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a? ft CEYLON AND INDIA TEA, Trade is confederating the Empire. Britain is Oanada's best Customer. Britain cannot buy if she does not sell. Use TEA Grown in a British Colony by British capital. " Wolf'. Wolf y' Wolfenden. to whom sleep before the I any morning hours was a thing ab. 0 Diutely impoeslble. was lounging in his c easy chair meditating on the events I of the day over a final cigarette. He 1 had come to his room at midnight in t rather a demoted frame ot mind; the a thy's happenings had scarcely gone in " favor. Helene had looked upon him I ooiar--almo" with suspicion. In the I morning he would be able to explain everything. but in the meantime gl Blanche was upon the spot. and he h had an uneasy feeling that the girl I was his enemy. He had begun todoubt , whether that drive. so natural a thing , as it really happened. Was not care- n fully planned on her part. with a full I knowledge of the tact that they would t met Mr. Sabin and his niece. " was ' all the more irritating because during t the last few days he had been grad- c daily growing Into the belief that so .. far as his suit with Helene was con- cerned. the girl herself was not alto- c - indifferent to him. She had refused him definitely enough. so tar , as mere words went, but there were ' lights in her sort, dark eyes. and C something indefinable. not apparent in , hr manner, which had forbidden him t to abandon all hope. Yet it was hard t to believe that she was in any way f subject to the lel of hor guardian. Mr. Batrin. In small things she took t no pains to study him; she was ovi, dently not in the least under his f, dominion. On the contrary, there was ',' In his manner towards her " certain . deference, us though it was she whose l .will was the ruling one hetwovn them. ', As a matter of fact. her ammunition 1 and wr.olo hair)": "vented to indicate I one nvvustomol to command. Ire 1 family or connections uh:- had never 1 Spoken of to him, yet h.“ had not tho 1 "Ilightmt doubt but that she was of l gentle birth. [CH-n it it should turn I out that (he “in; not the ease, WoV fendcn mu dcmo-rut‘u: enough to ‘ think thut it made no differcnee. She _ was gool enough to be tt's wife. Her apponrunco and mnunoru were ailment typically uristoitt_itutov43r ttwro might he in hiu. present surroundings or in her past which savored of "trs" tery, he would at least have staked his will upon her honesty. He realized very fully, as he sat there smoking in tho early hours of the morning. that she was no passing fnncy of his; one was he! first lose-tor good or for evil she Would tr, his last. Failure. ho said to himself, in»: a word which he would not admit in his vocabulary. She was moving towards him already, some day she would be his! Through the mitrti of tho blue tobacco smoke which hovered around him he seemed. with a very sli ht and very pleas. ant effort of his imagination. to see some faint vlts1otts of her in that more softening mood, tho vagucst recollection of which set his heart beating fast and sent the blood moving through his veins to music. How delicately handsome she was, how exquisite the lines of her girlish, yet graceful and queenly figure! With her clear, creamy skin, soft as alabaster below the red gold of her hair. the somewhat haughty poise M her small, shapely head, she brought him vivid recollections of that old aristocracy of France, as one reads of them now only in the pages of rmnance or history. She had the grand a.r--evttn the great Queen could not have walked to the scaffold with a more ma'gnificent contempt of the rabble, whom victim she was. Styme moo. pernonal thought came to ban; he half cimed his eyes and lean- ed back in his chair steeped in pienq sent thoughts; and then it all came' to a sunk. abrupt end, these reverie: and pleasant trastlv-building. lie was back in the present, suddenly re.