Volume XII., Number 17 I-IiRNIE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, I-JiBRUARY. r, 1905 Price, $2 a Year, in Advance u , "Tt \A. St* *J* *f* 0_, V> «,t> »l> »f> a.T> «.v «.?> «,*> «V* V «."/ «,»> a.l> »f> *Y> a.t> *»* *l> a.T> a.Y> S LIFE IN Fnr^"^B^ w ; At 9 a. IB. it was 12 bnjow zero. & ■» f & Robins Is Belling all li iu hunting stoves : at cost. , , Blundell is selling eggs that are very . fresh aud young. On Monday tv.o drunks savcdablank in the police co.urt. The tcluphoiio war tins advertised Fornie all over the continent. J. G. Whitesero look a look at tliu piano business In Kernie Just we/ik. Pitt, and Sherlock Holmes, are two now games procurable- at Bleasdcll's. "Water fro in tho upper ilani was again turned into tlio water pipes last Friday. Pluck-mo-atoroB havo a great cinch jybfin thu miners are meek enough to allow thein. , During January eleven cases .were - tried in the provincial police court, and $30 p-*>id j ti fjiics. In tlio Kootenay saloon at Sandon a glass of water ie given free with every drink of Scotch. K. B. MeBormid, of Nelson arrived iti the city this week to btmi-'htuu up .tho books of a local tinn. Telephone your orders.;to. D. J. J'oberisoii & Co. in Nelson. That ia .when tho Hue is completed. G. G. S. Lindsoy 'of the Coal Co. has| gone to Toronto on business, and Sup eriiitcndeut Drinnan io tho coast. If thp telephone war keeps up Fornie will soon look like tli is: | | | | | | I I i I I I I I I I I i I I I I i; It is now reported thac the Crows Nest Southern Hy. will be oxtiindud from Fernie to Michel when spring opens. *- A wprk.nf art is on exhibition at Blcasdelt's. It was painted by a local jtrtist audjhould bo econ by everyone in towii'.' ".It ia reported that one of our most prominent citiz.ns will ere long return from iho cast with a handsome ami wealthy bride. , Kernie almost lost the appropriation for a j-riv-'inuient postolliee owiug to tho squabbling1 of eo, many people with a site to sell. , Al Ilizzuto is now • proprietor of tho \ Jloina-Hptel Jjavina/^kCK it oyor/tliia ■'•' Vcelc. "llo'Js.wtH'knoirn and suro'of'a • large business. _ j Ernest Klrkpatriek -rocs to Chicago [ next week, where lie will spend Jsix weeks lenruing how to thump tlio keyboard of a linotype. Messrs Lindsoy, iDavios and Lang- ton have gone east to attend the annual meeting in Toronto on February 10 of the C.N. P. Coal Co. A general meeting of the Fernie Liberal association >. .'.I beheld in Stork's opera house on Monday, February 6th. All Liberals arc requested to attend. \l. ].. Macdonnell of Nelson wnf in the city 'ist week looking up C. 1', la- freight matters. He is one of th * best and most obliging ollieials of tbo C.P.K. F.lizabeth Wallace died In I'arkhi'l, Ontario, last Sunday of heart failure. Miss Wallaco was a sister of John Wallace, ipanager of the Freo Press, and ho has the sympathy of many /r|ends in bis sad bereavement' If the B. C. Telephone Co.*continues to do business in Fernio it will not be. long before Fernio will havo speakim? connections with all tho towns between this city aud Calgary. Such a service would be of great benefit to t!*o lumber industry. The press liar is not yet dead. One outside paper reported that the B C. Telephone Ci was arresting Fernie citizens by tho scoro and throwing them into dungeons. The same bright paper remarked that this was not right, and should not bo pgrm.it.tcd in a civili'-ed country. The C. N. E L. & P. Co.. under thc superintendence of Richard Hammond, has a gang nf men at work dicing holes for .telephone polos. The company lias the moral support of tho city council, and some of our aldermen are busily en .-aged drumming business fur the latest telephone company in Fernio. J. T. Wilkinson ol Vancouver, who is sti'l traveling nruund thu worltl In or* ilcr to sustain his title of Wings, sends Tin' I.ianin several pictures of the young ladies he has met in Honolulu. Thoy arc. all brunettes, with the dreamy optical expression that appoals so strongly to the poetical temperament of Wings." The funeral of Gcorgo Masson Cor- sail, the seven year-old son of Dr. Corsuti, took place hist Wednesday,aud was largely attended. Tlio deceased was a bright boy and the earthly extinction of his young life was a sad blow to his parents, who have the sympathy of many friends In this, one of the deepest aorrowH that can como to any home. Tho SiO-round glove contest between •Iim Burrows and Jack Ovmdnrff did not como ofi in Fernie as advertised, Ovcrdnrff hnvliii* broken his hand. To take his phuo Sullivan, who Is i'o relation of John I,, came, over from .Spokane and on Saturday evening struck a couple of times at Jim Burrows, but fnlleu tu iiuikti an Impression, ami re- tirud from the arena after two rounds The fiiidlcuco never touched him. Not a mosquito has been aeon in Fernie this week. The police are. on the trail of several local coal thieves. The new and palatial Hotel Fernie will open for business February 6. r .' The King Edward is crowded with gitcEts from all parts of the unlveim J. C. Hutchinson is closing out at cost all his stock of gents furnishings. Tho Review of Spokane reaches Fernio the samo day It is printed, except Sunday. , Three prisoners are in tho local jail awaiting speedy trial—Brisco, Gibbs and McCann, \V. C. Hamilton was called to Cranbrook this week to attend tho funeral of a young niece. S. Sliuti has,returned from the Eaet, and is busily engaged selling his large stock of Okanagan apples. Fernio has uo, fight with anv corporation seeking to rend our streets for the sake of putting I'n a sewage system. W. R. Ross, 51. L. A., leaves next week forj&ctoriu to assist the legislation of affairs in this glorious province. " "Cash is mighty with Blundell. Ilo takes notiiiug else for groeerica unless, perhaps, occasionally, fresh cj-gs might gO. ■ .: ,'■ : On Sunday evening the electric light went off shift for a few minutes and left some of the local parsons eawing the air in darkness. A meeting of tho executive of the Fernie Liberal association will be held iu Stork's opera house on Wednesday, February 1st, at 8 p. in. Tub Ledge this week installed one of the'oldest but most reliable printing presses in the world. It easily prints the entire edition in nine hours. At*the present time the Crows Nest Pats Coal Co. use 35 telephones in. conducting their own business at Fernie, Michel, Coal Creek and Carbonado. Sinco its entree into Fernio Tm: Ledok has caused the name of this city to bo read by millions of people in all parts of tbo world, and thc end is not yet. Alex. Cameron, lato of Rossland, is driving needles for P. G. McLeod. J. -D«OaarDiof,Wliinl;*|j..arUI^«rrlyej_thlR. "week to fill a similar pbsitiotf with McLeod* ■ A, Good of Crow's Nost, was in Ferine last week advertising the route from, his town to the Flathead by circulating blue prints,,showing trails aud other information. At McKorizie's ^noting 'gallery, next to the King Edward hotel, John Minton won the prize on Saturday He made HO points in a possible 3d, so John certainly is a good shot. Fernie has no funds to pay for its chemical fire engine, but does not appear to be worried over the shadow of law'costs thrust upon it by hasty and unwise local legislation. Having finished his contract on the C. N. S. railway near Swinton, G. 0. Fobs will visit hie home in Minneapolis this week, nt1'.1 from thence he will go to Ottawa in search of his big partner, Jim McDoncI. The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church will give their next monthly tea at the residence of Mrs. IV V. Mott. corner of Gemmell street and Riverside avenuo, from ll to'i and 8 to 10 p in. on Tuesday, the 7th inst. AH are cordially invited. Jim Bell, the well-known knight of tho range, is picking oranges in California as a pastime, and spending the money he made around Sandon by riding on tho street cars and watching the swans that pass in the night. " Take keerof yourself, Jim," and dou't hiitf the shore of thn "Barbary coast.'' Mr. Mcl'hillips contended that the words "subject to thn approval of the municipalities" simply meant that the company had the right to go on with the erection of poles or other work, only that the municipalities had Hip tight to Say in what manner that work should be done, and quoted, numerous eases, in support of his contention. His lordship was of opinion that while tho view of counsel was piobahly what was iu the minds.' oi the legislator*. when the charter was granted, yet he could only construe llie word '"appro- val" as meaning with the consent of the municipalities. Had it been otherwise, the,terms "by the. direction" or "under iho supervision'' would htirely have been used. Ilo pointed out, however, that even if liu were to continue tho injunction, it would by no means break the deadlock that existed, ar. it was at best:'but .a' temporary expedient, and pany. CITY COUNCIL visiting tho coronation; cei-omoiiicfi ii.