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F5 w ; .. l Tuesday Evening â€"‘ ‘Wihg‘s Plate Hueufu De NRQDarA\ 4 m"“s_cu!fl m .‘ :_t:::‘ l‘::"uishllu;p:lol The prowess of Slaughter deterred all but two of the other Breeders‘ Stake .moninations _ from qnswerin the call to action. They were Court Martial and Cumberland Lass. . The distance was a furlong less than the Plate, and Slaughter had to carty a five pounds penalty, in some quarâ€" ters there was a faint impression that Court Martial might win under these conditions,â€" but â€"there â€"wasâ€"nothing in the running of _ the Plate to justify any such expoctations. . Last Saturâ€" day Slaughter gave Court Martial far mibre than a fiveâ€"pound beating aud: he could have won had the distance been half a mile shorter. Under® the conditionsâ€" 2 to 5 was a liberal enough price about the Havoc ,colt. ‘ Jockey Treubel â€" rode fqur winners two ofâ€" them for his contract employâ€" er, Mr. Seagram, who has won Ssis races in three days . Four of the six wins were scored by. the progeny ol Havoc. (Treubel was warned by the stewards for his reckless riding _ on Royal Window in the opening race. {Continued from page 1.) present at the ifduction of Rev. A. M. Hamiiton, M. A., 29 years ago. Nature â€" Study.â€"Teachers have now a splendid opportunity to develop and awaken power of, thought in youthâ€" ful minds: by means of nature study. Now when _ the foliage is verdant, splendor clothes the: forest trees. in garbs of richest green, when the aniâ€" mals that inhabit the woodlands are stirred into activity: by their _ sumâ€" mer environments, when the modest glories of violet and daisy peep forth from | every hillock, when the _ tich carpetings of nature are spread forth over pasture and meadowâ€"lands; â€" in these days of bird song and splendor and beauty, children delight to listen 10 the grand old story of Mother Naâ€" ture and her ways. . The programme covered Seven racâ€" es, and not a little interest was felt inthe second meeting of Slaughter and Court Martiar in the Breeders‘ Stakes, which had $1,000 added. â€" The result was a repetition of their preyvâ€" ious contest, and Mr, Seagram also scored another victory with Festino in the Coronation Stakes, put this was of the lucky order, as Gilmmer‘s chance was destroged by fis failure o get away with the others. Court Martial set the pace for sevâ€" en furlongs. He drew away going up the back stretch, but Slaughter, who will not do much . uniess asked to, moved up when Treube} called on him ahd a fine race followed.. lu the stretch Treubel was riding the Plate winner, but he responded, and eventâ€" w lly! T. wlt:n-z‘;, iu.t he responded, and eventâ€" vally won _ handily by a couple â€" of leng ths. â€"Cumberland â€"Lassâ€"pickedâ€"up in _ of the Ontario * Jockey Club. â€" The weather, track condition, and racing wure o,cry thing, they ought to be to néake an enjoyable day‘s outâ€" ing. His Excellency, the Governorâ€" General, and Lady Sybil Grey again attended, and _ Sir Thomas Shaughâ€" nessy, President of the Canadian Paâ€" ciffie Railway, was diso among the visitors. Eenersn e $100 by running a mile in 1.36 2â€"5, for she was just back at the stariâ€" ing point, the â€" furiong pole. in the stretch, when the others had run a mile and an eighth. The: attendance at Woodbine yester diay was away above the average of a third day, but quite in keeping with the idcreased i terest that is maniâ€" icsted all through in the present meetâ€" Children delight in the study of "d~ ture, earth, air, fire and water. Evâ€" erything in the operations of â€" nature excites interest and curiosity, which systematically directed â€"wilt stimuâ€" late their powers of obsirvation and exercise their intelligence. ols Sn mel ulc t cs "All things that love the of doors, _= The sky rejoices ~in th DT.