*"pf ¥ TT* VOL. II., No. 21. SLOGAN, B. 0., AUGUST 23, 1901. $2.00 PKIl ANNUM. Ill 'WM JUST IN 3 6-FOOT PLUNGE BATHS 4 ICE WATER COOLERS. Pri-ces Harked Away Down. GET ONE- T. D. Woodcock & Co., Hardware Merchants. SLOGAN, B.C. L Big Discount Sale. ADIES' GOODS at less than cost prices. Wc won't carry anything over, and as tho goods we are offering wero all marked very low, with this additional discount they are bound to move out. Come early. Shirtwaists, - - 33^% off. Outside Skirts, - - 20% off. Under Skirts, - - 20" off. W. T. Shatford & Co., General Merchants, 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. SLOCAN, B. C. Has ample accommodation for a large number of Quests and supplies the best of everything in the Harket. ALEX. STEWART, Prop. ■A^linaton SLOCAN, B. C. Offers up-to-date accommodation for the Public. It is the home of Travelling, Commercial, and Mining Men. OETH1NQ *& HENDERSON, - Proprietors. The Hotel Slocan, Slocan, B. C, is under the SIM m Personal flfoiwiit 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. Is reached by any trail or road that runs into the Town. Do not go past its door when you are dry, weary or hungry. MEETING OF COUNCIL. SHOUT SESSION OWING TO 150AKI" OK TH.A.IIK MATTKKS. Aid. Barbel Scs-ursiss I-susvo of Absence From tlie Cossnell (,'Iersi'K llor.,1 Ac- oiptad by the Aldermen—Several Account's Ordered I'uid. Regular meeting of the city council was held on Monday evening, present Mayor York, Aid. Nichol, Smith and Worden, The proceedings wore short, owing to the meeting afterwards for forming a board of trade. Thc. finance committee reported dk the city clerk's bond, recommending its acceptance. This was done by the council, on motion of Aid. Smith and Nichol. They also reported In favdr of tho bills of A. York & Co., Dr. Bentley and 11. L. Fife, presented al la**t mecing. Ou motion of Aid. Nichol and Worden, the hills were ordered paid. A communication was presented from Aid. Barber, asking leave of absence, owing to his now being employed at the Enterprise mine. The leave was granted, on motion of Aid. Worden and Njchol. Two accounts were presented from McCallum stCo., one for $2, for protecting the Springer creek bridge*, and the other for $1.10 for telegrams on incorporotion matters, Referred tu finance committee, Aid, Worden asked for a report from the Hoard of Works on the road between Fletcher avenue and the ball '■rounds. No action had been taken by the committee, but they promised to look into thc matter The consideration of various bylaws wad laid over for another week. Meeting then adjourned, W. S. Johnson, president, read the bylaws drafted tsi govern the association,being formed from the Dominion association, and the same were duly adopted, lt was decided that each Saturday afternoon should be set apart for practices, the lirst Saturday being for clearing off and fixing up the range The government has sent "20 rifles, with 100 rounds of ammunition 10 each, and these will be apportioned off to every four members, It was decided to make thc nieinliership fee $2 per year, with a signed roster of b5 members, and more to join. SPEODLATOa f.o.NI) I.||.'TEI>. Honey Paid over oo Tueiday l,y Gollont. .!.! r.snk A. E. TEETER, Proprietor. iikai. on phoenix oaonp. Another important mining transaction was consummated in Nelson oij Tuesday, whereby the difficulty ar' foctiug the title 1.1 theIHioerilxgroup situated on tlie hill to the east of this place, h is been straightened out,and the property placed in tbe petition to become a big working proposition. Hull (seining and George A\ lard, tbe latter cf New Denver, wl„. nre tlie principal owners in tho group, negotiated the settlement through McDonald 4 Johnson, of Nelson, Messrs. Wallace and Miller beitiK the contestants, The latter received ;i Cash payment to relinquish their contentions, which were ,n the nature of an adverse, and tho perfected title now passes into the hands cf ihe Viking Development Co..formed in Portland by T. S. Dunbar. 'Mr.Dunbar has been managing the group since last fall in the interests ofthe bonders, and by thc new deal made the original owners get $7000 In cash and 16 per cent ofthe capital stock, -while the company agrees to nut &r»0,U)Oiii the treasury for (level opment purposes. W. 11. Sandiford, New Denver, recently mads a very favorable examination of the entire property. The Phoenix has been opened tip by two drills and a couple of shafts, tiie yt in averaging two met iii width. A shaft sunk elsewhere has disclosed a second and parallel lead, also with good ore in si^'ht. Tin.'values iu tbe main lead run about $70, limine principally silver, though the percentage or gold is high. A carload shipmei I was made las' spring to Northi and gave satisfactory returns, and iviTiitlv two or three odd lots have been sent to Trail and Nelson. There Is about two ear-* of ore uow on the dump. A small foroo only has been employed of late on tin' group, bul the numbei will he increased.'it on.-e and the propeity extensively developed. New Building, ist Arlington. Murdock McLean, of New Denver, has received tho contract to erect additional buildings at ihe Arlington mine which, when completed, will form n regular village in the basin. It has been decided to put up a new bunk houses, two stories high, and plastered throughout. D will ac< commodate 100 men and is designed to he used afterwards as a dining room, ele., a large annex as sleeping quarters for the men being built later. Another large ore house is now being framed and is to be linishcil at once. Aseries ofcottages are also under way fir the married men, who will be charged a moderate rental for the houses. 'The contractor will supply the finishing lumber from town, while the companv furnishes the rough material from their sawmill. siosisis mils. "kMoolatlon. Last Thursday evening a meeting ofthe members cf lhe Sloean Kille Association was held at tlie Arlington Hotel and wai fairly well attended. The bond on the Speculator group fell due on Tuesday, last and was promptly met by J. frank Collom, the money being paid over at; the Bank of Montreal, Nelson. It amounted to '.10 per cent of the purchase money, or about $49,000 in all. The participants in the division were lv. 1. Kirkwood, of Slocan; Thomas Ivil- patriek, superintendent of the C.P. 11., at Itevelstoke; C. E, Smltlierln- gale, Slocan; aud A. Tuuks, New Denver, the lirst two getting tlie major portion. It was on August 20, 1900, that thc deal was signed up on the group, which then consisted of four claims and a fraction. Since then the company has purchased or staked a number of adjoining properties,until they possess the largest acreage of any outfit in the camp. Work has been steadily pushed ever since the bond was signed, upwards of $50,000 hay- ihg been spent in development which, with tho price of the deal, $55,00J, makes $105,000, demonstrating lhe faith of the purchasers. The work fork of Lemon creek, are wearing a j OUR ORE SHIPMENTS more satisfied look as a result of a meeting held at Nelson on Friday I st, in Macdonald & Johnson's office. R. S. Lennie, acting for the company, turned over .f.'SOOO more on the indebtedness, and was granted-a further extension of 80 days wherein to liquidate the remaining $8000. As a portion of this will come from the government in the nature ofa refund on the construction of the wagon road, the creditors consider they are in a safe position. It i.s fully expect-; ... , , ed that upon the wiping out of the j show * larKe Increase and give the debts, Uie company wUlresums opep- heaviest tonnage in many weeks. atiuns at the mine. j Three properties figure in the list, with a total of 165 tons, making thc SUBSTANTIAL SHOWING MADE Bf THIS DIVISION. Last Year'is Shipment,, Were 3817 Tons— A HeiiltUy !■;*. is'sus.-.- of tlse Life ansl VV smith of the Cuisip—Arlington til* illKgost Shipper. Ore shipments for the current week Its».Mt ll Ol' TK A III". S-'sithUHlimtl!* KCaotlng Held in theCouiH'll Chamber ".loi.diiy Nl^ht. A meeting of citizens, called for the purpose of organizing a board of trade, was held in the council chamber on Mondav evening. There was I Forty tons was shipped from tho Enable attendance and considerable ^'T'-'so and 100 by the Arlington. .. . , „„ .. I Heavv shipments under the recent enthusiasm shown. lhe meetingLontl.,fct WF*- commence in a dav or was called to order, with Mayor York ] tW0) as *w. Koch is bringing in addi- ln the chair and J. A. Foley as seero ; tiona* freighting outiit. Just now total for the year considerably over .'•000 tons. From the Black Prince. ■Jo tons was sent out by the lessees of the. mine, making 125 tons since January 1. Their lease is just about out and thc propeity is looking fine. Thc ore was sent to the Nelson smelter. tary. Ths chairman explained tlie object of the meeting, urging at the same time the necessity of immediate ac tio i iu the formation of a board. It was necessary on account ofthe pos teaming: is hard on stock, as the roads are thick with dust and rather soft. Last year the exports from this division amounted to 21347 tons, made up from 10 properties. Following is ibiiity of securing a necessary-.te-Ujist ot the shipments this vcart© duction in freight rates, the erection jdm,*. of a smelter, and the general advertising of our dry ores,for which there j >1ISE" "***" is such a growing demand. \ Arlington too In response to a call for a speech, j £?toffr,188V 40 VY, T. Shatford endorsed the remarks \ B^ck Prince 25 of the chairman on the subject, and- Bondholder ..."..... further explained some of the advan-| Chapleau ............" tagea to be gained by having a pro-• Speculator periv conducted board of trade in the, Phoenix citv'. V&M Dr. Forin was of the opinion that g»n"»»«Wa msiness men should ! ' bun-Hen TOTAL. 2490 OsSl* 40 125 28 15 10 2« 29 st li drift was ran in over 203 foet, and a win;: i Buuk Tii feet.doublc compart men' ■■'•'■•. A crosscul was then ran east VO feet and thi| No. 1 vein encountered. A crosscut from tbe cVpek to drain this opening has also been driven In 180 feet. 'Tii.; No. -2 working i.s a drift on the No. 1 vein and it is in ever 10.10 foet, and there has lately been sunk a shall oil t.m I-..I.I IVaotiou to a depth of close to GO I'viet. liesides all tnis 166 3134 KINKS ANI> MINIM.'. Two men are employed on tlie Lily done, has proven up two strong parat- j prospeetoi'S and lei leads, while others are believed to j unite un the questioil of forming a ■Jxiston tho ground. On tho No. 2 board of trade A smelter would, in vein, at* the original workings, a [all probability, be bulk on Slocan lake, and the citizens should get in and tight for it for Slocan. But the claims of this section could be mnch,, . . . ,. , . better ur.-ed through the medium of *'•."' \Xvi A'*lington basin, iney are m bird of trasle. A minin.* exchange' *W« the 'ead- might bo opened in connection with Some of the ore recently shipped the board, where prospectors could ; from the Arlington gave smelter re- have t!i*.ii* claims properly placed be- turns of -ll'O oz in silver. fore intending purchasers, with ni , , ,. .-,, i i .;.,;?. ...;,,„ ,, i , ,- \ • Increased ore shipments are caus- u ilcsept.ion, price u (I terms. As . . . r.. ., . ., a result of this good sales at fair fc"^° l"S££?. ft*£"fi prices C .Uld be made. There was an ; U> •£*}* Properties in the local dry there have been crosscuts aud raises increasing demand for dry ores and 0•,* '"''' made, and a vast amouni of ground tho prospects of getting" a smelter sluicing and surface cutting, i*lving the companv ,-i coiiiprebensive idea oi what they possess. Commodious buildings .ire also on tho ground and a wagon road connects the property with the Arlington road. At the present tinm nre is Bhowlog In all the main openfugs, but not sufficient depth has been gained to prove tbe true value of the property. Two small lots of ore were shipped hist winter to, Nelsm and givo fair returns. A big force of men has been employed on the property right along, there being now more than 30 on the payroll. 