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§¥ iEspnals â€"Mr. 1 Ber| f} â€"Miss. E. .. Duniige we! i# New (Fea) _ Nt J, N Bi Eâ€" c '~' s returnéed i PS@ s ol vid Relokbst ommt A6+ snn hi 224 * xvtumz from Listowel, > is shoridays.â€"Mr. PAâ€" vid â€" , ois, renewed acâ€" tances;‘ here on Sunday. â€" \râ€" f Thu?et Called on his daughter Wrs. Am _ Schaffer for a few Jdays last $Mr. Smale of St. Thomâ€" as, . has been stayimg for some time with® his sonâ€"inâ€"law, Mr. Wm. Burnâ€" Rardâ€"Mrs, David Woeber, of Alberta, is ‘vmn&ng_trien!ls here.â€"Mr, Honiy Sittler:of Rothwell, was spending bis New ‘Year‘s holidays with his mothei Mrs. Levi Erb.â€" Mrs. Heller of St. Jacobé is visiting her mother, Ns Heaty Hu.â€"Our anpual school mee!â€" jnig was Reld on ‘Dec. 30th, there was M nds Whar.. .1 2 do n diomans m attendance than usual. There wak‘a large amount of business trai‘s~ acted including the election of a tTus tee.. < Mr: Horman Meyer was elected us ‘trds%66 succeeding Mr. Menno Snyâ€" The death occurred at St. Clemâ€" _ents on Dec. 28th of Catharine Gilâ€" bert, wile of Mr. Christian Duench, at the age of 80 years, 2 months andâ€"~22 days. A family . of three sobs survive. The funcral was held Y@gt Thursday afternoon from _ the ‘residence near St. Clements. . Interâ€" ment took place at Berlin. GOCe ! Death of Benjamin Snyder â€"We are| sotry to be obliged to chronicle | the. desthâ€"om Des. 22¢p of one of our most | M‘Wted"cifizens in the perâ€"| sou of Benjamin Snyder. The funerâ€"| al was very â€" largely attended by: friends and acquaintances from _ far and@ mnear taxing the capacity of the Jarge Mennonite church, in the aftecâ€" noon of Dec. 3ist. His demise . was quite . unexpected to his friends alâ€" though be had been confined to his bed for the last few weeks. . The deâ€" @eased was in his 69th â€" year neing m on Nov. 13th, 1840. He leaves des his widow, five sons and three daughters. . We extend our sympathy to the bereaved family. REUNJON ON "Atter the tables had been arranged t the spacious diningâ€"room,the guestS S io it sae t & w } to the nutber of sixtyâ€"five partook of a sumptuous dinner or roast goose gnd all the delicacies of the season, After dimnner all repaired to the parâ€" lots and spent some time in social conversation, after which.a few songs and recitations were vetry well renâ€" dered by the young people.. ‘Dhen great grandfather gave a short speech. saying how he appreciated and enjoyel theâ€"gathcring in his homot and asked all so to live that a great and happy gathering could take place if the beautiful home above. One of the pledsing features of the afterhoon ‘was the passing of a large basket containing a Christmas gift, well wrapped up for each one preâ€" sént, so that no one .knew what he was getting. . The opening of these moa causedâ€"a great deal of metâ€" amongst all. After all these excrcises the par(â€" ing hour came and the friends separâ€" ated â€"with hearty wishes. for many more happy Christmas events. DEATH OF MRS. DUENCH gfi* 3 r; / se »»-,.‘ BWCH IGNORANCE CHRISTMAS DAY Mrs. Stuite of Ingeman of New ar‘s wisiters at â€" ‘Mr, Rodger a plece of string n, sir. ‘That was Dr. Logic, medical health officer of 25. TzA manâ€" No, sit." ustdi ;/ ; was I NJ ns l to ride around New: ? Paris, emphAtically denics the report < York, Ctywitn °. from |St. Thomas that a . case ot * them sightâ€"seeing cars, A #mallpox there originatéd in a Paris w22 _____2222cz { ES : ‘There has been no smallpor| MINARD‘S . LINIMENT CURKES C at all. j GaroEt in cows. | Personais.