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Ladysmith developed as a residential area for the employees of a large coal mine, and, in 1904, it had a population of approximately 4000. The Ledger was published by the Ladysmith Publishing Company, which also issued the paper under two variant titles: the Daily Ledger (April to July, 1905) and the Ladysmith Ledger (September to December, 1906).","@language":"en"}],"DigitalResourceOriginalRecord":[{"@value":"https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/collections\/xdailyledg\/items\/1.0348043\/source.json","@language":"en"}],"FileFormat":[{"@value":"application\/pdf","@language":"en"}],"FullText":[{"@value":" LADYsniTH Daily Ledger\nPUBLISHED IN THE LEADER OFFICE\nVOL. 2, |n\/6 lQ\nMONDAY, NOV. 7, 11)04.\nPRICE FIVE CENTS\nQUEBEC LEGISATURE\nTO BE ALL LIBERAL\nConservatives Decide as Protest Not to Futjoseph Raincs Accused of Ps^\nguy\nUp any Candidates at General\nElection\nGaske Will be Vacated for Aylesworth\/v\nRalph Smith Will Help in Kootenay\nand Cariboo\n(Associated Press Despatches.)\nMontreal, Que., Nov. 7\u2014 Solicit!\nGeneral Lcmieux, who was elected\nfor both Nicolet and Gaspe, lias, at\nthe request of Sir Wilfrid Laurier,\nlimited to hold Nicolet scat and turn\nover that of Gaspc lo Hon. A. 1).\n.Ayleswor'th. It is likely Mr. Aylos-\nworth will lie elected hy acclamation. Sir Wilfrid, who was elected\nfor Wright ami Quebec cast, will sit\nfor the former.\nA caucus of tlic Conservative leaders in provincial politics was held\ntoday when the conclusion was unanimously reached not to put any candidates in lhc Held at tlic provincial\nelections which arc fixed for the 251h\nof this month. This action lis in prol\nlest against the attempt of the parent .administration to secure a.n extension of power hy taking advan\ntage ol the Laurier Iceling now prevalent, and by fixing the date of elections so as to prevent the apposition\nlaying thc case against the government belore the people. Legislature\nhas still another year to run and\nthere is no reason lor appealing to\n[ the people at the present time save\nand except that of a party value.\n| Having finished his own election,\niMr. Ralph Smith this week goes to\nassist the Liberal candidates in the\nYale-Cariboo and Kootenay, where\nelections come off on Nov. 22. Theft\nwas a jubilation of the Liberals ii:\nNanainio on Saturday night. Quite ii\nnumber of people went from Lady\nsmith to attend.\nFull returns of the Nanainio cou-\nslituencc give Smith 1,127, Wolley\n1,015 and Kenton 725.\nk>g in Possession of\nStolen Watch\nHas Been Committed for Trial\nand Is Now in Nanaimo\nJail\nA CHARMING\nWEDDING SCENE\nQuaint Ceremony at Marriage\nof Oscar North and\nMarie Alio\nFORECAST\nU S. ELECTIONS\nJoseph Raines, a young man woll\nknown in Lailysmith, was on Saturday night committed for trial on the\ncharge of being in possession of\nstolen property. Some two weeks\nago a party of young men, one of\nwhom was Raincs, were drinking at\na bar in town, and during the evening Oscur Boyc lost his watch, and\nanother man his money. Boyc, in\ntho hope ol being able to get his\nwatch back, gave a description of it\nto Mr. Gemini thc jeweller, warning\nhim that the timepiece had liecn stolen. About a week n_o a man brought\nByvl.aw to Boi.-ow Money for\nLight to b; In' 0'\nduced\nPeople Will Say Whether or\nNot They Want lm\/\n. provement\nSTJLL WAITING FOR\nORDER TO FIGHT\nRival Forces Near Mukden Remain Within'\nClose Grappling Distance of\nEach Other\nTim I'nllri.i.r ll.'iy\n(ruing, war an interesting and pretty\nto Miss Marie Alio, on Saturday cv-\necrenmny. It look place in the Finn\nHall and before the wedding party\narrived, flic guests stood, the ladles\nlining one side of the hall and the\nmen the other. - The Finnish baiid\nwas on the olatform and when the\nminister, Rev. R. Boyle, entered and\ntook his place, the wedding parly entered to the music ot the band. There\nwere \u2022 thirteen bridesmaids nnd thirteen groomsmen preceding thc happy pair and as they .reached thc centre of tho room the (bridesmaids\nformed a line, the men another and\nthe bride and groom passed between\nto their places in front of thc nilu\nInter. Then the leading 'bridesmaid\nand the best man stepped forward\nand thc ceremony proceeded.\nThe religious services ended. Mr.\nand Mrs. North laced about and the\nthirteen bridesmaids each in turn\nsaluted the bride, while the grooms^\nmen congratulated the groom. Then\n_\"'ie guests also came forward In\n__ialr_\" nnl' llal(' \",0'( respects slmll\nariy\nNew York, Nov. (1.\u2014t'has. F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, when\n'asked for a Dual estimate on there\nsuit oi the Presidential election,\nsaid' Every indication points to n\ngloat democratic success. I reUrait.\nfrom disclosing the figures which\nwarrant this statement, because I\n.do not wish tn risk flic chance nl\n(illegal methods in certain up-stale\nsections, defeating the will of the\npeople. In previous years I have\ngiven accurate estimates of the city\nvote, only to find that the O'Dolj\nmanagers provide by fraud means tn\novercome the city majority. Prudence distatcs now that thc Republican management should not know\niu advance, the majority which New\nYork city will give for the .Democratic ticket.\"\nWilli fair weather promised loi\ntomorrow Irom New York to But-\nfnlo, an extremely largo vote Is\nlooked lor in this city and state.\nBoth sides continue lo express thc\nutmost confidence in the rctmlt.\nTHE QUAKERS.\nP|biladcl|lliia, Nov. 7.\u2014Tlie political atmosphere In the slate of Pennsylvania is unusually calm to-day,\ndue to the general anticipation that\nthc customary Republican majority\nwill lie voted. It in predicted that\nthc state delegation in the national\nhouse of representatives will con'\nsist ol 29 Republicans and 3 Democrats.\nIN ILLINOIS.\nChicago, Nov. 7.\u2014With thc activity\nof the presidential campaign practically at an end, today was devoted by thc state leaders of thc political parties revision of the forecasts on the latent reports from the\nstate and in preparing to bring out\nthe vote in Chicago. Nothing con\nlaiiicd in thc slate reports materially changed the outlook lor either thc\nnational or state ticket, Republican\nleaders claiming a plurality of 1(1(1,-\niiiiii for Charles S. Pucsoii, candidate\nfor Governor, while the Democratic\nmanagers give no figures, hut reiterate their confidence ol weeess, laying more stress on the presidential\ncampaign than nn thc state contest.\nBOTH SIDES CLAIM WIN.\nTopcka, Nov. 7.\u2014Kansas is conceded to the Republican electoral (ildkr-\ncl by a large plurality, but both\nsides claim the slate ticket. Thc republican claim 1011,000 pluralty for\nRoosevelt.\nA SWEEPER.\nRaleigh, N. C, Nov. 7.-Thc outlook lor tomorrow fs lor a sweeping\nDemocratic victory with a majority\nthe card. Tlicy arc to ho played in'rn.nSiiiK lor both stale abd national\ntickets near (111,000. The general assembly will be overwhelmingly Democratic.\nBIGGEST EVER.\nCincinnati, O., Nov. 7.\u2014Tlio Republicans adhere to their claims that\ngive Roosevelt tho largest plurality\n!ilihe state ever gave a president.\nlhi|4 watch to Gcuoni and wanted to\nborrow $5 on it. To this Mr. (lon-\n(ini replied that he did not keep a\npawn shop, whereupon, the man said\nthat as lung as he got the $5 he did\nnot care what became of thc watch.