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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe East Huron Gazette, 1892-07-07, Page 7see 5OLUMN CO Yews Old. i1 sr,ttoliz was irk at Hampton ik growing about :r was discovered -e brigade, under were quickly on ving been sebio to str-niers from ly afterwards, a umped from the on the burning 1,100 years old, oaks in England. ence. having an t. 1*1-i trunk is Id several of the are also in a de - the hollow of the rcest, and as the 1 to branch the extreme. The few hours, but had been almost cause of the fire 'cod. creased wonder - ice. At Paris, open.,d on 'July '2 horses were ;nteen years the and the count were consumed 889, the horse In other cities iorse butcheries is also in great i meat is used tent that is nn - and Switzer- .' Italy. It is 'hile it is scorn- ity only fifty- ', in 1488, and ly for feeding 1. A Spanish )hagy is not would benefit whom ordinary on account of price of horse I for corres- aal- feet high. (it- ch the side is wall, having wilt from the whole of the pilasters, re - ors enter the ishment at the ets their eyes; ose four high Tadmor. It he arabs to these ready - n pression pro- le a place is in- emple, so to e, and little ere and there group of col - perfect, rises retched huts, imestone and capitals con - the cloudless hole is to be naos, which, th sculpture, aced and has 6qualid little ,w from that sk. High in - golden sun - crowded and ached by the lened by the squalor and hut village. bol. Fie symbol oI ther powers is here fully ill the eagles any, besides ipalities. An g to the nes- e during the e world has stus) been perors of t Austrian scarcely the direct as crowned s, the sixty r of Russia hich was as- Basiloeitz, daughter of of the Iast ntine XIV. over some gle-headed magne. The 'th the im- Bonaparte, hole Roman f his family. 'th the ad - to the press.. tate, to the oughts as to ing of the is thither there" - person fn * gin of the two -penny, lay years de a speei- usand, and in England ce, in the y nail is of which it n pounds, • t of which six pounds. of the Eng - pound/' as the pound designating • , 10£, and ay to the t time. e, is genera'- eery low in land on one ng or some r marks me rhelp it anal U I(G FOLKS. A, Rainy Day. Train, rain, go away ; Phoebe's in despair. Come again another day tWben the trees are bare; f When the skies are gloomy, When the birds have flown, When there's not a blossom The bee can call hs own; When the leaves are flying All about the lawn, When the wind is sighing For the summer gone,— That's the time for raining, No matter how it pours. And Phoebe then is quite content To play all day indoors. —(St. Nicholas. " WHICH WAS BIGHT?'' Oh, Mamma !" cried little Harold Bran- don, " you should have heard Dick Stuart; he's been telling such awful stuff —just hor- rid—he says—" and then followed a brief account of a profane and really disgraceful conversation he had heard coming home from school a few minutes previous. " Harold !" exclaimed his mother, with scarlet face and eyes flashing with mingled pain and anger, " never let nee hear yon speak of such things again ! It is terribly wicked of Dick Stuart, and you are a very naughty little boy to listen to him. You have grieved me greatly by your conduct." " But Mamma, Dick says such things are true and—" Not another word,H 9 Harold .Dick is a wicked boy. Yon must never listen to him again. Good little boys never speak of or listen to such talk as that. Now run away to your play, but remember what mamma has told you." Ashamed, although not exactly penitent, Harold ran out of the room, He was an honorable and dutiful little fellow, and he tried not to think of what Dick had said but occasionally it occurred to him in spite of his efforts. "I shall ask papa; he will tell me. Mam- ma always shuts me up so," he thought a little indignantly ; but this hope was nipped in the bud. Mr. Brandon returned to dinner soon af- ter, and Harold followed him at once to the library, where his mother was still siting. He *as wondering how he could secure his father's undivided attention for a few min- utes, when Mrs. Brandon exclaimed : "Henry,'do you know your little boy has been very naughty? He has been lis- tening to such horrid talk and then came and repeated it to me. She glanced at her husband as she spoke, with an expression her little boy thought meant a great deal more then her words. Mr. Brandon was a quiet man, absorbed in his profession, and with unlimited faith in his wife's ability to train up their child in the way he should go. He rarely interfered, and on the present occasion contented him- self with saying : " That was very wrong, Ir.y boy. You must not listen to anything yon think your mother or I would be displeased with ; neither