â€"Mr. and zell and family, were Simcoe friends last ‘% is visiting her driend, in Buflaloâ€"Miss ~Jeat 1 UR 11 2 4 c pubaiite stt on ~ stock, and Miss: Woithard =of Betiin, spent the holidays with Miss Ethcl Winn â€"Mr.~ and Mrs. Wm. Woods spent New Year‘s Day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Woods near Chesâ€" terfield â€"Miss Rabb spent _ several days of last week in Foronto.â€"Mr. and Mrs. P. Micder, ot‘%zfin, and Dr. and Mrs. Wood of igo, wele he guests of MFP. & \rs. Cfffist Merâ€" wer during the Xmas vacation.â€" Miss Ross, milliner at D. & [L. Becker‘s, TRDEmy Aeemetenl s has gone to ber homo in St. Mary‘s. â€"Misses Mabel and Louise S.Ll\'mlgo,l wf Stratford, spent the first days of the New Yoar with their sister, Mrs Ajex. â€" Mahu.â€"Mr. and Mrs. E.. #: \Melntyre of Rainbam, returned _ 10 their bhomme on Monday, after a work‘s visit with Mrs. Mo‘s garents, Mr. & Mrs. J. Laschinger.â€" Mr. and Mis. T anis Hahn were n Defroit last the wCw HiMIL MALID MMRON OA OCHE Ajex. â€" Mahu.â€"Mr. and Mrs. E. \Melntyre of Rainbam, returned their bhomme on Monday, after a V visit with Mrs. Mo‘s gareiits, Mrs. J. Laschinger.â€" Mr. and Louis Hahn were n Defroit ‘Thursday attending the funeral niece of Mr. â€" Habnâ€"Mr. Var. nchâ€" midt and Miss Mary visited friends in Arthur, during the holidays.â€" Hev. J. A. Chapman, â€" M.A., spent New Year‘s Day with friends in Buffalo â€" smcs atiet Aibabannaie Invitations are out for an * At Home‘ w be given in the "Wou ‘Fell Haid‘ in the near futureâ€"Miss Lila Miller and Miss Alice Fox spent last Thursâ€" day in Stratford.â€"Mr. Ed. Bishop, ol Toronto, visited at the home of Mrs. Wm. Bishop last week.â€"Miss L AL teman and Miss Cheesborough oi Lonâ€" don, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Merner.â€"Mr. and Mrs. Elton Appel of Stratford, spent the holidays at the home of Mr. prd Uts Chas. Appel.â€"Mr. and Mrs. . s |1hc guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. 4. Hol |1(-y_-.\li°s Helen Diamond, of Toronâ€" in ie visiting Mr. and Mrs Charies aNMenntnno on Retoet ;\isilwl at the home of Mr. and .\lr.s.‘ George Ruby last weok.â€"Mr. â€" and Mrs. Brodrecht and _ Dr. Jno Brod ‘recht spent Xmas with Dr. and Mrs iFord _ at Shakespeare.â€"Miss _ lWose , Laschinger of Cleveland, Miss Emm« Laschinger, _ Berlin and Miss Alma, Lashinger of Elmira wert guests | al ‘the â€" bome of Postmaster Laschinget 'last weeck,.â€"Miss Mary Laschinger spent the holidays aff the homs 01 her uncle Mc. Sol. Laschinger, Elmiâ€" Ira. ‘ z Wedding.â€"A quict _ wedding took pheO’M the home ol Mr. and Mrs , Geo. Ruby, Wilmot street, on Christ mas @ar, when their second daughter, iMiss Â¥ltie, was married to Mr. Jas i Cocketton, of Plattsville, Rev. Wit, .!ngu performed the ceremony in 4 the presence of the immediate relativâ€" { ul The Election â€"The election on Jan. 4th, 1909 resulted in the following being elected: s Reeveâ€"Mr. Jno Katzenmeict, Councillorsâ€"Messrs. Jos. HMartmant Jno. Wing, F..DeBus and Jno. Webet Public School Trusteecsâ€"Dr. Marty Mr. Leon Pequegnal and M Alfrec Hahn. Christmas Day holds the record An Ontario for ; martiages. The report: to the Department of â€" Registralioi show that for Christmas 375 licensos were issued, and 296 affidavits mad by the parties who issued them. Th 375 weddings took place on Christ mas Day, and this beats all previow records for a single day. Jt was i Friday, too, but the popmiar supersti tion about Friday being an unluck; day didn‘t have any effect. CHRISTMAS WEDDINGS CHEQUE HANDED OVF cheque for :1 was handed and the Cit Commissioners. This the Department for t indeed a nice . 