@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "c96d2652-e52b-4304-91f7-ef80502cf2c5"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2017-06-02"@en, "1906-02-28"@en ; dcterms:description "The Ladysmith Daily Ledger was published in Ladysmith, in the Cowichan Valley region of Vancouver Island, and ran from July 1903 to December 1906. Ladysmith developed as a residential area for the employees of a large coal mine, and, in 1904, it had a population of approximately 4000. The Ledger was published by the Ladysmith Publishing Company, which also issued the paper under two variant titles: the Daily Ledger (April to July, 1905) and the Ladysmith Ledger (September to December, 1906)."@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xdailyledg/items/1.0178316/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note " '���������'o* '% ���������ij LADVSM.TH DAILY brDOER VOL.>2 WEDNESDA\"*. FEH 28, lOOii PR'iC ���������vSMT:l $10,000 IS MULTIPLIED BY FOUR Evidence Given by Mr. James Anderson Proves Interesting Reading And Does Net do Credit to the Head of the Lands and Works >artment CITY SCHOOL COHCEBT DIUW. URGE CROWD >-������&i&;'* '���������HL^jmH., Depj rho select committee investigating there. He could not remember thai lire question of whjat he was to get out of it was not discussd at that ���������Kaien Island land grant sat again yesterday James Anderson, in Ins examination, icvealed the amount which he thinks was submitted to Mr Bochvcll as solicitor befoio being signed was entered into with the Grand Tinnk Pacific by which $40,- WiO was to have been paid by tbe company if Kaien Island'was select- ted as ihe terminus This ^.nieement was aftenvaids cancelled by Mr. La) sen. The sum which the speculator weie to gel, was thus four times as much as the piOMiicc recei\\ed. ��������� The committee will sit tomorrow morning, when E. V. Bodwcll will again be called A telegram was read rrom Frank W. MfMse .is foilows* Montreal,'Feb 2fi, 1900. James F Garden, Chan man Specia' ���������Legislative Committee, Victoiia KcpJying to your message, would be very glad to go to Victoria weie it not that president Chai les i\\l Hayes is away in Euiope. Becond Vicc-Pics-dcnt Win > Wainwught is away on .account of ill health which, together with the fact that we aie closing contracts foi commencing our woik in spiuig, niui-e it imperative that 1 should remain at luvad- ���������quaiteis., Under these ciieumstances I hope to he Reused from sumimons Please ad use FRANK W \"MORSh. \"Mi Gore gave evidence regarding surveys, etc., *iul stated that he had not the pleasure of T\\Ir Anderson's acquaintance, o '..���������*, lime. ' Hc could not remember that this was discussed on cither of these occasions. He might1 liave discussed it with Mr. Morse, afterwards. Mr. Iltijs sail! Mr. Aforse was to lin-ve full charge of tie Grand Tiunk Pacific Mr Macdonad. referred to Mr Bod- vv*el!*s evidence, .and Mr. Anderson iaiti that it ha40,000 was to Ve paid to Mr Laewen and Mr. Andeison lfjKaien ls- .and was made the terminus. 'Ihere ./as an agreement signed by Mr. dorse foi ������the Grand Tiunk Pacific Mr. Lai sen was not in Montreal at Lhc time, and Mr. An'fcrson signed .he document for himself and .Mr .aiscn This was afterwards cancel 1 led and nothing was taken. Rioariing , from ttlr. Bodwcil's evi- ���������lence \"Jr. 'M.olonald showed thai at .'oil well had told Mi lla>s that Mi that time while m Montreal Mi ^arsen did not waul anything out A the'deal, lhat Mi. Laisennevei .vanted anything, and that if ' Mr layes wanted to ariange with Mi Uulerson it \"could be done. Mr. Anderson said- that he had Mi. i.arsen's power of attorney, and ..'ltncss bad signed Jm name to the iguement foi1\"$10,000 Mr Laisen did lot take thc position that he did lot want anything out of it A copy of the agreement was ������iven wlttuess, which was given to Mr. Larsen When witness , returned to Spokane \\Ir. Larst-n said that he did not care ��������� about taking money fiom the Giand James Anderson was then iccalled that it would be betlct to cancel this In reply to Mr. McDonald witness A very large assembly, probably one of the laigost that has eVci been s^-jro/ed into the Opcia House, hcaul u \\eiy u;ood iiiopraminc iondi-icd b\\ the School children last evening. 'Ibe 1 rocctds ol lhe cnlei tairiniont are to he used loi the School l.ibiaiy, and it is pleasing to note that thiough the hleial n.itioiiaine or the entertainment liv the puiilic the teaching stall will . lniive left in hand a very substantial sum of money with which il will he possible to puiciu.se alaige stock of new and 'useful���������books'and generally impio'.e the libiaiv Of the enleitainmcnt uself, it can be said that it was a threat success, all the children doing well in then jails Thi* piogiamme is published below, Hit to get a tiii1 idea, of its e\\c.'l!ci<-e it would be necessirv to see and htvi the children. The two dulls weie especially good, and lhe Indies who tiame'l the ehiliTen taking part m them aie deserving of llnnks foi pi opal ing what -lovcdth.1 mo^t att\" active pail of the progi un Thev must have devoted niuch tune and patience, and thev are rew.iided hv the pionoumed success of Unit, part of tho piogiamme The other lien s weie \\eiy amusing, and judging bv the applause ol the audience, t'loroughlv, appreciated H is a plcasuie to all to heiu the fiesb voiiiig voices of ch-ldun laised in joyous song, and when Hie ebonies .aie --.a larefullv tianud as ihosu vvp, u last evening, the singing of duldirn is doubly einovable Missis Cc|fJ������������ii, Moiiison and Stieet plavcd iho accompanicni. nts, and ilieir woik jv.is cNCciilinjjIy uood Alavoi 'Nicholson made an fiflable chairman, giving a few appro] i u te remar'-s at the opcnuu*, of lhe enlei tainment PROGRAM 1 Chores . . -The Maple .Leaf 2 Pmno Rob. . , C Bailan^o .\" Recitation TIE-MUM mukiue jiih deijt The sleamei Unicmi ended a laCe-j -Fftiw.-a.ni:Si Alaska, Fe-b.^O-James veslerday which meant life or ile-atli McMullen wli' SKIN-S CBIME Of-MM ��������� -NORTHERN IlUK lo one of tbe iiassengeis ahoaed, aiid. to thetiedil ol the captain and mem-^ leis of ihe crew , won thc 3ace If ilea lb no i\" overtakes the iinfui tmiatcf i{il o '.returned ������������������ froiii-' Kusko / quini, tells of one of line/most burrowing tales of suffering of liwliuns in; that district ever heard in. Alas , One Indian, his squaw and two it will not bethiough any fault of children, lived a long -tlistancc from lhe oflicis . of the steainci InicuiiJany lmmau habitation. The Indian -av's ,a Vancouwu despatoh '''could find no food, and becoming in- rnic-an, Capt Rogeis, while) sane through the panys of liuiiycr, he GQUNTY COURT TO-DAY !AT CITY COUNCIL ROOMS Judge Harrison Refused to Hear the C^seofT. W. Fletcher : in Full lhe southbound from Roil Simpstn, was! one day killed . tlie sq^iaw in a most signalled to call at I'l-lla Hella, and cold-Wooded ' ���������manner, arid proceeded on ainval was infouned iha,t Mr. to eat her body. , \" \\Sin l'oyle, who lias been employed 1 In a short time he'.was confronted all wintei. at onj of the cannei ies at'with ��������� the same situation a������-l^forc. Kneis' Inlet, was lying at the- point ot death, and the onlj cliance of bis ���������I Song filue Bell Tutiik. Pacific. ,He seemed to think said that be had.found one ^to'i^iy^\"ii������^ of hlahk stubhs. This'was t���������e last Larson ^\"..^X'^tb^'Grand one, eomm.,cinff November 7tb, 1905 wishjl t^.-S^r?^Sok .ami ending .January 8th, 1906. , lrunk lacinc ������i ut Mr: .-McDonald said ibat he noticed ing for contracts that from A\\*} first deposit, August 3ru, 1!)03, ^nd .August 3rd 1901 there had been ��������� deposited $.10,1)28- There vyere , chegued out'$il .1,075. There ember 15th, 1203 to Nov. 21, 1901, there''had be^n .deposited'$10,027.50.\" A record pf deposits from the banic not shown in the books was presented by Mr. Anderson. The $10,000 got a year ago was shown in '.'thetrunk statement,' Mr. Anderson said. '���������'������������������_ Mr. -Macdonaid then alluded to the time in. June or. July when Mr. Anderson was in Montreal. Mr. Bod- well .was there n-t the time. Mr. Andeison said that he interviewed Mr. Hays at his olfice. On one occasion .Mr. Morse ��������� was present, on the other Mr. Stevens and Mr. ���������Mor.se '-'were present. Mr. 