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ROME, December 19-The least
known' and yet one of the most influ-
ential women lgnlstsly lt Present is
Min Hamm ws. the nnsirsh
governlss of three of the girls df the
royslfamiir. since the publication
of the 'lrraugemeut of a marriage be.
tween Ed albert Prince of Wales,
he'il' a ,‘ o the ‘English throne,
and _ _ _  claude. efdest daugh-
ter ui* “liiinzand queen- cr* may.
the post  thfegoverness as the
domestic _ _V _'behind the throne is
said to -  ,neatly strength-
ened. =-‘._-,,A_,‘.r-,- - "marriage between
young 1*-1, T- `-‘ ;~ "  wealthiest
royal-li, W L,  ’tai:evlace'.-as
il 019011106; I  '/will receive
due uredltn;:;bs_ilfrstehmakei-.
'rhe my__ [that -has -grown up
around the perietiaiity--of_'lliss Brown
is one -of the sources of her influence.
Also it is'oGtlr¢"k<ln'd -that pieasesthe
Kingpwho has a -horror of the pub-
licity which his position' -forces upon
him. Those persons of .the court ilife.
who dislike Mies Brown because -oil
her ooniidentlnl position. because of
her poiv_.sr_~to_h<1id her tongue,snd her
custom of stand ug beside the Queeu's-
chsirilluring the receptions. have fried-
in vniu' to discover '-exactly who she,
is.'To date, all they have learned is
that she_is also a strong-minded per-
son ,of some 45 years, who appeared
on the scene at the birth of Yolanda,
the iiret child, and who has been in
charge of the children ever since. It
appears that the King-and Queen
wanted their children brought up af-
ter the English fashion and that Miss
Brown was recommended by some
member of the English royalty.
,The influence of Miss Brown in'
modemizing thg education of ltadian
childrenof the noble families has
been remarkable, and farw ider than
that of- the more popularly- known
system of Dr. Maria Montessori. Miss
Brown-has introduced into Italy the
English customs with ‘r\ respect to
the education of girls in particular,
Her 'example with the royal chiildren,
who have 'been taught to 'lead an out-
door life, to swim and ride and play
vigorous games. has been followed by
-the noble and wealthy families, who
formerly brought up girls in ` the
strictest indoor, nun'-like seclusion.
Quite a stir was caused some time
ago by- the way Misa Brown -let the
girls run in 'sthlletic clothes about the
beach-and woods of Castel Porziana,
thas uminer home of -the royal fam-
ily. The objecting court ladies, when
they attempted to discuss the matter
with the King, were asked if strong
bodies were not to be preferred to
showy clothing. The women of the
royal nursery have also on several oc-
casions discovered that this English
\v_oman's'will was law. Once it was
about the question of dolls. These
playthings were -ruled out and have
stayed ruled out of the nursery. ..
.Like the girls of 'the family, young
Prince Humbert. _thou sir to the
throne, is very fond of Miss Brown.
whose influence has been' extended to
hilr education in some measure. She
exerted her influence in securing the
introduction of the Boy Scout move-
ment in 1taly,"the'Prince» being its
commander in chief and the King con-
tributing a million dollars a year to
its support. _ ,
During. the war, though with her
usual unobtrusiveness, Mies Brown'
has taught the girls the English moth-
ods of helping in charities. While
the iltaliaus are charitable as a peo-
ple, their charities have not before
been organised on the large scale
made necessary by the war. '
With the marriage of Yolanda. the
work of the English goveruess will not
be finished by any 111eans.sincs there
still remain Princess Mafaida, who
was 14 years of age. November 19.
and Princess Giovanna. who was 9
years of age November 13.
CHRISTMAS EVE.
(ly Rev. Oh. Tester.)
'Tis Christmas liivei Our thoughts go
out '
To loved ones near and far; '
For some .now =dweli in distant lands,
And some have "crossed the bar."
So great the distant lies between,
They cannot see our face, '
But they will know-Jtie sweetly true;
Our love doth all embrace.
Yet how we long, _these Christmas
times _
Of joy and glad goodwill, '_
To touch again "the vanished 11and_,_
And hear "the voice that'e still. I
The days are gilding swiftly on,
The years--they will not stay:
Boon those we “lov and lost I1
while"
Will be our own for aye.
We’ll gladly greet this Christmas Day
And those that yet may come;
For each will -tell -us that we are
A years length "nearer borne."
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SUPPLIES FOR ' ‘
BRITISH' PRi80NER8."misery in her eyes so deep and in-
I
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WABHINGTON. December 19.-
maqg tgaparkey by the American
Government in-an ‘effort to secure for
forwardiu of relief supplies to Brit-
  BILLY’S_
"Mother, when are we going to get
9-|16 lllillls for Toinls Christmas box!"
asked Billy.- . _ `
- Mrs. Burgess shook her head and
answered-santa. “l'm afraid -we cs_n't
send Tom my _ IDI hht these socks I
have ready. dear. We cantalord it!!
