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CÂ¥X To the person buying the most ©_ 1VORY BAR SOAP. At our store fGom duly Ist until October ist. Watch may be seen We are giving away a bcaulMul piece of siiverware with every $35 worth of Grocer‘es bougut at our store for cash. _ GoLD wWaATCH FREE. Hilliard & Morlock FLIES! FLIES! Wilson‘s Fiy P DEVITT‘3 (ity Ereg Stire. celved Jev Tu Adyin Cresstr tion as book kee} grocer. Herb Steen, of aâ€"situation with travelling satecin Any wantina | Show ean pi Douk store, 1 Andrew Ur fluc‘s grocery flug‘s grocery tion with 4. U The 6. .1 passed throus the pay train A purse o6 money was To walk on Wing entively roitel years. King strect was greally LnpTortt on Fridiy | by theâ€" merchants who pulled the weeds and swept ihe street part of the way from the G. T. BR track to Erb street. | It is to hbe hoped the remaining averehants will follow. so pobly an exunple. Juligs Noe, more commonly known as exshorty" ameany the Loys. left Tuesâ€" Mitchell, tice was matricula School of He wrote day for »Shorty7 was i) ErveDIte sINOHIG 1o°f boys imd lis leaslng town is greatly regretied by Li imuny friends and petâ€" haps more dircei‘y Ix V. M. Revlett by whom he was easployeid. Â¥{1; Kneebitel vlto> inss cnirge of the Yrâ€"isht Deportment of the Erie and Huron Railway at: Chatiam, who is a guest ai Mo.uine. 6. segdey‘s giaye t i pleasant eall en Woednesday. | e is an old Waterloo | County: boy. being brought up near Maimbeim. He has been in the employ of the Company for eleven yeiars during which time he has risen from the position of nessengel boy to that of «district treight agent. HoUsE Folt SALL. First class 1 1â€"2 storey brick resiâ€" denee on George Street for sale cheap. 7 large tooms and KitchenZ all papered and every thing in good order. Possesâ€" sion ean be given at once. For partieâ€" wlars apply to F. KEL, Waterloo. YJ. The market wasab is wel attendes on Saturday â€" thougzh purclhasers. wer not as numerous as last. week. Some of the prices were as dolowsâ€" Butter from 18e to 206 per do: egus 1e per doxz; new. politses it Ee and 26e per bushel; vegetabdes auss Howers wend it punior birsel on Triesday sualting in a "Beavers." dour a+s, wh bits anâ€" i1 up a very i At a merting of the Finance and Pui ing Committee on Monday even ing,the tenders for the Waterâ€" Work: nil Isolation Hospital debentures were cpeced. â€" The tenders were considere as low compared with what has beer received _ lately _ forâ€" similar debenâ€" tures of other municipalities and the chairman was instructed tq advertis the â€" debentures | again and receiv« tenders up to 9 o‘clock Tuesday, Aug ust 22nd. A team of horses . belonzing to Ni Jacol Bisch, of Bridgeport, broke loose from its moerings in front of Peppler® blackâ€" mith shop about 11 oclock Wed nesday morning and made things in teresting along Kinx street for some time. â€" They got off to a good start and tore up King street at a terrific rate of speed. _ CyeBata and otheis sought the shelter of the sidewall s in a burry to get out of the way. In front of Kochler‘s ic« cream parlor the team collided with and over turner a buggy and at Bricker and Dicbel‘s corner they smashed into a light road waggon owned by Mr. Jas. Scott, anc oecupied by Hostler Fisher who was juat rounding the corner. Here they overturned and parted with the car. iage to which they were attached and str. ¢k vit in the direction of Bridgeport. I; 6 Ino. andant Huati 10c p2 Bahel. 11. Mit« LOCAL NEWS HUREAV ELN uJ selal We sell both a 11 Iccr Crichcs Them Alive. eqvers pro ashe} of thes NDPELNS OPENED, TILE MARKET VeaterIoo made 8 hits ane ile the visiting team got . de 6 errors. _ The boys pu iweshibition of baseball t h tow fild en Wednesday. Hed: Joe â€" County boy. being sip Maimbeim. He has mploy.of the Company irs during. which time he h Bs awovy wli, formerly has accepted I« (1 Berl ads wi ciddiatiin . for ie «s Science, â€" Toronto. cetowh. as greatly inproved the â€" merchauts who erul mat an on Ti d throiu: the Wt t at the store it h: Ro vptt Ir. 1 We the ML 11 e / hne anso im, . who is a ey‘s puive ts stday. o lte is â€" hbey. being im. â€" He has he Compiany he guime re in fvor of the «le 8 hits ane ho toâ€"day. quantity _ of th the sideâ€" wurse being beautiful ed a situi Hasenilug s accepted clhinan . as the Blmir r the Fa t Becker of Hasen uo situil there er Hayes davo and one Parl No the the fo The playing of the Waterioo . 8. Band last night from the portice of the Cadilliae House, Detroit, created the most intense enthusiagm. Encore folâ€" lowed encore so frequently that it was simply impossible to respond to them all. The whole square und the streets were blocked with one dense mass of humanity. ® BUYISG APPLES. A. 8. Hallman, Berlin, wishes to see or correspond with anyone having apples to sell. The Secretary of the St. Jacobs foot ball club seuds the foliowing which is a straight challenge to the Conestoâ€" go pig skin chasers :. The return matchin football came off bere on Saturday night. The result was a tie, no goals being scored. The game was the roughest ever seen hbere and we thought our boys would have to play against civilized people, but we were greatly mistaken at that. _ We chalâ€" lenge the Conestogo team to play anâ€" other match cither in Berlin or Waterâ€" loo any day the Conestogo boys would name. â€" I the Conestogo team does not accept the challenge we call them down right cowards. _ An, answer is eazerly looked for. oldest well a two of our entc have formed a coâ€" Companics just ormzanized, including Phe Angloâ€" American, the Equity, the Sun, and the London Mutusl | ‘They are also agents for the two popular local life companies, The Ontario Mutâ€" ual and the Dominiof as well as for the Traveller=‘ Accident and the Emâ€" ployees‘ Liability Accident Company. T)ey also conduct a general loanagenâ€" cy and are prepared to loan money at particularly low rates on good seeurâ€" ity. * are also | local life ¢ ual and t the Trave Neither of the young men are new to the insuranee basiness, Mr_ Lockie having served for cleven years on the staff ef the Mereantile and Mr. Raymo having also had â€" considerable experiâ€" ence in soliciting insurance during the past cightecn months. | The firm will be known as Lockie and Raymo and as the members are both intelligent, pushing and honorable in their dealâ€" ings they will no doubt reccive a fair share of public vatronage. Emuri Oswald, of Chieago.is spendâ€" inz her vacation with her uncle, Louis vrocsll of Waterlon. Chas. Kutt, who lived in Witiamsâ€" ton, Mich., for some time, has returaed to towh. Geo. Hasenflug :uulJuu. Lenz, spent Sunday in Floradale. Dr. Geo. Kumpf, dentist, of Buffalo, is spending his holidays at his home in town. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mughes, and Miss Hughes, returned on Saturday night from a two weeks‘ outing in the Mackinae district. Mayor Dicbel and Engineer H. C. Hodgkins spent Sunday at the Preston NQmings. Theo. Alfrel E. Bowers, B. A., Cayusga, formerly pastor of the Waterâ€" loo â€" Methodist â€" church, is renewing acftaintancesgin town, A. Staufer, Bond Hill, 0., is spendâ€" ingra few weeks withgriends in the county. â€" He is engaged in a large wholesale house and is dolng well in the land of his adoption. Wir. denvich, ind wife, of Bra ford, are visiting Iriends in town. Mrs. l'an-ln-rg(-r, of Toronto visiting friénd‘s in town. Herb.Roos of Walkerton is spend his vacation with his parents in W erloo. The â€" Misses Millie Fischer, Agnes Karch and Maud and Tina Huctber of Hespeler returned home, having spent a few dayswith Miss Lovina Niergarth. Mr. Ferguson.cutterat Strasser & Co‘s) lefton an extended visit to friends in Paris,Orangeville and other places. Adam Weber, who left some time ago con is trip to Germany returned Ihursday night. _ Mr. Weber reportsa line trip and excellent‘ health. Elias Good, who has been eonfined to hed with im attack of ty phoid fever, is coudiually improving, and his many Iriends hope to see him out on the Imends hope to see him out on 1 street again in the near future. Chas. Harbotte returned to Sebew with friends in town. 0 W. J. Hindey, of Toronto business visiter to tewn Friday day The Rev. Potschke, of Heidelburg ealled on friends in town Friday mome ing. Miss Annie Renuie, of Crogshill, is visiting at Mrs. Manser‘s. Yr. and Mrs. Coutts, of Georgetown, spent â€" Thursday with Air and Mre Noah Martin. Mrs.â€" Jas. Mowat, a« hev danghter, Miss Mow isvisiting her brother. N The following officers were clected at the Grand Lodge of the T. 0. 0. F. at Toronto on Friday : Grand Master,Dr. MeLurg, Woodstock ; Grand Marshal, A. Macoomb, Toronto : Grand Conâ€" ductor, _ Rep. _ Gallagher, Ottawa ; irand Guard, Rep. Dennis, Galt ; irand Herald, Rep. Jennings ; Grand ‘haplain, Rep. Rev. Leggott, Fairâ€" mont ; District Deputy Grand Master, J. B. Turnet, Hamilton. Geo. . Wegenst, Manager ~of the Itario Mutuar Life, retwrned from a rip to the Pacilic Coast, Thursday light. Jas. MeKenzic, of Snyder, MeKenzie t Co., Toronto, was in town on ‘Ihursâ€" A CHALLENGE FROM 8T. JaCOBS PERSONAL AND SOCIAL But woman‘s work is never done," Thus quoted Mrs. Prewett, € "Man‘s work is from sun to sun, merd insur They are a C&PTURED DETROIT NEW INSURANCE FLRM Lockiv and Walton IFC ir enterpiising young men ed a coâ€"partnership to engage diinsurance and doan busiâ€" y are agrents for seme of the re insurance. companies as ne of the newer Canadian s just ormsanized, â€" including oâ€" American, the Equity, the the London Mutual. ‘They igents for the two popular 1. O. 0. F. Officers. ‘st, Mianageor ~of _ the Life, returned from a ilic Coast, â€" Thursday Harry mpanied | by L f Torontu, of â€" Brantâ€" town. Toronto, is is spending iymo men Wis at Sn Cains Cwnhyldfgomtlu |78 Pair Women‘s Button â€" and For several years the members of the Canadian Press Association have cherâ€" ished the hope that some day . they would be able to crown the series of pleasant reâ€"unions and excursions that, ut intervals during the last twenty years or more, they have eujoyed, by a trip by the ©. P.1t. to the Pacific Coast of our Dominion. In the year of grace 1899, the fullâ€" ness of time for this purpose has come, and by the bappy combination of the perseverance | and labor of the Execuâ€" tive of the Association, wi h the kindâ€" ness of the G.T.R. and the C. P.R. the hope of years has become a fruition. Full of cheer with hand shakings and greetings as old friends meet, with inâ€" troductions to new ones, with such cumâ€" bering about the bestowal of baggage, soon settled satisfactorily all round, a happy party of grown up children exâ€" aetly one bundred strong, boarded a special train at Toronto at 1.30 p. m. on Tuesday, August 8th, for the long jourâ€" ney to the coast. Sharp on time we are off. Everybody is comfortably placed in a very few minutes, thanks to the forethought of Secretary Cooper who has done his work admirably. The trair is composed offour elegant sleepers and a baggage car reinforced ut North Bay by a driving car. There is no crowding. every person has a berth of his own,and thus cach ar carries just half its full comipement At Gravenhurst we are treated to a short drive through dusty streets to the Minnewaska House, a summer hotel, beautifully situated overlooking a pretâ€" ty sheet of water and embow ered amid fragrant pines, where an excellent supâ€" per is partaken of _ with a zest that speaks volumes for the capacity . of the Press in this direction. _ Then the Kenosha,a remarkably fine boat for inâ€" land waters, is placed at our disposal by the ever generous A. P. Cockburn and we have a most enjoyable sail to Fort Carling and "back, reaching our train about midnight. wItk THE Nm-\ SPECIAL SALE _ _ PAPERMEN _ This Week. We wake at North Bay in the mornâ€" ing, bave breakfastat the Pacific Hotel, and are off for Port Arthur at 9.30. North Bay is a better built town than 1 expected to see, considering its youth, A large proportion of the houses and stores are built of brick and the popuâ€" lation is claimed to be 3,000. _ Tho sitâ€" uation is pretty overlooking North Bay, an extensive arm of Lake Nipissing. lar would be to build it, the only other way is to blast it. ‘The town exits as a divisional point of the C. P.R. In the railway shops a large number of mon are employed. The foundation is sure for every house is Luilt upon arock. Thesame rock does for all. | The casiest way to dig a colâ€" Between North Bay and Sudbury, 80 miles westerly, there are considerable tracts of clay land, on which fair to good crops of potatoes, hay, oats and even wheat are growing. _ Indian corn has been attempted but looks rather sickly. _ Between these tracts of arable land, â€" massive ridges of rocks raise themselves 50 to 100 feet as though they were giant wedges pushed through from â€" beneath â€" by some tremendous subterrancan forces, Numerous stroams, mostly navigable for small craft, flow gently through the valloys. bare â€" â€"stens â€"with â€"theirâ€"gnarled West of Sudbury, which is the contâ€" ral point of the adjacent mining region, the fertile patches of land gradually diminish and soon disappear and a region of rock and muskeg, lake and river, and moss rock is entered upon which appears to extend â€" many hunâ€" dredsofmiles with little varijation untll we enter the prairie county near Winâ€" nipeg. Itis a country well watered throughout, the result being i curious struggle between all the forms of yvegoâ€" table life that ean exist on pure air, pure water, and hard rock, to cover the face of nature with a _ mantloof loveliness, _ It is wanderfu} to see trees of cons{derable size grasping the poots and living and thriving on a dict of unyielding granite. _ Mosses, small shrubbery, borry bushes, ferns, pverlasting flowers vie with cach other In lending a _ qulet beauty to the ruggedness of the stone which proâ€" trudes everywhere through and above all attompts to hide it. At Chapleau, 250 milos from North Bay, a dijvisional pojnt of the railway, is bit of earth was found a few hunâ€" dred acres in extont. _A neat French village with a handsame R. C. church, a creditable public library and a fow stores has gathered about the â€"ratlway shops. _ We leave Chaploau as darkâ€" ness fulls, which is about nine o‘clock in this northern latitude, and when we rub our eyelids into wakefulness in the morning we are At Jack Fish Bay ans Inve oyr «t vjew of the waters af bhaise Supetfor, wilich we â€" }earued a loag time ago is the largest body of fsh water on the glabe, All the forem = o skirt Its rugged shores. _ Many islinds are in view alâ€" All the forem = o skirt Its rugged shores. _ Many dslinds are in view qalâ€" most all the way. The seenery is wonâ€" derful in its infinite vaniecty of Jake and istimd reck d forest eutting and tunnel, _ bridge _ invd _ ecmbankment, changing with the idvance of the awift moving train like the changes of the kaleidoscope. pen of Mr. hack grounds with the Lake or some| was only 17 years of age and had sufâ€" gulf or hay thereof ever in the fore>| fered for a lJong time from consumption. ground canstitute a panorama of great| She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. omontories . with their evergreen mMnm with the Lake or some Inklings By The Way the Pacific Y] All are Worth $1.50, $2.00, $2.50and $3.00 t, a Pair, In sizes, 8 Pair 2 1â€"2, * 40 pair, size 3 7 ." 