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4 l-ibri ^l?tM^™ r Special Wev/s from Mines of Cariboo and Lillooet. 1 ASHCROFT JOURNAL. The Only Paper Published in tbe County of Cariboo. VOL. 5, NO. 8. ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUNE 24. 1899. $2.00 PER YEAR F.W. POSTER, IMPOKTEl. OF Croceries, Flour, Feeg, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Cents' Furnishings, Classware and Crockery, Dry Goods. Millinery and Clothing. Full Sfcks in all Lines. MINERS' SUPPLIES STORAGE AND FORWARDING AGENT. AGENT FOR GIANT POWDER COMPANY _FV W. IF-OST-EIR,, ASHOROFT .A._Sr:D OI-I-STTO-ST, B. O. ASHCROFT HOTEL, Wm. Lyne, Proprietor. Directly opposite Depot, . • ASHCROFT, B.C. This Hotel 1ms been lately refitted and refurnished. A new wing, DO x 2(i feet, containing nineteen rooms, includ ing bath and sample rooms, has been added.. Good table and good service The only first-class Hotel iu town. Free Sample Room in Connection- Ihe H. B. A. Vogel Commercial College DBBECK BLOCK, ____.__.S,X--__T<-_-S ST., 10U0.-J7 Vancouver. .B.O. T___:o---oxrG___; x_srs,T__-'_rc,ri03sr iist BOOKKEEPING Ipraoticjll methods, no text books), BUSINESS ItETHODS, CORRESPONDENCE, PEN-UNSHIP, SHORTHAND, TYPEWRITING, and the General English Branches. iir _3_Q_V-0 FOR -"ROSPEOTUS. HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, QUESNELLE MOUTH, CARIBOO, " • - B.C. DIRECT IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS, DRY 600DS, -BOC-MES, Hardware, Boots and Shoes,. Miners' Supplies. Bed-Rock Prices. Goods Guaranteed. Q-CTA-XiITY. Hotel _Bia<_l___-_Li__ato_n. VANOOUVBB, -B.O. Redecorated, returmsbed and enlarged. Heating and lighting (electric) perfect. Le Cointe (late o£ St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans) in charge of the kitchen. Headquarters for Mining Men. W. H. MA WPS LEY, Manager. CARGILE HOUSE Under New Management. Mr, 1'red. Nelson uow has entire charge of the Hotel, and has thoroughly renovated and refitted it. Dining rooms well supplied, neat and orderly. The bar is well supplied with the best grade of Wines, Liquors and Cigars. The house solicits a fair share of the public patronage. Free Sample Roomr for Commercial Travelers. THE CARIBOO ROAD. From Quesuolle to Barkerville, 00 miles is uu up-bill drive nearly all of tbe way, tliero beiug a raise of 1300 feet betweeu Quesuolle nud tbo 13, wbero Mr. Wallace bas held down a little placo since bo first came to tbo country, 30 years ago. He bas novor boon below Quesnelle sinco and is now 80 yoars of ago and quite feeble. At tbo Cottonwood bouse wo found Major II. W. Moore, superintendent of tlie Lightning Creek mines, pleasantly domiciled. Mr. .Jnhn Boyd has boeu iv tbo country sinco early days, miuing, but for many days past farming and keeping u road house whioh is wull patronized. Fasslug on from tho Cottonwood, past tho old Cold Spring houso owned by Mr. Boyd bub now unoccupied, on up lloiHin/ii bill past tbo old Bonanza mino, and llio traveler finds a neat bouse by Ibo roud, built, last year by the Lightning Creok Ciold M luiug Company. A foron of mon aro bard at work and in a description of the mines of Cariboo later ou will bo found a do- Bortptlpn of tills work, uow being ably conducted witb Harry Jones as foro mau aud a good forco of men. To Beavur I'uss is of courso up grade along tho orook, and at thai point Mr. Peebles has made a tine looking Held by clearing up nnd seeding. Ho raises quito a largo amount of hay eaoh yoar and hus good commodious accommodations for freighters aud travelers. Sovon miles from Beaver Pass is Stanley and boforo reaching this old aud quiet burgh tbo sbaft bouses, walking beams and wator wheels all go to show tbat quiet as it now is it was once a town, and if signs go for anything it mny yet, ph-onix-like, arlso from its ashes and be a centre for mining industries. The Stanley botel is vory well conducted and is well patronized, Tbe landlord is accommodating and does all in bis power to make a stranger's stay iu Stanley a pleasant one. A walk a oouplo of miles up the famous stream called iu early days "-jightuing" shows something of the magnitude of tbe work carried on in the '70's, when thefamous Van Winkle, Victoria, Vanoouver, Vulcan and a dozen other big mines were producing gold enough each month to make comfortable fortunes for their owners, but of the mines lator. Through Devil's Canyon, through suow and ice even on tbis, the 13th day of June, although a very late season, to do his Satanic Majesty striot justice, in his canyon. Over the divide, past the big hoisting plants still standing np in the mountain air, under tbo flume crossing the road a hundred feet overhead, built up on a slender trestle that has withstood tbo wintry winds, despite its slender appearance, for many yearB; past road meu working, and now wo are passing by tbe lower end of a chain ot little lakes iu tbe canyon, tbe lake where the Devil's Canyon Mining Compahy have a tunnel In 300 feot in solid rock to tap the bottom of the lake and draw off tbo water, expecting to reap a golden harvest in the rich gravel of the lake bed and below, but alas for human calculation, two men bavo lost their liver. through .suffocation and the third oue was unconscious for four hours and will uever, it is snid, fully recover trom the effects of working in tbo foul air ot tho Devil's Canyon tunnel, and the work when apparently completed, at a oost of 815,000, was a failure so far as draining tbe lako was concerned, the opening having so much pressure of water overhead forcing drift down into the tunnel and speedily closing the opening. There is no effort now being made to re-open it, but may be later on. Down tbe mountain road past Slough oroek road and past tbe Burns creok camp of Medlicott's, wbicb now with ita buildings and surroundings makes quite a showing, as of a town; past Jack of Clubs lake, with a coating of ice still over It, and on which the mail team crossed from one end of the lake to tbe other on the 18th of May; past Clark Sz Mctntyre's big saw-mill plant, and crossing the Jack of Clubs creok you pass tbo domicile of auothor of Cariboo's pioneers, Mr, Sincox, a man with a long, silvery beard, and who is past 75 years of age, living alone, but who gets many a cheerful word from his many old friends who pass by daily. Before reaohing Barkerville, some three miles out, the workings of tho old Kurt/ and Luuo mino aro seen, tbo huge walking beam and the dump of tailings. It is said tbat $200,000 has boon spont in thoso properties in trying to roach bedrock to gather in tbo golden harvest tbat is confidently believed to Uno tho bottom of tbe old orook channel. Whether the amount actually expended was as great as is stated or not it is certain thut large sums wore paid out lu early day ell'orts to bottom Williams crook at tbis point about two miles below tbe present workings of the Cariboo Gold Fields. The Kurtz uud Lane grouud bus boeu, we uro informed, acquired by tbo English exploratiou compauy, of which Mr, Thompson is engineer, and that it is expected thut work will soou again bo done on this part of Williams creok, looking for the deep channel. Another sawmill working n large force ot men, Owned and operated by Clark & Molntyre; the roduction works erected by tho Government, which by lho way has also a mill of good capao- Ity on Island mountain neur Jack of Clubs lake. Both of theso buildings wero erected at tho timo of tho quartz exoitomcut buck in tho 80's. when it was for somo time thought quartz miuing would bo ut once, as it surely will be some day, a grout mining industry in Cariboo. Tho hospital, so long maintained by tho government, is also on tbo main roud into Bavltervillo. It is a pity that tbis Institution should bo us it now looks, bloaod, 'Ihero should be by nil moans some way urraugod whereby tbe Government will continue tp muintaln tbis most necessary Institution and provido proper medical attendance for sundry old-timers aud there are mauy yet; living In Cariboo who bavo only simple homes with no one to lookout for tbom or lake cure of thotu.ln case of sickness and should bavo mtiintalnod for them a house of refuge in caso of distress, On tlio bill just beforo reaching the town the cemetery is soon, surrounded by a neat, ruuon and wllb headstones indicating that many a mau wbo came to Cariboo iu tlio long ago in search of wealth fouud only death und instead of returning to bis former far-off homo with riches dug from the mines, he is burled in old Cariboo, and mauy, even as in the caso of Curiboo Cameron, by tbo ctim-iiy of bis friends of olden duys, BARKERVILLE. Tiio mines around Barkerville nro looking vory promising under tbe circumstances, and the out look for successful rivor dredging is good, A description of work beiug done at this time near theso places will be given iu due time. Reports are good from Summit Creek where Hamshaw St Young have washed up several hundred dollars in a short preliminary run. At 8-Mile Lake about J-V200 wero washed up In a few duys work. The Cariboo Gold Fields Co. aro at work successfully, and while times are dull and few people in Bnrk- ervlllo, thero bas not been a time slnoe early days when tbo mining outlook was as good as tho present. I'd.-.-ienx-r List. The followiug is tbo list of passengers arriving at and departing from Ashcroft, this week, by tlio B. C. Express Co.'s stages: ARRIVALS. _ S Lucas, Stanley; W Pooley, Soda Croek: G Davis, 150. DEPARTURES, Mr Spalding, Mr Powell, Barkerville; Mr Carry, Lillooot and Barkervlllo; 5 Japanese, 150. A special stage from Lillooet arrived Thursday night witb Mr. Freeman, wbo represents Messrs. Lenz & Leiser, of Victoria. Dent), of John R. Smith. His old timo friends in Cariboo are pained to learn of Lbe death of John II. Smith. He and bis brother were standing in the pitt in tbe Snowsboe claim, So long operated by himself and bis partner, Anderson. The brother noticed a big boulder sturting down the mountain sido and called for him to look out, but it was too late, the boulder struck bim on tbe hoad and crushed him instantly to death. He was buried at Keithly Croek. He leaves a wife living iu Cbilliwaok. Mr. Smith was a man well known and liked throughout this section. He was generally known as "Snowsboe Smith," having mined many years on Snowsboe oreek. The Imperial Limited. A Montreal telegram dated Juno 18th j*s: The Canadian Pucilic inaugurated its new 100-hour sorvico across the continent today when at 0:30 a. m. tho flrst Imperial Limited drow out from tho Windsor Street Station well flllod witb passengers, somo of whom were destined for Manitoba and the Territories, others for tbe summer resorts in tbe Rookies and others for the Pacific coast. Tho number will be materially added to at North Bay, whore tbo Toronto contingent will join the ovorland flyer und at Fort Williams by pussengers who buvo gono by tbo lake route. Despito the enrly hour and the fact tbut it was tho Sabbath, thore was a good crowd at the station, amongst whom woro several prominent citizens and nearly ull tbo chief officials of the railway compauy to witness the departure of the new Imperial Limited, whioh marks a new era iu the railway history of Canada. The olMciuls were deluged with congratulatory messages on tbe establishment which practically brings the Atlantic within four days of tbe Pacific, London within teu. days of Vancouver and Great Britain within throo weoks of Japun. Hints on the Use of Water. Tho Ashcroft Water, Eleotrio A Improvement Cumpuny culls attention to tlie-followiug clauses from tho Water Clauses Consolidation Act: If auy person does or commits an; of tho following acts; Being occupant, tenant or inraato ot auy bouse, or otherwise supplied with wator by tbo municipality or company, soils or disposes of water thereof, or gives it away or permits it to bo taken or curried awny, or uses it or applies it to the benefit of othors, or to any other thau his own uso or benefit, or wrongfully neglects or improperly wastes tho water: Lays or onuses to bo laid any pipe or main of tbo said water-works, or wrongfully takos or appropriates to his own uso any wator from any public or privato tap, or in any wuy obtains or uses water of the said water-works without tbo consent of the suid municipality or oompany. Such person shall, for auy such ao't upon summary conviction be liable to a penalty not oxoooding two hundred aud fifty dollars, together with the costs aud charges attending tbo proceedings and oonvlotion. Judgment Reverted. London, June 17. Tho privy council has reversed tho decision of the courts of British Columbia aud