@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "79c6101c-518c-4a36-9a5c-cea3da14d6db"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2015-12-08"@en, "1901-08-09"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/slodrill/items/1.0221075/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ / THE SLOCAN DRILL • VOL. II., No. 19. SLOCAN, B. C, AUGUST 9, 1001. !!_.__ ! "*r- t'.'.OO l'Elt ANNUM- HI 111'' iw #■*-*- nf. rt" "fc *.: i 1 ;■> '" T. D. Woodcock & Co., Our Specialties are: Giant Powder, Bennetts' Fuse, Jessops' Steel, /liners' Supplies, Adults' and Infants' Baths, Tinware, Barbed Wire, Coal Oil, Paints, etc. A ton of Al Lime just received. SLOCAN, B.C. L Big Discount Sale. ADIES' GOODS at less than cost prices. Wc won't carry anything over, and as tho goods we are offering were all marked very low, with this additional discount they are bound to move out. Come early. Shirtwaists, - - 33^% off. Outside Skirts, - - 20% off. Under Skirts, - - 20 •• off. W. T. Shatford 6c Co., General Merchants Slocan, Vernon, Fairview, and Camp McKinnev, B. C. A. YORK Dealers in Fresh and Salt Heats, Vegetables and Provisions. Goods shipped to any part of the Slocan. Highest cash price paid for raw Furs. SLOCAN, B. C. Victoria, Hotel, SLOCAN, B. C. Has ample accommodation for a large number ' of Guests and supplies the best of everything in the Harket. ALEX. STEWART, Prop. .Arlington SLOCAN, B. C. Offers up-to-date accommodation for the Public. It is the home of Travelling, Commercial, and Mining Men. GETHINO & HENDERSON, - Proprietors. The Hotel Slocan Slocan, B. C, is under the WA ami Person iiiiiniiit of Jeff Baty, Who is ever ready to make life pleasant for those who tarry within a while with him. WILSON HOUSE, slocan, b. c. 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. a TEETER, Proprietor. MEETING OF COUNCIL. WARMEST SESSION Ol* Till-: WHOM" SERIES. Aid. II rutin Is »sv and tha Mayor go at lt Hammer and Tung* Oust the Clerk'* Salary—Aid. Woodcock Knthuiet*. a Islttle—Enn for .jpectutora. City Couucil met in regular session Monday evening, Aid. Barber alone being absent. The attendance of spectators was not as large as on pre vious occasions, but those who were there got thc worth of their money- It was a rag-chewing contest of first quality, quite equal to anything Sandon can produce. Were everything that was said shown in these columns it would fill the sheet and cramu all readers attempting to digest it, but sufficient has been jotted d.own to give a general idea of the ridiculous situation. The upheaval was caused by the clerk's salary. When Mr. Foley was appointed, lie put in a separate tender for the police magistrateship of $30 per month, provided the offices attached to the clerkship were divided. As he had not so far got the position of police magistrateship, the mayor thought the clerk was only entitled to $45 per month, hence the row. Routine business disposed of. communications were read from City Clerk Taylor of Greenwood, regretting that ho was unable to Airnish copieH of bylaws; from Thomson Stationery Co., relative to city seal ordered. Both letters ordered fyled,on motion. Bills were presented from II. K. Jorand, for $8.50, legal work; A. B. Kolderston, $12.10, stationery; .McCallum & Co., $5.30, hardware and lumber. The mayor explained die items in Mr. Jorand's bill. All the accounts were ordered referred to the finance committee. Frank Fletcher, mayor of Nelson, wrote forwarding map of this city i and one of thc district, no ohargo be- j ing made. The thanks of the coun cil were tendered Mr. Fletcher, on motion of Aid". Wor.len and Nichol. Bills from J. A. Fisher and Curd & Suns, presented at lust meeting, were passed by the finance commit tec and ordered pi id, on motion of Aid. Smith and Nichol. Under the head of general business, Aid. Worden moved that J. Clarke, chief of police, bu recommended to act as chief of a volunteer Ure brigade to be raised in the city. Seconded by Aid. Smith and carried. Aid. Bradshaw moved that an order be drawn on the treasurer for Clerk Foley's salary for July of $75. Seconded by Aid. Nichol, In answer to the mayor, the clerk stated there was $123.15 in hands of treasurer, with rebate from govern ment vet to come. The mayor stated the note raised by the committee on incorporation fell slue on the 12th and would have to be acted on. It amounted U> $350 with interest. From dog tax there had been collected about $-10. On suggestion of Aid. Bradshaw, payment of the note was left in hands ofthe mayor. And then the war was on. Referring to the clerk's salary mayor held $15 was the amount due Mr. Foley, according to his own tender, as he had not been appointed police magistrate by the government. Aid. Bradshaw thought differently and the salary sliould bo $75, as it was no fault of Mr. Foley's tlmi he had not been appointed magistrate by the government The council, su far as their authority lay, hnd appointed him, and that was enough. Tho clerk explained that at the time he tendered for the position, he held an outside position worth $15 a month, but ho had since thrown that up The mayor said he did not wish to work a hardship ou Mr. Foley, but it i was voting public money for an office not being filled. Aid. Woodcock thought 810 per month should be taken off, then, for the collectorship. Aid. Bradshaw thought it mani festly unfair to deduct anything j from Mr. Foley's salary at this Inte | hour, when the latter had been hired at $75 per month. The mayor said not, and much desultory discussion ensued, Aid. Brad* shaw characterizing the mayor's letter to the Sandon Review as misleading. Rag chewing continues. Mr. Foley's letter io tho Sandon paper was brought up by the mayor j to support his contention,. Il0 Aid.Worden wanted Wknnw when Mr. Foley's appointment as magistrate would bo made. Aid. Bradshaw replied that it would have been mado long ago If a block had not been put in the way. More chewing. The mayor and Aid. Bradshaw had it good and warm again, the latter saying tbe mayor's attitude was the the the the outcome of petty meanness and spite. The council ull believed Mr. Foley was to be paid ?7o. Again the mayor urged that they do not pay for an unfilled oftico, not until Mr. Foley was appointed. In Phoenix nnd other places the council grouped numerous offices together and only paid a moderate sum. They had larger revenues than Slocan and more work to do. Aid.Bradshaw said he would favor $75 per month for the job, whether the magistrate appointment was made or not, as he did not believe in cheap wages. Still moro chewing. The mayor disclaimed any interest In any movement to block Mr.Foley's appointment. Aid. Bradshaw claimed he had a right to his own opinion and would vote tho $75. Once more on the chew. Aid. Worden believed both the mayor and Aid. Bradshaw were right, but he thought that as Mr. Foley had not been appointed magistrate, his wages should be cut. For the past month he should be paid the $75. Aid. Bradshaw held the clerk was earning his salary as well, or better, than the chief of police, and if one had his salary cut, so should the other. He urged that his motion be put. Thc mayor said he would refuse to take the motion, as it was not in order. Aid. Bradshaw said not to act so childish in the matter. The mayor was not king and must not dictate to council. Rather was it that the council would dictate to him. lie would not be ordered by the mayor at any time. Some more chewing. , The mayor again refused the motion, vetoing it on the spot and declining to have it put on the minutes. Just a little more chew. Tne mayor then introduced the question of the salary for the chief of police, in answer to Aid. Worden, the clerk said hisown s.ilary was due on the 8th and the chief's on the 3rd. Aid. Woodcock said everything wns out of order that night with the j mayor, but he did not want any i Sandon business here. Aid Warden thought it wan mighty close to the j Sai'dun farce. Spirited chew follows. Alii. Worden suspected something was at the Isottoni of it all, and that Somebody else was after the magistrate appointment. Again tha mayor refused to put the motion, and Aid. Bradshaw threat ened to pat It himself,orcall a special meeting and pass it over the mayor's head. Aid. Worden and Smith moved that the salary of the chief of police be paid. Aid. Bradshaw moved in amendment that the salary be not paid till the clerk business was disposed of. Seconded by Aid. Nichol. Chewing becomes quickened Aid. Bradshaw thought the mayor should be censured for bis letter to the Sandon paper. The mayor stoutly held his ground and would not countenance squandering of public money. Aid. Smith was glad the aldermen got no salary, or he would chuck the I whole works. lie jokingly told The | Di.ir.L man to be careful what was said about him, or he would put a head on the scribe. Aid. Bradshaw's amendment was then put and declared carried, Aid. Worden voting nay and Aid. Smith declining. The original motion re the clerk spread on the minutes. The mayor recommended getting a tuan for clerk, assessor and collector for $35 or $40 a month, which Aid. Bradshaw classed as Chinese wages. Thi* mayor wrote out a resolution on his suggested lines, but no one would support it. Chewing is furious. Original motion brought forward and again refused, Councillors growing faint. Finally the mayor puts thn motion and it is carried unanimously. The mayor then gave notice that In future the clerk's salary should be $4*5 a month, and if appointed magistrate then an additional $30 paid. A motion to pay the chief's salary was then put and carried. The chief said he had collected $51 in dog taxes. Their jaws being tired, the council suddenly adjourned. MINING SITUATION. Marked lui|irssvoiiit*sit Notlcs-:sl>ls> lis tIn* Kntli-e tSlsticun. A change and pronounced improvement has come over the mining situation in the Sloean in tho last three weeks, and tho hard luck stories are getting fewer. At least two hundred men have been added to the forces of the camp and the number of working properties is steadily Increasing. Last year the total output of ore was ft little orer 25.000 tons, and the car- OUR ORE SHIPMENTS i ST-JBST.lNTlAt. SHOWINt. MADE BV THIS HI VISION. I.Hist Yv.-sl'M Sli!|iini.|itss Hi's,- 38.17 Ton*— A llfiiltliy Kvlili'sinc-it" tlse Lifts ansl H s-s.ll Is ,,r tlss* Casis*si Arlliigtsin the Blgfett Hiiiiijis-r. Last year's shipments have been passed and a new record established for the local division, affording a striking demonstration of thc rcsour ees and great developments of the dry Wha*. i.- true ..f the Slocnn pr.'p.-r|ore ,ielt* T1,e t0Cal for 1U0J WM 28*** is decidedly so of the Slocan City ili-jtons, while those of 1903 to date vision, where the advancement of the! amount to 2879 tons, being a gain of past year has been its remarkable as 32 tons. But Ihe end is not yet and it is gratifying- g *»J«^-&*« the outlook is favorable for a contin- drv ore belt aud is receiving recognition today from everv raining au- Uilt10*' W lie;'vy shipments. At tho thoritv In" the west. The outside Arlington two more teams have been press'devotes considerable space to added to the hauling force and ex the camp and mining men arc giving j P0I't9 have been raised to 80 tons it an attention so strongly marked in I weekly Two teams arc hauliijg contraet to years past. The progress t«'o«a the Enterprise, the shipments ofthe camp isdirectly attributable to | bt-in-^ 40 tons per week instead ofa thc operations of the combination of, month, capital embraced in the ArllnirtonL.:rerth.e,^*lW.to.n8 w^e«bipped, Iy estimates of 1901 placed the exports as but slightly more than half that figure. However, these ligures may now be revised, for the indications point to ns large an output as that of 1900. While thc Payne does not figure as prominently as last year, its falllng'otf will be made up by the s tisf.ictory shipments from the Whitewater, Rambler-Cariboo, Slocan Star and Hewett. A more hopeful feeling is pervading the district, upon which the low prices of silver and lead seem to have no ill effect. Canadian smelters are coin peting with the Pacific coast works for the ores, and there seems no difficulty now In disposing of the output of the district. pital cmbracerl in tlio Ariingto: and Speculator mines,and the success met with by them is encouraging others to open up and develops pro perties. Today then; are at a conservative estimate325 men employed 80 tons Irom the Arlington, 20 from the Enterprise,and 6 from the Hampton. A second car is now ready to go out from the Enterprise, and ore is coining in from tho Black Prince, in the camp, giving a daily payroll which wfil make a 30 ton shipmen*. of $1030.