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Estimated 800,000,000 tons coal in Princeton basin.
Let a tiger lick your skin and he will soon eat your flesh.
Three Thousand Square Miles of Mineral Area in the Similkameen, Not One-Tenth of which has been, as yet, Prospected—Railway-
Transportation is all that is Required to make this Country Blossom into Productivity and Prosperity—Sportsmen's Elysium. \
Vol. ix. No. 32.
PRINCETON, B.C.,   WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST 5, J908.
$2 a Year, in Advance
THE BOARD OF TRADE
Condemns Criminal Neglect of
Princeton by Someone
Re Telephone.
Publicity Committee   Appointed   to
Edit and Print Polder Soon
as Possible.
At the regular meeting of the Board of
Trade Monday night there was a good
attendance and important matters dealt
with. A long communication from C. S.
Stevens, Superintendent of the Dominion
telephone line,~expressihg regret for the
absence of a public phone in Princeton
and disclaiming responsibility therefor.
He Stated he had documentary evidence
to prove where the blame rested,
Mr. Stevens urged the establishment
of a telephone exchange in Princeton,
and said he wag{<jSgillipg\. to help bring
about any immediate solution of the
present diffichliy. He further stated that
it the Board would recommend a man to
D. Ross, M.P*, he (Stevens)had no doubt
that an agent would, be appointed and
the officc'-'reopened. He thought the
appointment.jjif.a. good agent would be
the means of increasing the revenue of
the office.
A long discussion ensffea in which
the opinion was freely expressed that
Princeton is prejudicially treated by some
person havjng .influence or authority in
the telephone management. The damage done to the town and the serious inconvenience to business was emphasized
the tone of all the speeches being resent,
ful and condemnatory of the unfair treat?
ment handed out to this community in
the matter of telephone accommodation. *
Mr. Waterman pointed out that the
Vermilion Fork's Co. had, by the'erection
of a private telephone line connecting
the mine, office, ,&c., laid the foundation
for a local exchange which the company,
no doubt, would extend when the field
was afforded.
A motion recommending H. H. Avery,
jr., to D Ross, M.P., for the position of
telephone agent was unanimously endorsed. Mr. Lumsden asked that line
connection be given as formerly to the
Howse Co., and that the Board include
this in the motion of recommendation—
agreed to. He stated that through personal pique and spite telephone communication had been withdrawn from the
company.
The question o' a folder for advertising all the resources of Princeton district was heartily concurred in by all'the
members. A general committee," to be
subdivided, was formed for the purpose
of outlining the work and allotting the
sub-committees their subjects, which will
treat of .placer, ore and coal mining, agriculture, horticulture, grazing, water
power, smelter possibilities, fire and
builders' brick, cement, natural paint,
luniber and timber, hunting, fishing,
shooting, trapping, scenery, historical
sketch, railways, roads, people, commercial institutions,  religion,  social condi-
(Continue<},on_3r^l,page.)
FRUIT TREES LOADED.
Climate and Soil Give- Evidence of
Their Productiveness.  .
Hugh Hunter's garden and orchard are
well worth a special trip to his country
seat to have an adequate conception of
the possibilities of frr^it.raising and vegetable growing. Tomatoes and cucumbers, raspberries and currants, early and
late apples, these, and many other kinds
were growing** 1" perfection. Some of
the apple trees were so heavily laden
that some qfjthj&jgongegted Simbs had to
be relieved of their superabundant burden. If there should be any doubting
Thomas or hesitating Hezekiah regarding
the growth of the tender sorts of vegetables and the perfection of apples it is
only necessary to see Mr. Hunter's place
from the main trunk road .and which has
been so imperfectly and brieflv described.
There are other gardens and orchards in
jKisjKectkJn Which . would equally well
repay the visit of all interested in the
fruit and vegetable ''industry. Well situated lands in .this district have been demonstrated to contain fruit growing pro.
perties and the requisite climatic environment^ fos successful fruit and vegetable
production.- ¥
CRAPING Will BEGIN
Camp   Construction  Now on
Program Breaks the
Cruel Suspense.