‘ Je PMR CADCOS eS Not a Judgment of Providence. = The statement made by some theoloâ€" gians that the great earthquake with its attendant calamities, . was . & marked judgment rof â€"Providenceâ€"on the city of San Francisco, on wecount of the wickedness prevailing there, is assuredly an irreverent . presumption, for as long as the rain continues . to fall on the just and the unjust, _ as long s the great measureless forces £ hq l 5490 cumvemnmmt nlvcless ofi mss ie ce 0iz 0 ot Nature operate along . the sequent lines of cause and effect, the solution of the question as to why calamities are pfrmmpd, will undoubtedly reach beyond the limits of human wisdom. Events ordinarily regatded as terâ€" rible and calamitous may perhaps be the working out of the greatest good to the greatest possible number, for had these gases aot escaped by volâ€" canic and subterranean, action | from beneath | the â€" mighty rinds of rocky strata, but remained there with all their forces pent up in the depths hbelow, greater and more fearfu) conâ€" sequences might reasonably be antiâ€" sequences cipated. Princess Ena of Battesberg. â€" The animadversions of the nowâ€"couformist party in England on the apostacy of Princess Ena of Battenberg in order to remove the only parrler to a mar ital union with the youhg Spanish King, are out of harmormy with the acific and unifying policy of her dipâ€" Llnlo grandsirte, King Edward Vii. WasT munTAOSE . the Woodbine in the morning s the study of na sun are out WINS There is also a cash â€" delivery> sysâ€" tem connected withâ€" th# office at the rear, on one side of which there is a fitting room for the convenience of customers. A ‘baby‘s smiles: caused the father of the child. to withdraw a suit _ for divorce a short time agoâ€"he was reâ€" conciled to his wife whenseeing his boy ior the first time, says the Chi cago Tribune. f 4 The little boy sat on the mother‘s lap, and gurgled and smiled at _ the graveâ€"faced man who sat in the. wit ness box. ‘ Gradually Friedman‘s re plies became nfbre and more absent minded.. Slowly his face softened,and tinally the judge, geeing how mattets stood, called the couple before him, and sent them out into the corridor to talk things over. ‘Needless to say. they made things up in a few minutes. The store is one of the largest gents‘ furnishings stores west of Toâ€" ronto. . The exteri0r appearance . is very striking, bejng richly finished in oak and above the large show winâ€" dows thetre are large and prettily decorated prism lights, which are greatly admired. The interior _ pteâ€" sents a commodious, wellâ€"lighted and handsome show _ room, the ceilings being _ of lightâ€"colored metal, while the walls are beautifully papered. The wood furnishings for the entfre store were manufactured and installâ€" ed by the Berlin Interior Hardwood Co., and is not. only a credit to _ the firm but to the town. The store is also equipped with six large silent salesmenâ€"cases, as well as seven large oakâ€"finished tables in the centre of the store, used for the clothing display. ‘The formal opening of the new gents‘ furnishings store of Thoraton # Douglas took place on Tuesday evâ€" ening in the new quarters formeriy nceupied by P. l{ynimen‘s hardware «store, and was a decidedly successful event. There was a very large crowd of both men and women in the si6r* vontinuously from 7.30 to 10 o‘cleck and all were greatly pleased with the neat appearance and upâ€"todate equipâ€" ment of this latest business addition in Berlin. While the yisitors were inspecting the furnishings . and . the stock a fine programme of musical seâ€" lections was rendered by the 29th Regiment. orchestra. In addition the visitors were, presented with a beauâ€" tiful buttonâ€"hole bouguet. . On the left of the sgtore are . the shelves covered with glass for | the large stock of ‘hats, while on the opâ€" posite ‘side the shelres ‘will beâ€"used for the small wares, such as ties, colâ€" lars, etc. At the rear the shelving is used: for the clothing department. The store is in charge of Mr. Harry Peters, who is well knowa in Berlin, having been connected with the gents‘ furnishing department of A. Weseloh & Co. for many years. Thornton & Douglas have been in business for 18 yeers and have stores in â€"Stratford, Guciph, Chatham _ and Bertin. They also have a large facâ€" tory in Hamilton, . where â€"allâ€"ofâ€"the