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mm WEARY SMILE Women are Themselves to Blame for.Much of Their Suffering. Women are weak, yet under a \smile they will try to hide pain and suffering that any man could not bear patiently. If women would only remember that their frequent ,failures of health arise from feeble or impure blood their lives Would be smoother and they would longer retain their natural charm. Mixtures sold under the name “soothing” are usually dangerous to the life of the little ones whom they are supposed to help. They contain opiates and narcotics and any sleep prompted through their use is false sleepâ€"to be plainer, the little one is drugged into insen- Bibility. The only absolutely guarâ€" anteed remedy for little onesâ€"the ‘only remedy backed by the guaran- tee of a government analyst to conâ€" tain no opiates, narcotics or other harmful drugs is Baby’s Own Tab~ Eats. They cannot possibly do harm Pthey' always do good. Thousands of mothers have learned their value. They help not only the newborn babe, but also the growing child. Stomach and bowel troubles; worms; colds, simple fevers are all banished by them and they pro- mote that refreshing sleep so help- fail to little ones. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine 00., Brockville, Dnt. When the blood fails then begin those dragging backaches and ’headaches; unrefreshing sleep that ‘eauses dark lines under the eyes; Ldizziness; fits of depression; palpi- tation or rapid fluttering of the heart; hot rashes and indigestion. Then the cheeks grow pale, the eyes dull and the complexion blem- ished. Women should know that much 'of this suffering is needless and can be promptly remedied. Purify and enrich the blood'through the use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills and your suffering will vanish. Thousands of women know/ that Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills have brightened their ilives by making the new. good blood of health, and so toning up ‘all the vital organs into healthy, lvigorous action. Here is an in- lstance from among the many. Miss Cora _Cornell, St. Catharines, ‘Ont., says= “Ever since the age of fourteen I have suffered terribly ywith pains in my back, and severe headaches. I was also much trou- fbled with indigestion and had to be extremely careful as to my diet, “and sometimes did not feel like ‘eating at all. Some two years ago l.‘the headaches became so bad that \I had to give up my position, which was clerking in a store, where, of course, I was constantly on my lfeet. I took a position in an of- ‘fice, where I could be seated most of the time, but even then I suf- fered terribly most of the time. As ‘the medicine I had been taking did not help me I finally decided to try lDr. Williams’ Pink Pills. I got a supply, and soon felt they were helping me and I continued taking the pills for several months until I felt perfectly well. Although my doctor advised me not to go back to my old position, I decided to do so, and have not felt any ill effect. _I never have backache now, selâ€" dom a headache, and all traces of the indigestion have disappeared. ;I cannot speak too highly of Dr. {Williams’ Pink Pills and I hope this letter will help someone who suffers as I used to.” An Englishman and an American were discussing the smartness of their various insurance companies in the promptness of the payments made to the holders of insurance of death policies. The Englishman remarked about a case which re- cently passed through their hands Df a man dying one day and of the widow receiving the cheque due to her next morning. “Well, I guess that’s not so smart, either,” said the, American. “The particular in- surance company that I am con- nected with have their offices in New York, the building being 34 stories high; our department is the seventh storey up. The caretaker occupied a room in the top storey, and whilst cleaning the windows one day he slipped and fell, ‘so we just handed him his cheque. as he passed!” 