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The Herald, 1912-05-31, Page 3LrlJlf't MAKING SAFE iNVESTME 11'S THE DANCERS OF 'LONG DISTANCE SPECULATION" TOO OFTEN • OVERLOOKED. roll} fitment Sudden Rise in Canadian Markeis a Tran for the Unwary—Profits on f"ong Held Speculations 'Eaten Up by Interest. The articles contributed be "Investor" eeni are for the sole' purpose of 'guiding pros peaty° investors, and, it possible, of tae tug them front lysing money throixgh 50 Placing it in "wild -tate enterprieee, The impartial reliable h Information breleonThe ary ',ot ithisof paperobaveeclno"lntere9tethe pto publishers In connection wttb this platter other' than In, those of tho reader. 00, ed ll= (By "Investor.") Those who have watched the steady rise in the .Canadian stock Markets 'duiing`the Past three months : have doubtless felt elated if they owned some advancing stock or disappointed if they were 'inter- ested merelyas spectators. Let these lat- ter console themselves with the homely axiom that "Everything which goes up must come down." This phrase is true of the stock market as of everything else. Everything which goes up without a sure foundation and strong superstructure can- not remain above the .general level for long. Last week the movements of sev- eral industrial stocks were noted. Now many of these have advanced without a semblance of 'foundation or superstruc- ture. They have been carried up in the whirlwind of general prosperity and mar- ket activity, which at present is whirling throughout Canada. A lull, and they drop back to where they should be. But how about those who eschew the excitement of the stock market and buy the tame and steady. but eminentlyre- epeotable, bonds? As bonds don't go up much at best they have but a little die- tanee to fall at worst: So long as the security is behind a bond. and reasonable 'careand discretion, will keep an investor clear' of misfortunes. Like Black Lake Asbestos, the bondholder need have no, uneasiness over the future of his princi- pal or the regular payment of his inter- est. In this column, since its inception. stress has been laid on the advantage of investing in sound bonds over semi -specu- lative purchasing of stocks. To deal in stocks with any hope of success one must of necessity be on the spot. The folly of "long distance" speculation le obvious when one sits quietly to contemplate it, but all too many people outside of the arket centres believe that by means of he market news in the daily press and ceasioual .communication from their roker they can successfully purchase peculative stocks. Take a feverish market like that at pre- nt. On the day this is being written ne could have bought Sao Paulo at ten 'clock and by noon have sold' it at a ten oint profit. Yet by twelve -fifteen the took was back six points. Anyone not close touch with the market who sent n an order this morning might have Lest veral points within in it In a" few minutes of he time his order was filled. The way If the bond may be slow, but ono can Ieop easily and not open his daily paper ith trepidation for fear of a break iu his, vestment that will more than wipe out is year's ii come. And so it goes. The speoulator in real state hasn't the excitement of the stork ambler, but his- losses may he no less vera and far reaching. Many reader e a remember the. time when. the dull es of - 9:86 -1P2' commenced. The owner eai estate found things change with rising suddenness. Prom having 1•ee- offering absurdly high prices for his pd, he fennel -if be wanted to sell—that or hadto o'ff'er it to the buyers. The ids he would get weresuaily below his rice, and worse than all, these offers be- anie lower and lower until finally he ound it practically impossible to roll without severe loss. Many men who ought speculative real estate during that oom have only recently found an oppor- unity to get out without loss. when the wenty-five years interest on their money s added. For it is a point too many eople overlook that the longer they hold a unproductive property the less their hence of making a real profit; for their oney even in a savings bank at 3 per cent., compound interest, doubles itself about every eighteen years. Tho result is that a man who purchases western land now and has to wait five years for his profit, must sell for at least one and a half times its value to make fifteen per cent. on his money if we deduct interest at 6 per cent. on the sum involved. The man with bonds or sound invest- ment stocks on the other hand has some thing which is returning him an assured income, which he can readily sell and whims—far more important in some in- stances—does not take time from his or- dinary business to watch. hi INVESTING MONEY. TIDO YEARS SUFFERING Brought on by a Severe Strain-- How t Iain --How a Cure Was Founds Mr. Joseph Stephens,,.Rosemount, Ont., is one of the great host who continually sound the praises of Dr. Williams'Pink Pills, and he has much reason to do so as they brought him from suffering to health,' after he