^A^^6.yQ7yj -=*1W '���! / k. > wm. n. MHIBt Ul'ilULllUl J.IKUM IU XL.Liy U���U OWltZCl- land, and till those lovely spots, but, I hare ' never seen anything liner than thc Kootenai' Jake and tlie Arrow kikes. We had a delightful timo thero. This was my llrst > -trip through there.''. < r fi ��� ' I*. ��� - J * ��� ?"/_. ROP. Ml LL8 has never seen auytUlns .*/. Mlion themiltofNetsondUtrict/ M�� a��-��/'/. "-1 dldn'tsee-tfiecherries orraap- ben.-'^.-. Gooseberries, but If they compare w.V��j>/ - applis, pears and plums, _ ou have./ y . "rullcountry unsurpufsed by anything 11^ Dominion." * VOLUME VIII. NELSON, B. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 19C5. NUMBEB PREDICTIONS OF FORTUNE TELLERS; THINGS TALKED ABOUT IN NELSON DURING THE WEEK. THE O'GORMAN MAHON, THE DUELIST Lord Huberts makes no secret of the fact that years ago his great march from Cabal to Kandahar was foretold to him by a "fortune-teller," and thut he was so impressed ut the time that he had full faith in the prophecy. The lute Sir Henry Parkes was the son of a farm laborer in Warwickshire, _ and, liko many of his class more than ordinarily superstitious. One day at a county fair a gypsy fortune-teller told him that he would find great honor and fortune "on the othe side of the world." Parkes selected Australia as the place where the promised fortune lay, and landed at Sydney in 1839 with a wife and baby and three shillings. Three years later he entered the parliament of New South Wales and ultimately became Premier of the colony, a knight and a man of wealth. When the British battleship Victoria was lost a certain individual wrote to tho newspapers asserting.that he had fore told to Admiral Tyron the date and nature of the disaster. This statement, incredible as it may seem, was substantiated later by the production of documentary proof. It was this same astrologer who predicted to President Carnot the hour and day of his assassination. Mme. Modjeska, the Countess Boz- euta, when she was a girl of fifteen, accidentally encountered a gypsy wo-, man in the Ring Theater, Vienna, who told her that one day she would wear a coronet. Two years later the actress married -Her guardian, M. Modjeska, aud they laughed the prophesy to scorn- ' Nevertheless, it came true, for after four years of married life M. Modjeska died, aud three years after Mme. Modjeska became the wife of the Count B��zenta Chlopowski. Ten years ago two pretty girls, Rachel and Laura Gurney were assistants in the establishment of Mine. Elsie, ,a , well-known London dressmaker.-* ' Dissatisfied with tlieir surroundings, they sought, half in jest and half in earnest, the services of a Bond street sorceress; who promptly comforted them with the assurance that they would marry titled husbands. So preposterous did this seem to the sisters.that they vowed to renounce thenceforth all belief in fortune-telling. Nevertheless, the one is now Rachel, Countess of Dudley, aud mistress of Witley Court, Worcestershire, Himley Hull, Staffordshire, and a mansion in' Carlton .Gardens ; while the other, as Lady Troubridge, cuts a conspicuous figure in the smartest of smart London society, s V EveV Queen Victoria confessed a certain amount of.belief in fortune-telling, based on the fact that when a girl, at Broadstairs, ��� she, in company with several young friends of her own sex, had foretold to her a number of events which were "fulfilled iu a remarkable manner. Amongother things she was told of her marriage with Prince Albert, and, further, that one of herimmed- iate descendants was to "reign over a great European Empire not then created." This has has come true, as her grandson, the Kaiser, now reigns over the German Empire, which did not then exist. The utterer of these prophesies was a certain "Mother Moddern," a once well- known character at English watering- places. " The News Advealiser refers to the fact that further evidence ofthe weakness of the Opposition in the Provincial Legi.laliue wns shown by tin; debate on the budget, which closed on Tuesday last, when Mr. J. A. Mac- douald's amendment, implying a want of confidence in tlie administration, was defeated by a vote of 15 to 21. The result shows how utterly unfounded were the predictions made early in the session���in fact before the opening of the House���that on the very _ir_t division the Government would meet with defeat. After the dismal failure made by the membei for Yale, whoap- pears to haye been appointed financial critic for the' Opposition, the members on that side of the House made but little attempt to criticize the Estimates and any attacks that were made were conducted in a most half-hearted manner. Indeed, the Opposition members themselves appeared to be impressed with the fact that it would be a difficult task to convince the electors that it would be to their advantage to replace the present Finance Minister with the member for Yale. had gone out of business and removed to Alaska, and that spring had taken over the business, which would be conducted on strictly spring principles. But now. the careful observer is unable to tell whether it is spring or the good old summer time. One day it is soft and balmy, the next it is too h it to be comfortable, and on the third it is just chilly enough for anything, as a lady expressed it on the street the other day. Nelson, famous the world over for the best article of climate in the market, has been having a change grutulnto them upon their choice of a champion. The female population of that town may be just as worthy and charitable as the women elsewhere iu British Columbia, but they should not select a vulgar, ignoble beast to chronicle tlieir good qualities. SIR HIBBERT'S READY REJOINDER. Tim Economist has been requested to give the true version of the exchange of courtesies between Sir Hibbert Tupper and Mr. Justice Martin during the progress of the Dunsmuir Trill case before the Full Court last week. It is thus reported in the Victoria Times: Mr. Bodweil was speaking and Mr. ���Justice Irving asked a question which ���was"flnswered" by Sir ~Charles,~_while seated. Mr. Justice Martin reprovingly remarked that he found difficulty ���fii following the matter when two were speaking. Sir Charles replied that it was his (Sir Charles') fault, but he was answering a question of Mr. Justice Irving's. "I didn't think you were as you re-- inained seated," commented Mr. Justice Martin. Sir Charles (rising) : "I was answering a judge who didn't require me to rise." Mr. Justice Martin : "I don't think you have any'right to say that. It isa practice required even in the police court." Sir Charles : "I bave often done it in the Supreme court of Canada, and in tlie PriVy Council, and may have got into the habit there." Mr. Justice Martin : "They probably make allowances iu certain cases." Sir Charles : "Lsuppcse they do." . Mr. Justice Martiu : "Well, it's a very bad practice." In former years, oefore we became the victims of wealth and chronic fatigue, it used to be a simple matter to find out" the time of the year wben spring had come, by .thoughtfully conning a j-elow covered almanac, replete with general information and the front page of which was ornamented by a cut of a man in full antedeluvian costume and a full set of the vitals exposed to the curious. As the late lamented Bill Nye would say that cut was of "vital" importance, as it inspired the thoughtful searcher after the season in his calculation of his latitude and longtitude in the year and his decimation of a table of logarithms, which gave him as a result that winter or two, but we have these variations to show that we are as versatile in matters of weather as we are in municipal affairs. If this sort of thing continues, however, it may-.be necessary to call upon those in authority to drive the seasons into their corners, aiid mark them with different colors, so that th��y can be distinguished at sight.