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We in United States, per yOAF ... ... ... £00 C J$ ADVERTISING RATESs / # On application. Advertising copy must reach the mmwm-mmmuu-vnm A review of the year just concluded gives cause for satisfaction and encouragement to the citizens of the town of Waterloo in that it indicates that the municipality, through its various_ public bodies, has functioned efficiently while it was among the towns that added to their population, its increase being 304 for the year, bringing the total population to over The municipality, in its various departâ€" ments, has made necessary . expenditures. Nearly three thousand feet of roadway were laid during the year while extensions and addiâ€" tions to water, gas and sewer services were also laid as well as essential improvements made at the town‘s sewage plant. The outlays represented money well expended since it is but the practice of economy to keep the municipal services operating efficiently. _ Several ambitious projects were considered during the year, including the motorizing of the fire department and the establishment of a fall fair. The heavy expenditures involved resulted in the council deferring action. Watâ€" erloo‘s tax rate is sufficiently high at the present time to call for the continued practice of economy in public expenditures and in deâ€" ferring action on these projects the council, we believe, acted wisely. It should be the enâ€" deavor to keep down our debenture debt to a point consistent with the efficient carrying on of the public services of the town. The reducâ€" tion‘ made in the debenture debt last year, it is pleasing to note, was a substantial one. The members of the council of 1926, partiâ€" cularly the county representatives who pressed so diligently for a settlement of the pavement dispute with the county, are to be commended on having secured an amicable and satisfactory settlement of the differences arising out of the construction of the pavements on King St. North and Erb St. West some years ago. The matter was one which received a considerable amount of attention and it was consistently followed up until a settlement was reached. It clears the way for the possible paving of the Bridgeport Road this year. With the beginning of another year and the prospects of increased prosperity generally the town, with the continuanee of progressive yet conservative policies by its representatives, can look forward with confidence to the comâ€" ing months. ~ * the the yet can ing The unusually wet and prolonged period of wet weather experienced last fall over a large part of Ontario has had the effect of inâ€" terfering with the getting in of the harvest to a considerable extent. Grain had to be left in the field for an undue length of time and in some cases it was hardly worth harvesting on account of the continued wet weather while the corn harvest in some districts was the worst in years. Silos, in many cases,â€" are filled but the quality of the feed will, on the average, not be as good as last year. Hay was a rather light crop, which is reflected in the price. Alfalfa hay, used extensively in dairy districts, is also high in price. The Farmers‘ Advocate, however, points out that there seems every reason to "believe that much of the Western crop of necessity will fo into the feed grades and there should be plenty of feed available. Discussing the situation recently it said: * "Prices for mill feeds at the time of writâ€" ing are holding steady, but there appears to be but little feed being put into storage as yet and this .of itself would seem to indicate some scarcity with a possibility of higher prices later on. With mill feeds higher now than last year and with ‘a scarcity of good alfalfa hay, the dairyman faces the probability of considerâ€" ably higher costs than at the same time last year. Even so early as the first week of Octoâ€" ber the milk producers supplying the Toronto and Hamilton markets were able to convince the dealers in milk that at least the same prices as last year were warranted; but it begins to look as though it will only be the most ca.mSfl buyer and the owner of the highest producing herd who will be able to come out of the coming winter as well as did the average dairyman last year. We do not know that there is any cause for frantic buying of feed supplies for the winâ€" ter, but we do believe that the wise dairyman will do well to investigate the homeâ€"grown sup. ply carefully and look about him. from now on for the best chances of supplementing this â€"availableâ€" supply with the necessary protein goncentrates with which to balance the homeâ€" grown feeds." Ec t 4 One year, TOWN MAKES SUBSTANTIAL C , PROGRESS FARMERS HANDICAPPED BY WEATHER SUBSCRIPTION RATES, Thureday by David Bean and Sone, Ltd. ing together from every province of the Do: ture, including live stock, fruit, vegéetables, grain and seeds, This year‘s show was the fifth annual review of the best products of agriculâ€" ture and it â€"again revealed itself to be an outâ€" standing Fair, maintaining its premier place The need for increased accommodation has been making itself evident the past year or two particularly with regard to stable accommodaâ€" tion for exhibitors of live stock. It is hoped that during the forthcoming year this will to a large extent be provided. 