Princeton the Present Goal and Ter-
. minus of Construction Work
, on Railroad.
GOLDHUNTEB, ON GRANITE.
Charles Lambert and wife were in'to'wn
last Wednesday from Granite Creek.
He is busy with bis big placer mining
proposition at the North ■• Fork and now
that the water, is low and • lowering no
time will be lost' i'n'digging'for that ever
seductive' metal: Gold. Six hundred
feet of the creek will be flumed at first
and that amount of ground worked out
then it will be shifted on as required.
The distance to bedrock is the query Mr.
Lambert has to answer. It is there the
gold and plajinum lodged in the long
ago and he proposes to dislodge some of
it for his own use and benefit—(hope he
gets a ton of it.) Mr. Lambert is an
old Atlin miner and made a snug fortune
there. He is an expert miner and conducted a placer mining school in the
Klondyke days, some of his pupils being
almost able to find gold by scent. Some
very pretty souvenirs of Atlin in the form
of nugget watch chains, Mr. Lambert
carries with him and are most interesting. He is an earnest advocate of a
wagon' road along Granite Creek, a work
that the government is willing to undertake when some of the tardy ones make
up their minds they want it.
Ju=t as those premonitory' signs of
earthquaxe are unmistakable and distinct so also is it with the'building of the
railway to Princetqn, signs of which are
equally evident and one may be sure,
much more pleasant 'to take.' At last,
preparations for actual grading have
begun.
Superintendent of construction, Geo.
Cunningham, was in town Tuesday ordering material for a camp to be started
'on the Similkameen River about three
miles below town. This camp will serve
two heavy rock cuts, one on either side.
| Another camp for • earthwork will be
built.near Allison and still another nigh
^.Princeton when required >and as the
spirit m'oves.the inpcrrjtablejirn.
It will take about seven months to
finish the heavier cuts the balance of the
ftirhe required to complete JtheKfine is
the   merestt   guesswork—itv'm'ay    take
iyears, it rnay<take forever, .j Tjhe .perfect-
iing o£aijships is going on.apace a^d it is
not unlikely that in the race between
them'an'd  trie locomotive the ship will
twin into Princeton. Meantime citizens
will welcorfle"ttfeT0_r~6f"Jiirr Hill's artillery among the suburban hills.
no public telephone connection with
Princeton these painful incidents would
be avoided. Mr1. Fitzgerald has the sincere sympathy of many friends, which
is also extended to family of deceased in
the loss of father and breadwinner. The
family, mother and five children, resides
at Suma's, Wash., where" Mr. Fitzgerald
died on'July 23rd.
PROGRESS IS OBSERVED.
WILD FRUIT PLENTIFUL.
Parties from the hills and Hope Mountains give it out that there will be
'oceans' of wild fruit this year. Someone has a forturre' staring them in the
face who will embark in the canning or
'drying of wild .fruits, especially huckleberries, which now cost at least 25 or 30
cents per tin of one pint. A good tonic
wine is produced from the olalla and as
a dietetic fruit in the form of "soap-
olalla" it is said to be beneficial in constipation and of some merit in spurring
on a jaded or lazy liver. The pill editor
now leaves the reader to act as he wills,
the simple curatives and the simple life
are his if he desires.
Trip Through the Similkameen, Land
of Minerals and other Resources.
Ernest Thomas arrived from Penticton-
last week on a visit and was pleased to>
note the evidences of progress in the
substantial buildings that are now
in course of erection • and those that
have , bee_n„ erected. , His faith in the
great undeveloped .natural resources of
this country has never wavered a little
bit. The times "are fairly good in Penticton, and Keremeos is now passing
through the primary stages of a far-
reaching revolutionary movement affecting the social.and agricultural conditions*
in that prolific section. Newcomers with,
money and new ideas are peoplirigiiaiTr
the Penticton-Kerenieos country. Fruit
and beef are Ihe spine aud staples of the
district. k*. ...