must you repeat such words." Certainly,to his mother Harold never did. However, his parents had not forbidden him to play with Dick Stuart, and in spite of his wickedness Dick- was quite the pleas- antest and jollieet boy in school; so,a Little against his conscience, Harold continued to be very friendly with him. After a time he became quite accustomed to Dick's rough language, and although it hurt him a good deal at first, for he was naturally a refined little lad, the evident approval of many of the older boys had such an influence upon his plastic mind that he began to think it was positively manly. A year later, could his mother have heard him discoursing to an ad- miring group of schoolboys,her heart surely would almost have broken. Innocent, pure - minded little Harold was sadly changed, yet neither of his parents noticed it. He grew to manhood ; tall, handsome, clever and energetic. He was a general favorite, and greatly sought after, and although too high principled and self controlled to be dis- sipated in any way, be yet found pleasure in the society of men who were called roues. When he was twenty-seven he fell in love with a beautiful girl of twenty-one,and was fortunateenough to win her affection. Grace Bethune was as good and sensiole as she was clever and pretty. She was so intensely refined that it was rather a wonder that she did not feel that Harold Brandon's mind was out of unison with her own, yet perhaps not either, for she was one of those_ womenwho instinctively bring out the beat there is in their associates..• Harold's own sense of unworthiness may have had "a good deal to do with it. He felt that it should be the effort of his life to become worthy of her and, happily for both, this feeling did not woar off after they were married. One evening, a month or two after their marriage he thoughtlessly expressed himself in a manner that made Grace shrink from him in horror. " Yon do not really mean .that ? It,can- not be' possible that you really hold such views?" she said, tremulously. And it seemed to him as he looked into her white, pained face, and dark, horrified eyes, that he had not meant it, although it had been one of his pet theories among men for years. "No—no ! 1 merely give you the aide most men take." " Never speak so again,Harold," she said, earnestly. " Do not associatewith men who are ao immoral, for immoral they must be, at heart anyway, to hold such views. If— if you were to speak and thank in that manner, it would almost kill -me." " If it did not kill her, it would at least slay her love for me to know me as I am. I must be careful and shun those hounds," her husband thought uneasily. The " hounds," as he called them, had for years: been his dearest associates, and were consid- ered very eligible young men by • half "the mammaa-in town, but Harold's mind was undergoing a great change He. and his wife were more constantly together than most -husbands and wives, and he boon he. came ,thoroughl dis with.everything �:to watch himself,. lest he should betray theme mut ills niinttliact4ietkinclinetirt.. life was very happy. Grace vered ere the honeymoon:.; waned_ that lmbanc was not nte•so pfotured him, but'ho was•so devoted to heranaso::unselfishanitious=forf her hap- _ lingo LL% . like eenai?ele litsle . �tman, she kept her disappointment_ hidden, ani seemed only to remember that in- Harold's unfading devotion she wasb1estaboveother4. She realized this more and more, as she be- held the many unhappy homes and unloved and neglected wives_among her acquaint- ances. Then, too, she thought that haps htsr hsaband had been. disappointed:a her, net she fondly hoped and believ; i o;;. Yesreafter they;badbeen married*:Hari: old Brandon was lying on the lona e:iahis g, wifac'lrpretty'sitting ..•loem one -,afternoon,: su€frghsg with a neuralgic' headache. His fi wa s shin baa sm . leis $ �., oct�hing *MOS temples.w.itfi kat almostlaesmeric Kis t. ; .lust: as- she t y.hoped he ha, fallen asleep, the door was gently opened and their only son a bright, handsome lad ofnine years,came on tiptoe across the room to her. Grace glanced anxiously at her husband; his eyes were closed and he seemed to be sleeping peacefully ; he was not easily arous- ed ; so she kissed little Earl and held a bright, whispered conversation with him. " Mamma," he said presently, lifting a flushed, eager face to her fair sweet one. " Joe Bruce is a very rude boy, he has been telling us such strange and wicked stories, and do you know he says good boys never grow to be men!" - Harold Brandon's eyes half opened and he glanced from his wife to his child a little uneasily. They did not notice him iso he feigned sleep again. " Would you like to tell me about it, Earl ?" Mrs. Brandon inquired, gently. Earl looked