VOLUME VII. 'NELSON, B. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1903. -i-V ���* a / < \ U^&yfeA a* ��� T ���* "_���* ^' "'"r^Uj *_������ y yv4t a .. *- ' Will i C 7i i ..5"fesi| - -*H- tt��l*l si*. V5t"'<'rS| - \7 "���-=���� -���i*- A iZ' -) *' t-7/'j; A%| ��� "A . . l77?f\\ '- **'."| ^; t I , V DUMBER 19 ews of the in.es The Camborne Miner stiya : "The Alma group on Tool creek about live miles from Camborne, lias been acquired this week by Charles McCros- san of Los Angeles, Cab, from ]VIr. Jackson ol* Toronto, who purchased tbe property some two years ago. Tbe Alma group i.s considered one of tbe most promising galena properties in this section, a showing of galena 4 feet iu width in a contact ��� between lime and shale being one of the prominent features. The property lias splendid tunnel-ad vantages which will admit of work being carried on at a very moderate cost. Mr. jNIcCrossan has formed a stock company under the name of tlie Alma "Mining company, which will start active operation!- with a large force ofiucn iu the early spring.'' BOUNDARY MINING NOTES. Plioculx Pioneer. The second locomotive for hauliug slag at the Granby smelter was shipped from Sherbrooke, Quebec, liy the Jeuckea Machine Co. this week. A contract lias been let by the R.ith- mullen Co. for cutting wood, preparatory to the resuming of development on the company's claims in Summit camp. The No. 2 steam shovel, recently put 'to work at the Granby mines, is doiug satisfactory work in the No. 1 pit. The No. 3 shovel is expected to be shipped from the manufacturers, at Lorain, Ohio, the latter part of this month.- Five men and teams arc afwoffc'ori the Senator, in Summit camp, which was recently bonded by tlie Granby- in.- ��� teresls. Tlie ledge is being stripped preparatory to getting out ore. Johu Rogers is in charge ofthe work. G. Arthur Keridell, of Eholt, who bas a lease on the Ethiopia, in Lous; Lake camp, has a force 'of three men working on development. This is another high grade property that-will shortly begin shipping to the local smelters. Work has been started on a raise in the Granby mines from the No. 2 is tlio making of a mine in the Atlin. Congratulations, Tat, and more power to yonr perseverance. The output of the Wilcox mine last month was the best in its history. The amount saved on the plates is represented by a gold brick weighing 325 ounces and of an approximate value of $4,000. In addition to this amount two and a half carloads of rich galena ore have been shipped to tuc Nelson smelter, the net proceeds on which amoun t to approximately $2,500. Con-. centi*ate3 shipped amount farther to ovocJjoOO net value, making tbe total output of the mine over $7,000 for the month. The running expenses arein the: neighborhood of 52,000 pur month, so that the company is making a pro- litof $'>,000 on the run. During tbo month ore from the "Wilcox vein was put through the mill for the first time and the brick produced ia therefore j partly from the Wilcox vein aud partly from the Fourth of July vein, which la tier lias hitherto supplied the whole of the mill feed. The Wilcox orecar- lies a far larger proportion of gold to silver than does the Fourth of July, so that tliis month's brick ia richer per on nco. "tuuiiertiia, "rublishcrof THE NKi-so-if KcososnsT.Kelson.3l, C." EDITORIAL COMMENT. Joseph Martin must by this time realize that his sun has set. 'lhe result of the Vancouver election is notice to Mr. Martin to quit. "Will lie accept it in that light? Mr. Houston swore a solemn oath that he would down the members of the Government who gave him " dirt," meaning thereby Messrs. M"cB ride, "Wilson, Tatlow and Green. Evidently Mr. Houston's power has not reached as far as Vancouver, where Mr. Wilson ���was re-elected by a large majority last Thursday. If we have misrepresented Mr. Houston in tbis matter ve are-prepared to retract. The Legislature meets next Thursday. The people ivill then know ::s to .whether Mr. McBrido ���will be-aulc to carry onthe Government. The gonei-.il impression