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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1888-6-21, Page 74 The Princess or Wales. The Princess of Wales is the moat popular personage in Great Britain. So far .ae the mutilation of royalty is concerned, it can be truly said of her that her life is the most valuable in the kingdom. So long as else liven her popularity will be sufficient to keep the cause of royalty well protected from alar innovation. I have tried to obtain ropm those who know the Princess of Wales well the secret of her great.popularity, She is not a brilliant woman, she has never writ tam anything, and in conversation she never impresses one with the idea of her baying any particular originality or striking force of e1..xaeter, In ordinary =lacy, wttbea't the advantage of her position, she would, make but little impression. She is exeeas• ivelyladylike and refined. She has a meet rearvollons beauty, which ehieay getleiata in regular features, a fair complezic.,n and a perfectly serene and placid expression. The most remarkable feature of her good. looks is the preservation of her youthful a -, pearanee. .fn the broad glare of daylight she looks today as young if not, younger dumber eldest daughter. bier figure fa also Aim and slight as that of a young girl. She &ogee with exquisite taste and, appears to enjoy general society very much. The secret of her popular charm is said to be this : She has the rare and wedelns facially of im resaiag people who some in couteot with her in the casual meeting of A general reception or aab levee with her ,genuine ccrdi- ality. .People who_ have been presented to her and who have aaanply seen her bow slid ,mile, and perhaps have beard a half ticAen world; of commonplace greeting, are the ones who Are the meat wildly enthesi- astic over her, per bearing before the publie oonatitutes her chief chem. Every one is led to believe that else is the. most gracious And winning persohsgein, the leingdon.. It is this outward aliegesttn upon the part. of the Pri ieees of Wake of brilliant gractousnesa that has captivated and thoroughly charmed. the British pLIblio. These who,know her best say that a more xltireate acqusrinntance with ber doge not bear cut the public eaatinueto. She is thor• mighty resited, atccompiiehed and self. poeseased, but is not interesting in a general conversation. While 1 wee en the coutiaent last nwnth I heard a:cumber of interesting stories; man. cerniiag the early lite of the Priaa ees of Wee. Tido ;stories are net laerticulariy iasis, .and I do not propae to allude to thenar except to give the exact' Warne of her father before lie WAS called to the throne of Den- mark, This prince lined in the most ob. seure poverty for a number of years Be had an ineoute of exactly ;1,:09 a year. There were five children to be supported and edueeted from this beggarly gum. Tito young ladies of this houshoold learned to cook, to Saw and to do all kinds of bon se work. They were obliged to make their own dremee for many yon. No members of any family so obscurely placed bavo risen to more brilliant positions then this Danish family. The head of the family becatnothe king of Denmark, His oldest son IIs, of .ours*, tho crown prince of that county'.. Another son is the king of Greece. /die three dauahtera are the Princess of Wales, as the Duchess of the 'czarina of Russia d Cumberland.—[T. C. Crawford in New York World. The Cow -Bird, Oar readers have probably heard of the European Cuekoo, and Its, strange habit of dropping its eggs in the nests of other birds - They would perhaps, be Interested to know that one of our native American birds has the ewe peculiarity. I refer to the Cow bird, (Molotrvs pecor- isl whioh is found throughout the United States, with the exception of the .Pacific coaat. It. ie sometime:1 meta in liocks, often in company with the red -winged black bird. At other times l. t followa cattle, and this is probably the origin of its name. The cow -bird .does not ging, but makes a chuckling sound, It is eight inches long, and, with Spread wing,, eseesurce twelve• inehes across. The male is glossy Meek, ex- cept bead, neck and breestwhich arebrown. The female is light brown. The egg§ are light blue with brown streaks, and they are usually dropped one at a time into the nests of srnailsr birds, such as sparrows, etc, In New- England they frequently cbooae the meet of the bummer yellow bird, The eggs are about the eerie size as diose laid by the bird* that make the nests, and are mere quickly hatched. When this oc- curs, the mother bird leaves the nest to seek food for the young intruder, end the • other eggs, which are her own, are left to erish. Jf the cowbirds egg be left in ail empty not, the tnekere generally abssndots it, and build another, but if the neat already run. lain.