'The company now owning the Speculator is known as the Ricowilabi Mining Co., with headquarters at San Francisco. 'The capital represented is Identical with that In the Arlington, and the work done on the oue properly only enhances the value oi the other. Operations will be c n tinued steadily on the property, with the object oi placing it on a shipping basis. .1. Frank I 'ollotn i- the man aging director of the company; Win. Thotnlins m, superintendent, und W. 11. Warren, foreman. 1 ,,.. . ('iis-s is (.r.sujs. I.. A. Thurston has concluded work for the year mi the Fairy Queen group, located on 'Trout creek, near the head ofthe lake, 'The main drift was advanced several foot and the ore chute is widening,while the min urn I is Improving In grade. The creek was turned on in order to strip the lead, hut the water failed before here were bright, enlarging the op> p.n Minifies for prospectors to make sales, ln order to take iall advantage of n mining exchange, prospectors should become members of the board of trade. A membership fee of live dollars a year would be sulri- ciont. 'The bpst way to obtain a re* ducti m in freight rales was to induce the Kaslo & Slocan railway to build here from Sandon. 'The doctor concluded by moving that a board of trade be organized in Slocan, and that a committee of three be appoint- J. M. McGregor will survcv the Baby Royal group, on Erin mountain, in a day or so, It is owned by Fred Carlyle. Eric Lcmietix is advertising out the Vancouver parties owning a half interest in the Black and White Beauty claims, Lemon creek. Sir Charles '["upper's company, the New Gold Fields of British Columbia. has bought back two of its old properties in-ar the Exchange, from IL Isaacson. Work has ceased for the season on ed to circulate a listifor membership. . the yQU„K li(,ai. „,.„„,,_ neal. the Seconded by W. E. \\ order, and ear- j BoadhoJde,., The lead has been open- t icil. Mayor Vork, K. A. Brausbaw and Dr. Forin wore elected to the membership committee. 'The members will meet again next Monday evening, t" perfectorganlsa- tion and elect permanent ollicers. ed up over a distance of 1000 feet, making one of the best showings on the creek. tnaps i'i th.. Ottawa, C.P.K, ]*, Alsiorlii-.I Is)' MoikUii. It has all along been evident that the Hill-Morgan scheme to :ecure harmony of operation in the north- ws'st among railroads would be a failure unless the Canadian Pacific was taken care of in some way. The viidicate ha.-evidently decided upon Wednesday evening an Important party of minim,' men came In on tlie i. .ii from up the bike 'They were .1. !>. Kendall, of London, Bng., who M)1||U 1)1;lM for taking care of the Can exported tho Enterprise mine when ft(jian pacific and it has fortified It* Itwassold to tho present< ipany, Mj*> ,,v buying enough Canadian and who Isoneofthe loading raining pgoj-jg8t00|Ci 0l. i,v having enough authorities of tho nay: C. I-,. Hope, of of tho sluok [a tllu |l;illdsof friendly Vancouver, head ol the Lmllv bdlth infare>tt ,„ MCUra influence on Cans- mine on l-'our Mile; J. M.ici^ullau. ol; d*an [*acifl0 polloy. 'This accounts ■/aneouver, main push ui the syndl- *w the reoent movement la the stock, coio owning the Vulturo group near Wftl) rtreot ■,„ taitca considerable Cody: and K. shaw Wood, a million-18t„ck lina , gMi[ aw| !in!i bvvu ab. aire from London. Ont. I he party j S(„.lu.,i •„ lll0 wett RD-j also abroad Ins been Inspecting the vulture, bv lllose 0„ t|l0 inside or familiar Emily Edith, and other properties in wilh lh(! sjtllilt,i0,K u is expected much was accomplished. The wash the upper camp, and came h«ro to that Canadian Paaiflo will hereafter was 40 foot deep on the bedrock.mak 8l*eup the rjosslbilltles oi the dry m„ ^^j, att-*ntton to the desires and Ing the work very laborious. Mr. ' ■■■ "'■ Thui*9ton expects to go in later on ami resume work on tho drift. N.,1 Slllil.iS'llt St.llK. size up the possibilities ot the dry ore belt. Yesterday morning Messrs,, lu,at in.t.n>sts ,,f jts American com- Kcndall, Wood and Mact'uillan went p-^tltord up to the Ottawa group and made " " a i Troubla at Arlington, Monday morning the entire force of '.i,i imii employed at, the Arlington walked down the hill owing to a dis j agreement, with the management ' over the quality of food supplied tin ui. Most ofthe men have remain" thorough examination, the result of which will be known shortly. Other properties were alsn examined. Wm. Koch, who has the contract for handling llu- Arlington ore, will be kept pretty busy For tho next four months. The, big contract oi 1000 tuns per month will run until January i and, as his stock is all employed, he will have to purchase additional material, it will cost him I wa*s"another nel gain of la 3d it ton I to arrive at an amicable settlement E80QO i' got in more horses and Tuesday, making the net price jEIIi of the difficulty. 'The men are ar* freight out lit, as thoro Hro no spare ;i.:;ip;-r ion. 'That is equal only ranging it thomscives, without the. DO $1.60 a hundred mi the basis ol Union assistance, as being a local payment adupted by local smelters, lint ,t ;s substantially higher than the price several days ago, l,..isii Goal Ulghtr, Load miners throughout the country are taking a good deal of comfort in the fact that lead has been stronger I,,,) jn town, keeping sober and quiet, Of late on the Condon markel. There and an earnest effort is being made teams l.i be had auvwh'To in the e . ii'.ry. There is a great deal of work being done in the camp, Cliuyl • ■ i Hottllng itt>. T. fl. Dunbar, manager of the Creditors of the Chapleau Mining phnonis gi'oup, returned veaterday Co , whose pro| erty i- on ihe por.th fr in i\ month's ii.-111 Portland matter. J.Frank Collom, managing director of the Arlington, at the re* ipii st of the men, came up from Nel- 8 m Wednesday and again yesterday, ami is meeting the men on a friendly footing. Everything looks favorftbJrl for a prompt setUetaeni -,, ■■.-_. {•I *:*.. i| ■ ..; it'' ... *** u ■ ■ !"*•*: vy ■k*gri :•;•■». m> •fl" -•'• i'- i. •'.'! ■ If ■ .'¥*..' .*».*•- iim it'! p-t'ii" 1 ****#>JMe*^****#«»>"%* Mary Hamilton's Romance By John Strange Winter Copyright 1.S99 by the Author. ■*»*-iw#*-wp "No; they were not mine," she replied. "They all belonged to Captain Conway, and of course they go with tbe house." "But, my dear lady," nnd here he grewqnite affectionate in tone, "surely yon are interpreting the letter of tho will too literally My frieud Howard "No; they were not mine," she replied. Conway is the last man in the world to wish to be hard on a woman—a yonng "woman, his uncle's widow. He will not expect or wish you to leave such purely personal tilings aa these behind.' "I prefer it," said Mary. "Most ladies in your circumstances wonld have stripped the house," he persisted, "and would have left nothing but the bare chairs and tables." "Perhaps, but I am not ono of those ladies, and besides I wish to tako nothing away to remind me of—y — "Yesr "That I once lived here," she said, with a sudden flash of feeling, the first that she had shown. "Oh. well, of course if that ia the way the"—he had been on the point of saying "the cat junip-3," but broke the homely simile off short—"if that is how you feel, Mrs, Conway, It is no use my suggesting anything else." "But it is very kind of yon to feel an interest in me," said Mary, a smile breaking over her face for the first time "I shall never forget it I thank you.' A few minutes later she had passed out of the house aud away from her old life forever. She had made her plans carefully with a view to furthering her resources to the uttermost—she had taken a single room in a respectable house in Blooms- bury. She was not destitute, for she had still nearly £100 to call her own. Mra Hamilton's life had been insured for a sum which had almost covered the cost of her illness and burial, and Mary had bought her mourning with a keen eye to economy; in fact, she had spent and meant to spend nothing tbat she conld possibly avoid. She knew that, if need be, she could live for a year on her little store, and she kuew, too, that it was a totally different thing to seek a living free and independent, as she was, to seeking it while tied and hampered with an invalid mother. But she did not find it an easy thing to.drop into a pleasant, comfortable position, such as she wanted, by no means. For several weeks she tramped to nnd fro, here and tbere, always seeking something more or le-** indefinite, a something which she found it difficult to describe in word'.. Then she pulled herself up abort and began to think the mtuntion oit in a different way, anr* bhe came to the conclusion that she could not go on in this vague, indefinite way; that sbe mu^t make np her mind to follow a certain course, and she must follow it. The question was what. She went over all the openings which she bad already tried to follow np, and she came, after much anxious cogitation, to the conclusion tbat there were only left to her dow—either of which sbe might take as her metier and train herself to become proficient in— nnrsing and typewriting. Sbe inquired fully into tbe merits and demerits of both. Sbe found that ■he conld properly qualify for a nurse under a training of at least three years. Even then she would not have got to the top of the tree, and it was more than likely that long before three years had gone by she would bave broken down, for she was not physically or constitutionally an especially strong person. If all the tales she heard of hospital or infirmary training were true, sbe felt that a month or six weeks- would about show her how fruitless it was for her to attempt a career of which magnificent health and nerve are the very first requisite* So practically the career of a nurse was disposed of and pnt on one side as an impossible one. Tbere only remained then open to her that of a typewriter. The accounts which she gathoied of this way of making a living were more hopeful. She would pay 10 guineas to be taught the trade, and six montliB would see ber in a fair way of earning a decent living. She conld, nntil she was proficient, live very cheaply and quietly in her modest little room, and she would bave every interest in forcing herself ahead as quickly as possible. There was nothing in the manipulation of a delicate and intelligent machine (this was the way thnt a yonng girl, whose acquaintance she made in a tea* shop, spoke of her typewriter) which could be in any way revolting to her or winch wns in any sense beyond tier powers. "And of course." said the girl, "if yon go in for shorthand as well, yon just double your vulue from tho very start." "Is it difficult?" Mary asked, rother diffidently. "Yes, it is difficult," the girl replied, "but by no means insurmountable. And the advantages are enormous. Oh, it is a grand life for a woman. Any woman of average intelligence can make a living at it, and a woman whoso intelligence is above the average can do more than make a living. She can command her own price. Then it is a freo life! I mean in this way. If a woman goes in for nursing, she needs years and years of training, and goodness only knows whether she will prove herself a really skilled nurse at the end of it. She needs superhuman strength, endless patience, infinite tact, and for what ? To earn at best 3 guineas a week, to be treated a little better