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The Gazette was published by the Hedley Gazette Printing and Publishing Company, and its longest-serving editor was Ainsley Megraw (1905-1914). The Gazette served the communities of Keremos, Olalla, and Hedley. In 1916, the paper was purchased by James W. Grier, who shortened the title to the Hedley Gazette.","@language":"en"}],"DigitalResourceOriginalRecord":[{"@value":"https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/collections\/xhedley\/items\/1.0180073\/source.json","@language":"en"}],"FileFormat":[{"@value":"application\/pdf","@language":"en"}],"FullText":[{"@value":" i \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  <Xbc IHccllcy <3azcttc  AND SIMILKAMEEN ADVERTISER.  Vol. I.  No. 7.  HEDLEY, B. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1905.  $2.00, in Advance.  Church Services.  In the Metbodint Church, on Sunday Evening  of each week, at 7:30 p. m.  Strangers Cordially Invited.  REV. C. E. DOCKSTKADER.  H. A. Whillans, M. D.  Physician and Surgeon  Hedley, B. C.  GEQ. E  WINKLER,  .'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Penticton, B. C.  Real Estate and Mining Broker.  THE BACHELORS'BALL  Hedley does Homage to Terpsichore in the Social Event  of the   Season.  MANY GUESTS FROM THE OUTSIDE  Correspondence Solicited from. Those Having  \" ,..   Property to Sell.  QflARLES flE. SHftW,  Civil Engineer,  Dominion .. and   Provincial  ..Land ^Surveyor.  Orders may be left at Gazette office.  flEDLEY,  B.C.  The Ball-room Filled with Merry-Mak-  ers\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdSweet Strains from the Orchestra and the' Pretty' Frocks of the  Dames and Misses Pleasing alike  to On-lookers and Participants.  Haste thee nymph and bring with thee  Jest and youthful jollity,  uips and cranks and wanton wiles;   is and becks and wreathed smiles.  Sport that wrinkled care derides,  And laughter holding both his sides;   .  Come,and trip it as you go,  fantastic toe.. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  L'Aixegro.  On the light fantastic toe..  DEWDNEY & SPRJNGETT  Metropolitan Block, VICTORIA  Real Estate,  Mining &  Financial Brokers    -  Special Attention given to Slmllkameea Valley  and Keremeos. Properties. *  Owners of ALLISON Townsite Properties.  R. H. ROGERS,  M.A.,.B.C.L.  SOLICITOR, CONVEYANCER,  NOTARY PUBLIC, ETC.  Vernon. B.C.  A. MEGRAW  :   .'      NotaryPubllo     .  Conveyancer, Real Estate, Mines, In  '   surance, Crown Grants applied  for under Land Act and  Mineral    Act.  Agent for:  The Mutual Life Assurance Co. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd! Canada,  :   London & Lancashire Fire Insurance Co.,  The Ocean Accident ft QuaranteeCe.  Hedley,  B.C.  M MIGHT  Boot and Shoe Maker  HEDLEY.B.C.  REPAIRING  NEATLY  DONE.  Stage and Mail  Orders Promptly  Attended To.  Nickel Plate  Barbershop  FIRST CLASS IN EVERY  RESPECT. :: HOT AND  COLD BATHS. :: PORCELAIN TUBS.  fli(W,f. McDonald  ttEDLEV, B.C.  J  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  Bread For Sale..  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdAT\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  Schubert's  Store.  JAS. M. CODY, Hedley, B.C.  Since the bachelors' ball was first  mooted, society in Hedley has been all  agog ' preparing for the event, and the  success which attended the gathering  on Friday night, February 21th, showed unmistakably that when Hedley  goes in for a good time, no half measures will do.  The.committee of bachelors went in;  to the affair with a plentiful supply of  the sinews of war, a fund of something  over $300.00 having been subscribed in  a few hours; and with this they were  determined that Hedley for once would  play the host and entertain her visiting  friends in good style.  Sproule's hall was gaily bedecked  with bunting for the occasion, and  pleasing effects produced in \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdhe tasty-  blending of cretonnes and linoleums in  partitioning off a booth for light refreshments.  A temporary gallery on one side of  the hall was swung by iron rods from  the ceiling for the accommodation of  the orchestra; and this was reached by  a temporary stairway swung from the  gallery by hinges, and the lower end  raised so as to be out of the way. The  music consisted of piano, violin and  guitar. Messrs. L. Rolls, pianist, Jos.  Brent, violinist, and A. T. Bassett on  the guitar, relieved occasionally by  W. R. Hocking at the piano and W.  Daly of Keremeos on the ^violin were  the musicians.  The guests from outside were, from  Keremeos:   Mr. and Mrs. G. Eirby,  Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Coulthard, Mrs. F.  Richter, Mr. and Mrs.  Chas. Richter,  Mr.   and Mrs. P. Bromley, Miss Mc-  Ewing, Miss Noyes, Messrs.  W. and  A. Armstrong,   Geo.   Louden,   Hans  Richter, H. Tweddle, H.Leir,W. Daly,  H. Enowles and D. Innes; from Green  Mountain, Miss Winnifred Clark and  Miss Emma McMulIen;   from Princeton, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Groves, Mr.  C. Lisle and daughters, Misses Olive  and  Grace Lisle,  Mr. and Mrs. Del.  Young, Miss Dalby, Mrs. J.A. Jackson,  Messrs. A. E. Thomas, J. McFarlane,  Bert Bryant, E. Barr Hall, E. Somers,  W. Somers and Claude Snowdon; from  Fairview, Mr. and Mrs. H. Jones and  Mr. C. Hairsine; from Okanagan Falls,  Mr. A. T. Bassett, Miss Basset and Mr.  J. Brent;    from Loomis, Mr.  R. E.  Evans;   from Fifteen-Mile, Mrs. Thos.  Bradshaw, Miss Edith Bradshaw. and  Mr. and Mrs. Davidson;  from Hedley,  Mr. and Mrs.  Forbes, Mr. and Mrs.  Boeing, Mr. and Mrs. Pickard, Mr. and  Mrs. Deardorff, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.  McLean, Miss McLean and Miss Myrtle  McLean, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hocking  and Miss Frush, Dr. and Mrs.Whillans,  Mr. and Mrs. Wynne,. Mr. and Mrs.  Huntingdon, Mr. and Mrs. Messenger,  Mrs. Schubert, Miss Schubert, Mr. and  Mrs. Brass, Miss Lowndes, Mrs. Brus-  berg, Mr. and Mrs. Arnott, Mr. and  Mrs. McLellan, Mr. and Mrs. Winkler,  Mrs. Chilson, Miss Chilson and Miss  Lizzie Chilson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Garrison, Miss White, Miss Stott, Miss  Megraw, Mrs. Nelson and Miss Josie  Nelson,    Mrs.   McEinnon  and    Miss  McEinnon.    The bachelors would be  hard to give, being, if not innumerable,  at'least very hard to count; and the  total number present must have been  something over 150, taxing the hall to  its utmost capacity to accommodate  them..  The committee of management were  G. O. Cawston, John Love, G. E.  Wardle, G. S. Mohr, F. H. French and  R.   J.   Edmond secretary,   and   the  Whillans, Forbes, Boeing and Hocking.  Mrs. F.   Richter   wore black satin  with   black   Brussels  net;   Mrs.    C.  Richter, blue silk, trimmed with  applique   and  velvet;   Mrs.   Bradshaw,  white silk blouse with black cashmere  skirt;   Miss   Edith   Bradshaw,   white  muslin with Valenciennes lace;   Miss  Lounds, red satin' and point d'esprit;  Mrs. Schubert,   white crepe dechene  blouse and black skirt; Miss Schubert,  cream  silk,   shirring  with  lace  and  tucks;   Mrs.', J.   O. - Coulthard,   pink  nun's veiling trimmed with white lace;  Mrs.   Forbes,   black ^ettemine   with  silk  embroidered   lace;    Miss   Clark,  white silk with point lace and chiffon;  Mrs. Jones, black net over green silk;  Mrs.   Bowerman,    black    silk;    Mrs.  Whillans, dotted mull with lace; Mrs.  Winkler, white silk with, lace; Mrs.  Garrison, dove-colored albatross with  white lace; Miss McEwing, white mull  with lace; Mrs. Eirby, white Brussels  net over white satin and black' velvet  baby- ^ribbon   beading;  Mrs.   Groves,  cream albatross waist with Battenberg  lace and black skirt; the Misses Lisle,  cream' albatross  waists    with  black  skirts; Miss   Bassett,  blue  albatross  with Battenberg  lace; - Mi's. Jackson,  black satin with jet and black velvet;  Mrs.   Young,   grey   silk  with  black  lace; Miss Dalby, black lace. dress and  trimmings; Mrs. Messenger, white silk  waist with black skirt; Mrs. Bromley,  black grenadine over blue; Mrs.Boeing,  black   grenadine  over   white;    Mrs.  Deardorf, black silk skirt and white  waist; Miss Noyes,   blue waist  with  lace trimmings and dark skirt; Mrs.  Hocking, black organdie; Miss Frush,  blue velvet and pearl beads; Mrs.  McLean,  black silk; Miss McLean, pale  blue silk, shirring  and black velvet  ribbon; Myrtle McLean, white nun's  veiling; Mrs. Wynn, white silk waist  with  scarlet   cashmere   skirt;    Mrs.  Chelson, black cashmere; Miss Chilson,  cream cashmere with lace; Miss Lizzie  Chelson, scarlet cashmere with smocking; Mrs. Pickard,   pink silk  blouse  and black skirt; Mrs. Davidson, white  waist; and black' skirt; Mrs. Arnott,  fawn-colored cashmere; Miss Megraw,  cream silk waist with black Bedford  cord  skirt;  Miss   McMulIen,    cream  cashmere lace and satin ribbon trimming; Mrs. Brusberg, black lace over  silk; Mrs. Brass, black silk; Mrs.  McEinnon, black cashmere; Miss McKinnon, white silk waist and black skirt;  Mi's. Huntington,, blue silk waist with  Valenciennes;   Mrs.   McLellan,   black  cashmere;    Miss    Charlotte    White,  white nun's veiling; Miss Stott, scarlet  blouse and dark skirt.  The programme began with the  grand march about 8:30 p.m. and continued through the many changes of  square and round dance from the  \"voluptuous waltz\" to the stately  minuet. The music was excellent and  the dancers seemed one and all to  thoroughly enjoy themselves.  The supper arrangements were  very good, and showed that the committee appreciated the fact that it was  theirs to pay the role of host, Supper  was served at the hotel Similkameen,  where the dining room could accommodate 75 at a time. All the  visitors were given tickets for the  first table, and to make up the number some of the married couples of  Hedley were also given tickets, the  bachelors and others who were supernumeraries coming in for the second  table, but faring none the worse for  that as there was abundance for all  and the tables had all been re-set.  MENU.  . While the first table were at supper  the dance continued without interruption and by 2 o'clock all were back  again in the hall. Light refreshments  were always on hand and nothing left  undone to contribute to the comfort of  the guests.  A prize waltz was held, in which a  number of couples competed. The  prize was $10, to be given to the lady  who was allowed to choose her own  partner. Miss Bassett was the winner  and for her partner chose her brother,  Mr. A. T. Bassett.' The judges were  H. Rose, P. Brodhagen,' and P.  Bromley.  NOTES.  , The hotel Similkameen did itself  proud on the excellent spread put up  and Mrs. Brusberg was the recipient  of congratulations on same.  The committee appreciated the  efforts of electrician Cootes and assistants in supplying them with electric  light. There was no-water ,on the  penstock and the big generator was not  running, but Mi*. Cootes moved the  exciter up above and ran it with the  small engine. The light supplied for  the hall and hotel were all right with  the exception of an occasional shut off  and some very significant winks that  were thoroughly understood by those  below'who made the necessary responses. Mr. Cootes' assistants were  Messrs. Eelzer, Henderson and Shel-  der, who thus immolated themselves  at the shrine of Terpsicore that their  pleasure-loving brethern might see  to tread the mazy dance.  PROVINCIAL  LEGISLATURE  Newsy     Summary     of   the  Doings at Victoria for the  Past   Week.  HAWTHORNTHWAITE'S BILL KILLED  But Smelter Men Sent Away With a  Flea in the Ear on; the Subject of  Long Hours. Better Terms' and  the Education Bill.  HARD ON THE SOCIALISTS  IF TRUE  It Is Rumored From Victoria That  A. E. Howse of Nicola Has  Changed His Political Faith  Luckily for the Labor Party the Story  Lacks Confirmation.  A recent arrival from the capital  brings word that A. B. Howse of  Njcola lake, who was present at the  opening of the legislature to see that  everything went right, appeared to be  on extremely good terms with Messrs.  Hawthornthwaite and Williams, the  two socialist representatives, in the  local house.  Whether this portends a change of  politics on the part of the Nicola  merchant or is only another evidence  of his well-known friendship for the  working class, Dame Rumor sayeth  not.  A prominent Similkameen socialist,  who was spoken to about this latest reported convert|to the doctrines of Earl  Marx, expressed his feelings tersely  by asking what under the high  heavens the socialist party had done  to deserve such a calamity.  Fortunately for the socialists the  story lacks confirmation. Com.  PRINCETON   NOTES.  Olympia Oysters Stew     Rar\/ Oysters  Baked and Boiled Halibut.  patronesses were Mesdames Garrison,  SALADS.  Potato       Lettuce       Fruit     Tomato  BOASTS.  Cold Young Turkey with Dressing  Goose  \"Chicken  Pork and Beef Lettuce       Celery  PICKLES.  Olives    Capers    Onions    Cucumbers  Mixed Pickles.  JELLYS.  Raspberry    Chocolate    Marble  Pine Apple  PUDDING.  Plum Pudding, Sauce de Cognac  CAKES.  Fruit   Marble    Chocolate    Cocoanut  Jelly Tarts        Jelly Rolls  Sugar Cookies.  Canadian Cheese.  PIES.  Apple      Mince      Lemon  FRUIT.  Oranges        Figs       Dates       Apples  Assorted Candies.  Tea   Coffee Claret Punch  The Hedley bachelors are certainly  all right when it comes to giving a  ball.  There is about 10 inches of snow on  the level, but it is going off fast.  The Hedley Lumber Company are  preparing to take out logs four miles  above here on the Tulameen.  The Princess May on Copper mountain has been bonded to L. B. de Veber  of Nelson. This claim has one of the  best showings on the hill. A payment  has been made.  Fi'om all indications there will be  fewer bachelors in Princeton in the  near future. E. B. Hall has gone to  the Okanagan and is not expected to  return alone. Aud there are others?  My, my!   Yes indeed!  Alexander Bell has been appointed  by the Liberal party to the position of  postmaster at Princeton in recognition  of his services at the time of the  election. Mr. Bell took over the office  on March 1st. Virtue is its.own reward. It is to be hoped that he will  build a sidewalk to the new postoffice  or we may have to wade.  [Special to the Gazette]  The week in the Legislature has been  occupied in no small degree with getting a number of bills-of an uninteresting character, but nevertheless of importance, through the House.' ,The  presentation of the report of the Assessment Commission is anxiously  awaited. It was presented on Tuesday  and was generally well received. One  feature in connection with it was, the  strong recommendation to get assessment down to one upon income wherever possible, this being regarded as  by far the more equitable \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd method of  taxation. .  Another important matter disposed  of during the week was that of passing  a resolution endorsing the principle of  better terms for the province. This  was all the more gratifying in that the  two.parties united, sinking all party  feeling and unanimously supporting  the resolution.  The motion was ably introduced by  Premier McBride, who went fully into  the history of the agitation for better  recognition and the necessity for it.  He contended that although the people  of B. C. had nobly stood by the Government under the trying circumstances through which the province was  passing, and had without much complaint borne excessive taxation; yet  the demands of the future forced him  to look forward to no lightening of the  burden unless equitable terms were  obtained from Ottawa.  The resolution was recorded by Mr.  Macdonald, leader of the Opposition,  who fell in with the Premier in lax*ge  part.  The resolution was as follows:  \"Whereas the Government of British  Colnmbia has, from time to time, made  representations to the Government of  Canada, urging upon the latter a readjustment of the financial Terms of  Union;  And whereas such re-adjustment has  not yet been granted by the Govern-,  ment of Canada;  And whereas the claims of the Province are based upon permanent conditions peculiar to British Columbia and  entitle this province, as distinguished  from the other provinces, to distinct  and separate relief;  Be it therefore resolved, that in the  opinion of this House, the Province is  entitled to such distinct and separate  relief from the Dominion of Canada,  based upon an equitable consideration  of conditions in the Province, the large  contributions made by the Province to  the Dominion by way of customs duties  and otherwise, and the exceptionally  high cost of government in the Province, and of the development of our  natural resources.\"  By a vote of 26 to 12, a bill introduced by J. H. Hawthornthwaite, providing for a compulsory eight hour day  was defeated.   No one in opposing the  bill pretended to argue that there was  a class of men employed about the  smelters who were kept too long hours  on duty even if the work was not arduous at all times.   The Premier described the time as inopportime for  this bill just at present.    The mining  industry was just getting on its feet  again and there was danger of a measure like this closing the smelters or  driving  the   business  to the United  States. This view was taken by others  and for this reason the bill was defeated.   The smelter men who went down  to the coast in order to present their  case before the members went home  thoroughly satisfied that the temper  of the Legislature was against such '  long hours, and that they must take  the means to as soon as possible reduce,  the hours.  The hew school act has been intro-.  duced.  It has naturally met with some  considerable opposition in as much as J:  th* maintenance of the schools is put,'  Continued on last Pago. About the  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*... House  m \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  A,  A,  &<  A  A  A  ;*  |A  HOUSEHOLD ..HINTS'.'  V.'hcv.- i;:ing a cake the cake should  ljo allowed to become cold before the,  icing i.s applied.  remove   the     smell   of onions  iv knife,  I'liU the blade with salt  ash  thoroughly  with  cold  try outing a raw  supper, and it will  a  comfortable nights  To  from  and   (.lion  w  water.  For insomnia  onion salad for  0(ton encourage  rest.  When anything is spilt or boils  over on 'the .stove' the bad odor may  be 'counteracted, by peat (\"-ring a little salt quickly upon it.  When frying out fat cut a potato  in the thinest 'slices '.possible, arid  drop in while hot. It will prevent, a  urautly look and make the fat clean  and sweet.  To clean watch chains., dissolve a  little sa'Iammoniac in wine, and boil  the soiled gold in it; 'this will'.thoroughly clean the gold and make it  quite bright.     \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  If in covering a kitchen table with  oilcloth a layer of brown paper is  put on first, it will prevent the oilcloth cracking, and make, it wear  three times-as long.  