granted nu injunction restraining Parko nnd Pritchard, owners ofa ranch on Thompson rivor from irrigating in a manner injurious to tho track of the Canadian Pacific railway. Advertised Letter*. The following is a list of letters remaining uncalled for at the Asbcroft pos.office: Allen, W„ Bennett, Arthur (3), Breck- enuen, Ed. J„ Crantln, Mra. (2), Campbell, B. L., Cunningham, J. Alex. (2), Collins, J. M., Foster. Georgo, Hlkkila, Alfred, Jaokman, Miss, Love, John, Marriou, T, Manning, J., Murray, Wm., Millikou, J. B.. Milton, A., McArthur, W. A., MoEwau, Thos., McAdam, Chester, McAdam, C, Oster, A., Par- naby, Fred., Prather, Jas. L., Frimlan, Ios„ Perrigo, T. B, (2), Rankin, John, Rogers, Joe, Rosenberg, Alma, Smith, Jas. A., Sullivan, Wm., Taylor, O. O., Thompson, S. T„ Vernoll, E. I., Van- Dyke, Mark (2), Wills, Arthur, Waeh- ter, J. Dominion Day Concert, Posters are now out for the concert and danco which is to be given in the town hall next Friday night, the 30th inst. The following is tbe program for the concert: Piano solo, (original), H, W. Layton song, "Out on the Deep," W. Warren; Quartette, "Stars of the Summer Night," Messrs. Burr. Jardine, Warren and Kinder; cake walk; banjo and song (selected), W. Warren; solo. "Juanlta," J, W. Burr; recitation, "Why I Came to Missouri," A. Dexter; violin solo (selected), Capt. Dowltng; piano solo (selected), Mr. Oldham; gramaphone; song, "Midshipmite," W, Warren, Reserved seats may be obtained at the postofllce. nutuil Lift Insurance Company. The statement of tbis company for the year ending December 31st, 1891 as follows: Income — Received for premiums, $42,318,748.51; from all other sources, $12,687,880.02; total, $55,000,629.43. Disbursements—To policy holders for claims by death, $13,265,903; to policy holders for endowments, dividends, etc., $11,485,751.35; for ail other accounts, 810,493,370.53; total, $35,245,- 038.88. Assets — United States bonds and other securities, $160,956,141.33; flrst lien loans on bond and mortgage, $08,503,580,90; loans on bonds and other securities, $9,396,619; real estate, appraised by insurance superintendents at $23,534,826.88, book value, 820,604,- .61- cash in banks and trust com panies, $11,621,377.36; accrued interest, net deferred premiums, etc., 86,434, 957.16; total, $277,517,325.38. Liabilities — Policy reserves, etc., $233,058,640.68; contingent guarantee fund, $52,238,684.68; divisible surplus, $2,220,000; total, $277,517,325.30. Insurance and annuities in force, $971,711,997.79. The Great lee-Break. Dawson's big gala day came on Wednesday, the 17th day of May, when, after weary waiting and heart-burning anxiety, the great mass of ice which had held her bound from intercourse with all the world broke Its moorings and started, carrying its load ot noise- some filth for the open sea below. It was a day that no one will forget, and the date will be enshrined In every heart as commemorating tbe release from a thraldom that bad almostroach- ed the limit of endurance, says the latest issuo of the Klondike Nugget that bas arrived in Vanoouver. It camo at 4:15 in the afternooujsoquietly at first as not to attract attention. Then, as motnemtum was gathered and tbe dark spots ot dirt decking its surface were seen to move, a steamboat's triumphant whistle rent tbe air and a great shout went up simultaneously from a hundred throats. "She's going! Tbe ice is moving!" wero the cries which resounded np and down the street, ond In a twinkling of an eye peoplo were seen hurrying trom store and shop and home, all bent on satisfying themselves that tbo good nows was true, and to witness oue of the greatest spectacles on earth. As far as tho eye oould see, both up and down and from shore to shore, tho great river was filled with rapidly moving ice that, as It increased lu speed, began to grind and tumble and roar and plunge liko mad, living things. Huge pieces of ico weighing tons and us big as housos, wero pushed bigb in air, aud over aud anon a belated skiff was crushed nnd broken as they camo between lbe daucing masses, and tbo sound which came out of tbo whole to the thousands of watchers ou tbo bunk was like the sound of death. With tho moving of of tbe ico camo n rise iu the stage of tho water, first but slowly, thon faster aud faster, .until it divided tbe attention of tbe watchers. Inch by Inch it grew, sometimes receding aud now gaining, uutil within half an hour it had risen moro than throo foot. Tho great steamer Now York, which rested ou the ground nearly opposite tbe Nugget oftloe, was raised trom her muddy moorings and carried toward the bank. Tho tcono crew from grandeur to majesty ns the minutes sped, and a sense of thankfulness was felt by ull. Tbo wenry waiting is over at lnst, the boats will soou bo hero with their loads ot priceless freight, tho letters from loved onos at home, so long aud patiently awaited, will uot longer bo dolayed; a thousand othor thoughts were framed as the fields of ico sped by. But "look dowu there" some one was beard to say, und the eager eyes turned down the river saw a ohokiug of tho gorge, u trembling of tbe moving muss, a halt and then a stop. The Ice had jammed- At flrst it was only ou the homo shore, whioh was strewn bigb at tbo end of town with blocks and tons of ice; theu It reached out from thu eddy into tbe curreut until it had crossed to tbe other shore, Iu half au hour from tbe time whoa tbo ioe begau to move tbe river was again closed and more tightly thanjbefore. It wasa bitter disappointment, only alleviated by tho thought tbat tho jam could not hold out long agaiust tbo terrible atralu. This hopo ful view proved oorroot, for a fow minutes aftor 10 iu the evening a movement in tbe ice opposite Klondike City was observed. As it drew nearer the watchers could soe that a great field of ice had been thrown on top of the other and was being forced along the surface by tho pressure behind. A grinding, crackling sound accompanied tbe moving mass, and the front of the great body was ground to pieces as it moved over the jagged surface. There was just light enough to enable the watchers to seo tbe sight, which was the most impressive of the day. When tbe wall of ice reached a point opposite the foot of Third street the pressure must have beon terrific, for all tho ice In tho rivor suddenly gave way and started off, amid tbe hurrahs of the watching thousands. Evory. body seemed to know instinctively that it was olf for good that time, and tbe greatest satisfaction was felt. The flrst passage of the river after the breaking of tbe ice was accom plished on Thursday by W. H. B. Lyons of the Ladue sawmill, Frank Heman, a representative of the Nugget, and Pat Coffey, who rowed over and back with a skiff. The trip was comparatively easy, owing to tbe fact that a jam somewhere above bad left the river here almost free from ico. Two hours after the return of tho party the accomplishment of tbitr feat would havo been an impossibility, as tbo river was again bank-full of Ice. THE DARKENED DAV. ■ho rises to mo from tho darkens.! sea; Sunsets oud start) bring back ber faco tc _n«- I find Iter when my lono thought wanders f>* Beyond tlio glenmy rwi.1i of sun and star; Wliero never winds or waters luuith or moan I hoar hor voico; It In tho olden tone. All quiet beauties of tho day and night Give Iter again to hearing and to sight, But when tho day returns sho fled tho yearn-- Then am I deaf with grief, death blind with tears. —John Vance Cheney ln Century. CROWDED LONDON. Hard For a 1'oor Mnn ta Find - Pine* to Live. Ono evening not long ago thero camo to tho gates of a south London workhouse a nortli country moahonlo with his wifo nml threo children. The mnn woro & pained and worried look, tho woman scoiiiRt* about to faint, and two of the children dried, "For heaven's sake, lot my wifo mul children como ln," says tho man totho porter at tho gnto. "I'll pay for their keep If you'll give them shelter. We've been trumping tho streets for miles hereabout Blacu 10 o'clock this morning, but can't lind houso or rooms to lot at any price." "It's ngninst tho regulations," says tho poor law oQlcIaL "Then whnt on earth am t to do? I'vo Just got a good job in (his district, to start oa Monday. Wo traveled ta London by tho night train, thinking we might get a houso tho flr.it thing ln tho morning, as I wns prepared to \_ay a decent rent; but, though wo've spent nil the day searching, W0 can't find room anywhere. All day long my wife has been taking one side of a street and I tho other, while tho children wuitcd nt tho corner. We would have gone fnto tenements or apartments anywhere, but uot a solitary room Is to bo had. As It grew dark, in our despair wo went to tho pullca (station, and they advised me to bring tlio wifo ond children to tho workhouse till such time as I could tind a plaey outside." "But wo've no room to spare hero either," says the gate porter. "Why, we've already got nearly 200 moro peoplo thun tha houso is certified for. Still, if tbe police sent you. I suppose you must bo admitted." So tho man parted with his wife and children at tho workhouse gate, spent the night, tun common lodging house himself, tho wholo ot Suuday in a further futlhi search, but It was not until a full fore- night had gono by, during -which h*» paid for his wife's and batrus' keep ln tha workhouse, that ho found a. place to taku tlicm to. Then it was not - house, as hi: desired, but to a tenement; not near bin work, as ho wanted, but two miles away. —London Letter. Refrigerator Car Service. It has been decided that commening June 10th, and on dates mentioned below, to provide a refrigerator car for the carriage of perishable shipments between Vancouver and Arrowhead, and destined to Kootenay points. The car will be iced between Vanoouver and Arrowhead. At the latter point shipments will be unloaded and forwarded by fast steamer after arrival. To insure furtherance of perish ablo goods In tbis oar, shippers should endorse on shipping bills "Forward by Refrigerator Car" and deliver tho goods at the freight sheds on tho following dates: June 28, July 8, 8,13,18, 2-1, 28, August 3, 7,12,17,22,28, September 1 8,11,10,21, 26, October 2. It nre Books on America. Lenox library of Now York bus tho most romnrkablo collection of boobs on America In tho world. This library contains nil books on America from the fourteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries nnd tho first half of tho eighteenth. The editions aro complete, embracing all those in Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, French, Latin imd English. Tlio Spanish manuscripts pertaining to America nre numerous nnd vulunblo. The Hunt In Wnlt-a. The hnrp has almost died out of Wales, hut less than 20 years ago all tlio principal hotels kept a proficient harpest, whoso duty lt was to piny for tbo nmi.-.cm._nt. of visitors. Tho Innkeeper wbo failed to provide this form or entertainment for his guests could not hopo to compete with his fellows. Perils of a l'nlnter'n Trade. In Judgo Hall's pollco court tho other day a unique defense wns offered by a painter who Imd been brought to tbo station lu a helpless stuto of Intoxication. "I wasn't drunk, your honor," ho persisted. "I wub just dizzy, that's all. I'd been pntntiii a lim-bur polo."—Chicago Record. Actors aro rragmontary' individuals. Tbey nro always appearing In parts, and tbo parts aro in pieces. It is easier for somo men to accumulate $1,000,000 than lt is for others to accumulate debts amounting to half that sum,— Chicago News, The Mountain Hen. Undo John Smith, Undo Dick Wootou, Kit Carson and many another played thuic lives as they staked their dollars, and it was their pride not to Hindi when tlm gamo went against them. The ebluf characteristic of tho trapper was tha iron nerve that never folbxl, thn pn.se___.-_n of mind tbat never deserted hlm. Such is he was ho was always equal to himself and was at his best ta momenta of Imminent peril. What gave him his superiority ana tho Indian was his swift determination ln extreme UifT-Cult.es, which seemed Indeed to sharpen his faculties to tbe utmost. Absolutely indifferent; to paralyzing superstitions, he doubled tho Indian sagacity mid craft with Infinitely greater dash and daring. Ho was prompt to seise opportunities which tha red brave* let slip. Embodying tho hardihood and dauntless [wrseveranco of the American character, theso trappers constituted themselves Into a faculty of state surveyors and wero tha veritable makers of the empire of tho west, Tho last of them had gone some HO ywrs ago, having pioneered th* way far the gold seekers and tho ranchers.