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£ ©0000000000000000â€"00 00 0000000 000000000000 0040 A pleasing feature of the meetin was the substantial and deserving manner in which the Society recogâ€" hized the untiring efforts of | Bandâ€" master Zeller by increasing his annuâ€" al salary from $600 to $700. _ Many kind words were expressed appreciaâ€" tive of the valuable services rendered by Mr. Zeller, who in acknowledgeâ€" ment said he never was surrounded by a more faithful body of men who took a deep interest in the work and the high standard that mas been atâ€" tained was due to this fact. It was ~his ambition (to make the organiztaâ€" tion a still greater attraction, and he intends increasing the membership to 40 for the Old Boys Reunion. He assured the supporters that the band would be "better than ever" this year. i _ _The following officers were elected : _ Hon. Presidentsâ€"Col. Martin, Mayâ€" or Bricker, Exâ€"Mayor Kranz, H. Krug,. D. Hibner, C. N. Huethcr, Dr H. G. Lackner and C. H. Mills. Presidentâ€"W. H. Schmalz. lst Viceâ€"Pres.â€"G. D. LaCourse. 2nd . Viceâ€"Pres.â€"Geo. Lippert. Treas.â€"Wm. Roos. Secy.â€"F. H. Iiling. Citizens‘ Committeeâ€" M. Schi‘del, A. A. Eby, H. W. Brown, S. Latz, R. Ritz, H. E. Wettlaufer, B. Leyes, Dr. Hett, W. Schlieman, J; Poure, D. B. Dover, C..C. Hahn, W. H. Gottâ€" fried, Dr. O. Kalbfc sch, A. E. Eth. | Auditorsâ€"G. Baltzer and F. Kress. Caretaker.â€"J. W.â€"Hett. Drum Majorâ€"Geo. Schaidt. Votes of thanks were tendered to the Town Council for the annual grant of $600 to Secretary Illing, whq has held the office since 1886, to .:\.l Vanderhart, the indefatiguaince sergâ€" eant of the band, and to the oress representatives. A ‘ Cleverness is the thought of an inâ€" UHividnal; wisdom. is _ the collective thought of: humanity. Happiness is like the echo; it anâ€" twers, but never draws nigh. Messrs. Schmalz and Illing were apâ€" pointed a committee to draft a resoâ€" lution of condolence to be forwarded to the widow of the late Dr. W. J. ‘Arnott, who was prosiient of the s06â€" ciety at the time of his death. Great thinkers and lofty" mountains raise those who contemplate them in their own esteem. The jealousy of a lover is a homâ€" age; that os a husband is an insult. Whien hope abandonsâ€"us, she sets forth to dig our grave. 1 Joy is life seen through a sunâ€" beam. €7. can After the business had been {ransâ€" actea refreshments ‘were served and a suc‘al hour was pleasantly spert. _ A. Vandethart, â€"G.â€"Albrecht, â€"N.â€"Zel lin Exhibition was a financial success apd put the organization on a firm basis. 9 _ IN ITS HISTORY A handsome balance was reported notwithstanding the fact that five valuable instruments had been added to the equipment. The Madeâ€"inâ€"Berâ€" ‘The annual meeting of the Berlin Musical Society was held on Tuesday evening and was very largely attendâ€" ed by members of this popular orgâ€" anization and its supporters. The proceedings were: decidedly interestâ€" ing and unusual enthusiasm prevailed throughout. * Viceâ€"President Geo. D. LaCourse presided and the reports of. Secretary Treasurer showed that the years 1905 06 bad been the most successful in the history of the Society. Musical Society is In iltee H ‘ ‘The turbot lays 12,000,000 eggs a | yearâ€"11,999,800 more than the best j hen. When Manutius, the elder, set _ up in the printing business in Venice he came, into possession . of a little negro boy, who had been left by some merchant vessel at that city to be properly cared for. This boy ’wus known over the city as the "litâ€" tle black devil," who helped _ the ‘mtysterious Bible factor along and 'nome ignorant people supposed him ‘to be none other than the embodiâ€" ment of Satan, who helped Aldus in the prosecution â€" of his profession. One day Aldus, to dispel hallucinaâ€" tion by publicity, displayed the young imp to the poorer classes. Upon the occasion he made a very characterisâ€" tic speech: ‘"Let it be known in Venâ€" ice, that I, Aldus Manutius, printer to the Holy Church and Doge, . have this day made a public exposure of the printer‘s devil. â€" All those who think he is not flesh and blood may now come forward and pinch himt" He was the first "rollerâ€"boy," _ and he must have been intelligent, or else