► egg, It is usually allowed to ream. The yellow bird, however, le not to be so outwitted. She pioke a hole in the strange egg, leaves it in the neat, but halide a new or deur over it. She sCetirnes buries her own eggs 'with tbet ut the cow -bird, and lays others en the door above, Sonlotiaies the cow -bird lays another egg. en the upper desk as it were. In Haat case the yellow bird betide a thid story to her scot. Bravo, little yellow bird. Crises are carried by fade aonable ladies a la Lady Tendo in the School for SeseidaL" " wonder el Mame has any friends— Hie Wanner ;pewee.? slay lin ratter We cbaeee to eiset, t re"L 4ristsets;.rla.eorea ! ,isast the caths ; Ise cannot idle Attd4�raiy*.ewersa' otelday: " Now OA* in a Aad alas et uiiseuaeeptiou. It Is not Gr'taleli' dislieaitlan wbieb is at fault, but bis liver. fie can't appear jolly when he feels miserable. If he would take Dr. Iriecee"a Golden Medical Aiecovery, fie great liver, etousaah and bowel regieleter, he would soon be the earn happy fellow aw of old --agreeable to himself and the world generally. Governor Hill, of New York, sipped the bill subatitutisg death by electricity for hanging. Consumption Surcly Cured, To ens twanroa z—Steeleinforns your raiders tint I have a positive remedy ter the above named did. ease. By its timely a.e theaaande of hopeless caeoe have been permanently cured. I shall be glad to scud two bottles of my remedy vane to any of your readers who have Consumption It they will tents me their Express and P. 0. Address. I:rope:40y, Its. T. A. fir, ocuar,17 Yong, &t., Toronto, Ont. Adulteration of 'MUk. There is a statutory standard of milk in New York and some other states. The New York law provides for the confiscation and dslstxnotlou of milk, if that fluid contains "more than eighty-eight per cent of water or other guide, or leas than twelve per cent of milk solids which shall contain not leas than three per cent of lat." Milk not up to flhis standard is pronounced " adulterated." This adulteration is produced .in two or moi c ways. First, by removing a portion or all of the cream, whioh is a direct fraud upon the consumer's pocket by deprivinghim of nourishment for which he has paid, and upon his health if ho ie living upon a milk diet of a given strength. A second mode of adulteration is by the addition of water, and with the water, of somo substance to restore the color, and remove the "" sky bine" appearance, as matte or rice flour. chalk has gone into "innocuous desuetude." The water adulteration is also a robbery of the conslumer, and may bo the means of cansinst sickness by the introduction of dis- ease, germs. The source of water supply is rarely regarded by those who mix this fluid itfrth milk, and whatever contamination is in the pump or well is sure to find a now field of harmful operation among the milk consumers. t The NSW York law is very rigidly enforc- ed in New York oily, as milk venders often find to their great detriment. No skim milk is allowed to be sold, and the in- spectors make frequent and unexpected raide upon incoming milk trains, npon the supplies of venders, and upon the carte of distributors, and thousands of gallons of condemned milk are annually turned into the gutters. Examination of the customs in regard to milk production, and the mar- keting of the same, in the milk region from which New York draws its chief supplies, will show that the farmers are not amenable to the charge of adulteration in either of the methods above mentioned. The milk as yielded by the cow is honestly sent to mar- \ ket, and the adulteration occurs in the thousands of potty shops from which the poorer people draw their petty supplies.