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The Clinton News-Record, 1900-03-08, Page 6BRITAIN'S:031W WEALTH ROJO.. MILLIONS OF POUNDS STERLING QW1NO O atig 00.0 totem eteety leay 0:rotor xationni non It Situ tnlitet to. net Loans -acerlY teat emanate ere Itorrewees. Woula b difticult to find a !Arab epithet Which hits it been applied te Great Britain. by her enenues, ,but its Worst enemy can never agettSe jobn Bull ot being le au y way related to. 'ellYleek. John may neve hial fattlte, bot the fault et beiug. herb to hie debtore no one of them. Met larttain'e own national debt a 000/thing like £050,000,000 hangs heavily •armend ber neck, but she could pay it eft to -morrow, it nil the debt% owing to her by other nations were called In. In one way er nti- °titer of late ye ere Britale has leht Moimy to nearty every country pa the world, and at the preeent moment 4t is vaid there ia not numb, less than two . thousand millione eterling owing to Great Britato by various Govern - meets, Some a the meneY s owing as war iudesnnity, but meter a it - probably: most let ite-le owing m ree apeet leaps. Nations, like hide viduais, are often in the unhappy istate known as impeounious, and in sueh circumstances they Invariably look to the nation they can best trust tor help. In this way Great Britain hes ...edeanced money from time to tune , ,attianot tar short' of a hundred nations Sentrtitatee or cities tend there are now 'some 'fifty-six heavy debts still un- paid,. • "' ' TURKEY'S ENORMOUS DEBT. It is a curious fact that Turkey, probably the last country In the world, with which we can be saidto be on really friendli terms, is Britain's heateest debtor. The Sultan's Govern. ment owes her something like a hun- dr.ed millions sterling. If the. debt were evenly dietributed among the Turks, every one of the Sultan'st Sub- jects would owe her £$, end if the money were to be paid back at the rate of a sovereign azeinute it woulti take two centuries to pay the bill. Egypt. owes Britain' £77,000,000, which* she is not likely to receive In this generation. AS Egypt owes alto- gether over a hendred millions, and her total reve.nue is rarely over .£10.- 000,000, John Bull may not hope • to receive his motley back for many a long day ;to come. As the population Is only eeven millions, to clear the debt would menu a tax equal to ale per head. . Even America ehe el the wealthiest nation on the earth. owes Britain R20,- 000,000, but the payment a the debt to- morrow would not trouble coliste Jonathan, as the paltry sum ee just over a dollar from each Americer, would satisfy this claim. Spran's debt is likely to remain unpaid. for 'many years to come, however. It is about thirty-three millions, and works eiti at E2 per head. Poor bankrupt Italy. would probably be heart -broken It Britaie insisted on immediate payraen of the 428,000,000 borrowed from time to time. It would/ mean, a special tax of 17a tld for every inataibitaut, end . - its collecton would probably be the . eignal for revolution in a• country which is already taxed so -heavily that the poor can hardly find money fax bread. , The Czar is r.eputed to. be a man of enormoue Wealth, but he Would want the assistence of many otitis nobles to pay bis British debts. Russia owes elegant nearty fifty million" sterling It ts- a big sum, such ass would, opine crushing in many another.eountry, bu• it is merely a trifle when .we •considet Russia'sxmuiense population. . Eight shilitnets trent cacti of the Czar's sub • jeets would Meer off, the debt to morrow. • OTHER. DEBTS AND DEBTORS. It. cannot be said that Great Bri- tain's, generosity ts .confined to houn. tries front which she cars redeemably expect favours to return. liaexico, for • instances, owes her some thirteen ana O half mellow, while the ancient and, erumpo.rateng town of Cordova, Ile Southern Spam, owes her , a•modest halt -million. The little African repti13- 11e ot Liberia hes a bill to pay of a trete over a shutting per heed of the population, and Roumania is respon- sible tor 4 ohillinge a. head. Japan - cautious aim modest in its borrowing -ao satisfied with A debt. of -£3,000,00 whicheighteen pence from every Jap would pay, and Britain is entitled also to hall a crown per head, from the Transvaal. Cuba owes Britain six mtlhons, or BO shilhog,s per head; Portugal, 425,a 000,000, or £0 per head; while the Greeks( and Swede, owe £2 per head each. The. D'rench papers, when they refer to Britain in. unplemant terms, probably forget that France owes Britam £30,000,000, eix million pounds less than the debt of Austria-Rum- gary. Reamod has a heavy J3ritesh debt of £8 per head, and another little country, Norway, is lovt down in .the ftst vath en per head. It ts strainge• that the American repu'blies ahould be so conspicuous on. Britain's Itst ,ot debtors. In additicre to those already mentioned, Chili owes ber £10,000,000, or £4 per inhabittrat; Brazil, 47,000,- 000, 10 &billings per heed; Pertes£21,a 000,000, £7 per head; Uruguay, £10,- 000,000, 214 per head; andVenezuela, £3,000,000, or 30 shillings per head. The total debt of these five republics es over fifty millions. It is in another republic, .however, that the figures appear most start- ling, namely, the Argentine. The Government of the Argentine owes Britten au average of nearly 45per head, but the people sof Entre Rios, a town in the A.rgentiniti owes her £11 per head; while the capita, Bueno ;Ayres, is down on the debt gide 01 Britain's balance sheet for a stem equal to £15 per inhabitant I liIS ADDItESS. The following, from an English pa- per. will be eitjoycd by speakers who have found themselves called upon to address audience,s already wearied -by excessively long speeelles: A certain man vvas invited to (meek at a looal gathering, anil being nobody In partiettlar, was pliteed !net on