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^inryinrrjrrsTfVTnnnnnnnnnnf Let us show you the new Pocket Edition Gillette Safety Razor TERRY CASH CHEMIST a^ S.B. comer Fort an 1 Douglas „. CfcH 8 9 tt V.9JL_UL_ULSL_VL_l_UL_VL_l_ULs3 Vol. yl No. J The Week fl British Columbia Review, Published at Victoria, B. &. gyyffTrrgyyyyrryK^niiTTTinraa HALL & WALKER 3 Agents "j WELLWCTOII COLLIERY 3 COMPANY'S COAL 3 1232 Government St. Telephone 83 3 pSaaiittitBB*ia*aaaooooooo^ftSg THE WEEK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY a6, 1910 One Dollar Per Annum THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS The Police Commissioners of Victoria are bad men. They are appointed under a vicious system, which ought to be put an end to at once. This is tlie Jeremiad of the Victoria Times, which refuses to be comforted, even though Alderman Bishop and Mr. Leonard Tait are by its own admission citizens of irreproachable j character, who have been before the public for many years without the slightest complaint having been lodged against either of them. The only difference between the two men is that the one lives within land the other a few yards without the City I Boundaries, and yet, according to the I Times that few yards makes all the differ- lence. If between sun-down and sun-rise [some enterprising contractor should move |Mr. Tait's house one hundred yards south, lthe principal objection of the Times to Ihis appointment as Police Commissioner Iwould be removed. If this is not a re- luctio ad absurdum The AVeek is unable Ito recall one, especially as Mr. Tait, although not residing technically within the fcity limits, possesses considerable property }n Victoria, and has for more than twenty ^ears pursued his business avocation there. )ne would think that a man of the highest liersonal character, who had honourably lilled the position of public school master, Jvould possess special qualifications for a Police Connnissionership, in that he Ivould be bound to aim at a high standard, Ind to do his utmost to rid the City of liny abuses which might have crept in; Indeed, after reading the fulmination of lhe Times it is difficult to conceive that Ihere is any real objection to Mr. Bishop tr Mr. Tait other than that they are Conservatives. It is not possible, however, lo easily to acquit other parties, who need jiot be mentioned, of blame in connection [vitli the crusade against the Police Com- Inissioners. The anonymous letters to the ■rimes, the agitation at certain street cor- liers, the fulmination in certain shady reports, all tend to show that the onslaught ■vhich the Commissioners are making on rambling is really at the root of the hos- lility to them. Certain parties are, like |)emetrius of old, finding their occupation Tone. The white man, who all too long has fattened on the toll which he has extorted Irom the Chinese gambler, is despoiled, lor will he be able to shift the scene of lis operations to other quarters in Victoria. The closing of the Savoy was the land-writing on the wall; the lid on Chinatown is the death knell. These para- lites realise that the Police Commissioners [re in earnest, and that they have two nen to deal with in Alderman Bishop and lir. Tait who cannot be moved from their lurpose by cajolery, threats or bribery, fho tin-horn gambler has had a fine inn- rigs in Victoria, but the umpire has called lout," and as long as thc present Commissioners remain in power tliere is no lhance for another innings. The Times liggests that some day the true inward- less of professional gambling in Victoria ■'ill be made known. The Week would pfer thc Times to its own anonymous corespondents, who know more about it than liyone else, not even excluding the Po- Ice Commissioners. The Week maintains lie same stand on this question which it lis always taken, that the White gambler lould be treated the same as the Yellow. Is to the contention of the Times that the lstem of appointing Police Commis- fcners by the Government is vicious, and lat the matter should be entirely in the lnds of the City Council, The Week does not agree with this view at all. It is easy to conceive what the condition of affairs would have been in Victoria if the maintenance of law and order had been left entirely to the City Council. It is all very well to say, "Take the matter out of politics," but the first consideration is the safety of the community, which is even more important than the question of cost. There have been times in the past when the Council would have been powerless to maintain order, and to give the necessary protection to the city. There never was a time when the Government could not do so. God help Victoria if its safety ever depends upon men of the capacity of those who have largely constituted its Councils in the past. The system has worked well on the whole; it is inconceivable that civic control would have produced a better result, and The Week believes that the ratepayers favour a system under which Victoria has earned such an enviable notoriety for orderliness. That they would wish to abandon this system because tliere are now two progressive and determined Commissioners in office, who are trying to place the service in an efficient state, is beyond belief. At any rate they will need much stronger arguments and much clearer evidence of disinterestedness than has yet been evinced by the Times, or its anonymous correspondents. THE USUAL THING No sooner have the Police Commissioners made a determined move in the direction of stopping gambling in Chinatown, than Mayor Morley rushes to the Times with a proffered interview, tending to show that the "glory" is all his, and that the Police Commissioners are both playing "second fiddle." Some days before their edict was issued, the Mayor claims that he had interviewed the leading Chinese merchants, and by moral suasion induced them to point out to their weaker brethren the enormity of their offence, in continuing "by ways that are dark and tricks that are not altogether vain" to secure the white man's money. This is rather a tall order in view of the fact that although Mayor Morley was in office for two years, gambling continued to flourish in Chinatown, as well as in certain well- known resorts in other parts of Victoria, where the wily Oriental would not be admitted. This claim of the Mayor's is in line with his usual policy of endeavouring to rob other people of the credit they deserve. He adopted the same attitude with respect to the closing of the Savoy, which had been determined on before he took office, and for which no one in particular deserves credit, since it was the outcome of an enlightened and determined public sentiment. The public will not easily ha misled in this matter either by the plausible Mayor or the pusillanimous Times, with which he has made common cause since finally settling in the political fold from which he should never have strayed. Meanwhile, it is certain that the Commissioners will continue the good work with even greater zeal than the Mayor will struggle for the glory. THE PREMIER'S DECLARATION The declaration of Premier McBride at the annual meeting of the Conservative Association on Thursday night was so emphatic and specific that it cannot be too widely read. Coming on the eve of legislation it will tend to rivet attention upon the detailed provisions of the Canadian Northern Bill, and as it is not possible to imagine that the Premier's statement is other than an exact forecast of thc measure, there will be widespread satisfaction. That declaration is as follows: "IT WOULD PROVIDE THAT THE ROAD BE BUILT FROM THE YELLOW HEAD PASS TO BARKLEY SOUND WITHIN FOUR YEARS, THAT WHITE LABOUR ONLY BE EMPLOYED, THAT WHITE MEN'S WAGES BE PAID, THAT THE MATERIAL WHERE THE MARKETS AFFORDED IT BE PURCHASED IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, THAT A MINIMUM MILEAGE BE COMPLETED EACH YEAR TO ENSURE THE COMPLETION OF THE ROAD AND ITS OPERATION WITHIN FOUR YEARS, AND THAT THE CONTROL OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGER RATES BE REPOSED IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE." This statement traverses all the important provisions outlined in Mr. McBride's policy during the electoral campaign. It couples up Vancouver Island with the mainland. It entirely demolishes the suggestion that the Barkley Sound Railway was a mere afterthought which would never materialize. By providing for a minimum mileage each year it ensures the completion of the whole in the specified time. This furnishes a striking contrast with the provisions of the G. T. P. contract with the Dominion Government, which specified that the whole railway should be completed by 1911, but omitted any clause providing for continuous construction, with the result that as 1911 approaches, British Columbia has little to show towards the six hundred miles of the G. T. P. system, and an extension of time is inevitable. Perhaps, however, the provision which will attract general notice and cause considerable jubilation, if not some surprise, is that which specifies popular control of freight and passenger rates. Mr. McBride always promised that he would aim at this, and assured the electorate that when the contract was signed it would be found to be satisfactory, but he never went so far as to promise positive control. That he has been able to secure it indicates a remarkable diplomatic triumph, and one which his political opponents would never have believed possible. As the measure will be laid before the House at the beginning of next week, further comment is unnecessary at the present stage, but The Week cannot refrain from pointing out that Premier McBride's statement is of the most favourable ancl significant character, and cannot fail to give unbounded satisfaction throughout the Province. THE ESTIMATES Good Conservatives are almost weary of reiterating the story of the financial success of the Provincial Government. At first it seemed almost too good to be true; now it is so good that the cavillers are silenced and everyone accepts it as a matter of course. With more than $0,000,000 in the bank, with a revenue exceeding $7,000,000, with an estimated expenditure of nearly $8,000,000, with an assurunce that the revenue for 1910-11 will justify this expenditure, with $4,250,000 to be spent on public works, the Provinee may well congratulate itself on having attained a position second to none in the Dominion, and one the promise of which transcends that of any other province. These are a few of the more important figures whieh tend to show how the revenues of the Province have increased under a wise and economic administration. The hard-working and conscientious acting Minister of Finance, Hon. AV. .T. Bowser, well de served the tribute whicli Mr. McBride paid to him at the Conservative meeting on Thursday. Few men possess the ability and the stamina to discharge the onerous duties bf Attorney-General and Finance Minister, but although the strain must be great, neither portfolio has suffered in Mr. Bowser's hands. He answered to the call of duty under circumstances which might have created a difficulty for the Government. The resignation of so capable ancl respected a Minister as Mr. Tatlow might easily have been followed by disastrous consequences. The situation was saved, as Mr. McBride significantly stated by the loyalty and competency of Mr. Bowser, who may now be congratulated on administering the business of the Department for the last three months in an admirable manner, and on delivering a Budget Speech, which ranks with the utterances of the most brilliant finance ministers of the Federal Parliament. DALLAS ROAD FORESHORE It is gratifying to know that the Supplementary Estimates include a provisional grant of $20,000 towards the cost of erecting a sea-wall to protect Dallas Road foreshore. With this substantial contribution to aid them, the City should be able to finance the balance. It is to be hoped that the work will be constructed according to the best designs, ancl in no niggardly spirit. In this connection The AVeek would call attention to the admirable reports of Mr. Lawrence, which have been published in the columns of the daily press, itr. Lawrence is a competent engineer of wide experience, and has made a special study of foreshore protection. His estimates in the present instance show that he thoroughly understands his subject, and while not pronouncing upon his plans, The AVeek would express the wish that they may receive consideration. In any event it is to be hoped that the Council will decide to build a concrete wall upon piled foundations, and not follow the cheaper expedient of cribbing. NO COMMENT NECESSARY A few months ago a prominent and wealthy citizen of Victoria accidentally ran into a bicyclist, knocked him off his machine and practically demolished the latter. The rider was badly shaken up and suffered