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§TANDS Sinai-nun ‘ Michigan’s Insuâ€"ianc Find Only Good to Lansing. Miclr, The MiChigan Insurance De- partment has completed an investiâ€" gation of the Canada Life Assurance September 27 .â€" Co., and reports its affairs as being in a most satisfactory condition. The exaiiiiners' official statement says that “the company is most conservative and careful in regard to its investments," and that, there has been “no attempt in any way to in- flate the assets.” The Canada Life’s business is further referred to as being on a, stronger reserve basis than that of ,any other company in America known to the examiners. The Department is able to report "with no hesitation that the Canâ€" ada Life Assurance Company has no tmproper or unprofitable financial relations or alliances with any other institution, and all its affairs seem to be conducted on a purely busiâ€" ness basis. Its officers, in our opinâ€" ion, make the best terms possible !or, and in the interests of, the Company. The banking business of the Company is transacted with several of the leading Banks of Canada, preference being given to those banks giving the Company the best terms." Special mention is made of the policyliolders' defined rights in the Company's profits, as follows: "By the Company’s Charter it is provid- that 90Iper cent. of the profits of the Company shall go to the Policyholders, and no more than 10 per cent. of the profits to the Stockholders. Until $90 is earned for the Policyholders the Stockhold- 3 Commissioner Can Say of Canada. Life. (“hâ€"h». 'ers could not receive $10 Dividend. The Company has thus cstalilislit-(l a community of interest between the I’olicyholdr-r and the Stockholder, and has combined the advantages of security and continuity of manageâ€" ment inherent in a Stock Company with the most. desirable privileges of a Mutual Company.” Reference is made also to the Company's voluntary action in 1899 when it requested the Governâ€" ment so to amend its; Charter that Policyholders should be allowed to elect six of their number to sit on the Board of Directors. The ldxamâ€" iners state: "So far as we know. the Canada Life was the first purely Stock Company to give Policyholdâ€" ers a. voice in the management, and it has in this manner succeeded in securing a harmonious blending of the rights of I’olicyholders and Stockholders. In our opinion this arrangement is a. most equitable one." The report is likely to be regarded as especially reassuring because it comes from Insurance Commissioner, Hon. J. V. Barry, who has a con~ tinental reputation as an impartial official. A year ago he was given the distinction of being Chairman of the Convention of State Insurance Commissioners. Of late. the press of other states, where the insurance departments are less efficient than Michigan’s, has been advocating Mr. Barry’s appointment as Nation- al Supervisor of Insurance, should the United States Congress establish a Federal Insurance Department. W FUEL IN YUKON. Coal Being Minedâ€"Some Steamers Are Using Oil. Fiftten men are employed this summer in the Tantalus coal mine, on the Upper Yukon River, says the Lawson News. Several of the White Pass steamers are using the coal, and are doing well with it. Miller, the owner of the Tantalus coal pro- perty, promises to realize a good thing out of it. The White Pass, notwithstanding Sit is burning coal to some extent, has 32 wood camps along the river between Dawson and White Horse. An average of two men are engaged at each camp. This means the dis- tribution of considerable money for fuel. The lower river boats are buying considerable wood also this year, and wood camps are scattered along the entire 1,700 miles from Dawson to St. Michael, but are not patron- ized so extensively as in some of the .years past The Northern Commercial Company noW burns oil on most of its steamâ€" ers. The oil is brought from Caliâ€" fornia. Coal for the river steamers also is being produced on the lower river. At the Coal Creek mines, below Fortyâ€"mile, and near Nulato, coal is being produced. Another mine is being opened on Roy Creek, below Eagle. A large traction engine, to be used in drawing coal to the rivâ€" er bank, was sent down the river a few days ago by steamer. ___+____. TRIED ALL ELSE T0 N0 BENEFIT THEN" D-ODD’S KIDNEY PILLS CURED HIS DIABETES. Startling Case of Thos. Harrison, of St. Mary’s Ferryâ€"He Tells the Story Himself. St. Mary’s Ferry, York County, N. 11., Sept. Dodd’s Kidney Pills will cure 'Diaâ€" betes. one. of the most deadly forms of Kidney Disease, has been satisâ€" factorily proved by Mr.’ Thos. Harâ€" rison, of this place. Speaking of his cure Mr. Harrison says: "I began to suffer with severe pains above the region of the Kidâ€" neys. When I lay (ioWn it was tor- ture to get up again. My appetite failed and I lost flesh rapidly. "I doctored with several physiciâ€" ans, but it Was all no use. Shortly after this I began to urinate blood and then I knew I was in the grip of that. dread monster, ‘lliabetes. "At this time a friend prevailed on me to try a box of llodd's Kid- ney Pills and they did me so much good I continued the treatment till I had used three boxes. Theycurod me completely.” .__â€"§__.. JAPAN’S GREAT FISHERIES. Japan leads the world in the econâ€" omicul anti scientific development of its fisheries. It has more persons en- gnged in this industry, says l‘r. ll. M Smith. than any other Sharks are among the commonest food fishes of Japan. to the markets to be “butchered” 'like lwo\es in other countries. The 25*(Spccia1)__ That ling from an illness. Fourth, do not nation, They are, s-nt‘ extent of the Japanese fisheries may be judged from the size of the nets employed by the fishermen. Doctor Smith tells, in the National Geograpâ€" hic Magazine, of a net employed for catching yellowtails which was more than a mile long. It had a bag 900 lfeet long, 250 feet wide at its mouth, and 125 feet deep. On one occasion 10,000 fish, averaging 20 Ipounds in Weight, were taken at a single haul +____ A Purely Vegetable Pill.â€"Parmelee's Vegetable ’ills are compounded from roots, herbs and solid extracts of known. virtue in the treatment of liver and kidney complaints and in givm; tone to the system whether enteebled by overwork or deranged~through ex- cesses in living. They require no testi-- ‘ Their excellent qualities me well known to all those who have used them and they commend themselves to dyspeptics and those subject to oiljous noss who are in quest of a beneficial medicine. SHUN THE "BLUES." "Blues" are unnecessary. They mean one of. two thingsâ€"an un- healthy body or a diseased mind. In either case distraction is the best remedy. One must strive to forget self in work, in reading, or in pleasâ€" ure. A busy life, judiciously arrangâ€" ed, will crowd vapours to the wall. There are women who never seem to have any resources. Let them culti- vate a goodâ€"sized feminine acquaint- ance, with varied types to suit one’s moods, to sew with this one, shop with that one. entertain and be enâ€" tertained. There_is always charity |\vork to fill up one's time, even when the social amenities are not pleasing. The best cure for loneliness is a brisk walk through the clear sunâ€" shine and pure air. It generally pats a person into a reasonable frame of mind, but is often avoided by sick- minded people. CARE OF THE EYES. There are certain rules with regard to the care of the eyesight which should be religiously followed. Thty might be formulated in the following way: First, do not use the eyes in a poor or flickering light. Second, do not have the light directly in front or behind; the light should fall, without interruption, from one side. Third, do not use the eyes much when you are tired or when recoverâ€" use the eyes when they become waâ€" tery or show signs of indistinctness of vision. Fifth, do not work with the head bent, over. This tends to gorge the vesSels of the eyes with blood and to produce congestion. Sixth, do not read lying flat on the back or reclining, unless the book is supported in the same relative angle and position as when erect. Seventh do not remain a single day without glasses after you should put them on. MUNICIPAL NEWSPAPER. Dresden, Germany, is one of the Ifew cities possessing a municipal ,newspapcr, and this was bmwcuthed ,‘to the city by the late Dr. (lunt. V'l‘he bequest is a very valuable pros ipcrt)’, and consists of a daily news- paper, which. in consequence of its extensive circulation. is the princiâ€" pal advertising medium in the neighborhood. The profits