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into Sequel/intl. Lieut. Writhe11 Wait
GENERAL HUTTON
FROM THE BATTLEFIELD
veral Letters Received by Anxious
Relatives Last Week.
ORE ABOUT THE HOT WITII POERS.
WIN Warren's Interesting Account of the Work of the Canning —Plea y
of Hoed Work Amid Intense tleat--Pte. Warwick Tells of the Cans
adieu' Brevery--Some of the Boy. Are Home SIck—Pte. Sutton's
List of War Prim of Various Neeellieries—ContIngent (letting Used WITII THE MN UOS
OETTING HOMEIICK.
Camp Ilfe here le rather monotenene,
there le not much to write about ;
hut Nemo I got used to the eilmnte 1
Ilke It all right, thotigh some of the
!opt are getting lionwelek, still I want
to we the finlah of the war before I Ito
home. The rattle here knee borne three
and four feet actuate, bet no rotor In
them. The day we went to Sunnyside
I saw tote of oprInghok and a tew
141101,11 (leerrabbits nnd mute.
11'4111, es for grub: We draw lo AO -
per tiny from the Dritteh Government,
W() we take 4.11, per tiny anti put it into
0 mete fend, ao we have porridge ovary
morning for breakfast, with corm nwl
(teen oconaionalle, 10 I gum thla
will keep no plug for a while. War.
wick has grown so fat, his pante aro
oo email and torn that he Le wearing
a pair of light Boer pitjamea. He gave
itie two cigarette" to wend home to on.
-Will, C Comeany, Canailinu contin-
gent, Ilelmont, Afrlen.
to the Climate.
' Allotbatch of eolith African
litters arrived In flamIltOn last
inek, and amoug Om recipients of
lull matter were John Matheson,
101 Vine street; Erwin Minim, 3
- the tt Aeons nsarly all tIp way
through t horn bushel, up to our
kneel+, After going about 15 or 10
miles the trensporte formed im in a
hollow oquare, so as to defend them-
.; selves if necessery. The Australians
went on nhead about a quarter of a
mlle, and thoroughly scoured the
country. C company same next. Nos.
and 9 "mime formed Le firing
rale, 1 and 4 (be suPPeass so War"'
wick and I were right together In
' the front.
Crooks street ; A. Harr* 911 Wel-
north; J. Bloom, 110 Mac-
Nab north ; Mime Edith Carey, 1117
Baanai west; Mrs. Warwick, Wel-
Rae and Hunter, and Robe Warren
SO Veda*
We. Warwick's letter was from
kW 109 -William and le a very in.
ttereffting one, Voting Warwick Hays
that all the Ilatrilitoo men In
COmpany of the fleet contingent
Ws well and hearty at the date
of writing. He writes in glowInf
termof s the action of the Quad
aas while under fire at Fetnnyside
Rid glean several Illuitrattons
Of the accuracy of the Boer
Maeirmanahip. One man, while
MRS behind a rock. filling his plPe,
0 11. helmet up over the edge of
whlOh 'haltered him, and
▪ tely the helmet was riddled
111 *deem/lag on the enemy c Com
inetractica were 63 main
an open formation, and nearly
the men kept at leant twelv
P1011 *part. The Quwaalanders wh:
were killed, In the engagement made
the mistake of herding together.
thee becoming good matte for the
riflemen. The bullet which
am of the Queenelanders pees
rough the photo of his sweet -
OWL which he carried over his
DIM. Warwick was one of the
par$y. which burled the poor fellow
AO the ooneluaion of the engagement
the eaptain of C Company thanked
hie ow, with tears In his eyes, for
gallant behavior. In the Boer
which fell to young War
were a Bible, a pipe, a heavy
Ing ad several pleterse.
J. K. Sutton writes to Mr.
as follows:
•_ Helmeat, S. A., Jan. 9, 1909. -
✓ eer Fend -1 drop you theme line"
t gee. know how 1 pot in 'New
▪ Dey. I must tell you Etat I
litit la mi New Year's Day!' felting
ReEli it Thornhill, and we licked
them, klillag 19, wounding 7 and talc-
* 41 poleonere. The fight started
lit 11 e'en* and lasted till 8 In the
aftecaaeo, and we were all tired out,
a eau bet, after walkiag 83 miles.
mornlag we had to march to
les, and when we got there the
4 were eerie, so we took ell the
away from there back wth ne ir
stump, and then sent them to
Town with the prisoners, and I
fie: Cell you they wore a tough took -
jt. Now, John, I woteld like to beer
reit and the boys, LA Lt is tOne-
rrut e ohere, not geteng nny mate
ope
111 the folk. are L11 good health
Y1111150* me at present. I think we
Will hare here ahotot let of April, that
telrhat we heard. I hope it le right,
or I am fixed of Dila place, and wieb
Wais kok La Handleon again. Tell
' I aeked for them,
the erle, too. It would
(or some of us to see e
Ing woman out here, We
(1 genie had sand storm out
I le, and we have to de in
asand roast with the beat.
.you have coed skating title
But I have lied eometlang you
often hear of, a /wen on Xmas
?and fighting New Year'e day.
I will tell you 401114 prime, we
la to pay In this lead. We have to
'75 unto for a two pound lord
, and 15o for two oranges, and
a quart f� milk, 75 unto
pound of butter (and it le rotten
t), and for bane we pay 100 u
. and for a bottle of sloppy we -
o pay 80 canto (it it a quart of
bo fg water, and they call it ginger
Wife). You have to pay 20o for a lit.
sit oar -or soap, and you ere in leek
.1 get water to drink ant here.
e are fed well.
