/. !' the people that save !' money trade with jj BICKLE Ladysmith "MUM, / j > AND WELLINGTON-EXTENSION NEWS. ************************** i; For Boots and Shoes ? : Sickle's is the store | VOJi. 1. NO. 65. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 23,1902. "mf^it^itiffi.Wil.l.MSV.'.'.'.l.i;!. '<*i\*i»IH4:!l-4'M4^& THE S.'II.M.I, TBIJSTEtiS. Editor Leader:—Referring to the letter ol "Reildent" in the Leider, 1 may uy that Su, 2 ol tho School Act, "Interpretation," »>a: (2). The expression actus! resident shall inclml. any penon wbo either actually d.ells or has hll plici ol bush.!,! within a school district, IMS e 43.03, The point by "It™ dent" ll wlll taken. W. W. SOUTU1N. Lsdyimith, B.C., April 17th. AFTEB SIR, OI.WHII.ln. Editor Leader:-1 saw in your issue ol lbs 16tb s correspondent with such a compound non-de-plunie llmt I wai pnz- stsd to fix it! true etjraology. No matter, however, whether Latin or Chi- ■whit mmt puiln Lidyimlth. Thit Ht. Vltoi'i d.nce ides sunt chlnwigg- ing wn good, very good. Still in a •mill community like tbla a man doei not like to be robbed down, publicly, with iteel bristles. Io speaking further abont our Board of Trade he insinuate! thit my. delegation from this place to place before the member of tbe diitrict any known want, will be met with a rebuff for mre, il In that delegation a certain man should happen to have been chosen with the crowd. Now the man, with the cumberous non de plnme, shows a little of tbe toady In writirg such a thought. I consider it an insult to our number, and a belittling ol the intelligence ot the towo, What? Because oi a little personal pique tbe public needs must be treated with the capricious whim ol a echool boy 7 Pickles I Old man, nixt time you write give us something that won't make ui laugh at it! puerility S. Ladyimith, B.C., April 17tb. LADYSMITH SHIPPING, The Kinross's Rough Vovage-Many Ships Arrive and Depart, Thil port is beginning to asinine once more the activity and importance which marked it up to a lew month! ago, wben the shipping dropped til could- erably, A large number of iteamen and sailing vessels have been chartered 10 take coal from Ladyemith to foreign pjrts and those craft are coming in batches of two and three at a time, lt il tale to eay that Ladyimith wlll he the buiieit port on the island during the coming summer and fall. British ship Kinross, Caplaiu Murray, which lelt this port some weeks ago, bound for the Hawaiian Islands wilb a cargo of Wellington coal, encountered frightful weather all the way tcroES. When theKinross reached Flattery ha f a bnrricane was blowing and all tort! ii cratt were running ior shelter. Captain Murray determined to proceed; and wben last seen by the pilot the Kinross wai plunging into it under close-reeled storm sail. It must have been an exciting trip, ior the vesiel wu partially diimaeted belore she reiched the calmer water! near the islands, and the lelt ol her gear got a tevere etralning. No live! were lost. The bad weather made tbe voyage a long one, Str. Wellington's steam launch took a party around the Islands on a pleasure uruite Monday lorenoon. The little vessel can go a fine clip when under full steam, Str, Annniion sailed last Saturday for San Fnnclieo with 3,200 tool of coal, Str. St, Paul left Thursday morning for Ounalaiki with nearly 2,000 tons of cosl, 76 tons of it were io sacks for the Aluks Commercial Company. Sir. Selkirk ielt Monday morning li r Tacoms witb 170 tons oi copper ore Irom the Mable Bay mines, l'exads Island, after coaling here. Str. Wellington, Caplaiu Salmon, arrived Monday morning from Skagway. She will load coal for Juneau, to th. order of the Tread well Mining Company. Tbe Wellington brought down • steam yacht recently purchased by Mr. It .bin Dunimuir. Tbe yacht, which li In three sections, Is built, ol steel, and Is uid to iteim 10 knoti an hour. I'll ■ 11 one of tbe craft taken up to Skagway by Maitland Keney for uie on tl s lakes, The sister vessel li now In lervice and makei 17 knot! an hour on the inland waters, Mr. Diiniinulr'a Jacht may be pnt together here, Str, Viotoria lelt San Francisco last Friday, but it li not known yit whether she ii coming here or going to Union. Barque Githeier took on her load oleoal the beginning oi thla week, and ii now ready lor seo. American ihip Eclipse, Captain Lar- sen, li now nnder the clintei liking on her cargo cl coil. She leavei at the end of the week for Port Towneend to clur for Alaska. Los* Vessels. Nearly a thousand vessels ar. lost every year. Nearly one half are wrecked. Th. T Rail. The T rail was Invented In 1630 by Robert L. Stevens, the president snd engineer of tbe Csmden and South Am- boy Railroad and Transportation company, and T rails were msde In Wales In 1880 on Mr. Stevens' order and laid down on a pari ot his road In 1881. Wonderlnl Eeho. A wonderful echo ean bo heard In a room In tbe castle of Slmonotta, near Milan. A lond noise, sucb as a pistol shot, Is repeated sixty times. Versatile I'uliiomen. Policemen In Vienna must be able to ■wlm, row a boat and understand telegraphy. First Wire