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mary high prices, everything considerâ€" ed," .but rather that we "have emâ€" erged from a period of most extraâ€" ordinarylow prices, so that by conâ€" #rast our present prices seem . unpreâ€" cedented." He suggested that the evil complained of could be . largely remedies by buying through coâ€"operaâ€" tive efforts and by paying cash. OUne of the chief causes of high prices is a distributive system at once "but densome, costly, and unnecessarily clâ€" aborate." On this point he said: "In a society where structure has mnot become crystalized, readjustments are constantly taking place, and in #zese readjustments there is more of fess ‘nfliction of pain. Of the _ readâ€" gjustments that have taken place since the present upward movement of pricâ€" es began in 1897, one of the . most conspicuous is in the economic posiâ€" tlon of the farmer, Millions | upon m of acres of virgin land had z coming into production _ faster A domestic consumption required, n‘ at times beyond the takings _ of Mm countries. In the ‘90e and Aim the ‘$0s the famner was tircatenâ€" ®4 with 40â€"cent wheit, 20â€"cent corn, amd Sâ€"cent cotton, and at times _ he was face to face wi‘h tha hard conâ€" s‘_fi- implied in w...: _ destructive prices. About the time of the close of the preceding century the expansion &A farm area had been largely _ and ly arrested. ‘The â€" depressing of a period of agricultural | tion upon prices weceived a % the suddenly arrested moveâ€" of farmers to new land. The had been so quick and so s that the prices of farm _ proâ€" have gained > relatively _ miore L the prices of other _ products, ance,"" the remedy being largely withâ€" in the consumer‘s own control. In all ‘this talk of the high cost of living he nowhere had heard any talk of wasteâ€" ful expenditures involved in _ unproâ€" ductive consumption. So fat as necâ€" essaries of life are concerned, he held that there had not occurred the great increase in cost which many: suppose. An examination of prices extending over many years shows that we are "wot now in a period of extraordiâ€" e the enormous increase in a vari¢ty ‘of expenditures for unproductive conâ€" ."‘ Among these be mentionâ€" ®d the family automobile, the family #elephone, moving picture shows, amâ€" usement parks, Sunday rides on trolâ€" ’”y é‘n. holiday excursions, expensive summer vacations, a multiplication of societies and associations with dues, €ard parties with prizes, the growth of the tipping practice, etc. _ He thought it was about time for <the average consumer "to stop playing the part of the man with a grievâ€" eome that it threatened to ‘‘absorh all the available income of families clas ed as receiving medium: and low j ,"* while others receiving highâ€" er incomes «were in danger of: being &m Hed in it." ®Midorsed by the Chie! of the Depart o\t?:oiflfllol and Distribution Jn the United States BureaU of Naâ€" ’ I Statistics. Ina recent address he said that a Jeading reason for the high cost of living was ‘‘the unnecesâ€" Sary . expenditures ol the . people," had “incregsed.enormously within the last generation and threatâ€" r to continue if not to increase." Bo dangerous had this condition . beâ€" i l _ James J. Hill, the American railâ€" Way magnate, stirred . the continent some time ago by the statement that the United States had not been inâ€" «s much by the ‘"high cost of x as by ‘"the cost of high . livâ€" i# This view has recently. ‘been Big» . «‘The copy for changes sesday each :uk. C . Advertisi will bemu'lll‘ Hn he especially referred to was HIGH COST OF LIVING This view has tising rates reasonable &‘_ known on -”lhul.:: sls ts Arafiches Bean & sons TRY A SACK OF OCE A N The Ideal Highâ€"Quality Flour _ FOR BREAD, ETC. $ "SEVEN LILIES" Pastry Flour. o a aie ced satmorther ishers e of the close y the expansion n largely _ and The â€" depressing WHN. English «nd must not be to _ News Not:s.