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!<!= ROYAL BANK OF CANADA ASSETS NEARLY DOUBLE TOTAL OF THKEE VEAKS AGO. Purchase of Quebec Bank Adds 20 Millions â€" Total Increase During 1917 is 82 Millions. Tho Royal Bank of Canada's state- jnent shows a continuance of the I'a- piii growth that has marked the re- cent history of the institution, a growth accelei-ated in the past year by the absorption of the Quebec Bank on January 1st last. The purchase of the Quebec Bank added something like 20 millions to the assets of the Royal. That, how- ever, account.^ for a relatively smallj part of the expansion, for the increase I in total assets as compared with Nov- ember, lOli!, amounts to more than 82 ] millions. In the past three years the bank has practically doubled the re- sources at its command; they are ap- proximately seven times the total of only ten years ago. Succeeding statements ȣ the in- stiti'tion continue to give every indi- cation that the progressive policy of Several Practical Models Small boys like sensible clothes; and this suit is smart and practical. McCal! Patte^ji No. 8018, Boy's Srit 7860 the management has also been charac- , j^^ g jj^gs^ o to 6 years. Price, 15 terized by sound judgment. As the | ,jents. bank has gone forward, partly under j the stimulus of successive absorptions | of sipaller institutions, and partly as ; a natural result of growth within its j existing business, its position nas' been rapidly consolidated and strengthened before the next fofward movement. Evidence of public confidence is ap- parent in its deposit accounts. These | show a growth of 53 millions in the , past year and of IIC millions in the i past three years. Savings deposits, taken separately, are about nine times ] the total of ten years ago. ' The statement of profits continues , to show successful direction of the, bank's affairs. A substantial gain in I the past year carried the figures to | n^^ri A DESl'ERATi: ESCAPE. Nerve-Uacking Experiences in hieoing ' From Hun Prison Camp. j •* • Aiready the stories of heroic es- ' capes from the Hun prison camps are beginning to drift back to the United nta'.as. Willett Charles Smith, of Norfolk, Conn., recently landed from the Swedish steamer Bergensfjord in New York with the story of his nervc- , racking evasion of his (Jerman cap- ! tors. When the British steamship Esmer- alda sailed from Baltimore early in this year Smith shipped as a seaman. Returning from Liverpool the ship was halted by the Hun raider Moewe, sunk and its crew taken as prisoners ' to Germany. In the prison of Lubeck, Smith wormed- his way through the "live wire" fence, but was captured immediately thereafter and caot into a dungeon for fourteen days, wlure only black bread and water were given him. When he was brought forth he feigned partial blindness and wa.s put to carrying fertilizer aboard a vessel bound for Sweden. He felt his way along the gangplank to and fro by guide ropes. Watching his opportun- ity when in the hold, he fell artfully beneath his sack of fertilizer and bur- rowed swiftly into the odious bags. He v.as not missed until after the ship had sailed, and succeeded in reaching Stockholm undetected. For six days without food or water he remained in the stifling, ill-smelling hole, at last reaching land by diving overboard and swimming ashore in the night. Soon after he worked his way to Christiania where he found a ship headed for tha United States. THANKFUL MOTHERS PAIN ? NOT A BIT ! LIFT YOUR CORNS OR CALLUSES OFF No humbug! Apply few drops then ju«t lift them away with finge.'s. -O O â€" O O Oâ€" - i) â€" O O- -li (>--<,' I I ! i-cine 9 ICaiser'i i lows, bi KAISER'S FAMILY TREE This pound ! Blight of Topmost Twig Should Be Cut Out Well Below Diseased Area. i-cine people are of jpiaion that (he s family- tree 's now the gal- but be hajj another, and it hangs â€" not grows -in the palace at Pots- dam. Tills