To keep marmalade air-tight, beat  well the white of an egg, with it  brush over white paper, and cover  over the .marmalade pot while the  preserve is., still hot.  To give co:ice a good aroma add  u few cloves while roasting it. 'ill  you are not able to roust your own  coffee always warm the ground coffee  bcfo.vc adding the water.  How to Draw a Tight Cork.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdDip  a cloth in boiling- water, and fold it  round the neck of the bottle. Allow  it to remain till the glass'is hot,  and the cork will come out quite  easily.  {Shortbread.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdTake ,otic pound of  fine dry ilour, six ounces castor sugar and half a pound of butter.  Knead well' together.' Roll out and  cut with shapes. Place on a buttered tin -and bake slowly._    .  Bods .should be aired as early as  possible after rining, and windows  opened to admit the fresh morning  air.  There i.s no better way to remove  the dirty, hard substance from the  sides of the copper than t<) dip a  damp flannel into some coal ash and  well s;:our the ^surface. The same  process applies to zinc buckets  roasting tins.  Take grease out of leather by applying white of egg to the spot and  dry it in the sun. Repeat the application until the stain is removed.  Black marks on tan leather can bo  removed by applying methylated  spirit  on a  fiaiinel.  For a \"stoekpot have an earthenware jar with a cover, this may be  plac'ed on the stove or stood in a  cool oven. Stock made thus will  generally be clear, as it cooks so  slowly. Strain  off  at   night,     and  remove the fat before stewing again.  One of, most agreeable mixtures for  chapped hands is composed of one  ounce of glycerine, one ounce of rose-  water, and twenty drops of solution  of benzoin. The mixture should bo  rubbed in after the skin hats been  washed,  but before it has dried.  To remove ink spots on white  leather. Apply with a camel's hair  brush a solution made of one part  muriate    of     tin     to     two parts  of  water. After the ink stain, has disappeared wash with a little water,  and dab the leather till dry with a  soft  rag.  To clean Morocco leather;-strain'it  tightly and scour it well with a  stiff brush, using soft.soap and topid  water with a few drops of oxalic  acid. Unstraiu the leather and,  when dry, rub in a little sweet oil  with a rag. Polish with a soft  chvt.li.- \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  Always insist upon buying a lamp  with a'.'-heavy stand, a brass reservoir, with a good tight screw, and  one with a double burner nnd a  sheath round the wick. .Burn good  oil that won't explode when warm,  and, if possible, see that there is a  self acting extinguisher. Use a lire-  proof globe, and the \"lamp will provo  very safe if it is made of brass.  if a can of milk is placed near an  open vessel containing turpentine the  smell of turpentine is soon, communicated to'the. milk. The same results  occurrs as regards tobacco, parafliu,  asafetida, camphor and many other  strong-smelling substances.  If coffee, tea rind chocolate spots  on table linens are treated immediately with boiling water they will almost always come out completely,  unless the water is from an artesian  well. The linen should bo placed  over a bowl anil the water poured  through it till' the stain ' disappears.  Almond paste for a cake. Beat  the whites of three eggs to a stiff  froth, grind one pound of fresh almonds very Tine, moisten them with  rose water. Mix with the white of  egg and add one pound of caster sugar. Lay the paste evenly over the  cake and set in a very slow oven.  Ammonia is a- very valuable household remedy, and-no careful housekeeper will \"be without it. '\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd This  uhould be stored in a glass bottle  tightly corked, otherwise it quickly  loses strength. Grease spots can bo  removed from almost any fabric by  sponging them with ammonia and  hot water.  For a soro throat, a useful gargle  is made of half a teaspoonful of  borax and a pinch of salt dissolved  in a cupful of water. Another excellent but rather \"unpleasant-.gargle\".is  .made-try .dissolving alum in, water.  As \"the water .can only absorb a  certain amount of alum in solution,  and it is perfectly harmless, the exact amount used is immaterial, but  a little goes a long way.        .'.,;;.  fiul pepper. If this amount of butter does not make it moist enough  add a trifle more melted butter, but  no water.' Stuff the tenderloin and  sow up the opening. If it is. not fat  place two or three slices of bacon  over the top, fastening with wooden  toothpicks. Rub into the meat cue  teaspoonful\" of salt and oiie-fouith  teaspoonful of white pepper. \"Dust  with Hour and roast. When done, remove the tenderloin \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,o a heated  platler and put the roasting pari on  top of the stove, adding one.table-  spoonful of flour to the gravy which  it contains. When thoroughly brown-  eel add a cupful of hot water, two  (able-spoonfuls of chopped gherkins,  aud one tublcspoonful of finely-chopped olives.        .  \" IT'S SUCCESS\"  is no romance but simply an evidence of what incomparable quality  will do. - \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'-'- '''\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  STOMACH  TROUBLE.  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdSOME DAINTY RECIPES.  Scrofula may be described  as \"scattered consumption.\"  To cure it take Scott's Emulsion.  Scrofula is consumption of  the small glands under the  skin, and these break out into  sores. Scott's Emulsion heals  these sores.  But there's more to the  story. The loss of flesh and  great weakness that comes  with Scrofula is a regular part  of the disease\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthe same as in  consumption of the lungs. For  this as for the sores, Scott's  Emulsion is just the remedy.  Flesh and strength are  gained by the use of Scott's  Emulsion quicker than in any  other way.  Scrofulous children improve  'in every way on Scott's Emulsion.  Send for Free Sample.  1    SCOIPT &BOWNE, Chemists, Toronta, Ont.  !  Ginger    cakes are always popular.  Mix   together     one  pound  of    flour,  three-quarters    of an ounce  of powdered ginger, a quarter of a    pound  of Demcrrara sugar, and a quarter of  la pound of butter.   Mix these    ingre-  I dients  with water to  a stiff    paste,  and   H\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdH  0l|t,  cut  into  rounds  and bake  on a tin in a slow oven.  Oatmeal Biscuits.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdMix together  half a pound of flour, quarter of a  pound of oatmeal, and two ounces  of sugar. Stir into this two -ounces  of melted butter, or clarified dripping, and one well beaten egg. Knead  the dough thoroughly and, if neces-  rary, add a little milk. Roll on , a  floured board, cut into squares and  bake on a greased tin.  'Savory Roll Pudding.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdMake a  light suet paste and roll it out to  the thickness of one third of aninch.  Spread with half a pound of beef,  minced finely, seasoned with salt,  pepper, and, if onion is approved of,  a good seasoning of it. Scatter  chopped parsley over all. Roll the  pudding up neatly, and wet the  edges with water. Tie in a floured  cloth and boil for two hours. Serve  with a nice thick brown gravy.\"  To Make Lemon Pickle.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-Thoroughly wash and wipe dry half a  dozen lemons, slice into quarters,  put into a bowl, add the juice of  three more lemons, scatter a liberal  quantity of pepper and salt over the  fruit, stir with a silver or wooden  fork, then add a small quantity of  curry powder to taste. Stir the pickle again, cover, and let it remain  for a month, when it should be soft.  Orange Wine.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdPare the oranges  very thinly\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdsqueeze them\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdput juice,  rind's and pulp into a large tub, and  pour over them some cold water, in  proportions of one gallon to every  dozen oranges. Let it stand twenty-  four hours. Strain off. Put it in  the barrel with three pounds of loaf  sugar to each gallon of water. Add  half the rinds and a little brandy.  Bung down when the hissing has  ceased. Let it remain twelve months  before  bottling.  Dainty Parkin Cakes.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdMix together two teacupfuls of (lour, two of  oatmeal, and one of sugar. Work into these ingredients four ounces of  lard, three tcaspoonfuls of baking  powder, and two tcaspoonfuls of  ground ginger. Warm half a pound  of treacle with one gill of milk, and  directly they are mixed beat in one  eiyg. Make into a nice dough. Boll  out and slainp into cakes. Bake in  a moderate ovan.  Baked Soup.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdFor this use an  earthenware jar. Put in any bones  and scraps, some onions, a carrot a  parsnip, and a small turnip, a small  piece of mace, and a bay leaf. Cover  all with water. Put a plate on the  top and bake in a moderate oven for  seven hours. Strain off while hot,  and when cold remove the fat. Save  the bones as they may do a second  time with more scraps of meat.  Stuffed roast pork tendci'loin.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  Procure a good-sized tenderloin, slit  one side open and lay within a dressing made as follows:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdOne cupful of  dry grated crumbs, one tablcspoonful of minced parsely, one large  \/tablcspoonful of mixed sweet erbs,  thyme, summer savory, sweet marjoram and sage, one heaping tea-  spoonful of finely-chopped onion fried  in one tablcspoonful of butter, one-  half teaspoonful salt,  one saftspoon-  The Agonies of Indigestion Can be  Cured, By Dr. Williams'    .Pink  Pills.  All over the land there aro    people  whose lives had been made miserable  through   the     pangs   of indigestion,  who have been restored to  the    enjoyment  of health  through the    use  of Dr.-Williams'.'Pink'.Tills;   One of  these is Mr. Wm. Moore,  of Wclland,  Ont.   Mr.  Moore is  the manager    of  the electric light plant in that town,  and stands high in the, estimation of  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdhe citizens.   He  says:   \"It is  really  a pleasure to speak in favor of    Dr.1  Williams' Pink Pills.   For four years  prior to  1903 I .suffered great     torture  from  indigestion   and     stomach  trouble.   I could not  eat solid  food  without     experiencing,   great  agony,  and for over two years I had to resort   to  a   milk  diet.   I had grown  emaciated and was almost unfit' for  active work.   I was treated by? doctors and took advertised    medicines,  but without any lasting benefit. One  day a   friend urged me to  try    Dr.  Williams' Pink Pills.   I began-  their  use, but I   must confess that it was  without much hope that, they  ivould  cure. mo.   After  taking  a couple     of  boxes    I could see.:ah improvement,  and this  gave me encouragement. T  continued using the pills, until I had  taken eiglit boxes,  when I was completely,   .cured' and able to  eat     any  kind of food I desired.   I shall    always praise Dr.' Williams' Pink Pills,  as  they   saved  me from such misery  as only a dyspeptic knows.   I might  add that my wife has also used the  pills for troubles that afliict her sex,  and    .has   been     fully* restored      to  health.\" '   ;      '    \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  Bad blood, poor blood, watery  blood, is the cause of nearly every  ailment that afflicts mankind. I\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd is  because every dose of Dr. Williams'  Pink Pills make new, rich, red blood  that they have such wonderful power  to cure such ailments as indigestion,  anaemia, rheumatism, neuralgia, St.  Vitus dance, heart troubles, kidney  and liver troubles, and the special  ailments of women, young and old.  But you must get the genuine pills  with the full name \"Di\\ -Williams'  Pink Pills for Pale People,\" on the  wrapper around each box. Sold by  all medicine dealers' or'by mail at  50 cents a box or six boxes for $2-  50 by writing The Dr. Williams'  Medicine Co.,  Brqckville,   Ont.  Ceylon Tea is the purest and sweetest nature can yield.      Sold only;  in sealed lead packets.   Black, Mixed or GREEN\".  By all grocers,  Given the gold medal and highest award at St. Louis.  3  me  to  AN EXCELLENT SPECIMEN.  A Phrenologist was in the habit of  inviting people . of different avocations to come upon the stage, and  he would dilate upon the peculiarities of their cranial construction.  He had come to that portion of his  lecture where he dealt with the criminal form of the cranium, and addressed the audience:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  \"If there is any person present  who at any time has been the inmate of a prison he will oblige  bv coming upon the platform.\"  A heavily-built man responded  this   invitation.  \"You admit Chat you have been in  prison,   sir?\"  \"I have,\" was the unblushing answer.  \"Would you kindls* tell us how  many years you have spent behind  prison bars?\"  \"About twenty years.\" unhesitatingly replied the subject.  \"Dear, dear!\" exclaimed the professor. \"Will you sit down, please?\"  The subject sat down in a chair  in (.he centre of the stage. The professor ran his fingers rapidly  through the hair of the subject.  \"This is a most excellent specimen. The indications of a depraved  character are vwy plainly marked.  The organs of benevolence and  esteem are entirely absent; that of  dcstructivcncss is developed to an  abnormal degree. I could have told  instantly without confession of this  man that his life had been erratic  and criminal. What was the crime  for   which you  were  imprisoned?\"  \"1 never committed any criime,\"  growled the man in the chair.  \"But you said that you had  been  an    inmate    of a prison   for twenty  years!\"  \"I'm the governor of the gaol.\"  REAL  EQUALITY.  The wooing had progressed sfdon-  didly. It had even progressed to a  point where she had been won\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthat  is, ostensibly won. If she proved to  be a truthful'girl,'-'she would in timo  be his wife. If sho were not truthful\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdrwcll, no man wants a wife who  is not truthful.,That's the wuy some  men console themselves when they  fail to unarry.  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdBut she seemed to be truthful, and  as '\\ he'drew her closer to him ho  whispered:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  \"And when we arc married, dearest  we will    have the happiest home in  all the wide, wide world!\"  \"Yes,  George,\"  she  replied.  \"There can never be a harsh word  in our homo.\"  \"No,. George.\"  \"And when I come home tircrt'and  worn out with work at the office and  the worries of business, you'll be  kind to me?\" \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  \"Y-e-s, George.\"  \"I know you would.    You'll soothe  me and put me in better humor?''  \"\\r-e-s; but, I say,,,George!\"-  \"Yes, dearest.\"      '  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"Why shouldn't yoiu  do a little  this yourself?\"  \"Why.   darling-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd':  \"Sfes,     that's all right.-    But    to  come right down to business, as papa  says---why...shouldn't you also be kind  to me    when    things go wrong?     1  don't  want to do  it all, you know.  You're     not     looking  for  a  private  nurse, are you?\"  \"Why, Mabel!\"  \"When the cook leaves unexpectedly to go to the bedside of her second cousin, you might be just a  trifle considerate, j'ou know.\"  \"How strangely you talk, \"pet!\"  \"Well, they say I'm papa's girl,  you know, and I notice when anyone  tries to make a bargain with him  he generally gets some stipulations  to his own interest put in, just as  a precaution.!\"  George and Mabel have now been  married exactly five years and \"three  months, and* at the moment bf going  to press have never had a single  quarrel!  thing in Carrie's ear, and the noxl  time her .father questions hor she  will he ready witli a satisfactory  reply <-.  ol  . PHAIL   [JTTLE ONES.  The   little    ones  are frail.      Their  hold    upon life is slight.   No symptom that indicates    any of the little  ailments of childhood  should he   al-,  lowed to pass for a moment without,  proper  attention.      The     little: \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ailment may soon become a serious one,,  and then it may be too late to save  a precious little life.   If  F3aby's Own  Tablets  are kept in  the house,     the '  danger    of  serious trouble    can.   be  averted,  and    the      minor    troubles  promptly cured.   An occasional Tablet to the well child will prevent illness.      The   Tablets arc    absolutely  safe' and contain no pois.onous soothing \/stuff\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthey give, children healthy  sleep, simply because they banish tin '  cause of sleeplessness.      Mrs. F.-   13,  Bishop, Lawrcncetown,  N.S.,  says:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  \"1 havc..found  Baby's Own   -Tablets  just.-as you represent them\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthe very  best\"of medicine for young children.'-'  You can -get the Tablets from drug-   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  gists or .by .mail at 25 cents R box,  by'writing\" the Dr. Williams Medicine  \"Co.;\"Brockville,  Out.  SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY.  Miss Hurryup\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"Ah, Mr. Holdoff,  you cannot tell what troubles a  girl has who is receiving the atten  tions of a gentleman.\"  Mr. HoidolT\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"Troubles. Miss Hurryup?    Of what nature,  pray?\"  Miss H.~\"Well, one's little brothers are always making fun of  one, and one's relatives are. always  saying. 'When is it to ccme oil?' as  if the marriage was a pri\/.e-fight.  There's' the inquisitiyeness of one's  parents: they want-to know everything. There's pa, now; he is constantly asking such questions as  'Carrie what are Mr.'.Holdoff's-.^intentions? Why does he call on you  so regularly, and stay so late., when  he does call?' And he sometimes  looks so angry when he asks these  questions that I actually tremble.\"  Mr H \"And what answers do  you make to his questions, Miss  Hurryup?\"'  Miss H.