- called in tt mum extraordinary man- her, to realization of the hour and place. Surely he could not have been mistaken! That was " low knocking at his locked door outside; there was no doubt about it. There it was again? He heard his own n'ime. softly but um. .islaknb.y spin in a trembling voice. He glanced at his watch, it was between two and three o'clock; then he walked quickly to the door and opened " without hesitation. It was his father who stood there, fully dressed, “11h pale face and angrily burning cyca. In his hand he carried s revolver. Wolrenden noticed that the fingers which clasped it were shaking. as though with cold. "Father," Woafetulett exclaimed, "what on earth is the matter t" "SALADA" SEE Be dropped his voice in obedience to that sudden gesture for silence. The Admiral answered him in a hearse whisper. - - . .. . _ “tiring: deal is the matter! I am being deceived and betrayed in my own house! baton." - -. - They stood together on the dimly lit landing; holding his breath and listening intently. \Volfenden was at once aware of faint. distant sounds. They came from the ground noor al- most immediately below them. Bis lather laid his hand heavily upon Thr1tem1en's shoulder,” _ _ .- “Someone u in the library," he said. “I heard the door open distinctly. When I tried to get out I found that the door of my room was locked ; there In tranche” here I" -. - . -riiiiWiiiii iii got out r' Woven den asked, _ A _ . . "sriiTGii, the tnth-room and down the back stairs: that door was locked CHAPTER xxvnl. A Midnight Visitor. Samples on "pucatlon. GREEN OR BLACK. 'r-iii/G-ie-GG-d-air-iii-sented lend Address "SALADA." Toronto. pnékeu only. never In bulk. Black. mud or Uncolored Ceylon - - .... .%rW%r.'VWrFM. " Let me have that," Wolfendtm Whispered. touching it; "my hand ll steamer than yours." But the admiral shook hls head; he made no answer in words. but the butt and of the revolver became a]. most welded Into the palm of his hand. Wolfenden begun to feel that they were on the threshold of a tragedy. They had reached the ground floor now; straight ln front of them was the library door. Tho sound of muffled movements wlthln the room wore dls- tinctly auilble. The udmlral‘a breath came fast. , too, bat I found a key that titted it. Come with me. Be carom“ Make no noise!" 7_ . __ ' They were on their way down.. stairs now. As they turned the angle of the broad oak stairway. Wollenden caught a glimpse at his father's lace. and shuddered; it was very white, and his eyes were bloodahot and wild, his forefinger was already upon the trig- trtryat. his revolver. n " Ag -"7iiriiirhhtir. Wot" he muttered. "Don't let them hear us! Let us catch them red-handed V, - .. - But the lust. dozen yards of tho way was over white flags tnsselatod. and polished like marble. Wolfenden's shoes created: tho ndmiral's tip-toe walk was no light one. There was a. sudden cessation of all sounds: they had been heard! Tho admiral. with a low cry of rage. lonpnd forwards. Wollenden followed close behind. _ _ .. Emu as they crowd the threshold the room was plunged into sudden darkness; they had but a momentary and partial glimpse ot the interior. Wolfonden saw n. dim. slim ngure bend- ing forward, with his ringer still meme-Ll to tho hull of tho lamp. The table was strewn with papers. some- th'tn-rtttohotly--wtv4 fluttering to hind tho screw: yonder. There was barely a second of light; then, with a sharp Mick. the lamp went out. and ' the figure of tho man Was I041; in oh- smtrity. Minot simultaneously there came a flash of level fire and the loud I report ot tlw admirai‘s revolver. There was no groin, so \Voifenden concluded. that the man, whoever he might be. had not been " The sound ot thsl report was loll-me! by a few seconds‘ breathless silenf'o. There was no move mont ot any sort in the room; only a taint breeze stealing in through the. wide-open windows. caused a gentle! rustling of tho papers with which the! table Was strewn, and tho curtains‘ swayed gently backwards and for- wards. The admiral. with his senses all on the alert, stood motionless. thal revolver tense in hi: hand. his fiercely eager eyes straining to pierce the darkness. By his side, Wolfendeu. equally agitated now, though from a ‘diHerent reason, stood holding his 'trreatth, his head thrust forward. his eyes striving to penetrate the veil ot gloom which lay like a thick barrier between him and tho screen. Hi; tear had suddenly taken to itself a Very real and terrible form. There had been a moment. before the extinction ot the lamp had plunged the room Into darkness, when he had seen. or fancied that ho had seen. a woman‘s skirts fluttering there. Up to the present his father's attention had been wholly riveted upon the other end of the room ; yet he was filled with a nervous dread lest at any moment that