had spent much money and two years of time ex- perimenting with other treatments. Mr. Stephens tells his experience as follows: "In the month of Janu- ary, 1908, while working in a log- ging camp at Creston, B.C., I got my back injured. I suffered a great deal of pain and was almost helpless. I tried plasters, think- ing they would help me, but they were of no use. I took several me, dicines, equally without benefit, Then, 1 was advised to try electri- cal treatment and did so for a time, but without getting any permanent relief, and it began to look as though I was going to be perman- ently crippled. Then I was' advised to undergo treatment with a speci- alist at Spokane, Wash. After ex- amining me he said I was in a very bad shape and that the trouble was likely to result in Bright's disease. However, he told me that he felt sure he could,cure me. At a heavy expense I was under his treatment for three months, but did not get the least benefit. I was almost in despair; work was plentiful and wages good, but I' could not work, as I was quite unable to bend. I was in this condition for about two years, when my brother, who was with me all the time, came across one of Dr. Williams' pamphlets and read of the great work Dr. Williams' Pink Pills were doing. He urged me to try them, but I thought it would be useless to spend more money after all the o' her treatment had failed. He insisted, however, and got a dozen blues of the Pills and I began to take thele. Before I had used ?,:'tif a dozen A d boxes I felt relief, and I c ArltIna - taking the Pills until every ,e'tige of the pain was gone, and I could raise my hands above my head and then bend until I could touch my toes with my fingers, something I had not been able to do for over two years. My cure was a great surprise to my comrades, and you may t be • sure :.I told : them what brought it about. I am nor as well and strong as any man in the country and.I owe it all to Dr. VVil- liams' Pink Pills." Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Among the securities which aro attract - gnu attention these days none is regarded more highly by the careful investor than the six per cent. first mortgage bonds of The . Spanish River Pulp & Paper Mille, Limited. • Exclusive of the value of the concession, ,which gives the Company the right to out pulp _wood on an area of 6,000 square miles, the ascots of the Company includ- ing the Pulp and Paper Mills at Espa- nolo; Ontario, are estimated at six 'dines the bond issue. Daring. its first year of operation, the Company showed profits of $309,263.19 froin Wood and pulp mill operations alone. The bond interest and other charges were ,8106,627.54, leaving net profits of $202,635.65 for the year. Iteeis believed that the earnings with the paper' mill now in operation should bo well over $400,000 for the ensuing year. As the Bonds are a first mortgage on all the Company's property, it is plain to see why they are in such demand. At the present price of 981.2 they yield 61-8 per cent, per annum. Interest is payable the let of July and the 1st of January. The bonds are in $5011 denominations, and with the high interest yield;'combined with ab- atis safety of principal, snake an ideal nvestment, •' The Dominion Bond Company, Limited, Toronto, will furnish complete inforhaa- tion on request. MUST BE GENUINE, Mother ---I think we'd better send for the doctor, Johnny complains of pains in his head. Father—It's nothing serious. He has had them before. Mother—Yes, but never on a holi- iday. Last year the output of coal in 1ngland, Scotland, and Wales was ''271;794,$60 tons. Dawson CitYukon is the. most � City, r il Northerly town in the British,Em- pire, TORONTO CORRESPONDS INTERESTING GOSSIP FRO0t THEN'. QUEEN CITY, Good Story From Ottawa—Princess Pa,•:: trivia—.loyal Family's Visit -Honors tor Sir William Mackenzie. (We have arranged for a regular Weekly Lotter about Toronto and Ontario af- fairs. Tbese letters have proved of, the utmost interest to our readers. They are from the pen of one of Canada's foremost journalists, a man who has re- ported some of the world's greatest hap. penings, and• now occupies a leading po- sition on one of the Ontario dailies.) Toronto is disposed to smile at the pre- tensions of Ottawa society. Consequent) it has enjoyed the story, which has been circulating for soma months, to the effect that the Duke of Connaught was obliged to desist from his visits to the Ottawa Golf Club because the citizens of Ottawa,. members of the club, were so anxious to., do the right thing that they always rose to -their feet every time his Royal High ness entered a room'- His Royal Highness' wish in visiting the club had been •znerel}" to enjoy himself and mix on terms of equality with the other members. But.. when he found this was impossible he had to abandon this particular form of recreation. But, perhaps, some Toronto people have been putting their foot in it, too, during tho two weeks' visit of their Royal High ness, though not always through an ex- cess of formality. It is related ghat at one of the balls one of the guests was hurrying to get into the ball -room; and finding a broad back blocking the door• way, tapped the owner of the said broad back on the shoulder and asked hits -co kindly etand aside. The fussy' guest war horror-stricken to find that it was the Duke of Connaught he had thus ad- dressed. The orchestra made a break. too. when they played "Oh. You Beauti- ful Doll" on the approaoh of the Princess Patricia. Not that the Princess is not an unusually beautiful young lady, but the compliment. if intended as such, was somewhat familiarly expressed. SWEET DISHES. Cream Puffs.