Hedley -is, Mr. Thomas says, a much,
improved tojyu' from a business standpoint since he. .last saw it. No doubt
about its future; the gold is there and
wherever this alluring stuff is there will
be something'- doing and no empty din—
. ner -pails . standing around with a bad'
smell in.them. Of course it's wrong to
■covet, but if Princeton had the Nickel.
! Plate and the Daly Reduction payroll it
would be a town of a few thousand people, at least. Two hundred delegates
are coming to Penticton the second weeir-
of August to inspect irrigation methods
and otherwise get in touch with the people and their fruit culture.
; Mi. Thomas returned to Penticton on.
Monday. He says that Geo. Winkler,
an old time Princtonian, is in the hills
searching for a lost mine, his quest now-
baying extended over a period of four
years.
MESSAGE WAS TOO LATE.
R. Fitzgerald has had a sad experience
through the absence of a public telephone in Princeton. A message from a
dying brother having to go to Hedley for
transmission by post to Princeton took
so long in transit that he was not able to
reach the sick one before his life departed and thus too late to meet him alive.
If the manager of the line would make
it known  on  the  outside that theie was
A reader wants an explanation of the
motto under the Star title : Let a voracious, designing, patronizing person into
your friendship and they will either ruin
or gobble you altogether.
J. D. Lumsden, manager for the Howse
Co., leaves today lor Vernon on a holiday visit to relatives.
C. O. French returned from a successful prospecting trip last week and will
shortly go up to Welldo to attend the
ceremony of officially baptizing it witb>
liquid from the soup, springs. He willr
lay the foundation of a 'city' there andj
■be installed its first mayor—and maybe
its last. The latter phrase is intended to-.
make the knockers feel good.
 THE     SIMILKAMEEN     STAR
August 5 1908
_* THE STAR. «#
One Year,
J. M.WRIGHT
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Four weekly insertions constitute one month
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No transient advertisement inserted unless
accompanied with tbe cash.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
New postage stamps commemorating the Quebec tercentenary are
on sale. The stamps are beautifully designed and executed, the
historic scenes being truly representative of the early days of Canada.
In   the   forthcoming   Dominion
elections a Socialist candidate will
be in the field along with the Liberal and   Conservative   aspirants.
While it is not at all probable that
a Socialist will  be elected  he will
at least, have the pleasure of harassing the flanks of the other parties.    It is  generally admitted that
the Socialist voto cuts into the Liberal ranks more than  that of the
Conservative and as it is a part of
their creed to oppose tbe party in
power they undoubtedly will cut
some " ice " at the polls next fall.
editor requires a degree of intellectual muscularity  not only beyond
the college professor's reach but also
beyond his comprehension. A good
editor must have tbe casuistic skill
of a Huxley, the rippling humor of
a Johnnie Ray, the abysmal learning of a Virchow, the eloquence of
a Webster, and the powerful sweep
and whoop of a Gladstone.     He
must read write and speak every
ancient and modern language, with
all the dialects thereof.    He must
understand    politics,    archaeology
and plain sewing.   ~He must be gentle enough to judge a triolet and
strong enough to balance a footstick
on his nose.    He must know every
human  being worth knowing from
Tadmor iu the wilderness to the
hills of  Yubadam.      He must be
sober,   patient  and beautiful.    He
must wear good clothes, shavedaily
and love children.
wrongs justly complained of by
Manitoba Liberals remain unredressed." Evidently the Free Press
and the Star are in the same boat,
each having unredressed grievances
of the people to champion and each
forced to defend its action by the
only honorable course open : Continue in the good work and let the
ballots do the rest.
A. MURCHIE "Eg"
PHOTOGRAPHER m"""*. «
Photos of Families taken at their
Homes—Views of Princeton
and Surrounding Camps.
AMATEUR WORE FINISHED
Address   -    PRINCETON. BC.
NOTICE.
The
Princeton
Livery
and
Feed
Stables
HUSTON  BROS., Props.
