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The Northern News last week says: ‘*Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell of Powassan are visiting at the home of their son and daughterâ€"inâ€"law, Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell, Coniagas property. They also visited in Timâ€" mins and Kirkland Lake. They were accompanied here by their daughter, Mrs. Q. Chenier, of Timmins."‘ The writing of such a volume of mew â€" business necessary meant a large outlay and the reduction of the expense ratio, in the light of this showing, is all the more gratifyâ€" Altogether the Policyholders ‘of The Mutual Life of Canada have reason to look back upon 1926 as a erowning year and may reasonably look forward to 1927 as likely to equal if not surpass, its predecessor, as all signs point to marked pro»pent\ durâ€" ing the year of Canada‘s Diamond Jubilee, in which the Company comâ€" pletes its fiftyâ€"seventh vear. The net earnings of the Company in 1926 amounted to $4,141,375.70, an wittrease over the preceding year of $344,393.29. This amount is the most item in the entire stateâ€" wend», inasmuch as in it all the transâ€" adtionrs of the year are involved. The sarplus or net earnings constitute §H6 #ral result of the year‘s business af®¥l the Policyholders who constitute tke Company will benefit exclusively. econjamrstion with the fact that no less t $50,039,348 of new assurances was issued during 1926, an increase of $4,465,771 over the preceding year and eonstituting the largest volume ef new business written in the Comâ€" pany‘s history. Tike largest net earnings in its hisâ€" tory is the proud record of the Mutâ€" ra Life Assurance Company of Caâ€" wada for 1926, as shown by its Fiftyâ€" zseverth Annual Statement, published The year was also rendered distincâ€" tiye by the writing of the largest Â¥olmme of new business in the Comâ€" ‘s kistory, totalling slightly over $y meaillion dollars, and by the reducâ€" tion ir the ratio of expense to income to Wae lewest point in the Company‘s kistory, namely, 15.11% Alihough The Mutual Life of Canaâ€" az» kas long had a reputation as an economicallyâ€"managed Company, the management succeeded in hbettering l1 previous records in this respect in 1626, when the ratio of expense to inâ€" eame from 15.23% to 135,11%. This showing is all the more remarkable when it is considered in The net increase in ‘business in foree was $31,540,437, leaving the total of policies in foree at $354,069,â€" 722, after allowing for terminations amounting to $24,334,256. Tenders will be received by the unâ€" dersifi:rd up to and including Tuesâ€" day, ch 1, 1927, for the right to eut the Pulpwood and Log Timber on the South twoâ€"thirds of the Township ef Merapia, the Township of Beniah, and the South west quarter of Thornâ€" ing Tewnship, in the District of Cochâ€" Further particulars may be obtainâ€" ed upon apphcatlon to the undersignâ€" ed, or t J. Spence, Crown Timber Xgent Cochrane. W. FINLAYSON. Minister of Lands and Forests. N.B.â€"No unauthorized publication of this Notice will be paid for. â€"30â€"8â€"8 Toronto, January 2l1st, 1927. Largest Volume of Business Writâ€" and Largest Net Earnings Becluded in Proud Record MUTUAL LIFE HAS BEST VFAR 1N TS HGTORY P.O. Box 1591 Phone 640 Chartered Accountant JOHN L. HUNT, The Foundation Officeâ€"Room 10, Reed Block SALE OF TTIMBER DQMINORN BANMX VERY fortune has had a foundation. Every foundation, in the first instance, is laid with the first few dollars saved. Start to save now and lay your foundation. Save seriouslyâ€"save consistently. For money in the Bank is the buffer against misfortune and the barometer of future prosperity. TIMMINS BRANCH, 3. To enrol a body of civilians, qualified in first aid, and trained in ambulancee drmill or nursing duties, willing to be placed at the disposal of the military and other authorities as a supplement to the public services, in case of necessity, either at home or abroad. 4. To train men in ambulance trans port duties. 1. To afford holders of the first aid certificates from the St. John Ambuâ€" lance Association opportunities for meeting together for ambulance pracâ€" tice, with the object of combining individual effort for the public adâ€" vantage. â€" 5. To develop and promote every means of rendering aid to the imnjurâ€" ed. Another plane has been added to the Red Lake route, so instead of Red Lake gold camp being a back number or a dead. one, it is certainly promising fair to be a lively one again. There is much activity at the present time in the Red Lake field. Despatches last week from Hudson pointed out that some idea of the inâ€" creasing yolume of passengers and exâ€" press which is arriving daily in Hudâ€" son for the northern gold fields may be gathered from the fact that alâ€" though a giant monoplanc is making two trips north