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The Brussels Post, 1913-12-25, Page 2t1 OF MONTREAL, xVIXETY4slx Til YEAR TEE BEST I1V INS HISTORY, The 90111 enthral report of the Bank 0f Montreal is the best ever issued by Canada's oldest and best known bank, The net profits for the. year aurount to $2,648,000 as compared with $2,618,- 000 for the previous year, being at the tate of 16,56% oompared with 16,21%Q for 1912, An examin- 'ation of the report shows the bank 'to be in a particularly healthy condi- tion, The Capital Stock of the bank ie now $16,000,000, while the Rest Aoaount is also $19,000,000. During the year, dividend disbursements amounted to $1,920,000, being made up of 'four quarterly dividends at the rate of 21A%i and two bonuses each 'of 1%. Altogether the bank has $3,- 451,000 availaile for distribution, which is made up of net profits for the year of $2,048,000 and a balance carried forward from the previous year • of $802,000. Dividend disbursements absorbed $1,920,000 and bank premises account $485,000, leaving a balance of profit and loss carried forward of $1,048,000. During the year eleven branches were opened and three closed, making a net fain for the year of eight branches, A further examination of the report . shows that steady and consistent pro. grass was made throughout the year. The. Note, Circulation of the bank is now slightly over $17,000,000, showing a gain of almost $1,000,000 over the returns of the previous year. The de- posits show a gain during the year of $2,500,000, which must be considered ssttisfactory in view of the many calls for capital made during the past few months. The bank shows a healthy increase in gold and silver coin, but on the other hand, Government notes and ,other quickly available assets 9110* a slight failing off. The propor- • tion of liquid assets to the liabilities to the public is almost 50%, which is slightly less than it was a year ago, but is still unusually high. Current loans made throughout the year amounted to almost 0129,000,000, or $10,000,000 more than those made in the previous year. Considering the many demands made upon banks dur- ing the past few months by manu- facturers, business men and brokers, the Conservative attitude of the Bank of Montreal in holding current loans to within $15,000,000 of the previous year's record must be regarded as sat- isfactory. The total Assets of the bank now stand at almost $245,000,000 as compared with $237,000,000 for the previous year. Altogether the show- ing made by the Bank of Montreal reflects the highest praise on the press• dent, general manager, and officials connected with it. The past year has been a somewhat trying one to banks and the fact that the financial storm has been weathered so success. tally and with so little inconvenience to the public indicates careful and conservative banking practices. The address of the president was a masterly summary of financial and ecanomto conditions both at home and abroad. Mr. Meredith reviewed the history of the bank, touched on the trade and industrial expansion of the Dominion, referred to the monetary situation abroad and throughout it all maintained a note of optimism. Whfle advocating a policy of conservatism and caution, he expressed the opinion that the commercial condition of Can- - - oda -wets fundamentally. sound. In his discussion of the geueral sit- uation, Mr. Meredith described the year 1913 as a memorable one. "In Great Britain the demands for money have been unusually heavy with the result. that the rates were higher than in other years, He pointed out that . there were many factors effecting the monetary situation, the most notable being the Balkan War, the world-wide trade activity, the rise in prices of commodities and the serious political disturbances in France and Germany. Further, the demand for gold on the 'art of several countries, such as gypt and India, added to the acute- ness of the monetary situation. Coupled with this was a considerable degree of social unrest in Great Bri- tain, Another disturbing factor was the Mexican situation." In his review of the trade of Can- ada, Mr, Meredith was most optimistic, .pointing out that the export trade is now showing a marked advance, while the imports are practically stationary, lasting thereby that Canada is pay - her bills by the exportation of duce. The aggregate foreign trade Canada for the seven months end - October was $636,000,000 as against 80,000,000 for the same period a ,fear ago, while in the same period the excess