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ONCE -A -FAR CRIMINALS
PERSONS w:IO COIYfNCIT CRIIYIE
ON ANNIVERSARIES,
Nnanber of Odd Characters Who
Are Known to the Police of
Big Towns.
People who can't or won't pay
taxes aro apt to fall annually into
.the grasp of the law. A very sad
eerie of the kind was reported from
Stockholm in November last, On
the seventh of the month the dead
body of an old lady Was discovered
on the river bank at Stockholm.
She had succumbed to cold and hun-
ger. Around her were howling piti-
fully her fourteen dogs. It appears
that the lady's name was Mlle. Ffer-
manson, She was ono of two sis-
ters who were once wealthy, but
who, owing to haling been involved
in a law suit, had lost all their
money, and were reduced to extreme
poverty, They had always loved
dogs, of which they never had less
than a dozen. Rather than give
them up, one or the other of the
sisters went to prison each year in
default of paying the dog -tax. This
hardship had ended by killing one of
the old ladies, the other, having
reached the end of her resources, had
lived in the open for eight days with
her pets before death relieved her
from her miseries,
Jules Roux, a sixteen year old
boy, whose hone is in a. village
in the Pyrenees, was ar
rested in Paris one day in April
last, as being without visible means
of subsistence. The boy could give
110 clear account of himself, but was
able to write down the address of
his parents, who were communicated
with. Investigation proved that,
Sive years before, the unlucky Jules
was bitten severely by a dog. Ev-
ery year since, at about the anni-
versary of the time he received the
injury, he is affected with a periodi-
cal madness during which he is not
responsible for his actions. Ile
usually wanders oaf and gets into
trouble of some kind or another, and
,Ends up in gaol or workhouse. The
•worst of it is that he is so cunning
under the influence of this brain
trouble that it Is practically im-
possible to keep him at hone.
TIIE BRITISH EMBASSY
at Violma has recently been suffering
from one of these periodical crimin-
als, who, like Roux, is probably a
lunatic. The man, whose name is
Paul Nemeth, and who is a IIungar•-
ian by birth, became possessed years
ago of a delusion that the British
were seeking to kill him, and that
his only hope of escape lay in pos-
sessing himself of valuables belong-
ing to Britain as a pledge against
further attacks. Accordingly, in
September, 1891, he broke into the
Embassy, and committed a bur-
glary. Ile was caught, and shut up
in a lunatic asylum. A little less
than two years later, he was dis-
charged as cured. In September,
1808, he again burglarized the !Em-
bassy. This tune ho got a year in
prison. Yet as soon as he got out
Ile committed a similar crime again,
and consequently he was once more
sent to the asylum. He stems, how-
ever, to have escaped, for, two years
ago, the September burglaries re-
commenced, and the man was not
caught. But last year a careful
watch was kept, and Nemeth will
probably not have another chance
of committing his favorite crime.
There is a case on record of a
man, apparently sane, committing or
attempting to commit a crime on
a certain anniversary each year.
This was the Sicilian brigand, Bar-
ati. It appears that an Italian
landowner, named Mario, was "held
up" by Barati some ten or twelve
years ago. Mario, who is a power-
ful man, proved too much for his
adversary, and gave hint a terrific
thrashing, incidentally blinding him
in one oyc. The brigand, when he
recovered, conceived the melodra-
matic idea of revenging himself upon
Mario on the anniversary of the en-
counter. On thee, first occasion ho
failed, solely offing to the accident
of Mario being away from home, but
the next year he succeeded in setting
fire to the enemy's house. and burn-
ing it to the ground. Shortly after-
wards Barati was catlgllt and sent
to prison for ten years, but ho is
said to have sworn to carry out his
revenge, if he and Mario both are
alive at the end of his term.
ANOTHER ANNUAL TRAGEDY
of crime is reported from Milan,
Thera lived there, ton years ago, a
family of nine persons, relations of
the famous Italian composer, Ross-
ini. In 1802, the father committed
suicide. Next year one of his sons
took his own life. In 1895 a daugh-
ter perished by her own hand. So,
year by year, the family diminished
until, in 1001, the mother, the last
left olive, threw herself from a
fourth -storey window, and was pick-
ed ep dead.