Brldse. Th. first win suspension bridge In the United States, If not In the world, was thrown across tbe Schuylkill river near the falls ot Schuylkill, In Philadelphia, In 1816. Its use wns necessarily restricted to foot passengers, and only eight passengers were allowed to be on the bridge at once. OF A FLOOD p Ik H.p.7 Mediant, ~"Tf] "Was their marriage n success*1* -Oh, yes; through It they both mil others whom they really loved." Belfast. Belful ls Inland's richest and most populous city. ._„ .. .... [Original.] John Oldcrshnw and his wife, Margaret, lived on the bank of the Mississippi river. They had everythlug they desired except children. Margaret after waiting years for the advent of a little one fell Into one of those perversions of the maternal Instinct, tlie lavishing of her affection on n ilunili brute. I'll" irlopled u puppy which alio nnro- '1 S;iui. Il grew up to be an ugly littlo benst, nnd John hated It Margaret yave It a crib to sleep ln, the choicest food, a bath daily, and when John was not present even brushed Its teeth. "What do you want to mnke s child ef a dog for?" John would ask snappishly. "I love Spotty deirly," Margaret would reply. One morning John overheard his wife talking to tbe dog: "Spotty, dear, I want you to go nud bring me a baby. You'll bud It louiewhere—tn the wood perhaps. It wlll he ln a silk handkerchief, tied at the comers. There will be a bit of paper pinned to tbe handkerchief, giving the baby's name and telling why Its mother left It In tbe wood, poor woman!" "That's a likely thing to happen," muttered John. "Take the handkerchief In your teeth," Margaret went on, "where th. tour corners are tied together .nd bring the child to me." John went to Memphis to a foundling asylum and applied for a baby to adopt. There was none to be hnd whole parentage satisfied blm, for be was somewhat particular ln tbst re- •pect, bo ln went back to Margaret disappointed and empty handed, aad Margaret went on maklag a child of Spotty. Soon after thli John was reading In the local newspaper a telegraphic dispatch stating that the river was rising rapidly above and fenn were entertained that th. levee at several weak point! would not itind the pressure. His bouse stood on ground above tbe highest flood mark, io he dtd not fur for bii nnd Margaret's ufcty, but be dreaded thi flood for bl. neighbor.' take and tb. destruction »f Ul ow» .ud their property. "John," uid bii wife, 'lut night I dreamed that Spotty had gone away and come back witb a baby tied up It) a ■Ilk handkerchief." John groined. "Spottyl Spottyl Come, gat year breakfast!" lb. called. Spot didn't respond, and Margiret went out Into tb. yard to look for him. Shi called, but without reply. Sin bunted among the rosebushes nnd under the magnolia treei, la the barn, tbe woodhouu, everywhere, hut there wai no Spot. Then iho let all tlie fiogroei hunting, bnt when th. .un went down tbit night tu«r« wu no sign ef th. child-dog. The flood proved the highest iver known. The leve. bunt above th. Oldcrsliiwi', and tbe country win covered with water, Margaret wrung her bind! and gave np Spot for drowned end pleaded with John to take a boat and go In uarcb of hii body, John refused nntil be uw thit hi* refuial wa. downright cruelty. Thin he get ont the oari, unchained tb. bolt ind after taking bl. wlf. In with htm puILd .way Into the wood behind tbe home. John Olderahiw f.lt lik. a fool, but h. 1. not tbe flnt huibind who hai acted stupidly snd wisely st the sums time ln pleasing hll wife. Tbey were met by .rerytntng that could float, animal, and Inanlmst.. Furniture, dwelling!, icctlom ef fencing, barm, were floating about la profusion. A wee kitten on a board mewed to tbem plteouily. A lamb on the root of an outhouu bleated. Malt dreised people wbo bid e.ciped In boat! at midnight wen pulling for dry land. John Oldersbnw raw tbs wreck about blm and remembered that be wu looking for a drowned dog, "See tb. lltUe arkl" Mirgaret exclaimed. Whoever bii aot Seen on. of thote old eradlu, now obsolete—ai ill cradles sre, for tbs matter ot that-made of wood, on. end covered with the lime material, cannot understand ths exclamation. What Margaret ww was ons of then cradles, sad, what was mors wonderful to relate, ihe heard a bsrk, and a dog's sue protruded above ths gunwsle of the cradle-boat about when the silts for handles were, "It's Spottyl" cried Margaret la ecstasy. "So It li;" raid Joho. "Why doeia't he put hll paw. on tb. ■Ide and ihow himself?" raid Msrgs- ret "He', afraid of upsetting his boat," said John. John pulled for the cradle and wai ■oon alongside of It. Margaret seised the tiny craft, and there, lying on soft bedding, wns an Infant When It uw Margaret looking down at It, thoclilld'i faco broke Into a smile. Its cyei laughed, aud Iti little armi and leg! vibrated llko shuttles. Spotty sat snd barked snd when all fear of overturning the cradle was at an end Jumped Into tbe boat, kissed Margaret and In all rcipecti equsled tho Incessant motion of the baby. So few people will believe thli itory tbat I scarcely have tbe heart to finish It, but the reit of It ll of more Importance thnn what I have told. The baby, a boy, was adopted and reared by John i and Margaret Oldcrshnw, and not till I ho wns grown did he discover that ho was tlie son of a rich planter not far I up tho river, both of hll parents hav- 1 Ing been drowned when he was swept sway by the flood, John after tbe advent of the little stranger treated Spotty with especial kindness, though Margaret, strangely enough, never afterward considered him anything but a dog. HESTER a MERIWETHER, Sir Thomas, Sir Thomas feci, lull confident IK-MI Hit tlie scud cup Irom US Whatever else till, mnn may be, lie's not a doubting Thomas J:'. || The Leading *? 