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Iron, Coal, Copper, Gold, Platinum—Come and See.
No sentiment, however beautiful, can compare with a lovely deed
u There never was a day so misty and gray
That the blue was not somewhere above it;
There is never a mountain top ever so bleak,
That some little flower does not love it."
PRINCETON, B.C, WEDNESDAY,   DECEMBER 9, 1908.        $2 a Year, in Advance
Vol. ix. No. 50.
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THE ALASKA-YUKON
This Exhibition at Seattle will
be well Represented
l^'IS   from Dominion.
Government will Erect Large Building in which to Show Exhibits
of Canada.
The government of Canada will construct a "bni'rding at the Alaska-Yukon-
. Pacific exposition, to be held in Seattle,
June 1 to October ]6, 1909, inclusive, covering a ground space of 300 by 150 feet.
Win. Hutchinson, Canadian exhibition
commissioner, who is now in London,
has been notified by the Dominion government to leave for Seattle as soon as
.possible to select the site and make
arrangements for the construction of the
building. It has been definitely known
for some time that the government cf
Canada would participate in the big fair,
but this is the first official information
regarding the scope of the plans.
In a letter to President J. E. Chilberg,
Commissioner Hutchinson states that it
will not be possible for him to leave
London before January I, aud requests
the exposition management to select a
site that would be best available for
Canada. He also requests ground plans
of the exposition in order that the outline
of the building may be worked out before his arrival in Seattle.
The announcement that the goven -
ment of Canada will be represented on
such a large scale as the size of the site
desired indicates, has aroused general in
terest throughout the stale of Washing
ton, It is apparently the intention to
make a complete exhibit of all the varied
lesources of Canada, and the building
will also house the display from the
Yukon territory. The space which it is
proposed to cover will be the largest
occupied by any one building on the
grounds.
The mild climatic conditions of the
Puget Souiid country—Seattle never
suffers from extremes in heat or cold—
makes it possible to construct buildings
in.the winter without any great difficulties, and the Canadian government will
have no trouble in completing its exhibit
palace two months in advance of the
opening of the fair if the work is started
in January.
There are three available sites that
may be used for the Canadian building.
One is located adjoining machinery hall
on one side and the forestry building on
the other, and overlooking Lake Washington. Another is a large tract next to
the California state building, and also
overlooking Lake. Washington ; the third
is  below  the   geyser basin and   at the
lower end of the string of main exhibit!
palaces, overlooking both Lake Washington and Lake Union.
The choice of one of these' three
locations will be offered to Canada
through Commissioner Hutchinson
Ground plans and all the necessary data
have been prepared and forwarded to
him in London-, and it is expected the
commissioner will be in shape to call for
bids for the construction of the building
within a short time after his arrival in
Seattle. ^Sr^f
The Canadian exhibit will include a
display of our agriculture aud horticulture. Our mining resources will be
shown and special attention will be given
to dairying, and some of the finest stock
in tbe world will be shown in this
display.
In his letter Commissioner Hutchinson
states that the work of collecting the
various exhibits has been under way for
several months,' a_d the entire display
will be assembled three months in advance of the opening of the exposition.
THE BOABD OF TBADE.
Annual Meeting and Election of Officers for Ensuing Year.
The regular annual meeting; of the
Board of Trade was held last Monday, at
which the following members weie present : Messrs. Marlow, Ross, Conn, Avery,
Bell, Cochrane, Charlton, McDougall and
Wright.
Officer's elected ■ for ensuing year are :
President, W. C. McDbugall ; Vice-
President, J. M. Wright ; Secretary and
Treasurer, A. J. Marlow ; the Executive
Committee was appointed by the President, as follows: Messrs. Hall, Waterman, Cochrane, Charlton and Wright.
Communications from the Provincial
Secretary, Victoria, advising retention of
a lawyer for incorporating purposes and
enclosing statute bearing on municipal
incorporation ; from L. W. Shatford, M.
P.P., re road to cemetery, and many letters to secretary from inquirers all over
the continent and asking for copies of
Board of Trade booklet.
The remaining copies of the descriptive booklets of Princeton and district
were ordered by the Board to be distributed throughout America and Great
Britain.
Discussion of a proposed exhibit of
ore at the Alaska-Yukon Exposition in
Seattle next year elicited a generally expressed sentiment favorable to the proposition. It is the wish of the Board to
cooperate with the public in making a
good ore exhibit at Seattle.
