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\Bride, W. H. Riddell, Julius Roos and Geo. Wagenast, Waterloo; P. Erbach, ‘Baden; E. Irwin,Hamilton; P. H. Sims, ‘Toronto; W. Zu Isdorf, Minto, N. D.; ‘Albert Stoltz, Mannheim; H. N. MHuehu, Heidelberg; F. Schacfer, Bresâ€" Â¥ lau; G. B. Ryan, Guelph. i' LETTERS OF REGKET. _ After doing justice to the good things E’on the table the toast to the Queen _.was loyally honored. The Secretary .â€"then read letters of regret from the folâ€" E lowing: Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Sir Chas. _ Tupper, Sir Richard Cartwright, . Hon. s G. W. Ross, C. M. Hays of the G.T.R., » and T. Shaugnessy of the C.P.R., J. B. ~ Powell; G. McLaglan, Pres. Stratford ~Board of Trade ; C. E. Davey, Stratâ€" . ford, District Freight Agent, G. T. R.; w The President then delivered hi> ‘â€" annual address, which proved an able ‘Zexposition of live topics in Berlin at $ }:‘l‘:sant. He exposed his great satisâ€" + faction at sceing before hbim so many . .guests, and alluded to the flourisbing ‘eondition of the Berlin Board which ‘"had doubled its membership in six * weeks. He extended a hearty welcome _‘ to all and said that the Board was _ highly hovored by their presence. He »Arusted all would know more than beâ€" ~Sore of the best town in Canada, after "this evening. Ic complimented the â€" late President, Mr. Hagedorn, on his ‘ szeal and said the Board would always be ready to help the outside members as best it could. â€" Boards of Trade and chambers of commerce all over the world are helping to shape legislation. It is a growing time all over the world :â€" and Berlin has had its share of it. Even â€" when times were bad Berlin was busy. + We are prond of our people who have * built up such a town. Our assessment increased $67,000 in 1897, $145,000 In : 1898 and $171,000 in 1899, and but for «* %he loss of the waterworks, the assessâ€" * ment would have been $191,000 in ~~1899. We havo a competent council _ and they have some big problems beâ€" *, fore them. _ It is hoped they will make & . permancnt improvements at the sewer , draped in red, white and and with the British and German covering the far end of the room. table running across the room, at end next the entrance was occupied President Williams, with Messrs A. Kemp, President of the ‘Toronto of Trade and the speaker of the € ing, and Mayor Eden on his right. his left were: Messrs. W. H. Ridâ€" and J. H. Roos, of Waterloo; E. Bollert, of Guelph; and J. M. Irâ€" win, of Galt, Presidents of their respecâ€" Boards of Trade. ‘Three long 2 ran the full iength of the room, the beads of which sat Viceâ€"President ~ Bmyth, Mr. C. K. Hagedorn, of Borâ€" ‘lin, and Mr. J. G. Reiner, of Wellssley. Â¥ 48 ; St. Thomas, $9.35; Belleville, : #9.21 ; Guelph, $3.96; Stratford, $3 42; %. , $8.16; Brantford, $7.38; \Peterborough, $7.87 ; Gait, $6.81 ; Berâ€" wiltt, $6.04. Berlin‘s is the smallest in _ Ontario. Eightson montbs ago we the waterworks and we now we splendid water and a net proâ€" of $5,000 the firat year. There As only one way to keep down taxes m to own our franchiseâ€"with a profit 3 . . Others roticed besides the large ‘mumber of representative local men were: A. Werner, Elmira; A. B. Mcâ€" Dr. Ujlyott, Elmira, President Elwira Board of Trade; A. Forster, Doon; ‘Thos. Shaw, Hespeler; L. D. Merrick, J. E. Neville and W. E. Motz, of Berâ€" farim. Something definite should be ‘done regarding civic lighting, the conâ€" tract for which expires this year. Imâ€" provements to the park in the way of & pavilion and more land is needed. The President of the Waterloo Board afew evenings ago alluded to the noâ€" ‘geseity of a driveway back of the cemâ€" etery. It was a sound proposition as BReémg St. is unsafe for dri.ing, especâ€" fally for funerals. The year is ounly eix wecks old, yet we are gratilied to know that several lar.c buildings will be put up, including the glue works and buildings or additions put up by Mr. Hagedorn, the Lang Tanning Co., J). Hibmer and Jackson & Cochrane. Mr. Williams in alluding to our taxaâ€" tion quoted gome telling figures inBerâ€" lin‘s favor. Taking the following smail cities and towns, we have the following tax per head: Windsor,, #$13.74; St. Catharines. $12; Chatham, #9.48 ; St. Thomas, $9.35; Belleville, With the waterworks. Berlin is the Worst lxmod town in America. The moonlight schednle is a farco. Even pow