â€"The snow storm â€" last _weei? blocked up the roads in this ;\lcinit)' and the mail driver was snow bound at the home of Mr. N. Bergey for a few days.â€"Mr. James Hope of Rose:i‘le preacked in tik U. B. church on Sunday afternoon in the absence of tte pastor.â€"Messrs. Arthur and Floyd Ware of Winterbourne visâ€" ited â€"for ato.4 a week in this viâ€" cinity and intend to go west the beâ€" ginning of next month.â€" Mr. P. Reyfler and Miss A. Reufler of Petâ€" esturg visited at Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bowman{s on Sunday.â€"A slcigh load of young people of this vicinity attemied the reception given by _ Mr and _ Mrs. Nelson Shantz of Petersâ€" burg in honor of their sonâ€"inâ€"law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. R. Reier.â€" Mr. A, C. Bowman attended the auâ€" tomobile show‘ in Toronto last week. â€"Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shantz of Waâ€" terloo visited the latter‘s parents Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Shantz on Sunday. burs. We wish them m long _ and happy wedded life. it * Surprise.â€"On Monday evening . the people of this vicinity tendered _ to Mr. ani Mrs. Addison Shantz a surprise party wher about 40 people were present. The party took place at Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Devitt‘s home and a happy cvening was spent ani all joined in wishing them a bappy and proszerous life in their new home near Guernsey, Sask.â€"We are sorry to.say that Mr. Menno Salm is very low with tubsrculpsis and no hopes are held out for frig recovery. ‘‘The farmer received only 53 per cent. of what the consumer . pays. The railroad gets 7 per cent., and the remajning 40 per cent. goes to the middiemap. No stronger indictâ€" ment exists ‘than this of the castâ€" liness of out distributive system, The farmer takes all the risks, and the others are â€" sure of large proftts. In regard to the cost of beef to conâ€" sumers, the price in the North Atâ€" lantic States is 32 per cent. higher than the wholegale price. In . some places the gross profit is as high as 61 per cent. _ There are too _ many small retail shope, and where twenty shops do the work that one could do, the manifold expenses raise the cost of the products. Speaking of the coâ€" operative system, he said.that farmâ€" zn have undertaken this method with arked success." Wedding.â€"Or. Wednesday, Feb. 21st by Rev. Good of Perlin, Mr. _ R. Reier son of Mr. and Mys. F. Reiet, of Nims Pines, formetly of:this place and Miss Agnes Shantz, daughter . of Mr. and Mrs. N, Shantz, of Petersâ€" burs. We wish them a long and happy wedded life. t * Surprise.â€"On Monday evening . the people of this vicinity tendered to Mr. ani Mrs. Addison Shantz A with consequent distress to _ wage and salaryâ€"receivers and to â€" persons with moderate fixed incomes. CHURCHES FAVOR UNION. According to the official figures r ceived so far the quarterly _ official Boards of the Methodist _ churches throughout Canada favor union _ beâ€" tujecn the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational churches, by a vot: of 13.8 to 1. Eleven Loards were unarimous out of 31 voting. A supplementary estimate of $10,000 for the purchase of an additional 100 acres for the experimental farm _ at Guelch will likely