HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1914-3-12, Page 2First Annual Report
OF
STP DMaO RELIANCE
MORTGAGE
CUf>IP ll ATION,
the ('orporetlon's otnetals as to the
value 0f the stocks, betide, debentures
anal loans, Hud we certify that the
above Bal .1 r,r Sheet is in accordance
with the boom( of the Corporation.
G. T. CLA1tKSON, F.C.A.
A, r. NEFF, F.C.A.
chartered Aeoountants.
Toronto, 12t11 February, 1914.
After adopting the report, the share -
The Standard Reliance Mortgage holders elected the following directors
Cerebration of " Toronto held Its annual for the rooming y car: Lord Hyde,
meeting of shareholders 00 Mon1aY, W, S. Dlnnlck, Herbert Waddington,
March 2, 1914,. in the 051000 of the Hugh S, Brennen, 1,. le. B. Jahnatou,
Company at 8488 ]Ging Street East, 1;.('., John 'Firstbrook, Nathan Ii. Stev-
Toronto, ' The following report vrna ens, N. Jea,Onp, M.1)., J. A. 81cEvoy,
submitted and approved:- - David ltat2, James Gunn, David Kerne,
Your Directors have nwch pleasure r. t'. 4cNally, W. L. Horton, Rev, 0.
In submitting herewith the first Mi- I. Taylor M.A., It. 1I. °mono.
inial Report and Statement for the Ilead Office: 84-88 Xing St. L., Toronto
past year accompanied by the Balance
Sheet to December 318t, 1913, show-
ing the result of the Coutpany's open-
atlione,
The Directors aro pleased to submit
the First Annual Report and Balaneo
Sheet of the Corporation for the per.
Ind ending 31st of f)eoember, 1913.
rho Order-ln.Couoel] approving of
the merger of the Standard Loan ('om.
pang and tho Reliance Loan and Sav-
inga Company of Ontario was passed
on the 21st day of April last, and the
actual merging took place on the nest
day of May.
It will bo noted that after paying
all fixed charges and expenses, in-
cluding outlays consequent upon the
amalgamation, the balance available
for distribution has been sufficient to
anew of payment of tate usual divid-
ends to the Shareholders, and an ad-
dttion of $100,000 to the Reserve Fnud.
which nue. 81)104s at $400,000:
We are pleased to be able to report
a Substantial Increase In the 'eben-
tnrea placed by the Company, and also
in the Savings Accounts. By reason
nP this our total Assets now stand at
over 85,100,060, nr an Increase of over
$300,000 since the moryor, and the
net eurninga of the Corporation are
greater by over $30,000 than the com-
bined not earnings of the two Com -
panics prior to the amalgamation
The shares held by the Corporation
In the Dovercourt Land, Building and
Savings Company, Limited, represent
assets ecnsisting of real estate having
an actual value largely in excess of
the par value at which the shares are
now attending on the books.
To fill a vacancy In the Directorate
since the amalgamation, Dr. E. Jessop,
of St. ('atharines, a large and Influen-
tial shareholder In the Company, was
elected.
Saner the last Annual Mooting of
the Standard Loan Company, now an
integral part of the amalgamation, the
BIR THOMAS TAIT,
Was Chairman of the Victoria
(Australia) Railway Commission
for eight years,
11Yotnen with Sallow Skirt
Here is a Good Treatment!
You Get Results Quickly.
out --
death of ono of the most distinguished Womanly beauty is largely the out -
('ant ltane, Lord Strathcona, has fatten ward Evexery
woman sion
of health.
a .elf.
Ever woman whir all chs. sand
We feel y tie that. t ourt
y p
] apoor complexion needs medicine—
holders deplore thr, great loss which needs a potent tonic to regulate her
the Dominion of Canada has sustained system.
by the passing of one of the most not- To tone up the stomach --to insure
able figures in the history of our court. good digestion -10 give new life and
try. Ifo was, al the time of lila death, vitality to the whole system—where is
µ DIrr•ator of this (nrporatfon' there a remedy like or,Hamilton'sWe take great pleasure in bearing )'311s9
teetimnny to the Plitt:limey displayed
by the ofllolals and agents of the Cor-
poration in performing their respec-
tit•e ditties.
