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1 ‘ ‘â€"..~\« w’o SAFE REALLY BURGLAR PROOF. ‘i-‘oive Burglar; Time and They fun 09' lnlo 1in Safe. says a Hukcr. A newspaper reporter asked the manager of one of the biggest safe Building concerns in the world whetch a safe liau ever ban built that was absolutely burglar proof. "There never was," he replied. "Most 'big safes are called burglar proof, but they are not. No man can build a thing that some other man cannot unbuild. NOW, here's a. safe," he said, leading the reporter to the back of the store. “that is as nearly burglar proof as any made." The safe he pointed to looked like a solid block of steel, with two enormous hinges in front and a. steel lever ran across the block diagonally. The door was round. “That safe,” said the manager, is alâ€" most what it appears to be, a solid block, but a properly equipped burglar could get into it nevertheless, provided he had time. It is this question oftime. that makes it possible for us to be more or less truthful when we speak of the safe as burglar proof. It requires so much time to get one of them open that before the work can be done it IS almost certain that somebody Will come around and then the jig is up. By the way. it is a mistake to talk about blowing a safe open. Most. pco~ ple have an idea that a burglar comes along, punches a hole in the safe, and throws in a lot. of dynamite, which he touches off. \Vhat the burglars do is to drill a hole in the door near the combination, and then, by exploding a small quantity of powder, or sometimes only a cartridge, smash the combina- tion. This enables them to work_ at it with their fingers, and the opening of the safe is not so difficult a job, though explosions of this kind have been known to lock safes tighter than they were looked before; so tight, in fact, that they could not be opened without a second explosion and the use of a large- ly increased amount of powder. Burgâ€" lars will not as a rule take chances on that, for, I don't care how nervy they are, the noise of the first exploston never fails to frighten them half to death." l You Get Strong, if you're a tired out or “run-down" wo- man, with Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre- scription. And. if you suffer from any “female. complaint" or disorder, you get well. For these two things â€" to build up women's strength. and to cure women's ailments â€" this is the only medicine whichonce. used,is always in favor. Therefore. nothing else can be "'ust as good" for you to buy. The “ escription" regulates and promotes all the natural functions, never con- flicts with them. and is perfectly harm- less in any condition of the female_ sysâ€" tem. It improves digestion. enriches ‘the blood, brings refreshing sleep, and restores health and vigor. For ulcer- ations, displacements, bearing-down sensations, periodical pains, and every chronic weakness or irregularity it's a remedy, that safely, and permanently cures. Western Assurance Gunipiny. Forty-Fifth Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The annual meeting of the. sharehold- ers of the above company was held at its offices in Toronto on Thursday, the 20th inst. Mr. Geo.A. Cox, President, occupied the chair, and Mr. C. C. Fos- ter, having been appointed to act as Secretary to the meeting. read the an- nual report of the directors. The report showed that there had been a; considerable increase in the proâ€" mium income over thit of the preced- ing year, and that in the fire branch a satisfactory profit had been realized. which result was due. mainly to the m derate loss ratio on the business of t e company in the United States. In he marine department it was shown that on account of the low water in the lakes and rivers during the post season and from other causes the genâ€"1 eral experience of companies engaged' in that business had been particular- ly unfavorable. Under thus¢> circum- stances last season’s operations on the lakes had shown a loss which iii-iter- ially affected the total result of the. business of the company for the year. The following is a, summary of. the FINANCIAL STATEMENT. Premium income, less re- insurances ..................... $2,332,239 ill Interest account ............... 75. 56 Total income Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500,204 77 Expenses of managementâ€" agents‘ commissions, taxes and all other charges ...... 703,091 04 $2,331,355 81 Dividends on stock 100,000 00 Total assets ..................... 