I The Beauty of d PASTRY ~ THE COLOR, LIGHTNESS, AND GOOD TASTE OF

depends not only on the person making and knead­ ing the dough, but a large percentage of the success depends on the flour to be used. Our "King" Brand is unequalled in strength and quality. It is a per­ fect blend of Ontario and Manitoba hard wheat, and is our bread flour. Ask your grocer or dealer for it. "Banner" for Pastry, Be sure and get it. ONGE USED, ALWAYS USED. IRVINE MASTER, Prop. (Successor to BRAMM BROS.) MILLER AND DEALER IN GRAIN AND FEED.

City Mill, 2 r4 Queen St. South, Phone 97· 43 FIRE BOXE~.

Fire Hall. Phone 148. Opposite Doerr's Biscuit Factory. :No. 21. Corner Margaret Ave. and Maynard Street. 23· 24· Frederick St., Five Points. 25· Cor. Scott and Weber Streets. 32. King Street, opposite Merchants Bank. 34· Cor . King and Francis. 35· King Street, opposite H. L. Janzen's Residence. 36. Opposite Hospital. 42. Opposite Anthes Factory. 43· Church St., between Benton & Peter. 45· Opposite W. G. & R . 46. Lang's Tannery. (private box.)

SOME OF BERLIN'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.

Anthes Furniture Co.- Furniture. Alpha Chemical Co.- polish, blacking, and various specialtiei' Arthur Pequegnat.- Clocks. American Motor Car Co.- Automobiles: Ahrens & Co., C. A.- and slippers. Breithaupt Leather Co.- Sole leather. Berlin Felt Co., Ltd.- Felt , hair felt and knitted stock- ings. Berlin Furniture Co.- Bedroom and library furniture. Berlin Interior Hardwood Co., Ltd.-Bank, hotel, office and church fixtures and furniture. Berlin Rubber Mf'g. Co., Ltd.- Rubber footwear and specialities. Berlin Suspender & Button Co.- Suspenders. Berlin Shirt and Collar Co.- Shirts, collars and cuffs. Berlin R~be and Clothing Co., Ltd.- Robes, furs, clothing and gaunt- lets. Berlin & Racycle Co.-Bicycles. Berlin Gasoline Engine & Thresher Co.- Gas and Gasoline Engines. Berlin Electrical Co.- Dry batteries. Go to E. Ll PPERT Corner King and Yonge Sts. No. 104, - FOR-

FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING AT MODERATE PRICES, PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO NIGHT AND DAY. Phone 570 Berlin Felt Boot Co., LIMITED, MANUFACTURERS OF WARM FOOTWEAR~ Berlin, Ont., Canada. ------G. W . I~~'P''P'NER ... ("'~ REPAIR SHOP ~~·· Headquarters for Skate Grinding .- New and Second Hand Bicycles always on Hand. General Repair Work of all kinds. 39 Queen St. South. BERLIN. The Mason and Risch Pianos. "THE PIANO WITH A SOUL." ''Great is the Privilege of the Achievement." IT SATISFIES THE MOST EXACTING. MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Berlin Warerooms, 7 King St. East. E. W. BECKER. 45 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES-(Continued).

erlin Wooden Ware Co.- Ladders. erlin Glue W orks.- Glue. erlin Aluminum Works._:_Aluminum ware and specialties. erlin Brick Co.- Bricks. erlin Broom Co.- Brooms. erlin Button Co.- Buttons. erlin Comb and Novelty Co.- Combs and novelties. erlin Leatherette Co.- Leatherette. erlin Mattress Co.- Mattresses and Gymnasium mats. erlin Silverware Co.- All kinds silverware. erlin Art Glass Co.- Art glass windows and panels. erlin Mirror Co.- Plate ·glass mirrors. oehmer & Co.- Paper boxes. erlin Gauntlet Co.- Gauntlets, caperines and caps. Canadian Furniture Manfg. Co.- All classes furniture.- 2 factories, Co-ot>erative Cigar Co.- Cigars. Canadian Castile Soap Co.- Castile Soap. Doerr & Co.- Biscuits and confectionery. Farwell Foundry Co.- Soil pipe and plumbers supplies. Gies, P., & Co.- Economical hot water boilers and specialties. Grieff- Bredt Co.- Covered Buttons. Hibner & Co.- Parlor and Hall fur,niture. Hagen Shirt & Collar Co.- Shirts, collars and cuffs. Hoffman, C. E.- Covered Buttons. Hall, H. J. & Sons.- Builders' supplies. Hachborn & Co.- Upholstered goods. Holman, I.- Miller. JacobY. Shantz & Son, Co., Ltd.- Vegetable, ivory, horn and pearl buttons. iackson & Cochrane.- Woodworking and special machinery. Jacob Kaufman.- Builders' supplies and packing cases. Joseph Zuber.- Cigars. KOseph w·mter h alt.- C1gars.. I< ru_g Furniture Co., Ltd.- Dining room, parlor and mission furniture re!Uer & Co.- Parlor frames, tables, chairs and art furniture. ~--· __._...... ____..._ __ ..,..._._...., ____

A LITTLE AD. HAS OFTEN PROVED A GREAT ADDER.