daily it, has been found necessary to place another plane of the same type in the service In the past few days many promiment mining men have flown in from Hudâ€" son, among them being Mr. W. Ringsâ€" leben, geologlst for the Hollinger Consolidated accompanied by a party of men who will go over ‘the Hill claims locatéd on â€"Clear Water Lake, and also the Henry claims on Woman Lake, on which claims they hold opâ€" tions, as well as the wellâ€"known Jackâ€" sonâ€"Manion claims on Woman Lake, where a camp will be established and preparations made for the arrival of the diamond drills. _ J. A. Lindsay, representing an Ottawa syndicate, also took in a party by plane to start operâ€" ations on their claims on Narrow 2. To render first aia to the sick and injured on public occeasions, with the sanction of the police and other authorities, and to maintain in readiâ€" ness for such duty a body of trained men so qualified to act. organized recentlv at Kirkland Lake Mr. L. J. Irvine is the ‘secretary. iE h h n h hik h ib ib 4 ib C 6 C C S C 4b Cb 5 ib 5 ib i h. ib h: 1p6 i h 1fi 1 1 1 1 t 4 8 The objects of the St. John lance Brigade, as outlined by the local members here, are :â€" Dr. Cameron is the president of the branch of the ©Canadian Legion AIMG AND OBJECTS, OF THE AMBULANGE BMGADE Meetings of Timmins Division Held Every Evening from 6.15 to 7.30 p.m. in the Skating Rink Meetings of the Timmins Division of the St. John AmbuBbance Brigade are held every evening from 6.15 to 7.30 p.m., in the nice warm room at the Skating Rink, and every Sunday afternoon at 2.30 p.m. The room at the rink has generously been placed at the disposal of the Brigade by the Hollinger Mine officials. A hearty invitation is given to all who are inâ€" terested in the work. ANOTHER PLANE ADDED TO RED LAKE SERVICHE Acting Manager. Ambuâ€" one of In countries like the North Land where meteorological appliances are not readily available there is naturâ€" ally a tendency to decide upon the probability of future weather by watching what may be termed more natural signs. For instances, Mr. Mac Lang, M.P. for Temiskaming, once when he was member for Cochâ€" rane riding in the Ontario legislature, made the busy beavers famous by quoting them publicly as weather prophets. â€" He foretold a hard winâ€" ter or an easy winter (he will have forgotten which, by now) because the beaver had a big supply of food laid up, or vice versa, (it is immateral which). The odd part of such progâ€" nostication is that few people indeed ever remember the exact terms of the prophecy, or whether in the end it is supported by the facts as they develop. Among the beliefs commonly held by many who travel the trails or live close to nature is the idea that on Candlemas Day, Feb. 2nd, the duraâ€" tion of The winter is definitely settled. One story has it that the groundhog comes out of his dugâ€"out and if he sees his shadow he turns back for anâ€" other long sleep, but if no shadow is visible he gets ready for an early spring, and so should all the world. Other weather prognosticators rely upon the bear. Still others set their faith in the badger. _ Theâ€"scientific gentlemen, however, say that neither bear, badger or groundhog have a thing to do with it. That it is all bull! More polite scientific gents class the popular method of forecastâ€" ing the weather as unadulterated bunk. However, a great many peoâ€" ple will continue to pin their trust in the/ natural signs as they see them, and all the talk of the scientific gentlemen will not weaken their beâ€" liefs. As the ‘beliefs, whether right or wrong, have no influence on the weather, there does not seem to be any reason why the scientists and the "naturalists‘‘ alike should not hold their different views, and all be conâ€" tented. The question is of more than passing interest, and so many will find entertainment in reading the ediâ€" torial published last week in The Mail Empire on : the question. The editorial is as follows :â€"â€" ‘There is a widespread belief, that apparently neither science nor exâ€" perience‘can destroy, which connects Candlemas Day with the subsequent weather. The belief is that if Febâ€" ruary 2 is cloudy the weather for the rest of the month and for March will be mild, and that there will be an early Spring. If, on the contrary, the weather is clear, ‘‘we‘ll have two Winters in the year,‘‘ as the doggerel says. It is supposed that about this time of the year various hibernating animals wake and emerge from their holes or dens to take a look around. If they see their shadows they immeâ€" diately retire and go to sleep once more ; if not, they come into the open, knowing that Spring is not far off. It is in vain that meteorologists say there is not a grain of truth in this superstition, that it has not any more respectable basis than the superstition that horsehairs put in a tub