BSF-r- mt\ vernor-in-Council will doUbtless seek the advice of ad- visorjf /b<__rds in eacbf/district, whose duty it will be fe» seer jthat the department is prop/riw yauvised with respect to local, applications. We understand- Mi~VRobertson will hold a number of meetings/in the Okanagan Valley, and doubtless the conferences then held will result in some definite plans being evolved. We regard the whole movement as a significant forward step in the development of the co-operative spirit in British Columbia. By it the people of the whole province, through their representatives, come to the aid of the one industry which has received the least aid from the fortunate circumstances in which our people today are found.—Fruit and Farm. DOMINION DAY. A meeting of citizens was held in the courthouse last Monday evening to provide for the annual celebration on Dominion Day. There was a fairly representative attendance and every thing augurs well for the success of the celebration. C. E. Thomas occupied the chair and B. L. Smith was secretary. Committees were appointed as follows: Finance—C. Summers, N. Huston, G. G. Lyall, S. Gibson, J. Gellatly. Dance—S. Gibson, Eric Anderson, Len Huston. Race—C. Summers, N. Huston, J. Gellatly. Sports —W. H. Russell, R. W. Moeran, K. C. Brown. Drilling—iW. Wilson, C. Willarson, T. Dignan. W. Martin was appointed marshal. The meeting adjourned to meet again on Thursday evening. The local lodge of Oddfellows are preparing to build on their lot corner of Fenchurch av. and Bridge st. The building will be 100x50, two story. The cold, backward weather indicates high water. Snow is plentiful in the mountains and all that is necessary to make the rivers boom is hot sun for a few days. MINES AND MINERALS Creosote as a By-Product of Coal has Very High Economic Value Miners and Prospectors Soon in Hills —An Active Season in all the Camps. One million, four hundred thousand gallons of creosote could have been produced in Western Canada in 1910 if the coal that was converted into coke had been coked in by-product ovens. With the exception of the creosote produced from the by-product ovens at Syduey, N. S., and at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., no creosote is produced in Canada. This valuable wood preservative is imported from Britain and the United States, but'the high cost of the imported article, has restricted its use very materially. In view of the steady and even rapid rise in the price of almost all classes of wood products the importance of creosote is readily seen. Some of the millions of tons of coal underneath Princeton might be converted into creosote. Jensen & Reiley, who are working on the Christmas Box claim, in the Tulameen district, have uncovered what is said to be one of the best ore bodies yet ev^r found at the surface. Mr. Dornberg has arranged to work the Robertson and Connolly properties next to the Treasure Mountain group. Jas. Kelly, of Tulameen, has sold the Gold Mountain mining claim to Spokane people. Mrs. Bresneham is interested in this section and will direct mining opeiations. Mr. Kelly has been located on Kelly creek for 18 years and has done a lot of placering. H. W. Guthrie and W. Low _ are opening a livery stable aud packing business at Tulameen. Jas. McCauley, mining man, arrived in town this week. Andy Anderson is working a bench on Granite creek. J. Wheeler is placer mining near the old Pogue on Granite creek. P. H. Kennedy has returned from Copper Mountain where he is interested in the Annie L. mining claim DOMINION FORESTRY. July 7-9 has been fixed as the date of the Dominion Forestry Convention to be held in the City of Winnipeg. From all the provinces of the Dominion, and from many of the states south of the line, there will assemble an exceptional gathering for the consideration of problems connected with the preservation and extension of the forest resources. Prairie planting and woodlot management will form a large part of the proceedings but other matters, particularly the ever pressing problem of forest fire protection, will be fully discussed. The sessions will be held in the hall of the Industrial Bureau, and the Provincial Government, the City of Winnipeg and other organizations Will join in welcoming the delegates. The railways are granting to delegates convention rates, and it is expected that through the far-reaching importance of the discussions of the Convention, and the added attractions of- Winnipeg and the West at the beginning of harvest, there will be an unprecedented attendance. Full particulars as to rates, program, etc., may be obtained from the Secretary of the Association, Mr. James Lawler Canadian Building,. Ottawa. DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. The Canadian Club in London, Eng., recently received a visit from the Duke of Connaught, Governor General of Canada. At the banquet in his honor he spoke in part as follows: 'I do not know a prouder position,' His Royal Highness said, 'for any Englishman to hold than that of His Majesty's representative as Governor General of Canada. When, my late brother asked me to accept this high position, and the offer was renewed, after his death by our present gracious sovereign, I felt doubt whether I could do justice to so high a position, but I had no doubt that I should find friends in Canada today, as I did forty- three years ago. 'Gentlemen,' the Governor-General went on, 'since I have been in Canada, the last year and a half, I have felt more and more that I had been able to gain the keen sympathy—I venture to say, affection—of the whole Canadian people (cheers). I am sure you will believe me when I say I have never spent a happier year and a half.' 