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 â- â- :^% msammma mmm f ater at per any .„!." » mj [• When?"" *ff'oll ^y do good f"" "jJ K*horou^V;'r"\8^ fermenta "»ea te •'"^y. and a „• J P ^re removed 'y A '"es'ls, hi! u **" secreted bvth'H â- â€¢l^f the whole aiTP" ihrane thu* p?.""«' of mucus ia T^H h morning ;r"»i| kedwith?i'tSkV e covered with thut fc*! ^or a time protecu '^S^^tricfer.iente'^^j i he tubular coaC puckered mucus £ normal conditirjl l'reakfast,i8notauiub1 rci.e before partakt ^circulation of the bioa • A glass of w 'CU3. partially diatenj «P peristalsis and pJ ' canal for the mornV has shown that nonii 3 directly through th _v and even if food mx with it to a slij to Dr. Uni, wh7hj a special study, col en to persona who hav reait, and hot water t â- ^nia gastric catarrh it I to drink warm or ha and salt is said in mw ;ood effect produced.- iminer. RuJers of Men. ncourage us to consio ule. Eaglandowesot )er of Margaret of Al hat of Henrietta Mari*^ souation of liability Qiie overturned not onlj policy of the country,] u of the fruits of its vie- spleen of a favourii nder the results of re reputation of Elizabet 3 cjllapse-l. Itwashej ' name to an eri of na her own political charl la revealed to us, is thai ess coquette. Her ill- ants, such as Walsing.j ispicuous than her par- scoundrels like Leiceai [itton. Her neglect ol 53 on the eve of tha little buort of treason^ saved itself in its sot iroline, the 1,'aeen o^ 1 service by upholdinj i it iu a womanly way.] ory of other countrie ;ini0Dy the same. In k.nne did pretty well,! self into the hands ofj ine de Medic'3 and the om well. Tbat fenul« favorable to peace, the con emporary y ieM, laria Tneresa of Ansj (,.f Russia, are proofs biciou or passion, if it is likely to be renderj the ir esponsibility ofj ;ile is tlie paragon ou )uc she had Ferdinand j ;dbli»hed the Iniiiaiai- ihat Charles V. show .n of f«male statesman- 1 I of his family to gov- but Charles had no lable for the appout- of these female re- ef the blame maybe n .scarcely be aaid to jcess upon the exp«" to t^lk of the good I or queend who reig^ IS. AND MBS. BOWSEK. â- Mr ^ear child,' said an old aunt of "day I was married, "have you got :.f5and's love letters?" ling butter for sale w hiefly carried on m aa^e from the report .! at Copenhagen, tm ar^e proportions, no fllent quality of the enient form of pas^ knort-n to experts » convenient form ^eredforsaleis mo^ ' ^^^" '?\^m^^ onvenient. A iw -ery best butter e«r ,ore than a slights ry market pnoe.W r^'sUiVno hVeetbutt«c^» ighthaveBoWfo^^ pound, at t°«rck. only 30 cents Ig:^ to, and w,?f u-dby volume publij;**^ jooda.' certain Frend^gJ a flowing f^ '""!.'-°noic'th»t you are married you will \%b'urn'em?" *-^'r 'S inat what I was going to do." "l-^i don't. Keep 'em to the longest Cause they will be stronger weapons I ^vour tears, pleading or arguments. r- Vill bring » husband to time like a '^^some of the love letters he wrote be- *,^t'h« advice and have always been f did Ua several occasions 1 have -aem to bring Mr. Bowser down off â-  Xh horse, and the fact that they I' J'his peace of mind is.proved by the I'^iuci that he has several times hunted I'-casV over in my absence in hopes to I" "jj(j3 on them. -rething went wrong at the office the "rQavand he came home cantankercus. J-?teld m tin til we got to the supper I'irind then lnoke out with i*^,: anv na'iie for these things here "' 1 J, 1. dear. Those are called biscuit." â- \v"' the fian who calls 'em fit to eat ... to be shot Mrs. Bowser, why is it I T pvcr â- 'tt anything decent to eat in my I-- f}ou=e ' " Uhv, M" i'"'Wser I Is o. one could take .. r.ilns thau we do. In order that the l-i ;[: migi.t be extra good I went out and ]- -.hem myself." There was a tune, Jr. Bowser, when you |.