genenlogical tree lias at new drug is an etJer coni- Its root the najne of King DaWd, and (iisoovered by a Cincinnati as its topmost twig the name of Wil- diemiat. It is called iiani the Second, king of Prussia and freezone, and can now German Einiieror. Needless to say it be obtained iu tiny hot- |is a very big tree, and coutiuns a lot ties as here shown at of branches aud leaves, very little cost from any'' C^ousldering the Kaiser's contempt drug store. .lust ask for ever>'tbing English, including the for frpezone. Apply a British army- if not lUe navyâ€" It is drop or two directly sui-prlslng that he should sloop to the upon a tender corn or Indignity of tracing this Biblical des- callus aud instantly the cent iJirovgh his mother, and there- sorenccs Lhe highest level yet reached, with a showing of slightly better than 18 per j the McCiill Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, :-ent. e:'.rned on paid-up capital against Dept. W 17.8 per cent, the preceding year. â-  As the Quebec Bank's record as an sarncr had been inferior to that of ihe | Mrs. Willie Theriault. Pacquetville, N. B., sails: â€" "I am extremely thank- ful that I tried Baby's Own Tablets for my baby. Through the'r use baby thrived wondeifiiHy and I feel as if I cannot recommend them too biglily." Baby's Own Tablets *break up colds ,T â-  i 1- f'and simple fevers; cure constipation, Here are some interesting ways of """ ^ . ,- .• . , ,„„,v, 1 • I. » nir„/^ II r>„X<-„,«, M^ colic and mdigestion and make teeth- makmg hats. McCall Pattern JNo. . , ° ^ _. ^, ,„ ,,,_ 7850, Ladies' and Misses' Garden or "^f ^^'^J -^ o V, , T o •• T J- ' „-,! minor Ills of iTtHe ones. Sun-Hats. In 2 sizes. Ladies and ., , ,,,.,_. j,_,-_, . Misses'. Price, 10 cents. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from In fact they cure all the They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Out. .J, LONDON POLICEWO.MEN. A Highly Efficient Force Now Num- bering 630. Only a woman understands a wo- saying whose truth is no- Shortly you will find the ccrn or callus so loose that you can lift it off, root and all, with the fingers. Not a twinge of pain, soreness or irritation; not even the slightest smarting, applying afterwards. This drug doesn't eat up the corn or callus, but shrivels iheui so tUey loosen and come right oiit. It is no humbug! It works like a charm. For a few cents you can get rid of every halid corn, soft corn or corn be- tween the toes, as well as painful calluses on bottom of your feet. It never disappoints and never burns, bites or inflames. If your druggist hasn't any freezoue yet. tell him to got a little bottle for you from his wholesale house. •> Britain in Palestine. Among the hosts of ancient stars That o'er Judea shine Again the Star of Bethlehem Reveals its light divine. For lo! Jlohammed's crescent sets This Christmastide in gloom, To shed its evil rays no more Upon the holy tomb. Along Jerusalem's narrow streets Once more a cross is borne The crimson cross of England's flag Salutes the Christmas morn. And while the bells of Christendom Announce the Saviour's birth It brings the promise in its folds Of lasting: peace on earth. â€" Minna Irving. W ar .Marriages. The war resulted in 200,000 English people being married betwe:n August, 1914, and Juni>, 11)17, who in the or- dlsappoars. fore through the English royal family, dinary course would not have married. but the veiT existence of such a. tree xhe marriage rate for 1915 was the not only shows the Kaiser's belief in ^jj-hest reconled 19.4. Ms "divine mission" and divl.ie right, -^ These figures are given out by Sir but :i!.so h'.s conviction that he is the Bernard Mallet, registrar general of right king of Eiigiaud. seeing ibat he [^jpths. deaths and marriages in Eng- Is the eldest son of Queen Victoria's i.,r,j first-born. : ' ' ' According to this precious and pro- eilher when P<"^f«™us tree