'To those Englishmen who have not been there,' he declared, 'I say the sooner they go the better. Canada is moving by leaps and bounds.' The Duke also paid a tribute to the enterprise of the Canadian railroads, but expressed the hope that the Government might see its way to promote great highways as well. He expressed deep gratitude for the sympathy shown the Duchess, 'who on two oc- ccssions had been at death's door.' LOCAL AND GENERAL. Wilson Bros, have the contract for building a cottage, 28x30, on the top bench overlooking town, for R. W. Moeran. They are also erecting a" milk dairy and driving shed for Geo. Aldons on his ranch. A. E. Howse of Nicola arrived Mon-, day on a business visit and will remain about a week. W. C. McLean is offering for sale or rent his temperance hotel at Ashnola. With the ever increasing traffic to the surrounding mines and the trade generated by the construction of the great transprovincial auto road and tourist routes there is no doubt a hotel will "be a good business venture at Ashnola. In the police court presided over by Justices of the Peace Waterman and Thomas, the case of Orr for stabbing Phelps was heard on Monday. The prisoner Orr was given one week sentence and. was defended by K. C. Brown.. JBf THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR May 23, 1913 LOCAL AND GENERAL. Baby Carriage For Sale.—Apply Mrs. S L. Frazier. C. E. Thomas and H. H. Avery have beeu appointed by the provincial government Official Members of the Board of Directors for the Princeton hospital, until the 30th day of April, 1914. T. Knudson has recently put up a large bake oven, built by W. Martin, bricklayer. N. Huston has added a new and comfortable bus to his livery and transfer business. Two or three days of warm weather have filled the river banks with swift running water resembling that ancient and delicious food—peasoup. Max Wilsou is around again after an illness which confined him to bed for a few days. N. L Thompson of New York was in town this week and gave a fine exhibit of moving pictures. Mr. Thompson is bidding for the Canadian rights of the Edison talking pictures. J. Ayers, an oldtime and faithful employee of Thos. Ellis at Penticton was in town receutly. P. W, Gregory, P.L-S., has recently established the boundaries of Similka meen townsite. He will also survey all the preemptions on D'arcy mountain for the government. Wm. Orr, the assailant in the recent stabbing affray was sentenced to one week in jail by Magistrates Thomas and Waterman iu court held on Monday last. The marriage of Dudley Herbert Edwin Cornell-Chads to Miss Laurel May Vayne Webster took place at Peterborough, Ont., recently. The groom is a son of Admiral Chads and will reside in East Princeton, having accepted a position in in the cement works. Wilson Bros., builders and contractors, have the contract for improving and adding a small conservatory to the residence of E. Waterman, Fenchurch av. FKEC! Beautiful Pocket Wallets With Billfold and Card Case vote NAME IN GOLD Will be stamped on the Wallet for 50c. Send your Name and Address, and 50c. to cover cost of gold stamping, mailing, etc., and we THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE CAPITAL, $15,000,000 REST, $12,500,000 DRAFTS ON FOREIGN COUNTRIES Drafts on the principal cities in the following countries issued without delay: Africa Arabia Argentine Republic Armenia Australia Austria-Hungary Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Ceylon Chili China Crete Cuba Denmark Egypt Finland Formosa France Germany Greece Holland Iceland India Italy Japan Macedonia Malta Manchuria Mexico New Zealand Norway Panama Persia Peru Philippine Islands Poland Portugal Roumania Russia Servia Siam Siberia South Africa Spain Straits Settlements Sweden Switzerland Syria Turkey 8.7 United States West Indies, etc. WILL SEND YOU FREE A BEAUTIFUL WALLET Send Today B.C. REGALIA _ 1 NOVELTY CO'Y 532 Pender, W., Vancouver, B.C. ADVERTISING NOVELTIES COMMITTEE BADGES SOCIETY REGALIA MENDING TISSUE, Etc. Priest Photographer Princeton J. H. WAGNER YOUR CLOTHES Cleaned Pressed WOOD FOR SALE. Dry or green wood in cord or carload lots. Orders left ct Len Huston's. Perkins & Ai/ijson. Repaired Boost for industries. BRITTON BLOCK, UPSTAIRS. nola Tow Come and make your choice now. Lots selling from $25.00 to $100.00 Fire, Life and Accident Insurance j_. Princeton These drafts can be drawn in sterling, francs, marks, lire, kronen, yen, taels, roubles, etc., according to the money of the country in which they are payable. This enables the payee to obtain the exact amount intended. J. D. ANDRAS, Manager, PRINCETON BRANCH. OF CANADA Incorporated in 1869 Head Office—Montreal, Que. CAPITAL PAID UP—$11,500,000. Reserve-$. 2,500,000 Total Assets-$ 175,000,000 A General Banking b jsiness Transacted Savings Departments in Connection. Accounts of Out of Town Customers Receive Careful Attention. J. C. ROBERTSON, Manager Princeton Branch Q_wv ■ <^__it___t__:_M__i__^^ 4 ______ -«! I i § I i i M P. Burns & Co. Ltd* High Grade Meats of all Kinds, Always on hand. Fish, Eggs and Poultry, Try Our Home-Made Sausage The Best in the World P. Burns & Co. Ltd. I I I i ■9 I I ^WWWWW1 WW#**WW*WWRW A carload ol Firiifire has just reached us from the East. This makes our Stock Very Complete. We are now in splendid shape to supply anything in the Furniture Line. These goods are all strictly uptodate in design and finish, and the values we offer cannot be beaten in this district. A. l While's Tnrniiyre store STAR, QUICK PRINTER y i! ijii ___■ May 23, 1913 THE- SIMILKAMEEN STAR L. T. JOUDRY EXPERT Watchmaker Watch, Clock and Jewelry repairing: promptly and neatly executed. All Work Guaranteed. Satisfaction