are apâ€" plied to the beautifying and ini~ ,pl‘OVi‘lll‘clit of the city and to chal- it_v. W li'iuishiug up the windows of a new house is a paneâ€"full proceeding. Iii 1793 the sicuiiiboui was first 'conceivcd by Robert Fulton, an Ain- icricun ,8 mt glass and other articles until they shine and sparkle. Sunlight Soap will wash other things than clothes. “3 A " CAPTURING A CROCODILE. Exciting Experience of Two Men in the Malay Peninsula. Why should a crocodile leave a river Stocked with food, explore for miles an unsuitable tributary, and then wander inland until it finds :1 pool? One can only say that it docs, declares it writer in Blackwooxls Magazine. ’ he goes on to speak of the 'l'aiâ€"piug lilbt', of the Malay l’cnâ€" insula, whither three crocodiles had found their way. So long as they confined their attention to the fish. and an occasional duck, no one ob- jected to their prescncqmut when one of them begun to take sheep off the bank as they came down to drink, it was felt that the brutes olight to be exterminated, and Mr. Maxwell and his servant, Manap, made the attempt. Tth set bait atâ€" tached to a heavy rattan and then waited. The crocodile had seen us coming, and unconscious of the fatal rattan which marked its course, moved into deeper water. Decks were cleared for action. Manâ€" ap was, of course, barefooted, and I took off my shoes and stockings, so that my bare feet might have as good a. hold as possible on the smooth bottom of the dugout. As the crocodile moved off into the deep water, dragging the, canoe after it, we realized that we had him well hooked. After a protracted strugâ€" gle, I managed to get the crocodile within a few yards of the canoe. it one. moment the open jans would surge out of the broken water anti snap together in unpleasant proxiâ€" mity to our legs; the next moment the. heavy tail would swing free of the water, and with the weight of a falling tree would hit the side of the Canoe a blow that made it shiver. More than once the great claws got on the gunwale of the canoe, and it set-med as if the brute would get on board. There was no little risk of losing one's balance and falling in on top of the raging brute. As the crocodile surged close to the canoe and the open mouth ap- peared above the water, Manap slipâ€" ped a noose of stout cord over the animal’s upper jaw and pulled it tight, some six inches behind the point of its nostrils. Then, with a quick turn of his wrist, he slipped the slack of the cord round under the lower jaw. He drew the Cord tight, and the teeth of each jaw pressed home into the sockets of the other. Manap now grasped the point of the long, narrow head .with one hand, and with the other rapidly wound the cord round the clinched mouth. Another noose was slipped over a fore leg. 1t pulled the leg up to the animal’s side. Manap slipped the line over the creature's back and caught up the other low leg. Then he noosed and tied together the two hind legs. "Sudah," he said. ed.” What he had effected was marvel- ous. In a few minutes he had trans- formed a ravening water-devil into a trussedâ€"up monstrosity, and his only weapon had been three pieces of box cord. A few blows despatched the brute, and Manap received the government reward. â€"â€"+-_ A P'easant Duty 7 "When I know anything worthy of recommendation, I consider it my duty to tell it," says Rev. Jas. Murdock, of Hamburg, Pa. "Dr. Agnew’s Cutarrhal Powder has cured me of Catarrh of five years standing. It is certainly magical in its effect. The first application bene- fited me in five minutes. 50 cts."â€"9 ‘ ‘That is finish- Polite Trampâ€""Will you oblige me with a little vinegar and a bit of rag, madam? I’ve bruised my heel.” Lady of the Houseâ€""I’m very sorry, but our vinegar is all out; wouldn’t a little rum do us well?” Trampâ€" "I don’t know, madam, but I'll try it; aiidâ€"erâ€"iiever mind the rag." A celebrated oculist offered to opâ€" erate on a blind beggar's eyes, and Said, “I'll guarantee to restore your sight." “What,” exclaimed the bog- gar, "restore my sight, and so ruin my business! A pretty notion! Do you want to deprive me of my live- liliood?” DO YOU WANT Pulls TEA? not mixed with sweepings, dust or refuse, but the CHOICE YOUNG- LEAVES. carefully selected, manufactured and packed in lead to PRESERVE