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CAPIrAL.....;. ... ... $8,700,000, < REST........... .... .. @$2,000,000, i HEAD OFFICE, TOBRONTO. i: & general Banking Business transâ€" 2 acted at the WATERLODâ€" BRANCH e rol : z _Dcpodunfmdounlndw § : *) iss $ soeived in the Savings Bank or on | Toronto Giobe.â€"The marria pecial > â€"posit and highest rates of Miss Ellen E. Moyer, daughtt ‘nterest allowed. Drafts and : g"fil‘” Bl:rfl" Pi}%fl W.Nl;;y'uu,, ¢ s e in y News, Orders on all points &6 10We8®] cparies E. Winters of Torontc © rates. . Bpecial attention paid to the| nounced to take place in Berl business of farmers and out of town month. ohstomers. Blank Notes for tarmers § se e sales supplied free on application. COMMERCIAL WORK 1Rid ut BERLIN BRANCH, 1 ‘REIITTAIICK mmnm Money can be sent to all parts of the world at trifling cost ‘by: our drafts and money orders, .. Bank drafts are absotutely safe and we guarantee that the monéy will be paid only to the right guty;‘ % BANK OF HAMILTON C mss BB M rect Et 2 Travellers can purchase Cir Notes, which can be cashed everyâ€" where without charge,personal idenâ€" ufication or:any kind of trouble, SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. The safest way to invest your monâ€" ey is to place it in this department. The rate of interest may seem sinall ‘ when compared with that promisedâ€"by specuiators, but the inâ€" come is at least certain, Remember that the money is perâ€" lectiy sate and tnat you Can get it when you want it. One doliar and upwards received Interest added twice a year, THE CANADIAN : BANK The Molsons HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL Paid upOrpital â€"â€" _ $2,500,000 Roeservge Fund . â€" ©2,250,000 parts of the money dsposited in Savings Bank REDUCED MILLINERY. We have reduced all our hats, some half price, some less. â€"All untrimmeed hats :. (uite a variety of childâ€" ren s muslin®hats and bonâ€" nets at Soc. â€" The Missos Fehronbach, Store next door to Smyth Bros. T. E. HAINES, Agent, BERLIN. CURE S1CK HEADACHE, OF COMMERCE A general banking business done,. Colâ€" »as imadé, drafts issued paysblé in all .“mmmun}'hflflm a wmuin‘flww Wells Drilled . . Windmilis Supplied. ingcduns at: unsonhblt insorporated in 1855. LEAPER BROS, Boar Bignature of Acton Free Press.â€"Mr, and _ Mrs. A A.H. Devitt spent Saturday and Sunâ€" day with friends in their Old bome, 7 . at Berlin: Miss ?uc, who had been‘ eX C & mlf 2 § couple wees, . returned f lh-. :M J« ho fhs â€" been W mii as snÂ¥ _ < the guest dmfl_j«, pr."B4. meniih Hichn, Frederick street, ‘for a~ Tfew w days, left Friday for Ohesley, where es mees Phts 20 reronie W Chas. ) t ® L m { Chicago, â€"where she is a nurseâ€"in All kinds of réepairâ€" JACORB AROPELER, Manager Waterloo Branch MiNTY, MaxageR®. training at the Jewish Hospital Miss ‘Eille â€" Schinidt, the populat Libtarian of the Berlin Public: LiÂ¥ rary, hasâ€"resumed her duties ~ after a. most. gnjoyable . visit ‘vit.brmn‘ fiifi-«-fi. Miss Schmidt was on‘ proved a more than ordinarily _ . 6x citing:and in . many cases mwone too pleasant© experience for those . on poard, but the splendid boat weath ered the stotm all right and got hx Aassengers sulély to port, ; ~‘The man â€" Arpold, .: chatged â€" with theit by Samuel Harris appeared beâ€" lore His Honor Judge Chisholm .to day. Both ~plaintiis and deiendants are junk dealers. The Court is _ ~in An increase of 130 per cent. in at tendance over that ol last year â€" is tne remarkable record made ‘by ©~the perlin Business College. ‘Phis is the school whose graduates get positions. N~ew students are admitted at. any tuxe. dw. c â€" {. 