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s Te 0 ~ s many places, but nowhere has he found 'e;' : Meposits of one dollar and. upwards | such marked improvements as here. . .. Fecelred in the Savings Bank or on| e thinks Borlin is very far ahead of _ . Bpecial Deposit and highest rates of n{plnoluduumlnhnmn,m . . Interest allowed. Drafts and Money|ODIy drawback he saw being the bad _8 ‘mmhdummunmm“““““;;"""m tax:: With these moderni Beriin would â€". _ pates. Special attention paid to the | be the banner town of the Dominion. * â€" _ business of farmers and out of town TieG it ces e ronee e eaincccres _ _*~~ Qubtor Blank Notes for farmers Painful $ $ “‘mh‘um ul tomiy. _ WATERLOO BRANCH Klipport Undortaking Co. o RESTABLISHRD 1867, Capital, $6,000,000. Rest, $1,000,000. HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO. actod at the BANK OF COMMERCE Joax FexxziL Gzorer Laxe _ â€" Total Net Assets â€" â€" â€" $280,171 Amount at Risk . â€" . â€" $13,084, 410 Jas. I=NES ex M. P.........President. UHR.KUNPF, Esq..... Viceâ€"President. THss. Hicc1aRD, . . . Managing Director. J.F. MARTIS,.......Sup‘t of Agencies. Separate branches for Abstainers a@nd + omen. Auwt. in force Jan. 1st, 1900 $3,640,836 Its interest receipts have more thin paid all death losses from the neguining. â€"coâ€"omical Matual Firs Ins Co. Dominion ever had. It gained in the year In Amount Assured _ â€" _ â€" _ 28.1% per cent n Cash Premium Income . â€" #h64 5o0 9 in Interest Receipts â€" . â€" â€" 8146 " * in Amsete . â€" . o. 0. 0. 1959 4 o0« WATERLOU MUTOAL CoMPANY. Head Office â€" Waterloo, Ont ESTABLISHED 1889. otal assets sist December ‘99 lluminion'i;i}e Xésuranea Carter‘s Little Liver Pills. OFFICERS : ‘teorge Randall, President, John Shubh, Viceâ€"President. Frank Haight, Manager. John Killer, Inspector. W. A. Raymo, Inspector, Meesrs. Bowiby & Clement, Solicitors, Berâ€" eo. Randall, Keq., Water 00. John Shuh, Ksq., #e 4. Snyder, Keq., 6 William Snider, Keq., " Geo. Diebel, Keq., * J. L. Wideman, Keq., St. Jacobs. John Alichin, Eag., New Hamburg. Allan Bowman, Eeq., Preston. P. E. Shants, Preston. Thomas Gowdy, Keq., Guelph. James Livingstone, Keq., M. P., Baden. Thomas Cowan, Keq., Galt. "arE INSURANCE COMPANY INCUnPOGBATED IN 1863. Mutua!l and vash systems. A. W. ROBARTS, Manmacsa BOARD OF DIRECTORS®. K RERROUGH & 00‘Y. Agente. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CURE SICK HEADACHE. Must Bear Signature of See Pacâ€"Simile Wrapper Bclow. OoF BERLIN. THE CANADIAN Viceâ€"Pres m He was about to operm a case of “zl:wltlz‘nn,”hmh-& ment store, Mr. John H. Schnarr, who runs the mmwthfiklldodnot with a severe accident on Friday evenâ€" Mr. J. W. Zinkann of Penneyivania is in town on an extended visit to bis parents Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Zinkann of Waterloo 8t. Mr. Zinkann says he has been away from Berlin ten years and that he was more than surprised at the progress the town has made since he left. He says be has visited many places, but nowhere has he found such marked improvements as here. He thinks Berlin is very far abead of want it understood that they bave, and always had the best interests of the town at he"rt, and they feel nf(rnnd because of the impression in some quarters that they have not been actâ€" a good situation in Jos. Whitton‘s hardâ€" ware establishment. Charlie is a poâ€" pular salesman ard we wish him every success in his new position. Mr. Charles Brown, who has been salesman in Mr. H. Hymmen‘s bardâ€" ware store, will leave next Wednesday for Bracebridge where he has secured _ _The spacious St. Peter‘a Lutheran Church was jammed to the doors on Sunday morning when sixtyâ€"four clnâ€" didates were confirmed by the Rev. R. von Pirch;the ceremony was both inâ€" teresting and impressive. At the conâ€" clusion the confirmation class presented the pastor with a purse of gold. The church was again crowded at the evenâ€" ing service. _ Mr. C. E. Hoffman has sold his drug store to Mr. L. R. Clark of Guelpb, who took charge on Wednesday. Mr. Hoffman has been in