Itespr:r.tfutly nnbmltted on behalf of
the Board.
(Signed; N. IT. STEVENS,
President.
Dated, Toronto, 13th February, 1914.
Da?ance Sheet as on December
31st, 1913.
AsSE:T8
Mortgages and Securities
against. Real idstate$4,265,220 43
Loam; 31,376 6i
Stocks. Bolide and lie- declare they Booths and quiet the
hentures at nest 411,716 60 lIervea so that a good night's rest al -
Real Estate, foreclosure 88,162 85 ways follow their use,
Dltice Premises 174,500 63 To took well, to feel well, to ]teen
5,„00 00 well, use Dr, Hamilton's Pills. They are
mild, cleansing, strengthening -good
for the young or old. Sold by all.
dealertt to 25e. boxes,
)I:I1WSON 01? AU}3TRADIA.
The Young Professor Iles Served
On Many Expeditions.
The 21awsen espedltinn int., the
Ant:aret]c, which set out front Tas-
mania, 4,n .December 2, 191 1, with
the object of malting a complete
t„'r%,hs;;ieal and magnetic survey elf
the unexplored coast between Cape
Adore and (Inu,aburg, ndistance of
more than 2,00(1 miles, consisted of
03,225t,223 01 more
Hien, thirty-two dodge's, and a
pack of well-trained (lreenland
4.1055 under the leadership of Dr.
Douglas Mawhon,
1)r. Maw'son llinlself, a young
professor of geology •rtt Adelaide, a
tr'alclua,o c,f the University el S,pd-
ney, was then only {went:;y-nine
years of age, but had already taken
part in various 'exploring expedi-
tione, inohtdint; ane in the New
llebridea under Captain lt,son.
He had served, 'towo, its physicist,
geologist, and photographer of tho
Shackleton expedition lute the Ants
alatio in 11107, anti was one of the
tlii'oa men who first scaled the top
of Mount. Erebus and platted the
Union Jack there. Tie was also well
known in Australia for his re -
marches regat'ding radium -bearing
lands,
This explorers took along com-
plete wireless apparatus and 0(001- 1
ed stations al M.aoQua.rie .island'
and Adolfo Lund, so that; they could
keep in regular coalmtunication with
Hobart, Taamaavla. The enterprise
Was +madeTioasible by a aubsetlipti4.0!
of $100,008, contributed largely by
the public Of Australia, although
$60,000 was subscribed in three clays
through an -appeal by Sir lrn'nest
Shackleton in the 41011)10119 of The
tendon Doily Main. In addition,
sovcrel 13rititll firms conti'ibrrleil.
supplies end equipment worth about
$10,000. -
Dr. Hamilton's TIM enable you to
eat what you like --they correct con•
atlpatton--slake nourishing blood --
Medi force and vim into a run-down
system.
If nervous and can't sleep, your re-
medy is Dr, Hamilton's Pills—they
search out tlse mete of your condition
and you rise in the morning refreshed,
strong, vigorous, ready i'or the day's
work,
1)'. 1lamilton asks every weak and
debilitated person to use, his Mandrake
and Butternut ]'ills. They make old
folks feel young, and weak rents feel
strong. Their effects upon insomnia
and Milgrim. is marvellous, Hundreds
Dlfice Furniture
Accrued Rentals 648 84
Agents' Balances 3,357 97
MtnTleipal- Debentures, at
vest - 33,003 51
Wash on hand and In -
Banks 200,786 00
$5,110,332 81
LIAIBILi'l'!ES
'rn the Puddle
Debentures with Artaol.'d
nterest - 80,1.1.9,999 05
Dep/Hite with Accrued
5111'.e1e141, - 512,077 58
11,195 53
0843 62
1,217 49
;4i,,i'1$tt Ices assumed ed ..
