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GOING INTO THE BATTLE
THE EMOTIONS waif WHICH SOL-
DIEttS. )!ACF. THE BUl.iATS.
mew filen he Erle a MOM: JAJ1U mill 1100
They Velem Out or itenleg.ldleuut sight
rur Ntud.y,
The contemplation of the frenzy of
battle and the exultant jay of being
loosed upon one's country's enemies
and the aotnae marching with a steady
front op to a firing line are two
vastly different things, writes a war
correspondent in the London Daily
Matt, The onliattd man with a rain -
writ! iinatgjoation,, 'Who nes allowed
himself to become the victim of glori-
oue day dreams on a matter of this
kind, is very'a•frt to have his imagin-
ings shattered by A reality that,
though very . 'stern, if bis spirit be
brave, yet has its compensations, For
there is !nothing naturally, that eo
tries a man's true courage as eland-
ing up to be shot at, or giveshim
better opportunity for displaying it.
For when a man wheels Into a fir-
ing line he never knows how soon he
will come out of it, or, for that milt -
ter, whether he will e'er came out of
it at all; but he must not think of
such things, or he is ape to lose his
nerve, There le, indeed, no poetry
about soldiering in ,war time; as a
matter of fapt, it is really very hard
work. But what we have to deal with
here is how men go into a firing
line and how they come out of it.
When orders some to move . forward,
after the anxiety of the weary wait-
leg;allis cheering along the line, and
the men advance with the eager steps
of expectancy,' but when they come
within the zone of fire, and bullets
begin to spit and spatter about their
feet, and !the first man is down, then
the individual temperament of each
soldier stands out. Men begin to look
intoeach other's eyes to see what
the other is going to . do. It is almost
entirely a question of flow 000l the
'officer in charge of them is as to how
000l the men will remain.
THE FIRST SHOCK
at realization • over, a timely, cool
word from an officer will set the
man's nerves straight in a moment,
but a reprimand, or auything in the
nature of scolding, is apt to jar on
them, and that is to be avoided, for
it affects the aim.
Perhaps the most trying fashion for
troops to go into action 'is reserving
their fire. This, oe course, means
marching with faces toward the en-
emy,
nemy, with bullets dropping all around,
and man falling in the ranks, without
returning a snot, watutng for the com-
mand to fire from an officer who
wants a better range, so as co waste
the least possible ammunition—wait-
ing,in fact, for that historical mo-
ment when they "tan see the whites
of the enemy's eyes,"
But when the men's nerves are
straight and the whole line is unfal-
tering itis A magnifIeent sight for
study. Ie does not always need a
trained eye to discover which men
have smelt powder before and which
have not. Here is one man bent al-
most double, so that if the enemy
are firing high the bullets will go
over his bead, and here another to
marching as erect as an arrow.
It is not mere bravado on his part, e
either, in fact, it is the more sensible I b
plan, and one that old soldiers who if
bave seen many campaigns generally s
follow, for If the man who Is bent over p
gets a bullet the chances are It will i
run through perbaps a great part o[
f
the length of his body, making it.dif-
ficult to probe, and, perhaps, in this
coin a touching some vital part. On
the her
hand, f the man who stands
upright is lilt, the bullet may come
out the other side of him, according
to the range and power of the enemy's
guns, or atleast, be the easier to get
out 1f it doesn't kilt, And ea an in-
stance of thio sort it is better to take
one's chances of being a better tar-
get than to get a "running shot,' as
those which take a downward :course
are called.
Sometimes the troops go "in" sing-
ing, a national air, or a music hall
ditty, whicheie.r happens to be start•
ed by the company's musical favorite,
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THE TUNE IS A LIVELY ONE
the troops are very apt to be put into
pretty good spirits. It might shock
some stay-at-homes to hear the levity
of some of those soldiers lays, but if
they are such that they can bring
forth a laugh, acompany commander
can be pretty certain that his men
will go anywhere, for soldiers who
fight laughing ,do not care very much
what happens to ahem. Strange to
say, when they take up a ditty of the
very opposite sort, that.
of
most doleful and mlancholy is,ind,
the
effeot islmost the same. o
a mo 'L the un-
emotional it is read amusing
y t u g to see
men almost crying ru-
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ulnotes of some san of cheapsenti-
ment, ; and fighting nt the sae time
like very g fare, o tigers. In n
i t o n e such
occasion the writer was asked b
Y a
passing private what he was laugh-
ing at. )But the did not bave Lime to
reThe way charges are conducted ac-
cording to the tactics of the present
campaign is for the troops , to run for.