clothing, working shirts and averalls sold by the four stores are manufacâ€" tured. QThis firm is to be congratulated upon its successful opening,. and ‘will undoubtedly receive a liberal share of the patronage of the: Twinâ€"City _ in theit new enterprise. New, had this change of ecclesiastiâ€" cal patronage, for it can hardly _ be dignified _ by _ any more appropriate term, been from the ancient‘ Roman Catholic Church to the folds of some dissenting denominations: with _ preâ€" cisely the same ends in view, and not as a matter of conscience, the change would be just. as reprehensible â€" even though it excited is comtroversy. Reinhart Friedman had never seer the boy before, and he directed <that the divorce proceedings be stopped. The real fact of the matter is that the religious creeds in the royal iamâ€" ilies of Hurope are largely adjusted according ‘to, hymneal exigencies. Per haps the old nursery rchyme had something to do with it: ‘‘Ena, mena, mina, mo, Catch Alphouso by the:â€"t0e, If he hollers, let him go, Ena, mena; mina, mo.‘‘ It is quite certain that a Spanâ€" iard will be dead sure to ‘"holler‘‘ if lus toe is pulled too hard * f A great work lies before the Canâ€"! adian people. _ lt is to embue, _ to teach, to inspige these foreign â€" raees fist â€" hastening to our vast plains with clear ideas in regard to su-li-l government, civic freedom, and _ the f"m‘r.fl wuties of man towards | his: ellow man. \ Let us hope that the moral, intelâ€" lectual and spiritnal progress of our young and virile nation keeps pace with its material and industrial | deâ€" velopment. If so the stat of Canada will remain long and gloriously in the ascendant throughout the history . of future ages; BABY STOPS THE DIVORCKE A SPLENDID OPENING Detroit Free Press _ tion Bodies by Railroads ‘ s A RULE OF THE ROXADS.| In stating their views of the matâ€" ter members of the Passenger. Assoâ€" ciation said that out of nearly 440 organizations of various kinds â€" that made arrangempnts with the Assoviaâ€" tion for reduged rates, the Hamilion Conferene@Was the first to take exâ€" ception th a. clause which A’l‘qilh'i.: the Secrethry who signs the certii cates of attendance that he wit *"weâ€" deem at fgl fares any . ticke‘s . for the return trip afterwards found to have been transferred _or. misused." Various other.religious wodies â€" have signed ‘the agrtement," the passenger men say. In only one instwnc> a Gifâ€" ference of ‘opinion similar to _ that which now exists arose, ‘Prior to the orgamzation of the Assoctation, witch took place in EHobâ€" ruary, 1905, a clause practicaliy Ate same . aso that in the Ey C:. P\ A. rules and regulations was applied, it was stated, by individual railways for conventions, etc. The Assdriarion embraces in‘ its membership nemir every railtoad and< passenger steamâ€" ship lise operating in Canadian terâ€" ritory east of Port Arthur, including the New York GCentral, Michigan Cenâ€" tral, Pere: Marquette and New York & Ottawa Railways which enter Canâ€" ada. ftom Aireâ€"UCnitedâ€"States.â€"When Toronto, May 22.~â€"As m.conBequence of the decision on The paft of the Hamilton Methodist Conference not to travel on reduced fares to that body‘s meeting at Niagara Falls this summey because of a?rhll gdaranâ€" tees asked by the raflway$, members in Toronto of the Easteru Canadian Passenger Association were asked yesterday for an explanation of the Assoctation‘s pules to. which . the President and Secretary, of, the Conâ€" ference have taken excetfiofi. In forâ€" mer years memuers of this as well as other. ministerial _ Copferences© have used reduged rate tickets. This se son, o:!