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+ RETAIL MERCHANTS HOLD . & SUCCESSFUL BANQUET Mr. C, W. Kelly, President of the Guelph. _ Association, conveyed _ the greetings of the Royal City members and cexpressed his pleasure at having the opportunity to visit Rerlin _ and attend the â€"banquet. He was delighted with what heâ€"hbadâ€"seen of the town, and congratulated Berlin upon its fine streets, residences, parks and indusâ€" ‘trial and educational _ institutions. Referring toâ€" the work. of the Associaâ€" tion Mr. Kelly sard: We are formedAor seliâ€"protection against the dishonest eustomer _ and the oyerâ€"reaching wholesaler. We must see that _ we protect ourselves against the fraudulent retailer, the dishonest man in our Associatign, for the retail merchant who is lli:i}'mm-s;‘l‘ strikes at every honest reuiler ;fil menaces Ale. yery _existences> of ~«tmr. Association. â€" Each man#lives dor all. No one ccan do. business so selfishly as to injure the strongest competitor maliciously and wilfully. and mainâ€" tain the spirit of our Association,. â€" | We stand not only to profect Gurâ€" selves but also to serveâ€"â€"to serye our fellow citizens, _and fo serve our country. ‘Every honest man must see that he serves these purposes. _ How ean we do. this? How does a grocer whose _ store is lirty or a«ry gnmlf:‘ merchant whose stofe is in‘ tumbleâ€" down condition serve his town _ or! this _ Association? > Some_ men h.'\\'P! conducted ~ business . for‘ years :uuli made money and lots of it, in â€" premâ€" ises. that made it _ impossible â€" for them toâ€" respect ~themselves, to â€"say nothing . of being respected by their fellow citizcns. Such people are narâ€" row, they. reâ€"_notâ€" public spirited. They niay do a good many fine things in The conduet of Their business but they do_not serve #heir town as they j might. Contrast.this with the natty, upâ€"toâ€"date _ pretmises and its effect. Some towns are known for their ha'uli stores. _ This begets other conditions such as bad strects, inferior sanitaâ€" tion, i||l:~|i|¥€ fire protection, ete. On the other hand wise: and progressive business methods, premises well kept and well built, senerate other desirâ€" able conditions and. help one‘s town. â€"Thisâ€"Axseciation _should _stand _ for the â€" weeding.out of _ inferier. goods. Some _ houses. always will deal in shoddy goods, â€" but they are alwars and quickly known jnst as others for their reliable articles. This bears a very . direct crelation _ to ’Ihc' (‘Inlhimt‘ and the â€" feeding of _ the people, and this has to do most vitally with the vharacter of the people and of the. nafion. In this way we retailers stand for the build{ng of the~ comâ€" monwealth in _all tat is virtuous L AZ VY SPRING TONICS E. AHRENS & CO The fourth annual banguet of the Berlin Retail Merchants‘ Association was held in the dining room of _ the American Hotel, and was a very sueâ€" cessful and enjoyable event. Between forty and fifty partook of a splendid supper provided by Mine Host â€" Holâ€" linger, and after full justice had been done, several hours were spent in lisâ€" tenimg to hiteresting ‘addresses _ deâ€" livered by visitors from Guelph, Galt, Preston, and Dominion Secretary E. W. Trowern, of Toronto:. ; Presidentâ€"elect L. D. Merrick made an ideal chairman. _ After proposing the toast to "The King,‘* he called upon exâ€"President Weseloh to give his valedictory address. Mr. Weseloh gave a brief account «of the work done by the Association during the year, and referred to the successful passing of a new peddlar‘s license byâ€"law, . proâ€" viding better buying facilities at the market, arranging of merchants‘ holiâ€" days, the address on the metric #ysâ€" ‘tem by Proi® McLeHan, the prevenâ€" tion of the passing of a byâ€"law which threatened _ to doâ€" away with early elosing, the united action against givâ€" ing subscriptions to sporting clubs, etc., ail of which was done by _ the united efforts of the merchants. _ ~The toast to‘ "The Visitors" was beartily received and was responded to by the: representatives of outside Associations. Chairman Mervick made a brief _ inâ€" augurgl ;uldress and gave ‘enâ€"operaâ€" tion"" as the keynote for the ensuing year. With every merchant â€"coâ€"operatâ€" ing a great deal can be accomplished. fhone 162 Visitors Were Present From Gueiph, Galt, Preston, and Toronto FRANCHISE CRITICIZED Interesting Addresses on the Benefits of the Retail Asâ€" DO YOU FEEL Tlis is the time of= the year to clean ut your system, We can relieve you of that tived feeling, * Dr. _ Shoop‘s) Restorative, Nyals Sarsaparilla, Abhrons Ilypwplnwplliln‘& Co. Beef tron and Wire cte. y Deutsche Apothche. / Theâ€"Visitors Borlin Phatmacy Mr. W. T Leeson proposed a dual "toast, â€"" The.