Exeter Times, 1905-02-23, Page 6The Dominion Bank
Proceedings of the Thirty -Fourth Annual General
Meeting of the Stockholders.
The thirty-fourth annual general meeting of the Dominion Beek was
Reid at the Baulug House of the lust itution, Toronto. ou Wednesday, Jan.
25. 1905.
Among those present were noticed : Lieut. -Col. Mason, Lieut -Col. I'el-
lett, Messrs. Win. Ince, W. Hpryy, E. B. Osler, M.P.; W. D. )retthews, Thos.
Watunsley, W. G. Cassels, David Smith. A. R. Boswell. P. Leadlay, G. 11.
Reynolds, A. Foulds, A. A. Jones, 11. (Jordon MacKenzie, J. Gordon Jones,
W. (:rocker, .1. J•'. Kavanagh, J. (3. Ramsay. W. C. Lee, W. C. Crowther. F.
J. l'hdltps, F. I). lirown, ll. 11. Hodg ins, W. C. Harvey. lt. Mulholland, S.
Hashes!, F. 1). Benjamin, J. F. Risley. John Stewart. F. J. Harris, Win.
Danes, A. W. Austin, W. It. Brock, le. S. Ball, Witt. Booth, J. Bracy Met:-
doneld, It. A. _Stations, Wm. Mulock, It. T. (looderham, Dr. Andrew Stuith,
John J. Dixon. (Tee. Cockshutt, A. E. Webb, T. 0. !trough and others.
It was moved by Mr. W. I). Slat thews, sec -motel by 11r. Wm. lice. that
Mr. E. B. Osler do take the chair , an d that Mr. G. '1'. though do act as sec-
retary.
:co-setary.
Messrs. A It. Boswell and W. G. Cassels were appointed scrutineers.
The secretary read the report of the directors to the shareholders, and
submitted the Auuual Statement of the anairs of the Bank, which is as fol-
low -
To the Shareholders:
The Directors be to present the following statement of the result of the
business of the bank for the year end ing 31st I)ecetnher, 1904
Valance of Profit and Loss Account, 31st December. 1903 $474,902 63
Profit fig charge Um year
of managge cent, st Decent
et ..,taand making provisionr, 1904, after ct-
for
u 6 b
bud and doubtful debts 459,670 01
___
1934,572 04
Dividend 2 per cent., paid 2ntt April, 1904 ... ..... 175,000 00
Dividend 2 per cent., paid 2nd July, 1904 .. 75,000 00
Dividend 2 per cent., paid 1st October 1904 75,000 00
Dividend 2 per cant. payable 3rd Jan nary, 1905 • 75,000 00
1 pa 5
300,
0 0 00
..- 0
$631,572 64
Transferred to Reserve Fund 500,000 00
Balance of Profit and Loss curried forward .. $134,572 64
RESERVE FUND.
Balances at Credit of Account 31st December, 1903 $x.000,000 00
Transferred from I'rofit and Loss Ace ount 500,000 00
$3.500,000 00
Property has been purchased at the corner of Illoor-street and Dover-
court -road, where
wasclosedin July lie e
d.
Thalast.
All Branches of the Bank have bee n inspected during 11.O
,hepas' l` car.
E.SL
Toronto, 25th January, 1905. President.
The Report was adopted and the thanks of the Shareholders were ten-
dered to the President, Vice -President and Directors for their services and to
the General Manager and other Officers of the Bank for the efficient perform-
ance of their respective duties.
The followltig gentlemen were clec ted Directors for the ensuing year:
Messrs. A. W. Austin, W. It. Brock, T. Eaton. J. J. Foy, K.C.. M.1'.1.; Win.
Ince, Wilmot D. Matthews and 1'1. B. Osler. M.P. -
At a subsequent meeting of the directors, Mr. E. B. Oster, M.P.. was
elected President and Mr. W. D. Matthews, VIco.Ptesident, for tho ensuing
term.
GENERAL STATEMENT
LIABILITIES. $ a,690.s21 00
Notes in Circulation """' "" x,752,972 28
Depoelta not bearing Interest • •••1
Deposits bearing interest (including interest ac 25,947,071 15
trued to date) " 29,700,043 3B
Total Llabilitier to the public 8,000,000 00
Capital Stock paid up
eserve Fund . 13,500.000 00
alance of Profits carried forward .. ••••1 ,. 134,572 64
ividend No. 89, payable Ord January.. .., 75,000 00
ormer Dividends unclaimed „ .. 108 75
rvcd for Exchange. etc ,,, ,.. e. 21.726 50
bate on Dills Discounted 104,019 24
532,390,367 88
3,835,422 13
139,225,789 51
ASSETS.
