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‘‘In order to explode the mythical Springer estate of $80,000,000, for which claims are constantly _ being made by soâ€"called heirs ‘of â€" Charies Christopher Springer from the _ Atâ€" lantic to the Pacific, a joint state Â¥( ment was issued last week by Maâ€" ; yor Horace Wilson, POostmaster Francis H. Walker and Recorder of â€"Deeds . Harry B. Billany, declaring _ thay whole matter ‘"has no founâ€" dation» in <fact." _ In substaniation . 3’ written by the late Judge _"_ *w G. Whitney and by Charles 4 "* M.*Curfis," an"aftorndy‘ ‘and a record offthe Springer family by Joseph H. %inger, a descendant, all of . this ~ , are included. â€" They ‘turst the bubble." INCREASING THE i0 WATER SUPP ‘O Tt was learned recently thaf the sAles of numerous ‘Springer claims‘ ‘Rave been recorded in the office of Recorder of Deeds Billany, An _ exâ€" "athimation of the records showed that tan Sept. 15 lasg David W. Springer, ‘Tenders and q@otations for printing the anutal report, for service _ bozes and brass goods were received from Wptiows firms and deait with. \The Superintendent was authorized ‘teAprocure two Harris air _ pumps «@ind piping to permanently equip‘ the tw» wells on Wm. Witter‘s property, also arrange for the use of a _ eoinâ€" préssor to test theâ€"weils in April. tory statement as to the most cxâ€" tory statement as to the most expeâ€" éftious way in which to stop the agiâ€" tation. Herealter, whenever a claim i$"made for the ‘millions,‘ the claimâ€" ant will get an adverse circular letâ€" *‘The claims have been made â€" inâ€" termittenly for many years, and â€" in some sections of the west organizaâ€" xpgs i â€"the ‘heirs‘ have heen eflected ‘get title to considerably over oneâ€" half of the land. As new ‘crops of heirs‘ have sprung up within the past few. months and a number of lawyers from Gistant citics have come here to examine the records, the aboveâ€"namâ€" ed officiais recently held a mesting amd decided upon the formal explanaâ€" _ ‘The monthly meeting ol the Water Commission was held on Monday eveâ€" l‘lfi at which all the members â€" were présent, Commissioners J. C. Breitâ€" WHaupt, iP. Gies, H. J. Bowman, _C. Braun and Mayor Hakhn. The busiâ€" ness transacted was largely | routine. 1t. was . decided. to lay fourâ€"inch maine on Mill street from the G.T.R. to. Heiman street with four hydrants and. on Gaukel street from _ Charles street to King street. Accounts were presented and passed amounting to $4382.13. The offer of The James Robertson, Co., Torento, to supply hrass goods was accepted. ‘The Superintendent‘s report _ for January showed receipts amounting '&;'IU.C_l, and disqurscmenia . >+,â€" 5‘. leaving a balance of $1453.76. Roach‘s Financial Press, of New York, in its edition of Jan. 30, burst the bubble. The paper was received in the city this morning and the arâ€" ticle is as follows:â€"â€" It is now annouhced that there is motbing in the, claim after alk The maime of Charles Springer appeared on many leases which almost covered the citÂ¥ of Wilmington. ‘It was thought that he was the owner of the land,but it has developed that Charies Springâ€" er was not the ownerâ€"of the Jand but was simply acting as an attornby for the real owners. That puts the Sprinâ€" ger elaimants out of it altogether. tary. _ Almost every day people by the name of Springer appeared from the ‘city and surrounding district. MINARDS LINIMENT CURES poups, lf.c. Hamiiton, Feb. 9.â€"â€" It will come of Dn‘:u'd, Min., sold ono-'.m:}u ot bombsh scores his ‘elaim‘ to Con. O‘Brien, ames n!’. f e io he & o mith, Peter McKeown, P. E. Mac, clafmants to the supposedâ€" Char T iiyz e .‘ Jay Q‘Brign, _ Tom Bosely, Springer estate to learn that thert PMaurice LeMqine and Ed. McGill, for #s nothing in the reports %fi the §$200. _ On q&:tobat"is record was Yand on which the city of Wilmingâ€" e of the sale,by Oliver Springer ton, Del., now stands was the pro fofl Amboy, I11., as far back as _perty of that man. ‘The butbie hasf March 23, 1872, of oneâ€"half of his ‘inâ€" been burst by officials who desired toflerest‘ to John N. Long, of the same Bet the maiter right. 