PO- volver might clung» its direction. m, ears were strained to, the utmost to Iratch tho slightest sign ot any move. ment. At inst tho silenee was broken; there was a faint movement near the window. and then "gain, without a second'sv hesitation, there was that level line of fire and loud report from the Admirul‘s revolver. There was no groan. no sign of anyone having been hit. The Admiral began to move slowly in the tiiru-ution of the win. dow; Wollmuien winninml where "iil was, listening intently. He was right, tiwre was a smothered move- I ment from behind the screen. Some I one was moving from there towards the door, someone cwith light foot. stem and a trailing skirt. He drew bat-k into the tlcorwn.v; he meant to let her more. whoever it might be, but iwmunnt to know who it was. He Could. hear her hurried breathing; th faint. familiar perfume, shaken out by the movement of her skirts. pui- Med him; it's wry familiarity bewil- dered him. She knew that he was there: she must know it, for she had ;pnu.sxrd. The position was terrlbi! Critical. A tew yards away the Ad. l, miral was groping about, revolver in ahand. mumbling to himself a. string lot terrible threats. The casting of a shadow would call forth that death. dealing tire. Wolfenden thrust ottt his hand cautiously; it fell upon a woman's arm. She did not cry out, although her rapid breathing sank al- most to a. moan. For a moment hi was staggered-tho room seemed to be going round with him: he had to bite his lips to stifle the exclamation l which very nearly escaped him. Then I he stood away trom the door with a little shudder, and guided her through l it. He heard her footsteps die awn! 'along the corridor with a. peculiar sense of relief. Then he tin-nut hi. lhand Into the pocket of his dinner coat and drew out a box climbing. "riagaaag tCsaiGViiiritt," a. whispered in his father's our. - - -. “Quick, then," was the reply, " don't think the fellow ha! got tiay yet; he must be hiding behind some ot the furniture." There was the scratching of a match upon a sliver box. a techie llama grad- ually developing Into a sure illumina- “on. Wollenden carefully m “to lamp and ruined " high over bl: head. the room was empty! .Thetrq In: no doubt about It! They two were alone. But the window was wide open and a chalr in trout of n had been thrown over. The Admiral strode to the easement and called out artttriir-- “Began! are you there? In no one on duty t" There was no answer; the tall ten- trybox was empty. _ .. " L Wollenden came over to hie tath. er'e elde and brought the lamp with him, and together they leaned out. At tirat they could see nothing;then Wolrenden threw on the shade from the lamp and the light tell in a broad track upon a dark, motlonlem figure stretched out upon the turf. Wollenden stooped down hastily. "My God!" he exclaimed, "it In Heggs'. Father, won't you sound the song? We shall have to arouse the house." . There was no need. Already the library was halt full ot hustlly dreee~ ed servants. awakened by the sound of the Admirers revolver. Pale and terrllied. but never more sell-corn posed, Lady Deringham stepped out to them in a long white dream:- gown. "What has happened'?" she cried. "Who Is It, Woitenden--hasr your tath. er shot anyoge?"_ _ .. .,,_ But Wolfenden shook hls head, as he “and tor a. moment upright. and looked Into his mother's face. “here Is a man hurt," he said; “It In Hams, I think, but he Itpot shot. CHAPTER XXIX. “it Was Mr. Sabin." It was still an hour or two before dawn. No trace whatever ot the mauraders had been discovered either outside the house or within. With ditfieuity the Earl had been per. waded to relinquish his smoking rs. volver. and had retired to his room. The doors had all been locked, and two of the most trustworthy servants left in charge of the library. Woll'enden had himself accompanied his lather upstaira. and utter a few words with him had returned to his own apart- ment. With his mother he had scarcev 1y exchanged a single sentence. Once their eyes had met, and he had im. mediately looked away. Neverthelem he was not altogether unprepared tor that gentle knocking at his door which came about half an hour after the house was once more silent. He rose at once irom his etmir--it seemed scarcely a night lor sleep--- and opened it cautiously. " was Lady Deringham who stood there, white and