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"ENEMY mum LEHER ‘flie Titanic Catastropheâ€"Dr. Nesbm Againâ€"Legislature Proroguedâ€"Bi- lingual School Question. _ Not since the days of the South,Af;ican war has the city spent such sombre days ,as the week following the foundering of fthe 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 nrt m dan- ger. In Montreal and in Winnipeg it was different. WHAT IS INTERESTING THE PEOPLE AT THE HUB. “IILUAUl-luo But the announcement of the almost in- conceivable catastrophe, the days of,sus- pense. and at last the harrowing (Mails -sobered and oppressed the whole popula- tion. In the clubs men talked and acted as though there was a funeral in the premises. Everywhere that people met little else was diseussed. Even the amusement places lost much of their spontaneity and gayety. And such evi- dences of feeling are not to be wondered .at,. for history contains few more piti- jable events than the wreck of the Titanic. After a total eclipse of some sixteen months, Dr. Beattie Nesbitt is back in the limelight. The marvel is that he was able to 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 iloves publicity. . ,,,,._,L.‘A “can A; Auvvu pun- The doctor has always been somewhat of an enigma. even in Toronto, where he is known best. Opinions as “:0 his abil- ity vary all the way from that. which believes him to be a genius under an unluckv star to that which dubs 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 afiensive. To others he appeared as something of a buffoon. And it must be saifl that many of his 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. ’ Prorogation comes as a sort of anti- -climax to the excitement of the session. this year furnishing no exception. True. :1 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 most brilliant uni- form. and that he was attended by a military escort. and that cannons were fired, but the event was less exciting uhan an afternoon tea. 7 ’ Most of the members of the Legislature were far away. busy with the spring seeding and the other private affairs which have had to take pot luck during the session. It was with difiiculty that a. quorum could be mustered. But finally. with the Cabinet ministers, the members for Toronto, a few others who reside here and an odd one who was detained for F0: =0 Let “Dick” _ THE LEGISLATURE PRORQGUED. adds to the pleasure of possessing "a well kegg layv‘n" ‘~ .. on u .. .. notice the difference in the Maxwell Lawn Mower the first. time you cut the gr‘ass with it. .. :u_4 n._ Crucfble Steel Cutter Knives cut clean and close‘ and hold their edge. Cold mued steel shafts mean easy running. The whole mower is so compact, so stron and perfecth balanced, that cutting the avyn IS a lig Lpleasant exercise. that you W111 tea}lvsn39y-, ,. . A /- NESBITT AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT. MAXYEE L’S Fm your blrd's . seed dish afresh with ’t he send you have been mlnz. then put some of BROCK'S wl t h in reach. and see how quickly Dick picks out " Brock’s". Let “Dick” Choose Food him for 3 month on Brock’o Bird Seed Hot ‘nlm 911301! the cake of Buck'- Bird Trout that comes in every boxâ€"- and notice the Improvement In his plumage. 1mm; and song. Let "chk" try this Bird Tonic a! our expense. Mail us the coupon below. (filed in. and we wlIl send you. absoMel-i free. two full-aim cakes of Brock’s Bird Treat. 45 - NICHOLSON & BROOK 9-11 chis St. Toronto. For this coupon phase send me, has of charge or obligation on my part, Cwo full size cake: at Brock'a Bird Trent. and oblige. NAB...» LAWN MOWER Will Tax Railways. If the bankers are able during - -the nlext few years to keep pace lwith the enormous growth of the Ilgiwestem Wheat crop the railroads liare still likely to have a problem l ICanada’s Ilinnense Wheat Crop Eupon their steel. Many thousands :of miles of new traek are being some special reason, the legal require- mgyts‘wege fqlfilled. ,. LL- ..__L -1 “MK The laclz'of interest on the part of the members was in striking contrast: to the bu‘sy 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 of a session scant fifteen'minute sittings were not uncommon. At the end the House met at ten o’clock in the morn- cussion on contentious "matters being ing and continued far into the night, dis- shortened or eliminated by mere physical weariness. Prayers over, enters the Lieutenant Governor. attended by his aides. The Lieutenant Governor symbolizes his Ma- jesty the King, 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 bills 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." A similar ceremony in regard to the supply bills or votes of money for the carrying on of government takes but a moment. Next his Honor reads the, Speech from the Throne, a. brief review of the more important legislation with thanks to the members for their attendance a-n_d efform. It is always a mystery as to who writes the Speech from the Throne. The Pro- vincial Secretary, Hon. W. J. 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 con- tents. Finally, the speech concluded, his Honor glances at Mr. Hanna, who announced that “it is his Honor‘s will and pleasure that this Legislative Assembly be pro- rogued, and this Legislative Assembly is accordingly prorogued."" ,v AL- A Real Estate Mortgage Bond “thA “LI-01‘, H. V. v, _.-... Exit the Lieutenant Governor, and the session is at an end. 