1 ing two thousand do the estimate made Ic ing two thousand the estimate made it is not all for, completed, there wi amount which will dred dollars, to be sum. NO SMALLPOX IN PARIS Guelph Mercury NEW HAMBURG _ Mercury â€"This morning â€" . i t seventeen thousand dollars ded over to Mayor Newstea City Treasurer by the Wate ioners. This is the profits 0‘ ttment for the year, and it i a nice . little amount be thousand dollars more tha‘ mate made for the year, an t all for, when the audit is d, there will be an additiona! which will reach several hbun lars, to be added to the above r driend, Miss Dai | liss â€"Jean Ross of WaPdtâ€" and Mrs y Val. BR it i , he thar and _ News Notes.â€"â€" Rlection day ‘ [ol quietly as usual at our Vm‘ r‘hc evening. saw possibly~more than the usual amount . of. rejoicing, probâ€" ably occasioned hy . ; %, of the home candidate 1‘3: tml. Congratulations to Mr. Con, Kuefler on his splenflid showifg.â€" _ ; Wedding: Belis!tâ€"A quict . wed was solemnized on Wednesday. last when Miss Liztie ‘?20: a‘ popular local young lady, united in wedâ€" lock to Mx.‘Henry Martini; of ~Exâ€" eter. Oir Friday the "happy Peic left for their mome, on: the lurni“{whrru . Martini was reared. _ Rev. H. Battenberg of Welleslcy performed the ceremony. We wish the young _ couâ€" ple all joy in their new life, Recent visitors at our burg were:â€" Mr. and Mrs. Grills of Hamilton, visâ€" iting Mr. and Mrs. P. Schaefer. Mr. and Mrs. L. Seyler, of Toronto, visâ€" iting his parents. Mrs. Smith of Turonto, visiting her mother. A hot contest in Blenhcim eulminaâ€" ted in the election of Fred Vickert of Princeton as reeve and Daniel Staufâ€" fer as> Deputy. Vickert has a majorâ€" ity of 75 over ‘J. 0. Given, deputy reeve last year and Staufier defeated Walter Murray by 74. The council elected is composed of Messrs, | Harâ€" ley, Lillico and Wells, We publish simple, straight restiâ€" monials, not press agents‘ interviews from wellâ€"known people. â€" â€"From all over America they testiâ€" iy to the Merits of MINARD‘S LINâ€" LIMENT, the best of Household Remâ€" edies A HINT TO HOTELMEN. On New Year‘s day the electors of Toronto voted in tavor of cutting ol forty of the existing hotel licenses in that city, and at the same time elecâ€" ted a city council that is likely . to carry out the wish of the majority. Thousands of dollars were spent hyl those opposed to reduction in nowsâ€" paper, billboard and street car adverâ€" tising and the employment of paid canvassers and professional | speakers to advocate their cause upon the pubâ€" lic platform. The leading .champion of the cause of the antis was Mr. A. W. Wright, wno acquired . quite _ a| local reputation owing to his«nmpnrâ€"1 tation into this riding last October in the interests of the (?nnst-rval‘ivo‘c:mâ€"‘ didate in the general clections, jand. the result is no doubt still fresh _ in the memory of Mr. Wright. ; â€" The effect of the vote will be the, abolition of a large number of places in â€" that â€" city ~ in â€" name [hotels ‘but in fact saloons, places where the traveller in search of room accommoâ€", dation would be shown the . list o[‘ possibly fictitious names on the hotel register with the remark, "Sorry, but" the house is ‘fullâ€"up‘." ‘ There is a Tesson to the hotelmen of the province generally in this, _ and that is if the agitation for local opâ€" tion which was snown by, Monday‘s vote to be gaining an _ mcreasingly strong foothold in Ontario, is to be checked, hotel standards _ must _ be taised by making the accommodation of the public the first consideration, and relegating the bar to the seconâ€" dary position where it belongs. POWER MEETING _ _This week a meeting of the r~nm;ciâ€"l palities of the western perinsul« {rom 3t. Thomas to Windsor will he ':u‘.ld' ‘n London. The exact