is that be will have no difficulty in doing so. We have haul enough of elections to last us for ��oioe time, and now would be a good tiiue to give some attention to the aifiiirsof the Province. Tbe MeBiidc Government bas outlined a policy that ...'should prove beneficial to the Province,' an d they should be given a chance to caery it out. In the issue of Lhe Nelson TiibtJne for Saturday, the 14th instant, in less than five full columns of matter, original and selected, inclusive of the 'editorial page, the editor uf the Tribune .isrefered to, more or lesj directly, no Jess than 44 times. ��� .The lefereuces are ..thus divided: "Houston" or "John "*Houston" 21 times, "member fur Nelson" 2 times, " he" or "���' him" ' 14 times,-"man from "Nelson." 3 timed, President' Provincial Liberal-Conservative Association" 2 limes, *' Politician ,-from Kootenay" 2 times. Verily, the editor of the Tribune under liis vaclwus designations is a vory modest man. .Witness the commendable ' way in which he keeps his perio-natity in the background, while sneering atiinu* cu*;- demning a Conservative government." The feature of tbe week in politiciil circles .was thc-endoTstitioti o/ Charles "Wilson. K. 0., in bis officcof Attorney- General. In opposing ill*. V>'il3on at this time the Liberals miido a tactical blunder. The peculiar eircn instances surrounding his candidacy left nothing- in doubt as to tbe_ result. Ills eleisLlon" has added to the strength vi the Conservative party in the Province and weakened tbe Liberals. Vaiieouvei was not likely to administer a rebuke to u government, that hud yiveii it two Cib'met Ministers. Thw, of ourue. was not tho oiily question U'foru tlu- e*.ei:U io. An attempt wns in.A.v to-make capital out of tbe Purine balK-t-box matter and 'the. ���Hmisloii iiic-Uteut. This was a great mistake on tlie pan ofthe Liberals. Tbe GtAvrniueiit bas -���-'only'complied with^ tin-' 3a*.v iti tlu "* Pernio matter, and l*he ivf s-il to accept Mr. Houston tis*of-e of bis twl vis- era wis simply a question hotwuuti His Honor and the m&nibcr for ^"-elsou city. If the rcaiilt of the eke!iu:i m.iy. be "taken as the opinion of the ekxtois oi ���-VahcV>Civer on' both -questions, it uiu*. hi Kfid that the -positions tatien b> -'Lieutenant-Governor July in- tbe om ''case and tbe 'government in tbe othci bas btcn fully endowed. Vuneotlvei have now two Cabinet Ministers and Victoria bas not even om-, i\bk!k will be'duUci ��� satisfactory, st> far aa ttit ' *��� Jexiniuul city is conoerJieiL rintin We Print Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Statements, Note Heads, Envelopes, Business Cards Dodgers, Tags, Etc., Etc., Etc. Complete Stock of Stationey Orders by Mall Recelv�� Prompt Attention. VERNON STREET, NELSON, B. C Boots and Shoes Good serviceable Broad Toe for Infants. Splendid wearers for Children and Misses, , Ladies' Fine Shoes for Pall Wear. Oxfords and Slippers in good shapes and styles. Youths' and Boys' in both heavy* and fine. Men's fine Shoes. RUBBERS^ Specialty in Storm Rubbers for Everybody. All best quality. E.ANNABLE GENERAL BROKER One .-seven -roomed house and one three-room house for rent.. Three dwelling houses for sale oil easy terms. One Lot on ���Stanley street opposite Royal CCIT A 9AK JVC!I IT Hotel'for sale at abargain. OfcEr ftW NHOLC H. IcCAUSLAND, SHOEMAKER Boots and Shoes made to order. Invisibles Patching a Specialty. Only Union Men Employed. Mjr .stock of fine ready-made work/lowest priced in. the city. NEELANDS* OLD STAND; BAKER S X ress c omment Revelstoke Herald. r. A. MuuDormld wants uu appeal to the ppoi'-le? That's what loaders of opposition .always.want. ICoolcnay Mul 1. The Laurier government should now make the best of the Alaskan boundary decision by building a government owned and operated line from Vancouver to the Yukon. one of tlie best agricultural as well as mintral sections ofthe Province. Vancouver Ncws-Advertlscr. Mr. Martin's attack on the Lieuten- ap t-Goyernpr requires no reply, nor do we think that his apology for