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io.~» (Tenée®! N in be paid. _ 6 Â¥arious schools will . be paid. _ _ ‘full for the ‘first time . since 1898. rc % date uutil the present \he appropriation bas fallen short . 0 gums earned by the institutions uge der the regulations, and a . propo®~ * tou reduction was . necessary each ‘ weur. Last session Hon. .Dr, Pyne C msked the Legislataro to vote $128,â€" 2000 instead ‘on . â€" $115,000, as . in the U mast in order to put. an end to. the Mfln total 0 made is $13,500 ractic ns ‘‘The High Schools in New OnUAME . will, in addition to this grant, â€" t weive special sums in‘ liewsof " the (&‘ ty _ grants received by High ‘schools in organized districts, They. are as follows: Fort William, $716.44; _ Gravenhurst, $646.31; Kenora, $702.05 North _ Bay ~$711.35; Port._ Arthif, fga?,fl; Sault;Ste.. Marie, $680.32. P e grants will bepaid through the "Provincial Treasury. SINGING HEN AMAZES t BIG CONGREGATION ‘Liberty, Pa., lun 21.â€"â€"Miss . MayY Friek‘s Rhode Islamd hen,‘. «‘Queen Ann," known for miles around . a8 the singing chicken, burst: into : Song: on Sunday in front of the Methodist Church and so amazed the â€"wotsBipâ€"| «pers that the services were suspended ‘temporarily. 4 2 ; ~ +@Queen Ann‘‘ is probably the most extraordinary hen that. â€" ever .. came from an eggv:&cll. She was one of a brood. of elever hatched under a tree. ‘in which a colony of thrushes had made their kome, and filled the air with their melody at early dawn. « The theory is that some preâ€"natal Anfluence was exerted on the + _ chick before she broke through the shell asd that her unhenlike voice is the ~result. ,% Ann" does not _ CINCK . UAP other ‘hens. . Tempted with a â€"few grains of rye, which she seems . to %@! to corn, she will trill like ‘a canary. The volume of‘ â€" sound is de and not so shrill ‘as that lof Ahe yellowâ€"feathered songster, but the ffiflnt'nm from the sharp staccato to the long legato are perfect. ~« Detroit, Mich., May 22.â€" Mrs:‘ Hattie Tilden of Guelph, Ont., has! _recoveted the younger of ° her._â€" two ~children, who, she craims," were kidâ€"| “xed by her stepson, William Tilâ€" {.den, while she was in Hamilton â€"at=‘ tending the funeral of her husband, : . who died in a hospital. <. The . child! ; ‘Was found at the home of ‘Tikien‘s Amotherâ€"inâ€"law in Detroit, _ No. trace] has been found of the elder child Â¥not of Tilden himself.. ‘ Mrs. ‘Tildon! _ says ~she willtry to have im arâ€"" ‘rested. She blames Tilden, . who is *‘ her stepâ€"son, for the trouble between â€"‘fet. husband and cherself which led to ~ their separation. | ce Tess 4n & ‘"Queen Ann‘‘ never has laid. an fll,‘h\ anybody in Liberty will lay vdds that she has no counterpart in the world. + & e * & ppropC tive grant C te im p has just. b ~Department s of reports « ols during + ‘ the total of wOMAN FEINDS ONE CHILD ooX ~flirt is the . wasp of. + all the flowers of frlmz t producing . no honey.