— American Agriculturist. raines jry omp For the Nervous The Debilitated The Aged. URE$ Nervous Prnstra ion,Nervaus Head. ''''''-r+cite,,Neuralgia,tlervousW eaknes;1, $toatachand Liver Diseases, and all agentiona of tiro'Kidneys. Pa NERVE. TONIC. Gxosex W. Bolrrob. STAVIN:MIr. COML./5M:' "For two year silos aeeAffenrfrrpp.$itparwe de• bitty, and I thank t 1od and the diuvtverer of 44lnabie rernodY that P.ss.n-e's t carni Conroe aired Are. 1t is a valuable remedy. tow rasa;: 11 >tro J,et an7 orae ur40 to MO foradvice."' AN ALTER4TIVE. *Immo Asnoree, Vnmsoa. Vr..aays;, "X believe ibeem's CELEZr CosercvsD eave,l LI l fe ely traubie seethed to beast intents humor. tesoi wed it 1 eneearerer wvrtli en intent* trans "eve to bee!;' Tito eruptson is rari:ile Meltzer, eredl atm Ave buasire4 lira; cont. better avers rs' A i#AICATIVE. A. C, f!,e-r.1V[1tra JWEa JPxacaroH, Vs.. seyP: Star two yesare past z have been owed sufferer frons kidney and liver troubles. attended with Aye Merl, and SonetiO.3tiOn. Scrim 1 began to taxa { YCosrrou,t s it seemed es thensa 0010J10e0 giC4ras9. 1iowIsstnsay119tA414flzflslite. A DIURETIC, Moues 44Aaayr, STApx Crrr. Mite. oyes WM 11,11. d Cgixtw sadl�eitfdie sepent ynamm lacca flan Any MOT' medlcino X Um—Deux 154x50. Iferuirst of teetiewelala lave been received fr001 !MOMS WUCttAINOsed tiny reuaedr with retnaksbie b sent, Semi fereirea ar. Price 41.00. 1SoldbtTe WEt-1••S,RICHARDSON8 4C0., Proprietors 'Montreal. Quo, flj of teareteeh1P eaUi.ug wG eekly betwtween Mer ontreal and Liverpool Saloon tiekete, Montreal to Llverpceooi, 849, $UJ. and toe. Returnt1Akete. 48140,0,499,4t4,,:40::41.2914., er- { according to steamer and accomoda. ! mediate, g• Round trip tlgkete. Round trip ticket,, tele. For further pp:articulere an M aeoure !Mho.. apply to II. B. HURRAY, General manager, I Custom house Square, Montreal, or to the Local Agents In the dlffereotl •oasand Cities. Will8harpen the Rae without reraoeiog it from the Maebine Na farmer should send his machine into the field witheUt one. Santee by mala, ;,Oe.. CIL HENT sC Co., Toronto. Allan tine RoyalI ll. Iteamobip ilingaing ary from ayseome50dapand Raise every ay epot, and summer trout Quebec every Saturday to Liverpool, Wing at Londonderry to land mails and peewees* for Scotland and I land; also from Balbinore, via Ratite and at. Joann s, N. F, toLiverpool fortalghtty during amexaer month* The ateaaaere of tbo Olen• sow linea sail :daring winter to and from Halifax, Portland. Boston mid Philadelpaaa, and during elm mer between Glasgow audClontreal weeklyy,•, °L9.-30” and and Oteeg.w and Pidladetpbls arteightly. t or freight, Passage, or other inloa atton apply m Ar R. Schumacher Co., Balidemee; S. Canard AS Co.. llallfax; Skeen,. Co,&.St. John's. N. Fel Wcmp• eine Co.. St John, H. Ilk Allan & Co., i. TiwChfeego; Lave & Alden. New Turk, 11- Reedier, Toronto;. Aliens. Itae d Co., Quebec: Wm. Braakie, Phiisdel- labia; 11. A. Alfen, I144,0,1100os?,'MSontreai. -IUGR TRPS Senator Chandler has introduced a bill In the United States Senate to atnond the Re- taliation Aot. People who are sableat to had breath, teal coated tongue, or say disorder of the Stomach, CAA M one,'. be relieved by using Dr. Carson's ttamaoh lettere lba old and tried remade. Ask yanr Dentist. Crop reports from various parte of Mani- toba are of an oacournging character. Hos I Conon Cou guns in ono minute. New York capitaliste are said to bo eon- templating the purchase of some of the Cep* Breton coal mines. A Cure for Drteakenneas. The"oplum habit, depeonanla, tho morphinebabit, nervous prostration caused by the use of tobaeso, wakefalnese, mental deproseton, softening of the bride, eta, premature old age, lose of vltelity mead by over-exertion of the brain, and toes et natural strength from any cause whatever. Mon—young, old or m!dd1e.aged—who aro broken down from any oithoabove nausea, or any cause not mentioned above, send your address and 10 Dents In stamps for Lnbon's Treatise in book form, of Diaeasee of Mon. Books sent soaiod and eeouro from observation. Addreae M. V Limos 47 Welllniton street East, Toronto Ont. Tho Fire Commissioners of Buffalo urge the non•uee of natural gas, which they think threatens destruction. Wbenever your Stomach or Bowels gal out of on der, causing Biliousness Dyapepela, or Indigestion, Mt their attendant evils, lake at onao a done of Ds. veraen•s Stomach Bitters. Bed family medlolne, 111 Druggists. 