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"i-o‘ be considered. _ Retail merâ€" ‘@hants, photographers and such | like ‘mie to be assessed: only 25 per cont. vof the assessed valuc of their promi=â€" ‘es, For example a lawycr, a docâ€" ‘#or, or a printer occupying an oflice / sed for $2,000, his business asâ€" ne sment will be $1,000 in addivion "#o all other assessments. A rctail \"‘k hant who occupies a store _ us sessed at $2,000, his business assessâ€" carry on,their business. In the e of â€" medical men, whose oflices residences are combined in â€" one 1 digg, the â€" office premises atoae ure to _ be considered. _ Retail merâ€" i power to tax telephone aud ! ph lines. The citics and towns the assessment on the gross ie i of these companies in the rcâ€" ective municipalities; while in . the : the assessment is based n Ahe number of miles of wire in municipality. For one wireâ€" nitha» 4«lanhana ar talamranh _ tha mssessment can be made at the raic 'j ‘$800 per mile and for every addiâ€" wire $7.50 per mile. A townâ€" hip ten miles wide with a telephone '“!qr&pl wire clear across it, mssess the company $2,000, and [ there is a secord wire the assessâ€" lent. will be $2,075 and the rate of ation, of course, will be the same en other property in the townâ€" D. 1t will be seen by this that the pan will not be â€" hurt very h in the way of taxation. Each mic ty â€" will derive from â€" each iny .having lines passing through s than half the taxes an orâ€" ty farm will pay. There is ns ment, (not his tax,) will be $500. e conly _ change of importance in Â¥ural municipalities is that they ate witharâ€" +alanhone l ress> ADIOPROLC I was in 1793 when rates were ed in every district for the payâ€" t of ~members of the Assembly, whd ‘other â€" purposes. The personal tax _ which is now to be , â€" Was introduced in h ) new â€" Assessment Bili introdu»> ) the Ontario Legisiature apd ved its ° frst reading . on bth of February, is much â€" loss ical and ‘has fewer changes than 4 have been expected. The nâ€"w is simply an amendment ol the y ‘ law, In introducing this ‘, to the Legislature the Atâ€" 0 General gave some interesting v eoncerning the methods Of assessment and taxation in days of old. The first legislation providing ;r municipal taxation in this Proâ€" THE ASSESSMENT BILL. $, FLEMING ON THE G. T. PACIFIC. n made in this Act for the i of railways, except as otâ€" property. But the Attorneyâ€" intimated that a bill will te later on making a . very able levy on these cothpariâ€" 3 , however, will not go musicipalities, but" to the the Club In the Legislature the other day, Dr. Routledge moved the second readâ€" ing of his bill to prevent the docking of horses. He believed that 75 per cent df the horses used were docked. The og:ntion was a _ very painful one to the horse. ‘The cutting was the least painful part of the proceeding. The animal was gubject thereaiter to all the torments of biting flles. Style was â€" no for barbarity. The operation was Z painful to the horse as the â€"amputation of a limb. to aâ€" human being. The latter, howâ€" ever, had the option of taking an anâ€" m&.&ny n-:whiu OM * “nll‘ them H‘.Y m In Bosâ€" ton, New York, and, Pensylâ€" wania there was a upon anyone . who docked a" ‘The vetâ€" erinary professions of England, Canâ€" ‘au.unu United States objected \ R ES% L 100 Suppose â€" that nome _ ui the Corean The principal cities of Corea, proâ€" ceeding northward from the southern end of the peninsula, are Fuâ€"San and Tongâ€"nai, twin cities, and Japanese colonies; Chungâ€"Ju, Seoul (the capiâ€" tal), and _ Wiju, which has just been declared an open port, at the northâ€" west end of thg peninsula on the Corâ€" ean Bay, and all connected by railâ€" way. On the east ceast is Genâ€"San, also a _ Japanese colony; and on the west Chemulpo, connected ‘by a short line with Seoul, and held by Japan. Above Chemulpo, and directly _ east of Port Arthur, is Chinnampo, also held by Japan. There is reason to towns are very strongly fortified, aiâ€" though some of them, notably Chemâ€" ulpo and _ Chinnampe, are natvraliy we‘l situated for defence. â€" commercial greatness founded on asâ€" riculture, is far famed, It has enâ€" joyed a rapid growth in