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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1906-6-28, Page 3ivil••i÷lenlciv1-1-1+11'1414•11414* fHI3ALTII 34,1444,14+44-14.144,444.1, PREVENTION OF DEAFNESS. It is a distressing thought that many of the physical Ills 10 the world might have ve been prevented had the sufferers on known wn how.blindness Muoh of to blinds Pss found in asylums Is duo to a destructive Inflammation of the eyes occurring soon after birth, which Can almost always be averted by proper treatment. Very many cases of deafness aro also preventable If treatment is begun early enough and persisted 1n long enough, Sometimes loss of hearing Is due to disease of the auditory nerves in the in- ner ear; that, is unusually unavoidable and Irremediable. But In the great ma- jority of oases the trouble is in the mid- dle ea', and is prlmarily'of a catarrhal nature. it docs not originate In the ear ordinarily, but extends to it from the throat, and so ft happens that treatment of catarrhal conditions of the nose and throat is the best preventive oI deaf- ness. The most frequent cause of deafness in children Is the presence of adenoids, or the throat tonsil. This obstructs the passage of alr from the nose, and ro compels the child to breathe through the mouth. Tho mucuous membrane of the throat was never Intended to receive the Impact, of the unfiltered and unwarme;l air, which in health is both warmed and filtered''bf much of Its floating dust dur- ing its passage through the nose. The Irritation caused by the dust and the cold results in a low grade 1f inflamma- tion with increased secretions, and that we call catarrh. This Inflammation Is apt to spread out- ward from the centre, easing from one WHAT WOMEN $IFFER. At All Ages They Need the Rich, Rod (Blood That Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Actually Make. A woman needs medicine more than a man. filer organism la more complex, Icor system more delicate. Her health y 17 disturbed regularly 1n the course of nature. if anything happens to litar- [oro with that natural courseo she b 0e 1 through 'h u s eatable suffering. . In fact b nA the health of every function and Nle health of every moment in a WOnial a Isle depend upon the richness and re- gularity of her blood supply. That is the shnplu scientific reason why ]Dr, Williams' Pink Pills aro worth th311' weight in gold to women of all ag^.3, from early girlhood up—they actually', make the rich blood all women need. Mrs. Edwin Ward, Brooksdale, Ont., says: "For years I suffered from those ailments that make the lives of so many of my sox miserable. I would take weak spells and become so nervous that 1 could not go about My stomach was out of order, and I frequently vomited the food I took. headaches and hau- nches afflicted me nearly all the time. Then I took a severe cold which net - Bed on my lungs, and I went to an hospital for treatment. I had the best of care, but the doctors gave me little hope of recovery. My face and limbs became swollen and my system rocked with a harsh dry cough. As the doc- tors did not look hopefully upon my case I decided to try Dr• Williams' Pink Pills. By the time 1 hnd taken half a dozen boxes there was a great change for the better. I still continued to Lake the pills until I had used thirteen boxes, and I am now enjoying perfect health. I have no hesitation In saying that 1 believe Dr. Williams' Pink Pills saved my life." Dr, Williams' Pink Pllis cured Mrs. point to another and up through the Ward by actually making Ibe new connecting air -tubes from the throat toblood her system needed. That is nil the middle ear. This extension of the 1Dr. Williams' Pink Pills do, but that' infammation is often helped along by the bad habit of blowing the nose vio- lently when it is stopped up, for thus a little of the secretion is forced into the tube, and sometimes even into the drum cavity of the ear. From what has been sold of the cause of catarrhal deafness, the means of pre- vention can bo readily understood. Any child who breaths through its mouth should have the throat examined, and If adenoids are found they should be re- moved. Any chronic catarrhal condI- tton of the throat end nose should re- ceive proper treatment, and any ono will a tendency to take cold on small provocation should consult his physi- cian, who may find some local trouble In the nose which a simple operation may remove, or may find that the suf- ferer is not living hygienically, or that the throat needs some remedial applica- tions to relieve a state oI Irritability.