given or money refunded. Careful attention given to all Mail Orders. NEW BARBER SHOP MRS. GERSING Located Between the Court House and Post Office FIRST-CLASS WORK GUARANTEED I COALMONT HOTELl COALMONT, B.C. First-class accommodation for all guests Hotel is new and well furnished. Near station Excellent cuisine and bar supplied with the best The Coalmont Hotel Go., Ltd. V h************^^ A A*** A A A 4*4 «*4 ♦*♦♦% 4*4 A ♦% A **4 4** ****** A ¥ II Princeton Picture Show Dignan Bros. Complete change of program Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Good, Clean Entertainment. Nothing to offend. If onr show pleases you, tell others; If not, quietly tell us. Cor. Bridge and Angela Street. Prices: Children 15c. Adults 25c K NEW LAUNDRVMN. NOTICE is given that Meh Joue has purchased the laundry _ owned by Moy aud Hop Lee. He will continue the business and do good first class washing, as cheap, as the cheapest. Give me a trial with your collars and fine linens. Laundry, Tapton Av.,near Btidge Street. Yours truly, MEH JONE. NOTICE. Argentine Fraction mineral claim: situate iu the Similkameen mining division of Yale district. Where located, Voigt mountain. Take notice that I, George W. Aldous, Free Miner's Certificate, No. 60892B, intend, sixty days from date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a certificate of improvements for the purpose of obtaining a crown grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 20th day of March, 1913. LATEST NEWS ITEMS. The Ottawa Evening Citizen says: It was stated today in authoritative circles that when the naval bill reaches the senate the Liberal majority will move the same amendment as was moved by Senator Lougheed, now government leader in the upper house, to the Laurier naval bill of 1911, namely that the bill does not become law until submitted to the people for their approval. Governor Tener of Pennsylvania approved the bill recently passed by the legislature providing for county systems of pensions for mothers under the administration of a commission of from five to seven women to be named by the governor for each county availing itself ot the provisions of the law. The trustees are to investigate all cases and may recommend payments to any abandoned mother or widow who is unable to maintain her children at home. Payments are to be made monthly, and the combined maximum payment shall not exceed twelve dollars a montjti for one child, twenty dollars a month for two children, twenty-five dollars a month for three children, and five dollars a month for each additional child. For the purposes of the law an appropriation of two hundred thousand dollars is made. The mother's pension system has been put in operation in four states and has been advocated by many organizations of Pennsylvania men and women. Three billion dollars for new TJ. S. roads and their maintenance, the same to be raised by national and state cooperation, is the proposal submitted to the joint congressional committee on federal aid in the construction of post roads. One billion would be used for construction and two billion for maintenance, both extending over a period of fifty years. The strike in Belgium for equal man-suffrage has ended in most of the industrial towns of the provinces. A good many insurgent miners at first refused to descend the coal pits, notwithstanding the orders of the National Socialist Congress. Competent economists reckon the money loss caused by the strike at twenty million dollars, which the Socialist leaders declare to have been well lost if the country has thereby won equal suffrage. Considerable activity is being exhibited in northeastern India in taking preliminary steps for the establishment of railway systems destined not only to connect Burma with India but also to link India with- China. Postmaster-General Samuel, in presenting the annual post-office budget in the British House of Commons, declared himself in favor of universal penny postage. ******************^**********^***********************r***************** Gasoline Benzine or Carnations Which do y.ou prefer ? Nice to have people sniffing gasoline or benzine when you come near them.. Gasoline and benzine will clean soiled clothing, gloves, etc., but it will also explode and is most inflammable. NYAI/S KLE-NEM will do all that Gasoline or Benzine will do in the way of cleaning but it will neither burn nor explode. It also leaves a dainty odor of carnations. Anyone who ever used Kle-Nem will never go back to the old fashioned way. Kle-Nem is only* a quarter a bottle. Princeton Drug and Book Store I Y T __*_i*__*__AAt_**_**__.*^ *& GEO. G. LYALL, Manager Try a Star Special. J BANK OF MONTREAL I % *4* V ESTABLISHED 1817—HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL A A R. B. ANGUS, Esq., President * % H. V. MEREDITH, Esq., Generai, Manager *+* VRt. Hon. Lord Strathcona and MountRoyal G. C. M. G., G.C.V.O, Hon. Pres ^ K* Capital - - - $16,000,000.00 ^ # 1 i I Y T ****Z**i**± Reserve and Undivided Profits - $16,000,000.00 SAVINGS BANK DEPART71ENT Deposits received from $i upwards. Ranching and Mining Business given every attention BANKING BY MAIL Deposits may be made and withdrawn by mail. Out of town accounts receive every attention. A General Banking Business Transacted PRINCETON BRANCH Z*A4*} *B> ♦ ♦ B B. I, SMITH, Manager ? T f I I f ? I I House Cleaning Time YOU WANT ROOMS PAPERED AND PAINTED ? Call and Examine our New Stock of Artistic wall papers, Burlaps, Etc CHURCH'S ALABASTINE Tbe only Permanent Wall Finish The most complete line of Paints, Oils, Brushes and Painting Supplies in the Simil= kameen. Estimates Furnished. max s. wilson, Decorator The poor man's beverage & & BEER The