0 , Nightwatchman Gerbig‘s appearance on the beat last night was the sigâ€" nal for much comment. Con: wore &A new blue uniform with silver buttons and on the front of the regulation hat is conspicuous the word "police.‘" i ‘"Foxy‘"‘ Smith isn‘t made to m for new winter quafters ~alter all lavish expentiture oh the part of the police commissioners, several ~good guesses are missed.: Its the school that gives resu;tsâ€" the Berlin Business CUoltege. ltyin Snyder, June student of the B.3.C. is bookkeeper for Shirtk & Snider, of Bridgeport, o ts [A ks Bc e CC at Master _ Hapolé Iiling of Berlin, while visiting _ at Toronto on ‘Tuesâ€" day last. was taken suddenly ill, The diséase was pronounced by doctors to be appendicitis, ‘An operation was performed successially and the lad is doing well. eX Gis ce rcaaty 1e d lc â€" it oues Berlin now . has a look in for the Waterloo County League. championâ€" ship. This fact â€"was demonstrated on Saturday afternoon at Vietoria Park when the locals won out from the Preston aggregation by a score of 6â€"5. ig.. * ‘Toronto Globe.â€"The marriage _ O} Miss Ellen E. Moyer, daughter of the late Mr. P.E. W. Moyer, editor of the Berlin Daily News, to Mr. Charles E. Winters of Toronto is anâ€" nounced to take place in Berlin this month. ; mand for competent â€" office hely _ in the mercantile and industrial < wortl6 the Berlin High _ School authorities have made arrangements whereby the commercial â€" course, which has for some time been/a feature of this inâ€" stitution, will be broadened and imâ€" proved, Twoâ€" separate and distinet ‘forms, have been instituted, viz., 2nd Commercial anc 3r6, Commefcial; In: these the student will. be thoroughly: taught the vkulqu- branches© of mercial wor C bookâ€"keeping, shorthand mmn and . will have Sétual ‘business practice. . Beâ€" sides the student will have the privâ€" ilege of takihg up modern language German‘ and _ Frenchâ€" and nuak training or housebold science will be. udoduloonuthembuflun" ready. k m : qunmnnpmngantonpmmmameemmment AN APPRE CIATIVE PESTIMOâ€" s NIAL. & Mr. F.W." Sheppard of the Berlin High School staff, who has a reputaâ€" tion as a most successful Wefl thorough scholar, recently received. a letter containingâ€"an offer of a tutor ship in Queen‘s . University, Kingâ€" ston. Through the kind permission of Mr. Sheppard we are able to give herewith ah eÂ¥tract Irom the letter: While it contains a high testimonia) as to the scholastic attainments _ of Mr. Sheppard it is especially interâ€" esting to the people of Berlin itview of the fact that he is a member of the staff ol one ol Berlin‘s leading educational â€" institutions. About .,a year ago, "Mt.â€" Sheppars, who had heen â€"taking up ~the <extraâ€"mural course df Queen‘s in Art, was sut cesstubj in ‘winni the University medal in the final Lpu examination 'h Latin. The accompanying extract explains itselfâ€" * 525 In view of the present great~ "I presume you hvohfi beyond m.w'haym"fl h coming to Queen‘s: to do sotme. work next session. â€" However, one of my tutors writes to say be is unable to retutn, so that I have a Tutorship vacant. and: on the chante that you might be unngdeoduu;,llwflhv to ofter you the post. Will you Kkindly :gm:‘hwl flyo;hvcm.r‘“ on of coming to , 80 this offer= mflh:mm. to you. .L have many pleasant recollec ttons of yt honor work here and rpi‘-ma‘z.m“:b-; io aud roil romain in Becli.. ~. «C.P.B. 46 4 Liencing #wles fot A * t esides a large E’K" recAl+ tereated: in : church work, Thenr " Bo u-- iriy ks â€", v ‘The so4stons. which . W1 pen on Thursday morning, O