@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "771a3f1f-6cd7-4115-b7e4-617b0532c86e"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:issued "2016-07-26"@en, "1910-01-15"@en ; dcterms:description "The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919."@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/disledfer/items/1.0182856/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ * );• *.'■. j; \\i 1/ K rt Dm I' ' I* • i*\\f. > Industrial Unit; ■ST.-._ wUuiKib'' \\ - The Official Organ of District Ko. 18, V. PI. W. of A. Political Unity is Victory VOI* V.-.-No. 24 FERNIE, B. C, January 15th, 1910 $1.00 a Year CIVIC AFFAIRS CUTTING DASH City Administration Has Peculiar Turn—Takes Thirty Days The civili elections took on rather a peculiar turn this week. The people of 'the north end held two meetings to bring forward three candidates for aldermen, as they considered from their point of view that they' were not getting justice'from the present council. This so incensed the members of the present council that they all went on strike, and absolutely refused to stand for. another term. Mayor Herchmer refused to stand unless at least four of his previous council stood with him, and no " other candidate could be induced to come forward as J Mayor. - v - ■ / .The ' nominations closed with' just four names "put forward as aldermen -as follows: - * -• *'> William Scott - • •' i William Morrison , ;, 1 D. J. Digby °' ' William Kummer, - . • Two other gentlemen, had tlieir names in,, but on finding no othei* support for.mayor, they withdrew. As ■ matters now - stand another election day and nomination will have to be '.' declared, and it will be a -.matter of perhaps three weeks before an order ;. can be obtained from the Lieut.-Gov. ; in-council for the. same.' '"The old ."'council,'according "to. their oath,of of- . fice, are still responsible for-the affairs •*, of. the -city, so . no - alarm need '-. ue felt, in the meantime. * ■ - ■ i-Jt—w*ou!d-be-advisable_toilhav_e_,t-wo. Goldsmith, D. P. Kane, E. H. Latham, W. V. Papworth, J. Speers, P. H.Walsh. -" ,' ",*•'.* 7 ' "'School trustee: H. Giegerich and-O. Strathearn, TRAIL, B.' C. Jan. 10—Today's nominations were: ■, " Por mayor: George F. Weir, James Sibbald. For' aldermen: A. Austad, F. E. Dockrill, M. B. Dolan, "John Fluherer,. J. F.. Robilard, A. M. Skill, Harvey White, James White. CRANBROOK, B. C, Jan. 10— The following were the nominations * today: Por mayor:—Messrs. Fink and Ein- lay. '' Por aldermen: Messrs. Hunt, Jack- soli, . Johnson, Hickonbotham, Campbell, Gill, Dr. Green, D. Johnson, Short Patmore, Pruden. PHOENIX, B. C, Jan. 10—Nominations today were as follows: For mayor: D. J. Matheson, J. G, McKeown. . GRAND FORKS, Jan. 10—The nominations for civic honors took place today as.follows: For mayor: Fred Clark, Robert Harvey. *, '* Aldermen: East ward, W. K. Man- ley, J. A'.. Smith, J. B. Tuttle, C. Wolfram and R. Harvey, three to be elected. West ward: G. W. Rutherford, E. C. Henniger, and Dr. Follick, all elected by acclamation. School trustees :~G. H. Hull, G. M. Fripp, D. McCallum, N. L. Mclnnes and J. W. Rutherford, four to be elected!0 ' '' The poll will be held on Thursday, January 13,. with J. A. McCallum as returning officer. GREENWOOD, B. C, Jan. 10—The following "were all elected by acclamation at the civic nominations here today: * o ' Por mayor: Duucan Mcintosh. *' For aldermen: South, ward: James Sutherland, miner; S. P. Dickson, plasterer; Hugh- McKee, wood contractor; North ward: Frank Buckless, W. W. .Craig,' Andrew '.Sater.. -. School trustees: ,F. „W. McLaine, H. LOST LICENCE The Powers That be Have no Valid Reason to Offer The Grossest Miscarriage of Justice-Clique * * , . ,** ■ ' * Rule, in Full Charge-End Not Yet PUBLICS' INTEREST IS ENDANGERED or three'of the old hands' in again, as -."they now have. the -.swing of, affairs, but the other portions of the city, can ,|easily-be" represented as well. One '. good, business" man could.be elected ..j J!rlom._he'*pbrtlon,'ot the city* styled-the/ •.Annex district, and a couple from the north end if desired. That would make matters, run along smoothly, and as long as good honest, fearless men of ability were put up they would receive support. * . In the school board nominations A. C. Llphard and Thomas Robertson were tho only men nominated, and they nro therefore the two now members of the board, which Is made up as follows: ' W. S. Stanley, chairman Georgo Boulton', secretary , R, Dudloy A. C, Liphardt Thomas Robortson Tho following Ib a list of nomination In municipalities in other'part* bf tho province: Nelson For mayor: John Alexander Irving*, Harold Selous ami Georgo Washington Hnlo. Aldermen: John Fryer Kllby, Geo. Stood, Daniel C, McMorrls, Thomas D. DosBrlBay, tloorgo Pendleton Wells, Robert A. PoobloH, William Rutherford, Jamofl Albert McDonald, Edward Korr, Gustavo Bonjnmin Mntthow, W, FoRtor Mawdsloy, Alexander Cnrrlo, Arthur A. Porrler, Willinm aosnell, H. McKenzie. 8chool Doard Edward C. Arthur, and Robert Geo. Joy. ItOBSnAND,' Jan. lO—Nomlniitlons < for mayor, nl.lonii.*n nml school trus- toon wero mado hero toiluy, to bo voted for on Thursday next. Tho nomlnatlmiH woro: For mayor: James W-, Orogory, Jno. Marlon, For uldorm.*n'for Hast ward: Robert Fox, .1. II, Lnngmnn, James II. U>o, Malcolm McKinnon anil T, II. Hood. Tlm*-!" nldoniit'ii lo bo I'leclcd lu oiml wnnl. For aldermen In WoBt ward: J. T. Armstrong, Alexander Ilorno, Willinm Moiu'lmm, W. I). WUIhoii und Juntos I^TwmlilU*. Throe iildormon to bo ol- ' octoil In West wnnl. Oc^nnl IviV'tonn. n tt Hiitelinnn TT V. MrPrnnoy, T>. Tl. McDonald, O. II. fltovetifl, 1-3. 8. II. Winn, Two Hchool tniHtncH nro to be elected, IlKVKhBTOKB, II, O. Jan. 10 —Tlio following aro tlio nominations for tho rttv'nf NevelHtoke: For Mayor: J. \\V. Hnmllton, Clinrlos V, l.lndmnrl:. First ward: K. Trtimblo, T. F. McKinnon, GeorKo Klmberley. Second ward: Walter IIowb, F. Mc- Carty, N. It. 8aw)*or. TViud ward; \\V. Cowan, W. O. AU- rahnrimon.' W. \\V. Loefnux. Hchool irimiN'ii: Y . Young, V, K. -UU- Ian, Robert Tflpplni?. KASIA II. O, Jan, 10—Todft)*'* nominations wt-ru: For mayor: J. W. Powor by ncclanv atlon. AMwrmui*)*. (V. O. Budmutui. A. *J,i Curie. A It. Keener. IF. Gelgcrich, A. :,ANEW CONCERN $1,000,000 Said to be Behind a Move- men to Manufacture,,Shirt.Waists , ^-*, ■' — Will'Aecogliize'Unllih •'•■">•*'-" NEW YORK, Jan. 12—A report that MIbb.Aiine Morgan,"daughter of J. P. Morgan, contemplates heading a corporation with $1,000,000 behind it 'to manufacture shirt waists and employ union labor, excited the striking shirt waist workers here today. Several fashionably gowned women appeared among the strikers today, and questioned them as to the wages they would expect ns union workers nnd rogardlng* conditions In the Industry In general, Ono o'f the strikers said that she with others had beon nskod by a vory wealthy young lady to mako tho. Investigation. "If wo gather facts which aro sutis- faetory and the plans now on foot go through," she added, "a million dollar corporation will bo formed to manufacture shirt waists and Mils corporation will recognize tli**) ii'iion of tin; Hi"ls." " ■ Why was there such strong opposition to the granting oi, a club license to thei-Fernie Workingmen's club? Because the saloon keepers naturally considered that it would mean that they would not sell as much liquor and thereby make a hole in their profits. '. ■ ' m - ' How was , the opposition overcome and through whose efforts was the license granted? An election was approaching, aud to show such gross unfairness would have been certain defeat to W. It. Ross and when this ,was shown to them they worked with voice, pocket book and booze for his .re-election, withdrawing their opposition, enabling an outsider of the town to have the license, granted. Why was the present action taken by Mr. McMullen?' - Because he takes his information in this case from,,those7vhohave no interest with the class who opposed the present M. L. A., and as Mr. W. R. Ross once more has the patronage under his control naturally those who were his ardent supporters expect a reward of some "kind for their "efforts" and the license for*.the Workingmen's club is refused in the Interest of the public. What is "meant by the interests of the public? ,„' Easily understood' If the definition of public is the old country one: Public—"pub" kept by a "publican—' 0 Who is not the "public' in the eyes of those instrumental in having the license cancelled? Any and' every Idividual who did not support, the return of W. R. Ross to Victoria. "What has been done in similar cases? ■* ■ , . > • Men have refused to drink liquor at all, whilst others have bought beer by the keg and purchased cigars froni ,the tobacconist. What'should be done in the,present case? '•' Try and find out by whom objection was made;'request the chief of the city .police to .state how many com-" plaints have,been-lilade..if any, with him or his men, also to the official of the provincial -police'who has charge "ofTnis'districin ! Get up a petition and present to' everybody for signatiue with a request that a renewal be granted to the club at Fernie. ' ^ If there is any honorable reason why this license should not be granted then the people of ■ Fornie are entitled to know, but if it be simply an arbitrary act on the part of Mr.J. McMullen done at the solicitation of a clique as a reward for political services rendered, every fair-minded cttizen'should'not'fail to show his disapproval of such autocratic acts regardless of political affiliation, but as a believer in .that fair play so much boasted about but often' out of evidence. We would advise thise citizens who are temperance advocates but. .at the same time believe in an honest and equitable administration of affairs to present the following worded petition: We, the undersigned, whilst having con_cientious scruples * against the liquor traffic in-any and every form, do most emphatically disapprove of the - principle of discrimmination against a*body of citizens and for this purpose only do\\we append below our rsignutures=as~eviueuce=Oi=prote3t^ The two Scottish novels which have achieved most success are The Bonnie Briar Bushl -written by the Rev. .John Watson, I). D. and fancifully signed Ian McLaren, and the Little Minister, written by J. M. Barrie. Both are Scottish stories of much interest and perfect, adaptation in the way of characterization. Naturally both have been dramatized. Tht Bonnie Rriar Bush lends itself particularly to adaptation si lice plot, characters, atmosphere are all ready at the hand of the playwright la the charming story of much heart interest which has made the pen name of Liverpool's greatest Presbyterian divine world famous. The work of making a play of the novel, which is counted a favorite of the writers, was committed to James McArthur, editor of the Bookman, wlio received some expert assistance from Augustus Thomas. They havo compressed tlie play into four acts, taking for the basic theme, the instance denoting the transformation of Lachlan,, Campbell trom a dogged, rigorous adherent of a fearful Presbyterian theology to a father whose heart throbs in unison with the broader humanities after a mishap which befalls his daughter. The love story of Flora Campbell and Ixird Hay is sufficient to make the main thread of a melodrama in itself but that, the comic touches provided by the bibulous postman, Archibald McKlttrick, and the genial Dr. McLure with the brighter comedy shown in the courting of the Rev. Carmichael and Kate Carnegie. The Bonnie. Briar Bush is sufficiently far removed from the realms of melodrama to be a splendid play. It will be seen hero on Tuesday, January 18th at the Grand Opera house. YOUNG MAN'S UNTIMELY DEATH Wm. Alexander's Sudden Taking Away Deeply Regretted OTTAWA HAS DEFICIT. ■ -i .- - CARNIVAL A SUCCESS Rink Committee Pleased With First of Season A Record Crowd '♦-♦ ♦«■*•■ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ LLOYD-GEORGE COMING LONDON, Jnn, IS—Cliitnoollor Lloyd Ge orgo may visit America next summer aB tho guest of the Welsh society wIioho invitation, lt Is understood, ho Iiiih accoptod, Uo will bo accompanied by Sir Snmuol Tliomns Kvnns, tho ho- llcltor gpiipnil nnd William Ahrnm nnd Willinm Jones, momborfl of parliament nt present, CABINET VACANCY NOT YET FILLED SO FAR THE MEMBER FROM FERNIE HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED The first carnival of the soason took placo ln the Fernie.rink on Tuesday evening and wiis a decided success. Thoro were over a hundred skatora In costume and the aisles wero crowdod with spectators. -The costumes were very good and It was an exceedingly difficult task for tho judgCB,- Messrs. Ainbrey, Stevenson mid Wood to pick tlio prize winners, The following wore finally solected: Bent dressed Lndy: Mrs. Shorwood Horchmor, representing the North Polo, Host ilroRHCiI nontlomiur. E. A. Rowe, ns Queen of Sliobn, <> <■ Best comic character: Jas. Lnwry, reproRcntliiK a woman suffragette. HftBt droBHod school girl: Wllma I licks, representing n Scotch LiishIc, Host drossotl school hoy, Franklin Iioiiiifll us an Indian. Following wero H-rnni.- of those In continue: Kva Ingram: Aftor the Flro. W. It. Ross: T. II. Wholnii' Wllma Illclta: Scotch Lassie, Clnra Cody: Rnilor Jock. 1 _to Ilonderfloii: Cow filrl, l.:ttn l.lrkpntrlclc: Cow Girl, Muriel WhlniHtur: Cow Girl. lOHtcllii Mutz: Little Prlnco NOTI&"?. ; Coal miners are requested to keep away from Hillcrest, as the mines there are already overcrowded. OUTLAW IS DEAD Arth ur, VICTORIA, Jnn. 18—Tho provincial executive wna In hi-hhIoii today from 11 n, tn. until 0 p, in., (lie entire dny being takon up with thu details of tbo vntlivnv or-intr-vf to ttxrnx the bnni« of loKlwlntlnn In the npproaohltiR* hphhIoii of parliament, It Ih understood thnt tho absorption of iho Vicioriu ami Harkloy Hound railway's chartor and Interestb Im helm** mniilderfd In connection with ilse K»-n- oral railway proposition before tin* houso. Tho rorlnril mlnlHtry nud niembur- whip llHtn for (bo approaching hchhIoh hnvo boon pro-Minted and confirm the Konoral oxp'-rtntlbn that no steps are! Hath Cnn Wholnn: Trnpper. John l,oclc Mr, Backward. Dorothy Henderson: nawobnll Hoy. HuhnoII Dudloy; Hchool hoy. Mri*. Ilargravo: Jnpiinoso Lady. Mih. S. Horchmor: Tlio North Polo. Mrs. Dr. Hotmell: MIhb Canada, W. S. Stnnloy; Wall I'opor Olrl H. Bunnell: I'lurrott. Mrs. R. W. Wood: Pierrot to. Jennie Cody mul Marlon Comim: lU-avenly TwtiiH, Mm. Kllcy: Queen of D!nmonn rattle thlof nnd Iidi-hi- niHtlcr nf lute yearn. Ho evaded tho police contlniiiilly by , nooning from one Milt; of the lint.' \\u j llm otliir, and had prutctiIon from {frloiiilH or peiHOtiH whom he Iuul liulm- ' hinted. j Ho had worked In company with nth- ' em, ninny of whom hnd been cnpiiirml | but lie alwnya niaiuigeil to nvolil nrrt-Ht ...t,t s.. t Jf V ,1 .,, , \\i, ia Jif'lii I'ln.in, I'.riw nf Mdfi'r lav, ' tells of many narrow e'-i-apcH of the '(lUllllW, he III (llll) Clllie being 111 tlie ; cellar while the policemen were nt din- ■ lier. , RAILING COLLAPSED Disaster at Political Meeting—One was Killed and Several Others ■■-.' •* -.*■-*■-—-.— Injured ».; •' - ■- « —■ - <•• LONDON, Jaii. 13—The first serious disaster of the campaign which entailed one death and Injuries to many persons, occurred in the eastern section of London tonight. The Irish league had called a meeting in thc town hall In Cnble street. A great crowd was besieging the hall and with the arrival of the procession of the members of the Irish league escorting the Liberal candidate, Mr. Bonn, who was to ad- droBS the meeting, the congestion became so great that tho railing nround the hnll collapsed and Bovoral people foil Into the area way, which was several feet. Ouo mnn was killed in the fall and sovornl othors were more or less seriously Injured. The mooting wiih ut once abandoned. TWELVE DEAD ' LOS ANV.raiiHS, Jan. ia—Wllh the death last night of Virginia I'roclndo, two yenrH obi, tlio total number of deal lis among the members of the Mnr(|iiez family canned by eating the f.-ontmilH of n jar of minted jx.-nr« was raised to 1_ Mi'H. Preclude, inothor of the littlo child, and the last of the 13 who par- tool*: nf the pnlFiined fruit In In a serious condition although Bhe only placed a few dinpn of the liquid in the Jar on ther tongue and Hpat It out when Hho illKroveri.'i) that the fruit had fer- nionted, "jurymen: ' " ,~' r ~"T~" "■ Foreman: Henry Mairad, 7 E.' Hesketh H. Ford , .. S. Fisher . „ J;. "\\Jorrison.*, ■"-•..■...■.,- •■.,*•■.•>. G. Booth After viewing the remains the jury adjourned to the school house whore the inquest was held. Tho evidence given was of a simple character, and after the doctor and one or two witnesses were examined the jury came to the verdict that tho deceased died from heart failure through tho administration of chloroform, " Deceased' was an old timer up here and was well liked nnd respected by everyone. He leaves a widow and one littlo girl to mourn his untimely and sudden death. will relii'Vf ihe niliuls of many much- to be takeii at \\,tt M:nt kvauViU Dw appointment of nn additional minister to ri'llt'\\e Hun. W. J. lio-Atier of om- of hin portfolios, nor Ih it probable that th*-*** premier »U1 nnnnunr-iw his Intention of sltUns for Victoria or Yale until nfter tho scsiilnn. lion. E. M. KecrtK will bo tlie tpcak- ax uC lUu iu.w k'iUbtuvv. ui he v«iu uf the lute. L. WIIu-j. Coo-.'..* OUI. E. lUggd. Ilnnebnll Girl. 17 I'lm.:;-; 'kl.uul lipy. Cora Wilkes: NinaR. Bell L. Itudnlckl: Morning. MIm IHnck: rtny II, Thornley; Hntnn. K, lVar*ow: Olil Ud>. JtU. Lawvy: Suffi'iujotte , K. Duthie, Charley"» aunt NEW VOItK. .Inn. i:*.--A while hIiivp Iltlil K'-T l.HK Ihvii IlilllMl li> -Dihlliil Al- torney Whitman In IiIh Inquiry Into the white Klnve truffle, which wiih ngnln , "''•"■ "» ""' h"ll,h -™umry nenrly all or under InviMtlKiitloit today by .I'llin D. *vv,,am ,mu' nwttt'Vtul more or Ickh from Itorl-efollm- Jr. GIiIh of tender jears ,liH r"l,lM- _ nre lured to thlH place on West 2.1U1' "■** •srreef nnd fN-n- n|ilppei| in lln-ttott Chicago nnd other places. The dl»- .':•!