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CANADIAN POTATOES BARRED
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Will Not Be, Allowed to Enter the
United States.
.A despatch from Washington
says: Regulations of the most eX-
acting character, restricting_ the im-
portation of potatoes into the
United 1States eto , guard against
potato disease, were laid down by
Secretary Houston of the depart-
ment of agriculture on Thursday in
the form of an official decision.
Provisions requiring importers to
notify the department of all ship-
ments from countries not at pres-
ent under the absolute 'quarantine
ban and the enforcement of a rigid
inspection upon entry by the de-
Tpartni.ent's agents, are contained
in bhe order. The countries now
barred from importing potatoes
are: Newfoundland, the Islands of
St. Pierre and Miquelon, Great
Britain, including England, Scot-
land,. Wales and Ireland, the na-
tions of continental Europe and the
Dominion of Canada,
LLST SPIKE DRIVEN.'
Canadian Northern Railway Con-
nected Up With the West.
A. desptach from Port Arthur
says: Sir William Mackenzie, pres-
ident of the Canadian Northern
Railway, and party arrived late on
Thursday night after driving the
lastspike in the C.N.R.' at Little
White Otter River early in the
morning. AIthough arriving late
the party were banqueted by the
city oo tiosiuI and: the board of trade
in the Prince Arthur Hotel, promi-
nent citizens of the city attending.
At the banquet Mayor John A.
Oliver presided.
Forty years to use, 20 years the
standard, prescribed and recolu•
enelsded by physicians. For Wo'
man's Ailments, Dr. Martel'+
Female Pills, at your 'druggist.
arta of peace,
Comment on Events
A Dominion Mines Ant.
It is said that among the new legiela•
Mon coming before the Dominiion Par-
liament wi,l be a Mines Act, which will
take- the place of the regulations :hitherto.
in force and which are subjeot to con•
stint changes, The liability of. a change
in regulations governing any industry is
always disturbing to investors. Capital
invariably follows the line of least re-
sistance, combined with the greatest
safety. ,Yining in itself is a fairly specu-
lative enterprise, but properly safe.
guarded it is in some ways safer than any
other. When once a mine to producing,
its life and Re .returns can be oa;culated
with 'very fair accuracy. 00010Siete and
miningengineers may make mistakes at
times regarding the pceslbility of mines
proving payable, but it is not,quite such
a gamble as ie ueuaIly averred,' Like any-
thing else it has its risks. But. develop.
ment-need not be on a very highly exten-
sive scale and- if development 'dose not
look promising it usuallycan be abandon-
ed very early in its career.
The lure of ,gold has been the cause of
tremendous epecu. ation and of many min-
ing Loewe. A succeesful nide is such an
easy way to get rich that many a man de-
votes his whole life to making a; hole in
the ground out of which he invariably
hopes to take mililone:' There is aloe
something romantic in the searohfor met.
hie: The prospector's life ie fascinating
and has sufficient romance -and adventure
about it to attract those hardy souls who
roam through the wilds. When they have
made a strike and return to civilization
ono of the first necessities is for capital
to interest itself in the find. -If the Do-
minion Act will render more stabile the
conditions which govern themining in.
dustryoutside the provincialgovernments'
jurisdiotion mining throughout the coun-
try will benefit thereby. Canada's mining
resources aro only justbeing tapped-.
Pernicious Had lo•AetWHY. •
It. ie not unnatural that widespread de-
lusion about radium should exist. The
mysterious` properties of the now element
-if element It is --the changes it has
'wrought in the conception of the chemist
and physicist, its rarity and resulting
high Cost, have all contributed to casting
a glamor about the aubetance.
Radium bus been heralded ae a cancer
cure Many eminent surgeons have sup'
ported this view. And though radium
has proved, :tremendously useful in the
treatment of the dfecalm, the bald as-
sertion that it cures to wholly mis.eading.