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"I can't make any answers at all, for, you see, you  haven't said anything !o me, and  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'and\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdof course, I\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdI\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"  Then Mr.  Holdoff whispered sorne-  .A   ROYAL  TREASURE-HOUSE.  The     plate-room    at   Marlborough  House contains what is probably the,  most valuable collection  of treasures-  in any private house in England. The  room is under-ground and is lighted  by    electricity, the walls- being lined  by bookcases containing many    rare  volumes presented  to King    Edward  and the Prince of Wales from    time  to time, forming a very valuable lib- .  rary.   In big iron safes in the centre,,  of the room is stored away a wonderful collection of gold  and    silver  plate, including two enormouo    silver  pilgrim bottles presented ,by  Alexander HE. of Russia to King .  Edward  and a priceless solid  gold  embossed  shield,  which  was  a present to    the  Sovereign from a number of    Indian   \"  princes. -  FATAL   APPLAUSE.  .An English lady snako-charmer,  .named Leyton, was performing at i  village called Vaelhlinger, in Rhenish  Prussia, in a menagerie, with a boa-  constrictor. -This she permitted t<j  Coil .'round her neck and breast. -Hoi  courage mot _ with thundeie of '..ap*'  plause from the spectators, who little drgamt that by their signs of  approval they had sealed the pooi  charmer's1' death . warrant;. \" Such,  however,'proved to bo the case, for,  apparently infuriated at their demonstrations, the reptile tightened  its coils and, amidst the shrieks o(  the public, strangled the lady on tht  platform before anything could bi  done to assist her. The snake war  immediately killed.  \"Gentlemen of the jury,\". Maid tho  judge, \"in arriving at a verdict you  must take the testimony of the wit- \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  riesses for the defence into consideration, and give them full weight.\"  At tho words \"and give them full  weight,\" one of the jurymen swooned away.     Ife was a coal-dealer.  You Must   Look to  the Liver  If You Would Have Good Di^-astion and Good  HeaJth.   It is Kept Ac :<ve by  DR. CHASE'S KIDNEY-LIVER PILLS.  IN THE WRONG PLACE.  Pedlar\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"My dear aiv, do you know  how much time you lose clipping a  pen into ink? Ten dips a minute  means six hundred dips an hour, or  six thousand dips in ten hours; and  each dip consumes\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-\"  Business Man\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"Yes, I know. I  have Figured it all out.\"  Pedlar\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"And yet I find, you still  writing in tho old way.\"  Business Man\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"Yes;    I    am   using  the fountain pen you sold mo about  a month    ago\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdusing  it  in the\"   old  way because it won't write in  other way  BiH, in the blood  is poison.  Bile in the intestines is neocssary  to digestion and the healthful action  of  the. bowels.  Bile in the blood causes biliousness, headache, jaundice, mtudidy complexion and is the source of innumerable pains and aches.  The lack of bile in the intestines  brings on iirdigest.ion, constipation,  kidney derangements and a clogging  of the whole digestive anid excretory  sy.vtcms.  The liver separates bile from the  Mood, where it is poison, amd pours  it into the intestines, where it is  fcf inestimable worth.  For this reason the health of the  body is dependant on the health anid  activity of the liver.  By making the liver active, when  it becomes torpid and sluggish, Dr.  Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills insure  a healthful flow of bile into the intestines and the cure of all ailments arising from \"bile poison,\"  indipestion  antl constipation.  Set the liver right by using     Dr.  Chase's   Kidney-Liver Pills  and you  any \"Will remove the cause of many pains  I and aches,  of many aninoyjng symp-  * Pedlar~\"Bcg pardon;   I'm  in  wrong office.   Good-day.\"  tho toms,    of irritable temper and     depressed spirits.  There i.s no liver regulator \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdo certain, of action, so quick to relieve,  so  lastingly  beneficial.  Mrs. dames (Jrilliths, Geneva  Street south. St. Oatharini-s, writes:  \"It gives me great pleasure; to  speak in commendation of Dr.  Chasejs    Kidney-Liver     Pills. For.  sonic years prior to the spring of  1900 I was atllicfed with serious <le-'  rangon-rants of the digestive, functions and liver and kidmey disord-;  crs \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd I tried 'many remedies without the desired results, until I. began the use of Dr. Chase's Kidney-  Liver Pills. After taking a few  boxes of this medicine I was again  enjoying all my former health and j  vigor, and, in fact, feeling better  than for ten years. Other merp'berK  of our family have also received the  befct results from the use of this  medicine', and I shall o.lwavs cont-  sidcr myself urnler lasthitr. oMiipjatiO'n  to Dr. Chase for what it has done  for me and  mine.\"  Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills. \"2.\"  cents a box, at all dealers, or Ed-  nuuison, Bates & Company, Toronto. The portrait, and signature- .of  Dr. A. W. Shnse, the famous ro  ceipt book author, are on everj  hox SURGEON'S TAKE CHANGES  OPERATIONS    PEBFOBMED    IN  CURIOUS  PLACES.  Children's Legs Amputated in , the  Street\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdSaving a Life in a  Restaurant.  Many a man's life has boon saved  t>y the quick use of tho surgeon's  V. knife, and so it is not very astonishing to learn that serious operations  are -souiotimcs conducted in queer  places. In tho .streets of Now York;'  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdfor iii.sl.anco, whero statistics go to  prove that a serious accident o\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdcurs  evecy ton minutes, operations in  public thoroughfares and in the pro-  noiice of crowds of onlookers have  become-so frequent as to cease to be  looked upon as remarkable.  A curious coincidence occurred a  couple of rnontliB ago, when Ambulance-Surgeon -Joseph Samenfcld, of  St.. Catherine's Hospital, Brooklyn,  amputated tho legs of two children  who had been caught undcr^ different  t\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdalley-cars. Tho first ,caso was thafc  of little four-year-old Isaac Willin-  skie, who lives at 365 Brunswick  Avenue, and who fell in front of . a  trolley-car. Dr. Samenfcld arrived  as thp railroad employes wero jacking tho car up, hut they said -it  W(Viid be twenty minutes before they  could get tho boy out.  On hearing this Dr. Samenfekl  tltmw off bis coat and, crawling under the car, made- an operation-table  -\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd -of 'the-'street; - and-un- a - few-minutes\"]  appeared with tho unconscious toby,  having amputated the leg and left  it'still pinned to the rail by the'ear.  THB COURAGEOUS SURGEON .  was busy making out his report- at  the hospital when a similar call  came from Leonard, Street,\" saying  that Bertha' Signosso, \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd of 109 Johnson Avenue,- had been run over In  almost tho same manner as tho Wil-  linskie boy. Dr. Samenfekl rushed  off and cut off tho child's leg, leaving, the limb still under tho;.. wheel,  and fok tho girl to tho hospital.  Both children \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd recovered^ though had  ithoy been permitted to. lie under.-tho  can a- few minutes longer they would  undoubtedly have died.  In ono o\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd tho most-;fashionable res-  tauranlys in Paris, last spring, a  man's\"-life- was' saved through the  skill and quickness of one of the  guests.. It appears that a gentleman, with three friends, was \"dining  at one of the small. tables, when a  piece of meat lodged in his' throat  and be found it Impossible to get rid  of it. Ills friends in 'alarm slapped  bint on the back, but the unfortunate man became- black in the face  .;. - and fell to. the floor.  -A surgeon from the German Hospital, wbo happened to he dining to  the cojfe. pushed his way-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd through  \"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd . the crowd. He saw. at pneo- that the  man was dying; and if prompt iucas-  \"^' ur\"ee A^rc-iibt'.'taken, lib; would quickly  flirccuinb.: Ho ordered ono ;6f -i the  Waiters to bring him a small funnel  sucii'as in used in bottling wine, and  then; without a moment's hesitation!  took wit a sharp knife,  OUT THE MAN'S THROAT,. \"  removed the piece of meat, and\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthe  waiter having returned\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdquickly inserted flic funnel in the opening. The  man was then hastily conveyed to  the hospital, where a silver tube was  inserted in the place of the funnel,  and a few hours later he was pronounced o,-it of danger.  Last July Oliver Holmes,  while at  work on the Postal Building in New  York\/ one    of    the modern , skyscrap-  orsi was crushed by a mass of steel  falHug from a derrick.      His fellpw-  'workmen shouted a warning to hrni,  but-   it    was too     late  and he was  struck down.   They  laid him  on tho  roof     and    sent  for  tho ambulance.  When the surgeon arrived he saw at  once- that the only chance of saving  the man's life was by a speedy operation.   With the assistance of several of  the    workmen,   who    brought  dishes of water,  etc.,  Holmes's    leg  waa    quickly    severed,   and he    was  then     gently carried  down   to      tho  street,    put in an    ambulance,    and  driven to tho hospital.   Tn  this     in-  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd stance  however,   tile  operation      did  not- save the man's  life,  as he  died  before the journey was over.   _+   DO  NOT MARRY THE GIRL.  Who nags.  Wuo Is lazy.  Who is a flirt.  Who cannot control her temper.  Who is not neat and  tfdy in    her  dress..  Who is deceitful, and not true    to  her friends.,  Who ..v fusses,     fumes,   and     fidgets  about everything.  Whoso highest aspiration has never  soared  above self.  Who is amiabki to suitors and  \"horrid'* tft her family.  Wuogo-ohiefl iuterests in life aro  dress and. amusements.  Who lacks thrift, and has no idea  of the vaiuo of money.  Who cannot bear to hoar but herself praised or admired.  Who never thinks that her mother  needs an auting, amusement, or a  change..  Who humiliates servants by snapping at them or criticising them before guests.  Who dresses in the height of fash-  ioa when going out, but does not  carcibow she looks at home.  Who always comes to the breakfast  table latb and cross, in ah old wr'ap-  oor or dressing-Jacket, with her hair  in curl, papers, and who grumbles  and scolds at everything and everybody.  Who puts everything she can on hor  back...so- that -she may mak\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd a good  appearance,... whiiat her mother Is  obliged to.patch, and do up for her-  sctf ofcX BxOft5:s', frowns and bonnets,     i  The only place in tho United States  that guarantees freedom from strikes\/  lockouts and labor warfare is Battle  Creek, Mich.        .-.~:j K-  The stbry7 The work people, morj  chants, lawyers, doctors and other  citizens, became aroused and indig-i  liant at tho efforts of the labor riri'-i  Ions throughout tho country to destroy the business of one of our largest ' industries\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd(he Postum Cereal  Co., Lt'd, and at the open threats in  the official union papers, that ' the  entire. power of the National, and  Statb\" Federations of Labor' was being brbughfc to bear to \"punish'.' \"the  industries of Rattle Creek, and particularly, the Postum Co.  This sprung from the refusal of C.  W. Post to obey tho \"orders\" of tho  unions to take\", the Postum advertising away from various papers 'that  refused to purchase labor of the labor trust\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthe unions.  Mr. Post wus ordered to join the'  unions in their conspiracy to \"ruin\"  and \"put out of business\" these publishers who had worked faithfully  for^binx .Ior.years...and. helped -build  up his \"business. They had done no  wrong,^ but had; found it inconvenient .'and against-their best judgment  to buy labor of the labor trust. \" It  \"seems a r(ule of tho unions to conspire  to ruin anyon\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd who does not pur-  - chase froni them .upon their own  terms.   _\".       \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd (-    '  An ink maker or paper maker who  failed to sell ink or paper would  have the same reason to. order Post  to help, ruin these publishers,.\" So the  peddler in tho street might stone you  .if-you refused*to buy his-apples; the  cabman - to run over you if you recused to ride with him; \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdhe- grocer  order the rnanulaet'irer to discharge'  certain people because they did not  patronize him, and so on to the ridiculous and villianous limit of, all  this boycott nonsense;-' in trying to  force people to buy what they do  not want. .      .*  If a man has labor to sell let him  sell it at. tho best price he. can get}-  just as hq would sell) wheat but he has  no. right ,to even Intimate that h\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  will: obstruct the busineus, or attempt its ruin because'the owner  will not purchase of him.  The unions have become so tyrannous and arrogant with their. despotism that .a common citizen who has  Bomb time to \"spare and innocently  thinks he has a right to put. a* little  paint, on ;hi^^^  have that -paint taken off and put on  again  by \"the  iiiiion'' -or' all  sorts  of  diro   thiugn   happen  to   him.-T  his,  employer     is     ordered  to  discharge  him,     his grocer is boycotted if    hej  furnishes him supplies, his family followed and insulted and his wife made  more.miserable than that of a black  ulave boforo tho war.   If he drives a  nail to repair tho houso or barn tho  carpenter's \"union\"  hounds him. Ho  takes a pipe wrench to stop a  leaking pipe and prevent damage to   his  property  a->id   the plumbers   \"union\"  does things to him.   He cannot put  a little mortar to a loose bi'ick    on  his chimney or the bricklayers,  plasterers or hod carriers \"union\" is up  in arms and if he carelessly eats    a  loaf of bread that  has no   \"union\"  label on it tho bakera \"union''    proceeds to make life miserable for him.  So tho white slave is tied hand and J  foot unable to lift a hand te    better]  himself      or   do   the   needful   things,  without    first    obtaining  permission  from     some  haughty,   ignorant   and  abusive tyrant of some labor union.  It   would   all  seem, rather  like    a  comic opera, if it did not rob people  of their freedom; that kind of work  will not bo permitted long in America.  Some smooth managers have built  up tho labor trust in the last few  years, to bring themselves money and  power and by managing workmen,  have succeeded in making it possible,  Cor them to lay down the law in  some cities and force workmen and  citizens to \"obey.\" implicitly, stripping them right and loft of their  liberties.  They have used boycotting, picketing, assaults, dynamiting of property and murder to enforce their orders and rule the people. They have  gone far enough to order the President to remove certain citizens from  office because the \"Unions\" weren't  pleased.  That means they propose to make  tho law of tho unions, replace the  law of this government and the union leaders dominate even the chief  Executive  This is a government of and for  the people and no organization or  trust shall displace it. But the unions try it every now and thou, led  by desperato men as shown in their  defiance of law and support of law  breakers.  Tho \"union\" record of assaults,  crippling of men and even women  and children, destruction of property  and murder of American citizens during the past 2 years is perhaps 10  times the volume of crime and abuse  perpetrated by slave owners during  any two years provious to tho civil  war. We aro in a horrible period of  lethargy, which permits us to stand  idly by whilo our American citizens  are abused, crippled and murdered in,  dozens and hundreds by an organiza-.  Mon or trust, having for its purpose,  thrusting what it has to sell (labor)  upon ius whether or no.  Supposei an American in a foreign  city should be chased by a mob,  caught and beaten .unconscious, then  his mouth pried open and carbolic  acid poured down his throat, then  his ribs kicked, in and his face well  stamped with iron nailed shoes, murdered -because he tried to earn  bread for his children. By the Eternal, sir, a fleet of American Men of  War would' assemble there, clear for  action and blow something off the face  of the earth, if reparation were not  made for the blood of one of our  citizens.  . And what answer do we make to  the appeals of -the hundreds of widows and orphans of those Americans murdered by labor unions? How  do we try to protect' tho thousands  of intelligent citizens who, with reason, prefer not to join any labor  union'and be subject to the tyranny  of the- heavily paid rulers of the labor trusts?\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  Upon a firm refusal by Mr. Post  to join this criminal conspiracy a  -general- ^boycott - -\\was \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ordered --\"-on  Grape-Nuts and. Postum all oyer the  country; which set the good red  blood of our ancestors in motion,  bringing forth the reply that , has  now passed into history: \"We refuse  to join any conspiracy of organized  labor , to ruin publishers, nor will  we discharge any of our trusted employes upon' the orders of any labor  union. If they can make their boycott effective and sink our ship, we  will go down with the captain' \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd on  the bridge and in command.\"  This set the writers in labor papers  crazy-and-they redoubled their-abuse.  Finally one'of their official organs  came out with a largo double column  denunciation of Battle Creek, calling  it \"a running sore on tho face of  Michigan, \"-because it would not become ''organized\" and pay in dues  to \"their labor, leaders. The usual  coarse, - villianous epithets common  to labor union 'writers were Indulged in.  The result was to weld public sentiment in Battle Creek for protection. A citizen's association was  started and ,'niass'meetings held.  Good citizens who happened to be  members of local unions, in some  cases quit the unions entirely.,..-,-for.  there is small need of them there.  