Mathlesoon letter was from his
neth, who la at Chieveley Camp,
of the Partmuter•Generalo
In. Young Methleeete. who
Ter:moot mail contract itt
for three ream has lost
idles the war bloke out,
ley/ letter woe from Ids
Mei, who reddee In Pietermaritzburg,
le confined to personal mattere,
VODNDED AT LADYSMITH.
the, wounded °Meer" at
tis le Lieut.- Richardson, of
0, a cousin of ex•Ald. Foam -
DESCRIERS THR FIGHT.
Warren's IntereatIng Horne I
better.
morn. January, 1000 - Dear
: I Ron tont a mali letter last
. u we were all tired after our
roh. I Emcee you will all
knew About the scrap. Well,
here la the following forma -
Sunday, Dee. 81: The Auto
n`ifounted Infantry, in extend.
Remington Beene leading;
res Artillery (two 15.ponnd-
next. followed by our trans.
C oomPaste ; the ambulance
ht up the rear. We tray -
1 Ulu the first day, es
leave here until 11 Moloch ,
mon, wimples at a place
'a tarn' at.8 o'clock. The
W delve Was 'very hard
limy of them felling
tames through atter ea,
so you MI imagine what
int the teen. although
hem gave fn, but keptOtt
marching here 11 "atop er
an tem a Held day at home.
lie first place we carry extra
150 rounds of ammunition.
11 WOO, bottle, iinS ea we
when ere will get fresh
own bet wee here to use
Ily. Then the walking
dlidereut hew We have
born and mimosa hushes
r wee through, and with t
down aeon the metes de
1a nee et all surprising that C
glee la ousel/easily. It
17 we were up eery, after y
in rest, awl bet et
. °toted men leadiag. It
HARD DAT one
ABOUT THE BATTLE.
We all advanced in extended order
for about five raiies or so, the aril'.
ler, between us and the supports.
We then sighted the enemy atout n
mile away at the foot of 0 large
kopje, ao the artreery got the order
to gallop into action on top of the
ridge eking which we were 'Wean-
intr. Say, but it was a grand eight to
nee tbose guns co bumping over
moues and ant -bels, and the gun -
nun aitilng ott by the "akin of their
teeth." WI bin a minute or so after
they got the order to "gallop" they
had planted their first ebel right
Into the Boer camp, We than got the
order to "doutee" wows a plain
about 800 yards wide, to a little kopje
about 1,200.yards from the enemy's,
brenstworke. The enemy coacentrat-
ed their fire aa soon as we got into
the open, but we were lucky enough
to get through nt right without be-
ing hit, although for a few minutes
the bullets bit around us like hail.
Taking up a mama behind rock!,
we remained there for about
three hours, so as to give the
Auntrallane a chance to get aronod
behind the enemies kopir. WA then
advanced on titter position, No. 8
eection taking the top, while we
made 101 their camp, taking wane
137 limners on the way. Getting to
to camp, we found that the Boer"
had fled, leaving arms, ammenition, I
lento witgoes and olen, Fro we col-
lected the best of twerYththie and
burned the rent. I got a dandy rifle
along with the rest of the twee,
but as we could not take teem along
wo just broke them.
' TOOK FORTY PRISONERS,
Incidents of the Fighting Trip
to Sunnyside.
DEATH OF THE AUSTRALIANS.
Writing to tlie Globe, Frederick
Hamilton thud deacribee some Inel,
dente of the Sunny/Imes eldrealeh.
It wag ots Saturday that C oompany
received its orders to be hi readineee
to nutrelt, witli three days ratiose,
Excitement ran high over the emelt
Needleu to say, the men of C were
in the highest of 'Welts at the luck
which had befallen them. An amine I
Ina tartan* of this oesourred. C com-
pany had nine men on guard who
had to be relieved to permit them
to aetiownane their unit. F comPanei
was called upon to iniPPIY the men,
and the Idea got abroad that thew
men were to 00001191117 C, Instal -AV
the keenest competeteon arose to VO
who should be the favored nine. The
men ultimately selected were then
beeieged by adventurous spirits who
offered to buy their place". Some of
F company paid a sovereign for the
place -and then the Meted party was
marched to the station and mounted
rard, relievingI, company's nine!
bout noon the ordere came once
more to be in instant readineee. Al-
most precisely at ti o'clock our col-
umn moved off from ite rendezvous ea
on the parade ground, on theeast of
Otto track.
Fourteen ancient tents, their blank.
eta, kettles end cramp uteneils, tall'
ed about in wild confuaion. Three
long wagons of the typo In wheel
the voortrekkere voyaged tee veldt.
a teatti of in doSell magnificent exem
a big water-rart, which we eyed
greedily, Kaffir wattle hut, Ito
(Icor plied high with odds and nude
of elothIng and valuable', ha door.
way alerted by a shellomaeb ; the
rocky kopjeside behind, a plat plait.
dotted with shaggy, trees
fa trot t • ti r Ina r ' I
Prisoners came from here nntl there,
After all the prixjnor, w„r,„ over n wore from the ko
brought in, about 40 In number, I
and a few other chaps had the jels
of searching them for patient, ete.
They were so frightened that they /
offered is watehee and money, nn
they thought they wore going to
be shot; but we did not titke any 1
from the pone duffero. We then made!
Ind the Reason for Hie
Leaving Candi,
111JOR-00N, HUTTON.
Lieut. -Col. prior moved the adjourn.
[tient In order to bring the attention
or the Ilonet to the departure of
Major.Gen, Hutton, The ptee* eon,
reyeti the Information that thu gon.
eral wes going to the front in Seuth
Africa, and it aoemed to hen tbat It
was far too igneous a ;natter for tlie
militia of Canada to 'mei) horses
while cree.ing the stream. He thought
It wee moat deeply to be deplored
that if bis departure was owing /4
friction the Government had leet weep
Itt to try and MIN; about good
nederetitnding between the Ilinliter
and the general. Oen. Hutton was
• knowledged tea be mon who had a PILI IND LINOUID.
ooeuerecl, solar no the pubile knew,
was between the (loners' and Mame-
Pol. Hughes, who le now in tioutli Af-
Hoc
Dr. Montague repudiated the Idea
that there wee any politico the
eedsecli of Colonel Prior. Outelde of
those who had nom into omelet
with him In pereonal matt/ore the
general conviction was that General
Hutton and bee -duty, libly, mitidtaus,
to the beet of hls ability 01111 no a
true British moldier and columander.
