@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "3d84a4f2-3292-46ab-a7d4-d442e2030157"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2011-07-22"@en, "1902-12-19"@en ; dcterms:description "The Kootenay Mail was published in Revelstoke, in the Columbia-Shuswap region of southeastern British Columbia, and ran from April 1894 to December 1905. The Mail was published by the Revelstoke Printing and Publishing Company, and its longest-serving editor was J. Livingstone Haig. In 1906, the Mail merged with the Revelstoke Herald to form the Mail-Herald, a staunchly conservative paper that eventually folded due in part to competition from a more liberal competitor, the Revelstoke Review."@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xkootmail/items/1.0181287/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note " a ������-��������������������������� r provin������W Libnry 1^ ID? r-i���������'-������ 77/������ 01/? ESTABLISHED ��������� REVELSTOKE. B.'C, DECEMBER 19. 1902. $2.00 Per Year /���������������* 'H Shoes, Hosiery,,Suspenders, Ties, Underwear, etc p fy \" All above linos are up-to-date goods it will 'pay you to see $ them before purchasing elsewhere. We also carry ������ Trunks. Valises, Sweat Pads,-Oil Coats, Oil Hats. Water-proof Sheets, etc Weekly Shipments of Fresh Creamery Butter, and Eggs. ,. Our Teas and Coffees are taking the lead���������try them. 1 !l!& ' a \"Era \"O \"in* Front Street, 'JBE Revelstoke, B. 0. to 'choose'-from is, what every Christmas person wants when buying present ' , Poets . \"WE. .BULATAE I Wc have made a specialty of Souvenir Goods and -Novelties at Low Prices.- .''\"., We have 'made a specialty of high clatss< Chocolates and other Confectionery. Ladies'' Chatelains. Ebony Sets.. Fine Perfumes and many other presentation Books. ��������� W\"ALTBE BE' DRUGGIST AND STATIONER. NEXT HUM!*: CLOCK. <$\" ������ro^ ��������� .hot . Glomes, etc. <%> Jrrtce*s <*������ ^ Ki^e-Oelstofie .Station, B��������� C, #n Tioyj and Children's Overcoats and Winter Clothing at r������ /������ ffo a E Thin E-'M- Don't put iloll\" ton lulo and Ciitch cold. And do noi hny a cheap, shoddy,one. They never look well, Let, us make you n coal, (hat vvill please you. \"We can do il. ro Preparations at the Stores. Revelstoke in a Splendid Position io Cater for the Holiday Trade. 'K. JI. ALLUM '��������� ' ms an excellent assortment of ladies' and 'children's watches suitable for Christmas, and a good stock of novelties. nouitXE I5K0S. have imported-a very fine lot'of Limogc china ancl arc'showing [a very nice slock of all kinds of glassware, and fancy china. In Christmas groceries; they have the larg'c-t and best'.stock they have ever shown. Messrs. Bourne have also a full stock of Christie Brown fancy biscuits and cakes, Robertson's chocolates,- candies and bon bons. In fruits they have Japanese oranges, California oranges and lemons, all varieties of nuts, cranberries ravins, almoncls,candied peel, and everything for Christmas cooking. . The firm has also a full stock of grunileware, tinware, retc., for serving the dainties of the\"-'Christ- nias season. IIOHAC'E JIA.WNIXC; has opened up a splendid stock of nuts', fruits'and confectionery', ancl and has put in a good supply of homemade toffies ancl candies, than which there is nothing more toothsome on the market, ' Mr. Manning is also agent' for the Singer sewing machines,\"of which he keeps- ti stock of machines from the handsome drawing 'room cabinet to (he drop-head, top box and hand machines,' ancl from this slock a fine present \"for the home can be selected. J-\". ri. WELLS ias a fine slock of-pipes, etc.. toilet requisites, underwear, boots' and; rubbers. , ' ��������� . .1.' I W00DIIOW expects-' to have in an'amplc stock, of turkeys, poultry,' and has in readiness a good supply'of fish, fresh meals and small'iroods. , . s. - ^ JIOHKIS rt STEED liabvc a large stock of'.crockery, fancy ancl Japanese, pipe*, cigar holder.-, lops, dolls,* fancy goods, Xmas groceries of all description?; cranberries, rasins, almonds, peels of all kinds, currants, tea sets, chocolate and cocoa sets, jardiniers etc. ' I?. M. SMYTIIE is showing mearchaum and fancy pipes of all descriptions, Peterson's patent smokcrscabinets. B. B. pipes, imbcr mouthpieces and silver mountings,fancy mercchaum cigar lubes, fancy B. B. companions, two pipes in a case, large variety big stem cigar * cases. Manila and Havana cigars, slock .of Robertson's candy, bon bons in boxes, English and union cigarettes. The best pipe in the store will be awarded lo the winner,of the coin-, petition which he i������ arranging for his Christmas purchasers. 1 i i , , ,u. HOW.'-O.N* & co. have a fine stock of rockers, pictures, fancy furniture. ��������� fancy chairs, centre tables, dressers, sideboards, stands, etc. < _ ' \\V. REWS. has opened up a very complete stock of Eouveincr novelties, including medallions, cups and .saucers, c.eam 'and sugar dishes, fancy trays, canoe paddles, shells, etc., also a full line of cards ancl calendars, chnttelainc bags, scent bottles, perfumery in large ancl varied assortment; limogc china, chocolates in great variety, diaries for 100.5. fountain pens, poets and presentation books of different kinds^ bibles nnd books of hymns and pray' rs for llie different denomination? represented in the city. WAII CII ONO has opened an attractive stock of ..Japanese ancl Chinese novelties in his .stores on Front street ancl Mc- Kenzie Avenue. The stock includes silks, bamboo work, crockery, fruits, candies, silk dressing gowns etc. ��������� wixc; ciifxr; makes a specialty of Chinese and Japanese goods, having a choice .-election of silks, lanterns, cups, saucers, plates, lea sets, screens, walking canes, candies ancl chocolates, vases, umbrella stands, trays, and fruit. He has also imported a siock of lettuce and olher salads. , TAYLOR liHOS. it OEOKfJE LIMITED havo a good stock of Christmas rasins. art goods, table covers, piano ancl chair drapes, fancy Mouses with medallion effects,-lace insertion and linen effects in blousc-s with collars attached, Shetland, blouses in all shades,furs, etc. Thestockinchides a magnificent selection of carpets.. J: k. wood. ' is showing fine lines of centre ttbles, rockers for Christmas, candies', etc. uejd & youxg , '. are making a general display of goods suitable for ,the. season, including furs, ties, belts,1 silk drapes, handkerchief ancl glove cases, ladies' silk blouses, ladies' and gents' ties, ladies' ancl gents' gloves, women's and children's jackets, fur jackets and full line of men's furnishings. '* j. a. miller *fe'co. 0 are showing a splendid assortment of toys with mechanical movements, steel trains, , horses, carls, games etc. Dolls are in, great variety from 10'cents to $10. Tliere are perfumes and alomisres in all varieties. A choice assortment of Xmas presents is shown in manicure sets in ebony, ebony mirrors, English satin lined work baskets, -d-iinty8 glove and handkerchief boxes in celluloid. Jn confectionery there is a choice stock of Lowney's famous chocolates ancl bon bons, (name on every piece),also'Smith's crackers, specially imported for,the holiday trade. , ' W. li. SMYTHE has his windows set out attractively with the good things to be obtained within in the shape, of chocolates and candies of all kinds.' THE iiEVKLSTOKE W1XE ct SI'IIUT CO. are making a specialty of putting up ca-*cs of liquors for Christmas. .1. n. CIIESSJIAN .' has a good stock of worsteds ancl 4 y? dress' order?, suitings for the season's REVELSTOKE CLUB. 9 ^ \\ If You Want the Best and Purest Selected Tea that money can bny, J packed to ' retain its natural aroma and flavor, free from the contamination of the odors of sur- ' ,' rounding articles, get ', o Ting Ling Package Teas i i) They come in pounckair light leaded packages perfectly pure. _ , ,. i i ' One Pound Makes Over., 200 Cups, 50c per Pound i For sale onlv al 1 Bourne Bros'; - G, rocery Store ��������� EVEnyTHIfTG JVE.W Suitable \\for and yoxing Herewith we reproduce a \"ciil of the Kilpatrick block, which is to be used as the club rooms by, the club' now' being, organized. The lower floor is occupied by J. A. Miller & Co., druggists and stationers, and the upper floor will be fitted up for club rooms. If further accommodation should be necessary the upper floor of the Downie block, adjoining, will be aclded to' the club rooms later on. Representative Meeting Held At Sandon. it, \\W j groceries including fancy ! nuts, confectionery, plum puddings, I peeks uf all kinds, oranges, canned ���������w -j . ., ��������� 'iroods. In lhe drv coods depart- i* aSillOHa/Dle i'\">!('nt I\"'otl.v triumphal arches have i been erected. The season's stock I includes arl cushion covers,Japanese rjn alios*. A thoioughly representative meeting of those interested in silver-lead'mines was held-in Sandon last week. The Great .Western, Silver Cup and Triune were represented by D. G. Forbes ; Metropolitan by. j. A. McCrossan and Paradise by R: R. Bruce. The following resolution was unanimously adopted : \"Whereas, the silver-lend industry of British Columbia, notwithstanding the unusual richness, the proved continuity of the veins, and tho * favorable natural conditions, which, if not nniclionated, will end in total stagnation, and Whereas, the lead mining camps of the United .Stales, and particularly those in the adjoining state of Idaho, are, nnd for years have been enjoying great prosperity, duo to a protective tariff conserving the homo market,'and Whereas, the silver-lead mining .industry has been for some years of national importance, and, u ti lefts allowed to decline, will speedily attain to a much greater degree of importance, benefitting by its increased j expenditures the trade and advancement oi both eastern and western Cannd.i, and Whcreas.our domestic market for the. manufactured products of lend is chiefly supplied from the products of ores mined in Mexico and Europe; where the labor coot of production is much lower than in this country: a condition of affairs permitted by' tho 'wholly inadequate protection affoided by the existing tariff; while the pi ices of white lead, lead pipe, sheet lead and shot.in the Dominion of Canada, are approximately equal to the prices charged for the same commodities in the Ignited States,all to the detriment of the producers, consumers and transporters of lead in this country, and Whereas, under the existing tariff, little or no protection is afforded to ' the lead producing industries; whilst adequate protection is afforded to all other industries of equal importance, known to us, and .Whereas, these conditions result in the exportation of a preponderance of our crude ore nnd bullion, the former lo American smelters nnd the latter lo the markets of the world; there lo enter into co'iipefition with tho products of cheap European and Mexican labor, and* the surplus product of 7 the protected lead industry of the United Stales. Therefore, we, lho silver-lead inineis of the East nnd West Kootenay districts of British Columbia' in convention assembled, do hereby leconiniend and respectfully urge the enactment of a tariff act whicii vvill afford ample protection to the producers, manufacturers and transporters of dead, thereby creating and fostering a new nnd expansive home industry'calculated to benefit nil classes hy tho_stiinillation of national trade and commerce.. Having in view the interests of the producers, manufacturers and consumers of lead, we would recommend a duly equal (o (hat imposed by the United Slates, viz: On lend in ores J h cents per pound. On lead in bullion, pig's, bars'and old lend, 2J eenls per pound. ��������� On lend in sheets,pipe and shot-,ctc, 2A cents per pound. \"On white lend, etc., 2Jj[ cents per goiind. > On all other products of lend ns provided in the Dineley tariff act of July 2llh, 181)7. Provided always (lint if any lime il shall he proved-Unit a combination has been formed for the purpose of unduly increasing the charges made for smelling lend ores produced in Canada, or for refining or, marketing lend bullion, or if tho charge for smelting nnd refining in Canada is proved exorbitant, then the Governor General in Council may at his discretion permit the admission into Canada of lead bullion smelted and refined, or smelted and refined in foreign countries from Canadian lend ores, upon payment of an luhiilorom duty of IS per cent upon the cost of such smelting nnd refining. And lhe .secretary is hereby instructed to forward copies of tho foregoing resolutions lo the senators and member-\" of the Dominion parliament, representing British Columbia, with the request that, they present the same to the Federal Government as a memorial with their endorsement. Five delegates wero appointed, comprising of Byron N. While, H. li. Alexander, .T.a'mes Cronin, G. AV. Hughes and S.S. Fowler to accom jiany our member,Mr. Galliher ancl members of boards of trade to Ottawa lo piess our claims. IMTO*RTE'D GQQT}.S��������� The newest on the market, and somethinQ\" to please everybody. IJV TzOy+J*���������We have the largest stock and\" most novel \" ' in rhe mechanical line. \"��������� ��������� Oi/i^ \"DOLLS���������See them and gel quotations. WHE11E WE LEAD��������� Is in the line of PERFUMES,* \" and ATOMIZERS'. .All the French lines of-\"Perfumes and odors to suit every nerson. ' OtirAto'm- ��������� . r 1 u K , . izers excel everything,- heino' dainty and the newest- designs.' . UfiE flRyPEST���������I'n'the lines'of, Manicures and Toilet 1 Sets, both iii Ebony ancl Celluloid: ��������� .,.-,.' COJVFECTIOJVE'RJ/���������A full line p������the celebrated jJow-\" . n.eyj>lfjoiicls lA l.������o--<-1 - cornpIeie Iine~of \"Robertson s',~ t the favorite Bon-Bons of the East. Tom Smithes ��������� ' Crackers a specialty, ��������� ,.,'���������' J. A. Miller tSl~Cc., StZZrl - kilpatriok: block, * KEVELSTOKE. b. o. 4* 4- 4- 4* OODS CARVING SETS, in cases or in nail's. ��������� SILVER PLATED GOODS Soup Tureens, Biscuit Jars*, Tele-a-Tele .'.ets, Butter Dishes, Fickle Jars Tea Sets, Glass Cni'-ts, Jelly ami linn I3on Dishes, Cake Baskets, . Children's .Mugs, Napkin Rings, Nut.Ciaekers. * ' SILVER PLATED CUTLERY Knives and Forks in sets. Ghildien's Knife, Fork and .Spoon in Plated Ivory and Pearl Handles. Berry Spoons Sugar .Shells. Butter Knives, .Scissois in cases,.Itazois in cases. SHATES. HOCKEY STICKS. PUCKS. --H^#\"M-f##\"W^^^ juocr/Leds <&u ,Gi���������i4������Mir7is6 CtsTld/ dyt������c<^0-tlrS . I Vour Scale of Wages can he raised lo higher Xote.-i-BANK NOTES. The International Correspondence-Schools, SCItANTON\", I'A. ' can train you in your -spare litlle by mail to inriv.isc your value lo yourself by inci ci-uig your value lo other:-. We offer instruction in the following Mibjectt*- Moch.-niic.il, Sleain, Electrical Civil, .Srmilaty and Mining Engineering: Shop and Foundiy Fun-lire: Mechanical Drawing Archil' rime. Architect lira 1 Drawing, BhiniLiiig, Healing, nnd Ventilation, Sheet Metal .vork. Telephony, Tcleg-raphy, Chemistry, Ornamental Design, Lettering, Sign Fainting, Bookkeeping Stenography, English Dianche-s Elect lo-Therapeu tics French, German and Spun Mi (with phonograph). 10 per cent discount allowed to thos-e sending in Lhis advertisement. Address W. H. McDOUGALL Local Repiet-entaUve, P. 0. Box ISO, Nelson, B. C. -. i ;. G '���������!���������&.( I \"i irr^-^Jr^rVj^aLi^^jr,irf>������*n ^���������J^f.a^-iUa^^&.^lirt.lsi; Azrjvfe^ii/wiijwii'wt*^-, ^b ',,':-','i'. ���������' ''���������#-:���������, :-���������& ri J t of month; .subscriptions payable in advance. CORRESPONDENCE invited on matters of public interest. Communications to Editor mu-t be accompanied by name of writer, not nccc������.