for several weeks, but, being a modest ancl fair-minded man, ancl not falling into the hands of a legal shark, he said nothing about that. He did, however, tliink that under all the circumstances of the ease the automobilist should have repaired the damage to the bicycle. But the method of procedure adopted by the latter'was distinctly on the lines of the most orthodox "laissez-faire" policy. He did nothing; he did not inquire who the man was, he did not ask if he was badly hurt, in fact he ignored the incident entirely. Later, ho was sued for damages to the bicycle. An intelligent jury awarded $40 ancl costs, which might easily have been four or five times the amount if the man had tried for all he could got. But this did not shake the imperturbability of the automobilist. Asked in the box if hc had made any enquiries about the man, he said "No." Asked if he had expressed any sorrow or regret, he said "No." This was before the verdict of the jury was rendered, and one can hardly resist the conviction that the amount of damages awarded, although slight, touched the automobilist more than the sufferings or the less of the victim. THE WEEK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY ?6, 1910 I was disgusted with something which I saw in a saloon the other day. A man, carrying a little child of about three years of age, came in and wanted a glass of beer. There was no harm in that, because thc child was far too young to havc any idea of its, I belie ce that I should say "his," surroundings, and if the father needed a glass of beer, lie could hardly leave the infant on thc sidewalk. But imagine my horror and thc horror of the friend who was with me, when the bar-tender, who knew the two, produced a tiny glass of beer and proffcrred it to the child. Nay, did more than proffer, hc actually held it to his lips. And thc father joined in pressing the baby to take a little drink. Evidently a temperance strain runs somewhere in thc blood of that family, for after the first sip the glass was pushed away. "No, just take a little more," chorused thc two grown-ups, whereupon, baby, anxious to oblige, though evidently very much against his own wishes, took just a little more, but positively refused to finish the glass. I wish the mother j could havc walked in at the critical \ moment. I imagine there would have j been some fur flying. Now if, when that baby has grown • up he develops into a dipsomaniac, | who will there be to blame but thc | father? When it comes to parents' bringing infants in arms into saloons and letting the bar-tender stand the latter a drink, it is time that a com-1 mission wcre appointed to inspect parents and decide whether they shall; be allowed to have thc training of thc , next generation. I print below a letter which T re- i ■ceived during the course of thc present week. Seeing that it was ad-! dressed to bc personally as "The Lounger," and with no intimation that I might use it for publication, T do not feel at liberty to attach the name of my correspondent, but if anyone * doubts the bona lides of thc epistle, and cares to take the trouble to stoll: up to the "Week" office, I shall bc happy to dispel his doubts by show-1 ing him thc original: Westholme, B. C, Feb. 22nd, 1910. The Lounger, Care The Week, Vic-' toria, B. C. Dear Sir:—Let me congratulate you j upon your protest re the Colonist's | recent way of handling thc police court news. This tootle-bird talk is not only the greatest rot, but it is a disgrace to handle such news this way, and one would think a paper of thc Colonist's standing would refrain from such yellow journalism. Yours truly, Fully forty people in every hundred in British Columbia! at this saeson of the year positively need either good bottled porter or a doctor's prescription for a "builder up." It is a fact that every thirty-eight of these people will find Carnegie's Porter as good for them as any tonic a physician may prescribe. Their own doctor will probably tell them so because Carnegie's Porter with all its rich nutriment and with all its tonic, nerve-steadying value makes the stomach do its work better, helps digestion, puts into the blood the kind of nourishment it can use best and helps supply the lack that makes folks anemic. Carnegie's Porter, you see, is not only a sparkling, fine- flavored beverage fit for a king's table—it's a food-drink and nerve-drink as well. You can't do better than use it in your household every day of your life—drink it at dinner—have your wife drink it, too. Get it from your dealer (only in bottles, but "splits" if preferred). If he won't supply "Carnegie's Swedish Porter," shun substitutes, and ask him to procure it for you from the wholesale distributors, Pither & Leiser, corner Fort and Wharf Streets, Victoria, Water St., Vancouver. Carnegie's Swedish Porter may be procured at any hotel, restaurant or club. Build Up a Reserve Now Now, while your earning power is good, why not convert part of it into a Cash Reserve that will, later on, yield a competence for old age? You can easily do it by regularly depositing a part of your income in The Dominion Bank One dollar and upwards opens an account, and with systematic saving and Compound Interest, the fund will rapidly accumulate. Begin today. VICTORIA, B.C., BRANCH Temporary Offices Broad and Fort Streets C. E. THOMAS, Manager. cA SNlachine That Has No Equal The Underwood Typewriter Sold by Baxter & Johnson 809 Government Street - Office Supplies Headquarters for choice nursery stock. Apple, pear, cherry, plum and peach trees and small fruits, also ornamental trees, shrubs, roses, evergreens, etc. Largest and best assorted stock in British Columbia. Ten per cent, cash discount on all orders above $10.00. PRICE LIST AND CATALOGUE ON APPLICATION. What can be more enjoyable than a glass of sparkling Burgundy or genuine imported, high grade, Claret? If you ivant the best ask for SCHMIDT'S. RADIGER & JANION 1318 Wharf Street <British Columbia Agents Good Skates Qood Instructors Good Music Good Time SKATING Morning 10.00 to 12.00 Afternoon 2.00 to 4.30 Evening 7.45 to 10.00 LADIES FREE AT ALL SESSIONS DID YOU REMEMRER To Order Some of These Assembly Rink Fort St. So my little remarks on the subject of the pernicious fowl are beginning to bear fruit. Wc are told that the constant dripping of water will wear ■ away the hardest stone, and if 1 j eventually succeed in muzzling its 1 humorous (sic. beak, there will bc another of those strange coincidences; ^^^H whereby reforms urged in these columns havc eventually come to pass.: That I should bc told in verse that my protests are to save my own skin in days of future stress, and that I should bc proclaimed as thc champion of crime and lust, worries me not one jot or tittle. Any time the feathered songster sees mc gracing the dock he is welcome to cackle as loudly as the mother of twelve eggs. One thing only I want in this connection, and that is to sec thc leading paper of the Province preserve the dignity which it owes both to itself and to thc cause of law and order, and make its police court reports in a seemly manner. One thing more I would say. I would like to see this low comedy man play the same kind of buffoonery with any court over which Mr. Justice Martin presided. Methinks that there'd be something doin'." Seeing that the police court magistrate takes no notice of thc contempt in which his court is being held, it is thc obvious duty of some publication to voice the many complaints which are being made on this score. * * * T have occasionally been told that 11 am unpatriotic, that I ought to bc 1 ashamed of myself, that I am encour- i aging a perpetual menace, and other pleasant little things of thc same sort, i and all, forsooth, because I have too much sense to send my linen to thc white laundry and prefer a Chinaman to wash for mc. And yet this was not always the case. I did once make use of a steam laundry, but T found that expense mounted up in two different directions. Firstly, the charges struck mc as exorbitant, and secondly, thc expense of replacing lost or tattered garments was so great that in desperation T sought the Yellow Man, who has ever since given nie the greatest satisfaction. A gentleman came into the ollice on this very morning of writing, full of bitter complaint against thc white laundry. Of six collars sent to this cleansing establishment he received back six, ranging in size from about 13 upwards. Hc, sent one white shirt and in return obtained one blue one; hc sent three white ones and received them hack so dirty that they had to bc returned to undergo the process a second time. Hc quoted me instances which havc come under his own personal observation during the few short weeks that hc has been in Victoria, where linen has been returned cither so ruined or so badly washed that it was unfit for wear. But, in order to protect thc white man from the Yellow Peril, wc arc to submit to these incon veniences, so that in his slothful- ness and carelessness he may batten on our patriotism! Cleanliness is next to godliness, we are told, and if the former cannot be achieved by means of a white laundry, then it is obviously a duty to patronise John Chinaman. And I think that there are precious few housewives who will not agree with mc. * * * Havc you ever watched an Old Country dame making a patch-work quilt? If so, you havc seen her surrounded with different colored fragments of cloth, which she selects with a certain amount of care so as to preserve some kind of harmony against the time that the quilt bc finished. When she picks the quilt up after a spell of some other work, she will go on with it at any old place; there is no need for her to continue exactly where she left off. North, south, cast and west the quilt has to bc extended, until the border is reached. And so it is with the Victoria Streets Committee. A little bit here, a little bit there, and then a darn in thc middle. Is it any wonder that T should bc asked to designate thc Victoria Civic Improvements as nothing more nor less than ''patchwork." Perrier, the finest Mineral Water, per dozen $1.75 Gilbey's Invalid Port, per bottle $1.25 Penfold's Doctors' Port, per bottle $1.25 Ranier Beer, quarts, per dozen $2.00 Blue Funnel Scotch, per bottle $1.25 3-Star Glenlivet Scotch, per bottle 85c Imperial quart bottle $1.25 Maple Leaf Rye, Imperial quart $1.00 Burke's Irish Whiskey, Imperial quart bottle $1.25 Mitchell's Heather Dew Scotch, per bottle $1.25 DIXI H. ROSS & CO. Independent Grocers and Wine Merchants Tels.: 50, 51, 52 and 1590 1317 Government Street Again 1 feel impelled to express my congratulations to the writer of "Here and There" in thc Colonist. Two excellent paragraphs appeared in the issue of Feb. 23rd, one on the need for public receptacles for waste paper, etc., and the other on the ignorance which prevails amongst adults as to thc sensitiveness of children as regards their own personal prowess in I the class-room. Thc expenditure of a few dollars in providing places where old envelopes, orange peel and the thousand and one things which humanity carries about, only to throw on the streets, would save an infinity of labour, and also have the effect of keeping the main streets clean and tidy throughout the day. For the sceptic who would say that such arrangements would be ineffective, I have no use. Man, for thc most part, is a tidy beast. He will not wantonly disfigure thc streets of the city in which lie lives. That there are exceptions I do not deny, but I contend that they only prove the rule. 1 No man cares about carrying an empty cigarette box on his person, when he has taken the last smoke out of it, and if he knows that a block ahead there is a place where he can discard, he will keep thc box in his hand till he reaches it. Otherwise he will drop it in the street; but mark you this: He will take care to drop it in an unostentatious manner, so that if his action bc observed it will appear to be rather the result of accident than design. I know that. I have done it myself. Again, take thc post-office. Anyone who calls at night for their mail will see an Oriental busy sweeping up piles of old envelopes, scraps of paper, etc. Why not provide beneath each of the desks by the windows a large box into which such could bc thrown? The large majority would avail themselves of this, and though there would still remain some offenders who would occa sion thc sweeping necessary, the general appearance of the post-office on the inside would be vastly benefitted. Lest I seem to be too optimistic as to thc tidiness of my brother men, 1 would point out that all the saloons in town which run a free-lunch counter, provide beneath thc same a basket for thc receipt of celery stalks and other such refuse; and it is freely used. In matters of this nature it is only necessary to appeal to a man's common sense, and he is quick to respond. My attention has been called to an