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“as. liAJESTY’S CARES. Inc Room In Victoria's Suite Filled With Walking Silekfl. Since the lnfirmlties of Queen Victor- ,_ 9mmarkahle man. iconsiently in English. German friends €13.33“) be , _ ' [holes and 100,000,000 religious books is. made it necessary for her to use a wa‘king stick, she has been th‘ ro- cipicnt of many canes. Her re‘atives and subjects have seized uii'; on every possible occasion to Pre- sent her with a new cane. One entire room of her private suite is stocked with these special gifts. \l'hmever she emlresses her intention of attendâ€" ing a function. like a royal wedding or christening. the interested parties con- Hers is a collection of riceless val-- P me. There are solid gold slicks, silver sticks, exquisitely‘, engraved sticks tiat are a marvel of the server‘s art andslirks tiat contain many jewels. Queen Victoria has leaned more heaâ€" vin on her stick of late years, using it to cross the room even. instead of l I l l l Uni! on long walks about Windsor Cue“ tie, and after a long, tiresome cere- mony. She always places it against her chair, and when she rises it is the duty of the highest court official presentto hand it to her. The story of the prank p'ayed upon her by the son of the Duke of York has never appeared in print before. The Queen. who is not fond of court ceremonies when she is in retirement, , and careful attention,“ do boils, was at Windsor, and had dismissed her attendants, who had withdrawn to an arbor near by. She was very much in- terested in her favorite pastimeflinii-‘i riila cures all humors of the blood 0f! the Prime 05 Wade”: ,3 every form and degree. ting socks for when that small embodiment of mis- chief, her greatgrandson, siipped alvay with her cane and "played horsay” with it over the ‘awn, ‘ He had to be captured before the ueen could enter the house. There er Majesty proceeded to teach him that even the future Kin of England cannot tamper with the d gnity of the present powers that be. 0f recent years her subjects have hoped in vain to see her use their gifts. She has used only one cane. It is one of great historic value, having been presented to King Glmrles II. by one of his merry court. Very properly it was cut from an oak tree. \V’hen Char- les accepted the gift it had a plain gold head, which was round and apt :0 hurt the hand if the cane was called upon to support much Weight. It was whispered about the court recently that Her Majesty used no longer the historic stick. This is not true; only the top has been changed. An idol, which graced the temple of an ill fated Indian prince,has beonadd- ed for a handle. - This is an exquisit- elywrought affair in ivory, on an inâ€" finitesimal pedestal of hlabastar. The eyes and forehead are jewelled, and on the tongue. is the rarest of rubies. BALLOON VS. IRONC‘LAD. The use of the ba'loon in v. a r'l‘are will be one of the developments of the near future. A first-class modern ironclad costs about $5,000,000. This would eon- stru':t and equip for war purposes a. great many balloons, and it would seem as if they might be used by the. inhabi- tants of a beseiged city with which to sail over an invading fleet and drop explosives upon the warships under- neath with deadly effect. They might also be used to drop these explosiv- es over the cities occupied by an op- ponent. Of course there would be con- siderable risk in small an enterprise, unless the balloons could be properly steered, but the dirigible balloon is one of the inventions that we may expect to see in the mar future. _â€"â€" Quick as Thought ’Ilh'c maddening toothache stops when Nervilineâ€"that wonderful nerve-pain cure-«is applied to the tooth. Nervi- line is the only positive. never-failing remedy for toothache and all nerve pains. Be advised and try it. MAXIMILIAN. Though 30 years have passed since Maximilian was shot in Mexico. his bro- ther, the Emperor of Austria, always holds memorial services on June. 19. the anniversary of that tragic event. Al the castle of IlIiu'amlLr near Trieste, on the. Adriatic. the moms occupied by Archduke Maximilian before leaving [or the new world are kept. by the Emperor's orders, just as his brother left them when he. went. to his death. Use Quickcure for Lame Back,Sprains,Strains,&c. AN "IF." if we moved our legs proportionately IS fast as an ant. it is calculated we could travel nearly 800 miles an hour. T0 CURE A C(ilJr l5 ONE DAY. Tale Lumin- [homo Quininr lelfls All Drug- ;lob refund the money if at fails to Cu" To. â€"â€"_.._. 