/( R. T. LOWERY, Editor and Financier , Ucj1 -•'-''I'.. A *• vJ . O£C19l904 ■ " -' Op' A.. V-'* ii '■) You will become like Solomon if you read Qj. y,'g .' The Ledge regularly. "***-x. Volume XII., Number io FERNIE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1904. Prick, $2 a Year, in* Advance «&»&»«& *3S*H£&g£^ ^^^^^-^^^^ ¥ * LIFE IN FERNIE y* fi* y* ■M-i ft* ■**-**» m •"* ■""-***" "**" ~ ■—~~* *\; * ■**- -"-**** A passenger train will leave Fernie on or about ( Saturday over the new feeder to the Great Northern—theC. N. S Trains will run on schedule time after the New Year. C. 1\ Hill, Wlio made a fortune in iron has yrcat faith in Fernie. lie bought the ground last, week where the Victoria hotel stood befort* the lire mado it an ashy wreck. ' A. A Rhanley came in last week from Havre, Montana, where for three years he has been in the employ of the Great Northern.'< lie will h'vve charge of the work being done by his father iu Fernie for the C. N. 8. .1. ll. I'ollock left on Saturday for Forest, Grove, Oregon, having received a telegram that his mother was dying. She died before, his reached home. He- Jo i 'ereij,u rniiigJU r. Pollock will spend a ajTXJnnollgT^nrjrut nTclophoile syslein in Fernie next month for the H. C. Telephone company. .-Tho rates will bo $4, $!> and $2 a month, the same rate as is charged in Nelson and other places whoro'this company duet* hind ness. D. A. McUao, manager of the Oat-bin mill at Lauraville, should have been a comedian or a humorist instead oi a lumberman. Every time he comes to Fernio the sun looks twice as big, and the cloud* go away back over the range and He down. Last weok Ernot«t Neye died on board the steamer Ciirsiar en route from ltov-k hay to Vancouver. Ho was accom- ■muled by his wife and was on his way to Vancouver to obtain treatment tor a supposed attack of (paralysis. Ho was nt one timo a prominent member of the Socialist party in Fernio. Assessor Nolion from Cranbrook was in Fernio last week looking up the p< r- soiial property ol tho Inhabitants. The city taxus the real estate audthti'-ov eminent tho personal effecte, so, as the saying In, they get you going and tinning, and the shadow of taxes ever hanr> over us like the sword above Damocles. Charles Kittnero was In town hint week looking up local capital to hack htm In lUkiiiff the only available belts of timber up the Hkeena river, It is Ids luteiitloii to •point the winter alon^ tint Skeotua and go to Alaska In the summer. Ho oxpivls to see a lively mushroom city at Port Esulugtou dm* Ing tliojjulldiug of the western end id lhe«i.T. I». .I. A. i.io'u',., S'i.. .k I'.iuii, K. »'.. Hrtiloy, Wm. Semi, Charlett .Stevotn* anal many other* have gene <•«»•. <»u :t variety nl mlstimm. Some to fee their wlveai, other* to get ono or Nee the old Wkaj at holm'. It *p«*«ks Wa fm' lln- pi'i"i|i|it'it!n!i piM'tnit nf the year. They will Mini a wealth of li.Us riiiiauiiu, itlnven. and the thnimatid lie! mie ,'iri'i-lei- Inuiid Iu an up Irritate millinery -lure, that delight the fi'ini- mui.* lu.trt The i.;liieis of the Solvation Army mute lliat reihie in one of the innil iliihi-nlt pt.'i of Fernie The city council oi Vancouver has generously donated $250 towards the heuelit of tho sufferers by the Carbonado disaster. Geo. JI. Williams, traveling agent for the Great Northern railway, did n large business for his company iu Fernie hist week. An endowment policy in the Mutual Life makes a substantial Chiistinae present. Get one from the agent at the King Edward hotel. J. F. Spalding has bought f PrcptV photographic sttidio.oppoBitethe Methodist church, and, established himself permanently in Fernie. Mott, Son & Co., With the aid of,), nia>r tiiat tins liuici f-nu lie opened lo the puMie In fourteen days. Hindi!?** was goud iu the police court during the week. About (encases were tried and the treasury imreared about Sit*). Au Iuii.ui wii-. line.1 for I...itin.c taint*. P. nut of a l*re. He wm also tSfiFoTlToTblg town can spring up neai Calgary and rival it for the trade ol hundreds of miles. Macleod had just as good a chancel'as Calgary, but it*- people sat with folded lianas and lei the chance of making a great town fall over the dump of oblivion, and now it might .just as well le pushing clouds with tin angels for all the good it is on ibis mundane sphere. For the love ol posterity do not let Fernio sink Into tin t-ravoyard of undeveloped enterprise and opportunities. Fortune is Hying by our door. Let us h.sso it even if we have to use a golden wire. FKKNIK, WAKE UP! A O UK AT MILL. Corliss engine will be used with a 75 horsepower for the planing department. The company aim to have complete equipment, including machine and blacksmith shops and electric light plant For fire protection they have a 1,000 gallon pump, with a sprinkling system'that will be attached to pipes running through the yards. The lumber to be sawn will be mainly cedar, spruce and taniarac, and the principal market will be in the Northwest territories. In connection with another mill now in operation the company already maintain a general sales oflico in Winnipeg. The company has twenty acres of ground at their mill site just across the Elk, and 100 men are now riuild- ing the mill and digging a canal 10 feet deep and HO feet wide in order to draw the necessary water supply from the river. The old mill on the site is cutting lumber for the .'.construction of the new. It will be dismantled when this work is finished." The company will probably erect 50 cottages for the housing of their married employees. Two hundred men will bo employed when the saws commence to buzz, This will mean to Fernie much more than sjine citizens realize. It means a boom in the spring which will not- be all logs. fi* ft* ft* fi* ft* fi* ft* fi* f,* 'i*5t*fi**i*Vi*'v.*'v_*'fi*'5i<:'f.*' *"Wo wr*--:«:;*s;cvc 'i* fl* ft* ft*fi*rlV*l* S'* £ii.zli,y.i, y.i.y.i,y.i,y.i,y,iy'y'y.i,y>y* «•■-■ *.v w *.'.» -.v ♦.*.» m> «.v «.»> ^ ♦..,, *{> fiffFVi? fFVtrfitv.iViZVti'fF'fi* VtiVt*'yi*fi7fV:'fii: www^hic^Hi^Hi-r FKOM CKOW.-5 NEST. 'shorter the distance your money goes the inoie likely it is to cuine^back. "' (H|.'.i-iai <■<»•'■"*!«"»''! ■■• That is Ihe way many communities are In spile of the absence of snow*, hunt- htiilj up. We can't expect to have peiv era in this vicinity'are having very fair) pie follow out this plan unless we do sport this-'season. !l"le shuts ,-ue cun ; ihe same,, If-a nuin owns proper!v in stantly heard at the Imp-I from all di-| Oranbrook the growth of the town is reetions. Some, hunters, a few days ' Mr more important, than to save a towage, brought in eight line'deer, which | cents on the purchase'of something' were shot within a mile «if the town. ! down east. The way tn make, a town Trappers are also in luck. Charles is1'""'N to stand-'together. The • prop- Kobhins, who is trapping on the Flat-j erty heroines more valuable, and the head trail about tea miles from here. ''"an who''owns properly is better off. has already caught over thirty marten, ;,**>0 let us buy from the fellow nearest A CIIAPTEK ON iSGCJS. Just across the Elk river, in the beautiful suburb of West Fernie, John rumor has one of the most complete henneries along the Crow. Ho has two hen houses, one 11 x 5(i feet, plastered nutside and inside, and one 1'2 x Ki with in addition 31 feet in length. At ihe, end of these buildings are scratching pens. In these pens timing the winter wheat is raked into the soil, aud the hens have to scratch for their food, giving the necessary exercise to keep them healthy. At present Mr. Turner has 150 hens and pullets. Most of them are White Leghorns!.imported from New York state. The„i Plymouth Uocks, of which he has a large mini- besides several mink ami e. easels. Sandy Good, the proprietor of the Summit.hotel, has added to his other diverse occupations a liir-purehasiny department, and has shippe'd:,';drcaily over fifty marten, some of which bioii^ht as high as §15. All fur caught in this vicinity so far have fetched a good price, as they are oxci-ptioually line and dark. The trail from here tojhe Flathead is still open. Travelers from that dis-j triet report very little- suow on the I summit. I In consequence of there being no' snow, the CrovvV, Nest lakes are furnishing first-class sport to skaters, ih :i ice being unusually clear and smooth. Mayor Good's zoological gardens look rather deserted now, as the eagle, owls and hawks have, been rciiird to their winter quarters, the. hears and coyote being left alone in their glory. Contractor Wallers reports the bridge lill'int! at the black, cut1 progressing favorably and hopes to complete his contract in'two months. EAST KOOTENAY MINING! \l'i..in I-'". > :.,.■'■> ;i.i-.|n.