2 Fairs such as the Royal are valuable aids to agriculture in that they afford an opportunâ€" ity of bringing together agriculturists from all parts of Capada, so that notes may be comâ€" pared. Ideas are interchanged and there is & zeneral discussion of problems affecting agriâ€" culture. Knowledge of how to secure the best results as exemplified jn the fine exhibits seen is gained through attendance at such exhibiâ€" tions as the Royal and when the agriculturist retl;ns home he can put into practice bome of the ideas imparted to him at the Fair. The United States census bureau has just issued figures which show a continuance of the present high divorce rate. In 1925there were 14.92 divorces for every 100 mar;?ges or 1 for avery 6.7 marriages as compared with 1 for avery 11.0 marriages in 1905. Fortunately the situation in Canada in regard to divorce is much more favâ€" srable. If divorces took place at the same rate as in the Unjted States we would have had ‘ 2,000 divorces in the Dominion in 1925 when: there were actually only 511 divorces or a perâ€" centage of 0.85 as compared with 14.92 per aundred marriages in the Republic to the south. In British Columbia there were 150 diâ€" rorces and in Ohtario 121. Prince Edward island has had only one divorce since Conâ€" federation, while Quebec had only 13 in 1925. The direct relation of divorce to crime is to be seen in the neighboring Republic where of all the boys and girls in two penalNinstituâ€" tions recently examined 30 per cent. were from families which had been. broken up by divorce ar desertion. The record gives evidence of hasty and ill advised marriages but the knowâ€" ledge that divorce is easily obtained was also a contributing factor. An optimistic view of conditions in Europe is taken by the Agent Generat of Reparations, S. L. Gilbert, in his second annual report reâ€" cently published. In his report Mr. Gilbert states that Gerâ€" many has "made loyally and punctually" all payments required under the Dawes plan for the second Reparations‘ year and for over two years German currency has remained stable. He also observes that foreign loans and other funds have poured into Germany from abroad in a steady stream to the point of exceeding at times the capacity of German economy to make advantageous use of them and the situaâ€" tion of German currency and exchange has grown constantly stronger. It is also pointed out that the year just past has provided for the first time a test of Germany‘s capacity to pay and the capacity of creditor powers to receive reparations on a substantial scale. The Agent General, however, states that the, German government has embarked upon a program of capital expenditures far exceeding anything that was in contemplation a year ago and he believes that the experience of the past year suggests that the counsels of greater moderation in expenditure will soon have to prevail if budget troubles are to be avoided in future. It is interesting to note that German inâ€" dustry and commerce have emerged freed of many encumbrances and complexitiee which were an inheritance of the war and inflation and business conditions in general have become easier than at any time since stabilization. The report furnishes encouraging evidence that Europe is at last definitely on the road to recovery which will be a matter for general satisfaction throughout the ‘nations of the world. Antiâ€"foreign feeling has been much in eviâ€" dence in China within the past year, one Canaâ€" dian having beem murdered by fanatics and others threatened. Although Great Britain has been under considerable pressure to take strong measures, it is realized that any move at preâ€" sent might result in the Chinese retaliating as the Canadians are located many hundreds of miles inland and their escape would be cut off. It has been pointed out that if they withdraw to a safer location their homes and institutions would be lopted and if they remain they do so at considerable risk to their persons, Just what course to pursue must be