the drug business for nearly 25 years and bas conducted his own store for the past 10 years. Mr. H. M. Andrews, solicitor for Mr. A. 0. Bochmer, says there bas been no appeal nor notice of appeal by Mesers. Bowlby and Clement against the deâ€" cision reached in Mr. Bochmer‘s case against Mr. W. R. Travers. They bhave until the 15th inst. to enter an appeal. A large number of young people, inâ€" cluding some from the Twinâ€"City gathored at the home of Mr. Moses Shantz, on the Petersburg road, on Friday evening when a very pleasant evening was spent. Mr. Shants and family will leave for the Nortbwest on the 10th inst. Principal Suddaby of the Berlin Central School will give an address on «"‘Should there be an examination in history for entrance?" at the annual convention of the Oniario Educational Association in Toronto which opens on April 17th. Mr. L. D. Merrick of China Hall reâ€" turned un Tuesday from a successful buying trip among the markets of the old world. The confirmation class at St. Paul‘s Latheran Church presented the pastor Rev. W. C. Buese with a purse of $20 in gold on Thursday afternoon. Mr. J. Wiederhold will succeed Mt. Glaeser as bookâ€"keeper at Hibner‘s on May ist. Mr. Gigeser has formed a partnership with Mr. Doolittle in the new furniture company. __ Galt is to have the head office of the Port Dover, Brantford, Berlin & Godâ€" erich R‘y. A clause in their charter reads as follows: The head uftice of the company shail be in the town of UGalt, but the directors may by byâ€"law change the place of the head office to any other place in Canada. Mr Levi Weaver and Mrs M. B. Clemens and daughter Marjorie leave on ‘Thursday, on _ their jJourney to Fenuesce where they will inake their howme, joining Mr M. B. Clemens wno bhas been down there for a number of Bchool, taking a high percentage. He is now a captain. Captain beyer has organized, and will commund the Y. M. C. A. cadets. ‘The corps has alâ€" ready a membersbip of about sixty. Aylmer, uiter spending several weeks with her parents in Berlia. Mr. and Mrs. D. Stadelvauer have arrived home from their wouding trip and will take up their residence on Abrens St. Mr. Geo. Beyer has passed the etâ€" aminadonu_ of the London Military The friends of Albert E. Erb are plessed to see hin about again after !:‘u»hngfiqsnlinlummym . . PP ommennr®7 oi clsimcasee: Bs will in all prubability move to Beriia. ‘The General Annual Meeting of the Western Fuuilail Association will be held at the Wuiper House, beriiv, on | Guod Friday, April 13ith, commencing | at 10 v‘ciuck a. m. | Monday where she has secured posiâ€" L-un.uh.m. * ; h':.&munb:-.?m-u‘; & en @ at hor home on Aibert St. ‘ The C. L. Menderson Bicyele stock guld Saturday moruing for $405. flmwum 1‘ Mr Loon Pequegnat has sold out his h!';lftmh-uu.-u.-muml fairly in the stand they have ~Mr Walter Ziegier is is Hamilton on Miss Lorena Shantz has returned to indescribable. Idoctored and tried every remedy I could bear of but reâ€" tism. For two I lay on my bed | while t d sould ust at wheh '.:'::.-:.,..u|=.z.- â€"I was so helpless. ‘The tortare was| ¢* * o fared se ue bhe over dio wath it Eight Vears of Rheamatic Torment â€" Seully and sent them some days ago to Mr. Lount Q.C., Toronto, who applied to Judges Rose and McMahon for sumâ€" monses againet the five persons aborr named for bribery and corrupt acts in the Lacknerâ€"C emens ouct&n The judges refused to grant a summonses Loninat Ur Ganliv an tha _..... 