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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1915-12-16, Page 7rich, BANK OF MONTREAL NINETY - EIGHTH ANNUAL RE- PORT SHOWS BANK IN VERY STRONG POSITION. Exceptional interest attaches this year to the Annual Report of "Canada's leading Bank, and the addresses deli- vered at the Annual Meeting by the President and General Manager. They afford an insight into • the financial consequences of a year of war on the country generally, and into the taut - look for the future, as interpreted by men who have every opportunity to judge it. Mr. H. V, Meredith, the President, pointed out that the effect Qf the war on Canadian trade had been less in- jurious than had been expected, and Mr. H. V. Meredith that this year's bountiful harvest may not only be expected to stimulate cur- rent, trade; but to attract renewed emigration to Canada. The Annual Report shows the Bank of Montreal in a position of unprece- dented strength. With assets of $302,980,554—an increase for the year of $38,800,138—it takes rank with the most howerful banking insti- tutions in the world. Of this enor- mous sum, no less than $170,007,568 ° is in cash and liquidassets. This is over 64 per cent. of the Bank's total public liabilities—a ratio whose sig- nificance will be better understood when it is compared with 55.4 per cent. last year, and a little less than 50 per cent. (considered a high pro- portion in normal times) in 1913. While holding so large a proportion of the Bank's assets in liquid form does not tend to large profits, it is a source of .great strength not only to the Bank, but to the whole of Canada, in these trying and difficult times. The profits for the year, however, were most gratifying. Amounting to $2,108,631, they provided for the usual quarterly dividend and two 1% bonuses on the Capital of $16,- 000,000; the War Tax on Bank Note Circulation, $127,347; and left over $60,000 to be added to the Profit and Loss Account, bringing the balance of the latter up to $1,293,952. This, of course, is in addition to the Rest Account of $16,000,000—equal to the Capital. Owing to the reduced volume of commercial business in the country, the current, loans drepped from $108,- 845,332 in 1914 to $99,078,506. Loans . to municipalities, on the other hand, slimy an increase of over two mil- lions, reaching the figure of $11,203,- 472. One of the most striking and im- portant features of the Report is the remarkable increase in Deposits. Those bearing no interest have in- creased during the year from $42,- 689,031 to $75,745,729, while interest- bearing deposits have grown to $160,- 277,083—a total increase of $39,800,- 138. Thopgh this is partly accounted for by special transactions, it must be regarded .as highly satisfactory and an espeatal mark of public confi- dence. In reviewing the year, the President laid special stress on the record har- vest in the Wost, where a greatly increased area under cultivation has given the highest average yield in the history of the country. The esti- mated value of the grain crop of Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan he placed at four hundred million dol- lars—a sum which could be depended upon to liquidate much indebtedness and stimulate current trade. Referring to the remarkable change • in Canada's position from a debtor to a creditor nation, Mr. Meredith said: "In the seven months ending Octo- ber 31st, 1913, the value of exports Of Canadian products was $245,550,- 000, and in the same period of 1914 wee 8226,757,000; while this year in these seven months we have exported Canadian products of the value of 8326,430,000, or $100,000,000 more than last year, and the great crop surplus has still to go forward. "Comparing the foreign trade of Canada for the seven -months' period ending with October, imports have declined from $390,544,000 in 1913 to $253,107,000 in 1915, while exports of domestic products, as I have said, have risen from $245,550,000 to $325,- 430,000; and adverse balance of $145,- 000,000 being converted into a favor- able balance of $73,323,000,' or ii.bet- terment in respect of foreign trade of no less than 8213,000,000 within the short space of two years." Taking a prudently optimistic view of the future, hir. Meredith said: "The position of Canada is a highly favored one, with an assured future of growth, development and general Prosperity. At present, however, we live in the shadow of the great war, te which all else must be subservient. What its elevatioa will bc, and the position in Which its termination will find us, can be reattee of the merest conjecture. The vast armies now cn- gaged in the struggle cannot be kept in the field imlefinitely. The financial factor is daily assuming increased iMportence, and in this respect the advantage , is unqueetionably with Great Britain and her •Allies. "After the war, a readjustment of trade conditions M' to be expected'. 