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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1912-9-5, Page 61 00 110, 10. 0 • 00111'S FUNERA en We ping Women and Children Marched In the Great Prossion. despatelf from London says,: The body of the late General Wil- liam, Booth woe laid on. Thursday beside that Of Catherine Booth, his wife, in Abney Park cemetery, amid signs of deep respect. from raea and women of all elasses. Representae dyes of reigning houses ad of Presidents of Republies, joined round the grave with many thou- sands from the maeses whom the founder of the Salvation Army had tried to uplift. Delegates of legis- lative bodies, ivie eorporatione, the army, the navy, businesa men of all branches, workmen who had secrifioed their day's wages, weep- ing women and children. of whom th.e General was a true frend, ntarohed shoulder to shoulder in the great procession which followed the • body a the General to its lest sim- ple reseing pi/see. The coffin was borne from the great doorway of heedquarters ot the hearse, whieh WS deoorated only with dry palms placed over the "Blood and Fire" banner draping the 'casket. The celebrated battle flag which the General had planted on Calvary was pieced at the head of the coffin, and as this was done the flap of the foreign deputations aaid of English provincial corps dipped in salute.. At the same time the vast crowd reverently uncovered their heads. Then the General's campaign cap and favorite Bible were lifted on. to the. platform of hte funeral car. The eeene was a most impressive one, a,s the delegates frous the pro- vinces and abroad, stepping slowly to the .solemn strains of the "Dead March in Saul," played by forty bends, marched pest the funeral car, and came to the full salute as they stepped by the coffin. A guard of honor. composed of the chief lo- cal and foreign officers of the Salva- tion Army, stood at attention round the hearse. Reek oorps was pre- ceded by a group of battle flags. As the strains a rausio from each band died away after it had passed the coffin another band took up the melody, Leading the hearse when the pro- cession. started was &carriage, filled with splendid floral tokens sent by dignitariee and 'distinguished friends of the late General. Lame- diately after the hearse a selected bodyguard of staff officers of the Salvation Army swung into line, preeeding the izefurners of the fam- ily, who were led by General and Mrs. Bramwell Booth. Then o,s,me forty-eight brigades of members of the Army and these were followed by a rear -guard 'composed, of offi- eers from the international head- quarters and the emigration staff. The procession was over a mile in length, and those composing it car- ried Salvation Army banners. A ehort distance from the starting point in Queen, Victoria Street the eoffin passed the Mansion House, the Bank of England and the Stock Exchange. As General Booth had been an honorary freeman of the City of London, the Lord Mayor appeared on the balcony of the Mansion House and saluted the coffin. The prooeseion took three hours to traverse the five miles from the starting point to the cemetery gates. All along the line, on both sides of the streets, enormous crowds looked on. These became more dense, as the approach to the 'cemetery was re'aehed. The service was a very simple one, consisting of singing of Salva- tion Army hymns. General Bram.- well Booth and his .sister, Miss Eva Booth, commender-in-chief of the Salvation Array in America, deliv- ered 'speeches, while the General's youngest daughter sang a solo. TORONTO CORRESPONDENCE INTERESTING GOSSIP FROM• THE CA- PITAL OF THE PROVINCE. Duke of Connaught's Visit—St. Alban's Cathedral—Those Ugly Ruins. On his latest visit to Toronto his Royal Highness the Duke of Counaught again showed himself to be every inch a Prince and a geutleman and with interests and sympathies as human as the most demo- cratic could wish. Torentonians, how- ever, cannot. forget that he is a Prince of Royal blood.. At the ceremonies at the Exhibition at which