a will be open to t ublic ‘wnd â€" be presided . over by B Thoms Dou: of Chica % w. 4+ PW CE ‘ lflhvfi:‘ oo Seest n o k w u8 sefant wole wl we Tort of Lay lfim‘hngrfi' ‘ Conference, 18 ‘to precig~ itate a warm debate. At the present time lay members are represented on most of the subordinate> boatds â€" of the Chuich, . but have no Yoice ~in the ‘proceedings at either the~annuai or genefal conferences. * The question of putting the work of the Deaconess® Socigty .on. a . betâ€" ter basis with : a Fiew ‘to perfecting the organization will also Wx At the ‘last â€"General Conference ht in St. Pau) Minn., a committee was appointed to prepare & report ohfifi Wtat question . which ~will be presen#d for endorsation at the conâ€" vention. Other â€" questions that ~will gome up are those of General C Extensice® in China, ?mons the Canadian Northwest, and Univerâ€" sity Extension, having in view ‘the jederation of the various educational institutions of: the â€"church under one head, viz., that of Northwestértn Colâ€" lege; Napietville, I11. ‘The committee in chargeâ€"of the reâ€" ception .arrangements have heen forâ€" tunate in securing the Hon. G. W. Ross, premier: of Ontaric, to deliver an address of welcome on the afterâ€" noon of the omm- Oct 1st. The Billeting ttee consisting of the Berlin: and Waterloo Evangelâ€" ical congregations has also ‘been bard at work for some time past perfect ing arraingements _ for: the receiving and entertainment of the visitot8.. The following letter from the: Seoâ€" retary of" the ~Canadian Association; ol Stationery Engineers, réceived at. the Town Clerk‘s office explains â€" itâ€" self.â€" 4 " RC C ic ; city Clerk. wo HA L mss +4 3 Berlin Ont. ° Dear Sir.â€"On behall of the Canadâ€" ian Association of Engineers I thamk the Mayor and Aldermen for fl"f”}‘ and courteous treatment at our late convention in your beautiful clg. in giving us your Chamber to meet in @eee 2 PR o ied onl 4 t and _ the general use of your Hall. Permit me also to say you have _ a city you may well be proud "of,.â€"blessâ€" ed :it:‘:xosio:i.ty and a happy :i‘d contented‘ people. Long. may you live to enjoy your comforts. L remain, ¢ Yofl ‘l’fl!n is 3 W. INGLIS, _~ Executive S6t‘y. s BRIGHT, ACTIVE ANP HAPPY BABIE®: A baby‘s temper depends dn . how he feels. It ailing he will be cross, worry the mother ‘..d.....-z‘:’_.n Ts Mooy Ees mt id o t body in the house;, â€"if fes well the will be bright, active ‘:lhfum It is easy â€"to keep your baby feeling good by â€"profiting by the experience of mothers who g°Ve their little ones Baby‘s Own Tablets, One of thest mothers, Mrs... C.W. Shote, Castle ton, On$., says:â€"‘"Our child, cight months old, has always been troubles irom two doctors and triec other reâ€" medies without benefit. 1 then sent tor a box ol Baby‘s Own Tablets .‘.'..‘ MB B PCE CC 2i Cl e se n found them just "what was required. The child is now all flflt;fll is doâ€" ing well." f indigestion, .. â€" coli¢, ooq-fip\lu; diarthoea, simple fevers, in fact all the minot ailments of little ones are :.‘lm'l v gu:l. o”‘e-n\ m ways . o t POWR do wn‘.eald -;;10 given to _ the youngest infant with: perfect Afl: Sold by druggists or direct by at 25¢, a box, by addressing the Dr. Williams _ Mecicine Co., Brockvilie, HOUSE OF REFUGE COMMITTEE The monthly meeting of the House ol Refuge Committss was held _ on Wednesday afternoon at which Chairâ€" man S.J, Cherry and County Counâ€" villors < D. ~Hibnet, Fischer, and â€" Warde #igcher, and _ â€" Warden Peeol ts afi&. Accounts _ amounting . to 185.73 were présented and passed. The Full Assites were set .down to open in Berlin ’hndn} p. m. before his Lordship . Chief Justice Falcon bridge, but upon ""'Sm bench, and after Court Orier °C. Huber had tormally" opened covrt, Registrat . J. h'om informed _ h‘s Lordship P on innt Tostaed w i , Bs Coaictne mt puok waid it drar ng # e cone ‘1!