Mr. Houston will call forth any expression of gratitude from thut gentleman. Jbimilton Spectator. The Amci leans havo not waited for Mr. "McLean's change of name. They havo been exploiting Hudson's Bay for year**, and will, very soon, havo grabbed everything of value in the Canadian sea. - Now VVtutmlnsterColunibUn. Those convicts who have had two transcontinental trips in four years, in VhoeulxFloneor. This week a gentleman who ia a rosl- exehangitig fkm is -New Westmioaiej toj ^t of tiU8 ^ 8teted to tlie pio���eer Stoney.Mountain and back agaiiip, are in real luek. ..Such variety is.not commonly esperienced in penitentiary life. .. .... . l-'orlSteele Prospeirtor. Surveys of the country, north aud south of Fort Steele, have shown that there are laTge areas of good agricultural" aiid grazing lands In the Kootenay valley. Alt'that tfie country requires to open it" up, is v railway' north and south, an J it will then prove to be Grand. Forks Ncwa-Garotte. =ABepublle���esfihange.urge8.the^epn-7 atruction of a custom smeller at Republic for tho treatmen t .of. Republic ores, pointing "out that the necessary ores for fluxing purposes may be obtained from other mines on the Col- vllle reservation. It adds that the slags from the siliceous ores make an ideal material for the manufacture of glass. Kamloops Standard. Capt. Nash waa dismissed from his position as Dominion Land Agent for alleged partizanship. In the petition proceedings against Mr. Fulton the names of no fewer than four men holding positions under the Dominion Government appear. One, Mr. Saul as a petitioner j two. Dr. Wado and J. D. Lauder a* bondsmen aiid ono Mr. D. J. MacDonald aa a witness to the signatures of the others. It's different when the Liberals are partisans. It's all for the good of the country (,?) uuiujthat, from his observations, be fully believed that insido of ten years we would have what would then bo acknowledged to be , the greatest gold mines in the world. He claimed to know what he waa talking about, tw, aud claimed further that the day would come when present residents of Phoenix would look back to the time of this prophesy, which doubtless many of| them may now think is a " pipe dream," and realize the truth of the stalcraeui. O We carry an up-to-date stock, sell wholesale and retail -and our prices are as low as any can sell legitimately and pay (oo c on the $. -O unera ,-WHOLESALEAND RETAfL MEAT MERCHANTS Head Office Nelson, B. C. Branch Markets in Rossland, Trail, Nelson, Kaslo, Sandon, Thiee Forks, New Denver and Slocan Citj'. tiocu Orders hy Mail to any branch will have prompt and careful atten i F. J. BRADLEY A CO. j: j WALL PAPERS, X I PAINTERS AND DECORATORS, 1 I SrGN WRITING, j J PICTURE FRAMING. J j JL ROOM MOULDING. .( J BAKER ST., NELSON, B, C �� T T Kootenay Valleys Co., Limited T. G. PROCTER, MANAGER, NELSON, B.C. Farms from 80 acres upwards, well watered and timbered. Adjacent to good markets at Cranbrook, Fort Steele, Elko, Ferine, Morris- sey, etc. ' _ . The -well known prairie ground on the Kootenay River, near Fort Steele, is being subdivided and is especially suitable for Fruit, Vegetables, Hay and Oats, with good range for cattle adjoining. Some Sue Stock Ranches on the Kootenay and- EHc Rivers. Lines of Great Northern and Crow's Nest Railway within a few miles. , Terms���One-fifth down. Balance in four years at 6 per cent. Also excellent Fruit Ranch, about $0 acres, on Kootenay Outlet, near Procter, r8 miles from Nelson. About 7 acres under cultivation with strawberries and fruit trees. Irrigation Ditch. A good income paying investment. __ ��i ft 1*1 A f V V V IE.FERGUSON&CO. J. SOLE AGENTS iDawson's Perfection Scotch ���f T EXTRA SPECIAL This whiskey will please connoisseurs. It is a high grade well- matured spirit of excellent bouquet and except for age, is the same quality as Dawson's Old Curio (Over 20 years old). E. Ferguson & Co., Melson, B. C. CASCADE BEER BEGG'S 10CHHIVAR T T r r T t f McDonald's Confeetionery Baker Street, Nelson E.E.;STR^GHAN Plumber and Gasfitter .'