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At the close of the year there were 1,026 courts in the order, rcprcs membership of 68,424. There were he Province of Ontario, 125 uebec, 59 in Nova Scotia, 70 in New Edward Island, Saskatchewan, 30 Gelumbia. THE CANADIAN ORDER OF FORESTERS THE T\V'E.\'_TYâ€"NINTH ANNUAL SES- SION OF HIGH COURT. N in Its History â€"â€" A Large Dele- gatioln in Attendance. The t“-,«my.nint,h annual session of the High Court of the Canadmn 0“.er of Foresters opened in the City Of .ng‘ ara Falls on June 9, 1908,. \V‘th. 8‘ large number in attendance. 1110“)de High Court officers and deleg‘m‘S mpm' senting subordinate courts of every Province of the Dominion. . After the usual opening ceremonies and the appointment of the severe? standing committees, the High Court _o.- ficers submitted their l‘epOI'tS. WhICh showed the order to be in a most fiourâ€" ishing condition. 'iii-e ngl‘ess mad"? by the order during the past Year W surpassed that of any previous year 0‘ its history. The High Chief Ranger, J. A. Stop/1 art of Perth, 0111., after extendingh hearty welcome present. submitted his report, which was replete with facts and figures relat- in g to the growth and extension of the order during the past year. On the ist of January, 1907, the order had a membership of 64.055, and there were initiated during the year 7,912 new members, being an increase of '171 over the previous year. During 1906 8,134 meinbers‘lap-sed and 409 died, lcav- ing a net membership at the close of the year of 68,424. The increase in the insurance reserve at the order during the year amounted to $251,818.42. On January "ist, 1907, the amount on hand in this branch was $2,- 174,872.45, and at the close of the year $2,426,690.87. The amount paid in death ciaims was $419,326.24. The Sick and Funeral Benefit Depart- ment is also in a flourishing condition. During the year no less a sum than $134,418.44, covering 5,903 claims, was paid in this branch. The amount to the credit of this fund at the close of the year was $112,864.48. The High Chief Ranger in concluding his address, expressed the hope that the meeting would be a pleasant one for the members and a profitable one for the order, and felt that if ever there was a time in the history of the order'whcn the members should all feel inspired with hope and confidence in the future of Canadian Forestry, that time was the (present. In. an inspiring address he _urgcd upon the representatives to do all that in them lay to make 1908 the ban- ner year of the order. The report of Geo. Faulkner, High lSccretary, covering the general work of the society, was next in order, and showed in detail the large volume of business transacted through the head office at Brantford. The amount of insurance premiums. received during the year was $575,916.20, which with the interest on insurance account made the total receipts in this branch $665,149.96. There were 409 death claims paid, amounting to $413,- 831.54, leaving the sum of $251,818.42 to carry to the reserve fund, which at the close of the year was $2,426,690.87. The Sick and Funeral Benefit Branch of the order also showed a marked ad- vance. The amount of fees received during the year was $151,650.01, and in tercst $2,199.81. The total receipts «amounted to $153,849.82. There were 5903 claims paid, amounting to 8134,- 418.44. leaving 819431.38 to carry to the reserve fund, which at the close of the year amounted to $112,864.48. There were 68,424 members in good standing at the close of the year, carry- ing 86905350000 insurance. There were .issued fronr the High Secretary’s office 8,064 insurance certifiâ€" cates and 7.965 membership certifiCaics, or a total of 16.029, and in addition there were endorsements made on 1,455 insur- ance certificates. The report of Robert Elli‘ott, IIigh Treasurer, showed the funds of the or- der to be in a most satisfactory con- dition. The receipts in the several funds were:â€" Insurance, $665,149.96; sick and. funeral benefit fund, $153,- 849.82; general fund. $91,669.93; total . receipts, $910,669.71. The total expendi- ture in these funds, amounted to 8642,- 867.69. The surplus income over ex- penditure amounted to $267,802.02. The surplus insurance funds are in- vested as follow":â€" Municipal and school deben- tures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,187.33!) 