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THE
CHILDREN
aT,
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AY
just as they are -in their in-
door `play, or 'at their outdoor
play -they are constantly "of -e
tering temptations for the
KODAK
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Let it keep many other hap,
penings that are a source of
pleasure to you.
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TO: $12;
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THE
REX
ALL STORE
leteeke
-
The. Cunard Liner Lusitania, Sank by the 'Germans.
Bonds ond..o
Offer Splendid Opportunities'to Both Investor and Speculator
Yield is High.
The outstanding feature of indus-
trial bendsisthe high .rate of in-
terest which they usually yield.
Taking all classes of bonds.• into
consideration-, it is safe to say that
no other form of handed debt pays
to the money tender, so much in-
terest on the capital required. The
interest yield is usually . math
higher than on ordinary real es-
tate mortgages, 'though often the
underlying bonds of a private mor
potation are a lien on very valua-
ble real estate. Industrials stand -
at the top of all other bonds in
point of high yield.
They Are a Large Class.
Under the category "Industrial
bonds" is included the obligations
of all manufacturing and mercan-
tile companies of a private ciharec
ter. These companies while inane-
factoring or supplying articles of
use to different members of the
community they ise:rve, do not
usually supply necessaries like
those supplied • by public service
corporations. Operations• are ca,r-
tied on by virtue of government
charter 'granted under -some one of
the existing Joint Stock Company
Acts,
By reason of the fact that indus-
trial bonds are obligations of pri-
vate companies not supplying pub -
lie services, they cannot be re-
garded as having the same element
of permanence about them as the
more gilt-edged bonds dealt with in
previous articles. While many mer-
cantile pursuits, •sudh as the mill-
ing and shipping industries, are
very necessary to the life of the
nation, it onelnot be inferred that
the debts of all private companies
engaged in such pursuits are al-
ways amply 'secured. Foe this rea-
eon it is advisable ,for the prospec
tive investor in industrials to in-
vestigate for himself the security
behind the bonds he contemplates
purchasing.
how They Are Secured.
The first consideration is the
value of the real estate, to be de
termined not from the book cost of
the property, but based upon an
independent appraisal is usually
given in the prospectue issued by
bond itouees' issuing the tsecurities.
If the realty valuation exceeds.the
value of the bosu issue, then the
safety of the principal can scarcely
be questioned. If not, then other
factors must be carefully coneicl-
ered.
The relation of current or liquid
assets to' current- liabilities is im-
portant. The former should great-
ly exceed the latter, and leave
substantial. net quick assets. In
fact, where a careful investment is
being made, the net quick assets
alone should be sufficient to cover
the bonds.
The earnings of a company bulk
large. in considering the safety • of
an industrial bond. Whether the
gross is increasing or decreasing
should'be carefully noted. The net
earnings of a company ,should b;e
sufficient to ,guarantee payment of
interest and all fixed charges as
Well as providing a -sinking fund. A
safe rule is for net earnings to be
about three times the bond inter-
est,
Managesse nt a Rea1..Factor.
The management and control of
an industrial concern is ,also meet
important. The ,ancoess of a prix
Yate enterprise is largely depen-
dent upon the men behind it; and
given sound and experienced man-
agsment, the margin of security be-
hind the bends may be much less
than in a mase where there are- less
capable managers and -ample fixed
and liquid assets.
The big attraction of industrial
bonds d s, of course, their high yield.
Six per cent, and. mere is to be had
on, a first-cltass security; and in the
case of recently ' organized' com-
panies an even higher yield can be
obtained,
There Is a Good Market:
A big advantage, too, is the
comparative ease with whioh they
are converted into each. Cana-
dian industrial bond listings are
numerous-, and there is -an active
trading bond market at ,all the big
financial centres of the world.
Bonds are pnrohased when a com-
pany is first organized, when they
can often, be picked up' cheap
Stock bonuses have been amongst
the inducements offered investors
during the past few years:' Some
-industrial
bona are
s quite cheap
ap
now, and will doubtless advance in
price within a i•eiasonable time. On
the other hand, there are many
standard issued' which vary very_
little in price from. month to month,
and have all the advantages of
price ,stability together with a
moderately high yield.
• Speculative Features.
All industrial bonds are in a
sense speculative, inasmuch as •they
depend 1aegely on the success of
private emtenprise for their own in-
crease in value or even their per-
manence of value. Because of this
they offer a better than usual op-
pertanity to the astute buyer to
make a Substantial profit on the
turn.
There are many industrial bonds
of sterling quallity; and other's
which are intensely speculative in
character, This makes it impera-
tive that the 'services of a thorough-
ly reliable bond- hones be secured
when- purchasing for investment
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
INTERNATIONAL. LESSON.
MAY 16.