be passed at the present â€"sesoion of the legisiature. The work of â€" the Agricultura® £alege has been expanding so much of ‘late, and . the number of students increasâ€" ing to such an extent, that addition al land has been deemed ‘a necessity. The members were WH present at the LARGE MEMBERSHIP. _ At"the recent annual meeting â€"â€"of thy Guelph Carsdianâ€"Club. held > . on Friday last a {bealthy . financial conâ€" dition and a largely increased memberâ€" shi> list greeted the members, . over 250 ‘being enrolled as members. © Mr. Finnegan, . representing the Globe _ Furnitureâ€" Company, waited on â€"the Board with a view to reachâ€" ing a settiement for a disputed acâ€" eount. _ The Board some time ago proâ€" cured â€" specifications on benches for the Alexandra School, but allege that the benches installed by the Futrniture Company was not in accordance with the specifications and consequently reâ€" Iused to pay the account. A satislacâ€" tory arrangement is hoped to be seâ€" cured today wiftn <a .committee apâ€" pointed by the" Board .will meet and settle the differences. NEED MORE LAND at the re m T'» Lhamber ‘ evenl $ ‘The Cadet ent, which was secured some time ago for the pupils ~of I“l. u'_lblho Pufl'hml from the Militia Department, returned. The Corps has disbanded. â€"Accounts â€" amounting to $933 were ordered to be paid. ‘The teachers‘ monthly reports were received and fled. Wilt Returp Account in Dispute MANNHEIM , Waterloo, Ont. businc58 W Equipment ‘rcturn fron ‘ed the at Albright, J of Bayport ~Milverton a ~Agatha +C# Milverton and Mr. D..M. Roth of St. Agatha «called on Mr. W. C. Brueckâ€" 10â€" .â€"Mr. and Mrs. D. Eby ol _ New Hamburg, Mr. and Mrs. Alles of Berâ€" tin ‘lndl :r.wud lr-‘h..m:lduoi Ferlia visi at Mr. and Mrs. Enos,. Eby o\':rn-b-hy.iâ€" Born on Feb. 24th, _to Mr. .. â€"and Mrs.. (). Rittershouse of Baden, _ a (oughter. The apmfia. m€et of the CLANGUIE! Whelmen‘s Association which wiil he held for the tenth time at the Wat crloo Park on Saturday, June 20th and Monday, " July 18t (Dominion i«y) promises to e the most s2C°CSsâ€" ivl yet held in the town. In addition to ho‘ding the greatest wheeling & eat cn the continent, an ofon air â€" au tomobile skhow will be held in conâ€" rection _ with the meet, which will bring . together a large number 0: a tomobile â€" competitors . from both Canaia and the United States. Coâ€"drary to reports, the motor 0yâ€" cle . races will be leld and it is exâ€" jeted that a large number of Twinâ€" Cityites who have been seized with the fever gince the last races, . wil gomjpete. + Reces wil be run for both the Doâ€" ridnion _ and International Championâ€" Items of _ Interest.â€"We are pleased to re ort that some of our. citizens who have been ill ate : progressing favorably. Mrs. C. Reiha is able to be about again amd â€" Mr, Wm.â€"Doetâ€" fing â€"who had his leg broken is also able to _ ‘walk again.â€"The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Ginâ€" grich is very low at present.â€" The severe frost last week got under . the floor of . Mr. E. Brubacher‘s race and broke: the cement wall causing. the water to undermine it.â€"Baden . ought to {vel proud ‘of her scholars attending High School. Miss Irene Hofstettor, 15 years of age, passed her 3rd year exam.. at High School, being â€"head of a class of,25 pupils.â€"Mr. David.Eidt pf > Hanover called on his brotherâ€"inâ€" Jaw, Mr. Hy, Rats, last week om his return from Toronto where he attendâ€" ed â€" the avito . show.