we pay 50 per cent. more for what zmgvt than we should. We need wB all night service which will cost double we ars mw)ingi’m:n"::e waterworks boilors pam; U old.. The pump house is o place: The water has to up thirteon feet and then Mr. Wilitams then proceeded to outâ€" line ascheme for the acquirement of the electric light plant consolidating it Large Attondance and Excellont Specches. & sisth anpual banquet of the n Board of Trade was held at the er House on Friday evening and unqualified success from every of view. Over two hundred invaâ€" had been sent out and oue bundâ€" and fifty people accepted the d‘s bospitality, so that in point of bers the banquet excelled any held in Berlin The speeches of a high order of merit and the us civic questions were ably dealt . _ All the arrangements for the mmodation of the guests were perâ€" for which, as well as for the exâ€" ut menu, the committee and mine Walper deserve great credit. The ig room presented a brilliant ap THE PRESIDENTS ADDkESS. e Most Successful Function in th2 Board‘s History. MUNICIPAT THE GUESTS. LIGHTING APBBBERTETE PETICCC CCC in Shi A .cccd the clectric light plant put with it 80 that | jons, â€" Britian‘s merchant ships Carry every pound of coal will do double duty» | g5 per cent. of the commerce 20d trayâ€" We should have a waterworks plant t0|§) of the world, and 1 add that run every hour in the week. From 7 every race of men, vhhflw realms, a m to 6 p m we could sell poWer +9) whother Christian or Pagan, whether the manufacturer and at night W8/whize, black or shaded, whether the could sell light to the citizens ABQ|porm of government is democratic or make a good revenne. We could thu#|milgly monarchial, no matter what offer immense inducements to the small they may speak, or what manufacturer wishing to locate beâ€" m’u oecupation they may folâ€" cause he would not need to buy a boiletr| ow ;f conducive to the general £000;, and engine. $500 a yearis nOw PAid|ands security of , person, freedom of for the kerosone lamps onthe OUtSKiTtS | ppinion, and tion of proporty, which is the interest on $12500. Why | obder the Britioh fag. should the man in the ward not b¢| ‘ppnoe love of one‘s native land and considerd ! Cheap power and TailWAY | warm attachment to its .cherished inâ€" connection are what we want. The|m;â€"utions distinguish the people of scheme is sensible, feasible and profitâ€" | ,,. country wortby of the name, and able and the fire and light committee “g{. is true of other less favored lands should take hold of it. ‘If the pOWeT| wha; may we not expect from citizens house were put in the South Ward 28| ofthis fair Dominiont In the imperâ€" has been suggested, the water _'Ollld ishable words of Sir Walter Scott, let come there by gnvi:ln;h‘); .ngd fc *| me ask:â€" . cartage wo say so. tou ovel o ‘‘Breathes theie a man with soul so RALILWAY FACILITIES. th aata dead, Mr Williams dealt at some lenfilh y 5 ":’,':"'::" m:h:!". with the railway question and said that and whit * Sir Walter say about with proper facilities lllgrlin sholfid such a mant does e apoke strougly 10 favor _of the â€" Port | "If such there breathe, go, mark him well, Dover road. _ If by that route we could| For him no minstrel raptures swell. save only 25¢ a ton on coal, iistead Of| put gir, I need not quote any further, 50c as predicted by Mr Clark® WE\ pecause there are no ‘‘dead souls" should bave the road. _ All the opposiâ€" among our compatriots in Canada toâ€" tion comesfrom the G T R. They wish day! Canadians of every nationllity,‘ to keep the snap they hn.ve. But this of every political complexion, and 0“ is Berlin‘s road and Berlin‘s money and every creed, are loyal to their country, the more the G T _R interferes the}ang have countless good reasons to be more surely it will carry. _ The TAte®| proud of her. Think of her vast dimâ€" ‘ would not probably be much better but ensions, stretching from ocean to ocean the service would be better. _ By i!