trembling. He held out his hand and she leaned heavily on It during her wage into the My my, 1 "nun, ”In. no m The evil Is not of our dolng t.1 He wheeled " own easy chair bo- lore the fire and helped her into it. She seemed altogether incapable ot speech. She was trembling violently, and her [nee wan perfectly 'bioodless. Woltenden dropped on his knees by her side and began chafing her hands. The touch of his fingers seemed to revive her. She was not already judged then. She lifted her eyes and looked at him txrrrowtully. .. -isiiriGt-iio- vibixv-i’hiuk ot me, Wolfen den ?" she asked. - "I have not thought about it at all," he answered. "I am only wonder- ing. You have come to explain every- thing 't" . She shuddcred. Explain everything.' That was u task, indeed. When the heart is young and life is a full and generous thing; in the days of romance, when adventures and love-making come as a natural heritage and form part of the order of things. then the words which the woman had to way would have {come lightly enough from her lips, less per-1 hope as a. confessen than us a. halt. apologetic narration. But in the days when youth lies far behind, when its giamor has faded away and nothing but the bare incidents remain, unbeau- tified by the full coloring and exuber- ance of the springtime of lite, the moat trifling lndiucretions then stand out like Idiotic crimes. Lady Deringhnm had been a proud woman-a proud woman all her life. She had borne in society the reputation of an almo-t uttrtrexelutrivenostr, in her home life ‘sho had been something of an auto- }cret. Perhaps this was the most min. arable moment of her life. Her son was looking at her with cold, inquiring eyes. She was on her defence before him. She bowed her head and spoke: "Tell me what you thought, Wol- fenden." -- " Forgive me," he said. "I could only think that there was robbery, and It?, you, tor some sufficient rea- son. I m sure were aiding. I could not think anything else. could ltr' . " You thought what was true, Wol. fenden." she whispered. " I was help- ing another man to rob your (other! It was only a. very trifling thert-a handful of notes from his work for a. magazine article. But it was theft. and I was an accomplice t." There was a short silence. Her eyes, seeking steadfastly to read his tare, could make nothing of it. ' I" I will not ask you why," he salxl slowly. "You must have had very good reasons. Bat I want to tell you ono thing. I am beginning to have grave doubts as to whether my father's state is really as bad as Dr. Whitlett tttinks-whether, In short, Ma work is not after all really ot some considerable value. There are several considerations winch Incline me to take this View." _ _ _ .. , Tho suggestion visibly disturbed Lady Derlugham. She moved In her chair uneasily. " You have heard what Mr. Blather- wlck says." she objected. " t am sure that he is abzoiugely trustworthy." "There In no doubt about Blather. wlck's Itontrity," he admitted, "but tho admiral himself says that he dare trust no one, and that for weeks he has given him no paper of lmportame to work upon s‘mply for that reason. It has been growing upon me that we may have been mistaken all along. that very likely mas Merton was pal! to steal hla work. and that It may poem. for certain people, and for certaln purposes. a real technical lm. portance. How else can we account for tho deliberate efforts which have been made to obtain posse-ton of it t" " You have spent some time ex. amlnlng lt yourself." the cald In a low tome; “what was your own MW”. L L “I found some sheen." he ansWEr- ed. "and I read them very care. fully: they were connected wlth the various, landing place! upon the Suffolk coast. An Immense amount of detail was very cleverly lven. The currents. bays and 'ru'n'l,'l'..' “on: were all set out; even the roads and railways into the Inter- lor were dealt with. I compared them afterwards with tl mp of l" P', Englis "g,',', . ks Seen either With i Umlmu up“; l 'bq0+600He69 room. It to often a TORONTO smut. They were. no (a " on could judge. col-recs. or count. til. Ira-only a ppm-smut“ doethtsrftrrrtastrarit made“ Impression upon me." Then we: another silence. this tune longer than baton-e. Lady Der. lqghanl was winging.) Once more. iiGE the man had lied to her! He wee on some secret Maine. ot " own. She shuddered slightly. She had no curiosity