•■' ,'i'foMi' y f * tierii- hlng for th'- ni'.iii TOr. jVTf). Inn. I", P.d It win p. t\\„. cvnniple het by a iiiiniber of V. H, PRESENCE OF MIND CREATES A HERO QUICK WIT OP ASSISTANT IN TRAINING QUARTERS SAVES A LIFE NKW VOUK, .Ian. Vi The »hurp leeth mid clnw'-i of ('liivioii, a trained leopard, tieiuly chhi the life of Mih. Pillllllie UllhHt'lle, litis UUIIiel. Jt'hllM day. but the length of his (ail ttiiwil her. ('layton wiih iml> mul -.m-iiM nut \\n-\\- form, .Mm. l(i]i-i'i<))e jiniiiiii'ii nun umi nn Iron bur nud culled to her ustslMaiii lo nld her. Ah hIik luriied her head to cnll for nld the leopard leaped nn her. He bore IiIh mifttiCHH to (lie ground nii'l Htnod nver li"!' ui-owlttif. ;iii'| I'l'di Ing li iH tall, METHODIST CHURCH The Kpworlh league of the Mothodlst church met on Monday night, nnd after a short missionary'meeting taken by Mrs. W, L, Hall, the annual election of officers whh held. The Pastor acted as chairman for the election, und the'following officers were elected: Hon: President: Rev. W. L. Hull. ' PrcHldeiit: Mm. W. !.. Hull. First vice prer-sldi'iit: MIhh L. Hu- ler, Second vice preHldenf, MIhh C. I. (icrmiui. Third vice president: MIhh K. Bowen, Fmirili vice preHideiit:— MIhh L. Mott. Fifth vice . preHldenti—-MIhh lirnce ItnliiiiKoii. Hecii'tnry; A. Cook, TreitHiirer: .1, Stocltwell, OigiiiilHi: I', l.iineiiHter, AHHliitnui orgnnlHC — MlHS L. Kii-. ler, The in'w* officers tnlie charge next Monday evening nnd hope to do no tne good work during the year. lie Hlllit nml be at the Kpwortb league next Monday night uh ii good time is pioinlhi'.L Meeting in (barge of the Literary dcpailmeiit; Niritugcn. eHpwIalty welcome nt eight o'clock fihntp, OFF TO CONVENTION pir '.'iiiiui Tun:'. I who ci'litiol-i IhU ulille sliiv< ' UH. I The police j Paul Drink, bin villi bchi« ft T.bSi .tlh'iaij; Tlu- qui*, I. xx If d ,i in' h.-.l | The viirioiiK delegateh and DUlrlet l (till-*-'-..•!* I>,'!l HUH Week lul Ule IllU'llUf I lllllllll (.(IIH(Mil 1(111 (if tin- ('lilted Mllle . Worlnnh tit liidi;iiiii;i|.li)|lliu|ei| liy T, .lamex, Illterunl- lulllll niglilil/ei, ldl Jicic (Hi Wcdin-h- day cvetil'llg. Vice Prenldetlt Clem HlubbH left on Tuesday evening mul PrcHlderit Wm. Powell will join tbem nt Portal. John llunliigton Ik the (Metric fiom the (lladHtnnc local iuul In' !■ (• ft.• i-.- flits iv.-.-I.- The con | Vi-utlon will be one of the niOHt lm- l"Jltan' t.'i-j,! Li:. >i ' ta!."II pl.l'" In i mon* w.iji. thiiit on*1, and uiiiiietlially mar-• Iiiih dccldi'il In *ll|iplulit t|,«i lehmiipli ; Into Hie cage, Uluj giulilled lla>[nn'H by ItiMsHlim lelcpl.onin. WurU will' mil, tfw.k a ilouhte hiteli niouinl tie* ! will proliatdy be the targent. We hnve to-Iny look in rimtody . U> commeiHed on the lineK Immediate-' hnri» of the race with tt nnd reHfinil j made airruit-emiUM to get u dally re- n waller nnd charged i ly. It b undurutunl iSiri wlre» will i Mri. lt*n*w*Ui>* In tmfety. j p«,rt of the proci-uings and will re- tiUti- aRCTii. »f- t.\\t\\'.i.rX tivm Toronio io Nont.' I'a;, ! Tbe •M.nian has b?„\\U In-ji. The • j-n ,!r.r, M -.-.i. •:,*,-. fj.r il- ! «-r;. fii of ,1 sevcnrii^ri yfttr old *»lrl furnl-OVd the \\ (Oinplnint agftii-si him. * f- t.ttw. *hnrtty .ipHI oflir^r IIpci tn* | Mlth n>* i itpldly as pcsnible. iiriH'.',*,|,< • ■ n'tnrt' iwiihi"! Iv, ihii nrfr-i'i 1 i ln« nunt11 in. fmln- > the r.-ji'Pit.i i :;:y." ii.i.i. ,i '•"■ rf »Ji,< tfitrfft it? n lIHereit In ll. (vlFI m MHS_B_BlilliS55SB^ PAG£ TWO THE DI8TRICT LEDGER, FERNiS, B. C. JANUARY 15, 1910 FREE SPEECH SPOKANE Shall we allow the capitalist class of Spokane to take away from us the last vestige of liberty,, tahf we have left? The fight in Spokane is the' hardest fought battle that has ever taken place between the producing class and the non-producing class in the United States.., The members of the 1 .W. W. are fighting for their rights, whicli the U. S. constitution,, guarantees. Not. that the membership of the i! W. W. thinks that the constitution amounts to anything, for we realize that whenever • the constitution'stands in the way of the master class it is overthrown;'but the great masses of the people do not realize the fact. 'We, the Industrial Unionists realize that the only method which the workers should pursue, and the only means,by which the workers can gain their freedom;' from slavery, is by direct action, ancl carried on through Industrial organization. And realizing the necessity of maintaining free speech, free press-and free assemblage, we are compelled to resist the attempts of the Spokane police to throttle these rights. Never in the history of the United States have prisoners been treated witli the brutality used by ^the Spokane police. Fed on bread and-water for a period of from 30 to 105 days, housed in as dirty and filthy a bull pen as ever was, established, and the only crime being the exercise of those few rights which are guaranteed by the constitution. Now, workingmen," do you realize "what this fight means to you? It Is not a fight of the I. W. W. alone, but a fight of the working class, for if they "can stop us from speaking on the streets aud suppress our paper in Spo ~155er^"^ill~not_be~lolig~Mforirthe same tactics are employed in other ' cities: This fight is your fight. Tlie only way for the workers to secure justice is to refuse to obey the capitalist laws whicli are made for the purpose of holding1 us in subjection. ■ Go to Spokane and help to keep the city jail full. , Bankrupt the city of,Spokane 1 Don't be a coward; fight forr what is yours. Organize and prepare to meet the onemy on their own ground, with tho weapons of their own choosing. Fight npw or your liberty dies, T. H. LITTLE. —Industrial Worker business for the profit, of the high financiers. The little reformers want to reform the stock market while the Socialists want to do away with the stock market altogether. Do you ever hear the price of postoffice shares quoted? Under Socialism you will never hear the price of C. P.' R. shares quoted and for the same reason, * *' * There is a strike on in Cape Breton. In this strike the workers are divided i into two hostile camps. The masters rule and rob the whole by, dividing the workers. * * * According to Karl Marx the capitalist system contains within Itself the necessity of its overthrow. With the ripening of the capitalist system many plutes, even, are seeing that there of necessity must be a change into something else. But they will not have anything to do with the doctrines of socialism. " * * * ■ There are many people who think it not wise" to attack ministers of the gospel. They are doing such good work, you know. Yet my experience is that the minister of the gospel can work as great harm to the advancement of humanity as can the brutal capitalist. The'capitalist goes to his task with brutal cynicism, while the minister soothes the people with honeyed hypocrisy. * * '* Taft and many other plute thinkers have declared that, it is folly to send too many young: people to college a.=> such training unfits them for life. This statement from the plutes themselves shows that the present system of collegiate training based upon the ideals of culture according to the plutes, is antiquated and should be abolished at once. - • * ». , Socialists declare that ninety five per cent of the productive ■ power of society is wasted, If you-will consider the enormous amounts paid in rent, interest and profit, if you will consider the enormous labor wasted in competition and' in collecting the graft for the Idlers, if you will, consider the armies of police and "church and navy oppressing the useful workers, you will come to' the conclusion that the Socialists have" really underestimated the waste. Samuel Gompers, Frank Morrison, and John Mitchell have been sentenced to varying terms in prison for instituting a boycott against the Buck Stove and Range Company. This ought io teach the workers that, another kind of boycott is needed—the political boycott, the boycott of the. capitalist parties at election time. * * * Speaking of the social degenerates begotten by the slums of the cities, Dr. Thompson, the Scotch surgeon, says:—"In almost every caso all are of inferior intellect; and the moral nature is as diseased as is the physical nature. * * * * Out of 889 samples of different things examined by the Indian Board of Health 389 were bad or were improperly labelled, mostly bad. ' The Chicago authorities raided some cold storage vaults and found 20,000 loads. of poultry unfit for food being kept there for sale. * * * ■o So long as the majority' of the useful workers will submit io the rule of thc parasites just'' so long will the parasites continue to rule. * * * Profit sharing schemes, whereby the plunderers give,back part of the plunder to the workers who show least resistance when plundered, are made by the plutes simply to try and keep the workers content with their slavery. * * * F. A. Acland in his government report on the Springhiil strike, declared that it would be wise to weed out the dangerous 'agitators from amonfe the workers. The bosses do not like-revolutionary Socialism—no, not one little bit. • '-- , ■ —•" * * * , • * Cn rl I *n n-^llip- /I a il \\T —Tin naTQ.1. The reason why corruption seems to bo greater In the States thnn In Canndn Is bocnuBO thc United Stales went through a period of small industries, and tho little chaps hnd to be shaken out beforo big business could monopolize. In Canada wo stnrt right off by giving everything to the big business people nnd so tbo littlo follow does not scorn tb bo crushed. » * ♦ Soclnlism aims at Introducing a systom under which every man, woman nnd child cnn hnve good food, good clothing nnd shelter ns a natural right, Tho charitably disposed do not want to seo Socialism in traduced, bccaiiflo then the charitably deposed could not glvo thulr ciihi off clothing and their dim ob to the needy. That clnss would ho abolished nnd the chnrltnblo could no longer look upon thc-msplves iih hu- perlor beings Iicciiiiho of their hnnd me down hiiudoutH, • * • "Cursed bu lie Hint addcth Iiouho to Iiouho nnd field to field," or Homnthlng llko thnt wriH wild by hoiiio old prophet, Tbnt old bible prophet mtiHt hnve beon nu Incendiary Hoclnlli't nud no womlnr ho wiih not liked by the pow- ors thnt were llicii, In modorn Canada bo would probably be looked upon iih a (liingeromi mid Hi'dltkum person lm- caiiHo our Ciitiiidlii parllmnent Wcgh to add field to field and Iioiim- to liou.se for Its favorites, • * ♦ The hloek market Ih rigged agrtliiHt the people. The Hindi: market Ih nn orgiitiuntlnn for the consolidation of There is not a dollar of any kind of money, legitimate or bastard, that is not authorized by law—made by statute. No money has aay standing thnt Is not made so by law. The law can make money, nothing else can. Then why does not the government make money, Instead of borrowing and paying Interest? For the same renHon thnt the public submits to extortion on rnllwny fnres, street car fares, iron, steel, sugar nnd othor things. If the nation mnde more money or made more of those other things, It would knock tho profit out' of the men who deal in them—und that is whnt thoy dou't wnnt, If the govornment provided bnnks and mnde money the govornment would hnvo to shut up shop, nnd If the government built railroads nnd other Industries thc owners uf the prcHunt ouch would uluo shut up, for they could not compote with public IndiiHtrioK, It Is therefore no- cossnry for tho men who owii tho In- diiHtrloH of tho nntlon to control tho government, nnd havo tho government nld them In skinning the masses. They nre In politic*) for no other rennon. Why Hhould thoy bo? Would you take the trouble to vote if you did not. feel tliut directly or Indirectly thoro wiih Hriinethliig lo your benefit? It Is ihe blinking Interests thnt prcevnt tho government, from milking all tho money the government needs for nil Its purposes without borrowing nt all, — Appeal, » • » "Don't ini'ddle with other people's biiHliu.'HH,' cry out tho iirnfters and the crooks, « * « John I), Rockefeller Ih the greatest worker for HoclnllHin this age Iiiih produced. He hnH done wonders In Inylng the foundation of tliu co-operative cotiinionweiilth, Without trustH the —x-».r*s—i Are they not full of* the social unrest and the promise of better things? The plute press cannot keep the discussion of socialism out of their columns any more than the courtiers of tho, French King in the eighteenth century could keep the,accounts of republican progress away from the royal ears. * ,, *' * * * Capitalism claims that Socialism is aiming to abolish private property. Socialism has no Intention of abolishing private property in things of personal use, But Socialism does aim to abolish the private' property of thc few In the mills of production, The power of a private owner to declare a lockout against a thousand workmen Is too great to ho exercised by any man or group of men. ber, and consist of 4300 flats,. fitted with modern improvements and capable of accommodating 25,000 people!' The rents amount to only thirty per cent, of that charged by the landlords. The writer visited, Kispest and described his impressions. -,' ,, ' * Kispest is covered with snug dwelling houses, with characteristic Hungarian fronts, quaint roofs, airy rooms and neat little gardens. The men engaged in the construction of the houses have done tlieir work, well, and we seem to be wauderlng among villas put up by the wealthier citizens rather than among the dwellings of the 30 shillings a weekers. The air is pure iind' invigorating and the lot of the inhabitants is really enviable. In spring the gardens will beplainted with young trees and pretty flower beds laid out; and the mother who has hitherto sent her children ^to play in a dismal court yard will have the happiness of watching them running and rolling on the grass in her1 own garden. ',, ' • Dr. Wekerle has stolen-a march on the Socialists, whose leaders have been -busy harranguing their fellows and telling them they are the victims of injustice and tyranny. The writer who is evidently anti-Socialistic in his sympathies, speaks thus.optimistically of the experiment: , Dr. Wekerle has outdone the Socialists. ._ His principle in devoting a big sum of public money to the building of a model town has been not to reduce all to the same level of misery^ but to try and raise the poor man out of the slough of despond. ' And the cabinet has belied, the reproach that Hungary is groaning under the yoke of a caste system by beginning its work of reform on the lowest grade., The' work of levelling has been initiated not. as the Socialists would have it, ,from above, but from below. The workman is not told he must wait until the high and mighty "Have b"e"en~l)fou^hraown^ofiimrbTit:"is A Large Number of Men are Charged With Impersonation in Election Cases , OTTAWA, Jan. 13—Three more * arrests were made today in connection with the municipal election impersonation charges. The men now in custody are: ' :; Alfred Roborge Joseph and Matthias Covillion Alphonse Rheume. The first three are charged with impersonation and Rheume with procuring and inducing impersonation. All of them were remanded until Friday with bail. . STEEL TRADE GOOD NEW YORK; Jan. 12-yA smart improvement on the record figures will be shown in the steel trade,, the barometer of the prosperity of the nation, in the forthcoming quarterly report of the Steel corporation to be made public on the 20th. , The report will show an unfilled order of tonnage at* the close of .1909 of. close to 6,000,000 tons, the largest reported in several years,' and gain of over 1,000,000 tons compared with September 3. Women are praying In Montreal thnt the good God will send Hnow so thnt their husbands may go out Into the cold nnd shovel snow and get monoy to buy broad to feed tho littlo ones. There Is no lack of bread In thu city of Montreal. Thero Is no lack of money with which to buy tho bread. Rut men nnd women must ntarva In the midst of'plenty bocnuso tho good Cod doos not send the snow. . Whnt fools our big men nre who say thnt this capitalist systom is the best system for mnnklnd to llvo under. shewn that he can rise by his own exertions to their level. The Socialism which is heralded by Dr. Wakerle's experiment is the right sort of socialism. , He has, in fact stolen a march on the leaders of the socialist party, who if they had been as ready to do as to talk, would have long ago anticipated the action of the 'caste' cabinet which they are so fond of maligning. The cost would not havo proved a, barrier, for they could have provided the money out of the hardly earned savings of poor comrades. But it has been left for the leader of the privileged praliament to make the first start.