50feet, cheering at the tops of their
voices, several paces distance between
each man, and then lying down and
firing. 'Then ti'p again, and the same
triodes are repeated until the position
le taken.
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HOW 1'O ESPAJ3LISII A CREAA'fERg.,
The proper way to organize,a eream-
ery to for the farmers to cail`lI meet -1
ing, talk the matter over and adjourn
for h couple of weeks, At the end of
this time pled a committee which
shall visit two or three creameries, in.-
speot them carefully, get prides of
machinery,' building, eta,, and com-
pere notes at the next meeting, If
then there is at desire to oontinee,
organize tl stook company, elect a
building commltteo and let :this com-
minae hire a carpenter and put up
their own building, Buy the neces-
sary dairy machinery from some good
supply house. When everything is
ready, hire It good buttermakcr and
pay him good wages, as an expert
cannot be expected to work foe malt
pay. The'buttermuker should refuse
to accept dirty or bad milk, as he cane
not make good butter from anything
but the best milk. The direevtors
should stead by the buitormaker in
case of a dispute concerning bad
milk, as there are always some patrons
who will forget I.o wash their mane,
and the best way to have them remem-
ber this
emem-ber.this is to .make them feed a can or
two of this tainted milk to choir hogs
or calves. bhip the butter to some
reliable commission house. Do not
change commission mon unless 1L is
absoll:ten, necessary, as one man's
customers will soonrecognize your
brand of butler and will want it all
the, time if it is good. if you happen
to have a poor lot, do not brand it, but
put .it on the market and sell it on its
merits.
Above all things, a creamery must
have good drainage into a running
stream if possible, a good water sup-
ply and a good lee house, The
patrons should hold monthly meetings
and discuss Lhe best method of feed-
ing tows, oaring for the milk and
listen to the suggestion of the butter -
maker. These meetings it properly
conductedmay be made of much bene-
fit,
, A GOOD GARDEN.
II one desires to have a good garden
this year he should begin to prepare
for it very early. One aft the tumor-.
tent Items is a quantity of well -rotted
manure made fine. A coarse, strawy
manure,
has noloo the garden in
p e on
the spring. If put on in the fall and
plowed under it will serve to make the
land lighter and more porous, and the
surface will dry out in condition to
work earlier in the spring, but It
should not be plowed bank to the aur-.
face again. Plow it down deep in the
tab, and in the spring plow shallow,
or better still, do not plow at all, but
work the surface fine with mac her-.
row and smoothing harrow.
But about the tine manure. It
there is not a pile already made,
make one at canoe of the beat man-
ure to be had, and heap it up that
it may ferment. As soon as it be-
gins to throw off steam in the morn -
ng, Lork itover, making a new heap,
leaking up all lumps, or, if any is
rozen at time of working over, throw
uCi lumps well into the centre of the Jewellile. This may some labor, but
E it has to be forked over three or
our times to get it fine enough, it
will pay. ,
The garden soil should be drained
well enough to allow working it early,
working this lints manure into the
surface and making a good seed bed.
But if it is not so drained, do not
touch it until it can .he worked to a
Limcondition. Mere planting oc
sowing time comes, be sure that good
seed is at hand. Do not run too
much after novelties, or be kept from
getting good seed by a little extra
post, Plan so that the early crops
may be followed by another crop
late in the season,
SOME OF THE BEST APPLES TO.
On such occasions it is astonishing
to see Low much oe their outfits the
soldiers throw away; overcoats, blank-
ets, mess -kits, almost everything in
snot possible'to be rid of with the ex-
ception of water bottles.
This Ansi ing away at necessary
equipment (luring the heat of battle
oflti,lut lends to many hardships; in
fact, nee rly nlways..In the airitl of
night, when a few bouts' sleep may
he had, ninny a soldier wonders why
be ever threw away his overcoat, or,
at simper fume, bow, veryfoolish he
was to let go of his mass kit.
But after a fight Is over one hoidens
that a hush falls over the soldiers and
—eh, the 'prosiness of it l—tbty aro
,more anxious to know what they ere
going I o getfor supper' than whet the
sem total 'of thoir- day's heroism
amounts tit, But a soldier's life i$
not one of romartre, but one of heed
wont, and linolT point oe view is influ-
enced aecorr•Jtegly.