^hey- choose. The people need not London some years agp'asa n.t*4J* M******.'* «">.•« V -aV <•* «">V,*A.> «.*> -a.l>At> «*> <*,» aJ> *l_Sl*. 'sWiwi-rw"---:';:^ y.i, ft* *.» y.i. ft* W - . . ■ * Vi-7 y.i.y.i.y.i. yti.y._y.'y*y_.s,i. *t* <,>s,*y*y'y*s',i.y_, s1* *•■> <*> «* *r* *-■"•■ ♦T> '•i*^., ft* ft* fi* ft* ft* ft* ft* fi* ft* ft* ft* ft* ft* fi* f.* ft* ft* ft* fi* ti* ft* ti* ft* ft* ft* fi* ELKO NOTES. of their good feeling towai.l- her. Wi: cordially wish her all bappuu-s-s am! blessing in married life. She a'.-uri-'s thc Vicar that herconiieetl'in with lis was a great happiness; ami altlio'i*;! will often bo with us," tii our work at the Epiphany. . .',■ MINERAL OUTPUT. i .. , . , tbe subaidj- . to.}'>•*■—*-*jJ»1jv.Vaa mail- frotit til'a)'ax«lts3ei-atld-t-hc tvviil xxiBpsi,yT *'**r'-yro»ai-"s COntWliUtirii^itr»aiT?-!»-!-,^r3T From the provincial', depart ment of mines it has been ascertained that the |un court and 'not left to the decision approximate output oE-'iniii.-. -iU in - - Pro vim o of British Qn^umbia !ov tin- year that has just closed., is m <-\i cs of that of tbe year before";-by 5i.-.'."I,0lJ. Tho total value of tlnf t'li'.eul-, produced within the couh'nes of the province during the year end.-d on I'.•'•ember SI, 1901, was 619.770A">. '1 he tot.il itmouiit of mineral proa.ict- year other than ccal was ?1 ot one judge, Bylaw No. 8 pnsscd and will he re- considered at next meeting. By tiie pa-sing of this bylaw no more retail li'iuor licenses will be granted in Fernie until the population is 8.300, nor any more .wholesale' I;c-.uses un- iii ing tne j til the population is 4,CO.). Alter »','"■'•. I tin sa figures are reached, one retail On Friday eveniiii- the townspeople had a moBt enjoyable time through the kindness of Tommy Yuatt, who gave a dance and supper. Altogether there were about •-.thirty couples in attendance. Mr McClelland, late of Fort Steele., has arrived with his wifu and family, anu are staying at the Klk hotel Mr. MeClelland is hurts to open a school, whic,!) is much needed. A large number of men are employed in this vicinity takiii)- nut ties. CRAXI5ROOK Tbe amount of gold, prm'.iced, both , license to e'verv SOO popuiatioti will from nuartz and placer^a- in "^^ ' I- g:;mt,'d, 'i:.:! one -ivholuialb' to oftt.at produced in ^ In l'< I H'fi'every additional 2,003."-- ofignld prodtte-. vih >:,li,'i,-, rp. ,-,,,. . , .j,, ,m! riieclutf of police, was instructed amount 000, while in 1903 it wis:- increase of over half -c. nu:li ::. Ihe silver product of thc pro> ii.u- wa* al-o in excess of that of the pre'.:.ui: year. In lDil-1 it amounted to SV-l*',1' -'• ''■ hii-h was $378,528 in excess" of 1903. Last year the amount nf r.'.p; er mined in thc various district:: sho-.u-d u to buy ..six paira oi cheap .■mits fur the use ol pris'mers. Adjourned until next Monday. Dave's Mistake. It dees ntit pay to hash a gun and shoot out the litrhts in Cranbrook. In ime into the ., ., „.,-, ,, , ,, pl-u lew evenings ago, considcrablv over VMJ, tl.i- ni'put , , , „ ,,. ,. , - ? ?.- being N.5OT.O0O. The coal .,. 1 l0,u., f»""'^wo of hi* friends in a hot dis- produced amounted to *l,rjj,-> :, bc-inu \ l-llte" '-""-d to quiet afl'airs he fired the slight increase, the totaj. output ^'"'r'that burg David Crane e 51,300000 Lead, too.'l.icrci.-i.l very J -.j.,,,-^ hQ. j,ft f(JW ft, practically the same as before. i'i tl.<- vear Tlio Small Em!. The iDomiriioti estim-^j-'s annunt to $08,064,397, of which '-$?.->i,0J7 ii for Itritish Columbia, inelu'tiu;*' ?-W,i.<00 for treasury were nearly 61,750/00. British Columbia lakes the -:aall end, as i1; usual when we have l/!i<:ne.-s with the TKLBIMIOXB IX FUIlaME. Tho telephone embrogllo advanced several stages during the week, II.W. Kent ri'ttii-t.eil to the coast on Friday, mul probably has ri'eove.red by this timo from the frost bites ho received in Fernie. Not being ahlo to get local cartage linns to haul poles for fear ol a boycott by some of their customers, he bought a team, and since then tlio work of construction bus none on without interruption. Neatly all the workmen engaged iuu Canadians, and object to being called "foreigners." Mr. Kent stated that his company would run a lino into the Flathead when business would justify the espouse, and that the. 13. C. Telephone com puny would not make any money out of local business for a long time, and would have (o look to long distance work for a dividend in F.ast Kootenay. In thu suprrme court at Vancouver last Thursday thu argument was heard upon the iipplii'iUlnn nf tho City of Fernio '." ij'ifsh au injunction isMiml against it by Mr. .IiimIi'o Morrison in favor ol the H C. Telephone Co. L U. Mel'liillip.', K. C, appeared for the Tt'l'-phoni! company and Edgar Illi'Ciinlleld repn-.H-iited the City ol Fernie. Mr. libimiHi'hl said t'i,-it tho Telephone company was working on a provincial charier, which gave it the right toeieet poles and string wins, nuhject, h(;-.vever, nlwa-s lo the approval of the itiiiiiieipalitie.H in which the work was to be done. docs not givo us as extensive a connection, F-.,ruio quits loser. If both companies stay in the. local Held, tbe service, to bo effective, must be doubly I Dominion Govermnei;. expensivo, forcing subscribers to havo I two telephones where ono would be more than enough forv a long time, as far as purely local business is concerned. Tho telephone embroglio is a fair sample of the way business is conducted in a city that is divided and full of cross purposes. Judicious forethought would have saved loss, trouble and much bitter feeling, and it is to bo hoped that our stormy experience will be a bonefit to other cities. In the meantime tbe lawyers are all smiling. Tho proper solution of the telephone situation is government ownership of all trunk lines, and municipal ownership of local syetcmB when so desired bv the inhabitants of-cities. contents of his revolver through the •Aiiidow, and seared the crowd to a white pallor. Dave' was ran in, and it cost him aweek's liberty, the loss of his job, and;*80-for thinking tbat Cranbrook was like Arizona. -~J A.l^sJBs£sM-^ There will be a hot time in Fernie onS.uiirdayafternoon, and the trouble will conimeiiee at 3 p..-in. 1 AIprize will be given for the best runner in TELEPHONE IX NAXAIMO. The trouble between the municipality of Fernie and tho Burrard Inlet Telephone Co."sccaniti to have brought to a head here a question which has long been more or less in tho air. The company hns the right by its charter to erect ite telephones and line" all over tho province, Th-e necessarily includes Nanaimo. Knowing thouiicertain temper of local street committees, tho company has always mado it a rule to consult them before erecting voles in the streets. Human nature is human nature, however, and tho vory fact that the company had tho right to put up poles regardless of what tho city council might say or do, has from timo to timo been the c&uso of irritation. While the rights of tho company havo been respected there has always been a feeling at the city hall that the citv should have absolute power to veto the erection altogether should it suo lit This has now taken positive jlmpo In tInform of a resolution passed by the city council last uvening to thn effect that a petition bo pia'seuted to both houses of P'.rliiunetit, asking (or legislation to be passed, to -ircvunt the use of stn 's and roads In cities by private corporations for tho purpose ot erecting poles nnd stringing wires for telephones and other pin poses without the consent of the municipal council of such cities, and for the taking over of long distance telo phone systems, nnd tho operation of the same in the public interest. .'a clog nice. The dogs are to be at- A Change of Pc-»tmaster. ! tached to sleds and the racing track An official commuiiv .tion has beer. is fl'01" t!le {wstoflice t* the opcri received through Mr. v.-. A. C'alliher,; home. Three heats will be run, and M. 1\ by the Kaalo LiVral. Association, tho fun will be illimitable with stating that following r'-prcsentativosj Tom Wliel.in as ringmaster. Tho made byjihem, S. V. '"awe is to be > set ct harness offered as a prize can postmaster at Kaslo v'-i- S. II. Green, j i_ SCi.,A at jllK fiEl).