■^LA/'La. THE SLOCAN DRILL. If* f WOL. II., No. 39. SLOCAN, B. C, DECEMBER 27, 1901. =r 12.00 PER ANNUM, Arrived In : 100 cases 40 pep oeut. Giant Powder 50 eases 60 " " M 25 eases Gelatine Dynamite, Giant. ON HAND: 60,000 feet Bennett's Fnse 20,000 Al Blasting Caps 8 dozen 5-lb Verona Picks. T. D. W00DC0CT& COMPANY, l^ifdware Merchants. SLOCAN, B.C. 1EST YOU FORGET. LADIES' UNDERWEAR: "HEALW--The Celebrated "Health" Brand. W« hare a very nice range to select from in the very finest pare wools, as well as the cheaper grades. We can save you money. , W. T. Shatford & Co., General Merchants, 8locan, Vernon, Fairvlew, and Camp McKinney, B. C. A. YORK 7 in all values. From these returns it is evident tho lessees have struck a bonanza. Hegan'i Alley Banquet. On December 25,1897, a number of lonesome bachelors got together and organized a club for celebrating Christmas day. Every year since tho society, banded together under the name of the Hogan's Alley Club, has celebrated Christinas with a big dinner and a general jollification. Each your has seen the crowd of participants cnltugeO.amd this Christinas was no exception. The spiel, Wednesday night, was held in the vacant store adjoining the Slocan hotel, and it was a cracker-jack of a time. Not a bachelor in the neighborhood was overlooked and) each was made to feel that Cferistmas held some joy for him. There was an abundance of good things provided and not a man missed his opportunity. Following the feast came the songs and speeches rounding up a good evening's enter tainment. Logan's Alley Club has made the city famous throughout the bills, and it deserves to be perpelu ated, because of the feeling of brotherhood and comradeship it so successfully imparts. Xmui Tree Entertainment. The Music Hall held the biggest crowd in its history on Monday evening, the occasion being the annnal entertainment given by the Sunday school children. An excellent programme was given by the children, the various selections going oh* without a hitch. Perhaps-the most pleasing number of the lot was the fan drill by the girls> followed by a burlesque by the boys in costume. The larrival1 of Santa.Claus-and the distribution of presents from the heavily laden tree afforded keen pleasure to the little ones. The entertainment was a great success and came as a fitting prelude to the general Christmas festivities. Molybdenite Claim Bended. and shortly after slipped on the ice and fell on its forehead. It struck the ground so hard that its neck was broken by the shock. Bobby is out several good dollars over the accident. PROMOTION EXAMINATIONS. Name of Succomfiil Scholars at the Pub- llo School. Following is a list of those scholars who have been promoted at the public school:—Senior Division—Second Class to Junior Third—Annie Rae, J. Wilson, Ethel Lavell, Harvey Montgomery, Flossie Foley. Junior to Senior Third-Marv Benish, Wesley Baty, Fred York, Alvin Foley, Alex. McCallum, Emmet Tutcher. Senior Third to Junior Fourth—Nettie Bull, Fannie Robertson. Alice Bull, Nellie Terrv, Mabel Hall, Gertie Foley, L. Hall, Effle McVicar.; Junior Fourth to Senior Fourth—Annie Montgomery Alma Baty, Florence Forin, Harry York, Walter Watson, Alex. Nevers, E. Barber, Alma Ross, Lottie York, Jennie Fdiey. The public closing exercises passed off smoothly and the teachers had the satisfaction of entertaining a larger number of visiters than at any previous examination in the history of the camp. Dr. Forin and Trustee McCallum made offers of handsome presents to the pupils in each division who had made the most progress during the term. Two presents were offered in the junior division, i.e., a ticket to the skating rink and a pair of skates, Joseph Wilson and Bessie Forin being the recipients. Three presents were given to pnpils in the senior division, i.e., a skating ticket and two pairs of skates. Annie Montgomery,Florence Bull and Florence Forin were the recipients. AN AFPKKCIAT1VK" »KAI>RKV Ttje Drill deeply appreciate! the following flattering telegram, received as it was in the nature of a Christmas gift from an appreciative reader: Rossland. B.C., Dec 24, 1901 Editor Dkill, Slocan; . Pray accept my heartiest good wishes for the coming year.that your able efforts in the interest of your rich district be rewarded with great prosperity. Chas. Dempster dineltere Reduce Bate,. Good news has come to the owners of silver-lead properties in the Slocan. A reduction of about 20 per cent in treatment charges has been agreed o i by the smelters, to go into effect on the new year. On the present basis-of $19 "per ton. the new rates will show a reduction of from $3 to $4. The reduction made will act as a partinrl oftVt to the cut in the prices of silver and lead. OUR ORE SHIPMENTS SUBSTANTIAL SHOWING MADE B* THIS DIVISION. Lett Year'i Shipments Were »8«7 Tone— A Healthy Kvldenee of the Life an* Wealth of the Camp— Arlington th« IMgceet Shipper. Ore shipments for the week showed a further increase, to 120 tons. From the Enterprise 20 tons went out and the balance came from the Arlington. The bountiful fall of snow has been hailed with joy by the teamsters and has made excellent sleighing. As » result ore is beginning to come down pretty lively,the Arlington handling two cars a day. For the year to date the shipments from th* division total 6234 tons. Last year the exports from this division amounted to 2847 tons, made up from 10 properties. Following i* a list of the shipments • this year to date: MI SB. fill. Arlington.- „ 100 Enterprise.. 20 Two Friends Black Prince.,™.... „ Bondholder - Chapleau , ,„. Speculator ,. Phoenix V&M Esmeralda Hampton Fourth of July Tamnrac Exchange 120 TOTAL, 5217 ti80 40 16& 33 16 10 23 29 1 • Vf 12 6) » 0234 Made a Good Sale. W. Harvey secured an option on Monday on the molybdenite property of W. Brasch's, ostensibly for English parties. The papers eall for the payment of $2000 cash at the end of three months, or $4500 at the termination of ftVo months. Work must be prosecuted diligently on the pro Ccrty and no ore will be allowed to e taken offtho ground. A100 pound sample is to be sent to the Old Country for analysis-. Work at the Speculator. It is expected that after the new year the force on the Speculator will be doubled. At present work is being centrod on the No. 3 drift, whieli Is being pushed ahead under No. 2,' giving a depth of 120 feet. Bunches of ore are bfljug encountered) in. the Ottawa Strike Widens. During tho week the ore chute recently cut on the Ottawa widened out considerably, there being now Ave feet of ore in the face of the drift. The various stringers first met with appear to have amalgamated into one big pavstreak. It is all of shipping grade, a general assay this week giving upwards of 200 oz to tho ton. Tho Ottawa is one of the show properties oHhe cntnp at present. Joe Deann, who owns one of the best ranches in the valley, has sold out his holdings to II. Beck, section foreman on the C.P.R. The purchase price i; $5000, $3000 of whioh was paid down and the balance in two years. The ranch is a good one and1 is a money maker. Dearin ha*>done well out of his holding. Suowalldei at Neepawa. Snowslidcs arc giving some (rouble at. the Neepawa, a number of small whizzcrs having come down tbis week. One came down Monday and buried the workings for three hours, the men having to dig their way out. Ore is being taken out from the chute near the top end of the property. MINKS AND MINING. . The' Hewett. Four Mile, gave its- men a lay-off till January 3. The Enterprise concentrator is running regularly, the day shift alone working. Ore from tho Hewett, Four Mile, commenced moving freely, Tuesday, so that now Its shipments will be' large. A quantity of ©re from the Iron Horse has been sent to Pittsburg te some of thej beach men in the company. 3. Norman, manager of the Transfer, is spending his holidays in Spokane. He v ill be- back early next- month. A beautiful specimen of ore was* brought down from the Ottawa on Friday. It was a network of native silver. < The Slocan is handling a large/ quantity of ore from the Bosun. The mine is keeping up a steady output of 100 tons a month. J. X Fluctot's interest in the Manhattan group, on the south fork of Kaslo, is offered for sale by the sheriff, to sati»''y a debt of $994.75. The government has promised assistance towards the construction of the wagon road to the Republic group, to be built in the spring. Ore sacks were sent up to the Neepawa last week and are being tilled} from the paystreak recently encountered, A shipment is to be made at an early date. An appeal has been entered in the interpleader action of Balfour vs Mc- Naught, affecting a quarter interest* in the Hampton group It will be beard in Victoria on January 7 On Saturday night came the long looked for snowstorm, giving excellent sleighing. Sunday evening, however, a- heavy thaw and rain set in, quickly demolishing the fleecy. Tuesday more of the beautiful came and everything is lovely. MINING RKCOnOS. Peculiar Accident. ; A peculiar accident happened to a pnekhorse belonging to Bobby Allen, Friday morning. It had been loaded up preparatory to going up the creek, At the Iron Iloree. Surveyors are engaged at the Iron Horse running the lines of the property for a crown grant. At the mine the working force is employed timbering up the shaft. Tho raise to the surface from the drift has- been completed. Everything about the mine is in fine shape. The "Jramoni 04." The "famous 34," who were struck off the revised municipal voters' list, have appealed to the county court,, and their case will come up before Judge Forin, at Nelson, on January 6, W. A. Galliher, M.l\, will appear ibr the brigade. During November the Whitewater mine milled (1400 tons of ore,, producing 588 tons of concentrates. Returns from thu smelter amount to $13,000. Approximate profit Oft" tho mouth's working was #2000, More men have Keen put on at both tho Last Chance and Payne. Appended is a complete list of the various records registered at the local registry office, II. P. Christie being mining recorder: LOCATIONS. Dec 13—Berkshire, Lemon creek, W E- Newman. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS. I)ec 17—Monument No 2 fraction.Nor- tliorn Pacific, Grand Trunk, Great Western. 20—Monument No 2, Monument No 3.- transfers. Dec 20-Tamarack No 2, Falls View- No 2, Tamarack Fraction No 2, Con E" Fielding, Robert Q Henderson and C M< Gething to John F Holden. Struck Some Ore. J. M. M. Bencdum and W. Smith' arc working on the Queen Fraction,, situated on the lakefront below Sil-- verton. The claim i* owned by New Denver parties and is held under a six mouths' bond and option. A small* chute of clean ore was broken into a' few days ago and is looking.en'XW.' tiffing. I !• 1 Us? 1 llfr: "'■ R i*';t'-. • >•■■ 1 mitf. 1 f I .1 I ! WW ■- '■ IF" til it I «* 1 AN HUMBLE HERO BY THOMAS P. MONTFORT Copyright. 1901 by Thomas P. Montfort "I ain't callln no names, Pap Sampson, but I reckon most anybody ort to Bee through a board If It's got a auger bole in It" The men exchanged a surprised glance, but for a little while no one spoke. Finally, however, Hicks broke tbe pause. "Sam," he said, "have yon been seeln that Melvin an some woman doln like yon said?" "'Thout mentlonin no names, Jake, I'm bound to say I have." "When was It, an wbar f "Ylsteddy evenln, right down here In Sim Banks' own piece of timber land." "Tell us all 'bout It, won't you?" There was a concerted bitching of chairs np closer around Sam, and a bush almost as still as death fell over the little group. There was little, very little, of excitement or Interest in tbe lives of tbe citizens of Possum Ridge, and when anything strange or out of tbe common did happen they liked to make the most of It and enjoy It to the fullest possible extent Then, too, In this instance, they scented something In tbe way of scandal, and that msde them all the more eager listeners. Uns- roblstlcated and simple as they were, they possessed that Insatiable curiosity and that morbid love of tbe unsavory which are not altogether things apart from tbe lives of many of tbe more cultured. Sam Morgan, finding himself tbe center of an eager group wbo waited with open mouths for blm to speak, felt his importance, and It was excusable in blm that be remained silent for a little while to enjoy the situation. It was not every day he could occupy a position like that and It was very natural that be should desire to make the moat of It Hut glorying In a triumph, even such • triumph as that caunot last forever. So finally Sam condescended to speak. "I'd - been out a-huntln,," he began "an, comin 'long up across Sim Banks' timber land, I felt sorter tired an 'lowed I monght's well set down an rest a bit So I turned out of the path an went a few steps ont to that big tree what Pap Sampson told us be shot six squirrels out of at one time when he was a young feller. Ton all mind 'bout tbat tree, I reckon." They all nodded assent Then Pap Sampson spoke. "It was seven squirrels, Sam, 'stld of six." "You said six last time you told 'bout it" Sam replied. "I mind tbat most distinctly." "An five time before that" Jason Roberts added. "Lord, I reckon It'll be eight next time Pap tells that story." "Waal, don't squirrels nat'rally multiply an increase?" Pap asked. "Not dead uns don't" Jason replied. "Waal, thar was seven squirrels If thar was one—I mind I counted 'em both before I killed 'em afterward— seven squirrels settin 'long on a limb all In a row, with all tbelr beads turned tbe same way. I drawed up my old rifle an tuck aim at tbe head of the nlgbdest to me an banged away. Imagine my surprise when all seven of them squirrels come a-tumblln out of that tree an fell In a pile on tbe ground, tbat bullet havln gone clean through over* one of their heads." "An then gone on an killed a wild turkey over In another tree," Jason added. "Waal, yes, that's alius been my opinion," Pap admitted, "but tbar was another feller shot bis gun off at the same time, an be 'lowed he killed the turkey. But as you was a-sayln, Sam, you tuck a few steps out to tbat tree"— "An sot down behind It In the shade," Bam resumed. "I'd been a-settin thar 'bout ten minutes, I guess—don't 'low It could 'a' been more'n 10 minutes an not more'n 16 nohow—an I'd begun to git sleepy an dose off like when all to oncet I heard voices a-talkln. I peeped round the tree kinder cautlousllke, an then I see tbat Mr. Melvin an a woman —I ain't mentlonin no names—a-stand- In thar a-talktn, pow'ful Interested, him •vboldln both of her han's in hls'n." "What was they a-sayln?" Hicks asked eagerly. "Waal, they talked kinder low most •f the time," Sam replied, "so 1 couldn't hear much they aald, but what I did hear was mougbty int'restln, 1 can tell you." "What was It?" Hicks asked, and tbe others all leaned forward In breathless eagerness to listen for the reply. "Waal, In the first place," Sam said, "I beard Melvin say, It may be wrong, but I don't b'lleve It Is; but right or wrong, I love you.'" "Lordl" Jason exclaimed. "He was gittln sweet wa'n't he? But what did ■be say then?" "She aays: 'Don't say tbat You ain't no right' Then be says, 1 have more right than anybody else, 'cause I love you more an 'cause you love me,' an bs aays, 'Don't you love me?*" "Then what did she say?" "She didn't say notbln." "Jest stood thar an never opened ber Booth T "At first she did, but after while, when be bad crowded ber a right smart an bad aald to ber, 'You do love me, don't you?' she up an says: 'God knows 1 do. It's wicked, but I can't help It I love you with all my heart an soul.'" "Lordl Did you ever bear the like? Say. I bet then he jest gathered her In hln aims nn kissed her." "No: be didn't." "Wonder why. Any woman wns to tell me, like that, she loved me I'd shore kiss her." "Not If she wouldn't let you, I guess." "Wouldn't she let blmV" "Not much; wouldn't let blm tech ber, only ber bands." "What else did they ssy?" "Didn't make out much they said after tbat on account of 'em tnlkin so low, but I heerd her call him Frank oncet, wblcb shows tbat he ain't goln by bis shore 'nougb name, an toward the. last I beerd him say be'd done sometbln dretful an was bldln out from the law." For a full minute Sam's auditors sat staring at blm In astonishment Then Hicks broke tbe silence by ejaculating: "Waal, I'll be dad gummed! If tbat don't stump my tatersl" "1 reckon, Jake," Jason said, "It's enough to stump anybody's taters. Lord! Didxnybody ever bear of anything like It?" Tbey all shook tbelr beads, and again there was silence. After a little Hicks said: "I wonder what we ort to do 'bout nr "I don't know," Jason replied. "I reckon, though, we shore ort to do sometbln. 'Pears like It's our plumb duty, don't It?" "Do sometbln 'bout what?" Pap Sampson asked. "Why 'bout puttln tbe law on to tbe track of tbat fellow an bringln bltn to Jlstlce an 'bout—well, somebody ort to tell Blm Banks. I reckon." " 'Bout puttln tbe law after tbat fel low-tbat's aU right an I'm wlllln to help you. But 'bout tellln Sim Banks- are you wlllln to be the one to do It Jason Roberts?" Jason made no reply. Pap pot tbe same question to Hicks and Sam Mof gan and tbe others, and they all shook tbelr beads. Then be turned to Tborn and aald: "Jim Tborn, are you wlllln to be tbe one to teU Sim Banker' "It ain't notbln to me," Thorn replied, "an I guess I ain't got no call to mix up In no slcb matters." "That's sensible, Jim. an 1 feel 'bout it jest like tbe rest of you," Hicks said. "We ain't none of ua got no call to tell 81m Ranks notbln. an the best tblng we can do Is to keep our mouths shet. I tell yoa now. an It's a gospel truth, as shore as Sim Banks ever finds out what Sam Morgan has told us he'll shoot that Melvin down jest like be would a sheep klllln dog. You mark my word for tbat" CHAPTER XI. AK0THIB STRAXQEU APPEARS. James Melvin, whose real name was Frank Shelton, did not go away from Possum Ridge, as Louisa bad advised him to do, but he bad tarried on from day to day In the bope of seeing her again and promising himself that as coon as he bad another Interview with her he would take his departure. Ills purpose In seeing her again was to make a strong and ftual effort to Induce ber to accompany him to some point In tbe tu west where they would remain unknowu and where, as be reasoned, tbey could lead sate and happy lives. One evening be came In from a long tramp In the woods, where he bad gone ostensibly to prospect for mineral, and found Turner sitting In front of tbe bouse in a deep study. lie watched tbe old man for a little while, then called out gayly to blm: "A penny for your thoughts, Mr. Turner." Tbe old man gave a start and looked up. "I don't know," be replied. "That uiought be n good price, and It mought not I ain't jist ready to sell ylt nohow." "doing to bold them for a rise in tbe market, eh?' "Mebby. Guess I'll offer 'em for sale 'bout tbe time you put your mines on tbe market. S'pose you found oodllns of mineral today, didn't you?" "No, I didn't find any." "That so7 Too bad, ain't Itr "Ob, I don't know. It takes time to locate mineral, you know." "I see it does. It 'pears to take time even when you don't locate it too. Reckon you must be gittln sort of tired of smellln round In the ground tbat away, ain't you?" "No, I guess not" "Ix)rd a massy, I know I'd be. Yes. slr-ee! I'd be jist plumb tired out. an my hopes of flndln anything would be petered clenn down to a whine. Reckon that company of rich fellers you're workln for hsin't feelln as good as they mought" "Ob, they're all right They never expected me to strike a fortune In a week or two." "Guess, though, tbey