at her doubtfully. "Joe said if I asked you about it, you would punish me ; I knew you wouldn't, MYdamma," he said, after a moment, and then he went on to tell her very much the same story his father had told his mother nearly thirty years before. "Oh, my dear little boy, I am grieved you have heard this," said his mother, tremulously, and she drew him closely in her arms as if to shield him from some evil. Looking up, Earl saw that her eyes were full of tears. "Oh, Mamma, I am so sorry!" he exclaim- ed. "Is there anything yon would like to ask me about ?" ahe inquired, gently. " Yes." He asked her a question ; she answered it wisely, in a way to satisfy his curiosity. " You will not play with Joe Bruce or such boys, dear ? Do not listen to such rough language. If you cannot help hearing, and anything excites your curiosity, do not repeat it to any one else, butcomestraight to me. If I cannot explain it, papa will, if you are old enough to comprehend. You know, Earl, there are many things in yonr books you are too young to understand, and there will be just as much yon will hear outside, probably." " Mamma, why does Joe Bruce speak so ?" he asked, curiously. " He must naturally be a bad boy, and he wishes to poison your mind as his own' has been poisoned, I am afraid. You will remember, dear, and you will not listen to or repeat each language, unless, as I said be- fore, you want to know what it true." " Yes, Mamma, I will try not even to think of it." " You are mamma's own good boy. I am so glad my darling carne straight to me with this poisonous stuff," his mother said. Then she kissed him and sent him away on some pleasant errand. "Grace," Mr. Brandon said gravely, as the door closed after Earl. His wife start- ed nervouslh h d 1 f y.; s e a a moat orgotten his presence. "Oh, -were you listening ?" she asked, distressingly. "Was it not painful, Harold ? Our dear little Earl to hear that 1" "It will not hurt him, with such a mother," her husband said quietly. "Harold, what should I have done? You will know better than I for you were a boy once yourself. Was I wrong in speaking to him as I did ?" "I think God gave you your intuition, dear," he said. " I -went astray just where our boy stood awhile ago. if my mother had talked to me as you talked to Earl, your husband would have been more worthy of you, Grace. Another thing I am convinced of; if a man wants to keep his boys from going wrong he must be in every sense of the word a companion to them, and teach them by example as well as by precept. Grace, if our united efforts can save our boy from pitfalls and make a good'man of him, I think he is, and will be, in littl da " e nger. The Band and the Bull. Strineville has a new brass band. It played its first piece the other day—one of the few nice, warm days that have come this way as yet this season. The band con- siderately went half a mile out of town to try its first tune. That delicate consideration undoubtedly saved the Life of Jimmy Strong, a Strineville small boy, but it killed Farmer Fred Stauffer's valuable young Jersey bull. At the time the band went out to play the bull was placidly cropping the fresh spring grass in his pasture, which was near the spot chosen by the band for its maiden effort. While the band was getting its col- lective lip ready to compel -a tune from its horns Jimmy Strong was taking a short cut through the pasture to get to the spot where the -band was. The bull had a reputation - for a temperament that was entirely incom- patible with the presence of small boys in his pasture, and he no sooner had_ taken note that there was one :even then trespassing on his domain: than he started in to hasten, the small- boys trip across the lot. The small boy hastened amazingly, but the bull was gaining on him. The band was so much absorbed with itself that it did not no- tice the ' procession moving across the meadow, although the bull was mouthing his displeasure lustily as he bounded along; and the small bay was lifting up his voice in far-reaching tones. The bull had got within a few jumps of the flying boy just as the band was ready to play. The band played. At the first burst and blare of sound that the band projected on the circumambient air the bull stopped short threw up his head, and sniffed and snorted. The horns Iet fly again. The bull turned and rushed wildly toward the stone wall. He reached the wall, stopped, and looked back with terror in his eyes. The band threw w another installment of its soul into the horns. The bull gave - one wild leap, and went clear over the -wall, fell into the ditch below, and broke his neck. It wasn't . exactly a compliment to the band, but it saved Jimmy Strong. 