" Q""`¥" _ *gi . __ . . -i s . ` 1 ' ~ = ' . _~ ’ 1”~‘1"'~".T~ - Psi~.=z<`-iia~f‘“-: fl) ON " _ . mats riiolii s AFRICA »- L 0 follow up. We did so tilldusk when ____ we arrived at Poplar Grove. Here """"""""`”""""""""'“' W6 Slept On the ground without Cgver, \\ I ` our great coats, etc, having been left = ER FRO\l \l \ltll{ l l\ otished on to within three miles oi behind with the mins ,On ,ta OnS_ It LEU . i l' ` S - ! (0 “dab “here 3 fifth! was in pro- was a cold night, and we shivered till ress » _ \_, _HRLH L, _ , between our 'idianted troops nearly daylight when our biankets IA- ina the Bo _ ‘ _ U* er” .i3»C0b>Cl'\i was soon and coats arrived. We remained there ii i it k f`“RD “ __ __ §‘a_eU dl‘hfli_i3y we marched to ]acobs next -day, and on Sunday morning, the -\ l ongwort is re an a ted lor th d . Colonel] _ C ay In the 1 ith March, started f Bl f t _ aletter from \l1ior ll tens dated afternoon, about five o clock, we set out After four da 's’ wea Ortranimiii oiriniii-:lr i iii fi f .. . Y 'Y P 8 \larch toll G 0 0l'_1\ night march and proceeded all a scorching sun, we arrived on the is from it -- "lg ll lo NIP drift. arriving next morn i5th. The enemy offered no resistance Iwi' timeS Slnce [lm Behrom mg We rested duflnfffh div and to our occu ation of Bloemfontein: ourmarch for Bloomfontein havel forged along nevt night, coming to We are encgmped outside the town io get an opportunitv to w rite aardeberg early Sunday morning the and very few are allowed in the City at . he march rSth lebruar - _ i°°=dfS°"l‘ ‘°“ °“ i fi time. 1 ii f “our fight :it Piardebere __ \\__e will long remember that diy fora shortviitiiien yester ay a temoon _ _ _ _ . qnigri our regiment left Belmontl e ad finished breakfast and eiery - lt is a b 'f 1 ' ._ P All the best Millinrry desi ne s sittin ni “gown at De kai- tryin: to get an one felt like going to bed when a staff Steyn’5 late izgggggceciléi a S r ° ip "9 $1 9° 990. lid 2 73. ¢\Wbl““k°' da? _'_“i_°°i§_ Sh§f_’_'_ lift _<}0fl§C_;2r cgme _galloping up with an order place. There are many other lovely the world have hel is The” “aunt an “nu-°" “3 U’ “il succet C i U __ e ’ CU l UF Nga C to ord the Modder private houses. All the l . k ° “mga 3 mr io brin them along River and attack Cronje who was ad English; the store signs ar}t)zezi.ii)iii temptation for ou- the mam.” in to". one, howeitr, and me F0515 Vanclng on US and was entrenched lish; the hotels have all Envlish names y *'99 ° '"~ M “so blocked in conveying raiions along the bed of the river lhis Every,h_.__g ___ _he Shops ig expensive. W , _ _ Q An°tb&T h "'°.."*‘¢ .agar materials that when I not back stream is not very wide, but is iu some about three times the price we would 8 are making Ing strides in this i I full WKQ I g gglmont the regiment hid_lef_t__iii;_h _laces ter) deep The banks are high pay at home is demanded. _ i i °~. ° 0"@.“'ii Bfolr me iiiidnitriildwe I iin lxrilkssdrto 4° feet in P'a:eS, and these I do not think we will be here much Ceplmmem ‘hm Yea" We h5V° l’€S01V ` L°"”° “nd $3655* U0 Q3 75 Q “e%riiis e mbcintrail and Joined flile water coetirxS[;Ise“§iI1)ttfi(ii bytdonlias’ dr) i longer. The geneva] opinion is that i course the better the quill! th u pawnho were following our broken 1 nes, thus atforiiibng ;,,;af:‘____:;‘ :;l_'_3;Ve for home in two or three ed lb” W8 W111 have the biggest and v I y Weset out on foot and alcover 'lhe sides of the rivgr are Ifisalon tim _ Ib h __ b ’ physigiaris many