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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1905-06-29, Page 6•+I+I +"1+1 .j„1-I•thrid l 4-1"f„ 11-14-e-i-ut-Ft+-H-e-i„i'1 t His Favorllc Niece ; -OR — it A SECRET REVEALED. 1141.4-11-1-1 �.;..1..I. Z..i..S_: -! t- M1'.f' f+1 -1.4.i : 1-'. ;. i..Iefele:•4•44.1-11-i• CUTAYTI:: XXX VIII. The last autumn !!ogee r '!.tel (lied and 0.er the earth ha i fa! len the whit: robe of winter. !:len was ten .1 in the hand,. of the Wor':peuple. Sir Basil was busied with the c"n, ing election. _'_is marriage. and hi testale. Leah was also engrossed it erep(u'a(iuns; tyhile the general le joked to sen his niece so active al; happy. A sudden iirtcrruptie,n to thi state ct thins:s. One morning the general cam down full of bright plans and anti digit ions. l is favorite t•ch erugt was a cup of co!Tve, trade (ruin the fragrant trerltly-ground berries; Leah on the contrary, preferred drinking orange pekoe from a cup of priceless Sevres. Sir Arthur (1i:►c:oss...I hi breakfast. talked about the l:u-ty of visitors whom he wuuld like to gather under his roof fur Christmas about Sir Brasil, and how much het ter he had seemed to be on the prev- ious evening, and finally walked to a table in another part of the noels on which the lost -bag was lying. It was one of the rules 0i the household at li:e:uttvuod that the letters should never be opcne.l until aft• t' breakfast, the gene'ral's idea In ing that if they runt:tined had news, it. was better to ('clay it, if good, it would be tho better for keeping. 11e took the liag in his hands, all unconscious that it held for hint and for others a certain doom. "We have numerous coni esp.►ndents this morning," he said. turning out the contents. Some of the letters contained invi- tations and neap from friends; others were circulars and charitable ap- peals. At last the general camp to one envelope that seemed to puzzle him. ire looked at the post -mark, and saw the word "Southwood." Who co'nld have written to hint been Southwood? That was the little town on the slope 1,t the great green hill n•ar Bette Abbey. Fre had driven through it once or twice; but he was not aware that he knew any ono living there. "!.44tH," he cried, "here is a -ste:Inge thing -a letter from South- wood? That Is the place by the sea, Is it not?" "Yes," she milled; "but I have never been there. i dill not know that you had t.ny correspondents in that pert of the couut'ry, uncle" "Nor (lid 1," he said. "'this let- ter is written be n lady, T am s•n•e. It is un easy, elegant. flowing hand." the qui.•' -est 'ay to see from whorl it cones is .0 open it and look at the si.natllre." laughed Leah "Yon do rut seem to have thought of that, uncle." lie joined in her laughter, then opened the envelope; drew out the letter, and read it. As ho did so, all the color died from his face and the m'niln from his lips. Ito perused It slowly and carefully, then looked at i.ean. Alarmed by the expression of his eyes. she rose from her seat by the Are and went over to hint. "'This concerns you, Leah," he an1d. "It 15 written by your sister Het tie." "By ilottle!" she cried. "Oh, uncle, what Is it? May I read it?" iiut, when she held the letter le her hartd,, her agitation was eo great that !she could not ace the words. me what it le about.!" 9130 cried, in dlstrees. "I cannot rend- s cannot see! What is it about, uncle?" The general looked at her with pitying eyes. "Let me keep It until you cnn read it, Leah. Carry your mind back, my tear, to the afternoon when I first saw yon -to the little gloomy room where the bars of yellow sunlight fell upon the floor. Do you remember it. Leah?" "Ver," she cried, with a shudder; "hut why do you speak of it-whpr remind me of it?" •'1'1, i will hear, my dear. This letter is from nettle; and she say's that your father is very ill, and wishe9 to see you." Leah clasped her hauls In dismay. "eh. uncle," she cried, "i had so nearly forgotten that terrible pa'*t, that dreadful Idol" "1 1 now, my dear." he maid. sooth- ingly. "We have kept to our ...Im- pact well; the name of Bay has nit been tart:tiottrd between us. Bet this letter is the revolt of my votes. I said -Heaven forgive inn if I %poke too harshly? -that in life I would have