—Block-wood. Dal Meld Abaartlitles. "A gamo ot baseball was one* Interrupted ln Lincoln, Neb.," says on old follower of tho gamo, "by a chose of * rabbit byChnrlle Forrcll while playing left Add. "Another laughable Incident happened in Philadelphia, when Tom McCarthy was playing with the Bostona. A ran ran Into his territory, and Mac ran after it. Herman Long happened to have a, new ball In his hands, and u the rat was running by tho fielder took such good aim that ho killed it. 1' Gcorgo Wright told ot a rabbit incident that took placo while ho was ploying with tho Cincinnati Reds years ago. Asa Brntnerd was pitching, and threo mea wero on tho bases. Tha rabbit ran across tho Infield, and Waterman, the third base man, mado a grab for it, but it jumped clean over his shoulder. Brolnerd threw tbo ball at it, and tho base runners took tho opportunity to gala the extra base, whilo tho spectators were convulsed with laughter." now to Stop it. "There Is a cat who sits every night on onr bnck fence," ho explained to tho lawyer, "nnd he yowls and yowls. Now, I don't wnnt to get into any troublo with my neighbor, hut I would like to know lt Iain not justified In putting a stop to it.' "Certainly," replied tho lawyer. "I am well within my rights if I shoot tho cat, then?" ho inquired gleefully. "Um—woll, I would hardly say thnt," answered tho lawyer. "The cat does not belong to you, as I understand It?" "No." "And the fence does.n "Yes." "Well, then, I think I may -safely soy that you hayo a perfect right to tear down tho fence.' Burglary- la the Fnto re. "Curse mo luck]" hissed the burglar and fled into the night. Bear ln mind, If you please, that all crime was now disease merely, and all dis* caso tho work of germs. Tho burglar perceived ln the collar window whero ho tried to enter ono of tho lot- est olcctrlo automat io spraying devices and endeavored to avoid it. But fortune was against him. A click ln the dark, and almost before ho know it ho was drenched with germi- cido and cured of bis malady.—Octroi Journal. Force af Habit. "The preacher made a great mistake on Sunday and lost a good collection." "How!" "Woll, he appointed, a bill collector to go round with the plate, and, bless me, if ovory man In tho congregation didn't ask him to call again on the 16th." Tho boi.es of an overago malo skraloton weigh 30 pounds, whilo thoso of a female oro about six pounds lighter. Until tho reign of Henry VIII English lovcrcigns as well as thtlr subjects at* with ihtlr ftafftn. THE ASHCROFT JOURNAL. I8SUED EVERY SATURDAY, l V, S. REYNOLDS Editor and Proprietor, Subscription price, pit annum - - - 32.00. Advertisements will not he discontinued until mild. Advertising rules on uupllcntlon. SATURDAY, JUNK 21, L81M). Typographical lin Tlio intolllgont compositor is something of a humorist, nud not always an unooneolotis humorist eltbor, Some of his greatest touts Imve occurred iu Phlliulolphla, where the grout oditors writo u vory execrably bad munusoript. In ouo ouso ti correspondent who wus describing n luri-lng and Eoutboring scene, at Which ho wus present only In a professional uitpaolty, wus mado to say, "getting the roatbors ready for us" instead of "ready for use." Tbo same newspaper oliiou bud a prlutor who turned tho expression "from alpha to omega" iuto "from upplos toorangos. and oonveyed tbo impression that somo one hud set tho Delaware) rivor ou lire, by calling rerry-boats "flory boats." A oooking-sohool called lbe "Now Oentury" was cruelly made to appear as the "New Cemetery," uud doubtless tbe same pessimistic typo changed tbo "Masque of Pandora." into the "Morgue of Pandora." A diver who had found two old bells in the Dolawaro went before the public us a "driver" who hud found "two old hills," The Scripture allusion to tho "loavon that loaveneth tbo whole lump" was perverted into tlio startling agricultural uunouuoc- mout tbnt tbo leaven had leavened the "wholo turnip." A foreign editor who wroto Unit tho British Lion was "sbakiug his mano" was edified tbo next morning with tlio announcement nn his authority thut tbe national an mml in question was "skating in Maine." A more natural error wus that which culled "u member of llio Legislature" u "member of tho liquor store." Ono oftho Philadelphia morniug papers whioh gave close uttontlon to Murine nows, informed its readers on one occasion that the burl. Betsy Juno bad arrived ut Honolulu "with an oil-well on board," Investigation proved that thoro was nothing iu tlio report except "all well on board." An old-time inn named tbe "Slur nnd Garter" wus once reohristened by a printer as tlio "Shoo and Gaiter." A foreign di3putch ubout, tbo wur between Russia uud Turkey contained the allusion to transports convoyed by gunboats, which wns turned iuto tlio novel announcement that tho transports woro "conveyed by goats."—Harper's Round Table. were lulling u snake; nnd, by thuuder! he stamped out tlio burning cartridge and lived to tell ubout it! Tho cart boys called him 'Angel' after thut, bo- cause by rights bo ought to bo un angel now. "Ono dny a Jprofessor from Stevens [nstituto of Technology cumo to tbo quarry uud asked me to perform a certain oxperlraout for him. Wo printed with dynamito direct Trom a newspaper outo ll piece of iron. Tbo professor suid the experiment proved most interesting, as he lind discovered thut dyniimito works downwards und not upwui'd, liko bluok powder. Our wuy f proving tbat in a quarry is to lay licit ofdynuuiito on top of a boulder. Alter Llin shot tlm bouldor is smashed Lo bits, [lul thu professor hud bis own notions. 1 Ic curriod three round blocks nf iron, six inches ill diameter und three thick. Then lie took a newspaper from his pocket und spread one shoot over the luce nf Llio block. I placed half a stick of dynamito on top aud cm* nm I it with u little heap of suud nntl touched ber olf. You would hardly believe tliu result, but yon can seo the block on exhibition iu u glass case in the Stevens Institute library, uud you can read ouit distinctly of courso the typo appears baokward- tho printing of that part of the puper which covered tlio block at tbo Lime of thu explosion. But Lbe professor hud auother wrinkle up his sleeve. lio pioked an ordinary oak leat aud spread it over Lbe face of a second block. I prepared u charge similar to tbe ilrst and this time Lbe ribs of Lbe leaf uud even outlines uppuured us distinctly pressed iuLo tho iron surface. According to tbo profossor, tbo action of tbo dynamito was so quick thut tbo loaf had not time In burst apart beforo tboy were impressed ou tbo iron. In tho case of tlie nowspapor tbo printed lot- ters wero harder than the surrounding white of the prpor, therefore tbe im- rossion. "Tha professor's third block is uot on exhibition tor tlio reason tbnt wo never found u piece of it bigger Lhau u clove aud that reminds me, what do you suy?" The reporter said "1 don't euro if 1 do." Ate Their Psrtner, Circle Oity, Alaska, May 29—A story of possible cannibalism and death on the Yukon trnil has just reached hero. Throe men who reached Dahl rivor on December 5th for Jimton, wore not hoard of again und wore supposed to hare been tost. Nothing wus beard of them hero till tho stoumer Rideont, which arrived today, brought u tumble tulo of Buffering und horror. Tho men woro Michael Daly, Victor Friar and M. Provost. Tboy woro from Providence, B. I., Woonsoekot, R. I., und Brooton, Mas,., respectively. Tho bodies wore discovered lu miles from tho mouth of Old Man's croek, having lost the trull und become bewildered, Huviug loft Dubl rivor with only throo week's food, which was insutlluient for 150 miles to Jim town, tboy were soon reduced to starvation. Daly's body was fouud partially oaten, ou a stove iu a tout just as it was loft whon death overtook tbo othors. Somo scraps or moosehldo aud moccasins were found of which tboy were endeavoring to mako a stow. Daly's body was identified by tbe olothos. The other two were found dead livo miles from the tent. Tho fact of tho tent flaps boing shut dowu when found would seem to preclude the possibility of Daly's body having beon oaten by animals. The othor men wero doubtless driven by hunger to tbo awful oxtromity of can nibulism. Dynamite Ih l.lhe Womnn. "A cartridge of dynamito is protty much like a woman -you eau never tell what it is going to do next., because it doesn't know Itsslf," snid a boss blaster. "I huvo soou u powdor salesman throw a cartridge of dynamite into tbo roil hot, llro box ofn tweuty-borso boiler and tho stuff just, burned liko bark, Noxt duy 1 saw uourt boy repeat the experiment with a blacksmith's forge and a pill of dynamito no larger than a pen—and thero will bo wholesale fear and soft coul iu that boy us long us bo lives. I have soou u case of 100 sticks of dynamite fall SHO foot down a shaft and never u wink, and Iv'o soon an Italian drop u bait cartridge from bis baud to his booL and not a grease spnL did tbo poor 1'elfnw leave behind, 'At thut tin1 poor fellow deserved a bettor fate, for he mado n desperate light for iL beforo be scattered. He was loading u block-bole at tbe time, uud bud just broken a cartridge in half when ho droppo 1 one of Lbe pieces. Beforo it could touch the ground be sort of hulf caught it, and then began a desperate brief juggling uct. Again and again he half oaught the deudly thing. Then he missed it. He mado ouo more desperate olfort, and struck out witb liis foot to break tbo full against tbe hard ground, but it didn't work. Thero was u bang, and it was lucky liooiio stool near him. In my time I huve dropped similarly hundreds of cartridges of dynamite, uud still I am hero und witb a good dlgos- tiou. "But it i3 in wintor, when dynumlte freezes, tbat it is most capricious. Then if you want it to go oil it simply refuses, or burns with a dull roar, like u boiler blowing oil' steam. It is ju thawing dynamite Lhut most of tlie no- cidonts happen abont wbicb you rend. There ure two ways of thawing dynamito, ono by placing Lbe cartridges on a steam boiloi' or wlthlu sufedistauce of u lire; the othor, by immersing lliem in pails of hot wuter. As tbe latter draws out considerable nf thc nltro glycerine from tho partridges, und therefore, weakens ihem, it is often discarded in favor of tho moro risky thawing by au open llro. 1 oneo saw au experienced powder man thaw a dozen cartridge. within u foot of uu opon wood lire and had seated himself neur by to await developments when ono ot tbe cartridges caught lire. Had he left it to burn iiself out tlio chances aro a thousand to one that notbiug vory startling would have happened, for it is concussion and not lire that ex plodesdynumite, Butho rushed forward picked up tbe burning stick by one end aud holding it upward like u candle began to blow and blow until bo was black in the faco, He nover lot go until tbe llamo began to nip bis fingers, and then in bis exolLement bo throw tho car- trldgo to the ground and begn to Btami* nud grind on it with his heels as if bo In the Philippine:!. Tbe search for gold bus been tbo pursuit of mau from Limo immemorial. It is to the Philippines that theeyo of tho prospector bus now been turned, Tliero seems to be much reason to believe thut the precious metal abounds in Llio Islands, but the difficulties of getting at It seem to be, for tho present, insuperable. Spain bas always beon ono of tbo most persistent of gold hunters, yet she, so fur us is kuown, did uot develop Lbose resources. Tbis wus perhaps due to tbo hostility of tbo natives, whom tbey never brought into complete subjection, and who are suid to believe thut It will offend the gods if tbo treasures of the earth nro removed, Tbe influence of the Span- sh priests, too, appears to have been hostile to progress in this direction, The work of getting gold bus never gone beyond tho primitive plucer raining. If it exists in paying quantities, American enterprise will be sure to llud its locution and ulso away to overcomo natural nud native obstacles. Tbo favorito Spanish method has beeu neither quartz nor placer miuiug. but x tract ion of the pure metal from the purses of Lbe inhabitants. Thore is no danger thut American domination in tbe islands will bo marked by this sort of pocket mining, aud reports indicate Unit, aftor tho cessation of hostilities tlieso islands muy become u rich source of addition to tbo world's supply of gold. A discussion ou the subject of drink- pig among women iu West Hum, England, bus led to somo painful disclos- Au ox-toucher und a manager under tiio London school board instances 'soverul cases of degradation, through drink of school board touchers.' His lust duty as a manager wus to assist iu tiie discharge of ti lads touobor who bold tbe position of hoad mistress in one of Lhe London board schools, nnd, bo adds, "it is to be ro- grottod that drinking habits obtain amongst our board school touchers of both sexes to nn extent not known uud realized.".