&, Abey state, to cerlifix guarantees‘ demanded by the railwats only an ordinary return fare will be accepted. This condition â€"of affairs hag aroused considerable controversy. the â€"rwtes and â€"Yegulathions governing such loygâ€"established passenger assoâ€" ciations as the New England, Cenâ€" tral and Western Passenger Associaâ€" tions of the United States. _ Among those ‘rules was this one respecting certifhicates â€" for â€" membership. attendâ€" ance at conventions, conferences and other such assemblies. â€" It was made applicable to ‘all such bodies and ‘has been agreed to by. 300 of them. i The President and Secretary of tht Hamilton Conference . hesitated _ to sign | the agreement, however,â€" and as a consequence no exception would be made for them, and the members agreed ~to pay the: ordinary return fare. 7 Further, it is â€"stated by the répreâ€" sentatives of the railtoads, in support of the clause that 1t has Been adoptâ€" ed for the protection of ttansporta tion lines against the irregular pracâ€" tices of some who are members _ of organizatiors â€" asking reduced rates. Tickets are"transferred and otherwise misused, and, as such organizations desire reduced fares the companies in turn make cetrtain general tules â€"for concessions granted in rates. ‘‘The companies do not hokt that perâ€" sons . going to seligious â€" gathcrings would follow irregulatr ways in re gagd to tickets, but there haye been numerous â€" cases . where members ol other organizations have been, .disâ€" honest, and the rute when +«made | by an association applies to all bodies. Exceptions if, made for one body must be made for another, . and _ a" rule which bolds for one body must hold for all." it "lf this rule were made for minisâ€" terial conferences alone it would _ be quite a differont matter," said a member‘of . the .-\imu-ialinq yesterday. Its Healing Balsams Kill All Caâ€" A Alarrthal Germs. There is no more common disease than catarrh, and none that is more dangerous. _ Jt weakens and debiliâ€" tates the whaleâ€"system,. it it=is abâ€" lowed to run, leads to setious _ afd sometimes fatal c@omplications, ,® No dangerois*dtugs are taken into the stomach when Hyomei as used Breathed _ through the small pocket inhater that comes with every Hyoâ€" mei ontfit, its healing baisams peneâ€" trate to the most.remote cells of the throat, wose, aad lungs, Killing .the germs ‘of catath, hbéaling the irritaâ€" ted mucous membrane, / and making complete and lasting cures, . The complete Hyomei mutht, _ con sisting of aninhaler that can be car: ried in the purse, or vest pocket, a medicine: dropper, and a botte _ of Hyomei, costs only $1..â€" The inbater will last a lifetime, while extra botâ€" tles of . HMyomei cean be procured, whenever needed, fot only 50 cents. If yon cannot obtain _ Hyomei cfi your dealer, it will be forwarded by mail, postage paid, on _receipt . of price. . Write toâ€"lay fot @nmsultatioa blank. that will entifile you to seâ€" vices of _ our . ~medical _ department without charge. . â€"The ~R. °T. Bontn Company, Hyomei Building, Ithaca, HERPOLDâ€"iIn Betlin,â€" at the Howse _ Subsctibe; HYOMET CURESâ€" CATARRH was formed it adopted. many of of Refuge, on May 2uth, Philip A. his whole family to church, but ) will Merbold, aged 76 years. siay at home." DIED Mr. Harry W.â€"Brown. Secret the W.F. A., referred tp the s tion of all concetned. »â€" The lincâ€"up was as follows Seots. Wa men of the broad accent in trouble; the eleven from the town that . proâ€" duces Plate winners . and _ wihigskey were outclassed at every stage of the game. It was a good, game, friendly, yet well contested, and an appreciaâ€" tive crowd of spectators â€" applanded the Scots‘ work. ¢ i In the fl;n half there‘was nothing stirring. The ball was in Waterio« territory .practically all the _time, and the Scots‘ backs kept feeding the forwards well, (but there _ was ponsiderable hard luck on theâ€"_ part of the latter, and the Waterloo, de fence worked hard. At hallâ€"time no stores had been made. f <In the second period things livened up a bit. _ Tc Scots pressed hard. Finally, on = fout within the pen; alty lne, the ball was placed withir the. white .circle, <and _ the â€" players stood . aside while: Sandy â€" Pattersor took a bead. on the goal, there wat an awed silence, and the crowd look: ed to Sandy as the fans of Mydvillc must ‘have. looked _ 30 the _ mighty Casey; but in this insfance the â€"re sult was different, and a cheer wen! up s the Jittle~Scotchman _ drove. the pigskin through. | Nat longaft erward â€" Betkinshaw jook a _ shot which