E51,081,009 86
ymi........
eominion Government Demand Notes ..... .. .. '1,555,181 00
posit with Dominion Government for security 150 Ono 00
of Note Circulation
otes of and Cheques on other Blanks... .. ... 1,399,290 51
alances due from other Banks in Canada .. .. 820,558 00
alance due by London Agents 66.509 50
due trent other Banks elsewhere than
e t
ue• u
la
in Canada and the United Kingdom ... ... 2,84.1,794 63
Provincial Government Securities 92,683 21
Canadian Municipal Securities and British or
Foreign or Colonial Public Securities 672.1G2
other than Canaille!)
Loans6,450
Railaon Call secured by Bonds.and other Debentures
andsDebentures Stock. 2,88.07
4.619
Dills Discounted and Advances Current •.. ... ,..523,089.045 15
Overdue Debts (estimated loss provided for .. • 86.8779 99 s
69
Beal !'state other than Bank Premises .•--•
'Mortgages on Iteal Estate sold by the Bank ,.,, 0,000 00
(lank Premises 446,000 00
Other Assets, not included under foregoing heads 7,278 70 2E194,3111 53
33
78
16
115,03E407 98
Toronto, 31st December, 1001.
;39,225.789 51
T. G. IIR(rlt011,
General Manager.
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SELECTED RECIPES.
SOUPS.
It will be understood that the
foundation of each of these soup
recipes Is a quart can of the best
soup of which you have any know-
ledge. These vary in excellence.
Chicken Soup. -This makes a deli-
cious bisque, when a cupful of cold
vent or a can of chicken, chopped. is
stirred in, with a halt cupful of dry,
seasoned crumbs. A finer soup can
be based upon chicken broth by mak-
in; egg balls, such as aro described
In the next recipe, and petting them
into the boiling broth. Have ready
a (ITN' of scalding milk, stir in a
1
DEFENCE
I"I have no desire to prejudice your
•j• tones, "but the time of the Court
w't Il."
"My lord-"
•j• The judge holds up et hand.
t• "I am only warning you," he
ic~•:elmaeb +.4,�+•14.��~��~•e~ says. "Thi Conrt will now tilt until
you have completed your speech,
A great hush fell upon the court even" the glanced up et the cluck)
as the prisoner ruse from the twat•'even if it is midnight."
in the dock with which ho had been An audible groan cone from the
accommodated and opened his de-
fence.
Ile was a tall, lank ratan, with
pale, flabby cheeks and Lifeless, sun-
ken eyes. It had conte out in the
evidence that he had once held holy
orders, but had been dismissed. his
living owing to some glaring scan-
dal; and certainly his attitude dur-
ing the wearying trial, protracted
already to five whole days, afforded
ample evidence of his high mental
ability and undoubted education.
With hire it was a matter of life
or death and as point atter point
JOHN JON•se
ES'S ca":.
asays the judge, . in solemn
•• must not be trifled 1
jury -box. and that peculiar smile
again flitted across the prisoner's
face.
r'As you will, my lord," he bowed.
At ten o'clock the judge npritin in-
terposed. calling tap a dignified re-
monstrance from the prisoner.
"Yon must remember. my ford,"
he pleaded, "that to Inc it is a mat-
ter of lite nr death. 1 ant sorry
for these men" -ho waved his hand
in the (11nwilOn of the jury -"and
I deeply regret any inconvenience I
may cause your Iordrahip, blit I have
a duty to tnyselt, a far hightr duty,
of eviderneo told heavily against hint the preservation of my life, and that
there was not one in the court who must Aand before all things. With
could not forseo the (tread verdict. your lordship's permission I will
Ile had refused legal :el:Armee, per- none cotltinurir�
ferring to take his own cast'. which, who judge rose angrily from his
tame.
"Adjourn the
row at eleven
and bounced
beach.
hnving regard to its utter hope-
lessneea, made not the slightest dif-
fernce in the world ono way or the
other. Judge, jury, prosecuting
counsel, spectators. officials of the
court, the row of wigs listening dis-
pa..ssioesitely to the tvidtmce-b-V
them all was ho already co,ukuiined
to a painful and ignominious death;
and nothing that he could urge in
his own defence could now possibly
have any weight.
"My lord and gentlemen of the
'Phe hush upon the court t100pened
as the first notes of his voice
struck upon the listening ears of the
spectators, and every eye was with
one accord directed upon the piti-
able, figure in the dock, whose every
attiturio bespoke dejection and de-
spair.
o-spair.
Despite the horrible nature of the
crime, and the utter callousness ho
hast exhibited throu',•hout the long
trial, a thrill of sympathy pertneated
the closely packed throng of human
beings, and there was scarcely one
who did not dread the forthcoming+
pronouncement of sentence by the
Judge.
It was now half -past four in the
afternoon, and the Court had been
sitting, with a brief interval for
luncheon, since eleven o'clock.