But. mother." protested Billy. “you
told me .lust two weeks age that _we had
five dollars saved and could send him
s. dandy box. Where has it ggnery .
"Billy, deer. I hate to tell you. for I
know you will feel badLv, and yet YQII'
are not to blame in the least. You
could not help being ill, and'~oh, I
suppose I might have managed with-
°\li- I d0<=!0r. but I was afraid to take
any chances. I don’t grudge the mo-
11°Y. except for poor Tom's sake, but _
I may as well tell you that it took ev-
ery cent of our precious five 'dollars
to pay the doctor." -  _
"Then its ell my fault that poor Toni
¢BI1't have any Christmas. Why did
I have' to 80 and Set sick when we
needed that money so? All the other
ting bones from their folks. .loe Ross
W" “N118 IDB yesterday about the
one they are sending to -hire cousin.
Ive just got to get that money some-
how."
“Don't worry yourself sick again.
Billy B0y.' begged his_mother. “We '
will make it up to Tom later on, per-
hsps."
Billy -said nothing more, but that
night he slept but little -for thinking
about Tom. his idollzed' big brother in
far-of! France. And. always he plctun
ed him watching for a Christmas box
--that never came.
The next morning he sold papers so
energetically that he' really did' make
,a few cents above his average. He
repeated at night, but when he eager-
ly counted his gains for the day they
weme so pitifully small he knew they
would never' bring -him the desired
amount in time. He thought that
night till his head' ached and his' eyes
511111111011. but no magical solution ap-
peered.
The foliowifng morning, during 5
lull in the psper~seliing, he was lean.
ills Bgainst a shop window, head
was he that a soldier passing had to
SIOD and say, “Have you a copy of the
--i left?" . .
Billy jumped. turned scarlet, and
fumbling in his bag, produced the pa-
per. As he held' out his hand to re-
ceive the money he raised _his eyes,
and the customer was startled at the
depth of sorrow revealed there.
“W-hs.t's the matter, boy?" he asked
kindly. "Business not good?"
"ph yes, sir," answered Billy. "lt
isn tu that. It's-it's-say] he bmke
off. do you know any way tg earn a
lot of money in a hurry?"
"H°‘§ 11111011 money. and how big u
hurry? asked the' officer kindly.
Suppose you tell me all about it.”
Essei-ly Billy turd his troubles,
seeming to find' relief in the mere
5119-1‘i11S Of them. "And," he conclud-
od. "I've only a week to do it, for the
last Christmas' mail goes a week from
tomorrow."
During the recital the ofiice°r'-s
thoughts -had' been busy. Billy'g
whole attitude proclaimed that here
was no case for charity, and he was
puzzled how to help the lad. Howev-
er.-an odd idea had occurred-to him,
and he determined' to give it a. trial.
"I'll bell you w-hat we’ll do, lad,"
he said. "You bring me just one re.
A8 IT I8 IN BELGIUM.
A wretched attic in a house so `un.
etableythat it seems on the point
of collapse. like a 'house of cards. The
roof in one corner is torn away, and
a great hole in the floor below seems
to mark the passage of a thunderboit.
The only feature. a rough crate, and
two packing cases, masquerading _gs
Clilllrl. and a bedstead from which
the mattress has been removed, re-
placed by a quantity of rags and
straw.
In one of the sheltered corners of
this room, a girl of seven sits on the
floor. her back against -the wall, and
nurses a child of three. Those
obidren seem to ‘have passed through
some horrible sickness. The skin on
their faces is white and drawn, their
cheekbcnes protrude like the knuckle
of a clenched hand, their eyes are
torpid. They are not playful, or
curious, the heritage of youth seems
to have passed them by. They are lit-
tle bits of wreckage, all skin and
bones and misery; '
On the bed lies a girl of sixteen or
seventeen years. Though pinched
and impoverished, -her face shows the
imprint of beauty still, resembling a
leaf that once soft and fair, is dying
in the Fall, dry and feverishly ool-
cured.
As she coughs again and again,
heightening the bright spots of col-
our on her checks. the woman -by her
side, the Mother of this group, resch-
ss out and takes her hand. This-
woman, sitting there mute and mot-
ionless, is like the ‘living ststuary of
Famine, haggard -sud' hopeless. ‘I-lsr
_gaunt limbs, her sunken face, seem
utterly devoid of flesh. There is a
finite, that one feels on seeing it
there that an eternity of Heaven
'could not make .up to her for this
‘her present suffering.
'This is not the picture of a Cena-
I
ish _ ieapers- of war. who were des-
cribes: in a note received at the Stew
Department today from the British
iiimbassyto bl lin a most serious cou-
dition.- ' '
Ambassador lllkus. at Constantin-
ople, already has sought fllllsnlif-ly.
butd without success. up?\‘tl!1|=:I:|im_;g
sen  . re e _- ro
fund, wiTT,chhTi:lI.-been placed at his
by the British Goverment.
dug' ` am' 'gmg when  “The sickness of the children.
fi “f °°°‘. .. i
Epox- n ieate t at the *Liga sang’
sr: (Ti‘v"sTT"I`fi'i}%oTVcs'T5,;;ri.¢-ueE:;t 23::
__ - ll' = °
:Innate iffeuxfacse nik; osiiliwll
an minor actions.
