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The great counsel Sat in his solitary
thambers and ^looked at a photo-
graph. It was a portrait of a, girl
with a flowerdiRe face and eyes that
Might ha-ve influenced the life of a
man from birth to death: Those
eyes had looked into the eyes oe him
wile now held that portrait, and the
lips of their* owner had given him his
tamer,
*esteem you, 'Sir Robert, mid I
*think very, very much of you, bet
e cannot natirry you, for 1 love an-
otbee man." n
Sir Robert Herrick had bowed leis
head humbly on hearing his dismiate
al, and had gone away bearing in
•Ids heart and brain- tete image of the
girl whom be had loved and whom
, he had losts • • *
"By beavenst'be nrermured, as
he glanced at the portrait. "I think
I wotild 'give up all my honors, 'all
• my Wealth*, everythieg that I have
WO, and begin dife again as a poor
clerk if I might bold her in nee wane
and have her altli me to guide me
Bat the dream Law worn to an end
now, he *told, himself, and nothing re•
• xnained save the dust. and ashes- of
what had been a rose-tingad • hope.
I -Ie must put Beryl, out of hismem-
ory for ever, and nun distraction ixt
the work that lay- before
Even as•this resolution flashed into
the great Inutister's heart the door
opened and his clerk entered bearing
a -slip of paper.
• "Great powers, it is her writing,"
he muttered, and then read the writ -
ton words in a low tone:-
• ".Ani in terrible trouble. Can you
see me for g few anbautes?-B. EL"
•"Aek the lady to conic in at once,
• Simonds" he said, quickly, and a
moment later Beryl Harding stood
before Wm. ,
The girl was deadly white, bat' her
face was as beautiful -as ever. She
came towards him with outstretched
hands.
• "This is indeed a surprise," said
-the barrister, endeavoring to speak
calmly:* "I -I am very glad to see
you'. Will you sit down?"
• "No, no; I am too agitated - too
anXioliS to reInain still for a mo-
- anent," she replied. "Nothing but
the direst necessity, Sir Robert,
would have brought in here to see
• you, for I cannot forget the circum-
stances under which WO said good-
bye."
'We will try and forget," he said.
kindly. "1'011 me how I cien serve
you."
For answer she snatched a newspa-
per fi•oin her pocket and pointed to a
paragraph headed • "Strange Forgery
Case." The paragraph stated that
a young nina of good fairdly called
Richard dIope had been charged at a
lea West London police court with hay-
ing ferged an acceptance for a vary
large slant
• -That man is lay accepted lover,"
she said, huskily, "and if he is con-
victed I shall die of pica"
So this, then, was his rival, pon-
dered Robert Herrick. It Was for
this young, irrestionsible madman
that she had abandoned the true and
• deep' affection which he had placed at
her feet.
."Why do 'you show me this para-
graph?" he asked at length, in a
•cold tone.
**Because I want you to undertake
- his defence when the case comes on
at the Criminal Court. I saw Dick
an hour ago, and he said, solemnly,
• 'There is only one Mall in •Great Bri-
tain who can get me off, and that
• man IS Robert Herrick.' "
"Does he admit his guilt?" asked
the lawyer aftor. a short pause, dur-
ing which he had stood regarding the
girl with intent eyes.
• "Ile does, but only to me -for, as
you will have seen from the paper,
Ito pleaded Not guilty' when the
question was put to him by the Mag-
istrate:"
seeneI see: And so you - want
me to -undertake his defence, do
you?"
•
"Yes; save him from penal serva
tittle, and 1 will bless you as long
as life lasts."
"Suppose I refuse! Suppose I say
to you that I consider myself the last
barrister on earth to whom you
should *have come on such an errand!
• Suppose. 1 remind you that this man
has taken the place wbich I •might
• haat held in your heart, and that I
Mullet bring myself to defend my
river Suppose I say all this -what
"Ali, but you will not say it," she
moaned. throwing herself at his feet
with a iow cry-. "You would not be
•eo creel."
