HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1912-01-19, Page 2JAPAN'S SWORD ETIQUETTE
It Is Expressedin a Number of
eilinute
In Japan , until within recent
times the, sword was considered a
badge of the aristocraey. The
•• etiquette that regulated the Yeea,r-
'mg of• the long .a,nd, the short
•swords was expressed in a, number
of minute rules.
The mast trivial breach of .these
•minute observances was often the
ceaseof. maderous brawls and
cause •of naurdeaous brawls and
other's weapon of to eoree into col-
lieiou with the sheath, was a dire
offence,' and to eater •a friend'e
house without leaving the sword
outside was a breach of friend -
hip.
He, whose position justified the
accompaniment of an attendant in-
variably left the sword in his
charge at the entrance, or if he
were alone it was usually laid
down at the entrance.
If removed inside this was in-
, „ „ variably done by the host's ser-
vants7;" and it was not touched by
the bare hand, but with a silk nap-
kin kept for the urpose.
The sword was placed upon a
sword rack, in the place of honor
near the guest, and treated with all
the politeness due to an honored
visitor who would resent a discour-
tesy.
To exploit a naked weapon was
a, gross insult, unless when a
gentleman wished to show his
friends .his collection.
To express a wish to see a.
sword was not usual unless the
blade in question was of great
value, when a request to be shown
it would be a compliment.
• The sword would then be handl-
ed with the back toward the guest.
the edge turned toward the owner,
and the hilt to the left, the guest
wrapping the hilt either in the lit-
tle silk napkin always carried by
gentlemen in their pockets or in a
sheet of clean paper.
• The weapon was drawn from the
scabbard and admired inch by
inch, but not to the full length un-
less the owner pressed his guest to
do so, when, with much apology.
• the sword was entirely drawn and
held away from the other persona
present.
After being admired it would be
carefully wiped with a special cloth.
sheathed, and returned to the own-
er as before.
• The short sword was retained in
•the girdle, but at a long visit both
host and guest laid it aside.
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WORLD'S DEADLIEST POISON.
STRONG WORDS OF
•• n •PRAISE.
Xre. (Rev.) W. H. Clarke,
Stirting, Ont., writes:—`'I
wish to giveethis unsolicited'
testimonial'te the great value
of Baby's Own Tablets. Our
little girl, born last Febru-
ary, was at first very consti;
Pa -bed- •When other remedies ,
failed we • tried the Tablets
and, in a week She was com-
pletely cured. By the use of
the Tablets she has been kept
well and happy ever since."
It is strong praise like this
that has made Baby's Own
Tablets so popular. Thou-
sands of other mothers have
said:—"Once we gave the
Tablets a trial we had no-
thing but praise for them."
The Tablets are sold by me-
dicine dealers or by mail at
25 cents a box from The Dr._
Williams" Medicine Co.,
Brockville, Ont.
MAKING SAFE INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC UTILITIES . REQUIRE LARGE
ALLOWANCE FOR DEPRECIATION.
• -•
Otherwise, Danger of Serious Financial
Trouble—The Capitalized Value of the
Franchise Must be Borne In Mind—
What to Leek for in Balance Sheet—
Operating Expenses • Should Include De-
preciation—Not Greater Than 60 Per
Cent. of Cross Earnings.
The articles contributed be "Inventor"
are for the sole purpose of guiding pros.
pectiye investere. and, if possible of sea
in them from losing money threneb
placing it in "wild -cat" .nterprises. The
impartial and reliable character of the
Information may be relied upon. The
writer of these artfolee and the publisher
of this paper have no interests to serve
In connection with this matter other than
those of the reader.
oe, .*uieb,..Nolui:,retaile
alue'.average:,iniSetep
ef: well 'estaleliahedeCO
figures eet
sheet for'llie'Vr4inir!4ft.
a neW",isaue,•is
bond hOurre''usa$'14.'41:
Made by l4 intlkOd
replaceteerit "1rs1e'
is ceasiderea,a :)tey: er
hi Meant tlie,YooSt.efO,
la its •prepent..:etate •Cr
reconstructed '• If • th
of the amount of: ben
security is a very e9a
laza• week.