nsthing to do with hie. nett that. if, when he came to die, he want.41 you, you should go to him. You remember?" "Ye.," she replied, shuddering. "i remember it. You said 'if you erre dying. and send for her, she shall come.' " "Thynee were my words" said the genernl, "and 1 nnudt carry them out. Your father is dying, Leah, and he 'wattle to fee you," Mh.' hid her face in her hands, and he sew that ,che4tnenl!)ie(I. "Von !ball not go unless you wish," he veld. •'I twist go," she replied, looking up at i3inl in tronl,led despair. "Nota. consc'enee. hon, rr, all te11 ale 1 twist ge, int i shrink front it. t)h. en. le, 1 hated the* old life 90 much t.. "Yon tweed net think of It. 1'ou Will 110,r et)beck tat 1':, Leah: a11(1 you sh 11 leo ►;c 1:, Soulhweo'f now 1,r le:es } 011 ':Ian: "1 r'." -t Se.' 11 tens, more to Ihersdlt then to him. "Ile is my roust go. Let rue ece what • Het tie saes, male. I have longed to ! i creak of her. It eases my heart ' e' lel) to utter her 'mete." - Silently the genera placed the let- s ter in her hands, and watched her I fare as she read. Siulplo atMJ puth'tic were the words nddree ed by }Iettle to the general. She Revue (I to think that the pro- s melee of death levelled all distine- tiott3. She addressed hint a9 "Ik•ar e Uncle," and went on to say that all - through the summer her father had ' been very ill, but that Irately he had bot -n much worse. '!'en days slate Hit (lector had thought hint doing. Since then he had been in a terrible state --dying, yet could not the. s "1.ast night" he had called hor to hint, tend 101(1 her that he could not die until be had seen Leah once • more. "1 cursed her, Nellie, when - she left ale,' he had said, "and 1 want to take the curse from her. I cannot die until i have seen her. Write to the general. and ask hien to bring her hither." "1 must go," Lath repeated. tvtth white lips, turtling to the general. "How horrible, uncle! Aly poor fa- ther din curse. ane, but they were only words. I havo never been frightened about. It; Itet'o you?" "I have never liked even to think Of it. ley dear," he replied. "If any one. was to blame in that terrible business, it Was myself! I was too harsh, tut T thought I was carrying out n>.y dead sister's wish -that was all. Everything looks different in the presence of death, end yet 1 du not see how I could have acted other- wise. Will you go at once, Leah?" "1'o you really believe that he is dying?" she witted. "Yes," replied the general; "I see no reason for doubting what Hettie says. I do not think he would ask to see you, Leah, if he had any chance of life." "then we must go at once," she said. "But was there over anything so strange, uncle? It looks to Inc more than a coincidence that they should have lived at Southwood and we at Dene Abbey, so near there, yet never once have met. Is it fate or Pruviden:ee? ' "Providence," replied the brave old soldier. "I do not believe in fate. I remember, when we were at Dene, hearing the duke speak of some worn- out politician who lived at South- wood. 1 need hardly say that I never for ono moment dreamed that it was Martin Ray." Leah shrank hack with a shudder at the sound of the name. "Do not think me unfeeling, uncle," she snit!, "but. I sulTered so terribly I13 lay early lifo that I can- not hear even to recall it. And to think that I have been so near Ih't- tte and never knew it!" Sir Arthur took out his watch and looked at it. "We can catch the midday ex- press," he said, "if we lose no time." But Leah seemed hardly conscious of his words. "Uncle," she said, "there was a time when Bettie and I hail but one heart and one life between us. How strange that we were so near, with only the great green hill dividing us! I wonder what (fettle is like." "She was a very sweet girl," said the general, "I wish she had chosen to come with us: but i admired then, as I do now, the faithful, tender }hart. We must not lose time, Leah," he added. But there was something In his niece's face that Made him stop anti draw her •Toner to him, that made him kiss her aguin and again. while he said, - "You are the child of toy heart, Leah: and you, who came with me: are the one J shan alwny9 love hest in this aforld. Go now to your room to res,., and I wilt get ready at on?e. Stay -we must think of Basil. Write a note to hint -ono of the grooms shell take it over -anal tell hire the( we have been )4, nt. for quite suddenly teethe sick -bed of a relative, but t'!:efl we expert to re- turn in a day or two. Do not say where we etre ge!ng. 1 %sill tell hire the whole story on my return. 