81 Main St. West Felephase 771. _ HAMILTON Hlarlar Color !....'.;“. Mortar r had they Lach Inud‘h “ * w-.‘ &‘w‘ It i H. & J. Down Kipp & FARRELL Real Estate and Lime, Portland Cement Plaster Paris, etc. NEW STRENGTH ‘The People‘s Pap»> FOR LAME BACK, L o. â€"Part of Lots 2 and 3, &-;93.&-&&"-. acres in frait, fine build. z‘m.d one half Private and Company Latter Telis of Longâ€"teo> s «i>> Prese iption, e WRt? JOHN McCOY 46 King St. E., Hamilton Contractor‘s FOR SALE Supplies C. T. FARRELL the whole thing. LUH t8% Why build plaats, buy machines, Lire men buy raw material, :omke muâ€" nitions and ship tiem on unprotected vessels to be sunk in the 4 ‘lantic? North American luu-umnmduum-umtuuuau | that but for white men to do it nowâ€"aâ€"days looks like nlayiae the «wokor game lor ho benelit of the Uermane, It may be said that even the consorting cruisers and destrorer» mirhy thomselves be victims of Germer submarins~ Sure thiny, but If thet »uved the merchant vessols and their cargoes they «ould have done their bit ang lm.lr‘.u«humludmw-l‘hml. ater than it is every day, anyway. It is all in the day‘s work.â€"Might as welt oe killed by the hik o g ,rwuâ€"dummdnwlnmumwm and 1 have 006 good men pass out in ali of these ways. Forbid any trade carrying «> parsenger boat *o leave any port extsr & -mhrdnloau‘mu‘:uu~mm--flln.wrlnm flexts. Then as consorts are provided ‘» them wah ‘Teu #wea wyald organize baild a bundred merchant ships to be supk by the exam; * m%nu-ucu-vâ€"-u.mvm-cmun':fl u“u 3 * 6 # ® 4 lnmummnuuwouuâ€"hmufl;mmdu Alltes. Nonsense! s oo 45 ‘ It has become a question in t‘is war, aot so much of mys â€"« of malenst, .auaitions, food, equi~=went, uid whilo we must conserve wen by Â¥ipy p-uk-nuhmumlumuml‘wu.uaum Germany recognizes that fact and is acting & Take the case of the boats that sailed from Awork Sunday and Monday, not one of these boats may eve, reac had they organized and gailed in > fleet nccompanied be t fow destroyers, the chaness of their winnisg safely un would have ben incremed one hunired per cent. # * s a o# # # anunâ€"uau-gm-m orgauiw=‘ joto each, there would only be fieets to consort and the es for nilnetyâ€"five of those boats to safely reach port with the full onch undred might win through. _ Suppose that on a given day there were one hundred vessols ready tosail and they di%u-nu.ï¬u‘mnm-flhâ€"hl‘ w 1 of m submarine and it is within the realm of possibjity Ti w»e of them would ever reach port safely and their cargoes might rot at the bottom of the sea. / It may be said that it would be impossible to send consorts with all tade carrying vessels. Tut! Tut! P auek lnnlla-nu.‘rclum vessel the balance could save the crew,the cargo und possibly vesse! and in the mesatime the cruisers, destrqrers and submarines would muke it so interestin« <or the enemy that he woud be glad in get away safely, even if they didn‘t succeed in sinking him. What chance has a single veesel ngainst a submarine and what clance zu-m.unw-u«mu»m.m Every merchant vesse! sailing either to or from the Allics‘ ports slould be controlled by the Admiraity and a;} of them organized into small fle«s of about ten or twelve vessels and sent ¢@t at intervals accompanied by culsâ€" @:. torpedo boat destroyers and submarines. I am still of the same opinion as 1 was last October on the subnarine menace, I think that the whole carrying trade of the Allics should be oganâ€" ized and sent out in fleets Instead of singly, as is the custom now, | This plan would put cv<y man now in uniform at the service of the Empire within a short time «nd at the same time leave a strong fore in Canada for Home protection. _ l 9 # o a 6 a # Shou!d additional troops tb needed for overseasâ€"which is uniliely, a call for ten thousand volunteers com the army of defence would get a im« mediate response. 