late years. In 1901 its population was given as 12,000; last year it had a population of 60,000, _ not counting the soldierg, It has â€" many important _ industrics, among _ them railway shops costiâ€"g over a million dollars. Much of the capital for the development of the city was furnished by Hebrew financiâ€" ers. Dalny or Daini is a new Russian fortified town on the cast side of the peninsula of Shengâ€"King, a few miles from Port â€" Arthur, on Taâ€"Lienâ€"Wanâ€" Bay. It is not a large place, but its site has been selected for strategic reasons, and it is admirably situatel to resist. attack. Few people have& clear idea of disgances between points or of the i ion of one placeâ€"from another. The following _ hints, as to some of the places now talked about in the Far East may prove interesting. Mukden lies on the 42nd parallel of north latitude, and is about 250 miles north of Port Arthur. It is well up in to the _ middle of the Province ©of Shengâ€"King, and over 100 miles from the nearest port, Niuchwang, a town of 60,000 inhabitants, at which the Japanese â€" are said to be landing _ a strong force of troops. Niuchwang is on the west side of the Shengâ€"King peninsula, and on the line of railway that runs northward from Port Arâ€" thur and passing through Mukden connects at Harbin with the Transâ€" Siberian _ line. _ Mukden is a fairly strong place, and if the Russians are desirous of holding it, the Japanese will have no easy task to capture it. Harbin, to which Alexieft has retired with his staff, is the gcographical _ centre o@g Manchuria, and the jun'cnon of the southern line to Port _ Arthur, and the Transâ€"Siâ€" berian road to Vladivostock, and to Khabarovka on the Amue River. 1t is situated in a rich district, and alâ€" t_l_x_cfigh the winters are rigorous, its ~nutinent, and at q.fim*‘u West " 1. Canalian tdet ports | lor shipment to Britain, and if necessary, guarded by British ships. Sir Sancâ€" ford quoted . Sir Thomas Shaughues> sy‘s recent address that about â€" tea million bushels of western Canadian wheate went out through United Statâ€" es channels, That was an argument for a new line. The northern .. pu*s of the Territories needed the shortest possible route. And on this point he quoted Sir Wilfrid Lautier‘s Montreal speech with approval, calling on Monâ€" treal, Toronto, and especially Winâ€" nipeg Citizens to take the patriotic view that this would be business for Canadians and for the Empire. W“% )"‘“*. | â€" the danger â€" of. but a sin« *e line of track w‘btm was really: the body of Canada and whould . be strengthenced .,m] line,; which could be ‘built â€" so as ~to give the shortest route across © Abe THE THEATRE OF WAR DOCKING HORSES course of a, week or two. omplete the training «of, «t Notes.â€"We regret to say very much that a few cases of scarletina â€" were discovered in â€" our midst, although nothing serious has resulted.â€"Seve«:â€" al of our young folks took in the deâ€" bate _ at New Prussia dast Friday evening and were highly pleased with it......Don‘t forget J. Hi‘l‘s sale on March 9th. Hotel Changes Hands.â€"We _ undorâ€" stand that the Royal Hotel is to change bands. Mr. Philip Berduz bas purchased it for _ $9,000, We toul:l not ascertain when he will take pesâ€" session. â€" Farmers‘ Institute.â€"The Farmers‘ Institute meeting held last Tucsday in the town hall was a decided:\ sucâ€" cess. In the afternoon two very . inâ€" teresting lectures were given on ‘The Horse and Dairy Cow, by Messts. Kydd and Anderson of Simcoe coun ty. Over 100 names were secured on that day. The Women‘s Institute was also held the same afternoon | when. Miss Rose of the O.A.C. was tic chief lecturer. Greater interest was shown in this aepartment than in the previous _ year, as the membership ran up to 56 that day which shows that great interest is taken in the work of the Institute by the farmers and farmers‘ friends in this farming community. The speakers generally deserve every credit. In the evening a good programme was well rendered. Mr. John H. Campbell, a former preâ€" sident of the Institute very ably filled the chair in the absence of the presiâ€" dent and viceâ€"president who wers unable to be present. Resolution of Condolence.