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The Brussels Post, 1916-12-7, Page 4(le trusstis Voot THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, tgt6 GET your Christmas trading done, -- THE FOST makes a dandy Christmas present, se•••e••eeeeee•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.N••••ee • • • 1"�' "tar -` r• r`Flt ia • 7 5 • I va . tl�a • dee •s me • Shoes. kinds were sadly wanting. To day there instill vast suffering, but thanks to the Red Cross and the 0, W. 0, A., the hest of, care can be given. She e could ll her audience from Ni'.Nor. 1 4 1 Mrtrshall, that 60 pet' cepe of the nide-tip at ticles at the Red Cross • ' Headquarters had beim made by menu- • ,`;'Elllf�, y i bets of the Wonton's Nati •�if/ryI ��� s Nevertheless, if we set ourselves to it • Handsome to the eye 41 Artistic in design. • • First-rate workman• s • ship. • Made to wear and keep their shape. Beautiful finish, easy e tAA! •5� q^.� P�{S.. comfort, very durable. When you discard • them you want another " just like the last ones." • Then our prices are not the least pleasing part or the buying. Here are a few:— Ranging from $2.25 to $4.50 TitE Winter Fair at Guelph is in full swing thio week arid is bigger a d better • than ever, • re P WOMAN's Franchise in Ontario ought to be a live issue. The women folk de- i serve all the privileges. • 0 SLOGAN of the up-to-d- ate Temperance party is, "'Dotal Prohibition for the L 0 0• Dominion of Capada—on to Ottawa." BE a Columbus and start out on a voy• age of discovery. You may hit it rich by venturing to paddle your owu canoe, rs e Mx PORKER has not touch room for 0 squealing with the market scoring well re up to Sir oo per cwt, and the pig still alive, • • CANADIAN exporters of potatoes to the United States bave to give a certificate attesting to their soundness. 'Phis is correct. OWING to the death of Lieut.•Gover. nor McKeon, of Nova Scotia, J, Mc - Grant, a prominent broker, of Halifax, has been appointed as his successor, MAKE Yourself a necessity to the hu- man family by doing everything first - claw An ordinary botch will never set the heather on fire. "Excelsior" is a motto worth while to young and old, A JUVENILE Court should be tested in Huron and every other County where childhood or youth have fallen into the pitfalls and need the kindliest and wisest counsel to help them get a fresh start on life's highway. Dula Or DEVONaBIRE has not only "book learning" as it relates to Agricul- ture but is able to discuss it from prac- tical experience. 'There is nothing bet- ter in any walk of life, The "know bow" weighs well. One American cousins are paying considerable attention to the Canadian turnip crop and hundreds of cars have been shipped this Fall. As a conse- quence this very common place crop has assumed considerable importance this year. JUDGING by rumors there may be several Municipal election contests this year in Huron County. Nomination takes place, Friday sand inst., owing to the following Monday being Christmas, Election, if one is necessary, will be held New Year's Day. ADMIRAL BEATTY may put stirring stunts on the naval program and perhaps tie a few knots in some of the submarine rampages of tbe Huns. If he would "slam" Zeebugge as a starter it would bead off a bad nest, Admiral Tirpitz, late German Admiral, is not very buoy- ant over the prospects and points out to the authorities—"I told you so." KENTUCXY's yearly output of whiskey exceeds 2o,000,000 gallons, yet in the face of this the Temperance element is discussing a State-wide Prohibitory law and have strong backing. Ole' Kentuck may set a notable example to the world in linking up with the cold water army. This old planet is jogging along, SEVENTY-SIX cows are in tbe Dairy test the Winter Fair. s Some cele- brities are in the stalls and their bill of fare is the best known for sustained milk production. No "water and chalk" variety among these bossies. 6,Ooo poultry entries prove the great interest manifest in this great Fair at Guelph. HURON Old Boys Association in the city of Toronto, still retains a good deal of the old time interest notwithstanding that the novelty of the organization has disappeared. The r7th annual meeting was held on Nov. 24th. $15o 0o was voted in the past year to the tont Hur- on splendid Battalion, an act that was much appreciated. UrwARns of zoo,000 Belgians bave been taken Into slavery and compelled to toil for the Kaiser. The wives and children Were not allowed to accompany them. Appeals have been made to several of the neutral powers to bar such proceedings but we doubt if it will avail much. The triumph of the allies will bring the Jubilee, GET the family home for Christmas as far as possible, Time makes many changes and Few home circles find 11 possible to have the roll call ens- wered personally, Don't forget Santa Claus sled the Christmas stocking. It will do you