fifr_Trr__invr_T_in_Tif__is_^ TIMBER LICENSES Crown Granted ['Agricultural and Fruit Lands. For Sale on Best Terms. Apply '1208 Government St, Victoria. __> ,SULXXXSL_UUUUUL_UUL_ULSUUULtSU Victoria Edition The Week R British Columbia Review, Published at Victoria and Vaacoaver S. &. amnnnnnnr Stewart WilUm oTnnnnrrmrv»y»pii Hilton Keith - STEWART WILLIAMS & Co AUCTIONEERS COMMISSION ANR REAL ESTATE A6CNTS Si FORT ST. VICTORIA, I. C. 3 Phone 1324 fl iSUUUUUUUUUUULSLi 9 8 «.».B.__JUK L>k V. No M THE WEEK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1908 Onb Dollar Pa* Annum The nominating Convention [nservative for Victoria was held on invention. Wednesday last. On the authority of old-timers, who |ve been in the City for half a century Pi who were present, it was the largest, i most enthusiastic, and the most inspir- |; ever held in the city. From the stand- fint of thc party it could not have been a'e satisfactory. There was not the fittest dissension, two names only were bniitted, ancl Mr. G. li. Barnard was Icted hy such an overwhelming majority (i-to leave no doubt of his popularity with party. The AVeek was the first paper [designate Mr. Barnard as the standard- lirer of the party three months ago and tl never wavered in its opinion that if [were available he should be the candi- [e. For some time it was doubtful [ether he would enter the field aud then [course it became necessary to look else- ere. Recently the influence of his bnds prevailed ancl he consented to Ice himself in their hands. This was j action of a public man willing to place jy before inclination, for any man who lomes a parliamentary candidate must ]ke enormous sacrifices, and invite hos- criticism. From the standpoint of Isonal comfort the game is not worth j candle, but from the standpoint of the In who admits the responsibility which Itches to wealth, position, or natural Its, there should be no question as to claims and responsibilities of public When a man possessing the neces- qualifications is designated by the be of his fellows for some important |ie he should if possible set aside private siderations and shoulder the burden. Inula wants more men whom the oflice ks, and fewer who seek the oflice. Mr. l'nard belongs to the former class, ancl Ithat sense is specially qualified to re- bent his native city in the parliament lie Dominion. Of Mr. Barnard's other llifications it is not necessary to say sh. He has spent all his adult life in Jtoria and is well known to every one jits citizens. He has discharged the pe of Chief Magistrate and in so doing inevitably incurred the disapproval of ke Avho differed from him; but that is ■[disqualification ancl rather marks him as a man of some independence and binction. Those who know Mr. Barnard like him most, and know that he has lincl heart and is a good fellow. One ag is certain that if the party is deter- ■Led and if the excellent organization Itch has been established under Mr. rnard's Presidency of the Local Assertion is properly directed tlie nominee of Conservative party will be elected imber for Victoria by a substantial malty, A solid party vote, polled out, will le Mr. Barnard a lead of at least five lulred over the Liberal nominee. The ly time that Mr. Templeman has been to win in Victoria was against a weak |.didate, at a bye-election, with the pres- of a portfolio, and by the aid of at fct several hundred Conservative votes, breach which caused that split has [u* healed, and on the present occasion Barnard will receive the support of luited party. If union is strength unity Is enthusiasm means success, and these conditions undoubtedly prevail in the liservative party of A'ictoria today. The Vancouver Saturday Imt Sunset is improving, at any |iching. rule in some respects, lt is si ill ns erratic as ever when ■Jling with matters political, being disced between the effort to appear inde- EDITORIAL pendent and at the same time to hide its Grit proclivities. In other directions, however, it is doing good Avork, having taken up the matter of a pure milk supply, which perhaps needs attention just now in Vancouver more than anything else. Tliere is, however, another direction in which the Saturday Sunset is rendering an important public service, viz., in drawing attention to the appalling conditions under which white women have been found in Chinese opium dens. This is a subject which cannot be discussed at length in the public press, but it passes comprehension that the police authorities could be so ineffective in their treatment of one of the most serious crimes which could be perpetrated in any community. The disclosures of the last few weeks lead one to ask in amazement, influence is becoming a more potent factor in public affairs. In view of the one great issue now before the country, that of clean government, this question assumes even greater importance. If the new generation is to be as indifferent to the evils of politicnl corruption as its predecessors the day of purity in Canadian politics is very far distant. It may be more the fault of the system than of the individuals, but the fact remains that the fathers have become accustomed to methods which can only be designated immoral, ancl which have undermined not only the political but the commercial life of Canada. There is hardly an industry which is not tainted with graft, there is hardly an important business transaction which is not tarred with the political brush; few great enter- MR. G. H. BARNARD, K. C. Conservative Candidate Ior Victoria. where are the Police. Ancl why is the law not enforced . To lay this at the door of the difficulty of procuring evidence is preposterous; if the facts are as stated the Police have the remedy in tlieir own hands and require no instructions. The failure to compass the evil only strengthens the popular conviction that in Vancouver, as elsewhere, the Police connive at the most vicious practices and protect the perpetrators because they are paid to do so. In this connection The Week is glad to see that the Saturday Sunset is prepared under suiue circumstances to advocate lynching. The Week has always done so, and lias had the courage of its convictions; it does not hesitate to say that for the punishment of such outrages upon little girls ns that which occurred iu Stanley Park recently, lynching is the only remedy, a conclusion which derives its strength from rhe fact that the Police have proved tlieir incapacity to protect the public. The Young Men. A good deal is being snid ai the present time about tin* pari which thc young men of Canada will piay in thc forthcoming election. All ihu.-'*' familiar with the lists know that the percentage of young men is increasing and thai their prises can he contemplated without the aid of the politicians who take their toll in exchange for iheir "pull." The iniquities which mnde the Intercolonial a byword from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and which made such serious inroads on the Dominion Exchequer have been duplicated in n hundred instances until there i> hardly nn enterprise iu Canada which stands mi ils own bottom, and which does nol pay tribute to sonic unholy gang of boodlers. The system has demoralized the Xul ion, il is inimical to the survival of business methods, it has stimulated the growth of artificial means of obtaining success, it lias placed a premium upon smart trickery, and has discounted honest endeavour. The evil has been far-reaching, while il has enriched it has also ruined the public reputation of cabinet ministers, it has discredited most of ihe public departments, and ii lias finally raised the issued upon which the forthcoming election will bc fought mit. There arc nol wanting signs thai for once lhe judgment of Rehoboam will he reversed and thai wisdom may he found in lhe .•oiinsel of ihe young men. There is siill some imagination lefl in the world, and while lhe young men of Canada have had an atrocious example before their eyes they have not quite lost the traditional ideals of their race. Throughout Canada are to be found young men's Clubs and Associations where these things are being discussed, and the revolt of the Young Liberals of Vietoria is but au illustration of what has taken place in many other cities. With right leadership enthusiasm can be aroused for a clean administration, and for a rally to the standard which has kept English political life free from the taint with which we are so familiar on this side of the Atlantic. It is the duty of every newspaper and of every speaker to raise this standard in the coming campaign. Even Sir Wilfrid Laurier has deplored tlie prevalence of corruption in our public life. He has been as ineffective to control or even to check it as any of his predecessors, ancl if the young men of Canada prove true to the ideal which they have espoused they will sink every other consideration in the endeavour to rid their country of the reproach whicli is fast forcing it, in the eyes of the World, into a class hitherto monopolized by the United States. There can be no doubt in The Vital tllt, luiluls 0f all who have Question. studied the question that the one thing upon which the material prosperity of Canada depends is a judicious Fiscal Policy. In an address which he recently delivered iu the Old Country, Air. Joseph Martin made a violent attack upon Mr. Richard Grigg, the Dominion Trade Commissioner, because the latter gentleman in his invaluable report had stated that Canada was a Protectionist country. Mr. Martin has probably since seen that his attack was unjustified, but the fact remains, whoever may dispute it, that Canada is essentially a Protectiouist couutry. Time was when the old Liberals of the days of George Brown, Alexander AiacKenzie, and even Sir Richard Cartwright, saw no way to avoid bankruptcy than by annexation to the States, yet all the time they were preaching "free trade," and declaring that the Cobden banner would always float at the bead of the Liberal party in Canada. It was not until Sir J. A. .Macdonald and his associates had demonstrated to the country that Canada could only thrive under Protection against tho overwhelming influence of her great neighbour and competitor, and the National Policy was instituted, ihat wc began tu forge ahead. Protect ion has long ceased lo he a party issue, Iuu to learn just, how the fiscal policy for which Sir Wilfrid Laurier's.administration is responsible is working out one has to turn to Mr. Crigg's report, it is the intention of The Week to devote a series of articles to its discussion, Mr. Grigg is lhe highest authority in Canada, and pos- sibly llic highest in the World on Imperial trade affairs; his report has come as a hoiiih-shell into the ranks of the Transportation Companies and no one who wishes lo intelligently discuss irade aud tariff issues can afford to be unacquainted with il. From the mosl cursory lirst reading one may glean that statistics prove the ineffectiveness of the British preference to "prefer"—ancl lhe equal failure of the Bounty system to establish permanent industries. THE WEEK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1908. * Social and X J Personal. £ if 4* Mr. and Mrs. B. Heisterman were passengers from the Sound by Wednesday's boat. w w w Mrs. Eberts has returned from Seattle, where she has been visiting friends. * w * Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Bodwell and children have left for the east. * * -t* Miss Violet Pooley has returned from a visit to Seattle. * * * Mr. Sydney Pitts and Miss Ethel Pitts leave shortly on a trip to the old country. * * * Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Pooley are still travelling on the continent, and are not expected home for some time. * * * Miss Violet Hickey after spending several months in Vancouver, returns home early in the week. * * * Miss Butchart came in from Sydney on Wednesday and spent several days in town. * * * Miss Watts of Seattle has been the guest of the Misses Blackwood. * * * Mr. E. A. Harris spent a few days at Cowichan Lake last week, fishing. * * * Mr. P. S. Hussey left on Tuesday evening ou a business trip to Seattle. * * * Mr. Carew Gibson was a passenger from the Mainland where he had been spending a few days. w * * Mrs. Barclay of Westholme was thc guest of Mrs. Audain, at Burleith during the week. Miss Phyllys Green leaves shortly for England where she intends spending several months visiting. * * * The Bridge Club met at Mrs. W. S. Gore's on Friday last. * * * Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. Lugrin for the marriage of their daughter, Miss Winnifred Lugrin, to take place on Monday at St. John's church. * * * Mrs. Berkeley entertained a few friends at bridge on Wednesday afternoon, at her camp near Esquimalt. Mrs. George Courtney was the fortunate prize winne.