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The Brussels Post, 1910-3-31, Page 3.' MUT WEAL VOYI'llt'1'T.J1 MEANS. Pathetic+ 'rale From Die City of Damaffet a. While :exploring the city of Da - magma 'oat a gloomy evening, a eeinng Arnerican paused svhoro two 4411ey6 Met, and chanced to observe a glow of light in the shadows near eeebr Further examination proved that it, came from the heating fur - woe of one of the baths of the city. In ''Doing I?own From Jeruealera' Mt, Norman Duncan toils the pa- thetic little History revealed by his investigation. The light issued from the end of th. lane, which terminatedtated in an elndergroend chamber, to which it Eticqr.,yrrLJSP . ]Ia1110 Growing ]rirrdu'cotl •-•Tice rive of Australia, But Being Pro. pogeted Very Sntisfaetorily In California. The rapid development of the Eucalyptus' growing industry in 'California has been attracting ooh attention of both the State and I-edora1.l:oreatry °Mcials, and more reeontly this intense leas spread to the point where many capitalists are investing very largely. With the onto -time almost unlim- ited forests of native hardwoods, America looked upon tite Eucalyp- tus simply as a supply for certain ails for Medicinal purposes, R}asl i fell b3 -• way of a broken staiyway of but little attention was given to the broad stones, Dere was an old man, as i nsta nt- --r we,ron from m tlte nailtyofhim voice being timidly'to de - viand what reeence distubed him; " . an old, old man, lying oufstretehed on his belly upon a heap -of chopped Australia, and the following quotas straw at the'little round mouth of tion from A Handbook for '1u - the furnace, which -was nci more than a lune in the wall. • He was employed, it scersed, in thrusting the straw through the ,r time, so at a tt ahandful a .er urn, x t , ' that it 'fell, a continuoe s -s treani , upon the fire below. The old man dark, i inthe, ] 'alone `w:is lyingate q which was hot and dusty and most foulto. smell, "Ib Iva 'wretched "biber , said ' the younger khawaja. "Not so," answered the old man ; "it is a labor for which I thank •God, since, though I am old, I am not yet turned beggar." The khawaja would know the re- ward. "Sufficient to my small need," ,- That the reply. • - Sixpence''e. day ! "Have you no helper?" "Thera are little children here about, who play at pushing straw tht•ough the hole; and they give nit rest in the day, sometimes." "What!" cried the. khawaja. "You labor by night and by day i" "Truly, khawaja, with mueli thankfulness to God forthe oppor- tunity: I must be diligent' lest trouble befall me." ' "What trouble menaces?" asked the khawaja. ` • "The keeper of the baths," was :+ho answer, "might tura me off." ' "Have you no sleep at all?" "When the fire ii hot," said the old man, "1 may.sleeP a little; and sometimes l forget myself and sleep against my wall." ,"How long," demanded the khawaja, "have you lain here`" "Since before T went blind of this dust." . -"The number of these years" "God has privileged me with the favor of the.bathkeeper for these eight years." • "Friend," inquired the lrhawajae amazed, "dp 'you dwell content 'tri with your lot?" "Thanks be to God 1"' the old man replied. The khawaja gave the,old man a gold piece, and must then all, at „ ot,ce take to his heels to escano the agony of gratitude. wonderful growth and the 'Intense hardness of many species of Eu- calypts. Recent years, however, have proven the fact that Eucalyp- tus will grow in California as reed - as irrits own native country of calyptus Planters,"issued by the California State Beard of forestry confirms this statement. Page (33) Under favorable condi- tions trees in seeding plantationsa tions have reached a ina:Liinum develop - r and 07 s diameter mot inches nt of feet in height in four years. This represents an average of 17 feet height growth per year, though a growth of 10 to 15 feet ie. height yearly is the general.average. . the most -'rapid seedling growth noted was made by a true which in nine years reached a height of 125 feet and a diameter of 3G inches. The Eucalyptus is a remarkable tree—remarkable from almost every standpoint as compared with the na- tive American timber trees. It is an evergreen, but a hardwood. It is one of the hardest, of hardwoods, bur. is a more rapid grower than any of our native softwoods. As a seedling it