good to have a frolic even if you are not as young as you used to be in years, Yon are just as young as you feel, Remember our Harness Department • • • 0 ••• • • •0 0 • Robes, Blankets, Bells, Trunks and Satchels • AT LOWEST PRICES • • Phone 47x • • Richards & eo••• O• • NAVIGATION has had a long season on the great lakes in rgt6 but now that in- surance on canoes has ceased there will likely be a rapid falling off of sailinge, even if ice diJ not prevent. There are many jobs less risky in the month of December than plowing the boisterous waters of Superior, Huron, Erie or Ontario. AN ex -member of the Northwest Mouuted Police, who wears the name of P. I Tcffe', is doing 2 months, with hard labor, in Moosejaw jail for beiug tco free with his tougue relative to tbe present war. If Canada is not a good enough country to live in, as an integral part of the British Empire, why did not these fellows with so much fault to find get out years ago 7 It looks like biting the band that fed them. Base ingrati- tude, AN innovation is op the program in the West, viz the appointment by Premi- er Martin of Miss Ethel McLachlan, Re- gina, as Superintendent of Neglected Children in Saskatchewan. She suc needs the late Spencer Page, who died last October. We expect Miss Mac will "make good" as it is a class of work that should appeal specially to womanly in- stincts, Saskatchewan is determined that they will not be tailenders and with their hustling new Premier there is every likelihood of them forging ahead. 74,650 were the total losses of the British on all fronts during November. Of this total 18,632 were killed, 49,063 wounded and 6,920 missing. This was heavy casualties, said to be se, owing to the almost continuous attillety fire. It is estimated the German losses were as large if not larger, as they suffered severely I y shell fire as they were driven from their dug -outs and trenches. It is a terrible sacrifice of life hut by pres- ent indications neither side has any notion of quitting. Next Spring will see the allies sttooger than ever and striking a lively winning gait. SOMEWHERE IN fIiANCE Lotter from Driver J. L. Cavanagh . a anagh Following letter to his mother is from Driver J, L. Cavanagh, of the 66th Battery that went from Guelph ;— This is my second attempt at writ- ing landed in 1 i❑ s I d France, the other is in my kit -bag and tvhere that is, it is very hard to say. It was put on lorry at the train head and has never shown up since. Came over here a few days ago by the "box car special," such fun ae We had trying to sleep. We had one corner of the car and filled it so full that when we got stretched nut, our feet were piled up in the air, waist high, mine erowurng the summit of the pile' Dr. Patterson Addresses There is an ocean of mud, ankle deep, all over. Our huts are con- structed by piling shell boxes together and placing a few pieces of tin on top 10 keep out the rain. 16 is almost necessary to squirm in on your hands The star shells look fine, much the same as our Roman candles and stay illurninated in mid air for about20 seconds, which 19 plenty long enough to fire several discs of machine gun ammunition. Aeroplanes are as thick as black- birds. The English fleet is dominat- ing the seas and the Allie's aeroplanes have full swing in the clouds here. There are two anti-airgute neat' us. Nearly every day at noon when weather permits Fritz to get a couple of machines up in the clouds these two sky cleavers give him a lively re- eeptio, with our machines ton on his track, he eosin makes a hasty retreat en his own lines. Very near us is what was once a town, now an iron cross, each as are posted at thegate of ti cemetery, is all ty, that remains. This is a line moonlight night. I have just finished washing out three handkerchiefs end hefnre I crawl into my "lively" blankets I want to add a line more. We are up at 630 a. 151., slip the bridles on true nags and take them half a mile theough the deep mud to a small lake where we water. ?'hen hack to breakfast by 7 a. m. From 9 to 11 we endeavor to knock the mud off the horses with the aid of acrubbing blush and curry comb. Sometimes this does not solve the problem, then they roust wade in the lake, I mentioned, till the mud is dis- solved. It is a healthy life if Fritz leaves us and the boys who cone through from first to last will certain- ly be men the country should be proud of. The night after. I carne they took me with theist hauling am- munition up to the guns, I think it was to initiate enure of us newcomers to shell flre. Well, Mother, those guns roaring on all sides made my moustache scramble back into my tip- per lip. I did not know whether they belonged to us or to Fritz and •rny mind was not put at ease for some minutes. Then Fritz did open Up and things were lively but the sound is becoming familiar and does not bother even the horses. Sunday we have our