-fr,r!. The clean up this fail o'.i.Wild Horse creck«is on the whole larger than was anticipated at Ihe beginning of the season. It is the development ol natural resources that make a city or u nation rich. Look at Kcrnie today and what it was before the Iron horse plunged through the Push and capital guided the hand ol lalier to the coal kc'iiiii*. Sinter to our wealth of eoal in tho largo tracts nl timber that skirt the Klk, nntl fringe in green the lower extremities ol tho Kocky mountains. Through the energy of (). V. Mott it company ot pnieiieal IiiihImtiucii, prlnei|>iilty fi'iim the statesol Wiseon- nioii and Minnc'HoUi, have been in- diieeil to embark in husliiess at I'ernle. her, make tho best table birds, but the Leghorns carry; the palm for producing choice hen ifruit. The Leg- hoi'H lay a white egg, while those of the I'lyinoth'sare brown and larger. • Kggs for table use.sell ifor from' -10 to "i oentH a dozen. Kggs'ifrom March to ■I line are sold for hatching purposes for *2 a sitting (111), or Sua hundred. The lien houses aro heated with coal stoves, uu notwithstanding "all advantages it is dillietilt to raise fowl successfully in in the altitude of I'ernle. Mt" Turner uses a Successful incubator iu the hatching of chickens, The incubator holds 2U-I eggs, and is kept at a temperature of KM deurees of heat. It takesithree! weeks to hatch a brood with the incubator, or Just .the same time fas the natural process. After birth the chickens are kept from '21 to ;• i hours iu thu incubator aud then put into « brooder where they are kept from three to six weeks, I.overs'of poultry will nlwiiys'llnd il pleasant to talk with John Turner. He h an industrious man ami lias ,>tns- pereii In IVrnie owiiinir valuable real estate iu the center ol the city in uddi lion to hl.s many lots just ucroMitliii I ,lk It is believed thai the building of the Kootenay Central railway will change] home,—Cranbrook Herald. Eagles Elect OHk-ers. Last Wednesday evening the Fernie Eagles elected officers lor IDUfi as 'to! lows: President, G, ll. Lawrence. Vice-president, W. W. Tattle*. Chaplain, Wm. Wills.' Conductor, R. II. Moore. Secretary, II. Miard, Treasurer, Leslie Miljs. Aerie Physician, Dr. C. P. Higgins Inside Guard, Chesley Herriet. Outside Guard, F. Kiceardo. Trustees-']'. H. Whelan, \Y. W. Tuttle and II. ll.Trites. ;To tho Eljidieatl. Last Thursday J land ley's pack horses left the cily with supplies for tho party engaged by the city to survey the route for a tvail or road from Fernie to the Flathead.' The party consists of Messrs. CuMining*, , Kandall, Sloan and Miller. The city puis np.~ 100 ior the work, which will take about twent'yfldtiys to complete. lt vviiuId have been much better to hare made the survey hist sumnior, but probably our council cannot think of all great things at-once. i^1thijla\:kki^ \v. Wilson, of t,ht> firm of P. Burns completely the coal supply of the entire' ^ Cov, butchers, mine, owners and gvu- Pacilic ocean. The. North Star ■mine is .still shipping to West Kootenay smelters. I!very- thing at this properly is reported as de- velopiiii" very satisfactorily. The liiill Uiver Mining and I'owet company have a c.i'ew of ah-esl f-nty men working steadily on the construction of a dam on liull river, and \i ill continue to woik all winter. On the Tiaer-Pooriuriii group of mines, owned by John P. Lai wen. -onu- exceptionally line copper me has been struck. ' The lead leis bee:i.i!cveluprd to a depth of over Too feci. era! speculators, aeeoiii|ianied hy A, Sharp, M. K , and I-', il. Hums, vvas in town Monday, haying driven from Greenwood in a convey'mem. Thoy went to lioiilder creek t«> examine a iiiiW, .proposition which .Mr. Huriis had the loiesigiii, to secure a few years ago. It is. n mine ready In ship jis soon as the railroad is built. The party also, rch-tahed som,- ,',i;o i ,-,cres oi coal funis on Nine Mile ci ei I. From their hurried manner it ic.-is evident their bitsi- ness was of great moment aiiii tho «e- cinir.g of the coal land would seem to justify any amount, of haste, as it is considered very valuable Mr. WiI-joii A FIXK STOHE. KUelihlVc lull, earriei! on iieM group of iniiH-f liiiail for carry ing arm*, and iu nddi- h ib. y inerfi.iiiidSnwhUlil,i"",ahi* *'•■'•*■■ •»"",'*'l«'<- had hi* «un and cartridge* aonlisa-atiil, Imnl w.iit: the rtimy \* holding Its own j Tlm laictuninoilntion uu the <". I', |( lii.ni..iaUyinil.«i:il>'.*it..l holdim.' the MjirrM,llai fi...» ova-r the trow I-|l(lT c,t„)(, h, (nm \V,shbu,n, Wi,„ m.„|s„,;,v,..,. AM,..,,,.-. aiidpibiteelaW'he'vvorM,,, America I',|, k „,, u „ .h.-,^ltim i anil !>.« jtite-i iii lnai iiaiiriik* on De 11 . L. flmiild nol *,-U In ki-U In pa^en t !,..„,l«r ir.f.om ,, ,., h ,,. ,„. V.*«ljg*t.u..h ««,.»<.... i.rovM.-.li..ll,..il,«"w*in' »n'1 k,,',w* a" ^"'H lh< ',,. ,-. .,. ., . ,.i .--,..!.. ,,,:■> (,,. . .,„. '..M-i T" '""'- % *'•'*' '")•' >■'• '.-»' >-' 'hiHiiN's-i front ftlinvelln .' sr*d.i»t in>. lH»irnol tlio nitflit lake wui|[s,mill •>» j . ." , '''."'. "" ''..'. '", t.. a .'"..' i '.' .'« n,-,. >„,],. i,. .I, la, ,* (,»..* ...» ., m,- * lit 'vtd'd »f»''i* ttii' lnHiqu.t, meI tbac ».!.'ttien Imre to af'itiit tip dirt tn'tri.t ent 'a fin* Hole Ul nriv it.g leg* »»n ,i tut m., when a ta*ty *not*t roiiuiia-.l ti..- .,- ,Ui- ;„,U(.n Wllil Vliw ,„>,„„ iM m „,MV l#, jhultJitl-Wream. Tht» tiit.l t»..w »«i.,g plemur* lhat wmivti from a ut»*ht til Kev SaVI't *;,« ill the li'V ttlt« WaH'tV. ! «fll -tainling lia-mi tickH- nl \nnt-r | j*,(t (ma f^j pvery Ti li hmifs. ,*tl,d l!u ,**'**' t'oinpitny hnssuttieicnt tiiuher tiilai Clirlntutiai without treaslng tlm inhber ImiiiIh artinml their hank roll. inn-lot m the Miimr. In #pii.. „| the| Th« lUiliAlom hall last 'Yid.i) n.„'h! wa* a grand •utft-w, n» inerylhing \* that the liailielor* ol t-emie Itaveniiv cotmectlon with, tlver »lily w»ii|.|in partlcipitti'il In full ilrmm, and mnde tl blitsftil |«n>l Ira I motion. Dim-fug i very popular in the nnttrupolis ol lb eon! re-tlonn, The provlndal Rtw.-'mmfln, xhinUi »'^«« »».*>•»■* *'»«" **•**«• Th# r«ff- The store ol Hie iW. C. Hamilton Go iu tlu< Hotel r'criiln block Is one of tin dm--t in the city. Two of the larga-nt ■ be •hniblct. "fih-iit salohiiii'ii''hi the city were pui iu last week, They are ten feet in length, and are artistically lllled with giMiaU Iur men, such an tie-t, cnliars, j M;irysvi:h- bh-i Tne company is callwl The Klk !»hirts, hc, dd each ,side of the store !„,„,,.',ti.„', ,i , LutlllK-r itlld Millltltacturilig Co., jar.- large itall rased filled with good* j |u. j,,,,,, \;,, i„ , with n capital Mock ot f'.'.VI.Kni. 1). j ind nrriiiitte.1 with the same sklllfni ( \,j,|,. (.,,,, > A. Holiertiaon ot S. I'mil i* the presi I '■a»i" **> evident in everyllung abouM I(,I)M|V,. mlu„,,, dent, und ,F. C. WimI ol tl,,, Kiimi-j.hi* elegant establishment. Furs, bats,« U(| ,„,„,!,,, eitv, vice-|.re»ideiit. V. li. Uuruvvs i' 'l'-- ,'""f". -*1"*-"* -»-»•! rnhherh an- k.-pi , ,.„tr«>, ,-, .., -.. of Fernie ii necnMry, and W. P. !'" M,,,k »•■"«■';•«•"l" »•'" •»»">' •»'•->'; ki„.,., „,.. j;. nutlonol Wi,i,iI,-.gis't,.'.,Hm,r. Mi-.i1'";';, f.u'r?l^nA ,,",u(r; w""h!.,,.„„.,.v ,-. i, ..... ., , . , , .' ol 1 it lleform r'tilliiiii* are on the w.iv, ,. . tl. hlldtthl is Ihe Ittml manager, nwh ■*•,,-. l!nttli,,g is rapidly making tl,,!1" V",!,H' Mr. tVutcn tn-U as MU[itlnt.i.dent, Iltl<11 „„ :■■'*.■ .lila-t front i* full of ib-Mn'-nd-, Ml kii.d* »>f glands for men, from a pair .1 iivcrnlL lo m Wedding hiiit, e.iu be jumiiriil tu tliii «|ur# .within a f< w .■,,-( .;»,,., I'at-eiity wardrobes ni!! I,.- 'iddel io n U"* days. Tlie Mote ia _■>; :v ' .'•.■'. so "in' wilh tin i,tliu* and litliit,.- f.. on io ilia- n-«r, and a inoi'meni w ith ii i.n-ie 'lonige (,','ipneilv, l|, p- n ;.). iMii-tn vitva tin- gimilia at this aitis The Sullivan tiroiin Alining company i stiite.-. that there is no donlit about rail- Will rush Ibe eoiis'i ncthui ol its -un-Uer | way cohsti iictioii :u the spring, He at .M.-il'}HV'ille to colnpleli'.ii The '-ill- | thinks Princeton all iihal townsilo and livau company is coiiiponi! of cmiM-rv a- j may pos-dily itive.-.t hen- in ;l Imriness live liiiniiig men. jsite. Mr. Wi'xnn i* Un-Co, m tin'tirin, Goiitiaets were lot this week !oi 'pack-! •■'i,:'''' "•'l|s ■■•' I'.'tail bnicln-r shops in ilig supplies tn Miel'.nll liver iron mi in- > •'■ *' • and have in tin-' fe\t ending trom It is report-'d lhat n.<. sm-a n■• siliin-ient supplies ri-.leb ttie jcopnva uliini'ei of men will be eiuplo\iit in ilevelnp-; ment work. Southeast Kooteiiay i. %'■■■■ gt",iU-t Hilverlead piodiiciii,; ili-lin-i in i'.iili-!,' l.'olumhia, vet in a !.-v, -,r,io, '■:■, •■', •(;•• eoiiipletioii of the Ro i'.i;,ii ! euH.-t railway, Ihe outpui ut U,c o.-:i » t i-o, Mexico to Kooteiiay ;.-iml tie- Nimillu- liieeii. While it m-ems sonie» ha», in- i■nli;.' roon- in ,1 lni- llle^s which deals in oie and niinMt)-!"., yet il i» ive.-illh-jiro- dueiiig, lor tin ■ I'. linriis in. ale niil- hoiiaiie.-i and hole an honoi.iliio repn- ':ili"ii "
