"ea535eee-0600-41b6-8afc-f0dc6824ee53"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "2016-02-02"@en . "1895-08-12"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/advance/items/1.0309144/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " THE ADVANCE.\nM III, No. 15.\nMIDWAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 12. 1895.\n$2.00 per Year.\nW.T. Mori Ho, :\n: General Merehants.\n>Mtlnti i Tax\nBOOTS, f SHOES, & CLOTHING,\nHARDWARE, ETC., ETC.\nWe have just received a carload, and\nwe are selling the same at surprising-\nGROCERIES: ly low prices. $ $ $\nIf you are requiring any, call, and be\nconvinced that you can save money by\ndealing with us.\nW. T. Sbatford k Co., Fairview, - Camp\nW.\nM. COCHRANE,\nSOLICITOR Sci'liESIE COURT,\nNOTARY PCULIC, COSVEYANCEH, ETC.\nOfflue: Olliuorc's Block, Barnard Avuuuc,\nVKHNON. - II. C.\npilED. BILLINGS,\nBARRISTER, SOLICITOR, Etc.\nOffice: Martin's Block.\nVernon, B.C.\npOKBES M. KERBY,P.L.S.,\nA.M.O.S.C.E.,\nENGINEER AND SURVEYOR.\nVERNON, B. 0.\nPENTICTON\nHOTEL\nJ. THURBER, Prop\nPleasantly Situated at tbe Foot of Okanagan Lake. \u00C2\u00AE\nStage Connection with SS. Aberdeen\nto Fairview, Osoyoos and all points in\nWashington.\nAll arrangements made for providing\nGuides and Outfits for Hunting Parties.\nGood Boating and Fishing. Bow Boats and Sail Yachts for Hire.\nQT7IRfcS3 BROS. & CO.\nELOWHA.\nDry Goods, Groceries, Beady-Hade Clothing, Hardware, Etc., Etc.\nOrders from the Lower Okanagan will receive prompt attention.\nPrice, Reasonable.\nVERNON SAWMILL\nSMITH k UIN, Props.\nSASHES, DOORS, MOULDINGS,\nTURNINGS, Etc.\nAll kinds of Factory work kept in Stock\nand made to order.\nCoast cedar worked into furnishings\na specialty.\nAU kinds of lumber, laths and shingles\nkept in stock.\nThe Best of Material Always Used.\nWRITE FOR PRIOE8 AND DISCOUNTS.\nSawmill on Okanagan Lake, handy to shipment.\nSash and Door Factory en C. P, R., Vernon.\nMIDWAY SAW MILL\nRough and Dressed Lumber\nConstantly on hand at Reasonable Prices.\nm. O. 0-AJBtGH.LAN\"0O.\nARMSTRONG, B. C.\nGENERAL MERCHANTS.\nDealers in Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hardware,\nClothing, and Supplies of all kinds. A specialty\nmade of Home Cured\nHAMS AND BACONS,\nWrite1 for prices.\nA URGE LIST OF FARMS FOR SALE.\njb. o oaiwih * .99,, i i \u00E2\u0096\u00A0AOuapi'sraeoM'o..\nTT E. CROWELL,\nTIIONBON ST., VEIINON,\nCONTRACTOR AND BUILDER\n Office and Store Fittings a Specialty,\nP H. LATIMER,\nveknok, s. o,\ndominion and provincial\nIiaiid Surveyo\n Mem. Amor. Hoc. Irrlg. Kngs,\nJOHN A. CORYELL, A.M., B.C. A.\nCivil Engineer,\nPROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR\nAND DRAUGHTSMAN.\nIrrigation Projects, Engineering and Survey\nWork, with Plans and Estimates In any\nPortion of the Province Immediately Attended to.\nMaps and Plans of Any Portion of Osoyoos\nDistrict and Mining Camps or Kettle River\nMining Division.\nBOUNDARY FALLS, MIDWAY and VERNON.\nJ. O. HAAS, B. 8, K. M.,\nMINING ENGINEER AND ASSAYER,\nMIDWAY, B. C.\nSamples for Assay From a Distance Will\nReceive Prompt Attention,\nFairview: Assay:\nGEO, A. G-UBSS, M, A.,\n|M. 4. c. s\u00E2\u0080\u009E Assavkr.)\nCAMPLES hy mail given prompt\n^ attention. Stage from Grand\nForks met each trip, and results sent\non returning Stnge.\nC. F. COSTERTON\nVKRNON, 11, C.\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094A&ma-xat .Fox**\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nThe Anglo-Columbian Co., L'td., Wholsalii\nImporters of Wines and Spirits.\nNlcholles k Renouf, Agricultural Machinery,\nThe OkanagaD-SpallnheeD Dists.\nFOR\n. The Royal Insurance,\nThe London k Lancashire,\nThe Insurance Co. of North America,\nThe London k Canadian Fire Ins. Co.\nTho Sun Life Assurance Co., of Canada.\nThe Canadian Permanent Loan k Investment Co.\nThe Dominion Building k Loan Association.\nNOTARY PUBLIC.\nC. M. MELVILLE\nMIDWAY, B. C.\nIDWAJtf) fi. HAIN,\nii DEALER IN n\nStationary, School-Supplies,\n-:- Toys, -:-\nCigars, Tobaccos,\nNotioni and Patent Medicines.\nMIDWAY, B. C.\nF. B. JACQUES,\nWatohes, Clocks and Jewelry.\nSpectacles and\nSilverware.\nREPAIRING A SPECIALTY.\nVERNON, B. (J\nMARTIN BROS.\nLKADINO HOrSK Kill!\nHardware, Stove, Tinware, Paints, Oils\nJ.MCNICOL\n1\nA\n9 * $\nI Stock of\nPLOWS\nHARROWS\nRAKES\n\"Vesc*ii.o:a7 B. C.\nAt lowest Cash Prices\n* t *\u00C2\u00A7\nMcNICOL\nMIDWAY, B, C.\nBOUNDARY FALLS.\nENORMOUS LEDGES OF ORE,\nR. N. TAYLOR,\nilspervsirvg arvd\nii aim\nVKRNON, B.C.\nA Large Stock \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nQUASSIA CHIPS\nAUD\nWHALE OIL SOAP\non Hand,\nB. LAURENCE'S\nSOLE AGENT FOR\nOllao. OlulK^'n /\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0/tiiim.\nbia Wire Truss,\nThe Lighest and Most Perfect Truss in\nthe Market.\nBY + THE + WAY\ndo you need a Straw Hat ?\nAll our Straw Hats go at\nexactly half-price. It is\nbelow cost, but they must\ngo to make room for\nNEW GOODS.\nHAVE * YOU * ANY\nidea bow cheap you can buy\nfrom us ? Come and see :\n$1.25 hat, now 60 cents;\n45 cent hat, now 20 cents;\n20cent hat, now 10cents;\n15 cent hat, now 5 cents;\nA few left trimmed with\n\u00C2\u00A7\u00E2\u0080\u0094FLOWERS-\u00E2\u0080\u0094f\nall at less than manufacturers' cost,\nM\nTrading Co,\nP. B. NELSON, MGR.\nJ. Kerr. R. D. Kerr.\nKEK'I^ JU-^OS.,\nBUTCHERS,\nMIDWAY and BOUNDARY FALLS\nMi-nl it|i the |uini|ig bureau, an\nexpert of noted talent, not only as\nbend of the office, tyjlTtfl inspect, and\nHitherto, our neighbors ncross tlie\nborder justly boast that American cap;\nit'll and enterprise alone is developing\nthe country, lu itself, we are very\ngnilcfuj thnl. this slate of affairs is\nns possible, ns its truth is apparent,\nnut; it carries with il it stigina of reproach tlui| is by .no means agreeable to. tlie national pride. Why\nshould we be indented solely to foreign\ncapital to develop our country? The\nanswer is simple; the scepticism of the\nBritish investor in the rumoured value\nof the mines of British Columbia,\nOnce lie is asSured that the rumours\nare not gross exaggerations, there will\nlie no luck of British Hipitiil. Tlie appointment of'a mining specialist, of\nsuch reputation lhat his testimony\ncould nol he gainsaid, would undouhf-\ncdly effect t.liis'jiur'pose to n considerable degree. 'Again, the Minister of\nMim'Sjlius, we learn, issued circulars to\n(li',; Joining Recorders asking them to\ncollect the necessary Information; Ihis\nfor lhe time being mny answer, but il.\nmust be reini inhered, particularly in a\n(iiisy district, the Recorder's time is\nicry fully occupied, nnd be is thus\nrarely able lo visil lhe mines Ibein-\njiely.es, nor even could lie do so, would\nliis report carry, thu weight of expert\n'testimony, We, therefore, unhcsital.-\njngly,tini. wilh (\iu contemporary in\ntrusting that the Government will nol\niiiulerestiniale the wisdom of creating\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2io necessary a post in t'oliueclioii wilh\n(iv iniiiliiglnireau.