‘"‘ jw noteworthy answers were, _ /A flirt is the : "destroyer of youthâ€" ful beliel in the â€"goodness ‘of humatn nature."" # ) 4* x * *A queer: . fish, having: the Â¥bracity of a shark, arms of an . détopus and ":h“ ‘of‘in gyltl." i‘ ~ CA maiden . Attractive, . oluâ€" #ite, at high â€" hopes conducive, .. yet Among the thousands of . answers k & w fiknls ds s nev c gait the nal © Department . Wil hools Their Share in ull This Year. T1 ALL ABOUT a FLIRT uppt i the en completed °. _ by ot MRducation on the t the . _work :. of the pP“'w. This the payments . thus ; excess of those of amounts earned : by ; will . be paid. â€" in time . since© 1898. mntil the present !1 has fallen short uired to meet _ the the institutions use M does not "ctuck‘" l_ike r‘the annual e ons is Hike: the aÂ¥t plenty . of tc 44 + Dr. TRYING TO ENCOURAGE CANADIAN LITERATURE The proposal that Canada should al: low â€" American _ periodicals to be brought in by" freight or.express an1 be ‘distriputed in this country at doâ€" mestic Postal ~ " Rates , by large American publishers, ::e,h‘ "@s ETE 00AE e oo e The Ladies ‘Home Journal, Colliers, Saturday Evening Post, etc. «Some Canadian publishers wished to: have the same. privilege across the line. Mr. Lemicux however ‘will not conâ€" sent to the arrangement and the rate of four cents per aound as agreed upâ€" ~ The â€"covert threat in the above desâ€" day she passed INPOURU, & AU2M . â€"/ 4 eon patch that the United States Postâ€" twenty icebergs. The icchergs ... were gui masterâ€"Genéral \*‘!may issut an ordâ€" all. medium sized ~and were scattered | yj er that Canadian publications : â€"in the ~over, a «wide. area. ‘The presence . Of‘ ,,; \‘United States cannot be handed â€" at icebergs so far south â€" has been . $0] j;, the second class rate‘"‘ is a bluff, acâ€" early this season goes *o strengthen gof . cording. to Toronto "bpinions" â€"_ Te Captain. Lumsdane‘s theory, AS 3t | on | United States government is under shows that. . the ~weather. north has| ; , treaty to carryâ€" Canadian publications been unusually mild.â€" da . on which four cents a pound 2;: pF on en nh on lneeinnmmminccamim 2,' been paid, irrespective of what 7 s M f local secondâ€"class‘ rate is here orf TH® Jnggzg:;g:Is OME ; :e,h there. If they cancel thatâ€"agreement * the . ipon proper notite then both . Canâ€"‘ T« ty adian and United States publishers _ The Wonian‘s Home Companion 10F | 5o) must pay eight cents a pound as reâ€"" June is forcheaded with an article on | ;;, quired by the postal union laws. ‘epneWoman of Millionsâ€"How : SH¢] 5o 1t m> send you free, for Catarth, 24P"C beliéves that nilllfonairesses; Of | 2 11 atlwtmdm,.mnmsto}a ‘‘just to prove merit,â€" a Trial â€" size follow the lead of Andrew Catnegie : box ot Dr, Shoop‘s Catarrh Remedyâ€" 005.3 p. "Rocketelier . in devotng | t ~ 40 is a snow white_ creamy, | healing: aMd o thel o wesith 4 pi'“" ‘antiseptic baim. â€" Containing __such S00f ... 6" io oo wihimih 44. Micn| t . Reating â€" ingrcdients «s Oif Bucalipâ€" °4) RENSS "oock Association for the [ i; bis,. Tliymol, ‘Menthot, ete., th@ives L St9 Snty orâ€"the Poor, was asked | [ " instant and lasting relief. to catarth "‘P“"lm* o. cvith ‘;“Wflm to of the nose and throat. . Make tbe ut they could mocfer thelr ‘|at p v what they. could o for their legsforâ€" |â€" )\ free test and see for yourself what te fellowâ€"creatures The tesult ; Uthis proparation tan .and. will : ac MPARFIOOHG . n evical anly â€"complish, â€" Address Pr. Shoop, Racine tl:l: 7 mw aghly ".“,mw‘? c uoy 1| Wis. Large jars: 50 cents. SOld bBY GEWT pyop same number DU; * A. G. Hachnel. WaterI00. | ward Everet fitmmuu”;r‘:wfl en y t# ; describing. d 5 "10 h bnmpnumemimmutermnnmutmog: n;z‘ just what women: can doa‘alpfi i ,| THE ~ROsE THE FAD OF FASlt!-'%u\h.