To get rich quick and easy is the
ambition of many. They defalcate
and steal and lie, never thinking
that those means frequently result
in tbe loss of years behind the bars
or, what is of more importance, the
lost confidence of their . neighbors
and feliow citizens.
In England the problem of Sunday labor is receiving serious consideration. The House of Lords
has recently passed the Weekly
Rest Day Bill which provides for
every workingman a Sunday rest
from toil. By this law greedy corporations and individuals would be
obiiged to " rest up." Incessant
work is even more dangerous to the
physical and moral existence of
man than none at all.
Notice is given that I intend to apply to
the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for
a license to prospect for coal on the following
described lands :
Commencing at a post marked J. M. Smith's
S.W. corner post placed at the S.E. corner of lot
1822, Similkameen division of Yale district.thence
east 80 chains, north 80 chains, west 80 chains
following the Similkameen river, south 80 chains
to point of commencement.
JNO. M. SMITH.
May 21st, 1908.
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.
You I
NOTICE.
Every new industry and business,
every new settler, prospector, miner
and mechanic meaus so much more
wealth and prosperity added to the
town. Every legitimate means to
induce these to come here and
locate should be employed and every
citizen should organize himself or
herself into a committee of one
to promote the good work.
The town scavenger reports that
some citizens refuse his services,
preferring to dump their closet contents on the garden or in the river.
It was to prevent pollution of the
rivers and wells, sources of drinking Vga^er. supply, that health and
sanitary officers were appointed by
the government. So far, Princeton enjoys the reputation of being
cleanly and free from any endemic
disease. It would be false economy
on the part of citizens to withhold
patronage of the scavenger and it
would be false justice to permit any
evasion of the law by those who
are perfectly able to pay. for the
necessary scavenging.
Four hundred and fifty Union
Jacks have been sent out to as many
schools in the province. The hours
are fixed by regulation of tbe Department for the flag to fly. As a
means of inculcating loyalty in the
children of the land there is much
in favor of the flag idea. But the
loftiest patriotism comes only from
the lives of great men who by their
words and deeds proved their love
and devotion for their country. It
is in the reading of history and
biography of patriots, as well as
song, that lofty inspiration is given
to the young.
Notice is hereby given that all persons having
.claims egainst the estate of Christopher Burkstead, deceased 28th April, iqo8, are required ts
send to the undersigned trustees full particularo
of their respective claims within 30 days of the
publication of this notice, otherwise'no notice
will be taken of them.
CHAS. WILLARSON,
JOHN E. HEDLEY, Trustees.
Prinze on. May 27th, 1008. 26
STALLION
"ROB ROY"
SEASON OF 1908.
Commencing on  Wednesday, 13th inst.,
the above named Stallion will stand
for mares in Princeton on the
WEDNESDAYS
Until about the 20th July.
ROB ROY,  No.  2702,  is   a   pedigreed
Clyde stallion—Terms : $10, single leap ;
$15  for season, and $20 to insure with
foal. LUKE GIBSON.
20-24,
need to eat meat if you want to
enjoy life. We have the best.
Fish every Friday.
NOTICE.
The manner in which the Dominion telephone line has been built
and managed must form the subject
of parliamentary investigation. To
permit a government-owned utiugl
to be run any old way so far as reports and receipts are concerned,
and to use the line as a means of
" getting even" with anyone who
happens to incur the ill will of those
in control of it, would be an unanswerable argument against government ownership and have a tendency to breed corruption of the.
foulest kind.
Some of the qualifications necessary to make a good editor are
put in the following way by the
Baltimore Sun :   "The trade of the
The Winnipeg Free Press, one of
the very best papers in the Dominion, has kicked over the Liberal
traces, as the following will show :
" The Free Press is not concerned
in saving anybody's face—neither
its own nor Sir Wilfrid Lauder's
—and it  declares the fact that the
IN THE MATTER OF THE RAILWAY ACT
AND IN THE MATTER OF THE VANCOUVER, VICTORIA AND EASTERN
RAILWAY AND NAVIGATION COMPANY.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at the expiration of four weeks from the first publication
of this notice, the Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern Railway and Navigation Company will apply
to the Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada at Ottawa, under Section 222 of the Railway
Aet to authorize the construction of a branch
line of railway to the Vermilion Forks Mining
and Development Company's coal mine on lot
1822, Group 1, in accordance with the plan, pro
file and book of reference showing such branch
line which has been deposited in the Land Reg-,
istry Office in Kamloops on the 7th dayof May
Afbr'1908. 1
Dated this 8th day of May, A.D. 1008.
