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r WI an _, i King Skim, On account of the large dermsod for the McLacblan carriages l have just received acnrload. This will give the buyers the beat and greatest to choose from in the county. Iwill be able to give you cheap buggies, style and quality considered. I also sell the Milner Lumber Wagon and the Wilkinson ste 1 drum land roller, ploughs and other farm implements. Horseshoeing as usual. I am noted by the leading horsemen to give comfort and develop the feet, inter. fering and knee knocking prevented. The City Meat Market Summer Sausages We are now busy grinding clippers from all parts of the country and we guarantee to grind your old clippers to cut equal to if not better than the best new clippers manufac< ured-sirnply because we understand ex, actly what is required and have the latest improved clipper grinder on the market. We charge 500 a pair and guarantee our work satisfactory. Special attention given to customers from a distance. Clippersground While You Wait. ' C. L. HENDE RSON, " BERLIN. first class delivery service And Horse power-Clippers, Ground and Repaired at the Berlin Bicycle Repair Co's Qiigen St. South. _ -- -- _ N. B.--Orders taken daily and meat de Beef, Veal, Mutton Pork, _amb,Bacon, Ham, Pickled Pork and Tongue Corn Beef and Dried Beef always kept , 1 l and also all kinds of Sausages as, Bologna, Head Cheese, Liver, Pork, Wiener and Summer Sausages CLIPPIE Is the only up-to-date Butch gr Shop in town where customers can rely upon getting only the ehoicest,eheupest and best of meats This establishment, has the ce puta ion 0 keeping only the best and finest varletles oi The Leading Meat Market MEATS AND SA USAGES of all kinds a specialty. All meats delivered promPtlyfmd custo ”(Ts n eat-d wi h ccurtesy. A cal solicited, and satisfacmon guaranteed. Beef, Pork, Veal, Lamb, Mut _ Hams, Bacon, Corned Beef, and Sausages 600oooaooodeoe¢39969¢oo¢5 Mr. l.enhard is making preparations for supplying cummers with sLI-ictiy fresh and tirgf; class meats daring the hot summer months. " ' 090969069 - - h Drop In Meats When you take Hood's Pills. The-big, old-fash- igned, sugar-coated pills, which tear you auto pieces, are not in it with Hood's. Easy to take and easy to operate, is true ___ . ot Hood's Pills, which are EN I) , up to date in every respect. P" g , s Safe, certain and sure. All 'Ne ' " BF druggists. 250. C. 1. Hood & Co.. Lowell, Mass. The only Pills to take with Hoody, Sarsaparilla. Fat " " © P " , Igltma ”(in is”: - it; , 'Mht w? 'Rm' gl . Sh 55 ' I I t li' Eb. F5 LS; iiit M ll , 'ii? Q " M am iN " " e ~. ' r” FER ii, i.13i EN - View? lhahit - GET RICH QUICKLY. Write to-day for our beautiful illustrated Hook on Patents and the fascinating story of a poor Inventor who made $250,000.00. Send us a. rough sketch or model of your invéntion and we will prompfly tell you FREE if it 18 new and probn 1y patetitablo. No humbug. Honest Sol-vice. Specialty: Tough cases reJected in other hands and foreign tplete?,?,',',; References: Honor- nble T. erthiaume, prop. ot " La Presses," Honorable D. h, Ross, the leading new> favors, Banks, Express Companies & clients 11 any locality. All Patents secured throu In our agongy are. brought, bcfe/y, the public Ey livered to any part of the town through a a a ecial notice in over 300 newspapers: MARKION a MARION Patent Experts, Temple Building,185 St, 3ames St., Montreal. The only t1rrn of Graduate Engineers in the Dominion transacting patent business exclusively. Mer1tiouthigpkpess McLachlan Buggies a simple, scientific and highly nutritive preparation for infants, delicate children and invalids. .hVVWUAh,.r&» bum“ Chance ally but surely is Martin's Cardinal Food KERRY WATSON & ctr, Fnorruc'ronu. _ MONTREAL. Notwithstanding the operations of hi fires and professional safe crackeg in our mi 'st, we are doing a. bigger and better business than ever, Buying only the youngest and hear tiest animals, our customers can always rely on getting the best and choicest meats at my shop. We always carry a complete line of Pork Sausages Wiener Sausage Head C11eese,etty We deliver 28.11 meats promptly. PRUMPTLY SECURED MRS. J, LENHARD, No Grim Baby A. C. THOMAN Ulllllullys MEAT MARKET. Give Opposite Alexander gouge watdrloo the HORSE k TOILET John B. Fischer H. B. DUERING. The only food that will build up a weak cons- titution gradu- Berlin, Ont. 