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\ PAGE EIGHT " HRA -------------- THIRTY YEARS OF _ ACTIVE SERVICE For "Whiskers", Four Footed Veteran of Army -- Has Fine Record : " (By Canadian Press) 'Washington, Feb, 11.--In pleas- Ant pastures near an army post in Hawalii, a foursfooted veteran of more than thirty years of honorable active service with the colors is kicKing up his heels in the peace and comfort due an old soldier, His name is "Whiskers" and he traveled down from his Montana birth-place to join up with the cavalry in Texas three decades ago. He is now enjoying retirement with its regular rations and assurance that he will never be called upon to work again, "Whiskers" ig just a troop horse in Uncle Sam's cavalry, There is a long list of these faithful mounts for whom troopers themselves have decreed restful old age in reward for their long years of hard duty, The appropriation for this equine roll of honor comes out of the troopers' pockets if necessary, but the deeds of hero horses of the army have heen officially recorded in General Orders before now, "Comanche" probably heads that | list: He was the only survivor ol the massacre of the Little Big Horn, | when Custer and his gallant detach- | ment went to their death, Legend has pictured this big charger, found wandering and almost dead after the battle with seven wounds to | show the part he played, as Cus- ter's own mount, But the records show otherwise. He was a treop horse assigned to Troop 1, 7th Cavalry, and was ridden in the fight by Capt. M, W, Keogh, who died at his chief's side, A regimental order of the 7th, dated Fort A. Lineoln, Dakota Territory, April 10, 1879, directed that Comanche be provided with suitable quarters "and that he will not be ridden by any per-| son whatever under any ecircum- stances, nor will he be put to any kind of work," as a tribute to com- rades fallen in the fight, "Comanche" died at the cavalry | post at Fort Riley, Kansas, in 1891 | and that order was never violated, | He lived two-thirds of his life ig the retired list, ! The yellowed records of the cavalry show many other famous horses, coming clear down to Per- shing's "Kidron," bought from the French remount service to carry the General in France, and "Jeff," the big, amiable charger present- ed to Pershing on his return to the United States and on which he head- ed the victory parades of the First Division in New York and Wash- ington, And among the old records there is none more striking than that of "Black Tom," the mighty coal black on which Colonel May, the Charles (O'Malley of the American cavalry in the forties, set tongues awagging by his mad pranks, May was arrested in. Baltimore once for leaping his black thunderbolt over a cart load- ed with firewood. Again he spurred "Black Tom" up the front stairs of a Baltimore hotel and down again after a jog about the rooms. The horse won a wager with a leap Sd 32 feet just after the Mexican "war, against a record of 34 feet achievement came in the war when May jumped him over a Mexican field gun to capture the entire bat- tery and the Mexican general, La Vaga, That deed is memorialized in the coat of arms of the Second Cavalry. "Black Tom" stood more than seventeen hands, a jet black Ken- tucky thoroughbred, and his dash- ing master was more than a six footer. Another army horse of Mexican war fame was General Zachary Tay- lor's "Old Whitey" who carried his 'street, master throughout the war and was never ridden again. He was sent to Washington to" be exhibited after the war and was well nigh stripped of his mane and tail on the journey by souvenir hunters. Among famous horses of the war between' the states, Robt, E, Lee's "Traveler" perhaps is best known, although General Nathaniel P. Banks' "Charlie" is credited in a 'legendary way with haying shaped events of the war, He was the only horse known to have thrown Gen- eral Grant," The fall put the Gen- eral on crutéhes and kept him from the battlefield at Chickamauga. Perhaps his absence contributed to the Union disaster in that fight, "Traveler," Lee's famous gray, was a West Virginia horse and was offered to the great Confederate commander as a gift by the owner, but refused. The owner, Major Thomas L, Brown, then sold him and "Traveler" served as Lee's main reliance in the war days amd his constant companion afterward. The Yeneral always stood beside