59 Dominion of Canada stock . 150.000 00 Deposits in chartered banks 20,000 00 Current accounts in char- tered banks . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,351 28 $2,426,690 87 The total assets of the order amountâ€" ed to $2,587,037.70, and its liabilities 820976.08. Assets over liabilities, 32.566.061.62. The report of Dr. U. M. Stanley, who has been Chairman of the Medical Board since the inception of the order, shows that the death rate during the past year was only 5.98 per thousand. This is a remarkably low death rate for an order new doing business for up- ,wards of 28 years. and still more re- n'iarkablc is the fact that, comparing the Inst half of the '28 years with the first half. the death rate is in proportion of 5.17 to 5.07 pit-r thousand. There were submitted to the Medical Board during the year 9.874 applications, if which 9.081 were accepted and the re- maining 790 rejected. The report of \\‘. fl. Strong, Superin- tendent of Organization, showed that during the your there were 7.912 initia- tions, ill-c largest in the history of the order. There were 34 new Courts insti- tuted, with a mcmlcrshipof 560. courts in in Q Brunswick, 15 107 in Manitoba, 56 in [in Alberta and 17 i followingtâ€"J. A. _ Ranger, The Most Prosperous year for the Order Chief Elliott, “littee. Montreal; Chaplain, Superintenden Hamilton; High Court Solicitor, MeKi'n‘nd'n, to the representatives '- thc coffins stand, e precious marbles. leads to it is of marble with general effect is unspea In the midst. of this magnificence le caskets let containing the bodies y alike, f the There is narchs and The did are the massive into the walls, themselves. They are all exactl inscribed simply with the nam different kings and queens. room for just six more me their consorts. 01 another character altog vault devoted to Spain’s princes and princesses. ble rules, and very c the eifigies over the name for the vault is little angels," and rinccs who lie her gclic in their lives the impress by the white marble win is one of spotless purity. One unfortunate Spanish King, Don Jaime II. of Aragon, is daily on view in ref of Palma, in Majorca. The kes you to a yel- D the cathed sacristan of the place ta law marble monument in the choir, opens board, and pulls out a very ordin- il‘in with a glass lid. As poor Don died in the_fourtec.nth century, he a lively spectacle- His vcr, with imi- bcsacottony ermine, and a cup ary co Jaime is not now at all mummy is ma tatlon royal ro so forth. BRIGHT LITTLE , nnauunmn well sleep well, out A child that is not layful needs immedi- the world an equal---Baby’s ind i gcst ion , teething trou- thcr disorders from which The moth-er who this medicine has the guarantee nt analyst that it is ab- Mrs. J. L. Janelle, St. â€"“I find Baby's Own tisfactory medicine constipation, teeth- COIdS. Every mother should. keep this medicine Sold by medicine deal- r by mail at 25 cents a box from Williams’ Medicine 00., Brock- of a governme. solutely safe. Sylvere, Qu-e., says: Tablets the most so I have ever used for era 0 The Dr. Among those in Brantford; in Prince 11 British attendance are Stewart, High Chief High Vico- Geo. Faulkâ€" tford; Robt. Brantford; hairman Medical Carroll, Britten, P.H.C.R.. Gan- Perth; D. Ranger, Grimsby; ner, High Secretary, Bran High Treasurer, Di'. U... M. Stanley, C Bc-ard,,-. Montreal; C. E. ranoque; L. A ' A. Brodeur, Dis t-rict Allan, M. D. P. D. Tilley, St. John; Montreal; Mark Mundy, Gait, members of the Executive Com- W. L. Roberts, High Auditor, Brantford; J. P. Hoag, High Auditor, Brantford; W. Walker, I-Iigh Registrar. Rev. W. J. Bluevale; West, H. Most Gorgeous Burial Vaultsâ€"Marble Effigics of Children. The eseurial in which for nearly three centuries the Kings and Queens of Spain have been buried is said to be the most gorgeous burial vault in the world, says London Titâ€"Bits. It is an octagonal chamber, feet across, with its walls, save where ntirely overlaid with The staircase which jasper walls. kany splen- Babics