date wilt . be Aetermined later. The meeting wi]l‘ be to discuss the Niagara power cite «ation as it now stands and ic. deâ€" termine what action should he taken a promulgate and turther the _ advent of cheap __ power. This meeting should be full gof inteiâ€" est in view of the important | events which have tecentiy transpire d afiectâ€" ing the hydroâ€"electric commis sion and the different municipalities w wich have sontracted for the power. Ontartio‘s new Senator will be from New Ontario or the westerm yor notthâ€" western peninsula. & (rak e FEAL: $ "' : “' {Y { Lo 1+ y psm "i ) PA A% mak t ut 4 « ; ‘}‘-.1'.‘- * * <p Ti Wl P nt?,D /Z‘ CAÂ¥ *A .2’~ hemlock, misterl Wus.ye boral l C e roaicr Merâ€" oo uy t i . * T ”'__*_‘N-M'Y“am. & TAKRE NOTICE 1% BLEnKREIM “fiquu*‘fi e ‘w " es. ud © C 4 s 4 _ ~~«}w-é m 'b‘- hec y * w ing. were read by the Secretary . and! passed as read. . f x The M:fron‘s teport was very gra‘ Hifying. as a lorge number of people remembered . the children with their donations of gandy, toys, turkey and other Chrigtmas gifts. . Especial atâ€" }tufion wight be made of the donaâ€" tion from the Sunday school of the Christian Seignce Church, and > also from two clasges of the Zion Evange lical church Sundayâ€"school. The Dirâ€" ectors and ‘Matron desire . to thank all who _ so geverously romemhercd the little ones. ‘There are thirtyâ€"two children 1k the home, and Dir. Whiteman was the medical atterslant during. Decembet. The Matron‘s surer‘s _ report, pleasure. _ Accounts amounting to $118.30 were read and passed, and ordered to be paid by ihe Treasurer. Ottawa, Jan. 3.â€"There are . n0ow four Senatoral vacancies to be filled, namely, two in Nova Scotia, one iD Ontario and one in _ Manitoba. _ â€"In Nova Scotia the vacancies are over a year standing. In Ontario the vacanâ€" cy was caused by che death of Senaâ€" tor Merper last summer, and in Manâ€" itoba the death otf Senatur Bernici last wiek made the fourth vacancy in the upper Chamber. It is unlikely that any appointments to fill the va. cancies will be made until just prior to‘the opening of Parliament. In Nove Scotia, Mr. H. J. Logan, exâ€"MP , is mentioned as being likely to succeed to one of the vacancies for that Proâ€" vince. In Ontario the names of Adam Zimmerman, _ exâ€"M.P. for Hamilton Hon. Mr. Young of Galt have | beei mentioned.. No action has yet been taken. however, by the Cabinet in Council. The whole question of | 2pâ€" pointments still remains open for conâ€" lsidt'raiion at a later date. QUEsEC LEADER The Grand Lodge of the A.0.U.W. â€"â€" has issued a writ against Robert Rodâ€" Montreal, â€" Jan 3.â€"A â€" special frow fgers, of Hamilton, claiming unstated Quebec says that the Hon. Rodoiphefdamages for alleged slander Lemieux, postmasterâ€"gencral, was y°sâ€" aoâ€"_â€"nrr___._o e terday formally confirmed it his title ee , . C of Liberal Leader: for the Quebec disâ€" CANADA‘s BUTTER TRADE. trict, the function â€" taking place . at , , it . the Garrison Club, every section of Canada‘s butter trade """"g the the Liberal party in that district Ne year just closed has been ver® satisâ€" ing represented undet the presidency factory. Although _ there was a deâ€" of Sir Lomer Gouin. crease _ of â€" some â€" $7,000,000 in ibe IEvery federal member and member amoqnl of Vutter, cheese and condensâ€" f the local legislature from Sit Loâ€" ed milk exported, the largely increasâ€" mer (Gouin down was present to deâ€" r'_d home demand h.