50 Dents. Five of the fisheries cruisers ere now out on duty. CINEALrai HAM Beer2wmr restores grey and faded hair to its natural Dolor and prevents foUtn¢ out. A. P. 402 At Close Quarters. Hunting wild animals is great sport—for those ho like it ;; and the larger and fier- cer the animal,the more enjoyable—to those who enjoy it -is the excitement. But one adventure like that described below by an explorer of Afrioa would be likely to prove enough for any but it! thoroughbred Nim - Safe, Sure, and Painless. What a world of meaning this statement embodies, Just what you are looking for, is it not Y Pntnarn'a Painless Corn Extract- or—the great sure -pop corn cure—ants in this way. 1t makes no sore spots; safe, actsspeedily and with certainty; sure and mildly, without inflaming, the parte ; pain- lessly. Do not be imposed upon by imita- tions or substitutes. CANOES. Wig. E14GL16e. Peterboro. out. KNUTTING'o=s town.ont.MACHINES PATENTS A cablegram says that the relation between France and Germany are reported to be greatly strained, owing to all foreigners,. without distinction, crossing the French frontier, being required • to produce a pass poli vised et the'IGermanEmbasay in Paris. Por 9a1e-Illustrated deooriptive Cat• alogue tree. B. Chamberlin, Toronto WORK FOSALL. SBU a week and expense paid, Valuable outfit and particular; tree. lP.O. VICSERV.Anaueta. Name Ai ADIA'N!WSSSIE$S UNIVERSITY eu lin 1,l rosy Burl s,3, ;Neale. atoeat.frita Isiantkeiln Dla. Calitorua" Emma, Reeds, ml a rummer et cuter statue and 1'ra„tirCSA laver to atteedauui. Write:sr D.'sreriptiTe Cir.ulerm. 'L11ek1, Illr,'wd0L'WI, CHAS. 11. BROOKS. rros:dent. Sete er haulages. NI VAliselbIi•WHO DIil44 HIS 1t'ttisout to the barn to told tugs utast he toe mean to bur A.i :4Iv" Patent Ali: Balder. which will islet ti r4lQW.Wagents. Tent* toy it Mt, Q. AIN a CM. "World" Building, Torantb. MONEY TO LOAN on Farms. Lowest Kale. No delay. Correspondence eollolted. E.W.D. SUTLER, Financial Agt., Estabrislsed 1800. 72 !tiniest. . E., Toronto. CANCER TUMORS, [ULCERS. ETC., CUBED. without the knife. No etre, no pay. Send etamp for pamphlet. W. L. SMITH, M.D.,124 Queen E., Toronto. SAULTER EROS,r Felt anal Gravel JvAuk oil '4 ADELAIDE E., TORONTO. Estimates fiis en. Country work a speeimbty. R. FELTON Famous rook ..Why i'riests Should TEed.'- •M t remstrkaote bock of e nineteenth lemurs. - Seems piaenomenal—lies startled the world—Sella itself. Agents wanted—Act qulekly—Ex,lurive territory given—Send 8140 for temple copy. :melee territory wanted. Address A. O. WATi011, WillareTraetDepository, Toronto, Ont, Filtlest BURGLAR PROOF Patent Nom.Geminating Doors A er7.CIALTY. VAULT DOORS, J. & J. TAYLOR, Toronto Safe Works. e CADTION 1—Farmers'wishing to avoid a Lawnrit ars warned against buying or 'USING an infringing bagholder manufactured in Miidlesex, Ont. The genuine artiala is atamp- •'ilhe Dandy," and " Patented 1887," as required C.W.Antes & Co. World Building, Toronto. WE"ERN MACHINERY DER'" JMMENSE STOCK of Machinery to select from. Send for Lists. II. W. PETRIE, Brantford, Ont. • ITCHING PILE,. Smcrrews—Moisture : intense itohing and tinging ; most at night : worse by soratehing. If allowed to continue tumors form, whioh often bleed and ulcer- ate, becoming very sere. SVASNO's Orxrunxx stops the itching and, bleeding, heals ulceration, and in many cases removes the tumors. It is equally effica- cious in oaring all Skin Diseases. DR. SWAYNE & SOFT Proprietors, Philadelphia. Sweine's Onlsamta San be obtained of druggists. Sent by mail for 59 Dents. • THE. BOILER 11NSPECTUON land Juane axes Company of Canada: • Consulting Engineers and Solicitors of Patents, TORONTO. O. C. Ross, Chief Engineer. A. Faeesa, Seo'y-Treae, AGENTS! AGENTS Magniflcent Parallel Bibles. OUR ,AGENTS Withrow'aPopular " B:fetory of Canada, Cough's Platform Echoes," Dorchester's ""Liquor Problem," Sam P. Jones' 'Living, Words,' "The Cottage Physician, MAKE MONEYbough's " Sunlight and Shadow," "Mother, Home and Heaven, etc. Popu lax Books !liberal TTerms I Write for circulars, tome etc.,, to Wiw.lss Raises Publteher, Toronto. AFE H.WILLIAMS & 00.1to tR00FERS RAN 0ParMAIMS ANO 0550818 PI Roofing Felt, Staters' Felt. Deafening Sett, CarpetPaper, Building Paper. Roofing Pitch, Coal Tar, Lake (,ravel. 