@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "8ed11e14-825e-4b38-b59b-c8dcf06d3086"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2015-12-08"@en, "1904-01-29"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/slodrill/items/1.0221041/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ THE OCAN Janioa — YOL. IV., Ne. 44. SLOCAN, B. C, JANUARY 29, 1904, ...RUBBER GOODS... Do not fail to call on us when in want of a pair of Rubbers or Overshoes. We are agents for the celebrated --naple Leaf Rubber," which is the best Canadian make $2.00 PER ANNUM. MEETING OP COUNCIL AUniTOIl CUUTIS PRESENTS HIS KK- PORT. Hen's i and 2 buckle Men's flanitobas Men's laced high, and low Men's Overs Ladies' and Children's in Manitobas and Overs in all sizes. W. T. Shatford & Co. WILSON m SLOCAN, B. C.i Is reached by any trail or road that runs into the Town. Do not go past its door when you are dry, weary or hungry. A. E. TEETER, Proprietor. Arlington Hotel, SLOCAN, B. C. L. H. KNOWLES, Proprietor. This popular hotel is ton ren lent to the- bouts and trains. Tin* dining rooiri is strictly u{> to-tUte while the har is BUppllcd with the best in the market. Hook* I'liiiuil t<> bo In a SalUfaictory Condition nmi th« AcununU Correct—Two New ilvla.va am In trail need and are til ven a First Banding. Aid. Worden and Madden wero not pi.--'nl at Monday night's meeting of the oity council, the former being ill and the latter detained by reason of the funeral arrangements of tho Into •Jos. Doiron. Communications read: From Wm. David-,,,;,. M.L.A., statins,- that ho had received city's notification too lato to represent ii at the tuberculosis convention at Victoria. Filed. Prom Dr. Pagan, Victoria, notifying council of the above convention. Ordered Bled. Prom Aid. Worden, donating his share of tho city hall to the council free of rent until further notice. Accepted with thanks. Prom secretary of Bureau of Provincial In formation! Victoria, requesting certain civic statistics, Ordered oompltsd with, From Royal Bank, Nelson, enclosing bonds of clerk uud treasurer. Ordered receipted. New bonds will be drawn up, as fresh Burettes are required. In tne meantime the mavor is the custodian of the old documents. From Ii. D. Curtis, auditor, to the secretary of the school trustees, stating that the accounts of the board had been found correct. The report of Mr. Curtis, as auditor of the city books, was next read, and proved favorable. It showed there was due the city $2711.35 in back taxei for tho past two years, with in- teresl: 550.55 from the government for taxes iu 1901, and S652.*i5 delinquent taxe3 under tha mill debenture levy, making a total of o!UI4 .">"». with iuter- placed I place, has been nominated by tho Liberals of East Simcoe, Out., to contest, that constituency for the commons, It is Mr. Chew's second effort, he meeting with defeat the first time. CAUGHT IN A SMIIE. joa Dolron Lotos Hit Lire In Going . ..i« Blaoli I'rince. Slocan received quite a shock on Friday bv the word sent down from the Speculator that it was feared Joe Doiron had either been lost or caught in a snowslide, Within half an houi from the receipt of the news, a large party of men were on their way up the creek to search for the missing man, followed during that night aud next day by everv available man in town. Tlm news was sent down by Al Beeves, watchman at the Arlington, who suspected something was amiss. On the previous Tuesday afternoon, when the Speculator shut down, Joe, who had been working at that mine, passed the Arlington on ski, with the intention of making the Black Prince that night. Friday morning Beeves. who had noticed that a big slide had | come down on the south ride of Sprin- ger creek, at the Begino claim,became somewhat alarmed and went up to the Prince and found that Joe had not arrived. Thinking that perhaps he might'have gone to some other claim. Beeves and Leo Doiron, a blether ol th- missing man, journeyed to the Bank of England, thence over the hill to the Hampton and across to the Speculator., finding no trace of Joe. A message was telephoned to town, but he had not beeu here. Then th<- alarm was given, as it was felt certain the poor fellow had been caught in the Regina slide. The two men journeyed on down to tho Arlington and there met the men from the Black Prince. Tho ski marks of the miseing man were followed to tho slide, but then* all traces were lost. Thai night the mon worked diligently bv lantern light to (ind some tract Joo, I I!*!!!'. lined uett day bv all Tha- assets of th-> citv are placed I -i it $9120.29, with the liabilitics,includ- th'J ''•"*•' from the Rink of England, Ottawa and oth*r properties, mil GOOD SAMPLE ROOMS IN CONNECTION. RATES: Travelling men, using Sample Booms, $2/>0pcr witliaaiu Sample Rooms, $2? board $8 per week; meu JOB PRINTING ^ A FIRST-CLASS STOCK. . . ^5 _tr HIGH GRADE WORK ^ ^ REASONABLE PRICES. . . ^J DRILL OFFICE Fruit, Confectionery, Tobacco You can get anything in these lines that you require from us. Our stock in each is always kept fresh and well assorted. We handle the best the market affords. Prices are right. SLOCAW ing the mill debenture, i which nre de- c ■ i-i.i" SHOO) a year, at $10,096.74. Aid. Smith moved tha aewptanco and filing of the report, togethi r with that p rev body reported Irom tho treasurer. Seconded by Aid. Teetei and carried. Bylaw No. 1'.). amending the trades licouse bvlaw. by rhera were 02 men at ono time cm- pfoyad. Supplies and bedding were sent up from tov,:i and Al Beeves very generously gave up tho Arlington buildings and everything hs had to make the rejctio party comfortable. Saturday morning many of tne men during the nura- toundod the slide with iron rods.whilc ber of hota-1 licenses from eight to to seven, was introduced aud road a first timo, Accepted as read and ordered given it* second reading next week. Aid. Teeter next introduced bylaw Xo. 21). authorizing the sale of lands .viihin the city For delinquent taxes. !t iviia given a firs! reading, ■accepted, aud ordered road again at next regular meeting. The clerk was instructed to obtain an opinion from the solicitor as to whether tho citv was within its legal rights in proceeding with a tax sale. Council adjourned. After tha U.P.R. From Montreal comes the story that tlw mineowners of the Slocan and the Canadian Pacific Railway have Ioc lied Freight l|a>iV..S ■ates. over the question A. C. SMITH, if Th-- Former claim thai coincident with the granting of the lead bounty the railway company laid themselves out to <-;et a share of it by increasing rates. Lead is keeping up a strong price and the owners feel that they should have the advantages accruing and nol give away their profits to the railway. They also al'ege thai th.' railway has Increased thi rates on the bullion going t'. the inar- l.."! from the Trail »molU*x. Th • resull i.f this will be to retard the mining industry of the district. fiaral nf Tli link 4. and .Mrs. Con Murphy and Leo gSSS®g^^»gSffi^«KSS^HS®gSKK S Mr Dolron, relatives of tho late Joseph Doiron. d.---ire Tin* Dun.i. to expn to the peoplo ..f Slocau and-viciniti their hear ifell nn.l grateful thanks fi the innumerable acl 8 H Work, Fit and Finish g aro guaranteed. M H A Few Lines of Gents' FurH«Wti.-rH H can lie made by Wearing one of the Up-to-date, Stylish Suits made from the best imported Worsteds, Serges, or Tweeds,aconsignment of which has just bean received for winter trade. kindness and sympathy extended to them in their great ana terrible sorrow. They feel ffll thlit everything possible was done for 63 thorn and f..r their departed brother, Sj and thoy owe to ih<- community n WSJ | world of gratitudo. The sincere sym {VJ pathy . xtended to the sorrowing rela- ' lives'has come as a soothing balm to the hoarta of th** afflicted, doing much In assuage their grief and lessen th.* severity of the blow received. I'.-i ll'lpi' Kaaui'iia. The lessees of the Pori Bope this week reeeiveal the returns ou their or.' shipped to Nelson last we oka Seven oomprised helli; KjH .'nisjrurgs are still left from the stock of the hte A. Darid nnd tliey must be sold oir nt once! CLEVE, Main Street, Slocan, B.C Store: Next door to Postofflce, 8 B MKSSSKSKKKSSKlKMKSSSKSSK^r^S.sio^ tons comprised th" shipment, divided into two classes. Tin class \\ bided $29,20in gold and $&0.9 oz iii silver; tie- second class $16 iu gold and 156.8 oa silver. Tho net returns were aliout $660. Diners anovelod. At 11 o'clock n piece of a ski was found aliout ;»00 feet below the trail, buried under the snow, and later on a second piece was dis- coyered farther down. Sunday morning the m*m worked on the slide below where the *ki were found, and at 9 o'clock were rewarded by finding Joe's body, Charley Street and Isidore Beaupre making the discovery. The body was on.its back, with the arms frozen in an upright position, as if to ward off the snow. One rubber was missing, beside the ski. Death must have been instantan- e ms, deceased's head having struck a tree or log, aa the back of the skull and neck were severely bruised. The body Was found on the west bank of the Lily B crook and at the edge ol the slide, with about two feet of snow c verin;.'; it. would have been sife. fully quarter of a mil veled I'or in ariv a mil", \\n .ther few f* "t and Joe Tho slide was wide and trait had caught .lai.- unawares in the dusk of the evening, and he had no chance of escape. The body was brought down town and placed in the residence of Om Murphy, where loving friends took charge of it. The funeral took place mi Tuesday morning, Rev. Esther Jeannotte officiating. The .Miners' Union, of which deceased was a member, had charge of the arrangements. and that organization and nearly all tho people in town escorted the re* mains t'. the grave. Deceased was one of the mosi popu- Hft young fellows in the camp, bavins been here for years,nnd was a general favorite with all classes. His sudden and terrible death sbocke 1 tin* whole community, llis relatives here are Leo Doiron, a brother, and Mrs. Con Murphy, a sister, to whom the sym* pathlea of all are extended. Tin much credit caiin.it be given those who participated in the search for the body, hard work and long hours being count* <-d as naught in the performance of what cull felt to !)'• a duty. Xo braver or noblor class <.f men exist than those to bi found in a western mining camp, for they are ever ready to help a Comrade in distress, ur to risk their liii-"* to rescue another from danger. s 11»«■ r QttOtattlSlll. Following an* the quotations for bar silver on the various days tiering tin woeu sine Thursday .. ! \\\\Friday Saturday... Monday ... Tuesday ... Wednesday last Issue: D6fl ■■>■>; nod oents (Ion. Chew a (ii It Cllia.liflllll • Ceo. Chew, president of tli" Ontario -an Lumber 0>., operating in this 55! 