• "There is no alternative. Go to
some other coausel, for I Absolutely
refuseto undertake this defence."
”Yod refuse?"
eyes!,
His steel -like lips closed firmly and
bis eyes. grow hard with deeision.
Robert Herrick had a will or iron,
end none knew that fact better than
:he girl who knelt before him. She
eise slowly and gazed at ,hien With
Sespairing eyes.
"Yoe tell me to go to some other
ehe exclaimed, bitterly.
• "Ian I know quite well that there is
no barrister in London half as cien-
•te' as you. Dick admits that he has
a very, very weak' case, and that
only a man of gehius can save him
from beteg coevicted." •
"I ant not reepensible for Mr.
• Diehard Hope's views as to ray tan
fens, Fle must either rely upon some
other .enuneel's services or go -undo-
fended,'
"And that is your lea word?"
"Yes, that is my last word, on-
line
• "Unless whiear
"lettlees you 00113cti, to abandon
that man and be marry 1310 in the
,
'vent of my °banning en aegitittal.
4,
"Oh, can you be so bale -esti erlleir
"Yes, I beta can and aire Love
has torn out ell atei-eY feone ny
heart, Beryl, and has made me what
you S00. I swear to you that I will
go heart and soul lute this affair and
will save thie man Irom prison if
you will put your hand in mind and
say that you will be iny wife."
* * * *
"And say that you will be my
wife,"
The words rann in Beryl's oars
throughout her denary journey home.
At first she had been inclined to
dismies the 18 Oposal with anger, but
second thoughts showed her that per-
haps, efter all, it would be better to
accept Robert Herrick's offer than
to allow the men she loved to go to
curviet's cell.
Dick was not strong. • Only too
well did the girl realize that the
hardships of prison would snap the
frail the-ean whereon his life hung,
and tears rose to her eyes as • the
thought of Dick, lying dead within a
gaol infirmary, rose to her fevered
hinin. •
"Yes, the life would kill lam ---
• .
'kill him," she tnurneured, "and
Would be my fault, for if Robert He
rick undertakes the defence Some i
stiact •tens me Dielc will be acqui
ted."
Yes; that was the, thief cousider
tion wilco all was said and done. Th
sacrifice of her .own life and halm
nese seemed tvhea weighe
against the life of dear, dear Dic
and if Dick could be saved from pe
al servitude by her nmrriage to th
great • counsel, then perhaps sh
might bring liersellto"Speak the wor
which would wrench her e'weethear
from the prison cell and give him
back ,his freedom. • -
Por three days of quivering .doubt
she debated. the oueseion. During
that period she endeavored to ascer-
tain from 'Dick's solicitor whether the
services of ,any other 'skilful barrister
could be secured for him, but it
transpired that the three counsels
whose talents in the direction of for-
gery cases were considered to be on a
level with those of Hetrick were far
too busy to assume further duties.
.&t tbe end of the three days the
girl hesitated no longer, and one
evening when Herri.ck. retunned to his
chambers, after a heavy day in court,
the following note lay upon his
table: -
"Yes. I accept your terms. On
the day that Dick is acquitted I will
promise to be your wife. -B. H."
A smile of triumph ilitted over the
barrister's worn features. •
"Hea.ven bless her," he murmured.
"I will make her happier than that
fellow would have done, and -this
night I am the happiest man in
England."
Next morning he sent for the soli-
citor who was entrusted with Rich-
ard Hope's defen.ce, and conferred
with that gentleman for nearly an
hour. ,
„"A• had case, Sir Robert, I'm
afraid," observed Mr. Parchment,
ruefully.
"Not at all -not at all. , I have
got off men whose cases were ten
times as feeble, and if nothing. goes
wrong at the final moment I shall
get this man acquitted as well."
He spoke with the calm confidince
of ono to whom defeat is practically
an unknown guest, and to whom sue -
cess is as common as his daily bread.