'Bodwell was not present either time. \"What H-.'as the object of the .interview?'' asked Mr. Mgndonald. ��������� Mr. Anderson said nothing, in particular. Mr. ��������� Macdonalcl said that railway presidints did not send for men for nothing. Mr. Anderson said ihe Kaien Tslan.l terminus wns discussed. Mr.1 Hays referred to the probable.' terminus Mr. Bod well luiew of this agreement. Witness -'thought:-,# was-, sub;, mittod-.io Mr. Bodwell before i.t was signed. \"... ���������in\"repiy't<)-:Mf. Macdonald, witness said that his wife was not. in town. She bad gone;.south,; leaving on Sat- jrtlay night. . ���������'..;-. In replv to 1). M. .Blietts,-,-K. C., witness said that he���������!had beeni friend ly with Mr. Larsen for a; long; time. His trips north were 'not alone in connection with lands, at .Kaien Island. He- had .visited, Nasoga Gulf Queen Charlotte \"Island. The coal lands taken over by witness was only .1 prospect.'' There ' was not much of an iiudication. .. . .During the visit to Montreal Mr. Larsen had come down to see the C P. R. engineer: The .visit'Was not made to meet witness. At. thc time witness met Mr. Larsen at Spokane Mr. Larsen said tbat'he did not care' to get anything from the Grand Trunk Pacific except the expeuf-e of survey. Witness never got a cent From the Grand Trunk Pacific on these lauds except the $2,500 paid on expense ������.c- 5. Dialogue fl Chou'is 7 Recitation 8: Doll Drill 9 Choi ix JO Reci.iticn 11. Solo ... 12. Diiml.cll Drill. .13. Recitation' .... 14 Recitation IJ Pagan by little boys In a R R 'Ham Re.r, While & Blue , Kai 1 Lee By small girls My Canada 'j. Lit tic .... G. Cartwright ..'.:.... 0:..y large girls Sylva Rosatti Lucy Pickup being saved ,was thiough a hiutied Uip to a hospital in Vaucouvei Capt Roi>ei (s lmiinediatelv consented to male a 11111 foi it, ami all haste was made A-* soon as lhc sic!. man could be bio'iglit aboa d tlm steamer \"������������������tai tco li, I speed i0r Vaucouvei, ar- ining in lecord lin.e Mi Bovle hid been employed ni-- oiuul tho (iUiiuius at Rivets Inlet all vvnilei lie was taken sick about a month .150, and became so ill (hat he wqs 'a1 on In boat to Hie hospital at Bella Bella,which is 111 necessaiv, an-l *-.s tin Inua.n was the (11 st vessel to pass soutluvaul she was bailed All I'.oylc was aceompanied lo Vaucouvei by Ins wift and I'r Laige AisUidai' Di Lai go, assrltd by Di lhi\\ le, 0! \\'..iuouvei, pt 1 fui mod an opeiatnn o Then .ihe two small chihireii met the same; fate as the mother. Tl*'- Indian later i made his way to the camp of somie other'Indians, where lie tokl of his .crime. Several Other Cases a e Being He; This Afrernoon-Not Yet Concluded re MURDER CASE IN NEW YORK mi m mm 15. Wong (Good Night) ,.. Little girls God Save The ICinu'. .' ��������� ; O-V ��������� fii.OPEMENTOF SEATTLE COUPLE (Contiiuied on Page Fori- ) OFFICER DISGRACED WOMEN BROKEN HEARTED Seattle, Feb. 27.���������A 'thrilling el opementt ��������� from Seattle, a .midnight .marriage-. in Portland, and a hasty departure for a destination unknow, were the , IiMvture's. of. a piotty romance which eulmirated in the mar- ria:ge on Sivtui day night of Clara L. l-'ord, daughter of vice-president Fo'd of thc Pacific Const Steamship Company of Seattle, and Rolci't��������� C. Wc-leh a prominent attorney. While, the ik'teclives vvet'e scouting Poflliiud in search o the bride, to prevent, the wotitling, the ccre'numy was being perforn������d. Ford learned of their plans to elope, and im.rne Rev Di Wh.ttinjjton, supcunten- dent of Methodist Indian missions , hi Bntish Colui'ijua, returned jester day an the steamer Unican after a three-weeks' 'tour alontj the coast Di 1 WJiilH;sigt< 11 ie;ioits that all ���������she '���������irii'S-saons are flourishing and in good tarder. '������������������He .states the.t the land 'held by the Mission Society at ITa^Hton is miiltijiiying very tap wily in value, and is a valuable asset. The chinch holds six hundred .aerr-s of the i.-c-st land in ��������� the-district, i situated hear Hay.ellon. The ,hos;.iial at llazeltion is- one of the best on the coast, and is . in a flourishing condition. Everything is vvor'i-'-ing ��������� smoothly and the people arc delighted witii it. Dr. WhiUington confirmed the re port received on the sleamei: Tees, of the excilenient- al Port IDssington among the Indians,who were up in arms owing- to a number of graves being disturbed. The. Indians believe the agent of some .medical college vvas trying to steal the remains of some of their deini- A man had ueen in that vicinity only a short time wgo. looking forwelics . and the skeletons of Indians. . i> ��������������������������� MAD APPETITE SPOILED. New York, Feb. 27.���������An unusivil situation,.��������� .lenlporariiy o*ei-sliarlciwirig the, real issiie in the. Case, eoufronted tins court and jury when; the trial ol Birtlia Clacha'for the murder of Em- ilGerdrou was resumed in the-'erii.ni- nal Lrancb of the supreme court today. This was the \"enquiry .-.into' tin part which the p\" oiicemen are; alleged to have had in Gerdron's death. Charge's were made at the opening 0l tile, trial \"yesterday by Assistant District\"-.'' X'ttprney .Ely 'that two -lae-m- bers of the police [oree aided the girl in her deed,, and -promised her iiiiiiau! ity. The..;la\"ger.part ol\" the day ������;if spent iii ; investigating this part cf the ee.se; .iiiir. Ely brought out evidence that a-letter was.-sjjiit.to Ger dron before-'his death and ihat-afti-r 'it-eiglitv-huhdred dollars was .r-eiK>rt..;. ed \"to have-been stolen1 from the body. Although he obtained no evidence Ir* show .who' wrote ,the lettei;. or took the money, the pro.sculor charged that tlie policemen weie responsible in both cases'and' that-in-the letter Gerdion was lured tothe -spot where he was shot while under arrest. .Bertha Clache heiself had apparently' only a minor part.in the proceedings except as a spectator. She frequent ly apptarvd to be greatly agitated, v specially during- the -prosecutor's ar- raighiri'cnt of lhe poli'oemn. Judge'Harrison held County Court at the city hall this afternoon. The first-'case ..to come before His Honor was, the appeal made on behalf 01 T. VV. Fletclier, .by Mr. J. P. Walls. Mr. Fletcher was convjcteil of .having received stolen' chairs, thc property of. Donald.. Nicholson. He nas sentenced;-by'Justices, of the Peace Matlre- sori and Stewart to two months' hard labor. :-. ��������� Mr. J. H. Simi-son of Namaimo appeared iov the Crown, and 111 o-bject- iug to the apj-'cal (poled sec Won** o4\" Cminsol for tbe Crown called Mr. Donald Nicholson, whose evidence was in substance the same as given by lirm at the previous case. He- told of the case against the accused' being tried , by Justices of the Peace Math- cson and Stewart. He identified three of the stolen chairs. 1 Cross examined, by Mr. Walls for Uie defence, witness said he identified the chairs. One'by the make, 01 the seat. He made the seat'of the chair himself. The others identified - j were of uncommon make. lire code which says that tw0 juslic-J His Honor noted t by ^Ir.J Nichoi-' .'���������' es of the peace shah have absolute 'son.s evidence; and by t^'4i������positio&1-V--������i4 jurisdiction in; eases oi theft of pro- that the defendant wa'.ir.l':,.'.aii|l preferred not to give a dcpisio-ii oii the !'.f'|estioir until he had looked up tlie said an.endn.cnt. The attorney for the defence should' have moved to have the case qjuash- ' ed, not ap{������3ale:l fhe decision. This being the case, he would have to de*. . clirtg to go on with the case. It was accordingly dismissed. ' Counsel for defense asked His Hon or to give some decision, but this the judge refused to do. In the case of Pinder-vs. Hagan in winch the former was-9uing for the ,' sum of $40 judgtnent was given for :' iho claimant, ��������� arwl a contra account ��������� of a similar sum was allowed. *. The Vancouver Wnrhl says' Mr. D11I ton, a .membci- of the clerical staff j at. the city hall, purchased a piece - FALSE DAWN. There is one-hour of the night, between midnight anh morning���������two o'clock, to \"be 'accurate���������when all nature is astir. The cowboys ami the shepherds and the old country folk 'tc-11 us afcout it. This hour is hor- aJded r*y the rocfitcr .crowrjl*, not this time 'to announce the hour of dawn, but as though he wore a watch man -siieeding. the course of the nigh t- Cowtjoys assert that the 'entire herd of cattle wail-'c ur< and walk about and lie down and rest in a new lair. The shi;ci) rouse themselves an.l crop the. grass, the birds stir in their nests, the cowboys' horses and the j shepherds' dog.open their eyes to see flint all is well. The shepherd and the cowboy open their eyes, too, to look for a moment at the stars and become, for the time being mere animals in naturejs (locv; yet there is no accounting, for the inaudible .summons, the gentle touch that nimnim moils, thc gentle touch of nature that recalls all ithe sleepers to life at precisely the same hour. Even to thos- deepest rend in this arcana, this rhy- britannia mines are very Valuable As was iKvte.l in despatches a. few what it was took virtually it aU in. davs ago, the stock of the Britannia \"There could be no object in the Mines, .Ltd., was reported to haie rumor that the stQck had increascd made a phenomenal jump, reaching . 1 i-i (im.,��������� ,.r to run ,,���������,. m pneo since it-ieally rs not public he verv-liig'h P-guie of $2,5UU pel ' ���������\" s .hare. This report has now been con- stock?