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TIMES.
'rSS1lI;R AND Pitopenteolt
OUR OTTAWA LETTER.
.From our owa Correspondent.
Ottawa, March 3rd.
Practically the entire sittiug of • the
House on Monday was occupied by a
discussion upon the administration of
the Yukon, the debe being precipitate
cd by the leader of'the Opposition upon
the plea that the 'Minister of the In-
terior was going away, and it was ad-
visable to deal with the matter before
the left. There was nothing new in his
ninety minutes speech, in fact 'it was a
'repetition of the principal charges made
*during the famous anti.-Siftou sortie of
fast session. Tho royalty was excessive,
oppressive, and, indeed, . iniquitous; it
was unprecedented, and militated
against the development of the country,
Shat only in keeping prospectors frozn go-
ing, but also by encomeging smugglin
*of gold out of the country, and thereby
reducing the apparent output, and de-
pr¢ciatiug the reputation of the country
szs'a gold -producing territory to that ex -
:tent. As evidence that actual injury
;was being done, Sir Charles pointed to
the fact that the populatiou of Dawson
~City, which a year ago was put at about
X5,000,. was now. admitted to be less
than 5,000.
plained that the revised ret; mations
governing the relocation of disputed
eleilu:l had led to the doing away of ac
least four-fifths of litigation and there-
fore would ecarcely be looked, upon
with favor by the lawyers in Dawson
?ity, to which profession Sir Charles
Tupper's unidentified correspondent
cvideutly belongs. Ile proved that so
her front its being true that desirable
properties were being parcelled out to
Wends of the Government, the fret was.
that all public lands heed been
DISPOSEOF BY I' '13LIC OTION
D G A.G
to the highest bidder, a proceeding abso-
lutely unknown during thti regime of
the late Admiuistration. As to the
obarge that the policy of the Govern -
anent was depopulating, Dawson City, it
was an indisputable fact that a. very
large proportion of the inhabitants of
that place were simply adi: euturers,such
as always float into a new alining cen-
tro, with no permanent stake in the
country and move outngaiu jest as soon
as any excitement desetopes elsewhere,
There was au entire absence of evidence
that the regulations cgmplaiued of had
in any way tulversely4iifected the legiti
nate prospector. pen the general
rluestiou of the ro ty the Minister
frankly admitted that it was a very
difficult matter, req'puriug the most
eareful consideration, and this it was
receiving at the hands of the Govern-
ment, and it might be that modifications
of the present policy St'ould be necessary
both as to the amount at the royalty and
in the methods of collecting it. Of the
general charges of iv/40h so. mech. has
been said .aud nothing proved, the Min-
ister simply pointed out the complete
failure to make out a case in spite of the
frantic efforts which had, beeu put forth
to do so.
to
TO AIMED THE ELESITION LAW.
The newly elected iullependont labor
member trona Winnipeg) (Me. Puttee) is
already getting down tq, work, and in a
well delivered maiden speech the other
afternoon, introduced al bill to amend
the Dominion Election Act: The
amendment he ,proposes; would extend
the hour of palling until eight o'clock
in the evening in leap Ceutres of popu-
lation, and substitute standard time for
solar time. He also proposes to abolish
the Durocher ballot, and substitute a
simpler form of voting paper practically
indentical with that used in provincial
elections, a reform which the Govern-
ment had already decided upon, Tho
necessity of this change ;teas made 'very
evident by Mx. Puttee, who pointed out
that nearly 900 eleotors technically
spoilt their ballots in the recent Winni-
peg bye -election owing to the difference
in the Federal ballot inerodllced by the
late A. ministration, and the ballot
which had been used a the provincial
elections only a few w its before. So
apparent was the fact that the system
was at fault, that the courts allowed the
"Spoilt" ballots, and a warded,Mr. Put-
tee the seat. - ,
THE SAME FAMILIAR YARNS.
