Maple Leaf Rag to its publication, Joplin anticipated that the piece would be a success—he told Arthur Marshall that "The Maple Leaf will make me the king of ragtime composers". The exact circumstances which led to publication of the "Maple Leaf Rag" are unknown, and there are versions of the event which contradict each other. After approaching several publishers, Joplin signed a contract with John Stillwell Stark on August 10, 1899 for a $0.01 royalty on all sales of the rag, with a minimum sales price of $0.25. The "Maple Leaf Rag" was published between August 10 and September 20, 1899, when the
Maple Leaf (schooner) from the builder's relatives. It is all the more distinctive by being the first ship North of San Francisco to have electric light. It is also one of the first ships on the coast to have an external, lead keel. The rigging of the "Maple Leaf" consists of a gaff rigged fore sail, a Marconi main sail, a jib, a staysail, and a square fisherman's staysail. Maple Leaf (schooner) The Maple Leaf is a schooner built in 1904, making it British Columbia's oldest tall ship. In 1906, the "Maple Leaf" was the only Canadian vessel to qualify for the first