'gencer: With one man to help him and his dogs Vest hurried the eggs up to Sheep camp and buried them in the snow He put four cans m a suck and tied the swck over the dogs' backs. Each dog carried 28 pounds in this way. Once over the. summit the cases ware piled on sleds. pallet by the dogs, and the, journey otmtim1ed..-. Seattle Intelli MP. Vest Took Them to the Klondike and BroughtZBack _$6 321. Nearly every man who has come out of Dawson during the past two months or more has something to say of the 'Erozan egg man,' They met him at various points between the Chilkoot summit and the Yukon River, trudging along With one companion and four dogs, pulling a cargo of frozen eggs bound for the Klondike. Eggs at Daw. son are worth more than 81 each and this high price proved such an incentive to the Portland man that he resolved to freeze a lot of them and take them in. The egg man has been a source of too little amusement for the Klondikers who have come out. They have ire, quently laughed at his foolhardy spec ulation and often predicted his failure. He has been a :prolific landmark, and one of the stock questions, which Elon, dikers have asked each otherhere has been. 'Where did you meet the egg man l' Mr, and Mrs. Snmuel Fear cele. brated their golden wedding at their home in Milw rton. Mr. Fear was born in Northamptonshire, E g, in 1826, came to Canada in 1834, and settled in Gwlph. In1847 he moved on a farm in Woolwich Township. and in the fol- lowing year married M'ss Jane Moir. They lived and prospered in their new home until fourteen yesrs ago, when through failing health he sold oat and l, removed to Brussels. They afterwards took up a home in Goderich, and three yesrs ago removed to Mil verton. Their, happy union was blessed with a family of seven sons, the fourth dying at the age of seven years. The eldest, Samuel, is on a farm in the Township of Mo-rits, near Brussels; Rev. E. A. Ear, pastor of Ihe Methodist Church here; John a miner in B.C.; Wesley, dentist, of Aylmer; I. V , druggist, of S aforth, and G. A. druggist, of New York, Three of their sons and Mrs. Howard, sister of Mrs. Fear, were present to pay their compliments on the suspicious occasion. After a sumptuous dinner had been partalren of, prepxred in Mrs. (R IV ) Fear’s best style, the aged couple were made the recipients of the following valuable presents by their dutiful family, viz ', Gold watch, gold ring, silver teaspoon holder, silver salt set and Life and Work of Rt. Hon. W. E Gladstone. Mr. Fear replied for himself and aged I partner with, feelings of deepest emo- tion, wishing that his family might go on to the end, keeping ever in view the example set by the Master. Mr. Fear is a son of the late Rw. Mr. Fear, who a few months ago died in Eiora at; the age of over oo years. Mr. Fear like his father, is and always has been, A devoted member of the Methodist Church --%ratiord Herald. The egg man is in Seattle. He hss sold his eggs and returned with a. sack which many a Klondiker might envy. His name is Charles Vest. Vesta left Portland last October on the steamer Elder. Before leaving he obtained 1,713 dozen eggs. He broke and packed them in tin cans holding one gallon each, or six dozen. The cans were sealed. frozen and put; on ice. They weighed 2,025 pounds in cold storage. In a rccent robbery committed in Mr. Moses Fry’s store in Kurfzville four watches and some money were stolen. After a few days word was rtceived from Wingham that the watches would probably be found there. Two tramps were arrested in Wingham and put in the lock-up. Daring the night they broke out and next day three of the watches were found in an adjoining stable. A young lady student at Toronto University, the daughter of a clergy- man, became inaune through overstudy. She left; the house and boarded a Yonge street: car. Owing to her peculiar actions and incoherent talk she was taken in charge by a policeman. Herbe Eitel, the year and a half old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred. E tel, of the Commercial