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"ira, a«ld. garden, sport, .octetr. Srautfful i uMrstton. snd hslftonn. Sample copy on application. All Fir On Dellar • Yiar. Seattle Daily Times Ths liviliest pipe,- in the Nerlhvnt, Weekly edition s 00mpiste record ol lbs world1! newi lo date. Sport, politloi, lociety, women1!, Interests, young folk's department, literature, Mi.no, art, mniic. LADYSMITH LEADER AND WELLINGTON-EXTENSIONjNEWS. APRTI. •>,'{, 190*. jjjl CULINARY CONCEITS. , The richer the cuke the slower should he the oven. Lima beans are delicious fried a goldeu brown after being boiled until tender. Vou can Improve tlie flavor of Iirus. eels sprouts by boiling a buucb of parsley In the saute water. To prevent eggs cracking while boiling pierce with a pin tlie broad end before putting tlicui Into the wnter. When mnklng Join tarts, brush the pastry thnt will he under the juni with white ot egg. It will prevent it from getting sodden. In frying doughnuts a lnrge slice of raw potato ehould be put In the fat, nnd It wlll prevent tho black specks from appearing on their surface. To retain the Juice In a fruit pie while cooking make a siniill In.le In the center of the crust nnd stick into It a straw or a paper funnel. The stenru will escape through It, nud tho Juice wlll be retained In the pie. Iu preparing n snlnd wash whatever green Is used very carefully, and see to It that It Is dried perfectly. A few wet lettuce leaves will let enough moisture gather in tbe bottom of tlie snlnd howl and ruin the best dressing ever mnde. A Japanese custard Is mnde with baked apples. Press through a sieve until a tcacupful of the frothy pulp Is . got. Stir in oue teacupful of powdered sugar and tbe stiff whites of two eggs, beat for twenty miuutcs aud eat with whipped cream. A Patient's Room. People who nre not disturbed by disorder when well are often disturbed by the least confusion ln the arrangement 'ot a room when 111. Everything In the room should bo carefully ndjustctl to the best advantage, for a sick person's fancy Is most capricious. Nothing should bo allowed to He around carelessly. The tablo should not be Uttered wlUi books and papers. Flowers should be kept no longer thnn while nlmo- lutely fresh. Medicine aud water glass, es should be carefully wushed nnd kept from the sight of the pnt lout. The sight of medicine Is not only trying lo nn Invalid, but often nauseating. No food should ever be prepared in the sickroom. If only a small howl of broth, It should be served ns Invitingly ns possible. Nor should a bowl of broth or gruel or n cup of lea bo cart-led to the sick person In your luinil. Plnce It on a trny covered with a clenn napkin. Bring but n little qiinntlty nt n time, for n large iiiinntily Is npt io take away the patient's appetite, ff possible nlways serve too little, reserving n supply until nsked for more. -Womnu's Life. ITALIAN VIOLINS, " The First "Strnd" Sent lo London Conld Find No Purchaser. Italian violins have not always held the supremacy they now enjoy. It was not indeed till the beginning of the nineteenth century tbat they came into rogue to any extent outside their native land. Previously Jacob Stelner (1021-83) was tbe favorite maker, and his high model bad been almost exclusively copied by his fellow Germans and the different makers In France nnd England. When tho elder Corvette, who had been a merchant before enter- lug the musical profession, came to Loudon, In 1738, he brought witb hint somo Instruments by Stradivari. Tbe result of this endeavor to Introduce Italian work Into England fills one with pathetic wonder. It ls almost beyond belief. As he could not get as much as t"5 ($25) for a violoncello he was obliged to send the Instrument hack to Italy for a bad speculation. Five pounds for a "Strnd," nnd not a single purchaser to he found! This incident in Itself furnishes sufficient testimony to the slavish following of the great German maker and the strong prejudice of the violinists ot that period in favor of tho high model. It Is Indeed tbo players who are most to blame for the Blow adoption of tbe flat model, for tbo creator must make what is necessitated by tbe" demand; but tho eighteenth century fiddlers, at Buy rate In England, France and Germany, seem for tbe most part to have been content that their violins should possess a small sweet tone, never residing tbe lack of power and sonority.