SLOGAN YOL. II., No. 47. SLOCAN, B. C, FEBRUARY 21, 1902. H2.-00 PER ANNUM. Cleanliness Next to Godliness We have in stock at present time : 3 six-foot Steel Plunge Baths, Children's Bath Tubs, all sizes. Every home should have one and we are selling these oheap. Don't wait. T. D. WOODCOCK & COMPANY, Hardware Merchants. SLOCAN, B.C. MEN' THE LARGEST STOCK THE BEST MAKES THE CLOSEST PRICES. What about a Mackinaw or a pair of Rubbers, or a suit of Underwear. Don't forget us. W. T. Shatford 6c Co., General Merchants, Sloean, Vernon, Fairview, and Camp McKinnev, B. C. A.YO Dealers in Fresh and Salt Heats, Vegetables and Provisions. Goods shipped to any part of the Slocan. Highest cash price paid for raw Furs. SLOCAN, B. C. -A.x*li rxgtoxx Hotel, SLOCAN, B. C. Offers up-to-date accommodation for the Public. It is the home of Travelling, Commercial, and Mining: Men. QETHING & HENDERSON, Proprietors, Hotel t Slocan, Slocan, B. C, is under the SUM and Personal Haiient of Jeff Bat?, Who is ever ready to make life pleasant for those who tarry within a while with him. WILSON HOUSE, SLOGAN, B. C. Is reached by any trail or road that runs into the Town. Do not go past its door when you are dry, weary or hungry. A. E. TEETER, Proprietor. $2000 in Prizes. Fifth Annual Rossland WINTER CARNIVAL, Thursday Friday and Saturday, February 20-22,1902 Programme of Sports: SS,!!tlS:!i junior liiickr\ championships of lliq provinci ), Vivo Skating Races, six Snowshoe Races, Bki Running and Jumping, Carnival Masquerade, Cutter Races for racers or Trotters. Single fiire for round trip on all railvavs. 'rickets on Mil February 20, pood to return on Feb. 21. Kor programmes or any Information- ad- drew II. W. 0. JAQKSOn, Secretary Carnival Committee, Rowland. MEETING OF COUNCIL. M.WOl*. lilt A USUI AW TUX in.KS HIS UKSIGNATION. Accept,-.! by Ilia C'oitnfll "With ItsiKis-t Alsl. Ilulsssrtauu Appolntesl As llni*; Mayor Mmsslis'i's of Court of Uovlaloss Duly Appointed, Aid. Barber, Smith, Wordon, Robertson and Nichol were present at the 'meeting Of the city council on Monday night. Aid. Robertson was voted to the chair, in tho absence ofa regular presiding officer, The Victoria Colonist submitted a price of $2-1 fer a ledger. Matter laid over t'iv other tenders to come in, Mayor Bradshaw wrote: ''In ac Oordance with notice given the council at lust regular meeting, I hereby tinder my resignation ns mayor of the city, and ask that the council accept same, to take effect immediately," Moved by Aid. Robertson And Barber, that the council express its deep regret at the resignation of mayor Bradshaw. Aid. Smith wanted to know if the resigijation would complicate matters arising out'of thc protest to the mayor's election, and was Informed not. Mr. Bradshaw, he was told by the chairman, had resigned, and the council must deal -villi it. Motion put and carried unanimously. Moved by Aid. Barber and Nichol that the resignation of Mayor Brad rhaw be accepted. Carried. Finance committee reported in f.i- vor if bills previously presented. Report accept id and bills ordered pa-Hi, on motion. Accounts presented: B.C. Gazette, oonrt ef revision, $5; City Clerk Fu ley, pos'ngo, S8-, McCallum .t Co., balance due on lumber ftlr HtdeWalkf. $3*1.69; grant ta Treasurer Holder stun, $25' T, J. Armstrong, salary as eliifi'is'' jssiiici*, $7"). Ordered rifenxl tu finance coniiuitis'i*. Laltor rofMirt- s-sj in favor of the chiefs salary and it wns'.sidiis si paid, Ml motion. 'i'lu! assessor reported rn his assess ment roll, the amount being: Land sal'i.-s, $114 932; improvements $80, 330; totaling $175,262. lie asked all* other week Counter his recapitulation and tini-.li up roll. Gran led, on mo tion tf Aid. Barber nnd Nichol. Finance ceinmittco reported verb ally, recommending that salaries of all eity officials bo duo Oil the firs,' of each month. Moved by Aid. Barber and Nichul that tlie report DO adopt ed. Cirrii'tl. Aid. Barber moved that Aid. Rob ertsen be appointed 'acting mayor ponding the holding of a new elec li.in. Aid. Smith moved that no new bus inees be taken up bv tha council, owing io the unsettled s ate of civic of fairs and because of tlie absence of Aid. McCallum. Aid. Barber saisl the coiin*vi! COU'd not sit still snd do nothing. Aid. Smith merely suggested his line of action, but did not wish to block things. A discussion arose relative to the appointment (if the members of the| court of revision- Aid. Nichol seconded Aid Berber's motion. Before the motion wus put, Aid Worden wanted to know if iliev wero sure of having an election? He w.-is answered in the aflirmative, as the protest, pending could not affect the council's action tonight, the appoint nicnt being bnt temporary! The wording ofmotion was changed to ''temporary chairman." A new motion wns drawn up In accordance with section II, of the statutes, and on being put was declared carried. SchsHI trustee McNeish wanted to know when the school board was going to get its allowance, and was in formed just so soon as the necessary papers in connection with the civic loan were Bigned. The lin nee committee would meet Thursday and attend to the matter. Aid. Smith's motion came up, thc aldei'irion agreeing there was quits sufficient unfinished business to attend to without taking up anything new. Thc question of the court of revi sion was again touched on and dis- cussed a little, the aldermen bring undecided as to whether it was new business or not. Aid. .Smith's motion was put and declared lost. Aid. Worden then asked what schemes the council were now going into, and the acting mayor said none at all. Thev discussed again the court of revision. Aid. Barber and Nichol moved that the acting chairman proceed to appoint the members of the court of revision. it was explained to thctwo aldermen that they must name the live members to bo appointed by resolution. This was done, Aid. Barber. -Smith, Nichol, Worden and Robertson being those nnmed. Motion put and declared carried unanimously. The finance committeo agreed to meet next morning and fix up the papers in connection with the civic loan. Acting mayor Robertson appointed Aid. Smith as the third member of the committee and to bo temporary chairman of same. Council adjourned. CITI A-.S'-SSMENf. Vstluo sif Land! ami Improvement* In Slooao. Appended is a detailed statement of the value of thc lands and improvements in the several blocks of the citv under municipal assessment. There is a reduction of about £700 from the total reached in thc abortive effort of last November. The total values under the government were in the neighborhood of $110,030, while the new totals reach $175,262 : 11I.00K. A B 0 D E l 2 3 4 5 li 7 8 9 10 11 I 12 ' 13 }*- '•* 111 17 18 10 \9» 21 .,., t$ 21 25 "fl 27 28 '•J .W 81 I ou 34 35 30 37 38 :m ID -ii •12 ■3 44 1,5 Ui 47 ■IS ■ill .'i0 M 53 :,;i 64 I. VXD $ 5028 8860 1267 695 DOO it'7,'> 2525 2395 410 2200 220J 2300 2225 1205 .'1300 ri7oo (HMO 4015 o2fiU 3366 1 i 10 1K.V) 2120 1755 2125 2! 50 I MOO ,.'!80 LOO' 230 i 227.*) 2200 171)5 110 fiS5 1055 1105 1210 1725 2350 510 HUM 1370 1005 710 r,3o 525 420 489 5.10 720 010 475 VY I 1086 1750 2075 100 1 IMl'IIOVKMEXTS $ SlfiO MOO 1400 1700 50 0575 1075 •825 700 . 425 '850 900 100.) 10025 2150 500 75 550 '.'75 1730 .''00 40.1 Mill 800 575 185 s ll;50 125 150 tion, which would mean the 27th, clone day before that set for the hearing of the protest. Events have a faculty of becoming mixed in this gay burg. "JKNSL'S KKTCItNS. Slornii's Population Looms Up Protfy Large. The census department at Ottawa has issued the following bulletin regarding tho population of British Columbia, compared with the figures ofthe preceding census: Constituency. 1891. Burrard 2l,3(«0 New Westminster 17.800 1901. 41,407 23.822 20 331 23,768 01,839 Vancouver 18,22'.) Victoria 18,638 Cariboo l'.>, 180 Total, 93,173 177,272 The population of tho principal cities and towns is as follows: Alberni Columbia Cranbrook Cumberland Fernie Golden Grand Forks Greenwood Kamloops Kaslo Moyie Nanaimo New Westminster Nelson Phoenix Port Moody Revelstoke Rossland Sandon Slocan Trail Vancouver Vernon Victoria Slocan's population Slocan and Brandon. 502 350 11% 1149 1010 705 101-2 1359 15!)4 1680 582 (.130 6499 5273 Stiti 589 1000 61169 551 1)50 13U0 20.133 802 20,810 includes West 1050 1000 "so (114,081 Total :iss<*«si*il mini*, $175,202 860 700 180,330 unariTAX. items. Paul .Wood has about recovered from a slight attack of pneumonia. J. Past from the Arlington, is still suffering from blood-poisoning in the arm and gains but slowly. He had his arm lanced on Sunday. Dan Palmer, also from the Arlington, was admitted to the hospital on Friday, ina very precarious condition, lie was pushing an ore car and slipped on the ice at the mouth of the tunnel. The sudden wrench from tho running car caused Palmer to fall.and in doing so strained his body in the region of the abdomen, causing the nn'St intense agony. Thc poor fellow suffered greatly for a few slays, but is -happily getling easier. It will be some time ere Dan will be around again. Nln:-isn isss I San loll nt llu* I.»-y. Though the (onlor hockey team got no ciiai.ee tsi go in S.iinh'n for the tournament, the juniors received a wire Friday morning inviting tlnin tOCOine Up. They went up ou the noon boat, in charge nf K. 1. Kirk- wood and Billy Harrington, ami put in an elogant time. The boys sit up a spunky game and made a good showiir: against tho Sandon team, I hough tho latter bad mi some of their best seniors. Against that combination tho Blocan bins could uot get on a Winning gait, the result bo* in'" 11 tn o in favor of Sandon. As the Paystreak remarked, "theSlocan juveniles had the giii'.'er, but lacked the experience." Only six men a side weis* played, those representing Slocan being I,orne and Jack York, Hoy Harbor, Leonard Bentley, Billy Wilson and Alf Bull. Mayoralty Protest, In answer to the application of BS. B. Dunlop for the fixing nf security in his protest against Mayor Brad* sliaw's election, Mr, Justice Martin, in the supreme court at Nelson, bet the amount at $200. The trial will come up at Rossland on tho 28th An appeal from tho chair was la j inst. As if to complicate matters ken by Aid Worden as to whether j even more so thnn thev were, the the court of revision was new busi city council accepted Mayor Brad ness or not, .Made into motion and shaw's-resignation on Monday night seconded by Aid. Smith. The chair I it faking effect at mice. According was sustained. Aid. Nichol and Bar* I to the statutes the nomination In it ber voting ,vciv, Aid. Smith and VVor* new election taRus place in ten days den nny. Chair declared sustained, lifter the acceptance of the resigns, Muivs'lsssstsly Cheap .Missis;.;. "Prom what I have observed," says W. M. Brewer, western representative of tlie Ni'W York Engineering si. Mining Journal, *"I am con viiu'ed that toe ores ofthe Boundary eainpcan be mined and treated for -p.'l a ton. The ore b dies are so large aud the ore is so complete a smelter* ing mixture in itself that this be- com OS possible. This is tho cheapest metalliferous mining In the world. witli the exception Of the iron mines of Alabama and South Carolina, and there colored labor is employed. I had thought that when copper went down to 12 cents a pound the mines sif the Boundary would havo ta close, but 1 now believe that at 10 cents, and even !