the list of speakers. Moreover the ebeir- marrintredtmed several etteakers wham names were not on the list, and the audietice was tired out when has aid, Bones will now give ne hia %actress." Introducing the , final speaker, "Mr. "My addeesti, said Mr. Beitea, ris- ing, "le MI Park Villa, S. W,/ and wish' you all good night" WIIY HE D/DN'T GO,, At a Scottish, fettle farmer was vy- ing; to engage a Tad to amid* on the farm, but would not fintshl the bat - gain until he brought e character trent the Met place; so he Bei& }tun and get it and meet me at the cress -roads el four o'cloCk. The youth was there in; good', tines and the !Other aid: Well, have you got your tharacter with you? Na,. replied the reit% but I've got yours, and I'M he eorain', 41IITE NATURAL. Bald -Leaded oCUatotner-st want if tweet,. Clerk, litinging Mit it lot Of rlethee hrttsheeseYest. Customer-4ot any other kind f a Clerk. nkwardIyrOb t beg your peedon. aIrorreoll.4 RAE HEARD IT. Illeke-Niess baby the Iljohnsona have, Wet it f • Yes, the neighbors all, aay thet it is a howling auceeliS. Neel take a wile till thou hut a leatteit to put her in. Also make fu. tare proteetiOn to keep up suel neenp otter. latehow - Through Storm and Sunshine CHAPTER V. Sir Arthur Nes.ik, his wife and daughter, and Gerald Dorman at to- gether for the Bret Woe round tbe euraptuously appottited dinner -table at loneewooa. The baronet was all attention and devotion to hie young wife. Vivia' n too proud to display her feelings, talked to her father of Perla and Rome, of the friends he bad met on his travels, of a thousand in- different things She turned oe- melonally to Mr. Dorman, aod seem- ed to enlist hire as a third in their conversation -but to Lady Neslie the tittered no observation, she spoke no word. Gerald could riot help thinking that the youug wife seemed rather to prefer to listen than to talk. ' There had been a elight unpleasant- ness when they entered the dining - Mann Vivian, forgetting for a mom- ent the change in ber position, had gone as usual to her place at the table. Phe eudden expression or her father's face reminded tier that aho was do- ing tvreng. Site atopped nbruptly, a flush on her fair proud fatte, a scorn- ful curve round her beautiful mouth. "I hes pardon, papa," atm mid. "I had forgotten." She did not look or even glance at the young wife, who stood by with lau,ghing miciehief in her eyes. ' ”Next to being remembered," ob- served Lady Nestle, "the greatest com- pliment is being forgotten! so I thank you for forgetting, Vivien." " Miss Nestle drew aside as the bright, piquante, pretty French girl took her place. Sir •Arthur turned with an air of apology to his wife, "My daughter has been mistress here so long," ne said, • "Do not apelog,ise for ma papa," in- terposed Vivien. "I plead guilty to the fault of forgetting." "which I persiet in thinking a compliment," put in Lady Nestle. "Sometimes strangers, on coming sud- denly into our lives, make a great stir and agitation in them; when Oust' make SO little disturbance as to be forgotten, I say it is a compliment to ; them." Gerald Dorman looked up with a , laughing face. "Kiss Nestle will have a clever 0P - cement," he mkt to himself. "Sir Arthur's wife is keen of wit arid sharp a tongue." _ Thee the father and daughter talk- ed together. The seeretary watched Lady Neslie intently. He had been ; greatly impressed by her first , appearance; be had thought her I brilliantly lovely. But, now, as he ' looked, there appeared to be some- thing artificial about' her beauty; her eyes were very bright, the color of her oval • cheeks was very pink, the light in her brown hair had estrange golden sheen. ?There hs too much glitter," be said to himself-"notiaing about her, seems , real." Indeed, at times to look at Sir Ar- thur's wife dazzled One's ayes, she seemed so very bright; when she erniled, the strange effect of "glitter" Which she 'produced was increased , Gerald watched her intently, and be saw whet the thought no one elde saw, when she believed herself quite un- noticed -her sharp, keen observation .ohothene. She filled her place grace- fully.l She aaughed and conversed with Vivien ; but the pitiless eyes of Mr. Dorman; ,ethe tried severe wisdom with Vivien :;bu the pitiless eyes of i the servants n waiting saw all, and when they compared notes afterward terrible verdict was pronounced. They said to each other, "She is. not a lady -at Mast, not like our Miss Nealie." , • Then, (when dinner was over, the two ladies went to the drawing -room alone. Lady 'Nes& thought that • it was, high time that her imperial com- panion began to thaw. ,She went up to the open window, and, looking out at the dewladen flowers, said - "It is a lovely evening, Vivien; Will you. come out Into the grounder But Sir Arthur's daughter had taken up a book, and seemed to be absorbed. in its contents. "No, thank you," she said ; "I prefer remaining. here." , "This reminds me of a night in MY beautiful France," continued Valerie. "Day is lovely there; but night is even lovelier. The skS is so darkly blue, and the stars are so golden; more- over, the wind is full of perfumes. France is a favored land!" ; "I wieh," thought •Vivien, "that you had remained there." But the made no [weever. • Then Lady Neslie, perceiving. that her companion was not to be per- suaded to go into the: grounds, went nearer to her, "You are fond of reading," he said; "so am I. I adore' books." "You will find plenty of such ob- ject a of idolatry," returned Vivien, with a cold ; "'the libraey here is well stocked." • • "Books are true filends," continued her ladyship, who had read but few, "I am so glad, Vivien, to find this similarity of taste between us. What pleasant hours we shall spend In the library I" she said, trythg politely to suppress a yawn, and inwardly long- ing for the gentieraen to join them. "'What are you reading, Vivien V she asked. "I quite envy you, you seem so engrossed." Vivien looked up. . "I am not particularly engross3d in thia book," she replied, "though it is a ,very delightful one. It is Mrs. Gaskell'e 'Ruth.'" 