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' Money Slips Through g Your Fingers Silk h‘mstrong BI‘OS- en’s heavy Wool Underwear, Ribbed, $1 per Suit. 372 ’s fleece lined Underwear, 75c and $1 per Suit. n’s extra heavy fleece lined Underwear, $1.50 , per Suit. 1; en’s Linen Collars, heavy, 15c, and Z for 250. j ens Silk Ties, special, 500, now selling for 250. en’s Black Cashmere Sosa, special, 250 per pair. en’s White Shirts, 500, 750, $1 each. ' ens .rdmerican make Suspenders, fine elastiG web {crown make), silk ends and drawer sup- porters, kid stayed, dark and light colors, 500 en’s cheaper Suspenders, at 150, 200 and 250. ‘T en’s Colored Shirts (W.G.g§‘_R.), new patterns, for Ha: wwwwwwww TH WATCH M AN-WARDER m Fan’s American and English Stifi“ and Soft Hats, fine bindings and band in silk, ‘blaek and brown shades, at $2.00. [en’s Black and Colored Fedoras, fur felt, fine sill; bands and bindings, at $ 1.5 0. [en’s Soft Hats, F edoras, at 750 and $1. Our ads. are groups of facts, and if you have any then we ask you to investigate those promises, lame XLII. Number 52. UNDERWEAR YOU SHOULD HAVE ecial Prices in OVERCOATS YOU CAN HAVE SUITS YOU MUST HAVE V vvvv' '. WChm'lema/é grade. 750 and $1 - . ' {enig Linen Czofi's, with or wbthowt Lmks, 25c. Van’s Unlaundried White Shirts, 500. Men ’S F u rnishln f gs Manufacturing Furriers and Leading Hatters. ’ 96 KENT STREET. LINDSAY Stock AT THESE PRICES : â€"â€"Men’s all-wool Beaver Overcoats, in Black and Blue, $7. â€"-Men’s Heavy Nap Overcoats, in Black, $7. â€"â€"A special line of all-wool Beaver Overcoats, Silk Velvet Collar. good Italian Lining, Mohair Sleeve Lining, equal to $15 ordered coats, for $10. â€"â€"Men’s Irish Frieze Ulsters, Tweed Lined, Storm Collar, $5, $7. $3. â€"Men’s Irish Frieze Pea Jackets, Tweed Lined, Storm Collar. $3.50, $4.50. â€"Youth’s Irish Frieze Ulsters. Tweed Lined, Storm Collar, $4, $5. â€"â€"Boys’ Irish Frieze Reefers, Storm Collar, $2, $2.35, $2.85. -â€"-B0ys’ Blue Beaver Reefers, $2 50, $2.75, $3.00. â€"Men’s Cardigan Jackets, in Black and Brown, $1, $1. 50, $2. â€"â€"Menfs TweedflSapk‘Spits,_$5,_$6,_ $7, $I0. â€"-Men’s Serge Sack Suits, $5: $8, $10. \ â€"Men’s Tweed Suits, double-breasted, $6, $7. $9. â€"â€"Two special lines, one an Irish Serge and the other afiNap Fnezefiboth double-breasted, French faced, Italian lined, worth $10, for $8. â€"Youth’s Tweed Suits, $3.50, $4 00, $5 00. â€"Youth’s Irish Serge Suits, $5, $6, $7. â€"-Boys’ Tweed Suits (3 piece), $2.50, $3. 50, $5. â€"â€"Boys’ Tweed Suits (2 piece), $2. $3. $4. â€"Men’s fleece-lined Shirts and Drawers, sizes 36 to 44, 50c. â€"Men’s fleece-lined Shirts and Drawers, extra heavy, 75c. â€"Men’s Union Shirts and Drawers, 3 5c. â€"Men’s all-wool Shirts and Drawers, plain and ribbed, 50c. â€"Men’s all-wool Shirts and Drawers, extra heavy, 7 5c. â€"Men’s Scotch Shirts and Drawers, extra heavy, sizes 36 to 44, $1.35, $1.50. â€"Men’s Scotch Shirts and Drawers,- extra heavy, Shirts with double back and front, sizes from 36 to 42, $1.00. -Boys’ fleece-lined Shirts and Drawers. size 24 to 34. -â€"Boys’ Union Shirts and Drawers, size 22 to 34. â€"Boys’ all-wool Shirts and Drawers, size 24 to 34. Mocha Gloves, in leading shades of Brown, $1.25, $1.50. 'Mocha Gioves, silk hned, Tan and Brown, $2. Lined Kid (110765 in Tan and Brown, 75c, $1, $1.50. Our Ties are the latest designs and the newest shades in Bow, Lombard, ‘ - ~ _AA A- A..- for lots of things that are not really necessary to your welfare and comfortâ€"sometimes for things you would actually be better off without, but. . . . . . .4; n.-â€" Four-inâ€"Eéfid and Pufis, from me to 75¢. is complete in every particular in will convince you. MEN’S FURNISHINGS and if you have any doubt about our printed promises, crate those nromises. as conviction wlil surely follow. 