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The People‘s Paper ©BRMSâ€"Subscribers in Canada States $1.50 per year in advance. Advertising rates on application. I have had my own DEPENDENT during the Since the present financ general run of people think papermanâ€"he can wait. These delingquent subscribers are all right when it comes to making proâ€" mises, but I tried to live on promises for one week and nearly starved to death.. If it had not been for a big dinner of corned beefâ€" and cabbage towards the end of the week, I would have "died of starvation. m m o# # # 0 #% Here is & them: I have just received a ldng letter from the "Literary Digest‘" I inwhich the editor denies. theâ€" accusation brought against him of b German. Being proâ€"German and the back numbers one thing or the other 1I saw a report the other day whaith Si whole world is at war. goo ooo# At first sight or thought this would the fact just the same. ‘ o o%e %# o# o \___‘The portion ofi Europe which is mot centage of the whole territory of Europe wooge oob 5 Advertising rates The portion States, Mexico, few Asia is at war 10 \hc C. dia and the British Islands Zealand and other British South Seas. cent When L pick up a moFMIDb P2P C * s uteium front of over three hundred miles, in Belgium place along & front of over four hundred miles b on one side and Russia on the other gide, when . in the Caucasus mountains, between Turkey and tles taking place on the Suez canal or in Persia, troops, when I read of battles taking place in j British and East Indian troops and when I rea« South Africa between the loyal South African when I read of submarines and cruisers being d MR rrgt n d s0 4ns Danihn necon: When I pick up a morning paper and read of battles taking place along a. ‘ront of over three hundred miles, in Belgium and France, battles taking place along & front of over four hundred miles between Austria and Germany on one side and Russia on the other side, when I read of battles taking place in the Caucasus mountains, between Turkey and Russia, when I read of batâ€" tles taking place on the Suez canal or in Persia, between British and Turkish troops, when I read of battles taking place in East Africa between German, British and East Indian troops and when I read of battles taking place in South Africa between the loyal South African Boers and Boer rebels, and when I read of submarines and cruisers being destroyed in the North Sea and off the coast of Ireland and in the Pacific ocean and in the Southern ocean, then it is up to me to consider that it is some war. e k se k k & Another said "I‘ll see One of them said, According general staff C trick over on Still another said, " A few weeks ago within eight miles of another day and War By a quick process Russians defeated them days THE INDEPENDENT For aweek or two there were no engageirt General Von Hindenburg commenced another & remarkabl suddenness drove a tremendous wed; land again. g weo ce o o% o# *# The Russian army, either acting on compulsion or under strategy, a¢tâ€" cordingly fell back to a waiting point, when lo and behold! A tremendous army went at the Germans slam! Bang! and the claim is made that a deâ€" cisive victory was won for the Russians. * ww o k # # I advertised that L wOuUd ai and could not afford to buy. I a to people who could afford to b and needed somé, and I let them let x;eople have them for it trict who let their neighbors nothing. Africa, roughly speaking, is all alt War, Nib minor portions of territory along the Mediter we se se osk t Asgia is at war to the extent of Japan, Russia B4 o oritich Tslands in the southern ocean Imagine my surprise, therefore, when, last Saturday morning, I went to my packing house to take out twentyâ€"five barrels of packed Baldwins _ to ship to Montreal and found that one barrel had been stolen during the night. w# k # *# *# # The packing house was not locked and had not been locked all fall, as . seâ€"waP PUL uo a thiet of himself by stealing apples The packing house was not 1 did not imagine anyone would when everybody was giving them anywhere. . However, L puUL i oi B 20 0 lc Alhka AAAP on Sunday night the staple was drawn, the door open and more apples stoien. we ow se e se# I did not care a snap about the apples as they cost me nothing; they jJust grew on the trees, but it did make me sore to have the good barrels that cost me fifty cents a piece and the packing which cost me twentyâ€"five cents per barrel stolen, and taken along with the apples. we se ce o6 e K 1t will be found, therefore, upon CIC of the whole world is at war today we o ste o alt oK If the thieves will bri barrel that it cost me for 1 do not return the barrel