Array /' *■■■ ■-,-- ,r- - LS **. , i'ft. $' i ,« A » < ' 'V V' ' [' - ra t> t *. . K l\v- li. > si?:ai-.; .f:r&c:"\ .„,„.,_. -.-;-,\ 4am» /; -, The Official Organ of District No. 18, U. M. W.'ofA. YOL.III NO. 23 Fernie, B. C, February i, 1908 ^ 7-1908 *X a Year OVER CARPfNIBK Men all Returned to Work-Satisfactory Arrange- merits Made-Both Sides Agreeable ' The cause of the stoppage of .work at Cool Creek is that the management has been forcing a new system of timbering at No. 2 No. 5, and No. 9 mines thereby taking away the right of the miner to protect' himself, and make himself safe. - The, old system of timbering being that a man could put timber ^ where and when he thought prober. The new system enforced by the management being that the miners before putting timber in had to wait' to get instructions from fire - bosses. ' In the minds of the men this custom being- against the B. C. Mining Act. " They offered to "continue work under tne old-system of timbering until thelOth of February when the joint Board of this District and Operators' Association sat to discuss all grievances. ' , "- ' ', ... , ,'',.' . .The General Superintendent being -away- the general manager .would not commit himself in any way whatever, , as to' the 'suggestion-, given to him by. the miners, . therefore they, had to wait till the general.^superintendent , arrived before we could get a proper under- , [standing;. T-.O ."■- „'.'■ •'■ j '' \ ..The Local'committee accompan ied by. the^Dis. Sec. met the man agement on Thursday evening and came to an amicable settlement, which reads: That in the matter of timbering at the Coal Creek mines, it was agreed that each miner has to timber to keep himself safe and put timber as he thinks fit as the local conditions require. But in case conditions warrant that timbers are not required, timbers are not to be used to an excessive amount. „ If in the latter - .The following agreement being satisfactory to the men and . the management the men are'return* ing ~to work on the first of the month; ■ . l . o FASTER MAIL NOW The Spokane International Railway company is' now,, carrying- mail to Fernie B. C, and all Canada1 east and west of Curzon Junction.' 'Trains carrying, this ,mail- will leave Spokane about 7 a. m; i and reach Fernie at 6.30 p. m. on are. put, up, the management re- j the, same day. This is a gain of serve that right to decline to pay I 18 hours, over the time made by, for same, in which case the miner the Previous service.' ■ A second consignment of mail will be taken ' case timbers ' putting up the same may refer the matter for settlement as provided for by the agreement of May 4th, 1907, entitled, "Settlement of Local and General Dispute." Signed on behalf of the ^Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co. J. D. ' Hurd, Gen. Mgr. Chas. Simister, Gen Supt. &. Strachan, Superintendent On behalf .of -Gladstone Local, 2314. y-':" '..._''- J.' A. Macdonald, Dist. ,Sec. , ■ J., I... ..P.ucikey, .toeal', Pres. 'i. Briggs, Local* Sec.' . '_, ; COMMITTEE.. \W..H; Evans, Robert Draper,. J.. Lancaster^ John Wilde,' " William Dickenson;1 Joseph - Shooter. by,Great Northern, ,No. 4 at 10.55 p. m., reaching Fernie at 12.40 p. m. next day. This will make two mails daily to Fernie and intermediate offices. : Another change in the service is the run on the Washington. Water' Power.electric line.to Cheney. The.proposition of sending mail to Spring .'Valley on the Spokane &' Inland is -being investigated and may be recommended by H.-A El-well; - chief railway .postal""' clerk of " Spokane. office.—Spokane Chronicle. ON STRIKE Tools and Took Twelve Hours Rest-Peace Restored and Work Goes on . The carpenters employed on, the new.rink went on,strike on Tuesday. '. The reason of the strike was the fact'that the contractors were wanting to reduce their! wages but the Union would aot stand for that' and .the.'men"-'packed their tools; and inarched down- as far as-our' office to acquaint, us with the news..- ' ; '*■ ■ -On Thursday morning a- settlement having been'Settled they-returned'to'work,'and" but for the loss • of"'-tiiie0 were no worse off. This everlasting bluffing does not go .very far -with Union men. On Monday evening the Band gave a y|ry enjoyable dance in CarosellaTs'' "Hall.' 'The Band' Orchestra , reidered 'the'ir."usual sweet music:"-::/T:" * '*""' "'"•.'' ""■ / ' "■ NEW. OUTFIT ORDERED'.'' • We have'just-placed, a large order -witb. Miller & Richards of. Winnipeg for a. up-to-date outfit of .machirierv_:fl-riH...nn_+ViQ_in4.n«4.^A face. , f. m CM shirts■": - ■ • ; fOR THIS SUNDAY Three Chinese laundries in" old- town are,.burning,.as we go to press.. The- buildings will be totally-destroyed. A considerable, loss **.«..'*. •. _. . _;_»-._! T-) wiuin"u6~au^iiniicu.—-—i*' that crackers 'in celebiution • Now. ..Year's 'day ■ was-the caiise. - ' -o ■ .■4*V-ii-*.ilrrV»4_ V-_,VV*-£)._-V of <^«>^:«*>*-:w>.:*^^ ;^£T ■#*-■./ *rV.- \A7HY not buy a: ten or twenty acre fruit farm which will yield you * V, /froth $360.60 to $600.00 profit per.acre per year?. Situated in the ID© W3E3_Ei AEEcDW J^JS^Ei district with a hipst delightful climate and splentdid,shippirig facilities.\ /'; We pay purchaser's expenses to look'over our land. - It-Stands inspection. ■'•'.V. ?;?'; i • ,; ;...., .., . ' . ' • • _ ..-■ }^Vi': ' •';- ' 1 • ■•■.>:■ Crow's Nest Pais Investment Co., Ltd. Leth bfld*«, •i, 1 Alberta -*_. mimjmm Vj^H >♦*: our cmrtc again says » , - , -*. ,,f ."-*^'*-* 1',.,i- 'THAT it ia a*«r.y tit-4 «• were &6*bM *• -fyauuMtam l*w. trhtrt our young pMpl* could «pa_>d dMtir wwRH^iid aot lum ,t«. reiy o»tm*liotS* for tkjU'plea- muto. < , iU.-urn\*■>■'■,$ yuuteh-i; TIIAT th- a«w post ofloi ihould be nuhfcd to ' eompItCipn, as the preiont one is emtiteh' too email .and the-steJtv*r» 4$rf,mvioh haad* M7o_pped 1^ ih* 'tni»1l"epK» and eonditiotij that have to do with «,t present. • • • THAT he would euegeet a little athti or eaad be eprlnVled at the door leading from the,Poit office aa it is unsafe at present, on ao< count of the ice. » » • THAT he would like to lee the police move the loafers from the post office once or twiee, They would stay away then, • • • THAT th* tflephonr. «y«t*."i seems to have gone to the'dogs .*U.y, and it «houid be Utd up. ' The delay in getting an answer to a call is something fierce. • • • THAT livery proprietor*, should **f*t 01<*\" (*f-ni»*V***i ♦v,m \c ?sir; horses, as their reckless driving it very-dangerohs to the tltiuwi. THAT tho brother "Corkltes" bhould extend , a little sympathy these eold days and not make man ''produce" in the cold, • • « THAT h#> in going to InrrM** that reward for that lost paper to 950 soon. "Am X still talking.'' • • • THAT there is rumor of still another paper, but he Is no used to rumors now he pays v«ry little attention to them,, THAT the noises emlnating from some of our hotels on Sunday evenings should be lessened. Xt hard* ly sounds-right on Sunday evenings? and, could" easily he stopped. % '-• - „■- -• ,e » * •■-..'•,•'■ THAT he wishes some of- .our that it is the duty of a newspap* •r to criticise Anything that- is amiin.i That ia if it expeots to be .»;live papery, 1 v-'ri,-i .<-.-. THAT the .crowd that turns out for . a horse",, race make the city look more ' like Vancouver or— Well Chicago, Cranbrook or any of,the large cities. * - * * . THAT the travelling photo art. 1st that forces his way into houses and tries to obtain pictures to enlarge in spite of protnta from the ladies of the home should be fiven a lessen. They would not e it if the male member of the family was home, Thorn is one of these specimens doing the rounds of the city at present. * • » THAT he has been asked by the Are Chief to call attention to the »«w* •»»» .1 i» in>t jawiuI 10 start k fir« innlrt* t.h<» Mty Umtt.n, unless encased in some nre proof recept- able, without his consent, A strict adherence to this By-Law will in sure safety. * > • about the Ledgter being anxious regarding the rink does not seem to have hurried the Job nny. 1 ■ O—' Mr. McMaster, left for Glasgow on Thursday evening, Albert Mtitr wa« in Cranbroole on Tuesday on business, Mrs' Tom Uerk left on Friday evening on a trip to Pineher. Mr. and Mrs. Xt. Moon are, vis* iting in Spokane this wiek. Ernest Parker, made a flying vis* it to Cranbrook on Thursday. J. X.aur*n«on from Michel paid us a visit on Friday afternoon. GATHERED JM HURRY ''New York, Jan. 31.-The Orient* al Bank of which a run of depost* tors started yesterday, did .'not dpen tor business-today. >■> 1 IICHEL BURNS' CLUB T._5»V Michel; Burns',. Club held ' ^first - Aanual,.Ceiet)ration of lar Anniveraary.-in tliethall on vyxW«jr3WthrJea.- which is -. admit* ted: by overyhody. who' was present to-be the- greatest"*,,event q"f;,its kind' ever held- in Michel or. , even the. Crow's Nest.- A Hash light picture ' was. taken by Mr., Ham* mond of Spalding &,Hammond, Fernie of. 140,persons who sat down to supper which wo-s provided by Mr. Wyllie. The toast was given by Mr. Birrell when everybody present got' upon their 'feet and drank to the Immortal Memory of Bobbie Burns. Sapper was followed by a concert, all of the following artists contributing to the programme with griat credit. Mr.,McLeod,. Mr. Claph_.ta, Mr.. Hutton, Mr. Bryan, Mri Jiid Mrs. Almond,' Mr. Drylieiiid several others. The concert wis followed by a dance. ,;- , The dance programme was of a mixed-nature of Scotch and Can* adian dances and so_'|.,: The step dancing by Mr. Bennit vas highly appreciated,, also the Scotch Strathopey, and Xleil and the Highland Sehottische by the Auld Country' people. Dancing was carried .on until S t'.m., when everybody seemed to hi, satisfled. The committee wish.to, thank all "those who helped them to make •the first Annual Celebration of Burns' Anniversary in Michel a great, success. , 1 , , • Montreal,, Jan. 31.—Vire - this morning gutted the oil warehouse of. Js-: P. Dodds -«fc Co., and other buUdings adjoining. Loss will be heavy. • • • -o*- NEW TIPPLE AT MICHEL Mr. Bert Wood has bought Mr. J. J. Young's interrest in the Cal* Sary Herald. It is said that the outhams havo Joined Mr. Wood in the proprietorship. - » • * The Crow's Nest Pais Coal Com* paay intends to erect a niw tipple at Michel which will eoit f 200;000 and be 800 feet in length. This in* timation was given to the press by Mr. O. O. S, Llndmy, presi* v««<.-..,,_- n r> t ot **. ..! dent °' thl» company. Mr, Lindsay wSSS- ._.B' A JanV «'T?ot I J» »»*k,n* * r»u-«- trip to Victor* tH ' mlJi » AR' TV1"?* iu th* Uftited S1-^8 ln *•»• to be at 5m. «Si-Jwas burned to death ! th*> Ontario town for the annual 5!^mb?i^ th« «»P«V on Feb. children. ' y * ' Macleod, Jan. 28,-W. F. Mullen C. F. B. operator at F'neher ** . * .••,", .,, trninw to mi'nt fn «. Vicprl-nn et\\- lision at Brocket on the night of Bee. 82, 1007, by negligence when on duty, w«* today committed for trial at the nCxt sitting1 of the supreme court of Alberta for man* «!n*ir»btnr T1ii» *-.***>5'«*;I«,;.—" «•_•; heard by Supt. "primrose "of the It. M. W, M. P. • • • New York Jan 31.—To-day for a second time the fate of Harry X. Thaw, slaver of Stanford White, paned into the hands of a Jury, of his peers. The Jury re* tired at 11.40 today nlt*r lisit#n- ing to a charge from Justice Dowling which seemed character* iied by the tame judleisl fairness CONCILIATION BOAflt WANTED Ottn'»rt, .Tun, SO Thi* dc-inrt- ment of labor has received application from the proprl»tor of a small eoal mine at Woodpecker, Alta., employing about 100 men for a board of conciliation inves* M-stinn. n«r-nl*tr» Wllll«*i, T»..iin(>V as representative! '-—0 ' ' . ' — L. F. Eckstein was at Cranbrook on Wednesday on business. 0. G. S, Lindgey and A. Xlauer left; Friday evening for Toronto via the C. P. ». Major Langdon, Auditor for the C. N. P. C. Co., left lor Toronto Friday, via Calgary. R. Wallace of the Hotel Fernie, and wife left for Maplt Creek Fri* BIG STOCK-TAKING SALE! The big Stock-Taking Sale of fVlen's Furnishings Still in full Swing [■■ Bargains on Everything Call in and Get Prices ..■.■< - A >*t. .. J >■■ The Trites-Wood Co., Limited and careful thought which both' day evening on avlslt, side* have united in declaring J* ?- Low* went to Kelson on have markwi hie suptrvisfon of Thureday on a trip U recuperate the trial from the very outset. - from his late illness. i THE GOOD SAMARITAN On Friday evening, Jany. 24th, beihg1' the eve of Burns anniversary a very successful concert waa held in the church hall, Coal Creek ia aid of the widow family of the late Mr. J.' Shilton, who died of fever in Ternie hospital a few weeks ago. The large hall was packed, a large number being obliged \a, sta-ed. Mr. John Mc* Chlnent.'t'i* ,.a characteristic and Interesting speech, touched upon some of the outstanding incidents in the life of the Great Scottish Bard, and said that it gave him freat pleasure to call upon Bev. /.Steenson, to take-the chair,. ' Mr. SteeBS.on, who was well-received then took the chair and in a brief "speech said that Shape* spe'are was the poet of tho age, Shelley was the poet of Metaphors' Byron was the poet of tho pas* sions, Wordsworth was the poet boast of her Tennyson, Ireland, of her Thomas Moore, America 'of poet of the heart, England might of nature, but that Burns was the her Longfellow, but Burns struck ii note mightier than them all. The programme, which was of a highly interesting nature was then entered upon, tho so taking part including:— Miss Bessie McChin* ent, Miss O'Brien, Mrs, Booth, Mr Sanson, Mr, Nicholson, Mr, W. Puckey, Mr. McNab, Mr. Nesbit, Messrs S. and F. Sarp and others with selections on tne oagptpeo by IJj-. T-M'tri'. J. vote of t-oxlro to the artists was ably proposed by Mr, John McChinents, seconded by Mr. W. M. Fegon and carried by acclamation. The large hall was then trans- lomifrd into a bat-xooai -nu dancing was indulged in until alter midnight, the SStb being ushered in to the time-honoured strains of Auld Lang Syne. The total proceeds from the concert amounted to S97.25 and dome friends kindly made amounts to the even $100. The committee in charge wish to tender their very best thanks to the kind friends who figured on the pro* gramme, to the management of the club, for giving their flno hall free of charge for the evening, and also to the residents of Coal Creek for their generous support. NIW COAL COMPANY Xt is reported that Spokane men, have bought 440 acres of coal land at Taber, Alta., on tho Canadian Pacific for a consideration of |75,O0O. A company under tha name of. Scanton Coal Mina company with a - capital' stock of $135,000 has been organiaed to develop, the property,,,It ia stated that it is the intention of the company to put, the product of the mine on the Spokane' majrket^ ••*: MID-NKHT MAUfiAOfRS While enjoying a sound well earned sleep the other night, Tom, Biggs'and family were aroused by hearing; - some one prowlfcag around their verandah. Listening Intently they were amated to hear more than one pair of. feet, and the number increased till it seemed that a whole band of burglars from the neighborhood of the railway had struck tho first house on their way up town and were determined to foot it for plunder. Mr. Biggs got up and wan just reaching for his gun when the strains of a hymn- burst on his ears, and it then turned out that the bold midnight niauraders were the members of the rlifrjj- who win- L«vj„£ a little fun and outdoor practice to exercise their lungs. „ There will be n thaw in Pernio within the next iew days. J. S. Carter, City passenger agent of the 0. P. 11. at Spokane passed through Fernie on Friday on his way to Winnipeg. A small derailment of three freight cara occurred in tha C. P. B. yards on Friday morning which caused an obstruction for some hours. No damage vu done. Miss WinfUld, who has been with tbo Trites Wood Co., the past week as Instructor in demonstrating the use of P. D. Corsets left for Calgary on Friday, ?V.