—Exchange, Tied Up. The not them cauueries are tied up for waut of fishermen. Suob wus tbe uows brought dowu by Mauager McLachlan, of Wadhum'y Rivers Inlet Cauuery, who arrived by tbo steamor Cutob ou Friday moruing. Tbis stato of affairs hus boon oaused by betwoou two nnd three thousand fishermen having gono on strike. They demanded 10 lents a llsb throughout tho season while tbo canners are ouly willing to pay tJ ceuts, Tbe strike effects tho industry on Rivers Inlet, aud Naas and Skeena rivers aud mauy cauueries are consoquently idle. Tbo season only opened ou Thursday, and tlsh were reported ruuuing well, but canneries with over 100 boats can ouly obtain fishermen for eight or tou. If tbe mat- tor is uot settled lu a day or two sovoral may not start putting up tlsh this season. Mt. McLachlan states that nine or so of the canneries might be able to puy eight cents but ton is out of tbo questlou. He is engaging all the men he can secure iuthe City, and wauts 150 to enable bim to fully operato his cannery.—News Advertiser. A Terrlbb Trip. O. W. Jackson, wbo witb Dlok Emmons uud Martin Gorman of Chicago, left Dawson last March ou au exploring expedition through Alaska, returned to Dawson on tbe Columbiau ou May 22, Tbe party set out with few provisions, iutending to live ou the game their Indian runners could kill. They traveled far west of Selkirk ou snowshoes with dogs aud Indiau guides but found absolutely no game. Wheu the provisions on haud became short tbo Indians deserted them. Emmons was the ouly one acquainted with the country uud he was Buffering with suow blindness. Consequently they decided to abuudou tbe trip. They broke trail through the suow for twelve days. On reachlug tbe White river tbey were subsisting wholly on rice, of which they bad but three days' rutious left. Starvation stared them iu the face and thay realized tbat their lives oould only be preserved by an early return to Fort Sei kirk. They decided to take the back track aud tlually reached Selkirk. For four days they existed ou raisins aloue' Somo duys but twouty-tlvo raisins a meal were allowed one mau. Both meu uud dogs were uearly dead from hard ship and starvation. They consider their escape providential. Mr. Jack- sou says tbat rice streigbt is a mighty poor diet for auyone except Johu Chinatnau, and tbat raisins are ouly good wbeu served in pudding, Gormau and Emmons will remain at Selkirk uutil Gapt.Healey arrives with instructions. Seattlo Times, ku nearly a quarter ofa century ago. From him Jiinenu, tbe prosperous milling L-wn, Look ils mnlie. It wns uot, however, uutil 1805 thut Juneau took up the hunt for goldon lho Yukon, though ho hnd several times before penetrated tbo interior. Juneau mnde a furtuuo—half u dozen or them—in bis time, but tie wns "liard down on bis luck" during tho lust two or throe years of his .life. Coniicst imi mi Till OkantiRan. Tbo shipments of huudrods of ton of goods from Seattlo totho minin districts In tlio Okanognu region have succeeded in blocking t rallle iu thut locality to tho extent Llmt passenger travel is almost at a standstill. Two hundred tons of freight from Seuttlo is piled ou tho plat forms at Wenatohee waiting to be taken up the river by bout und 200 tons more is in tbe sumo condition ut Johnson's Landing und Brewster, all destined for Johnson's creok, the terminus of tbo lino, Tbe boats all transfer thoir cargoes at Brewster for Johnson's Landing. Most of the freight is consigned to people in tho vicinity of Loomis. Tho news of tbis condition wns brought to Sonltlo recently by S. I.. Barron, mauager of theQ.S. Gold Mining and Stuelting Compuuy, of Oka- noguncouuty, located half way between Oonoonully and Loomis, neur Palmer mountaiu, ASHCUOFT LODOI No. 2B - i. 0. ti. T. Meets , , ..ning In Oddfellows Hal Tlii.i:-.r.iv '.'Venine In oVldfeilowsHall 7:80 -•l.u-k, Visit ine members ..nnUally Invited attend, OR.R.MATHISON DENTIST. (Urndunle Pennsylvania Colleue of Dental Surgeri*. Philadelphia,) OFFICE-MAIN ST., KAMLOOPS, U.C P.O. Hon 117. Telephone iss. Stanley Park Livery- —resale and Peed Stables Blacksmith, Wheelwright and Wagon Builder HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY, Iron, Steel uud Timber kept In stock, and a stock of Eastern made Carriages, Bugclos aud Rond Cart* kept on hmiit at reduced prices, and also made to order. Manufacturer of " Tbe Lehman Tiro Setter " wbicb all BlncksrultliB should use. All work warranted, and prices lower than over. Au assortment of Collins and Caskets always on hand. A8H0ROFT, - - - - - - B. 0. Hacks, Carriages, Buggies, Double and Single Drivers, and Saddle Horses. - - McRAE BROS., Proprietor-, Corner Georgia and Seymour Streets, VANCOUVER, - B.C. Ashcroft Livery SALE & FEED STABLES. Buggies, Double and Single Drivers, and Saddle Horses. Special trips made to Lillooet and Cariboo. Wholesale and retail dealers in Hay and Graiu. . P. STEWART. W. CROZIBR. Stewart db Orozier, P. O. Box 8, ASHCROFT, B.C. Young Croltor, n mere boy o[ Lwoitly- ouo, fresh from oollopo, rutlior sIiik- Koro.l ttlolORlelfttlvo iuvustiKUtitlK committee in New York roeently by bis sunn frold ou tlio Btiuitl, "Now yon know ull ubout tbnt trnuanoLiou," suid Mr. Moss, titter .Mi.Him: mimotliliiw about alloRodooutructs in whiuh yotinp Crocker's (Inn wus suid Lo Imvo boon concerned; "do you not?" "When did yon llrsl boat1 of it." demanded Moss, sharply. "Just now, whon you told mo," wns youufl Orokev'a nither crush' inn reply. Tho Into stuto Bonntor Sossioua of Now York, wus a olorioul-looklnR mnn, always wearing uu iiumaouluto white cravat, but bis appourunoo was in somi respects deeeptlvo, Tlio will of Stephen Girard provided that uo clergy man slionld ovor bo nllowed Lo ontci Girard college at Philadelphia. Om day Mr. Sessions approached tho o__ trauce. "You oau't oomo in here,' snid tho janitor. 'Tho 1 cau't!' snid tho stranger, "Oh," said Lhe janitor, "excuse mo. Step right in." "Whoro did you suy thut conference was Lo bo hold?" suid the man wuo does not caro how much trouble ho makes. "At Hot Huis ten Bosob," answered the delegate, after looking utu piece of puper. "It's too bud," was tho comment; "too bud. They'ro likely to get into nn nlLorontionovor bow it's pronounced beforo thoy have boon together twenty minutes, Washington Star. While Ohaunoey M. Dopow was at tlio Omaha exposition, hound president Callaway of tho Now York Ceu- triil chuucod to go into a booth on the Midway Plaisauco. It wits a tamo on- tertainmont and their shiy would have been very brief oxcopt for tho fact that they had scarcely taken thoir seats beforo there began a steady iu- pouring of people, which contiuued until the small auditorium wus orowded Hulr an hour's wultlug failed to reward their patient expectancy, however, and Mr. Callaway suggested thut thoy^tnove on. -lust then ex-secretary of agriculture J. Sterling Mortimer pushed his way through tho crowd, and extending his hand lo Mr. Dopow exoluimed: "Woll, Mr. Depow, so you are really here! 1 thought thnt '■burlier ing." "Whut do you menn?" Inquired Mr. Depow. "Why, the "barker" for tliis show is standing outside aud Inviting tho crowd to 'step up lively' and pay ton cents for tho privilege of seeing tho 'groat and only Chauncey M. Depow." "American? Faugh! He has the map of Ireland on his face!" "Well, you can hardly expect him to huvo the map of the United States ou bis fuce, the wuy we've been expand' iug."—Puck, NOT SlttlnnB of the County Court ol Cui bo holden as follows: 1,.0-Mile House. Friday, loth June, Smla Creek. Monday, lotli .liou*. I--.' (Jiifsm-ll-. Tlui.Hhiy,-J'Jii.l -bine. !**■ Richfield, Monday, flOtb June, 1800. Court opens encli dny nl io o'cloc forenoon. ""■^SlESM-KEN. Registrar, Countv Court nf Barkerville. H.C, 7th A[>ril, Ih.jb. if Cat GOODS IN SEASON. VIA )\VI_R I N(. I'I .ANTS, consisting of sli-rs, Slocks. Uubani:. l'lilux, (-t.ri.nlum-. misics. 1,-ihi'Ii.i. i'ii-., (nr si-lting out. Cabbage, Ciiulitlower, Celery, Sprouts, etc., ji tlu' \i-nrt_itih' cardi'ii. U.v I lives am I supplies. Spr.iv I'linips. I■ iixii K.isla .s iiml friites. Fruit iii Season. 'J.iliui Hulbs Fur fall plantliiit to Halve in Si'iiii'inlu-i ihn-ii irnm tin- uinwi-r in Holland- K.IKllTIl plIll'SIII It'SH. Write foi list before pladiiK your orders. __:.j.___ii_T_v_- 004 Wesl iiitlHti-r Kdnd, Vain-nn ver, U.C. FOR SALE. An Al Diiiry Stoek Itanrli for Hiilc. A ecu- ti.il place for a Creamery. For [mrt ten lam ■jply to the iiiulemlKii-'l- A.S, ULKICH, te 188-Mile House, Lnc La Muetie, H.C. FOR SALE. I.r.uo ft. lSitniiaa-ineli llvdraulk- I'ipt. ia auue steel, ile1i.er.-il f.n.b. Yale. H.C. This pipe is in excellent condition and will esnlil ala bargain. Apply to AK.MSTKONC __ MOKKISON, llvdraulle l'lpe Works. rue Vancouver, B.C. NORTH B.C. NAVIGATION COMPANY.Ld. SODA OREEK. QUESNELLE. The Steamer "Charlotte" will commence her regular trips on the opening of navigation on the uppor Praser river, making closo connection witli the B.C. Express Company's Btagea carrying Her Majesty's Royal Mails. Freight left nt Soda Creek for the steamer will lie stored free of charge, also freight by steamer for points beyond Qucsnelle will bo forwarded free of charge for such forwarding. If aro each way, $4,50; freight por ton, $10. Quesnelle, U.C. JAMES BEID, Manager. CASH! FOR FURS. Marten are bigb und wanted. The dark skins rein tiie im*-*,.test demand. For larce, dark, ine skins I will pay bicli prices, and other lordlngly. Those snipping to mt can elv on fair treatment ami prompt returns. ,vlfl remain at Winnipeg until August LB.... ind if nil iroes well 1 will return in November. Notice to Contractors Honor; EALIiD TENDERS whole or separate, w -Jonotable the Chief Con and Works up to Friday t er.ili''H .ii«l' <iiiu-.lein.il at the following places,.via* Greenwood, Asheroft. r-locaii. and Fernle. B.C. Specifications, drawings and ei tender and contract maybe seen ; ernment Offices, at \ ictorltt, j anc> croft, Revelstoke, Vermin, ijreen son. Slocan, Fori Steele ami l-ernl und after the 23rd J line. Tenders will not lie considered i: out on the forms supplied, and > tlm actual signature of the tendere. The lowest or any tender not ik-j CCP";I'' W.S.GORE, Deputy Commissioner of Lauds & \\ orkl Lands and Works Department, Victoria, B.C.. Tth June, 1SUM. Tl celved by the u-r of Lands JlilV. for the 10I Buildings . Kevelstoke conditions of at the Gov couver, Ash- rllyn Death ol Joe Juneau. Poor old Joo Juneau Is dead at Daw- sou, Ills spirit weut out with tbe great Yukou ice break up, says the picture writer of tbe Seattle Post-Intelltfien- cer. Pneumonia laid a death grip upou bim, and the veteran prospector passed over tbo bat- on Saturday, Ma; l.'Ub. Tbe strange and weird cracking of ioe, as the great river wrested itself from grim Winter's grasp was tbo only tbiug that disturbed tbe solemn silence of tbe few faithful friends, uu tbey stood about the deathbed of tbo intrepid gold hunter while he breathed his last. None of tbe vast horde of Yultoners is better kuown than Job Juneau. Ho spout bis better days in Lho mountains of Alaska aud tbe great Valley of the Yukon searching for gold, little of wbiob be bad, bowover, when the final summons came. He died lu tbe Good Samaritan Hospital, three hours after beiug removed from his home on one of the creeks. For several hours be- wus ] v-1 Tore his doalli he was uuoousciqus. His remaiDB wero laid at rest in Dawson's Roman Catholic cemetery, Kov. Father Jandoau officiating. Juneau was a Fronoh Canudliiu, about l& years of age, Of au udvett- turous nature, he, with a prospector's pick across bis shoulder, invaded Alas The Vancouver Board of Trade GIVES NOTICI. TIIAT THE 1 by tb. Have established an Ass t.ouvcr and thai the hanks a ... nefjiilinle the certificates issued ernment Assayer. Mr. W. Location nf ullice---Pender n,t.-i-i. v Vancouver. CHAS, E, TISDAL1 7t5 I'resi DRINK BEE! IXE&M&£8Sa_i This la the timo of tbo year when a oooliog drink is most refreshing, utul tlio most cooling drink at auy lime is browed ut the WESTMINSTER BREWERY, N. NELSON, Prop. F H. CASE, Agont, Ashcroft. ing their place- of business, ki'ddTy notify C. W. BALDWIN, P.O. Box 9111. Winnipeg, Mon. i. P. Stewart, A8H0H0FT, BC. Wholesale aud Retail Dealer in Hay, Grain, Chop Feed, &c. (ESPAgeut for E. G. Prior & Co., agricultural implements. & GREAT OPPORTUNITY. The (rraiiKC Pavilion. West Lillooel. This fertile und lovely valley, i-ontaininu nearly l.lHKI acres, wilh Iininovemi-ntH, stock, cro|m. ele, In the value t>f Npwnraa of 10,000, ia now olleied lor sale at a low figure. A ttood !n- vcMment. Come and nee It, or, write fnr lllll description ami pari.ruin™ to ARTHUR HARTLEY, etc The (iranRe. Anhcroft. LEADS THEM ALL! If you havo a Cough or Cold use Lambert's - - - Syrup of Douglas Pine. Sold by all Druggists and General Stores. 