—From tlie Liternry Digest. «•» BIG DEFICIT IN PRUSSIA Fernie Livery, Dray & Transfer Co. ICE FOR SALE •t " Contracts Taken V Including Stump Pulling, Land Cleaving and Ploughing. , Let us • . figure on your next job Rubber Tired Buggies,,New Turnouts y Rizzuto Bros. Props. -BERLIN, Jan. 13—Emperor William opened the Prussian diet today. The proposed legislation .outlined in the speech from the throne includes,a bill for the reform of the election law and a measure to counteract the tendency of the laboring classes to desert tre farming districts. , The speech foreshadowed a considerable deficit in the forthcoming budget notwithstanding the increased receipts through the improved condition of the ,t rade ■ * The deficit is due chiefly'to an increase of $50,000,000 in the salaries of government employees. HARDWARE ., A full line of shelf and' heavy Hardware in stock together with a complete range of Stoves Furniture Department ( Our Furniture Department embraces the 0 most unique and up-to-date lines. Come in and have a look r:y • J. D. QUAIL FERNIE, B. C. To check the growing cigarette habit among the schoolboys- of Seattle, the board of education has detailed a special officer for,the sole purpose of detecting the smokers and prosecuting dealers caught selling cigarettes and "de makins" to the youngsters. In many instances where boys have been found backward In,their, studies, the trouble has been traced to cigarettes, In fact it is now being urged that a special school be established where victims of the cigarette, habit can obtain instruction and freedom from tho enslavement. SOCIALIST MEMBER IS THE NEW CHAIRMAN TORONTO, Jan, 8—Jiunos Simpson, tho Soelnllst, wnn elected chairman of tho Toronto school board, tho only Roman ("nthnllu member prosont, Mr. W. Dlnoon voting for blm! This Is tho socond time In which n combination has succeeded In dofont- Ing Mr. ],. B, Levee, who ln said to bn thn lender of the ultra protostunt members on tbo board. Andy Hamilton Tinsmith and Plumber We can furnish you with estimates in anything in our line Singer Sewing Machines Co., Fernie, B. C. Why be without a Sewing Machine when you can get one,for $3.00 a month? Wm. BARTON, Agt. (North of School) Pellatt Ave. Not Sisters Now tnd .tgain you xte two women put- inf down tha itreet who look like tlifert. You tre «-ttonitlied to le«rn that ihey ate mother and daughter, nnd you rtubue that ■ women it forty nr forty-five ouflht to be •t her fin-eat end feireit. Why itn't it,no? The fenerel health ol women \\s vo in- timitely -mocitted with the local health of the enentiilly feminine ortoni that tbere cen be no red cheeka and round form where there la female weaknen. Women who here aufTrrcd (rom Ibli trouble liave found prompt relief and cure in tbe uio of Dr. Pierce** Favorite Prescription. It flvee vl-for and vitality to tb* orient ol womanhood. It clear* tb* complexion! brltbten* the •ye* aad redden* the cbceki. Noeleahol, or bttsit-f-trmiaf droit it o&nttmtd in "Fevortte PtewerintioM." Any ilek woman mty eontult Dr, Pierce by letter, fie*. Kvery bitter 1* held a* iteredly confidential, and entwered In * plain envelope. Addretei World'* I)i»p«m*ry Medical AttoeUtioo, Dr. R.V. Pierce, Prei,, Buffalo, N.Y. THE NEW SOCIALISM OF HUNGARY Ilurmnry Ih ono of ilii; mont nrlMo- cratlc coitntrli'H In Kurojnv, yot, undor tho flurfnee It In Iho hotbed of noolnl- Ihiu, Thn rulliiK I'UHl or clium tiro mild hy hocIiiIIhIii to ho cfirolcmi of tho lot of tho prolntnrlut. Yot It Ih In HUH hillllO liillll Ol till} .WrtKJ«l*U (Hal U ttUli lii.i'.111,1 hi:i.M !il).i'll h)' Dw W'l- cnimciit which In unexampled In Un- ropo If not In lho world. In flrcnt llrltnln nnd Oormnny mnny communltlnn hnvo been ■•ndnlimle. cnonpsli to hulld '..-.JM/..'.'*1. X\\t. .1,11 *\\..*ti.i I1., I,,.:- '..'..'J., '■I'Jt'. no national Rov-ornmont hnH c*v*»- •nun Into thin field before. Iir. Ai'H.niili'i* Wekerle, tho IIuiiRnrinn promlor. hns, by dolnft this, killed two birds wltb tho one at one, thlnki* tho lliidnpoat eorroitpondenf of the London I Hilly Mull. Ilo Iiiih dealt u blow "very ef- feet mill v fell in miinirvlinlnnclriir the exeeiuicw of the liuidloid truHi, while at tho nnrno tlmo ne bun outdone tbo SorlalJfttH by nn economic experiment of a hum regular unit orderly character.' ' Tin-no hoiirten, wt> lenrn, nre IwInK built nl Kiupi-al, ou the oulHklrU of lludnpeuf. They will lio OfiO In num- v \\ This book shows the wonderful growth of the City of Fernie in one year and deals exhaustively with its advantages, etc., etc. NOW READY CDER FORM Fill in this form and place orders in advance. Price i sM cents. Keturn this order lorm to i he District Ledger, Fertile. B. C. THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C. Please reserve for me copies of ''PROGRESSIVE FERNIE" at SO cents per copy, for which is enclosed $ Name Address INCMJOI*; 15 CUNT*. FOIl rOKTAQK Big Saving 25 to 35 per cent. You will hiivo by buying Clothing from iih. Complete stock of Winter goods, Cull and hco us boforo you buy olsowboio. Sweaters* 75c, Wool Sox 3 pair SOc Pure Wool Under-wear, suit $1.75 Flannel Shirts $1,25 each IJ ..;' KEFOURY Noxt tn HiH'honV Candy Htoro _^ 1 Noxt in North-nil lintel Z ____0__h________________P Editor Id-Igor, Sir:—I horoby ndvlno you tbnt application for trnnnfer of liquor llcontm bold by mo In ronpect to lho Iloyal Hotel, Ferule, II. C, to John Podhlol anclk, datnd May Hth, 1009, ns published In tho F-ft'tilo Froo Prous, dnted Novombor 0, 1000, U null and void, nn conditions of nsre-oment concerning said transfer woro not compiled with. This application of trnnnfor wna pub- llahcd without my knowIodRo or con- sont. CHA8. W. DAVEY *\\ CO. Alberta Show Case Works MiMlilffir-llii'ft-K of n STORE FIXTURES Calgary, Alta. THE DISTRICT LEDGER. ;FERNIE. B. C. JANUARY15, 1910 PAGE THREE i /" 10 * Wt Bt. * V rr Closing Scenes in British Campaign Disgraceful in the Extreme- '*■*■'•.' . * O ' .* \\ ' . **! ".*■• ■ •; ' ,, Conservatives Worst '. ' ■ . SUFFRAGISTS TAKE PART , LONDON, Jan. 11.—'Electioneering in London is beconi'iig still more turbulent. The Conservative cnndidnte in Fulham liad to watch a number of free fights before he could begin. Similar secnes occurred at a big meeting •in St. Hancras division whero the hall was besieged by thousands that there were numerous' ejection's, probably the most of them adding to the comfort of those left behind. Even-Mr. McMara .-at Cambrewell had a rowdy audience although his opponents were much in the* minority in the hall. A suffragette attempted to address tho crowd, but after meeting with lit> tie success at this, she resorted to a fistic argument much to the amusement of the spectators. Winston Churchill held a successful meeting in Birmingham, urging' the Radicals in 'Mr. Chamberlain's stronghold to" strike the blow for political freedom. The chancellor of the Exchequor, continuing his western tour, spoke last night at'Falmouth., With reference to * preferential trade, he said: "By all'.means let us treat with the colonies, but why with them alone? A' tradesmen does not put this notice outside his .'shop. I am1* going to trade only with my relations. If they begin to introduce"blood yinto- business then that business will soon - end in bad ,blood. If a Canadian wanted to buy goods.he did not say 'Let us go to the old mother's shop.' ■ - Voice—Yes he does sir. ," Not everything a Canadian could get. cheaper there, he bought in the "TJnTIefi-States. , SheTdid not~pay~any .more because things came irom Great Britain. " She would be a fool if she ■ did. (Cheers.),.- Protection was like putting an arm into a cog wheel. Onfce in It was drawn further ia'nd* further/-1. Thathvas why there was so much distress in Germ- nnyat present. "The resources of the state were to be applied by the Liberals to lifting the poor out of the miro aiid the needy from the dunghill," continued Lloyd-George, who nlso added that he hnd mndo gigantic provisions In the budget for tho naval estimates for 1910. Lloyd Goorgo is attract lm*- large audiences nnd mnklng people laugh with him. Ilo gratifies tho English appetite for straight shoulder, hitting on the platform. The Unionists look wistfully toward Birmingham and all wish that, thoy had Chamberlajn to handle Lloyd-George and Churchill, as those- two hard fighters are handling the dukes. '" ■ ' . Sizing up the Result Nineteen-Conservatives will be opposed, Including seven university representatives, ancl seven Irish Unionists. .- The three cornered fights number 62, the majority being caused by the intentions of unofficial Labor and Socialist candidates. Including the Nationalist vote some Liberals estimate that the majority of the government will be anything from 120 to 180. a forecast which shows that some allowance" at least has been, made for Inevitable losses. The' Daily Mall is making a great effort to make the country believe that defence is a dominant issue. This aspect of the political situation so impressed one person in Richmond that on a high flagstaff he hoisted a German helmet below which was a German ensign, Then decorated with crepe came the Union Jack. "If this is what you want, vote Liberal." was the. inscription beneath. . There have been many protests already made against this indignity to the flag. •*-. A Canadian's Protest, The ' special staff corresppndent of Tlie Toronto .Globe, Stewart., Lyon, writes to the press condemning the cry of foreigner used towards. Hamar Greenwood at York. Concluding in a ferring to'the iron trade he declared that Great Britain had nothing to be afraid of. When Great Britain wanted anything in iron she would turn to Great Britain to get it. The London, correspondent of the Yorkshire Post,;.Leeds, says a Toronto message declaring that -Mr. Jebb's presence in parliament is 'most desirable, is regrettable from the,point of view of tariff reform and colonial preference, and' it* is distinctly calculated to prejudice' the Unionist policy. , ■ ■ Colonial manufacturers.iii-common with politicians* iu office should pay the role of lookeron in this 'struggle as it cannot assist the- movement in favor of. colonial preference. The exhibition of several hundreds of Canadian manufacturers pulling party wires in this country in-order to get their wares preferred in the markets of the united kingdom is regrettable. The "Pall Mall Gazette'says that in face of the Toronto cablegram which it regards as unique' in political history, a great national injustice will be committed if there is any opposition to (he return to parliament of Mr. Jebb. MINING HAS 7 A TUMBLE Low Price of Metals Resulted in Dullness in Consequence THREE DEAD IN WRECK Switch Engine Backs Into Sleeping Car With,, Above Results olgnified~leFter Sir. *Lyon~says~Thei,e are two insults a colonial' kinsman can not tolerate, *one is that their loyalty must be bought and the other is,that they are foreigners." 7'Sir Hugh Bell, the-Liberal candi- "date who is -opposing'Sir. Balfour in the city of .London,'addressing the City Liberal Club yesterday said he had known tariff reform under many aliases, but they 'were all psohisms and the electors had knocked the bottom out, of them. The question of Ireland no longer stood ln tho foreground ,—the dominant question was financial. Ho divided tho issuo into two questions, ono was absolute surrender of tho houso of commons, and tho second was the absolute purity and freedom from smirch of our fiscal systom, Ro- ' SHREVEPORT, La. Jan. 12—Three persons were killed and one fatally injured as the result of a collision at midnight.today in the Texas and Pacific freight yards between a switch en gine and train No. 53 west bound-on the Texas and Pacific. • '• The Dead John Cornwell, conductor Percy Parrish, switchman ** Miss Evans, a passenger from Boyce La. ' • , Fatally Injured John Brandon, porter on the Pullman car. The passenger train was backing through the yards when the switch engine, hurrying to get out of the way of another passenger train then due, crashed into the rear Pullman car. * Conductor Cornwell and Miss Evans were standing on the rear platform of _he__Pullman when the* switch engine, struck it and they were buried beneath the debris.'' " , *■*- Switchman Parrish was riding on the rear footboard of the engine and was knocked off by the crash, and the rebound of ■ the engine caught ° and crushed, lilm. ' ' "ir ANOTHER FATAL FIRE ATLANTA, Ga. January 12— One man Is dead and two fatally Injured in a fire which is destroying the ware houso of the Georgia Railway nnd Electric company nenr the union station here today. Several others are reported as missing. A general alarm hns been sounded, and considerable railroad property Is threatened In the heart of the city. tmtmt. ik* iv tu itw vow wiHuw xasam ucm.ywui wwa cm. jui **m» uwmm Metalliferous mining in British Columbia has not been as brisk this year as hoped for on account of the prevailing low prices of metals. When the slump came at, the. end of 1907 the price of copper fell to twelve cents a pound, and silver,' zinc, and lead followed the lead. Since then the con- sant hope has been for better prices, but they can hardly be' said to have come, even having in mind the slight increase in the price of copper. Consequently the mines and smelters are not putting forth their best efforts to a non-responsive market. - There has been a slightly increased output from the nietaillife'rous mines of the southern interior, the total value of which output will be between $23,- 000,000 and $24,000,000. The Le Roi mine, formerly the largest gold-copper producer in the Trail Creek division, played out in the early part of the year. There, would have been still, further decrease had not increased production from the Centre Star and Le Roi No. 2 and renewed activity ''in the high grade areas of' the Nelson district come to the rescue of the situation. - - '" Absorbed Lead Bounties One* result of the low prices has been to absorb the whole of the Dominion bounty this year on lead,' because the amount payable increases with • the falling off ' in the market price.. Nevertheless the lead production is increasing under the stimulus of the bounty and by the time it runs out (in 1912) a considerable number of the" mines in British Columbia should be big producers. . The erection of an electrolitic zinc smelter at Nelson will help miners of that metal as .will the favorable decision of the-Treasury Board on the duty to be paid on zinc ore entering "the U. S. and the Payne tariff. A Copper Combination In the West Kootenay district efforts have been made to recover the silver and lead contained in the. zinc ~\\Jt iza~vt.—.*, in*-li. _iifci *c;—1> uo-aii_mu caauli- output, owing to the restarting of the Highland, Buckeye and United Mines near-Alnsworth. The necessary machinery to bring' about the separation of,silver and lead from the zinc was added to the concentrator "which treats the ores. K . ' - The zinc problem, as affected by the Payno tariff, was recently the subject of a convention at Nelson, and the Dominion government will be asked to test the economic valuo of British Columbia zinc ore. Efforts are being made to consolidate the three great copper producing companies In the province, the Granby, boln'g tho strongest of the throo in operation. Such a merger, which will without doubt bo carried, through ln 1910, will result In Increasing the production and will give British Columbia some Influence in tho copper trust, Conl production hns much improved on Vancouver island, but has fallen behind In the Crows Nest. Puss, whilo tho new districts, Coldwnter nnd Nicola, In the Sltiillkameen, hnvo mndo very slow progress on account of the lignlt.- Ic quality of tho coal. No dovolopmont* hns yot boon dono In the Kootonay district on tho Elk river north ot tho C. V. R„ but that Inrgo nnd promising district ennnot romnin long unproductive, Tho puHliliig west of another trans- eonllnentul lino south of tho forty ninth pnrnllol hns cnllod forth moro thnn ono now rnllwny cbnrtnr giving powor to construct Into this field of mineral wonlth. Not a Good Year Tho Crow's Nest Push Conl Compiiny hits not hud n good yenr, ultlioitgh tho nuirkot for both coal und coke hnH boon gronti.»i' tlmn ovon TIiIh In dun to u full tiro of oxporlmontH looking to ti chimponliig of tlio cont of conl. Tho company Iiiih not paid nny dividends for oIaIhocii mon!Iik nud ll mny hn some'time yot before thoy will do ho IIKIllll. TowitrdH tlio end of 1!»(»7 the two InrgnHt t'liHtonini'H of tho compiiny ho* curod control of tho mock nnd iihhiiiii- cd the iniiiiiiK-r-omiil. Tho wisdom of u i nil wny (.'mitiollliiK n ronl mini) Iiiih been iioKUtlvcil by IcglHlutlon In iho United HtntOH mul nilmw tho quowt Ion of Hlmllnr loRlHlmlon here. Obvloiudy no pomon rim occupy tho dunl iiohI- tlun of ImyiT nnd Holler ntul do Justice to nil piirtlim, mid thin m puHHtlily iih truo of tho (irwit .Vintlior IntetcHiH nml tbo (Srniiby Hiiiclthifc nud Hefiniiii; Compiiny who'now own tin* majority of Ilut Hloek In tin1 Ccow'h Next I'iikm (.'onl Compnny, uh ii ih of ye* I.'iiitcil Simi-h rnllwny. whose power** In »hl» dlrcc- Hon It linn been found expedient to flip by InglHlntloti. ruder UiIh control ditrliii! tho lam two yt'tnH thliiKH, at nny rule, hnve not tuo.'ii' v<* 1; ih'*- prodU'-Uon !,m* fall-n !ili(!' to littlo lie!lei* tlilil) tlio flumes of I'.iin'), llm lm./, I...U lm luuitt'd und the dividends linic wiiilnheil. Thn gen- <-inl matiftK'T of nllb-d Interest* wnn dUpliiced In.***! month nnd n new mnn from KnRlnnd plnred In f-hnrpe of the ! opef.-jiloiu .''iid I'l-Mcr mini*,-** hit' prom- l.-.i'd, Tlit-* nui';** ifepenif rni^'ty, •■*-) fnr an the Hharehohler-i are tout .-im-it. nn ibe nitltml** of tbo rontrolllnjc in terests, who are also, the largest buy- j - ers towards the, prices they' pay for i what they produce. . The.following table gives the coal anil coke production to date and the profits of the' company from .its start in 1898: , - '' ' Year Coal Coke 1S9S ........ 8.9S0 .367 1S99 ."......' 116.200 ' ' - 29,658' 1900 ............ 220.44S 73,496 1901 •' 425,427 125,0S5 1902 ...! 441,234 120,777 1903 .....' 661,118 167,739 1904 ..'. 742,210 245,118 1905 831,249 257,702 1906 806,901. ' 213,296 1907 981,939 ... 231,3GS" 1908 081,645 202.55S 1909 ■. *880,000 *250,00"0 *Estirnated. British Columbia Copper During the year whicli has just closed the properties of the Wellington camp of the British Columbia Copper Company referred to in the last annual report of the company have been op- ened'up, and the purchase of the properly practically completed. These mines have been opened by admit tunnels on three different levels, and the drifting on the ore body at each level has been carried forward, thereby blocking out a very large tonnage of ore. They are now ready to commence shipments and the Canadian Pacific Railway is constructing a branch to the mines which will be completed by February 15 .when regular shipments'will commence. All the properties" of the company have been actively .developed during the year excepting the Lone Star mine which is s^till awaiting transportation facilities. , During the year the Reduction works have been continuously operated, except during the months of May, June and July, when the coke requirements of 250 tons daily were unobtainable on account of the strike of the miners in the'Crow's Nest Pass district. ■ The production costs for the year will be about the same as those recorded for last year. The tonnage handled for the current year and its resultant production of copper, gold and silver are not yet compiled, but the grade of ore handled has been approximately the same as last year and operations at the reduction works have been as indicated.