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* e 136 S.lZ NOTICE ! To all interested in getting eatieâ€" factory and pleasing GIFTS FOR CHRIST M AS I and . varied stock lh:v\:.-:mu wo please every you know of. . Gur goode are alt marked in CAN‘T BE BEAT All orders amounting to $5.00 or over, we DELIVER FREE to your nearest station. ur stock is too large to mention more than a few of the many GOOD THINGS we have to show. We I.v;rbfixy:n to come an spend aw weing among our mtock. Our clerks will belp in every way they can. Our stock is the hvfiu and best mesorted of any to found _ in Caneda. The Rest of the New Â¥Fiction all sold at Cut Prices. SETS OF STANDARD AUTHORS i;-;u;'l'ly iilustrated. _ The choicest ever made. Note prices on these $6.00 Books for $2.50 $2.50 ‘Books for $1.50 These are delight{al books. . Are good values at the regular prices, at the price we quote, they are the BEST and CREATEST BARGAINS EVER oFFLRED wWONDERFUL VALUES 18 25¢ and 50c Books formerly sold at $1.25 and §$1.50. There are a lot of the best stories ever published in these lines, hunâ€" dreds of titles to pick from. Prize and Library 4, 8, 12, 23, 28¢ 9, 12, 18, 23,28,34c books wo make h. sns l ostariies."" .‘ Picture books for the youngest and up to any price wanted. Our stock of this class of books w“g\ly :n.l‘md {n-nh pol we know we -rfifi?z‘:-‘-éd"wm TRAVEL BOOKS B O O K S * Us a Trial We have many popular series of Books, such as ‘‘The Everyman‘s‘ "The . Pocket Classics" *‘Home University Library"* "‘The Elsio?! "Bessio" "Mildred" and "Pansy" Cloth Picture Books for the We can‘t give an idea in this motice of our great stock and the many kinds from the Small Pocket Size to the Large Family Bibles Our new patent UNTEARABLE BINDING is the best binding ever made, don‘t forget to ask for this. We send vou an illustrated descriptive cataâ€" an iMlustrated CG m- free on request. For the older scholars in cloth â€" |â€" ppfudat en rooee m sizes . and styles. Prices lu-.zu“n * For all the Churches and Sunday P; . â€" *rom $1.00 to $12 00. LEATHER GOODS hopping Bage, Purses, Pocket TRAVELLING GOODS BOY and BABIES ‘ome and See Our Books and Give Cloke & Son BABIES n ty BIB LE S Prices range from Oxfords and Watermans are the pat wade. We carry big stock. A ‘+om §1.00 to $12 00. 25¢ to $15.00 PRAYELD. BOOKS FOUNTAIN PENS 16 West King St., HAMILTON HYMN BOOKS it vagh $1:00, Local News ‘Three rooms to rent, furnished. Apply Independent office, Daily work done by reapectable per son. Box 354, Grimaby. ‘Don‘t forget the band concer; toâ€" morrew night. 10 cents. . A «mu;. iWatch the INDEPENDENT . next week we are going to spring gome thing on you. by the bushel or bag. Jas. A. Ingston, Grimsby. Mr Oonvad Shaeffer‘s new . house on _ Murray St is rapidly nearing completion. Wantedâ€"Chickens of all _ kinds, Cai1 phone 185, Grimaby, R D Brown, Grimeby. Wantedâ€"Four pupils for banjo. Be ginners. â€" Outfit free with dessons. ‘MU to Independent Offlce. ‘ For Saleâ€"Choice potutocs. Apply to A. B. Stennett, phone 71, ring 2, Beameville. For Saleâ€"A pure bred brown Leg horn rooster. Apply to R H Anderâ€" wor, Doran Ave., Grimwby. Mr and Mrs Geo Pinder and family of St Oatharines apen; Sunday with Mr and Mrs H H Farreli. For Saleâ€"First class coon dogâ€"Ap piy Box 148, Grimsby, or phone 123, ring 3. For Saleâ€"One thousand fine cab bege heads. Apply Jas. Lawrence, phone 19, ring 5, Grimaby. Do your Xmaz shoppingearly, Do _ For Saleâ€"A frame building 26 x 54 frame in good shape. Apply to W. B. Bridgeman & Son, Winona. For Saleâ€"A quantity of hitl corn, in the shock, unhusked. For partiâ€" culurs apply to C. E. Hibbard, teleâ€" phone 73, ring 3, Grimaby. Rev. Dr. Ross goes to WoOodato6K next Sunday in connection with the Missionary Anniversary of the Cen tral Methodist churoh. It‘s worth your while to have a loui at the display of Royal Vincennes & Symphony Lawn Stationery displayed in the Drug Store windows. Foultry