'The flood of wealth which has attend- ed the export .01 munitions and war supplies must of necessity be largely curtailed, and a new set of problems will have to be faced. As I have said on former occasions when I have had the pleasure of addreseing you, if economy be exercised. to meet the in- creased burden of taxation, of which vie must bear our share, and the Pro- duction of exportable articles in- creased to the utmost extent,, to pro- tect our gold supply and Minimize our borrowings, and if we keep strong in working capital, then no matter what diffieulties the future .may have in store for us, we can look forward to them with a degree of complacency. Our ,ageicultural resources and unde- veloped wealth will enable us to bear the strain which may be imposed upon us, and we shall in the end come safe - through the Period of economic upheaval and world-wide conflict—. with a largei debt, it is true, but with our ability t� meet it unques- tioned and our economic position not seriously Unpaired." THE AGY TREE. Mr. James Sibree -Tells of the Result of Contact With It. .Among the many peculiar and dis- concerting plants and creatures that abound in Madagascar, probably none is more surprising and disconcerting than the ny tree, so-called, which is not a tree, but a climbing plant. The following incident, quoted by Mr. Smiles Sibree, F.R.G.S., in "A Natural- ist in Madagascar," illustrates the painful result of contact with the agy. The story is told by a Mr. Montgom- ery: Walking under some trees arid pushing aside the reeds and grass, I' was startled by a sudden tingling and pricking sensation over the backs of my 'hands and fingers. I stopped in sudden surprise, for the pain was severe, anc1.1 had touched nothing ex- cept the grass. But in another minute the pain increased, the tingling, burn- ing sensation, eeerned to be extending rapidly up my wrists, and I could see nothing to cause it. As I lowered my head to look, scalding pain shot into my ears and neck, and grew worse every instant. Dazed and bewildered, I stood a few seconds in helplessness, tor I could neither see nor guess at the cause of the terrible distress. Then I got back to my company with agony written plain enough on every line of my face. The men started up when they saw me, crying out, "You have been stung by the agyl" Some of them led me to a seat, others rushed for water from the river, and two or three brought sand heaped tip in their hands. Then they chafed me with the sand and water to take out the sting- ing hairs, which they knew caused the mischief. As they rubbed me, I felt the pain abate, and after they had chafed me for about a quarter of an hour I was comparatively free from pain. While the men were rubbing me, I was able to discern to some ex- tent the cause of my distress. Count- less hairs, like tiny arrows, almost transparent, pointed at either end, and from a third to a fourth of an inch long, had dropped on me in an invisible shower from the agy tree as I stood under it. Before I came away that afternoon, very cautiously I ven- tured to examine the tree at a little distance, and found that the tiny hairs grew outside a thickish pod or shell, not quite so large as a small banana. The pods were fully ripe (unluckily for me) just at that time, and the light wind was scattering their coverings. A GENTLE LAXATIVE FOR LITTLE ONES Baby's own Tablets are a gentle laxative. They are absolutelysafe and so pleasant in action, that once the mother has used them for her little ones, sbe will never again resort to that harsh, ill -smelling, bad -tasting castor oil, which baby always fought against taking. Baby will take the Tablets with a smile, and thousands of. mothers tell us their little ones will coax for them. They are sold by medicine dealers or by until at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' 1VIedicine Co,, Brockville, Ont. Breaking the News Gently. On his returnfrom an extended trip abroad an English squire was met at the steamshin wharf by his old and trusty butler. Thinking it strange that the olcl man should have some to meet him, the squire asked if there was bad news. "Yes sin," re lied e b tl • " • p - • U. et, y bad news. The old magpie is dead, sir." "What did the bird die of ?" "Too much horseflesh, sir." "Too much horseflesh, John ? Where did it get it?" • "The carriage horses,' sir." "What, are they dead, too?" "Yes, Sir. Died from aher-exertion drawing water the night of the fire." "What fire?" "The mansion, sir." "You don't mean to say that the mansMa is burned, John?" 