'THE BILINGUAL ZEROBLEM. Of the pronouncement of Sir James Whitney on the bilingual school question there is satisfaction expressed by his sup- porters. while his opponents say that while his professions seem all right it is only energy and sincerity in carrying out those professions that can remedy the evil. There isno doubt that the condi- tions of inefliciency 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- lv everybody. When that report is read in conjunction with the official census figures shortly to be 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“ Murray, Mather 6‘: Co. Toronto General Trusts Building ‘uvlllnvv nun -.. -... -V The issue lies principally in the eastern counties and in New Ontario. In Essex and Kent, where the French colony dates back to the earliest times, the popula- tion is no‘u 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. 1’. E. in Nipissing and A1- goma. the French settlers largely pre- dominate in many townships. It is esti- mated that as compared with 150,000 in 1900, the census figures for 1910 will show 250.000 French-Canadians in Ontario. This is in marked contrast to the figures com- nnrinv‘ 11m Anglo Saxon rural population uruu ~..y-- iof miles of new track are being} gbuilt this year in order to help‘rey ‘lieve the congestion each fall in carting the crop to the seaboard. A prominent official of the Cana- dian Pacific Railway states that in- due time that road will be double» tracked from Winnipeg to the coast ito lessen the Eastern traffic. The Canadian Northern and the Grand iTrunk Railways are also doing much to cope with the big crops to comeâ€"200,000,000 bushels are antiâ€" cipated this fall. This is a reasonâ€" able estimate in View of the fact that, despite bad weather, 180,000,- 000 bushels were grown last year= although much of it was of the low- ier grades. _ _ .‘r -.' of Onta'rié Et-(the égme dates In the oLd portion of Manitoba; there are abodi; 47,000,000 acres of land, with.33,000,000 acres good arable \land. The area under culti- vation is only 6,500,000 acreé‘. Sas- katchewan has a land area of 242,â€" 332 square mil-es, or 155,092,480 acres, and a water area, of 8,318 square miles.|:South of township Secured on Central City Real Estate valued at over $1,496,000. The t o t a! mortgage indebtedness against this property is ‘only 40% of the valuation. The Bonds are issued in denominations of $500 and $1,000 each and will pay the investor 6%%. Write for full particulars. 200,000,000 BUSHELS. THE CEREMONY. Toronto 64, which is practically the middle of Saskatchewan, the Province has been divided for statistical .pur- poses into nine crop districts, as nearly as possible uniform in size; The area, of these districts is 86,- 826,240 acres, and the crop area. in them in 1911 was 8,602,455, or 9.8 per cent. of their total area. The area. of arable land in the nine crop districts is estimated to be not less than 57,884,160 al‘cr-es. 'The total area. under cultivation is 13,169,235, or 15.16 per cent. of the area of the districts ref-erred to. \ Them. are thus immense crop pos- sibilities, and the recent estimate that in 1920 we shall grow in Westâ€" ern Canada. over 500,000,000 bush- els of wheat, does not seem to be exaggerated. Last year more. than 9,000,000 acres were sown to wheat in the West. These facts and figâ€" ures show to some .e‘xtenb why the railroads are laying down steel as fast as labor conditions will allow. ,In Alberta, there are approxi- mately 100,000,000 acres of arable land, and of this area about 2,250,- 000 acres are under cultivation and occupied by farm buildings. SPRING BLOOD IS WATERY BLOOD Howto Get New Health and New Strength at ibis Season Spring ailments are not imaginâ€" 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 roomsâ€"in the home, theofiice, the shop and the schoolâ€"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 iall spring symptoms that the blood is out of order and that a medicine is needed. Many people take purâ€" gative- medicines in the spring. This is a serious mistake. You can- not cure yourself with a. medicine that gallops through your system and leaves you weaker still. This is all that a pnrgative does. What you 'need to give you :health and strength in the spring is a, tonic; medicine that will enrich the blood and soothe the jangled nerves. And the one always reliable tonic and 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, nervâ€" ous debility, indigestion, rheuma: tism; and other diseases due to bad. blood. In proof of this Mrs. Emma Duck, 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 adâ€" vice of an aunt I began the use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. After using five boxes I found my’hcalth fully restored. and cheerfully re- ‘ commend the pills to others.” If you are ailing this spring you 1, cannot afford, in your own inter- est, to overlook so valuable a medi- f cine as Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. ‘ Sold by all medicine dealers or by ' mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes . for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. Miss F1ve O’clmlr 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.’ ’ ) Wen, We!!! NO rhnnre of using the \VRONG Dye for the Goods one has to color. All rolors from your Druggist or Denier. FRF. ‘ (Tolur Card und STORY Bookie! ID. The Johnson-Richardson Co., Limited, Montreal. CLEAN and SIMPLE to Use. GAVE HERSELF AWAY MfiKING SAFE INVESIMENIS The articles contributed by “Investor” are for the sole purpose of guiding pros‘ pectwe investors. and. if possible, of saw "mg _them from losing money through placing,“ in “wild-cat" enterprises. The impartial and reliable character otthe information may be relied upon. The writer of these articlesr and the publisher of this paper have no interests to serve in connection with this matter other than those of the reader. HOW INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES MAY BE CLASSIFIED WHEN CONSIDERING THEIR SHARES. Industrial Shares are Scarcer High Class Investments, and Some are Very Danger- ousâ€"Constant Vigilance Price of Such Investmentâ€"Pieterred Shares 1 Good Business Investment. Industrial stocks have the name of be ing particularly unfit and unsafe for in- vestments. Without any qualification 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 t e attitude of the mining stock wild-cat who generously re- fers to all mining shares as “invest- ments,” :1 thing which in the nature of thing-s_ is an extremely remote possibility “AI-nagh; fliétfiblarce, {Industrial ’compzmies should be carefully classified. For my own purposes I have divided them rough- ly_ lug) the fpllowing: ,. ,_»__-..:..