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m”““’?m’“m““.; My dear Friends:â€" ‘â€"I,think I was quite right in â€" said in that letter about the t heard he had signed up, of cour he didn‘t have to do all that to us how ine loved u8. I never dc his love. 1 thought that 1 was in saying, that when the three « came â€"across, *4 thought that i quite enough out of our family, out him coming. Yes, mother, it 1 be nice if we can all humble ours and pray more to God that we .: meet in the other world, if we sI never meet here on carth. Wih: meeting it will be over yonder mother, let us all see if Zwe "ca meet poor Bill, that died so brai death and with prayer on hig lips. mother, I am‘ doing my best to 1 ble myself and pray to God to meâ€"home sefely again to all my ple and get dqown and pray to the ] and give him thanks for all that has done for us. Well, mother, 1 must close now next time. May God be with vou. TO THE BOYS AT THE SPECIALTY MACHINE CO‘$ PLAXNT much. So mother', £ “"e for the mercies that granted us and answar mhue nhe s‘igned up, it thatAdid all ‘that,. I > wVnImnucu rom page 5) things that my sisters put in. Mot you have no idea how glad I am was when I received the first 1e from you since I have been here the hospital. Now, mother, you v saying how you wished and , pra that Alf would get turned aown at time he stoned mm [E hike cnrp o icg s _9 Hoemmmmee 1J [ J annemne 1J § ovmmmnf$ (J on ty ts uteng (OOnHnNHAA ) Sax., (o d old \ n'_.u_.'. Shoreham, Sussex, Eng JOHN LABATT, Limited, 4 St. Helen st. Montreat, our. [ North and “â€"Iest-of S;uâ€"l-t Ste package. Freight or Express Charges and south of, and including No quoted in the Price List. North and West of North Bay Marie add 50c per package. and answering our praycr. was quite right in what I f let!:er about the time All orders are shippe ceived. Any further ini on request. "" PGJ vIger, marked cheque or cash to accomâ€" pany all orders. If too much is‘sent, the difference will be returned immediately ; if not enough the shinâ€" woy mvede ax w us NC 19 a tig & TW TERMS AND Your son 1 gallon, $7.25: 2 in dGemmmmam } YJ J comunce 2346 John De Kuypers Cooking...... Old Cognac DRAUGHT PORT er world, if we should e on carth. Wihat a be over yonder. So all see if _we cannoi that diea so brave a prayer on hig lips. Yosg anadian Grape anadian Grape anadian Grape Old Rye ogr Malt & * x‘ _ * Extra Old Rye or Malt _ Tc#A Wiser‘s Special, Gooderham & W cial, Walker‘s Imperial and S Baimoral Fine Old Scotch, Balmoral Extra Fine Old S Balmoral Special Liqueur, _ Following are some draug pecially "Balmoral" Scotch, highly recommend : (Prices include tcontainers) DRAUGHT ine Old Jamaica Rum _ Liquors in sealed bottles in quality is no better. Why bottles and the labor af h. sned up, of course ma ) do all that to show us. I never doubtsd ht that I was right ‘hen the three of us thought that it was _of our family, withâ€" Yes, mother, it would edgement of all or.der; care SERVICE DELIVERIES â€"ONTARIO ONLY nust close now till ’ be with you. DRAUGHT CANADIAN WHISKIES “83;” my best to humâ€" to God to taks 1 to all my â€" peoâ€" pray to the Lord )seph Lickers Dec. 30th, 1916 humble ourseives d that we . migzht DRAUGHT HOIXA rned down at the wasn‘t only you think I did as e can all pray the Lord has DRAUGHT BRANDY xpress Charges prepaid ‘by us east AA MaMLLa:: s d e DRAUGHT sSCoTCH, shipped the 2â€"gal. jar ~oncord, 2â€"gal. Special Vintage allons ir_xgluding North vI:’:Ev HIGH WINES, Prompt shipment ODRAUCGHT pressâ€" Companies will CONDITIONS OF SALE