Manutius‘ fame would not have ’het-n so bright; perhaps, for he was one of the first to discover that the tprcssman‘s first rule was to have the ink well "distributed." â€" _Conttibuâ€" No Dividend Was Declared by President Hugh Blain presided. The digectors reported that the sugar marâ€" ket last year was heavy and . prices ‘were poor, so no dividend will be deâ€" clared. For next season 4,250 acres have been contracted for, which is an increase over last year‘s acreage. The friends of Mr. and Mrs.. Otto Boettger, Krug â€"street, will sympaâ€" thize with them in the loss of their 14â€"monthsâ€"old son, which took place Thursday evening alter an attack of convulsions. ‘The funeral of the late Christian Poblman, Mrs.. Boettger‘s father, took place shortly before the death of her child. ORIGINâ€"OF â€"PRINTERS‘ DEVIL Wm. Mahlon Davis, C. E., Enginceer for Sewerage Commission. The Ontario Sugar Co., owners of the Berlin beet sugar factory, held their. annual m»:sting on Wednesday in the council room of the Buard of Trade at Toronto. Disposal Works It is understood that the Ontario e M-T: is to :a.k: ‘u:. the n: earnes near The tablet ordered by Mayor Brickâ€" 2‘...'."‘:';'». over all the electric powâ€" er to be placed in the pump house Of‘ or gevelopment in the province and Berlin‘s sowerage disposal works BaS arranging with the municipalities for arrived, and is a fine piece Of work. the sale of the power at cost. This half an inch thick, and weighs ‘“'“ol the cheap power problem for the 30 pounds. It is handsomely gilded, people and is what many of the munâ€" and the engraving is neat and dl-l icipalities suggest. t'»ollct. The inscription is as lol-| What price the companies will deâ€" WS :=» Berlin‘s Sewerage Disposal Works, Constructed 1905â€"06, The tablet ordered by Mayor Brickâ€" er to be placed in the pump house of Berlin‘s sewerage disposal works has arrived, and is a fine piece of work. It is about 20x30 inches in size and Will be Placed in the Pump House at Berlin‘s Sewerage Daily duty may be the divine drill the Directors of the Ontario _â€" Sugar Co. This Year. Mayor 1905:: Mayor 1906 SUGAR MARKET POOR SEWERAGE COMMISSION : H. Aletter, Secretary arme masur _ |(GOVERNMENT MAY TAKEâ€" â€" John Cochrane, Ephraim Bricker, Graham Jackson. A SAD DEATH. AATrOR "Yes, indeed," replied the reformed «port. "It was the touch of the unseen hand that was held by the other fellow that drove me out of the business." Witness ‘had also sold planos and ‘Toronto Life insurance. One week she had written up from $10,000 to $15,000 Ansurance, and got a prize of $10 or $15. "Was this pald by the York Loant" "Yes, I guess so. It was cashed there, too." Mr. and Mre. E. J. Burt and the Hud« som girls are subpoenaed for toâ€"day, York Loan and Toronto Life, acknow!â€" edged that Phillips had given him perâ€" mission to write up Toronto Life inâ€" surance as a "side line," while travelâ€" ing for the York Loan. From August, 1903, to December, 1904, witness receivâ€" ed $2,000 to $3,000 for writing up inâ€" surance. From Nov. 1, 1904, up to the present he had received $3,000 as comâ€" missions from the Toronto Life, beâ€" aides $20 a week salary. Cemmissions Paid Stook. * The 60 shares of stock on which he had paid $1,7%0 had been paid out of commissions he had from the York Loan and Toronto Life, and on the 10 per cent. of his salary that had been held back by the York Loan. Witness 4enied that he had got any cheques in favor of Phillips or the Misses Hudson. of the York Loan, deposed that she had old Netional Monthlies under the inâ€" structions of Phillips. Make Consumers Pay. ‘The independents also suggested that any increase in the cost of production could be added at once to the market price of coal. On this point, the letter said : "If consumers (naturally, perhaps, thinking only of their own comfort and convenience) _are so .Andifferent..to..the demands of law and order as to compel us to abandon a contest for right and decent government, that we are ready, If necessary, to undertake, they should pay the cost of the surrender that they compel." Knew the Touch, . _ _ "Did you ever feel the touch of an «nseen hand?" asked the poetic young "If," she added, "we sold two Monthlies and two York Loan shares, we were