-. * * * Mrs. J. T. Shadforth has left Victoria for Seattle to visit friends. Mr. Shadforth is making his headquarters at the Driard hotel. * * * Mrs. Fred. Pemberton was given a surprise party on Thursday evening, three tally-hos conveying the guests out. Miss Thain and support supplied the music. * * * On Friday evening Mrs. Holland, Belcher street, was hostess at a very charming little dance. The house and refreshment table were very prettily decorated with autumn flowers and leaves. Miss Thain supplied the musical programme. * * * Thc Misses Blackwood gave a tea for Miss Watts of Seattle last week. The tea table was beautifully arranged with crimson roses and garlands of smilax. Among the guests were: Mrs. B. Tye, Miss Bolton, Miss Crosse, Miss A. Beanlands, Mrs. Cockburn, Miss King, Miss Johnston, Miss Gaudin, Miss Heyland, Miss Mason, Miss G. Irving, Miss McKay, Miss Rome, Miss Hickey, Mrs. Day, Mrs. Eberts, Miss Troupe, Miss Drake, Miss Arbuthnot and others. * * * Thc Officers, Work Point Barracks, gave an unusually jolly dance on Wednesday evening last. The Fives Courts was utilized for dancing and was very tastefully draped with flags and bunting. Miss Thain and support supplied a very satisfactory programme, assisting in making the event a most successful affair. Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Hart made very charming hostesses. Among the officers present were: Major Bennett, Capt. Sullivan, Capt. Hughes, Capt. Elliston, Capt. McDonald, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Eaton. Thc guests were: Mrs. Edwardes, Capt. Crawford, Capt. Coombe, Mrs. Hope in a dainty pink Empire gown, Mr. and Mrs. Warner, the latter in an opalescent Empire gown, Mrs. Robin Dunsmuir, handsome, in white lace Princess gown, Miss Paula Irving, Miss P. Mason, Miss Drake in black spangled frock. Miss P. Green in black French sequin robe, Miss Pooley. Miss Violet Pooley in white satin, Miss Cobbett in flowered organdy, Miss Langley, pink satin Empire frock, Miss Peters, champagne colored crepe de chine, Miss M. Dunsmuir in a pale blue Empire gown with white lace, Miss Little in white, F. W. STEVENSON & CO. BROKERS 14-16 MAHON BLDG. n 14 GOVERNMENT ST. Private Wires to All Exchanges. Correspondents )GAN ft BRYAN B. CHAPIN & CO. Members of New York Stock Exchange New York Cotton Exchange Boston Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade Miss Perry in white, Miss Muriel Dunsmuir in white chiffon, Mrs. Furlonger, in pink satin Empire, Miss Bullen 11 pale blue Princess gown, Miss Boulton in white, Miss Pemberton in black lace over white, Mrs. Barclay in white with touches of yellow, Mrs. Genge and Miss Wasson in pink satin, Miss Monteith, Miss Day in white, Miss Butchart in Dresden silk Empire frock, Mrs. A. Marten in black over white, Miss Spencer in pale blue, Miss Pitts, Miss M. Pitts, Miss G. Pitts in white satin, Miss V. Mason in white crepe de chine, Mrs. Martin in ecru net over gold, with touches of gold, pale blue and black, Miss Mara, Dr. Ricards, Lieut. Fraser, Lieut. Bloomfield, Mr. H. Davis, Mr. Meredith, Mr. Parker, Mr. Keefer, Mr. Wilmot, Mr. Rithet, Mr. Bromley, Mr. Cambie, Mr. Eberts, Mr. Drake, .Mr. Martin, Mr. L. Mara, Mr. Gore, Mr. McDougal, Mr. Bullen. Mr. Mason, Mr. C. Brown, Mr. L. James. CORRESPONDENCE The Week accepts no responsibility for the views expressed by its correspondents. Communications will be inserted whether signed by the real name of the writer or a nom de plume, but the waiter's name and address must be given to the editor as an evidence of bona fides. In no case will it be i divulged without consent. CORRESPONDENCE. Father Van Nevel and Socialism. Beaver Point, Aug. 31, 1908. To the Rev. Father J. Van Nevel, Victoria. Sir,—Although 1 do not consider your letter which appeared in The Week of the 22nd inst. as an answer to "Yukoner," your description of the happy condition of the people of Belgium set me thinking, and on that subject permit your humble servant to offer a few suggestions. First, that His Holiness Pius X be prevailed upon to take over our ungodly schools and by educating the children on proper lines.and so fortify them that they would be proof against all attacks of the vile Socialist. Secondly, that he should extend the same helping hand in settling the disputes between Capital and Labour. That would beat a dozen Lemieux Acts to a standstill. Brothers, Capital and Labour would fall into each other's arms and weep from pure joy, and at the same time wondering why this happy solution never occurred to them before. Thc only dark spot in this fair picture is, that since this would tend to a "more even distribution of wealth," which anyone can easily see, the worthless Socialists may get some of it; but thc likelihood is that under the benevolent rule of the Roman Pontiff, the Socialist agitator would give up in disgust; some may even reform and become good Catholic priests. But if there should still be a few that refuse to sec the error of their ways, but persisted in teaching their doctrine of high sounding maxims and Utopian theories, they could be made to take to the tall timber very quickly by a timely application of the good old thumbscrew, by gently but firmly pulling out their linger nails, or by other such simple, but effective means, which the Church found useful in the glorious days if the inquisition, which you will find in thc record 'of which you are so justly proud. Hoping that you (Rev. Father) will see ymir way clear to act on your humble servant's suggestions. I remain yours truly, E. JOHNSON. I'.S.—Only the grossest selfishness on our part would prevent us from extending this blessing to every country excepting France, she would not appreciate it anyway.—E.J. A Skin of Btanty li a Joy Forever DB. T. FELIX OOUBAUD'S Oriental Cream OB MAGICAL BEAUTIPIEB Purlflai as well as Beantlflai th* Skin. No other cosmetic will do it. 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We're one of the others. If there's a new cut to a gar- ■ ment—a new kink to the tail- ' oring—a new fabric—you'll be sure to find it here—if it's 1 worthy. Take our $20 Men's Suits or , our $18 Overcoats for instance. 1 You'll find that they are hand-' , some and up to the hour in' every detail. Couldn't get newer or better style from the highest priced exclusive tailor. ALLEN & CO, Fit=Reform Wardrobe 1301 Government St., Tlctorla. A Lady, who is taking her daughter to school in Europe next January and returning in April, will be glad to offer her services to anyone requiring an escort. Highest references. Address "Chaperon," care this paper. The Taylor Mill Co. Limited. All kinds of Building Material, LUMBER SASH DOORS TELEPHONE 584 North Government St.. Victoria The SILVER SPRING BREWERY, Ltd. | BREWERS OF ENGLISH ALE AND STOUT The Highest Grade Malt and Hops Used in Manufacture. PHONE 8»3. VICTORI/ WHY NOT HAVE THE BEST THE REPUTATION OF James Buchanan & Co's SCOTCH WHISKIES Is world-wide, and stands for the BEST that can be produced. The followine brands are f*r sale by all the leading dealers: 11 RED SEAL VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH 1 > ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BLACK AND WHITE i> RADIGER & JANION, Sol* Apati for B.C. Leading Mining Companies Endorse "Morton's B. C." Steel Following is an extract from letter received from the Superintendent of The Tyee Mine, Mount Sicker: "Have discarded all others, and now use "MORTON'S B. C. STEEL" exclusively. I find that it stands more heat, works more easily, and stands better than any other kind of steel I have tried." This is but one of the many complimentary letters from mining companies and others using the "Morton" brand of Tool and Drill Steel for which wc are sole agents. A sample order will convince you of its superiority. E. G. PRIOR & e©.. Corner Government and Johnson Streets - Victoria B.C. LTD. LTT. You can always _ it tastes different tell an M. B. ciK«r jy\9 |j# than others. eiqar Made by S. A. Bantly, Victoria, B. C. Union Made. Havana Filler. Two Sizes. Sold Everywhere. MAPS OF Timber and Land. The kind that show what's taken up and what's vacant. Electric Blue Print & Map Co. Electric Blue Print and Map Co. 1218 Langley Street Victoria. B. C. COAL. J. KINGHAM ft CO., Victoria Agents for the Nanaimo Vollieries New Wellington Coal. The best household coal in the market at current rates. Anthracite Coal for sale. 34 Broad Street. Phone 647 VICTORIA, B.C. The days are getting Warm. THE WILSON BAR Is Comfortable. VISIT IT. 648 Yates St., Victoria, B. C. Ltavt Y»ur ■aggag* Checks at th Pacific Transfer Co' No. 4 FORT ST. VICTORIA Phone 2«. A. E, KENT, Preprle LLOYD ft CO., practical chimn cleaners, 716 Pandora St. Chii neys can be cleaned without ma ing an ellova mess. Try us a be convinced. Phone A476. NUF SE THE WEEK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER ia, 1908 Corner At The Street 0} _* By THE LOUNGER p 'ii Labor Day I took a drive out Jordon Head. Not being very well ted I went along the Mt. Tolmie d and had an experience which I not anxious to have repeated, m the corner of the Willows Road the way to the sand pits thc Mt. nie Road is strewn with sand to epth varying from six to twelve les. With a slight breeze one ■it almost as well be in the desert lahara. Thc air is filled with dust, I hedges arc heavily coated, and . the orchards for yards back from Ifence have a fine crusted appear- All this is due to two causes— |t, the droppings all along the road teams which have been cart'ng and gravel into the city for so Second, to the scattering of Iballast from the newly laid rail- | track by the teams which plough way down it or across it. Inet a well known citizen in his Lr-car fairly stuck in the sand (after I passed him could trace ryrations for more than a mile, I were eloquent of the maimer in li his car had slewed. I am not psting that the Mt. Tolmie Road Id be maintained solely as a rac- Iraek for motor-cars, but the II is obvious here as on Cook St., |thc road should be built up to level of the track at the time litter is laid both as a matter of and convenience. 