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@ éxpenditure â€" of the Iimperial % Office through the Agr:cultural WM war supplies, . CLC., ; been $4,000,000, and by the time the contracts now in hand have been i”.w the amount will havs oeen increased to $7,000,000. â€"*~~ _ TO ADVERTISER® _ London News (Ind.)â€"We were nevâ€" er. aware ~that Mr.: Whitney was tongueâ€"tied_ until the referendum bill was introduced. Mr. Whitney is takâ€" ing his cue from the owl. He‘s lookâ€" ; wise and ready to hoot at anyâ€" thing the Grits may d6. ; By the abolition of taxation of all petsonal property, as proposed, Toâ€" ronto would lose an assessment of $10,000,000 in round figures, and by the increase of income exemptions ‘from $700 to | $1,000 it would lose: another million. This wouid leave $11,000,000 to he made __u3 â€" by the taxes on rentals. There are some ~dificulties in collecting this busiâ€" â€"mess tax, as is shown by the experiâ€" ~ence of Montreal. . / _ In the table of precédence . which "gir Wiltrid Laurier said was being * prepared by a subâ€"committee of the *Council, the relative position _ of denominational _ representatives at . ‘State functions, will be as signed acâ€" cording to the numerical strength of . adherents. . The order will be, 1st, Roman Catholics, 2nd Methodists, 3rd Presbyterians, _ 4th Church _ of ~England, 5th.Baptist. s . ‘According to the Minister of Agâ€" ‘ticulture it is now possible io deâ€" liver Canadian cheese in Great Briâ€" ,-\t.in with flavor and quality as fine the best English and Scotch manâ€" actures. This is owing to the imâ€" ovemént of cooling rooms in cheese tories and by cool chambers in teamships. Canadian cheesc, which *iu already passed . its maximum "Lals ie destined to grow to at least sale, is destined to grow twice its present volume EDITORIAL NOTES. â€" Speaking in the Comniomg of the nformation sent out with regard to the different departments of agriculâ€" ture, Hon. Sidney Fischer Said that no time in the history of Canada nas there been such a mass of informaâ€" tion available to the farmers of the country. This is systematically colâ€" lected and put into form, making it very valuable to enquirers, the _ orâ€" ganization of the department in this respect having been greatly strength ened of. late. Man for man, he says, ‘Canada has as intelligent people as can be found anywhere. * The official . heads of the medical profession of Great Britain are deâ€" termined to unite for systematic inâ€" wvestigation into the causes, prevenâ€" Ho_n. and treatment of cancer, â€" The ‘King has given his countenance to .the movement, and it is likely interâ€" tsting developments . will follow wshortly. The councils of the Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians have adopted a resolution . empowering delegates to draw up a detailed . scheme . of work. _ : An association terming itsel! *A Society for the Betterment of . Lonâ€" «on‘ has been formed in Engiand. I% is supported by many weaith; and %itled people and has a wholly philâ€" anthropic mission. . Among . other things the programme of reéform conâ€" %emplates are. the abolition of the "Rewsboy, organâ€" grinder, muffinâ€"man, ‘%he smoky . atmosphere, impure food and milk, unclean streets, pauper &{h'flhfl‘ of thiliren in places after 9 p. m., street ~gambling, promiSeuous spitting, torfl ‘streets, the open solicitation © of 'qo‘g host of other familiar m â€" unheated railway is must be loft at thisgffics not burday neou. ‘The copy fof be left not later than Tussday avcoptrd up to and: wiD to and his supporters asseN® S0M ° process foreshadows an Industrial l-omu-.nmt-lvb“"" ery of electricity. > "“W‘M‘D FIur" PF nx.muw‘na ‘This letter will hardly low hss dohs c hrcatin -umum-‘mm:‘.m.w-d-u fiw + but then there is nothing of In 4 the Council of the oi‘ m«.uu-onummuune- here to write ‘The | Gothent S wed * mupmwwfl”umhmnmvoum\bwdh .m.