1t was an inâ€" fplace, for $75. â€" Still another sale mfig pursurt for the claimants Ewas recorded tne same day by John a the trial was hot. It was re $PSpringer and his wile, Mary E. ported that Charies Springer practiâ€"§Bpringer, of Leo county, HJ., to the tally owned the entire land on whichFRame John N. Long, of oneâ€"hall of Wilmington was built, and tbat, aftheit ‘interest‘ for $200. 98â€"year lease maving expired, his de [ . "Some years ago Judge Whitely, an scendants could step in and claim feminent legal authority, made zn exâ€" ABb6râ€"own.â€" The information â€"was Ehaustive examination of the recordsâ€" Wt to this city by a man fromfO! New Castle county for the putrâ€" the States, and several Springer claiâ€"fpose of getting at the bottom of this mints _ serenely bobbed up. A. C.|‘vast claim.‘ An article written by Beasiey was approached to presentfthe judge and published in 1884 â€" is their case to the courts, but Mr.fappropriate now, inasmuch as it elâ€" Béasley refused to act, saying thete fPlectually disposes of the myth. W&As nothing in the claim. lhe claimâ€" J The "heirs‘‘ have been told, evidentâ€" ants thereupon tanded themselves inâ€"fly by persons who were misinformet to an organization to take action to for who misstated the facts, that the press their claims. They held severallland upon which nearly all of the meetings at the Waldor{ hotel. A loâ€"fcity of Wilmington is tuilt was cal doctor was appointed their secr&lleased by Charles Christoph s Springâ€" .0 ‘â€" beartal 6 aÂ¥erage number of _ galions . of ter pumped per day was 745,258. was only one fire alarm soundâ€" ¢ the monuth. ATER SUPPLY "He &nd the other two church warâ€" dens made deeds and leases of lard, plenty of them, and if you could offly look at the indexes of the records you would conclude at once that Charâ€" les Springer wasa very large landâ€" holder and owner, as the index | is Charles Springer et al, from A. B. or A. B. to Charles Springer et al; but upon reference to the deeds or leaâ€" ses themselves you will at once see it was not Charles Springer personalâ€" ly, but Charles Springer, attorney in fact for the congregation,. etc.,who was doing all this deeding. This was, as I have told, that first s\axt-l ed the notion of Charles Springer‘s great wealth." | GALT PUPILS COST $19.50 PER HEAD Galt, Feb. 8.â€"The decision of the public school board to enlarge the Central school is no surprise to the community, for the overcrowding â€" in the common schools of the town has reached a point when some _ action to provide more room became imperâ€" ative. Thetre are divisions in which the average on the roll is 75. Half time has had to he adopted in regard to several of the rooms. Trustee Edmonds says that the board is up against a great problem but will do its best to ~solve it. "It costs $19.50 per head for thé school children in Galtâ€" that is, for _ the teaching of them alone, apart from capital invested. What a blessing. it is," added the trustee, . "that . the state assumes this expense, instead of the poor man with a large family of youngsters to educate having to bear the cost directly!" Threatening feverishness with chil> dren is quickly and safely calmed by Preventics. ‘ These hibtro Canay vor Cure ‘FTablets should always | be, a; handâ€"for promptness is all importâ€" ant. Proven.tlk-u contain . no quinine, nothing hatsh or sfckening. They are indeed, "the stitch in time." Carriéd in pocket or Purse, Preventics are a genuins safeguard against colds, 2§c. Bold by, all dealots, ( "At any rate there was the trouble. It was impracticable to get any indiâ€" vidual member of the congregation to sign; it was bothersome, and they so say in the power of attorney which they gave to Charles Springer to act for them. ‘"‘Thus," Judge Whitley wrote, "the Old Swedes church had acquired | a great deal of land immediately