- With supplies added', the j Uw.on from the Ijampton was dt- monthlv disbursements are not far Vl(lpi1 between the Nelson and 1 rail short of $50,000. The result of this isl sm.-ltors and is the first sent out by seen in the shipments, which now Itll(- -nine this year. It is very high grade and is expected to equal last year's returns of 690 oz per ton. Last year the exports from this division amounted to 28-17 tons, mack. np from 10 properties. Following is a list ot the shipments this year to date: equal the figures for all 1900,. while the tonnage for the full year Will surely reach the 4003-ton mark, establishing a record the most sanguine of a year ago never dreamed of. In value the shipments are equally as good as in the past, while reduced rates for freight and treatment make j mine. the net profits greater. j Arlington On Lemon creek there has been ai Eiitei-prine great deal of work done this season Two Friends on prospects and many good show-; I'.lack Prince ings exposed. The unfortunate posi- j Bjm-dhower lion of tho Chapleau, added to the ^••:|:'*ei1'* decreased operations on the Kilo,! fg?™ have acted as a wet blanket to the y iV. *,j creek. Property- holders, however, ' Kpineralilu...'....'.... are not discouraged, and they are\\ Hanintou •....•.(Went of ultimate success. New trails have been opened up to numerous claims, affording better means of comraunieatlon and helping out prospectors. Springer creek is, of course, thc mainstay ofthe Camp, as it is the Arlington that is helping along the general progress. With thc sawmill, outside claims and at the mine, there are 150 men on thc payroll, and the general advancement has been great. More teams were brought In on .Sat- WKKK. TOTAL. 80 2320 20 o2U •10 109 Zi 15 10 » 20 10; MINING ItKIOHDS. 2879 urday to help out things for the mine, i Fairbairn. Appended is a completejist of the various records registered at the local registry office, H. P. Christie being mining recorder: LOCATION,". July 29—-Renfrew, Ixraon creek, Alex Stewart. Jack Franklin, bpringer creek, Geory**. Navy Cut, same, B McNaught. T C, Lemon creek, Joe Law. 80—Continual, adjoining the Enterprise, J C Butlw. Oro, Ten Mile, lt V Kisdon. 81—Eye fr, Robinson creek, \\Y I) Mc- makmg no less than 11 foUr-horse outfits operating to the property. Increased shipments will be the rule now and many Improvements at the mine effected. Above it at the Speculator, affairs are also in a healthy condition, further demonstrating the ] Gregor. worth of that locality. Close bv are j Marx, Lemon creek, W Brtsch. working the Hampton and Black Dry Ore, 81-xan lake, J Nichol. Prince, both Of which are"Shlpping , Aug 1—Prosperous, Springer creek, R this week, with assurances of profit- '-'0l"^'eir, able returns. The, Tamarac, too, Is j going ahead and opening up ship ping ore. This company will increase their force. A small force is employed at the Phoenix and the lie- public is to be opened up without delay. Numerous other claims un the creek are working in a small way. Twelve Mile is quiet, the expected developments of the V i M not being pushed. However, they made one! fair shipment this season, while the] showings on the property have Improved, l-'red Benson and partner art proceeding with their contrail on ' the Happy M« ilium, under bond to R. lv blsnburn, and are opening upl a fine pay chute. Tbe Bachelor and other claims are idle for the present. I Ten Mile is showing more life than j in years, mainly at the Enterprise. The mine has more and better ore in ] sight nnd shipments have increased. The new concentrator and compressor plant are almost completed and then the output will he enlarged. Koch's sawmill is giving employment to quite a force. At the Iron Horse preparations arc being made for installing the new hoist and then it, too, will be heavily worked. ('(moral development on the creek has been satisfactory this season and better times are. in store. Altogether the situation in the camp is highly gratifying and there is a feeling of buoyancy In pleasing Contrast to the tales of dullness and stagnation heard elsewhere. During the year bonds have been lifted on the Republic, Black Hawk ami Iron ***** Bondholder fraction, divide Springer nmi Ten Mile, R Bradshaw. Independence, Lemon creek, .1 Crawford and .) K Skinner. 2—Cecil, divide Springer ami Ten Mill*. W Thomlinson. Bast -sills-, same, W II Warren. Pfumbline ft, same, W II Bemlsh. Little .Jim, Hume, <' I, Johnson. :'—Olympia, Tsiiiin creek, II Cameron. Miniiit.t.n Lion,head of Kootenay PajS creek, Hark Manley. Alpine, sauie, 1, Heckmann anil .V Mc-- Lean. Buffalo, Dayton creak, T Mulvty, Crown, 2nd n I Lemon, .1 .1 Bean. Moonshine, Tobin creek T D Tobln. I.ark. n 1 Springer, f > t ■ McCuaig, King fr, mar Bondholder, same uaaasuBKn. July 29—Neutral, Bunnyslde for tw* yptitf, st Lawrence tor two years. Load' villi-, Teller, Murmion. 30— llyilerabiisl. BI l-'.xe, Fn. Aztec, Aztec No 2, 0 I' K, Silver Tip, Weymouth Aiij* l—Bt Lawrence for two years, Silver lieef, Home Run, Golden Crown, I'ouni for two years, Wess fur Iwo years. 2—Marmion, Maryland, Silvei Btar fr for four years. 8—Emma li, Mary Alice. (TIITiriCVIT Of tMI'IfilVKMFVrS. .July.-."!- Eclipse No 2 fraction. TUANS1 T.ltS. .July »—Mineral Hill,.J 0 Butler tod I'mnk Collom. 30 Kenneth fraction, YV ThoiuliiiHon to same, I'ltimlioli fraction, VV II Warren to Horse, and numerous small del have been etfected. Inquiries for properties are nn the Increase, giving additional emphasis to the factthatl*- the dry ore belt of the lower Slocan district holds the key to the smelter situation, as well as assuring Inves tors I a fire prollts and quick returns upon their money. 81—Bachelor, Exchange, Silver Plate, Port Hope, Queen ol tha May, No 18,1 s*i B, and 'lory, notice ol seizure by tin* Ana 1 Campbell. 8 Missing I.in to A .luciili.-oli. Renfrew, A Stewart to Job}) I, D D MiThfiHi.-- '•-*■.* • *'!'' H wl -V f ] m 1 ?- v I BI I i»-. I The public school will re-open on Monday next. Work ll to be resumed OO the Combination, near town, nt an twrdg date, .1; "" V*»*Ks. " , I :'•, '■'-. ••"'tt-^'- %.. i. ':: i|! ; v- ■ •1;ii *." •Hi I m WmmU o. :*•».*•$ . ."',!' COPYRlOHT. I8S9, "No! Well, I'll wait for that Meantime you're here, my ladybird, and I'U have a few kisses to remember you by before wo part." "No—no." • ■Yes—yes." he persisted, and being like a frail reed in the hands of a giant she could not prevent him from covering her face with kisses. He set her free hh suddenly ns he had caught her, and. tnrning, went out of the house and away down tho garden path without onco again lookiug at her. Mary, as soon ns she was freo, fled to her own room und locked herself into that sanctuary. Her first act was to run to the dressing glass and to look at herself, and somehow tho sight of her She could not prnic'it htm from covcrlnfl her face with klsncs. scarlet face and blazing eyes but served to fan tbe fierce flame of bitter resentment which was burning so passionately in her heart. "How dared he. how dared he?" she burst ont. "Does he think I am a toy to be flung down one minnte aud played with tbe next? Oh. how dared he?" She was quivering with rage, but there waa no suspicion of tears about ber eyes Outraged pride, anger, womanly fury, possessed her, but grief had no place iu that tumult of emotions. She felt more deeply insulted than if some strange man bad seized her in ths street and bad deliberately kissed her without so much as a with your leave or a by your leave. Snch u proceeding her thoughts might have put down to a dozen motives, admiration, daring or a wager, but to think that the man who only that morning bad raised his hand and struck her to tbe floor—to think that he bad dared to force his •loathsome kisses upon her and in spiU Ot her absolute refusal 1 lc wan n.nl.le —it waa an ontruge, no more, do less. She was still raging when tbe hell rang in the hall, and nfter a minute or aofMouncey came up and told her that ten was served in tho drawing room. With the best intentions in the world and believing thoroughly in a cup of tea aa a universal panacea for every woe, Mrs. Hamilton hud ordered the ■mail repast to be served a full half hour earlier than usual, and when Mary, still flushed and full of ire, came down she entered into a voluble explanation of her reasons for bo doing. "Come, my darling; a cup of tea will do yon all the good in the world. I suggested to Mouncey thnt she should let us bave it at once. There are little hot buns, dear child. Come, try to eat some, for fretting will not bring our dear boy home one day earlier." A reply rose to the tip of Mary'e tongue, one which would havo relieved her mother's mind forever as to the likelihood of her fretting. She choked it back, however, and sat down befora the tea table. Mrs. Hamilton looked at her furtively. "Evidently she is bottling it all up. poor darlingl There's nota sign of a tear Such an intense yet reserved na- tnre. My poor, poor girll" And then Mrs. Hamilton helped herself to a little hot bun with a virtuons air, as one who ia conscious of having dono her whole duty in overy relation of life. From that moment the household went on with the regularity of clockwork nnd in all respects ns if no nbsent master was in existence. Mrs. Hamilton assiduously studied the daily papers for news of the Arikhama, and sho babbled from time to time of "onr dear boy." After several days she, however, gave up even that mnch, aud, as Mary did not divulge tho contents of several letters which she received from her husband, Mrs. Hamilton was positively afraid to question her on the subject, bnt contented herself with seeing tbnt extra good things were provided for Mary'a meals "Yes; see that thero aro little linns, Mouncey," she aaid each morning. "And tell Foster to mako them very hot and with plenty of butter What would Mrs. Conway liko for a sweet? Well, let nie see. She nsed to love a tiifln with almonds, ratafias and strawberry jnni. You might tell Potter to mako h nice littlo dish of trills- ami per bill's mushrooms on toast for afterward We must take cure to keep Mrs. Cou- way's strength up parting terribly." "Which"—commented Julia Monn- cey as sho repeated tho conversation to the neat cook in the kitchen—"which, between you and me, Alice, I'm more than doubtfnl about. It's my opinion that missis married master out of consideration for her ma. 