0 d obligations, Herne Piety. it is"inkthe home that Character -is_ not n.5 most severely tested but also comes t s t$ besGfr-alta e. The sacredrelationships: rt then faun L g • their vane, deinanc�lsCt^iices that,. for their f"illment, into exercise the nobiest:expression of self sA : disei aline of Ione "that,_ when 7CrPi al%tl and guide a, y,. spiritua• l life_ rib the 4=#nrtts __ffnt ;«S Christian cbtactr-`farne: piety -that: 'reveals "these dualities , is the migh ea through whit the- pmt 4f :God- ;in making the faintlythe"'saving: unit of society. Is not this our great need ? .Homes redeemed and filled with spiritual light -and blessing. The world will not be saved until the family ;Wig purified in its -springs ofaction. - The churches cannot do the work for which they are. set unless the Christian. home lends' its aid." The ideal, the meaning of the home mustbe lifted up. Itis not. alonea place;for shelter and: phy sieal;ravre of Ioved ones. Above all other. duties- in the 'Clirizti n family ts` ilial write f�olntra�r tk€� T B 0t TORONTO hirty-sixth Annual Meeting of Stock- holders—A Prosperous and Busy Year. Th Thirty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Stoceholders of The Bank of Toronto, was heldk 15th June. On motion George tiooderham, Esq., was called to the chair, and Mr. Coulson was re- quested to act as Secretary. Messrs. Walter S. Lee and Thos. G. Black- stock were appointed scrutineers. By request of the Chairman, the Secretary read the following Report : The Directors of the Bank of Toronto have pleasure in presenting to the Shareholders the Thirty-sixth Annual Report, together with a statement of the Accounts, as on 3Ist May last. The net profits realized compare favorably with former ye-'rs,,and the Bank continues to show an increase in all the departments of its business. Your Directors are pleased to report that they have been able to place $50,000 to the credit of Profit and Loss Account, represent- ing amounts recovered from debts which had been written off in previous years. The ba'ance at credit ef Profit and Loss, on 30th May, 1891, was $6,258 61 The net Profits for the year, after making full provision for all losses and deducting expenses, interest - accrued on deposits and rebate on current discounts, amount to the sum of - 282,725 43 Amount recovered from debts writ- ten,off in previous years 50,000 00 $338,983 95 This sum has been appropriated as follows: Dividend No. 71, Five per cent $100,000 00 Dividend No. 72, Five per cent 100,000 00 --$200,000 00 Added toRest Account.. $100,000,00 Carried forward to next year 38,983 95 - 138,983 95 $338.983 95 With the above mentioned addition of $100,- 000 to the Rest that fund now amounts to $1,- 700.00e. An office of the Bank has been recently open. ed in the Point St. Charles district. in the City of Montreal, and your Directors be- lieve it will prove to be `of service to the Bank. The Directors have to refer with deep regret to the loss the Bank has sustained in the de- cease of their late colleague, Mr. John Leys. His tenure of office was a short one, but he rendered the Bank essential service, and his counsels were highly vahied. The vacancy thus caused was filled by the election of Mr. Robert Reford, of Montreal. The Directors have pleasure in testifying to the satisfactory manner.in which the officers of -the Bank have performed their respective, duties, The whole respectfully submitted, (Signed) GEORGE GOODERHAM. President. GENERAL STATEMENT, 31st May, 1892. LIABILITIES. Notes in circulation $1,473,327 00 Deposits bearing inter- est Deposits not bearing interest 1,390,807 71 7,817.429 Balances due to other banks.... 263,867 Unclaimed dividends.. $ 130 00 Half Yearly dividend, - payable 1st June, 92. 100 000 00 100,130 00 26 99 Total liabilities to the public....$9,954.754 Capital paid up t2,n0n,000 Rest t ` 1,700,000 Interest ac- crued o n deposit re- ceipts....351,240 00 Rebate on - notes dis- counted... 78,663 00 Balance of profit and Loss Account carried forward 129,903 00 25 38,983 95 —3,868,886 95 ASSETS. Gold and silver coin on hand • $310,246 40 Dominion notes on hand 815,844 00 Notes and cheques of other banks .. .282,354 88 Balances due frm other Banksin Can- ada 31,365 50 Balance due from agents of the Bank inGreat Britain.... 