-arily for publication, but as evidence of good faith. Correspondence must reach the office by Tuesday evening. Address .' ' > Thk Kootenay Mail, Phoiie No. 13. Revelstoke, B.C. We request oup numerous readers to favor us with their assistance in 'making the KOOTENAY MAIL the most valuable; advertising- medium In the Kootenays by giving the preference, when making purchases to those Arms who are regular advertisers In the KOOT- ENAY MAIL. Reserves and Other City Matters. The following is the reply sent by 3. S. McCarter, city' solicitor', to G. memoranda recently CITY AGENTS. Copies of Tub Mail may bc'obuincd from the following city agents: J. W. Rkxnktt. an ad a Dkug & Hook Co. t\\ li. WKM.S. H ARVEY & McCARTER ���������BARRISTERS, SOLICITOUS, ETC Offices : Molsoxg Bank Rlocxc, Rkvki/ '���������; . STOKE, li. C' ' Money to loan. . \", Offlccs: RevcUtokc, B.C.; Fort Steele, R. C. , Geo. S. McCaktkk, ' Revelstoke, li. C. J. A. Hahvi-y, Kort Steele, R. 0. I E MA-ISTRE & SCOTT, Barristers. Solicitors, Notaries Public, Etc. , . First Street. Revelstoke, B.C. G M. Sproat'; published : \"I may say that the Council and Board of Trade some time ago took up with the Government the question of establishing some better means of communication with.the opposite side of.the Columbia river, but the conclusion arrived at by the Government appears lo have been that the present.conditions do not warrant such a large expenditure, as would be involved in building a trallic bridge there. You will therefore see' that, with reference to the first item of. your memorandum, the Council and citizens are in no way at fault as suggested by you. With reference to yourcomplaint that the city is severed for a mile by a railway embankment without a legal crossing 1 may point out that there are at present in use between the Columbia river bridge and the C. P. R. station at least six crossings of the railway track, namely the .underground crossing at the bridge, the crossing north of Wales St., crossing to Long's brewery, the crossing' to, TurnrossV place,,Campbell Ave. and McKen- zic Ave. crossings. Therefore, as matters stand, the citizens are not badlv off for cross SCHOOL LANDS. < By G. M: Sproat. The first time* I met the late, Sir Hugh Allan, in Montreal���������then old and rich���������he was busy with some project of a city park,-and I remember his saying \"is it riot strange. Mr. Sproat, that men in cities often seem to forget, or disregard, the fact that, as a rule, tlie majority of' the population consists of women and children who need a pleasant, accessible resort as a supplement to the home?\" The question surprised me, a' newcomer from old London, (the city of. parks and Elysian suburbs) where land is dear,vfor I could riot think it applicable to new countries where land is comparatively cheap. Travelling afterwards, ' however, ��������� observantly, through Canada and the Slates, I found that Sir Hugh's remark was just, and I was not long in recogni: zing the broader fact that (outside of the domestic sphere of course) it is precisely in new countries that the selfishness ancl greed ,of the male human animal are more apparent. In founding Nelson, I laid off a lovely park in the middle of the town. The Government sold it next year for a trifling sum. Sitting now ������������������ While these'erossings, or some of them, are not legal' crossings^-, the E DWARD A. IIAGGEN, Mining. Engineer, (Mem. American Institute Mining Engineers) (Mem. Canudian Mining Institute.) ' Revelstoke, B. C. Examination of and reports on Mineral Properties a Specialty. city authorities have not er annum on the excessive\" capitalization, of from- two ancl one-half, to three times the co=t of the road. Against this it was urged that it woulcl bear very heavily on,the stockholders of the C. P. R.' That, however, hacl nothing to do with the matter. The rates charged by the railway hacl borne hardly ������������������ on the people for a long time without causing any worry to' the stockholders. The WOMAN'S FRANCHISE. The following is the petition to T. Taylor, ML. 1*. P., circulated by R. Tapping in favor of woman's franchise: ���������'Wc; the citizens of Revelstoke, are greatly in favor of the married ladies being granted the right to vote in all our municipal elections, and whereas the married ladies are interested in the payment of taxes, street improvements and all matters pertaining to the good welfare of the community, mere , especially in the school, and the moral improvement of the citizens, therefore we would urge your Government'to make amendment to, the municipal act to grant-the wives of ''all the men that, have a vote in the city her franchise, also without her being a property or householder. Trusting your Government vvill give this matter earnest consideration, your petitioners, etc.\" '\". \" s. aivn������i^:^LH:o35r Has takeu ovor the Blacksmith, Wheelwright and Implement business carried on by W. Mollison at Revelstoke. Wagons Made and Repaired. The Best Carriage Woods Kept in Stock Tools,Sharpened. , Shoeing,a Specialty. Chatham -Wagons' iind Sleighs. W. M. Gray's Cutters, Buggies and, Express Wagons. McCoruiick Mowers and Reapers. Copp Bros.' Plows, , Harrows, Cultivators, Potatoe Diggers, etc., etc. POLITICS. freight rates were excessive, especially to inland points. ��������� The only possible hope of cheap transportation woulcl be through the Government building tho line'. thk' lead problem,.. ' As regards the agitation over the lead problem which was going on in this country, as an outsider who was. very much, interested in the Kootenays, he did not see how either bounty or duty woulcl be of permanent [assistance. Past experience had shown that the plac- of1 new. duties did but little to the people at large, except in an occasional insignificant' instance. What he believed woulcl be the solution , in Manitoba should ' also work ' here. \" If the Government itself woulcl build a refinery and refine the lead at cost and give the producer practically cost freight rates to the market, than no protective, duty would be needed.' ' One duty here that has impressed him as most unjust was that on mining machinery.. 'd \" good ,\" Ex-Governor Ross has been elected for the Yukon hv a majority of nearly 1,000. Ex-Lieut-G'overbor Mclnnca is opposed to parly lines in Provincial politics. The nominations for Wost Yale did not take place on Wednesday owing to the writ not having arrived.' When the Canadian Northern legislation' did not pass as originally presented, Hon. Col. Prior tendered'\" his resignation to -his committee, who, however, refused to accept it.\" Says the Kootenaian: \"If wc tike the general concensus of opinion expressed by the press of British Columbia, it will be clear that the so ended opposition headed by McbV.idc is dead.\" ������������������ At a banquet at Halifax, IIon.'Mr., Fielding snid, on _the tnrili, it was ,a question of moderate nnd. reasonable tnrili' against high nnd excessive duties which prevailed under the National Policy. Dr.'. Melnncs accuses' Sir Wilfrid Lnurier of going back on his promises on'the Chinese question, an'd says the Government considered the e.tVect 'on C.P.R' revenue in excluding Chinese more than Lho welfare of tbe province; th;it.< the Liberal Government Inul made a.profit out'of Chinese of $1,022,- 970; thiita the surplus over revenue taken from the province in the lust ten years was $12,-103,G19, and now amounted to about $2,000,000 a \"year; that Sir Wilfrid Lnurier hnd done .less than the Conservatives in the way of cabinet representation for British Columbia. ' ,( ��������� Wholesale and Retail ���������'''.. . V . Meat Merchants. Head Office, Abattoir and Cold Storage: <^^ss**\"Calgary, Alberta ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS OF ANY MAGNITUDE EXECUTED Opmplete Installations Our Specialty ��������� '\" Finest Class of Machinery ..... The Hinton Electric Co. Limited VICTORIA and VANCOUVER. ] hiive experienced a wondeiful result in usiiia- Ripans Tabules. I vvas seriously idl'ected with indigestion and hi-ai-thnrn. A friend suggested, Hying Rip;ins���������and I was surprised al the improvement. On making application a few years ago for policy of insurance, 1 was refused on account of a weak heart, but the same company passed nie recently, iind I give Ripans Tabules credit foi the health i am enjoying. I can certainly recommend thein,to any one suffering vvith palpitation'of* the heart or indigestion. The ��������� Conservatives ran the Masonneuve election on the Manitoba School Question and the injustice that, has been done to French-Canadians by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, ancl brought Archbishop Langevin to back thorn up. In the west the same party charges that the government is run entirely in the interests of French-Canadians and Quebec. It is time Conservative campaigners let the corpse of religious bigotry and racial prejudice rest in peace. What has gone high tariff policy wrong wilh the which Mr.Borden advocated in west? the COMMERCIAL Moscrop Bro.s. are very successful in the making of coils for hot water installations, ..These coils cim be adapted to fit almost any stove. |The firm are also.ready to make acetylene gas plants; which are .so well suited for the lighting of hotels. They have on view at their workshop a 30-light plant which.' they have constructed, and which is of exceptionally compact design. THELEADPROBLEM Suggestions of a Leading Manitoba Merchant. *J vj A Macdonald, of Winnipeg, speaking of the lead.question, says: \"I think necessary machinery should be put on the free list, al least as far as Briti.-h Columbia ' is concerned. The Federal Government is giving hundreds of thousands annually in the way of bonuses for the development of the iron and steel industry in the cast, and are giving a rebate almost equal to the duty on raw material for the benefit of eastern manufacturers. Why, then, should .mine owners not be allowed to import, free of duty, the machinery that is necessary for, the development of their mines ?' There is a' good deal of agitation over the lend problem; and how it is to lie solved is the question, but solved it must bc,and that soon. To my mind the best solution of the question is for the Government to build a refinery and refine tho lead at, .cost���������anange with the railways to transport tliu product of the refinery to the'differ- ent parts of the Dominion at, cost. In this way. the mines could be operated at a pro/it, and the price to the consumer would not be \"increased.\" '���������''���������,' ing done lhe generous, ancl therefore, the right, thing, by his fellow ratepayers, ancl found himself several thousand dollars in pocket, prospectively, through this decision of the 190*2 council. I noted the amount on the estate assets, and thought no more about the matter until, arriving here lately. I saw to my astonishment and I mav say. h'orror. that the city had built A LAH'-E RKICK SCHOOL HOL>E on block No. 53, the relation of which to, the Farwell estate yet determined, (owing to the dila ton* habit of the Dominion in correspondence) and the whole of whicii block .would make but a small playground. I begin lo doubt if the.mayor and councillors ���������none of whom (with the exception of Mr. Taylor) is known to me even by headmark���������ever can have been boys. A public school, without an ample playground, is liko a **claut scotch; LABORS CALL. ���������CHEWING- TOBACCO AT DRUGGISTS. The five-cent packet is . enough' for an'ordinary occasion The family bottle, sixty cents, contains a supply for a year. we W.M. Lawrence has life contract for the heating ofthc new drill hall. , Labor conditions in Britain are terrible 500,000 being out of work. Men fight for work at' the dockyard gates. Woolwich arsenal has discharged 2000 employes and will discharge 4000 more, and 56,000 members of the army reserve released from service swell the ranks of the unemployed. Teachers share their luncheon with the children at the c\"hst end schools out of sympathy with them. J. Pierpont Morgan says : 'T nnd men'like mc arc inevitable organizers oi the work oi the world. Our proceedings may not be'pleasant but they arc necessary. ,We are doing what miiofc be done, audit,is eventually for the interest.\"* of all the people. When 1H nol i tho time comes that the people resolve to take their own ��������� they will find the syatemization ready for them. You may call us Socialists, for that is the ultimate of what wc arc doing���������the taking over by the people of ,thc material of their life.\"' At the mines commission' evidence was given that, a mini who worked in the Markle mines for 30 years found wages were so low h* wns always in debt to the Company, nnd in 17,years he had only once received money in wages. lie had to deal with the, Company's store, arid prices were iron) 10 to 20 per cent, higher than olher places. A twelve-yenr-old bre.ikcr-hoy was working to pay oil'debt incurred hy his father, who wns killed in the mines. \" He .eceived no pay, but wn.s given due bill-,, showing the debt his mother wus incurring, such ns house rent, etc., wa^ growing fa'iler than he could reduce it, a., be wns only getting four cents- ;.ii hour. Because it is the best quality. ,_ Because it is the most, lasting chew. Because 't is the largest high grade 5'or 10c. 'plug. Because U\"e tag-* are valuable for premiums until January 1st 100L ' Because ������\"c guarantee every plug, and Because vour denier is authorized to ri'funrl your money if you are not satisfied. ' THE EMPIRE TOBACCO Co. LIMITED Kootenay Lodge No. 15A.P.& A.M. Have advanced in Price 50 per cent the last 60 days By Spring they will have advanced irfpricc One Hundred Per Cent. Could you find a Better Investment Anywhere? H. S. WALLACE, Manager, CAMBORNE TOWNSITE CO, if y The regular incolings arc held in the Jliis- onic Temple. I'oui'ik; Hall, on Llie third Monday in each month at S p. in. Visiliiifj: brethren cordially welcomed. U. OOltDON\" Sl-CUKTAKY. o' cauld porridge,\" a men say. PfRSt'INC THK I.NQUHtV f. found that the 1902 council*-has been strictly 'logical in its new policy of \"bother the land, what does the city want with land?\" for all tho land it has, or deems it has, for both school bouse and play- ground^ consists of G lots, together j 300 feet by 100 feet, on one side of j tbe alloy in block No, o3, nnd -i j The Voice lots, together of a somewhat less; Winnipeg, say.-: area, on the other side of the alloy, j of British Cofumbi.i No steps have been taken even to g.���������tiilatc(l ������po������ the close the alley, ancl 'whrn closed, the title to the. soil of it, as of the closed part of Wynn street, must be acquired from Mr. Farwell. The above is not the whole story, i Lawyers are not agreed that (he city's title is good, even to the REVELSTOKE LODGE, I. O. O. F��������� No 25. Regular meetings arc held n Oddfellows' Hall every Thursday night at eight -^- ^ r^, ~r*T-~z, o'clock. Visiting brothers i PS !��������� ������ ' The weather is a lot milder. Messrs. OM and Page have .arrived back for the Xmas holidays. There has heen six head of beef killed in this vicity this week. It is reported that the Genelle Co. will not operate here this winter as they can't secure the necessary men. Mr. Campbell, our minister, held services at Edgewood on the 10th and at Lindsay's store on the ilth. The meetings were well attended. > \"Vou.havo enemies, sir,\" he began abruptly, aud he looked so comical as be said this that I vvas rude enough to laugh. Ho was a' broad shouldered, square faced, weather beaten looking man,' with a florid complexion and a bulgy nose, irreproachably dressed iu the ver.v height of the fashion. But lie had' rather tho air of a second class tragedian, with his long, black, curly hair\" aud'.liis voice so deep aud so sol- - einfi as he conjured me to be serious. \"I reckon this is no laughing matter, captain. Guess your enemies will soon ' fix that. They mean mischief.\" Iio spoke it like a sentence of death and seemed very much in earnest, yet I could hardly take it seriously. \"Such a threat scarcely affects me. You see, it Is my business to risk my life. The queen has sometimes'\"en- , emics, and hers are mine.\" ... \"These 1 speak of are altogether your own,- captain���������people,-who grudge you\" your new .wealth'.\"' \"You have heard then?\" \"Heard!\" he cried, with great Ecorn. \"There is nothing I do not know about you, captain. *IIow did you .enjoy the 'summer ou the Cuyuui river, and were 'the maps you got nt Angostura' very useful to you?'' \"Hush, man, hush! \"Who nnd what are you? YVliat-tho.mischief are you driving at?\" ' ���������' By this time'we had eutcred Queeu Anne's gate' and -were at the door of thc'ollice. ' ��������� _ \"Is this your\"burcau?\" he. now asked: \"May 1 not go inside vvith you, only for one moment? Tho matter Is urgent.\" ' It,affects you very-closely, your danger is imminent. They are bound,\" these enemies, to do you an injury���������a terrible Injury.\" , *.-,,' . \"Oh, well, then, it must keep,\" I said petulantly.! ' \"I cannot give you\".any more time now; I am expected, here. I'suppose Sir, Charles has arrived?\" I ,, asked of the otlico messenger, old Ser- 'geant Major Penchey. \"Yes, sir, he has been here these three hours. ,IIe came���������on his bicycle ���������soou after 9 a. m., and he has asked for you, I .think, twice.\" \" ' ' \"There, your business must keep, Mr.\"- . . \"Great Scott!\" he roared. \"You lazy, ' ��������� idle youwj villain!