left to the discretion and judgment of those who have the closest knowledge of the situation in that country ‘}whiehhubm torn by much strife during the past year or two. 4 similar exhibitions held throughout the THE SITUATION IN CHINA A HIGH DIVORCE RATE CONDITIONS IN EUROPE 0 | SAYS EMPIRE NEVER STRONGER THAN TODAY € Premier S. M. Brice, now in New | York, told newspapermen it was most â€" desirable â€" that responsible * statesmen of the British dominions )€ | should take every opportunity of s, | visiting their friends abroad, beâ€" eâ€" cause~the dominions will inevitably play a greater part, not only in the affairs of the empire, but also in reâ€" "~ | istion to international questions. "It ill | is essential that other countries, parâ€" or | ticularly America," he said, "should y | get a truer view of the empire as it le. is today. No one can better authoriâ€" tatively state that the great changes °* | which have been brought in the attiâ€" d | tude of Britain to the overseas emâ€" ig | pire in the last century, than can the to | premiers of the self governing deâ€" aâ€" mocracies which compose tke emâ€" pire." He expressed the belief that 38 | the empire was never stronger than ed | at present. _.. ~REFLECTORs TO FARMERA The government of Quebec‘s ‘gitt to the farmers of reflectors to be attached to their horseGrawn vehiâ€" cles as a protection against motorâ€" ists, has been received with interest at the parliament bwildings, ‘Torento. Hon. Geo. 8. Henry,:minister of highâ€" ways, wa@#â€"not prepared to state whether Ontario would follow suit, but stated that the problem was reâ€" ceiving the attention of the departâ€" ment. : FORMER GOVERNOR ‘OF TORONTO JAIL DEAD Death removedâ€" an outstanding tigure in the public life of Toronto last week in the passing in his #6th year ofâ€"the Revx.. Dr. Andrew Busâ€" teed Chambers, former _ teacher, clergyman and governor of the Torâ€" onto jail. < ‘The Rev. Dr. Chambers was born on Saturday, February 13, 1841, in Fermanagh, Ireland. With his parâ€" ents he came to Toronto in 1847. He taught school for five years in this province, afterwards receiving the degree of LL.B. at McGill University in 1875. For the period of fortyâ€"three years the reverend gentleman conâ€" tnued in active service in the Methâ€" odist church. He was appointed governor of Toronto jail in 1007 and retained that office for ten years. MEET OBJECTIONS QF IMPORTERS OF § CANADIAN MILK Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, sponsor for the Lenrootâ€"Tabor milk and cream bill in the senate, said last week he expected tife passage of this bill early in January without serious opposition. He pointed out that the bill has passed the house and been reported from the senate committee on agriâ€" culture with changes which meet the objections of the importers of Canadian milk and cream and which will make it possible for milk pasâ€" teurized at the border to enter the United States without difficulty. The bill has been the subject of much apprehension among Canadian dairy interests because of the fear that under it sanitary restrictions would be imposed by this country inâ€" tended to bar Canadian milk and cream. s C ROYAL BANK OF CANADA SHOWS STRONG POSITION More Active Business Conditions Throughout Canada Have Contriâ€" buted Towards Making Net Earnings Largest in History of Bank. Sharcholders of The Royal Bank of Canada have every reason to be well satisfied with the annual stateâ€" ment for the fiscal year to Novem:â€" ber 30th. Among the outstanding features, the statement shows by far the largest earningg in the history of the Bank. This in turn would indiâ€" cate that general business !Ilrough- out the country has already shown a marked improvement and that there is every likelihood of these more favorable conditions prevailing for some time to come." As was to be expected, with its l&rge resources the Bank has found it possible to meet the increased demands of its many customers and at the same time more than mainâ€" tain its uswal strong liquid position. The profit and loss account shows that profits for the year, after makâ€" ing full provision for bad and doubtâ€" ful debts, @mounted to $4,516,239, compared with $4,081,628 at the end of the previous year, a gain of close to half a million. The profits added to the balance carried forward from the previow@ year, made the total amount available for distribution $5,765,674. This was appropriated: dividends and bonus $3,416,000; offiâ€" cers‘ pension fund $100,000; approâ€" priation for bank premises $400,000, and regerve for Dominion Governâ€" ment taxes, $440,000, leaving a balâ€" ance to be carried forward of $1,/ 409,874. Strong Position