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STUMP & STONE IT year trial.andewer 5,090 in use has paned tine madt:no the beat; 4 sized.. Send for Circular, S.15.7i==BALL Ira enter antyi �le��amitteciurer, 07� cram aM+ I :O. Bcx 045. Alontreal,1' HOilr'E FARMR FOR SAFE iN AU, PAM Of ffiANITOBA pA1LTIE$ risbice to perches* impreret Masttobs. rano, from Seem' upwards, with hurevdieAS pemeseien, call or write to G. i, $*r1.$O?I,la[e' Arthus'$ Bleak, Kala it., Wianip•g. 'inforalmtles (welshed free at ;herds, sad, rotifers owlet** la gaakiN; eeletticei. ROM SO IRAN at cerroaat nates i anemia, 1CURE IITS 1 CIiAMPION lane proved Safes, at pnces within the reach of all. I can seePd you best manner, withCom. binationLookand well finished in every ra- sped, for $40, on de- livery at your station. Send for circular. S. S. KIMBALL, 677 Craig St., P.O. Box 945, Montreal, P. Q. CONTAINS EVERY Ei.EN4Dt1T OF A • ERFECT:F'000 GAvEsi,SUL zh.ER�la�1S: 'A NGtZF AgFS t.s CUCy R Vt‘OPFMEto ITS RSGULA1I UI.. WILt. BUILD UP A STRONG `R'OB UStCf1NSTITl1T1'Oa Atdl] PFiOVL IT TO 9'E .O . GRERT STRENCs - 1 Givrit; — .�-- Nervous Debility. Dit. Q'Jn+AY'S Specific has been used forth,' pal Afton ysare4 with groat ruccotee, lathe treatmcat of Nervosa DsbiUty, and all dlsewo ailing tram are canoe, oror•worked brain, less of vit?rlity, dreieg In tba omni, palpitatloa,ete. For ase by all dragglsls. Priya 01 per boat, or d boxes tar O. or will ba sent by scall on sculpt of price, Pcaspbt t en application. THE GRAY MEDICINE CO.. Toronto. dt►not mean tlareir is and then baronets RallICAL QOM ot SY Or PALLING SICKNESS; Alltolonia;stadf, I waxtxtxrmyremedite tlrrii15 the worst cassa..tieeauso ethers have sailedfsnoreasoafernotnewrecelvia SCsua. BasaLatGuru tor atreadsaand aFuss soiaturf of ILIX I.EFALGI13Lm Bl uabY. Give ISApite4N auQ Oat Ualee. It eons you nothtun Xu.r as , and, it will cure Toth Address •H, 0, ROOT. 87 Toage 8t., Taroutol Qat.' THE ONTARIO MUTUAL LIFE. y;o:( Tho Annual Meeting of this popular and properoas Cempauy was held at lie Road Office, Waterloo, Ont,, an Wednesday, May 30th, 1888. Tho attendance was largo sad representative, embraaing a number of prominent buelnena and professional men from a diatence, with the usual quota of the [7ampauy'a General Agents, and leading business, man of she town. The Preeident, I, E. Bowman, Etc'„ M.P., having taken the chair, the Seeratery, W. 11. Riddell, Esq,, read the notice coiling the meeting. The Minutes of thepreviona Annual Meeting were, on motion, taken as read. The Ptesiaont then read the DIRECTORS' REPORT, Your Direotors, in .resenting to you their Eighteenth Annual Report, being for the year endinv on tho Stet D camber, 1857, have much pleasure in stating that the business of our Company has again been high:y satfafsotory. The number of Policies ieaued, tho amount of assurance greeted, the income from, premiums and interest, are all in axeess of any previous year, and the assets held in re- serve for the security of poliay holders aro proportionately increased. The following tabulated statement shows that the -steady progress made by the ONTARRIO M>,xvaT, from year to year .since its organization as still felly maintained : 1885 1886 1887 No. of Polioies issued Amt. of Policies issued No. of Policies informs Amt, of Policies in force Total cash income... Total assets Reserve held, Death claims paid Matured endowments paid. 1,355 1,817 2,181 $1,867.950,00 $2,565,750.00 6 2,716,041 • 6,381 7,488 8,605 65.259,361.71 69 774,543 38 $11,031,000.38 273,446 85 319,273.08 356,104.80 75061.87 800 480 83 1,089 448.27 695 601.36 802 107.24 1,004,e05.64 76,636 00 54 250.00 60,156 00 . , . , ..