of imports over exports have been cut down from $190,000,000 to $145,000,000. Mr. Meredith estim- ed the value of the field crops this r, at present prices, at $500.000,000.. then. took up each province by if, showing the conditions prevail in each and sntnmariziug the de outlook, closing with the fol. - wing optimistic summary: "Business as a whole continues ood, Our vast resources have been rcely scratched, immigration is ge, railway .constructions active, v territory and new source 8 o f nl o are beingsteadily opened 'nn the confidence of British and 'For- go capitalists in our eouutry is un. abated, A temporary halt can only refresh Canada for yet greater achieve- .11meltts." • orst thing you cando for me • mel) i,4 to praise .then!. ' ow, Johnny," asked the gen- who Ball consented to take s, "what floes this fascinat- ed Soitah and the whale ,i, • "lir teaches 116,11 said whose father. reads Draeti- sties on yrt'acticel 'people, you teem,* keep a good /Yeah 1'4. toacc, Sha w; Or, A Coming Vengeance Uude'1'N;s kXIL--t'Oonttaued). They acme within the wonderful lights of London, of which s0 much has been written end sung, and sown the ah:.tke 4asrrhagewakrolleodr ueohe leaning taosph:saaltk. e, Laanddr, forward, locked about her 018- iously; then she suddenly drew: back with- in the shelter of the hood; for, late ae it wee, carriages, returning from dimer or ball, were passing, and oho might be eeen au.d r'eoognized by some of. the 0Ceunents. Clive directed the matt to Grogvenot' Sara had threwu an elaborato, an ex. quielte, tea -gown round her mietrest; and ll Pl iaut truth, Lady Edith, with a faint blueh on her fame, her sapphire epee glo,v ing yet half hidden, her per'fretly shaped favi„ avert as cieiouaofhfesninine 1oveliueuei at that moment. "It le very genii. OE you to come down;" said Clive. '"there is a telegram from your father saying that he wan called 55141' to eee some one who is ill; ho bade use tell you that it le nothing eerioua. I am corny father is not here to -night, for I Square, and presently they etoppod at the }vented to sea him. Not only to make my house. Ho s15, 04 to her to welt until he Peace with him for my etupid blunder' had rung the bell; and as the door open - which bas caused you au mush iaconveut- ed he helped her out and quid and elle- enee but to ask him for eometlting. Lady missed the man, You -yon 'will come ilr Edith, can you not guess what it is? I and sae father?" she faltered. want to ask Lord Cltesterleigh of 110 would give :feu to use. It had came at last: and its coming drove the color from Lady Edith's face; she closed her eves for a moment, then raised them slowly to hie. If ho had been in love with her, he would have Toad his haves tain ether inn his arms; bit he etiwoull held her hand and went on talking un- novesearily. I have no right to hone that ho would grant my request; for I am net worthY of so creat a boon. I nm only a younger son, without fortune and with uncertain )iroapeets, while you--- But. dear Lady Edith, I trust he may not let my un- worthinees weigh against mo. Dare I ' houid eye his consent, I may to time be so fortunate as to win "LVlly, of course I" h0 eeGp0Tloea, Pair unconeuiouely pressing her arm within his, thira was standing in the doorway; and as they passed in she *limed it. end, throwing her came round Lady Edith. drew her to her OL, my dearie, my dearie!" ehe onion. ed; sou have nearly kiled your Sera with fright! Where have you been -what bee happened?" As she spoke, her . dark eyes eought Clive's, and they did not glare angrily and reproachfully. but with a smile of tri- umph in it. Olive could see by the move- ment ora ment of Lady 'Edith's shoulders that she was sobbing. "Nothing, bee happened --no accident." he said, 'The carriage kame Kama with• out us, and wo lost the train. Your mea• trees is quite gate, but she ie naturally very tired, -I think she ought to go to liar room at nude. I will go to Lord Ohesterleiglr.'" "His Sara,. " in fa not ab !tome, s'rbib,"' said Saxa. S •will take my mistress up- stairs." Yea, vest I will waft to hear how elle le" said Clive. rte went tato the dining -room. There, on the writing.table, lay F,dith'1 letter, and beside It a telegram addreemd to Olive. He tole it open. It Wed from Lord Cheeterlefgh. esylna that he was enm- maned to the slek-bed of a relative, and askino Olive to break ` his etiddeu absence to Edith, that of might a eideute t wee complete. He raked un and down the room. What should he do? Present'y the door opened and Sara Came