-!K ofiiuc. Tho immediate cause liidiog up to the j action of the. Liber ii .Association .was I Took Kveiytiiing. the action of Mr. Ore.;! ut the time off thc Dominion electi":i, which on a date (From thu Hnrat.t.) ' There has been a bin increase in the assessed valuation of the property of Craubrook during the past year. This year it is about 100 per cent more than last, an increase from f-JOl.OOO to $501,'.XW, The new drug .store building to be occupied by J. ClVinpluton, is about enclosed, the large [date fur the front windows has arrived, ai.: ns have been ordered to sail h to leinforce Ad- Ftl'iit.-ii'y i man Tuttle wciv t-esent. The itiayor opened tl.e ifoccediiigs by reciting the h.invw'ui.jdetiiils which made another eiitiijslnstic tn:i?* ! meeting nectary, icr which he I mh.;l[ ,.(!Ji..Vt r.ky._ (,cc{ called ujvn Aldernri:; Tuttle. 1'ivtiij * Mr. Tut tic's lVitiiirks i) appears that the city iv»ui'cil aski'ijtliG fjoal Co. to install ;i telephone System in i'p-,rXor:hS posilion t'> the V>. ('.:pmp:tnyt that the objvet ul ihe iiietili-r was'oeu- doise the :iet:->ii of »c inajot* ui-.d aldermen, tlm' the cuncil took no steps lo get better tcils from the B C. company, and tha the city w.-i- tii the ' ' P.u.'i.-", iVb. 1.-The hearing of the l'ussiaii witnesSi-s was be;*flii by the t i'l.-ittii.^sttiii today. Captain W.-iliei.inil oi the transixitts Us ttlii'il lh;i*.during the evening while un the lii.ikmit l'-r torpedo boats he heard sh.-ts and t.-iw the outlines of a torpedo cralt, wl-.erettjioii he sent a w:relt;.-s iiu's.-:1 mt is projected at Bull river. It will render available a stream of water flowing i'X) cubic feet a second, and will develop ten to twelve thousand horsepower. There is little doubt that with adequate capital the iron industry of British Columbia could be made one of the profit earning branches of the province's great mineral industry. The Bull Hiver Mining and Power company havo .reduced the force employed to six men. Active operations with a large force will be resumed about March 1st. .With the Crow's Nest Pass branch in active operation, tbe Fernie branch of the Great Northern completed, the K.ifiienay Central and C'orbtn ro.uL- r.'.-i'Is. under con.-truction this year. Southeast I'noteimy will s-ee an era of pri'.-perity sut-h as never before wit- r.e.-.sid iu auy section of British Columbia. Prospecting for copper in this district will rtccive considerable att.'iitioii during the coming year. The recent di-- covi'iies made ai.d development work done in the St. Mary's river district (live ■rrc.-it proniiM! of.being a copper- producing region. The area in this tiintrict known tu contain placer guid is l.irtre and only been lotii'hid, leaving still virgin ground well worth prospecting and working. American capita! it is saiil will exploit a umiiher of ; l.ticr minis in the Fort Steele district during the coining year. The importance of zinc mining will he np-pivi-ialed iu S 'iithen-t Kootenai lip ill ll'!' CHillpli'tiOII Of Ii'i' Ki"'tetl:l\ Cuitr.d railway. A number of proper >'rorn Tilt Tiiiic-a .Married at the"Sanitarium HiVel on Friday, January'20th, by the Itev. C. I£ Cancallfii, IVicy Poupard to Mi»8 Francis Hubble, both of Frank. Plans for the zinc smelter aie still in the hands of llie oflicials. J. L>. Robertson, who has lately been engineer at the Frank mine, left on riiursday for Winnipeg where he has accepted a position with a survey party. G. If. Findlay, of the International Coal Co , now hats charge of the Cole man bank pending the arrival of a man to take Mr. Fripn's place in that institution. W. J. Adcock has removed his boot and shoe store from Coleman and has opened up in thc Martin block, Frank, where he will be pleased to meet any of liis old customers. ■The Little coU5""--"-, of thc West Canadian Collieries i_. are at present turn-- ing^out and shining to B. C. points a.'- - years of placer mining, and six years uf mg;out ami stiij*-:»u*(i^'Scn-t;!of>i*ier#::hss" strated that7"this district is*"*'rich "in coke ovens otihis comp.i'ny^jfefcVi bm'*.~-r' of the Solvey type have proved a b'g- succesa, _ ^AAA._ Althoush negotiations have, been keep life pure frsun movii: I'roiii tl..- I.i-n tor t'reston lni1- thtee c.-isim »f tliphlheria liarett Keefeh.-i> leased the KM'hange ! .-t.-iloon iu Kiissln.id nnd i.j immiiig it. J lv Crowe has piircha.-eil the piece of laud jiurth of the loikii, upon which Pill's dairy is In'.-itrd, funn T. McN'iitie el' Fort Steele. Mr Crowe has iihv.ulv Company WUS then cled to the plat- | ih-gr;idiug eli'inents, t;i ni.-il-e it eon- I begun f'tnovin,* the lliiitiel" ff'.lii it. form, anil t-ild wit Ian excellent jst.uuly li.-l,-i'ul in little ways in iho-, j who are teuehi'il bv tl, lo keep -.piriliilw.iy-i sivi-et, and avoid al tier oi petty auger and irrit.'ibilitv - - lhat i-i.-iu iJi-.il a-, noble as it is ililliiiilt, l-'Jwitral llowanl lilil.'gs". system hi** cmiptlii 'Voultl inst. and -.-.Id it would >;-an all night service. i A vole was then ik.cn, which resulted in an endors-'>i) of the Coal company's system S to 0. Thus: ~" ended mass ineetiii •>)> 2, anil it is! Two J,ip.uiisc r^hermen to Lo hoped the cin't^uncil and the I *ife.i'"h in the Victoria cillzuis will now 'lithe matter, \ ''"r n-hing with ueis in the and allow the, two'eiilt'iy corp"i'a An important strike h.n been recent' one's ! ly made in the N i, I tunnel of the St. man-! ''agono mine in the i.uo fo.it level 'i'hi- were hiii-il police iMuit harbiir. It is on'y iu prusperhy that we throw lions to luck liut'ii^i"; otlicnvise ah:nui" iriciids uvcrlioarJ. j is one nf the lew v.*n-!-,j!!»••» in the luiin' j iu V'liich rhere wa'' no ore until now I he .,!'•• Iioily eili'Oillitel"i'i| is said to be ipiiie an i-*;t'liiriiv.'iiiie, ami already 'Jot funs of coacenlr.'tiiig ore has been taken out. The Movie I.timher Co have hud a • leal on for s-une liiiie for the di-po-ed i..'il'.eir mill mul i-\tiiiiive timber in- ti'ie.t.-i near here II II. l'ltehcllcr of "Does it ray to advertise?'' is a tpies- tion very fr. ipn ut!y nt-ki-d .ind as frequently answered iu the aflirmntive b.v ll.ose who pay dm; attention to this department of their business. Loeul in- -t.-isit'es, howovi r, aro like'y to be mnro convincing than any ei-m-ral discusfiiu of the siibj.'ct We therefore call alien- tion to the MK-ci'-sful work in tliis lino accomplished by Me-srs Martin and .MeKeii/.ie, »v|io i.e-:in bit*ie. s." in this city in September Inst Bight from thu '•go in,'- tbis enterprising linn has been up todate in the matter uf advertising with tin-result that they aro emphatically of the opinion th-it '-.idvertisini pays '* In .'ill nii'destv we mid that this linn advcr;--i- largely in the Vernon News, mul to tliis fact, iu a gre.it iiii'i-iuv. thoy attribute th.dr lame ami s!e:(di'y iu'ie i-ing trade. They h;i\.! also idiiiu'ii their progressive bii-inoBS busiitss spirit, by iplmir.g a bulletin board in front nf their store nuriounciii; tpei-i.il line^ d.uly, and by scattering broadcast notice ' of what is being dono i.v thii enterprising and thoroughly up- to dale linn. Assistant liispet-tor of Load I'oiintv. Word ha-i been received at Ottawa that mi recoiniiieiiduti'iii uf d. <>. Buch- .ituiu. inspector under thu Lead Bounty Ait. .-"hiriey liei'ling is to be appointed an as.-istniit lo Mr.liiit'hiinnii hi that de- piHtiiieiit. It i.-i itiiilerstooil that Mr. Keeling will In-stationed at the Sullivan smelter nt Miuysvillo. ' Tbe appointment Is a good one and will Im rccived with Kcucral favor. Mr Keeling is an „M resident of tho Kooji'iiiiy-i nnd ha i many friends which his agreeable persouahllity nnd Intega rity and chaine'"i' have won for him,. Bead Tut: Liumi-;, 1 «f*i'i; Ami m^^mmmmm^mmim^ ■'™.-^'r^..»ll..-.>rre«yre^ ■ill- ;** ■V'VT . !**.-.- -- ,:v/, --—-'■j,TTr.-.iHfrt^.|-3---yv^nyi' fliBKUAftY i, iyt-5 'W / w ? Qll*^A^/#/-'i V '^ » r J-Zvs&s awSA*.f/')-^T,»< J„ ,j> ','i>*" •l ^ J- — ** Warj-t(»d.- ^.-^'W^r.^^^.'**^'^*"--"-*----*-*-'^^ ^'t/tgsz__:\ ;a an > ni TEND*.P.FEE.T '' £CWAR.aV or thc DOG- '%»--**-w-*^***»rj**^*^ about -13 dims and defy detection, except thut the nicks are too similar, and it- is said thai the -M on tho neck- is not quite deep enough, and that the L in Plmibus is a thousandth ol un inch crooked. You know every counterfeiter makes some little mistake. —Evory hotly's Magazine. Men arc gradually discovering that they cannot deprive women of equal rights without suffering" themselves.-- Allgeld. The*'Ledge. Jl.T.J.ilWEHY, Kilii.ii unit FliiKiK-i'T. "llllll bCI'ilK in tiubii-slll'I l;lf:r.V Wi-ill'l'-llnj' •ii Kumiv. IK'.' Tin. prii-i- i" ;!.-. y.'iir. Ailvor. li.-sii.i; riiti'-sUivun mien application. J-StS" l_fc'.Tt*Vft.i • i"?t*/.,.'.