— Youth's Companion. BEWARE OF OVER -EXERCISE. It Is probable that more harm is done by over -exercise than by taking too little. The elan who over -develops his muscles In order to pose as a strong man suffers for his rashness In after years. Exercise to exhaustion should never be Indulged in. Those footballers, cyclists, and hurlers who regularly play or ride so furiously, or run so Im- moderately that they frequently find themselves in a state of collapse imme- diately after enjoying their favorite sport, are doing themselves consider- ably more harm than good. Tepid or moderately warm bathing Is recommended by most doctors, es the cold bath extracts more heat from the body than the nervous person can spare. Sea bathing has a favorable influence. Clothing should be as light as possi- ble. Tight boots, corsets, bells, and garters must be carefully avoided, Nine, or even tan, hours of sleep may be advantageously taken. Use of tobacco Is bost avoided. Smoking certainly impairs the nervous system, as steeple jacks and telephone "linemen" testify. Persons of very nervous tempera- ment should cultivate the habit of work- ing slowly, eating slowly, talking slowly, thinking slowly — In shorj„ living slowly,. Nervous persons let the fire of their vitality burn too quickly, which is the frequent pause of nervous '1r2 .i: down. Caro should be taken that Mere are regular hours for meals, exer- cise and sleep. EGGS FOR CHILDREN. An Austrian physician has called at- tention to Lhe value of uncooked eggs as food f01• growing children. Of all the substances found in the animal organ- ism, albumen seems to be the ono most directly concerned with the phenomena of growth and development. Its value as a food is correspondingly great, and is not sufficiently apprecidted. In the artificial feeding of children this should be borne in mind. The white of the raw egg is the most available form in which we can find albumen, and it should be used in the preparation of most of the foods for children. After the usual nursing period it is well to add raw eggs to the milk regularly taken by the child. Free albumen is one of the most easily - digested substances, and is rapidly made use of by the muscle Dells. It is a val. uable food tor adults as well as for in- fants, and should be freely given in all debilitated conditions, whether from dis- ease, exhaustion, or old age, FOR OBSTINATE COUGHS. A better cough remedy than any you flan buy, and which has proved effica- cious in a very obstinate cough following the grippe,1s made in this way : Dis- solve In alcohol as much pure spruce gum as It will out, and add half as much glycerine as alcohol. A few drops of his on a cube of sugar will loosen tho sough as if by magic, and the treatment followed•up several times a day will re- lieve the soreness of the air passages, eventually healing them, and so curing she cough. One German woman in about twenty- seven Works In a factory. Sumter Clerk ; "Young lcnkinS, our invoice clerk, Is the cheekiest beggar over 1 came across. Ile was a quarter of an hour late in corning In this morning, and our gav'nor held up his watch Os a hint, you imow; bat onkins merely said t 'What a beautiful wadi, sir; 1 Wish i had one 11(co it," do it well. They don't act on the bowels. They don't bother with mere symptoms. They go straight to the soot of the trouble In the blood. That is why they cure all blood and nerve troubles like anaemia., female irregu- larities, indigestion, rhehnnatism, head- aches end backaches, sciatica, nervous prostration and St. Vitus dance. Sub- stitutes and imitations won't cure, purg- ing medicines only make you worse, therefore you must get the genuine pills with the full name "Dr, Williams' Pink Pills for Pole People" on the wrapper around every box. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for 62,50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co,, Brockville, Ont. WHY DREAMS COME TRUE. There is a scientific explanation of the fact that Messes, at least, can be fore- told in dreams. The theory is that when a man is dreaming his mind Is more sensitive flan in 111s waking hours, for 1110 simple reason that his actual sur- roundings are not engaging any of the mind's attention. Thus 11 happens that when some disease has set In, the man awako does not feel it in its earliest stages, although Lhe active mind in a sleeping body does feel it. The sleeper dreams, let us say, that he is suffering some complaint of the leg, and two or three days later, tete disease having de- veloped, he finds that he really has got a bad attack of rheumatism. Harvey, who discovered the circulation of the blood, records having had a dream in which a bee stung him In his left thigh, on a place where a couple of days later appeared an ugly ulcer. The ulcer must have been developing, of course, at the time of the dream, but what the man In full consciousness could not perceive, the man with only an active mind—f. e., dreaming—easily noticed. - BABY ALWAYS WELL. "I have nothing but good words to say for Baby's Own Tablets," says hors. A. Dupuis, of Comber, Ont., and she adds: "Since I began using the Tab- lets my little boy has not had an hour of sickness, and now at the age of eight months he weighs twenty -these pounds. I feel safe now with Sally's Own Tablets In the house, for I imam that I have a medicine that will prompt- ly cure all the minor -ills from which babies suffer. I would advise all mo- thers and nurses to use Baby's Own Tablets for their little ones." These are strong words, but thousands of other mothers Speak just as Bh'ongly in favor of this medicine. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box by addressing The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. NO MUSIC. "I suppose," said Mrs. Nexdoro, "you noticed that my daughter is taking mu- sic lessons?" "011 1" exclaimed Miss Pepproy, "is that what she's doing? 1 thought it was a typewriter she was working," A gentleman who had the gift of shap- Ing a great many things out of orange peel was displaying his abilities before Theodore Hook and Thomas Hill, and succeeded in calving a pig, to the ad- miration of the company. Mr. 1till tried the same feat, and, alter strewing the table with the peel of a dozen oranges, gave 11 up, with the exclamation: "I must give up the pig' I can't make him." "Nay," exclaimed Hook, glanoing at the table, "you have done mored In- stead of a pig, you have made a (St- ter." STAMP WORTH 87,260, Lay for Years Unappreciated in a Pri- vate Collection, The greatest international philatelic exhibition ever held was opened Lho other day In the hall of the Royal Her. tcultm'at,Society, Vincent Square,ro, West. minder, London. The stamps shown are valued at over $2,500,000, and have been Insured for $1,000,000. 000. ThePrince of Wales, who was pre- sent In the early part of the first day, has lent many interesting stamps to the exhibition, among them the famous blue Mauritius," the most valuable single stamp in the exhibition, This stamp has a romantic history. Por yEa's It lay unnoticed 1n a collection made by a Hampstead gentleman In his school days. One day he happened to show his collection to a visitor, who told him, the "Mauritius" was valuable, and ad- vised him to sell it. The first offer was 625, but the lucky owner held on to his trensure, and even- tually entrusted ft to Messrs. Pultiolc and Simpson, from whom It was bought two years ago by the Prince of Wales for 67,250. The Prince also exhibits his famous Hong Kong and Trinidad specimens, Ilenry J. Crocker's exhibits, includ- ing h15 celebrated 1laweilans, are worth 645,000. He was persuaded against his will to send them to England, one week before the earthquake occurred at San Francisco. Had he not clone so, his celebrated Hawaiians would In all pro- bability have been destroyed. 'Young Prince Edward has a miscel- laneous collection in the juvenile +eo- Llon. • 1tIONTHLY REMINDER. "Try to forget me," she said, with a look of pity. "How can 17" he miserably answered, "as long as 1 have to make monthly, payments on the things I have presented to you?" "When a follow starts to do anything he can always succeed if he only sticks to ft" 'Not always. How about when you start to remove a sheet of sticky fly -paper that you've sat down,, on ?" A Magic Pill. — Dyspepsia is a foe with which men are constantly grap- pling but cannot exterminate. Subdw.d, and to all appearances vanquished in one, it makes its appearance in another direction. In many the digestive ap- paratus 1s as delicate as the mechan- ism of a watch or scientific instrum•'nt IL which even a breath of air will slake a variation. With such persons dis- orders of the stomach ensue from the most trivial causes and cause much suffering. To these Parmelee's Vege- table Pills are recommended as mild and sure. Brown (sobbing) : "The deceased was so kind, so noble, so good-hearted." Friend : "But I heard she cut off her own family without a penny, and left everything to a distant, connection." Brown : "I'm the distant connection." --- Sunlight Soap is better than other soaps, but is best when used in the Sunlight way. Buy Sunlight Soap and follow direction. Friend. (to Dobson, lately married) : "I don't sec any change about you since you were married." Dobson (turning his pockets inside out): "There isn't any to see, my boy." The Greatest Tonic is "Ferrovim," It is pleasant In Mete and conbaitw just the nourleb- ment and strength -giving qualities that are need- ed by those who aro Molt and weakly. "Upon my word,' said 'the surprised barber, "I see this razor has lost its temper." "I don't blame it," growled the man in the chair. "With all your talk- ing I lost mine long ago." it is an Elixir of Lite.—Since forgot- ten time, men have been seeking for the Elixir of Life, which tradition says once existed- Dr. Thomas' Eclectric 0i1 is an Elixir, before which pain can- not live. 11 is made up of six essential oils, carefully blended so that their cur- ative properties are concentrated in one, t has no equal in the treatment of lumbago, rheumatism; and all bodily pains. RECORD FEES FOR SURGEONS. Woman Received Bila for 620,000 for Visits freta Paris Specialist. Prof. Bergmann, the German special- ist, hes been summoned to Constanti- nople to the Sultan's daughter, who is suflelinen from appendicitis. 'f111s.is one ;more illustration of the desperate and costly measures adopted in the case of serious illness. In England doctors rarely make ex- horbilant charges for going any long distance to see their patients. Five dol- lars a mile is supposed to bo a fair average charge, with an ordinary fee at the end of 1t,; and several well-known surgeons are content to visit cases 100 miles away, on a line with reasonably fast and regular trail% for $200 and their ordinary fee. IL is quite possible to combine several cases in a district. Sir Frederick Troves used to send cases to Westgate, and pay an occasional combined visit to them, end at places like Eastbourne and Tor- quay every consulting physician has several' patients who weicome a visit. Specialists of world-wide tense, like Prof, Pagenstedket, the German oculist, lose such large sums by two days' ab - every symptom and change being care - more. Dr. Pagensteetcer has more than once received a tee of $4,000 for going to England. French surgeons dislike leaving Paris, and charge exorbitantly for doing so, A famous living surgeon recently charged $4,000 for going from Paris to Plnrritz (a ten haws' journey) to per- form along, but simple, operation ; and a well-known Paris ladies' doctor re- fused ,an offer of the same fee to go to Nice. An American woman who be- oeme suddenly 111 et Cherbourg, and was visited twice a week for. a month by a Perls surgeon, was horrified to ro- aaive a bill for 620,000. On one occasion, when the Info (',eels Rhodes was ill in SnuIh Africa, an Eng- lish doctor "treated" him by enhlo. Every symptom and change being care- fully telegraphed '10 tendon, and In. struetlons sent back, OffN j. .,• $5,000 REWARD will be paid to any parson who proves that SunrrgltSoap contain any fnlurlochemicals . or nay form off e adulteration. IX hl ht Sr � A is better than other soaps, but is best when used in the Sunlight way, Sunlight Soap contains no injurious chemicals. Sunlight Soapjs pure soap, scientifically made. Every step in its manu- facture is watched by an expert chemist. Sunlight Soap saves labor, and the wear of rubbing which common soaps require in washing fabrics. Your money refunded by the dealer front whom you buy Sunlight Soap if you find any cause for complaint. Lever Brothers Limited. Toronto r54 If attacked . with cholera or summer complaint of any kind send at once for; a bottle of Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Dysen- tery Cordial and use ft according t0 directions. It acts with wonderful rapi- dity in subduing that dreadful disease that weakens the strongest man and that destroys the young and delicate. Those who have used this cholera medicine say it acts promptly, and never falls to effect a thorough cure. THE BEST I•IE HAD. Lady—Seo herel ain't you ashamed to be hitting Chet poor horse with that v, hip? Driver—I be, mum. He don't mind it a bit. Would yer kindlty hand me dat fence rail? The Demon, Dyspepsia. — In olden times it was a popular belief that de. mons moved invisibly through the am• bient air, stetting to enter into man and trouble them. Atthe present day the demon, dyspepsia, le at large In the seine way, seeking habitation in those who by careless or unwise living Invite him, And once he enters a man 1t le difficult to dislodge hint He that finds himself so possessed should know that a valiant friend to do bat- tier Par. fo him with the • r foe Is - 1n unl,enl [dr melee'se a V e' bio Plll.s ch whl aro war g ready for the the trial. "Here comes the old genual with his daughter." "So I see—and they say lite daughter has been through mere en- gagements than her father." Give Holloway's Corn Cure a trier, 1t removed ten corns from one pair of feet without any pain. What it has done once will do again_ Never judge what a woman does by what her husband tells bar to do. rip Balking, Shying, or any kind of a halal cured in a few boors by my system. Partloulare free, PROP. de88e K. SHIM, Pleasant Hill, Ohle WALKIN pCpqg.,.�,p CLEANING ill r. o 06 A10S 6/-tf�' ■ e ■ wife SUITE 0.o be dons perfectly by our French Prooee,. TO 1t e51T1eil AMERICAN DYEING CO, ILOBTRRer. TORONTO, trrrsws s evanso THE. O F�'ERBORUGH1 U 4 vtk HOE CO.I.TD, ,�srrc..v �/2/lr... C.. fir �'�fr�ane Cheapr. .,: .. Cenoea,5tiae lt,sbetl' SE' 0 FOR CATALoouE AND HT 008Palr1181t0240ana6, lers1 Use GourBAULT's Caustic alsarn a X613. Ng E111, -t 43cIL 134,0 33., o Keeping Remit:kingly et It Brings Hegme■s." +1111k771 1,4 <11111111 a •t, 1111 i 1,,� , B� 1 P , t 1 stir . � � I .i _ � �• PEDLAR'S CORRUGATED IRON 1s matte on a 36,000 lb. prom (the only ono in Canada) one corrugation at a time, and is guaranteed true and straight to size. We carry a 600 ton stock in Oshawa, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and London and can ship ordinary requirements the same' day order is resolved. Made In 1 Inch, 2 inch or 2% inch corrugations in sheets any length up to 10 feet in 28, 26, 24, 22, 20,18 gauge both Painted and Galvanized, 'chis class of material Is most suitable for fireproofing Berns, Factory, Mill and Warehouse Balldings and is water and wind proof. Corrugated Ridges, Lead Washers and . Galvanized Nails carried in stock. Send Specifications to your nearest office for catalogues and prices. THE PEDLAR PEOPLE, Moalreal, 0110. I 0114E, 0111 Toro1110, 0111. 10011, 0111. W1111111100, Mail.I Vailcouver,B.C. 767 Orahg St. 428 Semen M. 11 Colborne et. 09 Dundee et, 78 Lombard et, Mb Ponder et. Write your Nearest Mem—BEAD OFFICE AND W ORBS—OSHA WA. Ont Largest makers of Sheet Metal Build ing Materials under the British Flag. ANNUAL REPORT The fourth anneal meeting of the shareholders of The Sovereign Bank of Canada was bold at the Head Ounce, Toronto, 12th inst., and was largely attended. The following reports were presented t GENERAL STATEMENT (Condensed) 30th APRIL, 1800, LIABILITIES. Notes of the Bank in Clroula- tion .. .... .......... ...... $ 1,416.050.00 Deposits ,,,, - ,. ... ,. 11,858,296.31 ♦soro,s Speedy, Balances due to ether Bauke., 431,853.29 r r,mcrn.la:ecar, Capital Stook Paid 'Op3,605.410.00 .d, T place of ell lleetBLISTRR ever used. e Takeo Reserve Fund and Undivided the place of air Memoche. ors for meld or severeoraeaction. Profits ...... .........Remo .... and Cattle es all BSVPERSEnDES ALilebesL CAUTERY UR HIRING, Impoasfbleloproduuscar or elemfei Beery bottle eold 1a warranted to give eattefactloa Price 51,00 per bottle, Bold by druggists, or sent by erereee, ehargde paid. with fall directions ter Ite ace, seed for doeoriptive circulars. The Law-renco.Williams Co., Toronto, Ont STA Eh ENS The Arnott Method is the only logical method for the cure of Stammering. It treats the CAUSE, not merely. the HABIT, and insures natural speech. Pam- phlet, particulars and references sent on request. Address I THE ARNOTT INSTITTJTE, BERLIN, ONTARIO. Just a Word of caution 1 Where the akin 1s, destroyed e arta immediately the scolds the apply Buzzards and vultures can scent their food al a distance of forty miles. ^ Pleasant as syrup;nothing equals it as a worm medicine; the name is Mo- ther Graves' Worm Exterminator. The greatest worm destroyer of the age. Whales are not able to swim foster than ten or twelve miles an hour'-` • TORONTO KEIT TRIES SOMETHING NEW AND IS DB - LIGHTED. BELS LIMB A BOY. Mr. M. N. Defoe, Manager The Dust- less Brush Go., , 29 Colborne St., Tor• onto, is telling his friends how ho found health after years of illness and pain. Ile says1 "I have been a great sufferer from Dyspepsia for many years. I have boon treated by local doe. MR. M. N. DeyoR tors and have taken nearly all the adver- tised remedies with only temporary relief, If any at all, but/duce using Anti -Pill I can eat anything the same as when a boy. I have been taking ono Anti -Pill at bedtime for the paab three months, and find they regulate both stomach and bowels. My old time vigor boa returned, so that my spirits are buoyant and temper normal. As a result of this unhoped for experience I am in duty hound to give all credit to this wonderful remedy, Anti -Pill." livery druggist sells Dr. Leonlutrdt's Anti -Pill, or a sample will be pont free by The Wilson -Pyle 0o., Limited, Niagara Fate, Ont. The remedy that cured Mr. Defoe so completely is surely worth a trial. 502 Wilson' s FLY Throe hundred Ulnas bet. tar than sticky paper. 'NO DEAD FLiES LYING ABOUT Sold by all Druggists and General Stores and by mall. TEN CENTS PER PACKET FROM ARCHDALE WILSON, HAMILTON, ONT. Combination With No Equal WAGON BOX, HAY, CRAIN AND STOCK RACK. Represents combination double box, by lift• Mg elf top section it loaves single box. game as oat 1, milt' with top section coavett ed into sugar boot, graft er neat box, Repr000nta combination converted into hay rack showing ordinary pitch. The shelving can bo adjusted to nearly a flat pitch, making oombinatiion about a foot wide. Co nbination oonvortod into stook rack by closing up ,holvinge, which lock thomseetes in castiuge. We also man,feetnre pea•l,arventora, manure loaders, beechen, washing mschlnos and whoa(•barrow , also a tell Hue of comes,bHok machetes. Agents wanted is every totality, Write for catalogue and ptioes. WET'TLAUFEh BROS. & SONS, Stroltord, Ontario. In Western Canadaflaed k,�t in Saskatchewan, only 8 miles from two railways, C.P.A. A G,T.P., strong eon, OA per rout. 'plough land, opting °reek, no sloughs. Aimee to moo° N.E. of Indian Head. Price 515.60 par mitt. Wrlto for weep and fell particulate. + hAEiSON. M ‘S.'41.12.00 Street Tot t9Mg, GenedSe 1.277,400.11 $18,069,009,75 ASSETS. Oash on Hand and at Bank - ere. •.$ 2,616.287.56 Bonds, Debentures, etc. ...... 911,653.59 Call and Demand Loans, so- cared by Boucle, Stooks, etc, 0,902,731.13 Commercial Loans and Dis- counts ........ .........• ,.-, 11,691,781.96 Bank Premises and other As - $18,569,009.75 DIRECTORS' REPORT. Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 30th April, 1906: Balance at credit of Profit and Loss Account on 29th April, 1905 Not Profits for the year ended 300h April, 1906, after deducting Charges of Management, Provincial Government and Municipal Taxes, Adver- tising Bxpeneee, and Accrued Interbet on Deposits, and atter making full provision for all Bad and Doubtful Debts . Premium on New Stock issued at 5125 per share ..$ 81,250.00 Premium on New Btook Issued at 8130 per share .... ..., .... 686,550.00 10,088.52 187,467.38 767,800.00 $965.356.67 This has been appropriatedas follows e Four Quarterly Dividends at 6 per cent. per annum ........ 0102,923.90 Transferred to Reserve Fund .... ........... ..... 830,000.00 Written off Bank Premises .,... ..... .......... .... 10,000,00 Reserved for Rebate of Discount on Pills,..... • ....• .-• 6,000.00 Donations to Hospitals, etc., including South African 7d „ Mem- orial Fund .... --- 949.423.90 Balance oaarled forward .................... $15,931.77 RESERVE FUND. Balance at Credit of Account, 29th April, 1905 .... ........ ........ ........ $400,000,00 Transferred from Profit and Lose, Account .... ........ .......... ...... 62,200.00 Premium on New Stock, as shown above.... .......... ........ ........ 767,800.00 Total, 30th April, 1906 ........................ ........ .............. $1,230.000.00 All the Branches of the Bank have been duly inspected during the year. The most important event during the year was the sale of a largo biotic of stook to the Dresdner Bank at 0190 mer share net to the Bank. This, with the new stock issued in Canada, iucroseed the Bank's paid-up capital to 83,685,410 on 38811 April, The Directors recorded their gratification at the unanimity expressed by the shareholders, Out of 1,040 shareholders there were but two dissentients. and their total holdings aggregated only 15 shares. Comparative statements of the past four years were submitted, and were highly satisfactory to the shareholders. The increase of $3,042,000 in the deposits which now aggregate nearly $12,000,000, affords the most satisfactory evidence of the ever-increasing confidence of the nubile in the Sovereign Bank of Canada. The number of shareholders in the Bank on 30th April, 1906, was 1,120. an compared with 087 in 1905 and 841 in 1904. This wide distribution and the fact that the shareholders include some of the most powerful financial .interests in the world, afford the investing and borrowing public, and all who do business with the Bank, a bulwark of strength and security of incalculable valve. The Directors record their appreciation of the zeal and efficiency of the staff. through whose efforts the Bank has now grown to such important dimeneione, The President epoko as follows : a In addressing the ehareholdore a year ago. when I also had the pleasure of announcing an increase in the dividend. I remarked that even with the increased capital then being issued, wo eeticipatodno difficulty in paying a 6 per cent. dividend and still making handsome additions to the Reeorvo Fund and otherwise strengthening the Bank. Ton will understand how fully tbeee anticipations have been realized when I tell you that we paid Rome 0103,000 1n dividends during the past year, and. after doing this, lead a eurplue from the ordinary net earn. Ings of 584,500, as compared with to eurttlus of $68,900 the year before over dirt, • donde aggregating only 060,000. On this basin we could easily have paid 7 per cent. and still have had as mach to appropriate for Reserve Fund, Bank Prbmieee, etc.. as we had et the and of April, 1905. I will ask the General Manager to discuss the statement submitted to you and before doing so, I wieh to state that in Mr. Stewart we have a gentleman of Proven ,ability and sound iudement, and under his management the shareholders may look forward to even greater results in the future. The First Vico-President said : One thing I have noticed which Ins Pleased me very much is that the en. largement of the Bank is attracting a more important and influential class o8 bueinose than might have come to us it wo continued to be a comparatively small inetitutton. The greatest difficulty we have to contend with is Otto eorurtng of promteoe to accommodate our business, as in a short time after we oven at any impor- tant centre, the business outgrows the building: GENERAL MANAGER'S ADDRESS. The General Manager said the statements eubmittod were as complete as it was possible to make them, and hoped that with a few explanatory remarks the shareholders might form a fairly accurate conclusion as to the present poeitlon of the Bank and an intelligent idea of its future urospects. The Profit and Loss statement abowe the result of tha year's business to bo quite satisfactory t the Bank made marc money than in any previous year. Be commented on the apnroprlation of $1,500 to hospitals. etc., and stated that such contributions were both necessary and desirable. He felt sure the shareholders would always approve of donations of this kind if crenated to moderato amounts. Ile referred generally to the improvement in the Bank's position indicated by the following figures : Reeorvo $2,285,419 Capital paidfund npineroased inereaoed •..... ........ .......... ....•„•• 860,419 •••••• •••••• •••,".,..•,•'••-' Circulation increased ,,., .... ,.. ....t ....... 212.065 Dopoeite ineroased ,. .... , .. •.. ............•• 3542,091 ComTotalmorofalassets linooans ranaed and 'discounts • increased ..... ...•.... ••.......••••• 5.059,117 • •• •• •• • • •• •...... The following figures show that the Bank's sink and customers have doubled within tbo past two years. 19041905 No, of Officers on the stab ..• : •• ••• •... 174761151 26 790 31 B • No. of depositors ............................... •••• No. of discount euetomere ••• •• 6,185 7,36 Total number of sust0mers - •••• •- •• 21.241 32.910 44,80 Since the previous Annual Meeting the Bank had moved into its handsome, ten -storey building to Montreal. in which every office wag rented. This buildings after charging a moderato, rental to the Bank, is now netting a clear 5 nor cent, on the total invostanint. The balance of the iterne under this heading reirresentell only 51,800 per Branch for furniture, safes, vault doors, etc. all of which wereoil good value, as $30,000 have been written off these assets to date. The General Managerfiteted that during the past year the Bank had received applications for 2,893 dscount accounts, of which 1,714 were dool'ined. He also referred to the feet that when the Bank opened its doors on let Mar, 1902. the Sovereign Bank was 32nd en the list of chartered banks, -while on the 30th of April, 1906• it had moved up into 1601i plata In point of assets, and to 6th place in point of paid-up capital. He did not. intend, however, that the merits of the Bank, should be Conveyed to tho shareholders he such eomparioone, but rather by inviting their (leretut attention to the unvarnished figures and hard tette laid before them at the meeting. Ile had always had large ideas regarding the pod. Eton the Sovereign Bank should take in the flnanelal world. but ;that hie nimbi- tion ran towards strength and eatotyy rather than to Pisa. It was none the lees pleasing, however. to bo able to say that he behoved, the happy oombinattou of both eolidtty and nlagnititde wan noir within teeth, end honed that when tha 6th Annual Meeting was held they would be able to celebrate the otoasien in a mannet eatie0aotory to the eharettoldere and booming to a great institution. Votes of thanks were passed to the L5t1•oetorq, , General Manager, and Staff. and complimentary speeches in Connection therowrtb wort made. by Man. James Young, A. Claude Maedonoll, Maier Arthur 0. leettehed: Mr, 1'. J. Barr, sad others. The Scrutineers were Moyers. O. B. A. Goldman an and A. 0. Macdonell, MX. The following were elected Direefare for the nnetting year 1 Randolph /sae. doeald, A. A. Allan, D, M. Stewart, H00. D. McMillan, Hon. Peter 1tetaron, Arch.., Campbell, 110,1'•, John Plumley, W. X. MONenght, M.P.P., and A. E. Dymont. M.P4 Snbengnentle et a meeting of the Direetore, Mr. Raodoltrh Macdonald was oteeted Proefdont. Mr, A. A. Allan First Viol -President, and Mr, D, M. Stowage Second Vico-Prosldout End tieneral Manager; 198UPt NO. 'S -04.