- The Ymir Herald devotes two columns of its space to abuse of The Economist, and incidentally has won the applause of its *fi iend aud patron, the editor of the Nelsou Tribune. Two weeks ago, this paper commented on a dispatch from Ymir to the Nelson Daily News, to the effect that the women of Ymir had driven Mrs. Atkinson to commit suicide by their refusal to associate with her after her husband had been-charged with arson. The comment was made in good faith, and if the Herald had simply stated that we had been misinformed, we would gladly have " retracted. Instead, the porcine editor of that relic of bygone journalism gives up'two'.columns of his' space," punctuated with sundry grunts, in defence of - the women of Ymir against what it claims to be a baseless charge. "* The Economist sincerely hopes that the correspondent of the News was mistaken in his estimate of the women of Ymir, but it cannot con- The paper read at tlie regular monthly meeting of the Fruit Growers' Association, last Thursday, by George Fleming, will be rend with interest by everyone engaged in the in- -dystry. His argument in favor of an organization like the fruit growers is convincing, and proves that Mr. Fleming has studied the methods adopted by the fruit producers in older countries. As he says, it is only through an association the gardener and fruit growers can reach a profitable market. He rightly contends that the monthly meetings of the association can be made very interesting by thediscussion of questions of interest to fruit growers, and his concluding argument is not the least interesting of the whole paper. He said : "We can be very helpful to each other by comparing notes. I have not attended a meeting yet that I did not get some very important information. We can become acquainted with the appearance of all kin^ls of fruit pesta that we are likely to be troubled with and by each member giving his experience, find the best way to treat them. I find some people who think it possible that the Kootenay fruit growers are going to overstock the market. I cannot conceive where they get that idea. I think very little thought will convince"the most apprehensive that if we grow tlufthe right varieties of fruit and care for our product in the proper manner, there can be no danger ot over production in the Kootenay district, because of the superior quality' of h the fruit and the extensive market that we will have iu the Northwest.'' A FEW PLAIN PARAGRAPHS FOR PLAIN .PEOPLE. This little breeze over Mr. Bodweil continued his argument The corruption of government in our great cities, the prevalance of graft in both private and publio business, corporate greed and uuscrupulousness, aud all other manifestations of our national abasement haveat least this compensation, that we are getting over the puppyish self-coneeit which characterized us as a people half a generation ago. If our papers keep on telling the truth for a little while longer even our school histories will get some sense into them by and by. We have more yellow patriotism now than we need, but we havo much less than we had before we found ourselves out. ADVENTURES OF JOHN TURNER'S DOG. The pathetic story of John A. Turner's thoroughbred dog is not a new onej but it will bear repeating in part; When Mr. Turner announced a few weeks ago that he would visit his old home in England, his many friends ih Nelson decided to' observe the occasion in a fitting manner. Knowing that hie was a enthusiastic admirer of the canine species, a dog with a pedigree going back to the Ark was procured, and was presented in due form t6 Mr. Turner. -The recipient was very much affected by this mark of goodwill on the part of his friends, and _did not hesitate to say so in his feeling reply to the presentation committee. For two weeks previous to his departure for England, the^splendid animal was Mr. Turner's constant companion, and the public generally took a community interest in it, for fear it might get lost or stolen. But it so happened that in the confusion of his departure the dog was forgotten, and ^Mr.*"- Turner's friends realizing the great disappointment the loss'would be when discovered, decided to have the animal forwarded by express to Winnipeg, at which place he was to remain over for a few days. So, a subscription was taken and the really fine animal was forwarded to that 'point. The wires have not echoed tfle exact words uttered by Turner when' he signed for ithe dog at Winnipeg, but no doubt they were expressions <>f heartfelt joy. The dog will be exhibited at the va- rious kennel shows in England this year, and will be certain to add greatly to the fame of British Columbia in the old land. When thc Recording Angel writes down the large amounts which some men leave to charity when they die, I wonder whether heji-ives them credit for the face of I heir bequests or for the amount they would leave if they were able to take their goods with them. If the Lord loves a cheerful giver what does He think of the people who hang on to their dollars till death palsies the grasping hand? The bravest thing that Kuropatkin ever did was when he took a subordinate command the other day under one who had lately been his enemy and subordinate. And the pathetic thing about it is that he showed this splendid loyalty to a false and wicked cause, the absolution of the Czar, and Russia's hopeless effort to steal Manchuria. There is something tragic in the frequent contrast between the poor enthusiasm of those who serve a good cause and the heroic devotion of those ���who are on the wrong side. cause of certain prospective disadvan-, to expose them tages, as if there were any course in ! Fortunately the life where the advantages were all on oae side. Choice is not a question of choosing advantage as against disadvantage .altoge fher.