lay dead on the held Poor lthaes ointment is iivaiuabie in R0lwid Taylor was among them The mgbsolutg gurg for gqzgma. COl'l’lW8liS l0S[ h€&1il|y 3150, 3Ild0l’l [he my mum; scam head, old other side of the river the Highland |*i;t-uh, chafmg, som f¢¢¢_ p1mpi¢,_ Brigade lost many officers and men &\hh.ndevery form of itching skin On Monday the dead were buried mpiion gocemsabox, and we rested \\e again advanced en- Edmansgn, Bug 3; (;°_ gn Tuesélay Our men this time took etter a vantage of cover and got up ""' to close range with the Boers I was near the bring line with Col Otter when the one-pourider quick firing 'Jun was turned upon us, and many , _ -- had a close call A few inches to ~_pare was all we _could boast of ll e _._ ,lla-e. _.__;,gr;s___ = t. d rot attemo o charge the lioer ` ,iositon as cn \uict1 anti itithdrew i 1* ti .ss Four ofou. men were hit but il°iilHlil US ricrc atal ‘\I..» Islanders were W”-’°` 'A011 ded th :i (lay It was now decided to close in on the enemy by trenches constructed at night and occupied by dav This vas cone Dy otn r regiments till \Ion- ¥_°;>__~___t:;a.cer iogive can chanle Ciily \\ll€I`l “fi w€l'€ Ol`d€I'€Cl IO the ,d,,,f§`""§;,_ (,m.°Cf;‘;.‘;,.f§ trenches The brieade was to make iiskem i» rn ilcup Choice an advanced treiich to within a few Ju t i- ceiveo Try our ea ii. ii- parm itmi pieaiie yards of the Boers under cover of "“z“d"*’°““‘“" darkness Our men seem to have had QBRAHNUN TEA_// the worst position, particularly G ;r‘~_i_ock of other Teis oii hand from ‘loc Company which was right opposite the Alamitos; canned eaimon L~.b.b,-,,-.,_ Boers strongest point The enemy ap ".fg':°4___f:1l his oft:-fic sl G10 er patently had wind of the scheme, ist pos iblo p i es Free __=_t‘._|:-__d_i;_t.o=i1ip..it.iof the city Tele- for when our men who were in the ad “°“ vanced trenches had gone forward K F & quietly in the dark and were still in the Lower Queen Su-aft open they opened a withering fire and 3 _ - many of our fellows bit the dust Here Alfred Rifvgs was shot in several places and instantly killed We had so closed in on the Boers who now could not escape that they hoisted a white flag shortly after sunrise and surrendered to our re iment rm! cm.; || me “"3 'lhe death of Rolaiid Taylor and Tlmlif] Alfred Riggs casta gloom on the Island men, and while there were 'i";fe‘l;;f,°’;rg£;f:§m‘§'°§§f general rejoicing over the important iii the Yukon 'roi part played by the Canadians we could ,§fg°§f,,'§,‘§,§l1‘§i°';',';'§_ not help thinking of the grief that v the G Jury. 19 o would come to the homes of Ta lor G22' o' the purchase vroney y to uie Giga tiimiiiii iiioiisi- at and Riggs They were both such Ol rn, ." ““° "‘° ‘°‘”“”°°' ood men There was not a man in .ii <1 8 itfliitusariiihenumber the regiment so highlv spoken of as U I giirriigaiiiiiiifi--2 8:, Riggs Taylor was also much liked 3!! lla ii /A glib §` Ili. l it *tilt Wilt T s °l°~i‘“S “'~1b° 'll He was ofaquestion manner then Riggs mme tm been and was perhaps not so widely ac- uf] m’,i'§'(i,§s‘,’,‘} quairited I personally saw and over ii’iii'ii°iii5_f_or__<;_e looked the fitting up of the graves of rovisian as e pd the claims sold TZYIOY and Riggs They are covered " th’ °1‘°°" mm with stones and surrounded by a wire fence Suitable crosses are erected bearing their names After the surrender we advanced our on camp beyond t e Boer laager and iii respect there- ound and remained at Os camping gr i fontein a few days. We were Sidden ly ordered to advance against the en- emy who had come down upon us from the north east. We were to begin the ml” °' ’°’°°’ march before daylight against the Boer right, while our other forces attached the left This was still along the Modder River by which the Boers oc cupied strong positions. 