The prisoner alone appeared cool
and collected. He had shaken oft
his nervousness and dejection, and,
with head thrown well back and fig..
1
off the
most
c
rolled ore erect, ho
beautifully rounded periods, one af-
ter the other, in endless succession,
scarcely taking time to breathe.
At first the Court listened in pity-
ing astonishment. mere was a man
of education, indeed, thrown by a
life of shameless crime into the low-
est vortex of humanity, and now --
It was seven o'clock, and the price
oner was going renearknhly ntrcmg,
without a sign of fatigue or mental
exhaustion.
No, there is no help for it, gentle-
men of the jury, the prisoner has
many points yet to urge in his de-
fence. and the law cannot limit. his
epeec'h so long es be confines him-
self to relevant issues.
Adjourned unto (deem o'clock on
the morrow. The jury, in charge of
different soups, such as tomato, jul-
ienne, rice broth. tapioca, sage,
barley, potato, turnip, etc., each of
which will repay you for the addi-
tional trouble it costs you.
Pea. Puree. -Canned pens should al-
ways bo drained and left to lie in
very cold water, slightly salt, for
half an hour before they are cooked.
This takes away the smoky flavor
which people are apt to consider in-
separable from American peas. '!'hese,
by the tiny, are as good for soup as
the French, which are do'chle the
price. Put the drained peas through
your vegetable press, then proceed as
with the corn puree.
Canned Corn Puree. -Chop the corn
Very fine, add a scant quartof boil-
ing water and a teaspoonful ot
minced onion. Stew steadily for
three-quarters of nn hour after it
reaches the boil. stub through a col-
ander into a saucepan, add salt,
pepper, three tablespoonfuls of better
rolled in ns much flour qnd a table-
spoonful of chopped parsley. Heat
in another vessel a pint of milk, and
when the corn mixture has simmered
five minutes longer. turn first one,
then the other, into the tureen; stir
tablespoonful of butter rolled in ono well and serve. '!'lads soup is espec-
of flour, cook one minute, and pour, laity nice if veal or chicken stock be
a little at a time, upon two beaten substituted for boiling water.
eggs. Turn into the t'rcon and add Creamed Tomato Soup. -Put n cup -
the soup and balls.
Mock Turtle Soup. --Add four hard-
boiled eggs Cut into eighths, a glass
of claret, tho juice of half a lemon,
or a lemon pooled, then sliced thin
(this last to be laid on the surface
after the soup is dished), a teacup-
ful of boiling water and such addi-
tional salt and pepper as your taste ter, cut up and rubbed into two
adjtxl(ms to be needful. If you caro tnblcspoonfuls of (lour. Have ready
in another saucepan a pint of
boiling milk, in which has been dis-
solvd a bitof soda not larger than
a pea. Let the soup Minnie,' for
three minutes niter butter and flour
go in, stirring sell and often; polar
into a tureen, add the boiling milk.
boiling soup. Simmer three mina- mix well and send to table. If intik
tes after they go in. and tomatoes are boiled together,
Piquante Tomato Soup, -The hare they will form a curdled compound
of this is mulligatawny soup. Drain in spite of the soda.
a c'goful of juice from a can of to-
matoes, strnin, through cheesecloth,
pct over the fire and boll Inst lett
mtnutea. Skim, acid a tableapotuttul
of butler rollsd in hrotwne(' flour,
and when the soup has boiled stir
this into it. After this drop in a
hard-boiled egg or egg balls and
sliced lemon.
Consomme Illeque,-Tient the con -
tel of (aired) tomatoes into a sauce-
pan with half a small onion chopped
fine and cool( half an hour after the
boil begins. Strain and rub through
a colander and return to the lire.
Season with pepper, stilt and a tea-
spoonful of white sugar. Stir in by
degrixe two tablespoonfuls of hut -
to take the trouble, omit the whites
of the eggs, pound the yolks into a
pn :te, work In melted butter, a
pinch of mustard, pepper and salt,
and bind with the yglk of a raw egg.
Flour your hands, make tho paste
into small bolls and drop into the
Court until to-mor-
o'clock,"
o-moro'clock," he roared
furiously frotn the
BANK OF HAMILTON
The thirty-third annual general meet -
Ing of the tient of Hamilton was held
at n0 to on Monday, Jan. 16, at the
head offices of the bank, in Hamilton.I
Hon William Olesoa the president.
• • • • • •
With the morning of the seventh
day caste a petition from the Jury
to the judge. As nren who had busi-
ne•Ss to attend to and wives and
children to support, they humbly
prayed for some relief from the stain
and worry of a needlessly protracted
case.
"Ilting the prisoner," wns the gist
of their request; and, joyfully as the
judge would have acceded to it, he
felt compelled to possess his soul
yet longer in patience.
