AM ^ THE SLOCAN >'OL.>|Li No* 13* SLOCAN, B. C, JUNE 28, 1901. 12.00 PEK ANNUM. THE PROSPECTOR'S EXCHANGE. If you have a mine or project for Bale, send un n full report, with samples of ore, statins price and terms. Onr facilities for placing U property quickly are unexcelled. we make a specialty of free millinu gold properties. Correspondence solicited. Address: Rook 4, K-W-C Block, Nelson, B, C. ANDREW F. ROSEXBERGKR, Manager. FRESH FRUITS are now arriving- daily and are the best to be obtained. Our Confectionery hasa reputation second to none. Aa C. SMITH, SLOCAN Sole agent for celebrated Brantford Bicycle. Slocan's Grand Celebration. Don't forget to make ready and don't forget that yoa can get the best value for vour money in the town in Hats, Boots & Shoes, Ready-to-Wear Clothing, Shirts of all kinds, Underwear, Dry Goods, etc., at our store. Drop in and see us and get our prices. W. T. Shatford 6c Co., General M&rciiants, Slocan, Vernon, Fairview, and Camp McKinney, B. C. A. YORK 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. Victoria, HCotel, SLOCAN, B. C. Has ample accommodation for a large number of Guests and supplies the best of everything in the Harket. ALEX. STEWART, Prop. -A-x*lington SLOCAN, B. C. Offers up-to-date accommodation for the Public. It is the home of Travelling, Commercial, and Mining Men. QETHING & HENDERSON, - Proprietors. The Hotel Slocan, Slocan, B. C, is under the SIM nil Personal mueunt of Jeff Baty, Who is ever ready to make life pleasant for those who tarry within a while with him. WILSON HOUSE SLOCAN, B. C. f Is reached by any trail or road tha*t runs Into the Town. Do not go past its door when you are dry, weary or hungry. A. E. TEETER, Proprietor. A BIG DEMONSTRATION SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME OF THK UNION l'lONIC. Ell. ltoyco Makes » Stirring Adsli-essa— lltisi'i' Lalior Leader* Tails;—SporU Fun* OiT Well—Slocan Winn Glory on tho Fssotlssll FUsIsi. The labor picnic and demonstration here on Tuesday and Wednesday, under ihe auspices of tlie Slocan City Miners' Union, weresucccssful,though the attendance of outside visitors was far less than expected. Beautiful weather favored the affair and those who attended passed an enjoyable time. Main street was tastefully decorated, while the condition oi' the picnic grounds, overlooking Blocan river, added much to the general success. Following closely upon the arrival of the boat, Tuesday morning, from up the lake points, and the train trom Nelson, the members of the various Unions and the Silverton and Slocan football teams, headed by the City Brass Band, marched in procession to the picnic grounds. There J. V. Puryiancc, president ofthe local Union, acted as master of ceremonies, and introduced James Wilks, of Nelson, who gave a most pleading and congratulatory address. After this lunch was partaken of, many availing themselves of the re freshment stalls on the ground. Ai iwn o'clock another How of oratory took place, James Baker and Rev. Mr. McK.ee doing the preliminary honors, ere making way fur the man of the occasion, Ed. Boyce. president ofthe Western Federation of Miners, it wa6 his first visit here and his address made a deep Impression. He was warmly received and his words applauded, receiving an ovation at the close. Mr. Boyce stated he was not in shape to make a studied address, because of tlie heavy labors of the recent Denver convention and the bur ried nature of his trip here. Bur, a laboring man was never at a loss to Bay something ou tin* various great questions affectingbis-position In life Laboring men had the practical experience, which was mon; to the point than theoretical Ulcus, There wore real* y no new theories toad vaiice.as ir, was the same olsl Struggle of capital against labor, The aim oi the nionied classes all over the World was to prejudice, tbo public mind against labor orgnnizntlons. This was easy for them to do, for, by their wealth, they influenced all circles. But, though tbey had money, theV lacked happiness, which, "thank God, they cannot boy,** Happiness was, however, possessed by the laboring-classes. Capital used money to tight lalior by Influencing thc courts, lo the legislative halls and through the press. Tliey go farther and become philanthropic and epdow colleges and universities, where their ideas may Iks promulgated against the working man. They have even Invaded the gospel circles and any man preaching contrary to their views had to quit Office,as in the case of Rev. M. Held, who spoke up for labor at Cripple Creek, Col., daring the troubles there. Molded men are ever alert to shape public opinion against labor unions, which w.*re classed as incubators of strife and sliscord. So far as he (the speaker) was concerned, public opinion cut very little figure, though bo wns constantly maligned by certain papers. Lr.boring men and their organizations had no apology to make, if they live up to their principles. Mistakes were sometimes masle, but who among OS is above error ? From the beginning of time there have been the few who have lived on the labors of the many, even as the capitalist! were d.iing now. The commercial barons were everywhere organising ami concentrating into trusts, and it behooved laboring men to organize for self protection, and also to Influence the government, for the government was of the people, and it could not rise above the level ofthe people. The one main object of lalior organization was for harmony and labor should ever seek to promote the best interests of the com- munity. The working man had been ground down to a mere state of existence by capital. Some talked of a position of compromise between the two, but that could not, lie, as each was striving tor a pronounced opposite in the matter Oi wage and hours of toil. The industrial question could lot be settled tiil labor gets together and understand Its rights and ohange the present system. Theirs was not to use force, not to destroy, not anarchy, but they must obtain the best form of government so as to get their rights, Labor should awake nnd become educated, for the days to come were, in his opinion, dark. The smelter trust, with its kindred asso olatlons, such as the Standard Oil and the railroad combines, controlled the mining industry of tho ..est and they wore doing o great harm. British Columbia 'vas not free from their machinations, hence the present quietude in the country. The people of the province were not the directors of their own resources, but speculators were. Tho government should own all the resources and not capitalists in London, Paris and Berlin. Sir. Boyce strongly urged the Unions to work mining properties for themselves, even as they were running their own hospitals, etc. Then the men could be their own employers. There was a great duty resting upon labor, and it was time the men got out ofthe old rut of trade unionism. To merely ptiy dues was not enough, as they must provide for the future ot their families. The ladies could help materially by speaking kindly of labor, and he hoped soon to see n lady's auxiliary in connection with the W. P. of M, When aceidents happened in the mines, capital first thought to protect itself from any claim from thc widow, while the Unions were there to provide for the widow and her family in distress. Every working man, no matter what sphere he was in, should be proud of his calling and his badge, as he was doing his duty. Never heed criticism through the papers, but press on to the end. Let all strive to create har- baseball teams, while more strangers came in to see the fun. Ram interfered slightly with the proceedings, but the events in the main were run off with precision and gave much satisfaction. The prize winners in the various events were: 100 yard dash, Douglas, Nelson; Gusty, Sandon. Standing broad jump, Gusty; Douglas. Boys' 100 yards, K, Robertson; F. Lavell. Hurdle race, Gusty; Brett, liighjump, Brett; A.Sweezv. Boys' race, under 12, L. Tutcher; F. York. Sack race, Gusty; Brett. Hop step and jump, Gusty; Brett. 220 yard race, Douglas; W. Hicks. Putting the shot, Gusty; Boyle. Pole vaulting, Hicks; T. Lake. Sandon and Slocan met at 2 o'clock and pat up a hot game of football for a purse of $25, the former having the opinion that they owned the earth, especially as thev scored the first goal. However, they found the local boys strictly in it, as Slocan won 3 goals to 2. Next came the baseball contest for a handsome silver cup, New Denvor competing with Slocan. The game was called to a close at the end ofthe fourth innings, owing to a heavy shower of rain. The score then stood 18 to 7 in favor of the lads from tho Lucerne. In the evening to % to to to to to to to * to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to ^^999mSmsm»ii 3*9 De Farmer's Res'. D.it's ver' nice wedder wo havo jus' now, She's niiniii' tnos' ev'ry day, An" all of ile western rancher man, What lak for hees crop to pay, Ile can sit in hees shaintee inos' all do tam An' look on sle wet outside, An' glad *ie'H |10t railroad-navee now For work on de bee-; mud slide. An' de farmaire, lie's stop an' say : "What all de use (*et wet, Dis ees nice wedder for grow de spud, Also sle onion set. De crop, she's all In de groun', De hen, she's all on de nes'; Dis only tam dat de farmaire got For tiik' heeui de leetlc res'." By Oo»'! slat's come on de shake ver' hard, De swish, nitriih, swish of de rain; But, what's di; odd* to de Urmia' man, So Innses-t's irooi's fs*r ile jirain? II." don't need fuller sle plow jus' now, De dragaln1, she all enn po, For Tl.* crop, she's in in plaintee good tam, A\'it'no till"* to du but grow. Go. de farmairP look out an' say: •"Fini* for uproutin' sle seed. An' jus' clear whr.ck for s;rawherric p'.aut, Fetchin' beenri 'l(m>.* Ink weed. Good tiiiL' dat small cabbaige Set out las' week, 1 guess; Di« only turn de farmaire have ^ot For tak' lieem de leetle res'." Porno tam.when tie min sliineheein down ver'iiot, An' heat—slut ees holes* fright— Dat farmaire get dowii to de IO"*jrln' bee, An' pes dirtee from morn till night. Dat's plain tee nice change sle farmaire have got, (iot all diff'rent ting fordo; Bnt farmaire, he's never lak nobody else, Heea work ces never got troo. Only he's Fay: "Sucre! S'pose slat pps leetle shower. Maybpe I'll go in sle house an' wait Feefteen or t wen toe hour. All dis ees jus' what I'm order mak', .Ins' what I lak sle lies'; Dis only tam de farmaire have got For tak hecin de leetle res'." Tomorrow, slat farmaire hees* dig some drain, OrRouu'tiiv*else,if set's dry; An', s'pose dat wedder she's nice an' warm An' sun shine out on de tskv, Dat farmaire have smile all (iter bees face, An' say: "How dat crop hIib's grow; Dis ees jus' what I order for strawberrie plant, An1 good for de grain also." You tink dat slere ain't no ting So good for sle workln' man As cot on sle farm alone in spring An' vork all de hard he can; But don'you be mak' mistak', For maybe sle tonne get less When JTOU llu' de tain she's rain de nioa' De farmaire get nioa' de res'. OUR ORE SHIPMENTS SU1ISTANTIAI. SHOWING MADE US' THIS DIVISION. Last Yenr's Sltipineiitii Were 2847 Tons-r- A Healthy I'vlslsins-s* of tlss. Life and Wealth of the Csiniji Arllns?'"" tlse Biggest Shipper. The Arlington shipped out 40 tons of ore during the week, raising its total to 1705 tons. Two tons was also sent out by tho Fhoenix. This was in the nature of a test and was divided between the Trail and Nelsou smelters. Some, time ago it sent a carload to Northport. For the division the shipments amount for the year to 2215 tons. Last year the exports from this division amounted to 2847 tons, made up from 10 properties. Following is a list ot the shipments this year to date: MIXE. WEEK. Arlington 40 Enterprise Two Friends Black Prince Bondholder Chapleau Speculator l'hoenix 2 Vs&M 42 TOTAL. 1746 ""20 40 100 23 16 10 22 20 2215 ■R. T. ASllKKSON*. Lemon Creek, B.C., June .1. £i.£±<L.4L£i-£im^tX*m\u. a*lA't^*t--'-^'t***^'**'** •C**C*****'*?***C"'**C-"**v""C"*P"B* "*"#.T"jp-*^.