32 amino 7: Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 » 243 50 Reserve funds 10 Cash capital ......... . . .. 1,000,000 00 Subscribed capital 1,000,000 00 .... £072,032 Iii ......$l,04 Security to policy holders "The President, in moving the adop- tion of the report said:â€" In considering the report, shareholdâ€" . ers should bear in Illin'I that the year with which it. deals has bcen, in many respects, 3 remarkable onn in our busiâ€" ness. It will be remembered by those connected with fire and marine underâ€" writing in this country as a year which brought \Vllil it disasters of an cXI-eptionril t‘Il"I‘.’ll'i“râ€"ilt‘lVyl0~sns up on cln s of business regarded as IIH‘ most dc. rablemand. llici'eforc, :is on:- which was generally disappointing in its results to insurance coinpzmios. linâ€" der these circumstances, I ch-l that we may claim that there is more mattcr for congratulation in the balanceâ€" sheet now before you than tbcrc has been in many of the annual statements we have had the honor of prescnling to shareholders. in which. under more fa vorablc conditions, our revenue ac count exhibited a llllll‘ll more solidan linl balance of incomc ovcr cxpendiluri than is shown as the outcome of ~u: transactions for 180:1. 'Elle Scrious fires in the. early part of r T Tired Feeling, Means danger. It is a serious condition and will lead to disas- trous results if it is not over- come at once. It is a. sure sign that the blood is impoverished andimpure. Tlicbcstremcdyis HOOD’S Sarsaparilla \Vliich makes rich, red blood, and thus gives strength and elas- ticity to the muscles, Vigor to the brain and health and vitality I to every part of the body. Hood’s Sarsaparilla positively Makes the l Weak Strongl l “I have used six bottles of Hood’s Sar- separilla as a general tonic and have i enjoyed the best of health. Although ]i had 9. strain of work I have had no slck’ spells for many months and no lost. timel so I am doubly repaid." THOMAS S. HILL, 281 Brussells St.,St. John, New Brunswick. Hood’s Sarsaparilla; Is the Only I True Blood Purifier. Prominently in the public eye. cure habitual constipaâ€" tion. Price 25c. per box Hood’s Pills in this city, involving an some two million fresh in the The "\Vestern" policy- the year aggregate loss of dollars, are, no doubt, minds of shareholders. was called upon to pay to its holders in these. disasters $102,500. about. oneâ€"half of which, howevcr, was cov- ered by reinsurance in other coniâ€" panies. Closely following these came other fires of exceptional magnitude, to which I need not refer in detail, but I may say that, on the whole, the com- pany never experienced a more. unfavor- able opening in any year than its fire records show for the first. three months of 1895. The ultimate profit shown on our fire business at the end of the year was, therefore, as gratifying to us as it was reassuring to the theories we have , entertained based on the doctrine of‘ average. It will be of interest to ' shareholders to know that we regard the existing arrangement for the joint ,manngement and supervision of the l United States branches of this comâ€" pany and those of the British America Assurance Company as contributing in no small measure to this favorable reâ€" sult. This arr-ingement, as will readily be understood. enables the. companies 'to provide for a more thorough in- spxction of their risksand a more effi- cient oversight of their agencies than could be secured, without undue exâ€" lpense, by either company independent- lly; and, as intimated in the report, it 1 is to the profits from our fire agencies tin the United States that we have had : I to look in the past year to make up our 1 ylosscs in other departments. In some previous years, it will be remembered, ‘our experience has been the reverse of ithis, and these varyimr results in difâ€" l ferent fields go to confirm the wisdom lof the. policy of extending, as widely, Ias possible, with proper provision for | local supervision, the. operations of . lcoinpanies engaged in the business of | l fire insurance, and enabling them thus to distribute over a wide area the bur- den of conflagralions, such as exper- ience has shown us may occur at any time and at any place where large val- ues are. concentrated. Il is, I may say, Ithe recognition of the vital importance iof this principleâ€"and the. conduct. of the. business upon these linesâ€"that. enâ€" ables the Brit ish, hnerican and Canâ€" adian companies, operating throughout this UODLIII‘JIIL, to offer pl't’th‘l‘ty-Ilf)ldâ€" crs a guirantee of indemnity from loss by such disasters; and lwill say fur- ther, that it is the absence of facility for the applicition of this essential principle of insurance, namely, a wide distribution of risks of moderate aniâ€" ount, that must be fatal to any scheme for municipalities assuming the fire risks upon the property of their citi- zens, as it ’has been suggcchd they should do by some. ardent social re.