â€" Ladies,"~ and the Press," > which were modestly _ resâ€" pouded to by the representatives . of I the Jatter. Aiter Chairman â€" Merrick had â€" exâ€" pressed his approval of the action of the Retail Merchants‘ Association in regard to the clerks‘.request for sumâ€" mer _half _ holidays, he proposed a toast to Secretary S. A. Brubacher, which â€" was â€" heartily drunk.© â€" This faithful. officer. made a. vigorous â€" adâ€" dress, ‘and after acknowledging _ the assistance rendered by the press, he spoke of the necessity of looking afâ€" tor the measures | discussed by the Town Council. To ‘the surprise, he stated, of the ratepayers, the: Counâ€" cil had granted a five year franchise to the Bell Telephone Co. with _ unâ€" usual haste. If the Mayor and Alderâ€" men had watched the procecdings in Ottawa they: would have found _ out that strong representations _ were made by municipal men to have the streets controlled by‘ the towns and be foreed to put the . wires underâ€" ground â€" without holding out for _;a franchise. â€" Mr. Brubacher also spoke of Fire Chicft Howard‘s reguest td have the Company maintaint the fire alarm system, which did nul._,srwoi\'v theâ€"leastâ€"consideration. He hoped the Association _ would enter a â€" strong protest against the byâ€"law. _ >** ~ ‘"Auld Lang Syne" ~brought the | _\ Foronto, May 30. â€"Mtr. C. Pr. Scott, solicitor for the Nationalâ€"Trusf, 4iâ€" quidators of the York County Loan properties‘ states that the land ownâ€" ed by the York Loan is being rapidâ€" ly taken np and that ‘at the â€" presont rate it is likely to be almbst all sold before the end of the summer. Depositot‘s naturally ask themselvos Fhat this prompt liquidation wiltl reâ€" present to them. _ "L am glad +o Mr.â€" Trowern spoke of the contract system of selling goods, whereby all merckants and â€"wholesalers adopt one price. The system has . been endorsed by the merchants,, but under the preâ€" sent law the courts would declare contracts onulHâ€"â€" and > void if it was known that the retailers and wholeâ€" salers:â€"asked the manufacturer for cerâ€" tain prices on his goods. The labor men get all the legislation they want because they go after it, and the reâ€" tailers would be as successful if they would show, their â€"strength and _ inâ€" fluence. HC advised his hearers _ to keep in close douch . with the local members. _ In concluding his ndflre-ss: Mr. Trowern spoke of the new _ ped= dlars‘ bill which was passed at lln‘! last session, _ which, he stated, will practically pat . the neddlar out _ of business. ~He urged the merchants to stand togethersand work for the Asâ€" sociation. * I banquet midnight tion that is being passed in both the Dominion and Provincial parliaments, andâ€"referred to "thesuceess That has followed _ the efforts ‘of the farmers andâ€" the labor men. The retailer | is here. to stay, ~notwithstanding the efforts to put him out of business by niail order systems and departmental stores, and it was necessary _ that they coâ€"operate in order_ that _ their interests be looked after. f i ht this prompt hiqwidation wiait tes present to them. _ "L am glad +6 know: they are selling ihe land sord one depositor. but 1. would prefer to know how many cents on the doblar I am likely to get." Just ~as than was congratulating himself on the chanee he had to save monwey Lecause of the sleeveless gowr woman was adopting, a jar strac him in the region of the pocketâ€"hook, in the form of> a gootice that _ lon# eloves, which cost mote than sleeves, would take theit