THEIR FRESHNESS- That’s why you want N’l Oi‘S WHISl'FIRiNU. ’l‘iie. huts worn by .lxorcuu state functionaries have briiiis of enorâ€" nious dimensions, three feet across um {and sun. would lon‘r better dymL If no nu sonlminms’ and are required to be of mania your town, wriu- direct Montreal, Box >niarlo of clay. The reason for this BRITISH AMERICAN DVEING co. ‘is that. some years ago the th-rn T """ ’rulcr of Korea was annoyed at. the habit of whispering that pl‘C‘\flllf‘f1 zit ’court, and so decided upon Compell- ing his courtiers to wear hats that. would make it Somewhat. more diffi- cult to put. thvir heads close together to exchange C()llfltl('nC(‘S. â€" -o Practical Every calyx-masons on FARM ACCOUNTS For 750. post paid. FARM PUB. HBUGE. Box £25. Chatlmm, Ont. " bit," prote ted the bridegroom, during their little quarrel, “you pro- Mamma (at breakfast tablc)â€"-You mised to love. honor and Obey me." should always use your napkin, “Maybe I did," replied the bride, Georgie. ‘leorgieâ€" I am using it, “but 7, had my fingers crossed.” momma. I've got the (log tied to the r . leg of the table “lth it. PLEASE FEAR IN MIND that what _ is callml a skin disease may be but a. A Ithiiisite for the llaiichcr.â€"On the svinptom of han blood, In that case, cattle runng of the West, where men Weaver's ('ciate, externally applied, and stock are for from doctors and should be supplemented with Weaver's apotbccuries, Dr. 'l‘homns' Eclectric ()il Syrup, taken (luilY- is kept on hand by the intelligent as a ready made medicine, not only for many bunlmii ills, but us a horse and cattle ineliciuc of surmssinr merit. A ~ u horse and cattle rnnclicr will find mat- a box or C'gars' ters greatly Slnlpilflcd by using this brute; "I won’t 0”. afraid you'll lose." I’d win!” “Well,” said his wife, “I'll bet you "No," replied the bet!" “You're "No; I’m afraid "I shook hands with Bilkins this morning. He doesn't seem well. What’s the matter with him?" "I think it's ennui." "Heavens! my wife would worry if she knew. She’s always afraid I’ll carry some of these contagious diseases home to Mrs the children.” ' If your children are troubled with worms. give them Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator; safe, sure and effectual. you“ child. Littlewit (proudly)â€""Only just think! Charles has gone to adâ€" dress a public gathering." Friendâ€" Faum’ Kldneys‘n‘we you backuh“? "I didn’t know he was a speech- Do you feel drowsy? Do our limbs . ‘ i feel heavy? Haw you “agent headnmaken” Mrs. LittleWitâ€"'Nor I; aches? Have you {ailing vision? Have ,l)ut he's been called upon to make you dilly feeling" Are ou de reason, 1 . . IS you]. Skin my? “avg you DO. tired .a statement before a. meeting of his feeling? Any of these signs prove ’creditors." ~â€" kidney disease. Experience has proved .\.___ that South American Kidney Cure . never failsâ€"6. lll fittin boots and shoes .causo _. corns. Holoway's Corn Cure is the article to use. Get a bottle at once lieâ€"“‘Did I ask you to marry me and cure your corns. last night at the dance?" Sheâ€" “, _ . , , 9.. _ . . (100d gracxous. no. Why. He Three gas companies in London “Wenâ€"erâ€"you kT’OW' got excited' consume between them 4,000,000 and I often do Silly things when I’m tons of coal pm. annum. like that.” No person should go from home with Wash greasy dlShES. Pots 0" P339 out a bottle of 111'. .l. I). Kellogg's dy- w" 9V ["5 jJrv Son 3, owdei‘. It scntcry Cordial in their possession, as 1th L e ' p p (bane. of water, \UOkngl climate. etc., “'1” remove the glease wuh the frequently brings on summer complaint, greatest ease. . and thcrc is nothing like being ready with asurc remedy at hand. which often- times saves grout suffering and frequent- ly valuable lives. This Cordial has gained for itself a widespread reputa- tion for ufi'ordin prompt relief from or all summer comp hints. patient "FERROVIM" is A GENTLE “1mg it "all S'TIMULAN’I‘ to the stomach, thereby your b1“- rudmp,r digestion, As a tonic for patients recovering from fevers and all P , . diseases lowering the vitality. it is Wt. ARE ALer‘AMILIAR With the Without a rival At a“ mu, and .en_ deep, hoarse baik, grimly called a. ' E’ S 'ravc-yurd cough." ’l‘ake Allen's Lung Oral “ores' lulsum. a remedy for pulmonary trou- hle, highly i-‘ommended even m