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1 have bad 20 years' experience in
aising apples and have found very
Eew varieties that are worth plant_
ng writes Mr, D.A. Blalock. Some of
he best are: For summer, Rud June,
Mitch is the earliest of all. It is of:
medium size and a handsome red, the
iesh is white, tender, juicy and sub -
cid. It is an abundant bearer. Atter
his comes the Yellow Transparent,
which a
is Russian. This is pro-
ouncad byall
who hu a•
hay...seen It to
be
he most valuablel
sur apple. aJ e
The
Y !p
vee is an upright grower Gad a very
tri and abundant a tbu ant bear
Y er, The
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:nit ofgoodsig
e, pale- l
e, yellow, and
flavori
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s na d. After the Yellow
ratio ar nt mimes nes the T tof
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a sk also
p,
Rusalan variety, which
a .y, has proved
o bs a profitable, ignite. 'The fruit
s large, yellow, beautifully striped
with red, and the flesh is white. Early
most is an old variety, but it is al_
ways ready to bear every year- Red
Astrachan is also a good' summer
a1Ioty.
I have found the following autumn
nrieties good for both home and wee-
nie Maiden's Blush, Duchess of Olden-.
erg, !'tlmeuAe or Snow, and Rambo•
cod winter varieties are Ben Davis,'
alone, Belle Do Baekoop, Pewaukee,
Tarwyer, MI, Greening Grimes' Golden,
A'IcIutosll lied Stark, Northern Spy,
iVinesup anti 'Wealthy.
llAMPNESS IN TUE HEN HOUSE,
If you must have a cold hen house
eve lt, but never have a damp one
n other words, a damp house is a
neared. times worse than a °old
ou$e, It is the damp house that al.
'lies _has ailing inmates. Colds and
011p make sad haves there, In short
hove never has been and there
evnr wilt be a damp hen house in
vltiolt the bird will be at all all satisfee-
ulan
Sieh, moping fowls never are able to
u anything In the wityot, tilting the
gg basket, 5o, my erioutt if your
leen oopip to not situated upon a dry
slte, at your earliest opportunity pro-.
coed to reetify the error. Dig met
the dirt from the bottom say a foot
Or two in depth then fill In with
rocks, large onto drat, then emailer
and entailer ones, cover top with a few
inohees of gravel, anti then you will
neve a dry house, providing any Mit-
side water nee a good obanee to dlraln
away,
lerettusnt use i)8 dry coal ashes will
scree to absorb any moister() scorning
from tie droppings of the birds, the
opal asbsu also serving to fix ammonia
and: therefore keep the ,air of the
house pare and wteleeome.
ttoo open we find the coop or run
where Lite little ehioks are pettued,
from ours cause or another, sadly
damp. This will not do, Chicks even
more than )lens require dry quarters,
And even ducklings and goslings in
their tirettender days are peculiar-
ly susoaptible to dampness.
We as poultry keepers, must keep
dampness at bay, or we Shall fail of
500cea5 'in poultry culture,
PLOUGHING WET GROUND.
When the upturned furrow presents
a slick, newly varnished -like appear.
ante it Is a goad indication tint the
plowing should be postponed a few
days, If plowing land when wet is
followed in a day or so by a heavy
freeze, the damage is not so great as
when it dries out and becomes almost
as hard as a brick. This of course
can only 000ur in clay or sticky soil.
In no case does the grain in two or
three days' time 'compensate for the
injury done the land by plowing wet.
MILK SIGNS IN DAIRY COWS,
The appearance and form of the
udder is an important point in select-
ing a milch cow. A large udder is
not always an indication that the cow
is a good milker. Tno skin of the
udder should have the appearance of
having been dusted over withbran
and have a fatty feeling. It is gen-
erally conceded that the escutcheon
is of no importance in selecting a
dairy tow.
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After Doctors Failed,
HOW PERLEY MIS- NER, OF WEL-
•LANDPORT,RECOVERED HEALTH.
115 Suffered prom Iltp - ,taint lMeease and.
Mercerises—Ma Friends Feared Ile Would
ILD a Permanent Invalid.
From The Jearnal, St. Catharines,
Ont.
A reporter of the St. Catharines
Journal visiting Wellandport not long
ago, heard of one of those remark-
able cures that have made Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink Pills famous as life sav-
ers the world over. The case is that of
Parley Misner, son of Mr. Mathias
Weiner, who bad sugtered from hip
joint disease and abscesses, and who
had been sunder the care of four doc-
tors without beneficial results. Mr.