(lfl vxh.ulsl(-_nl »racâ€" clare their confidenee in The leader tically all 1!10 available supplies | at who would, under Sir Wilfrid Lauriâ€" the end of }uvcmh«-r. er‘s supreme command, pay especial In 1903 t:mad;: vxpn-ru'(l cheese to attention to the district of Quebec. the value of $21,712,913; butter vabt ind at §6951 E18â€" and condensed tailk A MESSAGE OF HOPE TO ALL MOTHERS Sirt Lomer pledged the support of the provincial govornment to Their gified feadet in all that tended _ to promote the welfare of the â€" district, the province and the Dominion. o J. Addison Taylor, Secretary, Berlin Orphanage BHo«T Baby‘s Own Tableis come as a| message of hope to all worried I"mh'l ers. There is no other medicine can equal these Tablets for the cure . ol stomach, bowel and teething troubles, They _ make sickly, peevish, crying children bright.and well. Guaranteed to â€" contain no opiate or . poisonous soothing _ stufl. Mrs. J. Laroque, Log _ Valley, Sask., says>â€""I have found Baby‘s Own Tahlets a blessing both to my children and myself. _ 1 have twied them for most of the iils that come io voung children and have nevetr known shem to fail.". Sold by medicine dealers or by mail‘at . 25 ‘v{‘lnw a hbox from The Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. During recent years there has been an outflow, as well as ar inflow, of people between Europe and America. Cheap occean passages have encouragâ€" ed both movements, the rise and fall in numbets cach way being largely re gulated by labor conditions, as these are favorable or the reverse on cither side. A similar double movement has been noticeable between the Dominiot and the United States, only that the inflow on this side has been much larâ€" zer and of a more permanent charac ter than the outflow. Immigration teturns for November this year show the lowest number for ‘he same month in many previous years. Comâ€" nared withâ€"1907. the decrease is fiftyâ€" geturns for 1 the _ lowest month in m pared with 1 one _ percent quarters, yet immigration of 860, the‘ .months this industrial de employmen crease of im report in the newspapers on the obhel PYO"I;O"' licutenlin/h\ (supernumerâ€" side of the Atlantic. People can cross ary): Francois Charlet Archille Jeanâ€" over so casily and cheaply now that #fporoe and Frank Eason, mmm.n.l balance is pretty easily maintained. November 18, 1908, Licutenant ("H Only those‘having some capital 200| arnurferary) A. L. Windoll is absott. intending to take up land are not alâ€" | ap jnto the establishment, vice proâ€" feeted by tho state of the libOr m&Iâ€"! pigfonat Lfontenant P. F. mmm# ket. Th"m seems to be little I6aT, who is petmitted to retire. . Novems lbovflw. ahy permanent falling OB pey 16, 1908. «; in immigration to Canada, as the ad+ mt ut vantages we can offer to the "N" The G.T.R. and C.P.R. are negotâ€" wre generally so great. . | iating for a union station at Calgary. SENATE VACANCIES han the outflow. 1 is for November this lowest number for 1 in many previous 3 withâ€"1907, the decte percemt in November (Montreal Witness.) IMMIGRATION here Was ell as the Preaâ€" accepted _ with O BELL ~ â€" meeting of the: * Rnuo ¢ P it es ; General Trusts lamt , it . was decided to . oBler t for sale. The disposal of + operty, which weut into liquidation some four ‘ months ago, was left in the hands of Messrs. Honry Barber and F. J. Cobourn, receiver and 1i~ quidator respectively, . The Niabilities oLthe company over and above the claims .of the bondboiders amount to $40,000. & ‘*ANY DONATIONS E The Galt Hospital authorities have acknowledged the receipt of Christ» mas donations and contributions from §3 different parties. .. In appreciation of the great services| rendered during a number of years, Mr. Frauk M. Pratt, retiting General Secretary of the Toronto Y. M. C. A+, was presented with a check for $3,â€" 700 and a