-,CY* s. |sr7" ' ■ |s?:~r;"* ' *Tf*ll.V i$tr*>- 'XA~ - a [■lcssing. The K-lntliead oil botun Ivia com pieucetl. Two tironii'iers from this provincearedrillini," fin*stock through a big a I in oi c of the Wiuuipeg dailies. i. - _? Shrist Ciiino to Fernie He c- aid frequently exclaim cf a Ci-ri-iiiT element in this city: '.' Forgive them. father, lor they • know ■ not what ;^|beydo.*! _: 1_ •' ^v.-'-VVm. Blakemoue must bo getting '' " ready to run for the legislature. Lie preached' in Nelson last Sunday upon the proper- way to ob.ervc the Sab . bath Iron* his point oi view. TuEUE-'is : too triU'' -o\\ in the politicians ol. Canada, , "i'ded with greed.-they;woraliipAai' ->'e dollar ,-;f*,Sfino-.uifcl ' an - iiidi^ai!; v'-pul-iec •'y.tfllsaJjp^.awHY 'frorMiiie ■ '.'Ugh in m-dm* wWve'tlfe ulher hogs .v ch-i. uce. ifnH less ignorance in a community ^"he'nioie difficult it becomes fordt.c- fcirs, lawyers and parsons to make a "jivincr." -These three professions live almost entirelv ur-on the results of jgnorance, cupidity and fear. ^ Autocratic nnd tyrannical rule is •being stabbed to death in Russia, and 0ltora will soon bo able t<> print tbeir sheets without having their ro War.k6.on tlie weather blue-penciled by some iron sotiled iimg.in bri-rht colon-i, ^n,d a moustache twisted sky ; yard. IA.-'/' .The an tutored never floubl what is ^-'f^oid'tlieni l>y -jliusriih -*r st.a'c;- Tho. ' pioW|inte)ligeiit mail becomes the less liable he i3 to be overcome by specious argument, or waste his time "ind uioney upon tales about the hei'o a&e^ that have nevci1 been jiiiiycb. The Ledge, with ono oxcepi ion, U the oldest paper in the" interior of Ii, £J., and has advertised this province inore than ulniostany other .journal within its ajontiiies. It was the first journal in Canada to agititte for a jnint, perhais because at the time ^iho editor. yyi\s 3»dly in need of one Ivjow th? tnlnt H%t lust becoming xuore ijhivn a dream. would suggest that Fernie is big enough now to cut the hours between tiie closing o( tho inaiUior tho westbound train. Tiiiiouoii appealing to religious bigotry alter tho .Kiel rebellion the Grits slid into power in Ontario, and lor .13 yearu they havo tatteued at the cxpenqo ol tho public. The peoplo turijed tliem out ol power last week, and tlm province ivM again be ti decent, place lo live in. We hope- that at the funeral of Grit power in Ontario there will also be interred tho corrupt political methods that for such a long lime have made that province notorious throughout thc world. ~ IiEV..C. F. Yates, who points out the Episcopal route from Golden to heaven, is about to issue a.bpoklet ot poems, entitled "Idylls of the Sol- kirks." Some of his poems upon the mountains of this province have been well received by those who have had tlio pleasure of reading them. Poetry is u'ten much 'uoro effective for good upon the s-.iul of man than prosy sermons, and . \ye trust that har old lriend will find plenty of inspiration for his pen around tha b,ea,utiful town of Golden. 1311EAK THE BAURIEIta. The Canadiau West loses intelligent and ambitious young men to the States frequently because ol the barriers which surround the various professions in the way of exorbitant lees. A case in point is that of a young lawyer who came west from Nova Scotia a year ago, lie went to Wiuuipeg to engage in practice. His examinations were complete and ho carried tho highest credentials of legal educatiou, but—he did not have $50CL,u3 'the .{ee-.for«jrj Mitilr.? , h-tV-sa; ' Hi- ' ll"Jl :, 'Tii ttf hoafly every' coirtmunitv you .vvill Hnd a clus3 of men who sit hi the trout Ww3 on Simdav* and boot-t pruinUed to come to him. directly.^ I lor Jfsos hi thtrloud.'tst voices. .They '^cordingly went as soon as I was ire blttcrlv opposed u» .Iinnnflt men Urutoud and found that hU landlady Who do their own thinki-g, but when j!'=»d arrested him for rent, at which .11tors | 'll0 •'"""' '■• "■ vI>"lel)t passion. He then i t ild mo that ho had a covel ready ter the pres-*. I looked into It and it (vines u» beating th«'ir creditors •ho Mitf villainy "I such fiwuin^ bvincrites is pisiluly s.<'m 'h.-'iiiiih wjth vvtiich ttudr Si*w -*H '*'.. Mayor $tork stand thitt "liit-tv. yauoouiuijh Scotch in him to flop ovm*, one! he would opi^se the company to the bitter cud." Onr hand- jnuo but stubborn mayor did not tjOsV what brand of Scotch lie. had "ait 1*1, but it may bo the same that Cilivln was loaded with when ho twirnud Servctus at tho stake for daring to opop-sjo him in opinion. Fr.RX.tai heeds a dlvi-ct mail con »cctfe*t;i with the'coast via Si-okaue, put it wUJ not como without the j^-opei; reprencntations. This town is &II ol gpod,Grits, nnd they should be ijafiUy aLlc to get anything we need §;oui Ujll-fJAllIhei'i proli.'ib'y tho best ^nd mo3» vopuUf' (iriu WciV, oi tin* should sooii rcturu and, having gone to a Ijools.-seller, sold It for ,6*00.'■'' The novel thus dealt with was •'Tlu: Vicar of Wakefield." ■m *\V}; '"ilWO styrian Ar«onle Eiiters. Eutiiig ol arsenic Is common in Styria. The Styrhins say that arsenic makes one plump and comely and gives ono strength for great exertions, biieh as running or mountain climbing, says the Chicago Tribune. •Styria, in Austria, g^ives tho world vain qua iititieii of arsenic. The manufacture of lb Li drug is, indeed, the main Stj-riatt industry. They w^o make ai'.suiic. eat it aa a rule, for 'ihcy say that only tbe urseiik) ta.t,cr can witlis.'aiid the,arsenic- f'imi-a, Theho makers, a,iid eatei!!, of tjlje drug am conudy. Thoy haye a bhiiuniig nuil- clear color. They lopk ,1'iueh yii'.iiigcr tha?-. they arc, A Dollar That's Not. One evening 1 was sitting witfy a,n Italian friend in a restaurant. We were discus-iing American laws and rcstrict-Una, .at which he was much inclined to scoff. Did you ever sec a dollar that is not a dollar? said he. I shook my head and ho rulled acroas the table to tne a silver coin, It appeared to be a dollar I examined it with every cajrc, and, getting another from the cash register, compared thc two. Thoy wero exactly alike in weight, sound, color, milling and all. At last I got them confused and only tny lriend wag able to point out which wns which. That Is what we.call R Palermo dollar, he said. Do you remember some years ago that vyeatcrn silver miners were caught taking about S7,000,000 worth of silver into thc Nevada City mint and havin&it turned Into money without being rci*1 corded ? Well, that if-Just what is going on in Palermo today, with variations. Silver is bought In San Luis I'otosi, Mexico, or thereabout, und shipped to Purls, then to Palermo and minted with reasonable privacy. The. dollars are jtunbied w,fth stones to nick them nnd laid Ingreascdclay, then come ovo here lu third class ■■•ig-jiig;'! fur iJi-;trlbu'.i;ju, 'J^liey cost; WALDORF _1"I*RN1E Is now open to the world. It contains 31S rooms and is the Finest Hotel in- Ec-dt Kootenay. tm tm Rates, §2-a da-j and upwards The Best Union Made .Ctoeralis, Shirts «3c - Miners'. Garments AKE THE ll WINNER BRAND" _y MADE BV , 7neTsef THE UNION LABEL IS ON EVERY GARMENT J. C. Garruthers. Agent for Kootenay P. O. I*s>x 56 Nelson, B.C. The PARK HOTEL On the road leading to •'Ferguson and Trout Lake has ample accommodation for man and his horse. The bacon, beans, beefsteak, ctjgs, oatjs, hay, boozcrme and cigars cannot be bt-at-en in tho bills oi the Lavdenq. KENNY MORRISON, Prop. -$»■ iS»." fi-fe. t% -5* Ho- mere Is one of Fernie's oldest ai,nd best kaown hotels. The I'ro'iric'tor'B name is. l" ' ' .. Wm. Eschwig. 1 t& ft ■3^ Why pullyoiir money in 0 the saviigs bank at a low rate of intere.-O when you can buy a 1 Lbt in t,hc.great cty of Winnipeg by paying -9% down and thelilance in 6, 12 and 1,8 motui. Lots from ,$75 to $iooe;|i according to location. I We have 5<.| the Chicago sale on the abt"*S and see us for L.T.W. BIock such lots in Canada for terms. Call rticulars. B.C. •ernie ott, ScJ L Co. Agents ia \~tuw: for '("j. Prof.f.nr, Nohqn The^sflscr^- tt>ti It yon aro looking for Fisliing. Bathing Iluntingj Boating or Glacier Climbing, go to "New Denver and stop a fow duys, weeks or months nt the Newmarket Hotel with Henry Stege. Homo cooking, and tho finest beverages in tho world, including water. Write or wire for rates. S-jeitry Stege *t Newmarket Hotel Hew Denver In Fernie, is a pleasant home for all who travel. Rooms reserved by wire. T*f T. yviielstn, Manager Queens Hotel FEItNIE. Rates $1 a Day This hotel i. a homo for a".J railroad and lumbermen. ROSS BROS. KING'S HOTEL FERNIE Tasty Meals, Easy BedB, Nervo Bracera Of IJvery I)eacription. J. F. JARVIS PROP. ■is Centra FERNIE First Class in Every Respect MRS. S. JENNINGS, Piiovbietbbbs. THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL - - LARDO Is tho home jf all Slocan people traveling to and from Poplar. meals always heady. McLAOHLAN BROS., Props, Will open next month with 46 First-class Rooms Everything Up-to-date. S. R WALLACE HOTEL SLOCAN -, ■ '. .... _Io -Throe Forks is one of the oldest hotels in the Slocan, -ind has never closed its doors. 