1----- for Christmas Buyers in Men’s Furnishings. A call‘ Holiday Goods ! â€"Choice Selected Raisins â€"Choice Crescent Currants â€"Choice Crescent Raisins â€"-Crosse Blackwell’s Peels -â€"â€"Layer Figs â€"Shelled Almonds, Walnuts, etc. â€"Crescent brand fruits are the finest grown. Ask to see them. â€"â€"-No. I Apple Cider in stock. Ereekery Department Special value in. . . . . Spratt 6:. Killen, The Mamâ€"m Behind the Shears A full line of Xmas novelties. In5pection solicited. EWWWWIWMWHEMH.MIM§ Established % Century. $1113“!!!Hill!!!lillllllllflillllllllllflll!flfllllllfllllllllilllllllllllllllfillllllflllfllfi We know when a garment fits, and it never leaves our hands untll it does fit. We have the right cloths to select from, in- cluding English and Scotch goods. Consult uS'before ordering your Suit or Overcoat. .09” J. J. RICH, New Fruits To all we say: Come and in- soect our magnificent range of Xmas Noveltles. In the Clothing trade prices alone do not COUuI. It’s QUALITY and PRICE combined that cuts the figure. A low priced garment is often the dearest thing that one can invest in. We have made the standard of QUALITY HIGH, and the scaie of PRICES LOW. That’s what gives merit to our Clothing. To the ladies we say: Keep this store in your mind when thinking of ...... Xmas Presents for your sons, brothers or gentle- men friends. We have the goods they require and appreciate. Up-to-date Furnishers. Opp, Post Office clothing H.A.Mnrganfiu. Dinner Ware, Toilet Setts, Banquet Lamps. THE NOBBY TAILOR, LITTLE BRITAIN the cutter. It’s he who gives the style 1d “snap” to a garment. About Facts Some ARTISTIC TAILORS LINDSAY, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 28th The most complete stock in townâ€"ul- FAMILY GROCERS â€"TBRRIFIC FIRE FROM BOER GUifS â€"THE BRITISH VALORâ€"GUNS LOST ~â€"WHY LTHE BATTLE WAS LOSTâ€" OTHER WAR NEWS. The best Isccount of the battle at Tugela River. printed in London, is in the Daily Telegraph. 'It is as follows : STORY OF THE TL'GELA BATTLE, "Camp Three Miies North of Chieveley, Dec. 15.â€"The action which was fought today between the British forces and the Boers was a. very severely contested affair. Losses on both sides were heavy. Gen. Buller, who commanded, was repeatedly under a deadly fire. Surgeon-Major Hughes cf his staff was killed, while Lieut. the Hon. F. H. S. Roberts was wounded. Other officers had narrow escapes, their horses being shot under them. “The objeeb Of Gen. Buller’s advance was to force the passage of the Tugeia, marry the Boer entrenchments and open up a road to Ladysmlbh across the ridges. “Gen. Hart’s brigade, composing the lat battalion of the Connaught Rangers, the 1st battalion of the Royal Enniskilling Fusiliers, the let battalion of the border regiment and the lat battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. was sent to ford what is known as Bridal Drift, situated west of Doornkop Spruit. Gen. Hiiid- yard‘s balgade, consisting of the 2nd bat- talion of the Devonshire regiment, the 2nd battalion of the Queen’s Royal West Surrey regiment, the 2nd battalion of the West Yorkshire regiment arm the 2nd battalion oi the East Surrey regiment, was directed to proceed to Colenso and cross the river near the iron bridge. SUPPORT OF THE ATTACKING FORCES. “Gen. Lyttleton’s brigade, which was composed of the 2nd battalion of Camer- onians, the 3rd battalion of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps. the 1st battalion of the Durham Light Infantry and the lat battalion of the Rifle Brigade, was order ed to support either Hillyard or Hart, as occasion might arise, whi‘e Gen. Barton’s Union Fusiliers, the let battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, the second battal- ion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, proceed- ed to the out of the railway toward Mount Dangwane to protect the British flank and threaten that of the enemy. PURPOSE OF THEZTTACK â€" HOW IT WAS DELIVERED â€" AND RECEIVED An Eye-Witness