President McDougall offered some very
good suggestions as to the work and
scope of the Board and expressed bis-
thanks for the honor conferred upon him
as their new president. He urged compensatory action by the  Board for free
(Continued on 3rd page.)
SEED FOR FARMERS
Dominion Government Distributes Free Seed of the
Best Varieties.
Inducement   to Farmers to Improve
Quality of Grain, Potatoes and
Ensilage Corn.
By instruction of the Hon. Minister of
Agriculture a distribution is being made
this season of samples of superior sorts of
grain and potatoes to Canadian farmers
for the improvement of seed. The stoc k
for distribution has been secured mainly
from the Experimental Farms at Indian'
Head, Task., and Brandon, Man. The
samples consist of oats, spring wheat,1
barley, peas, Indian corn (for ensilage
only) and potatoes. The quantity of
oats sent is 4 lbs., and of wheat or barley 5
lbs., sufficient in each case to sow one-
twentieth of an acre. The samples of
Indian corn, peas and potatoes weigh 3
lbs. each. A quantity of each of the fol
lowing varieties has been seenred for this
distribution :—
Oats —Banner, Danish Island, Wide-
Awake, White Giant, Thousand Dollar,
Improved L'igowo, all white varieties.
Wheat.—Red varieties, Red Fife
(Beardless), Chelsea, Marquis, Stanley
and Percy (early beardless), Preston,
Huron and Pringle's Champlain (early
bearded). White varieties. White Fife
(beardless), Bobs (early beardless). •
BARI.EY-—Six-rowed.—Mensury, Odessa, and Mansfield. Two rowed.—Invincible and Canadian Thorpe.
Fiei<d Peas.—Arthur and Golden
Vine.
Indian Corn (for ensilage).—Early
sorts, Angel of Midnight, Compton's
Early and Longfellow; later varieties,
Selected- Learning, Early Mastodon and
White Cap Yellow Dent.
j Potatoes.—Early varieties, Rochester
Rose and Irish Cobbler. Medium to
late varieties, Carman No. 1, Money
Maker, Gold Coin and Dooley. The
later varieties are, as a rule, more productive than the earlier kinds.
Only one sample can be sent to each
applicant, hence if an individual receives
a sample of oats he cannot also receive
one of wheat, barley, peas, Indian corn
or potatoes. Lists of names from one individual, or applications for more than
one sample for one household, cannot be
entertained. The samples will be sent
free of charge through the mail.
Applications should be addressed to
the Director of Experimental Farms,
Ottawa, and may be sent in any time
from the ist of December to the 15th of
Februaiy, a'ter which the lists will be
closed, so that the samples asked for may
be sent out in good time for   sowing.
Applicants should mention the variety
they prefer, with a second sort as an alternative. Applications will be filled in
the order in which they are received so
long as the supply of seed lasts. Farmers are advised to apply early to avoid
possible disappointment. Those applying for Indian corn or potatoes should
bear in mind that the corn is not usually
distributed until April, and that potatoes
cannot be mailed until danger from frost
in transit is over. No postage is required
on mail matter addressed to the Central
Experimental Farm, Ottawa.
Wm. Saunders, .
Director of Experimental Farms.
MINERAL EXHIBITS.
R. W. Brock, Deputy Minister' of
Mines at Ottawa, writes as follows to the
President of the Nelson Board of Trade
regarding the ore exhibit at the Alaska-
Yukon Exposition at Seattle in 1909 :—
Dear Sir—I am sufficiently advanced
with the arrangements with the agricultural depsrtment regarding the mineral
exhibit at Seattle for' the work to begin.
Not a great deal of time remains so that
no delays must occur. The boards of
trade may make arrangements for the
collection. The exhibit at the close of
the Seattle exhibition will be brought to
Ottawa for permanent exhibition in the
splendid new national museum. Of
course, we want, fhe agricultuial department wants and you in British Columbia
want the best possible exhibit.
The specimens should be one cubic foot
in size. A few very large specimens of
good quality would be first-class things
to have, one for instance of silver-lead
ore, one of copper-gold ore, etc. There
should also be specimens illustrating the
[Continued on 3rd page.]
THE FLAG QUESTION.