^; i over my cooking. " ' \jvef ' I kuew from theday I set eyes on wiilin" across a mud puddle that you I Li 06^6° cook, 'i' ou can siug very well â€" J. J, I -1. some bad actresses â€" but you can't And if I will prove that you once hun- ,;i :or my cooking you wilt â€" " wi.l fjive you $50 cash in hand." .::er Eiipper 1 went upstairs and brought j: several letters. Mr. ifowser had got ;:05einto a magazine and wanted the :er dropped, but I read to him the fol- .- :g extract Aiid i thought, darling, while eating sup- ..-tit night, how proud I should be over -jjfciic'ious cookery when we had a home o:rown. The thought of those biscuits ' made me hungry, (ioodbye, my pet." Aho wrote that?" sternly demanded iljvvse:. Von did." â-  ' â-  iVhen"' Tnrte n.oritbs before our marriage." Never 1 " iiu* here's tlie letter, dated and signed.' Its a bise forgery, and the forger must tfiare ' How could I have praised your l.'o'siiig '" â-  I'ou also used to praise my singing, Mr. â- :iser." "Xewr " ' â- ij!!, but you did. Let me read AeJ, precious pet of mine, let me again :i:k you for tha.t beautiful song, ' The Lov- :::7drewtll,' and the exquisite manner in :;;c!! you rendered it. It drew tears from :j eyea, and I was not ashamed of them. :j have one of the purest, clearest voices :ver heard." Vi'ho wrote that " he gasped. "Voudid." "Mrs. Bowser, don't'c'arry this thing too i" There is a limit beyond which you must ;::go:" â-  "flell, here it is, in your own writing and 3 your own signature. Once in awhile ^5 Sing out a hint that I am very dull. tere was a time when you thought differ: "Looli out, Mrs. Bowser " 'Ws, you did! You even thought me :! smarter of the two." ' waht Am I awake or dreaming " " ide awake, Mr. Bowser. Let me read " an extract from this exhibit marked "Idont see why you should go back to *ar. tew young ladies are more ac- '=p!ished r better educated. All your •â- letHiS, myself included, give in to you on ^i matter of grammar in particular. Hope see you as usual next Sunday, my dear lit- •faoneysuckle." iit Bowser sat and looked at me' like one â- ffnued. ^d, sir, you often fline out about the ^e of n y fee I admit they are as large â- jia as 1 should have ordered from a deal- ' â-  though I wear No. ;rs with a great deal â- comfort. Let me say, however, that :^5r mother wears 6'a, your three sisters 'â- m the two girls you kept company â- J'ti before we met wear full-sized 6"s with =â- 7 broad toes " ilra. Fowter, do you suppose I will •'"1 such insults in my own house " he «»tedaahesprangup. â- ife facts and truths insults? I have *^arearfinr,f,„„ -letters. ever wrote such was crazy •emU "" "' ^°n' fcienature. You ".*j*t you used to want me to sign my I â- ' s Rosebud," and you signed yours â-  \!**lne from your let! ells the Goods. |.f'£„f;T' " re- power was any on earth can such fcol as Oik baf.' 'I never did! No ..J^« me that I 's:n Pf'^^^P* yon will remember this iWJ*' °" wrote it a few months be- ' '^nf '""'age. Listen. l-sji"' "y Roisebud, but the heart of^Oak •isrec^'"'^® thousand times lighter by ::"ji" 'Ptof your loving note yesterday. ^miT T l"°n* little missives should cease „^g.^i should pine and die. â- It Aadi you claim I wrote that " he asked ,^^!.rangevoic». course. You can't go back on your .ly^ting, can you " !,,,„ Msert that those are my letters, do I '»itei t} J.' called you fond names and "Thv "" y°n?" :o5^J "°°* ^^^ size of it, Mr. Bowser. "ch mr i""® several times that you were as MvonMO'^*'" had bought yon. I •"ked vl » Jnmped into a well any time lit £"â-  I'"" onZ^^\ P°* on his overcoat and hat, hi S4ii " gloves, and then kissed the baby k'i;!"' ""iing If you " »«,f '"!?