1In- tcnde(1 to tell him in the course of a few days: it is time he knew. How surpriteet he will bo!" So they parted: but, for the first tittle since he had adopted Leah. there was in the general's mind a slight sense, of disappointment -he could hardly tell why or wherefor. 1ie would have felt happier had she shown more pity, more affection for Martin Itay, more anxiety to be with hlm; and yet It was by his wish (het she had left him. Awl In Leah's( heart there.wgs something rile n feel- ing of resentment or Jealousy. it seemed to her that he admired !fet- tle fur staying with her father quite as much as he had admired her for corning away. "Perheps." gala Leah to herself, "he think,' Hattie the more noble of ht. two. Ito does not keote. There are many Ways of showing tine no- bility. I nifty find one some day." They reached the station just In time to catch the midday express that would) enable them to arrive at Southwood long before night. ('l1AI'T1at XXXix. The aul1i n, gray light of a dull November ske.• fell over land and sea. Thr greet hill that lay between the wide wv,odlart(I' mud Southwood looke(i brown and arid. Tho tld was high, and the huge wave boorttcd at the foot of t he rocks. it was a chill, uncoe fortal;le evening. with a cold wind blowing, the cloudy fall hug tot 'r and loiter and thre-uten- ing rain. a 1!181 spreading from sera to land, clinging to the trees and hedges, and lying like soft clouds on the grass. There was no sound of a bird's song, no glimpse of a flower. Even the pretty little town of South- wood loosed (11,11 and gloomy. Ali aruun'1 it was still and sil.•nt except fur t he sullen roar of the wavier and the %tailing of the wind. All tees sweet sumreer seuuds and scents were (lead: nut men reigned supreme. Inside Martin !lay's cottage the scene was even more dreary than without, '1 here Is no room so sad as that Iii which a even has lain day after day. week after week, dying. %%h' n th• re is any hope in the sure- ing;, it i; not so dreary. '1 here Is the prosf.*et of n el .,.sant termina- tion; there is the look; rig forward to a time when all the paraphernalia of me/thine tt'ill be (Iona a3%'(ty with. But in this (•:(3, there was no such Hope. '1 he long illness must end in death, and death wee long in cumin;. it seemed at times as though nothing but the fierceness of hate kept life In Marlin Itay; all 1 hat he had (lis - liked. scorned, denounced in hie youth and his strength, was more odious than ever to him now. More than once his doctor, looking at the stern, vinaictivo face, said to him- self. - "It is strong feeling that keeps him alive." That Nettie was a model nurse, as she h el ltlwnt-s been it model (laugh- ter, surprised no one. She never seemed to think of herself; Phe scarce- ly carcely slept or rested, for the (lying moon was afraid to he 1 ft. (dole. "You must never leave nee, Het - tie," he said to her tine day. "While you are in the room some of any old thoughts of the angels conte to me; the moment you go I have a horrible fancy." "What is it?" she wilted, touching the gray Bair with her white rngers. "When you leave the room, it fills with huge black (logs, their flailing eyes all fixed on ale. 1 kiteit is fancy, because they only bar k. '!'hey never touch roe." She could only bend over him in lot ing pity, and •aur sweet words of co:::fort. It was a terrinle death -bed to Het - tie. It would have been terrible to any girl, but it was more so to her, for she was so sensitive, so spiritual and the man de ing there so sadly tho reverse. Site never forgot those long night -watches. It was horrible to turn from the lines of light that lay upon the sen to the gray head toss- ing and turning on the pillow, to the pallid lips whose utterances were at times so terrible. ('ne night Martin called her to hive. "Send for Leah," he said; "I cursed her, and I cannot die." Ile knew nothing of the beauty of 'tierce, of the value of