.Estimates'Given on General Plumbing, Sewer Connections, Etc. Baker Street, near Ward Street, Nelson. > : : : M Fall Ms Ofthe Latest Designs ABltrVING DAILY. Nice Line of Trouserings .' John-Smallwood MERCHANT TAILOR Ward St., next new P. 0. Bldg., Nelson SewingMachines and Pianos For Rent and for Safe " o ��� 8Id Ciiffasff^Shop, Josephine St, Beta g-ffl^ai- ���f^a elson Tent &Awnin'6 Works- All kinds of Canvas Work made to order. Also Clothes Cleaned and Repaired. Boyington &. Ross, 257 BAKER ST., NELSON u 0 ^- KSEEEE"*) as 4> o -eel mi^i^5^^i^&^7^'^ZAy-. SB^S^-isss^^saiSiiiagi?. I 9^! Covatspars taz tliroo months' inHjinlinrehij. f> O-verj-moui.luir.clu.tiisigBpiecoii^tbi^h-c'naii-.vocul �����' I and ta:acnjuei��l:iS now riusio.encti ��-.'J!i'.:i.-19 f,' I pl'.rje in all; aim a Ccrtiiici'.te of McciLci-sli-p ? Ipriwa tiwtivit rou.Erom2C.V co SlVi oa yo:n pir- fc- ���chosci.��>onHfailb(>ioinat.oi.co."5'o��-��ill���-; PWlTrtff-iT/ THE NELSON ECONOMIST ' , i* i ~ii<��_j5&i_:m '- ' * '��� f ��� zffitf 'ii ��� i���arM /. - ���" ��� "-\-yr.\ "'A/* ^aafflasigE^^ A *! I ut off your Christmas Buying until the last moment Those who begin the advantage of a complete stock. They can make Their selections ! comfort and ANNOYANCE OF AN " ELEVENTH HOUR" RUSH ���'���'������'������������������'��������� , f n when Christmas Day comes they are not fagged out ay of Christmas Goods ever before have we had such a line of things so calculated to please on exhibition at this season iapstTOSwa��HS!SBHSgBa^SES ���'-.; Strange Run of%Numbers. "Odd how one particular number will Beem to be connected with the fate of BO,nic particular person, is it not?" asked the man with the incandescent whiskers of the man with" the underdone nose. "Yes," answered the man with tlio underdone nose. "Now, there was .FLu- 1*7 Marigger, down our-way. He wis born on the sixth day of the montli, grew to be six feet tall, had six children, and died on the sixth day of the week, yorth. six million dollars." ��� "Rather strange," said the man with the incandescent whiskers; "but it isn't a circumstance compared to Tennyson** Ten Eycke, a fellow I used to know. lie was born on tlio tenth day of tho tenth month, '.in. the tenth year after his parents were married-. He was always a tender-hearted boy, and__at_ten_years of age lie los-t ien_ fingers and toe3 altogether "Toy trying lo. enve ten kittens that "had been thrown In- front of a train of ten cars on the tenth- Biding in the railway yards at 10.10 a.m.* Tea years later he was married to Tea-.- nie Tendall, whose father owned "ten" business blocks, each ten stories high/ They were"divorced in ten weeks, and lie married a gh'l named Ten wick, who lWt)d ten miles from Teneriffe. They got room 10 at a hotel on their bridal tour, whioh. began on the tenth dny of the mouth, and the hotel collapsed at ten o'clock nt night, and ten hours later they d\ig'_ them out, and she was dead. He mourned. her for ten days only, and was then-mar-] lied to a widow woman by the name of, Tengerrow. She eloped ' with a man named Tenhally ten minutes after they' ���were married. Ifc went along that way1 until Ten Eycko had married ten wives,. nnd lie was perfectly happy with tho: tenth." "That certainly is remarkable," ob-' served the man with "the underdone nose. "Yes. And in addition to all tint; Tennyson Ten Eycko was the most ten-; der-hcartcd-man you ever knew, in spite of his misfortunes. Also, he was tlie,' champion tennis player; but at golf it] always took ten strokes for him to put, the ball in the hole, and as a usual thin-i, ie lost ten balls in every game. Ho died, ten years ago, having been shot ten, times by a man who disputed a debt ot ten dollars and ten cents." .The man with the underilono east a glance of suspicion at the with the incandescent whiskers. "And," he- mused,- "I suppose hnricd Ten Eycke in a grave ten feci deep arid ten miles 'from nowhere, ami: the tender tendrils of ten of the terwlev- ���cst vines are tcntativeJy twining over his ten-year-old tomb." Then the man with the incandescent ���whiskers-ordered some ten-cent cigars, ���and they smoked for'-ten-'minutes.