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ag ehind the dead to the grave. Â¥6less, his absonce and the abâ€" of Queen Amelic and the Dowaâ€" reen. has eausd universal comâ€" gencrally atributed to & from the he;rws themselves, were govered with heavy drapâ€" ‘and trapping of black velvet, red with . fringes of gold, the :* the cortege that attracted 0st â€"attention was the gilded ‘w- of the sixteenth, sevenâ€" i and eighteenth centuries, which sreserved for the use of the forâ€" missions and the highest digniâ€" ofâ€" Portugal. the pro ession advanced through ded streeis the crowds beâ€" i denser. All stores and business ish ents along the route were . and 'tifhtly shuttered. $ funeral cortegze moved â€" more y than bad beeri expected, and i 17 W se esns ky o Â¥iolentâ€"death of his father, it is C 1 3 eC l AFavnal ”g a had beeri expected s!fiddle of the aftern (reached the church. e Chin ch of San Vicent ri6 edifice, built in the : k‘.;’;’here,hin an nc cor 1 pantheon, are snb of the royal famil ited in the old quarter ;; t an ancient monast palace of the Primate of mated on & height, it do betins of the capital. * guarded the ot:;qts agd lwel'o ‘mutserous parks and plazas 8 route; all shops and cates 6d, ‘and shutters covered w ~§ the Ministerial buildâ€" * & i do. Commercio, e King and prince were as~ im week ago. 331 grigtâ€"stricken palace, wrerturned in pity, and strong n ‘at the scene in the priâ€" Aments where â€" the special . were , received. . Neither relie nor the Dowager Queen @ were to be seen, but King ~carried hirgselt as _ bravely‘ ht, thoug deadly pale and verg« of complete breakdown . i8 ordé was finished. 1 Juke of Connmaught, Prince ;' rick, and Infanta Forninâ€" c lition to verbal condolences, d letters from their sovereigns ing, Who was greatly touched e messages. Tears that were onstantly in his eyes several fo ds * * ff;‘ ie members of the court and ial representatives of foreign os entered the chapel for the iéf service, the King remained _?~ >‘ Neither he nor the two ollowed the cortege to the ¢, headed by the pat c awaited the corteg di to the church. earried : from the ent iped in the ) a on biers in ‘{vi: Troops formed en square, and 1 x: one side slowly ma " of men, wearing lot and ~eatrying lighted wer members of the i ite pity of the Hol: . ‘?'nh,ed in the t hy ; which . Portugue is Recorded tho privile the Afirst absolution 0 ‘as well as later ( J‘.que and bur Ahey (may sell for th sir) charities. Their 8 Mized by disregard for : mities and by humility ‘chaplai .af the order > of people along f jion was noteâ€" x the pavements, 1 and choked the W evidances of deep seemed‘to be abâ€" 0s with uncovered Wifuneral cars passed, and is actual disrespect wit 20. 08 2 fM)â€" Ana ago‘c l iplain of the order intoned gd prayérs while . the at attention and in the fiuld be heard the sfiinute \ land batteries, to which rjtish and Bpanish cruisers reâ€" ® gan. This brief but imâ€" ‘‘ eeremony finished, the priâ€" writh the words, ‘"Requiecsoat in ,** â€"sprinkled the coffins with holy .'?‘,! were borng by the coart es into the church l,j,,_" .& on a catafalque P + hile, _ master of ceremonâ€" ;,,4,‘ missions, aiplot ta to special tribunes iefr an6.* The ‘interior of _S” llb“lm:' ceiling ‘;'-‘-,-':...‘»‘ dered. in .o‘l:a :orrb ie _ebony T wakbory: n 7 IIM m‘ E;u_{ many, t] wof the day ‘all the powers gatherâ€" ge "Tor the ceremony : Jvos of twentyâ€"one s . ::flmgnko\ryé .E answere§ by the in the harbor, allâ€" @ last rites were Ovel. P d in?dnnt marâ€" t ortugal‘s + boding p;‘o‘;eg:fi&z‘ is n eral feelin c s ¢ oo in view of absolÂ¥ed ming . to i) oil F-« “’_‘Po.' Ba i reguent ith the church ;,,&w h‘oulhroud- drawn by cight escorted by & 1 200 1. d oo 200000 e sixteenth, seven th centuries, whict the use of the for the highest digni i advanced throug) is the crowds be storea and busines mg the route wer + shuttered. rtege moved mor seri expected, and i f the afternoon be he church. leonthetjownlen orfom E, most <of :h': o the cathedral. ; tloo..bavine .been Kum_t,: + xi'n_nuel c tradition of d to the grave. Royal« n, are entof l family. T 4 of the ancient ie Holy House the thirteenth rtuguese tradiâ€" privilege of ut tion over dead later of claimâ€" and â€"the abâ€" 1 the Dowaâ€" versal comâ€" Aributed to 1. ‘A group !)atriarch of foge nt the atiot fron abo most touch marched a long black ed torches. he ancient all world The cof it l al it is ‘of_ t} the: It is the stt dotsedry the Reige o of Wales, Pringess Victoria and many Government offi «bte tended the‘ memoritd C x day at 8t. Paul‘s for K os of Portugal and the crown prince, Imâ€" mense crowds filled the streets along 1 it beâ€" d pall, nefit Saul _ Archdeacon Sinclair re son, and the A'chm bury pronounced ‘the ben 504 CE s B AHNL T mst bury ‘pronounced ‘the benediction, ‘The‘ members of the ° roval, Porty arc) Sncoase aad mere not altend 0i 4 ere not a = ed by m‘ Labor Member Says.Omdltiom Are Worse Than In England. London, Feb. 10.â€"(C. A. P.)â€"John Hodge, Labor M.P., told the metal tm{tes workers of Sheffield that lack of émployment was more acute in Canada than in Britain, and declared that at the Toronto Council Employâ€" ment Bureau there registered 400 Britishers the first day of a& total of 487 * . meP poa en recatna® in. t S The shipping conference entered inâ€" to an agreement for three years, whereby ~saloon rates are uniform. Canadian lines are permitted the opâ€" tion of reducinig rates in winter on first and second cabins, â€" generally $5 higher. Third class rates remain As betore. Lord and Lady Strathcona attended the memorial ‘service to the Portuâ€" guese royAlties at St. Paul‘s. . Black" Hand Leaden Shot. 1:!:!;11 New York, Feb. 10.â€"Coly Calcagn®, piop} an Italian barbgr who was shot t0 ; po sa death in East 106th street last Mon-gorm; day, may hbave been the lgnder of_the | ePhig Black H.y;md organization in _the Unitâ€" | (q ; ed States. Detective Wm. H. Atkmâ€"{ clect son of Baltimore, after seeing. f&lit""oi'); \ Mr The local â€" will make an tification. years of age King Edward at St Paul‘s. King Leopold Not Sans. ihad other than an Brussels, Feb. 10â€"There are indi-' On motion of th cations that . the _ Government may,| committees were 8 soon have to deal with a difficult | lowing purposesâ€"T problem in réegard to King Leopold. 'eg in the care of th Its nature fuay‘ be iqdica&d by the | the standing comm remark made by a membet of the | expenditure of any Cabinet Saturday in the lobby of the | art purposes. Chamber of Deputies. He said: Bills "The King is no longer in a normal First readings v condition of mind."" by Hon. Mr. Coch Signs of mental breakdown of Leoâ€" | Forest Reserve Act pold have been noticeable for several | Rgépecting Free months. steads in Mnl{es; w aaegeme e amend the Act > Arrested, Though Legally Dead. of Homesteads to New York, Feb. 10.â€"Otto Adams, a Public Lands. B: fugitive from justice upon an indict“s‘m'- To amend . ment charging him with sending| Revenue Act; an< ment charging MWM ®U"°5 °/ ®""°,"ito amend the Ass â€" Arrested, Though Legaily UC2G« New York, Feb. 10.â€"Otto Adams, nl fugitive from justice upon an indictâ€" ment charging him with sending bombs to two persons and trying to blow up an:hotel with an infernal machine, andrwho last year was legâ€" ally declared ‘dead as a‘ suicide, was locked up in the Adams street police station, gtooklyn, Saturday night. Je was amrested in Jersey City while keeping an appointment with the wife who had deserted him in the west. ~ Legal Fight Over "Times. London, Feb., 10.â€"It looks as though there would bera great legal struggle for The Timesnewspaper. A syndiâ€" cate representing the owners of severâ€" al minor "interests in the paper has been formed with a capital of $4,â€" aoNvCNC: Mr> Pearson and his associates as sert that their deal has been apprOV ed by 75. per cont. of the owners. Th o Do n CHBRE K . Bxmak CC PME SOCC, I quo'fiion\.;)l the lease will out in court. Treasurer Found Guilty. Binghamton, N.Y., Feb. 10.â€"Arthur W. T. Back, former county custodian, who has ‘been on trial herc, charged with wromghilly taking $675 of the county‘s fumds,. was found gnilty Sat u"rls.\y by .a jury. whick returned the verdict after deliberating on the eviâ€" dence for: over three hours. Hanged HerseW In Harlem Boardingâ€" Houseâ€"No Clue to Identity, New York, Feb. 8.â€"Without leaving w elue to her identity or the %m.t hnpelhdhettotahhcrlih a young woman, evido:t:{ a Canadian, who had recently ved : from Montreal, was found dead yesterday hanging ‘%the neck from amon-h ‘m room which she had dng at a Harlem boarding house. l The suiéidé was well dressed and about 25 yeare of age.. Sho had used ':.{fnoo of elothes line to strangle herâ€" [ L. H\ a pocketbool found A sales alip made ount to .fi.fin«m from the store of the 8. Comâ€" pany, Limited, dated Dec. 30, and a transfer of the Montroal Strbot Rail« lvty. dated Feb. 4. . The nr on the sales . check . appenred . to ,M‘d ktwo French saleamen. K wORK IN CANADA MONTREAL WOMAN‘S SUICIDE. [BUUUEA > local Italian detective butsau I ake an effort to verify the idenâ€" 1 on. _ Calcagno was about 27| T'hougl; Legally Dead. . Feb. 10.â€"Otto Adams, a a justice upon an indictâ€" ing him with sending vo persons and trying to ~hotel with an infer‘nal eagc ty »Bt oo i8 ners. The be fought WANTS TRADE TE ‘ guw, *0o. 11 â€"Hon.. Richard Euen own and ° ; he said he deâ€" sired to make a mfi“‘ heane it s singeeh m Bs :?ed; from the t?:::.“ghhfllua s sum of money ,fi.fi:‘ Lt 2 didineuy ue atack tional foree. His ples was not for \technical education broadly, but for loh?ufhn. of it. No one had ever | him carp about the ;:r!ld" {ture of money for educational purâ€" POTe 2Ve .T G2T aF P poses, and. he mmrrW highâ€" L.r technical 3-«. on woul:’%e gult» ficiently for. He desired . to plead for industrial or vocational & cational forces. There were no ways, not a blazed trail, in the proâ€" vince / toâ€"day : for those who labored ‘with the hand. Greater capacity for the worker at his trade, L{:"‘e‘ hapâ€" Riax::ies_s in his home was the object he in VieW. . l ubh P Meqny ieb RMATT MBR O CCTICY ‘ He hoped the Federal Government . wuumhitm\in'bemd‘ technical education they. did their wholé duty. The domestic exports of the country would increase five times over the amount of any grant the P"edeul Government would give for \the purpose. He admitted that all he had said might equally well have \been said when. he sat in ‘the seat of the Minister of Education, He had tried then to blaze & trail, and made some small befinning, which he hoped would be fo lowed up. | . Mr. McGarxX (South Renfrew) faceâ€" , tiously opened by confessing himself o at a loss whether to sympathize with \ nr congratulate the hon. member for | Monck (Mr. Harcourt) on his loss of i the Liberal lendershin.. He had «o l MModani es On motion of the Prime MiNISUC®) . | commitiees were appointed for the folâ€" | lowing purposesâ€"To assist the Speakâ€" . er in the care of the library ; to strike ‘ the standing committees; to direct the expenditure of any uM set apart for art purposes. Bills Read. PFirst readings were given to bills by Hon. Mr. Cochrane, to amend the Forest Reserve Act; to amend the Act Reépecting _ Free Grants to Homeâ€" steads in Ra-inI{eSRiver District; to amend the Act pecting Free Grants of Homesteads to Actual Settlers in Public Lands. By: Hon. Mr. Matheâ€" ‘son: To amend the Supplementary | Revenue Act; and by W. H. Hoyle, |%i~ amand the Assessment Act. HIS FIRST REPORT Chict W: A. Howard, of the Owen | Sound Fire Department, has issued his first annual report‘ for the year in pamphlet form which contains & record of an _ efficient year‘s work. ‘The former Berlin firefighter has had more fite to cope with during last year than in . town‘s histor loss has been There were 6 with an aver drill ture and a spring flood ¢ has been consid year. / The dang a sudden thaw jce this year 1 river will be A Baltimore man had until recent« ly a darky in his employâ€" about as thiftless and worthless a darky, says he, us ever he came actoss. One ~day The employor, his patience exhausted, called Sam Into his ofice and told him to look for another job. _ "Will you give me i letter of recommicndaâ€" tion?"" asked ~ Sath, piteously. Alâ€" iflmu;h he felt that he could not conâ€" «efentiously comply with the. request, though he felt that he could not conâ€" scientiously comply with the. request, the Baltimore man‘s heart was touchâ€" ed by the appeal. So he sat . dow® to his desk to write a nonâ€"committal letter of character Jor the negro. His effort resulted as follows: ‘‘This man, Sam Harkins, has worked for me one sceek,and I am satisfied.‘‘~Argonaut, With th he th END SATISFACTORY. in any previous year in the tory and yet the â€" average cen comuaratively small. e 63 fires during the yeatr verage loss of $90.20 _ per the previous year the averâ€" vas $245.76." Chicf Howard considerably enhanced . this : danger always arises from thaw and break up. The vear that will go down the recent hcavy 8 cold weather th be very heavy th r he | livered n the P fire has avy snow storms her the danger of e Grand _ River y enhanced . this wavs arises from Chief Howard ity of increasâ€" hydrants. Durâ€" conducted fire numbert of lecâ€" lns a l, mm f .}as,a'..‘,,. l ': f x' -,'t/ ~ ‘.‘_‘,_; ‘1’ 2 P mounne " mmemeniel w use the pale the 6 were prescn® from almost every Meâ€" will give the pu b thodist Sundayâ€"school in ‘ttle aAistrict, o ies in *4 The . {following | wore An attendahce| : Jron Bed, regular $3.50, now from Berlin, Rev.‘and Mrs. . 8. E. * Marshail, Mrs. W. G. Schioidt, Miss ‘lmlod.uz\lhr 5.50, now A,. Moyer, Miss S." Ayres Miss ~ A. Dotweller, Miss H. Buckberrough,Miss Iron Bed, regular 7.50, now $ Kautman, Miss L. CoSens, 'Ielll': Beds suite, reg. $15.50 fot Pn e s o us Eus G. W: Fischer, A. A. Bby, L ... 5. Rudy :ud others. The sessions were over by Rev.R. J. Kiliott, ‘of _ Waterloo, Chairmen of the Distâ€" rict, and* Rev. T. II. Jbbott, of AYI, performed the ddties of Secretary . Rev, J..C, Antliff, of Galt deliverâ€" ed a splendid address on "What . Can nr District do for the Sundayâ€"school" ence on N6 IOVS! TERVIUT . OHOGLC ducted by Rev. 8. E. Marshall, and on ‘‘The Ideal Officer" by Mr. T. A. Rutherford, of @alt.Rev. J. E. Pe ters, Of SheMeld, gave. an interestâ€" ingâ€"address on "How to Devolop the Evangelistic Sfirit in the Sundayâ€" School," which was followed by . a conference on "How to Develop the Missionary Spirit in _ the Sundayâ€" school,"" conducted by Rev. R. J. Elâ€" liott, of Waterloo, Owing to the illness of Rev. A. C. Crews, General Secretaty, Toronto, the "Round _ Table on Practical work,"" was capably conducted by Mr. W. E. Dyer, of _ Toronto, during which considerable discussion took place on the advancement of the adult department of the Sundayâ€"schoo!. (nenit inasvssn4 mot place on the advancement of the adult department of the Sundayâ€"schoo!. The following officers wete adeziared clected:â€" Hon. Pres.â€"Rev. R. J. Elliott, Waâ€" terloo. ton. Ist. _ Viceâ€"Pres.â€"(Adult Uepl,)-â€"- Geo. Copcland, Zion. 2nd Viceâ€"Pres.â€"(Home _ LeP! ) â€" Miss E. K. Egerton, Galt. 3rd Viceâ€"Pres.â€"(Temperante â€"â€" (G. W. Tobbs; Hespeler, â€" Se('y.-'l‘rcas.-ltcv‘ T. H. lbbott, Ayr. ‘ The Resolution Committee rcpa)rm ‘ad\'u(‘ating that _ two representatives of each school wisit the other schools !on the District annually. _ At the evening session a splendid address on "The Adult Bible Class" was delivered by Mr. W,. E. Dyer, ol Toronto. Votes of thanss were pass~ ed to those participating in the _ the s luin clneiaks t ths address on "WThe Adult Bible Class" was delivered by Mr. W. E. Dyer, of Toronto. Votes of thanss were passâ€" ed to those participating in the _ the programme and the members of _ the Preston congregation for their kind hospitality city, but that * o Thore have been‘a few cases which altendling â€" pbysicians have diagnosed as chickenpox, but which the medical health ofcer belieres to be a mild form ‘ of â€" smallpox. It is to be hoped that tho Hamilâ€" |t0n authorities will pay no attention to any such foolish talk as that quoted alove. It was just â€" such talk about «chickenpox"‘ and ‘mild cases of smallpox"‘ here in Brockville that delayed the authorities of Brockâ€" ville in taking vigorous acticn with the result that the town will be burâ€" \ dened _ with several thousand dollars HMor _ isolation and maintenance _ of â€"\ quarantined _ persons. The fact | is | | that comparatively few dostors _ can â€"|tell the difference between chickenpox â€"land mild smallpox. because smallpo® ‘lis so rare and bocause when it does En oigrse nuntd H‘â€"as . 1hov President.â€"A. M. Rumford, The Hamilton Her there is no simallpor city, but that I is so rate aund hbecause WNhen it """* come the, doctors avoid it as _ they would the Evil One. The Hamilton guthoritios . wil do well to insist that their doctors reâ€" port evory case of «chickenpox‘"‘ _ 10 the Medical Health Oficer, and _ run no risk of it spreading. From this "mild nmm‘:." or whatever / she Hamilton | M_chooses to call it, to â€" the ; severe Mrhol smallpoy, Iwith all its terriple résults, is but a uts W oua ols P ° qDMNO SHRARERTE Cns Hamilton }é:lw to call it, to : the ; severe lorwl smallpoy, with all its terriple r ts, is but a short step; and if thel good | people of ffamilton wish to pmvent their city being gwopt by this | pestilent disâ€" gase they had better take no ozhn‘um,l but‘ stamp it out at once by dinstic measures, This epidemic ot the wild type ol the disease is the forernnuoet of the â€" severe type of th: insidious In sewing: on CuNS. #"/ wrong side, then when. the dy o stitch on the right machine _ pushes llf is ;‘B;ill; pushes the â€"mat eroobei stitching will be on and not the front of" tug cufl TAKE NO CHANCES wWITH CIACKENâ€"POX." Tho eyes of seven Nflffi‘ afe not matched asfat ‘dB er is ‘concétaed. â€" .( antined (Brockville Times.} Pres.â€"(Adult _ Dept.)â€" n Herald declares that nallpox epidemic in that cults stitch on the â€" when. the culf is rtaâ€" the right side, if the s the" ‘material, the powtf be on the back mrfis qut of tén tards their pow» Prés It‘s the things we don‘t say «which cause the least regret. Th: hungriest man draws the line at ealing his own words. i We mover know what a good time we are having till it is over. Ambition _ gets along faster when unhindered By a tender tonscience. The worst of the man with st10ag likes is that he bas also strong disâ€" Mlikes. The shortcut to happiness is good ress. â€" Coucher, rozalar 5.53, now The only _ prople who rising early ate those W to. When a man begins to brag abdut‘ his honesty it‘s time for his friends to be careful. Clear up the little tasks toâ€"day, and you will be ready for the big tasks toâ€"morrow. The race is not always to the swilt but th¢: man who makes an carly Stact has an advantage. II A \vonla; dislikes a man who ters too much almost as much as man who doesn‘t flatter at all. The prisoners in Peterboro (‘nunty'UR*}’I'ADT.â€"In Berlin on eb. ‘1‘8, Jail are lolling the raty that inlest.l to Mr. and Mrs. Fmd Urstadt, i1 tke place. Abrcns street, a daughter. s“m-mssywswcs-s seaee* mw-sssm i1me!uu W-. regular $6.00, now w ills regular 7.50%. * l ae regular. 12.50 * sSNOWSTORMS COST RAILWAYS $1,000,000 Eve ry artic Montreal Que., Feb. 10.â€"Th dian Pacific and Grand Trun ways estimate that the seve storms, that have raged for creased cost of operation and the cnorâ€"/ period of uime in UTYMA 10 "EPP C mous falling off in traffic. :ljil'irrcnt lines open. ‘Owing. to . th A leading offigial discussing . the storms being confined to Ontario ant bloc\ades today stated that the rail~‘ the Eastern Provinces, the C.P.R. has ways always found thit freight trafâ€"‘not suffered to the same extent as i fie lost during a few wecks in the did two winters ago, when the severd winter time was never regained, as it ;istorms raged thrdughout the Westerr always took pweeks to get the branch Provimces. lines im condition that would permit,) The Canadian Northern Quebec lines of freight trains being openmted,, an1 be taken of the lower rates on th in this way a very large amou\nt of part of all last week. sesss2ee mgmm seae®e wmmm Hall Racks, regular $ 6 75, ten days have cost them close $1,000,000, between the greatly 5 6 pieee Parlor Suite, reg. $19.00 for CANADA‘ S NEED OF | i TECHNICAL SCHOOLS ©Ottawa, Fob. 11,â€"Technical educaâ€" tion . was undet â€"discussion in Ahe | Houso today, Mr. . Guthric (Welling‘ ton), introducing & resolution to: have a commission appointed to inâ€" vestigate the subject, : He cited _ the; attention being paid by .othet gounâ€" tries to technical education, and urg~ ed (the importance of action in Cani* da. to meet oomnm of thyse othâ€" er utlon:‘-. He "Bel * the Canadian constitution provide mcfimr ity for uun-mm tanced the work oft the experimental stations and the voting of financial aid to inâ€" tependent s6h00l8. 0 0 o.0 00 _ 00_ )c wORTH CONSIDERLD i o ~moes" ©Omnpe t EnE C uT . 2 E0000 To CE en‘ " S nations. He ‘Believed the Canadian| W, F. Cockshutt thought the. provâ€" nstitution provided amiple opportur® | inces would not object to Dominion y fot federal. action, and instanced|jction â€" in this field. He commented c work of the experimental stations ‘ on the dewrth of tochnically qualified id the voting of financial aid 10 inâ€" Canadians for the higher branches of pendent schools. . lc-d-m. and urged the establishment Mr. Guthrie was supported â€" by Mr.!of a national institute of un.q?fl\ Maving boa{ht a lot of Furniture from the Factor . the public the benefit of same. The following is le in this store at big reductions 13.00, 10.00, 8.00. 26.00 for $0.00 for 20.(0 for io really enjoy who don‘t have 10.50, now 8.00, now Edward â€" Lippert, now NG _ 35.00 for‘ ©20.50 . now for th now 27.00 for Corner King and Young Streets, Berlin COMMENCINXG Canaâ€" Rail lalâ€"‘ eae2sesesee0s th> | / last % VUCU"s 9 ¢ ments Le: ma | this P g the en . o Mfcial f cd. $ha es are p before ( report compl A ale a‘ & es, w * the c d 'l'?w s i ‘ batin ~ stum‘ R tings s s tion ct d : | § wees ) | to ssesessseseseses2scec2 2222 $2.05 Geonze E. Smith, of Oxford,. _ who :dm attention to the services already given to Canads in agriculture ~ / by ! techpical work. > « freicht was held back till the opening of navigation, where advantage could be taken of th clower rates on ‘the waler lines. The Grand Trunk state that in no previous winter was so large _ Pn amount of money spent in so short a period of time in trying to keep the wificrent lines open. ‘Owing. to . the storms being confined to Ontario and the Eastern Provinces, the C.P.R. has not suffered to the same extent as it did two winters ago, when the severe storms razed thrdughout the Western Provirtoes. ELBCTION IN JUNE Toronto, Feb. 11.â€"The work of the present session will be pushed ahead with all expediâ€" tion, according to the arrangeâ€" ments existing. < An effort will Le made to bring the work of this Parliament to a close by The Canadian Northern Quebec lines be taken of the lower rates on the part of all last week. the end of Manch. From _ an o MTcial source it has been learnâ€" cd &hay the important incasutrâ€" es are for the: most part now before the. Legislature. The reports _ are being pu%hed to completicn â€" and the ministers are at work upon the estimatâ€" es, which will be brought in at the earliest possible moment. There will be as little deâ€" tating as possible. The "hot stuff"‘ will be kept for the busâ€" tings, _ and a provincial elecâ€" lion is looked _ for the fitst RSTADT.â€"IA Berlin on Feb. ‘ith to Mr. and Mrs. Fnd Urstadt, _7 Abrcns street, a daughter. He expressed cofifidence in the . CAâ€" Pacity of Canadian workmen to comâ€" pete with any. in the world if given good equipment, gld Ne’dcd !?l‘ naâ€" quisite oo ts o . P e tlonal education o provide this tion is 1ooK week in June :83, Bideboard, " ;. regular;‘ §13.00 now _ .. 1 4.00, w } .. $%, ~~ 1800 now . ;\'fa ¢ t 34 bola +4R [ t s.00.¢ 4 quartered . oak, lfl"flnfl" fl‘ $12 00 : Quartered|OAk Buffet, reg... . 16.00 for 8 $ 125 15.10 10. 15 $16.00 10 00 6.75 The public is invited BORN Dining Kitchen Chairs,) regular Extdasion Quartered Oak Extension Tables Quartered Oak Extgension Ta es reg.% $18:0) for 282000222 18T i |&x. ... rk (~Mr. G. A be / spent sever diâ€" William, lef zeâ€"> ‘erton, whet ill tion. of The annu by Interiorâ€" We an _# | on ‘ Tuesday rnâ€" _6 | were clected urâ€" z ler, P. Lei ow S. Weichel The § The annui to ¢ Ftee Libra ers o a 'l‘flursday e atâ€" elected _ ch i ab was reâ€"elec nt. _ @ The enga deâ€" ; Miss â€" Gus: ‘hot daughter, . husâ€" : Baden, to lecâ€" * | Tore nto, f fAirst Â¥ ner‘s drugs ; The funce Â¥ i@trams w Tables, reg. $6.50 now to call. â€" No trouble to show goods, ~Mr. G. A. Schierholtz, who‘ had spent several weeks with his brother William, left on Weduesday for Walkâ€" erton, where he has secured a situgâ€" tion. k3 The annual meeting of the Elmita Interiorâ€" Woodwork Company was held on ‘ Tuesday, the following directors were clected:â€"M. L. Weber, J. 8. Mil= ler, P. Leinberger, I. Hilborn and J, S. Weichel. ® The annual _ meeting of the Elmira Ftee Library Board was held on Thursday evening. â€" Wm. Behrens was elected chairman, â€" and J. Corfigill was reâ€"elected secretaryâ€"treasurer. 5 The engagement is announced . of Miss Gussic Erbach, the youngest daughter, of Mrs. W. H «Erbach, of Baden, to Mr. Elmore E. Ahrens, of Tércnto, formefly employed at Wetr? ner‘s drugstore. *n The funcral of the late David ~R. Strome was held on , Tuesday . after= npon and was attended by a large number of relatives and friends. ‘Mr} Urias Strome, of Winnipeg, reached home on Sunday. ; The funeral of the late Mrs. , Holâ€" 1 ngor, who died on Supday after & lingoring illness, was Leld (Wesnesday) afternoon, fnam the home of her sonâ€"inâ€"law, Mr. Michael Preisinger. After the nsual service at the house at 1 o‘tiock p.m., _ the funcral sermon was preached in Stâ€" _James Church; the remains were then Maken to St. Jacobs, to be interred in the Lutheran cemetery there, : _ ‘The Elmira Fair was held on © day, but was uot as largely at as usual on account of the road8,â€" °. Missrs. Isracl _ Groff and Am l;’f Schmidt attended the annual. meetin of the Dominicn Shorthorn Bret v Association at Torento last es â€" visiling his mother here. Toi. Mr. ard Mrs. Hy. Lein “"fi to our villace and will make _ ; home with their daughter, Mrs, John Liphardt. ; hacs * _‘*_f' | Scrvice will be held <in the Lutuwerâ€" in Church on Sunday motning, tha 16th inst., at the usual hour. .. .. Mr. Jolin. Gabel had aâ€" successful auction sale. on Saturday, the 1st inst. Mr. Mickus, Auctioneer, wielded the hammer. 2o o P ar t _.Mts. Fred. Moyer is able to be out again after her recent illness. _ Mrs, Bernhart Moyeriis . alsd improving. . A largo number of pigs were offered at Wednesday‘s fair, 'Lt puydrs ~ were few. The next fait will be boid on March 4th. w .)+ The fourâ€"yeatâ€"old son of: Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Pautler, died on.Tuéday, the â€" 4th . inst., of thenmatic : fever. Burial took place on Thursday.> _ ! . All the world loves a 1 the exception of ‘@ loser, 1t takes a woman or a phonograph quadutoulvuumm“ The worst of: it for others means thaMo("-lfl‘bm. '_ Mr. Henry Schiitt, Tavistock, i8 15¢ 7.50 now POINTED PARAGRAPHS, for ST. JACOBS for for ELMIRA. for for $18.50/ ,~ $15 12.50 $ ¢f