The prisoner, fresher and more
alert than ever, stepped into the
dock with an air that was alnuest
jaunty; and a titter ran around tho
court as he plunged without pre-
liminary into his defence.
"Silence!" roared the judge, tend
"Silence!" echoed the oflcials.
Tho spectators, with not a few of
the barristers, had begun to see the
humor of the situation.
Lunch was over.
"I must really ask you to curtail
your remarks," the judge remon-
strated on taking his seat. "You
have now been speaking two whole
days, and -1 submit the point with
the utmost regard to my positlon•-
every word you utter serves but to
render the case more damning
against you."
The prisoner bowed.
"My lord," he replied, "I must
beg your patient hearing. As yet
I have not touched upon my defence
proper, having confined myself to
few preliminary remarks.
The judge fell back helplessly
his choir.
"'!'here may bo only one reason,"
continued the prisoner. "why I
should he hanged; but, at the same
time, there are a thousand and ono
why I should net., and these I pro-
pose to take and deal with seratirn.
I must therefore ask your pardon
for trespassing upon your valtmble
time and that of the gentlemen of
the jury. I W111 now resume--"
"I cannot allow this." cried the
judge, angrily. "The time of the
Court must not be wasted in this
frivolous manner."
"Aly lord!"
The voice of the prisoner assumed
an injured tone, and he sat down in
the dock.
"You must hang me thew" ho
said, calmly; "but. remember that
I was never heard in my defence."
A deep silence fell upon the court,
broken only by the rustling of
hooks and papers as the judge and
barristers consulted authorities up-
on the point.
At bast the judge rose to his feet.
'"t he Court is adjourned until the
morning," ho thundered, and swept
out in as dignified a manner as was
possible under the. (Ircuuu;tnuces.
There was again n groan from the
anEwiyitocl jury, and at the sound the
Rune inscrutable gentile passed across
the face of the prisoner.
• • • • • -
"I have consult('(! the Law °Ul-
cers of the Crown," said the judge,
as he took his sent on the eighth
morning of the trial, "ami hnve n0
alternative but to hear the prisoner.
ile must, however, as 1 have warned
him before, keep to direct issues,
nnel he must be more guarded and
succinct in his (,'livery."
Thus adjured, the prisoner plunged
straighiway into his Interrupted
speech; but now he c.hangeel his tac-
tics. and his delivery was as slow,
solemn, and precise as it had before
been fiery and incisure.
ile weigher) every point carefully
and ponderously, andel frecifttntly
begged the loran of some authority,
reading in an unctuous voice long
pnssnees upon criminal procedure,
the laws of evidence, 1313(1 the uncer-
tainty of circumstantial testimony.
Severn) times ho was called to
order; but as this only meant in
a couple of of3cials. are led. rloomy
and disecmtented, with many a bale-
ful glance at the prisoner, to their
hotel: whilst the prisoner, just the
Owe . of n smile upon his flabby
face. walks briskly in the direction
of the cells.
• • • • • •
Morning breaks, dull, gloomy,
overcast, and oppressive, and the
court hum the temperature of an
oven long before the entry of the
judge.
The prisoner is led in. Ile bows
courteously to the bench and the
jury -box, cants a disdainful look at
the row of wigs, smiles pityingly on
the breathless spectators, and takes
up the thread of his over -night
speech.
At half -post one there is n short
adjournment for luncheon, (hiring
which he tllkes light refreshment be-
low, to turn up quite brisk antl
smiling when the court reopens.
The jury loll and yawn, eneting
ninny 13n anxious glance at the clock
whilst the judge, lowering and black
frowns his disapproval from the
l,e•neh .
it. is five o'clock, anti the judge,
rises Feei'n1y front his sent.
"Silence!"
HOUSEHOLD Melee.
V'i'a.
Never sprinkle salt over (reit
stains on table linen 1t does no
good and is mussy, The stains may
be removed by peering hot water
through them before the linen goes
into the lump suds.
if the dining -room table ham been
Femme to boiling, mince a can of used for ping -gong to the detriment
bunts very I small of the table it may be improver) by
1 of brenilcrum rs, season . cloths
a
in
a coating of the following ingred-
ients: A quarter of a pound of shel-
lac, and n quart of naphtha. Brush
the wail thoroughly with the mix-
ture, and allow it to ilry perfectly,
and you will Mei !hie process will
render the wall impervious to mois-
ture and the paper in no danger of
being loosened.
Bamboo fnrniture, ns well 09 1wi1-
10w and rattan, should be cleaned by
scrubbing with salt and water. Use
a small brush for the purpose.