36,668,81 Balances- due fro m - agents of the Bank in the United States 842,2.26.30 Deposit with Domin- ion Government for security of note cir- culation 37.1410') Municipal debentures 86.62612 Loans and bills dis- counted $10,912,837 Overdue debts (esti- mated loss provided for) 3,011502 3i�al - Estate other than bank premises 6,215 92 10,922.16819 Bank Premises 120,00000 $13,523,611 20 $2,481,473 01 25 $13,523,641 20 (Signed) D. COULSON. General Manager. The above having been read, the President, George Gooderham, Esq., addressed the meet ins as follows : GENTLEMEN,—In moving the adoption of the report whichtias just been read, I would take the opportunity of very briefly calling your. attention to some of the subjects referred to therein. Speaking of -the past year generally, the most conspicuous feature in the financial sit- uation throughout the world has beenthecon- tinual accumulation of unemployed money. which has been accompanied by a state of heaviness in general business and an absence of new outlets for. capital. In the United States the extraordinary production and export of breadstuffs, cotton and other prod- ucts, together with the steadily increasing amount of silver notes issued against pur- chasesof silver made by the Treasury under the Act of 1890: caused a plethora of :avail- able bank funds in that country while the steady decline in the. gold surplus and the -uncertainty' as to: the -future effects of the diver law produced a . state of inactivity and distrust. Other causes into which it is not necessary for me to enter have affected other financial centres, and in this country the general features to which I have before re- ferred, have markedly: characterized the busi- ness situation, producing a state of affairs which has not been favorable to banking operations generally. Under these circum- stances it is gratifying to be able to report that we do not show any decrease in our net profits. : - As regards the - progress of the Bank, you may remember that last year I _ presented to yon some figures showing the increase in the business of the Bank, taken from our report at intervals of ten years. A comparison- of the figures of this year will show that we have again to -report an advance in every depart- ment, our circulation having reached a point wi hin�$60,000 - of the maximum: permitted ��er our -charter sv3rile�[e=�iiaineoP :our transactions has been greatly in excess of any- thing we hare as yet experienced. The com- petition know. pre ails eifeets both the ratepai`d for deposits and the rates obtained upon loans. rendering it difficult to increase the earnings, and it is largely on account of increased business that we have been enabled to maintain our profits Referring to other items in thereport, I have to cail.your : attention to the sum received from debts that had been written off.as bad and doubtful. We have always tried to act on"the safe side in estimating the results of oaryearlybusiness, andin cases where wehave felt uncertain as to the future of any of our loans have soussht to make = ample provision, ut we by no means lose si ht of anything, we io d A' --an carp is takes to nurse these � T3 ani ` avaiiotr elves Sniff . -� h to rs lit . p9 Cr 45.2 :to'me►kti the best of them. cid m�atteuns ares kept constantly be- u 3.gtie tierlatave'the leasnre >of placing _�<.. P -- P. ing aamngst_our assets proceeds of such 1 "3when-realized. Froin this source we. this;�year$iyen ovtrproitt: nd loss acgS as,t `,1 d tnal- iitat7iewso trliiEl-B Building, Ey example, eoep -by rt, by. �$ . p e ne ie ed =life ofGod is -the 'soul,;sho d; the Aver; atIc ere_of_the home.-' credit for $50,000, which, together withthe. surplus profits after payment of $200,x09 in dividends, has enabled us to add :$1{0,000 to our Rest, and to bring forward the sub- stantial balance of $38,983 95 to next year: The Rest now amounts to $1,700,000, and itis customary to compare the proportionthis fund bears in relation to the capital. Upon this basis our proportion is eighty-five per cent. !prefer, however, to call your attention to the proportion which our Rest bears to our loans and_discounts, since it is as a provision against possible losses arising from that source that a Rest should be maintained. Based, therefore, upon nearly $11,000,000 out- standing in loans, we have a -Restfund of 15l per cent. Viewed in this way the margin provided as a reserve is by no means too large, and I consider that this fund should continue to maintain arreasonablc ratio to our increaseinbusiness.I feel that Lhave but to call your attention to this view of the Rest to secure your approval of our action in strength- ening it, and I have to say further that the Shareholders are now reaping great benefit from the policy which has been pursued in the past with regard to this f und. A branch of the Bank at Point St. Charles, in the City of Montreal, was opened very recently, and we have reason to believe it will prove to be of advantage to many of our customers and Lead to increased business for the Bank. Tne report refers to the loss the Bank has sustained in the death of our lata colleague. Mr. John Leys. He had been a member of the Board for a short time only, but rendered valued assistance and gave promise of being a very useful director. To fill the vacancy thus caused, the