'Who is Mrs. Gaskell?" asked Lady Nes& ; and then, seemingly fearful of having betrayed too much ignoranee, she hastened to add, "Though I speak Engliah well, 1 have not read much English literature, I Am unfelt In that of my own country.". Finding Vivien made no reply, she said, "Will you talk to me about books, Vivien r "I am hardly proficient," was the proud answer. "My father's secre- tary is orie of the best read men in Oakland ; you had better apply to hlin." tha mischievous smile dimpled the blight face. "Perhaps you have tak- en your love of books from him," she mid, jestingly. . The look that Vivien turned upon her almost frightened her, dauntless AS she was. • "I do not understand -you, Lady Neelie,". she mid, proudly. "May I inquire -what you are pleased to mean?" Lady Needle drew back half alarm- ed. "I mean nothing, except that he seems, I fancy, to admire you." Vivien smiled a tonteraptuous for willeh the bright girl at her aide c6ixid almoet have slain her. "When you are more accustomed to Engliah society, Lady Neslie " she said, "you will understand that'ladiea do not jest about their dependents. Yon will know better than to think that you Will please ane young lade by telling her diet her father's eeere- tary admires her," Lady Neslie was half scared, but it tvas a point with her neve* to lose her good humor. She rose from her seet with a gay little. laugh. "I will leave you to your 130,310," she said, "and I shall always rename,- ber My firat 'night In England, for this reason -that, alt hOugh 1 cOtild not melt an kick, I have auceeeded in getting one on fire." Then the gentlemen came in.; and tatty Nestle, bent oh Seeing the tome by moonlight, ktUghingly appealed to the young secretary to show them to her. "Not that you deapise moonlight and roses, Sir Arthur, but..--" "Bet that you think / am too old for /such pretty folly. "Ohl r Mie repeated. "No, you shall talk of growing old, Sir Arthur, In forty year& time-ewhett you have linos on your face and loss light in 'flh1r eyee. me, Mr. Ilornlafl , 1 al- ways sing to Sir Arthur In the even. Ina. and ttenet not stay out long." "Mime Neelle Mugs," said Gerald, re. membering long evenings of trident. mitt when he had listened to the voite he loved ao well. "Does shet Moot young MSS gait gepoodm," rejoined Lady Noe- lie; "I never remember to have met any young lady who 414 not play or eing-or both. But, tnen, yott 500, Mr. Dorman, I oan (sing Stlage to Sir Arthur that -would aound absurd if they mina from his daughter," Then eOe acented to glide rather than to walk out Of the open window, and Gereld followed her wondering. ly„ She was very pretty, very gracious, this coquettish Frenedi lady ; Ger- ald's fleetest English ideaa were rather bewildered by bor. fle had keen, sharp sense, and he soon perceived that her wish for his society was but a ruse; she wanted some hints from Wm as to bow matters stood at Lance - 'wood, Most eondeseendingly ahe laid ber white band on his arm. "You and I, Mr. Dorvaan," site said, in her most eharming manner, "Must Crow, accustomed to each other. Sir Arthur does not like going eut after dinner, and I like it. I shall trust to you to give me some little !lints" am afraid," returned Gerald, confUeedly, "that I do not under- etand the at of giving hints; I have a very unfortunate habit of (speaking to the point." 'How charming! How Englieh 14 cried her ladyahip, with a pretty; lit- tle laugh. "But yeu will at least give nta the carte du pays; for ex- ample pow, Miss Neslie-she is \tory stately, very proud, is she not r "I beg ten thousand pardons,": ans- wered Gerald, "but I must decline to discuss either my employer's affairs or his (taught:tee ; I should not pre- eume to do BO.V Lady Nestle withdrew her hand Im patiently from his arm. "You are BP truly Feiglish, Mr. Dorman," she said '" "a Frenchman 'would have devoted himself over and over again to me before this." "I am very ignorant," returned Ger- ald; "the art of paying compliments is almost Unknown to me." "1 am afraid," thought Valerie "that I shall find the men of this country almost as dull as its akies." And aftef that ahe 'evinced no parti- e ular desire for Mr. Dorman's society' -aha was well content to leave him alone, , .-,-,-. . CHAPTER VI. . Ii'rom that., the first day of Lady Nestle's -arrival in her new home, Vivien Neslie devoted herself to the teselt of proving Sir Arthur's wife no fitting mistress for the Abbey. She assured herself over and over again, that, if her father bed, married a lady, she would not have felt, it so deeply, A lady; a true, high -bred noble woman, in her toothee& place, would not have seemed so amiss; but this laughing, btriallitseyed French irl, who to the keen eyes of Sir Ar- ' tbues daughter, betrayed her want of good breeding a hundred times each day -to be compelled to yield to her, to see her in her mother's place, was gall and wormwood to Vivien Nealie. She was not ill-natured. The small faults that often mar a char- acter were not hers; she was not vain or Untruthful; her faults, like her virtues, were of an exalted type. She was a woman endowed with rare nobility of soul; she had great vir- tues and great defects.. The vir- tues were all her own; the deteots were principally owing to her educa- tion and training. She was generous even to a fault; there was no selfish- ness in her. She gave largely with royally open hands; no one ever ap- pealed to her in 'vain; no one asked a "kindness at her hands and was re - refused. She was tru.thful almost to a fault 1 -.she took a keen delight in detecting and