his Royal llieh- ness officiated some of the locai digni- taries were obviously quite overawed. Not so Rev. Dr. Briggs, the venerable stew- ard of the Methodist church, who was present in the capaeity of unofficial chap- lain for the purpese of invoking Divine blessing. In mellifluous phrases and re- sonant tones he delivered a prayer that would have graeed a revival eneeting. Be -Ed not forget to ask care and guidance for his Majesty and his Royal represen- tative, but the record as a Field Marshall os the man who stood beside him and his avowed interest in the oadet and sirailar movements did not prevent the reveread doctor from asking frustration of the plans se those who delight in war. After Dr. Briggsinvocation the pro- oeedinge were about as stiff end formal as one could imagine. President J. G. Kent read a E tiff little address of wel- come to while he did not add one word of informality. Throughout the entire proceedings he looked somewhat uncom- fortable. Then his Royal Highness read an address in reply. And the usual boys present noted thee when he took his eyes off the manusaript he sometimes had to pause to find the place again, This reading finiehed, his Royal Highness bowed and started to retire, the audi- ence standing. There was a hushed oi- lmen. It was George H. Gooderham. M.P.P., who broke in with "three cheers for the Duke and Duchess." Be didn't even say which Duke and Duchess. The audience was so overcome by the infor- mality of this proceeding that it almost forgot to cheer. Another silence. "And the Princess too," piped another voice. But the crowd could scarcely cheer at all for gasping. ROYAL LADIES OBSERVE AND OBSERVED. Of course, the Duehess of Connaught and the Princess Patricia, the former sitting on the left of President Kent at the front of the draped Royal box, and the latter immediately behind her father on the right, were tate cynosure of much observation, particularly from the fem. -Leine portion of the crowd. Everyone said they were glad to see the Duchess looking so vreli after her recent illness. Indeed, it was a surprise that she came to Toronto at all on this trip. Follow- ing the English fashion bath the Duohess and the Princeos wore 1eav7 veils, which made it tensest inipossible to observe their features, but it was evident that be- hind this fortification they were quietly and eritical4 observing as many of his Majesty's subjects as they couldin the time ;Mowed. The occasion was grazed. by the pres- ence of a number of politicians, including Hon. G. E. Foster, looking mellower and serener with the passing years. Hon. J. S. Duff, who easily makes the transition EDOM overalls on the farm to frock coat for Royalty, the immaculate Hon. Dr. Pyne and a number of others. There was naore informality at some of the other funetious attended by the Royal party. Noteworthy was the mon- ster garden party organized as a golden julanee by the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, but which was sadly marred at the end. bv es terrific thunderstorza, which swept and drenohed the island home of the club like a young cyclone. On eyery occasion the Duke showed interest, even enthusiasm, in the prooeedines. Evident- ly he spoke with absolute sincerity when in one of his addresses he said: "I have learned enough about your city and your citizens to be able to identify myself with your aspirations, your affilculties and your sueoesses.' CATHEDRAL AT LAST UNDER WAY. It is thirty-seven years since groued was broken for Toronto's Church of Eng- land Cathedral, and yet to -day the city is still without a cathedral. True, St. James, at King and Church streets, with its fine edifice and historical associations, dating .back niore than one hundred years, is commonly referred to as St. James Cathedral, but, eroperly speaking, it is not such. On various occasions at- tempts have been made to give it the status as well as the popular designa, tion of a cathedral, but all have come to naught. One of the chief difficulties in the way is the fact that St. James' pews are