Misner gave the particulars of the
case as follows:—"In the sparing of
1892 my son, Parley, who was then
in his thirteenth year, began to com-
plain of an aching in his bips, and
later my attention was directed to a
peculiar shamble in his gait. As the
trouble ,gradually grew upon 'him I
took him to a Physutian in Denville,
who examined him and said the thou-
ble arose from a weakness of the
nerves of the life. This doctor treat-
ed Parley for weeks, during which
time a large abscess formed on hie
leg, and he was obliged to get about
on orutohes. .As he continued to de-
cline, I resolved to try another doc-
tor, who diagnosed the cane as hip
joint
joint disease. Ole treated Perley for
six months. The lad slightly im-
proved at first, but biter was taken
worse again. He would startle in his
sleep and was continually in distress
as :he could neither sit nor recline
with ease, and was weak, faint and
confused. During this time the ab-
eoess had broken and was discharging
la three places, hut, would not heal.
A third dontor advised a surgical op-
eration, which, he objected to, and a
fourth medical man then took the
ease in band. This doctor confined
Parley to the bed, and besides giving
medicine, he ordered a meohanieal
appliance to which was attached a
15 pound weight, to be placed in a
position by, a pulley system( so as lb
censtanty'draw downwards ou the
limb. Tnis, Creatmeut was continued
six weeks, causing much pain, but
nothing in • the way; of benefit was
noticed. The, abscess was dressed
twice and thrice a day for months
and trsquenlly, despite the aid of
arutohes, it was necessary; for me to
carry htim, in my arms from the house
t) the vehicle when: taking him' oat,
n IOc
be rof 1898
UI do
tided o
the
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treatments havingfailed, t try J)r.
,
Williams' Pink Pills. 1 told the dot-
ter
a
Lor of tine decision, and he said that
Dr. Williams' Pink Pilie would quite
likely boot muchben fit. After using
B
tour boxes 1could ee0someme imml
rovr
cent.
Atter „this leerley oontfitucd
Lite use of the pills for several months
with constant improvement and new
vigor, and atter taking about 18
boxes the abscess Was mealy healed,
Che crutches, were dispensed with,
and he wee able to. Work and could
week for mites. I attribute the good
heniLh wheal Day sou enjoys to -day to
the uso,uf Dr Yfelkems Pink Pills,
Thee "modiciue, achieved such a mar-
vellous sucoess in my antl'e case as
to set the whole community talking
obtuse it. I consider no pen expres-
stve enough, to do Dr. !Williams Pink
Pills justice, tie I believe 'Pry son
would still be a hopeless invalid but
for this miulfoine."
Dr, Wilkens' Pink Pills mere by go-
ing to the roots of the di8eese. They
renew and' build up the blued, and
strengthen the nerves, thus driving
disease iron, the system. It yowl'
dialer does not ketch them, they will
be sant pcdtpnid at, 50 tents a box,
or six boxes for 81150, by addressing
the Dr. Willie ms' Mediain° Co„ eBrock-
vi11e, Ont, 1 -
UTILIZING HIS MISFORTUNE,
First Tr'amll—Say, you did get a bad
eye in dal strap 1
Second Tramp—Vas, but hie odder
feller got two, Why, he's werkin' it
on de publio as an oxptosionl
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PEYI"ON GRiSEN TEA
will displace all japan Tea the same as
Salada black is displacing all other
black teas.,
AN ELEPHANT TRAGEDY.
A. lelciolaa seem )trope Ila I'a$laningl tel d
ii lad Jte Keeper 1n I.uJl.tlorl's Orystitl
I'ttlacl,
Last Sunday afternoon, while a
ooneer1 Was being held at the Crystal
Palace, says the London Spectator, an
elephant belonging to a oirees whieh
had been performing there broke from
its fastenings and killed its keeper.
It then brushed through various Parti-
tions of wood and glass, and appeared
in the main limiting, where u great
number of persons were listening to
the music. It did net attempt to
hurt any of the crowd, though 11 broke
off with its trunk the uplifted arm of
a stittue, probably under the idea that
this represented a man about to
strike. After same time it allowed
itself to be secured by another ele-
phant. It was then decided to kill
the animal,and after te dose of poison
bad •failed, a London gunmaker was
sent for as executioner and shot the
animal dead.