-uuwnvu-q-nmc-nmdn-umww tem. Drunkenness was very preV as petroleum fiame. mu;mu-uubmvm-nm.m ol| in the city at that time, and : s petroioum NaMC. 5U¢ ""0""""""| whom had been in my fort since we wishing to go to tae extreme"o! LSnt . Ro ind m Te dR i L CIXAWiaun.ail‘ Anoifind 46 of the fluid are nonâ€"explosive and can te produced either in solid or Hquid form, according as intended t> be used _ for heating or lighting. Exâ€" haustive â€" tests just completed at haustive â€" tests jUS% COIOPPONWE _ T Hamburg have . induced an English syndicate to buy the invention : for the purpose of exploiting it on . & farge scale. £ ‘The growing sense of the value of | politeness and ‘civility in business is | illustrated by the device of an Engâ€" BA lish firm. A London dry goods house| which controls thirty shops and has | 1,000 salespeople on its payroll, hires a professional . shopper to ‘‘spot‘‘ discourteous employes. It is the business of this person to visit the different stores in the guise. of an ordinary shopper, put the clerks to every possible inconvenience and try their patience in every imaginable way, in order . to gnh’ut whether they are uniformly polite to customâ€" ers. Those whose patience is‘ not equal to the ordeal are reported and fined or dismissed. While a discour~ teous clerk is not to be tolerated under any circumstances, it must be borne in mind at the same time that the fistidiousness of some shoppers requires the patience of a veritable | Job. It seems probable that inside of a|, {ew months Brantford will be on the | main line of the Grand Trunk Rail« | way. Recently, in response to negoâ€" tiations, Mr. Morse, third viceâ€"presiâ€" dent of the railway, came Lo the city and submitted a written proposition that Brantford could have the main line jor $58,000, the city to conâ€" struct a subway in the picycle facâ€" tory district, and to give free rightâ€" ofâ€"way, and grade a proposed branch into the Homedale â€" in all, about $80,000. After a conference, City Council and Board of Trade representatives. decided â€" to propose an alternative plan, and this was presentel at & meeting held recently. ‘There was a lengthy discussion, and as the final outcome, the city is to get all the thanges proposed, including the main line, for $57,000. In this connection it is probable that . the exempted manufacturers will agree to be vaxed for their _ share ol the bonus. As soon as the necessary prelim:naries are settled a byâ€"law will bs submitâ€" led to the people. Owen Sound Advertiser.â€"It . Was |g |redicted by his political opponents t that Mr. Ross would cunningly evade | the prohibition issueâ€"that he would : by some "slick‘"‘ device manage to | ( defer dofinite action until alter the | i elections, _ _meanwhic . playing the | goodâ€"Lordâ€"goodâ€"Devil role and workâ€" } ing both sides for party en is. _ The politicians and organs voicing such views have nothing to advance in support of their estimate of the Preâ€" mier‘s character,. which, it will _ be admitted â€" by all fairâ€"spoken judges, is anything but that of the urimmer, timeâ€"server and trickster, whatever may be its vulnerable points. . Mf. Ross, as a matter of fact, has risen to the situation‘in a manner that virtually disarms criticism and chalâ€" lenges admiration â€" that both gratiâ€" | fies his friends and discom{orts . his |ioes. He goes bravely to the counâ€" try, not simply on his general record of administration, but also as the ! l head of a Government thats is not â€"latraid to face the perplexing liquor â€"\ probiem and try to find solucin . of â€" lit along wise, fair, popular xnd pracâ€" € 1 tical lines. ‘The season has changed. Cold winds, damp air, coughs, colds, grippe, pneumoniaâ€" that‘s the order of evenis. This is the time of year for those with weak lungs or a tenâ€" dency to heavy colds to fortify themselves against exposure by taking Scott‘s Emulsion. Regular doses give great proâ€" tection to the throat and lung& What‘s the use of staying