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To hold first place amongst Can~ adian life insurance companies in amount of insurance in force, assets, surplus and income is the distinction of the Sun Life of Canada. New business to the amount of over-$42,â€" Furth busim found 700.000 year, hri up tn :1 up to :1 total of ove Whth amount is three as that in force twelw It i: to be noted total practically $.83 crease of over $8,500,0 '1' 11 “'9 TC cam your “My God?” she gasped. “All gone!” The woman's husband had died on the westsrn battlefield, and the news of his death was only re- ceived on the morning of the tragedy. pert} onl :1 " ' id THE HOME These Bring the Wrinkles and Pallid Faces That Make Women Look Prematurer Old. Almost every woman at the of a home meets daily many little worries in her household affairs. The care of her little ones, the work about the house all contribute to these worries. Most of them may be too small to notice an hour afterwards, but they constitute a constant strain that affects the blood and the nerves and make women look prematurely old. The effect of these little worries may be noticed in sick or nervous headaches. fickle appetite, tiredness after slight exertion, and the coming of wrinkles which every woman dreads. To those thus afflicted Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills offer a speedy cure' a restoration of color to the cheeks, brightness to the eye, a hearty appetite and a sense of freedom from wear-iness. Among the many thou- sands of Canadian women who haveI found new health and strength through these pills is Mrs. G. Stras~ ser, Acton West, Ont., who says:~â€"~ “I am the mother of three children and after each birth I became terribly run down. I had weak, thin blood, 211- l ways felt tired, and unable to do myl household work. After the birth of my third child I seemed to be worse, and was very badly run down. I found the greatest benefit from the Pills and soon gained my old time strength. Inâ€" deed after taking them I felt as well as in my girlhood, and could take pleasure in my work. I also used Baby's Own Tablets for my little ones 3 and have found them a splendid medi~ cine for childhood ailments.” .4.- ..â€".~ head 3. ‘One of his traits has amused us .nnnvnnainenl-v And People Accomplished in a Beauti- fully Simple Way. What a lot of agitation there is over the “daylight saving” reform! Im- ported from across the seas, it has been hailed by superficial thinkers as a new discovery. There are some who rest not night or day in their zeal to spread its adoption. They flatter themselves that they are pioneers of a great advance. They presume too much. They have nothing new. They are seeking to effect by dint of pon- derous legislation, which presupposes a great Wave of reform to set it in motion, what their fathers brought about in a very swift and simple way, and that many years ago. Of course. they were not slow to observe what a lot of good time there is before breakâ€" fast in the summer. They also knew the tendency of people, especially young people and hired men, to linger in bed and waste this good time. So they fixed it. They set forward the clock 20 minutes. half an hour, an hour. No agitation, no legislation. Just turn the pointers. It did the trick. By virtue of this sort of dayâ€" light saving they were able to say to the laggard son or the slow hired man who turned up for work as late as (i o’clock, “Where’ve you been all the forenoon?" . Fooling “Sunny.” Human traits are constantly ap- pearing in our domestic pets, much to our own amusement. If we would only profit by them as We observe them! A real, full-blooded English "bulldog has been in our family for seven years, writes a Youth‘s Com- panion contributor, and as time goes on We find him more ’and more human. for Sunny, as the dog has been nn “ti/1n- years. mama/l "av-n Children Killed in Explosionâ€"Soldier Husband Killed on Duty. In one hospital I visited, where beds were made up on the floors and in corridors, I witnessed one of the most pathetic incidents in connec~ tion with the terrible munition fac~ tory explosion in January, says a writer in the London News. A wo- man of the working class, her face drawn with agony, her eyes tearless, came to inquire for her two little girls, aged 5 and 7 respectively. They had gone on an errand for her and had not returned. The police had advised her to come to the hospital. In detail the mother described. the children’s cioihing. Yes, they had been admitted. She identified the tattered little frocks. (ivntly :he matrnn placed her arms around the woman s waist, whispered something to her, and led her to a