- forine-rs, who appear to lose sight of the fact that investors will look for larger returns in the way of interest on municipal bonds, if they are called upon to assume greater risks than are, undertaken by inc. shareholders of an insurance compiiiy. In making this reference, I Wish it, in bi- understood that I speak as one more largely inâ€" ti-i'cstcd ill the debcntures of the, (‘ity of 'l‘oi‘ontu. and the gciieral credit of the city than in the stocks of our fire. insurance companies. Although lhc iii‘i- business has always been our chief source of income, we have, as you are aware, almost since the, organization of the cuiiipUJIy, been engaged to a limited extent in marine undrrai‘riting. In this branch our 0pâ€" cralions during i‘cccnt years have been chiefly confined lo the inland lakes and rivci's. l“i‘oiii Iliis'sourcc we have, on the whole, over a series of years. dc- rived a moth-rate margin of profit, but from v;ti‘io.is causcs lhr' record of tlic lakes for the [)llb‘l. ., usoii has been one of continual disaster to shipping, the casualtics having Ill't‘Il, as far as can lzi: judged from published records, more than double those of any preccdingyeur in thc amount of pi‘upvi‘ly lost. As a consequence we have to i'cport. a very considerable loss on the business of the. )‘l‘lll‘ in this branch, the losses and ex- penses having cxcecrlcii the premiums by tipiiards of $00,000. I have little, doubt that as a result of the generally unprofitable nature of lzisl season's bus- iness an improvement in rates, which is recognized on all bands as necessary, will lu- brought about before the opening .il' navigation. Failing this there would tlill";ll‘ :o_bc no cotii‘sc open to us but [‘o (Iist'tiiilllill“ Iiiis branch of our busiâ€" “hiss :ilmgri-llri‘. , i may I.l‘li‘lI)‘ summarize the past year's experience of the company by saying that. the profits on our fire busi- “('55 were. practically absnrbml l’)’ llhl‘ loss-is of our marine branch. and that our intcrest. earnings were sufficient to [my (after providing for the amount written off for depreciation in securiâ€" ties) about 7 per cent. upon our capital siork. the additional 3 per cent. requirâ€" ed to make. up the usual dividend be.â€" ing taken from the reserve fund :iccii~ mulaled from the surplus of prevxous years. On account of rthe larger vol- ume of business on our books we have increased the. amount. estimated as neâ€" cessary to run off unexpircd policics to $794,400. The actual liability under this reserve is, of course, dependent up- on the numbor and amount. of tho poliâ€" cics which may become. claims before the expiry of the. term for which thc DH" iniums have been paid. Similar esti- mates in previous years, however, have reserve for this purpose, I may say, Is proved to be, more. than ample, and our business than that set: aside to provide, considerably larger for our volume of of any of the. British companies which for unexpired risks in the statements have come under my notice. At the. last. annual meeting we re- porlcd that the company had rc-insurâ€" ed all the risks in Canada of the Unitâ€" ed Fire. Insurance Company of Manâ€" chester, England, which (mmpany coas- ed operations in this country on the 15th of January, 1995. The liability under this contract is nearly run off, leaving a profit to the company, in adâ€" dition to some new connections which promise to be. of permanent. advantage. It. would, of course, be iremature at this date, to attempt. to orm an estiâ€" mate of the probaile. outcome of the present year, but it is, nevertheless, gratifying to bp able to say that: our experience thus far in 1896â€"botb as to volume of business and moderate loss ratioâ€"has been very satisfactory, and taking into account the evidence which the report now before us presents of the ability of the company to meet out of the ycar's premium receipts such ex- ceptional calls upon it. as the losses of the past year, I think we. may say, without laying ourselves open to the. charge of