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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1912-2-22, Page 6When Love 2 VOW Conquered 2' Nell shook her head easily. "No, Henry, I cannot. marry Lee West, even to please you," "But, Nell, you must. He is mad about you, any one can see it; and besides, what are we to do, now that all the money ie gone ;1 cannot sup- port us both—not in the way we have been used to living—and you cannot do anything." "Oh, yes, I can, too, Doctor Macy has found a place for me as governess for the Morris children. I'm to begin work the first of Ooto- ber." Henry Jackson paused in his rest- lose pacing up and down the room, looked at his eleter in •blank amaze- ment, and clutching the table which separated the two young people, he gasped in short, quick eentences: "Nell Jackson, you can't do it. You simply must marry Wast. I tell you it's imperative. You have got to do it. He's coming here this afternoon for his answer—and it must be 4'1 tell .youit must be `yes.' You will thave to marry him to-oto—oh, hang it, Nell, West is a nice fellow. Why can't you do just this one thing to please me ?" "Henry, are you crazy 1" Nell ex- claimed, leaning forward in her chair. "Why should I marry a man twice my age to please you? What do you mean when you say I will have to marry Mr. West$" "Good heavens, Nell! I—I—well, I owe him a great deal of money, and if you refuse him I may lase my position with West 8, Co., and then—" "Henry, is it possible you have—" "See here, Nell, I mean to put it back; every cent. of it. I've been unfortunate, that's till. Dropped a few hundred in stocks; but I'll make it up all right." "Don't, don't, Henry ! I cannot bear to hear any more. There's the bell; if it is Mr. West say I'll see him in a few minutes. Now go !" Half an hour later Henry came back into the sitting -room, to find this sister standing by the table, white to the lips, one hand support. ing her weight, while the other was pressed to her brow, as if she were dazed. "It's all right, Henry; I'm going to marry him. I've consented— consented to save my brother from disgrace." "Huth, hush, you foal!" hissed Henry, as he, saw the tall form of Mr. West reappear between the cur- tains. But it was too late. Lee West had heard Nell's last words, and had caught a glimpse of her horrified face. "I beg your pardon, Miss Jack- son, for returning so suddenly. I find I have forgotten my gloves. Henry, will you kindly leave your sister and me alone for a few min- utea I I wish to speak with her pri- vately." Turning to the girl by his side, he gently took her small, trembling hands in his. "Nellie, my dear child, I cannot let you sacrifice yourself for Henry. I know your noble heart prompted the decision: I have known about Henry's failing for several days, and have planned to carry him along until he has restored the money he so foolishly lost. It will be a lesson to him, a severe lesson, I hope; but his sister is not the one tuts. G. A. 8ELDY AND OK LD Uses'Only Cuticura Soap for Prize ,Baty "1 have always wed dutioura Soap and no other for my baby, and be has never had a sore of any kind. Ste does not even chafe as moat her hies do. 1 feel that it is all owing to.Clutioura Soap for he is fine an healthy, and when five months old won a prize in a baby contest. It snakes my heart ache to go into so many homes and see a sweet fated baby' with the whole top of its head a golid mass of sourf, caused by the we of poor soap. 1 always recons mend outioura, and `tine Limes out of ton thenexbtime T seethe mother she says Ohl 1 am salad you told me of Culles.n(Signed) btrs. G. A. Selby, Redondo Beach, Calif, Although Caldera Seep is cold be dreg. C "feta end filo ,,pt, 84,rywstro, a postal to (auro i Inept, mpl Posted, 1f, A. win 'Mauro a liberal dl}mp1C, with 82•p. i,nok on UM care of skid, poelp end hag, to pay the price of suffering kr her brother's wrongdoing. "I will go away, Nellie, dear, out of your life. I love you too deeply, dearest girl, to ever cause you a moment's pain. "Don't cry, little woman; it will be all right, You do not have to marry me. I understand; I under- stand." Ns11ie raised her white, tear- stained face, and seeing the tears in his own kind blue eyes, buried her face in her' hands and wept even more bitterly, Putting one strong arm about her shoulders, Mr. West