were prayed t _| With tunics, boots and puttees off, you quickly get the habit, ; You gallop up and down the hills just like a blooming rabbit, | "Heads backward bend," "Arms upâ€"‘ wards stretch," "Heels raise,”“‘ then "Ranks change places," i And later on they make you put your | kneecaps where your face is. i. Now when this War is over and we‘ve | captured Kaiser Billy, o To shoot him would be merciful and _ absolutely silly, C _Justs eni himd own to Shoreham, ‘ . there among the Rats and Clay, ® 1€ ‘*won i, week out, from morn to night, with full Pack and a Rifle, Like Jack and Jill, , you climb the hills, of course that‘s just a trifle,’ "Slope arms," "Fix Bayonets," then "Present," they fairly put> you: through it, t I And as you stagger to your Hut, the Sergeant shouts "Jump to it." | ‘mne same cay they are reâ€" mation desired will be sent Week in, week out | There are lots of little huts, all i here and there, For those who have to live inside ( offered many a prayer . Inside the huts there‘s RATS a as any nanny goat, , Last night a soldier saw one t ; on his overcoat. It‘s sluge up to the eyebrows, you get it in your ears, But into it you‘ve got to go, without a sign of fear, And when you‘ve had a bath of sluge you just set to and groom, And get cleaned up for next Parade, or else its "Orderly Room." WINESâ€"DOMESTIC L 1, 2 gal + VVies in Cases cost oneâ€" tter. _ Why oneâ€"third mor labor of bottling, for ‘the 1nCres an isolated, desolated 81 like to miention, x Where all you hear is "Star ease," "Slope arms," * march," "Attention." It‘s miles away from anywhere Gad, it‘s a rum‘un A chap lived there for fifty year never saw a woman. _ _ _ _7 S O °_ SRy AAG _ _DICASUrC:Of writing ,l to you, hoping to find you all well as i it leaves me at present. My friends I 4 hope you will excuse me for the liber , ty I am taking, but I only thought it [ my place andl duty to wirite ~and thank you for your most kind and wel come present that was sent to the boys of B Company of the 98th, Battn. I can assure you and all the ladies of Grimsby that I alone was very pleagâ€" ed with the Christmas stocking and I am sure that the rest of the boys will be with theirs. The very least I can do is my bit, and I wish you and alll la Bright and Progsbernns Naw: xF_ll Ther THE INDEPENDENT, »u.__uac_.uâ€".ou-buouâ€"-ufi:-un-‘filâ€"ifl?â€"\na e draught liquors, esâ€" ’ Scotch, which we can ».â€"1 am not in in the 37th Re best wishes to tl Grimsby Special , including Sault Marie add $1.00 per No. 227065, Pte RUM. Jar ‘ment, no substituting, â€"these are the featnra. FORMERLY HULL ort nt tI now tal.{e the pleasure gai. jar agram is SHOREHAM CAMP : letter should l1 not accept remain, Yours truly )eâ€" VERSUS BOTTLED LIQUORS ri [ $10.50 $6.0 $11.00 $6.00 14.00 7.59 $13.00 $7.00 quantities 9.50 the rest of the b5y§ | 3. The very least I and I wish you and uDStituting, refunding’overpayments 8: the features of our service to which Shoreham, Susse in the 98th now, b Reserves. I send n the employees of t] ialty Works. alS 50 $4.25 $13.50 . . J; Johnson, 37t§_ Reserve Batt Ste $12 14 16 6 4 WINES anp solated spot I‘d 0) 50 50 50 Finzi Gold Medal Above are on prices on request 1 Melcher‘s Gold Crossâ€" Small Caseâ€"24 Bbottles. . Medium Caseâ€"12 bottles Large Caseâ€"15 bottles...... Gordon‘s London Pry":.. .z ... Coate‘s Plymouth::";: : > .