662 Shipment Prom tlia Hell. On Monday tie- lessees of thc Bell, ouo of the Republic group, made their first shipment, sending out a full car of upwards of 600 sacks. Tho ore was all taken from a new shaft sunk ou the vein. It carries pretty good values in gold, besides silver. The Republic makes the fifth shipper for the new year. COXSKRVATIVKS MKET At New Ilsaver uml Appoint I>olt*i;ut«s U Provlw lul Convention. Pursuant to a call issued by Wm. Hunter, of Silverton, representative Conservatives of the Slocan riding met at Now Denver on Wednesday afternoon. A majority of the officers of the central organization were present beside others'. Letters of thanks and congratulations were read from Hon. Mr. Borden, Ottawa, and Hon. Mr, McBride, Victoria. The purpose of the meeting was the selection of delegates to attend the provincial convention called for Victoria next Monday. Those chosen were: Wm. Hunter."Silverton; T. McNeish, Slocau: E. Shannon, T. Hoben and W. U. Will, New Denver. They go to the convention free of all Instructions. Things are looking pretty gixid for the Conservatives. Tlfutli aaf uii Knilneut Metallurgist. Mrs. U. C. Campbell-Johnston this week received the sad news of the death of her father, Alfred Senior Merry, at the age of 77, at the Mumbles, near Swansea, Wales. The Merrys are one of the few English families who came over from Normandy with William the Coiifpieror in lOfiO, were granted estates bv him iu Derbyshire at Barton and Radbourne, and who still hold the same estates without a break for over M0U years. Henry Merry, in 1831),erected the firt-t nickel works in the world at Birmingham, and in 1842 the first cobalt works, and is therefore the father of these metals. He erected tbe first,and for a long time the only, nickel works in th-* States to treat the ores from Mine La Motto, Missouri. In 185r> Alfred Senior Merry, iu conjunction with Vivian, erected the Haford Isha works at Swansea, being the lirst wet metallurgical process in .South Wales. In lssT they opened the Murray mines al Sudbury, Out. Mr. Merry was consult, -d from ali parts as a metallurgist OUR ORE SHIPMENTS si;rstantial showing maub by this iiivis||>\\. Last Tour's Shipment* Wei-a lil.1l) Tons— A Healthy Kvlilenco of tlio Life ami "vTaialtli of tlio luiaap Knterpi'Uo the tilKCUiit Shipper. Another new shipper appears \\n the list for the week, being the Republic, part of which is being worked under lease. Tt sent 20 tons to Nelsou. Another *J() tons was shipped by the Enterprise to the Trail works. Next week the Ottawa will havo a car to go out, and the Sapphire will make a small shipment. To date the output of the division is 111 tons. I'or l(,IO.'i the oro shipments from the local division amounted to 1889 tons, made up from 17 properties. Following is a full list of the ship ments this year to date: MINE. WEKK. Ottawa TOTAL 80 21 Neepawa 16 Port Hope Kepublic 20 7 20 40 lit MINKS AM) MINING. Twelve men aro employed at the Cbmstoek. The lesse on the Sovereign has been thrown up. A deal is on for the Moilie Hughes, New Denver. Upwards of ,30 men are employed at the Enterprise. Sandon mines last week shipped 170 tons of lead ore. Last week Boundary mines shipped 15,327 tons of ore. Snowslide* were plentiful last week iu the Sandon camp. The Ottawa is getting ready another carload of ore to ship. Zinc ore has commenced to move, 67 tons going out last week. During last week Rosslaud mines had an output of 9020 tous. Returns on the last carload of ore from the Ottawa gave 221 oz in silver. The three smelters in the Boundary country last year treated 697,101 tons of ore. A carload t-f ore from the Marion, New Denver, came dows ou the boat Wednesday- Work will shortly be started up on the Mountain Chief and California, closo to Denver. The Reco Mining Co. has a surplus in the treasury of -$8476.47 from last year's operations. No work is being done on the Cripple Stick.the workmen awaiting funds from the Ixnidei s. Action has been commenced by the Last Chance against the American Boy for stealing ore. The Hewett ore is giving smelter returns of 176 oz silver, 18 per cent zinc and 8 per cent lead. The lessees of tho Black Prince aro taking out ore ami will have a carload to ship by the middle of February. Harry Lea is wearing for a tie pin a silver button, obtain *d in an assay t>n some l'ort Hope rock. It went over 11,000 oz. Everything is now in order for the payment of th.- lead bounty, claims to date from July last. Applications aro to be sent into CO. Buchanan,Kaslo. Four ears of ore have been shipped from the Comstock,being operated by Wm. Hunter, and two more are ready to go out. lt averages $1000 to the car. HeKryaaar Proosss Bob* l'p. The Pacific .Mineral Extraction Co., ltd., has been forui'd in Vancouver to take over the DeKeyser electric cyanide amalgamation process. The capital is placed at 1100,000, in Jd each, nf which 15,000 shares are offered to the public. The cost of treatment is |6 a ton anil the company calculate to make Js'SOOO a year out of their ten ton plant in Vancouver, $18,750 mit of the tailings, and $90,000 a year by selling new plants. This is considered a con- srivative estimate of the probable profits. When a plant is installed the cost of treating the ore is set at fifty "■■.I 1. his scientific lectures on lnter- stellar JSther, Electro-metallurgy and other subjects commanded world-wide attention. I'ayinn.t ot 1'ie llnuiaty. An order in council has been passed by the Dominion government, regti- laiurj the payment of the lead bounty. Producers must notify the minister of their intention to avail themselves of the bounty, giving the name of their (nine, its situation, names of the president, secretary and manager, and the name of the official authorized to make the ciniin. All claims must lie backed by the oath nf the mine manager, and may be made monthly. The smelting of lead ores claiming the bounty shall be under the supervision of an officer of the department of trade and commerce, who may at any time demand a Boor .sample of any ore delivered tai the smelter for smelting purposes. Th'* Ixioks nf any mining company coming under the act are to Ik-open at all ti-nes lo inspection by a supervising officer, the cost of such supervision i'i I'-- paid by the claimants and will 1" deducted pro rata from the bounty, according to the quantity of ore Btnelted during the fiscal year. 1 Im White* Ml'e Coming. Extraordinary performance. Prof, nnd Miv. .1. N'. Gh White. «.f Chicago, the uot d magicians and ventriloquists are to appear in SI.wan. Our little city and our citizens should appreciate the perhaps one chance of a lifetime tn 'ia tie- great and only Whites in their marvelous performance, Prof, White entries with the show what is said to be the finest set of ventriloquist Bgures ever manufactured,made in London. Eng,,the actual cost of the aet of sis life-size figures alone being $1000. 'lh.' above performance will appear here in the Music Hall.fur one big night only, on Thursday, Feb. •!. Price nf admission, 60 cents; children uniler 12.2.ri cents. Reserved seats on sale at postofflce, Remember day and date. Ta Knlfti-fa 0)r»nbjr Imaltar. The Granby smelter people have recently been acquiring a number of Clipper properties in the Summit camp, ami development is turning out a greal success. The company now purpose t" greal ly enlarge their smel- ] cents a ton, and the highest savings ter next summer, adding six more fur* I in gold and silver values are assured. nnces, making their complement 12.1 The DeKeyser process, it was claimed When the enlargements are completed i some time ago, waa the original of the tbo smelter will treat 4800 tons a day. process nbout to be Installed atthe. A. B. Hodges, superintendent of the I Arlington mine, in this camp, for smelter, has beeu summoned to Mon-j treating silver ores, The Hendryx treal tai confer with the executive of | people claim the same thing for their process, but Mr. Collom, the managing director of the Arlington, savs his process has nothing to do with e ther, the company on the matte 1.1. T. Evans has been appointed deputy sheriff at Kossland. being a separate iuvei.tion, ..■■,■—..■■..■-■.■■;,,■ aaajgfc^. ■u **)^0e>t>*>*t>sy*t)O40444>v*>06OO*. 5 I J I CUPID-MS RUMMAGE SALE ,c* * Copyright, 1901, by T. C. JUcClure 2y Louise Lamprey lt was all Cupid's fault in the beginning—that and the moonlight that fetched the house party oul of doors and left thc little rascal free of the premises. It was not u vory happy house party, for somehow the guests had got mlsmated lu the pairing off. There were not many of them, und they had boen so carefully selected by Mrs. Fnrqubnr, iu view of possible results, tbat ill uatured peoplo said the Poplars wus turned luto a marrlago market. Sho had invited Lou Sturte- vnnt, the prettiest debutante of tho season, said to bo on the point of an engagement with Randall Clyde; Edythe Tillotson, belle of several winters, supposed to have Inspired a lasting passion In young Fleete of tho British legation; Mrs. Raye, the pretty widow who wns half engaged to'Anthony Carfax, rich bachelor, mnn about town, excellent match; Fay Milburn, a little nonsense chatterer who would keep things going nnd amuse Harry Cummlngs, the millionaire's son from the university, and ^'r THET FOUND IT PLACARDED WITH THE W0IU13 "KCMMAOl* SALE." Cummlngs. the elder, heavyweight of tbe party, whom she intended to reserve as her own exclusive property. And she had Invited ull the men supposed to be uttaelied to these respective feminine leading strings. -Tho logical result would be Beveral engagements and nt least ten happy peoplo, not counting relatives nnd friend3. Rut nothing of the sort bad happened. The extremely illogical fucts were on this Juno night ss follows: Somewhere In the depth of tho rose thicket Edythe Tillotson was wander- Ins with Randall Clyde. "Spooning, by Jove!" thought the wrathful Fleete, who was flirting desperately with the demure nnd black gowned Mrs. Raye on the veranda. At the far end of the veranda the glimmer of tho debutante's white gown was seen In tlie shadow of Cummlngs' huge bulk, aud lie was somewhat laboriously trying to entertain her with compliments, while she, for politeness' sake, tried to forget that he wus old enough to be her futher. Curfnx was risking rheumatism and lnduenzu by allowing himself to be walked about the grounds by Pay Mllburu, who did not understand bis epigrams and whose Incessant chatter left him no chance to hour himself tblnk, much less talk. Iucldcntully tbo hostess was left to make things pleasant for young Cummings, who wus deeply disgusted because ho had not .time there to amuse dowagers. It was not an appreciative lot of people. Mrs. Farquhnr's housu party wus us bored us a colander. Meanwhile n new guest had slipped In by the side door, shivered at tho chill pervading tiie premises und scented tiouhle. Randall Clyde, returning to the house, whither Miss Tillotson hud taken herself on plea of fatigue, found the newcomer sitting on the window sill, a tiny, chubby .Igure, clad lu a pair of wings and a rose garland und looking very serious. "How long havo things been tliis woyV" he snapped, as if Randall knew ull about it. "Ever since tbe day we arrived," said tbe young man after a moment's thought. ''Well, they can't go on this way," said Cupid decidedly. "Go tell thoso people to come ln. There's going to be n rummage snle." When thc