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.BC oo Sn innabaliis snn ic l dA 1t was DH/Shoop that first pointed tb this vigef truth. Dr. Shoop‘s Reâ€" storative .1 not made to dose the y I "% to temporarily stimuâ€" & '-*fiét:_t ot Kidneys, That oldâ€" Will be sweebing the state. Railroads in the other stormâ€"affected States are bhaving [ trouble â€" because of heary drifts. In sickmess, it.a certain hidden nerve goes wrong, . then the organ that thisâ€"nérve controls will _ alsn strely fait." Tt may be a Stomach nerve, jor it may have given strength P lllppfl‘l.l._u,_" ie dI€@ULb OC Mddueys. Chicago, Feb. 9.â€"Snow and high winds, reaching blizzard proportions in many places, prevailed toâ€"day in Nebraska, lowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, the Dakotas and part of l\hchign.n and across the linc it Maniâ€" toba. The special train bearing the uncle of Empéror William and his wife arâ€" rived at the Lehrter Railroad station at 11 o‘clock. There had assembled to meet the King, Emperor William. the crown prince, his eldest son, the other printes of the toyal house, inâ€" Cluding Prince Henry of Prussia, the emperoc‘s brother; Chancelior _ Von Buelow, Foreign Minister Von Schoen and a mamber of other members â€" of the cabinet and high offfeers of the court. A squadron of the Queen Vicâ€" toria Regiment of Dragoons, of which King Edward _ is honorary colonel, was drawn up within the station and the band ef this regiment _ heralded the arrival of the special train with music. BLIZZARD COMING TOWARDS CANADA Queen Alexandra received a hearty German people toâ€"day. The principal momatchs centred in the speeches of posing healths during the @urse . of ce ‘this evening. The utterances . of each emphasizing the peaceful sentiâ€" the two nations. , Said: th me, that my capital and the whole a token of friendiy feelings and sentiâ€" After the dinner | their â€" Majesties held a reception and the Empceror beâ€" stowed decorations on the members of the King‘s sdite and the | British embassy. 0 pay this visit. The German people empire with the respect due him and future. peace{ulness and friendly _ deâ€" oUr two countries. The dinbér was a brilliant specâ€" taclé. King Edward sat between the Emperor‘ and the Empress, â€" with Queen Alexandra at the Emperor‘s left. Ail the imperial princes â€" were present. Prince Von Buclow, the imâ€" perial chancellor, was seated opposite their Majesties, surrourded by _ the British suite and the German minisâ€" ters. The ‘Empress app(‘ar(:('l in white and the Queen in black. The table was strewn with _ red, white and blue flowers, and the dinner service was of gold. _ The Emperor wore the uniform of the British Royal Dragoons, while the King was attired as a Prussian general. "With regard to the aim and desirâ€" ed result of my visit, your Majesty bas given eloquent éxpression to my owr feelings, and I can _ theréiore only repeat that our coming is for the purpose not only of recalling before the world the close ties of relationâ€" ship between our two houses, but alâ€" so aims at strengthening the friendly relations between out countries â€" and thus at the preservation of. a general peace, towards which all my efforts are directed." 1120a0s are all blockaded. in Notâ€", In Kansas ern Dakota fierce storm is coming took a rapid om the ‘mortH, and before mortning in six hours. ill be sweebing the state. Railroads gisters _ five the other stormâ€"affected States ate Missouri a ving _‘ trouble â€" because of heavry the day. ifts. ‘ The storm In Lincolm, Nebraska, the mercury night. the preservation and the strengihen King Edward replied in German saying in part: hmgâ€"ef peace are in Rccord and â€" can offer no better welcome, than an exâ€" pression of the firm conviction â€" that your Majesties‘ visit will contribute to the realization of these, our wishâ€" es. In giving voice to the hope that Athe vast empire over which your Majâ€" esty rules may continue to prosper and flourish, I pledge this glass to the health of your Majesty and _ the Queen." the Emperor and the King, when pré the gals banquet at the imperial pala both:â€"were of the most mnature, ments and the/ close .:::mp of The Emperor, speaking in German ‘\Your Majesty may he assured wi German Empire see in your .presence ments which induced your Majestics t greet the ruler of the mighty Bmish‘ percbives in his yjs new pledige of vélopment in dbvxlxons bet ween _ Berlin, Feb. $.