Users of space in the NEWS }~ECORD cheer­ fully admit that their ads. pay them. There is a good reason foT it. The Record goes in to 2 50 0 of the Best H om8s of the Twin City every evening. It is Clean, Enterprising and Popular. It gives the advertiser unmatched value and serv1ce. Try it whether it be for a \Vant or Store Ad. The News Record, OuR AnMAK rs AT 3 r King Str. \ TV est, YouR SER vr9E PHO ' E No. 75 BERLIN. 47 MANUFACTURING INDU3TRIES-(Continued).

ang Tanning Co., Ltd.- HarneEs leather. ippert & Co.- Hall racks, dining chairs and rockers. 1 . McBrine Co., Ltd.- Trunks, valises and leather embossed goods Lion Brewery.- Lager beers. Merchants Rubber Co., Ltd.- Rubber and shoes. M. Erb & Co., Ltd.- Upholstered furniture and gloves. M. Ott & Son.- Bricks. Nordheimer Piano Co.- High grade pianos. Oberholtzer, G. V. & Co., Ltd.- Boots and shoes Ontario Sugar Co., Ltd.- Beet sugar. Star Whitewear Co.- Ladies' shirt wais~s and whiteweat Simeon Brubacher.- Builders' supplies. Shoemaker & Co., D.- Concrete tiles. Standard Broom & Brush Co.- Brooms and brushe~ Trussler Bros.- Cement bricks. Williams, Greene & Rome Co., Ltd.- Shirts, collars and cuffs. Walker Bin & Store Fixture Co., Ltd.-High grade store fixture:;

WHOLESALE HOUSES.

Randall & Roos.-Grocers and liquor dealers J. Fennell & Son.- Hardware. Stuebing & Smith.-Stationers. Metcalfe Coffee Co.-Tea and coffee.

MISCELLANEOUS.

BeB rIllr & Bridgeport Street Railway. erlin Amusement Co. ~cono mical Mutual Fire Insurance Co. entral Heating Station. Ben Telephone Office. ~------

Strub & Meisn King St., Berlin, Manufacturers of W AGGONS, BUGGIES, SLEIGHS and CUTTE All kinds of Repairs & Blacksmith' ::S::o:rse Shoeing_ The Merchants Bank of Canad Established r864. Chartered by Dominioo Government. ---.,~"'--- Paid up Capital, - $6,ooo,ooo Total Deposits, oveer $37,ooo, Reserve Funds, - 4,ooo,ooo Total Assets, over - $52,ooo, BERLIN BRANCH: A. H. DEVITT, - - -- Manager.

~Wi'NW~I'NNIW'mi~WNIW.~~ ~ HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL ;: Electrical Supplies ;! .INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WIRING, ~ INCANDESCENT LAMPS, ~ ELECTRIC BELLS, ALARMS, ~=- and all kinds of Hepairing. I ASK FOR ESTIMATES., ~ ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO., ~ G. G. ELLIOT. MGR. ~ Phone 463. King St., BERLIN. -;W,.~~~~~mm,~ 49 LIST OF PAST MAYORS.