around its site, but early in the eighteenth century it had a tremendous windfall. Ore, Anne Stalicop made a deed â€" of gift to it of. 500 acres, Mrs. Staliâ€" cop granted this land to the mminisâ€" ter, church, wardens, vestrymen and congregation of the Church of Chrisâ€" tina. The church was anxious to sell, lease or in some way dispose of these acres in lots at cheap rates, so as to attract settlers. Buf in their construction ol the Stalicop deed not only the minister, church wardens and vestrymen had to sign all the deeds or leases made, but each individual male member of the congregation. The "heirs‘‘ have been told, evidentâ€" ly by persons who were misinformei or who misstated the facts, that the land upon which nearly all of the city of â€" Wilmington is tuilt was Jeased by Charles Christoph : Springâ€" ¢r early in the eighteenth century by Old Swedes Episcopal church _ for ‘‘mnetyâ€"nine years‘‘ and that, as the "lease‘‘ has expired all theheits now Â¥e _ to do is to "collect. their wn." ts _ Judge Whitley‘s article explains this very fully ang accurately. He says that nowhere in the records doés the name of Charles Christopher Springâ€" er appear. . He declares, howevér,that there was a Charles Springer, and that he was among the Swedish setâ€" tlers who came to,Wilmington between 1675 and 1680. He was a great churchman and had a hand in â€"the building of Old Swedes church in 1895, When the church was without‘l a pastor he officiated. _ ""Some years ago Judge Whitely, an eminent legal authority, made an exâ€" haustive examination of the records Of New Castle county for the purâ€" pose of getting at the bottom of this ‘vast claim.‘ An article written by the judge and published in 1884 is &ppropriate now, Inasmuch as it elâ€" lectually disposes of the myth. ,‘. Jay Q‘Brige, _ Tom Hrw! aurice LeMqine and FEd. McGill, for 200. On gtobat' 8 record was Jpade of the sale ,by Oliver Springer ‘61 Amboy, 111., as far back as March 23, 1872, of oneâ€"half of his ‘inâ€" lerest‘ to John N. Long, of the same place, for $75. _ Stfll another sale @s recorded tne same day by John %pxiuer and his wile, Mary E. Springer, of Leo county, HI., to me{ }um John N. Long, of oneâ€"hall ol heit ‘interest‘ for $200. ‘ There ate many dramatic illusions and the most gorgcous sunset | and marble palace are merely evidences of scenic art. _ But the directoire gown ‘bof the cloth of gold is no illusion. It is _ just as beautiful behind the scenes _ as it is _ across the footâ€" lights, _ Special cars after the show. Order your seats at Weavet‘s of the choir, showed the chotus in all its distinction as a virtuo§o organiâ€" zation. _ It was rendered, ak ‘usual, with great tonal beauty, exquisitely graded nuances, with almost mathemâ€" atical â€" precision of _ execution, and striking oratorical emphasis. Then comes the glowing description of the night of play, the triumph ‘the despair. The audienice is borne along by Miss Osterman, made to rejoice with her in triumph, and then tome the tears of selfâ€"reproach. The retribution and the vision ofa beauâ€" tiful woman distressed is as effective as infectious, as the laugh. In the first and second acts . the gown worn by Miss Osterman causâ€" es a sort of ecstacy of admiration, and the opera cost in the third act causes another tremor of excitement, but the directoireâ€"Chat‘s the decided hit when it comes to the art of fashâ€" ion. It is the _ feature >of "The night." * . ; A very _ serious composition | was Brahm‘s choral monologue, ‘ A Song of Destiny,‘ for chorus and orchesâ€" ta, | which was imost iluminatively rendered. The _ note of pessimism which is sounded in the second move ment, _ which treats of the earthly gtate of mankind, is cfacec by an nrrhestral postlude which reverts 10 a joy, and her laugh surprisitigly naâ€" tural and infectious s coming _ to Galt in her newest comedy. * The Night of the Play" on Wednesday, Feb. 17th. Kathryn _ Osterman, ‘"the laughterâ€" loving comedienfie," is just as farâ€" famed for