On the following Wednesday an in-
quest wee held on the -body of the man,
The evidence in favor of the, eleghhant
'could not have been more clearly put,
Mr. Sanger, its owner, admitted that
the animal had once before killed a
former keeper; and be gave the facts
which left to the death oil the second,
The first man had been discharged by
Mr. Sanger fifteen months previously
for gross brutality to the animals. Ile
mune bank and asked to be employed
again. This was granted, and he was
Luken on, not as a keeper, but a labor-
er: The very first time he wont into
the stable the elephant, though it was
quite dark at the time, instantly re-
cognized the man's voice and at once
()rushed him to death against the stall.
That the creature had tweed only in
a panic of horror at the reappearance
nt a tormentor was so well establish-
ed at the previous inquest that it was
retained In the menagerie. It was
exceptionally
d docile and ,was
taken
through towns and villages
all over
England.
Why then did he kill the second
keeper f Because this man, after his
Sunday dinner, declared Chat he would
spay out" the elephant for striking
I him with his trunk. He actually took
a lance, one of those taken from the
Arabs in the Soudan. Those who have
seen the trophies taken Prom the Male-
dii's tollowers, will realize what a hor-
rible weapon this was. Followed by
another keeper oleo armed with a
lance, he proceeded to "prod."—i.e,
pierce the chained elephant. The tor-
tured oreature after backing as far
as it could, "at length rushed forward
to escape the !.encs, broke its chains,
1 rinser- down the keeper and trampled
on him." If the elephant had been a
man, and had been put on his trial
afterward, would it be too much Lo
anticipate that the verdict would
have been one of justifiable homicidal
All these facts, it is wotluh remember-
ing, were sworn to on oath.
POSITIVELY TH AST CHANCE.
:Polson & Co., Kingston, Ont.,
will
atter the insertion of this nnrtcewith-
daaw the very liberal offers, they hay
bean making to send a 25 cent trial
size, FREE. of their tnarvellpus guar-
anteed Catarrh and Bronchitis rem-
edy, " Ca.tarrhozone." If you are a
sufferer from any form of Catarrh,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Throat Irrita-
tion, write at Docs ; it is positively the
last time tbis offer will be made. En -
does 10 cents to pay postage, boxing,
etas.
CONSIDERATE YOUNG WOMEN.
Twigley—I don't think the Sands
girls read the funny papers.
Snapleigh—Why f
Twigley—Well, I was up there
prettwother evening and
when 9I said, inothanking Miss Kate
for singing tor me, that her singing
quite carried me away, none of them
said she ought to have sung earlier
in the evening.
Apar mel I Inset he getting old.
What =ekes You think sof
People )lave begun eongreeerie Wig
Me on' holding my own,
ss Pharaoh 100. r0y10sanaaeiQu
It le an shay matter to/page an in-'
null aimed at somebody else.
. Q'KE EF'E S,d9Et''rtheenFMiALTIralsorit
iLOYaWOOD,TerOate.GEN11RA1 AGENT,
Without oonetanoy there le neither
love, friendOleip nor virtue in the
World,—Addison.
TO OfiRC A CO5!it IN ONE Dt.Y
Take begetters promo Qulaiee Teblete, All
dreggletsretund the money it it tette to cure.
PRbhec ri. W, Green's signature leen each best.
A map's fauns attract more ntten-
tton liven Ms virtues.
How's This ?
Ws offer One Hundred Dollars Howard for
AMY Baso of Oatnrrh Ipat cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Mire.
10.3.ctrnsN1➢Y 8c CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersi,1ned, have known N. J.
Cheney for the last 15 yeare, and believe hire
Psrteolly honorwble in all business transact.
lone, and financially able to eater' out any obll-
ggadon m -de by their Rrm,
WJCor &'1'Rt14x, Wholttaie Druggieta. Toledo,
0. WeLntN0 ICMNAn&MAMMY, F'holstale
Draggggl ts, Toledo, O,
1lall'R Oatnrrh Onro 1P token internally, Gab.
ing dlrettly upon the blood any anamis sur-
5rese of bbo system. Price, 750. por bottle,
801d by all drat$ ata, Testimonials 1r00.
Hop's Family pule ora Lite bast.
may
A genius la a man who does things
ibttt other people say it is impossible
to do.
VAONTRIAL HOTEL DIRECTORY.