‘ Booth‘s Old Tom::.s:/ :iz :ok> . Ross Sloe....._...._..._ De Kuypers, large case, 15 bott! Cooking Brandy, Bc Brillets, 3 Grape ... Jules Robin........".. .. Hine 3 Grape ... Hennessy One Star one trying Mitc Dun Burk oneâ€"third more than in di more? Because you are ‘the same goods. D all dotted Seagr am1€ Wis »tand atto‘s )1 An assorted case based on the case n S$1 hn Be itto‘s Goild sher‘s Spec ewar‘s Blu 11 Thomn»s LIQUOR S 1S as , QUE. JAMAICA RUM in‘s R SO Quic VY al NCserve .. r‘s Recreation, 1 r‘s Recreation A r‘s Old Rye.... r‘s Whiskey Clai W . Ordinary Ho: le‘s Imperial Imperial Ots big and ar n‘s Or ve but my the by Just a line to let you ceive" your Christmas â€" g: I thank you very much fo was just needing some : came at the right time. I on the 29th of December ; of the things came in very at Dear Friends: npetial Quarts _ risb, Imperial Qts Imperial Ofts _ PRIVATE J. STEELE THANKS Sig. Serct _â€"_I don‘t know whethber 3y¢ remember me, but i tmay tell you that I am Mrs. Da grandson. I have some ‘Phones to so I must stop now. Once a very muen indeed. })'Ou bot to Mrs. sensible Christm., much in sary to : joyed. iCA RUMâ€"Case Goods. dal$1500 only partial listsâ€"complete lists with puted GINSâ€"Case G De 1arno ed C: MRS, IRIT i received your thankful for it. I get something w _pect it.‘ I send m; all hoping you t Christmas and a thank you very n mas cards ag we get this letter we as we leaye toâ€"m day. _ So you wil will be very usefu ent. ntainring ] 2 rbel LReserve itaining adian C1 erial _ On t] parce Dear F r iD case prices. ANADIAN WHIS lHu TO THE BOYS AT 1 MACHINE Co BUT WERE fTom Hill Top v And I‘ll bet he won‘t be he droops and fades tter, G. & W )" and Whit OTCH CASE GOoops ASSORTMENTS tar M r ‘. As.my pen nly write on th, so please MacCallum. 8 Darcel T ha , 15 bottles LESLIE RECEIYES A LETI FROM MAJOR ALLEN‘S GRANDsox _ T T n of 12 bottl« leaye to-moi:;(;'v?‘r‘, New So you will know the very useful. No maora Yours sincerely Allen 1 Allen H. Coryn. riends and St. Cathgx;-iâ€"zl‘és:" is Catharin_es, but w; th ments,i mmediate acknowlâ€" which we give very special Lesi1e:â€" ith of D 4th. â€" c T TT thank it ispo At soldi you ase goods. your parcel and it. It’S always ; s when one d d my best wish u have hadâ€" d a Happy New ?ry much for th 3 well. By the in draught, and the i iet you know I ro. stmas stocking and much for same as 1 Goods. it w u1er across the Jim Firth, 98¢ T 7,,r ~_ °~L 4HAG was very! the It‘s always a treat to| Ca: when one doesn‘t exâ€" on my best wishes to YOUu! wn van. Bat Signalers December C won‘t be long before and fades away. NOT DOWNHEARTED YET étg°r you know or i tmay help if 1 Mrs. David Allen‘s a V me _ tobacco â€" it e. I received it er and the rest very useful too. ice by the adâ€" ve come ‘ from to say I came ad I might say eat, :rember, I rect id Mrs. E.. G. ; is nearly en letter to t] show thig 1 t:was the ‘ : e received you both te, but unne s thoroughly e ad ~a . Merry appy New Year. I ich for the Christâ€" â€" _ By the time you shall be in France 1 i might the 98th, » because WRITES HIg KIF aying for the 1, 11463, Battalion ver will be filled Sea o clean â€" and again thanks HE SPECIALTY & PLANT at Â¥, and the ara Fal: De more at pres WS+ jwnen got split Dec.. 81, 1916 1( the pond 98th Battn 29 6 6 ory 0 ots. 6 b 2.00 $ 0.50 _ ® w â€" Year‘s e present $ 8.00 9.00 18.00 12.50 14.50 16.00 16.00 21.00 O0 $14.00 one . Macâ€" empty, thank letter most 19.00 19.00 21.00 21.00 1916 £0,0C 20.0C 20.0C 21.0C 16.0 YC 1( 16 16 it | 916 ved acâ€" n JSt iig TY 0 O‘ you 0S 0 () our draft. I went over to EFr Ty| the ‘first draft and joined t0o| Canadian Battalion and got x«l on tha CamwaL T â€"duls wiay Sn Well I think I ing you my best you a bright ar