Lesson VII. David»Spares Sant.-
1 Sam. 26. Golden Text:
Luke 6. 27.
I. David in Saul's Cantil
(Verses 6, 6).
Verse 6, Ahimellecli the Hittite -
He is not mentioned- elsewhere.
Uriah was also a Hittite, The Hit
tiles 'were the. dlesoendants of Hells.
For references to the Hittites, ,see
Gen. '23, 2.; 20. 34; Josh, 3. 10; 1
Kings' 10. 29; 2 Kings :7. 6. Our
chief information concerning the
Hittitescomes from Assyrian and
Babylonian inscriptions. They are
also mentioned in the Egyptian
hieroglyphics,
Abishtai the son of,,Zeruieh, bro-'
then' -to Joab-Abi,athai and Joab
were David",e nephews, sons of his
sister. They Were .fainno,ns a -s war-
riors (see 2 Sans, 23. 18; 3, 30; 2.
18; 10,. 14; 18.'2, 6, 12; 21. 17; •1
Citron. 18, 12; also 2 Sam- 16: 9;
1 Kings 1. 7; 2. 28-34). •
II. Saul in David's Power
(Verses' 7.12).
7. -.Came to the people -That is
to Sael's army,
His spear stuck in the ground -
See lessonfor May 2, verse 9.
8. •Hath delivered up -See 1 Sam,
24, 18.,
10. Jehovalh wild smite him -Mitre
king's person wets inviolate. He
was in Jehovah's; hands, David'
knew Saul ought to meet a violent
death, but he dared not ley his
Y
hands on him. (Compare Nabal's
sudden death, •I Sam. 26. 38, with
Saul's death, 1 Sam. 31. 3-6).
1k Cruse -A small cup or jar.
12. A deep sleep from Jehoelalh-
A .sloe caused e sn�e,rau
n tt rlall ,
T.
P Y,
(See Gen. 2. 21'; 15. 12).
III. Taunting the Bodyguard g yg of .
- Saul (Verses 13-16),
13. Stood on the top •of the moun-
tain afar offs a greet apace being
between them -David was taking
no chances. He trusted Saul no
more now than on the fc•t'mer oeca-
sions.
14. That airiest to the king—Ab-
ner recognizes David and upbraids
hien for his effrontery to speak
even to the army of Saul, "Who
are you but an oultcaet, daring to
call on the name of Saul I"
16, Arlt not thou a valiant man?
?'
and': who as like to thee in Israel 1 --
David returns Abner's insult with
biting irony, "There is no: one, to
be sure, who ear even approach
you in valor. Yet to what extent"
did° you ,-protect your king?" (See
2 S'am, 2:' 8 ; 3. 31-34, 38).
Thy lord the king -David still
recognized Saul ae lord and . king,
16. d ih,
W rt to die -In Hebrew
the phrase, is: "Ye are sons of
dearth ;" that is, practically dead,
so fair ars any protection they could
render t.
he king.
C
Fact and Comment.
If your customer loses his pa-
tience, you cannot' help him to find
it by losing your own.
When clover blooms and all the
hive is singing
The honey bee, has little time for
sttinging.
Wealth,doe's •nat always make us
more contented, but it usually
makes us harder tto please.
The bona fide farmer will not
criticize the latest income-tax deci-
sion, which rules that a person who
at a eonsideralble financial les each
year runs a farm for recreation and
pleasure shall not be ;retgarded as "a
farmer -
A latidlord who ,has kept. records
of the work of fifty farm tenants
fork
the last forty yea's ea ,s ::that
y
nine -tenths "
of the su
ecess im farm-
ing comes from the man and possi-
bly one-tenth from the land.
Front their" mortality tables the.
insurance men figure that a eelE
diet''e chances el luring througha
ear -o actual otual w? �'
y a even se
ch
,v such ai
war as that of tto'cl'ay, are greater
than the civilian's chances of living
from Ills twenty -filth yea)' to hes
thirty-sixth, or from this fiftieth'to
his fifty-sixth., or from his ;sixtieth
to hie sixty-third.
Fashion Hints
Style 'Spaa'ks.
lSorts hale are much more feral-
ninepan character 'than for several
Season's. Panamas sport colorful
bands, with frin'getd -boli ends, 01'
reflect nnilitat•y eoloa'e 'in •stripes;
for slip;p'ing around the crown upon
oocaeloui.
College colors Seem to have been
dropped to recognize .the more in=
sistent demand for ,military motifs,
Bows and a 'bit of foliage 'rnake.
their debut decorating sailors end
knock -about hats.
• Vegetable and fruit designs are -
popular.
Colored feather, highly glossed,
made into leaf -and flower forms 'for
fiat ep;pllique decorationtt, vies with
white kid or patent leather made
foliage for hat trimmings.