her beautiful gowns as evâ€" er. When her directoire of the cloth of gold was first heard of, the verâ€" dict went forth, "If ever there lived a person who could look beautiful in such a gown, Kathryn Osterman is that one." the serene contemplation of a heaven ly existence. An encore was forced gpon Dr. Vogi in the case of Elgar‘s choral ballad, ‘‘The Challienge _ o! Xhor," _ a most virile and striking composition. _ It was a mistake to encore this pumber; it mace a strenuâ€" ous demand upon the endurance of of the chorus and also upon the audiâ€" Dr. Vogt has a granc chorus. . Not only is it numerically stronger vhan last â€" season, nunibering about two hundred and thirtyâ€"five voices, bat the bass section is exceptionally fine: in sonority, certainty of intonation and ceclamation, _ In the early â€" numbers of the programme, which embraced the Mendelssohn motette, "Judge Me, 0 God," Eaton Fanning‘s "How Sweet the Moonlight Sleeps," and the "Lulâ€" laby"‘ from Elgar‘® ‘"Bavarian Highâ€" lands," _ the sopranos showed thal‘ they had regained that delicious, carâ€" essing feminine charm which distinâ€" guished them two seasons ago and which one was afraid would be lest in a hard, glittering brilliant tone. The male voices revealed \ their ; a,plendid quality in Kremser‘s chorus ¥¥n Winâ€" ter," which created so great zn imâ€" pression that although it was known that encores were not courted, it had to be repeatec. The bailad, ‘"Hay Noâ€" nino"‘ by Howard Brockway a repeat from last season, struck one as being pitched too high for the sopranos â€" that is to say the impression | was given that a risk was being takou. And the composition does not imâ€" press one as having the English flavor although _ it is â€" cleverly constructed and worked out. Gounod‘s motette, ‘"By Babylon‘s Wave," a stock piece what are admitted to be notable soâ€" cial functions. The programme | was eminently eclectic, inasmuch as it emâ€" braced works by German, French, Russian, English and American comâ€"~ posers. It was also em:inently popuâ€" lar in character, the majority of the numbers being wellâ€"tried favorites with _ the public. The associato orâ€" chestra was once again the famous Theodore Thomas organizaÂ¥@n, who. appropriately gave recognition to the! centenary ol Mendelssohn‘s birth | by playing in the initial number the dainâ€" ty overture, "A Midsummer Night‘s Dream.‘‘ _ And a second number by Mendelssohn followed, the well known motette, "Judge Me, O God," for the choir. i C 1HE NIGHT OF THE PLAY THIS ORIGCINAL DOCUMENT I The Encore Enthusiast A Grand Chorus Some ()rchesu;all Novelties. The Thomas Orchestra, which, as is well known, is condficted by Mr. Freâ€" derick Stock, the taflenteg young sucâ€" Cessor to the late feunder of the orâ€" chestra, delighted the audience with ’sweral novelties. These included D‘Indy‘s introduction to the first act ’oi ‘"‘Fervaal," a charming scene very beautifully instrumented, and which is free from modern cacophony .and comâ€" plexity; Salome‘s ‘"Dance ot the Sevâ€" n ** n_.‘fl \:. Miâ€"kard Ctranee which lwhlle it met with tremendous _ apâ€" plause, one _ would have wished . to have heard in its place in the music drama and a tablean musical entitled ‘"Babaâ€"Yaga," by the Russian comâ€" poser, Liadow, a weird fantasy, sugâ€" gestive of the wild fights of _ a witch of Western Europe folkâ€"lore, ence. The very _ charming â€" number ‘"The Lullaby," from Elgar‘s "Bavarâ€" ian Highlands" for , chorus and orâ€" chestra, was most tfclk-ately sung. A quiet wedding was solemnized on Wednesday at 4.30. o‘clock at . the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Bowâ€" man, 30 Francis street north, when their daughter, Miss Edith, was marâ€" ried to Mr. George Bremner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bremner, | town, Rev. W. A. Bradiey performed _ the ceremony in the presence of only the immediate relatives of the contracting patties. The bride wore a navy bluc suit with Dresden silk blouse. There were no