*^«' tliat he loved yon." never see without ««Qij; "" wimouc so much as a KJJiohlv. J *°*"** midnight came home C'oahi. "P* »nto bed, and next day plettS 'â„¢* "^f ^** P»^* *•* Women. BT MAUDB L. EADFOBD, AOED 14. v^o^iT'*?.?',?*^ '""â- Â« "ie heart ^^f ^oald know a sinifle care, " they d pleasing make their art. 'Cornea, fickle, false abide O'er the globe in ev'rv place. Only m man's fancy wide, Cin one find the maid of grace Tender, loving, true and kind. Virtues those In them ne'er seen • Women you will always find. Crafty, a^ they e'er have been. Homes of comfort. love, and light Dreams are fpr our heart's aie wrecked. Always meets the husband's sight Dut.â€"untidi 0838.â€" neglect. ' Scenes of pleasure, joy and miith. tar from home they'U always seek. Find they at their husband's hearth. bharpness, coldness, misery bleak. Winning g'ances. charming smiles. On the world by them are bent, L.^e they as their household wiles. Irony, with Ecoldiog blent. Women, all so fair of face. With their faults before us eel, BoundlecB love on them we place, For, though fake we love them' yet Day by day, and hour by hour. O'er our hearts they throw a spell. Feel we their straoge, wondrous pow'r Why J Indeed we cannot tell. We will love them till cold Death Calls us from the world to llee. Blows on us his fatal breath. Until then, their slaves we'll be. Ivv Depot, Va. t u'°Jw"^*l'"Jl*l**'°^ this poem, begin again, and take the first and third lines of every verse alternate- ly, which will show " Women " in a different light • The Mother's Dream. I had a dream that wafted me up to the City of Gold- The walls of jasper flashed, and the silver splendour rolled. Most rtal aream it was, for all I saw was plain, As when I look on the landscape through my trellis'd window pane. Oh glorious was the vision oh wondrous was the throng 1 Myriads on myriads walking the shining streets along Yearning I gazed, until there came the swift, soft mist of tears, But nrt of sorrow,â€" for the sight still'd all my anxious fears. I saw in one radiant square, marching in song-led tramp, A thousaad little children, each holding a slender lamp. Oh fair were their bright young faces, oh winsome was the siirht, I thank my God for this vision from the holy land of light. Far on gleamed the twinkling.Iine, and I gazed upon each one; At length, with start cf wonder, I beheld my own dear son. r looked and looked all trembling; his lamp seemed going out, I cryeit a cry of anguish, of agonizing doubt. Oh Willie dear my own dear child, oh, tell me what means this. Each lamp but thine burns brightlj art thou not, too, in bliss He met my eye, he hsaid my ery, he named me by my name Oh, mother how can my lamp shine since thy tears dim its flame? Then I awoke, but ne'er again for my dear boy to weep. Praising the Lord, who thus lit up with jov my weary sleep, 'Twas but a dream, I know, yet a blessing it brought to me. For thoughts of the tear-dimmed lamp keeps my heart from uiourniug free. I tell you my dream, oh mothers, to reach out a help- ing hand. As wistful, desolate, childless, in your great sorrow ye stand. Look up to the City of Gold, and in the line of Light, By faith see your little ones playing, nor dim their lamps so bright. The Prodigal Son. BV ' R. WILKIKSOS. The Prodigal son had wandered Far away in a foreign land And tquandered the portion given him By a father's bountiful hand. Alone, aa the night is alhng. And all through the dreary day The wind swept cold from the mountain!. And the sky was sodden and gray. Famishing â€" wearyâ€" forsaken I'oor wanderer, thj- ruin's complete Thou fan would'dt app' ase thy hunger W ith the husks the swine did eat. Where now are the friends