not free, a condition essential to a cathedral. And it woulel be no easy matter to free the pews in St James, because many of them hare been held in She same families for generations, and are surrounded with associations that it would be difficult to disturb. Properly speaking, St. Albans is the cathedral of Toronto. As such it should be the seat of the Bishop, but hitherto it has been little more than a name. As stated, it is nearly forty years slime the site, away in the northwest section on upper Howland Avenue, then far from the. centre of population, was acquired, but the only portion ofesthe church edi- fice that has been constructed is the nave, or eastern wing, and up to the present this small section with its west end board- ed up in primitive style, has accommo- dated the congregation. It is difficult to explain this extraordinary delay. It means, for one thing, that the ambitions of the cetbedral promoters have been away beyond their powers of achieve- ment. Some said that if Canon Cody had been cleated Itiehop of Toronto he would quickly have made the cathedral a real- ity. They based their supposition on the success he has made of St. Paul's. However, an energetic committee under the direction of Bishop Sweeney, has been grappling with the financial problem in- volved, and have made such substantial progress that the corner stone has now been laid for the south transept of the building. The ceremony was performed by' the Duke of Connaught, and it is hoped that such happy auspices foresha- dow an early realization of the long-de- layee ideal. FIRE RUINS AFTER EIGHT YEARS. Although it is more than eight years since Toronto's big fire, almost the first WEST C A LLS F EN Wages Offered Are Half as Much Again as Two or Three Years Ago. A despatch from Winnipeg says: 0 "We are still short 25,000 harves- 11•• ters to meet the requirements of the 0 west," said S. Bruoe Walker, Do - 0 minion Cemmiesioner of Inntaigra- 0 0• tion, Thursday morning, "and 1 stas 0 extremely anxious that every effort 0 ahould be made to obtain them. 1 concede that the harvesters' spe- cials have been filled to overflow - Cog with a splendid elites of work- ers, but I am afraid that our friends i in Ontario have failed to appreei- 8 ate the urgent needs of the western i• tallitere for this yearie erop. The estimate of 50,000 is not in the elighte.sb exaggerated ; not mere thee. 20,000 fret a eestern Canada have reached 'Winnipeg to date. "Deputy Minister Henault of Edmonton wired me on Thursday : 'There are not enough men for har- vest in this province as yet. Advis- able get railway companies run Mire, speoials.' "Deputy Mieister Mantle of Sas- katchewan wired me: `Saskatche- wan hes about ene-half number of men required. Strongly advise Sup- plementary excursions.' "Western farmers are. paying $8 to $3.50 per day with board for good, experienced harvesters. This is fifty per cent. of an inerease over the wages of twis �r three years ago, whilst the harvesters' ex- penses have net increased."' thine that meets tee e os svisiter raw:items She shy lie wee et see Union Station hi a view of the• Peotioe of the wily Mime lYing between Pesrat etreet sea tee Bay. Title unpioturtoqUe eight neon- PYing ene of the Meet vergeble 0,1:04,8 la the oity. lying unprodeative utheue tellEf the athr o a loug fend he. tweet), Toronto and the reilway oorporee Melte. lanieedietely afeer the conliagree Mom the railways took advantage of the gituatiou to lay claim to What property theY wanted for e new termival station. The, eity, on its side, asneidered tho time epportune to make a deMend that the railways, svIticlt by their ineregeing traelee and operations, have practically destroy- ed the naturally attraotive waterfront, should do something to mitigate this evil. The result was a demand that the railvrays should elevate their traoko on a viaduot high enough to permit the street passage to run underneath un- disturbed to the waterfront The varioue matters arising out of these domande and counter demands went for adjudica- tion to the