He knew that to any thle might he
te eritIclze Col. Hughes, lint tient
matter mum stand by Itself, If the
teemed was Clown to have acted
wrongly in dint matter no one would
be more willing to blame him than
the members of the Opposition. He
expressed the opinion that to ap-
point n Canadien eommending officer
would undoubtedly Mall to n Pontleal
administration of the militia of the
country.
Major Sutherland lei/lewd that Col.
Prior had brought this matter up for
the impose of maklug a little party
capital.
tonsil of the whole situation, a goo
alfantryman and good cavalry nn
artillery man, Itt Dile combining min
Mee rarely toned, who inet had ler
experience In the Ileld reel 111110 in dee
her with milltlaineu and volunteers
Anetrallii arid the rolonies, 00!. Prior
wild he was well aware Diet the go
oral had Nome ilisputee with gentle=
lathe militia, one of whom, LleuteCo
Mighee, eat behind him In this floe
end he would not nay Ft word abou
the melte of tint Case until the pipe
were brow lit dome Everyone kne
hie ennui' as ie militiaman an
that he would do lila very beet In an
Mang he nreleetook, red nnyloody tel
knew Gen Hutton would know tha
no dispute would have occurred enl
there wee caws for It. If tt was tru
that politica were responsible for Oe
Hutton's departure it was deeply
be deplored.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier paid that
appreciated the motive" of Col. Prto
bit Introducing this subject to
Home, but for reason' of equal rn
meet, at leurt, ho put it to Col. Prim
that It was preferable not to enter In
any controversy at Mae moment, as
the came that had brought abou
Gen, Buttoner resale lie liad been r
called by the Imperial authorities
melee In Smith Africa, He had don
while here, In many reepecte good se
vice to the militia of Cada, Every
body acknowledged that he wag
meritorious' officer, That he wne no
free from faults, ilke everybody cl
In. the world, would be conceded b
bile beet friend,. Ido thought It jun
as well to learn the matter where
le, and let Ben, Hutton leave
(*entry with the best whites of a
Canada, that In the career upon whIe
he was entering let would meet wit
the mecum due to lile courage an
hie ability as a soldier.
LieuteCol. Tisdale agreed with SW
Charles Tupper, bit thought the Gov.
eminent should give "some more In.
forma Con es to whether they intended
to have' thy position agnin,
to evade tist. prevent law not lin%
ing an imperial oftleer ppoin tea.
Innio ti‘ltrlsWed
print, that 1,10.a. vol. Prior
toe eieetieilini of Ole matter. There
were charitable people in the country
and In the None who wool(' rather
et Gen. Hutton get out of Canada
itutetly and quickly. The press Raid
110 wne leaving tinder a cloud; they
tile not any he wait going wile the
good whiles of the offieere. It
might be that a few ivlio bad bees)
more particular In their attentions to
the General or had received some fa-
vor wilted regret Col. Dement
wed he had now In Mir pommeelon ae
whole batch of correspondenee, mut
viollint in tone, with Col, Van Wagner.
tic service In South Africa. It wa
Gen. Hutten inti not even an offers
erati he might get a poeition- they
might all get meitione Rome (ley. If
the British (Merriment again sent
an officer to 115, they Should mend ono
better able to understand our eon.
dItIone here. Ile again urged the
amendment of the Militia Act or, as
to permit the appointment uf a Can.
milan vommander.
Dr. Sproule avid that Hie General
was lealtug with the best Wielle4 of
(be majority of Ihe militia and peo-
ple of Canada. It was felt that he,
was the night man In the right .place
Sir Adolphe Caron said no office
a the Britieh army stood higher it
he opinion of the imperial a uthoritlea
n London than General Hutton. From
is frequent Intercourse with. the
mernbers of ite militia force he had
eard from theta oleo an expulsion
t tbe opinion that Ace he had been
a- Canada General Beton had eon
Abated possibly more largely than
ny otter commanding officer lo the
trirepirouseemt ent of the militia force o
'he Do
Mr. I sold that when Gait-
her. We appoint -
*eat ed upon with great
leisure, and be had grown la favor
ver ',Moe. If hie retirement wee
alle0 by politic!, those who were
sepobsible bot it would regret it.
Dr. Borden enid he thought the
iecues1on had shown very clearly to
'he House the wisdom of the observe -
toe made et the outset by the Pra-
ter, sepported by the leader of the
Oppeettien, that it team undesirable
uch a question Mould be discussed
n the abwnce of the more if there
should bo any papers In reference to
t. Speaking for himself, and not for
he Government, he must contain he
bought the time bed 'come wino we
bouli enlarge Om field from which
we might draw our commanding GM -
re, and while we might for many
ears to come perhaps he glad to
ave tte benefit of being able to draw
d
1 -
gr Hui Elondition of Tory luny Young
bn
girls Osuada,
we, They are Subject to Headache, Ileart
Trouble and an Indisposition to Ex -
w
w whin - Parente Should Art
Promptly la Such Cases.