place. Mr: 3. R. Hallman, Berlin‘s pgpuâ€" lar vocalist, rendered *The Veteran‘s Sunv‘;" is a very pleasing manner, and was enthusiastically encored. Secretary Trowern. _ The address of the evening was deâ€" livered by Mr. E. W. Trowern, the energetic and capable Secretary _ of both the Dominion and Provincial Asâ€" sociations. Mr. Trowern referred _ in eflogistic terms to the valuable serâ€" yices rendered > by. Secretary _ Bruâ€" bacher in the work of organization throughout . the pmvincc,-. The â€"Assoâ€" clation. stands for the uplifting of the retail commerce of this country,â€"ar unless the merchants hang together they will hang separately. The speakâ€" er spoke at length in regard to the importance of watching the legislaâ€" Mr. J:. Darnley, Preston, spoke briefly, and stated that there was a fairly . strong organization in â€" that town, but the coâ€"operation of all the merchants had not as yet been : atâ€" tained. Mr. F. Hamiiton, of Galt, expressâ€" ed his pleasure at baving the priviâ€" lege of meeting the Berlin merchants â€"and learn the secret of their suecess as an Association. _ lHe.stated that the merchants in Galt are not as united as was hoped for, and there were some who did not appear to have confidence in their fellow: merâ€" chants. He found that the man who is always pointing at others that are not keeping the law are generally those who are kicking over the traâ€" ces themselves. He congratulated the Berlin Association ‘upon its past sueâ€" cess, Mr. ‘T. C._ Rutherford, also â€" of Galt, told several good stories which were «horoughly enjoyed, and* also briefly referred to the valuable asâ€" sistance rendered by the Board of Trade in matters affecting the welâ€" fare of the merchants. and great as well as does any other elass of worthiest citizens. Mr. F. Hamilton, of Galt, expressâ€" York Loxy Lrqumatfto®. Gets Affer the Council to a close brought shortly * the after °_ The (Wiarton sugar factory, waich! | was idle last year, it is definiiely :\n-l > nounced, will stand rile agaia. this; t year, the litigation in which it is ‘nâ€" ,|>\"A;It\'(-(lf having been set‘l«d too Jlatej i| to permit._ofcontracts for a crop_for. this season being manse. s * ’nq;' Keystonc Company at Whithy, . g,g;)fiv Onftario, nas coutracts _ for x &ome‘ .2,'1‘)" acrtes of suga; Petts, but * will proBably have to dind an expet ‘~ market, and it is clarned that the ~_ duty of. $1 a ton ca beets going into "! the United States is practicaly proâ€" I hibitive. /s *> °_ Ask your news deaioer for a copy of "[M Years of Progress in Watetloo | Connty," It costs 40t; it is worth ! dollars, d& w. With the farmers of Ontario anxâ€" fous to raise sugar beets, it is nevâ€" ertheless now certain that there will be fewer acres planted this year than there were last year when the total u;r;;[ppmximult-ly 15,000 acres. This is because many of the men who would like to grow sugar beets are unable to find a market for them, vither at home or in the United Staâ€" tes. The farmers throughout this seeâ€" tion of the province who raised hfl-is‘ last year, almost without exception, foundâ€"the crop aâ€"very profitable â€"one, the vield running from 10 to 20 tons per_ acre, / often ~nettingâ€" the farmer from $50 40 $60 per acre clear profit. The beet sugar factories at Walâ€" laceburg and Berlin, theâ€" only sugar factories in the province which operaâ€" ted last season, are both contracting for slightly increased . acreage / this year, but as they ‘had All they could handle last year will not be able to furnish a market for more than 1w«)-i thirds of the acreage that could casâ€" ily be contracted for this season. The Marine City, Mich., sugar facâ€" tory, which last year was a heavy purchaser of Ontarioq beets, has fallen into financial difficulties and will not. operate this. season. It made quite a number: of contracts for beet acreage. in the Chatham district last fail aml‘ ;nan’y_ of the farmers, with x.lmm‘ these contracts woere made, have beer unable to find another© market, â€" and will plant tobacco instead of beets. \ What United States ConsulIfft, of Chatham Reports to Head quarters ‘ Washington, D.