1 am not ac- ... lted with the respective rights of tity and the Railway Company Im therefore unable to place the Insibility but the public interest lids that the work should be |)tly attended to. for the distress occasioned by Incident 1 should be intensely id at the experience of the pas- Is from Puget Sound who pat- Id the Chippewa on Labor Day. cattle papers wcre naturally vhat reticent on thc subject, but ■coma Press, not having tiie fear khua Green and his Steamship liny in tlieir eyes, told a plain, liished story. And a pretty story The Chippewa was abominably lowded; there was lack of food lorse still of water, most of the pgers wcre sick, and then to their miseries the machinery ivrong. It is possible that for Itter the company may not be Isible, but for overcrowding and Ik of supplies they are directly |ne. The only comment 1 have ke is that those who patronise [•een's line deserve all they get; .-ve had warnings without num- j the incapacity and indifference company to the comfort and lie safety of the passengers, and I wonder that with such a splen- rvice as is given by the C.P.R. I can be induced under any con- to patronise the vessels of the pompany. kh again to call attention to the of the city authorities to clean vacant lots from which they |pposed to have removed dan- \ old shacks. In many cases thc Id is a misnomer; it is simply lof demolition and the lots are rewn with debris. I thought it iderstood that the condemned bs were to be removed, as a of fact the dry material left ■round is scarcely less danger- In the old building. This para- |is specially illustrated by the ot running from Fort Street lear Blanchard. |not know whether a start has In made on any of the streets Lity in the use of oil as a dust |mt I notice that one private -owner has successfully ap- on his carriage drive which lo St. Charles street, with the Ihat there is no dust, but in- I smooth, even surface. I may, Ir, point out that in this case |;oo much oil has been used. the English Exchanges it may be gathered that the system is spreading rapidly, and that the comments are universally favourable. If it is too late this season for any general application the Streets Committee might at least satisfy themselves on the subject and prepare for an extensive use of oil early next summer? In this connection it should be pointed out that the tar-gravel roads are rapidly growing in favour in lieu of the ordinary macadam, a circumstance that should not be lost sight of in a city which will require so much road-making during the next few years. I notice that the Victoria Times speaks of the welcome given to the Hon. W. Templeman as "a rousing reception." A more fitting title could hardly have been suggested, for if any public man needs rousing it is the Honourable William, who for so long has been fast asleep as far as B. C. interests are concerned. It may be pretty nearly hopeless to rouse him to activity; it should not be hopeless to arouse him to a knowledge of the fact that there are many things that the Province requires which a Cabinet Minister ought to be able to secure. Each time he returns to Victoria from the Capital he more strongly suggests a concrete illustration of "Vis inertia." By the way, I picked up Toronto Saturday Night the other day and was much interested in a lengthy letter, on the subject of prohibition, signed "Aletheas." The writer is located in the Temiskaming District of New Ontario which is under strict prohibition. The letter is too long to reproduce, but recounts all the farcical conditions which arc so familiar to those who have studied the drink question in prohibition States. Blind pigs abound everywhere, bad whiskey is poisoning the people and producing the most serious results; the law is brought into disrepute, and the country is dangerous to live in. Saturday Night, which is one of the most independent and reliable papers in Canada, comments severely upon these conditions and loudly proclaims that prohibition is a failure, and that the country is the loser and not the gainer by it. I would commend this striking illustration to the attention of those zealous reformers who have succeeded in banishing beer from the Victoria Fair Grounds and who presumably would banish it from the city. Victoria is badly enough oft" without water; if our beer also is taken away I should like to know what we are expected to quench our thirst with. I for one draw the line at "chemical whiskey," which seems to be the only alternative. Keeping Up Appearances. The trouble with the salaried man in many instances is due to his misapplication of the republican doctrine of "social equality." He feels that there should be no difference between himself and his employer, and fairly loathes the implications of such a term as "middle class," albeit his income is certainly in the middle class. A caste system, under which differences of income are franklv recognized may be much more comfortable than a democracy which has in it an element of struggle and the keeping up of "appearances." It is better democracy and finer pride to be fully self-sustaining and fully self-respected than to cater to the opinion of others, who, as a matter of fact, usually care mighty little about your "appearances." Different Sort. "My daughter," remarked Mrs. Nex- dore, "has developed a perfect passion for music." "Yes," returned Mrs. Peppery. "I'll warrant it isn't as strong as the passion your daughter's music arouses in my husband." "I suppose your landlady is feeding you spring vegetables now." "Yes, indeed. Pickled onions, canned asparagus, preserved beets and the like." WEEK SEPTEMBER 14 The New Grand SULLIVAN a CONSIDINE, Propiletors. Management af HOST. JAMIESON. The Great ABDALLAH TROUPE SIX—Arabian Acrobats—SIX LOUGHLIN'S PERFORMING DOGS Wonderful Canine Entertainers. MAIE SCHEFTELS The English Song Bird. O'CONNOR, SAUNDERS and JENNINGS In Rural Comedy Sketch "The Thoroughbred and The Lady" THE LYNDONS "The Prima-Donna and The Coon" THOS. J. PRICE, Song Illustrator "Just You and I." NEW MOVING PICTURES. OUR OWN ORCHESTRA. M. Nagel, Director. "Gazzo-Ladra" by Rossini. J EVERLASTING ♦ JUTE SOLE SHOES. Put yourselves and your children in the original Jute Sole Shoes, manufactured in the Old Country, hundreds of testimonials of the same pair worn daily for years; no corns; no hot or cold feet; perfect comfort. All sizes, one price, two dollars per pair, delivered in your mail, duty and postpaid. Remit mail order today. Jute Sole Shoe Co'y Victoria Post Office, B.C. Most Particular Smokers Experience little or no difficulty in finding a cigar or blend of smoking mixture that fits their taste. Our Manila or Havana Cigars can't be beaten. We carry a most complete line of smokers' sundries. gy&sL Richardson Phone 346 NEW WESTMINSTER LAND DISTRICT District of Coast. Range 2. TAKE NOTICE that Alexander W. Young, of Victoria, B.C., occupation Timber Dealer, intends to apply for permission to lease the following described foreshore and submerged lands on Moss Inlet: Commencing at a post planted at the southeast corner, being about one-half mile south of the mouth of Clyak river; thence north 40 chains; thence west 45 chains; thence south 40 chains; thence east 46 chains to point of commencement. Staked July 3, 1908. ALEXANDER W. YOUNG. July 25 George Young, Agent. CARIBOO LAND DISTRICT. District of Fort George. TAKE NOTICE that William H. Perkins, of Phoenix, B.C., occupation Station Agent, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described land: Commencing at a post planted three and one-half miles east of the southeast corner of Indian Reservation No. 1, Fort George; thence north 80 chains; thence west SO chains; thence south 80 chains; thence east SO chains to the point of commencement and containing G40 acres, more or less. Dated June 30, 1908. Aug. 15 WILLIAM H. 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THB WBEL, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 1908 The Week A Provincial Review and Magazine, published every Saturday by "THE WEEK" PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED. Published it VICTORIA and VANCOUVER lift Qovernment Street.. .Victoria, B.C. Ut Hastings Street.. ..Vancouver, B.C. TT. BLAKEMORE. .Manager and Editor Vanities. I notice that my gifted colleague "Babette" lias turned her attention towards the luxurious and fastidious tastes of the age, and is employing her facile pen in denunciation of "the pomp and vanities uf this wicked world." There have been times when even "Bohemian" has stood aghast at the reckless extravagance of the age, but that time has gone by and 1 am rapidly coming to the conclusion that man, and woman too, is entitled to all tbe luxury obtainable. Nor am I more than half convinced that extravagancies of dress and feasting are more pronounced in the twentieth than in the earlier centuries. It is a long time since St. Simeon Sty- lite, the Pillar Saint, shrived himself in abject humiliation at the frivolities of Society. It matters not whether 1 take- up the sacred scriptures, the Talmud, or the Analects of Confucius I find running through all their pages a condemnation of the failing which "Ba- • bctle" would have us believe is chiefly characteristic of the present day. 1 forbear to quote at any length from the sacred Scriptures because all readers oi The Week are familiar with them from Genesis to Revelation, and numerous illustrations will spring- to mind, illustrations dealing with "the splendid apparel of King's daughters" and the proneness of women in all stations of life to decorate, to paint, and to tire themselves. Passing from sacred to profane literature, how picturesque and vivid is thc sketch whicli Macauley gives us in his Virginius: "Have ye not graceful ladies whose spotless lineage springs From Consuls, and high pontiffs, and ancient Alban kings. Ladies who deign not on our paths to set iheir tender feet, Who from their cars look down with scorn upon the wondering street, Who in Corinthian mirrors their own proud smiles behold, And breathe in Capuan odours, and shine in Spanish gold." I suppose 1 shall be charged with inconsistency if I venture to recall the case of Delilah who made such extensive preparations, and resorted to such elaborate exploitation of the toilet in order to subjugate Sanson, But one can go back even further than the widespread extravagance in dress and decoration which characterized Old and New Testament days, and much further back than thc universal extravagance which on thc highest authority brought about the decline of the Roman Empire and wc shall find that in the teachings of Confucius there are many exhortations against the self-same