house party assembled In the wide, plcturestpie, old fashioned hall the.v found It placarded with the words "Rummage Sale" done In roses, while the auctioneer sat cross legged with great dignity In tbe middle of n large table, on which was Spread a miscellaneous collection of objects. "This," said Cupid, holding aloft a withered hunch of violets tied with white ribbon, "I found nt the bottom of a man's trunk, together with n laco handkerchief and a note. The note reads: 'Dear Cecil—Don't forget to coino to tea tomorrow. I hnvo special reasons for asking It.' And it Is signed"— "Never mind th** rest, you littlo scamp," Interrupted l-"leete hastily, his face a vivid scarlet. "I'll take that lot bt any price." Hiss Tillotson did not say anything, but she scorned to havo difficulty tn de- I elding where to look. "And this." went on the auctioneer, i "Is a bundle of letters scented with— h'm—sandalwood and duted all the I wny through the last ten years. Tbe superscriptions nre ln the handwriting of at least four persons, and"— I "Will you please give those to mo?" said Mrs. Raye ln a soft but final tone. ' "I think you have made n mistake. They are uot for sale." Aud four men In the company looked relieved and grateful. Cupid picked up n rjng set with several diamonds and scrutinized lt close* ' ly. "Evidently on engagement ring," quoth he. "The owuer brought it here expecting to find use for It, for bere are Initials ul ready engraved on the Inside. Shall I read them?" I "I don't think you'd better," said the millionaire grimly. "Give it here and stop your fooling." j "This," said the little auctioneer ln a softer tone than ho had yet been henrd to use, "Is a heart—a girl's heart ' —quite fresh and of priceless value- never worn on the sleeve. The owner gave lt away some time ngo, bnt the person she gave It to does not seem to eare for It, aud she thinks It ls lost It seems n pity tbat the other—person— ' didn't understand." Cupid pursed up his lips aud gazed thoughtfully out of the window. Tho debutante, wbo had Just como in, started forward with a littlo cry. I "Oh!" she began. "Oh, I"— I Then Randall Clyde stepped before her. I "That is mine," ho snld, "at any price." I And then as he turned to meet Lou's great brown eyes, widening with a look ' ho had never before seen in them, he felt a tremor as of on earthquake shock, and a voice exclaimed: "Good Lawd in heaven, Mnrse Ran- . dall, what you n-dotn' hoah?" | Randall sat up In tbe window seat and rubbed his eyes, while the butler stared at him tn amazement. j "Me? Oh, I've been to a rummage | sale. You're quite right. I'll go up to bed nnd sleep it off. But what the dickens did you wake me for?" On reflection Clyde came to the conclusion that If a dream was as delightful as that the reality would be even more delightful, snd as soon as breakfast was over be took Lou Sturtevaut for a walk, and both of them discovered things. Cummlngs soon turned his attention to Mrs. Farquhnr, who made herself very fascinating. Harry and Fay Milburn went for a sail, and Carfax, with n long sigh of relief, found the restful comprehension of Mrs. Raye most gratlfyiug after tho vaudeville in which be had been recently engaged. This assortment of personalities left Fleete and Miss Tillotson alone on tbe verandn. They seemed to like it so well that wheu the other couples came back the attache and the belle went off by themselves Into an arbor and stayed till after luncheon. Mrs. Farquhar Is now smiling and happy aud wears a magnificent diamond ring. However, she says tbe next time she Invites a set of congenial people to her house she will tako particular pains thnt thoy do not get shuffled. 1 Tlie King's Premature Dentb. The leading tragedian of a small company playing In an unimportant English village felt himself hard up one evening for a man to walk on ln the first net of a historical blood curdler nnd say to him, "My lord, tbe king is 111," and to appear ln tbe last act witb the Information, "My lord, the king is dead." So the leading tragedian took nn nctlvo and fairly passable stago hand on one sldo and, engaging blm for uu extra shilling or two. Instructed him carefully upon the artistic responsibilities of hts new duties. "Now, mind you," he said, "the first time you come on you suy, 'My lord, tho king Is ill,' and the second time you come on you sny, 'My lord, tho king Is dead.'" "That's nil right, guv'nor!" exclaimed the unshaven recruit, growing visibly larger ln the chest with tho magnitude of his promotion. And theu "tho night" came, nnd iu tho first net on swng- gered tho dusty debutant, with the drc.ul line, uttered hurriedly, but In a prodigious voice, "My lord, tbe king is d.-ud!" "Oh, ls he?" snarled the leading comedian, turning upon tho much bo- feathered messenger n look of eternal hatred. "Then he bus spoiled tho whole of my blooming part!" The Simile, He Wanted. Delacroix, the pn Inter, was walking out one day In Paris with n friend of his when he full into a brown study. "Whut is up with you now?" snld the friend. "I can't got n certain shade of yellow," replied the artist. i "What sort of yellow?" Just then a cub drove past. "The very thing!" tho painter gasped out. "Stop, stop!" "I om engaged," tho cabby replied without stopping, Delacroix Started In pursuit nnd nt n steep place In the Rue des Martyrs overtook the crib. Opening the door, he suid In tonoi of entreaty to the passenger Inside: "Do please tell your driver to stop. I wnnt your complexion for n painting on which I am at work. There ls a color merchant closo at hand. I shall not detain you above five minutes, and ln acknowledgment of the service you render me I will present you with a ■ketch of my picture." The bargain wns struck. Delacroix got his yellow, nnd a few months later the "faro" received a sketch of his "Assassination of the Archbishop of Liege." A Solecism. Tailor—Like to try on your dress cont now, sir? Fwotldy (who has ordered a suit)— Rcfoh C o'clock? You must think I'm a doosld Iguowumus!—Chicago Tribune. HOODED COBRA OF INDIA. Musl Deadly ui" All MiMkOS aad lis Iu- ttresUnig UiHtor.v. Ono of the most Interesting us wull |a,s tho most deudly oi ull makes is the hooded cobru of indiu. In thut country hundreds of people die every year from the Venomous bite of theso reptiles. As it lies coiled up in a heap ln its cage it looks inoffensive enough, and not nearly so unpleasant aa the stub-tailed ebony moccasins. Rut when excited the cobra rears up its head and nbout one-third ol" its body, and we now see the reason for the name "hooded." Iho ribs Just back of the head are very long nnd slender, und when they ate extended straight out from the body ths skin stretched between them forms a curved shield or hood uiound the head. On the bnck of this hood, in the adult snake, is a most remarkable ornament, looking liko two eyes or a pair of spectacles, uosepiece and all. ln no two snakes is this ornament exactly alike, and some individuals lack it altogether. When thp snake swa.ys back and forth all ready to strike, its tongue playing liko lightning, one may indeed be glad that a thick sheet ol glass is between him and this terrible threat of death, Tint one must remember that this tongue has nothing to do with the venom or bite, the puisoii lluiil being stored up in little sacs, and when lhe snake strik- is it is forced down nnd out through the hollow teeth. This is the snuke which the snako charmers of thu - East use in their performances. The music of the flutes evidently excites them to spread their hoods, as does tho presence of lood. When tho hood is not in uso il closes back upon the neck and folds so neatly between tho ribs that it disappears, and tho neck of the mnke shows no sign of being different in structure from that of ordinary species. Tho cobra sometimes grows to- a length of six foot, and often finds its wuy into the walls and roofs of houses, being fond of the rats which abound in such places in India. These snakes go about, in pairs, and they never stray fur from each other. Tho female lays about twe. i eggs, which are nearly os largo as those of a pigeon, white, and very soft slielled. Tho natives of India have what they call "snake stones," which aro very porous and absorbing substances, nnd when theso are applied to the woun-rt they draw up a considerable quantity of blood. How such crude treatment con ever effect a euro seems incredible, but many instances havo "been reported by Englishmen where decep'tion was out of the question. The wild jungle Jowl are said to feed on the young snakes, and that curious little furry creature, tho mongoose, is the cobra's worst enemy, showing great skill nnd cunning In attacking and avoiding the fangs of the reptile. Tho snake is invariably killed in theso encounters. JAPAN'S FIGHTING f-ORCE. Unit is Million Sisu unci 108,000 Hones the 1'resent Programmr. In a paper in the Journal of tho United Service of India on the growth of tho military power oi Japan, Capt. H. W. R. Senior traces tho origin of the present Jnpan- oso army to tho action of the Mikado, when a. "commission was sent out from. Japan to all foreign countries in 18GU to enquire into tho best system of national defence, tho best system of education, and the best religion. On its return tlio commission reported tho French military system, the British naval system, und tho American system of education to be tho best. They slated, however, that they found no civilized religion to be worth adopting." In 1887 tho Mikado undertook tha reorganization of his land forces on Prussian lines with the assistance of a Herman military mission. The issue was seen in the triumph of Japan iu tho war with China in 189-1, u brief account of which is given by Capt. Senior. The principal tviults were "lhe complete unification of tho various -Inns into the Japanese nation with a strong national feeling, and tho receipt of the Indemnity of £34,500,000." Tliis sum wus partly applied to the further reorganization ol tho urmy, and reforms were Instituted which wero "to be completed in April, 11)03, and to be In full vork- ing order by l'.IO.'), win n ill. Japan- eso army will have a peace strength of 100,000 men and 80,000 horses, callable of expansion by trained m<-n to an nnny of 000,000 nun with 100,000 hones for *tr, with a sup- crnuiiu.Tai'y reserve of ubout. another 600,000 men" Tho cavalry are armed with sword ami carbine, those of thu Imperial (iuurd alone currying a luiue for escort, duties. Tho cavalry is tho weakest portion of their army, Iho Jnpiiiicsi' being Indifferent riders Iho artillery nnd engineers nro well organized and equipped. Their medical arrangements are excellent, and a foreign surgeon wrote in L900l "It was thc general Impression a lining inulical nun with the expedition that the Japanese modical service was most efficient and complete, removing their wounded prompt ly to tho huso. This wm not duo to superiority of equipment, but to u better organization of personnel for field service, und to the numbers ihey have at their disposal." Until \\*iartlilp in I'arls. A Swedish boron and a Pcl«mn Count, clinipcd '.villi