mought 'a' had a notion tbat In smellln round yere for a month you out. to run your nose up sg'in a little bit of mineral, don't you think?" "Tbey wouldn't regard a month aa anything In prospecting for mineral." "Wouldn't they?" "Certainly not nor six months nor a year." "Waal, I sw'nr! Jest lay back thar an take It easy an let you smell round down yere long as you please?" "I suppose so." "Humph! Reckon, then, I been fig- gerlu kind of wrong a-settin yere?" "I don't know bow you'vo been figuring." "Guess If tbem fellers feels 'bout It like you say 'taln't likely they'd turn In an send another feller down yere to jine In nn bolp you. Is It?" "Of course not How came you to think of tbe possibility of sucb a thing?" "It come out of me try In to fit two ends of a raveled string together." (To be Continued.) Excursionsto EasternCanada Tickets will he on sale at annual excursion rate of $40.00 commencing; Dec. 2nd. When purchasing ask for ticket via— THE NORTH-WESTERN LINE From Minneapolis and St. Paul to Chicago. Four Trains Daily to Chicago Badger Stale Express leaving St. Paul every morning, 8.30 (after arrival of Northern Pacific and Great Northern trains) and arriving Chicago 9.45 p. mi, in ample time to make through connections for the east. For those desiring to stop over in Minneapolis or St. Paul the evening trains are available, as follows: — The Fast Mail, arriving Chicago, T a. in. The North-Western Limited arriving Chicago 9.S0 a. m. The Atlantic Express arriving at Chicago 12.25 noon. Free reclining Chair Cars. For any further information as to rates, connections, etc., apply to your home agent or address Chas. J. Gray, P. O. Box 1316, Winnipeg, Man., or A. M. Fenton, Dacotah Hotel, Grand Forks, .N. D., Travelling Agents, \in- tll Dec. 24th. T. W. TEASDALE. General Passenger Agent. CANADIAN HOLIDAY- EXCURSIONS The rate this year for the trip to the old home In Eastern Canada and return will be $40.22 The best route, for many reasons, is via Minneapolis, St Paul and Chicago. when you go, ask the ticket agent to tend you that way, and be sure that your ticket reads via the BURLINGTON No extra charge for seats in Reclining Chair Can. Ask your home ticket agent for particulars, or write to A. L. CIDB- MILLER, T.P.A., care clarendon hotel, Winnipeg, Man., or Hotel Dacotah, Grand Forks, N. D. Geo. P. Lyman, A. G. P. A., St. Pail, Mian. Excursions TO ONTARIO QUEBEC AND VIA £ $40.00 TORONTO MONTREAL, AND POINTS WEST THEREOF Tickets on Sale Dec. a to 31 Good 3 Months For particulars call on nearest agent Canadian Northern or Great Northern Rys., or address DAVID BROWN, Jr., Travelling Passenger Agent, P. O. Box 1280, Winnipeg, Man. Maa Who Named America, Few Americans aro aware of tbe fact that tbe name of their continent Is doe to a German scholar. In 1507 Martin Waldseemuller, also known as Hyla- comylus, of Bt Die, in tbe Vosges, edited a book called "Cosmographies Introductlo," in which he gave a translation of Amerigo Vespucci's description of his voyages. That waa Just tbe time when Amerigo's fame filled tbe world, while Columbus' disgrace overshadowed his merit, and evidently bis name bad never reached tbe quiet village in tbe Tosges when Amerigo trumpeted forth his own glory. So Hylacomylus proposed tbat, since tbe new continent was, after all, not a part of tbe Indies, no name would suit It better than tbat of bis famous explorer, Amerigo. . Tbe book was rend far nnd wide, and so quickly was the proposition accepted tbat, when later on the true discoverer was known, the namo was already rooted too deeply in general use to be abolished, and was even extended to tbe north part of the continent, while Hylacomylus bad only meant It for the present South America.—National Geographic Mngnzlue. Fnngeat Comment by a 1'uB-gent. "This," said, tho guide to the tourists who were going through the pyrauilclH, "Is tho mummy of Phar- oah's mother, und thi.s one in the corner in that of hor mother." "Ah, yes," said the wit of the party, "it is Pluu-onii's grnnd-inum- my." Hut tho guide uHHiimod a pained Sxpresslon und began reading the heiroglyphics. SOME CURIOUS TRAPS QUEER METHODS USED IN HUNTING FISH AND FLESH. The War In Which Malaya Kill Sharks by the Thousands — Two Schemes For Trapping- 'risers—The Python and His Pis; Dinner. If you were handed a fish, a dog and a strip of bamboo and bidden to kill a ten foot shark with these crude implements, the odds are that you would decline the unequal contest. Nevertheless the Malays annually kill thousands of these voracious monsters by this means without incurring tbe slightest risk. The method is as follows: The bamboo is split Into a strip measuring about four feet in length by one inch in width. Having been well charred at each end and pointed, It is coiled into the smallest possible space and sewed into tbe 6sbskin. The dog is next killed, trussed and his interior cavity refilled with tbe delusive fishskin. Forthwith Jack Shark swallows the dog at a gulp, and bis doom Is sealed. Three or four days later, when he has digested the dog and the fishskin, tbe bamboo flies apart and gradually penetrates the great brute's side with fatal effect. It Is not pretty sport, but it is marvelously effective aud absolutely safe. Were you banded a piece of meat, a bundle of leaves and a pot of birdlime you would scarcely feel yourself a match for a Bengal tiger, but the little Bcngal- ese are particularly successful in catching Mr. Stripes with these crude Implements. The meat is first of all tied to the bough of a tree some twelve feet from the ground. The leaves, which are tbe size of large plane leaves, are next smeared with the birdlime and thickly strewn, sticky Bide uppermost, beneath tbe bough. Mr. Stripes, perambulating past, smells tbe bait and makes a leap for It He misses for the very good reason that It has been purposely placed a couple of feet higher than he can reach. Again and again he springs for It, snd each time he alights upon a fresh lot of leaves, which stick fast .to his huge feet. Now he notices tbem and starts to try to lick them off, with the result that be transfers them from bis claws to his face.. He gets Impatient, the lime gets into his eyes and mskes them smart, and he redoubles bis efforts, only to redouble the number of leaves. Finally be loses his temper end, half blinded with rage, fear and birdlime, rolls over and over until he looks like a jack in the green. Then, when be is no longer capable of rational resistance, the wily native emerges and jabs him in some vital part. Sometimes, however, Mr. Stripes is destined for some great menagerie. Then the procedure la different. He Is first of all trapped by an ingenious arrangement of weights and springs which convert an Innocent looking cowshed into a four sided wooden cell the moment he passes tbe threshold. His removal thence is ingenious. A tube of string matting measuring some twelve feet In length by about eighteen inches in diameter and strongly fortified with rattans and bamboo is suddenly introduced lengthways into the darkened cell. Mr. Stripes, who has meanwhile been stirred up by countless unseen bands, sees tbe welcome daylight and leaps madly for it. But although be has sprung into the narrow tunnel it is only to find tbe end safely barred. Be> fore be con say "Jack Robinson" deft f.ngers have barred his exit from behind, and he is sprawling powerless in a straight jacket which fits him like the skin of a sausage. His subsequent transport is merely s question of weight lifting. The wily Chinaman gets some queer sport. He is a great fisherman, and his "tackle" is unique of its kind. His right band assistants are the cormorant and the sucking fish, or remors. This latter atrocity is a lazy creature which attaches itself to auy object by means of a natural sucker it has developed at the back of its bead. Jobn merely fixes an Iron ring In the remora'e tall, ties a string to the ring und drops the fish overboard. The reniora quietly attaches himself to tbe nenrest fish, and John as quietly hauls In and out until the rcinora tires of the game. His cormorants are trained from early youth to return at their master's whistle. John places an iron ring round the neck of one and lets him -Jive for a fish. Immediately be has seized his prey he Is whistled bsck to bis master. The ring prevents him swallowing tbe fish, which John quietly drops into his own pocket Tbe process Is repeated until tbe cormorant tires of It Then Jobn tries a fresh bird. In certain parts of India where tbe snake pest is a terrible nuisance s curious trap Is set for tbe larger python*. A small bole a few Inches In diameter is made low down in a stout wall. On either side of this bole a young porker Is tethered .and left to bis fate. Tbe pytbon speedily spots tbe external pig and swallows him. He then turns bis attention to tbe Internal animal, which bo can only reach by wriggling the fore part of his body through the hole in the wall. Having swallowed the second porker, Ihe pytbon suddenly realizes the penalty of bis piggisbneas. Horrible to relate, be Is now much tbe same shape as n dumbbell, the thin port of which Just fits tho aperture through tbe wall and the bulging portions of which, representing the swallowed noik- ers, effectually prevent itlra moving backward or forward through the wall. At this point it is etiquette to help him out of his difficulty by cutting him In two nnd so saving the lives of the little pigs. Civ- en a big python, and this sport can be .very exciting. BJornson's Advice. There Is a story told of Bjornstjerne Bjornson tbnt. arriving at a late hour at the town of Bergen, which was en fete to receive him, be vouchsafed to tbe expect- ont people no finer words of wisdom than a general recommendation to go to bed. In vain tbey appealed to him for "song or sentiment." The great Bismnrck, snld he, -gave the same advice under conditions all similar, and what was good enough for Berlin must suffice for B«i- gen. Three years later, on visiting the town for the second time, the master novelist found s deserted city. Not a light burned in (be dismal railway station, no banners waved, no addresses were read by portly burgomasters. In vain Bjornson asked for o cab. "They have sll gone to bed," was the reply. And so Bergen remembered.