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The ONT. WIRE FENCING Co.,Limited Picton, Ont. Ohronicleâ€" Telegraph Werkiy nowepa;er pub ishod every Thursday ‘Week!y no wapa; morning. pAVID BJ ...“‘. $1.00 per annum in AUTREREE® ‘Rates reasonable and will application TO ADVERTISERS. Notice of changes must be left at this office not T . Inpor was anme . for "Mr. Breithaupt subscribed for & small amount of stock, but made it conditional or the company buy ing & piece of land for a site from him. When a site was sought for the factory, he gave an option on a piece of land. This option expired, _ and before it could be renewed,he jumped up the price of land, because he knew the Sugar Comuany must have â€" it. Was that the proper spirit for & member of Parliament to display* Â¥Yet is it not characteristic of the man?" ESS , changes must be left not 1 In its issue of the Tth inst Dr. Lackner‘s organ makes the above statements to describe the attitude of Mr. L. J. Breithaupt towards the | erection of a Sugar Factory in the town of Berlin. The disposition manifested by the Conservative organ of this riding especially for the past few weeks, shows a strong tendancy toward being traitorous to _ the principles of veracity. In this partiâ€" cular instance however, shelter _ can scarcely be taken behind a cloak . of ignorance, seeing that it requires no effort on the part of the Record to become properly informed regardâ€" ing the assertions it Was â€" making about Mr. Breithaupt. Here are the facts: Mr. Breithaupt and the firm of which he is â€" President took $5,000 stock in the Ontario Beet Sugar Factory at Berlin payable in cash. Thers were No conditions whatever connected with the â€" subâ€" scription for this stock. Mr. Breitâ€" haupt gave _ an option on a piece â€" of land on which to piece of â€" land _ on which _ to erect the Sugar Factory and _ the company got the land at exactly the same rate quoted in the option, alâ€" though only a part of the land was taken and that the most valuable. Speaking at Bridgeport _ Saturday evening Mr.C.K. Hagedorn,a director of the Ontario Beet Sugar Comapny described the statement of the News Record, quoted above, as an unmitiâ€" gated falsehood. Will the Editor of Dr. Lackner‘s organ correct _ the misâ€"statement referred to? CAMPAIGN FALSEHOOD. The Berlin Telegraph. (Grit) ad-‘ mits that Whitney will have a small majorityâ€"Hamilton Spectator. When organizer Wright announced at Berlin that Mr. Whitney‘s majorâ€" ity in the House would be 20 The Telegraph remarked that he â€" should have reversed the figures thus .02. wtbs Gnac is riecht when it calls 14 caun ieb tcefh s 0nr than Saturday noon. The copy {of es must be left not later than Tuesday Casual advertisements accepted up to Wedunesday cach week. The Spec. is right when it calis this a small majority, for it would be necessary to run some unfortunate ‘Tory through a bologna sausage mill in order to produce the fraction sugâ€" gested by the Telegraph. arm Fencing ° FIRSTâ€"CLASS sents per ROD. A campaign meeting in the interest of Dr. Lackner was held at â€" Floraâ€" dale on Monday evening. There was a good attendance of people on both sides of politics. The chief speakers were the Candidate, Dr. Lackner,and Mayor J. R. Eden, both of whom received an attentive hearing. A few evenings ago the CONSCLYA~ tive candidate, Dr. Lacknetr, held a campaign meeting in Wellesley Townâ€" ship and was fortunate enough _ to be presented. with a boquet of flowâ€" ers. He tharked the doners for their kindness which he would not,he said, soon forget, and then laid the boquet on a bench in the corner. It would be there still if it had not been that some curious persons had not divided the boquet to keep as souvenirs of his soâ€"called appreciation of the kindâ€" ness of his friends. FLOWERS NOT APPRECIATED As the campaign progresses the . «4 ME ANOOR.