him when he was shod and the horse was nervous, ALMOST SERIOUSLY HURT Claude Freeman, son of Mr, and Mrs, J. Freeman, of 532 Patterson Peterboro, suffered what might have been a serious accident when he collided with an automo- hile when coasting across Monaghan road, down the hiil near the Prince of Wales school, yesterday, Dr. A. (i. Howson, reported this morning that the youth was making Jfavor- ablé progress and thought that with- in a few days he would he none the worse for his adventure, CHARGED WITH NON SUPPORT Yesterday Magistrate O, A. Lang- ley, of Peterhoro, G. W, Hatton, K.C., and Provincial Constable N, F, Maker were at Norwood, where the trial of Herbert Cannon took place. Charged with non-support, the ac- cused was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, Constable Maker has made three trips after the man two of which were to Niagara Falls, while he brought him back from Birdsall the last time. The defend- ant had three witnesses in his be- half, while the prosecution had sev- eral more, including the man's wife and a number of people who lived in the neighborhood. Man is the million or more rea- sons why women like tp dress at- tractively. py = ~=FOLLOW UP ROBBERY Does Duane Wagar, under arrest in connection with the robbery of the post office at Verona, and the robbery at the railway station In Harrowsmith, know anything about the robbery at the post office in Centreville on January 4th? This is the question the police would like to know, and at the present time they are working on the case. It will be recalled that en Jan, 4th, the post office at Centreville was en- tered and a book of money orders were taken, A post office inspec- tor from Ottawa has been at Centre- ville checking up the case, OLD FIRM MOVING TO OTTAWA Mr. Louis Abramson, who for thirty years has conducted an up- to-date clothing and hoot and shoe business in Kingston, is giving up business, and moving to Ottawa, Mr, Abramson, has béen for twenty- eight years in the one store ou Princess street, Kingston, and for two years he was across the street, He has done a hig business there, and regrets leaving Kingston, As most of his family are in Ottawa, however, he has decided to make his residence at the Capital, Mr. Abramson will close up his business here in a few days and will open a clothing and gents' furnishing store at 225 Bank street, Ottawa, Mrs.--Something ougnt to be done with that mirror in the bed- room, John, All the quicksilver is wearing off, Mr.--I'll look into it, ANTIDRR ASDLIA PILLS BEE " WL inn v HE UA GH» a S 7 GATE whole June Cheese, old .. 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For your convenience Kraft 34-lb. 'and 1-1b cartons as wooden box--always pound Please look for the ing Kraft Cheese. Lhgese is put up in as in the five tinfoil-wrapped. Kraft trade mark when buy- Kraft MacLaren Cheese Co. Limited, FREE RECIPE BOOK Scores of mew and flempling dishes can be made with Cheese if vou have e copy of "Cheese "and Ways to Serve I." Sent free on request. Write today for your copy. A i Sum of $1,423,303 ""Diverted By O.T.A. Into The Treasury Revenue totalling $1,423,303 was diverted into the Provincial Treas- ury during the past fiscal year by the Ontario Temperance Act, The sum is lower by $41,064 than the amount realized a year ago, the de- ficiency being due to the fact that decreased revenue from fines and confiscated liquors was not count- er balanced by $68,000 new reven- ue from the sale of 4.4 heer per- mite, » The revenue record of the Tem-~ perance Act 'has been compiled by Hon. W. H. Price, K.C., in connec- tion with his analysis of the pay- ments of the year into the Treas- ury Department, Figures which he made available yesterday show ed that during the past year offen- ders under the Temperance Act paid-a total of $378,298 in fines to 'the Province, a sum which is §28§,- 000 lower than the one which law violators of the year hefore contri- buted. The value of confiscated liquors is given as $89,686, in con- trast to the value of $106,596 plac- ed upon the seizures of the year previous, Miscellaneous. fees and permits yielded $29,258 in compar: son with $25,000 in 1924, and rev- enue from confiscated motor cars was $8,000 in comparison with §5.