optimism, that the prospects of the present. yearâ€"in fact, of lbc fuâ€" ‘turc of the. companyâ€"are very encour- aging. In conclusion, I wish to bear testi- mony to the ability and zeal which the officers and agents of the. company have shown in furthering its interests during the past year. The Vice-President, Mr. J. J. Kenny, seconded the adoption of the report, which was carried unanimously. The election of Directors for the en- suing ycar was then proceeded with, and resulted in the. unanimous rc-clec- tion of the old board, viz.: Messrs. George A. Cox, Hon. S.C, Wood, Robt. Beaty, G. R. It. Cockburn, M.I’., Geo. McMurrich, II. N. Baird, \V. R. Brock, .I. K. Osborne, and J. J. Kenny. At a meeting of the Board of Direcâ€" tors held subsequently Mr. George A. Cox was elected Prcsident and Mr. J. J. Kenny Vice-President for the en- suing year. “â€" A FATEFUL TITLE. Theatrical Manager (to applicant for posttion)â€"Do you think you would make a good walking gentleman? Actor (suspiciously)â€" Umâ€"er â€"how far \Vest are you gomgf EUES ID [UHUPE IUH lHEAlMENl Suffering for Years from Insom- nia and Nervous Debility. PROSTRATEII, iiiiiiisiiiii, N0 IiT- am, in nu. Until “ Natures’a Sweet Restorer," South American Nervine Tonic Built up the Nervous Organism and Gave Back to the Wear-led and Exhausted Nerve Centres Their Wantsâ€"d Vigor. For four generations the remarkable tam. “y of LaBodie have been prominently identlfi. ed with the legal and professional life of Montreal. A long line of active. intellectual u'en, whose ambition to rise Lo prominence meant a constant drain upon the nerve forced, anda tremendous demand for move power. Adolphe LnBodie, 13. C. L.. J. P. LIC., has for seventeen ycars been actively engaged in the legal 1 rofession, living as the duic- of intel- lectual men of this fast age demand, beyond the reserve limit. of natural nerve force. re quiring more of the nerve ceniius at. have of brain than they can ptvisibly fulilll. which all Wfll‘s results in norvousprosiraiion. dysp' mm, hot flishcs, insomnia. constipation a tcndanL evils. Mr. LaBodio spared nelth Ar time nor money to obtain relief, wont to Europe («r ~peoml treatment, all to no p rpose. His attention bcirg directed to soun American Nervme ‘I‘onic, ho conc.udcd to try it. Resultvvni- mediate relief fri in insomnia, and a perfect “nd Du‘nuuient. cure rom all other disordera, with but five bottles of the Nervinc. ' Mr. Adolphe liaHidic, under date of April 37th. “Time! from Montreal: “I was eufl‘ermg from insomnia and nervous dubilifd'. Pl'o‘lm' Lion and exonustiou ritber than reSI followed “ Night‘s l'xpericnce. 'l‘nok five bottles of South American Ncrvinc, and am wholly re- :oi'cred, and now enjoy restful nights. Iliave tried many iom files, have been treatedin Europe: and can say with truthful emphasis that the South American Ncrvinc has cured ’ me." There is reason In all things; business reasons in business, truthful ietisons in truth. Mr. LaIlodic’s stateman herewith istlie truthful reason why. if South American Nervine cured him, it will cure you. It. is the nerve buxldoi for brain w rkexs. Brain and stomach cannot. botii work atiho same time with boulil.fuland happy issucs.‘ One must sul‘er. Intenso iiitol'octual ac \‘1Lylll'0dllu‘éi indigestion, IlOCllGC the brain is consuming ‘ lllI tlionoi-vc power. South American Nci'vin; Tonic holds nature to a horny wise, and I113 and its duties swing to fruitful success. A SA'ITISIFA ("JURY EX PLANA'I‘ION. Mrs. \Vinks (cnragcd)â€"-Ilo\v is this ‘5 Mrs. Sluckup's letter of reference said you \\'\',\'t‘ :1 good cook, and 31-1 you have. utterly spoiled the first meal you atâ€" tempted. Nl'ii’ tiii'lâ€"hiriybe Mrs. Sluckupdon't know nothing about cookin'. hli‘s. Winkslniollillii-il)â€"Probably that is lIll' casc. \l'cll, I'll teach you my- self. RGCipeâ€"For Making a Delicious Health Drink at Small Cost. Adaiic' Root Bcci Extract . . . . . . . one bottle Flei chin: n i's Yeast . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . half acuke Suger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , _ , , . . . ...two pounds Lukcwarin “'Mcr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .two gnlions I)is~'ol\'e the sugar and yeast in the water, add the extract, and bottle; p‘ucu in a warm placc for twenty-four hours “Hill It fermé’nir'. - then place on icc, when it. will open sparkling and delicious. I , V lbe root beer can be obtmiicd in alldrng and grocery stores in 10 and 2;) cont bottles to make two and live gallons. HOW A HOM E WAS LOST. I The Bitter Experience of Mr. Elwood. Sr., of Simcoe. Him-lied will: .chrnlgiu of IIII' limbs hr IRA-came III‘I[DII‘\"I :Illll Hunk-rch hllcllsc Iglbllyiipl‘lll "In Home in lint-luring with Specialists “illmlll .lvniEâ€"Ilr. “'illlnms' Pink l‘llls It‘onu- to the “I‘A'l'lll‘ whcil olhcl' ,‘lenns Ilnd Failed [from the Simcoe Reformer. The many virtues of Ur. \Vi‘iliams' Pink Pills for Pale Peoplc have. so oft- cn been published in the columns of this paper, that they are widely known to the. residents of Norfolk CouuLy, and it, is :is widely concede that they have brought joy into more than one houseâ€" hold, and their merits are. spoken of only in words of praise. In this in- stance the facts are brought directly home to the residents of Simcoe,a gen- tlemnn who is glad to testify to the benefit he has received from the use of those pills being a resident of this town. Mr. \Vin. Elwood, sr., a resi- dent of Simcoe for about two years, and for years a resident of Fort. Eric, a carpenter by trade, is loud in his praise of the, benefits be derived from the use, of Pink Pills. In an interview with Mr. Elwood, that: gentleman told the Reformer that about: eight years ago he was attacked with ulcerated caâ€" tarrh of the head and throat, and was obliged to quit work, and since, that time has not been able to resume his calling. The disease, shortly after he was taken ill, developed into neuralgia of the lower limbs, from which he suf- fered terrible agony. During his long illness the services of specialists in both Toronto and Buffalo, as well as those of local physicians both in his former home. and Simcoe, were called into requisition, but all to no purpose. LI,‘ . “\Vas Unable to \Valk Around." '30 bad did he become, and so great were the pains that. shot through his limbs, that at times Mr. Elwood had to be held down on his couch. His stomach and bowels werc Seriously affected and he was indeed in a deplorable condition. About a year ago he lost the use of his left. foot and ankle and was unable to walk around his home without great ldifficulty. At one. time Mr. Elwood )was possessed of a good home, but so long was he ill that he spent .all his property in the hope of regaining his health. Last fall Mr. Elwoo commch- ed taking Pink Pills and shortly after he began to feel an improvement in his condition. He continued the use of the 'pills until he had taken thirteen boxes then he regained the use of his foot ‘and ankle and thought he. was about. cured and discontinued their use. So ,long had he been a sufferer, however, ithat it was impossible for him to be- come convalescent in so short a time. ,An attack of the grip again brought on ,the disease, but not by any means so! :terrible as formerly. Mr. Elwood again I commenced taking the pills and is fast{ ,regaining his former health and feels‘ ,c'crtain that the. Pink Pills will exter- Jminate all traces of disease from his' ,system. He feels so gratified at what lthc pills have. done. for him that he. 'gladly gave the information to the Re- former for publication in the. hope that his experience may be a benefit. to some other sufferer. l Dr. “'illiams' Pink Pills strike at ,l the root of the disease, driving it from _ the system and restoring the patient to , health and strength. In cases of par-1 alysis, spinal troubles, locomotor atax-. ia, sciatica, rheumatism. erysipelas, scrofulous troubles, etc., these are su- perior to all other treatment. 'l‘hey' are also a specific for the troubles which make the lives of so many women af burden, and speedily restore the rich glow of health to sallow cheeks. Men: broken down by overwork. worry or cxcess, will find in Pink Pills a certain cure. , Sold by all dealers or sent by mail.. 'post paid, at 50 cents a box, or six. boxes for $22.50, by addressing the Dr.