requires about as much care as a field of corn, and it grows almost as fast, but after two' or three years it•regnires very little attention, and yetwill•continue its remarkable growth for many years. Even when cut down there, is a see - mai growth (like our Canadian chestnut trees), more rapid; than, the first. The secret of this rapid growth is due very largely to the tap -root system that nature seems to have worked' out ta. perfection in this species of her many wonderful chil- dren. Almost immediately after transplanting into an open field the seedlings develop what is -called a tap -root. That is the main cen- tral root starts in a downward course and simply keeps on growing until it finds a supply of water. The following, illustration for which we are indebted'to Mr. W. E. Dyer, Canridian Representative of the Eucalyptus' ,Timber C'orpgra- tion of Los Angeles, shows what nature and scientific work will pro- duce in the short space of time stat- ed. THE 111.EN 'CiIAT GET ON. when thoroughly dried. The groat usefulnees of this tiinliet is due principally to its durability, both under ground and in water, Baron Von Mueller says that well matured trees of Mile species, cut at the season when the circulation of 'sap is least active, .end carefully placed for drying, have proved one Of the most durable of tiny timbers of the whole globe. A. YEAR'S R1.COIRD ntitattLSs. Splondid showing of Eke Jixeelsior Lith Insurance Company. Nearly all the Canadian Life In- surance companies have in the past few yearn shown remarkable growth. The confidence of the lien- plc of Canada in their own institu- tions has been well merited. The managements o£ the most succeee- 1tu.contpnnies have been. especially praiseworthy in their efforts to keep down expenses while enlarging their field of operations,adding to their assets and increasing their -divi- dends to policy holders. Canadians have not been slow to recognize l C0 the d e};cellont.opportunitiesfor sate and profitable investment afforded by these v ell= ata e dau thoroughly- supervised hor ughl5-supervised finauciut institutions. ,,�� :1' o security offered by the regular unaduan G companies u e�rairwice is second 1 d to' none. In practically no other line of financial activity can it be said that any company has ever entered into liquidation orfailed to meet its obligations in fall. The .Excelsior Life Insurance Company has from the first held a position of prominence in those fac- tors which are of essential import- ance to policy holders. Economy of managernenl, productiveness and security of investments and favor- able '"mortality :experience have been the watchwords of its manage - Those Not Afraid; Courage Must be Mixed With Brains. "Some men," •said a business • manager, "are afraid of respousi- bi:lity, some risen welcome it; either sc'rt of man-ivayy be geed and use - el or bad and ha1'inful, according to his"special development, "Eh.ete are timid men Who need at etrearaltN ij•s"to lean upon, bub ho Crider guidance aro faithful nd effective workers; and then there sire men afraid of responsi- bility who are always irresolute and ineffective, who never can be prod- ded into anything but the 'West of. dull routine work, and who niitst always slay down close to the ground, then of small account. "Then among mea} not afraid to take responsibility you find some who are too •cockture about it ready to settle any question that comes up to them right off the bat, big or little, going' ahead jauntily, slapdash; not a good sort of man thin to have at a responsible poet. "Also you have the man not afraid who thrives on responsibil- ity and enjoys the increase of pow- er,.bub who is cool and clear head- a man who knows insanetively and logically what is the right thing to do and.who then fearlessly goes ahead itnd does` it, a than of brains. 1 t' n nuc, towage. A rare combinetion this, and the loan that possesses ie gete Inc. "Ate courage is the manly attri- bute that mon most admire; we'd all dearly love to be courageous, to dare ; and Ilio man of courage plus brains, the man not'. afraid to take tiro responsibility and,who bias also the downright ability to make good, we Cotton to, and him most Of as ars willing to -follow and obey. He tan have what he wants in this wand, and if he should want it he tan have the biggest pair et wings in the world to cones. "If you expect to get anywheee e,don't be afraid to take the aspen sibility 1 Bet really to get on yon avant, to miv your courage with t .