â€" Whereâ€" as it has pleased our Father of all Mercies to permit the hand of death to remove from â€"our midst one of the younger workers in the person of Minota Mallman, â€"and whereas she has been a helper and willing promoter of Viterary work and will therefore be a â€" . loss to out society. and whereas her early death is a w:n her triends u:-s- Mdflw usefulness, tharefore be it resolvedâ€" That we huambly bow to the mys terious ruling of.gmflhl ‘That we extend our heartiest symâ€" pathy to her relatives and friends.. ihuck " pnticioen, Hikk aot ‘ecly, / » no ':‘i:l‘ endure his present condition.,.... Mr. and Mrs. E. Witmer intend uioy ing Jon Marchs#nd with theirâ€"house A terrific snow storm is raging at the time of writing. ... Although the "Coconut Crackers," are nothing daunted by the result of their recent hockey match with the Hamburg team, still they have givâ€" en up all _ serious thought of chalâ€" lenging the holders of the _ Stanley Cup. The locals ascribe the chief cause of _ their defeat on Thursday night to the condition of the ice. The mercuty was away below zero, and as a result, the ice was so hasil and slippery that the boys had . to devote a lot of energy to maintainâ€" ing their equilibrium and therefore cpuld not give the puck their undivâ€" ided attention. The score that darmâ€" burg piled up against them (it was something over a score}) need not ‘c mentioned. here......The A.Y.P.A. will hold a meeting in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, March fst...,..Qunt? a number of young _ people from the vicinity took in the monthly meeting of the M.L.D.C. at Hallman‘s school on Saturday night.......Mrs. L. Aas ter is spending a few days in Berâ€" lin _ under the parental roof......Mrs J. Robb of~ Thorndale is visiting her father, Mr. Gcorge Bean.....Miss L. Brown is spending a few days with the Misses Howell of Bethel...... Mrs. J. Dalziel and Miss Ethel Milâ€" ler spent a few days at Mr. J Gilmar‘s last week......The condition ol Miss Margery Walker, who seriously ill is said to be improviui Notes.â€"Bishop Baldwin, of Huron diocese, conducted confirmation seâ€" vices in Chfist‘s Church, Haysville, on Tuesday evening, Feb. 23rd, when fourteen candidates were confirmed... Death of Mrs, Wm. Stafford.â€"Mrs William Stafford, ‘nee Rebecca Brickâ€" er, Port Elgin, died on Sunday _ in her 6ith year and was buried _ cn Tuesday. She was a sister of Mrs. Joseph C. Bowers and _ Mr. Moses Bricker Berlin, and was born near Chicopee, Waterloo county, where she resided _ until her parerts moved to Port Elgin, in 1854. She leaves . a husband and a family of six children to mourn her loss. The storm and the J snow _ blockade made it impossâ€" ible for Mrs. Bowers and Mr, Briciiâ€" er to be present at the funeral. hold contents on the farm which he recently purchased near Plattsvilie... WASHINGTON WELLESLEY HAYSVILLE & her In each number of the Canadian Magazine a persistent â€"purpose is v‘s ible. Canadian history and Canadian life, in all their phases are discussed and illuminated. Forty Canadian teachers went to South Africa ard their experiences are commemorated in an article entitled "A Year in a Boer School,‘‘ in the March number. A _ Canadian doctor living in Lonâ€" don, >makes some contributions to philosophical thought and speculaâ€" tion, hence coffes Arnold Haultain‘s article on â€"‘"A Search for an Ideal." The philosopher is Dr. Beattie Crozâ€" ier. A yqung man arises from a svh ordinate position to the control of a large _ industrial czrporntion. and hence comes a biogr&phical sketch of Mr. F.W.W. Thompson, Manager . of the Ogilvie Flour Mills Company. New methods#for the regeneration of criminals are being tried, hence there is an article on "Crime and Its Supâ€" pression," . by J.J. Kelso. Several newspaper men onte came near losing their positions because they wrongâ€" ly reported Sir William Van‘ Horne, hence â€" C. F. Paul writes of ‘‘The Discredited _ Interview." Canada‘s treatyâ€"making powérs are termed inâ€" adequate, and Thomas . Hodgins brie‘ ly explains why he ,nutht it is time for a change. W. L. Grant, points out where the teachingâ€" of Nn:z-hvfl.n far as education al is concerned. Add to these; three Canadian short stories, the third instalment of Mr. Bradiey‘s historjcal _ serial, and the usual* déâ€" nlhvld..