• cents, the minis can be made to pay. I havo been in thc stupes of two minis whero 1 saw a body (fore, knocked out that was 120 Peat either way." Speaking of British Columbia as i while, hu says he looks for a steady growth and a long continued existence of its mines As to markets he would advise the secret preparation of authentic dato regard Ing the possibility Of selling the output of metals In the Orient. OUR ORE SHIPMENTS SUBSTANTIAL SHOWING MADE BT THIS DIVISION. Lnat Year's Shipments Were 6514 Tom— A ll.sillli.y Evidence of the l.lfu unsl W smith of tlse Cisisip .Arlington th* Biggest Shipper. Only 50 tons of oro was sent out this week, it coming from tho Arlington. There is a carload of sacked ore ready at the chutes to ship.the grade of which will be equal to that sent out last March, tho net proceeds then being $5200. Tho Enterprise will send forward a car of concentrates next week. Spring coming on and the roads getting bad, shipments do not promise to be large. For 1900 the exports from this division amounted to 2S-17 tons, made up from 10 properties. Last year the exports totalled 0529 tons, from 1-1 properties. Following is a full list of the shipments this jcar to date: M1XB. WEEK. TOTsTI.. Arlington 50 029 Enterprise oo Ottawa 7 Neepawa 20 60 707 MINKS AND MINING. Twelve men arc employed at tlie Enterprise mill. Ore shipments for thc entire Slocan arc in excess of 30C0 tons. Some magnificent ore is being taken from the Iron Horse. Snowslides of all sizes and shapes meandered down the hills this week. A certificate of improvements has been granted to Hermann Clever, of New Denver, for the Elk claim. Sidney Norman left Wednesday on a flying trip to the headquarters of his compauy in Cleveland, Ohio. Tlio Neepawa slide came down again on Saturday, blocking the Enterprise road with 20 feet of snow. A force of 35 men is. employed at the Enterprise mine. Almost all the ore is being sent through the concentrator. The Slecan-Ivcpublie Mining Co. lias been granted certificates of improvement on the Kepublic group, on Erin mountain. Two shifts nre employed at thc Enterprise concentrator and it is being run continuously. The mill is giving excellent satisfaction and the output is large, seven tons of concentrates being sent down Monday. An extensively signed petition is being sent into the provincial gov- srnment for the extension of tho Chapleau wagon road for another three miles up the first north fork of Lemon creek, It would serve a host of properties capable of shipping ore. OTTAWA DEVI, A 110. Tlie lessees and owners of the Ottawa were informed on Wednesday that the money was in tho bank to cover the option hel 1 on that property by Pittsburg capit.ilists,associated with W. D. Wrighter, of Spokane. ! The men at tho mine came down ! yesterday and thc papers will likely be signed up today through Angus : McLean,who is acting fnr thc holders ofthe option. When here a month j ago Messrs. Coleman and Wrighter [secured a 30day option, which ex- I pins on Saturday, The price of tho ! bond is in the neighborhood of $45,- | 000, but the particulars will be made j known when the papers are signed. I At tho mine tilings aro looking un- Icommonly well, the paystreak now I showing 18 inches of shipping nre in ! the face of tho drift. A contraction in tho vein occurred a couple of Mo,'I in,; ssf l'Is is. pli-;i it (,'rcslltora. The metting of the creditors ofthe Chapleau, which was to have been held at Nelson on Friday, was postponed till Monday evening. J O. MeCalluui, A. Vmk and 11.1'.Christie a tended from hero. The creditors of thc company have succeed'd in securing an assignment of tlie gov eminent grant to the wagon ruftd of $6000, and li. V. Green, M.I..A., is now lixing up the matter with the department nl Victoria.. There is still nearly $8000 of indebtedness in connection with tho wagon roan, apart from the liabilities of the mine. The creditors were Informed thc a ina Iga inatiou of the Kilo and Chap lean had been succes fully coiiclud wi, so that nil the Indebtedness will goon be cleared up. Subscribe for Tui' l'uii.i,. weeks ago, but it has been passed and the vein wonderfully improved. V A M Mine. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of tho V s-i M Mines, whoso property is on Twelve 1 Mile creek, is to bo held on Saturday 1 evening in Vancouver, for tho purpose of modifying or amplifying the I resolution passed at the extraordinary general meeting held on January 15, and to further secure the lender of I the money that is required by tho : company. The Vancouver Advertiser 1 continues In error in stating most of the stock in the Company is held iii j lhat city's The majority of the stsick is held right here. i *■ A special meeting ofthe city council was called for Wednesday night, to arrange for the i lection of a new mayor. The necessary quorum faH ed io appear. ^ I I* AN HUMBLE HERO BY THOMAfi P. MONTFORT Copyright. 1901 by Tbouaa P. Montfort chapter xvn. 1IAKIN0 AMENDS. Sim Banks walked slowly homeward Since leaving Sam .Morgan he bad growu calm, very, very calm, but bis heart was as heavy as lead. His was the calmness of hopeless despair aud complete resignation. "1 see uiy duty," he repeated over and over, "an I'll do It If It kills me." Ills face was white, but there was a firm, set expression there which showed tluit his uiliiil was made up to a purpose mid ttint there would be no wa- rertng in fulfilling it Like his class In general, he was slow to see his duty, but ouee having seen it there was nq shirking It and no faltering tn Its discbarge. fie believed all Sam Morgan bad told him. lu view of all he knew he bad no shadow of reason for doubting, lt wns true, every word of It. Yet before he acted ho would hear it from Louisa's owu lips. He even hoped—hoped against hope—thnt she might In some way satisfactorily explain lt all. Whatever she said bo would believe. He would take her word against all the world. When he reached home, he went directly to her. He noticed .that she . looked more sad and worn than lie bad ever seen her, and a feeling of pity anil compassion stirred bis heart to the very bottom. In his sympathies bis own sufferings held tbe second place. His wife's were first Even as he stood before her be hesitated to speak, but not for long. Duty with blm was duty, and It must be done, uo matter how bitter the cost. With a quiet firmness tbat was surprising udder the circumstances be spoke. "loueesy," be said, "I'd rather be dead this minute than to speak the words I've got to Ray. but I feel It's my duty to speak, so that once an for all we may understand each other." He paused a moment, and sbe glanced up Inquiringly, tben again beut ber bead over her work. ••l)o you know, Loueesy." he went on, "what all* people are aaylu nbout you an Melvln?" Sbe shook her head, and he saw the color creep Into her face. "They aro tellln that you met that man ln tbe woods out thnr an that you —Loueesy, It's hard to say the rest. cruel bard, but It's best to say It. They say you told tbat man yon loved him.' It was out, all out, and he waited for ber to speak. But he waited In vain. Her bead bent lower over her work and ber whole form seemed to droop, but she remained silent. Mls It true, Loueesy'/" he asked after awhile, hla voice strangely gentle and tender. "Tell me, is lt all true, as they say?" Sbe did not answer. "Say 'Yea' or 'No,' Loueesy," ht Insisted. "Yes," she said In a tone scarcely audible. "An is lt true, Loueesy, that you do love him?" "Yes." Then after a pause she add ed: "I can't lielp it. God knows I can't I wish I was dead." Sim turued to leave the room, but at the door be stopped. "Loueesy." he said, "1 ain't blamln you. It ain't your fault thnt tblngs has turned out like this. Cod knows It ain't" Then he passed on and went to bis own room. He picked up bla gun and examined It and saw thnt It was In perfect order. He set it down where tt would be handy to bim, saying to himself: That's all I'U need, an It'a aU I'll take." Then be took some papers from a little locked tin boi ninl went out He walked dowu the Sired until be came to the ollice of Squirt* Beeson, tbe Justice of the peace. In nil tils movements bo was as calm uml deliberate as though nothing out nf i-ouimba bad transpired, and there wn.* nu outward iiiinsiiiiniis of the Are that was trying his soul. Appearing before the squire, ht placed the papers on the desk, saying quietly: "Can you make out a deed for me right away, squire?" "Shore," was the prompt reply. "Been sellin some of your land. Sim?" "No. I want the deed made out to Loueesy." The squire, having heard the talk about Louisa and Melvln, thought he understood the situation, and he wns not surprised at Sim's words. It occurred to him at once Hint Sim uud Louisa were going to separate and that Sim was going to divide his possessions with ber. "All right," be aaid, bringing ont some blanks and preparing to till In the deed. "Whnt part of your land are you goln to give Loueesy?" "All of If* 81m replied. "All!" tbe squire exclaimed. "All." The squire laid his pen down and turned around, facing Blm. He took nit spectacles off, wiped them slowly with his red cotton handkerchief, theu put tbem on again. "film," be said slowly, "it ain't none of my business, of course, but If 1 wus you I wouldn't do Hint." "Wouldn't do which.?" Sim asked. "1 wouldn't give Loueesy ull tht "Hold on, squire." lund." "Why?" " 'Cause It ain't right. It ain't Jes- tlce to yourself." "But it's jestlce to Loueesy, all the jest Ice 1 cnu tlo her uow. Cod knows It's little enough, consider!** all 1 owe her." The squire looked puzzled. "I dou't understand nliout that," ht snld. "From what I've heard, it ain't your fault thnt things are tbe way they are." "It Is, though. It's all niy fault." "I cnn't see how that Is, Sim. I uln't never licaru of nothin you've done to wrong Loueesy." "Hut I hnve. squire. I've done her a wroug I'll never forrlve myself for, the crudest wickedest wrong ever any man can do a woman." The squire stared in astonishment. "Why, Sim," he said, "I cnn't understand you. I've knowed you nil your life, nn I've never ylt heart) of you doin anybody wrong, much less Loueesy." "But it's so. I hare wronged her, as 1 say." "When?" "The day I married her."