handsome seal leather sult case at the compMmentary _ banquet tendered to hi Tuesday night, 4 FINE GIFT. The reorganization Barbers‘ l‘nion} of Ontario has decided to apply . to the Legislature to pass an Act comâ€" pelling _ the licensing of all. barbers, who must have _pn'aviimsly passed" an examination, un also for the appoirt ment of an inspector to see that all shops, tools and utensils are in a proâ€" per sanitary â€" condition. Barbet colâ€" leges were condomned as being a monâ€" ace to the commuity and centres for INSPECTIQN OF SHOPS the diffusion of discase ABANDONS CLAIM David Queen of Toronto, abandous his claim against the York Loaif as i sharcholder and for alleged wrongâ€" ful dismissal, in return for $126. The liquidator, on his patt,. abandons the claim against Queen â€" as a contribuâ€" tory. WANT DAMAGES Canada‘s butter trade duri the year just closed has been vc;‘ satis~ factory. Although _ there was a doâ€" crease _ of â€" some â€" $7,000,000 in ibe amount of Â¥utter, cheese and condensâ€" ed milk exported, the largely increasâ€" ed home demand had exhausted »racâ€" tically all the available supplies _ at the end of November. In 1903 Canada exported cheese to the value of $21,712,913; butter vahiâ€" ed at $6,951,618; and condensed 1ilk at $242,339. _ The year 1908 saw a decrease in all three particulars, the totals being: Cheese, $22,889,237;, utâ€" ter, $1,668,703, and condensed . milk, $43,874. While these figures show that thete has been a decline in five years in the value of dairy products exported _ of $7,910,340, against the decline the inâ€" dustry may be credited with an inâ€" creased home consumpfion of milk, butter, cheese and condensed _ milk, to the extent. of $9,000,004. 1t seems apparent, then, that.while the growth of the Canadian pflpula-f tion was small, and the home conâ€" sumption, therefore about the . same,. one year with anothar, the export ligâ€" ures showed the increase of producâ€" tion from year to year with some acâ€" curacy, but _ with the rapid incoming, pf population the former basis af cal culation no longer serves to indicate the progress of the industry. ~Figures lately issued by the govern< ment at Ottawa _ wil} further illusâ€" trate this,. _ While the value oi the creamery hutter and cheese produced in Canada in 1960 was $29,462,102, in 1907 it was $34,546,70L, Similar teâ€" sults are shown in condensed milk, the value of which has advagnced from $269,520 in 1900 to $910,842 in 1907. It is therefore seen that in seven years â€" the . increase is shown to . be $5,724,621, while in the last twu years the increase has been $2,199,â€" 869. The increase of production . is very considerably mare than the deâ€" cline in exports, _ and it is doubtfu) whether the â€" lessening in the export trade is a loss to the country _ as there â€" is quite as much money and iust as good profit in supplying the Canadian public with dairy produce as there is in supplying any other ccun try. The Canada Gazette announces the following military promotions, retire ments and appointments in connecâ€" tion with the 29th Waterloo Regiâ€" ment:â€"29th Waterloo Regiment, Capâ€" tain P. L. Gavin is transferred to the Corp Reserve. May 29, 1908. . Proâ€" visional Lieutenant | (supernumerary) L. W. Johnston is absorbed into the establishment . lhy_A 1908. To be provisional licutenants ~ (supernumerâ€" ary): Francois Charlet Archille Jeanâ€" neret and Frank Eason, gentleman. November 18, 1908, Licutenant (sup~ ernumerary) A. L. Windoll is absort=. ed into the establishment, vice proâ€" visional Lfentenant P. F. _ Flemi who is petmitted to retire. _ Nove: her 16, 1908. l MANY GAZETTED. Ts . * hk & dactce 4 the Afranoiemit 42 An analysis of the vote in the teâ€" cent Dominion elections and compatiâ€" son of the popular vote in the various provinces with the number of repreâ€" sentatives elected by the respective partics presents some curious anomaâ€" lies. Ir._Ontario, for instance, out of the 86 meifbers returned to the Federal House, 49 are Conservatives and â€" $7 are _ Liberals, while the total vote cast for the Conservatives was 236,â€" 919, as compared with 231,821 . cast for the Liberals.. That is to say, ut of over 51 percent of the votes, the Conservatives got nearly 57 percent of the seats, whilo the Liberals with some 49 percent of the voies got a trifle _ Jess thar 43 percent of the seais. _ In Quebec there are 65 seats, and the Liberals gained 3t of these trite â€" Jess thar 43 percent of _ the seais. _ In Quebec there are 65 seats,| and the Liberals gained 3t of thete with 158.394 votes while the Conserâ€" vates only won 11 seats with 129,361 votes. _ Ne that with 55 percent | of the votes the Liberals gol 83 percent of the seals, and the Conservatives with 45 percent of the votes only got 17 percent of the seats. In Manitoâ€" ba there are ten seafs, cight of which are _ Conservative and two Liheral, The total Conservaiive vote was 31,â€" 891, and the _ Liberal was 28,196. Therefore 55 odd percent of the votes gave the Conservatives 840 percent of the seats, and 45 percent of the votes gave the Liberals only 20 percent of the seats. â€" The most anomalous reâ€" sult was in Alberta. @Alberta at the last elections retuened four Liberals to three Conservatives, yet the Conâ€" servative total vote was 19,290 _ to the Liberal vote of 18,565; which shows that whilo the Conservatives obtained 51 per cent of the votes they only got 43 percent of the seats, and that the Liberals with only 49 perâ€" [(-ont of the votes captured 57 percent of the seats. _ This is suggestive |uf politically plotted constituencies. W Your wile will app € | . * your mother or sister, | big line to select from., _ Just a few of our Rattan Rockers 4 Cobbler‘s Seat Rockers w Upholstered Easy Chairs “ British Columbia has seven seats, [ succeeds Sir Mortimer l}iariv two of which are now represenfed byii tenantâ€"Governor of Ontrio, ~ Liherals and five by Conservatives.‘ Chinese boyeott on "United The total vote cast, according fo the goods, and Turkish boycott ; ag figures yet to hand, was 5,493 for the, Austrian goods. 8 Conservatives and 3,514 tor"the Lib|~ Turkey gets "constitutional go erals, the Conservatives thus gettinp; ment and the Sultan fits into the 61 percent of the voting and 71 perâ€", tem. cent of the seats, and the Lil;'em'l:; The‘ S$hah of Persia abrogates consequently 39 percent of the vofling‘constitution, afleging.that his pe and 29 percent of the seats. Nova ate not yet fit for it _ Scotia has 18 members, 12 of whom| Lord Milner visited Canada as are â€" Literals and six Conservatives. !prophet of a sort of Chambetlair The total vote for the Liberals was Imperialism. + 48,434, and thas for the Conservativâ€"‘ Lord Roberts delivers a seare @ es 47,615. So that with 50 â€" odd, percent of the voting the _ Liberals, were given 66 percent of the seats, | while the Conservatives with . very few less rotes only got 34 percent nli the seats. Prince Edward Island reâ€", turns four members, three of whom are _ Liberals and one Conservative. . The total Liberal votes amounted to, 14,496, and the Conservative to ll,-§ 286. Therefore with slightly aver 50) percent of the votes the Libetrals got 75 percent of the seats, while 1hc! Conservatives only got 35 parcent of; the seats with an aggregate vote so| little less than that of theit opponâ€"j tnts.