that are well and play well. rosy-checked and p and in there is no medicine c. Own Tablets constipation, bios and the 0 young children suffer. ate attention, for USO-S ing troubles and in the home." ville, Ont. â€"-â€"-r fl black marb do gay, how-e diarrhoea, tombs. >I‘ ONES all curing breaking up _. SENTENCE SERMONS. Any virtue dies as soon as it vaunts itself. He who has a work has no will to wan- der. It's hard to be con victions. It always makes the adversary happy to see you sad. He only is going bringing heaven here. He who is afraid of any "truth is a friend to error and a lie. ~'“ Some think to kill all the wi the week by a frozen face on Sunday. ‘ A good many people have given up praying because it costs so much prac- ticin g. Many a master. Many a citizen taxes here. It is seldom necessary to rcprovc the self-made man for lack of reverence to his Maker. It’s a good thing to get up on the lac- tics, but it takes the tactics of getting up to win a battle. It is better to see some of the saint in others than to talk all the time about the sinner in yourself. You are not likely to have strength left for fighting sin when you are busv; fighting shadows. The merchant who takes his stock of goods to church with him does not gel much good out of The church must expect something be- side confetti when she lays aside her hymn books and goes out gunning after sin. Any limo: than be won a vice is a virtue which has passed from being a servant to become of heaven is getting ready for his rest there by dodging his the sermon. man who ever has done anything for the World has been called a fool more id like to count. enting a Iiiin W.‘ G. Strong, _ t of Organization, Brantâ€" ford; Lyman Lee, High Court Solicitor, Hon. Colin Campbell, Winnipeg; D. E. High Secretary, Winnipeg; R. G. Afflcck, P.D.H.C.R., Winnipeg, and R. H. Shanks, P.D. R., Winnipeg. ‘ â€"‘-â€"">Z< TOMBS OF SPANISH ROYALTY. H.C. thirty-six (350 other is the royal children-â€" Here white mar- harming are some of The local “the place of the though many of the e were not at all an- ion left gs of the statues vincing without con- to heaven who is ld outs of POOR BLOOD 497 .9”â€" Pale'i‘aces and Pinched cheeks Show That Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are lleafiail. Anaemia is written on the features of ninety women and. girls out of every hundred. Unmistakeable are the Signs of “too little blood." The weaker sex is assailed at all ages by the evils resulting from bloodless- nms. from the girl who is weak and languid, with dull eyes, pale, pinched cheeks, filful' appetite and palpitating heart, to the woman who feels never well, with gnawing pains in the back, aching limbs and nervous headaches. Dr. Williams' Pink Pill-s are specmlly valuable to women of all ages, for they possess the power of making in abun- dance the rich, red blood without which nowom-an can have perfect health. They fill the starved‘ veins with new blood so that enfeebled bodies are strengthened, weak, nervous systems are fortified and robust. health restored. Miss Rose D‘Aragon, Waterloo, Que, follows the profession of teaching, which brings more than ordinary strain to all who follow this calling. Miss D’Aragon says:â€"â€"“It seemed as though I was gradually going into a de- cline. I lost all. my strength; my appe- tite was very poor; I was pale and suf- fered from frequent headaches; I was often dizzy and the least exertion would leave me breathless. I doctm'ed for a time, but with little or no benefit. One day I read in. the Waterloo Journal the particulars of a case similar to mine cured by Dr. Williams’ Pink _ ’ 1 determined to try them._ weeks there was a decided improvement in my condition,and by the time I had taken seven or eight boxes I was again in the best of health, and able to en- joy myself as well as any of my yiomig friends." Sold by all the J. medicine dealers or by mail at 500. a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams’ Viedicine Co., Brockvill-e, Ont. £4 ANIMALS WORKED FOR CHARITY. ._â€"â€"â€" Winnings of Horse Races That Built [los- pitals and Helped the Poor. The Kingof Sweden recently told a story of King Edward's charitable pro- pensities, says