Editor Star—Sir: Any one who tries
to get a new idea into people's heads is
sure to get into trouble. Most people
hate the trouble of thinking as much as
thev hate a cold bath, and the less they
know about a subject the more they despise any new ideas about it. For instance : From Galileo, who narrowly escaped being burned for saying that the
earth was round, to Darwin, every advance in science has been fought by the
church, which has nothing at all to do
with science. On the other hand, every
advance in theology finds its most imolac-
able enemies not in the pulpit, but in
the pew.
Even so, various people, including
some who do not know which side up a
flag should be flown, have objected to
my remarks on the so called Canadian
flag (which is not the flag of Canada at
all, but only an ensign that our trading
ships carry) as being disloyal to Canada.
If they would take the trouble to think,
(Continued on 5th page.)
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THE     SIMILKAMEEN     STAR
December 9, 1908
JTJH[E_STAJR_
SUBSCRIPTION RATE:
One Year,   -   '- ... $2.00
Payable in Advance.
Subscribers will confer a favor on this office by
promptly reporting i any change in address or
irregularity in receipt of their p^per.
Advertising rates furnished on application.
Legal notices 10 and 5 cents per line.
Four weekly insertions constitute one month
advertising.
No transient advertisement inserted unless
accompanied with the cash.
OUE VABIED RESOURCES—
The great diversity of resources
with which Princeton district is
blessed may occasionally prove to
be a stumbling block to some intending investor abroad, who has
not made a personal investigation
of this country. Mining and agriculture seem to him utterly incongruous in one district. He thinks
that a mining section is incapable
of sustaining two or more resources
and without further investigation
or inquiry he loses interest and,
perhaps, the best opportunity of his
life for money-making.
Reference in detail has been made
heretofore in the Star to our varied
resources. It is a theme, however,
by no means exhausted. For new^
Tig-it" is continually being thrown
upon these resources by experience
gained'in other places aud expen-
^meritafibn at home. A few years
ago it' was a common belief that
fruit generally could not be produced here owing to climatic conditions due to altitude. The hollow-'
ness of that belief has been thoroughly exposed. No one doubts
now .that apples can be grown to
•perfection in Princeton district.
Peaches, pears and other less
hardy fruits have not been subject
to vixperimental cultivation, as with
apples, nevertheless, it is the opinion of many persons acquainted
with fruit growing that most of the
semi tropical fruits can be grown
here upon ground judiciously selected. Wild,, and small garden
fruits grow with unusual profusion
and offer a field in themselves for
the establishment of the canning,
packing- and drying industries.
There is scarcely any limit, to the
fruit industry here when once all
doubt is dispelled as to growth and
production. ,
While this country is essentially
mineral aud must depend on it as
the source of its wealth, there are
those other natural resources which
must not be underestimated. A
country's wealth is measured by its
resources. Agriculture, fruit production, cattle raising and the manufacture of lumber are all secondary
in consideration of our vast mineral resources but all combined
make a total of natural wealth that
•cannot be surpassed anywhere on
this continent.
It  is  with    pleasure,   therefore,
that the Star  receives  information
that a scheme  is  being  evolved to
produce fruit on.a large-scale in this
vicinity. When the plans are perfected due publicity will be given to
the undertaking as well as every
encouragement extended toward
its success.
To have hundreds of acres of
wild land turned into productive
fruit acreage within a few miles of
Princeton is an enterprise of unusual concern to citizens and consumers generally. The reasonably
anticipated expansion of our mining population resultant from tbe
production of coal as soon as transportation 'is given and the devel-i
opment of the ore deposits to bef
found ever}'where, will create a|
good and steady home market.
NOTICE.
To all whom it may c#nce|g:
TAKE NOTICE that IdKill not be responsible for any debts ccntractea against the Find-
lay Estate unless authorized by me*
IAJCIE C. HOLMES,
Administratrix.
/ NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that sixty days from
date we are applying for a license to prospect
for coal on the following descriled laud, viz :
Commencing at a post placed at the S.K. corner of lot 1822, Similkameen division of Yale
district, and extending thence east 80 chains,
north So chains, west 80 chains, following trend
of Similkameen river, thence south 80 chains to
point of commencement
The UNITED EMFJRE CQ_„I/t'd, N.P.I,.
-     Pei W. C. McDougall.