a is a list of three I was not the only Facts and Fancies JAS. A. LIVINGSTON, F f ORLON LIVINGSTON. oâ€"German and then trying to deny numbers of the Literary Digest wou the other without 'mgc}x room for a1 $ to despatches from Russia during â€" of the Russian army appeared to have the Grmans in Poland. _of America which South America, eX k up a morning paper and read of battles taking three hundred miles, in Belgium and France, ront of over four hundred miles between Austria 5 tmwssia An the other side, when I read of battle MAIN STREET, GRIMSBY Published every process of bringing three c»a them and drove them n troubles collecting back subDsCcripUOo! ie past year or two. *# #%# # o *%~ #% * financial stringency has settled down think that they should pay everybody "I will pay SatrurAdafyAnight if British possessiOns By Frank Fairborn put a pa<_llock on the I hope to pay _thAiAsAweek go the Germans of Warsaw, the arsaw would be will bring back the barrel and the twent me for the packing, I will forgive them the barrel and the charges for packing, I will you tomorrow who made excuses to or day which says y one, however, who had plenty of apples and _ wWNO for little or nothing, as there were many in this disâ€" ~hbors and friends have apples very very cheap or for Telephone 36 was not locked and had not been e would make a thief of himself _ ine them away, and they could be ch is not at war, excluding the Br .. dhl â€"Inivieeh® t â€"t uts I I also gave away probably fi to buy them but who. had no hem have them for nothing. all at war, when we ex long the Mediterranean Kditor and Proprietor. [ News Editor. Wedanesday $1 per yoeoat would appear n the door on Saturday n drawn, the door open and three armies to bear them back seventyâ€"fi by forced marches, arrived at a capital. of Poland and it looked in the possession of the Germans "â€"He‘s blind close examinatio: Di at, watr n, Russia in Asia, Turkey in Asia, Inâ€" ern ocean. Of course, Australia, New cover nearly all the territory of the engagements in Poland, when suddenly another agressive movement and with 1 SeC PyE Pss s P back subscriptions to THE t war, of course, covers the United the British West Indies. deny it will not alter the facts t would certainly prove the paper for argument. ; , ON1. that seventyâ€"five per or go to H wedgae_ of German troops into me and what happened to in advance In !United Established 1885 is anvinfinitesimal smali perâ€" almost impossible, but it is I live."â€"He‘s dead be very slow to move) SCemicu rth, and so tremendous . wWAS i back and it is reported that is not much use of that down on Canada, the »vbody but the newsâ€" the past two days, the . been able to put another except Abyssinia and : that seventyâ€"five per Digest‘" New York, him of being proâ€" r on the Germans, the five miles in a few twentyâ€"five cents per ‘m the apples. If they I will look upon them who needed â€" them five hundred bushels o apples themselves night and found that d more apples stolen. had for the picking He‘s gone to move) seeme ) KLLU .Â¥ X2 J x3 NeXA EES NS OR C Peais dr 9e t 2200 mendous _ wWaS 8i oonlrapn s reported that Mayor Allan and his Board of Control are now trying to do a little graftâ€" ing off the small villages and towns around Hamilton, but they will find that GRIMSBY men are not asleep at the switch and they won‘t be able to put re very plentiâ€"| their little game through. cent of the INâ€" and â€" who forever as a rotten bunch of mutts The Hamilton Times says that there " ®".,%., ine deuce of a fix. early in the New Year. If 3‘ we‘re all in theid® The Hamilton Times doésx{i’t? * i gll(;l;eisa bx?c:lt‘il;zge:t t::l(;fe blilst‘ going to be a Dominion election than I 60. ion by keeping up a the Hamilton Times is doing its best to DMIPE °" galelection ~" "S°f constant agitation. _ o wokee The Toronto Globe and the Torqn tar or two ago, about the Dominion Government away. . 0e _ \ The Times says that the Tories a the Grits to get ready in secret also They claimed that it was a shame and 4 C vernment to bring on an election when nOob04Y > politics and when everybody was intere in ~«@ *« ©# Just so! But the Dominion Government did far as I know and as far as the Globe and Stat ment never had any idea of bringing on &D ele Star quit sweating, but the Hamilton Times is | ing, stewing and fretting away. _ We point| for expense is â€" if | collect fifty ! expenses at As far as I am concerned, Iam“ bothering Dominion Government brought on an election in t! know that I would bother my head to | the pol This is no time for an election and I am depending our Premier to avoid any such ridic ; movement. * 2 # / % # oÂ¥ The Hamilton