— Connoisseur. THE SPECTER LAMP. An Effective Trick That Will Inr- prise Yonr Plarmntes. | Here ls a trick whlcb Is always very effective at a party or any gathering of young people. Take a tin cup or a cup of some other metal and fill It almost full of spirits of wine. Into tbls put a tenspoonfut ot common table Bait nnd stir It thoroughly nntil the salt Ib dissolved. Place this upon a wire frame and fix tbe frame over a spirit lamp or a dark lantern so tbat none of the light from tbe Ian- •J,' ' H —*-■ r'"r r>A" 1 * ",'■' '*\ % 3 Chineso Points For Hast.. "Dou't eat witb your cars," says Tumi Mel, n Chineso writer, "by which I mean do not nlm at having extraordinary out ot the way foods, Just to astonish your guests, for that Is to cat with yonr cars, not witb your mouth. Bean curd, If good, Is actually nicer thnn birds' nest And better than Ben slugs, whlcb are not first rate, is a dish of bamboo shoots. "The chicken, the pig, the fish and the duck—these are tbe four heroes ot tho table. Sea slugs and birds' nest have no characteristic flavors of tbeir own. They are but usurpers In tbe house. I once dined witb a friend who gave ns birds' nests In bowls like vats, holding each about four ounces of tbe pin In boiled article. The otber guests npplnuded vigorously, but I smiled and mid 1 camo here to cat birds' nest, not to take delivery of lt wholesale." Wnshlna Pishes. While n lovo for dishwashing Is hardly to be expected, still n poslUvo distaste for ft mny be mlltgntod If not prevented by doing It In the tight wny. First collect nil the silver, wiping off nny gronso Willi n soft rag, nnd stand It In a bowl of hot water. Next gather the glassware nnd cups and Biiucurs nnd stack them according to their kind on n largo tray. Scrape the plates ns clean as possible with bits of broad. Stack them und then empty nnd scrape tho platters and vegetable dishes. Provide two large pans, one for washing, tho other for rinsing, nnd hnve plenty of bot water ready. Put the silver in tbo rinsing pnn and, pouring In hot water, wash it with tbo bands, wiping dry with a soft cloth. Next wash the cups and saucers, the plates and tho larger dishes In the order named, using hot witter plentifully throughout. Ft-1 nully innke n good Binls of tho rinsing water and In It wash tbe glassware,' wiping dry with a towel thnt wlll not lint. Then put them nil nwuy In their proper places and clean up tho kitchen. He Understood. Anton Rubinstein, tbe Russian composer, In his autobiography tells of the confusion which overcame a certain architect of his acquaintance who bad a habit of interlarding all bis remarks with the phrase, "Vou understand." On one occasion bo was explaining certain architectural matters to the emperor, and, according to custom, made free use of his favorite expression. "Good heavens!" exclaimed Emperor Nicholas at last Irritably. "Of coarse I understand! My dear fellow, how could I help It!" How the Natives Treat Gorilla.. Natives ln tho countries Inhabited by great apes regard tbem always ss hu* man beings of Inferior types, ond It is for this reason tbat for a long time It was found impossible to get hold of an enUro gorilla skin, because the savages considered lt religiously necessary to cut off the hands and feet of tho animals when tbey killed tbem, Just ns they do with their enemies, possibly for (lie purpoie of rendering them harmless In case they should by any chance como to llfo again. A SPECTER UUP. tern can shine Into any part of tns room. This sbould be done In one end of the room and the company seated In a line as near the center ot the room as possible. As soon as the cap gets so hot thst you cannot rest the tip ot yonr finger against It hold a lighted match near the mixture of spirits of wine and suit A very small yellow flame wlll arise from tho surface and gradually Increase In slue. Now pot out the other light In the room, and In a moment yon wlll observe a most peculiar effect. Everything In the roam, whatever Its previous color, will new be a most positive yellow. If tbe yellow light from the cup Is not quite strong enough, throw some more salt In the mixture, hnd then the yellow flames will be sUll stronger tn color. Reds, blues, blacks, whites, greens, everything wlll lose sll Its previous tint and become a ghastly solid yellow. You wlll hardly be able to recognise yonr little friends, and they wlll icnrcely know yon. Their hair, faces, clothes, the chairs tbey lit on and all the rest of tbe furniture, the carpet- In fact, everything ln the room will look as If It had suddenly received a thick coat of yellow paint This Is a very quick way of changing brunette, to blonds, and there will not be a single laddie or lassie with raven tresses ln the room. Now place an ordinary light nt the extreme other end of the room, and tho effect will be two light!, ono whlto and the other yellow, You must be careful not to have tbe white light stronger than the yellow one, and then while one-half ot each wlll appear In its proper colore, tbe othcr half wlll still be a vivid yellow, and tbe dividing lines wlll be sharply defined. To get the best effect of this yon and your friends should be seated ln two lines facing each other, with a light on each end of the lines, A little girl with black balr and a (ray dress, for Instance, will present a most peculiar appearance, looking perfectly natural on one side, while on tho othcr side she will be yellow from head to toe.