(- 393. Revenue from the liquor dis- pensaries was approximately $900, 000 in hoth years, and revenue from the "4.4" permits for $68,060 in 1925 only. BILLION MARK PASSED BY SUN LIFE It is seldom that a financial in- stitution is able to mark the com- pletion of its year with two such happy announcements as those made at the annual meeting of the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. At the meeting in guestion, Presi- dent Macauley was able to announce that the assurance in force of. the Sun Life Company is now consider- ably in excess of one billion dollars --a level never before reached hy a Canadian Company. In the same address he stated that although, owing to the rapid ex- pansion of business, it had been found necessary to greatly extend the head office building accomoda- tion, (the formal opening of which followed the annual meeting itself), it was evident that still further space must at once he provided, This in spite of the fact that the new Sun Life Building is one of the finest and most commodious in Canada, is devoted exclusively to the use of the Company, and houses about eleven hundred of a staff, The fifty-fifth annual report which appears in another ¢ , Tre- flects the enterprise -whieh has marked the 'Company's ' bpefations, and the comprehensive way in!which it is expanding, not only in Canada but throughofit the world.' it has become not 'only one of the out- standing financial institutions of the Dominion, but shares th one one or two of the bgnks 8 trans- portation companies the honor of being one of Canada's best known institutions abroad. Its ramifica- tions now extend to forty-four coun: tries and states, and its branches girdle the glphe. Wi [The assurance' in force was in- creased 'last year by $149,460,644, bringing the grand total up to $1,- 021,097,101, In keeping with this the assets were increased by nearly $29,000,000, making the total assets now $303,056,145. Payments to policyholders and beneficiaries of $35,441,582, brought the total amount so paid since the Company was organized to $219,239,710. The total net income for the year was nearly $70,000,000. Policyholders will share in anoth- er increase in profits--the sixth consecutive increase of this kind. The profits of the year based on valuation of securities made by gov- ernment officials has been $21,666 - 284. From this amount it has been thought advisable to deduct $3,000,- 000. During the year there was paid or allotted as profits to policy- holders the sum of $7,662,784. Af- ter deducting this sum, and accre- tions to shareholders' account, al- locating $2,600,000 to contingency account, writing off $750,000 on buildings and real estate, and sett- ing aside '$350,000 to further strengthen the special reserve to provide for possible greater long- evity among annuitants, the Com- pany has added $6,682,642 to its undivided profits. Its total surplus over all liabilities, contingency ae- counts and capital is now $28,640,- 000. The mean invested assets of the Company have ear during the year 6.41 per cent.--2a remarkable showing in view of the downward tendencies in interest. One of the important factors in producing this gratifying result was an increase in the dividends paid by some of the corporations in which the Company has substantial stock holdings. The wise selection of investments, whieh has marked the policy of the Company is also shown in the re- markable inerease in the market value of it securities. For many years the Sun Life has specialized in long term bonds and preferred and common stocks of outstanding corporations jn both Capada and the United States. It is mow reap- ing the reward of that policy. On actual sales of municipal deben- tures and other seeurities which had risen to high premiums, it realized a met profit of $2,215,772, while the increase in the value of securities still held has been even greater. The Company has not only highl efficient management, with Mr. T. B. Macaulay as president, but has a very strong board of directors in- cluding some of the leading finan- cial and industrial figures in the Dominjon. 