"Uuclalmcd Dfvid,-nay
Account. Payable
Dividend, No, 2, Payable
JSIIUtn•y 2, 1014
$2,711,193 28
1'o the SharehoideraV_ �»
Ctlp}tkt SIrielt Subscribed 2,070,810 00
Loaf t7npalci thereon 85,705 12
1,935,104 28
}teservo 1rand 400,000 00
Balitnie et Credit, Loss
and Bain 1.1,035 26
$6,110,332 81
LOSS AND CAIN ACCOUNT
Intermit on Debentures
tied 17,.pncita .,. a . $1 22,521 14
Dividends Nus. 1 and 2 118,471, 88
Transferred 103 Reseree
Fund a60,000 on
taalanco('arrieti l'rn'ward 14.035 26
8353,028 27
Tialances, Doe, 31 1.91 .3 $ 3.001 12
Net earnings After do -
duction oP expos yes of
management and pro-
visiofl tor all known
Losses . . ...... 351,330 351,330 55
$356,1138 :27
AS, RATI('KITAM,
Secretary.
11. WAJ)ilINOTON,
}Managing 1)]reetor,
AUDITORS' .,oERTIFIGATE,
We have audttedthe a 00011)8 of the
Standard Rellano Mortgage C0rpor•
at1011 Per t11e year entling 31st Decent.
ben, 1518. Wo have soon 8115 Muni•
elna1 TDebentures, received certlOoates
from tire Corporation's llanitors aH to
the Molt balances, verified the 'snail
on hand, obtained a certificate trout
Have Been An
Untold Benefit
New Brunswick Woman Praises
IDodd's Kidney Pills.
She Suffered for Four Years, and
the Doctor Could Not Ilelp Her,
But IDodd's Kidney Pills Bare
Icer a New Lease of Life.
P4,rton, C"arieta; ('e., :ti,B., Mar.
2r,c1. - (Speelalt. • • "1 fi.n<l 1)odd's, ,.lieu.,' made with those wh'eo sole nits•.
111,1ney fills the best kidney midi- pion 111 she district saems to be to 80.ost
that <k trierand in att<m tin • to b4wst
they ed e 1.110 c Est mate Cr,tn ten eh ono
been of• untold benefit to me.” bundr.•d per cent. highu than it shauid
be."
The speaker is Mrs. John S. The Mexican Poon,
Daekin&41t of this place. She is ell-, An English engineer, Mr. A. W. Warwick,
thueiastie in her praises of the great w"1'31 , r, r: lu + teatont eevernl utouth0
of a .1 wear to t ..,u and o.htr t+nan•
Comment on Events
To Ourb 8tatlstletans.
An effort 1a to bo made by the farmers
et Alberta, Saskatchewan and 3lamtobn
t4r pertoet a crop report system that will
be somewhat closer to accuracy sod the
real thing Utas a good many of the 00.
call • estimates" that find their way by
ono route or another into print during
the (01 031. Wo do not blame the farmers.
Ae The Ferment Advocate says; Boma
steps should b„ taken to prevent 31.lmp-
0:nne indeviduals with little or no know.
',rage of et'o)1,s from tusking estimates
from the windows of a railway coach or
even from a rapid run through the coun-
try, with oa'a-ional cross-country drives,
,.eine I have Aver used. They have kf t t
.+ :
Canadian kidney remedy, and not ish•'re;`king e• •ur.:'ice, states that While
tTithullt yeaF,on, tit r c pars atioa the labor is fat.•
ly l L. ru Nuts r pts it to of very
"I suffered from kidney trouble low rad and em oat be keyed up to de.
that started in a mad," ;the contln_ fug a<10011 1 ivfrk. F.sc xv;ivu us0 of
'r t t d h i 'd d i t f "�--_-_--
t
The Stagt��arrd Lade o
Canada. Has >inan g
imitations but no equal
wr„ ..•
d`
x i
.-.....-_.< -
+ 11 >xtean 9 lin an lar a ane,. 01 na 1'
ties, ''atld f,',i• four ,years I WAS Ile- fi.•i ,111 410-,i.r3' natty Save much to do with A large section of the men barn returned
ver free of it, i was treated }xs a than oils. o wy, .vet lir. Warwick !s iucltu. to 1o$ik on terms that wore ofrured )03,03
ud to aucigu the r4'ul caval of �tbts foes months a. n. Tke meutnri of t.lto inn•
g txl
doctor, but he [lid not seem b0 be itolenny to rueful tom:n,rantent. Ifo re• flier will 14313 be sweetened by 3),,, fruitless
minds us that the well.born and educated mtnerlos ih t h'r •o ed d U nn
able to do )i11 n111c•h gond. t< aniard never Boils his halide with man. a r been it vie . - p
I of r. n a Of must fall a large share
"I had rheumatism and neural- nal labor, oduo' the Indian to character• of thn blame. Of grievances, destitution,
ia, and ]'ny rsinta ware stiff ; Toy frit by ProdueMe only that which sup- unemployment and bad housing ,hero are
g J flies his atvn needs. Ile is nota redo • r in Dublin onou h i ireformo
Lnr the markets. The race termed by b -he and to ala +Gho Bym ath 31f even tha
tart aintiest heart. There is er masml t0
x31, coo ar y aYo Inbar.