It is effective in treating superficial or
Skin cancers. Itis useful in supplement•
ing surgical treatment But it has never
cured earner that could not be removed
with the knife: Its advantage Hee••ohief-
ly in the avoidance' of an operation, and
the attendant ricks. It has no curative
effecton internal cancers.
The general belief that radium posses-
ses greater curative power than this le
unfortunate, because held chiefly by per-
sons who Suffer from a hopeless farm of
the disease. At present there is but. one
cure for cancer -the knife.And where
this cannot be 000, it is merely arousing
false hope and wasting this precious min-
eral to attempt the radium<treakinent.
Atter Coal Is Cone.
The time when the coal mines of the
world will be exhausted has been adonis
ed and reckoning time by generations:
exhaustion ie not far away. Tho vast
fabric of civilization built upon the energy
in coal will fall to shreds unlace new
forme of energy aro developed and made
easily applicable to all theneeds of man.
kind.
But no ono can really doubt that this
development will be brought about. Only
slightly has the energy of the winds been
mado use of, probably nothing has-been
done so far as storing' it so it cnu be used
as tvantssl or accumulating it so it tan be
employed for great labors tie welI as for
the comparatively email task of pumping
water. Less than one per cent. of the
power in water falls and rapids is utilized
in this country, it is said, and no use has
been made of the ordinary flow of
streams. B:arneseing the tides and the
waves ie yet to be done. The heat in sun,.
light hie boon made to perform work only
In a few isolated places. There is still
that slow armless of radioactivity tobe
made a fast process and suitable for com-
monplace requirements.'
The .Useful Hawk. •
Naturalists have been investigating the
hawk to see whether it is as much of an
enemy of the poultry yard and of quail
as farmers commonly .suppose. The first
thing they did was to examine the crops
of hawksthat were killed by irate farm.
ere or by 'bounty. hunter,. They found
little evidence of poultry or quail, but am-
ple indications of feasts on field mice and
squirrels. One epeeie ie admitted tobe
fond of chickens and daring in the hunt
for them, but this kind is rare, and it
preys upon more sparrows than chickone.
Owls and harmless snakes are also..ta.k•
Onunderthe protection of the naturalists
fortheir taste for Heid mice. These little
animals do much damage, They eat a
great deal of grain,destroy the seed corn
in the ground and gnaw tho bark and
roots of trees, Owls owe their bad normo
to their melancholy voioe. They really.
commit few depredations on- the barnyard.
Formals are advised to restrain the• na-
tural -propensity to shoot at birds of prey,
for the victims; of these birds aro .Inthe
math creatures that prey on the farmers'
fields.
• Canada's National Anthem.
As a piece of. music "0 Canada" ranks
with the great national anthems of the
world. It has all the grandeur of the
German national anthem,- combined with
the solemnity and spiritual, appeal of the
Russian hymn and something of the stir•
ring ring oft "The Marseillahse" or "Men
al; Ifarlech." 'Its prevailing tone, , how,
ever, is that 'of a great aspiring psalm,in-
stint withcalm yet earnest feeling, lofty,
confident and yet 1610d with true hu•
mility: It lacks the'jingling superficiality
of "The Maple Leaf," and is well fitted to
be the national song of a people strong,
purposeful and :bent onexcelling hi the
GOOD COND1TI0n S IN 1914
'No Boom," Says Sir Thomas .Shaughnessy, "l3Llt
Sane, Steady Business, Which Is Better."
A despatch from Montreal. says:
Bigfi:nanctal' 'magnates of Mont -
interviewed iconcerning
, colica nt vowed :
,
the outlook for 1914; were optimis-
tic,`°arid, predicted a revival of pros-
perous conditions.
James Carruthers, ;president of
the Richelieu e.nd, Ontario Netviga-
r` °tion Company, and a -prominent
.gralu exporter, was cheerftit, <'I
think there will be a radical change
in conditions early .inthe new
',year," -11e es,id, ' "At present the
-transportation earnings do not
slaow. a desrense that might boex-
';l>ectcd, the general financial situa-
tierf considered, In •19:1.3 the lar-
vest was. an exceptionally heavy
'one, and I see n.o reason why .that
'481' 191.1 0h0514(1 114)1. be, proportionate.