â€" ® DOWOR MB EMOCERIE DC Liberal meetings that are being held addition to bis kitohen.... The mâ€"mâ€" throughout the Riding in behall of | bersof the C O.F. beld a mesti~g o6 the candidate Hr. Bréithaupt . conâ€"| Saturday night to arsavgo for a : fenlc tinue to grow in interest, attendance and it was decided to hold one on June and enthusrasm.â€" Monday _ evening|27!Dâ€" Particalars later. the prosperous Township of Wellosley was visited and geveral of the oldest residents of Hawksville stated that DIED. ‘With the possible exception of ~ the * â€"meeting held ":g._!":."’: At Evanstown,Bl., on May 13 h, Mr year sgo when the Hon. Gte. ; |4 O meyees sn inlaw ot David BJ c % TE | uon aider, town. . The funoral witl FOR SALE BY BEAN, Proprietor EDITORIAL NOTE. ACKNER AT FLORIDALE ROUSING MEETING AT HAWESVILLE. annum in advance,$1.50 in the interest the Conserva will be city of about 200, and every tor tint in Uhe builiing . weak l 96 cupied ‘afd men stood around ; the door t the meeting not able to find room. There Was & splendid attendance of ladies ~~who showed an unusual interest in : the evenings proceedings. T SEmeae Pnenemnme \ The plattorm was beautifully decâ€" prated with handsome plants> and. fiowers, and ::.'lfll‘” ""d m‘ww with large Laurier and Premier Geo. W. Ross, and also appropriate . mottos 85 "Vote for Breithaupt," "Remember Ross,"" etc. R 3 The chairman of the eÂ¥@RIDE Â¥A51//_"~,,ctmever, at a tMe / Mr. Hugh McCulloch, who tor Guxc. s: sfiume ":“'J‘-v-i"‘- wae 1O00WIUE in his usual able menner. The aq. | Cossey Q.“km k k .‘”0" of whohing dresses delivered during the evening mother, . +wo o‘l“ t# Avive | nistery to the is were brief, pointed and businessâ€"like, Mfin Te c-" Berckâ€"suryi h Pre uow Wfi and all of the speakers were frequentâ€" o. ‘Lte was very m.“ “lllfll ”“‘ s %‘ ly applauded throughout tul; reâ€" acquaintances lends. '.g ad * marks. The speakers were MessrSâ€" . woenntpreampnepimetmiee e 7 ' u* o. Shidet, Jas. Fexton, L. J.| GERMAN. IN THE PUBLIG vee Enfpnminns y ocA Breithaupt, A.A. Eby, Levi Staufter, SCHOOLS. """ mu-’ T there B. Leyes, W. H. Riddell and R. Y. wnomee by putting a ‘upon Pisk The eficient manner in which} I Class: L. Haliman, 0. Haliman, mm“. the Liberal Government have manâ€" V. Me‘suer, B. Cressman, C.Huether, -..'.“““m aged the affairs of this Province durâ€"| V. Shantz, M. Shantz, P. Goudie, E. zm‘_ " ing the last thirty years was effecâ€" | Whiting, M. Whitmer. mm“wuh tively dealt with, and many of the| II Class: A. Hagen, N. Hallman, Getman speaking localities pupile be assertions made by the Conservative| L. Pequegnat, A. Fidler, E.Stuebing, to substitute German for candidate and his friends in the same | A. Detkert, E. Bingeman, E. Haase, m that the marks in both hall last Friday evening _ satis |S. Moodie, A. Weber. these subjâ€"cts be awarded by the factorily disposed of. _ When Mr.