*^-^-*^--*»**^**-»* many and fraternity everywhere. In closing. Mr. Boyce said he much ap predated thc kindness shown him hers, and he hoped to be. with them again in tho fall, lie left on the evening train for Nelson, where he addressed another big meeting in the interest of the striking truckmen on the C.P.R. After the speaking thn crowd adjourned to the recreation grounds, where Silverton and Slocan put up the best game of football ever seen here. They played 1J hours, each side .-.coring one goal. Only tho superb work ofthe Silverton bucks and goalkeeper saved them from a severe drubbing. The contest was for a beautiful silver trophy, Sandon fall* iiu* to get on the list in time to participate It will take a good team to get awav with the local boys, who are now up in championship torn, Tuesday's programme ended with a grand ball in the Schoniierg hall, which was crowded tothedoors A thoroughly good time was put in. Wednesday morning tne Alert came down from Now Denver .with I tho Sandon football and,the Denver the remaining sports were held, re- snitlngi Men's bicycle race, L, Vork; .1. Twins, Kaslo. (iirl's lace, Gertie York: Flossie Forin. Boys' under 12, II. York; J, McCallum. Boys' under 1G, J. York; C. Tipping. Ladies' i race. Miss McCrae,New Denver; Miss 1.1. Tipping. Novelty horsi* race, YV. Lee; H. F.Allen. Victoria Cross race, 0. Barber; R. E. Allen. The proceedings wound up with a tug of-war amoflg the men and another among the hoys. Everything passed off in n happy manner and gave general satisfaction to citizen and visitor. Geo. Dometto, a member of the Silverton Miners' Union, died here ISaturday of consumption, lie was | buried the next day by the local | Union, the members of which turned j out in force. Deceased was about. 4o i yean oi age and left a wife, and family in Italy. • The greatest viollniste of the world iu the Music Hall, July 2. Miss Helen Hall, contralto, will sing in the Music UaM Julv 2. RESULT UP ELECTIONS. The first civic elections of Slocan were held on Saturday and they passed off in a quiet manner. It was thought things would have been lively, because ofthe torrid temperature of the meeting on the previous evening; but, though there was much determination shown, no untoward event marked the day's proceedings. Of the 91 votes on tiie list, 84 were polled, the remaining seven being in. the hills and unable to reach here in time. Because of no legal machinery being known to fit the case, all the hotels remained open during the day. Not much money changed handsover the result*, and that mostly at even chances. In the evening the band serenaded the successful candidates. Judging from the number of telegrams received, the outside public had a keen interest in the election Following is tho result of the poll, as furnished by H. li. Jorand,returning officer: FOR MAYon. A.York 4fi D. D. Robertson 3r» Spoilt ballots 2 KOIt ALDKUMEX. W. K. Worden t>8 K. A. Bradshaw (17 A. C. Smith (!3 D. Nichol 51 A. It. Barber "S T. D. Woodcock -tt J.ti. McCallum uW H. D. Curtis g-j A. B. Teeter 2*5 Spoilt ballots 4 At 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon the new council will meet at II. R. Jor- and'soffice and, after taking the oath of office, will proceed to the transaction of business. The appointment of the various officers will follow and the several committees struck. Civic government willbeatonce organized and the necessary bylaws drafted without delay. IKON HOBS'"* BOND LIFTED. Mark Manley arrived in from Spokane Saturday and announced that the las: payment on the bond of tho Iron Horse, Ten Mile, had been deposited in the bank. The original amount of the bond was $19,500, and was held by AY. D. Wrighter and associates of Spokane, who formed tho Burlington Mining Co. to develope the property. They have been steadily developing the group, with a small force, for stuno time, and have succeeded in showing up a foot of elegant ore. The group consists of the Iron Horse and London fraction claims and adjoins the Enterprise mine on the north, the two leads from which latter property pas. through the ground of the former. Messrs. McLean and McDonald, of Silverton, were the original owners, nnd they have realized on their group after holding it since 1*894, The Evans syndicate of Vancouver once held n bond on the Iron Horse, but threw it upafterspendingoonsiderabletnonev. The new owners continued the winze, started by the Evans people and have opened up an evident bonanza. The Burlington Co. is negotiating to transfer the Iron Horse to Pittsburg capitalists, who will inslal machinery and carry on development on a largo scale. The Iron Horse Is o.ic of the best things iu the Ten Mile camp. A treat ofa life time—Camilla l'r- so iu Music Hall, July 2. TheC.P.H Is otlorim- $1 an hok\r for trackmen at Calgary. ■v :' 'i'i*™' **•■■ ]•-. ■':.::: .. !' ■■ * .--■ I''';. • I*. • * «»'' • . 11 » I.'-' -.' ATLANTIC SEALERS. ,;*,§« 1 ' f ■*• *• It-fl-'' ■ ' .., I »,' **** *H *, . * 4 ' f;." ' i • "-.-*■• b • fl '- . •**■ ■*** i ' 1' i*f ! ,. ■* iii * 1 „ I * .\: : i : j ' ;"':'> > .sf? !;i"3 !<*:>.. "\ ,. $ ■"• i r il? : H.'-- ; r ,.• & *. * *. S: . *i ' !!; *-' .#■ . I > ■ | m ;* ; fy i ■ ••* i f ■ r-|i 1 ; 1 1 ■*.."■"; i • • ■' •■',f ■ *■ ir*? ! {*' LSI THEIR THRILLING AND EXCITING LIFE IN NEWFOUNDLAND SEAS* Storlrss or Adventure, Daring and Danger —These Seali Are Not For Fur, Hut Issmissis Oil That Ia In Great Demasid —Their Hide, Ton, I* Valuable for "Leather. The harvest time of the Newfoundland sealers hns just been finished for this year, and lhe steamers of St. John's which wero scattered from Davis Strait to the Straits of Ilelle Isle, gathering in the seals, •Id and young—but principally the young, for the young are the fattest und yield thc best oil, are ns'iirly all home again. Tho process of procuring petroleum oil .from the depths of tho earth is prosaic enough, and there is little romance in the manufacture of cotton-seed oil. Hut tho great. supplemental supplies which are found in tho whales and seals of tho icy northern sen*" and in the copra of the islands of the tropical oceans furnish in their exploiting stories of adventure, during and danger. The seal which tho Newfoundland fleet hunt amid the Arctic ice floes is not tho sort of seal predestined to furnish sealskin saequos, but an animal whose fur is worthless and whose hide is good only for leather. But beneath his thick hide lies thc oleaginous blubber which furnishes the oil for which lie principally is hunted. Tho seulskin-sacque animals are found only in tlie Northern Pacific, where they go to breed on the islands of Bchring Sea. And since nur women mrst walk fay and money buy tlielr gear. The fsoiilltig l.onti they tllcb that way at hazard ys'iir by ys'ar. The huir seals of the North Atlantic have none of thai sort of fur which clothes their brethren of thc Pacific, but are covered with a long, coarse hair. When the Alaska seals have spent tho summer on tho islands of Bchring Sea they go back to the ocean with the first September gab's ami "no man knows their path." But tho.habits of the North Atlantic ss*uls are well known, and it can be predicted with certainty where they will be found at certain seasons. They bring forth their young upon the ice floes, beginning about March 1, and it is then that the steamers sail northward from St. John's in search of their prey. A. sailing steamer will carry a crew of from 150 to 300 men, and tho crew get a share of the catch. When a floe is sighted on Which the families of seals are disporting themselves the ms*n from the steamers land on the floe und kill the seals by knocking them on thc nose with clubs. Seals aro worth at St John's from $2 to $3,25 a hundredweight, and sometimes a steamer will earn large returns for the investment. Tho seal fisheries aro worth about half a million dollars a year to Newfoundland. Although many hundreds of thousands of seals aro killed each year tiy the hunters of St. John's and Scot- , land, there seems to be no appreciable diminution of their numbers. The si*aling season opens on March 10 and closes by agreement on April 30. This year the record trip was made by the steam sealer Southern Cross, which went to the sealing grounds, got a load and returned to St. John's in nine and a half days, when she discharged her "*argo of dead seals und wont off on .mother trip. Although thc sealing stt-a.ners are built stoutly and manned und commanded by men of experience, much danger attends the pursuit of tho oily nm annuls, and during the season reports of disasters to the vessels of the fleet are not infrequent. The sti*aniers which go to the seas beyond the Arctic Circle sail in waters which are plowed by no other keels except now and then some vessel bound on a voyage of exploration. LIFE BEHIND THE BARS- Herbert, Connected With the Sifton Murder, • Bssuy Prleoner. Walter Herbert, who is confined at the County Jail, to await his trial on the charge of having boon connected with the murder of Joseph Sifton, and who already l.as pumded guilty, seems content with his life in jail, says The London News. Never since he has been confined there has he made any complaints to the authorities. He is very fond of doing any work around tho place, and will turn his hand to almost anything. He is an export at drawing, and spends a great part of each day along this lino, and is very clever. Ho is very fond of drawing maps, and enjoys himself immensely when so doing. His drawing of birds, horses and human beings Is excelh*nt. Twice every day he is taken out for exercise, and on these occasions he ii always very pleasant and ready for conversation, lie is ss*ldom idle when confined, his one desire being to always be doing something. Herbert is in comparatively good health, h's confinement In jail having not in ihe leant injured him. He has very few people call on him, but relatives of his make their usual visits, and ho is at all timefi pleased to sec them. Bird! at Itlvardale Park. Among the birds at the Hivordnlc Park Zoo in Totonto, the pheasants' attract the most attention. These birds have tho best qdurterH in tho Zoo. Although he has reached tho udvanced age of 22 years, Jumbo, the Chinese guiltier, still is king of hit department, and makes his presence known to any of his subjects who get in his way. Thn sandhill crane comes In for a good deal of attention, this species being scarce in this country. Tho golden ami bald- headed eagles occupy two largo cages. Those sullen creatures show little signs of activity, sitting almost continually, s*yc*lng with a cold look tho smaller birds of tho adjoining cages. Thn object of tho etillcr- tiini Is to gather as many us possl- ble of the animals and birds of this continent, so that visitors may bu acquaiutuu with their tnodiut nf Ufa. which pays the best interest on capital invs*sted?" His final word is:—"If you want a home and want to work for it, here is your best chance on ths* American continent," Let us hops that this courageous couple will sucetvd In realizing their aims, and that. this epic of the north will end in a tri- umphunt stra i. A CONTRAST. A Hexlnan-Germuu Traveler Wlis* Says "Canadians Dssn't Prink." A German named Julio Sternan ot Torreon, Mex., in conversation at tho Queen's Hotel, Toronto, laughed at lhe idea of temjserunco societies in Canada the other day. "Why," saisl he, "tho peoplo don't drink liquor here; they are too stingy. Down in Mexico live pints of champagne for one makes a nice entertainment, and $14 a bottle is often paid for suine of our wines. Up hero you never see the old Spanish sherry we havo down there," Probably it was because Mr. Sternan was in tho wholesale liquor business that the abstinence of the Canadian people so forcibly Impressed him, says The lilobe. At uny rate, ho was not particularly elated over it. Ho would have them spend their money as tho Spaniards do in Mexico. "They will huvo the best," ho said, "and they're willing to pay for it." Mr. Sternan is to make a tour of Canada and Europe before returning io his home at Torreon. Signor Jtma Maria Urutia, a wealthy cotton planter of the Laguna District, accompanies him. lie could not speak English, so Mr. Sternan did the tulk- ing. He nodded towards his companions and with a wry face said that the Spanish were hot against the English simply through jealousy. "That's the whole secret of it," he added, "jealousy. Thoy know in their hearts that the