the III“. Headstallâ€"“That horse you earlier stages of Consumption. brought yesterday is a viciousâ€"look- â€" ing animal. ls he kind?” Mr, Hcâ€"“I think every woman is enâ€" Ci‘oppei’â€"â€"~“Kind? I should think so, titled to be considered man's equal." Why, when he came out of the stable slieâ€"“Well, if she is willing to bring he stood upon his hind legs and herself down to his level, I don't see tried to embrace me." why she shouldn't. be allowed to pose as his equal.” Doctorâ€""You seem to have had a relapse. Looks like a severe case nervous prostration, too." (weakly)â€"â€"”,Nothinig â€" noâ€" except looking over Jtchinm Eurning, Greening, Crawling Skin Diseases relieved in a. few 53" Wl‘H‘fv VCU "k8 â€" Give the di- minutes by Agnew‘s Ointment. Dr. gestive organs some work to do. These Agnew’s Ointment relieves instantly, fuuCtioiis need exorcise as much as an? and cures 'l‘etter, Stilt Rheum. Scald part of the human anatomy, but ‘1' Head, Eczema, Ulcers, Blotches, and they're delicate, give them the aid all Eruptions of the Skin. It is that Dr. Von Stan’s Pineapple 'l‘ublcts soothing and quieting and acts like afford and you can eat anything that‘s magic in all Baby Humors, Irritation wholesome and palatableâ€"60 in a of the Scalp or Rashes during teething box, 35 centsâ€":3 time. 35 cents a boxâ€"7 A very loquacious lady asked a friend what position he would give her were she a man. “l’d make you superintendent of a deaf and dumb asyiuiii,” was the reply, "Why?" “Because either the inmates would learn to talk or you to keep silent." Sheâ€"Before we Were married you told me that you never stayed out late. Heâ€"Did I, dear? Sheâ€"Yes, you did. Heâ€"Do you recollect what the time was that night when I told you that? Sheâ€"No. Heâ€"Ncai‘~ 1y twelve o’clock. __+* DEVOURED BY BEAR. They Never Knew Failureâ€"Careful observation of the effects of Parmclee's Vegctoble Pills bus sgown tdhnt they act. . . . immediately on the iseuisc or ans of Ternble Experlences 0‘: TWO BIOth' the system and stimulate them gto heal- ers in the Tyrol. thy action. There may be cases in . _ which the disease has been long seated A terrible advonture With a bear and does; not ensin yield to medicine, has befallen two Hungarian goatâ€" but even in such cases these Pills have . ,. . . , . - been known to bring relief when all ht‘ltlo, the LHOUlClS Pal“ and Malt)“ other soâ€"cnlled l'Cllinlll’S have failed Dosck, one of whom was killed and These assertions can be substantiated partly devoured by the animuL by many who have used the Pills, and . . , medical men spcuit highly of their ualiâ€" 'lhe brothers wore making their mes, q way in the direction of the Belebit mountains, one of the most roman- A prison vieitop reCpntIV asked tically beautiful spots in the Tyrol, one of the prisoners how he came to when they came upon a huge sheâ€" be there, “want,” was the answer. bear in the act of devouring a “HOW was that» pray?" “we”, I S‘Oat- wanted another man's watch. He The bear, disturbed in her meal, wasn't wining 1 Should have it, and sprang at the men, who ran for the judge wants me to stay here five their lives, with the bear in purâ€" wars.” suit. They finally succeeded in climbing a large tree, finding an unâ€" " 'I' 7 W ’ 7' l The bear then sat down on certain refuge in a thick overhanging! branch. her haunches at the foot of the tree. Shortly after daybreak. Paul, the elder of the two brothers, probably overcome with fatigue and terror, suddenly lost his hold, fell, and was instantly torn to pieces. Finally, towards noon, the animal if Shiloh's Consumption Curc fail: to cut. your Cold or Cough, you get back all you paid for it. You are sure of a Cure 0] the Cash. it i! wasn't a sure cure, this offer would not be made. fell asleep. Martin then silently can anything be fairer ? slid down from his perch and made if you have a Cold, Cough, or any disease for Ilivoselo, where he was given of the Throat, Lungs or Air Pas-gas, try ,refreshnient. Ile begun to foam at 'tliv mouth, and made a. savage at- luck with his teeth on a peasant E H who was sitting at a table. Four 313 policemen were required to master 25c.pcr bottle. All dealers guarantee it. him, and he was taken to the __ asylum, a, raving maniac. ISSUE NO. 39â€"05. Try it. and mark the improvement in‘