Describes the BighBattle at the Tugela. “Our cavalry and field guns were stationed on either wing. The naval guns were posted in a central position on the west side of the railway, while Cul_. Long, with his artillery, went to the east side of the railway on the right of the infantry. Gen. Hildyard sent ahead the Queen’s Royal West Snrreys on the right and the Devons on rhe left of his front, while Gen. Hart pushed on the Enniskil- lings, Connanght Rangers and Dublin Fusiliers. Our front extended for a dist- ance of about six miles. “The Boers had evidently fully extend- ed their line. Their extreme mobility almost gives them a front in air. WHEN THE BRITISH GUNS BEGAN. “The guns were toomlng around Lady. smith when ours broke the silence around Colenso by shelling the foothills north 0f the Tugela river and Fort Wylie, which stands upon a ridge nearest the bridge. With skill and labor the Boers had bail walls and forts and had dug successive trenches on the road, commanding every line of approach from Estcourt to Colenso. “The country is bare and undulatingâ€"â€" similar. indeed, to our downs, Our troops therefore had to advance to the Tngela without: any cover. "The battle commenced about six o’clock in the morning, but the Boers made no reply to the heavy cannonade which our bluejackets directed upon them. Few of the enemy were visible. They lay hidden behind their hill works. but on our infantry and batteries and cavalry nearing Colenso a sharp musketry fire was opened on them “by the Boers from the houses on the river bank, be- hind which many of the enemy had been concealed for hours. THEN THE BOER GUNS REPLIED. “It was 6.20 o’clock when the Boer batteries opened fire at our field artillery, cavalry and infantry on the east of the railway. Their cannon included a Creu- sot 50-pouuder, Krupps and a Hotchkiss, a machine gun which. while being dis- charged, gives forth a villainous and un- nerving rat-tat-taâ€"a sort of voluminous lpoliceman’s knock. The enemy’s shells were soon splashing in all directions, but our indomitable infantry, in the face of the fusilade, which really was one con- tinuous roar of shot and shell, fought gallantly on and gained Colenso. “Col. Long rushed in the batteries in order to get: close range, when suddenly the Boers sprang up and .opened a de- structive fire with Mauser: at: a. range of only 600 yards. Gunners and horses were BATTLE' OF GOLENSO “During the action the enemy's rein- forcements galloped up to occupy the trenches. Further accounts of the Tugela River battle emphasize the ignorance of the British Intelligence Department in regard to the disposition of the Boer forces. The British were .nob aware that the Boers were entrenched along a series of low lying hills immediately northwards of Colenso bridge until a staggering fire compelled them to retreat when the attack seemed about to succeed. “Gen. Barton sent in some companies of Scotch and Irish Fusiliers to assist. WORK or THE IRISH BRIGADE. “Meanwhile Gen. Hart’s brigade, shell- ed by the enemy and pelted from the hill' tops with Mauser bullets from the trench as on the river bane, met with an equally terrible opposition. But despite the great losses which were sustained the boys of the Irish brigade grandly won across the river, though a few of them were drown- ed in the passage. But they found the position untenable and were ordered to retire. “At: noon our troops withdrew to their former camp, the Boas evincing no dis- position to follow us up. The Boers also were in greater strength than anticipated. It becomes clearer that the British guns were lost in attempt- ing to get within efiective range of the Boer artillery, showing the latter out- ranged the British ordnance, which, in spite of numerical superiority, was wholly inadequate to reply to the long range Boer guns. The British War Office comes in for scathing denounciation from The Times to-day for not providing effective artillery. It is pointed out in this connection that the longer ranged naval guns participating in the same attack escaped. DISLOYALTY. London, Dec. 20.