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0-. a\"tH \u00E2\u0080\u0094 -\nA NECESSARY APPOINTMENT.\nA good ninny people hold lo the\npplnibn tliat a mining town or camp\ndoes not iimoiiiit. lo nnylhing until a\ncertain element i.s very much in evi*\ndCIICP, Willi these wc hm lo t|ilTer,\nand to denounce in uiiiuislable terms\nnnythingapproaching tint disgraceful\nexhibition of western rowdyism us 1\u00C2\u00BB\nreported lo have occurred at Grand\nForks.\nWe should puss llio iiiullrriiverwerc\nit not for the iippnHiuiilv it gives us to\niignin cull tlientleiilion of llie milhori-\nlies lo the fuel that since our cousin-\nble,'who is illsn- mining recorder, hm\nbo much to occupy bis lime in (he of-\nlice, It Is quite Imperative that, some*\none should be iippoiiiled-lo relieve'him\n(if hiBwiiitsitle-duties. A large stretch\nof country,' from Camp McKinney lo\nGrand Prairie, is settled wilh a i'J'pu-\nlation, who.ilaviiin'righl. lo expect, ailo-\niiuate*police protection from the rough\nelement, that is Oiotte,0r less geiiernll;\nto,be found ill the Vlcjlllfy of a rauiilh\ndeieljipiug luiiiiiig ciinip, We ll-iisl,\nlliereflirei that Hit* iniitler ij^llj' receivi\n(liiermisiili'i'iilioiiat ibe limnl-Cof lb\nproperiiiilluiiilii's; njlil ibnl wilhoii\nJ.'iv unnecessary delay.\nUn,, ..\nA writer to the Mining Journal of\nAshrrofl offers lhe following strong\nplea for a bi-weekly mail delivery on\ntin* I'aribifo route. The nrgiiineiitsare\nas frilly-applicable to all isolated roin-1\niugenuips; \"Take the correspondence\nof two communities, in an old country I\nand most of ilis simply gossip ibal.\nhas no business Importance whatever,]\nnnd yel each letter pays ils three\ncents. That makes up the bulk of\nwhat one might call paying mail. But |\nin our Cariboo country it is far different. For Instance ainining man conies\nill here and he wishes to consult his\nassociates In Vancouver, or Montreal,\nor Chicago on some very Important\nmatter. He mails bis Icl l;w nt u cost\nof three cents nnd then must wait a\nmonth pr six weeks while the answer\nis lieing reeived. If he could get an\nanswer nt once, he could afford lo pay\nJ10 or $20 as quickly as three cents,\nThe government should consult Ihe\ncommercial Importance of the letters\nof a milling country. The additional\ncost of carrying another mail would be\nvery smnll, but the advantage to the\nwhole Carihiio would be very great,\nll w.oul|i hoso grout, thill Hie itdvaul*\nage would fnr tiutwiiy lhe cost. It is\nnot always thai a great commercial region pays lhe mosl postage. It is seldom lliut it does, but lhe government\nshould measure the commeibial advantage of n country and not In its power\nto pay postage.\"\n 4.4\t\nApropos of the mail question, why\nis no provision made for the Issuance\nof money orders at the Midway post-\noffice? There surely can he no earthly\nreason why the department should\nrefuse us this ronvf.llience. Not only\nis Hiii Postal Order n convenient form\nof sending money through the mail but\nit is safer even than the registered let\nter. As we reminded our renders lust\nweek, in the words of the Irish poet\nmoll in timipnrn fundi, and Hie only\nway to obtain what we want is to follow the wise example of the persistent\ndame of Biblical fame\u00E2\u0080\u0094agitate and petition, petition nnd agitate, till for\npence suke, and for Ihe sake of the departmental of|iiT.lioy, whose duty it is\nto empty the depiiilinenliil waste-paper basket, our rights will be recoguis.\ned.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 4.4\t\nThe proposed visit of the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works to this\ndistrict, may be regarded as a favorable\nsign. The Chief Coniniissioiicr lias already evinced a desire to do his utmost\ntowards developing tlie country \u00E2\u0080\u0094a remarkable characteristic in a Chief\nCoinniissiiiiicr. We, therefore\u00E2\u0080\u0094though\none, of course, musl be cautious and\ncareful not Io overdo lhe thing\u00E2\u0080\u0094niny\nreasonably hope that the desirability\n^i,i ti,ijii(|^g u\u00E2\u0080\u009Eou iti.to-j iiitr* nu: UUTer-\ny.nt camps will strike Mr. Martin'\nforcibly as it now does the unfortunate\nmen, who are obliged to perfbfin, complicated nnd hazardous acrobat jo feats\nof log-jumping while conveying Ihe\nflour and slign,^ the beans and lia*\noof!, and the iinpeilin'ciilii essential to\nthe ininer's outfit, lo the place of work.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00942\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u00A2> \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 -<\t\nAOOjUUSUUuESTION.\nWe are indebted to the milling ear-\nrespondent of The Province for the following excellent suggestion.\nMen iq Fairview complain that\nthey do not see their political representative*! often enough, hut for all\nthat their memories, are fairly retentive whe.re political events concern\nheir private interests. They of course\ncannot know yet. how energetically\nmen like Col. Baker and Mr. Eberls\nhave lieen interesting themselves in\nthe milling developments of British\nColumbia,and will be llie. first to ud-\nui.it Ihul even a Minister of Mines cannot Iif expected to walk over I he whole\nof B. C, jn fl n^nll^ $u> comparatively early age of (say) sjxly! But they\nwould like to remind him that there is\nor should be a hlg stamp mill, bought\nyears ago by the Government, which\nhas lain rusting wilh disuse at Yale.\nThis may be a mere local tradition but\nIt Is very generally accepted, and if it\ni,s true, it would be a wise thing to\nse.nd, It down lo Fairview v/h/ire it\nwould earn a dividend on ils cost, help\nthe miners,iind help li. 0, by bringing\nsome of her richest ipiarlz into use.\"\n *--#-.\t\ntf ELLIOT,\nGeneral Merchant,\nFAIRVIEW, B. C.\nKeeps the Largest and Best Assorted Stock of\nGroceries, Dry Goods, Boots & Shoes, &e\nnny place south of Vernon, and sells on terms to suit the times\nCheapest Place to buy for Cash in the Okanagan Country.\nFULL WEIGHT AND MEASURE ASSUREP,\nIJ.\ngoing govTH\nwill leave Penliijlnn 7 a. m. every Tuesday, Thursday and\nSaturday, arriving at Fairview i p. m., and Oro, Washington,\nthe same evening\nGOING VORTB\nwill leave Oro, Washington, 7 a. m., Mondays, Wednesdays\nancl Fridays, reaching Fairview at 11 a. m., connecting with\nSS. Aberdeen and S. & 0. and C. 1'. Railways.\nA. J. Sprole, Prop.\nTHE CANADIAN RAND DRILL CO.,\nSHEKBKOORE, QUEBEC.\nManufacturers of\nROCK DRILLS AND AIR COMPRESSORS.\nIn All Particulars the Best.\nSpecial Compressors driven by\n.'ELTON WATER\nWHEEL\n..tainted direct up-\nin crank-shaft, es-\njclally adapted for\ni.lllzlngthe power\nmountain steii 111 .s\n: shown In lllus-\naitlon.\nH. P. PALMERSTON,\nAgent for Midway and District,\nVERNON SODA WATER WORKS\nO'NEAL & (DOWNEY, Proprietor,\nMariUfr.fit.iirf-.i'R nf All Kinds nf Cnphnnfttftrl Drinks, Including\nGingw Ale, Sarsparilla, Club Soda, Lemon Soda, and Cream- Soda.