The "Balmoral," Free Ails a Ok ap
Rotel Caralako, EuroDrna Plan. atoms
[Tom et ti day upp. pe!
O.T.R. Stale., Montreal. fleafleaOarolekak Co., rroD'e,.
AV NeOE_Mo0a1—Oollaee Arsaua
9,, do Hotel raEes B1.W
per day.
ST. JAMES' fl0TEL.,,orpateo,T,RDepat,
two sl.. from U. P.
Serine, Plreetleau C wore ial Rome. Modes"'-
prorem.xts— . tuadarate.
W. P. C. NM.
CALVERT'S
C4rbollc Disinfectants, Scapa, Oint.
meat, Tooth Powders, etc„ hire bean
awarded 100 medals and alpiomaa for nu peri or
exoellonoe. Their regular use prevent tnreobi
one diseases. Ask your dealer to ',hull a
supply. Lists melted free on application.
F. 0. CALVERT & CO.,
MANCHESTER -- ENCLAN0,
rss
Instruments, Drums, Uniforms, Oce,
Lvory Town can have a 3atit
Entroet prices era, quoted. Pine oetaleguc me lam
t adore mailed fres. `trite us for anything ur
Music ee Musical instruments.
Whaley Royce & Co., "r"'"4,7,11,4311„.
mow ti giNBR KILLS Reecho, Bed -
lil
Bug*, Rats and Mise, 801d by ell
Druggists, or eel Queen W. 'Toronto.
FOR SALE. --140 ACRIES OF LAND -..tram^ hank
barn and frame hound, with young embank lau4. i^
road otsit of oultiration; price 63,600.
APpt) 0„r 67,
Felaley, Ont., if taken at toes,
LA
Mille. MIlls g,. Halos
Barristers,etc.,romo-r14
to Wesley _Bide., Rtoh•
mond 9t. 5F., Toronto.
Michigan Land for Sale.
000 ADRRS GOOD FARMING LANDS—ARENAO
say I5.00 Nevem and Crawford Counties. Meyer
Noe Oe 'altoblgen Centre!, Detroit & Mealtime tied
Loon Lake Ra$roede, et prions amen, trout 83 teal
persons. - There Lauds aro Otoso to Enterprieing Nes
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,r Sufferers should take instant adornb tre at this geaerova pmpeettf0Sz, and when
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The annual meeting of Shareholders was
held at the company's offices to this elty
ou wenaesday, March 7, 1000. The Presi-
dent, Ron- O. A. Cox, occupied the chair.
The following annual report- of the dl
reetort, with monomer. ng tin.1ue'a: nlete-
ment, was read by the secretary:
FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT.
The directors beg to submit herewith the
annual statement et the cempaays ar•counte
for the year ending 31st. December last.
The revenue account shows a satisfactory
growth In premium income, and atter pay-
ment of 100883 and expenses there is u pito-
fit balance M 5115,032,00 as a remit or the
sear s tran5nenronn. Two toff -yearly diet -
donde have been pror{dee for at the rate
of 10 per Beat, per antrum, as sell ne an
amount to sever deprrntaticn in act"ui 15 •,
and the reserve fend hots been tucreased
to 51,100,180.50.
Taking brio aceeent the fart that due ng
the year 110110 tile lire lasses lit the Cult, d
States were eeeeptim,nily .heavy, the direr
tons feel that these vaults. must be re-
garded as eminently sattsfoctury.
Icor some time past 70111 dlreetors have
had under consideration the question of
extending the agnnelps of the 1ronlpnny l.c-
tlU nteati t, hand Shhoroyt be01:0th tit t,!losee sI Ibo
year nrrangra,oats were rontpleted to: tom
establish neut. of a brunch efaee in Londsuo,
England, under what appear to be favor-
able auspices,
Toronto, itth t''eb,, 1000.