rich man's tonic _* _* Nourishing, Satisfying, Strengthening PRINCETON BREWING Co., "<_* Families supplied. Hotel orders promptly delivered. Patronize home make- 1 _p_SS§= &l_______ Subscription for Star $2 a Year ___________—-—:—- 1 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR (J.n. WRIGHT) PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY At PRINCETON, B.C., by Princeton Printing and Publishing Co. SUBSCRIPTION RATES British Empire. One Year, - $2.00 Foreign, One Year - $2-50 Payable in Advance. DISPOSAL OF EEFUSE The Commission of Conservation at Ottawa has published some very useful suggestions regarding the disposal of garbage and refuse and says tbat it is a serious problem for the small city or town to solve. In such cases public incinerators are not always economical and the ordinary dump need's careful regulation to prevent it becoming a nuisance. Burning or burying is the most desirable method of disposing of ashes, rubbish, . manure, and garbage irj. cities. Of these, burning is the most sanitary, and no other means should be used* in cities having a population of, say, 20,000,- or more. .Refuse incinerators are of two main types [1] the coal fired or, "low temperature," anb [2] the high temperature. The latter is designed to handle mixed garbage without the use of coal. Very few of these have as yet been installed, and their advantages have not been entirely proven. For the coal-fired incinerator a long-flaming coal of good quality is essential. This, of course, makes the cost of operation all but prohibitive for most small cities and towns. In such cases, other means of refuse disposal must be obtained.- To simply dump garbage in an unrestricted manner on some vacant lot should be classed as a criminal offense, and punished accordingly. The practice of bury- iug refuse, where it is carefully carried out, is usually found to be cheap and at the same time effective The principle upon which refuse burial rests, especially as applied to garbage, is, primarily, a bacteriological one. The action ot the soil bacteria, is to mineralize the organic matter in the refuse. In order to prevent the occurrence of putrefactive or other objectionable odors the mineralizing process must be carried out in the presence of sufficient oxygen or air.. '-To secure these conditions the following points should be observed: [1] The garbage should not be buried too deep, nor should it be spread in too thick a, layer on the ground. [2] The ground should be sufficiently porous and well drained to ad- •7.it the air readily. [3] The garbage should be mixed with enough other refuse to prevent overloading the soil./;4|||| lip These conditions are obtained in different ways... In some_cities the refuse is spread on the ground and then ploughed uTn^dfir(j. AnotKer. method is that of digging a trench, covering each day's collection of refuse with the soil, removed for the qext day|s supply. In any case, refuse tbat can be burned should.be so treated and garbage and other organic waste can be more effectively handled by mixing it with other waste such as ashes, street sweepings, etc. It is claimed that 1.5 acres are necessary to handle each daily ton^of garbage permanently. The soil can be reused at the end of two years. A resurvey of 11 miles of Coquihalla pass by G. C. Clough has been ordered to make the grade tie with the C.N.R. and the K.V. bridge ai Hope. How long will it take? Clarence Eklund, the wrestler, threw three men in his contest but stopped at the fourth, Victor Voigt. Tomorrow, Victoria Day, all banks and business houses will close. OSLER PHILOSOPHIZES Sir William Osier, in addressing the religious meeting at -Yale University recently, outlined new rules for practical daily life. He said: 'My method is the freshest, oldest, simplest and usefulest. Forget the past, forget the future. Life is a habit as hard or as easy to acquire as any other in life. 'I'm no genius; my friends have found that out, but take no thought for the future nor the past. When the load of to-morrow is added to the load of. yesterday, many men falter in the way. 'The first two hours of a day determ ines that day. Quit tobacco and liquor. Bright eyes are the thing. 'The control.of the mind as a working machine-is the end of all education. That can be accomplished with deliberation. The most striking thing about America is its hurry. Europeans accomplish just as much without that everlasting rush.' Sealed tenders addressed to the undersigned, and endorsed "Teuder to Complete Jetty at Steveston, B. C," will be received at this office until 4.00 P . M., on Tuesday, Jn-_e 17, 1913, for the completion of the Jetty at Steveston, at the Mouth of the Fraser River, New West minster, B C Plans, specification and form of contract can be seen and forms of tender obtained at this Department and at the offices of C. C. Worsfold, Esq., District Engineer, New Westminster, B. C; F. W Aylmer, Esq., District Engineer, Chase, B. C, and on application to the; Postmaster at Steveston, B. C. Persons tendering are notified that tenders will not be considered unless made on the printed forms supplied, and signed with their actual signatures, stating their occupations and places of residence. Iu the case of firms, the actual signature, the nature of- the occupation, and place of residence of each member of the firm must.be given. Each teuder must be accompanied by an accepted cheque on a chartered bank, pavable to the order of the Honorable the Minister of Public Works, equal to ten per cent (10 p. c.) of the amount of the tender, which will be forfeited if the person tendering decline to enter into a contract when called, upojj-to do so, or fail to crf_aplete the work contracted for. If the tender be not accepted the cheque will be returned. The Department does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. By order,-:-1 5§jg» R. C.