Bricker stopped, but â€" before he could clear Carter. had landed or the ball and the score stood / 23â€"â€"O The half ended without further inci alent, ~4 s For the. wearers of the Seagran ‘colors, Brigker, in . goal, was> con spicuous, and Brandt also did goot work; but the forward line were un able to do anything with the Scots fléfence, _ Alex. . Patterson _ coveref Retes of ground, â€" and> Frfe‘s heaxt work was most effective. _ The . for wards, especially Carter, ._did goot work, but the combigation on . th« wings has â€"notâ€"yetâ€"beenyâ€"perfectpd LOCAL AND PERSONAt _ The Gueiph Mercury has the folâ€" lovl: concerning the football game plavyed in that city on Monday evenâ€" ing: . The Seots avenged their defeat af last Tuesday night, and proved conâ€" vlusively that they were the better team by â€" winning .Monday evening‘s Kame from Waterloo by the score of 4 goals to mil. At uo thme wrre_“\lw A. Patterson iJohnston 1. B. Patterson Ryfe McLachlan er Berkinsha w ~â€"_ Toltzmar Macgowan Mose Carter + Wagne Walker s# Lang Gemmell Dahme Goal umpires< Seldon and Eiwes. Timekeepersâ€"Grindlay and Schloss Mrs. Jacob Ufelmann and daughtet leftâ€" Wednesday morning to spend the holiday with friends in Markdale. The posts about | the bicycle: track at_ the park are being removed _ and everything put in proper shape . fot the C.W.A. meet at Waterloo on July 2nd. Mrs. Wm. Conrad and Mrs. Schram are â€" spending â€" several weeks with friends in Toronto. «At a meeting of .Club Fortschritt beld) Tuesday evening it was decided to hold their annual outing on Junc 2nd to Toronto, on the same date as the W. M. S. excursion. Mr. . E. a visitor to Mr. Merrick, of Syracuse, N. was a business visitor to Waterloo for several days this week, and durâ€" ing his stay hbere, was a @west at the home of Air. and Mrs. I~E. Bechtei. Heâ€"returned~ Wednesday morning | ar> comp@Aied by AMr. Bechtel, who . is making a short business trip to chat sily. > The friends of Mr. Philip Bish will tegres to hear thalt he is seriously l with pneumenia. He was removed to the Berlinâ€"Waterloo Hospital Wedâ€" nesday morning. ‘ampbell NMr. Oliver Geiger, ofthe Molsons Bank staff, who has ween confined to the hospital for some time, is . able to be out acain. t Sidesmenâ€"McPlice and Ruppel Refereeâ€"H. W. Brown, Berlin e and is sold by. A. C aghnel brupgist, ‘Watetioo. « Cork, of Toronto, wa Waterloo on Wednesday Haliâ€"backs Forwards Backs Goal ts of the. eagran in . goal, was> con andt also did goot Benedict Waterloo Schweitze! Gugyisbery Wilheln Toltzmar Mose! Wagne‘ Lang Dahme: can brin ’ * . [ sum of $2,500. He also apnoune d that Y _ V Phe had received a teiegram from Adam Al}8la" [ Zimmerman, gaying that the Governâ€" ment had confirmed Sht'rl'?‘AR"s appointâ€" A ment, and that he would centinue to 1 make‘his home herc. + gtion: Hug and Kiss From Mother. 4 Sherring . made aâ€"brief ; address, . in Brick©! § which he thanked the citizens for their w .warm welcome. He was then turned Brainl| frover to Sts Patrick‘s club. After getâ€" Nicho‘ J ting a hug and a kiss from his mother, he was taken to the clubrooms, where wbitze! a reception ‘was tendered to him. Yesâ€" yisbery terday morning Mrs. P. D. Crerar and ie other members of the Daughters of the Wilheln ‘Empire called on Sherring‘s mother and. "~ fleft a British flag and an embossed adâ€" »ltzmar Rdress for her son. St. Patrick‘s Club Mose! f.presented the hero with\a dizmond pin. Wagne Welcome at. Toronto. Lang Torontn.')lay 23.â€"The welcome in Dahme: Toronto yesterday to Win. J. Sherring. was as warin, genial andâ€"genuine as the Awes. weather. The day was as fine as anyâ€" Schloss fone could desire. The Hamilton hero of the Marathon race in Athens arrived el. here from Mom{real, at 8 a. m. and in when he departed for his home on the f ‘steamer Modjeska at 5 p. m. he bad * spent a day of grectings the iike of ces which fall to the lot of but few mortals, RECEINVES â€" WANY GIFTS Hamilton, May 23.