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much} A wary . W ?! UVUBIUU I U I U O 0 I 0 K11 Other ..... .. . . . . '1o,3os,7so.a4 7334534210 ' :- $7,654,201.68 .- _A. @1155 -n u----j--:-uj _ $64,693,664. U -$1o,ooo,o_oo 00 .' 5,588,438.00 . 46.423.528.64 . 2,681,698.28 $64,693,664: as W l'for Bl ige : 'ncem:Ii eek .fol he Lon- glilll. .' Facet moon noted by} V. "VI- . nted 88- er word sertiona-_ l'c, l3arrie 1 um 11- ~ vlnclat-\ 11. etc. 7 ce. ` EGLAND" KIN, A. Get; !y to . out` |TH.% fe Com: al. $250.-+ ito. Owehu 1 u,-ly ompanr V ll ever] ` DSIOII [UM 1 every] IIIQI. A Traveler : Deicrlptlon 61 How the Capital Looked Then. ' ` - vow of the many people who go to` xwghington today would recognize}: de- s(-1'i{)OD of.` `that city given by a _New' yogi; merchant whose b siness took him % south in the autumn of 812. From an attic chest. where they have -been left to g[`0\V yellow with age. the letters of this merchant to his wife and children have bmm brought to life. The Independent" prints a few extracts from them. At mi: fimu the ca.nital'had`been set- PTHIIH ll LL` H \:.\LLu\.u: Lcvua At this time the. ca.pital>had"been set- tled a dozen years, and the apitol and ` executive mansion stood as they were be- fore the British burn_ed them. Washing--_ ton itself was a settlement-largely marsh _;1djoining Georgetown, 8. port of some (-nmnw1"ciz1l consequence. ..1 1---... 41... nlnnnnnn I-A =1'I`l\IiI\I cyan` ('UIHlul'LL`u.u \.Uu>3\-\-1|-|\:u'~\-0 "I have the pleasure to inform you," writes the traveler. that I arrived here at the seat of the great government of 111.959 United States this afternoon with out accident. but mos exceedingly ta- ti}.:11ed, as you may we! suppose, having ridden about 250 miles since the-day be-' fare yesterday morning. I lodge in this '1n\\'n (Georgetown). which. adjoins the city of Washington. as the best public, house is here. _-._ _ 1' .......,....a n...-.....L 4.1.. Q.._;._ 1|Ullbl: 15 um; C- In coming I passed through the center- of the great named city-that is. by the capitol, the president's house. and so `fmih, which are one ortwo milesvtrom my lodgings, and I am almost enchanted V with it-I mean the situation of the city, ; for there is nothing yet here constituting one, being comparatively without houses or streets. As to houses they arejyery few, and those very scattering; as to streets, there are none, -accept you would call common roadsvatp . rte, 1,_-..:.-..:-__ -4! L2`. ..-4. ..!..I_A. _A L... U.HlL'| l \1uuILII. Lllvuauo La-Ii 965.130 ' I wrote you evening before last,_the evning of_my' arrival. Tho-house where I lodge is very large--say 50 rooms-and my room very intricate, As the mail closed at 5 in the morning it was neces- sary to post letters in the evening. I di- rected the servant not to go to bed until he took my letters to the postoice. --1 |.,...m..m. Am .....+ :..:..v. +I......'. nu Lclll L.IILuuJuu Luau: II )!-'r"JDwo His description of_ his first night at the hotel is quaint enough. He says: HI .~.....5.\ UIt\`I Awvt\v\:I\th Lnnnn 'nn`- Ll... UU LUUIX LJJJ IULLCLD UV -IJJC EIUQBVIJJW-CO _ ' I, however, did not nish them till 1 nearly 12 o?clock, when I rang the bell again and again without being answered. ` Supposing the rascal asleep in the kitch- en. 1 took my candle and lettemy cham- ber, which was in one or the wings of the ' house, to find him. After hunting 9. long time without being able to nd either him 01' the kitchen I opened a door that ledto the yard. As it rained and blew violent- ly, out went my candle` and left me in total darlmess. 1 then endeavored "to nd my chamber again, but that was not` -easy. ` mile`... |...:._._ --..._l-4.-I_ I....'_:'|.:.......1 I _ Sana Dy V 1a.. 49-lyjj; `7I:{rtex- being completely bewildered I exerted my lungs to arouse some persop as a guidz but neceived no reply except the eclgo of iny own voice. At length I succeded in gaining my chamber and~ concl (led to go to bed. n`l ....I.:I-. ..m..... I _.