- was askedby the reporter. firmed. Mr.-C. IT. ��������� Robinsom, man- I'ging director of the Bntanivia Mill' es, Ltd., practically states that Britannia stock is worth $2,500 per- share. T0 a reporter Mr. RobSnson said : ���������. \"I do not know what the Broad .-street. 1 eople. may be doing,, and it ,!(K's not matter as o.irr corporation is pi-aclirr.lly a close one, but I \"None,'' w.is the reply, '\"as it is not a market stock as mining stocks are known, and none of--tine shareholders ,want to sell.\" That the report is correct will mean much for Coast mining, and the province irr general. That there should be a property, the shares of which are held above sale'by-', the holders, will go 9. long way to as- now what it. is\" worth. 1 would not suring investors that there are good a'e .*;.i:,:(0 ier share for my hold- pro;>osit������ons. The rise in .values is n .-:. .'est at. ]irese-iit we. are delay- doubtless due to the enlarged opcra- ed by snow and *ther minor matters tions of the company and the good (Iiately employed detectives to fvus. ��������� of im,i|on at a down-town butcher Irate the plans of the young coi'pU*. '������|j(>,, ������������������ Sa.tu'rdav night las I, and Deputy Sheriff Mulligan, of 'Seattle 'thereby lianas \"11. talc, Hie whole aisinted the elopers .in e;.At ing a li- tin 1 li of which niav 1101 lie revealed ''hmical nightly resurrection remains (ruse at tho c-iMilthouse on ��������� Friday ui- until a proseeul ion' is instituted at ;a mystery. liTnncni. The couple tried to get Mm police cmirl. A .marked swelling r.-arrird sevoral months ago, but in lhe meal attmetod the attention Ford s-t.renuoiisly o-bj-e:-1 ed, and 'the of Mrs. Dutloii, who, upon cut tin**; i<>, priisl refused to perfoui the eerrmo- had her appetite for lhc day ruined ny. I hy the exudation of 11 large amount. O 'of 1 iiis from a good-HU'-ed abscess. The PAY WAS TOO SMALL 'meal w-as taken lo Medical Health A Washington despatch of recent developments'the Kansas woman was date says' Two broken-hearted worn- loyal lo Bnrbank and'.promised to j en, one ithc mother-and the \\ather thc marry him after he had cleared hiin- svveetheart of Lieut. Sidney K. Bur- ',j.el[ from tho charge. .The marriage tank, who -was convicted of deserting ' not ^^^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ hie Filipino wife, .left Washington to-' ,.:'', ,, 1 r ,1 ��������� 1 . -n i.-nncoc t ion I),e1*' that Burbank is legally niivrri- day for their home in Kansas. Lieu . & j- , tenant Burtaik is now a prisoner in cd to the Filipino woman. - j iroms on his way across 'the Pacific Burbank, deniod that C'oncepcion ��������� to serve out his tcr,n of imprisonm- Varrqucz was his wife or tj)at the. ent. He vvas also dishonorably dis- child was his. He refused to support missed from (thc army. President 'her. Two years ago Burbank's rcgi- Jtosse.vclt .approved the findings of jment was ordered to the United Sta- the court; martial which tried Bur- , tes mid stationed at Fort Lwavcn- bank and the records in the case 'worth, Kansas. There Buritoauk, p01- werc made public-at lhe war depart-, ing ae a single man, won the heart ment today. When Burbank went to the Philippines he met Concupcion Vasquez, a of a pretty young woman and arrangements were made for their marriage. At this stage friends of ��������� the Filipino woman, whom the court de- Filipino woman appeared und prc- clared he had married and who bore J vented his marriage to the Kansas j Wla| him a son. Notwithstanding these ! woman. , r.ga n \"I only got a shilling a month, and deckled that was not enough pay Tor the work J had to do, so F left Hie ship,\" said Jerome Sophia, a lad of lifit'en years, lo Magistrate Alexander in Vancouver yesterday. Sophia, had been picked up on Sunday because Ire was said to he trying to gel a drunk man to give him some money. ' In police court lie. told the magistrate that he lived in Sydney, Austral iaf lie . bad gone broke in San Francisco and liic British Consul there had placed him on hoard the hark Elginshire, bound for Vancouver lo load lumber for Australia. iVlu'ii Iho ship got to Vancouver he (IccidecF that he would quit, and so took French leave. His Worship orders to the officers to see he was put aboard the ship In lOOf) there were 955 fatal accidents iu the collieries of Great Britain and Ireland. o The cave dwellers of Mu-xico can travel a distance of 170 milc-s at a stretch, going at a slow_ but steady trot. Frequently thc letter has bjeen hundred miles in five .days, the carrier living on ground coin, mixed with water in (hat ur fullest capacity, but we arc getting things well into shape.j' At the conrpanyja offices it was learned ,rom Mr. C. W. -Mcileekin thai when the new .capitali?ation was eiVcc.led, the old shareholders showings on live property, and the excellent-management'. i Britannia Beach is a -'busy-place' these days. Large buildings; have (been erected, wharves constructed, po- wer houses installed, etc, and when the mine is producing in early sum1, mer the full tonjiage expected, the were give*n first opportunity to se- town . will he as busy a mining cen- cure the new stock, and knowing tre as any on the Coast. VICTORIA DESPATCHES\" INDICATE AN ELECTION Vktorin, Feb. 2S, ���������Special A un-.'tion of a new government inimeil-iale- aniinoi.s motion resolution was pas- ly. The lady in the case who was sed by the Legislature this morning i looked for to give important n-nd spi- looking to the establishment of a������ j cy. evidence has left the city and Jail-, agricultural college. It is the be- ;ed to make public her address. The lief among many here that the Kaien news of a.government, crisis may. be. Island revelations mean the forma- ! looked for at any time. Many paupers have lived to \"he says he is going to keep it, and ex- 100 years old, but there is not. a sin- jocts the new comer will vote the |*le millionaire attaining that age. ticket straight at some future time. Russia has a larger proportion of ��������� blind people than any other Euro- i \"G������t away from them, mamma,\" pean eotinrty; two out of every j,- j triumphantly cried a little girl, liv- HOfi are sightless. ��������� ing.on Second Avenue yesterday, as. About the time, the Galapagos is- she arrived liomie tired and frightcn- laiuix were discovered a young turtle ed. \"Got, away from vvhom>. child?\" was horn there. He died Hie other asked the mother. \"'.Thei lawyers,\" dny in the Zoological gardens, Lou- said Lucy, \"there was six of them, don. He was at- least 350 years down town, but they didn't catch old. When he was feeling! well he me.\" \"AY'iy, Lucj',\" said-her moth- Sandwich Islanders have 12, the Bur- ' roar or latiglitcr showed that his iuse IS, Italian 20, Bengali 21, German, Dutch and English 2fl each, Aiy abie, 28, Persian 32, Armenian 38 and Russian -IL would eat as much grass. as the-av-'-er> \"you did not nee-d to be afraid age cow. i of lawyers. They wouldn't hurt.you\" '������������������Well, mamma,\" said Lucy, \"I heard. marks wene wilfully misinterprctrd, | The Socialist party increased a- \"I didn't. mean just what I. sai Xl *���������l ten pounds in Ladysmith last o^sniu 4������n.*a*qi jo pr^ sf ������M meant tftiat -Misr Curtis will appear with what she has on!\" week \"it'is'to George, liaimay that ^1! V��������� .'wm 3������ PV*������j-e ra.i 'sial this gain is to be credited. George -A-Bi'9ip. ->��������� * oSB'STiqia * Sx* UU DAILY LEDGKB Wt DAILY LEDGER f-ublisned every day except' Sunday. ������������ THE DAILY LEDGER COMPANY. OFFICE AT LADYSMITH SUBSCRIPTION ������?RICE '��������������� cents a month, $5 per year in advance. Advertising rates on application. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28, 1.906 HOUSEHOLD , HINTS. A girl specialist, speaking of dress and offtoing: \"I used to-stay.' at- home if I didn't have something that espcciailly lilted the occasion, but now I gj-^*Vi^ I DO YOU KNOW :^ WM. MUNS1E, President .j -U ''(iBHRV IV. Bqiiimalt & Nana.ms Railway The Lad3/smith Lumber Co Lid MILLS AT FIDD1CK AND LADYSMITH-Shln*les ������ ,S|iw:i*lt- ��������� Murm'iicuiM r'- '*'��������� Rou_h aad Dressed Fir and Cet'-ir Lumber. I uih*.. Shingles. Mouldings, Etc.. 01 the iiesi Quality Seasoned and Kiln nn������( tfloorinK *n<1 FiniKhlnr L������mt������������r In Stotu ��������� 1 cTl, , IEY TAIKS-- It's an American -Gentleman's Shoe. . It's a Shoe that has a world wide reputation..Jt is represented hy tlie largest Shoe Dealers in the United States and Canada. \"We have secured the ageney for Nanaimo and Victoria, and if the'judgment'.'of'thousands'of Shoe Buyers is to-be considered'we've got one of the comfort, style awl ���������'���������durabLty that is made. AS LOUD TO US A ��������� IF YOU ARE PAYIM* ILL GO FURTHER II1 .'