paid the regular commission by the York Loan. Also, if we sold three Monthlies and one share." Only One Luxuey, "He is carrying beary life insuorâ€" ance." "For the benefit of his family ?" \ ""No; be lan‘t married. He can‘t supâ€" port a wife and keen up the preminams," The anthracite coal commission of 1902 should be requested to reconvene and consider whether any circumâ€" stances have arisen since April 1, 1903, which would justify a modification of its award of that date, in respect only to the following subjects: (1) Wages. (2) As to adjustments of complaints through the conciliation board, or othâ€" erwise. Award to Bind For Throe Years. Any new award of the commission shall be binding for a period of three President Mitchell would not comâ€" ment on the answer of the operators, but said the meeting of the scale comâ€" mittee, held last night, would consider it. At the close of the meeting, a copy Of a letier from independent operators who held a meeting at Wilkesâ€"Barre yesterday, to the operators‘ committee, was made public. ‘The letter expressed the conviction of the independent operâ€" ators, that any agreement to arbitrate with the United Mine Workers would be an unjustifiable surrender to anarâ€" cohy and mob vicience. Liszt Plane Co‘s. Assets As slged to Liquidators for Benefit of Creditors Arbitration Scheme Proposed by Them â€"Independents Expreas Views. New York, April 11.â€"A counter proâ€" position was made by the anthracite coal operators at their meeting yesterâ€" day with the representatives of the United Mine Workers of America. This proposition rejects the arbitration plan offered by John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, and suggests the following instead: ‘The joint conference adjourned after having been in session about half an hour, to meet again on Thursday, at 1.30 p. m. An officer of the National Trust Co,, liquidators of the York Loan, made an unsuccessful attempt to serve notice on Joseph Phillips of the writ that has been issued, asking that he be reâ€" strained from disposing of his Toronto Life stock. ‘The court intimated that the writ must be served on Phillips only through his counsel. YORK LOAN CO. : | " WILL GET TllEM!""‘. Toronto, ‘April 11.1â€""The Liszt Plano ; Co. have quietly assigned their assets touforuuiqomo(thotcrklml and we are now in possession," was the statement made by an official of the National Trust Co., liquidaters for the York Loan, yesterday afternoon. | The Phillips‘ investigation went on until nearly 2 o‘cleck yesterday afterâ€" morging. s Couldn‘t Serve Writ on Phillips, WHAT OPERATORS WILL Do. was adjourned until this ane UVL superintendent =â€"| Counsel for the defence in the Gayâ€" norâ€"Greene case began argument Tuesâ€" . In the British House of Commons Tuesday night Lief Jones‘ resolution in favor <f the principle of local aption was carried by 371 to 40, the Premier +â€"Miss Eva Booth, commander of the: Salvation: Army of the United States, | was taken i!1 suddenly on a Hariem | Railroad train late Sunday. Dr. Welss: ‘refused to say if her condition is criti< ! Edward Haycock. the Wabash engiâ€" : neer who was injured in the collision lon the G. T. R. at Port Robinson, is + Insurance Bills Pass. Albany, N. Y,, April 11.â€"The Senate yesterday passed: unanimously and without debate, two of the insurance bills, which had not been amended. One amends the general corporation law as to acquisition of real property by life insuramce companies; the other amends the penal code so as to prohibit the giving of rebates in life insurance busiâ€" Sir William Ralph Meredith for Proâ€" vincial Railway Commission. ‘Toronto, April 10.â€"It is said that the Whitney Government will offer the post of chairman of the new Provincial Railâ€" way Commission to Chief Justics Sir William Raiph Meredith, and, that the chief justice will accept. Ottawa, April 11.