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Bank of Montreal Reports Assets in The Bank of Montreal. follow- Ing its 100th anniversary. is out with its strongest statement and establishes new high records in 3-“ principal uccounts. The position shown by an ex- amlnation of the statement for the ilscul year curling October 315t. 1917. is as remarkable as it Is reassuring. Hand In hand with tremendous gains in assetsâ€"making it nus- Sible for the Bank to report total assets in excess of four hundred million dollars tthe first time Such a figure has been reached in Canadian banking) it has de- "“IOIJEd a Dosltion of still greater Sll'lhgth as represented by liquid assets equivalent to over 75'} of liabilities to public. At the some time the various accounts rellcct the large and important underâ€" l‘lklngs. in connection with the war. which the Bank is carrying out on behalf of the Dominion and British Gmernments. It has also been possible to meet the larger requirements of customers {18 reflected by a substantial gain in current loans. STBA i )Y EX I ’A NSION DEPOSITS The sa\lngs accounts of the Pcnlfle of the country continue to pile up steadily and now amount to over 3246.000.000. an increase of almost 536000.000 for the year. or at the rate of close to $3,000,000 3 month. As the bankers oi" the Governâ€" ment. the Bank of Montreal has evidently assumed its full share in providing for tho countrl"!= needs, as indicated by an increase of twenty-eight million dollars in ,the value of Dominionaud. Pro- ' vinclal Government securities: an increase of seven million in the Deposit in Central G 1114 he- serves: balance due to 9. Do- ' minion Government of 313.638.962. the latter account appearing for the first time in the Bank's. statement. The Bank has perhaps rendered a still greater service to the Coun' try by keeping itself in such shape as to create complete con- fidence in Canada's financial posi- tion during a most trying period. SUBSTANTIAL GAIN IN EARNINGS The profit and loss account shows that earnings allow a com- fortable margin over the dividend and bonus requirements. They are substantially above those of the previous year. The net pro- fits for the twelve months amounted to $2,477,969.09, equi- valent to 15.49% on the paid-up capital. Added to the balance of profit and loss, they brought the total amount available for distri- bution up to $3,802.398. FEATURES OF GENERAL STATEMENT The principal accounts and compari- sons with those of the previous year are as follows:»â€" . 01“ 191? 1916 Total assets .. 3403.980236 $365,215,541 Liquid assets. 276,298.39? 246,982.680 Total deposits. 317,156,427 299,206,049 Circulation 29,308,086 21,779,134 Gold and Silver coin . . . . . . . . 20.592.891 21,040.803 Dominion notes 30,760,233 20,273.216 Deposits in cen- tral gold res. 14.500000 7,500,000 Call and short loans . . . . . . . 100,610,214 113,002.09? Dom. and Prov. Govt. sec'tles 28,573,322 419,736 Can. Mun. se- ‘ curities and Brit. and For. and Col. secs. other than Canadian . . . 33,455,254 21,706.15!) Current loans. 97,607,404 93,729,065 Loans to cities. munipls . . . . 11,415,383 11,255.571 Curt. loans and Disc.elsewhere 10,045,811 6.478.263 Net profits .. 2,477,969 2,200,471 1331. carr’d ford. 1.664.893 1,414,423 _______â€" Two Petains in the Field. I heard a rather good yarn about the French Commanderâ€"in-Chief the other day, says a London weekly. He was driving in a motor with an equerry past a ‘ town near Verdun when he came uyon four little boys marching in single file, arrayed in 501- diers' helmets and carrying real bay- onets. The sight of the little faces, almost lost in the real soldiers’ hel- mets, amused General Petain, and,v stopping the car, [he said to the leader of the file: “You are brave fellows! What is your name?” “011, I am Gen- eral Petain!" replied the boy, who had no idea to whom he was speaking. This reply greatly amused the general. “Well, my name is General Petain, also," he said: “and I am very pleas- ed to have‘met you!” The two gener- als then shook hands, gravely saluted, and parted company. l Excess of $400,000,000l l .amounted to $272,250,777, ‘A GRAND ME .medicine for little ones. To the Women of England. Oh, you glorious women of England! Is there ought that you hnvc not done To prove to the world the victory Your nobility has won ‘3 Is there one single pathway Your footsteps have not known? 