weeklyshave and wash. I tried to bioah some of the mud nut of my hair with a )corse brush. (Yon vee my whsle kit is gone.) Ynu mentioned something a- bout your lute eon's neatness in your laat letter. Bless you dear, neatness is a thing of the past. You are lucky to cane through with mud only up to your knees. Your little boy, Johnny, fares alike with the others. All availablea attended Church this morning garbed in less stud and wear- ing steel helmets and bandolier gas mask, They passed around prayer books with hymns na in them. You 3 should have heard us sing, Onward Ohriseian soldier's marching as to war," accompanied by the thud and whirr of Fritz at play, The sermon was on "Nicodemus preaching the gospel in the night." A splendid ad- dress winding up with the Raiser and the last fight now taking place here. Part of the discourse was lost to us, drowned by Lhe big "Lizzie" barking in the valley just below us. Fritz does not keep the Sabbath. The firing continues day and night. The heavi- est begin to Lode from about• 3 a. ne to 6 a. in. each morning. That is the time one little aback quakes. We will all be glad when this is all over and Canada once more comes in view. Provincial Women's Institute Dr, Patterson, who made a marked - and knees and back out without turn- ly favorable impsesaion on bee audien- ing arottnd. Have a poor subatitute ce, spoke ort the subject this year for a stove. It is a pail with a few nearest the heat is of the Women's holes punched in the side, Gives off Institute,—Red Cross work. Speak - more smoke than heat, till it finally ing from a very close connection with disoovsre itself nntside the door, "gad- the work indeed, her owh heart was ing at the twinkling state, surrounded in what she said, and many bores dur- by destitution and desolation," (Ralph ! ing her address the eyes of those who Conor.) I listened were blinded with tears. Every now and then there is aI She began by contt'aseing condi- whirr over' head then a thud, caused She now with those that existed at by one of Frites balls burying itself the beginning of the war, dwelling in the mud behind us. Has hot our particularly on the battle of the Marne correct ntunher, and the long retreat from Mons, Un ahpping eluteide Ilse door we Dan Then Lhe wounded teen, with little tree sparks of white light when Hune rare, had to be jolted along on carts sheep. is burating over our flret line and cattle care 00 becta of straw ; trencher/, bandages, antiseptics, supplier/ of all still more could be done. We cannot do too touch for Lhe men who have gone out to stand between ue and conditions suet' as those it Belgium, i t r 4 g We should remember b speedy aid means and send alt the help in our power, When men are at the last ebb, a little loss of time may ureas death t speedy aid means saving life and limbs. By our help, saving just so much Govet merit ani, we are keeping down taxes, but that is a email matter. Life means more than properly,—std, too, things made for love's sake mean so aro I1 to the men. Hunte -made things are not only better, but mean so much more than Government store room things to the buys in the trenches, especially when a little personal sitee- sage accotupauiea them. It is not al- lowable to send letters with. articles, but short messages, or conundrums, are permitted, These give the then something to think about. From one work -room in Toronto, whence thous- ands of shirts have been sent out, a eontndi urn was pinned to each. A budget of lettere carne back telling about what fun the boys had had in trying to guess them, and one youth, confessing his inability to choose the tight answer concluded, "I to the Hills will lift mine eyes, From whence doth come my shirt." The point of the joke was that the work-roorn is in charge of a Miss Hills. The work roust go on with redoub- led effort. The "S. 0. S." cry is going out continually from the treuehee and may be interpreted "Send Om• Slicks " Above all things socks are necessary, for, as has been said, "A man 18 Ito stronger than his sorest foot." The speaker wished to say to the women that they must not be die- cour eged if they did not receive direct, personal thanks for their work. Often tete men cannot write when in the trenches, and the slips of paper with. addresses, after being carried about for days, perhaps soaking wet, be- come quite illegible, The fable about socks being sold at the front, she said, had been due to German effort 10 stop the women id Canada from knitting. "Aren't you proud," she said, "that the Kaiser is afraid of yew. knitlirng needles?" Surgical dieesinga and bandages are not now naked from Ilk because they are being made as needed right at the front, but the call to us is still insis- tent for socks. pajamas, shirts, warm slippers.etc. Flannelette pajamas u mos should e washed before sending there away, as washing them makes them less inflammable. Another