The working people'of Battle. Creek  are of the highest order of American  mechanics- '.'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd The majority are hot  union members, for\" practically all of  tho\".-''\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdmanufacturers have for years  declined to employ union men be-  causo of disturbances about 11 years  ago, and the union men now in the  city arc among the best citizens.  No city in tho state of\" Michigan  pays as high average wages as Battle Creek, no city of its size iss as  prosperous,, and no city has so largo  a proportion of the best grade of  mechanics who own their own homes.  So the work people massed together with the other citizens in. the organization of the Citizens' Association with the.following preamble and  constitution:  Whereas 'from 1891 to 1894 tho  strikes instigated by Labor Unions  in Battle Crock resulted in the cle-l  struction    of property  and  loss     of  ] parity and steady employment to tho  people of Battle Creek.  Second\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdTo energetically assist in  maintaining law and order at all  times and under all conditions.  Third\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdTo protect .its members , in  their rights to'manage'their, property and to dispose of their labor in  a legal, lawful manner without restraint  or  interference.  Fourth\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdTo insure and permanently  maintain, fair, just treatment, ono  with anccner In all tho relations of  life.  Fifth\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdTo preserve the existing  right of any capable person to obtain employment and sell his labor,  without being obliged to join any  particular church,, secret society,  labor union or any other organization, and to support all such persons in their efforts to resist compulsory methods on the part of any  organized body whatsoever.  Sixth\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdTo promote among employers a spirit of fairness, friendship  and desire for the best interests of  their employes, and to promote  .among -workmen*.-the~spirit\"Of- indusr  try, thrift, faithfulness to thoir employers and good citizenship.  Seventh\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdTo so amalgamate the  public sentiment of all the best citizens of Battle Creek, that a guarantee can bo given to the world,of-, a  continuance of peaceful conditions,  and that under such guarantee\" and  protection manufacturers and capi~  talists can bo induced to locate their  business enterprises in Battle Creek..  Then follows articles relating to  membership, - officers, \"duties, etc.,  etc., etc.  This constitution has been signed  by tho great majority of representative c itizens . including our workpeople.  A number of manufacturers from  other cities, where they have been  suffering.all,sorts of indignities, inconvenience and losses from the general hell of labor union strikes,  picketing, assaults und other interference, proposed to move, providing  they could bo guaranteed protection.  The subject grew in-importance until it has reached a place where absolute protection can be guaranteed j  by \/the citizens  of Battle  Creek  this city offers'industrial poaco now  with cheap coal and good water,  first-class railroad facilities and fch<  best grade of fair, capable anid  peaceable  mechanics  known.  Details   given  upon  inqwiry of   tiu>  \"Secy,  of the Citizens'   Ass'n:\"  Identification.  The public should remember tdrat  there aro a few Labor Unions conducted on peaceful lines and iu proportion ' a3 they are worthy, tfcoy  have won esteem, for wo, as a people, aro strongly in sympathy with  any right act that hus for its purpose better conditions for wage  workers. But we do not forget  that we seek the good of .all and  not those alone who belong to, some  organization, whereas even tho law  abiding unions show undeniable evidences- of tyranny and oppression  when they are strong enough, whilo  many of the unions harbor and encourage criminals in their efforts to  force a yoke of slavery upon tho  American - - \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd people. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd- . -As. - a-,~ publio \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  speaker latoly said: \"Tho. arrogance  of thy English King that roused the  fiery eloquence of Otis, that inspired  the immortal declaration of Jefferson, that left Warren dying on '\/the  slopes of Bunker Hill was not more  outrageous'than the conditions that  a\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdclosed shop would force upon' tho  community. These men burst into  rebellion 'when the king\" did tout  touch their pockets.\" Imagine if you  can their indignant protest had ho  sought to prohibit or restrict tiictr  occupation. or determine the- conditions und'jr which they should earn  thoir livelihood,\" and to assault,  beat and murder them, blow up<  their houses and poison their food;  if they did not-submit.  The public should also rememlber  that good true American citizens can  be found in the unions and that thoy  deprecate tho criminal acts 'of their  fellow members; but they.-arc\",''often  in bad company.  Salt only hurst sore spots. So,  the ' honest, lawabiding union man  is not hurt when the criminals are  .denounced,- but when you hear a union man  \"boiler\"  because the facts  himself as .either one. of tho.. law  breakers 'or\", a sympathizer, and \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  therefore with tho mind of the law  breaker',, and-likely to .'.become-, ono  when opportunity offers. That is  one reason- employers decline to hire  'such  men.  largo stuns  of money in  wages  that j ihg state \"laws'and to'rofrain    from  _. . ^    . , on.  the following broad\" and evenly bal-[\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd[e    mad& -'P\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdW-c.. he has  branded  anced .^grrds ^ which guarantees - to      \"1  the    wbridnan\". andvto-ithe mahufacT  titrer fairness,  justice\", \"steady    work  and regularity of output.  ; The     new     coining ':'.manufacturer'  agrees to maintain the standard fate  of wage paid elsewhere for liko   service,   under similar conditions,     the  rate to be determined from time to  time from well authenticated reports  from competing cities.   Tho tabulated  wage reports issued by tho Government Department  of Commerce    and  Labor can also be used to show the  standard,   rate,    and  it  is  expected  later on.that this government bureau  will    furnish -weekly reports'-of'-''the'  labor market  from  different 'centers,  so  that    the  -workman  when he    is  ready  to sell his labor and the  employer when he is ready to buy, may  each have reliable information as to  the market or ruling price.  The new-coming manufacturer also  agrees to maintain the sanitary and  hygienic conditions provided   for   by  would have been expended- hero; and,  Whereas, these acts caused serious  damage to the city and in a marked  way delayed its progress at that  time;  arid.  Whereas, since tho year 189-1 tho  citizens have been enabled, by public  sentiment, to prevent tho recurrence  of strikes and Labor Union disturbances ' which have been prevalent  elsewhere; and,  Whereas, the employers of this city!  have steadfastly refused to place the]  management of their* business under  tho control of Labor Unions, but  have maintained tho highest standard of wages paid under liko conditions anywhere in the United States,  and hereby unanimously declared  their intent to continue such' policy;  and the employes of this \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdity, a largo  percentage of whom own homes and  have families reared and educated  under conditions of peace and tho  well-earned prosperity of steady employment, have steadfastly maintained their right as free American citizens to work without the dictation;  and tyrauny of Labor Union Ieadcra,  the btiter experience of the past  offering sufficient reason for a determined stand for freedom; and.  Whereas, the attitude of the citizens on tliis subject has been the  moans of preserving peaceful conditions and continuous prosperity iu  marked contrast to the conditions  existing in other cities suffering from  the dictation of Trades Unionism; it  is therefore,  Resolved, that tho continuance of  poaco and prosperity in Battle Creek  can be maintained, and the destrue\"-1  tive work of outside, interference  avoided under the \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd combined - effort  and action of all our people, by tho  formation  of a  Citizens  Association.  CONSTITimOrL  any lockoiits to reduco wages below  th'.i standard; reservtrng to himself  the right to discharge any employee  for cause.  Tito Citizens' Association on its  part agrees to furnish, in such-numbers ns it is possible to obtain, first  class workmen who will contract to  soil their labor at the standard  price for such period as may be fixed upon, agreeing not to strike,  picket, assault other workmen, destroy property, or do any of the  crteiinal acts common to labor unionism. Each workman reserving  himself tho right to Quit work for  cause, and tho Citizens' Association  further pledges its memfrers to use  its .associated power to enforce the  contracts between employer and em-,  ployeo aud to act en masse to uphold  the law at all  times.  The new industries locating in  Hattle Creek will not start under  any sort of labor union domination  whatsoever, but will mako individual contracts with each en^loyce,  those contracts being fair and equitable antl guaranteed on both sides.  Thus from tho abuses of labor unions amd their insane efforts to ruin  everyone who does not \"obey.\" has  evolved this plan which replaces  the  old conditions of injustice, lockouts, } coed in  throwing  our people out    o(  work and driving us from\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdbusiness.  A short time ngo inquiry camo  from the union forces to know if  Mr. Post .would \"keep still\" if they  would call off the boycott on Postum and Grape-Nuts.  This is tho reply. -\"The-labor-trust  has seen fi t to try to ruin otu* business because wo would not join its  criminal conspiracy. We are plain  American citiixns and differ from  tho labor union plan in. that we  do not force people to strike, picket, boycott, assault, blow im pro-,  perty or commit murder.  Wo do not pay thugs $20 to break  in the ribs of any man who. tries  to support his family nor 930 for  an  eye knocked  out.  We try to show our plain, honest,  regard for sturdy and. independent  workmen by paying tho highest  wages in the state. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  We have a steady,   unvarying     respect  for tho law abiding peacea\/blf  union man and a most earnest desire  to  see  him  gain  power  enough     to  purge   the   unions   of   their   criminal,  practices   that  have   brought    ilotvn  upon  them    the rig'hteous  denunciation of a long-suffering and outraged1  public,    but      wo   will     not     fawn  truckle,    bend     the knee,   wear     the  hated   collar   of   white  slavery,     the  union     labol,    nor    prostituto      our .  American   citizenship  under \"orders\"  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdf any labor trust.  You offer to remove tho restriction  on our business and with \"union\"  gold choke the throat and still tho  voice raised in stern denunciation  of the despotism which tramples beneath an. iron shod heel, tho freeWom  of our brothers.  You would gag- us with a silver  bar and muffle the appeal to tha  American people to barken to tho  cries for bread of the little children  whoso faithful fathers wero boa ten  to death while striving to earn food  for thorn.  Your boycott    may perhaps     suc-  Articlo. 1.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-Name.  Article  2.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdObjects.  strikes, violence, loss of money and  property, and general industrial  warfare; and inaugurates an era of  perfect balance and fairness between 'employer and employee. a  steady continuance of industry and  consequent prosperity. Tho entire  community pledged by public sentiment and private act to restore to  each man his ancient right to  \"peace, freedom and the pursuit of  hoppinoss.\"  j Other cities' wil] he driven to pro-  : tect, their work people, merchants  j and citizens ns well as their indus-  i In\"eft  from   the blight of strikes, vlo-  j Icnce aii\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdl   the losses  brought  on  by  First\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdTo insure, so far as possible,  labor unionism run amuck, by adopt-  a permanent condition of peace, pros- in^.-   the   \"Battle.   Ciwk   plan,\"      but-  but you flvannot wrench from us that  priceless   jewel   our   fathers     f\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdught''  for and which every true son guards  with   his life.       Therefore, speaking\"  for   our   work  people  and   ourset\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdes  the infamous  offer is declined.\"  POSTUM CEREAL'CO., LTD.  Note-by Publisher.  Tho Postum Company hav#_ a  yearly contract for space in j^bjift  paper which they have a right to*!  use for announcements of facts and  principles. Such use does not- necessarily carry with it any c\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdditor;at  opinion. Cbe Hkdley (Bazette  and  Similkameen Advertiser.  Issmid on Thursdays, by the Hkiilky Gazette  1'KIN.TINO ANT) PUBLISHING COMPANY,  Limited,  at Hedley, U. C.  Subscriptions in Advance  Per Your   Six Months.  .$2.00  .  1.00  Now Moon  6th.  First quar.  11th.  1905  MAR.  Full Moon  20th.  Last quar.  27th.  1905  Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.  e  8  9     10     11  12     13     14     15     16     17     18  19 20     21     22     23     24     25  20 27     28     29     30     31  THE ASSESSMENT ACT.  While the Assessment Act of  last session was on the whole to  be considered a step in the right  direction in that it showed some  effort to equalize the taxation  on various.'industries and has  proven its worth in the part  that it played in contributing  towards the first surplus, no  one ever claimed that it was in  itself a perfect measure. The  fact that the government appointed a commission to inquire  into its working and report to  the-house,.is evidence that even  the framers of the Act themselves were prepared to admit  that in some respects it might  be capable of improvement.  While it might be preferable  to await the report of the commission before entering upon a  discussion of the Act, there are  a*few features in 'which it is inequitable and it would seem  that in framing the Act, insufficient consideration had been  sriven to the manner in which  some of the clauses would work  out.  The ostensible.object in passing the Act was to produce more  revenue to the province, and  vet there are instances in which  revenue is wantonly thrown  away.  Take for example the exemption from taxation of a preemption for two years from the  date of record. There was no  need for this exemption and no  pre-emptor would have expected it if it had not been  thrust upon him. This provision, too, is capable of being  abused. The writer has in mind  at the present moment one instance in which a pre-emption  was taken up in 1896, and well  the small sum of $3.60 per year  of real property tax. Under  the new Assessment Act an arbitrary valuation of $600 is  placed upon his holding, and of  this, $500 is exempt from taxation leaving only $100 on which  he is to pay a tax of one per  cent and 40% off if he pays before the 30th of June, leaving  only 60 cents for him to pay in  taxes. There is $3,00 a year  wantonly'thrown away and yet  the Act was intended as a greater revenue producer.  Nor is th is the most objectionable feature of the working-'of  this part of the Act.     Look at  the inequality.   Take the case of  two pre-emptors who in   1898  took up their holdings side by  side.   One carried out the letter  and spirit of his contract with  the   government   and   in    five  years had done improvements  on his land at the rate of $2.50  per acre and paid the purchase  price of $1.00 per acre and in  1903 obtained his crown grant.  The other did no improvements;  paid nothing on his land except  the $3.60 taxes each year to hold  it down. In 1904 he is rewarded  for the course he has pursued  by having his taxes reduced to  60 cents per year, and his thrifty  neighbor gets no exemption; but  on the other hand has his taxes  raised because of the increased  value he has given to his land.  The one is punished for being  progressive, the other rewarded  for being a drone.   Such anomalies make one long for Henry-  George's   single   tax.     And   if  these clauses were forced into  the. new assessment act by the  socialists, as it has been charged  they were, then the industrious,  progressive taxpayer of British  Columbia will not long for a  socialist   government   in    this  province.  come from ?   If the government  of wealthy Ontario will not ask  the farmers of that province to  be taxed for the maintenance of  a school ofmines although Ontario as a mining province produces the world's supply of Nickel,   what   will John Oliver's  Delta ranchers have to say a-  bout saddling debt-ridden British Columbia  with the   cost?  The Gazette is perhaps in as  good a position to appreciate  the benefits of scientific training as either the Star or the  News, but it has common sense  enough to know that there are  many desirable things that are  far beyond our reach.     Again  we draw the attention of the  struggling small   rancher and  claim owner in the Similkameen  riding that their worst enemy  at the -present moment is the  one who would saddle the province with any  more debt for  things   that can  be very well  done without, and a school of  mines would come about 29th  on the list of things needed in  the Similkameen.     If the Star  is sincere in its pretence of a desire for outlay for the application of science to the mining industry, let it advocate, having  the     Dominion     Government  which claims to  have lots of  money, multiply its present appropriation for the geological  survey by ten, and then send a  staff to work for a few years in  the Similkameen.    And then if  the Star wants any : local pull  out of it for Princeton, why, let  the geologists board up there if  they want to.  \/?  Moffefs Best  HARD WHEAT  FLOUR  Uniform and White; Made from  Selected wheat, grown on new  lands in the Northwest Territories.  ^  THE COLUMBIA FLOURING MILLS CO., Ltd.  VERNONandENDERBY.B.C.  f  SIMILKAMEEN  Livery, Feed and Sale Stable  Single and Double  Drivers.  Saddle and  Pack  Horses. \" '\"  Wood for Sale. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  ...- < -  HOPKINS <8fe McINNES, Proprietors, Hedley, B.C.  improved, although the pre-  emptor never took out his cer-  titicate of improvements nor  made any payment thereon.  Since the new Assessment Act  came in force lie sold his right  to the property to a wealthy  neighbor for over $2000. To  give a legal title to the purchase  it was arranged that the seller  abandon the ground and the  purchaser apply for a new record, which he duly received in  1904, and has exemption from  taxes for two years on a property for which he paid over  $2000.  Then again there is the low  schedule of valuation upon unpatented claims and the unnecessary exemption of $500 therefrom.-..-.-.;.- .  'Formerly? j these unpatented  and unimproved pre-emptions  brought the government $3.60  per year in taxes. The pre-  emptor in most cases thanked  his lucky stars that he lived in  a^Quntry where he could hold  down 320 acres of good land for  The question of establishing a school  of mines in this province is favorably  advocated by the Nelson Daily News.  Only one newspaper in the province  is opposed to a school of mines but it  must not be allowed to balk progress  and education.  The above is from the Star  and the paper meant of course  is the Gazette. It is an old adage that the worst kind of a fib  is one that is half the truth,  and the above comes pretty  near qualifying for a place in  that category. A few^ weeks ago  the Gazette took occasion to  point out the inconsistency of  howling against the government for increasing the taxes,  which the Star was doing, and  in the same breath asking that  public money be spent in establishing a school of mines. It  pointed out that the present  financial condition of British  Columbia forbade even the  thought of such nonsense, and  drew the attention of ranchers  and prospectors to the fact that  any local paper which would  advocate such a thing was doing the very thing which would  keep them from getting assistance from the government for  some badly needed piece of  road. Does the Star know the  cost entailed in maintaining an  institution of that kind after it  has been established? The  wealthy populous province of  Ontario wouldn't unertake such  a thing, and the only mining  school in that province (the S.  P. S. is not really a school of  mining but of civil engineering)  was established by the city of  Kingston and practically maintained by the city of Kingston,  for the provincial grant each  year is merely a drop in the  bucket. Is Princeton with its  four or five dozen inhabitants  prepared to undertake this cost,  and if not where is it going to  NOTICE.  D.  G. HACKNEY, of the Hotel Hedley, at  Hedley, intends to apply to the Licence  Commissioners for the Nicola District for permission to transfer his hotel licence to w. J.  Henderson.  Dated at Hedley, March 1st 1905  7-i D. G. HACKNEY  NOTICE.  When in Keremeos  STOP AT  TKe Central Hotel  TWEDDLE <&. REITH, Proprietors.  Good Accommodation and Strict Attention to the  Wants of the Public.   Livery Barn in Connection.  Certificate of Improvements.  BOSTON Mineral Clainv situate in the Osoyoos  Mining Division of Yale District. Where  located: Camp Hedley.  TAKE NOTICE that I, R. H. Parkinson ar  agent for -W. F. Cameron, administrates  of the estate of G. M. Stumps, Free Miner's  Certificate No. B22176, intend, sixty days from  date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder  for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a crown grant of the aboye  claim.  And further take notice that action, under  section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements;  R. H. PARKINSON.  Dated Dec, 12, A.D., 1904. 1-8  NOTICE.  Certificate of improvements.  STEMWINDER AND CHARTER OAK Mineral Claims, situate in tho Osoyoos Mining  Division of Yale District. Where located :  Camp Hedley.  TAKE NOTICE that I. Charles deB. Green as  agent for M. K. Rodgers, free miner's  certificate No. B85326 and for George H. Cahill,  F. M. C. No. B78915, intend, sixty days from  tho date hereof, to apply to tho Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for tho  purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the a-  bove claims.  And further take notice that action, under  section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements.  Dated this 23rd day of December, 190-1.  1-8 ~ C. dcB. GREEN.  LAND  NOTICE.  TAKE NOTICE that 60 days from the date  hereof I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission  to purchase 160 acres of land, beginning at a  post on tho south boundary of Lot 292 at Va-  soaux lake, thence south along the shore of lake  80 chains, thonce west 20 chains, thence north  80 chains, thence east 20 chains to point of be-  ginnhiB- E.K.VENNER,  4-4 R. Vennek, agent.  NOTICE.  Certificate of Improvements.  LORENI'A, LION'S PAW, RENO. CANADIAN BELL, COPPER WORLD FRACTION and MIDNIGHT SUN Mineral  Claims, situate in the Osoyoos Mining  Division of Yale District. Where located:  In Camp Hedley.  TAKE NOTICE that I, Francis W. Groves,  acting a* agent for Horatio J. Duffey, free  miner's certificate No. 5803, and T. D. Pickard,  free minor's certificate No. B62035, intond, sixty  days from date hereof, to apply to the Mining  Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements,  for tho purposo of obtaining a Crown Grant of  the above claims.  And further take notice that action, under  section 37, must be commenced before tho issuance of such Certificate of Improvements.  Dated this 20th day of January, A. D\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd 1905.  .2-8 FRANCIS W. GROVES.  M  A  G  A  Z  I  N  Gito Drug and book store  Brushes\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  Our Stock of Hat, Cloth, Hair, Tooth and- Nail  Brushes is most complete\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdWorthy Hair Brush* \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  es\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdLong Bristles\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdSolid Backs.  Toilet Soaps-  Our Soaps are noted for Purity and Refreshing Qualities.  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdDainty Goods at Dalntu Prices\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  JOHN  Druggist   and  Stationer.  F\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  R  I  O  D  I  C  A  L  Hotel Keremeos  GEO. KIRBY, nanager.  First Class in Every Respect.     Commercial and Mining  Headquarters of the Keremeos and Lower Similkameen Valleys.    Post House on Penticton-  ton-Princeton Stage Line. .,.  .  KEREMEOS,  B. C.  r  J. fl. S6HUBERT  Wholesale and Retail  General     TVlerohant  =*v  Groceries  Hardware  Dry Goods  Flour and Feed  Gents' Furnishings  Sash and Doors  Boots and Shoes  Lumber and Shingles  Etc.,-Etc.  JwK\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd    J_*L\\-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  Stores\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdHEDLEY ond F\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdEiNTIGTOIN. Town and District.  Constable Haynes is receiving congratulations these days.  The Nickel Plate school opened on  Monday, with nine pupils.  Remember the Board of Trade meeting in the Gazette Hall on Monday  evening next.  Born,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdOn Thursday, February 23rd  to Mr. and Mrs. W. Haynes, a daughter.  Rev. A, J. Powlie of Princeton will  occupy the pulpit of the Methodist  Church in Hedley on Sunday evening  next.   '  Mr. W. Arnott went out to Pentic-  . ton by Monday morning's stage. Mr.  -Godfi-ey went out by the same stage  but came back on Tuesday- night.  . The Friday Club meets this week at  Mrs. Schubert's. when the subjects  taken up' will be 'Owen Meredith's  'Apple of Life' and 'Dreams* by Olive  Schreiner..  ' Miss Lowndes is resuming her music  classes' at Keremeos -which she was  forced to abandon owing to the hardship entailed by the long. hard stage  .ride during January and February.  ,- A recent strike is reported from the  Riverside Claim, which-Mr. F. Bailey  \" has under bond,   The Gazette has not  ' learned particulars   but is   informed  that free gold is in evidence.   .  During    January    the .Boundary  mines shipped 68,074 tons, a falling off  as compared-with December, owing to  < a deficiency in the power supply, due  - to low water in the Kettle river.'     c  '- \" The school attendance in Hedley is  ' steadily increasing.. With-classes all  ' the way from first primer .to special  '-..advanced work, Mrs. Colbeck-now has  her hands full. In all probability the  new school building will - be gone on  \" with in the early summer, and when  occupied things will be much more  pleasant for both teacher and pupils.  -Kelowna is now said to be in line for  . connecting the link by extending telephone    connection    from   Pentictoh  northward   ' through     Summerland,  -Peachland and Kelowna to Vernon.  ,. .If they can secure and maintain telegraph connection for themselves   in  addition to the telephone so much the  ' better and  no     one   will   begrudge  ' them the convenience.  1 Two evidences that the C. P. R. will  start in to build from Spence's Bridge,  \" are noted during the past few days.  One is a telephone message from Nicola  that Stuart Henderson, M.P.P., had  wired from Victoria that such was the  case, and W.\" A. McLean has a letter  from his namesake in Nelson. B.C. in-  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd quiring for horses to work on it. May  these evidences continue to pile up until the dirt along the roadbed begins  to pile up likewise.  The Hotel Hedley has changed hands  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd W.   J.   Henderson   taking   over  the  '\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd business \"* yesterday    from     D.      G.  Hackney.   The Hotel Hedley was the  first hotel here, and Mr. Hackney was  . the    first  hotel   keeper.     Had   host  Hackney tried  to   trim his   sails to  every breeze he would no  doubt been  more popular than he has been and  succeeded in raking in a few more she-  : kels, but one fact at all events must  be stated  to his credit and   that is  that lie always strove-to keep a clean  orderly house,  and   as such he now  hands it over to his successor.  The ' Gazette   learns from   various  sources that the removal of Mr. C.  E.  Thomas as postmaster at Princeton is  generally  condemned on  both sides,  the wishes of local Liberals as a whole  being ignored, and a clique of mischief  makers    dominating    the    situation.  If Mr. Thomas were an offensive partisan there would have been some reason for it but he is not even a partisan  of any kind, his political doctrine bc-  . ing to choose   who he believes to be  the best man regardless of political  leaning.    Even in the last election the  Liberals of Princeton know that Mr.  Thomas attended their convention and  helped to elect their delegates to the  Kamloops convention, pledging himself to support Mr   Dennis   Murphy.  The Princeton delegates to that convention were elected to support Mr.  Murphy, the only opponents being the  Star and its small following who were  boosting a Kamloops man.   But the  Star man happened to be  secretary  :and the result was that the Princeton  proxies failed to turn up at the convention''in order, and by that means  Mr. Murphy lost the Princeton  vote.  Apart from all political considerations  JMr. Thomas has been a most efficient  and obliginS postmaster and the elec-  toi^s will resent the   treatment meted  out to him.  What a .wonderful old conglomeration this English language is any wayl  There are'nt any real synonyms  in it after-all. At any rate a racket  is'nt always a scrap, as the Gazette  found out at the ball; but as the joke  is ou the editor this time, we won't  say any more about it.  A pleasant event took place at the  home of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd John-  ron, Sidley, on Wednesday, Feb. 8th,  when Miss Mary C. Johnson was married to Mr. Edward Cudworth. The  marriage knot was well and securely  tied by the Rev. Alex. H. Cameron.  A dance and supper were enjoyed by  many friends of the young couple.  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdTimes.  Taking advantage of the long spell  of almost summer weather the Daly  Reduction Co. have been clearing the  flume of ice. The overflow down the  cliff opposite White street which has  been blocked with an accumulation of  ice since the first cold snap in January  was re-opened on Saturday,' the \"water  tumbling over the ice-covered cliff, presenting a grand spectacle which could  equal the wildest Alpine scenery, and  to this was added a wild boisterousness  caused by the huge blocks oi ice that  were broken off and floated down the  flume.tumbling over the cliff and shattering into pieces from their contact  with jutting crags. Now that there is  room enough in the flume to accomo-  cate almost its full capacity, the  amount of shrinkage in the volume of  water coming down can be seen. A  wet early spring would fit in very  well just now.  The Gazette begs to   offer to the  Legislature or the Department of Jus-'  tice the suggestion that bums who cannot stay sober and\" behave ' themselves  be put to work on the streets.   Where  they manage to get their whiskey is a  mystery but they manage to get enough of it to stay drunk, and they cannot pay a fine for drunkenness when  pulled.    Now Hedley  wants' money  badly for public improvements.   The  streets along which the Government  collected thousands of dollars for lots  sold, are so covered with rocks that  the bums are in danger of breaking  their necks falling over them, so in  the interests of the bums themselves  it will only be humane to give us power to put them to work on the streets  to work out fines imposed upon them.  The provincial police are not over-burdened with work and could attend to  the matter of  looking   after   them.  This suggestion is not made in any  spirit of levity; we mean it as a straight  business proposition,   and a business  government should consider- it.  There is a report that an amalgamation is being promoted by Mr. A. B.  Clabon and associates in the Kingston  Mining Co. with the Strawbexry Mine  on the north fork of Kettle river.. Some  are skeptical as to the authenticity of  the report and express the opinion  that it is too early for strawberries.  The Kingston Company have the pre  but no money, and the Strawberry is  said to have the money without the  ore. If that be the situation the amalgamation will be most opportune and  should, work to the advantage of all  concerned, even if it does look like  rushing the season for small fruits.  The'large new engine at the power  house it is thought will be ready to  hitch up to the generator this week.  The exciter which was formerly run  from the generator shaft is now driven  by a 12 h. p. water-wheel of its own  and will therefore be in a position to  effectually accomplish the end for  which it was intended viz. to keep' up  the voltage in the generator when a  load is suddenly thrown on. In this  way the quality of the current for  steadiness should be very much improved.  KEREMEOS NOTES.  . Owing to circumstances over which  we have no control, since 5 a.m. on  Saturday morning, your correspondent's ears' have been ringing with  \"All join hands and circle to the left,\"  and other like calls.'  Mr. Richter's teams started plowing  this morning, Tuesday, February 28th,  which will be an example to others to  do likewise and we will have spring  work on in full blast, for when a man  is seen going out with a coil of fence  wire and a sack of 20-penny nails we  know that spring is coming.  - Last week Frank Surprise's team  got away from him and he susiained a  broken collar bone.. It is not exactly  known how\/ the accident happened,  but his own account specifies that the  bone breaking was due to the top log  of a corral falling on him. Dr. Whillans was summoned and the patient is  now doing well. . .  W. E. Welby'sl special rig with four  horse team; from'Penticton, brought  in a party consisting of Mrs. Lowe,  and daughters, Mrs. Muirhead and Miss  Lowe, who have been spending a few  weeks in Victoria;- James Coulthard,  J. P., looking hale, and hearty after  a sojourn\" in southern California; and  Dan McCurdy, who had been attending a meeting of the Orange grand  lodge held in Vernon. >  Hedley nndoubtedly made a marked  hit in the bachelors ball. It is not our  wish to write a report of the brilliant  event as that can be left to the editor;  but those from Keremeos who had the  pleasure of being present cannot allow  the occasion to pass .without expressing their appreciation of the courteous,  hospitable treatment received at the  hands of the committee, who are to  be congratulated on the excellent  tertainment afforded.  W  I  e have a lot of Lumbermen's Rubbers, and  Men's, Women's and Children's Overshoes  left, and have decided to sell them off  as We don't wish to carry a single pair over  for next season. We have marked them down  from 20 to 25%.   If you require a pair, secure  . them at once as they will soon be all sold.  \"* * ...      r- ___j>___ . .  W. t. SHATFORD <& CO;  General Merchandise, HEDLEY, B. C.  oo  The Pioneer Carriage  and  Repair Shop  HEDLEY,     -     -     B.6.  en-  F. RICHTER & CO.  General Store  Horse-Shoeing and all kinds  of Blacksmithing done.    :   :  GEO. ft. SPR0UL&,  Proprietor.  KEREMEOS,  B.C.  A Large and Entirely  New Stock. of General   Merchandise  Just Opened.  Prices Reasonable.  Hedley  Livery,   Feed  and  Sale Stable  Gawston 0 Edmond  HEDLEY, B.C.  HEDLEY,  B.C.  Give Us a Call!  Strictly First Class Service.  Special Attention given to  the Travelling Public.  Teaming of all kinds done.  Horses Bought and Sold.  Similkameen bred  and  Similkameen fed Cattle  have long been noted for  furnishing the finest meats  for the Boundary and the  Kootenays.  Buy it at home and know  that you are getting the  Best.  Choice Meats Always on   Hand.  lONfl HOUSE  fr  nmm0M  1  W. F. REVELY,  Proprietor.  w  HOTEL SIMILKAMEEN  HEOL-E.Y, B.C.  The  Leading  Hotel of the Stmlllcameen Valley.  This House is New and First Class in Every Respect,  Being Equipped .with all Modern Conveniences\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdElectric  Light, Telephone, Baths, Etc.        :       :       :       :  A. McDermott, Proprietor,  mcana  I  IWIMHli  Fairview's  Leading  Hotel.....  !l Golden Gate  H. JONES, Proprietor.  |HEN journeying to the  Boundary Country arrange your plans to stop  and rest a while at the  IONA HOUSE, the halfway hotel between Midway  and Sidley. This is where  the stage stops for dinner.  Good Accommodation at  Moderate Rates.  J. s. McLean,  Proprietor.  This house was lately overhauled and enlarged, and  is now  comfortable and  convenient.  Charges moderate.  OTEL  EDLEY  F^\/MRVIEW, B. C  Subscribe  for  the Gazette.  The  Leading  House  For  Commercial  Men.   :   :   :  Best Only Provided for Table  and Bar.  DO. HACKNEY, Prop. i  1  MR. SMITH'S  SHOPWALKER  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd%-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd;\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd;\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd;\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd;\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-%\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd;\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd%\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  I looked up from a letter I was  wiitiirg as a little old gentleman en-  twctl tho room.  \"I am Mr. Smith,\" ho said with a  winilc, wrinkling,a \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdweather-beaten  old face, \"the new shopwalker.\"  I welcomed him with as much cordiality as I could muster, but thoc  truth is wo were so accustomed to  sudden changes at-Garland's'that-wo  had long ceased to take much i uteres t in tho appearance of a now man.  ft marked the difference ..between- &  private clirm aud a joint stock company. Ever siuco the affair had  been- \"'convr. ';cd\" . and Sir John  Garland had retired on his fortune  , the -same policy had been pursued.  In five years all tho old hands who  had helped to build up the business  had been swept out awl their places  taken by chtapef people. Our general manager, AlbertTullock, was regarded as a commercial genu is. He  :. had built new.-.promises. ...opened'how.,  departments,- doubled the business  ami cut down the expenses.  It was tho best advertised house  in the west end of London. Tho  smaller shop-keopors aroumd us  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdgioaned.'under v-tho-comixstitionr:a\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdd-  many of them failed. Garland swallowed them up and paid largo dividends. So our shareholders wore  happy and passed an annual vote  of thanks to Mr. Tullock.  ;  As for the now man, Mr. Smith,  he was like most, of-Tullock's acquisitions\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdan oddity. We som<&-  times wondered whero he picked them  up. He usually discovered people  who wero somewhat out at elbow  and glad to snatch at anything.  Then he bullied them> into shape,  and if they were sufficiently servile  and could do seventy or eighty'  hours' work a week'on very littlo  food, t&wy remained. But if they  displayed any sign of. spirit or physical weakness they received what  wo-used,   to call  \"the  order  of the  :Chuck.\": ' \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd i \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd;\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ' y-  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd    :\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd- -\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  \"Aro you Mr. Peniberton?\" inquired tho little old man, looking at  mu sharply over his spectacles.  I nodded and Mr. Smith said  \"Oh!\" in a, tone of voice which  clcarjy implied: \"I'm not quite sure  whether I like the look of you or  not.\"  \"Ooma and sit down,\" I said,  \"aud help yourself to tobacco. Wo  arc In the same 'department. I'm  head salesman.\"  \"So I understand,\" ho said,  thoughtfully, eyeing mo as if I wero  'I hope     we  a  natural   curiosity,  shall  like cuch other  \"Thanks,\" I:.replied!' \"One thing  is, it doesn't matter. We sha'n't bo  together  long.\"  \"Why not?\" opening his eyes very  wide.  \"Because one of us is certain to  got discharged within three months.  I have been in the firm fo.ur years,  which is nearly a record, so I expect it every day.\"  \"I presume you will .not bo discharged unless you neglect your  duties,\" he said, in a priggish voice  of superiority.  ''You doa't know Tullock.\" I said,  shortly.  \"Mr Tullock has been a very good  friend to me,\" remarked Mr. Smith  pompously. \"And I am sorry to  hear him spoken o{ like that.\"  At this I hold my'tongue, for it  Was one\" of Tullock's pleasant tricks  to encourage spies aud talebearers.  For all I knew, tho new man might  bo appointed for the sole purpose of  carrying reports.  Mr. Smith strolled up and down  the smoking room, of which wo  happened to be tho only occupants,  for some time, and poked his inquisitive nose into everything of interest.  At last he drew up in front of me  and said: \"Eh, what kind of n mian  is your Mr. Tullock?\"  \"Oh, he is all right when you  know him,\" I <<aid cautiously, for I  wasi not disposed to tell him all I  thought. Our enterprising manager  took great care to lino out his own  pocket. He received two thousand a  year from the company, but we  knew well enough that in addition  to that he mado large sums in secret commissions.  0\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdice a curious incident happened.  1^ picked up a shorthand notebook.  Not knowing whose it was, I availed myself of a knowledge of stenography and read a page or two. It  contained same curious information  ami enabled mo to make a shrewd  guess at Mr. Tullock's methods.  He happened to arrive on the scene  whilo I was reading it.  \"I believe that book belongs to  me, Mr. Peniberton,\" he said, roughly.  I handed it to him. with o. smile,  looking him straight in the eyes.  To my great amusement he turned  red and scowlingly muttered something about any impertinence. Then  he strode away.  It was only ft trifling incident, 'but  it meant a. great deal. It either  meant that. T should be discharged  or that the great Mr. Tullock would  be afraid to intorfore with me. So  I took tho bull by tho horns, and  the following Saturday I went to  his private office and asked for an  increase of salary, just to seo how  the land I\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.V-  'He gavo, it, ared from  that moment treated' me with a  kind of boorish civility. But I  was not disposed to impart information of such a dangerous nature to  Mr.  Smith.  Before our new shopwalker had  l.een with us a week ho earned the  nickname of \"The Grand Inquisitor,\" iia consequence of the annoying habit of asking questions. Whilo  he confined himself to niakiing in-  q'uirios about the business I submitted but when it came to. pumping  me about the private concerns of  everybody in the house, including  myself, I drew the line.  For one thing I felt suspicious of  the man. He always spoke well of  Tullock, and could never bo induced  to laugh at the numerous' witticisms  which passed current concerning tho  manager during his absence. This  caused him to tie unpopular, and almost everybody made a point of  giving \"old* busybody\" a wide berth.  But there are exceptions to every  rule, and the. exception to this f rule  was particularly aggravating.- The  ono person-inrthe house who took a  fancy lo him \"was a young lady  named IDoris \"Dewhurst. Now Doris  and I wore the best of friends. !\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd In  fact, Boris wore a ring I had given  to her. Not on her engagement  finger, you Understand. ... Certainly  not! We were not exactly engaged,  but we undetstood one another, or  thought wo did. V.  Now, it was certainly galling that  Doris and Mr. Smith should strike-  upi a .friendship.^ ^ I..._suppp^o I|_was^  jealous, though there was rip cause  for it. He called her ''imy littlo  friend,\" and she stood up for him  against all comers. Indeed, for the  first time in bur-lives we nearly  quarrelled.       ?    :\" i        '    \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd''\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  \"1 like Mr.- Smith'-very iniueli,\" she  faid, when I remonstrated. \"And  ho hasn't a frienkl in the house. You  are all prejudiced'-against him.\"  \"Well,, he shouldn't poke his nose  into other people's business,\"-.'X replied, n    : .....-',;  \"Ho doesn't,\" she said, with feminine conviction, \"or oven if he does  ho only means to ho kind. He's  nearly alone in the world. And  once ho had a little business of his  own, awd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-and I w'on't be unkind to  him to please anybody.\"  Then- she showed her independence  by dissolving into tears,- whioh came  just in-time to prevent an explosion  of wrath on both sides.  At last Mr. Smith broke out in a  place which confirmed ray suspicions  of his character.  Again we wore the only occupants  of the smoking-room. I was reading, he was fidgetting up and down  tho room, sometimes looking at mo  furtively out of the\" corners of lhls  sharp old eyes. \". =-'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\": '-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd     ;:\"<:J:%  \"I  had   a   talk  with  Tullook     today.\" ho jerked .out at last.  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.-'.\"Indeed!\" I replied, without looking  up.  \"Ho is going to.give mo a special  commission on all those French dress  goods that have just come in. He  wants to get rid of them quickly.  \"Of course,\" he continued, nervously, \"I can't do much without  your help, because you are head  salesman; but\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdbut I shall be glad  to share the commission with you,  if you push the line.\"  I itnust explain that. Tullock, for  reasons best known to himself, had  bought an enormous quantity of a  certain line in dress goods, and  marked them for sale at cost price.  In addition to this, ho was offering  us a commission on the sale. Now,  it stands to reason that such a deal  could not be profitable to the house.  Bui, it might be very profitable to  Tullock.  To put it. another way, Mr. Tullock was utilizing Garland's business  to enrich himself.  \"X shall do my host to sell the  stuff,\" I said, bluntly, \"because the  sooner we get rid of it the bettor.  But you can keep the commission. I  never dabbled in that kind of  thing.\"  \"I don't see why you should throw  away a five-pound note,\" ho said.  \"Perhaps not,\" I replied. \"How-  over, you mind your own business.  Tt's nothing to do with me what  commissions you take; and if I  choose to refuse it, it doesn't concern you.\"  Thero was a few minutes' silonce  and then ho returned to the charge,  saying: \"They do' it iu the other  departments.\" In reply to which  I simply walked out of the room.  This conversation convinced me  that Mr. Smith, who posed as a  harmlessly inquisitive old gentleman  was acting under Tullock's instructions, to trap me. I warnod Doris,  aud she saw at once that the game  was too dangerous, and gave him  the cold shoulder in tho most uncompromising fashion.  At last an unexpected crisis was  reached. An order was posted on  the notice board ono morning that  \"heads of departments\" were to  assemble in the big dining room that  evening.  When the moment arrived thero  were about sixty of us. including  buyers, head salesmen and \"walkers.\"  Two of the directors\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-a couple of  old fogies who knew nothing about  the business\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdwere present ami, of  course, Tullock, looking as bumptious as usual.  Ono of the directors took uho chair,  and said: \"John Qarlahid has returned from abroad ami has called  this meeting. I have not yet seen  him, hut ho tells mo in a letter that  he will be here at nine o'clock, so  w:< may expect him at any minute.\"  The words were scarcely out of his  mouth before Mr. Smith, who was  sitting by my side, rose from his  seat, walked across the room, and  coolly sat down in the chair which  had just been vacated.  Thero was an awful hush.  Everybody realized in a second  what had happened. Mr. Smith was  Sir  John Garland.  The directors shook \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd hands with  htm heartily and seemed to think  it was all a joke. But Sir John  was paid and stern, and Tullock  loqked dazed with -.astonishment.-'  Then Sir John mado a speech.   He  said:     \"Gentlemen,   it   is' ten  years  since I ceased to take an active part  in the business,  and five years since  it became a joint stock company. Of  lace    some    curious    reports     have  reached my ears.       I was told that  all my old friends had been dismissed,  and that certain practices   were  cariied on which would. disgrace tho  name  I  have   made  honorable.        I  determined not to be content     with  hearsay,  but to ascertain for     myself what  was -going  on.   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd The  history of the past two months you all  know.   Now, by tho articles of association I still have authority in this  business; if I choose to exercise  it.  I shall    exercise   it now. -.-It-would  hot,  I think,   be quite English     for  me to take full advantage of the information I have obtained.      Consequently criminal proceedings will riot  be taken against anybody.   But certain persons,  whose names     I    will  read out, are dismissed.\"  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdvv-.Then'-'ihe^eadi-a-v-lj.st^of^'na'mes,--'-- at'  the head of which stood A inert Tullock,  general    manager.     In     every  case they were men who had , been  robbing the firm in a most flagrant  manner.   .  . Then he added: \"There will be  other changes, to be announced  later.\"    \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  :     \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd;.     \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd..  Everybody was so astonished that  the silence was almost painful; but  the littlo man walked across the  room to mo and said: \"Mr. Pomber-  tdn. I beg the favor of your company at dinner to-morrow overling,  and' Lady Garland is. anxious; to  make the acquaintance of Miss Dow-  hurst.\"    '.''-.';'....,; -   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'     -\";-;..:   !..\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\",'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'..;  Then, with perfect coolness and  self-possession,: like a. man who -is  master of the situation, and knows  it, Mr., Smith left the room followed  by the directors.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdLondon Answers.  everything was dark'. This sensation  increased until- in the afternoon tho  man found that the trouble was not  with the daylight but with his eyes.  He went out and saddled his horse  setting off for his nearest neighbor,  fifteen miles away. He could scarcely follow the trail, it'had become  so dim, and the last few miles traversed wero by the instinct of tho  hc-rse. At the neighbor's ranch it  was discovered that the sight was  almost gone, awl 'within two days  tho man was blind'.  Friends in Montana, tooki him to  tho railroad and started him for  Chicago, where he went to an oculist. There it was decided that nothing could be done, hut the. man  went to his former home in Great  Britain for relief.      It has 7iot come,  IN MERRY OLD ENGLAND  NEWS SY MAIL ABOUT JOHN  BULL AND HIS PEOPLE.  Occurrences     in   the  .Land    Tha*  Reigns.Supreme in tho Commercial World.  TERRIBLE WOOD ALCOHOL  500  MEN  HAVE BEEN  KILLED  OR BLINDED.  One Hundred    Persons Are  Sacrificed Annually to  the  '\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdy-- .     '.'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd:--_--x -   Drue;;,'  The. Demon Hum', has been, displaced within six years by an alcoholic impersonator .beside; which tho  original route to oblivion, ephemeral,  or eternal, becomes as an ox team  to a limited passenger  train.  \"Deodorized alcohol\" is this new  vehicle to drcamlcssness. Twelve  fingers of this methylated spirits  taken within three heurs by a person in four draughts may bring the  coroner and the undertaker, and at  the least promises, the oculist one  of the most difficult of eyo complications. Out of one hundred. persons  taking four ounces of this deodorized  wood alcohol within three hours  forty will die, and of these twenty  will go blind before death; sixty out  of the one hundred will recover, finally, but twenty of tho sixty will bo  permanently blind.  Five huu'dred persons in the United States have died or gone blind  from the effects of this deodorized  wood alcohol, which in its somi-  odorlessnoss is often so closely related in smell to grain alcohol as to  prevent tho average person detecting  the difference. At tho present time  ono hundred ]>eopio every year  are sacrificed to its poisonous influences through death or blindness.  Until 1898 tho commercial wood  alcohol had such an odor that a  sniff at a bottle containing it was  enough to send the inquisitive one  after the smelling salts. To-day  ono of the specialties of a company  at Buffalo is 100,000 barrels of deodorized wood alcohol, of which  20,000 barrels aro sent abroad, and  any sample of which would bo a  temptation to an Indian of thirsty  temperament or to a luimibor jack  forty miles from tho nearest post  ofTico.  WITH DRINKABLE LIQUOR.  The deodorizing of this wood alcohol has made possible appalling  lo.v* of life au-d eyesight. The raw  spirit, taken with tho intent to produce intoxication, tho uso of essences that aro composites of chemicals  and wood alcohol and tho indiscriminate- use of patent medicines amd  liniments of the cheaper grades have  been tho means of this poisoning,  death and blindness. Occasionally a  saloon of the lowest order so mixes  its liquors with this methylated  spirit as to cause .death or blindness  to its victim. ^  Ono of the most dramatic deaths  from intoxicants that have come.-to  tho -medical- profession in Chicago  was reported to Dr. W. A.. Evans.  The. victim was a rancher living- oh  tho Poudre -River in Montana, miles  from any other person. He visited  a city and .wont upon a spree. Ho  awoke at home one morning, deathly ill, with violent nausea amd vomiting, the symptoms continuing three  days. On tho morning of the fourth  dav     the    rancher    discovered  that  however,   and  the  man i.s  blind    for  life.  BLAMED    ON  JAMAICA -GINGER.  Since the first deodorizing of wood  alcohol  in quantities the deaths and  blindnesses that    first were    caused  by the spirit were attributed to Jamaica gingers that wero served with  drinks  in  the cheaper saloons.    Tho  drinker began to look with distrust  upon ginger,     with    which ho     had  been  beating    his  whiskey,  and  tho  analytical chemist was at a loss to  know why one ginger was poisonous  and  another harmless.       '   '  Not until 1808 was it detenminod  satisfactory    that    deodorized wood  alcohol     under     several    descriptive  names     was    being substituted     for  .grain alcohoj, .in such,preparations,.  Since that discovery Una poison has  been found   \" in almost every variety  solution  proposed  by Dr.   Wood     is.  untaxed  grain  alcohol,\" which   shall  make tho    deodorized  wood alcohol  Superfluous.   '  One of tho most insidious of those  poisonous alcohols is a product     of  sawdust.      It  has  the clearness     of  the best grain spirit and its     odor  is   so  akin  to  that   of  grain  lic(uor  that the ordinary person would not  hesitato     to  take     it  for  medicinal  purposes    in an    emergency.      Just  what these    deodorized alcohols     in  general    may mean to pufolic ,health  has not been better illustrated than  in   the recent  story from Kentucky;  whore the crows   of three- pusMjoats  in the Big    Sandy River,  consisting  of    beverage   producing intoxication  and     in many    medical   compoynds  sold by unscrupulous manufacturers.  Tho danger does not stop with the  stuffs designed for the stomach. One  of    the   chief    uses for tho odorous  wood alcohol was as a solvent     for  varnish gums.   Whore this odor was  pronounced in the varnish' the painter  and    decorator  could avoid poison from breathing its fumes.    Now  that   the   sifbstancc    has   taken  the-  odorless  form  only an--expert '- can  detect;; whether[ tho  varnish\":. mixture'  bo    made     of; grain.alcohol .or   the'  methylated   spirits;!'^.:-'-Thc.,'.; diffeixmco  .b.etwee\"nithcV.uses';dr:-on\"o,\"or';the 'bthcr-  Wits'--illustrated- strikingly, in Milwaukee last summer.  In one of the big breweries a beer  vat needed to    bo varnished inside.  Five men  wore sent into  it  for  the  work.   Deodorized wood alcohol had  been used in mixing the varnish aiid  in the. vat there was no ventilation.  On  the way   from work ono   of  the  men   proposed    a i drink -of-whiskey,  but  only one other  of the five  took  the   lirfuor.     These   two   lived,      tho  other  three died.  Professor Frank Butler,   of McGill  University,   at Montreal,   and     Professor   Casey  A.   Wood,  of  the   University   of     Illinois,    are   recognized  authorities on  wood alcohol poisoning.   Both are opposed to tho salo of  the deodorized wood alcohol  for domestic purposes awl* in the arts. The  of seventeen men, fell into the water  and    were     chilled     through.      The  \"moonshine\"   whiskey  in  tho  neighborhood    was   insufficient    for    tho  needs of the men.  and as a jug , of  alcohol had been saved with     other  freight the jug was opened,  in spite  of-tho fact that it was labelled poison.     Ten  of the seventeen  men  are  dead  aiwl  blindness- may be  the. living death of several of the others.  HOW FUMES AFFECT THE EYES  Some of these commercial alc\\thols  aie so  poisonous    that  with a poison     predisposed    to the poison     a  tablcspoonful  may    cause  blindness.  Some who are susceptible to the poison  cannot use it because of the irritating effect  021 the eyes.     !A case  in Chicago is that of a woman who  used     alcohol     for   whi toning     anid  cira-uing the keys of her piano.  She  was  told that methylated spirit was  as good as the more oxpeusive     alcohol firom grain, but in using it tho  fumes affected not only the. eyes but  produced headache ami nausea.  A case in Chicago under the observation  of Dr.  Wood presents unusual  interest.      A preacher was found  dead  in  his  bod  one  moi'n-ing    with  a bottle labelled alcohol at his sido.  A druggist's address, was on tho bottle  and   in  tracing  it  tho  discovery  wan made that the man had bought  alcohol  there     the  day before,     explaining that ho wished to uso it- in  thinning    varnish.      Not   suspecting  tho   drink    habit   in  the man.     the  druggist sold tho odorless methylated   spirit and     death   followed     the  drinking, of it........ .        -  Few .persons suspect the ta ste of  the drunkard for .alcohol. In the  lower classes;'.among whites, 'and  especially among Indians on reservations, anything with the tang of  alcohol in any form or any color  may be an irresistablo teunptution  to tho appetite. A cheap \"Florida  water,\" a concoction of \"witch  hazel,\" bay rum, cologne water, va  Nearly \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd250,000 worth of articles  arc pawn\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdIr in  London weekly.  For the Whistler Memorial; \"Exhibition the King has graciously consented to lend his collection of-150  etchings from tho royal library at  Windsor.  At the half-yearly rout audit on  the Buckingham estates of Mr. Jioo-  pold do Rothschild d-l per cent, of  the rent due at Michaelmas was remitted.  The. police aro to stop the practice  of soliciting orders for coiffins at  houses whore a death has taken  placo, which hag become very prevalent  in Liverpool.  There has been discovered at  Gieonock an old-fashioned umbrella  with whalebone ribs, which, whoa  opened, affords shelter for a. whole  family. It is 120 years old, and  worth \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd50.  The Northampton Mercury, of  which Mr. A. Adcock has just been  appointed editor, claims to be the  only paper .in Europe whioh can  prove continuous publication for  3 81. years.  A letter has been received in Belfast stating that the King, who had  been- requested\" to'\"use'his 'innucric6~  to have ,the ponsions of Crimean veterans increased, has referred the  subject to the War Office authorities.  Since the beginning of tho nineteenth century tho number of English-speaking people has grown from  25,000,000 to  125,000,000.   '  The death is announced at Plymouth of Quartermaster George  Hinckley, ono of tho few navy men  who have been decorated with tho  Victoria Cross. Mr. Hinckley, who  was eighty-five years of age, won his  decoration during the Chinese war .  for carrying two wounded officers \"  out of danger in the face of'great,  odds.  Robert Livingstone, just dead, had  a numlber of remarkable escapos during tho Indian Mutiny. On one occasion a cannon ball .grazed his left  temple, and on another a piece of  bacon was shot oR his fork when  half-way to his mouth.      -  The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows has now a total 'membership of  1,018,685; the A. O. Foresters 929.-  720. the Grand United Oddfellows  .'140,980; the I. O. Rcchabites 330.-  000; tho Hearts of Oak 277,401; and  the Ancient Order of Shepherds 231,-  712.; _.-~;-\\};..;;; \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd- \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd;.  -'.- ->;  The death ~is:^^aiinp\\inced-of Mr. It,;  R. Oswald, -who laid -\"down the' first  Railway in China\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffda miniature.oho '  in\" the ;foi;m of the figiiro\" 8\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdriii the  palace grounds of the \"'Forbidden  City in Pekin, on which the  Empress-Do wager and''the Emperor  took  daily rides  for  pleasure.  The statistics of railway speed  and long runs in 1904 show that the  fastest British start-to-stop journey  was the North-Eastern's from Darlington to ;.York\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd44'$ miles in 43  minsv; .or a speed per hour of 61.7  miles against the fastest French run  at the rate of 60.4 miles per hour.  As in 1903, thirty-five warships  were launched from Britisdi shipbuilding yards during tho past year  says Engineering, with a decrease in  tennage of 14,000 arcd an increase .  of 40,000 indicated horse-power.  Tho official returns of casualties  to vessels of fivn hun-drad tons gross  rogistcr and upwards during the  past year shows that two hundred  and twenty-five vessels were totally  lost, with an aggregate tonlnage or  379,300. There were fifty-seven British steamers amd twenty-mine sailing-  vessels, and eighty-five foreign,  steamers and fifty-four sailing vessels.  By a further oxtohsion of the postal order system, -pasOal orders issued  ir. the United Kingdom at the existing raica of - poundago will bo payable at post-offices in tho Bahamas,  Ceylon, the Seychelles, Trinidad and  th.i British Sontaliland Protectorate.  Biitish postal orders will also be  obtainable thero for-payment-in-tho  United Kingdom.   , j   rlwo   Englishmen     who   had     been  bosom friends- went to America. They  met with poor success, drifted apart,  and finally one took a position cut'  waiter in, a cheap restaurant. ITo  hadn't been thero long before hi\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  friend appeared at dinner. The  meeting was not over-joyful. \"Why,  old man, you down to a**waitor, eh?i  Gracious, how'you have fallen! And  in a restaurant liko this, .too?\"  \"Yes,\" replied the waiter, turning on  his friend sarcastically, \"but I don't  eat  hero,   thank   goodness.\"  1  aicohol base, and oven red inik, serve  when whiskey is not obtainable. Because whiskey js forbidden tho Indians, there arc' many cases of wood  alcohol poisoning from drinking- concoctions made from tho  spiri<3.  Germany, of all Europe?,; countries, is. most liberal as to- untaxed  alcohol for Industrial '\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdpurposes, \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  keeping Out. tho wood spirits in  great measure,' ''.:'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdIn'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdvEngiawd and  in Russia, howovor, the American  wood product is finding its way,  and in the mobilization of the Russian armies 'last siummcr dozens of  soldiers fell victims to the methylated  spirits,    which   was  so  itow     to  them  and  at  tho same  time  tempt-  nilla and lemon    extracts of methyl j'Bfi EARLY  CLOSING.  Unles  of^ the Recently-passed    Act  in Scotland.  51 a man living in Glasgow or Edinburgh wishes to obtain alcoholic  refreshment after ten o'clock at  night he must either purchase a railway ticket or a sent at a theatre.  Up till last May the closing time for  public houses in those cities was  eleven o'clock, but since then a recently-passed Act has made it compulsory for them to shut up at ten.  \"When the hew rule was first established,\" said a police official,  \"the regular drinkers resented \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd it,  and out of sheer bravado they drank  more than ever, with the result that  we got an increased number of  charges. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd^  \"Some of them would evens, bring  bottles of whiskey round in front of  the police office, drink their, contents,  and then smash the bottles on the  pavement in defiance. The natural  effect of the ten o'clock closing, however, is now showing itself, and in  tho last three months we have had a  steady  diminution of charges.  \".In 1903, for October, November,  and the first three weeks of December, the number of cases were respectively 311. 274 and 212. For  the corresponding period in 1904 the  figures were 29J, 231 and 167. These  figures speak themselves. Tho effect  on tho condition of the streets at  nights, too, is most satisfactory.\"  Many of the publicans not unnaturally complain. They point out tho  serious inconvenience and discomfort occasioned to visitors. In some  of the establishments takings have  'sunk \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd20 to \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd30 a week.  \"There   . are    only,   two instances  . where one can get drink here    now,  .\"after ten,\" said a Scotsman atGlas-  ' gow.    \"They arc the railway stations  if you arc a traveler,  and the. theatres,      where,  if you have taken     a  seat, you can get several till the curtain falls.   Many  of us', hard driven  by  necessity  after ten   o'clock,  have  been compelled to witness some portion of London melodramas.\"  CURE WAS QUICK    -  AND PERMANENT  DODD?S   KIDNEY   PILLS     SOON  DROVE AWAY RHEUMATISM AND DROPSY.  Case of a Windsor Man Who Suffered Two Years Before he Discovered the Right Remedy.  Windsor, Ont., Feb. 6.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd(Special).  How quickly Rheumatism' anid  Dropsy can be cured when the right  medicine is used is shown in'the case  of Mr. Jno. McDonald, a retired  farmer' living at 130 Langlois  Avenue here.    Mr. McDonald says:  \"For two years I was troubled  with Dropsy: My legs were terribly  swollen, and though I tried many  medicines nothing gave mo any relief till I tried Dodcl's Kidney Pills.  Two jboxos of them cured me so  completely that I have had no return \"of the diseases in ycai-s.\"  Rheumatism and Dropsy aro caused by the poisons disordered kidneys fail to strain out of the blood.  Cure the Kidneys with Dodd's  Kidney Pills, and \" the cured  Kidneys will remove the cause  of the Rheumatism or Dropsy.  Without cause there can be no disease.  Shirt waists\" and dainty  linen are made delightfully  clean and fresh with Sunlight Soap. 6B  \/  No Breakfast Table  complete \"without  POUL  THE  An admirable food, with all  its natural qualities intact,  fitted to build up and maintain  robust health, and to resist  winter's extreme' cold. It is  a valuable diet for children.  WOULD   PROVE    A HINDRANCE  TO FAHM IMPROVEMENT.  If the efforts of certain parties arc  successful, the farmers of Canada  will have to face a very unjust and  burdensome tax. A movement is on  foot\" to have fence wire, which has  ' for a number of years been admitted  into the country duty free, put on  th.s     dutiable    list. The    grades  sought to he affected arc galvanized  iron or- steel wire No. 9, 12 and 13.  'Practically \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd none of these are made  in Canada, and since .enormous  quantities are used each year in replacing the primitive rail structures  and enclosing; prairie farms, the injury that a duty would impose upon  the rural community, could not be  readily  estimated.  Since the admission of wire   duty  tree.   Canadians'-   have enjoyed    the  benefits  of cheap fencing of a   very  desirable kind.    This has not    only  vastly  improved the appearance and  value of - hundreds    of farm, houses,  but  it has added immensely to   the  comforts .of winter'travelling     over  roads that were formerly very often  .impassible'on account of snow blockades.       To   put a check    upon this  sort of improvement by a tax that  could work onlv injury to the   rural  population   without benefit to    any  other class of the people would    be  lnKJeod    a    serious    matter.   Besides  working  an    injury to the     fai-mer,  \"the      fence-manufacturing     industry  would   be demoralized.    To increase  the cost of wire,  both fence production and consumption woukl be   reduced,       and    farmers      everywhere  throughout   Canada would be    hindered in making improvements upon  their farms.  HEROIC DEED RECALLED.  Death    of Captain Castle,  of    the  Sarah Sands.  First Burglar\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"Did you make a  big haul last night?\" Second Burglar\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"Didn't get a thing; somebody  had been there before me.\" First  Burglar\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"That's just it; competition  is killing our business.\"  Miiiard's Liniment Cures Colds, &o  A   DREADED  LUXURY.  Public schools in England fifty  years ago were not adapted to luxury, or even to daily comfort. One  \"old boy,\" who wrif.es about Uppingham, which was founded in the  time of Queen Elizabeth, and had  risen into celebrity under the mastership of Edward Thring,. says that  tho tlo\"mifories there had concrete  floors and were delightfully cool in  summer. In winter, however, they  were of an arctic temperature, for  Iherc were no fires.  One event of tho week was sure to  ?ouse in the boys a wave of indig-  jan't horror. This was tho appear-  ince of clean sheets, which, being of  linen,  always felt like ice.  No one who was at Uppingham at  )hnt period can ever have forgotten  )he accents with which the first boy  jo ge.t into bed would announce,  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Clean sheets!\"  \"Oh, I say, you fellows,\" he    was  more likely to call, \"look at this!\"  j    \"Why, what's up?\"  i    \"Clean straw, by all that's horrible!   O my! How cold it is!\"  ''   \"Clean straw!   You don'.t mean ifc.'  I?'It is,  though!\"  \"Ugh!\"  There was nothing to do but    for  Ss.ch boy to sit on his pillow, wrap  is feet carefully in the tail of his  nightshirt, and so, curled up like an  ammonite, to slip down gradually  ander the clothes. Then, drawing  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthem ..over his head, ho would soon  be heard puSlng and blowing long,  warm gve.iths to raiso tho tempera-  lure.  There has just died in England  Captain John Squier Castle, the  heroic master of the Sarah Sands,  at the.age of eighty-two years. In  an hour of grave peril, when hundreds of lives depended on his courage, 'coolness and resourcefulness he  played, his pari manfully. He was in  charge\"of the transport .Sarah Sands  bound \"from Portsmouth for Calcutta, - when she caught fire in November, 1857, when about 400 miles  from \" Mauritius. There were on  .board about 300 rank and file of the  54th regiment, under Lieut.-Col.,  Motlatt, and a number of women  and'children, and the ship also carried large quantities of Government  stores.\" :  On .November lltli, in the early  hours of the afternoon, the' cargo in  the after hold was found to be on  Pre, and all efforts to get at the  seat of the trouble were in vain. When  all efforts had? proved^unavailing  some one on board asked what would  be their fate if the powder, in the  magazine were affected. Volunteers*  came forward, and amid the dense  smoke and flames they managed to  clear away all the powder except  vtwo barrels, which could not be  reached. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd;.>-.'-...  The boats full of women and children were lowered by the troops and  sailors who remained on board  fighting the fire. One- of the barrels  of powder exploded tearing a hole  in the hull and spreading the flames  through the stern. After twenty-  four \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd hours' work they were successful in extinguishing the flames, leaving the vessel a mere shell. A. storm  added to the difficulties, but the  boats were picked up and the vessel  arrived safely at Mauritius.  The   Most  Nutritious  ,   and Economical.  \"Time is' money, they say,\" remarked the chronic loafer. , \"Well,  maybe it is,\", rejoined the ' village  publican, \"but if \"it's all the same  to you I wish you would spend a  little more money hero and a little  less time.\"-  JfeBl To prove-to \/on that ffo  Ur \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd 1A ^~ t   Chaso's Ointment ia e, cortaln  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd 19 BuJ  and absolute core for eaok  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Mm^0^tr   and every, form of itchlnfc  bleoditiKand protruding piles,  tit manufacturer* have guaranteed it. Seoros.  Imonials In the dally press and ask your neljh'  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdore -what they think o f It, Yon can use it and  ret rour meaey back if not cured. 