â€"Up to dat* about fifty manufacturers have signified their intention of exhibiting at the New Zeaâ€" land International Exhibition in Noâ€" vember.. The Government offers to pay transportation charges to New Zealand, free installation of exhibits and full maintenance, including competent atâ€" tendants during the term of the exhiblâ€" tion. Therse are indications that he will : welcome the opportunity of retiring from the bemoh,.. _ _ _ _ â€" _ | Windsor City Council, by & vote of 7 to 5, has granted the Windsor, Eesex & Lake Shore Electric Railway pracâ€" tically every request that the railway company made. & R. A. Brunt, B. A., of the teaching staff of the Windsor Collegiate Instiâ€" tute, has been appointed a member of the British Society of Chemical Indusâ€" try of London, Eng. A St. Catharines‘ jury has returned a verdiot for Mrs. William Elliott of 8t. Catharines for full amount of claim, with costs, in her suit against the Bank of Toronto. ' Col, Heneker Appointed. > Montreal, April 11.â€"Lt.â€"Col. W. C. Heneker, D. S. O., has been appointed assistant adjutantâ€"general for the Imâ€" périal forees in the Orange River Colâ€" ony. Lt.â€"Col. Heneker is a Canadian, & brother of B. T. Heneker, a Montreal advocate. He has served with distincâ€" tion in South Africa with the British forces for some years, his promotion having been very rapid. He won his D. 8. O. in the British expedition to punish the Mad Mullah. * The Prince and Princess of Wales, returning from their visit to India, have arrived at Corfu, and were grested by King George of Greece. 7 The thirteenth annual convention of. the National Association of Chiefs of Police is in convention at Hot Springs,; Ark, with the largest attendance in ity Opposos the Bill. London, April 10.â€"The education bill, the main measure in the Liberal proâ€" gram for the present session, yesterâ€" day was formailly passed on ‘first readâ€" ing in the House of Commons after an extended debate participated in by Mr. Birrell, president of the board ‘of eduâ€" cation (its introducer), James R. Macâ€" Donald, Labor and Socialist, and Sir Alfred Thomas, chairman of ‘Welsh Liberal Parliamentary party, who supâ€" ported the measure, and Sir Wm. Anâ€" son, Liberal, représenting Oxford Uniâ€" versity; George Wyndham, Conservaâ€" tive, and Lord Robert Cecil, who opposâ€" ed It. Plans are being prepared for a new Winhipeg Grain Exchange building, at ah estimated cost of $250,000, _ Waterioo ratepayers voted down the Hoggâ€"Metcalfe Knitting Co. of Gait. Fire in a block of buildings at the corner of Moreau and St. Catherine streets, at Montreal, did about $15,000 A storm which broke over Now(l'a:- land Monday night caused much ‘damâ€" age to teélephone, telegraph and‘elecâ€" tric light wires. â€" Passes First Readingâ€"Oxford Universâ€" ity Opposes the Bill. Mr. Birrell declared the bill was an honest attempt to deal with a difficult problem. Under the bill religlous education may be given in hitherto unprovided schools, if they are taken over by the educational authorities two mornings weekly by consent of the local author!â€" ties, but not by the regular staff. ..Nor shall the attendance of pupiis be comâ€" pulsory, and no part of the expense thereof shall be borne by the rates. The bill provides for a further anâ€" nualâ€"grant of $5,000,000 from the Imâ€" perial exchequer for education, and proposes the establishment of d national education council of Wales, Prof. Nathaniel 8. Shaler, the eminâ€" ent geologist, and dean of the Lawrence Scientific School, is dead at Cambridge, ma#d for the power under these cirâ€" cumsiances is not known, but it is said that arrangements are now unâ€" der way for an understanding _ beâ€" tween the government and the comâ€" panies. One company is said to have offered to supply its total output to the governwmwent at $12 per horse power, and one of the Buflalo capiâ€" lalists interested in the development of power is said to have offered to supply all the power required at Niâ€" OVvER ALL WATER POWERS EpucaTion ‘siLL in commons. ITEMS BY TELEGRAPH MAY BE THE CHAIRMAN: s of the Day ‘Condensed Into Short Paragraphs Canada Will Be There. * To Mr. Readeâ€"The earth was _ in good condition for pounding and was not frozen. They did not put any . water where sewer pipes are laid, and ground packs better without water. _ The ground generally sinks after a few days when the trench is filled ~in. The way they put the ifflmfundcrfidmlk it â€"was â€"imposâ€" ADJOURNED UNTIL _ GOOD FRIDAY sible for it to sink. There was â€"five feet of earth â€"under the sidewalk beâ€" fore they started the tunnel. william _ Lamont walked _ down