WORTH OTA«O TIAtfc WEDNESDAY, JULY lg 1899

Will the Boera fight ? This ia a question that would [bo answered ia tht negative ' could reason and common aenie be permitted to away the minds of th« Boera. But angry i mtn do nob reason) »nd especially angry men who hare inherited the disposition j of the Boer populiuion of the Transvarl. They have in the past auccessfolly fought against all the forces brought against them — British and native ; and the fluih and heat of victory have not yet died out in the breaitu of a ptople who, for freedom's sake, hare fought and won againit fearful oddi. Ignorance would induce them to fight on, and they are ignorant. Piudence should impel them to draw the Hie at defying the power of the greatett Empire the world. has seen, bat their ignorance of everything out lide their own environments may Drove a •tumbling block to prudential consider*! ion for their own lives Out of the mass of oplniona offered by those who have lived in the Transvaal there n Jitte information to bs obtained. One writer says that up to i cerbain point the Boer* will defy the whole world, but that) they will atop short of actual hostilities; while another asserts that every preparation hta been nude for the defence of the country, and that the Boer will fight as he foughb of old, relying on the cherished belief in his invincibility. If he elect) to fight rather than mtte out justice to those within his borders the war will be a oruel one for both sidas. The Boer must in the end go under before thB Power arrayed agiinsfc him. »nd if thii convic'ion could only penetrate the ignoraoce that be ia shrouded in, there might be a reasonable hope that he would granb the little that is tsked for the Out landers. At the present time no solid opinion can be formed as to whether the Boers will fight or not, bub the probabili ties are against hi? either throwing down or picking up the gage of battle * A social in aid of the funds of the Papa kato Library takes placs on Friday, 21st inab , in the Hall. A concert and dance in aid of the Enfield Library funds take placa on Friday first. Refreshments will be provided. 