'Tain't likely a grizzled, gruff, unreasonable beast such as him'S going to break any young girl's heart when he goes away." "1 shouldn't wonder hut whut you're right, Julia," returned Foster wisely. Meantime in Mary's mind only a huge sense of relief from an obnoxious presence dominated every other feeliug She heard her mother's remarks ubout "our dear boy," it is true, but sho simply endnred thorn as so much babble which it would be useless to answer Her one idea waa to think out some plan by which she conld be rendered free of her husband's purse at the end of the time of his absence. She had fully made up her mind that she would never under any circumstances live with him again. She told herself that it was no part of a wife's duties to live with a man who had used personal violence toward her. She went over the situation many times in her own mind, and she had deliberately come to the conclusion thnt in striking her to the ground Captain Conway had forfeited all further right to her consideration. "1 knew," her thoughts ran, "that he waa elderly, or at leust of advanced middle age. that he was rough and plain in ways and manners, but I did uot know that be was a brute, an unmitigated brute. If I had known it, even for my mother's sake I could not and would not have married him. Now 1 foel I am perfectly justified in carving out the rest of my own life independ ently of him." But. though it is an easy thing to say thut one will carve out a life for oneself, it ia another thing to do it. It is one thing to declare for independence i it is another thing to free oneself from a dependent position. And when Mary Conway came to weigh herself in tbe balance ugainst fate she found that she was not uble to press down her side of the scales so mnch as a jot ' Her own career, in whieh sbe hnd been doing so well at the time of her marriage, was irrevocably closed to her. even hnd she been willing to begin again at the lowest rung of the ladder, and no other one seemed to be open to hei She thought of many ways of earning a living, but the very first question which common sense put to her always brought her up sharp like a bird tied by the leg, which, when it would flutter away, is brought up sharply to a standstill by the string that ties it The question wns. "What do you know about it?" The answer was always the same and came with uncompromising curt- ness, "NothingI" She gave more than a thought to going on tbe stage—always a woman's first instinct in times of stress—hut when she heard of there being 1,100 names on tbe books of one theater and 1,500 ou the promise-list of another she was discouraged from any hope of success in that direction. She thought cf trying literature, and she did write a little story which she smiled and cried over and copied ont many times and loved dearly. Brit she sent her bantling out into the hard world, and she never saw or beard of it again 1 She wondered whether she conld start a better class school for small children -, but, again, although she felt herself competent enough to teach, common sense stepped in and asked: "How are you going to furnish a house ? How are you going to live dnr.ng the first quarter r Will ysinr UMihet ever consent to tear herself away from her 'dear Isoy' and Acacia Villa?" And the answer to each was such as showed the utter hopelessness of attempting any such scheme ns a way out of her present difficulties. The want of experience, the want of capital, tho drag that her invalid mother must always be upon her movements, these disadvantages always caino home to her when sho thought ont some fresh scheme for earning a living. "If I had only myself to consider, I conld go nnd be a scullery maid," she said to herself passionately, forgetting, poor girl, that a schoolteacher would be of but little use in kitchen or scullery. So the days went by peacefully and uneventfully enough, in perfect content on Mrs, Hamilton's part, in feverish unrest for Mary. And as each ono darkened into night sho felt that she was one day nearer to a terrible alternative, to a meeting with the mnn who had sworn to protect her against all possible troubles, but who had outraged ber Womanhood and broken down overy shred of respect and gratitnde which she might, nay wonld, have felt for him. Sho felt more and more ns each morning rose tbnt she wns fast approaching tho time when sho must either submit to tbe vilest degradation of herself or see ber mother thrust out in ber feebleness to face a cold world ln which ther was not ao much as the barest provision for her I It was a terrible situation, a cruel alternative, yet it was the natural ontcomo of a marriage entered into without tho one great amalgamating alloy—lovo I Bnt time goes on. Bo the need ever so great, thero aro no Joshuas nowndays to bid tbe sun standstill in tho heavens, and so time flits on with noiseless and She found her mother lying senseless upon tho floor. rentless step. The summer faded, autumn drew on, winter was nigh at hand, and Mary Conway had found no resting place, no coign of vantage, no protection against the humiliation that loomed beforo her. Her last effort was to go round the great dress shops in the west end, but each one found some fault and wonld have none of her. One told her that want of experience was an insuperable objection, another that they never took young ladies into tho showrooms without a handsome premium; a third complained that she was not tall enough, a fourth that she looked delicate, a fifth that she was too shy in manner. So she went home wearied in mind and body alike, with one more avenue closed to her, one more hope gone. And when she, with a word of explanation upon her lips, opened the drawing room door it was to find her mother lying senseless upon the floor and in her stiffened fingers an evening paper tightly clutched CHAPTER V. BHII'WRKCK. Mary Conway forgot in an instant all the weariness and heartsickness which had possessed her when she entered tbe house. She cast but one glance at the helpless figure lying on the hearth rug, then ran to the bell and pulled at it hard, an eager peal such as brought the two maidservants running in to see what was amiss. "Mouncey—my mother! How long has she been left?" Mrs. Conway gasped. Mouncey with • scared face stoelt down on the other aide of the unconscious woman. "Lor', ma'am." she said in trembling tones, "it's not ten minutes since I carried tea in. I came twice, and Mrs. Hamilton said she'd rather wait for you, and at last Foster made the buns hot, and I brought tea in without saying anything. And Mrs. Hamilton, she says, 'Why, Mouncey,' she says, 'you do spoil mo.' And I say to her, 'Lor', ma'am, misses will be vexed if you go any longer past your tea time.' And then she says; 'There's the newsboy. I'd like a paper, Mouncey.' So I went out and got one, and I give it to her and—why, poor lady, she's never bad any tea at alll" "We must get her up to bed at once," said Mary anxiously "Can we carry her among ns?" "Lor", yes, ma'am," answered Monncey promptly. "A little bit of a thing like ber I Here, Foster, take her feet I'll take her head. No, ma'am; we can do better just the two of us." She was right, and Mrs. Hamilton, who waa very small and slight, was soon safely laid upon her own bed. "I'd better fetch the doctor, ma'am V asked Foster. "Oh, yes, yea, at once I We must get her into bed, Mouncey." "Yea, ma'am, but there's no need to hurry. Poor lady I I'm afraid it will make very little difference to her I" "Hush-shl" cried Mary fearfully. "Nay. ma'am; she heara nothing. If I was you, I would just cover her over with the eider quilt till the doctor has seen ber. Anyway I wouldn't undress her till the fire has burned up. I waa just coming up to light it" She covered the old lady with the warm, gay colored quilt as she spoke, ■nd taking, after the manner of housemaids, a box of matches from her pocket utt ugilt tsi tne nre, wiiii-n Boon burned np cheerfully, casting u bright glow over tho pretty room. "I'll fetch you a cup of tea now, ma'am," she remarked, "for I'm sure you need it." ' The protest which instinctively rose to her lips died away under a newborn realization of her intense weariness. "I tin very, very tired, Mouncey," she (aid helplessly. Tbe good nntured girl drew her into a chair by tho lira "Sit here, ma'am, nntil I bring your tea. You can't do anything for tbe poor lady, and you may want all your strength for later on." She sped away, returning in a very short time with the tea tray, on which were a pot of fresh tea and a covered plnte of hot buns, which hnd been on the stove awaiting the mistress' return. These she arranged on a little table by the fireside and then poured out the tea and held the inviting little cakes that Mnry might tako ona In truth Mary was too tired to refuse such ministrations, which were doubly welcome juBt then, and Monncey fairly stood over her nntil she had eaten enough to satisfy her sense of wbat was necessary and right Then she went down stairs, leaving ber mistress sitting in the big armchair wondering whut the end of it all would be. ''Poor mother I" her thoughts ran. "Poor, poor mother I Are you going this time, and have I mado the sacrifice for nothing? No, not for nothing, for I sball always be nblo to say, 'The end of her life was peace.' " She roso restlessly from her chair and went to the side of the bed, whero she stood looking down upon the drawn, gray fine, already so deathlike in tbe immobility of unconsciousness. "I wonder what caused her to bave an attack?" Mary said to herself. "Sho was so bright and well this moraine*. Conld tnoro nave necn anything in that paper 1 Where is it? Whut did Mouncey do with it?" She looked about for it, but without success, and then she remembered that possibly it wns still In hor mother's hand. So it proved to be, and Mury wns obliged to tear the sheet a little in order to release it from that viselike grip A glance was sufficient to tell the cause of Mm Hamilton's seizure. As she smoothed tho crumpled page her eye caught the heading of the latest telegraphic news—"Reported loss of the oconn liner Arikhama, with over 800 lives I" Mary Conway was atill staring wildly at the paper when Mouncey came in with the doctor in her wake. "What is it?" she asked, seeing the horror on her young mistress' faca "Oh, Mouncey—the pnper—the news —my poor mother I" waa all that Mary conld say ere exhausted nature gave way nnder the strain and she dropped to the ground as dead to all sound and feeling as the poor lady stretched upon the bed. "Dear, dear, dear," said the doctor, "but this is* a pretty kettle ot fish I Dear, dear, n bad seizure this time I I was afraid it might happen beforo long. My good girl, Ib there bad news in that paper?" "Lor', sir—master's ship—loss of the Arikhama with 800 souls. That's master's ship—he's the captain I Oh, my poor missis, my poor, poor missis!" "Good heavensl Are you suro?" "See here, sir—oh, it's true enoughl Oh, my poor, poor missis I" "Well, help me to get her off the floor. In her case it's no more than a simple faint Yes, in that chair; undo her gown—a few drops of brandy There, there, my dear lady, you'll be all right now." "What has happened?" asked Mary, struggling up, but sinking back again na her head began to swim. "Oh, I remember! It doesn't matter about me. doctor, but my mother—she is very ill The shock was too much for her. Do attend to her, please." "If you will lie still the maid and I will attend to Mrs. Hamilton,"said the doctor soothingly. "Little or nothing to be done," he murmured to Mouucey, as they turned to the bed. "She is not likely ,to live the night out She must be got to bed, of coursa What strength have you?" "Oh, I'm very strong, sir I" replied Mouncey, in a matter of fact tone. "No, no; I mean how many of yon are there?" "Me and cook, sir. •** "What is she like?" "As strong and sensible a young woman as you could wish to see in n day's march, sir," replied Monncey promptly, "and'll do anything in tho world for tbe missis." "That's good. If Mrs. Hamilton lingers tbere must be a nurse got in, of course, but for tonight there will be little or nothing to do, only she must not bo left I'll help yon to get her into bed." "We can manage, sir." "It is not so easy as you think. Besides, I'd like to see her safely into bed before I leava " Tbe desired end was soon