Yonge street two or three times every day, but did not observe wheâ€" ther the gutter was clear or not. He noticed the wall bulging in. Frapk Heiman said he watched the pr#s of the building and from the very beginning the gutter was . not kept open and on one «occasion . he took a shovel and opened it in order to let the water pass. After the rear wall was crected the wet earth from the front end of the foundation was taken back and packed against _ tho rear wall. They did the same thiag to the Yonge street wall and nacked the ground against the wall. He lad considerable experience in building, and he would not have allowed this kind of work. It was this that ca«sâ€" ed both walls to buige in, _ # John S. Anthes passed the : Lipâ€" pert building frequently, and after exâ€" cavating had commenced pedestrians had to cross the street. He did not observe that watér was in the cellar. The lot has aiways been wet. When he first came to Berlin there was a goodâ€"sized spring there. He observed a considerable bulge in the wall of nearly six.inches. The rear wall was about twelve feet high.‘ If it would have been his work he would not have allowed the workmen to complete it at that season of the year. _ Thete was no gutter, as it had been filled in. ‘ To Mr. Readeâ€"There was practicalâ€" ly no room at the bottom â€" of the brick platform for a large volume of water to pass under. _ The damage case of Braun vs. Berâ€" Tin was not concluded on Tuesday and dnother day will be required to hear the balance of the evidence that is to be presented by the defendants and plaintiff. To the surprise of the witâ€" nesses, His Honor Judge Chisholim decided to hold the adjourned session on Good Friday and it is expected that the case will be concluded and guite probable that judgment will be given. The first witness at the afternoon session was Julius Kadetschimer, who was one of the men who helped dig the trench and fill it up. He claimed the work was done more carefully than usual owing to the lateness of the season, and the nature of the soil. F J. K. Master, inspector of sewer connections, and his duty is to see that, pipes are properly laid and conâ€" nected. There had been faulty work done in connecting sewer pipes with cellar drains. He has nothing to do with the filling in of the trench, but he assisted on this occasion, The celâ€" lar had been filled with water before the accident. The use of water. in clay in filling trenches is useless. He noticed the platform on which the bricks were piled was only two â€" or three inches above the gutter. To Mr. Readeâ€"Witness would not allow men to put water in trench. He often +helped men in filling in trench. The only way to tell whether the trench is properiy filled is by the amount of carth left over. He has never known of a case where all the carth laken out did not completely fill up the trench. To . His Monorâ€"There were no springs in the trench, but he believâ€" ed there were at the northerly end of the building. The cellat was wet all the time. ® William Miller, another employe of Mr. Hymmen, said he helped to make the ditch, and said the work was done as well as it could be done, as they took extra care, on account of the water that comes down that street. ~Nearly all the earth was returned into the trench, and the balâ€" ance was spread on the road. ‘ Christian Woeller worked for Mr. Hymmen last fall and worked _ one day in constructing the trench. Two weeks after the trench was completed he was sent thete to fill â€" up = the trench, which had sunk from two to four inches, and when he left it â€" the trench was even with the street. d To Mr. Readeâ€"It was sunk on the outside. of the gutter and not near the sidewalk and wall. = To Mr. Scellenâ€"The workmen had worked under him for three years and were good men.. He never had _ any trouble with them. aul‘dlsluumhorumcr days in the year, 24 hours in the day. The municipalities are to supâ€" ply their, own plants and the Governâ€" ment is about to place itself in the position of vendor of power. This is to be one of the phases of the power question discussed at the meeting of the municipalities toâ€"mio~â€" row, when representatives from : difâ€" ferent sections of the province will wait on the Government. (Continued on page 12.) Case of Braun vs.I"" e Will Continue for |‘"**** 5. |Waterioo County Was Repreâ€" * Coal Steamer Ashore, â€" _ * Amberstburg, April 11.