than a servant, to be always in a position that is ontirely temporary. A typist, on the other band, especially if hIio is also a stenographer, can easily mako £100 a year, provided that she is really good at her work. Sho has her fixed hours, her fixed holidays. She has always her Sundays and her Saturday afternoons. All the tact that is necessary for her is to mind her own business and hold her tongue. She has her evenings to herself, and, if she likes, she can get extra work then so as to pnt by an extra sum to her ordinary earnings for her summer holiday. It is a fine life for a woman—there ia no mistake about that." The result of this chance meeting and conversation with an utter stranger was that Mary went straight away to a certain school of typewriting and at once entered herself as a pupil for the entire course, and then she set herself to work She was an apt pupil. Her well balanced mind, tinged by disappointment and trouble, but unruffled by tho greater passions of life, quickly grasped the intricacies of the curious dots and dashes which seem so mysterious and confusing to the majority of mortals. She made rapid progress, and before the six months which she had allowed herself for her pupilage had come to an end ahe found herself established in tbe office of a small firm of brokers at a salary of 15 shillings a week It was of course bnt a beginning. Still it was a beginning, and Mary bad accepted it gladly, both for what it brought bar and as an earnest of better things to coma And each evening when she had left the office and had had tea at the nearest X. Y. Z. shop she went off to the school and worked hard at ber shorthand. A few months more saw her in different circumstances, for she left the firm of brokers and engaged herself to a lawyer of large practice, wbo paid her 80 shillings a week and treated ber pleasantly into the bargain. After nearly a year in this office her employer suddenly died, and sbe was thrown ont of work. Not tbat she was destitute—by no means. Sbe had lived carefully, almost frugally, keeping always in mind tbe possibility of a rainy day in time to come. She took a week's holiday and spent it at Dovercourt, where she sat by the glorious sea, basking in golden sunshine and the keen brisk air, reveling in novels and drinking in a full supply of health and strength, which would last ber for at least a year to come. Among the books she had taken down with her was one which had been lent to her by her one intimate friend, the girl Lucy Chalmers, who had first given her information about the life and career of a typist. Mary had been three golden days by the sea ere Bbe begnn to read it. It was called "A Lover's Creed of Love." It is almost impossible for me to tell the effect that this stcry had npon Mary Conway. It was a story of passion passionately written, lt was fervid, full of life and stir and color, and it was clean and wholesome in tone withal. It was unmistakably the work of a man rich in imagination who was yet full of common sense and sound judgment It fascinated, enthraled, amazed her. She went to bed arid dreamed of it She read it over again several times during the rest of her week's holiday, leaving tho other books unread after the first glance into their, to her, meaningless pages. During those few days she lived with it Then she went back to London. She was feeling stronger and more really /t **a»ctnated, enthralled, amazed her. free just then than she hnd ever done in all her life before. She was independent, she stood face to face with the world, it is trne, bnt it was no longer a world of which she was afraid. She stood firm upon her own feot She owed not a penny to any man. Her first errand was to go to a great ■hop where typewriters are sold "I wish to pnt my name down on your books," she said. "As typist?" "And stenographer." "What is your speed?" "One hundred nnd twenty," aaid Mary, with quiet assurance snch as carried conviction with it "Yon are used to our machines l" "Yes; I have nsnil no otlier." "Well, if yon will give me yonr name ayd address, I will let yon know if anything suitubls otters itself." "Thank you—Mrs. Conway, 201 Wellington street, Bloomsbnry," The clerk wrote down the nnme and address, and Mary turned to go. "By the nte," lie said. "1 don't know if you Wouldn't be just the one for a gentleman now on our list. Let nie see,' turning over the pages of a big book— " 'Lady—not young girl—quiet—must have speed over 100.' You might go and see thia gentleman. I'll give yon a card. It is Mr. Alan Stacey. the novelist." "The author of 'A Lover's Creed of Love I' " cried Mary,- breathlessly. CURIOUS CITY GARDENS. • Banral CHAPTER VIII. AI.AN STAOKY, THR NOVELIST. It was with a beating.heart filled with nervousness and apprehension that Mary Conway found herself waiting at the house of Ainu Stacey, tbo novelist in Fulham. It was evidently n aomewhnt old house nnd was inclosed in a high wnlled garden. It was at the gate of this garden door that she waited patiently after giving a humble poll at thu handle of the bell, such as she would not have given at the door of a duke At last she rang again, nnd then her summons attracted attention. Shi! beard footsteps on the other side of tho door, and then it was flung open, and a man in the usual decorous garb of a servant stood to hear what she wanted. "Does Mr. Alan Stacey live here?' sho asked. "Yes, ma'nm." "Ia he at homo?" "Mr. Stacey ia not out, ma'am," the man replied, "but ho does not usually see any ono at this hour. Mr. Stacey is iu hia study, ma'am." "Still I think he will seo me, "said Mary, eagerly, "if you will give him thia card." "Walk this way, ma'am," said the man, taking the card between his finger and thumb in the peculiar manner of a well trained servant. He led the way down a broad flagged pathway which led to the house It was covered by a kind of veranda, and on either side a charming garden spread nntil bounded by the old wall. It was a charming garden, rich in ancient mossy turf and gay with many flowers. All manner of creepers intwined themselves about the pillara which supported the sheltering roof overhead, and great hydrangeas bloomed at the bases of them. The house was long and low, had long windows opening like doors and a wide veranda running its entire length This veranda was paved with brilliant colored tiles, on which were flung here and there rich looking ruga. Huge easy chairs, wicker tables and a hammock made a pleasant lounge, nnd there were flowering plants everywhere "Will you take a seat here, ma'am?" said the man, indicating a large chair. "I will inquire if Mr. Stacey will see you." Mary sat down, and he disappeared into the house. Sbe sat drinking in tbe pleasant scene, doubly pleasant after the arid stretches of Bloomsbury brick and mortar, to which she was accustomed. To her it seemed like a sylvan retreat far, far away from the rush and turmoil of cities where strife lives. She could hear her first acquaintance, the servant, speaking and a man's tones answering: "All right I'll come out." said the man's voice. The next moment a tall man in light gray clothing came out by the window Mary was in Alan Stncey's presence "Mrs. Conway." he said, looking at the card in bis band nnd then at her. Mary sprang to her feet. "Yes, I am Mrs. Conway," she said tremulously. "Messrs. Bloomingby thought tbat I should suit you." "As a typist?" "And stenographer," she added quickly. "Pray sit down," said Alan Stacey kindly and himself pulled a chair near enough to talk with ease. "What is your speed as a shorthand writer?" "A hundred and twenty." "Good I You look intelligent, which is more to the point. Have yon been with nny author before?" "No," answered Mnry; "I havo been with a solicitor, nnd thnt, of course, was work needing grent care and pro- cision." "Ah, yes I And why did yon leave him?" "I did not leave him," she replied. "Unfortunately for mo, ho died. " "I see. Do you think yon would like my kind of work?" "Yes," said she promptly. "I am not very easy to work with. I'm ns crochetty as most other literary wen," Mr. Stacey said. "I have just got rid of a man, an excellent fellow, for no reason than that he sat on tbe edge of his chair and waited. I would havo forgiven him many things, but his waiting becaino oppressive. It killed every idea I had. Beforo that I had a young lady. Sho know Shakespeare by heart and conld quote Xenophon, bnt she wonld mend my copy as she went on"— [TO SB (.•ii-iTi::uii*>.J In Londosi t rops Are Raited Ib or an Opsin Umbrella. Many peoplo bavo such a deeply rooted love for llowerH that tbey will go to any amount of trouble t.*» raise a few blooms even under the nissst appurontly impossible circumstances. Instances of this occur In the Enst End of London, where sometimes the only available garden is a barrel. In order to make the most of this, however, it is bored all over the sides with holes about two inches in diameter, into each of which a plant of somo description is placed, In addition to those planted in the usual way on the top, so that a good display is obtained, in the minimum amount of space. Theso barrels fro- qiis'iitly look very pretty i-nd ofler- tivo when all tho plants are in bloom. Tlio statement that there r.ro gur- dens under bodclothcs is -supported by no less an authority than thut of tho Very Itev. S. Reynolds Hole, Doun of Rochester, A district visitor in the Midland, when calling upon a poor woman, noticed how few wero thc coverings to I er bed. Upon being nsked, she admitted thai Bhe hod Brother blanket, and was remonstrated with for not using it, as the weather was bitterly cold. It at length transpired that her husband had taken it to cover somo plants ho was rearing in a tiny greenhouse, lu the hope of saving them from being killed by tho frost. Surely devotion to flowers could hardly go much further than this. Not a few suburban householders usually find their gardens Just outside tho scullery door, and they exercise their horticultural ingenuity upon the tiny slip of ground in which tho considerate Jerry builder has carefully buried its superfluous half-bricks. In various parts of tbe country, notably at Nottingham, there are Cottage gardens three miles away from the residences of their owners, so that when visitors are invited to "come and huve a look around the garden" it means a, somewhat lengthy excursion. Tiieso small allotments are, however, greatly appreciated end carefully attended, despite the fact that the time taken in getting '.o i.nd from them plays sad havoc with their owners' scanty leisure. Of gurdens in cemeterios, their appears to be only a p.iiitury example in this country, the one which Sir Joseph Buxton of Crystal I'al- aco fame formed at Coventry. ln tho United States, however, there are many gardens of this Kind, notably at Boston, Brooklyn nr.d Jfhila- delphia, and they might, with advantage, bo copied in (.ur cemeteries. Gardens may be made on open umbrella as far as obtaining a substantial crop of mustard and cress is concerned. It is only necessary to open thu umbrella, wet it thoroughly, and sprinkle the seed over it. If tho fabric is kept damp the seed will soon begin to sprout, and in a few weeks a nice quantity of tho salad may bo cut. Tho same thing may be done in a dinner plato with tho aid of a strip of an old flannel shirt, a piece of felt, or other similar cloth, provided it is kept moist. —London Mail. Onr V.TKi Boat. The first bont built In the United States wns the Virginia, CO feet long, built In 100L I'lillossophy. A ring nt the telephone* disturbed the Suburbanite in his ollice down town. "Hello!" bv said, placing thc receiver to his ear. "Ik that Mr. Longway?" said a voice through the phone. "Y('H." "Your