110“; TO REACH MARS. Ari eminent astronauner says that for communication with the inhabitants of Mars we should require a flag as large as lrelanll and a pole 500 miles long. _â€"â€"â€"-â€" C ROW .\' Oi“ PORTUGA L. The gems in the crown of Portugal are worth 38.000000. Those in the royâ€" Il diadem of England are valued at [1,200,000. . Indigestion CU?” GELEHY KING 5 thousand-aid: run are rhhrwmfils: SW10. MIA-BL . l i l A WONDERFUL MAN. There was a main in England named George Muller who used to read the Bible quite through every four years. He. died rece'nzly. Mr. Muller was 5 Besides preaching i and distributed over 1350.000 That pimple on your arm, those Billet it fitting to 590'} he’ an“bergeruptions. itching and burning hives. cane. Every anniversary she. is fore-[just as SUI-91y vindicate impurities in ed to acknowledge a. score or so more. 3 the blood, which should have prompt : such cures. l l . l l car- buncles, ulcers, ralt rheum and the sevâ€" reest forms of scrofula. Hood’s Sarsapa- As a. spring- Is Canada's Greatest Medicine, because it cures when all others fail. 20th acacia. asses? Confederatidfim- ' Life . Association STEADY PROGRESS OF A HOME lNSTli‘UTlON. Large Increase in Payments to Policyholdern -lntcrcst Collections In Advance of Any Previous Year The twentyâ€"sixth annual meeting of the Confederation Life Association and tracts. He built in Bristol orphan (didn't get as much as he needed .hei tomes costing $573 000 anl maintained made wlhathe had answer. It was sun- 2600 orphans in them at an annual cost ple anl it worked. of $130.000â€"4'henp and pracrical, by the , v» 21y. He dealt in his long career 2 with 1:25 000 orphans and spent on them 3 in all nearly 37.000000; yet he never directly asked any man for a penny..had as even temper. All the money that came in for the sup- “‘3‘?” may ‘W‘ 9"‘3‘11: but it is on a i port of his work he prayed for. If be rather high plane. .-. - ,___â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-‘â€"â€" ___.‘___..____.â€"r Constantly increasing sales speak volumes for “8000...... Sheâ€"I had the impresSlon that she. iNDO-CBYLON TEA, ! in lead pact-zeta only. Black and mixecl All grocers keep it at 25, so. do, 50 and we. W *m ‘ M“ “trim KOREAN PAPER. Korean paper is superior to that of either China or Japan. in both of which countries it is in demand for umbrella covers. roofing and as a substitute for window glass. AN OPINION. blood purifier and tonic it is just what you want. .3 This cure is characteristic of Hood's Sal‘saparilla. No other medicine effects No other his such power, to purify the blood. The letter is writ- ten by Mrs. O. F. Chamberlain. of Glen Sutton, Quebec: "C. 1. Hood 8: Co., Lowell, Mass: "Dear Sirszâ€"My husband h‘.s been a ' great sufferer from dyspepsia. for years After trying the preacriplions of with 110.55. several physicians benefit. he CONCLLIDED TO TAKE HOOD'S Sarsaparilla. He used two bottles and now eats three hearty meals a day and says he never felt better in his life. My. husband's father, past eighty years, of age, has been a great sufferer from' rheumatism for over forty years. He was also troubled with his stomach. but he was cured by taking less than little or no and was unable to attend to any husb‘ l I three'bottles of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. My < Attention may be. called to the very. large amount, paid by the Association during the past year to its policy- holders and annuitants; and especially to the sum of almost $3,590,000 CASH toral payments including 358,031. the amount received for rte-insurances. and which is deducted from the death claims in the financial statement. were $511,752.62. ' lit mar; also be mentioned that this Association since its organization has paid a total of $1,034,214.74 CASH'PRO- FlTS up to the close of last year. to its policyholders. Oln aunount equal to 43 per cent. of the total death claims