n * / •^ • .A/ / SLOCAN JL^JL** TOL. III., No. 3. SLOCAN, B. C, APRIL 18, 1902. J2.00 i?EB ANNUM. T. D. Woodcock & Co., Slocan, British Columbia. Hardware, Tin and Graniteware Paints, Oils, Huralo, Fishing Tackle Wire Netting, Ore Cars, Rails, Track Iron Sole Agents for California Giant Powder, Gutta Percha Fuse, Giant Caps, 3 6c 4 x Capse Our first Spring- Shipment just in, comprising Shirt Waists, Wrappers, Underskirts, Corset Covers, -See. Top Skirts, Night Gowns Chemises, Price and quality are both interesting. W. T. Shatford 6c Co., General Merchants, Slocan, Vernon, FairvieV, and Camp McKinncv, B. C. A. YORK &, CO., 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. Tlie _A_x*lirigtori Hotel, SLOCAN, B. C. Offers up-to-date accommodation for the Public. It is the home of Travelling, Commercial, and Mining Men. GETHING & HENDERSON, Proprietors. Hotel Slocan, Slocan, B. C. is under the Skillii ail Personal Maiapnt of Jeff Baty, Who U ever ready to make life pleasant for those who tarry within a while with him. WILSON HOUSE, SLOCAN, B. C. Is reached by any trail or. road that runs into the Town. Do not^go past its door when you arc dry, weary or hungry. A. E. TEETER, Proprietor. Re-opened under the old management. Former customers cordially invited to return The Royal Hotel, Cor. Asllisar Street sail Dsslaaejr Arenas, Aloesn. Building thoroughly renovated and re st-cked witli the best THOS. LAKE, Proprietor: Fruit, Confectionery, Tobacco Yon can get anything in these lines that you require from us. Our stock in each is always kept fresh and well assorted. We handle the best the market affords. Prices are right. A. C. SMITH, SLOCAN MEETING OF COUNCIL. KATE BYLAW I'ASSKS ITS THIRD HEADING. Nsssslssstlinis for Mayor S.-l fur April 24Hi Hnd Kls-.tioii ass the !*8tli—Msiilo ll:sll License Itnsliscesl— I,site of Talk ninl Very Little liualnrss. agent at Kaslo, to pay part of.the claims on account of the Chapleau wagon road. The amount paid is ono liaif the government subsidy to the road. The creditors have now received 85 psr cent of their total claims against the Chapleau road and mine. Regular meeting of city council was held on Monday night, members being all present. Communications read: From P. ■Swan, com pi ining of city running water through the skating rink and threatening proceedings; from Marshal Bray, receiver of the town of Wellington, offering fire apparatus for sale; from M. U. General Hospital, asking that a member be appointed from the council to the board; Irom Victoria Colonist, raiding price of col lectors' roll to $24, owing to extra ruling; from owners of the Music Hall, asking for a reduction in the license charged fur shows. Offer fV'sin Colonist agreed to and the roll ordered. The Music Hall license gave the councillors nn opportunity io talk for about 20 initiates. Aid. McCallum then moved the license be reduced to 52 50 for each performance given. Seconded by Aid. Smith and carried. L. S. Otis, Nelson, piano tuner, wrote asking to have the license imposed on his occupation removed. More talk followed on this interesting subject. Bylaw was allowed to stand for tlie present and the clerk in struoted tu write Mr. Otis on tlie sub ject. P. Swan's epistle was agitated a little and turned over to the board of works. Mr. Bray's ossiy on second lurid I hose was emphatically ordered Hied I or burned. ! Tho hospital communication was' ordered laid OU the t:ible till nfter the I ma vera Ity ulection,the mayor tben to net as director. Financo committee d-poi'ted on ti I number of bit's presented at previous meeting, recommending layinent j Ordered paid. Tlm cuiniiiiitee added"it trior, al j li'.'ieg I lint Tn:*. Diiii.i.'s charges fur job work were s xctsssive. Tho scribe took the. floor and proved i tln-rwi-c, •.troiiglv resenting Cue. implied a ecu ! sa'.ion nf pulling the legs < f t!:e citv daddies. AM. McCallum moved lhat in future all work be submitted to public tender and that loweft tender 1>p an* ccpted. Seconded by Aid. Worden, lie thinking that the tender* should I be heal only, but Aid McCallum I wnutud it left open to outsid • compe tltion. A discussion followed, resulting In | the motion being amended bj Baylnjj that the lowest or any other tender neosl not necessarily br> accepted. Motion carried. Bills presented: II. Byers ■$ Co , <f! Nelson, police supplies, $l.f'). Ue . furred to party Ordering goods io be endorse I. Passed through finance committee and ordered paid. BylftW No. 12, levying ,*t rate if taxation, cams* up fur iis third reading in committee, the bylaw having been introduced and advanced nt the special meeting of council held last week. Using passed through committee, the council accepted the bylaw. It will bo reconsidered at the next meeting and then signed and sealed. Health committee reported through Aid Worden that tendeis had been asked for clearing np tho nuisance ground, tt. Cameron was awarded tne contract at $86.(30. The committee's report laid nver from a previous meeting was ordered pi id. Donru of works estimate for year had been s'lit down to .$343 and their report referred back to come up at next meeting. City Clerk Foley announced that tho nominations for a new mayor would bu held ou the 24th and the election on the 23th, Ci'iineil adjourned. I mil flsss'sr. Al'.'ulr*. A igus McLean, superintendent of the Iron Horse, returned on Saturday from Spokane, whither he had been to endeavor to straighten out the affairs of the company, tie was unsuccessful in raising the money, but the director! promised to pay everything and have ilm property working again inside of uO dais. The toial iiidel*tcilnc**s amounts to $8600, a large portion of which ll for wngos. Manv of the creditors, including the wi.rknien, liaTO insti tuted proceedings to protect their in terests. It is unite probable the money will be paid over next week. FROM FAR AWAY AFRICA. Osse sf Slooaii'a Soldier Beys Writes ssr Ills Trip. Trooper John Clarke, one of Slo- can's soldier boys who enlisted nt Fort Steele, has written A. York the following letter from Fort McCrendy, Natal, South Africa: "I intended to write to you from from Capetown, as I thought that wag where we were going for a while but wo did not land. We anchored over night and the next day the tug boat and officers came out and inspected us. Wo ull had to be vaccinated, as there were four cases of smallpox aboard. They took them off and put them in the hospital, as well as four other men thnt were medically unfit. Tom Lake was in the number. He was sick nearly all the way over, so I expect he wiil be sent back. I have not heard from him since we landed. "We came to Durban from Capetown, it being about 1000 miles farther up the coast. There we got horns on their head and some have feathers. They will run vou all over town for a quarter. There is lots of coal in this country, and when we wero coming up we passed a train- load of coal nt almost eyery station going down." PICKS'* ASSOCIATION I'OHHICII. rieitaiiiit -'HtlisM'Issf; of Sciilss'M nt Hulcyon Hot Springs, At length something tangible has come of thc efforts so frequently made to establish an association among the newspaper fraternity in British Columbia. Thanks to the exertions put forth by Thos. McNaught, of the Halcyon Hot Springs, a start has been made, and it is believed lasting success will result. A number of tbe fraternity gathered at tho Springs last Friday and Saturday and discussed the situation, being aided therein by J. C. Crome, mgi*. of the Toronto Typo Foundry Co., Winnipeg* After due deliberation it was decided to form a press association, comprising all master printers, publishers, journalists and editors in the province, the initiation fee being $2 and the yearly dues $1. Temporary officers were elected as follows: President, F. J. Deane, Kamloops Sentinel; vice, P. Simpson, Cranbrook Herald; sec. treas., Thos. McNaught, f * ■* Yellow Legs. Wo mav not look up to the kings of the earth, With a trust in their high-handed ways, We. may claim that the poor man of far humbler birth Ts much more deserving of praise; We may talk ofthe "mono*,' bagged snobs" with a groan, Wen oppress us right, down to the ground, But we're all niightv glad if the truth be but known To have yellow leg* hustling around. The poor man may dwell in the midst of content, When potatoes and salt are bis fare; He mav say he is happy and don't care a cent For Helios that- only bring care, lie muv bluster about, I lie tyrannical ways Of tlie (liirnifi-il. tl ndltieil snob, !"»v he'll rustle like blazes fsir several long days To get him n yellow-legged Job. There Is nothing" disgraceful in men being poor— Bnt, indeed, there's small comfortln that— For. where i*. the man who cmil.1 help it, for sure Who would dwell upon Poverty Flit? And somehow or other the world looks askance At the man with the toll hardened hands. And he sloesn't come In for the welcoming glance That, yellow leg always commands. OUR ORE SHIPMENTS 8UIiSTA*-JTIA_ SHOWING MADE BY TIHS DIVISION. L»at Tear's Shipments Were 0514 Tons— A llsisllliy Kvlilons-a of tlse I.lfs and Wsalth of tlse Camp—Arlington tlss Blggaet Shipper. Despite the bad roads, ore shipments continue at a satisfactory rate, there having been CO tons exported this week. Tlie Enterprise shipped L'O tons of concentrates to the Trail smelter and the Arlington *10 tons o" ore to the Nelson works. One car of the latter will yield extra high returns, as the ore was seme of the richest yet taken from thc mine. For 1900 tho exports from this division amounted to 2847 tons, mado up from 10 properties. Last year the exports totalled 1)529 tons, from 14 properties. Following is a full list ot tho shipments this year to date: MIXB. WtlEI. Arlington..j 40 Enterprise 20 Ottawa Neepawa May I'liystreak Duplex 00 TOTAL. 1091 28U 7 00 I 5 7 1455 MINUS AMD MINING. Bnt, that's not the fault of the yellow legs, boys, And ere thing you alwavs inns' mind, It takes lots ot money to make lots of noiso And keep us from going .behind. Si. kindly conclude e'er you make anv fuss, To consider before you condemn: If the yellow legs cnn't get along without us, Wc can't get along without them. po, vellow legs, yellow lags, yellow legs coine, This country has sinew and brain, But, what wr are lacking lor making things hum, I**jusf what your wallets contain. This country has mines, In tlie making, all right, This country has prospects galore; Buf, the big wad of greenbacks, that's seldom in sight, Is what wo ure wanting you for. to to to to to to to to to M> Lemon Creek. ife. *■ "•^^••^•■^.•^.-^.^•V-'"?'"