"But -but he admits his guilt," re-
plied tbe solicitor, in a pessimistic
tone.
"My dear,, good sir, what ' on earth
does that naattee? Ho is to plead
'Not guilty,' and therefore it is sim-
ply a matter of convincing the jury
that he is innocent."
"And if ,any man on earth can do
that you are the man," cried Parch-
ment, looking at the mighty counsel
with eyes that held very deep admir-
ation. "I shall never forget how you
got off that ina.n Desparde in face of
the most incriminating evidence ever
offered against a prisoner ih the
dock."
"A mere tilde," returned Herrick,
quietly. "I cross-examined the wit-
nesses for the Crown so brutally that
they didn't know whether thy were
standing on their head or their feet.
I succeeded accordingly in making
them say whatever I chose, and the
result was a verdict' of 'Not guilty'
without a single jeryrnan leaving the
box." •
Then he turned towards some pa-
pers that lay upon his desk as a hint
that the interview was ended, and the
lawyer withdrew far inoz•e hopeful
than he had entered. Meantime, the
girl had given her sweetheart no in-
formation concerning the bargain in-
to which she had entered.
"If -if the worst should come to
the • worst and he should be con-
demnecia" • she poncleredel "thea he
need never know at all." -
• But as the days that elapsed be-
tween. the committal of Dick for trial
and the opening of the Sessions flew
by her heart beat with passionate
pain, and she asked herself a hundred
tinaes what Fate held in store for
her.
ter, end these did all in their pow
te aid the young fellow's case. 11
'uncle cleciared tient if he were a
quitted be inteeded giving lam a
fresh start in Aeeetralia, awl this as-
surance seented to malie a consider-
able impreeeion on the jury.
Robert Ilerrields speeelt for the de-
fence was a masterpiece. elle very
pressmen, accustomed to his eloquelice
looked up from their note-boolcs in
amazement, wondering witer eartb
Herrick was taking Se much trouble
over what seemed to them a very on
divary and very trumpery trial: Lit-
tle ffidethe lc/lights of the pen gee
that behind the dingy precincts of tit
court there stood the ebadow of lov
and that in the presence of that sla
dow the great barrister was able t
surpass even bis own record.
For three-quarters of an hour
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Ab t
OU the
• «..• House
impegewoverifIropipowis
nozte,s,,r40 RECIPES .
Pancakes Made of Saorts.-letin
Pt, shorts, 1 pt, noun a little salt
and 1 teaspoon soda, Add enough
Se u enliale to moke a batter. Bake
on a hot griddle,
Steaxned Brown 13read.-One cup of
' wheat flour, two ea,ch of graham
a- ,
0 ,dour and cornmeal, one cup molas-
*ses, three and half cups seer milk
lie or Ittunale, teaspoontul of soda,
Woke, and wbea at leegth he
-down a great storm of applause ewe
the court. , ••
Hie lordship -proceeded to sum .11
He began by • cougratulating bot
counsel on their speeches, but begge
o eweeten the milk and
at a '
- a little salt. • Beat thoroughly, fill
Pt into baking -powder cans, steam two
hours, and serve hot.. Sweet milk
P,• and baking -powder may replace the
a sour milk if accesses -Y. TM° Is a
d
the jury to weigh the facts fin them-
selves, and to acquit or, condemn the
prisoner. on the evidence that had
re been Pet Ware them.
The foreman rest/ as the judge eon-
'''. Chided,
"afy lord," he said, "we have al-
ready coin° to our decipion. We find
n the prisoner not guilty."
d. His lordship nodded blandly.
k; •'''kou hear the verdict, prisoner,"
a_ he said. "You are discharged."
a Two minutes later Dick Hope st.Pp-
e pea out of the court a free inan
d hat night a hansom ceneeyecl Sir
t itolivrt Herrick to Kensington aunt,
where Beryl Harding lived. Ile tva
s±lOgle
ail%
•colate Bread Pudding ----Take
some scraps of bread, break up small,
and set in a basin with sufficient
milk to just cover. • Put a plate over
the basin, and set it on the stove -till
the millt is quite warm. Then beat
all anely with a fork, and if you
have sufficient to fill a quart pie -dish
Add two beaten eggs and * oz. of
butter. Have some chocolate pow-
der at hand, and work it into the
butter until all is nicely flavored and
a good color. Add a few drops of
vauilla essence, and set in a pie -dish.