36 cents per bottle. Prepared bv HENDERSON BROS., Wholesale Druggists, VICTORIA and VANCOUVER, B.C. Dominion Hotel. __^ KAflLOOPS, B.C. Every Convenience for Commercial Men, First-class Cuisine (French Chef). Well Stocked Bar, C. J. ROBINSON. PROPRIETOR, HAT CREEK Blacksmith Shop, I desire to give notice to teamsters and others wishing blacksmithing done, that I have leased the Hat Creek Blacksmith Shop and have on hand a full line of steel, iron, etc., for the general blaok- smithing business. All work entrusted to me will be done thoroughly aud with neatness and despatch. D. NEVIN. Inland Cigar Manufacturing Co. of B.C., ltd. .lANUFA-TUHERS OF FINE HAVANA CIGARS. Our ISxaoolaltieiBi pride of; kamloops interior ■ • la morena KAMLOOPS, s. a, KAMLOOPS HOUSE, P HEROD, Proprietor, _k_a._m:ijOO-PS, - - -B.c. la tbe place where you can always be sure of getting tbe Choicest Wines and Liquors And tbe Beat Brands ot Foreign and Domestic Cigars Oyster Cocktails and Tom and Jerry are specialties. Goldsworth Tea! Maple Leaf Coffee! TEA IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE GROCERS, VANCOUVER, • ■ B.C. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY Is the best lino lo and from Chicago, Mil waukce and all points -Bast, Willi Hb 6,155 miles ol thoroughly equipped road It reaches all principal business centers io Northern Illinois; Wlsonoln, Iowa, Minnesota, Soutn Dakota, North Dakota and North Michigan THE ONLY LINE Runninp Electric Lighted aad Steam Heated Vestibuled Trains. Timo tables, maps and information regarding routes, rates and other details rotating to the road will ho furnished on application to any coupon ticket ngent, or by addressing 0, J. Eddy General Agent, rtifl-md, Ore. THOM CHONG LUNG, -Implo)m.iil Ofli.", Store and Fir-M'ta Laundry. re work is dont' clemu-r unit cheaper than at any other place In town. Ashoroft,, - - British Columbia, bast end of town, near waRon bridge. For Setle ! THE MEADOW LAKE PROPERTY. Tbis well-known property Is situated on the .nad tbat leads from lhe Muin Carlhoo Wagon Road to Dog Creek, Alkali Lake, Empire Valley, The Uantt Ranchc. and to tbe rest of the country on the west side of the Fraser river and tbe short route to the Chileoten country. There are 3*30 acres of Crown gntllti saOacres uf preemption, alt unincumbered, a larce pasture and a small one. It Is well situated for a eifilit bedrnnins. a larce sittinR room, and din ing room and kitchen: all the rooms are fairly supplied with tbe necessary outfit for each. Oi ' 'he large stable atldc ' [herb " ians, etc. Blacksmith shop. Necessary tools ing purposes; jailer one, besides 1 suited for dairy- bouse, churn, seventy Jot farm use. Sheds, corrals, cellar, etc. Wagon, trucks, mower, rake, sleighs, and various other implements. A few horses and cattle. The surrounding couutry affords fine grazing for horses and cattle and Is well watered. In season ducks, Reese and prairie chicken are plentiful. For particulars apply either to J. E. N. SMITH. Clinton. B.C., or to CREASE & CREASE. Solicitors, Temple Building, Victoria, B.C. 61-13 Canadian *_ 'Pacific K" SOO-PACtFIC LINE. The Best and Cheaoest ROUTE TO ALL EASTERN POINTS. TOURIST CAR SERVICE, Tourist car leaves daily for St. Paul; to Boston and Montreal. Wednesdays; forToronr to, Mondays and Fridays. The Dining Car service along the Une of the C.P.R. is unequalled anywhere. IMPERIAL LIMITED The fastest train between the Atlantic and Pacific. No. 9, eastbound, leaves ABhcroft at 31.IB No, 1, westbound, " " " 4.BB hiountainiclimbing:^ ____(_? ■ "■*• *•***fx C-ZlThe Canadian Pacific Railway dp Company haa stationed Swiss ___Z2 guides at Banff, Lakes in the lp-1 Clouds, and Glacier, for the con- UZZ- venlenoe of Tourists wishing to ___$% explore the mountains in those vioinities. Ask for copy of "Swiss Guide" folder. Empress Royal Mail Line Empress of India, Empress of Japan, Empress of China, and China, every Por Japan four woeks, iil Line Miowera, Warrimoo and Aorangi, For Honolulu, Fiji, Australia, every (oar weeks. For full information as to rales. time &•!,, apply to the neatest ticket agent to A. L. CLEMENTS, or to Agent, Ashoroft E. J. Coy--, Distriot Passenger agent, Vtnoo_rw,B,0. <# MEN OF MARK. John V. fitono of Olenwood, Io., has an applo orehnrd of 800 ncres bearing 183,- 000 trees. Sir Henry Hawkins, tho great English criminal judge, bus taken tho title of Lord Brampton. Ur. Nonsou Ih building himself a handsome houso, mid it is bolioved that bo hns decided not to goon nny moro expeditions. Joseph H. Clionto snys ho owes his success as a lawyer to the fact tbnt ho never neglected a case, no mattor how unimportant lt was. Hov. Nowoll DwJghfc Hillis, who at 00 fs tho Biicoessor. of Lymnn Abbott ln lBeoohor'8 pupllfe, was ntono tlmo a church Uanltor at tbo salary of $1.50 a week. i Padcrow-.l_i dailygoosthrougharcgular SBt of gymnastics for tbo purpose of ■trongthening his arms nud hands. Ho employs for this nn apparatus which ho designed himself ami of which ho carefully guards tlio secrcc. James Bryant, a sea captain wbo died ln Now York a fuwdays ngo, wns tbo mnn who commanded tbo vessel in which "Boss" Tweed escaped to Cuba from New York, lie was handsomely rewarded for tho risk bo look nud kopt tho secret for mnny years. Dr. Christomnno.-s, wlio taught tho Into Empress Elizitbbthjp- Austria lireck and lately p'ubtlshod'a book purporting to bo her diary and sayings, has resigned bis position as lecturer on modern Grpok at the Vlcnuti unlvdisity, lt Is believed, through pressure fioin tho court. Thomas ,!, Leo of Missouri, whom I'resident McKinley hits nominated to bo profeKHor of mathematics In tlio navy, Ilrst enmo into promlnenco llirough bisVliseov- erlos regarding'colbatial beai, which havo practically ■•hniig.-d Uu Wholo nebular hypothesis uf Uowohol and Laplnco. I Slnco bis arrival In WllAlilnglon All fforrougll Jlc.v, LhO Turkish inliilslei-. ba.. adopted as bja workaday oostnuio u hluy- Iclo milt of ilni'l. gray cloth. Tbis bo wears nlmost constantly. Ho Is young, good looking niul aibl.-ik-, and bis favorite at- tiro set" olf'hbi BgtUli lo gival, advaniag.v -General Syhaims 0. Uojiiton, n well known lawyer of Now Vork olty. who.is over 70 years old, haa Just, linisbed a term of ku ii.qi.Uii1 linprliouinont for refusing I to pay a $10,000 judgment In favor of a rolatlvo whioh ho considered unjust, Hy Ms staying iu Jail IllO Jtltlginout WM Vft- oated MaglHtniloWeulwi.i-lb of New Ym-kclty recently declared from tho honoh thndflnl- oldo in nob ti crime. Tbo Btntomont wna mndo wllOU bu discharged a Id year-old boy wbo Imtl attempted bo)( dostrttotlon, "When n man ia through With lift'," wild tbo tnnglttrnto, "lot hlm sbuiilo It off. That's what l intend to do." A Zurich publisher of revolutionary German books, .1. Srbiibt.it.., Is dead. Ho brought out Count Avium's famous pamphlet, "Pro Nth tlo," and likewise tbo works of Horwogh, Qogg, Sohcrr, Voss, Bnlir, Hoist, Soblaf and l'fau. Ho was noted for tbo rudeness of the postal cards ba wroto tn rejecting manuscripts, Tho foreigners to whom congress will this year extend tho privilege of admission to tho West Point Military academy aro Luis -fglosiaa of Costa Rica and Andres Ponto-Huego of Venezuela. Hicardo Yglcsias, brother of Luis, and Albert Valencia -Montoya of Columbia, will bo admitted to tho naval academy at Annapolis. EDITORIAL COMMENT. It is now quiet tit Hollo. Possibly they poured tho name on tlio troubled waters.— Baltimore American. A peciillni'lly of tbo Spanish peoplo is that nono of tho boy babies born tbis year is being named Dowoy,—Ohioago Record. Tho exhibit tbnt will attract most at- ■ tontion at tlio Paris exposition If shown will undoubtedly bu tbo American voluntoor.—Philadelphia Ledger. Only ono in ton of thoso who joined tho rush to tbo goldfields of .Alaska succeeded lu bringing homo moro wealth than thoy possessed at starting,—Omaha Beo. With tho caar depriving Finland of home rulo about all that's loft to tbo natives of that unhappy country is a clear view of their Finnish.—-St. Louis Republic. If Whltelaw Hold's suggestion of making tho Pacific ocean au American lako is considered at all, it will havo to bu taken with a good deal of salt.—Chicago Democrat. Tho way pig Iron is going up will drive tho man who holds up his galluses witli a nail to convert the nail into coin nnd uso n wooden peg. Iron is becoming too valuablo for simple luxuries. — Pittsburg Times. Tho internal laughter euro is now recommended to givo licalthand beauty. Doubtless It will provo moro ellienelousthnn tho infernal variety with which wo aro nil of ns so unfortunntoly familiar.—Boston Tran script. Tho common impression thnt tho Indian tribes arc thriftless is apparently upset by tho report of tho Usages, whoso annual Income from farming Is nearly $450,000, or moro than s-„\.ii for each man, womnn nnd child.—Baltimore Herald. A umokoloBB locomotive has boon running for over n year antl Is now undergo- Ing u icsbon the Now York Central railroad to see to what extent It is smokeless. It ought to bo adopted and duplicated rap- Idly If It (loos what is promlsiHl of it.— Boston Globe. "Wu aro actually HOW lu possession of nil tlm Philippine Islands," unya Senator Davis. Tbis information should bo rushed (oiietieralt oils ami Men-Ill ami Admiral Dewey, who will be gbut to hear It. A eertllictl eopy might also bo mailed to Mr. Agulnnldo. —Chicago Chronicle. The RoV. .loslah Strong Of New York' says tlmt an "autlbargnln brotherhood and plstorliDOtl" Bhould bo organized whoso mom bora "will nob rush to buy art ides because prices aro low." Wo may mutt expecttho organization of asocloty whoso object shall bu to mako certain changes In human nature.—Alba Journal. THE POULTERER. ' 1 ORCHARD AND GARDEN. Black knot ts tho worst enemy of plum trees. Stono fruits usually require very littlo pruning. A lowiieaded treo gives less purchaso to tho wind. An open headed treo grows tho fairest and finest fruit. By staking newly set trees a'strnightcr growth is secured. Tho quince is greatly benefited byhea%*y manuring, especially if applied early. It Is never advisable to set young peach trees In tho samo spot whero tho old ones have died. SalfeVlll kilt weeds to a certain extent, but it will kill' other plants. Do not uso too much of it. When setting out trees, nover put manure of nny kind in tho holo mado to re- ccivo the'roots of tho tree. Peach trees should never stand in grass unless tho growth is naturally rich und thoy are heavily manured. As soon ns tho condition of tho ground ■will admit, iill all vacancies ln tho raspberry and blackberry rows. AU fruit fives should bo trained low. Tho lower limbs should not bo higher than Is necessary to cultivate under thom. HOOSIER SUPERSTITIONS. For tho early spring sitting nino eggs nro enough. Tho habit of egg eating when oneo fomVd is diflloult to euro. Whilo chicken pox is contagious, lt is not particularly dangerous. Feed tlio fowls n good variety, but not so much that thero will bo waste. Ilnmburgs will not do themselves full justice unless they havo full range. Inactivity, contentment, rest and plenty of proper food aro tho chief aids to fattening. As fowls nro sold almost entirely by weight, good condition iu ilesh is desirable. Should discaso of any kind appear always prepare a worm, dry placo for tho fowls. If n hen lays soft shelled eggs, givo her plenty of gravel, oyster shells and crushed bones. An active, vigorous cock, if below tho average size, will siro as largo sized chicks as tho heaviest. Tho quicker ouo disposes ot all but breeders and hatchers tho less expense nnd caro will bo needed. If scrvicoor profit or vigorous growth is dosired, there must bo a frequent chango of cockerels in tho flock. To. koep up tlio vigor now blood is necessary.—St. Louis Republic. RECENT INVENTIONS. I If tho cat washes her facc,it will soon rain. If a hen crows, had luck Is coming. Soil tho bon to a peddler. If you find a pipo of tobacco, don'tbrlng It homo, or somo ono will dlo. If you sweep dirt out of tho houso, you ■weep out your luck. Hum tho dirt. Don't turn1 back wlion oneo started on a Journey, or bad luck will follow you. If you givo away a cat or ono goes away, don't lot it como bnck, orn cow or horso •will dlo. If yon turn a chair around on ouo leg or if you turn a loaf upsldo down, there Will bo a quarrel in thu houso. If you don't put a horseshoe—ono that has been worn by a (.