Suppliesâ€"Cail in and see my Pratt‘s Poultry Food, Bone Meal, Meat Meal, ‘Oyster\Shell, Grit, Charâ€" woal, etc. S. Wardell. ed hay in stacks, one mile from stone voud, apply to T. Snow, . Grassies & B car jumped the track at the wwitch on the hill on Monday night, and nixed things up in general. ‘The cement walls for Mr Parson‘s hew ‘house west of the Town + are completed and are now ready‘ for the carpenters Mr and Mrs R B Patterson have named their new house _ ou (Nelles Ave., "Mountain View" as it . com marde a beautiful view of the moun «a‘n. Wantedâ€"By December 20, a house to rent, suitable for family of . two. W!ll take a yeariy lease _ if house sults. (Write full particulare to box 458, Grimsby post office. For Saleâ€"One brood sow and _ a thoroughbred Yorkshire pig, . welght abeut two hundred pounds. Apply to John Bowman, Bell: telephone 8, ring 12, Jordan Station. For Saleâ€"A large quantity of pod‘ loose hay atthe barn; also a qUan~ «ty of pure clover honey. Apply to Herbert Theal, Buckbee Road, 1% ‘ulln wouth of Grassies Station . J. T. Lane is having a very . fine ohoicc of watches, jowelry and fancy goods this Xmus, . Prices and quall ty gvaranteed to beat those of Hamilâ€" tor and Toronto. See windows. Don‘t forget the auction sale . at Aleyander Sweet‘s at the top of : the ‘Thirty Mountain, on Friday, DeeA' 12, For Saleâ€"About thirty tous of mix ‘The nineâ€"twonty eastbound ASeramn En ne ie U mo Thirty Mountain, on Friday, Dec. 12, at 1 o‘clock in the afterncon. Jas. A. Livingston, auctioneer. Lostâ€"On 5 o‘ciock egr eas, from Winona, or at the Fifts shalley, on Monday, Dec. 1, a bell fuced hammer, Finder will confer a favor by return ins to The Independent office, Grims All of this year‘s members of the County Council will seek reâ€"election in their respective municipalitics ex cept Warden Lymburner of Calstor and Reeves Johnson and Smith of Grimaby. / Selfâ€"Rising Flour Without Yeast Without Kneading Without Time for Rising We J. H. Wells‘ Grocery Fl'lmv c‘ke" etc No Baking Powder required Ve also béve "TASTEE" Flout which makes a Golden Brown Bread of delicious flavor. Mu-mdlflusnndabq Phone 3 â€" Grimsby We are introducing Makes Bread eating potaiv2s, auction sale on Wednesday, Dec.. 17, ap which be will offer all his farm im plements and some houschold furniâ€" ture. Jas. A. ‘LAvingston, auctioncer, farm at Vineland and will Bourne Bros. are offering some bar guins in dinner sots at $15 per set, regular price $20 per set. "The same sets are selling in Hwmilton as "bar goins" at $17. This price holds goed ul1 Christmas only. The annual Christmas tree and en tertainment of the Rock Obape! Sunâ€" day school will be held in the school room of the church on Tuosday even ing, Dec. 23. . A large program is be« Iug propared. For particulars watch next week‘s paper. y Partics â€" wishing teaming _ done, either by the day or on contract should telophone 18, ring 5, Grimsby, or _ write to Kerman and Challes, Rural Delivery No. 3 St Catharines They have several first class teams with complete outhts for all kinds of teaming and know how to handle big jobs, Give them a call Regarding J H Wells‘ advertiseâ€" ment elsewhere in this issue, lm tive of Selfâ€"rising Quick Bread r, Mr. Wells says the _ manufacturers have combined the best qualities of Fnglish selfâ€"rising flours with a very gratifying result that a . nutritious loaf of* bread can be made and baked in one hour. Mrs. W R Stowe Wainwright, ou‘ tawa, announces the engagement of her youngest daughter, Marjorie Ke tuiak Stowe, to Douglas Hennry Nelâ€" les, D L S., cleder son of the late Beveriey Robinson Nolles, of Grims by, Ont. The marriage will take pliac in the Now Year. Horses for sale or exchangeâ€"Good team heavy mares, aix years old, thrce fine driving colts rising three, sound and in good _ condition, will so!l choap or exchange for pure bred Holeteln or grade cows and helfers., Apply A. Leitch, Box 182, St. Catharâ€" Many friends in this district !