~ Ar Ly nun: vllv “I”... “a. (1.) Companies producing necessaries of life, such as flout mi_11ir_1g compapies. (2.) Companies producng reduirements for our large and essential enterprises, as carfact/ories. locomotive works, coal min- ing cgmpanies. etc. «~77 a”. 5‘” ‘4‘... WV. (4.) Iron and steel companies and those fabricating basic iron products into other higher products, such as the Canada. Foundry Company. which produces struc- iural ‘steel, etc. .. . . ,, NJ“- .u. VV..fl ........ y (3.) Those making machines for use in agriculture. like ploughs. threshers, "LITIG- tion engines and, of course, the small garden tools._ - ' 77'” -_._1 HM”... u“ an Duvvly u..\.. (5.) Companies manufacturing supplies whose product is somewhat of a. luxuryâ€" for example. those making plumber sup- plies, asbestos products (used in building), étc‘ (6.) Those making semi~1uxuries, 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 manufacturing patent ar- tiélés liké etc. cu». 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. . . ",n‘ “.1- Ann Inna y: mu“ Lvuu. Like most rules, however, this one has many exceptions. and one mus; necessar- ily look for them carefully. For example. the Shredded Wheat Company would come under (6), but it makes a. product which the experience of a long period has shown to be almost'as stable as flour. In examining industrial stocks for in- 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 outstanding. If there are it lessens the security behind the stock, but also adds a feeling of con- fidence. owing: to the faqt that to make m... i 1.- Ilul‘vllul’t. \l‘v‘llu‘ w LAAV lwvu .u... 7.. ,7 a successful issue of bonds there must be something substantial abou: the com- pany. Another thing to note is as to whether there is too much money borrow‘ed from the banks in the business. If this amount less bills receivable is substantial, as com- pared with the total value of the com- panies’ asnets, it is not. a good sign. In brief, one must watch everything with a jealous eye. ~ “A, L- AA‘vu .. Jeanna.) M, x . For the investor who wants to take a. certain amount of business chance. in- (lustrial preferred shares show many at- tractions. They pay a high rateâ€"usually 7 per cent. They usually sell something 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 lam: run satisfactory, making due al- lowanr‘e, of course, for the Amalgamated and Black Lake Asbestos fiascos. t] The First Mortgage Bonds of Price Bros. 8: Company 6 per cent. on the investâ€" ment---secured by first mortgage on one of the finest paper mills and over four million acres of the best pulp and timber land inAmericau-«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 interest, Considering security, earnings, assets, and the likelihood of appreciation in value, Price Bros. & Company bonds constitute an exceptional, investment. Write for full description of these bonds: 1 CORPORATION LIMITED BANK OF MONTREAL BUILDING R. M. WHITE Kn Absolutely Safe 67, Investment safety razors, patenvt inedicines, (By “Investor.") Manager There is one" important point for the in- dustrial stock investor to bear in mind, which is, that he must at allfiimes be vigilant to watch for alterations in busi- ness conditions; for on business conditions practically alone does the success of the more precarious companies depend, while on business conditions rests part of the dividend on the commoner shares ofâ€"in many instances-even the most stable companies. A series of had years may easily conspire to cut oif 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._ One woman has had an inspiraâ€" 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 pa/st the heads of the pin about oneâ€"eighth of an inch. The pins give warning immediately of its deadly contents if the bottle is touched day or night, so no “taken by mistake” tragedies are “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, anfi phe bottles are kept on "75171:le but of the. rewâ€"ch 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 Eieifing and Burnfing on Face and’l’hroat Sores Disfigured So He Dreaded to Appear in Public. No Best Night or Day. Cuticura Orirnimcn‘i Sured. broke out andAurned into, a running sore I did not bother about it at first, but in one week's time the disease had 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 I used a. little Cuticurs. Ointment, and it helped me from the start. 31 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 balm in the world}? (Signed) Roscoe Good, Seven Persons, Alta., Feb. 18, 1011. FOUND RELIEF ONLY FROM CUTICURA SOAP AND OINTMEN'I “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 a'nd sore and after trying diflerent 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 Cuticurn. Soap and Ointment never had any return." (Signed) Mrs. W. S. Owen, Yadkin College. N. 0., May 26, 1911. For more than a. generation Cuticurn. Soap and Ointment have afforded the most sum 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 32-1). book on the skin, will be sent free. on application to Pater Drug &_ Chem. Corp., 542 Columbus TO SAFEGUARD POISONS. “Six months ago n}y_ face and throat all we” Boston, MONTREAL-0UEEEC-HALXFAX-OTTAWA LONDON (ENG) YONGE AND QUEEN STREETS TORONTO