â€"| (the east linked to the west by the C. lustrations frem his own business Mr|p; R., one of the greatest ongineeflng Williams showed that the present serâ€" trinmphs of modern times)and extend~ \ vice is bad. _ With another railway ing from the International boundary and the increased growth of the toOWN: | on the south to the Arctic regions on the G T R would get not less business| tme north, Why, sir, we own all but more business. _ Mr Williams| America from the 49th. parallel to the quo_t'.;’d from a letter in a Berlin paPOF| North Pole, and the Pole is ours too! against the Port Dover scheme and| we have even better reasons than showed that the G T R discriminated | these for loving our native land. . "For against Berlin and Paris. On his i2â€"| ;s not the life more than the meat, and formation the harbor at Purt Dover i8 | the body more than the raiment!" We all right and the council and Board Of|jove Canada for the freedom we 00joy Trade will see that Mr Clark d0€8|under the constitution, freedom of not fool the town. _ Taking the frei&ht | trade, freedom of worship, freedom of from Erie via Port Doverto Berlinhard | e press, and freedom of speech, in coal should not cost us more than $3 & | fet there is no civilized country in the ton here. The (G TR eharges 20¢ @)| world, except Great Britain and her ton dockage t Port Dover and $5 for | (pJonies, where a man may utter even hauling a car 100 feet. They want the|tye blackest treason without imperillâ€" long haul. They do 20c a ton better|iny his personal liberty, or without for st Thomas and London than fot | exposing himself to receive on the SPOt Berlin. $20,000 is a mere bagatell®e fOT)condign punishment for hbis crime the road and the poor man who u868 2| apainst the common wealth. er three tons of coal will get b&ck| "we are aisd proud of "This Canada more than his etxra tax on his coal | of ours" for the helpful, elevating aud alme. We have no pleasant relations| wholesome influences by which we aré to sever with the (# I iR unless with | surrounded on every side. Our system the local agent. If Mr Dover had thes6 | of primary and higher education; both things in his own hands we would b¢| Senarate and Public, has been lauded trcuued Letter. Somebody now get8 2| to the skies by distinguished visitors | share from the G T R in Berlin. Watch|from other countries, our system of for the footprints and see who it is. Mr\Government, municipal, provincial, ' Williams concluded with an elouneut/ang federal, has no equal, certainly no | reference to the war in SOuth AffiCR. (|annerick in anv nthar mnart of the The President proposed the toast "Canada and the Empite" coupling with it the name of Mr W H Riddell, Secretary ofthe Ontario Mutual Life, who responded as follows: Mr. President, Viceâ€"Presidents, and gentJemen:â€" 1 rise with a strong sense of the dignity and magnitude of the task before me, to say nothing of my inability suitably to respond to the toast which has been so ably proposed by you, Sir, and which has just been received by this distinguished audience with such an outburst of patriotic enâ€" thusiasm. I wish, Sir to congratulate the Committee of your Board in charge of the toast list on the very happy and appropriato wording of the toast with which they have been kind enough to associate my name. The words "Canâ€" ada and the Empire" strikingly symâ€" bolize the intimate and cordial relatâ€" ions that subsist between the Mother Country and her selfâ€"governing colonâ€" ies,especilly at this critical juncture in the history of the British Empire. They remind me, Sir, of a verse of Kipling‘s referring to Canada:â€" ‘"A Nation spoke to a Nation, A Queen sont word to a throne, Daughter am I in my mother‘s house, But mistress in my own. The gates are mine to open, As the gates are mine to close, Ard I abide by my mcther‘s house, Says our Lady of the Snows." CANADA AND THE ExrIRE. waters of overy clime. t s P it continontal roil,. [ Miuland roure. ~‘Fhen " e have the And flop round the world till you are‘ve | /05 proat inland lakes, through our 4 _ A J â€"Â¥.. You can‘y get away from the fune that| canals the Dest on the 6 uiloetb 200 [Â¥X4 We waut to Lk opoh it a6 & mat hthwmmm hm:.u-.mflmaa stenmere lonal city. '.mi.n:m s iiulet Net, pesent .CB fais sonle an agnl doah remte ant mt ware m sombined navies of any othor two DAt |y /; within the last few years, enormâ€" | BAY & Lake Ontario. Wecan save a waters of overy clin oceau, and is equal in streagth to the combined navies of any other two nat lons. Britian‘s merchant ships carry 65 per cent. of the commerce and trayâ€" el of the world, and 1 .Ai“.dd that every race of men, within realms, whether Christian or Pagan, whether white, black or shaded, whether the form of government is democratic or vavj Wong SpenE, CC WRe m« oecupation they may folâ€" low, if conducive to the general good, finds security of , person, freedom of opinion, and protection of property, under the British flag. _ _ i The love of one‘s native land and warm attachment to its .cherished inâ€" stiâ€"utions distinguish the people of ev‘e;yhoomlry wortby of the name, and if is true of other less favored lands For him no minstrel raptures swell." but, Sir, I need not quote any further, because there are no ‘"‘dead souls" among our compatriots in Canada toâ€" day!