tried to com- fort her with words of love and ten- derness. Presently, between her sobs, Nellie said brokenly : "But—I don't want you to—go away—without me. I want to go with you," "Nell, darling, is it possible 1 Do you care for me just a little? Oh, lily g'rl, if you only can care a little I will make you love nm a great deal.,, "I do love—you a great—deal, Lee. 1 think I always have loved you. Will you take me with you, please ?" "Will I take you with me? Oh, my darling, my darling! We will be married to -morrow if you say so." And, clasping her in his arms, he kissed 'the tears that blinded her, murmuring words of love. • LIFE ON THIS EARTH. Canals of Mars a Mere Illusion, Says English Astronomer. Lecturing at the Victoria Insti- tute, London, England, recently, Walter E. Maunder, superintendent of the solar department at Green- wich, declared that there could be no life on Mars. The, earth, he said, is the only planet where man or any other part of animal or plant crea- tion can live. He took the planets one by one, and condemned each in turn. He even considered some of the moons; but each had some disability which could only spell death. He hesitat- ed for a while, in discussing Venus. There was just a possibility that the sheath of clouds that covered her from the fierce heat of the sun might have beneath it some eland of life. If the Italian astronomers are right Venus always turns one face to the sun and one-half of the planet is too hot for any life, and the half that turns its face eternally from the sun is chilled to the realms of death. Mercury is in much the same pre- dieament. As ,to Mars, we can watch it very closely and we can eee or imagine all sorts of strange things, but its deadly cold makes life impossible. The mean temperature of the earth as a whole is 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and even by the simplest method of computation, leaving many con- siderations out of account, the tem- perature of Mars is 10 degrees M. degrees of frost). When such con- ditions as the water and air cover- ings of the earth are. considered the difference between the temperature of the earth and that of Mars must be at least 100 dgrees. Mr. Maun- der believes that in some parts of Mars the temperature, at times creeps down close to the absolute zero. Mr. Maunder has no belief in the gigantic canals seen by Prof. Low- ell. He believes them to be an out- come of the desire to see them; not exactly optical illusions, but some- thing very much of 'the sort. Mr. Maunder concluded: "So in our system we have found that there ie one planet, our earth, that is inhabited, and one other that may perchance be (habitable; the others all may with certainty be ruled out of coma "Under the Ptolemaic theory the earth was regarded as the centre of universe. Th work of Coper- nicus G er- p nicus deprived it of this pride of place, but exalted it to the rank of a heavenly body. There it seemed to be one of the smallest, most in- significant of its compeers. "Brut I think if we have reasoned aright this afternoon we see that it has a claim to a higher distinction than size or brightness can possibly give ib; it is almost certain that it is unique among the heavenly bodies that are visible to us, and among those that are unseen and unknown there can only be asmall propor- tion, at best, so well favored. It is the home of life, carefully fitted and prepared for that purpose by its position and its size." STEAM AS DISINFECTANT. Write, a medical authority : "The Chin»'e fir, far behind other people in the matter of sanitary regula- tions and slow to adopt modern methods. And still they have sound ideas by ;, hygiene, which while they may be crude, are neverthe- less, effective. They employ steam as a disinfectant. Napkins and tow- els, as well as wearing apparel are subjected to hot steam baths, and all theatres, restaurants and in homes, steaming hot towels are served with which hands and faces are vigorously rubbed. The hot flatiron is used on garments with killing effect.'' Many a girl fails to select the right husband because she is afraid of being left. STRONG AND PROGRESSIVE NINETEEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN PROVES A. RECORD YEAR. That the Dominion of Canada 1e making great strides in all direotiotl8, and that, generally, prosperity reignsin business and financial