\II‘ greatly regret to learn of the death of _ Mrs Fisher, wife of . Registrar Carl Fisher, which ocourred at the family residence, Chestnur; . street, St Catharines today. Mrs Fisher hed been i!1 for some time, and her death was not unexpected. She was a woman very highly esteemed by all who. &knew her. For Saleâ€"The entire contents of the residence of Mrs (Dr) T C Bak« er, on Rabinson St South, Grimaby, including the furniture, china, glassâ€" ware, kitchen utensile, etc.;" also . a good Heintzman plano and a quantiâ€" T 7 Pmd D.citas In. PA Eetne TL NesE is cal tv of antique furniture. . Parties inâ€" terested may secure all in formation by calling on Mrs Baker, Robinwon pices of the Ladies Guild of 2. John‘s Preabyterian Church, awhll be held in the schoo} room toâ€"morrow. Go up and look the numerous artlâ€" cles over, there be something there that wwill just strike your fancy for (Chrictmas presents. An oldâ€"fashionâ€" d(nwlll‘hnfldmtwl For Sileâ€"Nine ros; comb . "MOU! Is!and pullets and one cock bird two years old, direct from the _ Owen Farm. Seven single comb Rhode Isâ€" lend Red pullets, two yearling Barred Rock ‘cocks, two single comb Rhode Island Red cocks; also cockerels in sinele and rose comb Rhode lstand Reds. Jucob Lang, n-_-nmc. Ont., Bell The uunnfludfioA.Y. P. A. cf St Andrews church, will be held un Monday eventng, Deo. 8, 1913, in the Parish Hhll, 8. Andrews Ave. nemlcwmbo'ANm“lfiae Poets" and a full attendance is . reâ€" quested. . Each member will be alâ€" lowed to pick one poe, and read a se ’ ons o AECCRUCC+ EmE medmplolluannulnduu lection from his works or give a short sketch of his life. ‘The annual bazaar, under ©UCUPERTT OOE OOR afase c ne Manufacturer, 16 Market Square, aud 125 James St., N. We give preâ€" mium tickets. Hughesâ€"Donaldsonâ€" on the 27th ult hy Re TS EOnd 6R POP 2000077 A~_.tAenn D. D., Miss Jean Donaldeon to _ Mr VMiliam Roy toghes, both of Grimsâ€" by. Saleâ€" azaar, under the antâ€" Ladies Guild of _ St. indu THeLoPFRETTTY TCS Otâ€" thrown out on the t of | ature to see whiat ie |_ In the wost they yeq. | by the trees, set U late side, and run thre rimg | have a big sorting take | they make a selec k,:ee “".'tdl the assort At the Mehodist church next Sunâ€" day, Missionary sermons . will . be gclu‘ morning and evening, . by . H. W. Crews, M. A., pastor . of the Central Methodist church, Woodâ€" ‘GRIMSB /, A Few Hints on Packing and W rapping Apples ®Rirst of all, you must grow . box &ppics. If you are not prapared to that, don‘t bother with the _ box business. Nothing but first class apâ€" ples should go in boxer. c# wI€ go 29 PMMN 0 10 e en Pn hxunnmeu-uhlunm We must start in right in boxing apâ€" p{-.fonhl-poebn-uthmn particular about them than with barâ€" In wrapping apples it is a very im rfim thing to do the work quizkly. ‘ou must bave a table with appHâ€" n-,lonrmlxl.b-rl-l xunn-mma-mu;m to boid a box, and use a canvas top. A fourâ€"band table can . be three fee, by soven, with a place for a box Im each corner. A centre plece . is sorietimes put in. .hcunn;mu-fimmu.b the operator. The apples should be thrown out on the tuble for the oper ature :o see what they want. .. IBBe 7000 ovi cU ova V ima w In the west they take the pile out by the trees, set three boxes side by side, and run three packs, . Some have a big sorting table on _ which they make a selection and put them It; three different baskets, Then they place the assorted . apples . on . a In wrapping, you shou!d NRVO _ it Hittle bracket to slide _ down . and hold your wrappers. In these days of paying $2.50 per day for help it paya to bave everything as handy as possible. In wrapping a number of . boxes the girls sometimes pick up the paâ€" por wrong. You can buy little tips at 80 or 90 cents por dozen that will 1010 paper up. ere are several kinds of _ packs, those in front of us are packed with the stom end to the paper.. and the paper. I pack a box with the calyx end all wp and finish it with the . calyx ends.all up. ‘The finish of the .