suffering; all that ho knew was that his time was come, and yet he could not die. The doctor had wondered at his prolonged life; and once -ah! would Het t.ie. ever forget that terrible day? -the kind-hearted rector of South- wood had made his Way to the sick nlnn's reonn. Ilettit never knew all that passed; but, when ho was leav- ing the house, the good clergyman, with a shocked, horrified expression on his face, Raid, - "Pray for your father. He wattle all the mercy Heaven can give hila. It is nothing but hatred that keeps hits alive." It wag a lonely and terrible task, nursing that, stern, cynical man. Hettie grew paler and thinner every day. Deep in her heart lay the sec- ret of her lost love. She had put it out of sight; there would be time enough to think of it. and mourn over it., when her father was gone, !ler mind and thoughts were so touch engrossed with hint that she did not dweli, as she would otherwise have dune, on the fact that Leah would soon be with her -Leah, whom she had seen 1as1. Mall ilio splendor of her magnificence. The bleak November evening wore on, the gray head and the white face turned restlessly to and fro. '"ifettie, is she come yet," was tho hoarse cry from Marlin's lips. "Your sister deserted rile, and I cursed her, and I want to take the curse away front her." The devoted daughter who had been so true and faithful to him, who had refused ran': and wealth, and had clung to hint -of her he had nothing to say. Ifo did not thank her for the sarrif:ce of so much of her fair young life to him: he accepted all as his due. Rat In death, ns le lite, his heart was with his beautiful Leah whorl he had menet to succeed him, (1'o ho Continued.) 1►O YOU KNOW TiHTS't Not many persons are sufficiently acquainted with the Rihle to know that Noah was the nem/. of a woman as well as of the pntrinrch. At an English Inquest recently a teinnle witness gave her Christian nnmle ns "Noah." The coroner re- marked that he had never before known a women to beer the name. Whereupon the witness, who was well polled in the origin of her singular prenom011, sale!: - "It is a itible name, sir, yeu'Il find it in the lust chapter of the Book of Numbers." 'Reference was dh:ly made, and in the eleventh verse of the thirty-sixth chapter the coroner found mention trade of "liinlnh 1'irenh. and Hog - !Ind Milcc►h, rind Noah, the daughters of /elopehttd." HARD WON 1 !ONOi1. Slintson-%%'i11i0. they tell inc you have the reputation of bring the word boy in school Willie -Yes. father, and J can tell you 1 didn't get it without • etrug- gle. he Hrm 11-14-14-1-1-1-14-11444-1-1444 HANDLING SWINE, I'iga lay well when properly hand- led. Fret!' toy experience and ob- s.rvatons, covering a period of over a quarter century, 1 have con- clu.ioci that Grst, the breed should bo adapted to the farm and the farmers' style of work. says Mr. Geo. Panty lin the middle and central west, %there corn is king and wheat and other cereals are a close second, the breed usually chosen is the Pol- and-(•hina. Chester White or large F'n;;llsh Berkshire. Of late '1)uroc- Jerseys hate become very popular and are giving good results. These all make fine porkers and are of the large type, furnishing heavy hatter and shoulders and much lard alien mature. 'they are nice hogs for the cut up butchers' trade when not too large, when slaughtered at six months to one year old. In the eastern states and near towns and cities where much of their food consists of by-prieluctie of the dairy, orchard, garden or hotel. some of the smaller, quick-mlaturing breeds are generally found hest adapted t 0_ the peculiar situation. Small York- shires, Chest ershires. Lancashires and small Iterkshires will make good shot::ugs in such [.laces. With the larger breeds ence, in the corn belt spring and summer or even fall pig., should be wintered on a growing ra- tion only, comeosed of vegetables, roots, cut. steamed q(• soaked hay, with renin!! groin ration, and then turned unto agood pasture as early in spring as ground permits, 811:1 fat- tened 00 grain in ((1(1' for the nmr- ketthey are intended for. The pigs intended for the butcher trade or to be sold by grocers in lit- tle tillages or sold direct. to people in whole hog lots should be spring pigs