nu 4301131) that Larkin 'was stneerely 011x10)111
Jy with the slightest exertion, 1 the innate dignity of Inbor. Mr, War. to effect some improvement in the condi•
wick calls attention to the feet that about tion of those he led, but hie methods were
hopelessly tnotlem and bad. He alienated
the support oven of fellow••workers in Eng-
land, and so bullied the men from whom
he sought to force enneessfone that they
were compelled to fight to the end. Now
that this trouble 1e over perhaps it will be
anmebndyo business to see that something
be dor, to make Dublin a better city, and
Its inhabitants more contented than has
been possible in the past.
I I p g to inop re ,u y r
miteeics cramped, and I was alwaysg p y
tired find nervous. I perspired free- times 0114 ye <h'lialya10 and rho 0itd' of
was depresr.ed and low spirited, my
limbs swelled, and 1 had a drag-
ging sensation across the loins,
"Nita, boxes of D4xld's Kidney
Pills lrla<le a new woman of me."
Are not Mrs. Dickinson's symp-
toms those of any run-down, worn-
out, woman I They are also the
symptoms of kidney disease.
Dodd's Kidney rills give new life
to run-down women by curing
their kidneys.
.p.
UNE OF TUNING I'OR&S.
Successful Diagnosis in Meeting
Obsetu'e Diseases.
Some notable work has been drone
by lbr. James Cantlie, the tropical
medicine specialist, in the use of
tuning forks in the diagnosis of ob-
scure disease conditions. Dr. Cant -
lie found that in certain cases it
was exceedingly difficult with an
ordinary stetholcupe to obtain ac-
curate knowledge of enlargements
of such organs as the liver, spleen,
stomata' and heart, more r-pccially
where the enlargement was accent -
'ponied by affection of neighboring
[structures. He. discovered that if a
tuning fork seas set vibrating and
the shaft of the fork placed against
the body wall and moved about a
nate, varying with the density of
the organ situated immediately be-
neath, was trausmittcd to the
14tetllc scrpe.
"In this way," he says, "the
Limits of +the liver can be gauged
with almost ,hairbreadth prcci
shin," The fork used gives out the
note C.' sharp; it has a specially de-
signed 1st1•iker" atlloltnlent, so
that it need not be removed from
position for the purpose of re -
vibrating,
The method has proved very 1156 -
fill in cases of +shall, localized
pleurisy situated low down in tate
chest w}ticll by ordinary methods
cannot easily be differentiated from
abscess of the liver or u, liver push-
ed upward toward the lung by oh -
domino] distension.
Settlers in Saskatchewan drove
1 (30 miles in (gild weather -1'+n.hear
IIeeh)res 4 )1.3851'1culture at Maple
1'reek.
3
110 GUSHER
But Tells Facts About Poston.
This lady found an easy and safe
waw out of the ills canoed by toffee.
She artys;
"We quit coffee and :have used
Peanut for the past eight years,
and drink it nearly every Mead. We
never Lire of it.