extravagance, and that great sage sums up the situation in the following words: "Extravagance leads to insubordination, and parsimony to meanness." Since Confucius held that insubordination was a greater evil than meanness, he may be classed with those who like "Babette" condemn it. But my cursory researches would tend to show that there has not been an age in which luxury has not been thc aim of our race and has not incurred the condemnation of thc philosophers. A similar research with respect to what arc generally spoken of as the "Epicurean" delights of life would have a similar result, for it is nearly twenty-four hundred years since the great founder of the school enunciated his philosophy. Epicurus was indeed the first teacher of "the simple life." He literally lived on bread and water, and considered a pint of wine and a little Cythnian chees an almost unobtainable luxury. When, however, "Babette" would have us listen for a moment to the teachings of Epicurus she probably forgets that his first maxim was "Steer clear of all culture." ln enunciating this dictum the great teacher was simply reverting from the exigencies of an artificial social life to the elemental teachings of nature. And even here Wagner and his disciples of today, of whom I assume that "Babette" is one, are merely repeating the Epicurean cry "Back to nature." It should never be forgotten that whatever may be said of the philosophy of Epicurus he is honest enough to admit that its aim was the happiness of the individual, and to such a pitch did he carry his teaching that he seems in the development of selfishness to have attained the limits of supreme egoism, and to have been the first to inculcate the principles which underlie the present widespread and deplorable evil of race suicide, lie says, "The wise man will not marry and beget children." I am sure it is not necessary for me to remind so well-posted a writer as "Babette" that if extravagance in dress is not a modern development neither is extravagance in feasting. It is a sad regret of Englishmen and especially of Yorkshire men, that nowadays there are no "trenchermen.'' Gargantuan feasts are things of the past and the exotic repasts of American millionaires are but a pale reflex of the banquets of the Caesars, or even of the Georges. Xext week 1 may have something more to say on tllis subject from the standpoint of a Bohemian to whom a glass of \Vine and a cigarette are accounted luxuries, meanwhile I would have my colleague possess her soul in patience, and rest with the certain conviction that luxury is still confined to the few favoured ones of the earth, and is "Caviar" to the many. BOHEMIAN. Price will sing the illustrated song, "Just You and I," and a new set of Moving Pictures and the overture "Gazzo-Ladra," by Rossini, complete the bill. Music and Stage. Miss McKilligan's Concert. The Week goes to press to early to allow of a detailed report of the magnificent concert given in the Victoria Theatre last night by Miss McKilligan and her fellow artists. The occasion was one of sufficient importance in justifying an extended criticism in next issue. Meanwhile it may safely be said that Miss McKilligan is one of the most promising young singers ever heard in Victoria. She scored an undoubted success and if she should decide on a professional career would undoubtedly make a name for herself. Not the least gratifying feature of the occasion was a packed house; every seat was sold including those in the boxes. It was literally a case of singing to "capacity." The New Grand. The show at the New Grand this week is still a little below par; it has one or two interesting features but nothing startling, and nothing supremely clever. The best turn is that of Tops, Topsy & Tops comedy acrobatic artists; the others do not call for special mention; thc moving pictures are good as usual. 1 am looking forward to something better next week the Abdullah Troupe of Arabs will take the floor. The bill for next week is expected to be better than the average. The big feature will be the great Abdallah Troupe of Arab entertainers, six people, in an exciting and sensational rapid fire tumbling, balancing and acrobatic act. Loughlin's Performing Dogs arc said to be the cleverest in the business. There are only four of them, but they have a lot of tricks, all new, concluding with a circle swing, and the act is a big hit everywhere. Maic Schcftcls, billed as "The English Song Bird," is reported good, especially in "When Dreams Come True." O'Connor, Saunders and Jennings will present a rural comedy sketch, and another sketch will be given by the Lyndons. Thos. J. The Victoria Theatre. Monday, Sept. 14, is laughing night at Victoria theatre because on that date Richards & Pringle's famous minstrels will make their annual appearance. No minstrel company that plays here are anywhere near in the running when it comes to popularity with these dusky entertainers. The management have made a radical departure this season and their programme offers many pleasing surprises, but it is a minstrel show, just the same, through and through. Clarence Powell, the dean of coloured comedians, still leads the funmakers, but there are a great many new faces in the circle this year. The olio is the most expensive that this com-1 pany have carried in their twenty-nine years of existence. The seats are sell-, ing rapidly and as their engagement is limited to one performance, a word to the wise is sufficient. The street parade is a special feature this year. 1 Miss Goodson's Recital. (From the New York Times, Feb. 18.) Miss Katharine Goodson, the English pianist, who has appeared in New York with Orchestra and in ensemble music, gave her first Recital here yesterday at Mendelssohn Hall. The occasion attracted and interested a large audience. Miss Goodson has shown herself to be a player of indi- j viduality and of inarked temperament. She has a certain keenness of artistic insight and something of nervous force and energy rather than of dominating power. Her playing is interesting and engaging. Aliss Goodson plays with a fresh and active spirit and gives charm to what she presents. Her performance of Mozart's Sonata was delightful in its point, animation, and vivacity, and there was vigour in her reading of Schubert's elaborate Fantasie. Miss Goodson will appear in the Victoria in November. MOMUS. Diamonds Enter Canada Duty Free. Three Temptations IN Beautiful Cut Glass GRACEFUL FOOTED COMPORT $7.50 COLONIAL CUT DECANTER (GENUINE BACCARAT)..$7.50 HANDSOME 8-INCH. BERRY BOWL $7.00 You will want one of these if you see them. We're proud of the value they offer. Of course, we have articles of this kind both more and less expensive, but we are drawing your attention to the above as being particularly attractive. Challoner & Mitchell Diamond Merchants and Silversmiths 1017 Government Street Victoria, B. C. TIMBER! TIMBER! TIMBER! QUATSINO SOUND, BEDWELL SOOTH), BAOB NABBOWS. L. OUABANTEED 20,000 PT. TO TBE ACBB. PBIOB f 2.5* TO $3.00. ALL LICENSES ISSUED. ARTHUR BELL BOOKS 14 and 16 MAHON BOTLDIBO, OOVBBBKEBT STBBET, TIOTOBIA. T. O. BOX 70S. FKOVB 1388. Oenotos Propetod RaHwrny*- Scali of Milta, COPPER CITY At the junction of Skeena and Copper Rivers. On the routes of the G. T. P. and Kitimaat Railways. The only outlet of the celebrated Copper Valley, tributary also to thc Kitsunikelum Valley. The townsite is intersected by the Railway and is on the banks of Skeena River. Railway construction is now proceeding in the vicinity and the contractors' headquarters are in COPPER CITY. There is a good wagon road from COPPER CITY to Kitimaat and steamboat communication with Port Essington and Pacific Coast points on the Skeena river. COPPER CITY is the natural centre of a fine agricultural and fruit growing country where early settlers have carried on farming successfully for upwards of twenty years. A saw-mill is being erected and the Dominion Government has already installed a telegraph office. A ferry is being established across the Skeena at COPPER CITY. The building of the city has commenced and hotels and stores are in course of erection. COPPER CITY is outside the Coast "wet belt." Lots are not yet for sale, but thc owners are open to negotiate with any business firms desirous of securing a stand. Apply to W. J. SANDERS, VICTORIA. THE WEEK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1908 There is no furnishing that adds so much to home comfort as a good carpet. A poor carpet looks bad, feels bad and is bad; it is dear at any price. Our carpets are the finest procurable; they look good, feel good and are good. Value for value, they are the lowest priced in the whole wide west. TAPESTRY CARPETS - In low priced, hard-wearing carpets we show a very fine line of Tapestry Carpets at a great choice of prices. Per yard, $1.25, $1, 85c and 75c AXMINSTER CARPETS-A splendid range of magnificent designs in this favorite carpet, at, per yard, $3-75, $3, $2-50 and $2.00 WILTON CARPETS-In Wiltons we also show a very extensive range of handsome designs and colourings. Per yard, $3.50, $2.75, $2.25 and $1.90 AXBURY CARPETS—These are beautiful carpets and we have an unusually fine range of patterns and colourings. All at one price, per yard $2.75 BRUSSELS CARPETS—Our offerings of this Housekeepers' Carpet gives a great choice of styles. It is probably the * most serviceable carpet one could buy. Per yard, $2, $1.75, $1.60, $1.50, $1.40, $1.25 and at $1.00 VELVET CARPET—From the famous Crossley looms. At, per yard, only $1.70 Our stock of Early English Oak and Rich Mahogany Dining-room, Den, Library and Bedroom Suites is not only very choice and extensive—it is priced extremely low. KENSINGTON ART SQUARES 2Y_ yards x 3 yards... $11.00 3 yards x 3 yards $13.00 3 yards x z\_ yards $15.00 3 yards x 4 yards $17.50 ZY2 yards x 4 yards $21.00 4 yards x 4 yards $23.50 4 yards x 4^ yards $26.00 4 yards x 5 yards $29.00 CROSSLEY'S DIAMOND ART SQUARES 7 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft $10.00 9 ft. x 9 ft $12.00 10 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft $16.00 12 ft. x 10 ft. 6 in $20.00 13 ft. 6 in. x 10 ft. 6 in $22.50 13 ft. 6 in. x 12 ft $24.00 KRYPTON ART SQUARES 3 yards x 3 yards $19.00 3 yards x 3H yards $22.00 3 yards x 4 yards $24.00 HOTEL AND STEAMSHIP FURNISHERS WEILER BROS. Complete Home Furnishers VICTORIA, B. C. OFFICE AND SHOWROOM FURNISHERS Notes on Provincial News Stinks and Fumes. The attention of the City Council if Victoria and of the Victoria Chem- cal Works is called to the following .aragraph taken from a recent Eng- ish Exchange. Its special value lies n the comment of Mr. Justice Gran- ham which emphasizes the principle if law governing all such questions: "At the Leeds Assizes recently, Dr. tfaurice Craven Naylor, of Parkgate, ibtained an injunction to restrain the misance caused by the fumes from he Parkgate Iron and Steel Com- _any's blast furnaces, and £150 dam- iges for loss and depreciation of pro- icrty. In summing up, Mr. Justice Jrantham said it had been held that ilthough a district might be a manu- acturing neighbourhood that did not ustify a manufacturer in making the listrict more intolerable than it was cfore, and