devil worship and tho systematic corruption of minors, havo appeared before tha court at Paris, which sat with closed doors to hear the case. Il was stated thai tho baron had arranged a temple to Raton ut his residence in the fashionable Elysco Quartor, uni that the count assisted him by attracting minors thereto, Counsel for tho defence pleaded that they Were corrupted bv leading the works of popular modern French authors, an I that them* writers, nud not their victims, should be held responsible. A RICH TERRITORY. STRIP OF LAND GIVEN TO UNITED STATES HAS VALUE. Whut Vucle Sam Gsts by tha Alaskan lluuntlary A ward—Tbo Portland Canal, Which Bolongs to Canada, a Mneolfl- aent Waterway—Soma or Its Ailvan- tages-Tha Timber Villus Kxaggorated. The strip of territory awarded to the United States by tho Alaskan Boundary Commission contains gold, vast tracts of timber and valuable furs and fisheries, writes a correspondent in the Boston Transcript. Moreover, it is a country capable of great development in other ways, and tho waterways which lead up to it, now practically all under our con- | trol, are tho most beautiful in the world. From Seattle to Juneau is about a thousand miles, and tho entire trip by 6teamer is along theso inland waterways. Tho route lies around and between islands, through a labyrinth oi channels, some ot which aro scarcely a quarter milo wide, yet so deep that no ship can anchor in theni. A vessel can grazo tho cliffs at either side and yet havo under her keel waters of wonderful clearness and half a hundred fathoms deep. Right from tho water spring tho mountains a thousand lo eight. thousand feet high, whilo behind them, inland and seaward, on tho larger Islands ure peaks that top tho timber line and lift crowns white with perpetunl snows. .Some of the Norwegian fjords approach Ihem in beauty, but are far behind them in Sublime grandeur. lloute fairly Well ( liuiua. Tho route is fairly well charted, but as yet scarcely lighted at all, and in some places sullicient Iy perilous to add tho thrill of danger to the olher delights of traveling it. Ono of these danger spots is .Seymour Narrows, between Vancouvor Island ond Yaldez, henco in Canadian territory, before you reach the lower limit of Alaska. Peril Straits, north of f^itka and well within our own territory, is a similar spot, similarly dangerous, so tbat we break oven with Canada on the matter of perils. Tho memory oi a trip on the forme* United States cutter Corwin ihrough these narrows and the thrills which I received thoro are yet fresh in my memory. It is unwise to attempt tho entrance to this passage with tho tide running' full cither wilh or against you. If ajrtinst you, you simply cannot make it; if it is with you the chances of being slammed against the cliffs of tbe craggy entrance and rolled under are giant. Vou must go through With the tide, but it is best to mako the entrance at slack water. The Corwin, coming up from the south, made the Rpot nn hour or two before the turn of the tide ond anchored ln a convenient bay on the Vancouver side. Here wu found a crow of loners nt work in the mng- nilicent primeval forest, getting out lir logs that were five and six feet in diameter. The month was May and tho warm waters were full of ducks. The loggers told us that da-er and wild game of all kinds abounded in the woods, and wo could well believe it, for nowhere is a wilder or more untroddon forest. Shortly beforo the time for the tide to turn the steam- or's prow wns set toward the cavernous pass, and we approached it under a full bead of steam. The tide had been running against us, and should now rest for a moment and then turn with us. PsrllaUl Xavlgiitlon, But in our care not to ba; too Into wo were just a little nhead of time, and us we approached the pass tho ■wirling current began to play with tho steamer us a child might play wilh a toy boat. In spit., of her powerful engines and the efforts of two men at the Whocl, it was impossible to keep her head straight. She yawed lo and fro, yet crept up by taking advantage of tho back water near the shore till the poinl wns reached where il was necessary to send her into mid-stream. Here the rush of water caught her, .spun her upon her keel and sent her whirling down stream again, bullied. On eit In side terrifying eddys appeared, hola i ,, the water like those which an oar blade leaves, only a thousand times ns large. Tho force careened her wildly, und from tho slanting deck one could look down these Water holes to a seemingly unknown depth, and it took a stool heart. not to fear that the vessel herself might be dragged under in tho whirlpools. Three times- wo breasted this silent, mighty, whirling force, and each time the ship wns spun about like a boy's toil. Then a littlo lator wo Iriiyd again and passed up through placid waters. The tide wns al. tho turn, and the commotion was quelled for n brief space. Then we went on for hours through this winding narrow canon, with tho quickening tido chasing us ahead nt torpedo- boat speed. (ould Not Anchor. The sun sank and night rnme on, thlrk with fog. Vou could not tie up to the sheer cliffs, you could not anchor. There wns nothing tn do but speed on. Tho channel Widened somewhat nnd all landmarks vanished in tho grny of tho mist. Then it wns that tlu. Wiao captain felt his way by a trick well known to tin Alaskan pilot, llo kept tho whistle sounding nt intervals of a few .seconds, and by watching tho echo knew whlr.h shore wus tho nearer, and shaped his courso accordingly. It was an exciting trip, und no one cared to sloop that night. It was too fascinating to listen to tho echoes and bet even money which ehoro wo wero to bo smashed up on. Yet thc night passed, the fug lifted and tho morning found im mill in tho middle of tlio widening channel. Wo had made the paM in safety nnd oil bets woro off. Tlia I'nrlUi.al Canal. Alaskan waters begin at Dixon's •entrance, when half tho trip from Seattle has been covered. Hero, in latitude 64,40 north, you dud the Portland Oanal, so-called, in reality u waterway of much magnificence, running forty miles Inland through timber clad mountains that rise abruptly. It has u splendid depth of water, and us tiii. commission ims decided that this belongs to Canada it will give her an ample channel to the Pacitic for tho trade which will in future yeurs uituo to Port Simpson, at Its head, the terminus of the projected Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. As you go north from this place you enter between the Alexander Islands and the mainland. Everywhere you find the same marvelous scenery tn description of which volumes have been written that can yel not do justice to tin* reality. The mighty hills on either side ure scarred by frequent paths of avalanches, and tho melting snows of tho* white peaks tumble from the cliffs in cascades lhat sprinkle rainbow spray upon the passing steamer. On tho left ere islands in a chain .'100 miles long and over a thousund in number. Some of them aro ns largo as the State of Massachusetts und most of them practically unexplored by the white man. That they uro rich in mineral wealth Is already proved by the miners who have touched hero and thore on their shores, l have tramped for a day in the Fascinating fastnesses ol one of tho smallost of thorn. The only route wan by door and boor paths, All else wus SUCh n tangle of riotous growth as ono doon not hoar of outsulo the iungles ol India. Fallon i!"'■ inn's interlaced In inextricable confusion, through which sprang lin- standing growth of llr and hemlock. Tlie even loinpen I moist climate a.coutiis for the luxur ions growth ol conifers. The .swamps were tangles of Cottonwood, elder, virburnunis, and alder. I'rofllnrlivfla Virgin Soil) Theso aro dwarfed in tho main and snarled with smaller growth of vac* cinium, ribes, and tin* thorny EJohino- ponax Ilorridimi, a, peculiarly devilish stinging brier. Under foot tho murky soil is covered with a heavy inoss In which the trn-' 'or sinks lo the knee and which i'; tho year around. Whon these forests era clear- ,od '•• faint ••(■, Ii Uiu lna„th ofiensivo ? iiioso uro certain symptomi et Cu lain li Hi' Acncw'fl I'lalnriiml l'a,w iler will cttro most sttibla.itn Casot In t, inn i \\ I'lousty falioi I I lino. If you'vs Imd cnlurrh u week it's a sure ciir» Jt |t> ot tally ytari' hlanillnt: It's just as i-fliat. Ivo Bold by ull (IruuKlsls. II The fossil lin nl nf Ilia" I'lli inIh i*. iho hest building stono in World. Wl'iii inst enl It is aim es sill as fliiecsfl'. lull il solidilu- Ihc nir until it is as hard as gnu* Cue Short Puff Clears lfeada--Ula!.s jaalir laOUll llcllO 1 HllVa ■auliiH 0V0T your tySS ? Is tlio liifl'iii 'ensiioV '1 Itfl'M. OTQ rerUini syniptoi Catarrh, l>r. Airnew's Cuturrhul l'a ,\\ill rule most, si iililiuun ruses in n i..illou.ity slinrl lime If \\ouvc lux 'nri'li a w.'i*L i-'s u sure cuie. If ii ily ).'«)' s.iiniliets It's just us oltoa *i.a a nils —,-»? tho ' jaall ll Ol* 113 Ot -ualer iiinr. I l •■ s Ol tlv» [Robot—Have .Man ever qtialTed Lh* lll'a'tal of love ? Yes, a few; but, oh. it's such ,i long time between drinks Bed-ridden 15years.— -it ■ body wunts u written guarantee from personally us to my wonderlul curi* I rheumatism by South American Kbt mir luu* I will i.o Hie gladdest wui in tho world tn uhe it," says Mrs. ,1 lli'iiumoiit. ol Elora, "1 hud desp.i of recovery up lo ihs lime of t&kliiK wonderful remedy. I*, cured comi. ly "-f.b liftll till 11 tied l tall els- "This is n tough old world.'' remarked the anvil in the blacksmith's shop. "I got nothing but knocks adi tlu* day long." ■ Right you nre.:' rojolnod lhe I*-! lows. 1 am always hard pressed w. raise the wind." Liko Tearing the Heart Stl'tnrjS. ii is not within tlio conception "I mun to measure my ure*it SlOer* logs la'aam heart disease, i'or years I eia- aiin«.a| utmost constant cutting nud leal** fiijj puins talaaiul my heart, uml muny a Ulna would havu *.,elcomml tleuth. I-' Ajgltew'H t'uie lur the Heart hu* worked n veritable nilruilu."—Thus Hicks, I'eitla. Hi, I - i'J (inra—lie has SUCh a funny lit' way of kissing tne on lhe l>ack of t' nock, Maud—Will, you know, be can't 9' your fact- from there, No man is in business fair hlmsull if ha' Is married. Kinara's Liniuieitt Cures Ltphiheria. i'am often tl.e ln;:li who pushes line self along in the ut.rld pushes Others aside. Those whom neglected cough* have killed v.rro once as healthy and i a,'.,;;..,', as you. Don't follow in their paths of neglect Take tit as. s Qasboo Harbors Unsl LIet'/e*fli' MiiarrHUlilirom Iti m,*, Pnos II i »i*,""."1! AanlliilmfniforfamiWiia.ttliinnotqii"1. *.