"b8d1715d-cba3-4588-8b10-3450f4fa58f3"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "[The Nelson Economist]"@en . "BC Historical Newspapers"@en . "2015-01-09"@en . "1903-10-31"@en . "The Nelson Economist was published in Nelson, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, and ran from July 1897 to July 1906. The Economist was published by D. M. Carley, and edited by C. Dell-Smith. In August 1898, The Economist absorbed a paper called The Nation. In July 1903, the title of the paper was changed from The Nelson Economist to The Economist."@en . ""@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xnelsonecon/items/1.0184303/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " s r v / , /W / <* A .' \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD / -/A {.--', -f ~* U\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDf / r-3i,< I'.Pt ?\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD>' 'A& a -;*2 r *- AB '--'A..I VOLUME VII. NELSON, B. 0., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1903. NUMBER 16 Portfolio that He Longed for N ever Came John Houston, the irrepressible, is'once-more in sore trouble. The reason for the member for Nelson occupying the centre of the stage at this time is the result of misplaced confidence. Briefly stated the trouble began when two days after therecent election Mr. Houston started for the coast. It was said here he left to demand a portfolio from Mr. McBride. This may have been the case,-\"but the'story goes that on his arrival at the capital the member for Nelson took the earliest'opportunity of paying his respects to the Prem.ier. The Premier is an affable gentleman, and in the language ofthe streets, saw Mr. Houston coming. His greeting, so reports Mr. Houston, Was of the most effusive character. Patting- his old college chum on the back, the Premier asked him\" to take a look around and if there, was anything he would like to have he would be conferring a special favor on the government by just mentioning it. It just happened \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDthat at that time there was something Mr. Houston did want, and that was a portfolio, so he mentioned this matter incidently to the Premier, who seemingly struck with the modesty of the demand, inquired the name of the particular portfolio the member for Nelson stood most in need of. Mr. Houston with a smile that waschikllike and bland suggested the Lands and Works department. This was perfectly satisfactory, and the confiding Mr. Houston was requested to call around al his earliest convenience and take the oath of office. But lhe Piemier also created the impression that he had been just waiting for the member for Nelson to arrive to get some well-seasoned advice with regard to the distribution of some other offices. Mr. Houston having secured .what \"be wantedhim- self, vvas not averse to- portioning'out some of the minor .offices. For \"-instance, with a.generous hand, up another fight. At the Nelson end it was also apparent that John Houston's star was strictly in the ascendant from the fact that his old friends wanted to bet money that their champion would not only be the next Commissioner of Lands and Works, but would also be elected by a majority of 200 over allcomers. But several people had bet against Nelson's pride before and were a trifle backward, and this is where they made the mistake. If they had taken a few of those bets, they might loiter in California orange groves this winter. But that has little to do with the story. Every day telegrams came to his friends iu Nelson that John was about to be sworn in, and this illusion was kept up for two weeks. Mr. Starkey wore a triumphant look, and resented any familiarity from the unfaithful. There was also some inquiry as to the value of coal oil barrels for sacrificial.purposes. But one day a bolt was shot from the serene blue. And this is ho\v it happened, Mr. Houston waited to be sworn in. It can eafily be supposed that he took a great interest in the Lands and Works offices, and it demands no stretch of imagination to see the member for Nelson keeping a watchful eye on that portion of the building, fearing that someborly might steal it. Just then the Premier took suddenly ill, aud before be had time to communicate his desires to the Lieutenant-Governor. Some say it was stomach trouble, while others diagnosed his case-as that ofthe tired feeling we read so much about. Anyway from day to day it was reported that he was growing worse. Among those who prayed to the giver of every good and perfect gift that the Premier might be' spared to the province,-we can imagine Ou his way back from Victoria, Mr. Houston was interviewed. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD According to a report in the Vancouver World, he used strong language against certain members of the government, to whom he attached the responsibility o'f-his humiliating defeat. When be arrived here he consulted with his campaign committee, and a resolution was adDpted condemning the whole outfit. Then a petition was circulated calling for a public meeting to.defend the honor of Nelson's favorite son. His Worship Mayor Rose acceded to the request\", though on what, grounds no one seems able to explain. It was not- a question that' in .any way could be said to interest the citizens of-Nelson as a whole. I tis-quite true Mr/Houston's friends feel aggrieved at what they consider his unfair treatment, but no confidence is violated in saying that a large number of our citizens do not believe that the city has been slighted-in-any way, nor that tlieir honor has been impeached k That meeting should never have \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD been held; and the citizens should in no way be held responsible.for the resolutions adopted by the friends of John Houston. In some places such conduct would be regarded a high-handed outrage. their champion has a grievance ; but we do most emphatically object to the attempt that has \"been made to make'the citizens of Nelson as a whole participators in this grievance. that none were more assiduous or'devout in.their.su p Mr. Pooley was awarded 'the speakership; and others j \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD piie^tions than John Houston. Some doubting ones received prizes according to the order of their merit It lcoked dead easy for John. - \"'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD '\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD ' . ' When Mr. Houston departed from the presence of his leader, about the first thing he did vvas to telegraph his friend Starkey to ,: keep the -machine in working order.\" Then Mr. Starkey looked very sapient indeed. He called upon several Liberals with the request that they would not oppose Mr. Houston's election. Sonieof Mr.Taylors's supporters consen'ed to this, but others expressed a determination to put will claim that Mr. Houston's prayers had very little wei'gh-t..ii-) the quarter to which they were directed, but in contradiction to this the fact stands out boldly that Mr. McBride did recover his wonted vigor and health. Then Mr. HoustongotaletterfromPremierMcBri.de, and according to the VictoriaJTiraes, the member for Nelson again used another form of prayer not found in any ofthe authorized editions of the church. The leller contained the information that the Lieutenant- - Governor refused to approve of Mr. Houston for the oflice. Mr, Houston took the first steamer for home, belt not before writing to tbe Governor for an explanation. \" Before the meeting, aud;shortly after his return to Nelson. Mr. Houston received a letter from the Lieutenant-Governor, in which \"it was intimated that the reason why BIis-Houor'iefused to approve of. tbe appointment was- ou account of an incident that had. taken place in the Legislature, when the member for Nelson had forgotten what was due to the.Legislative Assembly as well as to himself iu his-responsible position. His Honot^ disavowed any intention to insult the member for Nelson or'his constituents. This letter was made the basis of attack at the meeting,. and au attempt was made to make Mr. McBride,aud his Government responsible for it. .' . ,- ~ Mr. Houston has sworn a sacred oath that he will do everything- in.his power to down the men who gave him \"dirt\" at Victoria. By this he no doubt means he*will do whatever he can to defeat the Conservative Government, and that he can do a great deaL in this direction at the present time is beyond question. This will not surprise anyone. For months prior to the last election, this paper protested that Mr. Houston was not a Conservative, and that if he were elected,.the chances were that he would not act long- enough with the Conservative party to vote with it when the House met; that if he did not get everything..he wanted he would find some excuse to break away. In reiterating this charge we had had no idea that its justification would so soon be manifested. Within three weeks from the day he was elected to support the Conservative party he declared \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD his solemn intention to wreck the McBride Government. . \" We know littjA>f constitutional law, depending for'- any little in formation we c^h get1-on \"the point to sevJ;_ eral leading Liberals of Nelson and the Daily News'. We can scarcely follow the News in its co'n ten tion that Premier McBride can be reasonably expected to assume anything more\" than a purely teenhical responsibility for this particular act of Lieut.