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> House Furnishing Easy . . Eng‘ish Brussels Carpetâ€"in new desigos,special at 90c, $1, $1.10, $1.20 and.................. .81 25 English Axminister carpe*â€"in red, green and fawn grounds, at $1, $1 20 and.................. .$1 35 Eoglish Tapestry carpetâ€"epecial values at 27 1 2s, 35¢, 450, 50:5, 603 and...................... T5¢ All Woulâ€"very beat makers, epec â€" ial at 65¢, 70¢, 750 and...... .. 85¢ Usion carpetâ€"reversible and frll vard »ide, special at 223, 25¢, 30¢, 35¢, 406 and............ . 506 Stair carpe‘sâ€"in Brussels tapestry all wool and hewmp at special prices. _ Japanese mattiogsâ€"an elegant a â€" sortment, all 36 ijuches wide, reâ€" versiblo with cotton warp. 5 deâ€" signs at 124°, 15¢, 18¢, 200, 300 353 @nd.......lllllll...2..... 49: BERLIN. HHPHH 4tEAAA 4++4444 4+ +ti4+te +4 +4 ++t+4++4++++4++++++++++++4 C Cb tA 4bAAA 44444444444 44 444 +444 444 +++++++++++ Garden Tools, Manufacturer of Klondike Boiler. Phone 149. ‘A trip to our second f or wirl endorse the statemont in our head line. Prospective buyers will do well to look this over and get an idea of what we are doing. An absointely perfect little sewing machine that clam :- ufl.amrn( only 1} lbe., with needie, uto-"“E perfect work when pnmu:ul It is & as you wflwfmlhdwm‘vmhl& work as a full sized machine. e have been appointed sole agents for ths sale of thase little machines. _ Rvery one pasked in a wooden boxr complete with needie and thread full direc tions, ready to start work. We will be pleased toshow them ; they are selling rapidly. P ie .. rerus e SWls ar m I» HVIVLILIAV O LA D SV SV L 6T SS ARVA '1 PETER HYMMEN‘S, TR B AB oultry Netting, A. Weseloh & Co, f Lit‘le bors‘ h|um-3 go b ouse 1 _ saits at $1.00, $1.30 q2 u0. nits, 3 pece, at $2.5), $3.00, and $1 50. na fancy =uits, double breasted vest, something real new and 0 and $509. us and bave them filted out at money saving prices. Near Bank of Hamilton, King St., BERLIN pring uts.. Hand Sewing Machine $B3.00. AT .... Laies Cartainsâ€"ia Nottinghar, Scoteh and Sxise lace in prices of 33¢, 50¢, 75°, $1, $1.25,$1.59, $1.70. $100to............ . .. Â¥7.00 Very special value in Swiry not, full lengtb, for ..... .. .$3 50 a pair. Swiss matting, ful lengtb, at 75¢ LGQ.â€".â€"...:..+<>+1«â€".. 9t 20 n pair, [AnoQleums and oil clothsâ€"from 18 inches to 12 feet wide at apâ€"cial Ru}p â€" in Axroinster, Smyru2, Kaehg»>r, Wool Ju e and Fur, from a door mat to ‘he tize of a Wall Paperâ€"in glimmer at 4¢, 5¢, 6e, 7e, 86, 9c and...... . . 10 a roll Gilt 18 inch freizs at 10s, 12 1â€"26, 156, 205 and.................. 25 Sewing machines, Carpet Sweepâ€" ere, window shades,curtain poles, pictures, brass goods & sundries. An Automatic OILED and ANNEALED and GALVANIZED. Our new boys‘ suit« are making A hit all over the city. Thore ias meâ€" thing for everyone who wants to save, but wants rare q rality at the same time. . We watch what 1i beâ€" ing sold and soc that our cu to n TS haves the best always. Some Spseial Drives in Little Boys‘ Suits. FOR .. Limited. BERLIN. WATERLOO, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1goz. Notes.