\\Z lour CIiikrKi far Kfliialntl-a dp»»l"i l"*' "S " A TrtailM «u lh* Wor««," the book tree, - aa llfll ran OR. I. J. KENDALL CO., ENOSBUM FALLS, VT. Vl*--—^SCOURGE"QF THE AGE SLOCAN, B. C. A Kauana Bll«nr*l. '.Wben n *''-'11- Kuusus blizzard IS KIDNEY DISEASE ■tarts. a ud tjuli'. snid a uutlve of the stute, "the t tlrst is usually soft und Una comes down with an ominous liii-ii it Increases iu volume, keep bliu fiuui getting lost and lu-iug In the snow. Bometlmes .unit- stand In the door and beat ,''l a wild wind hurls It along, ll is uujiug nnd enveloping, and, aside from helng freezing cold, oue ennnot , lose his way. The storm some- ,'i„;,s lusts two or three days. When ',,'. ,,f these blizzards comes up, the t-Vi'i- *'f who wants to get from his fori,"house to the sluble or mllUhoiise ',!;.., a curd and starts for tbo sttibla ,r inllWiouse, us It may be, even If !t u only 50 yards off. Ho seldom uai'l3 it the first time, nnd the cord Is i v, :i i tl..' l*e°I „ ia win for a signal to any one who ,„.,',' i,e oul in the storm, but this Is of Uttii- use. as the noise of Ihe wind Is so ,,,.(.;;! that It drowns a'unost every otlier ri nud. • I know uf a ease of a man who got l„si tilng from '||s stable to the house, ,„ . iftly mid hllndlhgly did the storm ,., I,id down upon him. He stumbled oV(.i nn. entrance to a cyclone cellar .,,,,1 crawled In ihere nud dropped the ,; Mii.r hlm to keep out the enow, flit- snow fell faster ami faster nnd buried the door so deeply that wheu It un-. nil ended and he tried lo open It I,,! i ,uud It Impossible. Ills family seoreheil the country around for hlin, nui il was not until the snow had melt- ,.,l and puiie nud some one happened to i' lulu tho cyclone cellar that he was found there."—New York Tribune. Terrible Increase ia tlie Number of Deaths from Tbis Ai.ment. It is Common to Ail Classes and Conditions of People. It Creeps Stealthily Into the System and Develops Into Many Diseases. Bright's Disease, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Dropsy and Rheumatism, are Among the Forms it Takes. Dodd's Kidney Pills the One Remedy That Never Fails to Cure it, No Matter How or Where It is Found. ■a ral Was Commltlel, "I remember well onco when Joe Bin, i.luii u anil I were on the same committee," said a senator. "It was during a Democratic administration, uml tliere had been a good deal of bother trylug to get the secretary of agriculture to n^-rco to a certain thing, nud Blackburn bad been sent to talk liliu over to the i-ommlltee's plan. In fact, Hio whole cabinet had been difficult lu deal with. When Joe came Imcfe, several of us were assembled iu the committee room, among us Senator Vest, who wns sunk dejectedly in the depths of an armchair. Some one asked: " 'Well, Joe, did you succeed?* " 'SucceedT he echoed. Then he began to tramp up nnd down, fuming ti ui) russlng. Finally he broke out: "'Of all the obstinate things In the Bbapc of a cabinet officer I ever encountered, coin mend me to J. Sterling Morton I Uou't you agreo wltb me. Vest?' "Vest roused up slowly nud answered: "i'm sorry. Joe, but 1 am committed to Hoke Smith.' "ll was the funniest thing I ever heard," continued the senator, "and our bill was uever even reported."— Saturday Evening Post. What He Would Have Said. in a complicated criminal case an old land surveyor wns subpoenaed to give his professional opinion In the matter. As the proceedings were about to be- k'.u be usked permission to say a few words, but was called to order sternly ly tbe Judge, who told hlm to wnlt till lie w'as questioned. Tli*-.* cuse then proceeded. A host of witnesses were ex- iinilued, and even the prisoner fre- tiueutly wus called upon to make a statement After a couple of hours the Judgo ■said to the old surveyor, "Now. sir, we shall be glad to hear wbat you have lo say on the whole case." The witness stood up and replied: "I only wished to remark awhile ago lhat I nm quite deaf in my left ear and rather hard of hearing In the right. I wns merely roIiik to nsk If I might bo allowed to sit Immediately In front of the witnesses nnd tho prisoner. Up to now I hnve not heard a single word of the proceedings."—London Telegraph. The I'rralnu War. They hnvo curious methods In Pcr- sla of Insuring law and order. A fat* ure of the crops had resulted in a denr oof, whieh much enraged the populace. In order to quell the tumult tho ihnh ordered a number of bakers to reive several hundred strokes with a rod, besides n few minor little attentions, such as the amputation of nn ear or two. Her Sinn,.. "Why do you still cnll her a 'Cn de slecle girl? " "What's (ho mntter with that?" "Why, since that mentis literally (he "'inl of the century ghi' It was only used lu sponklug of girls toward the close of ||,e hist century." "Well, Una's when she was a girl." Ureut Spheiuo. "Have ynu decided yet upon a namo for that now suburb of yours?" "Yes. 1 am going lo cull It Lookout." "I cnu't see nnylhliig Striking or original nhout llial." "You can*t. Think how everybody in •he train will run to (he windows when tho brakeman calls out (he mime of the ita lion," Aa Aathor'a Notebook. fold one poem and made almost •Dough to pay the butcher. Wrote an obllunry on nn ancient eltlsen and had Maria's shoes mended Wilh the proceeds. Bold a short story nnd came wKhln "" ice of making enough lo pay $10 on he grocery bill. "A Silent Musician" Is the title of a ""w "tory. Hcnlly If some of 'em were oot silent occasionally thero would be '"> living In this eouuti-y.-Atlanta ■ "lislllutioo. Of all thc diseases the human body hus to combat In its struggle for health, tho otic that is steadily growing in strength und terrors is Kidney LHser.ao. Quietly, stealthily as a serpent, it creeps on its victim till thc latter is enveloped in lis folds, and the greatest physicians the world has ever known stand helpless before it. As the last fold goes around tlie struggling victim and the doctor shakes his bead and whispers "Drig-ht's Disease," hope fades to nothing, und the sorrowing friends feel that death lias marked their loved one for its own. The alarming lncreaso this terrible disease is making is evidenced by lhe columns of almost every newspaper, l-'or not among the lowly of the earth alone does it look for Us victims. Statesmen, judges, emi-nenl lawyers, and honored divines are numbered among those who in recent months have gono down to their graves with the fell marks o( this dread disease upon their bodies. In fact, so prevalent has the disease become that a celebrated New Vork specialist stated recently that not ono person in a hundred was free from somo taint of Kidney Uiseaso. WORKS IN SECltET. It is the secrecy of Kidney Disease that makes it tho more dreaded. You can fight au enemy In the open with some chance of success, but if he is lying in wait to take you ut an unwary moment your chances of successfully lighting him aro terribly diminished. So it is with Kidney Disease. Its lirst Warnings are so fain! as to bo hardly noticeable, a slight pain in the back lhat is cburged up to over exertion, a slight discoloration of the urine or n burning .sensation while urinating that hardly attracts attention. Thai is ull. Dut that means that Kidney Disease is at work gradually eating its way into your system. The pain in the beck grows more severe, the urinary troublo more complicated, swelling* under the eyes and of the limbs denote tho coming of Dropsy, sharp shooting pains in the joints and muscles tell lhat Rheumatism has vou in iis grasp, or perhaps a duy or two's illness leads to the calling of tho doctor, aud suddenly the terrible trutb is forced upon you—Bright's Disease bus you in its grasp, WAY OF ESCAPE. With this silent, relentless enemy slowly but surely eating its wuy Into protninenco and marking thai prominence by a yearly increase In the length of its death list, the demand of tho day, of the hour, la "Show us the way of tweapo." Na ture never put mankind In B critical condition without providing a wu;. of escape—providing mankind Wero wise enough to take tho way provided, ln tbis case the way of escape is a simple vegetable remedy. It has been before the people of Canada for thirteen yenrs. nnd. like all tbe great relievers of nature, has been first received and first appreciated by the lowly in life, those known as the common people of Canada, Is It the common people of Canada who die of Bright's Disease? No. it is the bright and shining marks,thoso who nre stationed above the beads of tbo masses. Ask thO reason of this ! (io to (he people who are practically exempt from Kidney Disease In its worst form, and usU them. With almost a single voice they will reply : "We curo our Kidney ailments with Dodd's Kidney l'ills, nnd tliey never get a chance to develop into thint terrible disease that carries so mnny prom I non t men Into the grave." ON WITH HIS WORK. And so it is; tie man Who does manual labor lwst heal his slightest alius or thev :tmet\\er him III his work When ho bus Jmckache he cures it With Dodd's Kidney l'ills, ond goes on wilh bis work: when he feels a twinge of Rheumatism he drives 11 out of his body with Dodd'S Kidney l'ills—and goes on with his work. Necessity has liinght hiin thnt ho must eure his Kidneys to get rid Of his pnins, for lie must wink lo live. Ilo bus not been educated lu thut Standpoint where a prescription to curo must be written by a specialist at a cost ot dollars to every letter. He may not even know that there never was a disease that took in all classes of the community but ■** what nature provided a cure within the menus or nil classes of the community. What he does know is more to the point than this. He knows that Dodd'S Kidney Tills will cure all aches which experience has taught hiin come from the Kidneys. He tukes Dodd's Kidney Pills, nnd goes on with his work. SOME EXCEPTIONS. Of course, there ure exceptions to every rule. Even among common people there are those who neglect the early warnings of Kidney Disease. It tukes exceptions to prove the rule- but muny of these exceptions prove more—tliey prove thut no case of Kidney liisea.se is too far gone for llodd s Kidney l'ills to cure, llright'a Disease. DlalJOtOS, Dropsy, Heart Disease—ull the varied forms of Kidney Disease In its advanced stages—have boon met by Dodd's Kidney Pills,and never once has Canada's great Kidney Keniedy had to admit defeat. From the Atlantic to the Tacific, and from the Creat Lakes to Hudson Duy, Dodd's Kidney Tills are used, and wherever used thoy have trlum and wherever used they have triumphed over Kidney Disease in ita every form. Thousands of Canadiaas aro shouting their praises of the con- querer. .lust a few of thoso who have neglected thc early symptoms, reached tho more advanced stages of Kidney Diseases, and found a cure in Dodd's Kidney Tills ore given below. There are thousands of others. Ask in your immediate neighborhood You will not havo to go far to meet men, w#- men and children who havo either warded olT or cured the terror of the present age by using tho old Canadian stand-by—Dodd's Kidney Pills. BRIGHT'S DISEASE CURED. Bright's Disease has Invariably, yielded to a treatment o( Dodd'B Kidney Pills, no matter how yrm a hold it had secured on its victim. Possibly the most talked ol case of recent date Is that ot Alice Maud Parker, of Shubenacadls, Hants Co., NS. The lull story of this case will be found in the current number of Dodd's Magazine. Herewith a short statement from the young lady's mc i ber Is appended ' Two doctors pronounced my dauhhter'a disease Brlglifs Disease, and nave her up to die. Her eyelids swelled till she could hardly see; her legs from her tinkles So her knees swelled. Her belt in health was twenty Inches, when she was at her worst it was 4H inches. Then she *»a*.v» up all other treatment and started lo tnke Dodd's Kidney l'ills. By tho time she had taken the Urst box I saw it change. It took a long time to t.rinft her balk to perfect health, bdt Dodd's Kidney Pills did it. To-duy my daughter is in perfect health. Mrs. T. G. Parker, Shubenacadte. Hants -Co . K.S. DIABETES CURED. Diabetes is another of the most fearful and fatal forms of Kidney Disease that has been cured by Dodd's Kidney Tills, nnd by no oilier medicine. AmO'lfl those cured of this terrible ailment is Mr. Charles Gilchrist, for fifteen years Chief of Police of l'ort Hope and afterwords for twenty-two years Fishery Overseer under tho Dominion Government. He makes the following statement : I was a sulterer for ten years with Illabetes and Kidney Disorder. At times my urine wos of a dark liricky color, aid 1 would suiter something nwlul while passing. 