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The Lazy Maple.
Francis and Town had been, to a
irthday-party., and it was eight
,o'clock when they Dame home.
"We don't.:want to go to bed,,"
they said, "We want to sit up
date."
'Well, come ailed I will tell you a
story first, and then—to bed; you
.ago." said mother.
"Tell us about trees," said Torn.
"Wel, csace, upon a time there
were some beautiful trees, oaks,
maples .and, birches, They were all
dressed in their lovely colors. They
loved to wear their beautiful dress-
es ; so they danced and played about
in them all day long as happy as
happy could be. One time they
gathered about under the trees, and.
tang
r" `Come, little leaves,' said the
wind, one day,
`Gonne o'er the meadows with me,
and play.
Put on your dresses of red and
gold,
For summer has gone and the
days grow cold.'
•'
" `It ss bedtie,
mchildren,' said
the mother maple. 'You must take
off your beautiful dresses. The
Bleeping -time is almost here.'
" `Oh, I don't want to go to bed
et all,' said the beautiful maple
children. 'I'm not sleepy.'
N. "The another maple allowed them
to have their own way, and so when
the sleepy winter -time came, and
all the beautiful autumn dresses
glad been taken off, and everybody
{ else was in plain night-dresses,
resting and sleeping during the
long winter night, the maple-tree
tried to stay awake—and did for
ever so long. But at last she grew
so, sleepy that she let a gentle
breeze take off her clothes and rock
her to sleep_
"At last when the apzingtime
name everybody, except the maple
tree that stayed t e. ao late, ' • was
awake, and puttin4 on ;green, but
she • felt weak and tired.
`?Ohildren• • came - through the
*'cods. 'Are not the, tress be&uti-
l?r they sail... 'All but th =pie
,,r r there el, c,• %s no
xq'to, bed,, at the ',right t;xahc
aid the maple -tree.
"'And now, -to bed," said mother,
*'or you'll feel weak and tired, like
the maple -tree." —Youth's Com-
panion.
BUY A LICENSE TO DRINK.
Son Do in Australia and What You
Take Is Recorded.
The Australian liquor law is the
best after all, if you really want to
'control the traffic and at the same
time make it produce revenue.
#3etter than the English law that
Irequires the barkeeper to post the
Soiames, of the drunkards in the bar,
for a man that's a drunkard doesn't
ears if his name is posted.
In Australia they allow as many
Ilaloons as there are men willing to
ay the nominal license, which is
ust enough to pay the registration
ee. Every man who drinks, or ex-
pects to drink, in a saloon must go
to the City Hall and take out a li-
cense in the shape of a brass check,
en which is stamped anumber, and
for this he pays $5 a year, and must
!always carry it with him.
Before he cayl get a drink in any
:saloon he, swriet display that brass
Cheek. If he is a native regular
stonier, a barkeeper looks over Fs book and tallies his drink or
F
If he is a stranger, and has
'taken out his license, the new man
3 entered on the book with his
cumber, and his drink entered up
lIgainst him.
Failure to do this, or selling a
elan a drink without having been
allows. the brass check means the
habsolute and actual dosing of the
'saloon, and there is no appeal.
very morning a blacklist is sent
'put from the City Hall to each sa-
n, and woe unto any barkeeper
}brho scull a drink to a man whose
%tame is on that list.
Now, you see the revenue must
10 times greater than if only the
loons paid the license, for in that
untry, at least, there must be
apse drinkers, not so much of
hist', bemuse of the climate, but
f the :light wines and beer, Then
here is a public record of every
an who takes, a drink and the
saber of drinks he takes in ..the
`ase of a day, week, month or
meleticlyse," observed the tramp,
s'`'"you would like to have
Ml; off the earth. ' But 1 'cane
"Rave you tried • soft
tasked the woman in the,
ham dosser, dispassionate
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The best tor
all occasions.
Always suitable. Always stylish.
see that the trade mark is on every glove. •
AUDITOR'S STRONG iTIC S\
REPORT ON TORONTO HYDRO-
ELECTRIC COMMISSION'..
Civic OiHoial Points Out Apparent
Deficit—Mayor Makes
Reply.
The city of Toronto auditor's re-
port upon the finances of the Muni-
cipal Hydro -Electric Power Com-
mission for the period from June 1,
1911, to June 30, 1912, was present-
ed to the City Council Oct. 14.
It says that at the close of 1911
an unadjusted balance of $16,-
795.62 was carried forward. How-
ever, it declares that the making
of •a good inventory disclosed a
shortage of $113,477.40 between the
amount standing in the books and
the actual amount of stores on
hand. The report declares -that it
was apparently decided to charge
the whole of the working deficit on
the books of 1911 to .construction ac-
count. "Entries were consequently
made," says the report, "charging
the several construction accounts
with a pro rata percentage of the
total deficit as found. amounting to
$117,803.35." This sum, it explains,
is obtained after crediting the in-
come earned during the period, and
in addition to it there is an out-
standing capital charge due' the
Provincial Hydro -Electric Power
Commission amounting to $248,245.-
80. The following figures show the
position of the civic plant on Dec.