*'""" For the vear the entire Slocan has shipped 84G7 tons of ore. Tho owners of the Two Friends a re making application for a crown grant. Sid Coeper and James Home aro working tho Paystreak, on Twelve Mile, under lease, Sidney Norman, manager of tho Transfer, returned on Wednesday from a triple the Eastern States. W. F. DuBois, formerly superintendent .nt the Arlington, is managing a gold property at boulder, Col. The Byron X. White Co. will, it is stated, spend $60,000 in putting in an electric power plant at New Denver. Harvey & Hauck, tho lessees, got returns of 121 oz in silver from their recent shipment from the. Prescott, on Four Mile. Chas. Faas writes from Kitchener that the Mountain Lion and Alpine claims, Lemon creek, are not part of the original Alpine group, but are a separate proposition. R. F. Green, M.L.A., last week presented a petition in the legislature signed l>y II. R. Jorand and others, asking for a wagon road up Twelve Mile creek. It was ruled out of order. A number of applications have been sent in lately to the Emily Edith Company to lease tbe Golden Crown claim, situated near the Arlington sawmill. The company refused ihe offers, ns they intend working the ground themselves. ****€€€ — Is. T. Axi'l'l'so**". _M ^ *_. ^. a^- m_- j_^ -**___: * j_-^* >«_•"■■*»• 4'liapltsan Croslltara Oet lloi, ( null. On Saturday A.York received a telegram Irom R. P. Green, at Vlo tori a, statin,- that (he government had sent ,$8000 to the governmi Ul aboard tbe train and came up In the interior a day and a half's ride, to a tiiwn called Newcastle. We are camps'.i about three miles out from the town, at an old fort. Botha and Dewei are supposed to be back about 15 or 20 miles (rom here and are ex pected to break out this way. We havi oor camp all Intrenched around and in shape in case of an attack.. There are claimed to liivo been about lOUl liners captured the last 10 days. When wu were coining up on the train we met a trainload of them going down. There were about siOOoftbero and they looked pretty tough. A lot of them were pretty old and gray whiskered, and some ws is* just kids 12 or 16 yean old. "Well, this is a lini" country, from Durban up here. This is the Nn tai district, which they claim is the best part of tne country, and it. i.s certain* ly fine, being the nioe.*>l I e\ r saw. It grows ull kinds of fruit, tt Is a rolling prairie as far as yon can mi', and thousands oflie-id of cattle, goal and shf-ep. Thu weather is not very hot, ami I have often seen it as hot back home. Of course this is net the warm season. Wull, we had a fine trip 0 ining over, just 2,'JJ days to Capetown and a mouth from when we loft Ilalif.ix -till we pitched tent here. "it was line coming ever ai id I wa» lick only one dav, so that whs pretty good. The ocean was as calm as Slocan lake for about two weeks, much different than l expected. Vou ought to see the Kaffirs in the town. They have these two win .'h d cm ts and they are all dressed up with [Halcyon: committee—E, A. Ilagan, Revelstoke; VV.K. Eksllng, Trail; VY*. B. Wilcox, Phoenix; and 0. E. [Smltheringale, Slocan; committee on legislation, D, H. Bogle, Victoria- l>. Carley, Nelson; and F. J. Deane. Kainlo(i|s. Later o:i it la purposed to bold another meeting to perfect organisation and adept a schedule of I prices for advertising and jobwork, after the idea in force among the craft In Manitoba. Tho Halcyon Sanitarium was an Ideal ssjiot. I', r the gathering and Mr 'McNaught Died tin* profeah white. ilie has an elegant establishment, splendidly appointed and skilfully managed, Tbe place Is gaining rapidly in popularity and it deserves its increasing patronages Pivsx-ntiitlon Is Ag**at Moir. Thursday evening a farewell entertainment was given in the Music Hall by the citizens to (ieo. T. Moir, ('. P. Is. agent*, and his estimable wife, who has been transferred to Nakusp. Various games were in evidence, Including tne famous ping pong, and tlien followed a short pro gramme. Speeches were given bv Revs. McKee. nf Slocnn; Ruber Is and McColl, of New Denver. City Clerk Foley read a complimentary address to Mr. Melr and presented him with a hands une piece of silverware, as a slicht token *»f esteem from the townspeople. The recipient made a suitable reply. Refrishmonts followed, nfter which thr big crowd in attendance wended their way homo- wards, having spent an enjoyable evening. ii i sms. ui roil in. Appended is n complete list of tlio various records registered nt Hit local registry office, II. P. Christie boing mining rrcsjrtler: LOCATIONS. A pi" -Dundee, -nd n i Lemon, RE Allan. Blocan I'rince, snme, I.eo Dolron. illBMMSKTS. Apl 7—black Prince fr. 8—Bastside. u—liccla friction tor two years,Buffalo fjr two yi*ar». i'owkii OF vrroKM.Y. Apl ll ,l W Clarke to A York. TSAXII IBS. A i>l 7—sSommerselth \, .1 D Doiron to \V TRhatford. Dolreit 't. I. Dolron to same. Great Northern \. A R Bolderston, E ll BtobbsandTBI nch to Mrs 15Gray. 11—TWO Friends 1*18, J W Clarke to A York. Assstja oss Ottau a Ore. Carpenters went up to the Ottawa on Monday to build a new dining room, ollice and kitchen, as the force of men is to be. Increased later on. Five men are now working and tho 1 ropcrty is continuing to improve ns the ledge hardens up. A scries of assays was made lately on matter taken from the drift and the returns were highly pleasing. No. I sample taken froni the breast, where the ledge is lour feet wide and well min- j erallzed, 17.C0 oz silver; Nos. 2 and i 8, from six inch paystreak, 97 00 and ! 160.20 oz; No. 1, from a 1 foot seam, I 1 oz; No. 5, from a two inch streak, 466.80 "Z; No. ti, from a six inch streak, 2120.70 oz; No, 7, from a 12 1 inch streak in the raise, 189.600X; j No. 8, from six inch sticalc at end of I raise, ,90, u CX)ooOCo cOOo oOOo cOOo oOOo os*"*****. IA MOUNTAIN» o o 8 o o 8 O Copyright, 1001, by ° John Winthrop Orocn SIREN ¥■ 3 o o 8 By Johr* g Wii")tr)ro*> Creto g 8oo o o O o"X)o oOOo oGOo oOOo oOOo os*""*o When a man hns a story to tell, I believe he should be permitted to tell It In his own way aud that the reader should not sneer and criticise because the teller must use the personal pronoun aud perhaps refer to his perception or bis prowess. If lt is his adventure, how can he avoid Baying, "1 did thus or so?" If bis courage pulled blm out of a tight place, why seek to demean it? A man Is what he Is. If things have happened to him which may be of interest to others, let him write tLem as they took place, whether he was a hero or a craven. Your atlas will show you that the eastern Carpathian mountains form a portion of tho boundary line between Benin and Bulgaria. If you cross anywhere to the nortli of l'lrot, you must cross the range, ln my wanderings afoot I had planned to cross the range by the public rond between Plrot and Kissa, but for three days I was a guest at a poor little wayside Inn In thc shallow of the foothills. This Inn differed In no degree front a hundred others, being only a wretched apology for a house of entertainment, but I bad made a long tramp and wanted a breathing spell before tbe long antl rugged ascent The landlord was a silent, morose man, giving me little attention, and bis wife was a sloven with a face which a man would look nt twice ouly for Its wickedness. The beds and the fare were of the meanest, but as I had expected nothing better I wns uot disappointed. On the second day of my arrival as I was walking along the banks of a stream half a mile from tbe Inn an English pedestrian raine along. That Is, be wus a pedi'strlau in thc sense lhat ho was afoot. As soon as be learued who I wbh he told me thnt a cousin of his had Journeyed that wny three months before, hut had mysteriously disappeared. The missing man bad been traced as far as Pinot. lie was known to have set out for the mountain road, but be could not be traced Into Bulgaria. Somewhere on the mountain trail be had vanished from sight The story did not Interest me overmuch. American and English pedestrians abroad bave a babit of disappearing from tbe world now and then, and It la learned later on that they were tucked away In some ob ■cure Inn or camped amid some old ruin. Tbe searcher passed on to my Inn and made Inquiries and two hours later Informed me that be bad secured no newa That evening a second searcher arrived. He was a native Servian, living nt Leskov.itz, and hnd been hired by a Frenchman to prosecute inquiries regarding the disappearance of a young muu of '20 wbo was making a pedestrl- au tour. Indeed 1 soon recalled the fact of meeting the young man at Se- uiendria two mouths previously. He bnd beaded for tbe Carpathians nnd Bulgaria, and he had also disappeared on the mountains. Even when the two 11sappearanees were coupled together I saw notblng alarming. It was not until tbe third day tbat 1 felt 1 bad cause for speculation. Tben a police official wbo bad been sent out from Novtbazar by thc widowed mother of a young man wbo had disappeared as mysteriously ns thc other two reached tbe Inn. This young man, who simply - set out for a two weeks' tramp ln order to boast of having crossed the Carpathians, had been traced to within five miles of the Inn, but the landlord and bla wife stoutly denied that be bad ever reached It. There were roads by which he could have branched off and continued bis way, but yet the official was not satisfied. He frankly told me tbat be believed young Hull had roine to tbe Inn and been made away wltb for tbe money be carried. 1 had seen nothing suspicious, and be hod no real grounds for an accusation, but be went away, saying that he would bave the place watched. 1 waa ready to take my departure on the fourth day, wben there was a sudden change In the demeanor of the landlord and his wife. All at once they became obsequious and smiling and Bsilleltous. A nice lunch waa put up for roe, and tbey refused pay for It I was given the clearest directions and was (old tt at almost as soon as 1 bad begun the ascent of the mountain I would find an Interesting ruin a little off the road. It was something I ought not to miss, and they kept extolling It until 1 promised to turn aside. I set off In good spirits, though wondering a bit ss to tbe sudden aud singular change In the people of tbe Inn, and by noon 1 had covered a distance of 12 miles. I passed two Inna witbout stopping and likewise three or four peasant*' buts, and when I ant down to rest it wns on a large alone by the roadside and close beside one of tbe branches of tbe Dan libs*. 