Princeton, Nov. 30th, 1908. • •
NOTICE.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Notice   is  given  th'*t ■ thirty 'days after date I
intend  to apply to the Chief Commissioner of
Lands and  Works for  a license to prospect for
coal   on  the following described  land* in Yale
Division of Yale District on Nine-Mile Creek :
'     Commencing at a post marked A. Wilmot's
j coal location  post, placed  at the southwest cor-
PflriflHian o*nlri rnin<?   will <;nnn K^' ner of Lot 230, and running north 40 chains, tast
Canadian gold COinb   VW11 boon oe^ 60 chains, north 4ochainf, wes; 40 chains,-northi
. .. 4Q chains, west 40chains, south   140 chains, east
in    Circulation,     according      tO      an-|4o chains   north  20   chains,  west 20 chains to
I point of  commencement  and    containing  640
nounceruent   made   by    the    chief acres. __. wilmot.
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Located Nov. 19th, 1908..
J.J. O'Leary,
Agent.
Assessment Act,*i9<>3_
Courts of Revision and Appeal.
COUNTY OF YALE.
Notice is hereby given that the Courts of Revision and Appeal for the year 1908 will be held
as follows :
For the Kamloops Assessmeift'DwCnct, a! the
Courthouse, Kamloops, B.C , on Thursday the
10th day of December, A D. 1908, at 11 a.m.
For the Nicola assessment District, at the
Courthouse Nicola, B.C., on Monday, the 14th
day of December, A.D. 1908, at 2 pm.
For the Princeton Assessment District, at the
Courthouse, Princeton, B C , on Thursday, the
17th day of December, A D. 1908, at 11 a.m.
Dattd at Kamloops, B.C., this 20th day  of
November, A.D. 1908.
ALEC. D. MACINTYRE,
Judge of the said Courts of Revision and Appeal.
NOTICE.
Certificate of Improvements
assayer for the (.mint at Ottawa.
He is now in British Columbia for
the purpose of ascertaining the visible supply of gold, on which reliance mUSt be placed for minting! Frieda, Cabin, Colorado Fr., Edward 7th, Fr.,
. ! J     No's 6, Fr.; 7 Fr.; 26,  Fr.  and 27 Fr.,  mineral
gold   coin    if the   purchase   Ot  Btbe      claims, situate in the Similkameen mining division of  Yale.    Where   located:  On Copper
metal in  other  countries  is  to  be    Mountain.
T. ...    .   . n .. .ii    Tate notice that I, G. Evert Baker, Free Miner'8
It    Will    taKe ail me gOla   Certificate No. B20055, acting for self and as agent
forTJ.T. Burkhart, F.M.C. No. B20053 and Frieda
E. Baker, F.M.C. No. B20054, intend, 60 days from
date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a
Certificate of Improvements.for the purpose o
obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim.
And further take notice that action, under section 37. must be commenced before the issuance of
such Certificate of Improvements.
Dated-thls 19th of September, A.D. 1908.   * 39-48
avoided
produced in Canada to supply the
mint. No country of any pretensions to nationhood is without its
gold coinage. Miss Canada will
have put on long dresses when gold
coinage is introduced and will also
have taken a long step toward making her debut among the sisterhood
of nations. May every man and
woman always have plenty of these
gold coins to jingle.
The question " Why do not men,
women and young persons attend
public worship in larger numbers?"
is being asked in religious circles
the world over. Scarcely a well
filled place of worship anywhere.
Is it the fault of so-called christians
not living as they profess, bringing
ridicule'upon their church and religion by slander-mongering and
selfishness ? Is some olcigy, osophy
or ism preached instead of the old,
soul-stirring, converting,, reforming
and magnetic gospel ? Are church
members and all who*call themselves christians..exhibiting by their
daily life and conversation the faith
and hope they profess to have?
Is not the scoffer a by-product of
the self-righteous person ? The
Great Exemplar . and Teacher told
the people to lift Him up and He
would draw all men unto Him.
There is the remedy for empty
churches. If there were lifting instead of pulling and hauling and
sneering among professing christians there would be no lack of attendance. Earnestly get into the
lifting attitude with bended knees
and, back. Never mind your neighbor's faults. Root up your own
before you criticise and tattle. Who
will lift ? |
PRINCETON   LODGE
I.O.d'.F. No. s_.