A certain American colonel, named
M'Clear, who was shockingly wound-
ed at the Battle of Bull Run in
1862, and who wtrin Iives in New
York, must also be included among
the once -a -year criminals, Every
August there comes upon the tenter-
tunate man a most appalling attack
of neuralgia, the pain of which
drives him mad for the time being,
and results in fits of violence during
Which he has several tames injured
servants or attendants. At other
times, Colonel. M'Cloar is as peace-
ful and even-tempered a man as
could be net;
The gentleman, who, on a certain
da,ie each autumn, visits the Thames
police court, and usually offers some
email present to Mr. Dicicihson, is a
living proof that a man can reform
'at any age. For a long period this
man Wei up before the magistrate
hot once, but many tinter a year, al-
ways on the Same charge of drunk-
enness, Suddenly, four years ago, he
pulled up and eeformodt Ills annuaa.
visit to the scene of his Old hamiliti,-
t,fans' is to assure the magistrate
that he has been able during the
past twelvo months to keep his
pledge of tomperpnce,-1efll'soe's
Weakly.
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DOG AND CAT PERIL.
Considerable excitement has been
caused in England by the statement
of a physician that dogs and cats
can very easily transmit smallpox
from one person to another, and
that consequently they should never
be allowed to remain near persons
who are suffering from this disease.
On no account, says this physician,
should a dog or a cat be allowed to
enter a room in which there is a
smallpox patient, and, indeed, it
would be well, as soon as this dis-
ease declares itself, to remove all
such annuals to some other dwelling.
WEAR LUNGS.
(lade Sound and Strong by the
Use of Dr, Williams' Pink Pills.
Weak hums mean weak hentth,
continual coughs and colds—touches
of grip and bronchitis, then deadly
pneumonia or lingering, hopeless
consumption. Weak lungs are due
to weak blood. The one sure way
to strengthen weak lungs is to build
up your blood with Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills. Every dose makes rush,
red blood, and every strop of rich,
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disease-1'esisting power to weak
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narrow -chested men and women have
been made sound, healthy and happy
by the use Of Dr. Williams' fine
Pills — and they will do tlx Flame
for you. .Mrs. J. D. Naismith, 'Win-
nipeg, Man., says: "I contracted e
severe cold, which developed into
bronchitis and lung trouble. 1'hc
best of doctors and many difhirent
kinds of medicine failed to help me,
and my friends all thought 1 was go-
ing into rapid consumption. I had
Ito appetite, was forced to take to
bed, and felt that only death would
release rate. My brother urged nu
to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, end
to please him I began them. A few
boxes proved they were helping nne,
and I began to get real strength. 1
continued the use of the pills and
was soon. able to leave my beta and
sit up. I grew stronger okay by day.
The rough that had racked oto al•
most beyond endurance disappeared,
my appetite 'reteireed, and I are
again strong and healthy, much to
the surprise of all who saw 1ne
while 1 was i11. Dr. Rilliams' Pink
Pills cured rale after other medicines
failed and I shall always prate.
them,"
I?oar in mind that substitutes and
ordinary medicines will not cure. See
that the full name, "Dr. 'Williams'
fink Pills for Pale People," is
printed on the wrapper around ev-
ery box. Sold by all medicine deal-
ers or sent post paid at 50c. a hoe
or six boxes for $2.50 by writing
direct to the Dr, Williams' Medicine
Co., Brockville, Ont.
FIGHTING FOR LUNCH.
A lady in Bucla-Pesth recently gave
a charitable lunch party to the poor
of her district. She placed no limit
on the number of invitations, and
the result was that 3,000 people ar-
rived, nil eager for the treat. Event-
ually the police had to draw their
sabres to keep order among the re-
vellers. There were no twa opinions
about the success of the function,
The guests to a man declared that
they had never assisted at so in-
tense and exciting a lunch before in
their lives. They were quite cut up
when the time 'came to go,
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MOW TO MAKE BABY SLEEP.
You can make baby sleep by giv-
ing him laudanum or the "sooth-
ing" stuffs which invariably con-
tain opiates. But no sensible mo-
ther will do that. The way to
make baby sleep happily and in com-
fort is to take away the cause of his
wakefulness. This cause is located
in his little inside — nowhere else,
Babies seldom have anything the
nuttier with them but their stem -
wills, and it is safe to say that the
baby who cafes unseasonably is com-
plaining of his stomach. There is
no ailment of a baby's stomach that
Baby's Own Tablets will not curs
right away. They snake baby clleer-
rul and happy and give him soumd
natural sleep—not the drugged sleep
produced by soothing studs. Mrs.