* "Sim!" "It's the truth, squire, the God's truth. I didn't know It then, but I know It now. I'd 'a' better 'a' killed her any day than to 'a' made her my wife." The squire shook bis head. "I cnn't see," he said, "how you go 'bout makin lhat out. Men bave been a-uinrryin women ever sence the begin- niu of creation, au I ain't never before beam It looked ou ns a crime." "lt ain't uo crime whar the man nn the womnn love each oilier," Sim'replied, "nn whar they're ekal ever* way nn sulled together. But whar them tilings ain'i so It's a crime, an they ain't so in our case." "But you loved I.oueesy, Sim?" "I did. squire, an 1 hive her ylt, an I'll go on n-lovlu her till I draw my last breath. How much 1 love her uo- body but Cod knows. Thar ain't no words strong enough to tell." 'Then it nlu't your fault 'hoot what's happriinl, Sim. Loueesy nln't done you rlglii nn"— Sim sprang to his feet and held bis hand np wnrulngly. "Hold on. squlie." he said. "Don't you go nn sny uothln ng'ln Loueesy, not nary n word, 'cause lhar'll he hardness betwixt us If you do. I've alius liked you. squire, an I like you ylt, un I want to go on a llkln you. but I won*' If you tnlk ng'ln I.oueesy." The squire shrugged his shoulders and turned hnek to his desk. A little curtly. It seemed to Sim. he snld: 'Tell me what you wnnt In tbls deed, an I'll go to work nn mnke It out." Instead of replying, Sim drew nearer to ibe squire snd placed his baud on bis shoulder. "Squire," he snld pleadingly. "I hope I ain't gone an mnile you mad. Cod knows 1 never nn-ant to do no slch a thing, an I'm sorry if, I hnve. 1 don't want to cause no more hard feci in'* thnn I can help, nn specially now. when I feel like I ain't got no friends on earth." The squire softened Immediately. "1 ain't mad at you. Sim," be replied, "nor I ain't a-goin to git mad at you. I jest can't mnke out no jestlce Id your way of reasonln: that's all." "An ylt It's jest, for all that" "Mebby It Is. I dunno." You know, squire. Loueesy an me don't suit. You know thnt. dou't you?" "Yes. ever'body knows thnt now." "Ever'body knows It now. nn I guess A good many knowed It 'fore we married. That's wbar l done wrung. I ort a' unit sense enough to know It thin, an mebby I would If I'd 'n' keer cd enough io stop an think. Loueesy was young, uu the couldn't know, but I was older, an 1 ort to 'a' seen thnt she couldn't never be happy with a man like me. 1 done wrong lo urge ber to marry me, an that's what- nil the fault lies. I've ruined her life an destroyed her happiness, but 1 was too blind to see it till It wns too inte." "So now"— "So now I'm u-goln to do what little I can to mnke nmeuds. I'm a-golu to give her ull 1 huve. then take myself out of her life." The squire was silent uml thoughtful a long time, and when at last lie spoke he snid: "Your reasonln mny be Jest, 81m, but Whether il be or not I nlu't u-goin to argue with you 'bout it, 'cause it Wouldn't be no use. You've got your bead sot thai n-wuy, an uothln uiu't a-goin to change It." "Nothln." "But, ns I was a-goln to say, Sim. don't give nil your land away, lt nln't right, an nobody can't expect you to do slch a thlug." "I'll give it all, squire, ever' lucb of It." "Jest think, though, Sim. You'll he set out lu thc world without a home, without a dollar an"— "I have thought of nil that, squire. I've thought of cver'thlug." "It (tfm'l trtiic/i, limit's all I can do." head was bent In deep thought There wns one thing more he longed for before he went, but be was afraid It might not be best. It was this of wblcb be wus thinking, nnd at last be decided. "No. I'll not do It," be aaid. "I'd give the world to see Loueesy once more, bul I ttasn't do.lt. I dnsn't, for I'm Of card I'd give way to ull this I feel, nmi that might give her somethln sad to remember, No. I dnsn't see her no more, never ng'ln In nil this world." He took up his gun nnd went out. Au hour later Snm Cordon and Jason Boberls. ri turning from Jonathan Turner's, henrd a gun tired off In Sim Banks' woods. "Somebody's shot a squirrel, 1 guess," Sum remarked. "Reckon so," Jason replied. "Seems like It's kind of Into to be shootin squirrels, though." The next morning James Melvin wot found dead in Sim Banks' woods, witn a bullet hole through bis heart. (coktinukd.) A Krsigar Story. A book Just published on men and things in .South Africa hns a good story of Kruger. He received ant day two applications for grunts of lnnd, ont from the Hcformcd Dutch Church, the other from a Jewish community. Both Were granted, but presently the Jews compluined that their piece of land was much tht smaller. Kruger at onco replied: "The others bcllovc tho wholo llihle, and, therefore receive un nere of land; you only believe half nnd so art grunted only half an acre. tvhv. therefore, complain'*" An li.ll.orln.il "'onalsl.-rsillo,,. She—8o you do not believe In early marriages? You think n man ought to have made his wny first, | luppoa**, Bo—To tell the truth, what weighs chiefly wltb me Is thnt the later oik marries the less lime one hus to out-* live one's illusions.- I if.* "But suppose Loueesy gits a divorce an her nn Hint other man— You know whnt I mean?" "Yes, suppose they marry." "Waal, would you want him to have what's your'n, while you didn't have noihin?" "If It is to be so, squire, so let it be. I'll have the consciousness of knowln thai I've dor.e iu.v duty, as far as I ■•oii'd. town nl Loui'i'sy.*' Tin- Siva!re sighed and drew the blank rowurd liim nnsi took up his pen. "I hate io make any slch n deed," he -ah!, "bul If you will have It so, so let 't be " •flit' deeds were made, and Sim signed tin in. Then lie went bnck home, , topping at Uieks' store on the way to t'ttle n little account be bad there. "K-ver'tb'Ing must lie left In as good pbupe ns possible," he snld to himself, "so I.oueesy won't he pestered no more than can ho helped*" When lu* was l#-k In his room, he took a piece of paper and a pencil and sat down at the tabic and wrote n note to his wife. It was slow and laborious work, ami It took him a long time to put down Hie few words he had to sny. Willi each word his heart grew heavier und sadder, for that wus the Inst thing he was ever to do for Louisa, nnd when it was finished his life and hers would part, never to meet ngaln. "I am goin away," he wrote, "on I'll never see you uo more nn never no more stand In the wny of your happiness, lt Is bard, cruelly bard, but it Is best, for 1 know that I can't never make you happy, an mebby when I'm gone It'll be different You ain't to blame for nothln, Loueesy. All the bin me Is mine. What you done Is nat- 'ral, an you couldn't help lt, but whnt I done 1 could 'a' helped. I ort to 'a' knowed you couldn't never be happy with me. It was like draggin a bird down an tryln to make It live with a mole, doln like the mole does. I ruined your life by urgln you to mnrry me when I ort to 'a' knowed better, but I hope you will forgive me, an I pray that God will too. I've paid the debt at the store, an I leave what money I have. If you need any advice 'bout anything, go to Pnp Sampson. He'll be glad to help you, an I know you can trust blm. I've done the best I can for you, but I know It ain't much. All I want Is to make you happy, an I hope you will be. Don't think I blame you for nothin, for I don't It's all my own fault. But I didn't know. Far'well." He plnced tbe deeds on the table, then folded the note carefully and laid It on top of them. Then he took from his pocket all the money he bad aud plnced It In a little heap en tbe note. When It was all done, he stood for a little while looking nt It, then turned away, saying to himself: "It ain't much, God knows, but It's all I can do, an mebby Loueesy'll understand." After that he walked back and forth across tbe room for a long time, aud bis High Henry Bahrenberg was not a hud mnn. He was kind hearted, honest nnd brnve. He wns one of the very best runners on the road. He wns 0 feet 7 and might have been taller had he not stooped slightly. He wns so high, Degan snld, thnt if ever he fell down it would kill h'.ni. He had a •julck, nervous step and nn apologetic smile. Unfortunately for himself and his friends, he hud ail uncontrollable temper. Peeple suid he lost It often. Henry often wished he could lose it permanently. He wns likely when suddenly angered to do things which caused him unhappy duys and sleepless nights of regret. But If a man snid cnlmly nnd dispassionately: "Henry, I don't cure for you. 1 lmte you for the long, hungry h und Hint you nre. You delight to punish people, nnd I think 1 enn climb nil over your bent nud bony frame"— "Stop, stop!" Henry would exclaim. "Don't sny another word." And ho would prepare for the fnll. Having agreed to tight fnlr, Henry would not brenk his word, though bis wrath might choke him. On the eve of a presidential election Henry entered a little hotel nfter a hard run with the general manager's special und found a party of working- men talking politics. When Henry had traced his long name in a long hand across the broad book thnt lay upon "l DON'T SUE NOTHIN'," SAID NOAH. the counter, u big Irishman strolled up, emote the page with his baud uud yelled: "Oi'm a Dlmmycrat!" "So'm I," said Henry. "Shaker "Oi'm an Irishman." "I'm not" "You're a d— Dutchman!" "Well," said Heury, smiling and blushing like a schoolgirl. "I'm a Dutchman." "An' 01 kin lick nnny Dutchman that walks." "I ride most of the time." "Thin 01 kin lick nnny Dutchman that rides." "Well, 1 guess thnt meant me." The night clerk enme out from his little box and locked the door. Those who were to tnke the pnrt of uoucour batunts began to pile the chairs up around the stove which stood in the sawdust floor and had Just been tired up that day to take the November chill off the air. It was understood that there should be no kicking or biting, but that tbe fight would not necessarily end or even lag with a knockdown. The men fought silently. When they had been at It ten minutes, the Irishman wns perfectly sober, and Heury bad recovered from the fntlgue of a two hundred mile run. rive minutes later Henry lay under the Irishman, but holding both of his wrists. "You're licked." suid Henry. "01 know ut. So're you." ... "But I don't know It." ' ' "The more fool you." Tbe men tried to laugh, but they couldn't muke much of n success of it In view of tbe way their mouths were disarranged. "Will we git upttL "Just as you say." Theu Henry released the big blacksmith's wrists, and tliey both got to their feet. Henry was a sight to see, but the Irishman could not see him. Noali. who iired for High Henry. wss of another piece. He was meek unsl lowly, quiet us a Quaker, guileless und good. But Nonh bad one deplorable weakness. He could not stny awuke. He was probably sound asleep, though It was only 9:33 in the evening, when he went down to the bottom