The condition of the courts was next
animadverted upon, Sir Charles claim-
ing that the amount of judicial business
requiring attention was far in excess of
the power of the present machinery to
grapple with, and that the courts were
rlandicappecl because an extra judge had
31ot been appointed, although the money
to pay his salary had been voted at the
last session. The new regulations gov-
erning the administration of disputed
Maims and the hydraulic regulations
were also severely criticised and the
[charge deliberately made that those
regulations had been framed without
any regard to the interests of the legiti-
enate prospectors, but rather to enable
the Minister to parcel out all that was
worth having to his "friends and favor-
ites." In addition to all this the Oppo-
aition leader reiterated the old familiar
charges of general and wide -spread cor-
ruptiou among the officials and a guilty
onnivance thereat on. the part of the
Government.
rt THE NAMELESS ACCUSER.
As nearly the whole list of these
charges had been thoroughly exploited
last session, and pretty effectually dis-
posed Of then, it was naturally expected
that Sir Charles Tupper would have
mew and strong evidence with which to
support them, but all he produced was
the familiar anonymous letter, filled
, with glittering generalities, but offering
co kind of evidence, either circumstan-
tial or direct.
The Ministerof Interior r
sae the Inge o (Hon.
if
Clifford Ston immediately replied,
re lied
,
taking the various charges Cato o
ri-
tally.
Having pointed out that the
.lproduction of anonymous correspond-
ence from disappointed adventurers
tonic' scarcely be looked upon as the
rest means of eliciting the facts, he ex-
4MOUIL BREATH
...FROM CATARRH
tells of the Decay of the MUCOUS
: g.,lning Of the Nose and Threat...
Bo symptom of catarrh causes more
rtlltbinoyailce than foul breath This offensive
[odor comes from the ulceration of the
rlmembranes and is an indication of the
aescay which is taking place in the linings
lot this nose and throat. To the victim of
'onstarrh as well an to his associates this
.ffoulness of the breath is disgusting,
To counteract bad breath and to eradf«
state catarrh from the system no treatment
els more successful than Dr.r;hase't Catarrh
'Cure, the only remedy that can be relied
'ippon to entirely cure chronic catarrh.
Dr. Chase's !Catarrh Cure is tent direct
itis the diseased: parts by the improved
nnvrer which accompanie3 each box, heals
the uloers, clears the Mr passages, telieves
+ire pressure which causes headache, stops
rine decay which canoes foul breath,End
titheotately cures catarrh en:l prevents con-
" , ^+ . -n. ase a box, blower free, at
or £tiet261t11041, I•atea S Co.,
2i
THE STATE OI' TRADE,
Bradstreet's weelrleF report declares
that "the strength of Stable values is a
feature of Canadian trade. Toronto re-
ports heavy buying offspring and sum-
mer goods. Industrial activity is very
marked, Canadian factories running
their fullest capacity, money is active
and banks are making good profits.
Montreal reports nearly all classes of
metals as firmer. Dry; goods orders are
large and shipments aria heavy. Col-
lections are interfered with by bad
roads. Trade is inactive in British Col-
umbia and collections are only fair,
while in the Maritime Provinces a sea-
sonable business is reported doing. Bank
clearings for the week aggregate $29,-
114,620, an increase of 1 " per cent. over
last week. Business failures for the
week number 28 as compared with 35
last week, 39 in this week a year ago, 45
iu 1898, 50 in 1897, and 51 be 1896."
MAILS FROM SOUTH AFRICA,.
The Postmaster General has arranged
with the postof ice authorities of Great
Britain. and Cape Col
onY
that at
letters ar-
riving r-
rivin in Canada from Canadian. troops
serving in South Africa, 'addressed to
their friends hers, shall be delivered
whether the postage is paid or not. Mr.
Mslek has been negotiatihg atitg this platter
ever since the First Contingent sailed,
and has at last succeededin his purpose.
The consent of the Cape Government is
another evidence of the growth of im-
perial feeling, as the principal part of
the loss of revenue willfaall up
en the
treasury of that Country.