Wm. Srnidt, Listowell, Ont., says;
"My baby used to be very restless
and sleepless, but since giving him
Baby's Own Tablets, he is better
natured, Bleeps better and is better
in every way." These Tablets care
'all the minor ailments of little ones,
:and stn bo given to• the very young-
est baby. You can get them from
any druggist, or they will be sent
post paid at 25 cents a box by
writing direct to the Dr, Williams'
Modlelno , Co„ Brookville, Ont,
A HOME REMEDY.
George — "It's ne use fighting the
coal -dealers. "-
Mre. George — "No:, the thing for
Yen to do is to say nothing and
saw woad,"•
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POST OFFICE CURIOSITIES.
Mr. Fred J. Melville entertained a
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Lekld 011 alltl lance lately with some
anecdotes of the work of the Post
Office, The lecturer told of a letter
which could not be delivered, and
which, when opened at the Returnee
Letter Of050, was found to coutain a
long list of sad troubles, But the
writer struck ono note of gladness
at the end of the epistle in the sent-
ence "Thank Cod the pig luta ton
young ones." In the Blind Latter
Office the officials had a letter ad-
dressed to "Uncle John, Hopposito
the Church, London, Ilinglans."
This was not delivered. but another
one was, It was addressed thus:
"To 141y sister, Jean up the Can-
nongate, Doom a Close, Etlixiburg.
She has a wooden leg." The hast
part of the address, was doubtless a
eine. In tate telegraph department
they get curious messages also. One
young married man hurried to wire
interesting news to his olio's rela-
tives, In his haste he announced,
"Twins to -day, more to -morrow."
1'to>r's This 1
Wo offer Ona Hundred Dollars Reward
1'or any ease of t'atarrn tl]at cannot bo
cured lay Halts Catarrh Cure.
1•'. J. L t NEY & Co,, Polcdo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have 1 sown 1".
J, Cheney ter the list 15 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable ill all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their lirnc.
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Toledo, 0. WAL1)IN(I, MINN AN R.
MA It\1N, wholesale Druggists, 'Toledo,
Dell's Catarrh Lura is taken intro•-
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and 1Tt ue0US surfaces of the system.
1'eetimunials•sent free. !'rico 755. per
bot ala. Hold by all drug/pats.
hall's Family !'ills aro the best.
DIE TO GET SEALSKINS.
Risk Death to Secure Furs to
Deck Woman's Backs.
Hunting the seal from the icy.
storm seept coast of Newfoundland
is not sl ort ; it is toil, whereby
in part the DTewfoundlander wins his
scanty measure of bread. The hunt
is a slaughter, dull and hideous—a
leap into the whining and scurrying
pack, and the swinging anh thrust
of an iron shod gall, a merciless
raining of blows, wilts a silent
waste o! ice all splashed with red at
the end of it. There is no sport in
this, nor is there any fear of hurt,
for the seal pleads and whines like
a child, even while the anti is fall-
ing ; but the chaise is beset with
multitudinous and unforeshadowed
perils.
The wind gathers the ice into
floes anti jams it against the coast,
an immeasurable, jagged expanse of
it interspersed with plains ; then
the Newfoundlander takes his gaff
and his food and his goggles and
sets out from his little harbor,
starting at midnight that he may
come up with the pack at dawn•
But the wind which sweeps tho ice
in inevitably sweeps it out again
without warning in an hour, or 0
day, or a week ; nor docs it pause
to consider' the situation of the
men who are twenty miles off shore,
It veers and freshens and drives the
W11010 nk:tua, • grinding and heaving,
far out to sea, where it disperses it
into its separate fragments.
The lives of the hunters depend
upon the watchfulness of the at-
tenuated line of lookouts, front the
women on the headland to the first
sentinel within signaling distance.
10,000 emigrants left Norway in
1902.ngninst 11,000 the year be-
fore.
St. Jacobs Oil is a physician's
formula, established fifty years; the
pain soothing virtues aro so evenly
beim:cod as to meet all cases whore
pain exists, and where an outward
application is generally applied. St.