Regular meetings, 8 p
m., Thursdays.
Stemming brethren welcome.    Hall situated in
Star building.
N. Huston, J. O. Coulthard
6 Noble Grand. Secretary.
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PHOTOGRAPHER Portraits, sc
Photos of Families taken at their
Homes—Views of Princeton
and Surrounding Camas
AMATEUR WORK FINISHED
Address    -     PRINCETON. KC.
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INSURE NOW : You Don't
Know what to=morrow
may bring forth.
FOR SALE
FARM LANDS
FRUIT LANDS
STOCK RANCHES
CHICKEN RANCHES
Business & Residential Lots
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Gold, Silver & Copper, $1.
G. G. WEST, Provincial Assayer, 530
Richards St., Vancouver, B.C.
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HUSTON   BROS., Props.
General Livery business carried on.
Horses for hire, single or double. Wood
or- coal delivered on shortest notice.
Draying in all its branches. Prices right
Satisfaction guaranteed.
F. W. GROVES
Civil and flining Engineer
B. C. Land   Surveyor
Examinations and   reports   made   on
mines and prospects.
Has   a   thorough   knowledge   of   the
Similkameen and Boundary Districts.
Plans oi all Surveyed Lands and Mineral Claim9
in the District. PRINCETON. B.C.
It Pays to Advertise.
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THE    SIMILKAMEEN   STAR
BOARD OE TRADE.
From First Page.
use of court room to meet in and advised
that old members in arreais be still retained on roll with the view.of restoring
them to active membership.
Board adjourned to meet again on
4th January, 1909.
[The Princeton Board of Trade has
now entered upon its sixth year. The
outlook for its continued usefulness was
never brighter. In the new president
members and the public will never lack
confidence in his ability, tact and energy
to promote the interests of Princeton and
district. The Secretary, A. J. Marlow,
has kindly consented to lend his valuable
services for another term. His always
courteous demeanor and painstaking
duties have well nigh made him au indispensable official. Increased membership,
pleasant relationships and useful work
accomplished are refreshing auguries for
the Board in 1909—Ed.]
MINERAL EXHIBITS.
From 1st page.   '
metallurgical processes and products,
building stones, clays and clay products,
and in fact all natural economic substances.
I think the best plan will be for the
boards of trade to notify the managers
who can supply such material of what is
wanted, the excellence desired, etc., and
ask them to be on the lookout for such
material, for it is not always to be picked
up at a moment's notice. Then, when
we have a little time to select material we
can send Mr. Broadbent out to select the
exhibit material from these picked samples. So far as possible all parts of the
province should be represented. Can
you get the various boards of trade busy
on this at once.
R. W. BROCK.
TOWN AND DISTRICT.
People Passing to and fro and Current Events Here and There.
E. E. Jacobs, editor of the B C. Mining Record, writes the Star asking it to
say that he will be glad to receive any
mining information from this district to
be embodied in a large special edition
having world wide circulation. Mine
owners, prospectors, and others send him
your information at the Strathcona hotel,
Nelson, which should reach him at the
earliest possible moment.
Choice Eden Bank butter (fresh from
the 'Garden of Eden') at the Howse Co.
J. D. Lumsden, is receiving massage
treatment in Vancouver as a sequence of
typhoid. Many friends wish him speedy
recovery.
Miss Schon arrived home last week on
a holiday visit. She has recently graduated a? nurse from St. Luke's hospital
in Spokane.
The "Owl" skating rink ii now in
shape for the most healthful and exhilarating of pastimes.
D. M. French has received a Xmas
consignment of candies, nuts, &c. Fresh
oysters in buik. *
Bacon and eggs at the Big Store.
Rev. Mr. Conn wishes to announce that
he will preach a series of sermons as
follows : "Christ as the Revelation of the
Father;" "Christ as the Redeemer of the
race;" "Christ as the Advocate of His
people ;" "Christ as Judge of all nations;'
all subjects of supreme importance to
everyone.
Owing to two meetings in town on
Monday night the Rev. Mr. Conn was
unable  to   give his lecture.   It will be
given on the 21st inst. On Sunday evening last he preached to an unusually
large audience on the "'Healing of the
Centurion's Servant" and dealt with the
power of the Christ in the lives of men,
pointing out that it is the same today as
in the days of his flesh. Mrs. Marlow
sang "The Lost Chord" with much acceptance.