'Tee, sir. It burned the night of' the funeral, sir." "Whose funeral?" "Your 'poor mother's, sir." "What, mother dead, too?" "Yes, sir. She neyer held her head up 'after your ,father died." "Great heavens! 'Father dead as Well? never heard a word of these inisfortunes. What was the cause of My father's death?" . "Well, sir, it was this way. He re- Ceived a telegram 10110)5' 111,11 that the ,thip had gone down that had the whole of his 'fortune on board, end the Shock killed Min." "Then I am Ceeined man, jam ?" gasped the 80.3.1ke• "That you are, eiv," replied the bet A stitch in time may save a hole in the h osi Cry. MILITARY MOUNTAINEERS. Fine Feats By the Alpine Troops 'Of France aid Italy. Some of the moet picturesque sol- diers who are fighting in the great War are the Alpine troops. of France and Italy. They have already seen much useful service in the Vosges and the Gamic Alps, and if another Winter campaign is fought, they are likely to be called upon for still more difficult and important fighting, The numbers of the French elias- sears alpins on war footing have not been revealed by the authorities. In times of pence there are thirty betel - lions of chasseurs a pied, stationed for the most part in the mountainous country that forms the eastern fron- tier of France.' Their training among the high peaks has made them as familiar with ski and rope as with the rifle. Theirs is a life of continual risk. Occasionally a whole corps has been overtaken by avalanche and swept away. In 1901, says a Writer in the London Field, there were two such accidents within a very short time'. In one case the fourth company of the 18th Alpine Regiment, which is usually stationed at Charnbery, appar- ently brought an avalanche down upon itself by the vibration that ite marching caused. It was some time before help arrived in sufficient strength to dig out the men, and when they were rescued, it was found that thirty were more or less injured, and that of the thirty, twelve were suffering from frostbitten feet. In the other case, a detachment of the 97th Regiment WaS On its way to revictual the mountain post on the Col de Frejus (8,200 feet), on the Italian frontier, above the Mont Canis tunnel, when an avalanche swept down, burying a sergeant and ten men, of whom only five made good their escape. They were roped to- gether, but in two groups, and when the muss qf snow and ice struck them, both parties were swept along, the one to death, and the other down the mountain side until a telegraph post intercepted the rope and saved their lives. . On the other side of the frontier the l3ersaglieri of the Italian army have just as trying a time in winter. There is apparently nothing in con- nection with mountaineering that the Italian Alpine chasseurs are not pre- pared to undertake. Some years ago, Professor Mosso, being desirous of conducting certain experiments to show the effect. of high altitude on the human constitution, invoked the aid of the Italian Government, and in duo ccnrse a detachment of chasseurs under his orders were'led to the sum- mit of Monte Rosa, and there set to do gymnastic exercises. In the sum- mer of 1905 forty chasseurs of the Italian army reached the summit of Mont Blanc, and were there drilled by their officers. Another fin feat of mountaineer- ing was credited to the Italian mili- tary mountaineers hi 1904, when, in order to descend to La Thuile, the first town beyond the Pass Of the Little St. Bernard, a whole battalion ofAlpinetroops, engaged in manoeu- vres in the High"Piedmont, marched over the highest glacier in the Italian . Alps; namely, that of Rutor, The six hundred men who formed the battal- ion carried their full army kit and were roped together, with the officers in the lead. The journey that began ajj Valgrisanche'about live thousand feet, and included the Glacier de Rutor, 1.0,800 feet, occupied sixteen hours, and was accomplished amidst intense cold and snow. The feat par- ticularly excited the admiration of the Frenth troops, Who were exercis- ing on the other side of the frontier, ssnb who were in an excellent position to judge of the difficulties that were encountered en route. Three Phases. 