in with her peculiar alining sten. salaamed and stood looking ne him with . a friendly, almost all approring Smile. bey mtetrees le quite well; elle will come down to the sahib presently " the said. &leo le very tired; b1,ut ehe le not prying 8117 longey. Why sltauld she ore. WIre should , oboe 10 sorry? It is no mete ter that see to late, it to no matter that 1140 servants know that ehe 1a nut alone with Clive Harvey Sahib, and that ehe mime bapk alone with him at a yore late hour,' She paused, the emile still on her free; but a certain look of inquiry. of expecte ahoy, and of veiled eorutiuy wee in her 1 o make bleak eyes. She waited for r iv to Mme response; but there week times se whoa ]fr. Olive Hs ime could be as Quillen; tamed and as imy8.05100 no even Quiltolt; and he said nothing, Rata went 041, "My mietre84 le a little afraid of her father, the great sahib; elm say a word of two ae she lav ire my arms just nowt ebe think ilia lordship will b0 entry with her for being .nit 80 late and atone all by herself with yon; but I soothe her fears. I te11 her that that dose not mat- ter;" Again she paused, her eyes striving to Pierce the mask which. Clive had thrown over hie !uvea. Rite saw nn shrinking there no resentment of her freedolu of speech nothing but impasstvlty. But the fact was, Clive was scaroel7 listening to hers he •ices -thinking of Lady Edith, of the nouree he 811od1d adopt. Sare'a smile Knew more fixed. bLY mistroae ie very happy," she said In a slow, soft enie0. I hays never 800511 her so hauler since ,ho wag a child and lay on my bosom. Sbo !a like my own child, sahib; and . when . ehe is- happy my heart rejoices, and when ehe zrlevee, m7 heart aches end grows hard, hard"-ehe Muth - ed her heart 81101317. 'So I am very halal py to -night; and I ask the sahib to be readout and let his servant with him a emit 1efe and 80107 j07." Olive Padded, Thank you, Sara. Will You tell yosi' mieta'c8a that I and still $ore, and 'will be glad to see her, If ehe be not too tired?" ""Oh, she will not be too tired. [sahib," said Sara. with a glittering' ^smile. Rhe salaamed and left the roam; bet outeide the ensile dine from her face as if iE hod been wined off, and her eyes Oashed threateningly, as if ehe had baeu 'baffled by Clive's manner. Cove paced up and a01019 the room, full of doubt. neer. tainty, and a sense of trouble, He knew that there wss only cue thing for him to do. As he heard Lady Editlis stag 1u the hall, be went, with a forced smile, to open the door foe her. . • Are you one of those to whom every meal is another source of suffering ? Na-Dru-Co Dyspepsia Tablets will help your disordered stomach to digest any reasonable meals, and will soon restore it to such perfect con- dition that you'll never feel that you have a stomach. Take one after each meal. 50c, a Box at your Druggist's. ' Made by the National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited, 160 ie a HO NNIS:. that - can use Tho Guaranteed " ONIE della for ISIt Kinds of Clothe, Close, Rimp)a,lgo dh0aee.0 Minakw, Ter rC l Sand 3007,06 Color Card and tle,ddat ThoJobaama.gtichSd0,n Co. Welted, Monuoa hope t}iat 1Y he e your heart? Will yon bs my wife, Edith? There had Pot been a word of 1000 h his prupoeal; and be sure that the woman W110 was thirsting, craving for it, netieed its absence; but ween one is starving, a dry utast of breal is better than no feed at alt. iihe locked at him again, the color Reeding her feces now, and she leant ever so little towards him; slight as the move. went we, Clive was ooneoious. of it, and he putt hes arms ,round her and drawing her towards him kissed her on the lips. ?the returned the kiss ---she could not help he r eao6. Yw olf-and her head bank his b 'You kno1 levo you, she murmured. "Ale, I have ebowo it too plainly!". she breathed, with a little sob that •wee very nearly cat of self•<'ontempt. "leo, nol" he responded quickly. "Nevor by word or look; you could not do 85. But I am very glad. You have made mo very happy." An<1 at that moment he thought he was speaking the truth; so 81e011'ic is the sympathy which. sows from the hu- man heart when 1t is pillcwod on a fel. low one. X will try and make you a good husband; all my life shall be devoted to the task." She laughed upat him. "How solemnly von said that, (nivel As if there were any need to tryl I'm afraid I should love you even if you made a very bad one, though yen noise try and stop short of beating me. But that tan't the way to respond to your nice t eooh." She put het' palms