If the handp nrr well potvdcre(1
with tnletln► )e ore putting on kilt every case a prolongc/d nrgtltment and
gloves In sitrntner, there will be little the consultation of more authorities,
clnnger of the gloves being ruined by the judge soon ceneed (rein troubling
perspire lion. t and indulge(( in short naps through-
C'hoice figs are sold in little round nut the dny's proceedings.
baskets of collie' straw, the cotton The jury, glum and !(nn', at
cover being !ditched 0n. Tho figs frowning nggreseivt'ly nt the smiling conclusion of his fete rcmnrks upon
nrr worth buying. and the basket is pt•ivott0t. 110(1 nt lnst the lung.
Inc- the' knife.
worth SR Wing. Lined with silk anti rutonous drawl got upon the nerves "Tomorrow. my lord and gentle -
with a loose :silk bag attached, they of the spectn(or3 even, and half the
make work or embroidery baskets court was in a condition of listless worn of the jury,' he perorated, "1
quite out of the tvoutman. will c(mflne myself to a few words
nlpatht te.on the position in which the body
COITee extract, for We in cake, jet- So the day'►nssed. until at novrrl
lies, etc., is made ns tallows: 'lent was allege(! to have been found by
1 chicken flee add a ! n"'clock roma the inevitnhlo adjourn -
the the police. There is much.---"
cupha 1 with repeated Iu,Ilching with soft cols one egg in one cup of roll water. Inert. "Adjourn the Court," roared his
paprika and salt, a little onion and linseed nil. No prepared polish Add one cup of ground colt a and • • • • • • lorrlmhi
juice and finely tninced parsley. Stir is equal t1 this simple one. mix Well. l'ut into four caps of Another week passed, and still the P•
• • • • • •
to n bolt before adding half a trip- Bureau drntwers that are new and boiling water, boil five minutes and
ri•o er spoke.
fol et cream tient eil (wit.h a pinch of colelegeentiy stiff to draw out, may let drip through a jelly hag. p .son far, my lord." he said, In re- On the first day of the ninth week,
soda) and a big spoonful of butter ho made to r'in smoothly by rub- A pudding, whether steamed ba a
roller) in flour. Boli one minute and bing the edges with soap. It the mould or boiled not
Av nling,turu surto the elr to a respectfuljudge, "so interruption have from golf(' after the prisoner
hours In fntralacina the av(-
d gp(mt two
serwe. lAn est, i well prove, stirred it :hey is green when they nes maddown, cease bolting, n t
t the lest, is an improvement. they may have to be planed down, talc, or it trill rerilii�tlyaod i( sticky.
there bringmyself
concerning evidence
the k7tifPpropose
to m<I I,vA thece firht ofr hissdght hto �mdrt+cf from
arot
a
1'ur 1'satul Consomme.-Conronttno, heti ordinarily tho former treatment Keep rho anter boiling
tulles.: unusually strong and savory', . will make them all right.
13 needed as it )oils away, see that ing beside (ho body. 1 have yet Re!von alibi wltnt sem, the jury, up
-
Is a poor thing when served alone. It! When paper cannot be retained on what is used to replenish it is buil- (o say a feiv Shudder throughout ( there was
then on a asked forin thrown
h ewnoout stiles. the Judge,
may. be *Mlle the naso of several I a wall by reason of dampness, make ing.
•
•
was voted chairman. and the general
manager, J. Turnbull, secretary.
The president, Hon. Mr. Gibson, sub-
mitted the annual statement. ex lainu+
that it was for via months only. 1t
was ea follows
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS.
The Directors begto submit their annual report to the shareholders for the
mix ruonths ended Nov. 80, 1904 -
The balance at credit of profit and loss loss account, May 31,
1904, was
1 67,0`80 95
The profits for the ■11 months ended Nov. 30, 1904, alter de-
ducting charges of management and making provision for bad
and doubtful debts, are
Premium reac:'ed on new stock
182,824 09
4.505 00
1254,410 04
From which has been declared:
Dividend 5 per cent.. payable Dec. 1, 1904 .. 1111,733
Carried to reserve fund from profits .... .1 95,495 00
Carried to reserve fund from premium on
new stock as abo'e . . 4,505 00 100,000 00
Allowance to ex -president authorized by shareholders 2 500 00
(for sit months)
Balance of profit and loss carried fo
The Directors desire to remind the
at the last annual meeting, the date of
changed to the third Monday in Janna
'1'Ite accounts herewith submitted th
only. being from May 31 to Nov. 30.
The Directors believe that the resul
to the shareholders. ar
The Directors report. with sorrow.
thur D. I.ee, of Toronto.
WM. U1BSON, President.
LI A 131
To the public -
Notes of bank in circulation
Deposits bearing interest
Deposits not bearing interest
Amount reserved for interest due depositors ..