of the Cunnlson river under the notorious No. 107. It would huve come to J Hie same thing In the end, asleep or awake, for you remember bow the engine was cut off the.train by a big bowlder Hint shot down the mountain with Hie speed of n cannon ball. Nonh hud gone to sleep on Henry two or three times, and Heury, being exact even with himself, would stand no foolishness that might lead him into trouble He had taken Noah by the Iti-s-k one" and had said. Willi his teeth -s i uml his steel blue eyes Hashing Are i* ii t!sii!i-.v wheel: "Noah. I like you. • ■"" sii-mit the besi fellow 1 mmet anw, but, dnm you, if you ever go to Bleep on this engine again I'll break you in two." Poor Noah was shaking like an aspen, for he knew how High Henry was tempered, und ho promised never to nod again. About 4 o'clock ono morning they were coming down tho mountain on freight. It wns a warm spring morning. The frost had gone out of the eurth and left the dumps and tills (Hie rond wns comparatively new) soft and springy. They hnd been on the roud. doubling the hill, for forty-eight hours, and Noah was making tbe effort of his life to keep awake. The three brake- men were sitting at intervals along lhe top of the train, looking like black crows on a fence. The time card gave them two hours and twenty minutes to make twenty miles, and all you hear Is the clickety click of the idle valves, the squeak and cry of the brake shoes on the smoking wheels nnd the low measured snore of the alrpunip, and that 6ound will put you to sleep like the patter of rain ou u roof or tbe sound of horses munching hay when y.:u're ly- lug in the haymow. Noah had nodded I once or twice, and Heury once had | yelled at bim. They hnd crawled down within five mils?s of the foot of the bill when Nonh broke the stillness: "Wope. wope! Look OUt there! Stop 'er. stop 'er!" Heury booked tlio engine over, put the air on full, screamed for brakes to I warn the trainmen, nnd the 410 set against tfte train as a mule sets buck | at a bad bridge, her wheels going round the other way nnd ii flood of flro going out of her slack. "Well," said Henry when they hnd come to a stop, "what is it?" "1 don't Bee nothln'," said Noah, peering through his window. "Well, didn't you say stop?" "I never said nothln'." "Noah, do you want to die?" "No. sir." "S'matter, Henry?" shouted Hie hend biakeimin from the top of the train. "I dou't know. Did you see anything?" "No." "Did yon hear anything?" "Yes; heard Nonh yell to you to stop •er." "Come out of there. Noah!" "I won't eouie out. Henry, 'cause you'll kill inc. I won't take a lickin' when 1 nln't done nothin'." Henry passed his bony baud over his eyes as a man will when not quite sure of himself. He looked ahead where tho headlight shone on the two thin threads of steel that turned three cars away and disappeared round a a high rock. By this time Henry's wrath had coolesl down, and without must her word he put the lever forward, released the airbrakes, nnd the train moved forward again. When the big lilns*k engine put her nose round the curve, which was to Henry's side, the engineer saw a great black gnp In the track, over which the mils sngged, holding the crossties. "Look out! Jump!" It wns Henry's voice this time, nnd Noah, being wide nwake, went out luto the night In the meantime 410 wns holding and straining against tbe heavy train thnt kept shoving her neurer and nearer to the gap that yuwncd lu the grade. At Inst she stopped, with the soft enrth oozing nwny tinder her pilot. She could not move the fifteen loads lhat were behind her-tbat hnd climbed tho hill with the help of two other engines-no there she had to stand uu- til help enme and pulled the cars buck I to a sidetrack. A little stroma of clear wnter had been trickling down the mountain side for dnys und slays mid soaking luto tlie I grade. Finally the till became mushy, and when the two light engines that I bad helped Henry up the hill went by they shook the grade, ami the iiiusli ' slid out mnl down to the bottom of ibe ! gulch i!00 feet below. When the trainmen nnd eugluemcD bad come down ami stood at lhe od-*n of Hie break, little Tim Criuly crosses" himself. "Noah, you dirty faced devil." Bn\& High Heury, "come here an' let me hug you." Hnwthorni*-a "Cnraed llnfolt." It would be easy to explain Haw* thorne's peculiar rem porn nieui after the modern fashion by reference io heredity and environment. No doubt there was a strain of eccentricity |n the family. He himself tells of a cousin who made a spittoon out of the skull of his enemy, and It Is natural thnt a descenilnnt of lhe old l'uritnn witch Judge shuuld portray ihe weird and grotesque aspects of life. Probably, too, his unlive tendency was in* creased by the circumstances that surrounded his youth, the seclusion of bla mother's life, his boyhood on Lake Se- bngo, where, as he says, he lirst got bli "cursed habit of solitude," and the long years durlug which he lived as a hermit In Salem. Ilut afler all these external matters and even the effect of heredity, so far as we can fathom It, explain little or nothing. A thousand olher men might have wrliien his books If their sourc* lay In such antecedents. Behind It all was Ihe ils'iiioiilc force of the innii himself, the everlasting mystery of genius Inhabiting his brain aud choosing hlin lo he uu exemplar and Interpreter of ! the inviolable individuality in which l.e thi> pain and glory of our human 1 cstiite.--Tilill Elmer More in Atlantic , Monthly. | The Devil's Knoll. I Among the famous bells of Dews- ; burg. Yorkshire. England, ia oue known . as "Black Tom of Sootlilll," which was I presented (o tlie church in expiation of . n murder, "Black Tom" is always rung I oil Christmas ptsB. Its solemn tolling ;is i it strikes the lirst tap at esitctly mid- i night Is known all over Yorkshire as ! ihe "devil's knell," It being thc notion I lhat when Christ waa born thc devil I tiled. Dssks mil Ilnmor. Mr. Cecil Aldln, an authority, gives it ns his opinion lhat dogs us a rule are devoid of conscious humor. "Tlie clown dog In u Iroupe of performing dogs, for Instance, is not really funny when be burlesques the performances of other dogs, but he seems to be funny to the spectators. I am afraid that the people who credit dogs with being Intentloniilly funny nre deceiving themselves. A dog likes fun—a good romp and game with children—but his sense of humor has not been developed, nnd it is not subtle." A dog's best sense at humor, Mr. Aldln thinks, is when he Is being tickled. "He opens bid mouth, then screws his face Into what people arc pleased to call a laugh." A Game For Tiro. Once upon n time a young gentleman and n younger lady were alone iu a ( bright parlor In front of a cheerful , open Are, with a table between tbem, playing cards. As they continued to play aud chat the table wits not so much between them, for tliey both got nearer the Are nnd plnyed tbe gnuio oa one corner of the table. They had started iu to play euchre, but after an hour and a half they found that they were playing hearts. Moral—We are uot always sure what tho game Is. n«r Pet Fad. Mrs. Jones—Mrs. Robinson la the greatest woman to stick to a fad 1 ever saw. Mrs. Brown-Why, I never heard anybody oentloii that before. Mrs. Jones—Cau't help that It's ao, all the same. Just see how she hns gone on admiring that husband of hert these twenty years and more. Taken Sorlssoaly Hon. Bunker-1 used to get consldcrablo amusement out of golf. Ascutn—Ah, then you don't piny any more? Bunker—Yes, Indeed. I was referring to tbe time before 1 began to play. The itraaon. Tencher—Why Uo you suppose Oeorgi* Washington chopped dowu the cherry tree? Pupil—I guess be wuz no good on cliinliln' an' had ter chop It down ter git de cherries.—New York Journal. Wbat Interested Hint. Mamma (nniinusly watching her little boy nt dinner)—My dear child, you really should not ent your pudding so quickly. Small Child—Why not, matnmu? Miiiiiina- IlesiuiHs* It Is dangerous. I once knew a little boy about your see who was eating his pudding so quickly that he died before he hail finished It. Small Child (with much couccrn)—And wlint did tlit**/ do wilh Ihe rest mt bis pinliliui*. mamma?—What to Eat IS NOT THIS STEALING? '" S""' "' " L~" """ " *_\:2_\?___l___ »'"> »' "-•* — Turpantl.. Ha. Stor. Than Thr,. Tin,*,. th.. Bala of Assy Remedy Recommended "Tor Throat and Lung Troubles. ofle"r:n"miS Turpentine by being suit, lt is not sale to deal with 1 !*«." Wh?J_^l»lSS! Wh°J""? fs^*1 thelr *™«S^* aa a "- not offend hi. sustomersbj 7uX Jul-SiwiTm.thod. °D' "* _**»<*' An honc»t **«••* "Ml sprlIginRU^%°preT.ar?Uo:'88 o^r^neTnS taL^T'1' ^' ^^ '° ^^^ that °n »» "•*• *1'" fi* ?( Wn! H,iie,n„7n,eVeKSJ"&ft&RS* ^STthtdtahS SW.. Wit" "V" or even worse? For beside. tha i„i„r„ duns tn «*.-../' ibln dlsh°nest ? Is it not Stealing. tine the p,,,,,,!. are W%AW«&WS rrn^S; ,?,rt,,asSyarTes0,r.tLI^8eC,1 ^ TUn""" KivimVimitiz,T:;!,;tlt;[.? ^ra.l^«S^ «r%^t „,.,, .,,*„ e-ly It I. too wen known „?_JK cure for hrLnKm1 the v-rtuV' th,» ."eat throat and lung rem (Old. to need further win "? , „m mtndKlon wLt w. i Vf°U?' whooP,»« C™B". B*ah_». coughs un I tions. To bt certain that vou _r^Sti_r tht JSS' k ° '" t0 Wnrn you n**:,llnBt' tho"d iml,;" on ths- wrapper. y°" *™ g8tUng "" *enu-n«. bt turt that Dr. Chaso's portrait and sign,,.ore are "JStaSP ^SJi^tfJSJttttM P««"o«nenal sales, because It cures when 0 ...is forms of bronchitis , mi™ and stall**.* hf„ .mi "s0' " the coush' an*i ■•P<'<><-< ■■■■* the most .rrl* "- •»' «— ^eWfi MaM dealers'. Tz^XffitoVX*'^ T^ * bot'">' ^ taor^^s^dforru,frr'n< ,or mother or '-^"^^•'irta oo_p..t. nocc.pt MHMW i ■■ MMRM HHMHI a_>MMM ■ '.*■_'.. - I I The Drill. SLOGAN, BRITISH COLUMBIA. HIS VIEW OF CHRISTMAS. Wlij the Minister',*. Ror Didn't Llkt Thla Particular Holiday. Thc minister's little boy did not look at til pleased as he enme dowu from his fa- ther"*i study the day nfter Christmas. Souniliing had gone wrong about the rectory. His name had been mentioned almost too prominent in regard to the matter, and be hnd but a moment before min' it ted to an interview iu the awe in- spiring room whore his father composed the sermons of the week. "1 don's like Christmas," the little boy Biuii.'i'sil as be gazed out upon the snow ln thu rectory yard and wiped the last ttraggiblg member of a procession of tear* from bis cheek. "No," he continued, "tlite Christmas business isn't what some people sny It la, not hy s long shot. Every body seem, to think it's a great thing for the little boys nf the country, but I can tell '«•■» that it's anything hut great for a minister's son. lie doesn't have any show st sll. lit* isn't in it. "Why, sny," he continued as he cautiously settled himself in n chair with t soft cushion, "would you like Christmas If ysiii were a minister's little boy? Woi.l.l you he pining for it nnd lying awake nights waiting for it to get here? I don't think! .lust think of all tbe big, hard solci] slipper, a minister get. «• .very Christmas tree!" Yo\ir Ftrxith will be as strong as our" if yoa try- Shiloh's Consumption Cure and ours Is so strong we guarantee a cure or refund money, and we send yon free trial bottle if you write for it. SHILOH'S costs 25 cents, and will cure Consumption, Pneumonia.Bronchitis and all Lung Troubles. Will 1 cure a Cough or Cold in a day, " and thus prevent serious results. It has been doing these things for 50 years. S. C. Wbxm & Co., Toronto, Can. Karl's Clover Hoot Tea cares ladlgestioa Deafness Cannot Be Cured by loci I application, ns they citmut roach the dIss-11 *i.'i portion of the oar. There Is ouly oi.e way to cure Deafness, and that is by constitutional romodics. ptafBM. is cuu»od by isn in. flamo-l condition, of tho mucous liniuKii tho Esist.