60c a box, at  U dealers or Edmanson.Batku & Co-Toronto,  Dr. Chase's Ointment  \"Would you oblige me,\" said the  reporter, ^who gets novel interviews,  '\"by telling me what book has helped you,most ^ in your life?\" After  a thoughtful pause the great man  answered:  \"My bank book.\"  OVERLAND  TELEGRAPH.  It is not generally known that there  is a telegraph' across the southern  desert;.lands of the Australian continent of 2,000 miles in length, and  which runs partially through an uninhabited country and long tracts'of  a waterless desert. While it was  being constructed over 2,000 tons of r  materials had to be carried far into  the interior, and many of the iron  and wooden piles were conveyed 400  miles. A recent report says that  the wear and tear of this telegraph  construction has been inconsiderable,  but there is great difficulty found in  supplying the stations across the  desert with operators.  POWER OF LIGHT.  The extraordinary resuscitating  power of light recently received a  curious illustration in the silver  mirjes at Laurium. A mine had been  abandoned 2,000 years, and the seed  of some poppies was found beneath  the slab of a species which had disappeared for twenty centuries. The  slab being removed, in a short time  the entire space was covered with  the most gorgeous show of poppies.  After their twenty centuries' rest  they had bloomed as vigorously as  ever without air or water.  Wo can handle your  poultry olthec  alive  or   dressed   to  best  advantage.  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Also  your   butter,   eggs,\" honey     and  other  produce.  DAWSON   COMMISSION   CO.,  Limited  Oor.   Wost   Markot   and   Coibarno   8t\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,,   TORONTO.  -TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : We are the  sole owners and licensees of ail patents and  rights on  The World Famous  TUBULAR CREAM SEPARATOR  In violation of our Canadian Patents, an imitating cream  separator called the \"Uneeda\", has in some localities been offered for sale and suits at-law are now pending against tho  manufacturers thereof. . Under the law a USER of these infringing machines is. also liable for all damages resulting to the  patentee through his use thereof. We hereby inform you that  in buying or using one of these so-called \"UNEEDA\" separators you not only get a very inferior separator, incapable oi  giving you such results as you should have, but you buy a law  suit with all its\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd expensive attendance and with a practical certainty of the\" early loss of the machine and a verdict of heavy  damages  against you. r ,   ,  That you  may  be fully  Informed on  the  subject before becoming- involved write to  The Sharpies Separator Co., West Chester, Pa., U.S.A.  Inquiries may.also be made from  our  solicitors.        V \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.''-';  fasten, Star & Spanc\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd, Toronto, Can.  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  Magistrate \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd What's this man  charged with? Officer\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdAv ye mane  phwat's he loaded with, yer Honor,  Oi think 'tis moshtly whiskey an'  the loike o'. thot.... .,\"<...  Tor Over Sixty Yenr-4  Mbf. Wissi ovt't Soithino Svrut fo-va boon t\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd I. by  tnilliorcof mothers for their children whila to-jthint.  lUoottie\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthechild, softens the KUGi3.allaj'H|!:un, jural  windcollc.roguiatoathemoiiiucliand bowels, andU -iu  bietremedyfor D.arihuin. Twouty-nvo ujuu -j. uotUe  hoi' iiydrutfijistucliroughout. the world. i$\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd turaiwul  ask lur\"MK^. WiMdi.on'tiSuoxaXN'udk'uin'.\"   aj\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdui  \"I don't see how you can stand  the horrible fickleness of your climate.\" \"Sir, what you ca\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdll fickleness  we admire as versa  F'OR SALR-LANT), SUITABLE FOR  fruit   and   dairy    farming   ij)      the  best   cliir~.,e   in   Canada,   no   irrigation.  Apply   to    J.  Arm,   B.   C.  G.     Me Galium.  gati  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdSalmon  MANITOBA,  lands  for  IMPROVED FARM  sale, all located in tho  famous Wawanesa district. The Souris  Valley.; is-the \"garden of-Manitoba arid  the Wawancsa District i.s tho Garden of  the Souris Valley. Thesis farms arc for  sale at reasonable prices and on good  terras, all local.ed near markets, schools  and churches. Write for lists and further particulars to tho Souris Valley  Land Company,  Wawajiesa,  Manitoba.  Japan    has     a history  extending  ever 2,500 years.  JMMmEM  Shell  Cordovan  Minard's Linimeiit Cures Diphtheria  Butcher\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"What can I do for you,  mum?'-; Young Wife\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd(trying to give  herself'the air of a veteran): \"One  pound of beef sausages, but without  bone, please.\"  Lever's Y-Z (Wise Head) Disinfectant Soap Powder is better than  other powders, as it is both soap and  disinfectant.  Buster\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdDon't you believe the  world owes you a living? .Hustler\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  Yes, but the trouble is it won't'pay  up; and I have to work to collect  the money.  FEATHER   DYEING  Cleaning end Curling \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdnd Kid Glarei cleaned    Thttt  c\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffda bo sent bj pott, le par c*. the test place ii  BRITISH   AMERICAN   DYEING CO,  JJEEP SOIL, GRAIN AND GRASS  farms for sale; near Yorkton,  Assinibpia; on crop payments. J ame3  Armstrong, 4 Rict.-n.oud street east,  Toronto.  \"I wonder why people always  -speak, of the Earth as she?\" \"\"It's  natural enough. Nobody knows exactly what her. age is.\"-  Used in H.B.K. Mitts, Gloves  and Moccasins\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdtough as whalebone, flexible, soft, pliable, scorch-  proof, wind-proof, boil-proof,  crack-proof, tear-proof, rip-proof,  cold-proof, almost wear-proof\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  certainly the greatest leather  ever used in mitts and gloves.  Like buckskin it is tanned  without oil, unlike buckskin it is  not porous, it is wind-proof\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdwill  outwear three buckskins.  \"Pinto\" Mitts and Gloves  never crack or harden, never get  sodden, are always warm, pliable,  soft and comfortable.  Sold at all dealers but never with-  out this brand :\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  The publisher of the best Farmer's  paper in the Maritime Provinces in  writing to us states:  \"I would say that I do not know  of a medicine that has stood the  test of time like MINARD'S LINIMENT. It has been an unfailing remedy in our household ever since I  can remember, and has outlived  dozens of would-be competitors and  imitations.\"  Wlinard'sLlnimgnt Cures Garget \\i\\Cows  Gentleman in Crowd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"Now, sir,  what are you doing with your hand  in my pocket?\" Suspicious-looking  Person\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"Beg parding, sir. Sheer  habsence of mind, sir. You see, 1  yours.\"  BRAND  HUDSON BAY KNITTING CO.  Montreal    Winnipeg    Dawson 2  watmanninmimMaaai  ENTERPRISING JAPS.  Some of the Japanese tradesmen  in the smaller towns of Nippon have  a curious way of advertising, their  business. On their right forearms  tbey tattoo figures'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthe shoemaker,  a shoe; the woodcutter, an axe; the  butcher, a cleaver. Underneath  these emblems are such inscriptions  as, \"I do my work modestly and  cheaply,\" or, \"I am as good at my  trade as most of my fellows.\" When  they are looking for work they here  their arms, and walk about the  street. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  Bell (romantic)\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"Would you marry a man because he was rich?\"  Nell (cynical)\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"No, I wouldn't; but  I might refuse to imarry a man because he wasn't rich.\"  Miiiard's Liniment Cures Distempsr  ABSENT-MINDED.  Mrs. Schoppen \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \"I want five  pounds of sugar,  please.\"  Grocer\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"Ycs'm; anything else?\"  Mrs. Schoppen\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"No, that's all;  I'll take it with me if it isn't toe-  heavy a package.\"  Grocer\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-\"Oh, it'll only weigh three  or four pounds, ma'am.\"  La grippe, pneumonia, and influenza often leave a nasty cough  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdwhen they're gone.  It is a dangerous thing to neglect.  Cure it with  'SHiloh's  The Lung  Tonic  The euro that is guaranteed by  your druggist.  Prices: S. C. Wraw & Co. 3M  25c. 50c $1    LsRoy,N.Y.,Toront:o.Can.  ISSUE NO,  5\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd05- PROPERTY  Is  A  Good,  Safe  Investment  And  Will  Make  Money  Ha\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd||a\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\/ *8 ^e suPPly point for the Nickel Plate moun-  Hvtllv* tain, on which is situated the famous \" Nickel  Plate\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthe richest gold mine in Canada\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdand many other  promising mines and prospects. It is the mining and business  centre of the  Similkameen  the new mining district which has already been proven, by a  small amount of development work, to be one of the richest  gold, copper and coal mining sections of  British Columbia.  HEDLEY is the chief town on the route of the proposed  Coast-Kbotenay Railway; and with the advent of this road,  which is assured in the near future, it will unquestionably  become a large and important city, and town lots will bring  big returns on money invested at the present time.  ...PRICE OF LOTS...  Scott Ave. (main st.)    $400 to $600  Other Streets..... ..   $200 to $400.  ....TERMS....  1-3 Cash; balance in 3 and  6 months, with interest at  the rate of 6 per cent.  For Those Who  Invest Now.  Purchase a few lets before the Railway Comes:  For FHall Particulars, Maps Etc.,  -RPPLY   TO\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  The Hedley City Townslte Co'y, Ltd.  HEDLEY, B.C.  L; W. SHATFORD,  Secretary and flanager,  MGDOHOall & GO'S  LIVERY, FEED S SALE STABLES  F\"alrvte\\A\/  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdALSO\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  Proprietors\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdFAIRVIEW    AND  STAGE   LINE.  PENTICTON  SCommercial Hotel  HEDLEY, B.C.  Good Horses and Rigs and Careful Drivers.  Teams furnished to do freighting, transferring and  general teaming, and good saddle  horses always on hand.  This hotel under new management has been  re-modelled, and has ample accommodation for  a large number of people. The table is supplied  with the best in the market. The bar contains  the popular brands of liquors and cigars.  J. K. FRASER., Proprietor.  WE MAKE  Grand Inion Hotel  HERRING & WINKLER, Props.  Choice  Liquors and  Cigars  always in stock.  Good Table and Comfortable  Rooms.  Careful attention to wants of travelling  public and re>g;v\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdleur boarderei  The GRAND UNION is the nearest to the works of the Daly  Reduction Co., which makes it especially suited for regular boarders.  All white help.  HEDLEY, EL C  Mclennan, mcfeely & co., Ltd.  One Grade Only  AND  THEY STAND THE  Heaviest  Fires.  Never KLnoTJi\/n to F*all.  We do not make  Thin Wall Safes.  ESTABLISH ED 1855  toVgu  E*GB  o-o^;i  145   I  l47FRONTSt.tASlT0R0NT0.  Vancouver, B. G,  Wholesale and Retail  HARDWARE,  STOVES,  SPORTING GOODS.  Try.  Victoria  Cross  CEYLON TEA.  Pure and  Invigorating.  *  Hi  Hi  *  m  m  Hi  Hi  Hi  Hi  Hi  Hi  Hi  Hi  Hi  Hi  Hi  Hi  Hi  %  MPS. 6. B. LlJOIl  DRY GOODS  FANCY GOODS  BOOTS & SHOES  Millinery in Latest Styles  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdAGENTS FOR\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  MASON <fe RISCH Pianos.  4-M444t*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdCtfr  HEDLEY,  B.C.  *  flLEflLEfl BEfll  MflRKEI  Fresh  and  red Meats  Wholesale  and  Retail  All Orders Promptly Delivered.  Rates Given to Hotels and  Boarding Houses.  5 Per Cent, off for Cash.  10 \"      \"    off on Saturdays.  R. J. Wynne,  MANAGER.  PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE  Continued from First P^ge.  to some extent upon the ratepayers  living in the district iff which the  school is situated.   \"       \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  Salaries of teachers are to be provided from (a) the provincial treasury; (b)  the district assessment. All other  items of fixed or current expenditures  are to be met by district or local assessment. This applies also to the  erection of buildings.  The aid given by the province to  teachers' salaries is as follows.  In cities of 1st class, a per capita  grant of $350 for the number of teach-  ers employed. In cities of the second  class, $375, and in cities of the 3rd class  $420. This also applies to high schools..  In rural school districts $150 per  teacher is given.  In addition to this a per capita grant  of one dollar for each dollar the trustees may give towards the teachers* :  salary above the former provincial  grant is to be given, This is not to  exceed in any particular case $100 from  the provincial treasury.  During the coming week the budget  is expected to be brought down.   Pre-   .  ceding this it is likely the Premier wilt  make an announcement with respect  to railway legislation.  LANDS AND WORKS  Cancellation of Reserve.  NOTICE la hereby given that the reservatioo  established in pursuance of the provisions  of the \"Columbia and Western Railway Subsidy Act. 1890,\" notices of which were published  in the British Columbia Gazette and dated 7tb  May, 1896, and 5th June, 1886, respectively, are  hereby cancelled. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  Crown lands situated within the area embraced by the said reservation will be open, to  sale, settlement, lease or other disposition, under the'provisions of the \"Land Act,\" 3 months  after the date of tho first, publication of, this  notice in the British Columbia Gazette; provided, however, that in all cases where, lands art  so sold, pre-empted, leased or otherwise alienated by the Government and are subsequently  found, upon the survey of the Columbia and  Western, Railway Company's blocks, to lie  wholly or in part within such blocks,'then the  persons so acquiring such lands shall acquire  their title thereto from the Railway Company,  who have agreed to deal with such purchasers,  pre-emptoro, lessees, etc., on the same terms  and conditions as the Government would under  the provisions of the \" Land Act,\" except in respect to timber lands on the Company's blocks,  which shall be subject to the regulations issued  by the Company relative to the cutting of  timber on the Columbia and Western Railway  Land Grant.  W. 8. GORE.  Deputy Commissioner of Lands ft Works.  Lands and Works Department,  Victoria, B.C., 23rd February, 1905. 7-1  NOTICE.  W.  J. HENDERSON, of the Commercial  Hotel, Hedley, intends to apply to the  Licence Commissioners for the Nicola District  for permission to transfer bis hotel licence to-  J. K. Fraser.  Dated at Hedley, February 22nd, 1905.  6-4 W. J. HENDERSON.  NOTICE.  fo% DAYS from the date hereof I intend to  W apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands  and Works for permission to purchase 180 acres  of land, being the S. E. \\ of section 5, township  51, Osoyoos District.  Dated the 18th day of February, 1905.  6-4 HUGHLEIR.  LAND NOTICE.  NOTICE is hereby given that sixty days after  date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission  to purchase 160 acres of second class land in the  Osoyoos Division of Yalo District, as follows:  Commencing at a post planted 20 chains north  of the centre of Section 24, Township 54, running  thence 80 chains north, thence 20 chains west,  thence 80 chains south, thence 20 chains east to  the point of commencement.  Dated at Fairview, B. C, this twenty-sixth  day of January, A. D., 1905.  4-1 D. M. McDOUGALL.  NOTICE.  Certificate of Improvements.  SATURDAY Mineral Claim, situate in the  Osoyoos Mining Division of Yale District,  Where located:  Camp Hedley.  TAKE NOTICE that I, H. A. Whillans, freo  miner's certificate No. B78926, intend, sixty  days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements  for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of  the above claim.  And further tako notice that action; under  section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements.  Dated this 80th day of January, A. D. 1905.  3-8 H. A. WHILLANS.  NOTICE.  Certificate of Improvements.  PITTSBURG Mineral Claim, situate in tho.  Osoyoos Mining Division of Yale District,  Where located: Camp Hedley.  TAKE NOTICE that I, R. H. Parkinson, as  agent for L. W. Shatford, F. M. C. B62028,  and W. F. Cameron, F. M. C. B22476, intend,  sixty days from date hereof, to apply to tho  Mining Recorder for a Certificate or Improvements, for tho purpose of obtaining a Crown  Grant of the above claim.  And further take notice that action, under  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdwiitinr 37. -must bn commence 1 *\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd<?\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd     ' \">o issu- *  ance of such Certificate of Improvements.  R. H. PARKINSON.  Dated Deo. 12, A.D., 1901. 1-8","@language":"en"}],"Genre":[{"@value":"Newspapers","@language":"en"}],"GeographicLocation":[{"@value":"Hedley (B.C.)","@language":"en"}],"Identifier":[{"@value":"Hedley_Gazette_1905-03-02","@language":"en"}],"IsShownAt":[{"@value":"10.14288\/1.0180073","@language":"en"}],"Language":[{"@value":"English","@language":"en"}],"Latitude":[{"@value":"49.35","@language":"en"}],"Longitude":[{"@value":"-120.06667","@language":"en"}],"Notes":[{"@value":"Print Run: 1905-1917<br><br>Frequency: Weekly","@language":"en"}],"Provider":[{"@value":"Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library","@language":"en"}],"Publisher":[{"@value":"Hedley, B.C. : Hedley Gazette Printing and Publishing Company","@language":"en"}],"Rights":[{"@value":"Images provided for research and reference use only. 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