The Am Ambassador 1.1
tnnvs to  °"'“°““" "‘ muse- mfcuresu si-
duuuerfg "IZLIT'om‘s'tTT=°'quT»Ttf¢TlrT=*T;T~lemiTrs 'rap`ieiy, tracing my vie-4
litluy s I III
which are pres;ing lzetvagn 220:51:
Basra ta. e s as n
il  =£\|n-bus. becauli I
bred;-~|p.i|q¢s|¢||g»~wo =leeve nearly
,dian home. May there never be such
lin Canada! There are thousands
such in Belgium. You would ‘find
‘the attic in the little town of Lackon.
|'l‘he hole in the roof and floor shows
where a shell has passed. The woman
'and he-r family are refugees -from
Louvain. where their home was raz-
'ed te the ground. -her husband shot
with many other harmless civilians,
i the whim of s German ofii
that of starvation.
-mir _soldiers are -attending to the
fl--.n\sns. Will you help attend to the
fafnishinf women and ohillfsl 0!
that litte land that has virtually
' laid down its life to defend us. Bei-
gium is now in the lrlvl OW Wi11¢°f-
_Many are perishing still -of starvation
tires asians -use imc' ed new
RECITUIT -
_ By Margaret F. Forfar.
¢l‘\lit. somebody that you think should'
be helping that big. brother of yours.
Get li in by your own -efforts. bring
him to me..end .l'll pay you -uve doi-
IOI1 for your work." .
Billy could hardly wait for him to
UIUII1 lllelkilll. "l know the very
thy." he cried, "a greet big husky,
who amen my new sysry dey. or-is
l°°1=I all rlsht. but he wears ysuuw
kid gloves and spate." Here such s
I°°|¢ 0! dillllt spread ovor.Billy's face
that the ofilcer laughed’ heertilyi
“Tha/t’s the ides;~ now go for him.
And when you -get him, bring him
around to this address." Then, eul-
uiing. he strode away.
‘ Billy spent all his spare moments
that day _devising method of warfare
and longing for evening and the com-
ius of his victim.
When the young msn dually appear-
ed Billy deliberately placed himself
in his path sue shouted csrruivsry,
“You-wouldn’t need need those spate,
Percy. if you were in khaki. and' you
fellows from around here will be get- .could save your .silk shirts till you
“U19 1101110 Iigaln." The man’s face
flushed, and he turned' angrily on Billy,
but seeing the amused' glances* of the
people about him he said nothing and
walked hurriedly away.
Each day, morning and evening,
Billy was ready when he passed.
Sometimes it was "Your King and
°°\"1I1‘y 11080 y0\l. now." Again, “My
big brother’s. over there, why' aren’t
you?"
But he might have spoken to a block
of wood for all the attention he re-
ceived. for the man would walk rap-
idly by wit-hout a word or a glance.
Things continued thus for five days.
Then. discouraged and' disgusted
with himself, Billy determined to -quit.
“Whats” the uae?" he grumbled‘. "It
won't make a bit of difference what I
say; he'il never enlist."
The fifth night. as he was wearily
starting for home, he glanced down
the street. stopped. and stared with
unbelievimg eyes at a figure ap roach-
ing him. lt was none other tgan his
late victim, but. wonder of wonders,
Glad bscnminzly in khaki. Billy
would have let him pass unheeded
down, still thinking. So engrossed 'whiie he stared, but the soldier stop.
lied. and. smiling down, said, “Sur-
P1'IB€d. arent you, youngster?
:Yes. str.” stammered' Billy.
Well, aren't you proud of your
work? It is all your fault, you know.
You started me wondering what sort
gfnfciiow I was. anyway, and-_here I
“0h, sir!" cried Billy. “will you let
me take you to a friend of mine, and'
will you teii him that yourself? You
see-" and then out come the story
11€i1in. throwing new light on Biliy’s
actions.
"Why, sure. kid. I'il go with you.
You deserve it, all right, for you
worked hard for' me." And' away they
went together.
I-Ialf an hour later Billy sped home.
eyes shining. fairly bursting in tell
his mother the -good news. Together
_they rejoiced. and together bought
the goodies -and fiiledthg box, And
when it was' duly tied, sealed, weigh.
ed. stamped and deposited among a
host of others at the post-oiiiice. Billy
breathed a. contented sigh and mur-
¥11\ll‘8G. “Geal mother, but I -do feel
b0i.tS'l'. now," _
THE SIGN OF THE
CHRISTMAS 'TREE.
H0. for the ancient hostelry,
WTI10lB Beneroue dcors swing wide
and free!