seat. Then the tears blinded her Sun Life of Canada Makes Splendid Showing. Wlfiqlpes, Msmfi‘qruh but SEPARATO‘R LITTLE W ORRIES Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all dealers in medicine, or you can procure them by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. ,we IVE ntmyPa ymentPIa'l I " v suuv _ GUARANTEED ANOTHER RECORD SET. paid to po 9 months 08 i ohr @995; .232 do se 0 n urplu SEPAR ATOR C0. Bainbridu. N. Y “ALL GONE." ail that $281,000,000 times as large 31's larg last 'orce Using Waste Places. The Parks Committee of the Lonâ€" don County Council reports that it has not; been necessary to exercise the compulsory powers in regard to land for cultivation, the owners cheerfully 'giving‘ up their land. Lord Derby's :deer park at Knowsley has been ploughed up and more than one hunâ€" ‘dred acres are to be converted into wheat land. Motor tractors which cut from three to six furrows at a time !were employed. Forty acres of the racecourse at Northampton, which has been used as a recreation ground since the abolition of racing, will be ploughed up. ! Ont I Mrs. Wm. Artlett, Ancaster. Ont, writes:â€"“I have used Baby’s Own Tablets for three years for my little girl and baby boy. I have found them of the greatest help during the teething period and always keep them in the house." The Tablets aid ’teething babies because they regulate the stomach and bowels, thus prevent~ ing constipation, diarrhoea and con- 'vulsions. They promote healthful sleep and keep baby well and happy. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The lDr. Williams’ Medicine Co.. Breckville, l - Fooling “Sunny.” Human traits are constantly ap- pearing in our domestic pets, much to our own amusement. If we would |only profit by them as We observe them! A real, full-blooded English 'bulldog‘ has been in our family for seven years, writes a Youth‘s Com- panion contributor, and as time goes ,on We find him more and more human. iOne of his traits has amused us for gyears. Sunny, as the dog has been ’appropriately named, is very particu- lar about his food. Real, old-fashion- ed dog biscuit is beneath his dignity. When a bowl of biscuit is put down for his supper, he snii’fs with disgust iand turns away. But resting conveniâ€" ently close at hand is a little papier- mache model of a bulldog that rejoices in the name of Fido. aAll that we have to do in order to bring Sunny back to his bowl is to call “Here, Fido, Fido!" and to put Fido in front of the din- ner. So long as he feels that some other dog may possibly get the food, Sunny will eat every crumb, and with a grunt of satisfaction nose Fido out of the way. Is not that precisely the nature of some humans? STOMACE‘E MEDMNES ARE ME‘JQERQUS DOCTORS NOW ADVISE MAGNESIA Just how duhg-‘rmus it is m ilnlisv'l'illh inatoly dose (h? stnmuvh win dl‘quS nml BABY’S OWN TABLETS OF GREAT HELP traliz and prew-r fermeminz he ard. when :rs haVe n'ough the xen unavan hen indig'e xtulence. e1 7 of the s1 DAYLIGHT SAVING ,‘ 110 that its bland and gw pure blsurated n ted Magnesia is -. :id which can be any drug store. 885. is practically ionful taken In a vatel‘ after meals >t‘ten dangernu nfluence upon ‘ is why doctor advising suff 1d stomach tx‘o . inmc'até: much and that nrec he acidity of tha sfomach a“ possibility of the food Ffi 1yspepsu sates exc imp] mixt blsr in t} lls Jble t tasteless littl IS OLD tead In the Seed Laboratory grain is test- ed to determine the percentage of vital seeds by placing one hundred kernels between blotters, keeping them at a suitable temperature and sup- plied with the proper amount of mois- ture in special germinating chambers. The results of such a test show what proportion of the seeds are vital, but a more accurate idea of the value of the grain for seed could be gained from a soil test. Such tests are not practicable in a laboratory where thousands of samples are under test at one time. Any one can test seed for himself he wishes to teeâ€"t, in‘soil in a flower pot, box or otherconvenientreceptacle, and keeping it moistened, but not wet, in some place where it will be not too warm in the day time, and where it will not freeze, at night; the alterna~ tion of temperature favors germina~ tion. By noticing the number of plants produced, whether they come up quickly and are strong or weak, one can determine the suitability if the grain for seeding purposes more accurately than from the results of a test which he does not see. If seed that is known to be of strong vitality can be planted under exactly the same conditions as the seed whose Vit~ ality is being determined, the test by putting one hundred seeds “just as they