â€"Most of the {armers around here have finished seeding. The rain is very welcome. A successful raising took place last Thursday â€" on Henry Miller‘s fatm near town, who is baving a large straw shed built: Â¥e d : Very high winds prevailed several days last week. No particularâ€"damâ€" age, however, has been reported. . The Livingstop Linseed Oil Co. Limited, is starting up the old mill again which has not been rurning for a considerable time. They are very busy. They have now fifteen presses running. | L* > .. AC . He The installation of the electric light plant is being pushed ahead raâ€" pidly. The wiring for the lights in t‘e stores, shops and residences is about completed. Everything is exâ€" pected to be completed in a few weeks. * Several cars of cattle and hogs were shipped from here last Monâ€" day. Prices continue to be very satâ€" isfactory, leaving a fair margin . of profit to the producers. x A car load of plum trees arrived here last week and was distributed to some of the neighboring farmers who are going extensively into the business of plum raising. We wish them success and hope this will be the means of proving the value . of tte land around here for fruit growâ€" ing and the establishment of a fruit canning industry in Baden in the not distant future. Mr. August Schultz, who has been employed in the foundry for some time past, moved his family to Baâ€" den from Berlin on Monday. son Some ten or filteen thousand 1bs. of sugar beet seed is to be shipped bere shortly by the Canada Sugar Beet Co., Limited, to be distributed among the farmers around here. Obituary.â€" Death _ visited two | komes ir Baden again last week. On | Sunday, the 20th inst., Miss Sophia Gabel died at the home of her moâ€" ther, Mrs. Jacob Gabel. Miss Gabel had teen ailing for quite a long time. Tle funeral took place on Wednesâ€" day afternoon, the remains being taken to the Lutheran Church, whete the funeral services were conducted by Rev. F. Loeb. Aiter the service the remains were laid to reast in the village cemetery, many relatives and frlends following to the last resting place. The age of the deceased was 17 years, six months and 11 days. We extend our syimpathy to the beâ€" reaved family. (On Wednesday Mr. August Licht, who bad been ill for some time, died at the ripe old age of 77 years dicd at the ripe old age of 74 years, two morths and 16 days. The funâ€" eral took place on Saturday _ afterâ€" noon, services being held in the Luâ€" thern Church by Rev. F. Loeb, after which the remains were taken . to cheir last resting place in the silent city of the departed. Many friends ‘o lowed the remains to the grave. Mr. Licht leaves behind a wife and three sons and a daughter, the wife of Mr. George Dahmer of Conestogo. Mr. Licht was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, or February 7, 1828, and immigrated to Canada in 1854. In 1856 he was united in marriage _to Miss Maria Feidel and settled in Baâ€" den the same year, where they have remaired since. Mr. Licht has thus been a resident of Baden for nearly half a century. We extend our symâ€" pathy to all the bereaved ones. The boys have not organized their ootball club yet for the coming seaâ€" Farmers are very busy getting their seeding completed and gardenâ€" ing which is carried on to a degres of scientific perfection in West Montâ€" rose, now occupies the attention | of the people of this burg. â€" Mr. Ibâ€" bott, the U. B. pastor, has delivered an able address on ‘‘The Bible, Who Wrote it, and When it was Written‘"‘ on Thursday evening last. â€" The Enâ€" deavor meeting held in the U. B. Church was well attended, and (the topic was handled in an interesting manner by Mr. Clem. Bowman, . C. E. The meeting was truly pro:::-. ble to all. â€" The West Mont Union S. S. hbas recently purchased an excellent library, and many works of _ fiction, biography ard travels will introduce the young reader | to scenes of varying interest. â€" No .'htt- ter place than the