u to its nature. Only she remembered what many people had told her. that where he went disaster followed. A piece of coal fell into the grate hissing from the fire. He stooped to pick lt up, and catching it glimpse ot her {we became Instantly graver. He re- membered that as yet he had heard nothing of what she had come to tell him. Her presence in the library was altogether unexplained. " You were very good." she said slowly; "you stay what might have been a tragedy. You knew that I was there, you helped me to es- cape; yet you must have known that I was in league with the man who was trying to steal those pn- - “There was no mistake. then! ’99.,w9'9 _ doing that. You I" "It In true," she answered. "It was I who let him In. who unluck- ed your father's desk. I wan his ac- complies!” " Who was the man t" Sho did not tell him at once." m, be mun-19¢) ‘4MWW‘ 'Free-oe- tqq6 It is often a great trial to a. young man [resin from India who is thrown into English society to know how 120 boimw. You visit a. friend. You ring. and the door in opened by n young maid-servant. who invites you to entanand closes the door as soon as you have en- tered. You follow the servant Into the drawing-room. where your friend soon meets and greets you. After some conversation. your friend brings in his mother and introduces her to you. 'Dhe mother is very pleased? to make your acquaintance and asks you to sit in a chair near hers. But you hesitate. Is that the proper thing to do? In India no mother of no friend of ‘yours asks you to do the same. If at all, you always stood at a roepectrut dis. tance and answered the mother's questions. Bat here it is so differ- ont. You obey with itmtitation.and sit in tho chair rather awkwardly, both Four legs thrust as tar be. neath your chair as pomertrle-or course. as a mark of respect to your friend’s mother-and yourself only answering the mother‘s ques- tions in monosgllablea. The mother wonders what is the matter with you; why you are so shy. and why you appear so dull. Are all Indians like ttur-tao dull? lOf course. she cannot divine the nature of the things which porplex you. She does not understand; you are only try- ing to be on your boat bchavior- in fact, to pass for a very good boy. For a moment your perplexi- tlar increase. Your friend's mother has dropped her handkerchief. She is not aware of it. But you have seen it drop. What are you to do? Are you to pick it up and give it to her? la that the proper thing to doNAt homeyou dare not do it. But it is so different here. and, at last, you make up your mind to pick up the handkerchief; and you do " so awk- wardly that your friend's :eyfd,'i'i; While accepting it with thanks. oaks at your face to see why you blush. The kindness of your friend increases l Four perplexitins still. He and his‘ mother desire you to stay tor dinner. [ You don't know what to say In reply. 1 Yes or no. At home. on a visit to a triend. you always say "No." The question often is meaningless. Your friend generally does not expect you to accept the invitation. and the In- ; vitation is often made without mak- ‘ing any provision tor you. You are generally exported to say "No," and you say "No." But " is not so in England. And. with some hesitation. you lnterpose a word which may be interpreted as "Yes" or "No," but which your good friend understanls as signifying assent. In tho mean» time. other members of the household are ushered into the room, and to each ot tin-m you are introduced. and among the number to your friend’s sister, whose eagerness to shake hands with you semis a thrill through Four whole tram". Fancy your friend's sister being introduced at home in India! (Jan anything he more atro- cious? But such is the custom in England. And then the time for din. ner arrives, And, as the chief gut-st ot the evening. you are asked to lead the lady of the house. your friend’s mother, to the dining-room. You are more perplexed than ever. The Idea of giving your arm to a lady whom you respect as your own mother I You never touched Four own mother-at least not after you became a man. And how could you now touch your friend's mother. , _ The more you move In the company ot English women. the more you are convinced that it is possible for you to admire the intellectual culture of your friend's sister. or even her per- sonal charms. without harboring any l