Whose' guests. when the first snow
crystals fall,
Ga-the-r within its spacious hull
Ff°111 NOPIII and from South, and
from West to -East.
Big folks down to the very least,
Thronging, far as the eye can see,
To lodss st The sign of the christ-
mas Tree.
The guests are known by their curi-
ous wiles,
Mysterious nods, and backs, and
smiles; `
There are secrets flying about by
scores,
Smothered laughs behind fast-closed
doors;
Therc's a noise of hammers, and tink
of beils,`
And whispered “Hushes," and soft
“Don’t tells."
Oh, a wonderful place of mystery
is tboTaucient inn of the Christmas
ree.
There guests sit apart, and stitch and
sew ~
On woven linens as white as snow;
Flowers bloom bright on silken fields
And fresh surprises _each moment
yields. ‘
And the room where they sit is like a
dream,
Where scarlet berries of holly gleam;
And over the lintel, in gold, is
wrought
its hearlitiful name of "Loving Thou-
* E L_..
And Peggy and Polly. and Pete, and
Prue,
With a dear little- girl that looks like
YOU.
A red-haired lass, and a blue-eyed lad,
Grandrgother dear, -and Mother, and
ad, `
And hlundreds of others all over the
and. - '
Are working always with heart and
' hand.
Suippir and clipping, where none
ay see, _
At the Merry Sign of the Christmas-
Trse. `
But og, dear people who long_ have
- een »
Guests 'heath _the ropf of this pleu-
snt inn _ . .
Bethiuk there are these who do not
belong
To the work and fan. to cheer and
songi
liimpty~hsnded and wistful-eyed
They areout in. the co_iii;.tUs Christ-
mae-tide. _ _.
Tie up your parcels with ribbon gay;
Bprig cistern .with green in the good
._ Any' ~ . .
Then, from your riches. when need
lation.
in our town. or direct fo the
an amiga funnier-Tirmruiim with-’g1T:T:“ 1‘I‘“°' °°°"“'"‘°' “ ""°"
ani sa'-sn”-‘efplorustie rsr»f°I°nt\"°“-
1. _ _.,_`
sr smut, Ifoatrssl. _
: . . _ *A ~,) '¢. 
. I ‘ ' \. _ ' ~' » ' `“ " ` '
, Y _ _ _ _ ..
Send your contribution to the Com-_
is -.
Fill up the Tives that are -bare and
_ I II. _ 
Bo shaTl‘e gracious blessing he
'Called down on The 'Sigh of,tI!O,_Clrls-
__-7 _rt
. 1
._ _V `,‘
Rev. ~l‘._ C. Spurr. Wstor of Ro'
seats fork _Baptist Church, Load
has recently in a leading Londqcgf
Journal dércribsd a military poet
omce wht has been built. within the
lastyeor'-`in .Regent’s Park, one of
the great cltfs Disy-grounds. This
great wrlodeon -structure, covering an
area of' 50. 00 sq. ft., sprang up by
magic. Within a few weeks it was
commenced and completed. And to-
day it is one of the important, dis-
tributing centres tc the -men st the
front. lt will be still more important
been added to it- .
lt is one of the melt efficient pieces
of home work done in connection
with the war. The creation of a
great army of men for foreign ser-
vice has brought into existence a new
and great postal problem. The cor-
respondence going out from Britain
and the ,Colonies to the men at the
front is incredibly large.
- But this is a light problem com-
pared with that of the parcels. They
come in millions from the uttermcst
ends of the earth. From India and
our Oriental possessions. from re-
mote corners of' Australia, New Zea-
land, Tasmania and South Africa.
from every town, city, village and
hamlet of Great Britain and ireland.
So great is the number of parcels
passing through this war time Post
Oiiice that more than 'six hundred
men, together with a certain num-
ber of girls find their entire timeofr-
cupied in dealing with the problem.
Day and night the wc-rk incessantly
goes on. Upon an average two hun-
dred thousand parcels sre despatch-
ed daily. -
Mylterlcue Letters.
The bags containing parcels from
the ends of the earth and at homes
reach this distribution centre in Post
ofllcs vans and War Office lorries oi
which latter there are one hundred.
Themoment they are unloaded upon
the large receiving platform they be-
come army mails, and from that
time the military authorities assume
control of them. fc-r t hey alone know
where the boys are to be found. To
the civilian sorter the mysterious
letters written across the face of
the parcels would convey nothing.
“B. E. F.,”/"E, E. F.,” or "A. E.
F.” may mean one of the fifth places
ITITITIIITTTN I I II IITTITITTTIM -
-0 ,`
thing. Thge are no loose ends. The
pattern' is mplete.
Marked into Csetlenl.
The has arriving fromreverywbere
are imm iately opened. their con-
tents exnmined and classified. The
vast area of the onostsrey Wat
c-moe is divided into clearly marked
sections. The general locality is
first of all indicated: Australia has
one section, New Zealand another,
Canada another. Here the mails
for the Egyptian Expeditionary
when another 50,000 sq. ft., have ‘forces are dealt with; those for Bal-
ogiiri; yonder 'those for Mesopotamia
is d again those for France.