-s. Uian Tube. When this I "bo get. infhsin- od yu 1 havo a rnmbUna; tonhd or imperlcct hearim-, und whoa it is entirely closed deafness is the rosult, ami mile- - tlso inflammation can be taken out nusl this tube rostorod to it-s normal coudition, hoatiiii* will bo destroyed for ever; nine cases out sit ten nre casisod Isy catarrh, which is nothing 1 nt ou h—aiued condition of tho mucous surfaces. We will civo Ona Hundred Dolinn for nny case s,f Deafness (s-ausosl by catarrh' (bat cannot be cured hy Halt's Catarrh tun*. Ksjud fut circulars, free. _ _ Aslilress, f. J. CHF.N'KV & CO, Toleslo, O Bold liy Druggist*., file. Hail'* Family Hits ore the beet. "Ko," said the surgeon. "It's not spetinily amusing to dissect a funny bone. Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper. A man is as oli as he fools, according to a venerable saying. An olsl man always feels old. If est-is. C. C. Richards A IV (Jciiilemcn,—Last winter 1 received great benefit from the use ol M1N- iVUD'H 1.1X1 MENT in a severe altaik of Ln Grippe, and I have frequently proved it to be very effective in cases of Inflammation. Yours, W. A HUTCHINSON. - TEST OF DEVOTION. The man who is patient with a womnn when she is sick can be relied upon to treat her all right when sluts well. CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY single" fare For the Kound Trip to WINNIPEG BONSPIEL Feb. 17-22. For further particulars apply to any Agent Canadian Northern Hy. CEO. It. SHAW, Traffic Manager. '■ ■ I CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY TIME TABLE ■ ., . -- , ." ..'.»»...V SIS,,.S S J . Kelson ond sail Konlouuy unsl all coast in ii nls, sliiily Portion} hi 1'rairin. Ilriiuil.-u ond intermediate puiuls daily except Kiintlisy ., Qlaslstuue, Neopawa, Minr.s-s .i!-a and tut 1'rimnlini*, points, daily except sSunday Bbonl Lake, YoiVtoa ninl intorirs-il- into points, Mo.s., \\' il., aud Fri. TiiiiM.-T'isiri., nnsltvit Rapid City, Htimiota. Mount a,Tries- day, Thur. ami bat Mnn. Wod.. and Krl Monism, Dolsirauso i.nil intei inodlulo l>.iiul.ssl,-sily s'xi'i'|il .'.iniiiny Nniiiiilsu. Al.-iisii'il.i nmi hili'rnisisliutn is.siiil'1, ilnily isx. i-|,t H11111I .> vin llr.iuslsin '■Tin's. Thur., and Bat. . ........ llliiiiii.Tsi, 8001U r.nd ititcrmexliato liulnto, dully except Hundny PIpe-l.inn. Itoston, Areola .fid Inter liiostinU'points, Mon., Weil., ninl Frl, vln Ilrandim _ Tun.i..Tluir ,ainl ;3iit.. vln Brandon Ftobsslilro. llis-i.li, l'lsii'siit, Eats) vuu.Tuos„TIiiii-i„Lnst,, tlu llruusl Sault Ste. Marie, Owen .Sound, Tor-1 LV onto and East via Lakes, Monday, Thursday and Saturday ,16.00 Tuos., Frl., nnd Bun ....... ......1 Mont real, Toronto, Now York and East, via all rail, dnily 10.00 Bat l'ortuKoaudintermodiatopssluu daily 8.00 l(UK Molson, Lao du II. .niiut and hiterme- ' din to point's, Thurs. only 1.S0 IS.3C Portn«e la Frnirte.llrandon.Cal'.'ary, AH. 10.1J 10.15 .''.•tt ll.* '. at) I22.SC 'I.S0 7.33 *".•» S.20 1.3) 0.05 ISO IsA on .. _ Tn"*. Thnr, Snt. via Hr.siisloiv pmii.i.si, |'„i,i (;i,i,*i,K„,ci„lli .... 11.10 Wotjibelklrll Mon.. Wod. nnd Frl... iK.fci) STna*..Tnan, uml But, toncwiill,Toulon,Tuo:s..Tlmr.,Bat,, lt.20 l|K* .nnsi-.su,, Mini., M,osl„ nn.l Krl I l.*o|l7,n J. W lki*iNaiiiT c. "-'7ii.T'11 iJisoN. t*im KU;it i..ii l'mia fy-t Ul tut IsMI U.S-' lO.d THE SIUvWOHM. The silkworm is three inches long and in well provided with legs, having no less than sixteen of these members. She need tl • Signal. • There is n roiunntle s-'tory about Lord Kelvin's second niurrlnge. In the early seventies he, then Sir William Thomson, wus in West Indian waters, on hoard his .chooner yacht, the Lalla Rookh. As a recreation he took up the question of simplify!,.;* the method of signals at sen. He had been talking of It at the dinner table of a friend ln Madeira, and the only apprehension that seemed able to grnsp It wns thnt of his host's daughter, a lady he greatly but silently ndinired. "1 quite understand It, Sir William," she suid. "Are you sure?" he questioned, half doubtfully, "if 1 sent you a signal from my yacht, do you think you could read It nnd could answer me?" "Well, I would try," she responded. "I believe 1 should succeed In making It out." The signal was sent, and she did succeed in making It out and in transmitting the reply. The question wns, "Will you marry meV" and the answer was, "Yes." Mi-id's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows. Even tho versatile versifier ii likely tsi lie well versed in the reverses sif adversity. had um Bid FOR EIGHT YEARS TUB TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF A NOVA SCOTIA GENTLEMAN AND HOW HE WAS CURED. After Such ,1 Long Period of Suffering He Is Entirely Restored to Cood Health by Dodd's Kidney Pilis—He is Very Grateful. Tlridgewuter, N. S., Jan. 27.— (Special)—Mr. John S. Morgan, a prominent inan. of this place, has had a terrible time with his buck for eight years, but now he is receiving the congratulations of his friends on his complete und satisfactory recovery. To look at Mr. Morgan today one would never suspect that he had been the victim ssf so much torture, nnd for such 11 long time, and yet from his own statement, the pain he has endured must have been something awful. He says : "Kor eight years 1 have suffered the most severe pain iu my back. I had gradually grown worse till at lait I was completely crippled up. I heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills sss remedy for Lame Hack, but as 1 had trir-d so jiuiny things without any benef.t I wus beginning to lose faith in anything. However, I decide*! to try them, and 1 can truthfully say 1 tun heartily glad 1 did so. for they cured me. "I had run down in weight to about 140 pounds, but during the time 1 was using the Pills (I used iu all about twenty boxes) I regained about 2.1 pounds. '•Of course 1 realized my danger, and when 1 found thut Dodd's Kidney Pills were helping me. I stuck right close to them after commencing ti'l 1 was perfectly well again." Everyone who knows Mr. Morgan knows thnt he means every word hs* says, and much Interest hus l.i-en aroused by the publication of his statement, Dodd's Kidney Pills tire well I imwn to be a sure cure for all rases of Lama Puck nnd Kidney trouble. "A Lot of 'air.** Tbe Inhabitants of the little town of Somersby, In England, where Tennyson was horn, nre frank In giving their opinion of tbelr distinguished fellow townsman. One old woman thus related her Impression, of tbe poet to a visitor: " 'E was a very quolet man. 'B seemed as If 'e was 'alf asleep, with Ms oyes 'alf shut an' peepln*. an' 'e used to poke at ye. loike I' fun, wi' 'Is stick. 'E 'ad such a lot of 'air an' a lung beard, an'," sinking her voice confidentially, "'e never looked very clean; no, 'e didn't." And this somewhat startling testimony wns promptly confirmed by her husband, who added: » "If you'd met Mm gooln' along this (lusty round, you'd 'a' tnUken Mm for n tramp goolu' to Brigg for a night's lodgin'." A dude dressed out of sight is very apt to be out of mind. Thc gambler is an chance aripiaintnnce. mills* i mills' Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria. The silver tongued orator doesn't bi'e his tsingue to si*e if its genuine, Some people are natural born lists in drawing conclusions Harm F-.et.~Mrs. E. J. Nolll. New Armasrh, l\ Q., writes: "lur uourly aix mouth* I win In.sililisd with burning nclina snisl pntu in mr foot tu sin Is nu extent thut I could uot deep nitfht, nmi ns my USA weso b.:t.ljr nwolleu could in .I, wear my l-ssots fur ws-.-L.*.. At Im t biiLh liiitt'ouf Dr. Thomas1 I.s-loclrlo (il unsl rosolvosl to try it, ami to my astonishment I not 111 most instant relief, and tho one bottle usxom* isli.sliol a purmauentcure." WIS* m. pat A Mssaaly Sta-eetl-a*. According to Alnslees Nfagailne, when the governor of Newfoundland, Sir Henry McCallum, K. C. M. G„ went ashore nt a smnll harbor of the east coast he was met at the landing plnce by a grlstled old fisherman, who sought to mnke the struuger welcome, whoever he might be. "Be you cousin' ashore, sir?" be asked. "Yes." snid the governor. "Be you here about the ile (seal oil)?" the fisherman pursued. "No," said the governor. "Be you one o' 'Snm' Lewis' men from Red bay, sir, come about the timber''" "I am the governor of Newfoundland," Sir Henry announced, with some show of dignity. "Be you, now?" said tbe fisherman, with a friendly offer of bis hand. "Well, 'tis a mighty good Job—If you cun hold It. An' 1 hopes you will. Would you like a cup o' tea, sir?" s*s«* I nderatoo-1. "Ignorance." remarked youug Borem, "they sny is bliss." "Oh. thni probably accounts for it," rejoined Miss Cutting. "Accounts for what?" queried tlie youth. "The contented nnd hnppy look you usually wear," she replied. THIS CAKE OF LITTLE ONES. Bono Sound Advice As to lhe llent Method of Treating Infant Indigestion. No man ever handled his money, when alive, to the satisfaction of his kin, or ever left n will which was suitable to nil relatives. The worst, thing thut can be said of Hoiiu* pi'oph* is thoy are never seen nt their best—If they have such 0 thing. When a mnn is hopelessly in love it grs'ntly increnscs his sighs. A mini's character is often shown by what he considers laughable. If it young woman bids you take heart, you can probably take hers. No Invention, we think, ever cuus- ed^figits* so much talk as tin* telephone If In doubt about un experiment, gel s.sisii* oilier fellow to try it first. Nothing is more common to childhood than indigestion. Nothing is moro dangerous to proper giowth, more weakening to the cnnstilJllOls, su more likely to pave tlu* wuy 10 dangerous disease, Am'ii*** the symptoms by which indigestion in infants and young children may be readily recognized are loss of appetite, nausea, eructations, coated tongue, bad. breath, hiccough and disturbed sleep. Indigestion may be easily curcsl, and