unholy thought in Four breast. Sod-l ety as constituted in India does not recognize this distinction; in trust,, people who have known no higher forms of life think it is impossible to separate the two. Woman has no in- dividual existence in India. Ttt quote the oft-quoted verse trom Menu, “Her father maintains her in child- hood, her husband maintains heroin Youth, and her sons maintain her in old age.” She seldom maintains her- self. She is always the ivy and her husband the oak. It is diiierent here. She is a recognised factor in English society. There is no society in Eng- land without her, whereas in India society knows her not. In London she is a laminar figure everywhere: she is at the shopwlndow. she is at the restaurant. she appears on the plat- form. she is connected with the press. she writes books, she talks polities. she has her own clubs and her own 2.tletii,t"a"dg, individual- ity is asserted it! a ousand direc- tions. so much so that one woman l out of every ten euros her own iivillc. ' The English Woman Is Seen by an Indian. Ummu. M mums. ++bo "OHH00t mnmu-mtnmmmnmm -tttuetee at tho nun-mu p "modulations. mun-bubonic Wilma-mural”. M mmlvod duringtbnulm thammmuuh a” The tmnin-stuntirt"ms Ipudpddtor In cub during the you was! a 't486ml' nod. loving out 'tttIto unmet ponds. the ttmt year's out minn- coll-all thereon In: 0115.13.01. u nun-t. nouns: for the previous you. sad W” (at In The Annm- in Force mount to 013mm III W of 01.0“.“ out the ”an: you. The Premium Income wu menu. showing the Mud-mono Km " - Then were received for Interest: and Rants $87.31.“. musing the total Income mu. n More.” of $84,137.92. - _. . . . a. h. 4-....- ag.AA-aA. uni 'orrendem "27.“.73. In! “A30: irGiG the policyholders for deluxe. dividend: end anemone" .lleIJ. - wovldlnc for ell other expenditures. the M were IBM by nearly halt a mllllon dent-n. of which 3394950» we- added to Volley Roone- eod It” to Burgh-u. an eminently db tectory uvlng for one yeer'e opendooe. TheAeseu now "rtountto8MNtt6.% end the Policy Recurrent to 81.93.5010 on to Compare standard. AttarmnMmrperrvit'iot" (or ell other mums. the »urplu on palet- holdeu’ mm In ”01,021.35. which would be woddenhly mere-led by Momma the an“ men! Mal of nlullon tor Pollcy My“. GEORGE GOODEBHAII. J. F. JUNK“. Preddons lounging mm. SUMMARY or STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 3rst. up. INCOME. Manufacturers Life Insurance Company. Received for New Premiums............. Received for Single Ind Renewal Premiums ham nil other Gurces. . .. tortttierttotdefore.1ittts hydcnh................... To Polieiholde" tor Endowments. Dividevdu, etc. . . . . . . To Commissions, Blluin. and Ginny?! o' management . . - . ... . ___a_.- cum]. no %Am"-6"Ba., ".l"-.'mr" -..- '"r---' e " To Tues, Roiulunno: Premiums nod lhvnlr nds 'tt Stoekholden. . . . . . . . . Surplus at Income-over Expenditure. ' PF ...... . . pr" A. Mttrtka'pal Bonds, Stochmd Debentures. .... Won Bonds and other Securities. -sroetreesoetReairuute.----- [mason Policies......................... Accrued Interest, Net De erred Premium, cu: irara and Gut in Bunk: Liability foe Policy Reserves, Sacrament Sundud. . . . . . . . . Special Reserve Fund over and above Constituent Standard. Et1otttee1aubilities.....-----r. m............ Surplus on Palleyholdau' Account. .. F ...m...-em. Dr. June: Milk. or Guelph. moved the ndopuon of the report in on excellent - from whlch the following is n short eta-not '. At. meetingot this notnre it balmy- n plea-re to be h . position to WM thine intern-ted. and on this mansion I can do no non. hardly. We hove may n most anti-factory atatetnettt to present to the shoreholdern null polit- holder! of the Compuu, A statement which wilt bear the close t Inspection. We enn spent wlth more dett1nitmteto than ever in the put in regard to our lnvnutmcnu nod onr otnnding. hr we have more information at our disposal. furnished no in the splendid report of our cannula" _ There, has been progress all nlong the line. A oompnrison ot 1900 Ind 18'At in in the report. so I need not refer to thut won. t won“. however. refer to one other point '. The question of our progress during a longer period, km to 1000, being that of the present management. After n lapse of six years we find many point', which are alike erediublr to the mung.