â€"Hamilton‘s welâ€" come to Sherring last night was such as the Marathon hero deserved. If there were any of the 60,000 ciiizens missing theirâ€" absence was not npticed, . The streets along the route of the procesâ€" slon . from the Hamilton Steamboat whart to Viectoria Park was lined deep on both sides. The buildings were gay with flags and bunting. The processson was fully a mile Jong, awnd nearly everybody was well supplied with. colored torches. Every band in the eity..and district turned out. The Modâ€" jeskaâ€"tied up at the wharf about 8 w‘clock, and the procession was quickly formed, with the hero at the head of it. When the proc:ssion reached Victoria At the City Hall, which never before was so crowded, owing to the absence of Mayor Coatsworth and sudden fllâ€" ness of Controlier Shaw the honors were done by Controlier Hubbard for the city, and as Premier Whitney was also away, Hon, J. J. Foy represented the Govâ€" ernment. . After viewing the ball game for three of four innings, he left, amid the cheers of the crowd, for Hamilton. There were 3,800 people at the game, and the Ball Club turnod over the roâ€" ceiptsâ€"$1,269.75â€"to Sherring, On behalf of the reception commitâ€" tee,. James L. Hughes presented him with a purse of gold, containing $400. It. was another great day for . the! Grand Old ‘ Man, to wit and nam?’l_\"‘ tos. E. Soagram. _ Merry: England, iftor being si oc ked att ovies adie shop, came oir aurd won @8 â€"â€"heâ€"Viked trovr Fongortder._â€" Phe Byment chorse burpâ€" ed Merry ~Englaimt and ~was therefore disqualified, though a roar went us trom the populace who hest the Bar tie_entry. for a place. While a foul undouhtedly did ocgir it nrisht dave hern perbays aso well had Mr. Seaxâ€" ram shown |just a littGe friendly spirâ€" it, towards so worthy an opponent as Mr. Lyment and not made a claim, fer Merry England had noo trouble in bamdin« the prrse.â€"Toronto Telegram. It.. was : Grand Old Ims, E.. :8 iffor being eame oil au GREAT pAaY For siacraym The History of from its earliest nresent day,. is s to every . resident. â€" The O# earaph, of Waterloo, is no a sperial â€" e«iGien in mas profusely | gHustrated awitl new scenes, portraits of pi Stories of the old wether with a det agrieuliwral al progress voith Lookse hee at 40°. larathon flero Receives a| Great Reception at Toronto | .. _ The Directors of the Y on Tresday evening and the nsning year by eler lowing «officers :â€" Presidentâ€"1t. D. Lansg YVieeâ€"Pres.â€"C, K. Hamedo Secy.â€"A. Jamen. Treas«â€"A. B. Musselman and EJA 11 industri Order 1L, _ Waterlon set tlement omething in . The (no OFFIH aih dire ‘at day for . the wit and â€" namoly, Merry â€" England, N ovies adie shop, he â€"Vked tror of pioneers, ete. dents, ete. n fodeâ€"cription â€"of $ and edica rouâ€" now j Y ! _ Mayort Bricket this motning recoivâ€" THis Wotship replied what Betlin has M.C.A. met â€"ed a â€"communication from Mr. W. A. ome of the largest and finest parks in mcanized for â€" Bohnwert, Seey. of the Exoursion Comâ€" _ the provinee, which i« visited by thouâ€" inz. the folâ€" mittee, stating that the employos of sands of people annmally, and that it the Knechtel Farniture Co., of Hanâ€" wrwu placed at their disposal free over, nhfAbéring over 3°0, intend runâ€" _ of @08% .shovld. they. hold their annual lorn "mitur its annwal etcursiqn this . vear picnic in this town.. He will use his 40 Betliny and asking what accommoâ€" hbest endearorts to have the picnic held . gation could be provided 101 th.m. | in this 10#B this years _ e old th rantt »o d kh h\l’lu from Alds, C. B. Dunke and A. W. Feick were in, Brantlord on ‘Tuesday‘for the uurpose of securing necessary informaâ€" tion regarding and inspecting the garâ€" bage system in vogue in the Telephone City. The deputation w&s well received and the city auâ€" thorities furuished the visitors with considerable valuable information. ©00006000000800000000«® $ EMPIRE pay. C0 § The garbage system in that city was adopted last summer in one seeâ€" tion of the wi\'y, and worked very Satisfactorily. This year it was exâ€" tended to the enfire central portion of the city, and at present three wagons, each having two men, . are engaged removing the ashes, old cans, eic., Irom the premises of every rate wayer in the cily. A special Act was sassed enabling the Comncil to levy" an. amoust on each ratepayer equivâ€" alent to the cost of the systene to be collected with the taxes, which amâ€" ounts to 15 cents per month, or $1.80 per year. Welnfofo q ofeejot o hi fop Y j of c yet The Berlin Aldermen will present a Sull report of their investigation next week. A publication which promises to be of value to young men has just made its appearance. lt is called The Canâ€" adian â€" Young â€" Man and has> been brought cout in the interests of â€" the Methodist Young Menm‘s Association aud Y.M.