'.rhe unemployedwill be talfee care
of the through F
g winter, anti'. with
spring labor conditions are likely
to_improve, : money e: -ill be easier
Sir .fl r: Thomas omas," Shanlaces was;,.of
s y
the opinion that the' eoming year
would see a general improvement.
Ile pointed out that railway earn-
ings have nob decreased to any: coil.,
siderai>le .extent w.hOTI kill contribu-
tory factors ai'e considered, ',1 arum.
looking for a ggenoral,upwafd trend
In the finatacit6l world once we ;air,
passed the turn of . the yeai,,' he
said,, "Money is already loosening
up to an ,appreciable extent, and
wilt i>on tinrue '80 clo so. " After ' 01 pro-
nounced depression such as we are
passing through a `booln.'eaiinot be
expected. Tt veldt] he better not,:
a 610;45(15' movement, nt, is preferable,''
PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS
.REPORT, FRntt THE LEAntsn TOAD
CENTRES OF AMERICA.
FFloes of Cattle, Crn5n, Cheese -ern ;Pill*,
Breadsteiffs.
Sprouts, San 6. Fiout-Orstaplo whoa
dour, 90 per; tont„ $3 50 to $3,55, seaboard
and at $3.50, 'Toronto, Manitobas-•Firs
patents, in Jute bags, 9530; do,, 9ec0tide
$4.80; strong bakers', in jute bas $4.60
Manitoba wheat -No, '1 Northetn 93 1-2e
Bay Porte, and No. 2 at 913-40, 'Bay ports
Ontario wheat -No, 2 wheat at 64 to 85c
outs do
Oats No,: 2 Ontario oats 341.2 to 3
outside arid at 38 to 38 1-20, on. trapk, T
ronto Western Canada old oats, 401 -
for No.2,and at 39e for No, 3, Bay ports
Pone -$l to 91,05, outside.
Barley -Mood malting barley, 56. to 66o
outside,
Corn -New ;No. 3 Amer'ican, 72 1.2 to 730,
all rail, Toronto.
Ryo-No. 2 at 65 to 66e, outside.
Bnekwhoat-About 70o, outside.
Bran' -621 to $21.50 a ton, in bags, Toren
to freight. Shorts, $22.60, Toronto.
Country -Produce.
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Medicine
That originated In a famous doo-
kors.eiwcesafui properipbian, that
t Is made from the purest and beat'
ti' !tierce/lents, that has a record ofd
relief and benefit believed to be
unequalled the, world over -such
5, Hre5rs'e SARSAPARILLA..
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' RAPP sNINGS FROM ILL OVER
TILE GLOBE IN A
NUTSIH.ELL.
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Canada, the Empire and the World
Butter-Choioe dairy, 23 to 24c; inferior,
20 to 210; farmers' separator prints, 24 to
26c; creamery prints, 30 to 31e; solids, 28
to 29o; storage prints, 27 to 28c; do., sol-
ids, 26 to 261.2c.
Eggs -Case lots of new laid, 43 to 45e nor
dozen; selects, 37 to 38e,and storage, 32
to 35e per dozen.
CIreeso-New oheeso,- 14 1.2 to 14 3.4c for
largo,. and 15e for twins.
Beans -Rand -picked, 92 20 to 92.25 per
bnebe); primes, 92 to 92.10,
honey -Extracted, in tine, 11 to 12e. per.
lb. for No, 1; combs, $3 to 93.25 per dozen
for No. 1, and 92,40 to 92.50 for No. 2.
Poultry -Fowl, 11 to 12o per lb.; chick-
ens, 16 to 177, ducks, 13 to 15o; geese, 12
to 15e; turkeys,' 19 to 22o.
Potatoee-Onntarios, 75 to 80c per hag;
-on
track, and Delawares at' 800, on track, in
car 1ote. - ..