house Is on fire." He reflected a moment. "Well," he said, "by the time I can get out there the lire will have been put out or the house will linve burned down, flood by 1"—Chicago Tribune. Finsl nt Sculptures! Monet Four sculptured stones were recently found at tho Rite of an ancient church at Old Jed ward, fivo miles from Jedburgh. Three of tho stones have the chevron or zigzag ornament, but fhe work is shallow and nothing like so fine in execution, as that of tho similar design in various parts of Jedburgh Abbey. Mr. Walter Laidlaw, Abbey Gardens, has taken charge of thc stones, and has got the opinion of an authority that the sculpture Is of the early Norman period, and that tho stones have formed part of an arch. Old Jed- worth, as it was formerly called. Is a very ancient place; and the chapel, of which these stones are presumably relics, was founded by Ecgred, Bishop of Lindisfarne, who died in the year 845. It Is situated on what Is called Chapclhaugh, by tho side of the Jed. Thero were two J*»d- worths, and this place, which has gone to decay, has been long known as Old Jed word, but Jeffrey, the historian of Roxburghshire, doubts If there Is any authority for holding that the hamlot on the Jed Is older than the burgh. The appellation Old Jedworth had been conferred on lt In modern times, and without reference to Its being founded anterior to the existence of the royal burgh. Far the Reneflt of the Chureh. An amusing Incident occurred at a Jumble sale recently held at a Noncom** formlst Church In Southampton. The church is situated near a well-known laundry, to which a messenger, who was not very safe in his topography, was to take the weekly washing of a prominent citizen of the town. Unfortunately for the owner, tho washing was loft at tho church, whereupon the holders of the sale, thankful for the anonymous gift, proceeded to offer tho collars, shirts and various other articles, to the highest bidder. WORMY AT CUSTOM HOUSES. Women Shonld Know <"*.«* Law Before Tliey Travel Alone. It there is one thing more than another which makes n woman wish that sue had never been born under the stars and strews, it is the annoyance and worry entailed upon her through the customs inspection when she returns from Europe for the first time. Tbe discomfort b^lus about the time tbe lightship is sighted—-It uiuy be the day previous. Everybody nsku everybody else tor advice. Old travelers swap experiences, harassing and disconcerting the green traveler with grewsonio tales Of these ogres, the customs oilieials. Signing the declaration down tho bay as to what is dutiable and what is not first introduces you to them. It is not a happy moment, You are not yourself. The talcs of thc old travelers—more often the wide margin which they havo left for the tales untold—have worked you Into a state bordering on nervous frenzy, and you are almost convinced that you yourself must be a renl live "suspect" for whom the authorities huve long been looking. There is so little definiteness to the law regulating clothing it iu difficult to know whether or not you ought to declare old dresses bought in Anu-ricn four years ago uud renovated in Parti, with the addition ot n littlo new trimming. Of course, it is prera*"*posed Unit no portion of your dress lifts beeu utilized for storing away questionable articles. One regulation gives you your first kelp. Presents must be declined, no matter how small their value. Tbe term is elastic, however, and does not need to include anything which can be used by yourself. Paying the duty on your presents settlen tho question. Another secret of success lies In your emile. If you huve traveled much on the continent and looked after your own baggage, you have learned the valuo of a smile—a distinctly feminine smile, bearing good will to man. It is a great lever and as useful in New York as abroad. Again, it is uecessary that you be among the very first in signing your declaration, before the official is worn out by the Idiotic and evasive answers of both men and women, for when the question comes of decluring nothing dutiable among one's baggage men as well as women are given to evasion. Once on the wharf the same rnpidlty must he used in getting your baggage together and then securing your inspector while he is still in u good humor. It Is well to remember that this inspector uses his own judgment lo a great extent. The tiling is to make his judgment und your own agree. He looks you over and decides what sort of clothing suits you nnd then exnmines your trunk to gee whether you and its contents harmonine. If you have declared your presents you must show one or two of them und state thc price of each. When the duty is paid, you walk olT while the" t*"(iiiii|.(j,:*ins ai« but just beginning. Tli* Mllltarr Salute. All salutes, from taking off the bat to presenting arms, originally Implied respect or submission. Of military salutes, raising tbe right band fo tbo head Is generally believed to hnve originated from the days of tbe tournament, when tbe knights filed pnst tbe throne of the queen of beauty and, by way of compliment, raised their bauds to their brows to Imply that her beauty was too dazzling for unshaded eyes to gaze upon. The officer's salute with the sword bas a double meaning. The first position, with the hilt opposite the lips, is a repeUtlon of the crusader's action In kissing the cross hilt of his sword ln token of faith and fealty, while lowering the point afterward Implies either submission or friendship, meaning ln either case that It Is no longer necessary to stand on guard. Raising the band to the forehead bns also been explained as a sign that the wenponed hand Is empty and In an Inoffensive position, but tbls reason does uot seem ao convincing as the others. Tvu Kleewhere. PROFIT IN STANDARD BREED A Well Known Breeder Riven via. area lo Trove That the Bent Pay. I have been breeding standard bid- poultry for nbout ten years. Previous to this I thought anything that wore feathers and resembled a ben would answer the purpose, but experience has taught me better. I have been breeding Buff Plymouth Rocks almost from their introduction and have found them very profitable both for fancy aud mnrket purposes. I want to tell your renders the results I obtained from nn Investment of sia in Buff Bock eggs a year ago thla spring, as I have kept a strict account of the chicks raised ond the profit derived from them separate from the rest of my flock. I sent a noted western breeder $12 for 45 Buff Bock eggs, and he was to send me eggs from trig best birds. These 45 eggs were set the 20th of April, 1900, under some game hens which I borrowed from a neighbor. These hens were tbe worst things to break eggs I ever had any experience with, for when hatching day came (Mny 11) there only remained 35 eggs In the nests. Prom the 35 eggs 30 strong, healthy chicks were hatched. Not satisfied with breaking eggs, theso •eesky game bens trampled two chicks to death ln the nest, which left me with only 28 chicks, and I raised the whole 28 to maturity. Now, to show the profit I hove made on these 28 chicks to date (April 20, 1901), I quote from my poultry account book. After culling out nnd selling surplus birds I had left nine females and two cockerels, which were kept for breeding purposes. Following Is the account as It appears in my account book: Sold five cockerels at JJl, "52.50, 75 cents, $5 and $3 respectively; one pnlr, $5; 100 Incubator eggs, $5; eggs for batching to date (April 20), .$11; sold eggs to stores during winter, $5.15; used ln the house four dozen, $1; total, $39.40. My expenses were: Eggs for hatching, $12; express, CO cents; feed and other expenses, $11.30; total, $23.!>fl; profit, $15.41, or nn nverage of a trifle over $1.44 per head, including male nnd females, with the original nine females and two males yet on hand, which, figuring from the average price by which the other stock was sold ($2.15), would be worth about $23.05, or a total -trout of $39.09. Thero Is a prevailing Idea among a very large class that a hen Is a hen and one Is just ns good ns another, so I juote the aliove for the benefit of this ••lass. Poultrymen who bave and aro making the business a success will tell you that standard bred poultry Is tho most profitable In every way, and this decision comes from knowledge nnd experience In tbelr business.—Henry. Trnfford In Poultry Keeper. "What's the trouble, sonny?" "Boo-hoot I told me raudder a He." "ah, your conscience hurts?" "New. She didn't hit me there."—New York Evening Journal. by Haoeehold Problem. "Say, they nro sending pictures wireless telegraphy." "If they aro wireless, how do they hang 'em up?"—Oleveltli Plain Dealer. The Drone* In a lls*s*lsfve. To tits* drones nature has certainly been very bountiful. Tbey are very large and strong, huve n helmet made of enormous black pearls, two lofty quivering plumes, a doublet of Iridescent, yellowish velvet, a heroic tuft nnd a fourfold mantle, trausluceut and rigid. While the workers have 12,000 facets to their eyes, the drones nre gifted with 20,000; while the workers have 5,000 olfactory cavities ln their antenna', the drones bav6 over CO.HOO. While the workers are laboring for the lienpflt of 'be community the drones sail off every bright moruing Into space. Irresistible, glorious, and tranquilly make for the nearest flowers, where they sleep till the afternoon freshness awakes them. Then, with the enme majestic pomp and still overflowing with magnificent schemes, they return to tbe hlvo, go straight to the cells, plunge their bends to the neck In the vats of honey nnd fill themselves tight ns a drum to repair their exhausted strength, whereupon, with heavy steps, tbey go forth to meet the good, dreamless nnd careless slumber that shall fold them in its embrace till the time for the next repast—Maeterlinck's "Life of a Bee." Tha I"iira«njr Slnra. There are only 18 stnrs of the first magnitude. Tbe light from these takes about three years to reach the earth. There are 55 of second magnitude. India's rifinle. India has n grenter variety of plante than any other country In tho world. WEAK, NERVOUS SCHOOL CHILDREN. Dencaioisi. Toy I'ltluls. An urgent representation Is to be made to the Home Office concerning tho sale, ln Birmingham especially, of what are miscalled toy pistols to young children. Recently a boy named William Day bought a toy pistol for twopence, and having loaded it fired in the face of a lad named Connor. The weapon discharged a bullet, which penetrated Connor's check and lodged in his jaw. Day was arrested. Lord Wsisst.sBr(« Model "I'ssh." Lord Wantage, who has Just died, was tho first pcor to run a model public houso. Long beforo the advocacy of the Gothenburg systom he ran an inn at Ardlngton and devoted tho profits to local charities. A feature was the sale of soup over tho counter during tho winter months, and on some days more money was taken for soup than for beer. The severe and ever-increasing strain of competitive examinations, coming at a time when every boy and girl is undergoing trying physiological changes, does much toward nuking 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 make any thoughtful person consider seriously the advisability of sacrificing health and vigor for the 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 exhausted 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 Dr. 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 a hox, Dates & Co.. Toronto. 