Hotel, Preston, fell into a pail of bot water lust Wednesday and got badly scalded about tbe face and shoulders. The Preston F. Co. have secured a contract. for nearly $10,000 of work for McGill College, Montreal. Ako a hrge order from Moncton, N B., for the new Aberdeen tschool, including 1,100 desks, and an order of $5500 from the Toronto Public Sebools, The R, Forbes 00, Hespeler, are building a new dry room on their prop- erty, work on which was commenced last Saturlay. The new addition will be a two-story building, 70x68 feet, and will, when completed, atford the firm better ficilities for drying goods than they now possess. n. B. Case], Huron Road, has sold his beautiful residence and 8 acred of land for 82,250, Mr Csgsel will live with his son-in-law Noah Shantz, east of Ha) sville.. Mr. H. Doerr, New Hamburg, has bought the trotting mare "Maud Ran- do'ph" of Davidson and Stewart, Wallaceburg, for the sum of $200. Mrs. John Lorentz, Baden, died of consumption last week and was buried on Friday at St. Agssth b, CUUNTYAND DISTRICT Golden Wedding in Milverton. DEAL IN FROZEN EGGS. News ot the Waterloo County District Gleaned From Exchanges. fence....................10 00 Mrs, Rainer, Charity . . " . . . . 4 00 Moved by Mr. Harte], seconded by Mr. Weber, that this council now ad journ to meet again at the Township Hall, on Saturday, May 28th at 10 o'eloek mm. and that the Court) of Re. vision and Appeal will be held on the same day at) One o'clock pun. The Advantages of Good Roads. Stratford Herald: --The pieces of macadam put down last year on Nile and Grange streets have stood the wet spring weather remarkably well and in comparison with otherstreets in the city they are to day the best arguments in favor of the system that can be advanc- ed. Drivers of vehicles and an army of bioyclisso found this highway invit- ing when it was impossible to travel on the adjoining streets and the result has been to crowd the macadam avenue with pleasure seekers, especially in the evenings, It costs considerable money to build good roads, but the experience is where they have been built that they more than repay the investment. In fact it needs no lengthy argument, no array of figures to make the benefit accruing from good roads apparent , they speak for themselves : Good roads economize time and force. Good roads reduce wear and tear in vehicles and horses in carrying products to market. Good roads inc.rease the value of real estate. Good roads are the beat sign of civilization. Good roads encourage sociability. Good roads are a necessity as well as a luxury. tentyy,v...........,,....., Moses Honsperger, damage to field........,............ Geo. Shoemaker, building 96% rodawirefence.... ........ John Meyer, lamb killed by dogs .....F.............. Henry Klee, bonus for wire fence.................... Contract Record, advertising tenders...........,...... Samuel Hilborn, bonus for wire fence.................... Geo A. L' ackstock, part print. irg contract, etc. . . ' . . . . . . Henry D.dals, bonus for wire fence.................... Mrs, Rainer, Charity . . ' . . . . . on - the Treasurer for" the amounts, viz: John Meyer, bonus for 22 rods Moved by Mr. Weber seconded by Mr. Shafer, that the tender of the "Hamilton Bridge Works Co." for the erection of a steel bridge with steel joists and lattice railing according to plan and specif1eatior1 submitted, for the price or sum of one thousand, four hundred dollars, across the gully at Breslau be accepted. Moved by ME. Weber, seconded by Mr' Hertel,tbat the following accounts be paid, god the Reeve graph his order Minutes of preceding regular and iTefial sggsiog _realaryi, approved. - _ Moved by Mr. Koehler, seconded by Mr. Shafer, that Edmund Shantz be, and is hereby appointed poundlreeper instead of Moses Honsperger. Moved by Mr. Webiir,Geeonded by Mr. Bartel that $27.00 be apportioned to the several Road Divisions entitled thereto, the same being G. T. Ry, Statute Labor for 1897. The Council met at) the Township Hall on Saturday, April 30ch,pnrsmsnt to adjournment. Members all present. The Reeve in the chair. The sum of 8485 was granted to the several patbmasters for gravel and other road improvements, during the current