���' "Judge." Victim of* His Own Game. cierge softly. "The*-concierge, with equal softness, came downstairs, lie whispered; ' through the keyhole, "Is that you, M.' Palmer?" and then he snid, positively: "I can't let you in, sir." "Why not?" asked the young man, "Because the rules are very strict,'* _said the concierge. "No one ever i3 lei; Tn after midnight." The boy desired ardently to enter. He thought a moment, then he slipped a gold, louis under the door. "I have just slipped a gold louis under the door for you, concierge," he whispered. "Now "let mc in, that's a good fellow."' The concierge instantly drew back tho holt. "Come in softly. "Make no. noise, monsieur," he said shamelessly. But young Palmer was already regretting the gold louisi���his last one. - - A thought struck him, and he had no soon- er entered ..than. he. said!" "Oh. by-the _ way, I lief t.. aJbpokon. thy stono balustrade outside. Do you mind" getting it for met" With great politeness-the concicrgc/in his bare feet, tiptoed out upon the. cold atones. While he'fumbled about the boy pushed to the door and locked it. ���������- "Let.mo in, monsieur," whispered tho eonciergo, -who had. on nothing, but a nightdress of white linen. "I can't lot you in. We let no one in after midnight. Unless " But young Palmer had to go no further. The concierge,.freezing in the cold,, perceived that he had been outwitted, and in hia turn slipped the gold louis under the door. . Pocketing it, the boy admitted the man and then went quietly to bed. The Correct Attitude. no?**, man' ther Mrs. Potter Palmer's son Honore, who] was married in August,once outwitted a] concierge in Paris neatly. A lad of sixteen or thereabout at the time, he was spending the winter in' Paris with his mother. One cold nigh:, in. February he stayed out unusually, late, and, desiring to get in without] awakening anyone, he ramr up_the_eon- A collision has occurred. The driver of the motor applies his brake and comes to a full stop and an easy, half-turned attitude of interrogation. '��� The companion of the injured pedestrian stoops over the insensible form and makes a brief yet searching. examination. Then, cap in hand, he nppmaches tlio vibrating car, and simply says:��� "On behalf of my friend, who has dislocated liis -vertebrae, fractured his tibia, sprained his ankle, and is cvidontly Buffering from" concussion .of tho brain, I org loaoi'fer you my humble apologies.'"' And the motorist, with a haughty Inclination of the head, accepts the explan-, ation and immediately proceeds to".re-. urge on his wild career. . ��� Por such .is the rule of the road. An Informal Call. ���oThai a;certain degree of formality is ;desirable-is suggested by an amusing .story from the Chicago "News" of a, ��� neighborly'.call.,,'The far-reaching results'' j-of Th* visit "can readily he imagined. '��� "Good evening," said the elderly' wo- ��� voa.iL, approaching the -steps. "I see ]you are enjoying tho fresh air. It's a. 1 luxury, to be able to sit outside'again, .isn't it?" ��� , . . ��� . *"? .,- - "It isapleasant," responded the woman who was sitting o'n tho front steps. "1/don't believe you know me. I am ���Mts. Baxter, 7your neighbor, two" doors off. No, don't get up. I'll just sit down ���hore "beside you. Don't say-a word now. I have intended to call ever since you moved in,, but' you know how it is. There's always something. And when I saw you come out and sit down I said to Lmy^hushandj^lmjustgoing^to^iLun^oxer right now. If she thinks I'm informal I don't mind, because I am informal, 1 '���always was.' And he ju3t laughed and told me to go ahead. He says he thinks ho met your 'husband so-me years ago. 'Hot?