11e,wasypolites—moicer And he smiled zit his treasure. They were newly engaged; And she answered— "With pleasure." He spoke— "May I slnoke?" (As he started the action.) The honeymoon started, She smiled Satisfaction. He spoke.— "May I smoke?" But she reached for the poker— They'd been married some time-, And she yelled It would choke her.. And be fervently hoped that it would. THE VERY TIME When Powerful Food is Most Needed. The need of delicate yet nut -Mims food is never felt so keenly as when a convalescent gets a set battle on ac- count of weak stomach. Then is when Grapc-Nuts shows its power, for it is a most scientific and easily digested food. "About a year ago," writes a west- ern woman, "my little Six-year-old niece moved to a new home. She naturally had a *Inge of diet and of course a change of water, and some- how she contracted typhoid :fever. "After a long siege her case seem- ed hopeless, doctors gave her up, and she was nothing but skin and bones, couldn't eat anYthing, and for weeks did not know even her father or mother., Her parents, in trying to get something delicate and nourishing that she could- eat, finally hit upon Grape -Nuts :food, and it turned out to be just the thing., "She seemed to relish it, was soon conscious of her surroundings, and be- gan to gain strength so rapidly that in a short time she was as web, play- ful and robust as if she had never been ill. , "We all feel that Grape -Nuts was the :predominating factor in saving the sweet little girl's life."' Name given by Canadian Postum Co,, Windsor, Ont, elver read the above letter ? A new 0110 appear8 from time to thae. They are genuine, true, end full of human intereet WIRELESS STATIONS. Fourteen Worde Saved the German Fleet. We have a saying that hpeeeh is silvern, but silence is golden, There is now an exception to the rifle. Some years ago it was proposed to establish a chain of British wireless stations round the world, but it was aot done, The Germans dkl, and the result is in- terestihg. Seeing that Germany spent two mil- lions on her colonial wireless stations, most of which have been seized or de- stroyed, her money might appear to have been ill -spent. But was it? Great Britain declared war on Ger- many at midnight on August 4, 1914. Seven hours earlier, at five o'clock in the afternoon, Germany sent out a message to all its wireless stations. Each station had a radius of 2,000 miles, and each in turn flung this mes- sage forth to German ships out at sea, "War declared on England. Make as quickly as you can for a neutral port." Only fourteen words, and fewer still in code, but it was enough .to save Germany the bulk of her mer- chant fleet. The ships saved were an enormous number. Giant German liners crowd Amer', can porte, and other ships dot the har- bors of every neutral coast. There they are safe till the end of the war. How to Save Your Eyes Try This Free Prescription Do your eyes',give you trouble ? Do you 1111,005 wear eyeglasses or spectacles? Then:fends of people 'wear these "windows" who might easily dispense with them. Yon may he 01111 of these, and 11 10 3005 duty to save yoer eyes before it is too late. The eyes are negleeted more Um any other organ of the entire body. After you finish your daySi -work you sit (loam 111111 reSt your museles, but how about your eyes 1 Do yon test them 1 You knoW 7ou do not. You read or 115 something else that keeps your vett busy; yoit work Your eyes until you go to bed. That is Why so many have strained 0500, inui fili- ally other eye troubles that threaten par- tial or total blindness. Eyeglasses are merely erutehes; they never eure. This free preseription, which has benefitted the eyee of So many, May Work equal won- ders for you. Use it a short time. Would you like your eye trolibies to disappear 88 if by magic 3 Try WS preseription. to Eno nearest wide-awake drug store and get a bottle of Bon-Opto tablets; fill a two-onneo bottle with warm weter, drOp la one teblet and allow it 10 thoroughly dissolve, With this 110111d bathe the eyes tiro te tem thueS daily. jest note liew quickly your eyeS clear up awl how soOn the inflinuniation will disappear. Don't be ;amid to use It ; It is absolutely harm- less. 