% A outlined . coverd a broad field, tut the work is fairly well done. . â€" > MARCH CANADIAN NaAGgAZINES th is left with the easiest sort of arâ€" cessibility to the sceme of conflict. There can be very little doubt that she will be able any time within the next _ three months to place more men _ on a battlefield than her opâ€" ponents. The ‘courage of the little brown men is unquestioned; . their patriotism is the only thing they have that resembles the fervour of a religion, and an enthusiasm simâ€" ilar in degree to that which in the ages of faith sent men and delicateâ€" ly nurtured women to the beasts in the arena _ or to the stake, promjpts the Japanese soldier to parallel sacâ€" rifices and devotions. It is safe to say that if Russia wins victories they will be costly omes, and one ie pulse, however severe, will rot disâ€" courage _ these active, daring ond hardy warriors of What the Chincse call the Dwari Nation. + ae at coue o ols i | $ Unmsant Toade m reh cce i e ts "wok| c:--:m and they ie o. s ts maite s se hn maanozle ieeuaites venl, Cerenr s |$. ut "To wook aroved and himselt _a ‘wile while here.... Tho | & Weigh qnalifies and values John t_lm, who was the ‘Torâ€" onto correspondent in Cuba and South . Africa, writing in ‘ the March ‘"‘Canadian Magazine‘‘ states that he believes. Russia will lose Manchuria,. He says;~â€" Â¥ ‘‘I am of those who believe that they will be _ driven out, and thiat Japan will (do the work. The oaly possible chance Russia had of preâ€" ventifg that result was â€" by 1â€" hlnln&:onmu‘ of the Chinese seas. ‘That she has lost already, and Japan sale rof Mr.J.E, Mcyer wasnot as largely altended as~ it e vious day. prices wm ‘m‘u fair, averaging about hiz « ADORE » forty of the young people of Zion had a surprise and oyster party at the home ~ of Mr. and â€" Mrs. J. l&:hnu- ringer Friday ovenlnfi last, Al r:pn .;‘lnun time.......Train arrived at WILL JAPAN WIN? of the ed a lur attendance. of â€" emptoyeâ€" es of the W.G. & R. at a mass meetâ€" ing . when Pr:.dhts..l.-w‘imm gave a very cofr wh.lvo m-u Nrs. nfl.m,vm to Jamaica. 3 Is a keen observer and Personal.â€"Mr. George Detweiler, of Austin, Minn., was the guest of E W. Detweiler‘s last week......Mr. Wmu. Mann is visiting in Toronto:....Miss Mac «and Mr. Fred Willits, who have been visiting their sister here, wont to _ Paisley last week......Mr. Foster spent _ Sunday at his home in Berâ€" lin......Quite a number. from here a* h;«l tl: unlv':l: oA‘yr My ev ening...... A sleigh young ‘peoâ€" ple > from here â€" attended the party m.uu home : of Mr. I kh weport a most = nlulm.nv A & * r the hotelmen and liquor dealers . and three Liberals and five % es voted _ against their con k Mr. Stock, of South Perth, | was among the latter. The proposed new Assessment Act is giving â€" wheasiness â€" to the hotelâ€" keepers and retail liquor dealers. t a meeting of the Special Committée to whom the bill was submitted uy the Legislature, held a few days ago, Mr. James Haverson, solicitor for the license holders, asked that they be treated the same as retail merchants. It was pointed out by Mr. Haverson that the new bill proâ€" vided that the business tax was to be computed on a percentage of the assessed _ value ol the premiscs, where the business is carried on. For drdinary retailers, the percentâ€" age was to be 25 per cent. but for liquor _ dealers, department stores, printers and _ publishers, and manuâ€" facturers the tax was to be based on 50 per cent. of the assessed value. Mr. Haverson held that there should be no discrimination against the 1iâ€" quor man, that he should be on the same level exactly as the dealer in ‘boots and shoes and other every aay commodities. ‘The committee, howeyâ€" er, did not agree s with Mr. Haverâ€" son, and by a vote of 8 to 6 decided to «leave the bill as it is. This vots has some peculiar features. _ Two members of the Government, Attorâ€" neyâ€"General Gibson. and Hon. _ Mr. Latchford, and the fint’lltntmtr; ?: j the Opposition, Mr. Foy, voi favor of the reduction, and Mr. Whitâ€" ney, the leader of the Opposition, voted against it. Five Liberals and one Conservative