-;. --...n-..a.. I.I_ :... kl LU LU IJCIJI w:I4`1`1`e`l;ily after I got comfortably in bed a watchman came pastmy window \ bawling out, `Past 1 o'clock and a very stormy night! on which I sprang out of ` bud and called to him to take my letters to the postofce, which he consented to do. I accordingly wrapped them in a sheet or paper to keep them from the wet. with :1 quarter of a. dollar, and -threw them out of the window, and I hope `he put-them in the postofce, aohe promised to do. . I x Aisle Seat Clan:-I. Aisle seats is the label one can see`. over a pigeonhole in the box oice of the Grand Opera House. But. one can't see anything in this pigeonhole thatlooks like theater tfcliets. so the versatile treas-` ux-er of the Grand isotten called upon for an explanation. . V ' T ....._..__n_ |_____ `UN. __ n___ .g._..._ 1- .... unluuuuuuu. I generally have four or ve cigars in that apartment, said the treasurer, add t1103":e alw&j's given to me by .te1low's_ Who want aisle seats. When I am so fortunate as to have aisle seats, they gen- `*'=*11y open their hearts and give me 8 `-'1;ax'. All the cigars go ih that pigeon- hole. and when a tellowcomes along who Wants to smoke real badly I give him 3 mm nf Hm s..:,.1.. .......~.... m........x...-..... I`... -...... w cuuulu: Lctu uauu L snv H--H one of the `aisle seats. Experience has been 21 dear teacher with me. I never smoke any of those gift cigars. Try one and it will` be your last in all probability) . I-I6 llllll Ill I1JIIIIl` II; v_"Y8." said the author, some objec~'~ tlons were raised to my story in Boston. It `vn l'|n:v\C-nr` A116 ORR` man A` {Jan ATg uuuu were rzusea to SIOYY It was pointed out `that Ota and.` had pressions was very lndegun '~ . ._ A` to change it. h`: R? Q - . U u 1112? c**%=..:.:`:3 olden days" I iD8dV91'tet.ly used ' hraie` `spit, and I had t makeithe ex`. read `She was slowly t1'n1`:`bk mg. pectorate , in order to make t 0 ceDtab1e in tie best "circles."-' -_ .. ` ' When sermon: Were Iaoill Clocks were introduced In 1720 `W19 Great Britain and soon came into com- mon use. Before that time hourzlasse! were generally employed, and in the. churches an hourglass, on -the PVW; Wag deemed almost -`as lndispensableanv _11 tlCle of furniture aetha _Bibl.e- T1-1 Sermon was measured by glasses._;hnd71t/ {var frequently known that the D.l'911.'j`."' ned the glass three time! course or his sermon. . _- j "If i t... V I! men could be soft he orld. .W ~ same time hard headed *9 W . ,4 ..__-__3 oothlifg. ~ get along much 1-11103.9. Louis Star. ' Li b'li % in tin V ..N.ir; 1.nan:n'a.nT :1: the qviht ~9f 5'd- %.&!n.A.l.s2..zss=z-,.,.._1,* ` use-thei de the:' y do i uch ac' She COOKS I llzlu I wuunuu-I. guy _ _ For th' nest farmhouse over mode; ` She cleans th' house an sets th' lien - An shoos the pigs back totheir pen; _A She feeds th' cow, an then she goeu ' Inter th house an sews on news . b` An bakes a cake an runs th' churn An gathers in th wood to burn, An of you say. Ma, rest awhile!'_ She'll answer, with her old sw_eet gmgg 1 Child. I ain't tiged a bit. Are your _ We can't rest when there : work to do)" An, supper o'er. th' chores all done, T She hears our lessons, one by one,` An then she sees th` cat is led An puts th children all to bed, An when th family's tucked away, Then she. alone, kneels down to pray. * * * 0 0 . `4 Th. old tarm'll jes: moat go to. pt, wen] lust: all hope of ma was gone.V per she most runs t!\' farm alqne. Up with th' sparrcrs cfery mom, callin th' chickens to their 00111;` M cooks a meal I wouldnit trado '.; ..-- no nost farmhouse ever mudo: an `vnen tug], .;a"`.'._.-1.7; nu. 13-: any-g_ _\ i ZYes, after all is said and done, Yourmother is the only one. _ " WASHINGTON IN 1812`. no Had to Change It. loo, Ont. .645, end the totehaaeesinent he p.leees_- as $132,185-an - increase of $41,950 over last year.-Ste; 8'-MINER-_-Mr. `Arch. ",Mo'Eaohern` has been appointed freight cletk here. and Mr. L. Petrie has returned . to 001: lingwood. . . .The committee of` `the Georgian Bay_ Frnitgrowera Aaaocia-' tion appointed to draft the conititution. and by lawn of the organization met here this week, concluded` theitf duties, an the secretary announces that a pnblio meeting will be held here by the aseocia-i I tion on May 20th.--Sun. / Connwamni--The census takers in this section have completed their labors . . . .'