-DESROCHERS, Secretary. Department of Public Works, 5 Ottawa, May 16, 1913. Newspapers will not be paid for this advertisement if they insert it without authority from the Department,—40043. B.C. Portland cement Co. United Empire coal Mining CO. ___§* _<___» These Companies will Shortlyfi Operate on Extensive Scale and Establish Permanent Payroll. ^^MKK^VI^^M^M^M* EAST PRINCETON The manufacture of cement will begin in a few weeks. A permanent payroll and a growing town with electric light system, waterworks and cement paved streets, will result from the industries now in formative stages. According to the history of progress in this province investments made now in East Princeton real estate must double and treble in a short space of time. This is the experience in other towns, why not the same in East Princeton ? Two railways will serve transportation^ i *******Z**Z**Z**4**Z**Z**Z*^^ Try a Star Special. Information as to prices of Lots and Terms given by C R. Briggs, Gen. Agent, 615* Hastings St. W. Vancouver, or apply D. G. McCurdy, East Princeton. Ladies Blouses «j* «£* Prints and Ginghams WE HAVE A LINE AT SPECIAL PRICES-M THOMAS BROS. Plumbing an. Heating, Sheet Metal Worh, Tinsmiihing Shop corner Angela Av. and Bridge St., in ' Murdock's blacksmith shop' jf - T. DIGNAN PRACTICAL WORKMAN—PROPRIETOR Work Guaranteed Consult us about your work WATER NOTICE. For k licence to take and use water. Notice is hereby given that I, Thomas Rabbitt of Tulameen Valley, will apply for a licence to take and use 250 acre feet per annum of water out of a small Creek, which flows in a southerly direction through Lots391 and island etnptiesinto Tulameen River on Lot 151. The water will be diverted at Lot 391 and will be used for irrigation purposes on the land described as Lots 151 and 101, Yale Division of Yale Distrrct. This notice w_s posted on the ground on the 21st day of April,1913. The application will be filed in the oflice of the Water Recorder at Ashcroft. Objections may be filed with the said Water Recorder or with the Comptroller of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C. THOMAS RABBITT gliife. • Applicant. PRINCETON LODGE I.O.O.F. No. 52. |) Regular meetings. 8 p _ ' m., Thursdays, Sojourning brethren welcome. Hall situate in Howse Bldgs cor. Bridge St. and Vermilion Ave. C. Willarson, D. G. McCukdy, Noble Grand Secretary. WATER NOTICE. For a licence to take and use water. Notice is hereby given that I Thomas Rabbitt of Tulameen Vallev will applv for a licence to take and use 250 acre feet per annum of water out bf a small creek, which flows in a southerly direction through Lot 152 and empties into Tulameen River near Lot 152- The water will be diverted at Lot 152 and will be used for irrigation purposes on the land described as Lot 152, Yale Division of Yale District. This notice was posted on the ground on the 21st-day of April, 1913. The application will be filed in the office of the Water Recorder at Ashcroft. Objections may be filed with the said Water Recorder or with the Comptroller of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C. THOMAS RABBITT Applicant. VIENNA BOARDING HOUSE. Rooms and firstclass board by the day, week or month. Street in rear of court house. Miss Schotzko. At the annual fair that is held at a small town in Russia a man observed a gypsy and a Pole haggling over the sale of a horse. When the transaction was over he asked the gypsy how much he had got for the animal. The gypsy opened his hand and showed a ten-ruble note—worth about five dollars. "But isn't that very cheap?" "No," said the gypsy. "The horse is lame." The man then sought the Pole, to whom he said: "You have given ten rubles for a lame horse." The Pole smiled knowingly and remarked: "He is as sound as you or I. I saw he was badly shod, and that was all." The inquirer returned to the gypsy and reported what the Pole had said. Then, with a significant wink, the gypsy whispered: "He's as lame as a two-legged stool! I had him badly shod on purpose to make people believe that that was the cause of his limp." When the Pole was told this, he seemed for a moment taken aback and hung'his head; then he heaved a sigh and shrugged his shoulders. "Ah, well," he said. "It's all right; it was a bad ten-ruble note." PERCY W. GREGORY Assoc. Mem. Can. Soc. CE. CIVIL ENGINEER AND BRITISH COLUMBIA LAND. SURVEYOR Star Building, PRINCETON, B.C. "Swivelton has a sorry habit of nodding while in church, hasn't he?" | "Yes, and I understand he did the same thing one day while sitting in an auction room and when he woke up he found the auctioneer had sold him a cheap, second-hand bicycle for $150." The teacher was addressing his pupils on the subjects of laziness and idleness. sif!*!