A. H. MacNEILL,
Solicitor for  the    Vancouver, Victoria and
Eastern Railway and Navigation Company.
'   The first publication of this notice was in the
issue of this paper of the 20th day of May. 1908.
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given to whom it
may concern that one red heifer (hornless) branded as cut on left hip, and
one ball-faced steer, without ear _____
marks and no brand discernable, both
about three years old the coming spring
strayed on to the premises of the late
Angus McLod, and unless they are redeemed within thirtv days and expenses
of keep paid they will be sold by public
auction to recover same.
A. MURCHIE.
G. MURDOCH.
Trustees A. McLeod estate.
SUMMERS & WARDLE
BUTCHERS
PRINCETON
B.C.
TIICKITT8
luiypiic I
Navy
Tobacco
Largest Sale in Canada
NOTICE.
Certificate of Improvements.
"Freddie B" and "Rambler" mineral claims, situate in the Similkameen mininjr division of Yale
district. Where located: On Five-Mile creek.
' Take notice that I, Luke Gibson, Free Miner'8
Certificate No. B9468, intend, sixty days from the
date hereof, to apply to the Miningr Recorder for a
Certificate of Improvements for the purpose of
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 this 12th day of February, A.D. 1908. 8-lfi
Advertise in the Sfe;
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August 5, 1908
THE    SIMILKAMEEN   STAR
BOARD OE TRADE.
From 1st page.
tions, education, list of businesses now
represented and vacant, incorporation,
benevolent societies, prices of groceries
and farm produce, water for domestic
use and water works, fire protectton,
climate, health and sanitary conditions,
etc., etc., and the great future upon
which the sun of prosperity is now
rising.
The "general committee appointed to
draft the contents of a publicity folder
is as follows : Marlow, Ross, Hall, Wat-
.erman, Kirkpatrick. Stevenson, Avery,
sr., Bell, Lumsden, McDougall, Coulthard and Wright. This committee will
meet Monday night in the court house at
8 o'clock sharp. Every member is expected to be present. The cost of publishing a folder will be entirely borne by
the Board of Trade and the public will
get all the benefit.
Rev. J. Thurburn-Conn was admitted
a member ot the Board, afier which it
adjourned sine mora.
SIMILKAMEEN LAND DIVISION.
things high up led some to think they
were the latest in aeroplanes, balloons or
air coaches. Dear sakes ! we need transportation of some kind, even if it were
only the tail of a comet swishiug us
around the heavens or down by the sad
seashore.
Len Huston has moved into his new
and comfortable house on Kenley Av.
No need of a housewarming these hot
days.
Mrs. P. Swanson has arrived home
from a pleasant trip extending as far as
Spokane.
•   D. O. Day is in a Portland sanitarium
undergoing stomach treatment.
THE CANADIAN BANK
OF COMMERCE
ESTABLISHED  I86T
Paid-up Capital, $10,000,00©
Reserve Fund, -   5,000,000
Notice   is   given  by   the   Lands and
Works   Department,  Victoria,   that the
boundaries  of   the   Similkameen Land
Recording Division have  been changed
as follows: Commencing at a point on
the International   Boundary  where it is
intersected by  Pasayton  Creek,  thence
following northerly along the said creek
and the south fork of the Similkameen
River to its junction with the Tulameen
River ; thence  westerly along the Tulameen River to the mouth of China Creek;
theuce  northerly along China Creek to
its intersection   with the south boundary
of Lot 969, Group  1, Kamloops Division
of Yale District; thence due east to the
eastern bank of Okanagan River; thence
in  a  northerly  direction,   following the
eastern  shore   of  Okanagan  River and
Okanagan  Lake,   to   a point distant 56
miles due   north   of the   International
Boundary ; thence due east to the western  boundary  of the Nelson Land Recording  Division   of Kootenay   District,
to the 49th  parallel; thence west along
the 49th  parallel to the place of commencement.