near the edge when such easy nn?fl keep you out of For obstinate colds, for old coughs, for catarrh and bronâ€" AFTER EQUINOX for old 2 e L in cce >atk : thiw /Aparh water belore ‘has ‘to be boiled, and of late we have been getting a service of rum every night, but _ it only amounts to about four . table s§oous atan issue. Two of our men expect to get their discharge in & short time, one being unfit for serâ€" vice through rheumatism, the other on account of very bad teeth. Those ottl.m-“isnn‘:zmu‘ this way work the. for all its worth in erder h:tthix disâ€" charge.. The papers another chap who signed at Heideliberg can‘t be found, and he refuses to sign again, From this you may judge that many of the constabulary are not in love with the service and would like to p:t away from it as speedily as pesâ€" sible. : Am not bothered with colds any more. .The only thing Athat troubles me and many others is the heating up of the blood, which causes a rash like prickly heat or hives to remain on the body, producing a most Agâ€" gravating stinging and itch. Enos‘ fruit salts is freely used by the men for this complaint, and thére is &A tremendous sale for it out here. The mosquitoes have been a »great plague here for some time past, and the â€" only thing we Can do is to smud.c the vermin out of the tent almost every night. 0 + tie w EoTE CNPT O COWOC Some of our officers are any thing but thoughtful in regard to assisting the men to get out food stufts when the waggons go in for supplies, for I can assure you it is pretty tough existing on Government _ rations ‘straight. We are not properly . a¢â€" climatized as yet and should get as good a living as possible to prepate us for the summer. P The President of the United States has won a point for Cuba in the taâ€" tiff negotiations that have been . unâ€" der consideration by the Ways and Means â€" Committee of Congress for the past six weeks. The latter has rlgreed to the adoption by the House of a reduction of 20 per cent. on all goods imported _ into the Republic from Cuba provided that the Govâ€" ernment of the latter country makes a similar reduction on goods . from the United States. _ The Sugar Trust, it will be rememâ€" bered, hoping to crush out the beet sugar industry, sought for an eliminâ€" ation of every cent of duty on imâ€" ports _ from â€" Cuba. The President held out for _ someâ€"concession and Congress will in part.meet his wishe wishes with regard to imports from and simple SmR e When the House Bill gets to the Senate it will probably be amended to increase the reduction to 50 per cent. Then. a joint argument .. beâ€" tween the two houses will split the difference and a reduction of 30 per cent. may be the result. The Senate is Trust colored in its view; but the House is strongly proâ€" tectionist and _ Michigan, California, lowa and other beet sugat siates are making a strong fight for the inâ€" dustry which they are fostering. Hereabouts the people are intérestâ€" ed in beet sugar matters, from which the capitalist cannot be eliminated . When the Cuban question is settled perhaps l‘t‘.vill be :lkl' to obtain in to erect beet Ti U mt caie . ve tween the United States and Cuba annexation will loom &- a fhatâ€" ural sequence to the > ot Conâ€" CUBAN SUGAR QUESTION iTl- a reciprocity scheme .. The best way to kill time in winâ€" ter is to sleigh it. v 6 Bouth â€" Africa, January Yours lovingly, ‘s . heaviest WILFRID eliminated . is settled : to obtain erect beet iys And‘ ress for tter has ie House t. on all Republic e â€" Govâ€" y makes is â€" from at &fconditions were one lor every _ 92 '-‘{d of the population. Compared with ut itfother provinces, the number of perâ€" boxes |sons to each conviction are as folâ€" _ Sewâ€" f lows: beds. LOntario _:uafl. socscc sicccss ... $28 t 40 |Quebet ... .e e e 481 I%S8 Ol T Nova SEOM® ... :m cucls concccce. MB dolest | New Brunswitk ... «s > 253 Boets |[ManitOb& ... .ccscc cce $88 , also | British Columbia ... ..