—New York Herald. Children's Questions. To those who find It difficult to glvo Information on somo of tho subjects' that children ask questions about it Is a comfort to renllito thnt very often the better plan ls to let a child keep nn in* foresting question In mind Instead of satisfying curiosity wltti some com- j monplaco reply. Such a reply, by kill-' Ing tbe desire for knowledge on n pur- tlcular theme, takes away Just so much of the child's Best Teach the questioner bow to obscrvo and to rely upon his own observation for answers to ] most questions. Thnt courso wlll develop mental alertness and make everyday life more entertaining. A Bedroom Hint. If yon are short on closets or the best bedroom hasn't a plnce for the visitor to hang her t'other gown, Bet tbe bed with tho head across the corner and stud tho hack of tho headboard with hooks. With the Iron bedstead you cannot do thnt but you enn have two or three shelves fitted Into a corner with hooks on n clcnt below the lowest ond a cretonne curtain hung from tbo top. Put a picture, a bust or a big vase of grasses, etc., on top ot tbe upper shelf, and tbe effect Isn't io bad. Ills Choice ol SnerlSees. "It Is true," Bald the penon of high Ideals, "thnt you have attained proi- pcrlty by your writings, but you bsve produced nothing that wlll live." "Well," answered tho comfortable litterateur, "when It comes to a que* tion of which shall live, myself or my writings, I didn't hesitate to sscrlfics my writings." tier Comment. Mrs. Growells-My busband Is continually quarreling nbout trifles, Mrs. Howclls-Well, my dear, tbe less one bas to quarrel stoat the bet- ter.-Chlcago News, Tho best way to make a man acknowledge the corn ls to stamp on his To Hang Flat Plaster Cnsls. When walls nro not of tho right shado to bring ont the cast, cut a piece of paiteboard In such a form that about two Inches will project on nil sides boyond tho cast Then cover the edges about three or four Inches deep with plush. Hang this on tho wall and the cast over it Tho best colors to use are deep crimson, black, maroon, dark green or gobelin blue. Flnt bimiies may be hung In tbo same manner. Seoreh.4 Mnen. Never despair when linen seems hopeteesly scorched from nn overheated iron. Soak tbo stain In lukewarm water, squeese lemon Juice on it, sprinkle a little salt over It and place It ln the sunshine to blench. Smallpox Scan, No method has yet beea deviled by which smallpox scan may be removed. Mailer In China. European butter Is used In Sbsngbsl. It comes In one-half, one and two pound cans. California butter soils In Japan. London Park Reslaor.nl,. Tbo restaurants In the London parks ire under the control of the London county council, tho governing body of greater London, whlcb fixes the schedule of prices on ull nrticles sold. Men' York's Tenements. Now York Is a city of tenement houses. There aro In tbe greater city In tbe neighborhood ot 100,000 tenement houses. Th. Insect Tree. Tho Cblcncbsng' valley, which I. about 0,000 feet above the level of ibe sea, is tbe great breeding ground of th. whlto wax Insect Tho very prominent tree thoro is known to the Chinese as the Insect tree. Card Harms Bam*. All persons found playing cards la railway carriages In Rusit. srs subject to heavy penalties. Hnnled th. Hunter. Th. hunters wero telling how, hunting ths hare, It doublsd and doubled and doubted again, Until little Tommy, a listener there, Was sent off to bed with the word In his brain. He dreamed that he hnd roused a liars And, mounted on his rocking mare, Waa riding swifter than the breese, Gaining on It by degrees, Until, exactly when he thought , Ills prey waa certain to be caught, Behold, before his very eyes, i 11 doubled-lnto twice Its slsel .{ While Tommy wondered what to do Off again the creature flew. Again he rode and, bit by bit, | Approached and nearly captured It, \ And once again, to hia dismay, J' It doubled hnd pursued Its way. i . And so throughout the wild career *V Ths hare, whenever he drew near, '.„ Doubled, doubled, doubled still, , Larger growing yet, until i v Finally, with malice grim, Fierce of aspect, huge of limb, Th. hire turned back and hunted htm —Exchange. Th. Foot ns a. Sponge. Csts, large and small, make the most careful toilet of any class of animals, excepting somo of the opossums. Lions and tigers wasb themselves In exactly the same manner ns the cat, wetting tbe dark, India rubberlike ball of tbe forefoot and the Inner too and passing It over the faco nnd behind the cars. Tbe foot Is thus at the same tlmo a face sponge and brush, and the rough tongue combs tbe rest of the body. . Bors and Bad Habits. We know a man who Is trying to quit tobacco. He hates the habit and really want! to get rid of It but tt Is almost an Impossibility. Boys, don't begin bad habits. There never was a had bablt that wasn't a curse, whereas good habits are always a blessing.