circles, is indicated by the Publication financialtlinstitutions statementsof fthethe year 1911, Among the companies worthy of men- tion as being strong, progressive, and in a healthy condition, should be mentioned the North American Life Assurance Com- pany of Toronto. Its new business of last year exceeded that of the year previous by over a million doilara1 its assets tn. creased by about the same figure, while it paid to Its policyholders during the same period the large sum of 0998,348.87. A notable item is the amount paid for dividends to policyholders of about 5160; 000. This very considerable sum, tweet - ally in comparison with the smell amount paid shareholders of 56,000, is striking evidence of the insignificant outlay for the protection of the shareholders' fund. and of the real mutuality of the policy holders' interests. The Company's assets are over 912; 000,000, invested in the highest class of securities, mainly consisting of mort- gages, bonds, and debentures. The liabilities are all amply provided for, the reserve beingon a basis ensuring absolute protection and at the Same time most substantial surplus or dividend re• turns to policyholders. After making full provision for every known liability, there romaine a further guarantee by way of net surplus of over 81,300,000, Apart from this, the Company has a contingent enr- olee of nearly 5170,000, being the excess of market value of bonds, etc., over the book value, and whioh ie not included in tie surplus. although it is the eastern with wetly institutions to take advent. age of this item to increase the net sur- plus. Some years ago, the Company organized a Loan Department for the West, with headquarters at Winnipeg, and it has al- ready invested a very largo amount of money in mortgage loans in that great end growing country as well as in Britieh Columbia. It is gratifying to know that hose loans have proved highly satisfac- tory. thereby encouraging the making of further investments in that direction. The Company is well and carefully man- aged. being recognized fie among the lead- ers in that respect in Canada, while its Agency Staff is composed of highly re- spectable gentlemen representing it at all important points throughout the Domin- ion. Tho people of Canada are now so well served with excellent home life insurance companies, among which the North Ameri- can holds a prominent place, that it ap• pears now quite unnecessary for intend- ing Insurers to look elsewhere than to their own companies for life insurance, which is recognized to -day as the only means by which the majority of people are enabled to provide for the future if living, or for those dependent upon them, when taken away. SrOORING. Man the Only Animal that Follows a Trail that Way. Spooring, properly speaking, means following footprints; but the term commonly implies much more than that, and signifies holding the trail by means of the many marks an animal leaves behind on its path. It is essentially tracking by sight when the quarry itself is hidden from view ; and it is this use of the eyes alone in the pursuit of the in- visible game that distinguishes man, Thera is no reason to think that any animal, other than man, em- ploys eye -sight to any material ex- tent for. this purpose, says the "Strand." Conspicuous tricks, it is true, may catch the eye of the stoat or wolf questing for prey, and draw attention to the feet that a possible victim has passed by. But it is hardly to be believed that either of these animals, high though in certain particulars his intelli- gencce be, has a knowledge of the shape and structure of the feet such as is necessary for telling the nature of the species that has left the spoor and of the direction it has taken. These essentials are learnt by the sense of smell. Smell will tell the stoat if the tracks are those of a hare it would be profitable to pur- sue or of a fox it would be unwise to follow ; and the gradual waxing or waning of the scent in this or that direction will indicate h t the course that has to be chosen if the quest is to be crowned with t wn success. To man alone, then, is confined the power of knowing these things by eye. Not that the lcnowledge is instinctive. It has to be acquired by strenuous application and long practice; and only the individual with keen visualizing power and sound judgment can hope to make a successful tracker and attain pro- ficiency in the science. 