English are in the right, but they're jealous." Asked as to his own sentiments, he whiffed his cigar, and then answered that tho Boers hadn't treated English residents properly in thc first placo, and in tlve end didn't know when they were well off. Cotton is the staple product of the Laguna District of Mexico. At the time Mr. Sternan left a drouth was on, but the lust year's harvest had been a good ono, about six times as great as four years ago. Mr. Sternan said that cotton cost on an average, all told, 12c a pound, and yielded a return last year of 20c a pound. "You should come down to Mexico," he concluded; "there's no money to be made up here." GEOLOGY OF TORONTO. Glacial Period Effects-Don Valley Contains the Evidences of the First, Second and Third Periods. Prof. Coleman, ot Toronto University, recently delivered a lecture on tho geology of Toronto. His remarks were interesting, because of an almost total absence of technicalities, and instructive because of the information he detailed, ecological history, he said, resembled the history of a nution, because it hus its myth- icul, ancient, medieval and modern stages. This region was at one time, as was the whole earth, a molten mass. When this cooled, granite rock was formed, and we s,*e the evidences of this action to-day in the rocks of the Muskoka district. This granite formation, however, is 1,200 feet below the earth's surface on the site of the city. Following this, was the advent of animal life. Animals in this period, which corresponds to ancient history, hud no backbone, wero much like our present clams. Their fossils arc still to be found in the Hon valley. Professor Coleman then told of the climate and how it became much warmer. Immense animals, much like the elephant, having no covering of fur, rimmed over the plucc where Toronto stands to-day. One that he described, walked on its hind legs and wus over 15 feet high and over four feet across the body. These were the first warm-bloods*d animals, and their brains were more highly developed than any othor preceding spocios. These animals, however, wero exterminated by tho first glacial period, or ice age, when thc snow was nearly two miles in depth. Following this wns tho inter-glacial period when tho snow entirely disappeared. It came back again, however, and this Is known as the. second glacial period. The evidences of this are to be found in the Don valley also. Tin* first period was responsible for the underlying layer of clay, caused by tho second glacial period. During the latti'r psiriod, the rolling hills to the north of Toronto, on Yongo street, wero formed by glacial action. Lake Ontario at ono time oxli*nds*d northward to the hills behind Toronto, and nt this point the shore line Is higher thun at Hamilton, and lower than that at Trenton. At that time, of course, thoy must have been of equal height, and the explanation is that the earth's surface has tipped upward towards tho northeast. Prof. Coleman pointed out that should Mils action continue, Niagara Falls woultl eventually disappear. He also told of a timo when tho proposed canal between Lake Ontario and Oeorgian Bay would havo been Superfluous be- i.suse tho two bodies of Water were joined by a nock ot water, which flowed over tho present silo of Toronto. An Imperial Slar. It will be learned with pleasure by ell those who have served for the Cmplre'l cause In South Africa that, In all probability, thoy will receive an Imperial Star, In addition to the regular British Wur medal, Tho idea originated in Caps Colony, nnd hiss been taken up with zest in all of the 14 separato countries which were re- presented in the fighting lino. All tho colonies will Contribute towards the cost.—Canadian Military Gazette. Canadian Frog Farm. Ono oi tho most. successful frog farms in Ontario is In the Trtsnt lliver basin. During the years lH'.i.",- (Ifl this basin yielded fi.OOO Hounds of dressed frogs' legs. MANUAL TRAINING. RECOGNIZED BY EDUCATIONISTS AS A NlCESSARY SCHOOL FACTOR. Where Full Information of the System Sissy Uu Obtained, und How It Has So Fas* Worked Hut in Canada During the Fust Two Yeurs—."Hamuli 'I ruining Not Teelsislenl >>r I susilitg, A. little more than two years ago Sir William 0, Mucdonald and Prof. Jus. W. Robertson, Canadian Commissioner of Ahriculture and Dairying, agreed upon a scheme whereby it was hoped that manual training might bo introduced in the public schools throughout Canada. Sir William provided the necessary funds, and Prof. Robertson undertook to carry out the plan. Tho results so far attained have been encouraging, and thc prospects aro for the. continued Steady growth of tho work. Manual training, looked upon some years ago us a fad, is now recognized by educationists tho worltt over as a ns'cs'.ssury factor in the successful preparation of the young of all civilized countries for the buttle of life. Recent articles by "Prof. Hob- ortson and Mr. Albert II. Leake, director of tho Mucdonald Manual Training Schools in Ontario, appeared in The Canadian Magazine, that of the former ilea!ing with tho subject, "The Mucdssnuld Manual Training Schools," and the latter with "The Ottawa Manual Training School." The favor with which those articles were received and the desire for further information of many whose ideas on manual training are hazy have led to their publication in a neat pamphlet of 1*1 pages, a number of excellent illustra- tisms being included, In Prof. Robertson's article considerable attention is paid to Ilie question of education in its general Bonso, and it, in part. Bays: "Ideas ami itls*als for children are gotten from things and from life, more than sjroin symbols, words ami books. Qfflciency in tho all-around development of the child-life is what we all want, anil not the taking up of a burdensome multitude of subjects to qualify tor passing examinations. Consequently the school courses and methods should be adapted for use in training the whole child harmoniously. It i.s claimed by those who have had much experience that what is known us manual training can supplement book studies and other Influences in that direction. On the other hand, there is a danger nowadays that too much may bo made of it and expect ed from it. Any part of education which has been neglected by-und-bye gi'ts its innings, with a likelihood of too much attention for a time. That may account for the enfeebling booklshneSS so manifest in recent years." He strongly emphasizes the fact, now becoming generally recognlso/l even by the most prejudiced, that manual training schools ure not trading nor technical schools Nor are tbey money-making institutions, as the aim i.s not to turn out an article of a certain value within a given time. The manual tiaining course is, he says, really a sit ies of exercises so arranged us to have edu- cational results. Prof. Robertson deals with the growth of the idea as a branch of the eilucationnl system of Kngland, and in this respect suys that us a result of visits to England he found that the miinual training centres there in IRilO provided fsir boys frssm only 50 schools, but in 1H00 boys from {5,000 schools were provided for. Incidentally he deals with the pro- givssive agriculture branch of the Mucdonald Manual Training Fund and the good results attendant upon its working, and, continuing, dotnils tho plan for Introducing munual train ing into the public schools of Canada, made possible through the generosity of Sir William Mactlonuld. He says: "Tho purpose was to furnish an object ls>sson of manual training in the public schools of at h'ust one town or city in every Province in Canada for a period of three years. Sir William provided a fund fully adequate for that scheme, including the equipment of benches untl tools, the necessary Improvement of the rooms, tho salaries of the Instructors und the expenses of maintenance for three years The fund is also sufficient lo permit the teachers in training at one Normal School in every Province to receive instruction by thoroughly quulifii'd instructors." Altogether provision has liseii made for 11,000 boys untl (he Normal School tenehers for three years. To obtain the best possible results it has btvn found necessary tn engage a i'oin|ii't ent stall of loinh- ers from abroad, principally from Oreat Britain, though several assistants have been iTigaged In Cnn- ntla. Speoial courses an. provided fur ("niiailinn ts-iuiiers, who show great Interest in tho work, and many of them will soon become proficient as instructors. Prof. Robertson pays a high compliment to the staff of Instructors. In concluding, he says: "Tho so-cnlli*il dull boys, who are not quick at book studies, have in many cases been folinsl to show great aptneet in the manual training purl of education, It. prevents them from being discouraged with school life, and from feeling any sense of inferiority to the quick chilslrs'n. It gives them habits of carefulhosh anil makes them self-reliant, hopeful and courageous. All of these ure manifestly most desirable educational results. It Is ill's, a soothing nnd strengthening corrective tss the quick and cxciiuhle children who become over-anxious about examinations on book subjects." ■ ■ i . II. 0. Sealing:. The eenling catch off the British Columbia const fur 2,"*> schooners will lis* ubout 11,000 skins, un average of 214 skins to I lie schooner. Fourteen branded skims were taken. It.il Man's nigblSs Const Indians have sent protests to tho dsiwrmneui against paying licenses to Unix. THE OLD RAIL FtNCE- ia the merry days of boyhood when we never knew u cure Greater than the mumps or measles or a mother's cut of huh*, When u sore toe wus u treusuru and a stoiselinilse oil the heel Filled tho other boys with eavy which they trls*d not to conceal, There were many treasured objects on the farm we held must dear, Orchard, nelils, the creek we swam ln, uud tho old spring, cold aud clear; Over there lu thc woods of hlck'ry aud of oak so deep and dense, Looming* up behind the outlines ot the •Old Bail Fence. On Its rails the quail would whistle ln the curly summer morn, Calling to their hiding fellows In tho Held of waving corn, And tho meadow larks and robins on tho stakes would sit and slug, Till the forest Bhndes behind them with their melody would ring, There the catbird und tbo Jaybird sat and culled each other mimes, And tho siiulrrcls anil the chipmunks played chnsi'-aud-eats'h-iiie games, Aud the garter snake was often In unpleasant evidence In the grasses In tho corners of the Old Ball Fence. As we grew to early manhood when we thought the country girls Iu tho dladetn of beauty wero the very falreat pearls, Oft from spellln' school or mectln' or the Jolly shucklu' bee Down tho old lane we would wander with a merry little "she." On the plea of being tired (Just the country lover He), On a grassy seat we'd linger in thc moonlight, sho and I, And we'd paint a future picture touched with colors most Intense, As we sat there ln the corner of the Old Kali Fence. There one night In happy dreaming we were sitting, hand ln hand, Up so near the gates of heaven we could iilmiist hear tho band, When she heard a declaration whispered lu her lls'nlng ear- One she often since has told me sbo was mighty glad to hear, On my lis*nd there's now a desert fringed with foliage of grey. And there's ninny n thread of silver In her dear old head to-day, Yet the flame of love Is burning In our bosoms as Intense As It burned ln the corner of thnt Old Hall 1 i Fence. THE MAPLE LEAF. A (latherlsstr nf Forty Years Ago at Which the liadga Was Declared the National Kniblem. A correspondent sends an interesting extract from The Globe of August 22, 1860, regarding tho origin of tho use of the muplc leaf as tho distinguishing national badge of Canada. The Dr. Richardson referred to is Dr. James II. Uichardson of 36 St. Joseph street, Toronto, who is probably tho solo survivor of tho gentlemen named in tho report at tho gathering of 40 years ago. Tho extract reads as follows: "A meeting was held last night in the St. Lawrence Hull, to tako measures with a view to native Canadians taking part, with distinctive badges, in the procession on the occasion of the arrival of the Prince of Wales in Toronto. "On motion of Col. It. L. Denison, Hon. W. D. Hobinson was called to the chair. "Surrounding the Chairman on the platform were: Roes or, Warden of York and Peel; Hev. Dr. Hyerson, Rev. S. Givins, Col. Denison, Col. Jarvis, J. H. Morris, W. II. Boulton, R. P. Crooks, T. G. Ridout, Dr. Wright, Dr. Richardson. F. II. Howard, Isaac White, Allan Macdonald, George Monro, Lewis Moffatt, M. li. Vankoughnet, Thos. Bright, Emmanuel Playfair, Wm. Gamble, D. K. Fechan, etc. "Mr. J. H. Morris moved the first resolution aa follows: "That tho Committee on thc Program having assigned to native Canadians a place in thc procession in honor ft II. R. II. tho Prince of Wales, it Is desirable to take &us-h steps as may bo necessary for the efloctlvc organization of that part of it. "The resolution was seconded by T. O. Ridout. "Rev. Dr. Ryerson moved the second resolution: "That all natlvo Canadians in Toronto at tho time of tho Prince's arrival are earnestly invited to join in the procession, in the place assign.' for that purpose by the committee. "Mr. Louis Moffatt seconded. "Dr. Richardson moved the third resolution: "That all native Cnnndians Joining tho procession, whether identified with tho national societies or not, should wear tho maple leaf as an emblem of tho land of their birth. "Mr. F. H. Howard seconded the resolution." From Thn Globe, Sept. 8, I860: In tho report of the procession lt etates: "Then wnlked the, Canadians, some with silver maple leaves, and others with those supplied by nature." The Colonial Troops. A rorrespontlent writes to ask how many colonials wero sent to the South African war. The official figures are: Officers. Mon. Canada _... 