I° Silos Alma Gauthier, Ilaugliwr
04 Mr. Adelard Oatithier, proprietor of at
o ivell-known hotel at Three Rivers,
n, Quebec, enjoye a wide popularity
t° among her young Mende, and they
fe, have recently had occasion to rejoice
✓ at her reetoration to health after a
he serious, illnees. When a reporter call-
a- el to ascertain the fact' of the case
to lifies Gauthier was out of the city on
to a visit, but her father very Fetidly ,
t conunted to give the "tory of her
or cure, He maid ; believe that had it
e, not been for Dr. ll'illtitum" Pink PIN
r• my daughter Alma might now have
been In her goner, anti I %toted be
t ungrateful indeed If 1 dld not at
se all tines may a kind word In favor of
7 the medicine that restored her to
t health. 31,v daughter's health firet
6, began to give way torero' yea?' ago.
11 At fleet the trouble did not appear
h to be "shout and we thought ehe
would soon regain her accustomed
them carry all their ammunitim
and tome and cltuck them Into th
fire. We had to bury one of th
Australians, who was shot, cerly bn
the day, but lived ntitil %shortly M-
O- we got Into camp. The Mail
and Empire war oorreepondent
hunted me up to cut out n head
board to go over tile grave.
Wu had our New Year." nipper on
Boer grub, and had (linear out o
the firing line. We aleo got plent
of loot in the camp, so I ant we
repotted with shirt", towels, ete,
MARCH TO DOMAS.
Leasing next day At dawit for
Douglass, after burning the place
down, we went abort four miles, then
met the Cornwall infantry, whotook
chnrga of tba premeare, while we went
ahead. Travelling all day we reached
Douglas early In the afternoon, but •
found WO the Beau hod fled, leav•
Dig the illefe la eh§ lean& of a few
Britian ilia Kaffir Wel auttleoto, who
had the Mae. all decorated with red
flags ImiSatIon of the Union Jack.
They were that pleased upon seeing
us Coale In that it seemed they call
not do enough for us, and fetched tie I
water and grub, all we wanted,
t
1 and couple of Autrallane -wen
Into a bogie to buy a Bap of tea.
While they werelatting it we epotted
a Ingot lamb and a few potatoes core
mid with a table cloth. Say, yon
'Mould jut have en that lamb get
out of eight. Call it stealing? I don't
know, but weber] nothices ta omelette°
daybreak and had travelled all day oit
un empty atomaeh. At any rate, we
had at least one good meal.
We camped on the outekirtir of the
town that aght. Warwick and I were
sentries. Next day we collected all
the refageee and started for home, I
where we arrived Therelay, Jan. 4,
They were so overjoyed von gettiag
away from the Deere that the xatri
girls wanted us to take rings and
bracelete Orem of course, but worth
us much to themes gold). Of course
we would not take them if wee/mild
help It, but they got Weeded if we
refused. The papers here are loud in
Praha" of the colonial trooper who took
part, but they make far too mach
of lt, ate it was only a siartubilt after
all.
more from tele ttorner tciet of
the field, and were taken to the
hut. Witten It (owl Around Its door
they equatted, ollent, downraot
erew; what mese they had made
of their affairs ! Veltman they were
not Ort despondent al wo thought,
for one mea nil he eat in the guard.
od itrOoP Pointed out a rifle which
0 one of the Orton; weir enrrying
and claimed It its hie own -a piece
of cheek which otaggered air men.
Tho prleonere cialmee only part of
ear attention ; with eager eurioeity
the vamp wee reamarked. At Met
we bed "" band/ neon there Boere;
what manner of men were User,
enough, I should Pay; the camp
11 e mot have been densely crowded
with the motley gathering, and we
11 could gee the odd admixture of
practical barbarism with occa-
1,101101 contact with civilization 44
when good ma. of clothes lay tilde b
elde with repetitive -looking stripe ovf
blItong. We felt that all tide teas own,
mire by right of battle, ours by virtue
of victory. Perhaps we were wrong
perhaps the conflecated property of
rebate should fall to the Orem), but as b
long as nen go to war so long will 0 -
victors walk through the camp tif the ;
vanquished with just that feeling 't
swelling through their vein", Itiorn
thing else lay heavy upon et -thirst
et- II
It raged through ult. The yellow I. it
e where trio veldt oat into the kowle ace
filled our water-bottlee, and we drat4
and drank. The foul drool II
Boers' water cart were drained Illlt I
Joy. AN the sun was eating our own
water cart with more wholesome
water drove up, and we drank Ito d C
drank again. AB our firm were lighted
what receptacles could be found were
filled and the mutely fluid boiled. Our ,
transport wagons were miles away,`
t
and for tea, or coffee we were depend -
11
ent on what we found In the Boer '
wagons. I remember drinking a cup „
of hot water and finding It nowt re- 7
Noshing. Food Wee foraged. One '
Hon of our men found a sheep's carom ;
tanging up under a tree, slaughtered '
,by the rebels before our shell changed,
Ole tenor of their day! Some had hard -
r tack or army rations in their haver- "
Backe. Rero and there they picked up /
enough to make Me a meal, not etre' '
aad how did Diu live? Poor y
health. Ai time went on, however,
title proved not to be the cape. She
!tree weaker, wag trottele,1 with head-
aches, poor appetite, 1117.7.11wW4 end a
feeling of 0101..1 eorintant langone
elle wax true [1,1 1o a good doetor,
but son there wits Improeement
1-41.1 be11141 to he gradually fading '
away. 11 she walked upstairs, she
would have to stop towered them to i
reit on the way. She tont all her nolor
rind her fare wee an white aimolt as
chalk. HOC trouble wne clearly that
lehleh afflicts 50 teeny young wo-
won entering womanbool, and we
faired it wield develop into con-
sumption. One day to friend of the
family urged her to try Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills, and else consented, end pre-
med a couple of bOxes. Before tiler I
were quite gone there wee ellght
Improvement in her nimettte, and we a
looked upon this nor 44 hopeful sign.