4 _1 _ / [°000, held at Tavistock, and has -:mulr.mnyantb.’mnd that |one Deaconess, Miss x.,dmfl*h, the decision of the trial j &umlw with several assistants at work in Toâ€" him had been reversed by the Court of ronto, at present where good work is Appeal and that his treating was not | being done. ‘The evening meeting in nms::t-mm law then |zZion Church was open to the public stood. mones were granted against | and was well attended. . Mirs High the other four for bribery and receiving gave a very interesting talk on the duâ€" bribes and the trial was fixed to be u.maq:’gmmma. Deaconess. beld at the Court House, Berlin, on the | Rey L H agner of ‘Toronto gave a 27th inst. * viow armatan Whsiace sB kess uk 16 To be Held in Berlin April 27thâ€"Mr. Scully Not In It. The Crown Attorney, Mr. W. H. Bowlby, Q.C., prepared afidavits and papers on which to prosecute Mesars. They have increased the capacity of their plant three times. Last year they shipped out over 500 car loads of their goods. Their business in this town amounts to the business en about $125,000 a year: All I could possibly say of this firm is that it is one of the best Institutions in the city. Hoping that these items will prove useful to you, I remain i Very respectfully, (Signed) B. Schmidt, Board of Trade, ‘ Berlin, Canada. Dear Sire:â€" In answer to your letter of inâ€" quiry of the '::‘{‘24/1900, re the Heinz Pickle Co., state that they started up in this town in 1893 with 200 acres of ground cultivated. They have since increased this to 1000 acres cu}tivated; a/erage growers is 150 farmers. They pay to them between 25 and $30,000 a ysar. Their hands number 175 in season, and between 40 and 50 the year round.: More Good Words For Them. The following letter has been received by Mr. 8. J. Williams Pres. of the Board of Trade in reference to the Heinz Pickle Co., and is its own commentary:â€" South American Rheumatic Cure Drives Out the Torment in a Day. * Total. $157 00 Mr. Niechaus remitted a cheque to Ottawa this morning for $357.00, which included the grant of $200 given by the Waterloo Cuounty Council. B. T. C B. ll, Geo. W. Woodward, F. H. Spence. Edwin Birsch, Chas. F. Niehaus, Mra.John Cook,of 287 Clinton street, Wm. Simpaon, Miss Emily Wright, Jobhn 8. Anthes, Joseph Bingeman, Miss Jessie Duncun, Grand River Lodge, ! ther boftaaice i hy _ The Berlin Rubber Co‘s year ends is the on March 3ist., and l:c:hh reason | worldly actis ity, it their factory was clused non Tuesâ€"|it is the great s day and Wednesday for stock taking. |their motto "This For several weeks prior to March 3ist. |take care of self the travellers were kept in as the firm|less in the highe had all the urders abead that they|claases. It is fou could All. ‘The factory has never been commerce, the phil run to its fuil capacity yet, as the comâ€"| world and in the h pany wish to ascertain whether there|ius Human natu are any defects in their product and llr'nrted. All | so, correct ihem before rusbing the| Knowledge is not market. Though a new firm, their|ishness is found success so far bas surpassed their exâ€"|In church bazaars i pectations, the travellers dhrn‘ of | we find virtue vene some $3000 worth of rubbers in a very passed off as true v shorttime. About 70 hand sare now emâ€" is not so much true ployed and more are constantly being | of the United State added. The factory is now turning|cases singers, voc out about 500 nairs a day and will conâ€" speaker styled ther tinue to increase the output. salaries than pastor Trial of lhe Bribers Pobsin sn #ite the uen wse ther i atnriaes as profit.. We are pleased to learn that ftrenie n anes Nuoahmdb-nmp; The Heinz Pickle Co. CANADIAN§PATRIOTIC FUND. ‘The Rubber Factory‘s Bright Prospec‘s. TWO YEARS ABED, Musca:ine, Iowa, 4/2/1900. No 151 10 Desconesa‘ since the inception of the work in Germany some years ago. His br;ln:nrt.mllthow&: interest present. D'n.i evening a:mnnuhrlnd.d their names membership in the Society. 1 Secretaryâ€"Rev A. Y. Haist, Berlin. |cant. If you Tmn.lzâ€"J. C. Breithaupt, Ber |your neighbor lin. self. Get a The society was formed at the last Bendmm&.to annual meeting of the Carada Conferâ€" Torunto, Ont. ence, held at Tavistock, and has es Following are the officers elected for the ensuing year: f Presidentâ€"Rer. M. L. Wing, Berâ€" lin. 1st Vice Presidentâ€"Rev 3 R Knochâ€" tel, Berlin. _ 2nd Vice Presidentâ€"J L. Wideman, St Jacobs. ' 3rd Vice Presidentâ€"Mre. C. Breitâ€" haupt, Berlin. . | DCE PC PZARNC 177. MOLSUITE 1B to depend upon but m'l"ndn“ looking and praying for very much|Itements like that of Mr. Charles greater results as the years roil by. Muelier, of Queen St., who