Geo. A. Cox, President,
Suolmary of nnanclal statement:
Total cash tntotue 52,502,741 50
Total expenditure, twiudiug
appropriation for Minxes Un-
der adjustment "414,1)08 40
Balance ..,.lt 118,042 00
Dieldent declared 100,000 00
Total assets 52,821,702 55
Total Ilolinitiee (Including cap'
stat) 1.,221,381 35
Reserve Fund 51,1.00,380 50
Capital Pntrl 1,"'tn,luat tut
Capital subsetlbed 1,000,000 00
8eenrlty to policyholders . .. 50,i00,0S0 50
The Preeldent In moving g the adoption
Dr
cannot at o be
r id: 7 ot t i t
of the report, at
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grntltying to the situ ehold,!r., ash 1. to
the directors and ertalers of the c°ntpn5y,
ke n ee,lath e
n the Ht{d Piles of t r
to ala t eP
t rt ,t•
fe lire insuring public of the security
e• # s olio raider
ferrel tis n d'aatrto It
P y
t c Ru by -h growth In the
villi is aloethee
valuate Of business tunneled the total
ht •One Inc the liar hutting exceeded, for
the firsttime in the history of the earn ,
'eny, two rind one halfmilliontnllar0, It
le still 1,10TH ooIiefet'tnty to Iwo dist hn'•
nM1l,olnudine the ereeptionnllt' heae;v PrP
hoose nettled. hove nc,nrt•ed in ,outr of ihr
chief intro bt the 'tinned Steles wY ire
the hnahtew peered role rally unprofitable
to the 1•ntnpnalen eiH5ged In It- we Ore ab e
to nhnw an a-ra1111 of the yeet a 11011,5'
tinea n prollt balsnee of 5115.542'1•hr es-
wiener
n
s is
p r nor of the liar 1:+1"0 in 0111.0flit wax er i
cepllonany feebrnble, and the dtl'niniaicd,
din wash Jn fb1A reentry le eerroinly a
matter for trongratltlatlan, aside fro•" our
Interrete Rt the bn.sincee of err 14.41.M1•e,
11 M to Int hoped that the Intt•,xlnrlinn of
Improved fire protection In enc elate' and
towns, aid the adopt inn of more ;mission'
tial methods In the ronott•ut•tloa of build-
ings, 8111 teed to a further' reuellon of
the burden *whleel the pnyneent et moire
live Witten dollars per Rhyme br insltrn•Iec
committee for are tomes 15 tentacle int-
ernam upon the rvnnmmntty, for 1 need
Ri01•eely any that thin hoe to he provided
Item the prenilnme eolleeted (rent the .in• ,
Oriente piddle. t dertrq ta centi naiae whet
1 believe to be 5 tact- that U le only by
hdopl 'ug tnettgeres that will •redeee thle
enIlous 0,5551 wlstn that rosy Materiel re-
MUM
Is the tax whim, bin pubile pay in
are heeuvnnre premium cab be heeled ,
00115, fee it to only heraeSary to refer to
Cimrernment r:pnrte ahawt the lit1
SSiht anti-eti1FKitiiitt' elf ampnhialtc0a11
04 to do buainese It the i't0mlnin,,te prose
that there hat been, luring the whole le -1
tied embc's,'ol to these returns, ttnt a t•N'7
nmdernte mingle of profit. to Otto 001111ta 1
lilts at the inlet and aider the cnrl'll+fnxa
whleh have prevailed in tide eremite. In the;
peat,
la Set ceeeeClloh It may not be out •t
place to refer to the fact that during the
pact year a number of, new coropaales have
' acme into the field, offering are lnsnraace
at lower rates than those current with the
old estabtisbed °fMees, It will be Interest-
ing to Onaarve whether these experiment's
will prove more successful then previoett
attempts which litre been made to afford
indemnity ageing loss by fire on more fa-
vorable terms tuna eempanles whichhave
been lass ,'•'need In the business feel safe
In offering. offferlog. 51,1th@ so Lammers we may hop'
these new rempintee may have discovered
the secret of eohlbining cheapness with
xnourlty, w0 +menet overlook the tact that
the record of the Ore Innram** business. In
Canada durtag the past twenty- years shows
I n loss of upwards of two In1lllon dollars of
enpit,U, which was invested In committee
organized to tratentet business at what
are termed "cut rates." We neay at least
feet nseured that companies working upon
, theseItnew, whewentire c0ah assets ere
Uluitrtl ea fifty or sixty thousand dollars,
• 00.' erateely In a pastttoo tO na'nme 5107
eos$Idetxl,te x1,'1.5 of Lha many a 1tiiona
ler liability whirl, ere 1neurunee compaalea'
are carrying fur the proteatlon of merchants
fwd Pre'-r'-boldersln tunada,aaduntil tt
hao berg shown lent, with due regard ton
the safety of « oekholdera and ate security.
o1 pollcyholde'•n, any teeter:at r,ductloesi'
can he made In Ore lneurnnce rains la this
country, yourdireetnrs do not feel war -
11010l In alt acalmg any departure from
tin peiley wr have been following Cor •uany
yrars post.