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 00., Brockvil‘le, Ont. \SOOTHING MIXTURES DANGEROUS T0 CHILDREN QUICK WORK. THAT COVERS PAIN Hamard says his most amusing experience concerned the bank clerk named Galley, who stole a large sum of money from the Comâ€" toir National Escompte, chartered a yacht, and eloped with a musicâ€" hall artist named Merelli. For a time the clerk played the part of a, grand seigneur, but finally he and Merelli, whom he called “a sister soul,” were arrested at Bahia. The most revolting case of M. Hamard’s experience was that of Soleilland, who killed the ten-yearâ€"old daughâ€" ter of his friend, put her little body in {L sack and deposited it in a lug- gage office of the Western Station. Hamard stuck to the prosecution till the scoundrel was condemned to the guillotine; but President Fal- lieres, who does not believe in caâ€" pital punishment, commuted his sentence to imprisonment for life. Of the many celebrated cases with which he has had to deal, none at- tracted more widespread attention than that of Madame Steinhall, the “tragic widow,” who was accused of having killed her husband, and her mother,‘and whom some held responsible for the death of Presi- dent Felix Faure. The distracted woman, in her frantic efforts to free herself from the disgrace of murder and parrieide, blamed peo- ple indiscriminately. Finally, to cast the blame upon a servant, she put a pearl in his pocket book. Hamard had her arrested. She was acquitted, but the terrible or- deal she Was put through during a long trial has forced a change in the form of French criminal proâ€" cedure. ' “With my arm around you you should fear nothing,” he said. “Except gossip,” she replied, as she quietly disengaged herself. After all, there are some things that wéman understands better than man. “See here, you old rascal, why didn’t you tell me this horse was lame before I bought him 2” “Wal, the feller that sold him to me didn’t say nothin’ about it, so I thought it was a secret.” If Octave Henri Aleodat Hamard, the Paris detective chief, who has been promoted to be director of the Criminal Investigation Depart- ment, were to reveal his Secret/s, they would make the most blood- cur-dling record of crime of modern times; for Paris is the most wicked city in the world. Hamard is provincial by birth, having been bow __at ‘Chatillon-surj Loing iii the Loiref, fifty firears ago. Though; only in his prime, his hair is quite. white, not by“‘heredity, but by reasonof the'intense _stra,_in conâ€" sequent upon the'chase bf crime. Unlike M. Lepine, chief of police, Hamard is tall.’ Unlike the little magician he has never known any other calling than-that of :police- man. He entered the'prefccture in 1888 in the capacity. of a, senior clerk at a salary scarcely sufficient to keep body and soul together. Six years- later he was made ‘a police magistrate. » x Optimist-“I don’t care what you ‘say, marriage is one of the greatest institutions in the world.” Pessimistâ€"“Of course it is. It gives two people a chance to lay the responsibility for their unhap- piness on each other.” Soon he became Assistantâ€"Chief of Detectives, his immediate superâ€" ior being Cochefert, the terror of pvilâ€"do-ers. Barnard succeeded Cochefert in 1902, and from then till now has held the office of Chief of Detectives in the capital Where the criminals of all nations congregate. Bub criminals, like kings, are close- 1y Watched, and; unlike the latter, .are rarely disturbed in Paris pro- vided they keep quiet. ‘ A GREAT SLEUTH. 3T. Hamal'd. lo the uninitiated the distinction be- tween shares and bonds is confused by a similarity of terms. In England the term "stock" refers to what we know as “de- bentures” or “bonds"â€"usually those is- sued by a. municipality or government, although there are several unimportant points of difl’erence. The term"‘stoc ” here usually refers to what the English call “shares”â€"which term has been super- ceeded in the States, and tea large ex- tent here, by the former. Then, to add to the confusion. there is a security known as debenture stock. and there are other terms more calculated to confuse than elucidaté; Last. Iv‘veek, the expression, "preferred stock,” :v‘ms used. This is a. form of se- curity Timid] cannot be passed over in the consideration of investments. While what i5'known as "ordinary," or "com- mon," stock has long been' known to 11- nance, V“preferred,” or “preference,” stock is” a comparatively recent inven- tion. During the financial crisis of a generation ago the failways were hard put. to finance. They had no property which they could mortgage and~ issue bonds on and their common stock capi- tal was already too large and selling at too low a price to make it worth while selling it to investors. So Necessity pro‘ duced the "preference" share. This security, like common stock in but an equity coming after the bonds, hut; it is preferred as to assets and dividends, and therefore comes ahead of 'the com- mon, or any other class of stock. Gen» orally speaking, a preferred stock carries wfixed dividend, which, in the majority of cases’doea not vary much from 7 per cent. (seldom higher, but in many cases lower). As a rule, however, preferred shares do notwas do the common shares of a companyâ€"carry any voting power. That is.