• . , , 1,001.00 ; 000.00 [ 3,150.00 .After the completion of the Auditors' statement the. Executive Co:nn:ittee carefully examined and passed in detail the several securities specified in the general statement of assets and -liabilities to the 31st December last and found the same correct, and also veri- fied the balance of cash. Our death rate, although somewhat in excess of the unusually low mortality of 1886, is yet much below the expectation, and our ratio of expense to income has again been reduced. Wo regret to have to report the death of one of our Directors, I. B. McQueston, Esq`, M. A., late of Hamilton, whose place has been filled by the appointment of Francis la. Bruce, Esq., of the firm of Messrs. John A. Brace & Co., of the same place. The detailed statement prepared and duly certified to by your Auditors, is here- with subinitted for your examination. Yon will be called on to elect four Directors in the place of Robt. Melvin, Robt. Baird, Jas. Hope .and. C. M. Taylor, whose term of office has expired, but who are eligible for re election. On behalf of the Board, I. E. BOWMAN, President. Having read the Auditors' report, the chairman referred to the thorough checking and examination whioh had been made by the Executive Committee of tho Board of all the securities held by the Company and the verification of the cash on hand and in the Banks at the close of the financial year, and he was pleased to be in a position to state that the various amounts invested in policyloans, in debentures and first mortgages were found by them to be correctly sat forth in the Company's published statements. He pointed out that the agency staff was perhaps never in a more efficient state than at the present tims. as was shown by the fact that the issue of new policies during the first five months of 1888 was considerably in excessof the same period of last year. He showed that though this Company issued a larger number of policies for 1887 than any Company doing business in Canada, the expenses in proportion to new business were leas than those of any of the 6ompeting Companies, and while he gave the figures for the ieformation of the members present, and whioh were taken from official reports, he deprecated the prate tioe too common of late with many Companies, of making unfair, unjust and invidious comparisons with rival institutions and publishing the same through the press in their anneal reports. He thought eaoh Company should stand on its own merits without an. attempt to disparage the standing of its neighbors. He had much pleasure in moving the adoption of the various reports. Several members spoke in support of the motion, congratulating the Directors, Officers and Agents on the continued prosperity, the high financial standing, and growing popu- larity of the Company, whioh they agreedin believing was destined to be at no very dis- tant date the leading Life Assurance Company of Canada—a position it was pre-eminent- ly fitted to occupy owing to its careful and energetic management, its principles of mu- tuality and equity, . its payment of death losses immediately on the completion of the claim papers, without any abatement or discount, —a practice which TRB ONTARIO MUTUAL LIFE was the first to introduce in Canada, but the credit for which some of rte rivals were now trying to rob it. This Company has no interests to serve apart from those of its members, who get their assuranoe at net cost. It was maintained that too much could not be said in favor of the liberal and equitable gash surrender and paid up values guaranteed in plain figures under' the Company's seal on eaoh policy, thus enabling members to know with certainty the value of their policies should unfortunate circum- stances, which, often occur, necessitate their relinquishment.. Its policies, old and new, were now without conditions in regard to travel, residence and occupation, and after the lapse of two years indisputable on any grounds whatever. Among the speakers were the Rev. Messrs. Morrow and Carson, and Messrs. Frank Turner, C. E , Wm. Bell,3. B. Hughes, Geo. Lang, Charles, Packert, S. Burrows, E. M. Sippreil, Wm. Hendry, the Company's Manager, and others. The retiring Directors having(beeu re-eleoted, the Auditors re -appointed, byvote of the meeting, and the usual votes of thanks passed, this most sucoessful and influential meeting was brought to a close. Alter the adjournment the Directore met and re-elected I. E. Bowman, Esq., M. P., President, and 0. M. Taylor, Esq.,'Vice-president, for the ensuing year. •