SINCE THE INCORPORATION 1854•

(Reeve). 1 854- 1856--J ohn Scott, 1857- H. S. Huber, 1858- Israel D . Bowman, 1859- 1864- H. S. Huber, 1865- 1868- W. H. Bowlby, 1869- 187 o- Hugo Kranz, (Mayor). 1871- Wm. Pipe, 1872- 1873- J. Hoffman, 1874- 1878- Hugo Kranz, 1879- L. J . Breithaupt, 188o- L. J . Breithaupt & John Motz, (Mayor). 1881- John Motz, (Mayor) . 1882- J. Y. Shantz & W. }affray, (Mayor). 1883- W . Jaffray, (Mayor). 1884- r88s- Alex. Millar, 1886- 1887- H . 9-· Lackner, 1888- 1889- L. J . Breithaupt, 1890- H. L. Janzen, . 1891- J. M. Staebler, 1892- C. Bitzer, 1893- H : G. Lackner, " 1894- 1895- D . Hibner, 1896- 1897- J. C. Breithaupt, 1898- Geo. Rttmpel, 1899- 1900- J . R. Eden ., 1901- G. H. Bowlby, 1902- 1903- J . R. Eden, 1904- 1905- Carl Kranz. " 1 906- 1907- Aaron Bricker, F. E .. Macklin *DRY GOODS~ Etc. The Store where you get one hundred cents worth~ a dollar F. E. Macklin DID YOU EVER VISIT THE 'Basement Grocery'? IT WILL PAY you to pay us a visit; ou~ sales' ladies are paid t o be courteous, and your every >vish will be grat ified to our fullest capacity. OUR LINES ...... Consist of the choicest. GROCERIES ...... Selected. FRUITS ...... Fresh daily. CHINA ...... Exquisite and delicate. CROCKERV ...... Practical and reasonable. HARDWARE ...... The best for tbe money. TRUNKS ...... A full selection JEWELRY ...... Every article sold on a guarantee. N >VELTIES ...... In profusion. . Oeo. Hasenflug, Propr. and Manager, BOEHMER & ERB'S STORE, Basement, King Street. BERLIN. sr 1'1IE IMPERIAL ORDER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE EMPIRE.

PRIKCESS OF WALES CHAPTER, BERLIN.

Hon. Presidents.

Mrs. J. E. Seagram, Mrs. D. S. Bowlby, Mrs. W. Roos, Mrs. W. A. Bowlb? Mrs. H. G. Lackner. Mrs. W. Mahlon Davis. Regent. 1st Vice Regent Mrs. M. M. Bricker. 2nd Vice Regent Mrs. J. E . Neville. Mrs. C. Everett Hoffman. Secretary. Asst. Secretary. Mrs. Claude L. Laing. Treasurer. Miss Knell. Asst. Treasurer. Miss Mylius. Standard Bearer. Mrs. Albert Roos.

CITY LEAGUE. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.

Officers.

President. H . W. Brown. Secretary-Treas. Solon Lutz. Referees. H . W. Brown, F. G. Hodgins, Geo. Boehmer, 0 . Vogel- sang, . L. Dingley.

CLUBS.

Tigers Football Club Star " Royals " " Ground, Victoria Park. British United " vVhen in need of Carpets, Rugs, Curtains,. House furnishings, Millin ery or Dress Goods go to _0. B. RYAN & CO., King St. E., Berlin. Phone 93 H. J. Hall's Planing Mill

For all kinds Lumber Works.

King St., W., Berlin. Phone 127. GRAND UNION HOTEL KING ST . EAST. Wm. Zinger, Proprietor. First class accommodation for guests and the travelling public. Charges Moderate. Phone 176. J. HESSENAUER, The Old Established Boot & Shoe Storet FREDERICK STREET, PHONE 608. BERLIN. CANADIAN EXPRESS CO.t KING ST. WEST, BERLIN.

Phone 22. Manager : Co Simpson.

L.;;.. --- ~- - 53 TIME TABLES.

BERLIN & WATERLOO STREET RAILWAY.

MAIN LINE. LEAVE WATERLOO LEAVE BERLIN 6.30 A.M. 3 .20 P.M. 6.45 A.M. 3.20 P.M. 7.00 3· 40 7.20 3·40 .,. 7·40 4.00 8 .oo 4.00 8.20 4.20 8.20 4.20 ':'8.40 ':'4·40 8.40 4·40 g.oo 5.00 g.oo 5.00 *9.20 s .20 9.20 5.20 9·40 ':' 5·40 9·40 5·40 10.00 6.03 10.00 6.03 10.20 6.20 10.20 6.20 ':'I0.40 6.40 I0.40 6.40 I I.oo * 7.00 I 1.00 7.00 I 1.20 7.20 I !.20 7.20 I I.40 7·40 I I .40 7·40 I 2.03 P.M. 8.oo I 2.03 P .M. 8.oo I 2.20 * 8.20 I 2.20 8.20 I 2.40 " 8.40 I 2.40 3.40 I.oo 9.00 l.OO 9.00 I .20 9.20 I. 20 9.20 l.40 9·40 1.40 9-40 ':'z.oo IO.OO 2.00 IO.OO 2.20 IO . .jO 2.20 I0.20 2.40 I 1.20 2.40 I I.OO ':'J.oo " 3.00 ':'Connects with Station Car, B erlin. unc 24th, I9o7 . MAIN LINE SUNDAY CARS. LEAVE WATERLOO LEAVE BERLIN IO.Jo A.M. 6.40 P.M. I0.45 A.M. 7.00 P.Ivi. I 2. I 5 P.M. 7.00 I 2 ·3 5 P .M. 7. 20 2.oo 7.20 2.20 7·40 "Survival of the Fittest"

HAVE YOU TRIED The Old Creole Coffees?