^ He drew a terrible picture of the habitual loafer—the man who dislikes to work, and who b^s for all he gets. "Now, John," said the teacher to a little boy who had been inattentive during the lesson. John was instantly on the alert. . "Tell me," continued the teacher, "who is the -miserable individual who gets clothes, food and lodging, and yet does nothing in return?" John's face brightened. "Please, sir," said he, "the baby." Colonel G '- a fine commander, but not a muscian. He sent for the chief musician of his regimental band one day and delivered this scathing criticism: "I notice a lack of uniformity about the band which must be regulated. Yesterday morning they were out in parade, and the largest man in the band was playing a little bit of an instrument—flute or something of the kind—and you had the big drum played by a small man. That sort of thing doesn't look well and must be attended to. I want the small men to play small instruments and 'he. big men the big instruments. And another thing—I want the trombone players to slide their instruments in and out in unison. It annoys me to see them all ouf of step with the hands." K. C. BROWN Barrister and Solicitor Notary Public, Etc. PRINCETON, • B.C. BRITTON BLOCK DOMINION HOTEL D. McRAE, Proprietor TULAMtEEN, B.C. LIVERY IN CONNECTION Miners', Prospectors' and Travelers' Home RATES : $1 to $2.50 per Day THE GATEWAY TO THE Tulameen Gold and Platinum Mines. HI The Place to Meet The Man You Know AT LEN HUSTON'S Cigar & News Stand TOBACCOS, CIGARS PIPES Agent for Nelson Club and Kusko- nook Cigars, made by NELSON CLUB CIGAR CO Ice Cream, Sodas, Confectionery IRWIN BLOCK g J. L. HUSTON, - - Prop. D. Q. McCURDY REAL ESTATE Fire and Life Insurance Specialty EAST PRINCETON LOTS EAST PRINCETON B.C. Vi%*V*t«V*t__*_+t»w*_^_h»*^ North west Home & Loan company II CAPITAL - - $100,000.00 Head Office, Winnipeg, Man. LOANS FROM $500 to $10,000 TO BUV OR BUILD A HOME Do you own a home? If no , consider our plan and STOP RENT Money Loaned at 5 p.c. yearly Interest. Write or consult j. F. WADDELL, Agent, Princeton, B.C. _»_*___ ____»--_-.** *** -** -B. _T__..__..k_^_-______--_*_-L .__.-__&_. __■_«-._»_ -«- .-_ ■-». Similkameen Hotel SUMMEKS S W_R.lt PROPRIETORS Large and New building well Furnished aud Plastered ; Co'ro- - fortable ; Quietude. Sample Rooms, spacious, in hotel. Hotel is situated near Great Northern Railway station. Vermilion Avenue, Princeton, B.C. NOTICE. Try a Star Special. Yale land district, district of Yale. Take notice that George Howard Owen of Rossland, B.C., occupation, banker, intends to apply for permission to purchase the lollowing described lands: Commencing at a post planted at the S.E. corner of Lot 281, thence south 20 chains, west 40 chains, north 20 chains more or less to the Tulameen river, easterly along the Tulameen river to point of commencement, containing 80. acres more or less. GEORGE HOWARD OWEN. H. C. A. Cornish, agent. February 12, 1913. THE SIMILKAMEEN _TAK May 23, 1913 £3 ^h^ ^___ji imn^ ^-55^ Save One Ton of Coal in Every Six The Economizer will do it. While the cost of living has undoubtedly been growing greater, at the same time it is true there are some inventions that will offset this- increased cost of living, and the careful housewife takes advantage of these inventions. On every Gurney-Oxford range there is an Economizer which controls not only the drafts but also the entire combustion or burning of fuel to create heat. This Economizer will save 1 ton of coal in every 6 that you would use with the ordinary range. The Economizer is a simple device, absolute in its control. By merely moving the lever you can obtain any degree of even heat in the oven. This insures the satisfaction of always having light, delicately crusted bread and biscuits. The kitchen fire ceases to be a worry if the Economizer is on your stove. The Gurney - Oxford is the final result of experimental thought. Science has given it a Divided Flue, a new Special Grate, and a Broiler attachment. This Gurney - Oxford range is primarily a a saver of money, time, and energy. FOR SALE BY |g The A. E. HOWSE CO., L'D, .«f^-. $-___ji_?& 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights &c. Anyone sending a sketch and description may oulctely ascertain our.opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica. tlons strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patent" eent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patent? taken through Munii _• Co. receive. gpecial noiice. without charge, in the cfetttific flmerieam A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest clr. dilation of any scientific journal. Terms, S3 t year; four months, $1. Sold by all newsdealers. "IOT t Co-^'^^-New Yor. Branch Offioe. 626 F St. Washington, D. C- SWIMMIN' TIME I'll be just more than glad when it gets warmer, so I can give the two finger sign to all the - ang and go Across the meadows with 'em for a good old fashioned swim; Can throw my clothes off on the bank or hang them on a limb An' then go divin' with a flop from the old divin' log, '' As happy an' barp naked as a bif old daddy' frog. I don't mind takin' soap along an' havin a good scrub When I can do it in the crick, but I despise a tub!" Well, anyhow, soap ain't so good as some old fashioned mud That kids can waller in. It seems to get into their blood An' make 'em glad, an' then they dive an' then come up as white As anything! I'll bet I won't come home till it is nieht The first day when 1 get a chance to dive an' swim an' float. It's just the water in a tub that gets a feller's goat. Ma doesn't do a thing but grab my hair an' rub an' rub An' get the soap into my eyes—I do ■ despise a tub! I wish I was baldheaded, like my father! Bet I know Why all his hair come, off his head. His mother long ago Would get her fingers into it when he was in the tub An' fill his eyes an' ears with soap, an' then she'd scrub an' scrub! Why, every little kid I know, hie mother acts that way! That's why so many kids just hate to think of Saturday. . Say, I'll be glad when it gets warm an' sunburn's on my nosa. An' I can dive an' wade an' feel the mud between my toes! PEACE PROBLEM Secretary of State Bryan explained to the Senate committee on foreign relations last week his plan for avoiding war between nations by giving their passions six months or a year in which to subside before proceeding to hostilities. Mr. Bryan proposes that when a situation arises where two or more nations, having