31, 1911.•:—
Cash
911•:—
Oash from City
Interest, .eta.. Cha gal';'
eax"Ti bo bl it'•
expensya
0993.1.1
Total, charge to 31St Deems-
- - 'ber. 1911 .. ......:.$2,610,996 00
Outstanding7iwiiilitiea:—
Unadjuated tems of city ao-
cuiint.. .....,. 16,795 62
Unadjusted stores shortage .., 113,477 40
Due Prov. Hydro -Electric Com.
mission ...... ...... .... . ...... 248,246 81
Finds a Deficit. $ 37378,5518 83
The City Auditor is of the opin-
ion that a portion of the $117,803
should have been carried forward
as a charge against future earnings.
He gives ageneral review- of the
figures for the six months ending
June 30, 1912. He reaches the con-
clusion that there was a deficit of
$851642.31 on the operations of the
period. His statement of operat-
INSURAN EAGENCY
Spare time and energy invest-
ed in aDIRECT AGENCY will
bring in an Income for life.
No capital required: Previ-
ous experience not necessary.
Apply for an agency of—
Gresham Life Assurance Sooloty
(Funds, $60,000,000. Illstab. 1848)
—and of the--
Dominlon Gresham Guarantee
& Casualty Company
Head Offices for Canada s
802 St. James St„ MONTREAL,
Invest
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BONDS constitute a First
`Mortgage Investment,
yielding from g to G%, giving
equal security and income
yield, without the trouble and
expense, incidental to ,the
drawing of mortgages and
collection of interest.
This is ONE reason why
Banks, Trust Companies,
Ststates, and Public :Service
Corporations buy Bonds.
We have on hand, at all
times, securities suitable for
the safe investment of funds.
& COMPANY
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Guardian Bldg, Royal Ban S fildg,
, MMOCUTREAL , rTtt
ing 'expenses and earnings
lows :—
wages, material. etc ,
Current, etc.`.
Carried to credit of depreciatie
reserve
Accrued sinking fund fhalf yl ax"
Interest on bonds and advaess
(one-half charged to revenue).
Earnings
The auditor calls attention
fact that for the balf,year pre
June 30, 1912, no amount had eu
provided .to meet accrued sin e
fund charges, but that an 1tea'ot
$50,888 had been written iat,o the
balance sheet to cover the amount''
Added to the deficit this made' e
total of $136,530 to be e'e rri
ward against future earn
addition, $30,305, the re'
the interest •account; would hit.
be added to captalkaccouni.
City Auditor thiala`thatiaeue4
should be•„ rged directly jk
enue. Tr$ , them in this
the present`positiott, he says, asieeld'
Total charge - to 31st Deo 1911
as above ,
Cash froom city from 31st Deo h' "t
1911, to 30th June, 1912 r, .415,1100
Zinn• . 05
credited by n. .., . '7
Total charge to 30th Juno 1912',;(
Summary.
Dtoeficitcapital to 31stexpert. Dec., 1911, carried
Deficit to 30th June, • 1912•
Accrued sinking fund at 30th
June, unprovided for
Proportioncapital of int. charged ta''.
Net shortage to 30th Juno 191;1.
Outstanding liabilities:— ++
Unadjusted items in (i}t
Treasurer's account
Shortage, stores account 3;
Prov. Hydro Com. .... .,.,
Income Account
A comparison ref the -or:
opine a;paoui is lose lx
62
St, OP
e
Com. lighting .
Oom. power..
Mun. bldg. light
Mun. power
Mun. et. lighting
Muter rents ....
Sundry credit items
B _oda
ization introduced into the op-
tion serviceby the concurrent.
bunds of construction opera-
ens.
Analyses' the Deficit.
The' ¥ayor says that the loss for
uhe quarter ending March 31, 1912,
was $55,768, and the loss for the
!quarter ending June 30 was only
4,873. Of the first quartet's loss,
17,05'3 is interest on investment,
$1.7,065 is written off for deprecia-
tion of the new plant, and $12,639 is
put aside for sinking fund. The
loss for the quarter ending June 30
includes: also allowances for inter -
eat:, depreciation and sinking fund.
Mr. Geary declared that the loss
for._the, quarter ending September
3(` the net .loss was only $4,647,
and this, after allowing for inter -
'est $20,999, depreciation $19,443,
l'ai'n+ sinking fund $15,000. As a
matter of fact, he said the months
of, August and: September had. -each
shown a small profit got by civic
enterprise. The gain, he asserted,
,was proceeding and the initial loss
was being made good. Business, he
said, had grown wonderfully. The
city had 12,000. customers and a
plant which could do many times
the business with little additional
oost, even for current: "We carry,"
he declared, "against future profits
the charge for sinking fund prior
to January, 1912, $50,888, and our
deficit for the first nine months of
the first year, which is not an op-
erating year, but rather a year of
construction is $90,290, included in
which is $51,470 depreciation and
$36,381 for sinking fund."