\" \"for he was choleric, althoiigh'not cross grained. Under a stern face and rough manner he had. a kindly nature far down, for he did not wear his heart upon his sleeve, certainly not for an erring, subordinate, ��������� as he considered me just then. 1 felt rather sheepish and uncomfortable as ,1 appeared before the great man. The general was1 tall In stature, very ithln and straight,' while his strong, weather beaten face���������the deep bronze contrasting sharply with the bristling white mustachios and long', projecting eyebrows,,over fierce, steely blue eyes���������commanded rcsneet. '������ , To bo continued. MALAKWA. From Our Own (\"orresiiondcnt. Wood cutting 'is. the order of the d:1y\", ' The weather is all that could be desired. ,Mr. E. Erickson paid a Hying ��������� visit to Kevelstoke this week.. Wc hid a visit from the Presbyterian missionary, Rev. Mr. Parr. ' Tlie children are counting the days till the school closes and if I am not wrong more than they too. I see our postmaster has been under the weather again. We hope to sec him around in time for the coming festivities. Our local' J. P.. T. L. Woolsey, has once more shown his tale.it in deciding on a case just brought before him. One went up'and the other vvejit down, so it's likely pence will reign for a time. . - , , ,, Our Sunday School ''is organized again' for the winter. There are a few rules to be observed by those attending such ns \"Small Boots,\" \"Keep on the .'Same Road Even if You Don't go Homo Together.\" ** RAIL AND STEAMER cm- \"Snuyzcr. I bow to .your decision, but if you will permit, me,' I_ will call in Claries street'.this eveuiug at\"��������� \" \"If you must como, come about 5. Good day,\" aud I passed into the office. I shared my room at tbe \"intelligence\" with a colleague, Svvete Thorul.ill, of the artillery, a lively youth out of hours, but who stuck to his work man-* fully���������more so than any of us, aud we were by no means idle meu. \"Thought you were dead,\" he said shortly, and without looking up from his papers; \"wonder you took the trouble to comcat all.\" - ' \"--\"- \"I was detained ,by something special. Important business. Anyhow, it's no affair,of yours,\" I answered, rather nettled. \"Yes it is, when it throws, me out \"of my stride. I wish you'd make up your inind either to come or stay away altogether. There has .been a regular hue aud cry, for you all the morning, ,'flud I've''been disturbed abominably. I have those calculations of the comparative penetration of the new .projectiles in hnud, and they .take some doing.\" \"Well, keep your hair on. I don't want to disturb you. But who wns it, anyhow?\" \"The boss chief himself, Colllnghatn, Sir Charles. He has sent three times for you, and came in twice.'' Wanted you l'or something pressing. Novv. I believe, he is doing tlio job himself. . Wise man. Do it a blamed sight hotter than you or any man .lack of us.\" At this moment an oflice messenger came in with a huge bundle of papers, which he placed before i::*.* o:i my desk. They were enveloped In the usual green \"jacket,\" which meant extreme urgency, and on the outside vvas written, in a big, bold hand, \"Captain Wood���������speak.\" . \"He'll do most of the talking, I expect,\" went on Svvete Thornlilll maliciously. \"He's fit to he tied. Go in, man, lit once, and take your punishment.\" '\" The distinguished officer at that time, head and chief, of our department was , Major General Sir Charles Collingham, V. C, K. C. B., one of the most notable - soldiers of the day, ardent, fearless,- highly skilled, strong in counsel, foremost in the field, who had served almost everywhere, in all the wars, great nnd small, of recent years and hnd made a close study of the.science of his profession as well, lie laid travel- - ed far and wide, knew men and many cities, was as much at home at court as in camp, popular in society, which lie cultivated in his spare moments, although he allowed nothing to stand in the way of his work. The service came first, and first in tho service wns the all important, transccndenlly useful department,' as he thought It, over which ho presided. Sir Charles expected���������nny, exacted��������� n like devotion from us, his staff oili-* ccrs, whom in all mutters of duty he ruled with a ,'rod of Iron. None of us liked lo luce i*jin w������on .ho wus nut out. There are upwards of 29,000 ployes in the C.P.R..system. The contract has -been signed for railway construction through Valdoz and Copper liiver lo Yukon. ��������� C.P. It.'Agent Bcnoit has been fined $50 or a months imprisonment for unfair distribution, of ��������� cars ut Sinta- luta. The new C. P. R. steamer Princess Victoria'to run between Victoria and Vancouver, will havo a speed of 19 knots. The committee of tbe maintenance- 6f-way men will meet, General Su'pt. Marpplc nt 'Kcvel-toke' on' Monday when the1 new schedule asked for by the men will be presented. , * C.P.R. plans for next' year ' provide for new lines to- open\" 'iip territory, double tracking, new lines in Winnipeg, scheme of irrigation, which -will' reclaim two und a half million acres of land between Calgary and * Medicine Hat. Cii pi. Moc, who wns in 'cliarge . of the commissariat, at Kevelstoke, went south this week. Uo will be stationed at the const in future having been appointed to a position in connection vvVth the C.P.N. Co. His place here is taken by G. Mackay, of Vancouver. '-\"Tiie gain to maintenance-of-way. employes directly and indirectly due to'thc'efforls of the B.K.T.of A. within the past two voars in wages aloiio 'amounts to at least $2,500,000 per annum, to say nothing of the shortening of the work days on oyer 10,000 miles bl road. The Peniiyslvanin Railroad Company hns'arriingcd to expend $200,000,- 000\"in extending and' improving its lines, terminals and equipments. It bns also announced a flat increase of 10 per cent in the'wages oi all employes receiving less than $200 per month, which will bring its annual payroll up to the enormous figure of $10,000,000. ' The C. PbK. pension scheme goes into etVcct beginning of the year. Up- vyards cf 5,000 employes, from tlie humblest day laborer, on the road, will reap the benefit of the fund. \"In the Pennsylvania and the Vnnderbilt systems, employes have to contribute to the fund, but the Canadian Pacific vvill be untaxed, and should the capital sum which has been voted ns n nucleus prove insufficient,! n ftirthei amount will he voted by the shareholders. At the close or l ho C.P.R. trackmen's arbitration case Clin ncollor 1'oyd asked Messrs. Gutelius and Wilson what his services were worth Mr, Gutelius replied $500 to $1000. The Chancellor asked who wns to foot the bill. Mr. Wilson replied the company and the. men would each pay half. The Chancellor replied: \"I could not think of charging the men $1,000 or $500 either. Mr. Wilson, you send me a check for $150 and Mr. Gutelius,you do the same.\" Seventy new.rooms are being added to Glacier House in the. mountains; nl) nt Field nnd 10 at thchotel on Emerald Lake. Last season's traffic was so greatly in excess of the hotel accomodation that, the question of extension ll.-id to be, tal-en upVith vigor. It. is tbo desire of tbe. company lli-'t the passenger travel from the Orient���������the very best kind ol\" travel they have to deal with���������shall find ample nceoniodn- dnlion nnd every comfort. The people who make lhis journey are invariably wealthy, ahd they have great inllueiiCe iu i(-commending the route lotho very best people in Kngliind. Thi-\" is why (hi* ciiiiipniiy arc putting forth nil the eulerprise. thoy can lo ndd to the attraction!\" they ure uble lo oll'er. CAMBORNE. ������ New Buildings. The Ophir Lade Co. arc building a residence for Supt. I.nde on the mill- site, Camborne'is the most substantial looking mining town for its' age the writer has seen, the buildings being of a substantial character. ��������� \" * G. Lemon is putting up a fine business block on Wallace Ave. The ground floor will be used as a store and the upper floor will be available to let as offices.' *��������� J. McDowell has built a business block 30 ft. ,by 50 ft. ��������� Part of the lower floor will be arranged as a drug store to be occupied by Mr. McDowell's brother, * of Vancouver. The upper,floor avviil be used as a refreshment and entortainment hull..' The Hotel-Reception has been built on Wallace Ave. by G. Lemon. The main building is 26 ft. by 42,ft. with u kitchen and wash room 16 ft. by 26 ft. added on. On the ground floor of the main building arc the dining and bar rooms and office, on the first floor are dine rooms and on the third .floor space is provided for eight rooms, but this iloor will not be completed till spring. \" -, * \" A request, with your -address attached, is all that is necessary to obtain our new and handsomely illustrated catalogue. It will pal you in touch with the finest ������������iorlment of FINE JEWELRY in Canada. , The price, which ii plainly given wilh each article, ia the coat of the article delivered to you. We cheerfully refund your money if you deaire it. Office Furniture t A carload of Roller Curtain Office Desks just received���������nothing else in car. 12 Patterns, Prices $22.00 to $100.00 Name your wants for anything in Ollice or House Furnishings a mi what you can afford and we furnish samples and illustrations with full description free. Style similar to cut but nmeli better, K'JxlS in. top, 50 in high, solid Oak... $30 er Largest Furnishers in Western Canada Brothers Victoria, B. O. tiimie t_a.:b:l.:e; .?. ,S\\ \"Archer\" or S. S. \"lardeau.\" Iti.nning between Arrowhead. Thomson's Landing and Comaplix. commencing Oct. Mth, 1001. will sail as follows (weather permitting): Leave Arrowhead for Thomson's Landing and Comaplix twice daily at 10k. and 15k- Leave Comiplix and Thomson's Landing for Arrowhead twice daily at 7.15k. and 12.15k. Making clo^e connections with all C. P. H. trains- and boat*. , Q ��������� The nw ners reserve the right to change time* of sailings without notice. THE FKKD ROBINSON\" LUMBER CO. LTD. V. ROBINSON',\" (-j Managinfc^Mrcctor, EV_ lllUUllUlUIIllllllllIMIUI Eyrie Bros. Jewelers ^ll|IMIIMIMMIllWutltlff|llt^|\\ig E. B. EDDY'S \"Judge of nothing.'at first sight/' A shoe may look well, and fit badly���������may fit well and wear badly. The shoe with a five year record;' and , the Makers'price stamped on sole is a sure thing, even if bought in the dark. \"The Slater Shoe\" \"uMdyetfWtBctT C. B. HUME & GO. ������ Sole Local Agents \"ICING EDWARD\" 1000s. \"HEADLIGHT,\" 500s. \"EaGLE,\" 100s nnd 200s. \"VICTORIA,\" \" c \"LITTLE COMET.\" FOR SALE EVERYWHERE. Are the best that can be bought. Don't experiment with other a'nd inferior brands. TTSIE EIDD^'S OCEAN STEAMSHIPS Royal Mail Lines. \" Cheapest Route to the Old Country. ALLAN LINE-FromlSt. John. Corii.lhian Dec. 1( Pretorinii Dec 20 Parisian ' Dec 28 Bavarian _ - - - !'- - - Jan. 3 ��������� DOMINTONILISE-Krom Boston.! Morion - - - _ - ��������� - - - Dec 10 DOMINION LINE-Krom Portland. Colonian .- , Dec 20 Califomian -,-.-,- - -, Jan. 3 BEAVER LINE-Krom St. John. ' Lake Mcganlic _ Dec 11 Ijike Clianipliiiri .lice 19 Monterey - - , - - . - Dcc'28 Lake Ontario ��������� ' Jan. 1 AMERICAN LINE-Krom New York. Kcn-iiiKton Dec 9 Philikdi-Inia - - - - ' -, - Dec 10 ' -St. Paul Dec. 17 New York .... . Dec. 24 . Philadelphia ��������� - ��������� , - '��������� - Dec. 31 * , RED STAR LINE-Krom New York. Finland ---���������,--��������� Dec. 8 Vaderl.uid Dec IJ Kroonland - - Dec. 3D Zecland - Dec 27 WHITE STAR LINE-Froin New York. .'Viitonie Dec. 10 a Cymric , Dec 12 Oceanic ��������� - - ' Dec 17 Majestic \", Dec 21 Celtic - - ��������� , Dec, 28 Dec 31 Germanic - CUN'ARU LINE- Umurlii Kor flrst-class leather write . B- C. Leather Co. , Vancouver, B. C. \\ British Columbia Agents for the celebrated ���������'\"PENETANG\" Solo Leather,'Cut Soles and Heel Pieces. Harness Leathers, Bridle, Saddle and Skirting Leathers, ��������� Lace and Latigo .-Leathers, Upper Leathers of all kind's. Manufacturers' of Closed Uppers of all descriptions. ��������� , Shoemakers' Tools and Findings, Saddlery Hardware, Hides and Oils. , ' Two thousand Deerskins \"Wanted. Catalogues and price lists on application. ��������� * SCOTCH WHJSKV ZtfU^CtljC/lrrikj Scotch; Whisky is,a blend of the products of the most famous\"! Distilleries of Scotland's Western Highlands, and is'relishing to a healthy, manly palate,,vvith a-fullness of flavour and bouquet clinging to, it. , - THIS CONSTITUTES THE GLORY OF- fm% Edward 'f1 From New Yoi k. '. - '< - ��������� - Dec/13 Lucaiii.v Dec. 25 Etruria - Dec. 27 CUNARD LINE-From Boston. - ' - - Dec IS Dec 27 - \" - - ' - Jan. 3 Passengers ticketed through to all parts of Great Britain and Ireland, and at specially low rates to all parts of the European.continent. Apply to nearest railway or steamship agent or to,- ��������� T. W. BRADSHAW. Agent. Reveiatok*.. W. P. F. CUMMXNGS, Pacific Affe'nt. fjllJN^iip; Trains leave REVELSTOKE Eiist.bound .. Southbound. Westbound . Daily 8:20 S:i0 17:30 Distilled on the Estate of the Duke of Argyle, Argyllshire, by Greenlees Brothers. ff Revelstoke Wine and Spirit Company, Limited, AGENTS. From our own Correspondent. Nels Demurs came to tovvii yesterday and is looking well. R. (jlciuleng was up from the ranch for it few'days last week. Wc are glad to heai\"' that Mrs. W. Scott, who has been very ill for some time back in Revelstoke, is mending slowly but surely. , On Friday the public school hold their Xiiins tree and concert and all expect a good time. _ A good pro- gi'iimc is being prepared for the occasion. A.Kendall, locomotive foreman here, leaves for the ' east this week on a vacation fo.-a month. It is rumored while there he is likely to join the benedicts before returning. \"' \"\\Ye regret to learn that H. Thompson;-who has been employed by the Yale-Columbia Lumber Co. for a long time, left on Monday for Cranbrook where he has secured n position in one of the mills ifs foreman. ��������� , 'Win.. Whitticher, who has been working in the Yale-Columbia Lumber,Co.\" camp for some time, met vvith very serious accident on tlie 10th by tripping and fulling His leg caught the saw cutting a large gash below the kr.ee cap. It has been decided to hold the masquerade bull spoken of in last week's issue on New Years Kve.,.in the Lelniiii Hotel hall. Every preparation is being made to have it a success. TheXnkusp cartoonist has sent out some nicely penned- posters representing some\" of the -many costumes. Nothing will be spared in order to make this one of the best balls ever held in Nakusp. . Trademarks and Copyrights obtained in all countries. DATENTS ��������� \" obtained in all cc ROWLAND. BRITTAIN, Registered Patent. Attorney Mechanical Engineer * and Draugiitsunin, Bank of IJ, Nb A. Buildings, Hastings Street -VANCOUVER, B. C. A postcard vvill secure an evening appoint incut for those who cannot cull during the day Moscrop Bros. ., Sanitary Plumbing, Hot Water & Steam Heating. Second Street, Revelstoke Does Your Food Distress You? Newly built. REVELSTOKE, B.������ C. ABRAHAMSON BROS., PROPRIETORS. First-class in every respect. All modern conveniences. Large Sample Rooms. Tourist Car Service '.' Daily PAUL, .<-r- ST. TORONTO ., Tuesdays and Saturdays MONTREAL and BOSTON... Thursdays For dress E.J. COY LE,, A.G.P.A., VANCOUVER full information call on or ad. T. W. BRADSHAW (. Agent, '- REVELSTOKE. Rates $1.50 per Day Special Weekly Rates. Queen's Hotel, Trout Lake, under same management. ^t^f^t^i%^(^^^r^^^r^^^(^(^fht^r^r^^(^f^^f^r^f^(^ I KOOTENAY HOUSE Rowland Brittain, Patent attorney, Vancouver, .reports tho following Ciiiiiuliiin patents issued to British Columbians during past week: F. S. Smith, Vancouver, on a Broom Guard. This device consists of a light band surrounding the straws of a brooni,and is designed to prevent them spreading, whereby the brooiii will last longer in use, nnd be more efficient in its work. It is simply adjustable, both to various sizes of broom, and to the requirements of the user. John Morrissctt, Vancouver, On an ingenious improvement on a steam engine piston, whereby the weight of n heavy piston is ccntrnlly sustained in the bore of the cylinder, and undue wear of piston and glands thereby avoided. The average railroad spends \\iore money every company year for steel rails. [inper than it spends for The Grinl Northern has arranged to enter Manitoba over Canadian Northern line.