1 tried doctors and medicines, but could get no help till I tried Dodd's Kidney Pills They have made me a new man. The citizens of Port Hope all know me. and can vouch tor the above. Chas. Gilchrist, Ex-Chief Coast and Fishery Overseer, Port Hope. HEART DISEASE CURED. Heart Disease Is a result of Kidney Die- order. Had Kidneys meuu impure blood, the action of impure blood on the heart 1-aunes Iloart Disease. Dodd'a Kidney Pills cure it : 1 suffered for years wilh Heart Disease, Hiil;Iii .- Disease, and Itheumutiein. I was so feeble 1 was unable to do amo- thing. There were three months 1 abaa- donaaal nil medicines, nud resolved to let mvself die. Then 1 was led to try Dodd's Kidney Pills, and tho good the first box did 'me surprised me. I have taken twenty boxes In all, am well ol my Henrt Disease, my Bright's Disease, and my Rheumatism. Dutne Louie Provosti, St. Maglolre, Que DROPSY CURED. Dropsy, another disease caused by diseased Kidneys lulling to do their work and remove lhe surplus water Irom the blood, is another ailment Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure. Here ls an example : I was a total wreck before 1 started lo use Dodd's Kidney l'ills. In tiie mornings before 1 got out of bed 1 could iiiiild hardly pui my feet to the lloor tbey were si> much swollen from Drops*/. My arms used to swell nt times eo lhat I could not put on my coat. 1 had to be tapped to be relieved from my ter- nlalo pulns. On tho advice of a friend I Blurted to use Dodd's Kidney Pills. Hcforo I had finished tho second box I felt much belter. Seven boxes curod me completely. 1 don't know what It is to bo Bick elnce I used Dodd's Kildney Pills, (ipurge Robertson, S'.ia St James St. Montreal, Que. RHEUMATISM CURED. Rheumatism nnd kindred Kidney Dls* euses, such as Dumbngo, Sciatica, and Gout, aio caused by uric acid in the blood If tho Kidneys are put In working order they strain all the uric acid out of the blood, and the Rheumatism goes with lt. Tnke the ense ol W. O. Cragff, of Dresden. Out. Here ls bil statement : ., . „. Fair eight years I was troubled witn Inflammatory Rheumatism. I could scarrely got around to do my duties in my store. I hnd some of the best doctors 1 could get, but nothing I tr ed would pver give ine relief. 1 was also troubled with Gout. I started using Dodd'a Kidney Pills nnd had only token eix boxes when I was completely cured W. ll. Crneir. Ex-Reeve of Dresden. Ont. ALL KIDNEY DISEASES CURED. These nro only a few cases taken from thousands to show the elllcncy of Dodd e Kidnev Pills I" advanced stages of Kid- nay bison SO In other forms of Kidney I troublo, such as Urinary troubles, Gravel I'l'iuiilr Weakness, etc, Dodd a Kidney I pills have lhe sulu.- record. Thoy alwayt cum As for Pnln in the Rack—the first gytnPtOltl of Kidney trouble—SSS your 1 neighbors. You'll Bnd tho majority oi ' i hain luail. 1111 Pain In Uie Buck ns a danger signal, and on Its Ib'Ht appearanri "ufeguiiril themselves against this terribly faint Kidney Ulstass hv driving It awuy Hu ut Canadian stouU i.v—Dotla i Kidney Pills. Jnst Lnask. As the pen ls sometimes mightier than the sword, so the laugh Ls on occasion as powerful as ln eloquence the spoken word. "There are many different kinds of conversational accomplishments," remarked a man well up ln the ways of the world, "aud I have paid due attention to tbe cultivation of such as He within my range. Great Is language- great, Indeed—and beautiful wltbal. Nest to my limited ability with words, however, I rank my faculty of using the smile or the laugh, as the case may be. "I don't menn pleasantry and mirth, us domestic social graces, but as defensive business artillery. Of course a man's first Impulse when another misguided man makes a palpable move to 'do hlin np' or asks some unreasonable and preposterous business favor Is to enter ou wordy opposition, strenuous naturally and perhaps violent. This, I hnve lcnri.cd. Is waste of nervous force and allows argument on the part of the unfriendly man who Is trying to make the touch. The stronger weapon ls to laugh—Just laugh. Utter not a word, no mntter bow much the other may sny, but Just keep on laughing. I've routed mnny deep laid, dishonest schemes with a good, hearty laugh. Try It." zzuxr-.asxair. A llo nl. iv Decor. A traveler In central Africa tells of a native hunter of the Wanderobo tribe who was the possessor of a most accomplished donkey, which, with an antelope's horns strapped to its head, its body covered with a skin or painted to resemble the animal Its master Intended to stalk that day, was the means of deluding mnny an unwary creature into fulling a victim to the poisoned arrows of the hunter crouching behind his four footed assistant Al the Reception. "I'm anxious to get the names of all present," ,sold the reporter, "Will you oblige me"— "Oh," said the meek man, "you may put down 'Mrs. Henry Peck nnd husband.' " "You mean 'Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry Peck,' don't you?" "I would prefer that," ho replied, wltb a furtive glance over his shoulder, "but for goodness' sake don't saf I gave lt to you that way." lulling tbe courtship a man tell? a woman he can't live without her, but alter marriage he often discovers he can't live with her. Kurd's Liniment Cires Colds, eH A woman will forgive a man almost anything except his failure to usk to be forgiven. Afler nil there i.s no breakfast food that is better thnn bacon end oggs and buckwheat cukes, though some are more .extensively advertised. Kinard's Liniment Cures Distemper. Chinamen consider it impolite to wear spectacles In company. It Isn't always the best actress that gets ths most, followers. It takes a cross femnle to give il to a man straight. Hurt's Liniment Cares Garget ii Cm A Diplomatic Official. Darlts the reign of Emperor Napoleon III. he and the empress visited Normandy and had arruuged to spend a couple of dnys at Evreux. M. Janvier de la Monte, wbo was the prefect, learned that the revolutionaries intended to hiss the sovereigns as they passed, nnd so he summoned the leaders of the movement nnd told them that ho knew of their plot. "If you carry out your plan," said he to them, "you will get sis months in prison. If you do not your friends will accuse you of cowardice nnd treason. As a way out of the difficulty I propose to lock you up at once until the emperor has gone." The conspirators accepted the terms offered them, and so the emperor was greeted only by cheers, as the revolutionaries, frightened at the arrest of their chiefs, bod not dared to utter a sound. After the emperor and empress had gone the prefect went ln person to release his prisoners, who had bad such a pleasant time thnt tbey greeted him with cries of "Long llvo the prefect!" to which M. Janvier de In Monte, who was a mnn of wit, replied, "My friends, do not overdo It." Javaneee Maalc. Tbe Javanese musical Instruments arc mnde mostly of bamboo. Tliey also played upon a pipe or whistle, which wns nbout three feet long and six Inches across. This sounded like tbe hollow roar of a lion. Another was a bundle of tubes of different lengths, which covered the small boy wbo carried lt like a big saddle. A log bewn out with two strings stretched across It served os a drum. A zither of sixteen strings nnd a mandolin of two completed their outdoor band, while Inside one could bear other music made by gongs of wonderfully pure and benutlful tana Ont of Tnne. A piano tuner employed by a city firm wns sent to a certain suburb to tune a piano. Ho found the Instrument In good condition and not in the least need of attention. A few dnys later the firm received a letter from the owner of the piano, a lady of musical Intention, stnting that the plnnn hnd not been properly tuned. It was no belter than before. After receiving a reprimand from his employer the hapless tuner inudo another trip to the suburbs and again tested every note, only to find, ns before, no fault with tbo Instrument. This time he toltl the lady so. "Yes," she snld, "It tloes seem all right, doesn't it, when you play on It, but us soou us I begin to slug lt gets ull out of time ugalu." Indispensable in.Winter. There's a need in every home for Gray's Syrup of Bed Spruce Gum l__ A few doses, et the first sign cf a cold, will nllny all throst Irritation—take away hoarseness—check the inflammation— Strengthen the lungs—ward oil the cough. All the healing, soothing, curative properties of Canadian Spree* Gum—combined with aromatics. Pleasant to take. 25 eta. bottle. JYER'CNE HUMORED YEAftS OF MILLING EXPERIENCE 'S Have you tried our 3 For PASTRY, OAKCS, t, Eto. IT IS THE VERY BEST THAT'S MADE. Costs a few cents more than common Flours, but it is well worth its cost. Mill- aial Ollii-u;: MONTREAL AND WINNIPEG •n»0aLViE FlourMills COXtd Do You Want SOME 0>!£ 10 HANSIE YO'jn SK:?.VIENT3 o TO D0NSI0N YOUR C-SAIM TO A I.TliCBlE FIRM / PH0MPT SERVICE AND CARL FIJI ATTENTION ■ If SO, the onderilgned wants yuur busimna nud will einleavor ta givo •utUlactiiin* Cash adyanc.tl nn consignments. Keforem-e: I niou llauk of Oiua'la Tbe oldest esttlilisheil Grain Commission Merchant in Winnip"(r. Oraln Exohanip, Winnipeg. F>IIMK istr PREFERENTIAL woe/Mi Youill Enjoy Every Bit Of If, MADE UY J.M.FORTIER LTD. MONTREAL Hostess (to five-year-old guest)—! The average 01 suicides is less In Does your father say grace before Ireland than in uny other country in dinner. Minnie ? thc ivorld. Minnie—1 don't know. What s grace '.' Hostess—Why, saying grace is returning thanks for what wo have to oat. Minnli—Oh, uiy pn doesn't have to. We always paj cash for evorythfng we n«'i What shrunk your woolens ? Why did holes wear so soon ? You used common soap. Wise is the young man who doesn't huve his flancoo's noma engraved In the ring. A mnn is Bometlmes known by the things he might huve done but didn't. The heiress ot the future will be known, perhaps, as a raro nnd radium maiden, REDUCES B2CPKNSB A Ua fjr —o OcUaoa Bat. Opinions should be formed with great caution nnd changed with still greater caution. A schoolgirl ni.'v.r graduates until she has learned i<> stab pickles with it hairpin. The wolves of (Hunts devour about If a music teacher can't mako any- .two hundred children nnd travelers thing else out of tho voice oi an I every year, heiress ho ,"uu make monej ' Why do you nlways writo in your shirt sleeves 7 " asked the fi'.v lunch editor. "Because," answered the Joke carpenter, "that's where my funny 'tie is located." At th.