the reigning house of freezoue or '^''^'a'" 's descended from King David, the yweet Singer of Israel through the eldest daughter of Zedekiab, who fled to Ireland in charge of the Prophet Jeremiah and eventually married Hereuion. King of Ulster. So the Kaiser is a bit of an Irish- man in his own estimation, at.d he is certainly a "brch of a bhoy." He has turned the world into a Donnybrook fair, but there are few who will not be glad to attend bis wake! Apparently the Kaiser is fond of gazir.g on this "proof" of his ancient and houcnible lineage, for the chart occupies a prominent place in his study. IMONEY ORDERS A Dominion I K.\!iress .Money Order for five dollar.s' costs three cents. N< t far from Lake Victoria Nyanza there is to be found a larjje bIo';k of almo.st chemically pure sesquicarbon- ate of soda covering 30 square miles, which is so valuable tliat it will prob- ably come in for some consideration in the adjustment of the war. Mlnard'a Liniment Cures Dlstemvar. Hyacinths and crocus planted in pots now will flower late this win'ter. Set them away in a dark cool place for a while until the roots are properly formed. KISCEIiI.AirsO'D'S TAKE NOTICE We riublish simple, straight testi- monials, not press agents' interviews, ficni we'il-luiown people. From all over .America they testify to the merits of MINARD'S 1,1X1 MENT, the best of Household Reiue- die?. MINARD'S LINIMENT CO., LTD C\.N<;EH. TIWIORS, LL-MP.S. V:y».. Iiitcrna! and e.-ctcrnal. eiiri'd with- out pain by our liome (rsiitment. Write 'us bfforft loo lHt». Or. Hellmiin Medical ('f> . Llmltpti. ('i>II;iiFW<iinl. Oni The Soul of a Piano Is the Action. Insist on the "OTTO HJG^IU' PIANO ACTION man is a GIRLS! LEMON JUICE IS SKIN WHITENER make a creamy be.iuty lotion for a few cents. The Children of the Ro;id. The conductor may have his trans- , , . . , u J continental train and the sleeping car institution in which it is now absorbed, i ^^^^^^^^^ j,;^ travelling hotel, but the , .„„ the showing in that respect is highly ; sgctj^n foreman with his si.x miles of , where so clearly proven as in London satisfactory. • 'roadbed an4 steel track and switeh-js ' jQ.jay^ wher? female "cops" are con- now to Prolit and loss figures for three has something that these others must (.^oUing the "pinted woman" evil as; years are compared in the following ] envy as they rush past his house be- 'man never did. Theie politvworaen, ! tabic: * U'^'« the trackâ€" ho has a home to called into action when the majority! The juice of two fresh lemons 191.-,, [which ho can come back every evening , of the "bobbies" from Fleet Street, strained into a bottle containing three 1.905,676 : to the wife and kiddies. A trim two tjje lyiaii and all London thoroughfares ounces of orchard white makes a _6rU0^2 I storey house it is. with a garden on ', departed for the livelier exercise of whole quarter pint of the most re- 2,519.638 {tli^ right of way alongside on which he ^ their powers in the trenches, now n-.arkable lemon skin beautilier at „ . ,s7oooi'^''" '^^'^'^ ^'^ vegetables and keep a ..number G50 and are increasing in about the cost one must pay for a ''loo'doa ^'loolooo iboiooo cow andjchickens and pigs. The wife, force. ; small jar of the ordinary cold creams. znoiooo 26o'.noo 2Bn.ooo j as a rule, looks on the garden as her ! 'fhey patrol the streets exactly as Care s>hou!d be taken to strain the ^ioiuoo 'boIooo . ..°.''^^ i source of vegetables and small fruits, j jjj the men, apprehending criminals, lemon juice through a fine cloth so 52.<!300 ....'... ] but twice a month she may travel on a | curbing drunkenness, and guarding no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion ^935433 1.84A16S i P^ss to the nearest city to make any , j^jpo^tant buildings and dignitaries will keep fresh for months. Every 'sii2;3l« 'eTBilTS I purchases she requires. , ! with all the efficiency which Ih'.