Jacobs Oil is truly worth its weight
in gold, even for the cure of nerve
pains (and pretty well all bodily
pains proceeding from the nerves),
It illustrates how wonderfully Oho
essential elements are combined; its
slar•Vellous penetrating power en-
ables it to seek out tho painful spot
In the sciatio nerve, deeply embed.
ded, as well ei the face and bruin
nerves, It clues neuralgia gently
. ,d surely, and after the applica-
tion, if the nose of the bottle is held
to patients' nostrils for, say, teas
uninutes, they will tall off into a
restful, peaceful sleep, There is no
other lhinotly in the world that will
do so much, and do it so .quietly
and eIfectivcly as St, Jacobs Oil
Every family should have a bottle
handy by them in the house. It acts
like magic, it always conquers pain,
NEW CONSUMPTION GURIS.
.A. Berlin paper points to thin re-
cent success of the so-called "Helot"
treatment of consumption, the dis-
covery of Professor Landercr, one of
the surgeons on the stall of the
Stuttgart hospital. The professor
has named his remedy after his
wife's name, Mete. The treatment
consists in the injection of cinna-
mito of socia into the veins of the
sufferers. It has been found effica-
cious even in advanced eases of tu-
berculosis. Professor Landover made
his treatment known some years ago,
but the medical world tools but lit-
tle notice of it. However, ho him-
self quietly worked on, making great
pecuniary sacrifices the while for the
establishing of his method.
Keep MInard's Linlment In the Nouse,
"Get up, Bobbie!" called his moth
or from the bottom of the stairs.
"You know the early bird gets the
V701111." "IS that all you got for
breakfast?" replied Bobbie sleepily
Common soaps destroy the
clothes and render the
hands liable to eczema.
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Backlotz — "ton don't mean to
say this is the first you've heard of
it?" Subbubs — "Yes." Backiotz
--"Why, it's the tale of the neigh-
borhood." Subbubs — "Yes; but
my wife is away en a visit."
Ask for Mlsard's and take no other,
Lawyer -"The jury has brought in
a sealed verdict in your case."
Prisoner—"Well, tell the court that
they needn't open 11 on my ac-
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Mlnard's Linlment Is used by Physicians
ARRESTED UNDER WATiTR
Lance -Sergeant Murphy, of the
Singapore Water Police visited a
barge moored off the boat -quay to
arrest two notorious gamblers who
had taken refuge there. The gamblers
,however, iennediately dived under
water. Sergeant Murphy followed,
found the two criminals lying flat on
the mud at the bottom of the har-
bor, seized hold of them and brought
both to the surface. IIe then swam
with his captives to some steps, and
took them to the police station.
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Ont., stators : as
years, was troubled
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and impaired liver
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treated by several
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(knew it, Ono night he ]lac, been a
little mora tender than usual.
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"Yes," she replied, frankly. "1 am
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„And I am poor,"
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"Will you marry meta
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"'Phen why did you ask me?"
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Fry, .Zeil reins
In casks ofab out 6so Herrings; $i,6o per too.by the cask, or $0.70 per leo
in smaller quantities. Labrador Herrings in half barrels, $3.00.
THE DAWSON COMMISSION GO., LIMITED, TORONTO.
THIRTY=THIRD ANNUAL !REPORT
OF
The Mutual Life , ,f O j i der
As presented at the Lnnnal Meeting of the Company held at its
Head Office, Waterloo, Ont., Thursday. March 5th, 1993•
The Directors have pleasure in submitting their report for the year
0nhling Dec. 31st, 1902, with the financial statement duly audited.
The business of the year was very satisfactory in all respects:
New insurances were issued under 3,011 policies for 84,527,878, all of
which were written in Canada, excepting 14 policies for $22,460. Tho
whole amount of insurance in force is now 834,467,420 under 23,621
policies, being an *crease of $2,754,389 for the year. The death rate
was very light, and much below the expootation, while the lapses, Sur-
renders and
ur-
redCrBAnd other terminations vare less than in 1901.