0 boxes for 82.50 ; at Lit dealcru, or TMiiiiiiiR"*'. The Drill. slogan, dhitisii Columbia. SHE PATIENTLY BORE DISGRACE A Sad Letter from a Lady VYhos-; Husband Was Dissipated. Dow She Cured Him With a Secret Remedy. "I had for years patiently borne the d "grace, Buffering, misery and privations due to my husband's drinking habits. Hearing of .vour num. Iluiis remedy for the cure of drunkenness, which I could give my husband secretly, I decided to try it. I procured a package nnd mixed it in iii* food and coffee, nnd, as the remedy was odorless und tasteless, lie dii not know what it wns tbnt so quickly relii'v*"i his craving for liquor. He soon (gan to pick* up ilu-.li, his appetite for solid food returned, ho .stuck tt hia work regularly, nnd wo now have a happy home. "ifler he was completely cured I told blm what I had done, when ho ac- knowl dged that It had been bis 8uv- ing. ns he had not tbo resolution to break off of his own accord. I heart. Ily advise ull women af&icted as I was si give your remedy a trial." BENT FHEB TO Ali.—A sample p.ick.i',0 of Tastcleae Samaria l'r..- Bcrlptlon SENT FREE with full par- ticulars in plain sealed envelope. All letteiTi considered sacredly ronliden- lial. Address The Suiiuirla Remedy Co., DO Jordan sir*****-}., Toronto, Ont- T"EIE Woman's Christian Temperance Unlox AUOITTHB un nr i mi nriTinnTiTnmTmTi: Ul TOR tao C JRE of DRUNKENNESS '■■ from Mrs. Qoorf • Grant, of Paisley, Ont., giving puiii.ulars of is .l.i ■ ,■!; it,-si by "sSainorla Proscrip- iiii.' resulting in its use ami adoption by tin; pals . / Woman'! Christian Temperan™ I ninn. (Copy) Palaloy, Out,, i'.- abet I Uh, 1900. l'!i' •' • i !: medy Co., 80 Jordan Street,, Toronto, Ont. Dear 8 i ..—f p. nn. ! a few lines to you i mm Lime .i ...—ns a member of Uie i in ' i.in. is ,,,;.,,., i u rot* for luforu .: Ion; al lhat timo 1 hnd in My Uilnd fri. nils whoso son wns n great causu of anxb ty .-.ml troul io on "OUHl .■!' l.i i .Inn.km Is;.Is. s. 1 •iron- ... urg .: tJ,.* frii nils to try ihe remedy 1 b.\w advertised in tin- To- Qlolxi. 'lie y disl so. It wns : ■ ■amaria II in-sly that wns ed* ministered .iml i r.:*i plctwed to m- lornj the comimny the medicine was helpful; Hi,* young man bus not drank a drop cinco, breaking oil from "l'l companions: and special prayers on his boholf, all aided iu breaking 'll" OllllillS. At the )asi meeting of the W. 0. '• U. here, 1 ir..roducod your niedi- tlne for the cure of tho liquor habit, »*"l a resolution was passed. "That inasmuch aa It is tha aim of this or- Hanization to help ibe poor inebriate, We should rcconmi. nd tills •• -niedy In 1 "■:<'.. where persona are oi dieted to •lie use of iiitoxicailm, liquors," l,uw, sirs, wishing you a successful J1'"'11* in .vour noble work, and feel- jag that assistance can bo given In Hi.- procincta of homo by tbe bund of mother or wife, trusting Cod may •Pen up useful avenues for your la- wrt, Yours very respectfully, (Bigned) MI'H. 0E0H0B GRANT, Oa behali of Paisley VV. C. T. U. '••'• man who boasts of being able 0 spell every word correctly mny net be much good at anything else. I wan cured of painful Goitre by ■HNAUD'S LINIMENT. It Y Aim MoMULLBN. °hathmn, Ont. I wae cured of inflammation by MINAUl)'a UNIMENT. MRS. W. W. JOHNSON. "alsh, Ont. I Wae cured of Facial Neuralgia by "INAHD'B LINIMENT. „ , .1. II. BAILEY. "U-ksdale, Ont. A L A London journal -declares thnt of ■o 700,000 children of school age In (inn n Rcllool board area, 100,- nio alwnys absent from school. *n» ancient Moxlcans hnd a year 18 months and 20 days each. NO I0T IN LIFE SO HAY THE SUFFERERS FROM CHRONIC DYSPEPSIA. Trouble That Makes the Life of Its Victims Almost Unbearable— Causes Headaches, Heart Palpitation, Dizziness, a Feeling of Weariness, and a Distaste for Food. From "I.'Avinlrdii Nord." Bt. Jerome, Que Sufferers from Dyspepsia or bad digestion are numerous in thie country Almost daily one hears some one complaining of tho tortures caused them by this malady, and it is no uncommon thing to hear a sufferer say, "I wish 1 was dead." And no wonder, the suffering caused by bad digestion cannot bo imagined by anyone who has not suffered from it. The victim is a constant sufferer from headaches, heart burn, heart palpitation and nausea. Ho has a bad taste in his mouth, is unable to obtain n-stful sleep and has always a feeling of weariness and depression. Dut there i.s a sure cure for this trouble and it is found in the greatest of all known medicincs-Dr. Williams' Dink Fills for Palo People." Among those who have been cured of this distressing malady by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills is Mr. Alfred Ohaebot, a well known farmer living near St. Jerome, Que. To a reporter of "L'Avenir du Nord," Mr. Chasbot told the following story of his illness and subsequent cure :— "For three years I was an almost continual sufferer from the tortures of bad digestion. After eating ] felt as if somo heavy weight was pressing against my chest. I was racked with violent headaches; my temper became irritable; my appetite uncertain; my nerves were a wreck and I wns always troubled with a feeling of weariness, I was able to do very little work and sometimes none at all. Although I tried many remedies I was unsuccessful in my search for a euro until a friend advised me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Any doubts I may have had as to the merits of these pills wero soon dis- pelled, for 1 had not been taking them long beforo 1 noticed an im- provement in my condition. I continued the use of the pills some weeks when I considered myself fully cured. Today I am as well as I ever was in my life, and would strongly advise ull similar sufferers to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and I nm sure that they will find them as beneficial as I have." Ur. Williams' I'ink Pills cure by going to the root of the disease. They make new, rich, red blood. Strengthen the nerves and thus tone up tbo whole system. Sold by all dealers in medicine or sent by mail, post paid, at. 50 cents a box or six boxes for 13.50 by addressing the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brook- ville, Ont. For the first time since the wiir there is not a negro in the Puutli Carolina legislature, Bickle's) Antl-Oonsumptivc Syrnp stand*at tlie bead of the li-t for all diseases of the throat and lungs. It net*, like magic in breaking up ii cold. A OOUffh is soon (subdued, tightness of the elisst is relieved, even tlie worst ca-e of cons-uinption Is relieved, while in recent cases it may be paid never to fad. It i» a medicine prepared from the active principles sir virtues of several luedicl- n si herbs, and can be depended upon for all pulmonary complaints. Qumdrops a few years ago Wi re tho most fashionable variety of candy, but dealers spoiled tho trade by putting brandy and other forms of alcohol In (hem. An Austrian named Anton I'eter- manilel. who recently died at Steyr, hnd made a collection of ubout .'!,- 000 knives of all times. Mr.T. J. Humes, Columbus, Ohio, writes: "I have been afflicted for i-oim time with Kidney and Liver Complaints, ansl lind Par- meWlFills the best medloloe for those disease*. Those pills do not cause piin or griping, and should be uso.l when a oathartie Is rs-quired. They aro Gelatine Coated, and rolled in tho flour of Licorice to preserve their purity, und give them a pleasant, agreeable taste. There are sevcui! largo factories In the United States devoted to the manufacture sif rose water. QlOWWOrms arc fnr more brilliant just before nn approaching slorin than at. any other time. Minart's Liniment Cures DipMiflll ON THE WAY HOME. First Littlo Girl—Oh, you told a lie. You'll go to hell If you toll lies. Second Little Oirl—Hell? Where's that ? 'What, you a good Methodist, and don't know where hell is ?" "No, I don't. They don't tench geography In our class." At present tbere are 110,000 Sunday schools In tho United States, with 2,500,000 teachers, and 9.000,- 000 pupils. $100 Reward, $100 The i(nd-rs of tbU'iaptT wl.l be pl**a*H ti loam that, (here Is at I**s»»l ""• <»r»arled dlsensi that !tol.iicu has been able lo our;; Inell l« staffs", and III*' Is Otavrh, Hall's Us-urrli Curisisihsj .srlY p. s tlve cure known to the ssiedisal fraternity. Catarrh tie 11« ooiijIIIii tlom disuses*, ri'qtiii.'N a ^institutional Irsa ment. Hall's ('n[«rrh Osirc Is taken Internally asstliiff dlissotly upon the bleed end mucous l**1. hoes 0) mi' HTHiem, ihsri'by de.(royln» (be Inundationi-f tho sllsiine^nd giving the patient itrengtb by bu Ullnff up tha cnnitilullisii and .imrislinir nature In sTsslnff its wer""-' Tn" ''ro' prlets.rs h.Ti. ss> ii.u.F faith In Mi suiratlv, powers, (hut ther offer One hundred sjcllsr* fnr nny OSSK thist It Islta toeure. Bend lor list ut 'I'd'Z^V .!. CHBNBY A CO., Tol Ho. C Hs.Id1 y OriiBglst", 7»c. Hall's I- umil, Pills aro the best. A (Is'rman doctor (Inds that only In one case Ollt of 15 aro both eye-* in ifoo-d condition. Keeislnn Rosssls In s ..million. Fred Grundy, in Farin nnd Fire- slde, tolls us he has been watching "road-keeper" Mtro for ton miles of black earth rond. nnd ho bus kept it. in good condition, not by iftacadam- Izmg It nr by covering It with crurh- '■'1 ■ tone, bill by providing good drainage, by tile In most places, to tnke the water off, nnd by digtring oul some of the worst places about IS inches deep and filling with broken brick, tile, coal, cinders or whatever win make a firm foundation, nnd allow wnter to din in through. Then if (he roads are rounded up to nllow the water to run,oil nnd they gel. a little attention afler every rain, they are easily kept in good condition. The results are much better and the cost, much less Hum they were f(,r the annual turnout of tho dislrict to mend, or often to mako worse the roads, the job being ex- p<'cts>d (hen to be done until the same season comes around another year. Water Drinking In Summer. Many years ngo I knew the manager of a copper works. It was his habit in hot weather to provide pots of water with some oatmeal in it (said to bo less dangerous for heated men than plain water), and from these pots tho furnace men helped themselves to as much as they would. Tho manager arranged with one of thc workmen to test tho utility of this drinking. Tho man was weighed before beginning work, and one or two other men were weighed; they all had their usual meals, but the one man had not any intermediate oatmeal drinks. At the end of the day's work thero was a res-weighing; the mes who hnd drunk had not lost weight; the man who had abstained had lost many pounds. 6The men who had drunk wero not exhausted, the man who had not drunk was dead beat, and some days passed bs> fore he fully regained his strength.— London Times. THE WRONG WAY. "Do you wish now," inquired the prison visitor, "that you had followed the straight and narrow path? "Dot's de .one I did foller," replied Jimmy Dores. If I'd only dodged inter dat crooked alley, dey'd never a' kotchod me." KNOW LITTLE ABOUT THE SKY. It is a strange thing how little people know about the sky. It is a part of creation in which nature has done moro for tho sake of pleasing man—more for the sole and evident purpose of talking to him and teaching him—than in any of her works, and it is just the part in which we least attend her.—Ruskin. THE CANADIAN NORTHERN RY. CO | Leave ( Ia'iivo I'tations and Days. Goinn lioina; Avriv. I-eivo from Canadian South NurtS. Northern depnt— Winnipeg w Morris JSm; encm.St-. r.uistcdiy 13.1". 7.1c St Paul in Emers n Morns, Winnlps j ,lly Wlii-ji|,ejt o lt'ilisiu Jti.inss, Hel : out.Hurt- ;o.fiu 13.20 nevft Hr-i.iil'jn.'Uuii., Wn a'sd l-'ri. - • - 10.45 18.15 Brandnn, Hartniy, Bel* m»nt, Miami, Boland. ts> Wlntaaea, Tues ,| lini-.'SasiiiStit. - • . 0.C3 13JI) (V'i-iul ogto Psirtaoel-!! 1'. rinT intermediate! s ations, daily ex bun,: (U)1 10.