London Tit-Bits. Just be- fore the race for the Derby which the King’s horse Diamond Jubilee carried off, his Royal Highnessâ€"as he then wasâ€"â€"was watching the horses. proceeding to the starting post. Suddenly turning to the King of Sweden, who was with him, he said, “I am most specially anxious to win to-day.” “Why so?" inquired the King. “Because,” was the answer, “I always give the Princess whatever amount my success happens to bring me. With the stake money of the last Derby I won the Princess provided 1,700 poor boys with a complete outfitâ€"~clothcs, unzderlinen, boots and all necessariesâ€"and stamped on each article “From your friend the Prime)" The Duchess of Portland some time ago presented to her husband a very hand- some blotting book of Russia leather heavily mounted in silver. On the mount- ings are engraved the names of all the races won by that extraordinary racer Donovan. In- 1889 Donovan won the Derby and the ‘St. Leger, besides the Newmarkct Stokes and many other im- portant races. The total sum won by Donovan during his racing career amounted to £70,000, and the whole of this large fortune the Duke gave to his wife for the purpose of building alms- houses for widows of the Duke's tenants and a cottage hospital for the neighbor- hood. Baron Hirsch was another great turfite most of whose winnings went to charity. During his lifetime he spent more than £50,000 of turf winnings on charity. All the winnings of La Flechc, amounting in all to £34,585, were devoted to various charities. ' . Dogs have done much for charity, The record in this direction is held by Tim, the famous Airedale terrier which be- longed to Mr. Bush, the Great Western inspector at Paddinglon. For more than ten years before his death Tim trotted from train to train, inviting donations to the Railway Scrvant's Widows and Orphans Fund. The total of his collec- tions exceeded £800. The dog always knew when royalties were about to tra- vel. He would sit down on the edge of Hit carpet laid on the platform and re- fuse to move until he had had something added to his heard. On five separate oc- casions Queen Victoria placed a sover- cign in his box, and many times the King has done the same. Mr. W. W. Astor gave ’l‘im his record prescntâ€" a check for 56200â€"011 the occasion of the coming of age of his son. Other animals, too, have indirectly con- tributed to the reuse of charity. At Amer- sham, in But-kinghamshire, the superin- tendent of the Baptist Sunday school adopted a novel expedient for raising money for the Congo mission. He disâ€" tributed among his scholars a number of young rabbits. These they had to fatten at. home. and when fit for market the creatures were sold, the proceeds go- inf.r to the mission. At Frictli, near Marlow. a pig raised Ill less than £7 for charitable purposes. It was rattled for and then given back by lb»? winner and sold again. in a Inn- cnsbirc town a local butcher presented :I handsome young pig to it bazaar on condition that a church member. got up in frock coal and silk but. should drive it through thr- \'ill:if_m. 'l‘iic procession causrd grout amusement and a collection realized more than £3. BRINGS MISERY A usually have can Travellers tell you CROSSING THE BAY OF FUNDY. of Crossing the Eng Those who cross the from Dover to Calais so to n that on the short. trip Trip With All the Unpleasant Features liin Channel. English Channel remember it. sea-sickness w it get you if it can get you anywhere. There's anothe r shor t water journey which has all the unpleasant features of crossing the Channel. across the Bay of way up, between St. I Digby, N. S. The trip .takes three the chances are it will be unpleasant. iv make a choppy very disturbing motion Starting out pleasant. afternoon the of ah appy voyage, for polis Basin. lilS‘tCh below so that over quickly and he more time on deck. in your meal gets gloomy. lo the ports. hie by in an unexpe steamboat is passing 0 narrow entrance to The vessel has which brings to mind upon you. departing leisurely. w a few deep breaths about you. Before, on there is nothing the right but 1‘ tramarine observers another, on look astern. bay far as the eye through which bay can hardly front of rocks and tr doesn’t move. you are going. You look anxiously it comes in to view slowness. only to find that the gun. tightly, hoping vision and New Brun little nearer. incn't. Ilalf way over You With a. snap and resol iy won't. near enough now so he give them a name. yet the troublous exp the vessel shoots by and you are again in you are mighty hung --â€"-v--»X¢ aging morning, and at close range, he is small chance of maki suggestion. noons with your wife, gratiatingly, to Mr. I red-covered volume. it your wife is dead. and my cat." at her, just to ease yo râ€"â€"-vr In writing a love let in print. it ..