Scatter some bits of butter on the
top. Bake in a steady oven till set
and nicely puffed. A. little flour may
be e.clded to the mixture' if it is
thought too wet.
A Cheese Savory. -Put 6 ozs: of
grated cheese and a tablespoonful of
cornfloer into a basin, mix thorough-
ly, flavor with a pinch each of ground
mace and eayene. • Add the yolks
of two eggs, a tablespoonful of cream
and 1 oz. of oiled butter; work the
mixture till smooth, pour into a
saucepan, and stir over the fire until
it begins • to thicken, then let cool.
Take some light rough paste, roll it
d out into two even. -sized pieces, spread
1 one with the mixture, moisten the
* * *
Tlie Central Criminal Court was
Crowded to excess with a mass cif
dingy, perspiring litimanity mule up
of all sorts of men awl women,
Whoixe chief axnusernent in existence
seems to consist in attending courts
Where their fellow -creatures are being
weighed in the balance. Beryl was
accommodated with a Seat at the so-
liciters' table, and from this coign of
voltage she was able to send many
looks of encouragement to her white-
faced lover in the dock.
The evidence for the prosecutioh
was very heavy. Witness"safter wit-
ness went into the box and gave
testimony Which scorned at Iit'St blush
to indicate the Yeeth'e guilt, but the
cross-examination to which each wit-
ness was subjected by Sit Robert,
Herrick worked wonders, The meet
cool and collected business man seem-
ed like children in his Melee hands; he
calmed theni to grow confused, to
stamirier, to hesitate, mid to contra-
dict themselves itetii they well-nigh
utterly eellapsed,
No Witnesses were called for the
defence OWVO wittiesees as to cliarace
about to realize the greatest balm
ness which could come to the heart
of a man, and his blood danced with
joy as the vehicle sped on, bearing
him nearer to the woman he loved.
"I have done my part," he mur-
mured, "and now she must do hers."
The servant who opened the door
to the great barrister conducted him
• to the drawing -room.
"I *will tell Miss Beryl you are
here, sir," he said, quietly.
"Er --is anybody with her?" he ask-
ed, awkwardly. •'
"Only Mr. Hope, sir, but I think
he's going almost directly. They're
in the summer -house in the garden."
The quick brain of the. barrister
guessed what was passing in that
summer -house. He inferred thet the
sweethearts had met there to ex-
change their last farewell.
Even as he sat there the voice of
Beryl 'floated to him from the garden
and he could hear every halting word
she spoke.
"'Dearest, it was the only way," she.
Murmured, brokenly'. "llad I refused
to now?" his wife, where would you be
"Yes, yes," earth tbe voice of tae
young fellow in reply. "He worke
like a hero for me, I'll admit, • au
but for him I should have been con
victed as sure as death. But, oh
darling, it seems hard to have to
give you up."
"Life is 'always hard when w
love," replied the girl, be a choking
like a brick, and I cannot blame
him for holding you to your promise.
Were I in his place, Heaven kno-ws
I should be selfish enough to act ev-
en as he has done."
Then he paused, unable to trust
himself to further speech. Presently
he continued:- •-
"Beryl, you know that 1 am going
away. My uncle is going to help
me to begin life afresh in the Colon-
ies, and I hied hoped -hoped so much
to have taken you with me as my
wife. But since this promise to Her-
rick stands between you and me I
must try and lamer my sorrow like a
man, but remember that your -image
will stand unrivalled in My heart un-
til it beats no more."