year. The Council then adjourned to meet again at St. Jacobs on Tuesday, the 31st day of May, at 9 o'elock a.m. The Court of Revision and appeal on the assessment; rolls for the ourrent year to be held on_the sums day at 1 o'cloclr,p Mr. William Nill, of West Montrose appeared before the Council and re- questel to have the alley leading to his lime kiln widened to 30 feet, his re- quest was granted, providing be will pay the necessary land and expenses of surveying. and making plans of same. The Cierk was instructed to do the necessary advertising and to prepare a by-law. . The lands of Valentine Weppler, John Schmidt and Charles Struck, of the village of Conestoga were detached from road division No. 11 and attached to division No. 1 The lands of John Stahl'oaum were detached from division No. 77 and attached to division No, 25, for road purposes. The following accounts were paid: A Simmons, part) on bridge contract, $20; Frank Snider, for snowing Mont, roee bridge, $6 , Allan Good, iron shore for piles, $7; Abs. Eisy, rock elm timber, $6; Jonathan Shamz, for elm planks, $6.05; William Mann, build. ing culvert, $9.50; George Wright, filling in washout and railing, 84 62; St, Jacobs Lime Oompany,aewer pipes, (m 30 3 Municipal World, blank book and forms, $2.48; County Registrar, registering three deeds re the Pilking- ton and Woolwich town line road, '4.65--Total $71.60. Council met again with 31.1 the member: present. Wm, W. -ILi,f1 n, was appointed psthrmuster in the place of George Good, in road division No. 4. A ex. Forbes in the place of Alexander Giannie, in road division No. 35. Sam M. Weber, in the place of David Hof. fer in division No. 24, The municipal Council of the Town. ship of Woolwieh met at) St, Jacobs orrthe 3rd of May, 1808, pursuant to adjournment from last session. All the members present; the Reeve in the chair. The minutes of the previous session were read and adopted - After issuing a number of path- masters' orders the Council adjourned for one hour at noon. JOHN L WIDEMAN, Woolwich, May 3rd, 1898. Woolwich Township Council. Waterloo Townshlip Council. _------.----- GEO. A. TILT, Clerk the several $440 41 41 50 Clerk 400 100 01 00 35 10 ii7iiiRiW, Thursday, May 12, 1 Spain is a. country of 18,000,000 population, but there are fewer news- papers published in it, daily, weekly and bi-monthly, official, iiemroffioial, secular and iseieutifio, than are publish- ed in the single American State of Illinois, which, by the last Federal census, had a population of 3,800,000, And many, if not most, of the newa- papers published in Spain are news- papers in name only, for their most distinguished characteristic is that they do not contain any news, being devoted to what are called ‘matters in general', or such matters in particular as permit of the publication of the paper any day of the week or any hour of the day-it doesn’t make much difference which. There are, approximately, 1200 pap- ers published in that country as news- papers,300 as misntific(mostly monthly iournals), 100 are religious papers and 300 deal with fashions (Spanish fash- ions), satire, music and art subjects. Nearly one-half the papers of Spain are published in Barcelona or Madrid. In the latter city there is one paper pub- lished in French, and in Gibraltar, under Foglish control, there is one published in English. The average circulation of a Spanish newspaper is MRS. WINSLow's SoormNo SYRUP has been tr-ed by millions ot mothers for their children while tau-think. It disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and crying with pain of Cutting Teeth send at once and ff,') ahottle of “Mrs. Winslow ’s Soothing Syrup" or Children Teething. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. Degend upon it mothers there is no mistake abou it. It cures Diarrhoea, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, cures Wind Colic, softens the Gums,reduces In- fhunmation, and gives tone and energy to the whole system. "Mrs.Winslow'i, Soothing Syrup for children teething is pleasant to the taste and is the prescription of one of the oldest and best female physicians and nurses in the United States. Price twentriive cents a bottle. Sold by all druggists throughout the world. Be sure and as k for "M as. W iNsLow’s Soo'ruma SYRUP The Mohammedan inhabitants of the plains are an industrious, highly-skilled people, The negroes, or Papuans, of the mountain regions are little known savages. Tobacco is cultivated as a government monopoly by nearly a million impressed laborers, who are slaves in all but name. Besides these, ,every native in the settled districts is 1compelled to give forty days' labor every year on the public roads and bridges. Spanish offieiale sent out from Spain strive to acquire fortunes as rapidly as possible, and are quite unscrupulous in the methods they em- ploy for that object. Hence the gen- eral dissff'ection and certainty of a furious uprising, as predicted, on the appearance of a fleet hostile to Spain. There are seven regiments of infantry and one of cavalry entirely composed of natives, The only Spanish troops are two brigades of artillery and a corps of engineers. The navy consists of a few oldfashioned ships and a number of feluccas employed as revenue cutters to prevent smuggling. A monopolistic and prohibitory trade policy has greatly retarded the development of the islands. In fact, the commerce is said to be little better now than it was in the sixteenth century, when the trade between China and the Spanish colonies of America was the richest in the world. A bad, greedy, fiseal system, restrictions on foreign shipping, dis- couragement of all enterprise, not under the patronage ofa notoriously corrupt, incapable government, eccles- tical control in temporal as well as spiritual affairs, the utter neglect of education, all combine to render these islands, prodigiously rich in all that should make a country great and pros- perous, the most miserable and turbu- lent region on the face of the globe. In spite of all, however, English and Ger- man and American merchants have established lucrative businesses, which, under happier auspices, would become 'of great importance. The best thing that could happen the islands would be to fall under the power of a nation that would know how to govern them and develop their wonderful resources. --Montreal Witness. 1200 copies. There are 1,200 islands in the Phil. ippine group. In reality they are the summits of a group of submarine moun. tains, many of which are active volcan- oes. As may be imagined, earthquakes are frequent, and sometimes very drs',ruetive. During the change of monsoons terrific hurricanes sweep along the islands, making navigation extremely hazardous. The rainy season begins in May and lasts till December, and is unhealthy for Europeans. The total area of the group is estimated at 120,000 square miles and for natural wealth is unsurpassed, if it is equalled, by any similar extent of territory on the earth. Mineral deposits of great variety and plentifulness abound, the soil is wonderfully_fer:ile,the rivers and lakes are many and teem with fish. The mountains, which often rise to 7000 feet, are clothed with forests of the most valuable timber, and these forests are inhabited by an astonishing number and variety of birds, monkeys and reptiles. For a naturalist the Philippines are a paradise of inexhaust ible treasures. In possession of a more progressive and enterprising nation than Spain, their wealth and import. ance would be incalculable. The pop- ulation, estimited at about eight millions, is divided into widely diversi» fied races all of which are more or less opposed to Spanish domination. Bat here, as in Cuba, the half castes are the most disaffected. In-January, 1812, an insurrection broke out, and was sup- pressed with savage ferocity. Again last year there was a formidable rising, which has not yet been suppressed, and which is sure to assume greater proportions now that Spain is at war with the United States. ThelPVast NaturaiResoumtes-Spain's Tyranny Makes Their People Tur- bulent. I A" . till gt,', _ , RI Q Burnt and Beat for Table anit Dairy " tie Annexation! um: cakes. Newspapers in Spain. THE PHILIPPINES For Over Fifty Tears Montreal Star :--The effect of the WuspantrAmeriean war is proving an expensive object lesson to Canadian smokers. The leading retail Montreal tobacconists, including several dealers who import their