excellent device for the purpose of, saving money, and T am now collecting all my energies in thc desperate 1 endeavour to save a dollar, so that I too may join in thc brigade of financiers and capitalists. Wc have long | been familiar with the style of savings-bank, which is kept at home, while the bank keeps the key. A very excellent device, hut one which has one fault, in that before the possessor reaches home he may have spent thc few dimes with which he meant to enrich the said bank. Now a new idea has taken material! shape. This is a pocket bank, formedl in the shape of a book; uncommonly! ike a small prayer-book. It is issued by the British Columbia Trust Cor-] poration, and is to be procured at the offices of Messrs. Hall & Walker, Gov! ernment street, Victoria. One doll lar is deposited for the book-banla and they keep the key. Then, whei] (Continued on Page 6) THE WEEK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1910 Mrs. Guy Mariot from Strathcona, Alberta, is thc guest of her mother, Mrs. Rant, of this city. * * * Mrs. Arthur McCurdy and children, who have been paying an extended visit to Southern California are again in town. * * * Last Thursday week Mrs. Frank Higgins was hostess of a very charming luncheon party given at the Empress Hotel. The table was very prettily decorated with daffodils and asparagus fern. Those present were: Mrs. McBride, Mrs. J. A. Macdonald, Mrs. R. B. McMicking, Mrs. Leiser, Mrs. Little, Mrs. Archer Martin, Mrs. Higgins Mrs. J. L. Raymur, Mrs. C. F. Todd, Mrs. D. Ker, Mrs. G. T. Milne, Mrs. A. Smith, Mrs. H. G. Wilson, Mrs. Herbert Kent and Mrs. C. C. Michener. * * * Mr. Wm. Barton from Vancouver spent Saturday and Sunday in the city visiting his relatives. * * * Mr. Carl Holmes of the Bank of British North America left town during the week for Rossland where he has been transferred. * * * Mr. C. C. Flumerfelt was a visitor to Vancouver during the week. * * * Miss Love of this city is visiting friends in Vancouver. *!■ * * Mr. H. Jones from Portland, Ore., is a guest in the city. * * # ■ Mr. Thos. Hooper paid a business visit to Vancouver during thc week. * * * Mr. C. McLean, from Vancouver, spent a few days of last week visiting in Victoria. * * * Miss Ross is visiting friends in Vancouver, i*. sH * Mr. Ashton Graham from Seattle is visiting friends in Victoria. * * * Mr. E. Dudley from Nanaimo paid a business visit to Victoria during thc week. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Porter Worsnop, who have been guests in thc city for the last week, have returned to their home in Vancouver. * * * A very pretty wedding took place on February 16th, iu Vancouver, at 7th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, when Mr. Frank Whitman Smith from Comox, was united in marriage with Miss Fanny Crocker, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. J. W. Woodsidc. The young couple, who are well known in Vancouver, were thc recipients of many handsome presents. * * * Mr. E. J. McMillan from Moose- •jaw, is paying a short visit to the city. * * * The sail loft at Esquimalt presented a very gay scene on Tuesday evening when the Captain and officers of H. M. S. Egeria were hosts of a very delightful dance. The guests wcre received by Captain Parry and Mrs. Nares. The ball room was prettily decorated with the flags off thc H. M. S. Egeria and thc supper room was tastefully arranged with clusters of daffodils and trailing greenery. Miss Thain's orchestra supplied the music for the evening. A large number of people were invited, some of them being: Captain and Mrs. Edwards and officers of H. M. S. Algerine, Dr. and Mrs. Herman Robertson, Dr. and Mrs. O. M. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gore, Miss Monteith, Miss B. Monteith, Miss Eberts, Miss Lorna Eberts, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lamp- man, Miss Mason and Miss Doris Mason, Misses Irving, Mr. and Mrs. Muskett, Miss Helmcken, Miss Helen Peters, Miss Daisy Macdowell, Misses Pitts Miss Hilda Page, Miss Stevenson, Mrs. McB. Smith, Miss Ellison, Miss Bridgman Miss Melon, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Warner, Miss Janet McKay (Vancouver), Miss Green, Miss Perry, Miss Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Phipps, Misses Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. Cowley, Misses Dunsmuir, Miss Combe, Mrs. Albany Ritchie, Miss Leary, Mrs. Southgate, Mrs. Langley, Miss Langley, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Elliot and the Messrs. Arthur Pitts and C. Pitts, Jephson, A. Lowry, Tre- wartha James, J. Arbuckle, Roger Monteith, R. Wilmot, Hebden, A. Williams, W. Kingscote, J, Heyland, Young Williams, Captain Jones, Captain Rothwell, L. Mara, Campbell Brady, D. Bullen, J. Meredith, H, Davis, Bruce Irving, Shore, J Gaudin, J. Lawson, Gale, J. Mason, Mr. English, Bromley, D. McDugald, Mai. Bennett, Capt. Macdonald, Messrs. Godman, Hebden, Stewart Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pemberton, Thos. Pemberton, G. Johnston, Mr. Cane and many others. * * * Mr. and Mrs. George Montague, from London, England, are thc guests of Their Excellencies the Governor- General and Lady Grey at Government House. * * * ! Mr. R. C. Campbell and Miss Campbell who have been visiting in the city, returned to their home in Nelson during the week. * * * cellency thc Governor-General and Lady Grey, Mrs. Henry Croft, Miss Bryden, Capt. Macdonald, Maj. Ben nett, Miss Lorna Eberts, Miss Vera Mason, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Roberts, Mr. R. G. Monteith, Mr. J. Cambie, Mrs. Langley, Miss Langley, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Elliot, Captain Parry and party, Mr. and Mrs. Trewartha James, Mrs. Beresford Hogg, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pooley, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gillespie, Mrs. Albany Ritchie, Mi„. Flumerfelt and others. * * * Mr. and Mrs, Robert Dowswell from Kamloops have come to Victoria to take up their residence. * * * Thc "Merry Widow," presented at the Victoria Theatre on Monday night, proved to be a brilliant success, every scat in the theatre being occupied. Some of those noticed amongst thc audience were: His Ex- * * * The Subscription dance given recently by Mrs. Simpson in the A. 0. U. W. Hall was a great success, and those who attended spent a very delightful evening. A dainty buffet supper was served at midnight. Miss Thain's orchestra played a very delightful programme of the latest dance music. DIAMONDS are a symbol of prosperity—a sign of success; the gems with which a lover plights his troth, or an appreciative partner remembers the companion and stay of his life; they are the best gifts for any occasion. FROM AN INVESTMENT STANDPOINT Diamonds possess great merit; the longer you wear them the more valuable they become; they're worth twice as much today as they were 10 years ago. We are offering some especially fine values just now in first-quality stones. W. H. WILKERSON The Jeweler 915 Government Street Tel 1606 Mr. P. Landy, who has been making an extended visit to New York, arrived in Victoria on Tuesday evening's boat. * *■**■ * Mr. W. G. McLaren from Souris, Manitoba, is in the city visiting his relatives. * * * Mrs. Austin from Ladysmith is on a short visit to the city. * * * Mr. Ernest Todd paid a visit to Vancouver during the week. * * * Mr. Richard Mainguy from Chemainus spent a few days in the city during the week. CORRESPONDENCE The Week accepts no responsibility for the views expressed by Its correspondents. Communications will bt Inserted whether signed by the real name of the writer or a nom de plume, but the writer's name and address must be given to the Editor as an evidence of bona fides. In no case will It be divulged without consent. To the Editor of The Week. Sir,—The accompanying letter has been refused publication by the Colonist, because, as I imagine its opening sentences did not flatter the vanity of the editor of that paper. The question it deals with is certainly one for free discussion. C. T. DUPONT. Jubilee Hospital, Feb. 23, iqio. "Editor of Colonist. "Sir,—There is a ring of patriotism in Dr. Davies' recent letter to you, on the subject of Canada's contribution, or rather as it may be more correctly stated non-contribution, to the Imperial Navy, that need not be expected to commend itself to you, for you have written numerous editorials ridiculing, such patriotic views, as being more loyal than those of thc King himself, and pinning your faith to Laurier and the sufficiency of thc programme, that he would undertake in the construction of a Canadian Navy. Are you now satisfied? To those familiar with the views of Laurier and his compatriots, it needed no forewarning to know what a hollow pretence, would be their views of (Continued on Page 4) Interesting Instructive ROMAN© THEATRE A visit to our amusement house will prove that we have the best in Moving Pictures and Illustrated Songs. Daily from 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., and 7 until 11 p.m. Saturday performances commence at 1 p.m. sharp. Complete change every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. ADMISSION—Ten Cents; Children at Matinee, Five Cents. ORCHESTRA IN ATTENDANCE. A PLACE OF ATTRACTION FOR THE YOUNG AND OLD IS EMPRESS THEATRE The strides made in the improvement of Moving Pictures are nothing more than marvellous. They are not only interesting to look at but instructive and impressive and oftentimes portray a lesson worth learning. Complete change of programme on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Continuous performance: 2.00 to .30—7.00 to 10.30 p.m. Children's Matinees: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday—Five Cents. Admission - Ten Cents ridJEJTIC THEATRE Yates Street, Just Below Government where you can see the latest and best Motion Pictures money and skill can produce. Illustrated songs. Continuous performance daily from 2 to 5.30—7 to 11. Admission—10 cents; Children to Matinee, 5 cents. CHANGE OF PROGRAMME Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday PANTAGES THEATRE Week of Feb. 28 MIRTH AND MUSIC PRETTY GIRLS CLASSY DANCING SWEET SINGING ELEGANT COSTUMES A CREATION ARMSTRONG MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY THE Newjjjrand Week of Feb. 28 First American Appearance The World-Famone 6—SCHXAVOBY TBOVFB-4 The Earth's Most Sensational Acrobats Sw"te»t of Hannonliti those thbeb snuanco emu Delightful Melodies Dalntly Rendered habby bachelob "The Hntloel Bube" The Bean Brnmmell BA&FK 0. WHITEHEAD In His Original Character Singing Specialty THOS J. PBICE HBW XOVIBCt FXCTUBES OUB OWE OBCHESTBA THE WEEK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1910 The Week A Provincial Review and Magazine, published every Saturday by 'THE WEEK" PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED. Published at VICTORIA and VANCOUVER 1208 Government St., Victoria, B.C. W. BLAKEMORE, Editor Common Phrases BY BOHEMIAN It is astonishing what a number of what may be termed common or garden phrases are in vogue at the present day, whose origin has been lost in the history of the past, and whose users have no idea of the derivation whereby they have come into existence. I propose this week to take a few of these, and also a few proper and common names, and to show how it is that they have survived in their modern day form. "Right as a trivet" is an expression frequently heard; so is, "It fits you to a T.'" How many people have the vaguest idea of the origin of these two expressions, and yet both are derived from the same source. As most men are aware, Truefit was one of the most famous wig-makers in London at the time when every gentleman wore a wig. He was, par excellence, the prince of wig-makers, and there could be nothing wrong with any of the goods which he sent out. "Trivet" is merely a corruption of the name "Truefit," and in the second expression the "T" simply stands for the initial of his name. Why should an extravagant yarn be styled a "cock and bull story"? Simply because in the old coaching days the coaches which went north from London by way of Watling street, used to put up for the first night at Stony Stratford, a rough fifty miles from town. Here there were two coaching inns, one named "The Cock," the other "The Bull." Stories from London were exchanged between these two hostelries and with each interchange the usual amount of exaggeration crept in, with the result that most fabulous tales were told. This became so notorious that in course of time any story which needed more than the average amount of credulity was termed a "cock and bull story." The "bottle of hay" in which the proverbial needle is to be sought for, is of course merely a corruption of the term "pottle," which was a measure of four pints. One of the most extraordinary instances of this same kind of corruption is to be found in the