attendants. _ After the cereâ€" mony and congratulations, a sumpthâ€" ous wedding dinner was served. . Mr and Mrs. Bremner will not go on a trip, but will at once take up their residence on Schneider avenue. ‘ The card party given by the Prinâ€" cess ol Wales Chapter of the Daughâ€" ters ol the Empire Wednesday â€" evenâ€" ing was very enjoyable. The guests numbercd about one hundred and thirty, the prizes being won by Mrs. Sandman and Miss Irving. Mr. Coke Jamacia was a visitor in town for Mrs. Sensrnm's dance. Miss Lena Snyder entertained at the "tea hour" Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. S.0 J. Wilâ€" liams _ left _ Saturday _ for the continent, _ where they expect expect to sojourn for three months. Miss;Ryerson, Toronto, is the guest of Mrs. Strange, Foundry St. Miss Bruce Fraser, Toronto, is the guest of Mrs, Lackner. Dr. Porter, who recently organized anm association in Berlin for combating the spread ol tuberemosis, was a visâ€" itor in Berlin Friday. Since leaving Berlin â€" Dr. Porter has â€" suecessfully raunched about a dozen similar branâ€" ches in various parts of Ontario, the last being in Galt. Miss Martin, Toronto, is the guest of Mrs. Suddaby. _ Mrs. Charles Bechtel gave a very enjoyable luncheon on Tuesday. Mrs. Campbell is visiting Mrs. A Millar, Queen St. Mrs. D. Alex, Bean spent Tuesday in Toronto. She was accompanied on her return by ber sister, Miss Ada Belle Winter who is spending a week in Berlin. Mayor â€" Hahn has been appointed chairman of the Industrial Commiitee and Mr. S. Lutz is Secretary. The committee is . composed of Mayor Hahn, Alds. Gross, Dunke and Wilkinâ€" souâ€"of the Town Council, and Messr:s Edw. Sinyth, H. J. Sims, F. G. Gar diner, G. M. DeBus and 8. Lutz, of the Board of Trade. It has been dcâ€" cided to ask the Council to | grant $250 toward the work of securing new industries forâ€" Berlin. Miss Milla Beck, Penetang, is the guest of Miss Lena Snycer. Mr. D. A. MacLachlan, the popular President ol the W.F.A., has _ been unanimously appointed chairman _ of the Stratford Collegiate â€" Institute Board. «John Huehnergard, _ Foundiy street On Sunday the relatives of the visiâ€" fors accompanied them to Mr. Wim. Zuber‘s at New Getmany where they spent the day in a~ very _ pleasant manner. * % Mrs. H. Eby, 115 Benton street, is spending a week with her daughter, Mrs. E. D. Gordon, in Galt. Rev. J. H. Clark, of Aylmer, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in Berlin. He occupied the pulpit at Bothany Mennonite church _ Sunday evening. James Barnhardt, who was 80 years of age and an old resident of Presâ€" ton, died at the House of Refuge on Sunday. He suffered a paralytic stroke on Friday which resulted in his death. Mr. William Gehl, _ and sons, Wilâ€" liam and Frank, and daughter Mabel, of Port Arthur, arrived in Berlin on Saturday and visited theit cousin Mr. Mr. and _ Mrs. T. C. Rogers, of Ozelph, spent Sunday in Berlin. The new Postâ€"offiée clock started on its work of making‘time on Saturday afternoon and is ®#tracting the abten. tion of the inhabit@nts, especially the Conservatives. > ‘There were 27 prisoners in the Coupâ€" ty jail nmw y whigch is the larâ€" ’znn at obe time in the his ‘ ;y of the institution. ' . Mr, MeCoy of Wallooohurg Suâ€" gar Co.,. and a mtzher of Betlinibl“ canvassed the farmers at the market Satur and dct« about _ 600 ‘acu-s.‘?; is expected :gal. nearly all the farmers who* Wive been growing sugar Beets during! the past lew years wil} sign contracés Tor this season. 