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.. i": t 1 Wave. W‘rw-vswvw wwsvmevgvmvwv4w jv‘vii‘ivaqu’M Va V m c .- mamas:thevents-ts.va .‘ .5, . 1‘ ‘ l . I) e if . . .. ‘7‘ lligh Court Canadian Order of Foresters. Thc thirty-third annual Conven- tion of the Canadian Order of For- esters was called to order by the High Chief Ranger, Mr. J. A Stew- art, of Perth, Out“, a ‘ew days ago, in the City of Hamilton, Ont., over 600 delegates being present. The Annual Reports of the High- Court Officers were submitted by the followingzâ€"Mr. J. A. Stewart, High‘Chicf Ranger; Mr. Alf. P. van Someren. High Secretary; Mr‘. Robert Elliott, High Treasurer; Dr. U. M. Stanley, Chairman of the Medical Board; Messns. W. L. Rob- erts and J. P. Hoag, High Audi- "tors, and Mr. W. G. Strong, Super- intendent of Organization. Other officers present besides those just referred to above, are: Mr. J. A. A. Brodeur,'Montreal, Que, High Vice-Chief Ranger; Messrs. W. M. Couper, Montreal, Que. ; N. J. Stevenson, Toront'o; R. T. Kemp, Listowel,’ Ont.; A. "Galpin, London, Ont. ; F. H. Dav1d~ son, Winnipeg, Man.;. Dict. H. Chief R. Members of the Executive Committee of High Court: Mr. Wil- liam Walker, Montreal, Que., High Registrar; Rev. W. J. West, Blue- ,vale, Ont. High Chaplain; Mr. D. E. McKinnon, Winnipeg, Man., District High Secretary for Mani- toba: Lyman Lee, Hamilton, Ont., H. 013., Solicitor, and Mr. J. B. O’Regan, Quebec, Quc., Chief Agent for the Province of Quebec. Many matters of interest to the membership generally were dealt with in these various reports, and they cover a great deal of detail, all of which indicate marked and steady progress in the affairs of this National Fraternal Insurance Association. The officers of this Order have been able from year to year to indicate conclusively, by their reports, satisfactory progress in certain directions, but those of 1911 indicate progress in every de- partment of this Order’s opera- tions. The Canadian Order of For- esters confine their business entire- ly to the Dominion of Canada, and if one may judge by the results attained, the policy adopted in this regard. at the inception of the Or- der, in 1879, would appear to have been a wise one from a prudential, as well as a patriotic, point of view. To deal with a few of the points brought out by the reports of the various officers, first might be men- tioned the fact that during 1911 9,333 new members were initiated into the Order, a larger number than has been admitted in any pre- vious year of the Order’s experi- ence. The net increase in the mem- bership for the year under review was 5,022, being 903 in excess of the previous year’s net additions to the Order. The total membership at ~the end of 1911 was 83,126. In respect to the Insurance Fund, 495 Death Claims were paid during the year, amounting to $500,570.68. When it is considered that in 1910 three more Death Claim-s were paid, amounting to a slightly larger gross total than that paid in 1911, such a favorable showing reflects credit- ably on the physical selection made of business taken by the Or- der. After paying this sum of over half a million for Death Claims out of the Insurance Fund the Order was able to add the very substan~ tial sum of $330,754.64 to its Insur- ance Fund on hand, being a larger addition to this Fund than that I made in any previous year.' The total amount standing at the Credit of this Fund on the lat of June, 19l2, was $3,710,359.97. In respect to the Sick and Funer- al Benefit Branch,this department, also, has shown satisfactory pro- gress. There was a net increase in membership in this department for the year of 4,120, showing’a total membership on the Slst of Decem- ber, 1911. enrolled in this depart- ment of 53,448. The net amount added to the funds of this depart- ment. after paying 6,638 claims, amounting to $161,485.95, was $38,- 460.23. the position of this fund on the 1st day of June. 1912, showing a credit. balance of $251,769.36. In- terest earned by this Department on its funds in 1911‘amountcd to $9,716.16. It will be seen from this fact that interest earned is becom- ing an important factor in this de- partment of the Order’s work. The General Fund of the Order is also in a good position, and on the lat of June. 1912, showed a credit balance on hand of $24,127.28. The funds of the Order are all invested in the best securities procurable, being almost'entirely in Municipal and School Debentures of the Do- minion of Canada.» _The average rate of interest realized from the Investments in 1911 was 4.62 per cent. a rate which, taking into con: sideration the gilt-edge nature of the investments, is a very advan- tageous one, and it is interesting to note that interest earned on the In- surance Funds of the Order. for the year 1911, amounted to $149.