But to return to the ,rnnsideratlon of oust
bnahirat during etre year under review,
it ,ill, 'to, doubt, be interesting to 'Mare•
holders to learn that the marine branch
withal Inas been responsible In moue forme
years for rather Yerinns IOoSHs, has shown
n profit noon tbo business of 1509, and that
the .general outlook In tills breneh anpcars
to he "tore prontlsinr than for some tease
past,
In our easings from interest there hes
boon a lalling MT, ouch 0o alight naturally
be looked for owing to the, reduced rates
obtainable, particularly upon the elates : of
severities whirh are help by title company.
There le one ,antler in which I wiolr par.
tlrnlerlr to refer at this time. It. Is now
within a ,rear or: inuf a century stmt tit,
company commeured temioent In Canada.
Some twenty -Oce years ago ,t completed
Itn Rv5tetn of egennles thradgbout the (Jett.
ed )stele and I think I ant warranted 15
:style- that It to wow established over the
whole of the North Amerlran eoettnent on
A favorable fooling, with e. efdeint force
o ,r t + Iagents ao
f 1 ouch man, P O 10, d :•:can
g 1
R Pat.+ w'mkbr In Ns raincoat,. Older
r g
theme circumstances your dlrrrtnra Mace
limited their attention t* the eoneiderntto'
n
u e[ the d''Nr ,illty of Lnl-
is i• ng rotten a xt
4
leaf, tttc rztt ob S of the mn,ldr5 y of the
g
ren' fel Rrft`ah are nffire and nufi[aei n
An a
@ R
()ratio a lynx e atpre-
emie
5 t w o
• R
pn
oral oregpy, is view 190 the rtiei•te rrhlee.
nee beiag made, happily with no xatall
censure of 5111083 to saints the trade
rclntlous eetween the methee roiatry mad
hrr ,0l1 -govt circ Palnntes, sed to enitl-
101r tntrreolonlal b114114.90 eoneeettoes, we
h,tvr felt that the nreeret Is on open^tune...
trete for ten tang a similar effort to secure
ester moaanre of reolprorlty In the bu'tneest
et ere letaursuee. Aa n prattle/II step In We
1toe,ltos It wan deelrlelt to ealahllen.A
brnueh ofdce of the company le London,
Neelaad. Tarts nae *patted on the 1st of
nerrmber tent, sad placed cadet bile- near
stemma(' of We. W. it, ef„iltie—e. eeetlemau
wee, we believe e0see ell the qualities
of a s,tereastnl eioa ,ser mnuager, Ac
'Board of Direeiore lune horn appointed to
I memo, ttpen whims we Mee here forties•
qtr 11 wearing the following Reullemen to
ertrye, nsmely: The Right lion. 10, Marl of
AUetdeeu. G,(",14,E1,• the }tight 19tm, err
John ReAnewe), 'Gari„ ..M P., nae v(r,
infers i tareusoa u1' Mesdrs, linthalxd k
Pe., Delilah and last India eterehunt3, end
am pleased to nal' )fiat we feel that we.
Mare every veneer' to be eneonreged at the
Mari Whitt we here .mode In the chid
meftepolls et else empire mud 51 I.h' nxxen-
cies whirs have time Mr 'men estab)I,ttd
Ip ,tont1gtli'g with fits Lp7t !tt' c(1,
1,19, 9. J, Tisane, 014' VICr:-Pir+.Tdent stn•
ended the edeption of the report whle[i watt
0011.10,1 nuanh,soesly. 'The cieclton 61 dl•
remote ter the maids g year was theepao-
egeec mita eeetteeg Ca 4frr au.'l,nm n
rD-eieii4in5 t tin following aeniffnigi v1R,t
11,11
Deo. A, Per, lien. 5, P.Wood, M+oars.
lin/tett Reilly, C, It R. Coekhwn, fle+'tt
O fr\lureleh, B. N. tele& 1, R, ;)rook, S.
tt. Oahprne end 1, ). Nevem. ,
At. a mnrtllg of the neerd of rltrneferd,.
bele suhaetpwttlly, lion. nee.A, Cpc wag
'10-110108." 4.114,41016Alowl",161"teltik*
re sleeted President and 'Jr, ,l, .1, Ae1f y
'Tele-Pretaident for the esaah,g year,