Baled Hay and Straw.
Baled hay -No. 1, 914.60 to 915 a ton, on.
track here; No. 2 quoted net 913 to $1050,
and mixed at 912 to $12,50.
Baled straw -Oar lots, $8.50 to $8.75, on
track, Toronto.
ProvIslsn5,
Bacon -Lang clean', 15 1-20 per ib., in case
lots. Pork -Short out, -$28,60; do., mess,
$24.50. Rams -Medium to light, 181.2 to
191.2c; heavy, 18 to. 190; rolls, 15 to 15 1.2c;
breakfast bacon, 18 to 19c; books, 22 to 24c.
Lard -Tierces, 13 3.4 to 14c; tubs, 14 to
14. 1-4e; pails, 14 1-4 to 14 1.2c.
Winnipeg Crain:
Winnipeg, Jan, 6, -Cash -Wheat -No. -1
Northern, 830; No. 2 do., 80 1.4e; No. 3 do.,
77 1'4o; No. 4, 731.4e; No. 1 rejected,
761.20;. No. 2 rejected needs, 741.2c No, 1
smutty, 76 1.2c; No, 2 smutty, 74 1-2c; No,
1 red Winter, 83o; No. 2 red Winter, 80 6.2c;
No. 3 red Winter, 77 3.8c. Outs --No, 2 0.W.,
33, 3.8e; No, 3 OW., 31 1.2c; extra No. 1
feed 32e; No 1 feed, 31o; No, 2 feed,
29 3.4c, Barley -No. 3. 41. 1 -Po; No. 4,
39 1-2c; rejected, 371-2o; feed, 37c. Flax -
No: 1 N.W.O., $1.221.4; No. 2 O.W 91.20;
N. 3 O, W„ 91.05.
Montreal Markets,
Montreal, Jan. 6, -earn, American No. 2
yellow, 70 to 72e, Oats, Canadian Western,.
No, 2, 411-2 to 42c; do., 3, 401.2. to 41a; ex-
tra No. 1 feed, 41 to 41 1-2a Barley,. Man:
feed, 48 to 60c; malting, 64 to 66o. Buck.
wheat,. No. 2, 66 10 57o. Flour,Nan. Spring
wheat patents, first, $5.40; seeonde, $4.90;
strong bakers', $470; Winter patents,
choice, $4.75 to $5.; straight rollers, $4.50
to $4.60; do., bags. 62 to 92,10. Rolled oats,
barrels, $4.40 to 84.50; do., 90 Ib. bags,
62.10 to $2.121-2. Bran, 520 to $21, shorts,,
832 to $23. Middlings, 825 to $26. Moutili°,
$27 to 31, Ray, .No. 2, per ton car lots,
$13,50 to $15. Cheese, finest . weetarns,
13 3.4 to 14e; finest eaaterns, 13 1.4 to 13 1.20,
Butter, choicest creamery, 281.2 to 29c;
seconds, 28 to 28 1.4o, Egge, fresh, 55 to
60c; selected, 380; No, I stock, 34o; No. 2
stook, 26e. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 76
to 85c.
United Statoe Markets,
Minneapolis, Jan, 6. -Wheat -December,
82 3.4o; Ray, 86 6.8 to 06 3.4o; No. 1 hard,
86 3.4 to 87 1-4c; No. 1 Northern, 84 1.4 to
wheat, 79 3.4 to 5.4o. 81 4 to
o' 3 yel
low, 60 to 60 1.20. Oats -No, 3 white,
35 1.2 to 353.4o. Flour and-bran-Unohang-
ed.
Duluth, ,Tan. 6. -Wheat -No. 1 bard,
061.40; No. 1 Northern, 85 1-4e; No. 2. do.,
83 1.2 to 83 3.4c; Montana No, 2 hard,.
830; December, 83 7•8c; May, 87 1.4 to 87.3-8e;
July, 88 3.4e. Linseed -$1,47 1.8; December,
51,46; May, .$1.10.1,4;; January, $1.46.