—Put two ounces of butter into a _ saucepan, add half a pint of water, bring to boiling point, add quickly half a pint of sifted flour, a pinch of salt and one tea- spoonful of sugar ; stir well with a wooden spoon until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan ; remove from the fire, allow to, cool, but not become cold ; add four eggs, beating each one thoroughly. Put away in a cool place for one hour, Put the mixture into a forcing bag with a plain tube and force onto a baking tin into small rounds; brush over with beaten egg and bake in a hot oven for half an hour. When cold split open on one side and fill them with whipped cream, sweetened and flavored to taste. Sprinkle powdered sugar over the top. To make lettuces crisp, put a pinch of powdered borax into the water in which you wash' them. Let them soak for half an hour or so in this, then shake them from water, wipe each leaf separately after well rinsing, and you will be delighted at their crispness. Salted water softens them, but borax cleans and freshens them up. WOULD NOT BE WITHOUT BABY'S OWN TABLETS Once a mother has used Baby's Own Tablets she would not be with- out them. They are the only medi- cine for little ones guaranteed by a Government analyst to be free from those opiates and other harm- ful drugs found in so-called "sooth- ing" mixtures.' Concerning them Mrs. J. C. Wood, Underwood, Ont., says: "I have used Baby's Own Tablets for the last four years and would not be without them, as I have found them beneficial every time I have, given" them to any little ones." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers ✓et by snail at 25 cents a box from The Dr, Williams' Medicine Co., Brook,''ille, Ont. •a h ,:; M, ^•�. F d 'P.'.,i:, Sri. �,'... 11111:1J111:1111111.11 111111.1111111 1111111111111. Jy � tt'iS THE W HI.T EST, LGt,tts INSURES P ERFECT BAKING RESULTS CONTAppN3 NO ALUM MADE IN CANADA tP .4D CP ZeirE25'..AaNiCri JxMY/ x '30'' lam 4 In nllluil iinuiiuimiirnnnJi linl a •'1',,-Arelteeral I,y r:.+ ."'. - • foie ar•rti vanrllst fourth fourth' t Custard. --Two cup - ilk, two tablespoonfuls of half a teaspoonful of ;.tract, two egg yolks, one teaspoonful of salt, one - cupful of sugar. Scald -silk, mix arrowroot and sugar, tdd to scalded milk and cook 10 minute -s. Beat egg yolks slightly, THE PRINCESS' BEAUTY. - This question of the Princess' beauty lass been a favorite topic of discussion since Torontonians have had an oppor- tunity of looking at her face to face. On the whole it may be said she has come up to the advance notices, if one may so speak of a Princess, though most observers, human -like, have admired• her with the mental reservation that one or more of their acquaintances excelled it good looks even the Royal beauty., Hers .is the typical English type of Beauty, mild and sweet and lacking in animation Her features are finely moulded and re- gular with the exception of the cheek bones, which are noticeably high. , Despite her good looks, however, press photographers testify that the Princess is what is known in that profession as "camera -shy.' In other words, else takes pains to dodge or duck her head every time she sees a camera. At some of the . outdoor functions she attended there were all sorts of"sna li-shatters." But very few of them got areally gond picture of her Royal Highness, who without appear- ing to bo conscious of eche presence of the camera -men, proved to be an adept at keeping her face out of range. • ENTERED LIFE OP THE TOWN. This visit of the Royal Family has been in many respects a much quieter event to Toronto than the one last autumn. The first visit was a State affair, and all the functions were, accordingly. formal., This -time there has been "much more, infor- mality, with jlilat;ien ugh- ofe.etieeetentra pings of State, suoh as the scarlet • tinge formed outriders, which often heralded the approach of the Royal visitors, and never failed to bring throngs of specta- tors. to tickle the fancy of the multitude. Their Royal Highnesses made an e.'rnest effort -to enter into the real social life of the town. To this cud they went -about freely, accepted many invitations and they. themselves entertained a great deal. Nearly every day a score or two represen- tative citizens, judges, lawyers, clergy- men, physicians. newspaper editors and captains of industry were invited to lunch- eon or dinner, as other