- mentnndgrntifyingtothe persona mo-l interested in the BtM30e6tt of the Compnny. the - holdern and the policy-holders. 1894....... The mix are practically three times what they were six "tMu's' ego. Amount. of income from new business shows loo per cent. increase. Net income trr m Prenaums and Interest In. increnood over mu per cent. The assurance in force he. grown from " to 15Fi millions. I want also to refer to the churn-tar of our AMI! end the expeme muo. bot h being in- portant items in I concern of thin kind. Our securities were never before in the wlendut con dition they ere ho-dny. I doubt if uny Company can show such A record of invented “not: d over 82 o00,1Ml and only $501.30 overdue micro-it. In new companies the expcmc ratio is always lute. These expenses nhould (rod-ell] decrease and our record is u it should be in this respect. The ratio is about ll per ant. lose than it, was two your: ego. I think that in one of the most ntlntecwry features in our bum-em The relic is docremsinu rapidly. I that our menuer. his indeed the Beld force for the results we we able to report to any. end I do comes: sincerely. and I must congratulate' the policyholders end shareholdere no the position we have attained. . Ld':. J. F. Junkie. the Managing Director, in coco-ding the adoption of the report. " l lf we look back over two yen-s. we and that the premium income for 1900 we: damn $140,“ more than for 18%. or an increase ot 31 per cent... while our extreme; for “In, a: con- pored with was. only show an increase of about $2.0m). or " per cent he result is that we hove now. not. only the lowest expense ratio of my wilye mmpony of our own or similar nurt- on the continent. but we com pare very ~invornhly in the respect with even the oldest and - Duke of Wentmlmter Wu Absent- mluded Then. London. Tuesday.-An untoward Incident which occurred to ure. Duke of Weatminuter two days before the wedding morn gave rise to tlte im. preulqn that the young nobleman was of a. somewhat not-vow disposi- tion. The diamond tiara presented by the prospective Broom to his bride cbect had been duly passed around umung a. few (rleuds tor admiration, when the Duke deposited the precious tandem on a chair. The next moment, to the horror ot the bystanders, the young Duke absent-mindedly sat. down on the chair. plump on the Oplkeu at the ti. ara. with the result usual on the oc- casion when a person attempts to sit. on the businms ond of a pin. Every- body of the company declared it a can» ot abannt-mlnd-edm-ss. and pro- ceeded to chart the hero of the Pre. toria [lag-ruining episode on bis idcuttifieaUou of Klpllng‘s doggerol hero. The young Duke maid nothing. but, like the proverbial parrot, thought a deal. The tiara was mend- ed In due time. and the wedding cere- mony went ott according to pro- trapm_ - .- " A . . "'TfTG%o bridal party hm! gone. a llttlo bird whispers the nmon tor We Duke'o apparynt aprnt-pinded- new. It mid that. {allowing the bearer of the ducal ttarm came a attatrhy-genteel indlvldunl. of a type unscented with lllt‘kons' novels. He had a. blue document, which he could deliver only to the Duke personally. Printed at the head of thls docu- ment we: a legend which the obser vant parrot, who touches tor the truth of the story. 5115‘ read: “Sum- mono; King's Court. Probate and D1- val-co," or wet-do to thttt..etreet. . Juli. exactly what fol|owed alter the printed matter Is not yet fully known, except that enmewhere down the body of the document, hidden among a lot ot legal menu-art t, we. a reterence to a. certeln 'all; Atherton, who been me misty: Commlns'lon in the Lancers. J net why Major Atherton would wish to eend such a wedding present to the Duke on the eve or " mnrrlage nae: not be known un the Court opene. In the meantime, other explanation- fell- Ing. it In held as a good excuse tor the Duke'. nervousness irt Iitthg on Gi; iirGiaruiG.curidtm Edition New York Herald. Cievelnnd Iongsusoremen and dock managers 'have closed an agreement toe the season. V ' SAT ON THE TIARA, The following turures will unmat- DISBURSEM ENTS. LIABILITIES. Net Income Gm: A.- m Yen's fiom the: Ace“. Premiums. Plum. & It". in iota. ' thus“ ' 6-.685 5:96.468 S 9.555.300 2.279.176 "5.78: 666.7” 15.409. In ASSETS. the vigorouu growth of the Company And More at " Thu Wu lot Wanted. Tm Stratford Beacon rem-0mm this from its me- ot IO years ago: The recent 0008!"! having en..