'I bel' 35° held some kopies. , On seeing our aP° roach on their righ flank, the B0¢fS P i ic retired without firing rn our direction _ t ¢i'8- Ihavs I10 doubt the people of Charlottetown have been someiiliai anxious about the regiment, so far re- moved are we from our base of :up- Plles. Our tations were soiiietirnes V€ry Small. The men particularly suf- fered froni want of food _grid water. We #reall more helium! iww. You can tell Mayor Warburton that the Chrisliitali ttoltes sent to the men of “G” Cbttlpany have been last traced to Hodder River and we are in hopes of receiving them before long. We get no news ofthe doings of our other forces till we read ot them in the Cape papers. Remember me kindly to all inquiring friends. The mail is just going. " The following letter was received by Mrs. Mellish from her son : FERRARA, Wednesday, March 14, 1900. Bloemfontein is ours! and here we are eneamped eight miles south on the rail- way 1iue_ We received the news yester- day when stopping for an hour’s rest at a pond four miles from here. First the rumor of a. dissensiou among the peace and war parties of t-he Boers ran through the brigade. Then it was said _the guns we had been licariug in the morning were those of the Boers fighting each other. Then the announcement came that French was in Bloemfontein. I can tel’ you there was a sudden roar and hum of 5,000 voices. The tired and footsore soldiers, with haggard, weary faces, brightened up in a moment, and all was animation and congatulation. It was Worth the long 'days of semi-star- vation and toilsome marches and fights to participate in _such a scene. Last Sunday, the 11th, we left Drei- fontein about 10 o’c1ock in the morning. The day had become very warm and consequently the niarchiiig wat more tlihicult. The ,journey for some nays had -been over an undulating: veldt, but now we Went along the ridges of some low lying ltopjes. We passed 'thror g 1 some fields of corn vritli mclous growiuii below as is usual here. I managed to get a t`a.i_`1‘ly good melon. tiltliougti the best of everytliilig had been taken by the mounted men and the Boers, who had already passed over the same place. We marched on to the tcp of et snlall hill, strewn with shrapnel and shell from the previous day’s tight, and at the top found a pond of water and a ruined house, with awhite flag on it, said to be l Tillilllld IABY CURE3 BF ASl`llMA After Tvvelve Years’ Suficring. To- ronto Physiciuns Advised Leav- ing l-It-1° Home to Go to Manitoba. Clai°ke’n Kola Compound Cured. Mrs. Mc-Tfiggfi_i't, 80 Vrinaizley street, To- ronto. i‘.'ritt-sf:--“I have been troiililetl with :istbnia :iutl bronchitis for twelve years, which givdiially grew Worse each year, in .spite of the hundretis of tlolliii's my hus- band’ has _spent with several doctors, and iiliiinst every renietly we could procure. lior the past two _vt-urs I could not lie on my left side. :intl during the past year pre- vious to taking £larke’s Kola Coiupouild the asthma lzet-:line so severe that I had not had a fiill riiglit’s sleep, and during most of that time we had a doctor in atteiidance. We gave up several doctors, as I was becom- ing .no better. iin-l the l:isr doctor, after :ibnut tivo iiioiitlis' treatment. told me he t-otiltl do nr-thing for me. and advised me to go to M.