â€"The first marine mishap of the season occurred here yesterday when the big steel steamer L. C. Waldo, upâ€"bound with a cargo of coal, ran on to the Jagged Rocks, at the lower end of Bois Blanc Istand. A hole was punched in the boat, and one compartment is full of water. She will be lightered off. Mayor Belt is now of ~the opinion that the cost of light to the citizens could be reduced. Municipal ownerâ€" ship has been a sguccess so far in Wingham. Toronto, April 11.â€"John Turner, aged 21 years, son of John Turner, 85 Essex atreet, of this city, was killed last Sunâ€" day morning in the awitching yards of Jajunta, Cal. HMe was struck by a train and died instantiy.. The parents were notified by wire, and ordered the forwarding of the body to Toronto. hearing,_â€"and _ promised carly a favorâ€" Representatives were present from Berlin, Waterloo, Galt, Preston, Hesâ€" peler, Elmira, New Hamburg, Ayr, and the township counciis of Waterâ€" loo and Wilmot, including at least one hundred farmers from all parts ef the county, | garding Niagara Falls: por t was adopted. S Among those from Berlin, Waterloo and vicinity who formed part of the deputation were Mayor Bricker,, Alds. Uttley, Schneidet; McBrine, Feick, Weber, Gross apd Dunke, Messrs. D. B. Detwell(fr,' G. M. DeBus, George Schlee, E. J. Philip, Geo. Bramm, J. A. Giood, A. Weseloh, J. J. A. Weir, John Forsyth, Ferdinand Walâ€" ter, C. A. Ahrens, J. Messner, _ J. Fennell, A. Krehn, H. L. Janzen, I. B.>Snyder. W. G. Cleghorn, L. Weaâ€" ver, C. N. Huether. In the 25 months to Jan. 1, 1906, the plant has paid all running expenâ€" ses, also two debentures of the purâ€" chase money, of $1734.90 each and giâ€" ven the town a clear profit of $2,â€" 521.38. Besides, it must not be forâ€" gotten that on account of the condiâ€" tion of the money market at the time, there was a loss on the sale of debenturesâ€"of $1,050. ‘This has also been made up out of profits, so that amount should really be added to the total profit from the working of the plant, making altogether $3,571.28. Mayor Bricker and D. B. Deiweiler spoke on behalf of Berlin. * Acting Mayor Weidenhammer spoke for Waterloo. The host marched to the Legislaâ€" ure Buildings in a body, and were cheered on the way. a Waterloo.â€"J. C.. Haight, J. B. Hughes, A. Bauer, W. Dawson, Dr. W. L. Hilliard, A. Weidenhammer, Levi Graybill, F. S. Kumpf, A. B. McBride. Waterloo Township Council.â€"J. S. Staufter, S. E. Shantz, J. Abra, O. Reist, J. S. Snyder, Geo. Tilt. The Wingham Advance states that according to the auditors‘ report the electric light plant is paying well. It says in part :â€" 2 county in Ontatio. The_delegates met at the City Hall, Toronto, where preliminary arrangeâ€" ments were made and a resolution reâ€" able consideration of the problem. The delegation met the Premier at 13.30. f % ; Wilmot â€" Township Council.â€"Reeve Zoller, C. Stoeser, John Otto, S. Cassel, P. Berg, Fred Holwell. : ym The Jewish (population of Berlin Waterioo County Was Repreâ€"| this week is celebrating the feast of the Passover more extensively than sented as as AnY ||usoal m l' Two weeks before Passover the Jewish housewife thinks it incumâ€" w bent upon berself to buy as many new Toronto, April 11.â€"Nearly 2,000 things as possibleâ€"table ornaments, ad finan" Brem: £ ; +4 5 , ~and, if possâ€" delegates waited upon Premier Whitâ€" ible, new outfits of clothing if they toâ€"da the Governmen: toJcan, so that everything they ‘have on 1t» y to atk the their bodies may be absolutely clean. furnish electric power from Niagara| The night before passover everything must be in readiness. To carry out Falls. the Biblical commandment, stating Waterloo County was perians more t_l_nt_nothing leaven shall be found in ' The Pl'emicrlo., of the f;u |.ru Whitrey Promises an F%‘o%u h Nearly 2000 IJEWS CELEBRATE March To THE PASSOVER Mr. Whitney gave them an attentive WINGHAM ELECTRIC PLANT. From Berlin and Vicinity. To Bring Body Home. DEBUS. theâ€"three â€"divisions . of ~ Israelâ€"Colien (the pricst), Levi (the Levite), and Consider ng the persecutions . the Jews have suffered all over the world for centaries, it is but natural that the "Sedar‘‘ service should be one of fervent prayer, as it is symbolic of liberty. The Jews in Russia, who aro in terror of theit lives when perâ€" forming the "Sedar‘‘ ceremony, sigh and pray for their deliverance . from the cruel . hand of oppression. The whole feast is one tribute to liberty and commemorates the deliverance of their ancestors from the first tyrant in the history of the world. Another is that for the glorious land in which they tive.