- bled tho Town Council to issue Bet. other licence. " was given to a bowl in Avon Ward. The landlord war no oveeryod that he wanted something striking to lntlmnoo the good new. to lie customer-l. so a traveling rhymeter. by which be earned o treat. summed um ueudlul by writ. in; an tollowu: "Within this hlw We're all alive. G'ood liquor makes us funny. All you pass by, step in and try The flavor of our bonny.” This was printed and pasted on cl- Inside ot the bar-room window, I! that it could be sen-n and read " the passer-by. A tempurancv port. not. to outdone, wrote as followa: “We've liquors horn of vwry kind. And sell them as clump as you will tind; They'll who you [eel quite my. vGiiisid iiGr-'lpraws fou on t& " am we'll kick you out the door. After We've got Four money.‘ Thi- the poet pasted on the out. elde of the bar-room window during the night. Tho landlord nest morn- ine we. {In-Iona and urn-ml $50 ne- ward tor the ttsmm'ranee poet, end. ot course. destroyed the peptic d- tort. The very Wit night the tom- perenco poet, e.- la supposed. tried " hand again. and this was what he wrote end affixed to the lame her- room window: Within thin hut We keep rot-gut. .. Rheumatism. The remarkable 'strength and marvellous mom" property of Nerviline-rterve pull tsue-renders it ulmost infallible In Rheumatism. Five Mme- stronger than any otlwr. It: pcnvtratin‘ power enables it to reach the more. ot pain and drlvo out the din”... Nervlllno In more tt'",e'ceg,': “ranger. and more blgliy pain-ub- dulng In It. nctlon than any Int-did” heretofore denied for the rolls! ot mall's lntlrmltlel. Druggiul coll It everywhere. "Ana”v‘erry oil-our " sell Dan't "op to think. Come In and drink POETRY TO ORDER, Gi, Trarrar way to h-lit Nervellne Cur" " 1.9%!" on 02,279,208 04 $2,279,286 " " 87.8p 00 .. 39.814 69 _ . [52.64“ " $794,024. " 3700.324 " ",3fl8g1 "363:": a o aoedlN'l ”5.78: o: 475 093 03 aobN9 ll 854.788 31 lat-5" n 918,140 " 36.845 IS man 09 as“! 9! tiato 31 m of Dr. Tllmm - a an: time l “do", for rent! “humus. Test, Lu “and I (rest mum O“ their net brake " .- and his mmrau “a the night Inu’ur - an "poor i,iirsk ' - M the ftslnrt new I ." their upon ll “a the - all - W m ullorl - and the net. I d Incl. I u. Bo In in unor- to run. an g... and directs the not. ow, "oy'. Bear down - and. and both I n -co, are mm: w 1-. wen-urea. "n." uyl nonw or mm It would hm: m .uyed on tthot: . but sud lune an I “In. inutead of “cannon! and tho “I the net hrokrrl for help and gotizng The church in -; B the net, saw tgx "I "vhnl " a " h " one sweep o.' h ”all"! tor :ha' n, with I hook and “up at - he mamas m the but and s',,' quiet place on a .v have eatchett on" an. “I. IIIO I lug i, .1. and t net . m...‘ .rtl and “out mails “1.: O - multiniue ..g - . Inulznutr- tl Bet treUrto druis 1 I a. net to the utvw-l m and there, Mum; Wu the great In; In] “few. In other ll one The - wrn ql rich 8,000 pew” J on. any. and 1'. n. .tundred milann} tr-totrr hours u: “I! In I day. Mu to revivals. I'm - beau-r H..- ... “a if by 'tre “on no! KN l-, CW own pn-nkh "they enrlnsod "t Men. and the n I. ttometltro' p d 7.on11 that tl, rCr . church It sun-n ', C, _ A. long a: thorn , l M have th, " “4 " .0. u strong wands I they drop into a mad at the (arts :n 32w ' churche- the Mn: mm} M people .ure 'r-uw- l 1. under gram .1" IkI hold out. Who or. m h m United SIAM-5 " I Dating» lr) ',cnlttra (b - part Hwy al mi .I’Ikonmgs l bun mum-a mm mm 5: WI! l'“\:\':.‘~ ”(I and tt'FI'6' Mtlnn lite i,. 'I under P. 2"“ a. DD horn in u:. m will n--\»' - mu‘ht ',n - it” depend V". which 1: 5:4 “I go. and nu "(or the tet, . loul its Maria} “I and far-rest,, onion. Bttt " IN snar- mil that [INN] “I that prune. "Imam We .. 1* VIN of religwn Indeed, If a ma qeeonaemrurt;or use with and t “I “Nation 0 "atttw, numb; Mee and lulu-w I mt he sun . m- under a 'ri, hh’ltlon fr “II tttto lifes louver is sm- 'hat if u mm M "n I: v Wt Hall. lr .t. V“ cmn'm are It In mm) h m whom. Mater, lk munch o' ts - fourth s:.. felt no awn-9‘.” . hikes Ups I doubt in: or freezing 1 Intuition. m dead. 1 “(lit Y"', “t ls hall ml tt nqu " do that S' CCIlo-neuz, 1 9M shunt m upon s') ”as u on [ M " is KIND‘] " II HULH'.‘ Tttt of n- children at in.“ into m .1 know whn - been my - Run of h B the Interest Relil Wide-Awake. Iometlmeu Important I mum-I“; Mk I the lithe ( "at te to tb' Report n h