if that was done a person /as entitled to an injunction and to amages. One of the weakest points, observed, came out in the evidence f Colonel Stoddart, who said that it 'as possible to utilise much of the 'aste gas that was sent out through ie monkey, and that it was actually ltended soon to use a portion of it _r some operation. A stay of execu- 011 has been granted." interests of the Company was always considerate for the public. He will be replaced no doubt by another good man, and the business will go on the same as ever, but he will be missed and regretted, as all such men are. market today it is mainly due to the splendid advertising influence of the Fruit Fair. The Week tenders congratulations to the committee, the directors and all concerned at the prospect of a record success in 1908. sity of Washington, has resigned to go and manage a mule farm in Kentucky. That's easier than managing a husband. A Notable Visitor. The Deutschman Caves at Rose Peak near Revelstoke were recently visited by no less celebrated a personage than General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew who stopped off at Glacier in order to view the wonderful scenery of that region. The General expressed himself as delighted and to please a man who has travelled as far and seen as much as he is a matter of no slight importance. The visits of eminent men of the Empire to British Columbia is bearing fruit and will be an important factor in attracting permanent residents of wealth and leisure. Important Retirement. The retirement of Mr. E. J. Coylc, ssistant General Passenger Agent >r the C.P.R. for some years past, ill be deeply regretted by the pub- c. Among the many officials of the reat corporation not one was more jurtcous or more competent than ddie Coyle. He is a big man, with big heart, and whilst loyal to the Nelson Fruit Fair. Attention is called to the sixth annual fruit fair which commences in Nelson on Wednesday, the 23rd inst., and lasts for four days. The Week has always maintained, and still maintains, that for all round fruit Nelson can beat the World. The Okanagan may grow bigger and finer peaches, the Niagara Peninsula larger grapes, but when it comes to a run of fruit with special emphasis on apples, pears, plums, and cherries, Nelson is easily lirst. Three years ago when Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, accompanied by other C.P.R. Directors, visited the Fair for the first time lhey were amazed at what they saw, and were so delighted that Sir Thomas at once offered to present a large silver cup. Since then the productiveness of the Nelson district has increased at least ten fold, and if there is hardly an acre of uncultivated fruit land on the Protect the Grouse. There has been a certain amount of sense displayed by the authorities in ordering an extra month to be tagged on to the close season for willow grouse. But why specialize willow grouse, and why not grouse of all kinds for at least two years? We Kootenaians have been patting ourselves on the back anent our unlimited game resources, but the time has arrived when we must realize that grouse is becoming a scarce quantity, it is impossible in a month to obtain for birds other than willow grouse the immunity that is necessary either for breeding or maturing purposes, and all true sportsmen agree that something must be done to protect the grouse family from indiscriminate death. Unless a protracted close season for the birds is proclaimed in Kootenay, wc shall as surely lament their extinction as we do the extermination of the buffalo. Not until too late was it realized that the monarch of thc prairie was threatened with extinction, and it should prove a salutary lesson. No one will kick if a close season is proclaimed for all kinds of grouse for two years, but until such a fiat goes forth, the straggling residue of these birds will be hunted, and the danger of one of Kootenay's principal assets being eliminated will continue to be asserted to all right thinking people— Creston Review. Her Method. "Do you believe in the power of suggestion?" "I certainly do. If I suggest oysters often enough, Charley usually invites me to have some." A hungry man in Greenwich, Conn., ate two quarts of baked beans with fatal results. Only tried and true Bostonians can do that safely. A distinguished Washington educator, Miss Anna Howard, dean of the department of women at the Univer- SIXTH ANNUAL Nelson Fruit Fair NELSON, B.C. FOUR—DAYS—FOUR WEDNESDAY, THRUSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, Sept. 23, 24, 25, 26, 1908. LARGER AND BETTER THAN EVER. Free Entertainments Daily. Three Horse Races Daily. Four-Day Relay Horse Race. Eagles Day, Thursday, September 24th. Children's Day, Friday, September 25th. Excursion Rates on all Transportation Lines. For further information or Prize List, write— D, C. MORRIS, Sec'y., Box 95, Nelson, B.C. Lovers of art will be glad to hear that their special cult will receive more extensive recognition than usual at the forthcoming Fall Fair. Mr. A. V. Kenah, who has done so much for amateur photography in Victoria, has called a meeting of the members of the Victoria Photographic Society for the purpose of arranging for an exhibit of the Society's work "Not for competition." Space has ben allotted by the Exhibition Committee and it is the intention of the society to make a display whicli will attract widespread attention. In addition to some fine specimens of photography by the ordinary processes there will also be, for the lirst time in Canada, an exhibition of colour photography. These Specimens have beeu produced by the Lumiere process, which is now attracting such attention, and are the work of Mr. Kenah. • lliJ'i s. MAN4;* MONDAY, SEPT. 4. They've Made the Whole World Laugh! RICHARDS AND PRINGLE'S FAMOUS MINSTRELS One gala night of gaiety, sweet songs by Southern singers, dexterous dances by boys from Dixieland, a big ensemble of the world's greatest comedians. BIG STREET PARADE AT NOON. Prices 25c, 50c, 75c, and $1.00. Box office opens 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. II. THE WEEK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1908. if * A Lady's Letter i? if if By BABETTE. ifi^ipifififipfjfipf^^ Dear Madge: The one-room flat with its "surprise furniture" has long existed in America, but our ingenious cousins are now occupied in making it serve three purposes—that of bed-room, sitting-room, and dining-room—within the short space of three seconds. For years dwellers in New York have enjoyed the delights of "surprise" furniture—chiffoniers vvhiuii transfdffli themselves suddenly itttO bltls, book- Cases which lieeomG, In some miracu- idti§ fasliioh, washing stands; and dining tables which develop into bathtubs. But now the furniture is not to be transformed but hidden. I am told that you touch a lever, a panel opens, and a handsome brass bedstead glides into the room; a knock on the wall and your piano disappears, and a dressing table, with its appurtenances, takes its place. In what small boys call a "jiffy" your morning room becomes an agreeable dining apartment. Of course there must be a space all round the outside of the room for these pieces of furniture, and the question forces itself upon the reasonable person if it would not be better to have two separate rooms than one which had to have such costly mechanical contrivances. Still, there must be certain joy in being able to press a button and obtain a brass bedstead, or push a panel and scc your sideboard disappear. Where space is valuable, as in New York, and human beings are many, the idea will assuredly please. In Victoria we still have space enough to go to bed in our bedrooms, and reserve our drawing-rooms for the amenities, and not for the necessities, of life. It is a surprising, and some people contend, an unsatisfactory sign of the times that as a nation we are growing more luxurious in our tastes and our surroundings. And what is supposed to be the most pernicious symptom of all is, that it is those who arc in the hey-day of life who demand so much. It is the debutante rather than the dowager, the undergraduate rather than the grand-sire, who is so epicurean of pleasure. What more than contented our ancestors of a generation ago is not only looked down upon but openly disdained by their descendants of today, who make a point of insisting that nothing short of the very best will satisfy their fastidious tastes and afford them entertainment. Each succeeding year sees the cult of comfort and luxury more firmly established in our midst. What was considered an unheard of extravagance yesterday is regarded as a necessity of life today. To be even tolerable, life must be as nearly a bed of roses or a couch of ease as we can make it. Such a state of affairs is scarcely lo be wondered at, since it has become the prevailing fashion to surround ourselves with an atmosphere of luxury and affluence. Nowadays Society does everything "de luxe." Wc travel like princes; in thc large cities we shop in marble halls, so beautifully decorated that they put private mansions in the shade; we live in Hats replete with the very latest and most up-to-date contrivances ior modern comfort, or in hotels which to be a success and to attract custom, must be nothing short of palatial in their proportions and appointments while in the smart cafes and restaurants we are served with food cooked by chefs that could well have made a bid for the favour of Epicurus. And we do all this simply because such a mode of life provides us with more luxury than is to be obtained in the average house. One can only look on and wonder how it is all done, at where it will all end. For it is no longer the great of life alone wdio taste the sweets of life—it has of late become the fashion for one and all alike to live thc life "dc luxe" in a greater or lesser degree. As usual; at woman's door has been laid the blame for the extravagance and love of luxury which is undoubtedly spreading to all classes. Women of today, we are told, are no longer content, as their grandmothers were, to stay at home and mind the pence until the pounds accumulate that are supposed to look after themselves. It is the fashion to declare that the. modern woman is possessed of a mania for extravagance and pleasure and that there is hardly a bride of today but wants to begin at the point where here parents were content to leave off. But, when all is said and done, it is right that women should love luxury, beautiful things and pleasure; ami jt is also right to say that a true woman wiii not rush into extravagances and debt to obtain them. By a true woman I mean, of course, one who is true to herself, There is in every woman a keen desire to please; in consequence she will try to clothe herself beautifully, and she takes pleasure in the thought that she is, beautiful and pleasing to look at. Can one blame her? And the luxury of becoming gowns rich in texture, with soft silky linings, a woman alone knows. But, of course, there is a moderation in gowns as well as everything else, and I do not believe in this mad craze for a different frock every time one appears at a dance, or reception; this is extravagance, and