- chinch of the Bacred Hoarl in Paris b twenty-two-ton bell is lolled b\\ el.*ctii.il-. . The Itcrllia* lin li it. "I think those neighbors nro real moan," said Mrs. Bllggtns, "What's the trouble?' nitced ber husband, "You know our Marguerite doesn't get on In ber sllidios very well, nnd tbelr Mathilda Is Blwoys nt the bend of lhe class," "Whut of thnt?" "They wouldn't tell me wlint particular sort of brain producing patent food they give their children,"— Wtish- Ington star. A V«*ry UHToi-nit Hatter, Etbel-1 beard the count hnd Jilted Gladys, Joan Oh, no; he's too much of n gen- Ayers Por coughs, colds, bronchitis, asthma, weak throats, weak lungs, consumption, take Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Cherry Pectoral Always keep a bottle of it in the house. Wc have been saying this for CO years, and so have the doctors. "t hr-» nuefll ATHr'i CliBirv ••,*<*tor*il In mr fan.llT for «l Tl'iira. It ill 111- l.»al ni«.it'lin In thi TTi.rld.t know, fur r.:\\ VStemS .ml luu| NK..1. J. K. KOaOaMH, Wtlllimi. UM*. I Blf ,«>(•., flM. .I.e. AYKIteO.. I Au'f,u««ui«. r i"- S—m ll I P——■■ iCal iTheLung »^ tmmmW*a*mma tlenuin for tbnt. I Unuw positive!* that Oally notion of tho bOW-tlSli\\_t*_t*_* be (live Gladys three days In which to | ™r*> AW nature with Ayer a HII.S. Jilt li I in. New Oi'leuus Times- Ueuio- i —■ Li •-*? >■ ^u=.-.-.-Tj-^-'?a crat. •^z. |**j. vJ. No. 464. ^j..-_ THR DRILL, SLOOAN, B. C, JANUARY 29, 1964. i THE SLOCAN DRILL C. E. Smihierixoale, Editor and Prop. TS rUBUSITCD EVKRY FllIDAY AT BLOCAN, • - - • B. 0< Legal Advertising 10 cents a line for the first insertion and 5 cents a line each subsequent insertion. Certificates ot Improvement, $7 each. Transient advertisements at same rates as legal advertising. Locals will be charged 10 cents a line fsr each insertion. Commercial Kates made known upon application. The Subscription is f2 per year, strictly in advance; $2.50 a year if not so paid. Address all letters to— TIIE SLOCAN DRILL, Slocan, B. C FRIDAY, JANUARY 2Utli, 1904. KDITOKIAI. OBOVPIXOI. British Columbia's public debt is about $1^000,000, the interest upon which absorbs 2.r> per cent of the annual revenue. In order to lessen the btttdens of the province, Finance Minister Tatlow stated in his budget speeoh that municipalities might very soon l>e asked to look after their own schools. Slocan will be interested. The Nelson News is noted for its zeal aud earnestness in support and defence of things Liberal In politics. It will permit of nothing to be said in any way reflecting on Sir Wilfrid Laurier, or even his humblest follower. Last week The.Drill stated W. A. Galliher, Kootenay's Liberal member, had obtained no government grant for the Slocan, a statement that did not please the News. It says tlmt the reason the Slocan received nothing from tho Dominion government was because the country did not require anything. O, thrice happy and blessed country. The News admitted the truth of The Drill's assertion, for it was beyoud dispute. But how does it know that the Sloean requires nothing? Did ever anyone hear of Big Bill Galliher touring the Sloean since his election to find out its wants and needs, or wan he ever known to inquire after its welfare? Never. No, The Drill did not overlook the item of t In- lead bounty, the advocacy of which was more warmly advanced by the Conservative leader in the commons than by Galliher. Surely the News is supreme in its gall when it asserts the bounty is meant solely for the Sloean. The Lardeau, Ainsworth, Nelson, or East Kootenay camps alike have a share in its favors, or, for that matter, uny other lead camp that mav be found iu Canada. Besides, where will the major portion of that bounty go? Ask the owners of the big mines in East Kootenay. After their demands are met Sloean's portion will be small. And has this lead bounty, bestowed with great nourishing of trumpets by the Grits, proven as beneficial to the couutrv as the News would make out. To the contrary, tlm public statement is credited to Win. Davidson, Sloean's member in the loeal house, that the bounty lias been of no benefit lo his constituency at all. Then, there is the question of the zinc resources of tlu Sloean, which the News fondly hopes will bring prosperity to the country through the government appointment of an examining expert at Galliher's solicitation a catch-penny proceeding in view of the approaching elections. The Diuli. is of the opinion thai the zinc deposits will eventually work to tin. salvation of the Sloean rather than her lead, bu! the appointment of it government expert to look into lhe question is not what is wanted. The Canadian Pacific Railway holds the key t.i tlie situation, and it has recently demonstrated its power to benefit, by reducing freight rates. Directly it plans to have the Sloean zinc treated iu Belgium, then the Kan- sis ore buyers step in and bargain for everything in sight. Thu*, by a simple process, the way is opened to real prosperity. Blocan mineowners should learn metallurgy and depend less on polities, and they ean win their own battles and achieve success. The News has done much for the mining industry of the province, but it could accomplish a great deal more if it would separate the interests of the COUptry from polities. It seeks to tinge everything with a Grit color and it will not admit of anything else. An open purse is not going to help Laurier in the ooming election, nor wil! Galliher's boastings of influencing public donations make up for his Shortcomings in ability or usefulness. Even in Convention a Liberal delegate alleged Galliher wn- false to his partj und leader. DRILL POINTS. Pay up your subscription. A coal famine has existed ia town of late. Rossland will hold its midwinter carnival next month. Bobby Bums' day passed by un- honored by local Scots. The loeal mill company shipped a ear of shingles to Ontario this week. Express money orders are payable everywhere. They are cheapest and safest. Owing to lack of music, last Friday night's dance was indefinitely postponed. Silverton smothered New Denver at hockey Tuesday, the score lieing 17 golds to 1. The government estimates lhat the Slant to the school here will fall off $150 a year. Rev. F. Graham, of Nelson, occupied *—* pulpit in St. raid's church last Sunday. The annual bouspiel of the Kootenay curling clubs was held this week at Revelstoke. A new steamer is to lie built by the C.l'.li. and put on the Nelson-Koote- nay Landing route. Mrs. W. E. Boie and young son returned on Wednesday from a three weeks' visit to Kossland. The weather has at length favored the rink man. the skating season having opened Friday night. Owing to the Star mine. Nelson, closing down, W. Koch has brought all his horses back to Enterprise. Wm. Herring, a former well known character in Nelson, died in the Old Man's Home in Kamloops, last week. Thc offices of deputy registrar of supreme and county courts at Nelson and Kossland are to be abolished on .Tune 30. Rev. H. Beer, of Kaslo, has lieen created the first archdeacon of the Anglican church for tlie diocese of Kootenay. For tire week ending Jan. 21 the 0. I\\R. traffic returns were $625,000, as against SGCG.tXM) for the same week last vear. Nelson's provincial government office is to lose one clerk, nnd tho mining recorder's salary is red need to ?1(X) per month. Married. At Nelson, on the 22nd. Miss May Smith to R. N. Riblet. The bride spent some time here last summer, visiting Mrs. D. Arnot. A public school has been opened at Poplar. Aid. Madden has been on the sick list this.week. The government has appropriated $2500 for a bridge at Poplar. W. H. Brandon came down from Silverton to attend the funeral of the late Jos. Doiron. The C.P.R. will add to its repair shops at Nelson and increase thenum ber of employees. Nelson ia sure of getting its big sawmill. It will pay its own way aad employ steadily upwards of 75 men. Rev. Mr. Simons was in Nelson on Thursday, assisting the congregation of St. Paul's Presbyterian church to extend a call to their new pastor,Rev Mr. Ferguson, of Cupar, Scotland. Yale-Oavib o held a rousing nominating convention at Kamloops. Eighty- nine delegates were present, holding proxies for 309 votes. Three names were placed in nomination, J* Robinson, of Kamloops; M. Burrill, Grand Forks; and W. T. Shatford.of Vernon, and a sometime Slot-unite. On the first ballot Mr. Shatford was in the lead, but on the second Burrill won out, the nomination being made unanimous. Both the old party candidates come from the Boundary, but the Conservatives' choice is much the abler and stronger man of the two. Filial Accident nt Itutli. On Wednesday a fatal accident occurred at the Ruth mine, Sandon. W. Ested, working in one of the drifts, had fired a round of holes and went back to see tho effect of the shots. At that moment a large mass of loosened rock fell from the roof and crushed I S him to the flour. He was speedily re* | $ leased and taken down to the Miners' | [* hospital, but died on reaching there, living only a short while after the accident. Ml MX. itKconos. Appended is a complete list of the var ions records registered at the local registry ofliee, II. P. Christie being mining recorder: TIIAX8KKIIB. Jan 18—Side Liuefr, C A Kirkwood to R I Kirkwood. \\ h If-la i Ik. uii Conner vi*. 11 vm. Last Thursdav the Conservatives of | Slocan j Bakery^ j J. Pinchbeck, Proprietor 1 8 A dvertise your K ttBusiness1*^ w S i 8 Fresh Fruits of Every ■ | Kind Arriving Daily. 1 Timber Notice. A full stock of the best lines of cigars and tobaccos always kept on hand. NOTICE Is hereby given that, 80days fi ,.» Loaves«f Brand r,r«i. % fioin dut.-, 1 intend to apply to the Mon, i fa Hull Wright end finality ij the Chief Commissioner of Lands and A Oaaronteaa. a Works nt Victoria, ll.C, for a special! ?■ -■ §■ license tocut and cany away timber from ' X cina-»nn H C V the following described lands: Com-i-w blOCail; d, L. * gencing at a.post marked "D. Bt. Denis' ; %€^^^^mmfi^tMQeAl^ N.I5. corner," said post being planted on ' the west side of Slocan lake, nbout 60 chains from Alexander .McKay's southwest corner, in a westerly direction; thence south 80 chains; tlience west 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence east 80 chains, to place of commencement, coiitiiininjt 640 acres. Dated at Sloean, B.C., this 80th dav of December, UK)'?. D.St. DENIS TIMBER LOCATIONS. VTOTICE i! hereby nlvea tbat thlrtydaj-s after i\\ date, we, tli.* aadewigned, Intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner ot Lande& Worlcs, nt Victoria, for special licenses to cut ami cr.rry away timber fioni the following described tract*-' of land, situated on Mosquito cr-nek, in West Kootenay District: First I.oentiuii. Commoneinff .