comn that well irit, pasâ€" colâ€" pirâ€" â€" «e talâ€" irmg rong : the uch OR C nGs n 0 to mp 19¢8 ce +4 fA 30 % the m 11A & F r® 1@ SHIPâ€" OWNERS MAKE RATES The Leeds Chamber of Commerce Says the Former Are Very Hard to Move / A despatch from London, FEngâ€" land, says: The Leeds Chamber of (Caammeree _ devoted . considerable. time on Wednesday to discussing inâ€" creased freight rates to Canada. Loud complaints were made that the cost of carriage of certain go««ls had almost doubled. John McLaren, a prominent Leeds traâ€" der, said it came back to the old question of a shipping ring. It was practically beating the air to try and make any effective representaâ€" tions to ship owners, who "put their hesds together and control rates, do what you will.‘"‘ He gave evidence for the Agricultural Engiâ€" PRIGâ€"S CF FARM PRODUGTS BEroAtTs «rom TWE LEAD‘N8 TRAD® CENTRES OF AMERICA Â¥rices of Cattis, Crain, Cheese and OIAH $riduce at Home and Abroag Broadstuffs. Toronto, March 3.â€"Flour, Ontario wheat fowre, 90 x:r cent., $3.40 to $3.85, seaboard, and at .80, Toronto. Manitobaâ€"First h.u-m.. in jute bage, $5.40; do., seconds, %; etrong bakers‘, in jute hr. $4.10. Manitoba wheatâ€"Bay m-in 0. 1 Norâ€" thern, 99 1â€"%6, and No. 2, 97 1â€"%6; Goderich, 4c more. No. 1 Northern, North Bay, 81.0) 1â€"2, and No. Eotlfl 1â€"%¢. (mtario wheatâ€"No. 2 at 9 to 9%¢ out side, according to freight, and 97 to 9c, on track, Toronto. Oute â€"No. 2 Ontario oats, 36 14 to 376. outside, and at 39 1â€"l¢, on track, Toronâ€" t« Western Canada oats, 426 for No. 2 and at 40 1%e for No. 3, Bay ports. Pean No. 2 at %¢ to $1, outside. Barley ~Good malting barley, 53 to 58¢, outside, sccording to quality. («x~ New No. 3 American, 69 1â€"%¢, all rai foranto. &y~â€" No. 2 at 62 to 63¢, ontside. Unck wheatâ€"No. 2 at 75 to 766, outside. Hranâ€"Manitoba bran, $22.50 to $23 a ton, 1 baws«, Torouto freight. Shorte, $24.50 to Bacon U\n‘ clear, 15 to 16e per lb., 1 case lote. Pork â€"Short cut, $28.50; do., mese 121 %0. Hamseâ€"Medium, 18 to 18 1%6, do heavy, 17 to 1%e; rolls, 15 to 15 1â€"%; break tast bucou, 18 to 1%6; backs, 22 to 20. Lard â€"Tierses, 14 14¢; tubs, 14 1â€"%0; pails W Re . for No,. *; combs, $3 to “Slrdonn r No. 1, wnd $2.40 to $2.50 for * S Ponultry Powl, 12 to 136 per lb.; chick 1s, 16 to 18e; ducks, 13 to 15¢; geese, ; {5c; turkeys, 19 to He. Potatocs Ontarics at 83 to 85e per b: s crzch. and Delawares at 90¢, on trac W H Taronts, March 3.~â€"Cattleâ€"Choico butâ€" | merr. 8§ to $8.10; good, $7 60 to $7.75; mediâ€" im, %6.75 to #7; common, $5.75 to $6; ehoice | cows, 86.3 to $7; good, $5.75 to $6; medium, | .35 to %5%; common, $4.2 to 86.25; cutâ€"| tere and cauners, $3.15 to $3.75; choice | bulls, $7 to $7.15; good, $6 to $6.15; comâ€"| won., $4.25 to 550. Stockere and feedersâ€"| Steerâ€", choice, $7 to $8.25; good, $6.35; light, $150 to §5.10; epringers to $8%; milkers, . §$. . Calves â€" Good yeal, $8.65 to 11; comâ€" wou. $1.60 & $5. Sheep and lambsâ€"Light . ewes, $5.50 to §7: hf.v{;‘“ to $3.50; Sprlng Tamhe. €# to ®10; bucks, $3 to $3.50, wiht) 153¢ off llosv Fed and watered, to $9.55; tob.. to $8.90, off cars, to $9.50. Montreal, March 3.â€"Choice stearse and heifers sold at $8.50, wood at #8 ro $3.5. fair at $1 to $7.50 and <l.e lower grades at 46 to 26.75 par ewt. Butchers‘ cowe bmngm from $4 :o §%6. and bulls from 34 to £1.50 per Cw!., m# to :I&llty. Lambe sold at #.% to $8.90. and sheop at ©5.50 to #6 per cw:. Univese sunged from $3 to :2 each as to size and quality. Secccted lots . of Hao« uold xt §1015 #o0 $10.%5 per ewt.. armere get the !n!lmrin% prices : â€"Alâ€" â€". No. 1, $8.50 to $9; do., No. 2, $7.50 to do., No. 3, 86 to ; ““H" No. 1, 5 to €1.