''For several years previous to
quitting coffee 1 could scarcely eat
anything on ae000118 of dyspepsia,
bloating after meals, palpitation,
sick healtlaeho---in fact was in ouch
misery and distress I tried living
on hot water and tonsil." (Tea is
equally injurious because it con-
tains caffeine, the same drag toned
in coffee,)
"Hearing of Poatum I began
drinking it and found it delicious,
My ailments disappeared, and now
I (stn eat anything I want without
trouble,
"My parents and husband had
about the sante experience.. Mother
would often 5)4381er after eating
10111le yet thinking coffee Ily hus-
band was at great coffee drinker and
$aliel'ed from indigestion and head-
ache,
"After he stopped t'nffee etnd be-
gan Poss(unl bob]; ailments left him.
He will not drink: anything else
new, and Ivo have it three times n
day, 1 could writs more, but am
no gusher -only state plain facts,"
Name given by Canadian 'Poston
Co., Windsor, Ont. Write for a
copy of the famous 'little book, "The
]load lu We.11villc," -
Postino new comes in two forme:
:Regular Petition -- 1101814 be well
boiled. 16e and 25e packages.
instant I.rotitinn•-Loa gullible pow-
der, A feesp(onful dissolves quiclt-
ly in a ('np of hot weber and, with
ttreattt and auger, mattes a delicious
beverage instantly. 300 and 50e
611111, .
'Che e<tat per (113(4 of both kinds 18
about the "soma.
"There's a .Benson' fen' Maim.
Sold by (3i' iera,
3,000 Mexu'ans are engaged in agriculture,
or memo than 75 per cent. of all melee en-
gaged In gainful occupations. Yet, in
spite of the fact that Mexico le one of the
most fertile countries in the world, it
has for many years failed to produce suf-
ficient food for its inhabitants. The Mext
can laborer is known to suffer from mal•
nutrition, and yet 75 per emit. of the
males of tho country cannot maintain
even the low Mexican standard of living.
Feed the Birds.
Now is the time of all others when the
thoughtful and compassionate, and even
those who have cult' their own selfish in.
terests In view, should make some provl.
sion to supply the birds with food. The
snow to deep upon the ground, and the
road supply for many of our winter birds
is completely cut off. For some of these
it lump of suet or of any unsalted fat,
suspended In a tree, will bo sufficient, For
others, the sweepings of the barn floor of
it forkful of eheap•hay gentterod about tbo
promises will moan the difference between
life and death, Birds can endure almost
any degree of cold. Nature has provided
them with a warm covering. which they
,vender more effentivo by raising the loath.
ore slightly on a cold day or night, thus
securing the added protection of a cover,
Sag of so-called "dead -air," one of the meet
efficient non-conductors of heat in the
world. One slay often see them on a cold
day, perched In some sheltered nook, and
looking like a ball of feather's. With such
protection they can waft in measurable
confidence for the cold spell to pass; but
they must have food. The normal temper-
ature of the bird Is several degrees higher
than that of roan, but food is 010 fool
required to maintain 0111 high tempera,
tuie, and without it the bird must peish.
Every snow -storm of any considerable
magnitude causes the death of thousands
of birds, many of whom can be saved by
a little thoughtfulnore. With the farmer
and the orchardist this le not merely a
matter of sympathy 0114 compassion, It
is business. The birds will more than ro-
pily hint in the throats they will destroy
when there is once more a chance 80 get
at them.
DUbl in's Troubles.
In moot respeote what was known as the
Dublin strike has been a ghostly failure..
Wireless Talephonyi
"Hello! Is that the Olympic? This le
the Aquitania." This w11 be the next
marvel of ocean voyaging. Audible hu•
man speech between oteamshlno 200 or
300 miles apart is now promised, and the
new Cunarder Aquitania, which will make
Iter maiden trip in nine, may bo equipped
with wireless telephony. 14111 wh'elese
telegraphy, which we have not yet done
regarding ne a miracle of' science. wive
place to ,hie newer wonder. and Cite hu•
matt voice become the ordinary vehicle of
communication from ship to ship and
from shore to shore?