-year-old Ally—in tho churn, tho witches will tako tho buttor. Don't put your left stocking or shoo on flrst whon dressing in tho morniug, or you will put your foot Vu it somo way during tho dny. IC a chair falls ns you riso from It, you will not marry within a year. If tho housewife sweeps under your feet, you will not marry within seven years.—In- dlannpolis News. MATRON AND MAID. The prido of the llfo of tho lute Mrs Elizabeth Skeuts ot London was that alio wus thu mother of six policeman, Miss Hi-leu Gould lias read law und, did she desire, could pass the examination for entrance to the Now York bar. Most of tho chairs in Miuo. Paiti's boa dolr nt Cralg-y-ls'oH aro draped with ribbons taken from tho numberless bouquets thrown to her. Mrs. Sheridan and Mrs. Logan ate among lbe largest women pensioners of this country. They receive rospoutlvoly 99,600 niul $9,000 a year, Mrs. Charlotte Roulo» Charlie)'of Uo- solle, N. ,.,, left an estate worth about £■.'11,11110, praeti.allyall of whieh, it said, was mndo by telling fortunes, Queen Victoria hus conferred on Lady Curzon, vieo relnoof India, tbo decoration oC the Imperial Order of thc Crown of India. This is exclusively a woman's ordor, and Lady Curzon is tho -sixty-fifth to receive tbo honor. Lady Thompson of Toronto waited upon tho Ontario cabinet recently with somo friends and asked thnt tho sale of cigarettes to boys under 18 years of ago be prohibited. Sho was promised that tho matter would be given immediate attention, Lillian Russell was born on Don 1801, in Ollutou, Ia. Sho mado her lb nppoarauco ou the stage ns a professional In tho ohonts of tbe Park theater, Brooklyn, and Joined ltleu's "Evangeline" company In tho fall of is;*, as n principal singer. Adelo Mario Hlekey, lu n Iccfuro in New York recently, said colors In every appnvolhuvo a decided effect ou health and disposition. Green, for Instance, is bad for people wlt.i nervous maladies, and royal pill-plu is boucllclnl for peoplo having a tendency to sore throat. Miss Ellen Terry's favorite hobby Is ono which Is probably not followed by any other leading actress or otherwise. Sbo has quito a passion fur collecting the oyo* glasses of celebrliles, and whenever sbo begs a pair she Invariably gets tho wearer of Ihem to writo his or her autograph upou thom, Mine, Modjcska, tho famous actress, Is one of the few peoplo who enn do two entirely opposite things at tbo same moment. She will sit upon thu stago apparently writing a letter that causes hor the greatest grief and agony—tho tears running down hor cheeks and thu sobs shaking her Wholo frame— aud ou fhe paper tlmt ilea beforo ber she draws funny caricatures oi persons sho knows. & CO. Ld. (ISSTAIILWHED 1851).) DEALERSIN- Hardware, Iron, Steel, Nails, &c. Mill and Rtilnine; Supplies, Waggons, Buggies, Cutters, Farm Implements, &c. Victoria. Vancouver. Kamloops. Leiser, Importers of "j. Foreign & Domestic Dry Goods, And Manufacturers of—, Overalls, Shits, and all kinds of Clothing suitable for the Mining; Trade. !) iintl 11 Villi's Street, Victoria, B.C. GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL, Stalled ucnr l._|Jol, KAMLOOPS, U..'. DUPONT & CURVING, ■ - - Props ■ACKAY SADDLERY AND HARESS CO. MANl..'.U-.*-lH.-ltH ANI) IMl'OllTKltB OF OVER THE OCEAN. Street reruso in Italy in Bold by publlo auction. Hypnotism Is scientifically studied In somo of tho French medical colleges. Tlio lifeboats round tho British coast during tho last year rescued 0S3 peoplo. Moro than 2,000 peoplo cam a living in Paris by fortune tolling, and tholr total yearly earnings nro estimated nt £100,000. A prisoner nhout to ho executed in Franco does not know tho day. Ho is Informed just 15 minutes beforo the ax falls. Munich restaurants nm becoming moro and moro international. Somo of them now hnvo American bars nud English grillrooms. Tho shepherds of Germany predict tho wentiicr by observing tho wool on tbo backs ot their sheep. Whon it is very curly, flno weather will prevail. In every city ortown in tho Netherlands you will And a Rosemary street. In olden days only undertakers lived in them, tho rosemary being, in the langungo of (lowers, specially dedicated to tho dead. Many of tho tall old bouses in tho residential streets and oven squares of tho inner belt of London, which less thnn a century ngo woro tho houses of tho well to do, hnvo been cut up into tenements in the perpetual search for rooms to Uvo. PERT PERSONALS. Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips, Spurs,. and Harness Trimmings. REPAIRING DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DESPATCH All orde s by man promptly attended to and salt:faction guaranteed ASHCROFT. : : : : B. C. COSMOPOLITAN _eca.__v_:xjOO-PS, HOTEL. B.C. This well known house hus boen reopened by Uh now proprioto und haa boon thoroughly renovated and fitted up RA. BARN HART, Prop. THE IMPERIAL BREWING GO. LTD. _K AMLOOPS, _B. O. MANUVACTUHERS OF— LAGER BEER AND PORTER. CINCER BEER, SODA WATER, Also LEMONADE, Aerated and other Drinks. Lniler our new manage men I we have peruiiinently secured the service* nf a first ••_«- brewer, who has thoroughly overhauled our cellum, and we nre now prepared to furnish tht market witli our new beer, whieh Is second lo none and sure to give good t-.tti-rfaction. All orders by muil or otherwise promptly attended to. (Jive us a trial. E T. W PEAESE. Manager. Occidental Hotel, QUESNELLE, - B C, Nf.w management, Hulol hendquitrters for B. X. stages for mining men, well [urMnlteU rooms. Table supplied season. Moat complete bar in Oarlboo, Stables in connection, Mav a .id Oats in quan.ity F. HOFEROAMP& A. JOHNSON, Headquarter! .th everything in Proprietors. FUMITURE CARPE.8, OU, CLOTHS etc., etc. Cheapest house on earth, write for prices M. P. CORDON, - KAMLOOPS, B.C. ■TO-Eacnsr i__:o\_zj_._i] HOTEL & GENERAL STORE. (_j-CT-__s_isr-_-:i-i_-E sobai es. C. A /ull assortment of Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, Ltauols and Cigar, Hardware, Miners Supplies. Hay, Gram and Slab/in, trtses right. HYDRAULIC PIPE -___H»_a3__-;-_:_-_J-SK-.-^ Water Works or Minine Plants. Butchers will appreolato a newly designed ment block which has a hollow surfneo on one side nnd a tint surface on tho other nnd Is hung on two pivots in Its frame to bring cither surface uppermost, whero tt can 1» bolted to hold it steady. An lown man has patented n combination rnko nud pitchfork, the tinea being pivoted on a rod running at right angles with tho handle, with notches cut in tho disks on which tbo tines nro mounted to receive spring pins which lock tho tines in position for uso. Slaking wool out of llmcstono is tho achievement of nn Indinnn genius—C. C. Hall of Anderson. It isn't ushestus, but n good deal like it. It has n longer fiber and can ho mado into a thread. It is fireproof, and tbo manufacture ia by means of a furnaco nnd chemicals, A Texan haa patented n folding bed which is suspended from tho celling by wears a crown.—Pliilndclphla Times. Rostand may hnvo matter for a bright farco comedy beforo ho gets through with on American lawsuit.—Tacoma Ledger. Hobson has kissed a bride in Japan. Tlio young man simply can't resist tho temptation.--Philadelphia North American. It Ib now said that Mr. Roberts of Utah cannot mako a speech. Having threo wives, ho has lenrned to listen,—Pittsburg News. Edison Is becoming a very lazy and indolent mau. In fact, ho himself admits that ho slcops 5 hours out of tho 2-1.—Kansas City Times. Tho effort of tho Hon. Bill Storrott to introduce tbo dress suit at breakfast ln Texas has very properly heen scalped by tho Indians.—Memphis Commercial Appeal. Old sayings aro boing wrecked daily. Queen Victoria now finds great difficulty ln keeping awake notwithstanding tho statement that Uncney lies tho head that Tlie largest aud best equipped rivetted steel pipe making plant on the coast. Estimates Famished. Large ot Small Quantities. Ho Delay In Dellveij. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Armstrong & Morrison OlBco and works—Foot of He_tlc_ uvo. VANCOUVER, B.C,___ 'THE WELCOME' RESTAURANT and CHOP HOUSE MRS. QEO. KNAPPETT, Proprietress. Meals-at all hours, day and night. Fresh oysters in any style always on hand, Private boxes for ladies and dining parties. four pulleys, tho ropes running to n central shaft, which is turned by pulling a ropo Wound on n wheel carried by tho shaft, thus drawing the bed up to tho ceiling nnd holding it out of tho way. POPULAR SCIENCE. • Sir Thomas Ltptcm continues to giro evidence that ho has got money to burn. A littlo thing liko tho purchnsoof u $100.- 000 steam yacht by him will havo to bo set down as ono of tho Incidental expenses of tho next international yacht raco.-—Boston Herald. Supper is to flany Indispensabe! And tbo qucetion arises whnt should we eat, drink and avoid, supper being a late refreshment. Beaver Lake House, C. W. EAGLE, Proprietor. On the Main Road from the 150-Mile House to Quesnelle Forks. Qood accommodation., for travelers and good stabling, feed, etc., for teams. A well stocked bar in connection. I deal largely in hay, grain, and farmproduce generally. McLennan, McFeely & fe Lll VANOOUVER, B.C. Haidware, Stoves, etc. Mill and Mine Supplies. Agents for ths Giant Powder Company- Agents for tne Majestic Steel Bang* 3-_Ce.11 Ordors Solicited. 150 MILE HOUSE The distributing point for all the hydraulic mines at Horse Fly, North and South Forks and main Quesnelle River, also the stock ranges of Chileoten and Beaver Lake Valley. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Eggs mny bo preserved for a month by boiling them ononiimito or steeping thom for a timo in sweet oil. A doctor ha-i hi id, "Mold and decaying vcgotaliies In tho collar weave shrouds for tlio upper rooms." That ia a good thing to remember and net upon ns spring advance* Paint nnd putty can bo taken off glass by wetting tbo j-Iiisj. soveral times with a strong solution of soda. Wot tho glass often with it till Uio spots soften nnd can bo washed oh* and then polish with nico* bol. A bottlo of gilding, cost 10 cents, Is a handy thing to buvo In tho house. Tho chains of the hangltig lamp, tho slightly defaced picture frames or any article that Is glided may bo refurbished at slight oost und troublo. If you woro on the moon, tho earth would appear to bo 0_ times larger than tho sun docs to residents of this planet. At tho present rato of combustion It Is thought tho sun will last from 7,000,000 to 16,000,000 years boforo burning Itself out. Thero is ono portion of the human body which continues to inercaso in sizo throughout llfo and does not cease With tho attainments of maturity. This is tho crystallluo Ions of tho oyo. Newton's law of gravitation will havo to bo modified. M. Maurain, in tho Journal do Physique, nssorts that careful measurements show thut tho intensity of gravitation in Islands is greater than on continents. OUR GIRLS. JEWELRY JOTTINGS. PITH AND POINT. Somo ot theso mothers' congresses would bo mightily embarrassed by a sudden request to dress the baby.—Albany Argus. Woman argued on both sldos of tho woman sull'rngo bill nt Albany tho other day. That's ono reason why women don't vote.—Now York World. A recent convocation of fomnlo suffragists in Washington camo out strong for both expansion und contraction. It passed resolution.) favoring loose corsets and short skirts.—St. Louis Roptibllo. So Vnssar has decided that a culinary education isn't needed in its ourrloulum. Tho girls bol lovo that after n courso at Vassnr thoy aro eligible to wed meu who oan afford, to hire a cook.—Boston Globe, CURTAIN RAISERS. A watch guard of sporting character carries out ln gold and aluminium a curb chain and snnfilo bit design. Buckles nnd slides for shoulder straps, ribbon how centers and throat bauds represent all shapes, being square, round, oval or oblong, as woll as assuming many fanciful varintlons of theso outlines. Tho pendant fad scorns to threaten ln rings, in which, however, it appears a precarious and Inconvenient indulgence. In this caso tho ring should lw a slender band to which tho pendant gem or gems nro attached. Tho favor in which richly colored stones nro hold extends this season to tbo engagement ring. Whilo tlio diamond, of courso, continues to bo tho standard stono many women prefer somotihiug moro individual in character, and accordingly tho now fashionable emerald, tbo ruby and tho sapphire servo as vory chic emblems of ho- irnthal.