own goods, have ad. vanced the price of various kinds of Havana cigars and tobaccos from fifteen to twenty per cent. Cigars formerly sold at three for a quarter now retail at two for a quarter, and many brands sold at two for bwer1ty-five cents have been raised to fifceen cents a piece. A number of tobacconista thus far have not advanced the price to retail custo mers, bat expect to do so any day' Domestic goods will alsolikely advance- in sympathy. Where Rheumatism is Unknown. No Matter How Intense the Pain South American Rheumatic Cure Will Remove it Quickly-A Lady of Highgate Tells What It Did for Her-Permanent Cure of a Case of Years Standing. It has been declared by scientists that every disease has a remedy. The diffiealty is to always find the remedy. In rheumatism South American Rhea.. matic Care has been found a certain antidote for this painful disease. It is always effective. Mrs. N. Ferris, wife of a well-known manufacturer of High- gate, Ont., says: "I was seriously " fected with rheumatic pains in my ankles, and at times was almost dis- abled. I tried everything as I thought and doctored for years without much benefit. I was induced to use South American Rheumatic Cure. To my delight, the first dose gave me more relief than I had for years, and two bottles have completely cured me," An old physician, retired from praetice,having had placed in his hands by an East India mission- ary thetormula ofuaimple vegetable remedy. tor the speedy and permanent cure of Consumption, Bronehltis, Catarrh, Asthma, and all throat and Lung Affections, also a posltive and radical cure torN ervous Debility ana all Nerv ousComplamts after having tested its wonderful curative pow- ers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to makcitkno wn to his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive anda desire to relieve human tut faring, I will send free of chargo,to all whodesgre ir,rhis recipe, in Gevman,Fverich or Englishmxth full directiOIls for preparing and using. Sent by mail by addressing wit h stamp, naming this paper. W. A. NoyEs, 820 Powers' Block, Roch- ester. N. y, . It is further agreed that one of the four steamers may usr1ally be kept in reserve as a relief steamer, it being the intention that it is to be utilized as an extra steamer at such times as the Canadian traffie may warrant additional sailings, or its being required to replace any of the other three steamers. The agreement is signed by Mr. Dobell on behalf of the government and by William Petersen on behalf of the contractors. The main contract required a fortnightly service to begin in May, 1899, and a weekly on May I, 1900. In this respect the new contract varies from the old, and in respect of an Irish port. If th’s agreement is voided then the old contract remains binding. The supplemental agreement in declared to be void if either of the conditions with respect to the Imperial subsidy or the banking guarantee are not fuliilled and time is declared to be the essence of the contract. The contracts agree that before May 30 next the company, having a. capital not less than JH,250,000 sterling, shall have been incorporated; that proper contracts with responsible shipbuilders for the construction of the four steam- ers shall have been made; that two of the steamers shall have been substan- tially under construction otherwise this supplemental contract will be void Another clause declares that this agreement shall not be binding upon either party unless the Imperial Gov- ernment consents to the proportion of $51,500 sterling of the subsidy under the terms of the main contract, nor shall it be binding unless within a week of April 23, 1898, the contractors give to the minister s. guarantee of the sum of 210,000 sterling from the North- Esstern Banking Company, who furnish the guarantee under the main contract, and the banking company shall bind themselves to secure the performance of the contract. Tho contract was made by Mr. Dobell when in England recently. It gives a reason for extending the time tor the commencement of the service the strike in the engineering trade and extends the time for the commence- ment " the services to May 1, 1900, and the contractors agree that on that