Maintained ‘The general statement of assets and !abilities indicates that the usual strong liquid position has been well maintained. ._â€" PLANNED IN KEMPTVILLE The citizens of ~Kemptville are making preparations for a compliâ€" mentary banguet to be tendered Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, possibly on Jan. 21. ‘The event promises to be one of the largest social funcâ€" tions ever attempted in that town. OFFERED TO KILL® NORRIS FOR $5,000|| 70. e An offer to kill the Rev: J. Frank|| _ Waterioo, December 29, 1926. Norris, pastor of the First Baptist % e. church at M won.' m for m $5,000, was made to Mayor Meacham se * * of Fort Worth recently by an unâ€"|| * & & _ j q / named gangster, City Manager O. K. Monthly B‘fl Carr testified in a disposition hearâ€" ing. ‘The offer was turned down and From Peter Meacham told the < WOUIdâ€"DO MUTâ€" | _ ._.. o mm derer he would give $5,000 to pre| November 1901 â€" 25 Years Ago vent the pastor from being killed. ‘Weather very changeable. ‘Windy, ons tain, snowstorms, cold; some good WOMAN SLIPPING sleighing. on ROTTEN APPLE Was travelling for the Berlin Shirt COSTS MAN $1,750| and Collar Co.. Met® Mr. ‘and .Mrs. Dain and anfarine canaad when| McGill at Glen Cairn. He was ond WOMAN SLIPPING on ROTTEN APPLE â€" COSTS MAN $1,750 Pain and suffering caused when she slipped on a rotten apple after being ordered to leave the yard of George W. Foster, a neighbor, brought Mrs. Eliza Smith, elderly resident of Elk street, Franklin, Pa., a verdict of $1,750. After a battle of three days, the case went to the jury. A verdict resulted 90 minutes later. Mrs. Smith‘s wrist was broken on her invasion of Foster‘s yard in search of â€"apples. * POSTAL REVENUE IN ONTARIO cm:a‘ The annual postal revenue in a number of Ontario cities is as folâ€" lows: Belleville $60,307.16; Brantâ€" ford $142,521.25; Chatham $67,685.96; Fort William $75,819.31; Galt, $70.â€" 431.27; Hamilton $580,984.40; Kingâ€" ston $116,984.84¢; Kitchener $124,â€" 418.70; London $490,499.00; Niagara Falls $123,811.47; Oshawa $78,000.91; Ottawa $621,444.32; Peterboro $109,â€" 545.22; St. Catharines,, $93,954.32; St. ‘Thomas $68,371.46; Sault Ste Marie $72,060.51; Stratford $64,677.â€" 62; Toronto, $6,638,696.08; Windsor $361,233.01; Woodstock $60,613.09; Guelph $106,188.37. MANY LIVE FOXES An outstanding feature of the past few weeks has been the export of live foxes by the Canadian Pacific Express. Trade statistics show that in the past fiscal year 5,590 live foxes, valued at $1,434.686, left Canâ€" ada for other countries. Canadian foxes have gone to be foundation stock in the United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Gerâ€" many, Newfoundland, Norway, Switzerland, Finland, Japan and Russia. BRITISH ARMY REDUCED BY ABOUT 234,000 MEN The British army is now fewer by 234,000 men than before the war, declared the‘ Earl of Midleton, exâ€" secretary of state for war, in the House of Lords. The earl said: i If your nostrils are clogged and : your head is stuffed and you can‘t i breathd freely because of a cold or catarrh, just get a small bottle of Ely‘s Cream Balm at any drug store. Apply a little of this fragrant, antiseptic cream into your nostrils and lét it penetrate through every air passage of your head, soothing and healing the inflamed, swollen mucous membrane and you get inâ€" stant relief. "‘The regulars in 1914 numbered 286,400. There are now 159,400, a reâ€" duction of 27,000 men. The army reâ€" serve numbered 147,000 in 1914 and 96.000 toâ€"day, a reduction of 51,000. "The special reserve numbered €3,000 in 1914 and 11,500 toâ€"day, a reduction of 51,500. The territorials numbered 252,000 in 1914, and 147, 000 toâ€"day." ‘ Ah! how good it feels. Your nosâ€" trils are open, your head is clear, | no more hawking," snuffiing, blowâ€" j ing; no more héarache, dryness or strugeling for breath. Biy‘s Cream Balm is just what sufferers from \head colds and catarrh need. It‘s a SCHOOL REPORT OF 8. 8. NO. 1, WELLESLEY The following is the December reâ€" port of S. S. No. 1, Wellesley. Names are in order of merit. Jr. 1II.â€"Addison Ziegler, Walter Hackbart hon., Arthur Ziegler, Mabel Lips, Fred Hackbart, Mervin Kropf. ILâ€"Irvin Lips, Harold Hieronyâ€" mus, Marie Dammeier (absent). I.â€"Helen Ziegler, Henry Lenz. Pr.â€"Violet Kennel, Janet Kropf, Vera Hackbart, Earl Kropf. > Jr. IV. â€" Violet Reichert, hon., Arthur Rank hon., Barbara Kropf. Perfect attendance since Septemâ€" berâ€"Violet Kennel, Violet Reichert, Idella Kropf, Mervin Kropf. ac0 20 cce iectee t 0 000 0000â€"00000.