old children's nursery rhyme, which deals with the trials and tribulations of an old woman taking her pigs to market. The intelligent reader, who has not quite forgotten his childhood's lore will remember that in turn she invokes the agency'of the stick, the fire, the water, the bull, the butcher and the rope to aid her in the guidance of tlie refractory porcine. Now this, is a direct corruption of a Hebrew prophesy (I think that that is thc best term to use in connection with it), in which the Almighty, after addressing the chosen people, whom He designates as a Kid, foretells the rising power of the different nations which were to hold the destiny of the Jews in their hands'. Unfortunately I have not in my present possession the full text of this, but I have read it on several occasions, and once since I have been in Victoria. Possibly some of my readers may have seen it, and if any of them happens to have it in their possession and would give me the opportunity of making a copy of it, I should esteem it a .great favor. There can be little doubt but that thc fairy story of "Beauty and the Beast" is a direct "crib" from the story of Jephthah and his daughter. Those of us who arc church-goers arc aware what part of thc church is the "chancel." But few wiU see any connection between that word and a crab. Yet so it is. The early churches were for the most part converted basilica, or law-courts. One portion of this building was shielded off from the rest by a screen made of wooden lattice work, and the Romans, who for all their parctical genius were never at a loss when imagination was called into play, imagined that this lattice work looked like so many little crabs, with claws interlaced. The Latin for a little crab is "cancellus." Climatic effects, which have so much to do in forming dialects and changes in consonantal pronunciation, softened the initial, and the origin of the word chancel is obvious, while the name of the man who sat within thc lattice work is preserved in legal phraseology, and be it remembered that every cathedral has its own Chancellor. The origin of the word "Exchequer" is so ludicrously simple that one would be inclined to discard it if it were not amply borne out by proof. Taxes used to be paid over a table which was either engraved with a chequered device, or in the case of copyhold estates, often merely covered with a cloth of a check pattern. And it comes to this that the Chancellor of the Exchequer was originally the man who sat at a chequered table behind a lattice-work screen and was responsible for the receipt of taxes. There does not seem to be very much connection between a falcon and a horse, yet it is owing to the former that we style the public stables "mews." In olden times every landed proprietor kept falcons, and a special place was provided for them, where they might be kept separate from their fellows at the time of moulting. The word "mews" is a corruption of the Latin "mutare" through the Norman-French, and when falconry gradually fell from its high estate the places where these sick birds •had been kept were turned into stables, still preserving the old name The names of many English inns are prolific in old associations, but one only will I mention here. "The Goat and Compasses" is a name which would appear to have no asso* ciation with anything in the world, unless, as one might imagine the first proprietor was an astronomer. But as a matter of fact it is a survival from Puritan days, and the original sign of this old posting-house was "God En- compasseth Us." Any contributions which readers care to send in on this subject will be gladly received and published in due course by Correspondence (Continued from Page 3) a contribution to the Imperial Navy— openly and avowedly French-Canadians desire that nothing shall be done to bind Canada by closer ties in the Empire. Their freely avowed hope is, an Independent Canadian Nation and Sir Wilfrid Laurier is, as he himself states, not an Imperialist, but a Canadian—French-Canadian, first, last and all the time. "The Province of Quebec returns a membership to the House of Commons, almost a unit in support of a French-Canadian Premier and French Canadian rule of Canada, which, owing to the division of parties in the English speaking Provinces of Canada, enables the- Province of Quebec to dictate, while largely in the minority, the policy of Canada towards the Empire. Must it be so, or will Patriotism rise superior to party influence and force upon the Laurier Government a contribution to the Imperial Navy, that undoubtedly is the desire of the large majority of Canadians? Wc know the spirit that was manifested by Laurier and his French supporters at the time of the Boer war, and how it was endeavoured to evade the contribution of a Canadian contingent, and that it was only when the sentiriient of the English speaking Provinces became so pronounced, that it was unsafe politically to /he merchants of this good burg of ours ii ave plenty of enterprise. 0 f business=getting they have powers M. asterly, keen and wise. A number of them are millionaires, o ome own their hundreds few, R unning with wisdom their affairs== Courteous, straightforward and true. Users of Printing these merchants are== Some get it locally, some from afar. A11 they who have it done right here at hand Confess that Cusack's the best in the land. /knowledge like this— What's that ? Oo slow! But, anyhow, Telephone Two=Two=Oh! oppose their patriotism, that the sending of a contingent was authorized. "Take the narrowest and most selfish view as to the defence of Canadian shores, eliminate all sense of obligation for the past, or patriotic duty for the future to the Motherland, is it not certain that it is upon the Britisli Navy we must depend for our protection both at home and abroad? What will Canada's Navy avail, when by our Anti-Asiatic laws, we have so offended Japan, that that power asserts her dignity and claims her place in the comity of nations— her fleet after sinking the United States fleet on its own way to our shores, the fleet that our craven- spirited rulers depending on the Monroe doctrine, look to for our protection, will make very small account of our Canadian Navy and easily land one hundred thousand of Japan's splendid soldiers on our shores and Japan will occupy and make Japanese territory of, and keep all of British Columbia from the mountains to the sea with its wealth of timber, fisheries and mines so entirely adapted to the genius of the Japanese nation. Let England's fleet be overcome and this may be more within measurable distance than appears apparent now. Of course Germany is not building ships with every energy in a hostile spirit to England. We know that because her authorities say so, but do we not know what a prince of liars Bismarck was; do we not know that the essence of diplomacy is concealing intentions by lying.. There is one sure way of avoiding any quarrel with Germany, or any other power and pursuing the peaceful tenure of our way and that is by maintaining such supremacy at sea that we can say as a nation, as the proud motto of the Minto family says: 'Who daur meddle wi' me?' Canada as an independent nation is a dream, her fate is as a nation, in the great federation of nations, composing that greatest Empire that is, or has ever been* the British Empire—or annexation to the United States. Can there be but one answer as to which of these fates English speaking Canadians at least desire? "Today in every port and in every city abroad, to whom does the Canadian look for the support of his rights and the privileges of commerce and personal liberty if denied them, but to British Consuls, always as freely accorded to a Canadian as to any other British subject. In the most outlying part of the world he is safeguarded because within reach of a British Consul and because a British naval vessel can be called to his protection. Yet we haggle in contributing in any adequate way to the British Navy. Where does Canada maintain a Consul, or a diplomat or in any way contribute a dollar towards that expensive service of which she has the full benefit. The expense of such a service if Canada had to mantain it, instead of having the benefit of it at no expense, would alone more than meet the interest upon the cost of two Dreadnoughts contributed to the British Navy as proposed by Mr. Borden and as I am sure favoured by the large majority of Canadians. Let us do both, make a genuine not a sham beginning of a Canadian Navy and contribute two Dreadnoughts to the Imperial Navy. We will have done then, nothing more than our duty, even less than patriotism and self-interest demands of us. "C. T. DUPONT. "Jubilee Hospital, Feb. 15, 1910." February 24. To the Editor of The Week. Dear Sir,—While the "tootle-bird" makes his little jocular joke the relatives of the unfortunate accused have to suffer all the consequences of his facetiousness. In the "effete" Old Country any defendant who is so unfortunate as to come within the compass of the law is protected by the RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that Bernard Ryan, of Victoria, gentleman, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted about 40 chains east and about (14 chains north of the north-west corner of Lot 252, Renfrew District; thence south 04 chains; thence west 64 chains; thence north 04 chains; thence east 04 chains to place of commencement, and containing 401) acres, more or less. Dated February 4th, 1010. BERNARD RYAN, feb 20 J. W. Williams, Agent. RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that Percy Walls, of Vietoria, clerk, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted at the north-west corner of Lot 200; thence north 00 chains; thence west 40 chains; thence south 60 chains; thence east 40 chains to place of commencement, and containing 240' acres, more or less. Dated January 25th, 1910. PERCY WALLS, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that John William Speck, of Victoria, clerk, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted at the south-east corner of S. Douglas'; thence north 70 chains; tiience east 20 chains; thence south 70 chains; thence west 20 chains to place of commencement, and containing 140 acres, more or less. Dated January 20th, 1910. JOHN WILLIAM SPECK, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. gentleman seated on the Bench. In this country the Stipendiary Magistrate acquiesces in a series of ghastly jokes, perpetrated by the "tootle-bird" so-called. Who is this "tootle-bird?" Simply a newspaperman (?) overweighted with the sense of his own responsibility and "intoxicated" with an undue sense of his own importance. I submit to you, sir, that it is an outrage, a sublime outrage, and contrary to all principles of British law to inflict on the relatives of an unfortunate prisoner these little foolish jokes. Yours truly, PLACE-KICK. THE WEEK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1910 *•#■ How Trading at the Weiler Store Saves You Money on Your Home Furnishings The same money that you pay for unknown furniture or home furnishings—furniture or furnishings that you must buy on faith, with only the OUTSIDE appearance to go by—would give you Weiler Style—WEILEK QUALITY—and the Weiler guarantee of quality, honest workmanship and trusty materials. We have been pioneers in the furniture business of this city and we have lived to see a wide public demand for quality as well as pleasing outside appearance. And because we have supplied both quality and style—and at the same price—we enjoy an ever increasing business. The protection of the Weiler Guarantee has helped. This guarantee means something—means that if any fault of workmanship or material develops in a Weiler offering, you will have it replaced with a new piece or you may have your money back. "There's a Reason" We are the largest distributors of furniture and home furnishings in the Province. Our combined retail and wholesale business far exceeds the business of any other furniture houses in the country. And "there's the reason" for the combining of superior quality and fair prices. Heavy purchases means quantity concessions in the matter of price and cash buying means further reductions—in cash discounts. Then, being able to buy large quantities secures us control of the best lines of the best factories. All this works to your advantage, making this the ideal place for the seeker of good furniture. Come here expecting to see the broadest assortments, the newest styles, the fairest prices ancl square treatment and you'll not be disappointed. Smart Carpets and Draperies for Spring In carpets, as in no other line, must you trust to the word of the dealer as to quality. Few people are expert carpet buyers. Buy known brands from reliable dealers is the safe plan. We control for this territory the products of the World's best makers—the safe sort