IF NOT, WHY NOT?

THEY ARE COMING TO THE FRONT AS THE FINEST COFFEES IN CANADA.

THREE GRADES

Old Creole ~ Sunny South and French Drip.

Ask your grocer for their 1ine and if he does not carry them send direct to The Old Creole Coffee Co., 584 Yonge Street,

~rORON ~ro . _~ 55 MAIN LINE SUNDAY CARS-( Continued). LEAVE WATERLOO. LEAVE BERLIN. 2. 40 7-40 3.00 8.oo 8.20 3·20 8.oo 3·40 4.00 8.20 4.20 8.40 .f.40 8.40 s.oo g.oo 5· 20 9.00 5·40 9.20 6.oo 9.20 6.20 9-40 6.20 6.40 G. T. R. STATION CAR Leaves Post Office at 7·45 a.m. for 7. 5o from Galt and 8.10 going E. g.oo 9.19 going West. g. 3o 9· so going East and 9· 55 to Galt and Elmira. 10 .55 11.15 going West and 11.30 to Elmira. 2. 20 p.m. for 2.40 going East and 2.50 to Galt. 3.ro 3.30 going West. 5.oo 5.20 going East. 5·55 6.15 going West and 6.os from Galt. po 7·45 going East. 8.45 9.08 going West. Special Cars Can Be Chartered For Any Time. Phone ;.J o. 6 5 r.

POSTAL INFORMATION.

. The following is a complete list of the countries to which pictor­ lal post cards having written communications on the address side to the left of the address may now be sent from Canada at the post card rate:-Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bul­ garia, Con go Free State, Crete, Danish West Indies, Denmark, Dutch East Indies, Egypt, France, Germany, Hayti, Holland, Hun­ gary, Italy, Japan, Luxemburg, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, ~ew. Zealand, Norway, Orange River Colony, Panama, Paraguay, T ers.la, Portugal, Roumania, Siam, Sweden, Switzerland, Transvaal, Ullls, and the United States. If the cards are ad- Grand Centr AND Market Hote King Street, Bert" These Hotels are central located. Cars- pass the doors, to from all points. FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATI The largest Hotel Stabling the Twin Cities. JOS. ZUBER, Propr PHONES : Grand Cent ral 129; Market

~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ 4 ~ ~ do 4 If you enjoy _a ~ 4 cb Good pleasure producing Cigar q ~ Made by clean workmen , in a clean factory , do cr~' q and of the best H avana, which tastes cb cr good all the '''ay, ask for J­ eT ci: "SPAR TO" and " No. 8" q) cp FACTORY AND OFFICE: d YONGE ST, BERLIN.

THE PEER of any ten cent cigar you buy over the counter, made by expert workmen. THE ALLIANCE is a hand-made Cuban style, long stripped Havana filler with genuine Sumatra wrapper.

The "BLUE RIBBON" $$$ c. 6.~ may have its equal, but for a cool, easy, pleasant smoke it CANNOT BE SURPASSED. Manufactured by CHAS. BLANKSTEIN, 25 Queen St. S. BERLIN Joseph Moyer, Carpenter and Contractor, Eby Street, BERLIN. 59 POSTAL INFORMATION-(Continued).

Leone, Straits Settlements, St. Helena, Swatou, Tobago, Transvaal, Trinidad, Turks Islands, Uganda, Windward Islands, Zanzibar, is 2 cents per ;1 oz., and for all other destinations 5 cents per ;1 oz. Insufficiently prepaid letters posted in and addressed

ALEX. MILLAR, K. C. H. J. SIMS, L. L. MILLAR & SIMS, BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, NOTARIES, ETC.

BERLIN, ONT. Phone I ------DOMINION EXPRESS C Office King St. West. Berlin Manager, ---- A. J. ROOS.