of water will turn into snakes, or that the handling of toads is the cause of warts. The superstition took its rise in England when many other superâ€" stitions long since exploded were curâ€" rently believed. But in England the animal, that was looked to as a weaâ€" ther p}ophet was the badger. _ In Canada and the United States the was accepted as the foreâ€" caster. In some places it is the bear that is supposed to establish the weather for the ensuing two or three months. ; BEARS AND GROUNDHDGE § WEATHER PROPHFTS SBcientists Scorn the Theory About Hibernating Animals Seeing Their Shadows on Candleâ€" mas Day "‘It is probable that in England, where Spring comes much earlier than THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Toner A. MacDonald Barrister, Solicitor, Ete. GOLDFIELDS THEATRE BLDG Plhone 34 Timmins Thursday, Feb. 17â€"South Poreuâ€" pine at Hollinger. in Canada, there may be discernible about the first week in February some slight indication that Winter‘s grip is relaxing, and that for many generaâ€" tions those who know the signs would be looking for them. But it is much harder to believe that for any conâ€" siderable sequence of years, long for The following are the matches on the Mines League schedule still to be played :â€" â€" Thursday, Feb. 10â€"Melntyre at Hollinger. Monday, Feb. 14â€"South Poreupine at Melntyre. Thursday, Feb. 24â€"Hollinger at Melntyre. : Monday, Feb. 28â€"South Porcupme at Hollinger. BALANCE OF MATCHES IN THE MINES LEAGUE HOCKEY ‘‘QOur mining industry is attracting more and more the attention of the investor, and development in Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba is going forâ€" ward on a sceale far exceeding any similar movement in the past. New discoveries are constantly being made and as yet the surface of this vast wealth has searcely been touched. There is every reason for saying that a new era in Canadian mining is at hand, the extent of which we cannot begin to foretell."‘ a superstition to become established, there would be cloudy or bright days followed invariably by an early or a late Spring,. We would suppose it to be a rare February day indeed when the sun would shine in every part of England. Equally phenomenal would be the day which would be either bright or cloudy in all parts of Canâ€" ada. Yet the badger or groundhog is supposed to give the key for the weather, from one part of the country to the other, and here its sway is over a whole continent. If groundhogs and bears roused from their Winter sleep February 2nd, they would be extremeâ€" ly likely to starve to death before the first Spring grasses and berries came along, no matter whether the day was clear or overcast. â€" But common sense, common experience and the statistics of science seem to be unavailing against the imperishable old wives‘ tale. Those reading their daily newsâ€" papers fifty or a hundred years from now will be gravely perusing the weaâ€" ther prospects as presaged by the behavior of bears, badgers and eroundhogs on February 2nd."" â€"_Monday, Feb. 21â€"Melntyre at South Poreupine. In his address at the annual meetâ€" ing of the Dominion Bank recently, the President, Mr. A. W. Austin said :â€"â€" ‘"NEW ERA IN CANADIAN MINING NOW AT HKAND.‘*"~ Puts Beof into you Mr. P. A. Macaulay, of Timmins, and associates last week completed the deal whereby they sold 85 per cent. of their interest in the claims known as the Vienottâ€"MeLean claims. These claims are at East Clearwater Lake in the Woman Lake section of the Red Lake Area. _The claims have been considered by those in a position to know as among the most promising in the area. The returns from the work done on them has been most enâ€" couraging and it is not surprising that mining and financial interest of imâ€" portance became interested in the property. _ After investigation and consideration the deal was duly comâ€" pleted, and it is understood that work will be taken up at once on the claims and the jproperty fully tested out. The price paid for the claims has not been _ made public but it is understood to run into six figures, so it may properly be classed as a favâ€" ourable one. That the syndicate has confidence and faith in the property is proven by the fact that a fifteen per cent. interest in the property has been retained. The Price for an Eightyâ€"five per cent Interest is Understood to Run Into Six Figures LGGAL SYNDICATE RED LAKE ABA tCms For Sure Results Try Our Want Ad Column Arch. Gillies, B.A.Sc.,0.L.S. Land Surveys, Mine Surveys, Enâ€" gineering, Reports, Plans and Esâ€" timates. COontract Mining Claim Assessment Ontario Land â€" Surveyor. RESIDENCE PHONE 362â€"Wâ€"2 OFFICE PHONE 362â€"Wâ€"1 Thursday, Feb. 10th, 1927 ; 741, TIMMIN®S, ONT. Dr. L. Gagnon 27 FOURTH AVE. Dentistry a Specialty 119 Wilson Avenue Public Auctioneer Veterinary Office Residence : P. 0. Box