\nCHAMPAGNE CIDER.\nA Specialty Made qf\nRaspberry, Strawberry, Orange, Pinc^|i(a, Vaaillj?, Lemon,\nAll In Pint and\nQuart Bottles.\nand Gum, Syrups.\nWrite for\nPrices.\nA Now Paper.\nA new paper has lieen started in\nVancoiivcr, wilh the somewhat yilulnt\nname of \"The Idea?\" The editor,Mr,\nSeneca G. Ketchllin, is well known to\nthe journalistic friileniily as an eccentric genius. He has lieen nssociiiLql\nwith several of the coast newspapers,\nThe editorial \"overture\" is worth\nHunting:-\"Tlie publishers of this pa*\nper desire it genera^*, understood hy\nthe public al large\u00E2\u0080\u0094and liaise wli\nwould like U\\>e, that way\u00E2\u0080\u0094thai it is\nproposed to run Ihis sheet liirgejy in\nthe interests of the promoters. The\nstyle, the policy and thirp'oliLics of this\npaper will he found on lhe ninth page\nnear a restaurant advertisement, Our\nremarks upon political, lheoioglc.nl,\nmunicipal, Btieliil nnd other questions\nwill he writ lm hy a mild-mannered hut\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2niusculai' man whoaidocs bis own\nthinking and is not afraid lo.l|e seen\nat ii.' The editor is also a professional\nheiiuiy, and oilers bis photograph lis a\npremium to anyone subscribing forth^\npaper fora mouth,\",*-''\".\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Io spile of warnings, and the\nthreat of prosecution, some unthinking\npersons have recently set nr'efi' in tlitl-\nrenl purls of Un- uelglVllouraotia whicli\nhave spread lo un aliirlniiig'dcgrct*. It\nisfeiireil llllll Messrs. < aiirke, mid llc-k-\nurd's new house h,,., been thus de*\nstrove'd.\nNo. 151.\nCKllTIKIflA'CH OF llHlilS.THA'l'KW OK A\n>>tHl|.:iu-N('()W>ANV.\n-'(IOMl'.\SIK8'AcTPAIt'-|Y.i\" AN 11 AMCNIHNtl\nAcTtt, ' '\nl'lie lltiuntlnry Crock >ll,iin|* Company\n(Foreign),\nRegistered llio 28ik day of June, lfflj.\nT HMIIF.UY certify that I liuvo this ilny res-\nI l-dorcd \"Thu Huiiik1ii,-j- Crctik .Miniii^Cuui-\nliahy |l'-.l'|.ovilieei>f llllllsli I'ullllllbia, tills'JMh\niluv of.I line, Hill\".\n[L.8,1 - H. Y. W0QT0N,\njy IM lleKlstrar uf Joint Stock (lomnaiitos.\nGRAND PRAIRIE SAW MILL.\nItoiigh Lumber\nProm $10 to $12.\nDressed Lumber\nFrom $16 to $18\nPer Thousand.\nBOUNDARY FALLS\nO W, .I/iKJCS, M.I)\u00E2\u0080\u009EC.M,\nBY APPOINTMENT\nRESIDENT PHYSICIAN TO KETTLE RIVER\nDISTRICT.\nOFFICE : : ; BOUNDARY FALLS,\nBOUNDARY FALLS HOTEL\nBoundary Falls, B. C,\nTHOS. HARDY, PROP,\nCentrally Located Stopping Place for Three Different, Stage Lines.\nTrouble or Expense Spared to Make Guests Comfortable.\nStrictly First-Class and Charges Moderate,\nNg\nBest Brands Liprs and Cigars\nG.ARTHUR RENDELL\nBOUNDARY FALLS, B. C.\nHeadavjarters for Miners' Supplies.\nA (iOOl) Sl'lJOK OK\nQrQQ*?Fiig\u00C2\u00A7tOlotKiag, Boots arvd Shoes,,\nJWderf Etc.\nRECEIVED 'I'lllS WEEK A LAIIOE SUPPLY OP\nMen's and Women's Sboes,\nDress Hoods,\nOrders Taken for All Kinds of\nAGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.\nG. ARTHUR RENDELL.\nCONKLE& DONALD\nGeneral Teamsters and Freighters^\nRQCK CREEK, B. C.\nHalt's from Penticton to Camp McKinney, Hock' Crgflc, Midway anbj\nBoundary Fulls, two cents per pound for two tons or under. Marcus to, JJUJ;\nwa\. tlie same lute, Milieus to Gruntl Prun-ie one cent per pound.\nSpecial Rates foi' Large Orders and Qre CpfltraQts.\nGENOWAYS & McAVINEY\nWholesale andRetdil'Dealera in and Growers 0^\nCHOICE. NURSERY STOCK.\nAll Stock Grown Without Irrigation.\nAll Trees Inspected Before Leaving' the Nurserjj,\nSPOK A IS E F AI. L S,\nIi. O.llon 582, . ' WM,shjri\u00C2\u00ABl.*,ri\nA. D. WOR.GP.\nPortrait&Landscapo Piioto^pkr\nVKHNON, II. ('.\nVIEWS OF THE DISTRICT FOR SALE.\nW. OALRYMPLE\nGeneral Blaolcaw-.it]>\nFAIRVIEW, B. C.\nAU Kinds of Renalrlng. Horseshoelnn n\nSpklr.lty.\nJ. S. D0N4LWS0N\nCHEMIST\nVERNQN, % G,\nDRUGGIST \u00C2\u00AE\nffl\n, A Foil Line of-\u00C2\u00ABNH\nDrugs\nPatent Medicines\nToilet Articles\nTrusses, &c.\nMall Orders From the lowor\n'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' Country Will Rocolvo\nPrompt Attention,\nCounty Court N fa,\nSITTINGS rifthcCouiity'Court ot i'liii! will\n-bo lioldoiuwfolluwfi:\nAt Drioyoos on Kridny, lllh AugUBt, 189,i;\nAt' Midway on Motiduy, 12th AiiKU^t, 18U5,\nUt Un' hour nf (duven o'clock lu thii furciioijn,\ncBy Command\nt'.A.Tl.LAMBl'.Y.\n.-- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 n.c.o.\n(iuvi;i'.N.\ji:sT Urru.i:. Of-ovoos?.\nltili Jliiy. \m.\nMINERAL ACT, 1891.\nCertificate of Improvements.\nNOTICE.\n' Xm: Numbhr BSVBN MiNiiiiAi, Claim,\nSitiinto in Central ('limp!'Kettle IlTvcr Mining\nDivision of Yalu DlHtt'Ict, Ilvltiah Columbia.\nTAKK NOTICE that we, James Scholield,\n(roe minorBcotrlflcftte No. .'w,274 and Edward liCfcvre, free miner seertKlcatcNu.M.SJ'JS,\nintend, sixty days from the date hereof, U> up*\nlily to the Gold CommMoner for n certificate\nuf iinpi'ovciiicnts, for Ihe imrpoHc of oblalniiiK\na Crown grunt of tho above cluim.\nAnd further take notice, thnt advereo claims,\nniiist be sent to tho (iold Commissioner and ac*\nlion commenced before the issunnco of such i\ncertificate of improvements. \\nDated this 3'Jth day of July, IW, '\nTAX NOTICE.\nRock Creek Division oi' Yale\nDistrict.\nNOTICK is hereby (riven tllftt u-^ersed and\nProvincial rcvonni' taxes fur 13115 arc now\ndue and payable at my oIHcc, Oiioyoos, ^t tho\nfollowing rates:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nIf paid on or before tho Mh June -\nOne-half of one per cent on lhe assessed value\nof real estate:\nOnc-thivd ot on-) )ht cent on (he assossed\nvalue uf personal properly;\nOne-half of ono per cent un tho income of\nevery person of llfleen hundred dollars\nand over; \" ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nTwo per cent o\\ tho assessed valuo of Wil\nLand,\nIf paid on or after tho 1st July\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nTwo-thirds of one per cent on tlio assessed\nvaluo of real estate;\nOne-half of one per cent on the assessed valuo\nof personal property;\nTbrce-quurtersof ono por cdntim the' Itu'Wue\n--\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ot every person of fifteen hundred dollars\nt\nd ovor;\nTwo -old nui'-lialf per cent on the assessed\nvalue nfVild Land. \" , r t J,\nAll porsuiih whoso taxes aro lu arrears up tb\nIho Slut December, 1801, are t#iestefl To p^y\nllio same furlliwlth, or costs will bo ihourred at\nan early dul o,\nC.A. II. l.AMHLY\nAssessor and Collector tor tlio\nHock Creok Division of YMe Matrlot.\n(Jovomnient Oflfoo,\nOsoyoos, Mb January. lMi, td\nSPBKANE FAILS\nand\niN RAILWAY\nNelson A Fort Sheppard Railway\nALL RAIL TO NELSON,1 B. C,\nOnly through line to Nelsonh\nHasiio, kootenay lako\n' and S.ocan Points.\nDaily (oxecpt Suuclay) 'net ween 8pO;\nkaiii' und Not'tliuoi't.\nTii-wi'i'kly t\n.\t\\wii Notthport un*^\n^Ldsiin. ''\nGOING NORTH GOING SOUTI^\n11:90 a. in MARCUS,....2.21) p. ni.(\nOn Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, traliiR\nwill run through to Nelson, arriving at a:!i5 p.m.