  • aii- ---till vvorhnig ,.ii Ainii- ell ^ 1 111 i ! i I \ oi.: n i. , I In i.v.in ■i, ', W.|, I - ll-ed 111 ,he t Noi'hrrii r.ii - alel l'li'iioiiv H HiU'l tic i .a hi nu nk h •l::ttl ll ,1 V , are I .'l-.-.ii ni'i -, ite'ii : \i i v .1 • U 'tl.-i f|i i j'M I lei - ,p!--a I '1 '.-■ I: iiiini., li 1». .-aii lii-ioe. ai liti h "! the •ll , iiiilnl .ia llilela'd i Well - ii.iuiiun • s "HH»|. ll* !,'■ J'l.lllt I'll Hi.' • i that ■1„ \|oha:,a n ,,■'•( '.aot i- il li 111 |v 'Ihe lo. ].:iui hi. • ur.'.is i.ii illi.-l' P. c ■:).' i 111,1V l'i i > '( l-.e l'i'!|-i.'- oi ,;.iiii- VI el I, 1 •1 II.- > to it. H a- ).■<»,• i nt I !,.■.- ,l v\ . .%X KXTI.XHIVK l»AlltY -itiry to Kcrtih* u* ke*i> ii j»"Ing .'•fculas all «^mi.i. ..a^sa. ita^ii rua,!* amn n -*■<* In ii il V. nnl (iii nrlh-iiii'i; 1.1 a.1 Ve-1.'. ; tnV.ni Ihe ivet't.Maty ftlepu to j.**,-" v rovfno. thkto mnvlncr.1 lh.it ,1m- r« i , ,1 .. ... a . -..! M'i.'"*? !' in'av •,.tl',.,i. *%„.Sr . ,l.y^«- l,\ ' 1«>, Ixi* liifim* nf fiur * «»o i, Sunt" lldnii lhat tin jr liaaal ihin.1 lilic Un r\l* ;!•»•» l*iS'*-|»» * *!» alv».> .-11-.il.- >i'l,.,li ■ . llnli.J el1 II a. .a.',:,. i',-l . ' , ... .' » 'i'liv mill «-'«' '•■j'idiiig sviii !- a *-iJi t>.i*-iiiM-i-id. rttei toi iuiit m ■' ' ■• •'■' ' '*: f' '• ''On* i fit fir if f- in *>!■•*> "t U.4 'f,'i.iwoi."*n4r, gi-jMiiriili {m; .tjlf'li (WW hrrt* U .fwiaiMMht! ,'i,*er«..eeoiM«a.M **-*•* <* *i««m.»> hm\y «^ ! i^ni^ , .,„, m „1|iriv i^ (,h|,:iIf, ! + .,, , ' ', , . ,, ■,, will prrtt/lilflfnndi for the oM,.t,t«'ii«t.|*«t« ■'■•"■»• i*«:«^« »«».l tm*~. Thr> I Mxhu t. i4u htm T|„.fW,|r . , ' ' [" ' ' -,'11 -i I 'inil.i. A H.VH IIA IIS. ti,.- r, . l ',,.;:, i', v ■ ill tin . !| V.IO hl.V." ' h I, i S ,1 a..'. ... ,i< . »aj Hal «rtt toug a railroad un' ruu ttvmth*s*i»*i i-MltrA|t«>(t» into iht '.xt.-i thnt will yet litfto tlnv »orld with iH«.i'. Tb« elly «wtt«eil and th<- l*.«tnl ni tradn art* awaiting this advent of ,M' Patmatt lato IV-ntlt*. Th#v inlatot t>> litv-'il). :••!' it, 2 «Siits ■' .1 ih- tn-*i ',i'*,^'^'*-,*'i-«^irr»«virHlWtvea,«uv »«»v«*r. A Ma jit ' ■IHIUI)',' JllJJJ J ■Ifl'l. j III JU.»l !*ff>f,'» txMAft. ;t*t»(u|tiiity lni |«fcJ-.ii;"-l .'-*• 4".*rS< loSI sej.aif ,t!or l» lt«- .1 to |»«tl tin* i H-JitM , I. *. t„v,.,t a.-.-l Si,** Nnnt |tV'.--;--.-m Ih* •««"«. *«•» -««'■«.« ""■ **"*\l* M*i!' mfhm*y [l"Ui ,,", w"lk- '..■«■».• iti-i i na* * at Iff t«-»»da-*M"** •-.« Mr-, : 'I*** lha» htm *a*il l-f-.« •jo»-ttiti«iln»(i"' AlIU ChalUit:l> t.,". :»t A»hl:U.d, t'.cel.'i, ,r. t f ■i»»t,'fi.,„k ti»l \V«-.l|i..».f*J '"os't.-rmllav, It f.-.pi^.-s tW«- WlgOllS j Wirt. Thft Hllll Hill ie- fajl,i|-j fd P |»..-» ti.f.t ar«iT,-t! in IVrnie a nwiW, in «fl»wi«-rite'. i*«. in t»im»-i sodilivr-r ^ Willi l«-*»try tUAtHt* r.rcuUr «*•> '-:i ,,( |||H|'ia -i,'-«.vte.i •!,• tl Uilt f|,'-l- lltt'l Hil" ln,i„, to i VI-a, .',„■ r,, \ lo' HlllOtifit j |JIU; Sl,J,v aWJ u lJ(„,Ul,,Jij ('aim.!.' A:.i- rs^i '|.mi« •;.|,ara1mdlf'Tit!.M.ilier, in i.ddi'.iot. t-,. Jje,»n*tir tr»t« #bow bitti ttm! refill* « Ibe <>i-t p" In all Cattaala tor lh« toeAtiM*o1 a *ii«*'.»».*a>rtf *.n\,< ».t*i !»,*'.», mi.,-.-«..; '.-••r a*r- i-l,»-».f*?.' rtirtier ■; tU* Rt r*>' >"*t< » n:i.%<;% coal a»itM or be«*rt town Uaa it wnis?!.!, •*» srrviasl, th* rta-ningw** iwwaHl i«^ara» ■»«.{»> t>> t;,*', , tfvlt.and h'i*i«--»* W *4 >d I'-lade oth#r-whit aloajf the Crow, hulfor the | ami fu«'voiio.» briih- have UU-tx u*i!T*«* j.taipii.-i..r»>A the ri-rultt I'iuivlit- «*1»,mrttfn^M*liieawa *iritliht fan*!-. l!.«*irr«**t-t*vi.<-- in thrir ha^-ifttifttl hoti»#|t«*ri«l to !,*-*■••'^irr-.tisi with «he timet IWaW it**** H-nral" W *»» tiiAft |-*i»i a* *.„, •■* i <',,*U Ml *-.'.- C.tluiltAU LutdUw iuv-utuU-icia iiy li' Uo'iu'i Io.« ,uA ln-u: l*'ew*«- * tkf ***** «l »4ifi*a>«»«y. t I'm., 1.i.i*,k uinlla.*,:AftvS Aiii itotfA**- tfe'-ii" i'«-*.i »'•! '>*'aw». llyott vt tUi.1. iU'i-i.i..til t >i, L*sU.,ii "grtni*!- tn th+ *-*:«»! f#-ji««. -I the !rttt'»iT. itiiinovf.j la!io- ;i\\t^ .!/- vic« tl At f<» l« mnko the tip lod'ite «t#tui.i. KV^ i*ukr \»,*it t»,i. .*« fat.D Woir«a*rf*>«^r, &w>ns t4 t*t» ^Atjuti/iiit/i 1'W'if nn-.H "■> >Mr> ilvi* fn''th' fiMrrery iti'f ^or in r?-e . 'h-r To men if* **»tmii > ,*u f*.«r ti*mtt 'Of-! h.ltlta*i| A t''i'M-'{ ffei^ht ill l'*"IViia- ile fi»» fmiaida f»la|a- blllhSilii,' ltl»!<'f«.»i -•ii bis |.>| aippai-lte Tut: I.I.I..I. «>!!(» i- fix lha* t-ii-rti.ait t-f • l.vrye iivi-rv learo Ol Itse -'.rinj,'. ll Will tie .!»! a M, f.-.-r, '•if! tattis* *tOt»l'S h«„'ll. "I |ia» f,i.f».-» iV Ol :,<■ !,,-[,, on |l|i' lil-t llniif, lei-i| rino rarii*f«"* Mt Ih* aws."rot»l. aiel •», 'r»»-ii»-r *'■ *'(*f %i/i" ini-int iismla* M tli* tup nil 'I * ' httitahiijc mil !«Jiv#alI tni-lern imi-iova- l-rf-t.ta . ''.Irft .'I Iltljf *«l • *»V»V U.-IV Ui'u' ivsi ■ tw/r»«H »,t»i :m ra-ht<{<**i««? all lain.!*. .1. \v on l.n.c " tlo» !»<• I". » mdl. t ml ta.,i!, f..r :■> .•< U le.--- lllkit'sit'. '-*■ ,--4., * i;„;i ru.i. i. xti*: si' %"■■■% '. ■; .1 It I U ,f |. ; , ,.u; •», I ..,,..>' • i I '< o i fit •, ! i. li j , s,,t„ v, . • t,.i ■ U < !s'i'»af|.'» ! I T H 1 --., i a I 4 tl J,I» THE LEDGE, FERNIE, B.C , DECEMBER 14, 1904 The Ledge. It. T. liOWRRY, Eilitor ami Finnnclor. I'm: Lkix-k is iinlilisliiiil every Woilnesila.v inl-'uriiic, It.O. Tli« price Is W u yoar. Adver. tisiiiu rates given upon npplicutien. INTRA DIG. If the Honey Grove Siernal is not biased because Teddy once broke bread with an Ethiopian, its remarks about the rou^h-riding president ol the United States would indicate that he has more paternal dignity than wild-horse sense. The Signal says: "A Boston paper printed a, story about the children oi President Roosevelt chasing a turkey over the White House grounds and pulling out its feathers. The president at once issued at, edict that the offending newspaper should be deprived of all facilities for information in the various departments. This is Roose- veltitm of the true typo and the country will see much of it for the next four years. The time may come when those who offend the Great I Am will not be allowed to lick a postage stamp, wear government socks or observe national thanksgiving day." A HOLD -SCHEME. fits who think they are patriotic when they aro suffering from a rush of meanness to their lean hearts. Genius is sometimes found in surprising places. Some of the married men in Cranbrook have recently thought out a scheme which gives evidence of greater ingenuity than was supposed to exist in the frosted banana city, even with its monoline -newspaper—antr-Tiqim—pura~WorksT The wily benedicts, when they saw summer fall off the lap of winter, entered into a conspiracy with a local merchant to put on bargain sales between tlio* hours ot 5 and 7 a. ra. During these hours stoves, hat pins, needles, cradles, patent medicines, etc., can be bought at a discount of ten per cent, and a stranger in Cranbrook who is forced to get out of bed early, comes to the quick conclusion that nil the ladies of the city are Catholics and never neglect high mass Ono of the jubilant husbands of Pernio's sister city informed our rciiorter that since tlie scheme was put into force no Cranbrook husband hfid started a morning fire. The whole scheme is a villainous plot against the fair sex, and we expose It chee rfully, even il we lose all our paid-up subscribers in tho capital ot Southeast Kootenay. BEATS PROHIBITION. Talking about the best way to educate the masses against tapping the flowing bowl too strongly, the Hamilton Herald has the following wise remarks: " The cause ot temperance—or, to put it more accurately, total abstinence—is sure to be strengthened by the recent action of a great English insurance company. Up to the present, the insurance companies in Britain, and indeed" most companies throughout the world, have not discriminated in the matter of rates against the moderate drinker and in favor of the total abstainer. In fact, it used to be considered that the moderate drinker was a better risk than the man who totally abstained from alcoholic stimulants. But the decision of this English company is likely to cause a general change in insurance rating, for it is based upon carefully prepared and elaborate statistics representing several years of investigation. These statistics go to prove that the average life of the total abstainer is much longer than the average life of the moderate drinker. And so, having arrived at this important piece of knowledge in a scientific way, the company has decided to insure the lives of. total abstainers at lower premium rates than those charged to persons who indulge even moderately A CHEAP FAD. AVc have received a circular from Toronto, asking us to boost the Canadian Preference League without prico. The league is being formed for the purpose of getting members at $1 each who will promise to buy Canadian guod* in preference to til others, when the price and quality are equal. Tho league Intends to Htart n paper lor the rurtheranco of Iu niins, and will give it away to all lucHil/cia will-dig up a dollar. The l/'iiffiie rcqacits Canadian news- pi'l*r» to help tho cm a*- by iiihertjng a largo advertisement free, setting forth the aim*, reasons and ends for thin latest Kni-tern lad, Wc are per- feelly in accord with It and will he only tm happy to publish a steady ad. in order to help it along, provided the League pays mmtts ol our jjajier hill* in TVironui and Imoou t-ernle's leading excitement every time thfy I«im; lor a thought. We love pat- rioiliin w our native fatiada, hot w»« like it mixed with generality. Cheap I'fltrl'.