-_Then the sub-divisions begin. rliiu-
ormous letters indicate-in which fur-
t er section the parcels should be
paced. Open bags are' placed on
e oh section, and into these the ap-
piopriate parcels are dropped. For
e ery unit on active service a bag is
provided. The battalion, the re-
giment, the battery, the company, all
-is marked with the utmost distinc-
tiless.
_Little by little, by a double pro-
cess of selection and elimination, the
identity of the addresses of the par-
cels is arrived at, and in an amazing-
ly short space of time he receives
upon the battlefield or at the base or
in hospital the gift designed for him.
It is a miracle' of system and of rapid
despatch. The marvel is increased,
when it is remembered that incessant
changes are continually in progress
at the front. Units are moved and the
address given by a boy today may not
be his address in a week's time. Yet
there is little or no delay in delivery
even in these circumstances, since
the telegraph continually keeps the
authorities apprised of all changes in
the locals of the units. It is the unit
that is aimed at from this side; all
details are completed on the other.
For Broken Purcell.
Two or three departments of this
military post office are peculiarly
fascinating. One is the rspacking
department/ where parcels which ar-
rive in a broken condition are fresh-
_ly done up before being despatched
tothe unit. So great is the careless-
ness c-f senders that no less than
three thousand parcels per day have
to bo repacked before they can be
sent forward. There are defects in
upon the continent of Europe or in
Asia oi' in Africa.
Even to the military sorter the
final destination of t he parcels is
unknown when at length the last
process of sorting has been conclud-
_ed and the sealed bags are ready
for despatch. the mystery remains
unsolved. All that the distributors
know is that bags labelled with a
certain color go to this station and
that other bags labelled with anoth-
'er color go to that station. The bags
all pass into the hands of mystery
and over their transit there rests an
impenetrable veil which is not lifted
until they pass into other hands
across the water. It is a -perfect sys-
tem, spy proof, treachery proof. The
responsible brains at either end
know, the bands between simply
work; the two combined accomiillih
the mission -of the '-mail. The most
perfect order prevails. Military dis-
cipline and order regulate every-
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IIl5TH IN IIUMTIIRTIIBIT
UUIRIETTMNIJ- HAPPY
Miss Sarah K. Stewart of Pigeon
Cove, Mass., has received the follow-
ing interesting letter from her brother
in the 105th.
Witiey Camp. Engfiand
Nov. 19th,1916
Dear Sister:-Your' letter received
a few days ago was very glad to hear
from you, glad to learn you were all
well at the time of writing as this
leaves me at the present time.
You see by this letter we have mov-
ed from Sborncliife Camp. We are' in
a lovely place clean, dry and warm.
We are a part of the 5th'Brigade from
the Maritime Province. mostly all
Highlanders. This is quite a larZ0
camp there are about twenty thous-
and soldiers camped here at present.
This place is called Miliford in the-
country -of Surrey, Eng. We are thirty|
miles from London. There are thirty
of us in a hut large enough for fifty,
the beat accomodation a. soldier could
have. There is twenty-seven Privates
und ilu-ee N. c. 0'S. Our Sergeant P-
G;-[gm-y, Corp. Neil' McLeod from
Brookfield and IL. Corp. Lauchie Mc-.
Phee from Bellevue, very fine fellows.
Among the Privates are Duncan Mc-
Finnan, Cole, Angus Livinsilou. AIS!
McLean, High Bank, J. C. Martin from
Uigg. Martin Mcncnuid from Lyndsle.
Archie Mc-Lean .Ocean View. JIU1
Arnold, Lot 40, Art King, Chariiotte-
town. Cannot stop -fn tell you of the:
others. We have one large mess P00111
the wrapping paper, which sometimes
Tis,so thin thatvit bursts asunder.
,Then boxes are used which are easily
broken. It is no wonder that the
,contents of many boxes are reported
as missing; the marvel is that the
number is not much greats-r.
“Here were parcels which had
been sent on to Cairo to men- who
were no longerrthere, then forwarded
to France again to miss their owners,
and finally arrive at this London base
to be re-addressed to the men else-
where or worst of ali to Australia,
the lads having been killed in action.
If those parcels could ape-ak!"
“One department is marked with
the single word ‘Blind.' lt has no
_ re erence to blasted vision. It is the
coT‘ne-r where uncertain or insuffici-
en,t addresses are scrutinized and if
feasible, rectified. And it is surpris-
ng how many of these there are-
"As I realize- the magnitude of all
this work and the wonderful effici-
_engy with which _it is conducted, it
se ms to be a duty to let the public
know how great is its debt to the
mbn who are keeping open so com-
pletely communications between the
mon _st the front and their friends at
home."
I THE BRITISH SPIRIT
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The following lette-r has be'en rec-
eived by Mrs. Melvin Wood. Framing-
tog, from her son Howard Guy of the
10 th Battalion.