FOR CUT FLOWERS AND BEDDING PLANTS CALL AND SEE ~- :CLEE FLORIST, Kir"1g St. W. -- EEEL:CN KARL MUELLER & CO. HOUSE DECORATORS & PAINTERS. The Finest Selection ofj,WALL PAPERS in Berlin. Queen St. N. ----~ Phone 138 6r

POSTAL INFORMATION-(Continued ~ are liable t o letter rate of postage, 2 cts. per oz., when posted for de­ li,·ery in Canada. 2 nd. Class Matter.-For Canada. The rate in Transient newspapers and periodicals is I cent per 4 oz. limit of weight 5 Ths. For newspapers under I oz. in weight ?{ cent. Newfoundland, Great Britain and Ireland, Etc.- Transient Newspapers and Period­ icals printed and published in Canada may be sent to Newfound­ land, Great Britain & Ireland, Bahamas, Barbaos, British Guiana, British Honduras, Bermuda, British North Borneo, Ceylon, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Leeward Islands, (including Antiqua, &c.) , Malta, Mauritius, Newfoundland, Jamaica, , Sarawak, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Northern and Southern Nigeria, Transvaal, Trinidad, and Tobago, Turk's Island and Zanzibar, at the rate of I cent per 4 ozs. Other papers at the rate of IC. per 2 ozs. 3rd Class Matter- Addressed to Canada.- r. Book packets. Rate, I cent per 2 oz. or fraction thereof; limit of weight, 5 Ths ., ex­ cept for a single book, in which case the limit is Io tbs. 2. Miscellaneous matter. (a). Printed pamphlets, printed circulars, etc., rate, I cent for each 2 oz. or fraction thereof. (b). "Maps, photographs, drawings, engravings, etc.; rate, I cent for 2 ozs. or fraction t hereo:'. (c) . Seeds, cuttings, bulbs, etc. ; rate, 2 cents for first 4 ozs. or fraction thereof and I cent for each additional 4 OZS. , .Or fraction thereof. Circulars, Prices Current, etc., to pass at the I C. rate must be entirely printed. Any insertion in ink is not permissible, except the name and address of the· addressee, the name of the, sender and t he date of the circular itself. Circulars type-written are liable to letter rate. Circulars produced in imitation of type-writing are allowed to ?dass ~t the I cent per 2 ozs. rate when at least 2o copies in exactly 1 entlcal terms are handed in to the Post Office at one time. When such circulars are posted in the Receiver they should be tied together. in Al~ miscellaneous matter must be put up so as to admit of easy spectwn. The limit of weight is 5 Ths. E. :E='- COE~E~ ...... DENTIST. Parlors- Hallman Block, Queen St. North, E ::El :5 L :t: ::t.::r •

Phone- Office 152. Phone- Residence

MERCHANT TAILOR, c~y -v-alet~ Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired. 18 King St. E., Berlin. Gardiner's Piano Polish T he maker of t his polish has been in the piano business 35 years ; at present has the largest piano ware-rooms in West ern Ontario, and has had a wide experience in all kinds of piano polish. PRICE 25 CENTS. F . G. GARDINER, Queen St. South. BERLIN, ONT.

E. P. CLEMENT, K. C. CLEMENT & CLEMENT, BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, NOTARIES, CONVEYANCERS, Office-Yretcalfe Block, King Street W., Phone 77. 63 ASSESSMENT SOCIETIES.

I::JDEPENDENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. Meetings held Foresters' Hall, over Bank of Hamilton.

CATHOLIC ORDER FORESTERS. • Meetings held Catholic Foresters' Hall.

CAXADIA0J ORDER OF FORESTERS. Meetings held Foresters' Hall, over Bank of H amilton.

0:\'S OF ENGLAND. Meetings held Foresters' Hall, over Batik of Hamilton.

KXIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Meetings held Catholic Foresters' Hall, King St.

WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. Meetings held Foresters' Hall , over Bank of Hamilton.

REBECCAS. Meetings held Oddfellows' Hall , over Merchants Bank.

C.\THOLIC MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATIOn Meetings held over Clarendon Hotel.

U;.J_ITED WORIOlEN. Meetings held Oddfellows' Hall over Bank of Hamilton.

AXCIENT FREE AND ARCH MASONS. Meetings held over Merchan ts Bank.

KXIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES. Meetings held Foresters' Hall, over Bank of H amilton...... CHINA HALL King Street East, Berlin. L. D. MERRICK, Prop.

KING ST. W., BERLIN. A. R 0 S E , Prop. THE LADIES' OUTFITTER~ and MILLINERY PARLOR The latest in Ladies' Ware.

, I I W. H. LEESON~ KING ST., BERLIN. For School and Office Supplies, Crockery and t · Novelties. ,' ; BOOTS AND SHOES. l PHONE 522,

------~ The Best in J. SCHMIDT, Drugs, Perfumery, Toilet Goods and "The Druggist" Rubber Requisites KING ST. E. BERLIN. , and Bon Bons. ~- K_N1\_F'r',. rf HE EAS T END BUTCHER Orders delivered to all parts of the Cit j·. PHONE 105.