exhausted all the expedients of diplomacy, are virtually On the edge of war, an inquiry into the merits of the case m ,y be made by an international commission of inquiry which shall study and report upon the'case, the parties involved pledging themselves meantime not to go to war with each other within a period of six months or a year; as may be determined in the treaties the secretary of state proposes to negotiate. Certificate of-Improvements. Copper King Mineral claim, situate in the Similkameen ____ning division of Yale disttict- Where located: On Kennedy mountain. Take notice tlaat Charles Bonnevier for himself and agent for Gustaf Pouwels F.M.C. No. 53823B, Free Miner's Certificate No 53824B, intend sixty davs from date hereof, to apply to the Mining Re corder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant ofthe above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of snch Certificate of Improve-tnents. Dated this 7th day of March, 1913. Princeton Carriage And Iron Works H. E. McOILLIVARY, Prop. Horseshoeing, Etc. General Blacksmithing. carriage Building and Repairs Al . Work Neatly & Promptly Phone 28. Executed. ^.vw*^A■v^>^^^.v^'*v^*/wvvv^^ STANDS OUT prominently on every house painted with Maple Leaf Paint COVERS most surface and doea it well. ^Ha SPREADS easily and evenly WEARS the longest time. PROTECTS against every kind of weather. PRESERVES best from decay. Looks Best all the Time Ask your dealer for Maple Leaf Paints and Varnishes, the brand that gives best service. Write and have our Decorative Aid Dept. at Toronto, send you color schemes for painting. 13 Si For Sale by Max Wilson NOTICE. |p Yale land district 'district if Yale. Take notice that Alfred Thomas Collis of Rossland, B. C, occupation, printer, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at the S.E. corner of Lot 281, thence north 60 chains, east 40' chains, south 60 chains, west 40 Chains to point of commencement, containing 240 acres. ALFRED THOMAS COLLIS. H. C. A. Cornish, agent. February 12, 1913. - COUNTY COURT==YALE A sitting of the County Court of Yale will be held at the Court House, Princeton, Thursday, 26th day of June, ig.3 at the hour of 2 o'clock in the afternoon. By command. HUGH HUNTER, i myi6 Registrar County Court. Boost for industries. Synopsis of Coal Mining Regulations. COAX, mining rights ofthe Dominion, in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta., the Yukon Territory, the North-west Territories and in a portion ofthe Province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of twenty-one years at an annual rental of Si. an acre. Not more than 2,560 acres will be leased to one applicant. Application for a lease must be made by the applitcant in person to the Agent or Sub-Agent ofthe district in which the rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land must be described by sections, or legal sub-division of sections,and in unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant himself. Each application must be accompanied by b fee of $5. which wtll be refuuded if the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantabfe output ofthe mine at the rate of five per cent per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn rerurns accounting for the full quanity of merchantabl e coal mined and piy the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being' operated, such returns should be furnished at least once a year. The lease will include the coal mining rights onlv, but the lease may be permitted t^ purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered necessary for the working of the mine at the rate of $10.00 an acre. For full information application should be made to the Secrstary of the Departmeut of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub- Agent of Dominion Lands. W. W. CORY Deputy Minister of the Interior. N. B.—Unauthorized publication of this ad- vertisment will not be paid fo*- L> May 23, 1913 T H ii 5 I Ivi i L __. A ME E N STAR Cheap i Footwear *J[ is rather an expensive economy, for as a rule, you not only suffer in comfort, bnt in appearance as well. SJj Wearing qualities also are inferior to the better shoe and you seldom feel that you have had just returns for the original cost. ^[ INVICTUS shoes are not cheap shoes. They are made from selected leathers, by skilled workmen, on foot-form lasts. Their style is distinctive and their comfort so perfect that your feet are forgotten. ^7 They give the utmost of wear and are worth many times their cost in the satisfaction you receive. § A better shoe man never wore. § The best good shoe, InvictuSm The A. E. HOWSE Co. Limited, ■*r l**f***B**B**B*********4***4**B**B***4i**AA I I __ t KING & GIBSON DEALERS IN Lumber, Shingles, Lath, Builders' Hardware, Paints & Oils *^i**i**z**z**i**i**i**i*****.**.**i*'i'*** I ESTIMATES FURNISHED TO BUILDERS .: * OFFICE: Bridge Street, Near Bank Commerce Y X PRINCETON, B.C. r V _♦» *****************************************************************************************'**************************'*^'*********************^.**. ***TV*-^*^.**.******?*.**4***7***************?