| III Class: E. Karn, L. Treusch)| arher, Breithaupt was called upon to adâ€"| K. Schuetz, C. Cress, C. Voelker,Aâ€"| t was moved by J. G. Buchbaupt, dress the meeting he was presented | Bradley, N. Vetter, A. Hymmen, M. | apg secondca by Dr W. J. Arnott, that |with a large iand handsome bouquet | Damman, H. Illing. ‘he plans and specifications of architect lof flowers, and a buttonhole bouguet | TV Class: L. Sippel, 0. Liegler, Lâ€"â€" | Enechtel for water closets at the vailâ€" | by little Misses Kittie Ballard and| Bornholdt, E. Carn, A. Knauft, Vâ€"| ous echools be accepted by the Board |Florence Shelly. During the evenâ€"|Huether, E. Wolfhard, L. Rittinger, | and that tenders be asked for in conâ€" | ing‘s programme Miss Shelly â€" sang|C. Wuest, M. Luesing. aestion with the beilding of said closâ€" .| in excfilent and acceptable manner, A. C. Bornholdt, ets, the tenders to be subject to the .| "Yes, the farmer is the man that H. W. Brown, a pnvddMBondlMWNhfld- |feeds them all," which was well reâ€" Teachers. sstnnot later than May 27th. e | ceived. eprempmmepmpaprqydiqmnd Mr Thos Bealle, of Peterboro, wh« hkunotabe DBPFABNITEE. is viaiting the schoo‘s of Ontaric on be Meyer‘s hall has a A most entbusiastlc meeting was held | at Crosshill on Tuesday evomthe 13th inst in the interests of . J. Greithaupt, the Liberal candidate for the north riding of Waterloo. . Mt Hosâ€" tettler ccoupied the chair in an able manner, while the audience, numberâ€" ing about 80 of the intelligent yeomanâ€" ry of the vicinity, paid strict atcention t> able addresses delivered by the Libâ€" eral candidato, Messrs Levi Stauffer and R Y. Fish. The most corteons address was used by each speaker when referring to either the opposition or the so called policy advocated by them. An opportunity was given for anyone wh> so desired to epenk in favor of the conservaiive candida‘e but no one appsared to have anything to say on his bebalf. This meeting may truthfally be said to have been & ucit in favor of Mr Breithaupt. Tue Litâ€" e al capdidate is spending a portion of this week in the Township cf Wellesley and bis visit is haviog telling cfleéct and the result must be an overwhelmâ€" |ing majority for Mr Breithaupt. Notes.â€"Mrs Braendle is quite ill at present. Dr Roberts is in at.endance â€"... The Ladies‘ Aid will hold a giam aphone concert on the 21 inst io th« U.B. church. Everybody weloome.... The Liberalâ€"Conservative. Dr Lgckâ€" cer, will hold a meeting on Taesday evening in Hummel‘s Hall... LÂ¥isJ. Carter, Guelpb, is spending a few days in town, as the guest of Mre Geo Mc Allister.... The political contest is irousing but little intereat in this loâ€" cality. Mr Breithaupt will secure a very bandseme mj‘Tity from this pol} ... .Sugar beet seeding is the order of business at present. ... Mr Jco McA‘â€" lister recently purchased a fine deer for his already handsome grounds. _ It is doing well and is a source of much pleasure to the juvenile populatton. MEETING AT CROSSHILL Porsonal â€" M« V. M. Berlet and cbildren o: oc rleo are visiting at M: A. Spabr‘s.. .. Mr Frask Scbhammer < 3t Clements, bas been engaged :: clerk at Mr R. Y. Fisb‘s.... Mr W. F. Babb of London Medical college, Was in town over Sunday calling on bis old Babb of London Medical colleg®, W28\/°â€"_ Coongitions are , in town over Sunday calling on bis oid tary conditions are a safeâ€"guard to friends.... Mrs Isabellia â€" Hawke, . of a great extent against every species | Galt, spent a fow dlays ree nly wich of disease ;nd the citizens of Ber!m her brother and: sister, Mr and Miss especially will do well to pay strict | Harrow .. .. Miss Lola Spabr is quite 1| attention to the public _ notices with inflsmmation.... Miss Adda Boo recently issued by the Local Board mer, of Berlin, who is sligbhtly indiaâ€" of Health. poed is at her home... . Miss Edith xmz Boomer is staying a week in Berlin.... wWATER COUMISSIONERS MEET. Yr and Mrs A. Spahr spent a few days smm T omm mss agem es | . m menily es oi e Mate Hi‘ker met 'wl<h a rather se lous acciâ€" ns ind ue belt 92 .MOM" dent at the football match in Newtor :;:'i':z‘suwghste‘s“'::nifi(l}.'a::‘::w}:’ Sa‘urday evening, baving hi~leg very | j Bowmm. p;esent. 