—Toronto Globe. THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE , HEAD OFFICE TORONTO B. E. WALKER, President ALEXANDER LAIRD, Gen. Manager. ESTABLISHED 1867 Paid-up, Capital $10,000,000 Reserve Fund - 6,000,000 Branches throughout Canada, and in United States and Englano COUNTRY BUSINESS Every f;ldmy nfford"ed to fanners aml ers for the transaction of* their hanking business. Sales notes will be cashed or taken for collection. ' BANKING BY MAIL Accounts n,a>' be opened by mail and monies. lnlu deposited or withdrawn in this way with equal facility. ' - L. A. S. DACK, Manager, Fernie. COMMISSION SAYS NO DISCRIMINATION FINDING HANDED DOWN IN THE MATTER OF HANDLING / ' NEWS SERVICE P.BURNS&CO. LIMITED Wholesale and- Retail -MEAT MERCHANTS * U : i Meats Butter Eggs Cheese and Poultry Just come into our, store arid take a look around you will find a wide range to choose from. We stock .Pickled Lambs' Tongues, Pigs' Feet and Tripe. You will like our "Empress"' Brand of Mince Meat. ~~ & —>»»»«©a»»-i I The 41 Meat Market Limited I S § £ Wholesale and Retail Butchers. ™ t Back to our Old Stand We"beg to announce to our many customers that'we have removed to our old quarters next the Bank of Commerce pending the erection of our new building opposite the King Edward hotel. OTTAWA, Jan. 12—The hoard bf railway commissioners * have Issued a unanimous judgment im the' case of tlie application of the Western Associated Press, a Winnipeg news gathering organization, which some time ago applied for nnvbrdcr to compel the Canadian Pacific, Railway Company, and the Great' Northwest Telegraph Company to glvo the association as low a rate as other telegraph companies extend to papers not, members of the association, and to put a stop to other alleged Illegal prnctlces and acts of discrimination on the part of the company. As set forth In the judgment given the iiuestions involved aro: 1: Tlio rales charged hy respond, ems for delivery of press matter to applicants' headquarters In Winnipeg aro discriminatory, nnd 2—That rates for retransmission or furtherance of edited and sifted malted supplied hy nppllcnntH to memlici's are likewise discriminatory. In respect of the first point the judgment says: "In our opinion the board should not arhltrnlly apply tlio newspaper press rato to nppllcnntH. The olnlon Ih, based entirely on tho proposition Hint the pi'OHs rnto of one und a half (•■•nis iuul tin fi* finarttfs of a mil are not lu tlii'iiiBo.veH uiireiiHnnahly high, In oilier wonlH we do not think the lnw riM|ulrcH tho reHpoiulontH to grunt the iipplienntH n rate without the burden of rules framed by renpoiieiliits p.'*;iii*d- Ing the tine to be mnrlo of the Hcrvlro. ll was mil ni'Kiied thai tIiohh ruU'K as applied to Individual pnpern were tin- reiiHoiiahlc, Tlio rules mul mien were lilii-ildi'il io be rend Ingot Iht, mid ll iIooh not Hi'om ut nil ronHoiuibb- to compel the roiiipiinlr-H tn Heparine tliem iiiid apply the into to HOinelhlng ihey und no one el he Iuul (.'onteiiipliiled nt the lime when the nitcH weer ninile.*' In reference to flat rntes extended to iiewHpnpei'K by telegraph rompnnleH to pnpei'H which they nerve the tludlim of the board Ih lu favor of the WoHiern Associated press. After (leiillni!: with the uiicHiInn nt hoiiio length the judgment concludes iih followK* "It HeeniH clenr thin these flat ran- (omiiiit.i must he biiheil n» ;\\iA\\ upon coHt of trmiHiiiiHslon nnd delivery uh of i oiled Inn ur gathering, iilel thai the iiirllfH or lolls covering nil I hie din-H of nervlce tniixt be filed. These tariffs must be so ft timed hh not to work ills- (Tlimuliiu.iou ugnliiKt applicants, or another peri-toii* or itH.socliitioii ciiriik- ril In like work. It In no niiHwer to -.v.;. 'hat tlu* .'.-i'sUi ir. U.i iw,'. Ui,-. been performed at n los». The uties- ituu i.i ,.u!(,Iy oii.* i>f tl,<- It'^.kH;.; <>; Hi. prmtiie. ? It fi-t-mn ib-;tr tlmt Iln- an j>r--ieri!- IsMied an (j;dt i < ul Un:: mi-m the ivi*.m;n>i; u.iuii,'i*..ic« tu fit tbelr tariff In nrcnnlnnri- with (!)•■ finding1* of U»p c(iriitnS*'Mieti BANK OF HAMILTON Total assets of over thirty million dollars are entrusted to the custody of the Bank of Hamilton. Your Savings Account Solicited. j; R'. LAWRY, Agent Fernie Branch eSs^e.vtjejaafpt - U: Lv HEAD OFFIOii 8 Klntf Stroot Wost Toronto W. G. B. Manson Manager Fornio B. C. PUTTING your spare dollars y in, lhe Home bank is an investment at full compound interest. But it differs from an investment in this way: the money can never be lost, and it may be withdrawn at any time without expense or formality. One dollar starts an account. Full compound interest paid. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER I lU,\\.\\ll't.ii, .nui, |„- .iiiiui I., I Dm- , Huh ciiiue up for preliinlnury hen ring ; before MiigiHtrale Mc.MId-en iu thi" police court ycHl-'-rihiy nf'.einooii on u! • imih1 a* \\*,.\\i*,ti,'t,*f..,,l , til AWt.iil t ,,.)., with the ileutli of Andrew Coleman nu .Innuary ;:. After Hevenil wIuh-shc-h' hud 'been heard the ciiHe wax |-einitiiiled until Sn- tui'iliiy next, pending the rcpuli of iln* J , lUl',i|i.-.,,. ('ijtltlil -,*. .il'm.*,' ,'. >>..'. (tli I lUOuu ball. Ilk lie t-ntdt'lii •- 111 «l." ll*.' Aiiurm*.- ■i-j, which wt.n I'lictct bv tie* cinwn ' i ; (Ollliifl. Mid lh i KISH e\\.'i)u!t,.ili()ll by ■Mr Hngel, all details of the 'li-inlful; .•Milk from Dnrwln to tin- < amp In j U Iiiiil ("oi'l'i'.ll III--' ill*'* lite ,il|,| i'.illi'V . *mU tt.ivll*, l'ui/,.i,, ,'.i ,i ...Ullj ... Ulnl.. 'and it wim evident bifoie the "uii'Iti* "IliJl D'W tie t'V.il! llM 1 heen ]1«Tcnllilt not nnlv lo iiii iiiTfmnt of th.. triiwilv but uluo to n Hlory of Mltnple heroism in tbe nice of clniinmiiiiiceH which ciillld only he imiiKllteil |,y ihlise pi'oK- ilil, If Ihele \\M'|e home who colllll Dili nee il tt wiih befiillhe of the qnlel Iimllel' Ilie duty of ioiiundei io stici; to one nn- otli'T nnd tbat u.r-j .-ill In addition tn tbi-He two men. ciarotiM. Hliort. Tlumian Urnsn and i'ifie, Jj.iJju tf*\\,i elldellci- **!llfh .'.... lll.U'vU.lU> ll.v* k,l|Ui; UK Ulitl ellcllerl ftt Hie (rt:otler'» InaileSlf r»n Mnmhiy uftcinnoti *£$tt_K*-^*f,*_&& rti^BKfc'-Wi^^ THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C. JANUARY 15,1910_ Ufa Mi^ltiti €&%** 11.00 a year in advance. Address all communications to the "Manager" District Ledger, Fernie B. C. Rates for advertising on application. / , .W.S.STANLEY, Phone 48; Residence 9 Manager and Editor THE OUTLOOK Now that the* election of officers is over, it should become the duty of every member, whether official or private in the ranks, to lay aside what- ' ' . 'X ever little animosities, if such there be, on one side, and all work harmoniously together for the best interests,of the rank and file. AVe trust there has been*no spirit engendered that will prevent any of us from doing this. If there be such, they are not loyal to themselves, or to lhe best interests of the members of the organization. The task of preparation i'or a renewal of our wage scale i.s one that demands the .best brain and the most careful thought of our members, : und it should be assumed with a, determination that'not one of the interests of the miners'should be forfeited or compromised. o AVe need a solid front to meet that of the operators. All kinds of things are threatened, as is usually the' case about this time of, the year when a new scale of'wages are on the tapis for consideration. But with a united membership and a.de termination to si and together there need be no fear of any results adverse to the welfare of the entire craft. • ,o ■ It is perhaps unfortunate that wc have an election of officers every year to disturb tlie tranquility of the membership. AVe cannot have such election without difference, of judgemnt as lo qualification of candidates, and that difference of opinion often .leads-men in exctss of zeal to do, and say things ■ that-they are sorry I'or-afterwards. But it is this fighting* spirit of the'miners that ' has brought them to their present high.standing— perhaps it is'due to their environments. • FIFTY CENTS EACH There were one hundred; and twenty two "unknown suicides in Chicago last year. One hundred and twenty-two persons who had lost all connection with the world in which they lived, who°had no friends that they cared to remember, no hope for the future, and no ties with the/past or the present. - AVhen the pockets of the corpses were examined an average of fifty cents each was found to mark the limit of the worldly possessions of those who, forsaken by the world,'had' at last, of their own free will, forsaken the world/ Even in the last hideous limits of despairing poverty there were still aristocrats..Nearly all the money ayeraged among the one hundred and twenty-two was found on threcbodies. , For the rest they went out of the world with the same possessions they brought into it. In a world where the labor of a single man could feed and clothe and house a hundred, and all better than tlie monarchs of a few centuries ago were provided for, there were one hundred and" twenty two men last year in Chicago who did not have the price of ti bed, a shelter, a rag, within their reach, and saw no hope of securing that price. So they died by their own hands. And in this same city there is a wealthy newspaper that but a 'few weeks ago published several columns written by its most highly priced writer to show that there were no unemployed in America, lie proved, to his own satisfaction, that there is a job for every man'that wants it and a living for whoever is willing to produce it. Against his puny oretence of reasoning these one hundred and twenty two propertyless corpses stand as an awful fact, proving that in a land of plenty men who have only their labor power for sale die for lack of a purchaser.-' t Letter Box The editor is not responsible for the opinions of correspondents: Editor'Ledger: JOHN BULKO TEA FLAVOR Tea acquires a flavor under the peculiar., climate of Ceylon that cannot be acquired, anywhere else on earth. The delibate fragrance and delightful aroma of _UI. —j.- ii\\3-L-v mjL'J __t-iiiiQ*_ ,li at-JJ i ay_li____lu ] 1_jlv_ s denied them. and. was only won .by fighting for it. It may be Ihal we have come to regard this method as the only one curable of keeping us alive, and ihe condition of the organization is a deinon- stralion thai; it hits not weakened under the so- called factional strife, but has grown stronger. II mny be urged and will) great truth, that if our fighting ability had been turned in another direction lhe orgnuiziiiion would lodny have been' stronger. But. liml it'hns not been weakened is fully demonstrated by its' f'iiiiinoial and mimen-al standing nfier it two years financial depression that has been amongst the worst of recent limes, being as great as ever in ils history, despite predictions lo the contrary. We should ut this time get closer together, mid prepare to meet fairly and squarely mid I'latl'oot- odly any attempt that may be made to encroach on our rights and go boldly hI'Ic.i' more of the pro- duel of our toil, and not cease until we get it. We. should also insist on more safety being proivded for our craftsmen while following their employment. The death traps must be diseimletl and llio mines made as safe as they possibly can he, taking the dangerous nature of the avocation into consideration. There are n thousand and one different ways thnt, wo can eiiileiii' ourselves to the craft, nnd make tlii-iu like us better thnn by factionalism and wc should eschew everything that is calculated to promote it and work for the good of all. We are beginning a now your, Let us nil I urn over a new leaf and decide that from henceforth nil our time und nil our duty shall lie devnled to making the 1!. M. \\X, of A.,the must compact, liar- jiimiioiiH and si-lidly organized body iu the world. If I his is done we can defy the pools nnd I rusts tlmt nro organized to ituhIi uh, and the outlook Iiiih a bright and glorious aspect for the entire craft. — Mino Workers Journal, AFTER THE MAIL ORDER PEOPLE We are told that,, the same autocratic methods have been used by the Big License men iir regard to the Coal Creek club asthe* Fernie AVorkingmon's chili. „AVill the right thinking people of th3 city and district stand for these tactics? If one club is wrong the other is the same, and the Fernie club license should be cancelled. That i.s hardly like];., to-occur, as the people who patronize tho. b.ntie club are a different set to those who patronize the a others. The workers are nothing, and must understand that just so long as. they continue lo vote the old party way they* will be held as nothing. The only way to.get the .whip hand is to upset the. present system, and .control the ballot box.'. Then when the capitalist "class who now control thc TrffaiTTTT^rT-ntlt^lTC^ ■wanted something they would'have to submit. This can never be accomplished as long as the workers can be gulled by faithless promises and pre-election talk on sympathy, etc. Get out and grasp .the opportunity, get control of the- ballot box and you have the entire situation at your fingers' ends. t, Coleman, Alta. Jan, 11 Editor Ledger;- ■ • • Sir:. I wonder if John Bulko and his men.are penitent for their unworthy conduct? It seems to me that he begins to feel his position an drealize the situation he is in.- He has cut himself adrift from his own people and his own class and' finds himself like many a rebel leader, very near alone, deserted, forsaken, deserters leaving his camp and his littlo band is dwindling and fading away from day to day. Would Bulko look back to the U. M. \\V. of A. as he does at present if he had been able to carry out his programme and follow the path that he had cut out for himself? Failure is what guides his'footsteps to retrace the aimless path he followed. Ill-luck and discontent among his ranks is at the helm of his barge, steering - his cause to unions shore. John wants to come to terms.with the U.'M. W. of A. now, and draw, his own rules and conditions, but I can clearly see that he does not understand, things in their true light, nor does he know the true'facts about the union matters; his knowledge is very limited in regard to them or he would never ask for union funds not to be expended to further socialism. It is only fair for us to explain things to John, and let him know in a square way that such a -thing never existed in the U. M. W. of A. It is plain and fair, to me that the dissatisfaction that oxiste'd among the Slavs is only the fruit and the outcome of misunderstanding;. ■ I ' can easily forgive the majority of them, but John Bulko" ought to have known and if he did hot know, and was as ignorant, as the others,, why should he pretend that he did know?. ■ „ will please you. Buy a package to-day from your ■ . ' grocer. You'll, like it! ,r Loans .*• •» On first class business and residential property. DROP IN AND TALK THE MATTER OVER WITH US Real Estate & Insurance Cree & Moffatt Electric Lighted -< Steam Heated CENTRALLY LOCATED7 The Waldorf Hotel FERNIE, B.C. , First Class Accommodation for Travellers MRS. S. JENNINGS, PROPRIETRESS Hot.and Cold Water L. A. Mills; Manager KING'S HOTEL Bar supplied with the best Wines, Liquors and Cigars DINING ROOM IN CONNECTION JOHN PODBIELANGIK, Prop. President TaCt spoko in a Howery mission tlie other day. lie announced that ono'of his objects in speaking lo the poor derelicts of the slums was to convince his hearers "that the so called chasm between you and those who seem for the time being to be mni'c fortunate is not so mueh of a. chasm after all." lt bas been a principle ol: the Socialist philisophy from Hit; beginning tbat 1 he-slum proletariat is tbe tool of reaction, It is loo weak, physically and mentally, too exhausted and crushed to struggle against oppression, In every period of unrest it has been used by tho ruling class as a tool witli which to fight any real militant movement of labor, lie is nearer right than might bo thought wben ho duel tires that the chasm between the slum and boulevard is not much of a chasm after all, Tbey aro allies in tlie war against thoso who would throw off tlie exploiting clnss,. Surely some good men of business ability, integrity and common sense can bo got hold of to run in conjunction \\yith two or three of tho present council for tin; coming season. Whilo individually the liiciiibi-r.s of the old council have boen good fellows mul all ihnl sort of thing, there lmvo boon iici'tisiotis upon which too much olii|Uoisin lias been apparent. Wo givo tho council credit fnr the good they have done. They eortifmly bandied the majority uf the btisinoHH in a good business like way, luit there wero Hpols in which the, cliipto wns far loo apparent, and that, is wlml has boon objected to, Sow if only part of lho old council was in with somo iiidcpoiiilenl men, who could not be coerced lho future of the city would bo safe, and Ihnt is all that we are anxious about. Wc agree with the Free Press in ono pitrlictilar tbiH week. Their rag of runilisin contaiiiH tlie usual itniount. of rot, but during the aliNonce of the editor, the mnn in charge, Mr. .Joobn Volumne, litis emitted one pnragrnph tlmt really contains House. one and cannot ho overlooked easily, because he led men astray, knowing that he was not doing the-.right thing. His action looks very much to me as though he was playing the traitor, and seeking revenge for being rebuked for misbehaviour in the, past. It is not nl ways'good to look back too much to lhe past, because the deedS'Of the past, don't always prove the conditions,of tho present. The folly of days gone by is not found to be the facts about' an individual in later days, _any wild and foolish acts have boon' committed in tlio past by men who are today'looked upon as respectable and above all reproach, I foci and believe that we ought to pu! down Lhe deeds of Bulko committed with good Intentions, but that ho was laboring from tho lack of information, and from not being well posted In the transaction of union affairs. There is n lesson hore to nil, that it Is tho duty of all union mon to attend uiiiqn meetings and to get accustomed with all mattorR and Btibioe.tu that aro dealt with there, and do their utmost to gain that knowledge and information that will sot them In a position to mako thnmHolvea valuable und helpful members, and pobhoss a clean opinion and a judgment thnt will always safoguard thom from being led nway, ■ * MINER C. P. R. ANNUAL EASTERN CANADA Excursions - Low Round Trip Rates to Ontario, Quebec and Maratime Provinces Tickets on Sale Dec. l.to Dec. 31,'in- clusiev, good to return within three months. .. * „ , . , Tickets issued in connection Atlantic Steamship* Business will be on sale from November 21 and limited to.five - , months from date of issue Finest. Equipment. , Standard First Class and Tourist Sleeping Cars and TJfnmg Cars-on alP'THrouglF'Trains: Compartment - Library - Observation Cars on "Imperial Limited" and "Atlantic Expuross." NORTHERN HOTEL Wim. Eschwig, Proprietor ■■■■■■■mmmm New and up-to-date Handsome Cafe Attached, OPEN DAY and NIGHT J M. A. Kastner BO____________M»«_B INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE Fire! Fire! Fire! Tlie anniversary of the great fire of August 1, 1008, is drawing near. Let us draw your attention to thc fact that we represent 14 financially strong, old established and well known Board Fire Insurance' companies, also agent for the Sun Life Insurance Company of Canada «_Mu_—Mm___i__MB_MMai^*^"nM*Mna''. We have several snaps in Business and Residential , Property in different parts of the city Agent NewOHver Typewriter Machine given out on trial .o Charge .' 