date all four steamers shall be ready and complete to commence the services and from that day the service shall be we:kly between Great Britain and Canada. Wednesday is approved as the day of sailing from the port of departure in Great Britain and Satur, day in Canada. The changes and modifications in the plans submitted to the Canadian Government last Feb ruary are approved, provided that the vessels are to be built under supervision of the admiralty and in conformity with the requirements of the Imperial Government respecting armed cruisers, and also of the British Board of Trade. The speed of the vessels is required to be on an average five hundred knots in 24 hours in ordinary weather. The steamers are to be required by the minister to call at an Irish port to be hereafter agreed upon between the contractors and the Minister of Trade and Commerce, provided satisfactory terms shall be aggreed upon as to the compensation for the additional obliga- tions imposed in consequence of the stoppages at such port. O.tams, April 5.-The government has entered into a. supplemental con- tractwith Messrs. Petersen, Tate & 00., dated April 23, 1898 modifying and extending the time for the completion of the fast Atlantic confract,which was entered into on March 24, 1897, and Sir Richard Cartwright has given notice of a resolution that the House approve this supplemental contract. Cigars Going Up in Price. FAST ATLANTIC LINE. New Contract. Entered Into, CONSUMI’T10N (SHRED. ages Detroit News: For the firgt time in our history as a nation we are conduct- ing a world wide war. The conflict with Spain is a war of magnifieent distances. Manilla is over 7,000 miles from San Francisco. From Manilla to Key West the sailing distance is over 16,000 miles by way of the Horn, and from Key West to Cadiz, the nearest port oi Spam, the distance is 4,000 miles Between Key West and Porto Rico the distance is 1,400 miles, and the Cape Verde and Canary Islands and 2,300 miles further east. Thus, while the earth is less that 25,000 miles in circumference, our rather meager navy must carry on a war with adistance of 20,000 miles between its right and left wings. We can now appreciate in some measure what Great Britain is doing all the time. She is carrying on a war at the foot of the Himalayas ; she is carrying on another in the heart of the Soudan , she is opposing French aggression in Western Africa; she is preparing for a contest in the Transvaal, and at the same time she is watching the great grab game over in China, and getting her share of the spoils. It is her navy that makes Britain great; her navy and her valiant people, who are guided by wisdom and resolution. Christian Ernst, Postmaster, New Hamburg, Independent: Early on Tuesday morning, May 3rd, the news spread over our town, announcing the death of Mr. Christian Ernst, postmaster, which was received with deep regret by the whole community, as his numerous friends in the village and vicinity did not expect that the end would come so soon, as on the previous day he was resting well until after midnight, when he grew suddenly worse; his family was then summoned to his bedside and at the hour of three o’clock he passed peacefully away, at the age of 65 years. Deceased was born in Petersburg, Wil. mot Township, and was the second son of the late John Ernst, Esq, of the prominent family, which was widely known throughout this district in the early days of this county. In 1854 he was married to Catharine Wilker, and for a number of years he carried on an extensive merchant and milling busi- ness in the village of New Dundee until 1862, when he removed with his family to this: town and entered into business here in a general store of dry goods and hardware, and was also con- nected with the fur-milling business in Zurich and other places in Huron county. He held the postmaster-tship of this village for thirty-three years and in that office he was a faithful ser- vant to the Government and the pub- lie, For a number of years he was a member of our town council and lent a helping hand for the promotion of the welfare and the best interest of the town. In religion he was an active member of the Lutheran church. He leaves a wife and three