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3 ".~_ Wartee of ohanges mm ast be lo t at 4u> off ce k s later than Satu®day noom. . T): copy Giazoges puuet be l (t .o later than i 4 AaÂ¥y seun Cusnal | \dversisements Â¥% . Weekly newspaper poocthed cvery & mosopng. The magnificent banquet teutiernx“ to Hon. Clifford Sifton at Toronto 0: ; Tuesday night was a fitting tribute t: & worthy man. Rir. sifton bas been the storm‘centreof opposition abuse and ealummy during the whole of the las: parliament. . Though the youngest| member of the cabinet he bas admin istered his department with wuirked ability and suceess. To Lim fcll the heavy and unlooked for task of govâ€" erning the Yukon, a district lying thousands of miles distant from th settled portions of Canada ind unconâ€"| mected by telegraph or railroad. l !« ‘ place bad rapidly filled up with i« | usual adventurous spirits, and it woy 0 | have been a marvellous thing, indoed, ; had public business in the Yuko~| glided on as smoothly as in old an | settled communities. Yet all thej charges hurled against Mr. Sizon » eonpection with his Yukon administiaâ€" | tion came to nought. lHe fouz‘t 1 down his traducers whose attucks were | based chiefly upon tales of disappoiniec ‘ mipers. When the general cleetion came on Mr. Sifton was singled out to: | extermination. Hugh John Macdonâ€" ald, the strongest and most popula1 Conservative in the West, fresh from his vietory over Premier Greonwi;, vacated the premiership of Murito\a to oppose Sifton in his own constiâ€"| mency. All Canadians know the reâ€" | sult. Mr. Macdonald was beaten )y| an enormous majority aid moreâ€"tle | whole of Western Canada stands for the Liberals by a splemiid majority. Who will say that Clifford ‘Sifton h;usi not done well, or that he dues not doâ€"| serve all the hon r that the Libn@)] party of Canada can bestow upon hin ?| MARK TWAIN ON THE CHEINESE QUESTION. Tn & humorous spcech in New \@=:| to a society of educationists Mi:! Twain spoke of the Chinese quesiion. "Many of us" said he, S"ought to pu on Chinese â€" spectacles occasions‘‘y when deliberating on Oriental matters. Mr. Clemens suggested thit i0.iz and with her the other nations, onght to get out of China. Continuing, !« said,â€""Foreigners are the cause of all trouble there. The Chincse don" waat them any more than we want tk Chinese. _ They havo as much ais‘s as a nation to exclude formpnere :s we have to exclude them. Chin: never wanted the foreigucrs, in! i the foreigners were gone the iroullc would be all over. Now my sympatlâ€" ies are all with the Boxers. 4)« Boxers are the only patiiois China li.s got. The newspapers call thom li>o names, but al} they are aftor is to i the foreigners out of their conntry an I hope they may bave all success i doing so. If I am opposed to 1i Chinaman being bere then I im ; Boxer, and the only differenes Leiwe« us Boxers bere and the China Dox: is that we carried our point and t Chinese didn‘t." â€" The Montreal Witness is ta the popular vote in the electo tricts of Quebee in the federal i of November 7. The returs&=r with the sic,le ixeept 1 where the Liboral candidize Ii; jority of 1400. Including tii there were 30,000 more v<tos Liberal candidates than tor th servative opponents. Th to: :-"W i 1)“!;“‘10 the cost per pupil ! #0.96; in the citics, $16 61. DAVID BEAN, Proprtctor Mr. William Jennines declined W R Hearst‘s ofl to edit his new Washi paper. With all his fac)i fying to see that Mr. lisy induced to cut under the egpred ap to . aoe A >uneâ€"day of each w Ceeil Rhodes is «aid to h for the federation and po« South Africa. Should he will be the figure overs‘c» others in South Africa fo come. Hamilton Times The Public Schools 6f G.ca‘er N« York for the current year cost $17,7 }| and edugate 408,112 puj i »t p,ug. $43.30. In i Wl‘t«- reasonuble. aad known on application. POPULAR VOTEIN QUI TO ADVEL â€" l it Liberalsâ€"131,559. Conservativeâ€"102, 74( CLIFFORD SIFTON hesiff Cameron, of London, . thinks m Instead of being congte #d in large prisons which becokfe ;'m., Englich and Gorman, EDITORIAL NOF ES natmtntimmemememmenisteamemameemmemmmennenininainnnienmmen. on nc commanimniomanmmeapuaciangue ue yose w smcmmnnamm ananmcant â€"â€" mm anamaaae mm mm mpnmaea~ t _ d *T ~ mmmenmnnmes MC'TELEGRAPH the Jocality that w as injured by thoir mnw? » * IADE HER 'ORYUIL’ “o M m mm’ | " ‘.â€":‘"1 a haker uuaiished cvery Trucsday ‘1”"."""”' alhd to work in road cgn y Prflparty | Goarding .~.H That GUF9W | onss Old Pashioncé Quality Is “l “' A Vancouver Provi im in . advang fTer € illiOr total 1 the locality that was injured by their offences, abd put to work in roadâ€" making and sach local unprovementé. tC A marine monuament memerate the doeds of by the British people in to a soiry ead, â€" The n ia a form of a fourâ€" decks ship called the Neisun, the | figest Blip atioat. (Weilinyten ehristered U was built of Engiish an Indian teak and Americ Laidley & Company, ol cently purchased tho v« and being in ueed of co It convert pearly â€" arthly h reosnins ry and } hedichc ;ROW td ‘nat@ied 28 Misban« . tmw, bhe getinio th | "My farm" ete. Fo wroved hy bis better . a / Ray Your‘ inatoa« id as he was bidden oceasion to B4 fanl rial 1 The inly vell stooked. â€" Afrer he had baan Jol‘| _ Winnipeg, Dec. 11.â€"A correaponâ€" inatalled as hnsband on the ecta 1 _| dent writes the Danphin press that an nant, be got.into the subit of aying| |aian ht the vicinity of Grand Rapid« ‘My farm" ete. For this he was cecntly shot a moose whict was almos: woved hy bis better bali, wiho told fiin tively whitein color, aud when the: 6 @ay our" Instoad of tow." _ H«| fact becamé known in the camp there: id as he was bidden and she had »o| was a great hubbub and it was feared oceasion to 8#A finlt with bim whtii| that the youn« Im#ian who killed the one time when. the bonse was fuil of ammal'nolkl‘:w to Olflll.. A visirore, . ie his bead out of a| white moose i8 #een, . reâ€" MQQ clean | garded with reverence and awb by the It« IVCT it FC iT& Iy PC I i OF r the at urâ€" decker w e imob{went Wwas to com soDr D The it THIS ORIGINAL DOCUMENT 1 ime ago, it the instance ow Uisoo, ihe househoid gooda of Nnod, «f Woodbridge, were a bahiT. _ In the absence oi or Wood removed the geode arrested for theft. At his ic Seasions Indge MeD ugall case from the jury, saying bailiff should have remained vion of the | goods of takem a meovle in attendance al ‘ the County Conrt, who at the County buildings prâ€"vemenis of the past loud in their praises of npruved «ppearance the Jail and Judge‘s Chambâ€" Ube painting aod paperâ€" ibule of the Court House, eration 10 uiQract the atâ€" it is cericiuly a relief to ily napered walls, bright ud â€"ew flooring, as comâ€" Inprovemants. W 10. 10 in addition to c gees making a total o0 enst of painting, esiiing â€" the Count se‘s Charabers .was is one exvenditure i6 foregolng and that k, aud rough floor visicore for nauy se _ improvements e, lead to furâ€" ad it is found that es including . the iâ€"ve shared in the Jul the alterations 1. J. B4 3 TCRTURED. petty Commitee, ndution for theit rin Shaw is a very id lias bcen es k in conssedor He always lo okr Ja i the new flat are and a large airy eclis is paddeu. coUrl for the e UMcs 1 mirt h: ed. the hotses nal dwellings ac the ed uitil Friday, Bochiuer vs. Ranâ€" () t and he p faithiully. the other i MeSis 1 Iv a _ of 1 MENTS COST ites vo Hal leeti pMa wl «dheres titeh i iving a verdict yb repre e, Mr.G 11 has jast return from corns 1 s 11. Robinâ€" lsit Bueklen‘s cured them.! ains, bruises, . coils, ulcers. discuser and by 3. Suyder. eriy is com Shaw, Mes ~Bus, Beriu W. oR Plam L be hard t va. Sipes was Dse. 14th, as appear â€" before +ce ddition, . for ell had the ither memâ€" Sis Dicicicl well â€" made ice $35.00. n wih this i obliging Baner ocâ€" it it was & re a verdict t out abou‘ to the jury they would there was m Muelle: her Baue! iâ€" contract; Lany means nawered ali tive, two‘ot S AD. on Couniy, ring on the atite labor, will vote on abolish the up country »il hi tss midd 4 will v»'e'o.n It is safe to bet a inan that he cannot abolish the | 2°t ont of a chair without bending up country his body forward or putting his feet under It, if be is sitting on It, not at s the edge of It. Veel gave| Another equally certain wager !s ges against| that a man cannot stand at the side way for the| of a room with both of his feet touch The Quecn‘«| ing the wainscoting lengthwise. 3 upset this| It is safe to bet any man. save one wti n, havâ€"| who is blind, that be canitot stand vere wrongâ€"| for fAve mimutes without moving if bly & Aoother part" ol atained R h of it an it U th M M thi Goarding House Steaks That GFOW | pas, ors Pashionced Quality Is Said To..clbdnnl‘uli‘uln.lf:'u â€"~%#0 Be Out of Date. |= "Bpeaking of luck," said a reminis cont man, "reminds me d&w came to a boarding house in & wmill town where 1 once lived. Tnere am&t: the house when he first struck the n a new millhand. This boardâ€" er seemed at first just like any other young man with a good appetite, out of whom the profit to be made was likely to be small, but it was speedily discovered that he was a man of abilâ€" ity and promise, who was likely to get on at the mill He made great progâ€" ress at the works. It wusn‘t long beâ€" fore he was at the head of the section of the forge department there, the boss, in fact, of the four ton hammers. "As far as he was concerned the only thing that marred his happiness was the toughuess of the steaks they bad at the boarding bouse, and that they . were tough nobody could deny. But he was equal to the occasien there as he had proved himself to be at the mill. "‘Madam,‘ be said one day to the landlady, ‘if you will let me take the steaks you buy before you cook them I will make them just as tender as can be without any cost to you whatsoâ€" ever.‘ "Now, he had paid his board regularâ€" ly, and be was at that moment virtualâ€" ly the star boarder. The landlady banded him the next morning without hesitation the bundle of steaks just as it came from the butcher, and the hamâ€" mer boss just took ‘em over to the mill, this being before the regular starting time in the morning, and, adjusting \ one of the four ton bammers to about the right gauge, started it up and ran the steaks a couple of times under the hammer. "Good? Why, they were just simply beautiful, and every morning after that the genlal hammer boss used to run ncross to the mill before breakfast and quietly, without the knowledge of .ni one, run the landlady‘s steaks bac +nd forth onve under the four ton hamâ€" mer â€" The fame of the landlady‘s tenâ€" lor steaks grew rapidly, as did also, paturaliy, the number of her boarders. And so she accumulated wealth." Where Those Sold by the Streot Fakirs Are Procured. Sponges sold by the street fakir are rather eaptivatiug in appearance, large and almost white, and the price ranges from 3 to 10 cents each. People who bave bought sponges at a drug store know that no such looking articles can be got there for so little money. and so they Invest. But they don‘t inveat more than once, because the sponge goon falls to pleces, whereas a good sponge will last for years. Somebody started a story years ago he;fl.ll].- that the reason the fakirs could sell Hnrrermemmaimrmeenmmmneteseeics these sponges so cheaply was because To Be Concise,. they bought them from the hospitals. "Young man," said the editor to the and there are some people who still be | budding journalist who brought bim a lieve it. As if men devoting all their | column story which could bave been energies and skill to ameliorating the | told better in ten lines. "when a man ills of mankind would spread disease | discovers his bouse is ablaze he doesn‘t by distributing old and possibly germ | go to the window and tell the passersâ€" infected sponges. As a matter of fact | by that ‘half an bhour ago what threatâ€" surgeons‘ sponges are small and | ened to be a terrible conflagration smooth as \’elvet, beliig close grained. broke out in the upper story of the paâ€" t The fakirs‘ sponges are the clippings | latial mansion occupled by Mr. Jere off the big sponges sold to liverymen | miah Dickens.