-iizitoba or some dry climate. We heard o_f Clarke's Kola Compound he- liig a cure for asthma. and before taking iliisrs-iiic»1_v mmlc several enquiries from tliost- who liiid trilten it. :ind in each case foiind the result so satisfactory that ye result-t-tl to try lt. After takin: the irst liottle I became intich better. and begun to sliw-p well at nights. Since taking the ttilrd 1-t-ttlti I have not felt the slightest symp- toms of my former troiihlc. l have during thc past six mouths pained nearly m potirftts ln Hesh. and feel perfectly licalthy in every w:i_i'_ I can assure yoii that I will do all t 'dc vsiitfr from In my power 0 in ti e un, _ e cr thfs terrible disease to try lt." _ Clai-kc’s Kola Compound ls se'ld by drug- glsts, or hy the Griffiths :iiid Macphersol Co., Limited, 121 Church street, Toronto. __ _i i _ _ _ I tonite: few quires, with envelopes care for Kliski we csnfgive any of the other fine lines We had no occasion to fire either. As ` ity WR mv f‘=im.i.or~vi-tr w _ Pnivcir, isnwinn i=i,i\m_ tm", 9,. ,Q00 Onegf C Tem ptation is the beautiful creations from London Paris and New -York in trimmed hats. als) our own millinery for those who _ wish to create their own hats. i ecmadlans at R_1___d______ Cowred by a _h___k g__o____h of _ _ g_ e since ave ear :st Milliuery department on the ISU .- ____]___ d________ We Car __ placeg _md o_h___ places _“___ ml_’)¢_;Sd_t; _§l_;_¢?5l;__;.;`i£l_?10l~__¢!;?_y;n;_;i_n;l____; ;i;_i;_e___np_t___ie-__ i _ 'llieu there IN oth!! h KIQOI nts, and slept on th ground 'ached Blvwth 0”' °'d§l'S Qu Sun and have iiopigea of what is going oii mud before we ie 1 satisfied' It °‘1'“5 Sl PIM' 2915* it ‘IN Hd .1 Q without cover Next day we day rri""‘:..g were to have all ourwag li . _ V to Wateri aal, about i 3 miles. ODS parked under eover of some kbp es I ns very hot and ma ny men about one mile north of the Mod er riutoftlie ranks, but no Islanti i River and our regliiient to cross the river. The men waded over, the wat following dzlv Thu sdi , we Cr being up to their neck Our men -- ‘““’5' """ and the (zordon Highlanders went BECOMES .cross together in fours. Each tour CHRONK: Canadians locked arms with four Gor dons and pulled through all right while the brigade was formin u 0 i N, be Cured by Persistent Treat he dh., 5.5¢ I Md to remri tssen e l -'Hi nriiiifsf S omtmmt hat the wagons were properly parked .m umm, “gems pi-Odund by gh; While this was being done I was sur item; and biimirig of eczema ptised to heara heavy firing across the lgdstheamicted one to seeks cure. HCI' and £0 find that GH? bflgrde was mg fmiiiiately prevents the disease Gvffaged with the enemy So soon as g chrome and deep y rooted I had mv duty performed I hastened oier the river and went in the direc- si ge this wret ned disease tion of our troops who had been under ChasesOintrncn*i3 prompt 'I hell” *ITG li€2lIDt‘:Cl that We had tliesudering and posit iely an D°¢Il p Etty rOL1gl`ly handled 'lhe ¢m-5, 1; has effected mom pine ci the bullets was in my ears gf mimi! Simi diseases than my met an olhcer who had assisted to 3 gqmpg 0;- ,.