THE WINGUAD1 TJMES, MARCH ;t,, 1900,
A CARD.
We, the under.iglaed, c,o heeeby agree
to refm d the s aomt y on tl. he eity-flve
cent bcttlo of Dr, et -ills' lilugliele Pills,.
if, after using tlu'eo fourtbs of contents
of bottle, they da i:ut si•liove Constipa-
tion arta Iietulaehe. 'We rase waxraut
that four bottles Svi.,l permanently cure
the roost obstinate case's of Ct.mstipatitnl.
Seth:faction or no pay when 'Wills' Eng-
lisii Pills aro teed.
.t1., A. Morrow, Cent and Druggist,
Will€,hlun, Ont,
C. A. Campbell, Claoiuist and Druggist,
Sri' i ,
i ''h til, Ont
A.la litlufilton, Claenlist and Drug-
gist, Wiughani, Ont.
Considerably Over ''The Ceittnry AIarlc,.
Newspapers in sanious districts have
been welting up it (short history with
names of persons s` iwho have reached
close to the centuryaark, writes a eor-
respcudeat of the St. Malas journal.
While this has bean'goin€,r ou there has
been living in our Midst one who has
reached cousiderablyi over the century
marle Mrs. J'as. Mills, who is at present
living with her son, David Mills, on the
8th concession of Blitushard, a few miles
from town, Mrs. Fills is now iaz the
114th year of her age and has enjoyed
good health up to spino two or three
years ago. Up to rithat tiro -she had
deem her own house work. Since then,
however, she has been; troubled a little
with rheumatism, but even with all this
trouble she is still able to do the greater
portion of the household duties of her
son's, David Mills', residence. Mrs.
Mills has been as active as the most of
persons would be at 4Q years of age, up
to some two or three years .ago, when
thatharbinger of a€}e, rheumatism,
crept upon her. Mrs. ATMs also possess-
es all her faculties in a very clear man-
ner up to the present. Mrs. Mills is an
aught to Mrs, George Carter, of G. Cart-
er, con, &.Co., and to Mr, David Cath-
cart, father of Mr. Sohn W. Cathcart, of
the Garnett house, and Mr. Wnl. Mills,
who carries the mail from Exeter and
St. Marys, is her son.
• For over Fifty Years. •
An Old and Well,Triod Remedy—Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used
for over fifty years by mit ionsof mothers
for their children while teeth1ng, with
perfect success. It soothes the child,soft-
ens the gums, allays all pain, ares wind
colic, and is the best remedy for diar-
rhcea. It is pleasant tp the taste. Sold
by druggists in every part of the world.
Twenty-five cents a bottle. Its nine is
incalculable. Be sure °you ask for Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and take no
other kind.
nangceous 11 iohtery.
"I suffered with. Dysentery for four
weeks and could get nothingto cure me.
I then tried Dr. Fowler's Extract of
Wild Strawberry, which onred me when
everything else failed, John L. Carter,
Bridgetown, N. S.
Condems 1lrti1 a1 heat.
"I do not believe in artifical heat un-
der any circumstances," says E. O.
Itoesslc in Oomitry Gentleman. "A
flock of hens kept in a house evithont
heat Will thrive better anti remain de-
cidedly healthier. My' mortality for
several years during the coldest weather
has been so slight as not to bet remem-
bered, and as a result my egg production
has boon up to my be. expectations."
Laxa.LiVer rills are easy acting,
non-irritatinand purely vegetable.
They ate the meet effective remedy
knew?! for Constivtl*ion, Dyccpepeih., 13i1-
MoslttelXl end Siok Headache. lsrfee 25
snit.
The Jester.
The echo is always.. polite enough to
return a call.
A slender girl sometimes gives a young
man a plump refusal.
The whistling wind and the whistling
woman are seldom able to stop a street
car.
The money a man conceals in his vest
pocket is always in -vested.
A typewriter girl without any bad
spells is a jewel,
The man who playa cards is never sat-
isfied with a little here below. He al-
ways wants a good. deal. ---- Chicago
News.