â€"A Cape Town de- spatch dated Saturday, Dec. 16. says :-â€"- “Five hundred colonists of the Victoria West district have perfected an apparent- antl-Brltish organization there, and as in- dividuals, have openly expressed disloyal- ty, and have threatened to attack the railroad station, which is on the direct “It was here that Lieub. Roberts hit. line between Cape Town and De Aar. The Africander Bundites at a meeting there passed a resolution. asserting that the troops in the vicinity irritated the farmers dangerously. The meeting pro- claimed its loyalty, but declared the con- duct of the troops forced the people to use expressions and commit acts which were capable of being interpreted as dis- loyal.” rapidly shot down. With the utmost pluck our private soldiers took teams to recover the cannon, but the animals were killed, and ten field pieces were not re- covered, despite the heroic efforts of our fellows to get them back. CONTRIBUTIONS . The subscriptions started in the British colony in Mexico in behalf of the widows and orphans of British soldiers killed in war in the Transvaal has already reached the sum of $7,500. President Schull of the British-American League of the Chicago Board of Traae, has cabled $5,000 to the Chairman of he Soldiers’ Relief Committee in London, the money to be used for the relief of the families of the British soldiers killed in the South Afri- can war. l THE CENSORSHIP. l One journal after another is forced to describe its own correspondent’s des‘ patches as unintelligible, and there are naturally some strong expressions of dis- approval at the manner in which the censor mutilates press reports of the battles. The English press is fairly docile under the circumstances, but it is show- ing signs of irritation. and ls on the point of asking whether the war in South Africa is a private enterprise, conducted for the purpose of shielding the reputa- tions of favorites in the field and red-tape martinets in the War Office. STRONG BOERS. A correspondent of the Daily News, 1telegraphing irom Modder River, last Saturday, says '. The Boer position, al- ready formidable on Dec. 11, has since been greatly strengthened. extending for an area of 12 miles. It is entrenched according to the most modern methods: throughout its entire length; wire fences have been placed before all the trenches at’every point; guns have been got into position, and there is every evidence that the Boers are well supplied with amuni- tion. Only a powerful attacking force can hope to make a successful assault. M. E. Tawney having decided to move about Jan. 10th, will dispos of his furniture at greatly reduced prices, consisting of Bedsteads. Dining-room sets, Lounges, Springs, Mattresses, odd beds and iron bedsteads. Also three folding Mantel Beds at costâ€"50 tf. , Moving to New Quarters BADLY IN FORMED . Books: Sacred Melodies, The Dus- antes, Temperance Lectures, Our Un- seen Companions, Witch Winnie. Rever- ies of an old Smoker. Egg spoon, salt and pepper box, box mucilage, invalid cup, silver-plated napkin ring, box pat- ent boot buttons, patent well pipe, silver mounted pipe, amber-stem pipe, rubber stem pipe, g dox assr’t pen holders. k doz. rubber tipped pencils, § doz. pencils, 3 plugs Woodcock tobacco (large size), 2 boxes linen thread assr’t colors, 3 sew‘ ing baskets Indian make, 3 pairs wool mitts, 3 pairs wool socks, 3 ladies neck scarfs, 5 doz. white h’d’ks, §doz. gents’ colored h’d’ks, {r doz. ladies’ colored h’d‘ks, box vest buttons, box dress but- tons, meat chopper, 2 gross shirt buttons, shaving glass, 3 shaving brushes, wire iron stand, 3 cloth brushes, scrubbing brush, nail brush, blacking brush, 3 tooth brushes, crumb tray and