â€"C.,. May 38. â€" The Daily consular and trade reports conâ€" tain many cextracts from inferésting letters ~sent â€" in by Consul George Nicholas Ift, of Chatham. He says of = Ontario ‘beet _ sugar acreage: s Negotiations for of hbeet sugar fa« and Dresden are a promise. to be st now too late for th for a run this season Mr. W. C. Marriott, : of _ Galt, was appointedâ€"a menber~â€"ofâ€"â€"theâ€"local Entrance Board of Examiners. â€" Advertisements would not be half so intereseing as fiction if they did not affect so intimately the adverftures of our pocketâ€"booksâ€"but as it is they are. twice as interesting. Trustee Martin Schicdel was tendâ€" ered _ the hearty congratulations~ of the Board upon his appointment as Cullector â€"of Customs. The tender of the ‘Galt Ast Metal Co. for metal ceiling in one of _ the rooms at the Central School was acâ€" cepted for $56. The Secretary was instructed to adâ€" vertise for a Gorman teacher. Tenders will ~be called@or whiteâ€" washing the various schools. The laying out of flower beds at the various schools was left in the hands of the chairmen of the school â€" comâ€" mittees. Rev. E. Hofiman was appointed inâ€" spector of German teaching.in the public schools. The GGerman School Association noâ€" tified the Boardâ€"that Rev. Mr. Hofâ€" man was appointed sole examiner of German teaching. § A number of applications for posiâ€" tion of kindergarten teacher were laid on the table. 1 The Board was notified by the Secâ€" retary of the Galt Board of Educaâ€" tion that Mr.â€"J. Suddaby was apâ€" pointed one of the Entrance examinâ€" ers. | _ At the monthly meeting of the Pubâ€"| lic School Board on Tuesday evening the careless use of the free. scribblers that are provided the scholars by the Beard was commented upon. Trustce Pequegnat stated that the same care was not being ta(en of the books , as there would be if the books were purchased by the parents of the scho-: lars, and he was inclined to §regret that he ever supported the free school book system. Chairman Meisner exâ€" pressed simjlar views and the Board passed a resolution requesting Prinâ€" cipal Suddaby to inform the teachers to take more care in the distribution of scribblers to the scholars. * Communications. George Leyes, of Hanover, applied forâ€" the position of German school; teacher. He is at present teaching atl Chesley. The Bog BEET SUGAR ACREAGE ord adjourned at 9.45 Other Matters IC SCHO BOARD MEETS otaries at Chatham woelt Amler way ind meees Sus bet it is them to secure crops esiabli stiment _ _â€"1906 _ â€"1905â€" < Cases.Dths.Cases.Dths <mailpox 85 0 70 4 Scarlet fever 131 3 . 1M ; Diphtheria 129 12 212 2 Measles â€". 256 16 494 27 Whoop cough â€" 92« 8 15 id Typhoid h8 21 47 °:. ~M Tuberculosis 189 _ 1%23 211 198 ‘And ‘the people ran to the hanks andâ€"tried â€"to._get __their _money, but they couldn‘t get it out and the Call bujlding is still standing. ‘ â€"~"The Palace Hotel was blowed (up with dinnimight.*" ‘‘The tides came together and then they broke and many people were cild (killed.) Bricks fell on _ the people also and killed them ant then they put the fire out and said San Franâ€" cisco is going to belarger thaniever. it was,‘} The following comparative â€" stateâ€" ment shows the number.of â€"cases of contagious diseases reported in April, 1906, and the same month in 1905; The following are taken from some ‘"compositions‘" on the earthquake an fire written by schoolâ€"children : whooping cough and _ typhoid fever were somewhat more prevaicat . than last year, while ibuBr:owlosis _ was much the same. _ The 4of«l deaths from all causes in 72% sivisions,â€" reâ€" presenting a population of. 2.602,100, were 2,295.. This gives a death oraie of 13.7 in 1,000,‘ while for April, 1905 711 divisions reported 3,i61 fatalities or a â€"death rate of 13.6 n 1,039. ‘The apparent. increase this year is due to the greater completeness of the i turns. f ‘‘The people were aloud: to take a! bathâ€"and â€"cat vegetabtes. * "San â€" Francisco is nothing but,. . a cemetery now. When a sick dady~ in the hospital felt the earth quake she jumped from a six story building and she met death." EARTHGUAKE "COMPOSiTIONS Statistics _ contained in tke report of the Provincial Board of Hea‘tirfor the month of April show that there has been a marked decrease in . the number _ of. cases. . of seark» fever, diphtheria and measles in Ontario, as compared with the same. periot | of 1905. _ At the: same time. smallpox, whooping cough and â€" typhoid | fever "The fire burned Hales store but a little place in front which said ‘your credit is good.