%. A. work in general. The «ditar, Mr. G. V. Thompson, hrs; colâ€" lected for the first issue several ar ticles from _ abl# tuen which should prove interesting reading to the pubâ€" tie, Editorial ebat. club rotes, _ soâ€" cial, athletic, literary and humerous paragraphs contribute to give _ its pages a brickt and attractive apâ€" pearance. The magazine will be pubâ€" lished monthlv. DR. SHOOP _ FEAMILY MED. CO RACINE, WIS. _A fence lasts three: yearsâ€"a . dog list | three fencesâ€"a horse: three. do> â€"and a man three horses." P.S.; A bargain may last three hoursâ€"hard!s more than that ib‘ft is well advertis edâ€"â€"so it is best to "read . the ads." quichly. * 5 , _ If you preéfer| to take medicine in tablef®form you can now obtain Dr. Shoow‘s Restofative Tablets. _ Absoâ€" kitely no «change has besn made in the _ modicinal ingredients,Soft by A. 4. Hachnel, drugaist, Waterloo. EMPLOYES WANT TO f COME TO BERLIN A PAPER FOR YOUNG MEX "Empire Day Catechism,"reâ€" eently issued by the Earl~ of Meath. It is, he says:. An organized effort throughâ€" out _ the Kingâ€"Emperor‘s doâ€" minions 30 impress. on _ all British subjects _ the importâ€" ance of cultivating the virtues which tend towards good citiâ€" zenwship, stch as loyalty, patâ€" tiotism, . courage, ~endurapce, respect for â€" and «obedicuce 10 authority; to encourage _ selfâ€" sacrifice in the public interest vision of the origins of "the British peoples, the .way of their â€" development ‘and _ their manifest destiny, if they stand tugetber in unity of spirit and in theâ€" bond of "kinship and peace; 3 Why was "Fanpire Day‘! esâ€" tablished , and what is the movement? _ ‘The answer may be given in the words of a new and to instil into all, but esâ€" pecially into the rising generâ€" ation, an â€" uncomprising belief in the sacreduess of the. trust imposed. on British subjects by the responsibilities of the emâ€" pire, anmh a determination, _ if possible, ~never to fail in the fubltitment of duty. itford on Tuesday to Secure Information Visit H1 t WATSONâ€"WATSONâ€"In Bedlin;y at CONDITIONS OF _ SPRING CROPS _ cmrims of Graa! After Heâ€" ma N Are , Some\zh‘:r Astonwu’ REPORTS ARE VARYING Toronto, May 23.â€"The followj formation concerning the spring tions of agriculture in the province been issued by the Ontario DepartinéBt of Agriculture: | Fall Wheat. 6u% wa When the new fall wheat was m#â€" ported on in November, it was de t as having had a good start at , time, and the only fear then . was that the young plants had perhaps too much head. ‘The remarkably , 4 winter, affording litile or no covering of snow most of the time, and chang@s of temperature varying from ex! Y , mild conditions to intense cold, growers of fall wheat to fear the = come,. The cold, <ry, and backward spring was also wnfav However, the gencral situation in . the, third week of May may be dw: better than was expected, although W&ls vary greatly in describing the cofidition of the fields. _ Some reports are enthusiastic, while others from the same district speak of failure more _or less marked. High lands did well comâ€" pared with flat or lowâ€"lying places, PE rich, sharp, wellâ€"drained soils & prospered. Fields sown eagy did mudk better than thyse got in later, ‘ wheat sown on sod was markediz ahead of that grown on stubble 18M A considerable area at scattered poin! will be plowed up and resown to pth@# erops, but in many cases barley will. drilled into the "patchy‘" spots. The presence of the wiraâ€"worm was pointe