to- gether on hie breast and gazed at him with eyes ardent and heavy with nasion, I will try to be a good wife to you, Clive, Be geed or bad, I will love you very dearly l' CHAPTERS XXXII. Two days later the announcement of the engagement appeared in the Morning Poet, and the usual inundation of oon- gratulattons had started; for even before the announcement appeared in the news- papers. Clive's and the, Cbeeterleighe' friends were, of course, mado aware of the fact,' and there was a co148000 a of opinion that the matoh woe in every Ivey a moat suitable one. Olivo's friends In the House, and indeed many of his poli- tical foes, sought an opportunity to shake him by the hand and express their hearty good wishes, for Clive was popular with all the parties into which the House of Commove wee now split; and Lady Edith wag neliyereally admired, Of oouw,e, Lord Standen succeeded in button -holing Clive. It Wee at a motion of the Spes.ker's; and the old man :van trfurephnut and jubilant over the fulfil- ment of his prophecy. "What did I tell you, my dear fellow?" be demanded with a ohuekle. "You were half inclined to be offended, and think mo a meddlesome old fogey; but, my dear boy, I saw it coming, I sew it coming) I'm an old bird, and I keep my eyee open. Charming ger!, O'halmittg girl1 fond of bar es if she were may own daughter; Cheeterlclghand I wets± at Ikon and Ox- ford together, Gad, I rather fano? he's older than I am -n0, I'm wrong; but hoes worn well. And yet he had a lot of trouble 01111 Isis first wife, you know," Clive supproeeed an expression of ear. prise, alta Lnrd Standar maundered en, "Dreadful time, dreadful time! But it's a rang time ago, and I su.ppo50 he's for. gotten it. It's wonderful how we forget! De you know, I ncWally dull my memory failing me at times) --.I week your father dolild have been a1 Lye, my boy. Holy proud ha would leave been. Poor Dandy ltaf-I I bag your pardon, my boy! A vera dear friend of mine: was at Eton and Oxford with mel a younger man than I ate and Yet 01500.first, Alt There's xitidy think how that woman does paint! -.1 really moot go and speak to her l" Clive made his way through the orowd. od ronin, thinking of the old peor'e woide. Lord Ohl'aterlelggh's first wlfel Surely it was not generally known that he had been married twice? Lord Choe•,erletgh had not mentioned the fact to him, Very pro- bR°name had not Loi tliiQhe and sigh with son.eene else who lead "been at Ilton and Oxford" with ltlm, However' it might he, as Lord C'heeterie!gh !tad n01 moll tinned the matter to him, it was no busi- ness of felfve's. Between hivtself and his future father. Mercy there exueted a very Warm atru:von, When Clive had gone to Lord Clheeter- letgh to ask for edibl, hie 10)415hip bad received him with open arms, oval had told hint that if he had had all the world to ehease from lee would havo ohos. en Clive ae a son -in-laws indeed, that he already rngardcd Clive ue a son, nl 1 that any anxiety be might have felt regarding Edith's flit -Uri) wag 11040 dlepullod, ",i know that my girl levee you, my dear Olive," he paid, "Auld I am a9C0 that you will both be happy." He had been very much =eyed at the interview, mere moved than oven snob. an exemslen warranted; and Ghvo's heart, 14ad ne nlwaYa avout. to the old matdt, to 4140oat the houee hi Grosvenor -Square every dayt in -fnet, ho went iu and int like a eon: and there was always *witting him n lou. Mg welu<nno from Lady Edith; 8d loving that Clive wa0 burdened by -a vague sense of remorse' for, try as lie won1<1, ho coulgd not onr whuo 1, to the olfa od him affection, both Banda; end, to atone for the lack of love on his part, he wan meet devotedly at. tontivol it is alwaYe eo, No one endue them together -and, of course, tiler were seas,, tetevery. lvhero �wnuld have ausztiektnd lihntat ho love wan all on ono side, so wk11 4114 Olevo piny his part, But, OWt, 1411 was only noting, Ohe event keno wit7.itttli itawearinesseWIli h is of the eon*, and therefore seOrpo teen that of the body; but ho know that; he slienthl not 0)007, nn<l he turned on the eleM,rie light at ifs table, and got nom0 work, There Ives Plenty' 'ee dol for the 00ndiet in the House yes reaching 11 ell: Inas and any day might Deo the over. throw of the.0onaervat{yes. While he wee trying to concentrate his mind yen soma ntabietire, there mime .a knock at the door, aniVillein ;misted. Hu l0," paid Cltvo) 'you nee snits e stranger. Been owns? • Ott tectum" Ifs finsbed a box h4 cikarn towards him, hot Qnidtnn clinch ht heel, and