T. Milburn & Co. :—Your Rheumatic
Pills did me more good than any other
remedy and I consider them a perfect
cure for Rheumatism.
Mrs. Joseph Pearce, Colliugwood, Ont.,
Robert Shields has resigned as Mayor
of Palmerston. He had not the neces-
sary property qualification.
Children Cry for
GA TORIA.
Consumption.
TOWN x D'I RECTORY,
Berner (:`unit[+iz-Sabl:atil services at
11 a in and. 7 p 111, Funday Velicol at
2 L0 p 111. General prayer ineetialg
t)u SVetluesday 07e11111€;r4. Bev. W.
h1retell mister, W. J. tellal•antai,
(atop nntendent,
14 ': IIatl)1ST 0llllltclr--b'abl•ath services
at 11 a r.1 and 7 p Sunday Sehcal at
2 :30 p 1n. Epworth League every Mon-
dayevemlvg, t,:tel,eral prayer meeting
tar Wednesday evenings, ROY, Rie11aril
Hobbs, pastor. 1)r. T'uwler, S. S. Sup-
erintendent,
Ceent(II—Sabo th ear -
vices
PRESBYTERIANa
t
at 11a and p i h Hotta '
aa t 7S
School at r- :210 'i) 211, ()neral pray or
1llCOi leg• 011 W.. duesJay evenings. Rev.
1[1. Perrie, pastor. D. M. Gordon, S. S.
Superintendout,
Sr. PAUL'S CutaieIn, EPISCo1 Aa,—Sab-
bath services at 11 a an and 7 p in. Sun-
day Seltool at 2:0 pm. General prayer
meeting on "Wednesday evening. Rev.
Win. Lowe, imminent. F. Sucre, 5. S,
Superintendent.
(CONGREGATIONAL Cuunou.—Stibbaath
services at 11 a 1n and 7 p 1n. Sunday
School at 2:8,c0� p ui. (4ouoral prayer
sleeting on S"rrell.i?eSday eve/Mtgs. Rev.
3. W. G pastor, Gavin Wilson, S.
S. Superintendent.
Ro n w Camerae Criultorc -- Every
fourth Sunday. 'Mass tat 10:30 a 1u, sor•
lion and benediction at 7p n1.. Rev. D.
P. McMenamiu,43. P.
SALVATION Alt') r—St,rvico at 7 and 11
a m and 3 and 8 rep m on Siulclay, and
every evening during the week at 8
o'clock at the bartackn.
CHRISTIAN WOURFR—Sea vices in the
Mission Hall, Victoria street, on Sunday
at 8 and 7:30 p m. T. A. Callionne, in
charge.
POST OFFICE --In Macdonald Block.
Office hours • from 8 a in to 6:30 p 1n.
Peter Fisher, postmaster,
Mammas' Iesrrxurx---Library and
frso reacting room in the Town Hall,
will be open every afternoon from 2 to
6:45 o'clock and every evening from 7 to
9:30' o'clock, " Miss Millie Robertson,
librarian.
TOWN Comecee Win. Clegg,•Mayor ;
Wil. Holmes, H. O.ell. 3. H. Chis-
holm, Jos. Golley, Rolland Beattie,
Geo. McKenzie, Councillors; J. B. Fer-
gason, Clerk and Treasurer; Salnuel
Youhill, Assessor; Wm. Robertson, Col-
lector. Board meets first Monday even-
ing in each month at 8 o'clock.
SonooL BoArn--C. N. Griffin, (chair-
man), Thos. Abraham, H. G. Leo, 3. 3.
liomuth, Wm. Moore, H. Derr, Thos.
Bell, Wm. Button. Secretary, Wm.
Robertson; Treasurer, 3. B. Ferguson.
Meetings second Tuesday evening in
each month.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACiHERS — A. H.