-*. Are you nervous? Do you feel older than you used to? Is your appetite poor? < Is your tongue coated vvith a slimy, yellowish fui? Do you have dizzy spells?, Have you'ii bad taste in the mouth? Does your food come up after entinp., vvith a'sour taste? Have you a sensation of fullness after eating? >' Do you have heartburn? Do you belch gas or wind? Do,you hiive excessive thirst? Do you notice black specks before the eyes? ' ' Do you have,pain oi oppression around \"lhe heart? Does your heai t palpitate or bent ir- regalni'ly?' Do you have unpleasant dreams? * Are you constipated? ' Do your limbs tremble, or vibrate? Are\"you restless at night? Name ��������� , * Age Occupation '. Street number Town State If you have any or all of the above symptoms you probably have Dyspepsia. Fill in tho above blank, send to us, and we will mail vou a free trial of PEPSI KOLA TABLETS-unqueslion- ably the surest and safest Dyspepsia cure known��������� together with out liltle book���������\"Advice to Dyspeptics.\" Regular .--ize Prpsikola Tiihlet.s, 25 cents, by mail, or of your druggist. AGENTS WANTED. t������jy OOMAPLIX Is Now Open for Business - The Best House in Town. - Well Furnished - Good Table.' Best Brands of WINES, SPIRITS and CIGARS kept in Stock. W. HAMILTON, Proprietor. ORIENTAL HOTEL ably furnished with the choicest the market affords. Best Wines, Liquors, & Cigars. Rates $i a day. Monthly rate. Fruit and Ornamental Trees Greenhouse and, Hardy Plants Garden, Field and Flower Seeds for Fall and SpringPlanting. HUT TrT ftWl?BQf01' Balls.'.Weddihg* UUl fLUYVMO Church Decoration* Funeral Designs. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, ' BEE SUPPLIES, FRUIT BASKETS, FERTILIZERS Catalogue Free. Eastern Prices or Less. M: J- HENRY, 3000 Westminster Road, Vancouver Whitk Laiior Only. CT. ALBERT ,'STOITE. PEOI One Block from C PR Dopot and Steamboat Wharves Ro furnished and Rc-modclod Rates $1.50 to $2 per day Corner Granville & Hastings Streets, R. DOWSWELL, Proprietor, - Vancouver, Just Remodelled and Refurnished with all Modern Conveniences. * PELLEW^HARVEY, BRYANT & GILMAN, Vancouver, B. C. PROVINCIAL, ASSAYERS Mill Tests Smelter Tests Up to 4000 lbs. Checking Smelter Pulps a Specialty. Have You a Doubtful Piece of Rock? We'll Tell You what it is FREE OF CHARGE; B. THE LAXAK0LA COMPANY, 45 Vesey Stkekt NEW YORK To Trappers Raw Furs Bought Cash Prices Paid MillilWI Standard remedy lor Gleet, Gonorrhoea and Runnings IH 48 HOURS. Cures Kid* 1 ney and Bladder Troubles., Rooms iu Sinles with Baths and Toilets attached, flowing Hot and Cold Water, Inside Toilets on each i floor, Gas Lighted and Steam. Healed Throughout. J. C. GREENE, Proprietor, - GOLDEN, B. C. COMAPLIX Exporter of Furs. J. H. YOUNG, Best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Proprietor. Travellers at this Hotel. to Fish Creek will find excellent accommodation Cook's Cotton Hoot Compctmd Is successfully used monthly bjr am '10,000 Ladies. Sate, effectual. Ladles Mk your druggist for Cook'i Cotton Kac< Cm- Take no olher, as all Mixtures, pill* and mltatlons arc dangerous. Prloe, Na. 1, tl per \" \" . Ha, box; >'o. 2, jo degrees Btronger.13 per box. 1 or 2, mailed on receipt of price and tiro t-eent stamps. The Cook Company Windsor, Oat ������t7~Nos. I and 2 sold and recommended er all responsible Druggists in Canada. No. land No. 2 arc sold at lrout Lake by V. T. Abey, and nt llcvcMoke by W. Bows, J. A. Miller & Co. and Canada Drug & Book Co. Drngiisl*. B2Li������: Wooa?s JPhospTioaine, The Great Englith Tlanedy. Soid and recommended by all druggists in Canada. Only reliable medicine discovered. BU riekagtjs gunranlecd to cur* all Weakness, all effects of ibj������i or excess, Mental Worry, Excessive nseofTo-. bacco. Opium or Stimulants. Mailed on reeelfii of price, one package $1, six, $5. Onevdllplem, ttt wiU cure. Tamphleta free to any addreae. ,dsor,Oa������������ 'amphlets free to any addreae. Xbo Wood Company, Wind Wood's Piiosphodixe is sold in UcveLstok o by Canada Drug & Book Co.. .1. A. Miller fc'Co. and W. Hews and by Frank T. Abey at Trout Lake, Druggist;. ' ���������������-* ??^?3^^^ ���������rmmmmmmss&a t BOB THE .KOOTEtf ATDMAIL. -iOF- Christmas Goods goods Ever shown in Revelstoke Nothing old���������all' new and we will help you make your choice. Come in and see them. CANADA DRUG AND BOOK CO.��������� REVELSTOKE. MARRIED. ���������miiki.jis-'Pai;;..���������By Rev. C. 'A*. Pro- cimier, M.A., rector St. Rotor's, Revelstoke. 15. C, on Dec. 17th, .Limes 0. S. Shields of 'Sieaniou.%,' li. C, to Ida I. Paul,'of Ashcroft, B. C. LOCAL & GENERAL. ��������� King Edward will vi*?it Ireland. o 100.000 people are starving, in Sweden. , Rev. Dr. McVicnr, of Montreal, died Auddenly. ' . ' Drastic aiiu-trust legislation is prc- pOiod'in.eoi'gress. Lord-Strathcona has given .$200 to' the Kaslo hospital. ��������� ' ' Tho W.C.T.U. urge's a consumption hospital at Kamloops. A twice-a-week mail service has heen established to Fire Valley, i II.-E. R. Sniythc hasa fi.ne show of Ciinnitioii blooms at hisdipusc. ���������Archl ishorr'Langevin says thcMani- , toba school question is not yet settled. Messrs. S!-*enc Bros, have taken up a ranch of -1000 acres on the North Thomson. Jus. Lovatt. postmaster at Thes- salon, Ont:, wiis torn to - pieces by a s iw while in a faint. A special meeting of the city council convened for Friday last, \"lapsed for want of a quorum. An employe of the Hamilton Powder Woikf, Vancouver Island, was blown to piece? in an explosion. The Dominion government intends making-a special ell'ort to encourage immigration from Britain. R. A. Upper' is gazetted'acting inin- injr recorder and noting t-og\\ ROYAL CROWN SOAP The Best in the World. Mail us 15 Royal Crown Soap Wrappers, and in return we will mail a beautiful Picture size 16x20; or for 25 Wrappers your choice of over 100 books. ' Drop us 'a post card asking for a catalogue of premiums ' to be'liad FREE for Royal Grown Soap Wrappers. Address The Royal Soap Co., Vancouver, B:C. ' Limited. THE BALL The Bachelors at Home. On Wednesday , night was a very pretty event. , The hall was prettily hung with ilags, bunting and evergreens. ,At 12, o'clock ,Supt. Kbil- pat'i'ick announced supper was ready. ,Thc table was beautifully arranged with all that would satisfy a dancing party. During supper two very pretty selections were, given by Roy Douglas, C. R, McDonald and 11. Anderson (iiioiitliuorgiins), A. E. Kincaid and .1. (iny Barber (guitars). A number of extras were played. There ' were several beautiful gowns. A few of the prettiest were:���������-Miss Ward, white chilVon over old rose silk,decidedly the most beautiful at the ball: Mrs. G. S. McCarter, a pretty red, trimmed with black: _ Mrs. W. M. Lawrence: a,handsome dress of old, rose silk; Mrs.T. Lawrence; a white chiffon over,white satin. 5 'The ladies of'the hospital society provided the luncheon. Messrs. Taylor and Humphreys furnished the music. Dancing was kept up until 3'o'olock'. The bachelors are to be congratulated on tlfc success of the affair. \" BUSINESS LOCALS. , Mrs. jWillis has a house for rent. Souvenir goods a specialty at Bows'. Hay and firewood promptly supplied by S. D. Crowle. Go to Bews' for youi\" Christmas candies.\" Singer sewing machines sold at $5 a month by Horace Manning. You can get fresh lettuce and salad for Christmas at Wing Cliting's. It. Fleming has added a feed crusher to his firewood cutting plant. You can save money by insuring with H. N. Coursicr. Horace Manning takes old sewing machines in exchange for new ones. ��������� WANTED.���������15 men to cut Shingle Bolts. Apply to'W. Fleming. The only genuine cut glass goods in town are to be obtained at J. Guy Barber's.,. v , ' ,' Travellers visiting Revelstoke will find , the best accomadation nt ihe Central Hotel, Abrahamson Bros, o Games of all kinds for children and at the Canada cases the objections taken by.I.V. Armstrong to assessment of 'buildings on the Lanark, and Sunshine were allowed. At. the meeting of licensing commissioners on Monday there were present Messrs. Newman and ILiggcn and Inspector Upper. Transfers'were granted of Mrs. .Jowett to .1. Simpson, of Trout. Lake City subject to petition being in order,, and Mrs. Anderson to Oie Sandberg, of Windson, Ulecillewaet. The application of Mrs.\" O'Connor to R. Hodge, for the Ferguson was held over. A was granted to G. Lemon, for the Reception at Camborne. All renewals were gran led. Windsor at new license Social and Personal CHURCHE MKTHOMST. On Sunday evening Rev. C. Ladncr preached on missions, and concluded by references to tho temperance question, urging, his hearers to join the blue ribbonbniovcmcnt. Rev. C. Lndnev will ' hold special services next Sunday. ST. I-TTKKS. , ' l.'cc. 21st is the fourth Sunday in Advent. Holy'Communion at 8 a. m. and usual services.! at 11 ii. ni: and 7.30 p.m. ', , For Chi istiiias.there will bo special floral decorations. The new carpet will be laid in the chancel. The rector will hold midiiightcelebration'of Holy Communion at, 11.45 p, in. on Christmas Eve. On' Christmas Day theie will bo celebration of .Holy Communion at S a.m. and after .Choral Matidus at II a.m. '. u \" , I'l-KSUYTKIIIAN\".'- \"A Western Requisite\" will be the subject for St. Andrew's pulpit on 8uii(lii\\* evening next. At. the service on Sunday evening the duet ^'Saviour Breathe an Evening Blessing\" was sung by~Mif������esf McHae and Maguin*. CURLING, On Saturday afternoon a match was played between the following teams, seiected by the president and vice, the latter winniner: Mrs. Couisier has arranged with the subscribers to the Kindergarten school building to allow it\" to be sold, the proceeds to be devoted towards a piano for Hie new school. Mr-. Robinson, G. S. McCarter and R. Howson have been appointed .administrators of the estate ,of the late Dan Robinson. The estate has been proved at $11,000 Tho'\"!\"-hiding up of ibe accounts of Carlson The Ladies Auxiliary of the Hospital have arranged a ball for Jan. 23rd in aid of the funds. See our large assortment of pictures suitable for Chistmas gifts.-���������11. Howson & Co' c\\ A sensible Christmas box���������a' Singer sewing machine, at Horace Manning's. Wo have a line of our fainous''*views. Just the thing for Xmas presents. R. II. Trucmaii. ,. ' ' Fill your cellar with\" your winter supply of vegetables fresh from iny ranch.���������S. D. Crowle. Dressing cases in celluloid and leather, at very,low prices; just the thing for Xmas presents. C. B. Jlinnc &Co. A cut glass bottle filled with good perfume makes a handsome present. Bows' Drug Store. When you come , to Revelstoke hail the Central Hotel bus to take you'to a good hotel. Abrahamson Bros Props. ' i Headquarters for Santa Glaus, for out! g and' old, at' Canada Drug it Book Co's., Revelstoke, B. C. Billy Williams, Vancouvcr,iiotifics in our advertising columns that he .can\" supply oysters and'clams, shelled or unshelled. Make your^wifc a Christinas present, ol\" o hot water system in your house.' This'can be put in in first class shape by Moscrop Bros. \"Call and look through our stock of fancy chairs and rockers,..from which you can-select a mice Christmas addition to your home. It. Howson. i Use,plenty of celery and you'll never need the doctor.* You, can get prime local grown celery by ordering from S. D. Crowle. ��������� '. PLEASE NOTE.���������Our present visit terminates Saturday evening. Dec. 27th. * R. II. Truenian. Ladies purses. Something dainty for Xmas gifts, in nice boxesand all colors, at Canada Druir and Book Co. Van Camp's plum Jpuddings, Hur.l- er and Palmer's fruit and Sultana cakes. Christmas fruit cakes. Just in at C. 'li. Hume it Co's. ' Try Long's Christinas Champagne Ale and Dublin Stout,'brewed at the Kootenay Brewery. Orders addressed to P. O. Box 243 will bo delivered free ���������We always can show you the best ��������� and latest in Xmas cards, calendars ,* and novelties and this year have a i beautiful .line. Canada Drug it Book ,'Co. Be sure and read tiie advertisements I in the Koottxay Mail. Christmas lis coming and there will be many ' purchase.\"* to make.' The ad.s. will tell ' I you where to go to get what you want. ' Save yonr wife worry and trouble by '.seeing that your kitchen is fitted with a goo'I .-ink .ind that your hourc has a bath witli Witter laid on. Mo.-crop Bro.-. oan fix it for you. J. I\\. Wood intends adding undertaking to his iuniittiro business, am has ordered'it n up-to-date hearse. He is also enlarging the furniture store by j the addition of 15 feet for .slipw-i-ooin' purpose-.-. ��������� ' * ' M. J. Henry, lnii'-eryniiUi, of \\'nn- oou\\er, *i\\is)io.- it known that if customer.-, in ordering cut (lowers or other good-, will kindly mention the BANKING. Ameiican investors have taken up 5000 shares in Royal Bank at $250 per share. The slock of 'the Crown Bank of Canada, being organized at, Toronto, is being largely subscribed for at a premium of 25 per cent. Mr. Scott, manager of lho. Bank of Commerce at Sandon, has'gone on a month's holiday and0 is relieved by Mr. Fowler, of Victoria. ,1 ' A now bank, to be called the Northwest Bank of Canada, is being organi-' zed at Winnipeg. , J..F. McLaughlin, of Toronto,' is the promoter. In view of the growth of western business several banks propose establishing boards in Winnipeg to deal' with matters arising out of western investments! /J'he Imperial and some Montreal banks havo plans advanced for the new move. ������. ��������� D. R. Wilkie, general manager of the Imperial Bank, entered the Quebec Bank as a lad of sixteen. His upward career was rapid as well as steady, and in 1S72, while manager of the Quebec Bank branch, in Toronto, he became cashier of the newly-established Imperial Bank. That great institution is largely a monument to Mr. Wilkie's Scotch shrewdness and his capacity for securing'the confidence of men eminent in linanccnnd business. FOR SALE. Interest in Big Bend mineral and mica claims. Price $150. For particulars apply at oflice of Kootenay Mail. NOTICE. ���������vroTict 1> after date I is hereby given that thirty days _ _ intend to apply to thellonor- able the Chief ���������Coniiiii's'iioiier of Lands and Works foraPiccial licen-e to cut and cam- away timber from the following'described land's Commencing at a ]>0\"l marked '\"IX St. DonN, X.K. post,\" .situated on the we.*t bank of the Columbia river about eleven miles south of Nukiisp, .rind running north JO eluiiiit, thence went, 1110 chains, thence ho.itli 10 chains more or le-*.- to bank of Columbia river, thenco oa.st 1(10 eliiiins more or Ies*-, lollowing bank of river, to point of commencement. D. ST. DKXIS. Nakusp, 15. (���������:, Dec. Ut. ltlOi The following eliiiins hiive been recorded on Kevslone nioiin!'niii:-\\\\'hite Rose'by J- I'.' Kelly, Druid by ��������� J. 0. 'Piper. ' \" ������ NOTICE. \"VfO'l'ICK U hereby given Hint tliirtv days ly , al ler date I intend to apply lo tlie 'Honorable tlio Chief Coiiiiiiissioner of Lands ami \\\\ ones for .spcciiil license to cut and curry a wuv timber from the following described lands: Commencing nl, a po.-l marked \".I. U. llroJct't- N. K. corner,\"Minuted on the Columbia river and adjoining Burton' townsile on thosoiilh, thenco south SO chain-, Ihcnce west JO chains, tliencc north SO chain-,'I hence cast, 10 chains to place of beginning, containing X'O acres more or lev-*. This land was formerly pre-empt ed bv one Angus .McLeod but afterwards abandoned\". ' ������ J. B. JlltOJ.KT. - Naku-p, I). ('., Xoy. 20th, unci. For Sale TWO Residences on McKcnzie Avenue, wit modern improvement-, .s-.',,VjO each, on CiejV tcrnitj. TWO Residence.-, on Third Street en-t, verv convenient for railway men, !jl,Mi0 eucli easy terms. ��������� ON'E Kesidcnce on 'Fir-l Street cast, cn-li required ?J0rl, subject lo mortgage. Apply io __ , HARVEY, McCARTKK fc PlN'JvlIA.U . NOTICE TO CREDITORS. In the County Court of lCo'otenav holden al Uevcl-toke. Jn the mallei- of tliee-talcof .loliii V. Boyd, late of Revelstoke. B. C��������� deccn-ed. Notice is hereby given thai all pci-nuns having claims against the e-tate of the-,iid John I). Boyd who died on or.about the 2Jnt day of Mixy, A.IX, l'M2, are required to send by po-l, prepaid or to deliver to JIarvcy, JlcCarler mid ]Jink- hain, solicitors for lhe luliiiini-trulors, on or before theOlliday of .Inmiiirr, Illl������, Iheiriiamcs. addresses nnd dcscripl ion.s and it full .staiemcni of parlicularsiof their claims ami lhe nature of the security (if any) held by t hem duly certified, ' and thatallei* the said day ,lhe iidmiiii.-lr.itors will proceed lo distribute the u��������� els of the deceased 'among tlie'panic- entitled thereto having regard only io I lie claim- of \\\\ liieh lhey shall then have notice. Dated I hi-- lilh day of November, l!i()-J. HARVEY, aicUARTER and i'lNICHAIU, solicitors forTAV. Bain, ,). il. JCeUlo and Alex. Alcltae, adiiiinistrnlur.- of the slid t*-. -tut o. CKItTlFICATE OK JMI'liOVKllKNT.