ed out by a number of correspoi t but no serious infury was reported 63 that or other insects. ‘The most f@vQre able reports, relatively, regarding wheat, come from Lake Erie and ' Ontario counties. Clover. A Clover suffered from lack of prO® . tection of snow during the winter, wfi much of the crop was heaved, resul ad . in considerable loss. Old fields most injury, the young «.ov s coming through in remarkably good form. Mote withstanding the many complaints of poor fields, there are ncarly as many favorable accounts of a . ‘â€"ndid show» ing, the two winter cropâ€" of clover and fall wheat never haye caied forth nore varied. reports as to prospects, Fruits. £ Winter losses of orchard trees 4 mmmwk?fiiâ€"%’ various quarters a number of old plym trees are reported as having succumbâ€". wd, but opinion was expressed that, the severe winters of the two or th:g: years immediately preceding was . the cause. Except in a few loealities in the Lake Erie Countles, peaches appear ta. have sustained but little injury. 'l'b”‘ hay been a generous amount of m soming on neariy all classes of orc 4 trees, and should heavy rains keep off during the period of "setting" ll_All“I'” fruit crop may be looked for. Cofus plaints of the presence of San Jese, scale, the oystersheil, bark Jouse, , blacknot are made, and orchardists wil have to continue the good fight isd them if the best results are to be hiad. Live Stock. 3 The open winter appears to have favored live stock. There was sSuf« ficlent provender of al kinds except roots, as many of the t:rnips rotted; although the backward spring caus@® an unlooked for raid to be made: updn surplus fodder.. Horses came through, the winter in splendid condition, ex¢ept where troubled with a light form. ofâ€" distemper, and the esol, dry w.lth‘_‘ kept them in good condition durth& spring work. _ More mares have been bred of late than formerily, and whil¢. some speak of an unusual mortality‘ among cuits the general tone of the reports are favorable in this regard. Caitle are degcribed as being rather thin, but healihy. ‘ Several corresponâ€" dents claim that this class of live #szook, was turned out upon the grass this season before there was a good bite for them.â€" Sheep arc nov\§nore into favor,, and are giving gaod sfitisfaction. They would be much more Jargely kept, but for the dog nuisance. Lambs are comâ€" ing in good and strong, to qum‘c%, correspondent. Swine are kept in lMIF®@ numbers, and have wintered well, ru there are reports of heavy mortality, among spring litiers, a large number., of young pigs dying when about L month old. But for the fact (hl? madgy , farmers have lost confidence in , th a stability of the market, the output . of hogs would be immenselyâ€" increased. Farmâ€" Labor. ® ve The quality and cost, and not, the . quantity of Inbor, is the great mmu@q. facing the Ontarto f:rmer toâ€"day . R;llgg,, of wages continue high; in fact, many . report that farmers cannot pay .“e..‘. wages and succerd. Domestic ’."m' are. If pocsible, harder to secure » ever before. 1 \ *Or hbavte. thin Prof.. Dorenwend Berlin, on Satur *Or hate thin hatt, should.call, on Prof.. Dovenwend | at _ Walpor Hiouse, dBerlin, on Saturday, June 2nd, _ and, see his womlerfal devices in toupecs, and wies, wore on over 75,000 heads. Eaplanation atd demonstration._fren, Private arartmen‘ts at hotet. Pon‘t fail to see his new invention, patentâ€" «d all. oter the world.: 20â€"3t. Ilis Worship teplied what Betlin has one of the largest and finest parks in the province, which i« visited by thotâ€" sands of people annmally, and that it GENTLEMEN the 1.B. parsonage, ~don May 21st, by Rev. A. R. Springer, Mr.â€" Josâ€" eph Watson, of. Gueiph, ant Miss Jessic Watson, of Bridgeport. MARRIED WHO s did well comâ€" ving places, apÂ¥. ned soils alss eagy did mudh, in later, % was markedig, n stubble J&NA scatltered poin‘ resown to pth@# s barley will % v" spots. | The orm was pointe, correspondént s reported f1 the most f@ is regarding C : Erie and ARE BALD described meait exp d perhaps ably ,qpen, . coveri d ¢ 1 extre s cold, 1 r the outâ€" gen fav 3