3 Through Express Trains Daily "THETORONTO EXPRESS" leaves Winnipeg daily at 22.40, making connections at Toronto for all points Enst and West thereof. Tho "Imperial Limited" leaves Winnipeg daily at 1S.15, and tho "Atlantic Express" at S.OO daily, making connections q,t Montreal, for nil points East < thereof. Apply to the Nearest C, P.'R. Agent for full Information * GEO. BARTON EMPRESS TRANSFER V * *. ■*■ paying § , Furniture Moving a Specialty @ ,^-__-_, ■— = | "' WOOD OF ALL KINDS •» Leave Orders with AV. Keay ,60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE ATENTS A £ .. 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ELKO, B. u IB STILL THEY GOMEl hs n North Diikntn town tlio niovohtintH hoeinno 1 iroil nf Hi-Ui'itf gooda on credit while thoir ctmtmn- rr«, or mnny of thom, wrro Hcndin£ thoir oath away to catalogue Iiouhoh. -After careful (•nnxideipitioi) tlioy decided lo ndopt radical menus to enforce ciihIi payments. A in Jt ri was sent to thc mil wny Million to make n list onch tiny of tho names of thoso receiving gondii from tlio catalogue houses. A copy of thin list wan plnoptl in onch store and whon ono of thoso i.'UMoiiK.rH attciiiplcil to purchiiKo on linn* lm wuh court(VHinly reinsert. A^ain, any of Kin-h ci-Momcr-** hriiigin--; produce to town woro dirooted to ship it to tho o/itnlotriH* Iioiim'h with which thc;y dealt. Tho -MMilonicrs finding thoy oould no longer wi rrttilit at hoi-fii**, worn fhiift forood to hoop thoir money nt home in order to he nhlc to purehane the nrUole**** for which it would not pay thein to send away.—Commercial. i Tlio artioln referred to is in regard to reiiniueratioii|nf ruMorntlon Ib crodltnblo not only j ^ for tho mayor nnd council of tho eity. Wo Imvn ronohod a sta^e in civic, administration now whore wn oan afford to pny the council for thn Brent sue. rifii'cs that Ihey are hound to ninUe in the interofttH of the city, aud lh« matter Miotild )w taken up at onco hy the people, nnd a Htiitnhle remuneration allowed thc memhern of lhe council for their time spent in city work. Tho _ ornlo DlHtrlct Lodgur recently publlHhed nn HhiHtrntcd bruclmro of vory hnndnome proportlotiH MinwInR tlio marvolloiiH growth of Fornio since llio flro. It Ih a publication thai Ih a credit to tho publishers nnd tho city from which It conies, and wo uro vory much pleased to placo It, on our shelves of cliolco lltoruttiro nnd tlihiKn worth whilo.—Walltor's Weekly. * ♦ * I'ronroHBlvo l-'urnlo l« the titlo of nn Illustrated booklet published by The Finnic DlHtrlct Lodger. It eommem- oral ob tlio dent met Ivo firo of AtiKiit-t, 11)08, nnd tho remarkable pronioflH lho town Iiiih since mnde In robulldliiK, A stirring ntory of tho fire Is given, with mnnv Rood lllitstrntlons, and tbo work Headquarters For Office Supplies I Wr* Mining will prolmhly always lie the chief iniliis- try of Hritish (Nilutuhin. nud yet there are prncti. cally no minore or rnininj? men Jiiemhers of the provincial legislature.—Greenwood Ledge. What would yofl think of a farmer lniying-a fox to guard his henrooatt Yiui would call him a fool. , Then why nhonld the poor mnn vote for ti millionaire to make his lawmt to Ferule, but. to thu spirit Hint, pur- vndos Uiu whole of western Canntltt.— Canadian' Mall, * * * Wo nro In receipt of n copy of I'ro- KrcAHlvo Kern I e, a souvenir udrtitum, published by tho District LodRer of Keralo, U, C, It Ib n booklet of considerable rI-co, containing nn account of tho groat fire of AububI, 1908, whon the city wan practically'wiped out, In the year that ha« followed It. hnn put on nil Its former Iroportnnco and net- Ulty, und the edition la filled with splendid views of tlio wonderful and tremendous growth that has boon mndo, It Is n publication worthy of note, Uio workmanship as woll ns tho matter it contains being of a high order, all ROfntj t[i nhow tlw onorffoik nnd progrcslsvo aptrlt which chiwnc- terlzcs Western enterprise,--Atlsa CralK llanner. Suddaby's Drug & Book Store Agent for Victor and Edison Phonographs Huyler's & Lowney's Chocolates, New Scale Williams' Pianos fi !lt4M«l*.ttltl!t«t!l^ if Tbe. Official Organ of District No. 18, U. PI. W. of A. Fernie; B.C., January 15th, 19iO ***** ********************* a « ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ News From the Camps From our own Correspondents kkkkkkirkkkkk kkkkkkkk kkkkkrk kkkkkkkrkkkki * * * * * * **•*•** y- ■>.V ft. ***** I COAL CREEK x | »- matter to sell. It would prove a great boon to the public if they would think.the. matter out and put up cement houses. . Mr. Strams, who met with, an accident "the other-day, is progressing as well as could, be* expected. T. B. Smith has left for the east to enjoy a well earned rest. On Friday night one of the employees of the International Coal and Coke Company met with a slight accident through the., breaking of one of the pipes in the air column. The steel tipple of the McGillivray Coal Company is nearing completion and will soon prove a splendid acquisition to the shipment of coal, also the company has built,1 some very substantial buildings on their property. Undoubtedly it will be one.* of the' finest properties on, the Crows Nest Pass, and when the whole of the machinery is .complete it will be ''able to hands thousands of tons per day. The steel cars in connection with the mine have *a-transpor-ting-capacity_of_fo.uu_o_-fLv,a, tons. The people, are delighted with the gift of A. C. Flumerfelt, which is such an attraction'and boon to-our new town. - A letter having been received from tho sccortary of thc Sunday Alliance League desiring, a petition* to be sent to tho govornment asking thenv to take the necessary steps to rclinqnlah Sunday traffic at our post offices, it is clear to the most casual observer that the post office employees havo no time to call tbelr own. Thoy' are called upon to work all days more or loss, therefore in the Interests of the thoso people thc public should be asked to mako n littlo sacrifice In order to glvo, theni tlieir just and proper claim. . A large section of tho men of Coleman are desirous of having a Laymen's1 Missionary banquet in the near futuro. ' It is to bo hoped that the mattor will be pushed to a final Issuo and we take this opportunity to say a word In its favor. There novpr was a time in tlio history of our young country that called for tho assistance of Hiieh n noble scheme and as far as It has gone its claims are legitimate and succoss lt assured.' SAFEGUARDS FOR THE GOAL MINES Apropros to the recent disaster at the St. Paul mine, Cherry, 111., it has frequently occurred to the writer, Mr. Wm. Blakemore in the Colonist, that someone is very lax 'in providing the necessary guards to safeguard the live and*limb of the miners in various districts. , , The provisions should reduce the fatalities to the minimum if not wholly prevent loss of life. .- It has been the record of every disaster of this character that a large number of miners have been entombed, and "that if, thoy were hot killed outright' from the force* of the explosion or fire, they died of starvation or of the deadly black damp. Had these survivors been provided with a pure water supply; pure air and food, there is no question but that hundreds of lives might have been saved in the last few years. At the Harwich mine explosion in Pennsylvania, a large number of miners literally starved to death, and th'e same is true at Monongah, W. Va., iri which between 350 and 400 .miners lost their lives—and now the Cherry disaster, to say nothing of the dozens of instances where from one to twelve men have been killed. In view of the inexpensive method which might be employed in safeguarding tho various mines, it would seem that our law makers should pass such measures as would compel mine owners to adopt such a precaution. There was an article in one of the mining papers recently where the editor advances the theory of installing telephones hv mines, so that the entombed miners might get into communication with tlie outside world'and be able to give them the exact condition of tlie mine, etc. This would (do some good, and aid in the work of' rescue provided that the wires were installed In such a way .that-t-h(jy~w*ould-notJ)ejnjunfi(L.byjLhfi. explosion, but the ideal plan would be to sink boreholes from the surfaco at staled' intervals, running'' along the main entries and-tapping the main stations iii the mines. These boreholes should be cased with iro pipe from top to bottom, and be of sufficient i size so that in case of accident they j could bo used for supplying various' sections of the mine wltl\\ pure air, food, water and communication for the entombed miners. It would hardly be possible for an explosion to destroy a bore hole,' as thoso explosions do not usually occur in thc main entries of. the mine, Thoy are usually in some part of the mino which has beon abandoned and with nor outlet, for gas, which accumulates, This is largely responsible for tho explosions which take place, If boreholes wore sunk Into tho old workings, thoy would provide an outlet for the dangerous gases and tho black damp, * , Had this provision boon Installed lni§ foreman "after counting his men found that one was missing. Investigation * .showed that the dead man had been drinking heavily all the previous day and that in the early part of Sunday evening he had tried to cross the line into Canada,' but had been,turned.back by the customs officer, and then later on in the evening he had again made an attempt to steal across the line and under the cover of darkness had been successful but only however to be overcome with cold and the effect of the liquor with fatal results. - Constable Jensen notified Coroners Rose' and Hartin of Nelson, who instructed him that if there were nb signs of foul play they would,have no inquest. In the meantime' the body had been taken back to Port Hill for .shipment to'Spokane but the railway officials refused on account of there being no death certificate, which it has been impossible to issue. The corpse therefore is lying at Port Hill awaiting further instructions before it can be shipped. Imperial Bank of Canada HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO Capital Authorized $10,000,000 Capital Paid Up $5,000,000 Reserve ..." $5,000,000 D. R. WILKIE, President HON. ROBT JAFFRAY, Vice-Pres. BRANCHES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA Arrowhead, Cronbrook, Fernie, Golden, Kamloops, Micttel, Myie, Nelson y» Revelstoke, Vancouver and Victoria. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT • Interest allowed on deposits at current rate from date of deposit. FERNIE BRANCH GEO. I. B. BELL, Manager TO CHANGE DIVORSE LAWS NEW YORK, Jan. 13—Mrs. T.' P. O'Connor, wife if the Irish leader! who has come to New- York in search of health,- believes that the women , of England will'revise the divorce laws' of that country as soon as they are given the ballot. "When women, get votes in England I think that all the laws will be modified,", she said. "One of the first will be the divorce lf*,ws which at present are most unfair to women. In England the, woman has to prove unfaithfulness or cruelty; the man only unfaithfulness. At least the law should be the same for. both." . ... f 0 i \\ 9 ft Central Hotel MILLS & ESGHWIG, Props. A Mosley, Dining Room Proprietor V Open Sunday Everything New iin.^Uii-to-diU'' Workingmen's Trade Solicited 1910 DIARIES __N______a_____MDH___HO___H___B^ Office Diaries, all,sizes ° Pocket Diaries 0 Office Desk Calendars Canadian Almanacs World's Almanacs Typewriter Papers and Office Supplies galore n^mmeam^ae^amm^aaaaaaa^ma^^i^m^mematMa^^aaamma^aae^a^amai^aaaKm^amaaaam^im^^a^aammamae^i^mmMam^mi^am^^maaam A. W. BLEASDELL The Leading Druggist Phone 118' I 9 o - _ ■■ ~ - -__—.__:.«> o YOU >«9«*3tia»«b_3 «£>&-» R. H. Marlow GROCER'&'CONFECTIONER First Class Union Store carrying a Suitable Line of Xmas Goods. Two South African Scrips for sale at usual price o o o o o o o o o o o o To select tlmt. make of piano of which* you may lie justly ]:u'0iul, not only when it is new, but also after you have used it many many years. ■■ .IJuyi-ho kind that not only is good but remains good. HEINTZMAN PIANO PARLORS M. W. Elley. Dist. Mgr. MINERS' - OPERA HOUSE* BLOCK O o o o 0 o o o o o\\ o o o o o ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^•^•^■^^♦^♦♦^♦^ )OOO*OOO<0®'^iO*l>®®S®®®®®®O|<9>9 WALDO ' A generous donation of $2i> wns received from V, Hydo Ihil'cr of Criiu- brook, also ono of $10 from the almonds .Mfg. Co. of Seattle. These funds nio i'or the furnishing of tho hall, the building HhuK being paid for, The whist, club met Inst weolc nt Mrs, Ik'utlif?'-*, South Wnldo, Tho hulk's of Wnlilo wore jilciisod to rocolvo n receipt od Invoice for $11,00 from .1. D. Mcllrlde of Cruubroolc for hIovob, etc, ordered for the now hull ht-ro. C, I), McNub loft lodny to nttoml tho lumbermon'H mooting fit Crnnbrook, FRANK W. lliildor and W. Kirk, both of HIllcruBt were brought beforo tho district liiBpector on Tuouday charged wltli bolng drunlc nnd dlHordorly. Thoy woro flnod |2 and cobIh. Prod Puchlly of Pasaburg wnR flnod $[) nnd coflto for bolng drunk nnd dlHordorly. i-i uur*. liiici.i.^ L-.;.*** ^i/'.'*i;-.C.y*.u ..CV-T, lo MlrhM on Wrdnomlny to fdny tho Michel tonm. A good, Internfltlng gnmo whh wltnoHRod, Frnnk winning by throo to two, Tho comont works nt Illnlrmoro nro li'jH* "i'ln'}}"" OV** Pfimrifit iviitfi}) lu claimed to be. of a vory Biiporlor mild re, , J. Morrln of HlllcrcHt Ih working in Blnlrmoro. Mr. HnrgravcB, mnnnsor of Writ Bonn drug storo, loft for tho old country thlH wook. Before he rcturua ho ox- poet* to visit Frnnco nnd ft fow other plnces, Wo oxpect him lo bring n brldo back with him. A great wrestling mutch will tako plnco In tho minors hall on tho 24th between Jack Kennedy of Frank and Clayton Oould of Port Huron, Mich. Two bost out of throo. cntch an ralch cnn stylo. the Cherry mine, an woll ns the oth ors, and frosh nlr furnished to the miners, a largo number of lives could havo boen saved. These disasters fall on a class of peoplo who aro dependent on their daily labor for tho livelihood of thoir families, nnd tho loss of tho broad winnor undor these circumstances producos deplorable conditions whicli cannot,bo Imagined by tho dasB of pooplo In bottor clr- (iiimstnncoH financially, Mon who will advocate nnd push to a conclusion i>, mon'suro of this kind will lmvo doen somothing which will enuno their names to bn remomberod for all tlmo, In mines whero thoy could not got a puro nlr supply to tho fnco of-tho entrloH which thoy aro driving by mouiiH of an ordinary fan, tlioy drilled holos nhoad of tho ontry nnd whon theso holos woro tapped thoy caused n groat currot of air to flow through tho ontrloH which cnrrlod out tho smoke, kiih, otc, buck up through tho holntlng shafts, . North Lethbridge, —Lethbridge Alta. *w«E>**_s>f:rTC?_ a^otso-ftoi Fernie Opera House A. F'IZZOCOLO, (Lesser) TO-ztr. Pollock Wine Co. Ltd Phone 79 Baker Ave, P.O. Box 2W. Wholosolo ImportorB and Exporters of Wines, Brnndloo, Cordl-ils, Porni5;ii nnd Domestic Wblskics tnd Olns, I.nrgo stock of Fernet Drnnca, Italian, Ilnngnrlnn nnd finrmnn Wines, also Norwegian Punch nnd Aquavit. Iloor, Portor, Alo and Clgnrs. Agents for Waukoslin Arcadian Wntor, Sclillls! Iloor and tho fnmous KIk Valloy Ilrowlng Co. Ltd. Iloor, draught nnd bottled, Spoclnl nltontlon glvon to fiimll/ trado. Our Motto: Pure goods and quicK delivery. Every Night a choice Program of Moving Pictures and Vaudeville. Best films entirely new for the citizens of Fernie. The Programme changes 3 times a week, Orchestra every night Usual Prices. Good order maintained District Ledger Ads Pay Well DIES IN THE ATTEMPT Japanese Tries to Steal Into Canada —It Overcome by the Cold and Perishes HRFftTON, TV O., .Inn. 13—It wns n gnionomo discovory thnt, wn« mndo IiihI Sunday morning by throo lumberjacks who stnrtod to walk from Port IIUI, Idaho to Croston, When thoy renchert the point whero tho track of tho Valo Columbia Lumbor Co. crosses tho Great Northorni'thoy found a mnn lying on tho ground nnd on closo examination thoy Haw that lio was dond and that ho was a .Japanese. Thoy hurrlod bnck to Port HIII and notified C, Kycki-itH, CimiidlHii Customs officer nt IlyckorfH, 1J. C. Mr. Ryckerts telephoned to Provlnctnl Constablo Jensun who left here Immediately to Investigate the affair. Constable Jonson found Ihnt (lie man had been dead some hours as tho body waH quito rigid. Un went to Port Hill and Interviewed (he foreman ol an extra khhk who b:.