1 OF COURSE. Bore—"Do you believe oys'ter's have brains?" Bored—"Certainly 1 do, since they know when to shut up." ANOTHER DEFINITION. "Say, ma, what is a coquette?" "A coquette, my dear; is a girl who gets more admiration than pro- posais." WOMEN NEED GIN PILLS. Port Duiferin, N, S. "I was troubled with kidney Diseases for swore years. My hack was weak. 0 had terrible headaches, and was so restless that I could not sleep at night. At lest a friend told no about din Pills. 1, at once, got a hex and after taking them I felt hetter•--after Hiroo boxoo I was cored, LT1i.EI, DALCOMBE " Write ns for free sample of Gin Pi118 to try, Then got the regular size boxes 41 Your dealer's or cliroot from us -50e. a box. 6 for 50,60. Money refunded if Gin Pills fail to mire, National Drug ,its Cltetnieal Go. of Canada, Limited, Dept. W.L., TOeattto. RAILWAYS SHOW GROWTH•. The Dominion Now Has 25,400 Miles 01 Track. The growth and development of Canadian railways, and, generally epeakong, their prosperity, are indi- cated in a very complete and well- prepared report, by John Lambert Payne, Comptroller of Railway Sta- tistics, tabled in the Huse at Ot- tawa the other day. The total track is 25,400 miles., an increase of 669 miles. At the end of June lest, the period covered by the report, 7,000 miles of road were under construc- tion, of this 1,578 miles were in ac- tual operation at that date, though not formally declared to be eo by the Railroad Commission. In the year $118,391,514 was added to the capital liability of the railways, of which $61,650,300 was in stooks and $56,741,214 in funded debt. The capital liability is $1,528,689,201, or $55,821 per mile. The dividends paid in the last five years, published this year for the first time, are as follows : 1907—$12,760,435, or 2.17 per cent.. on share capital; 1908—$12,955,243, or 3.11 per cent. ; 1909—$19,230,126, or 2.97 per cent.; 1910—$21,747,914, or 3.16 per tent.; 1911—$30,577,740, or 4.08 per cent. Dash aid to the railways in the, year amounted to $1,426,192. Passengers carried totalled 37,- 097,118, an increase of 1,203,143, while freight totalled 79,884,282 tons, an increase of 5,401,416. From all sources gross earnings were $188,733,494, an increase of $14,777,- 277 over 1910. Operating expenses aggregated $131,034,785, making the net earnings $57,698,709, as against $53,557,776 in 1910. A total of 4,219 locomotives, 4,513 passenger cars, and 127,158 freight cars were in service in the year. The total accidents numbered 493, while 3,329 persons were injured, adecrease of 120 in fatal, and 1,190 in other acci- dents. Of the total cf those killed 202 were employes, while of the total injured 1,314 were not engaged. One passenger in every 1,324,919, therefore,, was killed, and one in every 124,489 injured. Level cross- ings caused 36 persons to be killed and 108 injured. Employes in 1911 aggregated 141,224, an increase of 17,456. In wages $74,613,318 was paid out, an increase of $7,495,945.. On electric railways the mileage total was 1,224, earnings $20,356,- 952, and operating expenses were $12,096,134. Passengers numbered 426,294,192, as against 360,964,876 in 1910. Electric railways killed 102 and injured 2,620 persons. The, ins crease in fatalities, therefore, is 7, and in injuries 132, A TROUBLE MAIKER. Tea and Coffee Poison Breeds Variety of Ills. A California woman who didn't know for twenty years what kept her ill, writes to tell how she won back her health by quitting coffee: (Tea contains caffeine—the same drug found in coffee.) "I am 54 years old," she says, "have used coffee all my life and for 20 years suffered from indiges- tion and insomnia. Life was a bur- den and a drag to me all the time, and about once a year my ailments. got such hold upon me that I was regularly sick in bed for several weeks each time. "I was reluctant to conclude that coffee was the cause of my trouble, but I am thankful that 1 found out the truth. "Then I determined to use Pos- ture exclusively—for a week at first —for I doubted my ability to do without coffee for any length of time. I made the Postum careful- ly, as directed, and before the week expired had my reward in a perceptible increase in strength and spirits. n l "Seeing the good that my short experiment had accomplished, I