1 j \ ted thoir ioadet O Kih Time: hapiier church and assumes ber new duties on been soloist at IN VERY POOR CONDLTION Wiliard who bas ty church tor . a Every other weak, sickly, worn out woman should follow the example of Mrs. Ward and give _ Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills a fair trial. â€" ThesePills will send new blood coursing through the veins and bring brightness and energy to the weak and despondent. Sold by all medicine dealets or by mail at 50 cents a box from the Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. To guard against a complete breakâ€" down in health the blood must be kept rich and red and pure. No otherâ€" medicine does this so well as Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills for Pale People. This medicine actually makes new, red blood, sirengthens the nerves, reâ€" stores the appetite and keeps every. organ healthily foned up. Women cannot always rest whepmthey should, trut they can keep th sttength and keep Gisease away the occasional use of Dr. Willifms‘ Pink Pills, .which have done Amore to lighten the cares of weak women than any othâ€" er medicine. Mrs. James H. Ward, Lord‘s Cove, N.B., says:â€""About two years ago 1 suffered _ so _ much from nervous ’pmslratiun that I was little better than _ a _ helpless wreck. I suffered from headaches and a constant feeling of _ dizziness. The least â€" unusual move _ would startle me and set my heart _ palpitating violently. I â€" had little or .no appetite and grew _ so weak that I; was hardly able to drag myself about, and could not do my housework. â€" In evety way 1 was in a deplorable condition. As the mediâ€" cine 1 had been taking seemed to do me no good, my husband got a supâ€" ply of Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills. 1 had only been taking the Pills for a couple of weeks when I seemed to feel somewhat better and this â€" enâ€" couraged me to continue the treatâ€" ment. From that on my strength gradually but surely returned, _ and in the course of a few more weeks 1 was once more a well woman, able to do my own housework, and feeling better than 1 had done for years. 1 have since tremained well and 1 feel that 1 owe my good health to the Pills." The Galt Poultry and Pet Stock Association beld their annual meeting in the rooms of the department of agâ€" riculture Wednesday night, a â€" large attendance of enthusiasts being preâ€" sent. The work of the previons yeas was gone over and found to be exâ€" ceptionally safésfactory, a balance of over $100 being in the treasury. The association expect to hold exhibits of birds through the winter months, at which all local breedérs will be welâ€" comed. It is useless to tell a hard workâ€" ing women to take life easily and not to worry. But it is the duty of evâ€" ery woman to save her strength as much as possible; to take her cares as lightly as may be and to build up her system to meet any unusual deâ€" mands. _ It is her duty to herself and to her family, for het future health depends upon it. To guard against a comblete hroak New Health and Stren,i‘th Can be Had throngh the Use of Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills. WORK AND WORRY WEAKENS WOMEN lie was then placed in a buggy and driven to Orangeville, | where large crowds waited to see the â€" murderer locked up. y The inquest was opened at Shrigley by Coroner _ Smith this _ afternoon. Crown Attorney MacKay â€" examined the witnesses "I bad to do it," is all that could be got out of him. _ Chief Thompson and _ Special _ Constable â€" Brunridge were detailed to take the prisoner to Orangevilie. When taken from _ the lockup, aithough heavily chained, he made an attempt to escape. _ Breakâ€" ing from his guards, he bolted along the road and traveled two hundred yards before he was tripped by a pasâ€" serâ€"by and fell.. Then his leg _ and hand jrons became so interlocked that further movemeht | was impossible, and he was secured. .. Beaumont, the bired man, is . not expected. to recover. . The madman miruck him again sand again with his sdeadly weapon. _ _Stewart appeared â€" before _ Police Magistrate Rutherford toâ€"day, and as there was no person present to repâ€" resent the prisoper, he was remanded to Orangeville jJail _ until Thursday next at 1 p.m. . The prisoner was carefully guarded all night and admitted to his guards that be did the deed, but when asked why, he would not speak. . He â€"di not sleep at all during the night. STEWART 18 IN JAll. Bhaiburne, Feb. 8.