214,233 76
rward 5 40,176 28
shareholders thut, by resolution passed
future annual general meetings was
ry.
erefore, embrace a period of six months
is will commend themselves favorably
the death of their Otto colleague. Ar -
Hamilton, Dec. 12, 1904
LITIES.
$15,097,401
3,858,2:10
• . 144,723
Balances due to other banks in Canada
Balances due to agents of the bank in (treat
Dividend No. 64, payable Dec. 1, 1904
Former dividends unpaid
To the shareholders -
Capital stock
Reserved fund
70
5,5
82
1 2,017.511 00
Britain
111,733 76
609 00
$ 2,100,000 0000
Amount reserved for rebate of interest on cur-
rent bills discounted
Balance of profits carried forward
ASSETS.
Gold and silver coin
Dominion Government notes
Deposit with the Dominion Government as
curity for note circulation
Notes of and cheques on other banks
Balances due (roni other banks in Canada and
the United States
Canadian and British Government, municipal.
railway and other serurlties
Loans at call, or short call, on negotiable se-
curities
se-
$
85.000 00
40,176 28
4,440,456 28
19,100.365
37,621
845,549
07
61
85
142.342 76
522,143.390 29
WHY WIVES WEAR NGS
TB O
he
ORIGIN 01 SOME MA N -
IAL CUSTOMS.
526,553,846 57
414,660 29
1,880,223 00
110,000 00
1,067,805 43
1,219,851 70
3.059,010 42
1,568,142 30
Note. discounted and advances current
Notes discounted. etc., overdue (estimated lose provided
Dank promises, office furniture. safes, etc
Real estate (other than hank premises), mortgages, etc.
Other assets not included under foregoing heads
for)
119.319.693
888 616 58
55,299 59
677,464 46
40,813 10
65,959 58
526,558,846 57
J. TURNBULL,
Dank of Hamilton, Hamilton, Nov. 80, 1904. General Manager.
Senator Gibson, in moving the adop-
tion of the report. said: It is very gra-
tifying to the Iloard of Directors, and
I am sure it will be to the sharehold-
ers, that in nix months the assets ot
the bank have increased nearly two
million dollars, or, to be more exact.
51,840,000. It must indeed be gratify-
ing to those gentlemen who have been
connected with the institution troth
its inception, and who are with us to-
day, to see that our total assets have
reached over 526,500,000 by this in-
crease of $1,840.000. As you know,
this has been what is called the lean
half year, yet. notwithstanding that. we
have been able to report a profit at
the rate of 16 1-3 per cent. per annum
on the capital stock of the bank in
that titre. 1f you look at the first page
of the report you will see that wo !nue
carried to reserve over $95,(+00. which
together with the $5,000 premium on
new stock, makes a total of $100,000
added to tho rest. Tho addition to
our reserve leaves us. in round figures,
only $135.000 more to carry to that
Th. "Best Man" in t den
Days Had a Strenuous
Time.
Probably few girls who marry now-
aday's ever dream of connecting their
future title of "wife" with the word
"weave." Yet tho former Is merely
a modification of the latter, and
both conte from the Anglo-Saxon
"wefan" (meaning to weave), in al-
lusion to the house linen which at
ono period was always made by a
young girl in view of her marriage.
young girl in view of her marriage.
Our own word "spinster" is a relic of
the same significance.
The bride cake is an institution of
extreme antiquity. 1t is a relic
the Roman period, when the prin -
pal part of the marriage ceremony
consisted in the partaking by the
two contracting parties of a cake
made of flour, salt, and water in
the presence :,f the high Priest atlti
ten witness -es.
It is known that the Jetts wore
wedding rings long before the ('hris-
tian era. The idea seems to have
been that the husband gave his rig -
net ring, ora duplicate of it, to hie
bride, by way of signifying that hu
deputed to, or shared with her les
authority. It was also considered
an emblem of eternal love, as, being
round, it haat no end. Ilut a ring
or bracelet seems to have been a un-
iversal betrothal emblem with many
early races besides the Jews. Among
the Egyptians, a finger of iron was
assumed by both man and woman at
betrothal, possibly symbolising the
mutual
SACItIFICE OF LI RER'I V .
Cold money used to circulate in
the form of rings in Egypt in very
early times. and the Egyptian at
marriage placed ono of these pieces
of ring money on his wife's finger as
a pledge that he would share with
her his fortune.
The use et the ring at weddings is
now so nearly 'rniversal that a Brit-
ish bride would not consider herself
legally wedded without the plain
ore n
will be approved of at this annual
meeting.
1 regret, also, that our friend and
fellow -director, Cyrus Dirge. met with
a serious loss in the death of his wife,
and It is due to him that the cause
of his absence should be mentioned at
this meeting and our sympathy ex-
tended to hitt.