‘the preferred shareholders have no vote .for directors, and therefore, no say in the management. or in shaping the polioies of the company. When this class of stock was invented it took rapid hold, and now almost every joint stock company has for convenience of financing a certain part of its capital in the form of preference stock. This class of stook has now become a favorite: form of businesé men's invest: ment. Involving, as it does, no promise to return its face value at any time, and with it} dividénds depending wholly on the ability of the company to earn them, preferred stock cannot, as a class, rank as high an investment as would a The articles contributed by "Investor" are for the sole purpose of guiding pros- pective investors. and, if possible. of sav- ing them from losing money through placing it in “wild-cat" enterprises. The impartial and reliable character of the information may be relied upon. The writer of these articles and the publisher of this paper have no interests to serve in connection with this matter other than those of the reader. A Very Important Medium of Investment â€"â€"comes Ahead of Common as Regards Assets and Dividendsâ€"Usually No Vot- lns Powerâ€"Only in Equity, However, Not as ngh Class Investment as Bonds â€"â€"classes of Preferred Shares. MAKING SAFE INVESIMENIS WHERE "PREFERRED" AND COMMON STOCKS DIFFER. If you, or someone dear to you, are suffering the itch- ing, burning, sleepâ€"destroy- ing torments of eczema or other cruel skin eruption, With its embarrassing, un- sightly disfigurement; if you have tried all "manner of treatment, no matter how, harsh, to no avail, and have all but given up hope of cure, write to-day for a lib- eral sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Thousands of skinâ€"tortured sufferers, from infancy to age, have found that the first warm bath with Cuticura Soap and gentle application of Cuticura. Ointment bring instant relief, permit rest and sleep, and prove the first steps in a speedy and successful treatment. Ad- dress “Cuticura,” Dept. 10M, Boston, 'U. S. A. A Trial Treatment of *Cuticura Soap and Ointment Free to Skin Sufferers (By “Investor-3’) However, preferred shares cover quite a variety of classes of themselves. and so the above description can be taken only as a very general outline of the whole. For example. the dividend on preferred shares does, of course, depend upon earn- ings, and in the case of the usual class of preferred shares. if the dividend is not paid that is an end of the matter until the company again gets into a po- sition to pay a return to the preferred sharehildels. Such shares merely involve a promiseâ€"if they are say 7 per cent preferred sharesâ€"~to pay seven percent. on the preferred before anything can be paid on the common. Where the shares. however, are “cumulative,” it ,gmeana-Ethat not only are they preferred, Vibut that i! the dividend is not paid in any oneyear‘ it is still due the shareholder, and if. as in the case of Dominion Steel cumulative preferred shares, the divdeud were not paid for six years. there is a small mat- ter of 42 per cent. of accumulated divi- dends coming to the preferred share- holders before anything could be paid on the common. This feature, while most pleasing t6 the preferred shareholders of the Dominion Steel Company, meant that until the $42 a. share was “forked out” to them the common shareholders would receive nothing. And they had bond;'but there is always more chance of an advance in price. just as there is more chance of a break. Subscriptlon fists Openéd bn Monday. Marchrlth, and Will Close on or Before 3.00 p.m. on Monday, March 11_th, 1912. We Own and Offer, subject to prior sale, at 96 and Accrued