-but.rather a ques_- tion of relative convenience and success. There are disadvantages in being single, as the most ardent bachelor or bachelor girl must allow. And there are disadvantages in being married as, everybody knows save when under the influence of the honeymoon. But no bachelor will ever change his condition if he waits to be convinced that mar-' riage is wholly free from objections on the score of convenience and comfort and good cheer. "Be sure you're right, then go ahead," doesn't mean be sure that it's all smooth sailing ahead. It isn't, whether you sail east or west. There are difficulties in faith, but there are also difficulties in unbelief, /itis hard to do right, and harder yet in the long run if you don't do right. You cannot choose between the absolutely bad and the absolutely good, but must chooso between the worse and the better course.. New things are often opposed be- The isa good deal of-.uncharitable condemnation of uncharitableness, a good deal of unkindly railing at un- kindness, a good deal of very ignorant berating of ignorance. The man who can pull another man out of a hole in the ice without pulliug himself in, may prove himself careful and able, but it isa far easier task than it is to throw spoiled eggs and decayed vegetables at some one else without getting the smell of them on your own fingers and clothes. The faults that we find in other people we usually fasten upon in our neighbors- contrary is also true, and those who believe in the good in others uro like the friend who pins a flower on your coat, she-carries the scent of-ifc-away on her own "fingers. If you want muddy hands throw mud. If you prefer fragrant fingers there ure bouquets and buttonholes in plenty waiting for you. The O'Gorman Mahon was about eighty years of age when I met him for the first time. One could still see what a lion of a man he had been. He wa. over six feet high. He had still an immense malie of snow white hair, and he had a long, white beard. The face was long and hose-shaped, the eye3 were still bright and fierce and defiant, and the voice had a deep note like the roar of an enraged lion. The O'Gorman Mahon was the very pink .f old fashioned courtesy, but one could easily see what a man he had been. He was the great duelist, of his day, a survival of the squires who live in the pages of the chroniclers of Ireland before the Union. He had been out dozens if not scores of times, and there was a story of his fighting some three duels all in a morning. It was curious that he stuck to the old dueling gospel to the end. I never saw a man . so disgusted as he was when he found that Mr. Paruell would not send a challenge to Sir William Harcourt'for some insulting language which Sir William had used to the Irish chief. . I can still recall the scene. It took place at one of the tables in the tearoom of tlie house of commons. The old warrier turned up at the consultation, looking almost radiant. He sniffed the dueling ground from afar. Some two or three of tho then young colleagues of Parnell were presenfrand this idea of a challenge appeared to their modern minds, of course, as something grotesque. But Thc O'Gorman Mahon had come in perfect faith thataduel was a certainty, and his long, horse-shaped face seemed visibly longer as Parnell calmly said that he did not regard dueling as rational or necessary. The old gentleman was too polite to express his real feelings, but the pained silence which, followed the announcement of Parnell sufficiently revealed what he felt. During the all night sittings of the eigfitiea The O'Gorman Mahon was always in his place. He made it almost a point of vanity never to be absent when any such work was going. He wore the same suit of clothes winter and summer. It was a curious Ught colored heavy tweed. Somehow or ' other it seemed to accord with the - white mane and the_white beard. He also was a great smoker, but instead of a cigar he used to smoke the democratic pipe, and, if I mistake not, the tobacco was both strong and cheap. He could tell very strange tales of the old days ' in Ireland and in many other parts of thc world too. He had fought in some of the many civil wars of the southern hemisphere and had many%marvels to relate of earthquakes, revolutions and other natural and human phenomena in those faroff regions. I was with the gallant old fellow within a few hours of his death. He died as he had lived. He was full of the rouud oaths of the eighteenth century, had his drink to tlie last, joked about his ninety years, refused all consolations, temporal or spiritual, and - swaggered off to death as he ofteu had done to the dueling~ground. He waa the lust of a race.���M. A. P. SERIOUS CHARGE OF HON. R. ROGERS, The "every-dayness"of life is what wears out our faitli and courage and good-will. We can be strong iu hours of enthusiasm, and all of us havo longings, real, honest longings, to be better men or women. And then we wonder that we are not saints, and imagine the men and women whom we honor must have been made of different stud' from ourselves, or lived in altogether different environments. Yet neither of these suppositions is so. Hero worship would be a better thing for us if we saw our' heroes a little more truly, their douots, and fears, aud variable moods, and misgivings about themselves, and weariness with life, and all the commonplaceness of their lives in their own eyes, and the commonplaceness of themselves in the eyes of many who knew them. They were great, not because they felt "always as we think a man or woman ought to feel, but because in spite of their feelings they kept at it, and plodded faithfully 'on even when they could not see the road for tears, or had no heart for the rest and reward from sheer weariness of body and deadness of heart. It isn't keeping up spirits which makes men heroic, but it is keeping on iu the way of duty and opportunity whether ourselves in our very anxiety, spirits are up'or down. A painful impression will be left on the mind of every thoughtful Can a- dian who^reads the statement, recently published, of tlie Hon. Robert-Rogers, Minister of Public Works in the Government of Manitoba, regarding, the charge that while he and the Hon. Colin Campbell, now iu Ottawa as a delegation asking for the extension of the boundaries of Manitoba, they were a sked to visit the Papal Delegate, and that the latter submitted to them some changes in the Manitoba school, law, which if made by the Legislature of Manitoba, would secure to them' tbe extension of the boundaries of that Province sought for by them. Reading the statement of Mr. Rogers, one comes to the conclusion that it is ut least substantially correct. It would be easy to show its falsity were it otherwise. What we deprecate, atid what every true Canadian will greatly regret, is, first, that any outsider should be permitted to intertere in any Cunadiun question ; and again, that the question of the extension of the boundaries of Manitoba should be made to depend for one moment and however slightly upon the Province modifying its policy regarding schools. The revelations niude by the Hon. It. Rogers in this statement will certainly and deservedly create great commotion throughout Cidiada, and. particularly in the West���that is, of course, unless it can be shown that his statement is false���and the effect of this excitement will be bad in every way, and chiefly in setting English speaking people and French-Canadians more against each othar, and !:i emphasizing religious differences. The effect of this excitement