â€"King Edward and welcopme,from abe Emperor and the in o ‘ the Britis! @:flém‘&i;‘g,ZMn prg i £,â€"tulbpit Warim in its Reception Watr is Far Of. our wishes for Inth Chters 48 King 1 candin Pass Along‘8 gans. And it is indeed easy to prove. ! A simple five or ten days test will surely tell. Try it once, and see. Sold by all dealers. | fashioned method is all wrong. Dr. Snoop‘s restorative goes directly . to these failing inside nerves. The reâ€" markable success of this prescription demonstrates the wisdom of treating LnC acbual Cause on esc stood at zero, and a wind of 50 milâ€" es an hour prevailed. _ Merchants in the city sustained a loss of $5,000 from breaking of windows. Reports from St. Paul say trains are stalled at many points in Minnesota and North _ and South Dakota. Heavy snow began falling early this morning and continued all day. In Kansas City the thermometer Aiter the welcome hbere, the royal procession moved slowly up Unter Den Linden to the palace. ‘The broad street was thronged with people who displayed a great degree of enthusâ€" iasm. Many persons cheered and wayâ€" 'cd their hats and handkerchicfs. The windows of all the buildings fronting on this, the main thoroughfare _ of Berlin, were packed with eager obserâ€" vers, and the driveways on both sides of this splendid avenue were _ filled with soldiers who presented arms as their majestiecs drove by. ‘ _ As the procession neared the palace a battery posted in the Lustgarten fired a salute of one hundred â€" guns. The crowds at this point broke into cheers. The visiting king and queen were given a public recéeption _ of â€" much greater heartiness than had been anâ€" ticipated, and a large percentage of the people of Berlin gathered on the strects, participated _ in the demonâ€" strations of wekcome. Upon arriving at the palace, Emâ€" peror William escorted King Edward io the splendid apartments | assigned to him on the north front. looking inâ€" to the Lustgarten. â€" The emperot and the empress and King Edward _ and Queen Alexandria _ had an informal luncheon together at 10 o‘clock. FEiergreens and ‘garlands of ficial flowers. The German and ish colors played a conspicuous in the decorations. King Edward was cvidently pleased at the welcome and seemed to be in a jovial mood. L The reception was entirely respectâ€" ful and nowhere was there a counter demonstration. a hearty address of grecting, to which King Edward made a brief reply. The mayor‘s daughter then presented Queen Alexandria with a bouquet. The Pariser Platz, where these greetâ€" ings were exchanged, was elaborately decorated with, evergreens and garâ€" lands of artificial flowers. The P&‘le of the march to the palâ€" ace was lined with large crowds that had been waiting at least two hours. The weatber was cold _ and nipping, but still the people stood â€" patiently to witness the progress of the emperâ€" Or and his guests. Within the Brandenburg gate, _ the mayor, Herr Kirachmer, and the. alâ€" dermen of Berlin, welcomed the vis~ iting royalties. The mayor delivered These exchanges over the procesâ€" sion of the march to the pgiace was at once formed. At the head was the squadron of Dragoons, and then came King Edward and Emperor Wilâ€" liam in one carriage, with Queen Aiâ€" exandria and the Empress and Prinâ€" cess Victoria, the pmpress‘ daughter folluwin}'gq a secox. _ Rdufe‘Lined with People. King Edward and Emperor William greeted each other, repeatedly kissing each other, on the chegk. HI 1IS MAJESTY KING EDWARD German ahd British Colors SCK City the thermometer drop, falling 50 degrees Toâ€"night the glass reâ€" above zero. All over blizzard raged during passed eastward toâ€" artiâ€" Britâ€" part | Tuesday evening there was a deâ€" lightful entertainment at the house of J Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Abrens, at Berlin, who entertained _ the Young People‘s League of the New Joruswlem Church. Notwithstanding ‘1he storm about thirty were present. ‘Games and other things engaged thcic attention .at the beginning, after whirh chaice refreshments were servâ€" ed, and then the time was spent until a late hour in social enjoyment _ in | wmeh Aancing was an ougyjase ture. The young people knew _ that , the entertainment of these hospRable | people would e perfect, and they were in no wise disappointed as all present declared, | Toronto, Feb. 10.