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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1912-04-26, Page 7ig _an ace coil ail al R'l an • o int Ltin get and the the cab and' i ar ba Kori laI nc t lie hi ✓ of give nv a. gh a 301318. poor the adds :e of aces. hun- our [OE. farm: :ages oiled ce utter jar. and inted and gaol- vo to than, city, `ting' S.T early o'per thou ad it s at skeet ages, the 1d at hate mould pct to ssible, , but stores ice if pound ig of t the d try ldard 1 get b ring hors at tot, e his over In, it Lit or 'fight. give have day. and S not , nor ed to lrish- first ruble. owner. such mind» e the steak nored Ted SSelti, Ger, M BONNIE SCOTLAND ES OF INTEREST FJta hi* ITER I1ANI{S AND BRAES. LILis Going on in Tho Highlands aiul Lowlands of Auld Scotia. lode of oopper ore has been Adis erect in Kilfinnam perish. IoW rents ($50 and under) at ntyre are to be raised 22% per t Uddingston rents of $50 and • r are to be increased 20 per t." amilton rassparks have g e this ✓ let at a reduction of 10X per t. affti.lils were first picked in the n at Kirkconnel Lea on Febru- 29th. o increase, of wages is to be en Edinburgh lamplighters at s time. eith licensed grocers have de- ed in favor of a weekly half -boli- y on Wednesdays. usiners at Ardrossan harbor has htly slacked off lately, but there till plenty doing. he old Militia Barracks -in Te1- d Street, Inverness, have been. `chased by Strother & Co. t Galashiels the folk are indig- t over the change for quarterly is being paid in advance. tirlingshire Miners' Union has 0 members and funds amount - to $70,000, which is 'equal to 8 head. 1e death is announced of Mr. . Tinning, of Burnfoot-on-Esk, gtown, one of the best known order agriculturists. obert Brown, the Rothesay bell- ). for over 30 years, has resigned b•ellship of the New Parish rch after 50 years service. he Galloway House foresters re= tly caught two adders in the est Moor, Kirkinner; the larger he two being 24 inches in length. r. R. Cunyngham Brown, Bir- ghain has been Tappointed Com - el in Lunacy of Scotland, in ssion to Dr. Sutherland. e strike of gravediggers at e of the Glasgow cemeteries partially settled, when the men toyed at the Western Necrap- r'eturned to work,; the company. n ,sncreasri. of'lsK';pel; NEWSY TORONTO UTTER WHAT IS INTERESTING THE PEOPLE AT THE HUB. The Titanic Catastrophe -Dr, Nesbitt Again -Legislature Prorogued -Bi- lingual School Question, • Not• since the days of the South African war has the city pent moll sombre days Ss the eek w following ' th n e • foundering coal Orin of the Tig Titanic. This, in spite of the fact that the personal touch was . almost entirely lacking because with one, or two excep- tions Toronto citizens were net sn plan- ger. In Montreal and in Winnipeg It was different. in- conceivable catastrophe, e announcement the f the of almost pause, and at last the harrowing c etails sobered and oppressed the whole popula- tion. In the clubs men talked aztd acted as though there was a funeral in the premises. Everywhere that people met little else - was discussed. Even the amusement places lost much of their spontaneity and gayety. And suoh evi- dences of feeling are not to be wondered at, for history contains few more piti- able events ths,n the wreck of the Titanic. DR. NESBITT AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT. After a total eclipse of some sixteen months, Dr. Beattie Nesbitt is back in the limelight. The marvel is that he was able .o keep in the background so long. For while there are many things about the rotund doctor that are difficult to understand, the one thing that is patent about his character to everyone is that he dearly loves publicity. The doctor has always been somewhat of an enigma, even in Toronto, where he is known best. Opinions as to his abil. ity vary all the way from that which believes him to be a genius under an unlucky star to that which dohs him as a vastly overrated mediocrity. But Nesbitt knew how to' keep in the public eye. He managed to make friends among the news- paper men. He could whet curiosity by a sphinx -like silence, and could rush into print with some pronouncement just at the moment when it would get him the most attention. Some people who came in contact with him describe him as dis- agreeable and affensive. To others he appeared