He broke down utterly. Thick,
choking sobs issued from Ids lips, and
every sob went straight to the heart
of Robert Herrick as he sat in that
solitary room and contemplated the
work which he bad wrought.
The instincts of this man were no-
ble. Passion had weakenOd that no-
bility for a time, but now the in-
herent splendour of his nature as-
serted itself, • and a great revulsion
began to work' within his blood.
Could he • bring himself to hold
Beryl to her promise? Could he
bring himself to part these lovers,
whdse hearts were knit together for
all eternity?
For one 'quivering instant love of
Beryl surged up in the great • coun-
sel's soul and caused him to waver. ,
"Oh, Heaven!" be murmured, hus-
kily; "I love her 1 love her! I
love her!"
And -then, even as tlia t - cry left his
lips, his thoughts flew hack to a book
by a certain author which he had
read the night before, and here be
called to mind how the great love of
Sydney Carton had caused him to
prove that love by the best proof of
ail -the test of sacrifice.
In that instant decision came •to
him. He rose and weet toward e a
writing -desk that stood in a corner
of the room: Sating himself at the
desk he wrote a few hurried words.
Then, taking hie hat and stick, he
'quitted the great house as silently as
he had entered it,
*• * * *
csooniutnhleeinnriela-e.cipe and •eenees wellerea
Cheese and Celery Sandwiches. -
Whip a gill of thick, sweet cream,
and tied enough freshlygrated cheese
tel make a still 'Mete. Spread . dry
bread with this, and sprinkle thickly
with very finely minced white stalks
of celery. Meat or 'flute may be eased
ihstead- of delery if ni•eferred.
Steamed Pudding, -Half a cup of
sugar, one cup of good, rich putter -
milk, a tablespoonful of thick cream
or butter, a cup of any ldnd of dried
fruit, chopped, and flour to ,make a
batter a trifle stiffer than for cake.
• Steam an hour and a half or bake
5 bait an hour. Serve with cream and
tone, and every syllable sounded like
a sob. "But there is •one thing
greater than love, and that thing is
duty. My duty lies away from you,
and so -and so, we must say good-
bye."
"Yes," be echoed, bitterly. "We
must say good-bye. Herrick behaved
"Sir Robert has gone, Miss Beryl.
He went off without stiyhig a word."
elserhaps he has left a mese:ye,"
said the girl, in a low, /alterable
tone, as She tot* her stexis to the
drawing -room aied glanced around,
-Of a Sudden she espied an envelope
on the mantlepiece. She flew to-
wards the Spot and tore open the
missive.
Then a low, trenitilous ere' of joy
escaped her lips, and she kisped the
scrap of pall& with passionate grae
titude, crying brokenly: -
"Ah, Heaven bIees hiln! Heaven
pieta) hint! te wog noble after
edges, brush over with beaten ' egg,
cut into even -sized squares, and bake
for fifteen minutes. Serve hot.
Oatmeal Biscuits. -Seven ounces of
oatmeal, 5 ounces flour, 4 ounces.
butter, one • heaped teaspoonful of
baking powder, one egg, pinch of
salt, a little milk. Mix oatmeal,
flour, and salt together. Rub in
butter, then well mix baking powder
with ingredients. • Beat the egg, eA:Id
little milk to make the consistency
of pastry, roll to about 1-ine1i thick-
ress, cut into squares, and bake in a
moderate oven for about ten minutes
or a quarter of an hour (add six
• ounces sugar, if liked). •
Stuffed Potatoes. -Wash and bake
two or more large potatoes in their
"jackets." Try them with a skewer.
If soft, cut off the top of each, scoop
out all the inside with a teaspoon.
Mash the potato you have scooped
out, add to each tablespoonful half
a tablespoonful of/ chopped tongue,
half a teaspoonful of chopped par-
sley, a piece of butter the size of a
walnut, and a good dust of pepper
and salt. If liked, one well -beaten
egg may be added also. Now care-
fully refill the skins. Rebake till
very hot. Serve.