â€" The surviving ms of last night‘s tragedy are in varioys stages of recovery, with the exception of George Beaumont. Mrs. Spanhouse is comscious toâ€"day _ and slighty izpproving, it is said. , Wm. Stewart, the brother of the imnurderer, was not hurt to speak of Mrs. Gowan, the _Pau.d'srhuuukw'â€" @r, was not . very seriously injured escaping with one blow on the head, Condition from Effect of e A report has been prepared by J. J. Ktlso, superintendent of the chilâ€" dren‘s department, showing the numâ€" ber of children brought to Ontario from Great Britain during the past year. There are eleven agencies . enâ€" gaged in this work, and the total number of chiléren brought to Ontario and placed in fosterâ€"homes was 1,â€" 938, made up cf 573 girls and 1,365 boys. _ The |>tgest number, 943,came from the B..inardo Homes, while the second on the list is the Catholic Emâ€" igration Association with 308. â€" The funeral of the late Herman Schaal, who was killed at the Lanâ€" caster St. crossing last Friday, took place on Monday afternoon from the home of the deceased‘s parents on the Petersburg Road to the Petersburg Lutheran church and cemetery, _ and was largely attended. The â€" services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Battenâ€" burg. IN AID OF CHILDREN _ Galt Reporter.â€"The Jate Herman Eby, who died last week, was one of Berlin‘s early boomsters. A knitter by trade and occupation ha was givâ€" en a column in the Weekly Te‘legraph to boost his townâ€"and right well in homelyâ€"language did be do that. He argued for street cars when the place was a town of only 1000 and finally saw the enterprise started with bobâ€" tail cars _ and horses. City Editor Eby of the Telegraph is a son. BURIED ON MONDAY _ The Council has sent a liberal doâ€" nation to the headquarters of the American Federation of Labor to asâ€" sist in fighting. injunctions â€" against their officers, Messrs. Gompers, Mitâ€" chell and Morrison. BOOMED BERLIN comstipation will destroy the best of heaith. Ask your ed the stamp of the Boot & Shoe Workers‘ Union, as the only bonaâ€"fide union stamp in use in the shoe trade, and whereas, soâ€"called labor | unons have issued stamps on _ shoes purâ€" porting union stamps for the purpose of attempting to wreck the bonaâ€"fide organization, therefore be it resolved, that the Twinâ€"City Labor Council in regular sesgion _ assembled on â€" Monâ€" ‘day, February 8th, 1909, reendorses the Union Stamp of the Boot â€" and Shoe Workers Union as the only bonaâ€" fide union stamp of the shoe trade entitled to the support of organizcd‘ labor and its friends. Whereas the Twinâ€"City Trades and Labor Council bas previously endorsâ€" Mr. O‘Dell, organizer of the Boot & Shoe Workers Union. addressef the Council and the following resolution was passed|â€" There was a large and representaâ€" tive attendance of delegates at the regular meeting of the Trades _ and Labor Council on Monday evening at which various matters. of importance were discussed. T. & L. COUNCIL _ IN SESSION "In a multitude ‘of counsellors there is wisdom," said the premier, charâ€" acterizingâ€" Canadian Clubs _ as â€" the "mw():ferial out of which wise conâ€" clusi must be reached." Their inâ€" Toronto, Feb. 8.â€"For the first time in its history, the Canadian Club bhad Sir James Whitney as its guest and the attendance was accordingly large. Speaking on the influence of Canaâ€" dian Clubs on the future of Canada, the premier first referred to the proâ€" blems in welding the empire _ more closely together. He recognized great difficulties in ‘the way, but pointed out that these obstacles must be facâ€" ed and overcome unless the present policy of drift was to be allowed to continue. "I do not know who it was," went on Sir James, "but whoever invented Canadian Clubs is a public benefacâ€" tor, and should be recognized as such. or first you a doetor s set ‘al dobbt at rest _ Do ss he Ady$ .. No dlcohol in thik.cough medicine. 7O y Not Coughing Foday# Y may cough rrow! Better Ne Jt ce enc hx‘ mm%éafi oo CANADIAN CLUB I â€" ‘Loronio, Feb. 3.