-. DXSTttlCT LEDOKX, VX-UslX. B. C, FKBSUA&T, 1st, 1008. : *&&}$ LABOR A Provincial Remedy -To the Editor:—-There is -within the powers of the provincial legis- ° lature a feasible practical solution of the Oriental labor problem—a remedy that will effectively deal with practically any desired .part or the whole of the 25,000 Asiatic laborers within out gates by slowly or quickly, as we may- choose, letting them out of employment, ^whereupon they will go, away and jthere :: will be no inducement for :their compatriots ,to come to this province. Before explaining this remedy, I think the average citizen should have a more correct idea of what the Bowser Natal Bill, even if passed and not disallowed, would accomplish. Its . power is ' often grossly misrepre- . sented by political leaders—and I must believe in' some cases knowingly so. As it is the only local remedy so far propounded by anyone, the public should clearly un-" derstand its unquestionable limitations. The bill itself recites section 95 of the B. N. Act, under which alone the province has power to deal with immigration. The applicable words of that provision are: "In each province the legislature may make laws in relation to immigration into the .province, and it is hereby declared .that the. parliament of Canada jmay from time to time-make laws - in relation to immigiration into all or any of the provinces; and any lftw qi the legislature - of a (province relative t§ immigration '.shall have effect in.and for the 'province as long and as far only as it is hot repugnant to any act ioi ^the__narliamentj^of_Canada_.il. "" '.These words are absolutely 0ea?» S. S. CmVENTION Four Sessions Held and Good Papers are Read The province has injurisdietion until and except so "far" as Canada has enacted repugnant legislation. Mr. McPhillips, honest arid fearless declares the present Natal Bill is not worth the paper it is written upon; He is sincere, but,-I- believe, wrong. Hon. Mr. Bowser (last'-summer when tho Japanese were* coming 'in thousands shouted "Let*;,thc' Governor-General assent ,to the Bowser Bill of 1907 that ■ Governor^ Dunsmuir reserved and 'the Jap influx will be stopped." 'Mri Bowser was positively wrong and either knew it or was absolutely ignorant of his own bill. The great mass of our people do not yet know whether Mr. Bowser or others like myself, who differ from both, is or are right or wrong in this matter., I will briefly explain the matter so that any one who vends this "will understand what is settled fact and in al .acts regarding agriculture, and an agricultural department, that it, has. covered all the ground and that-any act of this province on the subject, including,' our having a department and minister of agriculture, is "repugnant" to the.-. Dominion acts and therefore ultra vires? I think not, and I be-4 lieve the same can be said of im- mijration, _ This doubt, should be settled.'"'' The' legislature and the government can and should settle | it immediately. The delay for years and years in settling .our rights on so supremely important a subject and the slovenly, offensive, ludiero'usly crude and unimproved wording of the bill as it is successively introduced session after session shows only too well that its sponsors make,-no study of the subject, and mayhap are using it more ■ for political bluff and to'hoodwink the'labor classes than from.' any deep desire ., to see the" province have' effective exclusion laws. For instance, the test for right to enter this province provided by section. 4 oi. the Bowser bill will' prevent Canadians of British blood ,from other provinces who cannot read and write English orja European language from entering this province even to visit relatives, unless they first get a permit from the provincial secretary, - and-1 this .test will apply* to similar blood, from Britain or the United States. I Can conceive its drastic application to citizens of the latter coun- try threatening the peace and welfare of Canada and the Empire. ~rWould~the"disallowajice~of—such* a jrionstrocity on such, g?punds be so great a surprise? The naming of English and European languages as tests in section 4 is needlessly offensive to the Japanese, a highly intelligent and proud people. ' In the Australian Act the test is a language to be prescribed ' by, - regulations—a more courteous way..-.r- ■;'' ;-,''. < Let the House appoint a special committee to examine the various Natal Acts in force and the Dominion Immigration laws and then draft and.present to 0the House a Natal bill embodying every right not unquestionably taken away from us by Dominion enactment and let it embody the best provisions of the Natal Acts examined. Let this be rushed through the House, sent up for assent to the Lieut.-Governor long before prorogation, and' if assent .is refused the Houso as one man can Sunday ■> School workers from Michel to Elko have,been holding a convention this week in the Baptist church of Fernie. Four sessions were held and splendid papers .and addresses were given ih the : best methods of Sunday School work. It was decided by the delegates present to ■ organize the district into a regular association auxiliary to the Provincial Convention which in turn, is auxiliary to the International Association , , „ ' ■ Mr. Stuart \ivlttirhead .the General Secretary, for Saskatchewan, Alta.,.and B. C*., was present, and gave instructive addresses on the organized . Sunday School work and imparted much useful information on the best and up-to- date methods of Sunday School work. At the close of the convention, Rev. H. Grant moved a resolution of .appreciation of Mr. Muirhead's services. On Wednesday afternoon the teachers of Fernie entertained the delegates to tea in the church and a happy social hour was enjoyed. The officers oi the local Association are: ■ " l ' President, Mr. W. F.lMuirhead', Fernie^ ■' Vice-President, Mrs. fodhunter, Elko. , 'b ' j ■■ Secretary-treasurer, Mr. Weath- erilt," Fernie.0 j Executive Committee. ° Mrs. Willis, Coal Creek. Rev. R. S. Wilkinson,! Fernie. Mrs. Rogers, Hosmer. | - Mr. R. Wilson, Fernie.j Mr. Mason, Michel. SICK!- '-N When mother's sick, the,house is all ' " ;'r. ' So strangely hushed in room and hall! But mother never will admit She's suffering acsingle bit! - She won't-let people do'a thing— There's nothing' any one can bring— She just lies there, and tries to fix ' Herself by cunning little tricks! And as for doctor—why, the word , " ' She scouts as being most absurd And when he '', comes he has to W. J. WriglesworthAD. D.S. -D-ajSTTIS _? Ormcs Houbsi- , 8 Wto 12 a. m. 1 to 5 p. m ; " ^ 6.S0 to 8 v.m, • ' Office in A'ex. t c.'g Block over Slinn'. Bakery, FEHNIE.' - B. 0 M. A. KASTNER Insurance and. Customs Broker ■ ■> ,, - -. ~ Crow's Nest' Trading Co. Block, Fernie^ B. C. -^ fltiXerr & Co. Contractors and Builders- n Pls-u, Specifications aid Eflti- - mates furnished on application,' . Plenty of.. GOOD, DRY - LTJM-r BEE ON HAND. it. JL KERB, Arcfiitect a-d Superintendent I Office at iMideacc, BAKEB. ST, FBBNIE. B. C, guess At symptoms that she won't confess: And then he's apt to frown and say; .'You should have had me right 1 away I'll come again this evening'-—for It's bed, you see, a week or,more! When father's sick—I tell you now, You - ought to , hear the, dreadful row! The talk of Jdying,' and • the '»• groams! - ; - • , The orders in,convulsive tones';" The hasty running to and fro; To rearrange the pillow—so; To fix hot-water'bag and shade; For mustard' plaster, lemonade! Appeals to get the doctor, quick— And 'can't you see I'm. awful .v sick?' And then the 'doctor sits and hears , . "' ■ While father grunts his pains and fears He leaves some drops,' and tell \is: Hum! ' , Unless I'm .needed I shan't come Again. I think,.he'll do all right:' And father's up, perhaps, by .night! Edwin L. Sabin, in,, the Century. LP. Eckstein Barrister-at-Law, » Solicitor ,- Koozng 1 & 8, Henderson block. Fernie, B. C. J. Barber- l.d.s., d.d.s., JENTIST Lr\T. W.; Block, opposite, the -Bank Office hours—8a.m. to 8pro. . SAVE.—.MONEY "pv ; TvnvTWf. "CHAMBERLAIN'S REMEDY. COUGH, GROWING GIRL NEED PINK PILLS Ibis Took k; Necessary for Their Proper De- —nefowe-taniirto=iKorjrHeaiui F. 0. kAWE ALEX. I. FISHER; B. A. Latoe & Fisher BARRISTERS SOLICITORS, ETC. Crow's Nest Trading Co. Block, Fernie, B. C. W. R. CAMI-riEIX J. WILSON ORAT ■CAMPBELL & GRAY CONTRACTORS &' BUILDERS- Plans and* Estimates on Application .. • n '■ " .• ■ - ■ Residence "*/6 Howland Ave. ° J. Wilson Gray, Architect- Fernie B. C. . ,/,"'. AMALQAHATED .SOCIETY OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS meets in McDougall's Hall every alternate Thursday at 8 p.m. A. Wvkes, Pre3. Wm. I),, Schofield, Sco. W. It, Bobs. K. C. J. S. T. Albxandkb Ross & Alexander BAKR1STERS, SOLICITORS, ETC FERNIE. B.C. Office In L. T. T7. Block, Victor!*. Avenue. You wiii pay just as much for a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy its for any Of the other cough medicines, but you save money in buying it. The saving is in what you get, not what you pay-. The sure-to-cure you quality is ih every bottle of' this re« medy,-and you get good results when you take it. - Neglected colds often develop serious conditions, ^nd when you buy a cough - medicine you want to ■ be sure you are getting one that will cure your cold. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy always cures. Price 25 and,50 cents a bottle. For sale by all druggists. • " l HANDAND ARM ENDANGERED Zam Buk Arrests Blood Poison .Neglect1 a cut or a.scratch and it may turn to blood poisoning. ..— -• . =jt 1!1-«UA -1-^ A A1—A _— flirr^iosepu—juiuiu*jr«e—ui—*» •»•» tillerie.Street,;Quebec,, might have lost his hand,and arm1 but for the timely use of Zam-Buk. He says "W. A...C0NNELL. Builder and Contractor - Estimates cheerfully given andoworfc promptly executed to tho satis- . , faction of our customers. & what is in doubt, and cannot j deal with such ^refusal. If assent longer bo fooled by'mere blatancy, Jed'to lot the government refer it RATES FOR SPOKANE <f Section 3 of Xtowsor's Natal Bill declares "This act shall not apply to (f) any person tho terms of -.whoso entry into Canada havo been fixed or whose exclusion; from Canada has beon ordered by any act of tho parliament of Canada," ./.Some .such decision was hecei* ;_&ry, to prevent the .bill belli*' ul* tra Tires-- i.. e., beyond ".the pow* •xs.of thelegislature under eection 05 of the E(. N, Act. At the time Mr. Bowser made, the declaration IkWl laid he WMlwVQqiv' Can* (^da-lid pa.ud th.'a'ot bri^l.; Canada within the terms of Brit* ain's treaty with Japan, and ftli-refore 'there, watW.vt 'of Can. .^lida.J^hB; the. terms of entry: of Japanese persons tinto Canada, and Mr. Bowser's own bill deelar* •jed that to sueh persona his bill ; doee not apply. Mr, Bowser owes an apology to the labor pee* pie of the province, and let him remember this: No man, no mat* ter what his ability, can for long . retain tho confidence of the peo* ,ple unless he is frank and sincere in his public declarations to them. Thf« bill wilt nrtt r.-«lvr»» *v,f Chinese either, been.un* Cfttindn. has an act allowing their admin* sion at fBOO per poll. The next point is, whether Canada's general immigration enactments are «iifflp1f.-M** **>*r"i« *r> v* ""- „ y to the application of the Katal Bill to persons other than the . Chinese and Japanese, and there* by nuUifyins; it entirely. I do not think, so. Mr. McThillip-, and 1 believe some other lawyers in the House do think so. The point is in doubt, Section OS of the B. M. Act applies precisely the same words to "agriculture" as it does to "immigration." Will any one contend that because the parlia* meat of Canada has pau*d sevtr* to tho Full Supromo Court of the provinco for tho determination of the constitutional ■ validity of its overy 'provision, "^Tho Dominion would be represented and tho judgment could bo appealed from by either party direct to the judicial committee .of. the'Privy Council of i Great Britain .and. before the next 'session1 a* final determination : :o( our'; right!,\«rould' "ber'had.',-;"; The' jdupreme,'.Ci'ourt ;Ac^",(sictibn', 11, IB,'. 13,: U and 16) makes special provision* '1foi'JuBt!su«h'tl6nstltu- tiorial'eai4S ai this, and it ia time this'prdTisloh V#r# Wde um of. Awunjjnff, aa0X dp, that thedeel*, sion would sbbwwe have lajwe rights'outside of those now 'e'trir* died by Dominion, acts' over ,1m* migration. Canada' would hosi* tat* to disallow again sueh un* doubted rights and would probably feel compelled to pass a Natal act applying to all classes not already provided for. Zn a further letter I shall deal with the romedy that X believo will do more for us under present conditions than any mero exclusion act whether pass* »M !«.»• +Vk» *ir*i*'^T\<,« iv fftntidt* '.v* to nhow thi« it wnn TmcoRRrtTy to nhow how ineffective against tho clever race already hero, and most dangerous to labor interests the Natal bill if passed and allowed, ._,,.*.i t... . «...i(.i. r....ii,. »,. ii., Victoria Times. ■ ' o- "—— YOURSELF THE QUES* The Canadian Pacific and Spokane International have issuod a new joint tariff showing class rates between Spokane and points on the Canadian road in British Columbia. Alboi'ta and ,Saskatche>' wan. The new tariff will become effective February 25. - At present business between Spokane and points in \bese Canadian provinces'is handled by charging the sum of the local rates. "This tariff wili- give' 6pbkan^ shippers,the'same.,class rates.xto' points in. this territory as - - • are made for like, mileage between points on the Canadian Pacific in Oana-Ui'^sald A. H. flperry, as*. >'fj#W_t' tWral frjight agent of the Spokane International. "In arrjyipg at the rates', we took the Canadian Pacific vdistance'rates 'and applied them in the compilation of the "new tariff." There are throughout Canada thousands and' thousands' of voung girls who are io a condition approaching a decline. The complexion is pale or sallow, appetite flcklei A short walk, . or going upstairs, '.. leaves - ,them, breathless"' arid with a violently palpitating heart. Headaches and dizziness often adds to their misery; Doctors call this anaemia— which, in common English, means poor blood. There is just one sure and certain cure for this trouble— Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. These pills make new, rich, red blood, strengthen every nerve and bring a glow of health to pale faces. Do not waste timo and money experimenting-with other medicines. Do not delay treatment until you aro in a hopeless decline. Get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills at once and see'how speedily they will restore, your-health and strength. Here is the proof. Mrs. Joseph E. Lepage, St. Jerome, Que., says: "My daughter Emilia began to lose her,, health at the age of thirteen years. • She cuffored from hoadachos; and;'dizziness. Her 'appetite' was poor. She was pale and apparently bloodnoss. She i had no strength and could neither study nor do any work. Doctors' medicine failed-to cure'her and I thought.she was going'into'rk decline. She was in this condition for. Beveral months when a, neigh* bori<,kdvisedi the use*;'of Dr. Will* ■ lain." Pink1 Pills j1 and X decided to '_>i«- lv.M'<U<_'*i»i-i. <t* •"-;__• v_* "I cut rusty one' of my fingers on a piece of tin and had no idea it would become so serious, but in two days blood poison had set in and my fingers became-ter- riblly discolored, and, my hand and arm swollen. I was alarmed and began using . one ointment after another- but hone' relieved, me. t was about.to consult a doctor when a friend advised me to try J5am-Buk. This I did. Zam-Buk began by drawing, out tho inflammation and in one week the' wound was nicely healed. Since then I have., had no healing balm in the house but Zam-Buk. I. feel so grateful for my speedy cure, that I unhesitatingly give my testimonial to tho merits of Zam-Buk." Zam-Buk cures Cuts, Burns, Chapped Hands, Chaflngs, Cold Sores, Itch, Chilblains, Eczema, Running Sores, Sore Throat, Bad Chest, Ringworm, Piles "(blind or bleeding), Bad Legs, Inflamed Patches,, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Abscesses and all diseased, injured and irritated conditions of the skin. Of all druggistB and stores, 50c, or post paid up* on' receipt of price, from Zam- Euk Co., Toronto. 50c. a box, 6 boxes ?2.50. For* quotations on Hay & Oats ,__^-JV_r_ i teito. Hembllrig &/ Ruby DIOSBURY, ALT*. Special ratos to Contractors and Lumbermen ■ fc-1* fERNIE. EMPLOYMENT Offt MARRIKD HIS N11XE 'rive them^'a'trlal-. 'If was' not long, until'an improvement "was noticed and the* continued use of the pills .for.a month or more .eptnpleUly! eured herfiandeh* has .since enjoyed fUuiibeet'oflhealth. t feel •uM.that Dr.'Williams' Pink PiUs will cure any case of, .this kind," . Dr. Williams', Pink Pills will cure ,all troubles/,due to poor,) and watery Mood;"such 1 as rheumatism, sciatica, indigestion, partial paralysis, St. Vitus, . dance, and the ailments that'make the lives of so many women miserable. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at BO cents a box or six boxes for *2,50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine . Co., Brock* ville, Ont. V AMBROSE Successor to J. W. H. Terry .' Employment and* Real Estate Office ,v (-. ■ ■ ■, .-' i . v ,r ' ' , ..-*,*• Will supply men for: all. classes of work, ; .either by the, day,. . - week or month. Areola, Satk., Jan. 30,—A young French Canadian, ot Wau* chope, has been summoned on a charge of perjury, the offenco, it is alleged, having been committed in securing a llcenso by means of j which ho was wedded to his own | Th(,p„ <„ . flfVfl(„^ „♦-♦.„ ^ „*. niece. Both parties in the marri* | fftir8 down at Taylorton, between SOUHIW COM. COMPANY CARIBOO HERD MOVING f/'Qawaon,! Jan/2fl.