*, u largo crow of men at work, aad Dw Have Your Palm Read. Know Thy Future K/1 a r\\ a Kvier P»pri MAP THE WORLD FAMOUS ASTH0L0GEU AND PALMISt M-.LL_ PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE The world famous Hlndo seeress and Prophet, Madame Del mar, hns no ......i ;» v,. .~.rit*.i:i'irin _v<^ M'lnrtu uli-inn fhf» Oiifn nt PalmlMs. With- •* *> ****** • * r out asking a questionr|and at • glance she gives names, dates, facts and localities In the vast problem of life, Tells what you acme for and guarantees to reveal every Incident In your life, past, preetnt and future; advises you on courtship, love, marriage and divorce; sales, chan-aes speculations, wills, property, business losses., and sickness, Positively no fee sccepted in advance and not at all unless perfectly satisfied. This is fair, is it not? Leaoorn fn p.*»lmUtry and hypnotism. McHiumistlc persons developed. 9 p.m. Call early to avoid crowd. Office Hours 10 a.m. to ROOM 7* KING EDWARD HOTEL, FERNIE, B. C. «.j;r •.*■*:■ •*i-;s *if-~** -"Sw-t-vtA-A*?*' Z^^*^****^^^**--^^ y^j^SiJ^aKJoSww »^?»fi3p^>^-S^(*y*^A*( ^_^_S! PAGE SIX THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERN8E, ,B. Cy JANUARY 15, 1910 CKM£ MINING IN J j NORTHDAK0TA\\ WRITTEN BY, REQUEST OF W.B.P. | i In this sketch of the Coal, Mining industry in North Dakota I will endeavor to give the mine owners all tbe credit that is due them "for the manner in which the mines in this country are o conducted. But when they are weighed in the balance I am prone to say that they are all io ■ he found wanting. The conditions under which' somo 1000 men toil in tho dark bow-Ms of the earth are so deplorable that ii would put Siberia to* shame, Such conditions will continue io remain in vogue on the sun hissed plains of North' Dakota until they are eliminated by the legislature at U-.L- capital city of Bismarck, and ihe miner as a man, is put at par with the profit on the product he produces. We will go through some of the mines and see what the prevailing conditions are. The*Zenith Coal Company at Zenith, N, D., has a mine with an output of 250 tons per day. To produce this coal the men have to submit to the following conditions: The mine is ventilated by an air shaft with a small stand pipe built at the top of the air shaft. The coal is ' blasted with dynamite and at all times of the day, the air current is hardly sufficient to keep a light burning, much lessto force out the smoke from the working place. The miners work from ten to 16 hours per day, and constantly breathe the poisonous • fumes of dynamite smoke. Wooden track is used in the rooms; this the'miner lays and keeps in repair and for this he gets no extra pay. . ' " The roof is supported by culled railroad ties that are gathered along the Northern Pacific railroad.,, The miner is supplied with an axe to chop off 'the rotten <-euds. When a miner is in, need of track, and cast-off .railroad ties to support the roof of his room, he must leave his working place and come outside to get them. He loads them in a car and they are taken in . by a driver. A miners-asked the superintendent • to have the supply brought into his .working place; he was told to come in a bunk, tho men who sleep in the top bunks use the lower ones for. a ladder to get to their bunks. The room is heated by a small stove. The room is provided with a table made of rough lumber and two small benches, this comprises the furniture,, and a man - who is' not fortunate enough to get a part of the bench must sit on hisc.bunk, When bedtime- comes, it could not be told by looking at the men whether they were ready, for an extra shift of work or retiring for the night. Such are the social conditions provided for tho miners by the Zenith- Coal Company of Zenith, North Dakota. U. S. A. ♦ ♦♦♦♦. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ► ♦ * DON'T GO TO NOVA SCOTIA ♦ •*• ♦ Agents of the Dominion-JCoal Co. of Cape Breton K S.,,are at work trying to induce miners of Wilkesbarre and other anthracite mine towns to go there and scab. District and local officers should exert themselves to prevent them from securing any men for such purpose. A strike has been on in Nova Scotia and at these mines since July 6.with every prospect of winning. Don't go there and try to de- 'feat your brothers who are ♦ fighting for the right to organ- ♦ ■ ize-and_beiter conditions of ♦ employment. <■ ♦ Stay away. Due notice will ♦ be given in these columns . ♦ when the strike is won. Lab- ♦ or papers, please copy. ' ■ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦„♦ <>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ I I Made from cream of tartar, :-&riyed sole!y from grapesi- All the ingredients of Dr* Price's Baking PoWder are printed on the latS. They . ■j are pure, healthful and proper. H When baking powders, are peddled or '^™ demonstrated, examine their labels. You will find they are, not made from cream of tartar. You don't want them miner wants timber he gels them any old place they are to bo found and The Consolidated Coal Company aU carries them to his working place. walk into him. Such mine owners as „ this should have their coal left in the earth until it will walk out to them, or till they learn that a .coal miner is a human being the sume as they arei and should be treated as such, and liave respectable homes to live in, and not such sheds as would make a mule shudder end grow sick of heart if he had to live in tbem. The men got sixty cents per ton for l.ehigh have an output of 100 tpns per day, and it is ventilated by a fan and an air shaft, The air goes no farther than the parting, so only the mules get the benefit of it. The rooms arc driven from 70 to 100 yards without a break through, consequently there is not enough air at the working place to light a match: In case a miner's light goes out for the want of air, as it frequently does, the niiner must find his Way out to the mouth of the entry in the dark to light a, match. The'men come from their homesteads in the fall with rosy cheeks and every indication of good health,,-and go back to their homesteads in the spring, if he can stand it till the spring, looking like' the ghost of an Egyptian.mummy. ■Such conditions 'as these bear the approval' of., the North Dakota Mine Inspector, and at this place he has conducted the affairs of this important- office as though the affairs of the State were only a farce. I am willing to submit this to any sane, thinking man in North Dakota, whether' or not a coal company or any other institution should be permitted by tlle state to provide such deplorable conditions for men to work in. in order that they might save a dollar in their expense account at the cost of the health of,'the men employed by them. When I first visited this mine it was on a "Monday morning, the latter part of .July, 1909. We got so far as the **iirsc~5aiTCh*"**'**?ri*c*r^^ longer burn.- 'We could hoar some men talking up the entry*by an electric light... I was anxious to see what they were doing in such a, place. They could not have been experienced min-' ers or they, would not have been in sueh a place. When wo got to where they were I asked them what they were doing in such a place. They said they were waiting for some air in order that they m'ght g-qt to, their working place, but tlie air failed to blasting and loading coal off tlie solid, come so they had to feel thoir way In The Superintendent told me,that he thought HO cents wns enough, but the ■ boys took advantage of him. Tho conl Is not weighed, but the car holds a ton, it .is about 6 feet long, three feet wide and two and a hnlf feet high, aiid the cars are loaded about six Inches over the top. A car of these dimensions loaded with lump coal will hold about 2500 pounds, with lump and nut conl will hold nbout 2G00 to 2700 pounds— they cnll this n ton, He Is not taking advantage of anybody and nolthor will he as long as the milieu nre iviiuluorod In such a comfort nblo manner, The men come out of the mlno and walk n quarter of u mile to tliolr menls —tlioiv thoy go lo the little red bunk house on Iho hill, This bunk Iiouho Ih ii building iibnul twenty foot by thirty foot, nnd Is used for a sleeping room, a Hitting room, a laundry nnd it bath Iiouho, Tho' bunks nro mndo of rough lumber, on each Hid* of tli.-- wnll nnd the top bunk nbout four and a half feot. nbovo I lm lower out', Two mon sloop the dark, a distance of 1000 yards. The cars used in this mine when wolf loaded, will hold about three tons; , they are weighed on nn automatic scale, but no miner gets more than -1800 lbs. One welghmnn told mo thnt few curs In a day's run weigh' less Hum 5300 pounds, nnd all of this has the approval of tlio inspector of scales, This scale Inspector Is a gontlomnn drawing n salary from tho people of Nortli Dakota for protecting the interests of these people- by having proper Hcales, Ho puts a siniill poster on tho scales m Indlrnto Hint he hns been thoro, and the ImihIiiohh of weighing conl goes on In the snnie old hnppy go lucky way ns thought he hnd stayed In UlsmnrcU, The conl In I IiIh mlno Is Ion-led with n fork, and tho minor throws tho slack buck— for this ho is rewarded by the exorcise lie gets out. of It, In poisoned nlr, nud mndo all lhe worse by tlie poisoned fumes of the dynamite mrioko, to nil this the mine hiHpi'oior Hiiys good enough. if the When he,wants, tracking lie might have to'search the entire mine to find some and bind it together with a piece of wire, a small chain is better, but the miner provides his own chain, and tlie driver takes the rails to his working plnco. • The cars being so, large if the rails are laid on ties, the cars are too high, so he spikes them to the clay. When the miners have finished tlieir ton hours toil they go to, tlie boarding house, and battle with bed bugs for the' night. And people go to far off Asia to show people how to- live, and teach them to say: . 0 "Peace on earth and good will towards men," and all the time they have better social conditions than the miners of.North Dakota. S. F. McGuinn. (To be continued.) COUNTY, COURT Sittings in East Kootenay for To Come Year January120: Fernie January 27: Golden. February- 10: Cranbrook. February 17: Fernie. March 10: Cranbrook March 17: Fernie April 7: Goldeif " April 9: Wilmer April 14: Cranbrook. April 21: Fernie May, 12: Cranbrook' May 19: Fernie June 9: Cranbrook.- June 16:'Fernie \\ June 23: Golden. ' , June 25: Wilmer. • September 1: Golden.- September 3: Wilmer i '* ' ° September 8: Cranbrook September 15: Fernie . October 13: Cranbrook October 20: Fernie November 3: ■ Golden. November 10: Cranbrook November 17: Fernie ,December 8: Cranbrook * „ December 15: Fernie "' Chambers will'bo held nt Fornie on Tuesday in ench week excepting the weeks when ther Is n sitting of the court, Chnmbors In Cranbrook each Mondity nnd nil other days the Judge is in town. P. E. WILSON Judge NOTICE In the mattor of nn application for the Ihsiio of a duplicate Certificnto of Titlo to Lots G nnd 8 Block 2 of Lot ."•15." Group 1 Kootenny District "Map 7.1-1, Notico Is hereby given thnt If Is my intention to Issuo nt tho expiration of ono month nfter tho first publication hereof a diipllcnto of tho cortlflcnto of tit lb to the nbovo mont toned lnnd In tlio namo" of John Podblclnncllt, whleh cortlflcnto Is dntod the 13th Octobor 1003, nnd numbered 2803A. T. M. BOWMAN . Deputy District Registrar Lndy Registry offlco, Nelson, 11, 0, .Inniini'v' 8th, 1010. .'MBLP 13 I I I DR. WRIGLESWORTH, D. D. S. ,- DENTIST. • \\, Office: Johnson-Faulkner Block. Houns 9-12;, 1-5; -6-30-7.30. Phone 72 •ernie B. C. w. r. ross k;c 'Barrister and Solicitor Fernie, B. C. Canada, L. P. Eckstein D. E. McTaggart ECKSTEIN & McTAGGART BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ETC. Cream PoWder. Cox Straet Fernie B. C. F. C. Lawe Aiex. I. Fisher LAWE & FISHER , ATTORNEYS Fernie, B. C. H. W. HERCHMER Barrister and Solicitor BECK BLOCK FERNIE B.C^ *W*************************************************, * ' • 5 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B^aaaaaammwt^maawamaaaamawMnaM^mmaamaaam^^miaMmiaaaaaamMmaMa^ _H 7 n 7 ■ 7 Suggestive Sunday School Questions •OT On the Lesson by the Rev. Dr. Linscott for the. International t ¥ ¥ t ¥ ¥ ¥ kirkk+kickkk*kkickickkkkkkkkkirkkkk*kkkkkkk-ktt Newspaper Bible Study Olub. January ,16 1910 CALL FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION, DIST. 18, U.M.W. of A. To tin.1 Local Unions •firtM.tiiiLr: OIHco of District No. I*, l\\ M. W. ol'A. in District No. is, U. M. W. of A. IH, 10 I! You , M. W. of ni )li:H:)i) Uitl'l.'ti.'i] A., will )><*• hcli in ih.tl f-lu; .Sim-nili Aiimui] CuusuiiCiiiii nf District I .ii hor Tempi'', b'thhridgf, (.omtii'Miciiig at ho a.m., WVilm-s'lav, l-Vhrimrv _tinl, 11*10. Your 'ii'lo-j-utn or di _»'pit(*.i arc ('(.'I'tilicatt1 in onler dial urmiiL'fiiii.-iits mav kindly i'i*<|ii<'st..*d to ohtnin a Kailroad he mado lo not irduood ratos. The Beginning of the Galilean Ministry. Matt. 4:12-25. , \\ *" .- Golden Text. The people which sat in darkness saw a great light: Matthew 4:10. Verse 12.—Why did Jesus depart for Galilee when he heard that Jolin was imprisoned? Was it for fear of a personal arrest? -,..,' Why should a good man not unnecessary "expose himself--to' any danger- ? ' ""*—; , Verse 13.—Describe or. point out on the* map- the situation of Nazareth, and Capernium, and state at least one thing for. which these cities are noted especially? * " , Verses 14-16—State your reasons for either theory that Jesus went to dwell in Capernaum purposely to fulfil the prophecy of Isaith, or thnt- his going there was an unconscious fulfilment of this prophecy? '■' ' ... Why, or why not, do aiiy of the events which God says are going to happen, depend upon the help of mnn? Why Is It that the advent of Jesus Into any heart, or Into any community, is like a great light bursting out in dense darkness? (This question must be answered in writing by members of the club.) Whnt Is Hie literal moaning of the figures of light nnd darkness as usod In vorso 10? * * Vorso 17.--What, if nny, wns the difference botwoon John's preaching of ropontnn.no nnd thnt of Josus? . (Seo Chup. ?,:2.) Compnre Rny Abraham nnd lUnoeh'of the Old Testament with the Apostles John and Pnul of tho Now ToHlnmont, und then compare- the four with nn equnl numbor of godly mon of lodny, nnd thon sny If thore is nny ossentlnl difference In the wny thnt thoy onch entered Into tho kingdom of God? Verses 18-22—How cun you oxplnln Hint those fishermen no promptly gnvo up their business nnd followed nftor Johuh? What, cnn bo Hiijd for or ukuIiihi tlio Idon that thoy heard Johub fro'iuontly mid hnd thoroughly convinced tliem- selves of his authority, nnd thnt then thoy took sufficient tlmo to dispose of tliolr buKlness affairs? Glvo a ronuon for your nnswor nn to whether Qod In thoso days, or ovor, culls upon men nnd women to do erratic thlngH, Hticli ns nofftoctlnn; thoir biiHlnoHH, or their fnmllluH, In ordor to do religious work? How mnny a mnn of God recognlzo the cnll of flod to now work, when It i'oiuoh throtiKh llu* medium of -.mother mnn? Will n true Christian at the.com- maud of Clod, give up the IiiihIiiohh lu which ho mny be ciiRiiKod in order to do KOHpnl work? , When (loil rails u mnn to devoto him- wolf tn fnopol u'ovlr In tt nlu'nva tn bo presumed thnt It In n life Ioiik cull? Mont peoplo rncognlzo thnt n specinl cnll is netesHnry for the Rospol ministry, but if thnt bo ho why Ih not it Hpeelnl mil nn necessary for nny occii- nnilori? Why for ■.■Miinplu should not n Chris tian blacksmith,* have as clear cut conviction, as that of,.a, pastor of a church, that he is doing his'divinely appointed work? . If you are not sure that you are whero you ought tb be, and ares doing what God wants you to do, what reason is there to' believe that you. are„ not living,'in some degree,, separate from God? "' ^ - ■ " Verse 23—Why is every. Christian, to the extent of his opportunity, under as much obligation to minister to the spiritual,-social, „and physical * re- DR. J. BARBER, DENTIST Office Henderson Block, Feruie B.C. . ,Hours 9 to 1; 2 to 5; 6 to 8. "■ Residence 21 Viotoria Ave. W. A. CONNELL ", * ' Pioneer Builder and Contractor of *"* Fernie ' '■ ESTIMATES FURNISHED quirements of the people of his town as Jesus was? , '" Verse 24—Did Jesus heal ■ all the sick people in the' community? Verse 25.—Is a 'faithful man equally to be praised .whether he is popular or unpopular? i • Lesson for Sunday, January 23rd— True/Blessedness, Matt. 5:1-16. ed, and we find out that he has fully forgiven his • enemy, what does that indicate as to the standing bf the man with God? - * Verse 8.—Are there those who always have a perpetual vision of God, and what' conditions do they observe to keep the experience. '' " What does it" imply to„ be pure in heart, and may all attain that experience? ' " ' , .. -was-uesus" Your attention is respect fully invited Coiihtitulion whicli --\\plaiiis mailer.