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There is a great shortage of raw materials. Rubber has been smuggled Min the form of sausages. The scarcity is so great that no pri- vate individual in Berlin is allowed to use his automobile except a doctor. Rubber floors have been taken up, and every scrap in any shape or form has been used. --- World-Wide Popularity of Tea. "In the tea trade there is much talk of enormous increases in the drinking of tea everywhere since the war be- gan. Russia, already a large consum- er of tea, is eeking more and more to the beverage now that vodka is ban- ned. In France tea is beginning to threaten the supremacy of coffee. The greater demand means higher prima in our households, especially 2"ts there is said to be no .corresponding in - crane in the supply. Dealers are naturally uneasy as 10 the position." —London (Eng,) "Times," April 24, HATS AS PEACE T0KFNS. A Wcsanded Soldier Tells This Touch- ing Story. Here is a bountiful hospital story eecorded by the Rev. William Sellers in his new book, "With Our Fighting Men." A colonel's wife was making the round of a Milithey ward when she noticed a wounded soldier toying with a German helmet "Well," said she to the soldier, "I suppose that moans that you killed Y001 man?" "Wen, naw," quietly replied the soldier. "You see, it was like this: He lay on the held pretty near me with an awful bad wound and bleedin' away something terrible. I was losin' a lot of blood, too fro' my leg, but I. managed to .crad up to him, and bound him up as well as I could, and he did the same for me. Nawthin' o' coorse was said between us. I knew no GermItn and the Rhea.' man not a word o' English, so when he'd done, not seein' him else in thank him just smiled, and by way of token handed him my glengarry, and he smiled back and give Inc his helmet," Of Course. There is a certain dear old lady who owns a little fuel and takes : a few boarders in mammy. Recently an .anxious young mother who has been industriously delving into medical literature Of late, in- quired of the old lady :whether or not the milk sewed et her table Jona Pasteurized. "Of course!" was the old lady's indignant reply. "Don't we keep the cows We've got in the pasture all glimmer long'?" 2/Guard's Liniment Crain Dinhtimpla, SEND FOR Milt PRICE LIST OF Beautiful Musk Ox ROBES Lo n. Than Aalf Usual knits Most Suitable for Autos and An unusually fortunate purchase enalates us to offer .von a beautiful selection of MUSK OX ROBES at nrlOes Was than half usual eos( One of these Robes for sleigh or cutter would 100.1)0 an ideal abristmns Gilt. They are a rich brown-blaek, with beauti- ful luotee and perfectly ten- ned. They are unsurpassed for warmth, Weal' and appear - 5050, Makes a Xducuriotte Floor' nug for the Doane. Write to -day for price list from tho largest dealers in Canada. LAMONTAGNE, LIMITED 0. 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It starts to disclose its tints at 2 a.m., and' with the increased strength of the mornino light continues to open, but when the sun becomes hot the tubes begin to close, and at 10 a.m, they are through Lan the day. The Rutland Beauty is an hour glass. It opens its eyes at '3 o'clock in the morning and eloses.them at 11. Rutland Beauty sounds like a new kind of apple or potato, but it is a twining, trailing flower that gTows both wild and under cultivation. The blossom is white or light rose-colored and the leaves are triangular or arrow shaped. Any industrious person who likes to tell the tine at 4 a.m. can do' SO by the oyster plant. It wakes up then, but finishes its day at noon and goes to sleep again. Those who do not recognize the oyster plant, either by that name or by its botanical name of Tragopogon porrifollum, will al- ways know what you mean if you call it goats' beard. The poppy, scarlet and gorgeous, opens its petals at 5 a.m., but has 110 vegular hour for closing time. Bitter- sweet can be relied upon to collie to life about 6 a.m., thus preceding the water Lily by an hour. The water lily is leisurely about preparing for the day, but she has usually mado her toilet and is smiling at the sun by 7 a.m. Eight o'clock in the morning is announced by the. scarlet pimpernel. This plant, however, is less reliable as a clock than as a barometer. It is so dependable in the latter respect that it is conunonly called the poor man's weather glass, but