%; do., No. 2, §2 to $250; red ver. L.a. 1, $%2%5 to $8.75; do., No. L weigh mtireal, March 3.â€"Corn, American, NO.. cliow, ‘ 72 to 72 1%¢. Oate, Canadian tern, No. %, 440; do., No. 3, 45 to 43 1 %0; x No. 1 feed, 4 1.%¢. Barley, Mantâ€" . feed, 48 to 500; malting, 6 to S6e. kwheat, o. 2, 56 to 57. Flour, Man. nz wheat patents, firsts, $5.40; do., mide, $4.90; do., strong bakers‘, $4.10; ~~ patents, cholce, $5 to $5.25; straight orâ€". $450 to $4.15; do., bags, $210 to Rolled oate, barrels, $4.25 to $4.35; «. 90 lbe., §2 u;;uo. Bran, $23. Short«, M ldbdl) inare, Monilie, $28 to $32. +. No. 3, per ton, oar lots, 13 12 to 15¢. coc. Auest westerns, 14 to 14 146; finâ€" cacterns, 13 340. Butter, choicest umery, 2# 12 to 2: seconds, % 12 to tovs. freah. 3 to 36e; eclected, 32 to _ _ FOR THE HAIR Restores the color; strength, beauty and softness to Gray Hais and is not a dye. At ail LUBYS | hayâ€"No. 1 at $ ck here; No. 2 ind mixed at $12 Toront« â€"HWandâ€"picked, $215 to $2.20 per primes, $2.10 to $2.15. * Extracted, in tins, 11 to 1%0 per Choice dairy, 22 io %¢; inferior, ; farmers‘ eeparator 5:"“" 2 reamery prints, 30 to ; solide, storabe prints, 27 +o 2%e; solide, Uho. nee lots of newâ€"laid, M to 3e per %e Q:-r'(li)lell. : New cheese, 14 34 for targe, and ed of 20 EuD. Ti dB B1 100B a ns Oateâ€"No. 3 white, N 14 to 37 1â€"%¢. inchanged. Bran, $22.50. bt, rm-h 1. â€"Linrseed, $1.56 34; May, : July, $159 34.. _ Close:â€"Wheatâ€" ard, 94 34¢; No. 1 Northern, 3 34¢, Northern, 9 14e: Montana No. 1 on L4; Mav, 34 to 35 74¢; July rage, selects, o; and storago, Baled Hay and Straw 1 N.wW.0., $1.8 No. 3 C.W., $1.17 Country Produce United States Markets «d seeds, 83 1â€"% : ammity, 84 34 freah, stock, vias, 80 Winnipeg Crain Montreal Markets : unnu.“.' §4 $â€"4¢; No. 3 amutty, i1 red inter, 9tc; No. 3 red 8o, No. 3 red Winter, 87 34. CW . e: No. 3 C.W., U 146; Live Stook Markets Druggists. Provisions. 4 Northern, 89 386; No. e ; No. 4, Be; No. 5, 75 1â€"%¢ feed, 6§0; No. 1 rojecte To. 2 rejected seeds, 84 34 rejected to Barley Wheat â€"No. 1 Noarth 314 to $14.50 a anoted at $13 y Sic. Potatoes, per to $12.50 88 50 to 3. â€"Wheatâ€"May, 9 74c bid; No. 1 1 Northern, $ to o 9¢; No. 3 wheat, vellow corn, 57 to No. 3, 4 1â€"%¢ 22+ feed, 416 $8.15 , 15 126 ; rejected smutty neers‘ Association before the Sotd!{ African shipping conference on the same subject. In spite of a strong case, the ship owners remained ob=‘ durate, and actually increased their rates. Even the Government was powerless when it came to revise the postal contract with South Atâ€" rica, and therefore he thought it was uscless for the chamber to trouble about Canadian business. The interests against them were too strong. If a competitor came on the scene rates came down with a run until they became unremuneraâ€" tive, and it generally ended with the competitor joining the ring. Have Been An New â€" Bruoswick Woman Praises Dodd‘s Kidney Pills. She Suffered for Four Years, and the Doctor Could Not Help Her, But Dodd‘s Kidney Pills Gave Mer a New Lease of Life. Porton, Carleton Co., N.B., Mar. #nd. â€" (Special). â€"*"I find Dodd‘s Kidney Pills the best kidney mediâ€" cine I have ever used. They have been of untold benefit to me." The speaker is Mrs. John S. Dickinson of this place. She is enâ€" thusiastic in her praises of the great (Canadian kidneg' remedy, and not without reason. "I suffered from kidney trouble that started in a cold,‘"" she continâ€" ues, "and for four years I was neâ€" ver free of it. I was treated by a doctor, but he did not seem to be able to do me much good. + "I had rheumatism and neuralâ€" gia, and my joints were stiff; my muscles cramped, and I was always tired and nervous. I perspired freeâ€" ly with the slightest exertion. 