8 1â€"2, 9 " = " 4 4& C# 41.9, 40500 "p The Manager of the Company Speaks of his visit to the West. J. UFFEL MA NN, Waterloo THEONTARIO MUTUAL WAERLOO DEFEATS BERLIN Myâ€" Wogenast is much pleased with the business being done b*mhis Camâ€" pany in the west, and the Business of the west in genoral, and will return east with an opinion of this country that is much above the greatest exâ€" ectations he may have had before }c:\\'ing the east. â€" As to Winnipeg, it will, he thinks, without doubt be one of the three largost cities of Canada, standing as it does at the gateway of a country with such unlimited resources. Te was much atruck with the large blocks going up, and the Imrmvomonts going an in every line of industry. Me sald his impression of Winnipeg was most favorable. He said that he would be much pleased to make an annual trip to the west. but that the "('\')' efficient work being done by My. B. 1. McKinnon, the “ruv';:n-m manager of the Company,made this unnecessary at least from a business point of view. Mr. and Mrs. Wegenast are at present guests at the (‘}arendon, and expeot to leays far the cast toâ€"day. The _ doath occurred on Monday morning of Miss Elste Ehy, at her father‘s homenear Waterloo. Deceased was only 17 years of ago and had sufâ€" fered for a long time from consumption. SALE PRICE $1.00 PER PAIR. Death of Miss E. Eky. Lace Shoes On Saturday at Westside Park Waâ€" terloo won their first match this year. The play was ragged and umpire Kilâ€" ler gave some rank decisions always in Waterloo‘s favor. Followizg is the score: BERLIN I.H. ®. G Englert, 21 2 3 i. Martin p 1 1 1. Schilling, If 2 2 1. Kuhn, 1b 3 1 0. Gross, s s 1 0 3. Koehler, c and 3b 1 3 1. Cochrane, cf 0 10 0. Heyd, rf 1 0 0. Helm, 3b and c 2 1 0, WaATERLOO. R. L OE Seyler, 3b 1 3 Hueglin, 1b 0 0 (g Hendry, ss 2 1 4 Kochler, 2b 2 I 0 Rieb, If 3 1 0 Herringer, ef and p 2 1 0 Raymo, rf 2 3 0 Lauber, c 2 1 0 Kaumpman, p and ef 0 0 2 By Innings:â€" R HOE Berlinâ€" 3 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 213 12 7 Wa terlooâ€"O0 2 0 1 6 1 3 1 *â€"14 11 8 One by one the Pioneers of Waterloo county are passing away. Another of those who battled in the early days with the hbard cireumstances found in a new country, passed to her rest on Tuesday morning whon Mrs. Henry Cressman nee Woollner, died after an i‘Imess of three weeks. ‘The deceased lady was a native of England coming to this country in 1834 with ber parâ€" ents. _ She was seventyâ€"two years old at the time of her death and lived _ in â€" this district all her life. _ Sho and Mr. Cressman were married in 1851, and five children blessed their union, three of whom survive viz., Nrs. John Devitt, Natâ€" chez; Mrs.â€" Dilman Brubacher, _ 8t. Jacobs; and Mrs. Geo. Weber, who with her husband resides on the old Cressman homestead at Natchez. The husband is also living. ‘The funcral will take place on Friâ€" day at 1 o‘clock from the house to Cressman‘s burial ground near Rrestau. Death of Mrs. Henry Cressman of Natchez. BERLIN BUSINESSCOLLEGE Federated with the Hamilton, Galt and Guelph Colleges, will open for school work with courses of instrucâ€" tion, equipment and teachers unâ€" surpassed by any Canadian business school. Write for catalogue. One qdvanatage of dwarf pears is their #urly fruiting and their habits of bearing from the ground up. ‘lhey occupy little B@trawborry plants from an old bed lac‘ vitality. The matted row system is the best for strawberrics. Apple trees should be sprayed just aftâ€" er the bloom has passed. The grape is adapted to a wider range of cauntry than any other fruit. Prompt use of the kui€e is the most ef fective remedy for black knot on phunis. In order to have a fall mmpl.,\' it is Meually best to have several varicties of the different kinds of fruits. The boret, when inside the tree, can bardly be reached by outside washes. Use the knife or a piece of wire. Look oftem for them now. + If pear trees are in the orchard, the only pruning that should be attempted is that of keeping the hend open, so as to admit plenty of sunlight.â€"Exchange, ALL KINDS OF High Public and Separate School TextBooks Kept on hand, at The Worst Game in the Series Resulted WATERLOO PIONEER CONE. ORCHARD ANOD RARDEN W. E. GOWLING, Principal in a victory for Waterloo. School Opening. 