‘ * _ Statistics of Contagious: Disâ€" eases for April Show an Inâ€" crease in Smallpox Cases drowned all the people in it." ‘"‘They say San Frans. was going to be destroyed and so a voleano blew up and â€" covered â€" the city with lather (avay." â€" ‘‘They dinamited everyhody‘s house up and we had another big oneâ€"lasi night." hR "Big balls of fire shot cout of <the} in the insid> grount and started Aires all over." _| on the outside "San Francisco was destroyed We neys.to be ins fire. There was no . watct, | because! _ "They are : the water. frout burned first." ruins finished, "People were lined up for bread and| _ "There are water, some being killed hy the carth] Franciseo sin quake." people ail ov ‘‘The fite burned so hard that peoâ€"} taby clothes From the San Francisco Argonaut ; . London, May 30.â€"(C.‘A. P.)â€"A!t the Australian â€" banguet, Winstor Churchill said he was looking forward _to the colonial conference as an oc casion which shall refresh ang revise the expression of that strong and grow ing feeling of sympathy and agreemen! » which prevails between the mothe: , country and the colonies. + In the House of Commons, the Preâ€" mier, answering a question, said the Indian Government would be repre sented at the colonial conference, but it was not intended the Indian Govâ€" ernment should be separatively repre sented any more than the Australian and Canadian provinces. "It had been suggested that the colo nies should not identify themselves: with any English political party. Sir Wilfrid Laurier had said if the comâ€" ponent parts of the empire did not come closer together they would drifi further apart. They were coming closer together. It was the (Liberal party‘s earnest desire to maintain friendly relations." ; "One thing which I hope may receive some discussion, that is the question of what I will call intercolonial prefer ence. It is a smaller thing for the states to make reciprocal adjustments than for the mother country to alter a different system. T "I hear it suggested that the confer ence must necessarily in some respects be barren. That is not so. There are a dozen questions of law, strategy, trade communication, education and science any one well worth consideration by the collective intelliggnce of the rep resentatives of the enipire. ; "I needn‘t tell you," he said, "thai thewonference will be free and unfet tered. It will have only one object from inception toâ€"separation, and that is tc extend and develop everything that makes for larger unity of the empire and eliminate everything which might cause division and digsatisfaction. . ONTARIO‘S HEALTH big _ water ~main broke and 950 2156 1.223 275 154 212 494 15 37 211 10 198 27 27 \*ee his wonderful devices: in« toupess, and ~wigs, worn on over 75,000 heads. !prlmmlinfl and demonstration free. ; Private apartments at hotel. Don‘t | fail to see his new invention, patent ted all over the world. & ness. ; "I had â€" never kissed her, and I would never kiss another," <he said, n tetimgâ€"hris â€"story.â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" }Bachelor of Eighty Years is Broken up by Cruel Separaâ€" ‘ tion from Girl For over forty years he has norsed his grief, declaring Wwomen fickle, with a . love more for money than kindâ€" And there‘ll be many of them the next few . months, you‘ll want to wear one of our natty . "straws"â€"a finishing and "topping . off" touch to any gentleman‘s apparel; the latest shapes, _ of â€" course, but in several weights. We‘ll engage to please any man in the â€"Twinâ€"City with at least one of our straw hatsâ€"even as. To its price. __T5e to $2.50. T Aymer _ is tall, . stoopâ€"shouldered, with Tong whiskers. all over his face that apparently never have peen tickâ€" led by a comp or brush. He is about 80 years old and a bachelor. Owosso, Mich., May . 