1 was depressed and low spirited, my limbs swelled, and I had a dragâ€" ging sensation across the loins. Are not Mrs. Dickinson‘s sympâ€" toms those of any runâ€"down, wornâ€" ut woman?t They are also the mptoms _ of _ kidney _ disease. rodd‘s Kidney Pills give new life _‘Nine boxes of Dodd‘s Kidney Pills made a new woman of me.‘‘ Frank W. Haynes Will Pay the Ponalty for Murder. A despatch from Sydney, N.S., says: Frank W. Haynes has been condemned to death for the murâ€" der of Benjamin Atkinson, a hotelâ€" keeper. He will expiate the crime ftor which he has been found guilty on Friday, May 8. Sentence was passed on the prisoner on Thursday morning, and he was at once taken to the county jail to await his exeâ€" cution. Haynes followed Atkinson into the woods near Mira, N.S., and murdered him by hitting him over the head with a stone. Robâ€" bery was the motive. Haynes was seon near the soot where Atkinâ€" son‘s body was found, and could not explain how he came possessed of a large sum of money found upon him. _ runâ€"down â€" women wcir kidneys. 8 meteorite fumes. Cockâ€"Fighting â€" Allowed Only _ on Sundays and Holidays. A despatch from Havana, Cuba,| says : Secretary of Government Neâ€"| via issued an order on Thursday | prohibiting all eock fighting except.i S 3 o o ans hn qoi e MÂ¥ i. on Sundays and â€" holidays. This measure was necessary during the caneâ€"cutting season in order to keep the harvesters at work. Huge Metcorite Descended in Vilâ€" lage of Poland. A despatch from Warsaw, Russian Poland, says: ~A number of houses were destroyed by a huge meteorâ€" ite, which descended on Thursday in the Village of Jendkovitzy, in the Polish Province of Kh)‘ce‘. The wAs BLOWN To PIECES. SEXTENCED TO HANG. sAILORS® GRAYVES. HOUSES DESTROYED. sPORT IX CUBA. Untold Benefit emitted sulphurous T by curing STANDARD RELIANCE â€" MORTCAGE CORPORATION. â€" The Standard Rellance Mortgage Corporation of Toronto held its annual meeting <of sharsholders on Monday, March 2, 1914, in the offices of the Company at 8488 King Strget â€"EKast; Toronto. The following report was subtmitted and approved:â€" . > * Your Directors have much pleasure in submitting herewith the first Anâ€" nual Report and Statement for the past year accompanied by the Balance Sheet to December 31st, 1913, showâ€" ing the result of the Company‘s operâ€" ations. s td ‘The Directors are pleased to submit the First Annual Report and Balance Sheet of the Corporation for the perâ€" lod ending 31st of December, 1913. + The Orderâ€"inâ€"Counc!l approving of the merger of the Standard Loan Comâ€" pany and the Reliance Loan and Savâ€" ings Company of Ontario was passed on the 21st day of April last, and the actual merging took place on the first day of May. & It will be noted that after paying all fixed charges and expenses, inâ€" cluding outlays consequent upon the amalgamation, the balance availabla for distribution has been sufflcilent"%o allow of payment of the usual divid ends to the Shareholders, and an adâ€" dition of $100,000 to the Reserve Fund. which now stands at $400,000. We are pleased to be able to report a substantlal increase in the Debenâ€" tures placed by the Company, and also in the Savings Accounts. By reason of this our total Assets now stand at over $5,100,000, or an increase of over $300,000 since the merger, and the net earnings of the Corporation are greater by over $30,000 than the comâ€" bined net earnings of the two Comâ€" ‘panles prior