188 2,1)42 Nuw South Wales W 2,603 Victoria r 81 1,348 Queensland J. 61) 1,058 South Australia 81 543 West Australia _ 24 450 Tasmania - 14 2KH New Zealand m 82 1,705 C73 10,837 In addition to tho foregoing the.ro was a corps of Imperial llushnien, consisting of 35 officers and 1,050 men, antl a composito regiment of 10 officers and 240 men. These, In tho absence of information, cannot be classed under the Separate colonics to which they belong, but their inclusion with the other contingents would swell thc total coloninl force to 638 oMii'cra and 12,100 men. LEGEND FOR AKCTIC NIGHTS. How «."roenlnitilcv*i Account Tor Tbelr i.ssisu' Season «»r Darkness. A member of one of the former expeditions to Greenland tolls of n curious trn* ilitimi nf Ihe Eskimos to account fur thc long arctic nis-'lit aud Its Intense cold, "There wns u timo," they siiy, "long generations ns;o, when the sun never set on the regions of tlie north anil when the ■brands along the sea wen* forever bidden with nullities ot living grecu. "Hence it wns that pence and plenty fi'll to the lot 6f thin people nnd sorrow was unknown among them. Hut one dny n strange thing came to puss. As the people were resting nmi feasting uniting the trees, as was their custom throughout their wakeful hours, u beautiful canoe, ns white ns ivory, was seen drifting silently toward tha shore from the direction of the castle where dwelt the spirit of tbo winds. "Now, when tke ivory white canoe had floated quite up to the shore, a great awe fell upon the people, for thcro, fast asleep iiiiiuiiK the folds of nn ermine robe, Jay a beautiful maiden, whoso skin was ns fair as the snow (lower and whose hair was like a mantle of sunshine. Il..t when tlio chief had home the innldcn tu the share and questioned her whence, she came bo was troubled in his heart, for sbe had answered him: " 'I am Delfa, the daughter of the spirit of tho wiuds, and I have drifted here fro*m yonder snow white fustic in the north. Hut I will return thcro nn mqre, Henceforth my home shall bo with you nud your people.' "And Immediately the spirit of the winds arose in the north nnd In a tcrrililc voice commanded that his danghter he restored to blm immediately. Hut when the people of the tribe sought out their chief and counseled him to Rive the princess iuto her father's hands the youth stood mute before them. Then, iu obedience to a gesture, they entered his ruined house, and there on a couch lay the lscau- tifnl princess, with her white hands— whiter now than tho snow flowers—folded silently over her breast. "When the spirit of the winds looked forth and beheld the princess cold in death on the desolate strand, his nngcr was yet more terrible against tho kneeling multitude, and he eoimnnnilod dark* ness to come upon them. And the Ice and thc cold, nnd lhe darkness continued for the space of ninny days before the offended spirit would relent nnd suffer tho sunshine to return for a brief season." LIKE A FUNERAL BELL. The Ghostly Sonnd Heard oa Board Ship In Misloceiin. Sailors have great respect for the supernatural. In "A Sailor's Ixig," publishes! by the Appletons, Itenr Admiral Bobley I). Evnns tells this good "ghost" story: "One of our ships bail had n very curious ghost experience while cruising in tho Mediterranean which is well worth recording. At nbout midnight, when over 100 miles from land and while everything was perfectly quiet about the deck, the sound of a tolling bell was distinctly hoard. It could he plainly hcnid hy the oflicer of the deck as well ns tho men, and it continued for several minutes. To tho crew it sounded liko a funeral bell, nmi they decided thnt some one wns going to tlie. "With much dilliculty the men were finally sent to their hammocks nnd ordered to keep silence. Thc next morning the story wns all over the ship, from the forecastle to tho officers' messes. When night came again, many had forgotten the incident, hut nt tho same hour the tolling of tho boll was aguin distinctly beard, nnd the whole crew gathered on deck to listen iu superstitious silence. Tho officers were much puzzled, and many theories were advanced to account tor the strange and unusual noise. "The third night found captain and all hnnds, officers and men, on deck, determined, if possible, to find a solution of the mystery. At the proper timo the sound of tho bell cume clear nud distinct, tolling as if for a funeral. The captain and several of the officers then began a careful investigation, which soon cleared the matter up. The galley of the ship, where the cooking was done, wns uudcr the topgallant forecastle, ahout 20 feet from tho ship's bell. Tbo tires in the galley were put out nt 0 o'clock, and It was found that nt n certain point in the process of cooling the contracting of the metal in thc galley made it give oul a cracking noise which accorded with certain tones in tbo bell and caused it to ring. "The very puzzling ghost story was solved, and tbe men went to their hammocks, many of them still slinking their heads nnd predicting thnt there was trouble in store for somebody." s., «s .rial of endurance Is that the form*,. always lies down to sleep, ami the latter in n large number sif cuss's, eluepi stand Ing up. The |inblt seems to coin,. i'a horses which have been hurt, especlaUi when in lhe stnhle, and they cannot lit broken of it. Besides the absence sj( proper rest and the constant danger of a heavy fall and consequent Injury, thi, habit of standing up to go to sleep rejulti in the giving wny of the front knees im* gives the animal a prematurely aged am) crippled conditiou. A walk through any large stnhle it night will show n uunibcr of horses stunt lug up, hut fnst asleep, and whether tliest use three or four legs to stnnsl upon the knees of the fore legs nre all baggy, Win, a mule, of course, it Is quito different, rot "Jack" lies down the moment he um|a work is really over, nnd u somnambulist mule ia seldom if ever met. i.ssssii t'rniii, One of the eoniuionest ami the la*> gest of the Christmas island land eraha is the well known robber crab, which Is found lu most of thu tropical Islands of the Indian ami I'nelllc oceans, it sometimes roaches a length of two feet antl may measure seven Inches across the back, its colors are of n very gundy description, the ground color being a bright rod, upon which there are Stripes of yellow, but In some eases a purplish blue Is the prevailing tint. The eyes nre llxed on stalks which can be moved Independently of one another, nnd there are two pn'rs of feel- ers. one long, the other short. The latter pair are eoniinunlly Jerked up nnd down. There Is a pair of powerful claws, then several walking lc;,'s. in general appearance these niilmiils are iimeh more like rather stout lobsters than oralis, antl one's lirst encounter with one of these creatures In the middle of a forest far from the sea Is productive of much astonishment on both sides. Another species of In nil crab common in Christinas island Is a little bright red anlninl which In general shnife Is much like the common shore cnib. This variety makes burrows In the ground, anil In some places the soil Is honeycombed with hundreds of holes. The crabs spend most of their time collecting dead leaves, which they carry In their claws, holding them up over their beads, and drag down Into their burrows. Into which they scuttle at the least alarm. Crab* ln DIukuIsf. ritimnn beings nre not the only creatures tbnt hnve discovered the appetizing, though Indigestible, qualities of crabs, mid some of these animals have been compelled to resort to various defensive mi'iisures. Disguise Is one of these nnd Is practiced with great effect by spider crabs. These deliberately bite up seaweeds antl plant them on their bucks, very soon establishing n growth which harmonizes perfectly with the surroundings nnd deceives many nn enemy. Sliouhl the weeds grow too vigorously, the emit iiiilustiioiisly prunes tbem with his claws und every now nnd then Scrapes tbe whole lot off untl starts a fresh garden on his roof, so to speak. The sponge crab bebaves in a similar manner, nipping off utile hits of living sponge ami sticking them on his back, | where they grow vigorously. The same eml Is served ns In the other ense. It Is rery amusing to keep crabs of one or other or these kinds in nn aqna- j rliiin nnd deprive them of the usual i menus of concenlnieiit. Tbey get very nervous nnd nglt.itwl ' nnd try to cover themselves with bits of paper or anything else that mny he provided. One sueh cnptlve Is snltl to have bad a little greatcoat made for him. which he put ou In a hurry as soon as It was tin nihil to hlin. Males Vcrini Horses. Tho chief reason why a mule can nearly always wear «ut a horse when ft comm Ns.l t is tss ths* Slur!;. "I don't think that new ninn Is going to he a success," saisl the hs'iid clerk m the bookstore. "Why notV" nsketl the proprietor. "I ilun't think be <iulte understand! the business." explained tke lis'ntl clerk. "A man came in nmi nskesl for a hook of quotations n little while ngo. and la' banted up an old stock Exchange report for blm."—Chicago Post. PreaervliiK Use I'sssssll-/ Credit. "Clnrn. I gel tirs'd seeing you carry that everlasting reticule around with you." "Well. George, IM hntc awfully lo have n man stuilch my purse from my band and lind mil tluit there wasn't a cent in It."