"PROUD AND GLAD"
i ecause Mother Looked So Well
• . After Quitting Tea and Coffee.
A woman was almost distracted
With dyspepsia and heart trouble.
Like thousands of others, the
drug–caffeine-in coffee was slowly
but steadily undermining her nerv-
ous system and interfering with
natural digestion of food. (Tea is
lust as injurious as coffee because
it contains caffeine, the poisonous
drug` found in coffee.)
"For 30 • years," she writes, . "I
have used. coffee. ;Have always
been ..sickly had heart trouble and
y. lisia with ulcers in stomach
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NAVAL EXPENDITURE.
Statistics Show Great Increase in
Last Decade.
A report issued by the British
Admiralty gives details of the total
naval expenditure of Great Britain
for each year since 1900, compared
with the other chief maritime pow-
ers --France, Germany, Russia,
Italy, 'Austria-Hungary, the United
States and Japan.
From this it appears that the
gross expenditure increased as un-
der in pounds sterling: -
1901 -02 1912-13
Great Britain .34,872,299 45,616,140
United States 16,012,438 26,540,010
Germany.... .. 9,530,000 22, 609, 500
The figures for France, Russia,
Italy, Austria-Hungary and Japan
do not admit of exact comparison,
but in each case large and continu-
ous increases are shown.
As regards new construction, in-
cluding armaments, Great Bratin
will spend this year £17,271,
compared with £10,420,255 in 19
02, and Germany £14491,127,
against 24,653,423 in 1901-02,
Accidents on railways in t
United States during the firstthr
months of 1912 were responsible f1
the deaths of 2,383 persons.
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THE 9TH ANNUAL
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57,104 7a 5 x.56
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• 635 144 523 34
4,3131x9 f4 664 05
75,6303 00 911 4.4>17'8 0050
• 3 130
$147,254116,,,ge(„ i3,03
3,542 Pa , 9 48
0.60,726c 251
The City Auditor says'
system of bookkeeping in
the commission is "cumbers.
smothered in detail." H .eI 11
that the volume of business ' *he
eivic electric department 1
has been, over -stated. He
that considerable saving c„
made hi expense accounts
points out that by the close
year sinking fund and i
charges will have to be met
earnings; He asks why "re
and depreciation funds" and `
ing funds""•should be char,
against the annual cost of the
dertaking, and expresses the,_
ion that the system of puri
electricity on the peak 1
might well be superseded.
Mayor Makes Reign
Mayor Geary, speaking of
dieor's report; said that t11t „o
keeping system pi the civic .tong
sion had been built up under,"*
advice after years of exp -
that the department was no4s, •o
staffed, and that the system r?f
chase of current- had" been
upon by the :Hydro -Electric
Commission of the provino,w.
Mayor explained that the u'.
ed balance of $16,795 .at the c
1911 represented a different,
tween the revenue estimats;
City Couneih,and the actu4)
enue; and, in the opinion;;
commission, should not be,
to it at all. Of the item of `$l
described as shortageon then'
account, the Mayor said, that
merely a question of bookkeeep
Certain invoices were chs;,::
stores, while as alnattei 01
goods 'went directly to the
were never credited 'whey u
great proportion of the'
already been traced. Thp,F
said that the sums•of $248,241
as due the 'Rydro-Electric'
Conhmisssion of Ontario was
rect. The amount, which;
to the eastern entrance,;.
ed claim plus interest to
1912, not the amount ct: t
on Dot. 31, 1911, ''cher'
working deficit of
scribed as a
which might pr
the ea.pita
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us -
se down at
night I'd belch up coffee and my
heart would trouble me. It was
-like poison to me. I was 'thin—
only weighed 125 lbs., when I quit
eeffee and began to use Postum.
"From the first day that belching
and burning in my stomach stop -
d. I could sleep as soundly as
nyone and, after the first month,
•whenever I met any friends they
esseeld ask me what was making me
to fleshy and looking so well.
¶'Sometimes, before I could an -
ear quick enough, one of the chil-
ren or my husband would say,
'Why, that is what Postum is doing
or her:. --they were all so proud
and, glad
",When I recommended it to any-
estii I always dell them to follow
directions in making Postum, as it
is not good to taste if weak, but
Ane when it has the flavor and rich
.brown color." Name given by
a,nadian Postum Co., Windsor,
Read the little book, "The Road
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Beason."
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'1
tAll the world's a stage, but it.
a,oks an asbestos drop curtain.
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for hours without hurting your eyes.
The RAYO is constructed scientifically. It is the
best Temp made—yet inexpensive and economical.
The a.+:.• made of solid brass -- nickel pia
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