Witiey Camp
` Nov. 29th, 1916
Dear Mother:-Just a few lines to
let you know lam well. Since -I wrote
last we have moved to Witiey Camp.
Surrey about 28 miles from London.
The last night we' were in Shornoliffe
our tents blew down and it rained. lt
was a terrible place for mud.We march
in ft in the day and sleep in it at
night. |_‘hey are calling again for -a
draft from the 105. And I suppose we
will have to go -this time. We came
h e ‘to help to drive the' enemy to
tlxir own' country and it has got to
bs, dons even if we have got to give
up' our lives. The only thing wc' are
e-ure of is death. Dear mother 'I am
not sorry for coming here and if l were
horns again l would enlist. There- is
e ‘ugh English blood in my veins to
mrgkc mo feel very clannish an'd to help
out all l can. Well as i have to be up
and doing i will bring this letter to a
close, write soon with love to all I
remain
_ Your Loving-Son
T HOWARD GUY .
SIIRIP BUOK IAIIPIIECIIIED
and cook house seats the whole Batt-
alion. All the Officers are book WTI-I1
us again after taking there -three
months course in different ways 0!
warfare. An the officers are good 10
us. We have a healthy bunch -of fel-
lows. I baven't been sick a day s-lnce
; .left home, never mieed a parcel. We
go on route marches pretty often
from five to fifteen' miles from 2 o'clocir_
to four thirty, and carry" about eighty
er nintypounds on our backs.
Well dear ~f received the socks I-11d
wi, ve-ry ‘|55 tg get them, for which
I thank you very muhb. The other tvvgg
papgggss you sent I hevsnt recei
yer. mary sir the boys in this hut
.received boxes with a little of every-
thing in them. l hope to 'get mine soon.,
There are Canadian so diers all over.
England I think may# ‘seine in 1166?;
as here till Spring. fire are reports
around that _We an IDI!! 00”" *P
B rlnuda to do garrison duty .cant'_
te‘Il whether there is any _truth in this,
0;-_ pot, B Co. is getting memuul'
this week but ws are loin! _ *if If
all goes well. I am p\esi|iri!"on going
to Scotland. Well ddr siltervthis is'
all I have to fell on ow as iiisvs
more letters to  .geese neil me.
the Guardian it is s vefr "l¢°i11¢ iw-D
hers. with love to father, mother ami
l i brother
'"3"' m°°,`|13»I§“;. III'-%Nn'r,'
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the Guardian it is e very welcome papers
Writing from Witiey Camp, Surrey,
Ergland, Captain C. Ste-wart, officer
oo mandiug "C" Co.. 105th Battalion
to Mr. C. B. Jelly,Principal, of the Sum-
merside High School, Summerside,
P. E. I.. sBYS:--
Deer S r:
in behalf of the mon' of my Com-
pahy. 1 have to thank the pupils of
your school for "Scrap Book. No. i,"
which came to hand today, and for
yolrr intimation that we may look for
one each week. it is unnecessary for
-There we leave her, to pray for us and
s--1-als lli 1-  _
` EDWARD CHEVERIE.
to
He
two
Mrs.
Jerome at
bed months
‘a pdrrowing wife,
six sons. Mary.
Adoiphus, 'and
Neil, Elmira; 
ward, New N. S.; and Mic-
hael, in Boston, Mass. I-Iis tuna-ai.;
which took place on Thursday, was
very largely- attended, testifying the
hlSh esteem in which the deceased
-was hold hy his fellow townsmen.
MR. .levies A. seA'roN.
Mr. James A. Beaton, one of the
most prominent and enterprising _ofg
the inhabitants of East Point -passed
away peacefully on Wednesday, the
sixth of December, in the 78th year oi'
his age, after a lingering illness of
two years, which he bore with Chris-
tian patience and resignation to the
Divine Will. The deceased was high-
ly esteemed by every' person who
knew him. I-le took an active part in
Gvery:-_movementy having for its ob-
ject the advancement of the interests
of the Eastern part of Prince Edward
was remarkable for his knowledge
of history. He taught school for
some time in Charlottetown, as an
assistant to the late Edward Roach.
l-Ie was a candidate in the interest
of the Liberal party for a seat in the
dean _sympathy `oi the whole commu-
nity rn their sad bereavernent, the
third within ten months. The funeral
tock place on Friday afternoon , the
Sth December, and the body of a good
and noble citizen was laid to rest in
service was performed by his beloved
pastor. who attended him during his
illness. May his soul rest in pence.
MRS. MICHAEL M KENNA
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In the natural course of temporal
events. of far-reaching importance and
concerning event occurs we, with
o 'p um e
fathomsbis depths of 'God's wisdom.
and belief in the Omnipotent Power
are beneficial. But even those two,
we may' say, cardinail vurtues are ac-
quired, human :-:-usceptibliity will as-
sert itself under pressure. it is im
accompanies the death of Mother, and
we give' way to an uncontrollable
Such n grief pervades the home of
Michael McKenna, Vernon Bridge,
great White Throne of Justice.