29.â€""I‘ve nev er kissed a woman and I never will" is the ungracious ‘boast ofâ€" John â€"Ayâ€" mer, an aged man residing a few miles cast of this city. s Or have thin hair, should call on Prof. Dorenwend at Walper â€" House, Perlin, on Saturday, June 2nd, and ple came to Napa to live." "The Chronicle: building is all hurt in the insid> and people ate rooking on the outside waiting for their chimâ€" neys to be inspected." Ih ‘‘They are working hard to get the ruins finished," "There are 400 babies botn in San Franciseo since . the earth quake and people ail over the world are makins GENTLEMEN WHO ARKE BALD GN OLD MAN‘S ROMANCE SUNNY OCCASIONS Leave your Order with Agents, or send direct to The CHRONICLEâ€"TELEGRAPH. You can order the book direct from us or through any of our authorized agents, and pay for it when delivered, at HE STORY of the wonderful progress which Waterloo County has made during the past one hundred years is someâ€" thing that interests every person living in the county. It is equally interesting to others who were born in the county, but now live in other parts of the world. ns _ Itâ€"will be interesting to you, _ When you have it you will read it from cover to cover, and you will want one or two more to send to distant friends. f H1S T O R 1 C W A T E R L O C all hurt veok itms ho chimeâ€" 1 The Progress of One Hundred Years 40 cents. * Miss Lowes‘ Millinery Parlors 6 6 0 6 § Who requires help in planning and seâ€" & 000600000 00000000000C0 . ©600000000000000000000 cunting to. £8 tensions were Abrens, _ from streets, and T adopted Th mantebin EhM month batl The monthly meeting of ommission was held on mirt wl accounts were Chict O Neqll chlts bo the chool at Mitn able Gerbic i BERLIN SI and get the particulars â€"at â€" Wanless‘ MUSIC, STOREA FREE LESSON Everyone May Now earn. to Play Well S NOT THAT CHE AP GET IN LINE Call in Now Violin, Guitar and Mandolin Taucht on coumty this morni to. $855,. 1 Vith the times By Taking Our iiehpal commit tee COURSE Who requires help in planning and seâ€" lecting her hats suitable for her trousseau will tind all the datest creations for brides and bridesmaids at ~ FREE received from Victoria, Loutsa. â€" to _ Wilhelm oitisa streets, and were uB P. COMMESSIUN Jt ts mothitee. Con day duty toâ€"day We at weed to . three t the â€" Police tis i th the Sewer resday CV wilt mert August s trial + Conâ€" Great Bargains. Piano Buyers. For pianos less than $50, $4 cash amd $1per month. For pianos over $50, $5 cash and $5 per month. I For organs less than $10, $3 cash and $3 per month, | For ofgans over $10, $4 cash and $1 per month. Stools with every instrument. This special sale will only â€" last during the month of April. 5 Queen strevt, One Bell & Co. organ, 6 ocâ€" faves, _ piano â€"case, . walnut, 6 months in USC, HTiKC MCW ...« ... One melodi OPOCK soulls One Thomas & Co., Hamilton, square carved legs, 7 octave, in good order, all polished like new, rosewood case, good piano stool, PEHOG scscvvees Cvecsvieen . meseeren, vensnvine ‘shrip One square piano, walnut case, 6 octaves, round legs, good pracâ€" tice piano for children ...... ........$25 One square piano, 7 octaves, rosewood case, round legs, good OFOCL sevsvines seqreresy Aurrveswe . veresives" gosip OWY One Berlin organ, ano _ case, walnut, sets reeds, 10 stops One square piano, 6 octaves, walnut. case, round legs, good LOnC, With StOOL :........ smcs slsc $50 One square piano, 6% octaves, Decker make, good order ... One Berlin organ, 6 octaves, piâ€" ano _ case, \\_'alnut, like new, 4 OUne Doherty organ, 5 octaves, 5 sets reeds, solid walnut, handâ€" some case, ~A1. organ ... ........ My small warerooms will not perâ€" mit me to hold in stock the large number of secona nand Pianos «and Organs which I invariably have to take in part payment on new goods sold. Itherefore am determined _ to CLEAR THEM OUT AT A VERY LOW PRICE.** EASY TERMS F. &. CARDINER, planning and seâ€" Next‘ doot to L. S-tt’x'o, an, 5 octaves, good oF PAYMENT. than $50, $4 cash $150 $75 $65 $40 $85