-tNM ia .viiucthing we have no live w. It Haul's with the sympathy that l„i» im ii.tini-titry vibration when the hand of htte hitn dealt yon the h«iii{" mit and the vacuum in yoar ,rNo doubt other companies will follow suit as a matter of business, and then there will be established a permanent and powerful incentive to total abstinence. More than that, the fact having been scientifically demonstrated that booze, even when taken in moderate quantities tends to shorten life, there can be no further excuse for the plea that regular though moderate drinking is good for the health. Those who deliberately go in for "a short lilc and a merry one" will not be affected, but this class is not, after nil, very numerous. "The evil of intemperance can be put down by business measures lar more effectively than by legislative enactments. When all insurance companies discriminate in favor of total abstinence, when railway and steamboat companies employ only total abstainers, when total abstinence becomes a necessary condition of employment in any occupation Involving danger to life and property, will be a remarkable decline in the drinking habit.*' Events Ho Was Proud of. Some entertaining reminiscences ot John Thomas Smith, author of the "Book for a Rainy Day" (17(.,i. 1883) arc recalled by "T. P." Smidi had seen and heard much that was interesting. Iu a friend's biographical album he wrote that he could boast of seven events, some ot which great men would be proud of. Hero are six of the seven events: Was patted on the head by Dr. Johnson; Have frequently held Sir .Toshua Reynolds' spectacles. Partook of a pint of porter with an elephant. Saved Lady Hamilton from fal'ing when the melancholy news arrived of Lord Nelson's death. Three times conversed with King George III. Was shut up in a room with Mr. Keen's lion.—Pittsburg Dispatch. HOLD YOUK HEAD HIGH. If you have ever lived in the grain belt, you have undoubtedly witnessed with pleasure the manifestations of enthusiasm on the part of the fanner over an unusually good crop, suys the Daily Mining Record. You h.i v'e seen him carrying around a pai'ti-.u- larly large ear of corn for tin* pur- pose of exhibiting it to his friends, for he has something worth prizing and he points to it with laudable pride and remarks; "That's what you call corn." The local weekly paper offers a premium for the larg- SI X;- pi • a- ■!*.-'a Watches Our gentleman's 14k. solid gold, hunting- case watch (No. 12617) sells for $40.00. * In ft -5-vt-ar jjnl.l-fill.-d cw, (No. w6i8l tlie same ex.rl. lent "Kane" movement sells for $m.oo. A lady's solid gold watch (No. 12576) with guaranteed "Ryrie" movement will cost you $25.00. In a aa-vear ^old-filled case (No. 1J210) it a-iwin only $17.00. Send for i-atitlogue. RYRIE BROS. "DIAMOND MALI." .-;•- The. Napanee Hotel If you are looking for Fishing,' Bathing Hunting, Boating or Glacier Climbing, go to New Denver and stop a few days, weeks or months at the Newmarket Hotel with Henry Stege. Home cooking, and tho finest, beverages in the world, including water. Write or wire for rates. tienry Stege tiewmarket fiotel Hew Denver In Fernie, is a pleasant home for all who travel. Rooms reserved by wire. :v-l The Best Union Made Overalls, Shirts & Miners' Garments ARE TIIK "WINNER BRAND" MADE nY ' Lenz & Leiser THE UNION LABEL IS ON EVERY GARMENT J. C. Carruthers Aj-ent for Kootenay P. O. nox5d Nelson, B.C. c$» «r\t» «$• T. Whelan, Manager Queens Hotel .FERNIE. Rates $1 a Day This hotel is a home for all railroad and lumbermen. R05S BROS. Pat Kkrwi.v is 107 years old and lives in Pennsylvania. He ia past all redemption, the Republicans say, lor he voted Democratic at tho recent election. The St. Louis Fair did not jwiy. It was too bij», and the peoplo hnvo grown tired of suoh thlnj.j* ps'wtully when thoy aro cinched by the local htwInt-HH people. C01-1-KR mlnlnir was once a sue- ce»~>lul pursuit in Ireland, and even today some proajK-etors who never heard ol Kind Kootcimv nre wastiiij- their time looking for the red metal In tho Iftndof Rncn. ■Tr.'Mt rf'ir,' '.'(.'■i.'t.i'jJ.V lit the West hurtfulm tmlt>ta tire always a partial failure*, The iiii-i- chant can mark his gc*U down to S'l.l*?, but th* Utk tf e>tr.u.'w ii<*ia- Injf change give Ids feminine an.- totners the imprttudon thut he. \* taking an nndao fldvanM»o when he fti-oopa tn thu JI.'iO and hsmltt ik-Ui- Iiik buck hut, Hwi;i't; thaiik*. Tlu* cent licit still holds the wvaieftt tov (to ttie Jover ol larnrains cot into tratv 1 turn* uwt win not ittviiti; bv live. lent-with year ujjto. The cheap spirit M,inti ihli |.«.te*t M «'|| «af«h j Tnriif. km note «,,>* tk,i, ,>m u, imny A i'-mvU'a self sacrificing pay the cost, ot o.urt. Inntowilin wibUi-u whn will l.e only too k.juI j Wiawrs-mln Mi** itmnm hr;.m*ht -. ■■/ uuiinnin. HiujJiny cttM into ami uwi then aUndoned it. The jtulgt «kn.nrTial l*eca*a«« he kirn!'4 a »•♦•«•<■ lr»«m that <«»nt*r of l«.ik itii.l unc''«-.»lv ft*hi}t»r thin th,- ".ench. Iu ivehirti ihr -h-i .-vrtn-ily think Jiveh'erim hwtm* *m aetvj- «ulcd in Vftm mstira irv^n the c1f»ad», r*v!th««h.ive miBji«r. ihtJf f'rihu 1* ■Hiih e**iler;•( wwrUl WiU- ■ 1-h {.ft} -t 11 o numher,. irgt"^aT~a5ri»re~pr^ucea"' within a given district during the season, and the rivalry becomes intense and interesting. The miner is the same kind of a human being as the farmer, but his product is ore. Look in upon a mining camp and you will find the claim owner exhibiting a piece of rock to his friends, and no citizen is so unimportant as not to be permitted to examine the prize. That's good for $10 a pound, declared tho miner, and I've got two inches of it-struck it last week in the west drift and it's w'denin' out Got three feet of the prettiest stuff you ever saw—will run better'n a hundred dollars sampled clean across. In mill dirt all the way, and I'm no gotiating with a friend of mine to put in five stamps for a starter. And this uiiner has a bjnanzn, indeed, lie knows it and thero is nothing left for you to do but to get happy with lilin. What a magnificent thing all this optimism isl It represents the kind of stuff that success Is made of--tho very hack-bone of Western progress. Point to the man who doesn't beliovo it Is a good thing, nnd wo wilt show 1 yon somo ono who hasn't paid his grocery bill, or who ate too tnnny hot biscuit (or breakfast. There Ih , something wrong with him. I Those who nro far from tho nrr-no jof such optimism and bulldog I persistency aro sometimes hard j to convlr.ce what thpse things mean J to it miner. Kli Perkins remarks that a mine Is a hole In the ground {owned bv » H»r; but the owner must ! be the most foolish liar fn tho world, jhc-canno he believes what ho says j hitiuflf. The chances nre in most jiaM-s that tlie to-called liar knows [ what tm U talking itUmt, and his en- J ten rlw: is always w«nh looking into. {Among the cx-wrlcnced mine cap! i one who dotthto what he Is told—he j knows that his dotilrt* will rob htm f'-nlHtfr than all the faith In the ! world. He got'H and tret for himself ! or hi* Kfiiids nouns one lo «•■• for him. I He cannot aiT.»rd to lie nnlnformt-d, (Many an energetic and sanirnlne s pt'u»Livcu>r w Dtt the |xiy mil ot thews j very ctpitalints. Ask Moffat, Cam* '. ,-"*/'i A..I. i>;'..ci» 'now many men they , keep l.u*y looking for openings. 1 tVat.i..*.. -.., t.. .. ,,,,.-1. ...« . . > ■ ' ■ ■' '- '-m *' *- '.,.