unmasking little in- sincerities, in exposing all hypocrisies; she told the truth at the expellee of her own feelinget and othez,. people's also. Truth was mirrored in her eyes, dwelt on her lips; one relied on her simple word as ea ihe oath of another. She had the virtues that should dis- tinguialt queens; she was loyal in her friendship; she was far above all such small sins as detraction and godelp; she invariably defended the absent, even when they were wrong; elle never betrayed a friend or took advantage oT an enemy. But with these qualities she possessed also great faults. She was proud, imperious, 3ften intolerant; and she inherited, the defect of her race -jealousy. "Jealous as a Nestle" had ever been a preverb in the county., She lovedall whom she did love with wonderful iatensity, and proud of her noble birth, of her long pedigree, of the annals of a family which had furnished warriors and she hated with the same fervor ; she was jealous of all whom she loved. Then she was prejudiced. She was ---- SaVed Their Ulu d. 1 . ..•••••••• MR. T. W. DOXTATER, EXPRESSES A FATHER'S GRATITUDE. 1111s tittle Child Was Attacked Wttlit Mewl Teesside turd Mortara Saki eke t 'fluid Not Itrrov:r -Dr. 11 1.11astss' • tem Allis nate 211.41e Iter Sound add Lively tie a Cricket. ' From the Sun, Belleville, Ont, In a comfortable farm home in Sydney., near Belleville, lives Mr. T. W. Doxtater, a prosperous farmer and moat respected citizen. In this plea- sant borne the heart of a father and mother beats with gratitude to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, because they firmly believe they saved the life of their little daughter. A. reporter of the Sun having heard of the case drove out to Mr. Doxtatees for the purpose of getting at the facts, and found both father and raother of the little girl very enthusiastic) in their pease of the medicine that has un- questionably done so much to relieve suffering in this country. Said gr. Doxtater: "Yes, we have good rea- son for praising Dr. Williams" Pink Pills. 1 think they are worth ten times their weight in gold. When our little daughter Clara was about eight years old she was stricken with what the doctors said was heart trouble. Up to that time she bed been a strong healthy child. The first symptoms shown were fainting spells, and these would atteek her without a moment's warning. We consulted a doctor,un- der whose care she was for a time, but the treatnaent dill her no good -sin fact she was growing worse. Then we caln ad in another doctor and he frankly Mid us that he could bold out but little hope for her recovery. By this tirae sbe was eonfined to bed, and for three menthe was as helpless as an infant. Iii some Of the fainting spells ahe wee attacked with eonvul. sions. Her appetite seemed entirely gone and silo was reduced te a living skeleton: Al this time X read the partleulars of a cure through the use of Dr. Williams' Pink 'Pills, which gave me hope, and / determined that our little girl should try them. first got one box, and when thes* were used ehtt aeeined brighter. Then I got five 2/14re boxes, and by, the time she had finished them she was as sound. a Wald as you could find in the neighborhood, bright and lively as eerieket. She has been going to eehool for the past eighteen months, and has ahown ribefolutel, no alltin. toms of the old, trouble. I attribute her OUZO entirely to the Use of 13r. Williams' Pink Pills, and if anyone dentate the truth of this statement you oast refer. them either to myself or my wife, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are just QS veluable In the ease of thildren ea with adults, and puny *little ones would, soon thrive and grow fat under this treatment, whleh has no equal for building up the blood and giving re. neves& etrangth to brain, body and nerres, 801d by all dealera or tient post paid at 50c. a box or eix boxes for $2./0, by addrmsing the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Do not be perettaded to try Sotristhing else add to bo "Nit is good." otateenaem She had a certain lofty contempt for those 4:4 Inferior 6tation -.Mt fur tbe people themselves, but for the station they occupied; oho nev- er exprassed it in word or look, yet 11 twee within bar; she was one of those whe would have considered death preferable to a low marriage, whose notion of highest honor was loyalty to their race. Vamily pride With her was a virtue; she could not under - Stand how it wan possible to Make It a sin everything aloe was as naught Compared "with love and loyalty to her faUstlY*-Priale in h3r name and posh tion. She bad, a fitrong teal, that had never been bent or broken, and she had a, loveof rule. These faults had been foetered in her. lir A.rtnur, Wati one of the most indolent a men, never took the trouble to -correct her. "Let the 011114 have her iowu way," he wc,uld sty, when °wept:elute were brought to hita. Ile loved her with euell a weak, foolish love that he could refuse her nothing, nor would be allow any one else to refuse her. She canuot be rats- trese here some day. She cannot be- gin too 400311." A.nd she hail grown no with tbat idea firmly engraved OD bed' 1111114. She Wee to be iriistress, Linn the sooner she began tne better. As she grew older her marvelous etnekneae, her wonderful talents, all Emmett to fit her to be mlatress of a large estate. Helreas of Lancewood-eno other...des- tiny had ever opened before het. She cautel rather nave imagined herself dmd than living as anything except the lady of Laneenvoed; and her train- ing had fostered ber fault. She look- ed upon her suceession ea a right that no one could take from ber. It was cruel of her father to have given her tier own way for ao long, and then auddenly to heitta a new wife home. Vivien bad rare talents. She was perfeet as a, musician -she sang with the