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À FEW POINTERS 1. The North American Luafe Assurance Comvoany ratio of assets to liabilities is greaier than that of any other Canadian Company.

2. 1ts securitics are of the highest class known in fiancia] circles

3. 1t confines its operations exclusively to Canada it does not seek business in foreign countries, nor does it invest its funds in foreign coun- tries.

4. 1ts dividends under 1n- vestment Policies have giren great satisfaction to its mem- bers : they are considerably in excess of those of the leading American companies.

5. 1ts membership has been most carefully selected, as is evidenced by the continued 1aw mortality of the Company.

6. It is conservatively ani e- conomically managed so.ely in the interest of its members.

7. 1t makes loaus upon Or- dinary and Investment poli- cles.

8. 1t issues all approved forms all of policy contracts, including Annuiiy Bonds.

9. 1ts record and success have never been equalled by any o- ther Home Company.

10. Policy holders holding Participatiug Policies have a vote for each #$1000 ot insur- rance hold by them.

11. lts policy coutrat is sim- ple, easily read and easily un- derstood.

12 Its policy claims are paid immediately upon satisfactory proof of the death of the ïn- sured.

Assets $2.515,838,41

Net Surplus $121,546,20 Business in force $17,494,107,00 Cash Income $:511,788,08.

For farther part:eulars apply 10 G. J. M:Cormar, Sp'ulal Agent Ch:rioït:town, 1. E 1 INCEND,E D'UN COUVENT

Saint-Ours, 27—Dimauche

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couvent où le feu venait de se)

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voir pris naissance dans nüe. des dépendances de Ja maison!

Jaus le poulailler ment, et parait être le fait d- quelques maifaiteurs. En quel ques minutes, grâce au vent qu'il taisait, tout fut en flam

wes ; la chapelle fat la pre!

mière atteinte, et on n'eut

guère que le temps d'en sauver |:

quelques ornements.

Dès le commencement del

l'incendi”, on a téléphoné à So- rl pour demander le secour: des pompiers, mais lorsque |

brisade arriva vers quatre heu: | es. le couvent n'était plus: qu'un moncsan d:ralass et d: |

d'vombres Informex.

Les citoyens de St Ours ei de St Roch méritent des félivi- ations pour ! zèle et l'empres

sem nt qu'ils ont mis à orgaaii-

ser un service de secours. M. le curé de la paroisse, le révé- rend O. Desorcy, a également payé de sa personne avec cou- rage admirabie. Par malheur, tous ces eflorts généreux ne purent empêcher l'incendie de détruire lès édifices et ne pu- rent que sauver la plus grande partie possible du matériel du couvent.

Les dames directrices de l'iustitution, les Révérendes Sœurs de la Présentation de Marie, évaluent les dommages à $20,000 et n'ont aucuse assu- rance. Eiles comptent cepen- dant pour obtenir les locaux suflisauts pour recevoir leurs élèves à la rentrée des classes sans trop d'incommodités,

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La foudre est tombés sur | plasieurs points à New-York, samedi.

À l'angle de Nassau et de Wall streets elle a brisé le mat de pavillon surmontant l'édi- fice de la Manhattan Trust Company et a projeté les grag- ments sur le toit de la sous tré- sorerie et dans la rue. La foudre a frappé aussi la tour qu'on a-

chève de construire an dessus | du bâtiment de la New-York. Life Insurance Company et a | mis le feu à l'échafaudage placé au sommet de cette teur ; mais! la pluie a suffii pour éteindre! ce commencement d'incendie. |

tant le No 10 et suivant des! fils télégraphiques qui partent du toit elle est allée mettre le. feu dans les bureaux d'un mar-

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chand de nouveautés. On a dû faire venir les pompiers qui ont eu promptement raison des. flammes. |

Le mât de pavillon s'élevant sur la fabrique de pianos Behr.| 29e rue et 1le avenue a été] mis en pièces par la foudre. De là, le fluide electrique s’est a | battu dans la rue et a suivi les rails du tramWay, jusqu'à ce qu'il rencontrât un tram ray, | quia été littéralement enlevé de la voie par la force du choc. Le cocher à éte lancé la tête Ja! première dans le ruisseau pen- | dant que les chevaux, détachées du train way, galopaient aflolés vers la rivière. Trois femmes qui se trouvaient dans ja voi-| ture en ont cté quittes pour uns violente seconsse Dans la

29e rue Ouest, la foudre à mi:

LE fon aux rid'aux d'une feré jire de L'apyjratl: ne: { O:cupe pa: les époux Mfarrar et avant au Où ait ptiéteindre les faim vos +, + out détruit un: Partie dr Hub icrat «ds véto uts.

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[rues environnantes et les ca- :yes da voisinage ont été inon- [ds ; la 28e rue était couveite: Le denx pieds d'eau ctla cir- |

uulation a été leterrompue. Au pars Central, deux ox troi.

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