that lured thee To scenes of folly and vice False friends, thy wealth had purchased. At such grievous sacrifice. Heavily the chill rain is beating On his poor defenceless head And none but our Utavenly Father knew Of the repentant tturs he ihed. ' How many servants of my Fathi r Have bread enoueh an 1 to spara And I perish here of hunger In tha storm and detolate air." But list He prays f r deliverance In very abandon cf helpless despair His sobs pierce the night, and e'en Heaven Is moved by that passionate prayer 1 And a holy voice whi'pera "Peace 1 Thy sins are forgiven thee Henceforth let tcy hfe be stainless Rise upâ€" go forthâ€" and be free " And the rain ceased its dreary beating. The wind sank to a gentle sigh The moon looked forth in her beauty. Silvering earth, and the deep \ault on high. And blest was that boy, worn and weary. And he sank to restful repose And in dreams his spirit wandered To the land of the vine and the rose. And just a« the sun gilt the mountains, And shone in glcry along the If a He arose, and returned to his Father Far a«ay o'er the wide rolling sea. And O, there were hearts filled with rapture. When th »t wayward s m was forgiven And voices in prayer and thanksgiving Ascended like incense lo Heaven. Miss Leila Robinson, the woman lawyer, was some time ago the assistant counsel in a case in wliich an important witness was a man who is in the Massachusetts State Prison on a life sentence. The unhappy wretch had not been out of durance for seventeen years and a sight of a bit of the world, even though that bit was no mote cheerful or attractive than the Court-room, filled his whole soul with a wild joy. He was so thoroughly delighted that in a mo- ment of rapture he threw his arms about Miss Robinson and kissed her fervently as a means of expressing his appreciation of the distant glimpse of liberty he had, through means of the summons to the witness box, enjoyed. The man apologised hnmbly when remonstrated with, but pleaded that he could not help it. A Core for DrankeiuieM SSitfS^ or My cause tut mmtienediOove, mad above ww^ Sri 10 cents in stanvs for Lnbcn'i yonr addiess •"" "V ~? ni««ue« oY JTon. Books OLD WORLD NEWS. The Prussian Marriage An Alsoibine Topic-The :Empeior'8 HealtL LoxDov, AprO nth.â€" I hear from Berlin that Kaiser Frederick still leans toward the idea of giving his daughter to Prince Alex- ander, despite Bismarck's protest, or rather has not abandoned the hope of winning Bis- marck over to the plan. The situation really puts Frederick in a cleft stick. If he allows the marriage to proceed he runs he the chance of losing the services of Bismarck, though the chance is not great, and he formally notifies the Czar that the season of Germany's deference to Russian wishes and designs is at an end, which would be only another way of saying that if the Czar wants anything more in Europe, he will have to fight for.it. If Frederick, on the other^hand. sends the Battenberg away and breaks iflf the match, he publishes to the world that, so craven is Germany's attitude before Russia, it dares not even marry one of its Princesses to the man she loves because the Czar happens not to love him. Some via media there may be, such as postponing the whole question for a time, in the meanwhile allpwing the Battenbergs to come to the German Court when they like, but the whole matter has been discussed so publicly now that this is not likely to molify the Czar. The Emperor's condition gave rise to seri- ous alarm the other day. Both his cough and spitting were augmented, and he also suflFertdfrom nervous excitement. Next day he rested for several hours, and after par- taking of a luncheon of oysters drove out for the first time