Turkey Soup.--Ingredients-Turkey
bones and scraps, forcemeat. etc. (if
any), two quarts sto4 for water),
salt, pepper, celery, onions. carrots,
2 ozs. ground rice or arrowroot, vege-
tables, or macaroni. Take the tur-
key bones and any trimmings, break
them • up small, put into dry sauce-
pan with any dry forcemeat or sauce
you may have left. Pour in • two
quarts stock (or water), bring gradtt-
oily to the boil, skan it, adding salt,
pepper, celery, onion and carrot, all
to be simmered until the bones are
clean. Strain and carefully free the
soup froM fat, thicken with 2 ozs.
ground *rice or arrowroot made into
paste with some stock (or water),
and boil with- the soup. Drop in
some vegetables or macaroni, boil a
few pa/lutes, and serve.
A BOOK -CASE CURTAIN.
A pretty and durable curtain for
bood-case may -be made of burlap.
One noticed recently was light brown,
with trimming of red. A brass rod
Was fastened to the top of the book -
•'For the tette'. ran thus: -
"My Own Darling, -I bested wh,at
passed this evening in the garden,
and hearing it I awoke suddenly to
the lees° deed that I was about to
commit. Thank Heaven 1 have awak-
eried in time, and then I have rea-
Heed before it was teo late how evil
a thing I was endeavorieg to ac -
coin pl i
"Good-bye, dearest and best. For
some time I have been thinking of tak-
ing a holiday froni nly evork, and this
very iiight 1 Shall go away to the
South of France. Long before I re-
turn I hope to hear that yoti are
married to the man you love --*the
man whom I defended to -day --and
who I know will prove haneelf wor-
thy of You after all, Good-bye.
1.1,"
That was all; and the mail traia
rushitig &nen to the COtl St that eight
boro with it a man who had gained
the greatsst of huin tin rictories-ths
victory over Sr:in--London Tit-11its,
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The Mutual Life of Canada
34TH, ANNUAL REPORT
Presented to the Annual Meethlig of Policyholders,
Thursday, March 3, 190.4.
Gentlemen; Yew Dirctpr respectfully f$ lO it fel' your consideration
their report oe the business for the yew' ended December 31 st, 1908, with.
the Financial
Statement duly candled.
We ere pleased to laform you Ulan in all brae:eve, the butneves was of
a most gratifyieg character, and that the newt lateness Was lerealy ia ex -
P055 of that of any other year in tbe history of the Compeny. Ithe Sur-
plus earnings were suth as enabled us to continua the Fume very liberal
ecale of distribution to the Polieyholciers, as in the pest. The death rate
Was slightly ill advance of that, of 1902, but etiil much below the expecta-
tion. The Lapses and Suerenders have been gradually decreasing for some
tiene, and for tit° past year were comparatively moderate,
NEW and OLD BUSINESS. --The epplicatioas received for new bush -lase
were 3,518 for $a,178,112, of which 47 for $72,500 were declined, rine
Policies issued were 8,838 for $5,011,890, and the areemet of lastrrance
.now in force is, 937,587,551.58, under 25,780 policies, being an Inc -Yee -se in
amount of $8 1.18 681.
• INCOME. -The net, prenriern income, • less reinsurance, was $1,&-
986,47; Interest and Rents. $806,007.48; Profit and Loss 970.08; Petal
Income $1,561,070.03.
PAYMENTS TO POLICYITOLVEBS.--The payments to Policybolders
were,: Death Claims $258,586.95; Endowments 9322,587; Pit rclaased
$31,972,18; Surplus $77,300,28; Annuities. $8,274.90; Total ,$49,-
721.33., 'Expense Account $282,728.:18; Total Disbursements $776,449,74.
Excess of incoane over expenditure 9784,620.29.
The Cash Assets amount to $6,882,953.88; the Total Assets are 97,-
298,552,12, an increase over 3.902 of $838,772.04. -
LTABILITIES.-The total Liabilities are 96,676,224.39, indiudlog the
requisite reserVe of 96,617,714.89 for the seeerny of Policyholdees, corn -
plated at 4 per cent., 3* per cent. and 3 per cent.