ioast exquisite taste and skill; she, was•an artist of no mean Ability; she spoke French and Italian perfect - le -in addition to which she had not negheeted to study her own language. She, wae vvell versed in the literature o2 bet, own country. She was quick of apprehension. She understood an idea almost before it was expressed. She had- excellent converse tienal pow - • Like many other talented wo- men, she could talk well on almost all topies-to a statesm/an et politics, to an artist of pictures, to an author of books. Shelattal the peculiar and won- derful girt of seeming to enter into people s lives, of being all things to them, of understasading them with al. moat fatal bac2lity. She would have DAVE. YOU TASTE!) CEYLON tIREEN TEA 111 tte Wes dellelors than Japen Sold only in Lead Packot.. the W10111013 balre Married, noble men. In all th,e family annals I remember ato trace of a low marriage. If my f the married an adventuress he will be the first to have brougbt (MA the abadowi of dishonor over Us," Theo she began to wonder if it was POSsIble that he hid been deceived. Ile had relied evidentlyvery ratioit on the girl's neme-Valerie D'Este. The D'Estes wore a noble family; she had hothl heard and read of them. It was Just possible, however, that she might be ratatakee in nee conelusione. "You are titinkleg of me, Vivien," said Lady Nestle suddenly one morn, Mg -they were both in the library. "I know it, because quire unewmciously you have been sitting looking at me with those dark eyes of yours until you have almost mesmerized inc." "I was tbinking of you, Lealy Nestle. r WEIR wondering to what branch of the D'Estes family you belong. "Miladi" laughed. Nothing ever die. turned Irer good humor; nothing ever made her angry ; the laughed, though . her face fleshed. "I should be puzzled to tell you," she replied. "I was not brought up to think so moth of name and pedigree aS you. do. The name I bear now is more to me than the name 1 have borne," "nom are D'Estee in Italy and in France," eel 1 Vivien. "DJ you beleng to the Italian or French family "? .you talk far more like an /Win than I do. I am French-Frenth by birth and training; I ern French in heart and soul, in mind and manner, in speed' and thought. Sometimes 1 Laney, Vivien, that you would like me better if I had a little of the grave English, propriety about me." 'I do not think it would make any difference," said Vivietwuriguardedly; and than she felt almost sorry tot have made so uneourteous a speech, Lady Neelle laughed with frank en- joynasnt, "You are candid enough, Vivien," she remarked; "I do not despair of Iinaking you like me some day. Teens - like rae is simply fighting against fate." ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN LIFE • ASSU R A.N CE .• CO NWANY. • • • Head Office : 112, 118 King St eet Wes TORONTO. Foi.. the year ended December 30th,, jEs99.. Dec. 81, 1S98- To net Ledger Asseti, • . .1tS,O77 4r l (14 . . • ftEenIPTS. ' , / a , , . . • . . .• . . , - . - ;To Cash, for •Premituns .' • . 8740'15,58' To Cash Income on Investments. , ....... /48.0568..1: 883 522 t11/ =sit •,,,i7._'(:1,1)-7_4 .40 .t.l...,; . - muse aStdatiwiTs. By payments for Death Clete ith Brofitsietc ...$86431 18 ,08.1;85,ti ne Bt" all other payints,•. • 2 ,534,266.82 . Dec, 80, 1899: cs • st Dec. 80, 1899. ./ • • Balance net LengersAsseta $81886„710.el Deo 80,1899. By Mortgagee, ete. aSaIYI's • ••• " De/auntie-es (market ralue.$808,085•05). .. ..587894,95391:8770 " Stoelte mid lintuls (market value $587,891.50 .. " Reel Estate, im•luding Company's buinling. • -291,:9015,84'7. . : • " Latina on Polieleit, ens : Cash -in Banks aild on hand • ". 'Loans On Stocks. (nearly All .on: call) . • .. . . 28,705.90 104,821,4" • . . • $8„886,710 21. • " Premiums •Outstandingsete. (less cost of dollectimi) a '137,298.24 •. " Interest and •Itente, deeand aceruede-a, •.._ • 95O74.75 • - 46 alerket.valne of Debentures and -Stoelts'over cOst . 56,894,16 , LIABILITIES. Dee. SO,. 1899. To Guarantee Fund.. . .... . ......$ 601000.00 " Assurance and Ann.uity Reserve fund 2,929,559.00 "Death. Leases awaiting proofs, ete... 51'507'85 8,041,059.85 NOTES ABOUT CUBA. ,•••••••• Three, out of four Cubans are illiterate, Cotton plauta grow 15feet high in Cuba. The average Cuban is *bort Mut Koren- T"montane" Cuban ladles smoke long and etrong cigars. he Cuban'. pet Word le (tomorrow). counts WO rivers. Area of Cuba is 40,000 equals mileo. Who present population of Cubit is esti. seated at 1,000,000. Caban soil produces three to live oropo y Thera are 1,000 mileo of railroad in Cuba -one mile to every 1,000 people. Cu1,141 rainy perloa is from May to Cho tabor, Her dry time covers tbe rest of the year. Cubans ham been paying $e5 per capita In taxes under Spain eeeluelve of looal taxation. The Cabral 'woman is a beituty and mar- ries at lG, at 80 is it portly matron and at 40 Is old, The Cuban ,gentlemen dresses in linen and ermees his trousers at the sidee. The Cuban bolds up nis trousers with a belt, noon to 0 p. in, and spends the other 18 four hem a day to business, Weeps from home in eating, resting and social pleas RNA. Tito Cuban business man gives only PERT PERSONALS. Omit Rhodes wants universal peace broken probably by brillient flashes o Jamesonian raicls.-13e1tirnore American. The ghat( May have kissed General Shatter, but you may be sure they didn't clasp their arms around his waist-Boe- ton Glebe, The greatest wonder of this great coun- try is to see the Don, Tom Reed wheeling down Pennsylvania avenue smoking a olgareet -Mempliis Appeal, It will be an Interesting meeting when Senator Beveridge of Indiana discusses the situation, with Representattve Booze of ltiaryland.