in seven days in a closed carriage. That days bulletin said that for the 3ast few nights he has been unable to sleep well on account of headaches, and that the malady from which he is suffering now appears to be moving from the back of the larynx more to the front, which is regarded by physicians as a favorable symptom, because the danger of the dbease attacking the leso- phagus will be thus averted. Italians breathe moreeasily over the news that the bulk of their army in Abyssinia will be recalled at once. Nowhere in Europe have more pessimistic views about the Con- tinental situation been all along held than in Italy. It is also true that the Italians are as eager for war as the Hungarians, and probably for the reason that they have everything to gain by one, with a minimum of exposure and loss. The Maxim gun was given a great boom in the London Times through the fact that a lot of them destined f cr the Italians in Abyssinia were tested in the presence of Italian experts and numerous English ofS â-  cers. The weapon has been greatly simplifi- ed and improved.since it was described in the papers t«ro years ago, and the mos t of the objections of fragility have been obviated. The test was exhausive andaperfect triumph. An English o£Gcer writes to the limes de- 8 ribing it as the greatest weapon of de- struction yet devised. :â-  BICYCLE FOR SALE. (Rover Pattern) ••Premier," Nbarlt N«w. Apply Tecth ofllce. Bargain. ROSES and til other beddiogand Our ti!oo Plants. Ill J. collections will suit every Illustrated Catalogue Free. Websteb Bkos., Flohists, Hamilton. MANITOBA Farmers going to Manitoba will find it to their advantage to call upon or write to W. B. Gillett, .523 Main Street, Winnipeg, who has improved farms for sale. Information cheerfully furnished without charge. Money advanced to bona fide set- tlers at low rates of interest upon personal property to assist them in starting. _y.OwERS_.FmE.HD .Mftpmm^s.ity Will Sharren the Knife without jei ovmg it from the Machine. No farmer should setd h's machine into the field without one. Simple by mail SUc CLKHENT t to., Toronto. " REmnE^ Seed CatalQSne, containing dcKnp- uons and prices of all the best varieties of VEGETABLE AND FLOWER 8EED8 now ready and will be mailed Xree to all Thoapplr by letter. iS" Send for it. WM. REN NIE, Toronto, Ontario. Allan Line Royal Mail SteamsMp8 Sailmg during winter from PortUnd everyThursy and Halifax every Saturday f Liverpool, and ib sum- mer from Quebec e\eiy Saturday to Liverpool, calling at L-^nd nderrv to land mails and passengers for S-xitland -.nd Irelard also from Baltimore, via Hali- fax au» St John's, S. F to Liverpool foitnightly during summer months Tie tteamers of the Glas- gow lines »ail during winter to and from HaUtax, Portland, Boston and Philadelphia; and during sum- mer Iwtween Glasgow a. d Moutreal weekly Glasgow and Boston weekly, and Glasgow and Philadelphia fortniirhtl.v. For freight, passage or other information apply to A Schumacher Co., Baltimore S. Cunard Co Halifax Shea » Co St John s, Nfld.; Wm. Thomp- son Co., St. John, N B.; Allen Co., Chicaso Live fc Alden, New York; H. Bourller, Trranto; Allans. Rae Co., Quebec Wm. Brookie Philadel- phia H. A. Allen, Portland, Boston. Montrebl. [HE TORONTO SILVER PLATE GO â€"Manufacturers of the High Grade of â€" SILVER-PUTED WARES. WOOD ENGRAVER 10 King S" East TORONTO. TRADE MARK. FACTORIES AND SALESROOM 420 to 426 King St. West, TORONTO E.G. GOODERHAM, J. C COPP, Manager. Sec.