'The meals are always tusly, and the landlord never allows his 'whiskey to Qirt with the water barrel. HUGH NIV3N, Proprietor. DON'T SCAB vou smoke )N made. a cigar When see that it is UNIO Blno Prize, Henry Yano, Columbus and Havana Whip Cigars aro Union Goods made bv. W. l'V KILBOURNE & CO. Winnipeg, Man. Represente-l by GEOHOE HOBTON. You t;an smoke your PIPE in peace if it is filled with TOBACCO bought at the FERNIE CIGAR STORE L. Atkinson, Prop. *-f*.*ztsi* <** *f* *f__y* «*y* ,rirti*%.*~t.&i&_*"t.*^^ |«. - - - • $*. N. KLAUSMAN, Prop. Va? z\*. Manufacturers of Lager Beer, Bottled Beer-& Porter tip Howland Avenue, Fernie si _**_> aaV ^t> «.v \l* *■** *J* «* *'*"*■** «.i ..y ^^fy w^r*tf--*^w-*5-iT"*^*??^^r^***T"f^*T" TXt*>&TPit wwswfjs-fjwJjj >.l <■" c _. !•*—* ll - • . ' " V -.--7. —- -a-p ," , r , . t -,» a ,. * '. - ■'»../■ . . -- -Wlj*", * T ,J 4 -l% 1 * ■ .: . —J3 u-l*—. wa*"-. r-u. *. »J^ ._!.•*■ , x-J . i-a____i^_.___'. ^_..!_______.. ___. ^. --*J-~JilL_AL, _-_. J>._- '. i_ -J- a" ' a* a* ^ • ■ * , . - '- *,,■- -.*-*■- ,* V "* " .-*' ' ■** " ' / .7 "■* ^^^K^V'''^^-'^- ■• l1':'.-;-V:'l- • ■ ' 'y •""'•■- ^ \ - ' ■'- ■'•-- 1-. a* >i I la. 1. , . ry!, t ■ /.. ■in-: u<:r.r,i-:, ff.rnib B.C., h-uri' \rt i, io-> THE MIXIJR ATII0MI3. Mining iis.'w8 in this district is rather scarce just at present, yet the drills are being hit just tlie same and, development work goes;' merrily along. Far up in tliu mountains liardby are men employed, who have received no word from the rest of the world nor have they been heard from. Early last fall these men packed up to their mines sufficient supplies lo last them until next spring. The great white-blanket has fallen and -•they are hemmed in by the "beautiful" until the warm rays of Old Sol liberates (hem, unless of necessity, then they may come down on snowshoes and tell of llie most fascinating: of all things, what ihcy found in nature's great trea- ' sure vaults. While it may seem strange and romantic to readers unfamiliar with life in a mining camp t'lmt men should shut ihcniM-lves up in llie mountains for months, will it seem not even more romantic thai there are'woincnand children up there with them. Think of the romance of a bride and groom, the day after their wedding, Oct 10, starling away up Toby Creek to live alone at the I'lack Diamond until next spring, and now il ,is over six Weeks tiince Mr, and Mrs. 1' Michelsen were last seen hy anyone and there the bride- must slay until spring. Mr. and Mrs, 13. H. Washburn and their two liltie children also went away upToby Creek on Oct. 27II1 to remain until spring al the Cliarlemont. Mr. Washburn came down to the North Fork two or three weeks ago on snovr- bhoes for his mail and reported striking 14 inches of high grade galona oro and is expected to comedown once a month Hut it will be warm weather in the valley when Mrs. Washburn and her children are likely lo get down. Since the above was written it is learned that Mr. Washburn has been down to the North Fork for his mail sometime during the past few days, although no one wus at the cabin when he arrived there. This relieves his friends of some anxiety. There are oilier properties being developed in this vicinity, but each are several miles apart and no afternoon ._t<-;ts are held. —Wilmer Outcrop, running by \\_y side ami crying with a child's terror of--sho It new not wh.tl, exccpl that her mother was in disliess— was a'little girl. At this distance of time in-*;, recollection is that she was about nine years old.;. < '.My r diamonds are gone ! tlu DUCHESS OF MANCHESTER. At the Press Club of Chicago the other evening a group of newspaper men were swapping yarns, Here is ono of special interest which was told by William Lii/htfoot Vischcr, the poet . and writer of Southern stories: A Dowager Duchess I There are some who associate the 'teirm v.lih age.'ftilse 'curls and "ail environment of claw-footed furniture, ancient draperies, dim portraits and half light, hut such notions ate, for the .most pt'rt, staff and nonsense. Here is an instance that proves llie stuff and nonsense. The incident is real and the names are historic. In the limes when the Southern Stales had not become so thoroughly homogeneous by the influx and interest of the hurrying Yankee, and when the .Southern people were content to travel from Louisville to New Orleans, or to way landings, on the few palatial steamers that yet remained in feeble dellance of (he "sassy" railroads. I was the owner, editor and publisher of a little daily newspaper on board the grand steamboat Richmond, and was thus in a way—-sometimes in thc way— an attache of the vsssel. One winter night our vessel'was 'steaming along the coast—that was what the stretch of the Mississippi from Natchez to the Ilalize was called. We were close ti> die Hayou Sara and so near to New Orleans thai we would reach thc guy old Creole capital in the afternoon of the licit day. I was then a'very young man, full of sentiment and" romance, and with me was a companion who was full of other things, and needed my attention. His name was William Henry Harrison Hale, and he was Iho head printer of the Richmond Headlight, also associate editor and remainder of the staff, editorial and mechanical, save the editor in chief, of which position I held the lioiisirs. Except my companion and self there seemed lo be not another human soul awake «'n the boat, but the watch of llie crew. The fresh air of 2 o'clock in the morning wa> doing William Henry H.iiri-ion !l.de much good, and my orrova lor him was growing lighter. I was becoming roiu.uitic and had begun to think how beautiful the wi-id wus at that hour, still keeping an eye on iny companion, however, because he was di-.tiiu-.ly necessary to the daily appearance of lln- Headlight. SudJi'iily my hc.mliful thoughts were interrupted by a piercing scream from the main hall, or saloon, of llio vessel, and from that put of it known as the ladies' cabin. The dnois of many stateroom's were partly opo'ied hy the startled passenger-', and towards the oflice of the boat forward hurriedly came 11 comely matron of forty years perhaps. She was in a richly embroidered robe dc'nuii. and her wealth of glossy hl.uk hair fell waving and rippling upon her shatulilers and down her hack, over ihe while of her garments, like a --haded brook al nighl (lowing between :.now-clad banks. Clinging to the sl;ti tn of this matron, mother exclaimed in a voice that was almost choked in a hoarse whisper by excitement and dismay. The night clerk had. heen (dozing, but with this he was not'only awakened ■—he was appalled, e lady to he young nnd handsome yet. 'The younger Consuelo became the Duchess of Marlborough, one of ihe most glorious of the American girls who have added something to Brilish nobility. fl Fg£"s often get contaminated fiom being kept too close to strong c!:ee:;c, or to onions, or to sauikraut, Always remember, John, that eggshells aiu porous, that they acquire the flavor of coffeo or onions or cheese just as readily as bulter does. MINT M. K. Rogers of thii Daly 1' 'luction Co., Hedley, who holde a bond on the Maggie mine near Aslicn.ft, linn let n contractor itsdovelopiin-nt. The Calumet and Iluela, 11 copper mine in Michigan, paid a yearly dividend of one million dollani on Dee. 111. Orders have boeupliici-d for iho two new large furnaces to bu installed at tho Granby orncltor. Kadi will have 70 square feot against sr>(i fi'ot in the old ones; When-install d thc Granby smelter will have a dally capacity of 2,700 tons of oro. The American.-Institimi of Miniii'-, Engineers will hold its annual convention in Victoria this year, cminnciieii:.* about July 1st. At tim conclusion of* their deliberations tho members will take a trip to Alaska and will then spend two weeks in-tliu Kootenay and Boundary country, visiting all tlm principal camps ami inspecting ch»' prominent mines and 'smcltcrc '■:?