to the amailgamation 7 dussnagues A4 s cain eP verbess s The shares held by the Corporation {n the Dovercourt Land, Building and Savings Company, Limited, represent assets consisting of real estate having an actual value largely in excess of the par value at which the shares are now standing on the books. To fill a vacancy in the Directorate since the amalgamation, Dr. E. Jessop, of St. Catharines, a large and influenâ€" tial shareholder in the Company, was elected. Since the last Annual Meeting of the Standard Loan Company, now an integral part of the amalgamation, the death of one of the most distinguished Canadians, Lord Strathcona, has taken place. We feel sure that all our shareâ€" holders deplore the great loss which the Dominion of Canada has sustained by the passing of one of the most notâ€" able figures in the history of our counâ€" try. He was, at the time of his death, a Director of this Corporation. T afbutotiaing i ies ie Eum Pn 3 â€" We take great pleasure in bearing testimony to the efficiency displayed by the officials and agents of the Corâ€" poration in performing their respecâ€" tive duties. mft"e‘s-;gcvt?ully submitted on behalf of the Board. Nt PE Hement, d en against Real Estate.. $4,255,220 43 TLORNS .l......ek...¢} 18 31,376 62 Stocks, Bonds and Deâ€" Balance Sheet as on December 3ist, 1913. ASSETS Mortgages and s_ecux_'me‘ k s n eA bentures at cost ..... Real Estate, foreclosure Office Premises ........ Office Furniture ....... Accrued Rentals ....... Agents‘ Balances ....... Municipal Debentures, at COBt ... .k k k k k k6# Cash on Hand and To the Public Debentures with Accrued Interest \..........+># Deposits with Accrued Interest . 6e...k6kkk ++# Mortgages Assumed .... Unclaimed Dividends .. Accounts Payable....... Dividend, No. 2, Payable January 2, 1914 ...... First Annual Report To the Shareholders Capital Stock Subscribed 2,070,810 00 Less Unpaid thereon 85,105 72 Reserve Fund ......... Balance at Credit, Loss and CGain ............ __â€" (Signed) N. H. STEVENS, President Dated, Toronto, 13th February, 1914 Interest on Debentures â€" mand Deposits ........ Dividends Nos. 1 and 2 Transferred to Reserve FUNG® . ... ...«.*++irin« Balance Carried Forward Balances, Dec. 31, 1912 Net earnings after deâ€" duction of expenses of management and proâ€" vision for all known BABKS .«..i...16+++ AUDITORS‘ CERTIFICATE. We have audited the accounts of the Standard Reliance Mortgage Corporâ€"| |atinn for Jhe year ending 31st Decem~i ber, 1913. We have seen the Munl-‘ cipal Debentures, received certificates | from the Corporation‘s bankers as to. the bank balances, verified the cash ‘on hand, obtained ~a certificate from \the Corporation‘s officials as to the value of the stocks, bonds, debentures and loans, and we certify that the above Balance Sheet is in accordance with the books of the Corporation. G. T. CLARKSON, FCA. A. C. NEFF, FC.A. Chartered Accountants | Toronto, 12th Fobruary, 1914. ‘ After adopting the report, the shareâ€" holders elected the following directors LOSS AND GAIN ACCOUNT for the ensuing year: Lord Hyde, W. 8. Dinnick, Herbert Waddington, Hugh S. Brennen, E. F. B. Johnston, K.C., John Firstbrook, Nathan H. Stevâ€" ens, E. Jessop, M.D., J. A. McEvoy, David Ratz, James Gunn, David Kemp, E. C. McNally, W. L. Horton, Rev. G. I. Taylor, M.A., R: H. Greene. Head Office: $4â€"88 King St. E., Toronté Losses LIABILITIES CHAS. BAVCKHAM, Secretary H. WADDINGTON, _ Managing Director in $5,110,332 81 $2,119,989 05 $2,711,193 28 $1,985,104 28 $5,110,332 512,877 58 13,195 53 688 62 1,217 49 $122,521 14 118.471 88 $355,028 400,000 00 100,000 00 14,035 25 63,225 01 