^5 Purt ije la P. and intei'-l ine '.I. le Btalions t.. Winnipeg die ex SU" "&80 2>.'5 Winnipeg to stadots* onj llt-MVcraim l). Itonrn .1 clics, Tui'-s. and Thurs 8.0 u.:c Bc.ivji* ond Delta br'cli stations, to Winnipeg Tues. and Thurs. - 1 11.55 '.Viniilpcgto Portage la P., Gladstone. • • • 10.10 Si.'S D:iii]ihln, etc., Mnn. Wed. and Frl. 8.uU 1U.0O *ta :;shin. (iladstone. P." la Prairie, \s Intnpeg 'i ucs., Uhurs. sV S.it. 13 00 I0.J5 Winnipeg to wp'gosis. Tues and Thurs. • • 3.45 8.(0 ■.0.45 (Vinnipcgosi. to Wpi; Mon. andlfrl 9.4> 20.45 ft'innirveg to toanil View, it mi. and Fri. 8.0' 10.15 jrindView to W.'ff Tues. Hal Snt 9.1S :9.15 Cou;ih.si to Wp'gosls nnd return,Sat P.'*. 0.00 1-UO Daui'hin t) IS(vn:i l.'iver A libvoud, Wed 18.45 0.00 Elwood to 8wn" .'liver Ss Daupliin.Fn 5.0' li-SO Leave w en 0. P. depot v» innlpog to Wairood Keaudetto snd inter* me lints- st*ittoii9,Mon, Weil., and Kn. 14 10 21.33 Beauslette, Warroad.etc. tss WinnipiT Tins. Tlnirs. and Snt. 5.01 18 20 1). It. 11,VXX A (■EaatsHA tv Gen. Supt Tr: sT.Mbi LIKE TO GO TO FUNERALS. ■Women Who Attend All the Morln- nry Service* They Can, Undertakers say that hundreds of people make :i practice of going around from church to church to attend the various funeral services. It is u notion of recent growth, hut is becoming very popular. The special attraction iu the ease of Catholic churchet is said to he the fine music which usually nttends the celehra- tion of n solemn high mass for the repose of the soul of the dead. Where the services of more than two clergymen are employed the attraction Is all the greater, the undertakers say. "It is rapidly becoming the popular thing," said oue of the latter. "I thought it odd at lirst and wondered how it was that the same faces were to be seen at so many ehnreh funerals. I made Inquiries and learned that a number of women make it a rule to scan the death columns every morniug to pick out what promises to be a fashionable funeral service. "Some of them go over to Brooklyn and Jersey even to satisfy their craving l'nr pomp and sweet music. The mere fact tliat iu many church funerals a curd of admission is required does not seem to keep them nway either. The sexton of one of the biggest churches on'Fifth ave- uue told me that lie knew mors than BOO women who make a practise of attend' ing church funerals, lie added that it would be impossible almost 10 ding llu^e same women to a church wedding. There is something so magnetic in church funerals as to he simply Irresistible to them. Why it is so I can't say." The pastor of one of the biggest churches in Brooklyn wns nsked to give nn opinion as to the Influence which induces women to attend church funerals indiscriminately, and he replied that it wns a weakness to see and be seen rather than any desire to listen to the organ and the choir during service. "I hnve noticed," snid this clergyman, "thnt some of these women attire themselves in mourning whenever they attend services of tins kind, regardless of the fact thnt tliey may have luni no acquaint* ance with the deceased or his family. 1 have Been those women in the most gundy frocks in the afternoon after the funeral i**?ivices in the morning. It is just a woman's Idea nhout keeping her mind [Unused. I suppose, though I must say it Is stretching the Imagination a long way. Hundreds now go io church funerals live or more times a week, and it is my candid opinion that tlu'.v could uot he dragged to church for any olher purpose "■ RAILWAY RUMBLES. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY TIME UBsLE . rmcll-ite i S, Marie, O-vsn Boasd, Toronto nnd K.i.'. Via Lukes, Moil.. Thurs nnd bet Tues , I-1 i unsl su.i Uontml, Toronto, Nt-'.v York mid oust,via (ill rail, sluiiy. .. Iv'nl Portage nnsi 'lite points, Mon., Wod. ft Fi! Tuo*.. '1 liurs. "i Sat . Rat; Pormgo and Intermediate i.sl.ittj.TusS.,Th "rs. nn I Sat Moi..,W,d.tir.ii t"il Moi.oii,Lno Do,Bonnet nnd iuts-r iiifHl.ntnPoii;'*. Thurs only Pon ig" laPi-nirie, Brandon, Calgary Ncls-on nnlii'.' Koislciuy anil Const polntl. sl.sils Portage lili trie,llKWdon^andIn* lot mediate points, dally ex sun.... Portage la IVn rio. llrnndou. M >o e jaw nnd luterm-jdinta points dally uiSunday rjli! lono, Weopaiv.', Mlnnetlom nud intermediate points, ,...ilyc* Sun, •111 ;d iJikn, Ysirk'on nnd Int. rmeili- ...to poind, Mon., Wei. nnd Frl .... Tuos. Thurs., and Saturday Rn'ild City, ll-i.nlcta, Mluot i. 'flics.. Tl'i.i--i nmi.-. 's. Musi., Wi il a id Ft I M.v.-il'-n, Dul.>r;i!nonu(li,itri'n:i;ilis'0 pi .hits dully ex:..in K pinko, Ahime'ln nud Intermediate |oiuti,Mon., VVc.l., Thiii-H. "« Snt Alsp* , lues.,Thins uul Fel . HI nliiivo, BOUrls, nnd ln!o,nie(llats ;,i-i it«, nail V t*x Hun .\',r,i o.ii Jit litn Al mi.■ In and lutor iiicltiitii points, Mon , Wed , Fri. Tues., Thurs. nndi-at l'lps stono, He inn, Areola nnd Intee mmlnte points, Mon. Ved., Frl. Tues , Thurs. nud Hut Frnhysn'.ro, Ellen, Ulenfalt, Kste- va i, Hat Mon , flr,»tna.Nt. I'aul, C'lilsigo daily Ntniimv.ill. TllOlon..Tu! i, Tl"irs, H:it We«t Kelliirk Mon, Wed, Kri West Helklrlc Tuts. Thuv*, Sist Knier'nn Mnn. wed noil l'*rl LV A1'. 21.51 0.X UJBD (I.Bs T.:o 18 00 KkCO 12.SJ : .i;i 18.15 7.1:i 2t.2i 10.10 12.15 I.'; 10.10 8.U0 '*■ ' UO 10.10 8.!! 10.10 7.40 10.2i 7.40 1...20 7.110 IS'-i ".SO 18.4.1 7.30 1H.4' 7.^0 1 .4.1 1110 122i 1.1. I is.;:. lb DO 10.0 7.r.o 17.K j. W. LEONARD, Hull. tiUlst 0. K. Mel'IIKRSON, Ui n. 1'ass. Agent. The Island of Formosa has only one railway line. Express trains in UiiRsin do not as a rule run over '22 miles uu hour. Rend in round figures. 'JIM' through passenger trains come into the six passenger stations of Chicago every day. leaving 40,000 strangers iu the city. All the trains that rs-nch tie* New Or leans station, iu the center of Paris, are hrought there by electric power in tunnels. This is considered the ideal depot of the twentieth century. The "Stourbridge I.iou," imported from England, was the lirst locomotive in America and was used by the Delaware aud Hudson Canal company. The road wns 1(5 miles in length a^d wus opened iu 1829. Other things being equal, the forward seats in n street or railway car are the most healthful. The forward motiou of the car causes a current of nir backward, carrying with it the exhalations from the luugs of those in the forward end. Four lines of railroad now enter the Mexican republic from the I'uuesl States, and one cnu make the journey iu live days from New York to the City of Mexico in a l'ullmnn car ou the regular trains, with ouly one change, either at Kansas City or New Orleans. Bannnna In Hondnru. "Rannnas and plantains." writes a Honduras correspondent of U.e Boston Hernld, "are of course grown almost everywhere, oud while in camp it was my custom to purchase bananas for our party. And such bananas, of red or yellow variety, just ns we might select, but in every case largo bunches nlmost as high as a man aud weighing over 100 pounds each I "One of the many purchased was of the red variety aud contained by actual count 2C2 bananas nnd was over Ts feet in height. Some of the bananas measured OVti inches long and U inches round. Tbey wero brought from the plantation of an Indian, who traveled wilh the bunch ou his back and held to his bead by a leathel strap. He crossed the ChlqnIUa river live times, nnd his price for this buuch was 1" cents iu our money. "Our custom wns to ent raw when ripe or fry them. Our cook's way of preparing them was to roll them iu flour so aa to avoid their sticking to tbe pan." U*> Stnjis 4jl*aMs toiLsn/f Ok HOME RUNS. A "famTrier of Huppy Hit* by tbe Wit of Tonkera. "Now, let mo see. We've got the parlor furniture, tho bedroom suits and the kitchen outfit*. Is there anything else?" said the prospective bride. "Why, you have no library!" Bald the girl's mother. "Oh, never mind that now, mamma! I'll write to Mr. Carnegie after we're married about that." PASSING IT ON. Bacon--A fellow doesn't have to lose any time hitching up nn automobile. Egbert—No. The hitch generally comes when you've got out iu the country a few miles from any house. "Thoso berries you sold me yesterday were not fresh." "That's not my fault, ma'am. I had 'em four days ago. It's not my fault that you didu't come along until yesterday." Patience—How selfish men are, aren't they? Patrice—What's the matter now? "Why, haven't you noticed that before a man gives a girl au engagement ring he asks her for her hand?" "Certainly." "Well, he does that so that hell own tho hand that wears the ring. Can't you see through that plain enough?" Kennonsls-B of the Plat. Tlie 8at Is economical In other wnys than nre Involved in the solution of the servant problem and tbe payment of large rsnts and gas bills. They discourage fads and collections. No dweller lu s lint can nccumulnte pictures, bosiks. coins, minerals, pristnge stamps, children or pom- Inins, because Ihere Is no place to put them. Therefore he puts his money into his stomach nud the bnnk. With the increase in flats has come the disappearance of pinnos nnd pnrlor organs, so that people sometimes sleep o' nights, even in flats. And when* there Is no rooln for, pianos It follows thnt thero enn be no room for the wife's mother or the country mints and uncles or the nephews from St. Louis.—Brooklyn Engle. ■ow Victor Hnso Propose**!. Adele, bolder nnd more curious than Victor (for she wns a girl), wanted to find out what was ths meaning of his silent admiration. She snld: "1 am sure you have secrets. Hnve you not one secret greater than all?" Victor acknowledged that he hnd secrets and that oue of them wns grenter than all the rest. "Just like me!" cried Adele. "Well, come now, tell me your greatest secret, and 1 will tell you mine." "My great secret," Victor replied, "Is that 1 love you." "And my great secret Is thnt I love vou" said Adele, liko an echo.- One Waa Knoaith. "Wns Onhnng's marriage a success?'" "I hnrdly think so. 1 heard him sny thc other day thai tie wnnls) nevs-r go to the penitentiary for blgnmy.". Davy .Inni's' locker l« a combination of liuify. u giioyi 1.1- sprits' Rinsing Weal India ns miles, uud Jouua, a cuairautls**) Of .lilllllll. A pnper in a western town wants to know what they shall do when doctors disagree. For gracious' sake! Haven't you uuy undertakers out there? Bill—When a man is in debt, I think he might to try to get out. .Till—Do you mean out of debt or out of town? "Now thnt wireless telegraphy Is nn as- lured success," remarked the observer of events and things, "what we want is wicketlcss croquet."e-Yoiikers Statesman. There never was, and never will be, e ttniversul panacea, in une n m dy, for all ills to which flesh is hoir—the very nature of many eurutives being such that were the germs of olher and differently seated dis- eates rooted in the system of the patient— what would relieve une il! is turn would ag- gruvato the oth.r. We have, however, in Quinine Wine, when obtainable in a sound, unadulterated state, n remedy fur many t*id grievous ills. By its gradual and judicious use the fruilest systems uro led inio convalescence and strength by the influence which Quinine exerts . n nature's own restoratives. It relieves the drsssji ing spirits, of those with whom n chrssnic stato of morbid de.«iKjnd- ency and lack of u tero.