Live Stook Markets.
Toronto, Jan. 6.-Cattle-Oholoo but-
chers, $7.75 to 88; good medium, 96.50 to,
97.25; common cows, $3,50 to $4; butchers'
bulls, $1.75 to 9725; canners end outters,
$3,60 to $4. Calves --good veal, $8.75 to 511;
common, $4.76 to 55,10. stockere and feed.
ere --Steers, 910 to 1.050 pounds,. $6 to $6.75;
good quality, 800 pounds. .$4.50 to $5,25;
light, $3,50 to $5.50. sheep and lambs -
Light owes, 95,50 to 96: heavy, $3 to 9350;.
bucks, $3 to 63.50; spring lambs, $8.50 to
$9; but with 75o per head deducted for all
the buck :lambs. hogs -$0.90 to 99.25 fed
and watered. $9.40 off rare, and $8.60 to
$8.75 Loeb.
WILL EXPAND TILE WORN.
Restoration of the Live Stock In-
dustry in Canada.
A despatch from. Ottawa says:
The Department of Agriculture is
preparing to greatly expand the
work already in progress for the
restoration of the live stook indus-
try in Canada. Mr, John Bright,
Dominion Live Stock Commission-
er, has called in his two chief assis-
tants from the Wast, Dr. Tolmie,
of British Columbia, and Dr.
Creamer, who has charge of the
work in the Prairie Provinces, to
map out the programme for the
coming year. The department has
spent $200,000 on this work, largely
in Western Canada. It is expected
that the amount will be doubled fox
1914 with n view to generally bene-
fitting the live 'gook industry all
over Canada.
DECREASE IN CUSTOMS.
Revenue for Deeemher, ,$1:,779,080,
n Decrease 11f $991,175.
A despatch from Ottawa 'says,
Customs revenue of .the Dominion
for the month of December totalled
$•1,779,080, a decrease of 13991,175,
compared with the corrosponding.
month of last ycat. :I1'or the nine.
months ending December 31st the
aggregate was 584,278.756, 1t cle-
crease of $1;017,253,' In comparison,
with the eight months correspond-
ing in 1912;
RECORD -Ali16It TIERS.
New B1'iussivick's Receipts $4/499;-
122.22,
i,499,.',12222, Expenses $1,448,982.54. -
A despatch ficial ilrederioton, N.
B., says: Tho (loyal Gazette on
Wednesday published the sl;nteel.
statement of,. the . provincial n e-
couiits.. Orc1inaay, revenue and ok'-
pentlitures were record-brealte:rs;
The receipts were $1,469422,22 and,
expenditures $1,43.8,9f30.64,
in General Before Your
Lyes,
Canada.
An exodus from Canada to En -
rope at the present time promises
to relieve the labor situation.
Fire in Montreal occasioned a
loss in residences destroyed
amounting to a hundred thousand
dollars.
Preparations are being made for
the'inauguration of the parcels post
as soon as authorized by Parlia-
ment.
London Street Railway is now
using Hydro power., being the Coln -
mission's largest customer in the
city:
Lueeise Leweon, a Mohawk In-
dian, was found by a Deseronto
jury tohave died through neglect,
from drink and exposure.
A salver fox valued at $3,000,
consigned to Toronto, escaped from
the express car at Winnipeg just
before the train started.
Wm. C. Browne of the King's
Own Scottish Borderers is walking
from Winnipeg to Halifax, having
recently completed in Winnipeg a
four -thousand -mile tramp;
Miss Elsie Fleischer, aged twen-
ty, sentenced in the Fort William
Police Court to six months in the
Mercer Reformatory, said she had
masqueraded as a man to avoid
starvation.
The Fort William and Port Ar-
thur Street Railway has been taken
over by each city separately and
will be managed by the Councils,
with Manager Robinson as operat-
ing manager for both.
Great Britain.