I dare say the cost of a gown could be given to some more worthy object. One hears a great deal these days about that much-to-be-pitied-class of young men who are afraid to marry— because the young girls, they say, dress so lavishly, want so many gorgeous things, that they cannot afford to give them. This is all "humbug"; it is merely an excuse; they are far too selfish to share their moderate income with anyone. Let thc man who is a man, go to the beautifully dressed young woman, who lives in luxury, tell her that he loves her, wants her to be his wife, and honestly tell her his income and ask will it suffice. Do you think that if she cares for him in the right way, she would bother about incomes, beautiful gowns, or anything else? Not a bit of it—what is a world of wealth compared to a world of love? BABETTE. A Western Investment. The Week directs attention to the advertisement of thc Western Coal and Oil lands in current issue. Of the financial arrangements it knows little except that at a low valuation thc lands are worth more than the whole amount of the bonds, and that there are no liabilities. What The Week does know, however, is, that Frank B. Smith is one of thc most reliable coal experts in Western Canada. Me is an Old Country man, a graduate of McGill University, and has had fifteen years' experience in coal mining operations in the Northwest and in British Columbia. His estimate of the value of the coal lands may safely be accepted. Mr. White, though not so well known in Canada, is known throughout the United States as an equally reliable oil expert and under his direction borings will bc put down in the most promising locality. All the money subscribed for bonds will be expended in the development of the property and the bond holders, when their bonds have been redeemed, will hold an equal amount of common stock. It is a favourable proposition, certain to retrieve itself by means of the coal whether pay oil is discovered or not on Thetis Island. Miss Fyttc—Wc havc heard tint my brother in Australia has been nearly drowned. They only just managed to save his life. The* Victor—Dear ine, I am sorry to hear that.—Exchange. Rcggy Sapp—The idea of Miss Wosc leaving me and saying she had other lish to fry! Do you think that was proper? Miss Tabasco—[ should say not. She should have said she had other lobsters lo broil. EXHIBITION VICTORIA, B. C. British Columbia's Premier Fair SEPTEMBER 22,23,24,25 & 26 EVERYTHING NEW, MODERN, AND UP TO THE MINUTE. NEW GROUNDS NEW BUILDINGS, NEW ATTRACTIONS Horse Show Every Evening Cash Tombola Prizes Every Day. 4 DAYS GREAT HORSE RACING Trotting, Pacing, Running Steeplechasing. Excursion Rates from Everywhere For Prize Lists or information, address ^ J. E. SMART, Manager. J OUR GREAT FOR $100,00 CASH will take place on October 31st. Every dollar paid in on a piano bought previous to that date gives you a chance. Immense choice stock of pianos to choose from. Don't hesitate—write at once for particulars. WAITT'S MUSIC STORE 1004 GOVERNMENT STREET LADIES MEDICAL MWts MASSAGE Turkish Baths YIBBATOB TREATMENT KB. BJOBNFEI.T, SWEDISH MASSEUB. Special Massage and Hometreat- ment by appointments. Room 2, Vernon Blk., Douflas St. Body Development. Hoc .0 .. Phone 1(29. Mr. Sportsman! Give your Dog a bath, so that he is all smart and lit to accompany your up-to-date outfit on that Hunting Trip. USE BOWES' DOG soap Per Tablet, 15c. Unmatched for killing fleas, lice, ticks and all vermin. Equally good for horses and other animals. CYRUS H BOWES. CHEMIST GOVERNMENT STREET NEAR YATES STREET VICTORIA, B.C. C. H. TITE & CO. PAINTERS, PAPER-HANGERS Wall Paper from a^c up. No old stock. Estimates given. Prices Cheaper than ever. COR. YATES AND BROAD STS. BONA FIDE OFFER To introduce throughout B.C. the Charter Oak Steel Range Of which there are over 400 in Victoria alone. We make the following offer, viz.:—On receipt of following prices we deliver, freight prepaid, to any point in B. C, reached by direct transit, lake or rail: 1-14 in. oven, 4 hole, high closet $42 1-15 in. oven, 6 hole, high closet $46 1-18 in. oven, 6 hole, high closet $50 QUICK AND PERFECT BAKERS. If not as represented return at our expense and get your money. Watson & McGregor 647 Johnson Street, VICTORIA, B. C. THE WEEK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1908. Sporting Comment The annual meeting of the Victoria I Rugby Football Club has been held land from the present outlook tliere is levery reason to expect a big boom lin the popular winter sport this sea- Ison. The players of last year will Ibe re-inforced by the addition of some ■new talent, some of whom are said (to be first class men. With tlie pick of last year's team and the addition of the new men there is every reason to txpect the locals to make a good showing, It was a step in the right Direction when it was decided to pick lhe best fifteen in the city to repre- Jent the local club in the matches with ■earns from outside cities. The play- |rs have lost no time in getting down work and Monday last saw a good urnout at Oak Bay when the first Iractice was held. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. The Soccer season was supposed to started last Monday, but for bine unaccountable reason the open- pg games have been postponed, lt a bad precedent to start with, especially when there are so many games be played. The schedule is a long lie and unless the League officials Ie every means to have the games layed the finish of the schedule will In well into next summer. I also Itice that the Soccer men have de- ped to select the best eleven to re- |esent the city against outsiders, liis is a matter that i have always |vocated and I hope thc time will on come when the teams in every inch of sport that are sent uut to present this city will not be the |_resentatives of any one club or feanization but the representatives lthe city in general. Vancouver Island Trunk Road—Sections 1, 6, 7 and 8. SEPARATE SEALED TENDERS superscribed "Tender for Section , Vancouver Island Trunk Road," will be received by the Hon. Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works up to and including Monday, the 21st day of September, WOS, for constructing and completing Sections 1, 6, 7 and S, each Section being two miles, more or less, in length, of* the Vancouver Island Trunk Road. Plans, profiles, drawings, specifications and forms of contract and tender may be seen by intending tenderers, on and after Monday, the 31st day of August, 11)08, at the offlce of the undersigned, Lands and Yorks Department, Victoria, B.C., and at the office of the Government Agent, Duncan, B.C. Intending tenderers can obtain one set of the location plans and profile, and of the specification of each or any Section, for the sum of five (?5) dollars per set, on application to the Public Works Engineer. Each separate tender shall be for one Section of the road only, and must be accompanied by an accepted bank cheque or certificate of deposit on a chartered bank of Canada, made payable to the order of the Hon. the Chief Commissioner, in the sum of two hundred and fifty (1(250) dollars, which shall be forfeited if the party tendering decline or neglect to enter into contract when called upon to do so, or fail to complete the work contracted for. Tenders will not be considered unless made out, on the forms supplied, separately for each Section of the road as specified, signed with the actual signatures of the tenderers, accompanied Dy the above-mentioned cheque and enclosed in the envelope furnished. The Chief Commissioner is not bound to accept the lowest or any tender. F. C. GAMBLE, Public Works Engineer. Lands and Works Department, Victoria, B.C., August, 1908. Sept. 5 and 1 hope the players who have been chosen will be able to take their places. For the honour of the game and of their city they should put everything else aside, and go. UMPIRE. CARIBOO LAND DISTRICT. District of Fort George. TAKE NOTICE that Edward L. Thompson, of Phoenix, B.C., occupation Miner, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described land: Commencing at a post planted flve (5) miles southeast of the southeast eorner of Indian Reservation No. 1, Fort George; thence south 80 chains; thence west 40 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence east 40 chains to the point of commencement and containing 320 acres more or less. Dated June 30th, 1908. Aug. 15 EDWARD L. THOMPSON. about 40 chains in a south-westerly direction to a point in the centre of the river due south of Church on Lot 3; thence about 10 chains north to the post on island placed about three chains south of church, and forming the S.E. boundary of the B.C. Canning Co.'s previous notice of application for foreshore lease; thence about 19 chains ln a north-easterly direction following the high-water mark to entrance to slough; thence in a north-westerly direction following the north shore of said Island about 23 chains to a point due south of point of commencement; thence north about 10 chains to point of commencement, and containing 40 acres, more or 26th June, 1908. BRITISH COLUMBIA CANNING CO., LTD., Aug. 1 Clement A. Haynes, Agent. VICTORIA, B.C., LAND DISTRICT. District of Coast (Rivers Inlet). TAKE NOTICE that the B.C. Canning Company, Ltd., of London, England, occupation, Canners, etc., intends to apply for permission to lease the following described lands, including the foreshore to the depth of one chain: Commencing at a post planted at high water mark on the west boundary of Lot 3, Range 2, Coast District, marked "B.C.C. Co., S.E. C"; thence north 20 chains; thence west 20 chains; thenee south 20 chains; thence following shore line in an easterly direction to point of commeneement, containing forty acres more or less. Date 13th June, 1908. THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CANNING COMPANY, LTD. Aug. 1 C. A. Haynes, Agent. CARIBOO LAND DISTRICT. District of Fort George. TAKE NOTICE that John A. Morrin, of Phoenix, B.C., occupation Merchant, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described land: Commencing at a post planted four (4) miles east of the southeast corner of Indian Reservation No. 1, Fort George, thence east 80 chains; thence south 40 chains; thence west 80 chains; thence thence north 40 chains to the point of commencement and containing 320 aeres more or less. Dated June 30, 1908. -Aug. 15 JOHN A. MORRIN. CARIBOO LAND DISTRICT. District of Fort George. TAKE NOTICE that Charles H. Pinker of Phoenix, B.C., occupation Miner, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described land: Commencing at a post planted flve (5) miles southeast of the southeast corner t of Indian Reservation No. 1, Fort • George, thence south 80 ehains; thenee I east 40 chains; thenee north SO chains; ! thence west 40 chains to the point of commencement and containing 320 acres more or less. Dated June 30, 1908. Aug. 15 CHARLES H. PINKER. The announcement has been made |it the committee appointed from Tennis Club to enquire into the Lstion of new grounds will soon be Idy to report. There is only one lort that can be made and that is I secure new grounds. The exact ation is something lor the commit- to enquire