-t in life is a disease, unsi, by tranquihz.'ng the nerves, disposes to sound aud refreshing sleeis—imparts vigor to the uction of the blond, which, being stimulated, courses throughout the veins, strengthening the hen.thy animal functions of the system, thereby making activity a necessary result, strengthening the frame, aud giving life to the digs stive organs, which naturally demand Increased substance—result, improved appetite. Northrop Jc Lyman, of Torssnto have given to the public their superior Quinine Wine at tho usual rate, ar,d, gauged by the opinion of scientists, this wine approaches nearest perflation of any is the market. All druggists Bell it. I ii.I't tin* Union «l;issk. British lifeboats save, on an average, r,"i0 lives a year. On un average nine per cent, of nu nnny In the field axe constantly in hospital. Ireland sends to England yearly 300,000 pigs, OCOOO cattle and 120,000 sheep. A factory at Port Pundns, near Qlasgow, bus a chimney 50 feet higher than St. Paul's cross. Only 80,33] British subjects out of ths- 700,000 who died last year had anything to leave by will. By the "Australian naval force act," pass 'I in 1887, a fleet of five fust cruisers and two torpedo gun bouts was equipped for service iu Australian seas. THK PUBLIC should bear ln mind that Ur. Thomas' Kclootrlo OU has nothing in common with the Impure, deteriorating class of so s-all'-d medicinal oils. It Is s'liiinoutly pure and really s-tlls'aelous —relieving pnlu and lameness, stiffness ot the Joints and niusuli-n, and sores or hurt-, besides being un excellent specific for rheumatism, coughs aud bruuohlal oompUlnta. The meanest Man Gets Rid •( Hla Hedul at Last. Tbe sallow, dyspeptic looking man whe was sitting in an end seat in the crowded car on the Wentworth avenue line, with his body slewed around to the left, one leg crossed over the other, his elbow oa the buck of the seat and his chin resting on his hand, occupied nearly twiee the space to which he was entitled, but be seemed to see no good reason for changing his position. Impervious to the angry starea of standing passengers and the 111 concealed restlessness and impatience of the man sitting next to him, he held his territory and refused to concede an inch. At the .id of a bad quarter of an hour the man next to him—a man with a hunted look in his eye—turned and spoke. "Look here," he said, "for 15 mjnutee or more you've been digging your knee into my leg, boriug my shoulder with your elbow, aud breathing in my face." "Well, what are you going to do about it?" insolently asked the monopolist. "I'll tell you pretty soon what I'm going to do nbout it. I stood it all without a kick. I didn't make any fuss wben the edge of your straw hat rasped my neck. But when you began to whistle '(Joogoo Eyes'—and to whistle It wrong and out of tune, too—it was more than I could stand. It was more than anybody but an ossified man could stand. I don't know your name, but I know who yon are. all right. Now listen to me." Wilh a sudden shove he tnrned the other partinlly around. "Listen to me," he repeated. "Less than a week ago I was walking along a public street in this town, not molesting anybody, not punching my elbow into anybody's shoulder, not digging my knee into anybody's leg, not breathing inte anybody's face and not whistling 'Goo- goo Eyes' into anybody's ears, when a total stranger stepped up to me and banded me a medal for being the meanest mnn in Chicago. What do yoi think I had been doing? Nothing but walking in the little strip of shade on the left side of tlie walk! He said be hnsl been Instructed by some darned fool club he was a member of to give that medal to the meanest man in Chicago, and he had found him. I've got lhat medal with me, but rt doesn't belong to me auy more. I've found a blamed sight meaner man than I am. I haven't had a peaceful moment since I got it. and I nm glad to get rid of it. It is going to pass into the pos- session of f.s rightful owner, the real meanest man in Chicago. Here it is." With a quick movement he thrust a galvanized iron disk into tlie hnnd of the monopolist nnd in one jump was off the ••ar.—Chicago Tribune. Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper. As soon ns a woman begins to dress "loud1, her manners and con. vernation partake of the same character. Bathing suits ure always modest, although they may lie shrinking. OUT OF SORTS—Symptoms, Headache. los-iof appetite, turred tongue, and general indisposition. These symptoms, If neglected, develop Into ucuto disease. It Is a trite saying that " an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," and a little attention at this tsoint may save months of sickness and large doctor's bills. For this com- n aint take from two to three of Parmelee's Vegetable Pills on going to bed, and one or two for three nights in succession, and a euro will be effected. The imprudent man reflects on what he said and the prudent man OD what he i.s going to say. When a boy begins to wash his face without being told he i.s passing through the ordeal of Iiis first love nlTuir. Minard's Liniment Cnres Colds, Etc. Occasions do not make a mnn ; thev suilv show what there is iu him Till" FEB was TEMPTING. A young couple In Bouthweet Qeorge called sm a colored minister and offered him u string of Men to marry them, Said ilie minister: "I mighty positive thnt both er you i • too young ter marry, but den you looks a heap older den what you is. en furder Do', day is ono l'ing I wants partlckler fer dinner dis day, it is lish. So |ine linn's I" nniaiu'i LWlBl Cures Qtrot ti r-jwi Have .vou ever tried the blessing of a constunt. thankfulness 7 Not occasionally, or when it suits you, but every day, and nil day long. Adam wasn't famous as a sprinter, yet he was lirst in the human raeo, it sometimes happens that a man's hair Is a bit of fiction founded sm fact. After a man bus reached his limit bo can scorn desire. AN UP-TO-DATE PROPOSAL. Tom-Do you believe- in palmistry? Tutu --Hn you believe In palmistry? May—Yes, Tom- Qlve mo your hand and i will ti'll you who yuur liilsl'iind will be. May—With nil my heart, DlU->lSl*l) TO SLAV. "My I" exclaimed the young man, who bad called to take ber out in bis cutter. "fur cap ami luckel ' You're dressed to kill f" "Nsit exactly," she replied. Merely to sleigh." RATIONAL WCOY LIMIT l J. Offlce and Si'fe Deposit Vaults 823 ft 325 MAIN ST., WINNIPEG. Capital—$1,000,1100. Ke stvc. "CsUOl f). i Atlthorl/.s*d to net ns Executor, Administrator, Trustee, Receiver, Guardian, Oommlttee of Lunatic, Liquid ator. General Agsmt, etc. Accepted by the t'oiirtH as a True) Co. f«r the Provinces of Outnr,is. Quebec ansl Manitoba. OFFICIAL A DM IN IS Tl: A Toll and Ounrdian nd litem for Manitoba. Trust funds invested and guaranteed Money to loan on farm Security. Solicitors bringing folate*, 'ilium iHlllltioilh, els-., In tin- I o. iti. -ns t.iisliesl In the professions! care th of. Correal ions Is-ns's' solicited Doxes in Safe Deposit Vaults fin rent at fS.OO a year. aim in it su.w AIM, sfanagsM, e'-'ny*""-1**'*?****.""^^ " ' - w. N. U. Nss. 887. i «: ,#• ini i -. '.;?.' -• . 'C-Yi. DIULL, 8L0CAK, is. (■'., AlH.V.-'t L»S, WW. H; ■>*> ri m -.* THE SLOCAN DRILL "C. E. f*.MiTiii:itiN(iAU:. Editor and Prop. IS l'l'Bl.lSIH.l) EVERY VI'IDAY AT "SLOGAN, - - - - B. C. I#gal Advertising 10 cents a line for the lirst insertion and ii cents a line each subsequent insertion. Certificates ot Improvement, $7 each. Transient advertisements at same rates ns legal ndvertisiiii*. Locals will he charged 10 cents a line •for each insertion. Commercial Rates made known upon application. The Subscription is *2 per year, strict- ly in advance; 18.00 a year if not so paid. Address all letters to— THK SLOGAN DRILL, Slocan, 11. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 2&rd, 1901. A pencil mark in lhe apace opposite will he an indication to you that ye editor considers there ia something ■coming to him on yoursub- ■seription. Kindly acknowledge in cash and oblige. KPITORIAL OBOFWKOS. Slocan has decided to bave a board of trade.* Properly conducted, the organization will be conducive of a vast amount of good to the camp. The dry ore belt will attract much attention and gain additional glory by reason ofthe deals concluded this 'week on thc Speculator nnd Phoenix. Money talks every time. A thrill of horror has passed through the province by l-tcason of the recent mining disaster at Extension, followed by the loss of tlie steamer Islander -off the coast of Alaska with so many lives. British Columbia, what with " strikes, mining agitation, and disasters, is having a peck of trouble this ,year. There is one consolation about Canada's population, lt may be small, but it is composed of mighty good quality. When it comes to an athletic or sporting contest of any description, the Canucks can lambaste the Yanks every time. The last trick was turned a week ago. when Johnny .Canuck captured the cup in the in tcrnational yacht race on the great lakes. The Drill has received an invite ,to attend a meeting at the Halcyon Hot Springs, the latter part of next month, to aid in the formation of an editorial association for eastern Brit rish Columbia. As all the quill pushers favor the scheme, there is certain to be a big attendance and a hot time. It was a thoughtful move to have ..the meeting at the Springs, as baths are convenient and easy of access. R. E. Gosnell, provincial librarian, has issued his year book for British Columbia, bearin,** the government seal. It contains a mass of statistics and general information relative to provincial affairs, resources and industries. Apart from the addenda, the body matter of the book is so ancient and distorted that it is a wonder the government would permit its circulation. Another case of gold brick. Thc lirst bulletin in connection with the census taken last April in Canada has just been issued from Ottawa, sliowing the population of the Dominion to be 5,338,883, an increase of 1305,644 over the figures of 1891. To many these figures will cause disappointment, us it was fondly hoped the returns would show at least 0,000,000 people. By provinces the figures stand: Province. British Columbia... Manitoba New Brunswick... Nova Scotia 1891 1901 98,173 190,000 152,500 245,464 321,268 .''31,00:' 460,896 459,1 Iti Ontario 2,114,321 2,167,978 Prince Edward Is. 109,078 103,208 Quebec 1,488,535 1,030,974 Territories «6,709 145,(100 Unorganized Ter.. 32,168 75,000 British Columbia shows the heaviest increase, the population being considerably greater than was estimated by the provincial government. While the west has gained iu population and subsequent parliamentary representation, the east has lost, Prince Edward Island actually showing a decrease In the number of the inhabitants. Even Quebec, with its high birth rate reputation, does not show up as strong as expected, and poor old Ontario barely holds its own. In ^arHamentarv representation, the Maritime provinces will lo3c four jnernberstand Ontario five. Manitoba will gain three members, the Northwest three,and British Columbia one, tiiakini* a total representation in tho .Commons of two less than in the past, or 213. DRILL POINTS. Silverton is troubled with sneak thieves. The public school reopened on Monday last The New Denver brass band is being resuscitated. Bathing bas been epidemic of late among all classes. Martin Maurer returned from Princeton this week. A number of deals are under negotiation in the camp. The Red Mountain wagon road was commenced this week. Ceo. Pedlar is the new principal of the New Denver school. Forest fires have been doing some damage down the river. Born.—In Sandon, on the 16th, the wife of E. George, of a son. The Slocan took a, carload of ore from Enterprise on Sunday. Ore shipments from the .Slocan have passed the 15,000-ton mark. A dance was given in the Hicks House on Thursday evening last. Ii. D. Curtis, wife and son, have gone to Ontario on a holiday jaunt. Harry Gibson has gone up to work at thc Monitor mine, Three Forks. Born.