^^s^-^zt;:^''_/rA^___^^^___^ Z_____ZEl5_2Z-3-EBS vo.ra.DSe Impression ■r-m^Mtr-Lafru* Kfunnan^aA Is created not alone by the man but also by his dress. It's just the same with a' letter, it may be well written but ajot depends on the paper and the printing, That's where we come in. Wc print letterheads and envelopes; also all kindsol'job printing. THEIvedge 's&s&ms gg-yj-'-iiro'^'s^ Mount Fernio Lodge No. 47 I. 0, f^J^ 0, F, Meets everv Thursday evening at 8 p.m. in I.O.6.F. Hall.' T. Bkci:, P.G..R.S. United Biotheiht-otlof Carpenters & Joiners of Ameiica, No.1220 The Carpenters & Joiners of I'ernie meet the 1st and 3rd TuesJays in each month at the O.lsliellows' Hall. ■r •■rvtvn-r-jwm ANOTHER KAILI'OAI). "Wasn't in Ferine. I lefl my dog accidentally at.'i friend's house yesterday, said a young girl. My friend tried to get him to run after me, but he would not leave. He plainly held that 1 would soon return—that since 1 had gone without him, I would come back inevitably for him. -- Finally my -friend . culled me up on thc telephone. Your dog won't go, she said. II*e thinks you will be back, and we can't drive him out. Hold him up to the phone, said I. She held him up. . Peter, I said, come home. I am wailing at home for you. Come straight home, Peter, good little dog. Peter wagged his tail, wriggled down out of my friend's' arms, aud set oil homeward like a llash ol lightning. Kast.Kootenay Is to have another railroad. It will be called thoSpnltanu International, and the route will bu ft um Spokane eastward to or near Kathdruin Idaho; thence northeast, crossing the Pond d'Oreil'e river between Albany Falls and Late Fend d' Oreih'e to a point near the mouth of the Moyio river thence northeast up the Moyie Valley to a connection with tho C. P. II. at the International boundary. The corporation has wido powers. The capital is 81,000,000 in $100 shares. The incorporators are Austin Corbin the 2nd., James Monaghan, George Turner, George H. Martin and Albert Alen. Therelre nine trustees, including the incorporators, except Judge Turner. The others aro Chester Chap- in, Alfred C. Cbarin and J. K. 0. Sherwood of New York, and Albert II Sperry and Frank D. Allen of Spokane Stick at the old, well known Reliable Reliance Cigars l-ri-v"; The early christians felt more and did more than those of the present day, not because they were belter mcu, but because they believed more; and they believed more because they knew less. Doubt is the offspring of knowledge; the savage never doubts at all. Win- wood Kcade. A Less Sleep Society. Four hours of sleep a night, said :i vegetarian, is believed by many persons to be quite enough lor any human being. A society to promulgate the idea has,been organized mul 1 am ga>- ing tojoin it. 1 only eat half what I used to, and if I can learn to sleep hall' what I uscJ te, another-great-saving will be made, Last night I lay abed just four hours and 1 must confess that I feel very secily today. You do fed -seedy at first, the sleep society people say. Vou must practice and practice—thus you learn, in time, to sleep intensely, to sleep with concentration, aud four hours suffices. Alexander von Humboldt held advanced views ou the sleep ipitstion. lie died at eighty. At 70 he wrote: "As I get old I want mere sleep— four'hours at least, When I wis young two hours were quite enough for tne." Littrc, another octogenarian, slept only four hours a nigh: for twenty years, and in retrospect regarded these years as the healthiest oi his life. l-'dison sleeps only from four to -.it hours, and there is iu>t a sounder man alive, except in the way ofde.iliiers. N'o person could have lost his liberty but by his not knowing how to defend it. There arc two methods of losing it, The one is when the weak have been subdutai hy the strong', and the other is when fools have been deceived by designing" men. People tell of certain conquerors, who having overcome another nation, caused everyone to put out air eye; there are people whose eves are both put out, like the old horses that turn in a mill, I wish to keep my eves.—Voltaire. vfe_$k 'W%$_\ e_**y^t* \r__g__M*: Immk A. 'ftEUAHCg mmsi Fw Sale South African War Land Scrip Apply P.O. I3ox 34.', Fernie, II.C, J, B&FbZP* L.D.S.. D.D.S., L. T. W. Hloik, opposite the Hank Ofl.ee lmur-s--S a.m. to 8 [p in. W. K. liu-..., J. S, T. AM.XA.NHI.K PaOss & Alexauder rsAiu'bTKks. solicitous, f/ic. :■■;■ i.•>;■.•:, B..;. Olllct; iii I,. T U .'1,1 ck, Vii-ii'tii Avenue. Accidents DO HAPPEN' Sicknes COMICS TO ALL QUAUTV. Si-Loo, #k Jfef The Reliance Cigar Factory, Ltd., Montreal, Que. First maker of the " Flor de Bahama," " Rosebud," and "General Arthur" since 1S76 ; over 27 years in existence. Walter Choxk, Western Representative. O000000000000900009tta00a0000000aaa000G00e000a0009000 \\Q99990090009aaO890000980<;8eS0093_i90i;0G00t\ • IN KASLO Tlie door of the ■a ■a tl ige Hy reading history with a liltleatlen- tion, we shall perceive that Christianity at first weak and servile, established itself among the savage and free nations | -S of Europe by only intimating to their chiets that its religious principles favored despotism and rendered them absolute. Consequently, wc see barbarous princes suddenly converted; that is. we see them adopt, without examination, a system so favorable t,o their ambition, and use every art to induce their subjects to embrace it.—D'Hol- baek. - ' ■■ GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL I BuiMc rt£*LSO.N 1 «-• tS: *a a-a a> *} t» a** a* •a •a *a V*- Write for particulars about my Accident and Sickness -Fplrcics, the best in the Dominion. HB J. St©eSI Real Estate Agent Nelson, B.C. II. W. Hi 1:1 ii'ii.i:. Siikiiu'ci.h liKla. niiKit Herchmer S_ Herc'r.ir.er HAHKI: -., SOLI'. II1, US, FTC. I-i 11". IK, II C. Olltl-i-ii oru. I'. I.inn-s .a: Cu'-i M.11 I., Victdrin uau L i'. J-ei-.-i i.i.n 1'. C. Lawk Eclis.ciii & Lawe P.Aiatisii.i'.s-AT Law, ,' o:.n i-ioi..s, F/rC. Cu.likrillii.il-, i'i.-rn:i- B.C. HAMMOND and TURNER EIlECTRlCmrlS FEENIE. *** Electrical Supply Depot J. H. LOYE, NELSON* KMrLOV.MKNT AGENCY Help of All Kird3 Furnished en Short Notice "**sr.-i 7 COXXELL Estimates given on all kinds of "Wire "Work. Electric Light- Flunts Inatnlled in any part of the couutry. Ha? not been locked for many years. The landlords are always happv, even when their bank-roil looks thinner :han the "lean edge of an atte",,.t- ated wafer. Try one of their tnorn- ing; bracers. Mail prompt attentici orders receive Allen &■ "Palmer &, A SHAVE, + SHAMPOO OR BATH Xit!3SZ09a<)l)t30000000000000ai?Z';e'2C#0ZC'0r:'1000'*\ J. A. MacLean Opposito Court Houso and new Postolliee. Boat 25c'meal in town. Knro- nenn and American plan. Only white labor employed. First class bar. THOMAS & ElilCKSON', Props FEKXIE.- aud Contractor s._:' Ilealer iu TO Victoria and Vancouver Rough and Dressed Lumber HENRY'S NURSERIES Daii.v Trains leave Fernie at io:ooi a.m., reaching Vancouver and Victoria j the Nkxt Aftkknoon. - Return train! -....v!-"-. Kernie 8:30 p.m. j iihl fanner; lis summer All Hones. Stranger—Aiul did the over there really starve boarders ? Postmaster—Did he? Why, hy tlu end of the season they were m> thin liu mosquitoes broke their hills iryiiif" ti bile tlieui.—Chieaj'ii N'ew-.. How to HiHMit KfrtrK. IvKKblielisare pomns,saial the fiioeei". Remeinher that, John, and don't pack cki^s along with collee, the way I saw you doing yesterday. What difference does it make ? the assistant asked. Thin difference, said llie ginevr. Aiiything aromatic, like o'lfi'i'. ni.ilso eggs taste if il is pacUed with ihem. ll makes people think the eggs are bad. Once I got a cotisii'iiineiit of i-gt;s puckeil in miiliogimy-.awaln-t. Will, sir, lli.f.1. eggs ta-ti'd li!;.' funi'ini." polish. I lo.-at some Ir ule tin .".1;,'1 ihem, New Crop Now in 5tock 0 Tli' it.-, •• Alii l.\. KII".I I' I-l's.-.V i- .-I l'l'li s:i uii-l ImportG'l «i,-l H.OWEK SEEDS :. ;.| 1 Itotall .. f..n i-*s ImMtutoi itM.i "rimmontal Trees KI. i).|..«*. •mlr..ii<, ill..! 1! 's-rt: i ■ 1 ■ . ■■■■ '■■■' Itn.i-a, GrocnhouHo rily I'lianln in i-» 'iiricrlea for Whito I.nl'or ki: tiTii.i-:.!;-; n; !". KINK** k SOPl'LU-S. M. J. IIKiVRY, Vmis'iiuvor, 11.(1. ,". ll! \V.' min.I.I' ltoail. KOOTEHAY EKG;K5E3IMC WORKS Fcuronns i *.*"XHir;:c-iS, NcLS-or.'.S.C—- liccru Purchaser at bu «il one 'i ', p>>-itii.i'. ,1 d.'/eii e.il iVsi-ive l;K I ■: ,s>. psHlt ;el photographs 'iiOKCIIARCil-: ..: taken in anv 11.'! ,/rsu .vaj tJWICK TIME & LOW RATI'S to Winn pe;j, St. Paul, Chicago, Toronlo and a'I I'astern points. DINING CARS l.lliRARY OI3SKRVATION CARS r.U.Al'l' and TOURIST SLKKI'KRS flew Li&se tion. tore-. s aplu," W .liois aiu! .'.i.lltV. I 1 k i'i' every descrtp- !ish Light I'ic- site Framing. palding Sf-Co. PilOTOORAl'HERS Mill and Mil in- Mac 'linery. Complete -jtoek otSI::' tiiiu'. !'i' tin--, etc., always on Inind M .-•iiii.-.:i'- '>ii>ii:-.iied. Scrap Iron ■ii«:,^-!.l .';i.il .!"' .:!i'";d, -Iicpnirhia- C n -V C. Tn-v Ca 1 O, HamstR J. meron I-. 'i ■• i-i-i r in go to when .* * r.!li:liiier Su 1 f- ,1 iL'i' i: Ci othes He i..i< li. - uiilil.it.'t.t suitings SANDON, o >i i-- tlie ticet. 