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We have just received our stock of
Griin and Kelly’s California Seeded
Brisiaa They are without n
lenbt the beaten the snar-
tgl. fbe seedsareall taken out uf
the Raisius by a machine, leaving
do pulp all ready for use. thus saving
alot of time prepairing for baking.
We have also the Valencia Rrisins
seeded the same way They come
cheaper than the Californias.
Cleaned Currents, Sultana Raisin-1,
Cooking Fila, etc. fel' Xmas baking
lb
BEER & GOFFS.
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XMAS PR\CE'S
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llg Reductions,
Big enlee
old folkr, for inildle a¢e,and we have not of nv., ‘long 'blah gh, bgnlg rgggd,
forgotten the toddlers. Our customers
seleetinr their gofls for Xmas presen
f of W teh Clock
re
We have an abundance of goods for the” appears to have been in the ive miles
’ il
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rornnnre array a . ee,
Jewmry. ‘i lwrwar°, Fancy Goods, Toy
Gal veils, etc. We will enumerate
'hd °“ °°"_D‘u" W°“°"’ Chain; near therree Stake border to the east,
Grail; Horde, &»ftl. Toy Pistol
Gene, Doll’s Dides, Mouth Organs
PKIMBGOD, Rocking Hor'eee,°
 and anything and every
to make bit and little folks happy.
grime netbe lederrl Jewelry
and
l‘aacyGoedemore._
JURY & Go
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Sunnyside. _ the Guardslneu to swim the river at
,lpdahwhsre lbs ens|ny’s ire was
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Eachseotlmfofthe LADY IINTO Corset is
sofosuiedastonieintnln the vertical lines of
hedyapdprreedilyoonform toihengure d
stayed wim strl of hl tempered
tl -pm steel, gnsnrnhliqeeil not so
o ltted with Belcher- patent
.pocket wherclbv the steels are
v yatrewenscd from puneler-
rcn ng shrenglsas so or nos-
ef the earnest thus avoidlhrr unmld
and vi tothe wr
a neyalioe arnr.
li on having the Lady Hlrrto Corset yen
ueverreglrpttt. Itisvlie only patent ou
read its Prlcdll.S. llade in Dove,
B and White. .
lhanufsr turedbelely by
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at its southern end before the action
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fence extended along the river two
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FRIDAY. DIOIUIIR 8. IK-
TllE BATTLE OF MODDER RIVER.
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geiimittnd to reach the world. Each
of these accounts dilfers from the
others and it is almost impossible to
get a clear idea of the battle from
any one of them. I; may be worth
while to try and make fhe situation
clearer by a statement of the points
in which all accounts agree.
The Modder River is a compnra-.
tively small stream except during the
South African springtime, when it
is swollen to much larger proportions,
as it was at the time of the battle. It
Bows from east to west. The railway
from Ca s Town to Kimber] |crosses
bridge of seven spans 'about two
miles from the Orange State border.
The Boer position had its centre at
the northern end of this bridge, the
lnidge havhig been, in part destroyed
r The entire Boer line ofds-
milee east and three miles west of the
railway bridge. Both at their ex~
treme left and their extreme right
the enemy had thrown up earthworks
and had two guns in each.Close to the
bridge in the centre of their position
were a number of guns including a
“long tom” of heavier calibre and
greater range.
We have to bear in mind that the
north bank of the river is bold and
rough, while from the south shore a
broad,level plain stretches away as far
as the eye can reach. Aarons this open
plain, entirely without cover, the
British forces were to advance to ths
river and attempt the crossing. The
two or three “drifts or fords, at
which it was possible to wade the
swollen stream. One of these drifts
was near the railway bridge-_ another
and still another' at~ almost the ex-
treme west of the position. But each
artsllerysnd by posted in
'ts end trenches It was almost
‘pi .
impomible for a living man te get
across gyer of the "drifts," and this
led se reeblese attempt of some of
lol  *hat it llmus to swim
»a  a tile and
a belt full d eartridges.msy be ini-
agined. lem ifnnoppesed the task
thong swimmer.