—In Silverton, on August 15, tho wife of Thomas James, of a son. Bear signs have been plentiful of late in the river bottoms below the city. Tbe city has been much pestered of late by charity seekers and insurance fiends. Archie Mainwaring Johnson was up from Nelson on Monday, on legal business, w \ W. T. Shatford spent a portion of the. week on tlie fishing banks at thc Crossing. D. 11. Little, of Nelson, came tip Tuesday to photograph a choice lot of physogs. Finishing touches are being put, on the Orange ball, it presents a neat appearance. The Palace Hotel, at Sandon, has been leased by Knowles & Findley, of Silverton. W. J. Twiss, the Kaslo insurance expert, came over on a talking tour Wednesday. Mrs. John Craig entertained the members ofthe brass band on Tuesday evening. Rev. Mr. Stoney, of Trail, preached to fair congregations In the Methodist church, Sunday. Several parties went down to Nelson Monday to take in Sells' big circus. It was no sell. L. A. Thurston has an interest in 640 acres of land in the heart of the Wyoming oil fields. Lowery's Claim has made its third appearance. That accounts for tlie recent hot weather. R. C. Campbell-Johnston, of Nelson, principal owner of the Bondholder, came in yesterday. W. Koch is increasing his stable room in order to accommodate Iiis additional freighting outfit. Mrs. Ferguson, Miss Gillis and J. II. Strickland, of New Denver, paid a short visit to the city Wednesday, Miss E. Rackliff left by Monday's train for Spokane, where she will attend the school during the winter. W. E. Noble came over Monday from Whitewater, and Wednesday morning moved his family to that camp. Misses Bradshaw and Bennett, left on Monday for a trip to the Camp Mansfield glaciers, via Nelson and Kaslo. The Kelley Merrymakers played a return engagement here Wednesday evening, managing to please ail average audience. There is no change in the. truckmen's strike here, beyond the fact that Foreman Beck has vacated thc company's residence. Owing to the prevalence of bush fires, tho provincial authorities will vigorously prosecute all those, guilty of infringing the Bush Fires Act. Lost,--In Slocan, on Thursday,the 15th inst., a gold nugget pin, with a small diamond setting. Finder rewarded if left at Thi' Drill office. Thc whole country to the head of thc lake and towards Three Forks has been on fire of late. Smoke and ashes arc the dailv portion of the camp. The N. & S. railway west, of Hosebery is still in an unworkable condition. Thc company is finding it difficult to get enough men to make the necessary repairs. T. B. Hall and Paul Bruin have been cutting a heavy crop of hay on their ranch, near the Littlo Slocan. Some of it is six feet long. Thc ranchers sadly need a road into that section. J. Frank Collom, managing director of the Arlington and Speculator, and children, went to Nelson Friday evening. After settling up some business there they go on to their home in Alameda, Cal. Mr. Collom will return in October. Dr. Forin made a hurried "rip up Lemon creek, three miles beyond Oro, Friday night, to attend Danny Cilchrist. who had cut his foot badly with an axe, while working on the government trail. He was brought down to the hospital next day. MINING RKCOItDS. Appended is a complete list of the various records registered at tho local registry office, U. P. Christie being mining recorder: LOCATION".. Aug 10—L II, south fork Ten Mile, J Campbell and Grant Cox. 12—No 1, Springer creek, TBlench. No 2 fraction, same, .las Livingstone. Sarnia, head of Lemon, Wm Thompson. 15—Rockwood, 2nd n f Lemon, W Clough. 10—Orillia, Ten Mile, Thomas Reid. AS8RSSMEXTS. Aug 10—Katie. 12—King, Mattawa, B T for two years, K B for two years, White Beauty, Black Beauty, Victor, Great Northern, Grand T.unk, Northern Pacific,Great Western. 13— VVillft, Aunty Lolla. 14—Port Hope. 15—Liberty, Happy Gerry, Jubilee No 2, Ontario No IS, Maple Leaf, Alder. TKANHFl-KS. Aug 12— Emile Mansfield "-«', J Rad- cliff tol Robinson. Skooktim and Victoria, all, M Isaacson to The New Gold Fields of British Columbia. EmllS Mansfield %, I Robinson to W Ipe. 14— Same, same, same to.Tohn Taylor. 15—St Lawrence }fj, J C O'Connor to A V McDonald. Silver Reef 1-5, P Sinnott to same. Home Run 1-5, same to same. 16—Bachelor, Exchange, Silver Plate, Port Hop , Queen of the Mav, No 13, Tory, and T & B, sheriff's notice revoking former notice of seizure. Bachelor, alj, 1) S McVannel to Thos Lako. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVKMEKTS. Aug Ki—Corker No 2. Alex. Rogers, Tonsorial Artist. The Leading Parlors: MAIN STREET, SLOCAN The Murcutt Branch of the W.C.T.U., Slogan, Meets the second Thursday iu each month at 3 p.m. Next meeting in the Prealty terian church. All meetings open to those wishing t; join. Miss E. Stoihuito.n, Miis.M.D.McKek President. Cor. Secretary. Dissolution of Partnership. NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, under tlie Jinn name of McVannel ."i Fife, builders and contractors, hus this day been rissolveil by mutual consent. All accounts owed the above tirmuie to bo paid Harvey L File, who will continue thesaid business;and all bills incurrvd by tho Paid (inn must !.«' presented lo the said Harvey L. Fife, who will liquidate Rama. Dated at Slocan, B.C., this 1st day of August, 11)01. I). S. McVANNEL, H. L. FIFE. Subscribe for The Slocan Drill; $2.00 per annum, H * o P 3 3 Cu © a ft* >^ jati to 3 0 f 0 to H | A% 0 H* vf t-m •n ■*# 1 ft 0 0^ &S Ul 1 0 * 0 f •• 0 3 0 W p P Gwiilim & Johnson, MINING ENGINEERS AND ASSAYERS. Slocan, - - . • B. C J. I B. A. Sc. Provincial Land Surveyor & Mining Engineer, SLOCAN, - • B. C. Slocan City Miners1 Union, No. 62, W. F. of n. Meets every Wednesday evening in the Union Hall, Slocan City, at 7.30 p.m. Visiting brethren cordially invited to attend. J. V. PURVIANCE, President. S. B. CLEMENT. Financial Secretary Pioneer Livery and Feed Stables, Slocan, B. C. General Packing and Forwarding attended to at the shortest Notice. Saddle and 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. SteelRanges for $18.25. Why bo without a range when you can get one so cheap ? They are preferrable to stoves and j-ive better satisfaction. These ranges burn wood or coal and will be sot up free. EJ. TINSMITH AND PLUMBER. You Can Make A Striking Effect! By wearing a perfect fitting Suit, cut in tbe latest style and elegantly trimmed. Such can be purchased irom A. David, the Miner's Tailor, near tho Postoflice. THE PROSPECTORS EXCHANGE. If you tin vi* a mini) nr iirnsiirct tor sale, send us a full report, with samples of ors*, statiuBiirii'uniisl terms. Our facilitii.ii for piiiciiiR a prow-rty quickly ar* uo-yxcelled. We niiikc a specialty of fro. inilliiiff void properties. Corrs'spoudeurn milieltpd. Address: Room4, K-w-CBlock, Nelson, B.C. ANTIRKW P. RQ3KNBEBGEB, M>nn**er, Reopened under the old management. Former customers cordially invited to return The Royal Hotel, Cor. Arthur Street and Delaney Avenue, Blocan. Building thoroughly renovated and rest'cked with the best THOS. LAKE, Proprietor: FRE5H FRUITS are now arriving daily and are the best to be obtained. Our Confectionery has a reputation second to none. A. C. SMITH, SLOCAN Sole agent for celebrated Brantford Bicycle. Sewing Machines at Cost Price _ For the next ten days thebalanoeof our stock of New Williams Sewing Machines will be disposed of at cost.. •. McCallum & Co. General Hardware, Slocan. Of G.H.Mineral Claim. Situnte in the Slocnn City Mining Division oi the West Kootenay District. Where located:—On upper Lemon creek, adjoining tho Lucky Ueorjj . TAKE NOTICE that I, J.M McGregor, acting as agent lot George E. Hnrably. Free Mineri Certificate Ko. B31909, nnd I). C. Lindsay, K. M. C. No. 1559oti5, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder font certificate of improvements, for. the purpose of obtaining u Crown grant ot the above claim. Aod further take notico that action, under section 37, must be commenced in-fore tin* issuance ol such certilicate of improvement. Dated this 21st day of June, 1901, 12-7-01 j. m. McGregor Silver sins- Fraollunal Mineral Claim. Situate in the Slocnn City Mining Pivi- sion of We6t Kootenay District. Where locatid: On Springor creek, ndjoining the No. 3 and tlie Dayton mineral claims. TAKE NOTICE that I, Herbert D. Curtis.of Slocan,B.C.,nsagentforThomas Mulvey, Free Miner's Certificate No 1S38353, .1 tend, sixty days from the (lute hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of tbe above cluitn. And further tako notice that action, under 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 9th day of August, A.D. 1901. Kl-K-Ol HERBERT D. CURTIS. NO RISK There is absolutely no risk in purchasing your watches, fine jewel- cry, and silverware from us. We guarantee safe delivery, and cheerfully refund money if goods do not satisfy • Our repairing1 department is in first-class hands and our work is of the best. Mail orders promptly filled. J. J. WALKER, Baker Street, Nelson, B.C. Every man to his trade. Jack of all trades and master of none, is an old saying. I devote the whole of my attention to my own business and therefore In the position to snpply the public with all their wants in my line on moro favorable terms than some houses in the City who are dabbling ininy business, New lines in ladies' shoes havo Just been opened up. They aro tills season's goods nnd thc best ever seen here. Remember, ours is the only exclusive shoe store in tbe city. W. J. Adcock Repairing a specialty. Notice to Delinquent Co-owner To J. J. Mulhall, Samuel Prontice, ami John J. Banfleld, or to any person or penons to whom they may huve transferred their one-ball interest in the White Beauty mineral claim, situated between the second north fork of and the main Lemon creek, Slocan City mining division. You are hereby notified that I have expended tbe sum of ohm hundred and two dollars and fifty cents in labor and improvements upon the above mentioned claim, in order to hold said mineral claim under tho provisions of tho Mineral Act, and if within 90 days from the date of this notico you fail or refuse tu contribute your proportion of such expenditure, together with all costs of advertising, your interest in said claim will liecisme tho property of the subscriber, under section (our of an net en- titlad "An Act to amend tbe Mincrul Act. 1900." Dated this 22nd day of August, 1901. 23-8-01 ERICLEMIEUX Notice to Delinquent Co-owner To J. J. Mulhall, Samuel Prentice, and John J Bantield, or to any person or persons to whom thev may hnve transferred their one-half interest in the Black Bcnuty mineral claim, situated between the second north fork of and the main Lemon creek, Slocan City mining division. You are hereby untitled that I havo •xpended the sum of one hundred and two dollars and fifty centn in labor and improvements upon the alien-* mentioned mineral claim, in order to hold saisl mineral claim under tbe provision*of the Mineral Act, and if within 90 days from the date of this notice you fail or reluso to contribute your proportion of such expenditure, together with all costs of advertising,your interest in said claim will become tbe property of the subscriber, under section four of an act entitled "An Act to amend tbe Mineral Act, 1900." 23 Dated this 22nd day of August, 1901. i 8-01 ERIC LEMIEUX CANADIAN PACIFIC Pan-American Excursions to Buffalo: Aug, 6, 20; &pt. 3, 17; Oct. 1 and 15 60-DAY PERMIT. Choice of Routes: All Kail, Lakes, 800 Lino, via St. Paul or Chicago. The sleeping car, Kootenay Landing to Toronto, one change to Buffalo. For time-tables, rates, and full information call on or address nearest local agent, or— GEO. T. MOIR, Agent, Slocan City J. S. CARTEK, E. J. COYLE, D.P.A.. A.O. P. A., 1 Neiwn. Vancouver.
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Title | The Slocan Drill |
Publisher | Slocan, B.C. : C.E. Smitheringale |
Date Issued | 1901-08-23 |
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