-. 755.60, and paid 29.9 per cent. of the Death Claims on the Order. This is also the largest return, In respect to interest, in the Order’s experience, and the largest percen- tage of Death Claims that it was able to pay from this source of in- come. The important bearing this revenue has on the stability of the Order may be illustrated by the fact that ten years ago the amount realized from interest on invest- ments was $38,283.34, showing an increase in those ten years in‘reve- nue from this source of $111,472.26. A feature of general interest to the insuring public, indicating as it does the careful selection of risks, is the death rate of this Order. For the year 1911 it was 9.95 per thou- sand, and in this regard the Order shows, for their experience of nearly thirty-three years, the very low average death rate of 5.24 per thousand of their membership. The above facts will indicate that the Canadian Order of Foresters, during the time of Canada’s pros- perity, has been obtaining their full share of material progress. It is gratifying to note that in this So- ciety, which has never attempted to enlarge its scope of operations out- side the Dominion, such splendid and encouraging results have been attained from the conduct of its business, and at no time in its his- tory would it appear to have been in as strong a position as it is to- day. .__._’I‘ CORALT’S RICHEST CAR. Casey Cobalt Mine Sends Out Orc Which Breaks Record. The Casey Cobalt silver mine, about which very little is known in this country because of its British ownership, and which is not even situated within thelimits of What is popularly known as the Cobalt camp, on Wednesday shipped the richest car of ore to come out of New Ontario. The practice is for the smelters to pay on a recognized , system of samples. and this car, which contains 43% tons of ore, carries, according to sample, 216,- 336 ounces of silver, which at Wed- nesday’s price of bar silver, gave a value of $132,235.38 to the car. The last record car from the Temisâ€" kaming was in the neighborhood of $127,000. *1‘ NEW REGULATIONS. Steamers Must Carry Enough Boats. A despatch from Washington says: All ocean steamers entering American ports in future must be equipped with lifeboats sufficient to carry at one time every passenger and member of the crew, according to new regulations adopted by the steamboat inspection service and approved on Friday by Secretary Nagel. Ocean Jo OUTD 0 OR LIFE win Not Offset the 111 Effects of Coffee and Tea When One Cannot Digest Them.- A farmer says: “For ten years or more I suffer- ed from dyspepsia and stomach trouble, caused by the use of cof- fee, (Tea contains caffeine, the same drug found in coffee) until I got so bad I had to give up coffee entire- ly and almost give up eating. There were times when I could eat only boiled milk and bread; and when I went to the field to work I had to take some bread and butter along to give me strength. ' “I doctored-steady and took al- most evcrything I could get for my stomach in the way of medicine, but if I got any better it only lasted a 1) little while. I was almost a walking skeleton. “One day I read an ad for Pos- tum and told my wife I would try it, and as to the following facts I will make affidavit before any judge: “I quit coffee entirely and used Postum in its place. I have regained my health entirely and can eat any- thing that is cooked to eat. I have increased in weight until now I weigh more than I ever did. I have not taken any medicine for my stomach since I began using Postum. “My family would stick to coffee at first, but they saw the effects it had on me and when they were feeling bad they began to use Pos- tum, one at a time, until now we all use Postum.