engagement's per- mitted. In this way they came in con- tact with a great many people in a more or less intimate manner, and doubtless learned a great deal of the various opin- ions and points of view of Canadians, Torontonians, on lheir part, were delight- ed with the frank and unaffeeted marl- ners of the Royal hosts and their staff. There was an entire absence of "side" and apparently a genuine pleasure in making new acquaintances. HONORS FOR SIR WILLIAM. Sir William Mackenzie, who placed his residence, Benvenuto," overlooking the city from the heights at the north. at the disposal of his Royal Highness, prom- ises to be ehortly one of the richest men in the world, if his many railway and other schemes develop as expected. It is rumored, too, that there are high Im- perial honors in store for him, that his present knighthood will soon be supplant- ed by more important titles, but to this there can, of course, be no present con- firmation. There is a story that Sir William se- cured the palatial Benvenuto from its former owner for a consideration of 1,000 shares of Toronto Street Railway stock.. According to report, this stock cosi the President of the company shout $10. a share, so that for the equivalent of $10.- 000 he got a property that is now worth probably $150,000 or $200,000. This is but an example of the Mackenzie luck—or foresight. Many people suppose that air William was the Duke of Connaught's host at Benvenuto during the Royal wish. This is hardly correct. The residence was simply turned over to His Royal 'Hieee nese, Who brought his own servants, some twenty in number, while Sir William and his family Bund quarters elsewhere. GALA DAY FOR TIIE CHILDREN. Empire day has come to be a great event for the school children of the city. On that day they marched, many thou sand strong, to Queen's Park, there to lay. their• garlands of flowers on the monu- ments of statesmen and heroee which adorn the approaches to the Parliament buildines. The ceremony is a conception of School Inspector Sanwa L. Hughes, who generally arranges that some outstand- ing notable shall be present to lend dig- nity and interest to the proceedings.. This year he was particularly fortunate in the presence of the Duke of Conns,ught, and the feature of the afternoon was whets his Royal Highness reviewed the scene, from a position at the base of the manic-. meat to his mother, the late Queen 'Vic- toria, Viatoria, which unfortunately is one of the least impressive of the Queen's Park me modals A MILLION FOR TORONTO. It is quite the fashion now to talk about the day when Toronto will have a milIiou ponulatioe, Add the promise of an early: fulfilment of the prediction has just been given color by the report prepared hoard of expert engineers, who were asked to prepare plans for a water supply for` the future Toronto. In their report i;blsey, , speak oontideutly • of a 'Million holiuie,-, tion' in, the,: neat future, 'and have dreil#11, olans acdorclsngly. *lint th'ev are.-•cpllttat•' ink front ''Toronto, a lee of 825,000 for,.Keir brief work, and "perhaps felt the need Of r little flattery to help .the.iie .theirbill aleteg. irrwever, there are smite optimists who talk of two million people within thirty years, .add salt, pour milk mixture onto eggs, return to double boiler ; stir constantly until thickened. Cool, flavor and serve in custard cups. There are in Ireland three mil- lion acres of peat deposits. A girl can be sentimental even about the way she eats pickles. • An Absolutely Safe 6/ Investment iff T14 First Mortgage Bonds of Price Bros. & Company 6 per cent. on the invest- menilic ured by first mortgage on one of the finest paper mills and over four millres,�ofthe best pulp and timber land in America ---insured with Lloyds, of ri, 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 interest. Considering security, earnings, assets, and the likelihood of appreciation in value, Price Bros. & Company bonds constitute an exceptional 1nvesire..1. q Write for full description of these bonds. YAL �® CURITIES RP®RAi[ONLINI1TED BANI*. I' MONTREAL BUILDING - • - YONGE AND QUEEN STREETS M. WHITE TORONTO Menager M ONTREA L -O UEBEc-HALIFAX-OTTAWA LONDON (ENG.) To I NTEE Larger Return Probable. ceders elf the 7 per cent. Preferred Stock of The Stamen any, Li:mlted, enjoy the full benefits of straight partner - because, :in addition to the regular 7 per cent dividend on ak,OIiay Share equally wit Common Stock In all s' .•- . s' of the ofertodr.d. end; rt. aiices pr n se Company has been in successful operation for close to a gdar•tsr.of a century, and with its present capacity cannot now ail more than 60 her cent. of its orders.. In addition, the Com - pally hbldsalarge number of oxceedinglyvaluable timber limits. Subject to prior sale, we offer $50,000 o: the 7 per cont. Pre- ferred Stock of the Company at Si00 a share. Dividends are paid June 1st and December 1st. • . We would be pleased to send you circular giving full par- ticulars tegarding the Company, or, if you would prefer, would have ono of our representatives call on you. NATIONAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, M., CONFEDERATION LIFE BUILDING, TORONTO, ONT T6 • The New �► erfection ,Toaster Anyone, even a little giri, can make toast on the New Per: tenon. . re" -s -w Le. ?"7L'±iLt+ .S'F'ERM,EE•,•...' 