1 need not speak of the loyalty of
the stag and general manager, for the
general manager is as loyal to therm
as they are to him, and both are at all
times loyal to the bank. 1 can assure
you with great satisfaction that the
greateboard, thormgen ralxists managerwcen the
and the
staff.
For the six months since our last
meeting the bank has paid a dividend
at the rate of ten per cent. per an-
num, and I ata sure that everone will
bo satisfied with the half year's results.
Mr. Gibson concluded by moving,
seconded by Mr John Proctor. the
adoption of the report, which was car-
.
account to make our reserve equal to Moved by Mr. Ilendrie, seconded by
our total capital. While this (rank Is Mr. F. W. Gates: "That the thanks of
not much given to prophesying, I think this meeting bo given to the l'resi-
1 can safely sav that by the next au- dent and directors, for their services
tient meeting we will see our reserve
and our capital the same. That will
indeed be a proud position to have at-
tained. (Applause.)
It cannot bo denied that in the gen- upon Col. J. S. Rendre: to reply on be-
eral prosperity of the country we. as a l hall of the board. As the youngest
hank, must abo expand, and, while. wo member of the board. ho was much
aro not rushing into every new field. I pleased to reply to Oho resolution. par-
tite directors are carefully considering ticularly as it was moved and second -
every point and selecting such ay they i ed by two of the oldest gentlemen
reser and two of the or( Mal stock-
holder . Ile could not ndtl much to
what had been said except a few
words in regard to securities. Ile had
submitted the American securities to a
very high authority, and the report
which Ito had received upon them was
most satisfactory. It was to the effect
that better securities could not be
held.
Mr. Adapt Brown moved. seconded
by Mr. John A. ilruce: "'!'hat the
thanks of this meeting ho given to
the general nip anger, inspectors,
agents and other officers of the bank,
for the efficient performances of their
respective duties."
The resolution was unanimously
adopted, and Mr. 'Turnbull replied.
On motion of Mr. Wni. Ilcmdrie., sec-
onded by \tr. I•', W. Oates, and carried.
the president wn'. asked to cast one
ballot for the Doe rd of Directors and
the following were declared elected:
Messrs. lion. Win. Gibson, John Proc-
tor. John S. Ilendrie, M.P.I'.: George
Rutherford, .1. Turnbull, C. A. Dirge
and C. C. Dalton.
At a subsequent meeting of the di-
rectors. Ilon. Wm. Gibson was re-
elected president and Mr. J. Turnbull
vice-president.
during the past half year.
Both mover and seconder spoke in
congratulatory terms In presenting the
resolutions, and the chairman called
consider will prove sound and perman-
ent. We have had under consideration,
and have purchased a now site In
Toronto. We have invested 1n good
property there and 1 nen sure that the
shareholders will approve. in the pro-
perty at the corner of Spadina Avenue
and King Street we have an excellent
investment and a good class of ten-
ants. We al:.o purchased property in
the electrical city of Niagara Falls, to
necet the iacteasing demands of our
business there, which realizes handsome-
ly on the itec•ttnenl.
In the new districts of (ho North-
West. we aro pursuing the salve care-
ful policy In making extensions from
time to time, and our Investments in
bank premises there have resulted en-
tirely satisfactory to the board.
Since our lest meeting, indeed, abort-
ly after we last met here, we lust one
of our directors, A. 1I. Lee, 'Toronto,
and our board felt that the Importance
of having it representative In that. Im-
portant city should not be overlooked.
The members of the board and the
shareholders are to he congratulated
upon the matt whose services wo Were
able to secure, \1r. C. C. Dalton, a
gentleman who has made a succuss of
his own business, and who, I am sure,
court) "upon the body itself. And
then there are the brldwin gloss, the
white powder, the seventeen nnolysis
by ns many chemists, the time of
the commission of the crime. the
particular phase of the moon, the
condition of the, weather, the relia-
bility of the police evidence and the
Home Office experts, the question of
suicide, and harm•' other :natters.
"'hying been at n semi-public
meeting on the night of the crime, I
have obtained a list of llt0ae pre-
sent, and I purpose calling eight
hun(Irtnl and seven witnesses to
prove nn alibi. Each of these wit-
nesse'R 1 shall introduce with a few
preliminary remarks in my speech.
And their-" •
The judge held up a warning hand.
"Proceed." he cried, his face white
with passion. "Proceed, for Ilea-
Ven's snke!"
The prisoner proceeded, confining
himself for the reef, of the day to the
gold circlet. It is, there f , i ter-
esting to discover that in the coun-
try round Cadiz in Spain no ring ie
used. After the ceremony the bride- ,
groom moves the flowers in hili
wife's hair from left to right, for. in
that part of Spain, to wear a rose
above the right ear is to proclaim
yourself a wife.
The pretty word "honeymoon" is
probably seldom supposed to have
actually anything to do with honey.