resolved to continue the use of Pos- tum, cutting' out the coffee entire- ly. This I did for nine months, finding, daily, increased cause for gratification at my steadily improv- ing health. My indigestion gradu- ally loft me, my sleep returned, I gained 26 pounds in weight, my color changed from sallow to a fresh, rosy hue- and life became a blessing. "Thein I thought I would try cof- fee again, and did so for a few weeks. The punishment for desert- ing my good friend, Postum, was a return of my old troubles. "That taught me wisdom, and I am now and shall be all my life hereafter using Postum exclusively and enjoying the benefits it brings me." Name given by Canadian Postum Co., Windsor, Ont. "There's a reason," and it is ex- plained in the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. Ever road the above letter? A now ono., appears from time to time. They are genuine, tree, and fail of human interest. LOVE ISN'T BLIND. "Love is blind," murmured Mr, Apronstring, regretfully. "That's all nonsense," replied his wife. "When a girl falls in love with a man, . she segs magnificent cinallties in him which none of her family can make out, and which become wholly obscure even to her in the cotirse of a year or two. Blind? It's what comes later that heeds glasses," • I• 111ib111 Ifs re -CU -6f. .L44 d •J 10' , ,.;.fit .. : , ; tin ^: 111tl INSURES PERFECT ' BAKING p► RESULTS CONTAINS NO ALUM MADE IM CANADA ,Iii. III in;W: GILAiEs A. 1 X..X X X'"$'rX;:i TomoNX ,'Dish. maumammaa. n N MAKING SAFE INVESTMENTS EQUIPMENT BONDS ARE READILY SALEABLE, BUT HAVE LITTLE CHANCE OF APPRECIATING IN VALUE. High Yield When Security Is Considered Is Particularly Strong Feature of Equip- ments—Public Not Educated to Them— High Convertibility—Stable In erica - very Excellent investments for Business Surplus. The artialee contributed by "Inventor" are for the sole purpose ofguiding pros• peotive investors, and, if possible of eat. Ing then, from losing money through plaolng It in "wad -oat" entornriess. The Impartial and reliable ebaraoter of the Information may be relied upon. The writer of these artlolea and the publisher of this paper have no Interests to serve in connection with this matter other than those of the reader. (By "Investor.") We have seen that so far as safety 18 concerned railroad equipment bonds pos- sess security equal or superior to that of any other form of railroad security. The remaining characteristics—rate of income, convertibility, prospect of appro• elating in value and stability—may now b0 briefly oonsidorod. A particularly strong feature of equip• wont bonds 1s the fact that as a rule they yield a relatively high rate of in- come, As a general thing they return from one-half to one per cent more than 110 the mortgage bonds of the railroad issuing them, in the case of Canadian railroads, • this ie due to the fact that tete English market is not keen for a serial bond or for bonds of such short date as "equipments," and also to the fact that the general Canadian public has not yet been educated to the very high quality of equipment bonds as invest- ments, Pon this reason the return is high. In tito ease of Canadian Northern "Equipments,"—the only bowie of this class at proeent available to the Canadian investor—the return varier' from 41-0 per cent, for short maturities to per cent for bonds with Dome years to run. As regards convertibility, equipment bonds vary according to the date of ma- turity, Bonds maturing within a short time are highly convertible, while the more distant ones are only slightly lose so. Many investors, particularly those in- vesting a business surplus, whch may bo called upon at any time, choose short term equipments—or even those with 8 or 10 years to run—as a highly liquid. and very satisfactory medium in which to in- vest in order to be able readily to con- vert their securities into cash. Indeed, there is probably no security, excepting shares, which possesses a readier market at all times. Shares, however, aro by no menns.stable to price. Equipment bonds, on the con- trary, owing to their short duration, and the fact that the security on the longer maturities increases each year by ten per cent. of the total issue—owing to the fact that ono -tenth, as a rule, ere re- tired yearly—do not fluctuate in price. It is seldom that one hears of sales more than a