â€"Messrs. " Sam Albright, ~Pigeon, Mich.,. Ed. Gunden of Bayport, Mich, Knos. Stecviey. of Milyerton and Mr. D..M. Roth of St ¢. W. A. MEET TRIS YEAR .. WILL BE GREATEST EVER| io All Boys‘ velvet collar and convertable collar Overcoats. All Single Breasted Black and Blue Suits and ordered Clothing «re omitted from this sale, T No gâ€"o‘s sent on approval, lmt all go :d > absolutely guaran â€" tâ€"ed, purchases exchange?, or money refunded MEN‘S OJTFITTERS Set the alarm clock, mark the galendar, but di t this opyp« . Make out your m“;n,mm-fibuvmfim .ln ‘ fi&n& Mflmrp_dthh-dw_yoddm” 3 article marked in plain make : your own reductions. > + a *3 All alterat‘ons charged [for at the rate of 20c per hour for actâ€" ual time. f «. _ SHORT Three Days Only, Thu All Men‘s black velvet colâ€" lar andâ€" convertable. gollar Winter Overecoats. Â¥ ‘All Shildren‘s fancy winter Overcoats. =+% Derbies, plain Solt Felta, Shags, Colored Felts and all Tweed Cap« * Hat and Cap Dept, mt .Englngly Hall Restrictions 1â€"4 off Thornton & Douglas, Ltd. 1â€"2 off BADEN {ke of the Canadian Every Dopartment Has Been Shaken ys Only, Thursday, Friday and Saturday February 20th, March 1st and 2nd ~ In the United States :.' . o be advakiced ;‘l’”uhfl. owing to the ed prica of hops .asd other News Notes.â€"Mr. and . Mrs. . Rob Fleischhauer of Berlin spent a‘ few ‘days here with relatives â€"Mr. Otto Hinschberger of New Hamburg, formâ€" }erly a Wellesley boy, called on a few friends lagt Sunday.â€"A number .. of eur young folks spent. a pleasant time at a iarewell _ party last. Tuesâ€" day at the home of Mr. Simon Leis. He has since left for Gramont, II1., where he is employed on a farm. â€" Mr. G, Woiwade is still laid upwith neuralgia.â€"Mrs. Thamer . of _ New Hamburg spent several days here visâ€" Iting friends.â€" Owing to .,the fiegce s$orm on Wednesday and. . Thursday our stage driver was unable to make his trip and therefore: we had _ to do without mail on Thursday.â€" Mrs. (Rev.) Battenberg who was on ..the. sick list for several days is able to be around again.â€"The Misses Annet ta, Henri¢tta, and Ella . Ottmann, Florence Fleischbauer, Martha Wagâ€" ner, and the Messts. Conrad Wagner, Herb Kauf{man, NDan Kooh, _ Aaron Gingrich and i!onty (MAtmann . spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Moses Steinman on the farm.â€" Miss Olive Globe spent a week with friends in Berlin. â€"Mr. and Mrs. A. Schraidt intend going out wost next week and consequently are disposing ol â€" their household eflects next Saturday â€" alâ€" ternoon.â€"Mr. John McMillan‘s . sale, near : Hampstoad, held last Wednesday was fairly well attended â€" consi¢er ing the inclement weather, and good prices wove realizod. ~Mt. P. Borman seatucted the , sale nz satisfaotorâ€" lly.â€" A picked team hookaytate . trom New Hambutg arrived bere . on j .‘m,lu\ in drdex hflay‘:_‘wi is score . was in hm= 'qqu Mr. Herh Kautâ€" :"" satisfactorily refereed . the _Few women are physically perfect, and, in fact, medical records go o slow that perhaps, the great majorâ€" ity of women sufler from some more or less serious ailment peculiar to her sex. Practical demonstrations have since proven that this preparation, having for its basis the formula used by ~a reliable physician who made aspeâ€" cialty of: such cases, is all that has been claimed for it, and we offer . you Rexall Vegetable Compound with the aégurance that it will prove beneficial in the treatment of such cases, . or we will promptly refund any money you may have paid us for it. Rexall Vegetable Compound can be obtained only at our storeâ€"the Rexâ€" all Drug Store. Price $1.00 per botâ€" tle. A. G. Haehnel, Waterloo, Ont. To place a reliable treatment withâ€" in the reach of such personsâ€"one that did not contain anything in any way injurious to the systemâ€"Rexall Vogâ€" etabie Compound was first . ordered for sale. SPECIALLY INTERESTING TO WOMEN AD ANCE HI WELLESLEY TDz that . thers PA w m A Good Store Comprising 100 acres for sale in Oxford County, very best clay loam, finely situated, no waste or wet land. 85 acres cultivated, 15 acres of â€" pasâ€" ture sufficient for 15 cows.