“ Name given by Canadian ' Postum 00., Windsor, Ont. Ten days’ trial of Postum in place of tea or coffee proves the truth, an easy and pleasant way. Read the little book, “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. “There’s a reason." Ever read the above letter? A new on. appears from tlmo‘to time. They an genuine.trua,and full of human lntlrlst. Ilmâ€"au- “A.” .1 REPORT} FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. *â€" Prlcas of cattle. Grain. Choose and cum Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto. Juno 182â€"Flourâ€"Winter wheat, 90 per cent. patents, $4.10 to $4.15‘at sea. board. and $4.15 to $4.25 for home con- sumption. Manitoba floursâ€"First patents, $5.70; second patents. $5.20. and strong balkers'. $5. on track. Toronto. ‘Manitoba wheat-4‘10. 1 Northern, $1.12, Bay ports; No. 2 at $1.09, and No. 3 at Why doesn't she take NA-DRU-CO Headache They stop aheadachc promptly, yet do not contain my of the dangerous drugs common in headache tablets. Ask your Drugglst about them. 28¢. a box. NATIONAL DRUG AND CHEMICAL CO. or CANADA. LIMITII. '23 nus nnnnnn nouns 335.3” M“ “’”°“" W“ B" Two Provincial Premiers Receive the Ontario Wheatâ€"No. 2 white. red and mixed, 8106. outside. gensâ€"No. 2 shipping peas, $1.25, out- 31 s. Oatsâ€"Car lots of No. 2 Ontario. 48 to 49c. and No. 3 at 47c, outside. No. 2 0n- tario, 51 to 520, on track. Toronto. No. 1 extra W. 0. feed, 500, Bay ports. and No. 1 at 490. Bay ports. ’ Barleyâ€"Prices nominal. Cornâ€"No. 3 American yellow, 78 to 790. on track, Bay ports, and at. 83c, Toronto. Rye-Prices nominal. ' Buckwheatâ€"$1. outside. Branâ€"Manitoba. bran, $23, in bags, To- ronto freight. Shorts, $25 to $26. COUNTRYFRODUCE. Beansâ€"Small lots of hand-picked, $3 per bushel; primes, $2.65 to $2.75. Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins. 11 to 12c per 1b. Combs. $2.50 to $2.75 per dozen. Baled hayâ€"No. 1 at $18 to $19, on track. Toronto; No. 2 at $15 to $16, and mixed at $11 to $13. Baled strawâ€"$11 to $11.50, on track, To- ronto. _ Potatoesâ€"Car lots of Ontarios. in bags, 3} to $1.65, and Delawares at $1.70 to Poultryâ€"Wholesale prices of choice dressed poultry:â€"-Chickens. 15 to 170 per 1b.; fowl, 11 to 12c: \urkevs. 15 to 16c. have poultry, about 2c lower than the a ove. BUTTER, EGGS. CHEESE. Butterâ€"Dairy, choice, 22 to 24c; bakers', inferior, 19 to 20c: creamery, 26 to 270 for rolls and 25c for solids. Eggsâ€"Caselots. 21 to 22c per dozen. leheeseâ€"New cheese, 141-4 to 14 3-40 per HOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€"Long. clear. 14 to 141-4c per lb. in case lots. Porkâ€"Short out, $24 to 325: do., mess, $21. Hams-Medium to light, 18 to 181-20.: heavy, 161-2 to 170: rolls, 13 to égl-Zc; breakfast bacon, 18c; backs, 20 to c. - Lardâ€"The market is“ unchanged, with fair demand. Tierccs, 14c; tubs, 141-4c; pails, 141-2c. MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal. June ,18.-â€"0atsâ€"Canndian Western, No. 2. 55 to 551-2c; do., No. 3, 501-2 to 51c; extra No. 1 feed, 511-2 to 52c. Barleyâ€"Man. feed, 641-2 to 65c; do., malt- ing. $1.06 to $1.07. Flour-Manitoba Spring wheat patents. firsts, $5.80; do., seconds. $5.30; do., strong bakers’, $510; Winter patents, ‘choicc. $5.25 to $5.35; straight rollers, $4 80 to $4.90: do., in bags. $2.30 to $2.40. Rolled oatsâ€"Barrels. $5.05; do., bags. 90 lbs. $2.40. Bran. $22. Shorts. $26 to $27. Middlings. $28 to $30. Mouillie. $30 to $34. Hayâ€"N0. 2, per ton, car lots. $19.50 to $20. Cheeseâ€"Finest westerns. 135.8 to 137-80: do., finest casterns. 133-8 to 131-20.. Butterâ€"choicest creamery, 241-2 m 250.. Eggsâ€"Selected. 25 to 26c; No. 2 stock, 17 to 171-2c. Potatoes, per bag. car lots. $1.60 to $1.65. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, June 18.â€"thntâ€"July, 81.- 121-8: September, 81.0538: December, $1.- 057-8; No. 1 hard, 31.1558: No. 1 North- jcrn, $1.141-8; No. 2 Northern, 31125-8; No. ‘3 wheat. $1.10 58 to $1.11 1-8; No. 5 yellow ,corn, 71 to 72c. No. 3 white oats, 5112 to i520: No. 2 rye. 83 to 831-2c; bran. $19.50 to €320.50 Flourâ€"First patents. $5.50 "co $5.- 75: second patents. $5.20 to $5.45; first clears. $3.90 to $4.15; second clears, $2.85 to $3.10. a Buffalo, June 18.â€"-Spring wheat, No. 1 Northern. ca-rloads, store. 201-2: Winter scarce. Cornâ€"No. 3 yellow. 