‘.om with schoois = _ and t t ION. â€" _ ibraries. Charles Edward . HooPC, | a se " & }thw,nmfitd ‘3] *\ _ TheWar of the "Roses has wom‘:::a.u: Y mw&fl fl‘-fil‘ 7| out again. Lovely woman h@# A* the house fivm should <be: â€" Conâ€" sumed~ the â€" rose as the> sword an4 ‘g;igored by prospective Hom ’vml â€" | pucvier for her summer conquest. ._ "|to make the dwelling comtortabl ‘as | §3 TMI who aims always for the o as beautiful. â€" Ant buildâ€"| *| ord Aouich in ‘Rer hats and gowns. w «lc of timely inferes xt will like one of the new ways of. atâ€" ) g5q i nfaiow : Butl »‘ & teel|â€" k avi c unke D0 .. Hung . Burlt, .c "\ od this new trimming Idea was . 4| ho month is a 8 .xww,_ f _ , | rough â€" red straw. ids . sour | idustratii "The.. personal apartments] Y t city of 'dl,? its J04 ts Queed Alexandra . at. Bu M nohaml * turcs.. The : ~was a very i"’* M ’w"‘??;gfiis w k ce u§ ing. poke. Soft pink ribbons | WerC | gerong, and includes r«:xiuwt% ;lt. opcd atout it back and in t Acooninme Hatkat ‘f;"“‘ id ~ j Carooped over thecar af the lers ®!46, \yop, Gale, Mary R yerts . RineBart 1 s esnt cobon hetd a bunch of 9C | ay¢ "Wo 1. Wilson.. in ho ‘depactmient "~ ) amisite pink roses and. W‘I‘:‘é"'h% m",&w ment C foliage . ‘The fowers â€"had th o concuy The Nath “'?":7'-‘;:"%%(:;5 0. Jist rallillg ol the hat and ) he m | Pompytyec; &«w.-.‘%.w oc cal 6 in "1 :-K f the‘ FibiBem .‘h&g, n »f-\‘#.tiv’: w 8t *&,.iv}:*“*f*""‘»'fi‘ o t o en ons flutio®. Allfor ted made t child labor conditions, inâ€" PenmSX Â¥> C\ Cortainiy thislittle~ AMported MOdC faaig written by £ coth Nearing, | Se¢â€" “,?":’,«.‘Fbig-fl “( € y r“'""“i‘,..:.,; 4'( ;;:‘,i; 4 h :; ,':t, .“‘.::_,;‘,.l:?‘.ii,__m d a g;p,kw. Jg‘;‘{ Pae fil:&%} -'»1*" yb '; _ Commiittce. _ Mr.. Nes : He i ~~Cr" bat 4 t oX s e P s a *m â€" 0 f f’/g"{’% â€" “"‘fi â€"| the population a sixth _of~ To my o n n Ne gartt 2. 7 t e n cmd ( Mk Al ow t ( s ; on â€"between the two governments .re~ mains. in for seX 3 tkiz Ti stand by The Canadian Postal authorities deprives the departnsent of an â€" immense revenue ‘but it is done for the benefit of Canadian publishers and Canadian literatare. â€". gote 11 the Let m send you itte, JoI LAWAIITL just to prove ~merit,â€" a Trial â€" size boex. of Dr. Shoop‘s Catatrh Remedy. 1t is a snow white creamy, healing antiseptic balm. â€" Containing _.such healing ingr¢dients as~ Oil Eucalipâ€" tus;. Thymol, ‘Menthol, etc., it gives instant and. lasting relief. to catarth of the nose and throat. . Make â€" the free test and see for yourselt what this preparation car and. will acâ€" . mt tao m tonte. Sam 97 is. Latge jars 50 cents. Sold by A. G. Hachnel. Waterloo. â€" f TheWar of the Roses has _ UroKken plt again. ~Lovely woman has . asâ€" sumed the â€" rose as thew sword and‘ bucvlier for her summer conquest. ‘ The f,lrl who aims always for the original touch in ‘Rer hats and p&nsl will like one of the new ways of arâ€" ) ranging roses onn\mnl little pohl hat. ~The imported ‘hat which showâ€" od this new trimming idea was . & rough : cornâ€"colored straw. iJts scarâ€" cvity of trimming was on* of its tea~ turcs; ‘The shape was a very fetch ing poke. Soft pink ribbons were Tooped about ""fi and fromt, with Lths cops interw Where the hat drooped over thecar‘ ad the lerw aide, the Ioopsof_ tibbon held a buncl ol exâ€" quisite : pink roses and <soft © . greea foliage.: The Nowers had the effect of just falling off the hat and being caught in place | by the ribbon foops. Certainly. thislittls~ ifiported model harming trimming â€" M‘«Oifi Kree samples. of ‘‘Preventics"" and a bookléet on colds will (be ; gladly Shoop, Racine, Wis. simply yo prove preference policy be actepted, 41 will wailled Yyou, © on : reqnest, | by amcr vm‘.'mu- Candy Cold Core â€" ... NO rh'.i i #fi es fore rothras ho name 44 taken early, or ab 3‘ For lfl!fifil ~Their sulting ftrom preventablt railway . 