‘ 3 the fuce. Yot must be able to size wp your apples, if not, don‘t adopt box packâ€" Ing.« There are about fifty different rauwmflmmn‘u o ing. m:n‘humno-n one, either done on the side or on o us ® dL 19 .. . B h ols s Shoittan the Tat, but it is one that I do _ not much like. ‘The 3 x _2 pack n iteelf to from 50 to 60 _ per t‘your No. 1 apples, in the west are contcal and ou‘s are fat, so we can‘t use their »leg:. «Consequently, you can‘t . go vory much in any particular pack by the number of apples in the taâ€" bles. â€""1:;,.. twbles show you the differâ€" ert packs to resort to and that is whout all the good there is in them. The 3 x 2 pack gets the bost buige but It hasâ€"a fault especially, when done on the side. ! have bad to turn down a 3 x 2 ppu(uth-nwhlnuhh so larze as not to slide down and you cansot always . get them . large enough, MISSIONARY . SERMONS Kerman & Challes Phone 18 rm 2 Grimsby # Rural Delivery 3, St. Catharines SYSTEM IN POULTRY PRACTICE wrapping, you should have . a ‘The great poultry book by James Shackleton, right upâ€"toâ€" date, price $1.00. We are makâ€" ing special rate to readers of thie paper, of this book and Canadian Poultry Review for one year for $1.00, Send toâ€" day, _ Address California, ‘Rlorida a ‘the Sunny South AT LOW RATES _ wWINTER TOURS TEAMING by day and Contract Work «H. B. DONOVAN,. is4 Adslaide St. W., TORONTO For WINNIPEG Leave 230 tPar% Winnipes 6.00 s m 4® r ubservation . Car, Sta L%{m-md"- 1 Al ”emhtmw- For VANCOUVER 2. u. QuLP, Agont. sb -‘_ end should always go to . the ) oaiy } sany | Hawke‘s Store, Grimsby Pm H Em escies s Cc uty w 3 advertisement in The Independent next week. Watch for it. Read it! In buyi Ch,mmu.mbuih!q“‘h’ ho_nfi‘ubeen_lhe motto of this store, and quality at the lowest price. for quality guaranteed. Why not buy a fine quality dress length for your daughter, sister or mother? We have special values in Imported English Tweeds, Serges and all upâ€"toâ€" date materials from 25c per yard. ndleaiddi it M Ansicarginncaiiin tm esnt i hild U ow nicer, and what more woennble price than from $6.50 up. â€" An umbrella wou! be useful; prices from $1.00 up. Fashionable Silk Ties, 25c, 50c, 75¢c. Handkerchiefs of all lines in boxes. _ Holeproof Hosiery in boxes of 3 and 6 pairs. Suspenders, Garters, Fancy Shirts. Just get his chest measure. Our prices are low than Hamilton and our stock the hrfiu in town. Home Knitted Socks, Lined Gloves, Muffiers, fill Club Bag or Suit Case. Why not buy for the boy that new Suit or Over'eut? Is there not a piece of Furniture that Father, Mother or Brother has longed for, such as Roll Top Desk, Morris Chair, Velvet Rug? See our stock. The Stationery of Distinction. F Made for and. used by those who care. And the proper thing when accepting invitations We have the finest assortment of GIFT PACKâ€" AGES ever seen in Grimsby, including ordinary note paper, invitation note paper, note paper for the children, and a new selection of THE GRIMSBY DRUG STORE Should be the first thought of every housekeeper We guarantee our goods to be PURE and Fresh, and of the high est quality. We have just received ‘a large consignment of Peels, Grapeâ€"fruit, Figs, Dates and other delacacies for the Christmas Trade. Our stock is complete and tasty, and includes everything that is delicious and nutrifying. We Deliver Pnohe 187 SYMPHONY LAWN Stop, Look, Listen! Confectionery Store, Opp. New Post Office Resturant in connection % Christmas Stationery GILTâ€"EDGED CORRESPONDENCE CARDS This side of Toronto where you can buy . M. STEWART DRUG CO‘Y not buy a comfortable THE ONLY |STORE When you are buying your Xmas Stock of Candies, Fruits, Nuts, etc.. don‘t forget that he only complete line of "Quality Goods" is at "PURITY" IN GOODS K. °K. xâ€"ZTLVTT L McCOY¥‘S You will find the answer to our Limited Grimsby, Ont. WEDNESDAY House Coat or Grimsby