"Limburger" if you like it, at the
Howse Co.
Louis Prevost has opened a coffee
house and will sell bread, cakes and pies.
His ad. will appear later.
The Grauby Co. has bought the Swede
group on Bear creek.
Billy Knight leaves shortly for California. P
The B C. Copper company's smelter
treated 12,604 tons of ore last week.
There is every prospect of a gas plant
being installed in Fernie in the near
future, and should it become an established fact, it will be a valuable acqui
sition to the utilities of the town.
Priuceton offers equally good facilities
for a similar plant.
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PRINCETON, B. C.
Variety   of  Rigs—Good   Roadsters-
Big Stables—Courteous Attention
to all Customers.
BROOMFiELD £ GARRISON
Proprietors
"OWL"
Skating Rink
Hours--2 to 5 P.M.
1      7 to J J P.M.
J. O. COULTHARD
Proprietor.
TENDERS WANTED.
TENDERS are invited by the undersigned up
to Wednesday, 17th inst., for cutting and delivering 500.000 feet o' logs at Allison.
Tenders may be made for cutting and skidding
separately, or to include delivery.
Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
SIMILKAMEEN LUMBER CO.
John F. Wadpkll, Manager,
Primeton.
Princeton, 5H1 Dec. 1008.
TENDERS WANTED.
TENDERS will be received by the undersigned
up to Wednesday, 16th inst, for the construction
of a dam at Allison.   Plans and specifications
may be seen at my office.
Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted
SIMILKAMEEN LUMBER CO.
JOHN F. Wadde__, Manager,
Princeton.
Princeton, 5th Dec , 1908.
THE CANADIAN BANK
OF COMMERCE
DEAD  OFFICE, TORONTO ESTABLISHED  1867
B. E. WALKER, President I Pald-Up Capital, $1 0,000,000
ALEX. LAIRD, General Manager | Reserve Fund, -      5,000,000
Branches throughout Canada, and in the United States and England
BANK MONEY ORDERS
ISSUED AT THE FOLLOWING RATES:
$5 and under     3 cents
Over $5 and not exceeding $10        6 cents
"   $10        " " $30       10 cents
"   $30        " " $50       15 cents
These Orders are payable at par at every office of a Chartered Bank in Canada
(Yukon excepted), and at the principal banking- points in the United States. They
are negotiable at $4.90 to the £ sterling in Great Britain and Ireland.
They form an excellent method of remitting small sums of money with safety and
at small cost, and may be obtained without delay. 116
A. J. MARLOW, Acting Manager, PRINCETON BRANCH.
Slmilhameen Valley Saddlery Co-
harness and SADDLES
Whips, Bits and Spurs
BOOTS and SHOES MADE TO ORDER
Harness Repairs and Boot Repairs Attended to.
First Class work
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Similkameen Lumber Co., Ltd, t
J, F, Waddell, Mgr,
ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER
All kinds  of mouldings made.      Orders promptly
attended   to.       For   further   particulars   apply   to
J. F, WADDELL, Princeton,
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HUGH MAGUIRE
NOTICE.
SIXTY DaYS AFTER DATE I inrend to
apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and
Works for permission to purchase the following
described property, situated on the Tulameen
River, one mile below Granite Creek.
Commencing at a post marked S. W. Corner,
and at the S. E. Corner of Lot No. 281; thence
north 10 chains along the E. line of Lot No. 281;
thence E. 20 chains ; thence S. 10 chains ; thence
W. 20 chains to place of commencement, containing 40 acres more or less.   •
R. LAWRENCE.
Granite Creek, December 8th, iqo8.
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has  a  varied stock to
select from.
Call Early and See the Goods
Perfumes
Fancy Articles
Toys
New Store New Goods
It Pays to Advertise.
I   J. R. CAMPBELL,   \
1   City Drug Store,   Bridge St.   2
I have recently leased the shop run by
G. Murdoch. By strict attention to business and good workmanship hope to receive your patronage.
Horse Shoeing a Specialty
Repairing Promptly Done
Prices Right—Terms Cash
A. MURCHIE laSf
PHOTOGRAPHER Pwiraiis,«t
Photos of Families taken at their
Homes—Views of Princeton
and Surrounding: Camps.
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December g, 190S
TfiE PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE.