2Câ€" cidents as in all other cases &!fl' slaughter. But is i usually the case nct unkhiug ‘| Hhar ‘%¢ ho ~L# ~tha‘ e rtef ths x k x-;_m-] matter after the report of the â€" Corâ€"| arady Aeves ‘r:l‘*"s-) that© Ain‘1 hakl State of Minnesots the law provides "hax we peoni‘s attormers smuah ® all railway wr ~An their reepECâ€" tlnm”;‘flil fligence is found on the patt of anyone. connec ed with the mw‘mâ€"g torthwith ~ prosecute. ‘ In respect . some of the â€" cases which ‘have urought ~to the attention of the Atâ€" totneyâ€"General of Ontario, & reply has been received ‘by the boardâ€" that . would ‘be almost impossible to s¢â€" ure ‘a conviction." Experience in the ‘ast seems to show that the railâ€" waymen‘s unions will stand by any t their members charged. with erimâ€" ¢nal ‘negligence, and it is extremely lifieult "to get~evidence enough to d@wict. BLAMES GULF STREAM , FOR COLD WEATHER New | York, May 23.â€"Captain _ J\ Lumsdane of the Anchor Liner Astorâ€" ia from _ Glasgow, has found a reason for the cold, weather. He says the Gult Stream, which‘ ordinarily . has a range . between. 46 and :55 rees north: latitude, i8 away w‘:::m. and he found for the. Atlantic a batometer _ with a southerly wind, which is unusual. s «1 don‘t say that the Gulf Stream is. out of its margin," said the capâ€" tain, ‘‘but it is ‘to the w‘: rd of its normal course." This its . for: our m\sfiumm in gpfl where we have been hgviui‘;.' ~evâ€" ery other day. We don‘t have ‘ the seasons â€"we used to have." > f When the. Astoria was about 1,000 miles â€"cast of Sandy Hook: on Saturâ€" day she passed through. a field â€"of twenty icebergs.. The icchergs ... were all. medium sized â€"and were scattered over a â€"wide area. _ The presence . Of icebergs .so far south â€" has been . so early this season . goes to strengthen : Captain. Lumsdane‘s theory, as â€" it â€"shows that, the ~weather, north has Hours : of Labor: on Railways 134 Dr. Slmop’s‘l Restorative LATE SEEDING NOT AN INJURY TO HARYEST Ottawa, May: fl.â€"-flfi' ) « advices: trom the West as to the crop outlook ate satisfactory, The bulk of. : the seeding bas Ween completed, and owâ€" ing to _ the 4 .. condition of the soil it is ‘that the backwardâ€" ness of the willâ€"not "be so pre oalstat "ac > »bnerally believed in the East. w"t §Phs .. It is pointed out ‘ that the â€" oldâ€"timâ€" ers in the‘ West are _ of the opinion that the shortness of the growing Seaâ€" son: there does~> not operate against a good mfl_hd that as‘a rule the best crops wflve < not ‘been ; produced 1 ‘:,-”.,.,;..' § wimpeini ut o an y or comp jat ° an early date. __, 8 In support of this contention it is puinted out 4& inâ€"1881, when seedâ€" ‘ing was ~not eompleted by the .end‘ it May, a splehdid average crop . was gaxnend, while in . 1884,, 1886, 1889 and 1897 was late, but the érop yield wis quite satisfactory. One offici the Interfor Departâ€" ent summed/up the situation _ toâ€" day when he said: ‘‘There is no need. for alatn1. ~If the lateness of seeding is â€"ominous . &f any thing it is ominâ€" ous‘ of good ‘£rop prospeets. . The West is not worrying; it is the East Hold by A. G. Hasbnoi, which is showing plain Memet s oR P Oe on ieracny Loc: mp P 4ng. . More woenare killed on the railâ€" | ways. by <shoer negligence than were | lost: by Canada in the Boer war."I! | this were the â€" fault. of the ~railway companies, then | tetrible â€"â€"was the guilt â€" of those responsible for ~ such tulés and regulations, president, dirâ€" ector, general ~_managér, or. whoeye» they may. be.