‘ Canadians of every nationality, of every political complexion, and of every creed, are loyal to their country, aud have countless good reasons to be proud of her. ‘Think of her vast dimâ€" eusions, stretching from ocean to ocean (the east linked to the west by the C. P; R., one of the greatest ongmeeflng triumphs of moderu times)and extendâ€" ing from the International boundary on the south to the Arctic regions on the north. Why, sir, we own all America from the 49th. parallel to the North Pole, and the Pole is ours too! That never to himself hath said, _ This is my own, my native land!" And what does Sir Walter say about such a man? "If such there breathe, go, mark him well, We are also proud of "This Canada of ours" for the helpful, elevating aud wholesome influences by which we are surrounded on every side. Our system of primary and higher education; both Separate and Public, has been lauded to the skies by distinguished visitors from other countries, our system of Government, municipal, provincial, and federal, has no equal, certainly no superiot, in any other part of the world, while our system of banking is the envy of our neighbors to the south of us, and is admitted on all hands to embrace the soundest and safest prinâ€" ciples known to the complex science of finance. The just and Impartial administraâ€" tion of our laws, the bigh character and â€" unquestioned ~â€"integrity of our learned judges, commarnd the admiraâ€" tion of all men; while it will not be denied that our Clergy of every deno mination have done, and are doing. a noble and Chrirtâ€"like work in teaching their people to regulate their lives by the maxims of the Gospel ; inculcating the duty "to bear one . another‘s burâ€" dens‘s," without regard to race or creed ; to reach out a helping handâ€" the hand of brotherly loveâ€"to our felâ€" low travellers as we jog along through life with its many ups and downs; for has not the Master said, we should love our neighbor as ourselves, and who ‘am-mg us will deny that love is the fulslaent of the whole aw f vheke EOe vem w Coee tm Peeim En U L ad l ic 2 ow witons @7 +7 04 # PPE CIRIUee fl-mmmnmum burbors on the lakes. If Torâ€" Ast Droggiste. By winli from Increase.‘. . . . $1,000,672 room loft fur still greater onto is the centre as it ought to be the wl The mother coun! m::oll;m‘-l“"mflm'“‘hh'*.’fium Being a gain of 26.68 per cent. -flebntbmdltzinbdouuc benefit by better rates. Our natural s0c. PER PACKAGE of .m four dhm'fi"w}g; 3&”"&%%’“ “.ilkll omnmmmommmmmmmmemmnmmenmmesemes over previous year. jon, some day it may full to i F lot of Canada, "the brightest jewel in mvm Turstgs fook | weruesLey trownsHiP counâ€"| No business solicited outside of the British Crown," to &M clearings "'z”l"'w CIL Canada and Newloundland, . for the other three. Atu-l“-.):: ‘Y:::m";g"l"&m, h”” +2 C of the great powers may cut . In speaking ‘The M C9UN0H Of HBB PWE 1 â€"____â€".._..............." .. onnamorm es supplies from the immense wheat|toast Mr. Kemp said sentiment could Mpdwm-uon T omisy. Pep: groving arons of toille: Soulk AMiric: not be keptout. Rentiment®WaJ°4 U°| ruary 5th, 1900, at 10 a m. at the| JUSBC W or other places, and then Canada‘s|to some extent when considering reâ€" ‘Townsbip Hall, Crosshill, pursuant to opportunity â€" will come to show to the | ciprocity with the U.S. some 7e2r6 280. | agjournment. The Reeve in the chair. world our fellow subjects in Great| The speaker referred to aresolution Of| ho minutes of the previous 8essi0D Out ‘Britain and that blood is thicker than| his Buard, endorsed by the Berlin | y2rp yeaq and adopted. After reading f water. Board, in reference to & COD&TOSS i9 | uq gisnosine of several communieaâ€" ~ 42 GHN . The time may come, sir, no one knows how soon, when Britain may be forced to defend her Empire, on which the sun never sets, aganst the comâ€" bined attack of her enomies. Russia hates her because Great Britian is