-Minneupolis Journal. Miss Mamie Witless and Henry Foolfel- ler wore married in Lincoln county last week, Heaven will surely smile upon such a fitting union as that. -Denver Post. Dr. Mary Walker wants to lecture be. fore congress, It is believed, however, that canvass .eni eenetice self denial in this matter CURTAIN RAISERS. • "The dramatio breakfast" Is the latest fad M New York. John Philip Sousa has completely recov- ered from his recent illness. London is to have the first view of Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet. Digby Boll le rehearsing "Jett Hurst, Gentleman," a play by Mrs. Hodgson Burnett Nell Burgess has returned to America and will go into vaudeville with Louise Thorndyho Bomicault. Pores!, the priest composer, has been appointed* direotor of musio at the Sistine °Impel by Pope Leo XIII. Minnie Palmer, the veteran soubrette, tibortly returns from Europe to make her Ilebut on the vaudeville stage. Walter Jones is now sons manager of the ',Yankee Doodle Dandy" company, He will produce it in small eastern towns. ' There is some probability that "Rupert of Elentzau" will be given in London next season with James K. Hatikett as the two Rudolfs. . • , Julia Arthur has secure the American rIgnts m Emile Bergertst's "Plus TM Reim," in which Jane Hading will ap- pear soon in Perla • Two actresses and Ofte 'actor of New York, with liabilities of $122,000 and searfpins and stage jewels as assets, have been adjudged bankrupts. Yvette Guilbert, who bas been suffering from rheumatism,' declares ber ainkstion IS a blessing in disgrtise,• 08 11 prevents her from using superfluous gestures, Paul Potter is at work upon a oraantic drama of the Allthony Hope -Stanley Weyman type, and Madeline Lucette Ryley is nutting the finishing touches to it play which has an English poet of a 0011, toy ago for its hero. , Most of the successful playa of laM aro dramatizations of novels. Among them $8,585,477.86 May be mentioned "The Manxman," Net Surplus •. o I o • • . • • $524,418.01. The financial position of the Company is unexcelled -Its per- centage of net surplus to liabilities exceeds that of any other Home Company. New insurances issued during 1899 4,929,140.00 Exceeding. the best previous year by nearly one million. Insurance in force at end of 1899 (net) . • 828,045,408.00 • PEES/DENT: JOHN L. BLAIKM. VICE -'RESIDENTS, • nor, G. W. ALLAN. HON. SIR FRANK SMITH,. X C.M.G rano:nous, HON SENATOR GOWAN, Q.0,, E. GURNEY, ESQ. LL D., C.M.G, JOHN N. LAKE, ESQ, L. W. SMITH. ESQ., Q.0., D.C.L. J. XERR OSBORNE, SQ. D. MoCRAE, ESQ., Guelph. HON. SIR WM. R. MEREDITH, Chief Justice of Ontario. , MANAGING DIRECTOR* WM. McCABE, LL.B., F.I.A., F.S.S. • SIVCORISTAIST t • MEDWAL DIREOTOR, L. GOLDMAN, A. 1. A. J. THORBURN, M. D., Edin. The Report containing the proceedings of the Annual Meeting, held on January 80th, fait, showing marked proofs of the great progresa and solid pros. verity of the Company, will be sent to the polley-holders. -Pamphlets explana- tory of the attractive investment plans of the Company and a copy of the annual report, showing its unexcelled financial position, will be furrdslted on applica- tion to the Head Office or any of the Company'sagencies, made an excellent Ambasaadoa's wife.1 Vivien woad not prolong the dis- She resembled the clever Frenchwo. ' cussion, bat it struck her as belts men who held. reunions in which they 'atranoe. that her fatheee wife should seemed to goverterrance. Sir Arthur ,krioor notatatt of the (amity to which had often satd to her, "It will be a elle belonged. (To be ecnitintreda • Catarrhezonc cannot So Seaton. Ana now ho had brought a strangefr. Rodie McDougall, of Vankleek good thing tior Lancewood wben It Mlle to you, sVivien-you will make- it femous-you are one of those born to rule -you liege a genius for command." glrl, young as herself, to take tiiat MI., than any other made aorsays: o"Cetarrhzo one has done rule from her, r *With her gloriona dower of rich eine. lever used. It has cured me of me e god Southertt beauty, her genius and tal- eoray Catarrh. Others may praise ent, hr grand Inheritance, the their do as that she had lived untiwl tn- he preparaations' hut Catrirrhozone can- ew ago of eigkeen without love. ant she not be bee ten as a cure for Catarrh," Nes a girl of single ideas; she con- Catarrieoszone, is a tkod ot new rae centrated her mind on ems objecte-she treatmeat guaranteed to cure the moat ehronic cases of Cataerh, Asthma Adte heireati ot Lancewood, this grand Bronchitis, a Coughs, Colds, &e. Sure domaa05 uere, 1 alinht was onodayto ste dpetsant to by and she devoted every energy of heart, drtiggists. Triol a outfit tient for 103 mind, and Soul tO tit hersell: for the in starsips by N, C. POLSON & CO., position, In her anxiety to become igeto Mite Proprietors. worthy of 11, she overlooked other at. man r fleTiethinks he is bait as he things. She never thought of' eulti- really ig ✓ threnthuld adi)"asg aowomwito her. She did not thinkofntcng it peaition for herself. Her one idea Vidor Walker -glory out, madam! was to be a worthy t1i3,110en of her king- dom. Iher own mind she had form -9b, is It Then Fit just wait for the nl edi,a hundred grand fro Isoa. tor afire! Mrs. Purchase - ideas for helping • ' ; others-sfor improving the condition of this pooror tenants. They were noble °IKE ere,s Lynn MALT ing 't at her life had not been fritter- , stern WOOD,Toronto, OE SEUL AO NT. thouthts tor a girl of eighteen, show- limonites and Strensrus. a E Or ed away In frivolous occupations. Then the thought little of love be- A STROED IN ECONOMY. sense the whaled evotion of her heart Wife where are those new handker• was given to her father. She was too b ht • gar, you aa two no quiek not to see his faults -an indolent %Whs. prig Irody h character was a novelty in their fita., Many that I put them away to give ily-she saw his want of tirinness, of dear ;sound judgmeet and deolsion; you on your birthtley. she understood that hia half -wearied fashion of looking, upon everything. as IMPMS1111,E. that oho must remedy. We eon be friends, sh a burden and toble e said, soft- rutiveaa the fault 1y. She •watehed Lady Nestle eloselyThen we eati never he man and Wffe., and leith the keen unerring percep. , Ban' of a geetletwoinan, she discerned sssesses-essts=.....