accomplished under the skilled hands of the doctor and the willing ones of Monncey. Then the doctor wrote down a few simple instructions and went, promising to look in again the last thing. "Mrs. Conway," he said gently to Mary, "I must beg of you to try to eat your dinner. Yon have had a great double shock, and you will need all your reserve of strength. I have given your maid all instructions. There is little, almost nothing, to be done while your mother continues in this stata " He went away then, and Mary sat down again in the big chair. The cook was busy with the dinner, and Mouncey, after clearing up some imaginary litter,.disappeared with tbe tray, promising to como back in a few minutes So she was left alone with her dying mother and tho knowledge of her own widowhood, left alone to face the fact tbat she was practically freo; that all tbe horror and wretchedness which had bat a few hours before Iain diroctlv facing her hnd suddenly been remo*ed. The tears gushed out from her sad eyes as sbe realized bow this had come about; but, although she wept, the sense of relief was there, involuntary, yet very, very strong. It was a wretched night which followed. Mnry honestly tried to eat the dainty little dinner which Foster served to her, while Monncey mounted guard in the sick chamber. But all the time the sound of rushing waters was in her ears and the vision of drowned faces before her eyes, and she turned lonth- ingly from the lonely meal, which wonld have been thoroughly enjoyed by tbe poor soul up stairs fast drifting into eternity. The pretense of dinner over, she crept back again to tbo sickroom, sending the two maids down to supper and staying alone to keop the watch by the dying beloved for whom she had worked so hard and suffered so much, to watch the outward passage of that frail and feeble little bark which would leave her tossing to and fro upon the ocean of life with none to counsel or guida It was a terrible night, and it was followed by a still more terrible dny. Mary received from the owners of tho great ship full confirmation of tbe news which the newspaper had taken to tbem in the first instance •>*■***. [COM. I. Ql.J Quite WIlllssB lo Rllfrrate. A traveler passing III rough n fever Infected locality auld to nn Irish resident-. "Pat, I'm aurprlsiil Hint you Htny In a place where people die so I hick nnd rust." "I'nlth." rejoined I'nt. "If you'll he nflher Iclliii mi' tlv a place where pay pie nlver die "I'll in"*"* •liei'e loinony an cud me days." MINING IN CANAD'*. The .tantinl K«.|>isrt show* lliiit This Counts-*/ lis .VslvMitotiia llisp'tlly. Ths annual report on mines and mining in Canada shows that this country is nd vane ing rapidly, although many will bo surprised to seo how small a. place Iron still holds In out- mineral product ion. An Increase in the product ton of Iron ore mny now bo looked for. The growth of our mining is shown by this table: Production per capita. 1886 $-2.'2U 181)0 - 3.50 1SU5 * 409 18H0 4.40 181»7 5.52 18118 - 7.8:2 1809 - O.iUt In 1880 tho production per capita of Canada was less thu.. .,..;• 'bird of that of Uhe Unites! States; in 1809 it was about throe-fourths. In other words, whilo the United States wus adding 70 per cent, por head lo tho value of its mineral products tho Dominion was adding moro than MOO per cent. It might bo Inferred that H this continues our mining Industry will soon bo as import nut relatively ns that of tho United States, lt must not be forgotten, however, that tho increase i.s largely due to tho placer diggings of Iho Yukon. The proportionate valuo of tlie different mineral products was, in ISO'.),, as follows: Per cent. 1. Gold „. 42.8H 3. Coal and coke 21.45 8. Copper 5..10 4. Bricks (estimated) _„ „.... 4.4tl 5. Nickel 4.17 6. Silver 4.10 7. Building stone (estimated) 8.0.1 8. Petroleum 2.42 9. Lead _ 1.07 10. Lime (estimated) 1.61 11. Cement 1.28 12. Asbestos 98 18. Natural gas 78 14. Oypsum „ 52 15. Salt si 16. Irsm Ore 48 17. Sundry under 1 p.c. ..._ 4.03 Canadian Iron In llrltaln. Tho London, Eng., Speaker says: "The arrival in tho Clyde of 3,500 tons of pig iron from Canada is a development of some significance. Hitherto the iron which has come into this country hus been brought from the continent and the United States when production there hus been in excess of tho demand; and so far from importing from tlio Dominion wo have sent it an avcrugo of about 10,000 tons annually. The shipment represents tho first effort of the Dominion Iron & Steel Company to cultivate a foreign trade. This concern is of a magnitude equal to somo of the largest establishments of Pittsburg; it owes its inception to American brains, which wero prompt to recognize the iron and steel manufacturing possibilities of the country. Its works arc situated at Sydney, Cape Breton, and from tho Immediate neighborhood it draws inexhaustible supplies of good ore, coal and limestone, at prices which bring tho cost of the materials to only about 3s. 3d. per ton, as compared with 13s. at l'ittsburg. Doing located in Cunnda, tho company pays no duty on such of its products as aro consumed in the country, nnd its position at tidewater gives it a grent advantage over American rivals for tho purposes of a foreign trade. Moreover, it receives a bounty from the Cunu- dlan Government, and this suffice* to pay freights to und lundint. charges in England. The whole oi tlie Dominion Company's four furnaces aro now in operation, and as an outlet in Canada itself is not likely to be found for the whole of its output of over 200,000 tons per annum, there is every prospect of regular shipments an a big scale to England. In fact, Canadian iion threatens to prove a moro scriour. competitor than cither Aui.tic.ih. Ceini.in or Belgian." Wfcy n# Didn't «o lo Chore**. A Scottish minister who was Indefatigable tn looking up his folk one dny called upon'a parishioner. "Illelinrd," he snld, "1 hae nn seen ye at the klrfe for some time and wad like to know tbe reason." "Weel, air,"" answered Rlcbnrd. "I bse three decided objections to goln— firstly, 1 dlnnn believe In belli whaur ye does a' the inlkln; secondly, I diunn believe In si' muckle slngln, an, thirdly an Ui conclusion, 'twas there I got my whft." UOMLSTIC CLOUDS. They Wert. Flnnlly DlapsIUd, mm (he Nun Hlione Ilrluhily, And another of those lit He "Doll}- Din logueiV that the chippie birds flying ttU0UJ tkaj9S,50 per month Capitol hill chuteuu s iv ei lieu id went something us follows; Slu- I'm Kiting to pack up this •*«»' day and leave you to your stlu-jluobtt uu,i y si tu*— He—What, aguln? Let's see. how iniiiiy times in lhe lust six months hnve I Mi-en those 38 cent pictures taken down from the walls and wrapped in pieces o( itged portieres, and the bureau drawer-*, dumped into the trunks, aud tha Ki-nt-i-iil dismantling going uu as if— She—Well. I'm going this time, and- lie—Couldn't get you awuy from here with a 32 horsepower windlass. Where') the sense In all this four Hushing? She—Four Hushing! You've gut so de- pruved that you can't speak except in those nasty old gambling terms. If j.„u think that I'm going right on putting up with— He—Same old lino nf talk. Whnt Inive I been lining now that you should bcuvo tho fed lacquered niuuiel clock into ih,. top tray of ymir trunk and begin to yank yonr costumes down from the nails, nnd— She—Ynu nieaii what haven't ynu donel You never take me to a single place, hut leave nie to drag out my lonely exUteiieo all hy uiy— Ile—Why, Inst night wns the first lime I've boon OUt for ten days, and— She—And you don't appreciate a single little thing 1 do for you, but— lie—D'yoil want uie to stand on my head and wiggle my ears every time I sit down to n decent meal? She—There you no again—tlint'i the wny yon talk. And you never bo much iin come near Ul* any more, hut every time I try to make over you a little ynu aet just us though yssu lonthesl and linttid the sight of me. And 1 don't believe that you care one bit for nie any more, bo I don't. Ile-C.'wnn. Shi--Well, to you? He—Cinch. You know you've got a cinch at that. Couldn't live without you for 20 minutes, ami ynu know It. She—Now, honest) Jack, cross yonr heart! lie (folding her In his embrace)—Well, listen to tho monkey—as If she .lUu't know It nil the time. Sure thing, I do! She—Anil is it a-going to he gooder tltnn it has Im'cii? He—rii'huh. Honest. Make a stub at it, anyhOw. (let yuur things ou, uml we'll tnke In some show or other. (Much up stage business of fondling snd expressions of mutual sorrow over their "awful badnesses" and confessions (hat they didn't menu a singlo word they snid, fallowed by slow curtain as they depart burbling for (he theater.)* Halnral Water*. AH natural waters contain a greater or loss amount of mineral matter In solution. Rain water has the smallest percentage of solid Impurities of any, and therefore It Is taken as the standard variety of soft water. The terms soft nnd hard, however, as applied to water nro scientifically considered purely relative. Wnter Is usually reckoned to be "soft" when It contains less than oue live-thousandth part of Its weight of mineral Ingredients nud "hard" when It coutnlua more thun one four-thousandth. Soft water has the property of easily forming a lather wltb soap and la therefore suitable for washing purposes, while hard wnter will only form a hither, nnd thnt imperfectly, will) considerable difficulty. A mineral wnter has more (linn one two-thousandth of its weight of tint* urnl dissolved solids, and a medicinal water Is a variety of mineral wan-r t'oiitalulug a varying percentage of dissolved natural solid or gaseous drugs. flenmay l.vldenee. Judge (to wltnessi-lx't nie remind yon thnt your evidence In thla eoun Is given upon oath, so Hint you will only lie allowed to state what you know from your own observation and not what other people have told you. In tlie lirst place, you nre a medical practitioner! Witness—I cannot sny thnt I nm. my lord. I ouly know It from hearsay, i bave had uo patients yet. The H Li-.tr l-l.ls. Tbe rny. or skate lish. tins a mouth set transversely across Its head. Ilie Jaws working with a rolling motion like two hiinds set bock lo back. In (he 1nws nre three towb of Oni leetli. set like a mosaic pavement, and tie* (ween (hose rolling Jaws tbe H»n crushes oysters aud otber uollusks I'M ao tunny nuts. Health and Vitality For the Old People Wasted muscles, shattered nerves and failing strength may result from old age as well as from disease. As old age creeps on vitality is lowered, the heart beats mora slowly, the blood becomes thin and watery and the power of resistance is lessened. It is the old people above all others who require the new life and energy which comes with the use of Dr. Chase s Nerve Food. Scores and hundreds of old people depend on Dr. Chaw* s Nerve Food to restore their exhausted nerve force and repku ° their wasted tissues. It calms and quiets the nerves, gradually and certainly enriches thc blood and bdilds up the system, an*! makes old people feel again the thrill of new life and vigor l" their shrivelled arteries. From childhood to old age this famous Food Cure is the greatest blessing which medical science has bestowed on mankind. Dr. CHASE'S NERVE FOOD SO ot»., 0 boxen for (•'■.no. Ai all «l«Rl**r-s, or lCslmsnson, But«» * Co.. TofOBtos . ■ ».„■*•— The Drill. SI.OCAN. IIIIITI.SII COLUMBIA. HER HUSBAND WAS A DRUNKARD A Lady Who Cures Her Husband ol His Drinking Habits Writes of Her Struggle to Save Her Home. A PATHETIC LETTER. "I )md for a long time been thinking of trying the Tasteless Bomarla Prescription treatment on niy hus- liund fur his drinking habits, but ..I wax afraid he woultl discover that li was giving him medicine, and the thought unnerved me. 1 hesitated for nearly 11 week, bud one dny when he iiiinii homo very much intoxicated and his salary nearly all spent, I threw oil all fear antl determine 1 to mako nn effort to save our l.oti.n (rom li.0 ruin I saw coming, at all hazards. I sent for your TasceldS Samaria Prescription and put it in Ins coffee as directed next morning and watched and prayed for the result. At noon 1 gavo him more and also ut, supper, lie never suspected a thing, and I tl, n boldly kept right on gi'. siig it regularly, an 1 had dis- Coverod lomothlng that set. overy Ucrvo la my body tingling with hop-.