�i 1. t. BAG OF HUNTING STORIES A;. WRITER TELLS SOM,E C?11ti- O1:i S INCIDENTS. Foxes That ]ten Willi .lioundsl—Ina teresting Stories of the Bunting Field. In a mixed bag of hunting stories a writer in Beily's Magazine says that in England there are various well autllenticatcd reports of a fox being seen running among the dogs wi•icll were hunting it—or hunting antther fox: "At one case," says the narra- tor; "the fox wascertainly the one luinted; he had doubled sharp back, and unseen by the hounds joined them, while 'they continued. to run the line. Anothertime a fox was seen running with the tail hounds of the pack, ignored by them; in thu case the hounds must surely have beenon the line of another. "Wl ether such 'incidents illus- trate the boldness and cunning of the fox, combined with largeo and well founded contempt for the intel- ligence t fox hound, experi- ence } of t1 He}co g lf..i e itse Y epee may determine for know what the mental faculties of hounds are concentrated in their noses when at work, but even so it seems strange that the scent of the fox when he has the impudence or hardihood to join and run with them should not bring about HIS SUMMARY DEATH. "The explanation probably lies in the different scent emitted by dif- ferent foxes hounds' nostrils being monopolized by that of the fox they are hunting, the scent of another fox actually among them passes un- noticed. Hounds certainly tee their eyes little, if at all, while running. ".Gelding to.none in admiration ;rho Mortality •Experience of the for the intelligence of the fox Excelsior Life is remarkable. The hnnnd;: it is l a spirit of inquiry 1 average mortality experience per submit the following incidents; One T;000 lives at risk for 10 years of day during the season 187E-77 a .all active' Canadian companies er dense fog came down while a ter-, slightly over ten and a half P tain Devonshire pack were running cent. The average of 90 prominent hard and compelled master, ser- American er American companies for 1907 was wants and field to pull up and leave exactly twelve percent. The Excel- hounds to themselves. During the sior's average for an entire. period next few days'they straggled or percnineteen yoare is only about four were brought back to kennels, till per cent.,; .and the year 1909 shows all were returned save ono named the lowest percentage in mortality experience of any year since t11P, company began operations. The experience of the Excelsior in ilio regard is certainly noteworthy. importance of a low mortality ratio cannot be overestimated.. It is ee vastly greater significance to the policy Bolder than even a low ex- pense ratio. ,. ThatI f Management Formulae have Been Well Tried Out 'Though the NA.-DRIJ-CO line of Medicinal and Toilet Preparations have been on sale for a few months only,' don't thluk for minute experimenting with new or untried preparations Their Origin The twenty-one wholesale drug Arms now united in the "National" had all of than lengthy careers, some for fifty to one hundred years, prior to the union, Uaeh firm had acquired or developed u number of valuable fol inttai for medicinal and toilet preparations, all of which became the property of the "National". Since the union our expert chemists have es rcltrlly gone over these fornruhar and selected the best for the NA -DRU -CO line, Every formula has been carefully studied by them experts, unproved if possible, and thea thoroughly tested attain, in actual use, before we consider it good enough to bear the NA -DRU -CO Trade Mack. An Example A good example of what wetnean is NA -DRU -CO Ncrvoaone for Brain Fag or nervous break -down. The formula was pronounced the most scientific com- bination of nerve medicines, het this was enough for us ; we had it tried out with a doyen different kind of Brain workers -- School Teachers, Lawyers, Book- keepers—as ors and oma workers, •' •t Iead h S 1L ke --as wcll.a Bos. Y epers and evi:rywhereth'eresult was so good tint we adopted. it as one of the best of the NA-D1tU-COline. that in buying NA -DRU -C goo s } ou are There are therefore no experiments ampug NA -DRU -CO preparations. We ha,tve invested alta, gather too much time, work aria