.I.`here. is altogether too much petty thieving and pilfering going on in our V village` -and it is time a halt was made` and that anexample was made of some of the offenders. . . . It will be cheering news to campers visiting Muskoka and Lake Simcoe, to know; that the re- stocking of these waters will be under- taken in a few davs. The bass to be transplanted will be taken by the Fish- eries Department, by the use of seine nets, from the waters of Lake Erie.- Planet. l Co.oKs'rowN--Mr. Geo. `Usher met with rather a painful accident on Mon. day. of last a week. While exercising Mr. Leadlay e "Billy Bruce" the horse playfully kicked him in the breast. It was some time -before Mr. Usher re- covered from the severe shock . . . . Mr. Robt. `Marliug recently bored for water at Mr. J as. Welsh s "farm in Tecnmeeth. At a depth of 100 feet-something'phe- nomenal appears to have been reached, at times water and- gravel is thrown forty feet in the air, and fumes of gas are A thrown o`, which when lighted burn for several minutes . . . .Thefnneral of the late Mrs. Jane Gilroy, who died April 22_nd,190l,'{aged 97 years,` took place to Wilson's Hill cemetery on Thursday morning. -- Advocate. . . . Their many friends in this locality will regret to learn that Mrs. Alfred Ayerst. and family are moving to Owen Sound this week. . 4 MIDLAND-_-`Major Jeffery was `in Toronto and Ottawa last week. . . . Mr. D. McCoy was oalledaway to Peter- boro recently by the death of a sister there. He returned last week. '. . .The ice went out April 17, and navigation open four day earlier than last year . . .p . Mr. Geo. Chew returned last week from his trip south for the benet of his `health. He was absent about two months, and . while away spent a great part of his time in Los Angeles, Cali- fornia. He also spent a time on the coast. He enjoyed the trip immensely, andreturned much improved in health . .'1`he tug' D. L. White` made her in- itial trip of the season on Tuesday, when she left for Parry Sound. She had in tow the big soowv Vwhioh Capt. White built last year. It is understood that Capt. VWhite is under contract to bring a million feet of lumber from Parry Sound to Midland. For this pur- pose the big scow is admirably adapted. -Free Press. a ' .- -cw - ..-_.._ PENETANG -Penetang debentures to amount of $33,000 are now being offer- ed for sale. Tenders will be received up. to the end of this month. ...The ice is now out of the hay and the little tugs and cargo boats will soon ply up and down. . . .The coming summer pro- mises to be apvery busy season in the building line.` Mr. Tessier has several . important` contracts, so has Mr. Pay- ette; and Messrs. Fred._Courtemanche and J. E. Nettleton have houses, under construction. . .'.The Masonic made her first trip to Muslroka `Mills last week. Navigation is now open and the "City of f.l'cronto_ will commence her regular trips next Monday, April 29. . . .Mr. J. Jamiescn, Chairman of. the Board of License Commissioners -for East -Simone attended a meeting` of the Board in Orillia on Tuesday . . . . About one hundred and fty new books -H~=-w- have H been added to the public library and are now ready for distribution; .` . , In the absence of gthe pastor of_ the Methodist church Sunday, A Rev. Mr. Rm. of_'lV.ictoria Harbor. vo,oou:, A piedehe rlpit.` i=4-ta'ni-is ind, V!tns~a [3'3..sE V .Th_e` fbnsinessof th '1'f'IephoneV0o;, of Mr`. J. B. Hip- Iiell. is `the `- popular local agent, has igroyn to such proportions that it has necessary to install a new and im- proved switch heard` and calcalsgraph. > The improvements were made last` week V by. Mr. Butler, of Hamilton, an expert electrician . . . . Mr. Mort. W11` son, "who has "spent about two years with the American army in the Philli- pine.s,.returned -home on Wednesday of last week; T" Mort. ` prefers Canada to any country he sew during his travels. He brought `home many interesting souxenirs of his travels.