— lindon Malt AN OVERWORKED PHRASE. The Expression "He Took Hla Life ret Ills Hands." -j "The expression 'he took his life In his hands' always struck me as bclug very foolish," said a bright young gentleman, "nnd I hare often wondered why so many persons persist lu using it when they want to speak of extruon dinary dangers. Now, extraordinary danger Is one thing and tbe simple, commonplace thing of taking one's own life in one's bands Is an entirely different thing. "I work In a big building. There are A steam engine and a mammoth boiler In tbe basement Whenever I enter that building, If tbey are running tbe engine In'the basement I take my life In my bands. I get on the elevator on tbe fifth floor; I take my life lu my hands. I go out of town; tbe car may tumble over a trestle somewhere. I walk along tbe street; a sign may fall on me. I make my way across the thoroughfare; wbo knows but what a street car or a vehicle of some sort may not run me down? I cross the river; may I not suddenly find myself In tbe swirling stream and sinking for tbe last time? If I walk along the street, may not a brick or a loosened cornice come crashing down upon me? There are a row and a shot or two on tbe corner; may not a stray bullet wing me? And bo on. "Pessimism? No. Logic. Thst's all. It just shows the difference between taking one's own life in one's baud and tbe matter of confronting extraordinary danger. These risks sre ordinary, plain, old, everyday risks. The fireman wbo dashes Into a burning building to rescue a child, tbe fellow wbo grabs the bridle of a runaway horse, tbe hero who will plunge into the river to save some person who is about to drowu—these are the persons who confront whs* I would csll extraordinary dangers, nnd the worn platitude of saying of one of these 'he took bis life in his hnuds' would not fit tbe case because there would be in the act an element of heroism which would place it much above the commonplace. "- HOYT'S JOKE ON M'KEE. Hew the Playwrla-ht Had a Bit of Fata With Hla Mnuncrr. On one occasion Manager McKce was watching a performance from a box, where be was seated with some friends. During the first act an usher came to him with tbe Information tbat a gentleman wns waiting at the door to see blm on most Important business. "Tell blm I can't come out—I'm very busy," waa the answer. Tbe usher returned In a moment to say that the man Insisted on seeing Mr. McKce, who again sent out word that It was Impossible to see blm. Tbe man outside tben sent In tbe message that he was an author and bad a play tbat bo wished McKco to read Immediately. This incensed tbe manager, wbo said to tbe nsber: "Tell tbat fool out there tbat this Is no time to bring a play to be read. Get blm out of tbe place—I won't see him. I won't read bis play." A few minutes lutcr tho usher cams back and Informed McKee tbat tbe man utterly refused to go without seeing him, and that be most be granted an Interview, also that be was quite sure that tbe manager would not only read bis play, but be would also produce It and added that be would bet $1,000 that Uoyt & McKce would bs only too glad to get tbe play. At that McKee became furiously angry, aud, excusing himself to bis party, left tbe box with the intention of personally Inviting tho oersistent author to begone. ^_^^^^^^ "Where's that Idiot wbo insists on seeing me?" be> asked of the treasurer at the box office. Then the treasurer pointed to a man standing In the shadow with a-roll of manuscript under bis arm. It was Hoyt with bls,newly finished play, which be handed to McKee, who •hid to those present: "It's on me—what'll you have, boys?' Odors That Permeate Foodstuffs. A iish dealer iu one of the most styl- Isb parts of New York was deeply hurt and badly worried oue day by tbe com- plaint of one of bis big customers that a fine salmon which he had sent to the house for a big dinner had proved to be entirely uneatable when served owing to a most penetrating taste of creo- aote tbat pervaded It Tbe flab dealer realized, although tbe charge was not made directly, tbat be was mote than suspected of having sold a stnl'e lisii tbat bad been waBbed or brushed with an antiseptic preparation to bide Its condition. He knew that the salmon had been perfectly fresh when be sold It. and for days be puzzled In vain over tbe problem. But suddenly he remembered that on tbe day the Iish wns sent out a tank wagon full of creosote had stopped before bis place and that his cart. Into which the flab was being placed, was directly alongside of the powerful stuff. Tbat appears to have been enough to permeate the delicate flesh of the fish. Wmm Morpheas With Pletnre. "I have found a cure," snld a physician, "for a person wbo Isn't chronical. ly afflicted with Insomnia, but who temporarily cannot sleep. It Is a curious tblng that the picture of a person yawning will almost Invariably Induce aleep. 'Try It yourself some time if you come across such a photograph. Tor the life of you you can't help yawning, after a moment and persistent gazing nt the sleepy head will almost Inevitably serid you to the couch for a nap."— New York Times. For His Reputation, asoo. The proprietor of a Urge dry goods store had decided to tear down tbe old building and erect a new one In Its stead. In furtherance of this plan be was removing his goods to temporary quarters In another building. The goods were nearly all out of the old .structure when from some unknown cause It caught fire. Tbe department was promptly on hand and soon had a stream playing on the flames, but the merchant was wild with excitement Running up to the chief, be urged htm to greater baste, "Never mind tbe goods!" he shouted. "Save the building! I'll give the boys a check for $500 for their pension fund If tbey don't let the fire spread beyond tbat door!" "Why, you're going to tear the old building down anyway, aren't you?" asked tbe chief. "Yes," be said, "but do you suppose I want tbe insurance companies or anybody on earth to think that's the reason why it caught fire?" By great exertion the fire was extinguished with little loss so far as tin building waa concerned, and the merchant was as good aa his word- Youth's Companion. A Ureal Ite.tl to gat. Few havo ony conception of the vast amount of food required for a voyage across the Atlantic. Though tho time occupied .by steamships in the average voyage from Queenstown to New York is only about seven days, th« vessels aro storehouses of meats, groceries and vegetables. The Steward of ono of the fastest of these vessels recently said: "We sailed from Liverpool with 547 cabin passengers and 800 in tho crow. We vi on board when we started 12,500 lbs. of fresh beef. 700 lbs. of corned beef, 5,000 lbs. of mutton, 850 lbs. of lamb, 350 I!*. of veal, 850 lbs. of pork. There* were besido 2,000 lbs. of fresh fish, 600 fowls, 800 chickens, 100 ducks, 50 goesu, 80. turkeys, 200 brace of grouse, *15 tori* of potatoes, 800 hampers of vegetables, 280 quarts rot 'ice-cream, 1,000 quarts of milk and 11,600" eggs. "In tho dry groceries thoro were 050 pounds of tea, 1,200 pounds of coffee, 1,000 pounds of white si gar, 750 pounds of pulverized sugnr, 1,- 600 pounds of cheese, 2,000 OtUtldl 21 bjltter, 3,500 pounds of hum. n lee's Magazine. A woman's whole /ace is sometimes said to bo her fortune, but some axon get * (trough solely on their cheek. At all seasons of the year five o'clcok in the morning is the coldest hour of the 21. A woman thinks she is becoming us.-d to business when sho has learned to be suspicious of every man she meets. Mind's Liniment Cures Garget i: Cows. A misfit doca not always ntenn a fit that a young lady had. The re never was, end never will be, n mm ■ i -al panacea, in one remedy, for all lilt* i, which flesh is heir—tho very nature of many curatives being such that were the Kcraia of other and differently seated dis- i aires rooted in the system of the patient— what would relieve one ill in turn would ng- Kr.ivuto the other. We hnvo, however, In Quinine Wine, when obtainable in a sound, uiiadultoratud state, a remedy for many and „•■■<• ous ills, By ita gradual and judicious use tho frailest systems are led into convn- lesccneo and strength by the influence which Quinine exerts on nature's own restoratives. It relieves tho drooping spirits of those with "horn a chronic state of morbid despondency nnd lack of Interest in life is a disease, and, l.y trrtnquiliiing tho nerves, disposes to round and refreshing sleep— imports vigor to the action of toe blood, which, being simulated, courses throughout tho reins, ktrengtbcnlng tho healthy animal functions of tho system, thereby making activity a necessary result, strengthening the frame, und giving life to too digestive organs, which naturally demand Increased substance—re- • uit, improved appetite. Northrop* Lyman. of Toronto hovo given to the public their ► i:-Tlor Quinine Wino at the ufuiiI rate,and, cuhjed by the opinion of scientists, this no approaches nearest perfection of any in "i" market. All rlnwIsN sell it. It is not the generous man that gives you his word and then breaks his promise. SOZODQNT for theTEETH 25c I'nn't worry, there will always be trouble enough to go round. " •■■ us useful to know what not i'i s.,.v us It IS to know what to nay. Yo\ir Faaith will be as strong as ours if you try Shiloh's Consumption Cure and ours is so strong we guarantee a cure or refund money, and we send yon free trial bottle if you write for it SHILOH'S costs 35 cents, and will cure Consumption, Pneumonia, Bronchitis and all Lung Troubles. Will cure a Cough or Cold in a day, and thus prevent serious results. It has been doing these things for 50 years. 