money in the NA -Dieu -CO line to take any chauces of discrediting it with preparations that might pot prove satisfactory. We make absolutely certain that each preparation is satisfactorybefore we endorse it with the N A-DRTJ•'CO Trade Ma, Ask your pltyairiau or ypur druggist about the firm behind 17A-DRTI-CO preparations and about the NA -DRU' -CO line. They can tell you, for we will furter& them, on request, s full list of the ingredieats in any NA-DRU•CO article, "Money. Back" If by any chance you ehouid not be entirety satisfied with any NA -DRU -CO article you try, return the unused portion to the druggist from whom you bought it and he will refund your money—willingly, too, because we return to'hint every cent he gives back to you. If your druggist should not have the partieular ask for' in stock he can get article you NA -DRU -CO Y Barest wholesale it for you within twoda •s from. our u Y 3 branch. L_ Some NA -DRU -CO Preparations You'll Find Moat Satisfactory. Camphor Ise Robr's Tablets D,.pep.i., Tibtet. Creosolass toilet Cream Carbolic Salva Headeehe Wafers Talcum Powder e.r.earA Laxatives (fabler.) Herb Tablets Tooth Prato Cod fiver Oil Compound. Nervosone Tooth Powder ' T,.teloss (2 Sizos) Pilo Ointment ONLY OUR PRODUCTS. BEAR THIS TRAbe MARK National Drug and Chemical Company of Canada, Limited Wholesale Sr,acte. at: I11WFAX, ST. 10FIN, MONTREAL, OTTAWA, KINGSTON, TORONTO, HAMILTON, LONDON. . WINNIPEG. REGINA, CALGARY, NELSON, VANCOUVER. VICTORIA, Rheumetium Curr Sugqar of Milk .. Stainless Iodine Ointment' Toothache Gum White Lannert ALWAYS LOOK FOR THIS TRADE HARK 6 mains were interred his favorite fox terrier and AN OLD TAME FOX., "The 'curious shots' which ,find their way into print must re' re- mit a veryinsi guificant ira ottioii t i flew into g 1, P turnips and as she got t 1 of those which are actually made. n piece of rotten wet leaf, which Here are a few i In September, clung around her head, completely 1895, a gentleman shooting at Ba- enveloping it and blindfolded her. derioch missed a rabbit and killedSito kept ahead to wind, So that the five ,partridges which he had wet leaf remained plastered over seen., Two seasons earlier Col. her eves; and in this plight flutter - partridge Hunts killed a have and a ed higher till she became exhausted partridge at one shot. In Septum- And gradually sank to earth again. "The frequency with which phea- sants fly through windows, some- times with fatal results, a thought to be due to the bird in its haste lag expenses of a railway of this' being deceived by the reflection in sorb would be about one -fortieth the glass of the landscape behind those of an ordinary railway and . it." that rho diminution in the cost of" right of way.;would reducsthe ini- tial outlay to abouT $30,000 a mile. -: _They believe that the 6,000 mile journey from Berlin to Vladivostok, now occupying seventeen days via the Siberian railway, could be achieved in three days by the Leps system. But the incredulous point to engineering and financial objec- tions to the novel aeronautic rail- way and declare that this fancifull road is never likely to exist save our paper. "In January, 1896, W. B. Gibbs are propelled by electricity. The S whit e out ferreting saw a cock plica balloon is a horizontal cylinder fiuh the pheasant and they re- sumed work with the ferrets, some bolting the bird from a burrow. "A very curious incident was re- cnsded in Oetober, 189G. A hen pheasant was flushed in a field of Layman. I bet, 1899, a member of a shooting "Search was made for him, and party at Houghton Conquest missed at length revealed his head and neck a hare and killed a brace of part - at the mouth of an earth hole. The ridges on the ground, and the next res: of Layman's anatomy had dis- beat another member of the party appeared and examination of the d;c1 precisely the same thing. poor remains -led to the conjecture pheasants occasionally go to that he, leading the pack, had round in search of safety. A few squeezed his way into the earbh ground back a gentleman was ferret- Economy o inhere the for had gone to ground ing on a certain property, zit the has alwit s been regarded in its aid while half ialiail beeo.tlragged southern part of HaJnpsfiire and as y out, killed and eaten by the rest o£ 'rite keeper was about ' to put the ferret into a burrow a confused