the barrier -ghm Russian designs in the Orient; Germany is jealous of her beâ€" cause Great Britain is the greatest colonizing nation in the world; France detests her because Great Britain outâ€" generaled and out â€" witted her in Egypt, and [;orhap- for other reasons, and even the United States, tho‘ a kindred people, cannot be counted on in av energency for much more than sympathy. Great Britain with aid of ber Colonies will have to fight their own battles against the world. At this very moment, as you all know Great Britain is engaged in a lifo m& death struggle against the wiley Boers to assert and maintain her supremacy in South Africa, and for what ultimate object? To ensure for her subjects on that "Dark Continent" the oxercise and the full enjoyment of the same rights and the same liberties which all hor subjects enjoy wherever the British fiag fluttters in the breeze. _ The war now raging in South Africa} nation that can defend herself is reâ€". attracts the attention of all nations, | spected. I think Britain‘s tradeâ€"policy. more than has ever been the case with | is out of date., Lord Salisbury had any of the great wars of history, and | said that free trade had tied the hands why ? because of the far reaching|of the foreign office in making fiscal issues involved. The South African| bargains because Britain had nothing peninsuia commands the base of opetrâ€" | to give. There is an upheaval in Engâ€" ation to the East and to the West. It| jand. Our Board passed a resolution lies adjacent to the Orient and the|arking for a committee todook into Occident, while isolated for bith, and |this trade question. ‘This committee controls the whole valley of the Nile| should come from all parts of the Emâ€" and much of the intervening country. | pire and a better understanding should The South African peninsula is the| exist between Britain and her colonies. most strategical spot in the world in | we should look to means of carrying the possessiou of a great maritime|but a bond of union in trado in the power such as Great Britain. So far| Empire even should we keep a small I am sorry to say, not much real headâ€" | standing army. We should stand toâ€" way has been made by the British| pgether in matters of trade even as the Army. All the strong positions are| States of the Union are. I thatk you be!d by the Boers they know the}for your attention and will welcome country well, and have shown themâ€"| you to the Toronto Board of Trade at selres worthy foomen of British steel, | any time. and it may cost the lives of thousâ€"| Xr. David Musselman sang a song, ands and rivers of blood on both | "H;r Majesty" in good style which was sides, before the British arms will| much appreciated. achieve final victory. lt is a serious| ‘The toast ‘‘Our sister DBoards of thing toundertake a great warover7000 | Trage" was proposed by C. K. Hageâ€" miles distant from the base of supp!ics, | dorn and responded to by representâ€" but as the London Times says, "HMeary |atives from Guclps, Galt,‘ Waterioo or light the thing has to be doue." |and Elmira. ' We have at stake not ouly the immedâ€"| _ Afr Boliert, President of the Gueiph fate object of the war, but the prestige | Board,complimented Berlin on her abiâ€" and the position of the Empire in th¢|lity to add factories to her town withâ€" eyes of the world. "Reverses, even|out increasing taxation. He also reâ€" disaster, may come to our arms, but|ferred to the beautiful hoines of the whatever may be the sacrifice, the| workingmen in Berlin. _ Ho believed British flag will ultimately float over| Berlin had been made by the honesty, the whole of South Africa." _ | thrift and industry of he> people. _ _ Mr President, when the standard of rebellion was raised in the Transvaal, when the authority of our noble and gracious Queen was set at defiance, Canada, the young lion of the West, sprang to her defence, and her brave and noble sons are now at the front fighting for Queen and Country. They have already received their baptism of fire amid the clash of steel, the roar of cannon, and the whir of shell and ball! Tho. Queenâ€"Empress is gratcful for the nssistance given by the Colonics. â€" In the speech from the Throne, she . says, referring to the Colonial volunteers, "their brilliant courage and soldierâ€"like qualities bave already earned bigh adâ€" miration", and she concinades by assurâ€" ing us that "their