will also be marked regarding the educational clauses of the autonomy bill which is now before the Parliament of Canada. The charges made by the Manitoba delegates, briefly stated, are as follows: They visited Ottawa on the invitation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. During the interview with Sir"Wilfrid they presented the claims rf Manitoba, and the Pre mier told them if they would be good enough to remain in Ottawa for three days he would again send for tbeni and give them an answer. In the meantime, Mgr. Sbarretti asked for �� conference with them, and presented the following memorandum, remarking, if they would place it on the statute book of Manitoba it would~ greatly facilitate the early settlement of their mission, fixing the boundaries, which would be extended to the shores of Hudson Bay. His Exoellen_cy_fur-. ther added tbat their failure to act in the past had prejudiced tbe Manitoba claini for extension westward. Th�� following is a copy of His Excellency's memorandum, containing the proposed amendments to the Manitoba School Act: "Copy D, add to sec. 125 B: And when iu any city or town there shall be thirty or more Roman Catholic children, and also thirty or more non- Roman Catholic children, or iu any village more than fifteen of each such classes, the trustees shall if requested by a petition of parents or guardians of such number of either of such classes, provide accommodation for each of such classes, and employ for them respestively Roman Catholic and non-Roman Catholic teachers. "Add to 48 B: And when in any district there shall be fifteen or more Roman Catholic children and fifteen or more non-Roman Catholic children, and trustees shall, if required by a petition of parents or guardians of such number of either of such classes, provide separate accomodation for each of such classes and employ for them respectively Roman Catholic aud non- Roman Catholic teachers." Hon. Mr. Rogers then quotes a long- letter sent by the delegates to Premier Laurier prior to their departure, in which they pointed out that Sir Wilfrid Laurier had not sent for them according to his promise. On behalf of the province they entered a strong protest against his decision refusing to grant the prayer for the extension of the boundaries Westward and urging that extension Northward should en- gage his consideration during the present session. v --������_ I y r- ���-....J..} I yM-i ��� '.--fc*| .'' -y\ , '77-i~ THE KELSON ECONOMIST THE'IELS0I ECONOMIST Published every Saturday afternoon at Vernon Street, Nelson. B. C. $1 Per Near Strictly in Advance Advertising rates made known on application. All changes In adve.-tlsb.aents to Insure insertion should reacli this office not later than Thursday, 12 o'clock. When change or address Is rcqnlr".i. it i�� -teslnhle that both the old address ami the new be given. Address all communications. " 1*nMleli'-r of Thr Nemos Economist. Nelnon. Il C." EDITORIAL COMMENT. Five thousand men nre now ���working ou the Panama canal. Present work is being devoted to ascertaining exact elements of cost and time. Once mere we would like to draw I attention to the fact that the- rock crusher is still idle, although the new council has been doing business for three months. With an energetic secretary like T. G. Procter, the Tourist Association should be able to accomplish beneficial results for Nelson. Last year only a start was made iu encouraging the tourist travel, but enough was done to demonstrate the advantages of au energetic tourist organization. The resolution passed by the Conservative "Union ' seems to be bear- ing'fruit. T\ro weeks af.o the member for Nelscn left Victoria staling he would not return, but since the resolution passed, he decided to return to his legislative duties. It may have been the resolution thai brought about this result, but there are some who believe that there are other reasons. Proposed railway legislation, for instance. The statement published in the Tribune with regard to the deficit in the operation of the street rail- Way is slightly .misleading. For instance, the insurance charged against the first quarter ofthe year covers the insurance for ��� the whole year, and only one quarter of the amount should be charged against the operating expenses of the first three months. Of course there would still be a considerable deficit, but it is not likely the ratepayer.* w illTcomplain"~6n_t_at"score: The" street car has now become a necessity in the business life of Nelson. But finally, in a last effort to over-1 whelm him, the devil threatened to eat the young scientist. This was a f.ual mistake, for Cuvier, at once r'-'^ "-fri. eyed the gro'esqnely- c' ..1 .������.������������I' fr.iiu head to toe and es- ..���.,:....i, "What, horns and hoofs carnivoious ! Never!" He then rolled over and went to sleep. Wholesale and Retail Dealersln PkESS COMMENT. Mr. Sifton is not the only Liberal meii-iVr who will support the coercion bill without enthusiasm.���St. John Sun. United States justice might divide up Cassie Chadwick's ten years among the bankers who lent her the money.���Toronto Telegram. *kd? %_*? S ^& 8 SS 8 ___? ^e_S' _ _ '^^ _kss %$ iooo acres of choicest fruit and farm la,id for sale at head of Crawford Bay. Prices ranging from $ro per acre upwards. Will subdivide into We have a L-r��e Stock of Roods for winter wear which we will sell *>1 ��cks of from 20 acres upwards to sui_ purchasers. Plenty of water. at a slight advance on cost in order to make way for our spring stock. Camps supplied on shortest QOtice and lowest prices. Mail orders receive careful attention. Nothing but fresh and wholesome meats and supplies kept in stock. E. C. TRAVES. Manager In the debate now in progress at Ottawa upon the autonomy bill, Mr. R. L. Borden, leader ol the Opposition, referred to "the opinion of the well-known and able writer, Mr. W..H. P. Clement, in the second edition of his work on the Canadian Constitution." It should be gratifying to the people of this city to bave one of our citizens referred to in such flattering terms, and Mr. Clement is certainly entitled to feel proud at such encomiums from a political opponent.���Grand Forks Sun. So far as the evidence before the Oliver select committee to inquire into the conduct of Commissioner Green's department discloses, there dees not appear to have been anything done to justify the attacks made upon the department by the two daily newspapers of this city. Whatever irregularities there may have been, were due to a clerk in the department, and even in these cases, the clerk was only following the precedents set by the former Governments. Indeed, it seems as if the department over which Mr. Green presides bas never been better conducted th-in it i.s at the present time. - - - : __,- " Cuvier, the naturalist while a young man incurred the enmity of certain of his colleagues, who decided to give him a severe fright by dressing oue of their number in the conventional garb of Satan and making a midnight call upon bim. It is presumable that being aroused from a sound sleep, Cuvier was duly impressed with the figure before him and that some of the threats made were having the desired effect. Last year the Herald editor was called a fool because he expressed gratification over the building of a large number, of residences in Cranbrook. Wise men shook their heads and said : "Wait until these new houses are completed and then you will see a lot of empty houses in Cranbrook going to ruin, and that is bad for auy town." Thisspriug the real estate, offices "are besieged1 with inquiries for houses,to rent. Hardly a day goes by without one or more-peo|.'Ie coming into the Herald office asking for in formation as to a house for rent. The Herald 'is not a boomer, but it pleads guilty to the charge of being a booster.