‘ He simply rushes to and others who need large sponges | the front and shouts ‘Fire" Be conâ€" The paits cut away bave little body | «lse, young man." and would soon tear loose. The fakirs ___~ bry these bits, trim them into shape Jealousy Among Monkeys. and then give them a bath in diluted When a monkey gives way to jeal muriatic acid. After lying there for 12 | ousy, it shows a degree of hatred for hours they are taken out and wasbed | the animal that has innocently aroused in clear water and Cried. They arc | its malice that makes it for the time a bleached, in other words, but at still | monster of cruelty. further detriment to the sponge. Nevâ€" On a ship returning from one of her er of close texture, the mesh is made | tours in tropical lands was a monkey more rotten by the acid, and that is | which became a great friend of the why they soon fall apart. But so far | stewardess. One day she fed another as disease is concerned they are as | monkey, a pretty. gentle creature. This pure as any svonge bought in the finest | trifling attention enraged the other 1 drua store. monkey, which coaxed the little thing RBets to Be Avoided by Those Wheo Never Tried the Feats, Bets to be avoided by those who are encksure they can do all things are those relating to athletic feats. It» would seem that a good runner could sily give a start of 50 yards in 100 to a man who was doing the 50 yards by hopping on one leg. But few run ners, If any, can afford to give that amount of start to any man who is at all strong on bis legs. For the first live yards or so they go at practically the «ame pace, so that to run 95 yards while his opponent is bopping 45 be has io go more than twice as fast, and ‘t is a werk man indeed who cannot hop 50 yards in ten seconds. An ordinary wooden match is eastl; broken in the fingers, but, although there are many who will bet they can 4o It. none succeed In accomplishing the task if the match is laid ncross the wail of the middle finger of eitber band #ud pressed upon by the first and third ingers of that hand, despite its seem ing so easy at first sight. No one can crush an egg placed ten«thwise between his clasped bands â€"that is, If the egg be sound and bas the ordinary mbell of a ben‘s egz. A Secret of Youth, (Ohe fight at a reception which Senâ€" Ator Reveridge and 1 attended soon aftâ€" er his election the bostess said in mock mvfln: "Are yon Senator Beveridge, the senâ€" ator from Indiana?" ‘The senator bowed modestly. "It hardly seems nossible. Why, you are a mere beardless youth!" "Madam." replied Mr. Beveridge withâ€" It is safe to bet any man. save one who Is blind, that be canitot stand {or Ave mhfltn without moving if 4e is blindfolded. out a smile, "I shave.". LN VERY POOR CONDTTION Paraguay Tea. When the yerba mate. or native tem of Paragnay, is cultivated. the seeda are treated to an acid bath before planting. ‘This softens the bard ahell which surtounds the kermel of the geeds and enables them to sproot in three or four months. their ontural state, it sOME SURE: THINGS. CHEAP SPONGES. mdomcflu Now and w cmd , there is borne in upon u» <he sad realization of the losses we su»:â€"in as we tear and scramble thru«..h what we now call life. And is uot on of these the power of establishâ€" ing close friendships? â€" Friendahip is said to be out of date. We certainly> have not much time to what the tush and burry and bustle of It is a sad refection, but the more we think of it the tryer we sball fnd it to be, that we no longer bave time to kuit