“ xln um.en- . He also referred to the fact that he noticed a new Court Criet in the “,i.;.'"“g.fan" rly cccupied by High Comâ€" «table J ohn who "‘was ot the most bm offcials in g Provincs,"* â€" and congratulated â€" Mr. KINDNESS APPRECIATED wpon his FALL ASSIZES live Tanget b . ’mm' w’m and)cities, KRain a t o2 oo mke mt had a tuin of two uf three weeks; it also has ts drawbacks, particulatly it meas m oel on n Pem k g‘. inday was not hea cobgee but ‘it came down Thews; seo taret ’mnp .gzn ghortly ma yn;:d 0”3 iIng, and ve:‘ae:;;dm Welcated the ’nnm‘n-tj m‘:ely rm igw‘m of J’TMW' T. an€ feap oud + wattet ol time M‘}* a â€" BA ‘fi & M esd 20 © 7 f .Jr;y’\v‘ Te ;‘ . % ¢4 l”‘n_ld,fii, *g ssible | ; Were â€"carried out. At nine o‘Clock the | Berlin band turned out . | cendered | a progtamme of stifring miarches.= on $ the Market Square. Shortly aiter 10 @‘clock the Waterloo Band appeared, | and also assisted in providing musâ€" | ‘for the large crowd that bad gath L&bor Day Addrésses; * : ‘The usiual Labor:. Day addresses Were delivered from the bandstand by Messrs. Samuel Landers of Hamâ€" ilton, and Fâ€"A.« Sieverman, of‘ Bo# ton, Mass., anc both gentliemen were given an attentive and appreciative ‘hearing. ‘The first speaker was Mr. Landers; who spoke in part as | Tob Ladies ~and Gentliemen,â€"This being %he second time you bave honored me with the privilege ol addressing ‘you en a Labor Day, Iâ€" assure you 4 feel somewBat at a loss for asubject that has not aiready been discussed,. pro and con, but had the movement of organized labor sither an the conâ€" tinent or as a whole, or in the Domâ€" imion of Canada: deteriorated ~Guring the past â€" twelve _months since 1 adâ€" dressed you, } would m‘l:z sanâ€" guine <of hdng‘nuhlo to t yoh for the next half hour with a few -'t;!thuu. ':.fi;" of our v::aoflu .: â€"as a our :defeats, When uy-&ph. I do not use the ~word in the sense it is usually. used; * we » :;.n&:x defeats, but time . â€" has t tare paly Sntionte 4o m whare our victories and strength might be ~| made all â€" the more â€" secure, For inâ€" ‘I stance, the few defeats we have met ‘} in the courts of the country have onâ€" ‘| 1y spurred us an to an endeavor . to ‘{have certain acts amended, and . has ‘| been the means of starting a moveâ€" â€"| ment for the estabtishing of aâ€" naâ€" :| fional Jaw buteau‘ and defence fund ~lin Canadaâ€"this will +be one of * the \ |principal â€" questions under consiceraâ€" tion at the comifig session of the Dominion trades congress at Brockâ€" ville. If @ find ol $100,000 is â€"raised olir enemies will think twice _before uttacking us as they have been on all sides during â€"the past yeat. â€" .â€"â€"_ The question <of trade jurisdiction, and the constant disputed among â€" inâ€" ternational trade unions, was one of the problems that took upâ€"most. ‘of the time at the mectings of the ex. ecutive committes ‘af the A.F. of L. a6. well asat : their annual convenâ€" tion. Having at the head of the laâ€" see the great. labor :movement wreckâ€" &€; by internal dissensions over jufisâ€" diction will be shattered. And ; that which was considered a weakness willâ€" eventilateâ€" in being :its strongth: Atready a‘ . movement is of foot to amaigamnte â€"the* United. _ Garment workers ol America®aund the Journeyâ€" men Tailors‘ wnion of Ametica, â€"now known S‘um tailors: . ‘The onslaughts by combined capital will be met by combinel labor, and the recent attacks, amaigamations, :::"l:‘ ‘cfid ar. stt p ingets ue war. W need have no féar of a revolution. in the way of bloodshed: it will be a m of â€"strength against strength, ahe a survival ot the fittest. was the next speaker... *. After M“mflm #t being a guest of the Berlin workingâ€" men be proceeded to point out why "Labor is King.