Dominion RallwaY Board, wheal, after years of argument with seembigly endlese appeelo. declared for a viaduct as demanded by the oity. Of oourse the railways protested vigorously and have suomeded in hanging the whole matter up. In view of the record so far it would be unwise to underestimate their further delaying powers, but it does look now as though they had about remitted the end of their tether, and that before next year's exhibition visitors come to town the scene of desolation on Front street will be replaoed by one of busy oonetruction on the new station and track eleyetion work. The Grand Trunk railway has now professed its readiness to RO abea.d with the work. At the tirao of writing the Canadian Pacific is still protesting that i5 will net contribute its share, and if some means of overcoming this attitude cannot be disoovered the work snay be still further indennitely de- layed. • COERCING A RAILWAY. The latest order of the Railway Board is unequivocal and specific, and the only things the Canadian Pacifies can do now are to appeal to the Doininiea Govern. ment, or to stubbornly defy the Board's order. neither of these courses is likely to be effeettre. True, the only penalty provided in case the railway refuses to obey the order is a fine of $100 a day, which. amounting to. only $36,500 a year would be but a fleabite to that wealthy corporation. But the Railway Board menet afford be defied, and will doubt- less find some method of making the re- oalcitrant company toe the scratch. It might get Parliament to pass legislation providing severer penalties, or it inielit order the construotion to be made and collect the Canadian Pacific's slime through the courts. Meanwhile the eyesore of the conflagra- tion ruins is but the smallest of mazy inconvenionceo the city is undergoing, due te the delay. The level oroseinatiat Yonge and Bey streets used by thous sands everyday on their way to the boats are intolerable nuisances, to say nothing of being death traps. And then there is the dungeoe which goes by the name of Toronto's Union Station. It probably holds the distinction of being the most inadequate and most inconvenient sta- tion which an' oity of Toronto's size any- where can boast. On a busy day when thousands of people are seeking their bates and truck loads of baggage are being unceremoniously hauled around the passenger platforms it represent; about the aome of discomfort. The renews say the new station would long ago have been a completed fact if it had not been for the city's demand for a viaduct. For this reason the viaduct ought to be all the more appreciated when it comes, though there are those who maintain that the viaduct. is all a huge mistake, and that a system of over- head bridges would have been eatioh more practical. oes MONTREAL'S DEATH RATE. Jews at Other Extreme of the Vi- tal Records. A despatch from Montreal says: That the highest death -rate is ansong "other Catholics," which is the form in the health statistics used to denote all Catholics net French-epeakings is the conclusion arrived at by Dr. Louis Lalaerge, Medical Health Officer, in compil- ing statistics for his report for the past twelve months. The pereen- tage of deaths as against births is as follows :—Other Catholics, 66.71; French,speaking Catholics, 59.40; Protestants, 59.10; Jews, 33.14. The statistics show a total of 17,637 births during 1911. and 9,974 deaths, or a difference of 7,663. PASSED CENTURY MARK. John Whinney, Formerly of Mus- koka, Dies at St. Catharines. A despatch from St. Catharines says: The death occurred on Wed- nesday at the Industrial Home in this oity of John Whinney, who had reached the ripe old age of 101 years. He had made his home there for many years formerly residing in Muskoka. He was still in fairly good health until a short time be- fore death. ;Had he lived until next Hallowe'en he would bave readied his 102nd birthddy. GRADUATE OF LAVAL. Convicted of Practising Medicine Illegally. A desspatch from North Bay says: J. A. Berube, M.D.,. graduate of Laval University, liontreal, was