1 The present troops should be sent overseas at the rate of _ fifteen ‘ twenty thousand per month, as transportation could be provided, and : neccesity demanded. m i these questions eatâ€" |grey in colop oad B,CAI® it whiskers. They are "mutton <BOP" in '“mflfl_ | erey in color and sitky in quality. ?la-m-“d ' # a o a 6 a e take up some other profession, | 1 m-m.du-u.hm-lyWhthh failure in this. 1 have . m':u«m-nhnhu--nmâ€"u‘-‘-’ im nok. e j mwmum.thunhmu'flt-h.“ r‘“~~‘. " mmmmumrh-mm :d.- '-.-‘= | 1 asted Ab. whore he got the style for his whiskers and he an2 40 geere: He was s red bended boy ‘ M'lh-.'l\u’--iyh:v.n.n.?.bwm.-m g-.d-.l..l'-l-.':;“"‘ { o:mh-umvm-a-\--iu'uguu-ï¬ &,Eâ€"-â€"--_. | mutton cnop" whiskers was about the only that was as far ...a----:.‘ j mu-....muâ€".whmmu only two ysars to be a bet ho thought -uh-h-uum-hhul.?o.h... slow, vating un elevator was the only thing ‘ for him. mmmuuc,mmmuhâ€"u, wonths he fell in tore :-mmumnnâ€".o-mz&m-u. .'.â€"..-."..,-.n.-hh ot ‘| Ab. Tufford is "mutton to in f bim MIarncren reuest! cre es se The best cartoon that has appeared in any of the daily m berâ€", »> Zat W# boot behing him. that which appeared in the Hamilton Herald of Baturday, Pem: 2. It n m maven o paniregs o o mu‘!h“h.“.n“oï¬ï¬‚“_*h“h' “~.* o ao npattment um.mu“mhmm twelve story palace ‘Pointers. mnw-mu.mm-p.umn-.. u-h-b-..’-_ I v-clcl-.»â€"mhnnngl.,..:.-y.h.lâ€"l. --..â€":* ... g,, was cccupled by aristocrata, Succes O¢ Uncle & u\m‘munho-m--. be his if be only struik the he knows that the British warP stands between him and harm, and hewo@) PoSF w5 4 shooes Si T the pif unm.omwumurun-.au-uuu-m-u-dh falls, and with tears in his eyes be Nbok-'.qmnmm.'hn.h:.h.fl(hud“h solemnly promised to avold them. The day of voluntary recruiting in Canada has come to an end. m:-.: was & o another volunteer should be uhf !n:.. 1 % Â¥, mantie tndy, and ~m.~ -ï¬ f has worked well in Canada »o farâ€"it *«s rated a) was to have him change bis name armpy at :i'r:;’:'“:z.:n and mu.:':-ud-nnt;nmm‘ Mh::‘"""‘.::: bas outlived its usefulness and -l.a.-l.ll.h:.rn-flly abandoned. :-m_ -m..‘.m“ nearly 75 trained arms.and these cap and smile a af* e as he addressed -.J.".I::.‘,':,'f.':‘:,.,. o'-:y':.o-eeby:' wr an.army of 100,00) them. l.n-‘f tln-l-‘nn-'" "' for home defence, as we must always be ready ffor any cmergoncy at ie e n t k hn or Sone. ‘to both n h esterialimy ~4 hy Tiz snay shosid1 be raieed by both the vianteer «id conse Theso men should > »+utpped, armed and trained exactly as the to: for Oversea‘s sorvice has bean equipped, armed and trained. i A _ No Can#i@ian could obkt to conscription for Home Defence so tht hundred thousard men could be quickly raiséd toered for Oversers sorvice In the style of his Ab, :wr‘hrhl behind times now, men and Canboro farmers. hove anm am 2222 z__0 (CC M500n, Whiskers Cn a. pideo . 6 whiskers overâ€"ripe whorry, 1 never#aw a set of câ€"uâ€":n':u-«c::ad-u:nmnfl.ï¬ uy # ® o a e e a n‘-'fl-rhum-vlhhunqm"-" mhmfld&yhm. 2 0 OO rmermemmmmmees TERMSâ€"Subscribers in advance, vear If not pa‘d in advance. m‘.&-n:m- Adwertising rates an coplication, I‘ve seen THE INDEPENDENT Facts and Fancies whiskers on the moon, whiskers on & plece JAB. A. LIVINGBTZ:. Owner and J. ORLON LIVINGSTON, Eaktor Manager I*»blished every Wel: sminy 2 @0 TCOAIICICE ,'2',::'...'