The late Mrs. McKenna was only
Previous to her confinement she en-'
cold, which persisted and finally -re-
solved into' ai: affection of the lungs
which medical skill could not diag-
nose and loving care check.
She wa: born in ions (The Valley,
Irish Montaguelas it was'-then called)
ed to their present home.
mourn her demise. .Her _ -
and exalted those with whom she
hoilcs. and she ‘practiced them un
faillngiy and always foiilowed in the
her tender soiicitude, but although
death has- snapped the thread of life,
we' are bound to her by stronger cords
of love which is eternal as the uni-
verse. Now she rests peacefully in the
heart of the Christ she Iloved so well.
be our guidance and solace in our
final journey
following sons and daughters survive:
S 3 B. - - . .
Joseph, Alaska; Alphonsus, Nebraska;
Peter, Pownal; and Michael. Owen
and Annie, at home. To the bereaved
family we tender our deepest sym-
pathy. '
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AN DREW BROWN
The death of Andrew Brown, one of
the Miramichi’s oldest pioneers, took
place in Summereide on Monday after-
week's illness. _.
advanced age. For the past few days
BOD!
and
he will
people
very few
lates now
him.
are
younger assoc-
who will remember
Island. Hs was s well read man and The funeral waarhald-w°dn°°f1“`y
afternoon at 2.30 o'ciock. Service at
the house and grave was. conducted
by Rev. S. J. Macarthur, ofqBt. ilnmesf
Presbyterian' ch1rrch','and interment
was made in Sf. Jamesf ,cemetery._
The pallbearers were Messrs Jar-_
h G
Troy and Samuel A. Russell.-New
castle eader. ~
THE LATE MR.MALCOLM *MUPHEE
December 8th at his homo West Nev
ingtun, Mass, Mr. Malcolm McPhee
late oi' Bellevue. Mr. McPhee-was in
his ordinary health until the~day'of
his death, when he was seized with
Mr. McPhee, who was forty-six ‘years
two children, Blanche and Annie‘. His
n s g n, wa
member. There was a very large
attendance. people coming from all
over the district to be present.
The people- of~WestmoreIand were
on“"l`uesday, Dec. Sth lust. the sad
news s read abroad that on that
til within a few weeks of his death
notwithstanding the fact that
gained ground till at lenght, death
put an end to his suffering. His un-
expected death is deeply regretted by
all his friends and acquaintances.
Deceased was a. man. of kind and
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imony could be paid to i.he.,decw.sed_
Cemetery. / I-is leaves 'to mour:i1,_ a,
four daughters. ` _amely Frederick in
D . B I1.
Mrs. Mark Macvittie, Westmoreland.
and Miss Viola at home and one bro
bert Moore, A'lfre_d.Canfield,_ George
’l‘ro-.vsfialei 'Sidhéy f,Trowsdsle,‘ ‘Sidney
Matters. fl ` _ `,V_ _,_
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peace proposals probably will _bad de__
tomorrow _ _ V
never agree to siirrcnrler Kiao Chou.
reported in the news despatches, is a
tantamount io the abandoment of the
object for which the Entcnte Pow
crs have waged war. _
PRISONERS IN TURKEY
NEED INSTANT HELP
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.- Urg'ofi¥
The late Mr. Brown was in his 90th representations are being made to
year, and had enjoyed perfect hemith Turkey by the American government
up until Nov. 30th, when he was taken in an effort to secure tbe'fof‘w'ardiu`g'
down with stranguiated hernia. He, at of relief supplies to ‘British prisoners _
the time was- living in Bedeque. P. E. of war who were dsscrib'ed'in' s’ti0f¢'
i., and it was found necessary that an received by the state department to- » ._
operation be performedon Dec. 2nd, day from the Brtish Embassy_to'b`u -§g§‘
was most successful, considering his in a most serious cc-ndition " _ " ' 
Ambassador Eikus, at Oonetanti'-'_
m' to"sey that these 'are much np- following the operation, every prospect nople, already has sought' dilige_ntly_.
pr 'elated by they-men. Tho first copyi was that he womd recover. but along] but without success, permission  to", V.
is certainly a credit to those who had ' about Sunday the 10th, 'he took s had _send or to the men reife ~ from ,rl .~
th work in hand. turn, and on the afternoon of the 1i`th large and which has'
and ‘are ready for anything. A draft
of;200 ‘men from iho 105th Battalion
left for Francs. thi; morning, at 4 a.
m., to reinforce the 35th Battalion.
“C” Co. suppyied 00 splendid cha!!!-
‘but so far as can recollect of the
mon who went, Pte. Matthew Richards
w the only Summers-ide' 'soldier
in this`Company.
hey were all in great spirits at
in nnigiriigiii nf shortly Pains in '19
n ‘ if . ‘ _
rT>\ssev,sx|£\-ses to your ilnplls my
tbanksvfcr t eir interest in my neil.