\nAs a result of this the aiitlmritUvi\nwere informed and on Saturday ev-\nning Raines was arrested by Police\nConstable Cassidy, was given a preliminary healing the same night.ond\nyesterday was taken fo Nanainio to\nawait his trial. It Is understood\nthat Raines claims that it was fiomo\nht'lior man who sold flic watch, and\nUnit if is a case of mistaken identity, hut Mr. Gcuoni and his little\ndaughter who was in flic store at\nthe time, arc sure it was Raines.\nRalntii was horn in Nanaimo and\nhas lived in Lailysniilli for a long\nlime, his people being very will\nknown in this part of the dictrict.\nHis father and ninbher arc at present residing in Victoria.\nThe electric light question Is to ho\nup at the City Council meeting tonight, when it is expected thct a bylaw will be introduced to place before the people, for authority to borrow money to put in an electric\nlighting plant for the city. It is understood that such a plant is estimated to cost $14,0110 or 315,000 and\nI be for Incandescent lights, instca\nol arc lamps. Thc cost of taking\ncare of the incandescent lights is\nmuch less than in the case of the\narcs, as.there is not the necessity of\ncleaning each lamp and renewing lhc\ncarbons every day. The Council have\ncome to thc conclusion that the Jcity\nnow requires street lighting and will\nleave to the people to decide whether the money shall he borrowed for\nthe purpose.\nRussian Troops Are Attempting to Worry\nthe Small Japanese Garrisons of Ko\/\nrean Towns\n(Associated Press Despatches!)\nAIRSHIP CONTEST.\nSt. Loots, Nov. O.-rUnlcss Jhe wca-\nhcr conditions intcrfei\nCLOSE QUARTERS.\nMukden, Nov. 7.\u2014The Russian and\nJapanese armies extending from Ben-\ntsiaputw east to the Liao River\nwest, at places are almost within a\nstone's throw of each other. At Ben-\ntsiaputze not more than four hundred yards separate the advance\nposts ami at Sinchlnpu, on tbe Shakhe river just west ol the railway,\nand 15 miles south ot Mukden, the\n.Japanese and Russians occuoy the\nextreme ends of the same village. At\nHiingshanfs, tlie Russian centre has\nthrown advance posts across the\nShakhe river. Both armies arc still\nstrengthening their positions _\nPeachcng, south of lloowan. The\nRussian cavalry by long detoura frequently appear in the rear ol the\nJapanese outposts, within a mile ol\nthe gates of Hamheung, immediately\ndisappearing upon the Japanese infantry making a sortie from the city,\nRussians have re-occupied Hani-\ngwan pass, a small force of Japanese retiring to Yaksanung upon tho\nRussian approach. Thus the outposts of both east coast armies\nawait developments some 300 miles\napart. The Japanese are provisioning Hanipting where 2,000 troops of\ntheir main body are now quartered.\ni The Russians sonic days ago cut the\nall! telegraph near Sakho between Won-\nalung the line The slightest move-'son and Hampung. A thousand\nment. on cither side is the signal for Japs patrol thc roads night and day\nfiring which occassional!)' lasts all with strong pickets at various\nnight. Thc Russians arc using six points. In garrison at'Wonson are\ntho great-iinch guns on tbe railway ffihich must'an additional thousand men\nest demonstrations of airships in the greatly harass the Japanese. Un-\nworld will tako place jdoubtcdly the most decisive, if not\nhistory of the\nat the World's Fair\nHoused in the aerodrome\ntomorrow, j the greatest battle of the war, will\ngiving\na total of Japanese forces on the\ncast coast of well inside 5,000. Tho\ncorrespondent is informed by the of-\nfivollio fought in Ihe vicinity of the Sha-Ificials at Wonson that the inoquali.\n(lying machines, embodying as many Ikhe river. Thc Russians are confident, '\nprinciples and varying in size from of (heir ability to hold thcir\n. ly in size ol the two armies will be\nlions.\nthe monster airship built and Invent\ncd by llippolitc Francois, of Paris\nwith its immense gas hag containing continue\nr posi- lessened by\nSAYS REPORT\nIS UNTRUE\nIipanese Minister at, Hague\nDenies Story of Plot\nAgainst Fleet,\n(15,00(1 cubic feet of hydrogen gas,\nto the comparatively small balloon\nbelonging to A. L. Reynolds, of Los\nAngeles, which, when inflated has a\ncapacity of only three thousand cubic feet. Tomorrow thc first\nis scheduled in the contest for\n\u201e\u201e , l-___^_l_,_. rc-inforcenients numbcr-\n1 be soldiers are building mud ing 15,000 who have already left\nhuts for winter quarters. The nights j Japan.\nNevertheless,\ncold, hut the days\nare\nlight\nbright, ^^^^^^^^^^^\nIN KOREA.\nNew York, Nov. 0,\u2014A despatch to\nllie Herald from Wonson, Korea,\nOct 28, via Che Foo, Nov. (i, says\nthat 15,0(1(1 Russian troops are south\nIhe .of the Tiimcn river with 32 guns,\ngrand prize of $100,00(1 offered ||y tlic Of these 0.0(10 of the main body are\nLouisiana Purchase Exposition Com- quartered at Kyungsung, 2 000 ah\npany.\nHong\n_\"Ms over, glasses were filled\nwith lomona'*1 al\"' t,,e ''calth of the\nnewly wedded ,'\"l'r was loastcd, thc\nguests\" touching ,?l\u00absscs with them,\nA very picturesque I'.'MJj scene followed. Tlie bride, blinti.'oldcd, was\nplaced In the centre of a circle ol her\nbridesmaids and the one she managed to touch first will lie the first\nmarried. The groom went through\n. the same ceremony with his attendants. Then the rest of the evening\nwas given up to merriment, dancing\nand refreshments.\nThe bride was beautifully dressed\nin white cashmere with long veil,\nand real orange blofsonis. The brides\nmaids werc all clad in white and the\ngroomsmen had each a favor of real\n.orange blossom in his button hole.\nB\/C3KETBALL\nTOMORROW\nFor tomorrow night tho City League have two basketball games\nthe Opera House. The throw-up being sharp at 7.30, when thc Shamrocks and the Unknowns open the\ncon tost.'. The second half of the evening is between the II. & A. team,\nand the Red Devils. Admission will\nbe ten cents. '\nThe Hague, Nov. 0. \u2014 Nouliakata\nMitsubishi, lhc Japanese minister to\nthe Netherlands, in nn interview with\nthe Associated Press today, absolutely denies the statement cabled\nfrom St. Petersburg on Nov. 0 that\nbe had organized an attack on the\nRussian Baltic r-iquadron. I! Russia\nshould produce, as the \"high authority\" in St. Petersburg is quoted ar\nsaying, would Be done, belore thi\nInternational Commission, n message\npurporting to have been sent hy the\nlapanese minister \"containing complete evidence that such was thc\nuse,\" M. Mifsiihasbi said tho document would be a lorgcry.\nROW ABOUT\nWASH LADY\nAlmost Complication [Between\njUnited States and\nRussia\nITALIAN ELECTIONS.\nRome, Nov. 7.\u2014Definite returns\nshow that all (he members of the\ncabinet have been re-elected. The\ngovernment has been victorious over\nthe extremists who lost 20 scats,\nTurin, Naples, Palcfcmo, and almost\nall the large towns joined Milan and\nGenoa in defeating the extremists\nand showing a manifestation against\nthe general strike.\nSignor Nasco, former minister of\npublic 'instruction and a tugiMve\nfrom justice, accused of peculation!\nwas rc-elcctcd unanimously hy his\nfellow townsmen at Trapnni. Signor\nPulizzolo, who is considered to lie\nthe bead of the Mafia secret Society\nwas defeated at Palermo.\nASPHALT PLANT GONE.\nWinnipeg, Nov. 7.\u2014The asphalt\nplant owned by the city of Winnipeg\nwas burned early this morning. The\nbuilding was u light frame structure\nhut the machinery was ol the latest\nand tho loss will lie over $20,00(1.\nAll work on asphalt street pavements will lie slopped for the year.\nMeagre details of a large fire at\nCards ton, Alberta, reached here today. The Alberta hotel was among cd upon,\nlliu buildings destroyed. The sbcrill said be had merely cull\nA.situation that for a time promised to result in annlher Hugh Gurney\ncase and lead to international complications arose in the Slates the\nother day in the parties lo flic controversy, Commander Alexander J3ou-\ntakofl, Russian naval attache to the\nUnited Slates, and a local shcrilT,\nclanking glasses and driukin . the\none to thc health ol the czar and I he\nother to tho freedom of thc America, eagle.\nDuring the summer Commander\nBoutakoiT and family werc summering iu fashionable Black Rock, a\nsuburb of Bridgeport. When flic family went they brought wilh\nLena Dixon, a negro laundress who\nwas in their employ'in Washington.\n'I'he understanding with Madam lloii-\ntakolf was that thc fare of the laundress should lie paid to Bridgeport,\nand her Washington wages would\ncontinue if she remained in the service nl the family until tlicy .returned to Washington, when she would\nbe taken back to the nation's capital.\nThc Dixon woman decided to quit\nthe employ of the Russian diplomat\nand when she asked for her wages,\nllie commander held back uino dollars because she failed to keep her\nagreement. The servant consulted\nlocal'sheriff who made bis way to\nBlack Rock. Afler explaining his\nmission, Commander BoutakoiT fuiu-\nI to his visitor and inquiredj\n\"Do you understand my relations\ndill the (hilled Stales government'!'\nmid before the sherilf could answer\nlie Commander declared:\n\"Have a care, sir; I will brook\nnone of this nonsense. I am a representative to this conn try ot . the\nCzar Nicholas ot Russia and I will\nnot permit my rights to Ih; encroach-\nthc coast in town garrisons and 4,\n(Kill cavalry arc thrown out westward in small bodies, menacing the\nJapanese line of communication and\nrailway const ruction between Ping\nYang aud Wiju by frequent cross\ncountry raids. The remainder of 3,- \t\n(1011 are operating in strong scouting : with naval stores and complete sig-\ndetachincnts to thc southward at nailing apparatus.\n^^^^^^^^ the Japanese authorities display evident anxiety which\nis augmented by the altitude ol the\nHampung nativdi, who are distinctly unfavorable to the Japanese occupation, forming secret societies\nwhich promise speedy death to any\nKorean discovered assisting thc Japanese, and thus making it very difficult to obtain the much needed interpreters, guides and coolies.\nStatements from trustworthy\nsources at Wonson indicate the use\nof Wonson harbor as a naval base\nthis winter, the harbors north being icebound. This is foreshadowed\nby the arrival of transports loaded\nBRITISH TRADE.\nLondon, Nov. 0.\u2014The October state\nment of flic Board of Trade shows\nan increase of $8,780,000 in imports;\nand a decrease of 42,087,500 in exports.\nPLEADS GUILTY.\nTaylor, Nov. 7.\u2014Taylor, who killed bis wife with an axe a short timc\nago, has pleaded guilty at the assizes now being held here.\nOLD FACTOR DEAD.\nWinnipeg, Nov. 7\u2014Alex. MathVjson,\nfor many years Hudson's Bay factor\nin the Lake Superior district, bus\ndied ol typhoid fever at Fort William.\nMINERAL CLAIMS SOLD.\nMr. W. E, Burns, barrister oi Vancouver, was in town today and pur-\nthem ! chased lor II. W. Treat, all hut one\n'of the live minora! claims on Tcxadn\nIsland, which have been advertised\nThomson, as provincial assessor,\nlor sale in thc Ledger hy Mr. Geo.\ned to offer his friendly ollk'es In behalf nf the servant who had applied\nto him. The toive of Ihe commander\nchanged and he Invited the sherilf to\n\"have one\" with him, and the sher-\niUf obliged.\nAf the advice of the sheriff, the ser\nvnul returned to the service ol the\nBoulakolfs,\nNEWFOUNDLAND ELECTIONS\nSt. John's, Nftd., Nov. 5. - The\nil j latest election returns increase Prc-\nBond's majority. Fogo returns Mr.\nEarle, Lib., by a majority of 700.\nIn Trinity Mr. Ciisbii, minister of\npublic works, and Mr. Lloyd, both\nLiberals arc certainly elected, while\nMr. .Miller, the third.Liberal candidate, is 20 votes above Jlf. White,\nthe first Conservative candidate with\none place containing 78 votes vet unreported, Mr. Miller's election Is\nprobable. Premier Bond has every\ncabinet minister elected. Ilis parly\nnow holds 20 seats and the Conservatives five. There are two scats\nyet outstanding\nGUY FAWKES NIGHT.\nHall adoz.cn bonfires blazing\nthrough the rain on Saturday night\nreminded one that it was the filth ol\nNovember and Guy Fawkes of unsavory memory was being \"roasted\" by\nthe small boys lor the Gunpowder\nplot which James I. ol Englandi,gave\nhimself so much credit for smelling\nout. From all accounts it was tbo\none clever thing thc old fellow ever\ndid, and he must have bored his courtiers to death by his constant rrrfi-\ntitions of it. This is probably thc\nonly part of Canada where the fifth\ncelebrated, for like many other\ngood old customs, it is gradually falling into disuse.\nSTRIKE BROKEN.\nLa Salle, 111., Nov. 7,-Thc Hoisting Engineers' union in Illinois is a\nthing of the past. All the coal miners in this district resumed opera-\nlions today as if there had been no\nstrike. The old engineers have returned to work and have joined the\nminers' union.\nENDS ABRUPTLY.\nParis, Nov. 7.\u2014The sensational\ntrial ol Colonels Daulrich and Rol-\nlin and Captains Francois and Marc-\nlifary Information bureau, charged\nchall, odlcers attached to the mil-\nwith appropriating funds which were\nused to secure evidence against Dreyfus, came fo ail abrupt end at noon\ntoday when the government announced that it had abandoned its case.\nThe result is attributed to the evidence ol the Marquis De G-allifcl,\nformer war minister, exonerating\nthe accused officers.\nPORT ARTHUR SILENT.\nChe Foo, Nov. 7.\u2014No news regarding thc operations at Port Arthur\nreached Che Foo today.\nMORE RUSSIAN SHIPS.\nConstantinople, Nov. 7.\u2014The Russian, voluiitoer'Hecf steamer Vonrone,\nlonded with coalttand provisions,.,lpass-\nwl through the Rospherous at noon\ntoday bound for the Mediterranean. LADYSMITH LEDGER\nLADY<\n.EDGER\nPublished every day except Sunday at 'I lie Lccjcr Building, corner\nol First Avenue and French street,\nLadysmith, British Columbia, by the\nLadvsmlth Publishing Company,\nSUBSCRIPTION RATES.\nBy mail in Canada and United\nStales. ] Japanese inns, Those that arc main-\nthat the Japanese have little regard\nfor the cleanliness- of any place where\nthey keep their shoes, or clogs, on.\nThe European room, for example,\nwhicli has. been established in a few\nJapanese homes, is the only apartment iu the whole house lhat is not\nkept scrupulously swept, dusted, oiled and burnished, So, too, with the\nJohnny came marching home.\n\"You sec,\" he explained, \"the cars\nwere so crowded that I couldn't get\non.\"\u2014Cleveland Leader.\nOne year (in advance) $3.00\nSix months tin advance) 1.50\nDelivered in the city (per month) .50\nADVERTISING RATES.\nTransient\u2014Including business notices, calls lor tenders, applications\nfor and transfer of licenses, legal\nnoli es, etc, Itlc a line first Insertion 5c. a line each subsequent insertion, fa lines measure to\nInch.\nCOMMERCIAL ADVERTISING.\nally at all, Harry said, has developed into a volunteer rat catcher. The\nrodents are being killed by hundreds\nand thousands. So fixed has become\nthe habit in the minds of the Japs,\nthat if they see a lat on the street\nthey make after it for all they are\nworth, and several of the little\nbrown men, in their zeal to get one\nmore ear flap for a soldier, have almost dived headlong down a sewer\nafter one of thc elusive rodents that Uu,H\"* Co- lo Vict\"\"a' A\" \"at\"\nwith;has endeavored to escape by means eels and orders lelt witli (hem will\namLofa viaduct. It is only necessary for receive prompt and on -I-' iffc '\n, sonic one to squeak like a rat those ___ ______: \u25a0\t\nto\n,E\nMessrs. Blair and Adam se\ncured the agency of ttie Cluystal\nAU sorts of unexpected things hap\ntl'C pen Bathing ablutions are performed\nand complete change of raiment is\nfrequently effected, the constantly recurring tunnels serving to screen the\nRates on application. Cuts for astonishing character ol these pro-\nregular use should Ire all metal. j grammes. \u00ab\nAii\u25a0 <\u25a0 iiscmrnts nol Inserted for a Thc floor of thc third-class coaches\ntallied in native style are sweet and\nclean; those that haac become Eu-\nropeanized arc usually littered\ncigarette stumps, fruit peelings\ncores and other debris.\nAn American Pullman, wilh its days, Harry said, to have the whole ~~~ 7_ \"\" \u2022 '\ncrowded and unavoidable intimacies, Japanese population of the vicini'fiy *\"\u25a0 \u25a0 \u2022\nis a decent and polite hermitage com rush out of doors and make for tlic Comer Government and Yates streets\npared with.a packed coach in Japan sound, armed with all sorts of weapons. ... I i I I I\nEsquimau & Nanaimo Railway\nTime Tablo No. 60.\nEfl'ec ve An .1 l-l .1901.\nTf.i'inlni'el.o' tin', n Ri,n,nioiiiiilda:.y ai9;IO a. ro,, and iin Sil'illI'.iyi\nSanilnjilm.il Wei'iifiniiyB HI 5r(8 p. m.\n'I \u00bb..'-> ',- te ,, ..mi, :>o n > iiii.i, weir rof ii.m.aml'on mu ' ,Vir,S.i-\n,li->H.,il IV -.oii.erio ;.. \u2022'.\nKw.ti.i.-u ..!-.... si,.| e. t, ion. ii d i >\u00bb\u25a0 h r, one, good iot _oio&. j m ,iey\nS, ii.tiny .nil BiHuiiM, union\"'* nut'. nxrtoati Monday.\nH\\\nNil\nspecr'urf tune will be lrvped Tor un\ntil paid ami ordered to be dlscon\ntlnu.ir\nAn i''.\"lire, oi adu'vri .mums must\nbe recciied ai. I.lris ollice on the\nmorning of tJ \u2022 (lay of issue.\nSi'l't il1'; rs not rcccivhg paper\nregul.. !v pie. se report to this ollice.\nAll n!i W'H'Ii in.\"it he paid lor on\ndcliir'tv\nVictor.a, B. 0.\nTHREE\nJMRANS-OV_XEN'fALr$\nTRA NS LAiLl.\nII You Are Liang in the\nST. LOuS _..lCt. .'-UN,\nWork done properly'and at right Take the MfilifiKiS PACIFIC\nprir.es. Shop liiul residence in rcat.RY., eillier via St. Paul ot Billings.\n(1EORGM L, COUR1NBY,\nTialih' Mmiagtr.\n****** * * * * ** * ************************************\u201e+\nCoal! - Coal!'\nTransient edVe-\npaid in advance.\n\u25a0 nienls must Iip\nis an uns'wept riot of the flotsam and\njetsam that usually follow in the\nwake ol certain kinds of human craft\nthc world over. A Bowery pic-nic\ncrowd, abandoned to peanuts, popcorn and bananas, never marked a\nmore conspicuous trail than a iot\nof Japanese peasants en route. Only,\nwith the Japanese it is all a very\nsolemn affair. Travel seems to afford fitting opportunity to discard\nnil sorts of personal wreckage. All\nforms of abandoned r odds and ends\nof things begin to identify tlie itln-\nery from the very start. Of course,\nthe foreign traveler who wades\nthrough this car-strewn waste docs\nso to gain experience. It is not a\npursuit ot happiness.\nid Lad\n,'sinilli Lord.\nJ. E. SMITH,\nProp.\nj LADYSMITH AERIE NO. GKO, F.\n0. E. :-: :-: l-i \u2014j\nMeets in tho Opera House 1st and\n3rd Tuesday al 7.30 p.m. Worthy\nPresident, A. A. Davis; Worthy\nSecretary, C. H. Rummings.\nCOMING ELECTIONS.\nThe withdrawal of Mr. Manson\nfrom the content,in Coinox-Atlin was'\nnot unexpected, for with (lie results\nof the general election before the constituency, it was more than likely\nthat Mr. Slocan would have been re- r 0H ' RATS.\n, , , \u25a0\u25a0,,,' There has been a use discovered for'\nturned by a sweeping maiority had .... .... . ,, . ,\n' ' ,a '-,:..-' rats outside of their forming thc\nthere been a contest. In Kootenay basic ingr_|jont tor _,\u201e,, sucy; -,, ty\nand Yale-Cariboo the prestige gained lire being used by the Jaiunc.se to\nhy the general election will also bear keep thcir eais and nvses waim\nW.G.Phaser\n\u25a0 Iciclr.ii i.'iit r\nheavily In favor of the government\ncandidates, for it is a recogni'\/.cd fact\namong politicians that the by-elections immediately after a general\nelect'on arc almost invariably favorable to the government. The two\ncontests left iu this province are, of\ncourse, not by-elections, but rcsem'\nblc them in that they have come after thc main fight. In the Yukon,\nhowever, a different condition of affairs exists. There is an element so\nkeenly antagonistic to the Liberal\nadtiiiiiihtratioii that they will fight\nthe election lo the bitter end, especially since Mr. Congdcn is the candidate Mr. Thompson is a candidate\nnot so much of the Conservatives as\nan antagonist of Ihe administration\nin the Yukon and on that issue the\ntwo parties have lined up. There is\nhitter feeling on both sides and the\noutcome will lie awaited with a gtcal\ndeal of interest.\nSEEKING EXCUSES.\nFrom the press despatches licing\nsent from St. Petersburg it seems\nlikely that the Russians arc going to\nlost their excuse for firing ih the\nHull fishing boats upon the pica that\nthere was a Japanese plot to 'destroy\nthc Baltic fleet and an attempt will\nbe made to show lhat strange torpedo boats were sighted that fateful\nmorning. But it will he noticed that\nthe Japanese minrs'cr al the Haguo\nemphatically denies that there was\nuiiy plot hatched there hy thc Japanese as alleged, and the Hull fishermen also refute the statement tjiat\nthere were torpedo boats anion.' their\n(lect. The London Times believes\nthe story told a short I imc ago lhat I nto\nthe Russian vessels fought with each . witl' another rat.\nwhile they are fighting Russians.\nAccording to the Seattle 'P.-!.''\nJapanese in that town have a method to secure thc hides of tbe rodents\npeculiarly thcir own. Vhey first\ncatch the rats in a trap, tlcn gently\ntap them over the bead with a monkey-wrench, skin them and hi;!', tho\nhides over a radiator o di\\ After\nthis the hides are shipped r,o the\nOrient, where they are mau? into\nrar-laps for use by the .Japanese soldiers who arc fighting Russians iu\nManchuria, Nearly every Japanese\nin the City of Seattle has developed\ninto a rat catcher, and if the supply\nof ears and noses doesn't give out,\nthere will not he a rat in town before long.\nProbably lhc cause of the sudden\ndecrease in the rat population would\nnot have been discovered for a long\ntime were it not (or Harry Key, a\nporter in the saloon of James Shee-\nhafi, and upon whom devolved the\nduty of freeing the place of rats. A\nfew months ago, Harry was not particularly anxious to catch rats, but\nof late it has become.a positive mania with him. He would rather catch\nrats than cat, and that is saying a\nlot, because Mr. Key usually has a\nrattling good anpetite.\nIt was thought right along in the\nShcehan establishment that the rats\ncaught in thc large trap kept tor\nthat purpose were being disposed of\nas was any other refuse. The discovery, was made yest|*day, however,\nthat this was not so. One of the employees of thc place happened to\n\"butt\" into Harry as the porter was\nbusily engaged in making wild\ncracks at imprisoned rats, with a\nmonkey-wrench', The Japanese was\nso intent on his work that' he didn't\nknow anybody was watching him.\nWhen all the rodents in the cage\nhad been killed the Japanese started\nto skin thc biggest one, When tho\noperation was completed Ihe hide\nwas carefully hung up over the radi-\ndry, and Harry got busy\nThen thc employe\n'. :vi5_i___3L''-'-v\"_ar__3_i(\nAny\nKind\nof\nJfiS)\nPrinling'\nNew Tourist Cars on all trains.\nFine connections made Lorn Victoria\nby nignt or moiriiti'g boils. Only ;\nline bamig through sen i e to St.\nLouis without change of cars. Tick-\nels ou sale October 3, 4 and 5.\nFare to Sc. Louis and return,\nrtlli.50, good ftir three mouths, reluming any line; also cheap round\ntrip rales so nil points East, on'nc-\ncount of the Fair. Parties going via\nSt. Paul to St. Louis or Eastern\npoints should not. miss a trip on the\nfamous \"Ninth Coast Limited.\"\nSteamship tickets on sale to all\nEuropean points. Very low rates\nnow in effect. Thcv will not Li-.:.\nCabin accouinrorrniion lesened hy\nwire.\nFor further inhumation cull or\nphone (No. 150) to the office.\na. i). Charlton, c. e: lang,\nA.G.P.A N.I'.H., Oeri'l Ast.,\nPortland, Or. Victoria, B.C.\nafcai Colliery\nC-'mip;,i>y, Ltd.\n|| WeliiJ'U'v* coal- Best lioifkuoldcoal on;'ilie Pacific t\n!\u2022! ^ I\n* Co ui: ,\u2022\u25a0>. .c,t Rica ni coa' on ','c Pp. 'c Ccwr*t I\n\u2666 Alt .i.i.i i. C'\u00bb\u00ab;'i _ .\u201e\u25a0<;, _'\u00bb\u25a0<, sit ..;u aurl liot: ;e-\nj IO' 11 .0.11\n'i'.ie a,b ve ro.'s \"p. e ni'nefl o. ' \u2022 !\\ i',ie Wel-\nI '., U i Co.' .\" _; I . il .. . W il . V.. i.nii; Sluilil,\nO. .,(' irk. no.f, aiid o . oil Ei.y i.. . \u2022-, _u.\n,v,i;\n\u2022\u25a01 n\n6T\nHead Office Victoria, C. C\ntei.iii l-Vfineisco A;,~_i \u2022,> ,\nj R. Dunsmuit-'s Sons Co'y\n140 o ei'ii t St.\nf ************************************ ****************'\nA'11?\n. op 1 .e.ot*\nGRAND HOT;CL\n1 $1*\nDo\nOitlU'i\nWELL\nAt\nTl\nLEDG\nOrik\nE\nother iu mistake, and that the witnesses from the warships will never\nallow the truth of (his to conic out.\nBut! one thing remains, however, that\ncannot be swept away, the lisliing\nvessels werc fired upon, lives were\nlost ami damage done to neutral property. Consequently whatever excuse may be made lor the mistake,\nRussia cannot escape having to make\nreparation.\nbegan to question him.\nEvery Japanese who has any loy-\n0.\nii: 1 '-v.ii io\nTRAIN TRAVEL IcT JAPAN.\nThe railway traveler in Japan,\nsays the Hooklover's Magazine, buys\na Orst, second, or third class ticket,\nor, or If be wishes to go cheaper\nstill, he can get a ticket entitling,\nhim simply to stand on the platform! Many of the cars can lie entered either from the side or Ihe end.\nThe principal difference between the\nfirst and second class coaches is the\ncolor ol tlic upholstery. None nf the\ncars are very clean. Many of the\nthird-class coaches could serve, without much alteration, as ordinary pigsties. This is nil the more remarkable when the (incomparable cleanliness oi the Japanese life Is taken\ninto -consideration.\nAn explanation for this may he\nTHE MO.iI' NUIMIIIOU-\nEPPS'S CiCOA\nVi ;\u25a0('mil-Able fond, with\nall iis n.'tiHiil QY'fililies\nnii-'ci. iii.ed lo umlil up\n;n i niMi.iiaiii eooiilirjallh\n.mil to <*esist vvfiUei'.\nextreme .old. Sold in half\npin iiti tiiis, billed .laities\nli|>|)s& C \u00bb., Ld. Hono 0\nChemisis London, En\u00bb.\nEPPf'SloCOA\n;ANk\nan!-: ItOTEL\nV, !>!,!>.\nFli'e, LlfeaudAc d.\u00ab3.( Intiiiraiice, Lo. .<, Notary Public\nABaRoAIN IN HOUSE ML'ii,\" \u25a0\u2022! V\nI am ollering a House and Corner Lot in a good locality for $450.00\nTerms.\nJ. STEWART, Box 268, Ladysinith.\n\u00ab*i\u00abWi^.i^.(\u00ab^.4^.(\u00aba\u00bb',.i.^^M\u00bb.w^.teWfeWJ^^KteWi^w.feft\u00a5^\nOOWIMtON\n, r on\nI THE TYER COPPER CO., Ltd. I\nI POMIAMM-. ,W> ..,.1 1 !\u2022 , oi'..OI-1'l M.liOII) AND S\n.'\u2022 i n.-< \u25a0.!'(\u2022:>. y\nSmelting Works at |\nI LADYSMITH, B.C. |\nCoiiveniuiu to H. & ,N. k'y u ,:ie Sea $\n\u2014 I\nniu\\ loo: I\nSmfi.ei oViir^i'. I\nI\n1\nII\nI C'.ERMONT DVlNGSrON,\nI \u00bb'_\u00bbl'\u00ab*'_\u00bbl_\u00bbl'fe*.\u00bb)'_\u201e_\u00bbl'\u00ab*'_\u00bbs \u00bb_\u00ab'_\u00bbl''feft'feKteft^\nU... filer '.dr.\nUA-Ul'i >\u2022: 00\nJ'1 < .>()' n w 11 r. H'P\nABBOTT ST., VANCOUVER, B.C,\nAmOTSFORD HOTEL\nNL\/\nJOV\nTXRN\nIlilS B.ril u, ... (Oi I. g.i\nA.J. \u25a0' '!';, \u25a0' up, e 11.\n1 i'r. 1 1 re:, i.e'.n'' y,\nI ADYsnilH.B. C.\nA good Ho'.rdiug Mouse and Hotel\nwhere there are good tables and\nbeds.\nMRS. MARY DAVIS, Prop. I\nHO'\nISLANO home hotil\n!\u25a0 \u2022 ,t- I\nii _i A- .i:\u00abC,\nlliijl Ir ... . I\n.1 \u25a0 1 ten'. * t.')'\u00bb\nI idvsmith\n\"\"\" \" \"ii Iiti aeic .1. ci sub\n1 llB'' \u00ab\u25a0'\u25a0 lt.11 u_ .join\nFinest\n\\il\nRATES-JLOO- per day\nWines, Liquors and Cigars.\nFirst Avenue, Ladysmith, 1), C.\nD. 0. WHITE, Prop.\nNOTICE,\nVSa k i>\"\"' ll.ll\u00ab\u00ab0Ul!|t:li\u00ab\/l \u2022'\u2022\u25a0.,\u25a0 ,| \u201e\u201e\u201e'\u201e. . \u201eea\\e.\n\"..ed I iijlt . . v -kit 1 r,.i ,. , rii_\u201e \u00bb\u2022 K. o ..,0 . jo i>.\nHiiLVPIRi: C\/GAR CO.\nK.\n1\nFourth Avenue.\nRoard by Ihe day, week, or month\nat right prices, liar well supplied.\nJOSEPH AND TASSIN.\n1\nmm m\ni\\ i'l gU.iVII?)\n1 r' 1 a'\ni.'.-i \\y <1KD\n'Ihe I...11I. oi K\n\u25a0.- j Cotuulbiu\nH \u00bb , I) O 1\n: il'U.'.O.\nOn.\nV\t\nA\n, \u25a0 -, .\n .0 u 0 \u2022:)\nR. J, n 6:1)0(1\nOr- W. J. ftujiilan,\nDENTIST\n8 ev K \u25a0 1'. L\u00bb,l;biu..i B. O.\nenjeoe\u25a0\u00bb ,,-w\nM. .R SIMPSON\nQy. tor, Etc.\nS\u00bbn-y io Lo_n \u00bb\n\"' Isi'y\u25a0:.-\u25a0!, . . . lAOYSMIih\nlo>.C o\n.11'\nUl VINO STRENGTH AND\nVIGOR.\n>i ' -f ( 'li 11 (10 0\n0\" ' ' 00!C ll '\nOiW-i.0.1 1 ' uv-\u00bb (\nN\u00bb i.\\ 10 VArSOOUMill\nU, 'IS V'liO i\u00ab\n^. vt.'.-tt' STEP. .V'lirl'E HOIlSlr\nSEW YOIIK SAN I'lltNi (1\n0 \u00abND -K'. tl'I.E SK.UiWAY\nii ;\u00bbn< 1 -.. .nol', \u25a0..\n\u25a0 i'to' the i\"i \u25a0 .\n. 1. . d ol . ', on Nil v\n.V,< ,.9 R\n1) . .1,\nDe '0.' n of one do \" ('-'.' *: \u00abnt. .\ni'I ..,_\u2022\u25a0 V- ' '. 1 l J n'iill ,i| lll-\n1 1 1 n ,,, 1 u\nlli e.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0; 1 ' \u25a0 ' |i I. v 11 11 1 v li n\nLADYSMITH BRANCH -\n- OEO. WILLIAMS, Manager.\n,F. McB. YOUNG,\nS'ARRiSTER'.f.n'd\nSOI IvITOR. . ..\n>ci 'i,io \u2022 \u2022 B.l'\nW. SIL'\nGBHFG.t fa- )z 8AS.1)\nMr. :Y\nWORK'PROMI'TI.V \u2022>'\u25a0\nLeave orders at tho Abhotsforil.\nThe Ladysmith\nThe City Market \u00b0piaHoi,w\nR. W...i..m hen, P.o,... cp\" '>\u2022\u25a0\u2022 \u2022'\" '\"\u25a0 Tliwirl ,a\n|ir 1 ro ci, Dr r t_ i,ii, ,ic9 or Knter\ntaiii,a?n.i gcicnliy.\nD. NICHOLSON, Plop\n,1st Ave, Ladysmith\n___ LADYSMITH LEDGER\nOPEN PORT\nSUNK SHIP\nhall hours as any year, in the last\u2014that is, at the rate of about two\nquarter of a century. Tu times like a day. By the use of life lines, non-\nthese the emulative force ol adver- capsizablc boats, ocean ratts, and\nUsing ought to make itself felt if it other like appliances the means of\never does, and hence a comparative safely to passengers has been large-\nrecord of the past year is even more iy increased, and it is a rather cur-\nThe sinking of the Alaska Bteamer \u00b0' **$%** the record of five years\n- The record of the single year is also\nCity of Topcka, Sept. 11, was due to\nan open air-port 0r dead-light. Such\nis thc conclusion ol Captain Whitney\nvery much more accurate as it is possible to include a much larger per-\nand Engineer Turner, constituting cent,aSe ot \"l\".*\"!1\" W}*N* ru\u2122\u00bb'E\n\u00b0. . . -. ..' ... \u00b0 mrninRlr cnnihln.nt.lnns ttint swell the\nthe local board ol United-Statcs^rria-\nrinc inspector,!. Their investigation\ncovered a period of more than \u2022 a\nmonth.\nThe decision rendered in lull follows:\nJohn Bcrmingham, Supervising Inspector, First District\u2014Sir, We have\nthe honor to .report our findings in\nthe matter ol the sinking ol the S.\nS. Topcka. Thc evidence shows that\non Sunday, September 11, 1004, at\nabodt 0.45 p.m., the S.S. City of\nTopcka sank while loading cargo at\nher dock in Seattle harbor. An investigation or this accident was. begun in this ollice on September 83,\nWllil, and concluded October 271904,\nhy a personal examination ol tlie\nthe ship after she had 'been floated\nand pumped out. The diver who cft-\naniincd the hull thq day following the\naccident reported lhat an air-port or\ndead-light opening into the waiters'\nquarters had been lelt open. The\nfloating of the ship verified this report, The arlr-iport is oneol tho\nthree' opening into the waiters' ^oarr-\nters on the starboard side. .The waiters' quarters arc situated in thc after part of tlic alter 'tween decks,\nand is separated from thc Ireight\nspace by an ordinary wooden bulk,\nhead.\nThose air ports aro left-to the care\nof thc ship's steward, and it appears\nfrom the evidence that the Waiters\nopcp and close ;them when they please\nwithout permission or even reporting\nto anyone. There is no evidence to\nshow who opened this port, or whether it was maliciously or carelessly\nleft open; but wc are inclined to thc\nlatter view.\nWe wouhl respectively call your at.\ntenlion lo the location ol these airports, in this and other ships also\nbelow thc main deck; that tlie ship\nlHx-amc listed to starboard in the\nprocess of loading, which was very\nnearly completed, and that the open\nport admitted enough water, the\nhulk of which was held on the 'tween\ndecks, to. contribute to a much greater list, finally became submerged,\nclosely ioltowing which the hunker\nplates became submerged, the ship\nsinking in a very short time.I\nUpon personal examination,.wc^nd\nthat all pipes so connected that there\nis a passage-way through the same\nfrom the sea to the bilge arc fitted\nwith nonreturn valves, all ol which\nwc found in good working order. We\nfind that il is possible to run water\ninto the ship hy allowing the fresh\nwater tanks to overflow, but to run\nin a'quantity sultlcient to endanger\nthe vessel would require aniuch long-\ngcr time than the time which the\nhydrant hose was connected to the\nfilling pipes ol the tanks, and all evidence given hy thc engineer's departs\nment confirms our belief that the\n.tanks did not overflow.\nFrom the fuel, that there were no\nleaks in the hull ol thc vessel, wc arc\nof the opinion that the cause of the\nsinking of the steamer was due to an\nppen air-port.\nagainst combinations that swell thc\nfigures abnormally. And here is thc\nstory the year has told:\nIn assets the advertising banks\nhave gained 21 per cent; the non-\nadvertisers have lost 5 per cent.\nIn capital the advertisers have\ngained 15 per cent.; the non-advertisers have lost 5 per cent.\nIn surplus the advertisers have\ngained 10 per cent.; the non-advertisers have gained 10 per cent.\nIn deposits the advertisers have\ngained 22 per cent.; the non-advertisers have lost 7 per cent.\nIn other words the banks that have\nlieen persistent advertisers have\nshown substantial gains in every essential feature. The banks lhat have\nnot advertised havo lost in everything but surplus, and the gain there\nis not nearly so 'great as in the olhoi\nclass. It hfmtoresting to note in\nlooking over the records that only\none bank in the advertising class\nshows any loss, and that was caused\nby tho withdrawal ol a constituent\ninstitution, while among the banks\nthat have not advertised there are\nonly three or [our that do not show\na loss Ih both deposits and assets.\nious proot of their efficiency that the\nloss of life on steamboats on interior\nrivers is, more than 20 times greater\nin a year than than Irom wrecks at\nsea along the coast line.\n**!?#.****#**##************_\u00bb*********\u00ab***\nDRY PANNING GOLD.\nFred. O. Bloom, ol Helena, Mont.,\nhas secured letters patent on hie invention which, il the claims ol the\ninventor arc not exaggerated, promises to almost revolutionize the placer mining industry, The machine is\ncalled a \"dry separator,\" and those\nwho have examined Mr. Bloomfs model pronounce it a success. It works\non practically the same principle as\nthat utilized in panning gold with a\ncommon gold pan, except that where\nin the panning .process water is used,\na blast of air removes the lighter\nsand and gravel and allows the gold\nlo settle .into riffles prepared to catch\nit. In the machine arc a large number ol screens ol dilfcrcnt meshes\nthrough which the gravel is put before being subjected to thc air blast.\nIn addition there is an apparatus for\ndrying the gravel, thus enabling a\nquick separation.\nBRANDED SALMON.\nHans Helgcson, fishery officer under\nthe Dominion government, has just\nreturned to Victoria from a. trip among the northern rivers ol tho province. He brought down with him a\nsmoked salmon branded on both st.i.\nesi Tnis was one ol a good number\ncaught by tho Indians in the nibino\nriver. The Indians werc greatly cx-\ntited over this, aa the brand appeared very plainly before the fish vas\ncured. It is in the rorm of r. V aud\nwas given to Mr. Helgcson Iv Indian Agent Luring at Hazelton. The\nIndians upon finding tbe mark on the\nfish designated it as government fish.\nMr. Helgcson will show his specimen\nto Commissionce Babcock, and is\nvery anxious to find out where the\nbranding was done, so as to trace\nthe origin of. the branded salmon,\nwhich would be most Interesting to\nknow, and aiiord valuable infor,nation in the atudy ot salmon life.\nRAILWAY SYSTEH\nSOLID THROUGH CARS\nBBTWMIN\nChicago, Buffalo\nNSW YORK, PHILADELPHIA\n\"Via Niagara Falle.\"\n'so to BOSTON r-U at Important\nDuilaeu eentree of\nCANADA and N_W ENGLAND\nFor time tablei, ate., Ud.wi -\nOIO. W. VATJX,\nAiet. Gen. Pali, ft Ticket Aft., Mr\nAdama Street, Chicago.\nADVERTISING PAYS. \u25a0\nIn an address before the Pennsylvania Bankers' convention at At,antic City, recently, William S. Power, thc Pittsburg agent who makes\na specialty ol financial advertising,\ngave some very interesting figures\nregarding results from bank - advertising in that cily. The tollowing|cx-\nerot from his paper is taken from\nthc Financier, New York'\nMorc money Is expended in legitimate bank aad trust company advertising in Pittsburg than in any other\n.cily in the country, lienco no bettor\nplace could be selected lor tho making ol comparative figures. There\narc a great many hanks In Pittsburg. About hall of them arc known\nthe country over because ol their\nliberal advertising. Thc other hall\ndo not believe lu advertising on the\ngeneral plea that they can use their\nmoney to belter advantage Possibly\n\u2022tln.y call, but the figures arc against\nlibera. I have gone hack over the\nstatements1 ot the last five years\ncomparing the growth of the hanks\nthat have advertised continuously\nwith that- of the hanks thnt have advertised now and then\u2014or not at a'l\n\u2014and this is what I find. During\nthe five years the hanks that have\nadvertised continuously have Increased 38 per cent, lu assets and 85 per\ncent, in deposits. The banks that\nhave not advertised have increased\n37 per cent. In assets and 11 per\ncent, in deposits. The record is at-\nlectcd necessarily by the numerous\ncombinations of recent year*, but\nthese have been eliminated so far\nTHE EDITOR'S TROUSERS\nAn editor in Chicago recently ordered a pair ol trousers Irom the\ntailor. On trying them on, they\nproved several inches loo long. It\nbeing late on Saturday night, the\ntailor's shop was closed,\" and the editor tood the trousers to his wile\nand asked her to cut them >rl and\nhem them over, The good lady,\nwhose dinner had, perhaps, disagreed\nwith her, brusquely refused. The\nsame: result followed an application\nto the wile's sister and the eldest\ndaughter. But belore bedtime, tbe\nwife relenting, look thc pants and\ncutting oil six inches from the legs,\nhemmed them up nicely and resitted\nthem to the closet. Half an hour\nlater her daughter, taken with compunction, lor the unfdial conduct,\ntook the trousers and, cutting i off\nsix inches, hemmed and replaced\nthem. Finally the sister-in-law fell\nllie pan_> 01 an a*lltional surgical\noperation on the garment. When thc\neditor appeared at breakfast on Sunday the family thought a Highland\nchieltan had arrived.\u2014Thc Century.\nROYAL\nBaking Powder\nSaves Health\nTHE USE OF ROYAL BAKING\nPOWDER IS ESSENTIAL TO\nTHE HEALTHFULNE88 OF\nTHE FAMILY FOOD.\nYeast ferments the food.\nAlum baking powders are Injurious.\nROYAL BAKING POWDER\n8AVE8 HEALTH.\nSPOKANE FALLS AND\nNORTHERN RAILWAY\nCO.\nCOURT OF REVISION.\nSouth Nanaimo Assessment District.\nA Court ol Revision and appeal,\nunder the provisions of the \"Assessment Act,\" will be held at thc Court\nHouse, Ladysmith, on the 24th day\nof November, 1004, at two o'clock in\nthe afternoon.\nBy order,\nGEO. THOMSON,\nAssessor.\nLadysmith, Nov. 1st, 1004.\nDAY SCHOOL.\nUnion Brewing\nNANAIMO, B. C.\nCo,\nrtanufacturers of the.\nBEST BEER\n^ In British Columbia\n********************\nLager Beer and; Porter Guaranteed Brewed\nfrom the Best CanadiatfJVlalt rnn Hops.\nTEN DOLLARS REWARD.\nThe Union Brewing Company will pay $10 reward for Information\nwhich will lend to the arre.t and conviction of any person or pereons\ndestroying Union Brewing Company's kegs or bottles, or failing to re-\ntarn the flame,\n\u00ab#9\u00bb^^99?\u00ab?\u00ab$\u00ab^r^\u00ab9\u00bb^^^^^$999\u00bbt^9^r<#\nMiners' Drilling Machines,\nMade to order and Repaired at abort notice. Drills eharpened by m\nalwayegivegi satisfaction. Picks handled and repaired.\nShips mi thing in all its Branches.\nHorseshoers and Qeneral Blacksmiths.\nDavid Murray\nBuller Street - - - - Ladysmith, B. C\nUsual .subjects taught; also Ian\nguages, drawing in pencil and cray-\nons, painting in oils and water col\nore, pianoforte and vocal lessons,\ngiven In classes or individually.\nMISS BERTRAM.\nLadysmith, B. C.\nRoyal Baking Powder Co.,\nYork.\nNew\nFRESH FISH\nAt the Ladysmith Fish Market, next to Opera House-\nopen morning and evening.\nLIVERY, BOARDING AND\nSALESSTABLES\nDAVID JOHNSON,\nPHONE 66 LADYSMITH, B.\nBARBER j .SHOP _ BATH. ROOMS\nThe ESPLANADE, between the\nGrand and Abbottsford,\nWilliam Powers, Prop.\nSeattle's Great\nPaters\nTHE\nDAILY\nSUNDAY\nTWICE A WEEK\nIf\nw THE\nPOST-\nUVnUiaENCEB\nSample Copies Free\nWrite Tor One\nLIFE SAVING.\nThe United Slates government expends $2,000,1100 a year for lhc maintenance ol 'its 235 lilc-saviiicj stations\n200 on tho shores ot thc Atlantic\nCoast, 25 on the Pacific, ten on the\nUnit ol Mexico and five along thc\ngreat lakes chain. Tlie work sys-, Klc_~~_~~_ .., __*^^\u00bbw*\u00ab__\ntcuiflilcally hegun in 1H71 in New ^tXXS\u00a3S%XXrX%XXXXr^S^\nvinced. Buhaorlptton prloe, $1.00\nper year.\nAU Peetpeetere WM T_w f _\u00ab_\u00bb\u00bb_\nP0ST-INTELUOEIWES CO., Seattle, Weak\n8. P. WESTON, Buatnoaa Manager.\nWe Are Slaughtering\nAll our Choice Assortment of Beef,\nMutton, Pork and Veal ourselves and\ncan guarantee everything to be the\nNicest, Freshest and Cleanest on the\nmarket\t\nPANNELL & PLASKETT\nLADYSniTH, B C\nSfUVENS BLOCK,\nOATACRE STREET,\n*^^*VW*V\u00bbV*W '\n:*\u00bbr*\u00ab^\u00bb)K\u00bb)K\u00bb*\u00abSlt\u00bb5K\u00bb*\u00bb*\u00bbH(\u00ab)K\u00bb\u00a5\u00abr*\u00ab3K\u00abr\u00a5\u00bbH(\u00bb)K\u00bb*\u00ab*\u00bb*\u00ab!l\u00ab\u00bb\nX *\n| Delivered in Any Part of tlie City f\nEvery Afternoon\nJersey, the eoast ol which, stuitly,\nnnd with lew buys, offers many dangers to navigators, has been extended so that it now. practically covers\nthe chief danger points of the whole\nconst line ol the country, more tlinn\n111,11(10 miles In extent anil longer\nthan tho coast line ol any other\ncountry.\nKight hundred persons are employed In the life-saving stations. Their\nwork counts most ol course, in winter ||me, excopt on the northern\nlakes, where travel is suspended in\nwinter ami the perils ol navigation\nare greatest In the summer.\nSince thc establishment under government control ol the life-saving\nservice ol the United Stales tho\nnumber of wrecks at points within\nsignaling distance ot government stations has been 14,000, and the number ol persons saved or helped to\nsafety by the life-savers has been\n110,000, The number ol persons lost\nduring the same period on wrecks ol\nwhich notice to a life-saving station\ncould bo given has been 1,000.\nIt is believed that the total pro-\nVV. Hu'mu, Secretary. John VV. Conuiw, Manager.\nTelephone 46,\nThe Ladysmith Lumber Co Ltd.\nMILLS AT FIDWCK AND LADY SMITII-Shlnglcs a Specialty.\n\u2014Manufacturer!! o[\u2014\nRough and Dressed Fir and Cedar Lumber, Laths,\nShingles, Mouldings, Etc., otthe Best Quality.\nSeaioned and Kiln Dried Flooring nnd Finishing Lumber always In Stock\n>***************************************************<\nKYNOCK& VULCAN8HELLS |\nAre the BEST. We have them.\nBROWNING AUTOMATIC SHOT GUN\nIs a PEACH. We have it.\nSAVAGE * WINCHESTER RIFLES\nEVERYBODY knows them. We have them\nns possible and tho figures given err ...,., .,,,,\non tho side ol conservatism rather forty In ships and cargoes saved dur-\nthnn otherwise. But come down to inB,thls P\u00b0rtod\u00bby 'ho government\nthe last year, the year that has \u2122\"l<\"'ccs amounte, to $110,000,000.\ntried men's souls, and that has, cans- T]me \"e about 73\u00b0 wrecks * >w\nE.\ncd banking institutions as many bad\nou the coasts ol the United States\nROLSTON\nLadysmith\nPRICES ARE\nRIGHT\nSATISFACTION\nGUARANTEED\na\nX\nThe Daily Ledger;\n!50 Cents per Month g\nX \u2022\n\u2022*>.H-\u00bbH{\u00bbMc\u00bbn;\u00ab*\u00bbNi\u00bb*>*\u00ab*\u00abr\u00abar*\u00bbH-\u00bb^a:+;a^\u00bb*e-r;aHi\u00ab*a* \u2022 *\nAT LAST\nWe are among you and shall be\npleased to see all our friends at our\nnew store on First Avenue.\nH.&W.\nMEAT MARKET LADYSMITH DAILY LEDGER\nBEST BATH ROOMS IN THE\nCITY-Ladysmith Shaving Parlors,\nHigh Street.\nFor late papers, magazines amd\nstationery, go to Knight's on First!\nAvenue.\nFOR SALE,\nA LARGE RAFT lli x30 built on\nlarge cedar logs at a bargain. Very\nsuitable for a boat house. Apply\nThe Ladysmitli Lumber Co.\nl SPORTS J\n\u25a0H..|..*.H'**++M\"*+*++*+++*'M-.\nASSOCIATION.\npeel to unite much showing in\nleague, tlitul\"'\" > \u2022>'\u2022* V\"\"'\nCANADA'S CUP.\nAnother member of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Mr. James Worts,\nCall ut HOY'S Bakery for Cakes\nand Pies. Apple and Raisin pies at\n15 cents; Lemon pies 20 cents.\nCakes at all prices.\nLOCAL ITEMS\nAn effort is being made lo get up has announced his intention ot builill\nstill another Association football ing a challenger for lhc Canada's\ngame between the Scots and Allcoin- _ul) j,ext year. Mr. Worts, who\ncrs for next Sunday, as thc Sandjes played with the champion Wellington\nare not yet satisfied that they arc hockey team, sailed tlie Naomi last\nbeaten. lycar. Mr. Worts lm; ordered a d($-\n Isign from Albert Milne, of Glasgow,'\nNANAIMO WINS. |a pupil of George Watson. He has\nThe Victoria senior rugby team,'\"\"d considerable success, having de-;\nunder the fatherly care of Prof. Bob siene(l tlle Noyami, Barahle, Thclis.\nFoster, more popularly known as and other winning hosts. ,\n\"Tho Old Tulip,\" journal up to I \" is \u00bbut likr srhnol. ]\nfrom English Pilot |\nCloth, $2.75\nHurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!\nThe Electors have again decid\/\ned to vote for a Liberal Government,\nand the Wideawake and Intelligent\nbuyer will come to us for\nLADIES' COSTUMES\nGOLFJACKETS - - WRAPPERS\n\u2666 BLOUSES & SKIRTS \u2666\nWe invite your inspection\nFresh Family Groceries\ntA Large Supply Always on hand\nand delivered Free fo any part of\nthe Citjr.\nSIMON LEISER & CO.\n&j> LIMITED jt-t\nGEORGE YUEN\nMerchant Tailor\nAU hinds of clothing cleaned and\nrepaired.\n!f\nDrysdale, Stev\/1\nenson Co., Ltd.\nTake a Trip East\nOVER THE\nCanadian Pacific\nNow is your >'_e 'o _et >oiv winter\n(iipply ol wood, we wllldelivevyon in >!'\u2022\nloot dry wood, wli'urb is feusl to I bice\nricks of 16 iiioli wood, lov \\ J..iO\nJ. M.LEIGH,\nNOTICE.\nPersons lound using our Patent\nMottle or Stoppers alter this notice,\nwill be presented.\nRrjMM'Na BEOS.\nPioneer Soda Water Works.\nLailysmith, B.C.\n$21\n. ti:!\n$11,\n$H)\n. $28\n\u2022121\n. $21\n$-1\n$11\n$20\n$5.(10\n$!i.50\nBOXING TOURNAMENT.\nKid Scaler, ol Spokane, has struck\ntown, and has not been long in get-\nordor.tonus)- ting busy in his lino work. Al-\n 1 7-50 ready he has cards out ..nnounclng\n a boxing and wrestling t ou i nam .'lit\n'rota' $373.60 which he has arranged for next Sat-\n\u2014~ \u00b0 , urilay, and which promises to be a\nJOHN NICHOLAS* FUNERAL, drawing card. Scaler himself will go\nThe funeral of the late John Nidi- '\"ur romi* wilh some looal hu1 al,(i\nolas, which took place vesterdav af. and show iust how ,lc administerwl\nthc quietus to. young PRls, champion\ntook place yesterday af.\nternncin from the residence of his f\/. o\nthcr Mr. William Nicholas, was attended by many friends and adqlialn-\ntances, thc services being conducted\nat the Church of England and at the\ngraveside by Rev. R. Ilowen. Many\nbeautiful flowers sent by sympathizing friends both here nml in Victoria\ncovered the coffin. Tim pall bearers\nwere Messrs. n. Alleso, flco. Smith,\nA. Bland, Wm. Ilaworth, R. JolMfl\nand James Ilaworth.\nfeatherweight of, Utah in ii rounds. On\nAugust 12th Sealer also hud a go\nwith the fair-haired Louie Long in\nKID SCALER.\nSpokane, but Scaler was unfortunate\nin this, and went down for the count\nin the fourth. However, lie is game\nto meet anybody in tlic West at 128\npounds, antl has a standing clinllcngo\nout to that effect.\n'flic programme as arrunged for\nSaturday will consist of two wresting matches for the amateur championship of Lailysmith, and four -1-\nrouml boxing contests. The contestants are all entered and arc holding\nforth daily at thc Kid's headquarters\nin preparation for the event. ,\nEUROPE HOTEL\n' J. CHACHERO, Prop. '\nI Nswiy furi i. i.o.l, everything the\nbest, linjly stocked bar. Transient\n.rale, $1.00 per day. Monthly rate,\n$23.00. ' j\nFirst Avenue . . . Ladysmitli, II. C. I\n;i;\u00bb'ri-'\u00ab>K\u00ab:-i;\u00bb)(i\u00ab-f.\u00ab;-K\u00bb,4-;\u00ab;H-:\u00bb,H;'\u00bb^\u00bb\nJ X\nCARD OF THANKS.\nWc wish to express our most sincere thanks to our friends for such\nexpression of sympathy in our hour\nof sorrow.\nWM. and ELIA.S NICHOLAS.\n\u2022 ^\u2022;K\u00bb*\u00bb:K\u00bb;l-\u00ab.};\u00bb;K\u00bb;k\u00bbH(\u00bb;i;\u00ab;rt\nMARINE\n'X\n=^ \u2022 Hi \u2022 ;lt \u2022 >!-, \u20ac>\u25a0-;-;_ JK \u2022 r?K \u2022 Ji-; \u2022 ^ \u2022;-!; \u00abH< \u2022\nSteamer, Amur was in port yesterday to coal, en route tq Vancouver\nto load for her northern trip.\nSteamer Otter lofl port for Victoria yesterday wilh coal for the VV.\nR. steamers.\n\u2022:i\nTug Albion yesterday towed the\nhulk Japan to Comox with coal\ncoking.\nf.jr\nTlio Princess May lias made her\nlasl, trip on the northern run until\nbusiness warrants the placing \u201ef the\nship in service again. For the next,\n, lew months the Amur will continue\nalone in thc service. She will sail\non the ,1th and 20lh of each month.\nJohn ('Inrko, owner of tlic scaling\nschooner Enterprise, lias returned 'to\nVlotoria Irom Nova Scotia, where!ho\nsaw his vessel oil on iSjother voyage\nto the iFalkland Island (filing ground\nThe vessel will cruise oft\"the River\nLa Pintle and will arrive hereabout\nJune Ist. The owner spent last\nyear aboard, but decided when the\nschooner ronobed Halifax to return\nto Victoria.\nm own\nlADYSMHil\nIB fi_ I ^9S__ [ I SS Brn\/ l_8 ___! Wi Jv^KJ\n__h VF* I _\u25ba x3 f__ _E_S Hi IV Dm __\u25a0 EEf _9^ __pT^I\nWe are pleased to inform you ihat we shall open\nthe South Store in the Williams' Block as a \"Particular Grocery\" on or about Thurr lay, Nov. IOth.\nWe shall endeavor to run a dean, \u00bbp=to\u00b0fIate Grocery business, not selling cheap goods, nor dear\ngoods, but selling the very best goods, at close\nprices. We shall pay particular attention to cleanliness, prompt delivery, and to our customers' requirements,\nWho was it wrote -\"To err is human, to forgive\n| High Grade |\n\u2022 X\nX \u2022\nI Pianos :\nX $\nfand Music-1\nI al Instru\nI ments\nlo cents\n\u25a0?. 1 \".lest music,\nX\n* per sheet.\n| B. PORCiriMER, Agent\n*\u00bb*\u00bb^\u00bb:+:\u00ab)k\u00bb-I;\u00bb:-k\u00ab:+;\u00bb;+;\u00bbh-\u00bb)k\u00bb\nIt shall be our endeavor to avoid mistakes in\nGroceries, for those we make, we ask your forgiveness.\nDrop in at the n'w store, and inspect our stock,\nwe shall be pleased to see you.\nW. T. I1EDDLE & CO.\nParticular Grocers\nFree Press Block WUliams' Block\nli an iii mo Ladysmith\n\u2666 \u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\n!\u2666 For $6.00\nWe will give you a genuine\n7-Jlwolod Wnllham or Elgin <\nwatch. Should you like to ,\n\u2666 get a higher grade, wo have ,\ntheni all In different makes\u2014\n\u2666 in Gold, Sliver and filled\n1 up to $100\nDon't miss to get one ot\nour Repeating Alarm Clocks.\nAs long as they last\nat $i.7S\n'B.FORCIMMER'\nL Watchmaker, Jeweler and\nOptician.\n[ STKVENS BI.OCK\nLadysinith, B.\n\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\nAND GET\nYOUR MONEY'S WORTH.\nREDUCEDRATES\nPickets on Sale October 3rd, 4tli,\nand 5th.\n2 TRAINS DAILY.\nFINE ACCOMMODATION.\nB. C. COAST SERVICE\nSS. Princess Victoria sails daily\nat 7 p.m. lor Seattle, and at 7.30\na.m. for Vancouver.\nSteamers for Skagway, West Coast\nand Northern B. C. ports.\nHOTEL LELAND.\n(T. J. Wcllman, Prop., Vancouver.)\nOne block Irom <.'.P.R. Derrot and\nsteamboat wharves. New.'y renovated and re'-iiio''e,l.:di Pntcs $2 per\nday. Corner <', a rvll'e and Hastings\nstreets. Tt'r, U.\nFIRE WOOD.\nShingle spalls, good cellar wood,\n$2 a load, (cord, more or less), delivered. Leave orders al ollice ot\nLADYSMITH LUMBFR CO.\nBOOTS AND SHOES AT RIGHT\nPRICES.\nRepairing and making to order a\nspeciality.\nTHOHAS MCEWAN\n1st Avenue, Ladysmith, B. C.\nTHE RKiHT PLACE\nD. J. MATHESON,\nnERCHANT TAILOR\nst Ave, I ulyainllh\nSEE\nHarry Kay\nfor artistic Painting and Papcrhang-\ning. Picture Framing.\nFIRST AVENUE, Ladysmith.\nYou ought to be making\nWc have just opened up our\nCLEANED CURRANTS\nSULTANAS,\nSHELLfill ALMONDS,\nand will guarantee you satisfaction\nSEEDED RAISINS,\nASSORTED PEEL,\nICING, ETC.\nGive us a trial and lie\nSKEOUR\nc onvlnecd. '\nWINDOWS.\nBLiKIR 5-KDKM\nCARLISLE BLOCK\nLemon, Citron and Orange Peels\nCleaned Currents\nCleaned Raisins\nFlavoring extracts\nJelly Powders\nIcing Sugars\nSpices \"Galore\"\nGive us a c\nwhen in w