- Atchison Globe. j Kites For Towing Boat.. I Kites sre being used on the French river Moselle for towing boati. An experiment was tried with a kite six and a half feet long, which toned s boat containing six persons and mode good hesdwsy against a strong current I Wllhnnl n Name. | Tescher—Anonymous means wltbont a asms. Write n sentence showing you understand bow to use the word. Small Girl (wrltei)-Our nsw baby It snouynioiii.-Tlt-Bits. Ladysmith, B. C. This beautifully situated town offers exceptional advantages Headquarters of the coal shipping industry of the Pacific Coast. It is the largest railway centre in British Columbia. Tyee Mining Company's smelter and reduction works to be erected here. First class water system, electric light and power plant about to be installed. Third seaport in B.C. Seven hundred vessels entered and cleared in 7 months. Every facility for manufacturers and all needing cheap power. Splendid openings for merchants and professional men. Keep Your Eye on Ladysmith! LADYSMITH, B. G. LADISMITH LEADER AND WELLINGTON-EXTENSION NEW?. APRIL 23. 1902. FISHING TACKLE A few oi those 13 foot Greenhearl Rods lo diipose of. The only rod suitable fur the Expert Angler. SAMPSON'S CASH STORE Commercial St. NANAINO, B.O, THE KEITH HOUSE McAdie Block, Victoria Crescent, Na- ■aimo, B. G. Having leased the McAdie Block, and having bad the roomi comnletely renovated, I am now prepared to receive soaidenlwith or without rooms. Vis- itore Irom Ladyimith will find moit ■a-mfortable accommodation at very rawnable ratei. MISS KEITH. **}*********************** | THE cin ************************** X Nothing more taeteiul than those beautiful new designs in tweeds aud clothe hai been leen in Nanaimo thoie at) Caldwell's, Nanaimo'i leading tailor, The ladiei ol the Ladysmith Methc. dilt church will bold a sale ot work it the chnrch on Friday afternoon. Watchei, chains, jewelry of .11 kind! en view at Lively'!,, tho Reading jewel sr, Flnt; Avenue. "WTH, Boyce, ion ol Mr. W. P. Boyce, ol thil town, hll won the championship in hia class in tbe Roiilsnd ping pong tournament. He is onlvTiIteen, and bl, cleverness at the game ie shown by the lactithat he wai fourth in the men'e clan, is well ai top:icorer in his own. They all come back. Who? Why Caldwell'! cmtomeii. They know where Ihey can be certain oi getting suits that It, look ityliih and don't coil outrageoui pricei, Don't tail to iee G.H. Gavin's samples ol wallpaper at Captain Dillon's office, Esplanade. Choice new deiigni at ai- toniihingly reaionable prices. Mill Birtram will open her drawing claim on Saturday alternoon Irom 3 to 4 o'clock and continue them every Saturday thereaiter.at the same hour. For fit flniih and style go to Cildwelll the well-known artistic tailor ol Nanalmo. And tbe pricei are right. Cumberland newi says an eight loot nam ol coil hu been struck at 03 feet at No. 8 proipect, Cumberland, snd tbat the pit will bs opened without delay. Time Is money, and msny a man hae lost a fortune through putting up with a wstch thst got clogged up lor wsnt of a little oil and a iprlng cleaning. Lively, the leading Jeweler, Fint Avenue. Rev. C. E.and Mn, Cooper will attend the coronation ol King Edward. II yon have any old silver plate tbat dsiervn preservation lend it to me and I will make it ■■ good ai new. Lively, the leading jeweler, Flnt Avenue. LOST—A P.ii Book with the Hlber- niaSavingi and Loan Society, of Sin Francisco, in the name ol Donald J. Woodman, NO. 207.1202. The finder will plsaie return to bank or Leader office. DR. J. GRICE, DENTIST Johnston Block, - Nanalmo, B. 0 P. 0. Box, 37, Tel. 145. Vliiti Ladyimith every Satuidsy. Hour. Irom 9 a. m. till 6 p. in. Abbotiford Hotel. BASEBALL Have just received s complete itock oi the lst.it goodi manufactured by Spalding ind other makeis consisting ol BALLS, BATS. MASKS, OLQVES, SHOE PLATES, ETC. E. ROLSTON, Ladysmith, B. C, Hardware, Stoves, Tinsmith, Plumbing:, Asint for 8. W. Paint, HcOlarj'i glove, and Rangei. SPORTING NCTES, Happenings in the World of Sport and Pleasure. hi siii:hs v. rovers. Tbii wis a well played match ol Association football on the bunker grounds Satnrday night, in presence ol a large and enthusiastic crowd of spectators, in fine weather; aud resulted in a win lor tbe Ruahen by one goal to nil. The teams were as follows: Rushers:—J. Dunbar, goal; 0. Hewlett and T. O'Connell, backs; J. Eno, C. McMillan and Ed. Leahy, half backs; Joe Sanderson, centre; J. McMillan and B. McMillan, right wing; A. Kerr and S. Oonlin, lelt wing, Roveist—J. Mauuell, goal; Campbell and Burns, backs; W, Mauuell, B, eraser and Fraser, half backs; A. Morrison, centre; H. Munuell and S. Kerr, right wing; J.Blair and A. Sanderson, left wing, Referee, Mr. Fullerton; Linesmen, Mr, Slacey and Mr. White. Spirited play was witnessed from tbe kick-oil', both sides working well together, bnt without result! in scoring until a few minutes before closing the first half, wben C. McMillan sent in a baiutlful long-range, straight kick which pnt the ball clean