8 * badly bruised below the knee. The tender of R. Boehmer and Co. reestescommmtesecmesâ€"sumsr to supply Youghhioghany coal i CROSSHILL lump at $4.32 per ton delivered _ at e the pump house was accepted . Personalsâ€"â€"Mrs Wm Hasings is visâ€"| _ Th¢ Board will supply until further iting in Baden this week.... Mr A notice, the water for the proposed Stricker of Petersburg and Miss K och | W. Câ€" T. U. fountain on the Market ler of Berlin.visited at Mr Schlege?‘s on | Square, {ree of charge, subject to sunday. .. . Mr and Mre W. Shants and | any regulations the Board may make \r and Mrs Nelson Shan:z of Petersâ€"|in regard to same. burg spent Sunday at Mr Noah| The following drains will be laid Sbaviz‘s.... Harry Mandell and a|a$ petitioned for, viz., Victoria friend of Mitchell, spent Sund«y at bis | strect, from Ahrens to Margaret | pome bere....l.in~bte Webster is vi is |avenue, Filen street, from Queen to i ng her sister io Poterabury. .. . M. | Victoria _ streets; and Queen, from sc o2 It Taranta da the ueâ€"t (f| Elien to St. Ledget street. iting in Baden this week.... Mr A Stricker of Petersburg aod Miss K h ler of Ber‘in,visited at Mr Schlegel‘s on sunday. .. . Mr and Mre W. Shants and \Ur and Mrs Nelson Shan:z of Peter«â€" burg spent Sunday at Mc Noabs Sbaviz‘s.... Harry Mandell and a friend of Mitchell, spent Sund«y at bis bome bere. ... livbte Webster is vi it ng her sister io Petersburg... . Ms Patterson of Toronto da the guet cf Ur W. Loighton....Joo T. Wifo d ct London is visiting ia the villago.* Briefs.â€"Jno L. Hammond bas startâ€" ed hauling cream for the Baden fac tory . ... Mr Noah Shan‘z bas the c nâ€" mthnhonflkdnw to the Linâ€" wood chesse factory and eommec_y_d on bis route this week....Mr Wil Hastings is io Hamburg tbis week iraining bis horee for the races in Jane ... . MF Robt. Foster is boilding an addition to bis kitoben.... Tbe mâ€"mâ€" bersof the C O.F. beld a meeti~g o6 Saturday night to armango for a : denie and it was decided to hold one on June« 97th. Particalars later. BLOOMINGD ALE LINWO D tA + seating 0C William Hagen, brother ol MF, 1¢@ C. Hagen, town, son of Mr: August Hager,teamster, died at the hospitel at miduight on Friday, May 9th. g a throat affection, alter three weeks |_ B .2 onl ommtnicintiet ds stcrr L of suflering. He was thirty years of age and unmarried. He was an old employee of the Gâ€" T. R. and used to run through Berlin under conducâ€" tor Gastmeyer, at a time when Mr.. Cossey was agent there. His {ather, mother, two brothers . and ; Ob€ sistenâ€"Mrs. Contad Berckâ€"survive him. He was very popular Aamonk all his acquaintances and friends. Noabs and a y at his e vi it peaTH OF WILLIAM HAGEN, "'""m plans for new water close! A. Detkert, E. Bingeman, E. Haase, S. Mpodic, A. Weber. III Class: E. Kam, L. Treusch, K. Schuetz, C. Cress, C. Voelker,A. Bradley, N. Vetter, A. Hymmen, M. Damman, H. Illing. IV Class: L. Sippel, O. Liegler, L. Bornholdt, E. Carn, A. Knauft, V. Huether, E. Wolfhard, L. Rittinger, C. Wuest, M. Luesing. A. C. Bornholdt, The Sociely of the New Jerusa‘em Temple surprised their pastor, Rev. A. B. Francisco, at his home on Monday evening, upon the eve of his ilst birthday, and also upon the completion of