fraction from the established yield price of this class of security. As a class they aro relatively considerably more stable than other railroad issues, Owing to the same ransons that renders them stable equipment bonds peerless a very alight chance of appreciating in value. The short maturity of equipment bonds, as suggested before, render them parti- cularly adaptable for the investment Of busiuese surplus or other funds, which may be required at short notice. Par example, suppose an individual, or a firm, has a surplus of 510,000. In the banlc be would get but 3 :per cont. By purchasing a 41-2 per cent. equipment bond with three years to run, at the !menet time he could purchase them at about 98.62, which would yield about 6 per cent.Suppose at the end of two years it was neeeseary to realize. The bonds would have but one year to run and would sell—as a rule —at par. The purcbaservvould, therefore, not only make 5 per cent on his money, but a small profit, which would make his total income for the two years he held the bonds average 51.4 per cent. This is a point worth considering. • - .p Mother—"Tammy always eats more pie when we have friends at dinner." Visitor—"Why is that, Tommy ?" Tommy—"'Cos we don't have pie no other time!" Maud—"I'm told I get my good looks from my mother." Ethel— "I wouldn't repeat that if I were you." Mand—"Why not?" Ethel —"People will think your mother was stingy." Birds o£ the air get ex- ercise to keep them healthy. Cage birds get little exercise, and should be given „. Brook's Bird Treat —a tonic in cake form which aids digestion, sweetens the song and brightens the plumage. It is given free in package of Broc1S's Bird Seed or two cakes will be sent free if you fill in the coupon below and mall it to us. We know it will improve your bird in every way. NSCFEOL.SOR1 10, OS000CRE 9.11 1Eramcin Street, Toros to. For this coupon, please send me, free of charge or obligation on my part, two full-size cakes of Brock's Bird Treat, and oblige. 4h '.(5a ADDRESS 52/e. ON YOUR IDLE MONEY (I Western Canada 5% First Mortgage Bonds will unquestionably appreciate considerably in value during the next 2 or 3 years. Investigation proves that Public Utility Bonds of this nature are the most profitable form of investment -- for instance ---Winnipeg Electric 5% Bonds sell now at 104; Shawinigan Water and Power Co. 5% at io3; British Columbia Electric Co. 431 % bonds at fo2,6i. The city and suburbs of Vaucouver are growing very rapidly. Western Canada Power Co. plant is located 35 utiles from Vancouver and New Westminster, P.C.. It supplies those cities and surrounding territory -with electric power. This company has perpetual water rights from the Canadian government, Many of Canada's leading financiers are latge holders of these bonds. Directorate includes Sir Max Aitken; 51r, T. 7, Drummond.; Mr, A. R. Doblo, Secretary, Bank of Montreal; Mr. Campbell Sweeney, Manager Bank of Montreal, Vancouver. If you have any money for Investment we strongly recommend Western Canada Power Compsny Bonds yielding over six. Detailed information and list of bondholders will be willingly sent on request. ROYAL SECURiTiFS CORPORATION LIMITED BANK OF MONTREAL BUILDING • . • YONGE ANDTORONTO OUL•EN STREETS R. M. WHITEMONTnnAL-QUEBEC-HALIFAX-OTTAWA Manager LONDON (000) 110TEL TRAY O E ON THE OCEAN FRONT. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. A magnificent ten•etorv, fre•proof addition is fust being completed, malting - this famon0 hostelry the newest and most up•to•rlato of Atlantlo City Betels. A now feature 1g the unusual size of the bed roome, averaging 19 feet crines, ivory room eommends an ocean view, bath attached with sea and fresh water. Ohevalgqlnet in °Very chamber, Temperature regulated 115 Thermosdadt the latest development in steam heating. Telephone in every room. Coif privileges. Capacity 600, Write for illustrated booklet, CHARLES 0. MARQUETTE, 'rRAvriMOR13 HOTSt. COMPANY, • Manager, b. S. WHITE,. President, .d_ _.m�r.w.w,.a.;, BALMY BRITISH COLUIIBIA. Thanks to Chinooks and the Length of the Summer Days. "No bettor point than Prince Ru- per can be given as an illusfratiott, of that Canadian climate which has long been disbelieved by millions of people south of the border," says a writer in Business. "Prince Rupert is situated 550 miles north of Van- couver and only forty