‘ \Villiams’ Medicine Company. Brock-I ville, Ont” or Schenectady, N.Y. Bee ware of imitations and substitutes ab lcgcd to be. "just as good." ’l‘H EORY AND PRACTICE. Doctor (to brother physician)â€"-Yes, sir, the sOVereign remedy for all ills is frcsh air and plenty of it. People‘ don't let enough air into their houses. \Vell, I must hurry off; I'm on an er- rand. , Brother Physicianâ€"Going far? i No, only down to tho hard ware store} to get half a mile. of weather-strip ‘VJ’J‘. .' .7. science Science is “knowing how." The only secret about Scott’s Emulsion is years of SClCllt‘e. \Vlieu made in large quantities and by im- proving methods, on emul- sion must be more perfect than when made in the oli,l« time way with mortar and pestle a few ounces of a time. This is why Scott's EinulSion of codâ€"liver oil never separates, keeps 'v-‘cht for years. and why every spoonful is equal to .evci‘y other spooiiliil. An even product throughout. In other emulsio 6 you are liable to get an uneven henctitâ€"cithcr on over or under dose. Oct Scott's. Genuine has I salmonacolored wrapper. HAVE YOU TASTED GEYLON TEA. Sold Only In Lead Packets. IT IS DELICIOUS. I AIIIESl»â€"fivcl 7.3.000 Dress Makers are now 1 using lVIcDowell's Now York Garment Drafting Machine with marvellous succese. If llt~ every form: follows every fashion: Easy to learn. and rapiiih use. \Vriicfor artlrular it cuts wanted. 'I‘() I10 .\' 'l‘O C ' ’l'T IN :LIIOOL, 113 Yongo St“ Toronto. nanny uuisafiv srocx. APPLE, PEACH, PEAR, GRAPE, ,., .. PLUM, GOOSEBERRY, cuznnv, CURRANT. VERY LARGI STOCK E OF NATIVI TREEO. m H. 3. EUR!) "’r “"2?” aunuucrou, our. .W~ Om m C With Government Inspector] CERTIFICATE OF QUAL- ITY attached to Railway It. “- ceipt, delivered at any station. Write for prices and particulars to S. G. DUNCAN-GLARK, Oi'rosn‘E QUEEN‘S HOTEL. ‘I’ORONTO. Reference: DOMINION BANK. “WWW EVERY DmHONEST THOUGHT Has It: Everlasting Reward. If you are Constipn ted. D) ape tic o crip- pled with rbeumliism, be one: with yourself and give St. Loon Water a 31. Eli: never has yet foilel to cure than Wiroubles. Doctors prescribe it. Th0 M'proprietors guarantee .t. 8t. Leon Mineral Water (in. Head ofiioe, ’King 81;. Wall TORONTO. M‘All Druggis’s. Gr. cars and Hotels. FOR fiEfi-s&i§- _ BAKING ER THECOOK’S BEST FRIEND LARGEST SALE IN CANADA. llyckman’s Knnienay iliire. Positive Clive for Rheumatism and Paralysis. ! (SWORN TESTIMONY.) County of Wentwcrth, To \Vit: . I. Patrick Curran, of the Cit of Harm ilton, 1n the County of \ entworth, and Province of Ontario, laborer, do solemnly declare: :1. That I live at 41. Wood St., in said City of Hamilton. 2. That in the fall of 1893 I was at- tacked with Rheumatism in the legs and shoulders, and suffered very sever- ely therefrom, and was unable to work all last winter, and took some twelve bottles of doctor‘s medicine therefor which did not do me a particle of good. 3.. On the 9th April, 1895, I started taking the medicine which Mr. S. S. Ryckman. M. P., gave me, and after I had used the second battle the Rheuma- tism completely left my shoulders and one. leg, and there is now only a very slight feeling of pain occasionally in one leg, and most of the time I do not feel it in such leg and I am satisfied that shortly I will be completely cured from such Rheumatism. 4. I cannot. commend too highly the medicine which Air. Ryckman gave me. And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true. etc. PATRICK CURRAN. Declared before me at the City of Hamilton, in the County of \Ventworth, this 11th day of May, 1805. Francis Fitzgerald. A Notary Public in and for the Prov- ince of Ontario - A Health Resort. The healthfulness of Lynton, a sum- mer resort in Devon, England, is ad- vertised by this story: Recently a visitor began to talk to an old man at Lynton, and asked him his age '. whereupon he said, "I am just over seventy." . “Well,” said the visitor, "you look as if you had a good many years to live yet. At whit age did your father die?" "Father (lead ?” said the man, looking surprised. j‘li‘athcr isn’t. (lead; he’s up stairs putting grandfather to bed!" '.I‘ II ln‘ B USY PREMIER. Lord Salisbury is a very busy man, and although he is 00 years old, he is apparently unaffected by the strain» through which hc is now passing. Re- cently he told a visitor that his whole official day, sonwiiiies of twelve hours. had been occupied, since foreign affairs assum‘d a critical character, with un- remitting work-that olla-n when he had i-oiiiph-Led an iiiipor‘iunt tilsplltt‘ll. he was dissatisfied \\'l1Il it and tore it to pb'l‘i's and wrote th~ cnlu‘e thing over again, and that. even when his dis- [l‘lli‘llt‘S had been completed they had to be submitter to Il‘-i‘ hidii‘sly. whose sugg‘stions had in turn to be consider- ed. The Hudson Itivcr at Albany has i'iswii lti fv-ci, :insl lilt‘ southern portion of Illt‘ city is {lumier Romantic Missâ€""Have there not been amounts in your experienci- when life seemed full of unsatisfied wants!“ i\li‘. IIurdlieudâ€"“Yâ€"eâ€"s. that's so." "At such times I always fly to music for relief. _\\'li:it do you do Mr. Ilui‘dhcad?” “I 5 advertise."