to buy. New Spring Goods arriving weekly. The showing of drapery and curtain materials mirrors the very newest ideas from the fashion centres. Better assortments won't be found in cities many times the size of this. And remember—we have ONE price to all and ALL the time. FURNISHERS OF CHURCHES SCHOOLS BOATS SINCE 1862 AT VICTORIA, B.C. Complete Home Furnishers Victoria, B.C. FURNISHERS OF HOMES . HOTELS CLUBS SINCE 1862 AT VIOTORIA, B.O. MUSIC AND THE STAGE Mr. Charles B. Hanford has been [from first, last and always a representative of the American spirit in lthe drama. A tradition which at one J time seemed to be fast gaining ground Ito the effect that for the interpretation of the classic drama it was neces- Isary to import foreign stars, found in [Mr. Hanford a most capable and effectual opposition. A long devotion to the plays of |Shakespeare finds Mr. Hanford with repertory more extensive and more Isolid in art quality than that of any lother American actor. He has na- Iturally longed to introduce variety |nto his artistic experience. In casting ■ibout for a modern play which would correspond to his ideas of what ought to constitute an American drama for lin American star, a play called "The |\merican Lord" was brought to his Attention. It is a play which has in Its favor many circumstances. It louches on the question, which yearly lakes on more intense interest, of the lelations of old-world aristocracy to lie wealth of this wonderful new con- jnent of ours. It was written by two lien each of whom is an artist in his ray; George H. Broadhurst, whose rlicity in light comedy is known to [most every playgoer, and Charles T. lazey, who is no less celebrated for Is skill in attaining powerful cli- |axes. The play is not an untried ork, but was placed in the hands of tilliam H. Crane for a demonstration I its qualities with results which left doubt of its powerful appeal. The title rol« is one which offers Iportunitics for Mr. Hanford to do ine of the best work of his career. The production will display the same attention to detail that has characterized all the Hanford presentations. Miss Mary Frofnah will be seen in a role of peculiarly congenial quality in "The American Lord." In the many seasons in which Miss Drofnah has so brilliantly accompanied Mr. Hanford, she has B'avecl a series of strongly contrasted and most exciting roles. The ability to share the stage, oftentimes on equal terms, with so prominent and popular an actor is a convincing proof of her efficiency in portraying types of high intellectual and temperamental order. Miss Drofnah's admirers cannot fail to appreciate this opportunity to see her in a role which calls for the display of her best atlents in a new field. Mr. Hanford's date at the Victoria theatre is Monday, February 28th, when he will present "The American Lord." To a full house Louis James played "King Henry VIII." on Saturday last, and never were the short-comings of the present theatre more dearly seen. It is not the first time that the eminent actor-manager has been here, and he doubtless realised that it was useless to bring much scenery with him, but it must be said that the result was bare in the extreme. The acting was good; Louis James himself gave an excellent rendering of Cardinal Wol- sey, Alphie James made a splendid Katherine, and of the others I would commend Hempstead Price, who, as the Earl of Surrey, in the short piece at his disposal showed himself an actor of no mean merit. But the play was spoiled by lack of scenery and lack of supernumeraries. At no time were there more than eight people on the stage at the same time, and that sort of thing does not do with Shakespeare. It is the theatre itself which is to blame, and until Victoria is in possession of some decent kind of a stage, we shall havc to put up with what can only be" styled as "bastard" plays. Of "The Merry Widow" I need not say much. The house was sold out days before-hand, and the ever-popular play was as well presented and as well received as it ever has been. At the New Grand the feature of the week has been the sensational turn rendered by the Balton Troupe. Five pretty girls, with muscles that a Hercules might envj', keep the audience at a tension which is only relieved when the last kisses are blown from the wings. Reese Prosser has a fine voice, and his top notes are particularly good. Smith and Harris are sufficiently amusing in their travesty entitled "At the North Pole." Miller and I Russell have been putting up some good fun in a sketch called "The Lunatic and the Girl." Pantages is scoring another success with their second week of musical comedy. Thc Armstrong Company have been playing a comedy styled "Cohen the Pawnbroker." The principal character, Will King, who presents thc pawnbroker, is an artist as a Hebrew actor, and is well worth seeing. His colleague, Ed. Harrington, is also a clever comedian, and the chorus helps out well. Any one who takes in Victoria by night is bound to be impressed with a sense of the amount of money which seems to be flying about. On Monday last the Victoria theatre was sold out, the New Grand had a crowded house, there wasn't a seat to be found at Pantages', and all the moving picture shows were in the same plight. I have visited thc Majestic this week, not having had time to take in the other two houses. Thc pictures are well up to the standard, but here again I noticed one of those little discrepancies, which prove that although the compiny owning 'the films will go to any expense to obtain results, they will persist in overlooking the little details which someone is bound to observe. In this case the Roman victors arc repre sented marching with their fases the wrong way. As a matter of fact the axe-head was never turned hind- wards, except when some person was being conducted to execution. Probably I was the only person in the house who noticed a little thing like that, but I happened to be there for that purpose. The Empress theatre is inaugurating something new for next week. This is nothing less than a Missing Word Competition, and the prize is well worth having. Twenty-five plunks don't come every week. There is a good show billed for the ever-popular Romano's starting Feb. 28th, and the management is confidently expecting crowded houses. Probably the feature of next week's moving pictures will bc the amateur performances at thc Victoria theatre. Every day, bar Monday, when Chas. B. Hanford will be in evidence, will be devoted to moving pictures and amateur turns. Mr. Denliam, the enterprising manager of the local house, has purchased a diamond ring, costing $70, which will be on show at Wcngcr's, the Government street jeweller, during the week, and which will be presented to thc amateur who has obtained the most votes by Saturday evening. Unfortunately this issue will be on the presses by the time that Mrs. Leslie Carter is giving her performance, to which, I understand, many Victorians arc looking forward with much eagerness. A criticism of "Vasta Heme" will appear in our next number. It is to bc hoped that a representative number of Victoria's drama lovers will have attended this play. New Grand Theatre What will undoubtedly prove the greatest acrobatic act that Victoria has ever seen comes to the Grand next week. The Echiavonys Troupe, who will make their American debut, is the attraction extraordinary. This number includes six people, four men and two women. Miss Ella of this organization presents the most daring feat known in acrobatics. She supports two men, one on each hand, whilst they are throwing somersaults. All of these artists are wonders of agility and skill and their feats are positively bewildering. The (3) Singing Girls, who are in the programme next week are a trio of girls that sing like nightingales. Lovers of good music will take pleasure ii this offering which includes high class numbers and popular melodies, all of them rendered sweetly and harmoniously. They are new to vaudeville, but they have scored a substantial hit wherever they have played, not purely on sentimental grounds, but because of rare excellence. Ralph C. Whitehead, who has been for several years identified with thc largest vaudeville and dramatic houses in the East, will be another real big number on next week's bill. Mr. Whitehead is a genuine artist and a thorough master of character dcclin- cation. His English and Italian renditions are exceptionally fine and he is sine to bc a favorite. A versatile chap is "Harry Bachcl- ler," known as the "Musical Rube." Mr. Bachellcr has a very original style of humor which is characteristic to himself only and as a musician, hc ranks with the foremost. There will be the regular illustrated song by Mr. Price and the moving pictures. MO MUS. That Depends "Many hands make light work." "Not when you havc to manicure Ill-Nil.' THE WEEK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1910 IT IS A BURNING SHAME To waste good money in large eoal or wqod fires when not required for heating purposes. It is folly to catch cold in winter building a fire or to cook the cook on a hot summer's day. That is the beauty of a gas range,—a turn of the tap and the heat is on or off at will. A hundred other splendid points, too. Come in and we will explain the many merits of gas for cooking and heating purposes. . YOU SHOULD COOK WITH GAS Then you would be spared all the worry, dirt and inconvenience attendant on a coal or wood stove and avoid the awful danger of alcohol or oil. Gas for cooking is positively unsurpassed. We have some very fine values just now in our showroom, Gas Ranges and Gas Stoves that well illustrate thc comfort and economy of gas for cooking purposes. YOU SHOULD USE GAS HEAT Every B. C. home needs heat in winter, spring, summer and fall, but why suffer work and worry of lighting fires when a Gas Radiator—just a turn of the tap and a match-scratch—will give all the warmth you need. Fuel economy lessened, as well as wear on carpets and draperies lessened and freedom from work soon pay small expense of gas heating outfit. The Victoria Gas Co-, Ltd Comer Fort and Langley Streets Victoria, B. C ^k At the Street Corner By the lounger (Continued from Page 2) at any time during the day you feel remorse for your sinful extravagance, all you have to do is to produce this valuable book from your pocket, insert the conscience money, and there you have it saved. I am not "boosting" for this company, so I do not intend to go into details with regard to interest-bearing returns. The company has names amongst its directors which arc good enough for me, and at last I sec some chance of having sufficient money saved up to be able to participate in the next "boom" which comes along and to make some money out of "the vast potentialities" (to use a favourite expression of a well-known newspaper man in this Province) of this favoured land in which I have thc happiness to dwell. * * * What funny things one sees and hears at the theatre. Two instances I will quote. At thc late performance of "Thc Merry Widow" I observed a couple sitting in thc stalls; the lady was decollete, very much decollete, and appeared to bc impervious to the breeze which played around the lace adorning her—well, call it neck. The man, her escort, with more good' sense than courtesy, sat muffled up in his fur-lined coat. And yet there are people who will deny that women can be heroes, or heroines. I attended one of the moving-picture shows at the Victoria theatre last week, and it was my privilege to sit in front of two ladies, who were of the ultra-ultra class. Their conversation, which was carried on at a pitch which it was impossible not to over-hear, was on thc subject of authors. Something on thc screen induced them to discuss Rudyard Kipling, and I confess that I listened with interest. "Marvellous man," great genius" and other similar ex pressions floated into my ready ear, but I sat up and began to take notice when one to the other said: "I have a brother in India, and hc tells me that Kipling is perfectly ADORED by the common soldiers there." It is pleasant to think that people really believe that, but of course it is not true. Kipling has suffered the same fate as all reformers, and the men whom he set out to benefit are his bitterest enemies. Ask any "Tommy" who has been in India, and he will couple Kipling and Lady Henry Somerset, two reformers, the one practical and the other moral, together with as foul an imprecation as ever an Irishman evoked on the memory of Oliver Cromwell. Both reformers, and both hated. Well, it's the way of the world, and none of us love the man who points out our short-comings, and we also object to the man who champions our cause without express instructions so to do. * * * What blessed ancl sublime thing it is to find a city which has real faith in herself, and what a d—d nuisance it is when that faith is dispelled, and thc burden falls