8. C Wsus & Co., Toronto, Can. Karl's Clever Root Tea ceres ladlfesHoa There are others than cornfields who have cars and hear not. Even the selfish man will not ask for more than his share of trouble. I was cured of a bad case of Grip by MINARD'S LINIMENT. Sydney, C. B. C. I. LAGUE. I was cured of loss of voice by MINARD'S LINIMENT. CHARLES PLUMMER. Yarmouth. T was cured of Sciatica Rheumatism by MINARD'S LINIMENT. Burin, NfW. LEWIS S. BUTLER. Outside of tho preachers, of course, most of the people who have conscientious scruples against games of chance are the ones who have bad luck. lilUuLi i OIHEW AT PilUX. a canadian product which Wins much fame at the great exposition OF 1900. Though Not Entered As An Exhibit Dodd's Kidney Pills Continued Their Victories Among the Victors to the Gay Capital—Returned Canadian Commissioner Yells a Personal Experience. Toronto, Dec. 11.—(Special)—Mr. J. G. Jardine, one of Canada's Commissioners to the Paris Exposition, has returned to his home at 305 Crawford street, this city and is full of interesting stories of his experience during his stay in France. He was impressed with the superiority of things Canadian when sees alorudsicle the products of the world. Everything from Canada was "genuinely good," and while in some cases other exhibits might be more "showy," none were more worthy. Mr. Jardine returns, if possible, a more enthusiastic L'usuidian, and this is in part at least due to the fact that'while in Paris he was very much benefited by the use of that great Canadian tonic, Dodd's Kidney Pills. His work was very trying and made great demands on his health and strength, but he says : " During my stay in Paris I found Dodd's Kidney Pills invaluable, relieving Backache instantly and toning up my system generally." Even in medical lines Canadians abroad have no reason to be ashamed of their country, for no remedy in the world has ever been so quickly recognized and given a foremost place among known curatives as Dodd's Kidney Pills wherever intro- 4uced. The experience of Mr. Jardine with Dodd's Kidney Pills in Paris, the home of some of the greatest medi- red scientists is significant. He was not alone in his enjoyment of the benefits of this great tonic, for many of his acquaintances were using the same medicine, among them the secretary to the Canadian Commissioner, Mr. Aug, Dupuis, who is an enthusiastic believer in Dodd's Kidney Pills. linard's Liniment Cures Colds, Etc. The unexpected ennnot happen to the man who is always expecting it. luarl'. Liniment Cores Distemper. If a girl really loves you she will sit out the evening in the bark parlor with you rather than put you to Ihe expense of taking her to the theater. Street Oar Accident.—Mr. Thomas Habin «•»*,: " Mj eleven year old boy had hli fl "nilly Injured by bolus run over by n cor on tho •slr«ei Hallway. Wo at once commenced bath- »'g II," foot with Dr. Thomas* Kclectric Oil, *' tin) iliNcoloriitinn nnd swelling WSJ ro- J.1."*1,'I, und In nine day* ho could tine hit foot, »11 ii I wayt koop a bottle iu tho bouse ready for °"y uniorgeocy. Every maB believes that he is an exception to some rulo or othor. Eeware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury, "•""miry will surely d '""■''Vinuietolydorang* "'' "'".g it through the i destroy the sens* of smell re the whole system when ■ ■,,,..„„ ■, .us mucous surfaces, ouch, inn 'in., should novor be used except on proserin- ""in nun reputable physicians, as the damage f ?» *'lldq is tenfold to tho exjod you canpos- "'VI;''no from them. Haft's Catarrh Cora, »Hniir„cturou by V. J. Cheney * Co.,Tolodo, O, "'it <■ i no mercury, aud is taken internally, '" inn,' directly upon tho blood and mucous sur- {.""-or tho system. In buying Hell's Cutanh lie ho sure, you iret the genuine. It is taken {""■"'■■illy .nndmiKloln Toledo, Ohio, by F.J. H?,i"iy,*£0' Testimonials free. f"[ ,l'.''Druggists, prloo 75o. pnr bottle. «h!1 h Fumify nil, are the best. A "inn Is never so bad that ho '"'Kl'1 not bo worse, or so good that nc might not be better. Kinard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria. I bulling cools off a married man's IV| '" (pilckly as cold breakfasts. "*'" the doloctives do not dog a p2" footsteps until they get a Parmelee's Pills possess the power of acting specifically upon the diseased (wans, stimulating to action the dormant energies of the system, thereby removing disease, In fact, so groat is the power of this medicine to cleanse aud purify that disoascs of almost ovory name aud nature are driven from the body. Mr. D. Carswell.Carswoll P.O., Ont., writes : "I have tried 1'armolee's Fills, and find them nn excellent medicine, and one that will sell well. The pessimist groans thut ho has not a friend left in the world, and the optimist tries to comfort him with the migigoetion that he ought to that none of his friends are left S0Z0D0NTT00TH POWDER 25c Some people claim that it Is their object to elovate the stage, when as a matter af fact they only went on tho stage to give themselves a lift. Cholera and all summer complaints are so quick in their action that the cold hand of death is upon the victims before they nro aware that danger is near. If attacked, do not delay in getting the proper medicine. Try a dose of Dr J. D. Kollogg's Dysentery Cordial, and you will get immediate relief. It acts with wonder f ul rapidity, and novor fails to effect a euro. A physician mentions tho caso of a man who could bo made to dream about any subject by wlmperlsg about it in his car while he slept; and it is a familiar fact that persons who talk in their sleep will fre- (tuontl.v answer questions if spoken to softly. Mens of Serve. Justice John M. Ilnrlnn of the United Btsto supreme court, when n practicing lawyer In Louisville, once tried I:Is bnnd nt newspaper work, taking the place of s personal friend, then editor of tho Louisville Commercial. The Justice got along all right writing editorials, but had Ideas as to news that were at variance with those of the city editor. One of the reporters had written s clever account of n man who had fallen from tho fourth story of a building and escaped without serious injury. It mnde s story of about a column In length. Willi a proof of the article In his hand the temporary editor come to the city editor and said: "Mr. Smith, please have this story cut down. I can't see anything Iu It that mnkes It worth that space." "But It's the 'star' story of the day, Mr Harlan," gasped the astonished news mnu. "I think It's a remarkable story and well worth all the space given to it." . , „.,. "I don't," said Justice Harlan. If a .nan In.d Jumped up four stories. It would certainly have been remarkable, but even a fool could fall down four stories, or half s down, for that matter." II oceaslonnlly happens that a m„',beit Wend Is the one who assists him homo. When a man is cocksure that his baggage is checked through to Heaven it is no use to argue with hint I'ate, sickly children should use Mother iraves' Worm Exterminator. Worms are one of the principal causes of suffering in children, and should be expelled from the system Some of the peopie who would rather fight than eat are not at all fond of fighting, but they arc dyspeptic. Hollowny's Corn Cure is a specific for the removal of corns and warts. We have never heard of its failing to remove even the worse kind. Some people who claim never to have had a rival in love have never txen in love with anyone but themselves. When Frenchmen Were Germane. The name of France Is derived from the l'ninci, or Pranks, n people of Germany who seized that pan of the country nearest the Itbloe and settled (lure. Later on they, subdued Purls and made that the royal seat of their increasing empire. The origin of other geographical names Is interesting and will serve to enlighten us when wo read of, for instance, Hibernla for Ireland. Hibernls Is said to be derived from a Phoenician word menniug "farthest habitation," there being no country known to •them west of Erin. Portugal obtained Its name from Porto, the baven or port where the Gauls landed their stores. This Is Oporto, called by the Portuguese O Porto (the port). The town was gl ren as a dowry to Teresa when she married Henry de Lorraine, who styled himself Karl of Portugal because the place was known as the portus Gallorum (the port of the Gauls). The name wns finally extended to the whole country. If.ii.xslu took Us denomination from the Rossi, or Jtussi. a people of the south of Itussla. who possessed themselves of the country In the declining days of the Greek empire. Being the predominant Inhabitants, they Imposed their name on all the rest A Street Parable. A little girl stood at a window blowing soap bubbles. Beneath stood a little boy. and as she blew bubbles toward him be tried to catch them. They broke and disappeared on all sides, but the two laughed and kept up the game, she smiling down and be gazing upward eage.iy. "Rejiojd, a parable!" said a man to a woman. "The eternal rotation of the sexesl You blow beautiful bubbles down to us from your height, and wo weary ourselves In trying vainly to cntrh them. Poor little boy!" The pair played and laughed In the sunshine until the hoy grew tired. He called out "Goodbyl" gnyly and ran away to play with oilier boys nnd girls In the street. The girl looked after lilttt wistfully, a shadow on her face. She did not care to blow bubbles any more. She leaned out to watch Mini, and as she did so she tipped over the