loyalty to berscl. and devotion to the cause of her Emâ€" pire have afforded her much gratificaâ€" I am sure I only voice the sentiments of every Carfidian and every man here tonight, when 1 say whenever the Mother Country may need the aid of Canada in the cause of justice and buman liberty, it will be cheerfully given ; and why not, sit, for, to quote the inspiring and truly patriotic words of our on Lesperance : " Britain bore us in her fluq‘k. Britain nursed us at our birth, Britain reared us to our rank, Mid the nations of the earth, Stand, Canadians, lrml{:und, HKound the flag of Fatherland." > We his Buard, endorsed by the Berlin Board, in reference to & Congress in London, Eng. Imperial trade will euter our palitics before long. We have been unmolested for many years while quictly developing our resources. We have been able to do this because Britain protected us. We have Leen like a child cared for by the parents. But the time has come when we must accept some responsibility. _ This country is wealthy and resourceful avud we must consider these things. Out of our present troubles I believe we will see a strorger Empire grow. Why should the British Empire fail ! She has given freedom and goodâ€"laws every where. In this country no one hbas suffered from British rule. ~We are on | the ere of larger politics. Our politics now may be called municipal. The French Canadians will follow the leaders and we will present a united front. If we were independent what better wou‘d we be ? £1 welcome imâ€" perial trade in our polrlics. We ought to educate ourselves up to it. _ We have spent on‘y $1000,000 a year for militia, not nearly so much as other peoples. We must broaden out and this question gocs with the question of commerce, for a big trade must be Cefended. The pation that can defend herself is reâ€" spected. I think Britain‘s tradeâ€"policy is out of date., Lord Salisbury had said that free trade had tied the hands of the foreign office in making fiscal bargains becauso Britain had nothing to give. There is an upheaval in Engâ€" land. Our Board passed a resolution arking for a committee todook into this trade question. This committee should come from all parts of the Emâ€" pire and a better understanding should exist between Britain and her colonies. We should look to means of carrying but a bond of union in trade in the Empire even should we keep a small standing army. â€" We should stand to: gether in matters of trade even as the States of the Union are. I thatk you for your attention and will welcome you to the Toronto Board of Trade at apy time. _ _ _ _ __ The toast ‘‘Our sister DBoards of Trade" was proposed by C. K. Hageâ€" dorn and respouded to by representâ€" atives from Guelpb, Galt,‘ Waterico and Elmira. t Mr Boliert, President of the Gueiph Board,complimented Berlin on her abiâ€" lity to add factories to her town withâ€" out increasing taxation. He also reâ€" ferred to the beautiful homes of the workingmen in Berlin. _ Ho believed Berlin had beon made by the honesty, thrift and industry of he> people. Mr Kemp proposei tno toast to the President and Vico President which was honored by singing "They are jolly good fellows". _ i e Drugs fresh and pureâ€"the best standard makes. Our closest attention and best care givon whon filling your doctor‘s prescriptions. _ m } _ Prices consistent with the quality of drugs we supply. FYARIETY ANXD LOW PRICES. An immense variety of New ‘Toilet Preparations continually in stock to choose from. e 0 _ Mr J M Irvin of Galt said nis Board was in a lethargic state. He congraâ€" tmatedBerlin upon its energetic Board and its progress. Mr Irwin‘s bricf speech was a yery witty one and much enjoyed by those who heard it. . His humorous hits at the railway comâ€" panies were really good. 2. _ , Mesgers. Williams and Smrth briefly replied and the banquct closed with the National Anthem a few minutes to 3 o‘clock. _ Waare noted for the variety and quality of our Perfames. wl Li Ees oo encr c enc ce _ The world‘s leading medicine, Paine‘s Celery Compound,the kind that cures, always in stock, fresh and geng!gm. Air McBride of Waterloo delivered an address in his usual humorous manner. Mr A Werner of Elmira spoke in beâ€" half of the Board of that village. â€" The toast to the ladies was respondâ€" ed to by Mr Oscar Rumpel. ‘The subject of "Better County Railâ€" way Facilities" was proposed by the Viceo