81c; No. 4 yel- m'ww, 781-20: No. 3 corn, 78 3-4 to 79 3-4c; No. 4 corn. 771-4 to 773-4c; all on track, through billed. Oats firm. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal. June 18.â€"-Salcs of choice steers were made at $8.25 to 3850, good at $7.75 to $8, fair at $7.25 to $7.50, and the lowest grades at $6.50 to $7 per 100 pounds. Choice at $7.25 to $7.50, good at $6.75 to $7 and common all the way from $4.50 to $6 per 100 lbs. Bulls were firm at $7.30 to 5775 for choice and lower grades sold from that down to $4.50 per 100 lbs. Sales of old sheep were made at $5 to $5.50. spring lambs at $5 to $6 and calves at $3 to $5 each. Sales of selected hogs were mndo at $8.75 to $9 per 100 lbs., weighed 011‘ cars. Toronto. Juno 18.â€"Cattleâ€"Extra choice heavy steers, for butcher and export, $7.- 60 to $7.90; good medium to choice but- cher loads. $7 to $7.50: common, $5 to $6; conners, S3; choice butcher cows, $7 to $7.50; bulls. $5 to $6.20; common cows. $3.50 to $4.50. Stockersâ€"35.25 to $6 for good quality: extra choice heavy feeders, $6.25 to $6.50. Calves-Good veal, $4 to $8: bobs. $1.50 to $2.50. Sheepâ€"Light ewes. $4.75 to $5.50; heavy, $410 $4.50; bucks. $3 to $4: spring lambs. 9a to 11s er lb. Hogs-$8.15 to $8.20 f.o.b.: $8.55 to $8.60. fed and watered, and $8.85 weighed 011’ cars. 4‘ SUMMER SKIN, TROUBLES. .â€" Sunburn, blistering, and irrita- tion are the commonest form of summer skin troubles, and Zam-Buk ends these very quickly. It works in two ways. As soon as applied, its antiseptic powers get to work and kill all the poison in a wound, a sting‘ or a sore. This generally end-s the smarting and the pain. Then Zamâ€"Buk begins the healing process, and fresh healthy tissue is built up. For sore, blistered feet, sore hands, heat rashes, baby’s heat spots, sore places due to per- spiration, etc., you can’t equal Zam-Buk. Druggists and stores everywhere sell Zam-Buk, 500.-box. Use Zam-Buk Soap also, 250. per tablet. All stores, or Zam-Buk 00., Toronto. â€"‘_â€""I‘â€"_"â€"" . The Italians have Roupied the island of Lemnos in the Aegean 863.. v , , .Frazier Pussy, the French econoé' mist and peace apostle, died in his 918i} year. » Fatalities of 125 are reported in a battle .between Mexican federals and rebels at El Valle. A d-espatch from London says: The King’s birthday honor-s were issued on Thursday night. Rod- mond Palcn Roblin, Premier of Manitoba, and Richard McBride, Premier of British Columbia, are made Knight Commanders of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, and Hon. Joseph Dubuc, Winnipeg, a Knight Bachelor; John McDougald, of the Department of Customs, and Prof. Jame-s Melville Macoun, of the Department of Mines, Ottawa, are appointed Comâ€" T. & N. 0. REVENUE REDUCED. Large Amount Written Off for Depreciation. A despatch from Toronto says: The returns from the T. (in N. 0. Railway for the month of March, as reported to the Provincial Treas- urer, show that while there was an increase of $6,562 in the gross reve- nue of the road, there was a de- crease of $24,857 in the net revenue. This is accounted for in the main- equipment. The net revenue for the month was $35,143, compared with $60,000 for the same month last'year, and the gross revenue was $149,859, compared with $143,297 a year ago. The net revenue for the past five months up to May 1 was $227,824, compared with $232,081 for the same period a year ago. .______.,x,____. GOLD IN FAR NORTH-WEST. Geological Survey Has Thirty Par- ties Checking Up Stories. A despatch from Ottawa says: News that gold has been found in the North~VVest Territories, at the ,head of the Liard River above Fort Liard, has been received at the Geo- logical Survey here, but nothing of- ficial has yet been ascertained re- garding the authenticity of the re- ports. “The reports,” declared Prof. R. W. Brock, director of the survey, “simply come from pros- pectors who have come down from the country, and state that they have found gold. There has been no rush to the country as yet, and should not be until something more official is known.” Mr. Brock also 'stated ‘that thirty parties from the Geological Survey had already gone out to different parts of the counâ€" try for survey work. Ten more will be sent out within the next few weeks. ’I‘ IMMIGRATION FROM STATES. Over Twenty-one Thousand Arriv- als in