..vYHME. UASl-l FOR YOUR MEAT ' YOU BUY PROM US YOUR.ftttLLARS W Ciu- 'rath Prices fiannot Be Eaatea finest Shoes for fit, 3^1 PAN NELL & PLASKET We've just opened up our Spring Stock��������� you'll find some extreme styles, but if they are. \"iKEITII'S KONQUERER\" you'll find 'them right. T'bey come iii Patent'Cult, Vici Kid~-Yelour Calf, Black Kid, (Inn Aletal v'alf an.r\\'.;i!orc(l Calf.' : '\"-. ' Different lasts and widths-in Oxfords,'.Bluchers and Balmorals ; \" Thc prices are-.��������� $5.00, $5.50, end $6.00 mmNmm&r ST*i;AM irKATED WW,!, I--UKNIS1U-D ROOMS B V K ao WtlKD VT1T11 11 ! WINKS. LIQUORS. CIO������-**���������\"��������� For 33 Years .- Shiloh's Consumption -Cure, the Lung ,��������� Tonic, has been - before the public, and this, together with the fact that its sales have itea'dily increased year by year, is the best proof of the merit of Shiloh as a. cure for Coughs, Colds, and all,. ! HAY, GRAIN and f ARM PROIllJil Orders will be delivered anywberr in the city promptly and at the lo ���������' diseases of \"the \"lungs and air passages, j est possible prices. Those who have used Shiloh would ncl i be without it. Those who have nevet -j used it should know that every bottle i* j *\"!ssl*ti������dt. ������old with a positive guarantee that, if it i doesn't cure you, the dealer will, refund '.-. what you paid for it. Shiloh ,j , Leave orders ������t Chris tle'e, 0i th������ James Warnocir Has Cured A FAMILY IN DISTRESS Queen tVilhelmina of Holland, used to be as fond ol her-dolls as any oth cr little girl, and her dolls went through the same experience that dolls with imaginative mothers usually do. One day, at dinner in thc palace hit- small majesty made her appearance when dess'-r| 'was'served, ana placed hctself next to a courtly old general. After eating some fruit the little girl turned her gaze up at him arwl' seriously exclaimed, \"'*���������- wonder you're not afraid to sit next to mc\" Everybody at thc table turned' toward the childish voice.. \"On thc contrary,\" said the general, \"I'm but too pleascd and honored to At next my future;queen. \"Wliy sho'.'ld I be afraid?*' \"Ca,us������i,\" and the litllc.giri looked qxiitc woebegone, \"my dolls have the measles���������they're all of them down with it.' NOTICE thousands of the most obstinate cases of Coughs, Colds and Lung troubles. Let it cure you. / . \"Last I winter I;coughed for three months and ihousht I -was soma into Consumption. ,1 look all ������orl������ oLmslicincs, but'.-nothing did mc any aooa ... , ��������� until I iiKd Sliiloh'o Consumption Cure. Four Will UOt be responsible tOl any in bottle* cured ma. This winter tlia-J a very bad AfU tp������irift<:* mid ������iv>il}'^niiex������,pllt-i| ir. RAYNKS, Proprietor. ABBOTT ST.. VANCOUVER B, 0 THC COMrpRTAtUC WAV. TG-PERNIE, B. C. Read BOWB ***-ea4 U|i .tp.w. L������. VicTfiilA Arr. 4o������,i>. 1: '' 8.00 p. m. L������. ' Seattle Arr. 9 00 a.m. 9.31 p. ������t, Arr. E������erett Arr. 7.3* ������.��������������� ������.3������a. m. Arr. SPOKANE Arr 7.������ \\i mi ' 6.25 p.a Arr.\" K.-xf<������rrf Arr 1 j.30 p. hi. ������.io p.m, At. Elke Arr. ie.42 a. 111. 9.00 p.m. Arr. Fer������ie l������v.*55 a m. ONE NIGHT To ail K������ete������*y Points TWO NIGHTS T������ Wianipeg and St. Paul ., . Close Connections Fk'\"' Chiea'iio.' terontBi ~M entreat and All Points East & West Acetylene Dghted Cars, Family Teurist Sleepers. < Palace Stee^tBj Cars { Dining' Cars (Meals a la Carte). Library Obsei vation Cars 'lhrough tickets and bag- gage cherts to an points. Steamship Tickets Fax'tickets \"maps, berths ' reservations and complete, information ��������� can on or ad- 1 ,-pCB '������������������V if- i \\ m% T| 1 1 a i liFFIGE Coft Iwmii ad fates Sts. VtOTGHiA, B. C S. ������. Yerkea A.G.R.A. Seattle E. R. Stephen G.A.Q.N. Ry Victoria. B.C. -TranscontSnent :!-- \\���������Trains Daily��������� -4 *^i IS (I as soon as the first sympte-us of croup appear, it wi'l prevent the attack. This remedy cantata* MOth- seascs'develop. This remedy con-'i������g injurious and mothers give it to tains no opium, inorphitoe or other i little ones with a Jneling ef perfect harmful drug and has thirty .vears of security. Sole by the LadysmitW reputaeion Iwck of it, gained h--- its cures nml tUUiilAft t'liarmacy. DAY SCHOOL U������ual subjects taught; also tan- guage:' drawing in,pencil and cr&y- ons, paint ng in oils u.nrt water colors, pianoforte and vocal losaons gir- ?n In classes or imiiviiUially. MISS BERTRAM, r.advsmlth. B <:. I Dr. R. B. Surgeon Dentist K\\\\ work guaranteed, and at reason able ratee. REStDENGE AN������ ������FFICE Gatacre St. Ladysmith OPRN AT ALL HOURS. Leads Them' All TN .QUALITY -:o: R. PRITHEl, & Co., Ltd Pacific Coast Agency. VICTORIA. :���������: :���������: - .���������: :���������B.C Under i\\<*w Managment Hotel Wilson Nanaimo, B. C. Jas. R. McKinnel Proprietor. Commercial Mens' headuttarters. Modem and Strictly First Clans : Fire Proof Building. ^ WANTED���������By :. Chicago wholesale house, special representative (wan or woman) for each province in Canada. Salary $20 M and expenses paid weekly. Expense money a������va������c������d. Business successful; position permanent. No. investment-required. Previous experience not essential to en- f-aging. Address Manager, 132 Lake Street, Chicago, 111., U.S.A. M, J.HENRYS NURSERIES, GREENHOUSES AND SEiD HBUSES ���������010 Westminster Road. V.ANOOl'YEK, ^;;;-t',c:������������������; :. ���������: Headquarters tor��������� Ask for, WA ���������*a*--**SS52E='i r tMbat }l)ou ash for Unscrupulous' dealers have (���������i.'cn known to jylaco inferior liools in our cartoons anil represent Hi yin as \"LECivIlO ��������� BOOTS.\" Don't he\" im,:.W'd upon. There are no others '\"JUST AS GOOD.\" The aho'Ve-tratle mark Is indelibly hrandod on the sole-of every genuine \"LECKIE BOOT.\" It stands for - All LEATHER BOOTS made to resist the roughest weslerB wear. Ask for and INSIST on getting LECKIE BOOTS. MANUFACTU RED3 Y 'SON'S DEE KEY- THeCITYMHR R. Williamson Prop rst. Avenue Ladysmith B. C. PACIFIC C1ROWN Garden. Held 1 and ll������wer SBED5 {������r distrlbutiem. ; Large .stock oi Home Grown PRUIT and GIl- ' ;\"NA\"MUNTTAL\" TREES now. matured for Spring. , N# expense, less or delay 'if'funug*tins or in- specti������n. ^. Let; me price jour list <^L before;, placiug$y������ur er- JB������ der. Qreenheuse Plants, Fi������ral ,Pa������'>(ates, Fertilizers, 'etc. 3������ll Westminster Road. VANCtBUViERi ������.r!c'. PAINTING. PAPEkMANQlNO KTC. IWerk done properly and at rlc-hi . prices. A fun line 01 Wall Paper, and Painter's Supplies Residence on Robert! Street J. E. RlffTTH. P'-- THE TYEE COPPER CO., Ltd. -Tlie Cream of Scotch Wkiskies- B. C, IE HUDSON'S BAY CO, Sole Agents for 3. C. iatft^Cr EtffaubMUf.^ UEN X ���������l-.'^.V.+++>WV'M'++**fc+'t+'l\"'t++++,*,'*,*<* ,+ H* + ������i* | PURCHASERS AND SMELTERS OF COPPER, GOLD AND SILVER ORES. Smelting Works at L4 DYSMITH, C. HEAD OFFICE DUNCANS STATION, Vancouver Island, B, G, CLERMONT LIVINGSTON General Manager. * ^^-.I\"^.^+���������f^^-���������*���������.^���������^*:\"���������*^���������;^���������^���������^���������^-���������^������������������^���������^'^���������I-*^���������-^^��������� If you lik*>��������� - A sinonth,. easy shave, an even, well-finjsued beard trim, a geod batii, or a stylish Hair-cut. You will c* te LADYSMITH SHAVING v PARI ORS HIGH STllEET. ONE IS TNE \"NORTH COAST LLU IT 101).\" r- ���������TJic clcctiic liKlrtcd train to the East. TicUcts on sale to all Eastern and Southern points at LOWEST Kates. Up-to-date Pullman and Touribt Sleepers ou all tiitiiis. Dining Car ten ice Unsurpassed. Steamship Tickets on sale to anJ from all European Points. Cabin accommodation reseiv ed by wire. For further particulars cull or wnte the ollice. 'Phone Alain 'IHC. A. D. I'harllon, A.CLP.A., N.P., Portland, (lie- E._ E. U luck wood, general aRcnfr, Victoria, Ii C. ��������� MTTTT1 nniT \"TTTIJITI IT\" Il IIIIII IM i~ | Are You ;������������������ Qoing'- East ''���������:-���������' -i ��������� ������������������'';. I hen. he sure your tickets reac������ via. J| Itbt\" itraiESffii X~ LIIK ^ The- only line now making UNION |j DEPOT connections at ST. PAUL || and MINNEAPOLIS with the i through trains (rorn the Pacifl* Coast. THE SHORTEST LINE, TH*:* FINEST TRAINS, THE LOWEST* RATES, THE FASTEST TIME. BETWEEN, MINNEAPOLIS; ST. PAUL, CHfr CAGO, OMAHA, KANSAS CITY, and ALL POINTS EAST. For complete information ask'yonV I'ical Agent or write, F. W. PARKER. Geriftr������l, tttmt, 7?t) 2nd Ave.. Seattle. . I>ea era in n*rfTii I rVTUT . mmmwfn Ladysmith Merchant Tailor D^MMUtiaHNMMm*^ B.C. Cor, 5th. Avenue & Baden Powell Street Open riight and Day. A good mea! at any hour MeaSs 35c. and Upward LADYSMITH BAKERY HOP LEE * Ct. ���������N THE EiSPLANABE. PASTRY OF ALL KIND* NEATL1 1AKEB AND FRESH. Confectionary ot aU kinds. Order* tni������n I*1 Pantries to be de- IlTcre^ at any time. Employment Agency. Pianos and Organs--.. Lady������n,ith, B.C Manufacturers of tht Famou-s cubaW BLOSSO/1 JMoue bu Uaion Labor Employed fl. J. BOOTH, Prop Dr. Dier can be found at anytime- at las ofiice on flataere st. .IM������ it^- tal wort is gv-araiitnod t������ he fiM&~ class a>Y LEDGER Union Brewing Co NANAIMO^ B. C. flanufacturers of the SIX YEARS AT CANANES;?7 i have ..said all we can; say upon .lhe jsubjcctof prayer, we shall just have come back, to the words of our Lord ye,.','���������any of you that is afalh- j jer���������'-give, then how much more1 your I heavenly, Father, ��������� from whom coxneth j Six years ago at Cannes, \"Mexico, every good and perfect gift.\" rue would luv-e seen an irregular There is no true prayer without its ' r:ui<>e of low mountains, eighteen a!vs*vli''- ' .,,,,,, . I that 'man ,who said, miles ion������- \"i-.-i. .- *-:���������...������ ii,.. i i. geologists aj<; connected low mountains, ek>,h1ecn <*-\"���������������*-'��������� .L������uis X.I..+-+������ *���������*���������������������������*������������������������������������ A. J. WASKET, PROP ��������� ���������������������������������������������*-��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Miners1 Drilling * Made to order- and Repaired at short notice. Drill Sharpened by ways give/satisfaction. Picks hand! ed and repaired. Stiip������mithing in aV ita Branbhes Hor.seshoers and Genera! Blacksmitns. R. LAW SON Bull������r Street ... --Ladyssmltti, B '��������� g LIVERY, BOARDING AND SALES STABLES EXPRESS WORK A SPECIALTY. s DAVID JOHNSON LAOVSVlir X X X X X $PHONE 66 ��������� > Express Work LIGHT TEAMING Wjrd idJ 5 in������ c'������r ii* SEE J KEMP. OR LEAVE ORD ERS yVlTH riRST AVENUE PHONE 6-0 W. S1LEK GENEKAL tXPRESS AND DEIIViiRY WORK PROMPTLY i������ Leave orders at the Abbotsford. Ladysmith Temple No. 5 Rathhonc Sisters meets at the Oddfellows' hall 3ad and iti Tuesday .at 7.30 p.m. Mrs. Kate,Tate.secretary. LAME BACK UNITED ANCIENT ORDER OF This ailment is usually caused by DRUIDS I rheumatism������f the muscles and *nay Meets iu the l- 0 0 .K. Hall, La- be ciifecl byapplying Ciiamiberlain's Wellington'Grove Ne. 4 \"U. A. ���������. D PaiaBalm: tw������er three times a day dysjuith, *he -Second'- and fourth ������ach applicafcien. If,this docs not af- Wnnntwdays of each month, enmmene- ^d mbbiBg. th������ parts vigorously at mg Ttedntjsday. 13th., 19iS. Vis*fei������E Druids are invited ta at- - Vy tend. By Or.ler. WM. RAFTER, Reef Secty. ���������\"PATRICK IUIRK. N. A. ford relief,- binti on a piece of flannel slightly-.-.ilainp'enetl witk Pain Balm, an������������ quiciC;; relief is almost sure to fellow. For sale by tbe Ladysmitk Pharmacy. J. PIERGY&GO. .Manufacturers Of.��������� IRONCLAD BRAND CLOTHING, OVERALLS, TOP SHIRTS, ETC, WHOLESALE DRY G000S VICTORIA, B.C. SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN NORTH WEST MINING REGULATIONS. Coal���������Coal lauds may be purchased at $10 per acre for soft, coal and $20 for anthracite. Not more than *20 acres can be acquired by one individual or eompany. Royalty ^th* rate of tea eeots per toi ot a,000 pounds shall be cwlleeltd on tke gross output. Quartz���������A free miner's certificate is j granted upon payment in advance ol 17.50 per annum for an individual, and from $59 to $100 per aiunim Ior ������ company, according to capital. A free miner, having discovered mineral in place, may locate a claim 1,500 x 1,500'feet. The lee for recording a claim is $5.00 At.least JIPO must be expended on the claim each year or.paid to tli' mining recorder in lieu thereof. When $500 has been exponded or paid, the locator may, upon having a survey made, and upon complying wilh oth- er requirements, purchase the land at $1 an acre. The; patent provides for tbe payment ef a royalty of 2| per cent on the salen. PLACER mining claims generally are 100 feet square; entry fee $5, renewable yearly. A free miner may ���������bta.in two leases to dredge for gold ol five miles each lor a term ol twenty years, renewable at the descretiou ef tbe Minister of tbe Interior. The lessee shall have a dredge in operation within one season from the date of t������e lease for each five miles. < Rental, $10 per annum for each mile of river leased- Royalty at the rate of 2J* per ceat collected on the out- ( put after It exceeds $10,000. W. W. CORY, Deputy of the Minister of 'be li 'trior. re-gins at .the moment vou begin to e powTiui acuon 01 un, ,)rav# SomAodv',praved u.prav������r .piemenIs, and the valleys filled by.this morning that the. preacher'did'- erosion. These', \"lest\" bills were ���������ot in-ay; perhaps nobody praved it i-ariwi and bleak. Sometimes a i)llt himself-he does'-not'\"want������ -to hunch nf stray cattle would range publish' what, it was. It is of...great among thc mountains, but no while importance to him, jand to hiiir only man made his .1 lode there. Even Perhaps it ��������� was a prayer7 of woiuideil the Leasts of prey avoided this soli-jpv'e,\" the .'cry of a broien heart.,\". It- jiary range. Then* was no wild *r' went right \\4o the heart of the W-erir- | loiilin-. spot in ^the whole world tln-n al; it( wa������ worthy, to' go. > You may. 'the \"lost niniintain\" of Cananes. liavoto 1 wait a long time before you That wns six years a\";o. Now see airy fruit of it,'hut that prayer thfy are the scat ofthe tliiid largest was' as the prayer of o-muipotence. copper mine in the world, the site of ! .Will, you who are tempted, you a city of tweuly thousand inbnbi- who have hceri lighting- in tiattle, who lanis. In (he mine there a.r������ thirty- mow what it is to i-out<:nd against ONEY AWAY THE SETTING IIEN���������Her failures %ave discouraged many a poultry ,ifriser.. You can make money raising c.hicks in the r^Iil wiay^ots of it. No one douluts that thero is -money in rat-sins cUlolceuH witU u good Incubator- and Bi-oodnr. Usera of the Chutliaui Iiicuuator iind lU-ocn'.or have all made money. If. you, still c-liitirt-otho ���������Id Idea that you can uuccetisf ully rim u jioullry business usin^ the lien its u liutchei', wu-wouiiJ like to reason with you. The Chatham Incubator, and Brooder has created a New Era in Poiiiiry Raising. The setting Hen as a Hatcher has been proven a Comineicial Future, The Chatham Incnbator and Brooder has always proved a Money Maker. -A Li&ht, Pleasant and Profitable Business for Women No. 2���������120 Eggs No. 3-���������240 Eggs THE CHA THAMINCUBA TOR~Il$ success has encouraged many to make * more money than they ever thought possible out of chicks. \\ Jinny sMiinen .ne tu-il.ty mikini' an m piouout, o^k i icui-o heK.ioualhalLhesoibaceiUiinduiounCMpiolll Every Farmer Should Raise Poultry r> with \\.h i Ujo t0In.iiUii i.il \"&utce--,b. Her bUBiucoU ia to luf ct'^.md h.'io bhould be kept at it. The on.f^ thrrc miles of iintlci ground work in};4: Five thousand men are laliing out of the rarth and running 'throiiRli re- duclion plants and smelters two thousand, five lnmdrod tons of r0cl< daily, prorluc-iii\" in crppcr, rrold nw\\ .silver more than nine million dollars every year. Already the mines have yielded thirty-five million dollars. f/he ,\"losll\" mofliilains\" aie tb-*- %i'ene of tremendous mduslry. Tbe** arc /;r-Pat fuinaces with smoking stacks, ore bins, - foiwiricK, shops,1 clnct.rit- lisht plants. ice and ^-a^er plants, hhaft bor'ses, . conceniralors, broad an*i narrow Riiase railroads, street ������-ars, va telephone system, banks, stoics-, schools, a hospital and all tbe oilier activities of a modern industrial town. CAN GOD ANSWFR PRAYER? fearful'odds'-in a world of��������� extremes of., light-and darkness, sorrow ,'oy, ���������who feel as if you were being; ovepjjorrio ,1 in the battle of lire, think of tlvi������. Every cry that goes C!od-..: ward linings its iiiiniiediate rcsi')bns'o: ; to tho perturbed; arid, anxious ���������.lueairt.. Kor there is always an immediate as1 well as >a deferred answer to grayer. Sorne prayers arc answered quickly, some slowly. All are,- answered more grandly than the scope oi' the petition' itself, but there is never)a\"failure, ul-3 nn g<\" '\"ff ���������'- vTiV ro la.so chicks foi piollVi-. to beinn jiyh I. - , f,a>-\"1 ,th0 ���������>b>'llb weeks she would lav-- ������t lau*t Hcrlit'alivit vo l nuiM lawn ? jr'il *��������� i oia uyiiistaHiiiSftClifttliiuuInrubatoraiidBioode.*. and iI t,u**? dozou o.Kgs. kutXIieC-lialliaiu ineiibntor n������Vtt ���������,,,u ilp���������v U(,iMdv,lrtble mom., .w u. Williiiitti .v liuclimo v>.i can begin haUhluf en th������ hateliiiiif, while the hen fc'ow on J^yint;- [Joliiii-y t-. >: ��������� ��������� ��������� ��������� . iijinithavc 1 KoorJ inculntoi ami uioi 1 hut Vou urn only eet one crop off your fields ia OurNo. 3Iacubatoi-will halch as uianyerrus this meant, mi l,i������> onl vu< v u n an nn iicnt aji-.ir, but \\sith it Clutham ltiGubntoi.-at.il Mtwenty wtUntf hens, anil do it belter. Mow, which,'poili ii\". ion uc n.it j) .