••'. n post, marked -''Viiliain Sutherland's DOrtltenst corner post," thence sou th Sll chains; t lianc* west HO chains} thence north B0 chains; thence east h> chain.-, to point of commoucemeut, Safeotul Location* , , , I Cotnmencing ut a post, marked "William The lumber shipped by the loeal Sutherland's Bonthonst corner post." thence 'Ln "ro'it iv wastSO chains; thence north SO chains; tltouc^ -''"' east 80 cltnlns; thenco *onth8U chains, to poibt of commencement. Third !.*>['alio... Commencing nt a post, marked "A, W, Sutherland's nortuwost corner post," thence ea*-t Wi >liaiiis; tlience south 80 chains; thence west -W clinins* thenco north 80 chains, to point of commencement. Fi.iirth f.(ii'i«timi. Commencing at a post, marked "A. W.Suth- erland'ssoutliweat corner post," thenco nonh HOchains;thence east 80 chains; theneesoMtti SO chain-; thence West 80 chains, to point of commencement. KiTtli Locution. Commencing at a poet, marked "tie... [jester' southwest corner post," running thence ni 80 clinins; thenee east 80 chains; thence s. 80chains; thence west 80 chains, to poin commencement. Sixth I.ncallan. CommenciiiK at a post, marked "Gi**., Lester's northwest corner," running cast Ml chain-; thenco south 80 chains; thence west 80 clinins j thencsno.cth 80 chains, to point of commencement. ■Seventh Location. Commencing ot a post marked, "Qua Gus>t«f- ion's southeast corner." running west B0 chains; thenoe north SO chain..; thence east 80 chains I thence south So chain.-, lu place of commencement. Rlghth Location. Commencing at a post, marked "Ons Gustaf. sou's northeast corner post." running thencs south 80chains; thence west xn chains; thenco north 80 chains; thence east so chain-, to placo of commencement. Ninth Leoatlon* Commencing al S post, marked -'ll.fileudi.u- ning'a nortnweal corner post," running thonce east 80ohains; thence south sll chains; thenCS west 80chains; thence north 80 clinins, to place of commencement. I iiitl. Locution. null company n:is earn putation in Winnipeg and thev are unable to meet the demand for pine. Rev. .1. IT. White, superintendent of tin- Methodist missions in British Columbia, will preach morning and evening next .Sunday in the Methodist church, The Northern Pacific is planning to build a branch road from Sumaa to the Fraser river, and entering Vancouver over the Westminster bridge and the Yukon railway. Collector Christie will hold a court of revision on the voters' list of the Slocan riding on Monday next. All desirous of registering should not overlook the opportunity. The railway company has made no effort as yet to recover the ear of bullion lost over the slijf here, nor has it shown anv disposition to find the body of the poor brakeman drowned at the time. Andy Provost received a proat and pleasant surprise Tuesday, when his brother .Joseph,whom he had not seen for 2S v.-ars, unexpectedly dropped in on him from McLc.id. Cal. They had a great time. None of the towns in this camp will Bend delegates to the annual convention of the Provincial Mining Association, to be ln*lil in Victoria in February, A change has come over the scene in a year. A freight train, loaded with 1(1 ears of coal, broke away on thc big hill nl Field, Friday night, and was completely wrecked. Engineer J. Ladner and Ptreman .\\ins|i<- wen- killed and Brakeman (luve seriously injured. If you are troubled^. with a Cough, Sore Throat, Hoarseness, or Bronchitis, try a bottle of our Compound Syrup of White Pine... Onceusod, always used. J. A, ANDERSON DltCOGIST * BTATIONKK, SLOCAN, 1!.('. In these days of progress and competition no man in business should neglect an opportunity to keep his goods before the people. Modern usages proclaim advertising the one road to success; neglect of it invariably ends in disaster. A merchant's standing in a community may be judged from the advertisement he carries in a local paper. To sell goods a man must advertise. All live men seek the aid of the printer a reward to all persistent and liberal advertisers: it is read by everyone. It guarantees satisfaction to FOR SALE The Golden Crown Mineral Claim. . . Situated on the Arlington road. Heavily timbered. Crown granted. Make cash offer to— HOPE, GRAVELEY & Co., ;;l'2 Cam bio Street, t> Vancouver, ll. (' ted Ranges ifor $18.25. Why be without a ranee when you can rci one so cheap? Thej are preferrable to stoves and give better satisfaction. These ranges burn wood or co.il and will Le set up free. H. J. ROBBBTSON. TINSMITH AND PLUMBER. At All Times Subscribe for and M support M your gj local paper: Si THE DRILL, $2 per year K New Residence for Sale saSsEf-^raHiS Gflfflate of hpfwdi north 80 chains; thenee cu.it 80 chains, t.i |.l.'.ce { nf ciiiiiiiii.iu anient, Kli-vcnlli Location. ComtnsnolOR at n pOlbi niarkoil "J. 0. Lover* In'fl northeast corner i>..-t." running thenoe south HOchalne; tbeuca west 10 chain*; thence Situate in the Slorun Citv mining divi- Hllver I.e..r Mineral Clulm. uth litcliiiitis; thiMiri' west 10 chains: thence north SO chains j thence east in chains t thence north 411 i'ii.iin-: thenco east i" chains, in plnce ot oommonootnentA *> Twelfth i.mnil.ni. Commencing al s poet, marked "8, LoTnrtn's northeast corner post," runnln ,■ thenco south sn chaise 1 thonce weel in chainei thenco south 401 miner's certificate No. B64448; N, S. ::!:;:;::;;":::;::: ss!4". ifSssi, !&S2';::::':, S i S"*?'-^ m,ner;*1 •**««»<- k°-mu** haineitheueeesit in chains, to plans ol uom- Martin Mmirer, free minor's certificate No. B60729: Bnd Eri Thompson, fr sion of West Koou.-nny district, VVheit located:—Sprint cr creek, south of Arlington mine. TAKK NOTICE that I, Herbert T. Twigg, us agent for Qeorge I'. Long, fres One of the Newest Residences in Slocan is offered for sale on emy terms. It contains five rooms, hall, pantry, wardrobes, china closet, large garret, good cellar, is lathed aud plastered, and is the best tinished in town. Water service, fine lawn and garden, fruit trees, etc. A SNAP FOR ANYONE. For terms Apply at Drill Office Gwiilim ft JoWne!Mi J jjjjj jgg SLOCAN, BC. Med. Supt., J. P. CADE, M.D. I>ATrS: llfffiilur ml.-tribtrv $1 per monlli V "rf in 11 yen r: non-subscribers (ezclnsfto of »♦♦♦•»*♦>♦*♦♦«♦♦» 'sooosooo*) 1 mtrtionl attendance)$! pordw-, PrlTHtOwerni U per day extra. Special faculties for maternity cases. MINIKQ ENGINEERS AND ASSAY ERS. Slocnn, - - • 11. Ci Pnhscrihc for Thb Dmu.. FIRE ACCIDENT. GUARANTEE and EUPLOTERS' LIABILITT. Representing the strongest coin- I'linii's duinj; business iii Canada. -'■IV NKW ACCIDEKT POL10T, With pnr tlcipallon in profits, coverlna; sickness and epcrations. 11. D. CURTIS, Notary 1'nblio tnenconient 'riali-leiinlli 1.0i'ii I Ifl.'i. Commencing sl n post, marked "J, Harlow,*1 riniiiintr onst BO clioltisi thonce *n»iiiii lOchnlnej tlience wool 160 chains; th-vm'.* nnrth to chains] thenco oost Ml chain-, to place ofoomnieaoe- nit'iit. Ponrteentlt faoeatlon, I'oniniHiciiur at u post, marked "8, Harlow," runulntf east 80 chains t tuoiico south 10 chnlus; 1 liunri' wfl'^t ISO clinins j tnonco north 10 clinins 1 thoncoeast mi chains, to plaoo of oommence ment, I'lfteenth r.ooatlon, Commonolnval 11 post, marked "A. Horlnw," run ni 1 ik oast HO chains 1 thonce s..ntli 10 chains; thence west 160chains; thence north iOchuins; thenco oast 80 oliains, to placo of oommenct ment. Sixteenth l.i.intli.n. Commencing al 11 post, mnrkod "J, Parent' southoust corner post," runnlnff thonce ivesl *n chains 1 thenco north B0 clinlnsi tfapneoenst SO chalus; thenco south BO ohnlns, to place ol com* moncomonti H"vciili*«,iitli F.orntlon. CommondnR at a poet, marked "A. Parent' southwest comer post," running thence north BO chains 1 thence east HO chains; thenco touth HO chninsj thenoe wost m ohains, to place of c .iiiiiii'iii'cinrnt. ICilflltf.l'litll loriitlntl. Commencing at a post, mafked ".I. It. Lorer ia'^ northwest corner nsit,' running thenco east Bo ohnjnsj thence loutli hu chains; thenco west B0 chnlna 1 thonco north ni chains, to place of commsneomont, Nlnetoentti Isoal l«n. Commencing el n post, marked • II. I -In's nnrthonsj enrni 1 ,"i '," rnnnliiir nvlhMchnjnsi ih- 'in* «"ii .mi H,,,in., them I- u< thoncoeast 80 chains, to place ol commence* ment. Nakusp, Jaoaarjr i-, 1W3, miner's certificate No. B0096fl, intend, Sixty days from the ilute hereof, tn apply to tlie Mining Recorder fora certificate of imprnvt-niunis, (or lln> purpose of obtaining a crown grant on ths abovs claim. And furtln-r tnl;o notice that action, under section 37, must lio commenced In-fore tlm issuance of huHi certiflcate ol improvements. Dated tins 21th day of Decern ber, 1903, 25*12*08. HERBERT T. TWIGG Home mui Garibaldi Mineral Olttlmsi situato in the Slocan City Minlnn Division ol West Kootenay District. Whure located:*—At head of Ten Mile creek, ou the north Hide. TAKE NOTICE thatl.W D.McGregor, acting n*a(zent for Joe Trnliennti, I.M. c. No. 1:60048; Frank Romano, P.M. (.'. No. B6t*042| nmI J. M. McGregor, freo miner's certificate No. B60003, intend, sixty days from tlio date hereof, to apply to ths Mining Recorder or car* tiflcates of Improvements,for tlie purpose of obtaining Crown Grants of the above claims. And furthor talis notice (hut action, tinder section •'.", must l>e commsuced before tli<- Issuance ofsuch certificates of - iiainsi j imnrovemontSfl I.) .ted this 20th day of January, 1904. -1-04 W. D, McGREGOR Will buy a comfortable Cottage antl two corner lots In New Denver. House contains four large rooms, hall antl wardrobe. For other particularswrite :: DRAWER 54, SLOCAN. ! ♦ ► ♦♦se-oe-e ♦♦♦♦«>♦♦♦■♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦-! Notice to Delinquent Co-owner To Win. .1. Andrews, or to snv person or persons to whom he may have transferred 11ih interest in tin- Black diamond minernl claim.situated on Lemon creek nud recorded in the Recorder's ofliee for the Blocan t ity mining division. You nre hereby notified that I, Andrew Provost, F.M.C No.B04707,have caused to l». expended the sum of two hundred and live dollnrs in lalior nnd improvements on tlis almve men- ti' ned mineral claim, in order to hold said claim under the provisions of the Mineral Act; and if within ill) davs from the date of thin notice yon fail, or refuse, to contribute your proportion of moJi expenditure,together with all costs of ailvertifini;, yonr Interest in said claim will become the property of the subscriber, under section -l of an Act entitled "An Act to amend Ilie Mineral Act, 1000." Dateil nl Sloean, ll.C, lliis 1 nt. day of December, A.D. 1008. 4-1U-03 ANDREW PROYOST Por further particular! apply to. D. B. O'Neail, Sec Don't Overlook m. This Srmp _f THK PRILL has made an arrangement tvith tho Toronto Mail-Empire, so tlmt it* weakly edition mav Im- clubbed with the former. Ni*w subscribers, therefore, mny obtain the Weekly Mail- Empire acknowledged to be one of the best papers in the Dominion ami Sloean's leading journal, Tun Drill, from now till -Jan. I. 1905, for the aiiiii of $2.50, With this exceptional ofTrr will be tfivon as a premium, a beautiful arto- gravure, entitled "The Victoria Cross," Thr- picture depicts it scene in the late Doer war,