o
Dge 1:;:9111:i lia'1116Toa! hnn:cea 'e:test'
eieneinatiea
•
' keOever.
aae te take
•
Battelle? COmpaell'e So that While
respectin,- the preeent, boundarlea, of the
pity the fran,ohiee a only partial it it
in effeCt exclueive• And Mite 'game) often
octane • where the original fraiiiihige IS
partial; • the company oempice ali m -
portant available "streets and , there le
ine room. fpr Pompeation. •
" • ' '
The next step ic; the examination of the
eompanY'e earnlOge for a eries 01 Yeare,
it' ef examining the figures fort
beeli shown in, speaking of
grope earnings are
ear/lingo are abput
per • cent, oe grope, this
part of th tion need only bo
concluded by a eiance at operating., ex.
perisee. A very substantial amount =het
be put by for renewels and 'mainten-
ance, or the strongest company will coon -
or or later find itself in. trouble. As one
bond man says. "Deterioration of -leant
and equipment, which goes on- constant-
ly, can only be offset in two ways:—
One ig out of earnings, and the other
(nit of the security holders—that is, by
deoreasee in the market value of the ee-
curitiee. Tho first takes prosperity or
courage; the second leads to bank-
ruptcy." It is a diffloult matter to mea.
sure depreciation accurately, but a safe
rule is to write off 10 per cent. of geese
earnings each month for depreciation. In
this way the charge is proportionate to
traffic, which provides automatic adjust-
ment.
Canada, ae a rule, th a
public service °erne:matt/ • ts but
a small prerporOeu Of., •eValue of the
company'a real estateaa Plant. In
the States, however, tllt,ie 0 is reversed,
and as a value on '04,944 \telized value
of the eompany'e franc:a depends part
,it
of the security a
The value of a frariehise i 'lends part -
1y and primarily on the,,•eritical condi-
tions referred to hurt liveele. Alter this
tee next question is WhOteerthe fran-
chise is perpetual, or, an the case of
e
the Toront,o Street ItallWeree for a defi-
nite time; whether te is or: ex:
elusive. and on wutto'imiiiti,• ierniinates.
The Toronto Street Rail,vr,e;.franchirei
terminates in 1921, but,. A; 1'.,so the city
decides to exproPriate -lit si. ree time the
franchise automatically Teravre itself un-
til. such timeas the aelty; toe; expropri-
ate. It is exclusive anleeepesPecting the
Portion of the •eitY eVi2,!..yeau incorpor.
ated within: the lxQuedariee of Toronto
in 1891, when the franchisi •was granted,
but any car lines buili,leg the city can-
not compete in 'a manner Werth consid-
ering as affecting the valire er the Street
ameeneeeemeemlemeeeecaea
(By "Investor.")
.‘
As a rule, the real estate of a public
service corporation is n small part of its
assets. The "plant" is the important
feature and in this the bondholder is
chiefly interested, as being the principal
security for his capital. "Plant" refers
to power, ppit, relling-strock, track and
gerkeng property, exclusiee of rasa es.
•
Being Used Against British Troops
By Abor Trivesmen.
The fact that the Abor tribes-
men, against whom the Govern,inent
of India have sent a punitive ex-
' pee-eion to punish them for the
recent massacre of Mr. Noel Wil-
liamson, are chiefly armed with
bows and arrows, has led people
to imagine that the natives will in-
flict but little damage on our sol-
diers.
As a matter of fact, however, the.
arrows used by the Abors are often
more dreaded than bullets, for thee'
are usually dipped in a poison
which is probably the most deadly
in the. world. This poison is known
as curare, and is so virulent that
savages have been known to smear
it on their nails and to kill an
40 enemy merely by scratching him.
"Three years ago a young doctor
was convicted at Vienna for sur.plea
ing curare to a married Woman.
who touched a little raw place on
her husband's body with it and he
died," says the Field. "In effect
he had been struck by a poisoned
arrow."
Curare is an artificial compound.
the secret of which is most jealous-
ly guarded by the priests and medi-
tine-men of savage tribes, and
travellers have told fascinating
tales of how old women of the tribes
„assist the priests to make the stuff,
'7ind regard it as an honor to test its
strength upon themselves.