\m¢ri¢a_ 1; is gh, brine back a wounded mari and we to preparation for itching skin dis- gether tr ed to hnd our regiment But ml is mognikd gs gugh by um oy this time the worst was over and ` s PROWSE K.. \-qi I-it but generally coutmdeti to be one of the most trying. y We encamped in a kind of cove in the I kopjes.,.a low ridge making 9. semi-circle partly round ns. The Water was not up to the Charlottetown article, being muddy which We dod’tmi1.d as it nearly always is so here, andhas arather sweet pleasant taste, but in this case it con- - tained multitudes of small squirzming ` ammals. However, down it goes and welcome. When we were settled off we had to go and get wood for the cooks - and soon we had a lot of little bushes gather , _ _ rry bush, the only tnel available, and our f cooks quickly made us a. welcome halfi, ration of tea.. In the meantime they had _ iput on a half ration of me:-it to make us some soup. B0 by 6-80 We had that I--asiiieiiitoiaiii-vii st,-,-'r°r°ni` fél;_<_l1HC $0221 !r11lest__0t§1e the boots became very smooth. and i - F' M6 SPO Q 0 it 9 gglllg 0 ite pe;-5-_, which added to the fatig-ue_ M51 letter. There was nothing uniiinzal iii _began to_fall,o11t in gre-at n1mtbers_,_be- _!11i1I‘Céi- _ Theiice we _inai'clietl__ to mg unable to keep up. Tllie Canadians ‘€§11§*Ya» ~1fl-1115+. 011 U1? 1`&11Vlfl§= 01801 were no worse than the other regiments 1 mlleb f1`0111 B10G111f0I1f€1!1- _of the brigade in this respect. Person- ally I hung it out till we arrivetl at our camp, fifteen miles, not so long as some of our previous marches, full of A wounded Boers. The surface ithem very much. We asked anegro to' ,_ ° ' ' _ ’ 0 0 U 0 _ _l _ _ ° _ ll BLoBan~‘oN'1‘1-:IN Chair, March 15. Here We are at last. We marched hero from Ferrara, our regiment being' the ress alles#-,_..1 Pwv.e.i;1ef1f=__=i_iiie?`t. te__f}1® iladicsf” Josef” s Yield- . emptation _ his s special Black Satan *invite _at $1 251: others lily rfgtipg gui; A _ulmepnoebutitytetl some ti e ‘e difenuce. Then we lilo' u Big* noi* better the priori - I has been and always will bs the' low-' th* .N “nhl vu’ M » _ _ comeadohoanoughhghg, (_ 9 'cod ` ° - ` I _ st pri one considering the ‘lual _ Others lgnll h$Qle gg* Q* f _ 9 9 than who nat l\\nstlh|\IhtUtH " 0ul° Mlllina i he _ ‘“'l‘°"°*°°\‘»~l\+\¢¢¢\»p pn N tt --f ..... ... h is now turning out beautiful Hats at ali' I A y i _ * Another temptation ll _ pr'ce which is not at all opposed to. ` l' im P Jackets... -ii--M - economy. Try txs. l - _Gwen “M ____l“_ _‘_ One of the men took the ' ‘Sher and then the soldiers ptwal t0 fall them ill llld MRO it prisoner for having Huis iii This at once quicted the Boer left thc rifle with the about the town and so many shop signs an “W`Io<$iitiiiii`é~a"2»ii"iIi§é`si` ’ s “im ed smaller than the blue be Madame Palmas Bouvlni. when red- , i--. A~ NIAEANIE BONVINI 'ri~.e_ Weir-known Prima Dain Sviweno, Speaks of her Cure _of Nei{vo&nesl by the $0 6| _ mibunrs nw-t me New Pth. . 5 §t ii ‘i is iii " in the ‘Miserero Sosnbf Kttlimt Pnl- Illia! HL m 'e H ' ir`i;g`i .tr-5;; r. liittii lt .iii iii iligi il u¢iisiiiii.i\»-gi I si. tta»&u,pttt\lpn||i` d did notklfgg dnt at all, but __ ._ - "'_- _ ~ ~< - ,H-.f";_i_ ,_ _ . , ,,,-.,. _ ,»;;_ _r.- .~~._a_.i.,» ._~_~..¢»t.,_.;_=~..»,,- /_ . f ~ _ , . . ._ _ . 1 “ ~‘ -;<‘:-_-i "5-___f--_.2‘f: =;_ it;-r=.<-_-».'.. i» .,,"i~.f ,.5 -'-\~~:»'?~ " »» , .e-.'-»>;{~1,»," ,~._, 1'. . ..;~_ `_,_ -. = -_ _ _' _ r _ H- - ,_ ,'-,~_»~'. __ 'i. _ . ` _ . .&._> .. m. aar»mmmmm ’ ~ 1-f = ~» “ ‘ __.' ' .._.,‘..- ‘l“:l‘..i. ‘ ,_,.' i‘ vis' '. sis `;-',c. sail ' sl is, "’ ‘ ' utiblvik Q *‘*' in °""*‘ 2 5’ . »§_;_'-1 me si ‘dures-st* -J itfa.. it `..c-.:.‘..~