Rt, Hon. James Bryoe, former
British Ambassador at Washington,
has been created a Viscount by the
King.
General.
Da Vinci's great niiisterpiece,
"Mona Lisa," has been returned to
Paris.
The Mexiean Federals in the
north are on the eve of fleeing into
American territory.
An Anglo -German agreement.
concerning Portuguese Africa is re-
ported to have been concluded.
Jules Ved1'inea, - the French avia-
tor, announced his plans for a trip
around the world,
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS.
No more important resolution
can be made than the determination
to systematically save a proportion
of one's earnings. And not only
save it, but keep it saved For that
reason it should be plated in seine
safe place where it can only be
withdrawn by making a distinct,
conscious effort, No better nor
safer place for such a purpose can
be found than with the Union Trust
Company, Limited, . Toronto, who
pay interest at 4% per annulnl, com-
pounded quarterly, and allow with-
drawal by cheque. They now have
a large number of satisfied custom-
ers, and we suggest that you write
for their free descriptive booklet.
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BOOT AND SHOEINDUSTRY.
4,000 Operatives Out of Work in
Quebec.
A despatch from Quebec says:
Fifteen out of nineteen factories
engaged in the boot and shoe in
duetry of Quebec closed their doors
on Wednesday evening on account
of labor difficulties. Tho shut -down
has thrown over; 4,000 operators out'
of, employment, who aro likely to<
walk the streets in idleness all win-
ter unless they agree to the open
shop system and conform' to the
new rules that govern the factories.
STJLPIIUR FUMES.
Fredcl'itk Burlingham Was Gyred
of Bronchitis.
A despatch from Paris, says
Frederick. Burlingham, the Anueri
can wlnp made a; descent into the
depths of the ember of Vesuvius
last week,.' says the sulphur fumes
which almost destroyed the party,
mind bronchitis from.which 'hc w'is
siiffot'ing,
HAIR RESTORER
Rtestot+esl GRAY flair to its
NATURAL Color, rashes
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ANADIAN GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL
AND Q' RO1 'TION BONDS
More than twelve yeas of service' t0 investors in -Canadian " Government
Municipal and Corporation Bonds places the Dominion' Securities Corporation,.
Limited, in a position, to offer all facilities to aid in'satisfacto rY y buying and
selling of such securities: Y ?�&
VVe • continually have a wide range of : Bonds and Debentures
q r suitable for e
---The requirements of Trustees in the various Provinces
of the Dominiorn;
-The requirements of Insurance Companies for deposit
with the Dominion Insurance Department at Ottawa,
and the various Provincial . Departments;
-The reserve funds of Institutions, Business Concerns and
Individuals, The investment of $100 receives the same
attention as larger amounts,
n requesting our services you areunder no obligation whatever, g hatever, and we may
be of material assistance in-
-Investigating or appraisinginvestments.
your Our refs. -
tions in this regard would be strictly confidential;
-The replacement of investments shortly to mature;
-The adjustment of investors' holdings to derive the
benefit of existing favorable interest returns from°coir,
servative investments.
Our regular Quarterly List -January, 1914 -is ready for distribution, x1.11 bonds
offered are purchased for our own account and are submitted to investors only
after thorough investigation, the outstanding features of the ofi erings being
safetyof
principal and regularity of income.
Ts We invite enquiries.
OMI LIOSECURITIEs/�
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ORATION
revaeL,stme I8o1.
CAPITAL PAID UP, 91,000,000
9 RESERVE FUND - • 000,000
C. R, WOOD • • PRxSIOGNT
O. A. MORROW VICa•PaYSIDENT
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TORONTO
MONTREAL ORANCH
CANADA LIFE BUILDING
LONDON, ENG., BRANCH
RUSTIN rRIARS HOUSE
Y AUSTIN MANS
UNION BANJO HAS FINE YEAR.
Qniek Assets Over Thirty-four Per
Cont. of Liabilities.