—Chicago Itecord-IIeralsl. NERVOUS SCHOOL CHILDREN. The severe and ever-increasing strain of competitive examinations, cominj-r, at a time when every boy antl irirl is undergoing trying physiological changes, doer, much toward making mental and physical wrecks of school children. A glance at the pale, weak and puny children which come from our public and high schools will m.ikc any thoughtful person consider seriously the advisability of sacrificing health and vigor for tlu- trivial honor of standing high at examination time. Hosts of boys and girls, young men and young women are suffering from ills and irregularities resulting from ex* hausted nerve force. There is no treatment known to science that will so naturally and thoroughly restore strength and vitality to the nervous system and health to the whole body as I)r. Chase's Nerve Food. It makes parents happy by bringing back the color to the faces and the buoyancy and elasticity to the bodies of their pale, puny children. DR, CHASE'S NERVE FOOD Fifty cents n box, r* boxes for $2.r*o j at all dealers, or BrJmanson. liiiien &. Co., Toronto. The Drill. Si.OCAN, BRITISH COLUMBIA. HrR HUSBAND V \$ A DRUNKARD A Ledy Who Cares Her Husband ol 1.5 Drinking Habits Writes of Her Struggle to Save Her Home. A PATHETIC LETTER. "I had for a long time been thinking of trying the Tasteless Samaria Prescription treatment on iuy husband fur his drinking habits, but ..I was afraid he would discover that I was giving him medicine, and the thought unnerved mo. I hesitated for nearly a week, but ono day when he enme homo very much intoxicated and his salary nearly all spent, I throw oil all fear aud determined to make nn effort to save our lioino frsim the ruin I saw coming, at all hazards, I Sent for your Tameless Samaria Prescription and put it in Ins coffee as directed next morning and watched and prayed for the re- gult. At noon I gave him moro and al si ut supper, lie nevsr nuspcctsd a thing, nnd I then boldly kept right on giving it regularly, ns I had discovered something that set every nervo In my body tingling with hope and happiness, and 1 could aeo a bright future spread out before mc— a peaceful, huppy home, a share in tho good things of life, an attentive, l»sviii*-;* husband, comforts, nnd everything else ds*ar to a woman's heart; for ii y husband hnd told mo that wliis'.y wus vile stuff and he wns takim: ix dislike to it. It was only too tnie, for before I had given him th ■ full course he had stopped drinking altogetheri but I kept giving him the medicine till it was all gone, and then sent for another lot to have "ii hand if ho nhould relapse, as he lind dono from promises before. Ho i i hns, nnd I am writing you this loiter to tell you how thankful 1 an;. 1 honestly believe IL will euro the \ 'irst cases." SI NT F.'KR TO ALL.—A sample pack ■ of Ta-stslcss Samaria Pre- •'.-i; n SENT I"I'I*E with full par- tin.'lum in plain scaled envelope. All letters considered sncn-tlly confidt-n- n'al. Address The Samaria Remedy io., 30 Jordan street, Toronto, Ont. TUB Woman's Christian Temperance Unioi ADOPT THE "SAMARIA WUM IOR the CUKE of DBUHKENNESE Letter from Mrs. Gcorgs* Grant, of Paisley, Ont., giving particulars of s. euro effected by "Snnmiia Prescript 'isn," rosu'Ung in its use and adoption by tho Paisley Woman's Christian Temps ranee Unloti. (Copy) raiahy, Onto December iiih. moo. 'lis. Samaria Remedy Co., 30 Jordan Street, Toronto, Ont. Dear Sirs,—I pinned a few lins*s tsi ymi some time un".—as a member of the u m per ance cause, l wrote for iii'orninllOn; at thut time I had in '"y luind frli nils Whoso ion was n I ■ '' cause of anxiety nnd troublo.on II count of Ms drunken habits, 1 i.i. iy tug il the friends to try the •"' ineily I r,\w udvertined in the Tss- roniii tlio!,.... They did so. lt was "' • .iiiiiiria Remedy U:..l wan ed- lului ,.,.,i an,I I tmi pls.i:,.-il to in- '"'iu ii,,. company lha medicine was helpful; ih,. young man bos not drank a d up r. mc, breaking ofl from "hi companions; uml special prayera ("i bla iieimif, all aided in breaking 'Ic* chains. At the Inst meeting of the W. ('. ' • L'- here, 1 introduced your lm'tli- c|no for the emu of this liquor habit, and a resolution wus passed. "That Inasmuch n-s it is the aim of this or- Banlzatloh to help the poor Inebrlato, wo Bhonld recommend this remedy iu homos whom persons nro addicted to "us uso of Intoxicating liquors," Now, sirs, wishing you a successful ''nil's i* |n your noblo work, and foal- '"8 that nssislunco can be given "in tho precincts of homo by the huntl of mother or wife, trusting ('oil mny ''Inn up useful avenues fur your labors. Yours very respectfully, (Signed) MRS, QEORGE GRANT, <*n b.haif of Paisley w. 0. T. U. FREE SAMPLE Qtfttfi '""■n, testimonial-, nnil isvloe sont In pln.lt !',..r 'nve'sme. Kucloflii io uliimn. Atlslrosi "IK HAMAUIA KKMEDY OO., Its > .Ionian Bt. . TOUONTO, Oiilarls Borne things go without saying, |>nt the bore usually says without going. •"•WARD'S UNIMENT UriNlll'l Flint 'Why can't you nfford a holidny wlPi Dill '* You need a rest." "A rest? When I go away for n ***«* lhe othST boys In the otllco pile "I1 three weeks' work on inc." PRECIOUS STONES. The Methods*, liy Which The-/ Are Tented hy Uxpertl, In a lecture on precious stones recently delivered before tbe Industrial association of Berlin, Dr. Immanuel Krletllnender mid thnt the testing of diamonds Is comparatively simple. Tbe common test for hardness suffices. If the stone resists strong attackB, It Is certain to be genuine! If it does not, the damage is Insignificant, as only an linltntlon hag been destroyed. This test, however, Is doubtful with rubles. If n ruby can be affected by a steel lllo or by quarts*., lt Is surely not genuine, but such a test with a topaz la lluble to Injure a valuable stone. Tbe test for hardness Is of no avail with emeralds, as this stone Is not much harder than quartz nnd In addition possesses tbo quality of cracking easily, For examining rubles and emeralds tbe optical test Is best. A glass mag. nlfytng nbout 100 times sulllces. Every expert knows that almost all precious stones have little (laws. ***rcarly every ruby nnd all emeralds have miiny defects, which nre so characteristic that the Kcuuliieness of the stones Is readily established. Such a test Is very necessnry with rubles, because the Imltiitlons are very deceiving. Their color Is absolutely durable and often much tiuer than thnt of tbe genuine, nlthoiigh It may bo stated tbat a somewhat yellowish tint Is always suspicious. The only rellnble way In wblcb genuine rubies cau be told from Imitations Is by the minute air bubbles of tbe latter, which become clearly visible under the magnifying glass. These are not to be found lu the natural gem. On the other hnnd, the imitations lack certain defects characteristic of genuine rubles-certain vucuums, whose outlines are much more Indistinct than those of the nir bubbles In Imitations. True emerithls have similar characteristic defects, such as luclosurcs of liquids and curious dendrites. Sapphires also show peculiar netlike formations. SOUTHERN MOUNTAINEERS. The Tart Ther Played la th* War DelM-een Ihe Stales. It Is othl lo think tbat tbe southern mountaineer wns not discovered until the outbreak ot the civil war, although he wus ncurly u century old then, aud It Is really startling to realize that when one speaks of the southern inoiin- tnlus-ers In- i*peaks or nearly 3.000.000 people who live In eight southern stales—Virginia uud Alabama njiti tbe southern stales between—and occupy a region equul lu area to tbe combined areas of Uhio aud Pennsylvania, as big, say, as thc tiernian empire, and richer, perhaps, in Umber nnd mineral deposits iliais uuy other region of similar extent In the world. This region wus nnd Is an unknown land, lt has been aptly called Appalachian America, and the work of discovery is yet going ou. The American mountaineer was discovered. I say, at the beginning of tbe war, when tbe Confederate lenders were counting on Ihe presumption lhat Mason and Dixon's line was the dividing line between the north and south and formed, therefore, the plan of marching uu srniy from Wheeling to Rome point on the lakes and thus dissevering the north at one blow. Tbe plan seemed so feasible thnt It Is said lo have materially aided the sale of Confederate bomls lu England, but when Captain tinmen, a West 1'olnt graduate, started to carry It out be got no farther than Harpers Ferry. Wben he struck the mountains, be struck enemies who shot at his men from ambush, cut down bridges before blm, carried the news of his march to the I'eilenils, antl Harnett himself fell with n bullet from a mountaineer's squirrel ritle at Uarpers Ferry.—Scrlb- uer's Muguzlusi. The Honorable Board. Sam Itiiwson occasionally said a good thing, and one of these occasions chanced to be the town meeting. Tbe people of Sam's village could not understand bow the money appropriated for the roads had vanished with sucb poor results. A stretcb of rond running past Sam's house was ln notoriously poor condition, although Sam declared thnt he hail pa Ul liberally to have It put In good order, und there was general Interest when Sam rose to make bis statement before the selectmen. "I'd Just like lo say one thing," he drawled, heedless or the 'net thnt he had Interrupted an Indignant neighbor. "1 don't want to make nny hiss, but I'd Just like to nsk the houornblc board of highwaymen"— Thnt wns ns fnr ns be could get. A ronr of laughter swept over the town meeting nnd showed its effects In the red faces of the "blgbwuyuicii." — Youth's Companion. Forever Dry. There Is a youngster In Glrnrd college who combines the poetic Instinct with a keen sense of humor. He Is Dot a close student-In fnct, be regards books ns Instruments of torture. Ono of the professors picked up a textbook belonging to hlin the other day and found on the tly leaf tbls bit of verse, which no doubt expressed tho student's opinion or It: Should Huts' tip another Hood. For refutes.* hlllisi II)-. And ihosilri tlis* wlinle world be •ubmrrgea Tail book would mill bt dry. A Ponnd of Care. "My son," snld the fntnlly mnn, "Is anxious to become a pugilist. I'm doing my best lo prevent hlin." "hot him go ahead," snltl the friend of the fninlly, "and hnve some one pound him. You'll And n pound of cure worth more than au ounce of pretention." THE UNFOltTUNATR CONDITION OF MISS EIINEST1NE CLOUTIEU. Ass Slit. Grew Older Her Trttulsls<ss litsiims- "siisss- Pronounced -"Doctors mini iistr «*.•*.«> Wie. one of Ounrri 1 Debility, snisl ■ ■••til sssst NiiisilI Ms,i ,. ,,l Ks'S'sivt.s-y —-lis) I m now Ws.ll sisssl htrssssK-A LeMttU fur Parents. From Thc Telegraph, Quebec No discovery ln medicine in modern times has dono so much to bring back the rich glow of health and' the natural activity of healthy young womanhood to weak and ailing girls as has Dr. Williams' I'ink l'illi. Cirls dsllcate from childhood haze used theso pills with remarkably bcncllclal effects, and the cherished daughter of nntiiy a household has been transformed from a pale and sickly ffirl into a happy and robust condition by their use. Among tho muny who havo regained health and strength through thu line of Dr. Williams' Dink 1'ills is Hiss Ernestine Cloiiticr, the fifteen year old daughter of Mr. (i. A. Clou- tier, residing at No. 8 Lallemund street, Quebec City. Mr. cioutlcr, in an interview with a representative of the Telegraph, gave the following account of his daughter's illness and recovery ; "Almost from infancy my daughter had not enjoyed good health, her constitution being of a frail character. We did not pay much attention to her weakness as wo thought that she would outgrow It. Unfortunately this was not the case, and as she grew older she became so weak that I got alarmed at her condition. For days at a time she was unable to lake out of doors exercise. She became listless, her appetite fuih'd her, and as time went on she could not stand without supporting herself against something, and at times she would fall in a faint. 