tock int bey Moo,Yi ," he said, "Venn 1391 earth, Seer the an, 0l55n 4otnent In the bf0rning Poet. 4714 dropped in to congratulate O'o(t/' Your Gaaraltatee of Goodness The name IISALADA? on the sealed lead pack- ages is your strongest guarantee of all that is best and most fragrant in tea IS THE CHOICEST TEA i 2OW& ON Thief ISLAND OF CMOS --dean whole leaves—with the delightful flavor of thea fresh leaves brought to your table by the sealed lead packages. ;SLACK, GREEN Off MIXED 063 "Thanks, " said Clive. "'Pharms very meat influential gang of relatives, will be- ll' the inue. " sIsmael an you al other things which s "As a rule," went on Gunton in hie slow, men ,struggle and fight and swot for." milia tl Rl expreeefonlees 'tray, "oougratulatlons are Again Clive fancied that there woe a� so baseless .a0 they are oonventfonel; but touch of bitterness, of snrcitsm in the im-. �,, on this occasion, if you will allow see to passive voice. say 00. there id every reason for lionize; 'You might wait until she dose before 1 hristmas that's one's good teethes will 001/10 to Daayou ou jeer at me, Quillen,' he said, "Oh, GiftDon't think me intrusive if 1 expa ass my by the way, I met with that woman agsin humble admiration for Lady Edith's; per- --yon remember, the women with. whom .r I conal gifts and manifold oharmd. To re. I had a -tingle at the gate of Palace Yard? mark that tho marriage 1.s, from a world- I saw ler in Groevouor Sgnase; ehe wee ly point of view, an advantageous one for etanding glowering at the carriage in both partlee would be impertinent. I which Lady Edith wee sitting. I wont up wish you every happiae06 with all my and spoke to her, and it Roomed to me i heart." that she fended that the had a kind of "Thank you vary meth, my dear Quik. grievance against the Che0torloigbel but 'ton," said Olive. leo was silent for a enc - ..she •was very incoherent, and I could mint or twostud bit hie rep as if he want- make uothing of it. I came to tho con - Too Many holidays. There are new 20 days iu the year recognized as legitimate e t cations for holidays in most cities of Eng. land, These are In addition to the weekly 'half -holidays oboe sed 011 Wednesdays and ,i aturdrtys. .An effort is being male 'to lessen the number of holidays und to bring those retained iuty more system- atic order. Burglar Proof. "John ---John, dear," whispered Mrs. Tintnticl, allakilrg her xleepiufe husband violently by the .arm."there's a burglar in tht house 1" "Olt, well, let him burgle," re- turned John, sleepily. "Ho can have. the silver if he wants it, but the e11sa isn't going to rob me of,, zny sleep, , od to ,nay something; then ho mado a plunge. 'I oupvoso lou 'were eurprieed uv the annouu<'ementt" 'Surprised.:" said. Quilton, regarding a } corner oil the ceiling tie if he were trying to think why rte should be nn, elusion that she was mad. I mention the mutter because I told you of m7 first en- eotinter with her." "Ah, yea; I remember," said Quillen. Ho had risen, and stood with hie liana on the handle of the door" and was looking I -coloring a little. "When' you were dere la01," said Clive above Olive's head with hie usual ind1Y- I told you that 0 Ira) feront, expressionless countenauce, "She in love--tbat. 1 hoped to marry the young le mad, no doubt." Ile opened the door, ' ggive you saw when you came to Bencon'e then olosed it again, and said, 'Fraid itonte." Eve been rather expaneivo this evening. "Alt, yes," reeponded Quilton, ad if be Fraid you'll think I was iusiuuatieg had suddenly recalled the fact. "Yee; I that your engagement with Lady Edith think I remember ybur saying something would be one of oonvenien0e only." to that elfeet But men cleang a their' Clive colored. I am sure you would minds about thea little ',settee. ltomeoe not suggest anything of the .kind, Quit. who, I believe, 1e regarded by universal ton," he said, gravely. aoneent us the prince and pattern of Joy. i "Quite eo,". said Quillen, slowly lower - ere, was, if you remember, in love with !fl . Ws eyes to Olive's ivell'n•orn carpet. Boseline before he met Juliet, and clang -"1 m quite sure that if Lady Edith wore ed hie mind." 1'pool' and lowly,' as the poets put it, it "I did not change mine," said Clive; would make no difference to you. It would. then he stopped as if to catch back his n't, would it?" words. I mean --that is, she changed Olive laughed, "It certainly 'would not," hers -no; ehe found that ,she did not ()aro he said, 'I am as little likely to marry for me." Inc rank or :wealth or