> > 207 b bulâ€" | Prince Edward Island ... > 134 loleerâ€" | The Temitories ......2 s.s00 > 180 re dyâ€"| Figures show that the average erpest, | number of persons to each conviction to the|in the other provinces is 310, whilst stock| in Ontario _ the number is 826, or nearly oneâ€"third less drunkenness.â€"â€" Vet CORE ECC : House| _ in the United _ States SIX1CCN | p on all | States have at various times enacted | o epublic prohibition laws, and of this number | I _ Gov.|cleven states have repealéd them as | » + makes f useless, prohibiting nothing and doâ€"| ® _ fromfing more harm than good. a In the report of the United States rememâ€" | prohibition commission of 1895 it he beet | was shown that in the State of|, eliminâ€" | Maine, where absolute prohibition is on _ imâ€"| the law, the commitments for drunkâ€" resident | enness for five years previously were ‘ on â€" and [ 253 pet thousand," while in Ontaric is wishe|for the same period the commitments ts from | for drunkenness were only 195 â€" per | thousand. e, â€" pure Kansas, another prohibition State, is the laughing stock of the Union ; to thefand many prominent and responsible | amended | men give it as their opinion that ) 50 per | more liquor is being consumed®" per ent beâ€"fhead in Kansas now under prohibiâ€" split the| tion than formerly. f 30 per| In the *‘Twentieth Century Quarâ€" terly‘‘ is found an interesting stateâ€" ed in its | ment of the liquor consumption of ngly proâ€" halfâ€"aâ€"dozen principal . countries of alifornia, | the world â€" Canada, Australia, the ar states |United States, Great Britain, Gerâ€" t the in |niany and France. Excluding . Canâ€" ting. ada from the count, the average conâ€" intérest.| sumption of drink in the other counâ€" om which| tries ~named is #0.27 galfons per Aminated |bead in a year. The tonsumption of is settled|liquor in Canada is given as 5 14 to obtain nllollpetlu‘,fiiehhoflyom- erect beet sixth of the average of the countries 1ed, and, as Ontario furnishes mion _ beâ€"|nearly hbaif of the population of the and Cuba n‘flmfih province is to be creâ€" as a nat.| dited w propoftionate, it not EN OG Fepnntnd A. of this evidence of naâ€" PEs U Agc ds M Pulite o secve ts Setigam ot nte | Piieg 10 ge us twe entreme of proc hibition, the Council 16 1e move from the -is ttaffic all inâ€" centives to gain, | toâ€"restrict it with the utmost rigor. [A um was formed to operate a | number of public houses, where spirâ€" its could be obtained only in . conâ€" sewn with food, to make no sales spirits _ on credit; to employ â€"as managers . only ~respectable persons who should _ derive no profits whatâ€" ever â€"fromâ€" the saie of distilled drinks, but only from food and malt liquors;. to »ay into the city treas ury all net profits, and to secure strict supervision of â€" all public houses; to be coâ€"operative with the police, and to appoint private inspecâ€" tors. ‘The value of the Gothenberg $ysâ€" tem as a cure for liquor evils is largely a matter of opinion. Certain it is that it has been productive of many good results, but it has failed entirely to please or‘satisfy the out |and out prohibitionists. In‘ Canada the system of high liâ€"]a& cense restricting the number granted | y« uchym.huhaenlomwbepto- 8 ductive of good . results, though it | R has not wiped out entirely the evil | ai of intemperance. Each year there | w has been a steady decrease in the|y number of licenses granted in . this province. In 1874 the number of liâ€" censes issued was 6,185, in 1879;; 4,â€" 020; in 1884, 3,970; in 1889, 3,560; in 1894, 3, 151, and in 1899, 2,950. Two years before the passage of | p the Crooks Act (in 1874), the number | d of licenses issued was 6,185, and the | 1 population of the province was 1, | 1 700,000, or one license to every 274 | 1 persons. In 1900 the number of . liâ€"< | censes was 2,950, with a population 1 of 2,500,000, or one license to about | {every 850 persons. In other words, | |the increase inâ€" population has been | | 32 per cent. and the decrease in the I number of licenses 67 per cent. | That the license system of Ontario â€"lhas done much to remedy the evil of | intemperance _ is proven by figures taken from the Statistical Year i| Book of 1899, in which returns of â€"| the convictions for drunkenness for ) |fourteen years are givenâ€"from 1886 4| to 1899 inclusive. s| From the year 1889 to 1899 the r{improvement is quite remarkable. In 4 | 1889 the convictions for drunkenness reported in Ontario amounted to 4,â€" e|797, but in . 