hoping this year Thanking you on the Somme wound in the pleased to say thanks to the here up and sent to No doubt a lot of our draft. I went a reflecting telescope, the light is collected by reflection from the 3urâ€" face of a concave mirror. If this eurface is ground to a paraholic whape, the rays will all come toâ€" gether at a single point to form an image, just as with the refracting telescope; but this point will be situâ€" ated on the same side of the mirror‘ as the object. and hence the observer But the biggest reflecting telescope in *"* world belongs to Canada. Tls has been erected at Victoria, B.C., which is only a short jJourney from Vancouver by C. P. R. steamars â€"In CGRIMSBY, ONTARIO Pte inadian We niindnflleint trtatrch»..s 223 The lens at the upper end of a reâ€" fracting telescope is called the object #@lass. It collects the rays of light 4 brings them together at a focus ::Atorm an image, which is viewed with a magnifying eyepiece. The largest refracting telescope is the wellâ€"known Yerkes instrument. Tt Bas an object Elass forty inches in Aliameter. NC LETTER FROM PRIYVAT: \â€"â€"_ . _ ~SPENCER _ STUDYING _ THEâ€" )th. Battn year will you again Yours‘ sinc (0 J. Steele, onval. Hospital F. Div., Hut Woodcote 1 Epsom. Et _and joined the 58th ilion and got wounded fl«‘got a . shrapnel shoulder, but am very I have got on fine, good treatment over " , 27e tCuUecting telescope any of the most brilliant ries about stars are made, iction, however, is not go inderstood as that of the telescope, the form of inâ€" sÂ¥ P 2. t will close now, send respects and wishin _ _nhappy New Year will finish the war your boys were with rance in â€" drafts. erely, »pencer, lanadians to France with or ten cents. upper end of a reâ€" is called the Oobject the rays of light gether at a focus s _so often seen in the streets of our * WITTH * Jan remain steamers. In ran{( Fal nol land )1 for The boys were on | and a shell burst an our boys and wou others and Mr. Beer among those that w that happened on tn« year and he was bur tle spot in a wood an lain buried "him. I think that I sh: very soon now, as w out any Gay now for I should just like now, as I am all mu feet and a beard as best of health. * I have a bit of sad new guess you wiil have heard © the time you get this lette thought I would tell van My Dear Wife and Son, I now take the pleasure in w these few lines to you, hoping they will find you ail quite welll am pleased to say that I am i best of health . hri |__ The building {of the seventyâ€"two inch Canadian Anstrument may be taken as an illustration of some of the mechanical difficulties to be surâ€" mounted. One shows the mounting. The ends of the polar axis are supâ€" ported on steel castings which are boited to the heads of concrete piers. The permanent pier erected at Victoria is shown also. The polar axis must be set parallel to the arxis of rotation of the earth. In the latitude of Vicâ€" toria it makes an angle of more than 48°" with the horizon. To the upâ€" rights of the framework of the walls are attached horizontal ribs which are for the purpose of supporting the _ shoet metal walls, The wio tries to look at a star will find his head in his own line of vision. In order to overcome this difficulty, a second reflection is made to take place. so as to deflect the beam of light and form the image at one side cf the tube, where it may easily be examined with an eyepiece. â€" This second reflection is accomplished by means of a plane mirror or "fat" inâ€" serted in the upper end of the tube and set at