Another half oleelt Woe were pro.
cured, and under their 111119 5110 day
hy day acquired new etrength and I
new intermit In life. S110 Is mow 1, 1
healthy a girl ie there Is In Three t
Rivera netts every trare of her pallor 1
mutol Inegeer gone. Thin lo entlrele
dim to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and e
I nal rejoiced to he Mein to eity to pub -
110y.• d
ly'rehaerreiree welftliMeite allaleentshonlerjo'erot4ithiler
Perents whose daughters may be
pale, Inflated, molly tired or 'abject
to headaches or the other distress- 1
Ing symptoms that mark the onward
progress of anaemia. In cases of Ole
kind Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will give t
wore certain and epeedy results thn n a
tI
a
FOR NOME - DEFENCE
British Force to he Increase
to Over 500,000 Men.
DIATIII Or kVA% mg, NI*
1, The Onlodne,eitmoill.11:111flesevocAtio
j Oa Wednesday, 2Ch ult„ Rev. O.
U S. Sutherland, F000 St, Puttee, Mont
rose, receiver! a leingratu informing
him Ebel hie trot her -in-law, the
Rev, Dr, Nixon, miniater-emeritua of
Free St. John's, Montrose, linti diet
at the residence of his daughter and
• only sure:ring child, Mro Weser
Newton-Stewnrt, early on 'Widnes
day morning. He had been pro*trat
.ed for some days by an attack of to
f,I,uae,nes dievalitiben ens the immediet
t. Dr, Nixon, who WRY 11/11 oldeet min
icier in Scotland of oey (Mamba
lion, was born at Can/ladle, nee
filaegow, on Id May, 1901, and we
, t hull completing the 97th year able
nge. Ile leceival his early education
in the perieh Reboot there. und'en
tered Glasgow Unit-et/ate, whoa In hie
lith year, He 1,1 tidied with distinc-
tion from Hilt te and on com-
pleting bin theological roam crowd
the border to naelet the Presbyter -
ism rause in the north of England. Ils
as' at Herten) for a few yeero un -
COMMISSIONS FOR COLONIALS
London cuble : Tia e lions° (4 Com
1110101 von erowderto day In anthem'.
Von of the 0tatcniont of Mr. (lose
Wy teem nt, Pe rile men tot ry 13,,eretary
orthe War Offiee, reoire to non)
mensuree. Mr. Wynalutie time), amidst
Nimes, when the. Meuse went luta
cominittee of Supply, and net tied
he del not propcnon fm deal With the
quention of the poem -010n of the war
Ina would ['moot Immediately t
outline military nitannres neeemary
ffreups.171rioittlis,oligne defence 011 111 tattle
The Goverment had uot even eon-
eldered the question of compultsorY
werrlec, welell was entirely minettene
Nary In V11311' of the actitity of recritlt-
lila for the auxiliary (motet, elm* tie
tear 10,000 reerelte Itett joined under
the westing romationn, tinti If ine
KOMI twenties were offered, he
anticipated that tlw voluntary
lary forme, If their effieliewy was
inerenitel, would easily aufflee for pap -
r1° defence and to garrirAm the 6011-
portR and other poaitione. They
might be even ettailfied for noriertek-
leg more °moos elntles.
'file Government proposed to put the
nY f I
as the regulars, mei (-lately the wboic
militia, During the epriug and BIM -
mer the volunteer artillery would bn
rearmed, and a higher eapitatIon
grant would he elven tho velunteere,
coupled with the demand for higlier
efficiettcy. A mounted infantry
tear eorpe would be formed and the
yeomanry would be treated on the
Name broad principle.
The artillery, army service corps
and engineere necessary for two ad.
ditional nrmy corps would te relied
frollwith, namely, thirty -els, field
balleriea and seven borne beiteriee.
The apeaker elect said it has been de-
rided to reins twelve additional in-
fantry battalion', Continuing, Mr.
Wyeabain said the existing cavalry
forces svould also is expanded by
tweed regiment., and that 000100/5 -
Cosa would be. offered to militia ()Hi-
cerato the colowies-(greet cheering)
-and to the univeretties.
At present there were 100,000 regu-
lars In the country, and the increase
was anticipated to bs There
were now 328,000 men in 3111:1(..
airy Ibreee, and it wn4 One
Da:reale would It 50,000 men. So, al-
together, tne re(oulty would moon have
el leas( 617,000 men, and Mr. Wynd-
haM (1111,01p0ted that the number
woisid he nearer 600,000 than half a
torelnred the Government's ronfi-
Durtng his remarks Mr. Wyndham
drnoe In Ito power and 'splendid oft-
mency of iiitt fleet, saying it Lad
never been greater ur more leg:t:cuate
than now. But in cane of the fear Cf
evasion Cho garrisoning of the count
tottems would devolve on the inilitary
forcer, am ft would be the first duty
of the fleet to he off the Or MO
rout, or face to face with the enemy.
T.111. Covernment, Mr, Wyndham thee
wne not Hulking 011 1114)Pal for
limey and men In to millet of panic.
The risk wag not very muteu nearer
than 4 year ago. But It had Incensed
n exact proportion to the reductine
of the 110110. military defence, which
uffleed Justify the present de.
mandm for nit Increase ot the resourcem
or home defence.
The Llheral lender, Sir Henry Catep-
olellannernoin, who followed, malt!
ie had heard of the great stem for
he administration a greet army,
/11t, /111 bit not heard n single figure
nentIoned tis to the cod thereof, nee
to,veivi sinmerelignorraltititsi tishieslisit;rstegleiniliassgr vote.
lie to the irreseet war ? 710
Ion Mr. Wyndham replied O
undred and twenty •
pounds.
Kir Henry Campbell.BannerMtutlaid
te could not be expected to pronounce
n opinion upon the 'weenie auddenle,
but, he ridded, lip believed iltat nine-
enthe It leaTere were ready to do
!most any g (or the purpose of Die
relent war, it would like to reteril
t us a war measure alone, leaving
he queetion of the future Increase
bluarelaourr.angemente open for Noe.:
fier Charley Alike. advanced Rados!
member for tie Forest of leen /11
halon of Oloucesterehlre, snid Yir.