1 nibbled at luncb as 1 rested, and I bad been silting perhaps 20 minutes when a young woman wltb a (lab pole In ber band auddenly appeared. I gave ber good day as a matter of course and was not much surprised when abe laid down ber pole and came and sat beiisle me nud began to nsk questions. Hhe waa a peasant girl of about 21, belter dressed and better looking than (he average, and In ail dressing a stranger she broke no rule of conventionality neeonllng to tbe peasant code. I Invited ber to share my lunch, and presently we wero chatting away like old aeipiiilntanccs. In ninny Instances the peasants of Servla had displayed more curiosity than s born Yankee, but thla girl went deeper" (bau any of them. Borne of ber Questions were answered nnrl some turned nslde, but she certainly enme to know a good deal aWit tne, I wus a single man, and I had not communicated with my friends for months. I was strolling from point to point to study the people and see the country and was not expected at any particular point in Bulgaria. Tcasaiit though she was, she had the gift of a lawyer in extracting Information. An hour slipped away, and then a man appeared. He was also fishing or pretending to, and ns he came in sight sho colled htm, and he joined us and wus Introduced as her brother. A glance from face to face made me doubt tlie relationship. In my own mind I figured that he was her husband. He tried to smile nnd show n pleasant face, but I Instinctively felt that he was a rascal. Ho had u furtive eye and a bad mouth, nnd 1 thought I caught signals between the pair. Sueh a thing as fear, however, had no place In my heart. I had no weapon nslde from my stout stick, but I was afraid of no man by daylight on a public highway. I was ready to move on wben the woman spoke of the castle ruins. They were only a step nway, she said, and If I missed tbem I would bo sorry forever after. The man at once added his persuasion, but as I was ready to go with theiu he claimed to have left his knife a hundred rods awuy and set out after It and left the two of us to walk on together. From the moment we started I noticed a change ln her. She looked about npprchenslvely, her laughter was forced, and her demeanor put me on my guard. It was as If she expected nie to be shot down from ambush. Had He meant murder. I not been able to see the old ruins almost as soon as we started I should have doubted that they existed. As It was I found myself wondering If this pair was lu nny manner connected with the disappearance of the tourists. f wns on my guard for what might happen, and yet I did not betray myself. I kept up tbe conversation ns we walked along, und I am sure she took me for an easy victim. I rather expected to be fired on from behind some rock as soon as wu were off the road, but by and by we heard tbe man calling from tbe ruins, and I realized that thc ambush would be there If anywhere. As we baited on the plateau It was ensy to make out that a vast building bad stood there once. I should hnve said a monastery, but tbe woman Insisted that It was a great castle belonging to some mighty prince and that It had been destroyed by an earthquake. We wandered among tbe nere of ruins as we talked. As we neared what must bave been the rear of the building I found that tbe walla stood almost on tbe brink of n precipice. Before us was wbat bad been a large room, with three of the walls yet standing. Tbere were no less than five window openings, and as I advanced to one of tbem the woman said: "No; take this oue. My brother bas built a platform from which you can look up and down tbe valley for miles." A peculiar something In her voice caused me to glance at ber face, nud 1 found It pale and ber features working In a nervous wny. It was tho window, then, which was the ambush. My heart beat against my ribs, but 1 meant to see tbe thing to a finish. The nun had called to us, but we hnd not seen blm since arriving at the ruins. With a lough which Bounded more like a croak the womnn pulled herself together ond preceded mo to the window. To reach the opening wc bad to climb up three stone steps, and ahe atood for a moment looking out and clinging to the wall for support "You will aee a fine view—a One view," ahe said aa sbe made room for me. "Step out nnd look up and down." I did not step out. There was something so modern about that platform ond It bad been built so deftly that 1 feared It 1 simply clung to tbe wall nud thrust my head out, and 1 waa looking up the valley when the womnn gave me a push with all her strength. Her hands did not strike me fair or my bold would have been broken. 1 was whirled half way round and partly thrown down, but as I recovered my footing I ewept ber nslde with my arm, and she went to tho ground, wltb a Bcrentn. Next Instant the mnn cnuio dashing through the doorway In tho wall. He lind a knife In hla hand, and he meant murder. I leaped down to meet blm that I might have freo play for my staff,-and I believe we battled for teu minutes. Still lying on tho ground, the woman seized my legs ond tried to pull me down, but I kicked her awny and gnve all my attention to the man. Aye, but that fellow wos crafty and villainous nnd determined, lind I fought him wltb a knife bo would iooo hnve settled mo. It wns Iho stout stuff which kept him off, ond It wns the "Stuff which finally denlt blm it blow tbot laid him out unconscious. 1 link ed for the woman ns I stopped to breathe, but s'te had disappeared. I weut over to the window and examined the platform and found Hint it wus sustained by a lever which could lie pulled out and allow the bottom to drop. As the man began to return to life I lifted up my staff and bent him till I was weury, und then I went my wny up the mountain road. That ambush had gathered at least three victims, but It was not for me to carry o mystery to the police and be detained In n filthy jail for months or years while they took their time to solve it. ♦>*>O*>O*>0*0*O4->0'»0*>0->0'*>0->0**» o ♦ o •* o f> I By the... I Skate's Click ! By WILFRED CLARKE Wood Thnt Looks Like Metal. A European scientist has discovered a method by which wood may be given the appearance of metal. Outside of the added vulue for decorative purposes which this may give, the advantage to be derived is not clearly apparent Tlie wood Is snld to be rendered exceedingly hard nnd strong, although It Is equally uncertain whnt part of the process may be assumed to confer theso desirable qualities upon wood which was soft nnd weak before treatment. The process Is described as follows: The wood Is first soaked for three or four days in a solution of caustic alkali at a temperature of from 75 to 90 degrees centigrade nud is then transferred at once to a bath of hydrosul- pbntc of calcium, to which a saturated solution of sulphur in caustic alkali is added after 24 hours. The wood remains in this bath, which Is kept at a temperature of from 35 to 50 degrees centigrade, and finally It Is soaked for about 30 to 50 hours In a solution of acetate of lead. The wood Is then dried at a moderate temperature ond tuny be polished with a burnisher of hard wood. In this case it can be made to ncquire a brilliant metallic luster, and If the surface Is previously rubbed with a piece of lead, tin or zinc and a glass or porcelain burnisher Is used the effect Is Increased. Tbe wood treated lu this way resembles a metallic mirror.—Chicago Chronicle. The Eloqnent Batter Crock. On one of tho desks In the house wns an old fashioned gray crock. It was covered with a snow white clotb, to which clung a moist layer ot salt It was the simple product, "mother's butter" from the farm. The jaekknives were dipped Into that crock and the butter reverently tasted as If lt recalled happy memories of the old home. There was something In that butter which no chemical synthesis could imitate, aud although It spoke no word that sample of "mother's butter" was eloquent Many of those congressmen no doubt recalled the days when as barefoot boys tbey sat with the churn between tbelr knees trying to make the monotonous splash of the dasher drown the shrill whistle of a chum on bis way to tbe old swimming hole. What an age lt seemed before the little white flecks appeared on the dasher handle, showing that the butter had "come" and with It an honorable discharge! And then at night those biscuit, wltb sorghum sirup and "mother's butter"—oh, what a charm In such memories—those worn hands, tbnt sweetest face, long since gone to rest! There was an eloquence ln tbat Jar of mother's butter—pure, genuine, wholesome—which even, science, money, art political craft and congressional oratory could not overcome.—National Magazine. Thinking Alond. This habit Is more common than most of us Imngine. In fact, mnny of us do It without being aware of lt. We become absorbed In our thoughts—preparing some argument In support of a course we propose to take, for instance —and tho passersby or our friends are amused by bearing us express our thoughts aloud. Ask your friends If you do this. This habit Is said to be a sign of madness, but you need not be alarmed, for almost everything is a sign of mod- ness according to this or thnt authority. But the bablt Is more common among older people than among tho young and vigorous. It Is one of those things which como wltb increasing years. You are far more likely to think when you are greatly worried than in auy otber mental condition. Still Obedient. Gustuve Dore was always n child, so far as his mother wns concerned. He uot ouly loved, but obeyed, her, and when sho died he said, with snd sincerity, thnt bo no longer knew how to live. An Incident which shows her In- lluenco over blm us n grown man Is connected with n little party given by him to show some of his friends an album of his own drawings. At a dinner over which Mine. Dore presided a quarrel arose between (Justine and his brother Ernest. Suddenly Mine. I'ore turned to the former nnd snld, os though he were a boy of ten: "Hush, Qustavel I am ashamed of you." Dore, who had worked himself, regardless of the presence of his guests. Into a fierce passion, become ot once calm and silent nnd, bowing to his mother, resumed his dinner. But tlie Incident did not ond here When the guests had retired to tin great salon, tho brothers disappeared, to return In a few minutes each holding un end of the colossnl album that was to be submitted to the company. Mine. Dore followed, smiling nt her "littlo boys," who were none the less children because they hnd passed their fortieth year. Helnae llnta. In tbe higher region of the Cordilleras ore refuge huts for the postmen who have to mnke their rounds until Into In the winter. Even Hum koiiio of these men p<.*rlsh every winter If overtaken by a storm lasting several days. <-» Copyright, 1901, by A. S. Blohardson ♦ ♦ 0'»0*>0*>0s»0*>0'»'»0**'0*l*0s*»040*0# Between the strike nnd the train rob- bs'iies liascom, superintendent of the L, nnd W. road, was having his hands full. Secretly he believed the latter to be tlie result of the former. He hud made a clean sweep of the malcontents at Solent, and the strikers bad been st rn mled high and dry financially. There had been ugly rumors and threats, ts>o, but Bascom hnd gone quietly on his way. Sympathy in tlio small interior city ran with tlie strikers, nnd whut he thought the superintendent wisely kept to himself. When lie had ordered the posters offering a reward of $500 for Information lending to the apprehension of the train robbers, lie had felt that It was money wasted. The average inhabitant of Solent was not looking for trouble. And now on n crisp morning In December two young people stood liefore ono of those same posters, gazing as If fascinated at the "$500" lu startling crimson capitals. "If we had that, we'd get married tomorrow," murmured Harry Bronsoii. Pretty Bessie Millar sighed profoundly and looked uo longer nt the printed characters, but into her lover's eyes. They were honest gray eyes, nnd she wondered how her lather could be so heartless. He had said she should not marry Bronson until the hitter had at least $500 to his credit In the Solent Savings bank, and how wns a shipping clerk at tlie freight depot to save up $500 on a salary of $40 a month? "Time's up, Bess!" he exclaimed as a distant whistle proclaimed the approach of the northbound freight "I've just a minute to help you Into the sleigh. How's tho ice up your way?" "Splendid," she answered as he tucked the robes snugly nbout her. "I tried It this morning, and it's as smooth as glass." "Well, be at the willows tonight at 8, and we'll have a skate. The two mile spin will just limber me up." She nodded, ami then Pete, the Swedish man of all work at the Millar farm, snapped the whip, und nway they tlew. The Millar home was two miles below Soleut on the river, and midway THEN UltONSON'S COAT MTIillALLY WENT UP IN SMOKE. n huge bridge spanned the stream where the L. and W. crossed to tho town. Below this the road run several miles toward Dlgby. At 7 o'clock Bronson strapped on the long hhidcd racing skates and with the wind ut his hack shot past the railroad truck toward the bridge. Just ns he reached this point n snap sounded nnd he fell. The strap holding tlio heel of tho right skate lind rotted during the summer's liuietivlty, Ho snt down on the stone pier of a span uud adjusted an extra strap. A ring on the lee caught his attention. Two men approached, ntnl, drawing the slide over his skating lump, he crouched, listening. Quickly he recognized ths voices as those nf llnrrlty and Stevens, two ynrilinen who hnd been dismissed by Bnseoin. They were grumbling because switchmen had been stationed at either end of the brlslge and they were obliged to climb one of the piers. ••We'll fix him good this time!" growl ed iitif.'it.v. "He's due ut Solent III Ijls gpeclal nt 8:20." ••1 don't see why you have to pick out n elinil) like this." BUiil'lwl Steven"* ••We could drop down the rond Olid null out a rail easier than this.!..!