Interest Authorized. Issued. zo-Year First Mortgagafiq) Bonds ‘ . . . . . . . . ' $1,250,000 ‘51,25!,0Ia Bonds dated Feb. 15!, 1912 Due Feb. 1st, 1932. Interest payable at the Quebec'fiavings and Trust Company, Montreal, February 155 and August lat. Full.particulara concerning the Company, as also copies of the Company's financial statement, the appraisals and real estate reports, will be found in full in the prospectus, copies of which, along with additional application forms, may be obtained from the undersigned and all members of the Montreal and Toronto Stock Exchanges: QUEBEC SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY,“ "We "$3,???" '" THE MOLSON’S BANK, MONTREAL, on ANY 05 11's BRANCHES. GREENSHIELDS & COMPANY, Members Montreal Stock Exchange, 16 ST. SACRAMENT STREETLVMWONTREAL- I] Western Canada 5% First Mortgage Bonds will unquestionably appreciate considerably in value during the next 2 or 3 years. Investigation proves that Public Utility Bonds of this nature are the most profitable form of investment-- for instance---Winnipeg Electric 5% Bonds sell now at 104; Shawinigan Water and Power Co. 5% at 103; British Columbia Electric Co. 456% bonds at 102%. The City and suburbs of Vaucouver are growmg very rap1dly. Western Canada Power Co. pla‘nt islocated 35 miles from Vancouver and New Westminster. B.C. It supplies these cities and surrounding territory with electric power. This company has perpetual water rights from the Canadian government. Many of Canada’s leading financiers are large holders of these bonds. Directorate includes Sir Max Aitken; Mr. T. J. Drummond; Mr. A. R. Doble, Secretary, Bank of Montreal ; Mr. Campbell Sweeney, Manager Bank of Montreal, Vancouver. If you have anymone for investment we strongly recommend Western Canada Power Company Bonds yielding over 59.): Detailed information and list of bondholders will be willingly sent on request. BANK or MONTREAL BUILDING R. M. WHITE ROYAL 5:2 ON YOUR IDLE MONEY . Lyall & Sons Gonstructionrcq, Ltd. at $95.00 per share of $100.00, with bonus of 4 {3% of par mine in Common Shares. LA BANQUE INTERNATIONALE PELLATT & PELLATT, Member; THE CROWN TRUST COMPANY, Application Lists opened at the offices of the undersigned on Tuesday. March 5th. and will close not later than three o'clock on Tuesday. March 12th. The right is reserved to allot only such applications and for such amounts as may be approved, and to close the application lists without notice. TWenty-Year First Mortgage 6%Iflold Bonds of the Additional application forms will be supplied on requespby the undersigned: $250,000 7% Cumulative Preference Stock THE ARENA GARDENS 0F TORONTO, LIMITED Any Branch of (Incorporated under the Laws of the Domln!on 0! Canada.) Manager DENOMINATIONS: $1000, $500 and $100 We offer, on behalf of the owners Head Office, .$I,?250,mo SECU RITIES CORPORATION LIMITED BOND ISSUE FOR MAKING SOAP, SOFTENING WATER, REMOVING PAIN T, DISINFECTING SINKS. CLOSETS,DRAINS.ETC. Members Toronto Stock Exchange, Traders Bank Building, Toronto‘ VIPANY, 86 Notrilguai?eeé§treet. WU. SOLD EVERYWHERE REFUSE sussn-ruras O F Mould may be prevented from ac- cumulating on boots and shoes stored in damp places by rubbing the foot-gear with a rag on Which a .few drops of oil of turpentine have. been sprinkled. “There is one question I Want to ask you, George, dear,” said the dear girl who had promised to merge her future with him. “When we are married, will you expect me to bake my own bread 1” “You may do as you like about it, dar- ling’,” replied the diplomatic can- didate for matrimonial honors, “but I certainly shall insist'upon your not baking mine.” no chance of receiving anything until not only was the $42 paid, but. the $7 for the year then current was earned. as well as suflicient for any small dividendâ€"it has been but 4 per cent. so far 'in the com- pany's historyâ€"which they might. receive. So the cumulative feature is a very im- portant consideration for the pmsnec‘ tive investor in preferred shares, but should be looked at askance by ’anyone considering the common stock of such a company unless they are prepared to take chances. Next week other features of preferred shares will be taken up by Investor. MON TREAL MONTREALâ€"cuEBEC-HALIFAX-OTTAWA LONDON (ENG) DU CANADA, YONGE AND QUEEN STREETS TORONTO Y 86 Notre Dame Street, West, ’ Montrezh