brush, 4: cards dress trimming, box hooks and eyes, 3 large rubber fine combs, office ink stand, 3 boxes French blacking, 4 old ladies’ black jet necklaces, 3 old ladies’ black pins, 4 screw drivers, p’k’g pins, 6 towels, 2 large turkish towels, copper bottom coffee pot, 2 p‘k’g note paper, soldering set, 3 pairs nickel rim- med spectacles, church of England hymâ€" nal, receipt book, 2 pass books, account book, 3 lb caddie Japan tea, 3 lb caddie black tea, 3 lb caddie mixed tea, 200 feet clothes line. package macaroni, 14 lbs bluing, 2 p’k’g pearline, bottle olive oil, p’k’g Magic baking powder, p’k’g Camella Farnina, p’k’g quaker cleanser, box Windsor toilet soap, 2 boxes water green soap, can Robertson’s patent great, can sunbeam salmon, can French sardines, can French gelatine, 6 tea spoons, 6 white metal forks, glass cutter,galvanized iron wash stand, 3 cuspidors, wire egg stand, wire work basket, 2 brass whisk holders, wooden vegetable spoon, 10 x 12 mirror, box coat buttons, pen holder, g doz. horn dress combs, Japanese puzzle, 2 crotchet hooks in case, thimble in tray, 2 soap dishes, pair 12 inch scissors, J a- panese paper knife, set bogwood domin- oes, ckecker board with men and box, tea tray, box envelopes, doz. match safes, 2 medallion pictures,2 tin pudding dishes, 2 boxes containing paper and envelopes, |large Japanese tea tray. MR. G. A.WEESB OF TORONTO REMEMa BERS THE HOME FOR THE AGED. A former resident of this town has not been forgotten by anyone who knew him. His action afew days ago proves con- clusively that he has not dropped this town out of his memory. He is Mr. George A. Weese of Toronto, and the act by which he‘attests his regard for this town is making a most generous donation to our Home for the Aged. Mr. Weese chose the Watchman-Warder as his med mm for conveying his gift. and one day last week We received a box from him containing the articles enumerated in the eubjoined list. Along with it was a re- quest that we would convey it to the Home authorities to be used indiscrimin- ately by occupants, of all denominations. We have done as requested and here with is the list : To the Editor of WatchmanWax-der : 813:1 do not understand why the Houdan is not more bred in Canada than t is. Of course many are breeding Houdans in a quiet way. Those who are breeding them are well satisfied with their merits, for they combine tripple qualities, firstoc'ass egg and flash produc- era with a good share of ornamental beauty. The Houdan is a favorite in its own country where it. stood the test for many years against all comers. The Houdan originated in one of the greatest poultry-raising districts in France where utility is of the highest value and first in consideration and first in importance. At the time or making the Houdan, the breeders of the district had a nativ‘ variety called the Caumout, which closely resembled Crevecour but more tangy in form. The cross with the Dorking gave greater depth of breast and body, shorter legs and more compact frame, and better flesh. These individual qualities give to the Houdan, many advantages over other breeds of the more non-setting var- ieties ; for we get good flesh and plenty of it on the frame of the Houdan. At Who came time they produce large and. well-ehapedegge in great abundance. The Hondan is a pretty bird, the color is pleasing, and of late years, ~ by careful breeding, is much improved. They are usually a. healthy and hardy bird, the chickens mature rapidly. After the age of ten weeks they can be used for broil- era. The young birds are cute and pleas- ing and the mature birds have few if any to equal them for flash and egg-produc- tion combined. The American Hondcn Club organized. J en’y 23 98, of which I have the honor to be vice-president is doing much to bring this noble bird to the front. D. C. TREW. A GENEROUS DONATIL COMMUNICATIONS ~ The Houdan Fowl 75 Cents p; '% nnum