- .iin 1 happiness, nnd 1 could ceo a bright future spread out before me— a peaceful, happy home, a share in ihe gootl things of lifo, an attentive, loving husband, comforts, and everything i lse dear to a woman's heart; fur my husband had told mo that whisky was vilo stull and he was taking a dislike to tt. Il was only too true, for liofore I had given him the full course he hud stopped drinking altogether., but I kept giving hint tho medicine till it wus all gone, and then sent for another lot to hnve ssn hnnd if ho should relapse, as lie had dono from promises before. Ih- never hns, nnd I am writing you this I'.i ter to tell you how thankful I am. 1 hons*stly beliovo lt will cure the worst cases." 8ns r FI.FI3 TO ALI..—A sample pad.; si of Tasteless Kumurla Pre- MT'-issin "SENT FREES with full pnr- tfrtilars In plain sealed envelope. All let turn considered sncr.-dly contider.- tfol. Addrs>HS Tho Samaria Remedy Co., 80 Jordan street, Toronto, Out. TUB Woman's Christian Temperance Dnioi ADOPT THE ■mm inn nr-nnnTiTTsWriTi: FOB the 0 JRE of DRUNKENNESS Letter from Mrs. Gooru I Grant, of Paisley, Ont., giving puni.ulurs of h cure effected by "Samaria Prescrip- Ui n,'* resulting in Its use and adoption by the Pals**./ Woman's Christian Temperance ynlon. (Copy) Paisley, Ont.. Ilcc sin I ier 11th, 1!>00. riio Samaria Rcinedy Co., :',() Jordan Street, Tos-onto, Ont. I tear Sirs,—T pctmed a few lines to >.iu some time ago.—ns a member of the b'inpcrai.co causo, I wrote for iisisiriiiai ion; til that timo 1 had in in.v niiiid fr hinds whose ion wns a greatj t-ause of anxii-iy nnd trouble 00 i> count of i.i* drunken habits, l urongly urg il th" friends to try llu remedy I saw advertised lu the To* ronio Olobo. They did ao, It wm tin- Painurta Iloraody that was od* ministered nntl I ium pleased to In* lorm the company tho medicine wu helpful; th.. young umn bur. not drank a drop r, ni-e, breaking hit from old companions: and special prayer* on his behalf, all aided in breaking •ho chains, At the last meeting of the W. G. T. U. here, 1 h- rodUCOd your liieili- cine fut- n10 ,.,„.„ 0f sju, Hquor habit, Mid a resolution was passed, "Thai Inasmuch as it is tin* aim of this or gani.-aiion to help -he poor inebriate, Wo should recoiiiin.nd this •• -nedy in homes where persona are ni dieted to tjie uso of Intoxicating '*quors." N°W, Kirs, wishing you a successful career in your noblo work, and feeling that assistanco can bo given in tlio precincts of homo by the hand of mother or -wife, trusting Cod mny "pen up useful avenues for your lo* bors, Yours very respect fully, (Signed) AlliS. GEORGE GUANT, On behalf of Paisley W. C. T. U. FREE SAll^LE^W-mtrt stliin, testimonials anil tsrloe sent In plait Hi'.iliid cnriilouo. Knclosb -o stump. Adtlrost xHK HAMABIA REMEDY CO., Do Jordan Ht. TORONTO, Ontarh THE TUYINC CONIHTTON OF MANY WOMEN. Subject, to Headaches., Dizziness and Heart. Palpitation, They Grow Dlsoouraged and Prematurely Old. From the TCeviow, Windsor, Ont. "l»r. Williams' Pink Tills is the only ins-dieliio that ever gave mo any rs'ul benefit.,;' said Mrs. It. K, Harris, a well known resident of Windsor, to a representative of tlio Ituvlow recently." I do not know exactly whut my troublo was; doctors Beamed iiniilile to loll mc, though I thought myself it was consumption. I hinl a constant racking cough, and a constant f«*s*lin*.** of lunguldncss. My blood st*. metl to havo turned lo water, and 1 was very pale. 1 had a fes'liiig iii my chest as though soma foreign subslunoo was lodged there, The slightest, noise made me nervous; l was dujeoted all the time and could not scarcely do any household work. I tried medicines, but they did not help me In the least. Hsu-tors (lid not. sii'iii nbh> to help mo or tell ine what ailed me, although their bills Increased wilh alarming rapidity, f grew so weak, uml so despondent that, finally I decided to take a trip to Colorado to stv if a change of climate would benefit me, While contemplating this trip I rend in a paper one day the testimonial of a person whose symptoms were almost, identical wlih my own, who was cured by Dr. Williams' I'ink Tills. I decided to give them a trial and purchased a box. When that, box was dono T got another, and found gradually that tho pills Were helping me, Tlm trip to Colorado wus abandoned, and I continued using the pills until 1 lind taken eight, or nine hoxes when 1 felt like nn altogether dim-rent, person. 1 became the picture of health, and felt it too. lt is SBVeral years since I used the pills, a nd 1 hnve not bad any return of tho trouble. I am positive Tr. Williams' Pink Tills saved me from nn early grave, and I cannot recommend them too highly to those who are afflicted as I was." It. is the mission of Dr. Williams' Pink Tills to make rich, red blood, nourish the nerves, tissues nnd various ssrgnns of tho body, and thus by reaching the root of tho trouble, drive disease from the system. Other medicines act only on thc symptoms of the disease, and when such medicines are discnnlinued. The trouble returns-often in an aggravated form, if you want health and strength, lse sure tin- full name, "Pr. Williams' Pink Tills for 1'ala Teoplo" is on tlio wrapper around each box. it your dealer cannot supply you the pills will In* riant postpaid at fiO cents it box, or six boxs*s for $2.GO, by Mi- dressing the Dr. Williams' Medlo'ne Co., ltrockville, Ont. A CLOSE SHAVE. ■ low Kt.ssssslssK ntls-y Hs-k.-ss.-iI m. Ilnr* list* str It'll YonuK Man. Roaming Kilcy, the Traveling Thirst, nailed the young mini who had just emerged (rom the clothing •"tore looking pretty spick und spun in a spring suit. "Sir," he begao, wulklng alongside the young mnn, "1 trust you won't consider rue obtrusive, but"— "To the think virgin forest," cut In the spick ninl spun ytniili. "Nothing doing." "Hut," snid the Traveling Thirst, "my only purpnae in presuming to address you i« ti) call your"— "Now, look ii-here," growled the young mini hi the new set of counter duds, pulling up nud facing the Trim-ling Thirst, "yini couldn't panhandle me with a liiise- luill hut If you belong""*! In the home nine ninl hnd Ihe tup hutting average nnd there were two outs itn.l three men on the liitses nnd you were up and trying one of your famous hunts on the pitcher. Nobody t-tiii piillhiiudle ine. I'm u craggy young person. I'm a pooproducer. I've nhvnys got the goodl on ine, but I'm no- tnrliiiis for the hnhit of never giving up IHldor nny elreiiinstuni-es. It wouldn't lintlii'i- nip nny if you needed a hooter so Imd tluit you were seeing purpln hippo- poinnil playing gulf with fence pickets fnr brassies. I'd let you go right on seeing 'em. I'm naturally cru-sl. Ooum- ipicnily, liitt-k to lite unbiased pnth. nod litiili quick!" Kunming Riley, tbe Traveling Thirst, flood with his band on his chin in a rueful attitude during the delivery of this little speech, uud nl its wind up he turned nw.-iy. "All right," he Mid, "I didn't menu uny harm. I simply desired to Inform rod tluit on the left shoulder of thut admirably fitting coat you're wearing there's n huge yellow tag bearing, in large, Insistent figures, the legend, Thirteen dol- l.-ii-ts,' nnd"— A blank expression Dickered over the countenance of the young mnn with the freshly plucked glud rugs, "Sny. is thnt riglit?" he Inquired In a low. iniilllod tune. "Take it nlT. will you?" "Sure thing," replied lite Thirst, and llien he walked up behind the yiiung mini nmi deftly removed the tog ninl exhibited it. "That's worth tin- half to me," snisl the Chagrined youth, laying the tour hits iu tin- Traveling Tliirsi's palm. "I was going tn spring It nu uiy landlady in iilmut n half hour from now thut it hnd stood ine $11.50, nil nf my two weeks' wages, to cough up for (hi* apparel ns an excuse fnr mil coming tn lhe front wilh my little hoard coin, nutl if sin* had seen the tag after Td bunded hs-r thnt s-.vift con. 'In-re'd hnve been mime vestibule Itin- magP within the quid precincts of that liniiriling bouse thai "nd hnve given the iiiiiisefnl of rubbernecks the chance of iicir lives to stretch. Take the money, my liny, nnd may ymir barrel house muse trickle to the split."— Washington Tost. The weather man is certainly hot stuff. Tke EssOsy, ""ta**l*J "Hir*.-*". "The shag Is the laziest and most stupid form of life to be found anywhere on the globe. It Is an aquntic fowl, with big, clumsy looking beak nnd with a form something like the dodo, now extinct," said n western man. "I hnvo spent much time In watching this fowl, which Is found In some of the shallow lakes, and the chief point of Interest to mc was the startling stupidity displayed. They generally squat on stumps or logs in the lake and wntch for the smaller lish that play nroutid the surface of the water. They ore fairly clever in catching what tfcry want, and they throw out their bill with considerable precision when they jig for game. But they never get to eat whnt they catch until they have fed nt least one nud maybe more than one member of another kind of water fowl. "Whenever n shag begins to catch lish, a long legged, loug necked water hen will take a place Immediately behind him. When thc shag lands a lish, the water hen simply reaches over and gets It Without any show of resentment and without turning around, the abng will continue Its watch for fish, and this Is kept up until tbe wnter hen has finished a meal, and then, If no otber enterprising member of the same tribe comes along, the shag Is permitted to enjoy the product of its own sleepy efforts. "I have on oue occasion seen one shag feed as many ns three water hens before eating a single lish. lt Is certainly n singular display of stupidity, and after having watched ibe performance a number of limes I mn convinced that the shag Is actually loo dull to even kuow that the water hen stands behind blm to steal the lish out of his mouth." THE CANADIAN NORTHERN Fl CO | l.cavo Iseave : taiions and Bays. Ooinr, Holng N's.rtlt. A.: h i ""Ssavo from Canadian Sjuth. T>.ortheni depot— Wlnnipesr hi UorrisJCm erson.St. l'..ulsto.dly 13.15 7.1t 3t I'aul Io Kilters nt Morris, Winn P ,; .Hy Wlitiipeg- o It'll*, id Hiatus. Bel : ont.IInxt- noy & llrandon, Mon., 20.ou 13.S0 Wort vul Kit - * - 10.45 1S.15 Brandon. Hnrtn-iy, Bo.- matt, Miami. H.'lnud, to Wlnnlaes. Tues., 'j burs atuf Sat. - - . 9.00 1A81 Wiiial eg to Psirmge l.i P. ana intermeausvte' 8 atisinu, daily ex bU'i, tun 1P.U Port go la, J*, and lntcr*| nic-lii'le utivl>us t.. WliinipcodW ex Su- 18*10 Winnipeg to stations oit| 2i.Sues, ond Thurs 8.0 14JX Beaver and Di Its br's-Ii stations, to Winnipeg Tiioi. audThtirs. - '11.55 •Vinnipegto Portage la !'.,('indstona. • • - 1CI0 *a*i D.tniihln, etc., Mon. \\V. il. and Fri. s,u(J 1G.03 ia ipliln. Gladstone. P." la Frnlrie, \\. innipeg Yurs., Ilium. & Snt. l'lOt! •"D..5 iVinni,,egto W'p'gosU. Tusu and Thnrs. • • Mr, 8,'tl Jl.-IS Winnipcgosi i to Wpf,- Mon. nmi i'ri 9.4.1 20.45 •Vlnnlreg to Grand View, it m. antl Fri. 8.01 HUB 3r:indView to W,g Tues. anil Sat 0.1!