-?. CERTIFICATE OV IMPROVEMENTS. Alice, Alma and \"Mother Lode iliiiernl Claim-, situate in the l.ni-dciui Mining Division of We.-l Koolcniiv lllstriul. .. Where local ed: On the divide between Lexing- tcii nnd Pool creeks. , TAKE NOTICK thai. I, Wm. E., I.cvcrcux, acting as agent for W. II. Jackson,* Erec Miner's Cerlilicate No. ��������� B.'iU'.IIO, inlend, sixty day- from lhe dale hereof, lo apply to lhe .Mining Recorder for a Cerlilicate ol Improvements for tliopurpo-o of obtaining a Crown Grant of the abuvo elaiin. And fui'ther lake noliiie Hint, action, under sejjlidn 37, iiinnl. lie commenced before the i-su aiice of such Ceilillcnlo nf Improvements. Dated thi- lclh day ol October, ItlllJ. W.U RDEVEREUN, P. L, S. RANCH FOR SALE Jliciidminislrntorsof the e-tale of John J). Boyd, deceased, oll'cr for sale bv tender the properly in Ihc^Big Bend district, known a.s \"Boyds Ranch,\" also lhe chattel property thereon, a list of which may be seen at the ollice of Ihe iindor-igiicd. Tenders will be received up io J''eb. 1st, HKO. 1 he administrators will not be bound to accept tlie highest or any tender. ��������� HARVEY, MoCAIiTER' &P1NKHAM, .Solicitors for Administrator.-. Revelstoke, B. C, Nov. 27lh, 11)02. ��������� ���������' NOTICE. ���������VTOTICE IN after i BILLY WILLSAMS ' WHOLESALE I)KALI':It, IN OYSTERS AND CLAMS (SlIlillLEI) OR UNSUKLLIiD), ��������� 201 Can-all st. VANCOUVER, B.C The Best Solcction of Holiday Gifts \" ' ' IN THE CITY WAH OHONG ��������� has opened in Mrs: Lawson's Block, McICon/.ie Avenue, as well as- on Front stteot, with ;i choice selection of1 ���������' Oh'mes('\"aiid Jij|iiine.-*i' Novelties, Ladies a'nd Gent's Dressimr Gowns \" ' Silk Work, Bamboo,Work is hereby given (hat thirty davs ,, ., \"'iio'intend applying to llio Honorable (ho Chiel Commissioner of Lands and Works for the pcrmis-ion to fell and carry' away timiicr from the following lands: q \"' .TIMBER BERTH No. 1. Commencing at a post marked \"if. J; IC planlcd north of Sam Hill creek, on Galena Bav, on Alex. Lokcrs north pre-emption line, about .10 chains east of hi- northwest corner po-l, nnd about two miles norlheast of Upper Arrow- lake, Galena Buy, southwest corner post,,thence ca.-l Kill chains, Ihcnce north 10 chains, thence w-cst I Uu chains, thenco south 10 chains to place of coiiimeuccnieiil. * ��������� , ������, ' ��������� M. .1. KEARNEY.1 Galena Bay, Nov. 12, 1002. llnrvey Mineral Cliuin. Minnie in (he* J.tu- dean Mining Division of W'c-l Koolenny District. \"Where located: On Poo! creek, nboiil two miles from mouth. Take notice lli.it, J, Win. K. Iicvitciix, deling ns agent l'or Charles Harvey, I'Yoe Miner':, Cer- tillcnle No. JI (17,-02, ink nd, siyi v davs from the date hereof, lo apply to lhe .Mining Recorder for a Corli deal oof Iiii|)ioveuienl-\", fur the purpose of obtaining a Crown tiiautdf llical.ovc chum. \" A nil further lako notice Unit ncl ion, under Section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of -uch Ccrtillcato of Improvements. Dated this 21lh day of July, l!l,i2. WM. K. DI*:Vl*:i!EUN, I', li, .?. k^������ Halcyon Hot Springs Sanitarium. , T llal- English, .Tapime.so .���������ind Chinese * TOYS Crockery, China, Grocei i'-P, * (bandies, Fruits etc WANTED MIK JIISDICAL WATERS* of eyon aie* lho most curativo in tlio world. A perfect, nalmal reinodv for all' Neivous and Muscular diseases, Liver, Kidney and .Stomach 'ailments and .Metallic Poisoning. ��������� A sm o cure for \"That Tired Feeling.-' Special rates on all boats 'and trams-.-.Two mails ai rive nnd dopait every day. Telegraph commiinical ion with, a'li parts of lhe woi Id. An experienci d massangei'. Halcyon Hot Springs _ , Arrotv L,at\\e, \"B, C. GRAZING'REGULATIONS For Manitoba, the Northwest Terri- . tories and the Railway Belt in British Columbia., Lenses for grazing purposes are is-ued for u term of*, twcnly-oiie years, ami lhe rental i- ul the rale of I wo cents an acre per annum, payable half yearly in advance. J,ands included in a gi axing Iea'c may tic withdrawn for liomusieml cnlry, sale or mil- way purposes, bul no lenlnl i- chanted on such lands fiom I he date upon which lhey are'ivilli- drawn from the lea.-e*. A lessee of grazing lands is noi enl il led lo I ho hay I hereon, hut he may, upon application lo, I he agent of Dominion Lands, obtain eucli year * tlic'lirsi pcrmil jo cut on his leasehold wlidl-, ever'(|uantity of hay he may rrrjuiru for his own,rise, free ol dues, Iheiloparlnicnli'OMjr'.ing the right to issue permits lo other applicants. Applications for grazing leases should be innrlc to (ho Secretary, Duparinieul of lho Interior, Ottawa, , ; V. ii. iCKYIvS, Secretary, Dep'.rlnieiil'Ol'llie Inlcrior. \" RAILWAY * \"WILL SELL UOUND'tRU\" Xmas and New Year's Excursions TICKETS o 'ANTIOD TO RENT- -h'ive Mrs. roomed AVillis, WANTK1. ..house Victoria Bond. WANTED���������Good Inishmen for logging camps. Wages !���������>:������> to ..$10 andboaid. Applv Yale-Cnliimliia Lumber Co., Nakusp,\" B. C. START A PAYING BUSINESS.- Become indopendciH and bo your own BOSS. A new mail order business, can bp conducted by anyone, anywhere; $15 to $.'10 per week easily. Enclose stamp for particulars of our marvellously successful plan. ,15d. Leonard, Dimdiis, Out. ������ - MAX LeOLAIR PRACTICAL TAXIDERMIST \" KAMLOOPS, Ti. O. * Furs and-Skins Tanned. Specimens. Ly Hxpross * will prompt attention. 'DI2C. 21st to 25, inclusive, DUC. 30, 31 and Jan. 1, Good to return until January 5 Fare and One-Third [In AfFiLiATiON With University of-toronto.bj F. H. TORRINGTOK, M-.'sical Director. HIGHEST MUSICAL EDUCATION. Ex.\\.\\ii.\\ATio.\\si-iMani({'liii, (he Ter- rilories'an'd Di'ilisli Columbia, July, H)0:3. ' \" Send for Ciilendar iind ftyllajius. 12 and II Pembroke st,.', Toronto.' For full information call on or ad- dross E. J. COY LE, T. W. BRA DSHA W, A.G.P.A., Agent, V A NCOU VE R.' RE VELSTO K K. receive Paget, Prop. <'n Mniid.iy jTniKlitj the ;irionds of j ranf II,ill.iiiiisl(-r iiiechanic, tenderrd ; , , . . . 1 R,.v.lU),,l-',. \\ f:,ri.w������.|ll-l\".v th\">' W,'U th('\"1 t0 ���������*���������'���������'\" l\"'rfs '\" \" ' '' propc 1 riumpt delivery,of parcels, :tc. to any pari of lho City. bnjrirnge, 11111 iiftho Hotel RevoIstC'ko a dinner on the occasion of his Ion vi nt date to unit to enter trail. provided Oil Ills IK '\" (lotP'S A splrmi.d hill of Sii|it. K'ilpatrick iir Moil. faro ivaj pr(*-i(l(*il. i.'ii* tbe .- McLean 1 Ci'le'l |() IHliI ��������� iii.p fni'iiicrly o METAL MARKET. Copper. New York, electrolytic 11 J, London ,������.01 17- fid. Lead���������Now' York, if LOS London, ������10 17s fid. Silver���������Now York,-il\\. 5-1 *..10; , Will s'liif) \"!) tin j rer_llir'-t:|Oll!-. ; I', liiirr-.s /,- (' \\ to ihf'ir meat -: ��������� oooiipi. (1 by A. MoLo.in. 0 Tho .r'.oin ���������will be \\^><.\\ ils illi ollice iMld will be , j fitted up with the handsome ^la��������� j | oflice iitting\"*- on the upper floor,' D. I 1 McCarthy is doing the work. | J. B. McKt-n/.iu, ba- ''iiterrd intuj jrartnershiji with J. A. Mn^'n* in tlit- ( livery and freighting busiiics*s siti C'linsiplix. Too firm arc very L-tis.y. j Any Kind of Transferring Undertaken. AH onleis 'i'i,iKa.'C(i Store, will rer.-ciic pp loft ��������� nt I!. M. Sin Mho's or b\\ Telephone, No. 7 iinpl al trtil ion. Baker and Confectioner A full and complete, line of GROCERIES Corner McKonzie Avenue ' and Railway Street C.P.R. ongngo-> anol her grndunle ab sixty-live dollars a moulh lo commerce Pitman's Business College. Opposite Hot'*! Vancouver Winy , \\aP tciaa Chung's newly imported stock of Chinese and Japanese-goods. The best assortment ever landed in Revelstoke of useltil and ornamental articles: Tea services Plates Hnsliels Cane Chairs irandlre'rchiers !*'lower Puis Umbrella Kliiiuls laiucli Jl.iskets KiiioLing .liicl.-cls Sill; (loods. ine-l. stu'v oC GOLD *FISH ;i11' ii 111 ������������������ r, in lown. UNION 11R A H D S^���������-\"nftW55S> British con-*ols are nf, !)2 to .)2'\\. A Well Regulated Jewelry Store is as well worlli a \\i-il as an art gallery. The Jowclei and Silver Smilh,- Art is ono of thi. oldest and finest; its productions among the most cxf|nisit,e. If such things arc not artistic they are of HI 1,1c value. ��������� A J. (My Barber s having all tneir teams and pack-Do fully employed, and fiU ton* of freight j alioiid of them, while freight oontiislie.-, td pour in to Comaplix a-\" fa-t a-* they can haiidl': it. Mr. McK'erizJc has gone to Rii.-.h City, Minn., cm a visit, j. and J. McDonald will maurig'; tin*: linn's bii.-JtKss in bis absciicc. ; i i The Crow'-. Nest Co.i) Co. ha*.e| iilloUd '10,000 -hares among ju'c-eiif j holders at a premium of I')0 plneingj if2,00O,0OO in the treasury. I Our Special Br H. A. -! REVELSTOKE, &. w The Union.\" PROP. - B. 0. GUT FLOWE Chrysanthemums, Carnations, Roses,-Violets, ete. Sprays, Boqucts. Wreaths,, Floral Kmblcms, etc., made up to order Mail Orders carefully and promptly attended to. Address MISS F. JI. CORBETT, Care of XV. XV. Mo.vi'ipuuf\", IIO Hnsling'' Sli'eet, 'I'KltMS CASH WITH OllllKlt. Vaiicouvor, 13. C. FOR SALE GOOD, CLEAN DOMESTIC ;v Lewis! bros. Your patronage solicited. Dry Fir and: Birch y m'achiuci y to 'required si/.e. f'-iit. All (irdors left, at W. jM. Lawrence's or the Kooten'iiy Mail oflico will receive prompt al lent.ion. \\V. FLEMING.\" LIMITED. MINES AND MINING STOCKS. . Oificcs- CHICAGO, 111*.; DULUTH, Minn.; OALUMKT, Mich-; XELSON, B. C. CAM BORN !���������], li. O. 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He pushed back his chair with- a slai.t; and such a look of fierce . inquiry came into his face, such ' a savage twinkle camo-into \\his ,cyes, that 1 felt -\" sure he'was \"going to strike me-down upon the spot. \".The words were scarcely off iny lips before 1 was conscious of the irretrievable blunder 1 I.v made. \"'What do'1 you menacingly. ' ' ������������������. ,,'\" _,, ; \"Jlid you not say you intended to make further inquiries when you weiit lo London?\" ! faltered. \"Not to you. Jlavc V������u been lis- had inadvcrloul- nica!i?\"ho cried; toning?\" 1'could feel the tell-tale\" blood rush into my face at the question. \"Ever since you\" were speaking to 'me on the subject, I have,'\" thought of nothing else,\" I cried,, in the same faltering- voice. *.*, '' This unpremeditated'evasion was ithe best answer 1 could have made; nearly nineteen, to uepena on a j it. diverted his suspicion���������at least for Woman's defence rather than upon ; the moment. I could feel that his his own courage!, From that cow-[vicious eves were fastened upon mv ardly thought, as such men will : face,' although [ -dared not look'up\", phrase if, 1-began to derive a little |There was'a momentary pause, and secret comfort. when there came ; thou h0 spoke with an'entire change back upon my memory those strange [ 0* tone. ' allusions to the \"old culling.\" what-1 \"Look hers, Mastc- Silas; what's ever that might have been, aud to, (.he hieamng of this behavior' some mysterious power, connected _'rhere's something up \"��������� I know there with il. Tn a vain endeavor to_\"s_ l)y your n'miiner. Don't attempt? to humbug me, because it won't do. Or is it that you 'are such a thorough-paced idiot that you don't unci ei'sland the drift of what I've been VEO-ETABLE FOOD. Jf we wish'to avoid wrinkles and keep the bright eyes of youth we must make up our,minds to, practice abstinence, aiid above all avoid stimulants as rank poison, and only drink tea and coffee in great moderation. Jt is a good plan to sometimes substitute* boiled lish or eggs foi\" meat, and to eat raw apples, grapes, and figs'regularly. The raw'juice, of a lemon taken every otlier day,,has often been known to' ciear the complexion when-all olher means fail., Many of us, again, will persist in' ovorclothing ourselves,'.putting , on layers ~of , woolen undergarments, bolli summer *.and winter,-. and ',prc- ] venting tlie fresh air from* penelrat- j ing'to the pores of the skin. Not j only is - the weight of unncces'Siiry [clothes exceedingly weakening, but it' prevents ' us- from ' taking the amount of physical exercise that is necessary-for health. .',A daily bath in cold or tepid water is an indispensable \"aid in' keeping lhe skiii of' tlie body in good condition.-? The.complexion, also, very ofl en suffers rfrom insufficient'washing iii pure \"water, or, for preference, in rain .water: It is impossible for these' of \"us ..who live in large towns to keep the complexion quite.' as blooming and, healthy as .the inhabitants'of country districts, but more care might1 be frequently 'taken (to 1 found the pay-streak , \"It's the simplest thing in the, world to follow this girdle of gold that bolts the earth. Wc knowt^iC best where it crosses our own country, so wide that it covers the whole West, from Colorado to thfc Coast. \"Then it sweeps up through British Columbia. spreads out over Alaska, and the Hudson Bay country and follows the Yukon down to the Behring Sea. Cross this cold' pond and you pick up'the pay .streak again and follow it across' Siberia, ancl so around the,earth. ,f \"And all along the trail you find the prospector���������on the sands of Africa, ���������on the snows of Siberia- hunting, , hoping, living in a dream that can \"never be realized, because, if he find a .fortune, he will have exhausted .the anticipation to .such an extent that the realization will only sadden him.\" ' ' \"There will be a lnoinentary-'tlirill, and then will .come 'the\" realization' that his dream is over/ Having become suddenly' rich and discontented, he strives for, pleasure in the'things that money buys. . ���������''\"���������:��������� \"He will ,travel round the world, as f have done, panning the streams WEilTH OFLOBLY ISLE IT IS VEP.YRICH IN A VALUABLE FERTILIZER. \"A> Ships Loading With Phosphate at Island in the Indian ������ Ocean. i'lobably when the isla still low and not covered wilh j (1.1 'it was the homo of myriads fc.x birds, and the guano thus 1\" ed, alter undergoing- alteration mainly through tin; loss of ils organic mailer, gain rhe to the hard . phosphatide lock now existing. The, extensive ���������..cc'imiilaUous 01\" guano | niu.vt hate Liken place at a time | when the rainfall was much' Ies.-, ' than at the present day. , But Hr. Andicws vvas not the discoverer 01 this important sjurcc of wealth. 'Ihere is- a littlo group of islands in tlie same part of the Indian Ocean known as the Cocos- Kceling Islands, owned by a Briton named (loorge Boss, whose curiosity- was aroused by what he had read about Christmas Island. Ife sent his brother, Andrew Boss, to sse \\ *������ ���������if AbOltt the j c so������ se %��������� DOimSTIC DECIDES. ' I Mi need Lamb wiih Poached J'-ggs. j ���������Take remnants oi coid roast I lamb, mince fine and s-^a-osi with Jsr.lt ,-md pepper. Take a cup of |gratj. lot , it get hot in the sauce- J pan. stir in tiie. meat and let ii get \\very hot, but not boil. Thicken I with a little browned flour if Heces- 'sai'y. M.tva ready pome square-; o������- butiered toast, put a spoonful uf the mince on each, and a poach..-.! egg on' lop- Nice for hrcikfa'-t- Turkey Scallop.���������Take ib what he could iind. Being a smart 'mints of cold turkcv and pick man, he found the phosphate beds'- and reported the fact to his brother 'and they made ��������� rem- his as find wash olT the smuts that help to clog the pores of the skin, or the find dust that colors the epidermis like a mass after-* a long day out. or, ' in any case, before going to bod. Use hot rain water if it be possible to< procure it, with two or three spoonfuls of oatmeal thrown in' to soflen the water. Next proceed to thoroughly massage the faco with some good soap and a firm sponge; then and searching the faces of'all frowning cliiTs. Whon he( hears new field he will join, the mad in the hope, not of'finding a tune, but the old camp of* his hood days. \"Ah,\" he* ?niused,, stroking snow-white whiskers, \"if it. were easy to find happiness as it is to gold, T should be, always'Jiappy. ' \"For, there-is the other prospector, the one who', fails\", forgets' his name, wanders out, into the dunes, oi- the drifts, dies and is forgotten.\" More of this-talk 'theie'\"'was, from' which I gathered , that '.this \"hoary, prospector '\"was 'wifeless;- childless\", rich and, unhappy, 'and,there was a helpful lesson in his life. : ��������� * There wc sat, side by.side like a stack of red and a stack' of white chips 611 a green cloth, just tho same height���������six feet of earth would ' do either of us���������both .independent; one independently rich, so that he could pay his debts, the other independently poor,* so that the sheriff, if he came, could find nothing. - Yot, in���������spite cf that fact, one was sad, disappointed and.tired, the other cheerful a*ad full of interest in the 1'h'j latest monthly report of the Suez Ciuial _Fti,vs tl*at in June last three steamer!