the first year of _ his pastorate of the Society. Nearly all of the members of the Society: were present and a thoroughly _ enâ€" joyable evening was spent. A feature of the surprise was the presentation of a handsome purse to Rev. Mr. Francisco, containing more than enough money to enable him to attend the General Conference of the Society which is to be held in MTRCVNW Recaoos Philadelphia next week. Mr. Franâ€" cisco in a very neat address expressâ€" ed his appreciation of the thoughtfulâ€" ness of the members of his Society. While attending the Conference he will read a paper to the Society of Sociology, of which he is a mem ber, entitled, "From the People‘s Point of View." SERVICES RECOGNIZED. mm mm ~BDr. S..B. Bi ill be F wWATER CO UMISSIONERS MEET. | nended at ;hBew::xt :uuroerlyr::::r The Superintendent was instructed to notify the Town Council that water was being wasted in the amtomatic fush tanks and request them to keep the tanks properly regulated . halsk _ Accounts amourting to $181214 wmuthofludfiohnida _ â€" The Superintendent‘s report showed cash on hand last report |$205.0%; total receipts in April $2489.69, the expenditures were $612.60, cash on hand $2172,.18. ‘There are 683 fat rate consumers, 504. meters, 138. hydrants. During April an average, of 447,800 gaftons were pumped per day ; "and "theâ€"amount of coal seems to be decreasing ‘monthly as . duting famed, ar srerage of 2406 tbs: per I, an Â¥ day. A fitter has been in To n o h in ce o. the ® out. > brother of Mr the New Jerusalem 1134 1 LAFE B ccid + bonirnkreranpte o0 °s nong|a desire for bistorical lm‘#_‘,“\ ends. | to bpxc to the the t reading bistory ; and > 3 As it has been the writâ€" ten examinations in bistory for entrance ends to prevent attainment of there lewa m “‘ ." .-‘.!H!_-..;A_n_-ln d ts Lbe Ward 20050008,.~ assieiotion: eompmet tof" e it ver ur‘l‘ Rey K. vor Pireb, Revr F. Priedrich, Sheriff J Motz. Hugo Kras and Kari Muclic Mot:, Hugo Kras and Aari. Moo/or were preront and were beard in. sofer : ence to the teaching of German in the schools. â€" They perticulariy: mguested that more time be given w the tachâ€" log of the subject. _ As a result of their id A aAomed ced 4 *cive 3.A u>\ «l h vy:it the Board paseed the fullowing recole tor: . was the waln pore of teaching hisery i2 the public echools is to arouse WeWE RICT + It was moved by J. G. Buchbaupt, ard secondea by Dr W. J. Arnott, that ‘he plans and upeemudoudanlmut Knechtel for water closets at the vailâ€" ous echools be accepted by the Board and that tonders be asked for in conâ€" aestion with the building of said closâ€" ets, the tenders to be subject to the :sproul of the Board and to be bandâ€" in not later than May 27th. Mr Thos Bealle, of Peterboro, who is visiting the schoo‘s of Ontario on beâ€" half cfthe W.C.T.U., was glven perâ€" â€"nizsion by the Board to address the boys in the various schools un "‘Social Eid DLC CCC C0003 Widev af Purity" on this week. The monthly meeting of the Counâ€" cil of the Beslin Board of Trade was held in the Council Chamber on Thursday evening. The members in attendance were Pres. Robt. Smyth, Messrs. D. B. Detweiler, S. J. Willâ€" iams, _ J. U. Clemens, C. K. Hage dorn, W. H. Leeson, C. H. Mills and Secretary H. J. sims. 30ARD OF TRADE CON FERENCE ‘The Board adjourned at 9.30. prior to his departure. Among the‘ many questions . which will receive the attention of the conference will be: Trade relations within the Emâ€" 2ire; Transportation; Defence; Pos tal and Telegraph Communication; the recent action of