forced along at a good gait, fattened and disposed of as soon af- ter cool weather stets in as possible. The price is tumidly higher than later and as the meat is usually of super- ior quality, Is really worth more that the average western killed hog. Profitable pigs must bo kept grow- ing and thriving all the time. It is usually a loss to let them stand still or go back for a single week. By studying the markets one can readily determine what will be tho cheapest line of food -stuff for Ilia to pur- chase, or if grain. etc., is grown on the farm, what will pay best for Mtn to feed and what to sell. The re- turns from any line of feeding will bo bust determined by careful work in actual feeding. GAIT': REMEDIFR. Remedy for gapes is to smear the hen's feathers (especially those under the wings and on the breast) with turpentine, when she is taken on with the little chicks, and again in two weeks. Use a feather to do it with. Do nut. put on loo hunch. For gapes put five drops of nux vomica in the drinking water, and, continue to do se until the disease lets up. Mix a little sulphur in the feed for young chickens, and do not lose two per cent, of thein. It is dhtlhcuet for this troullie to get a start among healthy, vigorous chicks that have Leen growing front the start. The strong chick is usu- ally al I: to cough out the worm in the wit:dpipe that cause9 this plague. It is the brood that is debilitated from lice, crowding, lac?: NI war+nth or dryness that is the first to de- velop o-velop gapes. After the disease is once established, it is conveyed front one to another through the medium of food and drink. 1 he gupoworm stays in old yards all winter, and carnes to the sue - face when the days Get. warm. He is discouraged by cleaning up and the liberal use of lisle. A good way to fool hint is to locate the poultry yard in a new place that is high and dry. Much wet weather appears to fav- or this ailment; and allowing the chicks their liberty while the grass is wet is meeting gapes half way. Plenty of sunlight, and board floors in coops, help to keep away this plague. itemember that trouble and disease are not so apt to bother the chicks that get plenty of out- door exercise and that are made to work for natural foods, such as ama11 seeds, cut groins and a little grit.. lly the way, it is all right to try the "cures" for gapes. but be care- ful not to choke the chicks. WIhAT IIAVE VOL DONE? Have you looked over your farm and found a need for drainage? Have you ever thought that good cultivation will give moisture to your crops beneath the surface? Have you studied out :t plan of crop rotation and are you this sea- son putting it into practice? Have you repaired the fences and rettolvtd to keep thou neat and tidy? 1Ieve you tested subsnlling, the conrlitione and results? Have you tested deep and shallow plotting, c(rnditlone and remake? Have you tested (linking ground be- fore plowing, and packing it after eremite? Have you tested surface cultiva- tion nfler packing the subsurface, re- sults? e- srrlts? What kinds of crops have you tested by any of the above plane, results? lint you tested any kinds of cereals or other fnnn or garden trope, that you eon. ider of special value in y'out Nicnlity'? leAIt1f NO'rl;S. Few reals,!" that the moat valuable material things in life are tho things L is now the Favorito Drink of NHflions Black, Mixed or Natural Green. Sealed Fackcts onty HIGHEST AWARD ST. LOUIS 1004. that require years of labor for us to GI,RM-PROOF BAR Belt S1iUi' secure and years of preparation for Even Cleanliness H- as Very Orton us to deserve and apl`reciate. Its Disadvantages. Crude petroleum oil is good for painting the woodwork of all kinds "This towel," said the rettendant of faun machinery and answers fur In the germ -proof barber 8110p, "!ran painting and preserving the outside of barns, sheds and henhouses. A picket fence coated with this sub- stance will last. nearly twice as long as nn unpainted fence. Lund not yielding anywhere near the crop it ought can be most pro- fitably top -dressed with a mixture of 200 pounds of nitrate of soda, 200 pounds nnm•iato of potash, 900 pounds acid phosf hate. At prices the Inst season. this mixture would cost $9 or $10 per ton. I have seen meadows ,Yielding only three-quarters of a ton of hay per acre Increase to two or three tons per acre and some - .8 higher. Pastures may be 1011(10 to increase their yield by the snore treatment. In there days of great mental ac- tivity and stupendous business com- binations we are apt to forget the importance of simple and unpreten- tious things and the advantages of a quiet. life upon the farm are in dan- ger of being overlooked. 11 'e hear a great deal said about the opportu- nities for wealth, distinction and !.ower that await the robust farm boys in the varlous avenhle9 of busi- ness and professional life. but the real facts are that four fifths of such boys would he better off in every sense of the word if they would turn their attention to the (nun and be contented t hero. --4 FARM WAS BEWITCHED A FARMER AND - HIS FAMILY DRIVEN MAD. Strange Story Tha- t Is Exciting a District in Gloucestershire, England. The visit of a modern "witch," who was called in to aid i1, the search for lost gold at a small farms in the parish of May Ilill, on (he w'estertl silo of Gloucester, has had 1 • A e (1 on the scene the farmer's daughter and granddaughter developed unmis- takable signs of madness. The daughter, who is a married woman, became so bad that she had to bo removed to the Gloucester asylum, while the granddaughter was taken to Nuwcnt Workhouse Hospital. WIFE: VANISHES. The morning on which they were removed 1110 farmer's wife suddenly disappeared. inspector Dennis, .of rho Gloucester police, and a staff of constables. with many neighbors and friends, organised a search for her, but no trace of her whereabouts could be discovered. She returned ho►nc a few days ago, however, in a very exhausted con- dition, having subsisted during her absence on the leaves of the trete; 111 the wood and n little water front the ditch. `;he had buth seen and heard the searchers, she said, but was afraid to discover her whereabouts to them. In her hand she carried a hazel stick which, she said, was "to keep the witches Garay." On 'Thursday the farmer's son also developed signs of insanity, and it was necessary to place hint under restraint. hie succeeded, however, in inJuring himself severely by run- ning his head against a largo iron Spike. 1)IS'I'HICT IS EX(!ITI':D. ills wife screamed loudly when she saw his condition, and the Ulan, im- agining that she, too, was "be- witched," bo-w•itched," frantically implored her, while the blood was streaming from his head, to seize a hazel stick and to pray frequently that she might cs- escape the evil spirits. The entire district is in a condi- tion of ferment, and the "bewitched" farm is shunned by all the neigh- bors. Although the "witch" has returned to her home. mysterious breaking of windows nal destruction of other property are declared to have occurred in the district. I Disease takes no summer vacation. li you need flesh and strength use Scott's Emulsion summer as in winter. Seed ler free samaple. SCOTT k SOWNE, Chemists,Torosto, ostsria gee. tad 01.03; ill dnnlsts. been subjected to an extreme heat and is thoroughly sterilized. Wo take every precaution a;3ninst exposing our Matrons to infection or con- tagion." "Good thing," commended rho pat- ron. "This soap," went on the attend- ant, picking up a cake thereof, "has been (lobac•terialir(•(1, and the comb and brush aro thoroughly antisepti- di'ed." "Great scheme." said the patron. "1-hc chair in which you sit Is given a daily bath in bichloride of mercury, while its cushions are baked In an oven heated to 9137 degrees, which is guaranteed to shrivel up any bacillus that happens along." "Hot stuff," said the patron. "The razor and the lather brushes are boiled before being used, and the lather cup is dry -heated until there is not the slightest possibility of any germs being concealed in it." "Fine," said the patron. "'I -he hot water with which the lather is mixed is always double heated and sprayed with a germicide. besides being filtered and distiller. It is as pure as it can he made." "Excellent," said tho patron. "Even the floor and the ceiling and the walls and the furniture are given antiseptic treatment every day, and all change handed out to our customers 19 first. wiped with anti- septic gauze. '1 he Shoe polish at. the boot -Mack chair is boiled atlel then fr'o'on, alai the---" "Well, loot: here," snid the patron, who had been sitting wrapped in the towel during all thi9, "why don't you go ahead and shave me? Think I'm loaded with some kind of germ that you have to talk to (tenth?" "No sir," answered the attendant. "Ilut I ant not the barber." "You're not? Where is he?" "They are boiling hila, sir." Tho Home Bank of Canada The first General Meeting of the Shareholders of She Koine Runk of Canada was held nt the Ilea(! (Mico of 1 he Home Sn'. ings & Loan Com- pany, Limited, on Saturday, .lune 10111 at 12 o'clock noon. '1 here was a large attendance of Shareholders, almost all the Sutt eribcd Capital being represtented, either in person or by proxy. Amongst. those premed. were noticed -Eugene O'Keefe, Ed- ward Stock, .1.I'., Thomas Flynn. T. R. Wood, E. C. Gooderliaul, M. .7. linney, C'.I4., Lieut. -Col. Janie l Allison, Thos. Long, Iron. .1. .1. Foy, It. A. Smith (Osler & Hammond), .1. 1'. Murray, Isaac Moody, 11. N. Gooch, William Cooke, William Crocker, John White, (1. C. Gilmour, M. D. Brown, J. Cooper Mason, Whi- nier Hawke, .has. Gunn, L. J. Cos- grave, 11. 11. Street, W. T. Kernahan• If. T. Kelly, 11'm. !'age, Matthew O'Connor, A. McCabe, .1. .1. Fare- well, C. E. 1'. McWilliams, (Hamil- ton), John Frz, .1. .1. Doyle, .1. le. Logan, J. 1'. Franks (Manufactur- ers' Life). On motion the choir was taken by Mr. Eugene O'Keefe. chair- man Provisional Board of Directors, and the General Manager, Lieut. - Col. James Mason, acted as Secre- tary. the meeting was celled for the purpose of electing Directors and to pass by-laws. The Chairman in his remarks stated that over $500,000 of the capital stock of 1110 hank had been suhscrihed, and that $250,000 in cash had been paid in to the Alin- ister of Finance nn l Receiver -Gener- al. aa required by the Rank Act; that no Moon us the other requirements of the clank Art had been complied with the certificate authorizing the bank to begin business would be is- sued by the 'Treasury Board. 'rltis would be done by the end of the pre- sent resent month, but the bank (1)111(1 net begin bushles.. until their new prem- ises, Nos. 8 and 10 King street wrest, were ready, probably in the early part of August; that then the trans- fer from the Home Saving, •1 Loan Company would be consutmoated, and the bank would begin with its head office and 'Toronto branch at 8 and 10 King street west, anti with two branches, one at 78 Church street, the present head oMee of the Home S,tvins & Loan Company, and the other at the present. branch "A" of the company, No. :522 (lueen street west, corner Hackney street. and would have at the beginning about $:1,:100,000 of deposits. an f over 9,000 (lOpositors. The ('hair - man also stated that the stork Menke of the bank were still open for subscriptions. The 31Attn1 by-laws of a bank were then passed (10(1 adopted, and the following elected DIrecforg•-Messrs. J:ngono O'Keefe. Thomas Flynn, Fa- wned Stock, .J.1'., Thos. R. Wood, E. G. (lnoderham, 5f. J. Haney, ('.- l'., and Lieut. -Col, .James Aragon. the Intter being also General Afan- nger. At n snLsequent meeting of the nett Board of Directors Mr. O'Keef,, was rieclod President and Mr. Flynn Vico-l'retadeat. ----11111.1.1 .,•• tr BRITISH SHIPS CAUGH1 iDLOCKADE RUNNEAff WHIM( HAVE BEEN Letne Game Is Not a Very Paying Losse; in rive Weeks. Our luCteantll,• nm►'ine Is su:Tering very badly at the hands of our friends the Japanese, sues tD., Daily Chronicle. During the past five weeks thir- teen first -claw, cargo st(:ttmers havo been seized in the Far F'aet, and of this number only one -the R:tst�y ,- has been afterwards released. 'I he total value of these captures, including their cargoes, is C.900s000, ural practically every pennyof`lhis huge loss fulls upon Loathe* under- writers -beim; divided betwi n the big amarine insurance companies and Lloyd's. Tho peculiar geographical forma- tIon of •lagan !,!arty her in an excel- lent position to command thetrafficto and from 1'la'Ii3011oc':. '1'1144 throe straits by which the sea Jn call he (ntered (10111 the Pacioflicapaaro all partially or wliully Japanese w•a t ere. EASY TO CLOSE 11'. The Korean Strait, the largest channel, lies between Korea and tho south-west coast of Jupen. It is it hundred miles wide. but in t centro lies the island of 'I'su Shims, a Ja- panese) possession, and gone of the Most important of ily Aaval sta- tions. The 'Tsugaru Strait -the di- rect channel for vessels proceeding from San Francisco and the Pacific coast of North America, is only just over a dozen miles across, and it is hero that most. of the captures havo taken place. Right away to the north of .Japan lies the ]'crouse Straits onto thirty miles wide, and quite out of the or- dinary trade routes. 1litlt a view to avoiding the seiz- ures ehures a9 ,ouch as possible, the Oar risk underwriters --or some of them - advised the owners that vean'ls run- ning , with contraband to Vhlrl]vo stock should proceed through This channel, Here, they argued, there would be less chance of meeting Ja- en -nese war vessels, for in the ordin- ary course of events not one boat, in a ,month would pass through this lonely strait. 1jeN DF:itWIl1TF:IlS3 LOSE. But the result has not been by any means happy. In accordance with the desires of these underwriters, who have to pay a total loss in the case of any vessel captured by Japan a number of large steauters outward bound to Vladlvostock were ordered to proceed through this La Peroueo Channel. The first half-dozen off, these boats should now have arrived -I:ut only one of them has been heard of. This is the London ste mei Heathbank, owned by Afessrs. Deas and Foster, which put into Amoy, China. The captain of her cabled to the owners that he tried to got to Vladivostock. through the I.n Perouso Strait, but had to abandon the at- tempt. He found the channel blocked by an impenetrable mass of ice, and passctt;e was absolutely imt- practicable. The fate of the other boats, solllo of wl:1"h are now venni( days overdue, is un'elowu, but it is feared that they have tried to force their way thro:lgh and oecome jammed in the ice. Not Having been constructe(1 to withstand ice, they/ %could fare badly. 4 1110 PREMIUM CHARGED. In shipping circles much anxietyr now prevails for the safety of theso boats, and inion two of them rates of 35 guineas per cent. are Abeng paid against the marine risk '6nly 'the matter is a very serious one to the shipping world, as other vessels are expected in I.a l'erouse shortly, and no warning 0130 be given. At present it app -are that the only thiug which rVi be (len. by the blockade runner ie 10 make a hold dash for the Noreen Straits, in the faint hope that the .Japanese cruis- ers may not observe the vessel. Even in this caw there is very little hope, and underwriters refuge to 111f11se the war risk t is Kuria `traits , at under dl) guineas per cent. The Tsu- garu Straits are quite hopdrse. Some n1) vessels are now at Rea leak- ing for Vla(Iivoslock, and in shipping circles it is hardly hoped that more than one or two can get through. Wherever such nn arrangement is pussille the war risk underwriters are pacing shipowners a lump suns down to cancel Vladivostock charier), and lulely coers! such agroenenLe Were carried ouvt One • E PROVED IIiM A LI:11t. When Thurluw was Lord t'!ta:lcelter of England he was much at mats with the Bishop of Linden. The late ter tt- ter was visited one day by a 'le rgy) man who sought a it...L tnlrnt to a s living then vacant. Ile wanted a letter of recommendation to Lu1 Thurlow, but. the Bishop ► said such tn letter was likely to d0 more harm than good. Neverthelcsq he wrote it. When 'I'hurlow read the missive ho said: "Well, as that scoundrel the Illshop of 1,011(100 has introdu('ed you, you won't get the living " "`to the 'bebop maid. my lord," wee the *reek reply. "Did the ilish•eigollay so?" roared 'Thurluw•. '- 1 he „ I'll prove him n -liar, for poi shell 1:;1t'o the living." And he wile as goal a• his word. BURGLARS' SUPERSTITIONS. A writer who has been investigat- ing the old subject of superstition among l,urglare gives It as his con- clusion that no burglar will "crack" house where a female servant that squints is kept. If a burglar well three different horses slip dew;: in a day he %%11 not "work" lh31 r'ighlq One mnn in til.• deck cenfees;e-1 that member); of hie proeet.ftlr't • ,u%4 never burgle hovers with (be ' hers 22, 93, 111 nil 44(..