says:â€" i e e maeaenien «‘For three or four years my back and EVANGELICAL DEACONESS‘ Soâ€" kidneys bothered me a great deal. Of CIETY. late the trouble has been t bad. _â€"â€"â€"â€" I could not stoop or lift an withâ€" The annual meetitg of the Deacon |out pain, sometimes very bad. To ess‘ Society of the Evangelical Associaâ€" get about was difficult indeed. The tipu, Canada Canference was held in kidney secretions wese not healthy,and Zion Church on Thursday. The anâ€" {the limbs began to swell. I got a nual business mecting and election of | bottle of Dr. Pitcher‘s Backache Kinâ€" ofl‘?ell;l n:ok place ‘!n tzo aMr‘noon:_ _ |uey tablets at 8. Snyder‘s drug store, EVANGELICAL DEACONESS‘ Soâ€" CIETY. The annual meetitg of the Deacon ess‘ Society of the Evangelical Associaâ€" tipu, Canada Canference was held in ag °_ .. _ _ _6 00 909 ATMICE Of UIPE Rev. Dr. McLaurin, one of the Can | Messitt, on a charge of stealing a numâ€" adian missionaries lavoring in the| ber of belts belongingtothCampnny, Teluga District of India, preached both | from the Driil Hall. ‘The belts were morning and evening in the King St. | sold to several men who were working Baptist Church. He is at present/on the Bell Telephone system here away from the scene of actual work recently, but who are now in Acton. for the benefit of his health. No one|They were notified that unless the belts from a distant land can live for many | were returned, they would be arrested years in India without going away for holding government property ‘The every iew years to build up the system. | belts came back by the next train. gofirevemd g:;xtleman is filled to ngerâ€"tips with earnestness and zeal for the cause and gave a higbly| THME TEST TNAT TELLS8 interesting talk, one that will help greatly toward securing liberal contribâ€" THE TALE OF MERIT. utions for the work which will be begun in a few weeks. He is at presoent labâ€" oring under the American Mission|Is the Test of Friends and Board, but his address was confined Neighbors. to the Upper Canadian field, in the opening up of which he laid the way in â€"â€"â€" entirely new territory not very many Convincing Proof years ago. ‘The pioneer days were full Yu::: z‘:,t‘:‘ll .:‘ Reading the Watâ€" of dark adversity the greatest difficulty EF00 was experienced lilt:. eo?rulx;l'ng even fl:o‘ Papers. pecessaries of scarcity o â€"â€" workers for the field, is appalling in gomparison. At free there were Tour [fmixeduph:nalawuultm would serve your best intesests by engagin Feomie ‘he esd nith To o we | 90, mat, etrer io. rntetiess wanee on difficulties that had to be overcome|,, ‘" BCiP8 into business the advice of and showed what had to be accompâ€" m‘.&' bs bu:a:u friend you know is worth cons 4 lished to the present day, with few It is but a sghort time since Dr. workers and small financial support. | pirchers Backache Kidney Tablets Tained "at"s50. 0007 uiere ce "Bang |Ares come to Waterios valued aj ,000 ; s Cbureh membere: there are chr It was said they would cure back ache and kidvey complaints, and now in 270 towns; there are 70 schools, 33 yon can consult scores of Waterioo churches, 20 misrionaries, 10 preachers people to verify the statement. and 60 evangelists. God has richly Long distance reports are not given blessed the work and Dr. McLaurin is you to depend uj but convineing looking and praying for very MUCB | Ztatements like tg:: of AMr. Charles greater results as the years roil by. Afucilar_â€"of Dusam Gtâ€"â€"wh. 22â€"A Stltishnces m the " nnimrqrieg C t worldly acti\ ity, it petrifies the feelings, it is the great sin. People have as their motto "This one lUnt I do, to take care of self." This is found no less in the bigzher than in the lower Soungtres, uis piMosonter the Inrary commerce, 4 erary world and in the higher walks of gen ius. Human nature is w and Frnrud. All are hearted. nowledge is not benevolence. Seifâ€" ishness is found in pulpit and pew. In church bazaars and similar functions we find virtue veneered with yice and passed off as true virtne. ‘This he said is not so much true of Canada as it is of the United States, where in many cases singers, vocal acrobats as the speaker styled them, are paid higher salaries than pastors. . This is not Reâ€" ligion, it is hollow tearted idolatry; vain worship of selfl. But while all this is true there are millions on earth who are faithfully following in Christ‘s footsteps; where be leads they follow fully believing. Such was Paul, fully lm!)ed in Christ‘s spirit as his words Ilfi" part mflsr.:md: mxn of ,.