��� Cranbrook Herald. Corner Mill and Josephine Sts. The Molly Gibson Mining Company, Ltd., Kt n - Perscnal Liability, in Liquidation; in the Matter of the "Companies Winding Up Act, 1MB," Us an" Order for lour Groceries, then Notice The promptness of delivery. The cleanness nnd freshness of Goods. The full honest measure, The quality of wnut. you get. Y011 will find abundant reason for sending your future older-. This Week's Specials Are: U-lb Boxcalf A 1 Cicamcry Butter at 27c per pound. Silver Spoon Tea, 50e per pound. Kiijah Brand Pineapple, 25c per Un. Clarke's Bono less Chicken, Sic per tlu Joy's Cash Grocery T HONE 19 Lowest Rates Best Time Noticeto-Greditors.. Notice is hereby Riven thut the creditors of the above nanu-it Company are required on or before tlie 10th day of April, A. 1). 11)0,5, to send tlieir claims and addresses nnd the particulars of thetr debts or claimi and the name* and addresses of their sollcitorw.-'if any, to Bruce White, of Nelson, Uritisli Columbia, Liquidator of tlie said Company, and, if so required, by notice in writing from the said Liquidator are by their solicitors to com. in and prove their said debts or claims at such lime and place ns shall be specified in such notice, or In default thereof they will be excluded from tlie benetlt of uny distribution made before such debts ure proved. Dated this Und day of March, A. D. 11105, Elliot 05. William E. Koch. Notice. Take notice that I intend toapply lo the Chiel'CoinnilHHioner of Lands and Works for permission to purchase the land hereinafter mentioned and that such application will be made sixty days from the date hemof. The land mentioned is ns follows: Hit dated on thc North shore of Kootenay Kiver. Description of boundaries of land: Commencing at tlie sou tii West corner post of Lot 605. thence in a Northerly direction 20 chains, tlience in a Westerly" direction 20 chains, thence in _ Somberly direction to North bank of Koote- n;iy Kiver, thence along water front to point of commencement. Nelson, B. C, January 7th, lOOo. Aj.kx. Allan. JOHN McLATCHiE Dominion and Provincial Land Surveyor., Op. 8 C. Customs House. Nelson Toronto, Montreal, New York, Maritime Provinces, New Knglaud. WEST Vancouver, u Victoria, Sealtle, California Points. Some Children's Lines, regular price St, now 75c Wagon, road through property. Fine timber and mining country in immediate proximity. These are the Best Lands in the Kootenays. Also a few improved fruit ranches on Kootenay Outlet between Procter and Nelson. These are dividend payers. Fire and Accident Insurance. Special L;ne of Miners' Hand Made Boots, regular price $6 ; now $4. 50. Another line, regular price $5; now $3.50. 9 G mvinn uai Remember we carry only the best makes of Boots and Shoes, -from the most popular manufacturers". Hugh T.G. PROCT Baker Street, Neison, B. C. ++499+99999++++++++++++++++++++*++++++++++++++++++++\ ! BARTLETT HOUSE ! (formerly Clarke House) - The beat SI per day house in Nelson. None but whito help employed Tli�� "^J ^ - ���'- bar tlie best. + + ~ 9 + IO. W. BARTLETT, Pkombtor + ^v. + ���> ++++4++++++++++++9++++++++$+++i-'&4++4Q ++++*>+++++++ $1 per day ancLup IBU 1 LL. No Chinese Employed AUGUST THOMAS, PROPRIETOR. CORNER HALL AND VERNON -STREETS. TWO BLOCKS FROM WHARF, - - I, B.- C ��l WHOLESALE AND RETAIL EAT Unequalled Passenger Service, Standard and-Tourist-aieepcr.s,-Coaehes-=and__Hninjj Cars. TOURISTSLEEPER SERVICE. West.���Lv. Revelstoke Monday, Wednesday. Thursday, Saturday, for Seattle and Vancouver. .East.���Lv. Dunmore Junction for Toronto Wed. and Sun. Kor Montreal, Monday and Friday. For Boston, Fri. ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP AGENCY Through bookings to and from Great iiril- ain and the continent. For reservations and tickets, apply to local audits, or writo to J. 8. CARTER, Dist.Fuss. Agt. Nelnon. E. J. COYLE, A. G. P. A. Vancouver WANTED. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ln thlsandad joining territories, to represent and advertise thc Wholesale and Educational Department of an old established house of solid llnanclnl standing. Salary SUM per day, with Expenses advanced eacli Monday hy cheek direct from headquarters. Horse and buggy furnished when necessary; position permanent. Ad- dreSH, 13lew lirus. & Co., Dupt. 0, Motion Hldg. Chicane III. AGENTS WANTED. Applications will be received by the undersigned for lhe position of agent for this locality. One willing to canvaHs pieferrcd. Good position to the right man. Apply, Occidental Loan & savinos Co.. ��� P. O. Box 152. Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, IJ. C, Jan :il, 190... 60 YEARS' Marks Designs Copyrights &c. Anyone Bending a sketch and description may qdlcklr ascertain our opinion tree whether an Intention is probnbly patentable. Communications strictly conUdoutlttl. HANDBOOK on Patents ���ent free. Oldost agency for securing patents.-, Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive tpedolnotlct, without choree, in tho Scientific Jltttericdn. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any ocientiflc Journal.-. Terms. 93 �� ; four month*, ��_��� Sold by all newsdealers. Head Office Nelson, B. C. Branch Markets, in Rossland, Trail, Nelson, Kaslo, Sandon, Thre . ��� ' Forks,.New Denver and Slocan City. Orders by Mail to any branch .will have prompt and careful attention. i4& Canada Permanent ortgage Corporation Straight Mortgages at 8 per cent, or Monthly Payment System \779\9^\!ff^9\S^9\9 Aucti Atthe Auction Mart To-night at S o'clock. Look out for Bargains.- J Peerij, Auctioneer Baker Street Nelson, B. C. 8~a"bsoril)e for in The Economist, Strictly in Advance WARD ST. NELSON. B. C. ������<5m>< FE_fD_f^_. tC��-_f%i-yi �� _pfc_f% HB ��� Vl ^Wl ^pr ^_y.^^ H VB <<&?��? *$&r ^&r B Nelson, B.C. . The largest exclusively Wholesale Liquor House in the interior PABST In Pints and Quarts Dawson's "Extra Special" Scotch. Granda Cigars. Mitchell's Heather Dew Scotch etc. Earl of Minto etc. A full line of imported and domestic Liquors and Wines. Fents &Awnings Made and Repaired CLOTHES CLEANED AAD MEALED OVER J. H. WALLACE'S STORE, NELSON, 3. C. . .���. .���. .���. _.��_ .���. .���." __��. .���. ,���. ....��, ,���. ... ,���, - .���. -A - -A A A A A A A A A A ^fc*-~^~~"%* %*"��� %��� V V V^ V^V^^W**V ,V ^V V v v*- -���* V V V v v -** f I A- I 1 STAR CHOQUETTE BROS., Proprietors *J�� Finest Quality of'Bread. Always Sweet. Beautiful to L<'ok ^ at. Delicious to Eat. Try It. X X Store: Baker St., between Stanley and Ward. T .