—The greatest herd of caribou ever reported in 'the Y«k6n is now moving sonth- :waH^r^fl;tlwf Wd ioi1;!^. MHe.iiver; .100'iniiea, west of Daw- aoii.; The'herd hai bMri eroiafaif there for nearly 100'days. 'Xt-is estimated that 100,000 caribou have eroe»ed'there'already;" Wo end oi the mammoth procession, is in- sight, (There may be,:flo0,000 or several times 'that number, in the great moving herd. Governmenti. explorers in the Hudson' Bay barren lands, including Josepn B, Tyrrell, geologist, reported from 1,000,000 to 8,000.* 000 seen there during a space of ; ten days only a few years ago. The present herd is coming from the head of tho Tanana valley. f Bushmen* Lumbermen Teumstere ■ *■ i ■t\i \> Sit,, -f:i__. •Womeni j'or; cleaning washing or scrubbing. ■»»" fteoftonagbtc Cos Street ~.,i li.i ASK TION. Why not use Chamberlain's Pain Balm when you have rheumatism? We feeVaure that the result will be prompt and satisfactory. One application relieves' the pain, and many have been permanently etir* ed by it* use. 25 and 60 cent siree. For sale by all druggitt*. age are 17 yearn ot age, li m re* ported that the wedding was an affair of honor, the young man having wronged his nelce. It is further reported that the Wau- chope priest would not marry the pair without a special dispensa* tion from the archbishop. They then went to Manor, where a license was secured and the ceremony performed. The magistrate at Carlyle sent the young man up for trial, which will come off at Areola in May. Hueh interest is manifested in the outcome, which will demonstrate if under, any <ir* cumstanees a man may marry bis own niece. U\e miners and the owners oi tbo Taylor mines. A miners' union has been formed, embracing nearly all the miners employed by the Hudnon's Bay and Souris Coal Co. The former comnanv has no objection to the workmen forming a union and are said to have re* cognised it, On the other hand, the Taylors have dismissed all .*:ien of whom they know to have joined the union. An effort was made to keep the matter quiet, but Thfi Ob*erver i.i pl«a.t«d to rive publicity to the state of affairs mentioned for the benefit of the workmen. Considerable indignation is felt at the action of the Souriii Coal Co. in trying to chokt off their employee* from banding together for Ettevan Observer. . r <i.. « ,«i •*« - mr-r'n pnpf-r in th* Mnritime Provinces in writing to us states: "X would say that I do not know of a medicine that has stood the test of time like MIMAIID'S T *>TT1»-r»%Tne T* 1. „ «. *•*,•♦. • -t ei-*- failing remedy in our household ever since X can remember, and has outlined doaens of would-be com* petitors and imitators." a All useful things are produced by labor but the laborers, a ma* jority, allow the useless class, a minority, to own and dictate the distribution of the things when made. How long are the producers going to be content with the mutual benefit.— share handed out to themf—Wla* lo Consumptive The undersigned having bean restored to health by simple meant, aftor coffering tor atverat jesrs with a seme Ions affootlon, and that dread dlser.ee CONBUMPTIOH, \u anTlons to make known io bin fellow snfferers the means of core, To those who doilre li, h« will oheerfolly aend (free of charge) tt oooy of th* prescription need. whleN they wilt find a enre for OONSUUP* TION, aBTKHU, ClTAItnn, 0R0N- C2!2T19 ft-f* s!S thr^'iT »T»fl tnriff |giy.srtn-»- He hopes all eofferere wUI try thin Bemedy, as it If .•▼*!«• able. Tbeae dealrinf the preeotlp* tion, which will t«et the sothlif, •ad nay trwre ahleesdaf, wftl pleae* addreea fttY. ESWARB k.mtMOX, Braokln, K. i. nipes; Voice. Try a Ledger Ad. ©XSOXICT 3^SB««mi *B_tSlS3. . B. C., ,F«_OtUiiaY, 1st, ItOf; /■0 Always the Same Rich Flavor I TEA THE KIND YOU LIKE Lead Packets Only mV„k8$X,&f&h!%\^ At all Grocers PROMISED THE WHflAW Hie Eight Hour Law is Drafted And is in the Hands of Minister of Public Works , Edmonton, January , 25.— (Special, ,, to the Ledger.)—The ■ miners of the province of Alberta have the, qualified promise of the .province that they will get an ■eight.hour bank-to-bank law, patterned on the British law, at this .session of the house, and 'that they will get a workmen's compensation act> also patterned on the British law, ■ applicable to all classes of labor, at'-this session. Up to the,hour oi writing the "text of "the"-' laws have not been given out, ..but it is understood, here that except for^whut changes are-made necessary in the wording to make them applicable to ,.the province of Alberta instead'of to. the.British Islands, they will be " identically the same. The Bight-hour- law" has'heen. drafted .and,,is' now , in^'the hands of the- - minister'of - public, works, Hon.i< Cusbing. i The workmen's compensation act has.not yet been drafted, but the deputy attorney-general, .who is the individual who manufactures and prepares for the legislature all laws is working at , it .will be ready within the next few days. - It is'probable that the text of both laws will be given in the early part of next week. These are the only developments of .consequence so far in the pro*, codings j of;jthe ^legislature, ^ although there was a good deal of talking done oh the subject in connection with the debate on the , speech from' the throne. Pletcher,- Bredin, member for Athabasca, was the member selected'by the government to move the reply. The debate was opened on Monday night, after an ad* journment since Friday, and still going on, but there is nothing re* maining to be said that will in any way affect the case as the pronouncement of the premier covers the government's .position.- and all that is left to be done is to make the law,according to the promises, Bredin represents a con* etitueacy<in trwhicbi there are W mines and consequently it was not to be expected that-he would have that it was up to the government to establish on a working basis one or more coal mines in' the province and, to conduct, these as a public utility, the purpose of them be'ing.,to regulate prices and wages . throughout the province;" All- told, Robertson made a good speech. Of course he saw the whole coal situation more from the farmer's point of view than from the miners', but this is what was to be expected in consideration of the fact that he conies from a farmer constituency, and as he claims, represents ' more farmers than any other member in the house. .v In opening on the subject, he congratulated the government in having, decided to bring in legislation in the interests of labor, The eight-hour-law, he said was a good enactment and if it was framed on lines which would 'protect the miner in the way that he wanted to see him protected would venient to,the bulk, of the population and. that these areas should be .put on a working, basis," so that whenever the price of coal become exorbitant the government could work the mines, or for the matter of that, work them all the time. Such, he considered' was the only solution of the price problem, and at the same time, he thought, such mines would have a tendency to keep wages steady as they would to a certain extent-establish the price for the province. . Speaking, of the compensation act, he adduced the argument that the life of a full-fledged working man, capable of doing, his share of the country's work of production, was a valuable asset which the country could not afford to lose, and if the compensation act had the effect of making the employers of labor more careful, it would in that way, not, to mention any other, be a great bene-., fit. . ' ■ " Taking it all in all, Robertson's speech' showed,,that the conservative party, what there is of it, is not going to get in the way of the legislation desired. He did not indulge in any Marxian flights or tackle the great fundamental principle at all, but of'course it must i be remembered in this connection that Robertson is a conservative, SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN NORTH-\V£Sl „,' MINING REGULATIONS. Coat. —Coal mining rights msy bu leased for a periud of twenty-one vours at an iiunual rental of tl per acre. Not more tlmn 2,5*0 acres shall he leased to one individual or company. A, royalty at the rate of live ccnta per ton shall he collected on the merchantable coal mined. <> Quahtz.—A person eighteen , cart of age or over, having discovered mineral in place, may locate a claim l,5u0 x l,5y0 feot. ,- The"fee for recording a claim is (5. .,- 'At least ilOOmastbe expended on the clr.fm each year or paid to the minim; rcuorder in lien thereof. When «500 ha. Keen expeodo't or paid, tho locator may, upon having a sur'oy male, tnd upon complying with other requirements, purch'ate the laud at il per acre. The patent provides for the payment of a royalty of 'A per cent on the sales. Placer mining claims generally are 101 feet sojiure; entry fee *5 renewable yearly, An applicant may obtain two leases to dredge lur' gold of five miles each lor a torm of twenty years, renewable at the discretion of the Minister of the Interior The lessee shall have a dredge in operation within one reason from the date of the lease for each five miles. Rental »10 per annum for each - mile of river leased. Royalty at the rate of ij per cent collected on the output after it exceeds *10,0o0. W. \V.Ctiur, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N. B.— Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will nut be paid for. Aug I-OT-0m 60 YEARS* .EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights 4c. ,' Anrono lending a sketch and description ma; quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an IcTenuon is probably patentable. Commnnlca. tlotumrictl*confidential. HANDBOOK on Patent* lent free. Oldeat agency for securing■patens*, Patent* taken through Mann * Co.recelra ipeeiatflottoe, without charge, in the SmtttifitjSHflcatt. any A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any sdentlflo Joemal. Terms for Canada, fci.75 a year, portage prepaid, gold Dr *J1 nowidealcrTJ. ■•- ,t8IBro-*Hqr,| If BU Wf-ologtbiu IX C,"' of ' continuous talking—a long time, by the way for Rutherford— was taksn up with ■ general subjects stch as government's tele- ; phone policy, the university, ■ the per • Following Robertson came Premier Rutherford, and he was the first on the government side "to have~ anything to say about the all-absorbing topic. Oh the government-owned coal mines he sidestepped the.issue neatly by sayirig get the unqualified support-,of the [.that their price or coal, while it and in all/probability he and Carl ifinaucial stringency, and such mat- are perfect stransers. " , Iters which were -interesting' opposition. His only regret'in this matter was that it had not been brought sooner. However, as it was now to come before the house he wanted to go on* record as being, in favor of it. ' The mining industry, he said, was only in its infancy in this province and the time,-, to "make the..regulations that would govern.'the industry was now, not after millions had been invested and thousands of had been- unduly high to the farmer last winter, was -considerably cheaper this year,- and , by citing' j the fact that any settlor had the ^constitutional right to drive to „_ny coal shaft a:-.d demand coal at $1.75 a ton. He said,, with regard to acquiring coal areas in the name'of. the province, " that that ..matter had- been, considered by the government and> had not by. any means ,been turned down. workingmen had: become" engaged in the industry. He-recognized that a large industry had already been established and that there was already a large part of the population "of the province engaged" in, the industry, but he re- garded what had already been, done as only a commencement, and he wanted to see it guaranteed to every miner who came to the province that he would not have ;to work under worse conditions here that 'he could enjoy in other provinces of the Dominion. He mentioned B, C. as being one of the provinces that had been to the front in such legislation and he recommended that the legislation in this province should be patterned after that of the Coast province, much to say about the matter.. His' speefo! dealt"''*with* the 'rf&eral' "guff" about the vastpeWj-jjaad prosperity of the province and the goodness of the government, of wWoh, hj»i Was a, h^hible i represent* alive," and to forth, Just the usual, line* thai1' is heard on all - sueh occasions in every legislature in the Bomlnibn, )Ui Iras followed by Wolfe ot Cardstone, alone; pretty ■ much the same line. Wolfe men* tioned the eight-hour law, and the workmen's,compensation , act as desirable legislation, which -would be brought in, but did not throw any light on the subject. Their two speeches occupied all the time of the legislature on Monday, and it was Tuesday afternoon when Robertson, the leader of the conservative party, of which there are two members, (rot his chance to reply. Robertson certainly put himself on record tn no unmistak. able terms on the eight hour law and he showed a surprising famil* iarty with the whole question of workmen'" rirht*. This was especially surprising in view t of the fact that Robertson comes from a constituency in which farming is considered the paramount interest and. where it is not necessary to'know or'say anything about mining or com* p»n«.*Hnt» act*) in order tn h» rioted. Furthermore, Robertson went considerably farther by suggesting Switching-to the matter-of. the. administration of the coal mines and the regulation act, he ribbed' the government up pretty strenuously for what he considered their delinquencies in this regard. He said that as far as he had been- able to learn the inspection in. this provinces had not been bj any means as thorough as it should''be.' He' said that 'while the government- was ' bringing in an'eight-hour,law,' it should aiso.i bring .in a whole lot ot amend*; mjjnts T.to, the inspection regulations and to the sanitary re'gula*. tfons.vIlV claimeldf-that' the' >■ inspectors should be required to vis'* it-each'fiifne"' in-the-rprovince at- least'on'ce4n ivery kli'WMkj.'and that their reports'" should be pub* Hshtd, He, also said that .the mere inspection «of thV-i mine from a point' of view i of physical danger was not -by- any means enough' to protect the coat miner'. He claimed that it should be the duty of the inspector to look into the sanitary arrangements and to see that they were such that the lives and health of the men were protected of a sanitary way. Speaking of the coal mining situation from the farmer'* point of view, he said that in his constitu* ency the cost of eoal to the home- ■* I' »-. i»V *•.--.,.,. i . Ill t i **»**-,»* »•» •**# «•**> s**t »•>•*•_» e* btvee «*«*U hf vrt\Vi nntir.flrrt *tVint thnt. amount nor anything like it ever went in Further than that on'this subject, ' however, he did not go'. But he did say that if there, # were any > glaring inequalities in the smatter of price; "and that if the same were brought to the attention of the government that the government would take action. His suggestion,, of course, was •that if there wa3 anything to show that a combine existed that' the government would do the same as in the case of the' lumber combine which they prosecuted last summer. On the eight-hour question, be opened up, by referring to the com* mission which was . sent out last year to inquire into the whole question as to hours, wages, sanitary conditions, etc., etc. The history of this commission and its findings of course your, readers are familiar with, and.it does not need repetition here, but Premier Rutherford said that it was as a result of the findings., of'this commission-that, an, eight hour law- was being Introduced at this ses* sion.-His speech on the matter was,brief, but to the point.- He said, in substance, that there had, been.lengthy consideration!of the matter in"> -the' 'governmenti and there had been sonie1 question at o^.timeaB, tojwtje'ther' it .should be a^elght-hour*bank*to*baiik law. The government' had deeided»"how* ever, that the eigh't*hour*b*nk-to* i. _-ti «-tiy""_ ''■'.. • ''■' i.'-'-- > ' was enough in a general way, but not by any' means matters'of paramount importance to the '.'class conscious',' miners. / This is how the case stands in ! the legislature at the present time, ; and until the bills come in and go | through their several committee' ! stages, it is not probable that j much more will be heard - about j them. In the meantime the lobbyists" • appointed rby the United ]\Iineworkers are camped on "the ' ground and working. ' They have | several amendments to the Mines I Regulation Act, which they want i brought in, and they are prospecting the ground, so to speak, to | see where they should place them to get the best results.. So far -nicy- UNIFORM KEENNESS NOvflORINfi-NO (fBINBIMf. ■: -Yon want comfort and Mtlsactionj of clean smooth ■ shaves every morning. ,Tho Cartto Magnetic is the only, razor r' UNCOKpiTiONALLY OUARAfrrDED to give this.' 