through tbe centre of the goal, The second half was marked by good strong play, the Rusher! making every effort to add to their success, but without avail. The Hovers" deserve great praise for their determined work in trying to equalize. Another match is talked of for one night this week probably Saturday. The following are the team! which took part in tbe big international con- test at Ibrox Park on April 5th: Scotland:—Doig, Sunderland, goal; N. Smith, Drummond,Glaigow Rangen, backs; Aitken, Newcastle United, Rail- beck, Liverpool, Robertson, Glasgow Rangen, half backs; Templeton, Aston Villa, and Walker, Heart of Mid-Lothian, right wing; Brown, Tottenham Hotspur, centre; Campbell, Celtic, and A, Smith, Glasgow Rangen, left wing forwards. England:—George, Alton Villa, goal Ccompton, Blackburn Roven, Molyneux, Southampton, backs; Wilkes, Alton Villi, Formin, Notts Forest, and lioul- ker, Blackburn, half backs; Hogg, Sunderland, and Bloomer, Derby County, right wing; Heats Wolverhampton Wanderers, centre; Settle,Everton, and Oox, Livarpcol, lelt wing I rwards, Releree—Mr. J. T-jrrani, Ireland. Linesman—Mr. J. Albert, Kent, BASEBALL. In reporting the election ol officer! of tbe Ladyimith baseball club an error wai made. J. Mottran is secretary- treaiurer, and W, Manuel captain ol the second nine. The club expect to hive the moit prosperous season in their history thli summer. AQUATICS. II there are iu Lidyimlth any oars men who wonld like to take np again the practice oi single sculling, or arrange lor pain or lours, and ;;et to work at once, a line addressed to "Oanman,1 Ladyimith post office, will probably bring tbem lome interesting information. The contention is that Ladyemith with a courie which Is without a peer In the province, should have at least dozen good oaremen—tingle icullen. "Oanman" can inloim any meeting ■cullen which may be held as a remit ol thil notice where outrigger! suitable for practice snd racing may be had "for along." First cost is usually a draw back in tbe formation of a sculling club, but in tbii cue the difficulty ii reduced to the irreducible minimum. AM1I.IMI. Good iport li still being enjoyed in the w.ten near Lidyimlth by the ang- ieri. One or two good catches were made last week, the average weight be ing well up to the local standard, Oo Sunday quite a number took advantage ol tbe line weather to try their look, I.AL'ltllvME- Tj.morrow evening nl 7:30 a meeting ol all interested in Canada's national game will bs held in tbe Leader office, with tbe intention oi forming a lscro.se club. It li hoped that everybody in any way intereited in Ihe iport will be prennt, and that potion wlll be taken at once to put a couple uf good teami in tlie field (or practice thli summer. Mrs. Woo.iile.il, of Victoria, sister nf Mrs. Stephens ot the Ladytmlth Hotel, aud her daughter nre here on a visit. 0. E. Shepherd, G.E., Nanaimo, hai returned from a six months' visit to New Zealand and Australia. Mrs. Shep herd and the family are reluming shortly. Mi I". Wilkinson wbo lias been spend. Ing a few days visiting Mrs. B. Koicim- msr relurntil bonic Saturday, All 1'l.uvuul Nighl. Thursday miming last the uncommon spectacle wss witnessed of four steamers aud one coal bulk, leaving the harbor at the eame moment bound for different port!, laden with Wellington coal, They were the steamers Pilot, Otter, Tyee, Champion, and tbe bulk Richard III. bound for Juneau. H. A. DILLON Notary Public, Conveyancer, Etc. Commissioner Supreme Court of B.C., Estate and Insurance Agent. - Offices - The Esplsnade, - Udysmlth, B. C. Nesr tjrand snd Frank Hotel.. .PHOTOS. For a limited time only Cabinets at $2.00 Dozen Larger sizes at low pricei, Carbon Cabinet! at |6 per dczsn. Elegant Ar. tilt Proof! at >9 per dozen. N.B.-It Will pay you to visit Nanaimo at tbeie reduced prices. Brooks, Photographer, NANAIMO. Finn wa1' Eiilr.1,1 ',. it 1,-r J111 s v s.n-i-laltv, • I I »ili. li-c NOTICE. WHIT'S THAT? Going to throw that old tnit awav? S«ml it to tbe Nanalmo Clothing Renovator*- and have it Gleaned or Dyed. Commercial St. Opposite Nanaimo Hotel, . , . . , . , l« hereby Riven thet application will ba made to tho LegieUiive AMBtubly of tbo Province ol British Oolumblti, at its present session, for an Act to incorporate a company with pnwur to construct, equip, maintain and operato a single or double line of railway, to be operated by steam, electricity or any other mode of power, at and from tbe City of Victo-in, iu tbe Province of British Columbia, thence north-went, by the most feasible route to a point at or near Seymour Narrows, in tbe said Province of British Oolumbla, and with power to conetruct, establish, maintain and continually operate a railway ferry etearaebip service for the purpose of transferring for reward, passengers and passenger and freight cars from the said point at or near Sevmour Narrows in Vancouvei'e Island, to a point on the Mainland of tbe Province of British Columbia; aud with further powers to build, equip, maintain and operate branches of the said railway from any point on the main line thereof to any point in Vancouver. Island: and with power to build and operate tramways in connection with the said railway; and with power to bnlld, construct equip, maintain aud operate telegraph and telephone lines in connection with the said railways and branches and with powr to generate electricity for the supply of light, heat, power, and lor all, any and every other purpose mentioned in Sections 80, 81. 