351,336 55 14,035 355.028 27 3,691 81 27 Fall Pruning and Mildness Adâ€"] Canada, the Eimpire and the Worl†vanced Them Too Rapidly. to General Before Your A despatch from St. Catharines Eyes. says: The unusual warm December, followed by an unprecedented spell Canada. of zero weather, thus killing the| A solid carload of malted milk, peach buds, will have a more disâ€"| valued at $10,000, came from Chiâ€" astrous effect upon the growers| cago via O.P.R. for Toronto. that take the best care of their orâ€"| Owen Sound Council is not in f&â€" chards than upon the more C&reâ€"| yor of the Georgian Bay Canal, but less ones, according to Prof. Maâ€"!| {avyors the deepening of the Welâ€" coun, horticulturist of Ottawa, who|land Canal. addressed the Niagara District|! qjon, W,. T. White, Minister of Fruit â€" Growers‘ Association on Finan(;e s.tat;d th.lt't};e Gevetnâ€" Thursday afternoon. The PrORTCS | menq dooes not intend to recoup the sive fruit grower prunes in the fall| gpayeholders of the Farmers Bank. for fruit development. Hence the Rri i‘ G y ; mild early winter advanced the|, 'll‘:l}rr { wSrcgl?l ";‘;9’ olt;emln madh 5o rdbidly that thes‘ were cany | brickiegor for Schuler Brew . Beants prey for the zero weather. wan’ximr Thile Slay: playing an encore This lady found an easy and safe way out of the ills caused by coffec. She says: o 2 56. N OM umtc es "We quit coffee and have used Postum for the past eight years, and drink it nearly every meal. We hever tire of it. "For several years previous to quitting coffee I could searcely eat anything on account of dyspepsia, bloating after meals, palpitation, sick headacheâ€"in fact was in such misery and distress I tried living on hot water and toast."" (Tea is equally injurious because it conâ€" tains caffeine. the same drug found in coffee.) "Hearing of ~Postum I began drinking it and found it delicious. My ailments disappeared, and now I can eat anything I want without trouble. t "My parents and husoand had about the same experience. Mother would often suffer after eating while yet drinking coffee. My husâ€" band was a great coffee drinker and suffered from indigestion and headâ€" ache. eUURCPUU EPVAAA CCC CED CCC ache. The giant White Star liner Briâ€" "After he stopped coffee and beâ€"| tannic was launched at Belfast, gan Postum both ailments left him. | Ireland, on Thursday. He will not drink anything else| gir John Tenniel. the celebrated now, and weâ€"have it three times az British cartoonist, passed away in day. I could write more, but @&M|jandon on Thureday. no gusherâ€"only state plain facts.‘ A Unionist candidate was elected Name given by Canadian Postum | ;n Leith Burghs to succeed Sir Ronâ€" Co., Windsor, Ont. Write for @|ald Munroâ€"Ferguson, the Liberal copy of the famous little book, ‘‘The | just appointed to be Governorâ€"Genâ€" Road to Wellville." eral of Australia. Postum now comes in two forms:| "Should Villa fail to justify his Regular Postum â€" must be well| action,‘" says the London Times, boiled. 15e and 25¢ packages. "we shall bide our time until a Instant Postumâ€"is a eoluble powâ€" der. A teaspoontful dissolves quickâ€" iy in a cup of hot water and, with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage instantly. 