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Walker's predictions in the right direction are due to the fact that he served an apprenticeship in the lead mines in the Slocan country and afterward served back of a thawer in Dawson, where there was no eight hour law and it was a case of work as long as' the anatomy ^ iTIIE LADY'S NEEDS nvn here in ; tlio way of Dm;*?, Mmlicine.-s, l'«rfi:iiM's, ■ Rowdersaml al) Toilet requisites. Every sipply for tl.e drepsinj* tabic," bathroom ■ ot boudoir. ' Fancy Sorips and Sachets, Cold Creams, Puff Uoxes, eti\ All kinds of! Perfumery, Hair, Tooth and Nail Brushes, Manicure Sets and Sponjrep. .JJL(LQli«Jity_oLQlir_-OQtls_itilLefltiEfy_tlie. most exacting- YWjjet our supplies in fresh every week, ar.d purchase only the best qualities „for all department?. You will have no cauee to find fault with our price*--. THE PALACE DRUG Phone 12 STORE H. P. McLean, Mgr. -ETO-R -A. S WJbtlET TOQTH All the leading lines of High Class Chocolates and Confectionery. toim: would - stand it or 'mush. Boyle's predelictions can only. be explained on the understanding, that he'wants to be right on gen-, era! principUs. The probabilities are that one or the other of these two will'be asked to bring in the amendments ' of< the Regulation' Act, or if not them' it will b« the southirn'members'^from some of the,.districts where the miners have the say as to whether a man stay* in the house or. stayn at home., . .j ,:'., , . , ;■ 0 i ' mi . , HAXY/< SLEEPLESS NIQH'rS, OWIMO (TO A PrnSXSTEWT COUOK. BELIEF FOUND ■■■■ XT LAST. banlr^ law, was the. one;,that wonted,'in this' province,and .that- they hadigone -to' the mother country of-' Bueh'-legislation for their model, the British Islands. The law that would be introduced, he said, was the same in every essential particular' at the ono in force in Great Britain, the only changes being made being such as were necessary to make the law apply to Alberta. Regarding th. compensation act, |;At ™-JrS; WH Hayn.r, the premier said that Alberta has ,fdftor o( the Burley, Colo., Bull' ft- IE E " o all Tickets whlcjrr those purchasing to any Ball' at, Pat Miller's Orchestra!;..'.' is;,playing-,, can;, hear;, the Music free of ',chargc mm^ftmimf¥mf^i'i>»mtmm' ■__-__, "For several winters past my wife has been troubled with a most persistent and disagreeable cough, which invariably extended over a period of several weeks and caused her many sleepless a compensation act now, which was a legacy from the old territorial legislation at RegJna, but that this act had boon found unworkable, as litigation was too etin. "Various remedies were tried each year, with no beneficial re- tedioun and costly under it nnd it I hottl*- of did not usually have the desired I R«»»»dy offect. The idea which the prem* to'thTpoVke't.'oTthe min who'dug ' ie,r Pr«*8blf.lntended to conve^ " although his position precluded his saying it, was that the old i druggists, law win no food tn th# «»r.rV1rir». ' — suits. In November last the cough again put in an appearance and my wife, acting on the nug- i gentian of a friend, purchased a the eoal. According to his view, the maintenance of such prices Ch*mb«rlnin'« flfiii-ri The result was indeed uid. Kiuu., Altti thtee dotee the cough entirely disappeared and has not manifested itself since." This remedy is for sale by all u.<.<.;> _>*<_> Ckvt «tw«ti. o> j>>k.^kb){ m 'man as he invariably got beaten few eoal barons in the position j"'"" "" "" ••"■*•-»•/»"* «-«.-», „Are u Mkln„ for ki||?„ that they; might ride in automo- w»^er he attempted to collect ,, ir6d th# *, , ,WMt biles and take annual trips to Anv damages under it. j hM_t> Europe, and he thought that the j »« did not give any details of'; .-That was my idea." homesteader had a right to some* j tho new act, but merely said that i ..Then you need not prolong' thing b*«»r. Th*» r-mwiy, whfoh ■lfc w-«ld applj' to nil elasses of yo,.r ^tt".^ You have leave to he suggested was that the govern* \l^>ot and that it too would be J print.*'—Kansas City Journal. iiiciit should acquire »«as of coo.l ,m^»llH nft.r th* Tn^lM r*>t. ( in parts of the provineti" where the The rest of the premier's speech, locations could be found most con* ' which was two hours and a half ' Minard's Liniment Cures Colds, etc DisTBi^!_^i-li^^lBosns- ^"£f:^w«*wqnr? lntr was: $1 a Year in Advance ' SMBed' every Saturday from the Office oi Publication, Todd Blook, Victoria Ave., Kerme, British Columbia. All changes of ads. must be in as follows :— Pagos J and 5,2 p. m. Tuesday ; pages 3 and 4, *p.m. Thursday, andpage 0,2 p.m. triday. We will be unable co in=ure change unless this rule is complied with. o Legal advertising 12 cents per nonpariel line lirst insertion,'*! cents per line each subsequent insertion. Bates for contract advertising on application at office o: publication, Todd Block,- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1908. THE WORK OF HUNTING FOR ' WORK ; , ; The chattel slave and .the serf always knew where their work was., They were not required to first find a master before they could work, and eat. , *.. ~-__ AN UNFAIR AGT The Hon. Minister or Finance has introduced to the House an 'Act to Amend the "Coal Tax Act of 1900." The Bill has .had the second reading, and is likely to be adopted. Now we ask the question: .Is. it right? The answer is obvious that it is • neither right nor, ..fair, both from , are hopeless the Coal Companies side, and the , pennies that miners side. ..- If there was any hunting done it was by the master to find the escaped slave. Escape from work meant freedom for, other and more pleasant work. '• " The wage worker of today has a new terror and a new toil added to his burdens. He' must not only work; he must also hunt for work.' This last burden is heavier than all the others. It is ^ever at his elbow'even when he has the, opportunity to labor and liv6. The haunting horror of out-of-work is the only ,. thing that ■ is worse that the work'itself. hour,as an. ox-team could move in a month. The child tending, a battery of ;'Northriip,-. .magazine looms weaves .miles where the old hand-loom worker wove ,,feet. The steam threasher turns out car loads of grain where' the man with the flail threshed bushels. , ' This is the story that meets us • everywhere. »- With relation to these wonderful machines the members of society are divided into two classes —those who OWN and those BO NOT OWN the machines. . The class that own the machines do not need to work. Its members, like the owners of the great Marshall Field estate, may be wards of a court. They may be insane, infants, in jail. This does There is no more racking, wearying, crushing toii than seeking;a chance to work. -■'■ brave and bold and self-reliant, but as tender and modest as they are courageous; These miners stand steadfast - for the things which, they believe to be right. They repudiate injustice" and spurn intolerance, no matter where . it rises. These miners embody the true greatness of this democracy of ours. They are truly democratic. These men, and the workers like them, in all the labor places, in who j every line of toil; these truly democratic citizens, true to ideals and sturdy to uphold principles, make the best citizen-body in the, world. -" Lucky the nation which proudly claims such citizens. The miners here assembled lead their group of not interfere with their ownership, j toilers by right of ability, reliab- First we will take the Coal Companies side of the question into consideration. Their present tax .on coal is five cents per ton. The amendment will increase it to ten. The present tax on coke is nine cents per, ton, the amendment will raise it to eighteen. Now this increase affects our local Coal Company more than any other com* pany in the Dominion. You may ask why? The answer is, Because of the limited field for disposal of their products. They cannot go east, on account of the various coal companies operating through "Alberta, they cannot go to the .United States on account of the very high duty, and practically the only outlet they have is west j , which is one. of the most expensive pieces 0f road over which any frei«*ht-_can " " - - ■ ility, stem rectitude and business acumen. They are the chosen of the mine workers for most important duty. Their success or failure as agents" of the cause of the mine workers means joy or sadness, contentment or struggle, among the thousands who work under the earth. These men seek for justice, for i their fellows. They are a part of they ! a great, enlightened, intelligent, ^ ,_ . i produce wealth. In "order to pro- j conservative army- oi good men he has so carefuUy | duce ^^ ^ ^^ ^ ^iwho represent the mass of - wage- ,. . ,_. 1V He|land and machines of the owning ' earners. They typify the quiet, Knows there is nothing.there. ! „1occ i manly demand of laborers' for The class of owners need not do any work, yet its income flows in. 0 This is because of the existence of the other class—the class that DOES NOT OWN anything. This non-owning class cannot . . , live unless it can -use the private- Day after 'day the weary hunter ly oWned tools> It_ members can. for an opportunity to toil makes , the same hopeless rounds. ■■ And I they are all the more wearying be- i cause b.e knows before that they He uses one of the counted to purchase a' paper. not even set foot on the'earth unless they use the land, that belongs to the owning class. They cannot live unless i wealth. In order to ] the I He knows" that he will wade j down the same long columns- of fakes, intended only to deceive. In the beginning they deceived him. He rushed frantically to" promising locations, only to find himself in the toils of a swindling employment agency- or offered 'an opportunity to act as agent for some worthless contrivance. Perhaps there are one or., two in the list that look more promising. He hastens .to these, spending a few cents more of the dwindling • pennies for street car fare, only to find what he knew would be there when, he started— & mob of others equally disappointed with himself,.and the information that the place was filled long before. f class. . , ■■ For the opportunity to use ' the property of the possessing class long enough each day to produce j a subsistence for himself,'1, the pro-1 pertiless worker agrees to\keep oh producing wealth with these wonderful ' productive machines all day. - | . The portion wh^ich he creates for himself and is allowed to keep is called WAGES. <• All the remainder flows into the pockets of the possessing class as RENT, u INTEREST AND PROFITS, In return for this the owners do nothing but hang on to . their legal titles. This possession enables them to lay tribute upon the organizing, directing, managing labor ' as well as upon the m_o_st__un8killed_manual toil. '■■■ Buy -. KOOTENAY PRUIT Landsat Robson Just recently the Smelter Companies at Phoenix and district, had to close down owing to - the increased 'rate- of getting supplies of coke and the. general increased cost of production. ■ The Miners Union, to get employment for themselves agreed to accept a reduction of 50 cents per day for the time being, with the proviso that:as soon as the Company could do so,they, were to give them their original wage. Now Jthen comes this government increased -Tax, necessitating the coal companies charging morp for their coal and coke, and making it all the'harder for the smelter- men. and ;the coal companies to pay their men increased wages as they from time to. time., have to ask for, owing to the continued rise in the cost of.all the necessi- ties of life. • ■" It is easily seen what harm this government increased tax is going to do tho working men and this is only one more reason for the woricingmen to get able repre- eentatives in the various Logisla* ,tive Chambers of our fair Domin* ion, and ; locally ia the Pro* vincial Rouse to be able to offset these and othen matters that are brought up ; to the detimtnt of their etjiaa,-, .._■_: nghttoj, against ihck "Acts-' the working*!**,, wduld be helping the Operators' .4-uoelation, and protecting them* •elves at the same time! . Sueh kelp to the Operators' Aeaocia* u?$r Would »*an that the work. •n; would have all tho more ground, for their demands, (or increased pay, inasmuch as they had, helped to keep down as much as possible the cost of production, and therefore would make a much •tronger stand for themselves and' those dependent on them for living. : justice and fair treatment, the j country over. Because they are good, strong men, they are named to serve -and so are honored above their neighbors. In their hands the inter-, ests of labor are safe. By reason of their wisdom and squareness, honest capital has no fear in their presence. The miners earn every cent they get. Every mine horror of resent months; every disaster in the history of-mining, emphasizes tho fact that the miner receives no more than justice in his pay en*. (Continued on page Five 4th Col.) Five Trains daily, C. P. R. Steamer, daily Telephone and Telegraph, good ; Boating, Fishing and Hunting, level Land, magnificent Soil. <;!. Avoid isolation and poor transportation facilities by buyiug at, Robson. , Buy fruit lands where you can get irrigation and be sure of good ' crops.. These lands can be bought at $i.oo per acre per month Your money back if not satisfied.. For particulars see Fernie B. C. <jx$x$x$>$xmxs><mKS^ «|» «|» He goes on from office to office and factory gate to factory gate, and from mine to mine searching .out foremen and bosses and managers, only ,to meet with one rebuff after another. He dreads to go home," because he can.' take with him only one empty, stomach, of which there are already too many. This is the man that.is, the object of the" comic .Writers^ alleged wit! Ho is pictured as seeking a life of, ease. He is painted as the synonym of idle restfulness. . Yet so desperate is the work in which he is engaged that it drives more men to suicide than , any other one causes. • • Today there are more than three million men in the United States toiling at this tefrible^'task. In spite of,the suicides there will be more', tomorrow, and more the next day, for we know not how long before, the. .tide will turn and the 'workers, can [ once more find a chance to produce profits while thoy toil,' ' -, , Tho Socialists propose to end this sort of work, They will do this by making the entire working class the owner of all the jobs, „ [ •' '■ i.o- WHAT SOCIALISTS. WANT M^^S^Q&Wr^Q®^^ WHAT WA8 TUB OAUSK ? the recent trouble at Coal Creek ♦hut wrtn **»+>!*»*1 hit thr. w**,*, r«- » turning to work this mornin** eauses us to enquire the real eause of tho dispute. Was it the ignor* once on the part of the manage* ment of the C, N, P. 0. Co., of ♦Vn» *flrft««h CclurrsbJa Hires Sejul- ation Act, the Lemieux Aet, or a deliberate plot to try and low* •r the wages ot tho menf Which* ever it was, we are glad that it is. settled, and that Hhere wm no strike, as a strike at this.time would mean a very serioun low to the men, th» **»mpa»y and the city? in general, - ''" •J».v» \ •••7-V •♦*!— We are constantly asked to explain the philosophy, of Socialism in a few abort; simple words that can bo read in a few minute* and easily understood, This is impossible, Socialism is an elaborate system of .thought that touches every phase of hu* man life. It baa a literature of tens .of thousands of volumes. Men who have spent years ' on single phases of Socialist philosophy have. still. not touched its dopthB. The same thing is true of every great system of thought. None can be understood in a. moment, There is no royal road to know* ledge. Yet there are certain fundament* al principles of every philosophy and science that can be explained ■o that anyone can understand them, The same thing is true of Socialism. Its basic principles can be stated in plain, simple words, First let us state some plain facts. Indeed, nearly all there is to Socialism, as to science in general, is a system of arrangement of certain facts, Men are working today with wonderfully productive machines. Tjjs modern loeomotlve trannporte a thousand time*, as much eaeb J ,,|M li.ll, i I U •'■' . rtt... The" Socialists point out that since hb function is performed by these owners, it would be easy for the workers collectively to hold these titles. The workers could just as well, appoint the state as their agent to hold the titles as tho capitalists can appoint banks, corporations and trust companies for that .purpose. Since it is, only this ' 'private,1'' legal title that prevents the pro* pertiless working class from gaining access to the wonderfully pro-' ductive machines, and using1 them to produce wealth for the"producers, when once the title Was transferred to the working class government, then all could Uuse the, tools and land and retain the product. ' The present title is a law-made one, It can bo unmade by changing the laws. The workers can make use of their overwhelming political majority to gain control of tho government and ,. to transfer the title of the moans by which wealth is produced and dis- tributed from the idle, owning class to the working, properties class.' . . „ Unlike,the present private ownership, the collective ownership to be established by the victor* ious Socialist' working erase 'will hot be.EXOLUSIVl! buiUTOLU- SIVE There will be none shut out from ownership, All will be owners and oil will be vini, . •' THIS 18 WHAT THE SOCIAL. 