â€"0020000+â€"4+000â€"â€"4â€"â€"008â€"â€"4â€" STOP CATARRHKH! OPEN NOSTRILS AND HEAD Says Crnmflplkd in Nostrils Relieves Headâ€"Colds at Once. G. McGrath, teacher BEING EXPORTED man who favored me with a good order.bnfleouldnoglpg_ich. Merâ€" chants were top busy= with their Christmas trade. The M. B. C. had their annual Sunâ€" day School Convention at Shrigley on Christmas Day. Had a good turnâ€" out and a good comvention.. Bro. P. Cober took care of a few delegates. Met a former school companion, Miss Nancy Rosenberger, now Mrs. Thomas Trussler, at Trout Creek, The Grave. ‘ Elex Eby, aged 39 years. Wm. WHarlock, aged 73 years. Mrs. H. Hyman (nee Leah Himâ€" berley, aged 42 years. ._ The Soviet government is going to convert 250 million dollars worth of Czarist jewelry and treasures into liquid assets, having failed to obtain loans abroad. Several million dollars worth of the royal gems were sent recently to a financial agent at Berâ€" lin, who will accept payment in cash, machinery or goods. RUSSIA TO SELL NEW DUNDEE PUBLIC Report of the New Dundee Public School for the months of November and December. Those marked with an asterisk were absent for one or more examinations. Senior Room ‘ ..Sr. IV. â€" John Brubacher 835%, Edna Goettling 74.2, Kenneth Lauâ€" tenslager 73.5, Florense Sararas 68.6, Reta Jacob 62.7. & Jr. IV.â€"Nyle Futher 76, Elgin Bruâ€" bacher 74.2, Ruby Bechtel 67, Ruby Koehler 66.7, Wallace Toman 55.3, Priscilla Gildner 54.4, Delton Spaetâ€" zel 50.8. Sr. III.â€"Josiah Baer 77, Irene Sherk 71.2, Ruth Bowman 70, Verâ€" ena Witmer 64, David Bergey 58.6. Jr. III.â€"Ralph Toman 69.4; Elgin Toman 53, Willard Becker® 43.4, November 1901 â€" 25 Years Ago , December 1901 â€" 25Years A will be heid at the Company‘s Head Office, Water Thursday, Febru«ry $rd, 1927, at the hour of One Directors in the place of thase ‘rétiring, and. to trans; other business as may properly be brought before the >e Auwmwmmw titled to vote. o # W. H. SOMERVILLE, cially prepared for Infants in arms and Children all ages, Proven directions on sach package, Plysicians everywhere To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of Monthly Budget of Old News Proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for Colds _ Headache _ Neuritis Lumbago _ _ *~ Pain Neuralgia _\ Toothache _ Rheumatism Swfe~* Aspirin is the trade mark (registered im Oanada) of Bayer Manufrcture of Mononeetic« hcidenter of SallcylHcacid (Am&llqllc Aeld, "A. 8. A."). While it is well known that Aspirin means Bayer man ure, to assist the public against imitations, the Tablets of Baver Company will be stamped with their goneral trade mark, the ‘‘Bayer Oross." | DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART | From Peter Shupe‘s Diary SCHOOL REPORT ildren CZAR‘ JEWELRY Quite ‘a few heavy snow storms. Good sleighing most of the month, Rain on 3 days. Plowing on â€"ist and 2nd. Zero on the 16th, 19th and 21st. Quite a number of Waterloo Ca. people from the West are visiting in Berlin. BE dn Am working for H. 8. Hallman â€"â€" helping at the calendars. ies l Started Singing Schoolâ€"at David . | Eby‘s M. H., Waterloo, and also at the M.B.C. Church in Berlin.~ "~~, / Mr. Wm. Shants and ~Mary D. . | Davidson were marricd in China. :) _ Mr. Henry Pfohl and Minerva | . Rosenberger were married in Wilk. | mot. 3/ " The ‘Grave. : '.g.;f: x _ Mr. John Devitt, aged 69 yearge . _‘-g ‘[ Mr. Stephen Washburn, aged n~m§ years. +.3 } Mr. H. J. Hall, aged 64 years.. _ . _ Compliments of the season to all _ of the Chronicle office and all of their readers. e ©~â€" Accept only "Bayer"‘ package which contains proven directions. Handy "Baycer" boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100â€"Druggists. Willard SChmidt* 43. Sr. II. â€"Emma Lautenslager 81, Florence Schmidt 75.9, Carl Buck 67, Nial Lautenslager 62.4, Lealand Spaetzel 60.8, Dorothy Koehler* 55.2, Elmer Jacob* 54, Jacob Hiebert 53.4, Julia Lautenslager 53, Margaret Becker*® 50, Percy Bechtel 38, Gertie Musselman*. * No. on roll, 33. Average attendâ€" ance 29.55. ~ + J.°C. Wilker, teacher, \ Junior Room ‘ Part I.â€"Alta Stoltz, Muriel Poth, Myrtle Becker, Orville Einwachter®, Delphine Kavelman*. Part II.â€"Katie Hiebert, Déeiman Struck, Ross Toman, Percy Bowâ€" man, Idella Schwass, Gladys Helfers, Harold Main. as . Firstâ€"Althea Bock, Donald Cripps, Ward Becker, Omar Lautenslager, Gerald Lautenslager, Lydia Goettâ€" ling*, Donald Koehler®, Hilda Kavelâ€" Primer A.â€"Erma Lautenslager, Lorne Einwachter, Doris Bechtel, George Struck, Clare Eimwachter*, Arlean Lautenslager®. y Primer B. â€" Russel Saltzberry, Erma Diefenbacher, Ross Bowman, Alice Spaetzel, Ruth Snider*, Marie Hiebert*®, Grace Toman*, Mildred~ Lautenslager®, Glennis Musselman*. M. I. Nichol, teacher. 56 a1e 383 As d 4«1&?’2""4 cooage e n t