‘" Labor Day _ was oneâ€"out of the 385 when labor‘s rest stops the wheels of industry for 24 hours. The present hours wete goldâ€" en when the mind of industry should stop to think, and analyze its surâ€" ‘roundings. _ en gag c faim all The Wine i |his 1 description of zttm of x id Prous provi tkm:.: bry as his share #oward Day â€" celebration . that had ‘The speaker~reminded his hearers that, in Canada, he was held up as a forgigher; â€" a dangerous character, and only uncer his own flag was he permitted ‘to talk and educate the ln* me!.-nn::‘:cfidt Fights, In his opinion had no flag; Mb “m,&“\dmnl .‘..m:’_" knows no line, â€"no limit; shouldâ€"labor * }‘h-”: voiced his sentiments W%‘”“u opinion thatâ€"it was entirely aA F. A; Sieverman of Boston, Mass:, 4 This is . & was one of â€"most. of of the: ex. KF . of L. ial convenâ€" of the: laâ€" / Atrice _ which ‘capita es emides ult 4."‘;.*":0.3; ‘be the aole ons 4 men to stand together and be.. firm, '“"w,..u:v_fi.m~"'~»?" fesas Was. e C TQâ€" lp:- and~ ~civilization of the coun try, and ° it was the workingman‘s duty . to advance interest in the cc onomic¢ field as far as he could. "In o‘nm Mr.â€" Sigverman â€" said that the was ripe for the.workâ€" ingman to assert himselfâ€"at the balâ€" lot box. It was _ in their power>_ to. materiaily etter their condition by castibg their ballots in "their own inâ€" terests, and he urged them to think twice before they markedâ€"their _ bal lot, The speaker‘s remarks were loud ly applauded. A Labot Day _ Celebration would mnot be complete unless a parade â€" of labor‘sâ€"fortes in the town andvicinâ€" ity was helc, and despite the ~rain the parade was held as advertised on Monday :afternoon shortly after ~ one o’chfl.‘!'hautiomufiwn‘l::e a goo¢: showing, . but owing to in= relmmc ~weather a large number of ‘union men whowere expected to turn out, did not do §o, as they expected | that the event would not be pulled off. The parade however, was a very creditanle one ‘and was withessed : by an immense crowd along the route, which was from King ‘street.east, to Jiater, alorigâ€"Water_to Weber, â€" along % o *. thencée to Victo h&n ‘The ordé of"the procession was as follows:â€" .‘ ‘Marshallâ€"L.â€" Selbert, . > f ~Officers ol T. & L: Council=. . * Waterloo Band, No. 1â€"15 men, Plumbersâ€"14 men. + ~Leather Workersâ€"62 men. Paintersâ€"7 men. 4 Typographicalâ€"14 men. Federal: Unionâ€"114. men.... Berlin Band No. 1.â€"16 men. Silver Créek Bugle Bandâ€"10 men. Guelph Brewers Unionâ€"14 men. Clerks & Salesmenâ€"# ten. _ . Berlin.Piano.Co‘s Display. Finishers=14 men, | Bakeryâ€"8 men. °~ | Hardwood ‘Finichersâ€"682 men. ‘ ‘Waterlop Band No.: 2.â€"â€"17 men. . Decoratorsâ€"16 men. . 3 Bmonm;llmâ€"s men. ~~Elmita Furniture Co. * Teamstersâ€"14 men. > , Boot ané Shoe Workersâ€"36 men. > Cigar Makersâ€"31 men. Machinistsâ€"41 men. sb Â¥; «* Berlin Band No. 2.â€"16â€"men. , / Carpentersâ€"25 men.â€"â€" AA: Hangwurst Brothéersâ€"clowns. _ â€" â€" > Tamatack Band. _ _â€"‘_~ ) Several of t,f.:‘ unions. had M:E riately decorated wagons representaâ€" tive of their yum’u}aden.