the Imperial Government whereby a duty has been levied upon wheat and its products, without © preference to the Co®onies t is desired that each Board with a membership of 100 or less lo repreâ€" sented by two delegatcs, and those with a Igrger membership to serd an additional delegate for every hunâ€" dred members or fraction thereof. The conference will conclude with | a barquet to be tendered by the Toâ€" romto Board of Trade. The ©Berlin Board is entitled to send four delegates and Pres. Robt. Smyth, Viceâ€"Pres. D. B. Detweiler, and exâ€"Pres. C. K. Hagedotn and S. ing as a member of the Board. Accounts amounting. to $2.45 were passed. The question of inviting the coâ€"opâ€" eration of the surrounding . Boards of Frade and Town Councils for the purpose of. finding way$ and means }to secure power from Niagara Falls was brovght up, but no action will be taken until next meoting A special -uln‘ of the Board of Trade Council was hel‘: on Tuerday avenirg in the Water Commisai rera Board room,. _ ‘Those present were President Robt Smyth, Meesra J. U. Clemens, D. F. Detwelt», C. K Hagâ€" edorn, W. H. Leeson an l Seerctary H. J. Sim 1 ols _ w2 ‘The object of the meeting wasto disâ€" cuss the nnlnmmmu be supâ€" ported by the Bet representatives at the coming DominionBoard of Trade Conferehes that is to be Held in Torâ€" onto. It was decided to support the following reeoluion that was passed at the March meeting of the Council, whith is as follewsâ€" _ _ _____ _ «RBe it resolved that in the ojinion, .::b:.m,mh!wd'fl‘::" t -nmfil.m“' se w.u. eountry should be â€"so u.mnm‘lwfi products within the Empire. i â€"‘. That if Great Britian sould seo ber way ~clear to adopt duch a policy, it fl“.-:b. of the Em .l.n.llrhflrz‘.‘“" fl-nmm.-g'-*" I REFERENT/AL T â€"ADE BESOLU FTON Thursday and Friday of of the emigration um rd strongâ€" iminations nat.hnbl: erman for rs in both was be‘do on ‘Fussdey mE PSPT . Tke chair wes gecup‘ed by exâ€"Prosidect Alex, A. Rose, who explainsd tnse object of the meeting and then called on Rov. A. B. Prancisco for a short aAdress. The speaker of the evening was Mis. Julia C, F.ewe‘lgu, Viceâ€"President of the Women‘s lhlnd-fllddbmwml- Y She spoke on YWom»n‘s place in the labor movement‘s ad gave a very interest ing and instructive address. Atfter the a ldress steps were taken in the formaâ€" ‘fimdlb Lragme and the followirg offl.e s were elested . > Procideirtâ€"Mre. . Boblend 1. Ree. 8 0‘y, â€"Ars. Schiender. Cor, Bec‘y.â€"Mrs. F. Zinkann. Hergeant at Armsâ€"RM:is. C, Guens‘ or. Doorâ€"keeperâ€"Miss Daub. Wortyâ€"fve ladies signed the mem bership roll. Briefs â€" The frost on &tndql and Sunday mornind damaged some of the buds on the early varieties of cherry and plum trees.â€"The posts for the electric light wires are nearâ€" ty all in positign. The wires will beltrmu-odnuflnymulh. Baden will be lighted city style very ‘soon now unless something urforeâ€" seen happens which will delay operaâ€" tions The electric lights . should makeâ€"a great improvement on . OUT streets on dark nights. â€"Ascension was spent by many in trying to . enâ€" tice members of the finny tribe, esâ€" pecially the speckled beauties out of their native element.â€"George Allison and family of Berlin moved to Baden last â€" week.â€"Mr. Allison has been working in the foundry here for some time.â€"Three cars of hogs and _ five cars of export cattle were shipped from here Monday of last week. Prices of hogs are very high.â€"The boys are practising football _ and baseball.