1ST PAETY IS SEEKING TO AOCOMPMSH. Our esteemed contemporaries at- tention is especially called to this public statement of the Socialistic position. ivo: Builder & Contractor Estimates Furnished and Satisfaction Guuruutoed Fernie and Hosmer Kings Hotel Fernie,; B. C. JOHN PODBLELANCIK, PROP' fbotel jfernie, 3B. C. \990909O999000O009009OJt THE BEST OP SERVICE 0090OatOO9»O9990OOO0OO CALL AND SEE C. W. DAVEY & CO. IN THE COUNTY COURT OF EAST KOOTENAY, HOLDEN AT FEBNIE, IN FEOBATE. NOTICE is hereby given that on. tho 4th day of January, 1098, it was ordered by Feter Edmund Wilson, Local Judge of tho said Court, that William Fowler of the Town of Hosmer in tho Province of British Columbia, Labourer, be Administrator of all and singular, the personal estato and effects of Feter Johnston, lato of Fernie, B. C., deceased,. intestate. Every creditor or other person having any claim upon, or interest in .the distribution of the ostate of the said deceased, is re* quired to send before tho 1st day of March.next by registered letter addressed to the undersigned his name and address and full particulars oi his claim or lnter*et,i and- a statement of his aeeount and the nature of the security, if any, held by him. After the snUL last mentioned date, the administrator will- pro* ceed with the distribution of the eatate ,'having regard .to those claims only of which he shall have bad notice. SATED at Fernie, this 25th day of January, A. X)., 1008. LAWS & FISHER, Solicitors for the administrator foresaid. ' MEN WHO LABOR UNDER THE EARTH Editorially the Indianapolis Sun has tho following, which we aro pleased to quote: The men from the mines, the strong, cool, dynamic, hard-work* ing men, fresh from the cons of har.ard, are good men to tie to. Th* dnlerfnt.es who upenlf narl act for that great union, the United Mine Workers of America, are types of splendid citirenship, , It is in such men as these representative workers that the great , republic finds its best strength and surest safety. These .men are, keen and shrewd,. Bar supplied with the best of Wines. Liquors and Cigars. Dining Room in connection, "& «f* PACIFIC Hotel, Hosmer Open May 1 Everything new and up-to-date. -. ■ Every accommodation for> the public. Bar stocked with the ..finest in trie land' F. LABELLe" Proprietor Hotel rERPMIE NAPANEE HOTEL FERNIE, B.C. Eoerq attention. . , . ■„,. -*- i Rooms re8eroed by wire - ,•>-. IN rHE COUNTY OOUXtT . EAST KOOTENAY, HOLD* EN AT FEBNIE. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. T, H. Whelan on Thursday • *<, I'm* i I fcutjalr, „ and, .kindly;., they .afe,[afternoon. 'A. Sampson and were at Coleman evening. Good Business lot. for sule on Victoria Avenue. Apply to F. J. Watson. J.' Cnttnll wha bndly froran while working on the fire at the old town on Wednesday. F. J. Kirkpatriek is at Cranbrook, on the Herald staff for a few days to help them out. Today is the Chinese new Year and the C.le_tiai» ate celebrating in the old time and conscientious way. Mr, Milner and Mr, McCutcheon, real estate agents from Calgary, were here most of the week on business. • t A meeting „ of the Jolly Carka will be' held at The Fernie Hotel Dining room at 3 p.m., tomorrow i •»'< i l'. •J' .*.Y|fr»a' H-«,'i*,t »••- ••»•, t f! V"/ IN FEOBATE NO. 5, OF 1008, Notice is hereby given that on the Seventh day of January, 1008 it was ordered by Feter Edmund Wilson, judge of the said court, that James Ferguson Armstrong, Official Administer in and for that portion of the County of East Kootenay, included in the East Kootenay Electoral District, be Administrator of ALL and singular the Estate of John Scott, of Sparwood, in the Province of British Columbia, deceased, in* tentate, Every creditor or other person having any claim upon or interest in the distribution of the Estate of the said deceased is re* quired lo ma& bctoiu tiie 15th amy of February next by register* ed letter, addressed to the undersigned, his name and address and the full particulars of his claim or interest and a statement of his account, and the navuie oi the security (if any) held by him. After the said last mentioned date the Administrator will proceed with the distribution of the estate, having regard to those claims only of which he shall have had notice.1 . Dated at.NCranhjsoo_c,..this 7th •..!.,>< Official AeMfttstratcr, def *™MI*»a n i !«■*<»*♦' .•*'•.'•.'■»' i>V »i' el.i vM-M. iV.f4 «»»m* A pleasant hw^;^ the* ; ■'traoeller. ". •;-..'.:'.;• ?: C.L. WHELAN * * MQHa«af CENTRAL HOTEL Under new mnnngcncnL Well furnished rootrn. Tlio table to supplied with tlio beat tho market Affords, TI,o bar is supplied. TVi.tj t.,0 lwt>l HfilJUtf, H- quor-aiuicigarsv Jas. Severn, Prop. CREE & MOFFAT Townslte Agent* 'Pernfa and IToamer Estate P.STgrCTr LEDGERS TEttBrTE. •• #. C.fPEBEUAEY, 1st, 1008. i** OUr DISCUSSION COLUMN Why are you a Socialist? Why are you not a Socialist? What is the. correct definition of ■ Socialism?1, - In answer to the above the f61-' lowing have been received.. We have another that ,will appear next week. Any future letters on., this subject must be curtailed,to less space, space We cannot give to each answer. —: o so much WHY I AM NOT A, SOCIALIST. To the Editor District Ledger Dear Sir:' The aim and- object of the Socialists ,is to , reduce everyone to one class, this, a class of workers oily. Their method that they advocate to attain this end, is to educate the proletariat to a con- , sciousness of his interest lying in a opposite direction to that of the employing class. Having accomplished this to capture the reins of government by means of the ballot, and then instilling a state democrately managed or in other' words a state in' which the role power is vested in the1 people, and allow them to'perish and will not lift' a finger to save them.. .Well I am a Socialist and I say that the women and children; "must' -be saved at any cost - and at any risk; that the cargo must go overboard if necessary.. .Better we should all live ih huts on the hills and feed on roots and'water and be all human and all .hopeful and all free,, than that a' few should wallow in luxury and pride, while women "and children perish, body and soul by the thousand. Wasted life is ,wasted wealth and ^he more perfect the men and'women the more perfect the state, and I am a Socialist because Socialism stands , for life and „ life abundantly for all without injuring or exploiting a single soul. Other reasons which induced me to' become a Socialist are (a) Because it stands for abolishing wage slavery with its tyranny. (b) It stands for giving the workers the full .products of their toil thus abolishing the present system with its bare subsistence, (c) It will establish social and econ- tjjg-";' • SUFFRAGISTS ADVOCATE AT MINERS' MEET > Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 23.— the convention dele- Any 'minute after popened, Thursday morning, gates expected to see Patrick Dol- an ex-president of District 5, who was expelled from the organization by an action of the national executive board, come into the convention hall and make an effort to regain a seat for himself as the official delegate from the union at Reising,.Pa. President Mitchell announced that his case would come before the committee on credentials at 1.30 p.m., Thursday. He invited all those interested in the case to be present. It was not known at that time whether Dolan himself would be present. Miss Laura. Gregg,, from Garnet, Kas., a member of the National bitterest" enemies,"was present'at the hearing. The committee will probably report to the convention Saturday, and it is thought: that : tTiere ip a "possibility that Dolan's name 'will" be presented favorably. Nothing official however, has been given out.' Fairbanks Morse 1908 .... , ,.-.,. . | Woman's Suffragist', association, !""J^!?'_7.J^l^!,.d"!.!add"ssed the ^legates, Thursday . morning. The attention of her ! audience Was.undivided and the ; applause frequent. She came to an industrial republic; having thus distinctions based on wealth, (d) I It will establish the dignity of [labor and rank it above capital. j (e) It ■ will abolish such crises as the workers are now passing I through, through its abolition of i tho private ownership of the 1 means i strain of life. (f) ,, It will re-, outlined their Object I may say, !sxraia human selfishness, stop' .that this is impossible of attain.-! Sraft' Pr°mote brotherhood and ment, all history proves this and \ honestv; every person may live on can we Indianapolis expressly to speak to the miners. She was accompanied by two other members of the organization. The .case of Patrick Dolan, ex- . ,. pelled from the United Mine Work- j <^ ers ot America two years ago for j -^ disloyalty to the organization, j <ft> was laid before the convention of I x the miners Saturday morning by ! <£ the credentials committee. Dolan j $ is seeking a seat in the conven- i tion as a delegate. He has cred- i entials from his old union. The matter was no sooner laid before the convention than a mo- M a r i n e ■ If you intend to install p. new boat engine this vrav it will be worth jour while lo coiumunk'Htu n-itli us. Wo make nrw thirty diffo-ent size*, types am! combinations, fro 2 1-2 h.p. to 160 li.p. Our"2 l-_ h. p. is mi cii^inu—-not a toy m catalog Our expert will be in the ntij-hborhood all the time. Ask us for the motion was unanimously carried. IH WHO WORK UNDER THE EARTH |Canadian=Fa3rfaanks Co., 101 Water Street, Vancouver Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary. Ltd. tion was made to table it, and <^<*^4>§"S><$><S><e><^ (Continued from page 4.) velope. These men, -in arduous, muscle-racking, rough labor, in caves of darkness, take,their lives in their hands every day and every hour. -, Their characters are molded. "When we plead ior suffrage we j from, boyhood, by the harsh hand of only by the past can we predict I e^..Stref* f°r«» Producer , ail)11J, Wlliu tIle . the future/ Such a state as that :wealtL Wl11 m-ke the good of the I saidt'he speake- which they aspire to has never -; pubhc a a°mi*ating thought and ; be attained and never will be. !true dem°cracy a realized condi. ' tion Just take a glance at the obstacles they have to overcome. "First her© we have entrenched capital,, with all tho forces of the law," judicary and the coercive power arranged against them, for even if they got the majority vote, it does not necessarily, follow that they will be able to inaugurate their system again, it is entirely against human nature for the system is the one that recognizes" and rewards ability and powers high the point attained, there is always an These are some of .the reasons that led me to become a Socialist. , Tours respectfully, THE BOUNDER. -inceatrve-to- ?e—one' again it is against our greatest teacher of the ages, who said render unto Caesar the1 things that are Caersar's also '-Servants obey your masters" ' thus recognizing that there'must always be a ruling class, any sane person would not entertain Socialism for one' minute. I sum it up, this way, it is only a pipe'dream.*- , '"''' Yours respectfully, ■ A. J. WILLIAMS. "' WHY I AM A SOCIALIST. - To the Editor District Ledger . Dear ^ Sir:, ^ ... In accordance with your wish an expressed in last week's issue, I herewith give you some of my. reasons for being' a Socialist, and' in doing so I must say it is a forward move on "your part and will be productive of much good, ' Well I am a beliover in: life for all and life abundantly. We believe that life is more precious than property, - and. to illustrate our point let us suppose a ship to be at sea in a storm; the captain comes'along and says; that in order, to save ithe lives on board all the'cargo musVgo overboard) **4 tttfpo'ie * passenger eoinw along who has |i'6^60o worth of merchandise on., .board end, |tyl| ' (nut is my .'property' and It is immoral . to th*6w it overboard;' what would,:the crew and the pub- lie call that man; methinks they would be inclined to call mm any* thins; but a gentleman; take another simile, suppose a'; great Are to be raging and goods worth one million dollars could be saved by allowing one eurly haired child to be burnt to death, what would the publio think of the owner cf the goods if he cried out; save my goods regardless ot the child's life; he would be branded as a disgrace to human socisty; Well sir, there are more than a million of children sacrificed yearly through preventable diseases, there are 120,000 children go hungry to school in London alone; Mr. _»u_-«-l« fau>* lu_t iu lie./ttbt, women (lie at 10 And we urn alio told that 18 million of people exist always on the verge of destitution and that one person in five , die either in.a prison, workhouse ox lunatic asylum; What is the rnoxal difference between a man who would save his goods from the ship or the lire without a thougfat ot human life; and the men who knowing that hundreds of, children die by Isehee, and ... hundreds of women go'ita wreak; , bV'.)««e tlrfr tools in th»eJtoi*to ,kltat>iJr Mt er his dividends aid BURNED TO DEATH Edmonton, Alta., Jan. 27.—As the result of a fire which broke j out at Clover Bar at noon today' one man named Gustavas was burned-1 o—death-and-two™"others were badly injured. The fire occur-' ed in the casing around pier No. 13, on the west bank, and was started from a spark from the engine. The pier is not complete, and ■ the > workmen' were" on top, sixty'feet from the ground.' In making his way down from the do not. mean that we want to compete with, men., 'We simply' contend that woman's place is along with the men, to help him" "A home is not complete without a woman. It is equally incomplete without a man. The world, we contend, is nothing more or less than one great home. . It is therefore. incomplete if wo- J men are eliminated entirely from the business - and political side of this "home." After the meeting places for committees had been, announced, the convention adjourned until Friday i morning. j Probably the movements of the committee on scale will be of more i public interest than that of the others.. _N_ojhing_was _done -Wednes-. consists ANADIAN> >1>acificKy. For those who could not get^ away during tlic busy holiday season wc recommend day. ?The committee consists of the presidents oi the different districts. Where the presidents have been unable to attend the convention, vice-presidents have been appointed. To. the committee on resolutions was submitted a resolution' declaring against open shop +«-. r„o» _. i. v _ a., ,• and another advocating a six- top Gustavas met his death, and' ^ . _ i • ^ . ., - _ . , , ' r- •- ♦•hour' working day in.the coal two were seriously burned. The _■.,«■?**. >--- com injured were brought to the city for treatment. An inquest will be held at the bridge tomorrow. —o- SOCIALISTS ARE United;Mine Workers;Refuse to Pass Their Resolutions Indianapolis, Ind., Jan 28.—Tho convention of the United Mine Workers ot America, today unanimously voted President KitcneU sLy': months' pay with all expenses including mediial attendance. % Mr. KitekeUinM. 4hn«Uhe«^ that ne intends to take'a long vacation to endeavor to recover his health*. ' Besolutions' presented by'the socialists were promptly voted down today.' They were similar J to those presented to the convention each year. ,..,., J A resolution to give the Western Federation of Miners Juriedie* tion over all metal miners throughout the United States and the United Mine Workers over all caal miners was favorably commented upon and referred to a committee to be named later to bring the matter before the national bodies. A resolution opposing govern* ment by "injunction" was discussed by several delegates, GUT TO MITCIll Indianapolis Jan 88.—The con* rciUija, 4! ILi UutUd 2-u.e V.'otl- ers of America today ^unanimously voted president Mitchell ■ six months1 pay, with all expenses, including medical attendance. Mr. Mitchell has announced his intention,of taking « long vacation to .endeavor t&recover his health, S-bserfbe fer the District Ledger. mines. A third was submitted, which suggested that miners be paid according to the "depth"., of coal dug. ; V ' ' ' ■ The executive board of the mine workers, at which President 'Mitchell presided, met. at headquarters ; Wednesday evening. Financial assistance was pledged.the striking ^miners in Alabama. The situation was,explained by President Kannomer,' of that district. THE DOLAN MUDDLE Makes Dramatic Appeal to be Reinstated Once Again -Indianapolis, Ind,; Jan 28,—At the .session of the convention, Fri* clay morning, speeches were; heai4 front members of tbVlnternatien* 'al> Tobacco Workers' union, the Shoemakers' union and the Amer* lean Flint Glass Workers' union, The work of t_,esV industries was presented to the'delegates.'.". 'Thomas L, Lewis, chairman of the committee of delegate* to the convention ot the Araerlean. Federation of Labor, at Norfolk, Va;; read the-report of: the committee, Other membors of the committoe were W. I). Eyan, of Illinois; John Walker, of Illinois; George Savage of Ohio, and George Greene, of Ohio. President Mitchell was unable to attend on account ot poor health, Following the report the convention adjourned until Saturday morning, Patrick Dolan made a dramatic effort to convince the committee on credentials, Friday morning, that he should be recommended to the convention in order that he may regain his seat as a delegate that he lost two years ae;o, when expelled for disloyality to the organi-ation, For an hour or more he stood before the com- mittee and presented points and parried arguments. Frank Feehan, president ot District No. 5 Pennsylvania,,who succeeded Dolan to that.place, .and who is,one of his Subscribe fer the UttrUi Le-lfev. of sustained toil, and by the | chastening, ever-menacing agencies of death and ruthless forces. ' Fire,, vapor, explosives, the silent cave-in,, the creeping flood—all these are foes to be defied, to be overcome, to be faced with chill determination and undaunted firmness at every turn of the day's work. ,, Is it any "wonder that these men who live in the gloom of the realm of hazard are strengthened,, solidified, shaped for honest manliness by a rough-hewing, winnowing, searching process? ,. \ It takes manhood in the mines. It. takes manhood to do good work in any hazardous line. The miners, as is their custom, have ,riA*A4- eltAit*_M-.i«ivnl lan^nrc '<*■ r\ V'Vi-.- convention " which is now in session in Indianapolis. One of the best tests of citizenship, is its loyality to worthy, good' and,Honest., leadership. That' people which loves the champion for the brave good he has done; that people which lauds and supports and sustains the most worthy leader because he is square for the right, just to all men, and unselfish, devoted to the whole state, is in a fair' way to realize some, good and happiness in democracy. .... Picking worthy leaders' and maintaining worthy reforms and a people, in.that far, makes itself, worthy to enjoy and to profit by the best that heaven sends. The mine workers prove this to bo true. These have shown themselves worthy of confidence in many ways. But in thoir loyalty to John Mitchell, retiring president, they have proved for years the high quality of their common sense, and the splendid temper of their ' sinccro devotion to thoir cause. . These miners are good to tie to. 'And they know how to pick . a leader. They learned, long ago, how,, gbotf it'is' to< cleave .to hon- ]M.*rO'V Jf^L?.!*?- «*itchell at their7* ]bia_, "they have taken heights, held redoubts, 'survived 'assault and / siege and -passed. through strange perils'. These strong and vigorous' men have an almost womanly'love for John 'Mitchell. ' There is something fine and' homely and sweet in their affection for their com* rade-chlef. '" St is a thing verging softly on tsars.' For it is a thing of battle-memories' and sacred compacts and soul-testing ventures, and' heart to heart 'intimacies, The mine workers shine nowhere more brightly than in their unashamed and frank love for John Mitchell. Their devotion is an earnest ot the sincerity with which they demand the right thing, in leadership and in policy. _Ii. luiUiioU ib a line upueuneji ol the true America., dtkeu. He is one among the great men of the miners' meeting. He stands for the things which compel admiration tne world around. Such men and sueh forces cannot fail to impress ajid influence the conduct bt good men every* where. Such men as John Mitchell and his lusty eomrades ot the mines give this nation its sal* ient sturdiness. By reason ot sueh eititevkhip the republic survives end grows* and gclns power and glery forever. This Fiir-Fained 'Sanatorium with its Siilp.mr Springs and Unsurpassed Accommodation is Just the place to build up and get a fresh start. Rates $2.50 per day'and up. This Company operates r Through Standard Sleeping Cars, Dining Cars and First Class Tourist Sleepers a For Rates, Reservations and any in- ' formation denired call on or'write J. MOE, D.P.A. Nelson E. J. COYLE,' ";■ A.G.P.A. VrnitWiTOr PACIFIC COAST GROWN SEEDS, TREES, PLANTS for the farm, garden, lawn or conservatory. IJeliable, approved varieties at reasonable prices No windv agents to annoy you Buy. direct and get trees and seeds that GROW Bee Supplies, Spray Pumps, Spraying1 material and Cut Flowers j Catalogue Free M. 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"John!" ••Wellr" "Do you remember that you proposed to me 16 times?" "Yes. I was a big slob, wasn't IV—KsnrrtH Cltv .Tntimul, "I think Hell's new photographs must look exactly like her." "Whyr" "She hasn't shown them to a IMiig eout" Mlhird's temper. t'inlmnit Cores XHs*' il im6+^4tt«^.^*4*«*»*4> TheA. MacdonaldCo (Head Office, Winnipeg) Hnincbcs—Vancouvtr, Nfliwi, Pcrnia Edmonton, Alra. ft Kmcm, Onf. Pernlc, B. C. Wholesale Groccri.:*. flour, fitih Car.tp Supplirr, WowHet IMvjmt %%** it *** n IH $ Maiaticf iaboi,*;'n§MStT'».""'b,,;"»mwiM;»,f' iif'iw*^ IN If Present Attack Keeps up w<H Rule the World If the attack on Socialism goes on'in its present spirit and vigor, Socialism will certainly conquer the world.. In my weaker moments I have thought that & few more articles in the Daily Express would make me join the Fabian Society myself. Of all conceivable, arguments against Socialism these people seem to have chosen the weakest and the worst. There are many arguments against ' Socialism. The only important one is that it is awkward, when you are1 dealing with, grammar, to abolish the possessive pronoun. The matter, might be put in an- . other, way by saying that the aim of a good citizen should be the equalization of property; just as the equalization of drinks would . be the opposite of the negation of drinks. Mechanical collectivism is a desperate remedy a nihilist remedy, like teetotalism. But there are other minor objections which men might reasonably raise. It is not true that a Socialist state must 'have the monotony of a military regiment or a workhouse, that it would have no special feasts or pleasures. But it.pro- . bably is true that special feasts worked from the center by officials would be rather damp and depress:- ing. The argument about the family (though urged by,the anti- Socialists with an ovgie of ignor- , ance,,and.' irrelevance) has some- Socialist conditions .the ablest, man would still come to the top,: Now; IranT not prepared; to "discuss = whether, under Socialism the', ablest men would still come 'to, the top. But it is obvious, and beyond'all discussion that lie > does , not come to-'the.top now. -It is obvious and beyond all discussion that the ten men sitting on any^ front government bench . are not the ten cleverest men in the nation. It is obvious that the member for Peckham. is not, as a rule, the ablest man in Peckham. It is obvious that the man with ten thousand a year is not exactly ten times as intellectual as the man with a thousand a year. We all know this, by the very idlest knowledge of the world, as.we know that pillar-boxes are red, or that shops are, shut on Sunday. One does not need to be Socialistic, one only needs,to be social, ih order to know that successful people '■. aire auite frea^uently; fools. And, "of course, this idiotic idea that success goes with ability never was the defense for aristocracy or inequality among rational men. You might as well say that we pay the tax collector because of'his moral beauty. The old defense of aristocracy (a thoughtful and^a thinkable defense) was that aristrocracy ' was a system, of coherence and subordination which gave a sort oi stability to the state. It was a military organization of society in which the knight was below' the earl, as the - major is below the colonel. But there was no more idea that the knight' was intellectually inferior to the eail than there is that the major is socially inferior to the colonel.. The if we. rememb^rj'not,'tb'judge thorn' by\," their" leaders! "..There are some who say' .that England 'has lost its chance, has carried oh just tod long its shapeless compromises,' and its cloudy pride."' I do not believe it' for a moment.' England is a million times stronger nation than one would .fancy from mere- j ly .looking at its great men. Do not look at the faces in the illustrated papers; look at the faces in the street. See what a great and reasonable number of them are strong, humble faces, full of honor and hard work, faces with sad eyes and humorous mouths. There are plenty of'good people about. Religion says that the" good people will be on top in heaven; Socialism says that they, will be on top in the. near future; but nobody is possession of his five wits can pretend that they are on top now; and if they are the quality of those below them must be somewhat disheartening. True faith has its eye on the unsuccessful; (,it endures tho 'small human output which is actually exhibited and admired:,- but ' it, rejoiced in the rich and dark treasures of human1 virtue arid calor which have always been neglected. It is even slightly- depressed when it thinks cfthe small good that we have i used. But it sings for joy when ! it thinks of all the good that we i have wasted. - ■ l ■ - It is' odd, too that most '.of I these critics complain of the anti- 1 Christian character of Socialism, i Whether Socialism is anti-Christ- ■ ian is a fair , question.' That this sort, of individualism, is anti- Christian is a palpable fact. What ever else Christianity does say, it 0>> Fernie, B. O. '. Brewers of-Extra Fine La^er . arid Aerated Waters. Bottled Goods-",. a. Specialty. PATEOXIZE HOME INDUSTRY S_MIO-K:-i±I Crew's Nest Special AND Minor's Favorite Cigars fHE^MMlM BANK -;■;•-•'■"."df cdMMEReE BEAD OFFICE. TORONTO ESTABLISHED 1887 B. e! WALKER, President, ALEX. 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They--called. the king thej love a man has some ways like ior his family. for' his field is'-in-! H ing that lie was the king— just"asj.jic„c tune. Whatever"else is o"r is not sy from the point of view oi leposit or withdraw money by over their' individual cheque the love he has 1 soldiers in the thick-oi, a battle, Ail' these argu- i with the bullets whistling round TiTent~s_~agains":rSocialism may be •ll*'K"ci'1 heads-1 mibu»- "".-^ -" *-- j ~ay erroneous, ■ but they are" argu- I colonel "as ' fat . and bald, "might ; has ah-eaciy begun their,pain rf0iden name. Tliis arrangement is. the dullest, hardest Christian or-! most convenient for man and todoxy, it is certainly heresay to i wife, especially it the IlUSbaild TS&i fKiPDay' oT_3u"5gmefIt' are arguments. They may be ' fallacious, ! comfort but they are not obviously false.' But those who have spoken of late about. Socialism, have elaborately .selected:_a statement that is obviously false. They - have attempted to maintain that in the world as it now is, success goes with merit and those triumph who ought to triumph. Now this we all know to be untrue! It is a perfectly reasonable proposition that Socialism is injustice. It is a wild and hopeless proposition that the present state of things is justice. We' have never known Socialism, and we can make it out even worht than.it'is. But we do know existing society, and we canno^ safely venture to make it out bettor than it is. We would listen with respect and oven approval to anyone who said that under collectlvist conditions' we should be all wrong; but no sane man can listen, patiently for an instant to the statement that un* der existing conditions w« are all right. Yet this is the specific ground" chosen by many of the present op*, ponents of Socialism.; Instead of pointing out the probable defeats of Socialism, they point>out, with' Joy and pride, the obvious defects' of themseives.':: ilord -Uffour,' of ^urloJ*&r. t**y»> «■*>, *•,^Uf t ■_ not hurt ...or,ruin the emoient.... -What answer can he expect to get, e_£ cent -the obvious"'one that we; might cut hiui into minute piece's' without hurting the efflcientr' A*> article in a w«U kn'dwnlwMkly'.' paper remarked. (in, dealing .with*' the same subject) that even under *J-HM enYoti Take Cold .One way Is to pay no attention • n It. »» ( ,.-> "p» ..->»lt ft fl» »»V M ,. •»► • »«•>* »«l»» —...tij «t -*,to' vcltfps .ntt> pneumonia'/ or bronchitis, or pleurisy," Another way is to ask your doctor about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. If he says, " The best thing for colos," men take it. Do is he siya. say way. themselves in and peril by the rich remembrance of his fatness , and . baldness, but would still base all their actions' upon the fact that he was the colonel. Our dealings with existing royality arc, I need hardly say, governed by the exactly opposite system of reticence. Personal satire and logical loyalty, are alike forbidden. The point here is, however, that the old defense of social inequality was always a reasonable defense. The old apologists did not say that any man who had grown rich was the best man in England; they only said that to be1 ruled by somebody thus distinguishable from the crowd was the best thing for England. That is,, I think, fallacious; but it. is not raving mad like the proposition that Col. North or Mr. Jay Gould got rich because they were good. But the dofsnso of inequality which none of its upholders dared to use when it was'entrenched and established and secure, its upholders have now chosento use when'its'enemies are really pushing it ;hard.. The defense which was too absurd to. be jUsed in flattery of the strongest ;seriate'"or the most placid auto* Scracy is that) selected for defend* ling our social system in the dark* •*/&; ?*ou*", °f•ita/ -!?T$U*V"* AS****81 jthe; deadly,lunamimityv off>8oei*_-; ;l8,t:ahns ahd'the dynamite oi So- KMWtjdofcnVah. lWsJ« .Very-open jqMHstibn, and to jne aivery^douht* fvi > <Wf»t|i?i\t \ iWbether Socialism 'will succeed. But certainly the at*' ,tVck' on BbciaHe.n will fall; ' arid it'Vill' •»Worou,gihJy ■ deserv't, to fall.' '", : You and't, it is to be hoped, do not hold the theory that' the nl|;h* I est.and moat prominent figures in I tnooiety are the' highest and best j specimens of the human race. ' We jar* hot such desolate peseimates j as all that. For certainly if the ,| people who rule England are the best people in England. England is going to the dogs, or rather, Vn«i nlranrly r»*tn«» t.hxr*. The most |'lf;lnomy of all possible theories is that and tnat a harp has been "given to Lord Worthecliffe and - a golden halo - to ' Mr. Pierpont Morgan. The. Socialists may or, may not be attacking Christianity! the attackers of "Socialism* are certainly attacking it.—G.' K. Chesterton. There is more Catarrh* in: this section of the country than all other- diseases put together, , and until the. last few years was supposed' to be incurable. For a great' ' many* years doctors'pronounced it a local disease-and' prescribed• looal remedies,, and ^y constantly" falling to cure . with local treatment;- pronounced"it incurable.' ScienceJ has proven c'atarrhito be a-constltutionaldis* .ease and therefore requires-constitutional treatment. , Hall's Catarrh' Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheneey' & Co., Toledo,'-Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market;1 It i8 taken, internal-' ly in doses from 10 drops-to a teaspoonful. It -acts directly on the blood and nucous surface of the system. They'offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and tea* timonals. Address: F. C. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, Ohio. , ' ■ ' Sold bytbruggists, 75c. Take'Hall's. Family "Pills< for constipation*" ' lias to" travei'^iTa'^annoirai^ ways reach honie by the week •2iid. In case of the death of either party conducting a joint account, the amount on deposit becomes the property of the surviving,, participant without any process of law. To simplify the management of your.household; or your own; and your partner's business, arrange with usr to conduct a joint account. We pay full compound interest on saving accounts,. , ■•-* TWWARINEVIIM ■•'■■• -.. -■:. '. :„i;w..'j '■ v ■ Ll '' '. St. Petersburg, Jan.. SO^^hs, relations between the,United St*tf •% and -Japan are.receiyirigiatten* Hon .. from - foreign, > generals and newspapers., There have been, pub-, llshed recently two ,or,threei series of articles which, express-the opinion,-that war between these two cpiuitries is.certain to come. The writers, however, show little familiarity with political conditions in' the United States and the pre THE IQ54. E - of Canada. G. W. RI. Bbulton, Manager Fernie Branch RWPE HIXfD OFTIN '.iivt DrstfstJ Heir HkI ffaist ftr This Style ;.?■ Some remarkable stories are be* \ng' told' about town aid] among the t country people Jeomlng.ia of this ■.simple i,n home-inade. rnlstura 8&jb9_^.iUR;S!3 rectlons for taking: _Iii by shaking well lata, bottle (bne-half ounce Fluid ., Extract.: Dandelion,, one diiqce Compound ,Syrup Sarsapa* rilla." Take> as a dose'one tea* spoonful-after meals'and at-bedtime. No change need be made in your ueual diet, but drink plenty ot good water, This mixture, writei one authority in a leading Philadelphia i newspaper, has a peculiar tonic sent status of the negotiations be*! effeot upon the kidneys; cleansing tween that country nnd Japan. !tu? clogged-up pores of the elimin- ' ' i ntive tissues, forcing the kidneys Ambassador Riddle in nn inter- j to sift and Btraln from the blood view published here ha. don. much 12?.^Jff S_TlJi^X^ISC A TR yakUib •»» r*ra«lM yers W* kulih »U*k«l tftm »m* »xnu- W**rt*]r««U «•■•■!« y««r •iMtar ,waste matter, overcoming Bheu •w -••-> .-...«*^ «. ._._ ...«_. ••« | uniiwii, ixaudtsf uiid !".»„«..,> Vpr. polntrrt w*t \ht\t tbo nPj»otln-' trouVilrn "n a nbort. w^<'*j the theory that the best men win. Uons belwee. Jrtpan Bnd the Vn. I A New YorVt ,iru~-ut who has ited States are proceeding on a ' had hundreds of calls for these in* friendly and satisfactory haeis, I gredtanta since the first announce* a *u.* *u... _- '., |ment in the newspapers last Octo- and that they are approaching a J bcr 8taled tbftt \n* pe9_lo wno __v>.***.'_L wuvi-t^i., jOViV* 'Uy i; • «'«<-_t ty .(,," «.»',i*v^ o ally , those who have Urinary iXlheurhatism. Kapoleon was reviewing his- We thank you for past favors and wish you a Merry Xmas. and a Happy New Year J'.-'D.' QUAIL '< '9 *_y o Hardware iiti^ Furniture *»»»«»<>»»»»->»»c>-^>»»0->»-»-> »«^*>^-»»>«#*><NK^««»e>*>44>«>e> The Dominion Meat Co. Limited Fresh and Salt, Meats of all kinds in stock , Poultry, Fish arid Oysters in season, Dairy Butter and Ranch Eggs Phone 4 Fernie Victoria Ave B. LIMXTttD COIiD ST.a_S-_i:a-_-!': _.ii_ <W>*£XO2-IpSAXJ_0 ? }.-. to fnvJ 'i-'.jW aviit r^____i_. .» :f^ '- ' l" .»* o t?Tro•-!, \~>v>- rzr r.i a Ml h •t ii»Z*i>". L WAV S;a. choijb. supply;, of,,; BfK*, :• PorJty Mutton, V,eal,.anat..Lamb..p^,f 'hand.*' Harris, Paeon. Lard, .But- - ,w"'" "1* tcr[and Eetrs; .■..•..«•-. of ■» -^ >M*«|M-M*« „ OUR SPECIALTIIES:- ft ■. (! *. ". " ' ' f.. Fresh, Smoked nnd Salted Fish; always a §ood assortment. Try-our Mince Meat, aurkraiit ntiid Oysters. er' i H -M., jWo know the man who wins, and | if he is the best man we can only j express our feelings in the words j a wedding, which ran (if X remem* j ber right) ''I .was the best man, ;th« best man. Ob! Jerusalem, .you ought to have seen the j worst!" If Mr. Rockefeller really 'rose by superior,merit. America When the bowels ire coosiipited, pel*; »»Uflt ^ » k,nd °J f*"* Btti \™ Koaous lubstinccj are ibjorbed into the ; "n «ptlmi«t. and I believe that Moodia»tc.do!bci_gdii]yreniovedfroia evil is frequently victorious; a the body ss nirare rntended. KnaviRg, thollght full ot peace, eomfort tne condition ef the tioweff. Ayer's ffJU,:-nd P-«-ibilitiea of human affec-? ■■■-wiiitrittr tt iprTrt iTttiiv—i tlnn We can all love mankind army Suddenly he frowned. •'Why do you appear displeas *dP" asked an aide<de-eamp. "1 was thinking," said the gen The druggist in this neighbor* hood say tlwy can supply the in* gredients, which are easily mixed nt home. There is said to be no h»fcli»r blood>«Ieansin-* agent or , . , _- - „ * j system tonic known, and certain* efal, "how mueh pOBterlty is miss- \r nt>1,« more harmlMs or almple iug beeauee there are no moving to u«e. picture machines battles." - And then he more.—Cleveland Plain Sealer. C.P.R. TRAINS MAKE PORTLAND-SEAmE Through trains from St. Paul to both Portland and Seattle are to be put on by the Canadian Pacific Jtailway company about March 1. Officials of the Soo line and t!:.t C V T>. »r? **•*.*" rp»«*>1»tlTif* - ,., ,.,rl, ,,-, the details of these services* in the completed, it is reported, to record my frowned some' Mifiard's liniment' Curie Dis* temper. way of time tables, etc., and a definite announcement may be expected soon. The plans have been practically completed. A train of ten ears will be run out of St. Paul each day over the Soo line and will continue to Dunmore junction, wheve it will be -pllt up, oue train going to Sutnas, 8. C, and thence over the Northern Pacific Seattle International line to Seattle. The .other train will leave Dun- more junction and run down over the Crow's West branch to Junction with the Spokane International at Curion Junction, thence over the line of the latter com* **«-.*• t-i Pn-iV*.*.-. "ff-.-,^ "'-.jl-..-» the "rails of the Oregon «aUway & Navigation company will be used to the Webfoot city, Portland. ■ Negotiations with both the Northern Pacific and the O. A, tt N. for tbo *ia-. of tbMr lHe» *-».-« some time ago;1 The trains will run from Portland and Seattle over the same routes as used on the western journey and at Dunmore junction, Alberta, will again combine into a ten*car train and proceed to the Twin Cities. Additioual culling slock will U maintained at Dunmore junction, so that the two trains to Seattle six cars each or more if necessary. ...ii.. ■MM ,**** DISTEICT LEDGEIt, FEENEE. B. C, PEBRTJABY, 1st, 1908. I" Will STAND BY PROMISES '} Hayashi Says Japan Will Restrict Emigration to America ,;.. Tokio, Jan 25.—The program for the session of the diet, including the speech of Foreign Minister Viscount Hayashi, regarding the immigration question, was suddenly changed and the speech! was •postponed until January 30, when it is expected that Viscount Hayashi will outline definitely the the plans of the government", for ■the restriction of emigration to, 'America and Canada.-?' It is un-' derstood that the postponement was due to the fact that a reply from the American,government to the last memorandum from Japan Was expected to be handed to the foreign office this afternoon. ' Since the delivery of its last memorandum the Japanese government' has issued the most stringent instructions to all governors and other officials concerning the ■ regulation of future emigration along the lines of the future policy of restriction which includes the prevention of the emigration of laborers to America and Canada, except under . given ..conditions which will be satisfac- , tory to the governments of both ,these countries. No laborers will be permitted to emigrate to Mex- ..ico. Evidence of the determination ."of the Japanese government is shown by an official order issued to -migration companies, wherein .all emigration to' the;Hawaiian islands) is absolutely prohibited, ■ except in the case of relatives of THE SIGN. OF: THE LAUNDRESS Mrs. Marshall, an indigent, widow went into the laundry business on a small scale. She had her sign painted upon the shutters of her front window like this: No. '„, ;-Mrs. Mar La All work Done ' I '■ shall undress c Punctually Open See specimens at 8 o'clock in this window Japanese Already residing there The order.bearing on,emigration to Hawaii .has jreated consternation among the emigration companies;' who expected to institute a virulent attack upon the foreign office policy in, this respect. -Viscount Hayashi, however, is determined'not to yield and says that the Japanese government,' 'having,given a promise, will, not ■recede from, it, regardless of political pressure. Minard's Liniment Cures Colds, eto The next, morning when she went out to "see what caused the crowd in wait there, she found the left hand shutter' had been blown back by the wind and the sign hardly read. as she meant it should, although it accounted for the presence of the crowd; . FORTUNE CAiHlATE '- TVoy, N. Y., Jan. 28.—Charles Bledinger, an inventor, was found dead in his room in a cheap lodging house here last night, He had been in extreme want lately, and had just learned that a superior court at Cincinnati had decided a patent right claim in his favor, awarding him $93,000 and interest upon it for several years. His invention, a machine for making paper wrappers, was patented while1 he was in a sanitarium by his financial backer, who refused an accounting when the, inventor was discharged from the sanitarium. The suit followed, with the verdict of a fortune which came too late. Bledinger was so reduced in circumstances - that he- was recently employed as a diswasher in the Y. M. C. A. restaurant here. A SAFE MEDICINE FOB ALL CHILDREN. -1 All so-called "soothing" syrups and most'of the powders advertised to cure the ailments of. babies "and-young-children~contaMrpois^ onous opiates, and an overdose may. kill the child. Baby's Own Tablets are absolutely safe. You have the guarantee of a government analyst to the truth of this statement. Good for. the new born babe and the well grown1 child.. The Tablets positively cure such ailments as colic, sour stomach indigestion, constipation, diarrhoea . -and teething troubles. They also cure simple fever, break up colds, prevent croup and destroy worms., Every mother who has used this ,medicino prAises *it highly." Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont;:, „.:'.,■•; j'>':vv SCOTTISH iMINERS' AIMS Resolutions on Socialism and Unemployment At the Scottish Miners' Annual Conference in Glasgow on Saturday, Mr. John Robertson,' Lanarkshire, moved a resolution dealing with unemployment. Neither Free Trade nor Protection, he said, was a remedy. Workers must stand" together and demand justice, to their class from the sufficiency of wealth tnis produced, >;' , Mr. Robert Small,'in. seconding, said that the only, cure was socialism -of the means of production,, distribution, and exchange!' The resolution was carried unanimously. • , A resolution, was adopted on the motion of Mr. Adamson, Fife-1 shire, seconded by Mr. James Ton-^ ner, Lanarkshire,, urging the Government to promote legislation to prevent unskilled labour being employed at the mines, the Conference believing that such workmen are a , danger both to" themselves and i to others:' Mr. John Wilson, moving in favour of the means and instruments of all' material production, distribution, and exchange being controlled by the State for the people, dealt shortly with many common definitions of Socialism which, he said, were quite fallacious. He was very sorry to have their cause mixed up with religion and so called confiscation. If they had a good definition of what the ideal of their cause was, they must also have a clear definition of how they were going to obtain it. If they wanted to win the convictions of the mass of the respectable people of the British Isles, they would make far creater n£nrrri»SQ_hw_Vis>wiri n. *ti__ o jt*"-o ——«v———' ••*_>—'~ —w- whole* matter discussed as Liberalism and Toryism were discussed, and kept free of religious doctrines. He was satisfied, also that they would never win the great mass of the people unless they took^ some action as that taken by the citizens of Glasgow in municipalising gas, water, and tramways. - This might be revolution, but it was the revolution, which ought to be accomplished. OUST HEX WHO JOIN UNION ANNUAL-STATE ME NT iMinard's Liniment Cures Distemper. •. , .-■•„„■ Washington, Jan 30.—The constitutionality of the act, of congress of June 1, 1898, prohibiting railroad companies engaged in interstate commerce from discrimin: ating i' against members of labor organizations in the matter of employment was called into question by the case of William Adair •vs. the United States, which was decided by the supreme court today favorable to Adair. . The opinion was by Justice Harlan and held the law to be repugnant to the constitution. The court held that Adair, 'as master mechanic of the L. & N. Railroad had a right to discharge an employe because he was a member of—a labor, organization, just as it is the employe's right to quit such employment because of his membership' in such organization. ' j' . *' / Such a course,.the decision added might be unwise; but, regarded as a1 mere matter of fact, there could be no doubt. • Congress could not under' the stitution authorize a'violation of contract under the guise of pro-, tecting interstate commerce. Justice McKenna delivered a dissenting opinion .favorable to the law in which the court's decision is' along very narrow lines. Women Who Wear Well. It is astonishing how great a chango a few years of married life often iuako in the appearance and- disposition of many' women. Tho freshness, the charm, tho brilliance vanish like tlio bloom from a peach which is rudely handled. Tho matron is only a dim shadow, a faint echo of tho charming maiden. There are two„ reasons for this" cliange, ignorance and neglect, vi Few young women appreciate tho shock to tho system through tho chango which comes with marriago and motherhood. Many neglect to deal with the unpleasant pelvic drains and weaknesses which too often como with marriage and motherhood, not understanding that this secret drain is robbing tho check of its freshness and the form of its fairness. "L . As surely as the gonerat health suffers wnen there Is derangement of tho health of the delicate woinarrljjorgans, so surely wheff^these organs ttreN^tablished in health tho T^ee ^oJ^whV^tO-^e witness to theiact ia renewed cometfnaBS^ Nearly million women "have found health and t lapplncss in tho use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription;, It makes weak women strong and sfck women well. Ingredl- ents-on-iabei=comains—no-aiconoi^or" harmful habit-forming drags. Made wholly of those native, American, medicinal roots most highly recommended by leading medical authorities of all the several schools of practlco for tho cure of woman's peculiar ailments. For nursing mothers,or for those broken- down in health by too frequent bearing of children, also for tho expectant mothers. to prcparo tho system for tho coming of baby and making its advent easy and almost painless, theroIs no medicino quite so good as "Favorite Proscription." It can do no harm in any condition of the system. It is a most potent invigorating tonic and strengthening nervine nicely adapted to woman's) delicate system by a . physician Of largo experience In tho treatment of woman's peculiar ailments. > Dr. Pierce may lie consulted by letter free of charge. Address Dr. It, V. Pierce, invalldsVLTntcl and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y. As isbmltted to the - BhuehoMeis ■> Ue 'Annas! Mooting hold at tho Head Oflee of'the Sink, at Htullton, Mends* January 20th. mob. BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 1908.1 LIABILITIES -...,, ..... To tho Public -; 1 - ,., -Notes-of .tbe;lia»k in circulation * -W..-W...I 2,215,621.00 ■• Deposits bearlnj* Intercut,'ineludlnffinteroet termed to date $19,902,027.38 Deposits not bearing interest ............ fSligBM.M *, ■ ^«2Jr*B«'-t« .other..Banki,ia ,Ca«ada »ad the,TJaited w^™5 Balance* doe to Agents of the Beak in Great Britain.... 517,107. W jDiridind Ho/74, payable .nd.'December, 1007 * $61,7S»;00 '"' ^Former DWidoads unpaid ..... „ 324.00 „ ' ',■ ■ ■ ..' , • >.',.( 'l ■■■.",".:' W7,fe»,t37.M Tt the Sbmbelders Csplltl Stock •».»_*,•., $2,470,300.00 ;Ro«em rund .,.,...,,«*, .,..,„...,. 2,470,900.00 ; Amount ri>Hcrvo*l for Rnlinte of Interest on Current Bills Discounted M 75,000.00 ' Balance of profits carried forward .,,,..,., 217,040.70 « .1.233,0(19.7I» , $32,443,300.01 A88ET1 •;■$/'-.: -..J;. )•'■■ '■-, Gold and Silvor Coin $ 034,078.33 Dominion Oovornmont. Notes .. ,2,575,070,00 Deposits With the Dominion Government si IS'110'6<8,3S ' „ <8«0rity ffl^Noto?Circulation...... i.'., 125,000.00 Notes of tad Cheques on other Banks 1,485,108.98 ; Balanees due from other Banks in Canada • ,. »nd the Unl Udjatates , 141,411,81 'DoialBion aW^PrtVfiel-l'Oowhmeat'Beeuri. "■' " ' ~ »?" •'v."•."."••_"• •:•.•• ••• •• .880,818.M' Casadltn -fnnieipal Securities, end British, \ . ,. ., orVoreig-, or Colonial I?unUe. SeeaHN**. - !"' otlMir'tha. Canadian .;....'..;...,.... 8,248,917.94 Railway, and other Boads, Debeatpref, tad '' **$**■*_,•„■' •r***.*.#•••*.• i•»••!..', * $01.(10177 Lotas at'0*11, or Short Cell, en rtfgotitble BMuritlea -. 