82, and 83 of the "Water Clauses Consolidation Act,1897. and to do everything necessary or incidental to the carrying out of ail or any of tbe objects referred to fn the said sections; and witb power to exercise all the powere given to the company by Parts IV aud V of the ''Water Clauses Consolidation Aot, 1807." and with power to build, own and maintain sawmills, and to carry on a general exprers business, and to build, maintain and operate, bridge?, roads, way*, ferries, wharves, docke, steamboats, steamships, coal bunkers and other works, and lo make trallic or other arrangements with railway, eteatmhip or steamboat and other companies; and with power to expropriate lands for the purpose ot the company, and to acquire land bonuses, privileges or otber aid from any government or municipality, or other persons or bodies corporate, and with power to build wagon roads, to be used fn tbe construction uf such railway and in advance of same, end to levy and collect tolls from all persons usinir, and on all freight passing over any of such roadi built by the company, whether before or after tho construction of the railway, and with power to sell out ita under* taking; and with all other usual, neccB* eary and incidental rights, or privileges as may be necessary or conducive to the above objects, or any of them. Dated at Victoria, B. 0., this 24th day of March, A. D„ 1002. ROBERTSON & ROBERTSON, Solicitors for the Applicants. Maple Lodgu, No. 6i. I.O.Q. f. Meet* ivitv \Vr*(|it> H-iv tvp-nlnfr in Nluh''l|itiii'n It II Vi-iiii>it mt-niberp are«. rdlally l».V'h'il. R.NUIVM) (1 T. M. MtiKLNLEY.S-u. TOM NANAIMO, B. C FAHAY. P. 0. Box 4 R. B. ANDERSON, —Agent For- "Perfect" Bicycles Wheel repairing in ill ill branches. Fine metal working a specialty. Pluml- ing,acetylene gas, hot watir and hit sir heatldg. Work done with despatch and at reeionable rates. BASTION sr„ NANAIMO. 22 LOAVES 22 Delicious Breid. $1.00 ONE DOLLAR $1.00 Why bake when you can get such value aud delivered at your door? Scotch Baker, 23 Years' Experience J. KENNY, Ladyimith Bskcry, Esplanade, Ladyimith, CANADIAN PACIFIC DIRECT LINE -TO- Winnipeg Toronto Montreal New York And all Eastern Canadian and U. S. Points. Steamship - Service -TO — Jspan, China, Hawaii, Alaska. Australasia, First-class Sleepers on sll Trains. TOURIST SLEEPERS -TOST. PAUL, Dally. TOHON TO, Tueidayi and Saturdays MONTREAL A BOSTON, Thurtdayi. For pamphlet! and all inlormstion apply to my G.P.R. sgent. H. H. ABBOTT. W. McGIRR, Agent, Victoria. Agent, Nanaimo. E, .1. COYLE, Ant, Genl. Pan. Agent, Vancouver. »'?>.s|Sl«^.ss^.slW«a»^.Ssra!l^^ TYEE COPPER Smelting Works CO. -AT- LADYSMITH i I Prepared to purchase ores as from August ist | Convenient to E. & N. or Sea. Chris Stephens ol tbe Ladysmitli Hotel ll seriously ill with pnenmonla and a complication arising Irom a strain Mr. Stephen! underwent in trying to lift a heavy load a lew dayi ago. Dr. Turn- bull bis been in comiant attendance. On Monday Mr. Stephen! wu very low,,. ■pitting blood and ihowing other alarm- | log lymploni. The Lesder Joins the 9 many Iriendi of the family In hoping j J ♦*•»•■""■'■*'■■ ■ "■• ""•" w"> * that Mr. Stephen! will won be hlmielf '£ „, *^*^**y^*y^a>tuM*^aei!Ji *°"|B" F I i*VX*-'*mft*WtYT*!4M*W4*!t>!to KLtA^tatmetmtVAmm^a^a^mtkVhktl I LI.I Painti g, Peperhanglng and Mattress Making, Leave mi*f>?» for ma"'"* inn king al Capt. lniUiiV Offli-H, U'pUnadi', where saiupUs can be seen. Guy H. Gavin, Ladysmith. C.B. ROBELEE Carpenter, Joiner and Undertaker Oeneral Jobber. Corner Plrst Avenue and Qstscre Street. Cabinet woik ol all kinds. All kindi ol soft wood turniture made and repalnd. Miners! Attention! Hand Made Pit Shoes nt tin* m\w* price as cheap factory mnde. Omit, in and eee. \I1 w-'rk itin-Aniiifl. Impairing done. A. S. Christie, LADYSMITH, ■ B. 0. Cuban Gigar Factory Manulacturen of the Famous CUBAN - BLOSSOM None but Union Labor employed. M. J. BOOTH, - Proprietor. NANAIMO, B. 0. BANNER LODGE No. 31, Meets every Wednesday evening at 7.30 o'clock, Visitors cordially invited. HUGH FUMON, Sec. The Lady sm ith A newspaper for the people. All the news of city and district. Latest foreign intel ligence, reports. Accurate Exclusive Information. Bright, clean, independent, fearless. Something to interest everybody Nothing to offend anybody. Subscribe Now. The Leader Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway Time Table No. 44, t^Lm^fmmmTm't^ ^ ' ^ ** ^ *" "" Tralni lssvs Lsdyimith northbound dsily st 11,67 s. m. Sundiyi snd Wtdneid.yi at 7,10 p. m. Saturday. , and on Saturdsyi, Tnlni leave Ladysmith lor Eitamlnn daily eicept Snndiv at 0 a and 10 p.m., snd on Snndayi at 10 p.m. ' : • m., 2 p. m. fleo, L. Ooartney, Trafflo Manager