Prosident, and the names of Messrs C K Hagedorn, President ofthe railway Committee of Berlin and J G Reiner of Wellesley. s Mr R Smyth, Viceâ€"President proâ€" posed the toast of "Our Town" coupâ€" ling with it the names of Mayor Eden and town solicitor Clertent. _ Both of theso goutlemen ably responded. ‘The Mayor touched upon municipal and railway matters. He favored the purâ€" chase of the clectric and gas plants. | _ Mr Hy liymimen rendered a song in a very acceptable manner. â€" Â¥iotence, prudence and rudetiess, learnâ€" ing and the sword. the strong hand took it drst; and the strong bead pos« GUARANTEES TO PATRONS. routes which are not useful to my d are the Treat Yalley canal and the In al gontentiona between wit and 8. BNYDER, Waterloo, Ont. °. . kn }..”"” the great bless» | A policy in tog of good health you will never |it pays. be without TINY TABLETS. Je . e ol mumwamm ship of W met on Monday,Febâ€" ruary 5th, 1900, as 10 a m. at the The minutes of the vious session Imu.dlndndupbr'm reading and disposing of several communicaâ€" tions, two of which were from ‘Toronto asking subscriptions from the (mndl‘ in aid of two Hospitals of that city it was moved by H. McCulloch,seconded by W. J. Beggs, that the following acâ€" counts be paid ani that the Reeve issue bis orders for the payment of the same, viz : N. 8. Bali, attendance at Court of Appeal, $2.00 ; P. Z. Schumâ€" mer. account for nails, $1.30 ; P. F. Schummer, registration of B., D. and M., $38.70 ; D. R. Pollock, account for nails, $2.17 ; Municipal World, $5.75 ; Michae} Lenahan,cleaning ditcb,$1.00; Mrs. D. Kropf, gravel, $3.60 ; Hopeâ€" well Creck Ins. Co., 90 cents ; Nosh Hergott, leaming sewer pipes, $1.25 ; Jos. Brenner, drawing gravel, 75 cents. (n motion $5.00 was paid to Philip Boppre for sheep killed by dogs. _ _ The Council then adjourned until 10 a. m., the first Monday in March. PETER F. SCHRUMMER, as ul 8 _ _ . _Tp. Clerk. St. Clements, Feb. 10, 1900. A DIABETES CURE. Michael Hallern, of St. Thomas, Suffered With Diabetes and Backache for St. TEHoMas, Feb. 19.â€"Nowhere in Ontario are Dodd‘s Kidney Pills more highly valued than in the neighborhood of St. Thomas. They are famousfor baving first given sufferers from Bright‘s Discase and Diabetes a road to safety, for previous to the discovery of Dodd‘s Kiduey Pills these diseases were invariably fatal. _ ° Michael Halleru, a farmer living near $t. Thomas, is one of those who fully appreciate the worth of Dodds Kidney Pills He bas good reason to. He was cured of Diabetes by their unse. He admits that but for Dodd‘s Kidney Pills he would be in his grave toâ€"day. Diabetes is a local disease of th: kidneys. Dodd‘s Kidney Pills ar therefore the only medicine of th« slightest use in the treatment of this disease. The kidneys are the only organs affected, and Dodd‘s Kidney Pills are the only medicine that can reach the kidneys with any beneficial effect. There are moreover a number of other diseases which are caused by disorder of the kidneys and Dodd‘s Kidney Pills by curing the kidney disorder removes the cause of these other troubles. â€" Thus it is that Dodd‘s Kidney Pills are the only radical and permanepnt cure for Dropsy, Heart Disease, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sciâ€" atica, Bladder and Urinary Complaints, Female Disorders and unhealthy conâ€" dition of the blood. worst kind of pain all the time. . My urine was very dark and my condition was getting very serious. A friend of mine told me to try Dodd‘s Kidney Pills. I have now used one box and am already completely curod. My urineis atits natural colorand my back is as strong as a board. I cannot praise Dodd‘s Kidney Pills toohighly for I am certain they have saved me from the grave." As for Diabetes thoe > statement signed by Mr. Michael Hallern, of St. Thomas, and witnessed by Mr. E. E. Oetrander, of Dutton, will prove that the claims made for l)odg’s Kiduey Pills are absolutely true. The stateâ€" ment reads :â€" "I have beon troubled for one year with Diabetes. My back was in the Queer Cards of Shrowd Lawyers. Not all men of the legal profession are content with the sevare Imscripâ€" tion on their cards to which etiquette and custom usually confine fhem. An Ohlo lawyer who makes a specialty of eollections calls attention to thisâ€"fact by a novel device printed on his cards and letter heads. 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