The Forty -Ninth Annual Report of
the Union Bank of Canada, approved
by the Shareholders at their annual
meeting held In Winnipeg on Decem-
ber 17th, is the best In the history of
the Bank. The net profits for the
year after making the usual deduc-
tions for expenses of management
and making full provisions for bad
and doubtful debts amounted to 5750,-
095
750;096 or $44,000 more than was earned
In 1912. Other evidences of progress
are shown by a further examination
of the Bank's statement. The note
circulation throughout the year in-
creased from 54,700,000 to 56,200,000.
Deposits gained from $55,600,000 to
$64,500,000. The rest account was In-
creased by 9100,000, making it 53,,-
400,000,
3,•400,000, Current loans increased from
545,000,000 to 546,700,000, while total
assets show the large gain of 511,-
300,000, now standing at $60,766,532.
A striking feature of the Bank
statement is found in a further exam-
ination of the assets, The Bank pos-
sesses an unusually large amountof
gold, Dominion notes and other quick-
ly available assets -these amounting
to 527,655,000 as compared with 522,-
790,000 for the previous year. This
policy of maintaining a large propor-
tion of the assets in a form easily
converted into cash is a character-
istic of this Bank, and the present
holdings' of nearly twenty-seven and
three -Quarter millions bear a high pro-
portion to tlbe Bank's total liability
to the public. Tho fact that deposits
increased during the year also calls
for comment, as during the past year
there were unusual demands for funds
and depositors were more inclined to
withdraw funds then to increase their
holdings. The fact that deposits in-
creased' is an indication of the in-
creased confidence on the part of the
public In the • management of the
Bank. The Bank on its side has been
doing its full share in catering to the
business needs of the communities in
which its branches are located. Dur-
ing the past year the current loans
show an increase of 51,780,000 while
loans and discounts outside of Canada
amount to 51,640,000 or more than
double that shown for the previous
year. The Dank has now 011 deposit
In the central gold reserve 51,300,000
while its total assets Have attained
the very large sum of 580,766,000, an
increase of over $11,000,000 during the
year. The address of Mr. John Galt,
President of the Dank, was an able
summary of the conditions prevail.
Ing in Canada during the year. in
the course of his address he touched
on the trend of trade during the year,
the crops, the Increased Importance of
mixed farming and, briefly reviewed
the various great basic industries in
the several Provinces. General Mana-
ger Balfour, in his address, pointed out
that the Bank, has now a total of 118
brsnehes. He also took occasion to
remark on the -excellent manner in
which the railway companies had
handled the western grain crop, The
old Board cit Directors Was re-elected,
and at a subsequent meeting ,of the,
Board, Mr. Wm. Price -was elected
honorary President, - Mr. John Galt,
President, and Messrs. R.' T. lttiev,
and G. 11, Thomson,Vice-Presidents,
At the uarr,owost point the
Straits of Gibraltar aro about 1.5.
miles ,O'ide.
Il`uman hair' tkes the fifth place
in Chitsafs 1148 of exports, daring
the year 1912.ove1' 500,000 Worth of
hair -having. been distrihttted to
countriesall over: the 5vorld:
•
LASS
THE CANADIAN' GRAIN
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Q\LJeY� CROP
Total 'Value of All Crops in the, Dooninion For the
Year 1973, $o'oo,000,000
A despatch from Ottawa says:
Field crops in Canada totalled in
valtto nearly six hundred million
bushels according to the estimates
of the Census 'Department. Final
reports aro now coming in
from five thousand correspondents
throughout Canada, and it will be
a few weeks before the ofiici,aI fig -
res are tabulated. They all indi-
cate, however, that the crop in the
year just closed has been a record
one, both as regards acreage, pro-
duction and values,
For spring wheat the rough fig-
ures are 188,468,000 bushels, as
compared with 182,840,000 bushels
last year.