> >^<^i^^i^^^^^^^i^>^<^^^^^'^i^^i^% f'Wadds liwfaiiaHH ^ BAKER STREET; NELSON, B. C. ^ ��������_.���% 1*1 A A. A A Ie. k. strachan! i PiumberandGasfitter j I T I Estimates Given on General Plumbing, j I Sewer Connections, Etc. J y '1 i Baker Street, near Ward Street, Nelson. I 1 y ������-< 4 J iJte^^<^f'<- G (jaSLLt. I Builder and Contractor . Estimates given od stone, brick j aud woodwork. . . ��Brick and Lime for Sale THE NELSON ECONOKI&x AA~$M, .-���' *&*%�� Q ; RyAMWwsaasregg^^ ���1 i j Fresh Stock of Garden and Flower Seeds and Lawn Grass. Our New Stock Comprises all that is NEW in coloring and designs. Papers suitable for Hall, Parlor, Dining Room, Bed room .and Bathroom. Prices Lower than ever. We have a large number of remnants of last year's stock, sufficient for one Room, ~at Great BARGAINS. - - .# any s ____-S____��_r^fcac^/��g*aafcs ;*B��B{*as��38SSSSH*s��ew��ua*^*^ Mainly About People. Dr. Parr, on maet:n_ "Lord Chancellor Erskine, with whom he was friendly, once said: "Erskine, T ineat* to write your epitaph when yqit uie." "���Doctor," answered the great lawyer, "lt Is almost a temptation to commit" *uiclde." At a hall In the country a gentleman undertook to Introduce a companion" to a. young but somewhat stout lady, who . seemed to be pining for a dance. "No, thanks, old fellow; I don't care to waltz with a cart." A few evenings later the same young lady, who had overheard the conversation, beheld the young man. seeking an introduction and asking If he might-have the honor, etc. "No, thank you," she replied; "I may ibe a cart, but I am not a donkey cart." __________ Irish-American, who Ire- quently visits England and dearly loves a lord, loses no opportunity of talking of his great acquaintances. At a recent . dinner j.arty_in New York, where there were several Roman Catholics, during a conversation on the subject .of fas't- lag, this gentleman said: "It ls very strange how little Catholics In the higher rallks mind tho fast days. I was dining at the Duke of Norfolk's on a fast day, three weeks ago, and1 there Wasn't a bit of fish at dinner." "I suppose," said another Irishman, "they bad eaten it all in the dining-room." John' D. Rockefeller recently told the" following" story: ."I don't question the 1 veracity,of that story, but I am going to tell you one that I know to be true. It happened down in Washington. A negro was driving a wagon and in going through a street ran against a fu- nr��r. With tlie 'superstition of his race he thought it would he bad luck to cross behind the funeral, so. he tried to cross ahead of it, but the driver-of the hearse whipped up his horse, and the two went neck and heck "for a time until Anally the darkey sang out: 'Say, dah, pull up youah hoss! 'Mah boss Is In a hurry an' yuah'n isn't!'" Judge Bennypacker 6_ Philadelphia tells a story which shows the readiness of the Pennsylvania Dutchman to obey those in authority: In- 1S6_ Sheridan, under orders, .burned every barn from a valley above Staunton to a certain point helow' 'Winchester. A band of angry rebels 'followed: this raid, watching fora chajiice to pickup any stragglers. Among others who fell Into their . hands was a little Pennsylvania Dutchman, who qu^ply turned to his captors and enquired:. "Vat you fellows going to-do mit me?" The reply.came short arid sharp:* "Hang y'otf." -'"Veil," he said, meekly, "vatever. Is de .rule.'.' Ills g_od-natured .reply threw 'the Confederates into-a roar of laughter and saved his life. ������ / ' One day last- autumn. Bennet Bur- leigh, the noted English -special- war correspondent, was encountered a few miles outside Pretoria by that volcanic ��� rhetorician. General Tucker. "What the are you doing out here with that thing?" asked the general, pointing- to a kodak which was slung round his shoulders. "Well, sir," promptly replied Mr. Burleigh, "I was intending to take some photographs; but had I known that I was to have the pleasure oE meeting you .1 should have brought out a.phonograph." At this audacity, it is said that even General Tucker's stock of sulphurous adjectives ran low. Gilbert Parker, to illustrate the gullibility of some Englishmen in the colonies, recently told the following- story: "Once In Australia on my way through the bush, with my friend Cabbage Tree Bill, we were accompanied Iflt a burly and Intelligent young gentleman from Devonshire, and as we came along wa saw along the road, If It might be called a road, a young kangaroo. Bill said: 'Now wait a minute: you will see him take the letters.' The kangaroo was sitting up as If waiting for something, and Bill said, 'He has his pouch and everything ready to carry them,' but es we came along Bill snapped his whip and said, "Nothing to-day,' and the kangaroo" "trotted off, "the" "young" gentleman believing for a great part of the rest ot the journey that the object -of the kangaroo's presence was as EIU had said." John Philip Sousa, the bai^'master, usually wears his uniform at all times and seasons, and prefers that his men do the same. The practice has led to some very amusing experiences. For ���example, one night Mr. Sousa was. standing in a railway station, on tha platform, waiting for a train. A belated traveler ran up to him and asked, excitedly, "Has the nine-three train pulled out?" "I really don't know," responded Mr.'Sousa. "Well, why don't you know?" shouted the traveler. "What are you standing here for like a stick of wood? Aren't you a conduc tor?" "Yes." said Mr. Sousa, pleasantly, "I am a conductor." "A nice, sort of conductor, indeed!" exclaimed the man. "Well^ you see," smilingly responded the musician. "I am not the conductor.of a ti _ni, but of a brasi band." A woman's broken heart mends beautifully if It is attended to at once.���Ex. "How Is' this? Toii .have charged ��- twlcerthe usual price-for shaving." ���'My razor was dull, and it took ma tw-icc! as long."���New "XTm* "Weekly'."* ' Barber���That's strange. You say you bave been here before. -.1 don't _? >n_ to remember your face'.: Victim���I', <>- bably not. You see. it has all he_'.eJ -"���; She Crushed Him. o v "^Cassandra," Blghs our hero, "there J�� something within rhe that thrills me to' the innermost"..'recesses of iny soul. I E*_st tell youof the haunting heaviness, of 'the doubt, the dread, the pain that ���fills me���" A:.:.'."A; A ,-'*'. "Percival," titters our heroine' "have f on been eating greenapples fV-"Judge." Too Plebeian, ���So you bare decided to -get' another riijaldan." "I have," answered Mrs, Cumroij 'tbe idea of' his"'. prescribing flaxseed tea and mustard plasters for people as rich un Are l"���-Washington SMOKE . THE CELEBRATED BRIAR PIPES. co LJ Q. < (fi a ���__ D < hi _J UJ ���I" H __. o LU 2 O CO W. A Tllurman Depot for Briar Pipes,,tyelson anos a.. ..O..- ��� "���-- - .,, ' ....','.