.'.'.' e nn'-n-h.: By ".a«« Fairborn Pikm 1 t wodest, oeassuming tor t |."In my fosition poihg is make mo a class. . r boys and the failore of a BC in in a special class. -lâ€"-.l'h--l Te Offic tyle for his whiskers and he an4 :--.fl“l-'. 3e so far behind the times says APâ€"‘ a torned up nose and cars that started » o e a . out to be paim leaf fans, bé? stopped i‘t wear whiskers, but Ab, mePt haifway. His mother wabted him to | omm mfl&:m-u ..m-._..~'-= President being yoars ho thought ) is cousidered slow. p ',..".‘."'mmuqnna in discovered that Germany had tram) £09 BB â€"____ ___ _ tove | + -&“.‘&m in We -cv-h-:l.-h. of * Whishers to represcst @ilson, in propeest_of "mntrimont 16 49900 || ife back* sttitude towards the Grea‘ ...p'.." u_.-.mhu-n _l ed in of the daily n behind |lln.=dm.w&nu& .7--â€"--.-â€"“ m the Gorman decision to sink h* a place to conduct a gild. \ cage io a | Ber he following conversation D dhanengreieepmeraatinhs. ape . Auuâ€"dardlyé m tween him ong L. Pemmany D" 5D would bo his if be only stru‘k the " sonl i Snd barm and he uks was *f wereed Iie o the Ne s Tx P3 Phaine of the and in his eyes be ’le‘h“..“_..h falls, with MII. eyen Canada has come to an end. Maybe it was his mother‘s fault that he failed to do so, ? was a roâ€" t*. . mantic indy, and the thing she did 1 in Canada so farâ€"It *«s rabed a} was to have him change bis name to wonderful thing for Canadaâ€"but & Claude La Salle He was told to adâ€" © promptly abandoned. Gress every man as mousicur and evâ€" s ery woman as waf@me and to Hift his men arms.and theso Sh0UM cap and smile a as* te as he addressed calling wor an army of 100,00 them. _ He was t+} that in case e ready ffor any emergency at carried n lone . 13‘ -uomr-x the c health, cofer Mome ',g' Nave * enterielimy 4 # # +] tenants used for a whife ‘ 9 then began ke comptaints, t ome rf.‘?'.'...,"" Home Defence xo thk one day a bad advised a ® broker to quit tha@krude and open a and trained exactly as the Poopf) BAWmIl somewbere ‘be vanished from irmed and trained. the building and never came back. w ‘ My heart saddens as 1 think of the crsons at the rate of fifteen tWesse of Jim Clark He came to me ition could be provided, and a% ## others had done. and. thouzh he » feet=, of luh .:g: unuts would e possSbility that the n ports Saturlay, h an Ally port. Â¥et we cratwers and a gh the danyer te without a kick the boy can take bis wevenge in Inter years. He can rare up bis tips and salury ontl) be can buy that skyscraper, and then be can ’“ Jownstairs for that engineer and and get out of here" And the boy‘s «evenge will be complete. upon the boy‘s purse, but it is onir a wilepost on the roud to surcess. If say to bim: out on the sidewalk. <.umy is now the @rive; of a motor truck, and, though be vaus over three or four people a day on the street, be has no future before bim. . To be n success as in elevator boy is as ensy as to be a fallure. One meed pot be slavish. but be must be modw ; and respectful He may be chbe Aul, but not enthusiaatic. e m»g be dixniBed but not suriy. !f o trrvil‘ng drumme~ takes his cage we the tweifih door and alaps tim on the back and calls bim "oid man" he may smile in reply to show that be appreciates bumor, but be sLould not @> (rther than that. The car siufter in a skyscraper is always a yeaup inco of great disnity when o Suty. Te clevator boy must pespect that dignity. Te is expected to divide bis