01' a work that your hands could mas- tcr I That they have not made their own ‘2 .It is you that our boys all light for, I You and the babes you hear; ‘You, who have given them courage; You, who their burdens share. LYou, who so bravely suffer, You, who give naught but cheer, .Who \vecpâ€"â€"when you do;in private. But abroad show never a tear. 10h, you wonderful women of England Time your fame can never dispel; Tungue shall never be born that fill- ters When your story it starts to tell. And your noble deeds relate, When the world has long forgotten The tale of German hate. O‘er the winter fires of England, When she once more has her own; r IOn the soft green lawns of England, When peace reigns o‘cr cot and throne ,A memorial will be builded. Undying to your fame i-Tothe heroines of England - I And their immortal name. â€"-Arthur Francis. â€"â€"â€"râ€"â€"-.â€"o'o CANADA’S FOREST Finns. _.__.._. , . I Since Confederation the Loss Amounts to Total of Billion Dollars. Forest fires in Canada since Confed- eration have destroyed vastly more of the nation’s wealth than all other kinds of fires put together. The fire losses paid by insurance companies in Canada since 1867 says the Canadian Forestry Journal. The actâ€" ual property loss is ascertainable at about 25 per cent. over the foregoing figure. This refers to ordinary pro- perty, houses, contents, factories, etc., and includes practically no standing timber which only in rare instances is insurable and that only during the past few years. It has been generally accepted as a modest estimate that for every foot of timber ever cut in Canada, seven have been destroyed by fire. Placing government; stumpage dues at the very low rate of 50 cents a thousand feet it is not unreasonable to assume that the public revenues have suffered by scores of millions of dol- lars. It may not be fair to accept .such a total as a thousand million dollars, as does the Montreal “Finan- cial Times," because Government: dues would not have been‘ collected by any means on all the timber that has gone up in smoke, although every square mile of public-owned forest must be regarded as possessing potential pub- lic revenues. If one considers the actual and potential sources of gain to the Government treasuries, prob- ably a billion dollars is not extreme as the total of the penalty visited upon the Canadian people through forest fires. .__. ITICINE ' FOR LITTLE ONES Own Tablets are a grand They are a Baby' l mild but thorough laxative; are ab- solutely safe; easy to give and never fail to cure any of the minor ills of little ones. Concerning them Mrs. Jas. S. Hastey, Gleason Road, N.B., writes: â€"-“I have used Baby‘s Own Tablets ,and have found them perfectly satis- l l I was cured of Rheumatic Gout byi MINARD’S LINIMENT. Halifax. ANDRE\V KING. I was cured of Acute Bronchitis by; MINARD'S LINIMENT. LT.-COL. C. CREWE READ. Sussex. 1 was cured of Acute Rheumatism by MINARD‘S LINIMENT. Markham, Ont. C. S. BILLING. Laket‘ield, Que, Oct. 9, 1907. The choice of which form of litre to use on soil should depend largely upon‘ relative costs, the one that. can be laid' tained. and safety Preference may be giVen On its red slopes they found him dead, ground lime-stone. if other things are equal. Mlnard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows . Top droning for wheat will help bring- it through the wintei. Wheat will be needed next year more than ever. Because of its convenience factory for my little one.” The Tab- lets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Fruit Sandwiches. Odd bits of canned fruit can ,very good sandwiches can be made. MONEY ORDERS ‘" Dominion Express Foreign Cheques l l .Paymasters in France for their full r ,face value. Ito send money to the boys trenches. The Difference. “Oh. I must live!" one said, and then Left Freedom's call unbecded. . V toll but that 'mo'tgr l'," rr down at the farm cheapest being the i\ ho ( 1 1‘ 1‘ ma men one to select if an equivalent amountl of calcium and magnesium can be 011â€"; His little life was needed? )“Freedom must live!” another said, i As o‘er the ridge he bounded; By his brave men surrounded. One spared himself; his soul became Dead as a tree. dry-rotten; .One fellâ€"but ah! a country‘s fame Is by such deaths begoiicn. â€"-Alexandcr Loui< Fraser. minard‘s lement Cures Colds. .‘vc. Words of poets shall sing your praises 1 be ing tears all the time, and your eyes minced, mixed with cream cheese, and are constantly washing themselves in. are accepted by Field Cashiers and You C0“ There is no better way You ha“? t0 . I in the shows they needed washing in tears. “Her Money Trou- bles”â€"They get more vex- atious as the cost of foods climbs Skyward. Meat, eggs and vegetables are almost beyond the family purse. Happy is the housewife who knows Shredded Wheat, its low cost and its high food value. A better balanced ration than meat or eggs and costs much less. Two Shred- ded Wheat Biscuits with , milk or cream make a com- i plete, perfect meal, supply- ing all the nutriment needed for a half day’s work at a cost of a few cents, Delicious for any meal with milk or cream, or with fresh or stew- ed fruits. Ma e in Canada. 