‘ as well mfl‘m have © tion, If you are today, get a b «s their â€" handsome banners, which added to the ;»qgmee'o( the . parâ€" ade. Motto banners" were also arfeaâ€" ture, some of them ‘reading: as . folâ€" lows,â€""Unitéa we Stand"‘‘We ‘usk for Justice,\ ‘‘Our Day is Coming,‘"‘ "Right and Win‘" *‘We Welcome the Unorganized,‘* etc. «_ : . "*At Victoria Park.., . «/ > >A Tait sived crowd paid: admigsion 4o Victoria Park to see the.sports, which were catried out in theâ€" best possible manner . under the existing fiumm, ‘The races resultec as lows:=* : 8 ~ 100 yare footrace, m%-m ore Iy,â€"Scott, Galt; Meinke, Berlin. 100 }ua loo}!m. apprentice boys â€"H. n\fi‘ H.â€" Kochler. ~ er and Gross; Soott and Glady. y G‘s.-k Race, Méinke, Berlin; :Glady, 1t.:""% Barreli â€" tace,â€"Hummel, Berlin, Dammen, um:- Ww u> * enc nuad Bietz n .fi;umfiomwmfl %z« sevéral performâ€" ",”"""’rmmm'oo d f 6 Nstice to themstives Owing to _ the wet condition of the ropes, trapeze, rings, etc. "The troupe, however, . is es WE CAge kA an excellent one, â€" and had citeamstâ€" have pleased the crowd to a greater ances mhmmyfi!rfl“ muw by the 20th Regiment band, the aftetnoon. A dance was held at the pavilion and particiâ€" pated in by a large number. . «_ Rvenimg Concert. * ~ The comtittes . artangoments Berlin Opâ€" ‘thing you can take. ‘s too risky to walt ‘The â€" Parade '}'The Mercantile Firé“’*fi § INBURANOHW comM.paAnNryx. â€" $ Dominion Life Assurance Business in force > uims.mm Increase & * 1 cent. Income in 1902 & J‘Em,“ Carh Herptam to Poticy. * P CC y s & o 7 holden_ = & .~as7 . ‘“?‘“m‘fafi.&..' to total sbatain ere. â€"A‘1 forms ofâ€"sound level mbleln mflnnon'soru‘ >h'- mnhi’mmlonolm'd. Lan'.anm, THOS. HILLIARD, | President. Managing Director. PeJ 20th % band playec a~ numâ€" ber of tlass selections, several cotnet s m;:sndby Miss Bletso, of Toronto; Mr. Lanters Ham ilton also . addressed the audience, dealing with some of the leading laâ€" bor questions df the day . in . his usual able> manter. â€"â€" Alitogether the concert was a décided success, ‘Wev. Rural Dean Ridl&ln. Ridâ€" ley and Miss Ridtey of Galt have reâ€" turned from a pleasant tour of." the British Isles and . Europe extending over . three months. . They especially enjoyed ... their «stay in Italy. Rome was of coutse, tull of Intermst. . Mr. , i in the city during the exâ€" We will not sell a watch that Our_No. zlésnm or Gun Metal W at $6.50 is a "When we state that we sell Watches emoenndiald * Write for qur new catalogue. l.fi(fotddiveryNov.' 15th. It will cost you nothing, and it may be the means of savâ€" ing you considerable money. 2oX Sisichin o thoavragant price lfl.' extravagant ”fl“'l Results Of 1902. COMP.ANM Y. RYPRIE BROS. .# !’ .'m- 5 118, 120, 122 and 124 aAaTt BoOrrox PBrrows _ _ es s ffif‘: 3\ f m egee o To Mtve dn t on seP 4 949 GEO. E. POTTER, WATERLOO, ONT. pot ... Reonomical Mutual FirsIns.Co. _ Net Assote ist Jan. 1900 Ameunt at Risk ~â€"~ â€" 4 Hon. 8, Mernor.;... P, 8. Lautenschlager P, JAOODLâ€"«+> .1 1 ++ 1 in snst ns sa»> 40. 44 LOPORbG Frank Turner, C. K.................... Totont# Tos. K.Seagram M P......... .... «. Waber100 ___ the tailor, the only agent in town for the _ _ the most popular sewihg machines on the market. A perfect machine as well as aâ€"handsome picce of farniture. â€" All the latest improve ments. A complete set of h« ments with every machine. Call at the old stand. *; Figuring on Heat: King 8t., JOHN RITZER, ||A|:t s ¢ optaton Thed fi» fov is probably petentable. Communit tions strietly confident! M l sâ€" MM‘ oy for se t noties, without charge, ‘ L fic America T wenty Mutual and Cash Systems. RAYMOND sEWING MaCHINES Aria o mees uns es en‘nabe s + RITZER‘S, To WLTERLOO. x