its extreme sensi- tiveness to darkness will keep it frdm telling the time on 'a cloudy day. I was cured of Rheumatic Gout by IVIINARD'S LINIMENT. Halifax. ANDREW KING. I was cured of Acute Bronchitis by MINA.RD'S LINIMENT. LT, -COL. C. CREWE READ. ' Sussex, I WAS cured of Acute Rheumatism by MINARD'S LINIMENT. Lakefield, Que., Oct. 9, 1907. OW Fashioned. "She's an old-fashioned girl, isn't she?" "Dear me, yes! She had on a frock at least six months old." alinard,s Liniment Cures Distemper, A Mere Trifle. "Now, children, I want you to be perfectly aniet when the bishop is .here, and not spy' anything that will mortify me." . "But, mamma,. ean't .We ask him if he will baptise the new kittens?" ED 6. ISSUE • THINGS WORTH KNOWING. Queen ante have been known to live 15 years. ' The night police of Seville, Spain, carry spears as of old. A shoe passes through the hands of 70 different workmen. - The emerald is worth more per eg- ret than any other stone. Brazil suppliee coffee enough to Make 119,000,000,000 cups of 'coffee it day. , Newfoundland was purchased by 'Great Britain for 10 pounds sterling ($50). Mushrooms have been known to force themselves through a ' cement sidewalk. ' England and Sweden are said to be the two healthiest countries in Eu- rope. ' 0110 large land owner Of Australia possesses an area of about one-tenth that of England. French ship ovniers have proposed that for every British or French mer- chant vessel torpedoed by the eneniy one of the 278 German ships now in- terned in French ports be seized. New 'York is the largest city bor- rower in the world. It borrowed more than$550,000,000 in 1913. She is also the largest land owner within the city limits, holding property valued at $1,129,360. The Bosporus, which leads to the Black Sea, and the entrance to which Constantinople and Scutari command, is about 17 miles long, with a breadth of from little more than a third of a mile to two miles. In 1914 the total value of all farm products in the Milted States was approximately $10,000,000,000, which is $83,000,000 more than the total for 1913, and breaks all records. The 1914 total is more than double the combined value of farm products 15 years ago. 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For instance, supply your 111111510 and address to the first firm on the list, a friend's name and address to the second firm 011 the list and so 011. Next week's issue or this paper will ehow anothcr list or firms to 'whinn you Mtn send it further list of names and addresses, 'Write your poetcaeds to -day before you forget. Cleolph Soot) Co., Gidelph E. D. Smith & Son, Winona, johT n aylor & Co., Toronto, Nineteen Hundred Washer, Toronto. ChiSholm Milling Co., Taranto, Channel. Cheinleal Co., Toronto. Canada Permanent Mortgage Corperation, Toronto. Home Bank Or Canada, 8 Icing St., West, Toronto. Standard Reliance Mortgage Coeporallon, Toronte, Dome Furniture Co., Queen St. East, Toroeto, Benjamin Moore & Co., Lloyd 111., Toronto. Rose Coal (Jo., 55 Yonge St., Toronto ' .Em=m2E,m,2, gEmmumr.art1=P4.2 A Will there be a Victrola hi your home this Christmas ? The real value of your gift is the happiness it will bring, not alone at Christmas, but in days to follow. A gen- uine Victrola will give the family hours of en- joyment that can come from no other source The world's best music right at your fireside, the greatest living artists to sing and play for you, the most tuneful of popular melodies, delightful band and instrumental selec- tions; all to brighten the home during the long winter months. Victrola W With 15 ten -inch, double -sided Victor Records (30 selections, your choice) $84.50. Easy payments, if desired. Other Vietrolas, $33,50 to $400 Write for our Musical Encyclopedia listing over 6000 Victor Records, including all standard and popular music on ten -inch, double -sided records as low as 90 cents for two selections. Auer of "His Master's Voice" dealein will let you hear them. If there iti not ono in yotir viciuity notify tie and we will see that you are not disappointed on Christmas morning. BERLINER vosslasv GRAIVI.O-PI-IONE CO., Limited 601 Lenoir Street, Montreal 511110E555 IN Eirxi.V.i movreh sae» CITY 055E PRICE FECE: COAST TO COAST VsCTOR 35E5015D5,—MADE IN CANADA 00015 'POE "EIS /TASTE/VS VOICE —TEAM mazar.. New Agencies Considered Who .0 We Are Not Properly Represented. DIEltINNOLSVM t "1.an=2.1JMC'‘Wiliii.23.1=1.itsvANICe=igrilrefilionjarNiMill.SMIDMFTML,