-, peilainiii*^ o to Art s, See. _ and llio ec invent ion. „ :J, District January 23, 1910. True Blessedness. Matthew 5— 1: 10. Golden Text, Blessed are the pure in heart for thoy shall see God. Matt. 5:8. Versos 1, 2—How much1 do you remember of tho last sermon' that you heard? . To whnt extent. Is the modern stylo of taking u toxt. and preaching a sermon from it, n success as n teaching exorclao? Did Josus use a pedagogical or ,nn oratorical stylo In his uddrosses', imd would lt be better for the extension of tho kingdom of God If the modern pulpit would ndopt his method? Vorso 11—-Whnt, in tho Inst nnnlysis, is the'essential qualification os bolng n subject of tlio kingdom of hoiien on onrth? If n porson Is n -subject of tho kingdom of lieuvon on onrth, whnt othor qunllficnilonn nro noenssnry for tho kingdom In heaven? (1 Verse I—If "blessed" mbniiH happy how Is It possible to mourn and be hnppy nt one nn dlho snmo tlmo? Which ClirlHllun rouchuH tho lilghost nltltudes of bliss nnd enjoys th'e swoet- est comforts of God, one who hns Iind grent hoitow or one who hns boon froo from sorrow, nnd give your renson for your answer, Verse B—Qlve some examples of well-to-do men, and 'then say whloh class as a rule, get the best of things on earth, the "meek," that Is the modest, unselfish, and generous, or the boastful, self assertive and selfish? (This quostion must bo nuswered In writing by the members of the club,) Voi-ho 0—Wlml Ih your d«f lull Ion of I'lghtOOUHIK'HH? Whnt lire tho coudllloiiH for Hitch soul lienlth, mid to "hunger ns thirst" to be righteous? tn thU Hluti. under tho control of ovory mini's will? If a person ronl I y iIchIich It mny ho lm nui'u nf holm'' flllod wltli t'li'litonili- iiphh, thnt Ih of being perfectly right with (iod Voi'ho 7—I-'rom the -suggestion In this verse, if u puiKou Ih not merciful, whnt iIoch thnt ludicnto iih to his stnndhiK with God? If n mnn Iiiih boon grievously Injur- experience-as~to" his realization bf the constant presence of God? , '. ' Verse 9—Mention some reasons that you think would Justify a Christian in becoming the plaintiff in a law suit. What; is it to' be a peace 'maker after, the pattern that Jesus refers to here? ■ Verses 10-12—Are really good people persecuted in those days because of their goodness? Why did the religionists of those dnys persecute Jesus and finally put him to death? Verses " J3-1G—Of what use In the world Is a so-cnlled cold Christian? Can a person bo a real Christian who Is not aggressively engaged In doing good, Why or why not? Lesson' for Sundny, January 30th, HHO: Some lnws of the Kingdom. Matt. 5 17-20; 38-48, 60 YEAR8' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks DESI-3N8 CowniaHTO _a An/ono londlng s nkottMi and doacrlntlnn may uIoUIt Moortaln onr opinion ttooyttr" untlon ji prbbn iljarlotljrconlk _ tfruB. oidott aiii...., . „.„ I'ntont* tnkon throuijli Munn * Co. rooot*7« Mortal noil*;'!, without obfiruo. In tho Inrontlon tlom ommunloa- on t'atouu - -Monta, »p-miniiBM mt* tnkon throuijli Munn * ( inotice, without obfiruo, la tbo Scientific flittcriatt. AC»nilBOmoly Ulunratod wookly, uiitlon of. any ncloiultla Journal. _ 4nada, fl.tS « jeer, pottnjio proralil. j ■uiuDtfrubui'i TTUuai-f. IjAMfOftt Olf* ny itolontltio Journal. Torma ror , ...... e yoar, pottage prepaid. Bold by all nowadoalora, HXSSmmM THE FERNIE LUMBER CO. V ' * , • ■ A. McDougall, Mgr ■".-/ ' . -,7*- a* ■ Manufacturers of and,Deal- ers in all kinds of Rough and Pressed Lumber Send us your orders ROYAL HOTEL FERNIE Bar Unexcelled All White Help Everything • Up-to-date, Call in and see us once C. W. DAVEY & CO?, Props. HOTEL FERNIE 1 The Hotel of Fernie Fernie's Leading Commercial and Tourist Houso S.F. WALLACE/Prop. KENNEDY & MANGAN Lumber Dealer All kinds of rough ami dionst-cl lumboi Victoria Ave, North Fertile JOHN B. WATSON Chartered Accountant, Aoalonee, Liquidator and Trustee; auditor to tho Cities of Calgary and Fernie. CALGARY. ALTA. P. O, Box 308 In \\Y \\ H. POWKl.l., Pro.-, .('iit, J* t'***t-, >i't •"Tf ■'P Arc Doctors Any Good? Foolish question! Yet some people act as if a medicine could take the place of a doctor! The best medicine in thc world cannot do this. Have a family doctor, consult him frequently, trust him fully. If we did not believe doctors endorsed Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for coughs and colds, wc would not offer St to you. Ask your doctor. No alcohol in thiscoufth medicine. j.c.AyerCe,.,Lmot.},Mtiis. liwedtd not believe ilocton cridnned Aycr'i Pillt for constipation, blllousnett, lick- headache, wt would not o&r them to you. Auk your own doctor about thU. List of Locals District 18 NO. NAME I!W AHlicroft Mines 20 HaiikliftitiJ •III 1 llellovue 2 Kill lllftlniioro 138" Cmimore (ID Uonl City nm Coleman 2227 Ourbondalo ■i'MH Cardiff i!\\~'.i Ciiidilt' 2877 Corliln 2178 Diamond City 21; 10 Edmonton City, 1320 Edmonton A.'iiHI lu.niii-iiiou 21114 Komlo I2G.-I Frnnk 2107 UoHmnr ior.8 MIUoroHt 2850 Konmur.) Tilt 1 tPthhrldtrr- vm Lille :.'■«.» Mnplo T.ortf, i'.'i.'i I Michel 28.12 T'aBHburK 2.1811 Hoynl Colliorios 2072 llochft Pert-en 2V.T, Stra'lh'fO-ftft IO* Tnhnr 101.9 Taber 2<5I« Tuytortou (Coiroctod by. Dlatrlo Socrotury Due. 31, 1000.) 8EC. ANO P. O. ADDRESS T. droy.'Ashcroft Mlnoa, LothbrltlKO, Alto. T. Tirudloy, Bnnlchond, Alta. J. nurko, Hollovuo,._ raulc, Alta. Q. Kelly, lIlQlrmoro, Alta. Win, Angoll, Cnnmoro, Alia. A. U. Altroy, Conl City, Tabor, Alta. W. Graham, Coloman, Alta. V. Lonnon, Carbomlalo, Coleman, Alta. J. Aplln, Cardiff, Alta. K. K, tit. Auuut, Cafilltt', A(U, A. Hamilton, Corbin, 1). C. Pat Kelly, Diamond City, L-ethbrldge, Altn C. V, Tworrlor, 1CI ncllamy St. Edraonlon A. 3. .Tullnu, 2 Frnzor _ lntfl, ISilmonton S. nioUu a\\ ivuiuc m, iSotviinni, iriviuiunwii*. D. noon, Fornio II. C. 0. Nicol, Frnnk, Altn. .T. W Morris, Ilosmor, B. C. J. O. .Toiioh, Hillcrest, Altn. It. Evans, Kenmare, N. I). M. 'Pllflhni-k, P, 0'. MS. T-nflihrlilffe, J. T. Griffiths, Ulio, Frank, Altn. V, llannt-ci, Mnplo I.cnf, rtelloviic, Chu». Garner. Michel, I). C. A. Covnich. PftBoburg, Altn, Chan. Hmlth, lloyiil Coll.. Lethbi Idffo, Altn L. McQuarrie, noch Percee, Bask. A, Shaw, Btrathcena, Alta. Wm. Tlnettfll, Tabor, Alia. B. llrown, Tatar, Alta. J. RocbOv Taylorton, Sank. 1 ' w 1 '■' il Aim. Altn. fi <-,i the Local Union, and no person shall be0eligible as representative who is not a mine worker or employed by the organization, and is a bona fide.member of a local union In the district which he is said to represent. ••Note: The term "Miner or Mine Worker" includes any one working in or around the mines and a member of a Local union. , Sec. 3: No local union shall be entitled to representation in the International convention that is in arrears for dues", or assessments for two months' preceding the one in which .the international conention is held," and which has not in every particular complied with the constitution of the district in which said local, union may be located, or which has less than,ten members, and any mine within the jurisdiction of the United Mine Workers, having been once organized for a period of three months and allowing itself to become lapsed, defunct, or refusing to pay dues or assessments to the organization, shall pay a sum equal to three months dues and assessments oh all members to the international and district unions, before it can be reinstated or reorganized, and must be in good standing for four months previous to the month in ,which the international convention is held before said local union shall be entitled to representation in the annual or special conventions. ~ , *-, -'■ ' Sec. 4. If it shall appear upon inves- igation that any local union has lapsed in order to. evade the payment of tax or assessments, the international executive board • shall insist upon • the payment of all back taxes and assessments. ■ , .-*,.' Sec 5, All newly; organized locals .must_be_organized and sat down to wnit. .the coming of night. "Now, cranberries are not very filling, especially in the raw, green state, but I managed to cat some of them. And, then it* began to pet dark, ■ "Well, sir, the shadows fell quickly* on the hills about me, and thc p.ir grew chill. Fantastic monsters reared their- horrid heads on every hand. The free life, begun to pall. "So it won't surprise you to learn that c. very little boy ran honr*- crying b?fore the supper things had been cleared ('.way and that he never ran cway again." Is V-C■ >■ )■ >•• i* >• !• >■ >• )■ i* )• >■ >■ i* >■ >■ )' )• )■ i' )• ) >' i > HEAR WHY WE SPEAK fi *^**r**********»h»* i V A 17ami in UUllij INJURED FOOT CURED. 4 'if ;■ i ' 4 '\\\\ FllKSH MILK flnlivowl tn nil parts of t.lio town Sanders •& Verhaett Brother*. Proprietor! ir*. a "I t,tnA lul "mui.iiu*. LtiCAUM lit mired mn of a turrllily h*A foot," **.ye Mre. Alioo Henry man of 100 John St. North, HumHton. 6lie addn ••Ths injury wai caum-d hy a wngon wheel, snd tho enro was on my rlglit foot, It I-m< oamo very iiiHunail and swollen anil ao P'llnful tlmt I f.ilnterl sway. In epita of i,kc*..i.,,i,i, iiui ■■Nvmi.-i gutnu ucUfcf »,id the foot bctatno more snd more swollen until it wus lovoral timet Its utu-vl iir.0, 'I he Herb w»« torrihly bruised a ml blackened snd it waa quite Impouible for me to walk, My liioband's mother at last brought me a box of Zam-Duk. This was applied to tlio foot ami It wu stir*. prtofng hi wnnnrt 1 hnnd rnlUtl frnm th*i stvtre pain. A further supply of Zsm- lkk wss obUlncc! and I fiersevsred In ntting thi* balm slone. In a couple of dsvs the swelling had gone down considerably, ths di'ColorsUon was Imi distinct and the pain was banished. In four days I could ko alioot as vsosl t the braised and injnrod foot, hid been thor- -Mthty «ur*d by tbe Untly «m ef Zam- Did you ovor nale youroolf: "How is it thi-it Zara-Buk io bo ^tf^U.Mt I m-y 4*»> */ii**——-%J lit **i ■wprirlor nttd dlfFflrrm-k to ot.hr.r Bftlvoa. Oontraflt thom 1 Moat ealvoo aro nlno-tonths animal oil or fat, Zam-Buk hasn't a traoo of mimal fat in it. Mont ftalveH contain rn-nnrnl nolorlntr rcmttor. Znm-Bu.i'inbflolutoly -without I Many arrived oontnin Soisonoua nBtringontu, Zani- ulcdooan't. , Zam-Buk Ib actually moro powerfully antiot-ptio than oruda oarbolio acid. Tot it otopa iiiBtoati of causing pain an V Bmartinff whon put on a wound. It heals more quickly than any known ttibttavi.ee, abn-seni-i, ulc«ri, sc/traa, blood-poUrming. cuts, scalp aores, cbsps and all skin injariss and diseases. All dtuggfits and stores sell at 60o a box or Zam-Bnk Co.. Toronto, for prlco. S«od lesUmp for trial bor. POISONED FINGER HEALED. -J Mra, jtaiik bt, Demi ot flUS Thump- | non Hi., Wlniilpi-D, nyvnbn inr Zulu M\\i\\i beonnao it eurod hur of a polnnni-d flngor, whloli had canned her days of atony, Hear her Mp-jrltneo. 8h« ray* j •' One morning, wlillo wmliing, I folt a slight pniii in tho end of my fliiK-nr. Tins gradually i»a moro nt-titewitil bv tim mening id tne next dny \\hu end of tlm filler had becomo •ivolloii and hnrd and »j hlna I U'oamu sUnne-d, "Tho pnln from It wan nl moat too much to licivr. It mnde mo turn quito sink I I-oiillices of llr-*t one kind and thon an-j t hur wero applied, hut sesined tn give me no rollof, My riaughlerdndaw, «lio hud hid luiiin provioun oipnrisncM wllh Zam-lluk obtained a box for me. I anointed thn Kirn pUr* lilwr-illy with this I'Jil-m, and in a _w hours, tho throbbing aching pains wore subdued, foriher sppllratUns of ZimllDk oaro nie more mm, m that I e-nuM fttafltUo sleep. Ina/eir-la-M the nail axtn* oft, hut rapid advance has been due to" particularly distinguished war service. It was in Egypt twelve years ago that he was*suddenly called upon to take command of the gunboat flotilla, and Bhowed great skill and courage against the enemy, winning the D.S.O. During the, Boxer troubles he commanded the Barfleur/and led a splendid attack with a couple of hundred blue- jackets against „two Chinese .guns, •which were causing a great deal of trouble. It was a fruitless but daring effort, during which he was twice wounded. He was made a captain when only twenty-nine years of age. Royal Lucky Numbers. King Edward's lucky number, those who go into these matters say, is 9. His august parent** were, both born in 1819/ He was bom on the 9th day of November; his happy wedding took place in 1809—the two last figures in the denomination of which make 0; thoro was a 0 in the year of his accession; and his coronation took plnco 6n the Oth of August, 1902. The Princess ot Wales's fortunate figure is 3, ns was her mother's— thc late lnmnnted Princess Mary. The DucheRS ot Teck was born in 1833, and her eldest boy on tho 13th of a month. Tho Princess of Walos herself was born on tho 3rd of Juno; she was wedded in 1893. Princo "Ed- die's" natal dny, too, was Juno M. How to Soften Water. If one hiw nn irritable Bkin and the water for. bathing is hard something should bo mod in soften it. Bran makes hard water very soft nnd is good for tho skin, A couple of qunrts of brim put Into a bag of chncscloth will bo Rufflci-tnt for an ordinary bathtub full of water, and It use will mnko the skin velvety and fino, Oatmeal, bnrley, rice and othor farinaceous Hub- -stances are often recommended for the samo purposo. either alone or in eombinalinn, but bran Is the. chenpest nnd best of them all. Tincture of hon- r,oln added to tho wntor makoB it soft nnd ngreenblo, A few drops of ammonia, not too much, will aoften water used for the hands or lho faco, Hit Strenuous Job, "I littoly paused through a small town on a train, flay, but tlmt sti. tion agent has a lot lo do! When the train comes in ho's got lo sell tiokdtrt, iillend to thn mail, hIiIR thn oxprow*. olioclc Iho baggage, fix tho, ulgnal light!*, put tho danger lantern at the street, crossing, post tlm trnlns on lho bulletin hoard, oporato tho telegraph iristruinontrt and onrry tho mensngOH," "Heavens! Was he doing nil thatr' "No; ho was nsloop." ( us ■'»■■» ' ■ ■ i f i The Black Flag. A gunboat was entering tho mouth 01 tllO i.-clUiili nlicit oltt; UikAftC-u Cmsn: to n ■"••mul! collier, The officer In command hailed tho Inttor. "Ahoy, thero I What havo you got the hlnek (lug flying tarr' The reply oamo buck; "You'd bettor not lot tlm cnptnin hoar you, That'll his best shirt hanging out to dry."—houdon Kxprcu, Common-Ssnse v. Law. An Ontario municipality not many miles from the Niagara frontier was considerably agiti-.ted a few years ago over a question that required a number of public- meetings to settle. At one of the meetings the local lawyer had the floor and was e.dvis- ing a line of procedure that was ob- viouslv against the interests of the town, "and which strongly hinted of a retaining fee from* "the party of the second part." It is surprising how many different viewpoints* a lawyer, can- find "from which to argue, when it suits his purpose., and the way he put the mattor to the citizens .was summed up in'the^ words, ^'But.if would_ be only common-sense," etc. One of the solid citizens of the town rose to his feet. Pointing his finper at the legcl light he thundered: _ "We're not asking you for common- "sense^Wt~wliat's'" ifew I ""7" ^ *"* Duke Who Broke the Bank. . The Czar's uncle, the Grand Duke Alexis, who has just died, was one of the few men who have ever broken the bank at Monte' Carlo. Playing roulette one .afternoon the duke had an extraordinary run of luck, winning nbout, $50,000;in half* an hour. Play' stopped at the other tobies, and everyone crowded round to wntch thc Imperial gambler.* When finally he broke the bank there was a roar of applause nnd cheering. Like most Russian grand dukes, he knew whnt it was to hnve his life attempted, The con- spirntors pulled up n section of the permnnont way near Cette, in Frnnce, over which it. wns known thnt the duke's train .would pass. But they were too premature in their plans, and a luggage train which preceded the duke's trnin crashed over the em- bnnkment, killing one of the conspirators, who was oh the wntch, No one else wus hurt. The Age of the Earth. The possibility of definitely arriving at the age of the earth through the radio-active properties of radium and helium haR been pointed out by R. T. Strutt boforo the Roynl Institution of London, Accepting, the hypothesis thnt helium is constantly at a definite speed from radium, Mr. Strutt proposed a quantitative estimation pf the radium and the helium present in various minernls ns a means of dctor-, mining their relative ages. Pro-seed. Ing on similnr lines, when once the rate at which radium is transformed should hnvo been estimated a simmfi operntion in arithmetic would solve lho problem ot the nge of tho onrth. "I have," Raid Mr. Strutt. "been able to find that the nge ot flints prwwnt In ohalk is only one-thirtioth of tho ago of thn minernl that is being mined In Cornwall." A Most Peculiar Creature That Found In Venezuela. The giant ant' cater of Venezuela is - one, of the most outlandish ■ looking creatures in all the domain of nature. • It is an animal about two and a half feet high. . Tho body and tail taken together measure about seven feet in length. The tail is usually carried " curved over the back, draping and shading the body. In appearance the ' bushy tail may be likened to a clump of ornamental grass. The head is very small, but it is prolonged into a snout a foot or more in length. The-' mouth is at the extremity of this snout. The ant enters belong to that group - of the animal kingdom known as the' edentates, a class usually toothless. If they have any teeth at, all, they are ven- few in number, of a rudimentary' or*,sirnplo form, in thc back of the head. They resemble in this respect birds, and thoy furthermore bear n resemblance to the bird creation in the possession of muscular, pizznrd-like stomachs. Ono feature of the edentates is that they all have some |>eouliarity in the covering of tlie body. Tlio armadillo., for instance;' has a shell of armor, the pangolin a series of shingle-like scales, the' anrd vark, native to the Transvaal. 11 piplike skin, scantily covered with "hair, and. la-.lv. the ant enter, with a bushy tail and the body plentifully covored with hnir. ■ ' Thc ant cater,is in many ways unlike othor "animals. The most striking dissimilarity'is ' in its mouth, whicli (hies not open and shut with an up imd down movement of the lower jaw. as that of all other quadrupeds, but it is a mere aperture, opening only enough to admit of* the passage of the foot long, whip-like tongue. In capt-ivitv the ant enter is fwl on bread and milk. In its native haunts, the forests of South America, it feeds exclusively on termites, nr.