Five Thousand Trade Disputes,
During the last ten years nearly 5,000
trade disputes occurred in Groat Britain,
involving nearly 2,000,000 of workpeople,
and weeding nearly 36,000,000 of working
days. It is noteworthy that the -number
of workpeople involved in trade disputes
in 1909 was the highest recorded since the
year 1894. The duration of these disease
in working days reach a vast total. These
millions of days, taken at 300 working
deyo to the year, are equivalent to near-
ly 100,000 years of working time thrown
away. This le for the ten yearn 1902.1909,
and so the average yearly waste of work-
ingtime is nearly 12,000 year's. Aeoumiug
an average wage of 57.50 per your, thin
means an annual loss in wages equal to
$3,000,000. It l0 true that these Grade 4ha-
putlrt play an important part in our In-
dustrial life, oven during a period not
notably marked by a virulent outbreak of
this industrial dweoso, remarks the Wind-
sor Magnsine. Beuriug in mind the se-
vere olid inere,erong foreign competition
to which British industries are exposed,
not only in the Bath.), home lnnrke40. but
a!F1 in foreign and In British (Colonial
atarkete, it is abundantly elem. that there
is urgent necessity for employers and
w•orlepeople to pall together. Dissension
at the source of prxluotinn-•a.t tho mine,
the factory, or at the m111 --is not only in-
jurious to those concerned (n the dispute,
but it is also injurious to national in-
teree e.
Mrs. Jana Broadbent, of Moose
Jaw, who lived alone, was found
tleacl and frozen in her shark. She
was ,supposed to have been suffo-
cated by gas from the stove.
An attorney was cross-examining
a witness. "You say you left Mont-
real on the 10t}17" "Yes, sir," re-
plied the witness. "And returned
on the aathl" ''Yes, sir." "What
were you doing in the interim?" "I
never was in such a. place," he re-
plied indignantly, with heightened
color.
7'
VEPTIMENT
High Class Profl1-Sharing Sondel. 50r1091 -$l00, 3500, 31000
INVEBT3fENT may be withdrawn any- time after arra year
on 60 days' oaths). Business at back of these Bonds ostab•
liehed 20 years. Bend for special folder and full particulars.
NATIONAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, LIMITED,
CONFEDERATION LIFE BUIL DINO • TORONTO, CANADA
SUS LIFEArgla�F OF CANA A
LEADING FEATURES OF THE DIRECTORS' REPORT FOR 1913.
ASSETS as at 81st December, 1913 $55:726,347.32
Increase -over 1912 . 6,120,730.83
CASH INCOME from Premiums, Interest, Rents, etc., in 1913 13,996,401.64
Increase over 1912 - 1,663,320.04
PROFITS DISTRIBUTED to policyholders
during 1913
ADDED TO SURPLUS during 1913
TOTAL SURPLUS 81st December, 1913, over all liabilities and
capital
DEATH CLAIMS, Matured Endowments, Profits, etc., during
1913 4;982,553.25
PAYMENTS to policyholders since organization r 39,385,287.91
PREMIUMS RECEIVED since organization 94,012,632.86
PAYMENTS to policyholders since organization and assets now
held for their benefit 95,111,635.23
34,290,916.79
Increase over 1912 3,476,507.15
r, 706,424.19
421,904.26
5,752,986.08
NEW BCSINF;SS (paid for in cash) during 1918
.ASSURANCES IN FORCE 31st December, 1913 202,363,996.00
• Increase over 1912 19,631,576.00
The SUN LIFE OF CANADA ,holds the premier position among Canadian Life
Assurance Companies. -
The Company's Growth.
Veer.
1071 .,,...
sl1ssee9933S
1'013.. ....
I hoono,
$ 274,865,50
1,040,483,18
3,986,139,60
18,996,401.64
Aseete,
I.Ito Assuranoos
In Forge
$ (16940;10 $ 1,q0q0,3CF0,o0o
4,001,770.90 20,'797,71,1,8
16,005,776.40 76,601,139.0
55,726,847.32 202,868,900.00
ROO8ATGON MACAULAY, teoad omBool
Prosldent, 151011TIti1'IAL.
ei
T, B, MAOAULAY,
?senescingDirector and $eorstara.
-
STARTED ODD C II DES
IIL:1'1'11.]0
5l'N1).ii' 17.if'ERS.
London 's Barrell 11orae-Bosses of
the Eighteenth (.'es -
I u ry,
Thirty years ago a London bust -
11005 man was) stepping into a train
which was just beginning to move
from the platform, when the guard
seized .him and pulled him back,
Ile flung his na•m4 r4>und the guard
and sc- prevented 'him from board-
ing :his train, For this he was fined
forty shillings,
That started the trouble, Ever
since that dale he has consistently
fought every ra13310.y in the king -
dm, and he proudly boasts that ho
has neve]', since the, forst assault,
been woratcd.
As every traveller knows to his
cost, ticket collectors have no re-
spect for the sleeper. On night
trains and night boats sleeping
passengers are ruthlessly awakened
by demands for their tiolcets. This
particular crusader Yield up the
London-Liverprol express for a
quarter of an hoar by flatly refus-
ing to show his ticket, Two rail-
way detectives taoicled him, but ho
stuck to his guns, the other paa$e)1-
gens backed ,tint., and he won 41 91C -
Wry.
Done 'Valuable Service.
He has fought against over-
crowding, ageiasb Lha irregularity
of station clocks, and against the
abominable habit on the part of the
plan who alums !lite pll31480l'm gate a -
minute or more before the train is
duo out,
This gentleman has done valuable
service to the travelling public, and
another whose name may bo re-
membered is Rev. Mr. Jenkins,
Those who lived in London in the
eighties and early Nineties of the
last century will 'remember the
many unpleasant fetutures of tho
horse --'bus of the time, and particu-
larly the way in which daylight Wali
of ad-
vertisements
'•110plastering
CxClnded h t
,l
over the windows,
Mt', Jenkins took the point of
view that this was illegal, and gave
notice to the companies that he
would prosecute if they wcro not
removed. Prosecute he did, and
not once, but a score of times. Ile
must have spent hundreds of
pounds in fighting this particular
abuse, and in. the end he won and
seethed the removal of the offend-
ing advertisements.
Another traffic orusadcr was a
lady with the curious 11aine of 14Tra,
Gimeometti Prodgera. 511e boasted:,
and truthfully, that .she knew:to a
yard the distances all over the met-
ropolis, and exactly ,tow far she
could go for -a legal fare: This she
always paid to the penny.
At ].asst she becaane ouch a terror
to the cabbies that they fled at her
approach. Then she sued them for
refusing to carry her.
Made Bonfire In Street..
A blacksmith in a 5cottiaah town
was recently arrested for making a
bonfire in the streets on Sun -day
morning. He explained . to the
baillie that he wao burning Sunday
newspapers. This man has spent
years in fighting the Sunday paper.
FOY .a long time he was content
with fiery rhetoric, It was only as
a last resort that he took to buy-
ing all the Sunday papers he could
lay his ]lands on and cremating
them in public.
There is. a elergyluaxt who 2101ds
the 041'ongest possible views about
the prosier uses of churches. and
clin1,61 yards, At ,Queen Victoria's'
Diamond Jubilee, 131' 1807, he spoke
in public rtgaillet eitanda being
erected for sightseers around the
London •ehurohes, and at that coro-
nation of King Edward he was ar-
rested with a can of gunpowder.
He had announced his intention of
blowing up the stand erected in
front of St, George's. Church,
To -day we have among us a gen-
tleman, an officer of the Veteran
Reserve, who spends his life in an
unceasing battle against the motor
ear, He (10011,9,1111)4 ‚811:0 utter aboli-
tion of the mechanically propelled
carriage, Not long .ago 110 inserted
the following advertisement in, a
daily paper)
"The motor. I should be glad to
hear from pedestrians or ihorsotpen
'who would support anon in oi'ga11-
izing a National Horse and not
League, with Oho object of restrict-
ing our roads to horse and foot
traffic exclusively.''
"In this natter," he explains, "I
stn a whole 'logger."
Joel,. Moravian had the lnisfoi'L.tl(le
to get arrested and sentenced, Ile
was given a bucket of water, au
brna1, and a,. cake of atrmlg snap,
and told to wash his call. Some
tittle later the jailer rime through
and sate Meravish git'itlteltillt1elf. ,lt
thorough scouring. "Hero," .he
cried, "whet; are 011 doing? 'Didn't
I tell you to wash your eon ?"
"Ayo- f .asked the elrrprised McTs w isoelr
an' am no washinl. lr
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