on thc ratepayers! Victoria, as is well known, never has any frost to speak of; likewise she never has any snow. In consideration of this, pipes arc laid close to the surface, because there is no chance of their ever freezing, and roofs arc constructed to withstand a normal amount of rain. And then comes the deluge. T wish I were a plumber; I would retire after about one week's work in Victoria after the late cold snap. Oh, men and women of Victoria, when will yc be wise, and insist on water pipes being laid at a respectable level, so that when the frost docs conic, and come it always will, ye will not have to get up in the morning without washing? * * * Seeing that on the North American Continent as a whole, thc barbers' shops are so much in advance of those in thc Old Country. I wonder that thc barbers of the West do not imitate their brethren of thc East and introduce antiseptic treatment for all their implements of trade. In Ontario, I am told, every brush, whether for' thc hair or the chin, has to be dipped in antiseptic solution before using on a fresh face. Every razor has to bc sterilised also. These things are ordained by law, and though they strike me personally as being rather "pernickety," there is without doubt a vast amount of common sense at the bottom of such a regulation. When you come down to the fine points, it is rather disagreeable to recall the fact that the seedy-looking individual who just left the shop as you entered, had the same brush on his not over- clean-looking head, and that the pimply personage whose looks had disgusted you in the street, probably had been soaped with the same brush which is now wandering over your own physiognomy. To an Old Countryman the luxury which we enjoy in the barber' shops here seems sufficient, but the effete (what ho!) Westerner now needs these supplementary additions to thc glorious half- hour which can bc spent in a barber's chair by C&i t~k*-£&+. The Island Arts Club. A well-attended committee meeting was held at thc Alexandra Club on Wednesday last, when a large number of new members wcre elected. Mr. J. J. Shallcross is president, Dr. Hasell and Miss Tully vice-presidents, Mrs. C. Rampfylde Daniell secretary and Mr. C. Bampfyldc Daniell treasurer. Thc usual monthly meeting will bc held on Wednesday, March 2nd, from 8.30 to 10 o'clock. Mr. Mac- hire has kindly consented to give a demonstration of free-hand drawing. Tea and coffee will be provided. End of Famous Inn. The Fortune of War, at Pyc Corner, West Smithlield. E.C., an old city inn, having associations with thc Great Fire of London, and famous for the remarkable figure of a gilded fat boy on the side of the building facing Giltspur street, has finally closed its doors, and will shortly pass into the hands of the housebreakers. An inscription let into the wall of the tavern on the Cock lane side proclaims that "This is Pyc Corner, where the Great Fire of London ended, after burning night and day from the 2nd to the ioth of September, 1666." It is hoped that thc "fat boy" and other relics will find a resting place in the Guildhall museum.—London Daily Mail. RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTIOE that Lorenzo Alexander, of Victoria, gentleman, Intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted four chains west of tlle north-west corner of Lot 248; thence north SO chains; thence east 20 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence west 20 chains to place of commencement, and containing 160 acres, more or Dated January 24th, 1910. feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that Elizabeth Casheir Williams, of San Juan, married woman, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted at the north-east corner of Lot 204; thence north 80 chains; thence west 40 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence east 40 chains to place of commencement; containing 320 acres, more or less. Dated January 24th, 1010. ELIZABETH CASHIER WILLIAMS, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that Harry Percy Simpson, of Victoria, gentleman, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted 20 chains east of L. Alexander's post; thence north 80 chains; thence west 20 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence east 20 chnins to place of commencement, and containing 160 acres, more or less. Dated January 24th, 1910. HARRY PERCY SIMPSON, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE tliat William Mostyl Thrasher, of Mosten, Sask., farmer, ill tends to apply for permission to puil chase the of llowing described lands :-r Commencing at a post planted at tli south-east corner of Samuel Thrasher'!! thenee north 80 chains; thence east ll chains; thence south 80 chains; then<| west 40 chains to place of commencil ment, and containing 320 acres, moi| Dated January 24th, 1910. WILLIAM MOSTYN THRASHER, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agenl RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that Robert Beard, Victoria, gentleman, intends to app I for permission to purchase the follo\l ing described lands:—Commencing at f post planted at north-east corner I Lot 248; thence north 30 chains; then I east B0 chains; thence south 30 chainl thence west 50 chains to place of coi| mencement, and containing 1B0 acri more or less. Dated January 24th, 1910. ROBERT BEARD, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Ageil RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that Abram Thrash.1 of Victoria, farmer, intends to appl for permission to purchase the folio f ing described lands:—Commencing atl post planted besides J. W. Willianl post; thence north 80 chains; thenl east 35 chains', thence south 80 chali.l thence west 35 chains to place of co I mencement and containing 280 acr] more or less. Dated January 26th, 1910, ABRAM THRASHER. feb 26 J. W. Williams, Age BLUE PRINT] Any Length in One Piece Six Cents per foot TIMBER AND LAN] MAPS ! DRAUGHTING Electric Blue Print Map Co, 12f8 Langley St. - Victoria, ll THE WEEK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY a6, 1910 Satisfaction We guarantee quality and satisfaction with every purchase of Groceries. Phone orders carefully attended to. A. POOL 623 Yates St. Phone 448 Watson's Old Stand ]i * I I i There's Nothing half So Sweet In Life as Love and Dudleigh's Mixture IS& Richardson! Phone 346 ft _m *i FORESHORE LEASE 184 TAKE NOTICE that I, James Chiches- Iter Harris, of Victoria, B.C., intend, 60 ■days after date to apply to the Chief (Commissioner of Lands for a lease of [the following Foreshore, viz.: Commencing at a post planted at the south- feast corner of Lot 56, Esquimalt District, thence northeasterly following the Binuosites of the foreshore a distance ot 15 chains more or less to the northeast porner of said lot 56. J. C. HARRIS. Dated December 16th, 1909. Elec 25 lo. 407 Certificate of the registration OF AN EXTRA-PROVINCIAL COMPANY. "Companies Act, 1897." I HEREBY CERTIFY that "The Wln- lon Motor-Carriage Company," an Ex- |S(i-Provinctal Company, has this day peen registered as a Company under the [Companies Act, 1897," to carry out or Iffect all or any of the objects of the Eompany to which the legislative authority of the Legislature of British Colombia extends. The head ofllce of the Company Is fcltuate at Cleveland, in Cuyahoga pounty, Ohio. The amount of the capital of the Company is one million dollars, divided Into ten thousand shares of one hundred dollars each. The head office of the Company in this province Is situate at Victoria (918 povernment Street), and Henry G. Law- Ion, Barrister-at-Law, whose address is Victoria aforesaid, is the attorney for lhe Company. Not empowered to issue |md transfer stock. The time of the existence of the pompany is perpetual. The Company is limited. Given under my hand and seal of bflice, at Victoria. Province of British Columbia, this fourth day of February, |>ne thousand nine hundred and ten. (L.S.) S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. The objects for which this Company has been established and registered pre:— For the purpose of manufacturing and fcelling motor-carriages and other Vehicles to be propelled by gas en- tines, electricity or other motive power, |tnd to manufacture and sell stationary notors for all purposes. feb 12 SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte TAKE NOTICE that Alexander Keay bf Everett, Wash., occupation Accountant, intends to apply for permission to prospect for coal on the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted about kne mile east of Masset Inlet, Graham tsland and about four miles S.E. of fcelkatla; post marked "A.K.S. S.W. Cor- per"; thence east 80 chains: thence north 80 chains; thence west 80 chains; |hence south 80 chains to point of com- nencement and containing 640 acres, nore or less. Date of staking Sept. 28, 1909. ALEXANDER KEAY, |ct23 F. H. Millard. ________ A—Sa ^_W &_<■£ NOTICE "Public Inquiries Act" NOTICE is hereby given that, pur- |uant to the above-named Act, Robert Lennie, of the City of Nelson, Bar- llster-at-Law; Day Hort MacDowall, of lhe City of Victoria; and A. B. Ers- line, of the City of Vancouver, have, ly order of His Honour the Lieuten- Int-Governor in Council, been appointed 1 Commission to inquire generally into lie business of Fire Insurance as car- Jed on in the Province of British Col- Imbla, including the placing of insurance by persons in British Columbia [ith companies or associations in the tutted States and other jurisdictions, lid to report in writing upon the re- lilts of the said [investigation, and specially as to the advisability and list methods of Government supervis- In of the operations and financial landing of all companies or assocla- lons carrying out the business of Fire ■surance in this Province. [And as to compelling them to obtain kences from the Province authorising le transaction of said business: ■And to furnish adequate security to litish Columbia policy-holders that all llid claims they may have against lid companies or associations will be pmptly paid: Cold Storage Vancouver Island Cold Storage and Ice Company VICTORIA, B.C. Goods received at all hours. Expert attention given. Consignments solicited And notice is hereby given that sittings of the said Commission, for the purpose of making inquiry into matters aforesaid, will be held at the following points on the dates set opposite, viz.:— Victoria March 3rd, 1910 Vancouver, March 9th, 1910 Nelson March 15th, 1910 Special sittings may be fixed by the Commissioners upon sufficient requests from other sections of the Province. And notice is also hereby given that all interested parties may obtain from any of the Commissioners subphoenas for the attendance of witnesses at any sittings of the Commission. Provincial Secretary's Oflice, Victoria, B.C., 23rd February, J.910. feb 26 RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that James Walker, of Victoria, mechanic, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted about 64 chains north and 40 chains east of the north-east corner of lot 252, Renfrew District; thence south 24 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north 24 chains; thence west 80 chains to place of commencement and containing 192 acres, more or less. Dated February 4th, 1910. JAMES WALKER, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that F. E. Randall, of Victoria, clerk, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted about 50 chains north of the shore on the east line of T. L. 36,167; thence east 40 chains; thence north 60 chains; thence west 40 chains; thence south 60 chains to place of commencement, and containing 240 acres, moro or less. Dated February 4th, 1910. F. E. RANDALL, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. ______ _r^-\_ _—\ UlM CANCELLATION OF RESERVE NOTICE is hereby given that the reserve, notice of which was given ln the Gazette of the 28th October, 1909, reserving all foreshore abutting on the East Coast of Vancouver Island, and extending from the head of Saanich Inlet to the 52nd parallel of north latitude, and all coal underlying the said foreshore, as well as the coal under tne sea fronting the said foreshore and extending out therefrom a distance of one mile, Is cancelled. ROBERT A. RENWICK, Deputy Commissioner of Lands. Lands Department, Victoria, B.C., January 5th, 1910. jan 8 VICTORIA LAND DISTRICT District of Coast. TAKE NOTICE that Robert Armstrong, of Vancouver, B.C., occupation, Master Mariner, .intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted tn the vicinity of Green Point, Thurlow Island, Cardero Channel, at a post situate about sixty chains in a south-easterly direction from said Green Point, and marked "R.A.N.E."; thence 40 chains south; thence 20 chains west; thence 40 chains north; thence 20 chains east to the point of commencement. I Dated February Sth, 1910. | ROBERT ARMSTRONG, I feb 19 Per