* passed through carrying '),d00 to. s (*u phosphates' to lOuropc from t h'risUnas- Island in the Jiidi1Lii Ocean, lhis statement i.s aifiiitorrsliiig illustration of the contributions'' to wealth which some parts oi\" the world that were almost ^uiknoWii a,few years ago are now making. Christmas is an* isolated little inland' that remained (uninhabited during all tlie centuries until within ��������� tho past five or six years. Geographers and men of science have recently felt a special interest in tl'.e island hecause il lias developed its flora and fauna without the interference 01 man. Commercially it has also attracted attention .because it has been found to Le.iith j'ri a valuable fertiliser. Tho islet lies about' ISlO miles south oi 'Java. The seas around it are of enormous depth and sound-\" i'ng.s of, over G,000 feet'havo been made within two or three miles of its coasts. This is or.e cf the reasons why, (lie island has .been neglected; sailors dm r.ot',find' any' anchorage there and' a.s the island was very small and apparently unimportant they ..did not take the Jt lias been ince the latter Part \"of lhe sevcnlrelh century when it vvas described 1 s rceii from tho fi'.o. in Damper's \"Voyages.\" , The Urst , attempt at exploration was made b.v tlie frigate Amethyst in 1857,'from which a boat's crew was, landed vvith 'instruments -to .isconfl to the,summit, but ihe ��������� in- tlills proved difficult to climb the AS C K.XT' WAS A B AND ON FA}. surveying vessel FJy- A FAMILY' SECRET Ol' IT. When Mr. Andrews landed on the island he was very, much surprised to find that it was inhabited. Andrew Ross had returned with his family and a few in<>n irom Oocos- Kceling, had, built Some .substantial houses in Flying Fish Cove, planted fruit trees nnd cocoanut palms and had started an experimental plantation.of coll'ce with the icsults that left no doubt that the island was well adapted for coffee growing. But more than all this, lie vvas Importing .coolies from Java and was milking preparations ti^ work the valuable deposits of phosphate of lime. When Mr. Andrews left the island in May, J8'.)8, its population was about forty and there vvas a prospect ol a speedy increase through the further arrival of coolie!!. This short story of Christmas Island shows again that you set smart men down in .almost'any part of the world and they will earn , a. good living stn.thow or othei- and perhaps accumulate a foi tur.o. Nobody seems to think that the Cocos- Kccling Islands were worth picking up till Ross went. there and began to raise cocoanuts and othei\" pro- ductsi which required good-sized ships to tako them to .market. Tho owner of this little group of coral reef has accumulated a very respectable fortune and Ire now seems likely to add largely lo it by the many .'hiplcads cf j lies- hale\" rock he is sending to the,farmers of Europe. trouble to explore it. known, however, at least the '������f a j ].u��������� 1-l*sh and for- I b������y-a The B,,tish _ j- LONG TIMIO TO ������001.,. \"it is scientifically'reported lhat the lava streams from Vesuvius in 1S5S wore so, hot twelve-years later that stream\" vvas issuing from the cracksc and * crevices, while the lava-beds from' the eruption of Etna in 1787 were found \".to be steaming hot just below the top crust a.s late as 18-10. rinse the skin in another basin of groat show called Life. endeavor to 1 clew to these words. . think out sonic J fell asleep. The next day Judith appeared- at dinner, for the first time during several .weeks. She looked exceedingly ill. No persons are such bad judges of the merits and demerits, moral or physical, of each other, \"as those who \" are constantly \"together; deed they seldom think of fo -any judgment whatever until striking circumstance places in a strongly, favorable light, riiirng some one or brings' him or her; into a new , or closer position to the whole. Then.' , for the first time, we begin lo ask ourselves what is so-and-so like ��������� good-looking or plain, of a good disposition.or otherwise?\" Thus it was with,myself iu regard to Judith. The first result of these observations was to show me that my idpa of her physical appearance was decidedly false. She was not ugly. Hei\" figure was tall,\" thin, but very well proportioned, . and somewhat graceful in its carriage:���������well dressed it would have been admired as that of a 'hie womaii. Her hair was red ���������it could not, by any stretch ,of courtesy be called golden or auburn 1 ���������it was uncompromisingly'red; her complexion was pale, of the pallor peculiar to red hair; her nose was straight and well shaped: her lips full, but ripe and handsome: hor teolh remarkably white and regular; her forehead too high for beauty: her eyes-^ full, of a bluish-gray color, hard, cold, and bright. a.s though they liad been cut out of steel. There was a peculiarity about their expression which I shail mention hereafter. . Up to this time, they had never quite met mine in a full glance, and I had never experienced their strange power Mr. Dorter's marked by the ingratiating demean* or that shudderingly suggested the idea of a cunning hyena luring ' ine into his den for the take- of making a menl of my body. Unsophisticated ns 1 was. I could perceive tho palpable attempts he made to -induce his daughter to ' assume the same, line of conduct. Hints whicii she occasionally forced herself into following, but'with unmistakable repugnance 'Ah. Silas, what a treasure he said with hypocritical as the door closed behind her. dear mother, who is now no left her to me as a prccioui. of holy love.\" He passed his handkerchief across his eyes. He little thought what 1 had overheard. \"Willi such a treasure, ami n stain- Jess conscience, what should a pious young man want in tlus valley * of -saying? I'll - satisfy myself upon that point'by and by. In the moan- time, J'U speak a \"little plainer. ��������� I mean you to marry my daughter. To in*\" (.Lhis you can't possibly make ant- objection, as .all the sacrifice is on my side and hers. Now come, what do you say to that?\" Now that he had thrown off the mask, and .spoken more plainly, J felt, for\" tho first Limo in my life,' something like courage lo oppose him. \"-1 know that I possess no advantages lo entitle me to such a match, but I am *too young to marry.\" I said, wilh some mile firmness. \"I am the best judge'of that,\" he answered, sharply, \"but I have no wish to marry.\" \"What!\" he exclaimed, furiously. \"Do you mean Lo say Lhat'you have the infernal impudence to refuse my daughter?\" Then followed a stream of adjectives and opprobrious epithets that 1 I need not repeal, lie literally ,foamed at the mouth. *\"You shall smart for this insult, you ungrateful whelp!\" he went on, wiping the perspiration from his face. \"Yon shall go down upon your knees and beg my pardon for I this, iind pray with all your heart and soul for what you have just refused!\" With these words, and malignant, look upon me, out of the room. 1 sank into ,1 chair, literally stupefied and overwhelmed. But, even the faint resistance . had made inspired me vvith now confidence. 1 felt that I wus no longer a schoolboy; but cold water into which has been poured a few drops of eau-de-cologne or alcohol,'finally rubbing into Lhe face and neck a little LAN0L1NE OR COLi) CREAM. Many dermatologists recommend a steaming for the face about once in ten days as an effectual moans of cleaning the skin of its dire enemies, the blacks and smuts. Care must be' taken b.v those who adopt this 'drastic method to'close the pores of the skin after the Steaming By applying a'small quantity of diluted spirit., Jf the skin is very rough an'd dry, then it had better- be cleaned sometimes with cold cream ��������� and a .clean soft rag. This cannot, of cour.se, lake- the place of soap and water, but can only bo used a-s an occasional alternative. If,,, on tho ether hand, the skill\" is apt to get greasy, flour the face'with a little ..superfine oatmeal for an-hour after washing, carefully wiping it off at the- end of that time A There'.*is nothing more .refreshing when you are tired and overheated'than-a thorough'sponging of faco. arms aiid neck in warm milk and water. It should not be forgotten that if vvc do not wish to got our skin chapped hnd hardened we must take care never lo go out in the cold- air for at least an hour after washing our. fares in worm w\\i- tei\". so as to give the pores Lime to close up. \" casting a he hurried is!' manner lo me was j verging on manhood; lhat it was cowardly and disgraceful to yield a slavish obedience against my- conscience to such a man a.s he Iind now shown himself. The first resolution J; formed consequent upon this better nnd firmer stale of mind, was that T would mako a clean breast to Martha of all I knew, and then be guided by her superior worldly'wisdom as ' to what 1 had better do. Feeling much relieved, f 'went lip to the .schoolroom to superintend ' the afternoon tasks. (To Be Continued). NOT TO BE OtTDONE. Housekeeper ��������� \"Have you Mocha colVcc. sir?\" .Small Dealer��������� \"Ves, mum.\" \"Genuine Mocha?\" \".Just imported, mum.\" \"Import it yourself?\" \"Oh. yes, mum. T send direct to the���������lhe Sultan, \"Humph! How much on hand?\" ���������'\"Bout sixty pounds, mum.\" \"You have, eh, sixty pounds? 1 read in the paper this morning that j not over fifty pounds of genuine j Mocha reach this country annually.\" \"Yes. mum, that's true.\" I had ten pounds over from last year.\" any my orders liium.\" have you she sigh, \"Her more, token British allowed including Field ollicers of the on lie live service aro pouu.ls of baggage, ding. Other mounted ollicers pcriiiittoil ;\">() pound apiece. England uses nearly half the prodiic-il in the world. Spain the richest load mines. 'In a city not subject to earthquakes there lived a family who had one of those domestics of the break- everything-thcy-touch sort. Recently the town experienced a slight shock. Pictures were thrown down, crock- cry and furniture rattled about. In the midst of the tumult the mistress went to the head of the stairs ���������my ab ' ied- are and called tient tone: you doing* out. in a would-be \"Mary Ann. what now?\" pa- are Before ,wo started the old'man told me a story���������a story that 1 had' heard in Seattle, which is part of the forgotten history of 4.I10 . West that was, but is no more,'*and this is the story 1 set out to tell.* The Forty-niner tells.it with pr.iilo to show that the rough men and heroic women who blazed the trails to the Pacific hacl big hearts\" that were always in the proper plnce. Many years a������0, in a mining camp far out in the wide, wild W'est, there lived a man and a, woman���������both good fellows. With out* benefit of clergy they abode together for many moons, fell out and finally separated. Now,'for the first time, the woman realized .how much she loved the man, and the man became aware that tho best had gone out of his life. Of course, she, being a wo- 'niaii, could do 'nothing, and he, being a man, would do nothing; * so they met. nodded, and passed1 each otlier and all ' the while love grow stronger. , - All the people'in flic'camp caiiio soon to know of their troubles and all sympathized with them, for they were both good fellows. * Finally, the man gavo in, called on the woman and proposed marriage. She consented, of course, and named the next day. That night in the hotel the man told his friends vvliaf was lo be, and they all clicked glasses and wished him joy. That night the woman sat at her one window and watched a big black clou'd that came out of the west and heard the low wind come sobbing and .crying up the canon. The moan of the wind saddened her and the sight of the black cloud caused her to weep. The kind woman.with whom she lived heard her sob through the canvas wall, and went in to see her. The woman hid her brown head on tho '���������-.lice of her friend, and toid her that I she was to be married on the morrow, and the good woman kissed her and cheered her aud told her that she must not weep on the eve of her wedding day. Then the . bride-to-be wiped her eyes and tried to bo glad, but when s'lio was alone she looked out on the black cloud and heard the wind sob, and' moaned. W;hen her friend peeped in again the woman, with her glorious hair let loose over her white gown, was kneeling beside her narrow bed. That night the sleeping camp was startled by the cry of fire. The wind, that had * conic crying out of the west hours ago. had begun to howl. Wind and fire seem always to go to- get hor.. The wooden camp burned like ricks of dry straw. Hundreds of people escaped in the clothes they were sleeping in. When the fire died dovvn and the roll was called only two people were missing, but they were ing Fish, in 1887 at last found an anchorage on tho\" north coast,, , to which tl*c 'naine. Flying J'^ish Cpve was given. A number of men were landed, but as the island scorned to lie of little ' valu.c, ho serious' a'L- ���������lempt at-exploration was made. > Jn'lSSlo tho British naval As-hip Rcdpolo called*for a few hours and a ropi'iscntativc of tl:e Singapore llotariicaj\" Gardens' collected a\"\"-iiujn- ber of Plants audi wrote an', interesting account of his visit. Jt then occurred ,to a number of scientific men that it vvould be very inleros-ting to have this isolated , and neglected spot studied in all its aspects. Jn, ISOC r������b\" John Murray olTered to' pay the expenses of such an expedition, and . Mr. Charles W. Andrews' of the British 'Miif.cum was' chosen to make the investigation. He began his Yescyrelies on the���������island 'in August, lS07^ 'and his long and interesting description of it was printed vvith a map in the Geo- graPhical Journal in .January, 1S90. It is, 'therefore, less than four years since* a 1'airly adequate description'of tho island was published. The climate* of Christmas. Island is delightful, resembling during the greater Part of the'year a hot English .. Minuuer, .tempered by scm breezes-* Tiie 'island -is ' perfectly' healthful, .there, being no marshes or stagnant pooh;, while, 011 the other hand, there is a fair supply -of good But still-more remarkable arc the ! wl,'-*u cooking scientific reports of the volcano Joiv ullo,.in Mexico. This sent forth im-. mense streams of lava in J 730. In 1780 the lava-beds wero examined,by a party of scientists, and if vvas found that a stick thrust into the crevices instantly ignited, although tlicre', was no discomfort 'experienced in walking on' the hardened crust. Again, some forty, years after , the eruption, it was' vis-Rod by'scientists, and reported- to be steaming _ in' many places, and oven eighty- mole seven years*...after the* eruption two columns of . steaming\",vapor were JoundJ o_ho issuing from liie_cr.evices. Sometimes\" tliC\"upper cruST.of such a stream of lava cools so and lichens make a precarious growth on the surface, while a fow feet beneath the lava is almost hot. from it iill the meat and dressing- Put the bones, skin, fat/- clc. ir.to������J\\a saucepan, cover with cold -,vat'T, tm roll up tight, and roll out again:/ Sprinkle with more cheese, roll up again, set in the coldest place you. know to get crisp, then roll out' agitin and cut \"into fancy .shape;, prick vvith a fork and bake in a hot oven. Brush with beaten egg whilo still hot. strew with a litlle finely, grated cheese, set in the oven iust long enough to glaze. Serve hot or, ' cold. Banana Gelatine.���������Soak a package of'gelaUne in one pint cold water, for half* an hour- Then add one pint' hot water and let stand till all the \" gelatine is dissolved. When half cold, stir in the juice of two or-, anges and sugar to suit the taste. Peel and mash eight large bananas', ', and when the gelatinous almost cold stir in the banana piilp and whlrji all together' , with an egg beater. , When the mixture becomes ligh' stop beating, pou'r into a glabss dish' ami set 011 ice. Serve-with whipped crcam.f.-This . dish should be made- the day before using\" * Jellied D runes .--Stew one pound! best sweet prunes till quite' tender. Sweeten vvith ��������� granulated sugar and Water. Nearly tl'.e. whole island is covoved\" With forests. 