Times would be . vB"& hted to see an now, in order that it would have, some excuse to abuse Borden, but I hope that Borden will ‘ tise enough no of that kind. m 4 * d o P s enly 1 do not need to bother my head with Mayor Allan. The people in West with | Hamilton attended to him the other dayâ€"in a riding where the Hon. J. S. Poâ€"| Hendrie had a majority of nearly fifteen hundred, Mayor Allan got a majoriâ€" ty of thirtyâ€"nine and if the whiskey men had not passed along the word to "gayve Allan" he would have been badly beaten. _ we se ce ce o K The inspector of electric wiring called on me yeft few electric lamps to my system an‘ { wiring had to * «6 t *# * Mr. Stalford, the regular inspector, did not come. get in too close quarters with me.. afraid tha ®s the nrivate cells in my pressroom and lock him up, Mr. Stalford, the regular get in too close quarters with of the private cells in my pre assistants. sent After he had occupied five came to my desk and asked m sation took place: _ _ Questionâ€"*‘"What do want UTWO fifty cents." Answerâ€""Two dollars is the mil Questionâ€"‘"Is not fifty cents an Answerâ€""Yes, it is not worth : tion." expenses Answerâ€"‘"I don‘t kno minimum fee." ‘Questionâ€"‘"Then your d answerâ€""Yes, I suppose‘so.:" Questionâ€"‘"Then we will just you can sign it ?" Answerâ€""All right." Mr. Stalford has assured OHLL } divided pro rata, yet in order to st on each and every individual, he 0 charge of two dollars. That two C and one dollar and fifty cents for individual. ; s sk The inspector signed the receipt cident was closed. se ol The receipt proves that NV out and is being broken every the Village of GRIMSBY that stead of that I had‘to pay (o1 and 0 thing It was Stalford whom a "kid‘ in his place. 1 didn‘t want to hurt In other words, they would collegt £ d Questionâ€""Then why Mayor Allan has been an official C Board of Control or as Mayor, for five in and around the City Hall stole from thousands of dollars and Mayor: All; asleep at the switch. weoock odk Not only has Mr. Strickland‘s assurance been alford‘s word has been broken every week. we oske ols uk ome o ay one dollar and fifty cents for then endorsed the THE INDEPENDENT, & Mayor Allan and his Board of Control nff the small villages and towns aroul l?l) Send the INDEPENDENT to your Friends words, if Mr. Stalford or his 1 ‘ollect fifty cents for inspection . _ If the inspector visited ten cents inspection fee at each ho each house, making a total of don‘t know; I am instructed to collect two dollars do want two dollgrs many places are . ou inspecting today?" ours and Mr. E. A. VanDyke‘s." should not I PAY seventyâ€"five cents expenses and â€" Mr +â€"Gve cents expenses?" Ingf)ection feont.... My share of kpenses Graft § he receipt on LKE Va h Inspection fee .....â€" My share of expenses Graft ;..BLL‘....s2. I cannot charge any less." the expenseséi'-e_ dollar and fifty cents per day ? is what we are allowed to charge." the kid‘s feelifiés, so I was very mild I was wai&tor, so I was disappointed when he do will just edAdorse the bill iat Mr. Strickland‘s assurance has not been carried every week. Mr. Strickland assured the Council of that the expenses should be divided pro rata. Inâ€" y (on a five minutes‘ job) fifty cents inspeciton fee ents for expenses. Mr. VanDyke had to do the same 1 I bill would itemize as follows: â€" * m ze or six%utes inspecting the new wiring, he me for two dollars, when the following converâ€" he . fee and I cannot collect any less." ats an ample fee for inspecting the wiring?" yorth a ;ore than fifty cents for the inspecâ€" you charge me two dollars? What is the other . it is for expenses, but at any rate, two dollars Total »4 our village council that the expenses would be er to still collect the full charge for the expenses al, he or those behind him have made a minimum t two dollars is simply fifty cents for inspection nts for expenses, charged _ up against each are getting ready .Total rd or his men inspected one house in a day inspection fee and one dollar and fifty cents visited ten houses in one day. ‘he would it each house and one dollar and fifty cents a total of fifteen dollars for expenses in ong the back as follows: C 7 > :. 