-do you liko your house? You needu* t' tell me, though, for I hardly suppose you've got used to rt yet, and it's settled; and then so- discouraging getting I saw Mrs. Thomas, Sympathetic. Young wife (rather . nervously)���Oh, cook, I'must really speak to you. Your master is always complaining. One cay it ia the soup, the second day it is tha fish, tha third clay it is the joint���in fact, it's always something or other. Cook (with feeling)���Well, mum, I'm truly sorry for you. It must be quite ���hawful'to live with agentlemaa of that sort.���"Punch." h. - c "Was his marriage a success?." "1 ehould sny..it,wfl3. He,has .tried tb'txi- ���cure- a divorce in South Dakota, New- York, Oklahoma, and England, and hia marriage still holds."���Brooklyn "Life." your next-door neighbor on the other side, a day. or two ago, and she tells ���'���me that you've heen having awful trouble getting a servant. You needn't say anything. I know exactly what it is. I don't know what the fills are coming to. They don't seem o want to work, and they're most of them -..worth-less when you do get one. T've had more ������" The other woman had twloe mado a movement as if to rise, but had been 'prevented by the detaining hand of the informal caller. This time, however, ahe gob' up. "If you're wanting to- t��e Mrs. Goa- sage, ma'am, you'll have to call again, for she's gone to tho theaytor and won't ha hack till late," sho said, with cold dignity. "I ain't Mrs. Qossage my-self, I'm the cook." ���- The Resemblance. Jack���These summer engagements aro liko automobiles. Vivian���How'so? Jack ������Well, they jar one so, they are so easily broken, and a girl is never happy unless she's in one; and some of them are decidedly dangerous.���"Judge." A State of Nature. Our English cousins use "left off", for oui "cast off", as applied to second-hand gar .scents. The following advertisement re- teutly appeared in a London paper: "Mr, and Mrs. Hardy have left off clothing o| .ail'kinds. They cau he seen any day from 3 to 6 p.m."���Julia I. Patton ii "lippincott'a Magazine." First Farmer���Blessed if I think th�� agricultural department U any good afc aU. . " Second Farmer���What's tlie trouble? First "Fanner���Well, I wrote to 'cm to find out how high wheat was goin' up to0 an* I couldn't git no satisfaction at all. ���"Et-Biifl." ��� - - Nottingham, England. Navy Cut Mild, Medium and Full ������ ^Navy-Mixture - Navy Cut Cigarette Tobacco, $���: Pedigree Tobacco, Navy Cu Cigarettes. Tobaccos and Cigarettes are Second to i cne WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTING AGENTS FOR WESTERN CANADA. Turn eeton & Go., L'td, yictoria,B. c. MONTREAL, Sole Mannfac turers ofthe "Pinto Shell Cordovan" Gloves and Mitts R. H. CAR LEY, B. C. Agt. $1.50 PER TOff, DELIVERED All OTders must bo accompanied by cash and sjiould be foi warded either personally l c r.iuld only [remember - she wanted tlie "book of n 'famous traveler whose" 11 a mo ended in ���"on." The librarian -javo ji.'.r "Wouinsoa -.Crusoe." ��� 'Mme.- Talleyrand read the jbook, marveling that a jjr3.it ���.ravoie-r jcould write such an interesting v ork. 1 Afc dinner she astonished ber >.'.ums ly |suddenly exclaitliing: !*3Iou l_\ida, 'rr.011- leieur, -what joy you uiusfc hav-? teli en lyoiir island when you" fouiid Friday !"** The historian .Freeman 'had.always been a very Tegular attendant at church jservicesj-and knew almost all the Psahiis jby heart. Sometimes, according to Pro-" Ifeasor William Clark, he.gave ev-ideitce Jof this knowledge in a manner savoring Jslightly of irreverence". Writing of Dean jAlford in the "Saturday ���Review," fo jwhich he was a frequent contributor, Le jmade a reference to the copiousness cf ;the dean's contributions to tlie pr woniei* .to '"keep tlieir heads covered iu pubJbi {places. So is it the fashion hrre noiv, but circumstances ulter cases. That out jtvomcn have recently consented to take '���off their hats ia the theaters.'has Lceji hailed as a merciful concession','-tinI Uu ���theaters are as public as-'t-he diuretics, and uo reason suggests itself why wha.t is good form ia tlie one; place* shouldn't te good form in the other. Moreover, in summer some of -"--: .-"* "���^ >UUR IEYES CURES All Vd DISEASES. \ >��� WUMEO EYEaSCAlESONUOS./" CjnAHDUTIOH ETC. Patenaude Bros. Opticians ..