#-!h Philipptans, """Far "Hve i Christ." ‘This the preacher uw nganiais oi m nn Bfcm theology. The Rev. Doctor spoke coâ€" FOR OVER FIPTY YEARS Missionary Work in India. husband and two little girls are left to mourn her demise. ‘The body will be huec to Berlin where the funsral 15% fotiirncs of tin: a. Podaagant io a-o--m'cn-u...-u‘ Mount Hopé Cemetery for interment. ‘ of Mre. Arthar } ‘The death occurred in Port Elgin on Snnd?onln.lquhnd wife of Mr. Arnol hmhnd,uduhmrefil- ent of Berlin. Mrs. Marchand was born in Switzerland and came to Berâ€" llnrm:.thueontqm -‘.ym veral years afterwards was 7-‘.'?:..«:0 Mr. Arnold Marchand and has since lived in Winnipeg. Stratford It was said they would cure backâ€" ache and kidvey complaints, and now yon can consult scores of Waterlco people to verify the statement. Long gimngo reports are not given sold to several men who were working on the Bell ‘Telephone system here recently, but who are now in Acton. They were notified that unless the belts were returned, they would be arrested A WIDOW‘S LOVE AFFAIR raise somcihningr Does your cough annoy at night, and domnho,:nn-.lh the morning? NeR I‘?w"'"‘â€"" e ie »»4 At d’fiMfilthm in l-nfledlh'lplli ifeamest mo tariye rak (@) || tm stmien sedder io 5 roctss, var Camign cold makes you more liable At §2.50, Men‘s trousers all wool tweed in hairline and narrowâ€" oonl:'otber.ndbh: pat pod. Gecsdne medium, lipht and dark grey, strong pockets cure than the one before it. ““am;: striped patte nece Foglish worted, in black with .‘ Atm ons tre P‘tmflr:'tda-hhminm‘l.lb“ o * and b ':-"mm E:.’.MI 8’:! wllo‘: :izth grey ::lnl.chobo trimminge, if she has offenâ€" The . 8,â€"No card invitations. ad" styles. Rvery pair Goodyear Weltâ€" ed, name apdpnee stamped on the soles, shapes, all leathers, colors, wic and styles. Every nair (‘.n.-:l’v. M Aiendaropond berbatrtaten, Ahihasaamec A 17 E.0 3 the process of manufacture. Every shoe ' nl:‘rkrgoeanwdul examination after leayâ€" VJ ing the hands of each operator. ‘The alightesth!hw in msll.i.pt:f” tl:m manshipâ€"a stitch missedâ€"a knife, only discernible to an expert condemns the ros shoe that started toward the *‘ Slater * to the ordinary, nameless, unwarranted army of footwear * sold to whoever will buy them. t F At{ §$1, Men‘s trousers, made of heary Canadian ""’"l"‘ ud woud tweeds in nasrow PW :gly Aogaines, “a,t:’ leack a inptrapslaabauirmed say pocket, .4 7 "lote in black and brown with grey stripes, three Friday and Saturday, MARCH 3oth and 31st And following da Weextend to the Ladies of Waterloo, Berlin mP vicini:yea conlioal i‘::vitati:: to visit our show rooms on the above dates, Standard" Wickless Bluo Flamo Oil Stoves Forâ€"COAL OIL or GASOLINE. 8 pockete, good trimmines aan4 y _ _ 3," * ‘"B grey stripes, three Koek*.ood'.ri podOnndh-tvcd-.daq. .50, Men‘s all :o-dh&n.dhn tweed tm_ho'-;ba: fBOW abibmed nakrislls q000 CE 3. Millinery Opening MEN‘S TROUSERS *‘Slater Shoe‘‘ is made in twelve Our Millinery Opening will be held on J.S. ROOS.â€"Sole Local Agent. $3.50 AND $5.00. strined nattarnsa |., C &0 tweed trousers, brown and mings .Ps COp" 2P *03 bip pockets, good serviceable Spring 1900 examine it is to buy it. Destiny Changed. ~MRS. C. STEUERNACEL widths, sizes 8. R. ERNST &‘B&hn SPPCBraANCe, they are carefully made _ and put together. The P beon carerdipmaiectod ad Toh Wt . proofe of that claim. enjoy this privilege at a very bis ty o e dtptniee «on o miteF ies Toa ut | run and d'.Ou'M .:" dress & tng makes it possible for grery man o | A Careful Dresser "‘ is closely watched durâ€" # &# are stylish in _