-'"4. : tengtr, hat it nuut he liacketi np hy V'liitthing incr.' sahttantta! than the } »ttiio»phcr« it lHc* In. Though mines j iwniHfma-f f"*ty for their own careers, jthey generally rr-ioiro capital to llirin? th&m to frnftfon. Thom; who j have capital for investment will And s abundant opjwrtuuiti^ io Uus tnint-tt j and nrwf«ci« ot ifc* \\\m, and th«w j avpap-wtvnitfei will not flay Um Mm j If ho mn» tho same Imsttwai jualg- iratnt in wch matter* as he docs in I the pQrcfiaMe t4 * heme ami M HOTEL SLOCAN In Three Forks is one of the oldest hotels in the Slocan, and has never closed ils doors. The meals arc always tasty, and ihu landlord never allows his whiskey to Ilirt with the vviiter barrel. -——— HUOH-NlVENrPropnelorr ~u » o ff* f$» <-$». *f/» •*r. v v v Hotel Northera Is ono of Fernie's oldest and best known hotels. The Proprietor's name is. Wm. Eschwig. t|» a^ a|»' a|» FERNIE CIGAR STORE Foreign and Domestic Cigars, Pipes and Tobacco Full lines of G.H.D, B.B.B., and V.D.T. Pipes SMOKERS' Sl'NDRII-S L. ATKINSON Abjoining Fernie Hotel J. «. CUMMINOS PKOVINCIAI. A\l> DOMINION I.AM) St'KVICVOK Offliv ; M.nt, Sun .V Co., I..T.W, 1'il.Hk FtiiNU-——Hriiia.li (oluinhi't KING'S HOTEL FERNIE Tasty Meals, Easy Beds, Nerve Bracers Of Every Description. 18 Central - fVj FERNIE H First Class in Every Respect H l/J ^rRS. S. JENNINGS, 'Puopniin-iiKss. ' L*J THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL-"- URDO Is the homo of all Slocan people traveling to and from Poplar. meals always ready. McLAOHLAN BROS., Props, HOTEL FERNIE] Will open next month with 46 Pirst^Class' Rooms Everything Up-to-date r=Fr=d^R¥iSr=PReP: The PARK HOTEL On the road leading to Ferguson and Trout Lake lias ample accommodation for man and his horse. The bacou, beans, beefsteak, eggs, oats, hay, boozcrino and_ cigars cannot be beatenlM tlio hills of the Lardeau. KENNY MORRISON, Prop. TO DRY PEOPLE The Exc-iaiigo Hotel in Kaslo ia like an or.n.s in an Egyptian desert. Slocan folks flock to it like Ix-es to a ilower garden. ALLEN & PALMER DISPENSERS S. F.WALLACE ■MiM4^4iM4^!4J'!4i'!4M4M4^!4>!4M4J''i^T>^!i5!>^!4iT>^'> •**> *" *"■» <** '*J* \'* •>'* fi*y.^i*^.*Tfl>^:*%i*ril>^i*^ I The Fernie Brewerv I 4. N. KLAUSMAN, Prop. Ill '*'■ ft* Si* D es D-rl^-^an ufactuiterSjOf-Lagcr-BeerT-Botried-Be SI*. s\*, Howlantl Avenue, Fernie ft* '" Vi?fFV.>*f.*7f.*7ft>'Vt*:f_*r?.^^^ FERNIE, B.C. ItKMAHLK ASSAYS Mnlil- l,..Ul -a? .7,', j O11I1I mul HllviT-—*1J«> ."fij 1111I1I, -tilva-r, vot.i|H-r im Siam-iln liy mull rwiliu |iraims>t ntlintlniil I'lu.r Until, IU tori*, mul lllrli unit Jluiit-lit Ki-wl fur Kri'i' Jliilllnir Kiivh. nnil I'rlco I.M. OGDEN ASSAY CO. ITItA Ar«|iiilino Nl,. Ilriivvr, t'oln. \_.A1\1 Biuiiii'iiiuuiiiil Cai|)t'Ml»;iiiii Joiners of America, No. 1220 The Carracntcri* Jt J«>itu-r« of I'ernie ineei the i«it and ,"rd Toe-Jays In each munl'i nt the OihltVllows." Hall. K Fort Steele Brewery Co., Ltd. W Coal Miners - - Aitetsf ion I A good chance for a future home 011 reasonable terms. Brewers of Extra Fine Lager Beer and Aerated Waters. Bottled Goods a Specialty. l Kootenay Valley ^ s Co., Ltd. Ahout KtoOHcres, Mixed KARMINti .'imMiK.VZIM; 3 Laiiiln on the KOOTKNAV KlVliU m S.\NI> CKHKK, 10 miles fritm lil.KO. Will Ih> Milxlividi-d lo suit purchaser io hint !<» frnin Hit acrt«i upvviirdx. o Price front $,*.oo tu S7.00 per licre. Terms-- 1--1I1 a rauli; (h.il.inie iu yearly hihlahitviilH al 6 per cent, interest. 3 ' t JtgB9l»89afltt998 ft.M„BJ.«J) ft 8.fl„ttJ„g„tl,P,a O MJL8 JtftJl J Agfial.liiKfmUat f f% ft , III I Mott, Son & Co, I. ll. PrOCIOr Managor.NelSOn ^I^W ^mmK,^^^^mm^ r^^^^^m^^^k ^^^^^*^^^ ^^^_______^^i ^mm^^^^*^^\ f^^^m_____^^^ i^UjifJ^t mmmmmi*^-**^*mmMt »mm'mA*a^^^i__mmJ-^ •^B***W~W'j^WWM^ni*eM ^m^mmmimm--<^^m'\ i^^^e»»*.>. ,- i: 0 0 0 1 *.V il ^i'J.'^'J.'J.'i'i! lu\i.miiOO akia»» a'l'Uut lU t»ali*CaJUkV'H tjtu Im men »U (he l***uly of tho (truntl M-t-nt-ry tlM mmmiiiti, hem* in, *utl juluriiH tlie \ni*y city of Nflnon. Hi* tho botnti of tourint* und tiftslrir»^*» frif'ii frroi. lit .^a-ta rA *1.« ...*.w1.t "Tt . u ''' " " ' '' * " aud tbe deed in done. 0 0 0 H l 00 0 ii i n i ii il ii i.*i^-%%%%%^%%%%-%%%%%%%%^Mk-«km^«^.%'%' OFHCE IX L.T.W. Block, 1'ernie, B. C. \U you h.\vc iiuii*..v ii» scil,i|J(' j or wish to purchase, call If I on us. ^'J • -^r ^ i i^___^i ,'^^^,^-"Bata>^^» ^^^^^^^^% ■^^^■^m^J*^^ ^^^^j^-a^^^ ^^^1^^^^^^ ^^^^Ba^-^^^ i^^^^a_____i'^^^_ ^^^^i^BM'^^T ^^^^la'BM'^^l ^^^^■■^■""k'^^1 J^^^-^-j^-*^^^ ^^^^^^■mm^^ <^___^^ f kg*nn in f^,A u, 1 a fw,*, ft,^r) fcrV>^^Kz^aKz!WW?!Wfc-c!W ULTM U2iW WC** W% UzzW k%W%o .-5 M» **%■*! 4 Mb ti 'ij B. Tomkins, Manager, Nelson, B.C. Vs THE LEDGE, FERNIE, B.C., DECEMBER i4) 1904 * $ * A PUG'S ADVICE Be game: Be dead square. Get good habits on. People can't eat books. Learn to think on your legs. All the world hates a quitter. Cut out being too good a good fellow. Strikes ? I've been striking all my life. Save yourself for the last rounds of life. Football does up more men than boxing. Everybody ought to know a little politics. It don't hurt anyone to have a little religion. Don't knock loo hard. It's a waste of energy. A graceful lover's a diplomat and a hypocrite. The water wagon can knock out the band wagon. Nobody in the world ought-to marry without love. They promised me a place and gave me a morgue. The older you get the grayer and wiser you get," Not every one who shakes your hand is on the level. The mistake of my life was to cut school at thirteen. Go slow I Don't train to fast or too fine, young man. - '. You learn something every time you make a mistake. This is a kid-glove age and they've put mils on men. College don't do any harm to those who can afford'it. I guess I'm a philosopher because 1 came from Boston. Knuckles beat knives for settling honest'differences.. Everything that ever came my way Was hound to come. Every boy should get a good education to start life on. Polished brass will pass on more people than rough gold. I would be rich if 1 had been a light aar-ul at.itla naav laafaiaw What are we paying a 100,000 standing army for? Easy life, I don't care much for women in general. They don't think much. If I had Carnegie's coin I'd build hospitals and homes foe the poor. I'd advise a young man to gee next to a good trade or try farming. Vice began in the infancy of the world and will be in at the death. I like comedy because it's got more philosophy in it than tragedy. Get your dukes ready when the other fellow begins to talk arbitration. Of all the alleged lire-proof buildings there's only one I'd bank on, nnd dial's a t-cservoir. You can't kill the game of "fighting as long as there are two real men left. It you've got a million, put the dough in circulation. It gets stale tied up. The Spanish war was a bum imitation of the real thing—a regular Jeft- Munroe farce. Most fighters are featherweights in intelligence. They have no philosophy in their-think-tanks. Brain may be better than brawn, but men will light—so why not with their honest bunch of lives ? There is no reason why a man should not live as long as an elephant, say 200 years, if he dou't get too gay. ■ The Prince of Wales surprised me by his democratic manners when I met him in London. He's a mixer. I believe in arbitration. If you refuse a friend's invitation to take a di ink and he insists, arbitrate with a little water on ihe side. It takes sweat -, 10 make a man healthy, wealthy and wise. The man who don't take,, exercise enough to sweat is no better than a dead one. I fell off a train once going 45 miles an hour and I believed in fatalism when 1 found myself in a hospital. When I pipe off all these patent medicine signs in the street cars, 1 wonder if we're a nation with bum "innards." ■ii . Every man ought to save a big wad for old age. A fa' roll is a mighty good friend when your hair's gray and your wind ain't what it used to be. The secret of happiness ? A fair education, a good wife, a nice family of children, a good farm home and Si00*000 invested at 6 to toper cent. New York's the money boss of the country and little old Wall Street elects nine out of ten presidents to its own liking, no 'matter whether they are Democrats or Republicans. It does the boys in the gallery more good to see a kidnapped kid restored to ils mother titan to see a high and mighty duke stab another in the back and come off without a scratch. I've always been on the level, treated iS'eD'iKady^ii-x^jjj^^ cheated anybody out of a dollar. That's why 1 have so many friends and why the American people have liked me so. If a young man has gone through the high school and is looking for something higher, I'd advise him lo become an electrician. Electricity is the coming science of the world. Put your trolley on the wire. If 1 was president of the United Stales I'd favor culling out a standing army, making a modern navy, the election of the United Slates senators by ihe people, reciprocity with Canada and government ownership of railroads and telegraphs. That's old John L's platform.—San Francisco Bulletin. financial profit to himself. Must Thackeray's books be barred ? Don't be foolish, brothers. Times have changed since Leigh Hunt was sent to jail for calling ihe fourth George "a fat Adonis of fifty."