-jmu-iI i > m.iKe Uiooderand oiilmary attention, you can iai* ������ \"-������������������'��������� ��������� ' ' -���������-������������������' ��������������������������� c'~ --\"i W hetuitt a qucHtion in ariihineiio. If you keep 20 liens f-oni lit} inj; for g weeks* how unuh c.ish do Jrouloje if each )icn would iuiru aid S doxen ejj^s, and e,������t;t. are ��������� ���������:.-'���������.! worth 15 cento iational r- stry,;'���������!.- was compelled ' by.'ill-li\\nS;Ii to t-e- liU'q'iiisb bis Ionian tic home lioside thy \"-'.sacred -ISec'i* ..���������,-���������' '^ '..���������:��������� At the Eisteddfed, and ;at the.;Cipr- sedd, -ar-mioetiiig at which-jtlie Eisted- dlod is 'soleninly-proclninied,. twelve months beforehand', the Arcbdruid ap poured in '.inost imposing state anr*'-ile.>-i,\",-ve4'ie*lto- with n.ictiire.sijiie ceremonies. The CJor ' sedd is a congress of burds, held in the \"open ai'r,. around it stone circle.. Tlie \"Druidic hards ;trc-divided into 3 orders, viz: ��������� Wards who are poets; Druid bards'- who aie religious.teachers- and Ovale bards, who are'intcr- . osted. in literature, science and art. The Arcbdruid wears white robirs, a.crown of oak leaves and acorns, 'j and a neck-let oi gold.. The Druidic j ritual:dates from the pre-Chripfuan ' er.a, and is traced by some i direct to Divine ' revelat on. Hwfa Mon, who M was/ no. mean poet, was for fifteen ��������� ������! years minis(Tr at the Welsh Church J' in Fetter lane, London,'before being gj: uiiiiiiiiiiotisly acclaimed Arcbdruid when ,the ollice i;.ec-ame vacant, on the death .of tbe. last holder. j The late Archil mid claimed' tbe ! right to represent Wales at the Coronation of KingE'dward. o PECULIAR COONOMEAS. When we drew attention to that wedding of Miss -Wedlock and \"Mr. Mturrijige the othev day we did not anticipate the shower ��������� of similar cases wbieh corrosjiOKil^nts have bfcen pouring upon us, says the Lqnulon News. From a\"list of twonty-six authentic cases in most instances giv^ ii'g partit-ii'Iars and., dates, we. select the following: At Lowestoft a Jfr. IVai'nicr and Miss Froev'.ei: were uaitwl iiv mar- riag-'c. At Hristol a Mr. Blizzard and Miss dale -wcri' united in niatriinoiry. Mr. Pitt-Lewis, Q.O.. trit'-ct a caw of Ahiili'iislor vs. While, not long af- ti*r one of High vs. Low, and some l-iino after this of tlall'peniiy vs. Penny- At Pnitridgi; Lane I'b.^pel a Mr. Rook {-reached, in the nutniinh-, a r. Pailriilge in tht'afternoon, and a Mr.-Crow in tbe evening of the saiim- day. The airangeini'iit, which, of-course, was not intentional, was Hindi: by a Mr. Cuckoo* who was secretary ��������� of' the .Sunday school, in which Messrs. Finch \"Martin, Swallow and Bird were teachers. In a Midlan-I t'Wii harvest thanksgiving services were conducted in two churches on tne same day���������in''' one by Hie Rev. J. E. Flower and in the other by the Rev. W. L-afe. Some years ago the pastor of a London} church was named Pigg, and two of his deacons were Messrs. Hog flesh and Bacon. OllCl t UUlw-i in Jr\\ouaie in (v.iiiost, we ���������* II \"-ei aoi tlie pouUiy bn^yiifs, witl.Oiil a co I r down If ho 'UK not snio Miitt'iot\" ?3 00. iiiculiator and Hioodcs is tli l)t\"-t ������ Therefore, whei^the Cli.aham Incubator is r.katching'the number of egai tii.it L\\iemj lien- '��������� wouldhatch, Itis really eainii-Kin--a'-ii )\"��������� i'm i $8.00, besides producing for join niolit c luck- j- j>y the wholesale, and biiing iu,iuy in c'i (Ii '. tame thinf over again the nioracnt each hut 1. ; -jaoflT. , i.... Don't you think, thereto'c. tint il omi to keep tho liens laying aud let lhc Cfi.uli-.m Incubator do the batchiui;.' There-;are many .other- ica-ons i\\hv the Chatham Incubator and Bioodci- oulc.is-ts the netting hen. , The hen,sets when she is leady. The Chit bam Incubator is always jujdy. JJy pl-innini,' totakeoira hatch at the light time, yon m-iy bave plenty of broilers to -.ell when bi n'ci. are scarce and priceuat tiie lop notch. 1' yon depend on the ,hen, your.clucks smII ^io������ to broilers just when every other iit'i ������ clu^l ^ urc belne uiarkoted, and when the price r^ ncl ^i ���������tiff.. - t 'The hen is a careless in othei, often leading lici thicks amongst wet (jrass,- tnwhes.������ nd in plactj where rats caii coipiscnte'hci jouna. The.Ghatham iirooder beh.i\\e-> HmjI?, i- a . perfect mothor and very raiely Io-a-s a Uncle, U and is not infested with lice. \" Altogether, there is absolutely no ie.i&oii,i}ile I! reason for continuing the u������o or a hen ,is u hatcher and every reason wliv jo-i should have a Chatham lucubatoi and liioodov. ���������We', a re making a very 6pi'cial olier. wbicli it will pay you to investigate. Jiiit now. ,.nd tni-j ia ji'-^t .v'leie un. i jcc.al (luckens t'lora c.my Spnufi' until Winter an 1 :;> i'i ' t *^!i t' nn ut h i\\e aciop evcu month. Think of it I Q'.iiie a few Uiineis have discovered thnk tl.tic ]���������> money in the poultry business and hu\\������ Annul tins blanch of fatininc ro Droritable tin.I *y iia^e instilled several Chatham Xueub.i^ fl .r,H , *n n\",SI������ rr ���������,.. f < , , r o, L \"** \"U-lOOdeiS aftei tl>inB the tllht on. n ,\\ vA,. n?P n^ l^ \\ io ���������n,, w ^i hap\", you think that it legulres a gie. I , w i',*11\\li\\- n.������i .: i L3?,i?oi,.������ hoi \\ J' d'-\">*''\" tune or a Rreat deal of technical know- wuui-i not make the*,iietial ouoi below. jud , unckens with a Chatham Inen. - WE WILL SHIP NOW TO YOUR STATION FKEiGKT* PREPAID A CHATHAM asteiBl! ��������������� Small Premises Sufficient For Poultry Raising. Of course, if you have lots of loom, no mu< li You Pay us no Cash Till After 1806 Harvest / b'toi and Jttooier. if so, you arc g-i eat) yum taken. Vour \\vifo or dau^htci can attend IS the i.i ithme and look aftei the chickens with* out intending with their legulai household d'ltlCa. Tin, inaii-et is ah*, ays good and prices ai-* ne\\ei lo... The demand is always in excess, of tne *-uppi> ..nd at cei tain Uuies of the year yo������ , I ran n..ictically get ,uij puce jou caie toaskfor Ko 11 Ui oilcis. With a Chatham Incubator and inoi.iei \\ou can stai-t hatching- at tlie right \"I tunc to 'ling- the chickens to marketable bioilcis when the supply is very low and the puces ac< 01 Jingly h'frh This you could nevar do with hen-, ab liatcheis. ��������� \\\\ e know tliat there is inoncv in the poulti r biiii'H-s-s lor evuij faimemho will go about it ' iiKht. All iou In^c to doi������ to g-et a Chathum , Jncubatoi and Biooder and ���������start it. But per- inps iou,.re not piepared just now to bpcud the money. This is why v\\c make the special IS THIS FAIR ? We know there is money in raisine chickon i. Vv't kno\\>' tlie Chatham Incubator anA U'-oodoi ban no equal. . We know that \\uth any reasonable effort oa your pair, >ou cannot but make money out of thc Chain uu 1 ncubator and Biooder. We knoiv that we made a similar offer laid yen:- and lhat in eveiy clothe payments ^ci������ met cheei fully and pi omptly, and that in uiajif cases money v as accompanied by letters ci6������ pi (-\"sing- =at-sfaction. rhcicfore, ve have no hesitation in makirg ��������� -,-..,.- _._.--..-.... Ocntlcincn.-Your No. 1 Incubator is all this proportion to every hpnest. earnest mil a the better, but many a man and uoni.iu ,.ie n,,i,t. 1 am ncifoclly satisfied with it. Will 01 womanwho maywish to add to their year'r carrying on a successful and piolilable iioulny ���������.i ,t kufei one from you next ������e.u. H M. Pio'lts WItl1 ������ email expendituie of tune anl business in a< small .city or town lot. Anyone /.ocicwooi) .Lindsay, Ont.\" \"cno,\"0*''- ��������� ^, .. with afair sized stable or shed and u small ..,-,.,,.,,_'..��������� _T ty.\\���������i, i,���������.i, t���������������������������i,���������^- ������������������.i .. This leally means that wo will f-etyouup,- But to make\".'money\" quickly\",.you must,-is-et', P^^Jfi.clicl' \"^ away from the old idea of trying to do business with sotting hens as hatchers. You must get a Chatham Incubator and -Brooder. ���������Gentlemen,-! think both Incubator and the poultry business so that vou can mal.a \"* \" '\" ' i Kot .o per cent, out of money nghtfiom the sta-t. witboutaskingf..r Fleming, 1'laclsi illc, Ont. a sinRi0 Cent fiom vou until after 1S06 harvest. ���������Gentlemen.���������I had nevei ->ecn an incubator until 1 rcccn i*d joura. I was pleased and sur- If we knew of a fairer oiler, we wouldmakeit Write us a\"*post card with your name auil welb-Man. to Chatham. We can\"supply you q'uicklv'frbm ourdistributinir ivaceliousea at Calgmy, Brandon, Regina, -Winnipeg, New Westminster, B.C., Montreal, Halifax. Chatham. Factories at CflATHJi.M. Oxi-., and llEinoii, MiCll. 612 the MAWSON CAMPBELL CO., Lami^^ Dcpt No. \\S A CHATHAM, CANADA Let \"us quote y oa prices 0!