Wyndham's speech "email to stewooi.
the hereey that Orme Britto
treruithewPellas rhamet tideletmeeoeeetew.::artfi'Ul tli
In the Melting IMAM' of
Otto (95et.
It was explained In the lobbied of
the Howie of Commons that Mr.
Wyndham meant to convey that nil
the supplementary estimate:1 asked
for were 1101 to the war, exempt IA20,
000 required for the new 'whew to
close the flame:11 „sear of 3fui rill ;11.
t The Powdery (.1 state for tear,
04 Lord, with ntatement //huller to
Lord Lansdowne, furnished the House
sloisselat maordee0111011;fir,,.. Wyndlintit In the
abouLtaid 1 I7.,(3.,ni _IV ;wile said there were
age of 35 nielvit°7',Ftyvillo" lbeittreveenr)eTi
With the army. Tile Government 900-
mObil
to nok them to join the army
or et tear for home 501”01050 only.
rn in the House of tor&
f were Interested Ilaton.
The PrInre of \%nleau and ,the Duke
•
,tt1,1in ASSAD wan translated to St.
John's, Montrone, to flint time e
chapel of ease Connected tbe Be-
ta bl Seed Church, ;there he/ moon
gathered a large congregation, Dur-
ing the len pesos' conflict be took
- an motive part, and fir hie bald *eel
manly ndvorary earned for himulf
- 109 title of 'The Lion of St, John's."
At the disruption, in 1849, he threw
n hie lot with the new church, ale
luu uded 190
teitduuig merehanto mad mandato
; users in Monitros. o; almost lulrh in it body
followed him, It wn9 Ilrnt feared
that the line large church would
be lent to thienew body; but. thank*
to Dr. Nixon'. foresight, the seceding
congregation rel lined poesession of
he building after a brief contest.
011 a sundny, soon alter tbe diem -
time the late Rev. Dr. Paterson, min.
ister of the "scone charge, was de -
+toed to preach tit, John'i yeast,
but found the door e locked, and a
large poster fixed on one of Ills mes-
%ice pillars which support the poll-
ment of the edifice, bearing Die word",
"Thou Molt not Covet .fhy Neigh.
64ecer Geeeyea;lt" Dr. Nixon was one of
the most prominent Free Churchmen,
ill! WW1 appointed tonVener of the
oluentioat etteme in etweeesion to Rev.
Dr. ,Candltelt, Edinburgh, and long
1 titaltitaltini the importance of rengloae
isistinction in day trIn,31s. A merely
secular eihnintion wits In Ids eyes a
go flesi (tuilim, 111 lees the choral
for which he laid done nu 010011 ON'
Jeered ita highest loner moon bini bg
appointing Mal Moderator of the OW -
lent Amiably, welle las own Hook
pietentel lam with ti0.1 to meet the
vest o Moderator' robes.
Retiring from the charge of St.
,Tolin'a lit 1870, he went to Edinburgh,
end remained there until 1802, When
he took ler abode In Burntielatitt
lie wax twice married, HI t second wifa
protereased lam D. cember, 11141.
! lier death taking place when he Wm'
011 a Oa to Monroe. On the ore
wing flabhath he officiated for tee
lust time la Ids own pulpit in e.,
John's, nn oceadon wheel attract,. I
melt atteetion at the tit" WI Imiar-
ere being- struck nt the vigor shown
tho rev, (Meter. Hie bit vwt, 0„
the town, where the beet of his hays
were spent, was In the closing menthe
of lest year, He WM then nitwit en-
feebled by the inflossitles of age, but
went with his daugliter, Mrs. %%intim,
to close his days at !tear
NewtonenteWart, WIgimvsishire. By
him Hoek velfe Dr. NI \or Intil large
hoolle, most of et et Wei young,
th ring died .,1 ui fever that was
ht Monte, within ten Jaye
Lim Lethilan prr.:41\ Vilialeitrtt°sialdr
ay. the
gtgathy for ilictit unions all :dales*
, enterei the ministry, and wee
ed et Westin!, where he
for -Hee ten year.. He mignon(
Ooi&event p111e health, and died hi
Oncesnec,
Ide lengthened residence In
Dr. Nitwit took nit active
_and prominent pert itt every effort
• re. ,Intel Impro‘e the merited,
ree.1 and secular tveildeing of the
.-witinutty. A wait or war tremble
11/1, he threw Weigel( heartily
Hoe the 1110VPIIIPIlt, which led !otitis
formation of the local volunteer corps,
eat there are still few old Mantra -
seine who can recall a stirring 'meek,
fire end tettrlotlem, which he
liCliVITed In the Guild Hall. He wee
is streug advocate of drainage, and
woke of that euhjuet nt the thaw
it wait agitating the tommuntty,
at morn than one public meeting.
While In hie vigor ho watt eeldoui free
from eontroverey. At one period St.
John'e and efIll throat G. P. Munchen
in Montrose Wer0 rrowded Sun-
day eveninge, the attraction bell; a
eerie/ of lectures On the Meseta le
mens quaetlou. Dr. Nixon, lee the
former, arguing stoutly for eke re
:neat:I:led? a/lea:tie purindelielarow4:11:10 ithae,or
lter. Ater. RAMO argaleg with
ol
voluntaryism, Dr. Nixon had a pa
collar Kyle, urine /Mort, pointed
eentencee. To a statement made,
he would say, ''712 false," and, as
W114 Raid at the time It Wail uttered,
everyone know the meaning of that.
During the ten years' conflict tor the
crown rights? se Christ, In Scotland,
one of the peers iti the Ronne of Lords
took °erasion to *neer nt the Psalm
Ringers. "les, Owlet was a Plaint
eInger," wag the response from St.