Mrs. P. M. Begbie, Lindsay, Out., points out how this may best be done. She says : "When my baby wus three months old she hail indigestion very badly. She would vomit her food just as soon as she took it, no matter what 1 gave her. Alter feeding she seemed to suffer terribly, and would scream with pain. She seemed always hungry, but ber fosssl did her no good stud she kept thin and delicate. He was very sleepless and suffered also from constipation. We tried several medl- cius*s recommended for these troubles but they did her no good. Finally I saw Baby's Own Tablets advertised and got a box. After giving them to her sin* began to Improve in about two days, and in a week's time 1 considered her well. She could sleep well, the vomiting censed, her bowels became regular and she began to gain In weight. She is now a fut, healthy baby, and I think the credit is duo to Baby's Own Tablets and I would not now be Without them in the house." Baby's Own Tablets is the only medicine sold under an absolUM guarantee that it contains neither opiates nor other harmful drugs. Tiii'si* tablets ure a certain cure for all the minor ailments of childhood, sus'h as sour stomach, indigestion, constipntlon, simple fever, diarrhoea Tlu'.v break up colds, prevent croup, ansl allay the irritation accompanying the cutting of t****tt». Price -•"' reins n box nt all druggists, or sent by mail post paid by addressing 'Ik' Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Ont. A man seldom gets so full sif emotion thnt he has no room for dinner Some husbands are sonie ure imported. domestic and Never be miserly with symputliy for n crying child or a sick mnn The love thnt iH dumb until it speaks on a tombstone Is not worth much. a mother's mum SPEAKS OF A TROUBLE THAT AFFLICTS MANY YOUNG GIKLS. Headaches, Di_iness, Heart 1'ixljsl- tation, Fickle Appetite grid Pnl- loi the Early Symptoms ,*f .'V-- cay. From the Sun, Orangeville, Ont. Hard study at school, coupled with the lack of attention which every yotmg girl merging into woiuiujhocsl should have, is responsible not only for the many pale faces and attenuated forms met with such lamentable frequency*) but is responsible also for tho loss of many valuable young lives. First there-is an occasional headache, and a sallowness of complexion, from which stages if these early symptoms are neglected, the condition gradually grows worse and worse until decline or consumption sets in and death claims another victim of parental neglect. Upon Mothers especially devolves a great responsibility as their daughters approach womanhood. The following truthiully story told a reporter of the Sun by Mrs. O. Herman, of Third Aveaue, Orangeville, carries a lesson to other mothers. Mra. Ilcrmun said: "About lifleea months ago my daughter, Kate, while attending the public- school studied hard. We noticed that she began to complain of headaches, This was followed by a listnessness and an utter indifference to things that usually interest young girls. We consulted a doctor, ami she took bottle after bottle of medicine, but with no benefit. Often she would arise in tlie morn ing after aa almost sleepless night, her limbs all a quiver ami her head reeling. She would be attacked with spells of dizziness, and on tho least exertion her heart would palpitate violently and we were really afraid sho would not recover. At this stuge my husband suggested that we should try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and he brought home several boxes. Kate had only taken the pills a few weeks when there wns a great change for the better. She grew stronger, began to eat better and to have better color, and from this stage it was not long until she was again enjoying the best of health and able to resume her studies nt school. I might also tell you thsvt these pills cured my daughter Emma of an attack of rheumatism, so that you see we have much reason to praise them, and I earnestly recommend them to all mothers whose daughters may be suffering us mine did." Or Williams' Pink Pills cure nil diseases that have their origin either blood or shattered nerves, it is be- causs.' tliey moke rich, red bliioti nnd strengthen the nerves with every dose that they sure such troubles as anaemia, consumption in..its early Ktflgt-s nervous headache. St. Vitus' dance, rheumatism.partial paralysis. kidney trouble, indigestion, etc. Ordinary medicines merely act upon lbs* symptoms of the treuble. and whan such medicines are discontinued tlie trouble returns often in an aggravated form. l»r. Williams' Pink Pills sm the contrary go direct to the root of tlie tiouble and cure to stay cured See that the full name. "Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People." is found on the wrapper of every box. If yom dealer does not have * hem ssnd direct and they will tie mailed, post paid at SO cents a box, or six boxes for S2.r)0 by addressing the Pr Williams Medicine Co., I'rock- ville, Ont. The harmless piece of orange peel is often the first step in a downward career. It Reminded Him. One sharp November day, says th» Philadelphia Record, a boy entered a car, leaving the door open, ranch to the discomfort of au old gentleman who sat next As the wind chilled his marrow his temper rose. Leaning across bis seat and taking the kid by his ear, he said: "Were you brought up in a barn? Why don't you shut the door?" The boy snld nothing, but closed tlie door, coming bnck to his seat in tenrs. This Bight moved the old ninn to relenting pity. "There, there," he said, "little man; I didn't really mean you wero brought up iu a barn." "Tluit's just it." retorted the kid. "1 wns brought Up In a burn, aud every lime I see a Jucknss it mnkes me think of It." An Intereatlna Coin. An Interesting coin hns just been sold In Germnuy. It Is one of the few coins In thc history of the world which enn be accused of having a humorous side to It. In liiT'.i the 1 tunes descended 011 the port of Hamburg, hut their attack- on the famous Hanse town proved unsuccessful. The inhabitants of the town struck a niednl to commemorate the occasion. The legend on the coin was as follows: "The king of Denmark has been to Hamburg. If thou wouldst know whnt he achieved, look on the other side." It Is needless to add that "thc other side" Is a blank. Hla Man Wna Aisisolnted. As an Instance of the acuteness of Al Dnggett, the former Hepubllcuu lender of Kings county, N. Y„ the story Is told that when Seth Low wns elected mnyor of Hrooklyn some years ngo he wrote to Mr. Daggett, offering to nppolut as commissioner of elections oue of nny three men be might mime. Al wrote three lines to tlie mayor, us follows: "Charles Heury Cotton, C. II. Cotton, C Henry Cotton." Needless to say Mr. Cotton was appointed. »M..l Ca.sa, Wife (anxiously)- Is my husband very III. dnctorV Dr. Siickiim- Oh, no. Only about SUM! Worth.-Exchange. IN THE FAMILY CIRCLE and as a home maker the WILLIAMS PIANO is a magnet that is univcis ally attractive Parent and chila alike ore subject to its musical Influence. The mechanical skill of a century has attained a perfection in the WILLIAMS that is unsurpassed, giving it a tone and quality of ster ling worth and merit. Wo sell all leading makes of organs. Slighth used pianos and organs for sale cheap. FORRESTER & HATCHER, Y. SI. O. A. Block till Wlnn-peif vJtMAmVfJU d+tk/ti ______* M A*ty d /bums AtrLmXj- ifcou Page Woven Wire Fence la the only reliable fence for holding stock owing! to tho continuous coil or spiral sprlnc. No.7| "Page" wirev.s .wlthBtanilnatruinofS.OUCponnds, ordin.sry 'fo. < wire will only Btor.d a strain of 1,700 pounds Common wire when coiled or bent VfillBtraigliton out wl'l th*'f!r«tRtrainandremaln bo. Pagofencest.ronow «7e.yc'i>**p.&ndyoulcnow they hare always been the best. Vane fences are used by ail Canadian railways. T>*c P?-!" Mil", Fence tie . Limited. W.'lf-nrllla. 0»». * LOSS &. V.OSS, Conor al A-jonta, Box 688, Winnip:g. P.Ian Three women were caught in a foldn'iij lassl the other day, but their corset training euubles them to in- endure the squeeze until help came. HOW TO CURE HE.U*ArH*E."-Somep«iplc suller untuUi misery day after day with ileud* ache. There is rost neither d;iy or night until the nerves aro all unstrung, liiocasi o is generally a ilisordcred i-minm-li, 111: I a curo can be effected by using Parmoleo's Vegetable 1'ills, containing Manstrake ami Dand lion. Ar. Fin- lay Wark, Lysandor, 1'. (}.. writes: "'I :~id Parmoleo's Pills a lirst claos article ior Uilious liswdaclu." Philosophy teaches us to take things us they come—but the trouble is tlis.v frequently neglect to come. Y-Z (wise head) has an Advantage over other soap powders, inasmuch as it acts as a disinfectant- Parents first teach a child to talk, then try to tehch it to hold its tongue.- Some of thc wealthiest planters in the West Indies live, on coffee grounds. 150 Kinds for 20c. tt la a f sss-1 that Salzer'a TegetaMa and . n sxls we lound ln mors garaena , s anil on mora farms than any other l_ In Aiiiuii--s. Ths-ro-ta reason for thla. We ow 11 and oserateoTer Csxo arreafpr the production of our choice teeda. In , order to lndure you to try them . we make Use following unpres** eacmed otter: PorSO CtmtmPatsslpAUA mimi Tniiiilsiii iistas.T Is ssafaiaceat sarilsat mlsss, ta tors, glorious ImsSws, St pwrlws tola**) taiteUsa, llsrWadMlMlsarla, M lariaaaaly bMsSIXal Unmr at ln all r.0 kinds posltlTtly fnmlahma- Nisisi-ls of clmnsilna Bowera ansa j lota and lota of choice vsRetalilca,/ tofxcUier with onr fn**at catalogue/ telling aU ahont T-oslnte and I'm F Oat ansl Bromua and Spelts, onion feed at Hoc. a pound, etc., all tor SOc ln tiiimillan stanipa. JOHN ». SSLZER SEED CO.. laCrosse, Wi. Free and easy expectoration immediately ro- lioves and frees the throat and lungs from viscid plilegm, and a medicine that piomotes I'.sis is tha best medicine to use for coughs, colds, inflammation of tlie lungs, and all atTee tions of the throat and chest. This is pros.-i-.cly what Bickle's Anti-s oni-umptive t-vrup h a Fpeciflo for, ind wherever used it has gives nn- bounded satisfaction. Children like it becamo i is pleasant,- ndults like it because t reliev. I ana cures tlie disestit*. English doctors arc finding that the hoi-water-beforo-breukfast-fad ia injurious, causing ulcerations of the coat ol the stomach. The proprietors of Parmeleo'3 Pills are con. •tenth" receiving letters s-imilnrto the following, which explains itself: Mr. John A. lleam, WuterUso, Ont.. writes: "I novor used any medic no that can equal Parmoloo's Pills fot il v-pi-p.