^ a good Fanning Hill or good Farm Scale.] Sunlight Soap person who proves tl it Sunlight Soap conl'iins ������tn\\ _ injurious cheinicai-i or an> iorni ot'adulu'iratiun. is equally good with hare! or soft water. If you use Sunlight Soap in the Sunlight way (follow directions) you need not boil nor rub your clothes, and yet you will get better results than with boiling and hard rubbing in the old-fashioned way. As Sunlight Soap contains no-injurious chemicals and is perfectly pure, the most delicate fabrics and dainty silks and laces may be washed without the slightest injury. Lever Brothers Limited, Toronto Your money refunded by the dealer from whom you buy Sunlight Soap if you find any cause for complaint. lo*\" from St.'Kil'iln., and when ������l������tsie their respective ilestinntkins by the postoiliee at Lerwick. PRIMITIVE POSTAL FACILITIES. Tin* inaahitniits of the. island of St Kildn. have to rely upon a novel postal conveyance. Letters are packed in 4 iMATTEF OK HOOKS \"Is yo-iir mistress at honi'-'*\" \"She will be if yo������ will come l;;u'k in about t'lree minulcs. ma'am. I'm just liool'.'iiig her up.\" ���������I��������� THE REMNANT OF MENT A RE (It On the open'nif* day of Uie Slia-llo battle there w.eie many cicc-ds ot lie- roiNin, writes th? author of \"An Eye Witness in Manchuria.\" Cno incident, he says, broiiRlifc out dearly the fi'i'iblf* nature of the encounter. During Hie Russian retreat a sen- oral commanding a division noticed an iiflicer and some thitty men returning through the lines. U. appealed as if it were a small party which had been charged with some ouhpost duty and had shown the white feather. Tneensod at their apparent cow.\"i.~- NOTICE LADYSMITH WATER WORKS Constiiner-s are requested te eall at the offioe on Roberts Street and pay Water Rates, between the 10th and the 25th of each month. Office Hcurs. I P. M, 4 30 T. [BLAND SUPERINTENDENT. SSaESSg'S*!**'^^ Public Notiee ��������� t������ cotton wool covi-iM>d hy ta-rod dice, tiro general rode up to the ofli- canvas and lilaced in a tin. The ccr and asked liim what he meant by bundle is then attached 1o an inflaUxl ( deserting his post. With a s-ome- slu'opsl:in bag acting as a buoy, to- a -.-omewhat grim smile the officer, gether witli a wooden float with the .saluting, said: words \"St. Kilda Mail; Please Open'J \".Sir, this is all that is left of my roughly cut on it. Recently a mail regiment.\" was picked up in Shetland which had That regiment had gone into action been sixty-two days on its passage over two thousand strong. Limited Attention Is called to \"fee 'act that the Ogilvie Flour Hills Co, makers of ROYAL HOUSEH OLD FLOUR Have tor nc mi. past been producing flour In a vastly improvpri a.nd ni\"- *- by the aid of ELECTRICITY and having secured control of all the basic patent* relatm, ., ��������� to, take this opportunity of a dvisisg tke public that any orized users of the electrieal fiour purifying processes - secnted. . Ogilrio Flo*aip Mills Company Lfmitad are the oaly mlU������s ia Get^a-ia wJ������.'>*������ 2\"l������mff s purifiedbjr tit 3'\"S les.tciolProcaas 4X THE DAILY f -ppi- \"TJ LOCAL ITEMS Miss E. DoTieson will be at the Abbotsford Hotel'every Saturday after- noon to give ' lessons in Vocal Culture. Phrasing, management and control of breath, tone production, efficiently taught. For particulars *]>- rW Box 12, or Phone HO, Nanaimo.' Smoke Big B. Cigars FOR SALE ��������� ORGAN, Apply Haggart's, Esplanade. a������ Pro\\ incial Constable Ca*-*-idy went up to Nanaimo at noon. Alderman Tha was a passenger Nanaiino on the noon wain. to Rev. l-'aiher Yeihcke went Nanaiino on the noon train. up to \"Mr. -J Ilussi-11 went down to P'lm- cans tins nioinitig- \"Mr. ari-lsed train. C. 11. Barker of Nanaimo in town ou the moining Aliss Uren was among Uie residents of Laik smith who paid a bnef \\isil 1o INaruvmo tins aftfinonii. ���������Mayor Planta, of Nanaimo, was visiting in Ladysmith this morning, returning home on the noon tram. Judge Huirison a'rived in town on the noon train today. ���������o Mr. Thos. JTeEwan, who has bivjn in town the last day or two s>.-ltliiig up his affairs, returned lo Nanaimo at noon today. Mr. McEwan, while at woik moving ������1k*1m-s from his old .store let a. hea\\y plank drop on his right foot, causing painful injuries to lhc same. He will he obliged to keep tho injuied mem her bandaged for some t-ime. O AT THE AI'.l'.OTRFORD V. A. Parrott, Vancouver Geo. Martin, Vancouver IT. B. Mor.ey, Vancoiucr W. A. Johnson, Vancouver Geo. 11. Harto, V'tjueouv^r, Judge Harrison, Victoria. . o 'Ibe Victoria Presbyte.y closed its meeting on Tuesday. This being lhe spring meeting a great lot oi lui-sin- mS-. liml to be transacted. (Ir.iiils were passed for all II12 Mission fields ainl appointments made lot' the nest year. One new field has hern added, namely Shavwiigan Lal:e, and a man' will ho svnt in. A call fiom \"'utu- beriand was presented to lire Rev. Mr. McGilvery, and accepted, induction of Mr. McGlivery lo lake place- on 'the 1-It'll March. The next ordinal v- meeting of thc Prtsbylierv will be held in Ladysmith in September. \"aonn S3S53SA j\\lr J. P ildi the \\Vliile Swan Soap Sewing \"Machine drawing which look place at James Hirst's Stoic, Nanaimo, No. Walls, of Victoria, at- ],J8C,-> M-.Us 1)ic ]U(;],V nl,m],Ci drawn, 'torncy for Mr. F. -on the noon train. Fletcher, arrived ,At the Church of England tonight His Lordship liishop Verrin will hold confirmation. Thoie are seven candidates. Mr. and Mrs. Irvine of Ibis city -went up to Nanaimo on a visit to Mrs. Irvine's pareiu-s this afternoon. Mr. T. Grea\\es> is fyst recovering from thc injury to his eyes .received in the .explosion of chloiide of lime at Blair & Ad a.m's store on Saturday. Mrs. J. Tale ami Mrs. Dave Murray went up to Naiiiiinio on today's noon train. and if the holder of this coupon will return0the same to the B 0. Soap Worl s, one of the beautiful suw,ug machines will he sent to them. Tub is Hit- last drawing for Sewing' Machines, tire niakcis nf White Swan Soap ha\\ing decided it would be more advantageous to their cr-si Olivers to exchange their wrappers foi premiums. Lists of 'these useful ar- tides can t bi* had at any Grocery store in the province. ��������� for Good Dressers-Our Stock of TIES is replenished every week- No Big Stock of one kind We will never shew you the same TIE twice, no \\ ma Iter how often ycu come-Thi Great deader this week Is the S1LH TUDUIAH Tlf Ifiey are BEAUTIES CALL . and .-rawim itrrv iiwmw: vun ������ fW OUK PREMIUM LIST w-' ���������\"?!' yon how to g . . of Bandsome Tic js in exchange for������������������ _ _ ��������� ��������� UPPEIS Ask your Grocer (for a Catalogue -caffisaessww'2 tmWunmame&ssas^uVBBSkwamssn^s^ SPRING What it is to Move and Get Things broken, lip. THEMi Walter* & Akenhead ir tvtvt ������������������iutrncnrw n- I\\Ir. and Mrs. Ail:en en me down from the Co.'l City on t'he moniins's (���������rain. \"Mrs. Rawlinson, of A. K. son & Co's., Nanamin. is ii looking up old friends. Smoke Little B. Cigars. IF there is anything you want in ttie Drug or patent medicine line you will find it at the Ladysmith Drug Store. .A PllENOarSFOX. A negro preacher while speaking to mi}audience of his viwn color chanced to make use inthe course of his remarks of the word' \"phenomenon.\" John- Tll'S raU,el: \\)m'/A^ se\\cral of his townlllOAIC'S' W,1������ at tne clo-Se of t!)e ., moetinp, asl^d lobe informed of its _ ' 1 meaning. Rev R Hoy1.- ie.tiuru-d on the noon I N(,t k������f-*winS quite how to'answer Victoiia, where he h,,s {hu teacher put them oil until the the PiesbyU'i-y tbe f,*Ilowine Sunday/ when he thus explained' \"If you see a cow, that's train from been nl lending: last few days. not a 'phenomenon ' A.bd, if you see a Capt. Cutler, master of the Collier _ b'iid lhat sings, that's not a\"pheno- Wellington, which auhed in port'menon,' either. But,\" he said, \"if from Frisco last night, went- down.vou see a c-oav sitting oil a thistle to Victoria on Aie morning, train. ���������o��������� M'S Neave ai������l son ai rived on the morning's train from Xamumo. Mrs. Neave was quite snrpiis.-d at the growth of the city since hei last visit heie. I' Ladysmith Temple \"no a, Sis ior*?. The team of the abntc requested lo lecel this Rath-bone. Temple are l*\\ eniiitr at and pinging, lime a bird, then that's a 'phenomenon.' \" ���������COLLINS IS FINALLY..- FOUND GUILTY: , San Francisco, Feb. 27i.