>." ••Bah! What's a elinil) tu (Jumping the supe in the river? The plunge will Beud the train through the ice, with water twenty feet deep; i'nt out the aid men. will he? Well, the last one's j01ic by Ids orders." ,\s soon as the rulllans were sale on :he bridge Harry skated nolstlts ly to the Solent side of the river, where ibe shadows were deepest. As lie ri'iu-bi i'i the slioi-p something heavy sin i through the nir and struct", thc let* w Ih i crash. It was the rail. UitiT eiiun tho sound of saws. They Wert*, eultun the Umber guard mils. Rapidly the horrified young fs li *\ reviewed the cliuucea. T" rvtpi'n In Solent would be too slow s pi * » n Mo telegram could li >*. rem !i the ipeclnl. He must warn the Bu|>i*r'n* •sv"!r.iif. for to InfOClll lhe k" ib-limei. at either end or the bridge might precipitate a light, llarrlty ami Steven** were desperate. Down the river he spesi to meet the train, lifting his feel so the blade would not click as It lit: the Ice. Ile had won the racing cluini plonsiiip the year before, hut never bud he attnlued the present speed. As lu shot by the willows Jutting out from the Millar farm he saw a Blonder lig ure marching resolutely buck and forth on the bunk. A faint "Hello!" reached his ears, but lie eoulsl only wave his hand In response. Three miles twyoud ho heard tlie faint whistle of the special, sounded for a grade crossing, lt must be at Holt's, two miles below. He swung In shore and clambered up the steep bank, not Stopping even to remove Iiis skates. Beaching tlm t'ruck, he hnstily jerked off his emit, saturated it with oil from his skating lamp, then with matchbox in huiul awaited tho appearance of the special around the bend. A sharp whistle and n flush of light, then Branson's coat literally wont op in smoke. The warning was so sudden tluit tbe train rolled past him before the engineer could bring it to a stop. With Bascom came tlie president of the road, Mr. Harding, and the two officials listened In amazement to Branson's tale. The president spoke decisively: "Tin re must be no mistake this time. We must get those two men. We'll run up us fur as the bridge and then send on lo town. Harry glanced up quickly. "Exeuse my making the suggestion, but if you'll give me a note to thc sheriff I think we can land them nil right. Vou hohl the train here, so theii suspicious will uot be roused, nnd they'll probably wait In town till the wrecking train starts out." President Harding gave the young eli-i,; n shrewd glance. "You're right. Here, Bascom, give the boy your coat. There's nn extra o;;e in the car. If not, he ueeds It more thnn you do. He has a goodisb spin before blm yet. And I'll write the lusts*." • • • • • s s The next morning Bessie Millar, waiting for the mall at the postofflce, again stooil reading the L. and W. poster. Some one walked to her Side Mid sin* turned her head haughtily. "Oh, good morning. Mr. Bronson!" Hurry led her to the deserted eomci mar lhe uiouey order department and opened his batteries. "'Now, see here, Bessie," be enld; "there's no use getting huffy. I aduill 1 owe yon nil apology for not stopping last night but"- "You prefer .lennie Holt for a sknt- llljf purl tier. I saw you shoot round j ills' tend toward their place." "us, but I didn't stop. I guess you haven't heard Ihe news. I was ou the trail of I rain ii.Micrs and wreckers and i 'Sith.'" There was a Sparkle of mischief In his eyes as Bessie turned rouml slowly ami looked at him. "You know I said only yesterday morning that If we find the $500 we'd get married at Dine, und us you didn't say nay I hold vou to the agreement** "I dsm't understand," muriniireil Bessie, but her eyes were fairly shining. "Whero were you going? What were you doing then—when 1 snw you?" And when Bronsoii had explained ills mission he added, with a sigh of absolute satisfaction: "1 not only got the $500, but when we're married I'm to huvo a position in the Denver offices with tiie president -his private secretary. He liked my- my suggestions last night The salary Is to be $L»,500 a ycur, Bess. Now will you be good?" Battle smiled up at him. "I think wc could both be good, very good, on f'i.Soo a yeur," she suid demurely. Tbs Girls ot "ulmerleU, If nsked. "Where are the |',n,t., girls in the world'.'" I will linmedlat? rs'ply, "lu Limerick, Ireland." ^ nre a freshness of face, lustruusness tt eyes, heiilthi'iiluess of color ami ,^° plexiou about the Limerick gir*8 ' masse, that carry off the sweeps-**? trophy, The girls of Cork aud of \h lakes—ln fact, of the country nil th. way down from Dublin—ore Bomewlm of the Limerick order. In form --J constitute a happy medium betwea the rotund English maids acrosn on*. | channel and the sylphllke Parljijj demoiselles beyond the other. But the Limerick fuee Is lhe perree-! tlcn of female beauty, a human eerau*. Ic without a blemish. The Llmetjeki girl Is ulso the highest example of <■■,.[ quislte wit aud Ingenuousness, an ej. I traordinnry assimilation, to ho 8UR1 Iu other words, while she Is not Itison.' sible of her sparkle of words, ^ seems like oue who hns never luoknil frequently into a mirror. She iiaa regular and sometimes very prettyi teeth, and, If her nose is ofts'u ln<*liued 1 to retrousse uud there is au "IrlBk ejj presslou of mouth," these but add I piquancy to her other beautiful fa] tures.—Argonaut Tbe tost Forty. There Is u tract or land In Tazewell I county, III., lying along the Maeklt**,*/j river, which consists of a coiitluuuuil series of ubrupt and deep ravines. Noil n foot of the tract could be cultivated,I The ridges are full of fox dens, wolves I are occasionally found, and turkey bin.! zards hover over It lu large Hocks,! Even people familiar with the territory! have been lost In tlio dense Tori'st. Ej.f cept for a few giant oaks the woosl) has no commercial value. Tho tract la known as the "Lost| Forty" because no one knows wh*,| owns It. Kor years it bas been uses*( for trading purposes, and many un. wary persons from a distance have ail vanced money upon It aud taken inort. gages In various sums, only to recel-'i a questionable title to a worthless piece of laud. On the Tazewell cotiDt* taxbooks the "Forty" appears with] "owner unknown." Tbe land Is water. ed by Innumerable springs und tin I Mackinaw river, which winds Its wnj ] through. Dees' Veaosa Por llhennsatlaa. Dr. Terc, a medical man of much itj. I pule In Vienna, advocates os nn effec* I tlve remedy for rheumatism the sato* rating of the patient's body with tbs | venom of bees. For tbe purpose he extracts tbe venom, treasuring lt up in I quantity and applying It artificially Ial tbe wny of punctures. He founds this | treatment on his discovery thnt rheumatic patients do not Buffer from il bee's sting to anything like tho mi ml degree as other people. He found tint] the tumefaction or swelling that follows tbe stinging of a bee dus>s net ap-1 pear tn tbe rheumatic patient unli'M be bas been stuug several times, wills ln some cases the stinging Is lianllj felt. When the patient suffers hlinsellj to be stung repeatedly, his immunity! against the jiolsoii of the bee becomes I complete, aud he feels no pain wbatsol ever. Whnt Is more, he gets cured ot| bis rheumatism.-Loudon 1'ioue. The Joke on Den. Two men, Tom nnd Ben, worked sldsl by side for thirty years In n grocery I store, where there were a great many I unreasonable people to satisfy. Hotbj had grown old, nnsi finally one nlgbtI Tom became violently 111. A doctor wall called, who, after his arrival, told Tom j that ho could not recover. . Tom thought about It for awhile ami I then said: "Won't It bo a great Joke on I Ben! I won't have to go lo work tomorrow, but Ben will have to turn out, ns usual, and hear the sum" old unreasonable complaints." ('rlllisu Around II. Local—I tun writing a short nodes ubout the appointment of our townsman Ltikwit to lhe position of lows auditor. I really can't say that he hai any Illness for the place, and yet oo personal grounds I prefer to assoelatsj his name with thc iipnj*lntinent In sou' complimentary wny. Editor In Chief-Why cnn't you sp''"l< of him ns a man of rare good jtnlc- ment? I nm sure there Is no one of ouf s. acquaintance lu whom good Judgment Is so rure. II All Ds ernsla. A Btudi'ht i.mg ngo nsked tin' P"**-** dent of Ouerlln roll****-*) ir be enn'*! "• be permitted to lake a shorter courts of study. "Oh. yes," replied Hie president, "bol that depends it; on what you want n mnke of yourself. When God wants t" make oil oak, he takes a hundred years, but when lie wauls lo make> squash he takes b!x mouths." — I"" strut-tor. BILE POISONS-LIVER DISORDERS. Headaches, Biiiousnoss and Constipation Aro Thoroughly Cured by Dr. Chase'* Kidney-Liver Pills. doeJtr^er0 ffftffw^^Ko^ulS^of^a" Ef * <S* ft*?"" ^ th° 0thCT °W f alter tho bile poisons ,,• m llm h s^m tl."re^o n« ,, ,h u ^ ^ °'1C° U'° ilVOr RroW8 8lu&K-8** a,1(1 flUlS t° coated, tho bowels bee, " c , st'Sod tho dEEUv IZ \ ^Ttt** d*t^' Th° hcad «*«•" ■*"*> ion^U> £ should bo removed -,,.., Tihc b0(lv *tre.throw i bS Ini ,^ 'r,thr,own 0Ut ?** »"*<*• '"id foul Impurities that spots of tho hum,,,, (,„,, 10uu3 l,0(-*v' ftW.WOWIi bialc into the blood stream to find their way to tho weak ''"•S'oSJStf^:,: ^exu-nonb,0" ^ 'i^' ™* "■*• P™* relief and lasting ben- I fr,1"..™.* „„n« _ cxU*lo'""1<*'-y virtues of this famoua treatment. Hero is a snin- Cftt. „• , ., . ,",, ' •' i" ssiuiiiiur wini tne plo of tho letters received from cured ones :_ Mr. *l.dm Melton the well-known bridge builder of 101 Sherwood street Otlnwn .♦„♦« Ihasa's Ki.innv-i.ivns* Pin. f..- i,i.i "•'*-'.™0o<* ■«"*«. Ottawa, stntes "I havo used Dr '. Me'.KTdZTLivo 1 1 a V, \ i ™l ****><* «*«*. Ottawa, stntes : and find them better ^pK^eSl^vfeve? u"d "" dera™nt<-' «»0U«ht •» * «*J°9,'r°' r,^B°™^ bcttor ,n ovcry way- 1 ""'' POBtmaster, Consecon, Ont., states*. comm Mr. "Tames Baird "It gives mo nnd in clno of superior vnl that they cured in. sho HiitTeresi severelj l>r. Chase's Kldnoy-Lh Company, Toronto. I can ■-. wri',;i:™plr„x.U7„m;';, *!,''r- ?■***•" ■*>*»>«*»*■ «m -««■**•*■ «,- rj.e'11- stuto *er Pills, one pill a doss. 2.ri cents n. hm ..in,. —. Ti,,tr.