1‘ ‘v'IIEN THE SUN LOOKS ()VAL. Sunset. Phenomenon is in Reality Just An Optical Illusion. Why the setting sun as it dropsl close to the horizon appears larger than usual and oval instead of round is explained by W. F. Badgley in Pop- ular Astronomy. The enlargement, he says, is generally an optical illusion due to the disc of the sun appearing close to th'e'horizon, which we know to be very far distant. When the at- , mosphere is dusty and hot, however, it acts as a magnifying glass. The oval appearance can best understood by drawing a small circle on a sheet of white paper and placing a reading glass over it. When the circle issunder the centre of the lens it appears a circle, but as the glass is moved till the circle is near its edge the circle gradually becomes an oval. “The sun as it nears the horizon and appears enlarged usually becomes an oval longer in breadth than in height. because it is seen through the edge of an aerial lens," writes Mr. Badgley. “The air, to a small height, is in a condition to magnify objects and has been so all day, but looking upyvard its thin layer would have little effect, whereas looking through it toward the horizon, the effect would be increased about sixteen times by the increased depth of air looked through.” â€"_â€"â€"o Granulated Eyelids, be’ Sore Eyes, Eyes Inflamed by - Sun, Duatand Wind quickly . ‘ relieved by Murine. Try It in ! m ' Syour Eyes and in Baby‘s Eyes. ' E NoSmartingJust EyeComIort Murine Eye Remedy At Your Drugglst'a or by mail, seeps: bottle. Murine Eye Salvo, In Tubes 25c. For Book’ ofthe Eye â€"- Free. Ask Murine Eye Remedy 00., Chicago a i Calls You As Coffee Boils. A gas stove which arises at dawn, boils the coffee and wakes you up when it is ready has been invented by Gcmaro Rosa of Brooklyn, N.Y. The gas burner has a pilot light to which is attached a clock mechanism. A dial over the clockwoi‘ks serves to tell the time. A smaller dial is used to set the alarm, igniting and extinguishing devices. When set the burner under the coffee pot will automatically ig-' nite at a predetermined hour and boil the coffee for four or five minutes. The flame will then lower of its own iaccord to slow boiling for another five minutes, after which it will shut itself off entirely. The coffee is now" ready for you and an alarm is sound- ed. Minard’s Linlment Cures Diphtheria. Making Tears. Tears are not made only when we cry. They seem to come only when you cry, because it is then that they spill over. A little part of you is mak- them. You have often noticed how you i wink every few seconds, says the Book 1 of Wonders. You have often tried to keep from winkingâ€"to see how long. ld keep from winking. Your; eyes always feel very dry just before let them wink. That' v( 2 .1 3â€". . «- ISSL'E 51â€"‘17. L4 chrman sympathies, are fond of tell-. nature so vcry fond of fighting. ! . . she also waged other “little wars” in suits will surprise you. I take any chances.” GER.“ .\ NY‘S CONFLICTS. Has Wage-d Several Wars During Past Fifty Years. with ' l’aciiists, and other people ing us that from 1871 to 1914 Ger-1 many was at peace with the world;i and that, thcrci‘orc, she cannot be byl For four years, from 1903 to 1901!, the Iluns in German Southwest Africa I waged a war of extermination againstl the Ilcrrcros, in the course of which some 30,000 natives and over 5,000‘ Germans lost their lives. ; It was the seizure of Kinc-chauâ€"a‘ warlike act of aggression against a friendly powcr~which led up to the anti-foreign outbreak of the Chinese4 Boxers thrcc years later. In the war; for their suppression ,Gcrman troops played a leading part; and, in obedi- ence to the kaiscr's orders to “take no prisoners," they were the only ones among the allies who consistentâ€" ly refused quarter to a beaten enemy. Finally, Germany was almost Vnces- sautly at war in German East Africa between I888 and 1906, during which period more than 100,000 natives are> estimated to have been killed; and [Sunni . :vu'. The Press in Canada. There are 1,381 publications of all kinds now being issued in Canada, inâ€" cluding 138 dailies. 4 tri-weeklies, 40 semi-weeklies, 921 weeklies,‘ 222 monthlies, 1 bi-monthly, and 16 quar- terlies. '~ '- Togoland and tho Cameroons. _... _ _..:._ WHITEN SKIN WITH LEMON JUICE Make a beauty lotion for a few cents to remove tan, freckles, sallowness. GIRLS! l' EAUTIFULLY SITUATED SITE IN I Oshawa. home McLaughlin Chevro- llet cars. Williams I'ianos. 20 busy fac- tories. 40â€"1’t. Lot. fertile. level. healthy. Splendid investment. Box 891. Oshawa. Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will supply you with three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. 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