Ostrich feetliens in ironed flat and
starched effects are -the smartnesses
for dressy hat. trimmings. Dyed in
shaded -colors which complement
rathei'than in one'tone effects, are
the proper presentment for these.
Lemon, drop yellow is a new col-
or material for taffetas. The color,
the material 'and the mode of com-
bining it in , panelswith chiffon
which exactly matches the silk was
introduced 'by Martial-Arniand in
a dress showing an unusually made
skirt which 'accents the modes for
this year. The long-sleeved bodice
shows a high, tight -fitting collar,
and the sleeves were of chiffon anti
designed with Srn'ger-ti.p reaching
cuff flounces.
Polonaise styles are s,ponsored'by
Worth, Premet and Paquin. Watch
the development of this mode, for
Jenny is the style maker for Paris,
and for this ,season is also favoring
Puffed overskirt designs.
Late styles 'introduce circular
'skirts to costumes ,of taffeta-or,cloth
with godet fulness emphasized at
either side -allowing just a l•ttle
fulness, comparatively speaking, at -
the front and back, thus'accentan-
ating the flared silhouette. Rows
of shirring, emocking or a yoke top
provide the required flat appear-
ance at the top.
Many dressmakers are designing
puffed sleeve tops for gowns for
both day and evening wear.
Those for evening are of sheer
tnaneperent -material's and are not
controlled by bands. For day
gowns these additional tops are pos-
ed over ,a full length undersleeve of
the costume material, Inspiration
would term them epaulet sleeves;
in any event, they ase a new de-
velopment.
e-
velo,pment.
Premet offers a pink faille after-
noon frock .which exploits a new
d i
skirt trimming'.
This
s teemed a
1
manuscript hem. It looks like pink
wood rolled shaving stitched to the
ander side of the skirt edge.
This latter-day rejuvenation of an
old vogue introduces one skirt ex-
tender in the form -of an insertion,
of featheribone placed at the head-
ing of the rather wide ribbon -trim-
med lace flounce which trims the
petticoat.
These will be worn beneath the
new full skirts, which depend in a
measure upon braiding or corded
puffs to extend their fulnesses to
the desired •modish width.
3
Suggestive.
"I have a new breakfast food
anti I want some word to advertise
it -something that is pertinent
and will imply quality and new-
ness.. Can, you "suggest anything?” T
Friend -•How •would "Excelsior”
do,? o
1
'LOSS OF APPETITE
Most Sueeessfully Treated by Taking
Fjood!5 6areaparflla.
Loss of appetite is accompanied I
by loss of vitality, which is serious.
It is common in the spring be-
cause at
e-cause:at this time the blood is im
pure and impoverished and fails to,
give the digestive organs what' is
absolutely necessary for the proper
performance of their functions.
• Hood's Sarsaparilla, the old. reli-
able all -year -,year-round medicine, is'
especially usefnl'in the spring.-. Get
it from your druggist. By purify-
ing'and enriching the blood and giv-
ing vitality, vigor and tone, it is
wonderfully successful in the treat-
ment of loss of appetite and the
other ailments that are so prevalent
at this time. It is not simply n
'spring medicine=it is lnldch morn
than that -but it is the best spring
medicine,
Hood's Sarsaparilla snakes the
rich reel blood that, the stomach and
other digestive organs need. Get
it today.
A NEUTRAL LANGUAGE. --
Valise of J�spet'anfo to a Prisoltel
Ili Russia.
The Preece Tagblatt,printis, a. let
ter from an Austria' .soldier made
prisoner by the Rus'sdans; Who tell,
of the great use a, knowledge of
Esperanto hue beet to him in mak-
ing known hie a -isle -es when his own
language failed. His letter is
dated "T—, Siberia."
"When I fell into the 'hands of
the Russians," he writes, ''I first
became aware of the value of a neu-
tral language. The little green
star which I always awry on my
person elicited the curiosity of the
Rus+stians. It was called to the at-
tention of a Russian officer, whose
face lighted up whoa he saw it and
who imm'edi'ately addressed me in
Esperanto. He asked me for news,
wanted to know if it wars true t.laib
the whole Austris.n army had been
defeated in Galicia, as reported in
the Russian newspapers, and that
the French hod reached the Rhine.
WhenI told him there was no truth
in it he was very much surprised.
"Thanks to this officer I received
excellent treatment and was sent
to Moscow after e few days. When
I arrived there the word had goose
before methat I was a. student of
Esperanto, and coon three officers
called on nue an•cl were delighted
to 'be able to speak in that univer-
sal language with a stranger. I •
learned from theta officers that the
Minister of War was cl:'cid•edly fa-
vorable 'ta this laasguage and that
many of the officers lead -been study-
i•ng it.