--ssse_es. ' that her father's wile was- not a lady, in; ti ._....__,.._-_---............ ...... Mufrr..OrrAirru.1........-r".*•,... ... skillful in adapting hem f to what- litries ee4L, 0.6,06141k; tote$04W1. V; 11 Sho '.1...wais beautiful, clever versatile, lady -qui. she was not that -Vivien felt t‘i Y, •1* 4 ,ill .10 ever eompany she might be but a whieh she avoidesa all that ahe ton. Ativ eite1°4 ke jc-c-ui-G,G4x,c, ito-reiked--, sure of it. The very carefulness with 4,41„ sidered vulgar WAS ttnotber 4 proof to ° the highbred girl that her awspicione were correet. If she wae not a lady, then indeed ahe had deceived her fa- , MON t ban Nom to horsolt, 4,4;.:4'd 4 ott.e- Ced,..0,144-A 1 borssand ha Was not ao mit h to blame. "Wes have never hod a di,iaster of .h 4144 that kind in our family," As mad ' tilbn men .of our race tuiVO married ii. I noble enema, pure and of hiSh reelihke il he answered, dismally. "The Christian," "TheLittle Minister," "Under the Red Robe," "The Prisoner of Undo," and "Rupert of Hentzeu." THE HONEY MAKERS. •••••••=•••••••••••••••••• All apiary is best located on tbm. south or east side of a slope. *. - Worthless queens may be detected by the broods they preclude. • Foundation for comb honey inu64 be made very thin and of the best quality of wax. ' • • Wee= be more successful in inoteasing the stock of bees by managing to have it aurplus of queen's eerie. It Is necessary es soon. AS poosible to uniteall weak eoloniee that wilt be un- able to build up intosstrong ones. in many eases to make the most out of bees it will pay to sow a pateh of bttek- 'Wheat and clover especially for them, . 11113 it heavy loss of honey to allow bees to manufacture their own comb. The more economical plan. is to bus founda- tion. Care should be taken to save all young brood and the brood combs or those eon - tattling brood, putting them together in the center of the lave. 'When the bees are kept in ordinary hives andwintered out of doors, shading during the latter part of the winter will be bane- lemte WivosVilio ' UNGALLANTFRANC. So there Is to be to woman's depart- ment at the great exposition in Patio next year. The French don't sympathize with that sort of "newness." -New York Sun. Franco will have no womah's &pert - meld in the 1000 affair. Some of the la dies connected with the exposition In Chi, -cagemay resent ttle, Pit Prance bait bacl tronblo enough' ' Tie Boers requested President Xru- gees permission to use Dumdum bul- lets, but he refused. la Toscana, leo RhitrIMAVAA,1! There are thirteen streets in. Lady- oinith, fairly well laid out. The town hall cost Z 5,000 'to build. li Pharaoh leo "*""'"6"."1•Qut e Mos ilbeadaotorso. To lengthen thy lite, loosen thy meale, and lengthen thy icertificate. mr•••/••••• TO CURE A c oto l O8 011' Tata) rAxacira uroma Quinine Tablets- trgiVgPanttg,`; Iggigaitge.,;(1hegt fk.•0•14•1.1 blows on you through n hole; Get a. certifleate and take care of your soul. non oven atm, ieriAna mua. Wile:mows 800TII3140 STRO' he* been rieacbhil rttanf:rtgriginhei,dreeilterre eolle, and is the beet remedy to Manuel' Saa 0 ea. tlo. Sold by MI druggists thronglioat tin World. Bs Owe sad sei tot " Mrs. Witudoe's Soothing Syrup. THE CHEnttvitt, VIEW. Are you 6uper0tit1on5 about the number 13t rto, Inaeaa if a girl refused me thir- teen timet, I'd know 1 was itt great luek not to marry such an obetinate, hard-headed girl. At/ This le an aps of Improvement. What w*s. best yestenlay is only a poor second to -day. DELLA C EY ON TEA id a produot ef to-dar. trA4 PAM= 28, 61, 40. Miami *Co. heumatis Our Method is sure and has owed thousande-some pronounced , tuneable. Write at once. Seokiet and prom. Cox request. Address • ThiSWISS.AilERICAN CO., Windsor, Ont.. Canada isirunamaia. nouvrice, attniOneett. I N meta NIATiONY, GOUT. IN el suLoo. OH CU MATIO PARALTOIll, WITTMAN The longest newSpaper title in ex. istenee la that of a Greenland pub- Ileation, which rejoime in the euldion- tom designation of tsrrangagliotio Natinginnavnik Syaaranaraas Sivik." MONTREAL HOTEL DIRECTORY, The " Balmoral," Free Bustratt Hotel Caralake, gm'cir:1;:n.eljot cr.T.R. Station, Montreal, Cso,CarelolnebUo.u, Prop'i. AVENUE ROGSE--ggr lit? Teter WA per day. • ST, JAMES' tiorm...grolgiritd„Deli Mrstodoe; Onuateerns), Boss*, ' modern 1m. jeoviiamate-ames moderate. • Where bread is wanting ell's to be sold, if you don't prepare for the he. ture, .Catareh Cannot be Cured with L003,L ,A PPM 0.A.T.WN l os they ;molt reach the ;hat of 1(0 31-0140. eat b l ithiced or ennui itiltIonol (tisease, and le (Trier to cure It you ain't take Internal remedies. l-inlJs Catarrh Cure is taken int ernal)y, and acts di- rectly on the blood and mucous an rfocos, Hairs Catarrh Cure Is not a qua, k onidielne. It wa. prescribed by ono o(the 1)134 pnystt1 lais in thin country ler Yea' s. and is a, rosular pre,icrip I I 0. lb 14 composed of the best tonics known com- bined with the best, blood meteors, acting di. rutty on the mucous surfaces. The porf-ct combination tat Um two ingredients is what. utoduces such wonderful results in Ming Catarrh. Send for mammals tree. F. J. CHENEY ec CO., Prop'., Toledo, 0, Sold by drutigtste prlce 750. liali'sVamily pins are the best. • • , SPEED OF CABLES. A message travels over an ocean able at abut 700 nalles A second. C 1013 CALVERT'S Carbolic DIsInfoctants. Soap*, •Cint mont, ToOth Powders, rte.. beep been eaxweageendee10.0 rnThe,d4riirr;ertgr,idiintiripuipoomplrksofy,mr tsittnotoerc/otic, 'oats diseases. Ask your dealer to obtain 11 aupply. • Lists mailed free on application. F. C;;CALVERT k CO., .