Directors, acting under the powers conferred upon them, elected Mr. Robert Reford, of Montreal, a well-known and highly valued customer of the Bank, it being deemed desirable to have on the Board a representative from that commercial centre where the Bank's interests are steadily in- creasing in importance. I have again pleasure in bearing testimony to the zeal and efficiency with which the duties.General Manager and the other members of the staff continue to discharge their respective With these remarks, gentlemen, I beg leave to move, seconded by the Vice -President, that the report now read be received and adopted. In seconding the adoption of the report tho Vice -President, Mr. W. H. Beatty, re- ferred to the change that had taken place in Mr. Coulson's position, he being made General Manager of the Bank, and Mr. Wadsworth, formerly Manager at London Ont., being placed in charge of the business at Toronto Branch. The change had become necessary owing to the increase of thebusiness of the Bank which, during the past ten years, since Mr. Gooderham became President and he Vice -President, had more -than doubled. He conclude.: with a very feeling reference to the present severe illness of Mr. Fulton, an esteemed Director of the Bank. The report was adopted and• the thanks of the Stockholders were tendered to the Press dent, Vice -President and Directors for their care and attention to the interests of the Bank during the past year. The following named gentlemen were elect- ed directors for this year : GEO. GOODERHAM, ALEX. T. FuLTON, Wit. IL BEATTY, HENRY COVERT, HENRY CAWTHRA, WM. GEO. GOODERHAM, ROBERT REFOED. The new Board met the same afternoon when, George Gooderham, Esq., was unani- mously re-elected President, and Wm, H, Beatty, Esq., Vice -President. Gold From Sea Water. The researches of Malaguti, Durocher, Sarzeand and Sonstadt on the . practicable. nessof extracting the precious metal from sea water have recently been supplemented (Iron says) by a careful investigation made by a Scandinavian, Herr Munster. Accord- ing to his method, sea water was taken from Kristiania Fjord, and 100 litres were evaporated to dryness, giving 1830 grammes of residue. This was ground, and divided into portions of 300gr, each of which was mixed with 100gr of litharge, 1OOgr of pure potassium -sodium carbonate, and 4gr of carbon from starch, and the silver and gold determined. The result was, 19 milli - grammes of silver and six milligrammes of gold per ton of average sea water. Consid- ering the extremely small amounts of pre- cious metals present, Herr Munster con- siders that no method of precipitation in tanks can possibly be successful. He is of opinion that the precipitation must be effected by the sea itself, where the wa- ter is continuously renewed by a natural current; and he points out that the copper sheathing of vessels has long been known to precipitate silver under thesecircumstances. He proposes that a channel about 60 yards wide, between two small islands, well shel- tered from sea or wind, where there is a current of about 13 feet per minute, should be selected for an experiment, such rocky islets being common off the Norwegiancoast. Across this channel 60 plates of galvanized iron, each seven feet by ten feet, should be arranged at as angle of 30 to the stream, and an electric current be passed through the series to precipitate the precious metals. The power required theoretically for this purpose he calculates at only half horse- power. The large anodes needed could, Herr Munster says,be cheaply prepared from wood, impregnated with graphite and tar, and carbonized, high conductive power not being required for so weak a current. If all the precious metals passing these, plates were precipitated, he estimates there would be a net yield of £300,000 per annum, and if only the one hundredth or even the one - thousandth part of this amount were ob- taibed, a substantial profit, would accrue in view of the insignificance of the working cost. Two Epitaphs. Remarkable are two epitaphs, the first of which is said to be upon a tombstone in the city of Sacramento: "Here is laid Daniel Borrow, who was born in Sorrow, and Bor- rowed little from Nature except his name and his love to mankind and hatred to red- skins; who was, nevertheless a gentleman and:a dead shot; who, through a long life, -never killed his man exeept in self-defense or by accident; and when he at last went un- der, beneath the bulletaothis cowardly ene- mies in the saloon of Jeff. Morris, did so in the sure and certain hope of a glorious and everlasting morrow." The other, which be- Iongs to a Nevada burying place, is such a noteworthy achievement in this line that it may fitly aonelude our compilation of a few of the curiosities of