Musgrove, Principal, Miss Robertson,
Miss Reynolds, Miss Farquharson, Miss
Cornyn, Miss Vanstone, Miss Matheson
and -Miss Reid. •
BOARD or HeatmaMayor Clegg,
(chairman), C. J'. Reading, Thos. Greg-
ory, Dr. Kennedy, 3. B. Ferguson, Sec-
retary; Dr. Towler, Medical Health
Officer.
EARLY
CLOSING
Before placing your order
for Spring Clothing call and
see our
NEW SAMPLES
for 1899. We can afford to
sell New Goods cheaper than
old stock that cost one -halt
more than new, and better
goods of the latest styles will
cost today.
We make clothes that fit.
WEBSTER & CO.,
Queen's Block.
Caveats and Trade•Marks obtnined,.ap d all patent
s
s
busine conducted for MODERATE i'I6 d
t
FEES. My
(Ace le in t immediate c viclnitY
ofthePatent
Office
and my facilities for securing pattnts are un3urpasseti
Send model,
sketch or photograph of invention,
vitadeicrt tion and statement as taadvantages clamedR�No ("halve fv made for an opinion as to
patentability,and riv fee for prosecuting the
application rotHof! 4.0 ,palter$ for until the
patent taitowarf, 01IHVeh-pad CVIne,' con.
tamin
;futf 'm
Cormat' n scut free. All Oamnlnnk
cations Considered as Strictly Confidential.
FRANKMN II. HOUGH
.'pact, A.53AYfi]',01;rr-,i.3lD- tL
'-ir, CO YEARS'
This dreadful destroyer of young nieh
and young women has its beginning in a
neglected cold, and can always be prevented.
by using Dr, Chase's syrup of Linseed and
Turpentine, which promptly and positively
cures bronchitis, coughs, colds, croup and
asthma.
eec. a bottle at
Bates do Co,; T8
all dealers, or Edmadson,
onto. ax
WE MAtclr
Sewer and.
Calvert Pare:
L:, Ai *rr frU: 4 t,.. ,:]
,
T.17* fi res elf),
TRADE MARKS
Anyone sending n,,ketolCaORee1Ger!IipTtStonBGmCa.
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quicklyascertain our opinion frog W other
an
trivent1o11 is probably patentable. Cotnmuntea.
flans strictly confidential. handbook on Ptuehtd
seraftee. Oldest agency tor scouring patents...
Patentrr taken through Munn & Co. receive
special nonce, without charge, !n the
American()
erkaL
A hafldsernely 111untrafMd weekly fanged. OP
co/talon of arty ltelon)tea j.mrn& Torsos, t!3 a
ear : fent menthe, $1 Sold by all newsdt+.alera.
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for in advance,
Trnl .Ton DErAIMMt:9v7' is stocked with an
extensive assortment of alt requisites for print
ing, Wording facilities not equalled in the
eountyfo. turning out first plass work. Larne
typo and ap,it optiate cuts for all styles of Po ,t-
ars, Hand Bills, etc,, and the latest styles of
choice fancy type for the liner classes of print-
ing. H..13, ET,r.IOTT,
Proprietor and Publisher.
BANK ot AML
.INGllAM.
Capital. $1,494,520. Rest, $1,000,000
President—Sog;u• Smn'A1ttC.
Vice-President—A. G. 1i4 rsAY.
DIHKOTORis1'
John Proctor, Geo. Roach, Wm. Gibson, M.P(
A. T. Wood, M. P., A. B. Leo (Toronto).
Cashier --J. TUP,NBULL.
Savings Bank --Hours 10 to 8a8aturdav, 10
to 1. Deposits of al and ,upwards received and
interest allowed.
Special Deposits also received at current
rates of interest.
Drafts on Great Britain and the United
States Bought and sold.
W. CORBOU.LD, Agent,
E. L, DICIEMSON, Solicitor,
E. SMITH
"R.` .-.��'...1='4
WINGS AM.
General I3anking Business transacted.
Money advanced to farmers and business men
of endorsed notes and collateral.
Farmers' Nale Notes Cashed
Moneys remitted by draft to all parts of
Canada and the United States.