1899 this number: had e dropped _ to the comparatively low e | figure of 1,892, a decrease of 2,905, alor over 60 per cent. The same reâ€" Â¥ |cord shows that in 1889 there was it one conviction for drunkenness for every 295 persons, and in 1899 the alconditions were one for every 826 fl_d of the population. Compared with it } other provinces, the number of perâ€" es |sons to each conviction are as folâ€" MnR ies alean, is And not only has the number of convictions for drunkenness been reâ€" duced, but the number of convictions for other crimes have also lessened. In the period from 1886 to 1890, the total commitments were 4,311. For the next fiveâ€"year period, . from 1891 to 1895, the number of comâ€" mitments _ had fallen to 2,703. For the next fiveâ€"year ‘period, from 189¢ to 1900, the figures had again drop ped to 1,920, a decréase in 15 year of 2,391, or a reduction of over 5{ per cent. 10 Snssc waca o â€" Llo4ant liquor in Cani gallons per hea sixth of the ay named, and, | nearly half of Dominion, this dited with 34 j o igd,. tional The man who does not agree with you is not always an extremist, . 1t may not be easier to coat a woâ€" nited _ States sixteen t various times enacted ws, and of this number have repealéd them as hiting nothing and doâ€" ua-!'md of the city ol |and inhabitants iod, from r of comâ€" 2,703. For from 1896 again dropâ€" in 15 years of over 55 wf the dlarm of fre was given most intense u&“ prevai the horror stricken citizens rusl from every direction to the scene the fire. :* t Clake ~It became evident from the fisst that nii' hml;n“ ':ort was utwl{ power w aAppliances â€" a command, to cope with the lm or country, the ‘work of home d is largely done in March. <The dresâ€" ses, skirts, â€" capes, jackets, blouses and other: articles of wearing. ap~ parel used and worn ago, but now dingy and faded, will be brought out, carefully leoked : over and reâ€"dyed with some new and stylish color for ‘this season‘s Weal. ~ _ hk 39. With such aids as the popular Aiaâ€" mond _ Dyes, â€" it is folly to spend: money for new materials and garâ€" ments. ‘The Diamond ~Dyes always mauke old and faded things look as good as new.. The best as well as the humblest families use the Diaâ€" mond Dyes successfully. and profitabâ€" ly every upring. be is 5 : B o ts t BR Have you decided to. make up a pretty stylish mat or rug from your rags or waste materials? There is 2 pleasure in being able to point to your own handsome mats and rugs» Send your address to The Wells & Richardson Co., Limited, 200 Mountâ€" ain street, Montreal, P. Q., and you will receive _ sheets of designs . for your inspection Preston correspondent Galt Reâ€" porter.â€"A very pretty house . wedâ€" ding was celebrated at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Henty Heise, Queen street," Wednesday afternoon, when their filth daughter, Miss Louisc, beâ€" came the bride of Mr. Chas. Hahn of Berlin. The ceremony Was performed at 2.30 o‘clock by the Rev. J. C. C. Maass, pastor of St. Peter‘s Luthâ€" eran Church, in the presence ol the guests, who included only the relaâ€" : o en noead 2 d af of B Cen Snye ol oyieen e t tives and very intimate friends . of ‘ the conttacting parties. The bride wore a very becoming costume of white muslin, trimmed with _ apâ€" plique,, and carried a bouquet . of roses. Her sister, Miss Dora, Was