-'. For Rent and for S��le Old Curlosti^ Shop, Josephine St, Nelson A]most the tcTighe&t-thing in the whole of creation is a "pinto" Broncho when he is in fighting h/umor." '" ^ ^ Now his hide is just as taught as he is; and that part above his hips and back is the very toughest and most pliable���it is the "Shell." That is the part used to make the famotis "Pinto**' Shell Cordovan Mitts and Gloves. Wind, rain, tear, rip, scorch and boil proof---almost wear proof. , Made only by nipea 0 -*>- & :R#-*OARL.^ ��� a;a;:/v::.;:-;'-' ���/��������� A \ . > a: # ^r $7.50 Per Ton Delivered -All orders must be accompjiBried by �����*��_. anA should be forwarded either personally or by mail t&tfa* office of W. P. TIERHEY, GEHERftL AGERT '^W; THE NELSOB EOOKOMIST It doosn'tmatter where you stray, Go where you will by night or day, -.: ���Sly Cupid's.ever''making liny;'' lie doesn't waste a minute.-. Between the daylight* and the dark, -On steamboat, train, hotel ��u'd park,. Thorc's not a spot but you cun murlc Aspooncycoupleir.lt. At church or. piny, there too, one spies ($omu couple makiug honey eyes, Willi sweetest smiles and softest sighs ��� They're certain to begin it, .Until lit length you gravely doubt. Jfyou should search the y'orlct about 'Thai you sliould Und a spgl without ..-..' A spooney couple in it.-/' | ~ J ..' And who rt-oubl haveitcb.in^bd? Would you? I lovu to hear the lovers c>:>; And in their softest ilsplnga woo Sniuu gentle heart und win it. In all of illo-thcre should not bo, From K-.lcu to Eternity A place without���lt.seems to mc��� A spooney coupto in It. ' Nelson is not alone in the ulist'iice of ''dramatic performance-. The .troiiltlc seems to be-that tlie i>Uiy lioiisesViti tiie coast have beeu. losing money <>n :ie- ! count of Uie 10 "cent vaudeville j.sinnv.s/ An attempt is now being niu'le lo break the cheap.houses, bv turning the- big theatres into vaudeville houses. This has been done at both Victoria .and Vancouver, and the result is looked ���-forward to with some interest. +++ *++++++���*��� ++++++++++9+++++ $+++944+++4+++++++++++.++4 Do you notice our Eyeglass Mountings ? �� good? They feel better than they look. Don't they look ��- We have thetn in Gold + % Filled and Gold, ancl can change your old-mountings and fit on % The cantata, "Rose Maiden,'' will be -given by the Nelson Choral Society at the Opera House on-the evening of May 3. The rehearsals imlicatea satisfactory production of this 'chtirniin^ cantata. *"'new. ones. * ca'l and let us give you an all round perfect fit. + | ��������������� V .-* 4 + + ��� ��� - Jewellers, Watchmakers and Opticians, 'Phone 293. ��� Your Lenses may also need changing, so give us a 9 + ���+ mATENAUDEBROS. I ��� *r+4++>++++++* *>+++++tr++9 0$++++++++++ yf^++++9^^++++++% Notice To Delinquent Co-Owner. To Archie JI. Johnson, nr tunny person or persons to whom lie mny have transferred nls Interest In the ������Dphir" mineral claim, situate im .lie west side uflHrd creel., about om: and n halt" in lies up Irom the old (lnvcrn- ir.f.nt ti-ail. in lliu kelson MlLir.g .Division, '-."est Kootciiiiy/: .; / ���> Vou ami each ofyou arc hereby notified that l have expended one; liuniiicd "and two dollars nnu lil'ty .cents in '.labour nnd ihipiiAcirfonts on tne above mentioned claim in ..order to., hold, said claim under' I lier provisions of thc Mineral Act, the said'laliou'r'IV'e'nK Hone-for the year ending April 12.190-1.and ii within SO clays from thedatonf this notice,yuu fail or lefuse'to contribute your proportion of such expenditure .together with all co.-ts of advertising your iuterest. iu t ic said claim will become ihe property of the undersigned, under Section 4 of an Act entitled " Mineral Act Amendment Act. IWKi.'.' o . Dated this 17th day of Febn-mrc.19(15. J. B.Baxteh. The following story illuslralirijr tiie beautiful quality of discretion. In bein<; told this week. r*> is the story of an Irish tailorwho had a heap .of it. ^One morning.. Mrs. Murphy, a customer, came into the shop :m;iper. She asked him what -he ,-was, doing. . .'.'Oi'm mahin! a l'slit av the min iii.this block 'who Ol kin lick,'.' sftld-he. .-"Jlev yez got! Murphy's name down?!' asked she. ''Murphy leads ir.e lisht." Home flew Mra. Murphy and broke thc news . ,., -.< iv, ,;-���..; -��� 4.-- ���" ��� ' ..; to'her man;"Ho'was'in~tlie tailor shop in a jift'y. , .".Me. woman tells me that ye're after making a.memorial tablet uv the min.that.-yez" kill lick; aud tliat ye've got me at. the head uv it. Is that true?'! "Shure an' it's true. What of it?" said the tailor. . /'.Ye good for nothin' little grasshopper, I could commit suicide on yez with 'ine one band tied behind me." "Are- ye shure about that?" asked the tailor. "Bbure? I'm shure about it." ".Well, then," Baid the tailor, "if ye're shure of it I'll scratch ye off the lisht." '. The preparations for tlie flower festival for Dominion. Day are going ahead; and the committee having the "affair"iircharge"exprcss Lhe~belief ~that it, will be a success. A committee of women will be appointed to take charge of the decorations. The Daily News prints dispatches from the coast that ' are often misleading as to the policy of the Government, and tho Tribune writes its coast dispatches iu Nelson. They are always misleading. T. G. Procter is over in East Kootenay ou business, connected witii. tlie Kooten*y Vallej-s Land Co., Ltd. GENERAL NEWS. Ray Messer, a machiiiut helper in the C. P. R., had his foot criislicJ by n wheel fulling on it this week. John wutson has resigned from the Bell Trading Co. and ucceptcd a position with the Hamilton l\.\\��kr Co. The death occurred at Victoria on the 4th inst., of Edward Mull.uulainc, of Edward Mallandain.,. of Creston. Deceased was one of tlie pioneers of tbe Province, and had reached the advanced age of 78 years. Tom Rankin has secured the position of mechanical engineer at the Second Relief mine. He formerly worked for Mr. Barnhart, mul that gent'emuit was pleased to again avail himself of Mr. Rankin's services. Notice To Delinquent Co-Owner To Nels Petersen, or lonny person or persons to whom lie may have transferred his Interest in the "Summit" mineral claini,-situate' on Coon creek, in tlie Nelson Mining Division of West Kootenuy :��� .- > * ������.Vou and each of you nrei hereby notified Unit I iviive ex: ended two hundred dolhirsiri lahi.ur and 'Improvements on' the above iiienlUincd claim in order- to liold lhe. said claim under tl.e provisions ot te Mineral Act, the said . ab ur h..ini_ done for tin- year eudiii!! 1004,nnd'if within .11 days l".om the date oftii'.s nolle you fail or refuse to coiitribiite ymir i-roporl'on of su< hcNpen- ditur. s together with iillfia^s of advertising, vour interest in said mineral claim -will become the property of the undcro'sucd under .Section 4 01 uie ���.'Mineral Act Amendment Act. 19ti0." Dated this 0th aay ol Man-h. 1OB EX AMtNATitOK^:--' Zif/', Eu' rancc for Examination roust be hiade in- writing to the.Secretary or tlie Board or Examiners, at least ten days before' the date set for beginning of examination, nnd must be acconi pan led by the prescribed fee ($15) Any.aildiltoiial Information.desired may be obtained Irom II Carmlchael. Secretary, Board Examiners. Victoria, orAlcy iiclvillop and Hy ."Harris, Examiners, Nelson. HicilAitt) McBarUE. Minister of Mines. Department ofMlne-��. Victoria, B.C., 0lh_ March, 1005. Notice. I' hereby give' notice that sixty days after dato I intend 10 apply lo the Chief Cotnlnis mlssionorof Lands and Works for permission to purchase a tract of lanaln West. Kootenay district, of the following description:��� Beginning nta post.marked .)'