an angle of 45°*. This fliat will necessarily cut off some of the light falling upon the principal mirâ€" ror, but since it is not large and ninoue /A kn > mbse iscc 1o potintainre F sinceo its der as p loss. ind tm s ‘~ 10 990 BCLâ€"1NIS letter, but I t I would tell you about it. ys were on a working party shell burst and killed four of Lp T 3 supports are possible, there was buried in a nic Ll _ wounded ab . Beer of Grim that were kille ""° @iL qUuIite weill, as | say that I am in the mud f1 is lon; ve hai quit« hall get my mail we expect to â€" go ind our own pleasure in writing you, hoping that you to Te killed. Well last day of the news, but â€" ] ard about‘it by t round h« )1 made as slenâ€" is no serious as about ten imsby was s Father forgotten unc d ul ues s ue 2o 30 e ul ie nt ReA UCT .. ) dE o tar will find | bear the enormous weight e of vision.| dome. One of the pictures is difficulty,| the buflding complete. This ade to take|nished with a system of â€": he beam of which with the double wall pe at one side interior of the buildine +1 .« D > litâ€" hapâ€" n to which, when fille will retain their he They can be carri side the muff and : to those who suffe 50 cents each â€" a+ We t which, will ret spectroscopic work. A lo: is required even with the inch Yerkes refractor to spectrogram of a star of magnitude. TO HELP CHILDREN KNIT FOR f SOLDIERS The City Council of Hamilton is considering a grant of $5000 or $6008 to the school children for yarn to knit socks, in view of the statement of Lieut.â€"Col. Turnbull, officer comâ€" manding the 19th Battalion, that "trenck feet" is a particularly trouâ€" blesome complaint at the front, ang good dry socks and plenty of them is the only preventive of this trouble. [ now, all ‘we get is. a fe wihbig now and again. I think that this I can write about this time, so I close. I remain, The City Counc considering a grar to the school chil knit socks, in vie of Lieut.â€"Col. Tm manding the 19 "trenck feet" is a blesome complaint D‘NICS thick at the edges and will weigh over four thousand pounds. f The reflecting telescope is used for direct photography, both fog recording very faint objects and for getting fine details of brighter ob jects, such as nebulae. We . car also get photographic images of very faint stars, the twentieth magniâ€" tude having already been captured. It ls a]so extremelry valnahla #1. C M Pn stt cviertnets i dhs e . 2 must be made so that the tele moves with absolute steadiness The optical parts of the instr are being made by Brashear at gheny. The large mirror is & inches thick at the edges and weiligh over four thonsanA mamâ€". an even and moderate temperature. Electric motors: are used in moving the telescope and dome. These are controlled by push buttons. _ Anm important part of the gearing is the clockwork, which carries the telesâ€" cope with the rotation of the heavens, so that a star can bekeptinthetleld of view as long as it is desired. This We eeae d Cl o0 1980 P KEEP YOUR hav each qualt wWEDNESDAY, JANI sma Your loving husband extremely valuable for 1 Aa& system of shutters the double walt permit the the bt_xildjng to maintain Darts of the instrument de by Brashear at Alleâ€" large mirror is twelre STARS at Iter from at Parke Hamilton Tk. A long exposure with the great forty. ctor to obtain the star of the fourth MUFF WARM tone water bottles with hot water, at for a long time. d conveniently inâ€" re a great comfort _from cold hands. Parke & Parke‘s. the pictures shows fe whig shells the telescope ABRY â€"24, 1817 s is all I must