epitah literature. " Sac- red to the memory of Hank Monk, the whit- est, biggest -hearted, and best-known stage driver of the West ; who was kind to all and thought ill of none. He lived in a strange era, and was a hero, and the wheels of his coach are now ringing on golden streets." A Monstrous :Engine. The most gigantie as well as the most powerful :engine in= the ,world was used at the zinc mines near Freidensviille. It is fed by sixteen boilers, which give it a 5000 horse power, and if it becomes necessary the number of boilers may be doubled. This would give the iron monster - a power equal to 10,000 horses. Each revolution of the wheel raises 17,500 gallons of water, it is usedas a pumping engine, and every day its. furnaces consume 28 tons of coal. The fly wheels are thirty-seven feet in diameter, and weigh forty tons each. t— I should like Amateur Artie to pre- sent the last picture :.I painted:- to some charitable. institution ` ; now which would you recommend ? " Cruel Lady Friend -- "The blind asylum." Safe, Sure, and Painless. What a world of meaning this statement embodies. Just what you are looking for, is it'not ? Putnam's Painless Corn Extract- or -the great sure -pop corn cure—acts in this way; It makes no sore spots ; safe, acts speedily and with certainty ; sure and mildly, without inflaming the parts ; pain- lessly. Do not be imposed up;,n by imitations or substitutes. Ethel—" I hopethe men aren't going to wear those horrid broad -straw hats again this Summer." Maud—" Why? " Ethel— " Because they muss one's bang up so." It is enough to make a man swear, to find when taking a big load to markec, that the wheels suddenly refuse to go round. You will save dollars by using Peerless Axle grease only. Sold by dealers everywhere. "WARNsNG," ask your Druggist for GIB- BONS'�TOOTHACHE GUM, take no su A.P. 6I2. SCOTT'S ULS'I� EIN of purls Cod Liver 011 with Hypo - phosphites of Lime and Soda Is almost as palatable as milk. A MARVELLOUS FLESH PRODUCER It Is Indeed, and the little lads and lassies who take cold easily, may be fortifled against a cough that might prove serious, by taking Scott's Emulsion after their meals during the winter season. Beware of substitutions and imitations. SCOTT & BOWNE, Belleville. . ma keOthB1besti good a Try them Sand CO TOE DESS' "Out of Darkness into Light,' (if or, the story of my life, is the book for agents to handle. Selling price only $1, terms liberal. William Briggs, Publisher, Toronto, MAGIC SCALE FOR DRESS CUTTING taught by Miss Chubb, general agent for Ontario. 2501 -longe St., Toronto Ont. GARFIELD TEA cures Constipation,Sick Headache, restores the Complexion Get Free Sample at GARFIELD TEA AGENCY 317 Church St. Toron TWO CANADIAN PATENTS FORSALE Process of softening and subdueing re- fractory ores. Grand chance for miners: For particulars address, INVENTORS UNION, TO. RONTO. YOUNG MENLearn to cut—No bet ter trade Thorough instruction given at TORONTO CUTTING SCHOOL, 123 Yonge St. Terms moderate. Write for particulars. Also , agents for the McDowell Garment Drafting Machine. send Ds 0UREDCnever$f �s or postage and we will mail you REE a freetrial package. Clark Chemical Co. , Toronto, Ont ALL FOR ONE DOLLAR -A Manufacturers Offer. We are the largest makers in the Dominion. To advertise the quality and make of our goods we will send to any address by Express, securely packed, one of our Union silk parasols or umbrellas, paragon frame, plain or fancy handle. on receipt of $1—a reg- ular $2 umbrella. Try one. Notethe address, EAST'S Manufactory, 368 at¢ 376 Yonge St., Toronto. DeLAVAL CREAM SEPARATORS. HAND & STEAM POWER.. J. S. CARTERS, - SYRACUSE, N.Y. FAMOUS RENNET EXTRACT Cheese and Butter Color. BABCOCK -MILK TESTERS. Sole Agent for Canada, FRANK WILSON, Produce Merchant. 33 Peter St., Montreal. Consignments Solicited. MOUNT - ROYAL - MILLS 3EUE 40 M. HOW TO COOS IT. It pays to take .some trouble. Wash in three waters, carefully picking out imperfect g re' ns, add a teaspoonfall of Salt to a cup ef Raw Rice, put Rice into plenty of Boiling Water, allowing ample room for the grains to swell freely. NEVER STIR THE RICE. DO NOT COVEtt. Boil 20 or 30 min- utes, test the grains to see that they are ten- dervmiouGH. Remove from Fire, Drain, and shake well until nearly dry, set where it will keep hot without scorching until ready to serve. Serve hot with Sugar and Cream or Milk, or with grated Maple Sugar or Jam. Cold Rice makes delicious Pancakesor Waffles worked up with batter, For recipes write to the Mount Royal Milling and Manufacturing Co., Montreal. Recipe Book will be mailed Free. BEAVER LINE STEAMSHIPS. Weekly Sailings Between Montrea and Liverpool, Direct From Montrea every Wednesday at Daybreak. Pas sengers embark after 8 p.m, Tuesday. Superior Accommodation for Saloon Intermediate and Steerage Passengers Rates of Passage, Montreal to Liverpool Saloon $40 and $5) According to Round Trip, $80 & $90f Accom'od'n. The $40 and 380 rates are per Lake Nepigon only. Intermediate, $30. Steerage $20. Forfuther information apply to H. E. MURRAY, Gen. Manager. 