5O m:énbiug'h not to give it an excuse j a disgrace for the Dominion Goâ€" body was bothering his head about ed in the war. 18 nt did not bring on an election and i Star know, the Dominion Governâ€" in election, so the Globe and â€" the es is still on the gridiron, simmerâ€" im depending on movement. thering about politics and if the n in the near future I do not the polls and vote. on me yesterday. I had added a ring had to be inspected. were in a great bringing on Â¥Al paid him the oT for? The job is not worth over f the City of Hamilton, either on the years. During that time the grafters the City of Hamilton, thousands upon an knew nothing about it. He was ;t'r'ai&- that I might get into one k him un. so he sent one ‘of his to see an election brought on tm abuse the Honorable R. L. ) be a Dominion election the deuce of a fix. .. $2.00 in $2.00 broken repeatedly, but Mr secret and it advises 50 T5 (d He did not care to TD the back that way and two dollars and the i the good sense of sweat a month election right as the Office over J C. Farrells Shoe Store Phone 216 Electrical Equipment GRIMSBY ONT DR. W.A. BRNWNLEE DE1.TIS\ OFFICEâ€"ST"PHEN Bi.OCK (Second Floor) 3FFICE HOURSâ€"9.30 a.m. ro 4 GRIMSBY, ONT . inâ€" Room 40 Federal Life Building, Main and James Sts., Hamilton, Ont Br. 3. A. fimikl! PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Main St., Cor. Paton « Gri Office Hours; 8 to 10 a. m. 1 to 3 and 6,30 to 8.30 p.m. Telephone 63 OR. ALEXANEBER â€" 22â€" IiSICIAP & SVRGEON CoRoNnEr County LinNncoLln 1N ST. WEST CGRIMSBY MGee houtrs, a to 10 a&a.m.; 1 to 2 and 7 to 8 p m. Wireua . . â€" ts * UVntlarie Telephone 125. Office on 50 read, tirst heuse north of Stome Read PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Depot Street, = = Grimsby Office hoursâ€"8 to 10 a.m. 1 to 2 and 6.30 to 8 p.m. F. HANSEL, Dentist, Garrister, â€" Solicitor, _ Conveyancer, E+. Teieph ne 754 ‘PHONE 201. LAZIER & LAZIER, BARRISTER . Soliditers, Notaries, etc. Money to ‘oan at lowest rates. Oflice, ‘**Spectato: Building," Hamilton,. 83. F Lazier, K.C. F. F. Lazier. H. L. Lazier, NERBERT E. WALLACE, 1.9.Câ€" N Physcian and Sargcon. _ Mfices, 15 Main St., East, â€"__ Hamilt At SMITHVILLE every Thaursday Officesâ€"Grimsby and Beamsville. Money to loan at current rates. r. J. M. Hughton entist B. MeCONACHIE Barrister, Solicitor, BUSINESS _GARDS FIVE BREEDS on Five Farms A SEPARATE BREED ON EACH FARM Five of the Greatest Utility Breeds in the Treir». ont No White Rocks, White Wyandottes, Barred Rocks, White Leghorns and Single Comb Anconas. All the flocks have free range and all breeding fowls are vigorous, thrifty and healthy. Good hatches guaranteed. My Ancona pens are each headed by a cock bird directly from Cecil Sheppard‘s famous Ancona flocks â€" Call and inspect our Bargains in : . D. H. GESNER s a repeaconimeeroemesnt yoa ,;@/e?,gm Nee rar ie GROCERS AND MAIN STREET GARPENTER, B, A., Ancona eggs two dollars per Set All other breeds one dollar per s A fresh setting supplied to any Groceries, Phone DENTAL MCEDICAL DINNER SETS JAS. E. S. & R. T. JOHNSON We have the largest and best Apple Packers‘ Tools in this dis the latest and most modern appli LEGAL na eggs two dollars per setting of fifteen. ther breeds one dollar per setting of thirteen. sh setting supplied to any customer who finds than ten fertile eggs in a setting. BOURNE BROS. PRICES Splendid 97 piece A. LIVINGSTON, Grimsby, Ontario Notary Public apomg ce mprauetyt ETE CA o ho : aomians oi Grimsby Hamiltor iardware, OF EG6S FOR HATCHING largest and best stock of ‘ Tools in this district, All most modern appliances. $13.00 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1914 it /A 2.A d 3 d9, hedbndint is ie tA 2 ppard‘s famous Ancona flocks at Berea, Ohio. HARDWARE MERCHANTS PHOoNE 21 s is ... .s,.~ GORIMSEY Li _ CASTER Barristers, Solieitors, Notaries, etc. _ 25 Ontario St. St. Carnarinx®s E. A Lancaster, K C., J. H.Campbell, E. H Lancaster ; Noteâ€"One of the firm will be at the Hotel Grimsby, wrimsby, every Wedneg. day from 1.30 to 6 p. m. _Ontario Land Surveyor, Civil Engineer Surveys Subdivisions, Drainage, Plans, Reports, etc. Phone 894, 165 Paul Street, St. Cath. arines, opp N.S. & T. Railway offices \.1. DAW, ARCHITECT McKay, McKay & Webster James J. McKay Tolophone 4766 2 so7 Bank of Hamiiteon Chambers HAMILTON, ONT. ANCASTER, CAMPBELL, & LAN. 165 St. Paul St. Opposite N. S. & T. R, Station ST CATHARINELS, â€" oNT. and at Harrison Niagaraâ€"onâ€"theâ€"L ivii and Mining Engineers iand surveyors, t#~~." Hughsor 8t <outh, HKamtiltar Tstonsene 1090F On wW. B. CALDER Va uator for The Hamilton Provident and Loan Society Insurance and Real Estate PHONE NO. 7 Marriage License Issued Money to LOan DOMINION LAND SURVEYORS ONTARIO LAND SURVEYORS CIVIL ENGINEERS MONEY JOHN B. BRANT GRIMSBY, real estate security,. _ Both Private and Company funds Officeâ€"Main General Conveyancer, Assignee and Valuator. . ALEX. NIVEN . TYRRELL & CO. LAND SURVEYOR KISCELLANEOTUS Williarm 0. Webster o Loan at Current Smithville, Ont. â€" ABRCHITECT roekery, Etc. set for Street, Grimsby Ernest 0. Mckay Millar‘s Block, LOA N World Rates less #4