together those bonds of true friendship and affection which bound life sweet to them. â€" ‘ We are always in a burry. rushing here and there. We meet and know many people in erowds and yet never have time to understand them. tu give thems or gain from them sympathy. We tan scarcely spare an bour that is unâ€" eemneeted with some ferm of enterâ€" tainment er some busineas matter to these we call our closest friends. Letter writing has been reduced to its least common denominator as time presses om us heavily, and we have no pursuits that we can share with our so ealled friends that enable us to study each other‘s characters. Friendship. in fact, has become a mere term with the general run of people. A Dye Wanted. Our consul in Birmingham says that several years ago one of the Barbers, of threadmaking fame, told him that the discoverer of a fast black dye for linen thread could command his own price. Examine the thread holding the buttons in men‘s clothing. and you will see that after a short time the black disappears, and even new linen thread has not sufficient depth of color. It is impossible to find in the English shopa men‘s black cotton socks with tops at all elastic. ‘The fast black dye for cotâ€" ton was the discovery of an English chemist. English hose manufacturers would net at first buy his secret, but the Germans did and built un a trade all over the world. Mutual Recognition. "Bless my soul!" explained the man with the fron gray beard, cordially exâ€" tending his hand. "Ain‘t you the tow: beaded boy that used to worry the life out of me 25 years ago. back in old Chemung county. by climbing my or chard fence and stealing my apples?" "If yeu‘re the infernally mean and stingy old bunks who owned that orâ€" thard and used to set your dog on any boy who came within balf a mile of it. 1 am," replicd the younger man, graspâ€" Ing the proffered band and shaking it heartily. Jealousy Among Monkeys. When a monkey gives way to jeal ousy, it shows a degree of hatred for the animal that has innocently aroused its malice that makes it for the time a monster of cruelty. On a ship returning from one of her tours in tropical lands was a monkey which became a great friend of the stewardess. One day she fed another mounkey, a pretty. gentle creature. This trifiing attention enraged the other monkey, which coaxed the little thing to its side and then, before the stew: ardess had time to realize that mis chief was meant. took it by the neck and fung it overboard. © Of another monkey the same person tells that while preparing dinver for a grand party the cook was absent from the kitchen for a minute. No sooner had ber back been turned than the monkey slipped a kitten of which it had always been jealous into the soup Why a Minister Gave Up Preaching. A minister bad his salary cut down $100 a year or so ago (and this was in a western church) because bis wife wore a bandsomer gown than some of the prominent women in the congregation. The reason was given openly, and the matter found its way into public print. The fact that the wife‘s wealthy aunt was the donor seemed to be of no conâ€" sequence. and the poor woman berseif, irritated and mortified at the publicity given to ber private affairs, succeeded in persuading ber busband to with draw from the miniatry.â€""A Minister‘s Wife" in Ladies® Home Journal. Dr Carl Hoepfner of Hamilton is reâ€" norted to be dying at Denver. Edward Blagden of East Flamboro was gored by a buil, and is in a critical $9000. Mr Dobson will move to his new farm afout the last of March. | An hunh’mt took place at the home of Mr -rylm: Taviâ€" stock, on Thursday of last , when wn,lbhn Krants was i to Mr Henry Hitsroth, of m'- with Ml anALPLA Buup, \ ning S% VW RIPEITOG, es Buriers Cubpestot Fancy Bread, Buns, Rolls and Faney the villagers Monday night, and was l Mary" ie and ‘ In Self Defense "What makes you assume such a loud and aggressive tone in prociaimâ€" Ing