SURI'LTIS.--The Surplus of the Company's standard of valeatitan is
8616,633.46, and on Goveimarient st•andard $878,466.00. Tbc inerease ta
Surplus is $117,488.22. •
During the year the 'demand for money w.as active, and the nude
were fully. invested, at a somewhat better rate of interest, and lu a class
of securities eatirely outside anything of a hazardous or speculative ohar-
acter. The payments on Priecipal and Interest were unostiallec well met
there being only $5,998 overdue interest at the close of the year most
which has since been paid.
The Executive Committee examined all the securities, god compared
them with the records, , all of which were found correct, and in accordance
with the statement herewith submitted.
The Manager, Officers and Staff continue to, discharge their respective
duties to the satisfaction of the Board.
You will be called upon to elect four 'Directors, in the place of the
Hon. Mr. Justice Britton, Francis C. Bruce, M.P., le Kerr Fiskan and
Geo, A. Somerville, whose term of ()Eft has expired, but all of whom are
eligible for re-election.
On Behalf of tbe Board, ROBERT MELVIN, President.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
0
LEDGER -a:Sal/TS-nee. 81st, 1902 , 56,0980.8.54
Preiniun3s (net) .. . 51,254;9136,47
Interest and rents • 806,007.48
Profit and Loss • 76.08
PAYME
Death Claims - -
Matured Endowments ..
Payments to Annuitants ........
Purchased 'Policies .,
Surplus paid to Policyholders
All other payments . ... 4
NTS TO 1,01,10YEOLDERS.
5208,586.95
..... 122,087.00
. 8,274,90
31,972.18
77,200.28
* 493,721.31
282,728.43
LEDGER ASSETS.
Debentures and Bonds, Account Value .
liortiu es •......
Loans on Policies .. ...
Loans on Loan Company stocks
Liens on Policies .
Xleal Estate
51,561,070.08
57,69,40&,07
* '776,449,74
56,882,9513,89
• 52.843,334.07
Company's Dead Oftice
All other items, including Cash in Banks & atH.O.
Additional Assets
• •
,
792,833.03
10,000.00
81,988.02
46,504.85
21,032.61
6,242.08
$6,882,253.83
TOTAL ASSETS .., . • 57,292,857,60
LITTES,
Reserve on Policies in force 4p.e., 8o C. & 3p.c. 56,617,714.89
All other Liabilities ..... 58,509.80
• • 56,676,221.19
gurplus Company's Standard 47O; 31,-% and 3% - $616,637.46
Sunless Government Staadard 41% and ago • . $878,465.67
Audited and found correct.
J. M. SCULLY, F.O.A. }Auditors. GEO. WEGENASP,
• J. creeLLY, • enniagee.
The growth of the Company daring the past year maa be seen in ',he fol-
lowing table: •
1902 1903 Increlse,
New Assurance ., $ 4!,627,878 $ 5,911,890 5 488,5/2
Assurance in force • 84,468,920 87,687,551 3,118.681
Income . 1,891 ,098 1,561,670 169,071
Assets6,459,780 7,298,552 888,772
Surplus (Company's Standard) 499,150 616,638 117,439
The record of progress during the past 30 years is shown in the following
figures for each 5 year period:
Tear
1873
18713
3.883
1888
1893
1898
1903
income.
15.435
59,277
199,382
893,075
626,208
923,941.
1,561,070
Payments to
Peacyh'cars
2,687
12,487
58,883
121,507
212,272
850,075
498,721
Assets
5 23,144
, 142,619
583,"05
1,813,858
2,598,424
4,186,129
7,298,552
Surplus
5,624
29,149
48.761
90,887
226,120
271,196
616,683
Assurance
$ 701,000
1,885,811
1 6,572,719
12.041,914
17,751,197
23,703,979
87,587,651
The various reports having been adopted, the retiring directors were
mously re-elected. After a number of able and thoughtful addresses hail toes
made by members of the Board, prominent Policyholders, the • agents and
others, the meeting adjourned.