-Governor Joly. That His Honor_was^ actuated by other than the purest motives we do not believe, and undoubtedly he was acting strictly within his powers. Sir Henri Joly is one of tbe most honored gentlemen in Canada. He is considered an'authority on the constitution, and no doubt weighed well the consequences of the step he took in refusing to accept Mr'. Houston as his adviser found with the friends of-Mr. Houston iu feeling ttitft Mr. Houston seems to labor under the impression that whatever party he joins, for the time being should have only one principle and that is the advancement of John Houston. He does uot appear to have ever taken into consideration that a government to command respect must steer clear of mercenary mediocrities and confine its operations to the advancement ofthe common weal. He is not restricted by the ties that bind party men together. As Mr. W. A. Macdonald declared at the, meeting Thursday evening, \"a member of a party who repeats at a public meeting private conversations held with his leader is rot fitted,, to be a Cabinet Minister and entrusted 'with confidential affairs of state.\" Mr. Houston bj his conduct has more than fulfilled every \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD prediction made by The Economist before the election, and the many Conservatives who rather than vote for Mr. Houston preferred to remain away from the polls, have been fully justified by the events of the past few weeks. '- Perhaps after all tbe loss of the portfolio of Lands and Works may have been a blessing in disguise to Mr. Houston. This province is full of men who at one time or another held portfolios in tbe Provincial government and are now penniless. Take the case of Geo, B. Martin for instance. He was Minister of Lands and Works ia the Turner administration and to-day he is without money and will have to depend on hard labor to make a living. It was in Mr. Martin's time the Parliament Buildings were erected and tbe work was under hiB supervision. To his credit be it said the work was well done and with due regard to economy. Then be was defeated at Kamloops, and soon be had to look around for any kind of work he could get He was. finally given some kind of employment around tbe buildings, but tbe new government in order to carry out ita system of enconomy has cut off tbe only chance tbe once Minister of Publio Works bad of buying a meal ticket. So the friends of John Houston who feel aggrieved, and perhaps not without a little bit of reason, should view thia matter philosophically. Of course our Liberal friends are enjoying themselves to their hearts' content these days. Wherever and whenever they can get in their ore to the embarrassment of Mr. McBride they are doing so. The split which Mr. Houston is trying to create in the Nor do we feel that any fault can be'| Conservative ranks may help them and again it may not, but they are working it for all it is worth. ews of the M mes The .Camborne'-Miner contains si lengthy review of tlie work, going on in the Goat Mountain section. It says that the camp has received considerable attention from claim owners this pea-1 Johnson, is on son, and lho\" work done is tif a I>en*>uiii-J'consist8 of 8ci. cut nature. The dally rise in silver is increasing the value of tlie property, 011 this mountain, th e characteristic ore being galena. Among the best known properties is the Scout group. This group is situated on the north-west slope of Goat mountain, consists of'five claims, the work being done on'two of them\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDtbe Fus- I.. ileer and Carboneor. On these properties there are two parallel' silver-lead galena leads from 10 lo 30 feet in width and covered with an iron capping in p'eces. A tunnel on IhejFusileer has been driven in for a distance of .83 feet, the face of which is highly mineralized with iron carbonates, from which assays of \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD11 id gold have been obtained, while average assays of the lead give 80 ozs. silver, 56 gold and 77 per- cent. lead. The Carboueer has 40 feet of opei; cuts besides a 30 foot tunnel that is mineralized across the face, .which, besides the usual values, carries 10 per cent copper. The CarbQLcer leadjsa coil-[been suspended for'the winter. tinuation of the. high-grade Mammoth lead. The claims composing this group are all prior locations. The Union group, owned by Geo. the north-cast slope and claims, on which 40 feet of open cuts and 55 feet of tunnel has been driven. Tlie lead is high grade galena, being a continuation ofthe Big Showing, while carbonates are prevalent in the workings, the carbonates . as a rule carrying good values, one assay giving as high as $134 in gold to tlie ton. A recent tost of the le.id returned 75 ozs silver, $6 gold and 70 per fent lead. The Big Showing which.was discovered two years ago, consists of 5 claims ou which' an eighty-five foot tunnel has been driven, iu the coursi* of which ore was encountered much sooner than was ex pected thereby proving the pay chute to be much longer than indications showed. The lead on this property is one of the largest, if not the largest in the country, being in one place 122feet in width, and surface assays have given very satisfactory returns. A tunnel to be driven 400 feet was started this summer, but owing to a fine two weeks ago burning up the tools and supplies the work baa The\"Mo\"harch\"grbup is owned\"bjTtlTe\" California syndicate, and is known as being a very rich property. Work is to be carried on here all winter, an incline shaft driven in the lead being the feature of the development. The ore is very high-grade galena with gray copperand sulphuxettes are frequently, encountered. The Gold Coin group of claims, recently acquired by \V. McMillan and Norman, is lower down the mountain than the foregoing properties, but has similar, large surface showing. SLOCAN MIMING NOTES. Slocan Drill. Sandon mines last week shipped 100 tons of ore. The Pliyne lias received its magnetic zinc separator. Arlington- stock is offered on the market at 30'rents. Day and night shifts are employed at the Ivanhoe concentrator. The lesees ofthe Black Prince have two .carloads of ore ready to ship. Job 11 Foster and J. Foster have taken a. lease and bond on the Cinderella group, near Threo Forks. . An event of material. interest and import to this division transpired last week, W. E. Koch having secured an extended lease on the Enterprise mine on Ten Mile creek. The lease will run till December 31, 1D00, and will uovcr the entire mine. For tho past six months or so, Mr. Kocli lias bad a lease^6ir\"the^ mine, but aimed to get control of;all and has at last succeeded, -ft is the in- tention of the lessee tv>at' once erect a new messhouse to replace the one destroyed last spring by a snowslide. When completed the force at the mine will be increased to 75 men, and this number will be permanently employed. A systematic course of development will be commenced, and the ground opened iip and connected from the 1ym\ Horse to the Murbou. Shipments of ore which have been averaging about 100 tons per month, will be increased. Including the men at the sawmill, Mr. Koch will have upwards of 109 men on his payroll qn Ten Mile, mukiiig.it by far the best section of. lhe camp. The. operations'at the Enterprise .will .greatly benefit surrounding properties, as the lessee: will abundantly demonstrate lhe worth ofthe mine. ocal and Jl royincial Harold Kelson, the actor, with a ' strong company aud magnificent scenery, will appear in the Opera House on Nov. 5, C and 7. Everyone in the city will of course go to bear him. Thia is what the Brandon Sun bad to.say regarding his recent performance \"of \" Quo V-adia\" : \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD ' \"In the character of Marcus Vini- cius, the romantic hero of. the' play. ' Mrv'Nelaoii is moe* aptt^saIteojA*TherX' impulsive, reckless young man, tbe daring soldier, the unrest of the pagan seeker after truth found only Iu, tlie light of new faith, were so vividly portrayed it was evident to tbe audience that Mr. Nelson to his new rol\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD had brought all the resources of eaie*\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD ful historic and histrionie stndly witb lhat same enthusiasm which eharao lerized his portiayul of Hamlet and Richelieu. In the earlier scenes ofthe play the part is less eonspicuou&Ln She usual stellar qualities, but in the development ofthe climatic and more intricate moments the character stands out with rugged boldness and dear ^f.-fi -y^i\"'' -- Col. John Egan, formerly editor of tlie Miner, was a visitor to Nelson this week. Tlie Col \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD has many friends here who are always pleased to meet him The \"Colonist\" made an amusing break on Sunday when' stating that tlie people of Cranbrook were rejoicing over tlie run ofthe Eva stamp mill. The man who doesn't know Cranbrook'' from Camborne should be1 taught provincial geography.