Chas. McHardy, Agent RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that John Weaver Bridgman, of Victoria, broker, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted beside H. P. Simpson's; thence north 80 chains; thence east 10 chains; thence south 60 chains; thence east 30 chains; thence south 30 chains; thence west 40 chains to place of commencement, and containing 170 acres, more or less. Dated January 24th, 1910. ARTHUR JOHN WEAVER BRIDGMAN feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. ' LAND REGISTRY ACT I In the matter of an Application for a Duplicate Certificate of Title to Lots 7, 13, 27, 35, 36, 45, 61, 62, 63, 67, 68, 69, 91, 92, 93, 105, West half of Lot 8 and West half of Lot 14 of Suburban Lots 3" and 45, Esquimalt District. NOTICE is hereby given that it Is my Intention at the expiration of one month from the date of the first publication hereof to issue a Duplicate Certlflcate of Title to said lands, issued to Mary Elizabeth Nicholson on the 2nd day of December, 1890, and numbered 10805A. Land Registry .Office, Victoria, B.C., the llth day of February, 1910. S. Y. WOOTTON, feb 19 Registrar-General of Titles RENFREW LAND DISTRIST RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that Frances J. Thrasher, of Mosten, Sask,, married woman, Intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted at the N. E. corner of J. W. Williams'; thence east 60 chains; thence south 20 chains; thence west 60 chains; thence nortli 20 chains to place of commencement and containing 120 acres, more or Dated January 26th, 1910. FRANCES J. THRASHER, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. District of Victorin TAKE NOTICE that Joseph William I Williams, of San Juan, rancher, Intends to apply for permission to purchase the foUowing described lands:—Com- 1 mencing at a post planted on the Telegraph Trall about 8 chains south of the south-east corner of lot 117, T. L. 36,- 048; thence south 8 chains to the north line of T. L. 43,560; thence east 15 chains to the north-east corner of T. L. 43,560; thence south 60 chains; thence east 40 chains; thence north 70 chains; thence west 55 chains to place of commencement and containing 292 acres, more or less. Dated January 26th, 1910. JOSEPH WILLIAM WILLIAMS, feb 26 Monday, Feb. 28 F. Lawrence Walker announces thei engagement of Charles B. Hanford Accompanied by MISS MARIE DROFNAH In a Modern Comedy The American Lord By George H. Broadhurst and C. T. Dazey Prices 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 and $1.50. Seat sale opens 10 a.m. Friday, February 25th. Mail orders will receive their usual attention. Every day except Monday Moving Pictures and Amateur Performances Diamond Ring Now in View at Wenger's Value $70 To be given to best Amateur COME AND JUDGE THEM Majestic Theatre The Day After An Amusing Play The Smugglers' Game A Graphic Opium Story RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that S. J. Mllllkin, of Midland, Ont., merchant, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted about 30 chains south of Sec. 31, Tp. 12, at the northeast corner of S. Thrasher's claim; thence north 30 chains to the south line of Sec. 31, Tp. 12; east 80 chains; south 30 chains, west 80 chains. Dated February 4th, 1910. SAMUEL JOHN MILLIKIN. feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Vietoria TAKE NOTICE that Samuel Douglas, of Victoria, gentleman, Intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted about 42 chains west from the liorth-east corner of lot 117, T. L. 36,048; thence north 70 chains; thence east 20 chains; thence south 70 chains; thence west 20 chains to place of commencement, and containing 140 acres, more or less. Dated January 26th, 1910. SAMUEL DOUGLAS, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that Annie A. Beard, of Victoria, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted at the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of Sec. 32, Tp. 12, Renfrew District; thence south 30 chains; thence west 10 chains to S. J. Mlllikea's claim; thence north 30 chains; thence east 10 chains to place of commencement, and containing 30 acres, more or less. Dated February 4th, 1910. ANNIE A. BEARD, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that Leigh H. Mllll- ken, of Vancouver, clerk, Intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:*—Commencing at a post planted at the north-east corner of S. Thrasher's claim; thence north 30 chains to the south line of Scc. 31, Tp. 12; thence west 80 chains; thence south 20 chains; thence east 40 chains; thence south 10 chains; thence east 40 chains to place of commencement, and containing 210 acres, more or less. Dated February 4th, 1910. LEIGH H, MILLIKEN, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that Harvey Ernest Thrasher, of Mosten, Sask., farmer, intends to apply for permission to purchase tlie following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted about 40 chains cast and about 64 ohains north of the north-west corner of Lot 252, Renfrew District; thence south 24 chains; thenco east 80 chains; thence nnrth 24 chnins; thenc-e west 80 chains to place of commencement, and containing 192 ncres, more or less. Dated February 4th, 1910. HARVEY ERNEST THRASHER, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. The Taylor Mill Co. Limited. AU kinds of Building Material, LUMBER SASH DOORS TELEPHONE 664 North Qovernment St.. Victoria |SEE BOLDENI _\ THE CARPENTER AND I 8 BUILDER. $ | Fort Street | •S-SMS-SK-JSJ-S-S-SJ-JS-JJ-St-S-S-JJ-S-JJ-Jt-S'S-JJ-Jt-JS-S -TOUB FEB CENT. O* DEPOSIT. Wi pay four por ont. intamt on dtpoilti of $1 (on* dollar) and up, withdrawable by ohtqu*. 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Bowes CHEMIST 1228 Qovernment Street Near Yates Pantages Theatre WEEK OF FEBRUARY a8th Armstrong Musical Comedy "A TRIP TO CHINATOWN" Another Week of Mirth and Merriment Romano Theatre WEEK OF FEBRUARY 28th The Floods of Paris All opportunity will be afforded to every Victorian to realise thc agony endured at present in the Capital City of France, Empress Theatre Only guess the right word and you gain Twenty-five Plunks TRY IT THE WEEK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1910 A Watch in the Night By FORREST HALSEY "Well," said the young man, with a dry little laugh, "I think I'll go to bed. He turned up his coat collar, sat down on the park bench, and rammed his hands deep into his pockets. "It's a good thing to have lots of fresh air in one's bedroom," he added. "Say, young feller," growled a gentleman sheathed in newspapers beside him, "shut yer head. Yer brains may drop out. I wan'ter sleep." "I beg your pardon!" replied the young man. The gentleman in the newspapers did not answer. Conversation bores the professional patron of park benches; but, evidently, from his neat clothes and his air of clean-cut youth, the young man was no professional. He settled back and closed his eyes, with an air of dejection and weariness. He was very tired; but the cold autumn air, the cramped position, and a certain knawing worrying of hunger kept him awake. After a brief struggle for sleep, he opened his eyes. The little park was chill, silent. Patterned with hard-cut traceries from the arc-lights that shone through the bare trees, the walks stretched empty, grim, silently comfortless. Here and there on the lines of benches the ghostly figure of some homeless sleeper was faintly discernible. Occasionally an empty, brightly lit electric-car hummed along the distant avenue. Over the black trees a huge white tower, pale, mistlike, mounted against the cold sky. The first night in the park is always a mile-stone, either upward or downward, on the great road of city life. Beside each figure Failure sits patiently. She may leave him in the morning; but each night spent in her hotel finds her closer and closer to him, until she mounts his shoulders to leave him no more. Failure had picked up Ben Adams soon after he had come to New York from a little town of the West. At home he had been a college man, an athlete, an honor man, editor of the college organ. In thc metropolis he was simply another freshman come to the great city for education; and the city proceeded to haze him thoroughly and cruelly. When he left his fresh-water college, he took the exalted position of literary, dramatic, and baseball editor of Fort Standard Post; and he and the town waited for the city to discover and send for him. His articles were copied in the Galveston News, to be sure, and once New York accepted a poem of his; but, somehow, the metropolis failed to discover him. So, clipping his best articles, he decided to go and give it a better chance. The city did not discover him; but he discovered it. To do the boy justice, he learned quickly. Disappointment is a rapid teacher; so is neglect. After the first week he no longer tried to get the editors to read his articles. His impressions of New York for the Fort Standard Post—three dollars a column—became less contemptuous of the "shallow city"; less captious of the "little fellows" who he had formerly assured his readers had captured their metropolitan fame by trickery. The city's hazing was teaching thc boy. But he did not learn fast enough; for luck was not with him. Each week saw his store of money dwindling. He used to count what remained of it with something like fear, as he waited in busy, heedless offices to see heedless, busy men. "I tell you what you ought to do, young man," said one brusk editor— moved, perhaps, by the expression in the boy's eyes as he turned away from the desk. "Cruise around town until you see something that you think will interest us, and bring it in; but, in the meantime, get a real job, with food attached, even if it's carrying ice. A man will succeed if he's got it in him, no matter what he does meanwhile; but unless he eats, he'll starve to death." These few words were like wine to the lad. Hc tramped the streets, looking for things of interest, and found much that would have done for Fort Standard; but here, in the great, heedless city of his dreams, who cared for what interested the far- off country town? However, he did find a few things which he thought might be salable. With effort and labour he polished and repolished them; then, with an excited closing of the throat, handed them to the one in authority. "You write well enough," said that parsonage; "but I don't think you've got the nose for news. Why don't you try the magazines?" That night he walked up-town. Car fare costs as much as two cups of coffee. Next day he moved into a tenement-room on the East Side, and made his first visit to a pawn-shop. He still looked for literary work; but he began to call at the places mentioned in the "Want" advertisements on his way down-town. The indifference of the city, its absolute absorption in itself, began to weigh on his spirits, to frighten him. He began to wonder what he would do if he didn't get work. The question of food obtruded itself. It was ridiculous that a man should be alarmed for fear hc might go hungry —hungry, here in the richest spot in the world! How they would have laughed, at Fort Standard, at thc idea of his going hungry—he himself the loudest of all. But that was three months ago, when he had laughed at a lot of tilings that now did not seem amusing. The first real chill of autumn found him still tramping about, looking for work. He had pawned his overcoat. He had thought that he was sure to find a position before the cold came. A crack in the side of his shoe caused him anxiety. Why did the confounded thing wear out on thc side where every one could see? Newspaper work was only a memory. A job was what he wanted, and he went patiently searching for it, the crack in his shoe growing more ominous and obvious. He began to contemplate one last visit to thc pawn-shop—the final parting with the landmark which had signalized his coming to real manhood—his father's watch. He had always worshipped that watch. Big, old-fashioned, made of silver, it had hung on a nail beside his mother's bureau ever since he could remember. It had been purchased with the first money earned by the father whom he had never seen. The boy's mother loved it. It had been the proudest day of her life and his when she had given it to him, as a sign that he was now a man, worthy to wear it like his father. Thc thought of pawning it would have been an unbearable dishonour; but that was long ago, before such things as hunger, or cold, or homclessness existed for him. Tonight, as he sat in thc park, in all their grimness, they existed—oh, they existed!