voted in favor â€" of Toniiie: on Homht ctening mrevouh Our spring stock of Wall Paper has arrived, A fine assortment. Select now. Raymo Bros‘. WALL PAPER HOTEL KEEPERS UNEASY As a matter of fact we seldom "miss a s«ile when the shopper is sincere enâ€" ough to want to buy. â€" We all want to spend money to the best advanâ€" Â¥oig quaitie and > igh Â¥i before buying. “'l'hcn are no such C VISIT TO JAMAICA BOOKSTORE. ROSEVILLE, incldents in con a4 March 19th, betwien _ 10 and 5 o‘clock. Be sure and remember â€" the date as it will be some time before 1 will teach in Berlin again. Beware of imitations. I am holding a certificate to teach. I have taught over lflm this way and all wore more c sure to . see me in the upstair parlor of the â€" Market flv!llwl_flohflt.‘. satisfied. I also offer 510 to anyone,. who, after having taken a course flh-mqne::‘;mfll:.l:‘ put together.‘ 1 can show you before you start how easily it can be done, and that it is the best way of learnâ€" :m‘u.myo'mhn‘ ) '.“.m-r wse. Iwill teach in lin from. March 2ist to . April 4th. Hours M w. 3â€"Highâ€"slas: Holsteins belong« isgt;Al.O.Blllnln.l.nM Mar. 22â€"Stock and implements of. Angu-t. Frank, 1¢ miles southâ€"west of New Germany. Mar. 23â€"Stock and implements of }\:;fl“l:n Schaefer, 14 miles west of Mar, 24â€"â€"Stock ‘and i omg of ?fllo.m Jacobi, imlhmplwm of Mar. 25â€"Stock and implements of Menno Bowman at Biloomingdale. Mar.. 202â€"Stock and infin«h of Jacob 8. Haliman, 2 miles south of Mar. 8â€"Farm stock and implements : _of Dennis K. Devittnear Mannbeim. Mar. Pâ€"Thoroughbred Yorksbire sptp. horses, etc., on the ‘*Weliealey Stock Farim," Weilesley, Jobn Hil}, Prop, Mar. 16â€"Farm stock and implemenis of Levi Keicher, one and a half miles east of Bamberg, three miles south of St. Clement. Mar. 10â€"Stock and implements of Philip Arnold near Baden. Mar, 26â€"Stock and implements of Fred Rabathga, 1 mile south of Berâ€" lin at Two Bridges. Mar. 7â€"Stock and implements of ‘David Fear, one mile north of Kimira. Mar. 15â€"Stock and implements of Jacob Gardner near Bu!e-. Mar. 17â€"Stock aud implements of Noah 8. Shants at Croushiit. Mar. 1$â€"Stock and implements ‘of _ _Peter L. Erb,, 8rd Line of W eliesley. ....JOSEPH MICKUS, AvcrionEEr®.... COME AND SEE. COME! ., ¢ " F x Never before in the history of this Busines been able to place before the ladies of the such anâ€" enormous assortment (both in quality) of Fancy Waistings and Rea Ready to wear Blouses in: Mattie Cloth, Pongee Silk, Tafetta and Lustre [alt shades] These goods are all the latest products of En French and German looms, and for upâ€"toâ€"date cannot be duplicated, ; / //_ T9 Below will be found a list of a few of the lines we are Ladies wanted that would like to AUCTION SALES eMiss Elison‘s | ss Cuatting Suhml.' MISS R. ELLISON, _ Brantford. $20 . ««3â€"18â€"1mo. éâ€"w. Dresstmaking Teacher White English Mattie. _ _ Fancy White Mercerised . White and Colored Piques . Flaked Linens _ /.. % Flaked Linen Ginghams White Irish Linens j ’ Flaked Vails s ScotchChambrays&Ginghams ShanTungPongee(Whitelinen) Bricker & Diebel. 4¢ Blouses. ' WANTEDâ€" ‘Sevéral: industrious I Aaiis o dn 2L URus oc e stt [A Fuuaiing Qvestion:s . >:< . ‘of the Day . . . < ‘The Bell Telepbone Co. of Canada wD! ijsso« a new anbecribers‘ directory tor the District of Western Ontario, inâ€" «tading Waterlco exchange, in March mext. . Orders for new connections, «shanges of firm names, eto., should be placed at once to irisure entry‘ in this One Way and Round Trip _ Tourists Tickets areé on _ Sliver wn;l'.nxm Gan Moeta gflmmd&m wna-ln.hfiuh-iw ‘Forty thonsand horseâ€" ed for Exhibition use. gine‘ 8,000 horseâ€" power. GRAND TRUNK 'tnmw‘,,f C DIRECT COONNECTION AT CBi Cag0o WITH ALL Rat FOR THE * FAMOUS RESORTsS. . C&, For tickets, Pallman W m}l all information apply to _ _ cup CALIFORNIA, MEXICO, Feb. 16tb, 1904. World‘s Fair, St. Loais, NEW TELEPHONE DIEECTORR $24 and all travelling expenses and hotel bills mned‘h cash m week,. Experience not tial. Mention reference and “fi: addressed envelope. THE NATI ’A'L.'ui’u Dearborn St., Chicago.â€" Choice of rontss and J. R. STRICKLAND, April 30â€"Dec. 1st, 166 A. L. KUMPF, FLORIDA â€"power requirâ€" , Jap Silk, «* Stfe