â€"The.long fight beâ€". mfln. Metailic, Roofing Company "Foronto upjon. ol Bheot Meta® Workers is at an end, an amicable setâ€" & having been grriyed . at beâ€" Cotk bolk pastise. Deidin ae uns known, but one important result . of the settlement is the removal ofâ€"the product ol the roofing company from the unfair list of the sheet metal workers. Following the strike of its sheet metal workers some time ago, the troofing company obtained an _ injuncâ€" tion restraining the union from boyâ€" cotting the product of its factories IAN CLUBIS _ _ . . _ â€"â€" NEXT TO Tat:m « In addition to the stories and iNus« trations â€" and special articles on lhâ€" portant _ and â€" interesting~ subjects, there are the reguiar departinents dpâ€" voted to women‘s special home actiâ€" vitiesâ€"fashiong, dressâ€"making, â€" c00%â€" ing, and the restâ€"~together with. )a special department for the childrem: The centennial of the birth of Abraâ€" ham Lincoln 1s celebrated â€" in â€" $Mis magazine.by Balfour Ker‘s portraitiof ‘"‘The Yourg Lincoln,‘* painted;, etpeâ€" cially for this occasion; by an artighe on _ ‘‘The Mothers 4# Lincoln,‘* .by Laura Spencer Portor, and by a dist and brief description of aM the best books about Lincoln. $ 45e Anna Steese Richardson, ome,. of the most distinguished @uthorities.in America on the wortkingâ€"girl proBlem, in "A Substitute for Matriniony," presents the strongest indictment yat brought against woman work â€" the suceessful woman worker does Rot maIry. ! The Woman‘s Home Companion, Has established a reputation . for bedttitul iHustrations, and the Februaty Valééâ€" tine number is even ticher than ugu&i in the display of pictures by. we known artists. _C. Allan _ Gilbert‘s great new painting ‘"‘David + field and Agnes," is reprod! in color. Thetre is a fullâ€"page for fiilt- of Lincoln at the age of BMe@h; péiftâ€" ted especially for this magatitie by Balfour Ker. The Valentine cetar is painted by Howard Chandler Chilsty. Other illustrations are by â€"Alice Bdtâ€" ber Stephens, Orson: Lowell, _ Rose Cecil O‘Neill and Herman Pfeifer. The fiction in this Valentine magaâ€" zine is by such popular authors ; §3 Florence Morse Kingsley, Juliet: Wilâ€" bor Tompkins, Irving Becheliet â€" ard Mary Hastings. THE FEBRUARY WOMAN‘S HOME COMPANION. Diphtheria is very prevalent in Toâ€" ronto at the present titme, will , mbp likely abate very noticeably unmidh warm weather comes. _ Last m&fih there were 165 cases of dj&hm reorted to the Medical Health OfMâ€" cer, as against 89 in January, 1908. DIPHTHERIA IS PREVALENT. A medicine that will keep babies x young children plump and gaod tured, with a clear eye and rosy skin is a blessing not only to the litâ€" tle ones but to mothers as well. Baâ€" by‘s Own Tablets is just such a medâ€" icine. _ They cure all the minor .ailâ€" ments of chiléren and make fi eat well, sleep well and ‘play â€" we Thousands of mothers use. the Tablets and praise them. Mrs. Lorenzo Rose, Lake Talon Que., says:â€", ""I cannot say too much for Baby‘s O#Wn Tablets. I have proved their value in colic, constipation and other cvilllfl- hood troubles." Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents Ja box from the Dr. Williarths‘ Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. _ F The press has a larger colf The press is as far from i as any individual, but on t the press of Canada has exp is exercising, a g90d and ‘he fluence,‘ he submitted, must beâ€"for fluence." _ wor coutse their influence.caunot;be as great as the press," added . the ed. The case was cartied, â€" the dwt, â€" the court of , both . ing the judgment, but cil, on the Qfl.% a ordered a new trigh howl The adoption of conéfMisté ods, however, has maie this Sary. s the m' t de awige 4)): Pry~ ver Dominion anid L L *./ . e e a has made thisâ€"uaneee ~_ es â€" by.. w an. Qmpxg': avid m r m p:ze o?npr fifh 1 Aiteen; phit magatitie â€" by atine cetar is ndler Cltlity. by :Alice Barâ€" owell, _ Rose