0111 cook -Stove She will not bum the toast, and she will not burn her fingers either, if she uses the New Perfection Toaster.' For toast or r®,, setthere ts no other stove that is as quick and as handy as the New For boil or broil Perfection Oil Cools -stove —the convenient stove for all purposes, F" or fry or bake all the year round. Every dealer has it. Handsomely finished in nickel, with cabinet top,drop shelves, towel racks, etc. Long chimneys, enameled tur- quoiseMlxlue. Macle with 1, 2 and 3 burners. Free Cook Book with every' AOC. Cook -Bonk also given to anyone sending 5 cents to dower Inetilitlg cost. ,TIIE IMPERIAL. OIL: COMPANY, itea Winnipeg. Montreal, St. John, Halifax and ' Queen City Division, Totonta FROM ERIN'S GREEN ISLE NEWS BY MAIL FROM IRE. LAND'S SII•oE1GS. happenings in the Emerald Isle of Interest to Irish - i1. The freedom .71ublin has been conferred up Dr. Kuno Meyer and the Rev. Canon O'Leary. • Belfast corporation decided to elect Hon. Whitelaw Reid, the U, S. ambassador, a freeman , of the city. A commissionappointed to in- quire into the alleged scarcity of the Irish milk supply, met recently in Limerick, Two men were killed and four others seriously injured by an ex- plosion at the Muspratt Chemical works of the United Alkali Com- pany at Widnes. The King has appointed Sir John William Moore, M.D`., to be one of the Physicians -in -Ordinary to His Majesty in Ireland, in room of Sir Francis Richard Cruise, 'deceased. Charged with assaulting the pa- lice, during a, disturbance after a "wake," ':'two men were sentenced to three and erne month's. imprison - mint , at Enniskillen, County F er- managh.. There was held recently in the Theatre of the Royal Dublin Society a conversazione of the Dublin Sec- tion of the Institution of -Electrical Engineers, at which about 300 guests were present. A man's skeleton was, unearthed recently at Stillorgan and beside it were copper coins, pennies and half- pence of the reign of George III.,. which would indicate that the re- mains are those of a person who died about 100 years ago. Silver medals to two, bronze me- dals to seven, and certificates and commendations to over fifty other Royal Irish constables were granted recently by the Dublin Committee of the Society,for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The new Rose urban council has decided to build twenty new arti- sans' dwellings at 140 pounds each, which will enable them to be set at 2s. W. a week rent. The local Gov- ernment Board have sanctioned a loan of 3,000 pounds. ' While a party of military were carrying on bridging operations on.. the Liffney near Island Bridge on Satltrdy last, about a dozen men .were precipitated into the .water;. and.-sotne exciting scenes any: l (- forts at life-saving followed. The death has occurred of Mr. Drank Marnane, for many years a• traveller in connection with big drapery firms in Dublin and Lon- don. Deceased was a native of Tip- erary, and started business life in Cork, where he was very popular. Richard Dalton, fowl dealer, Mary'boro', is the proud possessor of a chicken with three legs. The third limb is fully jointed, but ri- gid, and is only furnished with two toes. It has grown -out at right an- gles from the left leg and parallel 1 with the tail. Drogheda Guardians have decid- ed to try to withdraw their support from the Trim Industrial School consequent on the recent tragedy there which resulted in the death of the assistant master. The Drog- heda Union has paid 700 pounds per year to the upkeep of the school. MOST PRIMITIVE RACE. Iiubus Have Little More Intent- genee than Apes. A people without any form of reli- gion, without superstition, devoid of any thought of the future state, has been found in the interior for- ests of Sumatra, ,according to Dr. 'Wilhelm Valez, the geologist of the University of Breslau, who has made extensive journeys through the island. There he found the Kubus, as he named them, who are scarcely to be distinguished from the small man- like ape of the Indo-Mayalan coun- tries. They are wanderers through the forests seeking food. They'have no property. They are not hunters, but simply collectors. They seek merely sufficient nuts, fruits and other edible growths to keep them aliThve, e Kubus wage very little war- fare- upon the small amount of ani- mal life in. their silent and sombre land, The only7totien he could -get 1 from them of a difference between n live and a dgatl person r its tba the dead do tlot bl'e�athe, He infers that they are ilnm, a, surably inferior to the paleolithi man of Europe, who fashioned tool and hunted big game with his Rin -tipped arrow and knife. The word they know .aro almost as Few as tb ideas they try to a cpress—Scienti A meriean,