-Herald. `like, Season on May 2nd, the steamer , besides `a couple of razors and a number , . .Mr. Edward M. Bagshaw, one of y the most esteemed residents of Nottawa- ` OoLI.mGWooD-The 0. will open Athahasca being the first toleaye Owen S Sound. .1'urser Currie, of the steam- er Gxty of Midland, was married on Wednesday to Miss" White, of Midland, T and is now` receiving congratulations from this ma_ny_ riends, . . .The local liners will open the season on Saturday, the Germanic leaving at half` past one o'clock for the See. The Atlantic will leave Monday evening at half past ten for Parry Sound and the North Shore ports. The Oity of Midland will follow on Tuesday, and the Majssticon Thurs- day. The Atlantic will' again sail on A Thursday. The initial trip of A the City of Toronto will be made on Tuesday . . . .Thie'ves entered the residence of Mr. Blscksdder, on Maple street on Wednesday evening, while Mr. and Mrs. Blackadder were out attending weekly service inthe Methodist church. The intruders visited all parts of the. house and carried off two gold wathes, of other articles of iewellery.-Bulletin vunv nun v vuvvguzuuu -'.._..-_.. saga, died at the Collingwood hospital. Mr. Bagshaw was taken ill with pleuri- sy some time ago. and after his removal to the hospital was operated on. De- ceased was_ in his forty six year. He was born at Greenbank and in 1879 married Miss Estella Lee, of that place. They lived 10 years in Oro township prior to coming here in 1892. A widow and family of 10 are left to mourn his loss.-Enterprise.- I`! `L? `I\,,____ `D A . On1LLIA-Rev; R. N. Burns, B.A., of this town, has been chosen by the Toronto Conference to move the re- oeption of the young men who are to be received into full connection and or- dained. . . .On Monday afternoon Mr. Wm. Clark, of Clark's Mills, Oro, and ' son of Mr. W. F. Clark. of this town, ` lost a valuable team of horses by light- 1 ning, Mr. Clark was engaged in seed- 1 ing, and had just reached the end of a ` drill and was about to turn the horses and machine around, when a sharp ash of lightning struck the horses, I killing them instantly. It was a nar- row escape for Mr. Clark, and the pe- culiar part of it was that neither he nor the machine were injured in the slightest. The loss of the team means about $300 . . . .Atite meetingon Mon- day, the Township Council decided to ` accept the oer made by the Board of Trade for the opening of West street to T Matchedash, viz., that the Board of Trade will contribute $200 to the` work if the Township gives $300 and the County $500. It is refreshing to see the municipal bodies working together for the development of the district, to _the- advantage of all. The road will open up what is said to be some of the best agricultural land in the township, and when thisibecomes settled, the re- turn in taxes will pay the cost `of de- velopment many times over .,.'_ . (Messrs. Clark & Black have this week sold to Mr. William Givens, the house on the corner Lcf Albert and Mississauga` streets,- owned by Mr. Thos. Venner. Mr. Givens is coming to Orillia "from near Napanee, `to, reside . . . .The Indepen-] dent Order of Foresters had . hop_e'd\to- make a little out-* of "the "lecture ,by"_ iStanl9y,;.Mf0Keown`sBrown_ on the South African ,war,'on Tuesday evening, to go A` towards theii-"lfcnd for entertaining the .0?-`sud image i here 16:0 summer 1"- T ploeo! ch-may w ventures-r1vi.$:25 the C `V I 4 In?- ll] Ivvvv---- ..__ _____ _ % .` gthgr iilll ryved p: 1011 rate , " y . `Est _towns_hib; , 5, big 'ght_*o`ver- the . hotel at 1 Klein-_ I 7 7:!` burg. John Dnggsn, who histlheld the license for:some.'ye ars, was recently. in transfer - .to other premises the hotel was in s bs'd~state _ of A repair. In the meantime George Go- bell, the `owner, has repaired the old i'* . -oaevieothai; {sq , house and seeks a license for it himself.