dur- iing the same time. l'i‘he financial icrease over that for 1897 at the same . l 1 c . PROFITS 'ro POLICYH‘OLDERS. The 5‘ a e statements herewith i m“): little boy. three 38““ °m- 1‘“ "up' Hartford & Tires ticns on his face. which the doctors called eczema. His face became one solid sore. \Vhen he was six months old we. had to lie his hands to keep him from tearing his face on account of his great suffering. We gave him one bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparillu and he has never had; as much as a pimple or asore of any kind on his face or body since.” Mrs. O. F. Chamberlain. Be sure to get Hood's. of the affairs of the Association, and stated that the new business for the year 1898 showed ’a satisfactory in- , Several of the policyholders and lstockholders present referred in comâ€" : plimentary terms to the success which i-has attended the operations of the l‘Assox-iation, and the report was unani- gmously adopted. i Resolutions of thanks, which were i suitably responded to. were also passed :to the Directors, Officers, Auditors, iMedical Examiners, Field and Office iStaffs, for their faithful services dur- 'ing the year. All the retiring directors,were ve- elected, viz., Hon. Sir \V. P. Howland, was held at the Head Office ofthe com. ! submlltwd exhibit the tramsactions of EdWard Hooper, Esq” \V. H_ Bealtl pany. Yonge, Richmond and Victoriai streets. Toronto, on Tuesday, March 15, i 1898, at 3 p.111. . i There was a fair attendance of share- ; holders and policyholders. : Mr. W. H. Beatty. Viceâ€"President! was appointed to act as Chairman. and Mr. J. K. Macdonald, Managing Direcâ€" tor. as Secretary. After the usual formalities the folâ€" lowing report and statements of the afâ€" fairs of the Association for the year 1897 were presented. - REPORT. The year 1897. like some of those which preceded it, was one that called for the exercise of much care and pruâ€" dence, both in regard to obtaining new insurance and ill the investment of the funds. It would have been quite with- in the ability of your directors to have largely increased the volume of new business, but it was deemed the wiser course to continue the conservative policy of the though moderate business. at a reason- Endowments . able cost. The policyholders and shareholders will note with satisfaction that while an amount of new insurance was sc- oured slightly in excess of that for 1890. it was obtained. and the entire business of the association conducted. at a cost actually less than. for that year. The total applications received during the year were 22,161 for $3,333,485 of inâ€" surance; 2,072 for $3,143,285 were apâ€" proved and policies written; 85 for 5182.2.le were declined..und 7 for 87,000, being incomplete, were deferred. 1nâ€" cluding bonus additions, the new busi- ness for the year was $3,168,172. The total business in force at the class of the year was 828.332.005.00 under 18,915 policies on 16,427 lives. In the matter of the valuation of the policy and annuity obligations. for all business taken since December 81, 1895, a. rate of 31-3 per cent. only has lzeen assumed. \ our directors are pleased to he able to report a very fair increase in the returns from property ial-zen over in the t‘ity of Toronto, and with the imâ€" provement w hich seems to be very gen- erally tinllClpdted a still higher return sets (with the exception of muse long- is looked for during the present year. They are also very glad to report that the raymant of interest on mortgage account has ieen very much better than for some years past The actual collections were about 16 per cent. in advance of those for 1896, while the the Association and its condition on the 31st December last. The auditors have given strict at- tention to their duties, making their investigations from month to month, an'l their report will be found ap- pended to the financial statements. The directors are also pleased to re- pol‘l‘iilldt the field and office staffs con- tinue. to discharge their duties ‘with efficiency and diligence. All the directors retire, eligible for reâ€"eleoiion. \V. P. 'HOW'LAND. President. J. K. MACDONALD. Mbnngi-ng Director. FINANCIAL S’lfA’l‘EllLENT. Receipts. Premiums, net. . $931,561 02 Interest and rents: net. . 