‘". Returning to this gopic, he said: ‘‘The persons who evâ€" en permitted you to work nineteen to twenty hours" per day, day aiter day, fAiverdays in the week, were guilâ€" ty olla @gross wrong; the persons who madeâ€"xules. and .regulations . unâ€" | der which this was possible, are | themselves almost or quite as guilâ€" ty morally, perhaps legally, as yourâ€" self of the death of these poor Â¥icâ€" bims, And I~ shll cause to be sent to the Crown authdrities a copy â€" 0‘ | the â€" proceedings at this trial, â€"with a recommendation. that all. propet®inâ€" ‘| vestigations be made, and thay _ the. | persons responsible, no matter what: Atheir position mayâ€" be, be proceedéed |against, so far as the criminal ~law ‘| permits, It were wrong .to punish ‘lan employe and _ allow the ‘employet ‘!to go _ scot free, where both art l at fault." c n Ssala 20e Ni we _nmnhnd' that... Mr. Justice Kiddell. tias â€" Sollowed | up these â€" . rcâ€" marfke by.\mitméo the Attorneyâ€" General “mx " proceedings _ be takéh & ‘the â€" company, and all officials ‘who aré responsible for the rules and customs under ‘which these Tong hours of work are Possible. ~The judge now has done his,.duty, ‘and the case is in the hands of the \ Attorneyvâ€"General. ‘The people will exâ€" ‘The judge now has done N"S, 17 °7. and the case is in the hands of the Attorneyâ€"General. ‘The people will exâ€" pect him ‘to take prompt and ‘vigor ous action for the protection of the Jives of" ‘tailroad employescand pasâ€" sengers. | The: higher railway officials can put an end to all danger. from: this ‘ source without the slightest difâ€" ty.~ It. is n6‘° excuse for > thent to say that the ma‘w toâ€" work lahi::lnl The officials can make it known that working _ long hours is as. much an offenrce. against the. ‘people as â€" drunkenness â€" or dis honesty;, and once ‘that ‘is done the praotice will cease. ©0 00 c 00. HUMAN LIrE TOoO CHEAP Not : only. in .‘ this cas@, _ OU® â€"_ "7 many others, rail way officials in +Canâ€" adaâ€"ought Ao. be â€" forced to ~take a strictor view > of their mr-mmy for, the. prutection© of ‘the Tives ‘of ots and _â€" omployes. Defective mvoodm cars (Uhat < . are imashed : into -m:n and . burned when a scolliston place, the use ot;.gas tanks.for lighting cats; these are all attributable to neglect â€" or . "The excuner of . the tailway _offict z4 ~."*/ *‘ % (Tc'con!;o Star.) in .‘this case, but . in railway officials in ~Canâ€" all :the anxiety & Ofic« instructive. Rev, I. J, J28 Waterloo, Chairmen of the gm Rev, 8. E. ani .D., of Berlin, officiated af Ayt M‘W nfiuium- ~‘Atc3 riat session on . Tuesâ€" day Mr. A. P. Quirmbach, of Berlin, recently of China, ; Was unanimously . ~given .a " threeâ€"years‘ t Gmtons 15 Ne io for mdt tions wi ordiâ€" nation at the next m 7 The following lay delegates . were elected representatives of the District to ‘ the annual conference vILk:h_up_u! in Betlin, next week:â€"J. W. % Galt; Pr. J. F. Honsberger DPr. W. L. Hilliatd; ‘Waterloo; P. E. Shantz, Preston; E. Mm‘» Sheâ€" theld; J. J.