` Many of the citizens of Kleinbnrg are petitioning in -favor of Mr. Dnggan getting his license. Others ask that Mr. Gobell be favored, -while the tem_' perance people have seined the oppor. tnnity to point out that Kleinbnrg can worry along without a licensed bar. At `the board meeting Mr. A. J. Ander- son spoke as solicitor for Mr. Gobell, and Mr. H. E. Irwin appeared as Mr. Duggan's solicitor-. .Decision was re- served . . . .The spring show` of the ED. Osrdwell and Tecnmseth,A'gricultnral Society was held yesterday. The bad roads and rain greatly interfered with its success, `but it could notbe consider- ed a failure by any means, there being a very good attendance considering all circumstances. . The following are the prize winners :-Imported Draught Stsllion--H. Leadlay, -`Louie Gar-A don ; g2nd, W. Fawcett, King of -Ardenacross; 3rd, Um" Var. Car- riage-Thos. Erwin, J. C. Mont; 2nd, Joe. Hollingshead, Hamilton, Jr." Roadster--R. M. Ellison, "Bel- . mont Chief." Thoroughbred - W. . Fawcett, "Stratnclvde. Bulls-Short- . horns-James Riddel, Roval Robe; ' 2nd, James Riddel, General French. . `Jerseys - Ad. Peneld. Shorthorn :' under 12 months-Jss. Riddel, Robin ~ Hood.-World. I The Smart Set. '1`he May'number of this magazine is to hand and is as usual in keeping with_ its title "A Magazine of Cleverness. The novelette of the month is a bril- liant story by Mrs. 0ruger,_ dealing with New York and Washington so- ciety, entitled The Wage of Character.". It is a cleverly written character sketch and should be read by all who have literary tastes. - ----. `I1. An appreciation of King Edward VII. and a powerful short story, A Monarch of a Small Survey by Gert- rude Atherton are important features. Clinton Scollard a prize poem, The Dancing of Suleima is something most excellent and there are other clever poetic contributions by Theodosia Gan- riaon, Caroline Duer, Ella Higginson, Carolyn Wells, Charles Henry Webb Catherine Young Glen, Charlotte Beck- er and Ethel Kellev. OF BANK Thef Canadian Bank of Commerce Completes the Purchase of the Assets of the Bank of ` ' British Columbia THEOBANK S CAPITAL NOW EIGHT {MILLION DOLLARS AND A ASSETS OVER SIXTY-FOUR MILLIONS. The negotiations for the purchase of the Assets of the Bank of British Columbia, by the Canadian Bank of Commerce, an an` nouncement respecting which was made some months ago, have been carried to a successful conclusion. A thorough examina- tion of the affairs of the Bank of British Columbia was made ny the oicials of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, and this proving entirely satisfactory the amalgama- tion was hnally completed on the 2nd of January. A statement of the affairs of the Canadian Bank of Commerce after the am- algamation has now been issued, and dis- closesva very strong position. In point of Capital and Reserve the Bank now ranks fourth among banking institutions on the continent of America. It has 62 branches throughout Canada; 5 branches in the United States, namely at New York, San Francisco, `Seattle, Portland (Ore ). Skag- way (Alaska) ; and one in London, England; 68 establishments in all. The acquisition of a London oce 18 an important step in the progress-of the Bank. The Bank s trans- actions in sterling exchange in the United States and Canada each year amount to many millions of pounds, and the abilityto handle this business through the Bank s own London office will result in an impor- % Gofnsand Gaskets of all kinds in stock or made to order. Robes, Grape and all Funeral Requisites furnished. Orders by Telegraph or otherwise promptly attended to. * G. o. DQLMAGE, llfaxnager, stromz. Steam Vlorksgml Show Room, Gollier-sl., Barrio age and propert c.. etc. and U N91`; |3T.6_K__E R. BARRIE AN D STROU D. AMALGAMATION. tant addition to the earning power of thi Bank. In many other directions allo the interests of the two Bank: will be greatly beneted by the amalgamation - . Thu `All:-um`:-an :1 n nnnn-Innangnn n` h Assets. Cash, Gold Bullion, Bankers Balance: and Balance Due by London Oice . . . . . . . . . . $ Govgrnrnent, Municipal. Rail- way and Other Bonds and Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. UVUUIIUUU II U:lU Glflulsl-LICIIIKIIJ ' . The following 1: a condensation of the statement issued by the Bank at the clone of buainesaon the 31st of March :. '_ ,vv ...-_ w I Loans and Discounts . . . . . . . . 4,53(-):388.`6 All Obh_er Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,509.074.8I Liabilities. ' Capital . . . . . . . . $8,000,000.00 . Reserve. . . . . . .. 2,000,000 00 Circulation . . . . . . . . Deposita........ ... AH fh-I-.5- |NSURANCi 7