duty that should fall on the women is to keep up an interest in the men who return to us maimed or blind, She thought an especial In- stitute for blind soldiers should be started ; it is scarcely fair to our sol- diers to ask them to be taught in etre same classes with children at our one institution for Lhe teaching of the blind. One thing we can do at once. The blind men are creving bunko (Braille) ; we can see to it that they have thein. Above all things they want a good history of the war, As yet we have not done all we can ; and we should remember that just in proportion as we make sacri- fices so we ourselves are helped. In passing she paid tribute to the work of the Y. M. 0. A. at the front. Soldiers had said to her "If it weren't for the Y. M. 0. A. tents %%eel all go crazy." These places afford t'elexation from the terrible strain, a place to write Ielters, and read, and have a cup of cocoa or coffee. We of the W. I. can help through the Y. M. 0. A. too, if we choose. She thought it only a superficial love in any mother who would keep rt son borne from the front at this Lime, In reply to a question as to why some parcels had not gone through, when every letter was received, Dr. Patterson said that probably the par- cels were not properly packed. To another question asking what per cent. of Red Cross money gees to pay salaries, she said only 3 per cent, end that included transportation and other. expenses. She herself ltad stink. en 400 tirnea for nothing. Mr. Noel Marshall receives not one cent for his; great services ; and she could mention many others who are working in lire atone way. She also said that arrangements are being made to end individual parcels to prisoners of war in Germany, Par ' cels may be sent to the nearest Red Cross receiving station •*•.•"*•"•+ EI a Mutual fire Insurance R SPECIAL • AT • s M. Mitchell's ETHEL We are making Special + Bargains on SAT UR- • DAY of each week. Call and inspect. It will pay you,. • 4 • •• •• Millinery at • Half Price • • Live Poultry taken Wed- nesday of each week. • GEC. M. MITCHELL • • Phone 2215 4.04••+++0+•+•+41e14.+4+S-141+•41 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE The Hospital for Sick Children COLLEGE ST.. TORONTO. Dear Mr. Editor:— Thanks for the privilege of appeal- ing through your columns on behalf of the Hospital for Sick Children, the great Provincial Charity. Our need of money is measured by the children's need of help, and you can judge how great that need must be when last year 3,045 sick Ifttle ones ere treated as in -patients, and as will bew8050 from the 1916 figures, 692 patients were admitted from 242 places outside Toronto. Last year 271 in -patients were treat- ed for deformities, such as club feet, bow-legs, knock•knees, Pott's disease of the spine, lateral curvature of the spine, dislocations, infantile paralysis, tubercular disease of knee, hip, ankle. Is the Hospital for Sick Children to take dollars out of your pocket, or is death to take babies out of their cradles? That is the Question. One gift more in the Hospital's trea- sury means one coffin less M. the LITTLE WHITE HEARSE. The Hospital must be digging up help for little children from the soil of human kindness, or sextons will be digging graves for little children in. the soil of many a cemetery. The Hospital for Sick Children can only volunteer its mercy in so far as you friends of little children volunteer your money for service in the Hoe. titters never-ending battle for the lives of the little ones. • Let your money fight in the trenches of some mother's trouble and rescue some little child from the dugout of pain, disease and death. Can the Hospital leave children to die because the fathers of those chil- dren have left home to, flght for lib- erty on the British battle line, and can the Hospital help the children of Can- ada's soldiers with its care unless you help the Hospital with your cash? You have money enough to help every other war fund without keeping back a dollar from the Hospital's war fund—the fund that helps the Hospital save the lives of little children, includ- ing the soldiers' little children. Do not let the little children pay, in the loss of the Hospital's care, the con- tribution, that should be given and must be given to the War funds, Your money can send a message of cheer to some father in the trenches— Yes, send that message from the cot where the Hospital nurses some little child back to life, the child of the father who is fighting your battle in the trenches. Every dollar kept from the Hos- pital's power to serve the little chil- dren 1s a weight added to the burdens and a grief added to the sorrows of this war. You can bear to have your pocket emptied of a little moneyeasier than P some mother can bear to bave her home emptied of a little child, Will you send a dollar, or more If you can to Douglas Davidson, Becr, e• tary-Treasurer, or