â€" Hodgson, Ayr; . â€" Robt, Cathcart, Linwood; Jass Fenton, Zion p. Sorby, Gourock, J. Morley, New Hamburg, and R.H. l(nov!u. !bâ€" peler PPRCE The statistical returns for the year were presented and showed that _ enâ€" couraging. progress ‘has been .. made by allâ€"the churches in the . District during the year. The total . memberâ€" ship was reported at 4739, an _ i+ erease ol 23% over the previous yeaI. ‘The various circuits are as follows:â€" Hespelerâ€"375 mpmbers; contributed for. missions $835;. _ for comneXional tunds $592; for all putposes $4907. . wunsctnasdl) auiisin 8. aeiy Aiipes: C ~ 3 > Prestonâ€"256 . members, ~contributed for wissions $202.19; for .connexional ¢.;n¢. $303.93; tor ail purposes $2353.â€" 15. x s ‘ Berlinâ€"505 membets; : contributed tor: inissions $660.91; for tonnexional lunds $1144.93; _for all purposes $$790.08. % 3 a Waterlooâ€" 156 members, for â€" misâ€" signs $130.11; for connexional tunds $330.71; forâ€"all purposes $2312.11. Eimiraâ€"140 members, for missions $234.10; for connexional funds $352.05 for‘ all purposes $1669.17; $a â€" Galtâ€"710 menmibers, for â€" missions sm.fi:d(ft connexional funds $1284,â€" 13; for purposes $7566.838. _ â€" . _ Zionâ€"I127 members; : for ~missions $140.21; for connexiondl funds $225.84 for all purposes , $1044.84. s ~ _ ~ Ayrâ€"132 nmembers; ~ for missions $48.65; for connexional funds. $120.15;, for all purposes 'l&&_l;!ip. hy C 0el '"sa'&inéfiifc?wmmuw $175.84; . fof unml mds $396. 49 â€"Linwoodâ€"122 menibers; for gaissions $62.90; for comxlc::;l“m $128.55; for all purposes $9 amk , New E‘l‘nmburfio members; : for missions $75.80; for comnexional funds $112.80; for al} purposes $457.02. } Committee Representatives, ‘The representatives on the various conference committees were elected as follows: K *¢~ miak" Stationing Committee:â€"Rev. 8. R. Marshall, ~Berkhin, elected> on first balâ€" lou. 2l ernate, Rev_C. E. Stafftord, iroston Rev.R. J. Eiliott, â€" E€hairâ€" man, is also _ a member. e Contingont "Fund.â€"Rev. J. C. Ant lif, Galt: P. E. Shantz, Proston._ >,| Class Leaderg.â€"Rev.â€" A.. C. Wilson, Lon; Jas. Fenton, gfi Ext "â€"Epworth League.â€"Revs A. H;mil_ ton, HeSpeter: J. J. Hodgson, Ayt.. / Temperance.â€"Rev. : C> E. Stafford, Preston, D. Sorly, Gourock. _ ____ Memorials and: â€"Resolutions.â€" _ . Rev. T. W. 1‘00l8,, Sheflield; R. H.. Knowâ€" les, Hespeler. > Sabbath .Observance. â€"Rev.â€"F. W. Crowle, New Hamburg; â€" J. W. Tayâ€" lor, Galt, w At 4t e 3 C ~.Churd ,â€"Rey.:" S oadhouse," Bimite: * br. J Honsberger, Berlin,. .. â€" _« *â€" . State of the Work.â€"Rev. T. H Ibbott, Ayr: Robt | Catheart, _\ Linâ€" . Nominating.â€"Rev.. J. . C. Antlifi, (Galt: P.â€" E. Shantz, Preston.â€" _ Sustentation.â€"Rev, S. W. m Sheffield, Dr. W. L. Hilliard, ) > 1oo. m m on > . Educational.â€"Rev Wam; J. Morley Waterloo; J. Morley, New Hamburg. n Mesperer, Mro.\ B ?mu&n- ton, ler, Mr. _ B. |, Shefficld. s se o 2e t oC t _ ‘The next annual meeling _ in ‘May 1008; wiil. be held in Becfin. «_ | {/ noyEST AND ABLE ADMIN: Â¥ 1STRATION. ) > ~~â€"*~â€" 1t is true that without the blessing | any e ot Divine Providence no 00‘:\“ can perity, be progperous.. . But withont an honâ€" knowle est and effeotive administration‘ any been a country would be like a ship without said M a rudder. In this particular the Doâ€" coutrag minion is very forbunate, having for bility, its Promiet Bir Wilttida ,. surâ€". every | rounded by his council composed â€" of been « the best men thatâ€" Canada: has. . proâ€" should