4 Custom House Square. - Montreal Or any Local . Agent. Tile 'lantana fl11it9, Loan ans j IUUt„{pl,t en (�woteoa\tFouwotr, ttyy!! tt�t���iit Utl • VIM \1115 tS Y6M[\�L PAID UP CAPITAL. leaare0.9q00 oans money anywhere in the L nited States, Canada or Mezi'oo, without security. If you eed money, apply to Local Agents or write HENRY L. HAUPT, Frailties!, •UTTECITY. MONTANA, Agents 'Wanted Everywhes& ET ONLY TAUS IMPROVED -THE LAST 20 1fEARR MINING BETTER UNDER THE SUN 0 ib 'SEAR TION SaEE's 011, PECEIPT SF ANSWERS LEI (VIREO. ED. WILLSEND Y t �o�• •_ls u e �, PRI E. Ginant ENt BY MAIL, S f 8Ea 0 BD DS {.s EO SIE. CORRECT AND CHEAP. Ett fitampf fl1ustist.d.Book SUIeleala itoniktsT.134 Kilts S'ruE4r W. TORONTO Old ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the moat healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 75c bottles by all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will procure it, promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Manufactured only by the CALIFORNIA FSG SYRUP CO,, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. LOUISVILLE. It:Y. NEW want, N. WRITE FOR PARTICULARS Of Complete Steam Launches from -20x4 to 34x7 "Acme Coal -oil Boilers and Engines" from 1 to 8 H.P. Large sizes. Coal or wood fueL "The Marsh Steam Pump" the best boiler feeder in the market. Returns exhaust into feed water heating it from 40 to tO degrees. For catalogue send 3c, stamp. JOHN DILLIES & CO., Carleton Place, Ont. XsXG$R.' .A. SC AL B,= Mt, I had dyspepsia, con stipation, indigestion, etc., could not rest, day and nigth was harassed. Miserable and despair- ing for health. In des- peration I quaffed St. Leon Mineral Water; hada barrel in the boat house. It cleared my . bloodof poisons, brought joyforpain,andstrength for weakness, and al- though I have gained 27 pounds I feel as light as a bird. Janes FIRMER, Alexandria Bay. A PRIZE PORTRAIT k. .a REBUS. This young lady has three brothers, each one ef whose picture is combined is the above ortrait. The manufacturers of PEABLI. 0AM, THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY i'OR CLEANSING AND PRESER V JNG THE TEETH, will give a handsome Gold Watch to the person who can make out the faces of the three brothers FIRST ; to the second fin elegant pair of genuine DIAMOND EARRINGS ; tO the third aPIANO LAMP in Antique Silver ; to the fourth either a SILK DRESS PATTERN or a swiss Music Boxpla six pieces ; to the fifth a beautiful pair of PEARL OPERA GLASSES; to the sixth an elegant MANTEL CLOCK ; to the seventh a- pair -0f SOLID GOLD CHAIN aRatELETs, with Padlocks, and to the eighth a COIN SILVER WATCH. Each contestant is to cut out the picture rebus and make a cross with a lead pencil on the three brothers faces, and send same to -us. with ten three -cent Canadian postage stamps or 30 cents in silver for one package of Pearl/foam, before my noth, r&ga. The postmarked ostmarked rat which contains the three brothtrs' faces correctly marked will re- ceivethefirst prize. the balance in order as received For -the last correct answer we will also give a handsome Gold Watch s to the next to the last a complete Business EDUCA. 'rice ; to the second to the last an elegant pall et gi nine DIAMOND. EARRINGS - to the third from the last a PIANO LAMP in Antique Silver; to the fourth a swiss music sox playing six pieces ; to the fifth a SILK DRESS pariahs. ; to the sixth a pair of PEARL OPERA._ GLASSES ; to the seventh' an elegant MANTEL CLOCK, an‘ .z valuable prize will also bei given to every person who is able to answer t/.is Picture rebus correctly until roo prizes have been awarded if there should be that number answering correctly. Nothing is charged for boxing and. packing prizes. We shall offer extra premiums to all who are willing to help es introduce Pearlifoam. Our prizes are entirely FREE. Dur object is to introduce and attract attention to Pearlifoam, which is the only preparation whose manufacturers are willing to offer a reward of Sex) to any dentist who can show that it contains anything injur- ious to the teeth. Ladies who -have used Pearlifoam cannot say too much In its favor. A mouthful of pearly white teeth is the sure result of its constant use. It is re- -commended lay theleaders of the profession everywhere,'ask'yourdeatist Irlutt .se thinks of it. Pearlifoam is sent' by man Oostpa"Id, Prizes is the+above Portrait.Rebus are to he carefullyavrardedstrictly as rlesd.ltd, - dress,. EXIrmo KTo 00.170 n