46 ght.â€"Exchange. | _ ‘ Sole Agents tor Christy‘s Hats. =â€"~â€"â€"~~â€"â€" | Hatters and Clothiors _ Waterloo, Ont 6 1â€"2 t. H. K. 2 J 1. 1 1 i. 2 & 1. 3 1 0. 1 0 3. 1 3 1. o 1 0.|C 1 0 0. 2 1 0, R. "H. E._ 1 3 â€" 0028 2 1 4| D 9 I 0|== 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 0| bu 9 a o $|st R H E]l] This week our three buyers will return per Steamer "Britannia" after an extended buying trip in Europe, where they have‘visited many of the most important manufacturies in England, Scotland, Ireâ€" land and Germany. Reports in advance of their return assure us that they have had a moet successful buying trip and that we will have a finer range of goods?for fall season than we have cver had before, and with the adâ€" vanced prices in European markets, we are all the more convinced of the great advantages we have in going direct to the producers for our goods, as this must mean profitable bu}ing for ourselves as well as our customers. IZÂ¥ Every Department throughout thestore is inaking big effâ€" orts to clear out surplus stock, and it will pay you to see the extraorâ€" dinary price reductions this week, especially in CENTRAL BLOCK, It Surely Is the Hat of the Hour «142. J . ECOOS, AsI am going out of bicycle business I will sell all wheels in stock at greatly reduced prices. All in good condition. Sale â€" be cash. 1 Ladi Big Slaughter of Prices. 1 Men‘s Berlin wheel $55 now $42.25 Our Christy hat, fine,. firm, gracefally WMM wolored, is certainly the popular headwear for w. 11 dressed men. It wears just as well as it looks, too. aud that‘s saying w great deal. They sell a §2 00, $2 50 md!‘:! 00. Come and see them highest grade. â€" â€" 1 Men‘s Berlin wheel $50, now $38.15 l 4 10 w« “0' «« ‘i"% 1 7u _ «« s6 ‘5, «« ‘22_(1) Canadian. 80_ _ 1 Ladies‘ Berlin Wheel $55, now $42.25 highest grade. All aboye guaranteed for one year. Will not pull off the buttons or spoil the fit of the trousers, because the strain is equalized on all j buttons. ‘The rubber cord nsed in The Chester is made hy a peculiar process b{nwhich the parts that come in contact with the metal trimmings are made nonâ€"elastic and very hard and durable. This Graduated Elastic Cord is the only cord we know of that can be sucâ€" cessfully used for a suspender end. All other kinds are liable to break out where clamped, or else not sufficientâ€" ly elastic. The elasticity is sufficient for any "l'ho‘eluucit‘o:; sufficient for an motion of the body and will not gr-({ ually play out. To wear with comfort, adjust the buckle so that the trousers will he held at the desired nghn withovt stretching the cord ends. _ _ _ Best castâ€"off known. Simply unâ€" hook cord. To -filu-t buckle, slip web through opening in top of buckle. It then moves casily, The" ... $ HOME COMING. . H. Mills, Manager, Chester Second Hand Bicycles. Watchmaker and Jeweler. AG&NT. STRASSER & CO. G. B. RYAN & CO. (Patented Nov. 20th, 1802.) THE Brace. DRESS GOODS. WATERLOO must Grocer & Fruit Dealer ALL KINDS OF FRUIT IN SEA S O N. ARE THE BEST. W.H.Becker & Co. is the t interont i joal * eqm:l:'z :lnly I:.m n and A«onnlx:l for boys and m leaving P’P;”-M High Schools. :ih"t;.r't.h"--d and writing, special faâ€" lndlvl.d‘al “‘-Ilfim. 'n:';hmhunu. rents are invited vent Â¥ b R-ll[w- w(nu-m Monday Aug. We sre again ready for the Scholars, Teachers and Trustees with everything in school requisâ€" ites. Our A Good Time Piccs is a Faithful Servant. oPTICIAN AND JEWELER, WATERLOO. ScHooL Monoay, We makea _ *3 Specialty fi of Reforming © the "won‘tâ€"go" P kind. When [* sa‘vv-v-v-vv-v w owe No p~ ‘ Mail and Business Practice. a watch or a clock we guarantee it to go accurately, and guarantee it to keep aâ€"going accurately. A. G. Heller, Geo. W. Dodds SLATES, and EXERCISE BOOKS For School Opening, SCRIBBLERS ill commence Monday Aug. J. SHARP, Principal. AugGUST 9JST. Books.