1,441,119.02 ' Notes Dieeounted and Advineoe torrent 20,343 830.00 NoUe Diteounted, etc.. overdue («etlmtted lots prorlded rcr) .....;., 02,842,94 ^'"•h l'r«misei »«..»•..«.*.•. 1,180,075.84 Office Furniture, B»fo», rte 115,020,45 Itoal Estate (other tliati Bank Promisee), Mort^ngfle, rte. 87,00(1.35 Otlior Aesott not included under forcjrnlnR honde _. 09,005.21 $33,443,3011,01 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT Tlio Hnlnneo nt Credit of Profit and Lots Account, 30th. Novomher, JIHW, wim 4110,270.01 Th* pr»oflr, for thn yonr> nnrfeirl ROfH. Navaim* " >' bor»i 1007t after dotfuetlntf ohar'tfaa of mttHMgomsnt and mnUing pr*ovlilon for* bad nnd doubtful dobts* aro. ■..« S84.7O8.a0 I'rcmitm r«c»ved on a**r Stock ., , 270.00 $405,248.29 From which lmvo boon declared four (pinrtorly divl* df'iulK, in all 10 tier cent , 42(7,028.50 Carried to Kimervo Fund from Premium on new Written off IVink VremWn ?S/0[10.P0 Allnwnnco to Ki-ProBidcnt authorized by H'mrc lioldere ,...M 5,000.00 277,^5.30 Bnlnnen of Profit nnd Tjowi cnrrlml forwnnl ...$2J7,fM£).70 HON. WM. QIB80N, Pr-oeldant J. TUHNBULI.* Vloa-Ppon. and Oonorql Manager* V*.r. CspSta I RtMrrif. Clrcubllos. ANNUAL RKCORD OF TEN VKAR8' OROWTH DtpetiU. Total *.ie* MUHm le Ui« PublU:. Totot 1»97...$1,250,000 $ 725,000 $ 034,249 $ 0,4.17,430 $ 7,820,049 $ 9,840,078 IfiOS... l,tV'A«M luifiM l,l»7,r,7* 7,flH4,ai4 P.UI.atO 11,199,144 1809... 1,500,000 1,000,000 1,189,720 8,770,994 lO,022Ji2fl 13,103,057 W0... 1,7fW,!?in 1,534,1111 1,.103,«(W WMfiMl 71 (?.17,5f»l' 74,«7,3.17 1901... 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,660,221 11,540,904 15,470,007, 37,071,759 Xt trill be seen by the above thtt dnrini the Lut ten years the Bank's Otpital iaereaeed 97 per etat Reierred increased 240 per cent. Vtar. Paid-up Capital ttunt. CirctilalioM, Dtpo.il* 1002.,.$3,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,818,1)5 $14,184,250 lWM... vi,(j(Ki,otiii l,7(Mt,(Hi(i l,»ilri,r»aft I&j.m.hhO 1904... 2,229,960 2,0(10,000 1,01)4,870 17,.r.«<.'l,14!) 1005... 2,ii0,7J0 2,110,710 2,270,75.'! 2l,4Cl,!2l 1906... 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,310,020 2<,3W5/)27 Oircolttion Increased ., Deposits increased Total aateu Ineretsed TnUI Ma- Mlli|-« to th» robltc $10,210,200 18,129,474 £0,351^52 23^14,157 a7,378,H«9 ...147 per ...273 per ...930 per Total Aw-rlt. $» 0.900,^(1? 2l,95",5if<i 21,713,013 32^04,310 cent, cent, cent. .avisos jgj* >u-it'Bs yowp SECURITY—Total Assets, $33,000,000. CONVENIENCE-No formality in opening accounts, or in depositing or withdrawing money. ,\ PRIVACY—Information as to savings accounts is confined to trusted clerks, pledged to secrecy. J. R. LAWRY, AGENT / Fernie Branch : PHONE NO. 52 HOUSE NO. 174 The weary, traveller in search of a good home, plenty to eat and something good to • drink should go to ' ° , The King Edward Hotel J. L. Gates, Proprietor Corner Hanson St. & Victoria Ave. , Fernie, B. C. wmswmmam aUXSPTNU orunities For Three Months . •(■' we will receive subscriptions to The District Ledger at the rate of One Dollar a Year We want to double our list of subscribm. Sel.e the, opportunity and get the . pnper with all the News Send your name into the MnnnRcr of The Ledger. STATIONERY Wc have just placed in stock some of the latest fnds for printed matter and guarantee satisfaction I THE DISTRICT LEDGER PHONE NO. TEN DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE. " B."C, FEBRUARY, 1st," 1908, News of the City ^$$$®§««^<§$$®M®'$$®$<$$®®«>®($®®®® Thoroughly- experienced lady stenographer and bookkeeper wants good position.—Apply to Ledger Office. ICE NOTICE. We are prepared to furnish No. 1 Crow's Nest Lake ice. For particulars,' address Good Bros. , Crow's Nest, B. C. Money Wanted—§1,000 on improved farm of 160 acres, containing 50 acres broken, a house, barn, and good well, all fenced, Z{ miles from Killam, Alta. wiU pay 10 per cent; for five or ton years. Apply M. E. Shea, Elko; WANTED.—Small house, four or five rooms, central Write X. V. 2. Ledger Office. ' 2-t. WANTED. Board and room with private family by sober machanic, Apply Ledger Office. 1-t PRIVATE SALE.—Household eoods at Jacob Stobbarts' residence, Fernie Annex. i „ . WANTED.—Servant girl. Apply to Mrs., H. W. Herchmer's. FOB. SALE.—Two roomed cottage" and lot in Fernie Annex. Apply to No. 31, Fernie Annex, FOR SALE or rent 5 roomed shack. Apply Ledger Office. 2-t. to Mrs. H. W. Herchiner's' ■ Qai'FG-s;" Tisr,niys? "Seats ScguSai9 ppioe'6 'ibs, 25c Soecial' 8 -lbs. 25© f PayCash W. J. BLUNDELL ' Prompt Dolivery t£ .%>%%*vi>%%%%^%^%«^y»^%w%^>>%^%%^a>%^ C. E. LYONS Auditor, Accountant, General Agent Life. Accident and Employer's Liability Insurance Books opened, closed, audited, and accounts kept in the ■ moat up-to-date manner. Office, Burns1 Block. Fernie, B. 0. 4/V To the District Ledger' Hello,.I say,. Why not make up your mind to1 be-a shareholder in our ' new Septant' tank and • give the sqwe'r. pipes, a chance. You car. do this by calling at A.' T. HAMILTON'S employer of- the only expert pipe layers, plumbers, j-^* there steamfitters and' also - tinsmiths. " All work promptly, executed ' and left open for inspection. ,, Yours truly ' A."T. HAMILTON. -*a^*i^/fc/Ti.',sv'vvv^'&'V^^^'*^^'^ Archie Buckley and F. J. Kirk- patrick went to Cranbrook" 0:1 Sunday to attend the Typograph- Jas. Douglas, ,of Michel was in here this week on business. C. Garner was here from Michel during the week on-,business. ,. , Mr. Gi'G. Lindsay came in from the coast .over, the G. N.on Thurs: day- .- J., A. Macdonald Sec. Treas.' District No>18, was in town during1 the week. '. A. W,-Wright of the _ Ledger staff is again confined to his home suffering from Rheumatic, fever. •We hope to see him around soon. A. W. Wright," real estate'agent was here on Wednesday. Mr.; Wright handles Vancouver property mostly, and thinks of opening a permanent office" here. A large number of people from this district-are taking,,advantage of the' low', rates "to England" and R. HIE 1.0. L OffICERS CLEARANCE SALE Of * * ' ' ' i> - * Men's Furnishings At Cost and Less than Actual Cost are leaving daily by the C. F for a visit to their homes./- |, A meeting of the Jolly Corks has been ! e:i"- Society will be .'held at Mrs. Miss A. ;'Wallo.ee-who . - ., visiting, her" brother, J-H. Wallace *'• J- Watsons at_3 o'clock this- returned" chis week to Brandon. 1 aiteriioon. Business of -import*- . A fire at the Fernie Club did ance wiU ^-.brought »P- some damage ■ on • Wednesday and j By the burning of the big bridge gave the,boys, a-hustle for a j over the St. Mary's Biver, be- the time. '"' .-; ; ■ H. P. Couz'e'ns; brother of Mrs. W. S. Stanley arrived in our city Sunday evening and will likely remain for ■ a time.-" ■ *• >' ■ .-, ' A fire occurred' in old town about 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, and the fire brigade were kept very busy till near six. Jas. Robertson and family arrived home Tuesday from the east after a two months holiday. They were accompanied by Miss Robertson's sister. The Monthly Tea of Ladies' Aid of the Methodist churoh, will be given on Tuesday 4th inst, by 'Mrs. Cox at her residence on How- land Avenue from 3 till 6 p.m. On account of the bridge disaster the moving pictures had to be put off Monday, Tuesday and Wed- aesday, thereby disappointing a large number of, patrons of the opera house, Manager Stevens arrived back from Lethbridge on Thursday morning, and openod the moving .picture show again, A change is on this week, and a good hearty laugh is afforded. L. 0. Kuramer has the contract for 20 houses at Hosmer for,, the the C. F. R. Mr. Rummer is a first class man, and his work is a credit to him. His Ad. appears on page 4 this jssue, J, L. Gates returned on Thursday from a visit to the Coast, and. reports haying a very enjoy* able trip, Mr, Gates informs us that Fernie has all the other cities beaten between here and the ■ Coast. Billy Stewart "Hello Bill" the popular wine clerk at the Kino; Edward took a run up to Lethbridge on Thursday. He Will return Sunday and then leave (or a week or'two to the Coast. On Sunday next Eev. I. W. Wil. liamson will again occupy the "pulpit of the Baptist church and will preach in the morning on Ji'The need of a religious revival" ,*nd in the evening on the sub* Jeet, "Is Christianity played •out." On Tuesday evening next a So* cial and Concert will be held in the Baptist church. A collection will be taken for the purpose of furnishing the church vestry, The Indies aid have the social in hand which is sufficient guarantee of itn KTcellnnrn, OUR WINTER TERM 0\m\* <it\ .rumiiiry nth. Why not »tiul> nliortlmwl, liwiklioolim, otc. nu<l ouiitlfy for it tfoo.i'.ilm-laJ r><»lt!nij.' U'u <mii 1)01 ji ymi. WiixttisiiuK i,vi»,u/,uii nt- oii rn<|iio>t I" P. ft. Oiuli'utt, I'rlrti'I'inl nf Tim (litrbuti l!n*.lnni>i Cullru-,, CUetiry, 1HE MISS.SIAWSON & 10TS1R0M I.AilV IIAIIIIIDU A " |f 1'i'kro to ester to Isriiet' $ trwdn as w<itl nft pontloincnV. l.iulit'!*' Ulr niul face* treated «nv <Uv Ikitt Saturday. tween Lethbridge and Macleod the passenger traffic was totally de-, moralized from Sunday, to Thursday. The trains having to go around by the Calgary and, Edmonton route.- ■ Miss A. McQuinn left on Sunday evening for Vermillion, Alta to join.her dister, Mrs. (Bev) H. L. Kampton. Miss McQuinn has many friends here who regret her leaving,' and previous to her departure presented her with a gold ring set in,pearls. " The following fires occurred during the month of January, Jan. 18th small fire-at rear of Catholic Church, loss about ?10.00; Jan. 17th, fire in wooden shack in old town, outside city limits, * Jan. 24th fire in house occupied by J L. Gates, on Macpherson Avenue, loss about $400. Jan. 29th, fire at Fernie Club room, caused through defective furnace ' pipe, damage about $10,00. Jan. 29th, fire in two storey frame building in old town, outside city limits. Besides these numerous alarms from burning chimneys' have kept the brigade very busy. — 0 COMMUNICATIONS. The Editor in no way holds him* self responsible for opinions ex* pressed by correspondents, Jeffery, B. C, Jan 27, 1008 Dear Sir and Brother If you will allow me a few lines in your valuable paper, I will try and tell you the condition of the lumber camps in Fernie dUtrict'at the Jewel lumber company's camp and all the rest of the camps along the C. F. It. road. The men have to sign a contract or in other words are iron clad, not to receive any money for their labor until April 25th 1008. This is the present conditions of the lumber camps today. So you see what the. master class are doing with the laboring class in this day and line, the teamsters has to get up at 5 o'clock a. m, and work till G p. m. to constitute a day'B work, Why will the laboring class be so ignorant and easy as to let tho master class get the upper hand of them. I have Just opened my oyos to' the labor world, and to know that liibui jyii>_ucc:> nil v."ci.UL., :v.cr. why stand in your own llf*ht, Como to your senses and be a man of judgment, and use your vote to your best interest, or in other words Bo a Socialist and join the ranks of our great cor- firairr! ecmmorni'piltVi of nnnndn We as a labor should fall in line and put our shoulder to the wheel and remove the master class, and get full product of our labor, and the only thing I can see is to organite on the political Holds, as well aB the industrial Held. Men lot the pant be by gone, and look 1 for the future for yoor children 1 and don't valsiu' white slaves for j the masters. We know that Trades unions have built up our {Country, but political affairs .would build us up better. Now 1 brothers, let us get together, and vote to the interest of our family <md don't forgot to f»'v* *h* '»*■ Owing to the splendid efforts of J. W. Whitely, Grand Organizer of the Loyal Orange association, the local lodge has again been brought together ■ and given a good .'start. Since Mr. Whitely came to Fernie 12 .--have • been^-initiated into the order and 3 '.'secured advanced de-' grees, and it is-expected that several more ,>vill be' received "at the next meeting. ' At the meeting' last Monday,night the lodge elected a splendid staff of officers "and' it'-,is expected that they will lead the -lodge into ..increasingly useful ~se3rVicW"aTrd'mTCke~itr'WfcStritTmghY "to'be. ' The officers elected for-. 1908 are: W. M;—Rov.,1. W.'.Williamson. - D. M.—W. F. Blundell. Chap.—H. A. Wilkes. T. & R.Sec.—R." Letcher.''•' .-,■■" Trea—Geo. Clapp. ■••:' D. of C.--J. Campbell Sec—T. Ratcliff. C. of A.—J. Orr, John Brown, W. H. Wood, R. Clark, W. Nein* sen. The lodge meets in the Oddfellows hall every 2nd and 4th Mondays. Now in Full Swing in the /J* Dry Goods Department ■-' ■., «"■,; ' *' -'j ' ;;."'- .1'. .' I- •'• •\ •" ■ . ■ ' . .. - ° ' ■' • <■ ' ' - . 1 ":-'i."' r , ■' ■ " ' . •■,.■'''• .'..,' • -' - Q■.■,"-.'". *.' t: ;„ . ; t. °. ' . SATURDAY SPE€l>%l£S ——in the Grocery Departimeri^-1--. »•».. ■5 Pails Jam' Sweet Naval! ©ranges* per Fancy Sweet Biscuits, per lb. • 4 t, M I I M i I, 20c THE STOKE O.B1 GhOOID "V"^L1T-E3i3 ®<4Xa8®gG<^Xs^^ BIJOU THEATRE OPERA HOUSE Do not forget the MOVING PICTURES &?&?><3$&5«tx!^^ Gty^VW!&i&ttWs>irtim®i), ies the ballot and put them on the same footing as ,wg would like to be. ' Today they talk of,the panic in the States; what is the cause ' of the panic, Today, we know as honest thinking people that'Can* ad a has gone down considerable in the last year. Who is"the oause of this, Our.Coal,Company getting people from the Qld.Coun* try. The government, pays bo much a head and then the com* pany charges the men-?50 to 960 a head, and as a rule they get the first month's work for no* thing, and when they get square with the company, nino times out of ten, they will discharge those slaves and get new ones on. V wo nn n lnhnrlnr- pIorb nf people get together and do what we can to buiid up Canada to its full pitch, and don't be backward in speaking our opinion on the political movement. For the * mas* ter class today are doing what they can to move the laboring class drom cainpn in order that they can't vote this coming election. England has had har people under her thumb for no long that it in hard for them to get a foot hold. In the Old Country for instance, look at Auutralia, there was never better times in that rountry before In hint-try nnd what is the cause ot that? Why it is the Socialist party that has got together and thrown the upper clans over board, and we can do the same for Canada, if we only will Ao our duty as free bom eitisen of this -freat growing country. And then one more s JUST A LITTLE GOOD ADVICE Say !, Why not have yoiir plumbing' done now before the big rush. We have the largest staff of experienced plumbers, steam fitters and tinsmiths, in the city. Prompt and efficient. tlWIM aOHNIOTIOM A iPIOIA-TY—7—r—- A, Tt Hamilton, Proprietor Telephone 1 Nc_t King Edwsr. Hotel -urantt !_f__j__j__i|l! We are lere Good Prairie Hay for Snlo § In Oar Lota j| W. E. Barker CayJey, Alt*. Skates. Hookey Sttoke. Etc. points and that is this:, That the Salvation Army are today- sending more to Canada in .order to over crowd the market with labor, and at tho same time are cutting wages as fast as they can. :y say thc-y p.r« Vein- in** the needy. They' are in one sense oi the word, they aro iielp* ing to move their homes and starve.their familie«. ' So I can't say much more only I wish the Socialist a prosperous yf>nr. Yours, HOY W. JOHNSON. Without using any slang phrases, To Editor District Ledger ,, Dear Sir: " XnV°ur i"»e of two weeks ago their was n misleading statement appeared which we tho Socialist pnrty of Fernie wieh to refute. That is to the effect that M. U. Sherman was a defeated Socialist candidate. We wish to state that he has never run on the Socialist ticket. Yours respectfully, I. CHIPPENDALE, See. refute Local, we mean what \vc there""" fl'ltl*. "nil th* incidental to Skating We carry the largest. these goods in the district and for quality nnd price defy competition. say "We arc pnrnphonwlin nnd Hcvhey. assortment of Wliimster & Co. I I it 8$ mm$®&&^^ BRING IN YOUR JOB WORK V
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Title | The District Ledger |
Publisher | Fernie, B.C. : W. S. Stanley |
Date Issued | 1908-02-01 |
Description | The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919. |
Geographic Location | Fernie (B.C.) Fernie |
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Language | English |
Notes | Preceding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | District_Ledger_1908_02_01 |
Series | BC Historical Newspapers |
Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2016-07-26 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0182599 |
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Longitude | -115.062778 |
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