30c and 50c tinsg. But Tells Facts About Postum. about the same. â€" _ ""There‘s a Reason‘‘ for Postum â€"Bold by Grocers. SgC. cost per cup of both kinds i xo GUS CER THE NEWS N A PARAGRAPH ULAPP;NINGS FROM ALL OYEB ‘THE GLOBE IN A KUTSHELL 18 A4lon. W. T. White, Minister of Finance, stated that the Governâ€" ment does not intend to recoup the shareholders of the Farmers Bank. Richard George Yates, foreman bricklayer for Schultz Bros., Brantâ€" ford, died without a moment‘s warning while playing an encore with his son at a concert. MayoWIrudel of Cobalt has been unseated because he held a contract with the Cobalt Lake Mining Comâ€" pany under an agreement® between the town and the company. It is understood that the comm'*- tee to®Mpvestigate the commercial possibilities of the. Georgian Bay Canal will be composed of exâ€"Mayorâ€" Sandford â€" Evans of Winnipeg, Chairman, and Col. F. S. Meighen and Edward Gothier of Montreal. "If the Board of Control,"‘ said Ald. L. A. Lapointe, of Montreal, "attempts to hedge around with secrecy the investigation into the water situation, I shall invite the people of Montreal to come down 'to the City Hall and bhreak in the doors.‘" The London Board of Education will be asked to investigate the alâ€" leged whipping of pupils of Talbot Street 8Schoo! by an acting principal until blood ran from their hands, while a little girl went into hysterâ€" ies and the teacher ‘of the class cried "Should Villa fail to juoï¬({ his action,‘‘ says the London Times, "we shall bide our time until a Government again exists in Mexico srong endugh to bring the offendâ€" ers to justice." . Pamans l & _Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurss hasg written to the King asking him to receive a deputation from the W. 8. P. U. to lay before him their claim for the. Parliamentary vote and their complaint of "the medieâ€" val and barbarous methods of torâ€" SUNLIEE A:sY%*%s® OF CANADA ASSETS as at 31st December, 1918 ,,...... " _ Increase over 1912 ................... CASH INCOME from Premiums, Interest, R Increage over 1912 .............sss++.«s PROFITS DISTRIBUTED to policyholders during 1913 ...... ADDED TO SURPLUS during 1913 ......2............66.++ TOTAL SURPLUS 31st December, 1913, over all liabilities and PME _ _ ns en ie e i ce Sa ns s n r inss n en e ns ar es +% DEATH CLAIMS, Matured Endowments, Profits, etc., PAYMENTS to policyholders since organization .......... PAYMENTS to policyholders since organization and assets now held for their benefit ... ....ssa s s s v s se s se en n n n en en n n n PREMIUMS RECEIVED since organization ............ NEW BUSINESS (paid for in cash) during 1918 Increase over 1912 ..................s}>s® ASSURANCES IN FORCE 31st December, 1913 ..... The SUN LIFE OF CANADA holds the premier position among Canadian Life Assurance Companies. ROBERTSON MACAULAY, President. Great Britain. 1018 "........ Increase over 1912 FEATURES OF THE DIRECTORS‘ REPORT FOR 1913, * 1918. ... 1893 Year. EFEFICIENCY IN ROADâ€"MAKING Work Demanding Better Leadership, Says tha Ontario Good Roads Association A despatch from Toronto says: Discussion at the sessions of the annual convention of the Ontario Good Roads Association crystallized in the adoption of resolutions reâ€" commending the higher taxation of motor vehicles and railways, the abolition or commutation of statute labor in organized townships, and the holding of the next annual meeting in the city of Toronto on some date during the summer or autumn season of 1915, so that deleâ€" gates might inspect work being done on the highways adjacent to the Provincial capital. The deleâ€" ture whereby your Majesty‘s Minis ters are seeking to repress the woâ€" men‘s revolt against their depriva tion of citizens‘ rights.