-in or liver and kislney complaints. The ] relief experienced after using them was won- ' slerful." As a safe family medicine Parracleo's Vegetable Pills can be given in all cuses to- quiring a cathartic. Rich kin are usually of no use except to point to with piisie. Never ask a favor of a man a quarter su" an hour before dinner. You can't eat tlie kernel and raise another crop of nuts from the shell. Then* i.s lin ounce ol" wisdom *it the root of every grey hair. An oak tree with 7OO.000 leaves lifts from the earth 123 tons of water during the five months it is ia leaf. We have a great horror ol becoming so rich that we can afford a butler who will laugh at our way of pronouncing French dishes. If the Itaglun coats fit. don't lit. why they / SohughtSosp One ounce of Sunlight Soap is worth more than REDUCES Two ounces of impure soap. EXPENSE unite to addnn, J of oo»t^r Ask for the Octagon Bar. If yoar grocer cannot supply, write to LEVER. BH0THJERS, LIMITED, Toronto, sending hit name and kand a trial oaniple of Sunlight Soap will be sent yoa fro. I'eople who cnn't keep their mouths shut might be uuieled "Opened by mistake." This niSy be a free country, but vol don't get much for nothing ill the city. Thcro never was, nnd never will he, ii lnivsrsui panuceu, in ono ism. ily, ior all ilia to which flesh in heir—tho very nsituro ol many curatives being such tlmt wero the genua of other nnd ditlorentiy seated dis- uttiios rooted in the system ol tlio patient— what would relievo one ill in luni wv.uld ni<- ir.ivnte the other, We have, however, in Quinine Wine, who. obtnlnublo In m, uml. unadulterated state, a remedy fur many nnd grievous ii A By ita gradual and judicious use tho frailest system*! nro led inloconvr.- leicence nnd strength by the intlm nco which Quinine exerts i n nature's own re-turntive«. It relieves tho drooping spirits-' those with whom a ohronlo state of morbid sde-pond- 1'iicy nnd lack of intsj*est in lifo lundissniee, and, by truuquilizing he nerves, dispose, to sound and refrushiuu sleois—impett. vigcr to the notion of the blosid, wn eh, being stimulated, courses throughout Um vein-, ttiengthenlng Iho healthy un na! iunctiona of the system, thereby making activity u necessary result, strengthening tho frame, imd giving life to tin. digestive organs, which naturally demr.nd increased substance—remit, improver1, appetite. Is'orthropA Lyman, of Toronto havo oivon '.o tho public their sii|verior Quinine Wine at tho usual rate,and. gauged by tho opinion of (scientists, thia wino up*iroaci:ei nearest perfection of unviu Uie market. A" ~* ' ' •" '■■. Ido Right ta Live. Beggar—Won't you give me some money, professor? My money la all gone, nnd I cnn't live. Professor—How old are youT Beggar—Forty ys'iirs, sir. I'rofessor—Forty years! Don't yon know that according to the latest mortality tables the average age of th. mule population of Europe reaches only thirty-four years aud live months? Statistically you have uo right to live any louger anyway! A scientist suys thut climate aflectfl the character, Perhaps it does, bul uot so much us conviction by n iurs Minard's Liniment Cures Colds. Etc if truth lies ut the bottom ol a well, charity should work the pump handle Tin* larger the mortgage on i furin the more likely it is to be called "Ca-ai field." And lot ns Buprly you with is i-lsNiti s'lsi.nissslssni lot tint willbrlKtiteuupyour pukim and pliMi-.ii your renilor-s and advertinors. Writo in fssr ostinints'• ssn anythiitit in printer's usatutial. : : : TORONTO TYPE [FOUNDRY C0'Y| ITS McDormot An-., Wim.ipi ,*.' W N U No 803 THK DRILL, SLOGAN, B. C FEBBU--Y 21. 1902. '■'$' I'i ■■■ i" f B THE 5L0CAN DRILL 43, E. Smit-ikkinqalk, Editor and Prop. IS PUBLISHED KVBRV FRIDAY AT SLOCAN, - - - - B. C Legal Advertising 10 cents a line for „thc first insertion and 5 cents a lino each ."subsequent Insertion. Certificates of Improvement, $7 each. Transient advertisements at same rates ■as legal advertising, Locals will be charged 10 cents a lino ior each insertion. Commercial Rates ma<le known upon application. Tho Subscription is $2 per year, st.*ict- Jy in advance' 1*2.50 a year if not bo paid. Address all letters to— THE SLOCAN DRILL, Slocan, B. C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2lst, 1002. A pencil mark in the space opposite wilt be an indication to.you that ye editor -eoniislers there is something coming to bim on your .lib* .urlptlon. Kindly acknowledge in cash antl oblige. KI*ITOItl tl. CKOI'riN'fiS. .Joo Martin, leader of tlio Liberals, without a party press in his support, •expects to sweep the province at the next election. Something rotten in •tho state of Denmark. Comparing the population of this placo witli thai of Esquiinalt, there is no tangible reason why Slocan should not have two representatives in the lagisJature as well as His.Britannic Majesty's naval station. Campaign literatuio bcarin-*- the impress of the Dunsmuir fraternity ■made its appearance in the camp this week. James must be fretting truly uneasy. Oh, that the government might hold together till after .the coronation I Relative to an article in Monday's Tribune upon, Mayor llrndshaw's municipal experiences here, the quill put*her of this one-horse sheet would beg lesre to remark thusly: He (the said q. p.) never had, has not, and never will have any intention or ambition to figure in a mayoralty contest in Slocan. •a"*,,1..1, _-■ ... ■,-,-. Financial sharks have got on to thc idea that there is much easy money • to be made by exploiting the Canadian banking system. A while back Pierpont Morgan and other kindred spirits announced the flotation of the Sovereign Bank of Canada, with a capitalization of $2,000,000, and now another outfit, known as the Metropolitan Bank of Canada, is applying to the Dominion parliament for a charter. Canada's system of rag currency, with but a 25 per cent security lends itself readily to thc manipulations of the rapacious money grafters. Once let the Dominion coin her own gold and silver, and demand that the rag currency shall be supported dollar for dollar with coin, and the desire to ft raft the public under the guise of chartered banks will speedily pass away. Fancy a self-respecting and enlightened nation like Canada professing to have a money system established ou a gold basis without a single yellow boy to make good her profession! The desire to lesson tha friction between the employee and the employer, and so avoid the disastrous results of industrial disputes, is agitnt ing the public mind in all parts ofthe '' English speaking world. And to the courageous little colony of New Zca land must be given the credit for the sotting in motion of that machinery calculated and destined to achieve the desired end. Voluntary arbitration schemes have proven a failure wherever tried, aud naught but thc forceful arm ofthe law seems to have nny effect. Hence has emanated compulsory arbitration legislation. New Zealand has proven cumpulsion a success beyond peradventuro. The 1 young commonwealth of Australia is about to adopt a similar law, the ef feet of which will be to abolish the strike and lock-out. In the United States official data is being gathered byCongi'fsi on thc subject aiming for the same goal. We in British Columbia have tha idea that the west leads the eastern provinces in modern and advanced legislation, vol •Quebec has adopted a law much akin to compulsory arbitration, and Ontario is preparing to do likewise It is high time British* Columbia fiw-s**** to her opportunities as well as ■nt<'d*., nnd enact legislation protect .Uif, tlio development of her resources. No, ("".ore iragcdlc"* oi the Steveston nmi J. -island type are wanted. Com 'pulsory arbitration compels peace and A;.*utir»P>$ thrift and industry. DRILL POINTS. A case of smallpox hns appeared at Morrissey. The Grand Forks Daily Gazette has collapsed. Ernest Mansfield, it is reported, is to be here in two weeks. A. David, of Sandon, paid a visit to his local shop on Friday. Martin Maura- has returned from a visit to the Eastern States. Two ciises of smallpox have developed at E!lko, East Kootenay. A masquerade ball will be given by the band boys on March 17. W. T. Shatford and wife and Miss Mnybee have returned to the city. Dr. Forin is to address the .Socialist League next Sunday afternoon, Born.—In Silverton, on Feb. 11,the wife of T. Lcnahan, of a daughter. Tom Mulvey is ffoiiig cast next week to visit his old home in Ottawa, II. Williamson, representing the Vancouver Independent,was here on Tuesday. Rev. M. D. McKeo has been in Nelson on week attending a meeting of presbytery. This Friday evening the Knights of Pythias, New Denver, give their annual ball. Born.—In Slocan, on Feb. 20, the wife of Geo. T. Moir, C.P.K. agent,of a daughter (stillborn.) Miss Edith Rackliff, who has spent the last eight months in Spokane, returned home on Friday, Owing to the heavy thaw the Sandon curling bonspiel was postponed from Monday to thc 24th. Born.—In tbe New Denver hospital, on Feb. 11, the wife of E, F. Everett, Silverton, ofa son. Snowslidcs have given much trouble to the railways during thc week, especially tho Kaslo & Slocan. H. it. Jorand has gone to the coast on legal business. Uo will probably visit Portland before returning. Service will he held in St. Pan churcit next Sunday, morning and evening. W. II. Ilediey, ylcar. R. J. Hamilton, representative of Cholditch & Co., Nelson, was here on Tuesday. He reports business pretty quiet. "Tessrs, Stoll & I'aifoni have taken ovs r the dining rnoi** nt thu Slogan Hotel and will rati a short order table as well. II. W. Harbou , C.P.R. agent nt Fandon, has bwen transferred to Rossland, R. B Mc-Cauinion,.Trait, succeeds him. The local hockey team tried hard to {jot a plnce in the Kosslund tournament, but were informed the programme was full up. The heavy thaw forbade the hold ing of the carnival at the link Tuesday, so it lias been postponed till a more favorable occasion. While assistii)** in the repairs to the Carpenter creek road at New Denver, N. C. Din ""•man had his hip dislocated by a falling rock Rev. Dr.Wbittington preached two bright and instructive sermons in the Methodist church on Sunday last The attendance at night was large. R. Cooper, II. Hicks, J.IIorrio.and J. Reid went to Nelson Tuesday to re present the local Orango lodge nt the meeting ofthe grand lodge of the order. Phil and Dan Harrington, formerly connected with tbe Arlington, were here on Wednesday. Dan spent the winter in Boston, New York and otber eastern burgs. A petition wa6 circulated among the, members of Knox church Inst week, praying presbytery to leave this place on the mission list, with Rev. Mr. McKee in charge. A thriving village is growing up around the Arlington, as a result of some of the employees building eot- tugs*R there. Half a dozen families are now resident at the mino. About one half of the male popn Ution of the burg have been In Nelson this week—ou mining business, getting married, attending presbytery, Orange society nnd Chapleiiu meetings, courting.and BUndry other errands. Ono of the most interesting addresses given hero in a long while was that of iter. Dr. Whittington before the Socialist League on Sundav afternoon. It was brimful of brilliant and helpful ideas and greatlv pleased the large audience present." About Tlsnae Hisik Taxoa. J. McB. Smith, deputy m'nister of finance, writes to the citv council,under date of tho 13th inst,: "I have tho honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th ult., requesting a further payment ofthe refund of real property tax under the terms of the city's act of Incorporation, 1901. In reply, I beg to »nv, that since the first in.talmentof $147.