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METER M: . aro usually ower in winter. : Ten Hot Water Bottles, regular 'pris $2.25 each. 3 While they fast $1. 10 oath A 8 contifies od Shat time You ou will be ab pair of ; or ree. while ese are for. women and ¢ EP Men's El pon Ba wills ave below cost. oh ; FE will wn be e sod for $2 Fe ! atieition and he very be best service nt of our business. In the selection Dr ei SE i one details that have to be. 'considered ment, the Premier took the floor in defence of the proposed measure . It was easy to see, by the huskiness of {his usually eloquent voice, that, had the amendment already been in force, he would have been able to carry .on his argument with much greater vigour. The Leader of the Opposition re- plied with a passionate appeal to the House for a more 'strict enforcement of the O. T. A, as it now stands. The debate then became general and soon waxed hot. At this point a J motion as introduced and carried to the effect that the Hon. Member from Seagrave be required to keep his feet below the table. The Hon. Member from Sonya, the Provincial Secretary, took the floor and espoused the cause and openly accused the Provincial | | Secrgtar. t} moved and adopted, a z 2 To of what he called t+v~ tomnerance. He ie that the proposed law 'would make for a more effective en- forcement of the O.'T.'A. The Hon, | Member from Pinedale at once arose RSE ing one Sf the most i PRINCE ALBERT Last Thursday afternoon, Mrs. T. Rogers, of Cedar View, opened her home for the holding 8f a Silver Tea for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid of Prince Albert Church, J At an early hour the members of the Aid met and spent a pleasant time in profitable work, afterwards béing served to dainty refreshments. In the evening, guests came from far and near, and were met and we od by the kind hostess in her } charming manner. The: evening's entertainment con- of community singing, Yocal and instrumental Sisic and tableaux. program was thoroughly enjoy- | 'ed by everyone present, and evidence ~~ [of much skill and executive ability of : om mean order was displayed by the part, a mention should be. 'made of the splendid representation of songs, in tableaux, "Two little girls in Blue", "The Bride," Sweet Bunch of Daisies", "Star of the Evening," O Canada, Peggy O'Neill, and over the ; hills to the poor house. ~ The last mentioned winning much applause for the excellent portrayal. the 'conclusion of the program a hearty vote of thanks was given to Mrs. for her untiring efforts in making Sho planation. He was quietly reminded that this question was out of order, A and the debate continued. The House was shaken with laughter from time to time as some aspiring member was smothered un- ' der a shower of withering remarks by the opposing side. The Att'y Gen. -| (Seagrave) and the Member from Pinedale were continually taking ex- ception to each other's remarks such as Bootlegger, and crook, were none too complimentary. At this point the Gov't Whip arose andannounced that he had thrown in his lot with the new. Radical Party. His announcement was received with blank amazement by the Government and shouts of laughter from the Op- position, The Premier arose to a point of order but the ex-Government Whip refused to be floored and show- floor until he felt satisfied that he had convinced the House that the Radical Party was really receiving a welcome addition, A motion was made and carried that the issue be put to & vote of the House. The Government received the support of the Radicals but it re- quired the deciding vote of the Speaker to sway the decision in the Government's favour, A motion of was then Church, Last Sunday morning they officiated at the first communion ser vice of the united congregation, when about two 'hundred took sacrament. A Board of ten Stewards and a Board of fifteen Trustees have also been elected. Inaugural services were conducted last Sunday Morning and evening, the preacher being Rev. Mr. Wilson, of Brighton, President of the Bay of Quinte Methodist Conference. On t | Monday evening Mr. Wilson and Dr. R. 8. Laidlaw of High Park Presby- terian Church ,Toronto, gave to able and opportune addresses in the pur- port and mission of The United Church of Canada. Mr. Wilson being_the preacher on Sunday he gave. major part of the time to Dr. Laidlaw whose ad- dress. will long be remembered by those who had the privilege of hear- ipg him. The icy condition of the streets and sidewalks deprived & good many of a rare treat. A social hour with refreshments was a fitting close to the evening program. : . For the present A. E. Thornley who has resigned as minister of St. John's congregation is as. associate minister with Mr, Higgs of the United Church. They 'will either one be free to assist any ministers who may need their help. in this transition period. ; 'In many other "places similar con- ditions maintain and new ground is being broken. Whitby, Port Hope, Cobourg, and Campbel Y On acgount of The resignations of Rev. ington and Rev. A. E. Thor will a ets pu hanley, the us {Wiichy Preshytory which convenes ot ed his Radical nature by holding the An when he was twenty and always took an interest in study- ing the Word of God His work was principally centred in the Sunday School ef which body he was Super- intendent for about twenty years at Myrtle. He was was also the founder of Prospect Sunday. School. =» He leaves to mourn his loss a sorrowing wife who has the sympathy of the community. emmmm-- smn TIME TABLE The Ontario Department of Edu- cation has sent out the 1025 time table for the Annual Departmental Examinations for High School En- tyance, Lower, Middle and Upper Schools. Also English-French Model Entrance. The High School English French and Lower School Examina- tions commence on Monday, June 22 and finish on Friday, June 26th. The Middle and Upper School Examina- tions commence on Monday, June 22, and finish on Tuesday, July Tth. nde KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON If the day looks kinder gloomy d your chances kinder slim, If the situation's puzzlin' And the prospect's awful grim, If perplexities keep pressin' Till hope is nearly gone, Just bristle up and grit your teeth And keep on keepin' on. Frettin' never wins a fight And fumin' never pays; There ain't no use in broodin' In these pessimistic ways; Smile just kinder cheerfully Though hope is nearly gone, And bristle up and grit your ! teeth And keep on keepin' on. There ain't no use in growlin' And