^. Lon- woman Knows that lemon juice is It will be noted from the foregoing • ^J}"^^ J""-'^^.', Y^^"^^ "1?^, ^°'^^t '^°^* I ''"" PoHce department showed of old. used to bltach and remove such bleni- that a Prollls . . ("rev. bat. Total . . . Less â€" -OiviOenitS PiTusl.in F, fremiscs War ta.x Patriot. . Reserve F. Total . . . Balance 1917. $ $3,337,979 S53,346 1916. $ 2.111.307 676.473 3,180.325 2,787.779 2.616,n61 564,304 1 t fol nllition i,„„u„„„ '$3,000 to build, is supplied -by the rail-^ They show a distinct superiority to Ishes as freckles, sadlovvness and. tan ade to reserve account. There was j way at a nominal rent, in places where m also added to reserve the premium on j many other privileges are also al stock issued ' o the Quebec slwirehold- j lowed. Section foremen, for instance, ?rs, ami total reserve rose from are permitted to use old ties as (ire- f 12',5CO,000 a year ago to $14,000,000 wood, so that their fuel costs them against a present paid-up capital of I nothing. Many of them become so at- E1'> Oil 700 tach^ to their six mile stretch that ' !1',' ' ,' , ., ,.,. . ]„ ... thev would not leave it on any ac- f tboTati'i'^elt^uaronrparS -uk. but the more ambitious may be- j ^--piandeVs. No matter how the ,f the bank aie ^" '";' f^ °" ,." ^f "^^ U-ome road-masters. i depraved women conceal their pro- ^ith a year ago The propoit.on of j ^^e section foreman has a busy life .^^^i^^a, characteristics in un.sensa- ;ash assets, including with cash on , keeping the track in good renair, pro- | ji^,,^! ^^tire, the lady "cops" can perly spiked and jointed, with ditches ^^^^ their moral defi--icncy and guid'e men in protecting returned soldiers and is the ideal skin softener, wbiten- houses are difficult to obtain, and f^^^ the vampires of the streets, er and beautifier their ability to detect a wanton, mis-; Just try It! Get three ouooes of chief -bent, in a crowd far surpass- orchard white at any drug store and ing the discernment powers of the two lemciis from the grocer aud malte men. Policewomen can "spot" a up a i|uartor pint of this sweetly frag- gold-hunting prostitute from inno- ' rant lemon lotion and "massage it daily cent girls in any crowd where women Into the face, neck, arms and hands. Food Cuntro!!.jr's Duty. Speaking recently in Ottawa. \'en. Archdeacon Cody of Toronto, said that there appeared to be a wiJe-spread misunderstanding with regard to the functions of tho Food Controller,) who.se primary duty was not to de- 1 teimiiio the price of foodstuffs but to ; see to it\that there was a sulficien'; supply for export. Kinard's Xinimont Cnres Colds, Etc. How Englishwoman Serves. In a Lonflon district recently, short ly after midnight, a tight was seen ' moving: from one side of tho street to _ the other. It was carried by a post- \ woman, who was delivering letters after delay caused by an air raid. One , of the recipients remarked to th ^ 1 young woman: "You ought to hrwe a meda' for doing thi^ at this late honr." ^ The postwoman replied: "I am 'a sol-. dier's wife, mailam, and I know th^ value of these letters I am carryiii?:." , Such ideals of service are becoming common enough in England and in many other countries. And every time they "carry further than the next street." When a post- card will luring free samples CUTICURA SOAP .and Ointoient which give quick relief and point to speedy heal- nient. Then wliynotmake these sweet, pure, super- creamy em.«-< , oUients your every-day toilet prepara- tions and prevent little skin troubles becoming serious. For free sample each adilr«ss i>ostH»rd: "Culionrn. Dept. N. Boston. U. S. A." Sola lurougliuui iliu world. gather to worship the heroes returned hand the cover in the Central Gold Reserve for excess note iss.ue, equals about 16.4 per cent, of liabilities to the public, against 16.2 per cent, a year ago, and the proportion of liquid assets about 53.9 per cent, against 33.2 per cent. A notable feature of the balance sheet is an increase of upwards of 21 well pre.served and drained. He must jj^^^ ^^t of the crowd, keep the ris-ht of way clear of weeds, | ,j.