1 l.l'KST TAILOR IN IHK M.HCAX tm AMVAYS UUADV AT e^ tm & GRAY CARI-ENiKKS & JIjINEK-s Stxt ducr tu L'nlh'i.rj Calt'j Co., Wuml btrefct Wutk of AH isii.iN. Iliitti rini.iuiitiljlu. J. G. CUMA1INGS TROVINCIAL AND DO.MINION LAND SURVKVOR Office : Moll, Son & Co., L.T.W. Block Fernie llritish Columhi.-. FRANK FLETCHER Provincial Land Surveyor Lands and Mineral Claims Surveyed and Crown Graated. PO. Box COS, Office: lioulcur-jr St., XtUt u RELIABLE ASSAYS Gold- Lmd- CHARLEY GALE'S ^^ (S~!t *' a- •. ■•• '"'-..■'.--,'. -!-}> -'•j-'V-T Order your Fall Suit Natty Suitings now. arriving. F. F. Liebscher, Sllvertoo's Boss Talhr now. * .75 I fJoliI anil bilvcr '1.01 .Ti I tiold. silvtr, coi>|4.r 1.W Samples by mail rccch-c prom-it attei.tton- I'lic-cr Gs,M, Hi'torli. mid Kkli Oit3 Jloiu-lit Send for Fne *i'a.Iiiij-Ems. and Prke l.L-t. OGDEN ASSAY CO. 1.35 Ariap:iliun St., Ucnacr, t'olo. F. H. HAWKINS-. ABSAYER DBNTiSTRY. L)K. MIL!X)YvK01?.'"m tiai o.\u 17}r.T.i^ ti;vn. na-t in ilt'i-ul svurtt. nml iiiiakii, ».«i)<.i-i.-slt. of Uulil Ilriilp: W.rk. Visit "'miade tutheSi'i(Mii ra-Kialorly. SECRET SOCIETIES (an.VKIt CITY I.Ol'UE .ML ."!'.». I.li.<».■.--. O Sauiloii. ll.l*. M.:*tin,'S in i.ic C'lilmi Hall ca-ury Krnlay cvi-nira; :it i:'ii Vt-i;ii,i_- t.ri-t'iii-ii Cs)rili.i!iy luvltid io nit lid .1. K. UniKIM.. Nolili'. (.rami; A. L. C'liAiO. Vicu(*r»nd; W.J O.vlul'TI. St-rttari-. THE ESSENTIALS OF GOOD CLOTHES Is nropaivl k* Jo line watcli rop.'iiriii'.f ;tt tlio DOWN TO DATE Jf-ui'lry Storr, oi'po.'-ito tlio Northern Initi'l, l-'a-niic. FurnHiire and Uudertakiiig' THE POLLOCK WINE Co. Il.iri Wall Taper niU's and iiiforiiinlkni cull .ki ■ J. S. TllaMII'-SaiN, ,\;\i ill Tun cniiipli't,' si'til of l!:ir FlxtUr«8, Otll! UntMl I'luie .Miiini- l-'-.!''» InchcH, iiinv, l.citi'l' Cra-r -a*. I'.llli.lll .'Hid I'dOlTlllllOB I'ji.li lir'-isti'i-siuiii ni!-1''' spoclnlltluH, ->!..:! i'n!. i-i !.-■..,,-. ; ' '"'I't Allviilloii. it. I'MiAii, Kaslo, B.C. Whulo-ii l.-.f •. Dititrirt I I.MITKI). I i.'iili'is mil! [lii'i-L't [mpnrtors i;*. I. iji.i.rs aiiil Ci^ani. ."I-Ii's. fm- iilllllirl'V I iiiiii|ia'*'iin mul l-clilil"' liner Distriliu'i'i"' Just for--et pri-jnJico for a moment! The essentials for a well fitting suit of clnllivs nre proper dosij-nin^—c.uel'iil euttini' —tsjvrt worUm.mshi;*—h.in.i tiiiloriiiR unci (-a>Osl mnttiiiiN. Thc-c determine the lit ami hull-,' of the "■'irmei-.l — ihe style — the shape — and she permanent rcivutioti i'i" t!u>c c|u;ililies duriiif; the*'.;.;nne:i:'s life. Hec.iuse you like to lv measured wilh a la, a,- line does it follow lli-il you will oh- tain the maximum j-ntiKfi.c- tion on these poin's from 'I'-.' "little " fellow who tries to design—cut — tailor an 1 sew- all hy himself? Semi-ready is Ihe product of special!.-Is a.-seiuhle.l in units—a master tailor sloe- the designing—expert ■.-utter.- cut the cloth and sUi'lc.l tailors work on the p.iriii ul.ir par:.- in llie making of v,!iis.li il.ey excel. The results of tit■■-expression—shape anJ p.'nmi no til- retention of llie.-e i]ti.-.lilie> are due to these etl*-cls leing kej-l in view iu every o| fi.ition s>l the making. "JAMION LtMX'i: NO : O Mivh ev. ry \\ vlii'!«i!..y t-ve ihij; at S n'l-Li k ti. k. itr i- iS'1 : Iii tin- t'athlan IV-:!.. Halt. i*.i:i>i- n Sa.ji/tiruii-: 1 tilethrvii will reiiivi- a I'yilnai; wili.tm-. ' l-s.wcSs.x.C.C. ALiian J. iuu.. K. K. i : SXJ^VETSrOS-i. A. H. HKYLAMl, Kns-Iiw.-ai.il I*rtivli:i-Ul Ln:iil SurVKV.tt. KA-l.si HOTSLJ rj'MK h'ASl.O IHTfKI., ti J"- in;; hotti in tii. rit-.. i'i a KJ.i i.l'Kl. t a I ^- licitilituar-t't Ul Silver. lit.\M.I"i -. . I ' '**i:i-: vinuKiA :tnr;;i. i ' i~ lor all -tr.i;._••• T. • ■ - t{.--.t liuu-v fa.r -I :. ''lav -ii. t ! tt. K Msi-A.vi'l Ku lo. ii ti.v* l^u I s*. I'Ai'wuifr'i. il. -s.lllllt.ll it 'll.l _'.. -.,. ; . I.I tl.s; (II >• 1.1 ilfilV. l'rt/p- i-ii.l'r. i. it Lit v *.-: . ..ia Iii.u.s- ri'jtor. \ '111.. A-l i:n.s!.,rii ij Ir I., li.- .It c illl.s-v- Tliu ti. Is i.f.l-ii.- I.■•'■!- li. 1 ii.ir. "■"I.N. AY .M-I.h- I'. 1 i..; i i.fo:-. Msl.l.dll HUM I, liu.r.iV. it'th'. ti.u Semi-Ready TAILORING. I |"ici*'io.vr tiai'.--.»■:. .\t ; I ia.ui Aiiii'iii-Hi. i-..oi. y- ; fr Mil .' a- ll|i t" it. i'i ia- va I i Ns.llillii.' aa-ll.wal- 111 liu- ;• ' II, t!l« •»!.. MAl.H'a. !.>' -N' I.iir..;n an la. ..". la-lit.a 111.-- iih ;c lii-lji em, liv.il. i-e i a—I'I i.V s-t'.d A "lltti.ll.l.L':'. B.\ liri.KTT lltll'Si:, f-n.-irlv llio C-l.'t!' Id theU'.attl i a! ay U: wl In \. .hjii. ■ ".:v aliic tl..-l|i iiii|ili.ya'il 'i tt . IIA tl I'l.K I 1", jirui-ri. ht. ; pin: un ; I SI fin lit IIOTI'1. l-'Kltlil"-Stl-i i[ If ivlu'ti 'lii-v i'.i- >I l'.iii lifo; If ivlu'ti •I"'.v.Nl-.l..t lil.Al'K 1'.. th-: Inline '•( in l--|'r,i;ii^.i^ I '|*iii-: iiitin.iNSi.i I A i-jst llll'l Ilia' l).'^» I" ill. I. .tlH'uvaiva'l. omi' I" ll 1, i« lhi» "!il- liolil .rvlsri.a t."i.\ iN I.H'i.S, "V'/'h.olosca.lo !-iilli-: Mo.N'rciOMJ-UiV t Miiinifnetururt ...li. I1C. of lf'_4r 1'Olin.nt I.t.I . Wliii'..'. I.fnttliiln i MAi'nii.N,'. i.o a nt , tth-.i-'iiv ji i- A. t-liji t<. rtf-ctrl-a ami .Mlnl;»i- Mi;>>.|l.-r. MAI'ni.l.N,'.|,li A <*H clui K Orri-n II.u l'«i.i. Na-ia.au. IK, i 'JTMIIIKV ft .. n. i-ii, n.c, w;,.... - . J. MITCHELL!1'?'.-**^'-'::--'■■"■■"-■'■ l-'KUMI'', \. lli'lniN ail- Kuilt Ni-I»"ii. i>' «st!__r*xr_^i_mKS._i*sr 5 f '■f:'R'.gJ**-E)!***>*5.te,iS^**!gl*^™S^ '"-*1 "t^ "r**r *irh -2K ^rrf-r^T i'i'SW ss,...i...w^s^",..^'i.M«ip,4i"¥{.'n"l" Is.j '.i . ^a * , t yn.«.n.^i {* — •~^r^^*^v^rr'^'vr"''m'^pr-y—-<'i' Vi » -"-' t JV i-WI l. i.!..A\2...?A-i,.l. -1^: "■: > _ py ,i ir if " 1 I a a .* v I , It. i a » ■ . , 1.- - J. * ■'' ' '''-*■" *"S , J--' I. HI ,-*-•* ■ I ■ ■ r ut._..t.£. •— '-a-* — *- f ■-" ■■■• ' 1* t, ,.. ir'-r^~'"''-y:yr"\:C'y±A^~ ....^r^K--^ i,"«ir--'i ". "-i-^.jif -■:■ — >-.>,• *_.?,,.~ .n. i^v "Ai '•" jl^f^l t V.J ^ f ««>»iit ror—Laiishilii'ia Pniiiilniti I'iaiii ' Mnr-sit l-'iillli'iiln 'Villa ' 'nU-rnnl'olj.il i'tunk l'oi,n' IS® ■"**5 P' m@€k Jim uu Ik inta Thc CLL'D CIGAR STORE nil'.! .examine their stock Jit imported and domestic cigars, cigarettes' ari*d tobaccos. ' ■'XhX:'.y.".' ••"''■- TELEPHONES IN BOUND AUY. In the Boundary wc have had. telephone fights enough to last us for years to come. At one time there were three independent companies doing'-business between I'lioeiiis and Qreejiiypod, and to keep in touch wil|i everyone, the Pioneer, auipng othera, had a battery of three different 'phone'* on'", its', office wall—a most unmitigated" nuisance. The companies scrapped, and oneswal? lowed the other, etc., lill the present company had the field ' lo itself. And the dear public paid the freight right througji. •r-'- - So, we say, in liltlo towns telephone fights are not profitable. Aside from the right, or lack of right, of the B C. Co. to put in a system there, if it is done by llie city the chances are 'the system will be a most indifferent tuiy at best, and will have no outside coiir neclions wo tli anything. If it is done hy individuals ihe resull is largely" the ■ame.. There is not business enough in a towu of 3,000 people to support ■meh a,system properly and 'satisfaclort" ily without outside connections. ' Then .1 company already-.haying a doi-en exchanges has a g_reat advantage:,over one Utile isolated concern, because il can draw for men, material, etc., and has had the practical experience— most important pf all. ■"' We do notihip'K the E",. C. Telephone Co. is all that it should he by any nieans ind sometimes the sen-ice they give is exasperating to a degree. But we have tried two other systems in this country, and we know, what we are talking about when we say thai the present.system is by far Ihe best so far tried in this country, open to criticism as it is* sometimes. Why, the Royal Bank of" Canada sunk about $i.*5,oua-j. in backinj; up an opposition company in the BvumJary that had first class lines—the Columbia Company—and could not makc_ it win. They could, get no Nelson or Spolfane connections worth wlyle, and no matter how excellent a local sys(em they had, they were handicapped.—r Phoenix Pioneer. I HAVE SPOKEN. ;Thc Drake (N.D.) News reports sal- lilatutary or valedicatutory made some where er else by an educated Indian whose former name was Crick-in-His- Back. Crick said in part. My friends, { do not propose to excite hostilities by advancing the proposition lhat wc stand on the threshold of life. I leave that to the palc-facc graduate of a more athletic curriculum. 