T. ROSS ROBERTSON, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • 0 • • ••• •• • • 4. • • • • • • ••• • • 1 1 i 4. RANGES'• a and HEATERS. i • 3 A fine stock of up-to-date Stoves sold at greatly • • • • • • • • • Call and get our prices and we will be Satisfied to • • • • Reduced Prices as they were bought before the rise. 1'. Also a number of lines of Hardware that will be sold at Bargains while they last. Belonged to the Mul- cahy Bankrupt Stock. If you are a Bargain Hunter); your wants can be supplied. at our Store. abide the result, John Krauter,' Ethel ••••4•44•0••••••••••••••••4 •••M••••••••••••••••••••• Company A meeting of the Directors of the Elora Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co, was held in the Agricultural Hall, Atwood, 0u Tuesday, Nov. 21st, Mem- bers of the Board were present. Presi- dent iu chair, Minutes of last meeting rend, confirmed and signed, A claim vine presented h YJas' Brou htou of Elmo, for $75 for a 4 year old steel` sup posed to be killed by lightning cm May 26, 1916. Certificate from R. J Shine, V. 5 was attached to same. Moved by Mi.ffat—Cleland that claim be paid,— Cele fed. Claim from Daniel Heather, Grey, for 1126 66, for 1 share immure spreader burned in the Foerster barn fire on Sept. 27, 1916. Moved by Baker —Moffat that elaim be pald,—i..arried. Claim by Jas. Kerr, Grey, for $4 dam age to his barn by lightning on June 19, 1915. Moved by Baker—Denstedt that claim be paid, A claim was also pres- ented by J, A. Melville, Logan, for Stoo for damage to an 8 year old mare by lightning on July 20, 1916. Certificates were attached from R. J. Shine, V. S., and D. Wardisw, V. S. Moved by Mof fat—Baker that claim be paid• Moved in amendment by Denstedt—Cowan that J. A. Roe, V. S , be employed to ex amine this caseand report at the next meeting. Amendment carried. Ap- plications for insurance were accepted amounting to Srl5,6no, Meeting ad- journed till Tuesday, Dec, igth, to meet at usual time and place. J. R. HAMMOND, Secy. THURSDAY of last week was St. An- drew's Day and was duly celebrated in a lumber of centers. Greetings were ex- changed on that occasion between Tore onto Soots anti General Haig at the battle front, assuring Sir Douglas that the Empire was behind him, BETTER latlep up that old roes tet tut Christmas as turkeys ere,evideptly going to roost too high for most people to have a chance of picking their "wish bone," Listowel e many fr ends ht e 1 h n i Listowel of Dr Y Wm. Bruce, Toronto, will be pleased to know that he is recovering from his recent serious illness. Mr. Bayne, of the Imperial Bank staff, has been transferred to Fergus. Farm for Sale 19te undersigned offers her line 126 pore farm being Lot 8 and W pt 5, Oen, 0, Township of Grey, for sale, On the premises is a good brick house with frame kitchen and woodshed-; large bank barn and driving shed, also 6 windmill, and everything in good repair. Laud hi first- class state of onitivatioi, For further portio. Wore apply to the proprietress on the )prem. Bee, DIRT ISABELLE t3TIEACE:AN Phone 405 Ethel P. 0. House for Sale Comfortable house end % acre of land for sale in the Village of Ethel. Property belong. ed to the estate of the .late Mrs. Alex. MOKay, Cellar, drilled well, &o.. on the premises. For further particulars apply to 10-tf A, H, aMACDONALD, Ethel, For Sale Grain Warehouse with horsepower elevator, scales, carts, floor oars, Ao. Also part of Lot 90, Oon, 5, Township of Mar. rim, 25 acres, adjoining the Village 0f Brussels, and 6 building iota m1 Turnberry street. For particulars apply to tate owner. J. LEORIE, Many women with disfigured complexions never eeem to think that they need an occasional cleansing inside as well as outside. Yet neglect- 01' this internal bathing chows itself in spotty, and sallow complexions—as well as in dreadful headaches and biliousness. It's because the liver becomee aluggish, and waste matter accumulates which Nature cannot remove without assistance. The best CHAM BEREAI remedy is Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, which stimulate the liver tohealthy activity, remove fermentation, gently cleanse the stomach and bowels and tone the whole digestive system. Sure, safe and reliable. Take one at night and you feel bright and sunny in the morning. Get Chamberlain's today—druggists 25c., or by mail from Chamberlain Medicine Company, Toronto 15 1, ••••••••••••♦•♦••••••••••o •••••••••••••♦•••♦•••••••♦ • What about Your - Watch • • S • as a Time piece? •• • • Are you one of the thousands of • • Canadians, who, year after year, carry a deceptive, unreliable Watch ? • • If so why not "RIGHT ABOUT FACE" TO -DAY and get a real time -keeper ? • 1 2 S • • • j Jeweler and Engraver • • • • • • • • • • ••Y • • Now the question is, do you really want a Watch • that keeps accurate time ? 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