Notes and accounts collected on reasonable
terms.
CI •
P. KENNEDY M. 1),. M. C. P. S. O.
e (Member of KENNEDY,
British Medical Associa-
tion,) Gold, Mectalliat in Medicine. Special
attention paid to diseases of Women and Child-
ren. Office lours -1 to 4 p. m. ; 7 to 0 p. m.
VANSTONE, ..
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC.
Private and Company funds to Ioan at Iowest
rate of interest, No commission charged. Mort-
gages, town and farm pproperty bought and
sold. Office, Beaver Blocic,Wingham.
JA. MORTON,
A
BARRISTER,
Vinghatn, Ont. -
E L. DICKENSON,
•
E.
BARRISTER, ETC.
Solicitor to Bank of Hamilton. Money to loan
Office—Moyer Block, Wu gham.
ARTHUR J.rIRWIN, D. D. S.; L. D. S.
Doctor of Dental Surgery of the Pennsylvania
Dental College and Licentiate of the Royal
College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Office
over Post Office, Wingham.
DD. ROSS, D. li. S., i4. p. 8.,
• DENTIST,
Office—Beaver Bloc, Winghtun.
JOHN RITCHIE,
GENERAL INSURA OE AGENT,
Wingham,lOnt.
Di DEANS, JR.
1•
LICENSED
AUCTIONITCR
for the County of Huron. Bales attended '
any part of the County. Charges moderate.m
JOHN annum, evnNaninns,:Orcr.
tIOBNSEtl AUCTIONEER,
Sales of Farm Stock and Farm Implements a
specialty. -
A11 orders left at THE Trues office promptly
attended to. Terms reasonable.
SOCIETY MEETINGS.
6 Camp Caledonia, No. 40, meets
Sr U. Op the first and third Monday' in
every month, in the 0ddfelltws Han. Visiting
brethren Welcome. ,T. Muttady, Chief ; H. 13.
Elliott, Ree.- Fee.
Jan runrrING,
including Rooks, Pamphlets, Fastens, Bill
Herds, Circulars, &e., &C., exeeutcd in the best
style of the art, at moderate prices, and on
short notice.
Boexn3TNn)iNO.—ire are pleased to announce
that any Books or Magazines loft with as for
Binding, 1'+111 have our prompt attention.
Prices for Binning in any style w111 be given on
application to
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Palmerston [3:0:31)141.10.48 pan.
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CANADIAN FORESTERS,
The Vigil Vourt neater; tat Hlterbrotlke,
t►tata,-.-r1ie Reports Wove axed; I:neoas-
tti,91.
Milerbr0!rke, Q lie,, I' o',)+ -7.'!3e 21st
an"rtttl s saiom of the lli.di Court of the
0,lnaiiam Mier of For. stars olivine in
the .Art 1Ia11 building at 2 o'eloek. tidy
eternity:', with a nage number in at-
tendance, inlclacling High Court cfiieel's.
and delegates representing salborilinate
courts 'of every Province of the Detain-
,
i(a .
�)�fter the usual opening exereii;es and,
the appointment cf the vario:is eom-
huftees, the High Court cfnieers presentee'[
their manual reports, which were of a
most gratifying cbaraotor, showing, as
they did, the remarkable growth of the f
order aurin, theeyoar 1899,
X. Elliott, High Chief Ranger, and
one of its earliest pranaotel o, gave a very
comprellellsivo report, dealing withthe
steady and permanent growth of tile'
soeioty since its organization about 21'
years ago. At the clasp of .the past year'
the membership was 35,057, and
surplus in the Insurance Friuli 1837,--
201.00. - The Him: Court flick and':
Funeral Benefit 13eanch is also a most'
popular feature of the satiety, as shown.
by the great growth ill the membership,
of this branch. Starting in August,
1890, with a membership of a little over'
500, the number at the close of the year
1899 had reached over 18,000. .
• The report of the High Secretary, Mr,.