sons, Jacob, a partner in the firm of Ernst and Cressman; John P., who offieUteg as his deputy in the post offiee, and Henry A., a representative of Eby, Blain & 00., Toronto, who mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. They have the sympathy of the community in their sad bereavement. Whatthe Present War Means to the States. Thing," get started in the wrong direction. Something is needed to check disease and start the system in the right direction toward health. All Policies Guaranteed by [The LONDON 6aLANC8SHrmmrhmrJNS. GO with Assets of $15,000,000, Now and then she gets into a tight place and needs helping out. HED OFFICE, - - V SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL - DEPOSIT WITH DOMINION GOV’T Scott's Emulsion of Cod- liver Oil with hypophos- phites can do just, this. Nature makes the cures after all. - It strengthens the nerves, feeds famished tissues, and makes rich blood. THE MERCANTILE FIRE 50c. and $1.00 l I“ druggists. SCOTT ti BOVINE. Guzman. Tomato. JN "I [ I W 95:? "7 if: ,//’/;::;f: -e - /;::’;:* _,lfi'j'i'iuiji'iaia' / ----= Iv q . r,Fici ' .e ---, =-f--EFsHycEiErst 2EttiEs ra'7==rr. final/d r, eac..tji:C-"ii'.sCiif.ts 225 = - Fj5.gyC-E'.s. Ci-.2FgrrErs", ", President. aoMNCNrWM, Vice-Health.“ JhnEl5..LoLaiIE,"0anaaing Director; T. A C.GAul,CEa"greetor. OBITUARY. J. S. R00S.9ole Local Agent.' INSURANCE COMPANY. INCORPORATED 1875. ilapital,62,0tW,0tm. iutrt,8i,500gtttttt l GENERAL BANKING Busmsss Drafts Issued on all Principal Points. Interest: allowed on sums of Fan: Dollars and upwards In WANTED t--Beven order writers. Salary or commission to suitable persons. .glwmg'rgsmu _ Madam Budd we. Toronto. H.Knell........................ J.A. Mackie.................. IE.L,Janmrc....,..,..,,......, L.J.Breithtsupt.,.....,..,...., P.B.Lauttmstshlager.,....o,., P. Jiseobi..........o.........., Hon.SzMerner................ C.Pablt; ""..r....r...s....sr. Frank Turner, IIE............ Geo. Pattinaoni................ Jon. E. Seagram, Md'.....,... 'rhirnfriiEiirirEiriii- John Fennel] l George Lang W H Bowlby. Fr. Snyder; . J OHN FENNELI. GEORGE LANG mrao Knmz Total Net Assets Amount at Risk Economical Mutual Fire Ins. Go. Agencies in every Town and City in Canada. $21,500,000 Now in hm. I. The 1trrgessthrnowat of new bu si- ever written in any you of the Company’s history.. .... 88.070300 2. Lapsed Policies rtrinstatM in excess of 1896, amounting to $44,895 3. Adecrease in lapsed and surren- dered policies over last year “145154 I. W thalamer sum at risk the Comp'y experienced asmaller Death Loss than in 1897 by. . 846,10 . 5. A year of substanthutprotmm secured at a. moderate ex- pense, and without the aid of high pressure methods. The Ontario Mutual Life Total Assets 31st December , 8886, 83. THE SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT 'tHighest current In" on would domain JACOB “Brut. Manager Waterloo Bunch. HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL, WATERLOO, ONTARIO. l? E. Bowman, Esq., M. P., Waterloo B. Snyder an.. Waterloo William Snider. Esq.. " Geo. Diebel,Esq.. n J. IL Widoman, Esq.. Bt. Jacobs. John Allehin, Elm, New Hamburg Allan Bowman, Esq.. Prnton. P. E. Shanta, Preston, Thomo Gowdy, ESQ" Guelph. James Livingstone, Esq., M. P" Baden Thomas, Cownn. Eng" Gut. Mutual and Cash Systems. OFFICERS: George'Randall, President. John Shuh. Yiee-Prmsident, C. M. Taylor, Secretary. John Killer Inspectord W. A. Raymo, Inspector. MtserhHBowibr -& Clement, Solicitors Berlin BUCKBERROUGH& CO’Y. Agents DURING THE JUBILEE YEAR 1897 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Geo. Randall, an., Waterlo John Shuh, Fag" " - A POLICY IN IT PAYS. - INCORPORATED IN 1863. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OF.BEIRLIN- :TRANSACTED.: 'i/tCCY.','.'.'.'.".':'.','.'.'.'..".'. :hlager B"..""............ er ..--....N- m SHOWS .......-..............Heapolu E......................Toronto .--..........Prmton Bull: .....................Borlin Berlin o..................." Berlin ,....................Berlin .....................Borltn Berlin ....................Toronto ...........Noanmburx .'.....r.... Waterloo - 8200,000 0C 50.079 " $250, In $13,034.41. Pram-t Vice-Pro- - Manger “45895 .: