The Brussels Post, 1907-7-4, Page 2ENE
A SAD LIFE STORY
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lie t:,•11 ;loser.
"Yoe' era (al& t 7, ,f • .,;4
.4-01-Coeseo+
bet ler' .order titan When. taet E 11311 Ile LONDON NICK%eellai.
pleestire gif *'ug L.
"Do yien mean ntooveneeet ;leas, Taxicabs, the letencla the nelierieta ln
Ivry kitowly. Ed and glintriDee.
"Yes" eetill with that ;viral smile --
flatter yolt were fame, 1 foul the honor ed The etivele of I.:mtge.,' ',give been elel-
helping to pads it to Bend alter rim 1 led latter with bona:note pew, rel
aW 'afraid 1 Vali rather {limey over it,‘ timnwd /nrAilr gees. whati ply for lure
el-lat 44_4 4‘,4,kY Fele, 1, 11041'04 Iattfer t***el lite redoceel rate of eiglitpenee a
tat 0Y -we -Data WA r ,
+ti aftY ri4$1 fail,!. They are Janet
on yl rieleieere and IlliMbie Piton ne$1 Mae promptly been alied "UNA-
nil bad. OctNi,tholl to Us/ them? l'oOr (lam:"
boy I lie criod priotigli over them io Mice Laudon es a queer Ar,fri hqUilf)r
ail the ',dish on 1" the nir;Itor a naming es public,
oho hai, sea down open ibe $ofa, racr modes. Of transit, seas the korrAipOtl.
W1"11 " gr(lit "')0441' 11411*. 41)"t1 441411 dent of Town and Country. -The Gen-
harmoitegoe 4n41 Lints, is thr weal. tral London Railway, wbose uniform
"ber not Itner at :no 1 lui seys. 441114. pees 41,4 tw„peme, ihe first ed the tutor
"yno *s44 ljaT't• 411'47' 11111.1:11.1., etwirrielleni'Miusneirtar‘'olexd111, iffe. 1""tunp-te
oby haehor, rre,re rn do..,,,rorn 1.01, ' ring, (any tube." „ Then eame the 13eker
OA and Waterloo underground. which
r''' •' 1 ',1 4, 1' d'''';'11"14'le4j 4 ittPi" swliwt11fig ill the 04`411,i'TdrvailLs' Of by any other
to am.; Lor wet reit follow wheel ti Ulieled that 41.11., 110I' it tifyin-er-tivol
'44 Wil"fjg (11-1111/' 1S, n'11' L4H.;('Lalt le be '4' 14 1'4 rhp arm Bremtptior and Picethily line
(eager,'
"14111""ef 14f4I III", ell" 44 r"eble linOW11 ;ISTPiticael
"he illy" end the
areta brae might Maley, effort or Leo, give up the .eruleavor to Tnainei ,setinamaiS tire 09 the
99194*4. eat- frame ally query. Ail Iter puss ri ',hoe, I he imearirree, maaerene re
beg geet'lIth It! Th" • •.; eigee timer (PL.'r the 1,N.' (oil of evleob her companion has been SO err°, re the aerie :end ne eirierehen
# 4 ,,,,7‘47.' 717,' '0 '7,, !envie eveli teeregution hag pae-ed Into those eyee, generally dabbed erne Tr0e,., the nil,
0,rex-•:44 1 ehaeing them arh would etarre et et.e.neetrg . ig.
"recogat 11#";;T berm II
„ \ m 6 ), m a y, hill riOafratehr. West End by giving It
" hen a ' ravel. eat .
et"'1 4 ' ego:eh:JP' atartore. ern. -the out,pt of Ms life, gets Snell a facer leor years the St. Ianmee's restaurant,
"Did 1! It eat-, ca,..7 „,i4 4 gr,1,1 in el be did, if he has out a very strong sews], the eroore „e air human ao,
$'''''at'e Aalk'''Ii `tver 4a7 gra' D':`,..-'; I le- god eget. A met Engheig trees is eliaraeler. it IS opt he driee Min "1 the lit'ily so far as the gilded youth about
gogeeic, 44". 51' nee; cage pia ores, j,
And wee, iriore ele- .- good
lie doe. net a .4 eer ages, Rua ;Rao
0I'llie P,477,,f, li7,17: '.1 71,,A 74,)r :44)114W %At 771.., , . 1 ,r , r r,
7 d lwjir ,,, 4, ,. 7, 114„, „,.. ,, r W eieyge. I s.4.W a tioieti better otter Yee. of the same name the ardent young
. two are ,,,,e,r,•,. I : jar: a. gorge tr.no.,,, it ere, itee for half the price at eitsr-1 'There Is a prove, jities ayes are re.
erten of town are already Mitring of the
'.,c 4* ittriti'd away reran the faee of I • - re . it 0. 'gel h . .1
eropty. Sae I. not aitig tier ;aide, s4t,Iea II•I'e.",-- r-I.,...r.. 1 „ .., , 1,41 ,„ Elizej.e,11 ir ell %she., _ Ian wi lip .4.4.p 1; 9110)4 1"1 i -) w+ nee n ten
and weal le n•ore. ehe doe, rat owe ger , it'', ataise re e -t, fete all.s 'I', i- tr , - • i '. " au . 1 ' " '- "Jimmy's' opens Ito doors again.
0,4ii,thib„ .,.,, ,i„. ,f,,,,4 „-t,..,. :,, ,,,,1,0,i, ,„4,1 MO g:;:ii,..1 'A itit+,tve911, vath its figurentent. He doee net soma to have emeo s- -
- i ogeteivoe for 71.d. at White- hie Meat softened towards ber 80 be seid, been chrLeterged the "laxierilis,'
1
elecearac over teem. owl oeying daper- reels, to give lani a shove downwards." tg wn is couvierned., was called "Jim-
aorea dad! diet : I see; and You think 1 hate fglAeri na,•'s"- and nOW that it has been swept
,
een get thee 7;0,, eheeper at tem a shove downwarde, away ie makes room for the new hotel
14 „ and the tObalt l'4,1ehe-, of pain ere nothing (gruel chs- The new motor cubs twee, as afore -
to be naiecei ,, age.II,...g
ne he lied feet hgareng '4; arid , ". • •
4*43 g • , "d and the horse drivers are wild wait rage
si too. eel. eo, say she del not. Marro pereeetenLy over t hea of a .
surly tone in anesi, :me ised lgom al. . m .1 • h ht at their auccess. They have sounded
tis5U 171811 Peg)'344'a 11e ' dea'h knell of the old lime eraw-
:Jiro them;
&easel tai tea' father, 4', 114w:'" ti,ro r iv' ool in 41 reel -1•101. ea; and .6,(tli r' ih-teried deevile the wearing -
room ringe nose geouilly ogat tether e•-• ,01411 lers, which. aside from being stow and
how 143,,.1:11 in,,ro..10.: '471431 e,..ra'41 ee wl'a"laa end 41 knee', hangs c'el the wall' o't,o4 riot altogether safe, have not been loo
than .teed tf,#: (gt prev000 "'*1-4` hi41.4 (34e -e 41 11Pngth 5114 4-74*kS, tn a 1" as' law a" eheap; though I do not suppose Anieri-
ro-erang. Mom:rebate-. coat. , we" 41°L the e°010 4411 eltheelY °Un- cans who use thorn here on their sum-
ue. +loco not get on with her own. would be irtaudild
erred:, ereer„t„re „„ri „ern. ',re 4,,,earreg, arre farriiiy at home. and See lies querrelled i
-, l', ivert him a muell worse slave down
• - , , , mer holidays will agree with me on
" „ that point. The one thing that viele
on the hem re.i.ieed termed !Mae the ev-th ;14 her. 4f44-"aihn r"ThRehIens• 4 g . - • ' • " tors Morn 'our side delight In Is lo eft .
Whole etrimote a the hone gathered s'ale isiestbett, In a 4eitgitted expfana., Iim Wilde Me lova. Is he about lo. in a hansom eah by the hour and drive
utom it, eeen the 41 r'.4 rnearae, woo ikry Voi,.1.4)+1.. Wietfulhoes end desup-I hear frern her own lips that secret Which e.„01eady
about, because "it is so
Iwo, nr,1 ,0,,,,,r, ih,c.ir ri„,,.„,i /.0)1,514,. ti,,,,1, Faber -rata have elike vaitielsel out ‚*4 her ; lic leis magnanimously restetrei all op- ee,"„a7e„,.,
roOna tor a Poo -ogle.. gag, eioneng them; :mien tam, wheih ie one ripple of' mesa. Venni:tie:5 of liettang from other a"if-iit•eau .....,
rse it Le cheap when compared
seewee, veratdeo in ripper-1mile ,,,r,!,,,,e,,,,. ehgef. -"The rat sridow in the weepers, worms'? But the words that, after a ..
, 0 a re„ai 1 arese halo, this idrcaei whe,,,„red setth the prices that the road piretes
sarY fure. Tee Ambit and Tuelie have who i3 . PI4K,11fivj 11"r'''''n l'k le ' t P ' . t ' charge in American towns, but even
slimed their gay rep and certats, end, poitfqr p,g,,,-.m. ti trying to marry the, statement are not a confession. They, there the shillings mount up into
diephieal thar hoe e,f digo their aroso. weeemei oiO gentleman in the teatime I, 11M onlY ac anneal. enunels after a few hours. The "taxi -
They mei, r,:tas.r. ; Ili .. ,m,, we think.she will aim.; "Neet,r a•-ould be doing the kindeet
• •-teg et: re,
Work .and their embroidery. - .: ",., cab" is altering the matter a good deal.
. a etiorerenio 0 rd,, a (mar, ender tyl,' i,e0;1; 6t.r.inOinies we think ho win not ,i thing lien you .ever e.liil ill yr011^ Life, LL . .
! you could bring youreelf lo eity nett you, rile only diffieulty from the public
bine. Doe iii lying beeide les wares, tn. a is so intercieting r' point of view, however, is that the eight -
on azure jecket and a rose.red sash, arn wars down at her with an aeton-, thought I did it for the beet."
lehment 'bordering on indigoalloo. 1 lie feels that if he euteretes hfs eyes to - - ' •
Lonny fare is awkward because there
twanging a "guriebra" or little Arab ,„ • he Is no coin of the denomination of eight-
maroptioar„apaet nom (he iv.,54. r.,f the l'' I -11''s the swami', wine cried ber-"1-( her's' his wilt gla5t go wIth the"- pence and the public is so used to shit.
eampany, a! 1110.1.,vri,The r,ri,j 0.1 the lee. eick lest night <IVC.11' mettitir.tes of the eo.; will have no power left of dieee.ne from the drivers are benefitting 1
race, 114 i, poaor vehtot a evidently here recent past? in OM ;note, natere, is! any requeet .she may choose. to make; SO lings U1444
undeservedly.
ea ,r'.' ,'1'141134* right, doie to ihe finho. there nothing that one C11.11 114 Igred of?' he still Meets over her head at a screen
. They are. in consequence, becoming
"eleagroy arid I get 4111 infinity of
amusement out of them," outinues elat,,
still 'playfully, but faltering a hale under
the eeverity of his look; "oh, we know
"if I had Iriaeried tern should ave
trade. aeon whose blue and mate Lied
lop• her 1.0,1)30 are fling. EliZabelft is
Ail1ing- and silting alone. emither trucu-
lent father nor friglitened nother bar-
ring rippea„,r, ea he,. lee "nova hre eeay a. great deal abwit there all ; and 'hoe*
at owe: to liar. that we do not know about we mike straight against the sea-
aYeu were net at dinner Met night?" 51(41'1' for r "I coital not po.ssitey say that unless I
"frobscA 1" !mew the cireumstances or the ease," be
at hers, thoi did not armor that. you Hee lone i5 so curt. that the stream of uttawers Judicial -
were ill?" her gaiety 414P-5 up meter il, and ehe re- Ile hears a low sigh, net of impatience,
ffer eyes are not Lilted to his-reserigt laesee Info eilerice, looking loveards the but of melancholy aequieseenee.
rather on Rat babletrade. through whose fteelling sea, and the ficue•tree, that is "Then you must go on thinking ill of
e
There is suelt a depth of dejeetion, as
weft as sneh art emendable sweetness,
CliAlallele XNXIV. irt tier voiee, that the words of little
"You sitid just 110F,' :het iseehig me l'rireie Arthur, addressed to laubert, flash
breught thIngs tack to you." upon his nand :
It ie party reninr.:it at having eroih. "If Heaven he pleased that you should
lad ber, end partly pee -Tensity, which me me ill,
ee I c 1. a eeInc o 1 ., high handed In their manner and re-
titled room of the little suite. One leaf,
fuse in take passengers unless they are
folded back, gives a peep through the
assured of a strong pour boire, almost
Mlle chamber, thro»gh its deep -ached
representing in size the amounL of the
window to whereL, date -palm stands -up
actual fare. There is a la.w against this
f grm of oppression, but the public is
generally limid and does' not litce to
lake strong measures for &topping the
imposition.
plereed lireckworec little boaceite of a0-
31e11:41113a are meeting.
"No, I 41'414 WA ill." She reptigeei 1i3011.•
"1/41 I hed Made flecore oi
myself by crying that mammy thought I
laid better eley aooy. When. I looked in
the glaies" 3,4,44 il'4143 hU44'1010.161y, "1
thought SO nlyeelf."
"There waa not meets sign of Mors de:Wee (hie eeribmee on lame part. Ike why, ih„n you
ifi„St 1,
about yeti when we pernel et Notre PeraereitY C-, aterhaice, the preeloaanara
Dense d'Afrique," eaye. lenequely, , dement in his metive-o pervereity. Afier 1313, what 4*0414*4 111 earth or skY
"No, huVe-willt a, eadden oiling:of her eseggeti. lareing efillicol her away from the has /Ippon-OM him ter executioner?
pretty 1to4,4.5. krioN there ie never tiiihjOd w hen shO WaS Parley seekiog "I do not wish to think 111 of you,ii he
any modem, to mei 1 ant 14141'1y23 either an Opererig to it, now forcee her to re. answers ;parley. "Good heavens ! do
need to fell you that? I have trieel all.
larighoof ery.itg.,, and. of CfmrSe. SW.. turn to it. She starts a tittle.
leg you agent brmighte-agreught 414141315 "Yee- ye," hhe aitswer.e; "tea along to keep myself from fudging you;
Mork to tne." brougla things leiek' fe not quite the but I should not Le Malan -you. must
- She keilie wtetfolly at 11314* 03 she 81afie PlIriSe9 91111"---1119r 10,100 growing knots that 1 should not be leanan-if
did not ask myself why you did it?"
"Why I. left Florence?" -
"Yes.
She sits stock-still for a 'moment, the
very little color that there ever was in
II retreating out Of her face. -
"If I told you that, I shouldbo telling
yoo everything."
lie Is looking at her now; after an,
lot cannot keep hia gaze pinned to the
screen for ever, and, HS he. looks, Ise 44ee41
an ernetIon of so iranscendemily pain-
tol a nature set her little sail features
working, that the (me impulae that
dominates him is to ease her suffering.
Poor little docile creature! She is go-
ing to MR him her secret, since he exults
11. though it is only wIth is rending
esunder of soul and body 1)1411 14 canbe
revenled. 11e puts out bee hand hurried -
1Y• with a gesture of preiltibition.
"Then do not loll me."
She sinks back epon her balk with a
MOVeinent of relief, and puts up her fine
limelliereldet to her pate Ups.
Them is a perfect silence beteveon
them for awhile. At his (tibiae is a great
111141111 try rioaegay of aspho-
del and frig, llo passret his finger ala
meetly over the freakish spikes.
"How did lei 1111(0 11'? How did ho take
11181 first?"
Her voice, though new tolerably dis-
tinct, is stamped with thee cheraeter ot
awn whIelt fills us all al, approaohing a
greet calamity.
"lM would not believe It td, first; and
then he cried 11 great, deal re --with an
aecont asInnisltment. even at the re-
collection or hie frIend's tearepower-
"end the44--011 •thela he thought of put.
ling an end lo himself 1"
elm bed merlin to Mee merle this re,
littion n tone of dispassionate narra-
tive, lea ngitinst his svill and intention,
es 1118 memory moults 4143414 24(11118 to him
the unworthy antics played igy listrofs
meet, hie velem take% gi sarcastic, three: -
Linn. The horror weitten on his moth
tor's !IMO 115 110 Utters lite 0110,30
lOs sentence tontine him to himself,
"Do not he afraid 1" he toys, ln it tone
wheel has no longer nnything akin 10 44
sneer in 11, though il, Is not devoid of
bitterness; "the linninSe WaS ft Sitar!,
914*1911 One; lie ie rest thinking '*1 13111111331
lin 191111 10 111108191f. 110114,1 0110 08S111'e you
ni Hint, ; 110 im only thinking .of how lie
ten tent itnitEle 1111115011; whether he Is
-
much more suormesful in that then ho
wns In the Pinner, I pm mit so sum"
Iler eyes lenge dropped lo bee oven
fregile, rlogless hands ns they.lie on her
lap.
• (To be enntinuede
Germerty 1,no prnelleally only one Min-
181er fiteleild or n Cabinet. "I'les .is the
Impertal.elletpriellore
casting its now grateful shade. -
make% thee legichog retreirk.
110 ean Ito leitiger have rosy doubt 115
• to her Wiiit 1,, 041,1,81413 %mon the eattleel
• which. 4,1.4,t1 in the, three iwyjillit, iheip
Meciing :he preOnli day. :dot lied
sought to ceeproadi. If he i." Icind, lie
wilt -miler info le.r 41441,. 11,' ‚.41431 1414)1113
her print ener, r for her:- Inefor the mo-
ment he 41#4,,5 not feel kiride.ungry, ra-
ther, unit retaltigets.
iniorqoitrse With her La
inrwr, repiliiint) ilia
19111.ell Month,. 1143(4. Inakoi W01 atilt
evrithe in the regolicietiott ef hie leter
tereourse with liong? fs uplift to Ise
apitted upon the .,..icewer 04 retilitiiiceneeS
. cif 41'1,1 1'
111.• uwey from her,
lowi,rd, who', 4*14 ati 4*. ("1 lora; rises,
with re'l. glieliggli floweriog mem iL;
then n epee,: of Inn, 4214,411141, 11,4441
a row ra denim -tree, ; then fofirie
74,33)144 Monopole, lealing their
agninsi 1,11,,, II, :iflov; whet ee•
emilmi,it they milk, il 1 lion,
topping, er iceerigugg to top, the nth, gi
utile villa, with 1.111- 1:1110 lewd.. of :sly,
Peri through the egietaikee or Ihe
Ire& rigor, as megiieweeil nahing,
the solid wall of :ampler, liebind it look
even tweet deetegrelely goingingegghly
- blue then elsewhere, 44 4444 a lege, I
teupplere 1 turquoirie ! tante 1 To what
ono, Midis; are, we, driven lo it
now 1•011111 WO 11e.'„c1itie Is glory let a
Mind peer:cm? I4. le etich a 0110 Ole etilOr
nt repre:ontleil 1-0 the sound or
- a irlitrinitt, direly thie divine tea (Wove
as Can he 1,4,4 Conveyed hy Wholo
lientilily hegemony or burning eeraplis
and wowed 111144e1e, harping mil rewir-
ing
- "1 rilwriy.i 14113* f'Iiziii'i 41, 441.
14.3„1" eurgaiton 14 he: eygee• "oleo
13a4*3 il May he Piney Alta 1114:4 intr11111-
111'.? Mirtier el the sky MUM'
than nny other."
l'Iterri ig, 11 tibIlde of (11.itiii4*n4*nlirieri4 in
her lone al.. Itt1i Warn lo lithe 110 her
low and lreritulegue-"harl not liCry far 10
1101111.." .
T/10 quiver in her voice annoys him al-
most tiS naleh as Ilyneas tears uegol 10
do.
"If you Awned like to psi( ree any ques-
tions," lie eays etiffiy, "1 alfl ready to
answer them.'
"Are you?" she cries hungrily ; oh,
1411,1 (4* kind of you I tot, then, you &-
ways were hind, lea riot bere".olooking
apprehensively 21t011ral-a"1 could 4*01
Levet rreveolf lo tunc aheuleenbout ban
here; 1---1 should, break down, artd no-
hin g" ---with a smile that, though
Watery, 19 gill intrriortnr„-woold 1n-
41111 to Make a fool myeelf before
the widow Wadrrnin," Then, seeing him
look at a loss 3 "Come indoors 1' she
:Jay., impulsively. standing up, and hen
etre:tithing out tier bend 14.S 11 to drew
him niter her. "Come Into Ottr
no, you need not be afraid ; We Shall
have it all to ourselves; father ougl 114(3-
1)ier 10140 314*1141 0111 1019 illeir 114*11991 1.011-
1111111111011i1 on the flouleverd
Ile fellows her stletilly, and neither
opeake liti tatty find themselves hetet',
fele in 41,11 private tiparlinent (It Ihe Le
Merdiatile.
It 14 on f3,, r„g-de-r.liniissee, 1 Nine 01
Iltrito 1111111 41'h44e44*M,1441 rooms, trans-
mogrified horn ilegie metaled hotel
nakednese ha llowere tool bromide hits,
Three mem green ON On the thilliney-
piet1S, foil of generous roeiebrandies,
end boughs of eelvitt tind Mae mid idea
wart yetiow ice:entrance inntre the air
ewc,efly end lightly perfurned. On the
lohle IA a litter of Tuureitillo novels, ills.
uelionely old English /Alpena the Mlle
ereirrilotis Algeeitm Sited, and, lastly,
Elizebriles svorIchnskei, the evorlilmekot
whiels Thu lied Ins1 seen stungling 011 OM
110043 111 1110 entresoi, at the Pima
d'Azeglio, with 918 gionitints SlreWn all
over hie friende's piegelente body. At the
eight a biller ;male lingoes over tes feep,
"An old iniqualotinee, I" 110 Mitt, intik-
ehaileneet, 11111. elle fe fer too tonne In' tug a ttionit detention to It; "11 is in
iA4440400
pale children is magical.
It makes them plump, rosy, active, happy.
4/44144440 47:4,6441040
4g/
The effect of Scotes Erna/J.1bn on thin,
It contains Cod Liver Oil, Hypophosphites
and Glycerine, to make fat, blood and bone,
and so put together that it is easily digested
by little folk.
ALL 4ailU00ISTS1 GOo. We $1.00.
01440044104104041UP*414 ataa14115.046k4
A. PROGRESSIVE INSTITUTION.
Elsewhere in this paper will be found
thc financial s'atement, which was sub-
mitted to the shareholders of the Im-
perial Flank at the annual meeting held
on the 22nd of May. These statements
were received with the greatest sails.
Mellen, inasmuch as they reflected un -
Mistakeably the solidity attained and
the progress achieved. The Bank BOW
stands very high among our Canadian
Banks, but LI, has not yet, aellieved
that point or increaaed uoefulneas to
all of which the directors are evidently
determined it, shall attain. This was
shown. hy the xecomrnentilatton em-
bodied ill the repota that ihe subscribed
capital of the Bank be increased loom
85,000,000 to 410,000.000, which will
4s1a0e it on a par with the Canadlam
Bank of Commerce, the Bunk of Toronto
and the Royal Bank of Canada, all ef
whidh follow the Bank of Montreal.
The new capital stock will not be is-
sued at 'once, but only as the directors
may hereafter determine. We heartily
Agree with the statement contained in
the roport, that "the rapid development
of the ceuntry necessitates Increased
tanking facilities, nelich can be most
economically and at Me same Wile pro-
fitably supplied by the banks which 194.40
now te existence.' Tie this connection
we may urge upon Parliament that
there Is 310 necessity for new banks,
and that all applications for ineonpora-
Eon (amid he absolutely refused. With
the .provIsion to Incense the Bank's
capital from time to atm, es la may be
Deeded, It svill be in a positio1* to meet
all public requirements, and to keep
peva. with the general improvement and
development whic(1 is apparent all over
the Dominton, It Is cause for re.gret,
that Ifie experienced and able general
-manager did 31093 give en extensive re-
seew of the country's trade prospects,
tor these are always received wilts the
greatest attentkin. Such 111,4,41,1-441would bare been, Natty apprecleted,
Ina those wile were wont to rely upon
nA a guide end 11114411' past will have
to trust for better Ihings next year. he
the meantime, the Bank, which has a
reserve fund equal to its keel pnitielp
(Aped of 41,773,048, will onetime to
enjoy and grew In the 011111101sec) cf
111ei rathile to suet an extent, 1110, (Is
Meal authorized ettptini will be paid up
le meet the inereasing 4arnends upon
ils usefulnees. The extent lo Mitch a
cegjeys eonficienee i,s seen in the
fact that' its depoeits amount to the
lerge sum of $2 1,e2R,e0e. These are pro -
Meted hie 'toed!" an iou n ling to $45,041,-
257. Of the Meter no less a sum Rum
Oita nm $01,878,04 er4i readily avollitble.
Ile' nionieent statements will be rend
with egmewiel intrreel, he view of the
sierS 41I11411 the Bank ems under
orMsaleralinn.
"1 see that some Frenc4* eetentisis
love been Ole le produce artineinl
vegginbles." "Nolbing new about tied."
"There Isn't?" "No; the trainers 'have
berm doing It foe yeints."
Men water, wliteh is so useful to &ink
41 d4'40191991,3', rthirriprtt, Mr., 18 prepared
tie rellows 1 Thoroughly swish the. Nee 111
P0111 Wider, ewell for ffeeigg henirs
inmime of wilier et Nitta heel, then
3,4444 slowly 11 nu sinieentin
11114 i•11 I ti, Flavor 1.1111111 Moll ,
MOTS, mimeo or lemon peel. Drink
when cold.
Imperial Bank of Canada
Proceedinge ol the Thirty wend annuli' General Ofeellng of Om eillarnholilerce
110141 at the !Midterm nous° of ihe litellitition In Toronto, ou Weditea-
chey, 22nd MIly, 1e07.
Inn REPORT,
The Direelore htlees pleasure la Subinallno lo the Shareholders their
Thirty-eeceind Annual Report end Dalenoe $lieta, of the eflulte or the Bunk
for the year which *Med on 30111 Aorta Mtn,
The net ?mills for the twelve mantilla utter ittneing full provision for MI
bad and doubtful debts, tor interest on Ureinntured tells miler diegount,
104
the usual contributions to the Penmen and 13410 1111114*'' Finete. and providing
pfouredolasosvirtomnioatima:_nd other taxation, rimetuil $7114,04404, which lute Well 1441'
411) D1Vide11d6 luive been paid at the rate of 10 per cent per
annum for the first three-quarters of the pee, and et the
ararrtLeciinOtrunitiapaarii toceri.10„.per,..eir .... 11,M, . for the itait qUerter, 48
MI Bank Premises 11)1dFurniture Account Ms been eredibi.d. S415103,311
te) Profit and Loss Mount, ties been Increasegi by • „ •. 1411,420 ea
The Premium, ameunting to $840,2011.04, reeeived on an egion uneoptt 44
Nptoenpat'04a;C:a3P;tontlits$1..4Silyek, hes aten tranererred ilest Aecount, whet now altegunis
There Imo been a satisfactory inereme in the business of the Bunk In all
Branches nt the Bank have been opened during the year at Brantford
and Fort William, and a sub-hraneh on Bank etreet, Ottawa, Mt In tho
Province of Ontario, and al, Athabasen. Lending, In the Province of Alberta.
The branch at Trove Lake, B. C., luta been closed,
Six -ally after our last meeting the Beni( suffered and WO WPre 11111011
grieved through the death of our rtuclarespected entleague, Mr. Witham
folen2d7riie olliv0
arrii1180.n, who was elected a Dirccter on 19th May, 1890, and died
nhJune,
The vacaacy on the Board occesioned by Mr, lihndrie's hes been
01181kdour1.3ylateillePrtappo3ideinnitin, Mr.WIL•elim.elrirallitn,titon Merritt of SI. Catharines, nephew
A by-law will be submitted for your approval authorizing art increase in
the C.apital by the sum of $1,000,000, 4* avelled cif in suele amettnts end
at such times es the Directors may determine. The rapid development of the
country necessitates increased banking Menthes whet can be most econonit.
catty and at the same time profitably supplled by the Banks which ere 1109
In existence. 11 is intended to allot the new shares troan time to Moe as
tee business of the Bank may call for additional capital, but, no Immediate
allotment Is in contemplation.
A further by-law will be silt:matted for your approval authorizing an ad-
ditional contribution by the Bank to the Offteers and EMpl0yee.9' Pension
Fund, with a view to plueing that Fund on a more sethetantlal basis,
The Head Office and Branches of the Bank ,have all been carefully in-
spected during the year, and your Directors have much pleasure ln again
bearing testimony to the Wel, efficiency and faillifuhicas of the sluff In the
performance of their duties,
PROFIT
Dividend No. 64, for
three months at the
rate of 10 per cent.
per annum (paid lst
of August, 1906) ...... $ 98,567 30
Dividend No. 65, for
three months, at the
rate of 1.0 per cent.
per annum (paid 144
of November, 1906) ... 109,846 49
Dividend 140. 66, for
three menthe at the
rate of 10 per ce(1t.
per 4.11111103 (paid Mt
at 'February, 19471 • ••
Dividend No. 67, for
three months, at. the
rate of 11 per cent.
Per annum (paid let
of )3567, 1907) . -••••• •
114,525 35
la, IL WII,KIE, Pre•sident.
4134I1 LOSS ACCOUNT.
Bo:lance at credit of account
301.41 April, 1906, brought for-
ward.......
Profits for the twelve Months
ended 301.34 April, 1907, after
deduoting charges of man-
agement and Interest due de-
poeitors, and after making
MD provision for all bad and
doubtful debts and for rebate
on bille under discount
Premium tateived .ort new
Capital Stock
130,478 21
$455,217 20
Transferred to Best .Account...' . 846,206 94
Written off Bank Premises and
Furniture Account ..... ... 1.16,391 47
Balance of Aceount
forward .„... . .... 426,316 31
$ 276,896 0.3
719,029 04
846,206 94
$1,842,132 00
REST ACCOUNT.
Balance at Ored.it of Account, 3041, April, 1906 ....... ....... ........,. $3,927,741 50
Premium received on new Capital Stook •••••••. .......... .....,. 846,206 94
01,773,948 44
13, B. WILKIE, General 3fanager.
ASSETS.
$1,842,132 00
isowammicor
LIABILITIES.
Notes of the Bank in eircula. Gold and Sliver
Mon ...... --..... . ..... ......$ 3,315,497 00 Coin ...... ',... ... $1,104,686 49
Deposits not bear- Dominion Govern.
fog interest $ 6,120,881 52 meat Notes ....... 5,595,875 00
Depoeite bearing$64400,561 49
interest Onclud- Deposit with Dominion Covera-
ll:kg interest so- ment for security of note
crued to date)25,807,217 89 airoulation ... .......... ........ 168,089 16
31,928,099 41 Noone of and Cheques on other
Deposits by other Banks in '
Canada . ..... - . ...... '
... .. 73,211 5
Balance due to .410000108 in
the United Kingdom ......... 126,040 55
Total liabilities to the publio-$35,442,848 46
0444*14.441 Stock (paid-up) . . . .' 4,773,948 45
Rest Account ....-$ 4,773,94844
Dtvidend No. 67
(payable 1s4. May,
1907) for three
months'at the
rate of 11 per
cont. per 8111311.111,. 130,478 21
Rebate on Bills
discounted ,-. 93,717 49
Balance of Profit
and Loss Account
carried forward.. 426,316 31
5,424,460 45
Banks... . . 1" 516 964 97
Balance *due irc:m
in Canada ....... .. , ..
Balance due from A$01n0.
the United Kingdom. . ..
Balance due from Agents in
Foreign Countries
ON THE f hat
IttS0/001900•14,41"0"e9f91.1~40..°0N
GAUL 1./F
Carp 14p1/1/99i 144.44, 3i11O1111011 10 4011115.
Nee that yin' trollgh 435 Cktill, Unit till
feeding floor& Lire fais 1 clean, that every
steeping Mime 18 dry, 4114*90111 fely dry,
Nem. jet the Melding become damp r
eleiming. Thee may let quicaily noted
1.44 examining ilei sleeping quartere, if
44) ihe spring, While the thieve are 4014)-
11,ft, the leele slimier lie allenged almos1
every day, et Jens) every two days, ar
you will lind the Mils of your little
pigs erneking and finally dropping off,
when pige go out Nom 0. damp
hid and come back to it egein they
rind 3 no outy damp bin mkt. Tins
weitel emote dieorders, etieh as smuts
and twinge, alining male, end Many
other (Ailments that go to make 41 litter
urahriftY: Every time one teems out
up- bedding be should sweep otte hie
plare end clieinfeet in moue way to
make the fem sWeel and clean. A little
ansolaked lime is good to eeatter over
the floor idler cleaning. It is al.so 11
good pain to erettler this along the forme
where 1190 pigS run and over the feed.
ing neer pod about the troughs. •
Shauld you be troubled with that
great pest, flog lice, you mest get rill
of them, either by dipping the !Aga in
some dip that will Mar them out or
by eprinkling them thoroughly with il.
(rude cal or zenoletun will soon rid you
of this pest if you go at. IL and follow
it up two or llueie tittles. You should
also use the zenolemn or clip on the
floors of the eleeping place es .01'
you Will never' get 1,14 of the trouble,
1241 pigs going hack to Infected quar-
ters after being treated simply get more
014* thein,
'Crap as few pigs of the same size to-
gether as you can in one lot or place.
Even if breeding hogs for market title
ie. [letter than to herd large nundiers to-
gether, a,s the stronger will naturally
crowd out the weaker, and soon many
of the lot will become stmited, and,
ence a pig Ls stunted, he never fully re-
ocvers. 131131116 10 ten in a lot, if breed-
ing for breeders, is best, and by this
method you will seldom, if ever, have
a runt on the furni.
743,042 32
12,742 60
2,023,297 25
$11,641,697 79
Dominion and Pro-
vincial Govern-
ment Securities,. s 538,266 08
Canadian Ifun fel.
pal Securities and
British or For.
olgn, or Colonial
Public Securities
other than Cana -
than , 2,689,720 65
F,ailway end other
Bonds, Dehentttres
and Stocks 945,876 77
Call and Short Loans on
Stocks and Bonds in Canada. 3,659,472 06
618,898,042 25
Other Current Loans, 1313 -
counts and Advances .......- 25,715,495 12
Overdue debts (loss provided
for)
Bdal Estate (other than Bank
Premises) ........ • •• • ...... • •• •
Mortgages ort Beal Estate
sold by the Bank ........... ..
Bank Premises, inoluding
Safes, Vaults and Office Fur-
niture, at Head Who, and
Branches ....,.,. . . . .....
Other Assets, not inciude'd un.
der foregoing beetle ..... .
4,173,872 4
22,617 04
65;483 70
25,533 19
900,000 00
14,086 06
ecJE111, e41.641a47ee,5
E. HAY,' D. R. WILKIE,
Asst, General Manager. General Manager.
addition to the customary motions, which were unarantously carried,
it by-law wos passed authorizing an increase in the Capleal Stock of the
Bank by the sum of Five Million Boilers (45,000,000), to be lamed as the MCC.
teas may hereafter determine, and also a by-law authorizing the Directors to
realm a, special contribution of $0,000 to the Pension Fund of the Bank.
Scoutineers appointed at the meeting reported tho following gentle-
men duly elected Direetors for the ensuing yeare---eletesrs. D. II, Wilkie, Hon.
Robert Jaffrey, Wm. Ramsay of Bowland, Fetes Ilegers, J. Kerr Osborne,
Charles Coolishutt, Peleg Howlahd, Wre Whyte (Winnipeg), Cawthre Mulock,
nichard Turner (Quebec), Wm. Hamilton Merritt, M.O. (St. Catheeines),
At a subsequent meeting of the Directors Me. D. II. Wilkie was elcoted
President and the Hon, Robert Jaffrey Vice -President for the ensuing year.
PRIeFlellS THE OXFORD DOWNS. ,
With lambs selling at six to eight
cents oi* the market, a owe that will
weigh 80 lo 100 pounds al weaning,
and annually a fleece that will sell for
1310 or 43 certainly pays a good profil
on her leeeping, writes lelte W. F.
Paled. If you purchased n few goed
ewes, the hest, mahanly looking grades
you enn gel, end Mired them to the
beet pure bred reins yotr 1.1111 purelume,
of one of the mutton breeds Ihnt you,
prefer, you can raise a, class of lambs
?hut should lie better than their dams
end Sell well on tho markets, By 50'
1411411144 1110 best of our env° lambs each
year and breeding to a first-class ram
each lime, you can scion bend up a flock
11401 will phase you', eye and (1140(144111.
0)1 your hank ancount, Your ram Ls
oneemlf the fleck, and in ens() your
owes 21 ('11 grades let Is• mope, then holt,
4111011 it coi»es le giving Mini and gun.
lily lo n flock. Never 1150 11 grade won
011 1111y Wild 411 owes, If you went to
improve your floolc. Any 04 1(10 mutton
tweeds are good. Select the breed you
best, but he sure to 1401 (1 good in-
dividual to head your flock.
Most people have preference. I have
'mine, and as I find ready sale for elt
the breeding atoelt I produce I can hurd-
le be itemised of trying to advertise my
Iresthees wheit 1 tell you the Oxford
'Down is my choice, tieing the largest
of the English 1)0w115, our derketticed
mutton Needs, Mature sheep are 111347
and shear a good fleece, They COO pro-
lific, breeders, 'The lambs aro large
ermugh weaning -time lo sell on the
market with plenty or weljan. I have
eola my tenths in ,Inne mut lled them
avernge reedy eighty pounds end io
August, averages ninely-eight pounds,
'This evithoul 11 eingle one being cut
out.
Mery--"Did she mike. 11 good wench?"
Amt. -"Splendid. Tens of money, gond
8.60 end 1111 thee 111 face nue
only L1110\019101 1.? tee' hilabend."
KEEPING CHICKS GROWING.
Do not feed n young chick until It is
from thirty to forty hours old, says
Miller Purvis, -When a chick 10 nest
hatched, the yolk that wns In the egg
lies in the stoinneh of the chick In fix-
eren, the same eggiutillegn it was in the
day the egg was laid. Incubutiou dies
not effeet the yolk in any wey. This
yolk contains exactly the element need-
eil by the elilek for the first day 01 140
life. It contains fat with which to
maintain vital hentaind for the produc-
tion a energy. As the yolk is assimi-
lated the chick mans in strength, end
141 1110 and ef thirly.six hours 11 Ls ready
to begin taltiog enre of itself, as fur its
Wing and indigestion Is concerned.
The first feed should be dry oatmeal,
of the kind known as steel cut oats cr
pinhead oalmeel, or better yet, 0110 of
Ihe. chick foods petutared for sale by
nearly every ineuhator nutnufecturer
Poultry Supply house in this. country.
Often these prepare,' foods are for sule
in grocery stores. In the absence ef
any of these foods, credo:al wheat, mil-
let Ved, Or even stale bread crumbs
may be substituted.
Keeping elticke growing Is eilSy if we
follow this simple and -natural method.
I never feed any damp or wet feed to
my chicks. I have fount% that chicks
fed on dry feed are not so likely
In be troubled with bowel com-
plaint as these fed oa what we
call mashes. Give the chicks
mime sand or tempered ehtek grit from
the first. geedually feeding coarser grit
ne the 'Mete groW older. Keep them
fully supplied with pure wilier. Do not
water from a vessel whic11 hes become
fout from long use without washing.
Stoneware or Iron wake' vessels ttre
best, and these should be washed of.
1011Fe'ed as often es possible-ilve or six
times a day is not too often -but never
give as much as the flock will rat at one
lime. Feed in some sort of litter, so
the chieks will have to scnatch for the
grain. Thla makes them take exercise,
keeps them strong and makes them
helantlithYu.,ee weeks whole wheat, cracked
corn and suede course feed may he
substituted for the smeller grains, and
beef scree may be Icept in a little trough
or 1)041 where they can help themselves.
This beef sernf»nakes chicks grow
tepidly and meture at en enrly age. II,
furnishes laying liens with material
the material which goes to melee bones,
flom which to mike eggs and chicks
nerves and feathers.
This is 1110 vehole secret of success Us
reaeing Keap them dry, feed
often and o'111111 04 10 time, supply them
with pure water, and keep their sleep-
ing places bee lions Insects by the tiger
of SOCK) 1115CC1101d0. ALICIA the 1)03$1.
louse killer I ever tried Ls 11 gallon of
coal oil into which. 11718 been 111191:011 101119
01111103 ot crude enrholic oeld, Walt
ibis paint the inekle of the brood coop
cvero, week or two, tieing on ordinate,
peint beush, II will kill evevy insect
wills which it comes in contac1 and pee.
eent them from increasing. '
las net lel them sleep on ouches uro
1:1 they ore almetst full .14140. T111S
will prevent them from hilving emoked
Mena lames, which is a defect that
fanciers object lea
'--'0'
A XICW Sinmese taper ninkes the fol-
lowing announcemeel:-'"I'lle 114*11/3
English, we tell 1110 latest. ee 'rite fri
perfectly slyie and most earliest, Do
a mueder get commit, we hear of and
14411 11. Do a mighty chief die, we, pub-
lish it, road in bOrilerS or sombre. Staff
fins each one born colleged end write
Ulm Keeling end the Dielons, eve cite
Ole every toWn Mid extorlionnle not foe
advertisements,"
"Yes, eir," said Ilse noisy lenity,
proudly, "I nne eelf-matle man,"
"Weill, don't let a Mlle thing Mee Ilya
worry you," rejoined lite quiet party.
"Keep youe mouth shut and ono
Win ever suspect it."