>s ..in*, a nox, nt uii dealers, or Edmanson, Daves The Drill SLOGAN, BRITISH COLUMBIA. MUSIC IN THE PANTRY, There Is music in the pantry; ri he hoys have Just corio in. Ar si mother's plrs nre suffering. Was ever such a slln? There Is music In tho pantry; The old tin boiler squeaks; Th.* doughnuts go way down belowj The cupboard «roans and creaksv There Is music In thc pantry, l'*or Ned and Tom and Sam Are Jostling one another U'lillo stealing mother's Jam. There Is music ln the pantry, And mother's heard the nolsa Good gracious, what a racket! Ah, listen to those buys! Th'*re ts music In the pantry; "I'ls Bounding to the Bkles; M.'ther's used the rawhide, Hut she hasn't saved thc plea! Answered, "If a ship." begun the comedlnn with the r.sse tinted beard, "Is 100 feet long mill '!> feet wide ami Its masts are 100 feel high and the bo'aun Is bowlegged, Tviiai dons the capstan weigh?" ••it weighs tlie anchor!" hoarsely ■houti'd Hie audience as it grabbed tbe benches to prevent itself rising eu uiiisM' und doing violence to the tbes- plaus. Your FaJth will be as strong as ours if you try Shiloh's Consumption Cure and ours is so strong we guarantee a cure or refund money, and we send you free trial bottle if you write for it. SHILOH'S costs 25 cents, and will cure Consumption, Pneumonia.Bronchitis and all Lung Troubles. Will cure a Cough or Cold In a day, and thus prevent serious results. It has been doing these things for 50 years. S. C. Wnus & Co., Toronto, Can. Karl's Clover Root Tea cares Indigestion Messrs. c. 0. Richard** & Co. Qenllemen,—After suffering for 7 years with Inflammatory rheumatism so biul that I was elen months eon- linesl to my mom, nnsi for two yeara could not dress myself without help. Your agent gave me u bottle of St. Timothee, Que., May 10, 11399. and asked ine to try it, wnich I did. and was so well pleased with the results that 1 procured more. Five bottles completely cured me ami 1 have hud no return of the pain fsir eighteen months. The above facts are well known tss everybody in this village and neighborhood. V.iiiis gratefully, A. DA1KT. St. Timothee, Que., May 10, 1899. We an* very apt ts> measure our- relves by our aspirations instead sir our performance, But In truth the conduct of our lives i.s the only prossf of tho sincerity of our hearts.— George Eliot. Thoro In morn Catarrh In this section of tha country than all sither di eis.es put toirothor, nud until tlio lust low man wiss supposed to bo Incurs).to. Ks.rn urefit mnny years ds*et<irs pr<*» Bounci-i it B local sti -..'.!•... iin.l pro:u'ribs>d local risiiis iii.., ansl by constant !y fuiluii; UicurowiiU local treatment, piououarod it insurable Beisinco lias proven catarrh tss be a constitutional diecu^sMiud therefore rc*inires constitution- al treatment. 11 ill's I'atarrh Cute, uinnufnc- tared by K. J Clseuey & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is tbo only constitutional cure on tho market. It is taken intern.'.Hy in dssses trom >0 drops tsi a toaspconful. It nets diroctly on the hiss. ..I nnsi mucous surfaces of the system. They off: r ono hundred slollars for nny ense it tails to cure, bead for circulars, nnd testimonial. AsfuTren f J. 1 HENKV st CO., Toledo, O, Sold by DraeglaU, Vsc. Hull's I'aaii.y fills aro the be.I. The voice of Time cris'S to man, Advance I—Charles Dickons. 1' 0 roi si not. couph nil night nnd disturb your Irieuils; there is no occasion lor you running* lis.*, luli ot contractu)!? inflammation ol thoslangs or consumption, whilo yon can wi Ilickle's Artl-t',.11 nniptlvo 8% rup, This mosli cinocuves oshikIis, csiids, inflammation cf tlio hint,-*) nnsi nil ihrout and chest troubles, ll pr mote a free and easy expectoration, which immediate']* rolioves the throat and lungs trout viscid .,lilus.'ui. The ls'nst said tho soonest mended. —1'iekwick Papers, Chronic doraniromsints of thc s-tomnch, liver, fnd Mood nro spo dily removed by tho active principle ot tins insii'i'iliriiis enturiusr into the s'oinp'ssitloa of l'nrnieleo's Vegetable Pills.. Thesis iiills net ;pocilicilly on tho deranged organs. ..timnlating to actis.n tho dormant energies of tho system, thoroby romoving mswte nnd renewinsr 11 o and vitality to tho aflbctesl. In ihi 1 lies the i*rsv*t 5"*or>t of tlsu popularity of Pariuoloo's Vogoluulo 1'ills. There is no situation in lite sn bad that it cannot bo retrieved.—Charles Dickons. MINARD'S LINIMENT Cflrra BMJnt Every failure teaches a man something if he will loam.—Dickens. ALL=W00L MICA ROOFING ttopntntion fsir durability established Eleven •rears' trial. Oursevoro frost, lias no cii'ect on il. lli-waro of American pis por felting which eraclu in our eliiiiniu. *iA/. Q. FONSCCA. I.S QlgatniBVO.. Winniisee. Boi.i, Asju'.t IlKllllAiJKrM. Real V'stnin Agent, Inner of MarrlnsoLicense* 03 ' >\ yon nse ss-osls, get good ones. We keep tho best ln tho market. Oatalogas s*" apph. 1 Cation. KEITH *% OO., P. O. Ilsx 45". 179 Main Street.. Winnlpe,* Your: Comfort Is assured if you TRAVEL VIA Canadian Northern Ry Lowest linti*m to all Points In tho EAST, WEST, AND SOUTH. Pally Solid Vostlbulcd Train, with Sleeping Cara, to St. I'aul and Minneapolis. OCEAN STEAMSHIP TICKETS Full particulars on application to any agent Canadian Northern By, or GEO. n. SHAW, Trains* Manager, Winnipeg, In life it is difficult to say who do you the most mischief, enemies with tlie worst Intentions or friends with BiilwiT Lytton, best. THE SPRING FEELING VARIABLE SPRING WEATHER ms- ASTROUS TO WEAK PEOPLE. Even Usually Robust People Peel Hun Down and Out of Sorts at This Time—Dr. Williams' I'ink Pills are tho Very Hest Spring Tonic. W. N. U. No. 371. Tlie spritlg months are a trying time to most people. At no other time of the year do health anil Strength seem so hard to guln ansl to hold. You do not feel that you are really sick, but you feelubout as lad as jnu could if you were seriously ill. That feeling ought to be got rid s>f—and it can be. What you need i.s a tonic tss enrich the blood and free it from the Impurities which have lodged in your system during the winter, and which are responsible for your present condition. Ur, Williams' I'ink Pills is the only reliable, Hover-failing tonic medicine. These pills make new, rich blood.strengthen tlie nerves, and bring health and vitality to every organ in the body. Tliey are an ideal spring medicine und the best thing in the world for all diseases having their origin in Impoverished or impure blood. The ease ssf Miss Belle Cohoon, White Hock Mills, N. s , is strong corroboration of thi'ss* statements. She says : "Three years ago this spring I was very much run down. Tlie least exert ism exhausted me. l s<'i*ni- csl tsi lose ambition and a feeling of languor ami sluggishness tosik its place. My appetite railed me and my sleep at nights was disturbed and restless. In fact 1 wns in a pitiable condition. After trying two ssr three medicines without benefit, l began tlis* use of Pr. Williams' I'ink Tills and they speedily worked a change for tlis* better and by the time 1 had used a half dozen boxes 1 fsdt stronger than I had slone for years I have since used the pills in tlie spring and I find them an excellent tonic." Because of ths*ir thorough and prompt action on llu* blood and nerves these pills speeslily suii' anaemia, rheumatism, sciatica, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' Dance, scrofula and erupt ions of the skin, erysips-lns, kislney and liver troubles, and the functional ailments which make thi' livs-s of so many women a source of constant misery. Other BO- cullesl tonic pills are mere imitations of this sterling remedy, (let tlie genuine with the full li.uue "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People" sm the wrapper around evi'i'y box. Ssibi by all medicine dealers or sent post pais! nt 50 cents a box or six boxes for S2.*r)ii by addressing The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Out. No sadder proof s'tiii be given by a man ot his own littleness thun disbelief in great men,—Carlyle, MINARD'S LINIMENT for Sale V.verywtere. Too swift, arrives slow.—Shakespeare, us tardy as too The Flow of Milk will be increased. Why go to all thc trouble of keeping cows and get only bout half the milk they, should produce. Dick's Blood Purifier strengthens the sligestion anil invigorates the whole system so that the nutriment is all slrawn from the food, lt takes just lhe same trouble to care for a cow when she gives three quarts as when she pjives a pail. Dick's Wood Purifier will pay back its cost with good intcre.'t in a few weeks. DO cents a package. Leemlng, Miles & Co., Agents, riONTRI'.AU Write for ll'iok nn Itoiss-snii.lCattlefrti. MARKET REVIEW. WHEAT. Manitoba wheat has been dull nil week. llu.. tUo[ weather we are having is causing upprehs. i.sion that navigation ut Fort William may not open so curly us previously anticipated, mm this has a great deal to do with the trading in Manitoba wheat ut present and in the near future, us until the block iu the wheat movement is relieved by shipments going east by the lake, the congested state of the traffic remains and gets worse, if thut is possible. It is reported ehat the lirst vessels of the season have cleared from Chicago. Prices have declined to the point where buyers do not, care to buy, ami holders are unwilling to sell. At tin* close of the week prices wen*' No. 1 hard, 72Yfl\ 1 northern,CI'"!'v.: and 2 northern, 88%C in Store Fort William, Port Arthur or Duluth, de- livi.ry first half of April, and •%c over these prices for May. Country Wheat—Market nominal, owing to bud roads. Liverpool Prices—"Slo, l northern spring Wheal sold at Liverpool on Saturday at lis id. Fl.oui'-Ogihis's Hungarian Patent 11.05 per sack of UK lbs ; l.lenoru Patent, SI .HO: Alberta, $1,80; Manitoba, Si.40; Imperial xxxx. $1.30 M1LLFEED— Bran, in bulk, per ton $14.50; aborts, '-ncsu. Delivered in bags, the prices are $1.50 higher. OHOUND FKKU-Oat chop is quoted at J}27 [ier ton delivered to tIntrude; barley chop, %2'2 per ton; mixed barley uud oats, $25 per ton; oil cake- '■''7 per ton. OATS—Sellers are asking 45 to 50c per bus. for seed oats; 85 to 88c bushel for feed grades in car lots on track in Winnipeg. Prices being paid to farmers at country points for No. 2 while oats range around 28 to 31c, Brandon rate of freight. BARLEY—Supplies are light and the price has gone up 1 to 2c per bushel for feesl barley, which is now quoted at 38 to 40c per bushel for suitable barley. Seed barley is worth from 40 to 42 cents per bushel. HAY—The floods in the country districts have destroyed large quantities of hay, and the prise has advanced accordingly. Baled hay is worth S'i to Sts.50 per ton. DRESSES) MEATS-Bcef, city dressed. 7 to 8c per pound; country, V4° under thi'se prices; veal, 8 to 0c: mutton. 8c; lambs, 8c*; hogs, "i\'.,c. BTJTTEBs— Creamery—There is very little creamery to be had as milk is scarce and local factories are only making a very small quantity of butter, not enough for their regular customers. Winnipeg buyers are paying 24c per lb. net for their supplies at present. BpTTER—Hairy—Wholesale deulers are paying 22 rents per pound', commission basis, fur ono. butter In tills, bricks or prints; 18 to 18c for ordinary qualities, while seconds are only worth 10 to 12c per pound, and some of the receipts slo not bring that much. POULTRY-Presh killed chickens 11 to 12i.