The brazen look* has back of it the
crooked characfietithat knows not shame
and cares not what/people think.
Wallflowers do not always deserve ridicule : they should cultivate attractiveness and those social qualities which
provoke sympathy and love.    Inhere  are
wallflowers outside the ball room.
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An exchange says : Small men with
small purposes do not make a community
lively and progressive. The man who
. never contributes to public enterprise or
voluntarily assists any public enterprises
is not worth coaxing to remain in a town,
and should he decide to move it is always
a matter of congratulation. It is units
and not mere cyphers that count lor
something.    Be a unit!
Bold, ill-mannered youths are the product of the home, and>home is the product of the parents. Everybody likes
well-behaved children, hence their many
friends. SsAss
A woman writer says a man should
keep nothing frorr^his.-^fe. KAs a matter
of fact, he can'ijMiffJ
The man who is in politics merely to
"play the game" rarely gets more than
one term oh the wheel of fortune. He
may be elected oncdftniK'jeiffctOrs are not
apt to be bitten twice bj&jibie .satne political grafter.
The difference between the true and
false person, the backbiter and the friend,
is that the one will tell you kindly of
3'0ur faults while the 'backbiter will tell
everyone*T)iu yourself of them.
The boy with an 'unloaded' gun is just
as unsafe .to be near as a mule with one
leg in a sliftgj^f>y jjj^ ;
need to eat meat if you want to
enjoy life.    We have the best.
FISH-SALriON,
H'ALIBUT
,o      Fresh from the Sea
SUMMERS & WARDLE
..BUTCHERS
HUGH MAGUIRE
I have   recently  leased   the shop run by
G. Murdoch.    By strict attention to busi
ness and good workmanship  hope to receive your patronage.
Horse Shoeing a Specialty.
Repairing Promptly Done
Prices Right—Terms Cash
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First Class room and board
Wines, Liquors, Cigars
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THE BIG STORES "
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VANCMYER, B. C.
Sold bv all Dealers.
gv HANDBOOK'- fj
(New Edition issued March, 1908.)
SIZE:    Octavo.    /
PAGES:    1228.
CHAPTERS:    25.
SCOPE :    The copper industry of the
world.
COVERING : Copper history, geol-"
°gy- geography, chemistry, mineralogy,
mining, milling, leaching, smelting, refining, brands, grades, impurities, alloys,
uses, substitutes, terminology, deposits bv
districts, states, countries and continents,
mines in detail, statistics of production,
consumption, imports, exports, finances,
dividends, etc.
The Copper Handbook   is   concededly
the , ..-. „- i5
The miner needs the book for the facts
it gives him regarding geology, mining,
copper deposits and copper mines.
The metallurgist needs the book for
the facts it gives him regarding copper
milling, leaching, smelting and refining.
The copper consumer needs the book
for every chapter it contains It tells
what, and explains how and why.
The investor in copper shares cannot
afford to be without it. The Copper
Handbook gives statistics and general information on one hand, with thousands
of detailed mine desoriptidtWl'on the
other, covering the copper mines of the
entire worlH^and the 40 pages of •..,condensed statistical tables alone are worth
more'than the price of,the book"to each
and every owner of copper iniuing shares.
PRICE : $5 in buokram with gilt top,
or $7-5° if full, library morocco.    .
TERMS : The most liberal. Send no
money, but order the book sent you, all
carriage charges prepaid, on one week's
approval, to be returned if unsatisfactory,
or paid for if it suits. Can you afford
not to see the book and judge for yourself of its value to you ?
WRITE NOW to the editor and publisher,
HORACE J. STEVENS,
550 SHELDEN   BLDG.,  HOUGHTjsrO
MICH., U. S. A.
PRINCETON   LODGE
I.O.O.F. No. 52-
^Regular meetings, 8 p
m., Thursdays.
Sojourning.brethren welcome.    Hall situated in
Star building.
N. Huston, J. O. Cotji/thard.
6 Noble Grand. Secretary.
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December 9, 1908
THE FLAG QUESTION.
From 1st page.
(which they won't) they will see that the
s toe is on the other foot. I am a Canadian and proud of it. I believe that
Canada has a future second to none, and
that whether in industry, commerce or
war, Canadians have no cause to be
ashamed of themselves or their country.