^g|j, ^^.^,^,^ ;„ niunition centres is and look aft-r farm crossings, test the ^^^^^ fraught with danger. Here the" crossing al.irm bells where such exist, ; women act as guards, and their work and generally police the '.rack, watch- ; i„j.iudc3 the checki-^; of the entry of ing against possible danger from _ ^^^^^^ XrAo the factory, the examina- freshets or fires, replacing worn rails ^ j;^^ ^^ ^:,^^^^, searching for contra- and ties. „ „ ! brand, matches, cigarettes and alcohol, Prizes ranging from ?10.nO to ^„^, ^^^ ^^^^.^ ^f patrolling the dis- illions in holdings of Dominion and ] $100.00 are given each year to the ^^^^^ f^^, ^j^g protection of women go- Provincial Government securities and j foremen who show the greatest ^Jm- ^ j^^^ j^^^^ ^^.^^ -.voxV. an aggregate increase of about 26 ' millions in all security holdings. The figures are a measure of the direct assistance which the bank has been giving to war financing, in addition Savagery in Belgium. Les Nouvelles of Masstricht, re- ports that the well known athlete, M, van Rentergem, of Ghent, who was re- cently condemned to death for espion- age, was dragged through the prin- cipal streets to the place of execution at the end of a chsin 20 yards in len.vcth. The guard of soldiers in whose charge he was gvos.^ly maltreated him and spat n hi^face. Th«i*infortuiuite man, who was shot at Oudenarde, mjt his fate 'vith the utmost courage and without uttering a word of complaint. t/m(JRrNE Granulated Ey?!f'5, i'Zjj.j''^\*^&^Sun, Datt and Winrf qui.lily fOR^!^^''}.../!.^ relievej by Murine. Try it in â- \y ^^^^^i" C vour liye* and in Baby's Eyes. TOD R Li tjN'aSDiwtiot, Just EyeCoofort Murine Eye Remedy ^^.Ln^M/nP/birtK" mS'^^ J Ky« Salvo, in Ttit.efi 2r>c. F.ir fiool! of tk« t.v" â€" Fr««, A.'.li Unrlae 2^c Remedy Co.. CUlnaeo * Minard'B Zainiment Cnrea Diplitlierin. provement on th?ir sections, and these | ^^ ^^^ factory the military and , arc eagerly comneted for, the men ^j^,^ ^^jj^g ^^^.^^^ ,,^^.g ^een wi'.h- ! Excessive and unnecessary heat pro- taking extraordinary interest in their ^i,.a^.y„ ^^,.5 several thousand wo- ' duction and the death of bee cononies work. Many of them began work upon the road as casual laborers, but now with their comfortable houses and men are employed in the manufacture by starvation â€" a common occurrence and disposal of some of the most dan- ; â€"are closely connected. The more gerous explosives demanded by the heat the bees are called upon to g^jier- war. When an air raid is in progress ate the more honey they will consume. the operatives are cleared from the In consequence if inadequate stores sheds, and they arc left to the charge are provided for them they starve be- of firemen and policewomen, who take i fore the winter is over. The thrfty . , ,. i up the stations allotted to them. | bee-keeper will aim to save bees, not : once a year over any part of the line,, ^^ ^^^ \v\\d\i. it is thought far bet- 1 stores, and will therefore be liberal I they consider themselves the "Chil- j^^. ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ p^^^^j ^^ pj,,;^,^. ' j^ ^,5^ providing. If he really wants I dren of the Road, and its chief sup- ^.