rural home for a good library can anywhere be found. Here far Aaway from the din . and hurry of city life we have time to read ‘and enjoy the rate intellectual treats provided for us by the great master minds of literature. Shakesâ€" peare is not a mere name to us, but any evening we may follow the proâ€" found meditations of Hamlet or witâ€" any evening we may follow the proâ€" found meditations of Hamlet or witâ€" ness the stirring tragedy of Caesar. What energy may be imparted to dramatic realization may almost he co‘lh;n to any reader in that splendid passage put by sln-g-n into the mouth of Antony, ‘Now whilst your‘ purpled hands do [ reek and smoke, fellfl Mfiufl." In Humlet, Macbeth of . Julins Caesar we have the finest passages in all literature for sustained power, 1/ our men were to study . the B of Avon ~more closely there m minds in a WwEST MONTROSE BADEN DistRict. 2e Eit I Th ons . ue e tl . mmlm“m m m‘ l| home on Linwood visited her ‘sister, Mrs. Wm. lu-u.&.- Monday.â€"Mr. and Mrs. 8. C and mm spent a week at Mr. 1‘% re cently before . settling in Wellesiey village, where Mr. Cohoe is engaged as miller: with Piefers®‘ & Coâ€"Brs. Webster and Libbie ~1. in Petersburg.â€"Mr. L. 1 of 'II wood paid a business to %“ lage on Monday.â€"Mr. & ln;“-_z spent â€" at the home of her near Wellesley. id . Brieis.â€"Quite a number from attended church in Millbank on Suaâ€" day. The Crosshill people ‘greatly miss their regular church and hope it will not cortinue way very long. A congregational meeting will be held in the church ‘on Sunday evening to appoint deleâ€" gates to send to the Presby tetian meeting . in Stratford next month. â€"Most of the farmers around . have finished . seeding.â€"At the time of writing a refreshing shower is fallâ€" ing and _ the buds are denlzi:‘g rapidly â€"Our stage driver, Mr. A Playford, had the misfortune to lose one of his drivers last week. While drivirg along the road it stumbled and broke one _ of its legs.â€"Mrs. Wm. Manser of Lakelet was in the village last week and disposed of her house and property to Mr. Menâ€" no Erb. Briefs.â€"The home of Mr. L. Wettâ€" iaufer was made happy on Wednesâ€" Jay evening wher his wife presented iim with a boy.â€"Mr. F. Wickie has sold _ his house to Mr. H. Messerâ€" schmidt of Logan for $950.â€"Mr. J. Schenck of Warlbing Sundayed with iriends in the villageâ€"House cleanâ€" .ng and fishing is the ordcr of the day â€"Most of the famers in the viâ€" cinity have finished seeding. Robert Murray, Express Messenger, Loses Mis Life in a Railway Aoâ€" cident. Hamilton, April 29.â€"As the result of a smashâ€"up on the Grand Trunk Railâ€" way track at the Mary street bridge, this city, about 8.20 toâ€"night, Express Messenger Robert Murray lost his life and the rolling stock of the company was more or less damaged. A collision occurred between the train from Port Dover and an official special G. T. R. train that had entered the city from the east, both trains trying to make for the Stuart Street Station on the same track. They came together in a v-dg-hp,uepohtvhuthtvo tracks merge into one, and three cars of the Port Dover train were turned over. The car and another coach of the were also sent from: their trucks, the cars being a good deal damâ€" aged. _s-.f_qumhtho n\ was Kime® mMMIOT® MMORMC C CCC CCC he met death vhlcmln- the wflm‘td ‘hnlupwl dent â€" nten: Jcmes were on the kpecial train, and they escaped safely. A train was made qmwmu journey to shortly after the acceident. The auxiliary crew from the Stuart Street Station worked hard to clear the track, which is on the main lh-k-lhhw&mmnl st it. An inquest will be held on the The Viceray Bebstitating Militia for Regulars at Advanced Posts. New York, Aptil 2#0.