â€"In the county 'criminal court this motning, .J. R. Yost, of West Toronto, was found ;guilly ot _ stealing $2,227 from the Estate of the late Charles Klenick, ’ol Bevlin. With Mrs. Kilenick, the w; Yost was executor of the esâ€" tate, and it is alleged he used . the amount _ of money mentioned in his business and afterwards assigned. He was remanded one week in order that evidence as to his previous good charâ€" acter might be submitted. In the meantime he will spend the time in‘ jail. | DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT YOST GUKTY OF |STEALING Mr. and Wrs. John Schweitzer. to thank the many friends who donaâ€" ted the parlor:â€"suite to them on Febhâ€" ruary 5th, at theit home in â€" Blair, and also hope to see them in their new home and help to enjoy the said gilt. t . "‘We a number of youtr friends and t dison neighbors have assembled in your | ness home _ this evening to enjoy a fow | tweer hours of social intercourse with you fian In and to assure you of the high respect | the c in which you are held in this comâ€" | runne munity. We have learned with regret| A l that you purpose moving away from | fote t this _ ncighborhood in a few days‘|opene time. Whilst you resided in our midst | track you endeared yourselves to all by jto me ©your good qualities of heart and mind. | distar {You proved wourselves agreeable neighâ€"| best 1 {bors and warm friends. Whenever a | made call was made upon you in time of|race need, you frankly and promptly anâ€"|of th swered it, angd. repdered :such help as | last s ]was in your poWer fo ‘give. | In soâ€"| The cial life â€" we always thbund you willâ€"| Marat ing and ready to advance the best inâ€" | Tom | terests of those with whom you as | Amc sociated, _ even when it~ had to be} ruled done at much personal sactifice. We }|3. Tt cannot permit you to leave us withâ€" | showe ,uu( manifesting in some tangible form | entere our esteem for you and we therefore | den. / kinlly ask you to accept this parlor | impres suite as a token of our friendship, f attire. not on account of their intrinsic vaâ€" | â€" Shru ue but as a mark of aficction _ enâ€"| vellout tertained _ by us towards yourselves| lishma and yout children. When you arej©s and tired â€" by reason of your daily . toil, | the may _ you find sweet rest in . these| Late chairs and may fond ‘memory . often | Longb revert to this community, where we | ances . know that you _ spent many bappy | within days. _ May the blessings of heaven| the ra rest upon you and your family _ in | Success your new home Any time you reâ€" €S. turm we will hid you a hearty wcl-’ come. Signed friends. MAMI Longbowt‘s time for the tace was 2 fadel J hours, 53 minutes, 40 2â€"5 seconés, which is nearly eight minutes behind About 150 of his neighbors and| the record made by Dorando, the Itâ€" friends took possession of his homejalian, in his race with Johnny Hayâ€" in Blair with well filled baskets. Muâ€"{|es, the Olympic Marathon winner, last sic and games were well patronized.| fall. _ The Indian finished in fine fetâ€" About 10 o‘clock Mr. Peter Shantz,| tle and was in nowise distressed. an old school mate called order and‘ All that part of New York‘s milâ€" read the following address, and Mr.|lions that lend their intcrest to the John Sipes mage the presentation. . SPOTt of running turned towards Maâ€" . ‘‘We a number of yout friends and t dison Square Garden toâ€"night to witâ€" neighbors have _ assembled in your |ness the indoor Marathon race, bwâ€" home _ this evening to enjoy a fow |tween Thomas Longtoat, the Canadâ€" hours of social intercourse with youfian Indian runner, and Alfred Shrubb, and to assure you of the high respect ) the champion English middleâ€"distance in which you are held in this comâ€" }rupner. I ADDRESS AND _ Galt; Feb. 9.