**3i^ ? V X i I i I 1 1 F. P. COOK General Merchant Miners' Outfitter Princeton, Granite Creek, Coalmont OLDEST ESTABLISHED NOTICE. Try a Star Special. Yale land district, district of Yale. Take notice that Thomas Henry Brown, of Rossland, B.C., occupation, banker, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at the S.E. corner of Lot 281, thencesouth 40 chains, east 40 chains, north 40 chains, west 40 chains to point of commencement, containing 160 acres. THOMAS HENRY BROWN, H. C. A. Cornish, agent. February 12, 1913. ******************************** Gasoline Benzine or Carnations Which do you prefer ? Nice to have people sniffing gasoline or benzine when yon coaie near them. Gasoline and benzine will clean soiled clothing, gloves, etc., but it will also explode and is most inflate triable. NYAI/S KLE-NEM will do all that Gasoline or Benzine will do in the way of cleanr'ng but it will neither burn nor explode. It also leaves a dainty odor of carnations. Anyone who ever used Kle-Netn will never go back to the old fashioned way. Kle Nem is only a quarter a bottle. Princeton Drug and Book Store GEO. Q. LYALL, Manager :■_>♦♦:♦♦♦♦♦>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ THE WIDE WORLD. The Pennsylvania Senate has concurred in the House amendments to the joint resolution proposing an amendment to th-* constitution permitting the state to borrow fifty million dollars for good roads. The proposition will be voted on by the people at the November election. The resolution to amend the constitution of Pennsylvania to give the right of suf- fraee to women has passed the Senate by a vote of 26 to 22. The steamship Makura arrived at Vancouver, on Friday of last week, with four hundred immigrants from Australia, the great majority of whom contemplate settling in this province. Missouri proposes to conserve the vast undeveloped water power within its borders for the use and the profit of the people generally. The first Chinese Republican Parliament was opened on the 8th ult., the Senate and House of Representatives being jointly inaugurated in the lower chamber, while a salute of one hundred and one runs was fired near the city wall. Enormous crowds were present. The Shriners of the Pacific Northwest already have plans well under way for a reunion that is expected to attract between 5,000 and 10,000 members to the Pow Wow. William J. Bryan, speaking at a dinner given in honor of the foreign members of the international peace conference arranging for the celeb-ration of 100 years of peace among English speaking people, declared that the new peace plan offered by President Wilson to all nations is the latest and longest step toward peace. RELIGIOUS SERVICES. Special notice.—Anglican service will be held on Sunday next at Hedley. There will not be any service held in Pnnreton. Christian Science lesson-sermon subject next Sunday: 'Soul and Body.' The Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.—Hab. 2:20. FRANK BAILEY, M.C.M.l. Mining Engineer Seventeen years' experience in British Columbia. BOX 102 PRINCETON, B.C. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that an Application will be made on behalf of the Kettle Valley Railway Company and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company to the Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada on the ninth day of June nineteen hundred and thirteen, or so soon there after as the Application can be heard for a recommendation to the Governor iu Council lor the sanction of a lease from the former Company to the latter Company ofthe lines of railway of the former Company. This Notice is given pursuant to the provisions of Sections 361 ofthe Railway- Act. Dated at Montreal this 30th. day of April, 1913. ______-_!EATTY Solicitor for saiaLoffiDanies. Dissolution of Partnership- Take notice that Alexander D Broomfield and William S Garrison have this day dissolyed the partnership formerly existing between them at Princeton in the Province of British Columbia, and that the livery business carried on under the firm name of Broomfield and Garrison will be carried on hereafter by William S. Garrison,who will be responsible for all debts contracted by the firm and to whom all accounts owing the firm are payable. Dated, April 30, 1913. A. D. BROOMFIELD, W. S. GARRISON. Witness: K. C. Brown. Boost for industries. ■r*VuT»TMTu*4b_>,wV*____!________________!t___!__U_K TULAMEEN, B.C. Good Fishing, Boating Mining Center Mr$\ E.J. Henderson PRORIETOR HOTEL TULAMEEN KIRKPATRICK & MALONK PROPRIETORS Modern in Equipment and In AH Its Appointments!! BATH ROOHS, ETC. Commercial *£• Sample _s* Pccm GOOD ATTENTIVE SERVICE Headquarters for Mining Men Hotel Princeton P. SWANSON, Prop. Now completed on site of the old Great Northern. Only brick hotel in Siniilkameen. A first class house. First Class room and board Wines, liquors, Cigars PRINCETON, B.C. The Princeton [very* Feed stables IN. HUSTON, PPOp'P General Livery business carried on Horses for hire, single or double. Wood or coal delivered on shortest notice. Draying in all its branches. Prices right. Satisfaction guaranteed. es MODEL 99 LIVERY STABLE PRINCETON, B. C. General Freight Delivery—Contracts Taken—Coal hauled promptly. Variety of Rigs—Good Roadsters- Big Stables—Courteous Attention to all Customers. W. S. GARRISON D. M. FRENCH Undertaker and Funeral Director All kinds of Coffins and Caskets on hand Vermilion Av. op. Similkmeen Hotel .____=_ —— n 8 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR May 2 , 1913 Princeton Ceil illiii Co. Five Reasons, For You To Invest in Princeton Because Princeton is the Center of a Coal^; Ore and Placer Mining District* «_£«_£ Because There are Splendid Opportunities for Manufact= uring Industries. Because the Surrounding Country fs Adapted For Cattle, Horse, and Sheep Raising. Farm, Garden and Poultry Products Find a Ready Market at High Prices, at Princeton. Climate and Water are Excellent. School and Church Facilities are the Best in the Similka= meen Valley. Unlimited Water Power, Rivers and Creeks Afford Millions oi Horse Power, Now Running Waste. Two Railroads Building to Coast. Great Transprovincial Trunk road-Rivers and Roads converge here. Write or Consult, En Waterman, Resident Nlgr* PRINCETON COAL & LAND CO. s$ 1 <4 •**-rh