-—Jowolors' Circular. : We- Shaold Avoid We Should Eat We Should Brink \nythin(f and evorything that 'does not comply with the following simple hygienio rales. That whioh roadily assimilates and does not overtax the digestive powers during the night. Only that which indncos healthy sleop without any reactionary depression in the morning. BOVRIL At tl is Point will be found a good assortment of GENERAL MERCH AND ISE&MI NERS SUPPLI ES Also one of ihe best Hotels on the route. Information cheerfully given. VEITH & BORLAND Proprietors and Stock Raisers. UPPER CUTS. Every man who says that marriage la a success praises both bis wifo nnd hlmsolf. Lawyers break moro laws thnn any othor class of people, and tlicy got paid for doing It's painful to seo a woman laugh whon sho doesn't want to, but thinks sho ought to. If gossips would stop to think occasionally, thoir tongues would got a much noed- ed rest. Tho small boy's lovo for his mother !• apt to undergo u BQVert) Strain ©TOW tlmt •hoQuMfhlBtr*. w Victor Herbert is writing nn oporatt* fbr Frank Daniels. Tho Bostonlans aro to revive DoKoven. •nd Smith's comio opera, "Rob Hoy." Manvillo Fonn's novel, "That Man's Wo," 1ms been dramatized by Joo Korr. Lionel Barrymoro, son of Maurice, is a- member of Sol Smith Russell's company. Maggio Mitchell has retired from the* stago, but is soon to bo replaced by hor daughter Fanehon. "Wolfe Tone," a now play, has mado a- hit ln Dublin. Thoro should bo somothiug tor thU wovtnr in suo-i a wWoofc. Fitzslminons and Sharkey nro now on- gaged in nn unlimited round contest to ans which can escape lighting tho other.-— Memphis Comnierclal-Apjienl. .fudging by tho caution and evasion lii-* rttllgod in by Sharkey, Fltzslmmons and ..citYrlcs the trio of pugilists believo tlio oHl prlzorlngadage, "A match well made In half won. "—Boston Traveler. .1-Uon Tony, Modjeska and Bernhardt, tlirea of tho leading tragediennes of tho day, nro grandmothers, yet youthful parts oro not beyond them. A ono act play called "Hopontanco" has been written liy Mrs. Cralglo for Goorgo Alexander. Its scoito Is in Spain at tho tlmo of tlio Carllst war in 1888, Slabol Oilman, tho nctress who wo-fl suspended from duty in "A Runaway Girl" becauso sho persisted in leaping over a post, has joined tlio Casino forces. Mrs. Kendal has been giving dr amatlo recitals of "As You Liko It," singing somo of tho songs horsolf, while others ■woro intrusted to urofuasioual solojlsts. __ HeIIzMAN & GO. PIANOS. All the Creat Artists oflthe dav have endorsed and eulogized these Celebrated Inatruments and pronounced them to be the leading Pianos of Panada. PITHER & LEISER. Importers and Wholesale Dealers in WINES LIQUORS and CIGARS VICTORIA, B. C. Oppenheimer Bros. WHOLESALE Vancouver, : GROCERS B.C. CLINTON HOTEL, MAKSHA.--I- S SMITH, Proprintorsj : BOARD &HD LODGING BV THE DRY. WEEK OR MONTH. SMITH db B-E-LTT-BOlXr General Blacksmiths, Horseshoeing, Steel, Iron aud Hardwood Lumber kept in stock, also wagoni suitable for freighting and ranching. Shop on Rnilway Av.nu.. - - - ASHOBOFT, B.C. THE ASHCROFT JOURNAL. SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1800. Geo. Bushnoll wont down to the coast hist night. S. Tlngley returned from Toronto on last Thurday'a train. LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS. J. D. Gillis was nt Llllooet for a Tew days this week. Tho Ashcroft Livery Stable is ro- calving n coal id' paint, Hsciii-simi Lick.'Is will bo issued over Lho O.P.U. for tho 1st, of July. [Tor a nice cool drink dry Mrs. Stead- nan's now aodii water fountain. I-'. W.'lsb, Ci, D, S„ dontUt, will lie in Aahoi-oft about the SOth of tho month. Miss Dulby leaves for Victoria today, where she will spend tho Buuimor vacation. Thu tobacco seed which was planted recently on tho B, X. flat is coming up in good shape, A. Oluwsou ottino down from Savonas yostorday whoro bo is paiutlng Adam Iforguson's hotel. Messrs. Luyton aud Cotton, ami M and Mrs, Sortore, nil of Toronto, are Stopping at tbo Cargilo House. Tho concert programme, which appears in another column, will attract many persons to the town hall next Friday night. . It is reported tbat \V. Pooley, tlio wellkuowu Nicola rancher, has pur chased 1,000 head oE cattlo iu the Chll cotin district. H. M. Layton, who recently arrivod in town, is one of Toronto's most promising musicians, ho having composed a number of inarches, waltzes, eako walks, etc., which have had successful runs. Gen, Hurley, of Lillooet, spout a cou pie of days in town the foro part of the weok. Ho reports tho DUlooot-Lyttou wagon road as being much improved, aud stages will soon bo ablo to make tlio through trip. Tho waterworks dam appears to havo somo attraction for thu young peoplo of town. A number of parties have been out there during tho past week, with promises to come again, which looks well for lho entertaining powers of the gonial "Handy." The "Imperial Limited" is uow au accomplished fact. Tho fastest train possible and all tbo comforts of n homo tend to make the Canadian Paoiflc Railway the most popular in the world and even prejudiced people think twice boforo going over any other routo. Dr, Reynolds loft the 100 Milo Houso fortho Porks of Quesnelle last Mon day. Uo will also visit the Horsefly mines bofore his return. Tlio report that one of the horses had become lame was much exaggerated as tbo horso was, when be left bore and btill is, in tbo best, of condition. Arthur Nool, mauager of the Bond Or minis, at Bridge river, is in Ottawa purchasing supplies fo- their mine. Their 10-stnmp mill will bo put in operation about July 15th, Thoy havo fully 1,000 feet of development work dono on the Bond Or, and ore enough ou tlie dump to keep Uio mill running for a year. What came near to being a sorious fire,'last Saturday, at tho C.P.R. station, was promptly extinguished by tho tire brigade. A spark from a passing locomotive ignited a pile of sleepers, aud witb tho high wind *hicb was blowing at the time, for a short time threatened the destruction of tho station. lu another column will bo fouud tbe annual statement of tlie Mutual Lifo Insurance Company, of New York, of which II. I*. Horton. of tho 150-Mile House, is agent: for Cariboo and tho Lillooels. It is ono of tlio best com pan les, and anyone desiring insurance can get no better rates or a moro oer tain company to deal with than tho Mutual Life. Mr, Hi J, Coylo and Mr. Allen Cameron, two of tho most popular officials of tlio Canadian Pucilic Railway Com puny, have just received woll deserved promotions, Mr. Coylo has been appointed assistant general passenger agent, in charge of British Columbia and tho Const Slates.and Mi*. Cameron assistiuiL general freight agent, with the samo jurisdiction. Formerly Mr Coylo wusdistrict passenger agent. Botli gentlemen bavo many friends iu British Columbia who will bo anxious to moot nnd coin,'ratulate them on their promotion. Sontlnel. A meeting of the shareholders of tbo Kamloops Hotol Company wus bold in Messrs. Fulton & Ward's offices on Monday afternoon. (.'. W. Ward math a proposal with regard to the building of thc hotel whicli wa. accepted, wliero upon bo was elected manager and director or the oompany. ArchiteotGer bard Tiarks' plans were accepted. The latter left for Vancouvoi- on Monday for tho purposo of seeing the C.P.R. authorities aud submitting the plans for their approval. It is expected tho hotol will be under way within a month's time, Mr. Robinson resigned his position as secretary and in futuro all transactions iu connection with tin compauy will bo dealt with by Mr. Ward. C, B, Reeves, of Chilli .rack, is spending a fow days in towu. R, H. Cusack was a passenger from Lhe 150 on lasL Tuesday's stage. Chas. Pounio, of L'ennieston, spent soveral days in Lown tbis week. Chas. Id. Tisdall, M. P., of Vancouver, came up ou Tuesday's "Imperial," ■I. Collins and family will move out to their summer residence today. (i, K. Johnson returned from Vancouver Tuosday night much improved ln health, R, i'ortor, tho well known butcher of Victoria was in Lown for sovoral days tliis week. Tho Sunday closing law for barrooms is being very rigidly enforced in Ashoroft. Mrs. A.S. Ulrich and two daughters, of the 182 Mile House, are at tho Asbcroft Hotel. J. 11. Bryson returnod this week from a session of Lho Grand Lodgo I. O. O. F. at Vaucouver, Tenders for a new suhool house at Ashcroft aro being callod for iu an adv. in another column. J. H. Clements has had his face deco- rated with a becoming smite since last Saturday, lt is a boy. Tom Barton, formerly road superintendent, from Cache Creek, returned from Atlin Friday night. J. II. Gillard bad his shoulder badly Injured during a practice lacrosse match last Monday night. Howard Pinuell came dowu from Kamloops Saturday night to finish the work on tho Ashcroft Hotel. Mrs. If. P. Lewis left Tuesday night for a visit to relatives in Kansas. She expects to be gone some months. Messrs. Stewart & Crazier have a number onigr .cultural implements on band which nre worth inspection. Geo. A Vieth and Robert Borland, tho lato proprietors of tho 150 Mile House, came down on last Tuesday's stuge. J, Purchase, formerly night agent hero, was in town last Saturday, and left for Spences Bridgo next day on his bicycle. J. Gallagher, of Big Bar, camo down on Saturday's stage and left for Westminster tbe snme night for medical treatment. Aleck Hall left Wednesday morning ou his bicycle for the 1..0 Mile Houso, whoro ho will spend a few weeks with bis parents. J. B. Loighton and J. A. Bremner are ou a trip through Cariboo to take an Inventory of the B. O. X. Go's, stock aud fixtures. Stuart Henderson, barrister, left for a round trip to Cariboo last Sunday morning to attend tho si Kings of the County Court. The Ottawa cabinet bas decided in tho Perrier case, of New Westminster, Unit the law should take its course. Perrier will be hanged on tbe :10th inst. Messrs. Wallace Law, jeweler, aud Joe Doherty, tailor, both of Vancouver, arrived in Ashcroft Tuesday night, and left Wednesday for Cariboo on their bikes. Ono of our contemporaries recently reports tbo goose eggs in Kansas as beiug as large as hail stones. Had it said "hail stones as large as goose eggs" we might havo believed it. The challenge to play a game of lacrosse at Ashcroft on tho 1st of July has beeu accepted by the Kamloops team. Tbe local players are doing some hard practising and evidently intend to givo a good account of themselves on the day of the match. When ono of tho II. C. X. Co.'s stages is on tbe road it is about the hardest thing known to catch up to. M.P. Stewart accomplished the feat last Monday morniug nfter twolvo miles of hard driving. The stage stopped at Hat Creok for tbe passengers' break- rast aud was just on thepoint of starting wlien Mr. Stowart drove in there witb bis passenger. Somo people have little rogard for the proporty of others. This bas been evidenced by tho uumber of persons who wandor around tbe grounds of the lower end of town, Tbe grass whioh is coming up after so much labor is beiug trampled down in a most shameless manner. We would warn people that trespassers always leavo themselves open to prosecutiou. Tbe Inland Agricultural Association will bold their annual fair at Ashcroft on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, tbo _27tb, 28'th and 29th of September. Wo want everybody in the province to attend it and will guarantee thom a good Lime. From present indications it will be tbo best show ever held here, aud the sports in connection with it ate now being arranged for, THE TRAIN BELL CORD. An Old Rntrl-Kcr Telia the Hlorr ot UM Invention. In olil cars tho bell cord ran over the top and Was wound on a reel, snys Mr. Goorge In "Forty Years on the Bail," and the bmkeinnu had to climb up to tho top of tho ears, no matter how fast tho train wm running, to use tho cord or adjust lt lu case of mishap. An old engineer of thtj Krio road tells how the boll cord was Invented: Sometimes tho conductor wished to stop a trail) Iwtweon stations, but as there was no means of letting the engineer know hia wlshcH except liy sending word by a brake- man, who hnd to climb and scramble over n dozen freight cars boforo ho could attract tho engineer's attention, thero was often a vexations delay. "Pappy" Ayrea, tho pioneer Erie conductor, hit upon an expedient for signaling to tho engineer. Ho tied a stick of wood to a long ropo, hung the stick ln the engine rah and carried tbo ropo over the car tops to tho