*sC per pound, delivered here; slacks and geese, 10 to lie; anil turkeys, 12V** to 14c. fllRESi-i—.lubbers are getting 11' *. to 12V4P per pound fssr cheese. Stosks now in hand are from Ontario. BM8—The market is steady, at 12c per dozen, commission basis, which means !• to 10c per dozen In farmers at country psiints POTATOES— Farmers' loads, delivered in Winnipeg, are worth 20 to 30c per bushel. HIDES— No. 1 inspected hides, ii*'e per lb delivered in Winnipeg; No, 2, 51 ic; No. .">, 41,4c; kips and calves same price; deakins, ito horsehides. 50c to SI. WOOL—Market nominal, TAI.LOW—The local price low is 4V*a l" 5c per poiinsl. tss 40c: fin' tal- 1.1 VE STOCK. CATTLE—Beef cattle are scarce all over the country. Buyers are paying as high as 4'!',c per pound for fat cattle for their regular trade, anil thu range of prices is 1 lo «l'.,t-. according lo quality, off cars here. Stockers are worth $14 to $18 per head for yearlings, and *?18 to $20 fsir two year aids. HOQ8—The market is st.'..sly at lie per pound for choice packing hogs delivorcd at Winnipeg. Fly I'lilslsiK. There Is no doubt that certain flies are best ndnpled to different t-ciisuns, times of dny ninl conditions of weather, but n dozen Hies of different names will fully answer nil of these require* tnents. An angler's Hies resemble imlh- lug when enst upon the water, Tliey are simply 0 something which attracts the trout. Color bus more nllureineiit than form, nnd ns there nre not so many colors there Is no use for many flies. The general rule Is for light lib's on dnrlt days and dark sir darkish flies on light days. Sizes are more to be considered than form and mixture lu makeup. A large trout wants some* thing worth his making an effort lo secure. It Is doubtless true that nn arbitrary cast of tiles cannot he made UP which will bo adapted to all witters. Il«*«*«a nnsi Turnips. Beets aud turnips keep tho pure nud Improve the appetite. blood llnnlfnh. Ilanlfah, the founder of tho Haul- fltes, the most ancient of the four sects nf orthodox Mussulmans, did uot no eept ths1 doctrine of absolute prides t.tiation. iiis commentary on the Koran was entitled "The Help." LIVE STOCK. CATTLB— IU'S'f cattle are scarce all over the country. Buyers are paying us high as 4'"*4c per pound for fat cattle for their regular trade, and the range of prices is 4 to 4'iC according to iiwality, off cars here. Stockers arc worth S14 to S10 per head for yearlings, and $18 to $20 for two year aids. • SHEEP—Sheep are not plentiful, and the regular quotation is in the neighborhood of 5c per pound delivered here. When the bad men combine, the goosl must associate, else they will fall one by one an unpitiable sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.- Burke A TORONTO MAN Till* MR. JARDINE IvEFBlU'EI) TO LIVES IN THE QUEEN CITY. Well-known Throughout Canada As One of Canada's Commissioners to the Paris Exposition—His Statement is a Very Valuable One and Has Been Read With Much Interest. Toronto, April 5.—(Special).—Mr. .1. ll Jardine, whose statement as to the wonderful curative and tonic properties of Dodd's Kidney Pills has been published in many of the paper-), is a resident of this city, city. His home is at 305 Crawford street. Mr. Jardine was chosen as one of the Canadian Commissioners to tho Paris Exposition two years ago, and performed the onerous duties of that. office with honor to himself and credit to his country. It is to his experience in the French capital at this time that Mr. Jardine makes particular reference in published staeement in which he says : "During my stay in Paris I felt (|Uite run down owing to the coin- to the complete chango and to the worries and work of our businesa there. 1 suffered not a little with backache, with a general feeling of depression and I found Dodd'a Kidney Pills invaluable. "i had learned tho value of this medicine before going to Europe as I bail it very successfully fsir backache, which I found it relieved al- mosl instantly. So when I went to Paris 1 was careful to take with me some of this my favorite remedy. "Every time I was threatened with a return of the trouble 1 uss*d a few they slid not disappoint me. They are the best medicine 1 know of tss tone up the system generally, unsl tbey do certainly relieve backache instantly." What Mr. Jardine bus said is amply borne out by many Others in this city whose experiences have been and are being published from day to day. Dodd's Kidney Pills arc certainly without an espial us a medicine for those who are "tired jut," "run down" or "usesl up." Dodd's Kidney Pills have been s'n- slorsi'd most heartily bv all classee. A His Cas*!/ tftty, "V*^ M Page Woven Wire Fence Owinir to tho visrisii..:ji.h of tlio Canadian climate. . coiiB'sicrablo allowance must be made iu all feucesv s : 5 -i-Ui-L| 11 ** •"■•TTTI =i r"r contraction and expansion, which makes sn ov- =,^t_fcfc.' -j^s, v-EL:.^-*_CJ_ Ul; Uinnry wire fence unserviceable, as when it sipnnd-s i t bos'omsn bo loose as to prove of little value. Note 1 hecontlnnons coll S9fi "**?a^--^!*J=^this makes it clastio ond Belf-regulating. lhe Page Wiro Fence is randoof "Page" wire, which is twice as strong ss ordinary wire. Prices are particularly low tliislscason. 50,000 miles of Page fences now ln ure. We ateomake Oatcs Ornams-ntiil Fences and Poultry Nottini*. Tha PaflU V'ire Fence Co.. L'mltad.WiilVervllla.O-it. 8 BOSS & BOSS. General Agents. Pox 633. Winnipeg. Man No mun is so Insignificant us to be sure his example can do no hurt.— Lord Clarendon. DR.A.W. CHASE'S OK 4 CATARRH CURE... AUC. U M-iii direct tc tha dlaeaseS naru by the Improved lilower. Heals the ulcei s, clean tlis air passages, stops droppings la tha throat anil pcrmaiiantlT sures Catarrh and ilayFcv*r. Blower free. All ds-alers, or Dr. A. W. Chase Meslicine Cu., Toronto uxd liulialc. Put a seal upon your lips and forget what, you have done. Afler you have been kind, after love has stolen forth into the world, and done its beautiful work, go back into the shade again and say nothing' ubout it. Love hides even from itself.— Professor Driimmond. Minard's Liniment Cures Burns, Etc. It is a noble and great thing to cover tho blemishes and excuse the failings of a friend: to draw n curtain before the stains, and to display his perfection ; to bury his Weaknesses in silence, but lo proclaim his virtues on the house-top. —South. As Paraielee's Vegetable Pills sjontaln mandrake nnd dandelion, they curo liver and kidney .•omplaints with unorrinif certainty. Thoy also •outain routs and herhs which havo specific virtues trulv wonderful in their action on the stomach nnd bowels. J'r. E. A. Cairncros-s, Shakospoaro, writes :—" I consider Parmelee's Pills au cr.collor.t remedy for biliousnosi nnd dsTins-cmpist et the livor, having used them myself for Lunvj time." Dreams go by contraries and the man who indulges in day dreams is always contrary. We 11 re what we shaped and fashioned love.—Goethe. by What man is there over whose mind a bright spring morning slos'S not exercise a magic influence, Private credit is wealth, public honor is security; the leather that adorns the royal bird supports its iliglit ; strip him ssf his plumage,ami vou tix him to the earth.—Junius. Fnlherlraa Clsllslreii In Japan. Japan has only one orphanage, vol In no other land are fatherless children better eared for. Every family cares for the sick, destitute or orphan! nearest to It. There Is a superstition that a childless house is accursed, nnd people who are not blessed with children nf their own never ivst till they have adopted sumo waif. WHY WOOLENS WEAR THIN. A BCENE IX A cnocKirs STORE, African lllvera. All rivers of Aftieti have a marked peculiarity. They seek lhe ocean furthest from their source. Sir, 1 have just come round myself to tell you that you have absolutely spoilesl 11 pair of blankets on me. 1 have ! Yes. sir. you have ! Surely you are mistaken, madam ! 1 am not mistaken. 1 semi round my little girl a few days ago for a good strong soap to mush out some heavy things, in all Innocence 1 us.'il what you sent me. anil the ro* sult is that my blankets are jusl the skeleton ssf what they were. They ure ruined, sir, anil it's your fault I Yes, but I sent what I usually semi in BUCh eass's. What you usually semi ! Xo won-Imaterials, dor Mrs. Moore, my neighbor, com-|strong by plains ssf her skit lies Wearing suit; 1 that v. hut c solsl you Injured your soap. Dut, madam, l always give my customers what they ask tor, 11. il .von named n particular brand nl soup you would have had ii Named a particular brand I How w.ia I to know anything of brands 7 Hut I know belter now, ami I know what ruined my blankets—and my hands ure In a nice plight too ' 1 can assure you. madam, that it is not my desire to sell anything that will be Injurious to either the hands or clothing of my customers, and I shall be glad lo know how yssu prow find yon usually semi hot' the same blankets and your hands, Well, 1 was telling Mrs. Neill my trouble, and she lent me a little cutting, and here it is; you can read It: "Dr. Stevenson Macadam, Liocturer on chemistry. Burgeon's Hall. Edinburgh, describes the destructive property of soda upon wool vs'iy graphically, "AftiT mentioning how strong alkali such as potash ami soda, disastrously affect sot ton, lins'ti and wool, he says : "On one occasion 1 employed this property of soda in a useful way. There was a large quantity Of new blankets sent to one of our hospitals, which When given OUt, were saisl bv the patients to be not so warm ns the Old blankets were, ami (hat led to an invest igat inn ns to whether the blankets wen* genuine or not. They looked well, and weighed properly, and 1 got a blanket sent to me for examination and analysis. Wi> found soon that there was cotton mixetl wilh Ibe WOOl, and I lie question was as lo separating the two, because they were thoroughly woven throughout, and il was only by detaching lhe fine fibres from each other that you identified ths* cottsm fibre. 1 fell mi tin' device of using sosla. I tsisik a bit of blanket and put it in a vessel wilh soda, antl boiled it there, and very ipiirk- ly the wool got eaten nway by the soda, ami there was left behind thc cotton as a kind sif skeleton—a sort sif ghost—of the original blanket out of which it was taken. I mention this merely to Indicate to you the pernicious effects of using caustic Which, When employed themselves, affect woollen articles in this way, and which, s'ven I When nsit very strong, will mors' slowly, but wiih equal certainty, tend to destroy ihe woollen fibre." Now, 1 want In I• -11 .Mm that WC neighbors have bail a talk OVOT the matter, and we are not going to have our clothes ami hands ruined In this way. Several of our neighbors who have provod lo us lhat Washing Sodas, Potash. Chlnrisls' of l.itilo, und "snaii BUbStltUtOS" are most injurious to clothes anil hands. "Free alkali" in soaps is practically the Caustic soda lliat burns the clothoS Why, you dare not kivp caustic ssula in a tin canister; it must be in an earthen inr. or it will even corrode tbs' tin ! Now, it's (or you to prsi- I visls* lis with pure soap without frs'e alkali, or we must find it elsewhere. Madam, you enlighten me I Bo imany soaps me advertised at pure, tlmt I really took little heed to any difference between them, l im vs* sine, however, that has medical certilicaIes of its freedom from 1 free alkali, lt is guaranteed pure; and the niaki'is otTs*r $S,000 reward to any one who can prove that it is not pure, anil further, 1 am authorized to ret urn ths* purchase money lo any one finding cause for complaint. Let tne see it ! Why, Sunlight Soap ! It's a beautiful clean, fresh- looking soap, and this Octagon shape is \er.v hanily. Cive me live bars. Sote by thi) sjrrooer.