sentenced to five months in Central Prison by Magistrete Weegar in de- fault of fines and costs aggregating $162.61 on five charges of practising medicine illegally in Ponfield, not having passed the Ontario Medical Council exisraination. W. J. Con- ners prosecuted for the Ontario Medical Council. Several previous convictions had been registered against Berube, on one of which he received thirty deys in jail. Ho pleadedt uilty to all five charges. KILLED ON TRA.CKS. Wife in Toronto and Son on Hars vester :Excursion. A despatch from Brockville says.: Nathan Purvis, a well-known resi- dent of Lyn, five miles west of hare, was killed on the B. W. St N. Rail- way tracks between here and Lye. on Thursday afternoon, his body being terribly mangled, Purvis had been here, and Wade walking home along the tracks, on which, it is said, he laydown and fell asleep. i Hie wife is n Toronto and his son on the way to 'the West on a har- Vesters' excursion. DIE NEWS IN A PARAGRAPH .0. FROM ALL 'OYER UIEOBXfl4ill NVITSREILL. Oanada, tbe Empire and the World In General Before You Eyes. CANADA. Timothy Murphy of Ottawa was fatally injured while drilling a well. Miss Hazel M. Hallett, Toeonto, won a geld medal for pertraaeship, against 10,000 seerapetitors. sln unknown man, thought to be a Scotsman' was killed by. a, train on the LakeSt. John Railway, Recorder Dupuis of Montreal has resigned owing to ill -health. Mr. Amedoe Geoffrion, M.P.P., sue - John Leybourne of Guelph was killed and. John Foster severely in- jured in an elevator accident art the Prison Farm dormitory. John Sequin, engineer ef a Oen- tral Vermont passenger train, was fatally erushed in collision with a freight engine at St. Lambert. Two fire insurance, companies were put out of the Western Canada Fire Underwriters' Association for violating rules concerning rate - cutting. Th.e largest electrically -equipped lumber mill on this continent has jest been opened by the British - Comedian Lumber Company on the Pacific cease GREAT BRITAIN. British suffragettes issued a statement eleelering that they in- tended organizing their forces iu Canada. UNITED STATES. The leader of the Unionist party, Mr. Boner Lew, was in an automo- bile accident. .An insane woman who tried to reach President Taft was found in possession of several knives. GENERAL. United States troops landed. in Nicaragua to protect American in- terests. There are reports of further mass mores of Christians on the Alban- ian frontier. HOG CHOLERA NEAR WINDSOR One Hundred' and Fifty Were Ors dered to be Killed. A despatch from Windsor says: An epidemic of hog cholera is re- ported in the vicinity of farms on Dougal road, and sinless the dis- ease is checked in the next few days it is fewest' e large percent- age of swine will have to be killed. Dr. F. A. Jones, Government Live Stock Inspeotor, has directed the destruction of 150 hogs during the past two days. Forty-six animals were owned by Joseph Dumou- &elle, and the remainder belonged to Arthur Dumouchelle and Charles Stox. The farms of the three are in the same neighborhood. The investigation will be continued, as Dr. Jones believes there are more cases of contagion in the vicinity The value of the swine runs into several hundred dollars. BURIED UNDER COAL. C.P.R. Nan Met Death in Strange Way at Moose Jaw. A despatch from Moose Jaw says: William Aikens, aged 38 years, a C.P.R. employe, met death on Tuesday night in a remarkable and tragic manner. He fell into the tender just as a load of coal WM poured in from the. chute. His fel- low trainmen worked furiously to rescue him, but he was deed when uncovered. He leaves a widow and four children. PAINFULLY BURNED. Kerosene Can Nearly Caused a Woman's Death. A despatch from London, Ont., says: A can of coal oil used to light a kitchen fore on Thursday after- noon nearly meant the death of Miss O'Donogliue of 775 York St. The kerosene exploded and the wo- man's arm and side were severely burned. While the burns were ex- tensive, and the injury painful, the victim, for whom a physieian