â€" New Brunswick has 13 memâ€"‘ bers, 11 of whom.are Liberal and , two Conservative. The Liberal vote: was 10,716, and the Corsecvative .‘H,-I 915. In other words, with less than 54 percent of the votes, the Lit.('mls‘ have over 81 percent of The seats,teaâ€"| ving the Conservatives with about i6 percent of the vote and 16 percent of} the seats. The total popular Libcral! percent of the vote and 16 percent of the seats. The total popular Liberal vote, as compiled by the Clerk in Chancery was 574,356, and the total popular Conservative vote was §42,â€" #85. So that sixteen thousand votes, wore or less, would have changed the result, if given to the other side, Crouwp positively stopped in 20 min utes with Dr. Shoop‘s Croup Remedv. One test alone will surcly prove this trith. No vortiting, no distress. _A Khfe and pleasing ayrupâ€"50c. Sold 1y all dealets. R ry y®@â€" UNDERTAKINGâ€"Day Phone. 37; Ni ELECTION ANOMALIES Canada Furniture Fancy Couches _ _ Parlor Suits, three piece Bedroom Suits We have also a targe and asaorted line PARLOR TABLELS, CHILD‘S ROCKERS, . L. Seibert‘s House 653. it XVAS What is more sui than aiéé a piece KINCG STREET, BERLIN. #2 The year 1908 has NMot in great outstanding view of the great w of the year muld occupy: umns, and would but try the of the reader. But there are currences which, rising abor dinary events, naturally selves upon the mind, and .a‘ them are here collected: | _ Danger of wgfimween France a ’(}ormany over Morneco averted. i Kaiser Wilhelm‘s alteged uttera create much discussion in Britai °_ Threats of Wwa&r ift Western Uu ! _ The courts af#irm the _ Domi ‘right to deal With immigration | the fisheries. |_ British Oldâ€"Age Pension Act into force. ‘\, i Canadian ‘Annuities _ Ac ea nperative. . "», Men Treaties of peace and bet standings between nations. Great progress in acrial Advance â€" of _ wircless which now gives promis6 centsâ€"aâ€"word ‘Tate acros Election of‘ Taft as Unite President. Moaiies, Death of exâ€"President Gro ‘land. General recovery | in depression of business Prosecution of ‘the Amicable adjustme! of Japanese and Hi to Canada. Wonderful progress National _ Transcontin and its entry into the, trade of our great West The projection of‘a railw son Bav. Triumphant return of Sit Laurier to power. p Real civil sérvice reform and mental houseâ€"cleaning. _ _ > Germany secks ‘better trade with the Bomition. 9e Troubles in India. vigorously * hold of and good ‘results follg Celebration on a large sc Quebec Tercentemary, the ° Wales participating. â€" _ Troubles between the Lflt‘.fl Commons in Great Britain. l Lords to suggest a new basig ‘foj Upper House. ~‘ > * 3i w Sir James Whitney‘s (}gfiV returned to power by, a large ity. C o Hon. J. M. Gibson, of â€" Hi succeeds Sir Mortimer Clark q tenantâ€"Governor of Ontrio, ~ Chinese boycott on ‘United Lord Roberts delivers a seare d on the probabifityâ€"of a Gerraan i sion of Great Britain, Extension of the j\W‘;‘? Dominion Railway CotmisÂ¥.on toâ€" regulation of .tcloguph'fl;,bn‘ t phones, Great ‘cart hGuairs unim\ln Sou ern Italy. ¢ t Woman sufirage agif} land. Standard Oil caye was not ~Ol The case is sti"Â¥ in thie courts, , Several States adopt the | Government‘s policy, of com to regulate public utilities. An.excellent crop in Can@ to the return of prosperity. Fuad Enormous MO""‘Q silvet mining, and extension mincral field. \ "Rreeches mw",m. bo€ among the effagts 6# Robert S of Ottawa. MNINARD‘®*HAXINMEXT/ CoLp§s, EPC.®"~ °> 0 / Grea t ‘cart hquaire -fifimflm Southâ€" n Italy. P . ‘ The $20,000,008 finc. imposed ) tandard Oil cage wasw not M #» OCCURRED IN t m ihe . in &))