bridesmaid, and looked well in .a pimkish colored muslin frock _ trimâ€" med with black applique. Mr. Gus Schlueter was best man, and he perâ€" formed his duties most gallantly. After partakimg of a wedding dinner the : happy pair drove to Berlin, where they will reside. The bride, who was organist of the Christian Endeavor Society of . St. Peter‘s Lutheran Church, is highly esteemed by all. She was the recipient . ol many handsome wedding gifts. A Galt young man asked a young lady the other day if she didn‘t know by his actions that he was in love with her? ‘"No," she replied, "I supposed it was natural for you to act foolish." . To THIS MONTH ONLY. A FEBRUARY WEDDING American Block, :=â€": â€" PHOTOS â€" FOR the oh: icest meats and sausages try ‘he Leading Mest Market, the .nl,r-u in the Twi\ ity where people can dern on getting only the best of inests ‘Lhis Market has the reputation of catering to the best people in the Twinâ€"Ci‘y, so what‘s une use ‘of tmgl: i ferior m ats when Â¥ou can get the very for the sams moncy? We always le? & full line of neef, pork, venl, Inmb, hams, Lacon and saus ges of every ceâ€"or puo : Aumimer eausepc a specis 17. â€" Meat delivered to any part of the Twinâ€"City. LEADING . MEAT MARKET: JOHN B. FISCHER, Proprietor Wells Drilled Wind Mills Supplicd All kinds of repairing done at reasonable prices w4 Beranrecbas 0n smm the legs,, the result of out CHoOros AEmEneite? “ Powder a‘mfl""‘"‘ se3 doaes oi ennirt _ Sel bo" te h di=rc‘ Musical Instruments fi&fim;‘&%}m . s s 4 a~ werc in N im in o on nrt Tharer omrogee Cover and ol ied k ernige t it armcinee i ns hn ind esc on grg, Roahh The Dr NORSE COLLAR. introduce their cabinet size All horse c wners should have Ib. â€"Made of best tannod laather and ruoce made of purs Mapr & Mclaiyre Get Sold by Jost Fehrenbach, BERLIN are giving a big reduction ) h r. McCahey‘s Kidney and Cough LEAPER BROS HAWKESVILLE a dozen and Save a Dollar. ean Block, :: King 8t * Eols ce y will reside. The bride, organist of the Christian Society of St. Poter‘s Church, is highly esteemed She was the recipient . of dsome wedding gifts. took BERLIN. A GCard of Thanks MWWWMM count. . We #ave in Stock as Folicws:â€" ... _ I pay special of ag), " P King St 2000â€"7 feet long, 6 inches and rd in diameter T000 â€"s = _~"~_g * * it 2 * se 3 logs. ‘We sincerely wish to thank the public for their Liberat Patronage during November and December and we cordially invite 4 continuance of their patronage for the future. Fur overcoats, fur lined overcoats, imitation . buffalo overconts, i~i*=tion lamb overcoats. A good sssortment of. Irish frie~s p_ters and overcoats in men‘s and boys‘â€"fine beaver and grey overcoats for men ard youths _ Our â€"tock £ ready â€"toâ€"wear clothing is stili wel} assorted. â€" Our stock of gents‘ furaishings and dry goods is very complete, We ssk you to come and prove for yourselves the genuine worth of. the values we are offering this montb. It mill pay you to cull and examine our stock before purchasing elsewlWere. Yours for Lusiness, 3 CIGAR STORE. A Delightful 8moke. Near the Sanderson‘s Bakery.|\ Klipport Undertaking Co. Pine, H+mlock, â€" ‘f amarack, Cedar â€" â€" ~ Baâ€"swood, We are still giving Double Trading Stamps or 10% â€"Disâ€" One that you‘ll appreciateâ€"is always the result when you use our thoice tobaccos. I WILL ALSO REQUIRE â€" â€" _ â€" .. 3000 CEDAR POSTS . DOERSAM, Of all kinds, Walking sticks and sporting goods are among our specialties, Chas. Kreutziger. . SAUDER & CO., King Bt., Waterloo sure and get my pri.uhofnndupdg DOERSAM‘S Railway Track, Waterlo« aple, uit Elw, Nock Elm, " k y3# We are now able to supply the wholesale jobber, retailer or R tomer with any quastity of Hoofland‘s Oomu:rhl Oure, over 50,000 botties this 'z derfuol congh cure sold in last few years. Write for sample and prices SNYDER‘$ DRUC STORE, Waterloo, Ont. nc ghe Pai yders solicined, â€" UÂ¥ hite Oal, Cherry. Eecead y of â€"your BERLIN