miles south of the .Alaskan boundary, yet its am nual mean temperature is about the same as that of Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland or Buffalo. "During the, eight months from November to May of last year Prince Rupert had but 34 rainy days, as against 109 at Vancouver, and 185 fine days, as against 62 at Vancouver. The coldest tempera- ture was 10 below zero, while on February 3 it was. 50 above. "Not ohly British Columbia but the whole of those vast fertile re- gions of Now Canada lying in Al- berta and Saskatchewan, even to Prince Albert and far into the Peaeo River country aro given a steady and almost never varying climate an account of alio Japan current, the Gulf Stream of the Pacific, and what are known as the Chinook winds, "Starting from the east coast of Luzon this current passes the east coast of Formosa, whence it changes its course to the northeast and makes for the south-western point of Japan. It passes to the east- ward of Yokohama, and strikes northeastward to the Pacific coast. With it come the Chinook or Chi- nese winds, which spread over 13110 great wheat growing regions of Sas- katchewan and Alberta, becoming less effective in Manitoba. "To those advantages must be added the length and warmth of summer and spring days. I have read a newspapor in Edmonton by the light of the sun as late as 11 o'clock at night, and throughout the prairie country one may read with- out a light up till 9.30 at night. By 3 o'clock in the morning the sun is again on his rounds. "I have seen fruit ripe at Forts - Providence, 1,000 miles north of the American border, a.s early as July; I have seen flax ripening within the Arctic Circle, and there aro wheat fields and two flour mills ab Ver- million, 011 the Peace River, in a country which a few years ago was supposed to bo a land of eternal snow." r VALUABLE TEAPOT. x 4i a• 01. • Said to Be Worth Ten Times Its Weight in Gold,, A teapot which is worth ton times 40 its weight in gold is one of the most remarkable pieces in the famous Trapnell collection of British porce- lain, which has been purchased by Albert Amor, says the Queen. This - teapot weighs about sixteen ounces, equal to fifty-three sovereigns. About five years ago the teapot was purchased for nearly £500, and its value now is more than ten times its weight in sovereigns. The sugar basin and cover in the service weigh 57 sovereigns, milk jug and cover 35 sovereigns, and' taken all round the service alone will be worth about eight to ten times its weight in gold. Richard Champion, the founder of the Bristol factory, received a lets' ter and a box of "porcelain earth" from South Carolina in 1765. It was sent by his brother-in-law, who lived there, and he requested Cham- pion to send this "porcelain earth" t • t to the Worcester factory to have n few pieces of china made, of it. This gave him the idea to make the china himself, acral without ailt doubt was the commencement of the Bristol factory, the first products of which were made with "American earth." The mug is therefore most - interesting, because it has the sil- houette portrait of Champion, with the initials underneath "R. C.," a delightful incl unique specimen of old Brisoi. This service was made at Bristol and presented to Mrs. Jane Burke by Mr, and Mrs, Champion on N4- vember 3, 1774, to commemorate her husband's (Edmund Burke) retuntr to Parliament as member for Bris- tol. The covers are beautifully de- corated with raised flowers iu bis- cuit chine. R ORIGIN OF WEDDING RiNG. Professor A.' E. .Pollard alluded incidentally during 'a lecture at University College, Gower street, London, Eng., ,to the Campaign c t- reeled against the omission of the word "obey" from the marriage service. He believed, be said, then, was something common in origiii between the ring put through th'e nose of the wild bull and the ring a which was put on a certain .finger of a lady's hand. It implied ori- ginally a certain amount of control, a certain amount perhaps of cap- tivity and obedience. (Laughter.) Now that we were getting rid 1ff 8• "obedience," there would perhaps bo campaign against the ring fie well. (Laughter,) The only objec- tion to that was that the ring was quite a useful form of advertise- ment,(Laughter.) India's I)n,lierial State Crown which is the:Ring's personal pro. perty, contains over 0,000 diamonds,