â€"Again Galt proved their superiority oix"tb Du\z briâ€" gade in pro. hockey by defeating them 5 to 3 on the local ice. It was howâ€" key from start to finish though not Mr. and Mrs. John Schwitzer CARD OF THANKS vour PENALTIFEE: neighbors and The end of the 23rd mile _ found Lanehoat naw nniv four Isang hehind Shrubb, who frequently troke his pace and walked, to rest himsell. The Indian kept relentlessly on, and in the _ fitst half of the 24th mile brought forth a hurricane of applause ' The time for the ten mile mark was 57.32 15. Longboat‘® time in his race with Doramdo was 58.57 1â€"5 nearâ€" ly a minute _ and a half behing Shrubb‘s time‘ toâ€"night. ‘ Shrubb in Distress. Pandemonium broke loose in the garden duxing'thc 22nd. mile, which Shrubb came ,down to a wall from a lew yards. 1t was apparent that be was in some distress, but he was soon ofl again with a swinging | stride though it could ie seen that his pace ha slowed perceptibly. Cheered on by his bride and the shouts of his friends, Longboat increased his pace and soon began to rapidly cut down| the lead of the now fast tiring Engâ€" lishimai. ‘ The Engiishman gained another two and one half laps in the second five miles and was five laps or hall a mile ahead when the ten miles were finishâ€" ed. _ It was noted here that while ShrubÂ¥ had gained two laps in the first mil« es, he had only addet an additional half lap in the next twoâ€"miles. Shrubb‘s Plan. Shrubb‘s plan, it appeared, was to run a fast mile or two, during which he made decided gains, and then he would steady down to a trot apparâ€" ently to reserve his wind and strength. His sprints always created an â€" upâ€" roar in the crowd, . the spectators . cheering him frantically. ; Shrubb‘s almost perfect action _ in running brought him the admifation of the crowd, expressed frequently in cheers and shouts of encouragement. Longboat with his graceful lope,howâ€" ever, bad a host of friends who did not seem to lose confidence as the Englishman drew into a comfortable lead. Shrubb finished the five mile disâ€" tance in 27.54. Shtubb was two and one half laps ahead at this time. + °es and declated that he would rum the Indian off his feet and end the race in casy strides. Friends . of Longboat pointed to his past performâ€" ances as indicating that he could keep within distance: of Shtubb early in the race anc then move out for _ a successful sprint in the last few milâ€" es. Among the early arrivals Shrubb ruled favorite in wagers made 7 to 5. Trained to the minute, Shrubb showed in perfect condition when he entered his dressing rooms at the garâ€" den. The lodian also, made a good impression as bhe donned his running attire. Shrublr‘s admirers spoke of the matâ€" vellous spred with which the Engâ€" lishman covers distances up to 15 milâ€" The Italian was later defeated in a Marathon contest at the garden â€" by Tom Longboat. _ _A large crowG had,gathered long beâ€" fore the doors of the big ampitheatre opened the way to the saucer pan track where the two‘tontenders were to measure strides for the Marathon distance of 26 miles, 3b5 yards. The best time over the garden course was made by Dorando, the Italian, in a race with John Hayes, the winner of the Olympic Marathon in London last summer. seeimed within the grasp of the plucky Englishman, Alfred Shrubb, who colâ€" lapsed in the 25th mile, leaving the Indian to finish alone. €, K . e« 4â€"54 10 Shrubb ... ... 37.3%% 1.5 3 wpreese . 4e AB it §& bb ...... ... 2.01.i6 45 End Longboat ......2.53.40 25 . DORANDO RACE. 1 Rorando ... 5.14 1â€"5 2 Dorgndo ........., 10.54 5§ Doranrdo ... ... 28.27 45 10 Dorando ... ... §8.57 15 15 Derando ..........1.30.02 25 20 Dergndo ... .....?.03.05 3.% 25 Dorando ... 3.37.53 2â€"5 End Longboat _ ......2.44.29 25 A THE THREE RACES. f London®......... .......%:96.18 &5 With Dorando ......2.44.20 25 With Shrubb .........3.53.40 25 Madison Square Garden, Feb. 5.â€" Maintaining an even swinging stride that rarely varied throughout the race Tom Longboat, the Onondaga Intian from Canada, wrested the lawurels of an indoor Marathon race toâ€"night at Madison Square Garden when victory uy NC 1 es 10 Shrubb ... .. 1 Swit Cl Both Running Strong. grcse 5.14 1â€"5 10.54 28.27 4â€"5 §8.57 15 30.02 25 03.05 3.