Watchmaker and Jeweller.
Ladies and Gentlemen : Do not fail to
send me your watch or jewellery for repairs. I can guarantee the work to be
done right at low prices. If you are in
need of a Watch or jewellery let me
know and I will deal with you according
to the' old saying: Honesty is the best
policy. Yours truly,
J. B. HADDAD,
Watchmaker and Jeweller.
Headquarters, Vancouver : Branch office
at Nicola.
DEAD   OFFICE, TORONTO
B. E. WALKER, President
ALEX. LAIRD, General Manager
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT ALL BRANCHES
DRAFTS AND   MONEY ORDERS sold, and money transferred.by
telegraph or letter.
COLLECTIONS made in all parts of Canada and in foreign countries..
FOREIGN BUSINESS.    Cheques and drafts on the United States,
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Great Britain and other foreign countries bought and sold. 113
A. J. MARLOW, Acting Manager, PRINCETON BRANCH.
Wood,
IF YOU HAVE REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE LIST IT WITH US.
WE HAVE CASH BUYERS.
Wanted, at Once,
A GOOD FRUIT RANCH OF 160
TO 640 ACREf*—•'MUST HAVE
GOOD SUPPLY OF WATER.
HEADQUARTERS   FOR
Sherwin - Williams'
*aints
AVERY & AVERY
Real Estate and General Insurance.
Star Building, Princeton.
I II     nURALO'S 1st quality
Limited.      Cold Water Sanitary Calcimo
VANCOUVER, B. C.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
In a recent B. C. Gazette the following
appointments are made : " Hugh Hunter,
of Princeton, Esquire, to be a Registrar
for the purposes of the Marriage Act.
To be a, Notary Public in and for the
Province of British Columbia, Henry
Harrison Avery, Esquire, Princeton,
B.C."
Miss Tree arrived last Wednesday from
a very enjoyable trip to Nicola.
G. B. Armstrong was in town last week
soliciting jobbing orders.
Rain is seriously needed for late grain.
Uhlcr & Cox are in 71 feet on their
Five-Mile mineral property. The ore is
good and coming regular. They will be
in a position to ship wheu the railway is
running. Industrious and capable, thefe
miners deserve a bonanza and have probably got it.
Ball game at Otter Flat on the 9th,
Tulameen v. Princeton.
Major Anderson and Engineer Kennedy are coming this way according to
the Trumpet.
If possible the Star will be delivered
to town subscribers on Tuesday hereafter.
While G. Murdoch was making hay on
the Findlay ranch the other day a young
cyclone came along and took the tops off
a lot of cocks and whirled them high up
in the air.   The sight of these revolving
Drugs
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Simiikameen Lumber Go., Lidm
H d. F. Waddell, Mgr,
ROUGH AND DRElSED LUMBER
All kinds  of mouldings made.       Orders promptly
attended   to.       For   further   particulars   apply   to
A GOOD
SPRING TONIC
is what you require.
Campbell is the man to
see about it.    Don't delay.
CIGARS AND
TOBACCO §
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J. F. WADDELL, Princeton,
,     Interest Charged on Accounts 30 Days Overdue.
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Great Northerni ASS91illld
—Hotel—        a   n
The Ciiy Drug store
J. R. CAMPBELL.
PRINCETON -       B.C.
Transfer of License.
' NOTICE is hereby given that I intend to apply to the Superintendent
of Provincial Police, Victoria, for a
transfer of the license held by me for
the Ashnola Hotel, Ashnola, B.C., to
A. Provost. HUGH CAMPBELL..
Princeton, B. C, July 8L. 1908.
MANLEY & SWANSON, Props.