duced. dGew l_\tlt 7'â€"i')7\"t-ry groat department is in charge of a man who has the confidence . of the province from which he comes, and all are experienced in departmenâ€", tal aftairs. Men of probity, ‘of known. y reoâ€"tine to E o o\ me m'u-al"m mt . » co ( ic o i Pss w Ks i m tion has made ¢ this: mwes have increased tho Tovomule "o, ts gorement ' â€"voun .6 WO‘ _’,«1 c B es > t i Circuit Returns Ns Soem mase 6 m‘v tor ;Wdtt: "ortk ~ Heaier hburdens, insep Elliott This woek ~ Berlin . is visited â€" by the . 1 &uflt Church, which will hold its. thirte ulty Methodist Church. .It k&:w that | from the central portion of 0 hetween be in attendance. * In view of this large number of delegates *repre Protestant denotmination, the Sollowingtable of strength of Methodism throughout the world will be graph. readers:â€" S s o. es s t o t Wesleyan Methodist ... Wesleyan Forcign Mis Meth,.New Comnexion Or show .. Do. KForeign Miss .......:m;u;:.éfi"fi*;‘r:\ i a@. ..;} T Wl Moth : .. i0z ginieris ie Fron in ie ipome NeA 00 AB rimitive Metbodists .,..,..,N;'m,..;.un.fl"%;{#%: 4 L O , 2 A900 Do. â€" Forgign MISS .02 mm h no cmssls ogaie en ns 3; g(_%’ Te o Mt ‘Uflfied M. Free Churches """";";""/v'""'z""'""'"',""‘"Q‘i:,",: %,’ §éy§*§. A * \Do. Foreign MissiG®S >.;..«.5%... sim., ; A. ... Jumeam >‘ W AWAMEE â€" AOD Bible: Chrisians . sc 0 sls ontnegeca ce * _ gl 0 .. 644 â€"Do.. Roreign Missions ......... """""";"u’"”"'; ...'..-,_..a:};f: 18 4% s,ig Wellfl':? Reform Unio®â€" ....=...~ .. tsld e ;"‘3";; T4 oY is iss To o ie t e o n coaee o t Ne °6 * Including missions in India China, Italy and du'& where. . .>.0 s o0 0" Methodist Episcopal â€" Do. »Foreign Kields ‘........ Meth. Episcopal South ........ Methodist Cdloredâ€" 5. bodies 10 other/Methodist bodies ... foab Dominion of Canada Newftoundland Con!. Bermuda District ... Japan u’,_.fion e New South Wales ....... Victotia_and Tasmania New Zealand ......... :. South Australia ..,â€"â€"â€" Wesleyan Conference Wesleyan Conference . 12 C <u.~ ; 1. SOUTH AFRICAN Westeyan Confétence . ............. oecen as British Methodism â€"......... Tnited States Methodism } anada Methodism ... Australiasia Methodism . French Methodistt ......<:â€" South Affica Methodism « :fiud}lg the work in Europe, fi‘!'m ial advancement and prospetity :. of the country at large, and avail fie-‘ seives of their natural advantages and» opportunities, the government has entered upon Wreat public works » in the ‘genetal interest. ‘ Railways bave 'been assisted, wharfs built, canals decpened,© harbors dredged, : ~public buildings erected, all of them tor the general advantage of the p?fl . and to meet the requirements ‘of aa.n‘- ing trade. : ce L 35 o opieirnd o + +. snt in > hss d Phoist 44 Public money has beén wisely exâ€" pended in this Fegard. Not to enrich the "tew, but Jn Such Manner that all the people benefitted. <This is . the surcst test olâ€"honest and wike. adâ€" ministration, . that . public money . is expended in the public interest .. and for the genetal good. A. dew Total Mr. Fielding,© when ‘presenting his â€" 5 last‘ budget speech made some _ alluâ€" sivhs to the tarift changes | that had «> been made and '“C.l proposed, among .