,iohnee In 1882, De Nixon tatted
it work entitled, "Christ ix All and
In All," "nnl by it he, being dead, yet
erreaketh." Dr. Nixon wax one of the
moat warm-heartel of men, a faithful
pastor and eloquent preacher, to
long as leer health contInued.-Com,
• any other medicine. Thee act
ir314111:•,:idY ItooteatdiarrIteltioS're:AatIlif nettle
netwee aim Correct 1111 pm irregular!.
Gee incident to thle critical period.
eel by all dealers or sent poeteaeld
gdrci
'titt. 6a reielegxo °Orel /r.ITSrilliae(erie "e5d1)1..
i
eine Company, !Rockville, Oat. not
be pereuadett to tate nomeja Mita
, --
f With a fritter each!!
LOTS Ole WORK.
Wu have plenty to do Moe we atom
book, patrolling the country day aurl
night: Have not heard when we are
going further up. Am anxious to get
Up 110 at 00100 a good hot one.. Slege
ami armored trate" go up every few
day.. A train of naval guns hal knit
gone pait. Lyddite game went up yie-
terClay• Werwlek and I /have Seined
several pounde *nee we come bet*
from Donglae. Ile la as fat ad a e-
pee*. Have not had any :nail e nee
two weeks ago, bat am ex/meting it
every day. If Charlie Oudoti was only
in the setup at &morsel° he would
have seen Porno goad hot work with
the Minim. We were out all dity
until five at night, with only the bot-
tle filled once with water. After the
scrap was over, and wo got to the
Boer camp, we just had to fight with
the mules and horeee to get a drink.
Think of ,drinking water as thick as
cocoa and the seem color -mud around
Ole e Ode" a toot deep. What le that
Kipling says about Gurtga Din, the
water carrier ? "IVater "lime end
green," eV. I never knew muddy
water tasted so sweet until then.
nid von got thr !miter,. 1 .1t -on., -
ime ago? The Graphic' war correepon-
nt hero Ls going to take Pbeto of
Company if he an, so you may pee
IMO day In the Oaphie, I will tell
ou if he does.
HAD, It GOOD BATH.
We all went out to VanWyek's farm
and ban a good bath net night. 1hed
New Years day at Douala' in the
at Jo int "Iwo
•-•
NoMele OS Vaal River, to4 misled Over
daily plentiful, and eery scrappy, but
satisfying. 12
The Queenelanders had left us early een°
and had ridden to Root Pan, a farm 01
bowel acme the veldt where the c°
rebele wed to gather. Same of the •
New South Wales Army Medical Corp! (11,
remained vrith me and In a Boer tent
lay two of our wounded, Ptee. Rio 11
„e
Wed and Rose, anti alongside them two "v.,.
wounded Boer". The former was hut
Co
unto death; a shot had pierced both ,,
hem as he Mod driewaye Ills slayer.
The surgeon was suddenly called to
lite Aldo but aid wee mks", and Noon
Ole breath had left the nehen lips, Be
Ole less sorely wounded mail wee Deft-
ly conveyed from the tent of death.
The regimental surgeon was the met' e,
Queenelander let when poor Macleod r
died, and the Canadiane die- ree
charged the lint duties toward/ hie el
body. A grave was dug, a Now Testio
meet was found, Cannillane furnished ;;;
t.he bearers Who carried the stretcher to
and ite melancholy load to the grav-lal
-
elde, a party of our men under Serge el
Beatty formed the firing party, our ex
bugler -minded the "last post." MaJor ru
Beefy, Ole deft officer of the Medi- en
Von, who me in command of our little el
force, read a few selection, from that tr
wonderful chapter of Cornthlane, nnd
then the earth wee "bevelled upon ll'm,
A weigh cross with hie 0011100nd eorpe
and the inecrietion, " Erected by leo to
Qattoneland nnd CenndInn comrades," to
. I h nil ii. 1., gr.((e. de
Leas honored vet) aolernn rerernoty, ad
may add, Was the grave of Pte. J1111(11, co
of the Queenelandere, who Wal sliOt th
through the heart at an early !doge of
the Maack, Two men who knew where th
the body lay were left behind at Hoot 11
Pan next de?, and they hail top out, lag
dig a gears and bury thee comrade mf
b7r4irsiles. VeL"Illi is mint* been fotuid to. the
pen the British arm, vre sbould
t limit ourselves, So that if there
ouid be In Canada a man. fit. and
mpetent to fill the ponition50
hotel be able to put our own Cana.
fans in the proltIon, Dr. Borden maid
e had noticed las friend from Three
Were (eir Adolphe enron) diol not re -
Do the charge that politic" had been
be bane of the Canadian militia, MP
I. Prior bad ala, and that Polltien
ail something to do with the event
nder discussion. Dr. Porden he
die not believe that since 67 down to
the present Ulna there had been any
extraordinary political influence Im-
properly exerted In the ndminletratIon
e epartnyen , re t se appoint-
ents to the continoente for &nth
Men, and quoted the etatement
ntly wide by nen. Htton that "to
it knowledge not a 6111100 petition! ap-
Intment had been made upon the
ntengent," 01111 that It was only fair
111m1011 nod to the °Moue under
m to deny, and that promptly, the
arms that the ntilitle of thie country
or lute been run or le noir being
O upon political linen. With refer-
ee to Gen. Hutton, any discusslOn af
s.COndilot or his service to the mute
y ehouli he left to enme other and
tore fitting coca:doe.
Hon. Geo. B. neater regretted thnt
ellnister of Militia had not eoen fit
eny one generone word In refeoeice
We outriders on tiir .1's •
parture of a general who had work
hard to bring the militIn of this
entry tip to the Standard ITn believed
03' slimed! attain.