â€" Some hard maple bush. Fine new â€" brick house, cellar, verandah. 2 â€"batns, 40 x 50, one stone basement; otchard lots of water. & miles from â€" Hickâ€" san. ~Fineg dairy section. County road to Woodstock;*" 11 miles _ to Stratiord; only few rods to school. Cheap at $7,000. About $3,000 down, balance at 44 per cent. R. Waite, Ingersoll. Vâ€"1t. OF 13 IMPORTED AXND REGISâ€" TERED CLYDESDALE MARES, 5 HACKNEY MARES, 4 HACKNEY STALLIONS at the farm of 0. Sorâ€" by, Guelph, Ont., 3 miles from the end of street car line, on f Catalogre with full pedigree â€" and description will be sert on application to 0. Sotby, Also Sawyer Massey gine . ‘and a Waterloo good as new. Have ofl the place. including All Fancy Tweed and Worsâ€" ted Suits, Boys‘ Tweed and Worsted Suits, odd Bloomers and Knickers, Men‘s Worsted Trousers, Fancy Vest«, Overâ€" alls, Smocks, House Coats, A se,tette of _ unknowns were vanâ€" quigshed by the Shoe Factory â€"seven geven in a fast hockey game played at the rink last niglit. The _ â€"score A number . of these have been prizeâ€" winners, . was 4â€"0 BERLIN, ONTARIO Termsâ€"12 months‘. credit will given on approved joint notes. reserve as farm is soid. Bath Robes, etc. Furnishing Dept. Clearing Auction Sale Men‘s Readyâ€"toâ€"wear Clothing Tuesday, March 19th 1912 Everything in th o Farm For Sale off This is a good store for many thi?s for women. Ours is one of the best stores for Â¥oo-j Dress Goods and Silks, also for nice Cotrton Goods and Linens, We have just received into stock fifteen cases of new Dress Goods and Silks. 4 £ The Bress Roods consits of black, navy, grey and tan shades, in all weights also for Suitinzs at 50¢, 75¢, 1.00, 1.25 and 1.50 per yard. Slike in black, 36 in. wide, oxtra quailties, special at 1,00, 1 25 and 1.50 per yd, Black and colored silks, 20 in. wide, at 50¢ and 75¢ yard. In Cotton Coods mm-howifl“mumud (linghams in the trade at 12Je, 156 and 200 per yard. Galatras and Cambrics for children‘s wear, and protty new Cotton V“ln, Foulards, eto., for ladiea‘® summer dresses at 250, 856 and 35¢ per yard. Mml‘hvflondwmw 'um.musumw at 500, 75¢, 1.00 to O:rtyud. New Laces, Insertions and Laces, New Dress Trimmings and Lininings are here for your inspection. off traction enâ€" Separatot | as never threshad ! WATERLQO «= ONT. i #0000009000900000000009 00000600000 00000000000 _ KING STREET ® % > WATERLOO i a JV6, & J0. 0 4 â€" Our showing is an immense one comprising many weaves and shades in Serges, Armures, Taffata Cloths, Ladies‘ Cloths, etc. ~Excellent values in every piete, and a winner S. B. BRIGKER & CGO. That‘s what we are showing. It‘s a fine FRENCH PIA. LETTE SILK in all the NEW SHADES. Extra value at $1.25 a yard. Our price *3 o ) pioB $1.00 a yd. > x3 At 39¢. a yd. â€" We ~show a ‘fine range of MIXED TWEEDS, STRIPE SATIN:CLOTH and other novelties in the leading Spring shades, The Goods are well worth 5oc. a yd. Our price During the past week we received large shipments 0 NEW SPRING GOODS among which was a lot of our FINE DRESS GOODS ; Dress Goods and Silks «1 " 1 Yard Wide Silk at $1.00 ia yd. â€" The House of Quality WATERLOO « OQOur New Baos4éCo |â€" At 50¢c. a yd. At 50¢. a yd4. 39¢. a yd4. we W¥‘ n 4 &