—This whole nolshbor. bosxl Is nslna Bunlbtht Soap now. I hnve no more complainU I hnvs no room la my store now for resinous concoctions of alkah nolsonst bat It U not the grocers nut itta** public nro untMlsxl wilh I'ninnion soaps. If the public nsk for Sunlight Soap—oct iijou bar—an givo it '.ham- lt is only by thinking about great and goosl things that wo come to love them, and it is only by loving them that we come to long for them, and it, is only by longing for them that we nil* Impelled to seek after them.—II. Van Dyke. ANOTHER HAPPY MOTIIRH. ells How Her Baby of Eight Months Profited by Wise Treatment. Teething time is the critical age in a child's life. Any slight disorder in the stomach or bowels at that timo greatly increases tho peevishness of the little one, and may have serious und even fatal results. It is impossible to take too great care of your baby's health during this period, and no better remedy than Baby's Own Tablets is known for the minor ailments of childhood. Among the mothers who have proved the worth of this medicine is Mrs. It. McMas- ter, Cookstown, Ont. Her littlo baby girl was suffering from the combined trials if indigestion, constipation and teething, and the mother's strength was severely taxed by the continuous care the child needed A box of Baby's Own Tals- lets, however, made such an improvement that Mrs. McMustor is now enthusiastic in their praise. "It gives me great pleasure to testify to the value of Baby's Own Tuls- lets." she writes : " My baby of eight months was much troubled with constipation anil indigestion, and wns very restless at night. I procured a bssx of llaby's Own Tali- lets, and the results were so satisfactory that I have not used any other meslicine since. My baby girl is now regular and healthy, and getting her teeth seems much easier ami she rests a great ileal better. These Tablets are a great help to little ones when teething." Baby's Own Tablets are guaranteed to contain no opiate or other harmful slrug. They produce natural sleep, because they regulate the stomarh and bowels anil comfort the nerves. They promptly curo such troubles as colic, sour stomach, constipation, diarrhoea, worms, indigestion and simple fever. They break up colds, prevent croup and allay the irritation accompanying the cutting of teeth Dissolved in water, they can be given with absolute safety to lhe youngest infant. Sold by druggists, or sent postpaid at 25 cents a box. by addressing the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Frs>« sample sent on application. Mention this paper. Nothing excs'pt a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. Wellington. There never ivaa, and never will bo, a universal panacea, in one ri'imdy, for all ills to whieh flesh is he'.r—tho very nature of many curatives btiug cuch that wero the germs of olher and dillerently eentcd diseases rooted in tlio system of tlu patient— what would relic, j one ill in turn would ng- gravato the other. We havo, however, In Quinine Wino, when obtainable in a sound unadulterated state, a renudy fur many and grievous ills. By its gradual and judicious uso the frailest systems are led into convalescence and strength by tho influence which Quininooxorts on nature's own restoratives, lt relieves the drooping spirits of those with whom a chronic state of morbid despondency and lack ssf interest in life Is a disease, and, by tranquilizing the nerves, disposes to -sound and refreshing sloop—imisarts vigor lo tho action of tho blood, which, being stimulated, courses throughout tho wins, btrsngthenlng tbo healthy animal functions of tho system, thoroby making activity a necessary result, strengthening tho frame, and giviag life to tho digestivo organs, which naturally demand incrensesi snhstniu-e—result, improved appetite. Northrop A Lyman, of Toronto hnvo given to tho public their superior Quinine Wino at tho usual rate, and, gnugi'd by tho opinion of scientist*'., this wine approaches nearest perfection of any in tlio market. All druggists sell it. There never was a gosid war or bad peace—Benjamin Franklin. Mcaars. Northrop A "Lyman sflo. nre the proprietors of Dr. 'I'hsnms' Kcloctrle Oil.which la now being sold in immoiisso nnn"titltJ throtuchout ths) Dominion. It iswsslcoined hy tho stilTiirhiff nivalis! everywhoro withomsslloin of sloliKht, hi'i'iiuho it hanishi'S pain and OifM Instant relief, This valuable spoolflst* for almost '•■ivory ill that Hash Is heir to. Is valued bv tho sulTorr-r as more precious thnn Bold, It is thu sflsirof life to ni.'iiiv a waited frame, Totim farmer It is iudlspoasahlo, audit should be in •.very houso. History example.- is philosophy •Dolingbroke. teaching by MINARD'S LINiOT ReliCTB MralF.ia. Content thyself good.—Addison. to be obscurely When wnshlnifftreajy il'shosorpots nnd pans. Lever's Dry Boap (n powder), wulremove '-in ss i' •■ ■. -s' w ith til.'-.:, i .si ■■ i .a si. lt Is only by Wisely training Ihe physical, moral, and Intellectual together t li tit the lompii'te man can be found—Samuel Smiles. 'mi'' irrtiLi., BLOCAN, B. C, APRIL 18. 1002. M THE SLOCAN DRILL sC. E. Smithhrixgai.i!, Editor and Prop. IS PCBUSHKD KVERT FRIDAT AT fSLOCAN, • - • - B. C. Legal Ailverlising 10 cents a line for the first insertion snd 5 cents a line each subsequent insertion. Certificates of Improvement, $7 each. Transient advertisements at same rates ac legal advertising. Locsls will be charged 10 cents a line for each insertion. Commercial Rates mado known upon application. The Subscription it $2 per year, it.'idly in advance; $2.50 a year if not so paid. Address all lotten to— THE SLOCAN DRILL, Sloean, B. C mo FRIDAY, APRIL 18th, lt'02. A pencil mark in the space opposite will be an indica- **ion to you that ye editor eoniide'rs there il something eetniag to him onyoursub- jifTiption. Kindly acknow- Jeslge in cnili and oblige. Kill! OKI AI. ( KOIT1-KJ8. Jim Ifill lias won out at last and pot his charter from the Dominion government for the V. V. & E. railway. ________ On every possiblo occasion the opposition moves a want of confidence in the governm nt, but Dunsmuir -will not down, He's there to stay till .nfter the King's coronation, unless a -usan named Martin wills it other wise. Smith Curtis is doomed to come, out second best in his impeachment cf Premier Dunsmuir, for it looks ss if -lie was not getting a square deal in the copduct of his investigations. If there has been any wrong doing by the government, jolly good care will be taken not to let the information conie oat too suddenly. Peace proposals are being consid ered by the llritish and Hoer leaders nt Pretoria. The latter do not quite realize their position, as their de. jnandsare those of conquerors rather than tho conquered. In the meantime the British arc harrying the [Boers >n the Held in all directions and are rapidly diminishing their effective force. "There'sonly room for one out thcro and that's.John Dull.'' A good, Bound and level headed •set ef mon is embraced in tlio legisln tivo committee on mining. They have reported to the house that they consider it inadvisable to make any changes in the mineral and placer mining acts during the present session. Such wisdom is remarkable and merits perpetuation. Peace and tranquility are assured in tho land and no hideous dream may haunt tho slumbers of tho timid and coveted investor. At no time in the history of thr profesh have times been so rocky for .the newspapermen in British Columbia as at present, particularly in the interior. Following upon the collapse of flie Nelson Tribune, comes the de raise uf the Goldon Era, while the -Canterbury Outcrop announces its impending dissolution. At least hall a dozen other plants are on the market for gale, not to mention the innumerable job outfits scattered here and there ovor the earth's surface. . Glory is thc chief ssict ofthe provincial seribes. •JVhat news has percolated thronjh from Kamloops, bears out the forecast mado of the success of the labor and reform convention there meeting . this week. Every part of the pro vinec, excepting the remote northern districts, is represented, GI delcRate-s having been in attendance on Tues day. At present writing it is no! known what is the full outcome ot the deliberations, but independent notion in politics is foreshadowed. One striking and advanced step has been taken, in adopting the plank ol woman suffrage. The convention appears to bo acting with great judg ment and tho result will bo such as to ensure harmonious and united ac tion throughout the province by ull tho disciples of ndvanced thought. The C.P.R. have resumed their Lardo service, commencing April 14, to twice a week,Mondays and Thursdays, on the present schedule. Thc Cave and Home Run claims at New Denver are preparing small shipments of ere. Agent Moir has sent his household belongings over to Nakusp. A butter famine exists in the burg. .Subscribe for Tint Dbili.. DRILL POINTS. John Black, license inspector, was here yesterday. Invitations are out for the celebration at Kaslo on May 21, Dr. LaBau, Nelson's oldest physi cian, is removing to Seattle. The White-York block looks pretty nobby in its new dress of paint. Born.—In New Denver, on the 12tli inst., the wife of C. E. Strickland, of a son. C. G. Green, a nephew of W. A. Harvey, arrived in on Monday from London, Eng. This Friday evening the Socialist league will hold a two-bit concert in the Union hall. Part ofthe grocery stock of the Cooperative Association store arrived in on Wednesday. Tho bed of Springer creek has been straightened, in order to better protect the bridge. Sandon city council and Johnnie Harris have renewed their old scrap about electric lights, Tho last remains of the old skating rink have been cleared away, thus removing an eyesore. The M. U. hospital board has purchased tho lot between that institution and Knox church. James Baker, one of Slocnn's delegates, wns chosen ehnirman of tho Kamloops convention. The telegraph wires wore down in all directions I'or several days, as a result of Friday's storm. The grounds surrounding the depot are being cleared up and will be permanently beautified. Supt. Marpole s ys the C.P.R, will spend $l,iS00,000 on improvements in llritish Columbia this year. A. David's tailor shop, Delaney ave, has been painted in harmony with the Oddfellows' block. Last Friday night's storm was about tho worst experienced in the country since tlie cyclone of '94. Thos. Brown, George Huston and R.D.Trevor have been elected school trustees at Sandon by Reclamation. Saturday's train and bo.it service was sadly demoralized, owing to the big storm. Thc N. & S. road was blocked by fallen trees. Mrs. W. Seaman leaves today for Kasle, where she will reside in lu turc. Her removal will he regretted by a large circle of friends. Dad Allen bad a tough time in taking his pack train over land to the Sitiiilkaineen, having to go through six