â€"A despatch trom Simia to The Times says the Vice roy, Lord Curson, is carrying out the policy of asubstituting militia for regulare do+th of the unfortunate expressman. at the advanced posts in the northwest frontier province. concentrating the mill KILLED Af HAMILTON. TEE ProNTTOR OR INDHA CROSSHILL. ROSTOCK Ferris ol main cfludm-fll. There was from ; still g‘u "'h':t‘:::‘“ dollars‘ worth n the four, w other grain burned. and were insurâ€" s 1inve w ast To Tecmase "Ter #,500. Mr. Brown did a large local trade, and his brands of fNour well known in Quebse apd the mmq a tew | where he did a large shipping busines® AÂ¥ A00IDBNtT To. A CaALAFPORXIA HEXHRES3, Five Kille&â€"Among Them the Pive» yearâ€"old Son of H. C. Gates, Au» strailaâ€"The Lad‘s Sister Injured «48 Others Hurt. Keokuk, Towa, <April 20.â€"The Cali fornia Limited, on the Atchison, Topeka & Bunta Fee ‘Railroad, eastbound, was derailed toâ€"day on a curve at Cams, a #witch five miles weet of Mediil, Mo., while going at a tremendous speed. Five wersons were killed and twentyâ€"three inâ€" The dead are :â€"8. T. . Freuch, &‘0; Mr. Weithermer, San . Diego, E;.â€"dllâ€"yc.uotudwn- five years old, and two others whose mames are not obtainable. The injured «win -h‘ut of h(h hy ‘l‘h“‘ P wi t ates + % ents of the twins were nm M Mr. and Mrs. Gates were en route from Australia, and were qll.lg‘-'ub their children in the d.h::flvcr w the wreck occurred. The t was over an hour. late, and passed Wyaconds, the last station west, at the rate of 65 miles an hour. When the h:mtnh struck the curve at Cama the spread. The train consisted of two mail cars, seven Pullmans and one diningâ€"car. The mail car, the diningâ€"car and the two forward sleepers went into the ditch. The tenâ€" der was ditched, but the engine re« mained on the track. _ The derailed conches were smashed to kuumn? wood, even the axles being bent out of shape. !'-veri effort is being made to complete the list of dead and wounded, but most of the latter are in the railroad hospital at Fort Madison, and those in charge refuse information. WALDECKâ€"ROUSSEAU‘S MAJORITY. The Times‘ Correspondent Says it Will be 100. New York, April 30.â€"The Paris corâ€" respondent of The London Times, in a despatch to The New York Times, says that the sum of the French elections is that on Sunday the Nationalists won. four seats anu lost twentyâ€"three, makâ€" ing a Ministerial gain of nineteen. Probâ€" ably next Sunday week, on the second bill, the Ministerialists will lose thirtgeg seats and win thirtyâ€"four, giving twenâ€" tyâ€"one more yvotes to augment the Govâ€" ernment majority. . The Ministry will thus be in a position to ignore the votes of a few revolutionary Socialists and the reactionary members of the Right. It was well known that Paris would reâ€" turn about twenty Nationalists, but that party gained only three seats in ‘The republic is out of danger, and the Ministry itself, for which certain Repubâ€" licans will vote only intermittently, will have a majority of one hundred. The geactionaries and revolutionists have lost ground, while antiâ€"Semitism, evem to its personifier, Drumont, is defeated almost .everywhere, only omne or two so specimens ha wscaped. . The Dourr’prlbusnd llo;:’-u #e@m to take defeat easily, but it must be acknowlâ€" edged the few successes by reactionaries were due to tne indehtifilble and inâ€" visible influence of clericalism, She Wrote Dr. Jameson, Claiming That Mr. Rhodes Swore Falsely. Uape Tewn, April 20.