- 59, paid to the city on thc 1 Ith of September, 1901, which wns all that was due on collections made up to that date, I have had no further ad- v,lco from the government assessor ns to whether any additional collections had been made of the real property tax due for 1901. I hnve toduy written to him to forward a statoiiient of additional collections (if any), and as soon as received the matter will have attention, and the proportion of refund (if any) will be forwarded." A rionajr K«]>ort. B. P. Little, mgr. of the V A M group last summer, has issued a long report of that property. In it he says the V & M is one mile from Slccan lake and the Kootenay divide eight or ten miles east of the mine. The value ofthe ore shipped last summer was $43 a ton. Then it says: "If the. mine is profitable with four in .lies of shipping ore (average of paystreak). ofa gross value of $48.64 per ton, 9"> per cent of which is paid for by the smelters, gives $16 21 net per ton. Working and marketing expenses, as above, $28.15, leaves a working pro fit of $23.06 per ton. An output of 20 tons a day would be easily possible which would yield ft monthly rev.- nue of, say, $13 800." Gee whiz! Gwiilim & Johnson, MINING ENGINEERS AND ASSAYERS. II. C Siccan, B. A. So. In S.isiml Consllllon. The promoters of the Kepublic Co., owning property on Erin mountain, write lhat the condition of the concern is very sound. Instructions have been given by the president to Mr. Campbell-Johnston to let the con- tract, for building thc wagon rend to the Republic group as soon as possible. Operations will be Commenced just as soon as their engineer advises nnd will not be gospended, but the mine opened up in a conservative and scientific manner. MININO BEconos. Appended is a completolist of the various rccorsls registered at tlio local registry office, II. P. Christie being mining recorder: CICHTiril'ATR OP IMPROVEMK.VTS. Feb 12-Renu'ilic No 2, Dell No 2, Bonanza No 8, American Eat;]'*, Elk. To the Ladies of Slocan . . The season for Wallpaper ia here, and we havo rocn'ved a line line of papers from one of tho best firms in Can- tula. Tlio prices will ho found very reasonable*, especially ns all customs duties will ho K'ived. Splendid as- sorltiiPiit and lirst class priniiw. Werepresent no trust Im' trust'sblely to the judgment of lliu people. D. D. ROBERTSON Pioneer Livery and Feed Stablo-s, Slocan, a C. General Packing and Forwarding attended to at the shortest Notice. Saddle and Pack Horses for hire at reasonable rates. R. E. ALLEN, Manager H. D. CURTIS, Notary Public. Mines, Real Estate, Insurance, Accountant. Abstracts of Titles Furnished. Slocan, - B. C. M\fa'*-;f.-'Ox vWA'"».".''"-i>;v? "«« •*■*.•.*.«»»>" Court of Revision. N'OTICK It lis*rnl»- «iven Hint |ln> nniiunl hIi- tiiitf ssf tin* (Joan nf Ri'visinti, fssr tlio per- IHI-.I* nl lii-ariuix all csiiiiiilnints against tlm ns- M'ssini'iit fssr tin' yi*iir IIK12, ns nimlii isy UM) ismuis- isir of tlss. City of Slni-ssn. B.C., will Im held in tlm ('ouiic'il Hull, in tin* mslil (.'ity <>l Hlncnli. nn Saturday, March I.MIi, 11*112, Ht tin* lis.iir nf Iii si'siLis-Is ss.sn. t'ity ssf Hlsscnu, H.C, February mi,. iiki2. j. a. Polk**, City Clerk [Nn. it*.] Certificate of the Registration of an Extra-Provincial Company. "COMPANIES' ACT, 1897." ¥ HKRRIiY CERTIFY Mint "The Tnmnrnck J. (iriini) Development Syndics),,, Non*Per- s.sisiil Liability," bat this slny tiotsu Kffiftered ns nn ICxtrn-Pnivincinl Company undertha '•('nm- I>uiiiii« Art, 18117.'' tis carry smt ssr eftn-t nil nr nny i.f ilio silijpi-is ssf tlis. Company to wlilcTftha jnpi»l«tive ntitlisirity t," tbe Leguultnro ssf Itrit- is.li Columbia s-xi.mi.I-. Tin. Iienl nlliiss sif tlio Company ll lltnit*) Ip tlie city of Spokane, Statu of Wiuhiiuft,,,,, U.S. A, This amount of capital of tin) Company is .■.7Vi.uih.iiu, divlsled into l,MXI,0U0 shisri". ,,f M cants oncb. Tlm liu.nl ollice nf Hi., Company in thla Province U situate nt Slocan City, nn.l John K. Ilsil Inn, Miim Supci iiits-ii'ii'iii, uiii,s,. ndslrati is BloeanClty uoretaid, lt tha attorney fnr Um Company. iNsst itmpowored to issue n'r Irunsfrr stock.) The timo of tho existence of tlio Company is fifty yonrs. The i'oinpnny is specially llinite.l under Ss>c- tiini 66 ssf tin. snisl Act. • liven under my hand nnd sonl ssf nliic" at Vie- tiirin, I'rnvinee of British Columbia, thia Ond day nf Jnnunry.ono thousand nine hundred anil two, S. Y. WOOTTON, Iles-iilrnr of Jsilnt Stock ('nmpnnies J. M. IECHBGOB, Provincial Land Surveyor & Mining Engineer, SLOGAN, - .. - B* Alex. Rogers, Tonsorial Artist. The Leading Parlors: MAIN STREET, SLOCAN The Murcutt Branch of the W.C.T.U., Slocan; .Meets the second Thursday In each month nt .'i p.m. Next meeting in the Presbyterian church. All meetings open to those wishing t join. Miss E. Stoiiiiiton, mrs.M.D.MoKbx President. Cor. Secretary. Reopened under the old management Former customers cordially- invited to return The Royal Hotel, Cor. ArthBv Street aud Dolnney Ayenue, Sloean. Building thorottghly renovated and re st eked with the best THOS. LAKE, Proprietor: Fruit, Confectionery, Tobacco Yon can get anything in these lines that you require from us. Our stock in each is always kept fresh and well assorted^-JWe handle the best the market affords. Prices are right. A. C* SMITH, SLOCAN ® You are Invited iii City linf Union No. 62, W. F. of H. Meets every Wednesday evening in the Union Hall. Slocan GIty, at 7.30 p.m. Visiting: brethren cordially invited to attend. GEO, NICHOL, President. BERT O'NEII,, Financial Secretary Steel Ranges for $18.2. Why bo without a range when you can get one so cheap ? The> are preferrable to stoves and fiive better -fatisfnetion. These ranges burn wood or coal and will be set up free. EJ. TINSMITH l and plumber; Spruce and Cherry Pectoral will cure Coughs Colds, Bronchitis and all affections of the Throat and Lungs. For sale J. L. WHITE 6c Co. DRUGGISTS, SLOCAN, B, C. To examine the best lino of Scotch Tweeds, English Worsteds and Irish Worsteds «ver shown in Slocan; also all thc latest designs in Panting-). I'einoniber, We are Custom Union Tailors and the Union Label is a guarantee of the best workmanship, We guarantee satisfaction and a per- ,ect fit- _________ We have added a select line of Gents' Furnishings. Compare our reasonable prices—Fine White Shirts, $1; Collars, 15c; Regatta 5*5 Shirts, in fancy stripes, with collars «u> and cuffs attached, 7oc each; Under- M wear, from $2 a suit; California flan- JVJ nel underwear, $1 a suit, this line be- IHj jjlg imported direct by ourselves; the jgj best qua'itv Black Kelt Hat, Union M lAbel $3.50," equal to the Stetson Hut {J«*j in everv way. BS A. DAVID, Slocan g Store: Opposite The Dkill Office. - - Stero also nt Masislon. K»*fflS"?H*^KJ.,SSISS*5*«*?^^ ome ? • Do not send East for your Furniture We can supply you in High Grade Furniture, Carpets, Oilcloths, and Linoleums, at lowest prices. Parlor Suites, Pendesote Couches, Wicker Chairs, Iron and Brass Beds, Bedroom Suites, Rockers of all kinds; etc. Wo handle everything to make a home comfortable. Write to u*j for prices. D. HcARTHUR & Co. Nelssjn, R.C. Subscribe for The Slocan Drill; $2.00 perannum. Then oonio to Slocan, for it is ono of the fairest spots on this earth cf onrse Levelness, Roosn, Seenery, Hoalth, Fishing, HuntingJsXoad3, Railway Steamboats, Churohe£>,Sohool Hospital, Public Halls and enterprising citizens are some of-*t;ho advantages enjoyed by this -City, backed up by Unsurpassed and Proven Mineral Resources. Nature and Man hath decreed that locan is the Burg Come and be convinced that this tale is no mere idle dream, but a stern reality. Bis of Iron Horse No. "i unsl I.oisslon Kissel lis is is I Sf literal Claim*. Situnte in the .Slorsn City Mining Division ol thin Weft Kootenay Diltrtct Whs?ro located :—On Ten Mill, crct-k, adjoining F.i,UT|>rise mine. TAKK NOT1CK that I, F. C. Green, nctinu ns ni»ent> for W. I). Wrighter, Freo Miner's Certiflcat*- Ko. IW06H5, Intend, *ixty dftji from the date horeof, to apply t tht Minini* Recorder for cer- tilhutcH of improvement*-, for tho purpose of obtaining Crown grflnt*- of the above claims. Antl further take notice thatiaction, under section 37, tnuat bo commenced before the lllliabce of anrli certificates of improvements Dates! this 28th dav of December, 1901. 10-1-02 F. C. U'KKKN, Nelson, II C Notice to Delinquent Co-owner To A. E. Ililhnan, or lo any person or persons to whom ho may have tranifenesl hli one-quarter intereet in the Great Northern mineral claim,situated at tho head ef the tlfih south fork of Lemon crerk, Slocan City mining division. You aro hereby notified that we have expended the sum of four hundred and ten dollars in labor and general improvement* upon tho ahovu mentioned claim, in order to hold said mineral claim undor the provisions of tho Mineral Act, and if within 90 days from the date of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such em penditure, together with all costs of advertising, your interest in suid olaim will become lhe propeity „f the subscribers, iimlor section four of an act n\- titled "An Act to amend the Mineral Act, 1900." Dated this 2nd dav of December 1901 kmmagkay.A.u.roi.dkkston' 0.12*01 T. BJ.BN0H. E. M. STUBBS CANADIAN For Rossland Winter Carnival, on Feb. 20, 21, 22, will issue Return Tickets at Single Fare, • Feb. 20 and 21; good for return till Feb. 24. Full particulars from Local Agents. 8. CARTKR, E. J. OOYLB, D.I'.A., _.G. P. A., Nelson. Vniiootrver. GEO. T. MOIK, Agout, Blocan City ssaiisiiiiii***,iil-*'!'M«i's*'****""^ 11.,,... 1 is.iii.ij.il
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Title | The Slocan Drill |
Publisher | Slocan, B.C. : C.E. Smitheringale |
Date Issued | 1902-02-21 |
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Identifier | The_Slocan_Drill_1902_02_21 |
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Date Available | 2015-12-08 |
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AIPUUID | 79c6101c-518c-4a36-9a5c-cea3da14d6db |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0220911 |
Latitude | 49.767778 |
Longitude | -117.466111 |
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