Ur Oilver (Albert) Bald It appenrrd
question bad been Introduced de-
berately for tile purpom of endeavor -
to fix the litigant of political ad-
nIstration of the department 11901 Fillets? of Militia. He reminded
mersherwi* introduced the
b a 'Marta, B. e„ imen,1
•
eakjeet that the !het friction which
:
The two old friends, se line been
nerrated before, met agetn, after
yeers of upgrade:in,.
"Bo the way, Gagster," raid Throg-
gime, "do you remember ORM snub-
nosed, cross-eyed little Illibury girl,
with a face on ber (bit would ditch
OIC exprees train it She need to live
somewhere in your neighborhod, I
tbink."
"Gb, res, I remember her perfect-
ly," replied Gagstr.
"Mat ever beceme of her f"
I ern' sorry to di/appoint you,
Throggina"-bnt is where the var.
lateen comes hi -."but I have not the
slightest Idea. I Mal marry/ herr
-Chicago Tribune.
When children are pale, eeevish end,
metier' at night they reqIire a dose 'o
or two of Miller's Worm Powders!,
Good 7demero.
There le no mark of breeding .011.
tinetIve tie good manner, at tabie.
You may dram up in the latest lase
Ion, carry rote clothe' ae if born
h
stsyeimsa, atposiandsistsh, teetandoemsalmeatts
gril
:tsdtahesintkaisible sersimpulsyae
gssbeessaisur nrtnth1
,1140
their but The process of en\ exIng
Mem of food to the mouth nt) emlt
ing them down with liquid reeitirse
all oneni care and thought in rae.
vent It frond taillng di list In the
nen& of observers,
:AilirSre
our /xtern nd0;
eetirig inks
ie
Conapound Iron I ilk
Extent or 11111sA4Ippi Levee',
tIr 5(95.
91101"ippla le
lllVier0Qnt X1111fr;iit'179ii)tef
ttt 0)0
0 they weep beet in a elligle etrnlielit
line they would IH! a beet 1800 tulle"
long, or long ..nugh tut atretch the
greater part of the distance Ile
team Naive', New Orleans and New
Yrk. They would form a bank of
earth nbotit eightyx(1c feet wide at
the b),,,, eight feet wide ut the top
anti thirteen or fourteen feet high.
The rhino, 1i111 11'0111110V Ito repot
lotion /le a wonder In comparison
with term, 1111i they have it many
millions of &Ham
V‘ 112 r,l'A Idniniont rures PlateTr.
- -
OMAN'S WAY,
Ole' love proved Mime nnto ltt OWS'
And, while her heart was Norf.
The undeen vowed that oho would
drew
In wimple sackcloth evermore.
Bet she marrted a rich banker anon,
HOr wounded heart did quickly heal;
The eackcioth thet elitee wearing No
now coe
Ls a very hendeome eacque of Neat Pe
Minerd'a Liniment mires DIpltberla,
rive Long Curb,.
1V.Ith the eoming of the "Princeere"
01• polonahe ive have oleo the return
of two long eerie wIsich hang (town
from the knot of hear at tlie back
4rtalrieje'e
lsharde been out of faahlori for a
long time, except for very little chi!.
drenHere and there j,ou itt n deer
old lady whose head le haloed with a
group .01 short white curie. But the
long curl has been unknowu for Nome
Hine. Now, however, FOMO 701I14 gItil
nee appearig at the large private
belle for wheals the private house lit
totted either too small or Ineneven".
ent, and for lehleli a hall ham leen en.
Pied.
The coiffure et often newt graceful
to a eliander figure, lint Mout girls
eitould abstain from inereareng the else
of the head null neck by long cart.
Where iamb ore worn a little orient
tnre or pink flowers, very entail, is
pinnea to the heir, which le drawn to.
the heck of the heart inetend ‘,1 the
top, and there knotted, %011ie the
two long curet thee bang hie down
the hack, to otow the length of the
glr11811ein(r'(7
e1ornpotinti 1 lens only 25
mugs rr 10
BrItielt Oomminaloners elaidler tmtl
feutherlatid, who hate 130051 engaged
ln the demarcation of the Brnie.
ChInme boimday, have been tutu,.
(tared la the Morighemedet.
Iyttou vine lemmta! mit el.
leaped.
Mr. Vestals, who went to Dawson
m Parts hut year, will go to Ven-
ue the 'mettle and return to
woo by balloon.
Miller' 0 rlp Powder" cure,
Mime! Produellone of Ciatosia.
Return" of minerel preelection mad"
to the Ontario Bureau of Hines Lite
the year 1809, ellow thee the total
value of goldblillion wad about 9410.-
000, which rimy be elightly increase/1.
This is .135,0110 more than in 180e
The quantity of 5091*104 P09900 0041
mlued was rery neer 200,00.1 Vets;
told the value of nickel and coppet In
ornelted ores about lifigll(410, com-
puted at the average welling ,rlee of
innttet at the %torte. In lees It wao
e752,800. The quantity itf per iron
melted in nreo Iwo, 04750 tone val-
ued at 008,000 or more Ohne In the
prevent" yeor hy 111401 tone In gime-
tity and ilt:77,2111 et Attlee.
Horses Kept From Strayiug.
Icelander', bele n unfr:cooN tind probe
ably unique plan of preventing their
horsee from etraying. Sapposing two
people were riding together And wished
to etop poniewhera to make a rail
to prevent their Pewees from sereying
Otto.' weisel tic ti..11 Imror's 1),•:,d
the otheria tall, lit Ma "tete the
home enuld neither move backward
Itor forward; et the mut they maid
go mind In a teeter; but then they
would have to make a compact to
turn their heads in the same illreetIon.
A doee of Miler's Worm Powders
noceelonally will keep the children
health, ' 1 , :1
Richard II/Miele died at Brockville,
I14 90 fears end 10 months,