'J'he fail 11 a is very Poor. Only live species ��������� of niaiii'aial.s. two kinds of rats, a shrew-mouse and' ' two bats, are found. If is. supposed that tho rats and the mojusc,drifted to the island on Boating -wood, while the bats readied it , by (light. There are many sea. birds; ii:scct .life, is fairly abundant, biff reptiles aie few and ���������small. ' - ���������. ���������' AN INTER EST ING* DISCOVERY Was made near the north end of the i-sland, vvhith has proved to be important in nn economic sense. It Was found that an elevation (here, about 900 feet in Height, novv known ns Phosphate Hill, has an extensive deposit of phosphate of lime, which i.s also strewn over the surface ih blocks cof all sires and in' some places is found to a considerable depth. The area actually covered b.v this thick deposit is about half 11 milo long; by a quarter of a milo ���������broad, but an immense qrantity oc- riiis in Hie form of blocks scattered over nil the slopes and terraces of Hie northern purl, oi\" the island. There aie other less extensive beds .SCHOOL OF POISONERS. ,- A merciless., school of poisoners onco flourished in Venice During the fifteenth century even the government of the state used pciSoli without any disguise as a weapon. A body called \"The Council of Ten\" vvas appointed. ��������� to determine who should be despatched and they dealt with the lives of princes. Kings and popes as one would deal with superfluous tree, in a wood. A curious document is still extant in which the proceedings of this council are recorded. If shows that one John of Baguba prepared a selection of poi- j sons aiid a scale of fees. The fee varied vvith lho_ import ance of-the victim and lhe length of the 'journey to be- made lor his despatch. For poisoning the Duke of* Milan ho charged GO ducat*-, for the Pope 100 ducats, for tho King -of Spain 1 50 ducats, for the '\"Great Sultan\" 000 ducats. ��������� A -' utd'a- litlle lemon juice 01 vinegar- ..Vh.cn cool,, remove tl'.e stones, drain off the juice and rub llie prunes through a. -sieve. While this is being done, have half cup gelatine soaking and when dissolved, mix with-the prune juice. Heat to the boiling point, add more sugar if-needed, and mix prune pulp and juice, together. , Let stand 'till nearly cold and beat into it one pint whipped cream, which has been flavored and .sweetened. Turn into ; a. and set u on ice. Serve vvith plain-crcama * . i lloval' Doughnuts.���������One, pint sweet milkAkalf. niui._la.rd melted hi 0\\e \"milk, half Pint potato yeast (or* its tl'it ,Tr;;.t;! equivalent iii ether yeast) three ti.at plants ^ ^^ wJj.ie conpJj ^ar, ��������� three eggs, one teaspoon soda dissolved in half cunv-liot water, one teaspoon ground'cinnamon and half a grated nutmeg. Mix iii the manner*as for cake, and then add .enough sifted flour to make a dough that is* stiff enough to be woi Iced without, sticking to the board- Prepare in iho evening - and let stand in a warm, place over night.\" In the morning, warm the'bread board, flour lightly, and knead lhe dough well. . Wash the'bowl, rub well with lard or butter and return the' dough. When it is light again, warm and flour the* board, t'uin the dough, out on'it.- fiatten lightly until it .is one inch in thickness, -cut in small square's and fry in deep fat. , The fat should be hot\" enough to send up a thin biuc , smoke from the center beforo doughnuts ' or fritters are put into it. \"if it is not hot whatever is puf- into it vvill be unfit to oat. red- Police Official���������\"Any clue to the mysterious murder?\"' Detective ��������� \"Yes, sir. I've arrested all the j living members of the family.\" Ofti-! cial���������\"Glorious! What evidence have you?\"'' Detective?���������\"'Whou-T accused them of llio murder some'of 'em turned , white and some turned red. Now', all we have to do is loi find out which color means guilt.\" j An old sea captain, under tho impression that ho was saying a good ' thing, asked a lady pas������������riger why men never kissed one another, while ladies waste a world of kisses on feminine fnces. \"Bocaiisr.*,\" the lady replied,\" \"the men have something better to kiss and the women haven't.\" ' .GOOD CAKES.' round Cake.���������Take ������ne pound sugar, one pound butter, one. pound eggs, one, pound flour, two pounds seedles's raisins, two pounds currants-, one pound chopped citron, two teaspoons each ' nutmeg, cassia, cloves, niiice, grated lemon peel, oneL cup lemon \"jnico, two heaping teaspoons baking powder. Break: eggs into sugar, bf,at two minutes, add liquid and half Hie flour with baking powder. Beat then spice and butter, minutes. Add fruit,_, a Nodd���������What do' you mean by saying that my baby is just an ordinary baby?\" Todd���������\"Why. he is precocious and beautiful, and tho*' be.'.-t that ever lived, isn't he?\" one minute Beat 'five nd bake hoiir.w in deep covered dish. Ginger Cake.���������One cup mof.isses, ''2-'\\ ciip sour milk, one tablespoon shortening, one teaspoon soda dissolved in water, half teaspoon each of ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Stir in llntii* to make it about the s;uno consistency as for other cake. Put in a square Lin. sprinkle with sugar and bake in a moderately hot oven. Angel Cocoanut Cake.���������Beat to a cream one cup butler mid two cups'\" powdered sugar, add three cups sifted fioui\\ half cup sweet milk and tho whiles of eight eggs, beaten to a stitT froth. Bent for J\") minutes. Then add two teaspoons baking powder and one of almond flavoring. Bake iu jelly cake pans and spread witli grated cocoamif, putting,a- very thick la.ver on top. Cream Cake.���������Thrt-e eggs, one cup , sugar, two tablespoons butter, three tablespoons sweet milk, three even teaspoons baking powder, 1 } cups flour. Beat the yolks of the eggs,, with sugar and butter to u cream. Add tlie milk, then sift in the baking powder and flour. Add tho whites of the eggs, well beaten, the last thing before the flour. Bake in layers in a quick oven. Cream Filling: One cup powdered sugar, ono cuj* sweet cream. Beat together, an eggbeater; keep cool while oaten, and spread when tho are cold. with being cakes NO CHANCE FOR HIM. '.^'l^i1',', ox.11'a,i\"ed J.IunffryBiggins, \"I am an ufler-dinncr speaker.\" ' \"llicn,' said Mrs. Snappem, before slamming do no talking'herc:\" the door, Employer-''Mr. Tops, I have Ion\" observed, with appro tab your as\" siduity and devotion\" Lo biiaincsq, and I am now about to test your abilities in a new capacity, in which, f feel sure, you will acquit vourself with _ credit to thc house'and ��������� er-������������������\" Mr. Tops (highly 'delighted) ���������'T���������T���������I shall do my best, sir!\" Employer���������\"As I was about to say, Mr. Tops, the porter is ill this nior'nl ing, and I shall have to ask you sweep out the oflica.\"- to .** -j.rr vf j-(- o &o ' f������-S\"S-5'Si2i5<=^������<:������������������������i5���������'6'S^ never drank too much, and who .ijhated nothing iii this world more than a row. He was a man of immense physical strength, an expert boxer, and a magnificent swimmer. IBs placid demeanor hid an indomitable spirit, and J would a, soon have fought a steam-roller as Jim 0'Conii'*ll; the one would havo been as uncompromising as the other. Jt was on one of our pros-pecting trips that Jim told me the particulars of bis stiiinge experience On Copper Island, a brief hint of which I had already obtained from a police court paragraph some timo before in the Brisbane Courier. himsolf. By .this timcAhowever, he was an alarming distance from the shore, and he saw that his only chanco was' in remaining afloat until the tide turned, when he might hope, by its aid, to reach the land. ���������The night was clear and a brilliant moon wiiM shining. Suddenly, to his horror, arr ominous triangular iin broke the surface of the water not. three fathoms' length from whore he swam. Another and yet another appe-arod, and the unhappy man presently discovered that he vvas in Lhe midst of a school of sharks! Utterly exhausted as he was, his position, was a terrible one. In describing his feelings, io me, la; suid that he hoiild not'have believed if possible Jt teems that Jim 'was in Sydney, jthat any combination of cireum- out of work, 'when ho saw ono day stances could have reduced him to such a state of abject 'fear as* that an advertisement, in tlio Sydney Morning Herald asking' for a half- dozen miners to proceed to Copper Island���������an uninhabited island lying between Brisbane and Thursday ls- in which he now.found himself. Already he seemed 'to feel tho cruel teeth rending his naked flesh, and \"io shuddered vvith utter terror. The land���������and there prospect for copper. | ���������������(.���������]<. wasjv'as light a.s day, and tl'.e O'Connell immediately made nppliea- j sharks were plainly visible as they tion to the advertiser, one Captain [circled round him. He.'-saw one 15 , ,a mining expert. D������������������ bad monster suddenly A'hange his- di rec to custody on a charge of assaulting Captain D and threatening to tako his life. Legal proceedings for breach of contract was also mentioned, but the production of the bullet-perforated hat and the evidence of a friendly witness who had been one of the boat's crew put a very different complexion on the matter, and O'Connell was discharged. ]f transpired, however, that D������������������'s long continued absence from the island���������of which his employers were\" entirely ignorant, and which came so very hear having disastrous results���������was' due to, his detention in the receiving house of a lunatic asylum during the continuance oi a prolonged attack of delirium tremens*: ���������V BITS OF INFORMATION. Notes of Interest About Almost , Everything- Signatures made witli lead pencil aie good in law. Afiica has tcry nearly seven hundred languages or dialects. c' It .is estimated that'\"the, consumption of meat in England aggregates HU pounds a head per,*vcar. 'J'he Caspian Sea has'only 111b. of salt to the ton of wat'.'r; tho English , Channel has 7^1b. and ihe I lend Sea I87II>. ���������' Wi, c is so plentiful in Algc.ia t! at it is now being sold, according to j the llriti-sh Vice-Consul, at one cent I a quart. Statu tics 'show that the lcngest- lived people have generally been those vvho made breakfast the 'principal meal of the day. \" ' The observatory at the summit of Mount' Etna, .1,07(5 feet above sea level, Js slated to be the highewt inhabited spot in Europe. 'London and it the level of -i. .s... : ',.. - -z, ��������� .^-saa BREEDING DAIRY COWS.' It is scarcely necessary to say that the production of milk is the \"greatest function of the dairy cow. The economical production of large quantities of milk, butter or cheese determine the value of the cow, ancl the best efforts of the breeders of dairy stock should always be directly towards this goal. If the dairy cow does not yield a profitable flow of milk, she ceases to have any reason for existence. Beefing qualities are of comparatively little importance, except in cases when a good cow loses tlie use of portion of her udder, or in some way becomes undesirable as a milker. It naturally follows that to secure tlie best practical results, iittle attention 'should be paid to what are commonly spoken of . as fancy points*. It is only in very exceptional cases that color of the'hair, size and contour of the horns, graceful carriage,, and conical tents, can make any possible' diiTorence in the njctual value of the cow, yet those andjnaiiy other equally us'oful fancy points aro held in high esteem by many breeders and judges. Beauty of form and \" breed typo are always desirableb and breeders may well endeavor Lo combine Lhese in a.s great a .degree as possible with capacity at tlio pdil, but the latter must ever renmiii the FJltST CONSIDERATION. The first essential point to be sought in the dairy cow is constitution,1 without which she cannot stand the strain of ni-.-.ny years bea con trol of the business on. behalf of a well-known Sydney firm of whip- owners, who held' a concession * for, mining on the island. O'Connell being a practical miner of wide experience, was mado the \"boss\" A of, 30 feet above it,, Manchester 50 reef, tion' and-niakc*\" straight\"fo'r 'him! But i*l-'d Birmingham' o00 feet Liverpool are both ]Vy feeding and milking'. ' The wide the sea. Glasgow is |cf,es,L( g00cl heart-girth, and general O'Connell was like a fi.-h in thc'wa-| J'������st -voul' the'i-remh Government tor, and drawing the sheath }.,hfc |made'a \" profit of over fc/0,000,000 from the belt round his naked waist ;<���������>\"��������� its monopoly oi the sale of to- I he throw his arms above* his head ,'bacco, cigarss, cigarettes, and land sank iJko a stone. As ho rose (matches.,, _ , the gang, and five, other men. having I .lt,nl-n Mntc. .tcconds later *ho '* found I Uhip-crackang by drive! s ol ve- bcen engaged and contracts signed I hiiaself direetlv beneath 'the shark, j hides has become such a nuisance in for snx months, the little party were j ..,.ci thrust his knife, up to tbe hilt'somc Oormau towns that special by- taken by Captain D to the scene ������������������ the monster's stomach. The'|iUVS have Iuld to DC Paf������G(' against of their operations .in 'a schooner j wounded shark ' at ene'e made oil\", tl- ' tainted and the taint will aiTect the cream and butter. The milking should be done with clean hands. Each milker should wash and dry his hands before he begins to milk. The finger nails of the milkers should be cut close. Every milker should put on a clean milking suit. The milk should be carried immediately to the dairy and strain;*! in the. creamery cans ��������� \"uf through the separator. If a creamery is used the ailk should stand twelve hours at a temperature of about 15 degrees. Tho creain should then be, taken from the milk and it should be ripe (a little sour) and ready to churn in about twenty-four hours. If it does not ripen in twenty-four hours a little .starter should bo used. If allowed,to stand longer it will become billcr and hard ��������� to,, churn. If tho butter does not come pcrly, put n handful of salt in churn. The cream should be churned about Ci degrees in summer, a little higher in winter. , ' ' The room in vvh'ich the churning is done should be kept at an even temperature and not colder than ', the temperature of ,thc creain. The churn should not be moved too rapidly as'if injures the grain of the'butter. profile at FAST EATING. Specialist Says It Is Rapidly' Increasing. .Eating rapidly, according to the testimony of a specialist in the kind of trouble caused by that breach of good tabic manners, ia twy much commoner than if tin.. -���������> an. And it is on the increase BIG UllflS FHSMED w ��������� t 1 SOME OP, THE WEAPONS CAPTURED IN THE LATE WAR. Small Arms Were Broken Up���������Millions of Rounds of Am- , munition. ��������� A committee has been formed by Mr. Brodrick, under the presidency of Lord Ilardwicke, 'for the purpose of considering ' the proportion of smaB arms and guns to be allotted to the Mother Country'and tho Colonies. Most of the small arms' and ammunition captured, b.v the British in the late war were broken, as is tho way in war, but many of the'big guns have been' pemioned off, says London Answers. * But there are the,scores of guns and thousands of Mausers, tho , millions of rounds of all sorts of ammunition, the almost illimitable supply of war materials, ancl relics, which tho War Oflice Committee vvill never havo to allot, andaibout whicii they will never have to cons'ider any claims, for they have already found a well-earned resting place, immune from further service. Before the war broke out. and, in fact, during llsi middle singes, there cvisted a OOB PEIDJ1IM SICEITS- POOR' MEN WHO COULD MAKE A FORTUNE. Guardians 'of , tHe' British Metro7, ��������� polis���������Printers Can Keep A a Secret. '.' ' The maxim' which' tolls th.\\t sil-, once is golden often errs on. the side- of accuracy, -for some wcvets the market value of which runs well into thousands are owned by' poor men whose wages do not ihduco any lit-' tie attentions on tlio part.of the income tax collector, -says London Tit- Bits. * This is especially the case with Government secrets. On the Thames marshes there ' is a small cottage which hides* the secret Kussia offered S200,000( for a low years ago, '\" namely, that concerning the situa- , tion of the submarine mines which guard the Metropolis. Tlie collage- is'stationed . among dozens of similar structures, and live'men, who go ter and from their daily' work like- ordinary beings, alone know which it i.s and hovv^tho electric switchboard it contains can bo so nuinipu-- luted as to \"sink a powerful fleet in ton minutes.*. Either of these trust- ��������� corps of native police, whose ������lutylc,, sel.yants could sell, his secret for .* V?1K .,'��������� 'tl!