â€"They _ should, however, have far better grounds to play on th an they have at present.â€" The school â€" ground where they practice is altogether too rough..â€"We unâ€" derstand the junior baseball team is to play Wellesley next Monday. from Baseball.â€"The baseball match beâ€" tween the marriecd and single men of this towr Thursday afternoon . was very interesting. . The single _ men were a little too much for the beneâ€" dicts, the score standing 37 to 27 in favor of tme single men. Briefs.â€"Dr. Hiltz joined the beneâ€"‘ dicts last Wednesday when he . led Miss Blake to the altar. We conâ€" gratulate the young couple and wish them â€" a happy married lifeâ€"The concert given last Friday evening in the Opera House by the band was a grand success. Mr. Wm. McLeod of Seaforth proved a favorite with the general public and needless to . say ‘s a firstâ€"class man as a comic singâ€" er and stage performer. I am satâ€" isCed â€" where he has appeared upon the stage once he will be engaged again. _ Miss Rothwell as accompanâ€" ist proved herself more thar an ordâ€" inary pianist. Tke violin solo by Miss Taylor was well received. The clarionet â€" duet by Messrs. Woiwade and son was rendered in excellent style. The hoop drill was excellent and our lady teachers deserve great credit for their efficiency, and last but not least the farce was given to perfection. â€"Political meetings are being he‘ld all around us. . The Hon. John Dryden, Minister of Agriculâ€" ture, will address a mecting in the Weilesley Opera House in the interâ€" ests of the candidate, L. J. Breithâ€" aupt, on the 21ist. of May. We exâ€" pect a large attendance as it is to everyore‘s interest to hear the Minâ€" ister of Agriculture speak. _A numâ€" ber of our politicians attended . the Liberal â€" meeting _ last _ Wednesday when the Hon. Mr. Latchford spoke at some length. Prof. Casselle, the noted aeronaut of New Dundee made a very . sucâ€" cessful balloon ascension on May 12Nh. at Plattsville, going through darind gymnastic feats while ascendâ€" ing ti the clouds. _ After reach ng an altitude of over 1500 feet he deâ€" tached the parachure from the balâ€" ‘oon and larded safely on the hotel roof barn about 150 yards from wherehe started. â€" It was considerâ€" ed the best ascension ever seen in this part of the country. Mr. and Mrs. John Williams of Danâ€" | ville, Kentucky, lately celebrated their golden wedding, and one Of the gifts they received was a handsome tombâ€" stone with their names engraved upon it. This wasfrom J. E. Wright, a tocal C monument dealer, and, strange to saY, the old couple were delighted with the unique gift. ‘The authorities of the city of Rouen, the home of the famous cathedral, are considering a plan to utilise the street trolley wires for the extinguishment of fires. ‘The scheme is to place electricalâ€" y driven pumps at suitable points nlong the electrie tramway system ‘which covers the city, and then, in case of fire, to awitch on the current from . the troley wires to drite the pumps. A quantity of jewels and trinkets .which hed played important parts in amurders and other crimes were sold at amction by the police authorities of _Paris the other day. Most of the artlâ€" eERUmm OBR C PCCCEL W1 Paris the other day. Most of the artiâ€" mwmm.mcmdrh- trinsic vaiue, their worth being enâ€" hanced in the eyes of the morbid beâ€" caunse of the grewsome associations vonnected with them. Those which were bioodstaincd woere in great deâ€" mand. The Hong Kong "Daily Pross" mays that the Tartar General of Canton hatâ€" 2 Aptwies digs) 42 e meeting for