grumblin' all the time, When music's ringin' every- where And everything's a rhyme. Just keep on smilin' cheerfully If hope is nearly gone, And bristle up and grit your teeth And keep on keepin' on. --Anonymous. atin -- SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENT A social entertainment ,under the auspices of the Young People's Guild of the Church of the Ascension, was held in the Parish Hall, on Friday evening, February 20th." Two short plays were put on by members of the Society, the first, entitled "The Home Guard" by thé following: Mesdames R. Archer, W. Cook, J. Stone, Wm. Wilson and Misses Hazel Cockburn, Minnie Hayden, Lois Lundy, Evelyn Alexander; and the "Man from Ari- zona" by Misses M. Hayden, Vera Roberts, Mr. Cockburn and Rev. 8S. C. Jarrett, both of which were thorough- ly appreciated by those present. A fine duet entitled "Watchman, what of the night" was rendered by Miss May Cockburn and Re®. S. €. Jarrett, solicited an encore by the audience. A social hour was spent after the program. The Proceeds were $38.00. The announcement that this enter- tainment will be supplemented by others at an early date was appre- ciated and welcomed by those present. $100,000 For Oshawa Harbour Tabled in the House of Commons Estimates. In the estsimates tabled in" the primarily an investment, But it is the only investment yield- ing a fair rate of interest, that is . ~available for your use at a: moment's notice. Emergencies can be immed- iately met by the bank account that has been consistently developed. Your investment, as such, yields regular returns in interest. Your investment as a bank account yields constant satisfaction and peace of mind in the fact that it is always ready for other uses without the trouble of 'convert- ing into cash. STANDARD BANK OF CANADA. PORT PERRY BRANCH--H. G. Hutcheson, Manager Standard Bank of Canada Makes Good Annual Report First Statement of Combined Banks shows total assets of $83,620,820-- Profits well maintained-- Capital now stands at _ $4,828,400 and Reserve Fund has been increased to $2,900,000. The Standard Bank of Canada, with which the Sterling Bank of Canada was recently amalgamated, is for- warding to shareholders the first an- nual report containing the combined resources of the two banks. The statement, which is for the fiscal year ended January 81st, reveals many features of strength and shows that with the more ample resources a larger volume of bigger business can readily be handled. This will be matter of satisfaction to the shareholders and at the same time be of great advantage to the trade and commerce of the country. Profits have been well maintained and after the payment of all charges and dividends, have permitted of $150,000 being transferred to Reserve Fund, leaving an amount of $151,000 to be carried forward to Profit and Loss. Strong Liquid Position. The general statement of assets and liabilities shows that the total assets of the combined banks amount to $83,620,820, Of this amount as much as $40,000,000 is in liquid, or immed- iately available, assets, equal to over 53% of liabilities to the public. In addition, these liquid assets include cash, ds represented by current coin, Dominion notes and deposit in central gold reserves of over $10,000,000, be: ing more than 269% of liquid assets. The principal accounts included in liquid assets are a very large propor- tion of holdings of high grade se- ceurities. Dominion and Provincial Government securities amount to $14.382,293; Canadian Municipal and British, Foreign and Colonial Public securities, $3,148,197; Railway land other bonds, $450,475, and total call and short loans, $6,769,330, making the total in this department $24, 760,206. Indicating the large amount of general business being handled are current loans and discounts entirely in Canada of $36,077,080, and loans to 'cities, towns' and municipalities, $1,798,201. The confidence enjoyed by the Bank among a very large number of de- positors is reflected by total deposits of $63,432,377. These include deposits bearing interest of $62,048,439 and deposits not bearing interest, $11, 383,088. The banks paid up capital now stands at $4,828,400, and the Re- serve Fund, to which has been added the sum of $150,000, totals $2,900,000 $150,000 Added to Reserve The Profit and Loss statement shows that earnings, after providing . for all charges and dividends, per- mitted of a liberal amount being add- ed to the balance carried forward. Profits for the year, after deducting expenses, interest accrued on deposits and rebate on unmatured bills, Pro- vincial taxes, and making provision for bad and doubtful debts, was $688,- 682. This added to the amount car- ried forward from the previous year, brought the total amount available for distribution up to $904,344, which was appropriated as follows: Divid- ends, $488,234; War taxes on note circulation, $40,000; Reserve for Dominion Income Taxes, $50,000; con tribution to Officer's Pension Fund, $25,000; transferred to Reserve Fund, $150,000, leaving a balance to be car- ried forward of $151,110. MYRTLE Messrs. Hugo Bradley and Tom Price have had radios installed re- cently, over which they are receiving some splendid entertainments. Mrs. Latimer, of Ottawa, visited her son, Rev. H. Latimer, last week. Mr. Norman White of Ashburn has been making his yearly house to house calls, assessing through here. Mr. James Duff and Miss Olive Duff were at Wick attending the funeral of their cousin, Miss Heron, second daughter of Mr. J. Heron. There is a very unpleasant epi- demic of severe colds prevelant in this neighborhood among childre Mrs. A. Rodd of Greenbank, has |: been visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rodd. Ice harvest is in full swing and the blocks are a splendid sample. Cars have started to run in places. They navigate under dif- The regular monthly meeting of the Victoria Women's Institute will be held at the home of Mrs. F. A. Bailey on Wednesday, March 4th, at 2.80 p.m. metre) (errr ~--That woman in California, who predicted that the world would come to an end of Feb. 6th, now realizes that it is not such fine sport making predictions as she thought it was. She has received a number of letters threatening her with death, and she finds it conducive to her health to keep herself in seclusion for a time, and she has engaged an attorney to look after her interests in the mean- some unknown manner. Those, also, who gave away their [mopetty, 'ing that they would have no use for it after the world