was promptly called, will recover. FIVE RUNDRVD ON STRIKE. Employees of Steel Company De - mend Increase in Wages. A despatch frora Hamilton says: About 500 employee of the Steel Com.pany of Canada have quit work, and made a demand on the firm for en inerease in wages. They met the heads of the eompeny on Wednesday, but no settlement was reached. Some of the men say that they make only $12 a week by working seven days a week, their rate of wages being . about 103 cents per hour, while some get as much as 18 cents an hour. We never realize how fest .sound travels till e popular song has made a bit, , PRICES OF FARM PRONCIS BEPORT$ FROM MB IsEAPINO THROO CENTRES OF AMONG& ficee of Cattle, Oralm Cheese anti Other Premiums at Herne and Aerosol, IlltEADSTLIPPS. Toronto, Sent. 3.—F1our--Winter whest 90 per font. pateitts. $3 80 to $3.86 for now f.o,b. mine, veld at $3.90 to $3.96 for old f.o.b. mills. Manitoba flours (these sine' tete:ins are for jute bags, iu ootton bags illo niere):—First patents, 040; liffeeea petents, $5.20, and strong bakers', $6, on track, Toemato. Maeitoba Wheat—No, 1 Northern, nom- inal et $1,13 1-2, Bay ports; No. 2 at $1.10, aad, No. 3 at $1,07, Bay ports. Feed wheat sale at 65e, BitY Verbs. Ontario Wli6at--4sTe, 2 white, red end mixed, 07 to 98o, outside; mew wheat, 92 to 93c, eutside. Peas—Nominal. Date—New oats, 40c here, and old at 43 to 431-8*, Toroato. No. 2 W. C. oats, 451-2*, Bay ports. Earley—Lower grades, 68 to 63o, out - aide. Corn—No. 2 Anierioan yellow, 850, on track, Bay ports, and 59 to 990, Toronto; Ne, e S8o, zeemee and. tea Bay rents. Rye—Nominal. Buclrwheat—Noinirial. Bran—Manitoba bran, $22, in bags, rents) freight Shorts, $23. To. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter—Dairy, (theism, 25 to 26o; bakers', infertor, 21o; ohoice dairy, tubs, 23 to 24o; orea,mery, 27 to 28o for rolls, and 265.0 26 1-20 for solids, Eege—Oase lots of new laid, 26 to 270 per dozen; fresh, 24o. Oheese—New oheeSe, 141-4 to 14 leo •lor large, and 141.8 to 14 3-4o for twins. Beaus—Hand-pioked, $3 per bushel; primes, $2.85 to $2.90. Honey—Extraoted, in tins, quoted at 111-2 to 121-2* per lb. for No. 1, who1e- LIW10; COVAIS. $2.25 to $3, vrbelesele. Poultry—Wholesale prices of ohoice dressed poultry:—Chickena 16 to 18e Per lb.; hens, 13 to 14e; ducklings, 14 to 150, Live poultry, about 2o lower than the above. Potetoes—Canadian, new, 65 to 75e per bushel. PROVISIO- NS. Bacon—Long clear, 131-2 to 14c per lb., in ease lets. Perk—Short out, $24.50 to $25; do. moss, $20 to $21. Maros—Medium to Mel. 17 to 171-5*; heavy, 151-8 to 16e; re s, 131-2 to 13 3-4o; breakfast ba- con, 18 to 181-2*; backs, 20 to 201-2* Lard—Tieroes, 13o; tubs, 131-4*; pails, 13 1-2o. BALED HAY AN- D STRAW. Baled Hay—No. 1 new hay, 512 to 513, on track, Toronto; No. 2, $10 to $11; clover, mixed, $8 to $9. Baled Straw—$10 to $10.50, on track, To- ronto. • MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, Sept. 3, ---Oats — Canadian Western, No. 2, 481-2 to 49c; do., No. 3, 47 to 471-2*; extra No. 1 feed, 481-2 to 49e. Barley—Manitoba feed, 63 to 64o; malting 800. Flour—Manitoba Spring wheat Patents, firsts, $5,80; do., seconds, $5.30; strong bakers', $5.10; 'Winter pat- ents, choice, $5.25; straight rollers, $4.85 to $4,90; do., in bags, $2.25 to $2.30. Rolled oats—Barrels, $5.05; bag of 90 lbs., $2.40 Millfeed—Bran, $22; shorts, $26; middlings 528; mouillie, $30 to $34. Hay—No. Z, per ton, car lots, $16 to $16.50. Oheese—Fin- est westerns, 131-2 to 13 5-8o; do., eaeterns. 13 to 131-4. Butter—Choicest creamery, 261-4 to 261-20; seconds, 251-2 to 26o. Eggs —Selected, 28 to 29c; No. 2 stook, 19 to 20c. Potatoes—Per bag, oar lots, $1.10 to 51.15. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, Sept. 3.—Wheat—Septem- ber, 913-4 to 917-8*; December, 923.4 to 927.8*; May, 973-8*; No. 1 hard, $1.003-8; No. 1 Northern, 92 7-8 to 99 7-80; No. 2 Northern, 82 7-8 to 96 7-8c. No. 3 yellow oorn, 771.2 to 78c. No. 3 white oats, 31 to 311-2*. No. 2 rye, 63 to 641-2*. Bran, $19 to $19.50. Flour—Leading local pat- ents in wood, 1 o.b. MinneapolM, 54.65 to $4.95; other patents, $4.50 to $4.85; first clears, $3.50 to $3.80; second clears, gee to Duluth, Sept. 3.