N After pounding the enuny with
artillery until his fire had slackeued,
the British forces advanced toward
the river. The hottest l Bgbting and
the greater portion of the losses were
ie the centre of the British advance
600 yards from the bank they were
met by the enemy s ride lre from the
pits and trenches ou the opposite
share, and by the renewed Bre of his
arrrller y By a series of snort rushes
between which our men threw them
at therighsitbe bridge and sur
prised and bayoneted tbeenemy in
obtaining support compelled these
brave msn to retire to the
*air sale by all First Class ury Goods Dealers
'lsouth bank of the river. There-
.ou both side of the railway track. At
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when a permanent lodgement was ob y
tained on the north bank far away
a er corres ndents’ accounts were wth; lefg,
Uethuen appears to have believed
that ihe`enemy were still in their
stronghold when on the following
morning at daybreak the bom`oard~
ment was renewed. There being no
response the river was crosse 1, and
it was found that the enemy had lled
during the night. Our troops at once
ytook possession of the enemy’s posi-
ed for sttackingzsu entrenched posi-
tion iu front, instead of attempting to f,
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tempt the impossible task ef crossing
'tbl river.. T ~
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' Hethnsn’s victory is his further ad-
of gh... ford."-:gd  Bogrrwhen they _were lrst employed on
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their trenches. _The impossibility ef'
,.~,
Thus the night closed in and Lord
tion. Lord Methuen has been criticis-
turn it, but he has made it clear that
from the nature of the situation a
should have been more severely pun-
fore the infantry was ordered to at-
vanoe toward Kimberly. Had be
met with defeat it might have been
most calamitsus. It appears that the
battle was one which tested the
courage and endurance of our soldiery
as severely as in any battle in the
annals of the British svmy. The
diiliculties that beset the attacking
from pits and trenches sustained for
so many hours continuously, all give
proof that our men who fought at
Hodder river will dare and do all that
is possible to men. Their splendid
courage and dash gives us renewed
conhdeuce for the future of the cam-
paign. It his doubtless in=~a more
than equal degree discouraged the
enemy.
The Black Watch and Seaforth
Highlanders with whom the Canadian
Battalion is associated are among the
Quest troops in the British service.
The Black Watch dates from 1725
service in the Highlands. They] were
of the world. With the Highlanders
the Canadians will have vcr distin
y -.
iguished cirmrades in arms. The
Black Watch are so called from their
dark tartan uniform.
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selves dat on the ground, the river .
bank was reached At length a com  !
y of the Argyll and lutherlaud
lgblanders succeeded in getting ~riLanr2iiri:t`1'\i’1iird klitiigdrie i'amdooi1°"eoniiittlout`koi`
5'1"' th. Viv" 5' an 10531419 0f “I0 7 th8oa|'n?:lt‘o¥n\s:’forE`vl1;?a{o‘to how to nreser-re N
bridge, and made a bayonet charge §;"‘°°*|mh,:’,f°“l¢.'°1;_°0l‘°°“>°mbY Mmrsllock-
into the tl'encl|d,btlt loet heavily for §.l'elephoue connection. _
their temerity. Five of.their dead ,_
were found thefollowing day in the nr' 
Boer trench. - ,
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150 Granite`Wash bowls - - 13°~
Big bargains for this' month only on all lines of stoves
kitchen furnishings .
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alter the battle in the centre  ' 
was continued across the river,f  "
our artillery doing splendid work,
while our riieman were intnecpen,
opposed by a concealed enemy fight-
="f"°"”'~' '” " ' " ng under cover that was rifle proof-
'l`hv=se attempts to cross the river ap-
pear to have been made at or before
Thou!-Zh th” b'*°fl" Of M°dd°l` noon. lt was much later in theday
River was fought on November 29th
it was a week later before the news-
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