-- Baker Street, Nelson. question wasn't Avorth disputing o\cr. A kindred question has cojue up���so the papers say���in Vermont, "where a young woman who expects soon to be married objects to promising to obey-ber- future husband, and has been looking for a clergyman who will leave "oh��y"' out ; of the marriage service whieh is to make her a wife. She has found one, hut not in her own church. All the same, it will make little practical difference 'whether she promises to obey br not. If she mar-.' ries a man worth obeying she will ob,-*) at a pinch, and Vi glad of the clianct The husband still ranks as the head ���*)? the family, and though eases st�� com mon where he is not really in. command, tlie happiest families are those in which he i3 equal to his job. It ti not any word of Scripture, or law, or a. promise in the marriage service that makes tbc- 'insband the senior and ruling par tun l>ut nature and the force -of circuiu j lances. - Iforcover, tlie fear which some younp women have of having to obey a hus- liand is just �� bugaboo. As Lliiuga tun out tiiere is division of rcsjonaihility Did therefore of authority. Tlie wii lias her realm and rules ia it. TheJiu.- band takes her orders in matters unde: lier control, aud sho his hi^soute other 'natters, and over oth.er ^matters sti! lhey* cousult and agree upon a course Of course a bostsy husband is objection able, but a bossy husband is apt to-be u qrood deal of an ass, and'no young wo ���nan ought to marry a man who is. p ..rood deal of an ass unless-tbe exigency i�� pressing and she can ��� positively do no l>etter.���"Harper's Weekly." "An Imaginary Mongoose. A passenger entered "n railway carriage in Australia, in which waa seated a particularly aggre?sive commercial traveler, aud placed in the rack opposite, a small wooden "box pierced with holes.' In the conversation which followed the commercial traveler ,gave aeveral hints, that he w.ould like to-know, what- was, in the box, without avail.. .At last his curiosity got the better of him. , "I say, old man," he askedj "what have you in'thut box?" ��� "A mongoose," was the reply. A series of diplomatic remarks id- lowed, aimed at getting the reason for carrying a mongoose; but, as xi�� explanation was'offered, the commercial traveler had to say plump out: "What are you going to do with tha.t mongoose?" The answer he got was: Tm jfoiny to see a friend who has been drinking*very heavily of-late���so heavily, in fact, that he has developed deliiium tremens. .Yon Inay be aware that people so suffering are inclined to see snakes, and you may also he aware that there is nothing on earth so deadly to snakes as- a mo-* goose." _llc_sat_baek,_cvidently_s-n.tisfled that he had given* a full und. complete explanation. "But���hut, I say," said the commercial traveler, "those snakes are imaginary," "So is my mongoose," returned. \th�� Dei-son interrogated.���"Spot-ting Xiuics.'*' IDEAL CERY Corner Mill and Josephine Sta. ,r��:J; Several families are buying their groceries at the little store on the corner of Josephine and Mill Streets. Why not join the happy throng and deal with Joy at the dil Cash GfDDery R. G. JOY, FR0PR3ET0R Notice Notice Ih hereby given that 10 (tmy-i ��fter rtal* ".Intend toapply to tlie Cliief Coramls- kionerofl.fliidsnud Works forasp��c'ii��l..ll<;eiise to cut and <-arry awny timber fri��m tbofollowing described Imidii ��iitiiat�� on Hiwselr Creek, iibout U mile from tlie t-o-vvnor KlUtli- ener In West Kcx.temiy District.. Commeii- cing at' a post marked Georse a JILuntt! northwect conipr, tlienco 109 chains soutli, tlience 40 cluiiiiBtast, tlience lfiH'li-iiiis nortli, then ce 1G0 ehaliiB west to ]>lu<.e or coiurneueo- inciit. . ��� GBO. A. EIX'ST.: D-ttedNor. 