Thomas White, was a, most exhaustive:
and interesting one, showing a large and.
increasing volume of business transact-
ed daring the year in the various de-
partments of the head Office, During
the year 172 cheques amounting to
$158,086.81,were issued iu payment of
168 death claims; 2,815 cheques, amount-
ing to $5.4,809.35 in payment of sick-
benefit claims, and 03 cheques, for.
$2,774,55, in payment of funeral benefit:
claims. There were also 703 orders„
amounting to $46,748,32, issued on the
general fund,
The number Of Mitid,tiolu during the
year was 7,015, and the number of mem-
bers in good standing at the close of the
year was 35,657.
There wore 3,078 members carrying
$500 insurance, 31,648 carrying $1,C00,
89 carrying $1,500, and1,842 carrying
$2,000, or a total of "35,057, carryinge-
$36,504,500 insurance. - kt
As shown by the report of the High . k
Treasurer, Mr. John Neelands, the
receipts on the various funds were:—
Insurance, $204,123.72; sick and fuuoral
benefit branch, $57,450,43, and on
general fund, $43,5462, making a total
of $395,094.77. The total expenditure in
these funds was the largest fu the order's
history, being, for tllo year, $26,429.08.
Dr. II. M. Stanley, Chairman of the
Medical Board since the organization o�•'
the society,' in his report showed tlack
the death rate 'was considerably lower
than the average of the previous year,
and the third lowest of any year in the
history of the order, being only 4.43 per
1,000 of membership. .
The membership and deaths by Pro-
! evinces
ro-winces were as follows:—Ontario, 26,744
members, with 196 deaths; Quebec,
6,613, with 80 deaths; New Brunswick,
• 792, with 3 deaths; Nova Scotia, 520,
with 1 death; Prince Edward Island,
293, with 1 death, and Manitoba, British -
Columbia and Northwest 'Territories,
3,695, with 17 deaths.
During the year there were received
by the Medical Board 8,868 applications,
of which 8,176 were considered good
first -plass risks. From an insurance•
standpoint the the order has had a healthy'
growth. -
The report of the High Auditors was
a most gratifying one. The year opened
with a balanoe on hand in the Insurance
Fund of 8701,173.75. The _receipts=
amounted to $204,126,72, an increase as
compared with 1898 of, $4,179.42, while
the amount paid for death claims 'was
$14,098.75 greater than the sum paid the
previous year. ' The net increase in the
c
m„ulrallce surplus for
the
year wale
$136,087.01,
the largest addition to the-
reserve
ine
rserein
es vone 'ear. The receipts:
any .� 8Ce is
from interest on surplus insurance fund.
were $26,429.08 or $5,160.23' mere than
1898, and equal to about 17 per cent. of
the amount paid for death claims. The
surplus • at the close of the year .was
$837,261.66, which amonut, 'with the ex-•. ,
caption of $68,080,17 deposited on care
rant account, was invested as follows:
Dominion of Canad€t stock, 8100,000;
loan company debentures, $260,000;
municipal debentures, $824,181.49, and,
banks deposits $85,000.
The report of the Superintendent of
Organization showed that at the close of
the veru' there were 704 courts in the
Orel r. Daring h
e rx lg t e year 58 [spurts wore
organized, with amembership of 1,492,,
as against 47 .courts, with a member -
shill of 1,083, organized in 1808. Total,
number of initiationsednt4ttg 1808 was
7,015, exceeding any previous record by
1,32e, and 3,110 More than the average
for the preceding five years. The aver•
ago ago of membere initiated during the
year 1890 was 28.4,
Accident%
Will happen in the best regulated hoines
Scald, linins and Carts are of frequent
occurrence. There is nothing for cases
of this kind °glial to Il'agyard's 'Yellow
Oil. It talus out pain and promotes
rapid healing.
Alexander McCready, the efficient
poetnnnster of Ilarrieton, celebrated the
thirty-eight anlnivernary of his wedd f ug
en Wedueeday evenfng last. •
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