bowl of soapy water. She looked very lonely. "Behold, a parable!" snld the woman to the man. "He has tired of tbe game; not site. There Is no other little boy to blow bubbles to, nnd If there were she has no pretty bubbles left to blow. Eternal relation of «*»esl Poor little Kill!' Gulr.ot, Thiere and Bismarck. One day I was Invited to d oner with the Count of Enzenberg at the residence of Prince von Bismarck In Berlin. The coimt, a former charge d'affaires In Paris, was a great collector of autographs. After a repast the count exhibited a sheet of paper on which Guizot and Thiers hod affixed their signatures. "It is very Interesting," said Prince von Bismarck. "Allow me to show this to my wife." (She was sick In bed at that time.) In a few minutes tbe chancellor returned, and, returning tbe sheet of paper to tbe diplomat from Wurttemberg, be added, "1 hope that I did not spoil It by writing something on It" Here follows what was written on tbe paper: My long lift has tsught me thst it is necessary to forgive a good deal and forget nothing. Grant. A little forgetfulnesa does not diminish the sincerity of forgiveness. Thikrs. My own life his taught me thst I hsve a grast desl to forget and a great deal for which to be fOfgtMB, V. ItlSSUSCX. I TESTER'S STORY. SDFFKKEI) GBKATLY FROM ASTHMA AND KIDNEY TROUIItKS. L^Z. Spent Some time in a Hospital and Almost Impoverished Himself Buying Medicines Without Benefit- Again Dr. Williams' Pink PiUs Cure After Other Medicines Fail. From the Recorder, Halifax, N.S. Mr. William Cochrane, a well known teamster, who lives near the Halifax Polo Grounds, is one of those who willingly bear testimony to the curative powers of Dr. Williams' Pink PiUs. A reporter of the Acadian Recorder who had heard of Mr. Cochrane's sufferings and subsequent cure, called at his home, when he gave an account of his experience substantially as follows :—"He had for many years been a constant sufferer from asthma, accompanied by an aggravated form of kidney trouble. The latter trouble caused severe pains in tbe back and loins, and at times his sufferings were very acute. He said he had almost impoverished himself in buying medicines of all kinds, but to no purpose; the trouble continued and seemed to grow worse as the years passed. Mrs. Cochrane said that she had frequently seen her husband choke up and fall to the floor as though dead, and he would have to tie worked with and rolled around before he would revive. A lew years ago he spent ten days in the Victoria General hospital. The doctors then thought that the pains in the back were duo to over-exertion in his business as a teamster, but gave him no material help. After leaving the hospital, he used bottles and bottles of medicine, but failed to find a cure. A neighbor of his, Mr, Lowe, whose wife had been made a well woman after years of sickness, by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, advised him to try them. He used a couple of boxes without apparent result, and felt -somewhat discouraged, but Mr. Lowe advised him to continue the use of the pills, and before the third box was finished, he began to improve. ' Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have been a godsend to me,' said Mr. Cochrane ; 'they are the only medicine I have taken which seemed to do me any good. I had one prescription from a doctor which cost me $1.75 a bottle, which like many other medicines I took, was Just so much money wasted. I have used eight or ten boxes of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and can say that before I began their use life was an intolerable burden. I have reason to be thankful that I followed the friendly advice that urged me to use this medicine." ' Most diseases have their origin in poor blood or weak nerves, and it is because Dr. Williams' Pink Pills moke rich, red blood and strengthen the nerves that they have met with such success in curing kidney trouble, rheumatism, paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, anaemia, nervous prostration and kindred troubles. See that the full name, "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People," is on the wruppor around each box. If in doubt, send direct to tho Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont., and tho pills will be mailed' post paid at 30 cents a box, or six boxes for $2.50. It is a wonder that poor old Procrastination does not set up the kleptomania plea. I fivii^i^ORTFiE holidays] I Our Mr. Hatcher is now in Ihe east selectman stock of pinno? and organs for hull- days. Antoug hij Keloc.tiim will Uiu large uuaibor of tho-l,ite.>t styles of the WIL- LI'A&iS' 1'IANOS famed for tlic.r pure, roll .unl ' Ml ing tone. t)'.ir new stock will he. gin to arrive about Dec. 1st aud it will bo wo.l fur those Intorei^cd to cull early. Out- of-town customers will roeeivo our best a Mention and all enquiries will be promptly answered. We send catalogue and price list on request. We handle several different makes of organs and will be ploasoa to quote prices delivered anywhere. We have a number of good second hand organs nnd pianos, in good repair, some es good as new, at very low prices. Your credit is good with us, uo matter where you live : : : i : ♦ V. M. C. A. Blk, Portage Ave., Winnipeg. Hdredge "B" Sewing Machines. I ♦!• ♦ ' : . —i A h* drfCfJoJ^' npturfM Jhj' actus &vns -.Ml /utvS-AitouU tiJtuj 4T. MEMORY'S PRANKS. You may talk about people being generous to a fault, but if they are are the chances are that the fault is their own. Wfcr Do We Remember Certain Thlnara and Korm-I OthersT The vagnrles of memory are some of the most interesting of those connected with the humun miud and body. Why do we forget certain things and remember others? Myriads of these Irregularities are as yet un;iecoimled for. Perhaps not even the cleverest metaphysician will ever account for them. Professor James reminds us how something which we have tried in vain to recall will afterward, when ws have given up the attempt, "suunter luto tbe mind," as Emerson says, as Innocently as If It bad never been summoned. Again, bygone experiences will revive after years of oblivion, often as the result of some cerebral disease or accident Sucb a case Is tbe one quoted by Coleridge of a young woman In Germany wbo could neither read nor write, but wbo was snld to be possessed of a devil because. In a fever, she was heard raving In Latin, Greek and in an obscure rabbinical dialect of Hebrew. Whole pages of her talk were written down and were found to consist of sentences intelligible In themselves,, but not having the slightest connection with one another. To say that she was possessed of a devil was the easiest way of accounting for tbe matter. At last the mystery was cleared up by a physician, who traced back the girl's history until be learned that at tbe age of nine she was taken to live at tbe bouse of an old pastor, a great Hebrew scholar, and that she remained there until tbe pastor's death. It had been for years tbe old man's custom to walk up and down a passage near the kitchen snd read to himself in a loud voice. His books were examined, and among tbem many of tbe passages taken down at tbe young woman's bedside were Identified. Tbe theory of demoniacal possession was abandoned. — Youth's Companion. fire Aaaona; Savaare Nation*. According to Pliny Are was a long time unknown to some of tbe ancient Egyptian tribes, and when a celebrated astronomer made tltftn acquainted with that element and how to produce It they were wild with delight Tho Persians, Phoenicians, Greeks and several other nations acknowledge that their ancestors were once wlthont tho comforts which fire bestows; tbe Chinese confess tbe same of their progenitors. Porapnnlon, Mola, Plutarch and other ancient writers speak of nations which, at tbe time when they wrote, knew not the use of fire or had Just recently learned It Tbe inhabitants of tbe Marian Islands, which were discovered in 1551, had no Idea of fire or its uses. Their astonishment knew no bounds when they saw It applied to wood, most of them taking It to be some kind of an animal which the sailors had brought with tbem and which must be fed ou wood. One Is often reminded that conscience nnd an alarm clock aro vrry much alike. We get so usod to both that we do not mind thmn. Poverty frequently brings n change Of landlords. Sozodont Tooth Powder 25 Good for Bad Teeth Not Bad for Good Teeth Sotodont t,it Scrip for any payment on Dominion Lands. Do not pay cash. J JAMES nODD ARTHUR ATKINSON HODD & ATKINSON Flour and Grain Merchants, Room 242Grain Exrlmmrn, Winnipeg. We are buyers of wheat for December and Jan unry shipment from western points and in stor>] Fart William or Dnlnth. Our Mr. James Hoik] having-a long and well established export Floor trarle, wo specially dosiro correspondence with millers. HODD oTaTKINSOV. It seems natural for a man lo lake something to whet his appetite when he is dry. A good memory is useful in that it permits of you remembering what to forget. In hU Voiretalilo Pills,Dr. rnrmoleo has givon to the world tho fiiiitn of long scientific ro- soareh ill the wholo raaloB of medical aoioDOO, combined with new and valunblo dueOTortei novor before known to man, For delicate and debllltatad constitutions, Parmeloe's l'ills act lit" ii rh inn. Taken In small do-oi. the effect Is both a ionic nnd a stimulant, mildly exciting tho secretions of the body, giving touu aud vigor. Vaccination will not keep a thief from tuking things. The best opportunities are those we make for ourselves. And lot nn snpnlj- yon with n rlium cut.moderii lot that will brighten up your pages and please your roado.s and advertisers. Write us for estimates on anything ii printer's material, i i t TORONTO TYPE FOUNDRY CO'Y ITS lIcDomioi Are., Winnipeg. Us 8 W. N. U. No. 350. I I I TrTE