-Treas. BREADMAKER'S YEAST ALWA.YS AHEAD! BREAD made with this Yc;ist took Ji st prizes at 1^2. Township and County Fairs la Ontirio in iSSt, at such places as Flesherton, iI:irkl\:iin,\Vhit- by,ctc. Over 10,000 ladies ha\e sent us letters and postal cards to say that it is superior to any yeast ever used by them. It makes the lightest, whitest, sweetest and most wholesom« bread, buns, rolls and buck* wheatcakes. Directions in eaclL package with full instructions* TAKE NO OTHER. PRICE. 5 CENTa Johnston'sFluidBeef [s not merely a stimulant, but it contains all the life-giving elements of meat that nourish Brain, Bone Muscle. -11 is- Tie Breat Strengtli Biver. Tour Pnend Committed Suicide. You never suspected it, none of his friends dreamed of it, he did not know it himself, but it is exactly what he did, nevertheless. Do you remember his sallow complexion Do you recollect how he used to complain of headache and constipation "I'm getting quite bilious," he said to yon one day, " but I ^uess itil pass off. I haven't done anything for it, because I don't believe in 'dosing.'" Soon after that you heard of his death. It was very eudden, and every one was gretly surprised. If he had taken Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets he would be alive and well to-day. Don't follow his example. The " Pellets " are easy to take, mild in their action, and always sure. " Honest old Dick Tate," they called him in Kentucky, but i^e robbed the State treas- ury of |25U,CK)0 and skipt, all the same. Edwin Forrest's Secret. The great tragedian, Forrest, had a secret which everybody ought to learn and profit by. Said he, " I owe all my success to the fact that everything I have undertaken I have done thoroughly. I never neglect trifias." That's the point â€" don't neglect trifles. Don't neglecc that hacking cough, those night-sweats, that feeble and capri- cious appetite, and the other symptoms, trifl- ing in themselves, but awful in their signi- ficance. They herald the approach of con- sumption. You are in danger, but yon can be saved. Dr. Pierce's Grolden Medical Dis- covery will restore yon to health and vigor, as it has thousands of others. For all scro- fulous diseases, and consumption is one of them, it is a sovereign remedy. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes has flanked the autograph hunters by adopting the use of a type-writer in his correspondence. We accidentally overheard the following dialogue on the street yesterday. Jones. Smith, why don't you stop that disgusting hawking and spitting! Smith. How can I You know I am a martyr to catarrh. J. Do as 1 did. I had the disease in its worst form but I am well now. S. What did you do for it J. I used Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. It cnred roe and it wiil cure you. S. I've heard ot it, and by Jove ^U try it. /, Do so. Y^ou'U find it at all the drug stores in town. Mr. Phelpe, the American minister to England, is coming home on a leave of ab- sence of sixty days. He will sail April 5th. CraoAidsi Hani Rssswib restores grey and faded hair to its natural color and prevents falling oat Fruit trees are said to gain most of their growth during the night. Whenever yomr Stoaoaota or Bowels gst out ol Of del, canstng frilliiiiniinni. I^spepsia, or IndigssUoo and their attendaat evils, take at onoe a dose of Di Carson's Stomach Bitters. Best famUjr meJidne All DmgKlsts, eo cents. Miss Homersham, who is lecturing in England on nnndng, recommends that the â- ick room should contain only two chain. " One a very comfortable one for the nnrae, and a very uncomfortable one for viaitors who stay too long." Hub .CotroB Ccbx enics in one minute. 