The Directors met subsequentl,v and re-elected Mr. Robert Melvin, President,
Mr. Alfred Hoskin, K.C., First Vice -President; and the Rep. Mr. Justice Brit.
ton, Second Vice -President of the Coant any for the ensuing yr.
( Booklets con Laming full report, co mpristhg lists of death and endow•ruent
clahns paid, of securities held, and other interesting and instructive particu1ar4
are being issued and -will in due course be distributed among policyholders an4
intending ins urants,)
W. 11, RIDDELL, •
Secretary. •
case, and the deapery was thrown ov-
er it so as to form. a deep lamber-
quin at the top. 13tirlap was lined
throughout -with Turkey -red. Red
felt was used for a border across the
top and bottona This was feather-
stitched to the burlap with red wors-
ted in clusters of six • quite long
stitches, the middle stitch being the
longest, and were graduated toward
each end; with a space of about an
inch between each cluster.
The border oC felt across the
lamberquin end of the curtain was
about eight inthes deep, Across the
bottom of the curtain the border was
a little deeper, and was set up from
the bottom, leaving about live inches
of the burlap below it.
It Was an extremely effective • cur-
tain, and was made very quicidy and
with little expense by a busy house-
keeper.
• The ese of burlap is being x•eviered
for a number of purposes. It is of-
ten used as a subetitute for wall
paper-sometiraes in the 101111 of a
deep frieze with the paper below; Cr
a figured burlap is used upon the
walls, With .plain burlap for Mete
and dado, or frieze only. It conies
in green, blue, red, and brown; in
fact. matey every color may be pro. -
cured.
HOUSEHOLD }TINTS.
The inside of glass water -bottles or
earafes often gets dirty and the glass
&tea not look clear. It ie diflieult to
eleen them. Try putting some po-
tato Parings eut rather fine in the
bottle, with a little lukeWatin water,
Int Stand an home and then shake
Well fer seSteral ininutee. Etepty,
and fill up teitli Warm soapy' Water,
shaking Well. Rinse in clear Water
clad tura upeide down to dry.
Before using lemons roll theta
aWhile wider the hand 011 a hard ser -
face. The quantity of free juice sell
be ranc,h increased. -
To cut newbread smoothly Wane
the bread -knife.
If the handle has come off a steel
knife, pour a little, powdered ream
in tbe cavity in the handle; heat that
part of the 'knife that, fits it rod hot
anti thrust quickly in place. When
cold it will be perfectly lieu.
The latest "wrinkle" in roasting
turkeys and chickens is to canit the
stuffing and lay a couple of stalks
of celery bit the cavity-. It is said
this renders the flesh sweeter, as the
steiling absorbs so math of the joie -
es of the meat. To most, however,
the stuffing is a tid-bit 1111101 enjoyed.
A nice way of using up left -over
pieces of wall • paper is by covering
goods boxee to keep the firewood in.
These look so meth neater if the pa-
per matches tbatof the walls of the
room to which they boning.
• Try cleaning the whole house at
one time. Get the llaon to move
things ont and clean carpets aline
you are scrubbing. Then as fast as
the rooms are ready haVe thero lay
the carpets. Perhaps they won't
dread'houseeleanin,g quite so much at/
astral under this aTrangemerit.
AMkr.fiEft v.eRsIoN.
La. Montt. -They say the emperor
of Japan Ewe in a steel lamer.
La Moyne. --Well, peopie that live
in steel houses she -lath -A throw can-
non bans
APPROPRIATE,
"It doesn't teem right to all
man -of -wet "
"Unless you're spearing of the Rose
Man• taco -of -war, They eertainly
etieni ti 1ni tho 'Weaker veseeled
Too .much of the riallc of •nennee
kiiiduese Savers of ehe panne: