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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1906-3-1, Page 71'11 1. +teifeetelei+0+•ea-eree-'41+11:#4.•ietfeee4-00+1:Pe*+at•O+V.+34./V+34-iletel.):E+ 1 n 1.ondart before the two wome 4 n ' lie; (eclat! upon the excluinge of nioe ° FF [ ii[lii Of 111 lil1 [1[!11/ :+ 3; iOR,..,,,,,g, o iv. 0 THE 5TEWARD'S SO, t+):0410:(40,:r+ ti +00:40-01+0+0 4-D4-04-1:1+1:E-6(f+04-3X+Itt+ + CHAPTER XXXIV. It Guildford Revlon had expected his ominous words lo produce auy elect Upon Novah, he was mistaken. She looked al him with the same calm surprise and displeasure, To her 1153 question sounded like an outburst from a frenzied num, nothing more, and she tried to remain patent and resteain her anger. "I don't undershirt you," she said, quietly enough. "Perhaps you do not understand yok-eself," "You will soon unegystand," he said, with a sinister smile; then he seemed to make an effort to control his temper, and said, more softly: "Will you not sit down, Lolly Norah? I-1 spoke more wamly, precipitately, than 1 Intended, but—" Norah declined the chair with a ges- tar, and stood schooling tweeter into patience. She would listen lo what :10 had to say; she was, if the truth must be told, just a little curious. $he glanced at the hell. again; IL was within her reale and she could dismiss him In n moment IC she chose, But she intended to listen to all he had to say. Guildford Berton laid his hand upon the manteishelf, and looked down thoughtfully for a moment; then he corn enced "I fear 1 shell cause you soma pain. Lady Norah. Heaven knows 1 would have avoided this revelation, but you have forced it, upon me. If you had listened to me, if you had consented to be my wife, the story 1 am going to tell you would have bean locked within my bosom, and 1 should have remained silent 1111 death." Norah did not speak, and he went on, slowly and Impressively. "You remember your mother, Lady Noralei" Norah Inclined her head slightly. "You are aware that she and the nal separated soon after their marriage?" Nineties face burned, and her eyes be- gan to flash. "Please do not misunderstand me," he said, "1 am not. going to speak dis- paragingly of. either the earl or the countes.s. The separation was caused by no graver reason than the impossibil- ity of their living happily together. I do not NvIsh to speak 111 of the dead, but I do not think any woman could have lived with the Earl of At'rowdale, Thin. is all 1 intend to say on that point. As you are aware, the countess Was ac- companied in her exile by a faithful servant, Catherine layes. She was de- voted to the countess; 11 was one of the instances of affectionate fidelity which are as rare as they are touching. Ynu were born after the separation, and saw nothing of the earl until the death .ff your—shall 1 say adopted mother, Catherine Hayes? I fear I am taxing your patience rather sorely; you are wondering why I should repeat alt this, which you know already. Bear with me a little longer, please, Lady Norah. 1 am right, am I not, In slating that a very strong affection existed between you and Catherine Hayes; In fact, that after the countess' death, she Look the place of a mother to you?" Norah assented by a gesture. His words recalled the quiet, peaceful life in the cottage at Notion, and all the dead woman's devoted care of hee, and the Leas were very near her eyes; but she specially desired to repress any emotion In Guildford Berlion's presence, and forced the tears back. "Can you tell me whore you were born, Lady Norah?" he asked. Norah started slightly, "No," she said, answering her own thoughts rather than his questien. He suppressed. a smite. "Nor when—the day, the month?" "No," said Norah, a faint surprise rLs- Mg. "Did it ever •occur to you that there was something strange, unusual, in your ignorance of these frets?" She shook her head. "Why do you ask me these—these questions?" she replied coldly. "My reason will be obvious directly," bo responded. "Did you know that Catherine Hayes was a married wo- man?" "I do not 'know," replied Norah. Ile unbuttoned his coat, and, taking the photograph from his pocket, held 11 out Lo her. "Will you take 1.1101 10 your hand and look at it carefully?" Norah took 11 alter a moment's hesita- tion, and looked at 11. "Where did you get this?" she de- manded with a start. "1 found it," he replied, meekly. _ Norah's eyes flashed embelief. "It Is miner she said. “I am very glad to be able to restore tt to you," he said, suavely. "Will you tell inc whose ()airlift it is?" "You know whose it Is," she said, "it Is Catherine's—Catherine Hayes'. I do not believe that you found if.. 11-11 has been stolen." "Very likely," ho assented, coolly; 'it Is of little consequence—you have it again Doubtless you will treasure 1. far more preelously and carefully than you have hitherto done, now that you knew it Is the portrait of your.tnothere For a Moment the words did not 00n^ N,Cy their proper significance to. Norah, and she looked at him vaguely—she was thinking of Catherine; than she sleeted, and her eyes opened upon him. "What was that you saki?" sho asked. "I said that 11 is the portrait oteyour mother," he repeated, with a sinister smile, and a gleam of triumph hi his Cps. "My Mother! This is 'Catherine 1 fayes, not my mother, not the Countess of Arrowdalet" she eV:tainted. "It is not the Countess of Areowdale," he said; "but it 18 Catherine Hayes, your mother." Norah bold the portrait tightly, and looked nt him, • "Are you—ere you mad?" she gatqual. f So smiled. "It is not an unreasonable: ideation. I 11101 appeeclate your astonislulterito and • • • sympathize with you; Indeed and in- deed 1 do. 1 am not mad. oral 1 am -tweaking the eerie nod sober teuth: that Is the peter:lit of your mother you hold In your hand, Norah," She did not J101100 Ills intentional' omission of the "Lade she was too dinned, loo overwhelmed. She sunk trio the chair, still !oohing et him as 11 site were wetting. "It is a terrible .shock," Ni said, to a lone of gentle sympathy, "for one who lies always regarded herself as of noble birth, lo .find that Instead of being the daughter of an earl she is only the daughter of a commonplace lady's maid, companIon—" Norah began to tremble. "II Is not true,' she said, almost In- audibly. "Why ham you tolki me this falsehood?" "It is quite true, •alasi" he said; "and it is better that you should hear it from Me, who love you and can sympathize with you, than from the lips of stran- gers, who would simply enjoy the romance of your disappointment.' "1 do not beltove IL," site faltered. "I am not surprised at that," he re- torted, in the soma slow voice, easy, cool as that ne one conlIdent in the truth of what he asserts. "I do not ask you, expect you to believe it without proofs. 1 have come prepared for your Incredulity; though., if you ask yourself what purpose I maid hope lo effect In; telling you a siring of falsehoods, you will find it difficult to and an answer. In a word or Iwo, the facts—the lament- able theist—are these: Just before The Countess left the court and went into exile, Catherine Hoys committed the folly of marrying. She married a man —a gentleman—named Woodfern, James Woodfern," he added, 'taking a paper from his pocket, and glancing at. it. "Catherine had asked and obtained a holiday, and had spent It in Plymouth. There she met this gentleman, Wood - fern. He was a lieutenant in the navy, on a few days' laevo from his vessel"— he looked at a paper again -111e En- cliantress, then stationed at Plymouth. It was a case of love at first sight. Mr. Woodfern wooed wllh the ardor of a sailor, and Catherine Hayes, being pre sumably as much in love as himself, consented to mem him after tile short period of courting which the exigencies of tier Majesty's neva' service per- mitted him. They were married—thte Lieutenant Woodfern and Catherine Heyes—at St, Stephen's, Plymouth. Permit me to hand you a copy of the church register. The original 1 have seen within the last week, and 1 can testify that this is a correct copy." lie placed the stip of paper in Norah's hand and wailed. She looked down 01 11., and mechanl• dilly read the formai document. "Whal—what has all this to do with me, with my mother, the countess?" she asked, with a catch In her voice. Ile raised his eyebrows, as if aston- ished at her dullness of perception. "You will see presently," he replied. "Lieutenant Woodiern's leave was CI short one, and the husband and wile separated. He went on board the En- chantre,ss; she who was Catherine Hayes, but now Catherine Woodfern. returned to the Court and the service of her mistress, the countess. They hal agreed to keep the marriage a secret. Possibly the lieutenant wanted to pre- pare his relatives for the surprise in store for them. IL was not a very good mat' - rine for hlm, and he thought that he would break it to them gently, and pre- sent his wife when he came back (rem the voyage on which the Enchantress started a Jew weeks alter the wedding. It was a close secret. Only one man was admitted to his oonlidence, the first mate of the vessel, a man named Fur- long. You will find him duly set clown in tho ceelfficate es a witness to the marriage. They parted. Catherine went back to her mistress, and when the earl and countess separaled—whIch they did soon afterward—Catherine ae• companied the countess. They went to London. Some months afterward t, child was born, a girl, the daeghtet• Lieutenant Woodfern and Catherine, his wife; in fact,•yourself, dear Miss Noeahle and he inclined his head gravely. Norah caught the arm of the chair and grew deathly white. In the once of a moment, even as he had been speaking. the Scene of Catherine's death rose be- fore her. She understood now whet those words of anguished parting meant. She- realized now the meaning 01 1110 dying womants oft -breathed ques- tion: "Dou you love me, Norah? Have I been really like a mother to you?" ler head fell upon her hands, and her bosom heaved with choking sobs. "Do not cry," said Gulidfred Berton. "11. 18 all so long ago. Shall 1 go on?" She raised Inc head and set her teeth hard, "Yes,' go on," sho said. "Your mother had very tittle difficulty Id winning the countess' forgiveness for the concealment she had been guilty of, and very soon the countess grew as fond Of 1116 little girl as her own mother was. Indeed, the solitary lady clung to the child with a loving tenderness which seemed to salutes that of the mother; end I can imagine how easy It was for the countess to believe that It the child had Wien her own and had been born before the earl and 5101 had 8operatiel, no separation would ban taken place. it must have occurred to her that it the eart could be mode to believe that the child was his own—you see? Test So these two women conspired in all ate, lion; the little girl was to be regarded its the daughter of the Countess' of Arrow - dale, and when they left London and took Up their abode 111 the country, it was 08 1110 young lady Norah that The Child of Catherine Woodier» was. pro- sentecHn the Wald. There was Ito Hal to Catherine's devotion; she VOA ie linquished her chthil it was eery Mae-. Ible. No nee knew of the nearing() ft- copting the man Furlong, and he would nob Wive known of the birth of the chill tT1to bad not chanced to Meet Canteen% • and Read from her that the lieuttmant had a deughtter, Nurab caught lire breath. 11:: father; Ile itnew—he must hove been written lot flashed through het' illiltiludiklfurd Burton seemed to divine Ike thooght. "Yes, the lieutenant would have knnwn, of eourete but, unforeirrintely, lei cunlenoted yellow fever at Se Kitts Iwo months after bis marriage, and died there. 'The loan Furlong was with Wm when he died. There is the certificate," and he handed tar alluthet, polyp. "I have nearly 00010 to the .11t1 of my story, Miss Norah," be said, wiping his Ups, and eyeing her white fuee with it watchful keenness, 'The p101was not a bad on0, if the earl had only pos. sessed the smallest of hearts, the ale nom:cement of his child':; lath would Neve touched him and brought about a veconcillatIon; 'but the earl—well, you knew him long anti. intimately enough :o vender It unnecessary for ine to say anything further. Ile declined to bold tiny communication with his wife; Ito declined to receive her back or see the cnt.e. This was a slatting disappoint - mein, no doubt, and it il, could have been effeeted, you would have been re. stored by the coolness to your and acknowledged as the child of the widow of Lieutenant, Woodfern; but, you see, that could nol be. What was done mulct not be undone. The countess had presented you tu the world es the daughter of the Earl of Arrowdate, end the daughter of the Earl of Arrowdale you had to remain. f don't think it mattered vary much to CALliertne; per- haps she consoled herself for playing the part of nurse instead of mother by reflecting that her child would figure es the daughter of a peer. That is very like- ly to have been her feeling. Any way, she died keeping the secrete and i1 was burled with her. Only one man could hove revealed the teeth—the suitor, Fur- long; and he had disappeared, as sailors do. Probably she thought he was dead. But he Is alive; It is from him iltat 1 have learned this interesting story 3f your birth, and 11 11 In my power to compel him to remain silent or tell the slot'y in a court of law. That the proofs may he complete, I have got from hint a plain statement of the eusb; here 11 l'. You will like to have It, I have no doubt," He crossed Over to her and placed l( between her unresisting fingers. Then he went back and leaned itgaInst the manteishelf again, and looked down at her. Norah, with the papers in her hand, sat with her eyes fixed on the grounrl. She was scarcely conscious of his pre- sence. She was amply crushed and overwhelmed by the revelation. Of its truth she diet not doubt foe a moment. Even if he had not produced the certifi- cates and other documents, she would have been convinced of the truth of this story. Catherine's—her mother's—last words were testimony enough, She was nol the daughter .01 the Countess of Arrowdale, bul of her companion, Cathe- rine Woodfern. - And at that moment there was only room for one feeling in her heart; en overflowing love for the women who had hidden the setheet of her maternity in her bosom even to the gales of death' She raised the portrait to eller lips and kissed it, and her tears fell upon it. Guildford 13erton accepted the action as her acknowledgment that he liaJ spnken the tenth. "You are satisfied?" hu said, In a low voice. "I thought you woulthbe. But I fear you have scarcely realized the dif- ference, the change, in your circum- stances which this discovery must aaNuei2' or-3ah scarcely heard him as she wiped her eyes and stetted her sobs. "You have to realize, Miss Norah," wont on, "that you are no longer the 01 47. HE above picture of the man and fish is ,the trade- mark of Scott's Emulsion, and is the synonym for strength and purity. It is sold in almost all the civilized coun- tries of the giobe. If the cod fish became extinct it would be a world-wide calam- ity, because the oil that comes from its liver surpasses all other fats in nourishing and life-giving properties. Thirty years ago the proprietors of Scott's Mind- sion found a way of preparing cod liver oil so that everyone can take it and get the full value of the oil without the objectionable taste. Scott's Emulsion is the best thing in the world for weaki backward ebildren, thin'delicatepeoplc, people, and all conditions of -wasting and lost Strength. Ilend rer eve word°. ISCOrr e BOW"." MEOWS tintoortd. enrA liA*1104,244 All droggloGn •. 1.... Lady Norah. daughter of the late earl; that you are not the mistress ot his im- mense; wealth." Nonni raised her head and looked at Wm, and put her bend to her brew. "WitY have you LOW the tins?" she eatil. \Vu$ it for the sake of eevengoe 1 do not understund--1 do not care. I feel Mel yeti have lold met he truth; that I am not the daughter 01 11131 coml. teen, but that Cutherine"—her lips quivered—"was my dear, dear mother! But I do not sect—it Is all dark." She held out her hands like one striving to put nettle a veil, 'You do not itomprebend that not only are you not the daughter of the Earl ' f Arrowdale, but--penithess, and to ill' intents and purposes a beggav?" ho said, suovely. Norah's face flushed, and she rose. "I do not ettee—IL is nothing!" she said, wearily. "Ilut you forget that the eat hes left me money--" "Pardon me." lie Interrupted her bro- ken words, "11 Is n natural t»Isialre in the eourusgon o1 your thoughts; but the late Earl of Artvwdale has not lef1 a penny—" "I do not care, 1 do not wish to speak or think of it; hut your revenge cermet go so far," she said, us wearily as be. tore; "the earls's will—" neell his vast wealth to his daughter.' he said, wail a sinisler smile; "to Me daughler, not lo n person named a known as Noreht Teo you net 'Meal- ber the blank in the will? If he lied written your name there I thInk-1 em not sure—you would have been seeure; but he did not. Only to etnr daughter. You are not his daughter, eliss Norah Woodieral" (To be continue(1). 1 HOMEMADE SPRAYS. Owing to the great increase of San Jose and other scale insects a series of experiments with the lime -sulphur -son mixture and other homemade remedies 1.as been made, There Is a great demand RH a cheap, efficient remedy, easy of uplication, and yet tun Injurious to troes. A series of experiments were recently taken up to determine, if pos- sible, the cause of failure with the limo - sulphur -salt washes and their variations In controlling these scale Insects. Other remedies such es kerosene and its vert - Idiom, whale WI snap, sand oil and caustic soda were alsoused. The [all- ure of an insecticide may be caused in many instances In; the improper mode et application, imperfect preparation of material, poor Wen al crude materials and inferior apparatus, rather than in- ferior class of material /ideally used tn eprayIng, This is especially true in the case of lime-sutplutresall wash. The lime.sulphuroaestic soda, self - betted, (22-17-6.531) representing 22 pounds lime, 17 pounds sulphur, six pounds caustic soda and 50 gallons water, was applied to 50 peach trees November 15. When examined Jenuary 10, they show- ed 45 per cent. dead scale. Another ex- perinient with same material put on pear and plum November 20 showed 61 per cent, dend scale at same time. Lime -sulphur -salt boiled one-half showed 7J per cent dead scale, when examined January 10. The snme mixture boiled 45 minutes applied to encrusted apple, pear and plum November 2 showed 80 per cent scale dead. Llmesulphur-soda. self -boiled along side nf the same kind of trees and at same Brae only 65 nor cent,. scale dead. Lime -sulphur -salt, boiled one hour In former proportions, end sprayed eel petteh, en per cent. rI scale were foetal dead. This vac:Winn of 23 per cent in minther of scale (lend should show the Importance of belling tor al least one hour. Success with lime-sulribur-sigt trash depends more upon thorough work Item In ease of other Insecticides. A pump well a high pressure and a greed nee - etc is necessary to reach the small twigs. 11 fa not es penetrating nor searching as the olls, making it imam - say to go over the trees twn or three limos to reach every spot not coVered tw the first anoltentIon. This wash Is the best for the San Jose scale on the neach and plittn end Is ennelderect rt funelride as well as an inseepeide, pro- venlina snot and neeete eerl, Caustic,, tnth.. ten pounds In fifty entInne wider onnIfed on peach, near and elem. show- er' 3e nee tient, dead, Sand nil deetenvecl al' the San .Tose smite, hut the darn - nee done to the 11`4111 WW1 be seen later. Kerosene mixture. .e0 err cent, on elum, neer end nneet, September 21 Aimed 90 nee cent. dead Wide. Kern. gene and lime no sumo kinds of trees. en nee rent Imeneene. showed 50 ITT rent. demi scale January 1. Morlerale1V 'armlet' 111111111. 1111101, f1f11111 find peaeh corned wee 213 ner cent. kern:wee emitl- eine showed 05 Tier emIt. 800lo deco Innnam 11, The results (rem sprevino with olle arc, na s rule, vertnus when meet unfree Il1tt slime circumstances. r7:f!cekterw11(;(1.2111-111(":71(.1;1J^1:1 boiled for at Inlet one hour, has prov- Want the Earth ? 21 :5, amid 21 cents and moire Tho Huns " every month for one year, An illustrated nontb, ly Journal, that tolls the truth about the areal Southwest, tells it in an interesting way—tent what the farmer wishes to know about the Land of Opportunity—tolls young mon how they one bettor themsolveo—telle the story of those whe linve ventured and won new homes in Kansas, Oklahoma, Tomb, Now Mexico, aud beyond. Wvite to da y 30 Teti emus, sip Railway !Exchange, tAlcago. was deaf myself for 25 years. 1 per - Peeled and patented a small, invisible ear drum in order to help my own heel:Mg. It Is :called "The Way Ear Drum," and by the use of these drums f can NOW HEAR WHISPERS. I want ell deaf people 10 write ma. 1 do not claim to Niue" all cams of doneness, net - thee 0011 • 1 benefit (bete who were born deaf. But 1 CAN • IRIP 00 per eerie of those whose hear. teg le defective, Won't you take the trouble to write end find out an about me and my in- vention? Tell me tha cause of your eafnasa, deo. P. Way, 15It Melestie Bldg, bettoit, Miele JUST THINK AU Japan teas are adulterated, while Ceylon Natural GREEN Tea is ABS•LUTELY PURE. Sold Only in Sealed Lead Packets at 40c, 50c and 60e per pound. Sy ail Grocers. inolIEST e WARD, ST. LOUIS, 1904. E °MINION —PROCEEDINGS OF— ANK The Thirty Fifth Annual General luting of the StookhDlders TIMITY-FIFTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE DOMINION day, January 31st, 1906. 13,41t1( was held at the [Uniting House of the institution, Toronto, on Wednes- Among those present were noticed : Dr. Andrew Smith, Messrs..1. G. Ramsey, Barlow Cumberland, W. re. Brock. 11. T. Gooderham, H. C. Hammond, Cawthra Muiock, E. 13. Ostler, M.P., J. Ji Foy, ICC., David Smith, R. J. Chelstle, J. M. Bond, A. W. Austin, F. J. Hates, Ira btandish, E. C. Burton, A. 11. Boswell, Mo. T. Small, J. Bruce Macdonald. W, Mulock, Jr., Sidney Small, H. Gordon Mackenzie, J. Gordon Jones, F. 1. Stewart, Wm. floss, W. C. Cassels, (leo. D. Scott, N. F. Davidson, W. it. Cowthea., J. A. Proctor, David Kidd, F. 1), Benjemin, J. F. Kavanagh, S. Satnuel. W. C. Harvey, W. Dixon C. Holland, F. J. Phillips, Wm. Davies, 13. W. A. Fosicr, W. C. Crowther, E. W. Langley, 11. S. Harwood, R. M. Gray, Richard Brown, Henry Johnson, Wm. Spry, W. Glenney, Frank H. Hill, Jno. J. Dixon, 0. N. Reynolds, F. C. Taylor, F. G. llodgins, W. C. Lee. F. E. Madonald, Jno. Stewart, Thomas Walnisley, T. 0. Brough and others. retarlyi'.was moved by Mr. W. R. Brock, seconded by Mr, e. W. Austin, thatMm. Mr. E. 13. Oster do take the chair, and that Mr. T. G. Brough do act as Sec - Messrs. A. A. Boswell and W. G. Cassels were appointed Scrutineers. rowsTI:e Secretary read the report of the Directors to the Shareholders and submitted the Annual Statement of the affairs of the Bank, which is es fol.. To the Shareholders: The Directors beg to present the following statement of the result of the business of the Bank for the year ending 30th December, 1005 : Calance of Prat and Loss Account, list December, 1904 Profit for the year en charges of ruanagedritig lleat3,01ehtc.1,ecaenmdbneera'kinr5, p dottbtfut debts 1,ovisallotner tordbedaudetantridg$134,572.63 00,4:15.9.0 8625,067.84 Dividend 2ee per cent. paid lst April, 1905 ., $75,000.00 Dividend 2g per cent., paid 3rd July, 1905 75,000.00 Dividend 2ee per cent., paid end Oct., 1905 75,00000 Dividend 2 per cent., peyablednd Jan., 1906 .. 75,000.00 5300,000,00 Written off Hank Premises 75,629,87 375,629.87 Balance of Profit and Loss canted forward $249,437,07 With deep regret your Directors nave to record the death, which occurred In October last, at Mr. \William ince, who had been a member of the Board since 1884. The vacancy was feted by the appointment of Mr. R. J. Christie. Branches at the Bank have been opened during the past year in Hespeler. Ontario; in Winnipeg, at No. 6135 Portage Avenue and at the corner of Notre Dame and Nena streets; and In Toronto at the curter of Dovercourt Road and Moor street and at the Union Stock Yards. Premises have been secured in Windsor, Ontario, and a branch will short- ly be opened there. All branches of the Dank have been inspected during the year. E. B. OSIER, Toronto, 81st January, 1906. President, The Report was adopted, and the thanks of the Shareholders were tendered to the President, Vice -President, end Directors for their services, and to the General Manager and other Officers of the Bank for their efficient performance of their respective dillies. The following gentlemen were elected Directors for the ensuing year: Messrs. A. W. AusUn, W. 11. Brock, It J. Christie, T. Eaton, J. J. Foy, K.C., M,L.A., W. D. elatthews and E. 13, Osier, M.P. AL a subsequent meeting of the Directors, Mr. E. B. Osler, M.P., was elected President, and Mr, W, D. Matthews, Vice -President, for the ensuing teem. GENERAL STATEMENT LIABILITIES. Notes in circulation $ 2,651,056 00 Deposits not bearing. Interest $ 4,390,832 67 Deposits bearing interest (tneluding interest accrued to date) 29,602,275 74 Balance due to London Agents 34,083,108 41 694,169 04 Total liabilities to the public 37,429,234 e5 Capital stock pald up 3,000,000 00 Reserve Fund $ 3,500,000 00 Balance of profits carried forward 249,437 97 Dividend No. 93, payable end January 75,000 00 Former dividends unclaimed 167 50 Reserved for exchange, etc. 42,137 00 Rebate on bills discounted 107,760 34 5,974,505 71 $44,408,739 P6 ASSETS. Specie 6 1,084,010 73 Dominion Government demand notes 2,455,477 00 Deposit with Dominion tloyeenment for security .of note circulation 150,000 AO Notes of and cheques on other Banes 1,842,022 49 Balances due teem other Banlcs In Canada 699,243 18 Balances due from other Banks elsewhere than In Canada and tho 'United Kingdom 968,845 25 Provincial Government securities 01,019 25 Canadian Municipal securities and British or For elgn or Colonial, publics securitils other than Canaditui 660,160 76 Railway and other bonds, debentures and steces 2,640,334 23 Loans on call scoured by stocks and debentures ..,, 4,417,263 70 35,026,076 59 Bills discounted alui advences current 28,564,199' 67 Overdue debts (estimated loss provided for) 335 00 Mortgages on real estate sold by the Bank ,, • 6,000 00 !Weir premises e... 800,000 00 Other assets not included under foreign heads 7,128 70 -------- 20,377,663 87 ---- $44.403,739 96 T. 0. 111100011, General Manager. Toronto, 30th December, 1005. ed to bo the cheapest and most effici- ent when properly made and applied. Ttinv ARK leNb'MIES NOW. "Hallett, Mrs. Lovejoyl" exclaimed a 'gentleman of that lady's acquainttmee; "pray what brings you out so early In the day?" teOhl Tye just icon to the photograph- ers with my pet deg, 1)140" (W111011 4101 carried in her runs), "and we Wive had our portraits taken together, haVen't wo 1.31do? .13eattty and the beast, you know,' ker. Johnson," with a sattey little burgh; "And what a Me beauty he is to he sure," replied Johnson,. inadverthntly, as he tenderly stroked poor Dido's head. And then she suddenly remembeeed, and became hot and cold in turn, and they parted strangers for overenote. "Look hero," retnarked Lite thrifty nian to his extravagant wife, "yolere carrying too Initeh sail, nty lady.". "I don't know Why you should bother ahout that," she relented "No?" sakI he, " 811031(1, sillee I have to Tette the Wind." itt"A"A".%441~4 "4 I ON Ti lE"vvvw""FAIIII- MAKING MAPLE SUDAII. (1(118(188 0111 very essential, vie.: alma - To make a firatolase article two Ie. Ness and quicknes6 of despatch. It is supposed that we all have good sheds and iatve a good supply of dry wood In thew. Dry wuod Is very ImporUntt. do not care about It being solid just jtt tusls. dry because it Is a blaze that evaporates the sap, writes Mr. M. C. 'rboWe always all our shed just as soon at the supr season Is over In the spring; 1118 then ready for the next season. The shed where the evapora- tor is located Should be separated from the wood shed by a partition to keep the dust from seating in .the evaporator, and if the steam from the evaporator Is allowed le go back ever the Moil 1' will dampen if and greatly reard the boiling. The sheci where the evapor is !muted should be perfectly tight to keep leaves and dirt from flowing In and to exclude the air from striking the pans as this greatly reards boiling. Doors and windows should be provided and they can be opened on the opposite ode of the shed from where the wind is blowing and thereby make it a very pleasant place to work. There should also be a good ventila- tor on the roof to let the steam es- cape and 1 have found it is an excellent plan to have it the same length of the evaporator. Some have a structure something like a funnel made out of, boards and standing 2 or 3 feet above. the evaporator with the little end ex- tending up through the roof to carry off the steam, but 1 do not like this arrange- ment as it Is in the way when we want to remove the pans from the met Lo clean them. One mistake 1 notice a great many sugar boilers make Is .that they clo not pul In large enough evaporators, and when a large now or sap cones It has to stand around too long before being cenverted into syrup. The result is a first-class article cannot be made un- der these conditions. If we expect to make e light-colored syrupe it must be evaporated very soon atter it leaves the tree. We give it the color and if we want It light we must have everything ortectly clean and then gather es soon as we possibly can after it eerie from the tree and when.11. starts Mid the eyrie porator make tt get up and turetle and get into the !Meshed article as quielel7. ete posible. To evaporate rapidly keep it shallow in the pans. because the steam bubles all form at the bottom of the sap and when they start lo come to the surface it the no Is too deep a great many et them will burst before they ever reach the surface and the work ,is all to do over again. On the other hand. if the flow of syrup Is regular and shallow, nearly all the steam hubles that form come to the surface before bursting, the steam escapes and the evaporation is very rapid. The work can lee greatly &tied by keeping the soot removed from the hollom at the pans. Soot is a non - cc nduceor of heat, and when the bottom becomes thoroughly coaled its boiling capacity Is greatly leseeried. Take art old broom or something of the sort and thoroughly clean it and the results will le- very pleasing. letme or silica is the source of a glee t deal of annoyance and trouble end f find no trnithle of filtering it nut f the syrup with felt strinere but whet collects upon the naps Is whet troubles many. I have found tient where en evaporator Is used with interchangeable pans it is well to have an extra syrup ran and the time •can he removed from the extra nen without being comnelled V) stop boiling. 11 can be removed by using one pert muriatic acid and six parts of ram water, but care must be taken to remove it 55 seen as the Ilene ts eaten nit or the tin w111 he dammed. A better and safer way is to wash the pan thoroughly to remnve all the sweet and then put some whey In it. This will not act as quickly as the acid but there will be no danger of injuring the pan. Where it is net ton badly 00010(1 Nit - termitic will very often remove it. Some say put the syrup pan beck and let the fresh water lonsen it. True It w111, but it will soon find its way to the syrup Ran and the work will he to do over again. What MT went to dm Is nee- manently get rid of it. rely strict atiene tem In all the mtnnr noints, make the very hest arfiele pneellile and then work up 731110 /motet and the mania bush wilt pay as well as any part of your farm. (103T OF LONbON'S MIME. Medi nousehelder Pays 56.81 Annually to Prevent It, London, England, is paying the pen-. ally paid by all large cities. Crime is inside her gates. In round numbers she ' has to pay nearly 58.000,000 to keep ed. 10inals In cheek., for that is the sum paid out to her pollee, courts, prisons and prosecultng officers. It fails to In- iTiletineesssi°01efneliTin°PInearilYs, ilnos'sgsee: dtOtleintojuredhe pieties, eke Serious crimes, such as burglary, . housebreaking, counterfeiting, etc., , are-- —e- lecreastng. Arrests are more frequent than for. tarty, and each arrest adds to the exe pollee and loss account of the 00y. Ese timates put tho bill of the city's expen- ses as high as $10,000,000. lin other words, each taxpayer or head of a household of free persons pays 56.81 a year for London's crime, lea do these millions' make up the total losm There are .the •hundreds • of theusanda Wren, consumed by tile' criminals hid- den away, lost or destroyed. Atli? then in these the amounts paid by private .parties to prevenl burglary, ete., Watch- men, caretakers, burglar alert% door end window fastenings, safes, Mel. eas, lite protectors, &gm rte., and ono Loins to get re fairly good idett of What are the losses due to aline in a large c ity . Atable prepared In London puts the police and Mats down for 59,149,000, the prisons for $583,980, lost property for 51,2%4,625, loss by Injuries, assault, ate., t7)73,800; ion to labor of Criminate, etc., $1,167,960, or a total of $13,000,883, These appalling figure Otter often only, the well MUM'S iteMe.