-r-ReVel stoke Herald. :,'./ '.Kaslo Koolcuaiaii. The Ivanhoe concentrator is now running full capacity day and night. The Sloedn Star with a small crew\" hcadstlie list of district shippers. This speaks -volumes for the extent of ore bodies in that'rich property. It has mineral enough in sight to ship stead ily for years. Tbe ore body of the sin face showing of the Mountain Con still maintains'a width of two feet. The workings area little difficult of access, but the lessees expect to ship another car next wcefc. The members of the shift* of the Provincial printing office presented their chief, Colonel Wolfendeii; with a valuable gold watch and address in reeog- uitio.n ot forty years of ..public service well done. The Colonel who was taken by a pleasurable surprise, made a brief, but feeling response. only get work, of what kind, however, they say not. The Camborne waterworks system is nearing completion. All the pipe is laid, with the exception ofthe penstock, which is delayed by the non-arrival of an arrival of an elbow casting. The reservoir, 18x36 feet and 9-J feet in height holding about 40,000 gallons, was finished this week hy the contractors Mcssers. Rear & Dullard. The flume line is 500 feet in length, and it is calculated that two weeks hence will seethe system in good working order. Bulgarian \" gipsies \" or nomads, for they deny that they are of the gipsy race, are at Victoria causing not a little anxiety to the sanitary and other authorities. They are ri_-ry dirty, but seem to have enough money with them for present needs. Tlie visitors declare that they arc there to stay if they can It is announced that Iwo more Rossland mines have practically decided to install concentrators on the Elmore Oil principle. Both plants will beof large capacity. The results at the Le Roi No. 2 mill are so satisfactory a? to warrant othor f'v-panics proceeding without delay io upply concentration. The companies will place their ordera for machinery before the end of the year, for delivery in thespring und start construction as soon as the weather permits. Further deliveries are available ina few days. This information Is from Mr. A. Stanley Elmore, and is regarded as marking the commencement of a new era of activity in Rossland. relief; and here Mr. Nolson was ut lib best. One of the most difficult and interesting scenes of the play is where Vinicius in a long speech describes the difference between pagan! Rome and Christianity. For fully five minutes tbe large audience listened with breathless attention to a masterly description which only one thoroughly qualified in voice aud elocution could have made attractive; and at the close a round uf applause such as is rarely heard from a Brandon audience, denoted the hearty appreciation ellcted.\" - It will be a pleasure to our readers to know that several of the old company are with him including Clifford Lane Bruce, Fred Roland, Win. Blake uud Miss Helene Scott. Mr. Nelson's repertoire for this season consists of Quo Vadis, Hamlet, Much Ado about Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Taming of tbe Shrew, Julius Caesar, Merchant of Venice, David Garrick, Louis XIand Richelieu. It is suggested that Poplar may seek incorporation as a municipality with a view to secure its own waterworks and electric lighting. Meanwhile several streets of tbe towns!te havo been stumped and graded, giving a better view of permaaency to the settlement. The sixth annual convention of She Associated Boards of Trade of Eastern British Columbia will meet in Rossland on Wednesday, December 2nd. THE NELSON. ECONOMIST The Economist Published every Saturday afternoon at ~ VKRKON STREET, NKLSOX, B. C. $1.00 Per Year in Advance Advertising rotes made knowu on application. All clianjcs la advcvtise-ieiits to insure Insertion sliould reach this oflice not later tlm Thursday at 12 o'clock. When clmiiKe of addrew is required, it is dchlrable that both t lie old iwWIi-c.sk und the 11 :vl>c given. Aildrcsssill communications. \"I'uhlNlicrof Ties XTblsox Economist.Nelson.l:. C.\" EDITORIAL COMMENT. It is -understood that the Italians V'ho voted to a man for Mr. Houston feel very keenly the affront- that has been put upon their representative. I'he voting on the by-law tn acquire certain lota to enlarge the recreation grounds shows that there arc questions on which Nelson people can he almost Unanimous, lhe many friends of Premier Mc- \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDferidewill be pleased to learn that he has so fan recovered from his recent ill- iiess as to be again able to attend to the duties of his office. The Victoria Colonist has discovered in John Houston a remarkable resemblance to-Lord'Brougham and Thomas \"Carlyle, and the Colonist,\"be it remembered j does not pose as a humorous paper. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-,'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD \" The proposal of certai n men to give a representative a free hand to vote in the House as he may sec lit without .again going before tlie people is a s strong blow against responsible government. ' -\"BGsiness\" was rievcr bette\"r in Nel- fi'on than it is at the present lime,\" re; marked a prominent merchant the other'day.' 'This\" opinion,'wc are in- \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD dined 'to -believe, is general, and is based'upon actual results. (Several alleged Conservatives have expressed themselves as likely to throw in ttieir lot with the Liberal party. These men never were Conservatives arid the'Liberals do not hesitate in'saying that they do not want the ui. There is a general feeling that Nelson should'do every tiling within reason to encourage the lumber enterprise discussed so much the pd^t few days. llere is'a matter the.board of trade -jnight-tabc-iip-willi bone'J5*_to_the_ei'y- .TheL- Liberals -express themselves strongly .in. favor of John -Houston's aspirations to- a seal iu the Cabinet. We have heard of Conservatives who favored**Joseph Martin for leader, ami for about tha same reason the Liberals whnted-td see-John Houston \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'in llic Conservative -Cabinet. Limited FOR HOME USE In our many years' experience as practical druggists we have learned to prepare a number of different family reme- ' dies, some of which we have now been selling.for ten years or more to our customers. These are not patent medicines. You will find each preparation thoroughly satisfactory for i the purposes intended. . i Diarrhoea Mixture. : This is especially useful in Cholera Infantum, Summer Complaint, Cholera Morbus, Cramps, Colic, Bloody Flux, Chronic Dysentery and other forms of bowel complaint prev- ' alent in hot weather. This is considered by some to be a splendid safeguard to have iu the house during the summer. Price 25 cents. Digestive Tablets. 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Tlie Vancouver pit purs so far have refrained I'min discussing lhe question in their editorial column.\". ] n theyaricd assort ment of constitutional opinions now l>einj\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD given as to the authority .of. the JJi-tilcnaiit-Gnv- eriicir Tor refusing to acwpt John IlmistoiLaa ..one of his -minister.-*, one searches jn'vaiji for a vurj-on the subject fr\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDnq that well-known lecturer or. constitutional practice, Frei Starko-y, The student of constitutional practice of ypurs to cpme wiil tind in the precedents established in British Columbia, much.to. amusa.and enlighten liim. *V\'ehave supplied more constitutional prcedents in. this province during the last six years titan contributed by the whole \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDf-British North America since tbe territory passed out of the jwssession of Fiance. j Vorl HLcrle Prospcfitrar. British Columbia will be theOntlirio of tlie vest when the energy of present aud future population have developed the immense resources of her forests field and mine. cabinet has been formed almost exclusively of Island material. ~Novr the mainland Is getting its full s-hare o cabinet representation, and better re- \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDuIts~are~bouird to foi low. Knntloops Sltuxlnril. . Look out for the general elections at Bforrlssey Despatch. The Boundary Creek.Times witlt its usual presumption and luck of judgment and veracity comes outlast week in a strong attack on Returning Officer Alexander in which it insinuates thai that officer \"fixed\" things to suit his law partner in the official count of tho ballots. The charge is too childish too command any attention and in refutation it is only necessary to state thai the most ardent supporters of the de- Furniture Dealers TnillCruek Sew*. '\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD''\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Trail i>> <{uite prosperous once more.' Tt scorns 3ikc old times.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Every* room in the hotels is filled, merchants are doing an excellent business, and the outlook for. the future is brijrbt. any moment. The government has f\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDM candidate do not breathe th. boon organizing for months past, and (slightest suspicions of u 11 fairness on the thoy are now ready to appeal to the ; lMirt of ilr- Alexander, country at a moment's notice. Toronto Telegram England is a colony of the United States. Canada was accused of being u colony because the alleged iirst impulse of .Canadians was to meet every occassion and issue with the question :\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD \" .VVhat will they say in England?\" England must be a colony because the real first impulse, of the Old Country editors and politicians is to meet every occasion and issue with \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'-'\". * the question :\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD , \"What will, they say in .the United States?\". ,. ... . It has actually come to this that England can hardly discuss any domes- tie question of peace or war, of import tariff or preference to the colonies without loudly and earnestly speculating as to the possible effect of English action upon the feelings of the United States. Victoria Time*. John Houston had the advantage overall other candidates' for portfolios, ire simply told the Premier what he had to do, and Hon. Richard did it. Wo \ve'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDome the new Chief Corhmis- sioi.er of Lands and Works as a'picturesque addition to society circles in Victoria. - \"''\" \" -'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Ymir Mirror. L \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD The cabinet making now going on atthe political factory at Victoria is a juew class of furniture. Heretofore tlie ' \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD:1* ' Of C3 9 . O .. \Eaasm Q$ 9 20 \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD _SH ' . *^D ^\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD^^ We carry an up-to-date US to stock, sell wholesale and rn Enaa retail and our prices are 29 Q\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD as low as any can sell KO^ EHS95BB \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD!egit!mate!-y-and-pay-iooc__ ~x/> w_________W__A on the $. 0 O ^Oumm nan \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD ' - ~ go 0 O ' \"N 0 \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD urns C WALLPAPERS, j PAINTERS AND DECORATORS, I SIGN WRITING, i PICTURE FRAMING.. { I ROOM MOULDING. '\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD t BAKER ST., NELSON, B, C, \ \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD>-\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-<>-<\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD>-\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD^-\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD^~.;\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD~.:\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-.>--.>--a.:.--.:.-.:\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-.:^ -%' %\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 'a WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MEAT MERCHANTS Head Office Nelson, B^ G. Lands for Sale Kootenay Valleys Go.3 Limited T.G. PROCTER, MANAGER, NELSON, B.C. Branch Markets in Rossland, Trailr, Nelson, Kaslo, Sandon, Three Forks, New Denver and Slocan Citj\". . ... tion. Orders by Mail to any branch will- have prompt and careful attest Farms from 80 acres upwards, well watered and timbered. Adjacent to good markets at Cranbrook, Fort Steele, Elko, Fernie, Morris- sey, etc. The well known prairie ground on the Kootenay River, near Fort Steele, is being subdivided and is especially suitable for Fruit, -Vegetables, Hay aud Oats, with gocd range for cattle adjoining. Some fine Stock Ranches on the Kooteuay and Elk Rivers. lines- of Grfeat Northern and Crow's Nest Railway within a few miles. Terms\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDOne-fifth down. Balance in four years at 6 per cent. Also excellent Fruit Ranch, about 30 acres, on Kootenay Outleif,. near Procter, iS miles from Nelson. About-7 acres under,cultivations with strawberries and fruit trees. Irrigation. Ditch. A~ goocS income paying .'investment. E. FERGUS r Dawson s Perfection Scotch J J -SOLE AGENTS EXTRA SPECSAL This whiskey will please connoisseurs. It is a high grade well- matured spirit of excellent bouquet and except for age, is the same quality as Dawson's Old Curio.(Over 20 years old). CASCADE BEER ' BEGG'S LOCHNIUAR E. Ferguson & Co., Nelson, B. C. y . FRU McDonald's Confectionery Baker Street, Nelson E. isl. strachan! PlumberandGasfitter % Estimates Given on Genera! Plumbing, I Sewer Connections, Etc. % Baker Street, near Ward Street, Nelson. j Fa Ofthe Latest Designs ARRIVING DAILY. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Kice Line, of Trouserings John Smallwoo MERCHANT TAILOR Ward St., nextnew P.O. Bldg., Nelson SewingMachinesand'PiaRDs For Rent and for Sale Old Cur/osityShapir Josephfne SlJeissn \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD~W;r.v\"'P> '?' fi :A'XA '< ' - .y\r > :\".: '\" *5R v^-'iiMr'-rsfoy'tJirert montU^' .'rii-niriiv!.:.; ; A!iiiois!*i v-LiO^ts*.; * :iirk,**.-.'.i-:v:ii-;yoa frnm \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDi.\% r->\ r.'i;*T c;; ?iniv ry 4 clia.'i.-j^ - *'.u'x\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDai?to)oiniv*!.iE.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDaM,y'i>';\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\"iit, ... .^ aittrt -,iian jouruionir.,?*s\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'C'r*-\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD. ?\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-IrTi'- . HelsonTent &AwnlngWorks All kinds of Canvas Work made to order. Also Clothes Cleaned and Repaired. Bqyington & Rossr 257 BAKER bT., NELSOM u \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDH ft O -OO' fi U e*3* ->- 5.; >1 ran THE NELSON\" ECONOMIST Observatloas of John ttenrjv *i 0\"WN the Line \"With John Henry* is the title of an amusing Uttlt booklet\" of sketches In up-to- date slang \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'by-the pseudonymous 'writer,' Hugh McHugh, Who is dlsput- Hilts' with GJeoyge Ade the right to th4 'particular niche left vacant by tha -death of the entertaining \"Billy Bax-. \"ter.\" John Henry is a sporty man- -about-town, the very, antithesis ot 'Richard Harding Davis's refined Van TBibber. From 'his account of his experiences at the races with his best \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDsir), we quote a. few characteristic ax- '\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDtracts: When we got to the track they were \"bunching the bones for the first race, wo'I told Clara Jane I thought I'd crawl \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDdown to the ring and plaster two or tthree thousand around among tho aieedy.* Two or three thousand, and me with ootbViig t>nt a five-spot in my jeanB, tma the return ticket money in thatl \"'Sure!\" I said; \"I've got a pipe!\" \"Well, I hope you won't smoka tt tnear me. I hate pipes!\" she said. \"All right; I'll take my-pipe do-wu to the betting ring and smoke it therel\" I aaid, and we parted good-friends. (In front of the band stand he iMrt a number of friends ready to give Villi tips on the winners: i; Every Breezy Boy I met had a different hunch, and they called me into tho wharf and unloaded. I figured lt out that ie I had bet\"fives dollars on each good thing they gave me I would have lost four hundred thousand dollars. Then I ducked under, sopped upr a stein of root beer, and climbed up again to the hurricane deck. \"Did you bet?\" enquired Clara Jane. \"Only seven hundred and thirty do-l- , lars,\" I said; \"a mere bag o' shells.\" I leave a call for 7.30 every anorning, and I suppose that's the reason I was eo swift with the figures. \"My! what a lot of money!\" said the pair One; \"do point out the horse you tie ton! I shall be awfully interested Jn this race!\" . (John Henry picked cut a horse at random,-declaring that the only-way it could lose \"was for some sore-head to get out and turn the track around.\") Sure enough, the favorite galloped Into port and dropped anchor six hours \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDahead of: the other .clams. I win over two thousand two hundred dollars\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDconversation money\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDand Bonnie Brighteyes was in a frenzy of delight. . .-. I had a nervous chill for fear she'd declare herself In on the rake-off.' But she didn't, so I excused myself and backed down the ladder to cash in. (Still the wary John Henry listened to the tips and refrained from betting.)' \"When I got back to the stand I had a preoccupied air. The five-spot in my jeans was crawling around and begging for a change of scene. \"When Clara Jane asked me how much I had bet on the race just about to start, I could only think of nine hundred dollars. When she wanted to know which horse I pointed my finger at every toad on-the track, and said: \"That one, ever there!\" It won. At the end of the third race I \"was $19,218 lo the good.' Clara Jane had it down- In black and white on the back of an envelope, in figures that couldn't lie.- \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD ... (John Henry remarked that when Clara' begged him to be content with his winnings and not bet any more, he promised, \"but she didn't notice that 1 had my. fingers crossed.\") 1 simply had to have a roll to flash on the way home, so I took my lonely V and went out into the Promised Land -after the nuggets Maddy had put me wise to. . . . (Pretty Boy was his choice, despite the fact that the bookmakers told him he had made a mistake.) \"When the horses got away with Pretty Boy Ln front I started in to stand on my head, but changed my mind and swallowed half the programme. Pretty Boy at the quarter! Ale for Rector's till they put the shutters up! Pretty Boy at the half! Me down to Tiffany's in the morning dragging tiaras away in a dr -.y! __..JJretty B_qy_at_the_three_-_quarter pole.!__ Me doing the free-library gag \"ail ovei the place! But Just as they mme In the stretch Pretty Boy forgot something and went ;back after it. The roach quit mc cold at the very \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDdoor of the safety deposit vaults. (Of course Clara Jane never guessed Jits plight, for he \"rushed down among -the ramblers and made a swift touch for the price of a couple of rides home,'1 and on the way back promised Clara Jane that he would be awfully careful of his 519,218\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDconversation money.) i Will anyone tell me that thousands ot j [people would not have been .killed,- that i ihundreds of drivers would not have \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDlost their lives as well? But that would nnave ibeen. described as sport. . . \" The only danger to fee feared from tha .motor car is to its own driver,' the only -drawback is its own Imperfection.' j .Read the reports ot automobile accidents: .proportionately, these are far -\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDfewer than from any other form of locomotion, and in nine cases out of tea ithe accident occurs to the driver or the- \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDoccupant of the car; in the tenth case : t is owing to the stupidity or the carelessness of the person who gete ia :front. The average pedestrian has sim- ;p\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDy got to learn to keep out of the way, sand that is the end of it.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDJoseph Pen- mell in \"Contemporary Review.\" \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Not Worth Saving. Mike (going down a ladder)\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDHould on, Pat! Don't yez come on the ladder till Oi'm down. It's ould and crocked. Pat (getting on)\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDArra, ibe aisy. It would sarve th' boss right to have to buy a new one.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDNew York \"Weekly.\" Jaggs\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDDoctor, aiy wife has insomnia very bad. She often remains awake until two or three o'clock in the morning. \"What shall I do for her? Doctor \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDGo .home earlier.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\"Tit-Bits.\" Deprecatory' Manager\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-I'can'.t pay salaries this week. Actor\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDBut I must live! Man. oger\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDOh, now, .don't get *t>ull-heaa.eill .\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\"Life.\" ' '.' 'M?Iss Poniade^-\"Wliere. is the paint department, please? I\"*\"oor Walker\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDFach br house ?\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDChicair9 '\"Daily News.\" Nice old man\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDGood heaven3, boy! Are you smoking? Muggs\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-Me smokiu'? Say, de \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD very suspicion cuts mie t' de quick. Why, I'm just kespbi' dis butt \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDlighted in. ease cte: guy who dropped it ^cornea, .back.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDNe.w_ York \"Sim-\" The most gifted o\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD all women eom- \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDpoaers was Clara Schumann; yet shortly lief ore her marriage she frankly WTOtt in her diary: \"I used to think. I had talent for creating, but I have changed aimy mind. Women should not wish to compose; not one has ever succeeded. 'To suppose that I was destined, to he an exception would be an arrogant as- !jsiunption; which I made formerly, hut .fmly J\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDoau\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD^iay_\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDather prompted me.' A Cheerful Proptrecy. THE animal chat cannot he tralnefl to keep IU wits about \"It on tha approach of a- motor car must disappear. .Its stupidity, fllth, sloth;- fear of ererything and useless size prove to the most conservative \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDthat it must go. The horse that will \"not stand a motor car may 'he the delight of its owr.er, but it ls a publio nuisance and a p-ubllc danger, and ought to be shot lilce a mad dog. Horsemen have no right to \"bring unmanageable brutes into th\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD puiblie highways, to the public danger, and It ls time thia. elementary justice should be recognized. The motor Is going to \"become the means of locomotion for all light transit, and by the ordinary roads aa they exist to-day. It is the pedestrian and the horse that have .got to give -way. The horse in traffic, if he chooses .to bolt, Is uncontrollable. The motor, .Irom the lightest, bicycle to, the heaviest car, is. perfectly controllable, occupies half the space, and travels now \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDthrough the congested streets at double und treble the speed of any horse- \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDdrawn vehicle. The only thing the two 3iave In common is that at tlmea they .nboth refuse to go. The unobservant talk ot the accidents' lhat would happen. The accidents will tbe a great deal fewer In number, A \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDconclusive prooi of this, to any one Tvith any sense, Is the fact that in the thousand miles tour no one, I believe, \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDwas hurt, though the roads were lined \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDwith spectators. In the race from Parla to Berlin, three days, and the tour iaround Italy, ten days, font two children were killed, the result entirely-ot their own carelessness or that of their parents. Suppose, for a moment, that fin Prance a hundred and ten. teams, or, yather, droves, of horses\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDthere -were a .\"hundred and ten motors\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDranging from \"fifty. In a bunch down to two\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDthis waa _-the horse-power of the machines\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDha\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD .been let loose and driven.at top. speed :Cor three days on the .public roads. Evidence to the Contrary. Citizen\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDMadam, why do you persist In punching me with your umbrella? Madam\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDI want to make you look around, so I can thank you. for giving me your seat, a Now, sir, don't you go off and say that women haven't any manners.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDChicago \"Record-Herald.\"' A Phenomenon of Sleep. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD He had come on her dozing in a ham mock, and when she woke up she \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD cused him of stealing a kiss. \"Wen \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD lhe said. \"I willad-mit that the tempr^ lion -was too strong to ton resisted.\" t did steal one little kiss.\" \"One!\" sh* exclaimed, indignantly; \"I. counted tight before I wok* up.\"\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\"Household iWordaL* No Breach of Discipline. {fry HE colonel was ] j I of his friends A army life, and was entertaining soma la with stories of id the talk turned to- - the inflexibility of orders. That reminded \"the colonel of Tim Murohy'a \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD uase. \" \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDMurphy had enlisted ln the cavalry service, although he had never teen on a horse in his life. -He -was-takea. out for drill with other raw recruits under command of a sergeant, and, as luck would have lt, secured one of th\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD worst tuckers in the whole troop. .\"Now, .my.men,\" said the sergeant in addressing them, \"no one Is allowed to - dismount without orders from a superior officer. Remember that.\" Tim was no sooner In the saddle, thaa. he was hurled head over heels throupfc.. the air, and came down so hard th^* the breath was almost'knocked out ot him. \"Murphy,\" shouted .the sergeant,\" when he discovered the man spread out on the ground, \"you dismounted!\" \"I did.\" - -.- \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD ' \"Did you have orders?\" \"I did.\" \"From headquarters, I with a sneer. \"No, from hindquarters.\" \"Take him to' the guard-house!\"' ordered the sergeant. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Detroit \"Fre\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Press.\" suppose \">.\" Winter Uplands_._ die frost that stings like fire upon my cheek, The loneliness of this forsaken ground. Che long white drift upon -wbose powdered peak I sit in the great eilei>c-e as one hound; The rippled sheet of snow where tha wind T>lciw Across the open fields for miles ahead: The far-off city towered and roofed \"in blue, A tender line upon-tho westertTVed; The stars that singly, then in. nodes appear. Like jets, of silver- from a violet dome, ' So wonderful, so many, and so near, And then the golden moon to light me home; Che crunching snowshocs and the stlng- .Ing air, a. And silence, frost, and beauty everywhere. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDLampman. Epitaph. Here lies Luke Lonspenne, the distinguished historical novelist, who died at the age of eleven years in the full height of his fame, three weeks after the publication of his llrst book.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 'Life.\" On a Dog. \"They're thinking now tbe usual process, and of reversing first trying Why Linn Quit the Newspaper. J&xnes \"Weber Lln-n, whose novel, \"The Second Generation,\" a story of nowspaper life and -political corruption Jin Chicago, has brought him Into tha public, eye, is a nephew of Miss June Addams of Hull House, Chicago. . \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDHow, this young author -came to quit newspaper work is an interesting story. He secured a position on the staff of a Chicago daily immediately on leaving college. All went well until one night, about three months after he took up the life of a reporter, when the city editor assigned him to make a midnight call at a horn* Hwhere the \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDhead' of the household, a prominent man, had committed suicide. \"Get a good talk out of the wife and the girl,\" \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDwere the parting instructions. As Linn approached rhe house he was 'overcome hy a sense of the intrusiveness of his mission. Suddenly the glamor and charm of newspaper work-- vanished. In vain he attempted to force himself to go up the steps of the house. -The -traditional incentive of the neWspaper office; the argument that he must not .\"'fall down\" on his assignment, failed to stimulate his interest or his courage, and the longer he stood staring at \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDthe -black streamer of crape that fluttered from the door the greater became his repugnance for his disagreeablu task. Finally he turned on his heel, took a car back .to the office, and handed in his resignation with the ex- Sdan-ation that some other man would have to get that interview. This episode ended his newspaper experience and he soon secured a position as an instructor in rhetoric in the University *>f Chicago, where he is still engaged. Mr. Linn's hook was written in six weeks, while spending a vacation in Europe. His success affords another example ot the fact that much of the literature of theday ls >being made hy the young, for h\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD lu only twenty-five years oi ng\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD. The Millionaire and the Pie. - .One time a millionaire found 'himself at -nightfall.to a small town that was oninlstered to 'by no railroad. And he had In his pocket a bne-hundred- dollar foill aud in his stomach a sense of hunger. And he went to the only store in the town, to buy food for himself. Now the keeper of the store was a man of muoh caution and narrow mind. \"I am .as hungry as my stomach knows how to be,\" said the millionaire affably. ''Sell me that veal, pie.\" As he spoke he laid down the hundred-dollar bill. The cautious storekeeper picked lt up and looked at it with doubt mingled with distrust and accompanied with dubiety. Then he said: \"My veal .pie is worth ten cents to me, but I never \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDheard of such a_bill as that. Give me one with another picture on It, for thia one ls not worth a veal pie, I am sure.\" And the millionaire said: \"My friend, it so happens that this . evening finds 'me with no other picture bills upon my person nor yet any coin. The\" bill is surely worth a hundred of the ordinary, every-day kind. But that 4s neither here nor there.\" But the storekeeper shook his head .sourly. , ^ \"Nothing will recompense me for the veal pie but money that I can understand. There may' be hundred-dollar bills,' but I never saw. one before. X know the worth of my veal pie, and If you have ten cents you can eat It, but if you haven't you'can't.\" \"But I have not ten cents,\" said the millionaire; \"so let us put it on another toasLs. Give me the veal pie out of charity, for my stomach is not used to being put off.\". \"Now we're on familiar ground,\" saI-3 the storekeeper, as he sliced a piece of cheese and ate lt; \"I have seen beggars many times, and as I never saw one so well dressed as you are I doubt you. You cannot be a beggar. Your clothes' betray you, and even if you were on* I would not help you as I do not believe in encouraging mendicancy.\" \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD '\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD.\" <= \"You aire';difficult beyond a doubt,\" said the millionaire, raising his eyebrows and shaking his head. \"I have it. Let me work for-the veal pie. I am strong. Have you no boxes that need unpacking, no goods that need to l>e shelved?\" \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD .-' SaJd the storekeeper, looking at the clock:'\"I have never insulted the frame that the Lord gave me by calling in others to -jte> that which I can do myself. My boxes are unpacked and my goods -are.\" shelved. If you have ten plays in New York before taking them ! cents you.can take the veal pie, but be jut on the road.\" \"What's the idea?\" ' quick, for it is the hour of closing.\" \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDWell, if a play succeeds in New York, | ihe rest ofthe country wilL know it's rotten.\"\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\"Life.\" A Scatter of Contrast \"Give an example of ho-w heat es- 6ands and cold contracts.\" \"In the mrcimer the days are long; tn the wln- cer they are short.\"\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\"Judge.\" Mot Gttlty. \"Who made the world?\" snapped out a rather testy inspector yaars ago to a class of very small boys. No answer. Several times he repeated \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD the question, getting louder and more Incensed each time. At last a poor'little fellow, kneading hia eyes vigorously with his knuckles; blubbered out,- ''Please, air, it waddn'me.\" Then the millionaire.felt in his vest pockets and found a counterfeit dime j wWch he'had received in change the 1 day before. And rendered desperate by\" \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD his hunger he gave the storekeeper the dime and-received in exchange the veal pie. For . to the near-sighted storekeeper the coin looked good. As for the millionaire, he ate the pis like a shipwrecked mariner. And tha . near-sighted storekeeper dropped tho (counterfeit -into his till with contentment.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDCharles Battell Loomis ln \"Saturday Evening Post.\" \" Scene: A collapsed building. \"Kapa alive, Mike! We're rescuin' ye.\" Voic\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD from .the debris\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDIs big Clancy op there \"Wid ye? \"Sure he Is.\" \"Ast him wud he be so kind as t\" step aft the rooins. I've enough on top av ane trldout Mm.\" \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDBraoUjro \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD%!\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD*\" 7 A^.i^.^- Navy Gut Mild, Medium and Full Navy Mixture. Navy Cut Cigarette Tobacco, Cigarettes. Tobacco, Nayy/Gut Tobaccos and Cigarettes are Second to None WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTING ACEMTS fOR WESTERN CANADA. tOII & CO., Ltd, Victoria, B, C MONTREAL, Sole Manufac^ turers ofthe \"Pinto Shell Cor- _ do van\" Gloves and Mitts 11 R. H. CAR LEY, B.C.Agt. One seven-roomed house and , \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD* . \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD one three-room'bouse for rent. Three dwelling houses for sale on easy terms. One Lot on Stanley street, opposite Royal Hotel for sale at a bargain. SEE ANNABLE Boohs stud ^hoes made to or\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD spending, ''/six'. \"y'ears1 .-without; a break, ..-in the\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD.ieditorials: Uiarness, felt himself entitled to a vaca- >tion; and went away to the' mountains ior a month's hunting and fishing,- QeavJng his wife in charge -of the paper. On his return he was astonished to find liis oflice overflowing with-.potatoes. Everything that could be turned Into a;receptacle was filled; with them:' Each pigeonhole in his desk-.contained', a po.ta.Lo. The drawer of his editorial table was bursting with potatoes. Old Ink-kegs, lined with papers, were filled ami heaped with them. There wer* potatoes In the coal-bucket, in the ash- pan, and even in the stove Itself. ,. They were no small potatoes, -either. Every one of them was as big as his fist, and some were as big as two fists. The collection would have taken a pre- wilurn at a county fair. \"Lucy,\" he said, after the greetings were over, \"what does all this mean?\" \"Oh,\" she almost sobbed,\"! wanted to do something original, -and so I announced, in the first number or the paper I printed after you went away, that the 'Telegraph* would be sent, for one year to the person sending us the largest potato raised In this county, for six _ months to the person sending the next ' laigesft,' and-for' three months tq the one sending the third Largest. The po-. tatocs began coming in Tight away, and they've been coming ever since. Srow.-a persons, I am afraid, have tried \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDto get all three of the prize's. .1 hare fcegged the people not to send any \"more, and'I do believe they are' doing- it now for a joke. We can't \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDannounce: any prizes till they quit coming, and there are some boys In the other room \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDwith their pockets'bulging with them right now, and\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDOh. Cyrus, what, shall ve do ?\" \"Do?\" said the editor, with a. grin on his. face. \"Do? The right thing to d-o would be for me to go away for auotn- er month and let you continue to edit .the, paper. Potatoesjarc worth a doK lar a bushel, arid you have'got enotigi of .them here to. pay all the expenses of my trip, and all they cost us Ls -a dollar an-4 seveuty-five cents' worth of 'Telegraph.' , If you want an appreii- .-Uce, just consider me In line for tha , j**\" -\"..ooA^Ooh A. Eyeache and Headache. Eyestrain causes both. Drugs relieve only temporarily. Properly adjusted glasses remove the cause and effect a permanent cure. Satisfaction guaranteed. -\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDv-^-K\"'** \"*^ \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDfe (\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD> CURES ALL EYE DISEASES. V S* MTLAMEO EYES.SCALES ON UO GRANULATION ETC. Patenaude Bros. Opticians Baker Street, Nelson. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD New York's Fussy Society. { \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 07T LLOWING for a certain dlfter- f_i ence in the degree of barbar- . tTi Ism,\" says Sydney Brooks In \"Harper's Magazine,\" \"Rome In Its decline could alone furnish a parallel to New York's Four Hundred. The American aristocracy has no equal In Europe for ability to turn -the simplest sort of diversion into a function, a.nd every function into a ceremony. It Is-not of tliem I write, though their passion for Incongruous artificialities and-the glare in which they live have -infected all strata. An exasperated Englishman once described the social -.atmosphere of Manhattan Island as 'rather fussy,' but that was only in comparison with the English way of doing thing3. The charm of London hospitality is that there is never the slightest strain put upon either host o* gruest. The American hostess; like the French hostess, feels that s-he'must be continually 'entertaining' her' guest; she considers it a reflection on.her hospitality if the guest ia left a. moment alone; she looks upon It as her duty to be continually providing fresh amusements, and is constantly troubled by doubts as to whether the visitor Is really 'enjoying' himself. That is one of the reasons why Americans, after the pampering they get at home, are apt to feel themselves neglected ln London, and left out Ic the cold.\" Feith and Works. A piece of bright class-room repartee comes from a Western college. \" Th\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD professor had been annoyed by the tar- Ly entrance of a student Into the lecture-room, and pointedly stopped talking until the man took his seat. After class the student went to the desk and apologized. \"My watch was fifteen minutes out \"\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD the way, sir. It's bothered ine a good jieal lately, but after this I shall put :.o more faitli in it.\" \"It's not faith you want lr lt,\" replied the professor; \"it's works.\"- Notice Notice Is licreby given tbat 20 days after divte 1 intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of LunilB and Works for a special license to c:ut and carry uwuy timber from the following described luiidsaiinate on lionndttry Creek about seven miles from the Kootenay Hiverin West Kootcnuy District: (Jominen- cinirat.a post on-the north ulde oi Boundary Creek mnrked\"A. J. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD AIcGulrcV N. E. corner post, thenee south 80 chain*, tlieucc west 80 chuiux, thence north 80 chains, thence eutt 80 chains to the plueu ot commencement. A. J. McGuiu*. Creston, B. C, Aug. 17th, lwa. Notice Notice I* hereby eivcii that JO d\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDys after date I iutend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Worki) for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands, situate on Boundary Creek, and about nine miles from Koote nay Hivcr In the-West Kootenay District: Comnienclni; at upuston the north side o\_ Boundary Creek marked \"K. Mallandaine,' Jr.'s\" N.\V. corner, thence south 40 chains, thence east 160 chains, thence north 40chains, thence west 160 chains toplaceof commencement. IS. Mallakdaix^, Jn. Creston,B.C., August 17th. 1003. Notice Notice is hereby. given that V/3 days after date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for u special license to cut and curry away timber from the following described lands, .-ituute on Boundary Creek, about nine mllcB West from the Kootenay Itlvcr, in the We\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDt Kootenay District. Commencing ut a post ou the north \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDi'de ofBoundury Creek, marked \"F. G. .Little's\" N; K. corner post, thence south 40 inhains, thence west lbo chains, thence north 10 chains, thence east to place of commencement 160 chains. '\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD '\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD:\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD V.G. Little. Creston, B. C, August 17th, 1903. Notice A Story of \"ceil Rhode*. Mr. Cecil Rhod< ' latest biographer, 'Mr. Hensman, contradicts the atorjr that Rhodes ever used the phrase \"he never met a man whom he could not buy.\" The germ of this Action, Mr. Hensman says, \"is to be found In the Pact that one day, many years ago, when discussing his proposed telegraph wire from one end of Africa to the other, somebody asked him how he.. .proposed to carry it across the Soudan, which was then under the domination of the Khalifa. ' 'Oh, leave it to me,\" < Rhodes answered. 'I never met: the man yet that I could not come Fo an agreement with, and I shall be able to Jlx=thlngs^upjvlth^ the time.comes.' ... This is the true version- of a .-story-, that in Its distorted form;-has .ij'een- so widely circulated.\" Notice is hereby given that 30 days after .late I intend toapply to the Chief Coin mi H- -ilonerofLandsand Worksforaspeeial license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands situate on Boundnry. Creek, about six miles from the Kootenay. Itlver iu West Kootenay District. '.'Commencing utupost on the north side of Boundnry Crock marked -'a. S. Farquliar.son's,\" N. K. corner post, thence south 80 chains, thence west 80 chains, thence north 80 chains, tlieuce east 80 chains toplaceof commencement. , A. S. KAKaunxitaoK. Creston, B. C Aug. 17tb.-190Ji. Land Application Sixty days after date, 1 intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Work for the following land: Commencing at * post utthe north-west corner of lot 8s5. Oa Kootenay District, thence due vest 40 chalnsl thence south 40 chains, thence east 40 chains,, thence north along west boundary of lot 835 (il,' to point of commencement, containing lfiO acres. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD M. E. Flktchek. kelson, 25th July. 1903. Proof Positive. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\"A; convict at a French penal settler ment. who was\" undergoing a life sentence, desired to marry a female convict, such marriages being: of common pecvrrerice. The governor of.the colony. offered no .objection, tout the.priest proceed d tn cross-examine the it's ner. \"Did you not marry in France?\" &\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD asktd. . \"Tes.\" . \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD .{'.' \"And your-wife is dead?\" ,*}-\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD \"She is.\" , \"Have you any document to show that she Is dead?\" \"No.\"' .' . \"Then I must decline to marry yno. Vou must produce some proof that ycur wife [s dead.\" , There was a pause, and the bride prospective looked at the would-b* \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDroom. ' \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD: Finally he said:\"',1 .can prove that my rormer wife !s dead.\" \"i-lw will you do so?\" \"I was sent here for killing-her.** The bride accepted hlra notwtti- s'.andin-jr.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\"Scotsman* A posLdfliccwill l>e opi nod at Poplar nex* il'indav. Fred Jivinc & Co.'arc advertising Liulie-i'Storm aiiil Rainy Day Skirts \"rom \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD75 it p. ''Ladies -Dress Skirts from $;i.00 tip. Ladii-s' Full nnd Win- -cr Coats from $-*i.00 t<>S25.00\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDicli. Tbe balance of tlieir Children's Coats are -telling nt Cost Price. They have also a new lot* of Ladies' Felt Ilats. WANTED Volunteer Scrip, South African Grant, \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDt lowen-toiRhprice. Oflcw to \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDXDVzr CHir-P, Box 91,: Victoria, P. C. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS a7-Tri5oy-=V==Mlneral=Glaini,=situate^=lnU he- Nelson Mining Division of West Kootenay Cistrict. Where located: Ou Rest Creek, a tributary \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDf the North Fork ofSjlmon Kiver. Take notice that I, John McLatchie, acting \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD s agent for .1 limes liarnet . JIaeLaren, .\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'roe Miner's Certificate No. B71,7tM, and Edmund D. Sewell, Free Miner's C'ertltieate No. 1)71,704', intend:'sixty days from the datehere- >f,loapplj- o ;he Mlnlnijltccorder foraCer- Mtlcalcof Iiuprovemenls.'for the purpose of .jbtalnli.gat'rown Grant of the ubt,ve claim. And further take notice that action, under \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDsection HI. must be commenced before the in- JuanceofKiich Certificate oflmproveinents. Dated this 27th day of July, A. 1>. 1\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD. John vcLatchix. Certificate of Improvomtnt*. Archer, Gipsy and Nelson Star 'Mincrat Claims, situate-in the Nelson Mlnliiir Division uf Went Kootenay district. Where located: Seven tnlles west of Nelson, ha ll\"-m lie nurtli of railway truck. Take notice that-1, Charles \v. Husk, acting us agent for Arthur I'owyn, Free Miner's Cer- Illcatf'No. H M.17-1, intend sixty days from -lie dute hereof, toapply to the Mlnins Ue- corder for certitlcates ol liii|>r<>veiiiciiu, for he purjxise ol obtainiutjCravvii Grants of the ubnvc ciiiIiiih. And further take notice, that action under Section 37 must he coinineucecl before the Issuance of snrh certificates of Improvements Dated this 12th September. IPOS. Chas. W. Dusk. Certificate of Improvements. Republic and Kepubllc Fraction Mineral Claims, Bltuate lu the Nelson Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located: lietweca 49 and Eagle f*f>u\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDtrsi Takenotlce Mint I, Charles W. Busk, actl ns as njrent for Arthur Powys. Free Miner's Certificate Ko. 1! .IS.nJ, intend sixty days from the date hereof to apply to\" the Minin- Ke- corder Tor Certificates of Improvements for the purpose of obtaining Crown Grants of the above claims. And further Uike notice, that action under Section 37 must lie commenced before the Issuance ofsuch Cerlillcat\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-s of Improvements. Dated this h!th September, l'JU3. C'n.va. \V. Busk. Corporation of the Ci1y of Nelson ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES Klectrlc light rates for lhe month of October are now due and payabient tbe City offices. Jf pai'lon or before l he 15th November.* discount of 30 per cent will be allowed. By order, i \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD.C.McMORR!S City Clerk. Ketoon. October 31,190?. New Fall Goods Just Arrived ioo Pieces of Fancy Flannelettes, suitable for Ladies'. Shirt and Blouse Waists, Wrappers and Chfldren's Dresses, worth 20c. Sale price, i2^c. New White and Grey Saxony Wool Blankets, oil sizes and qualities. New Wool Comforters and Eider Down Quilts. New Table Covers, Portierres and Curtains, new Table Linens, Towels and Sheetings, new Laces, Ribbons, Gloves and Dress Trimmings. narpiDS in RiHgs, Afi Squares, Oilcloths, LiROleeiis, Lace Ceiiaiiis \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD*&W*S\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'hrtx /RV/A/EfiCO BURNS BLOCK, BAKER STREET $7.50 PER TON, DELIVERED All orders miist \"be accompanied by cash and should \"be forwarded either personally or by mail to the office of ' W. P. TIERNEY, GENERAL AGENT ISTow is the Time to pick 3ro*ur Carpets and Linoleums just beforehouse-cleah- ling. We carry a -very large assortment, patterns, very latest. See onr Go 'cans ranging in prices from $3.00 to $30.00. Furniture Dealers and Undertakers KOOTENAY . . J COFFEE C04 i Coffee Roasters : -Dealers cenic Direct Line. [ Kast Winnlpes Ton mto Ottawa Montionl New York West Vancouvr Victoria Seutllo l'f>rtlnnd ami Kruncisco ViaSooI'uciftcLliie.St. Paul, Chicago and nil U.S. points. S..S. Service from Vancouver roAlHHkn, Japan. China, Hnwali, aVustrulia SettliTS\" lUites Westbound, sold dally till November 30. ' TtiniUKli bookinnK to Kna'and and the Continent, via ull S. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD. linen. For time tables,raloa and luf-rniation, np- l>ty to local agouts, or write, J. S. CARTER, DisLHaRS. Aut., Nelson. E. .T. COYLE, A. (J. I'. A. Vuucnuver JOHN Mc LATCH IE Dominion and Provincial Land Surveyor Op. BC. Customs House, Nelson, WADDS BROS. '\"Tea and Coffee Wc are offering at lowest prices the best grades of Ceylon, India, China and Japan Teas. Our Best Mocha and Java\"C61Fcc per pound.. S 40 Mocha and Java Blend, 3 pounds. .... i 00 Choice Blend 'Coffee, 4 pounds......... 1 00 Special Blend Coffee,0 pounds. I 00 Hio Blend Coffee, fi pounds 1 00 Special Blend Ceylon iYa, per p->und. so A TRIAL ORDER SOLICITED. For Sale \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD$1500\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDSeven-rootned house and two lots in good position. Terms, small cash deposit, balance monthly payments. . \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDjfjgop'-^Two-storey house and lot on Observatory street. Car passes the house. Terms, small cash'de- p^sltT^Balalrce^'TnohThly^paymerits. or Rent $ to.00\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDFour-roomed cottage on Stanley street, next to the corner oi Observatory street. $8.oo\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDFour-roomed cottage ou the corner of .Ward and Gore 'Streetsf==^\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD=\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDmi=^=a=^^=\"a\"=\"'^~ \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-=__ KOOTENAY COFFEE CO. Telephone 177. P. O. Box 182. VYEST BAKER STREET, NELSOPl] 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights &c /nTona sondlnj a sketch and description mny aulclclr uscortaln our opinion free whetlier an Invention la probably piitentable. Communion. Lions strictly conadontlal. Handbook ou Patent! sent free Oldest neency for securing patents. I'ntenta takon through Munn & Co. recetva special notice, without charge; in tho Vancouver and Nelson - BAKgR STREET, NELSON, B- C A nandaomely illnstroted -weekly. J.nTce3t circulation of any scientific journal. Terms, ?3 a yenr; tourmonths.il. Sold by all \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDewsdcalers. MUNN & Co.36,BroadHS* New York Branch Office. 625 F Bt, Wuhmstoii. D. C. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDRoynl Seal and Rnysil CHnrter Mlnoral Claims, situate in tlie Nelson ill nlng Division or West Kootenay District. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Where located: Between 41) and Eagle Creeks. _ Take notice thnt I, RobortScott I.cnnie, act- li>K-!i.s agent for M. H. liavys. Free Miner's (Jerlltlm't'o Xo \__0S3Sfl, and Alfred Uunki-r, Free Miner's Certiii-atc Nn. I180,7f>-1, Intend sixtv davs from tne date hereol, toapply lo the Mining Keeordi r ror Ortifli-otes of-Im- Brovemenls, for'Uie purp>>su of obtaining rovvn Grants of the above claims. A\">rt ntrtlier tnkc notice, \"that nctlon under Section ft7 must lie (-oirimeiifed before the is- \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDi::iucc of 3:ioh Cortiileittesof Improvotnents. I>atctl thi.s lSlli August-, 1903. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD''-\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 15. S. I-ENXIIC Bartlett House (Formerly Clarke House) The best 81 per day house in Nelson. .\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDNone'but white help employed. The bar li c best. G.-.W. Bartlett, Prop CERTIFICATE OF 1MFR0VEMEHTS. Marchasit Tailor, Emerald Ko. 2 Mineral Claim, silnatc.ia the Nelson Mining'Division of West Kootenay District. Where located : At tliPBummitat llic bead or 49 and Summit Creeks, adjoining Uie Sbandon Mineral claim. Tnlce n.jtieo that I, Kejrinald M. jraednn- ald, Free Miner's certificate No. USS.-Uti, Inlend sixtv days from the date hereor, to apply to the Mining Ttecfrdcr t,,r a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown siant of the above claim. ' , ' '\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD And rurthcr take notice that .'iction. nn- Aer section 37, must be commenced before the iHSunncc ol sucli certificate of improvement B. Datea this 17th day of-JuIy. A.l). 30G3. Tremont Blk, Baker St, East In hiie&t tlosi-gns and best quality?"@en . "Print Run: 1897-1903

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