\nmaking elos\u00C2\u00ABt',oiiiiection willi thostoaniorNcrj\nsou for Kaslo aud all lake points, arriving at\nKaslo at 9:0U p.m. samo days. Returning, pas-,\nseugcrs will leave lako points and Nelson on\nMondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, arriving at\nSpokane same day.\nPassengers for Kettle Itivor and Boundary\nCreek connect at Marcua with stage on Mon*\ndjnys, Wdnesduys, Thursdays, and Frldaya.\ntox- WA\u00C2\u00BBU GUKKK MINKS connect at\nNorthport wiih stiuye Hue daily.\nFor Nakuspand ICorclstokecouncet at North\nport witji boat Wednesdays and Saturdays,\nMINERAL ACT, 1891.\nCortlfleate of liiiprorcmentH.\nnoticr: \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nTub STic^iA'iNnKK Minrrai Ouim\nSltunloat Greenwood Camp, KcttlaliiverMining Division of Vale District, U. 0, ' \"\n'AKK NOTICK that I, William- T. Smith:\nfreo miners certificate No. 51158, intend\ndays from the dale herodf to apply to-the\nGold Commissioner for a corliilcate of mijivovc'\nmoots, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown\ngrant of the above claim. ' **\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nAnd further take notice, that ad verso claims\nmust bo sent to'the (fold CommifmJoner and action commenced boforo tlio Issuance of ej\ch\necrtillcato of improvements, '\nDated this 5th day nf August, ISfliJ, .'. *\nV\nD. McOUFF,\nGeneral Blacksmith,\nmidway, b. o.\nAll KIiiiIb ol Worl; Executed to tbe Satin\niictjoii uf Customers.\nCOURTS OF ASSIZE^\nTable Showing the bates end Places of Courts\nof.Asslze. Nisi Prlus, Oyer and TeCmlnei*.\nand General Gaol Delivery for th.\nY.ar 1895.\nNl'UINtl ASSIZES\nNnnalmo Tuenday, Tth May,\nNew WostmlMlei;. a.'. .Tiionday, lUh Majr.\nVancouver .','.'...... .TucBday, 21\u00C2\u00ABt Ma-/\nClinton Monday, 871b May.\nWow Tuesday, ffltb May.\nK-tiatlahas MoMy.Srd June,\nVernon,.... Mohdaj'10th Juno;\n\"Bonnitl.-. Fridsf, Hth Snne;\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Nelson....;... Wednesday, 19th Junej\np.m.i. Ansi/.r.a,\nClinton.:.a-..:: Thursday, Uth Soptombor,\nHiclilicld Monday, 30th Soptombe?\nKaiiiliiups Monday, Jth October\nVornon Monday, lllh October\nI.ylltiio Friday, llth, October,\nNow WoHtinlnater.. Wednesday, Uth Novomber,\nViuniiiiivor Moniay.llth November\nvlctortft.i: a......Tuesday, 19th NoveiaUor,'\nNaualmo. ..'fuestlay, S\u00C2\u00BBth Novomlut\n\"Special Aeslztj tu^ti \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u0094*\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094 im.ii i.i ,n,iwrg=\nHBTRORO*iOOICAI> REPORT.\nUl 49 Long '1*'50\nAltiUlc, 1.80(1 feet above sca.le.ycl.\n'laiiif.'ill for week, .00 of on inch.\nfFMl'Dl m'llF. 1'OK WEEK ESI11N0 AUG. 11,\nMax. Min\nAug. 5 93\n- II \u00C2\u00BBJ\nLOCAL AND DISTItCT.\nMr. J. C. Unney of Rossluuil, passed!\nthrough Midway on Saturday on liis\nway home from a. trip to Fairview,\nMcKinney, and other of our camps.\nMr. and Miss Cnstleiiiati arrived in\nMidway on 8undny week last. They\nhad brought with them all the way\n(rotn Ohilllvfftck, a number of milch\ncows and a young Jersey bull.\nMiss Lewes, the successful applicant\n\"or the post of teacher of the Midway\npublic-si'hool, arrived from Penticton\nyesterday, and commenced her duties to-day,\nOn the iiioriiing.tif tlie HI li inst., llie\nstables, store-house, and 'implement*\nshed, the pi'opcrly (if Mr. W. U. Me-\ngaw of Vernon, and the barber-shop of\nMr. Watson were totally destroyed by\nIjri'. The dames started in lhe stables.\nItir. Powers returned on Friday from\nS trip to Rossland, and, reports tiinen.\nrather quieter then they, might, her in\nIhe great mining camp, owing to the\nfact that a number of miners sre laid\noff, awaiting the placing of heavy machinery for the Le Roi and War Eagle,\nmines. When active operations are\nagain resumed, the result will lie a\nlarge pay roll, and consequently lietter\ntimes.\nR. E, Ballard, M.E. and assayer of\nRuby, Wash.ti)o,!(\"#diUirough tp.wu on\nSaturday, on his way to Trout Creek.\nHe reports mining matters as very\nquiet in and around' Ruby; and like\nmany another he is attracted to our\nIJ. C. mining camp., owing to the more\nevident activity. Should Trail Creek\nnot satisfy his expections, he will return and endeavour lo locate in some\nqf our Boundary Creek camps.\nMr. W. II. Bullock-Webster's appointment as Chief of Police of th.\nNew Westminster district was a matter of pleasurable surprise to his many\nblends in the Lower Okanagan, where.\nfor soiiiti years past be successfully and\nfaithfully carried out thu J.iticn of\ncjonsinlile. Only icceutly In'lia-l been\nappointed Mining Recorder for tb\"\nQsoyntis division of Yale,'and now his\nnew promotion v*.onld lend, in .-li\"\"\nthjij liis slur is in Ihe iitci'lidt'lltj nml.\nIllougli Hiti loveis.of ortler iw,ifin-.;,- I i\npurl wilh so I'fllclulil all officer, yel an*\nlliev pleased thai lie Hns hern removed\nlo a larger sphere of usefulness, and\nfew will doubt liis ability m fill his\nHew position with cruJIt to liinibclf\nand to tlie Province,\nSjr.nic time between tlie 22nd iind\n28th of this tuimlll. Midway will be\n110001011 by avisit from the Slipei'ln*\ntendeut of - Presbyterian- Missions in\nNorth-western Canada, Dr. J. Robertson, iit-.-niupniiieil by tlin It iv, C. VaV.\nGiifi1.hi of Winnipeg. These gentlemen\nnfler delivering lectures, and looking\nover tlin iinl'l here, will proceed lo\nVernon to attend a meeting of lhe\nKmiiloops Presbytery, which is to be\nheld there on the 3rd of September. If\nthe Inhabitants of Midway and district\ndesire a resident pastor, they should\nnot fail to make their wishes known to\nQn, Robertson, who has it in liis power\nto grant such a request, should he consider il reasonable,\nMIXING NOTES.\nMr. Christie, we are glad to near, has\nnuf-e.moi-e struck it rich on the Nightingale.\nMessrs. Slionqitest and McArthur are\nworking ou the Robert Kmiiiat claim,\nLong Lake Camp. This claim is on the\nsame ledge as the Jewel, and,jthe work\nso far done, discloses i\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0080\u009E good strong\nvein of ore, about 4 feet in width and\nwell mineralized.\nSix men are at work on the development of the Roderick Dim, Long Lake\nCamp, for Mr. Jones of. Spokane, who\nw-fpily purchased a half interest in\nthe propeity from Messrs. St^tuir^aud\nPatterson.\nDr. Shaw and Mr. King of Spokane, are paying a visit to Long Lake\nOamp, the one on a pleasure trip, and\nthe guest of Mr.Jones, the oilier on\nbusiness connected with some nf the\nfree milling propositions iu the camp.\nColonel Russel, who has heen in our\ncamp* for some lime past examining\nproperties, is now paying attention to\nLong Lake Camp, nnd expresses himself as very much pleased with the appearance of the ledges,\n_'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 The ore, br rather capping, of the\nIioii Mask claim, recently located on\nthe west side of Long Lake Camp liy\n' Messrs. Benerman and J. Frank, is in\nappearance very' much like that found\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ujion' soiipe.of.the properties in Qreen-\nw.dod, and indicates the existence nf\nother Ihanfree milling'propnsitions to\nbe found there.\nA'Dlatinf atihetl Arrival.\niSimd'ay's stage frtnn.Miircus brought.\n' tq t'His country a distinguished milling,\niqan, in the person of Prof. R. A..F)\nPenrose, Ph. D. Prof, Penrose visits\nt|ils country at the solicitation uf Capt,\nAdams, and whilst here will make a\nmore or less thorough rixanilnntioii of\nthe. different, mining camps. Prof\nPenrose has the chair of Economic\nGeology at the Chicago University,\nand was formerly DoctorofPliilosophy\nat Harvey College, and also Assistant\nState Geologist for East Texas, he\nhas recently lieen employed by the\nUiljted States Government tn report\non the great Cripple Creek mining\ndistricl. He was also employed by the\ngovernment to report upon the manganese and phosphate deposits of the\nUnited States, and his work in connection, with, these investigations received\nthe very highest commendation, Au\nopinion, therefore, from such a source\nwill be worth having.\nIncredible as it may appear, on good\nauthority we are able to state tliat Ihe\nTownsite Company, are actually taking\nslaps, (save the mark 1) for the building\nof tbe proinised residential mansions.\nWord has been received from Montreal\nauthorizing the trustee, Oapft Adams,\nto Immediately engage the necessary\narmy of workmen. And wo understand I lie Captain is negotiating with,\nthe Armour Beef Packing Co. of Chi--\ncago, for a large supply of concentrated essence of \"conservation of energy,\"\nwilli the free use of which a mansion\nwill be \"evolved,\"--dimensions, 14x 18\nand leau-to, or too lean. This is\" matter \"for jubilation indeed, The house\nwill be built on anarchical principles;\nand plastered inside with agnosticism.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u0094~\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\t\nA Disgraceful Affair.\nA correspondent writing from Grand\nForks says that on the 6th insl. the\nplace was visited in the evening by a\nnumber of drunken men from the\nBoundary Mountain, who after holding high carnival and causing a disturbance, retired to tlie bush to slumber,\nleaving upon the scene of the carousal\ntwo men, Dick Harrington and Daniel\nCourtney, fighting* over a dispute\nabout, a mineral claim, with clubs and\nWinchesters in true western fashion,\nresulting in tlie wounding of Harrington in the leg with, a ball from the\nWinchester, and also a bad bruise on\nthe arm inflicted with the butt end of\nthe same weapon. The altercation between the two men grew out of the\njumping of a claim by Keightley and\nHumphry, the claim having heen orig-\ninit|ly1l(iciit.ed.liy I),. Courtney, Jack\nShannon, and J: A. Manley, At the\ntime of writing Ihe battle-field had\nlieen cleared of I he wounded, who are\nbeing cared for, and are doing well.\nVERNON NOTES.\n(Fnnn .our own correiiponflenkl,.\nOn Tuesday night, the UOlli nil,,\nLord Aberdeen's st allies a,ud Implement\nshed were burned to the ground. Two\nhorses werji,lll|lcd, and all the liny and\nfarming niiicirinei'y was destroyed.\nThe lire wns caused liy Iho explosion of\na lantern. T|\u00C2\u00BBbttildlM(\"S were, insured.\nMessrs. Win. Marl in, ,1ns. McLean,\niind seve'ail others lefl uuWoilnt'sday's\ntrain for Rossland.\nA crowded house greeted the Misses\nWnhling, of London, Eng. who performed here on Monday evening under\nllieii.iispice.sof Ihe City. B/wA. The\ncharacter of the programme was of a\nvery high order, and was rendered ill a\nmilliner which would be hard lo excel.\nThe skirl, dancing by the Misses Rosalind und Lucy wns loudly applauded,\nas was also Ihe Irish jig, and the Highland sword .Ljiice in national costume.\nIn \" An April Jest.\" Miss Peggy sustained the part of the masculine character very creditably, A special fea\nlure of the evening were the piano\nsolos hy Miss Kenrick. The Band are\nto be congratulated |iipon the success\nIif the entertainment.\nMr. Mansen, who has been in Rossland for tiie past, few months, returned\nhome on Tuesday's train,\nWe have inuqhipleasure in offering\nour felicitations to Mr. H. E. C.Harris,\none of tlie most prominent farmers in\nthe Spallmncheen, who was recently\nmarried lo Miss Sybil Senclair, daughter of the late Col. Senclair, of tlie\nBritish ani|y, Mr. Harris owns, spine\n500 acres of lapd in, one of the most\ncharming spots in the Salmon river\nvalley. The property at one time be\nlonged to Mrs, Blight, widow of the\ngreat statesman, whp purchased it on\naccount of lhe beauty of the surroundings.\nMr, \"Billy\" Holliday has, we learn,\nforsaken photography, and,, blossom-\nuii'tl out as a landed-proprietor, having\nrecently purchased from Messrs. Wood\n& Rabbitt. of Armstrong, a small plot\ncontaining twelve acres, upon which\nhe expects to grow prodigious crops of\nvegetables and small fruits. We trust\nlhat Mr. Holliday will soon have a\ngood ' proof that tbe statement of the\n'negative'value of the cabbage-head\nin the Armstrong market is unfounded.\nTlie strike which occurred among the\nfarm-laborers in Ihis vanity njetwitly,\nis a nu>tter which lias., caused a good\ndeal of comment, and it is generally\nconceded that the men acted rightly\nunder the circumstances, in demanding\nan increase in wages; the crops are\nheavy, and ripening rapidly, and labour for once Is very scarce, the men\ntherefore remember that until within\nihe past two yeats, $2,00 per day was\nfunnily paid liei-tf at lowest -time.- On\nthe olWhajid farmers cannot 'he loo\ncarefifLuvkeeping down expenses,, as\ntiiey have no idea as yet what prices\nthe crops are likely lo bring,\nHIS SECOND WIFE.\n\"Three hundred dollars! And yon expect me to pay for il?\"\n\"Yes; I knew you cnnld afford it. If\nyon had been poor I should never h-ive |\ntjiotitilit of U. There is any amount uf j\nmiiH u in it. Just hear v.'' And without .\ngiving llllll lime for Another word Him nat\ndown an commenced playing mil hinging\nKoine of tliu beautiful oil li rob hymns,\nwhich she knew he was. g.irticu.arhr\nfond of.\nAh I Hiiid before it was beneath Hiram\nArmstrong'sdiuutty to scold an I r.tVH- and\nnot knowing w.hat to do bu stood silently\nhy aiid lwtetitfd, The instrument was a\ngood one, Mrs. Armstrong hud a .sweet\nvoice, aud somehow lliu luushj seemed to\ns otlie the angry f. eii itfs* that this nnwar-\nr\u00C2\u00BBn table net or bin wife had amused. Be-\nffire she luui finished, Iih thought tu biin*\nHi'lf that it Wns not ho hud a thing to have\nu piano in the house, after all; fnt IIUVt\nwhen the church member* met there us\nthey Hoiii'itiui'8 did, they o>mid havemusic\nnml Hingii'g. iih well as prayers. He did\nnot admit this lo liis. wife,, though. The-\nonly reiuurK be uiude aa she turned from\nthe piano wan:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\"I ma surjiris.-d that you should have\ntaken Hiich a liberty; do.i t over let U happen ii-jniti.\"\n\"No,\" replied she, demurely: \"I^don't\nlljink I Hindi ever want -mother.\"\nFor the hint time in bis life. Hiram Arm--\nstrong luid found a will a? Htroug us his\nown, and a purpose that was so quietly\nand poi-isletitlv carried inlo eiuutiticii,\ntlmt 'In ro wai really no ohnnce fqr.Mm to.\nOppOBU it,\nA few days after tbo arrival of' tlio\npl.ino, Mrs. Armstrong found tbe old domestic laying the table for dinner in tbe\nkitchen, within a few feet of the glowing\nStove,\n\"Why have yon not set the table In the\ndining room, as uhiiuI?\" -din inquired,\n\"Because,\" replied Mrs, Gruiup. \"it\nmakes bo miioh more work; and .Mr. Armstrong is willing to eat in thu kitchen.\"\n\"But I Hindi uot eat iu the kitchen; and\nI don't think it would save labor to set\nUvo tables,\"\n\"The first Mrs. Armstrong always used\nto eat iu tlie kitchen when there wus no\ncompany here.\"\n\"You seem to forget, one thing, Mrs.\nGrutunt\"\n\"What is it?\"\n\"That I am not tho first Mrs. Armstrong, and I am iu no way bound to curry\nout her plans. When I came here, I,came\nas mistress, and as such I intend to rein uin. You will oblige me by removing\nthe dinner lo the diniiigrnunij-aiid never\nngjiiii set the table for me in the kitchen/\nunless I desire you to.\"\n.Mrs. Grninpst aliojit moving the dishes, but with a sullen, spiteful iiuvmer that\nwas perfectly exasperating, When the\nlast article hud been removed, she came\nand >to,id before her mistress, t\n\"Jlw, Arnistroug,\",8aid rVip, \"I have\nlived in ih,H ..oiis\u00C2\u00BB more than twenty y.ars,\nntid have never hiul a hard word with any-\nboth ; lini I don't think you nud I will get\non well together, I am llvi old lo put \"op\nwitii your uu.v-t'iu:li.'d notions, nud 1 bud\nbetter leiiv.', though goodness knows where\n1 shall go in, nt my time of life.\"\n' V\u00C2\u00AB-ry Well, Mrs. Grnniji; Irhou'd never\nthink of -iitfuli rging^ ay uhj.v.d inltlifnl\nd'iiientic,. like,.yourself, and I h; ouid bo\nsorr lo have vou go out into ilm world at\nyour time of life;-still, if you are sure thut\nyou c.iunot put up with mjf ways, ynu hud\nbelter lave. I will speak lo Mr. Arm-\nstrong jibnut your Wages.\" \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Or'jjtoji a iuo-\nIueiit;dio will not lm->hf-jj-p until u'veiiing.\na tl if you wish to leave this afternoon] I\nwill pay you out of my own purse,\" j\nMrs. Grnmp burst into tenia, She hiid\nnut really nvut to go; ami Mrs. Armstrong\ns'lrniised ,i.s.much. Still she pitied the\nold worn-ii, and fluid kindly;\n''\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Hbuumember, it w:\u00C2\u00AB your own tiro-\nposai, Mrs. Grnmp. As 1 said, before, I\nshould lje mii-py t*Jin*e yovHenve; hut you\nurn ai liberty to do mi if yon like, 1 shall\nhave no. trouble iu finding some one to\nfill your placu; but whoever comes:into\ntills liuu-e ai a servant, will understand\ndisiinu Iy that I am mistress, though I do\nnpt mean to be a bard one, Yoll know\nthat both Mr. Armstrong aud mysilf have\noften urgt'd you lo have au assistant in the\nkitchen, for neither of us wisiiyou to labor\nhard: and it hi your own choice to do tho\nwork alone. Think tho matter,over a\nwhile; I should be glad to .have you stay,\nbpt if you wish to leave you can do so at\nyour earliest convenience.\"\nThat win ihe last that Mrs. Armstrong\nheard a out it, Mrs. Grnmp prepared tea\nas mini1, aud the only olinnge noticeable iu\nber demeanor wus au added touch of\nhumility.\nThat evening a few of Mrs. Armalrong's\nold friends culled, aud a Vvry,-s\u00C2\u00ABcial time\nthey had. The hostess, .with ready tact,\ndrew her husband into the conversutiou,\nand managed it iu audi a way tlmt he\ncould not fail to beeutUO interested. After\nawhile mimic was introduced, and,the\nsound of merry song afr-j cIiochb atJlSied ,\nthu echi.-'H iu tho grand \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 old house, and\nroused Mm. Grnmp from ber doze in the\nold arm chair in the kitchen, causing her\nto wonder if Hiram Armstrong would allow,\nhis new wife to turn the house .tupsy* .\ntuny.\nAfter her visitors- bad' left, Mrs. Arm-\nBtro ig ttirue I to her husband, and said,\nw-jtb apparent ignorance of giving offence:\n\"Didn't you like those soups, HiramT\"\n\"No, I didn't I I think such sentimental\ntrash too abominable to be uuugin a Christian family!\"\n\"Why, I think them splendid. You\nwouldn't want to sing doleful psalms, ail\nthe week round 1\"\n\"lUeiul i-hiiIiiir, as you call them, are\nmuch more appropriate in a sinful world\nlike this than such frivolous iioUBensu ai\nyou Miri-rUed me by singing .thi* evening!\"\n\"What a mistake God made then whon\nho created thu canary and bobolink, In-,\nstead of making all birds owji and raveiiH)\nBut tlieru is one s nig which I saved on\npurpose to sing to you alone, so you must\nhear li. 1 know you will,like it.\"\nBefore htic-ndd utter a word of objection fihe sat down lo tlie piano, aud begun\nto play and sing the sweet, nad song of\n\"Christie betiiie,\" Fora moment after tho\nInsl uoie ceased, thore w is silence in ,tht)\nroom; tlion M>d, Arms rung said:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\"N(U\v, hiram, you must sing one song\nwith me! 1 know you can sing for 1 have\nheard you at the prayer \u00E2\u0096\u00A0meetings; so cume\nlet us have \"Allltl Lang Synel\" And she\ncommenced ihe familiar ftir, motioning hor ,\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nhunbuild to follow.\nAfter a feff lines had be n sung, he von-\ntlii- d tu joju-liia voice w.tli hers, bit fuel-\niif all tiie while as bashful aud ashamed\nas i.fchonli.oy who Jh caught in the i ol of\ncomposing his lirst sonnet, Hut tne ice\nwas brnseli, .tiiat was all that the wily > ip-\nlo.lialllt expected, Mid Willi >ut ailollicr\nw rd of reproof, Hiram Armsirotm rell.ed\nfei Iiu;. ui ni i.,ely Hkb the ol.l woman w-ho\ndid not know whether she Were bcis-df or\nspine m-iy . l-o.\nMein.whi e the tea-party had not been\nforgotten- and as An-jiist was in If1* prime.\nMrs. Armstrong lieit ttlmi itwastuc .u\ngiveulli*s-il jet s'li. us-ili.-uiiht. 8' - um\nWjm< edO'igti lfn\ttii*t>V Oiiab ii' she ai.if.lll c\ned bei'iij.ii.i liuntffiiurikiii-g.;-UHtiy ol Ur\nown ptiriii-uiuir finifinl-ii, liwii- bu-'\u00C2\u00ABnd,\nthough hu uiiglii Hut obipct to it ill \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00ABtds\\nh il it in- his poaec to show he' (\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2t-i\ntheir presence was iillwelooUUJ to b ,\npko ii skilifnl general, \u00C2\u00ABhe el\u00C2\u00BBp.-***0 a\nlittle st'tKift'gy Ui, u&lecto accuuipuab her\npurpose.\n\"Don't yoti'lhilik,'\" she asked1 the n p'ano wai nporo '.ut; ;\nMrs, Arui-slro-ig's sweet voice iniujled wili\nthe cracked and disc rdaut ones of lor\n(,'iic.d-*, 'iii'i sent up liymft after hymn w;\nwhicli tli y ha I for years been familiar, A \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nla t Mr. ArniftiMiu' t-urpri-ed his wife t,\nasking her lutdittf \"Cnrisie Deal.t','' Tin u\nfollowed \"An!d l.atr; Syne,\" in which ev\nery one prcseiii j'lined, after thai cam.* ti \u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nliatid-slmkiilgjiu i \"good nigh'al'i.aiid h-\nllie duor cl sed upon the last one, Lot,..\nhost and I ostess felt lhat eaeh of their\nguests had pa sed it pl-tMBiUit day.\nl'hat was tne w.iy in^]iic!i Mrs, Ann\nstrong brviii/.it .vm.it her own tea pan*.\nOf course af er ail ihe kindness and en -\nshier tion shown be h:swire low.tr tgnesh\nof his own choosing, Mr, ArtilHt ong colli\ndo no less I llllll sltow t*e same spit.\ntoward : is win's fri'iils; and no the sec\noiiil party wns aa much of a succchs u-* th*\nft sthad been. There Wile present tl e\nvery croakers w! o had predicted for h-;\nsuch a -Jo'iniy life, and liny were str\npris d h yo:il tn'/asure at l!.e ease nti'l\ntreedhiu with wliich she ruled the houai\nhotlld, ;.s v e!l an by tne g>iitl*-manly an..\nalmost cordial manner of her husband\nTilt re were sulijjs ami games lu the oven\ning, and though be declined to take part i\nthem, he appeared to look aud listen w...\ninter st ami plenume; and when at n hit\nhour lhey took leave he Htood wl'h hi\nwife at th\u00C2\u00BB> gate aud cordially Invited ih* u:\nto.iep'iil the visit.\n\"1 declare fur i !\" said one oMliPvMt**r\u00C2\u00AB\nafterward, \"I never was so surpria-d in\nmy life!! Helen Holmes ulwuys said s1 \"\nbad a talent for managing people, and sli>\nhas proved li! If Hir.un Armstrong's (ir I\nwife had shown half as much gumption\nshe might havo been alive imw.\"\nBut a greater surprise than this was!\nstore fur the village people, U was wel.\nknown that Hiram Armstrong tnok im\ninterest at all iu chifdten; ;iu ifuct ih t lii-\nown child had been considered by him u\ncross rather than a blessing; ho that wneii\nit bi caine iiobted abmad ona cold Wintry\nday iii'Janunry, that only the nigh: befuiu\nsome heartiesg .wretch hail lelt upon i e\nstately mails threshold a poor little wai;\nof humanity, over whose head a few days\nat the most had rolled, it was deiddcdib>.<\nall, i bin, Hiram Armstrong/would carry U\nat once- lo tne almshouse, Mrs. Armsirong\ndid not think so, however, bhe wa.\npassio.lately fond of children, and oUiiv\nGod had given ber none of her .own, she\ndetermined to adopt .this -one. Sue kne.r\nbetter tiati to say so at once, though; an i\nwhen her Husband proposed to aeiid it\nuway, she only said: ;\n\"We will keep ihe poor thing a few days\nuntil it is a mile stronger, It seems\nalmost deal from neglect now; and it\nwon id be lik? murder to leave ii in c ic**'-n\ntriads, U'tm k ,ows ,but, what, llie Lord\nscut it to us for a purpose?'''\"\nHo (he b Ijj was kept day after day up\non olio pretence or another, aid when,\nthree Weeks later, Mra, , Armstrong la d it\nin her husba d'.-j army, a^rony, healthy infant, and told him .smi|ii\gly that she toil\ndecided to call it Hiram -Armstrong, Jr.. a\nthrill of almost f.tlierly teuderiiws r..u\nthrough his veins.\nAfter thai, robing coidd induec him lo\nhave the i lllld sent away. He was.Uvit ng\nold, he said, antl needed someone to help\nhim iu his old age, a,id lie might as well\nbring a boy up for lhat .purponc, as to de*\npeud upon lined nu*t-vaula,hwho would fee!\nno interest in him, only to tee that ne hud\ntheir wages ready.\nThe advent of thia little on* mad'1 agreu*\nchange iu tho grand old In line. P^iy-\ntiii gs were senttered about in every nee-\ntion; I'hi.didi Uugliier ind pattei.iug fool-\nSteps Were hear i iu all tiie roonin; aud as\nthu imuiths [Hissed by, aud the bo,, aborted\nsigns udltyre tuan CQU/imm. bin lit)' n d\niulelligeme, Ilo father cwul4 be pro ijlei' of\nliis babe thiill wiyi Hiram^Anittttvi^uf nis\nadojii ed n'ii,\nMrs. Arm-trong's old frieiids,.wlm had\nKrowii in ne extremely social, am n.gii\nIorly, ofiin i.'iuuiii thu [iroiilinin it h\ngaiik-of rump witii the inisoMuViuiH b \u00C2\u00BBy,\nami as tiiey milked Binidngly o i i e.; \u00C2\u00AB. d\nto . lliclime.lvel. \"Who wi,uU Lav.u\nthoughi It?\" t.\nMARVELS OF SCIENCE.\nSirtui) ther'sed star, now iu tbe ascendant, is eoinunle.li he be UJD.OfJO.OOO.OOa\nndl.H d i-t..iiPit utCie sun.\nThe Siera N.-vada ra-ge of mountains\nIn California ia nearly 500 miles long, 70\nHide, aud from 7,000\u00C2\u00BBlo iiftarly lo.OUO feet\nhigh.\nLieut. Bersier of the French navy lift**\nHiveuted a compaas which does away witli.\na steetvuinn, aa the compass Bteen ibe*\nteasel Itself,\nThe hair has a growth of ils own apart\nfrom thai which animates the human\nbody. This accounts for the growth of\nthe hair in the- dead, long after iuter-\nID'-llt,\nSeasoned timber is but little liddeto\ndecay nnd r the influence of a dry Minos-\npin re, ami will real w, B. 0..\nGILBERT'S RESORT.\nOICANAIiAX LAXII1XO.\nMcAIJI.KY & GRANT, I'.-opi-\nHUNTING, FISHING, BOATINil\nTllOllOUOIILV COMKOItTASLR.\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094Firsl.-ela>y\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nLIQUORS and CIGARS.\nROCK CREEK HOTEL . . .\nMOUTH OK 1IOCK CREEK,\nXX. XPlttoaaaarXgrla, Man*-.\nFiiikt-Ci^hb Accommodation foii Gcksts..\n, O00.D STABLING\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2HIKxi-dlliintKialilillliiil Kiilllc l!ivrr..(!-l\nARMSTROITQ HOTEL,\nIf. KEYES,, Prop\u00E2\u0080\u009E\nGood Acciiiiiiiiiiiliilioii,\nIli'.st. Liquors ami Cigars,,\nFii-sl-l'luss Sl.ililiiiK.a\nARMSTRONG, B. CT.\nGRAND FORKS;\nHOTEL\nKETTLE K'iVlCK, B. C.\nStages to Mni'ciiH, Wasli., nnd.\nMldwny, ll.C.\nEvery Attention Given to Guests.\nJ. L, WISEMAN, Prop..\nFOR SALE\nOKANAGAN MISSION, li. C.\nTills Inn splendidly llnuJiortiIioiikh Ineldovi\nami out, almost now, will, K\"n'l atAblttiAud out \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nf Windings, Is iciiiiiilly lumiwl In Iho rtcMoy \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nI uml comninnds n gooil [rode, Ir stands nn lis \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nI own grounds ol two ami n hall Mros In nxloni.,\nand Is a fund invoitlliont,\nALSO A FIRST-CLASS\nBLACKSMITH SHOP'\nCOMPLETE OUTFIT Of rOOLS.\nThia building I two utoroj's high and stmidivi\non its own ground of halt an aero in ox tout, and\nIs in a commanding bllslncM im-ili'-ii.\nI-'UK TlKMS AlTI.Y'lO\nI), MCilULSON.\nOKANAOAN MtWTflN\nLOUIS,\nIm 3t T.1 T\u00C2\u00BB ill JL\u00C2\u00BBy.\n1 \u00E2\u0080\u0094 lAll urdl'in [iioiiiplly iiIIvikImI lm--\nGrand Forks, B.C.\ni'OR SALE\n160 Acres of Land. All Meadow.\nBETWEEN Sixty and Uovouty Aoros cHc\u00C2\u00ABroil I\nand Uniinisl. six milofl Irom I'sinp Mr -\nKim ity. Our Mllr lluln w.ia.a.\". nsid.\nAiuiij-v-.uv.vNut; tiiiua-.