\\'orry you. neither engaged nor l "The modern world mcrcrmvdcd that you 0. the back without hours or less and about three to one that The swift rushing tide and the wind, which seems to blow every way most. of the time, sea which gives a from Digby moving placidly over landlocked Anna- If you haven't dined you You are well along when the dining saloon A glance to either side and there its land, apparently close up The watersoems to turn- Anna'polis Basin, be- tween two mountain peaks. ' acquired a motion and morry-go-rounds and seesaws of a pleasant resort all at once.. A desire to be up on deck in the ‘ With every appearance of one, you climb to the upper rail, take waves mountain high, little waves moving now one way, in a. most disorderly manner. ,The North Moun- tain rises boldly from the edge of the and stretches in both directions as can reach. The passage you were shot into the be made out. There is a certain feeling of safety in keeping your eyes fixed on the massive But the eye wanders rcstlesfly and you try to discern whither And there you sit clutching the rail against Nova Scotia recedes rapidly from your The waves go chop chop and the deck moves up and down, front- ways and sideways, with a monotony that grows more unbearable every mo- TRITE SAYINGS. It is not age but poverty, that nowa- days steals women's looks away. It is rather hard luck for a man with insomnia to marry a girl who snorcs. ly in mind that it may some day appear By the time you are old cnuogh to real- 120 your ignorance you are too old to lot It is straight Fundy, about half ohn, N. B., and combine to the vessel. _ early on a no is every sign the steamboat is you may get it ve so much the 0th rush. The at Digby Gut, the the helterskelter fresh air comes hich deceich no and gaze boldly and on the 1ef t, cstless water. No such as the ul- report, but sassy now cos. At least it A faint speck in the distance slowly resolves its-elf into an outline of land. for more land, but with a tantalizing You glance at your watch trip has just be- hope, while swick grows but shut your watch vo that you simp- . Nova chotia has almost fad- ed into outline and. New Brunswick is that you can dis- tinguish bays and headlands and may- You feel that the steamboat is moving onward gallantly, anse of water be- fore you LESS-fills so slowly. ‘ But you hang on and in time the city of St. John comes into- your horizon. Whilc you are still engaged in picking- out familiar objects in the City‘s- skyline Partridge Island calm waters. Well, you haven't, and you realize that Iu‘Y' AN ALL-ROUND BOOK. The book agent had spent a discour- when he had an opportunity to scan the fact of Eli Hobbs It that there was ng a sale. How- ever, he had more than one method of ’ “Sitting out here on the piazza after- this would be the very book to read aloud,” he said, inâ€" Iobbs, taking the other milking-chair and opening the large “I'don't read and I haven’t any wife," replied Mr. Hobbs. dryly. “Dear me!" said the book agent. "Well, perhaps there are children. Now, children find this bookâ€"" “There are no children," interrupt/2d Mr. Hobbs. “There’s nobody but myself “Well,” said the book agent, “don't you ever want a good heavy hook to throw ur feelings?" tor, bear constant- An engaged girl‘s greatest happiness is in talkingr it over with a girl who is ikcly to be. of business is, so can’t pat one mun stepping on- an- otl‘n‘r-mun‘s tons to do it. Even more agreeable than he who will let you talk all the li me about yourself he who is always telling you the good things he has heard