feet uf snow near Cascade, It. H. Trueman, pFritographor.wIll visit Slocan en April 22 to 24 See our special enlargement with one dozen cabinets. This visit enly. At a ping pong tournament at II**)'- cvon last week, Hon. T. M. Daly, if Rossland, won thegent's-isingles, and Mrs. Astley, Phoenix, the lady's. A. Harlow and family came in on Monday evening. Mr. Harlow spent the winter at college at Walla Walla, Wash,, and his family at Nakusp. Dad Black and J. Otto, of Ferguson, were visitors in thc city on Tuesday. They were sized up for New York capitalists by the unitiat- cd. Harry Gibson returned Mondav evening from a three months' visit to Quebec, New York and Ontario points. Yc editor's thanks are due him for some elegant maplo sugar. Tho pisscngcr service put up by tho C.P.R. just now on the lake and the N. & S. Is bum, its chief merit lying in its beautiful uncertainty, at Supt. Downie realized Saturday, when held up at Sandon. Rev. J. Irvine, of Vancouver, provincial organizer for tlse Foresters, was in the city over Sunday. He is endeavoring to resuscitate the order throughout Kootenay, but finds it hard work, owing mainly to defective organization in the past. Dr. Forin has been appointed medical examiner for the fourth contin- g-ent of Canadian troops to be Fent to South Africa. Recruiting in eastern It C. will take place nt Kamloops, Sicamous, Revelstoke, Golden, Hots- lund, Fort Steele and Cranbrook, It is rated thnt Chew Bros., of Midland, Ont., are about to close a deal fur the purchase of Hill Ilros.' •j.iwinill and limits at the head ofthe lake. Tho purchasers are said to be arranging with the railway people to export 1,000,000 feet of" lumber annually. After paylner $1&9.510 in death claims, $163,480 for matured endow- meniB, $59,286 in annuities imd purchased policies, and all expenses of management, and adding §463,366 to reserve, the Mutual Life of Canada made a clear profit In 1*>01 of$l5l,- 876. This profit is the nxe! tisi ve property of policy holders. To obtain a share in the profits, get a policy in tho company. W. J. Twiss, of Kaslo, is the general agent, so send to him and get fixed up. Y**u will never regret it. sociatlon, was present and addressed the meeting, explaining the aims and objects of the organization. A free discussion followed and then •'< resolution was passed to organize and affiliate with Nelson. A membership li t was opened and freely Bigned. The officers appointed were: Dr. Forin, president; II. R. Jorand. secretary** T. J. Batv, treasurer; Geo. Nichol, C. W. Harrington, Geo. Henderson, A. York, W. T. Shatford andC. E. Smitherinj-ale, eommittee. Alex. Rogers, Tonsorial Artist. The Leading Parlors: MAIN STREET, SLOCAN Dissolution Notice. XTOTICE is hereby pi van that ths partnership ll heretofore subsisting between tha unrtar- signed, s'arrjing on business na Druggists, at Slocan, in Wost Knotouny, under tha firm name of J. L. White A Co., is tliis day dissolved by nutunl consent. , . .. All debts due to the said firm are to be paid to the undersigned, John A. Andssrson, who will pav all the debts of tho said tlrm. Dated the 1st day of January, A.D. 1902. Witness: B.C'.G. Whitb,( J. L. WHITE A. Yoke. J. A. ANDKKSON. SteelRanges for $18.25. Why bo without a rango when you can get one so cheap ? The*< are preferrable to stoves and give better satisfaction. These ranges burn wood or coal and will be set up freo. H. J. TINSMITH AND PLUMBER. Certificate of Iambi* Two Fssi'Siilis Mlnn-ssl Clulm. Situate in tho Sloi'an City Mining Division of tlio West Kootenay District Where located:—Enst of Arlington D:\sin, Springer creek. TAKE NOTICE that I, Heri.ert T. Ttvigg, fluent for Archibald York, free miner's certificate No 014875; Walter T. Rhntfonl, free miner's certilicate No. 1122117; James W. Moffatt, free miner"* certificate Ko. B50189'; Peter MoVelith, freo miner's corfHiCato No. IW3529; Wil- linn. .1 Andrews, free miner's certificate No. B3-S8G4; nn«l James E. Tattersall, Freo Minor's Carti.learn No. IWo.'lO", intehd, sixty days trom the 'l«te hereof, to apply t tho mining recorder for (•.certificate of Improvements, for tin purpose of obtaining a Crown grant of the above claim. And farther tnko notico Hint action, uniler section 37, must be commenced before the issuaiicfTof sucli certificate of Improvements Dated this lTlhrfavof .April, 1002. 18*4-02 HERBERT T. TWUiG, Agent Tout-let Aaessclatlon Forsssed. Monday afternoon a largely at tended meeting was held in thc Ar lington hotel for the purpose of form- ing a tourist association. W. A. Jowelt, secretary of the Nolson as- NOTICE. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby i*iv,-n to the *- Electors of the Municipality of the City of Slocan, that I retiuirc the pressmen of snid Electors", at the building situato on Lot 9, Block H. Slocnn, on tho 21th slny of April, 1902, sit 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose sif electing a per- »on to represent them in tho Municipal Council na Mnyor, Tha mo'le of nominntion of cansliilntes shall bo as follows: The canslislatos shall he nominates! in STriting;, tha writing shall he subscrilseil hy two voters of the Municipality as proposer anil sncs.nslcr, nn.l shall bo delivered to <he Betnrntns Officer al any time betsvei'n the slate of tlio notice 11111I2 p.m. of the slny ofthe nomination, mist iu ths* event of a poll Isi'lna; necessary, such poll will he open on Hie 2.SII. (|uy 0f April, 1KI2, at snisl biiihliiiK. of which overy penon Is hereby required to tako notico nud govern himself accordingly, The porsons qualified to be nominuted for ansl electesl Mayor of such City at the snisl ilnction. shall be such porsons ns nro mule llritish sub jocts of tho full age of twenty.sine years, ami arc not disqunliflod under nny Insv, nnd (n.) Aro nt tho dalo of nomination this asses- seil owners of land or rnal property in tho city of tho vnluo of one thousand dollars ovor and above nny registered incumbrances, and aro otherwise qunll- fled to vote ot such election; or (b.) Who nro at tha date of nomination, the solo tenants in possesalon of laud sir mat property in tho city of tho valuo of two thoii.sand dollars, under lease in writing of not less thnn ono year, and are otlior- wiso qualified to vote nt such eloction | or (c.) Who oro, nt thn date of nomination, the member!Of a partnership firm, or shareholders of a joint stock company, which Is, nt tbe snld dalo of nomination, the assessed owner sif land sir renl property in the city of tho valuo of one thousand dssllars, over and above any n*glsters*sl incumbrances, uml whim, inilividtinl interest in said partnership or compiiny laud is sif not loss vuluo llian one thou- sand slollnrs.anil aro othonviso qualified to vote at Mull oleetion. Given under my bnnd nt the City of Slocnn Hriti.h Colombia, tho ir.th day of April, i(s02. J. A. FOLEY, Hi-turning Ofdow Gwiilim 6c Johnson, MINING ENGINEERS AND ASSAYERS. Slocan, B. C J. I. B. A. Sc Provincial Land Surveyor & Mining Engineer, SLOCAN, - K-_£' Pioneer Livery and Feed Stables. Slocan, B. C. General Packing and Forwarding attended to at tho shortest Notice. Saddle and Pack Horses for hire at reasonable rates. It E. ALLEN, Manager H. D. CURTIS, Notary Public. Mines, Real Estate, Insurance, Accountant. Abstracts of Titles Furnished. Slocan, - B. C. To the Ladies of Slocan . . The season for Wallpaper is here, and we'havo received a fine line of papers from one of the host firms in Canada. Tho prices will be found very reasonable, especially as all ruMnnis duties will be saved. Splendid assortment anil first class goods. We represent no trust but trust solely to the jiuly- went of the people. D. D. ROBERTSON Stan City Miners' Ion, No. 62, W. F. of n. Meets every Wednesday evaning in the Union Hall. Slocan City, at 7.30 p.m. Visiting brethren cordially invited to attend. GEO, NICHOL, President BERT O'NEAIL, Financial Sccretar** Sold by All Newsdealers Furnishes Monthly te all loveii ol Soni and Music a fast Tolume of New, Choice Cepyrliht Compositions br tbe nx*st popular auu.ori. 64 Peges ef tflano Music, balf Vocal, hell Instrumental—si Com pitta Pieces for Plane—Once a Month for as Centa. Yearlr Bubaeriptloo, $s.oo. If you will send iu the name and addreea of Fits performenon the Piano or Orren, we will SUM you a copy of the Magazine Free. J. W. PEPPER, Publlahor, IIIhth * Locuat Ste., Philadelphia, Ps. D. fl. Ferry's Famous Garden Seeds, Flower Seeds, Grass Seed, Seeds in packages and 5eeds in bulk. Onr Potato Onions a»d Dutch Setg have arrived in ("nod sliiipo. Leavo your order and ensure an early supply. THE SLOCAN PHARMACY, SLOGAN, B. C. Special Sale! -of- Furniture ! 30 for DAYS 30 commencing April 1. One of the largest stocks of furniture, carpets and linoleums in the Kooteuavs will truly Go at Cost Price. Now is your chance to have your homo famished complete. Mall orders promptly attended to. m, ?;,,ncART™* <* Co. You are Invited To examine tho best llnoofScntai, Tweeds, English Worsteds J5! i Irish Worsteds erer shown in Si ean; also all the latest desii-ni t Panting*. Remember, " We are Custom Union Tailors and thu Union Label is a guarantee ofthe bestwerkmanship, *\ye guarantee satisfaction mid a per. fett fit. ____________ We have added a select line of Gents' Furnishings. Compare our reasonable prices—Kj*.. i White Shirts, $1; Collars, 15c; Regatta Shirts, in fancy stripes, with collars and cuffs attached, 75c each; Under* I wear, from $2 a suit; California Han.' nel underwear, $4 a suit, this line be- ing imperted direct by eurselves, tho! best qua itv Black telt Hat, Union' label $3 5rt s-^ual to the Stetson Hat in every way. A. DAVID, Slocan Store: Opposite The Drill Office. Star* slaa st Snudoa. KSKESKKEEKKKEIKKKKKS^ Do You Want a Home ? Then come to Slocan, for it is ono of the fairest spots on this earth of ours. Levelness, Room, Scenery, Health, Fishing, Hunting.Ro-ads, Railway Steamboats, Churohes,Sohool Hospital, Publio Halls and enterprising; citrons are some of the advantages enjoyed by this City, backed up by Unsurpassed and Proven Mineral Resources. Nature and Man hath decreed that locan is the Burg Come and bo convinced that this tale if no mere idle dream, but a stern reality. Subscribe for The Slocan Drill; $2.00 ADIAN M km World's Scenic Route Direct Line; Lowest Rate* EASTi WEST: Winnipeg Vancosvor Tores to Victoria Ottawa Seattle Montreal Portland New York San 'ei»co VIA .SO0 LINE: St. Paul, Chicago, and all U. » points. H * **%r% Tourist Sleeper Service EAST—I-eaves Dunmore Jonetion daily. Leave* Kootenay Landing Tuesdays and Fridays. WEST-Leaves Revelstoke dailr- Home Seekers' Excursion tickets en sale,westbound, March 1 to April 30. Through bookings to Europe *■*(*»■■ Atlantic lines. Prepaid rlek»t« from all points at lowest rates J. S. CARTEK. I. J. COYLS, D.P.A., A.O. P* A., Nelson. Vaneouver GEO. T. MOLR, rtl •.•'i-iit. Sloean City
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Title | The Slocan Drill |
Publisher | Slocan, B.C. : C.E. Smitheringale |
Date Issued | 1902-04-18 |
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Date Available | 2015-12-08 |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0220971 |
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Longitude | -117.466111 |
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