` ou're"_truly ' `
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0. C. "C" C0. 105 Batt.
Whitley Camp
making his home ir Winnipeg, was
notfifc-:l of his fathers illness and
went immediately to Bedeque. sr-
rlviug there on Dec. Sth. lu accord-
ance to his feth`er's wishes, the re
maine were brought to Newcatle
for burial in the -family plot in St.
James' Presbyterian cemetery. The,
funeral' was held from the residence
Both 'British and state deps§tn\eiit__
representatives indicate _that I s sit-
uation of the men is very had
Among them are the `l0,00q wh
prisoner in surrender at Kat- ` -
era and other-e have been a' dedjim
-Gallipoli and minor section". "' __ , `
The American ambassador i¥‘tnoVtu`
‘to be under great dldiculty iii 'deal-
of Mrs ‘George Brown, widow of the ing with Turkey owing to the -
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deoeasevrs -brother. on ‘Wednesdayserfous diplomatic `questie`qp` 
gyigg-won, an pasting between ‘the !wo___- Y-Jw.
The late Andrew Brown was born meats. The situation is  1 - .
in chathsn Head. the homestead and dangerous because I - . ‘ I”
standing in the user vicinity to 'ths lations wouldiiesvs nearly -' 2,.,  _
approach of the llorrisey bridge. In 01811 MUNI"  Tiitiii ‘_ V _ ~`
1 70 ns moved with his family tc. rect aipicmaue _ aj: 
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St. Coiumba Cemetery. The burial There Imssed “way suddenly” on 
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frailty are very apt to forget our limi- iff,
,among and dare '_ X b ul ‘m_ home to Nevington Cemetery. ‘The -,,
service was conducted under the aus- fe. i
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JAPAN woN'1' sunni_rNosa."  
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,ioyed good health. About six months -me best medkm ,km was [_
ago, however, she' contracted a severe E ‘ 5
employed, the discs e fro
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C ' heart failure and passed away in' bed. 
,lffah-S -evénm regularly take mace; of nge, is survived by 'his wife 'and  ‘
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signmcance re-veal and pon th surviving brothers and sisters ` are, `;,.__-V.,
undercurrents of human paxibon and Mr' Joh" N' Mcphee’ Benevu‘T7 MTL 
the utmost degree to which the heart Archie McKinnon’ Beuevfw and Mrs' TTé`§f“‘-`*T'_
an-d sou] "my bear up under their Norman McPherson. uien Martin. ik-i_,i¥i`
t . Mr. McPhee carried on an extensive ' 
quoa of sorow and suffering and
' liorseshoeing and blacksmith business -_»-:‘ .-,
when some particularly sad and self- i W Bt Nevin to where hev B _ 
. _ pices of the Oddfeiiows, by the Min- I, T.
It is at Buch B time th” resIg““"°“ ister of the church of which he was a 3 '
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for on the morning of Friday, Decem- evening’ death had again visited the .--'__
sonrwas in his usual good health un-_ - 
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64 year” °ld*“lm°‘“'I" th"”‘mIe‘°f'"”‘*` when he was taken suddenly iii arid T,
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M°K°nns- in 1904 the family renwv- and u ri ht citizen. Nc etter t t-. 
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D0°°i1S8d" hid M1 lmilslllllly than the large 'processit-n which foil -ity
“"8” CITCIG °f f“|°“dB *V110 lowed the remains to the St. John' ":`T-I.f~
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nairsb/le traits of character ennobled heart ,,¢r|cke~n wife; tw() 'Bans ghd 
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came in contact. She inculcated' in Westmoreland; gyggtef in Law,-_'e1;`¢¢, _ 
her family all the teachings she her- Mags and Mrs. Bertram Stor y, Cru: 
self received from stem, zealous Cat- aug- M|~g_ Elmer P U50 C eifgn- ‘9,'ff.e‘
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footsteps of heir Crnniiisd' Saviour. ther frames- “in surum 'side.__ The __ 
Kind. gentle. roving she was: we miss pun hear-'eri"weic' CrispeTfosre1_ nop- 3_6;
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our meh arq s»_\‘_ in excellant he'aith,| His son ,Mr. A. R. Bron vr_ who is iuent. ' _
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ber 15th, the soul of his beloved wife ,wig-hhorhodi and called' aim;  .- -f
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aesepxnded $9 the co:1m8g;d °f "5 loving husband and father, Mr. Au- 
r °' an appear” 10"’ "he drew Wilson, age 65'years. Mr._ Wil- '-I-T_2"1
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Phflip and John, 5th Siege Battery, 'Commenting on the proposa'ls,f_ they _.fi-
En land .lame C E F France; newspapers declare that 'Uapan ‘will 'frgf
Mrs. Owen Siavin, done; In general they express the opinion . 
Mrs. William Power, Aiborry Plains; that the peace project. as lt'ha`s been 1,
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