1 called in a doctor, but his medicine did not help her and sho wus growing ws*aker than ever. Another physician was then consulted who pronounced her case ono of general debility, und gave mo very little hope for her recovery. Some months ago while reading one of the daily papers I came across the case of a young woman cured by the uso of Maritime provinces one duy last mined to give them a. trial. After she had used about three boxes the color began to come back to her checks nnd she began to grow stronger, ("routly encouraged by this, she continued to uso the pills for several months and now she is as well as nny girl sif her age. Her appetite is good and she has gained thirty-live pounds in weight. Dr. Williams' i'ink Dills have built up hor system and have made her healthy nnd active after doctors failed lo benefit her. I believe that Dr. Williams' Dink Dills aro the greatest known medicine for growing girls, and I would advise their use in all cases similar lo thnt of my daughter's." Miss Cloutier's story should bring hope to many thsiusands of other young girls who suffer as she did. Those who are pale, lack appetits*. suffer from hoa'tacht*s and palpitation of tho heart, dizziness, or a feeling of constant weariness, will lind renewed health and strength in the use of a few boxes of Dr. Williams' Dink Dills. Sold by all dealers or sent by mall, post paid, at 60 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 by addressing tho Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Drockville, Ont. A short sermon on the vanity of earthly possessions—"Shrouds have no pockets." Men ss'ldom full so deeply in hive that they can't climb out by the ladder <>f reason. Dear Sirs,—Within the pnst vear I know of three fatty tumors on the head having been removed bv tin* application of MINARD'S l.i N'I MEN'," without, nny surgical operation ami then* is no Indication of a return, CAPT. W. A. PITT. Clifton. N. D., Gondola Porry. When one ninn is bent on dreeing another ho tries to pull the wool over his eyes. There never whs, mid never will be. a universcl panacea, in one remedy, for all Ills to which fl.'sh is heir—the very nature of many eumtivcis being such that wero tlie germs of other nnd differently seated diseases rooted in tho system of the patient— what would relieve one ill iu turn wnnld ng- oi'iivnti*. tlie othi r. Wo' hnvo, however, in Quinine Wine, when obtainable in a sound, unadulterat. d stubs, • remedy for muny and grievous Ills. By its gradual and judicious uso tho frailest systems aro led into convalescence and Htrongth by tho influence which Quinine exerts en nature's own restorative**. It rolloves the drooping spirits of those with whom a chronic state of morbid despondency and lack of ii.tcre-t in lifo is n disease, and, by trnnquihzlng tlie nervo*. disposes to sound and refreshing aleo|>— imparts vigor to tbe action of tho blood, which, being stimulated, courses throughout tho vcin«, strengthening the lieu.thy unimul functions of the system, thereby tnnking activity a necessary rceult, strengthening tho frame, und giving life to tho digestive organs, which naturally demand tnoreSSSd substance-—result, Improved appetite. Northrop A Lyman, of Toronto huvo given lo the publlo their superior Quinine Wine at the usual rate, and, gauged by the opinion of scientists, this wine approaches nearest perfection of any ln the market. All druggists sell lt, Where- there's a will there's a way —for tho lawyers to get two-thirtls ot the estate. WO A/?~t> As ' CP. k i ) „~ j . *,**** jj>Jfl£ Jais»ss fa rr^n. tis XaMvC J mAs ymis 4HJ& -AsMHs 4s A^aJ^, A mnn without a consciencs* Is n man without principle. A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER'S STORY Interview With Mr. J. H. Ireland, One cf the Old Time Knights of the Grip. iiik Plight s.tt ii itt't'stsst Oeeaslon In <!••* Mul'll line I'i* v ISO H— llssw llssslsl's Klsl- sis-y puts Game •> ills Uelp -High %V sis si-s.l' I'S'.ssns: I,nil,ill K.iii.ilv. Toronto, Juno 17.—(Special).—Mr. J. II. Ireland, tho well-known traveler fsu* hats and caps, left for the Maritime Provinces one day last week. Handily packed in Mr. Ireland's private grip was a box of Dodd's Kidney 1'ills, tho medicine famous throughout Canada as a specific for all troubles o' the kidneys. When iisks-tl about his experience with this remedy Mr. Ireland grew quite enthusiastic. "1 never go out on a trip of any length without a box of Dodd's Kidney Dills," ho asserted. ■'Arc you afflicted with Kidney Trouble a great ileal then," Mr. Ire- lansl wus asked. "Not a great deal now, no," replied Mr. Ireland, "1 tako Hodd's Kidney Pills moro as a preventive than anything else. But in the winter of ninety-eight I was, I can tell you. I was down in Nova Scotia when I first used Dodd's Kidney Pills. I don't know whether it was the water down there, the climate, riiling so much in the train or what, but certainly my kidneys were on tho point of a complete breakdown. Backache ! It was one continual misery. It spoiled my business, broke my rest and won, me down until tlio life was taken right out of inc." " And you uss*d Dodd's Kidnev Pills ?" " I used the only remedy I knew of that was a specific for the kidneys," answered Mr. Ireland. "The first dose of Dodd's Kidney Pills seeined to go right to tho spot. In a few days 1 was feeling as well as over I did in my life. They arc a splendid medicine, l have recommended Dodd's Kidney Pills to scores of men on the road like myself and none of them but havo the warmest praise for the medicine, being just exactly whnt we need in our walk of life, a safe, reliable, strengthening stimulant for the kidneys." Tlse high premium on honesty proves that it is the best policy. A grocer in England had written on his window the other day: "Only I'rih-laid British eggs sold here." Next morning- some joker had written underneath: "We scorn the foreign yoke." lee; HMD'S uiiieiit n tbe How. Tomorrow never comes, I hey say; But all such talk is idle gush, For when we have a debt to pay. Tomorrow gets there with a rush. SLEEPLESSNESS ts due to nervous ex- citoment. The delicately constituted, the finnncier, the business man, und those whose oceuimtlon necessitates great meutal strain or worry, ull snlfi-r less or mors! from it. Sleep is the great restorer of a worried brain, and to get sleep cleanse tho stomach from all impurities with a few doses of l'armclee's Vegetable Pills, gelatine cunt, d, containing no mercury, and arc guaranteed to give satisfaction or tbe money will be refunded. Tommy—Pop, what's the difference between n habit ami a vice ?" Tommy's Pop—Habits, my son, aro our own fraillii's; vices nre those of ul her people. h\ for Minard's anil talc no other. Tlnr AbtIU. The anvil thnt rings to the sturdy blneksmitVs sledge may weigh 200, 300, 400 pounds, but there nre anvils whose weight Is counted in ounces. These are used by Jewelers, silversmiths and various other workers. Counting shapes, sires, styles of finish, and so on, these little anvils are msde ia scores of varieties, ranging in weight from 15 ounces up to a number of pounds esch. Some of these little anvils, weighing pcrhnpB two pounds, nre shaped precisely like the big nnvils. Others have shapes adapted to their special uses. All the little nnvils nre of the Bnest steel. They sre nil trimly finished, often nickel plated, nnd those surfaces thnt aro brought Into use nre finished with whnt is culled n mirror polish, the «nr- fnee being tnuilc ns smooth ns glnss. These little nnvils nre made up to five ptsuiuls anil some of them up to tcu pounds in weight. They nre mndo some In the United States aud some ia Germa- ny.- Silence mny In* golden, but it never succeeds in borrowing a dollar. Every house has its skeleton, and some boarding houses have several. "Silence gives consent," ns the young man remarked when he naked a deaf and dumb girl for a kiss. The breath of scandal Is an ill wind that, blows nobody good. Pritle has but two seasons—a forward spring untl an enrly fall. HIS INSPIRATION. IT CAME TO THE LAUNDRY CLERK AT A CRITICAL MOMENT. A Tale ml the Mysterious. Dlsappear- auce of a Sblrt Tbat Wm Finally Aeconnted For After a Great Denl •f Trouble. "We meet all kinds of nerve trying people in this business," growled the clerk lu a steam laundry, "but the worst of the lot is the fidgety young wife who looks nfter ber husband's linen and sends It out to wash. Sho is always fancying tbnt something is lost, and she then proceeds to make our lives a burden until it turns up, which is usually in four or five days, when the whole force is ou thc verge of distraction—not th'iH verge, but tbe other verge. Here, for Instaiice, Is an experience I had only last week: "Bright and early Monday morning a young married woman of the type I mentioned came rushing into tho office and declared thnt her husband's linen bad been returned from the laundry Saturday night minus one shirt I sighed, because I had beard the same kind of a story once a week for at least six months, but I took down tho check files nnd went carefully over our memorandum of tbnt particular lot. Ot course we make mistakes, the same ns other folks, but under our system It Is practically impossible for a mistako to remain undetected, and 1 showed ber that our duplicate list corresponded exactly with tbe one she had checked off herself at her house. That ought to have settled it, but she stood ber ground. " i don't care,' she said. 'All I know Is that one shirt is gone. I am sure,' she mlded, 'because there were 18 In all, and thcro are only 17 now.' "Sho wanted us to settle for the shirt at once, but I insisted on time for further investigation, and after arguing fully an hour she went away. Next day she enmo back. "'Well, have you found that shirt?' she asked. " 'No, ma'am,' I replied. 'Have you?' " 'No, I haven't.' she snapped, 'and 1 want pay for it right away.' " 'Have you counted those shirts carefully, madam?' I nsked, sparring for time. "'Certainly,' she snid; 'there were 18 altogether, and I've gone over them 40 times and can only find 17. The other bas been lost in the laundry, and I intend the laundry shall replnco it.' "Wc had another talking match of an hour or so, and when sbe finally departed I was in a state of collapse. When I saw her coming in the following morning, my feet turned Icy cold. " 'I called to get the money for that shirt,' she said, iu a deadly sort of calm; '1 presume you must be tired by this time of yonr pitiable evasion.' " 'I am somewhat fntigued,' I admitted, 'but you should remember, madam, that I am only nn employee, and tbe rules of tbe shop'— " 'What do I care about your old rules!' she cut In, her eyes blazing. 'Once for all. will you or will you not pay for the garment you hnve lost?' " Ton my word I was about to pay ber out of my own pocket wben I bad a sudden inspiration. " 'One moment, madam,' I said. 'I believe you told me there were 18 shirts ln all—originally, I mean.' " 1 did,' she replied. " 'And at present you can only find 177* " 'Exactly.* she said. " 'Would you like to know where the eighteenth is?' I asked, smiling. " 'Of course,' she answered. " 'Your husband is wearing it,' said I. 'You overlooked the fact that one of tbe collection is always in use.' "She stared at me a moment in stupefaction. " '1—er—I—really— I forgot about that,' sbe faltered. "Then she grabbed her parasol and flew. It was a pretty victory," added the clerk, sighing, "but It won't make any difference. She'll be around next Monday, same as ever."—New Orleans Times- "Ueinocrnt. Wbera Science Stumble*. In a lecture on "The Progress and Tendency of Astronomy," delivered at Columbian university, Washington, Professor Simon Newcomb spoke of the determination of the exact motion of the solar system ns one of thc victories of the nineteenth century. It is determined that the solar system Is moving forward in space 40,000 miles an hour, but whence It enme or whither it is going no one can tell. Mr. Newcomb does not believe Instruments will ever be discovered thnt will allow tronomers to provo thnt rational inhabitants exist on other planets. The only way in which thoy can judge will be by conditions of other planets which would make it probable or Improbable that rational beings such as are on the earth can live there. stars may be inhabited, but astronomers hnve not been able to draw any evidence on thnt subject ono way or the other. Wbat changes may come to the earth, the solar system or the universe can only be matters of uncertain speculation. Only one theory can be counted upon, and that is that "all things must cud." The girl dressed in a crash suit isn't necessarily loud. Many a mnn spends half his time anticipating tomorrow, ami tho oilier half in regretting yesterday. Thn theatrical deadhead is both passed and present. "I suppose you'll be tolling people that I'm a fool ?" "No, dear, There are some things wo must kcop to ourselves."—Chicago News. ■HASH'S LINIMENT ll uel DT PHTIlClfuU HONEY SAVRD and pain relieved by the leading household remedy, DR. THOMAS' ECLGCTUIC OlL-a small quantity of whloh usually suflloes to care a oougli, heal a sore, out, brnlse or sprain, relievo lumbago, rheumatism, neuralgia, exuorlated nipples, or Inflamed breast. A liiinilli* to a man's name doesn't make him any easier to handle. A bank failure naturally upsets tho d. positor who .imw*i his ha'.aii.si. We have no hesitation ln caying that Dr. f. D. Kellogg'a Dysentery Osirdlnl is without loubt tho bo.