—Hamilton Herald, ■".:"'-'■-.. SUNDAY AT THE FARM On Sunday morning's years.ago, when but a little lad, I used to come and salt the sheep in the same field with dad, The little clouds that floated round I thought were bits of wool; The sky was blue as 'tis today and calm and beautiful. , ' ". Now dad is, gone, and mother, too; they lie up on tlie hill, Just by that clump of popple trees beyond the old red mill; For Time has kept a-creepin' on, and you and Tare men, And little Robbie thinks the thoughts that I was thinkin'then. There's a brown thrasher in the tree that stands there on the knoll. Just hear the little tyke a-sillin' his immortal soul I Our preacher says that man alone has got a soul, but yel ■■■ ■ . What pretty critters God has made, and loves 'em too, I bet! I know the city pretty well; 1 lived there once, a while; But I was the homesickest boy you'd meet in many a mile. The very horses on the street looked sad, it seemed to me, There wan't no colts a-friskin, round, nor lambs as I could see. So when in June the breezes blew across the prairied West, I packed my grip and told 'em I had got enough, I guessed 1 Of course, there's cily folks who keep their faith in God and man, Though if they stay there all the while, I don't see how they can. We've had our troubles, wife and I, wc buried little Dot; Upon that slope we made her grave— a green and sunny spot; And death will never more to me seem terrible and {"rim, Since I have seen my little girla-smilin' up at him. And often now I come out here and set i"» fir...... n _<^_\\ ArmloHH Mini MttkcH ArrcHt. Many peculiar things happen in the county attorney's office, but one of the most startling occurrences lhat has come to light in some time transpired in the above-mentioned ollice a few duys ngo. There were several of the office attache* silting urouud ihe olTau ut Ihe particular time mentioned, uud alio the sheriff of the county, when a man with no arms walked into the office accompanied by a young man who was tied to him with n piece of hemp rope, about eight or ten feeet long. The armless wonder told As- hiktitnl County Attorney Will Ford that he brought the man there to nuke an affidavit ngain¥l him on a grave charge, The assistant attorney listened to the ■tory and then informed him that there wa* not lufltclent grounds upon which to isiiue an affidavit on the ehurgt- thai the armless man mentioned. At ilii* the cripple became very angry and, employs an attorney without respect to his religion, bnt solely on the ground cf his supposed ability to win the case. And when a church wants a choir, it generally chooses singers wholly by the criterion ot llicir ability to sing. We side unhesitatingly with Ihe bishop in his ci'iiloiriiji). ll is religiously and ailintically airivvl. Fuau unbeliever or an irreligious penon to lead the worship of a congregation by singing, for example, *i.e'id, Kindly Light," is a profarw and blasphemous performance, ll is also au inartistic performance, however well it may be Ming, becaase the soul of the art is sincerity. Where rustlin' leaves and waviri' grain seem whisperin' "x\ll is well." 1 wish that all who'd like to feel their dead are safe from harm Could come out here and spend with me a Sunday at the farm. —Chicago Record-Herald. The Royal Hotel In. Fernie is in a rapid course of construction, and will soon be" ready foi the trade of the world. Wm. Tattle, Ppop. Gllllf© THE- WaldorfHotel gr^IM FERNIE Will be ready for business next month. It will be up to date in everything, and will be a home for commercial men. , to-* -« LEW8S a G@MBES W. II. Boss 1. s. T. Al.KXA.vr.Fii Ross & Alexander BAKIUSTEK.H, SOLICITOUS," KTC. Oftil'l: FEIJNIK, II. 0. T. W.'HI.ck, Vk'turh Avenue. J. R, Cameron II. W. Iii:nrinii:t:, „ Shi.icihkhi I!ei;i:i!.mi:i; Herchmer & Herchmer Is the tnilor ... -r- t» vv.n,, | BAUH1STKUS' *>---" 1™*. KTC. you want. ;i si.i,".iii,c.r j rT'.l'NlK. H. C. | i ''lllcrs ;,v'er 1*. Hums .<: Cu's Sikn-k, Victoria avo Suit of Clothes lie has the wiLIiicst .suititifrs to select from,.nntl the lit a nil workmanship i.v the best. SANDON, '*. nl.DI'ST TAILOR IN TI11C SI.uCAN r^ffr| Lowest Rates Best Time Eas£ Toronlo, Monlreiil, Kevv York, :■ Mnritime Provinces. New Kni-land. West Vuncouver, Victoria, Se;ttlle, California Points. L'nei|ti;iIleJ Passenger Sen ia-. Sleeper.-:, TouriM Couches, ])',uilU>' Cut:-' - Everybody S'-mitif-l About iho (Jr-orjxo-i. A|H>i.tle Dowie, from his printing xliop in /.ion i.ity, tn Rentiin'; into C.nt.i.I.i whole ur lot* uf hi- m.it;.uiiie i.e.ttca nl I idling. Wc observe llltlt M-verul esteemed contemr*or.trie* arc cilliaj; upon tlu* post ollice .uitluiritica ipiltintf on hit foot, the Minn n« nit ho tleity the privilege of llw mall tn ihi* angry man tloet on hit hftn.l*, he J7.ioiii-.iic literature— not lvcuii»a* of the tlouhltil up hi* toe*, thook hi* fool in j peculiar J.h nine wit ilii Dowie leache* the face of the man he had ttire*teil. bui Kvauie he «[h-tktaflighlin'-ly about unJ lold hiin he wa»|*ettiii"'off lij-luhjio) alii v and royal personage*. For mtal that he hnd a notion to give him it j exuttiple, ihe cpa»i!.e mj» Hwt "alio^e punch in the face. Tlie nrinlf<>« oaan'niiM-r idli-H in.Hiri.m klnt»« of I'*>»,'- then Mt down on the floor und calml) land--the (norm > - • were ihe heads of rolled tt tlj-urelte wilh \u* tir niofilu- f.itih." Ilialtll. lie thttlt pfa«aa.aJiu III llnlJ ilia j U\ I.. , v (he |M>Si.ir.ic auUinritii.* ••me twtmt-en hit toes, strike it itnJ j will not p<> my Lea J to the dem.irtd* lljjhf ht* opnrette with rrtair, 'the feat j trout «>tir rateeiw-il Nit Mir-erseriMtm- In the Kootenay ktiowH 0. O. D., tho watchiniiker. Ho ban repaired 100,000 watches with perfect RatiHfnetioi), ami is pre- parol, to repair yoiirn at nliort notice. Hoiiefat work and honeflt prices i« my motto. A fine Btock of watches and jewelry always on hand. He on the look out for his Christ* §s stock. Two doors north p.mk building, 1-Vruic. u u. DEflAUREZ. VVanteo.—A young inan for ollice. Must be nn experienced stenographer and typewriter, and able lo correspond in Knglish and German. Salary to start $3 per week. Address II. 0. G., 711 The Ledger. II. O. G., 711. The [Ledger. Dear Sir : 1 beg to offer myself as nn applicant for tho position advertised this morning. I ant a young man, 37 years of age, have had 23 years business experience, being connected with the U S, Kmbassy at Madagascar, and feel confident if you will give me a trial. I 11111 not only an ekperl bookkeeper, proficient stenographer and typewriter, excellent telegrapher nnd erudite college graduate, but have several other accomplishments, which may make me desirable. 1 am an experienced snow-slioveler, a first-class peanut roaster, have some knowledge of removing super fltimis hair and clipping yuppy dogs' ears, and have a medal for reciting "Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight!"* ant an experienced chiropodist and n practical farmer; can cook, Like tare of hur-.es, crease trousers, open oysters and repair umbrella.1*, and am nlno the champion tobacco chewer of Pennsylvania, my spitting record being 38 feel. Iking possessed of great physical hestuly, I would nol ouly Ih* iiu-fal but ornamental as well, lending to ihe «n- tred pre* im Is of'your ollice that delightful charm lhat a Sat-umu vase or a MulTed billy-goat would, My whisker* being quite extensive and lin.nri.nu, my f.ue could Iks u-ed as a jn-n-wipa-r and fcdlhrt Juvti-'. I iviii furnish high recomincttd'tiians from Chauiuey IK*- , , „. ,, _. %. .. .,, , Jewelry Htore, onpoMtt- the North K^'-'"*rf ". * l'i^i-l.^, - ■ * oftt man wilh no arms arresting a man jrontciripurarva**, lat 11s have no "lese nnd tying himself to him and marching J «M}a>te" or o«> thing rescmMing it 10 4.^. »«.,«-. »»-.-. .*.- —v *-:--. .......". 1 ■-■> ;. - ...1 -1- ..*..-. .....4 ..* ^..ft, ( Jk ajuamage 0( }a»ur mutir fiftr, IJii'-J.-. J. i'.."*.'), Ha:.h tKCvptmg tU* UltUtOUS Mtlta talk i-f Ihe eerily t,lT«W, /,, |h. )..•• JJ.,,1, ,1....-U lv filial., .,iJ vt^l0( fj. tlidiii'c North Hticlinins, thence Went Siii-liains thence South|SH chains to place of commence. iiii»ut,.'oiitainil]|*ia'i acres more or less. l.oeuteil uml dated the 2ml ilaj' of November, lwi. SYDNEY A, KKI.T.Y, Locator. David Ulnck, Agent. NOTICE i» liereliy ulven thnt after flu- expiration of .'it) clear days from this ditto, I intend to apply to the Assistant Cuin- iiiissiiinerof Lands unit Works fur the Ilistrict in whichtlie iinderinentinned laiid» are sitmiti lor a license to prospect for eoal and petroleum for a term of one year over the followiriit ilnscrilit-il lands; situate in the ill-.trit-t of South East Kootenay ahottt tvao miles West nt the summit of the Itocky Mountains mid admit ten miles North of the Kootenay l'n«s trail, eoinnieiiiiiitf at a post marked Kouth West corner of John I'atlnrsoii's eoal and petroleum locution, thence riiinilnu Kttst so i-liiiii.», theiiee North Ko elmlus, llniuee West Hi) chains, thmice South >«i ehaliis to place nl commencement, eotitaliiini'iilfi acres more or ll'sV, Located and dated tl-o 2nd day of Novemder, l'«H. JOHN VATrKUSON, Locator. David llliiek, Am-iit. NflTICK Is lieredy Itiven that after th. aixpirtitioti ol SI eleiir days from Ihi. date, I intend to apply to the Assistant Cinii- iiilssiniierof LiiihIn land Works lor the District iu \ihich the uiidcrmeutiotiaid lands arc niluittai for a license to pros|sict for coal and ni tioliiiiii fur a term of one yi in over the fi.l, lowliuidcsciil.C'l land-; sitiuite iu the District uf South Kii-t Kooteiuiy aluiut two and oiii luilf mile- West of the summit of the Hock} Mouiilnliin uml iilinut eleven miles North i-l th<> liiiut. iiiiv l'uss trail, ciiiiiiiiein lim at h isist marked tiouth West corner ol J. I. ltui-l.