position as --well, Quiltou nodded. "Quite so; and like a 0.8 7011 are." bravo *ltd 001,8i111e girl she wrote and 'That's all right," said Clinton. "I be - told you so?" lieve 7011. Good night." He paused again. "She did not 'svelte -well, practically ehe "BY the way, I shouldn't burn too much did," said Cleve gravely. "Sbe wile so sure midnight ell if I were you. You're begin - of her own mind that, she left London- nln5 to look like a beastly Dolitician-no I was going to say disapDeared: At 4137 offence -thin, tight about the 1 ps, dark rate, I oannot1hd her -and I've triol, Not under the 0708: lou know the Ind of that i1 wooed havo been of any use; for look; you Gee le in. the House when you ehe ie a girl who knows her own heart, a meetthepoor w001o104; who havo re=eked girl of stronger will and fixity of put one the giddy height of a Beat in li Parament than one would think. She clenlSed That --a.nd wish they hadn't, Rome of them," she did not care for me, she did not wick By whst right docs the sot call the to put me to the pain of hearing it from kettle black?" retorted Clava. "Wli7 d0 her own line—" He stopped suddenly, You work 30 hard -and look, as If you om and looked up as if he had been commune -did? -- - I work head to live -and to wipe out mac lf rnther than addeeseinjp Quilton, and ho added with a short laugh whtoh wee not without its touch of bitter. nese, "But one must not speak 00 that now." "Quite so," aooeuted Quilton. !'The In. oidont is closed, as the Fsel1oh say in their happy little way." "Yes," geld Olive; "but I should like to knowwbat has become of her, and where she hes gone, whether she is well and - happy." Oh, I thinly you can make your mind OW about that," mild Quflton' from me knowledge of that kind of people, I should nay that she is all right and flourishing. That adopted father of hero was 0017 good at fiddling; and no doubt he has got a berth of some kind or other. Anyhow, the freak -I beg her pardon, Miss Tibby- fe pulite capable of running the family. No; I don't think your need worry 7ouroelf about ltosalino, my Romeo," There was actually a note of irony, a hint of 014100am., in Quilton's voice, which caused Olive to look em sharply; but Qvilton'a feco was as wooden and emotion- less as usual, and Clive thought that lee had only imagined the toueh of !satire,reeontment. Qullton emceed at once to political affairs. "I suppose your people will bo in direct- l t\ ly," he said; "and, of course, there will be a place for you. eft. Olive Harvey is . i= too important a mon to be passed over. ^• You w111 ho sure to beinthe new Cab. Met. The Right lion, Clive Harvey, I shouldn't be ,aurnrised if you ohould be- come Prima i4iUieter eventually. I'linv0 alway0 been under the impi'0rsion thnt moral copy -boob headings were composed by Annuias, aeeieted by Sapphire; hut I am bound to admit that there is a' great dual of trutb la Nothing ie 1101, ouooe,ofo 8.0 5001000,' Yon will line 'that Dame For. tune, not satisfied with giving you a lave. ly, accomplished, highborn wife, with a Clive colored and winced as 1f he had been pricked. Do you know, Quillen, think I should ore." knw eom0tfiing of that oast of yotu•e."' ".It wouldn't interest yon," oaid'Qul1- ton. "Good night." (To be continued,) Uneasylies, t es the head 01 a bache- lor. There is always danger. of his getting married. • $2.50 and up l0 i1 sr "mom Mireeratmermata 4�x 1 Fou d ear 5l s`lo'w 1144 F t2 I C en Useful and of Mgli Quality You can give Waterman 's Ideals with the full assurance that they will be lastingly used and that there is nothing of the kind made anywhere to equal them, Every pen is ell -marked as a substantial guarantee. 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MANTLE LAMP Co., 749pladdln Sidg.,Montreet& WWing Write for a free copy of this book to wHA'V woes n FASsislEiFit CAM OO W ITT CO CRETE t�9 For a farmer's silo, a county road, or a railroad bridge, CNA A Portland CEM h�. can be depended upon to make concrete: that will last for gena etrsitione --••"There is only one grade—the best that science and skill can make: 'flea label on every bag is your guarantee of satisfaction. • , Canada Cement Company Limited, Montreal y h a (:Marla Cement dealer 'in your Neighborhood -Ora oh not ,Nro'w him, ark W fit her name, a' 0,0f 41t 7 4it,+!'"1J41 ,70 ,yi JYS vAgTI' ); 4'l. raAaa,4 -0.1r.isA1008'Cb4.44,1b tp 0 dl On tlic Farm `.file Spring Trouble -Maker's. Very often 'tile fast pests in the field in spring are the ones that are most to be feared, 'tVith many species of 'destructive insects, the 01'01 wintering individuals tsetse out with the first harm weather acid lay eggs for at host of destructive pro- geny later, One adult loss in the fall may mean 60O descendants out of the way. Late plowing will do the work. It does not follow that it is always feasible or possible to fall plow ot1 fields that have suffered from the ravages of insect pests. 