7Ui,,190S. ���.7 :.o- --., ' Certificate of lmprov��m��nts. Ar-clicr, Glpsv and Nelimri Star Sllneral Cl:i1tus, sltutite in the NelsonMiiiiui^Dtvision or West Kootenay district. AVlicre located : Seven milM w����t of kelson, liuU-mlle nortli of railway truck. Tulce notice Unit I, (Jliurles VV, Hunt, imtiug as asent fur Arthur I'owyi, Y\ec Mitief'* L'er- tirica.te.X'o. U i��,V4, Intend sixty days n-��an the duteliereot, toapply to Llif Mining Ite- eoider ior certificates of lmproveii��tiit��, ftn t he puriKse ol ohtiuainn Crown -Grants of Uie above cuilinii. And further take notice, ttiat action und<'i Section Ti must be commencedleforc tlie Issuance of unehcertllMitenor improvements. Dated this li!tli tjepteiuber, lt>U3. C3IA8. W. Busk. Certificate of lmprov��m��nt*. Republic and Itepubllc Frnillon Mineral Claims, situate in tlie Nelson Mining Divlbion or Wcht Kootenay, Distriyt. . . ��� , WIicio located: lletweeu -19 audluisle CreeJcB. TaJcis notice thnt. I, Charles W. BoaK, actitiB lisHgentfor ArtliurI"'J'tt'ys. Kree Ml uer*s Car- tiflcute No. JB 58,174, intend utsty dajsfroiri the date hereof to iipply to the Muipny Ke- cordcr for Certificates of InipTOvtintiits for Iheiuirpofce of obtalniug . Crovrii Grants of the above claims. And lurthor take notice, ttiat-actlon under Section 37 must be commenced'befoi�� the issuance of such Certificates or hni>roT��inent��, Dated this lath September, 1903. ��� . ��� " Chas. AV. Busk. CERTIFICATE OF IMPttiD��/�� MtKTS Bonner, Homcstake and "Utopia Fractional Mineral Claims, situate in the Nelson Ml n- Itisr Division of West Kootenny I?jBtiict. W here located: On Forty-nllie Creek; about eneniiieabove tlie '.'May ntd Jennie" nitn- oral claim. .'.'"���' ' Take notice that I, John HjIcLatelitc. or ��i�� Citi' of Nelson, acting us asent lor David G-. I'orter, Free Miner's Certlftcale PTo. B80,769, and .Inc C. Porter, Free Miner's Ccitlttcate No. B81.14S, intend; etrty day�� Trcm the dat* hereof, to apply to the Miniue Itrcorder for CertiflcaleuoflmproYcmeiUs, for the purpose of obtaining Crown Grants of .the abovo claims. And further take notice that action, undor 8ect1on.S7, nuiKt be commenced before the issuance of such Certificates or Improvements Dated tliiu lOtli da j orfco-vtmber, fl-J>. 1903. Joirx iicLiAtiixit,P. L.8. B&rtlett House (Formerly Clarke Honse) ���TJie beat 51-j>cr day houtic-ln Jlelbon, None hut white helj> employed. The bar li e best. G. W. Bartlett, Prop W. G. Gillett Builder and Contractor Estimates given on stone, br c and -woodwork. Brick and Lime for Sale Fred. J. Squire T��iita and A-wnlnci mad*andr��F*tr*d. - Clotlilnc oleaned and mended. Qver ihe Wallace-Millei Cu(1 BeIsqb BO YEARS' EXPERIENCE mm .-��.<>���.; Trade Marks Desicmb COt*YRiaHT3 && tiatu*trietWeonlldenti*il. Haadbooi on PaieaU isntfrss Oldest ��eency forMcnMi-eiiatanta. Patents taken tbnmab H*ma Jfc Co. zeceW* tftcialnotic*. without chargo, la tie ScientificMmbm. A U We beg to announce that we have been.appointed i Canadiati Pacific Railway Co.'s town lots in Nelson and Kcotenay. agents for tlie lands in West ATRJflL ORDER SOLICITED. KOQTEfiAJ COFFEE C0.| Teleohone 177. PI O.'Box 183. WEST BAKER STREET, W, A Thurman Depot for Briar Pipes, Nelson cense Qireet Line, Lowest Enst' ���\Vlrin4rieg Toroailo OWawit Kew Vorls "West Vancouvr -Viutnrla Seattle I'ortlHiid 8au Kranclsco ViiiSooPiiclfic Line,St. Paul, Chicago and all u.B. points. ii To-Alaska, Japan, China, Hawaii, Australia Settlrra* Esites Westbound, solddaily till November SO. h Througli bookings to England and the Cou- tlneaLviaalt S.a. lines. For time ti��t>Ves,ratos and information, apply U) l*��(*i������u tK.'br write. J.S.CAKTEX, lllSt. *7*HE.'>.-ABt.. K*lso��- E. J. COYLE. A. <3- P. A. Vauitonver Baker Street, fieSson? B��� O. West Kootenay Butcher Co Wholesale aud KcUlI lXailerstii Camps supplied on. sliorlesi notice aud lowest'prices'.* Mail orders receive careful attention. Nothing but fresh and wholesome meats and supplies kept in stock. ��. C. TRAVES. Bfen-ager WADDS BROS. ~ 'HOTOGRfiPHERS. Vancouver and Kelson BAKER STHE-ET.HEISOM, B. C erchaht Tailor, Tremoni B3ki Baker St, East Inlatest designs tind best (tuality Frank Fletcher PROVINCIAL LAND SUKVEYOK laands and MireralCIabasSarvcyed and Crows Gran-ted P.O.Box5G3 Office :Kootettay St.Ife'son