9I30LDMEDW5 IN 4 YEAR5 Ltdrdnto ONT. xKlS MACVifiji sniii PEERLES^ ^^HASND^S^' There are many imitatioxs of "Peerless" MAGHINEOIL, but none equal it in lubricating properties. Fars^ Kan, HcLLUEN, et:.. And none equal to the oekuins Peerless made by SAMUEL ROGERS CO., TORONTO. Sold by dealers everywhere. ... ' THE ONTA RIO MU TUAL LIFE. Financial Beport for tbe Year Ending 31st December, 1887. NET ASSETS, December Slst, 1SS6 Less Balance of Profit and Loss Account. IJfCOME Premiums Less i-e-asisurance Interest EXPENDITURES Paid to Policy-holders, for Death' CUiius under 4S Policies Maturtd Kudnn-meutd, undt r 4 Policies Purchased Policies Surplus J..: Keturned Premiums 4789.491 SO 3,!K)1 64 .5704,590 Ky .«304 842 73 3,1»0 SO 8301,061 S7 .-1,202 07 *352,923 9* Sfi0,156 00 3,150 00 15,395 62 34,849 17 696 68 •*l,147,6U,10 GENERAL EXPENSES Coramissi IDS and Superintendent's Sa'ai'3' Medical Ex^miaatious §114,147 47 SALARIES President and Directors' Fees and Mileage....... Manager, Secretary and Atsistants Auditors OTHER EXPENSES Including Postage, Printing, Taxes, etc. •«42,565 60 7,000 00 S2,376 47 9,031 M 227 20 .%0,165 66. .„. 811,635 31 811,635 20 «187,4S3 Total Net Assets, Dec. 31st, 1887 COMPRISIKO TUB FOLLOWING IwVHSTMKKTS •,030 4*. Municipal Debentures, Cost -Mortgages (Cash Valuation, 81,605,231 CO) Loans on Policies Clieserves at Credit, 8192,473 67) Liens" '• " " 8124.606 31) Company's Office Agents' and other Ledger Balauc s MoIsod's Bank, Current Account. Canadian Bank of Commerce Gash on hand ADDITIONAL ASSETS. Short date Nctes, sei ured by Policies In force ,. Premiums due and in course ot transmission Deferred half-yearly and quarterly premiums on existing policies. Interest due on Mortgages â-  ' accrued on Mort gages and Debentures, not due " uue on Policy Loans " accrued on PoUcy Loaas and Liens, not due.. Market value of Debentures over cost Liens on deferred Sarplus Policies (Reserve at Credit 810,506 57).. Total Assets, Dec. 31gt, 1887. LIABILITIES. Reserve computed on Hh 4^ per cent. Institute Table Leas value of re-atsured policies .^ 8131,237 85 668,437 22 87,306 40 48,000 57 6.794 58 5.795 58 4,220 75 7.711 41 526 10 8000,030 46 8 4,680 83 24,969 27 2,954 84 6,602 31 ^2,003 94 4,329 87 41.6.30 19 8 39,107 25 8,296 55 4,050 01 8129,417 81 ..81,089.448 27 .$1,012,033 90 7.328 26 Claims under 7 Pslioies awaiting Cialm papers " " 1 " resisted Premiums paid in advance Interest " " Collection fee on deferred and other premiums and notes. -81,004,705 64 14,500 00 1,000 OJ 3,063 99 776 75 7.796 40 81,031,782 7 Surplus, Dec. 3l8t, 1887 „ «--.... $57,666 19 We oeg to report that we have carefully examined the books and accounts of the Company for the year ending 31st December, 1£87, and that we find the same correct. We have also examined tbe Mortirt^rss, Debentures and other Securities held by the Company, and we hereby certify that they are correotly- shown as above. HENBY F. J. JACKSON, .,^„,^„ Watkrloo, Feb. 15th, 1888. J. M. SCULLY, J^ Auditors. Tbe business of Tub Ontabio Mdtdal Lira for the year 1887 has been in every way satisfactory, show- ing in all its essential features a continuation of the steady progress which has gone on from the inception of the company in 1870 up to the present time. Compared with the two preceding years, the following' items in last year's account show up to good advanta ge Number ot Policies issued Amount " " Total Number of Policies in force. Premium Income .......' Total Assurance in force Number of Death Claims paid Amount of Death Claims paid Endowments paid 1885 1,355 tl,S67,950 6.381 8-240,414 ^259,361 4S 876,836 81,000 1886 1.917 •2,565,750 7.488 •275.799 89,774,643 41 854 250 83,000 1887 2,181 •2 716.011 8,605 •304,812 •11,081,090 48 •60,156 •3,150 The A»^nffi Heettns ot the Censpariy will he held «t Ita Bead •ffiee» Watedeo, on Mmy SMh, 1888. I. E. mvwmAS, iLP-« wx. mwitmwt, w. â- . Bi»»nx, Presldemt. Haaacer* 8eerelary. ^: I « "•â- '♦ mi 'iS !Si i! 1 'IP?: i V ^^