252,906 28 but are $1,184,527 25 . DISBUll‘tS EMIle TS. To l’ollicjlholders. past. au-i do a safe.'Deai.h claims. not $243,525 75 93353 00 Annuities. . . 9.854 34 Surrendered policies 60,993 84 Cash. profits. . 89,994 69 , â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€" 3503.721 62 Expenses. salaries. commis- sions. etc. . . . . 200,41110 Dividends to stxkalholders 15.000 00 Balance . . . . . . 459.394 53 $1,184,527 25 Total assets. . .. . . $0,237,689 28 . 5.900882 54 3 336.806 74 1,000,000 00 Total liabilities. . . Capital Stock. . . TOTAL SURPLUS SECUR- ITY FOR/POLICYHOLDâ€" ERS. .‘ . . . . $1,336,806 74 Auditors' Report. \l'e beg to report that we have com-l lpleted the audit of the books of the Assovlaiion for the year ending Decem- .ber 318i. 1897, and have enanlined the vouchers connected therewith, and Ecertlfy that the. financial statements .agree with the books and are correct. The securities represented in the as- ged with the Dominion Government, iamounting to $84,600, and those de- posued with the. Government of New- foundland. mounting to 825,000) have [been examined and compared with the books of the Association, and are cor- rect. and correspond with the schedules amount due and outstanding at the 31st and ledgers. December last was almost 2.5 per cent. less than at the corresponding date of 1&6. it may also to stated that sev- eral house properties have been sold during the year to realize all the com- pany had against. them. The death claims arising in the year aggregated the sum of $243,824. These occurred under 140 policies. on 119 lives. \Vhile well within the tubular rate. it is larger them the usual experience of this company. and arises Jargely from the fact that several lives fell in on which then were large insurances car- ried. which considerably increased the average. The above. considering the lives at risk and the age of the corn- pury will strongly attest the care ex- ercised by the directors in the ad- mission of only healthy lives. The bank balances and .the cash are certified as correct. \V. R. HARRIS. R. F. SPENCE, Toronto, February 22nd, 1898. The Chairman. Mr. W. H. Beatty. in moving the a {option of the report com- mented on the very satisfactory state ,Iqu., Hon. Jas. Young, S. Nordheimer, lljsq., \V, II. Gibbs, Esq., A. McLean lHoward, Esq., \Valter S. Lee, Esq., A. lL. Gooderl:am. Esq., \V. D. Matthews, lEsq., Geo. Mitchell, Esq., Frederick gii'yld, 13811., J. K. Mandonald, Esq. 3 At a meeting of the new board held iimmediately after the annual meeting gHon. Sir W. P. Howland, K.C.M.G., C. ‘13., was re-elected President, and Mes- srs. Edward Hooper and W. H. Beatty. VicerPresidents. l »- THE STARS' 'RAYS. It requires four years and four months for a. ray of light to reach us ‘f‘rom the nearest star. and yet light 'travels at the rate of 1%.,330 miles in .a second. At this rate a first-class ex- lpress train, running at a speed of 37 Imiles an hour. would require a. con- tinuous run of 75,000,000 00 reach Alpha Centauri. It. would take 250,000 years for a cannon ball. travelling at. the usâ€" lulal speed of such )deciiles. to reach this same. point. \ ich is our nearest .star neighbor, l i Born Sowing ‘ is conducted by tight boots. Corn reaping is best conducted by Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor, the only safe, ,sure. prompt and painless corn cure. 5 Beware of imitations. l COMBINED. I My son wants me to buy him a trol- ley line, and l tihin’l: he would make a a lawyer. in the one case he. would lent people. up. and in the other morer Ipull their legs. \Vllat would you sug- : zest? '; I‘d make u dwtor of him. lean do both. Then he How's This ? We offer One Hundred llo‘lars Reward for , any case 0' l alarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Cate rrh Pure. F. J. C" ENEY GtCO.. Pro: I . Toledo, 0. We the undersigned. have known B‘. J. Cheney for the last 15 )cars. and believe him: perfectly honorable in all bin-Incas tranuacllor. and financially able to carry out any obligation- meme by their firm. i WEST 8c Tmux. Wholesale Drugglsta. Toledo, 3 0. WALmM. KINNAN a Mmle, Wiloiomzu 1 Drugglste. Toledo. Ohio. Hull's Calarrh uure in taken internally. act ' in; directly upon the blood and mucous nur- : faces of the system Prim 75c. per ioillo: Sold 5 by all Drugglute. Teltimonlals free. Hall's Family Pill: are to: boat. 