'Weather conditions or the demands of crop rotation sometimes make it out of the question. But if it can be done, tbyherfte. is a great deal to 'be gained Many pests may lie subdued, par- flaily at least, by this operation, The ool'n root house is one of *hese. It is a tiny, soft bodied, fragile creature and depends for its exis- tenee on the caro given it by the little black or brown ants always found with it. Late plowing breaks up the nests of the amts at it time when they are sluggish and unable to gather together again. The colonies of lice, left without their keepers, can not survive the Winter, Wireworms and white grubs spend the 'winter in the ground, The former aro slender, cylindrical worms, yellowish or brownish in color, 'tough and !wiry looking. The latter are white and, thiel, bodied with ono end somewhat dark and swollen. Cutworms winter in the soil a's half grown 'worms. Wire - teems are .also beneath the stir - Irmo of the soil during the winter season. Grasshoppers are in the ogg stage, 40 or 60 eggs in •pod shaped masses, an inch or so below the surface. In the garden the squash borer it in a silk cocoon in the soil. All of those and many other insects .aro disturbed by late plowing, buried deep or left upon the surface for 'birds to find or frosts to kill. Slapping Dressetl Poultry. After the fowls have been dress- ed and are thoroughly cooled they will be ready for peeking. Poultry dressed for market should be kept off feed at least- 24 hours previous to slaughter, and should not be drawn before it is packed for shipment. The action of the aire n hinside O t of the fowl will cause it to spoil and make it impossible to keep in good condition, Use a flat box, in which two layers of poultry can be pack- ed. Wrap the head of each bird in paper, so that any blood which may be loft in the head will not come in contact with the body of the fowl and soil it. In some cases the whole bird is wrapped in wax pa- per. Start a layer in the bottom of thf box; take each bil'd Fe.parately .art fold the head to one side and place it in the box with the heal up. Continue id. this way until the bras tom layer is filled, Put in the up- per layer the same way, except that the bead is in the middle and the side of the breast is up. It is a good plan to establish a Permanent trade with some. com- mission firm, moat dealee,or large hotel, to supply them_ with poultry, This will insure a better ,price than when shipped only occasionally. Poultry should be sent so as to he on the road the least possible time, The eases, +w,llen shipped, should be plainly *narked for whom and from whom they are. ; the number of birds in the case, and the weight. Loss From Poon feeding. The importance of natural varia- tion and differences in climate in relation to agricultural production has never been fully realized. Un- der natural . conditions only ,,those survive which can modify their ha, bits of growth so as to make a suc- cessful resistance to destructive in- fluences and propagate their kind, When man ottortt in as a factor ire may and usually doos in a con- siderable measure, interfere with these -natural •adjitstments. He se - lents individuals rind cultivates them for some natural peculiarity, and, as a result intensifies these fo0tu.res, but unless he follows Na- i:nre's methods and destroys the plants that aro not beet adapted to his conditions and requirements ire soon 'gets w mixture of individuals,. good, bad and indifferent,. and eul• tivates ahem all tog<lhor, 11 n- a :other 1 n 1. Qy It ne) a c� 1 e selects t o 1 , the •individuals that gibe the bust results, under ibis peculiar condi u C,l's awl prevents their crossing with the less desirable sorts desir- able sorts, he soon develop., a etr•ain of 'high ,eillciency end t ocitictive- nelss .000 those stal'ticiiler condi= Vous; but, .dile Nature, he roust . cnni',inllally stloer the gond and per. ersiolsli `yy d,ostroy the bad or even- tnallV lose',it1.1 and sac the,-vit't'iety run Out. ' The great im,pnrteneo of selecting and glowing seed under -Ole oontli- tlonrl under wIJatlt. the future, crop roust 'be,grown is flow ikepartihe.