1 come from a town of 300 souls and 18 real estate agents. On my_ return my kjnsipen will stroll out of the tepee lo gfeu't their brother and ask him where h'c'got that hat, while the dusky daughter ' qf Bay -Horse- wilh-the-Glanders \vill don her pink waist. ',All.that the red man is to-day he owes to the pale-face. We have been so.benevolently assimilated that one measely government agent can round u'p, "'nd herd a whole reservation. The p*j.)j-;face lobster gives us a bi-ltlc .of wl}iskey—with a string tied tq it. And tha* string reaches to the federal courtroom," where we lie around for a couple of weeks while Ihe witnesses are cash- ingin their pay vouchers. Then we Have lo walk home in a snowstorm. The sun of the red man is -jetting in the west. Soon will his copper colored bc assimilated by the copper trust, and he will be extinct. Vou may put him into a bicycle suit and tan shoes, but lie will continue to yearn for planked muskrat and Jamaica ginger. His days aro numbered. For a few short years he may powwow with the smooth government commissioner, but he is fading away and you am all see his liu- i-jb. I have spoken. It :.s a j-reat and beautiful ..tlnng_to be patient if wrongly accused; to be so strongly girded oiind with right that you'can meet slander by silence, and caluinnv with a smile. The-Mutual-lift of Canada H Lafo pqnipany that '" Es E-'ursiy". FifatuaU ; IS 34 years old ; •...;. MAS Assets now exceeding $9,ooo,000; HAS a surplus (on Government Valuation Standard), of nearly $t*)oo,6oo; MAS nearly 30,000 policyholders; : HAS nearly §40,000,000 of Insitraiice in force ; ' l '. aJA3 paid over $6,500,000. in oasli;to policyholders, or lo their families nnd still ; ', HAS in Reserve, for iheir security, over 7,000,000, in solid assets. : j < Married men should remon*,ber the uncertainty of life and protect their wives and children by a policy,iu the Muiual Life. '. ' " ■'!..<; Young men should not dally with ■line in rejc;u\I .In life insurance. "The .turner you comiiienco llie sooner yotir irolits will come to you. ■ *i 14 an in- .eslnict-t lhat always, pays,..,,,,...,,... j..' Young men who have, relatives* tie-! 'ending upon them should lake a policy! a the Mutual Life. It will help motlici' f death should reach you its icy hand 'elbre your yo.ulli has Hod. , > -—•••••» ' Senator Cox's Berciivement. The death of Mrs. George A. Cox wiii be a cause of sincere mourning f.ar beyond the circle of her own household. I tis not pnly that she was a good woman and that a family is stricken and a husband bereaved. The world is full of good women, in high places and in low, and death comes as, surely and as sorely to the home- of povtrly, as tjiat of wpallh and luxury. But Mrs. Mrs. Cox was the friend and slay ol many charities, and the angel of beneficence in many an obscure household. All her days she was bearing burdens that were not her own and giving of her strength and cheerfulness to revive hearts (hat were ready .to faint and 10 brighten homes where sorrowdwelt and suffering avas, Thrf frisndg of her you^h she never let wander far from her side, and her rare simplicity of character and gracious demeanor were wholly unaffected by any change of fortune. With a great reserve of intellectual power, and singular, equity of mind, she shrank from" any active identification with public movements and only those of her own household, were permitted to know how. wide and catholic were her works of beneficence. She guarded her charities as she guarded thc yrivacy of her own home, and we may not say from how many families her death removes a chief source of comforl and support. It cannot be unfitting to say these few words in simple triluite to a good woman who has gone la rest, and to offer the hand of sympathy to a sorrowing man, whose great place 'n the World of aff.iir-* counts for nothing in comparison wilh ihe loss he h;\s uow sustained.—Toronlo News. Bv IlI.W'l'T IIlinUARl) Society does not punish those who sin !*ut those who sin and conceal not cleverly. Many a man's reputation would nol know his,' character if they melon the street. The ideas that benefit a man are seldom welcome.) by him un lirst prescp- tation. '.' When two men of equal intelligence and sincerity quarrel, hpth are probably rig jit. The recipe for perpetual ignorance is : he satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. People are always asking me to follow- theira"dvice, bi;t they are 'never willing to.tell me which way it went. Writers seldom write what they think. .. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think. Amcriciinitis is on the increase, the wise ones say. Americaniti<" comes from an intense desire lo '.'git thar"and an awful' four that you cannot. The ounce of prevention i-* to cut down your calling list, play tag with the children and let thc'world slide. - Men toil anJ sweat and struggle nnd chase'the sea^r,** round the Globe. To escape Uie winter they to to Florida; to get away frsm 'he summer, tl\ey go, lp North Cape and Alaska. Money is the thing for which they tepipt paresis; money that they may go to Saratoga and have peace, theysay. Peace? There is no peace unless you sit down and wait for il to catch up. . Coal on Pence Iijivcr. No less than 32 applications for coal prospecting licenses artj contained in last week's issue of llie British Columbia Gazette,- the majority of them being for lands-ill tlie'Pine River district of the Pence River country. A nuni- ber of them havelecri slaked by a party sent out by a syndicate in which Sir F. W. Borden/M". P., Minister of Militia and Defence, and Sir A. P. Caron are interested. Melancholy interest attaches lo those notices from, the fact that several are signed by the late Mr. Howard Stow, formerly wharfinger on ynion Steamship Company's wharf who was it member ofthe party. Th,** notices state : that the claims were slaked in September" lust-about two months before Mr. Stow met death : by drowning in Sturgeon-Lake. JUSTICE IN EQUALITY. To be famous is to be slandered people who do not 1-now you. by The Vancouver divorce, suits of Greenway vs Greenway and Thompson vs Thompson have been stood over by Mr. justice Morrissoiv until the next assizes, owing'lo some doubt as to whether proper notice of trial Nd been served on the defendants. Both suits arise from the alleged elopement of Mr. Greenway wilh M,rs. Thompson. Tha deplorable g indition of the lumber and shing'c industry of British Columbia ought to appeal to ihe Do- minion government in a manner that should bring some relief in the near future. Not only nre many of the large mills closed down owing to the unfair conditions wlpcli exist, but a number ofthe smaller manufacturers haye become bankrupt. To what extern the larger firms will be able lo continue operations; under such adverse influences will depend upon the condition ofthe Un*'etI States lumber market. If thc demand there should improve to an extent which will absorb the product of thrmillsand remove theslaught- ering of lumber on the Canadian mar-., ket, onr manufacturers may again re- siiinc'operations and be in a position lo make a"living profit. If the opposite condition sl-ould prevail, however, the only hope of ;i "revival of the lumber industry of British Columbia lies in receiving some measure of protection from the hands of the federal government.—:Canadian Lumberman.' Cranberries 10c per lb- Malaga Grapes 25c per lb. Force, Malta Vita, Orange Meat, 7 packages for $1.00 S. RICHARDS Todd Block SOME SAD OASES. Additional Locals Situation' Wasted—A woman wishes situation iu hotel or private, house. Hotel preferred, and reforonces furnished if desired. Address P. O. Drawer 25. Fernie. 2w Bleasdell's for Baby Hive Croup Syrup. S. Slinn has 475 boxes of apples in his cellar. Bleasdell's for popular music, 10 cts, a copy. Bleasdell's for any old thing in the Drug line. Stop at the Queen's Hotel when in Trout Lake City. Sewing machines to rent "U the B. C, Furniture'Company, • Bleasdcll't for Witch Hn*a-: and Almond Cream for chapped skin. * a Remember the. rooms are warm these cold nights at the King Edward. We buy, sell or exchange new or second hand furniture. The B. C. Furniture Compapy- If you arc troubled wilh rheumatism you will find, the Pool of Si loam at Halycon. Write for particulars to Sanititrium, Halycon, B. p. Masterson, Griffith & Co., Trout Lake, have all the supplies needed by lumber camps and mines. At thc Kootenay Saloon in Sandon you do not need an introduction to get a drink. Put the price on the bar and the mixer ivill do the rest. Science has explained many things, but it has not yet told why it sometimes happens that when seventeen eggs arc hatched, the brood will consist of sixteen barnyard fowls and one eagle, CREAM For full particulars call on our agei' it tlle Kinj.; I'd ward hi I'Vrnie. . IM. 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