$ other things e said: "Just how fat :; tariff legisiation has a beating on . the growth and progress of the country, _ always has been, and always will be, 1 a Subject for â€" diference of opinion . â€" But so far as we may admit that a tum‘g:cy of a country â€" may. have.. any on ‘Its lx- and © pros= perity, 1 think all will frankly. _ â€" ac« ‘knowledge that the tarift of 1897 has been a most successful ome. Our idea said Mr, Fielding, has been to â€" enâ€" courage a 1 degres of tarllt staâ€" bility not :‘& adkerance . to every item in the tariff, but we have been â€" desirous ‘ that :the impresston should go abroad that: the â€"govemâ€" ment . were ~not willing to ~make + changes hastily, that they â€" were ~rather slow to do anything in _ that . line, and only when a CaS$ .m ._of extreme urgency would we under= !take to make %h‘fil weee | ullgâ€"d the ite atability. bw h#_» F & * {au# â€" 1ds » TR !& Inducements to Foreign Nations. J€ intermediate tarif has been so pv&l that it a forcign â€" nation horiint 15 reamotts gutith o contals 6: . h * Pss atome in Sovin lor s hn ts Now . ~Canada for its goo K-~ C oo ;,'.’ t has i ,» wjee t 0e g* O A:&: ’ Met ‘-. s OE s ‘;» mdtie 'Pf. :‘. W oo Al o a, : wb hn Rigvie / ty Vc "%% CA nogioua tC i::fi-h»fi.}'\u"cw,&, f Total Grand tOtab ... ulllw Coomnbvahierss «itc Multiplying the pumber ot memibets by (~of adherents of ‘Oiww WORLD WIDE your sick kidnueys UNITED STATES METHODIST. mm“'“**f e o en * _ o e YRESH ME gul e t k . K scginr mss fi"mfiw;: 1,873 . 131 OUTH AFRICAN A DL s se vak l 3. . CANADA . METHODISN AUSTRALIA MRTHODISM. BRITISH ~METHODIST 5. 1RISIL METHODISM RECAPITULATION, ie et;";;“".“i"x" i ;i :!aiimt” I'“Im' pughout the world to be $3,535,564â€" ‘ oR aATUITOU8 tly. ocea , eshecially on diecet, reganting the Ontario lawyer who returned provincial treasury, money . p« his services on an L“‘“Ofl A <«sh & ie forgotten, â€" howâ€" "éi', lat some: mfl public work h M'tiz,lflefl gratuiâ€" tously _Ha._cqunot be cbtained ‘at any price which the beneâ€" ficlaties could pay. â€" Indeed it is not usvally a of efficiency when Pub lic ‘servants are clamoring for: mof? pay, but. The reverse. Of course no Man & we expected to put in his timg for the plutlle for â€" nothing, A eles and efficient serâ€" z is no my accompanied by ifâ€"sactifice. Take, fot Instance, the ,, icil, although some of the service. y be dear as a gift, < yet ‘the best. of. it is rendered gratuitousâ€" ly. ‘The various commissions come under the same category, ‘ and theit services demand the recognition of BLsUs M eairesr ~ Th every right thinkin; “ wld it cos quate wation the governors of t eolleges througnout t 48 ~#@l in Tact the P buy all this every taown 0 mfid“‘.‘ agricultural 0C work ‘hardest ”.rtio' » has the greate applios Ao all ailestons, w# Minisâ€" 17,694 2,084,%61 27691 *1,014. 240,765â€" 1,037 6.538 1,593,830 15881 13.241. 1,560,515 10467 4,110. 291,503 5.055 41,537â€" 6,610,040, 60137 ] gociotics. ':a‘m for: E tions af€ POra 2,082 â€"801,256 82 13,632 6 726 2,199 ~317,717 3,600 reateat ¢a %ers. _ . NELSE ol 5. 193 1,078,000, 20259 41.527 6,670,940 60137 @100 s17.1f7 â€"3,600 qA 046. 150.333 3,402 .850 29;376 â€" 23,091 ‘""ar _: 1,073 > 131 1,046 50,800.8,883,891 90,721 B ) 4y y ©1A8 & â€" No is 101 205,407 â€" 4,905 53 4,166 «.: 331 124 85,0084â€" 1,331 33 17,416 _ . 286 205 . 33,000 644 1% . 4,816 .c 8 816 333 179 123. 250° 29,376 2001 20 â€" 3,103 it cost 1 ns rIOF tÂ¥ PUBLIC SERVICE y In. cerâ€" hie : westetn rethurned to the W paid _ for ition Comâ€" 61,141" 1,677 34,0925 _ 959 17946 321 18463 .. 161 Memâ€" Church 1,073 135,953 pT $,389 174 it 26 3,402 hi vide adeâ€" rvices ‘a ities ~ 381 1,101 164 207 14 How its who hese l l