Yet there is no doubt that it was
the ancient custom among the Scan-
dinavian races to drink "nletlteglin"
or diluted honey for thiry days after
every wedding. Still more strange,
in the Island of Rhodes honey is still
a tactor in the marriage rites. After
the wedding the husband dips his
fingers in honey and tracts a cross
over the doorway of his home before
the bride enters. Meantime the spec-
tators cry out to the lady. elle at -
ways good and sweet as is this
honey."
A'1' A JEWISiH WEDDING
Use woman is put to stand on the
right hand of the man, in allusion
to that verse of the 44th Psalm:
"At they right hand did stand the
Queen in gold of Ophir." Our cus-
tom is the reverse of this, for the
Rubric directs that the man shall
stand on the right hand, and the
t4omnn on the left.
The reason is somewhat doubtful,
but that the usual one assigned is
also Biblical in its origin, being be-
cause the book of Genesis tells us
that the rib which the woman was
formed was taken out of the left
side of Adam. AlI the Christ ion
Churches, the 'Ionian and Greek, as
well as Protestant, follow out this
Sante custom.
The "best man" has plenty to do
at a modern mudding; indeed, do
takes roost of the business part of
the ceremony oft the hands otlto
groom. But he,• too, is a sur t'al,
,
1 L
and may thank his stars that h s
is cast in the t went fell) century A.
D. instead of the tenth Ji.('. in
those days marriage by capture was
the savage custom of our ancestors.
The groom did not waste his lingo in
long and delicate wooing, )tut lay in
wait outside the but of the bride's
family, and when she mute out hit
her over the head with a stone club
and bore her off in i,+' ph.
'1'l11: IIF.S'i' MAN'S '!'ASK
was n far more arduous one. 1(o,
poor fellow, had to hold the pacts,
it was, of course, immediately i odth fight
per) Indy s h while e entire f friend
granted, and during their absence ofanched a point of safety in some
the judge and the counsel for the rrhea high 'dp lit the mountains. in
Crown held n brief consultation. This brinks to used the fact that
"And there is no other course, my the wedding Neil has nn origin equal -
lord?" asked the Int ter. ly remote. '1 he bride, no doubt., of -
"None," sighed his lordship. ten ane well ;mare when her cap -
"None. unless you are prepnred to 1uro had been planned, anti resorted
listen to him for ever." to the (lei ice of attempting to die -
The jury filed slowly in. guise and hide herself by means of
"Are you agreed upon your ver- trails of long grass, boughs. or
dict, gentlemen?" cre'pers. i':cen after capture she
"Yes, my lord," replied the fore- still clung to the relics of her dis-
guise.
"and we lied the prisoner Not f(lrise, to show her friends that she
Guilty." had bes'n no %willing party to the
A cry of (ma'ement ran litrough rough wooing, is III
the crowded court. Lice threw ing at a wedding.
Not hilt} ! 'Why -
far as this c try is concerned, a
K comparatively modern innnvet ion.
"A Jury of your countrymen hav- Ince, of cotrse, was hardly 1,110W11 in
ing (Donal you not guilty of the Britain a couple of centuries ago.
terrible cringe with which you have
been charged, John Jones. f have
no alternative butto dlsehnrge you.
You have shown res»grknble talent"
(here the jtnlge's voice broke) "in
your defence, end I would earnestly
ask you to turn your undoubted
abilities to it better purpose than
the pursuit of crime. John Jones,
you may go."
The prisoner Mood for ono mo-
ment aol(nrrnly regarding the judge.
Then he took a step forward.
"I should like, my lord," he said,
"to make a few renmrkar--•-"
There was a general exrxtus, and
in two minute• the prlfton('r was
alone in the court; the intecnitable
smile hroarh»iw' 1 out now into a grin
of 1►fl(Ilsgnlised amusement.
"Thought my few remarks would
knock them, he Mut-fermi, end then
he passed out into the sunshine of
the bury street.-Lonrlon TIL -Kits.
Rut the throwing of grain of one
kind or nnother in n 4 ietten of ex-
treme antiquity, and in the (lay's
before rice became common and
cheap amongst us it was restomery
to throw over the bride a handful of
ripe ear; of wheat. The idea was no
doubt n tt ish for future plenty and
prosperi I y.
HONOR EOR A HEN. •
(landertheim, a German vi11112-".
801110 111110 since wan on fete. The
occn8ion was the honoring of a lien
whir% had InIti its thousanclth eve.
Many of the hetlSel were dee ornted
with flag!, while in the eventing the
proprietor of the hon rntertnin,.d hie
frionels to sapper, at w-b'eb the prin-
rit>wl (fish wile n relianti; untel"►.
The function wee a sipew...ti t1 Surras!!,
and the health of the hen vole ('rusk
with great (mtiondelirta,
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