organization : Russday â€" evening in th¢ Hall, st which there was % nce “ ” ‘nlmh WELLESLEY urious Bits of News. BADEN PLATTSVILLE a was added to League an evil Influence in \The Most Shapely ~***;:From $1.00 to $8.00 there are many hats at pleasing prices. We have also a variety of untrimmed hats which can be made in any style desired. Form can be ruined by poor corsets _ Only those that will reâ€" tain their shape should be worn. Our stock contains all those of esâ€" iablished merit. We have a full line of short andflong waists,stouts ln.nd sliros, moderately priced goods and those of more expensive make. Dainty Shirt Waists Bricker & Diebel. € s000000000000K486¢##¢ A0000L0L00¢4L0#¢#4#¢4##48 g was Anccy O&Ned in. He looked over the city, and deâ€" cided the evil influence was the roof of the library of the Government #chool for foreign languages. The roof, which was a peaked one, was at once reâ€" moved, and is now being replaced by a fiat one. Mr. Charles Frohman, at the comâ€" mencement of Kubelik the violinist‘s American gour, insured the latter‘s right hand ngainst injury for $10,000. B ooo § BHPeRR¢0¢¢¢R¢e¢rere¢rere $HHRRHHNRRRIH¢¢¢¢¢¢¢FE Mmss s oo ie e n tas might be supposed that the chance of a musician getting his hand burt was remote. Yet when Raffael Joseffy first came to Chickering Hall and made & i sensation a felon on his thumb interâ€" ‘ rupted his engagement. Joset Hotâ€" mann fell frem his bicycle and burt his" hand under similar circumstances. Oe Bull, Wienawski and Paderewski were also subjected to accidents that interâ€" fered with their tours. \ lively debate has taken place in the Ionate of the Australian confederaâ€" tion, as a result of a statement of Senator Sargood‘s that he had seen women ploughing in South Australia. A gentieman from that State doubted the assertion and hotly resented it, but it was backed up by another senaâ€" tor, Pearce. A writer in the Aydney ‘‘Bulletin‘" adds that he bas often seen women ploughing in South Australa. "The last occasion‘ was near Mount Gambier. The ploughâ€"lady was wearâ€" Ing Wellington boots, avd her busband, a fat German gentleman, sat on a fence near by, complacently emoking." The people of Gaiveston, Teras, are Muolnuwmm mm«mmdm.u..a a* the one which devastated their olty over a year ago. These plans provide m.n.-vm.qoumumm. mnmm-uumum uvmmmmmm of the entire olty. 1t is a mammoth :iâ€"vgvmuuuno:-lu:u by each propertyâ€"owner. city is to \dnvfl-flMngMn_.‘hofi w Py Em t P m‘mdmlnmowmd the city, four miles long and one mile mn-.‘.:udmmno city will also all the streets and Wall Paper !‘! A rumor that we are out of the Wall Papor business has gained some gâ€"cund. . This is by no means the case, as we aro to the front with one of the fines* linea of paper hangings shown io the County. Wo dod our stock of 106 ppors a little too heavy aod will dis pose cf them in this way: 10 ; Papor for 7e. 100 Paper for 83. I. vi‘l pry you to come soms distaunce to see our line. W. H. Becker & Co. Millinery Trimmed Hats for little ones is quite an importâ€" aot one. Simplicity aud besuty are the characteristic features of each model: A glance at them will tell you more than we could in a thousard words Such beauty and excelâ€" lent quality is not looked for in goods at these little figures. . The assortment contains white and colored waists, new, fresh, and smooth, and worth at least a half more than we ask. Receives a large abare of our '~: aitention and the display of ~. | qpLbQ QLL00000000 600066 ; Y OTIOR is I.» >$- KP % Te s s o2 o 9 Notice ! under