come” from the he wishes to teeâ€"t, in soil in a hand has 1; FARMERS 'I‘ES'I‘ YOUR SEED at- GYHOVC Demg (16 more valL Anon u at December Slut . . . . Cuhlncome . . . . I . . . Surplus paid or allotted to Policyholdeu. Not Surplun n at December 311'. - . . Total Payments to Policyholdon. . . Assurances Issued and Paid for in Cash . Annunnool in Force . . . . Coincident with the above incrmos, the Company succeeded during mange” in effecting a mbatantid and important reduction in the ratio of expense, a future whl favourably affth «thing’s on policyholden' account. The following lugs and uniform incmlu registered (luring the year 1916 clan-l3! demonstrate (ha strength of the Company's poultlon and the confiduce and prufige it 0uJoy: in the public mind : l9l0 1915 INCREASE Anoh u at December 31-! . . . . $82,948,996 $74,826,423 “522,573 11.6% Cub Income . . . . I . . . 18,499,131 15,972,672 2,526,459 15.8% Surplus paid or allotted to Poliayholdeu. 1,1 10.900 935.487 125.413 13-75 Not Surplun u at December 31“. ~ . . 8,509,865 7.545J591 934,274 13-575 Total Payments to Policyholdcn. . . 7,578,016 7.129.479 448.537 8.3 % Assurances Iowa! and Paid for in Cul- . 42,772,298 34,873,851 7,898,445 F23 % Autumn“; in Force . . . . . . 281,434,700 267,404,160 24,030,540 9.3% ESULTS secured during the year 1916 re-affirm the position of the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada as the loadin life assurance organization in the Dominion. Once more it leads t e field among Canadian Companies in each of the following respects : Largest New Business. Largest Business in Force. largest Assets. Largest Surplus Eartngs. Largest Net Surplus. Largest lncoe. largest Distribution st lite Assurance Benefits. Sun Life of Canada Sets New Records 1886 1896 1906 1916 )m 1871 {W L EWASW @WMY / V :ermme able. V61‘ 21 2'00 meâ€"thil‘d to one- Icluding all the immature seeds. (1L gram nmg Ker he HEAD OFFICE MONTREAL Doctor Tells How To Strengthen Eyesight 50 per cent In One Week ’3 Time In Many Instances A Free Prescription You Can Have Filled and Use at Home. THE YEAR’S RESULTS THE COMPANY'S GROWTH P 48,210.78 373,500.31 1,886,258.00 6,212,615.02 18,499,131.62 T. B. MACAULAY, President. Known Everywhere FARKER SERVECE FARKER’S DYE WORKS, LIMITED INCOME u even read fine print with red hat, thousands who v scar them in a I‘easonnb} more will be able to alter to be spared the (rouble : 791 YONGE ST. ‘iling say "ghe‘v ha've h: ah the pnncmle of U; pgion. _Qng mnn__say So many things can be “rescued” by cleaning or dye- ing that the value of this service will be apparent to everyone. “her: you think of cleaning or dyeing, thin): of PARKER’S. Be sure to address your pa $2,948,998.06 96,461.05 1,573,027.10 6,889,144.66 24,292,692.65 ASSETS Are you ording (0 Many «lcscriplions may a wonderfully benefited by following the simple Jules. Here is the prescrip- tion: Go to any active dnuz atom and go: a. bottle of Bon-Opto tablets. Drop one Bun-0pm tablet in a fourth of a glass of water and allow to dissolve. With this liquid bathe the eyes five to four times daily. You should notice vnur rnr 'regulaf us'e In an Drug 0).. Store 4. ' your druggat cannot. nflnmmation will was are bothering to save them now bopclc‘ssl blind Ir. had care for their Now: Anofiber p‘ , \‘e nrtirle was submlucd. sald: a. ‘ry remarkable rcmtdy. [ls conslltuenc lusmxlleula '9 well known to eminent eye speclnllsla and wldPJy ‘cscrlbed by them. The manufacturers guarantee In ) strengthen eyesight 50 per cent In one week's tlmo l many instances or rctund the mom-53 It can be )mlnvd tron: nu Good drungistv und is one o! the xry few preparat ons l Keel should be ke x. on hand yr regular use In almost every fnmfl ‘he vumm ‘ ‘ Store 4. fi‘oroum. wlll your omu-a n LIFE ASSURA 'CES IN FORC 1,064,850.00 9,413,868.07 88.196.890.92 10156639810 28l,434,699.94 $8,622,573 2,526,459 125,413 964,274 “8.537 7,898,445 24,030,540 Available Everywhere r _ getts'ng glasses learly to recciv ilve. With this liquid bathe the eye: {our times daily. You should notice your nr up pcrccptibly right from the start and alien will quickly disappear. If your 5 bothering 'ou, even a little. take stop: them now efon: it is too late. Many =ly blind might have been saved if they :d in: their eyes in time. Anomer prominent, Physician to whom the mirle was submmcd. said: "Boa-0pm is a :nnrkable rcmtd)’. us constituent Insmxueuu known to eminent eye sveclnllsla and wldPJy ed. by then}. 1n; manufacturers warumec In nd might have bee their eyes in time. her prominent, l’hysh was submlucd. said 1917 TORONTO i, l’hwcian to wr om the start and ,‘pcar. If your halo. take step: too late; “Blany