^^^^ to be trained through some ' to save stores, however, he can do it I port and mainstay. Just now they organisation. Much depends on a by supplving insulation instead of .have particularly good reason to feel ,^^,p^^^.g vitality and endurance; for stinting the bees . I satisfied, as the scale of pay has been ^^^ ^^,4 part the age limit is from to the assistance given less directly their $80.00 to $00.00 a month (and through the financing ..if the business ' ten dollars a month more in the of corporations engaged in nianufae- cities), with a pension when they turing war supplies. The circulation reach the age of sixty, with free fuel and current loan item.? both reflect ' jj„j garden, and with a family pass the large demands of business in the hank's territory both at home and abroad. Leading features of the balance sheets Ifor two years follow: LIABILITIKS 1917 191fi Germans Eat Sea Weeds. Clerniany is, despite its contrary ; claims, getting desperate for food. A recent issue of the International Re- view of Science and Practice of Agri- culture announces that the Prussians are eating seaweed as one of the food substitutes. They boil the ill-smelling water growth and disguise it n cakes, hopinsr to derive the unrjucstion d nourishment which it possesses with- out being too conscious of it. Rhu- barb leaves are also u.sed now. Wheat and oats straw is ground, su<rar b^et seeds are made into meal. Nuts from the forest are collected and made into flour. Grape seeds are "saved and KrouncI also. Countless weeds from the fields are cut, dried and boiled in soup. ' ! No Need to Rub Try Slonn'3 Liniment and see how quickly the swelling is r»?diicefl and the pain disKppears. No need to rub; it pene- trates quickly and brings relief . Kave a bottle handy fpr rheumatic pains, neuralgia, back ache and all mus- cle soreness Cenetx>u9 si bottles, at your drugE'st. 25c., 50c, $1.00. Sloan's, ^ Tlic Woild'.s • iinimenl Total Hub 335,674,186 ASSETS Specie 16,079,830 Dom. notes .... 18.2S4.414 Cent, gold r«B.. 16.000.000 Total cash 50,584.275 Securities Balunoea. etc. L'dll loans Can Do. abroait Uo. total . . Total llqulil Cur. loans . Do. abroad l)o. overdue Do. tot»l . . . T'l assets . . . â-  56,636.346 31,626,776 1J,0«0,«8"( 14,574.116 26,614.83)1 165.816.706 102.J5S.027 53,764.037 4»0.>I64 156.612. 12D 335,574.181! â- -* •!B3.261.427 16.072.763 14.249.110 6.500.000 36.821,873 30.506.068 20.756,339 11.076.005 21.373.026 :< 2,448. 031 121.137.663 86.1130.631 37.K28.027 a mfd^on dollars a year^ â-  ^^^^ j^ ^,y ^^ ^^^j^,^, ^^^^ 5},^ ^^^ *i \ J . I have to give evidence or stand in the A little pipeclay dissolved m water ^,^^.^ ^^^^^^ ^ woman or child. Or she used for washing saves a great deal ^^^. ^p,p ^^^ befriend a girl traveler of labor and soap. | ^j,^ j,,,, ]o,t },er purse or her ticket. , J.I Throughout all her experience, she A casual glance at some orchards by ^^^^^ ^^ ^„ t,„j,iitie9, be rich in pa- passersby would lead them to conclude ^ ^j^^^^ ^^^ loyalty. that the owners had contracted a case .' 4, of colic from eating green apples, and i Never allow a mirror to hang in the ''<«6'««j therefore, put the blame on the or- 1 gu^Ught, or its backing will become 253!26i!427 'â- ^a'"^- The' trees are scraggy and | p(j,uded. I scrawny in appearance, while some W4»8hinK eggs destroys the protect-] of them look as if they were on their; InK film with which they are covered last legs, and haatiivs their spoiling. Keeping big proflt-makcrs are allowed to go to they wju uot become black. the nests clean is the way to get Tuin, when Just a little car« each year ^~T" clean tfg*. 1 would save them. muurd'a uaimwit Cu«i Oatf at in Cow* ''^* 'â-  I I Grease the bottom ol pots and ket- It is u shame that these, tigg before putting over the coal and l>QDiy ft\x> ISSUE Iâ€" •!«. rtlachinery For Sale i WHEELOCK ENGINE, 18x42. New Automatic Valve Type. Complete with supply and exhaust piping^ flywheel, etc. Will accept $1,200 cash for Immediate sale. 1 ELECTRIC GENERATOR, SO K.W„ 110-120 Volts D.C. Will accept $425 cash for immediate sale. 1 LARGE LEATHER BELT. Double, Endless. 24»inch x 70 ft, will accept $300 for Immedlats sale, although belt la In axceHant coifc dition and new one would cost about $600. PULLEYS, Large size. 26x66 â€" $30 ; 12x60â€" $20 ; 12!,^48â€" $12 ; 12x36â€" $11 2 BLOWERS OR FANS, BufifaJo make. One 10 Inch, other 14 inch dlaohanje â€" $30 each, REAL ESTATES CORPORATION, LTD. to Front St West, ToroBtt