* .9.15 Dou;ihln to W'p'gosis end return, Bnt 9.'5 o.oo 12.1-0 Dauphin to Swan l'ivcr Ss l*l*-/ood, Wed 10.4-, 8.00 Blwsiotl to 8wa** H'.ver hi'ave from 0. P. (lepot 6.0' 1S.50 Winnipeg to Worroo'1 lteaudetto nnd Int. r- iiih llatj str.tions.Mon, Wed., and Fri. ...... Bcaudf tte, Wiirrsuid.etc 1410 21.S5 tss Wtanlper Tues. Thurs. and Snt 5J)1 18.91 D. a 11 ANN A. GFO. H. SHAW, Oen. Supt. Trnf. M t*t i'"»1)I Till? IM ,II\\!U 111/ fsniu w\\xn NF.WH OF ANOTIIK'lt SUCXHLB8 ON TUB PAHT OF DODD'S KI1>- NEY PILLS. An Albi>rtu Man Tloports His Entire Sat isfaction With the World Fa- nuiuH Itcnii'dy—IHinul Disorder the CaiiHti of His Troublo—Dodd's Kidney 1'ills Havo ltcmovod lt. nnd Ho Is Thankful. Blalrmore, Alborta, July flfl.-(8peb- ial)—Dodd's Kidnoy Pills aro JukL us won thoiif-ht ,of in the Great Northwest us thoy nro any plnoo olso In thu world. Tho lmoplo huvo conll- ileiico in thfiii, Thoy do an thoy aro t'luiiiicd to do. Nor is tho claim a small one, iiosld'H Kidney 1'ills are claimed to run- some ol tho most daufferouiand deadly utaladles that flush is heir to und What Ih more, thoy do it. Ths- proof Is positive Thousand** and thousands sif reputable people attest it. For instntu-o, ovs-ry ono knows Dright'a Disease meant at ono timo meant the lentence of death, iios-s It now V Ask Arthur Colely, of Som- s-rss-t, Mun. lie was curud of Slight's Disease, the last stages of it, by Dodd's Kidney tills. Dodd's Kidney Pills will cure the lesser disorders if tho'human system arisin-; from Kidney Disease witii iitsl, ius much certainty, and an even greater promptness. Of theso, Slcin EJruptlona, such as Hoils and Pim- Iiles. arising from an Impure state of the blood are not tho most uncommon or the lonsL distressing, Dodd's Kidney Pills, by Improving the action of the kidneys, purify the blood, and Moils and Pimples immediately disappear. Walter H. A. Noble, of Blalrmore, Albertn, writes iu this connection . "I had been trssublod with Pimples nil over my face and Dacknchst. T tried everything to cure it, oil kinds of medicine, hut failed "I was told t..j try Dodd's Kidney Pills antl did so at once. I pot three boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and took one after every meal. They cured mo. They nre the only things that ever did me any pood. I will always use Dodd s Kidney Pills in case of sickness nnd advise all other sufferers to do so " CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY TIME TABLE I was cured of a severe cold by MINARD'S LINIMENT. Oxford, N.S. R. F. HEWSON. I was cured of a terrible sprain by MINAllD'S LINIMENT. FKhD. COULSON, Yarmouth, N.S. Y. A. A. C I was cured of TUack Erysipelas by MINAKD'8 LINIMENT. Ingloville. J. W. RUGGLEH. Fom-ing In hot woather is apt to niuko people fuint. Lots of follows who enn road a menu in Fron-Ob", haven't the price. Homo wives find It easier to patch "P a quarrel than to darn socks. Minard's Linimcut Cures Diplifiieri., Nell—She's a flighty so*-t qf girl- Relic—Yes; the fellows say she's a blrd. EXUKLLKNT REASONS oxlut why Dr. Thulium' Ki-li i-trit- Oil should be urn-sl by pcrgonH truiili nl with allectlons of the (Inout. or ltui;:B, Huri-.t upon tho skin, rhou- ninlic pnin, cornti, buiiiuiiH or external injuries. Tbe rcnaons nro, thnt It ia ti,l-.its,s:.ill-sr ex Sun.... Poitnpre la Psti rio, Brandon, M so c }:iw nnd iateruedlata points siatly ssx Sunday CI! ill stotio. Nuopaivsi, Mimieuom and Intermedlue poi its,. .ily ox Hun. su ,il Lnko, Yorkton nnd intcrnioal- ,sto iiointa, Mon., Wed. npd Frl .... Tuns, 's'Iiiih.ihii*. Ssi'or.lny Iln-ild 18 00 12.3J 13.15 2|.2> 12.15 19.10 B.80 u: fill 10.10 111.10 :m im mo 7.!» 7.J0 7.50 7.-.0 11.10 1221 18 30 ln.20 18.45 18.4', i».-ir. VM 1:1. 1 18.3- ion 17.1t J. W. IsKQHARD, Ueu. bui.t O. IC. Mcl'HKRHON, Ui n. Pass. Alictit. The message to the collar Is "wilt thou '.*" It isn't worth while ti) get hot over an Ice bill. Don't send for a doctor if you lui|v- pen to have cold in the ico chest. If every dog has his day, thero must, be a lot of dog days to go round. There ncrcr was, nnd never will be. s anivt'rttal panncea, in one it-mi dy, for all Ills to which fl. sh is heir—the very nnturo of many curatives being such that were the germs of other and differently seated dis- eafes rssot.-d in tho system of tho pHtient— whut ivuuld relieve one ill in turn w, 11H ag- gt-iivuts- tlse olh r. We have, however, in Quinine Wine, when obtuinuble in a sound, unadulterated stute, a remedy for many ana grievous iiis. By its gradual and judicious un tlie frailest systems are led into convn- leseeiioo and t-trongth by the influence which Quinine exerts on nature's own restoratives. It relieves tlie drooling spirits of thotte with whom a chronic state of morbid despondency and lack of interes-t in life is a diseuse, and, by tranquilizing the nerves, disposes to sound and refreshing sleep—Imparts vigor to the action of ilio blood, which, being Stimulated, emirs-en throughout the veins, rtrongtliening ihe hea thy unimal functions of tlie system, thereby making activity a necessary result, stienglhening tho frame, nnd giving life to Uie digestive organs, which nnturully dimund increased substance—result, improved appetite. *>'orthr.iptfc Lyman, of Toronto have given to the public iheht superior Quinine Wine at the usual rate, and, gnuged by the opinion of scientists, this wine approaches neurest perfection of any in th* market. All drugsjiste sell lt. WHAT A "PIKER" IS. Fnll Directions For Ihe DUco-rery of This Sort or Insllvldual. I read a fiihle some time ago. It waa about a "piker." Hut It seems to mo thnt tho writer did not understand tlio nnturo of tho prehistoric but recently classlflnd piker. lie suys a piker is a mnn who hns all his goods lu his show window. The statement Is fnulty In three respticts. A piker is on no occasion a mnn, ho has no Rood* ami ifn window. A piker Is a fellow who plays a two call livo sort of a cnnin nnd frequently (.-tlgcs a nickel to change his luck. Ho Is tho follow who Rnys, "Put up for ine." and along in tho stretch of tho same breath reminds you Hint ynu aro his debtor iu the sum of twenty odd cents. (Adam was tho first piker. Ho would not steal tho apple, hut ho very willingly helped poor Evo to out it, and. it's s safe bet bo split tho fruit.) Uo will regale you for hours with opinions formed upou Denver on s ono day stop over ticket. Ile gets a sovero head- aeha when he takes a lady to a "European plan" restaurant. It is ho from whom yoa first lenrn that "stnntling room only" tickets to the opera company are all gone. He thoroughly enjoys a week stand minstrel show with "ladles' night," but honestly lacks conception of classical music of high histrionic art. IIo cnn't see why ho shouldn't be a two time wiuncr when ho entered the 2:20 class with a straw collar nnd chain tugs. A piker Is a fellow who's been up Hgninst it—ma; who's seen things—with pn; who's been around some—around home. The fellow who Is always waiting for something to turn up is a piker. He's afraid to turn over n rock looking for an opportunity for fear that bv* might find something Injurious, never once considering the effectiveness of a rock under such circiiinstnnees. nor does he figure tluit lie would nt leust he one rock shend. There nre pikers in every line of business nntl every pines? of pleasure. Tho fellows who bent the wnter with a fishing pule ansl want to co home because fish Won't bite; who i*ot tin* back fever oa n rniuy dance night: who tell you they'll see you through: who "stag" it; who drop in while yon arc doing the good to n number of friends at a soda fountain nnd remind you of something you wanted to forget; who tell you that they don't need the money just now: who wonder how .Tones lives nnd whore IliRKius gets his money; whoVnre conservative or com- mnn, according to the financial thermometer; who lose n gnnie of billiards nnd tell you they did so purposely to lighten your expense; who will borrow, hut won't lend in n game; who won't advertise, because every one knows they nre in business; who won't support the ball team nnr the churches—tlu-y nre nil pikers. The first step which Identifies this indl- vidtinl is "telling the teacher;" next he revenls your confldeoces; then he knocks on you. A knocker is a Duasbsck, aud niossbacks are pikers. STANDARD TIME. A Table of the Hour HrekonlBK* ef All Nstllona. Tbo dimculty of appreciating the dlf- ference In time that prevails between different countries Is very general, aud tin* following list Is printed for tho purpose of a ready i-et'oroiiee guide br which to caletiliitt- the lime of any ec- curronce In ami:her country, All nations except Spaiu, Portugal and Russia calculate their fluie from the meridian of (iri-eiiwleh, accepting as stanu- ard ssiino even hour meridian east or I west of Greenwich, l-'or Instance: Western European tlnie. or that of the meridian of «;rectiwlch, Is legal In England, Belgium, Holland and Luxemburg. Central European time, or one hour oust of Greenwich, Is legal In Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegu- vlnn. the Kongo Free State. Denmark, Italy, Scrvlu, .Sweden. Norway and Switzerland. Eastern European time, or two hours east of (Ireenwieh. Is ndopts-d by Bill- g'irln. Ituimiaiiln, .Vital and Turkey In Europe. Eight hours enst of Greenwich applies to the Philippines. Nine hours east of Greenwich Is adopted by central Australia and Japan. Ten hours east of Greenwich la official in Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania. Eleven nnd a bnlf hours enst bas been ndopted by New Zealand. The United Stntes. Canada nnd Mexico have adopted the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth hours west of Greenwich. Tbe Hawaiian Islands adopt the meridian of lO'sj hours west. In Spain the nierldl.'in of Madrid. 14 minutes 45 seconds west of Greenwich, Is legal; in Portugal, that of Lisbon, or 3(1 minutes 80 seconds west, and In Russia, thnt of St. Petersburg, or 2 hours, 1 minute and 13 aecouds east of Greenwich. A DINNEK PILL,—Many persons suffer excruciating agony after partaking of a hcitrty dinner. Thu food purtuken of is like a ball of lead upon the Moiiinoh. snd instead j of being a healthy nutriment it becomes s poison to thu system. Dr. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are wonderful correctives of such troubles. They correct acidity, open secretions and convert thu food partaken of into healthy nutriment. Tliey ure just the medicine to tako it troubled with indigestion or dyspepsia. No Maude, dear, thero is no excessive liosit from a mountain range. IT WAS ENOUGH. "I hour Jones is dead, nnd it wns only yesterday that I mot. him. Po you know what was the matter ?" "Milk, cucumbers and hs*s*r." "Oh I" LOVO is blind, anil yet lovers pull down the blind. The rich consumptive's coffers won't keep him from coughing. Some doctors woultl rather stick to theories Hum build up a prncticj. Ohbosic Driunokmksts of thr Stomach, I.ivkh and Bi.ooo nre speesii y removed by the active principle of tho ingrs dients onter- Ing into tho eoitipo-itism of Pnruielec's Veg- etuble Pd s. These pills act sp eitic.-tlly on the doran.-ed organs, stimulating to action thc dormant energies of the system, thereby removing discuss- i.nd n newing lifo nnd vitality to tho afflicted. In this lies the great secret of tho popularity of Purmeleo's Vcge* tublo pills. Wigg— Is alio a professional musician ? Wagg—Well, sho professes to bo. Somo WOmen entertain for the pleasure it gives them of not Bending invitations to somo other wo- nwn. Noll—So far as stylo is concerned, he is a perfect goose. Belles—Yes; he. still persists in wearing duck trousers. Sinarl's Liniment Ceres Distemper. Ns*urly 10 per cent of those who have won the Victoria Cross are military and naval doctors. At the end of Juno the defence forces of iho Commonwealth of Australia wore declared to bo (il ,**il3 men and 15,000 cadets. The cssst of maintaining royalty in Qreat Urltain onta-ils un average expense of threepence upon eaoh cttl- Esn of the kingdom. How's This? We offer Ons* Iliinds-sl 1'ss1!hi-*i Ri-wnrsl mr »nv en,-,, of t'tit tth Unit cannot lse i-u-cil hy Halt'is Cutdirli Cure. I' i.UUENRY s> CO., Props ,To*edn,0. We. tlis. undersigned, have Known I-'. .1. Cheney fsir ths laxi 15 yesn.and believe him •s rfetslly honorable isirtfi busbies* transactions, and lin nctniiy iiisii* o carry bet any obligation aia: e by their fit in. •A kktsSs! 1 iu:ax,u lusle-siile DruggistsTotedOiOt, W'Al.lllKll, KlNNSN * MAIIVIN, WhOlCSM' Drrjjgg:**•«, isis'.'ss,(i. Hulls ('isiisrrh Ours 'stall n lnternnlly,acting Kiies'tiv ii|..sn iits* i.ioisii ami inus* ui k'ji- fas-it' of the systna. Price, Tte. psr botUa. *i,>ld bv nl I .li 11 s;g u. " ts-ii:'is.iiin s dee Hall's Kauillr I'll.i are tit* U- i An interesting experiment was recently made by a Frenchwoman. With a view to testing the sustaining powers of chocolate she lived upon that for sixly days, and lost but lift eon pounds in weight in the interval. New English words im* constantly bsing made to fill the needs ssf modern inventions. To givo some idea of tho trs-inendous growth of the language, tho words and phrases under the letter A l.nve increased in SO years from 7,00 > to nearly 00,000. I owe no man a penny, said he proudly, They Raxed on him with wondering admiration. No man on earth? The only two persons to whom 1 owe money are my landlady and washerwoman I Patent needles and pins are mado to the number of 17."5 different varieties. The town of Ntisso, in Sweden, has In fs-iiinio contingent In its (ire bri- ! guile. THAT ENDED THK LE880N. It wns a suliry afternoon and the teacher sif n geography class wns endeavoring to got p few gsssssi answers before closing thu lesson. Now, boys, th * word 'stun' at the end of a word mentis 'place Of.' Thus wo have .Afghanistan, tho place sif the Afghans; also Hlndoostan, the place of the Hindoos. Now, can anyone give mo another example ? Yes. sir, snisl tln> Smallest boy proudly ; 1 can. Umbrellas!un, (lie place for uiutirellns. Tie that lni-Us money, employment and content is without throe gsssssl friends. AQE."*>TTS TW*A.*lSrT"f3r). We are in need of it few teliiilil. Agent- throughout tho otntfi/v to handle onr OASOLINE LAMPS AND SUPPUlt. Osisid pretlt uud quick sules. Kor |inrt'c» -nn nddress ''■IK INCANUKSI.KNT HAH LASH* I'..., 31.1 Mxlss St.. Wlnnlpng, Free and easy exrectsimtlon Immediately relieves nnd frees Iho throat nnd lungs from viscid phlegm, nn.l ti medicine Unit promotes this is tho be'i-t modiolne to uso for coughs, c 'Ms, Inflammation of tho lungs Hnd till affections of the throat nnd che.it. This is precisely what Bickle's Anti-Oon- sumptivo Syrup is a spec.tie. for. und whore- ever uss'd it hn-s givs n unbounded s:(ti.sfHc- tlon. Children like it because it is pleasant. adults liko' it because it rolioves and cures the disease ¥)**+a+/it*a*+m+r>t**+**^^ BIG STOCK OF AND Conceit mny pt.IT a man up, but it. is not a good prop. MATERIAL. •• Everything for the Printer. Minard's Liniment Cures Colls, Etc. Tho tolnl cost of the l"3ngllsh secret service for 1900 was only $<*>.ri,- 000. Tie who talks of tbo unalterable laws of man is an unalterable fool. When yon face a difficulty never let it stare you out of countenance. MiMrt'i Liniment Cora Gar-set li r.owi. LIMITED. 175 OWEN ST., WINNIPEG "Thut dull Miss Whifja doesn't. 10001 ' uA^/^^\\A,Wr\\AAAAAA^^>/^A, its huvo n partlclii of Imagination." "Yes she hits; she thinks she cni sing." ft* ::*«l! i '•; ig) I : ♦' - J • •• W. *"'. ll. No. .'I.'trs. "K if?3 &J**:' 1; ",'-. 1 I J j .' . 1 I ■ | •*•,;.... pip* V\\t »< i»U"H r~»*. ?■ «JJi*K"*s, v ■■"#■-. ■.[■« : 1 fe*; '. ■ . ■ !] ;* • I "s ■ .'. if if 111 ! Ill*' "•'... ' ■ '-I i*j 'di: *: \\1 ?.-. ;.....'..- >$ "fWfC DRItls, SLOCAN, B. C, ATGL'ST fl. Wi. THE SLOCAN DRILL rC. E. Smithi:rinhai,i:, Editor and I'rop. IU PDHXtSUKl) KVKRY KKIBAV AT ■SLOCAN, .... 15. C. 1-egal Advertising 10 cents a line for •the first insertion and.*) cents a line each «uhsequent insertion. C-ertifictttes ol Improvement, $7 each. Transient advortisemenlaatsuiue rates as legal advertising. 1-ocala will be charged 10 cents a line ior each insertion. Commercial Hates mado known upon .application. Tho Subscription is $2 per year, strict- sly in advance; $2.00 a year if not so paid. Address all letters to— THE SLOCAN DRILL, Slooan, IL C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9th, 11*01. A pencil mark in lhe space .opposite will be an indication to you that ye editor considers there is unmet hi ng coming to him on your sub- acription. Kindiv acknowledge in cnsli and oblige. l.nrnutiAi. oiioi'iuxus. Now that discussion of aboard rf tirade for Sloctmhas been freely ventilated, a decided Step towards the formation of that body should be taken. Its duties would enable the board to take up many things of importance to the city and camp outside the jurisdiction of the council and, working together, the two could do much good. With the exception of the Enterprise, all properties working in the camp are outside the pale and jurisdiction of the Mineowners' Association. It may, or may not, have something to do with the progress so plainly discernible here. The mine- owners' memorial had naught to do with the dry ore belt, for local facts .and figures would condemn the allc gations made therein. The demand for dry ores is increasing rapidly, urged on by the press and encouraged by the smelters. Slocan's turn has come and come to stay. This division possesses the only proven deposits of silicious ores in the province, giving to the , city hi consequence the key to the smelter situation. In the general .scramble for a smclter.Slocan should not permit the other lake towns to get the start of her. A smelter here means increased population, progress and prosperity, And it is only a step from the smelter to a government refinery. Don't forget it. The camp is employing 325 men und has a daily payroll of $1000 With supplies added, thc monthly -disbursements total $50,000. Yet, why are things so quiet in thc city ? Can it be the citizens are allowing their opportunities to escape them ? There is food for reflection in the figures given and the trade they betoken is worth striving for. Slocan is where the major portion of that money should be spent. Encourage miner and operator alike to centre JiiB interests here, encourage him to •expend l.is money here, and induce .him to make this placo his home Imprare thc opportunities placed within your grasp. The provincial contest in the Slo can riding, resultant upon the pre suined elevation of K. F. Green to the cabinet, is being fought to a finish before the constituency has been thrown up. It is well, for things will be easier when the auspicious .moment really arrives. In the meantime some talk, due to outside influences or aroused by imaginary grievances, is being made of opposition to Dob, which he is not taking seriously. The Sil vcrtonian appeal's to be against him and predicts a combination of independents and Union -men In line with its suggestions. It also opines that cither Billy Mac Adams, of the Paystreak, or Chris Folev will take the field in opposition to the new minister-to-be. Such talk is silly nnd ns idle as it is silly. Bob Green ran in the last election as a -Labor candidate and nothing has since occurred to show that his constituents have become estranged. As a cabinet minister he could und •would work with better advantage -for tha riding and Labor's interests would bo mightily improved thereby. •In this section Bob is stronger than a year ago and his majority, were the .election held at once, would be treble ,that of the past. What is true of Slocan 13 true of the remainder of the ..constituency. fybfugiba (pr Tan Dtuw.. DRILL POINTS. Price of load does not efTect Slocan. Ernest Mansfield has gone to England. There are 110 men employed at the Arlington. Neil Getlilng's new cottage is almost completed. The ore shipments from tho Slocan total 14,233 tons. Father Cote will say mass In the Catholic church on August 10. The survey of the V & M, Twelve Mile, was completed last week. The repairs to the Two Friends trail wero completed this week. Born,—In Silverton, on Aug. l.the wife of A. Stewart, ofa daughter. The equipment for tho local rifle club was shipped from the coast on Monday. A meeting of the Howard Fraction company was held in Nelson during tho week. Mark Manley went out to Spokane Saturday. Ho may go east before his return here. Tho Wilson House cafe is idle, J. Harper having moved over to the Two Friends hotel. McVannel & Fife, contractors, have dissolved partnership, the latter continuing the business. Russell Robertson left on Saturday to further his studies at the high school in Vancouver. Chief Clark started out on his dog tax crusade last week. Canines arc now licensed to bark. W. Koch was hiring men this week to complete the Silver mountain road to the Hartney mine. Rev. M. D. and Mrs. McKee returned on Friday from a two weeks' camping at Rosubery. Thc Orange Society's new hall, next to St. Paul's church, will be commenced next week. J. Frank Collom has purchased the remaining third interest in the Morris, near the Arlington sawmill. Service will be held in St. Paul's churci next Sundav. morning and evening. C. Arthur Mount, vicar. Mrs. Nevers and son left Wednesday for Camborne, in the Lardeau camp, where they will reside in the future. II. McKay, owner of thc Esmeralda, on Dayton creek, left Monday for Morden, Man., where ho will remain until next spring. A. S, Farwell, who has been surveying for the Arlington and Speculator lor the past month, finished his labors on Saturday. Thc lead in the Jenny Long claim has been tapped in a 48-foot crosscut, showing eight inches of 300 oz ore. Three men are employed. The smoke seen here during the past fortnight is coming from a forest fire in the Nakusp pass, three miles from Hill's mill. It originated from lightning. D. McPherson and D. McCuaig are working steadily on the Young Bear group, near tho Bondholder. Six inches of high grade ore has been shown up. Pete Sennett, Silverton, brought in two four-horse teams Saturday to do freighting on the Arlington road. That makes 11 teams operating now to the mine. The Vancouver reception committee to the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall must wear frock coats and plug hats. Slocan's mayor will be tbe swtllestof the swell. Knox church Sundav school picnic will be held this afternoon at the picnic grounds near the Y. Families are asked to bring b 6kets. All citizens cordially invited. No trackmen bave as yet returned tn work on the Slocan river road. Those working on the Rossland branch are non-union men and were granted certain concessions. Benson & Hinchllffe hnve driven 50 feet on their contract on the Happy Medium, Twelve Mile.demonstratini' that the ore chute exposed on the surface is carrying with depth. Tom Collins, the historian of Nelson, arrived In on Mondav to perform his assessment on the Mattawa,a Ten Mile property. Dame fortune has many good things in store for him. A short piece of road is to be built to the Iron Horse, Ten Mile, connecting with the main trunk highway. New hoisting machinery has been ordered, for which the foundation is being prepared. Four claims and fractions were staked last week near the Speculator In tho interests of J. Frank Collom, as a result of the recent surveys. He now has thc dip of the Speculator lead fully protected. Oscar White, superintendent ofthe Slocan Star mine, passed through to Sandon yesterday. Ho was afraid the Star would have to close down this week, owing to Johnny Harris' lawsuit against thc company. The Dominion Express Co. has made reduced rates on money orders as follows: $5 and under, 3c;'over $5 and not over $10, Cc; over $10 and not over $30, 10c; over $80 and not over $50, 15c; over $50 at same rates. A meeting of the Slocan Rifle Association will be held at the Arlington hotel, on Thursday