into, but it was very Jinly shown at the last tournament |t the old grounds are inadequate. Due of the greatest surprises i ever in my experience was the result lthe boat races at Vancouver last lurday when the local reprcscnta- ls were completely snowed under. |ave not heard any explanation of | result and cannot figure it out. 1 representatives who were sent up supposed to be the best in the j and were in good condition and pse every event was something en- unlooked for. I did not expect (locals to win every event, but 1 : them two out of three and 1 still |_ that they can give the Van- |cr men a run for their money. Thought She Had Him. "George," said the young wife, sobbing over her teacup, "you have told me an awful untruth." "How su, my dear?" asked George in surprise. "Why, didn't you tell me that you went to a stag dinner the other night?" "Yes." "Well, I have investigated and found that deer are out of season. So you couldn't have had any stag for dinner at all." VICTORIA, B.C., LAND DISTRICT. District of Coast (Rivers Inlet). TAKE NOTICE that the B. C. Canning Co., Ltd., of London, Eng., occupation Canners and Sawmill owners, in- I tends to apply for permission to lease the following described foreshore and •submerged land: Commencing ta a post marked B. C. C. Co., S.E. Cor., planted at high water mark on Island forming part of Lot 3, | Range ,2 Coast District, aboi t three chains southwesterly from the church, situated on the Wannuck River, Rivers Inlet; thence due west 20 chains; thence due north about 10 chains; thence about 25 chains to S.W. corner of Lot 3 on north shore of Rivers Inlet; thence following the shore line at high-water mark in a southeasterly direction to a point about one and a half chains east of north end of bridge; thence due south to the island first mentioned; thence following the western shore of the Island to point of commencement, and containing 50 acres, more or less. BRITISH COLUMBIA CANNING CO. 26th June, 1908. BRITISH COLUMBIA CANNING CO., LTD., Aug. 1 Clement A Haynes, Agent. CARIBOO LAND DISTRICT. District of Fort George. TAKE NOTICE that John D. MacLean of Phoenix, B.C., occupation Physician, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described land: Commencing at a post planted four (•I) miles east of the southeast corner of Indian Reservation No. 1, Fort George, thence south SO chains; thence west SO chains; thence north SO chains; thence east SO chains to the point of commencement, and containing 640 acres more or less. Dated June 30, 1908. Aug. 15 JOHN DUNCAN MACLEAN. section 3 of the township north of township 14, range 5, Nechaco Valley; thenee north 80 chains; thence west 80 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence east 80 chains to point of commencement. March 29th, 1908. July 11 MARTHA BAMFORD. NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca. TAKE NOTICE that William Proud- foot of Goderich, Ont., occupation Barrister, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at the southeast corner of section 4, township north of township 13, range 6, Poudrier Survey, Nechaco Valley; thence north 80 chains; thence west 80 chains; thence south chains; thence east 80 chains to point of commencement. March 31st, 1908. july 11 WILLIAM PROUDFOOT. NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca. TAKE NOTICE that T. H. Wilson, ot Toronto, Ont., occupation Barrister, Intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at tbe southeast corner of section 5, township north of township 13, range 5, Poudrier Survey, Nechaco Valley; thence west 80 chains; thence north 80 chains more or less to Nechaco River; thence followine said River easterly 80 chains; thenc* south 40 chainB more or less to place of commencement. April 2nd, 1908. July 11 T. H. WILSON. CEBTXX-ICATE OF T___E SEOXRBA- TION OF Alt EZTXA-PBOTIirOIAX, COMPACT. "Companies Aot, 1897." I hereby certify that "The Ferro-Con- crete Construction Company" has this day been registered as an Extra-Provincial Company under the "Companies Act, 1897," to carry out or effect all or anr of the objects of the Company to which the legislative authority of the Legislature of British Columbia extends. The head offlce of the Company ls situate at Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio. The amount of the capital of tht Company is five hundred thousand dollars, divided into five thousand shares of one hundred dollars each. The head office of the Company ln this Province is situate at Victoria, and Henry Graham Lawson, Solicitor, whost address Is Victoria, B.C., ls the attorney for the eompany. Not empowered to Issue and transfer stock. Given under my hand and Seal of Offlc« at Victoria, Province of British Columbia, this fourth day of April, ont thousand nine hundred and eight. S. Y. WOOTTON. Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. The objects for which this company has been established and registered art: M->"facturlng and dealing in fire-proof- lni. and building material of all kinds, and constructing, equipping and owning buildings, bridges and structures of all kinds, and all things Incident thereto, of engaging in a general contracting business; and of acquiring, holding, owning and disposing of all rights, patent and otherwise, necessary and convenient for the prosecution of Its business. NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca. TAKE NOTICE that William Mc* Gowan of Chatham, Ont., occupation Machinist, Intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described land:— Commencing at a post planted 20 chains south of the southwest corner of Lot 952 and in a southerly direction from Fraser Lake; thence south 20 chains; thence east 20 chains; thence south 40 chains; thence west 60 chains thence north 20 chains; thence west 40 chains; thence north 40 chains; thence east 10 chains to Lake Shore; tnence following said South Shore of Dry Wll* liams Lake east 60 chains; tnence east 10 chains more or less to point of com* mencement. May 2nd, 1908. july 11 WILLIAM McGOWAN. NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca. TAKE NOTICE that Laura Engen of Saskatoon, Sask., occupation, married woman, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at the northeast corner of section 21, township 14, range 5, Nechaco Valley; tnence south 80 chains; thence west 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence east 80 chains to point of commencement. March 28th, 1908. july 11 LAURA ENGEN. A Team. The suffragette—I'm yeary of being a bachelor-girl. Thc sufferer—Well, don't you know any fellow who's tired of being a spinster-man? referring to Rugby Football was one matter that 1 overfed and that was the invitation I has been extended to Heb Gil- le, Sparks aud Billy Newcombe |hc Vancouver Union, offering places on the team to play list the All British team in the liinal City this month. This is ldcrable honour to the local club Vain Regret. "But, Tommy." said his mother, "you asked for two cakes and I gave them to you. Aren't you satisfied?" "No,. I. ain't.", growled Tommy, "you was so easy I'm kiekin' meself now 'cause I didn't ask fur four." Unfamiliar Names. "1 suppose," said the sad-eyed youth at thc musical, "you know the difference between bcl canto and cbloran- tura." "Young man," answered Mr, Cum- rox severely. "I never bet on race horses." CARIBOO LAND DISTRICT. District of Fort George. TAKE NOTICE that Donald J. Matheson, of Phoenix, B.C., occupation Postmaster, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described land: Commencing at a post plantod four (4) miles east of the southeast corner of Indian Reservation No. 1, Fort George, thence north SO chains; thence west SO chnins; thenee south SO chains; thence east SO chains to the point of commencement and containing CIO acres, more or less. Dnted June 30, 190S. .Vug. 1 5 DONALD J. MATHESON. VICTORIA, B.C., LAND DISTRICT. District of Rivers Inlet, B.C. (Coast). TAKE NOTICE that the British Columbia Canning Co., Ltd., of London, Eng., occupation canners and sawmill owners, intend to apply for permission lo lease the following described foreshore and submerged land: Commencing at a post marked B. C. C. Co., N.W. Cor., planted at high-water mark about one and a half chains east of the north end of bridge on Lot 3. Range 2, Coast District, at head of Rivers Inlet; thence following the shore lino In a south-easterly direction about 50 chains to S.E. corner of Lot 3; thence NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca. TAKE NOTICE that Ben Worden of Fort Steele, B.C., occupation Clerk, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted near the southeast corner of section 7, or the township north of township 14, range 5, Nechaco Valley; thence west 120 chains; thence north 40 chains more or less to the south bank of Nechaco River; thence meandering river bank easterly 120 chains; thence south 40 cliains more or less to place of beginning. March 29th, 1908. july 11 BEN WORDEN. NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca. TAKE NOTICE that John Bamford, of Berkeley, Cal., occupation Bookkeeper, Intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at tne southeast corner of section S, of the township north of township 14, range 5, Nechaco Valley; thenco north 40 chains more or less to bank of Nechaco River; thence following said river bank westerly SO chains more or less; thence south 30 chains more or less; thence east SO chains to point of commencement. March 29th, 190S. july 11 JOHN BAMFORD. NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca. TAKE NOTICE that Emma Bamford, of St. Louis, Mo., occupation Widow, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted 41 chains north of the southwest corner of section 35, township 14, range 5, Nechaco Valley; thence east 40 chains; thence north 40 chains; thence east 40 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence west 80 chains; thence north 40 chainl to point of commencement and being tbe south half and the northeast quarter ot said section 35, township 14, range 5. March 29th, 1908. july 11 EMMA BAMFORD. NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca. TAKE NOTICE that Clara Kershaw, of Fort Steele, B.C., occupation Married Woman, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at the northeast corner of section 16, township 14, range 5, Nechaco Valley; thence south 80 chains; thence west 80 chains; thence north 40 chains; thence east 40 chains; thence north 40 chains; thencx east 40 chains to place of beginning and being the south half and the northeast quarter of said section 16, township If, range 5. March 30th, 1908. July 11 CLARA KERSHAW. NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca. TAKE NOTICE that James Bamford, of Toronto, Ont., occupation Merchant, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at the southwest corner of the north half or section 4 in the township north or township 14, range 6, Nechaco Valley; thence north 70 chains more or less to the Nechaco River; thence following said river easterly 60 chains more or less; thence south 80 chains more or less to Penrose northeast corner; thence west 80 chains to point of commencement. March 29th, 1908. July 