'The board which has hitherto consisted of twelve is being increased to fifteen. Altogether the report of the Sun Life, establishing mew and remark- able levels in business, makes very heartening reading for the people of Canada. Prof. Ofergosh Sakes announces that it would reach from New York and back again, if you stretched all the gum little tots have swal- lowed. ° im, THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II, .1926 Ee ny "1 con "WHY REDDY MISSED NANNY wo By @howton W. Burgess A bité's a bite, however small; "Tis better far than losing all. ~--0ld Mother Nature, Now, how would you like to be in such a place as Nanny Meadow Mouse was in? There she was, with Reddy Fox sitting with his back to her just a little way off, and all the time thinking that Spooky the Screech Owl was sitting in the top of the tree above her. Spooky wasn't there, but so far as Nanny was concerned it was just as bad as if he had been there, You see she thought he was there. Poor Nanny! She was wholly in des- pair. She couldn't think of any way that shé possibly could escape. Not knowing "what to do, she did nothing; and, as so often happens, doing nothing was the very best thing that she could do, There sat Reddy Fox with his back to her. When would he turn around? When he did, would he come straight over there where she was? If he did, what should she do? "I'll climb the tree," thought Nanny, But Reddy didn't turn around. She saw him suddenly prick up his two black ears. She saw him stretch his head up as high as he could, and she knew that he was watching something. In a moment he actually stood up on his hind legs. It was quite clear that Reddy saw something at a distange which interested him. He was standing up that he might see better, A moment later he dropped down on all fours and crouching low, ran swiftly across the young orchard toward the stone wall on the far- ther side. Then he crouched be- hind he old stone wall and very slowly and carefully raised his head until he could peep over, Nanny Meadow Mouse saw all this but she didn't even wonder what it meant." Her heart was too full of thankfulness for her to think of anything else, She had been in despair and now hope once more filled her. It was a wonder- ful feeling--that feeling of hope. No one can know what that feeling is until they have been in despair. Nanny sat perfectly still, for she still thought that Spooky the Screech Owl was in the tree ahove her. She sat with her eyes fixed on Reddy Fox. Suddenly Reddy 'leaped over the stone wall and she lost gight of him, But a moment later she saw someone else leap over the old stone wall from the other side and come racing through the young or- chard. It was Peter Rabbit. My, how Peter was running! Lipperty- lipperty-lip, lipperty-lipperty-lip ran Peter; and behind him, running quite as fast, was Reddy Fox. Pe- ter was headed straight for where Nanny Meadow Mouse sat, but Nan- ny didn't think of that. She forgot everything else in her interest in that race. '"'Run, Peter, run!" she kept saying over and over under her breath. 'Oh, Peter, do run!" [Peter did run, Never had he run harder or faster. There was need of it.. Reddy Fox was gaining. Nan- co see that. Peter himself 1a it. You Kidw Peter can see behind him without turning his head much if any. That is the reason his eyes are set so far back. It is rather necessary that Peter should be able to watch behind him. Most of Peter's dangers come from behind. Right past Nanny Meadow Mouse raced Peter, lipperty-lipperty-lip. A moment later right past Nanny raced Reddy Fox, Nanny nearly died of fright. Anyway, she felt as if she did. Reddy passed so close that that big tail of his almost touched Narny. But he didn't see her, and he didn't have time to smell hey. He was too intent on catching Peter Rabbit for anything else, He thinks a Meadow Mouse very good eating, but it isn't a fill- ing compared with a fat rabbit. -- mL Reddy was after a rabbit dinner and he meant to have it. That is why 'he missed Nanny Meadow Mouse. (Copyright 1926, by T. W, Burgess) The next story: "Reddy's Sudden Return." KINGSTON APPOINTMENTS TO BOATS The announcement of the ap- pointments of officers for: the Mat- hews Steamship: Line, contains the names of one local man as Captain, and of three local men as Chief En- gineers. Captain W. Tulloch, the local Port Captain for the line, is re-appointed to the command of the steamer 'Birchton; Engineer 8, Mur- ray to the Berryton; Engineer G. Jarrell to the Yerkton; and Engin- eer -George Murphy is appointed to the Wiarton. nerves. ripe barley malt, Languid a | Listless O you ever lean wearily on your desk in the middle of the afternoon and wish with all your heart that you could get away from business for a week or so? 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