For fall wheat, the estimate is
19,107,000 bushels, as against 16,-
396,000 bushels last year, and 18,-
483,000 bushels in the preliminary
estimate this year. The total esti-
mated wheat production for 1913
is therefore 207,575,000 bushels, as
compared with 199,236,000 bushels
last year, an increase of 8,399,000
bushels, or 4% per cent. The yield
per acre for all wheat is 21,15 bush-
els, as compared with 20.42 bush-
els in 1912.
Oats show a total yield of 391,-
'418,000 bushels, an average yield of
40.57 bushels, as compared with
301,732,000 bushels and an average
yield of 39.25 bushels.
Barley gives an estimated total
yield of 44,348,000 bushels, and an
average of 31.00 bushels per acre,
as compared with 44,014,000 bush-
els, and an average yield of 31.10
bushels in 1912. '
For 1913, the total production
of rye is 2,550,000 bushels, of
peas 3,974,000 bushels, of buck-
wheat 7,600,000 bushels, corn for
husking 14,096,000 bushels, of beans
069,600 bushels, as compared with a
total yield in 1912 for rye of 2,-
594,000 bushels, for peas of 3,773,-
600 bushels, for buckwheat of 10,-
193,000 bushels. for flax of 2,681,500
bushels, for -mixed grains of 17,-
952,000 bushels, for corn for husk -
i •
ng of 16,569,000 -bushels, for beans
of 1,040,800 bushels,
For the three North-West prov-
inces, the total yield of spring
wheat is placed at 183,852.000 bush-
els, of fall wheat at 5,264,000 bush-
els, of oats at 239,595,000 bushels,
of barley at 27,904,000 bushels, of
rye at 586,000 bushels, of flax at
14,808,000 bushels,
HARRY FRAGSON KILLED
His 84 -Year -Old Father Shoots
Hint Dead.
A despatch from Paris says:
Harry Fragson, the celebrated
Anglo-French vaudeville singer who
won fame by his adaptations of
popular songs from English into
French and vice versa, was killed
here on Tuesday by his father, Vic-
tor Pott. Pott,: who is a tottering
invalid of 83 years, accused his son
of neglecting him and bestowing
his attention and money on women,
especially an English tango, They
had sharp words about the matter,
and the dispute ended by the father
drawing a revolver and shooting his
son in the head. Fragson was
taken to a• hospital, where he died
in a few hours.
Often Puzzled.
It has often puzzled the uninitiat-
ed to give a reason why musicians
tune their instruments in publio
and not before they enter the or-
chestra,. If they tuned their instru-
ments before entering the theatre
or concert 1'00111 the temperature
is very apt to be different in the
place of performance, and there-
fore the instrwnents would not be
in tune.
A CURE FOR TUBERCULOSIS
French Scientist's Discovery May Entirely Alter
Aspect of Tubercular Cure, Problem
A des itch from Paris says: An-
ne-unmet/tent itas been made by Dr.
Pierre Roux'
director of the Pas-
teur Institute, to the Academy of
Sciences of a discovery by one of
the bacteriologists of the institute,
F. Marino, which it is thought may
entirely alter the aspect of the
quest for a cure for tuberculosis.
Marino observes that all other
germs which multiply themselves
together die if cultivated with tu-
bercle bacilli after the lapse of tee•
or fifteen da e. His experiments
b
have established tris fact that l-
3ua'es;of tubercle bacilli within that
period give off a poison fatal to
any form of microbe. A few drops
Of a forty to ;fifty -dray tuberi:ln tut-
ture added
d to anyculture
medium
prevents the propagation of other
germs. This toxine, which has been
isolated, has characteristics entire-
ly different from other toeines sttolo
as those of diphtheria and tetanus,
It resists the, action of the heat and
is not realized either by anti-tuber-
oulous serums or ordinary blood
serum. If anything, it is less af-
fected by the former than by the
latter.
Further • experimentation has
shown.'the this xi
t { s to�.,ne, when in-
jected into animals, forms no coun-
ter poison, and it is clednced that
this is the reason i>oth vaccines and
serum intended for the cure' of to-
berculosis :.ire without effect.
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