11 JAMES BAMFORD. NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca. TAKE NOTICE that Edith J. Black, of St. Thomas, Ont., occupation Spinster, Intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at tn* northwest corner of section _ ot the township north of township 14, range 6, Nechaco Valley; thence south 80 chains; thence east 40 chains; thence north 40 chains; thence east 40 chains; thence north 40 chains; thence west SO cliains to point of commencement and containing 480 acres more or less. March 29th, 1908. July 11 EDITH J. BLACK. NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca, TAKE NOTICE that Henry Lund, of Danholm, Sask., occupation Farmer, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at tne southeast corner of section 31, township 14, range 6, Nechaco Valley; thence north SO chains; thence west SO chains; thence south SO chains; thence east JO chains to point of commencement. March 29th, 1908. july 11 HENRY LUND. NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca. TAKE NOTICE that Adolph Lund, of Saskatoon, Sask., occupation Farmer, Intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at the southwest corner of section 33, township 14, range 5, Nechaco Valley; thence north 40 chains; thence east 40 chains; thence north SO chains; thence east 20 chains; thence south SO chains; thenoe east 20 chains; thonce south 40 chains; thence west SO chains to point of commencement. March 29th, 1908. july 11 ADOLPH LUND. NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca. TAKE NOTICE that Martha Bamrord, of Toronto, Ont., occupation Marrrea Woman, Intends to apply for permission to purchase the lollowlng described lands: Commencing at a post planted at trie southeast corner of tho north half or NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca. TAKE NOTICE that Laurltz Berklana, of Saskatoon, Sask., occupation Gentleman, intends to apply for permission »o purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at the southeast corner of section 32, townshtp 14, rango 4, Nechaco Valley; thonce nortli 40 chains; thonco west 40 chains; tiience north 40 chains; thence west 40 chains; thence south SO chains; thence east SO chains to point of commencement and containing 4S0 acres, more or less. .March 29th, 190S. July 11 LAURITZ BERKLAND. NECHACO LAND DISTRICT. District of Omineca. TAKE NOTICE that John lsbester, or Saskatoon, Sask., occupation Merchant, Intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at tnt southeast corner of section 28, township 14, range 6, Nechaco Valley; thence north SO chains; thence west 80 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence east se chains to point of commencement. March 28th, 1908. July 11 JOHN ISBESTER. THE XfEJtK, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 1908, /" "\ A Safe Investment Secured by First Mortgage on Coal Lands Containing Eighty-one Million Tons of Coal (According to report of Frank B. Smith, B.Sc, C. & M. E., Dominion Government Inspector of Mines). And Upon TEN THOUSAND ACRES OF THE FINEST OIL LANDS IN ALBERTA Upon which Oil has been found. Read this Announcement Carefully THE WESTERN COAL & OIL CONSOLIDATED Are about to extensively develop their immense properties near the Crow's Nest Pass Railway, and are now making arrangements to install the most modern mining machinery, which, it is expected, will enable the Company to mine two thousand tons of coal per day upon which there is a profit of at least $1.00 per ton. The Company has also let a contract for a 2,500-foot well on its valuable oil and natural gas lands. The capital for this development work and machinery is being provided by the issue of FIRST MORTGAGE SIX PER CENT. GOLD BONDS A method of finance which has been employed by most of the large coal companies, many of which have paid off their bonds and are now paying dividends on their stock. These bonds will be sold in the East, but in order that Victoria and Vancouver investors may have a chance to become interested in the property and to participate in the immense profits that are sure to be earned, and the consequent rise in the value of the stock, we have been instructed to make the following SPECIAL OFFER Good Only Until September 15 We offer $10,000 worth of the $100 First Mortgage Gold Bonds of the WESTERN OIL AND COAL CONSOLIDATED in denominations of $100 each until the 15th day of September, 1908, unless previously sold, with a bonus of an equal par value of ordinary stock. NOTE the following exceptional features of this investment: 1.—On the report of Mr. Frank B. Smith, B. Sa, C. & M. E., thc company has over 81,000,000 tons of first-class bituminous coal on their lands. 2.—The Company has over 10,000 acres of Oil Leases in Alberta* on lands selected by the greatest oil expert in America, Dr. I. C. White. 3.—Work is now in progress opening up seams of coal on the coal lands and in putting down a new well on the new oil locations 4.—Your money goes into development. 5.—More money has been made in mining coal and petroleum than any other class of mining, and both commodities are as staple as wheat. 6.—On the terms proposed you take absolutely no risk. You havc a $100 bond, with interest at 6 per cent., payable half-yearly, negotiable at par; and have as a bonus an equal par value of ordinary shares, which in a few years will be worth more than your bond. COAL. OIL. NATURAL OAS. and a Profit of 100 Per Cent. There is no other such chance with thc same security for thc small investor to make large returns on the market today. APPLY TO undersigned for further particulars; but remember the offer we now make is special and exceptional, and will be cancelled at noon, September 15th next. Seymour, Harshall & Co. 557 Granville St., Vancouver, B.C. Thorn & Hanson 442 Richards St., Vancouver, B.C. Herbert Cuthbert & Company Real Estate, Insurance and Financial Brokers. 616 Fort Street Victoria, B. C. V- Provincial Exhibition. Another ten days and we will be in the excitement of the Forty-Eighth Annual Exhibition under the auspices of the B. C. Agricultural Association, and judging from the interest that is being taken in the exhibition it will prove the biggest and best that has ever been held in this city. Forty-eight years is a long time to look back and there are now very few in this city who remember the first show, but from some of the old members interesting data can be secured of the efforts to make the affair a success and great credit must be given to those who in years gone by took sufficient interest in the exhibition to keep it going until today it has grown to be the biggest exhibition west of Winnipeg, not even excepting the Dominion fair at Calgary. Entries close today and with several mail entries which arc due to arrive at any time, it is safe to say the Association has this year established a record. Not only have the local merchants taken more interest in the fair, but the owners of cattle and horses have come to realize that the Provincial Exhibition at Victoria is a good advertising medium, and in addition to that the farmers around Victoria are doing nicely and are open to buy good stock. This is an incentive for outsiders to exhibit and today tliere have been entries received from as far East as Ontario, while from the Territories the entries are numerous. It is impossible to give the exact list, as they have not yet been classified, but when the list is complete it will be seen that there will be no want of good stock at the Victoria Exhibition. This season the directors have had an unusual situation to face and it is only known to a few how well they have succeeded. The burning of the buildings during the early part of the year made it necessary to have new buildings erected ur drop the exhibition. Through the untiring efforts of the directors the difficulties have been overcome. On several occasions there were obstacles in their path which made it necessary to exercise considerable care, but after weeks of work they merged from thc fray with sufficient funds to justify them in starting work and today there are situated at the Exhibition Grounds near the Willows the finest collection of exhibition buildings in the West, and it is safe to say not more than one hundred Victorians have inspected them. This is not very exciting from a community which boasts of its loyalty and it is not fair to the directors to expect them to give their time for the encouragement of Victoria interests witnout some evidence of greater interest. The buildings are practically completed and will be all ready for tne opening day which takes place on Tuesday, tlie 22nd inst. For attractions the directors have arranged for a horse show every evening during the week and four days' nurse racing. The entries for the former show that the directors made no mistake when they decided to hold this as an attraction. Por the horse races advices have been received that ! lucre will be mure racers on the track j inan ever before and this is "going I some." At the June meet there were j over seventy-live thoroughbreds and I ii tllis is to be eclipsed tliere will be ' plenty of horses to give guud racing. Excursions are being run from all i tne near by cities and cheap rates have been arranged from all points easl of Winnipeg. Prom the enquiries for rooms there is every reason to expect a big influx ol outsiders at that lime. Everything points lu a bumper fair, and Victorians should put their shoulder to the wheel and assist the directors as much as possible. J Husband (of sarcastic wife)—Oh, I wish 1 was dead! Wife—Yes, 1 dare say it would just suit a lazy fellow like you tu be lying | in vour coffin all day with nothing to I do. The Store that Serves You Best. JUST IN AND JUST RIGHT CANNED TOMATOES, 2 tins 2_c CARNATION CREAM, 2 tins ,« SINGAPORE PINEAPPLES. 2 tins .".'.'" '2cC CAMPBELL'S SOUP, 2 tins 2?c FRENCH SARDINES, 2 tins 2« SAANICH CLAMS, 2 tins 2« MACARONI AND CHEESE, 2 tins ".""'2*. KIPPERED HERRING, per lb tcC SMOKED HALIBUT, per lb '... .'.'.'.'.'.'.'25c RELIABILITY OUR MOTTO. Pure Products Sold at Sensible Prices. DIXI H. R05S CO. UP-TO-DATE GROCERS. 1317 GOVERNMENT ST. Tel. 52, 1052 and iSgo "Now good digestion wait on appetite and health on both." —Shakespeare The up-to-date man, the thinker of today, does not live to eat, he eats to live, therefore he is as particular about what he eats as what he drinks. If you want to live long and enjoy life, eat at a good restaurant. Eat at the Poodle Dog Hotel Everything there is of the highest grade, hygienic, wholesome, appetizing, daintily served, yet very reasonable in price. The only cafe in Victoria employing all white cooks. Gri second to none. W. S. D. SMITH, Proprietor 645 Yates Street - Victoria, B. C. American Steel Clad Electric Iron Always ready for use by the simple turning of a snap switch. Temperature and quantity of heat tinder perfect control of operator. Safe, Simple, Durable, Reliable, Renewable, Convenient. You are particularly invited to come and examine them here in our showrooms. B. C. ELECTRIC COMPANY, Limited CORNER FORT AND LANGLEY STREETS. Cockburn's Art Gallery (Successors to WILL MARSDEN) PHONE 1933 665 Granville Street, Vancouver, B. (