• MANCHESTER — ENGLAND, CHEAP' MANITOBA FARMS -- tor We. Improved and unimproved. Oneditth Gash. intending settlers oak aud gettabeeiniziltdi.of Wilf.trisex%vaurt experience auto district to se 21 Toronto Obanibersi Toronto. owed Dyeing 1 Cleaning 1 for the yen boa oesii rola lmr; 10 01, "0111T18/1 ANISHIOAN PYIE100. BIM 4014 tor 0080 1041(40(3,er eAnd &rod. Montreal, Toronto, -Otawa# Quebec. AGENT% Ar.j."11,11.!111:4"t1B. Ziit•I•alrIT! fieriarthi '1,51 you ebb nol.,e punt fibbe, lit. rend 1ti1' pie -teatime ut tea 1." 8(1 '3" 4 WATCH FREE and ratople game, 10o Cropper Oros., 03 Lomlaerd 011., Toronto, tint Michigan Land for Sale. 8,643alosoo",agsSemna°1°19,:nritenrtirord"CtioDustlet.RTEialkpa loot. 0lbtebra7antrAlr,Outltbab by snd len44toaa,iitpicanogroo evr sae. These Lando ere °tone to ButertnineS Xles Towns, Churohea Schools, ea. *ad will be sold on on "I" "ball! btlGoBvC,A0QPSuP. 'RAY tO 818. tottetoyreT El& ,joh.M lob. WE ARE OFFERING TO INVESTORS • , epoolal stock, guaranteeing largo dividend's elle le le. ailment stock payobse bo monthly instalments. domino , cash dividend WE yeAriy. Ponies 1(0114511 *518 and 0141: TVitiroBleg,),V,Lrgr, V.12,1.1',1111 favoraclenterms agents wanted In unrepresented Mr Wets.; writ* no WE ARE OFFERING TO INVESTORS sooeloi once, guaranteeing large dividends; also an ha otaltnent stook payable in monthly instalments, drawing flash dividend', half yearly. Parties wanting safe mid profitable investment ;should oorrespond with Tho sun savings and Loan Co., Toronto. Moneyloatied on Womble term; agents wanted In aarepruented Matelots; writ, no. FOW SALE! THE Following fsECORD•HAND MACHINERY 1 • has been need but little; 13 lirficileallY as good as now SII1 he sold t•hetsp: 1 Condo Hoed Miller: 1 Emery Fiend; 1 Lathe, 4 foot Lod, 11 liSliss•lale Lathe, 6 tool; 5 Lisin:10, 12 in.; 1 Poper,Ilack Saw; 3 Tithe V lees, lvou Pedestal ;i Large Polishlrg Jack; 1. Speed Lathe; 2 Spoke Threading Machines; 1 Engine the 12 Split Pulleys ef different sizes; 5 Block Pu tem Apply 10 71 IV 2.171813171', Wood.taolr, Out, Dornialon Lino. MAIL - STEAMSHIPS Portland.. Me., to 1.1verOool. Yia Large and 'fasi Steamers Vancouver, Dominion, Cane:woman. . Rates of Passage e "First Cabin, 00 upwards; Socsaist Cabln.1.361 Steerage. $22.50 and gal 60. Vor further information apply:to weal agents, 00 DAVID TOliaANcis *Co.. General Ateete. • 17 A*. Beerennet Idontreel. To tend ter opt Music complete SHEET MUSIC CATALOGUE end SPECIAL RATE OF DISCOUNT. We era equipped le Teachers !fuottirmckwide. Whale,. Royce wanted IN Veep IL. 1 TORONTO. 4NT. . ftOMMON SENSE Kitts gose,hes, Bed Bilge, Rats and Mice. Sold by all DraMistas or 381 Queen W. Toronto. • X Ws la .11116t1EF'F'DiCeel: Tannadibutlitedialetaarrh5:00 ultrsejlorsoh.,o1.1.6_8741mf.:4".p_sta.....:riletuolnittrrs.e„a_Ttlhe. mine & Halos Birriaters,sto..romorod THE DES MOIRES 111011111°01VR4:135BieleSt!iri3a"nrdTdt cartok.00Lo cum ne 00166 In jiffy P. Mo' '"' Commit Co, -Agents, Hontreal, :taps% Roliend, 551 a313tS1t0.ligagritnttil 301 ii-ARRIS LEAD. COPPER, CRASS. . wholesale only. Long 1)lstaneeTeleillione1/25. WiLLIAM ST., TORONTO. . POULTRY,. BUTTER, EGGS, APPLES, and other l'RODUCE, to ensure Lea results conlIgn to The • Dawson Commission .Co., Linpted, . Cor.West.Markot & Colborne St., Toronto, REPRESENTATIVE rAngo hirgtaw". asge ticome meant Mullion—Pay prompt. Like positions snaking 110 per week. Write quick for particulars and ittriosh refer" ences.- sot McKinnon .13 eliding-, 1'os-onto, S"alcatinSa°g;A118111;n:ge.SoiLneft1811:gairlitn13701(1.1c'TtirolollitIO.71t: g -;•t• t h.; p es. LA 0110ftPraycrcbke,11? taLos oinxe8soarrui: E.,1,:Bnr.81 i.rehOrnaments. Educational Works. 511111 orders receive prompt :Mini tion. D. &J. 8A01.IE5 & CO., Montreal. TWIC tiOiT-NI/TRITIOUS: GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. Te tho 0 lerlera Crematory Coset Ca., Hamilton, Out . DEAn BM —About a ye-ir ago I hottght from mon ur Odoriesii Clemat, ry Cieett. and have 4001used • it ton.tantly 411 417 private raideore with eplendut rata:let or,. I AM SO well pleased vit b. it that you can 11, p no .lother st nave for inslintva Yours very truly, .7. E01;.rt. T' e the names of a few prominen; catizens wbo are using this ebeset, and from whom we have very flattering testitnenials: Dr. D. L. Thompson, Toronto, Oat, Dr. Malta ugh Ian, Itoivnianville, Dr. M. L. Dixon, Prankville, 'On t. Dr. G. F. Ferguson, Kemptville, Ont. Dr. "Lillie Gabourg, Plantagenet, Ont. ;twig,. A, C. 'Chadwick, Guelph, Ont. Tt(LevJ.. 0,11bienitbeo, 1(v‘iinetsiloery,.d., Ont,Ont. L. Dumpier, Mgr.. 'Bank of Commerce, Strathroy, Ont. • Peter. Hope, merchant, Perth, Ont. J410 'Moffatt, merchant, Amherst, 14.8' 157"ta 0gT411140 CnIP tlarrIe leeSe111'1ritet Crematory Closet to., Hamilton, Ont. 4/18. a. ALUM ibusalIsT• tIONN 4. MARI, Supt. mud Trail .1•111.1.• • The Canadian Heine Safety 60 BOILER 6 Esspppl.aschearbdeo:Inie Toronto Nligh Claes Water Tube Steam Boilers, for All Presouree, Outlei and Fuel» solo POR DEISCRIPTIVEI CATALOQUII., Toronto WeanHr& Mahe Oo., United. Races Ever BRICAKFAST—SUPPER. i The Wailtoe Et7blishltels LitgibTdt aitelibirotite. Stem Where my Wenn wort*, PAINT! WATCH THIS SPACE —FOR— RAMSAY'S PAINT NEW ANNOUNCEMENT EVENT WREN A. Ramsay St Son, MONTREAL, THE PAINT MAKERS. ANGIER S PETROLEUM EMULSION 1•••••or • A most efficient substitute for cod-liver oil, pleasant to the iaste, and agreeing with ihe most sensi- tive stomach. Used by physicians in the treatment of all throat and lung troubles, and if results count for anything—ahnost no limit to the good it can do, gagitdo botdo Moiled di any address on owns et 10 tents 10 cover postage. 'Chanted Co.Uthativ* Toronto leteleilanieselmeailieroolleten*MIONOM airrie