INCOME.—The net premium income was $1,111,807.41; Interest &red
I•tents, $275,507.03; Annuities, $1,056; Profit and Loss, $2,637.81; to-
tal income, $1,891.,098.25, being an increase of $113,412,17 over 1901:
DISBURSEMENTS, — The payments to policyholders for death
claims, endowments, annuities and surrender values were $405,506.44; for
simples $77,843.79; total $183,850.23. All other payments were
3248,056.13, including expenses, taxes, etc. The total disbursements
were $782,800.86 and the excess of income over disbursements was $658,-
791.89.
ASSETS.—The cash assets now amount to 30,098,383.54, and the
total assets are $6,450,780.08, an increase for the year of $701,957.91:
LTABILTTIES.—Tho total liabilities are 35,060,620.84, inclulding tho
reserve for the security of policy holders $5,925,449.07, computed on
the Company's standard 4 per cent. and 83- per cent.
SURPLUS.—On the Company's standard of valuation the surplus is
$499,150.24, and on the Government standard $788,256.14. The in-
crease in surplus is $119,179.71.
NEW RESERVE STANDARD.—For some years past, the earning
power of stoney has gradually but steadily decreased. Recognizing the
importance of making the most ample provision for the fulfilment of our
contracts, your Directors decided to place all new business issued from
and after January lst, 1903, upon a 3 per cent. basis of valuation, which
has been adopted by many leading Companies, both native and foreign.
The Manager, OMeel's and staff have discharged their duties to the
eatisfac'tion of the Board, and in the best interests of the Congisiny.,
The Agents continue to merit the commendation of the Directors and
Policyholders, for their loyalty and the success attending the year's
work,
The Executive Committee has again examined all the securities and
compared them with the records, all of which were found correct, and
in a.vcordanee with the statement herewith submitted.
The following Directors retire by expiry of terns of office but all aro
eligible for re-election: Sir F. W. Bordon, W. J. Kidd, William Snid-
er, and Robert Melvin.
On behalf of the Bossed,
ROBERT MELVIN,
President.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
LEDGER ASSETS.
Doc. 31st, 1001 ..A.. • .... ...... 35,419,541.65
Premiums (net) ..... ....., ..81,111,897.41
Interest and rents ...... . ........ 279,200,84
i $1,891,098.25
PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS.
Death claims ..., .. .. .. 3242,049,75
Matured Endowments 112,767.00
Payments to Annuitants 9,484.80
Purohasad Policies 41,225.39
Surplus paid to Policyholders ......,77,843,79
All other payments
$6,830,689.90
0488,850,23
248,956.18
$732,906,86
$6,098,8.38.54
LEDGER ASSETS,
Debentures and Bonds, ' Account
Value . ...... ..............$2,290,822.95
Mortgages 2,994,647,5E
Loans on Policies ...... 67+,233.25
Loans on stocks .. . 7,500.00
Lions on Policies ...... ...... : ..... ....... •• 38,789.49
Real testate ,.... ...... :....... ... . 44,8512.45
" Company's Head Office ., 20,861.96
All other items, including Castle ................. 28,925.88
36,008,388.54
Additional Assets ...... . .....'.:.. 851,446.54
TOTAL ASSETS ...:.................$6,450,780,08
LIABILi.TIES,
Reserve 011 Policies in far co 4 per cent and
8e per cent ,,.,,. •:... ................$5,925,448,97
All other Liabilities . .... , .. 85,185.87
$5,000,629,84
Surplus Company's Standard 4 per cont. and 3.1 per
cent $499,150.24
Surplus Goverttlnent Standard 44,' per cent. and 3•
per cent '138,256.14
Audited and found correct.
J, M. SOULLY, F. C. A.,
A. J. BREYWSTER,
Auditore.
GEO, 'WLGENAST,
Manager.
The various reports having been tieloptdd the retiring directors were
tllnanietously re-elected. After several able and pithy attcfrossos Nadi boon
made by members of the Hoard, the Head Office staff, the agents and
others, the meeting adtlourned.
The Directors islet skebsequently and re-elected Mr, Robert Melvin,
President; Mr, Alfred Hoskin, I0, 0., First -Vice President; anti the ITotn,
Mr, Justice Britton, Second VieesPaosisent of the Company for the
eftsluing yeas'.
(Booklets containing full report, comprlsing list of death and endow-
sunt claims paid and other interesting and instructive parttullai's, are
being famed amid will in due course bo distributed among policy hold-
ere and intending Msu,rentals
W, IR. ItInD1^LL,