It is; exactly for this reason that I do
not want to see my country represented
by a flag that would be a disgrace to the
negro republic of San Domingo. The
Star wants to know if I can propose a
better flag, to which I would like to reoly
that no one could propose a worse one.
What is the emblem of Canada ?
Everybody knows, from the school child*-
ren who sing " The Maple Leaf Forever,"
to the Boers, who learned to have a deep
respect for any soldier who wore a maple
-leaf on his helmet. The maple grows in
every province of Canada, and is looked
on ever> where as the Canadian tree : why
not put it on the flag? A laage maple
leaf, replacing the present dime museum
on the fly of the flag, would give us an
ensign at once simple, beautiful, easily
recognized, completely understood and
universally respected.
The Laurier Government claim to have
made Canada a nation. Why then dc
they not «ive us a flag that a great nation
need not be ashamed of? Is it because
they are too busy spending the peopled
money ?
Skiddoo.
FIRE ALARMS, &c.
Four sharp taps on the bell, with slight
pause between each four, will indicatt
that the fire is in Ward I. Two sharp
taps, with pause between each two, will
locate the fire in Ward 2.
Continuous moderate ringing of the
bell will be used for meetings of any
kind, for public demonstrations or foi
giving the correct time daily. Toiling
for the dead will be one stroke of the
bell with measured intervals of ten seconds, ad.
60   YEARS'
EXPERIENCE
Trade Marks
Designs
Copyrights &c
Anyone Beading a sketch end description ma?
I OttloUly ascertain our opinion free whether an
Invention Is probably patentable. Communications strictly confidential. I HANDBOOK on Patents
sent free. Oldest agency for securingjatents.
Patents taken through Mann. & Co. receive
tpecial notice, without charge, lathe
SC-tttfiif-C lliirfm
A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any scientific Journal. Terms for
Canada, $3.75 a year, postage prepaid. Bold by
«li nevrsdealers.
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Branch Office, C25 F Et, Washington, D. C.
Stomach trouble is but a symptom cf. and nol
in itself a true disease. We think of Dyspepsia.
Heartburn, and lndigest'on as real diseases, yet
they are symptoms only of a certain specific
Nerve sickness—nothing else.
It was this fact that first correctly led Dr. Shoop
In the creation of that now very popular Stomach
Remedy—Dr. Shoop's Restorative. Going direct'
to the stomach nerves, alone brought that success'
and favor to Dr. Shoop and his Restorative. Without that original and highly vital principle, no
Buch lasting accomplishments were ever to be had.
For stomach distress, bloating, biliousuessi'baa'
breath and sallow complexion, try Dr. Shoop's
Restorative—Tablets or Liquid—and see for your-
self what it can and will do. We sell and cheerfully recommend
Dr* Shoop's
Restorative
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Annual Guessing competition
Three Guesses
Three Prizes
A large sealed box has been placed on exhibition in
our window, containing three articles, or pictures
of three articles, representing,—
1. Something USED every day in Princeton.
2. Something SEEN every day in Princeton.
3. Something WORN every day in Princeton.
EVERY FIFTY CENTS |^
spent in cash at the Big Store, until Dec. 24th, will entitle the
purchaser to one guess as to what these articles are.
The person guessing correctly, or guessing nearest Article
No. 1, will receive a Handsome Japanese Urn; guessing, or
guessing nearest Article No. 2, a Fine Carving Set; guessing or
guessing nearest Article No. 3, a Nickle Plated Coffee and
Tea Pot.
Should two or more guess any article correctly, they will
draw lots for the prizes.
Prizes to be awarded by Judges selected by the
competitors.
Paste mis in Your Hat and get it Next to Your Brain!
We  Have Mot  Time
To tell you of all the good things that we are opening up for
Xmas, but we must clear out a few lines already in stock to
make room for the new goods. To do this, we are making the
following offers:
3 Combination Commode and Washstands,
regular price, $12.50, each at        -       $10.50
10 guesses with each stand.
3 Pieces Linoleum, regular price per
yard, $1.50, at 1.15
One guess with each yard.
Why scrub the floor when you can buy Linoleum at this price
25 Yard Piece of Carpet, regular price per
yard, $1.00, now       -       -       -       -        60c.
A hard floor   is a  cold  proposition  these   mornings, so  keep
your tootsey-wootsies warm with this carpet.
One guess with every yard purchased.
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