May. A despatch from Ottawa says: An analysis of the figures of immi- gration from the United States into Canada for last month shows that about thirtyâ€"eight out of the forty- tcnance of way, equipment and‘ tranSportation charges, from thc‘366 new settlers to Canada, Minne- fact that considerable sums have sota 257, South Dakota 79, Wisconé been written off for depreciation of sin 58, Michigan 49, Illinois 45, Honor of , Knighthood. panions of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, and William Henry Walker, of the Department of Ex- ternal Affairs, Ottawa, is made a member of the Imperial Service Or- der. The Earl of Garrick, Field Marshal Sir Wm. Gustavus Nichol- son, Sir Francis Alliston Channing, who was born in the United States, and Sir Tho-s. Borthwick are crca.t~ ed Barons of the United Kingdom. Lord Carrick’s Earldom is Irish, and the English Peerage. gives him a seat in the House of Lords. “WWW eight States of the Union contribut- cd to the swelling tide of American citizens pouring into the Dominion. Of the 21,494 arrivals from across the border during May over 13,000 took up homesteads, while hundreds of the others purchased land out- right. Each arrival brought an av- eragc of over $1,000, either in cash or effects, the aggregate wealth acâ€" tually represented being estimated at over twenty-five million dollars. The border States were most large- ly represented. North Dakota sent Washington 44, and New York 31. ____:1«_____. 2,000,000 MORE ACRES. C. P. R. Officer Estimates 18,200,~ 000 Under Crop in Prairies. A despatch from Vancouver says: Vice-President Bury, of the Cana- dian Pacific Railway, in an intcr~ . view on Wednesday said that al- though spring had been rather back< ward, it is estimated that there are 18,200,000 acres under crop in the three Prairie , Provinces, 2,000,000 acres more than last year. There are 10,500,000 acres of wheat this year. ._.â€"â€"â€">I‘ EXTERMINATION OF RATS AN!) MICE. If it were generally known that there is no trouble to rid a house, barn or any building of rats and mice by the use of Gillett’s Lye, it is doubtful if the article could be made as fast as it would be used for this purpose alone. The pro- cess connected with using it is very simple, the plan being to sprinkle a little of the article in and around the holes made by these pests in floors, partitions, etc. In addition to this it is well to use a thin piece of heard about a foot square, or even smaller, and make a complete circleof the lyc on the board about a quarter of/an inch deep, and inside of the circle place some meat or cheese. In endeav- oring to get at the bait the feet of the rats and mice will be burned, and the whole colony, whether large or small, will immediately disappear from the premises. The plan is worth trying, but the good kindâ€"Gillett’s Lyeâ€"should be procured. Refuse the many cheap imitations and substitutes. nilnn onnuiinnin‘ii Ontario Government Appoints Men for New District Plan A dcspatch from Toronto says: Six of the-seven district health of- ficers have been appointed by the Provincial Government. They are :â€" Dr. D. B. Bentley, of Sarnia, for the district comprising Essex, Elgin, Kent, Lambton, Middlesex and Ox- ford; Dr. T. J. McNally, of Owen Sound, for the district comprising Bruce, Dufferin, Grey, Huron, Perth, Wellington and Waterloo; Dr. D. A. McClenahan, of Water- down, for the district comprising .13 {can fieldinand.fl_altcn Lincoln, Norfolk, Peel, Welland, l entworth and York; Dr. Geo. Clinton, of Belleville, for the district compris- ing Ontario, Durham, Northumber- land, Prince Edward, Hastings, Petcrboro’, Victoria, Muskoka and Simcoe; Dr. P. J. Moloney, of Corn- wall, for the district comprising Lennox and Addington, Frontenac” Leeds, Grenville, Stormont, Dun-1 das, Gleng-arry, Prescott, Russell, Carleton, Lanark and Renfrew; Dr. R. E. Wodehouse, of Fort Wil- liam, for the district comprising the districts of Manitoulin, Algoma,‘ Kenora, Thunder Bay and Rainy River. The ofliccr for the remain- ing district, comprising the districts of Parry Sound, Nipissing, Tomas- kaming and Sudbury has not been named. , The appointments take effect on August lst, when the doctors re- port for the prescribed Course of study at the University. 3' I, 411'.” . vic- uny .. < _ 'u «m s.