-t nieiiicino over introduced for iyscntery, diarrhoea, chol. rn and all summer complaints. i*a sickness, etc, It promptly gives rehef and never fails to effect a positive cure. Mothors sliould never be without t bottle wben their children are teething. Fudge—Do you bclicvo in lovo nt lirst -sight ? Budge—Certainly. It is then that neither parly knowa what kind of a person tho oilier is. Why shouldn't they fall in love. Mr-*. Celeste Coon, Syracuse, N.Y., writes: "For year.* 1 could i.ot s in many kinds of food without producing a burning, excruciating pain in my stomach. I tsjok Pariue- le 's Pills according to directions under 'Dyspejssin or Indigestion,' One hoi entirely cured mc. 1 can new eat anythiag I cisootse, without distressing me in the least." Tin sc pills do not eaii-e p iln or griping, and nhould be used when a cathartic is required. Miss tie Pride—I wouldn't marry him if he were the last man on tho earth I Hival Belle—Indeed you wouldn't. I'd tako him myself then. "Mother, what are twins ?" asked little Bobbie. "I know," chimed in Dolly. "Twins is two babies just the same age; three babies is triplets; iour is quadrupeds; and live is rjentipedes." When sickness results from carelessness nature says "I told you so." Trovcrbs aro truisms on the hnlf- shell. A cure in time knocks the undertaker out of many a dime. The wealthy lawbreaker usually gets less justice for his money than the poor one does. FRAGRANT 070D0NT q psrfecl liquid dentifric* for Ihe Teeth and Mouth New Size SOZODONT LIQUID, 25c A I? sf) S.OZODONTTOOTII POWDER. 25s* M WV* Urge LIQU1-0 and POWDER. 75c fa |f At all StnrcM, or by Mail for the price. HALL& RUCKEU New York. W HEELER. & WILSON'S \% Sewing Machines Office and Warero. mis e"""**TT T T 1? A Tl '"43 Portag. Av, nuo. » X1 JjJ-l XjCiAU A-O-EISTTS ■Vs7"A."N'T"B"D. We arc in ntnsd ssf n few reliable A|*epu> throughout the count j-y to handle our gasoline lamps and supplies. Good profit and quick sales. For partico lure address II1K INCANDESCENT OA8 LAMP Co., 313 Muds St., Winnipeg. ALL-WOOL PA ROOFfflfMSJW e-.UiliUf.hi-d, ID years trial. A homo I isliiitry. KiicnuriiBe It- UEWASJB of Aisiericin repr-l Feltlnu, which cracks in our oUuiatsj. Kor tuim pis i an I lusiiniimU.'.ii;', y to W. G. FONSECA, l^oo At-eotj G6*> Main Street, MslN\iri:o 1-Mn r s.l Ms.rsl.st;.. fillHlliatM -.—i -i ■■ - a . . .i i Revenge is the doubtful pleasure of a weak and narrow mind. \V N U, ***•<> 830. Sozodont fortheTeeth^Breath 25c At all Stores.or by Mail for the price. HALL & RUCKEL, N. Y. I <* ■ I "'li* ' I *■ V *Vm ;H: • - •a"* fB-lii ■■'I - "■•I ■nt' ■ I •to*-. THE DBIIX, "-'.-OCAa, li. C, JUM'i 2* ' ,''!,. -*-"*- '"I'll ' 1 i" f\:k if •"d>* il" •''** ■s r »» ■ir* "*> frfej ■.I ■->:< • ** ■1: I-J-. a.' i. v * •'" 8 ' . ! i ;,i-K£ ■■ > ■'■ - 1 ;.*•"» ■ '.''jr..' .►■ ' f . THE SLOCAN DRILL fC. B. PmithmiiiXssai.k, Editor ansl Prop t * IN IM' HUSH I'll LVl'llY lillDAY AT BLOCAN, .... ll. C. Legal Advertising 10 cents n lino for the first insertion and 5 cents a line each .subsequent insertion. Certificates of Improvement, $7 each. Transient advertisements ut same rates ns legaliiilve.tisin-*. Locals will lie charged 10 cents a line for each insertion. Commercial Kates mado known upon application. The Subscription is %2 per year, Bt,*ict- ■ly in advance; If"".50 a year if not so paid. Address nil letters to— THE SLOCAN DRILL, Slocan, 11. C. FRIDAY, JUNE '28ili, l.ioi. A pencil mark iu the space opposite will bo nn indication to you that ye editor considers there is something '■coming to him on yo'ursab- -scription. Kindly acknowledge in cash and oblige. 1I.1I1TOII I A I. CKOITINilS. John Houston is sump* tht; Nelson Winer for libel to the tunc of $10,(XX). John, we'll call on you for a small loan wlien,you land thc swag. i " A surprising1 number of Uncle Sam's children have taken out their papers in this country since last fall, particularly in thi* section, Canucks are pleased to sec this evidenoo of liigh intelligence. In last Friday's Nelson Miner was a statement that the ore shipments from the Slocan and Slocan City divisions wore considerably below par, und that the cause was attributable to the mining laws of the province. People up hereabouts hold differently. They claim the decrease in shipments is due to thc smelter trust and thc lack of a lead refinery in Canada, vide thc resent hig delegation to Ottawa. In the local division never was mining in so healthy a condition and there is not an operator saying a word against the laws, bad though they may be. Thc Arlington has sent out more ore already than in all 19*00, while the exports from the entire division for 1901 will reach the "highest notch. There may be d.irk spots on the mining horizon of the province, but this division has very little cause to complain. It is with a feeling of relief and sat isfaction that the citizens view the fulfillment of thc long-drawn-out incorporation of the town, which was concluded with the elections held on Saturday last. In the personnel ol the first council will be found a om bination representing almost all the dirersifled interests of thc city, and the men chosen may be relied upon to do their full duty by the people, justly, honestly and courageously. All have resided here for years and are severally interested in the growth 'and progress of the place. They realizo tbe necessity of economy at the outset, and all stand upon the same principles relative to the civic franchises and municipal work. By thus starting with a thorough understanding with the people and with confidence i i each oilier, tbe best interests of the city will be served. Everyone will wish the City Fathers good luck in their conduct of public affairs. MINES AND MINIM". Four men are employed at the Huinpton. John Wereley, New Denver, and partner, went up the creek Saturday • to work on the Shenandoah claini, close to Tobin creek. Al Teeter and Dick Hutner will •enter at once upon their lease of the 'Fourth of July group, and they will stay at it all summer. Dune Weir, New Denver, came down Friday and went up next day "to start work on the Young Bear group, close to the Bondholder. Dan McCuaig, Charley Martin and Nat Tucker got back Sunday evening from their (|uest of a big gold bonanza in the Little Slocan country. "Owing to lack of grub they had to return before securing the pt'ii'u. Mayor York has received a telegram from Attorney General Kberts announcing that A. C. Smith nnd I. Iiougheed had beon appointed police and license commissioners They, with the mayor, comprise the boards for the city. Notice to Contractors. CEALED tendurs wantnd for thn completion **^ of certain work to bn dons* in connect ism ■with Slocan Public School Hsiuss*,in accordance with plans nnd specifications prepared hy tlis* Lands and Works Department, Viclnrin, to lis. xoen at tho Secretary's olHoc. The lowest or an*/ ttinder not necessarily uucuptecl. Tenders will bo received up till 12 o'clock noon, July 5th, 1901. i { IV. S. JOHNSON Trustees -] A. VOKK I 3. DRILL POINTS. Grand concort recital in the Music iiall, July 2. Tho Orangemen will celebrate in Nelson on July 12. Public school closes today for thc midsummer holidays. Tom Lake opened the Royal Hotel for business Saturday. Everybody should hear Camilla Urso. Music Hall, July 2. Born.—In Slocan, on June 22, the wife of Paul Bruin, ofa son. Best entertainment over given in country. Music Hall, July 2. Camilla Urso is recommended by the press of the world. July 2. Slocan will send a big delegation to Nelson for the Dominion day SflOl'tS. A number of erstwhile Americans cast their first British ballot on Saturday, Tho sum of $100 is to be spent on the trail from the Speculator to the Enterprise. J. C. Gwiilim and wife wore visiting Mr. and Mrs. AV.S. Johnson, dur- ing the week. Nick McKinn left Saturday for the Buffalo fair, also to visit his old home ut Berth, Ont. A. 8. Farwell, Nelson, came in* on Monday to do some surveying for the Arlington Mines. Tom Armstrong and party came in Friday, having completed the repairs to the Lemon trail. More, money is to be expended this summer ou the trail leading to the head of Ten Mile. Miss Bradshaw, sister of Mrs. li.A. Bradshaw, arrived in Tuesday from Toronto on a visit. Jack Lowes, who left Sandon three weeks ago for the Klondike.has been drowned on his way in. Jim Bowes, Silverton, and Billy Walmsley, Sandon, have bought thc Glue Pot saloon, Nelson. Al 1 lovers of music should be at the Music Hall, July 2. Service will he held in St. Paul's churc'i next Sundav. morning and evening. C. Arthur Mount, ylcar. Ii. P. Green, M.L.A., camo in on Tuesday evening's boat to witness the sports. He received a warm welcome. Tomorrow morning an election will be held for a school trustee, in succession to AV. S. Johnson, whose term expires. Messrs. Crawford and Harper have taken over the rooms of the Wilson House, in conjunction with thu restaurant. An appropriation nf $3000 has been niade for extending the wagon road from the Arlington mine to the Two Friends. Nelson Tribune. June 2f>: "Mayor York of Slocan and Alderman Bradshaw are nt the Queen's." Looks nice, don't it! Mulvey it Clements on Monday exchanged ten acres of their ranch in West Slocan for the house nnd lot next the lioyal Hotel. A wandering shooting gallery, Monday, contributed the first $5 to the civic treasury. It was expended in repairing the sidewalks. For Dominion dav nil C.P.R.agents will sell round trip tickets at fare and one fourth, good going on June 29, 30, and July 1; returnable July 2_ Hear music by an artist, Camilla Urso, July 2. D. S. McVannel attended a meeting at Nelson last week to organize a district lodge of the Orange Society. He was elected financial secretary and Tom Lake lecturer. Capt. W. J. Holden, of Victoria, representing the Hygiene Kola Co., which is introducinc kola wine into hotels and drugs ores, was here on Friday and took numerous orders. Walter Smith, employed at Koch's sawmill, Ten Mile, was brought to the local hospital Saturday evening, with a badly smashed face. He had fallen 16 feet from a trestle and lit on his physog, By advertisement in an adjoining column, it will be seen that the school board is calling for thc completion of certain work at the school. Plans and specifications may be seen at the secretary's office. Lowery's Claim put in an appearance Friday. It is a neat-looking 16-page magazine and chuck full of warm matter. In subsequent numbers Ihe warm feeling is to be expanded until thc Claim becomes positively hot. Miss Helen Hall's singing is a treat. Henr her on July 2. Friday evening's public meeting was quite the warmest affair ever held here. Literary bouquets, more forcible than polite, were freely distributed,creating an excitement only equalled by the advent of Lowery's Claim. The ba id boys received their new uniforms Wednesday and they presented a very attractive appearance. The unift.vms are semi-military, with red cuffs and piping, on a dark navy blue cloth, and with black braid looping across the front They were purchased from P. Jameson,Toronto. Osssssl Orss isis tht. Duplex. QiMcCALLUM, Secretary. | J.ick Bcaucliesne came down from the Duplex, on tho first north fork of Lemon, Saturday, and reported a strike of good ore on that property. Last fall a crosscut was run in 65 feet to tho ledge, which showed a little quartz. Lately Be. uchesne and A. Provost, who also owns an interest, commenced to drift on tho lead and only went five feet when a foot of good ore was encountered. Sulphides are scattered plentifully through the quartz, which also gives $32 in gold. The owners purpose working the property all summer. The Alberta and Tail Holt claims arc on the same lead. A WAHJI WKLCOHB, Skap.vay heralded tho arrival of the C. P.N. Co.'s steamship Islander in its port on her first trip by the followingglowing report,which appeared on the front page of tho Daily Alaskan : "Sunday afternoon half of tbo population of Skugwuy accepted the cord.nl invitation of Captain Foot to inspect tho steamship Islander. Captain Foot was personally in charge anil he was very solicitous to see thnt everybody lind a chance to see the ship and to partake of the good things. He waB ably assisted by Agent Dunn, Mr. Pumphfoy and every member of (lie crew. They wero all just as polite and attentive as if those aboard had paid their hard cash to bo takon enro of. It would be diflicult to give an accurate description of the vessel and her appointments without going into the minutest details. Th? ship's exterior is well icmarubered by many Skagwiiyane, but the interior has been so completely changed that it wns absolutely unrecognisable yesterday. Tho fittings aro most elaborate and the decorations are all of artistic merit and present a harmony of view which is indescribably grand. The dining saloon is exceptionally big for a ship of the proportions of the Islander. Us finish could scarcely be finer, it would seem. The furnishings of the ladies' cabin, tho lounging room and other parts aro of the finest. One of the attractions which are always looked for by the s a traveler is a chance to promenade. The Islander's cabin is so located that a splendid walk can be bad around it. But it is, in the staterooms where the well-being of the passenger has been zealously guarded. Every arrangement and ('-.tail which could possibly contribute tu their comfort has been provided. From main truck to kielsou, from stem to stern, tho ship is kept scrupulously clean, as many wended their way up town after viewing the vessel and enjoying tbe hospitality of Captain Foot they were constrained tosav (he was the finest vessel with the most iiopular skipper on the run. On the way up there were many musicians aboard and the last night out a concert wns i iven, at which T. U. Puuiphrey presided." MIMNU RECORDS. Appendcsl is a complete list of the various records registered at the local registry office, 11. I'. Christie being mining recorder: LOCATION,!. Juno 17—R & B, between 1st and 2nd n f Lemon, VV li (ieoifre, New Ontario, below Lemon creek, Mrs D Hurley. Silver "Tip, Cedar creek, J Dearin. 