rear ot the train. His plan was to pull tho ropo and rattle the stick when ho wished tho train stopped. Tho engineer of Conductor Ayres' train was conservative—"sulky," tho oonduotof Killed him—nnd did not see fit to recognize such nn innovation. "Why didn't yon stop tho train when I pulled that tapes." thundered tho conductor nfter n flagrant refusal to notice tho stick of wood signal. " 'Cnusonoonetoldmo tOBtopit."Wi-i tho engineer's surly answer. "Well, I tell you to atop it hereafter when I pull on that stick of wood," said tho conductor. "If you don't"-— Ho turned away muttering some sort of threat. Tho very noxt run tho conductor's vigorous pull on tho ropo was unheeded by tho engineer. At tho cIobo of tho day Conductor Ayres met tho engineer with tho words: "See heret I've stood all thonoMCHM I'm going to) Just como out bore, and I'll give you a good licking!" Thero was flro in his oyo, and the engineer, noting lt, turned mild nt oneo. "All ■ right," ho onswercd amiably. "I'm willing to wrastlo with ye, an if ye ran throw mo I'll notlco any signal, If 't-dn't lnoro'n n bumblebee's buzzln, per- tided yo can harness hiui ko'h to buzz when ye want thc train stopped." A wrestling match followed, In which "Pappy" laid tho engineer low. Tho rope and stick worked to a charm after that and (.0011 led to tho Introduction of tho now universal Ml and cord system of signaling. Mrs. Potter attended tlio recent grand reception to tho Duko of Devonshire in London and is to boa prominent person- ngo In the great charity bazaar to bo held ln Juno. Arrangements hnvo been completed to tako "Tho Fortune Teller," with Miss Alice. Nielsen, to London noxt summer. Tho opera will bo produced at tho ShaftM- burv theater Charles Killings left for tbe coast last Thursday night. Miss E, Hawthorne went to Vancouver this morning, where she will spend a few weeks during the holidays, Mrs. Cox, of Victoria, and Mrs. H. Leslie, of North Bend, are the'guests of the latter's father, Mr. Jamos Haddock J. H. CLEMENTS, Phm.B., P,.pH.t„. or THE ASHCROFT DRUG AND STATIONERY STORE. Miss Watson, of Victoria, who has been spending a few weeks with Mrs. H. L. Roberts, went to Kamloops Friday to visit friends. We notice that a number ofthe trees which were planted this spring are wilting for want of care. They should be watered at least every other evening. Tbe Canadian Press Association from Manitoba and the Northwest Ter- tories, passed through Ashcroft on Friday evening on their way home. There were eighty-five of them In all. We were pleased to meet J, C. Grome, of the Toronto Type Foundry, Winnipeg, and W. B. Ballantyne, of the Emerson Journal. The following amateur sports will be competed for at Ashoroft on the 1st of July: 100 yard foot race; quarter mile foot race; boys race, 75 yards, under 15 years; boys race, 75 yards, under 12 years; long jump, running; running high jump; hop step and jump; three legged race, 100 yards; obstacle race; smokers race; girls race, 75yards, bicycle race, long; bicycle race, short. School closed yesterday for the summer vacation after a most satisfactory examination. The examinations were followed by recitations and songs by the pupils, after which Mr. Walter Shaw presented, after a short address, the rolls of honor to the folllowing: Division 1.—Punctuality and regularity, Constance Nesbitt; deportment, Minnie Burr; Proficiency, Alice Shaw; Division 2.—Punctuality and regularity, Poster Steadman; deportment, Gladys Bailey; proficiency, Edna Croston. NOTICE. An adjourned meeting of lbe Hoard of License Commission.- for tilt- Aslicrolt district will he held at tbe Court House, Ashcroft. H.C, on Thursday, Julv oth, 1800, at the hour often In the forenoon. JOSEPH WM, BUKR, Chief License Inspector, 8ta Ashcroft District. NOTICE. An ailjimriifil inertiiic nf the Board of License Commissi-.tiers for West Yale district will be held at Die Court House. Lytton, B.C., •in Friday. June SOth, 1800, ut tbe hour of ten r-l-.Vor.noon, ,,KANKgAYRE. BU Wftlt Yale District. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that at tbe explralion of 00 days 1 intend to apply to the Honorable Chief Commissioner of Ltnos and Works for permission to lease 1,000 ncres, more or less, nf pastoral land (or 21 years, situated on Don Creek mountain, adjoining the preemption of J, S, Place, Isadore Gaspard and William Measoti, between what Is known us the Big Gulch and Dog Creek. ,„ „___„-,-_ , JOS.PIDGEON. bog Ctitk, June letb, ISO., 8U0 W hen needing Drugs, Chomlortls, Patent Medicines,Toilet Artioles, Pine Soaps, School Suppllos, Stationery, Fishing Tacklo, Heading Matter, etc. YOU WILL FIND IM. A nuiiblii'il ilmcuisi lo»I:s after vour wants. and. Ku-sh up-tn-ilytf stuck. Qrtl. Uight prices ami riglit treatment. ntnnd I will do my boat to fill them to your satisfaction. ■v. Life and lluddini* and Loan companies. Write for circulars. Cariboo § Lillooet Stage Travel Clinton and way points—Monday, Wednesday aud Friday, All points in Cariboo—Monday and Friday. Lillooet dii'eet-'-Monday and Friday. Through and roturn tiok-ts at roduoed rates. Special conveyances furnished. ! SHOES! Call anil sec our special lines just received. Men's Calf Tan and Canvas Shoes. Ladies' Laced and Oxford Ties- Shoes with Fancy Cloth Tops. ASHCROFT TRADING CO.'S THE ASHOROFT DRUG COMPANY. jU.-ito Xj-A-n.!-----! do CO.) Brick Block, noxt door to Bank of B.N.A., ASHCROFT, B.O. A large autl well-assorted stock of New Goods. Pi-ices reasonable. Special attention to ordors liy mull. I--1 "JJ know what Is wanted or what is tlio trouble, utul medicines, etc, will lio promptly forwarded. WDR. CLARKE S OFFICE AT STORE. Life Insurance Company OIF ZnTZEW YOBZ. EICHAED -A.- -MT'CTTIR-D'y. F_B.ESI3D_B-CTT. Present Assets oxcoods 8277,017,325.36; surplus over all liabilities, $.(7,728,lfi4.u'J. Tho compauy issues tlio most liberal contracts that aro sold. The com pany pays out au avorago of §50,000 a day in death claims, ondowmonts and annuities. Tho oompany is universal, doing busiuoss throughout tho world, and tlio Mutual Life is tho largest, strou^est and best company. Insure in it. STANLEY HENDERSON, Manager for Mainland, VANJ.OUVL.1., B.C. H. P. HORAN, District Agent. 150-MILE HOUSE, B.C. NOTICE. Notice is hereby niv-irn thai fnun ami nfter ttiisiliiti'I slmll not lit- rf-nimsiliW- inr any .lebtsnmuaf.nl witlmii. tin v.n:_i.i nuler. Dan-jim A-ti.-mkUii--.':<:>: iji Ki-bmiiry.lSlW. 48tc C. \V. KAViLK. NOTICE. ofthe \Vill>;im-j l.akt-b.uul .>i ln.haii-, ut'l'lv tn the Commissi fin-r nf ilie (.'a.Mum lii-iri.t for permission _ore_-u.il utu- lmtulre.1 uulu-- of water from a ereek erosr-iin: the w-it-Oii road between the lf>. anil I an mile Dusts for ilo- inest.c and ngriculf.irK! purposes, hullaii Agent. Clinton. B.C., June 0th, 1800. 7t5 NOTICE. Notice is hereby aiven thai 1 shall, on behalf of t-H-Foi-.-l-iin .iaii.l of imliaiij-. ;_ti|)]y to the Commissioner of ttie Ullooet Distrul for permission to record tv.w hundred t loin in.-lir- of water from a creek called We-o-inis, in Lor. enzo vallev. and aboul eiaht miles from llic Fountain, for domestic ami nu rinilUii.il pur- poses. Clinton. June Hth, 1600, Haud YfE W__ §__ Come and inspect my a' oo' SCOTCH GOODS! Sly flrst shipment direct. They are a credit to tho name thoy bear. Tweeds, Serges, Worsteds, Vicimas, Pantlngs, Breechings, Vestlngs. Charges moderate. First-class workmanship. TOMDrlcCOSH THE MERCHANT TAILOR, ASHCROFT - - - B.C POINT GOHFOBT HOTEL SIDNEY WILLIAMS, P.L.S., P.A.S.I'., London. Land Surveyor. Civil Engineer,Draughtsman QUESNELLE MOUTH, B. C. Engineering and Survey work. Reports on uiiiiliiK properties. .Mans and plans pre- • - - -- ■•-- ,Jig- ■ - pared of any portion Maps of Cat rlboo district NOTICE. Ttie public are warned that the Power of Utorncy from J. S- Mack has been cancelled. 7ta JOSEPH FALL. LIST OF ADVERTISERS MERCHANDISE, P W Foster Abhcroft Ashcroft Trading Co Vieth & Horiand 150 Mile HouBe Hudsons Bay Co Quesnelle James Reid hotels. Ashcroft Hotel Ashoroft Cargilo House Welcomo Restaurant Clinton Hotel Clinton John McRao Quesnelle Forks Occidental Hotel Quesnelle Beaver Lake House Beaver Lake Cosmopolitan Hotel Kamloops Grand Pacific Hotel Dominion Hotel Kamloops House Hotel Badmington Vancouver Point Comfort Hotel Mayne Island CIGAR MANUFACTURERS. Inland Cigar Factory Kamloops HARDWARE. Thos Dunn & Co Vanoouver McLennan, McFeely & Co E G Prior & Co Kamloops JEWELRY. N do Keyser BLACESMlTBINfl. I Lehman Smith _ Bryson D Novin Ashcroft Asbcroft PDOMPl.flS PASS, MAINE LSI.AMI, B.C. (Midway between Vancouver mid Vlctoi This hotel in Hitualed on one of ihc most beautiful islands in the Gulf of Georgia. Cllmateue-lBlltfnl;i;oodlio_il.t... and IMiiiiKi lawn tennis and bathing, Just the place to spend a holiday during llic lint summer months, The house is well furnished and with all modern conveniences. The steamer leaves New Westminster e- Monday, Thursduy and Saturday. Moderate rates. Apply to manager. KINDEI and MORC Painters, Paperhangers, Kalsominers. The abovo firm is now prepared to execute ull orders in connection with the Painting buninoss which may bo intrusted to them. Out-of-town ordors are solicited and will teueive prompt attention.. Hat Creek WHOLESALE MERCHANDISE. Oppenhoimor Bros Vancouver Pither & Leiser Viotorla K P Rithet & Uo Victoria Lenz St Leiser Victoria Wm Braid <& Co Vancouver Henderson Bros Vaneouver STABLES AND STAOES. Stowart & Orozier Ashoroft lt C Express Co ' " McRae Bros Vancouver MEATS. C H Gibson Ashcroft ,1 D Gillis " DRUGS AND STATIONER?. J H C loments Ashcroft Clarko & Co " BREWERY. Imperial Brewery Kamloops Westminster Brewery Westminster PAINTERS Kinder & Morgan Ashcroft STEAMBOATS Charlotte Soda Creek-Quesnelle FURNITURE. M 1' Gordon Kamloopa -MINING MACHINERY. Armstrong & Morrison Vancouver EDUCATIONAL. Vogel Commercial College Vanoouver HANKS. Bank of B. N. A. Ashoroft SADDLERY. L Mackay Ashcroft TAILORING. Thos McCosh Ashoroft LAND SURVEYOR. Sidney Williams Quesnelle RAILROADS. CPR.AL Clements,agent Ashoroft 0 M & St P, C J Eddy, agent Portland MISCELLANEOUS. 1 n O T J B Bryson hm ix. ry Thom Chong Lung Kaw ITura G W Baldwin Fruit aud Ornamental Trees M J Henry For Salo A. S. Ulrich Notice Mrs Woodruff For Salo A H J Martley Notico James McKen Columbia Bicycles C E Tisdall For Sulo Cr»U» _t C*8M» British Columbia Express Company HEAD OFFICE, ASHCUOFT, B.C. I P. RITHET & CO., LTD, VIOTOHI--, Wholesale- LIQUORS and GROCERIES. Agents Columbia Flouring Mills, Enderby niul Vernon.. COLUMBIA MEAT MARKET, "Tc0FT Havo constantly on hand a good mipply of , -Clood supplies at fair prices. WHOLESALE and BETAIL. J. D. CILLIS, Proprietor. Ouesnelle Mouth, B. C. All Projected Railroads for Northern Iiritish Colnmhw point to Quesnelle Mouth ns the centre nnd distributing depot for the various miuing camps in the great, gold bearing District of Cnritioo. Thc undersigned keeps a tine selected stock of the choicest goods procurable, consisting of BACON, BEANS, BUTTER, FLOUR, AND MILL FEED, AND A GENERAL LINE OF GROCERIES. Mining, Prospecting & Hunting Outfits. Hardware and Agricultural Imole- ments. Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Caps, etc. Lumber, Rough and Dressed. Cedar Shingles. Hay and Grain. Ashcroft Livery SALE & FEED STABLES. Buggies, Double and Single Drivers, and Saddle Horses. Special trips made to Lillooet and Cariboo. Wholesale aud retail dealers in Hav and Graiu. M. P. STEWART. W. CROZ1EK. Ste*wart db Crozier, P. O. Box 8, ASHCROFT, B.C. BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. PAII-UP CAPITAL $4,868,668.67 COLD RESERVE FUND * * - • 1,460.000.00 Head Office, London, England, No. 3 Clement's Lane. Branches in the principal towns of the Dominion of Canada, ARencies in New York and San Francisco, Branches in British Columbia—Victoria, Vancouver, Rossland, Trail, Kaslo, Greenwood and ABhcroft. Drafts issued on the above Branches and Agencies, and on China and Japan. Gold Dust and Amalgam purchased. O. HI- CS-IBSOIsT, MEAT MARKET, WHOLESALE AJVD RETAIL. Atlen'wn and satisfaction guaranteea to customers. Main Street, ASHCROFT, B C. THOS. DUNN&CoLtd -IMPORTERS OF- Shelf and Heavy Hardware. Placer and Quartz Mining Supplies t_T White ion Quotations. 8 and 10 Cordova Street, Vanoouver, B.O. HAMMOCKS! If you want a good Hammock at a low price, buy one from Tisdall's Gun Store, VA._sroo--rv_-i-S.
Title changes in chronological order: The British Columbia Mining Journal (1895-05-09 to 1896-05-02), The B.C. Mining Journal (1896-05-09 to 1899-04-29), and Ashcroft Journal (1899-05-06 to 1967).
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