«li't ,-..4l uli'l l*dro!**lllai l.s'iatl'.ll. tl,,.|.. *■ rutitiiiii" IJasI hoi lui.liis, the lice North *n- hai n» thiticH Wist aaneliuliu, tlinni e South miiliiilii- to place of comineliciiiunt, coiitainliiK tit'i Hi I'es iucja^ or ll'-s liui'iate't nml ilati-d tliMSfieldiavot N.iV. luliei. l'«H. .1 I, HI't'llAV, I.e. itui. David HlNi'k, Au.iit, N'OTI«"K J. Ii. avdv Ria.-i. ajmt »»<•■ t| . ev|iliiit|.iii of ."»! eli'ur dais truni tin'. •late. I intend tn upiilv tn Ihe Assistant t'.nn tnls.iiiiii rot Lauds and Wink-fur ihclMMili i ill whlcli (hi, UHila-ritW-lltlollvl lllli'ls arc siliiatelor a lleein* to pros|w«t for n.ul mil i*. a„,j. .,„, f..r h ii-r# vt a vi limii.- tlic'itf Hast *ii liaina.ilii-ii.i- Nurili »'i ham.. thill.<• Wist a»» a Im ills to |ii»< a- of i uiulu.-m . li.. !,«,. ..litiill.iliat i-ao*. !*• in.if,. ..I I.— . I,... iiti-t »..'• .i,»la4 Ihe al,, .1.. v .,. N'n. i«i i DAVID M.rAIII.KVL. .t.,1, I'm; I lll.uk, A«. i.i \*oflt I'. I< h.-ii-i.)'wtvaii tl al aflar tie H|lti- i-A ti'.n ..( aiel.at il»)«frmn tliladate I ItiieuiJ t,, npi-la; P.itic Aan-adant t"«>iiinila«i.^w-r .,t l.tai.,1. ,eii Wa.rlt- ti.r the ilt«i||. Iju Khlili Ihe iu,-li i imiltlollKlUlntalarr lttl|at<-,(ur * li«-«-|l«« t,. [.I- • l»-ri t.-r cual ja.'.'t i»trut. .'• ■■•• mil, < a>,»l ■ t lit* auralitll of tha- It.ill >l -h t*ta-». atK] Kt»ltaa*nllt>«'V«lh «l tie- h'-.t> i.iv l',,i* tfull ' amniirni In,- nt • |« -I m.rki'f ■'■. il, - t, '• .'-. :•< I H-.-'ir «.. •' • , ■'..'■ ■■ ■ (iiulja-truli'-iiiii ).i»-»tl*i, t!.«-»M-*'futmiiiir iiurtli-a. i i..,i..*, U»> ... * *.-*t ll- I l.,*,;.^, it..,..-, ?...*'it '' . i.»l»*,l!iv I,.. ».«! «n alx.t.. t-, |,L. « ..ti.»i. in. Wlllll l t.< i*t»l|.l«.n**i Wfi» ii..«, ut l"« I,,, ll.,l »l.«t 4«t»at ttaf Htl ilav i.t S'rta»f»t«r l—l. Hla'IIAHIM' t'l.AHJa I - 'I••< ! ll,.} I.I Hindi, \ ■• 1,1 Vii'I'lrl'" I" licl.'i.y fciacii thnt Mttet (tic < V|li i »^l ik.i. «,l *«»'m*t .tijtai from !»«»« A.i*. ! n*t"i j i,ai^ilr t'»tlw \»**»t.«utl •*».«!»«..*-*•. r.uf l.m.'i. j a,iciO,'«ara| li»'t»»rvailwatr t«,» » ll«'ti.« t,-c> i'acar a-i'f t»»- Toarist SS-sepa;- Servsco Wo.-'t from Rcvi'IMoI-l- .Mon., -Wc-.l.1 Thut"., Sat. lo "Scat lie iv N'ani'miwr. Iiitst from Dunmore, Sun., Mon., \\"nl., l'Vi. lo St. Paul'; V,V;1. & Suil.;la- lo Toronlo; Mon., Moulieal ; Fti., MonliTtil ami Host,in. Atlantic Siea-S8 jM-j Agency 'Through huokint-s to and from (iroat I>riluin and the Conliia'tU. All liiK'.s represented. I'or rales, folders and information npply to local agents;. R. Ki'.ADiNi;, ;if;ent, I'et'nie. K. .'I.Covl I. V. Ki.'K'^n.iV p. C,J,a\vi:. Eckstein & Lawe EAmiis'i'Eits-AT-LAtv, .Soi.icniuis, Ivm. Citllilicrt lllock, Kernie, 11. C. E. W. WIDDOWSON ASSAVKH , CHKMIST I'liws—fioM, Silver or Lend ,... .ijiio Ooid-Sther iiiSilvcr-l.eiul sl.tl) I'.d. llox Dll.'l „ YSI1K. H.'.l $ WADDB BROS J 0 PHOTOGRAPHERS ^ tVANCOUVER mo NELSON, B.C. 0 Ya I Ya! COXNELL & GRAY CAIilV.NrERS'e- .101NBUS .Next iloor to Calirar.v Cattle Co.,' Wood Street W.uk of All Kinds. Hmci Keasi.iuilile'.' F. H. HAWKINS ASSAYER •TE?EPBH°oVEe#2 SANDON .l.S, Ciutei. D.l'.A. NeU A.tl.l'-A. Vlliicouve; JOHN KEEN Notary and Commissioner 0 rOl'LAH AND KASLO '; HENRY'S NURSERIES IKUt) Wi-stniiii.it.-i- U.ciil. 100,11(10 llllllis lii.iv ill ..'.o, I; li,,!ii lioll.iiiil Ki.iuec nnil .lai-nu. TIIOl'SAM'-t OF riM'I'l' AM) Oil- NA.MLN -i'AI. I Hit:-,. Klntiloilenilr.ini. It 11*< llllll Hardy I'liiuis l".,i- " Home tlf.iwn nn.I I i.i (ilil'ili 11, I Iclil uud I I, Always oi c„i, in -, FMlTlUSI'll.s hki: iiivr.-- (ii'.'i.'U hoii-c full "I l-|,(i:; . FI.T..I Work. Huv ,!ii,, 1 :.n (.'..llltnlsslon. l.'.it.i|,'Klle free, or .-.'ill nuil WANTED I \!-","!(K.'!' *il AN A( i EIf. W,\ NTH! >-I'l :»M,\- !' nciit t n^itioit : ti'l'iil ailvjio.iuient : .uliiry ans. Tin- .1, I„Nli'lili|,;a < l I., I.lllill. .:. Toiunlo. Mention (Ids |.;i|,ei) 1.1 ,.'ii house nl. l'l'tiiliiti{. TS'l.U'.s. I'loW-f'. iiiilu. letuil ol few j 1 ,'i i- I fi:.-:'.. j-.; iii t'lii.'ii ri:i>-V,;i'kli. lew |,!!r-,,)is to re|.r.ci-i:t re e.lulili-lii-d aaliol, «-n|(. In,use ninoni.' 'Ill l.'ll llllll 11,ll iltr.lst-. I.'..'ill ll'llllolV ciMiiai'-, -]s s;ili,ry ii ii.| i-\j*-tii,> * \>nii l'\|i. li'H U'olii-.v ii.laaiice.i, I uiuniH Ua. !'■ l iiinticlil i'!iK'ii|.'eU"'Ut ilu^iiifis • ii.; i'liiiou,, c\|«'ii. -in ,■ not e... -nt id. -cli ll.|.i|cs..ld eliM'li.Js-. Ait'lr. ss, mi M'i;.}i TliAM i.l.tis, .1^:,, lieu I'i,i n M ., M. J. 1IEMJ.Y, ! fain nil i i-l , 11.C. ] Cigatf Store A t'lioii'i' line of cio:tr- rt!\v.tv ■- iit t-tock. Hi'iitiiiHuiti* I'or lifW^-JtUJU'l's-, Ingr.im &. Storcliouse, Props, I Iii* t! . DENTISTRY, l)R7MTij.()V,u't,;tN'r II jh n.ei r; 3e.irs. ,\j, I'l.-uee in it, nml work, nnd ii.tke- a Ki.i'tlulta ■■•! Oolil ltiiili c Work. Visit itn.ili- to'.In' Moci'.i r.iunliifly. FiECR-KT SOCIETIES w-1 • » l.K t I I V I.11IK.J. M». ,JU. l.o.O.t . ,~ Snii.i. i, Ur. M>'.,i|iii:s tn tlie t'lit-'U H:ill , M-rv t rnl-ty y--!'"- ii i,;ai .''•■nil-a,i» '. \i,!Tii. ; A, I. ik, clel'irj. m \ I'lMlii- lilctlili'll ! .1 i . ic 11 i.i.-i", V.. .-(u.ii-il; W. .1 ., Willis l.aalia r> m..i .. ii \\- M » *: i . -l.-> niiiii i •w 4* A SHAVE, SHAM PCX) f)f> n/iTi..i eS» Ai *4f* ■ I .<' \l I 1:1 . .1 |U( I. BUiiVftYOR, Mrl.tKlllt;, Iloininl-, il l.i.lel Sl.l lien. .'■-! "i- 1) la. I H I'.,i i'\ r "|;| 1(1 i\ I |lii| a,| .1111 »*i t I t I It'll -I -1 U' tai Ixc it circus rterfuruirr aiut ti. iJa i Hear ilic Ji-juit,- Dallii»Tnni"s IKi.iU . ^ •/! prcjh'h*r .»nj ka-n-ftini* }out lik* io*tir«*al, k' *' ' j hut at** la* (mirta! a lu-aita* fm itialigi-ni I ,i.tn..»,u-r Mulivk «.,(.• t.a h,ar tl'*-*| rtt-i^p^t -a^k-.n^t ,md «tj..w * free Mtitle nnd Piety. Vthtn a MtfKtf l1««-|Ara*\l, iht «»tlta r dajr* lti.tt tliurclt tlioir* tattamM W piotM, the WKKaMMjam »*♦ aJk-*«r^r-J aw MartlitaR j I >.»♦*.«.- f.if«-r ««»m tb,* ir».«i.K K-asnt:*i- it I tK-»| in th.- Crtt'n ll«>mc. 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'" T"\ ?» I hIiiIkiiii --, ii^.nn».i tin kifi|; niikl cm- tin nt i limn)- nl tail i am l' on trinili'J yt't'l tlo- I'unik .aru miWrn^i^n-h (-*n«ar*J.' | n.»t*M*rt* U» yatur" iliutalt, «w.tri|r )tw Bill *,aailajrt"t it tV .1 tl THE POLLOCK WINE Co. 1 ItllTI'-l ! V«l!''' '♦►.•M-aj rtar*», all i.im i i.i». i ty fk.iKnt „,.„> 4„,«r 11' "'AT' i i c-:..- > • i n. I o IA o t*o i •» n n tn ihin a l WhrtMt.ifia F»i'n?i»ri.in't I'f-i-i-t htipi-rfiir- ot Wtm*. Uajtiwi aitxt t:ij[*r*. ilita nf».i»s >m%%!.. ,.a a |.,*|i*t* f.aiht Jla»4««»»it t'•».»»«»..'•■,-• f luHl^U M O* •««*•».« i* anti'i, : .■,., Ho,.I- i'„ I' »-■■-- f,.i- „.'.., ^ |j.S i 1.4 4 .-Mil -^ K>1 f^,.l', .4*l»aKl '^ ;ai. Ditlrid Agt'ttin h>r Uinl Mil','' r.'a-T tHin itiuu>r« ot Witihv, jrm£ *»♦,■ b* IJ» • .«»»«,'.» '* It,- « fa* «", .'. * I .'„*!»'.', ^,,.'v**e* ««l4'* ii.-„r^, fe* Jiiw ik,-, i.. -1 t'a- I «rttt. i-».««im"*a<«aat*(j"> U » i»»» •» lf»M *" "a**» "** '*' rrir-Mif •? .|l,;i'H«.S -a. «»"«'» I '",1 ' fl'S ■:••'<■ '■) • i I'.n-tU *.,i,ht• unw'.t' *" iti.il"'. Ific •■ I **#H tan, f-atalii^a** -*ik**- a* **m*mnM****-n- --*- ._. a .-* I tuali'l*'* "! til -n i**. fci-** o.f Aa*. VltA't+W 't "»ii'*W"i V»- -a-1' i Mi'I •'! I*S /»«■ 111- ()•■ I "■' ■'. '' ■' I' -'I 1*4 HUito*^Ktl I,* it.*. , t *<»V .a. t r>.( \. >*>*> it t». i Ctonoml OtOfO I t. •tr.t.tv. in;;i,.K »•<"*!.*. '..* * -*« .* ■!, %.« tTteiK.'- at,'*.* ■ 0 ^.