���������George D. Collins has rim his course. Retribution, which the brilliant attorney by means and ways marvellous, but dis- hon-o-rai'iile, ^voiiied ro-r. so nmny years Iras overtaken him. Today in the superior court of California a jury of twelve men declared Irim guilty of rBmssfflE3BgS3BEB%Ema&^tB&s������FZ 6 in p. m sbatp For practice. The l>e.rjury. Tlioy reported their verdict Nanaimo Captain is flown to assist aft'*-*\"-* deliberating- but an hour oa the inthe work. testimony offered, .curing five days; . . trial. Collins, true to hrs instinctive (habit of giving battle i.0 anything savoring of justice, will appeal to the Supreme Court. ' ' Collins Was tried a short time ago on the charge of perjury by a jury which, rumor had it, had. boen tampered with, and failed to agree on a verdict, four of its members voting *to acquit the iiefcndanl-. A new charge was prefcrnMl against him, a charge growing out' of Collins' sworn statement in bis'answer 1o his wife's (Chariotta Newman) suit f0r mninle- iiance, that ho hud married her in May, ,1.88!). This denial was made in tlie face of the evidence of the priest who tied tlie knot, members of Mrs. Collins' family and the man who acted as grocmsman, all of whom IcslifiiNl that the marriage l<*n\\ place us Mrs. Collins alleged. ��������� p BROOKS' PHOTOGRAPH J STUDIO Is Again Open VICTORIA CRESCENT opposite Fire Hull. Nanaimo, B. C. To avoid this I have decided *\"o sell out my entire Stock jf-Furmiture, Glassware, Dishes, Cooking Utensils, at a Great Sacrifice, from 10 to 20 Per Cent Discount for Cash Only are constantly arriving and our Latest Additions are Lovely Assortmcjiits ol FANGY CURTAINS TAB! I COVERS MUSUNS) FURMIURE GiMP RJRNiTURE FRINGE LOUNGf 60VERIN6S SHOES, S SHOES Our^Spring Blouses, Millinery and Ladies' Neckwear will be opened oui at an 3 early date SIMON LE1SER&C0 GATACKF. ST liADYSMMH ., m*n*mgmmmm^mmggpp49no*Ka^ One hundred Pairs of (Maple- Leaf) A UN I KG R1I0K.S, with or without J Nails. Moro than three hundred Pair of I.AU1KS', JMKNS -and CHILDREN *i' SHOES will be sold IIK11A WULI-^S OF COST. Tlu-i. -*ale will continue from yauiniay the 17th lo Saturday the CI. ���������O- IT KUUN1TURK mWMrJnU' itJit*^-* STORE AS. S3ETERSOiM, .-3th AVENUE &��������� ROBERTS Street. day, the strikers were more confident than'ever of victory. : \"We have won one point at least\" -aid Prcsidcn.1 Manning. \"Two of the oldest operators- in Uie companyjs employ have joined, our ran.Us since Satiu-di'V eveninj*. Besides reduciri(f the availahlc num.lier ot operal'ors which the company has left, they will be missed hy the company from the fact that they were 'niomtoi' girls, and well versed- in the details of the business and instructing new operators.,. .-. ��������� \"f expect .Vice-President Suilivan- will be here Wednesday morning, and then there will probably-be change in tho situation. Yes, dcrstand that the company Jias a couple -of men at work on the inside. Their services are no CvS arc working on'-' the case with great secrecy, but it is. ���������understood they expect to make one or more arrests in the very near fu: turc. I It seems likely, from developments I Croat enemy of live cotton plant. The inserts were shipjod in \"-lass tubes, pronerly iiieasott. The ants will be (l'istri:!'.i!tcd throirgfli theKoutlvwest, where limy are needed, from New Orleans.���������Charleston' Post. about twTiitv-hv.e-trouble reports-ev ..,,,, , . , ., + ,,, .��������� , , ,.���������, 0ri-���������^ vvin.t- which leaked out yesterday,, that the erv dav to be looked after. What . * -u ��������� ,. ; . , '���������ii ���������+ 4 ;��������� o ro^w dnv������ niuri ercr who took tbe\" life of John these will amount to . a few dajs him of his for- can be easily imug.ned. | .^^ ^ .^ ,J(J caught aml ,>r'er to investigate he nvysteri- their praises of 15n-| ** ������^*>-onud.r.g the death of be,, un CiiWiiui'v 'football. The game was ^ ^ W& ��������������� ^7 way possible Smoire Little B. Cia-ars'.-' flnnligiit Soap is better than otaer *oap������ but is best when used in the Sunlight way. Buy Sunlight Soap aud follow directions. SUBSCRIBE Montreal A CAR ���������6t��������� FINE NEW tf-i i TO F KK -D' ^'^VE played on the Berkeley cuiniius, and ��������� leading players of; the tw-o coast universities were so impresKcd with the fast, open play, that they expressed a hope it would be introduced in th-0 calendar of sport in that section One authority, speaking ofthe first game he liiid ever seen, says: \"u have no hesitancy in saying.it is a Tar better game than the American college- game, as we have hud it m its highly developed stale within Uie last b-w years. There is not in English Rugi.y the same clash of hc;'f, the: ������������������t'.ainy si raining of two highly or.-; ;vaiii;.i*d machines, but Something fai\"! Terday that the. man- \"they susiicct is not .in San Francisco, but somewhere. in the Sacramento Valley. His-, movements arc being closely watched by these private detectives. The startling disclosure that- two men were with John Stinson the, last time, he went lo his.safely deposit box in the l\"ti.ion Trust- company was made y. st-crday. In this box Stinson wa.s known to have n large sum of ready '.cash,, government bonds and priva-le stocks. lie last visited this l:ox on August 12, 1K!)S, u. vseaiit month before bis 1 ody was '\"wo L--to .U-.e��������� lfmuihj -and Herald Weekly'Star Now ������������������nnd get tlie boiler and more inspiriting. Thc foun,] floating in Stow Lake. open formation, the wonderful possi-j m.-n aec-ompanied him as far as he hilily for sensational jilays���������not one; eorner of Montgomery and \"Alarkr t or two in a game, but one or two'streets and stopped there while Stin- ������AY i -.0. I it 1 MBBMBESSBBBm TELEPHONE STRIKE. A Vtuicoiiver dcsf-aleh dated yesterday sa\\s: Matters are still at a standstill between Hie olficials of the I'.ritish Columbia Telephone Company and its striking employees. The com (ja-uy is giving , a fairly- satisfactory service, and pending the arrival of Mr. M. .1. Sullivan of San h'ranoiscrj j no i overtures looking toward asetlle- Pjment of llu-dispute have been made hy the strikers. Officials of the ��������� company staled they had no statement to give out today .beyond the fact thai ',su-lnic-ritiers were being served as usual, as if ivo\\(hiiiig in the way of a strike bad happened. They preferred to let the service speak for itself. The company'also claims to have secured Key j oral workmen, who are now- empl-iy- i,'ed looldiiff af ler',. the details o; the ��������� e.<|uipinent on the inside.' I President William Manning of the : local l';iecfrical Workers' Union, in I speaking for that, union as well as . the striking members of the Telc- Hione Operators.' Auxiliary, said although there was practically no V& change in the situation since Satur- i-n a game, but one or two streets iilmos'i evi-ry . miiiulc���������mate Rugby, son entered the Union Trust building just as interesting tothe non-par I i-i Stinson came out a few minutes la- Han obscirvi-r as to the ninn wrhose ler and joined his .I'oMip.'iniu\"..*;. They college! is represented on Hhe field.���������| walked up Post street and then went Beautiful Supp! ement 5;ubscriptson*? ta en at KNIGHT'S BOOK STORE After'this date the price for bread delivered at my Customers' houses will he FIVE CENTS per loaf- 20 loaves for a dollar. My read is guaranteed thc best made. Shops run hy white help, should receive vrhi le peoples' patronage so long as they are properly conducted. i solicit a trial as your Baker. ' C. R. DOCILE, 'I'll E WELLINGTON BAKERY W.G. Fraser MerchantTailor, (1st Avenuet Fall Stock on hand. Call early and get your choice Stoves We are making them oi*th ��������� IW^J ^^1 $ V s' Newest j������l\"aLUri* anti^L- Styies. ilfc.l-! WE DO ALL KINDS OF FOUNDRY WORK Our Prices are Reason a ble SEE OUR NEW STOVES IN 11LAIP. AND /\\DAM'S W1N1/OWS. J.and at Lsdysmith'Hardware'Company LADYSniTH IRON & STOVE VvriJ2iivj>lon, Prescriptions filled promptly at. Ibe Ladysmith Pharmacy. r>l(),0C0 MQLT1PLIED BY FOUR ������������������Continual from page One coiiiit^~?^u\"TlA(H'(l.'wbich Mr. Lar s'en . paid him.; '.' in rejily. to Mi'.'''MeDonalii witness.. sai11 that he did not expect to meet. j\\lr. Lai-s;n at Montreal. ; Mr.- Lai'-' sen -knew witness was going there. ������ Asked by Mr. lUcUonald as to lhe ownership of the lauds on tin*-mainland in . which witness'held .a sixtecn- tlr interest, \"Mr. Anderson said that lie could not- say \\vho owjied the, oth- , er interests in the- lands. 'In-reply-to Mr. Ross, witness said tlmt he had in ;\\ icw forming a'co'-in'c tich with the Grand Trunk.-Paciiic. lie-was loo!7������T3^,zzaESS3tt\\-2t:Zvamiiriam~;mMim-z~ B.-FORCIMHER (ivsmilb and w resident in La- prepared to take pu- I WATCHMAKEW, JEWELER, OPTICIAN First Avenue, X X X Ladysmitli, B. C pi Is . eially O. BOX 223 llarmony and Theory a Spe Terms, etc., on appl������caticn. A. HOWE,gofCHEIVlAINUS, has opened the MEAT- MARKET lately run by W. Ward, on Roberts street WITH A|jFULL ]LINE OF FIRST GLASS*A1 'nd Ssirssge a f pccfalty A TRIAL SOLICITED A. HOWE Phone SO nrrrw'-acflstrtrBM'ji ���������Ktujyc*' i./ia 11, Solicitor, Etc. ifiiisy h Loan *ve,jU8 - UUVSVI I PAINTING AND PAPERHANGING Neatly and Artistically Done S. ROEDONG I* f* H Orders Promptly Executed - LADYSMITH"@en, "Titled The Ladysmith Daily Ledger from 1905-01-04 to 1905-04-06, and 1905-07-20 onward. Titled The Daily Ledger from 1905-04-08 to 1905-07-19

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