\nif Capt. Adams' Sunday evening talk\nhub upon the subject of Canada's political destiny. He spoke of four possible\nconditions:\n(1) The present Colonialism, (2) Imperial Federation. (3| Independence,\n|4) Annexation, in favour of Colonialism were llie protection of Great Britain, and the sentiments of patriotism,\npride nml affection ; against it were inability to negotiate treaties, having to\nrefer vexed questions for final solution\nId A nation 3,000 miles acrosa the sea,\nnnd a lack (if stimulus due lo a dependent condition. This condition be did\nimt believe could be permanent.\nI'm- Imperial Federation there were\nninny reasons based upon sentiment,\nbill people would insist upon trading\nfor profit, and would not he content,\nIn the present facilities for world-wide\ntransportation, to restrict their Intercourse, to one ling.\nIndependence, lie suid, was desirable\nnsn promoter of national prosperity,\nnml the development nf lhe heel char*\nnotorialiea of true patriotism, Dut.\nwhile hostile tariffs were maintained,\nIt wuuld be impracticable to avoid dictation from the powerful nation lo the\nsouth of iis.\nAnnexation, he believed to be the\nnatural condition, and iiltiinatedestiuy\nof Canada, It was a question of geo\ngraphy. Nature bus made us Ameti\ncans, and the maintaining of a European connection is a violation of natural\nIndications. The development of Can-\niulu must devolve largely fnnn the enterprise and capital of the United\nStates, The removal of commercial\nnnd political barriers would greatly accelerate this movement, But, he ad-\ninitled the people of Canada were not,\nreaily for political alliance, and some\nchanges were necessary in the laws and\ninstilutiiins of the United States be-\nflire such a change were wholly desirable. Ho considered that lhe immediate movement should he inwards reel\nnpocity of commerce with the United\nStales, though free trude with the\nworld would be still better; and he\nthought that after some years of free\nIntercourse there would naturally come\nabout a union nf all the countries nf\n|he Norlh American continent inloone\npat ion.\n. \u00E2\u0096\u00BA.-.\t\nKETTLE HIYlUt MIX INC. DIVISION.\nKECORDS (IF MINERAL LOOATIONS FOR\nTim WEEK ENDING AIK1UBT 7.\n6th.\nmil\ni'\n7th.\nSailor Boy, N. F. Kettle River,\nW. H. Hickerson, S. 0, Meyers.\nWestern Star, ditto, djtlo.\nlion Dollar, Summit Camp, J,\nW. Cheer,\nBed Girl, ditto, ditto.\nCairngorm, Long Lake Camp,\nD. Stewart.\nMonarch, ditto, ditto.\nUnknown. Wellington Camp,\nE. C. Brown.\nStella, N. F, Kettle Kiver, L.\nWagner.\nNellie, ditto, ditto.\nStandard, N. F. Kettle River,\nE. Evans,\nWellington, ditto, ditto,\nMammoth, ditto, ditto.\nGrubstake, N. F. Kettle River,\nJ. F. Burr and J. H. Rolfe.\nCriterion, ditto, ditto.\nLedger, ditto, ditto.\nTiger, N. F. Kettle River, C. 0,\nWashburn.\nDiamond. Hitch, ditto, ditto,\n, Peacock, Greenwood Camp, G,\nP, Leyson.\nTRANSFERS.\nYellow Jacket, J interest, C, C.\nSands to L. Merson and P. W.\nMcGregor.\nFOREIGN MINING NOTES.\nROOK-DRILLING CONTEST.\nAt Cripple Creek, Coloiado, recently,\njn the miners' rock drilling contests,\n|he principal event was a double match\nfur which nearly twenty teams were\nei^ered. The first prize, $Ti00, was\nwon in ten niiiiut.es hy a learn who\ndrilled Si 7-8, the next successful drill*\ning 32} inches in the same tjpie.\nSTRIKE OF PACKERS,\nThe pucker* e.nguged in carrying\nfreight into Ihe (Jiivilipo country have\ngone on strike, and as a consequence\nivprk on tlie Cariboo has heen delayed.\nThese mines are located nearly 200\nmiles norlh of Ashcroft. Old timers\nwill call to mind tlie dilllculties en*\nfoimlered iu reaching |he diggings\nneii||y Sj) yeam ago, mu[ seemingly the\nfacilities are uot much greater now,\nGOLD PRODUCING COUNTRIEB.\nIll 1801 the United Slates produced\n| Ini piost gold of any counlry in\" the\nworld, and California produced more\nI hnn any slate in the Union. The gold\nyield of the United States last year aggregated $80,789,0621 Ihal of Australia,\njWiilO.rSI, and Austral^e,, $88,478,-\nK74, It is said that this year the order\nlyill lie reversed, and Africa will foil the\ngreatest gold producer, Australasia\nnext, and the Slnles next. The tnlal\npul put of the year will proliahly he\ngreater than formerly hy $20,000,000,\n II*1\t\nTHE i:slAlll.lNUMf:V. OF A HlglNfl\nBUREAU,\nThe Hon, the Minister of Mines has\nI'linsed In he sent out to the various\n|iiiniiig recorders thrniighnu'j' tho pro;\nviiice, circulars i-cuiiesijiig I hem to\ngather all pnmnhlc Informal Inncotlrcrii.\njail ilie mines iiiid mining operations\nwill he forwarded through the gold-\ncommissioners of the districts to Victoria, with samples nf ores from the\nmines, and also samples of the rock\nfrom the hanging and fontwalls. This\nis the first move towards the establishment of a mining bureau in Ihe province. For the present, specimens of\nore thus obtained will be placed in the\nprovincial museum. Information as\nnearly as possible, of overy Important\nmine will he recorded, to which reference can be niadc hy intending investors ur others.\n *-.-*\t\nA TUNNELING MACHINE.\nL. Beoard, of Calaveras, has patented and is now having built at AKaville\na machine which is intended to revolutionize present met hods of tunneling,\nsays the Mining and Scientific Press.\nHe claims that It will \" saw out a tunnel \" at the rate of twenty-three feet\nper day, which, If practicable, will materially reduce the cosl of drift work.\nThe subject is uf interest lo every miner, nnd if Mr, liicaril can give practicable and sal isfuctury shewing of his machine he has as good a thing for himself and the mining wnrld as lias been\nevolved for some time, The machine\nis described as being Iwulve feel, long,\nfour feet wide, and six feet high, and\nwith the fourteen horse power engine\nthat runs It, weighs 0,800 pounds. The\nprinciple is Hint nf a circular saw. Sixty drill points attached to each of two\nwheels, four feet high and eight inches\nlu diameter make 600 revolutions' per\nminute; each point une half of an inch\napart, every revolution feeding one\neight of an Inch. The inventor Bays it\nwill cut twenty feet nf a 8x8 tunnel in\na day in tlie hardest ruck at a cost of\n$1 per foot, The machine cost $1,000\nand requires three men tn um it. The\nrock is crushed us fine as wheat grains\ncarried to the rear and dumped in a\ncar. the drill points weigh one quarter of a pound each, last four days, and\nare kept cool by a steady stream of\nwater. While all things are possible,\nand it would be unfair and premature\nto attempt discussiun of a project yet\nin embryo, it is to be said that some of\ntlie inventor's calculations seem difficult of practical fulfilment.\n \u00E2\u0080\u00A2--\u00E2\u0099\u00A6-<\t\nTWO TALES OK THE BAR.\nThe Saving Question,\nSome lawyers seem lo have no sense\nof honor in Ihe means by which they\ntry to discredit t| "Newspapers"@en . "Midway (B.C.)"@en . "Fairview"@en . "The_Advance_1895_08_12"@en . "10.14288/1.0309144"@en . "English"@en . "49.175"@en . "-119.6"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . 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