First Class room and board
Wines, Liquors, Cigars
Gold, Silver & Copper, $1.
G. G. WEST, Provincial Assayer, 530
Richards St, Vancouver, B.C.
l B. C.
PRINCETON   LODGE
I.O.O.F. No. 52.
Regular meetings, 8 p-
v^sc- -  m., Thursdays.
Sojourning brethren welcome.    Hall situated in
Star building.
N. Huston, j. o. Coulthard.
6 Noble Grand. Secretarj.
F. W. GROVES
Civil and ilining 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 Claims
n the District. PRINCETON. B.C
Advertise in the Star
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THE     SIMILKAMEEN     STAR
SHOET AND PITHY.
Sleep, sloth and stupidity rob men of
splendid opportunities; then they become knockers and backcappers, jealous
>of those who are wide awake, honest and
successful.
The heart rather than the tongue wiil
be the convicting 'organ* in the final
settlement.
"I can never forgive that person,"says
somebody, and "I'll not forget vou,"
:says the devil, "when I take you home."
If you cannot say anything good about
a person, say nothing bad until you have
first told the one effected.
,-aWithout sincere, honest praise this
world would be so bleak that we would
want to jump off.
It is a great mercy there is night for
.■some people are so "hungry for 'dough"
that they cannot rest Sunday or Monday.
Every tub rests on its own bottom: the
jjreacber cannot "make good" for his
flock.
Girls want a beau, so that the other
girl won't get him.
Laziness and sickness, different terms
•yet often  meaning the same thing.   A
lazy,  listless   life   promotes   disease   of
■ mind and body.
Our legislatures   are mere schools of
•grafting and governments are not busi
,.ness models.   The great god of graft has
.many worshippers in Canada.
Politics is a game, so they say who
"Carry a card up the sleeve.
Put corrupt men in parliament and parliament will rob the people that they
may be steeped and pickled in corruption—blinded to all shame.
August .5 1908
THE CANADIAN BANK
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B. E. WALKER, President
ALEX. LAIRD, General Manager
ESTABLISHED  1807
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Reserve Fund, -   5,000,000
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town lots fn a townsite named Prince Kuperi,
being a subdivision of Lot 642, Ranges, Coast
District} situated on the mainland between the
mouth of the Skeena River and Kaieu Island,
are being offered for sale, it has been deemed
necessaryto warn the publicthat the said town-
site is not situated at the terminus of the Grand
Trunk Paci6c Railway, and is net the townsite
which is owned jointly by ihe Government of
British Columbia aud ihe Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway Company
F J. FULTON,
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works.
Lands and Works Department,
Victoria, B C., May ist, 1908.
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that all claims
against the late Angus McLeod must be
handed in to the undersigned trustees of
said estate within thirty days of this notice, when all same will be paid, otherwise no account will be taken of them.
A. MURCHIE.
G. MURDOCH
Trustees.
Princeton, April 29, 1908.
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Alpha, Bell fractional, Campbird fractional, Prohibition mineral claims, situate in the Similkameen Mining Division of Yale district.   Where
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Take notice that I, F. W. Groves, F. M. C. No.
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Jackson, F. M. C. No. B79969, intend, sixty days
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Dated this 12th day ofMay, A.D. 1908.
F. W. GROVES.
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PEOPLE WILL TALK.
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If jou belong to the   Board  of  Trade
don't think to escape,
For   they'll criticize  you and sneer at
your fine shape,
They say your long-standing debts yon 1
should not overlook
Before you join a crowd that won't "wash
hands" like a cook.
But people will talk.
Now, the ball team looks shabby, but it
plays with care,
Princeton   don't   mind   it,   as you are
.surely aware,
Uniforms cost    money:    Well !   what's
the use, (
An  unsupported   team   will   go   to the?
deuce.
So people will talk.
And then  if you show the least public
spirit or boldness of heart,
With a  slight    determination   to   take J
your own part,
They  will call you conceited, vain and
an upstart, ,
But be kind, stick to the truth and run j
your own cart. ■ j
For people will talk.
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