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mmee, moreover, _ will . be ht duty wher#"a postmasâ€" ied to be on duty . aiter before 7 a. m. â€" The miniâ€" Â¥ance for such extra |work 0 and the maximum _ $100, to the time employed and ved in the issue of a $1,000 greater than theâ€"issue of lived from the former was and for the Jatter he ‘reâ€" f 12 cents. The system of much aprece for the issue C E allowance for forward fate of remuneration . will tent. on the revenue of for which â€"direct: or "Sidiâ€" 1 duty is performed. ante for rent, light and o been considered and is ised by 45 per cent. There postmaster is now receivâ€" ider this, head Je. will reâ€" tions â€"applying ~to | the i of postmasters for the t of mogey orders, savings bstal note business have illy revolutionized, Henceâ€" hts will be paid forâ€"each er issued and one cent for ier ‘of postal note busiâ€" I be paid for cach note imber of delegates atten Aing, whichâ€"was held ,i: "of the Governorâ€"Gefieral were prepared epated ‘for raisin; ty funds. The _ various i will be asked to contriâ€" v & :;W amounts eting in support of © th: i Beld toâ€"night and . ad he Governorâ€"General, Si: er, R. L. Borden, | Si: orden, Premiet: Murray,c! , Bpeaker Sutherland,and i 4s every prospect â€" ol being successfully carried En@:n were. paid ‘of 1 per cent. on the oreign orders paid. This h will be based on Filty per cent. on ‘ of revenue; â€" 30 . péer $1,000, . and â€" up to per cent. on all over d. unfairly. â€" While the glsl‘om BATTLE GROUNDS "of orders wilt give the 4 iewhat better comâ€" ?fiy now receive. the savings.bank busiâ€" ‘the: King @pntributions which have | to the Ciamplain Terâ€" Â¥ battiefield fund anadign Club ent out by the postoffice t Ottawa wili bring joy of many postmasters he Domiinion. it announâ€" in remuneration _ for iters whose .salaries are revenue of their ~offices. will be made as , but as there _ are to be considered it 1e time to complete the Jn a scheme for raisâ€" or the purpose of pre % ‘of Abraham and Quebec, and erecting ; P anitiatory steps _ were t all the Canadian Club y 16.â€"At a meeting held old qguickly, got from Httle ~Candy ‘Preventics. Drug are now dispensing étive and . prompyt fation will remain as Peace on <the . his no quinine, nor sickeni b Stago" â€"Prov eration Allowed Are Paid on FOR mC ‘aph HMence . th: lor feverish 25 cents TERS .$525.00 . 363.50 . 100.00 ; 100.00 . 100.00 ; 100.0 .. 500.00 ..‘ 80.00 .. $00.00 ©380.00 .©250.0¢ 1,000.0C . 800.00 . 500.00 . 100.00 . 100.00 525. 0( . 100,06 . $50.0( . 250.0¢ â€" 100.0¢ Br 1 .0 qq | New York, Jan. 16. One of the 2,â€" q( ) 000 strange letters whith have. been po | received . by Mrs. Evelyn Thaw «ince qr | Harry K. Thaw‘s trial began, which q | was made public today, contained ay or | oficr fro® an Ohio men, to #batiâ€" pe | tute himsclt for Thaw and if necesâ€" p; | saty be executed. The writer impos qr | 4 the consideration that his family. q« | Ȣ paid ~$3,000,000 as soon as _ the prozosedl ~substitution â€" is complete, ©.‘| His lefter covered 600 pages, : He m | declared that he was a . double .. of dy | the prisoncr in appearance and. ‘could ic‘ ] take Thaw*s place ‘ in his cell by visiâ€" ng | ting hifi in prison in disguise. ... Educationally," the new: school boo. series will be discussed and Toron‘o University may tecome a fruitful su}â€" ject for argument. : Three New Faces,. = .â€" Three n:w members, Conservatives, will be introduced: Dr. Forbes God~ frey, who succeeds the late Hon..J. W. ~St." John as . representative o‘ West YÂ¥ork: Chas. P. MeKeown, wh, will. fill the place of the late Dr.â€"F. W. Lewis, of Dufferin, and Mr. A. E. Donovan, who redeemed for the Govâ€" ernment the Liberal riding, vacated by Hon. Geo. P. irsham, now Minâ€" ister of ~Ralilways and Canals _ at Ottawa. Messrs McKeown‘ and Donoâ€" Â¥an may move and second . the address in reply . to the speech from the mbiml clections in June are looked a The writer, whose name was â€"â€" not made public, said be had no . special ‘estre to live and was not aftaid to die, but â€"made the offer in order _ th dtovide for his Awmily, <The detter the local option issug on the grounc that the threeâ€"fifths clause .should bt a simple majority one,â€" and temper ance ‘ petitions to that effect will floo the depattment and the House. â€" 1t tubbcd between the hands _ and inhaled ‘frequently, it will never fail to cure cold in the head in twenty~ lour hours. 4 The length of the avproaching â€" Parâ€" liament is largely conjectural at this stage, but at least one ~measute, | the Government‘sâ€" redistribution bill,> is almost â€" certain to cause prolonged deba te. Many rural ridings, it is said, have 27,000 people. Mr. D. Ry cine ofRussell, however, represents 82,879. Others again, the Govern ment says, do not exceed 10,000. Toâ€" ronto, with its four: seats, hasâ€"nearâ€" ly 300,000 of a population. a WILLING TO DIE WILL MEET ON _ The fire was only a short distance from the central fire station, and the firemen wore quickly â€"at workâ€" and succeedcd in confining the blaze to the Hippodrome building, although ;< the stores on cither side, occupied by ~C. McDermottâ€"and A~â€"J. Gilmoure were badly dar:aged by smoke and Water The loss cannot as yetâ€"be accuratch given, but will probably amount between $3,000 and $4,000, partly covâ€" ercd ~by insurance. It is â€" ol sprains, cte The Ontario Legislature will reopen on Wednesday, ~February 5th, accordâ€" ing to Premier Whitney‘s announce~ ment at the close. of Tuesday‘s Counâ€" cil mecting. <Lastâ€" year‘s inaugural 10ok place late in January©‘* > Minard‘s Liniment Co., Limited was coherontly â€"written Oirs,â€"I have used your MINARD‘S LINIMENT . for the. zast, 25. yeats. and whilst Iâ€"have occasionally â€" used other linients, I can safely say that I Kave neter used any equal to yours. altempted :. by ‘ser ~results an ile damage to prop ,. urred %aw.n he Hippodtome Tix: tre,. where moving pretures of "Ben Hur‘" were being shown, The audience at the © . me numbered> about . ffty: persons, principally women and chil . dren; several of whoim were painfully though not seriously, hurt by â€" bein, Arampled. upon in a rush touhthtl street. The ::m-» o had just about cont when a spark from the : tric instrument dropyed upon _ th celluloid film, which at once exploded. All electricâ€" light at once : went out; and the tuilding was lighted ouly by fHames, v hick quickly enveloped woodâ€"work in. the rear of the small building, where two doors, the on!y exits, are located. Aâ€"panio resulted immediately, . and it was in that the women were hurt. : Fortunately howâ€" ever, allâ€" got out before the fliames Rad completely spread. Lorne McDermott, aged fiftéen years who ~was in charge of the machine, suffered serious and probably â€" fatal injuries. ~ His hands. and â€" face‘ were burned to the bone,and be is sufterâ€" ing from the shock ‘I is olso â€" the best for brusics, as yet FOR HARRY THAW Yours truly, J. G. LESLIE, FEBRUARY 5TH Mr. W. C. Edwards, who was one ol. the defendants in the aboveâ€" case was a former owner of theâ€"Theatorâ€" ium in Berlin and is atâ€"présent manâ€" aging . the Crystal in Peterboro in which Mr. O.â€"Rumpel, of this towa is interested. ; ~ The case was given a preliminaty hearing {tcfore: Magistrate ~Dumble, who committed the defendants for trial. They elected to be tried â€" by Judge We Jer without~ a jury. The court héld toâ€"day that there was hoâ€" thing in the advertisement that that would indicate that a lottery was to be > conducted, there being. nothing stated as to how the watches â€" were to be alloited. e ty 3 s al h?flmmshmm to mrw‘ the ladder, a riago to : a0al amount of m% he reached th* water he found~ it â€"impoys »s +c rtach ‘the dog, and, as thr =ko 1c t.sed. ~to â€"leave his tempotar7" safeâ€" ty. it seemed as tho some : vthet scbheme" would ~have to be Arieti Fortunately, however, the dog wanâ€" ‘Gered too near the edge of the ice fringe and tumbled in. (Mr. â€" Hil} succeeded in coaxing him to the sidc of the ladder, and ~grasping Lim â€" by the scruff of the neck, landed him. To climb â€"a 40â€"f6. ladder â€" placed: inâ€" <a perpendicular _ positign, ~with a 34â€" pound dog in one band,. is no easy "task, but Mr.â€"Hill was equa} ~ to it, and man and dog arrived safely on the bridge and the gallant rescuer was given three dealening cheers at the instigation ofâ€" Rev. R. E. Knowâ€" les, who was among the interested spectators.â€" How theâ€" dog â€"camo in its perilous . position is a mystery. The theory is that some mischievyâ€" u$s person dropped him Afrom . the bridge ~with the object of ending his life. Last fall, Mr. Edwards had an adâ€" vertisement in the Review and Exâ€" aminer, stating that watches were to. be given away at the Crystal. Thegâ€" trdé ‘under ‘certain conditions. It was> notBtated in the advertisement how , Finally a coup!c ol gentiemen wit;. exccutive â€" ability ~appeared on thc scene, and after taking in the x.Wa tion, > disappeared, ‘returning shortly with a long ly46der, which was 4owerâ€" ed over the side‘ of the brid3e cutil it rested on the; bottom i the rivâ€" er.. near the Pigr. . _ One â€"wellâ€"known citizen, seriously. megested: that a "cowboyâ€"with a ls is> be secured, while another though hat a iol:’\w be cut in 'tln aridge.© T suggestions con ua <ully an hour â€"during .m“'a.'.“u, wing ~dog howled dismally and th crowd grew larger and larger. |__ er. The charge against Mr. Edwards and the nowspapers‘ proprietors has aroused considerable public interest, and the decision has been awaited withâ€"some amount of speculation. Peterboro, ‘ Ont., ~Jan. 16.â€" .: The case of th> Crown: v§. W.~C,. Edâ€" wards, : of© the &,'l?lul Theatre, the Review. Printing Company, and the Examiner ~Printing Company, which arose â€" out of ‘the publication‘ ol an advertisement â€" regarding the giving away ‘of watches at the "Crystal," was dismissed today. by. Judgeâ€"Well« in the ol the _ town. ' ol . ine u# Ssnnd on on ee. mge Stiany 266 is 2 mort tm 42 ie méuse crowd gathered:~"~" * All efforts ~10: coax the: dog * t swim â€" ashore, a distante . of . abow 100. feet, ‘lailed as <theâ€"canine~~was averse to‘a plunge in the cold water of: the Grand. That he wished ~ to come : sshore, however,. was plainly svident â€" by his cries â€" .c'"oum.‘-. The large crowd bad all mannet _ 0 megestions to make. _ â€" ann IT WAS NO LOTTERY Rapid changes of temperature are hard .on!bemdn-te?pdtd‘ T ig 'l'l::‘eonmp;u{t;.fio-&.w inside trolley car to icy temperature dtbcpl:dupâ€"armm.hu hour or so in a heated building and then walking against a biting windâ€"know the difficulty of avoiding cold. dnnguofooldhn-chuqdw kv'l‘“y&b"ndlflhufl. Dog Feli In Scott‘s Emuilsion Snydet, while Mrs. M. S..~. Hallman ushered the guésts to the tea room, whick was presided over â€"by . Mrs. Howie and Mrs. Geo. Wegenast, asâ€" sisted by Miss Brown, Miss Kreutâ€" ]zi;er, Miss Moyer, Miss Moore ug Miss Riddsll, who served the liest of refreshments, and were most attentive in fooking after the wants of ‘the guests. â€" ‘The floral decorations were. most artistic throughout, â€"and the rooms presented a ‘mostâ€" inviting appearance. â€" The occasion ‘ was very : much enjoyed by the large ‘number , who responded to the kind invitation â€"of this most popular hostess, 3 Ata mevting held in the Evangeliâ€" cal church -#Mu a new organi» ation was formed naving for its ob ject .the study of â€"the different books ofâ€" the Bille. It will "be known ~ as Nvfl? Men‘s New Movement class z:i meetings will be held ‘every Sun 7. ais The .clettion ‘of ~ofticers resulted as follows::â€" i PA 3 Presidentâ€"Jacob Martin. Viceâ€"presidentâ€"John Bruegeman Beotctary â€"Milton Snyder. * * "Treasurcrâ€"Andrew Urstadt ‘% Teacherâ€"Rev. A. Y. Haist NEW MOYEMENT 400666 Trial: Catarth treatments :are being mailed out free, on request, â€"by : Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis. Thése tests avre proving to ~the peopleâ€"without °_ & penny‘s, costâ€"theâ€"great value of this ::i:‘n}im prescription known to drugâ€" # everywhere as . Dr. Shoop‘s Caâ€" tatrh Remedy.. Sold by A. G. Hach nel Waterloo. Snider,‘Willow street, was the scene of a very bright and happy ‘gathering Tuesday afternoon, when Mrs. Shi was "At Home‘" "to her Waterldo friends. The hostess was ably asâ€" sisted in The drawing roomâ€" by. her daughters (Mrs. H-n{l Simpson â€" of Arthabaskaville and Miss A. Flotence fif;‘:-r,‘,“ ‘}"”’*éfi‘ ‘wbout twenty feet | over a . restie anie 1 this neapin ‘” Aondnntn 4 9W n,.“ 6 “«f e on .of . rd may die : . frot Longhurst, ~also of Brantford, | wat seriously . _and . seven or: cigh bound : for here, Mi?.‘ lul bruises. ~The car should bave . Paris at 7 o‘clock, butâ€" wasâ€" minutes Jate. While the motorman was eating his. lunch Cc-floxl 7 coo tobk wfl,'mw. "@ motof : app ‘a grade Wi the <ttestle bridge a slippery . ‘3 made moving difficult, and three. difâ€" ferent attempts had to be made. The third time,. in batking :s. ‘one of wheels leftâ€"the Tails, and the car ; thrown over ths side to tha ground, about twonty feet. . The passengers were taken out through the windows, and the motorman ~ and" ‘conductor, who"* werethe ~most seriously hurt, were assisted ‘to the home:of ~Mr. Foulds, near by,. where they . were attended by doctors. ~Conductor Beaâ€" ecn ‘is reported to. have hadâ€"his . leg broken and Bis skult fractured, _ and his â€" friends fear <the worst. . Mrs. Beaconléft for the sceneâ€"of the .acâ€" cident this evening, with the pritciâ€" pal_officers of the company. Mr Mr Mr Mr. The hospitable home.. of Mr.. J. DELIGHTFUL ""AT HOME" R BACKED OVER B .IDGL CLASS ORGANIZED Honor Graduate Toronto Conservaâ€" tory of Music, .‘ TEACHERS OF PIANO, ORGAN AND Mr. . «Hamel! : to . know why hcutu oi.rn:‘:m $47,09 tor his sidewalk. © He was also charged with 86 1t, while his deed calls for only : 65â€" ft. It‘ was explained ~ that the total cost of a Street is figured Out, ~ and â€"\ then ~equalized â€" pro rata among the ratepayets. Miss A. R. Bean, Mr. Wim.â€" Sniderâ€" appeaied against the assessment _ of the sidewalk _ on King . street. He was charged > with ‘part of the :l"lvcvny on King $t. Mr. Snider « to be assessed ‘on> the whole sidewa!k, â€"as ‘he did â€"not ~ wish any . future countil to lay claim. to the mpitz. "The Court of Revision sustained Mr. Snider‘s claim and ~he will be asgessed for theâ€" full length ol the walk oh King street from Erb street to the southern end of his property. > . 1k 4e 4€ Mr./ Alf. Meyer claimed that he had a fron! of 16 feet and was chargâ€" ed with: 16. Engineer Moogk was instructed ‘remeasure Mr. Meyer‘s frontage.â€" « Mr. Liesemer appealed against â€"anm assessment for a sewer which be buily for : himself last year, and is charge« with another sewer past his property which was built this year. He is payâ€" ing for. 27. feet extra. ie Mr. Fischer suggested that Mr. Lieâ€" semer be relunded the cost of .; the sewer built in 1006 and he was asked to put in a claim to the council fot a refund. ... °_ & Mr.. A. Weidenhammer appealed on b_ehlt-a:! Charles Hudelniaict, wlm1 was. for part of his property along.which there was no sewer. The engipeer was: instructed to remeasure the sewer . and <grant â€" Ms. Hudelmaic the proper allowance for a cofmer loi. so that he is required to pay unly for the @ctual length .of the sewer, less the corner lot allowance. f In reply to a query. by Mr.. George Holiman it was stated the assessment of $1.35 per foot paid farâ€"‘ sewer at 4§ per foot for 30years. u. Mr. J, C. Haight appeared on beâ€" half â€"Oof Messts Graybill, Shantz and Mueller, who appeared against aSsséssâ€" ment. of 4} cents per foot for sewer construction in 1907. i Mr. J..C. Muelier objected. to asâ€" sessment ofâ€" 370 feet when sewer was built only . 815 feet. ©Mr. Mucilet‘s: appeal was sustained. n Yek assessed ~for a lot which he had sold ‘The engincer was instructed to: take a new measurement. . S Mr.F. Schlote desired to know why provperty "was charged wity 99 Aroiitage, when ‘the lot was only 66 feet wide. It was explained ~that anil,fi: lots were assessed at halt the local frontage on two sides. The assessment was sustained. Mr. ~P. Hohmeler, asked> why . he was tharged with 33. it on Spring St. when there was no sewer on stréet. The property was a corner lot and exâ€" planationâ€" offered in regard < to: | Mt. Schlote‘s case applied here also.. The lot ~will be reâ€"measgured in ordef to ascertajin the correctness: of the meas+ urement. > es is 4 . Mr.â€"B..Playford was charged with 118 â€"feet and sewer only. extends 100 feet north of Frederick. street. His appeal was â€"sustained. 4 Dr, Noecker entered a simélar â€" apâ€" peal and ‘he was requested to ‘see the clefk and have â€"figures changed. COURT OF REVIS!ON 5 _ ~ TOWN OF WATER .0 > Court of â€" Revision on Local T ements mado in 1907 met P #ay . . ¢vening: with. Mayor Seaâ€" gram, â€"Reeveâ€"Fischer and Geo, Suggitt ay gtmauv:o in gddition to Engineer M . THEORY Puplis prepared for examination at Mt. J. A. ";‘.qlot chuni m Miss E. L. Bean B C m Rat t e Ars l mini s1 <onhinkis In:. 1+BIG Mlace w ,,.;‘»m...-“;?‘-r'. porseris onstiowtet Suocg snn wnd we incodog Porkae faie k Agasanter traycllinyg‘than‘ih‘the calder monihs, .. " /.‘ ‘~ _ ./ . _ * " // .‘ | _ If you have property for sale or to lease in any part of the country we shall hope . ito be favored with your order fér advertising space.‘ Specimen W’ s g:u sheets will be gladly sent ppon request Address syumyE i tive <â€"THE CHRONICLEâ€"TELEGRAPH 3 CXA > J MXA m niet dn g atin 4 Give nsje trial and be convinced of mitie "'I Orders promptly delivared in AM mavis the thuede : a WATERLOO, GNTARIOâ€" AT<ALL Kirg 61 W aterloo Fancy Buns, Bread Rolls and _ Unkes, suring enc ¢., sholcest and best of k e ingrmrraet Cured Hams and Bacon (our own The Leading !utluku,m tm tm $y ay o+ a ¢ ) TT ‘ |v mouk § ~."‘;s:“"1 migh t thonee m“%fing_% l“vo;t‘og.x'l.-mm&’fiflv f PABER® es * §# k * twÂ¥ ye2 THE CANADIAN BANK 94 ¢ OF COMMERA.Q-E,:'}’SQ 3;? B. E. WALKER,.Préeident. .. _ up Capital, $10,000,000 _ (.â€"_ _ . A w IRuiaND, Superintentent °f _ | ipotal Assets, â€" 113,000,000 â€" _ â€" :f,_ y ; _€ *XA rfi + »_r»g a _;“% ::z ’{:"-a,‘{"‘ Branchcs throughout Gabada, and in mp Danel Suics in Sgghnt _ /. BANKING BX MAILâ€"{.Nl‘_. 85. _ .. â€" _0_. of the Bun:.s‘imufi may :‘0’ d depesits . â€" made or withdrawn by mail. Every attention is paid . _ _ ,/~ %0 uh(?yn Eo-"'“. Â¥ : #%""4 in \,%; k P ’-.;' .‘1, aa *:f»f;‘ $ 5 & T,. § ©¥ & f j’:;“:‘é:. '. ‘Wat rlob Branch J‘ Moorman, Mamager®‘ _ _ Tc CBRNCS, EWEJE CBOT, In '.B-"'E'. q;-".--u-- ArcsB. CAsPBELL, Esq., M.P. W. K. McNavont, Eeqg., M.P. 4e Sovereign Bank of Canada BOARD OF DIRECTORS: . == > Bunsus Jaryis, Beq., ~ +« ~ â€"â€"_â€" «..‘ ~President RAaWDoLPrH MacDoxaL», Keq., Pirst Vize.President A. A. Armrax, Raq., +. â€". Second Vice President _ HEAD OFFICE;â€"TO mss ars, Paid Up Capitats\ «_ ‘s M 6 #23 Generalâ€" Manager. THE YEAR _ __â€" > "~* / WATERLOO MUTUAL _ BOARD OF DIRRGroRS, be. 3. . Wabb, _\ * WWam it * Gen. Reg., _ ic @* O.Lg:u“* Allan F Predion, $426,808.17. "ag k} ’!!