Later I was sent be Siberia. It
was an alm'o'st endless journey
through the cold and snow, Upon
my arrival here I found quite a
group of students of Esperanto -
some Rtts'sians, some Hungarians
and several Italians, and we all are
able to hold conversations which
otherwise would not be possible.
While this section of Siberia hate its
discomforts and in CallveMen cos,
still we manage to enjoy ourselves
fairly well and live in the hope that.
we will soon be able to return "to
our Fatherland."
Getting' On.
"How did yeti co -me 'tu bus' that'
second-hand table ? ' exclaimed
Mrs. Climber's hut:heed. "We
don't need it."
"That -thews how much you
know," replied his wife. "In one
cf the drawers I found a bunch of
the most select visiting cards in.
the city. They will look lovely, in
our hall-"
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The Sword of the
Spirt
Instruments of Slaughter Were As Numerous in Ancient Days
As in Our Own.
"Wherefore take tanto youthe be nob with javelins or catapults,
whole armor of God, that ye may.
be able to withstand in the evil. day
If " S Stand therefore, having your
loins
girtwith :about - tru,tIu,and
having on the breastplate of righ't-
eonsness; and your feet shod with
the preparation of the gostpell, of
peace; above all, taking the eh•ield
of faith,; wherewith ye shall' he able
tot quench all the fiery darts of the
wicked. And take the helmet of
salvation, a ,
nd the h
sword of the
Spirit, wich is the word of God."
-Epihesians, vi., 13-17.
It is evident from this militant
appeal bleat Paull wale a man who
believed in being ready to meet
evil. He had no syni'patthy with
those who lightheartedly ..assumed
that' there were no enemies to be
resisted or that if enemies were en-
coeiateeed theycould c t d b e 'handled
without preparation. In his opin-
ion "the le.ry darts of the wicked"
were liable to descend at any 'these,
and it was 'the pert of wisdom to be
armed in anticipation of battle,.
'The imagery of war and, wasriere
*unmistakable in our text, But
may it not be welt to.'Look closer at
the apostle's words before we'com-
mitt ourselves to a gospel of mill-
tancy 1.
First it must 'be noted that, amid
the ,articlesof equipment epeeifis,d•
in the text, there appetites only one
eteapon of, attack, namely, the
sword And
t li this. ie not a o f
s eelbutt
t "the swol'd of the Spi-
rit," .by which Peel ,rs oat'e£ul to
point out ;that he means "tthe word
of God" I Aggression is evidently
not intended to ploy any pert in
thee wa,rfate,waged by the Chris-
tian; • andis •: t e' n e
a , f such eggs es xo, b
untavoid,able'resort is to be heel not
to any oil' he instruments of s,langh-
ter,; which w,bre tatonumerons en
ancient cloys as in out own, but ,to
the invinciblle power of the Spirit!
If a man assails 'his enemy it must
but with kind weeds, grs:itic deeds,
forgiveness, o -enpathy : He must
meet leis etis'ses with Kees -age,
overceme his evil wr
g o•ut 1
and
confound his hate w i'dt
Against such. en attack no resis-
tance is possible- "For the word..
of God is quick and powerful and
sharper than any two-edged -
sword,''
It is for defence, however, not
ag3le elon that theaP
astl
s urges
as to be prepared.
1t is armor,
not weapons, that he 'b:dts us take
Onto Olrae
lit 4 what lve,8. But what an aT-
'mar• I Here is aro mention of galea,
!erica, ocreate, Blip rte or other
article of the equipment of the lln-
m,an l,e:gion.ary, On, the contrary,
we ase to rely upon truth to gutted-
ova
u:urdour loins-, , rig'ihteenenese to -cover
oris breast, take nothing more sub -
steatite ,for a helmet than salvation
and for a -shield than faith, 'and on
our feet are tto put, of all things,
"the ,preparation of the gospel of -
peaee" ! Was there ever.before so
strange an armor for battle? And
yet it is this equipment wlliclll the
apostle says will he all sufficient
to "qutench the fiery darts of the
wicked" and enatble us "to with-
staand- in the evil day" I
It is evident ,that Paul •was very
serious When he ,spoke of putting on
"the whole ,armor of God,." Here '
is borrowed the language of the sol-
dier to tsar forth the teaching of the
prophet': Preparedness nnieens not
military, but spiritual,prepared-
ness.
ared-
Hess The nanwli oud find se-
curity is to array him,etelf in truth,
riglhtsa,u,sness', faith and sincere de-
sire of peace, and, when he must
assail, evil, to• wield alone the wlea-
pons of the Spirit. This is armee
1,
wlaolh can never be Vital c,ecl , tubs: ire
a sword which can never b -c turned
aside, "Love 'never: failed]."
And if this be the le,ss'on of pre-
p,ared:nes,s for roan, why not also
for natiosas?-R.ev, John Haynes .
Hefines.
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