you. people say about - ENGINE to praise in the the Warsaw police when tr An instance of their brilliance ll those not immediately concerned therein laugh. Some time ago Mr I-Iaiilke, a manufacturer, was shot its works, and the mur- t be found, writ-es a War- t of the Pall Mall Ga- criminals. is now making a while leaving I dcrers could no saw corresponden zette. town that. named Maliciki. rumor, obtain-ed males in Warsaw hearing this the municipal address bureau, rested them without delay. murder-ed man's confronted them with some kis in turn, and asked, “Is be murdered Mr. Hautke?” Hautke’s relatives was . of the murder, their without exception, “I can- relatives, hundred Mallc this the man w As none of Mr. with him at the time answers were, not say," missed. and are still thcr inquiries. relatives the murder, he. let out on bail. declare they they a barrel, an Gogol‘s satires on methods than of Malickis vow they hours of liberty in those who floated t plication in the murder. The Bever moment on th Italy, lina, that i ask for a. drink. din my wine children, and many of their pupils arri an in-cbrlaled condition. a child in the barked on a relative spec respective ccun man:â€" Flying Dutchman; as you pass them, tceth of a sma pear so close together." travelling, but West, I guess. through Chicago, and my the platform to whistle sounded my head to kiss m and found 1 was kissing a about ten miles down the line. Yes, I guess we were moving that. day, strang- cm" 0 en, Canopied 082- own make and ui our own engines. 6% sizes 22 to 46 feet. g: as in other akes. feet. We nvité inspection. Purchasers’ expenses paid. 4 CANOE for the well-known “Chestnut " Send , Chestnut ’ ' '5} Best quality. are of the “ unsinkable Canoe. particul uncapsizable, as Marineâ€"2 t0 70-h.p. t -3 to 100-114). Large for cash. and prices. Limited. amata A We are On- ' tario Agents ’ G38 an d 5 Home: '. Write for catalogues flu; Canadian Gas Power a Launches, , Toronto 1 ‘ ~for ' model. olfne. scpunt : POLICE METHODS IN VVARSA\V. _â€" Arrested All the Men of a Certain Name and Imprisoned Them. Sherlock Holmes would not find much The other day rumors ran The police Then they sent for the and they were methods employed by ying to trace through the one of the criminals was heard this the addresses of all name from and ar- flnally dis- Butthe Malickis were not so fortunate, Some of them to say are packed in cells like The incident sounds more ,.n___...__â€"-- .. \VIIERE BIRDS DRINK _â€" Maggiore. Wine is so from the The poorest people leave wineon the window-sill for If. is frequently birds share ers, in order ing vintage, are getting rid at nominal prices. the hospitality. under arrest pending fur- begged the they'werc implicated in so that they could at least As it is, though they know nothing of the crime, lierrings in d are likely to remain there ii“! the real culprits appear. like one of Russian bureaucratic plain facts. All the will employ their first tracing and lynching he story of their im- WINE. age is Plentiful About Lake plentiful at the present a shores of Lake Maggiore, village of Broine to Oi‘se- t is given freely to tramps who a bowl of all comers. refilled, and even the The farm- to make room for the com- of their or- Parcnis freely give the wine to their district teachers complain ve at school in It is rare to see without a little gourd of wine slung across his shoulders for personal consumption. .14â€"-â€"â€"e-â€" that QUICK TRAVELLING. An American and Englishman had em- hcated argument as to the d of railway trains in their tries. Said the English- “If on want to see speed, travel in our .‘y remind Quoth the Yankee: “Waol see me off. No, Maude, dear; we have the telegraph poles. you of the ll-toothed combâ€"they ap- , that's fast we’ve some fast trains out 'One time I Was going wife was on Just as the for us to start I put out y wife. as I thought, cow’s. tail never heard that in making veal loaf it was neces- sary to select a lazy calf. v.1! is r'nadc lik -, ideal balms of’ Ancient Grcccc- From pure hfirbral 5a t _ Takes. 0 an amimcn . c i301 a sawâ€"abut < Nature's a.“ 7‘5"“1’3“ 3 f" ..#,1. at .‘ j , .,..._.~A.AmLfl-&“.Ialflswu u a.» . mama”, um».-