your own merits?" asked the very candid friend. "1 am forced to do it." was the great actor‘s answer.. "I‘m naturally one of the most modest men in the world, and I‘ve got to keep praising myself for fear my sensitive nature will compel me to go to the manager and tell him 1 think 1 am gettfhg too much money." Boots and Shocs They are so good in cvery way and then when it comes to n# shoes for Jadies. s more worthy lot we‘ve seidun; offered.. For girls and little fellows we have the shoes that delight mot hers makes the girls and boys eyes bulge out. But come in and | what we have. 200 pairs men‘s black or tan lacea Women‘s Boots.â€"215 puirs fine 2 boots, McKay sewn, broken lots, Dongola Kid Lace and Buiton, Meâ€" sizes 6 to 10, regular price $2 00 to Kay sewn,neat and upâ€"toâ€"dair sizes , §2.50, for this sale........ ... .. . ..$148|2s to 7, regular price $2.50 for this _ Little boys‘ black or tan laced boots, with heavy soles, books for jaces, toe sizes 11 to 18, reguâ€" prpdeatmuh price.......... Men‘s $1.2% slippers at $1.00 â€" these are American made avd come in brown and wine color, imitation alligator skin, opera and Everelt cut, nicely finished, very comfortâ€" able, siges 6 to 10, shoe sale price $1.00 Men‘s Roman tli(?en in tan, chocolate aud black Vici and Douâ€" gola Kid, turn soles, latest toes, regular $225 lines to sell during December at.....................§1 WATERLOO Granite and Marb‘e Works loved doal | ‘meck\ Buling tribute of affection to the Famous Active SHAEFER BROS. LONDON, TORONTO, MONTREAL, WINNIPEG AND VANCOUVER EIGHT HOURS DAKING with a TAE AMACELARY MNFQ CCO. ~ Now we don‘t q..u& take gold coin handful a it inww your pocket but #““““:"“h I‘uzg kub{.unu it for you. e have got to Lave ;au mont iWou-‘tdot?thk.hb'olumfl :u-h our prices nducement for to our boots and shoes ody-.l:h"ohumh’::wuuyy:udl-hmwhum Ran Lo _ ,{«} _ Styles and Sizes. PAMPHLET FREZ from your dealer or our nearest house, J.S. ROOS.â€"Sole Local Agent :-'-n'i"-fin" caed & hm 5 osigne io waneiee se ns fhou, gom ney Has Berlin and surrounding couhâ€" try had such opportunities as at the present time to secure such upâ€"toâ€" date clothing as we are offering, (made in the fit reform style) tor quality and wormanshp, equal to madeâ€"toâ€"order; and in a great man instances, far superior, _ We w‘.sfi in particular to draw the attention of the public to a few things here mentioned. _ These are material, workmanship, colors and fit, sewn with the best linen and silk threads all backed up by the best mavuiactâ€" urers in Canada. and we are con stantly adding the best that is oficrâ€" ed and that cash will buy, Do not be misled but come direct to the place where you get the assortmeiit. Never 14 King St S. R. ERNST & CO. $. SAUDER & CGZ. M. WEICHEL & SON, . . . In Your g175 Before Women‘s Boots.â€"215 puirs fine Dongola Kid Lace and Buiton, Meâ€" Kay sewn,neat and upâ€"toâ€"dair sizes 2 to 7, regular price $2.50 for this 150 pairs Ladies‘ Imperial Gov‘t, Kid butsoned or lace boots,high cut medium heel,solid sole sizes 24 to 7, regular price $1.50 to $.00, to clear Misses$1.35 and$1.50 boots ai $1.25, ~â€" Button or lace style, made of good 2 box calf or Dongela kid withspring _ heels or mediuim heels, self and p& lent tips, McKay sewn or standard . screw roles, «l new shapes, azes 11 to 2, sale price.... ............ ... . $1.2 Boy‘s Hard io Wear out, Grain Calf Skin Laced boots.just the kind for Decembher wer£, every pair warâ€" ranted to wear Welly sizes 1 to & special price......l.2..............$1 Local Ag~rts, WATERLOO. J. W. n-ng:':u -und.s:m m«‘::n constantly ;fl on h'n.t o-otlw" g.‘.‘m Sanderson‘s Bakery Hahn‘s Bakery KING ST., BERLIN. King St. Waterioo. Used one barrel of Fiour and one fire pot of coal. Berlin Th: THERMOMCTER, VextIsatED OvENn, f Fir®Eâ€"CrayEp ) LoTtoM, Hravy Castâ€" Iroxn Lixincs, AND OTHER 220 IMPROVEâ€" MENTS ASSIST IN sAvIng FUEL £1.08 $1.% E’ ty wat 5 Tok