in its
place we had the rain, I get lonee
skr.te now if it does not rale; eve're*
day, I tries it 30 /1111eb, Bat we art
;a ;happy bunch and march ,and eing
,until two rallies from camp, when we
are tret by !elves and drama, and oer
steP quickens, and the 9 3-4 pouted
rifle, which seetred to weigh 90 lbs.
before ,tire pipes were Bich -ling, why
you, forget you are carrying It at all.
I was marching in the frent fours,
and Sergeant Major took :ry
rifle and .toId :re to ;help cazry the
big idru:r; and so for the rest of
witif the ribbons blowing he :xi fattet
and the' r pout -line down my neck.
We empeeted 'ito go to the butts eve
ery day last week, but orders were
Changed, so We have five metre daye
long marches every day, as it breaka
the moriotony of camp life. Wednese
day twas the big day, Our brigade,
the Pourteenth Western- Canadian Er-
peditionary Force, was re,ceivul.
Brigadier Genal Tuzford, jest bahlt
from France, 'and after he had check.
od cover, Princess Alexander SI
Teck. gave us the once over, We
ware in mod five inches deep for two
Inure, waiting for her worshio,
took Ihier for about 30, het they say
ds 54: very good, :coking, and. had
two ehildren ,with her. We, 'marched
past, gave the royal salute, and were
two lours late for dinner. Thursday
our company tired a medical examina-
tion and a whole lot of bayonet drill.
We oharge, avant and parry at large
sack :swinging uprights; it's fine ex-
ercise. rorlday we dug trenches, and
lazier bunch a men ye- ea-versa:s-
in your life. Saturday, worked in the
:rorning and in the afternoon went
to •Grayahott, Had a. good feed of
steak and Frenchhfried.
and Mrs Allin, of Clinton., who
been for eorre years connected. wit
the navy in. Halifax,' Is now charge
the battleship Cumberland, pa.trefe
ling a portion of the Atlantic fettles-
cmy craft, contraband etc, He wifi
probably be absent for a couple of
years, never in that titre being able
to land, an 1 'hie wife in the rreaseft
titre le with h.er people at Parkten.
—It Is rather ecerical that Adolphe
,gne.rd, led the Winghatt heed et
practice Monday night as usual. T.hb
boys played for him to 'beat fib,
band". The band did eot go to ?alma
at the artrorjes, Ile went to ths
band .1Ie was escorted by two arrcei
Plaids fro= the a.rznories to the hail
forth. After band preetice was ever
ite was escorted back. He W33,
tiSe while under gJard, and is min
under fruar4