Another test is to bore holes in
irees and inject a ,quantity of cur-
are, If the leaves have not fallen
off before morning, more deadly in-
tredients are added.
• Curiously enough, the domestic
fowl and the Argos pheasant are
the only creatures said to be im-
mune from the effects of this deadly
poison.
-REALLY HTIMAN.
Vacation is a good time, not mere-
ly for the minister to pursue avo-
catiobs, but for other folk to dis-
cover how hunian he is. We re-
cently heard of a• small boy who
came home- from a Sunday school'
idndand reported to his mother
• What he had, :found out about the
pastor,"0,mantas,said the
• youngster, 'lie can ar rtui 2 anti Bol-
111- and elinlb a tree and eat."
CONDUCTOR CURED
OF CONSUMPTION
proof of what this cur a will do
for those afflicted with the White
Plague, read this letter:
Dear Mr. Copeland:—
When I commenced taking
your cure I was not able to sit
up in bed and could not keep
anything on my stomach. My
doctor and a consumption
speciallet said I could not live
more than eight or ten days,
but after taking two bottles of
year euro my appetite aom-
raenced gaining and the weak'
ening perspiration stopped.
now have taken ten bottles and
feel completely cured. I am
better and stronger than I have
been for years, and can recom-
mend it to anyone suffering
from any lung trouble, knowing
what it has done for me.
Wiehing you every success,
I remain, yours,
DAVID WA.RNOCK,
Street Car Conductor,
Toronto, Canada.
I am receiving testimonials daily
like the above from theme who have
beett given up by the doctors. Many
are speedily recovering, and some
claim to be eured. Our success with
advanced oases proves beyond a doubt
the marvellous quality of this pre-
paration. It can ,be taken on the
most delicate stornech, twee which it
Dote as a stimulating tonic. As a'
euro for consumption, weak or bleed-
ing lunge, lingering coughs or been -
°hate it is infallible. I,rice $1 per
bottle, or six for $5. Mention nearest
express office when ordering. For
the present, sold only' by
WM. R. COPELAND,
511 Pape Ave. - Toronto, Can.
FREE To Bovz",
MECHANICAL TRAIN 'AND TRACKS
Including locomotive, tepder, passenger
eciatih, tree* making a big figure 8, with
regular railroad diamond
Locomotive
has steeling clockwork eteehanism, and
(*Belies aro lithogramheVin oolorri.
We Will give this Whole outfite;free •of
ati eleaxge to any boy wito will- Sell. 40'
Beta of e'er •boautifirl- Valentine, 2St. Pat,
rick- and Other. Pootererds at 10 •el:Intel a,
et (s1 beautiful eaecle 133 eaell'eet)."Slrnd
ue your rime, and we will send, yeti the!
earth Viten Sold send lie' the ,InellOY.e
and we win timid au the Outfit, al x,
press chercree prepaid.
•'11.0MER.VVARREN CO.
tingt,1t Toronto. Odti
QUICKLY BTOP6 cOUCHS. CURED coups,
IIMLA THE THROAT AND WHOA, 26 CENTS
. LooitiooR
t LtiE toActiAGE •
E 'CACIE.FULTO•
V. SEe THAT.. LAS CL. ON .
• PatiCktilidt Irs BILL/ E.'
• NO OILER COLOR EVER USED ON
140Y4.' L °YEAST
REMEMBER itIE COLOR SLUE.
• E.W.G 1 LL. ETT'CC% LTP..
• TOR0-14To oNT.."
1L -YEAR-OLD ROBBER.
Paris Police Arrest Small Boy For
Thirty.Third Robbery. '
A boy of 11 has just been arrest-
ed in Paris for his& thirterathird
robbery with violence.- Louis Leb-
run,' with a. friend of his named
Edouard Lamarche, who is nine
years old, but • has not been,'
prison yet, robbed the till of a.
shop in the Rue de Bolieville, of
$650, and shot the shop'.'. owner
through the neck -with a revolver -
The younger boy escaped. but the
elder was caught, and the police
are wondering hatto do
for he has proved himself as
to hold behind bars and bol
Jack Sheppard himeelf.,
He has been caught red
ea times, including this last
but alWaye manages to"' get .0
the hands of the anthoritiee.
"Have you heard that yoail,:iec,
lard has absconded with ,V460
his employer s moneyl IT
that old Jew'? ' Ha, ha !, Wh
joke!" "He also took your'
brella with him." c'The
eScoundreli" - .
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OFFERED BY
OE 1147.' FAR --ELL & CO,rilON
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(Members Montreal Stook Exchange)
And issued simultaneously in London, Eng.
$1,000,00:, First Mortgage *Twenty -Year Sinking Fund '6% Gold
of the
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(Incorporated under the Complaies' Act. of Donuninvi .of Canada)
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140.1440744P' .2 .,
. DENOMINA.TIONS $3.00, $500, $4;000i -t,
C.400 OC
AT 98 A1V) NTE R E ST (with 25% • Bonus of-Commen Stook)
lave already been taken 'firm, 'and withirawn fro e.
• et'• - ' , .
•• Authorezed Issued a
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SilbsCriptiOpe Vrill be payable as follows
30% of the par value on the 10 th da y of March, 1012
H. M. PRICE, Quebec, of 11. M. Price & Co., Lumber Merchant, Directexe
01
Lake Superior Corporation, Limited.
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10% of the pa, ar value application
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25% of the par value on he 10 t ty o
1% ofsthe par value) en allotment
HON. *ILLIAM C. EDWARDS, Ottawa, President of W. C. B ards & Co.,
Lhiiited, Director of Canadian Bank ef Commerce.
ALEX. ertacLAURiN, 'Montreal, VW -President, President 2 Campbell Mac,
Laurin Lumber Company, President British Columbia Timberd,Lintited.
C. „JACKSON BOOTH, Ottawa, of S. R, Booth, Lumber Merchant, Director
.British Caareclare laimber Corporation, Limited.
W. MOLSON MADVBERSONe Queheo, President Molson's Bank, Director
Grand Tetra% Pacific Railway,
HON. O. C. CA.',EPION, Winnipeg, Lieutenant -Governor of the Province of
Manitoba; D rector Northern Crown Bank, Presicient Rat Portage Lum-
ber Co., the:fed, ,
Bach subscriber, upon payment of final instalment, to reoeive 25 per cont.
of par value of Bomb subscribed by hien in fully paid up common shares.
The Bonds will be to Bearer, and aro a first and fixed charge against
the Company's Licenses and other aseeta, including its uncalled capital.
The $500,000 of the bonds over and ahove the million now being offered
wore applied in part pay'ment of the peopertieo, and by agreement, are
withheld from aale for a period of two years.
The provisions of the Trust Deed stipulate that a striking fund for the
retirement of the Bonds be created by the payment on July let of each Year
beginning in 1915. of $1 for every 1,000 ft. (Board Measure) of lumber out and
• 1 th t $2 er 000 fa (Board Measut•e) of lumber cut and sold must
be paid in before any dividend on the common stock may be ,
TRUSTEES FOR THE BONDHOLDERS,
Solicitors In Canada—Messrs. Brown, Montgomery & fecMichaol, Montreal.
The following extracts from a letter to Messrs. G. W. Farrell & Co. from the Hon. William C. Edwards, President:0
the Company, give further information regarding this issue
:—
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WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Montreal, Senior Vice -President Grand Trunk
Pacific Railway, Director British Columbia Timber% Limited.
W. H. McWILLIAMS, Winnipeg, Viee-President Monarch Lumber ,01.
Limited.
C. W. FARRELL, Montreal, of G. W. Farrell & Co., Director, Ritz-Caelten
Hotel Co., Montreal, Director Atlantic Fruit and Steamship Co., New York,
J. M. MACKIE, Montreal, Director Hillcrest Collieries, Limited.
that the said dividend may not exceed 6 per cent. so long as any of rho
bonds are outstanding.
The Bonds mature on the 1st day of August, 1931, but are redeemable at
105 per cent. by the action of the Sinking' laird, either bY purchase on the
open market or by drawings as provided by the Truet Deed, after let daye
of February, 1916.
The principal and interest -coupons attached to these bonds will be ne,y.
able at the Royal Trust Co . Montreal.
d'Interim certificates will bo issued by G. W. F. & Co.. countersigned
Roy -al Trust Co., which will be exchanged for definite Boucle and stock when
issued.
Tho failure to pay any instalment when due will render all preiceue
payments liable to forfeiture.
THE ROYAL TRUST COMPANY, MONTREAL
Bankers In Canada—Bank of Montreal, Montreal.
.".6666.6666611,116.66661610
"The properties of the 'Upper Fraser River (British Columbia) Lum.'
bet Company, Lhnited, aro located on the banks of the 'Upper Fraser
River, ancl streapis tributary thereto, in the Province of British C.olura
bia, and comprise a festal area of about 281 square miles, or 179.840 acres,
of timber lauds of first rate Quality."
"Each Tiniber Limit, approximately one square mile in extent, was
separately Dejected by experienced timber cruisers, including the well-
known timbet °evert, John Thomson, of Portage du Fort, Quebec (favor-
ably known 80 Meaare, W. C. Edwards and Company. Limited. for many
years as an experienced reed reliable bush -ranger) with special reference
to the quality of timber, the conformation of the land, and accessibility
of rivers, and the new route of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway."
"Mr, Market M. Hays, President of tbe Grand Trunk Pacific Rail-
way Company, has written that his company is prepared to enter into
a contract for the purchase of ties and bridge maferiale as soon as the
railroad readies the limits owned by this Company, which, we are as-
sured, will h� 10 the summer of nineteen twelve, and this company pro.
poses to use some of the working capital provided by the Bale of the
Bonds to et once equip for the delivery of this material to the Grand
Trunk Pacific Railway. The favorable position of ,the limits 3,13 regards
their proximity to the groat and growing market of the North West
'Provinces aspuees a satisfactory future demand for the output of the
Company."
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•
"The Directors desire to etriphresize the fact' that Timber fad e of the
nature of the Company's properties have a cousta,ntly inereasingavalue,
and even if no operating at all were done the "Cempriny'e pieeertaa are
a sound investment from a holding point of view.”
"The Timber on the Company's, lands is made u laregly of Red
Cedar, which is a very valuable feature, and the remainder le 'Spruce,
Hemlock, Douglas Fir, and White Pine. The timber ie of exceptionally
coed quality, being thrifty and uniform in size and is expected te
average 30 inches on the butt, and to cut from five, to eight logs to the
tree. The amount of merehrunta,ble saw lumber contained on the Cont.
pany's property has been carefully and conservatively estimated at a
total of 3,449,694,200 feet. No timber under 14 Indies in diameter, on the
stump, is included in this estimate."
"The Board of Directors is composed of practical and experioneed,
naen, who thoroughly understand the lumber business and the require,
=etas of the various lumber markets of the world, and have the best
facilities for obtaining profitable sales for the Company's timber.'
"On the basis •of the Bond issue of $1,500,000, and the quantity of
timber hereinbefore stated of 3,449,594,200 feet (Board Measure) there is
represented the low mortgage valuation of approximately 43 cents Per
Low feet (Board 'Measure). The majority of corn/melee who have reoo tly
offered their Bonds in this country have taken as their mortgage
ation from $1. to $3 per 1,000 feet of standing timber. It will, titer'
be appreciated that the Bonds are exceptionally well seoured."
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COYLPLETE PROSPECTUS AND FURTHER INFORMATION NLAY BE BAD BY APPLIMG TO
W. FARRELL & 00., MONT EAL.
(Members. Montreal Stook Exchange.)
45 St,. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal.
' •2 MAIL THIS BLANK TO' G. W. FARRELL & CO 45 St Francois Xavier Street, Montrell.
herf; subseribe for the FIRST MOR'IGIAC4E TWENTY 'YEAR SINKING FV.,ND 6% GOLD BODS of -t
TIPPER 1, TABER' RIVER (BRITISH COLIJ,M13IA LIMBER COMPAlei, LIMITED, (carrying a, bonu,e of ae% of the Com
Stock Carapany) payable" as stated. iii -the' advertisement *AI agree to ign retiilai'!sUbstription •foriet:e1 Itterevgth
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