. .1. Campbell H. W. Corner, whicli is placed adjacent to the H. W. corner of lot 0300, running'.: therefrom twenty'cliai'ns*North, tlience approximately forty chains East, thence twenty chains South, thence forty chulns West-to tlie point of com- nioncenicnt,a==contaliiing___appr<>.-imatcly_ eighty acres. .���'..-... (Sgd.) J. J. Cam_bk__. Nelson, U.U., April Itii, 1505. THE JEWELER BAKER ST. We only ask one trial to make you our cus tomor. Fine Watch Jewelry, '-Optical, and Silverware repairing 4nd,everything.in. tlie lino; R&asonoble charges.- 'Work sent aus from outside towns will recolve the same care as it personally delivered. Plllleult repairs done for other Jewelers. ,. , .... ortgage Sale. Under.;' and by virtue of the powers contained iu ascertain mortgage y'hicli will be produced at the time of sale, there wil! ba ! offered for sale by C. A. Waterman & '.Co., ' at their offices In the K.-"\V-:C, 11 ock, Baker street, Nelson, B. C, ou Monday, the_ First day of May, 1905, at the liour of twelve o'clock noon, the lollow- Ingproperty: All and singular Lots numbered : Eighteen (18), Nineteen (19), Twenty (20), Twenty-one (21); and "West one-half of Lot Twenty-Two'(22), in Blrek numbercd-Thlrty i (.10), in tlie Town (now city) of Nelson, Prov- ! nice of British;.GcluinbIuT.��ccordin�� to the, otlicial plan or survey of the Town of Nelson. . This property Is situate .on the corner of- Kootenay and Silica streets (South side), and has erected thereon a dwelling house. I For terms and conditions ot sale apply to W. A. Macdonald, Solicitor for Mortgagees. -Burns Block, Baker Street, Nelson, B. C. Daled this 8th day of Mny. 1905. NICKERS0N, Chimney Swee pirg rrompt attention given to all orders for Chimney Sweeping. Send your orders to Job d; Dbws-KS.'care of Uie 01(1 Curiosity Shop. S1.5U jieir chimney.-; 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE ATENTS Trade Marks . Designs Copyrights &c. "Anyone aonrtliiB a nkelch nnd dcacrlptlon may quickly ascertain our opinion freo woollier an Invention Is probably patentable Communlcn. UoinintrictlyconUdoutlaL HANDBOOK on Patents sont freo. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken tbroush Munn & Co. rccolre tpeolal noticf, without clinrgo, ln tho Scientific Jlmeric^. A handsomojjr niuitrateS -weekly,: Ijiruest cir- oalatlon ol any soiontlOS ioanuil, Terms, *3 a year: four months, tU Sold bysH newsdealers. MUNN Jfe&jj;^>m York Branch Offloo, 635 F St,. Wsshlcgton,��. 0, '_ bere;w-n8 an; important meeting of the Avli'oelsak' merchants at the office of tlie Stuiitlanl Furniture Co., 'when' mailers of interest to. tlie association were dh-eusscd. The inincipal question before the pjfeting was the p'ro- r-oscd lciitljuslineut 0/ freight rates. 1 0 V 3 5 c S 0 0> tDES c (*- "�� O 0 >. a. C3 O 73 -_ __ 3 0 JC ' c 1- �� ^a I c __ >% is e. 0 -& ti 0 0 c Carpets, Linoleums, Rugs, Mattings, Draperies. A beautiful line of Art Squares in Ingrain, Brussels aud Velvet, sizes 2j_x3, 3x3. .3^x3. 3x4, 3^x4>-_. I'rices from $5.00 to $15.00. Ingrain and Wool Carpet, at 50c, 65c, 75c,' $1.60.and $1.25 per yd. Tapestry ciirpets at 50c, 6oe, 85c and $1.00 per yd. - - "Brussels and Velvet carpets at $1.00, $1.25, and $1.50 per yard. Wilton Carpets at $1.75 and $2.00 per yard. . - Japanese Matting at "25c aud 35c per yard. Linoleums and Oil Cloths from 50c to $t.25*per yard. %Small rugs in all the new colors, sizes 18x36, 24x48 and 30x60, pricrs Irom $1.25 to $6.00 each. Portieres in silk and Tapestry, Red, Green, New Blues aud Fancy Stripes from $3.50 to $12.00 per pair. Lace Curtains and Sash Muslins, the popular Nottinghams from 75c to $5.00 per pair; Irish Point and Applique at $3.50 to $15.00 per pah ; Nets, Muslins, Scrims and Madias from 15c to-50cper yard. A full line of Curtain poles, Rods and Trimmings at specially reduced prces. Sewing and laying carpets free 'of charge. New Dress Goods We have just received the finest collection of individual Costume lengths that we have ever shown, in light weight fabrics, embroidered Voiles, Poplins, Crep de- Chines, Silk Eolienes, etc., in all the newest shades. IRVINE GO., LIMITED. THE BIG GASH STORE IRON BEDS $4.00 agents MASON-RISGH PIANOS- Two second lmud Bell Pianos Piauos taken in exchange for Mason & Bisch Pianos. ;' ForS .tie Cheap-One .German make, Walnut Case, S150. Oiic Square Top, 515_. Complete House Furnishers ; the sinuousitlcs of said Kootenay Kiver to the .' point of commencement. . Dated 21st February, 1905. ' li. A. Cam__h_i<. O 5^ NOTICK. Notico is liercby given tliat B0 days after date, 1 Intend to apply to tho Ohiof Commls- 1 loner of Lands and works for permission to purchase 480 ncn-s ol land situate in West Kootenay District,, about iyt miles West of Slocan Kiver, on Kobcrtson Creek:���Commencing ntn post planted i0 chains North of William K. Koch's N. W. Corner Post, marked "M. E. K. N. te. Corner Post," thence West 80 chulns; thence South 10 chains ; thence East 40 chains; thence-South "10 chains; thence East "10 chains ; thence North 80 chains to the point of commencement. Dated February WtU, 1905. ' % ���' ' M.E.Kocir. It Pays to Deal with Rutherford NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that. fiO days afterdate lint end to apply to the Chief Commls- . sioner or lands and Works for pormIsston '. to purchase 10 acres of land In West Kootcnny I District: Commencing^at _a post marked '"P. EN. N, W. Corner Post" planted, 1 mile 1 East of Bonnlngton Falls Station on the South side of the night of Way-of the Coning bia'& Kootenay Railway, thence tast f"1'^- 1 ing raid Right of way hMO yards, thence bouth ko Kootenay Kiver, thence following the sin- 1 uousitics of said Kootenay Kiver to the point of commencement. ���-'���' '. Dated 21st February, 1905. , .-. ��� Fn_o E_W_I.T_ NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that B0 days after dato I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to purchase 320 acres of land situate in West, Kootenay District, about 4% miles West of Blocan Kiver, on Kobertson Creek:���Commencing at a post p'.anled at tho centre of William E. Koch's 'East Boundary line marked "A. M.J.'sN.W. Corner Post," thence. South 40 chains; thence East 80 chains; theuce North 40 chaius: thence WestSO chains to the point of commencement. Dated February 14th, 1905. '������--.-. ' ^...jf. JiOUSSON. ieeds for Garden and Ranch Canadian Seeds sold by one who knows the seed business. This season ! am prepared to supply fresh seeds in large or small quantities by weight���and besides the regular vegetable seeds have a specially good selection of flower seeds also by weight. 18 different kinds of Sweet Peas. ^ WM. RUTHERFORD, Druggist WARD STREET, NELSON, B, C. PHONE A214 NIGHT PHONE B214