-'aw»'. «,«■■- . THE LEDGE, FERNIE, B.C. DECEMBER 14, 1904 The Canadian. Bank of Commerce Paid-up Capital - $8,700,000 Head Office Rest TORONTO - $3,500,000 This Hank transacts every description of Banking Business, including the Issue of Letters of Credit and Drafts on Foreign Countries, and will negotiate or collect bills on, any place'where there is a bank or hanker. Interest is added to the deposit twice in each year, at theend of May and November. Savings Bank DEPARTMENT Just Special Attention is directed to the following Advantages Offered by our Savings Bank. Deposits of One Dollar and upwards received and interest allowed at current rates. The Depositor is subject to no delay whatever in the withdrawal of the whole or any portion of the deposit. FERNIE BRANCH : : E. H. BIRD, Manager af-W* P. BURNS & CO. •w%« * RETAIL & WHOLESALE HEAT DEALERS Have one of their largest stores in Fernie. Lamb, Veal, Fresh and Smoked Fish. Bulk Oysters. Try a gallon Arrived Everything in Gentlemen's Neckwear A Swell Line of Ascots, Derbys, Strings, English Squares, Knots, Etc. Call and See Our Stock W. C. Hamilton Co. LIMITED MEN'S OUTFITTERS Fernie Hotel Block Watch This Space FOR FRESH EVAPORATED FRUITS For the Holiday Trade tV We Sell for Cash Only Therefore we can give you the Best Quality at Lowest Prices Call and Be Convinced W. J. Blundell . The People's Grocer, P. O. Block, Fernie 0000000990099990990000000009090099900099900000099000 \V990000999099*\ |5... PROMPT § § DELIVERY § these tikai-, king kept in view in every upvralion of the making. Tho Canadian Hank of Commerce The Canadian Rank of Commerce is still engaged in the task of covering the Dominion ot Canada with a network of offices, and it has recently announced that.two more have been opened, one at Lloydminster in Saskatchewan, and the other at Nanton, Alberta, both these districts being in the North-West Territories. These two new offices will bring the number of offices to just three over the hundred, the bulk of the branches being iu the province of Ontario, where the bank originally conducted most of its business. The " Financial Times" adds, "by its recent acquisition of the Halifax Banking Company, the bank, howeAer, obtained strong representation in the maritime province, whilst the absorption of the Bank of British Columbia gave it a considerable number of branches to Manitoba and the North- West Territories. The widespread character of ils business has also compelled it to open live branches in ihe United States, and the acquisition 01 the Bank of British Columbia gave it a well situated office in London." During the year ending November t,o the net profits of the bank were $1,124,973.66. The bank has over 52 millions of dollars on deposit bearing interest, and over 18 millions of dollars on deposit that does not bear interest. IjV buildings for its own use the amount LATEST BY WIHK. New Yokk, Dee, 14.—Mrs. Chad- wick leltfor Cleveland last night. Lisbon, Dec. 14. —A teleerratn from Mos-uuinds, a town in the Portuguese colony, on the West Coast of Atrica, announces the arrival there ot 21 vessels of the Russian Baltic fleet. Mossaraeds is 1,100 miles north oi Capetown. Washington, Dec. 14.—Negotiations are now pending looking to the reconvening of the com mission for a discussion of the Canadian reciprocity treaty.' Chicago, Dec, 14 —John D. Rockefeller is said to have given between two and three million dollars to the University of Chicago for a school of engineering. _______ Montreal, Dec. 14.—Yesterday was the last day for filing election protests. Six were filed in Nova Scotia, all against Liberals. In Quebec two protests wore entered in Montreal, one Liberal and one Conservative. In On ai'io, on Liberal and twu Conservatives. tBleasdell's *fll 1 I a* I invested is a million dollars. This great financial institution holds its annual meeting of shareholders on January io. Sit-ftir iu Ontario The Oiit.ii io Sugar Company at Berlin turned out last season 7,000,000 lbs. of sugar, and this year the output will lie consideringly larger. Monday, the Berlin industry will pay out $26,000 to the farmers who brought in sugar beets during October; but in 'that month the receipts were light and the payments for November, which will be tiiadejri Decemberl_win_ii^^ Semi-Ready TAILOKINt* F. J. MITCHELL PICK Nil; J. D. Quail To Reform Criminals. At a faith cure convention in the east last week a woman testified that she recently woke in the dead of nighl to find a burglar in her room. She did not scream, but immediately began to give him treatment by prayer. She prayed that he might be reformed. " Suddenly," she says, "the man looked at 111c nnd left the room. He did not take anything with hit)). The next day he returned and begged my pardon for breaking into my house. 1 prayed with him, and today lie is nn honest man with a responsible position in a bank." Nxctirslon Hilton KitHt The Canadian Pacific railway announce n low round trip excursion rale lirst class from Kootenays to Monlenl and all eastern Canada points, except points* north of Gravcnlmrst and west of Pembroke, Rates from Fernie lo Montreal and points west is $58.40, with corresponding rales fiom all station!* lo all eastern points. Tickets are ou tattle daily till 31st December, with transit limit ot 10 day* going, 15 days returning and good to stop over east of Port Arthur, final 'limit', three moullis from dale of sale. For further information, tickets, iK'rths reservations, etc., iarjMy U> liv.,i .iguiu u* write J. S, Cuter, district passenger agent, Nelson. The Mutual Life of Canada The Only Onnndlnn Life Oompany that b Puraly Mutual IS vi year* old ; HAS AsteU na>wc*a*M-ding$S,naao,ooo; HAS a surplus (on (iuwdiuiiiu Valuation Standard), of in-aily $//k»,ikh«' II VS nearly j^j.uoo polkyholdert*; HAS nearly Sjn.ooo.ooo of In mint rife in farce ; considerably larger. In York County the farmers are only just making their shipments. Frost does not injure them and as cars are sometimes difficult to procure most of the crops do not reach the factories until the end of November or December. They continue running until February or March. The probable output from Berlin alone this season cannot be less than 8,000,000 pounds. With a jump of 55c. per 100 lbs., in less than two weeks, it is easy to compute what benefit the shortage in foreign countries will be to Canadian telineries. The price today is $5.18 per 100 pounds. Now OfliCOI'N Al the last meeting of the Fernie lodge, Knights of Pyihias, the following officers were installed. J. C. Hutchison, C. C. T. Heck, V. C. C. S. Tutlle, Prelate. Wm. Scott, M. F. G, Ciirruthen*, M„ l^jfifcufe... W. W. Tulrle M. \WwF^'' J. S. Volume, K K. and S. C. II. Levers, M.A. J. L. Gales. 1.(1. K. 11, C. Hammond, O. G. Tho KugliHli View The Kent Courier, published nt Tun bridgts Wells, in its issue of November 5, has a long article under the caption, "Mrs. Landor in Hritish Columbia," in which (he following Matcmunt appear*: " In many respects the motherland would do well lo follow the example of this, one of her youngest children. During my xi'iy in Vancouver (over 11 month) I have not seen a public house, 11 gin palace, beer simp nml -a.iloon, nor have I seen a drunken pertaon situe I left Kngland early in April, although I have been out and about conslaully," Tlii«i i*. hardly cnmpliiiienlary lo V.uiiaiiiier, .is it is ihiUtI lor many "♦.w ell" Kiilot-mi and drinking places. Tha* Liverpool lu'ho, in tin- 5-,mic of November 11, has the following anius- big fi'iragrnph • " V,-nv»'Wvii' !4,»'1'! V'': 'M/'i .-1 r,wn.» ^.,1 t-r.t , *.. r '( ■ ■ ■ ■ " U..I* '■. "-.-I HJl.'.'llltCH, CALGARY CATTLE CO., LTD. GHANl) IbiMRAL HOTEL la il.la.K all tllC OKI stand with the same line of! I goods he has always* sold iu MAS rwitl ovrr Sft tran iv*n In i-atla • potuyUolitersor lo their fimilie* »nd |»"i**"> »w**^ m,m '*'•** "a> WiU-* «| .,,„,' li^wuu1 tiuuau io tive m. liiey wilt hire JL\.S in Ke*«ne, Iur ihe'r ttxitriiy, over thiiunwn or Iwlf larettlsa, nnyhtidy to -iW.-Xa., I-.- ShiWiill Hfiait"*., J d|,» aBvt' li-lfd H'Ctfk, i'1 a«l!) .a JJOaHj-lla-aik- ... . _ ling woman will light the p.trlur lamp Married men Uiould rcnicjiilver tin-Li nti'lti ar»J i»t N the tirrMilr wrtltimr VIEWS OF FERNIE rija-w^ifi* IVnift Hn*it4> »r».| w*m t*Ml>! i«>;tn ttriat ,Vtn»»triir» (vl-»r» lInly whit**! UW rHiiilA'«i|. I"ir*t clitM iitir. { 'ni«»\tAS* K«JI(K.V»N, iVftf^lA, ..... J.l. :. J... ..,;, -.: , ; , ^ 4*,iii | »| I 't I I I VllOl wttictand iltiklren by it policy in ihr Ma !at.ll Ufa.'. Yo ing men tltoailj not dally with dine in rrj'.ird to lift* intairam-f. T1m* •<ti coiimii-iice ihe Mioner your prcfit* mill caatne io ycau. 11 i* an in- ,i.^U...!,', il..,'. ilUata rcl}!), V (*»n«i)i«n (*o«t of Armn on »wb «n<*. ftiafint hy itiaii tor 'jo «*nl*. Tat/ full (VHt'tcufantjiTI tin .-nu ^g«n J. PURDY t% 00.!'•r'''■•K'•■tT■L,'•,■r■■,r'f>','••n■f', tot hw /iuvImiiU brag abmit it. J. II. LOVE, NKlJiON EMI'IjOYMKNT AGKNCY Utlf ti Ai! Eistfti Ttnithti Sfiort JftiStca CD CANADIAN o Pacific Ky. Eastern Excursions $58.40 Fernie to Toronto Montreal & Return THRKK MONTHS LIMIT l**»rr<.*«if»nii»lin){ r.itrn to all cittern |HimW ti aaaaa .ail I*ta«i4a;(a«a¥ aia»ti»a>»t*. Our leading Cine .IIH'i' ROAST Stuffed Turkey, Cranberry Sauce Domestic Ducks, Jelly Prime Ribs of Heef au Ju>; VaJOBITA.B-*«.-ffi8 Mashed Potatoes Sftfjar Corn Cr^-n FV . PAflTRT Ite DBSS1CKT I.CUUUI, Mince, .utJ Guicti Apple PJc English Plum Ptuliltnif, Hraiuly Sauce Raisins Nuts Fruits TEA liH-IKH 35c. «*>crvc<|*r°mNw»ntn7"mvm' 35c.