noise within caused hint to hesi- tate. A moment later a cock phea- sant emerged fcom another hole. It ryas supposed that he hacl been dust- ing n.t„tite mouth of the burrow and alarmed by the approach of inen retired inside to find his way. -ant by another exit."" tree importance in the conduct of the affairs of the Excelsior is attest- ed by the, fact that Counsellor Til- ley' made the following' reference the hounds." Was it a fight inspire by jealousy or excitement or both, or was ie an honest but foolish mis- to this company before the l'roeeal Jake? Commission: "I have gone over the "On March 89, 187G, the Beadle eateries; I do not think there is lost a good hound named Ram fol anything to be commented upon ex- under like circmnstances. The wept that it has. been the effort of went to ground in a drain after the company to keep down expens- a twelve mile ran. P,atabler, forc- es." ort-e> „ ing his way in after lain} as far as In some respects,. however, the the width of the drain would allow,. most interesting feature in the re- ,was' ctfggged out by the rest of the E3TCA,LY.PTU:S ROSTRATA. Age, 15✓4 months; height, 13% feet cieonmferenee, 13j -inch at base; tap eat; 1G s feet below sur face. Planted April 20, 1908. Dug up August 5, 1909. Thus 11 not one of the fastest grow- ing bincalynts, but is one of the hardest and meet vulrtablo for tiin- h ec produ t.s. ]tegardiug this Par- ticelae species the United States D 'I f 1 1' elturc Bulletin No' sults of the Excelsior's business ss pack and the productiveness of its invest- ments. During the past five years the average rate of interest earned by all the. companies operating in Canada was a shade under five per- cent. The average earnings of British Companies from the same source was four • and a fifth per cent., while American 'companies averaged slightlY better than the English.- The Excelsior Life, .how- ever, earned during the same period the remarkable sum of more than seven per cent. 00 its invest- ments. In 1905 its interest earn- ings were the highest of any com- pany in Canada and for many years it' has not ranked below second place. Tho far reaching effect of such earnings is too apparent for further comment. In the year which has just closed the Excelsior increased its Cash In- come thirteen per cent.; decreased its Expellee and Death. Claims' Ratio nine per cent. ; increased 15 Assets sixteen per cent.; increased its Government Reserve twenty- three per cent. ; decreased its Lia- bilities thirty-seven per cent., ad- ded to its Net Surplus an Policy Holders' Account forty-three per coin. and more than doubled, its Net 1fnalloted Surplus. The total assets for the security of policy ,y ltoiders now stand at $1.10.00 for every 111100.00 of Liability, a most unassailableposition all through. The management of the Excelsior has shown a most praiseworthy conservatism in the selection of new business and in every essential of prcgressircness, consistent with the utmost safety. It has given a most remarkable and satisfactory AC - SCUM of itself in the conduct of the company's affairs: w Miss Fisher—" Hite a confiden- tial r ,. 0i, clr ; o grtr 1 tial chat you were having with Miss 'large stone coffin which wog le 35 may be quoileti ; Keleher. T fear you'll find m0 (.11111 oxl. 1. 11 tun, and this awaited his re- (tconn arisen." Mr, llluele -" Nino:aine, 1nr the .spat chosen for his (1 acCe 77) The E. ens is a by 1 tin,bee that is t•eey valuable for nt all. It's a relief It talk to a ;,•i;1 ,,..1,1../0 r ; the ronin was lowered into many tnlr+m,oe, it is very hard rt'l:c isn't cloy- 11.rb is-•cr -•nut ,.t .b•tor by maims of an extemporized ni„s ns hard . r'on, 11, , and with their master's re - WORRIED TO DEATH. "Why'? Was it that, as might well have been the case before ctncted, the ill fated leading hound from contact with the sides of the earth had the scent of fax strong on him1 And would the, fact that he savored `of fax suffice to lead his excited companions into their re- gretable' mistake '"An incident of areether sort was witnessed once by a number of hay- makers working in a field in Cardi- ganshire. They had left their coats and dinners in charge of a sheep dog under the hedge and one of the men, happening to glance in that direction, saw a dog fox playing With the clog, the pair gamboling like a couple of puppies. With