18— Rainy Duy, Twelve Mile, Alex M Rogers. Paystrcak, same, same. 19—Last Mission, Cameronian creek, T I) Wuodeook. Tomahawk, between Twelve Mile and Springer creeks, W llrnsch. 21—Black Boar, 2nd n f Lemon, Frank Sherry. ASSKSSMENf*. June 17—1 & U, Eagle, Hard Nut. 19—Begins, Victor, Montezuma. 20—Diamond, Cameronian, Sligo and Gray Copper. 21—Johannah, Alta, Dividend, Hub, Callerou, First Lake Camilla Urso in thc Music Hall, on July 2. Mr*. M. Sheldon Pearce, pianist, will appear in Music Hall, July 2. J. ft B. A. Sc. Provincial Land Surveyor & Mining Engineer, SLOCAN, - - B. C. Dissolution of Partnership. NOTICE is hereby given that the part nciship heretofore exit.ting between the unslersigned, in a contract for getting out mining limber at the Speculator mine, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. The contract will be carried out by Hehry Stevenson,to whom all accounts must be paid and who will liquidate all debtscontracted by tht said Arm. FRED S. 8AMMONS, HENRY STEVENSON. Dafd at Slocan, B.C., this 31st day of May. 1001. 7-fl 'Tis a feat to clothe the feet. Years of experience in the shoo business have taught us to become adepts in clothing thc feet. Our stock Is new und up todnte and is especial y selected for comfort, finish atid durability, while the prices are equal to those paid for inferior goods, New lines in ladies' shoes have just been opened up. They are this season's goods nnd the best overseen here. Remember, ours is the only exclusive shoe store in the city. W. J. Adcock Repairing a specialty. Alex. Rogers, Tonsorial Artist. The Lending Parlors: MAIN STREET, SLOCAN No. 62, W. F. of n. Meets every Wednesday evening in tho Union Hall. Slocan City, at 7.30 p.m. Visiting brethren cordially invited to attend. J. V. PURVIANCE, President, JOHN A. FOLEY, Financial Secretary Pioneer Livery .and Feed Stables, Slocan, B, C. General Packing and Forwarding attended to at the shortest Notice. Saddle nnd Pack Horses for hire at reasonable rates. R. E. ALLEN, Manager New Carpets and Oilcloths.. Just Arrived. Furniture, Crockery, Glassware, etc., etc. D. D. ROBERTSON H. D. CURTIS, Notary Public. Mines, Real Estate, Insurance, Accountant. Abstracts of Titles Furnished. Slocan, B. C. Fishing Tackle We carry a large assortment of flies fly books, minnows, lines, etc. Bamboo Rods, 25 cents up. J. L. WHITE 6c Co. DRUGGISTS, SLOCAN, B. C. Notice. I, F. C. Green, acting as agent for "Thr Enterprise (B.C.) Mines, Ltd.," give notice that two months nfter date I intend to apply to the Chief Cominis- ■ioner of Lands nnd Works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, containing 10 acres, more or less, situated on Tan Mile creek, one- quarter mile northeast of Enterprise mine, in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post marked "E. Mines, Ltd., S.W. Cor."; thence along north boundary of Habana mineral claim in an easterly direction to intersection with Slocan Queen; tlienco northerly along westerly boundaries of Slocan Queen anil Iron Horse mineral claims to southerly boundary of Homestead mineral claim; thence we terly along said southerly boundary of Homestead to Montezuma mineral claim; thence southerly along easterly boundary of Montezuma mineral claim to point of beginning. Dated this 25th day of May. 1901. 14-0-01 F. C. GREEK M*-*W,-**&J >■/**.v'-■■*. -"MC ii'iui iA*rii*n ■mr.*ii». Notice to Pre-emptors of Crown Lands. THE attention of Pro-emptorH of Crown Imitlii ia liprcby i'alls>sl tss nn amendment to tho "Land Act," pauses! al tht. lust session sif the Lvginlaturss, which provides us follow,, viz.:— "9. PrtM*ntptor*i of Crown lands,-whether in arrears in payment of instiiliiiints of purchase money or not, who at the time of coming Into force of this Act have obtained Certillcates of Improvement, or who shnll hnve obtained Certificates of Improvement within twelve months thereafter, shnll on conformiiiK with the provisions of tin 'Land Aot, oxcept i.s hereby altered, be entitled to obtain Crown grunta ol their pro-omutittn claims upon oomplotlng paymontsi of purchase moils')' at the rule nf seventy-live cents per nere, nnd f.'rtswit Brant fee*, which payments may be tnailc ns follows: "Twenty-flvi* Oatttt per acre on or before the 31st day of December, I'.toi; "Twenty-live cent--per acre on or beforo tho .■mill'day of June, 18081 "and the remaining— "Twenty-llvi' s'enls pet nere on nr before Ihe 31st iltty ssf December, llKK, nnd without nny further payment of interest or ur rears of interest." W.fLOORB, Deputy Commissioner of Lnmli si Works, Lnnds nnd Works Depnrtmput, Victoria, D.C., Ut Juno, wot. II-0 Just Arrived Half a carload of steel Ranges and Heating- Stoves. Call and see our display before pur. chasing elsewhere. McCallum&C» Dealers in General Hardware, MAIN STREET, . -SLOCAK Agents for Crow's Nest Domestic and Blacksmith Coal. The Muroutt Branch Gwiilim 6c Johnson, MINING ENGINEERS AND ASSAYERS. Slocan, • • B. C Inte of i: Corker No. % Mineral Clulm. Situate in the Plocnn City Mining Division of Wost Kootenny District. Where located:—On the first north fork of I.t iiitm creek, adjoining the Chapleau. TAKE NOT1CK that I, J. M. McGregor, acting as ngettt for .Joseph Davis, free miner's ecrtilicate 1520889, and Wm, Findlay ,free miner'aci't 1 iticate Xo.K'9026 intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to applv to tho Mining Recorder for a ceitilicate of Improvements, for tho purpose of obtaining a Crown grant of the above claim. And further tnke notice that action, under section 37, must Iw commenced before the issuance of such certilicate of improvement*. Dated this IStluluvof Mav, 19C1. 24-5-01. J. M. McGBEGOR. .Slosuss Hub Mineral Clstl ss. Situate in the Slocan City Mining Division of the West Kootenny District. Where located:—Four miles from Slccan City. TAKE NOTICE that I, William A. Iluut'V, acting aa the authorized agent of .lames D. Byrne, free miner's certificate No. B44071; Bolls Kvenceski,free miner's certilicate No. BL'055; and John Wafer, free minei 'm-crtiticuts. Nts.ll:!'*ti;;i"_',iiiti'iiil, sixty days from the slate hereof, to apply ts tbe Mining Kecoriler for a certificate of improvements, for the pur-sose of obtaining a Crown grant of the above claim. Ami further tnke notico that action, under section 37, must lie commenced belore tin* issuance of such certificate of Improvements. Dated this Hist dav of Mav, 1961. 31-5 01 WILLIAM A. BAUER, 1M..S OK TIIE W.C.T.U., SLOCAN", Meets the second Thursday in each month nt 3 p.m. Next meeting in the l'-«a. hyterianchurch. All meetingsopea to thoso wishing t: join. Mas. W. J.Andrbwb, President. Mas.M.D.McKin Cor. Secretary. Notice to Delinquent Co-owner To M. B. Merritt, or to any person or persons to whom ho may hove trans. ferret! his one-tilth interest in tho Nix Fractional mineral claim, situated at the head of the last south fork of Ten M ile creek,Slocau City mining division. You nre hereby notified that wo have expended tbe sum of two hundred and five dollars in labor and improvement-! upon tbe above mentioned mineral claim, in order to hold said mineral claim under the provisions of tlie .Mineral Act., and if within 90 dn5'S from the date of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such ex- penditure, together with all costs of advertising, your interest in said claim will become tbe property of the sub* scriliers, under section four of an act entitled "An Act to amend the Mineral Act 1900." Dated this 30th dav of April, 1901. B. O'XEIL, J. M. McGU.El.iOK, 3-5 I*. NOLAN, J. KADCLIFF. No More Swearing. Havo installed a new machine for nmnufacturinir Stovepipcn nnd Airpincs. They ro together like a charm. Patronize horns industry and have an unrutllcd temper. Senilis- Mlutsml (,'luiisi. Situate in tho Slocan City Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where locatad: On the north fork of Lemon creek, north nnsi west of the Chapleau mineral claim. TAKE NOTICE that I, Arthur EL l.'arrow, as agent for George K. Weinatit, 1'iee Minor's Certificate No. B3sS933, -lillman C. Jackson, Free Miner's Certificate So. B.t'Sir and John Oemp* ss y, Free Miner's Certificate No. B38984 intend, sixty days from this slate hereof, to apply to the Mining Uecorder for a Certificate of Improvement.", for the purpose of tilitisiniug a Crown Grant of the iiIkivo claini. Ami further tako notice thut action, under 37, must be commenced liefore the issuance of such Certilicate of Improvements. Dated this 4lh day of June, 1901. 7-0-01 A. R. BARROW. 8ussll|c'it 1' rsistlossssl Mltis.rul I 1st! us. Situate in the Slocan City Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located:—Bounded on the northeast by the Bell, on the south west by the Bonanza, southeast by thu Republic; one half mile west of th i heaslwaters of Roberteou creek, a tributary of Springer. TAKE NOTICE that I, Herbert E. T. Ilaultaiu, of Nelson,B.C..acting as agent for tbe Hastings (British Columbia- Exploration Syndicate, Limited, free miner's certificate No. B38710, intend, sixty slays from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder or certificates of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of each of the above claims. And further take notice that action, miller section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificates of improvements. I) itetl this Uth day of June, 1901. 14-ti-Ol ILK. T. HAULTAIN. H.J. TINSMITH AND PLUMBER. Removed.. We have moved into our handsome new store, on cor. Baker and Stanley Streets. Call on us. Repairing a specialty nnd all work lorwiudid will lie cnarnntfed, nnd mail orders promptly attended to. All Union workmen employed, thus ensurin1* skilled attention. J. J. WALKER, Watchmaker and Jeweler. Nelson, BC CANADIAN You Can Make A Striking Effect! By wearing a perfect fitting Suit, cut in the latest style and elegantly trimmed. Such can ho purchased from A. David, the Miner's Tailor, near the TostoU'icc. I'un-American Exhibition, BUFFALO, $76, June 18; July 2. IBj August C, 20, Epworth I/ca-*uc Meeting, San Francisco, $50, July 13, 14, 15. Christian Endeavor Convention, CINCINNATI, $68.50, July 2, 3. National Education Association, DETROIT, $71.25. July 2, 8. For time-tables, rates, nnd full information call on or address nearest local agent, or— GEO. T. MOIR, A(*ent, Slocan City J. S. CARTER, E. J. COYLE, D.P.A.. A.O. P* A., Nelson. Vfuicouvoi
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Title | The Slocan Drill |
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