st be ssomething id th tnmanyf aof hison. And actions both in the past and in the present chap- ter of his autobiography resemble the acts of a character out of a comic opera. THE LEGISLATURE PROROGUED. Prorogation comes as a sort of anti. climax to the excitement of the session, this year furnishing no exception. True, a function of state it was with all the trappings. The Lieutenant Governor at- tended in state, which means that he wore a cocked hat, and his moat brilliant urn - form, and that he was attended by a military escort, and that, cannons were fired, but the event was less exciting 'than an afternoon tea. Most of the members of the Legislature mere far away, busy with the spring seeding and the other private affairs which have bad to take pot luck during the session. It was with difficulty that a quorum could be m.uatered. But finally, with the Cabinet ministers, the members for Toronto, a few others who reside here and an odd one who was detained for keen.iliscussi0n has a:lise"' .whe- butter or margerine should be lied to the hospital and pavi- departments of Greenock Poor- e. is estimated that within five or ears the School Board of Edin- , will spend $900,000 on the of five new schools and two Inverness Kilt Society gra- increases its membership.. mbers have, now raehe.d over d as a means of identification embers are to wear badges. Congested Districts Board leclined to give any assistance !ds the erection of a new pier %shorn, but the Fishery Board llocated a grant of $3,000. Greenock the other night a woman rushed from a danc- all and jumped.into the river. was rescued with difficulty. has been placed on three s' probation. L OF WHOOPING COUGH. go Health Bulletin I,xplodes an Old Fallacy. ;s latest bulletin, the Chicago department prints this warn - the silly old-time notion your head that whooping s a very simple disease and children must have it. Never your child to whooping Don't take chances with d's life." then, enlarging, the belie- s some of the things to re- '. about the disease, First, just the time of the year the is most prevalent. It is contracted by direct con - d develops from seven to s after exposure. ,; . Sally is it dangerous to fn id extremely aged persons. til rate under one year av- 7 ` per cent. ; between one 14 per cent. ; from two to a per cent.; and five to 1.8 per cent. preventable disease, the says, and yet there were 1 and 55 deaths from whoop- in hoop in Chicago last yeas', In tee years there have been ths, lrgentine .Republic a law rece'atly "passed snaking it r'y- for all ,citizens to vote. "Dick" Choose Fill your bird's seed dish afresh with the seed you have been using, then put some of BROCK'S within reach, and see how quickly Dick picks out Brock's ". Feed him for .a month on Brecit's gird Seed -let him enjoy the cake of Brock's Bird Treat that comes in every box - and notice the improvement In his plumage, health and sone. Let "Dick" try this Bird Tonle et our eYpense. Mail us the coupon below, filled in, and we will send you, absolutely free, two full-size cakes of Brock's Bird Treat. 4c NICHOLSON &.,BROCK 9-11 Francis St., Toronto. For this coupon please send me, free of charge or obligation on my part, two full size cakes of Brook's Bird Treat, and oblige. NAME A Real Estate Mortgage Bond Secured on Central City Real Estate valued at over $1,490,000. 'The It e total mortgage' indebtedness against this property is only 40°% of the: valuation. - The Bonds pre issued in denominations of $500 and $1,000 each and will pay ,s the investor 6/--, q, Write for full particulars. Murray, Mather 8e00. Toronto General Trusts Building Toronto some special reason, the legal require- ments were fulfilled. The lack of interest on the part of the members was in striking contrast to the buoy days of the concluding week of ac- tual work when the Legislature, as is the way of all Parliaments under govern- ments of all parties, forced through a month's business in six days. At the be- ginning were f a not luncommon ft At thenelnd the House met at ten o'clock iu the morn- cussion on contentious matters being ing and continued far into the night, die - shortened or eliminated by mere physical weariness. THE CEREMONY. Prayers over, enters the Lieutenant Lieutenant attended or symbolizhis esdhis The Ma- jesty the Xing, and the moment is 'duly impressive. His Honor mounts the Speaker's dais. The Clerk of •the.. House, Mr. A. H. Sydere, a veteran of many years' service. reads a list of the bilis That have been passed during the ses- sion. His Honor nods assent. "in His Majesty's name," announces the Clerk, his Honor doth assent to these bills." zrrfundrhesuply bills orvotes ofmoeyfo the carrying on of government takes but a moment. Next his B:onor reads the Speech from the Throne, a brief review of the more. important legislation with thanks to the members for their attendance and efforts. It is always a mystery as to who writes the Speech from the Throne. The Pro- vincial Secretary, Hon. W. T. Hanna, is credited by some with preparing it, but a Lieutenant Governor, like Sir john• Gibson, who has himself been through the mill, might write it himself, perhaps 'con- sulting with the Premier as to its ' oou- tents.' Finally, the speech concluded, his Roller glances at Mr. Rasing, who announced that. "it is his Honor's will andr.pleas that this Legislative Asireaib'ly leagued, and this Legislative Assembly. rq accordingly prorogued." �.sal Exit the Lieutenant Governor, and the session is at an end. THE BILINGUAL PROBLEM, 6 1te1t is practically the middle. katchewan, the Province has b divided for statistical pur- ! into nine crop districts, as as possible uniform in size. i'ea of these districts is 88,- ..40'acres, and the crop area in. F111 1911 was 8,602,455, or 9.8 I •'1' ceitt of their 'total area. The arca nl arable land in the nine crop districts is estimated to be no- `.less than 57,884,160 acres. The total 0 ', i Under c t1 A Va'', o' i tion is 13,169,..35, or 15.16 per cent. of the area of the districts referred to. •111 Alberta there are approxi- mately 100,000,000 acres of arable land, and of 'this area about 2,260,- 000aeras are under cultivation and occupied s. Ther'e arethusmimmense crop pos- sibilities, and the recent estimate that in 1920 we shall grow in West- ern Canada over 500,000,000 bush- elsof wheat, does not seem to be exaggerated. Last yeah more, than 9,000,000 acres were sown to wheat iri the West. These facts and fig- ures show to some extent why the railroads are laying down steel as fast as labor conditions will allow. SPRING BLOOD IS WATERY BLOOD How to Get New Health and New Strength at !his Season Spring ailments are not imagin- ary.' Even the most robust find the winter months most trying to their health. Confinement indoors, of- ten in overheated and nearly always "badly : ventilated rooms—in the home, the office, the shop and the school—taxes the vitality of even the strongest. The blood becomes thin and watery and is clogged with impurities. Some people have head- aches and a feeling of langour. Others are low-spirited and nerv- ous. Still others are troubled with disfiguring pimples and skin erup- tions, " while some get up in the morning feeling just as tired as when they went to bed. These are all spring symptoms that the blood is out of order and that a medicine is needed. Many people take pur- gative medicines in the spring. This is a serious mistake. You can- not'cure yourself with a medicine that gallops through ' your system and leays you weaker still. This is; rilldiol a purgative does. What tl�l. e •ti ; give you health and ?:x l t7ep enryyiittl.eh i -the a bltonoo t will od a''n soN lie the jangled nerves. And one a'Tways reliable tonic anti blood builder' is Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. These pills not only banish spring Weakness, but guard you against the more. serious ailments that follow,. such as anaemia, nerv- ousdebility, indigestion, rheuma- tism, and other diseases due to bad blood. In proof of this Mrs. Emma Dut+k, Carleton Place, Ont., .says: "I was greatly troubled with weak spells, dizziness and extreme nerv- ousness, and did not find anything to help me until acting on the ad- vice of an aunt I began the use of Dr..Williams' Pink Pills. After using five boxes I found my health fully.;, restored. and cheerfully re- oomfactid the pills to others." If _you are ailing this spring you cannot' afford, in your own inter- est, to overlook so valuable a medi- cine'as. • Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Sold, by 4111 medicine dealers or y mail:,'at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $250 from The Dr. Williams' Med e na Co., Brockville, Ont. `GAVE HERSELF AWAY. Of the pronouncement of Sir Jasnes Whitney on the bilingual school question there is satisfaction expressed by his sup- porters, while his op)onents say that while his professions Wein all right it is only energy and sincerity in carrying out those' professions that can remedy the evil. ';'here is no doubt that thecondi- tions of inefftcieney and consequent grow- ing illiteracy revealed by the Govern- ment's Commission, Dr. F. W. Merchant, came as a surprise 'and a shock -to near- ly everybody. When that report is read in conjunction with the official census figures shortly to he announced, showing the increase in the French population of Ontario it . will be fully realized what a tremendous educational problem the Province has on its hands. The issue lies principally in the eastern counties and in New Ontario In Essex and Rent, where the French colony dates back to the earliest times, the popula- tion is not increasing so rapidly, pos. sibly because Detroit helps draw off the surplus population. But in Glengarry, Stormont, Prescott and Carleton counties there_is a steady exodus of•Anglo Saxons and a• steady increase in. French, while along the C. 'P. R. in Nipissing and Al- goma the French settlers largely pre- dominate in many townships. It is esti- mated that as compared with 150.0G0 in 1900, the census figures for 1910 will show. 250,000 French-Canadians in Ontario. This is in marked contrast 'to the figures com- "ttee Ile Aiie,)n Saxon rural population 01 Ontario at the same dates. 200,000,000 BUSHELS. • Cana(la's Immense Wheat Crop Will Tax Railways. If the bankers are able during the next few years to keep pace, ith the • enormous growth of the ir05110rn . wheat crop the railroads c still likely to have a problem on their steel.,Many thousands miles of new track are' being gri.lt this year in order to help re ve the congestion each fall in rting the crop to the, seaboard. prominent official .of the Cana- an Pacific Railway states that in e time that road will be double- acked from Winnipeg to the coast lessen the Eastern traffic, The nadian Northern and the Grand unk Railways are also doing. ueh to cope with the big crops to e-200, 000,000 b waled s are anti- ated this fall. This is a reason - le estimate in view of the. fact at, despite bad weather, 180,000,- bush'els were grown last year; hough much of it was of the low, grades. n the old portion of Manitoba re are about 47,000,000 acres of Ian d, with 33,000,000 aeres good ble land. The area under Quid. - ion is only 6,500,000 acr'e's. Sas- tchewan .has a laird. area; of `2,q, - square miles, or 155,002,480 es and a, water areal, of 8,31.8 are miles, South of township Zai minae. w up LAWN MOWER of adds to the pleasure of possessing "a well b kept lawn" lie Yuji notice the difference in the ALaxwell Lawn Mower the first time you ca cut the grass with it. A andcloselassdholdtheiredge eCcut drolled steel shafts mean easy running, The dui tahol"e n`ewe`ls so compact so strong and perfectly balanced, that cttiting the lawn t'i is a light, pleasant exercise. that you will really enjoy. tfJ Made in 4 `tyles 10 sizes from gr,to asitia AX4'»v width -- with and wit` ss ing man size, Lawn it f Sits Maxwell. n2r15 11, yin On% Ca c� Tr tout grass -catch- 111 attaclnucnt, cur hardware coln probably basalt d Jr'Y Pip s in Maxwell's n itfotyers -ip ab ie catrget th 1st you. 000 xwe11. alt Write its Ktaawtlt er Sons, I iii. the la . at'a vat ka ��; 332 .r mac J h ll ra Miss Five O'cloa:l: Tea, -"Have you heard the latest on Alice? She goes' -to church so seldom that last Sunday, when the contribution plate Was passed, she said to the usher 'Not any more, thank you.' " Mss is a friOME DYE thaf AIWA)NE I dyed ALL These > DIFFE:RENT ffl ODS -- of Goods with. the SANTE D e•vr 01 N artel SIMPLE to Use. )'t0 oh lt'i of ;sine the WRONG bye for the Goods MI6 lag 8 tailor. . Al) colors fro i your Druggist or tocol r,' t(1' ColorCeed'ti„e St'd)tY nnnl the Thb JO o" )it :hnrdaoit Co., Limited, Montreal, '1.'':':': •sols( yP 2 sl acese 1 :111 1 III I�';•I�• �.., ID Ii�Ill - . I11111 II•ryu$fTH EWNJ7E rL n'��� Y4' INSURES PERFECT �{ #� BAKING RESULTS iY f CONTAINS NO ALUM MADE IN CANADA Itlll I ,l+1. r 'Fad' GILIJIWrir i iC®]ISRJwTti ovtx3d'r: 11111 III MAKING SAFE INVESTMENTS HOW INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES MAY BE CLASSIFIED WHEN CONSIDERING THEIR SHARES. industrial Shares are Scarcely High Dia Investments, and Some are Very Dange ons -Constant Vigilance Price of Sue Investment -Preferred Shares Coo Business Investment. ss r - h d The articles contributed by "investor" 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 -car enterprises. The impartial and reliable character of the information may be relied upon. The writer of theme articles and the publisher of this paper have no interests to serve in connection with this matter other than those of the reader. (By "Investor.") Industrial stocks have the name of be- ing particularly unfit and unsafe for in- vestments. Without any -qu,alifte `tion whatever a certain type of investor bland- ly wipes them off the slate of investment Possibilities. Of course, this sort of thing is just as foolish as the attitude of the mining stock wild -cat who generously re- fers to all mining shares as "invest- ments," a thing which in the nature of things is an extremely remote possibility. In the first place, industrial companies should be carefully elassifiecl. For my own purposes I have divided them rough• ly into the following: (1.) Companies producing necessaries of life, such as flour milling companies. (2.).Companies producing requirements for our large and essential enterprises, as car factories, locomotive works, coal min- ing companies, :etc. (3.) Those making machines -for use. in 'agriculture,:' like `ploughs, threshers, craw - tion engines and, of course, the small garden tools. (4.) Iron and steel companies and those fabricating basic iron products into other higher products, such as the Canada Foundry Company, which produces struc- tural steel, etc. (5.) Companies manufacturing supplies whose product is somewhat of a luxury for example, those making plumber sup- plies, asbestos products (used in building), etc. (6.) Those making semiduxuries, break- fast foods (or fads) automobiles for plea- sure (apparently the commercial motor has come to stay, and may be classed differently), bicycles, etc. (7.) Companies making luxuries. (8.) Companies manufaeturing patent ar- ticles like safety razors, patent medicines, etc. Now this classification is a decidedly rough-and-ready affair, which any inves- tor can probably improve on without much trouble, but. I have found it quite useful. It is arranged so that the first is the most stable, while the last is highly precarious. Like most rules. however, this one has many exceptions, and one mus: neoe;'sar- ily look for them carefully. For example. the Shredded Wheat Company would come under (6), but it mattes a product which the experience of a long period has shown to be almost a$ stable as flour. In examining industrial stocks for jn• vestment or speculation one must bear in mind that there is usually a certain amount of chance involved. The com- pany's statement will show whether or not there are any bonds ontetanding. IF -there are ft lessens the security behind the stock, but also adds a feeling of con- fidence, owinr to the fact that to make a sueceeefnl issue of bonds there must be something substantial about the eons - pan. Anyother thing to note is as to whether there is ton much money borrowed from the banks in the business. If this amount less bills receivable is substantial, es reni- pared with the total value of the eom. ponies' assets. it is not a good sign. In brief, one must watch everything with a jealous eye. For the investor who wants to take a certain amount of business chance, in. dustrial preferred shares show many at- traetions. They pay a high rate -usually 7 per cent. They usually sell someth'ng above par and they are more protected from the misfortunes of hard times than are the ordinary shares. The history of preferred shares in Canada. has been in the long run satisfactory, making due al- lowanee, of course, for the Amalgamated and Black Lake Asbestos fiascos. e ne d strdal Jstock linvestor to beat- foroint n the which is, that he must at all Mmes be vigilant to watch for alterations in busi- ness condition; for on business conditions practically alone does the succers of the more precarious companies depend, while on business conditions rests part of the dividend on the commoner shares of -in many instances -even the most stable companies. A series of bad years may easily conspire to cut off the dividends of not a few of our soundest companies. During 1907, for example, Canadian Gen-, eral Electric found it necessary to cut its dividend from 10 per cent. to 7 per cent. Of course, the products of the General Electric are in some degree luxuries, which people do without during periods of trade depression. TO SAFEGUARD POISONS. One woman has had an inspira- tion and has practically put the "sting of death" upon all bottles holding poisons that for domestic reasons are required to be kept in the house. Two common pins are run sidewise through the cork, op- posite each other, with the pin points extending past the heads of the pin about one-eighth of an inch. The pins give warning immediately of its deadly contents if the bottle is touched clay or night, so na "taken by mistake" tragedies are apt to occur in that household. Of course, all of the members of the household are told of this safe- guard, and the bottles are kept on a high shelf out of the, reach of children who have not yet reached the age of understanding. Coal -mines cannot be worked to a greater depth than 4,000 feet, be- cause of the high temperature that prevails, 9t ing and Burning. on Face and Throat Sores Disfigured So He Dreaded to Appear in Public. No Rest Night or Day. Cuticura Ointment. S'ured. "Six months ago my face and throat all broke out and turned into a running sore. I did not bother about it at first, but in one week's time the disease bad spread so rapidly over my face and throat and the burning itching sores became so painful that I began to seek relief in different medicines, but none seemed to give me any relief. The sores disfigured my face to such an extent that I dreaded to appear in public. "I suffered terribly and could get no rest night or day. At last a friend advised me to try the Cuticura Remedies. I had about given up hope, but thought I would have one more try, and so 7 used a little Cuticura, Ointment, and it helped me from the start. I continued using it and in six weeks' time was completely cured, and can say I would advise anyone suffering from skin disease to use Cuticura Ointment, as it is the best healing bairn in the world." (Signed) Roscoe Good, Seven Persons, Alta., Feb, 18, 1911. FOUND RELIEF ONLY PROM CUTICURA SOAP AND OINTMENT "My little girl when only a few weeks old broke out on the top of her head and it be- came a solid scab. Then her cheeks became raw and sore and after trying different remedies found relief only from using CutI- cura' Soap and Ointment. It lasted six months or more, but after a thorough treat- ment with the Cuticura Soap and Ointment never had any return." (Signed) Mrs. W. 8. Owen, Yadkin College, N. C., May 26, 1911, For more than a generation Cuticura, Soap and Ointment have afforded the Inst suc- cessful treatment for skin and scalp troubles of infants, children and adults. A single cake of Cuticura Soap and box of•Cuticura Oint- ment are often sufficient. Although sold by druggists and dealers throughout the world, a liberal sample of each, with 82-p. book on the skin, will be sent free, on application to Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., '84 Columbus :ive., Boston, 77. 8. A. An Absolutely Safe 6/ Investment e invest - m nt a First secured by fist mortgage on onends of Price Bof tos. he finest11pa,ericent. onnlills and over four million acres of the best pulp and timber land in America ---insured with Lloyds, of London, England, against fire -..offer a most attractive investment. The present net earnings of the Company are sufficient to pay the bond interest twice over. The growing demand for pulpwood is yearly increasing the value of the Company s properties. These bonds have been purchased, by the best informed financiers in both Canada and England. At their present price they yield 6 per cent i^nrteYest. Coylsideriftr, weurity, earnings, assets, and the likelihood of aor eeiation in value, ?rice Bros. & Company bonds constitute an exceptional investment. Write for full description of these bonds. :,a.ap wika .:. 1! R 0 YA L SECURITIES ) CORPORATION LIMITED BANK OP MONTREAL BUILDING • , - YONGE AND QUEEN Et. M. `WHITE STREETS TORONTO Manager MONTOCAc-CUEaOO-wALIPAX-OTTAWA .,,+sria,uNnwno�nr>um,,,,,� LONDON (ENG.) m..cw.uta�.