â€"At toâ€"day‘s hearing im the Supreme Court of the charges of forgery brought against Princess Redziwill, the defendant, tes tifying in her own behalf, swore that the notes were not forgeries, and said they were handed to her by Mrs, chultz, whose husband died since the ease was opened. _ â€" Wx wtl.ty of correspondence was read in court at toâ€"dafv'- hearing. This inâ€" eluded a letter from the Princess to Dr. Jameson, dated Feb. 12, 1902, in which she threatened nmmum. to ve that the late Cecil es bhad ”I'md himself in court. Conm-lns her . testimony, Princess Radeiwill enied hlvifi“told Mra. chultz that she had in possession wnpronld.lfi um,r.; from Lord Milner (British Migh Commissioner). She said she had compromising letters from Mr. Rhodes, but that Lord Milner‘s letters were not compromising. ‘The Princess admitted having written to Mrs. Schults, mecusing her, and threatening a merciâ€" }h- revenge. Mrs. Schults was called by the Crown, and denied Mvhly‘lun the Princess blank bills signed Cecil Rhodes. _ _ Princess Radriwill has admitted hayâ€" Ing wrongly used the names of Mr. Burâ€" dettâ€"Coutts. M.P.. and Mr. B. A. Hawksâ€" Brown‘s Flour Mill at Dunnville Deâ€" stroyedâ€"Blase at Montreal. Dunnyville, April 20.â€"The large brick flouring mills, owned by Mr. John Brown of this place, were completely Burned early this morning. The office alone was saved, with the books and papers. ‘The fire originated in the baseâ€" ment of the mill from some unkrown eause. The building was erected only a few years ago, and cost with equipâ€" ment at that time some $27,000, which has been added to sitice Mr. Brown took cfl.dm-fll There was from to tweive thousand dollars‘ worth dmmm sontents for PRINCESS RADZIWILL‘S TRIAL, where he did a large businesst ihm-tfl;dm'flhs serious loss to Dunnville and the surâ€" g ~~~ i 28.â€"(Special.)â€"The fldm’au THE FIRE RECORD. Floor Cloths .. Carpets & Rugs. Curar Cask StoRE Terms Cash only. Phone 179 $0L104 00040100010 404004 #O0°04 0>04+04+04+000 40608 In cut flowers we cffer Carnations, Roses, Violets, Daffudils, Hyacinths, A fine lot of Palms, Roston Feras, Azelias, Easter Llliu,_eu. ooo Lettuce, Radishes, Rhubarb, and in fact a full line of seasonable vegetables. Apple, Pear, Plum and Cherry trees in all the choicest varieties; also hardy rose shrube, vines, and all the leading varieties of ormamental trees. Phone 402. FLOWERS and PLANTS. TREES and SHRUBS VEGETABLES. H. L. JANZEN, 1 yand wide OQil Cloths, regular 30e qualities for The rush for these goods in the past week speaks for the values we offer in this department. We are Rushing { ‘_,,.. /,” ‘, .A mAAA YPad« +1 :_-:iw' ols * i .A"/° ‘.._ AS i , " o i ip n >(Â¥ EP We are Rushing Spring « w '“ s :loo:l.mtdpwmhnflm We are mumunu%mn.u,u 60, 84 and 96 inches 2 in. mesh. 2o se an ao o0 e d and n locvee aigh t 2 t mhoake TD â€" o P PCP ce that s fitmfimd-pw You know we carty the stook and we have always to deal fairly with you. We are busy but not too busy to All your orders. SMYTH BROS., Linoleums BERLIN 28 and 25 South Side King St., Berlin, WHOLE NUMBER W oollard & Go., _ YELLOW FRONT, _ Men‘s all round silk ties, 45 inches long, new fancy stripe, each â€" â€" â€" â€" > New all round silk and satin Derbys, 250 and â€" â€" â€" Ascots and washing stocks, white and colors. H. BALTZER in rear of store for new suitings, etc. Germania Block, $1.00 tRAAS 5'0 Lawn &Icm mx:, {4., 16 and 18 and 17 nsk." 4 da. fiagh #90.,000. Your Ghus.. t C 0%