% 4,83 C Ne se esn MINARD‘S _ LINIMENT (‘IIR& DIPHTHERIA, Longboat guickly took the dleed and the Englishman, unable to continue further. collapsed on the track, leayâ€" Img the triumphant Longboat to nnisn the race alone, a winner. _ The thousands of spectators â€" were now ina turmoil of great excite ment. _ They yelled and cheered | as the Indian slowly moved up to abreast ol the Englishman, who was now but a scant lap ahead as‘ the pair movâ€" ed on in fhe second lap of the 25th mile. Longboat ran without any. seeming distress, while Shrutb unâ€" able to rum any further fell back intol a walk. 1 Shrubb was in evident distress, and it was only a game effort on his part that kept him struggling â€" on. Longboat regained another lap at the end of the 24th mile, and was now setting the pace with Shrubb followâ€" ing him manfully. It takes longer to cook sweet poâ€" tatoes than the common kind and they cook more quickly in salt water by regaining another lap on his riâ€" val. Celery can be kept fresh for severâ€" al days by wrapping the stalks in a wet towel and keeping them in a cold . cellar. gerly sought, The deceased was a sonâ€"inâ€"law of Mr, and Mrs. Aaron Erb, of Berlin. Arthur Farrel was credited by his compades on the ice and by the folâ€" lowers of the green with knowing mote abqut the game ol hockey than abyone on skates. He had it down to a science, and the book he publishâ€" ed on how to play the game was eaâ€" He was a member of that famous Shamtock septette, which for so long met all comers and always came out of the _ struggle victoriousâ€"Trihey, Furrell, Brannan, Scanlan, Wall, Tanâ€" sey, McKenna. It was a great bunch. _ The deceased, who was only 42 Fears of age, wasa son of the late exâ€"Ald. Wm. Farrell, ant was educaâ€" ted at St. Mary‘s College. He gave upâ€" playing. hockey about six years ago, when he wrote a history of the Rame.and how to play it. Tuberculoâ€" { sis; was the cause of death. â€" Three brothets and fout sisters survive. The: funeral, _ which will be private, will‘ take place in Montreal, and the body will be.ipterred in the Cote des Neigesi Cemetery. i Montreal, Feb. 9.â€" An old member of the Shamrock Hockey Ciub passéd away yesterday at Ste. Agathe des Monts in the person of Arthur Farâ€" rell, who was one of the best forâ€" wards â€" playing the game when the Shamrocks held the Stanlcy Cup. ARTHUR FARREL ‘of the Saskatchewan Legislature in increasing the fee of club licenses will be immediately followed if at all, by Ontario. â€" The Provincial policy is.beâ€" lieved to be favorable to the continâ€" uance of a nominal fee, giving _ conâ€" $rol rather than seeking to create a source of revenue., _ It may be taken for granted that the threeâ€"fiiths local option clause will temain, In law enforcement, it is understood, the department _ still takes the view that a strong preâ€" dominance of public sentiment is neâ€" cessary to effective results. It does not seem likely either that the action There hasâ€"beén much speculation as to the character of the proposed Govâ€" erument measure, but no offcial intiâ€" mation as to its contents has _ yet been forthcoming. It is believed,howâ€" lever, that it will seek to cope with ‘t]le problem ol hote)s and hotel acâ€" | commodation in local option districts. This will probably be, done by the esâ€" taplishment of a Provincial hotel li~ cense, & permit altogether. apart from the presgent tavern license and involving no privilege to sell or Cisâ€" pense _ intoxicants. © f } If this solution is adopted a stanâ€" dard for houses catering for the acâ€" commodation of the travelling public will be established, dealing with their conduct, _ operation and equipment, [wiua the purpose of assuring order, cleanliness, sanitation and _ general ‘satjsmcuon to their guests. It will mean . the establishment througbout Ontariq of a series of firstâ€"class temâ€" perance hotels, a factor which, it is believed, will in itself do much to meet many of the difficulties the preâ€" sent wave of temperance sentiment has precipitated, particularly in the rural districts. making the enforcement of the law efficacious and simplifying its adminâ€" istration rather than the introductâ€" tion of additional "shalt nots." Important . Legislative amendments to the Ontario liceuse act ate foreâ€" shadowed for the forthcoming session of:_the Provincial Parliament. Generâ€" ally theso,will, it is believed, aim at ShrubÂ¥ at a Walk. PASSES AWAY the past three years were 1906, $19,â€" 848, 1907, $26,004; 1908, $38,517. Out of the profits the city was . banded $18,000, > Guelph Water Commissionérs was preâ€" sented to the City Council the othet night, and showed a net profit fot the year of $21.139, over double the whole of earnings in 1906, when the commissioners assumed control of the Ift you, would have a safe yet cerâ€" tain cough remedy in the home, try Dr. Shoop‘sâ€"at least once. Jt is thoroughly unlike any other Cough preparation. Its taste will be enâ€" tirely new to youâ€"unless it is already your favorite Cough Remedy. No opium, chloroform, or â€" any _ other stupifying ingredients are used. The tender leaves of a harmless, _ lungâ€" healing mountainous shtub, give to Dr. Shoop‘s Cough Remedy, its wonâ€" derful curative properties. It is truly a most certair and trustworthy preâ€" scription. Sold by all dealers. Gepal bineut. . an0 _ gruse A GOOD REPORT. :w'agam a disposition to force encotes, but Dr; Vogt was this timge firm in refusing redemands. | This evâ€" ening the concert will be devoted en« tirely to Elgar‘s "Cockaigne," overâ€" ture and his cantata, ‘"Caractacus," for chorus, orchestra and a quartette of soloists. s}, The second.epncert of the. Mendels+ ,â€" fesohn Choir. and the Theodore 1bhomas i | Orchestra. last night at Massey: Hall 4| was a pepetition of the success . of ;. | Monday evening, says, the Toronto hjGlobe. _ The auditorium was â€" again . |crowded _to its full capacity, and ; |the enthusiasm of the audience was _ |fully as great as at the initial event . {of the cycle. The occasion was, howâ€" L fever, really the opportunity for the forchestra, who had a much more imâ€" . |portant part of the programme. The procedure was courseous on the reâ€" _ J ciprocity principle, the Mendelssohs . |Choir having been given the leading c|share of the programme on Monday p{night. The orchestra was given & |full halfâ€"hour in the perlormance of jone composition, the popular, patheâ€" j|tic symphony of ‘Tschaikovski.‘ No ; more beauliful resdering ol this symâ€" ; | phony from the point of ,view of techâ€" . Jnical e{ccllencz and faithful reproducâ€" ; ption . of the score had ever been heard )fin Toronte. Certainly the orchesira â€"} was almost at its full Chicago comâ€" Iplement, and this made a tremendous , |difietence in the effect, as compared with previous performances by orth, ; Jestras that.had to be cut down .. for; ,|economy‘s sake, But, one must. give. {credit to the conductor, Mr. Stock, |}for the highly impressionist interpreâ€" â€"] fation of the work. If one coulé. .} make any objection to the reading i ; |would be to the tempo of the 54 Aiâ€" flegro con grazia, which, according to} j the ideas of the compose:, as reportâ€" fed in the memoir of him by Mrs. {Newmarch, be intended should be takâ€" fen at a very moderate pace. The opâ€" Jening movement was wonderfully sugâ€" |gestive in its significant introductory fstrains, as also in its development, and truth to tell Mr. Stock seemed to have grown in artistit stature judged by his reacing of the work as a whole. . The techrique of the orchesâ€" jtra in every movement of the symâ€" } phony es irreproachable both in tone quality and execution. One need not go into detail about the strings, the wood wind or the brass wind; every | section of the orchestra was superb.|. Other numbers for the orchestra atone were Debussy‘s "The Afternoon of a Faun," a dreamy, vague creation of sensuous atmosphere, which had the fascination of a sleepy hypnotism and Rimskyâ€"Korsakoft‘s ‘Capriccio Espaâ€" I gnol,"" an idealized transformation of conventionar Spanish tunes filtered through a Russian mind, and orchesâ€" trated with great ingenuity and verâ€" saftility. The Mendelssohn Choir teâ€" peated former season‘s successes with ‘ Tschaikovski‘s "Cherubim‘s _ Song," No. 3 which was a lovely ilustration of part singing, replete with celicacy and contrasting brilliancy and powet, [ 1 the imposing choral "Awake‘" _ and fe finale from Wagner‘s "Meistersinger‘ [ "which in its rendering reflected an inâ€"] J spiring glow of German patriotism I and much majesty of tune powet, and also introtuced Percy â€" Pitt‘s "Love| Symphony,‘" a charmingly appealing ; P composition; Hugo Woit‘s ballad, "The * Mad Fireâ€"eater," with orchestra, an d infensely vivid and weird tone picture © of an ol¢ legend, magnificently rendâ€" ° eréd; Brahm‘s "Dear Can‘st Thou ‘ Tell," unaccompanied; Grieg‘s siguâ€" A larly appesling "Ave Maris Stella,‘ h and, firally Bach‘s ‘"Cum Sanctu m Spirtu" from his B minor Mass. This a last was a virtuoso achicvement fot i the choir in the trilliancy and exactis}" tude of the vocal divisions and the $ warmth of color and the dynamic verve iof ‘the rendering. The audience The annual report of the City of EXCELLENT ORChESTRA BCA £ D UR [NCNH tht preyugeu n cwug ase edy.