—and the weight of the watch in his pocket onl yserved to emphasize their reality. (concluded next week) RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that T. M. Baird, Jr., of San Juan, farmer, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted at the north-east corner of Lot 1011; tiience north 40 chains; thence west 40 chains; thence south 40 ehains; tiience east 40 chains to place of commencement, and containing 160 acres, more or less.' T. M. BAIRD, Jr., feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. RENFREW LAND DISTRICT TAKE NOTICE that Samuel Thrasher, of Mosten, Sask., farmer, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted at the north-west corner of Lot 247, thence north SO chains; thence east 40 chains; thence south 80 ehains; thence west 40 chains to place of commencement, and containing 320 acres, more or less. Dated January 24th, 1910. SAMUEL THRASHER, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Victoria TAKE NOTICE that Lorenzo Alex ander, of Victoria, gentleman, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Comment ing at a post planted 4 chains west of the north-west corner of lot 248; thence north 80 ehains; thence east 20 chains; thence south SO chains; thence west 20 chains to place of commencement, anu containing 160 acres, more or less. Dated January 24th, 1910. LORENZO ALEXANDER, feb 26 J. W. Williams, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, John Steer, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted half a mile east of the southeast corner of lot 397, being the northeast corner of land applied for; thence west 80 chains; thence south SO chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north SO chains to the point of commencement, containing 640 aeres more or less. JOHN STEER, feb 26 Mathew Yeoman, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, M. L. H. Steer, of Seattle, Wash., Intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted about half a mile east of the southeast corner of lot 397, being the southwest corner of land applied for; thence north 80 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing about 640 acres more or less. M. L. H. STEER, fab 26 Mathew Yeoman, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Mary Glguere, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted about half ta mile east of the southeast corner of lot 397, being the southeast corner of land applied for; thence north 80 chains; thence west 80 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence east 80 chains, to the point of commencement, containing 6*10 acres more or less. MARY GIGUERE, feb 26 Mathew Yoeman, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Emma Auger, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:—■ Commencing at a post planted about half a mile east of the northeast corner of lot 435, being the northwest corneal- of land applied for; thence south SO chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north SO chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 6*10 acres more or less. EMMA AUGER, feb 26 Mathew Yoeman, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Richard Glguere, of Seattle, Wash., Intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted about one-half mile east of lot 435, the northeast corner of lot 435, being the northeast corner of land applied for; thence west 80 chains; thence south SO chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. RICHARD GIGUERE, feb 26 Mathew Yoeman, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Arcadus Glguere, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— CommencinK at a post planted one miles east of the northeast corner of lot 435, being the southwest corner of land applied for; thence north 80 chains; thence east SO ehains; thence south 80 chains; thence west SO chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres ARCADUS GIGUERE, feb 26 Mathew Yoeman, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Emma Giguere, of Seattle, Wash.. Intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following descrlhed lands:— Commencing at a post planted about one mlle east of the northeast eorner of lot 435, being the southeast corner of land applied for; thence north SO cnains; thence west 80 chains; thence south SO chnins; thence enst 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. EMMA GIGUERE, feb 26 Mathew Yoeman, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I. Mark Strong, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted about one mile east of the northeast corner of lot 437, being the northwest corner of land applied for; thence south 80 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. MARK STRONG, feb 26 Mathew Yoeman, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Frank Demers, of Seattle, Wash., Intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted about one mile and a quarter east of the northeast corner of lot 437, being the southwest corner of land applied for; thence north 80 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. This land lies east of north end of Kundis Island. FRANK DEMERS, feb 26 Mathew Yoeman, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Rose Demers, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted one mile east of the northeast eorner of lot 437, being the northeast corner of land applied for; thence west 80 chains; thence south SO chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. ROSE DEMERS, feb 26 Mathew Yoeman, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, John Demers, of Seattle, Wash., Intend to apply for permission to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted about one mile and a quarter east of the northeast corner of lot 437, being the southeast corner of land applied for; thence north 80 chains; thence west 80 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence east SO chains, to point of commencing, containing 640 acres more or less. This land lies 3 miles east of the north end of Kumdis Island, Massett Inlet. JOHN DEMERS, feb 26 Mathew Yoeman, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, George Wheeler, of Seattle, Wash., Intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted two miles east and two miles south of the southeast corner of lot 355, thenee south 80 chains; thence west 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence east 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. GEORGE WHEELER, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that 1, Bert Pollard, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted four miles east and two miles south of the southeast corner of lot 355, thence soutli SO chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. BERT POLLARD, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Joseph Soyle, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted southeast corner of A. P. No. 25768; thence north 80 chains; thence west 80 chains; thence south SO chains; thence east 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. JOSEPH BOYLE, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Gus. Wincell, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted at the southeast corner of A. P., 25768; thence north 80 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. GUS. WINCELL, feb 2.6 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, James Mullin, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted one mile east of the southeast corner of A. P., 25768; thence north 80 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence south SO chains; thence west SO chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. JAMES MULLIN, feb 26 JoJhn Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, JoJhn Quinn, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted four miles east of the southeast corner of T. L„ 353SS; thence north 80 chains; thence east SO chains; thence south SO chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. JOHN QUINN, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Edward Quinn, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for eoal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted four miles east of the southeast corner of lot 355, thence north 80 chains; thence east SO chains; thence south SO chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. EWARD QUINN, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Edward Williams, of Seattle, Wash., Intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted one mile eost of the southeast corner of lot 355, thence south 80 chains; thence west 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence east SO chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more EDWARD WILLIAMS, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Edward Parson, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted one mile east of the southeast corner of lot 355, thence south 80 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commeneement, containing 640 acres more or less. EDWARD PARSON, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, James Twait, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted two miles east of the southeast corner of lot 355, thence south SO chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. JAMES TWAIT, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Sam Lee, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted three mlles east of the southeast corner of lot 356, thence south 80 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence west SO chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. SAM LEE, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that 1, Minard Bachelor, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted four miles east of the southeast corner of lot 355, thence south 80 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north SO chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. MINARD BACHELOR, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Edward Huff, ef Seattle Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted four miles east and two mlles south of i the southeast corner of lot 355, thence north SO chains; thence east 80 chains; thence south SO chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. EDWARD HUFF, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, William Boyle, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted southeast corner of T. L. No. 35388; thence ' north SO chains; thence east 80 chains;*! thence south 80 chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. WILLIAM BOYLE, feb 26 JoJhn Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Joseph Courtney, , of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for , a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted four ! miles east and two miles south of the southeast cornei* of lot 355, thence south 80 chains; thence west SO chains; thence north SO chains; thence east SO chains, I to point of commencement, containing ] 640 acres more or less. JAMES COURTNEY, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I. Lloyd Allan, of ' Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted four miles east and two miles south of the southeast corner of lot 355, thence north SO chains; thence west 80 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence east 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. LLOYD ALLAN, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Frank Morgan, of j Seattle, Wash., intend to apply for a license to prospect for coal on the fol- lowing described lands:— Commencing at a post planted two I miles east and two miles south of the ] southeast corner of lot 355, thence north 80 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. FRANK MORGAN, feb 26 JoJhn Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Claws Pearson, of Seattle, Wash., Intend to apply for a | license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted two I miles east and two miles south of the southeast corner of lot 355, thence south 80 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence | north 80 chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement, containing I 640 acres more or less. CLAWS PEARSON, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, Clarance Baldwin, of Seattle, Wash., intend to apply I for a license to prospect for coal on 1 the following described lands:— J Commencing at a post planted two I miles east and two miles south of thel southeast corner of lot 355, thence northl SO chains; thence west 80 chains; thencel south SO chains; thence east SO chains, I to point of commencement, containing! 64.0 aeres more or less. CLARANCE BALDWIN, feb 26 John Demers, Agent. SKEENA LAND DISTRICT District of Queen Charlotte Take notice that I, John Boyle, of Se-l attle, Wash., Intend to apply for a li-,1 cense to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted at thel southeast corner of T. L. No. 35388:1 thence north 80 chains; thence west 8Cfl chains; thence south 80 chains; thenc«f east 80 chains, to point of commence*,! ment, containing 640 acres more or less! JOHN BOYLE, feb 26 John Demers, Agent.
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