an eye on the dinners the dog ought to have been guarding the man went to chase the fax away. It went at his approach, but came back again when he returned to his work. "Hunting men have,carried their lone of the chase to she grave, and one of the most remarkable cases of the ruling passion strong in death was that of a Mr. Pilkington, popularly known by the nickname Jack Hawley, member of a once famous Yorkshire family of sports- 01en, who died, aged 52, on Christ- mas Day, 1875. He was a bachelor i• the Mast survivor of his family, and t which and the terms of hiswill, wore duly carried out, were more remarkable than those of the fam- ous Tom Moody. • "He was buried in hunting dross, boots, 'spurs and whip included, and was carried to his grave on a bare ' board ; he had selected hie place of burial himself ; it was in re field aurid the remains of some fav orite cows which had died of rinder- post several years before. The board wee used as a bier because Mr. Pilkinetnn had had M readiness a diameter. Below and attached to the balloons are the cars, each ac- commodating sixty passengers. They are made of steel, wood, and canvas and provided with windows. There is a small forward compart- ment for the motor and motormen. The larger compartment has folding tables, revolving chairs, and elec- tric light and heating and other conveniences. Tlie cars are pro- pelled by electric motors capable of developing a speed of 125 miles an hour. To test the Leps' aerial railway a short experimental line 5 to be constructed from Marburg to the summit of a neighboring hill. The promoters believe that the operat- THE AIRSHIP 111114.4.Y. Balloon Supports Weight of Cars Which Run on Aerial Cables. The airship railway 5 a cross be- tween the electric railway and the airship and it hails from a German engineer named Leps. A balloon snppe-its the weight rf passenger cars whish i'an•enraeriat cables and saritnand sent his man to drive the. wit}, conical ends and is about 200 A German Pillesthas invented 1 . bird toward hull; the man failed t'o feet long and thirty-three feet in pocket wireless appa'retus. ' .. brain8." ,in,i :armee nl t i t 1 rte r all 'Not nL It r c I'I\:kMCI_iL STATEMENT OF TILE MUTUAL. LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA I'01t YEAR ENDIN.0 DECEMBER 31ST, 1910 CARL ACCOUNT. INCOME, Net Ledger Assets, December 31. 1908 612.355,474 31 Premiums (not) 2,049,920 41 Interest 700,187 00 $16,105,322 22 DISBURSEMENTS. . To Policyholders— Death Claims $884,527 26r, Matured Endowments 240,19? 00 Surrendered Policies. 96,267 79 Surplus . 36,044 54 Annuities.. 11,848 05 $ $18,809 Expenses, Taxes etc 52,338 Balance Net Ledger Aaaets, De -13,634,174 camber 31st, 1909 .., 64 20 89 $16,106,822 22 BALANCE SHEET ASSETS. Mortgages.. .• .. . ........... $ 6,885,864 88 Debentures and Bonds 4,863,696 62 Loans op Policies 1,818,768 65 Premium Obligations .. 19,886 01 Real Estate (Company's 'Head b0 628 Office) .. .. 280,528 Cash to Banks 3,636 Cash at Head 011100 Due and Deferred Premiums (net) 864,717 99 Interest due and accrued 892,650 24 00 42 90 `,• $14.618,441 61 LIABILITIES. •. Reserve, 4%, 344% and '8%stand- ard $12,065,146 16 Reserve on lapsed policies on Which surrender values are 38 67 clatenatsle 19 Death ClaClaimumadlusted 41,2479 00 Present vain of amounts not yet due on matured Instal- 7! !0! 73 went policies Matured hlndowmente, Unad- justed2,762 59 Prmiums paid in advance 14,282 53 Duesundry for medical toes and accounts 15,478.6E Credit Ledger Balances 36,889 00 Surplus, December 31st, 1909., 2,260,692 25 (Surplus on, Government Stand- ard of Valuation, $2,915, ;749.51). a..,,,.. 914-518,4 Audited anti tumid correct. .r, M. SCLULL,Y, is'.r,,t., Auditor. Waterloo, :tannery 24. 1910. Now Business (all Canadian) written in 190$ . ..$ 8,126,518 Increase over, 1908... .$ 877,114 Assurances in force, December 31, 1509 • 40,281,959 1 Increase over 190E ... 4,568,077 Asiet., December 81, 1909 .., 14,618,442: Increase over 1008. , 1,484,779 Surplus, December 81, 130! .:.:,, 2,564,601; Surplus earned la 1.909.' .608,921 Booklets contalntag the Directors' Report and proceedings et tha 40th Manual Meeting bald March Srd, 1910, are being Printed, and will be dlstrib ted among ,Policyholders to duo sours*. C110. wacr a a't', Managing threaten )1Th%.D OFFICE R - W/Ti',Itl,0O. ONT.