DRILL, SLOGAN, B. C„ DECEMBER 27, 1901. THE SLOCAN DRILL *C. E. Smithebingale, Editor and Prop. IB PUBLISHES) EVERY FBIDAT AT «LOCAN, - - . - B. C. Legal Advertising 10- cents a line for "the first insertion and 5 cents a line each ^subsequent insertion. Certificates of Improvement, $7 each. Transient advertisements at Bame rates as legal advertising. Locals will bs charged 10 cents a line , aEor each insertion. Commercial Rates made known upon application. The Subscription is |2 per year, strictly iu advance; $2.50 a year if not bo paid. Address all letters to— THE SLOCAN DRILL, Slocan, B. C. FRIDAY', DECEMBER 27th, 1901. A pencil mark in the space -opposite will bs an indication to you that ye editor considers there is something •coming to him on your subscription. Kindly acknowledge in cash and oblige. EDITORIAL CHOl'PINOS. A Happy New Year to all. Delin- t quent subscribers will not share in that,for their souls will be in torment /Guilty consciences need no accusers. J* They say Papa Cliffe, of the San. t don Mining Review, has joined the Socialists. The Pavstreak has been seized with convulsions and is in a serious condition. It is time the candidates for next , year's .city council were showing , their paces. Dark horses barred, as it is to be an open field and fair run- -fling from the drop of the flag. ' Bonds have been lifted this year on „ the following properties in the division: Iron Horse, Black Hawk and Daisy, Speculator,Tamarac,Phoenix, Republic Champion,and Aunty Lola, -besides a number of smaller sales- all calling for the payment of about $125,000 in cash. Working under bond are the Neepawa, Ottawa and . Transfer, which will lay the foundation for $100,000 next year. We're ne tae badly off in Slocan. Copper has gone to the deuce and i lead has slumped to a whisper, but these trifles do not phase on the Slocan City division. For why ? Be ; cause this is a silicious ore camp—no lead to worry about and no copper to give one the jtm jams. Ours is a * silver camp pure and simple, and the price of the white metal am aclimbin' , a bit. Smelters want our ores and .cut rates to get it, realizing tbat this , division has the cinch on the needful. Talk" about your copper camps; , where are thev now ? In the mulla gatawny, while the once despised '-silver eamps are on top of the tureen. -Forgive the spasm, but we have long ':waited for a chance to crow. A retrospect of the situation in the _ city and camp for the year has »I- f ,-ready appeared in The Drill, and bat little more need be said in a general way. Yet, upon the threshold of a new year, one may look back with the greatest satisfaction and thankfulness for the .progress made , in the development of the adjacent dry ore belt—the pride and mainstay r of the city. Putting all other claims of progress to one side, Slocan may ' well be content with the extraordinary expansion displayed in this one ' line. Widespread notoriety has come to the city as a result of it, and the promised greater thing! is assured. / The year closing has seen the ore shipments expand to upwards of • 6000 tons, being an increase of about 140 per cont over the top record, .reached in 1900. No other silver camp in the west can show a more 'favorable record; therefore, tbe citizens may, with a cheerful confidence, '. welcome the new-year, being justified in their belief that a further expansion will take place In 1902. All ^things being equal, the ore ship- „menti for the new year from the lo- 'cal division will reach 10,000 tons. Ten Mile will have three shippers in the Neepawa, Iron Horse and Enterprise, the latter being certain to rmake heavy exports; Twelve Mile will have ore going out from the , Champion and Puystroak; Springer t creek will hold her own with the Arlington, Speculator, Hampton, Black Prince, Two Friends,Transfer, Bondholder, Ottawa, Tamarac, Republic, .and Phoenix; and Lemon creek pro- '•raises to do something by the Kilo, Chapleau, Legal, Duplex, Fourth of Julv and others. The new year has .no terrors in light for the Slocan City ^division. Casey, let 'or slide. ay.» DRILL POINTS. Subscribe for The Drill. Christmas passed off in a peaceable manner. W. S. Johnson will spend the holidays in Nelson. The Rambler-Cariboo is employing a force of 125 men. Two shooting matches were held in the city this week. .No Bervice will bo held in St. Paul's church till January 12. All that is required now is cold weather to enable the rink to do business. P. W. George has taken over the Wallace-Miller Co. store at Greenwood. All the properties in the camp sent their quota of holiday seekers into the city, On Jan. 6th the Knights of Pythias of New Denver are holding an open installation. Tom Blench came down from the Bosun, New Denver, to spend Christmas with his family. M. Lavell is applying for a transfer of the license of the Lakeview hotel to Alex. Stewart. Service was held in St Paul's church Christmas morning, Dr. Bent- lev reading the prayers. David Matheson and wife, of New Denver, spent Christmas in the city, the guests of Mrs. C. B. Taylor. Sam Sturoh spent Christmas here. He has been on steadv shift for six months at the Hewett, Four Mile. Manager Sandiford, of the Bosun, reports 100 tons of ore shipped in November, 40 of which yielded $1177. Archie Mainwaring Johnson, the well known lawyer, was married at Nelson Thursday to Miss M.McKeen. It is practicallv settled that Kaslo will get a 200 ton smelter. The city will bonus it to the extent of $50,000. The second dance under the aus pices of the Quadrille Club was held on Friday evening, in tbe Music Hall. Dr. Forin has been in Rossland, Nelson and Cranbrook this week, examining recruits for service in South Africa. C.P.R. traffic receipts for the week ending December 14 were $789,000. and for the same week last year $646 000. W. A. Jowett, formerly owner of tho Nelson Miner, his left England to again take up his residence in the county town. Mrs. R. Forrester and family, New Denver, spent Thursday night in the city. They havo gone to Grand Forks to reside. Tho major portion of the Xmas gift purchases were made out of the city. Local merchants complain of a very limited business. The Slocan made a special trip (o Rosebery Sunday to bring down a car ef Christmas fruits, consigned to Nelson merchants. R. I. Kirk wood has purchased from Wm. Cousins, of Medicine Hat, the big corner lot adjoining tbe residence of A. R. Bolderston. J. Roderick Robertson, mgr. of the London & BC. Goldfields, remembered the officers and crew of the Slocan at Xmas time. A number of young people will take in the ball, to be given in New Denver on New Year's eve by tht band boys of that town. Tony Fanelle, who has worked for Worden Bros, for the past year or so, has gonn to Italy on a trip. He will return in the spring with his family. The Quadrille Club has decided to hold its regular assemblies on the second and fourth Fridays in the month, to which all are cordially invited. Rev. Mr. Roberts, of Now Denver, gave an instructive address to the Socialist Club on Sunday afternoon, A general discussion by the members followed. The management of Knox church remembered Mrs. W. J. Adcock in a handsome manner at Xmas, in recognition of her services as organist during the year. The sidewalk committee, In making their report to the city council, overlooked the accounting for the new sidewalk on the south side of Delaney avenue, and also tbat fronting the Royal Hotel. For rcnt-The Victoria Hotel, in Slocan; immediate possession. This hotel is situated In the centre of the city and has always commanded a large patronage. Apply to Mayor York, Slocan, or A. 11. Beattie, Van* couver, B.C. A shooting match for all kinds of Gwillim & Johnson, MINING ENGINEERS AND A8SAYERS. Slocan, B. C J. Ms B. A. Sc. Provincial Land Surveyor & Mining: Engineer, SLOCAN, HI U. C, poultry will be held, at the same place as on Thanksgiving day, from Dec. 21 to 25 and from Dec. 31 to Jan. 2. Comfortable accommodations for all those participating at the matches. Sloan £ Schonberg. A number of local creditors of F. Sherry, as lessee of the Black Prince, entered action against him in the county court at Nelson, on a garnishee of 1827.56,standing to Sherry's credit at the Trail smelter. The creditors were given 85 per cent of the amount, divided pro rata among them, and the balance went to the lessees. Notice. NOTICE is hereby given that I intend to apply at a special sitting of the Board of Licensing Commissioners for the.City of Slocan, to be held after the expiration of 30 days from the date hereof, for s transfer of the retail liquor license for the promises known as the Lakeview Hotel, situate on Lot 1, Block 1, Slocan, to Alex. Stewart. Dated at Slocan, B.C., this 23rd day of December, 1901. MARTIN LAVELL Witness: Wm. TvB. Notice to Public. NOTICE is hereby given that I have no travelers on the road Belling goods for mi, and the public is herewith warned from purchasing Jewelery,Watches,etc., from any person or persons making any representation to the contrary. Send your orders, particularly for holiday gifts, direct to me. J. J. WALKER Nelson, B.C., Nov. 23rd, 1901. Do not send East for your Furniture ! We can supply you in High Grade Furniture. Carpets, Oilcloths, and Linoleums, at lowest prices. Parlor Suites, Pendesote Couches, Wicker Chairs, Iron and Brass Beds, Bedroom Suites, Rockers of all kinds; etc. We handle everything to make a home comfortable. Write to us for prices. D. HcARTHUR & Co. Nelson, B.C. NOTICE. 