'iTHE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE. _ What happened to Simpkins! He had a dispute with a policeman. AuditoraiYou know, Simpkins is very quick at ten” question. repartee 9 Yes. Head onceâ€"- ~ 9-Adelaide St. W.. Toronto. MONUM EN’I‘ T0 POTATOES. 1A seven-hoot granite monument in the upper Harz. Germany, has an iron tablet inscribed: "fibre in the year 1847, the first trials were made wit-ii the cultivation of the potato." To cure Catarrh use vapors of Quickcure. __â€"â€"- TO MAKE HOME HAPPY. An epicure says six llhings are neo- essary in order to make home happy. The first is a good cook, and the other five are money. . HANDSOME REGULAR FEATURES Do not constitute a beautiful face, if the skin be covered with those unsight- ly pimples. By removing all impurio ties from the blood, and regulating the digestive functions. Celery King pro- duces a. clear. healthy complexion. One month’s treatment, 25 cents. At all druggists, or \Voodward Medicine 0).. Toronto. Canada. A PAPER CHURCH. Bergen. Norway, boasts of a. paper church large enough to seat 1,000 per- sons. 'ilhe building is rendered water- proof by a solution of quicklime, our» dled milk and “thites of eggs. W P 0 915 mamas TESTED l3:..§’::‘.“.:::’;. MILTON L. HERSHEY. B. A. Sc.. 111 St. Sacrament Sn. Montreal. Que.’ MILLSâ€"Steel. Galvanized, Rollo! and Bill Bearlugu. Iron Pumps, . Sprayers. and Grain Grinders. Gould, Shap‘ey 8: Muir 00.. Limited, Brantford, anadu. ___.___â€" Iâ€" m” “it Agents wanted to introduce an Catalogue and terms. “'0 wll mallJ-lro aid “Dar'll be aNiggor Minsin’." with mu . or6 cents, ramps. POPULAR M0510 DEPOT. 20 Alexis at. Montreal: .__________._.___â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"-â€" DON' ’i‘BE HUMBUGG El) by agents. Do your own minding. o .-. ll up-zo- into ll gh-wrm- ed sewing macllinrs at fact-.lry prices 318.50 to 823.00 deliver- ed free within 500 miles of Montreal. Band {or special 0 italcgus and tern s. ' TM! BAILEY DONALDSOR 00.. Monrnnan OWW“MW J. N. ANDERSON, ".0" lo. 5 Odlm-Ct. roeou'ro om. ~ â€"-“‘_"â€"" THROAT EYE, EAR: NOSE &spscmusr 0 momma/ea Dominion Line Steamshlps Montreal and Quebec to Liverpool in summer Portland to Liverpool in winter. Large n fast twin screw steamship! 'Labrador. an couver.’ 'Domlnion ' ‘Scoteman.’ ‘ York-h to} Bu erior accommodation 101‘ First Cabin. 00 on Cabin and Btoerngo ansongors. Rates of avengeâ€"First Cabin 3 ; Second Cabin, $341 -tecrage $22.50 and upwards according to steamer and berth. For all Information up ly to Local Agents, or DAVID TOR:ANCI& 0., Gon'l Agents. 17 St. Sacrament 81... Montreal. . " 83 Steamers a gregntin' “will???” 135,000 one. Royall llail Steamship 00., Montreal to ‘Liverpool. M Steamers soil from Montreal every Suturdag morning on arrival of trains from ’loronxo an the West about. 0 o'clock. RATES OF PASSAGE Cabin $52.50 and upwards; Second Cabin 834 and and 236.25: Svceragc to Liverpool London, Glas ow, Belfast. Loudonderry oi Queonsiown 9 2.50 and $23.50. A reduction of five percent. in nilowad on round trip first and second cabin tickets. For sailings of stean‘l or other information apply to any authorized agent. H. Bonriior. 1 King St. W. Toronto. or E. a: A. Allan. Montreal. Jack at All Trades “A farmer shouldbe able to manual. everything needed on the farm."(l) If he wants a. wagon, buy a few tools, sxnkes, bubs, etc. and make it. Lila time is nothingâ€""he can‘t afford to help support big factories." The aver- age farmer will advise you to "tell that to the marines." but many of then: listen to just sue-lb arguments (.11 the Arc Uney wise! We can sell you Page fence at from 45 to \Vell. the policeman wasn't.Slmpkins 65 cents per rod. liar illustrated ad- will be out in a week or so. « vertising matter apply to the local W . - . a v Page dealer. or on us (11:60.). The I ,I'inest Y (J 81'1" , is what housekeepers say about LUDELLA Ceylon Tea. We suggests trial. Lead packages. 25, 40, so and 6°C. P. B. 8" on, 33 a.“ gun... ill Pill ill llllll 60051112,. WALKERVILLE. ONT. 3.“: -.. ..-...-...- . .. .y... ‘â€"~â€"-¢-- “arms-.- , t .