‘ â€"One test alone will surely proÂ¥e this truth. No vorniftink, no © #@â€" tress., A Safe and pleasing syrupâ€"560, Sold by all deglers. _ Toronto, Feb. ‘9.~Arthur Fooikes shot himsell in the movth om Lansâ€" downe avenue toâ€"night. He was found lying by the roadsice andâ€"diedâ€"on the way to the hospital. Folkes was a young married man living on Peter street. He â€" had been out of . work wo_ D CPMC PRECY + Wok L The investigation was adjourned antil Friday morning. . o : The crowd left the court rgom dis« appointed that the conflicting~evidâ€" ente of the witnesses had 13;-1;67;‘ anything definite. ' P Norrish _ was _ crossâ€"examined for nearly a quarter of an hour. He pro= lessed to have forgotten al _ interâ€" views that had transpired betwe@s him and exâ€"Mayor Ncwmatnlbn though he remembered: a nutber interviews he had had, and _ stafeâ€" ments he bad made in the presence of a third party, .. W# COm OS 3 « « Allâ€"the aldetfnen of 1908 were and several city poolroom pr tors. 5 to put a byâ€"law through theâ€" counsil as he had got "the house numbeting byâ€"law through. > mmm:mm Deny,? }% Croft and". e& both denied having known of any ct dealings, J. * & . sdk Croft, gccording â€" to Norrish‘s @viâ€" dence,: had offered to show himm:l to put a byâ€"law through theâ€" coungil before Judge Chadwick with the, coâ€" unty court room crowded to"* ]‘lfi”t doors, did not throw very M K on the matter,‘ although a my of the witnesses referred to thePkss~ ing of another byâ€"law in . whith‘ exâ€" Alderman Denyes and Edwar® Croft, had â€" the ‘contract for the Bouse numbering. © . Guelph, Feb. 9.â€"The graft char to the effect that several Guelph ermen accepted bribes from 80 billiard parlor proprietors for ‘the passing of a byâ€"law have not yeB been proved. The i8 witnesses heard in t?. in« vestigation that was conducted toâ€"day, Principal Wi I'Egg"m Croup positively stopped in 20 tnim« Reference is made to the creation of an dpiym moriopoly and the yemoâ€" val, of existing clauses in treatigs forâ€" Hidding ‘sch monopoly in Chitie, as advocated in the opening address . of Tuan" Fang. "The report was>reoeived with cheers, its frankness miakipg: af good. ampression. made, according to the custois..â€"reâ€" Ltimm, that only 96 .qunces‘ 6f‘@norphia were imported in the wholé zoflhs adring 1907, yet shops were ksown where individual stocks of 1,000 ounâ€" ces or more of morphis wero‘Mépt. A list of antiâ€"opigm remedies is giten ‘an of #herm containing opium or morâ€" phibi@ ( 01. 0 . C â€" _ A"tached to the teport are agiien« ‘dices dtal}nq with dectees and regula~ tions ‘which have been issued in â€"conâ€" nection _ with the antiâ€"opium move ment in China, / i+ , The report estimates the #otalipro« duction of native opium in 4906 at i:u,uo tons, ‘and endeavorsâ€"to estabâ€" ‘lish | that in 1908 tho outpétwasâ€"re duced to â€" 21,860 ‘tons. ‘It places the total number of opium smokéts â€" at 13,445,899; ‘The report allegés _ ~with ‘relerence to the enormous increaseeâ€" ‘cently in the clandestine mzhfion ‘of meorplita, that Japan is > main ‘sourte ‘ol" supply. The statément is extent ‘to which the Chin ,dmda’ u'm were, in ” ct;il tpi:.opu means for ting > staâ€" # largely W' Te The report itsellâ€" makes . @ similar ‘ admission. ‘The figures ‘!‘3 ‘in many, cases ‘by the Chinese M ~are only approximate | to the Biiting: of sctaps of | information d. here and * thete. This is with regard ‘to estimatesâ€"in nland provinces, where taxatvion is {w and pabli¢, or â€"official, returBs> cal sume oplum is a matter of conjecâ€" on P.‘OY‘ , including: the tes and Japan, Fi°° ‘reports, ~&and t« :., «i her memorandu;::;=© 3@ ‘gate, Toug Karson, <inâ€" 1 tory ;&Qflneflt admitted . formation furnished tewM SUICIDES ON STREET, la«t Februsry 3p0 DORY +8 +0 to any c:fi 18 wefo a com t