—Wheat—No. 1 North- ern, 96 1.4 to 98 1-4c; No. 2 Northern, 95 1-4 to 96 3.110; September, 941-4* bid; Decem- ber, 931-2*; May, 920 asked. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, Sept. 3.—Top steers, $6 to 86.- 35; good, $5.90 to $6.15; fair, $5.45 to $5.- 70; medium, $5.20 5*$5.40, Butchers' bulls averaged $2 to $3; canning bulls. $1.50 to $1.75. Butchers' cows, $4.40 to eess; good, 54.10 to 54.25; fair, $3.85 up to $4, and poor to medium, $2.50 to $3.50. Canners and boners, $1.50 to $2.25. Old sheep, 31-2 to 41-8* per lb. 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The financial situation became more acute as the tour oontinued, until at last the compaey was con- fronted with the possibility of hays ing to opend the rest of its cloys in Australia for lack .of the means to return. Li this painful extremity, - an appeal was made to the Govern- ment at Ottawa. The oonsideration given to „tie supplica,tion of th.e Censdiatie 4x- paerieted in the Antipodes Weie careful, but sympathetic. It hao been decided that a perfectly good comeauy,. of youthful citizens is worth bringing back to Canada, and, following this decision, the sum of one thousand dollars is be- ing sent by cable to Capt. Davey, who is in command of the cadets,. MAKING SAFE IITSTETS WHAT A BOND REALLY IS AND HOW YOU GET YOUR INTEREST. • An Example of How Bonds are Issued—A Big Mortgage Divided in Equal Parts— What the "Coupons" are and How They are Used. The articles contributed by "Inverter" are for the sole purpose of guiding pros- pective investors, and, if possible, of say. ing them from losing money through placing it in "wild -cat' enterprises, The impartial and reliable charac.er of the information may. be relied upon. The writer of these articles and the publisher of this paper have no interests to serve In conneetion with this matter other than those of the reader. (By "Investor.") "What are these stocks you are selling anyhow?" asked a man of e bond sales- man this week. Now to explain just what a bond is to a person who is entirely unaceuainted with the general terminology of finance is by les means an easy matter. lee easiest way to de it is to take hien a bond and show it to him. Although this matter has been explain- ed in this column about a year ago e5 is perhaps permissable, in view of the fact that there is so much uncertainty on the Question te refer to it again. Now, take a large company like the Massey -Harris Company, which, by the way, has issued no bonds, so we may use it as an example. Suppose they should want to buy some more land to extend their factories (as they did a year ago) and it so b.appened that it was uot pos- sible to raise the neoessary money from their shareholders. The amount requir- ed, let us say, to buy the land and ereot and equip thb plant is 52,000,000. Now conceivably they could go ete one man and borrow the money from him on a mortgage. That is quite possible, but al- together improbable, for no one man would be likely to care to put so great a sum into oue security. To get around this difficulty here's what they do. They go to a big bond house and tell them the cirounistatmes and offer them the mortgage, which they buy. Their plant, equipment, lands, and all other as- sets are mortgaged to a trustee, usually a trust company. The trust company, in- stead of turning over to the bond house this mortgage, turns over to it 2000,small mortgages, each one repreeenting one two -thousandth of the $2,000,000 mortgage of a per value of $1,000 each. Every one ef these would. bear on its face an ab- breviated form of the big mortgage and each would be signed by the president and the seeretary of the Massey -Harris Cosnpany. Each would also be endorsed by an officer of the Trust Company to show that it was properly issued. In Other words, the bond is merely a 'sub- divided mortgage, each bond ranking equally with every