â€"*Canada." ** _ Must Cantain Kight Galtane, * ~*+ Ottawa, April 10.â€"Retail milk deal« ers have suggested that instead of an eightâ€"gallon can for milk it should be sold in cans weighing eight pounds. To this Archic Campbell, M. P. who re« presents the farmers, will not consent, © * 2800 Bail For Canadé: **** After the mealis over the head of the family reads the history of the ‘‘Pessach" (Passover) from the "Haâ€" gadab," or prayerbook, and then chants the following benediction :â€"‘ Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, / Who hath sanctified us with Thy Doors Aiar. Dvring the entire evening the door is left ajar, so that Elijah the prophâ€" et may visit them during the service, and a scat is provided for him, also. a cup of wine. The door is also left open as an invitation to the Christâ€" ian to come in and see that no blood is shed in the observance of the Passâ€" over, and to disprove the old super< stition that the Hebrews murdered Christian children _ as sacrifices for the feast. Ware Paintings For Fair. London, April 10.â€"(C. A. P.)â€"Dr. Ore has sticceeded in getting paintings by the following artists for Toronts Exhibition, Landseer, Constable, Turnâ€" or, Millals and Lesiic. They have been insured for £50,000. [ Lendon, April 111â€"(C. A. P.)â€"As & result f the active emigration propaâ€" ganda in Belginm the steamer Lake Michigan salled from Antwerp for Camâ€" ada yeaterday with 2,500 emigrants, a gecord for the pOrt, __ ... uL L. L. this are J arated by Istael (the Israelite) _ Among the wealthy familics the "Sedar‘" dish is of goldand silver. ~All the â€" dishes served at this meal are signifcant of some symbol of the Passover. ~_ _ One is made of paste compounded of grated apples, almonds, honey and cinnamon, moistened with raisin wine and is intended to remind the people of the Egyptian lime and mortat. A small lamb bote and an egg bakâ€" ed in ashes represent ‘ the "festival sacrifice" offered in Jerusalem. "Kidâ€" dish,‘"" or the benediction, over, the wine takes place ‘at the end ‘of the meal, after which a spray ‘of parsley is dipped in salt and water, and evâ€" eryone at the table takes a small portion of it. It is supplied to teâ€" mind them of the bitter life of slavâ€" ery in Egypt. ° Ew One quaint and interesting custom which will be observed by a few of the more sttictly orthodox famili¢s, is "Bikur Chumetz,‘"" searching | for leaven, which begins twentyâ€"lour hours before the Passover. Then in the strictest silence the whole hqpuse is thoroughly searched; every â€" closet is looked into to see that no Chumetz leaven is left in the building, for evâ€" ery orthadox Jew deems it his solemn duty to see that everything leaven is réemoved from the house. The special feature of the festival is the giving of the "Seder‘"‘ on the first evening. . At the head of the taâ€" Lle is placed the Sedar dish and upon cellar to garret is scrubbed and The head of the housebold, with a large wooden spoon and a feather â€" in one hand and a taper in the other, followed by the rest of the family, searches the house thoroughly from top to bottom. If any crumbs or leaâ€" ven be found, they are brushed into the spoon with the feather; then tho feather is placed on top and the two tied together with a string. On the following morning the whole â€" thing is butned, the house is declared clean and preparations are made for the great feast. * Only unleavenea bread is allowed to be eaten in the way of bread, and of this each family lays in a large supâ€" ply swept, so that not a single particle of anything which may contain leaven is left. Commandments, ce § And commandéd us to cat even unâ€" leavened bread. . Feature of the Festival Searching For Leaven aced three ‘ napkins, an "matzoth,"" sepâ€"