^ as* they are commonly called, white ants. These termites abound in the wilds- of tropical America, nnd the ant eater tears open with its sharp fore' claws their conical mud nests and with its slender tongue licks up the inmates out of even* nook and crevice. The ant 'eater has a queer way of walking. It is' the manner in which it, uses.its fore limbs. The claws of its fore limbs arc so constructed that .they are incapable of' sustaining the weight, of the bodv, but are turned backward, compelline the animal to stand and walk on the outer surface of the wrists. When it ambles around, avkwardlv!'as„5t, appears, it, seerns to be usinR two amputated , fore limbs. Dnudot's Idens of Death. AlplionHo Dnndel onnhtnntly suffered severe physical pain and wns unnblc lo sloop without the aid of chlornl, lie was always speaking about death nnd eflpeoinlly .rejoiced in the theory propounded hy 1111 Kngliflh doctor thnt donth wnn in itself a deliirhtful Ron- sntion, voluptuous, ronciiibllng tho action of nniu'iitlieties. Dainlet on ww oecnsion drenmod of dying -surrounded by his friends and rmiiversing nf lhe hereafter. lie (mro lold Ooiicmirl, who afterward related tin* Incident, thnt whenever he entered 11 new apartment for the first* time his eye instinctively Renrclied for lhe spot where hih coflln would-be plncod. The Oldest Books. The oldiMt hooks, proper, were in roll Hltiipo, the rolls being kept in jure or iiNAt'B, Wo .ineii <•'v Dn tli.aii-*,.* \\vr uivdc Uixm the'Villi it, lh<> folded form cf hook, the vellum, nr parch- incut, h'-ii-ir stitched together. Thu tnivt anebini writlnc" 'if all were pe.luteri nn wnnrt or itnne. ns nmong the Key pt inns, or enchnrncWed on nnnl brie!'--. u» -.utli tin- AsRyrintm. - J'.xcluirige. Laughs at Legend. London society was much interest- ■ ed in a fashionable nnd interesting wedding recently, when Viscount Glamis, Scots Guards, eldest son of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore, was married to Lady Dorothy Godol- phin Osborne, daughter.of the ,Duke of Leeds. The wedding recalls the story of the Glamis "mystery, which, accord- -ing—to—legend, _hung_about_a__idden__ room in Glamis Caslle' On tbe night , of his coming of age the heir was taken to this hidden 100m by' his father, or. if the father was dead, by. his guardian: and there told a family " secret so weird and horrible that he never smiled again. With tho present - generation the legend, however, evi- dontlv goes for nothing, for the bridegroom looked particularly happy as he stood with his young bride at the entrance . to , the chancel. The Australian Blacks. ; It is believed by many persons that the blacks in Australia are dying out. A6 a matter of fact, soys a correspondent of The London Standard, no such thing is happening. The belief, however, is easily explained. As civilisation advances, nnd it is yearly advancing, the blacks recede further and farther into the back blocks and unknown country save a few who havo acquired the craving for opium or drink. Theso lntter succumb amid the advancing wave, of civilization' and ■seldom leave any children. Thoso who have paused inland, if they do not increase, hnve certainly not decreased, In Rome few enses whole tribes have , died out when civilizntion han reached them, but those have usually been small tribes. An Ugly Toad. All toads are accounted ugly, but' the most hideous of nil perhaps w that of Surinam, with its flat and tn- angnlar head, unusually short neck nnd specinlly lint body. Its eyes aro vory small nnd are of an ohvo tint, Rpotted with red. Yet the parental in- stincts of thcRe crentures nro as kind in their wnv as thoso of tho most beautiful animals in eroiition. Tho fomalo in duo courso having laid her cgf-H, the male tond picks thom up and deposits them on lie.r horny back, when she. immediately Htnrts for tho, nearest marsh and immerses herself nnd the nmbryoUo brood in the sdmi- liquid mud, whero sho ronmliiH until they nre hutched, Well Prepared. "I loum," sho wild reproachfully, "Ihul you were dovoted to no fowor than five (•iris before you finally pro- poaed to me, How tlo 1 know that you didn't mako dcHpornle, lovo to ul] df thcmP" "I did," lie replied promptly. "You did!" she exclaimed, "Certniiily," ho roturned, "You don't MiiM'ime (fn a iiioiiu-ni that I would In- fnolhnrdy'enough to try for Hiieh u prize ns you uro without practicing n little first, do you?" The given to the \\i 1 ' IX Thn Mnd Parliament, name "Mud Parliament" wna Parliament which nascm- , 111'-*'-! .,, 1 \\ . t,, . ,,) If... t ,.' -.' f " ■•"■' •* '•'""' \\nirx open reb'dlion apnlnsl.llenrv ITT. The King wa* declared deponed, and the (iovernini'iit wnn vested in the hnnd« of twenty-four councillors, with Kirnon de Montforl lit tliolr bend. To De Mont fort belongs tlm honor ol bavin-? Ktarl.'d what iiiicht lm called JlOJilllhl gUV llllllflll, III •H-r«t*«lrfjt *.. »jlWllMMlft _1L.1* ^_WlM fcWfc ■*• ^...aJai*aijiB_Bl^^ ■^■■^Ki^r'JKi'W^ THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C. JANUARY 15, 1$10 I i 4. - C. P. R. T8ME TABLE,, Arrive Fernie No. 213 West' 10.00 No. 214 East 17.55 No. 236 Local East 9.12 No. 235 Local West 19.27, No. 7 West Flyer 10.40 No. 8 East Flyer .."20.08 Change takes effect Sunday June 6. G. N. TIME TABLE NO. 252 No. 251 6.55 -FERNIE 11.05 7.13 o HOSMER 10.40 7.25 OLSON 10.32 7':50 MICHEL 10.10 Arrives Spokane 8.30 p.m. Arrives Seattle 10.15 a.m. BUSINESS LOCALS Electric Fixtures, Depew, .Macdonald & McLean, phone Gl. * " it Electric Fixtures, Depew, Macdonald & McLean, phone 61. If you are a particular smoker get your smokes at Ingram's. Beef, mutton, pork, veal, hams, bacon, lard, etc., only of the very best. Phone 41 For a good comfortable smoke get Dorenbecker's brands.' They are home product. Furnished and unfurnished room to rent in modern house.' Telephone, electric J'ght and bath. Apply B. S. care Ledger. , , \\ 3tNP For Sale: Ten acres good land covered with tamarac and cedar, close in. ' Apply Ledger office. lm Buy the Standard Sewing machine there is nothing to equal it on the market today. For sale at the Trites Wood Company. ' Furnituro, pictures, window shades etc./a large and well selected stock, get our prices, The Trites-Wood Co. For sale: A good nine-roomed house nicely located. 'Lot 60x129 fenced. Houso all modern. Will be sold on reasonable terms as the owner is desirous of a change. Apply Box 990 Lodger. Lady stenographer wishes position. Two years experience, references furnished. Apply District Ledger, Drawer '6. ' 2tplo Found: On New Years morning, a Jadies' watch at Fernie home Bakery, Pellat avenue. Owner can havo the . same by proving property ando paying . for this notice. <• Local News Hot tea or coffee served at Ingrams pool room. Arrangements are bolng made to complete tho new Baptist church as soon as tho spring opens up.* ( the i n ...For boys,and girls sleighs try • Trites-Wood Co. A quantity of first class prairie hay for sale at n reasonable price. Apply to .1,. II. McConkcy, Cnyley, Alberta. Always ready: ham sandwiches and coffee nt Ingram's, The girl who will lie In bed while her mothor gets breakfast is the kind that. Is supporting qur divorce lawyers. If you want the best buy a McClary Stovo, Thoy don't cost any more at tho. Trites-Wood Co. • Shoe repairing business for salo:*— Slngor machine and all tools, first class opening. Apply Box 170, Claresholm, Alta. ci ■ PnHtor Spidell will preach at tho Baptist ('Impel noxt Sunday nt, 11 a.m. nnd 7.30 p.m. Morning subject "I Ionic HlcknoBs.' lOvenlng Mibjuct "Making a Lifo vermis Mulling a Living.' Wnntml: Prlvnto board for minor and Utile girl. Apply by loiter to lift!) Ledger offlco. Tho luiHobiill club ilnnco hus been poutponiid until .Iiiiiiinry ih'th. Tickets hnve been Issued and the nffnlr will ho ono of iho best of the Hcnson. Thu Liiilles Ilciiovolcnl Socloty are go- ' lug to ln;!|i, but It ll nnl being hold un. • dor tli«>Ii- auspices. .lust the thing ei.rly In the morning or Into ni night: a hot lunch iu Ing< ram's. A grand 1'oln'iiilan foncort Is being hold at tho MetlinillHt church. Conl Crock on the Huh lust. A number of specinl ni'tiMH will uppt'ii.r nud it good tlinn Is nnHiireil, The (roiieert com- iik'IH.'oh nt s prompt, ami Ih In charge of Mr, Mark (lny Si. John Sampson. The Ladles Aid id the Mcthodl«t chinch nie busy preparing <|iilii' a new nml novel iicheiiic It in to tltlte the form of a sh-li'lilng ;>inl vUitliig trip combined niul Ih entitled a Tour of thu World. i'iflVieut tni'inbrrsi lioiit'"-* will repp-sent tlll'l'*'iei>* nailoim. ami these will be visited nud vefresliliieiilH served by the lndy of i-iich house who will appear In ensiinm- repreHeiiHni*; her own particular niiilniiiillty. Kvery- body we iiiulerMiinil Is wclroni". One week' bargain blizzard in books at Bleasdell's drug store. The average voters always reminds us of a cow catcher on,yan engine— not worth a 'dam' to the machine only in time of-danger. > He—I go to bed at night with my gloves on to keep my hands soft. She*—And do you wear your hat too?* —Exchange, Miss Hogan, principal of the school is laid up with a severe attack of la grippe. We trust that she will be out. soon, and able to resume her duties. Today is pay (lay fj'nd the large sum of ?170,000 is being distributed among the miners. This should make things a little easier' than they have been for the past few weeks. •- At the ball that'was held lately for the benefit of Mrs. W. F. Jones, widow'1 of the late.W. F. Jones about $500 was realized, and, all who assisted in this result are hereby thanked. Special music will be given at the Methodist church next Sunday the 16th. Mr. J. W. Quinney will sing "Angels, Ever Bright and Fair,'' and the choir will render the beautiful anthem "How Long Wilt Thou Forget Me?" A great* meeting will be conducted by Colonel and Mrs. Mapp, late of India, and Col. Howell, of Toronto in the Salvation Army Citadel ;on 'Monday evening, January 17th. The Colonel will relate thrilling experiences in S. A. warfare, airs. Mapp will speak on The Garret Dark. A,prominent citizen will preside. Referring to the Baynes Lake ball, which was to have been lield on Jan. 14th, the trustees of Baynes Lake school beg to notify those who have purchased tickets that the oven has been postponed for one week, that is to say, the ball will be held on the 21st instead of the 14th of January. While regretting • any inconvenience which might be caused by this change jjf date, the trustees have considered it neecssary to the success of the event in consequence of the "convention of, mountain lumbermen at Cranbrook being held on the same day. Among .the many interesting features of the 'January number of The Western Home' Monthly, Winnipeg, is a two column New Years greeting to the Canadian Vest _rom Lord Strathcona. The message, which takes ta most optimistic view of the future, contains" much sound advice and encouragement. ' His lordship's long experience and great interest iir all matters affecting the Dominion make, him the pre-eminent authority on the Canada of today and its possibilities for -UieLfutuEB His-lr.ecent--V.isit_to._th_ west afforded him the delight of seeing many of his former hopes and ambitions crystallized, and following so close upon his* visit the article .is of intense interest throughout. .' It. is the intention or the rink management to bring on-another carnival during,, the last week of this' month. Prizes this timo will be for the "bost represented" characters of different kinds. Those In costume will be required to bo on the ice by 8 o'clock and a grand march will take place at 8.15 led by some ono who understands the intricacies "of this pretty performance. Judging will begin at 8.30, Each class will bo Judged .separately, boys first, and thon girls, all others being required to leave the ice whilo a class is bolng judged, ■ This, will enable the judges to mnko their decisions within its short n tlmo ns possible, so as to allow all skaters to get on the ico at 0 o'clock or as soon after that hour as possible. Men's comic costumes will come nftor tho boys and girls, followed by the bost, represented characters by mon nnd ladles In tho snmo order. It Is probable that tho admission will be 25 and 50 cents on this occasion. o PITTSBURG SHOCKED The Dinner o fthe Steel ■ Magnates Is • Thought' of Have Gone Over the Limit PITTSBURG, Pa„ Jan. 12—Little by little the details of the Carnegie steel officials,Saturday night dinner leaked out today and even Pittsburg is now shocked. The event was.an annual affair,and it cost ?100 a plate. Inasmuch as there were 79 persons present the stockholders of the United States Steel Corporation were said today to have started a bombardment of questions consisting of whys,,. Also do the stockholders ask to be made acquaitned with the nature of the decorations which "are said to have required an outlay of ?4000 for American beauty roses and 600 canaries. As for the gasps somebody started a story stating that the famous Soely dinner of a few years ago was entirely outdone. There was not only a single dancer to enliven the proceedings on Saturday night,,but several of them were there. But inasmuch ns even the keyholes to the 'banquet hall were stopped up and armed guards placed at the doors it is not probable that many details are going to become known, the ban- quetters said. ',*■ CHRISTMAS CAKES You furnish the Cook. : We can , supply the goods to make it. Chocie Raisins, Currants, Peels, Nuts Etc. and Robin Hood Flour. Pay Cash and Just Smile W. J. BLUNDELL Glveusacall ! t ♦*♦♦♦♦* *.**»*^+4»*^* ♦4*»**^*> ♦-»-»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ *♦♦♦•♦>■*»♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Are You NOTICE A meeting of the committee who are working to * raise a fund to purchase artificial limbs for Master A, G. Law- ley, aged four years, who met with a serious accident oil the M. F. & M. Ry1. last September, and has since"been unable,to walk', was held at Coal Creek on the 9th inst. It -"-was 'decided to hold a concert "in Fernie, if possible, and to open a subscription list at once. The committee, wpuld be. very grateful if you will accept subscriptions on their behalf, however small, as funds are urgently needed for this deserving- case. , •-' , ' f, George Finlayson, Secretary of Committee NOTICE A special general meeting of tho Fernie Board of Trade will be held in the council chambers of the City Hall on Monday evening January 17th, at 8 o'clock sharp. This meeting, . apart from tho regular work, will likely be interesting in view of civic affairs being in more or less troubled waters, and tho probable iiction of the-Board -of—Trade- in-endeavoring- to-sub rait*- a* Mayor and Council for 1910, who will work in furtherance of the best interests of Fernio,, and who will not only command' .the confidence of the. outside monoy markets, but also the support of our ratepayers. Every member must recognize the importance of this meeting and a fulU-attendaiice is looked for. * , Are you ready to receive the power and light from the new system? Now is the time to have connections and wiring done. We can.save you money. We have all styles and makes of fixtures motors and generators. See us at once.-, The power will be on soon. Estimates arid expert advice cheerfully given. Depew, Macdonald & McLean Co. Limited Electrical Contractors Grows Nest Trading Co. General Merchants The Stbre of Good Values Agents- "Bell * Pianos" Sold on monthly payments Victoria Ave. Fernie, B.C. << One Night Only, The girl who thinks more of a silk dress than a tidy home, will make a wife who will think more of a poodle dog than a baby. The BONNIE Original Production Entire Male ■ Quartette and .Scotch 20 PEO Reserved Seats $1.00 Pre ■ Inventopy Prices The "GRAND THEATRE" S . JOHN HUTCHISON, MANAGER Latest Styles in Ladies' Coats Ladies'-815.00 Coats 20.00 " . .' " " ■ 25.00 ' " ■■'. . This Season's High Glass Furs Now a a $12 16' 20 Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot" TUESDAY January Ian Maclaren's Beautiful Scotch Idyl Ladies;. #10. Fur Buffs. 12 15 a a a a No\\y$8.00: " 9.50 12.00 a 0 ■1 g Up-to-date Men's I Overcoats 0 Men's $15.00 Overcoats" Now $12 20:00 , " "■ "16 25.00 ■ " " 20 a ii HELD UP BY A WOMAN nilCAflO, Jnn. III--TI10 mounted lilBhwiiymiur of othor days has rIvoii way In Chlungo to tho woman robber In tuslcabs, Sho (losL'endod on Tony l.e.nzo on Monday nlnlit ns ho was wtilklut* under tho lloeli Inland railway viaduct al ~> I Ht street, took his money and K|)(*d away. Tho woman was walking when nlw mot Lcnzn, who Is n barbor. She Kavo a cry as though Hho had fainted and l.cnzo ntc|ip*.'d forward lo help li'-'i". Ah ho did ho found him- ■telf faco to faco with a rovolvor. The woman hade him 10 Ht nml fillll which In* did, Ho Hhortly aflorwanlH waH forced in hatiii over his put'Ho aud ■vat ch. .."Now. heat it down the stroot." Hho s-silil, wh'Mi nh<* Imd cbMinod out nil he had. pniHe and watch. "I heat it all li'Khl," Haid heu/o, "not I noli I iik hack until I had koiki half a hloek, Then I at ond nnd watched her. She entered n wnll hut ■ tnxleab and illHitppcurhl." f For Sale Cheap 9 Room all Modern House Kt_ga-vr*_aaii_^ Lot (id x 120 *(M«f- and fenced, Klectric Light Fixtures, Hot and Cold Watt;., also Hath. Owner will lot &<> nt a bargain and on very reasonable terms. Apply Box 990 Ledger Office, Fernie A Great Many Other Lines at Big Reductions Trites-Wood Company LIMITED McBean & Waggett THE CASH MERCHANTS Holnc AlVAMkJt tn Arluor>tiea iho r.itv WnW W * W Only 50c. a Copy and 10c. Postage For Sale at Ledger Office and, Usual Places Wishing our many Customers and Friends A Happy and Prosperous New Year and desiring a continuance of your esteemed favors, we are Yours very truly* McBEAN & WAGGETT tmmmmmm*9e»mm*9^mm*wmmt*9mtei Let Us Ba Your Waiter wH never tiro of helping others when thoy ask for good job printing. We can tickle the most exacting typho- graphio appotlto. Peoplo who hive par.afcen of our excellent t-cr vice rnm« bade for a second serving. Our prices aro tho most reasonable too, and you can always depend on us giving your order* the roost prompt H and careful attention. Let us submit our samples. r^"T'^».- Advertise in the District Ledger"""@en, "Preceding Title: The Fernie Ledger

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