evening, the 15th inst., at 8 o'clock, fo receivo report of the executive committee and to adopt bylaws. All members aro particularly requested to attend. Pleated With the U.piilsllo. —— ' Chas. Dempster, of Rossland, whose syndicate recently lifted the bond on the Republic group, on Erin mountain, came in on Saturday's train,and spent two or three days in the camp. He inspected a number of other properties, including the V & M,Twelve Mile, and the old I X L group, on Robinson creek. He left orders for pumping out the shaft on the Republic and the property will be put into shape .for an early visit from the president ot the syndicate now holding tho property. While vet early to aay much about the, Republic, Mr. Dempster stated his people were well pleased with the property and purposed operating on a large scale. He thought work would commence next month. His principals were chiefly from Detroit and their operations in this camp will bo enlarged, so much are they Impressed with tho possibilities ofthe dry ore belt. M.in.sislslii Oi-is Hetiirn*. Returns from the recent shipment of ore from the Esmeralda, on Dayton creek, netted $50 a ton. nnd that from a general sorting only. There are three big parallel leads on the property, which have been opened up the *"ull width of the claini. The centre vein is 10 fuet wide, with a paystreak of 12 inches, from which the shipment wii9 mado The quartz carries pyrites of iron and copper, sulphides of silver, native silver and free gold, the latter being present in values of $15 per ton. The Esmeralda is one of the most promising claims in thc camp. Alex. Rogers, Tonsorial Artist. The Leading Parlors: MAIN STREET, SLOCAN The Murcutt Branch ofthe W.C.T.0., Slocan, Meets the second Thursday in each month at 3 p.m. Next meeting in tbe Presbyterian church. All meetings open to those wishing t' join. Mas. W. J.Anokkws, Mrs.M.D.McKek President. Cor. Seeretary. Dissolution of Partnership. NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing between thf Undersigned, under the firm name of McVannel & Fife, builders nnd contractors, hus this day been c:issolved by mutual consent. All account!) owed the above firm are to be paid Harvey L Fife, wbo will continue the said business; and all bills incurred by the Haiti lirm must be presented to the said Harvey L. Fife, who will liquidate same. Dated at Slocan, B.C., this 1st dav of August, 1901. D. B. McVAXNEL, H. L. FIFE. Steel Ranges for $18.25. Why be without a ranee when you can get one so cheap ? They are preferrablc to stoves and give better satisfaction. These ranges burn wood or coal and will be set up free. H.J. TINSMITH AND PLUMBER. Sheriff's Sale. Province of British Columbia. Nelson, West Kootenay. To Wit: By virtuo of a writ of Fieri Facias, issued out of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, at the suit ot Alfred Hill and Wilson Hill, Plaintiffs,and to mi directed against the goods and chattels of Duncan S. McVannel nnd Harvey Fife, Defendants, I have seized and taken in execution nil the right, title nnd interest of the suid Defendant, Duncan S. McVannel,in thc "Bachelor" mineral clnim situate on Twelve Mile creek, so called, about two miles up; and of the defendant, Harvey Fife, in the mineral claims "Exchange," "Silver Piute," nnd "Port Hope." all situate on Springer creek nnd Dayton creek, and the mineral claims "Queen of the May,'' "No. 13," "Tory,' and "T. & B.", all the foregoing being recorded iu tbe ollice of the Mining Recorder for tbe Slocan City Mining Division of the WeBt Kootenay Dittrict, to recover the sum of seven hundred and sixty-nine dollars and seventy six cents (t7flf> 7«), nnd also interest' on seven hundred and -sixty-seven dollars nnd seventy-six cents ($7(>7.7(l) at fivo per centum por annum from the 15th day of July, 1901. until payment, besides sheriff's poundage, ofliccrs' lces.and all other legal incidental expenses. ^11 tf which I shall expose for sale,or sufficient thereof, to satisfy suid judgment, debt and coats, at my office, next to the Court House, in the City of Nelson, B.C., on Thursday, the 15th day of August, 1901, at tho hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Note.—Intending purchasers will satisfy themselvos ns to interest and title of the said defendants. Dated at Slocan tho 31st day of .fulv, 1901. S. P. TUCK, Sheriff of South Kootcnfiv. Ghsvillim 6c Johnson, MINING ENGINEERS AND ASSAYERS. Slocan, • • . .'•' B. 0 J.M. B. A. So. Provincial Land Surveyor & Mining Engineer, SLOCAN, B. C Start City Miners' Dm, No. 62, W. F. of n. Meets every Wednesday evening in the Union Hall. Slocan City, at 7.150 p.m. Visiting* brethren cordially invited to attend. J. V. PURVIANCE, President. S. B. CLEMENT* 'Financial Secretary Pioneer Livery and Feed Stables, Slocan, 11. C. General Packing and Forwarding attended to at the shortest Notice. • Saddle and Pack Horses for hire at reasonable rates. R, E. ALLEN, Manager New Carpets and Oilcloths.. Just Arrived. Furniture, Crockery, Glassware, etc., etc. D. D. ROBERTSON H. D. CURTIS, Notary Public. Mines, Renl Estate, Insurance, Accountant. Abstracts of Titles Furnished. Slo.can, - B. C. Fishing Tackle We carry a large assortment of flies fly books, minnows, lines, etc. Bamboo Rods, 25 cents up. J. L. WHITE 6c Co. DRUGGISTS, SLOCAN, B, 0. Notice to Delinquent Co-owner To M. B Merritt, or to any person or persons to whom be may have transferred his one-tilth interest in tho Nix Fractional mineral claim, situated ut the bead of the last south fork of Ten Milcereek,Slocan City mining division. You are hereby notified that we have expended the mini o( two hundred and fivo dollars in labor and improvement! upon the above mentioned mineral claim, in order to hold said mineral claini under the provisions of tho Mineral Act, and if within 00 days from the date of this noticu you fail or refuse to contributu your proportion of such expenditure, together with all costs of advertising, your internal in said claim will beootoa the property of tho subscribers, under section four of an ad. entitled "An Act to amend tho .Mineral Act, 1900." Doted this 30th day of April, 1001. B. O'NKIL, J. M. MCGREGOR, 3-5 P.NOLAN, .1. RADCL11T. You Can Make A Striking Effect! By wearing a perfect fitting Suit, cut in the latest style and elegantly trimmed. Such can he purchased from THE PROSPECTOR'S EXCHANGE. If you have 11 nilns* or prospect for sale, aond ius a full rt'isort, with samples of ore, stntliiB |irict> uml ti'iiiis, (Im fstrilsl lea ror iiliitiltiK u property quickly are unexcelled, W's. tittikt' ti siit'i'ltiHy of tress iiiilliug itolil properties. Correiponuenoe hoIicIuhI. Adilrcss: Room 1, K-W-C IIu-i.-k, Nelmiii, B. (*. ANDREW F. ROSENBERQER, MiuiRRer. Reopened under the old management. Former customors cordially invited to return The Royal Hotel, Oor. Arthur Street and Delunssy Avenue, Sloeun. Building* thoroughly renovated nnd re st eked witli the best THOS. LAKH, Proprietor: FRESH FRUITS are now arriving daily and are the best to be obtained. Our Confectionery has a reputation second to none. A. C. SMITH, SLOCAN Sole agent for celebrated Brantford Bicycle. Sewing Machines at Cost Price For the next ten days the balance of our stook of New Williams Sewing Machines will be disposed of at cost.. . . McCallum & Co. General Hardware, Slocan. (Mate of ImproTements. St'iillli* Hlni'i-al Cliiisss. Situate in the Plocnn City Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where locat.nl: On the north fork of Lemon creek, north ami west of the Chapleau mineral claim. TAKE NOTICE that I, Arthur H. Barrow, ns agent forlleorge E. Weinant, Free Minur's Certificate No. B3RB33, Slillman C. Jackson, Free Miner's Certificate No. B26817 and John Damp* sey, Freo Miner*! Certificate No It.lSt'34 intend, sixty tluys [rom the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Uecorder for a Certilicate of Improvements, for the purpose of olitninirii; a Crown Grant of the above claim. And ttirther take notice that action, mgler 37, must lieromniencod before the issuance of such Certificate of improvements. Dateil this -ith day of June, 15)01. 7-(iiil " A. R. BARROW. Sunlight l-riis'tisisial Mliii'S'nl Clulm. Situate in the Slocan City Minin ■ Division of West Kootenay District. Where located:—Hounded on the northeast by the Bell, on tin-smith west by the bonanza, southeast by thu Republic; one half mile west of lb j headwaters of Robertson creek, a tributary of Springer. TAKE NOTICF that 1, Herbert F.T. Ilaultain, of Nelson,B.C.Jaeting as agent for the Hastiui'S (British Columbia) Exploration Syndicate, Limited, free miner's certificate No. B3S710, intend, sixty days from the datu hereof, to apply to the Mining Uecorder for certificates of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of each of the above s-hiims. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must bo commenced before the issuance of such certificates of improvements. Ditedthis 11th day of June, 1001. I-t-'i-Ol II. ET. HACLTAIN. Notice. I, F. C. Green, acting as agent for "Thc Enterprise (B.C.) Mines, Ltd.," give notice that two months afterdate I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of I.amis and Works for permission to purchase the following described trnct of land, containing 10 acres, moro or less, situated on Tun Mile creek, ono- ("iiarter milo northeast of Enterprise mine, in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post marked "E. Mines, Ltd, S.W. Cor"; thence along north boundary of Habana mineral claim in an easterly direction to intersection with Slocan Queen; thence northerly along westerly boundaries of Slocan Queen and Iron Horse mineral claims to southerly boundary of Homestead mineral claim; thence we tcrly along said southerly boundary sif Homestead to Montesumu mineral claim ; thence southerly along easterly noiinilarv ol Montezuma mineral claim to point of beginning, Dateil this28th dav of Mav, 15)01. l-Mt-Ol F.O.GREEN. NO RISK A. David, the Miner's Tailor, near lhe PostolTicc. li. II. Mill-Till Clltllll. Situate in tbe Slocan City Mining Division of the West Kootenay District. Where located :—On up|x*r Lemon creek, adjoining tho Lucky Georg . TAKE NOTICE that I, J.M McGregor, acting as agent for George E. llambly, Free Miners Certillcattf No. H3I00», and D. C. Lindsay, F. M. C. No. 8*90665, intend, sixty days Irom tho (Into hereof, to apply to the Mining Kceorderfora certificate'ol improvements, for the pnrposo of obtaining a Crown grant of the ubove claim. And further tako notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced beforo the issuance of such certificate of Improvement. Dated this 21st day of June, 15*01, 12-7*01 J. M. McGKHGOR Every man to his trade Jnck of nil trades and mas ter of none, 19 an old sayliif*;. I devote thc whwle, of my attention to my own businesa and therefore in the position to supply the public with all their wants in my line on more favorable terms than some houses in thc City who are dabbling in my businesa, New lines in ladies' shoes have just been opened up. They are this season's (foods nnd thc best ever seen here, ivemcmber, ours is the only exclusive shoo store in thc city* W. J. Adcock Repairing a specialty. There is absolutely no risk in purchasing your watches, fine jewel- cry, and silverware from us. We guarantee safe delivery, and cheerfully refund monev if goods do not satisfs. Our repairing department Is in fir-n class hands nnd our work is of the best. Mail orders promptly filled. J. J. WALKER, Baker Street, Nelson, B.C. CANADIAN Pan-American Excursions to Buffalo: Aug, (5, 20; Sept. 3, 17; Oct. 1 and 15 60-DAY PERMIT. Choice of Routes: AU Rail, Lake", Soo Line, via St. Paul or Chicago. The sleeping car, Kootenay Landing to Toronto, ono change to Buffalo. 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