tips with the starter, and if caugh\ holding oct on bim thrve is sure to be a cow. muâ€"-a-w“‘ She slevator boy to Leep bim in cig» arettes. This sometimes comes bard "All of you sbut ap! What‘s all this wow about, anyhow? Let me explain to you that this cage got tired and is only restin‘ There is no danger whatever, It will start up 2gin when it feels like it. 1 am here to save you." When the elevator at tast reached the frst foor dimmy was the first one out. He went out as if kicked from pte of weeks and then broke out. Me felt that his passengers expected to tenants fo: awhife and then began ke comptaints, one day a bad advised a broker to quit thaf@ikrude and open a gawmil} somewbere be vanished from the building and never came back. â€"My beart saddens as 1 think of the ease of Jim Clark He came to me ms others had done, and, though be had once licked me when 1 had a sore Suger and could not use my right hand, 1 sat down and had a fatherly taik with him. He azreed to do as 1 told him, and If be had kept to his promâ€" se he iight now bave been the owner of the zoological gardens in the Bronx, to say nothing of being the busâ€" band of a widow worth $10,000,000. Jimmy restrained himseif for a cou -flh‘zbfl-ï¬ fight road _1 warned him » the pit | [ AXGA§EEN) CAMPBELL, 4 solemnly promised to avold them. | 25 Ontario 8t. 8r. Carma Maybe it was his mother‘s fault that | E. A Lancaster, K. C., J.41.Ca b*bb-?m-» E. H. Lanessier mantie indy, and the 675« thing ste did | Koteâ€"One of the firm will be was to have him change bis name to zflfwf-g.m.m| Clande La Saile. He was told to ad. | °* !‘9 1.30 to 6 p. m. ‘t-m-num..‘ and or. | emmmmeqmemenmmemmenmemmmemenee ery woman as wafame to Hift his r LAZE MR «ap and smile a af* -um!L‘:‘n'u::n. lflu‘:'-..u‘- M them. He was t/l that In case %¢ / joan at lowesp rates. Oflice, "® carried n lone.19° i up or down e ; Ruilding." ;l‘l.m.. should ask after ,,"\ healtb. »--mx. ®. *, Lasier. M.L Lazier. And when Mike Saiters was ofered a place to conduct a gild: \ cage in a twelve story palace of an wpartment house be care to me to gew pointers. it was a grand opening. ‘The house and he ke=* ~ lown the corâ€" | Office over J C. Farrells Yhoe Suote | Phone 216 _ Ele=rical Equipment Henry Carpenter Darrister, Solicitor, Motery Public 45 Federal Life Building . Hamilton Ofice -n‘?;i'n'- .i"..'.‘; to 2 pas. ‘Phont sn o Takts. .. . Orriceâ€"8"rpues Biocs (Hecsad Floor) OFFICE HOUVRAE~0.30 a.u. vo 4 » Peâ€"=â€" ** "sderal Life Building, Main and James Sts., Hamilton, Ont. I-'ul-uc:‘-uu-. DR. L. F. JAMIESON Pnysician and Surgeon Main Street, East, + Grimsby. MURRAY NEIL Hughtson 5t. South, WENTWORTH INDEFENDENT ADS. LIVINGSTON & NEIL Dr, R. A. Alexander oh. w.A. anop"NLtt War Savizacs Certiricates Â¥r J. M. Hughton JAM. #, 1917 AT THE FRONT, BUVY DOMINJON CF Canaon FOR FL: _ PARTICULARS APPLY AT ANY sant OR ANY MoONE ‘ ~@DER PoST GFFICE BUSINESS _CARDS MAKE YOUR DoLLaARS INDIVIDUAL PUMCHASCH LiMITED $ 28,.00 ror $21.580 so.00 " 45.00 1~0.00 °" _ s88.00 LICENSED AUCGTIONEERS for the County of Farm sales a specialty FIGHT THREEâ€"YEAR BRIFG RESULTS OoNT SWanol ColmraAntheier WEDNESDAY, PEBRUARY ?, 19° Valuator for The Hamilto: . Provident and Loan Society Officeâ€"Main Street, Grimsby PHonE o. 7 JOHN B. BRANT Marriage License Ilssued "m‘..-..t.“ J. W TYRRELL & CO. Civii and Mining iingineer»> JA A. LIVINGSTON, Auctioncer JAS. A. LIVINGSTON M&N!Y TO I.OA: m estate security. Private and Company fands AUCTIONEER 407 Bonk of Namilten Chombers TO $180),