‘" â€" Alfred Noyes, the English poet, who is in the U.S. lecturing in the : of world peace, has been askâ€" W becomm a professor in the facâ€" ty ef Prifigeton University. Employes of the American Steel & Wire Co., in Pennsylvania, where the company has two large plants, were notified to withdraw at once from fraternal organizations that econduct clubs, as the use of liquor impairs their usefulness. _ _A move to abolish sabre rule was checked in the German Imperial Parliament. P Two Americans it is reported were kidnapped by Albanian briâ€" g.')ds' . TE The French Government received a check by an adverse vote of 140 to 134 in the Senate on its income tax movement. s Newfoundland‘s revenue for the last fiscal year was $3,920,000, leayâ€" ing a surplus of $115,000. A surtax of ten per cent. on existing customs duties is proposed, and special inâ€" creases on liquor, tobacco, cigarâ€" ettes, butterine, and the cut of lumâ€" ber Give a blind beggar a dime and he may invest in an eyeâ€"opener. $ 48,210.93 274,065.50 1,240,483.12 3.986,139.50 13,096.401.64 | 7% INVESTMENT The Company‘s Growth. hHigh Siacse Profitâ€"Sharing Ronds. Bertesâ€"2100, Py qoi B oo kA K 2 NATIONAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, LIMITED, CONKFEDBRATION LIFE BUIL DBINO > micflflfl.l Head Offce:! MONTREAL. United States. General. t l:.:fllb,“lh!ll ‘ EORDEORIACT 535,726,347.82 | 202,363,096.00 # 96,461.95 735,940.10 4,001,776.90 15,505,776.48 a e a e e e e e e e s se # 0# # # mw1'82 a en 6 a e e e e e e aon e 6# solm’m'“ Rents, etc., in 1913 13,996,401.64 c thariika :i â€"»aas‘s;"â€" 3/0000000E Assets. TORONTO Life Assurances in Force J Managing Direotor 1,064,350.00 6,779,506.00 27.799.757.00 75.661,189.00 gates approved a resolution asking the Government to extend the proâ€" visions of the highways improveâ€" ment act so as te embrace in its benefactions organizedâ€" townships that have abolished or commuted statute labor, and have established a good roadways organization, â€"and also one which suggested _ the amendment of this and the municiâ€" pal act so that moneys raised for highway improvement and those reâ€" ceived from the Provincial Treaâ€" surer under the terms of the act shall form a special fund to provide f:ior expenditure under the said act one. T. B. MACAULAY, Railway Tracks Torn Up and Teleâ€" graph System Paralyzed. A despatch from Paris says : Railroad communication between Lisbon, Portugal, and the Spanish frontier has been completely stopâ€" ped by the acts of railway men beâ€" longing to the revolutionary section of the socialigt,party who have gone on strike. According to passengers who arrived here from Lisbon on Thursday after a journey of 10% hours, instead of the usual 32, the tracks have been destroyed in many places, a bridge has been blown up and telegraph and telephone comâ€" munication has been interrupted alâ€" most throughout Portugal. Women Need Gin Pills ANARCHY RULES PORTUGAL. FOR WEAK BACKS AND HEADACHES, Miss Ethel Balcombe, of Port Dufferin, N.K., writes: "I was troubled with Kidney disease for several years, My back was weak. I had torrible Headaches and was «o restlees that I could not eleep at night. At last m friend told me about GIN PILLS. I at once got a box, and after taking them, I felt betterâ€"after taking three boxes I was oured." 506. a Bor, 8 for $250. Bample free if you write Naâ€" for u;-_l.;lpb free if you write Naâ€" tional Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited, Toronto. _ Maidâ€"I‘ve come to give notice, ma‘am. â€" Mistressâ€"Indeed } Maidâ€" And would you give me a good reâ€" ference, ma‘am 1 I‘m going to Mrs. Jones across the way. Mistress â€"â€" The best in the world, Maggio. 1 hate that wopxMn. 202,363,996.00 19,631,576.00 94,012,632.86 39,385,287.91 95,111,635.23 34,290,916.79 3,476,507.15 5,152,986.08 4,982,553.25 706,424.19 421,904.26 Getting Even. , £1000 * K. w M % * ; i% a3 2 4i "Tp < E24 40