other bond and ecu - ally secure. In this way the bond house which buys the mortgage, instead of hav- ing to place the whole mortgage with cowman, may sell it to 2,000 inveseors, giving each a thousand dollar bond. But this is not all. Suppose this issue we are speaking of has fifteen years to run. Tho interest, as is usual with in- duirtrial bonds of this nature, will be at the rate of six per cent. per annum, pay- able half yearly. When the bond is print- ed it has in addition to the abbreviated mortgage another sheet containing "coupons," one for eftela intereat data, or thirty in all. Each one is a small boed, or better, a small elieque, signed by the secretary of the company, the first one stating that on Janaary 1st, 1913, (or. - whenever the interest is duo) a certain bank will pay to bearer $30. The next one will state that on July lst, 1913, the same bank will pay the bearer $30, and so on antil the bond matures, and is paid in full. All the owner of a bond, has to do is to take out his bond at the time the interest is due, take a pair of scissors and cut off the coupon. This' he deposits in his bank just as he would a cheque, and spends the money. (Of course, the mortgage may be subdivided other than in the manner suggested.) Most bonds are now issued in denominations ef $1,- 000, $500, and $100. But whether they are $5,000 ertch—as many old issues' were di- vided—or $100, at the present time, the principle is the same, and the bonds art equally secure. The half -yearly coupon on the $100 bond is only $3, instead $30 on the $1,000 bond, but the seourit is meetly the same. • When you get a chance have a look at a bond. That will make it much dearer. NARCOTIC IMPORTS. " 1 Big Increase in Canada le) First Four Months. '- A despatch from . Ottawa says; According to a Government return the importation of narootioc into Cenada has grown heavily in the first lour months of the 'current fis- cal year. The importation of pure cocaine was one hundred and thir- ty-seven ounces as against thirty- five in the whole of last year. in the four months nine hundred and thirty-three pounds of -crude .opivan was brought in. The total impor- tation of this last year was five thousand and seventeen pounds; powderedopium imports in four months were one hundred and for- ty-four pounds, as compared with two hundred and fifty-five for elle-- whole of last "Year. FOUND .SNAKE IN MILL Montreal Woman Made Startling Discovery. • A despatoh from Montreal. says: After 'opening a bottle of - milk on Thursday morning Mrs. Rosa La- mothe, Workman Street, was hor- rified' when a, small snake :sprang , to the ground and lay there hissing. *Hoeing recovered from her fright Mrs. Lamothe telephoned lthe Health Department, which sent an inspeotor to the house to kill the reptile. The snake was of the harmlessvariety, and it is supposed that it either fell into a .milk -pail or was in the water with which the bottle was washed. POTATI YIEL VERY 11EAVItra Dealers are Buying Very Lightly, Expecting the Prices to Decline A despatch from Toronto says: The consumer is at last to get re- lief from the high prices of pota- toes, The potafe crop reports from all potato growing districts show an entssually heavy yield. The west- ern part of Ontario and the vicinity of Orangeville, as well as the Mari- time Provinee,s and the Delaware Valley, all have excellent Seitkle. Tile acreage this year has greatly increased . Since last week the vice of tu- bers has fallen off 35 per bag whole- sale. In a few days the retail prices will be 85 to '90 cents per bag, whereas last winter, Torontonians paid $2 per bag for potatoes im- ported from Ireland. The local dealers, both retail and wholesale, are buying very lightly, expeeting the drop to -take place ally time now. The cool weather for the pest month, &Hewed by rains, has played great havoc among the field crops, but it has been ideal for po- tatoes, and unless rain followed by a very hot sun overtakes the grow- ers before harvesting operations are eompleted, the yield will be a record -breaker