1)UBLIC NOTICE is hereby «lrrii to the El<* tors of the Municipality of the City of Slocan, that I require tbe presence of the said Electors at the buildinc situate on Lot 9, Block B, Slocan, on the 13th day of Jnnunry, IKS, at 12 o'clock, noon, for tbe purpose of electiog persons to represent them in tho Municipal Council as Mayor aud Aldermsu. The mode of nomination of candidates shall be as follows: The candidates shall be nominated in writing: the writing shall be subscribed by two voters of the Municipality as proposer and seconder, and shall be delivered to tbe Returning Officer at any time between the date of the notice aud 2 p. m. of the day of nomination; And in the event of a poll being necessary, such poll will be open on the lt'iih day of January, 1902, at said building, of which everybody is hereby required to take notice aud govern himself accordingly. The persons qualified to be nominated for and elected Mayor of such City at the said election shall be such persons as are malo British subjects of tbe full age of twenty-ouo years, aud are not disqualified under any law, nnd (a.) Are at the date of nomination the assessed owner of laud or real propnrty in the City of the value of one thousand dollars over and abovo any regislnrtHl incumbrance, and are otherwise qunlinVU to vote at such election; or (b.) Who are at the data of nomination the sole tenants in possession of l.ui-l or real property iu the City of the value of two thousand dollars under lease in writing for not less than one year, aud are otherwise qualified to vote at sucb election; or (c.) Wbo are at the date of nomination the members of a partnership lirm, or shareholders of a Joint stock company, which Is at tbe said date of nomination the assessed owner of land or real property in the City of the value of one thousand dollars over anil above any registered incumbrance, and whose individual interests iu said partnership or company laud is of not less value than one thousand dollars.and are otherwise qualilled to vote at such election. The persons qualilled to be nominated for and elected as Aldermen of such City at tbe said election, shall bo such pnrsons as are male British subjects of the full age of twenty-one years, and are not disqualified under any law. and (a.) Are at the date of nomination the asses- sed owners of land or real property In the City of the value of five hundred dollars over and abovo any registered in- cumbranee, and are otherwise qualilled to vote at such election; or (b.) Who are at the date of nomination the solo tenants in possession of land or real property In the i 'ity of the vuluo of one tiioiiHSiiil dollars under lease in writing for not less than nnoyear,anr Notices NOTICE is hereby eiven that 60 days after date I ahall apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to purchase 40 acrea of land, more or leas, in the West Kootenay district, and described as follows: Commencing at s post about one quarter of n mils east of the city of Slocan, and adjoining tbe townsite of Brandon on the north; thence 20 chains west; thence 20 north; thence 20 chains east; thence 20 chains south to the point of commencement. Dated this 17th day of October, 1901. MRS. V. C. RACKLIFF late of Hcerplen Mineral Clalsa. Situate in the Slocan City Mining Division of the West Kootenay district. Where located: Near Robinson creek adjoining the Rainbow. TAKE NOTICE that I, J. M. McGregor, acting as' accent for Tlios. Andrews, free miners' certificate No.B46319,intend, sixty days from the 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 bo commenced before the issuance of sucb certificate of improvemsnts. Dated this 17th day of October, 1901. 25-10-01 J. M. McGREGOR Summit Fractional Mlueral Claim. ..Situate in the Slocan City Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located:—On the divide between Ten Mile and Springer creeks, TAKE NOTICE that I, J. M. McGregor, acting aa agent for Robert I. Kirk- wood, free miner's certificate No. B59538, intend, sixty days from the 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 o( improvements. Dated this 28th day ofOctobor, 1901. 8-H-oi. j. m. McGregor. Black Bess Mineral Claim. Situate in the Slocan City Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located:— Three miles north east of Slocan City. TAKE NOTICE that I, Francis J. O'Reilly, of Silverton, 11. C. as agent for George Brine, free miner's certificate No. B62242. intend, sixty days from the date hereef, to apply to tho 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 tho issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 4th day of November, 1901 8-11-01. FRANCIS J. O'REILLY You Can Make A Striking Effect! By wearing a perfect fitting Suit, 1 cut in tbs latest style snd elegantly trimmed. Such can bs purchased from A. David, the Miner's Tailor, near the Foatofflcs. Sold by All Newsdealers Purnlabaa Monthly to all lovers of Kong and Miuto a vast volume of New, Choice Copyright ComposK ens by the ni<«t popular authors. 64 Pages, of Piano Music, half Vocal, half liutrumi-ntai- ai Complete Plecea fer Piano—Once a Month fur as Cent*. Yearly Subscription, ga.oo. Ifyou will send us the nans and address of fivb performer! nn the Piano or Organ, we will send you a copy of the Mageilno Pre*. J. W. PIPPM, PubllaHer, glgttlh A Lecues Its,, PhllaSelehla, Pa. Subscribe for The Slocan Drill; $2.00 per annum. Re-opened under the old management Former customers cordially Invited to return The Royal Hotel, Cer. Arthur Streets** Detoaef Areaae, Slocan. Building: thoroughly renovated and re stocked with the best THOB. LAKE, Proprietor: Fruit, Confectionery, Tobacco Yon can get anything in these lines that you require from us. Our stock in each is always kept fresh and well assorted. , We handle the best the market affords. Prices are right. A. C. SMITH, SLOCAN Stoves i Stoves! Stoves! Just look np MeCallum A Co.'s assortment of Heating Stoves, for either coal or wood. Prices, from - - Steel Ranges from This is the best assortment of first-class stoves that ever came t» Slocan. They burn any kind of eoal. Call around and satisfy yourself and we will do the rest. $5 to $25 $16 up, General Hardware, Slocan Agents for Crow's Nest Coal; McCallum & Co. price delivered, $6.25 per ton. Alex. Rogers, Tonsorial Artist. The Leading Parlors: MAIN STREET, SLOCAN The Murcutt Branch or the W.C.T.U.. Slocan, Meets ths second Thursday in each month at 3 p.m. Next meeting in ths Presbyterian church. All meeting! opes to those wishing t j join. Miss K. Rtouqiito.v, Mrs.M.D.McKei President. Cor. Secretary. Pioneer Livery and Feed Stables, Slocan, E C. General Packinr,., 4 Forwarding attendee '... it the shortest Notice. Saddle and Pack Horses for hire at reasonable rates. R. E. ALLEN, Manager H. D. CURTIS, Notary Public. Mines, Real Estate, Insurance, Accountant. Abstracts of Titles Furnished. Slocan, -^ - B. C. New Carpets and Oilcloths.. Just Arrived. Furniture, Crockery, Glassware, etc., etc. D. D. ROBERTSON Slocan City 1MB' II No. 6a, W. F. of H. Meets every Wednesday evening in the Union Hall, Slocan City, at 7.30 p.m. Visiting brethren cordially invited to attend. GEO, NICIIOL,' President. BERT O'NEIL, Financial Secretary Christmas Goods _ Call and see our display of Xmas goons, including MANICURE8ETS SHAVING SETS MILITARY HAIR BRUSHES PURSES, MIRRORS, CASE PIPES PERFUMES, KODAKS, CAMERAS also an elegant line of China ware, which we are lolling at cut prices. J. L. WHITE & Co. DRUQGI8TS. SLOCAN, B. C. SteelRanges for $18,25. Why be without a range whsa you can get one so cheap ? Thst are preferrable to stoves and give better satisfaction. These ranges burn wood or eoal and will bs set up free. EJ, TINSMITH AND PLUMBER. Notice to Delinquent Co-owner To Thomas Henderson, or to sny person or persons to whom lis msy hsvs transferred his one third (^) interest is the Lone Dutchman mineral claim situated on ths last south fork of Lemon creek, in ths Slocan (. ity mis ing division. , You are hereby notified that I hare expanded the eum of one hundred and two dollars snd fifty cents in labor sod improvements on the abovo mentioned mineral claim, in order to hold said mis* eral claim under ths provisions of the Mineral Act; and if within 00 days frost the date of tbia notice you fail, or refuse, to contribute your proportion of such expenditure, together with all costs of advertising, your interest in said claim will become the property of ths subscriber, under section 4 of an Aet entitled "An Act to amend the Minersl Aet,1900." Dated at Slocan, thia 18th day of Sep- temlier, A.D. 1901. 20-9-01 HENRY REICWART Notice to Delinquent Co-owner To A. E. Hillman. or to any person or persons to whom lis may have transferred his one-quarter Interest iu the Great Northern mineral claim,situated at the head of the fifth south fork of Lemon ere: k, Slocan City mining division. You are hereby notified that we hare expended the sum ol four hundred snd tsn dollars in labor and general improvements upon the above mentioned claim, in order to hold said mineral claim tinder the provis.onsof the Mineral Act, and if within 90 days from the date ol this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure, together with all costs of advertising, your interest in said claim will become the property of the subscribers, under section four of sn act entitled "An Act to amend the Mineral Act, 1900." Dated this 2nd day ef December. 1901. EMMAtiBAY.A.R.BOI.DEUSTON. 0-12-01 T. BLENCH, K. II. STl'llHS CANADIAN PACIFIC Holiday Excursion Rates: Fare and one-third for Round Trip. FOR CHRI8TMAS: Tickets on silo Dec. 28, 24, 25. FOR NEW YEAR'S: Dec. 30, 81 and Jan. 1—All tickets good to return till Jan. 3, 1902. Tourist sleeping cars on Crown Nest section leave Kootenay Landing on Tuesdays and Frldaya for Rt- Paul and all U.S. points, via the 800 line; Fridays oaly for Toronto, Montreal and Boston. For time tables, or rates, snd for complete information call on or writs nearest O.P. R. agent, or— J. 8. CARTER, E. J. COTLE, D.P.A., A.O. P. A., Kelson. Vanoouvcr. * OEO. T. MOIR, Agent, Slocan City i;i Hi ! ! I 1 .ii III:.! Ii i i . ! ii! «