������' bo,'<1,Ts \"f ,he'������ fortune without the slightest dif- I'-astern Jrausvaul aud the Annus ' wazi country. Beyond the Swazi territory, * and stretching away to lho north of Portuguese East Africa, the patrolling was taken u'p and carried on by .Portuguese . police, for the smuggling of dutiable goods ' was considered a smart business' by tho questionable traders who infested the borders. The native police were not paid by our Government, mid, most of them he- chartered for flic purpose. ' land some other prey possibly pro- Having duly landed the men on '.enter! itself, the others followed its the island, whose sole inhabitants 'example, to' O'ConnoH's great relief. thoy were to be. I) '��������� loft, thom, j By th-s Lmic jhc U(1(, w.l<5 01l,UlG promising to. return .at lho begin- 1^,,.;^ .uu| ,,ftcl. a ](JJlg an(, ex__,ulst_ 'ing swim O'Connell, shaken and weary, landed on Copper Island shortly ning of each month with rations, e.tc. For a time all went well. The' men were amply provisioned, and, I There ,ure to-day in Canada some 13,000 cheese factories, with an annual aggregate output of 18,000,- 000 pounds of cheese, or an average of about 6,000 pounds per factory. _ Turkish women do not come , into control of their private fortunes un- besides', there was some fen there' ,,.,,, ,,, til aftei* marriage. Alter that \" they after daylight, having been .^ dispoge Q|. 0^lhiu] df jt wKh_ oesKies., tnere was some icntiic-ici .-, ( , { , w.u n-s com_ *-���������\" s-.-i'\"--*- u. .,..-rw...������ v, ome to bo shot fish to be caught, h. MOlur> l\" *\"*��������� ������'<���������\".! ��������� '���������*;-* \" out t c husbands consent tame, to ue snut, umi io uc l-,lub\"l'A naiuons had. oi course, (riven him. ... , . . _ , and a1 fair supply of eggs of various',^ for\" ]ost. a's according' to the kinds. men soon settled ac I, Every hotel in .Japan has a fan. appearance of vigor aro the chief indications of constitution. Other points largely indicative of,production nre: A wide, strong muzzle; a comparatively open back bone \" .or chine, indicating, a tendency to' make milk rather than fat; a capacious ... ��������� ��������� ,, barrel, ' capable of making use of 1'oswblo,, but he had eventually large , quantities of feed, and a roomy, well-shaped udder, with large liiahimary veins and milk-wells. A well-known Canadian breeder has tersely summarized these qualifications in the wordpi���������a big mouth, a big belly arid a big'bag., Experienced men arc able to select good cows with a reasonable amount of certainty, but the most expert dairy judge is largely at sea when he' attempts, to select a good bull by appearances alone. When we'come to the question of raising good cows, wc find that the only he !special to itself, containing a view ;r0.ld ,t0 s,���������cccss is in breeding from of the schooner they began to seriously alarmed. The scores became, exhausted ami .,oi),{ot, ^^ n ,,ho^.;,_lul wiLh .ycyy \" 'of terror, fell back in a dead, faint, eepcr iind seeing the \"boss\" .standing there, dripping wet, thought he soon after a far greater evi them Hitherto a plentiful supply , iu^p;^^^';!!^ \"ndWnturc'T^v- of water had been obtainable at a weak'stiUe. spot where the islanders fondly 11117 h ' * agined a spring cxif'ted; but no ram had fallen since'their binding,, and the basin -becoming empty, it was s \"You will stay here.\" was thu willow true usually furnishes ma-; T},r���������- chickens known, and each time th-' voyn-'o t bruin 1 reply, \"until your contract term! for Ihem. UeopuLra'i- Noodle.* ���������r;t iir,. usimlly in tlie best condi- was made low wei-i* cast for 'who has expired.\" ��������� ',hl,L woml.-rfiil obelisk o'f Egypt, ,,___,-,, . .���������houlil accompany (���������'(,niin,.|l���������for 1 lie ' \"���������Thai I certainly shall not.\" sail , was made 11 thourstntl years before j (,(ltli ._n. ,.,,������. producing but- --hotiid In-iive \"boss\" alwavs insisted upon '(.'Council, ami. K\"i\"K l\"'k l\" the ('leopiitra wm* boi 1,; and really had , \\���������. .,|i,crrmii\"i wilh bran (.-,,, , ,, , ,, ., . ��������� ,��������� ciiiiiii be brought his --wag.\" \"I * nothing to do with her Irish st,������.v ' (-���������>,������,, iU!(i ducki' -should not. bo I hoi so up the Polomnllgoilor s li.nft, ,1111 going back to Sydney, or .it any'is an Fngl.rJi dish I'ms-iui) blia-,',! pj^,.,- '���������ni j| they arc done laying. ; nt the head of your troops.\" rnli* 10 llnsliaiie, in that so'icoucr.\" the b'antiful cobir, is not n s|\"*c.i;il ; p0,|( ,,Mirs should not be used in j \"Well, ,A(1 |���������, \"ii,,, ���������ii|,.|* men cm do as product of Prussia, but of England.^-,.,, ,'_.,i,t |,;t|| until sifted. * velci'ini, , ihev-liki-\" \" , A,lfl so' *vo\" SM'- Wl5 b'c(|'iently find I ^fvp the fowhi lmal thy by ssipply- inul lipun thi:- ll , who hnd ovidijut ly ( that our language has name*- for';,,.^ \"a|. that their nature demands, fburd, rose in my stirrups, cried ������ni*<-|iaace occurred Ihe men gained heen drinking, called 11 huge negro. ; t hings 1 hat ���������re misfits. j ^ ���������orr/Kleiice. 'irlt hough the sight of tho 1 who was one of the boat's crow, and j triangular mi occasionally set their ordered him to prevent O'Conin'jl . ��������� ..���������,.... , A (. for the \" matter of a, ticke.y ��������� s-ix cent si ��������� or so;1 and in their turn the gipsies are novv trading these rifles and guns Willi the* Kaflirs ���������aii'd-otHicr natives who live on������,the bonders.' Thus thoy. manage to obtain 'much money, for ,to-day a Mauser ciinnof be .bought in* Delagoa Bay, for much less .than 525, while Mauser carbines rim to ��������� ;. A FAK HIGHER FIGURE. , The recent rising of the natives in German West 'Africa, is yet, another instance of how our late enemies got rid of their \"shooters.\" A , roving- band of marauding Kaffirs have for some,, time been, terrori'/.ing the farmers of Northern Cape Colony, looting their farms, and generally doing much damage. They aie all, armed with Mauser rifles, and it is'well known in the Western Colony that, secreted in the fastnesses of their country, they, have, several Boer guns together with pom-poms and Impounders. \" Those guns anil rifles that it vvas possible lo smuggle out of the country have found resting- places throughout Europe and America. . The neat and cleanly homes of rural France bristle with relics of the great Boer War.' ��������� Side by side with a German Schneider , from Gravelottc stands a Boer Mauser from Colenso or Storinberg��������� all relics are from Colenso or Stormbcrg. There on a plush cushion is tho last clip of five Mauser 'cartridges - that Francois could not shoot,, and here is the used Oreusot. shell, now doing duty rts \"��������� dinner-gong���������all pensioned.' liculty, and yeti i.s 001110111 to, toil for ' a pound or two a week and preserve mi'unbroken s-ilenco. , ��������� At, a certain seaport on the cant- coast there lives a grocer vvho could let'.'his, premises to a European 'pow������������������- or at a-rental of thousands a year if he chose.\" The reason for this* is, that adjoining' his cellars are the passages ' communicating ,with tho'* mines which control tho entrance to the harbor, 'and oven he i.s not per-, miffed to gratify his curiosity, for several nets of doors fitted vvith sec-, ret locks defy the mlrus-ion of any unauthorized individual.' The key, to 'the mine chamber will probably , be found attached''to tho pel-son'' of amon-commissioned officer of the lo-\" cal garrison, for such priceless, ��������� sccT rots arc always \"entrusted to reliable-' non-coms, passing rich on HALF A CROWN A DAY.. ��������� ; < ��������� , 1 Whenever a secret treaty 'in arrang- * od between Great Britain and, for- , oign powers'it is, duly \"set up\" and' printed by Government printers long-, before the public' has any idea that . negotiations are in progrcs������.\" These ��������� printers, aie' paid iio exorbitant, wage for their silence, though any one of Ahem could\" sob the heads of the 'treaty to a foreign* nation for a ( small .fortune; and when it is staled that no fewer than ' 2o'.i men' arc- b said to havpnhech concerned in' the, production'of'the recent treaty with. Japan the unbroken secrecy nppeara* tlie more remarkable. ,, For all that, stringent precautions 'arc taken to, prevent a leakage, the, text, being broken up into pieces of, tvyo lines each; and one fragment .only given to, every* compositor.\"' whilst the , whole -ijAufforwards' pieced together, by a f/rusled overseer. - As. \"Neverthele'is, -,'it 'is quite possible for any* one of these* individuals to turn his position to account, as was , proved ; a few years agoUwhcna. compositor, tried \"to secure\" copies \"of his comrade's'slips, and boasted that - *h\"ct���������could.selt'.tliis.secret they contained Vto an''\"evening journal for S2,-. 250. \" , \".'-���������_ - in 0 British battleship there are; said to bo-over 500 secrets'any one of which'' vvould 'command a fabulous * price if put for sale. - In building tlie . srfip ilOO workmen' or more id'e en- ��������� gaged, to whom the* majority of these -secrets arc * perfectly lucid. ��������� But, in spite of the fact that their wages seldom range above 520 a week, for a piece of 'sucret mfornin- tion to leave a' dockyard is nn ' occurrence practically uniheard of.* The postmaster of a. small village in Ohio . owns a'secret which many unscrupulous folk'would pay much\", to,, know. IBs mime is Gustavo Franck-V and, being an experienced chemist, he hit upon a method of removing ink stains from used postage stamps a short time, ago,'and to his credit be it said that he laid the discovery before the American ���������Government. Ue was, ottered S.-0.000 for his silence, a bribe which he stoutly refused oh the ground that his honesty wns' above price, Uiouglj , ho agreed \"that a certain portion of this mini, should be reltlcd- upon ,lus lucky relatives. ' f -���������-' **1 (k \" j. i4 \\ M a [JNCLI'VS UNDOING. * \"L'nvle,\" mi id litlle .Johnny, \"loll me hovv you charged with youi' war- I'cisonnil.v conducting the expedition. There aie probably ns many sharks' in these waters as anywhere on t.h._*. trice nf tlie globe, nnd llu.. first fi-w trips were made in fear and treiiili- brar. Bui as tune went on and0 no said the bal tie scarred 'I mounted the fiery ani- drew my sword Irom its scab- fti the fowls liave n good range j'Forward !' nnd, .\"link lie spins; 'ile-p into the quivering flanks of my ivcrv little grain fading i.s needed 1 A chicken needs no feed for at ��������� gallant, steed. VERY ARTFUL OF-MOSES. , A celebrated physician of Vienna one' day received a telegram from Oracovv 1 cqi.c.'.ting him to repair thither -with all basic, as JMosis Abrahamson vvas -.cry ill, and re- quiied advice. 'Phis Moses was known to be one of the richest men of his ' raee'. The doctor, when had an.enormous practice and was very bi.sy at the time, wired back : ,\"ily fto ��������� will to two ihou.sand florins.\" * A second dis|iatch urged him to come without delay, but added, lhat he might surely., do it for less. \"Not a kreutzcr Ims than two thousand l.orb.s,\" vvas the reply from Vienna, \"whereupon a fjmil tclog-'nin came to hand'directing the physician to start at onto. It wan in tlie depth of whiter and bitterly cold, iio that the medical man was anything but pleased at the 1 respect of the long journey dull routine of starvation\" rations, ' a look in during - the .tcriminage the monotony ol their life only j which ensued. O'Connell gavo hun broken by the weekly trip to Water t he worst, five minutes he bad ever ���������Maud. Would Hie schooner never ' had in bis life, and till imatoly left come? A flagpole wns rigged up in, him lyir*{ unconscious in th'- snird* the hope of coimrtiinical ing with i Then lb������ victorious O'Connell rii'-h- wuiie passing; ship, but, although a ed for the boat, lo which D had rail was sometimes w.n 011 the hor- already relumed. The latter. ���������won no VCM-.C1 ovor caine neair on- drav/ing a revolver, fired point-blank nt O'Connell's face But his hand There is no index of character sure as the voice.���������Disraeli. weedn. so wet grass' or . While a I'ttlo salt in the. food id Want 01 care does us more damage greatly relished care must be taken than vv-ant of knowledge.���������Franklin. ! not to give too much. laughing cheerfulness throws sun-I Under- ordinary com 1 ion, fifty light. on all the paths of life.- '< hens i������ as many as .should bo kept mi ough to see their signals. Ju (ho meantime. a little work w.is done ��������� Jfini'e with a view to passing the time than out of regard for lho * interests of the employers who liad nJ1\" \"Purcntly so cruelly abandoned thcin <������n this uninhabited and seldom visited isle. Four months thus dragged wearily vainly endeavored Lo dug lnm off. awav. the men maintaining them- When f> recovered consciousness eclves as best tkr.y could by .shoot- ho wus surly, but subdued. f* ind- _������ng bird\" and collecting eggs and ing that but Ik* '|aTf-ed \"iIio shook with rage and excitement. itn.,,i ii ������-f \"\\\\.-lor Island\" fsh, r'flavd ih'*ii- Richter. Discontent is tho want of self-reliance; it is infirmity,of will.���������Emerson. The most amiable people arc those who least wound the self-Jove of others.���������Briiycro. Ue who forgets his own fricntis meanly to follow after those of a higher degree is a snob.���������Thackeray. A teacher was recounting to some children the story of the loss of oar; of the King's ships, and finished by felling them thjvt, after hearing of lis don's ilcath, King Henry never smiled again. One little girl In the class, on hearing this*, said :��������� \"I'lir '<-. tend ( r. v, I i,f did 1 o do v. li' :i ll ev 1 ickh d hirn ?\" one room- ��������� ... While mixing the food for chicks with milk is all-right care should be taken not to mako it sloppy ������r clammy. . , . ��������� Jt iy always an item In supplying water to small chicken;) to arrange it in some way to prevent thorn from getting into the pnn.i. Water and especially milk ������n Uic bodies of tho chicks causes the feafh crs to rumple and become mnttod about the nock and breast nnd the Chicken will not thrive. BITS OF DATRY WISDOM. The fir.vt great care in the management of the dairy is cleanliness, f lho cows n'-o kept in a filthy state lhe milk will i(i,(iiiniy b-cim'- AWKWARD FOR THE MAID. The two young men reached the door at the wniie tunc. \"fn Mr-n WiiJhiiighuiu in V\" they asked. The' maid looked at (hem and shook her head disconsolately. \"Sh.f'.'i in to wan av ,vo an' out to tho other,\" sho said at last ; \"but the two av ye comin' together lias got mo so tangled I'm blest if 1 know which is wnich. But come right here, both av ye, an' I'll ask- her to come down an' pick ye out.\" 0 The rarest shell in existence is ono called tho \"Cone of the Holy Mary.\" 'There is a specimen-in the Britn'sh Museum, which a few years ago was valued at SO,000. The newest i,and largest sailing- vessel is the i'Treussen,\" of 8,000 tons. She is -1.17 feet long, and .OB feet wide, draws .'5*1 foot, and iS^O-A) square feet of sail. fore ! As there was no train back to Vienna that night he vvas perforce compelled to put up for the night at an hotel, Meinwhile the news of the gieat doctor's arrival spread through the town, and sick people of every description, both Jews and Christians, besieged his door. The sight of so many afflicted persons touched his compassionate heart, and he freely gave them the advice they needed. When he got to the station in the morning, and was about to step into the * carriage, a Polish Jcfw came sidling up to him with a knowing smile on his face, and whispered in .his car : ''Moses Abrahamson isn't dead ! He was among those patients whom you advised for nothing !\" Thi; largest university in any Eng- ha-s j lish-* peaking country is Harvard, I which has 5,.\">7(i students. APPKT1TE 'AND AGE. ��������� ��������� Sir Henry Thompson deprecates increased eating as a means of keeping up the strength of those who aro advancing in years,- and particularly objects to the repeated and general use of concentrated forms of animal nourbhrocnt ft r the. aged. Ovor nourishment in old age is apt to lead to pains and aches due to the impairment of excretion, and a long protracted course \"of overfeeding will end in an attack of gout. Even urtilitial 'teeth are not to be considered nn unmixed blessing, for by a provision of nature tho,tooth begin to decay and become u.'C.ess just when- the system begins to thrive without mucii animal lood of coaisc fiber. Indigestion, says Henry Thompson, is mostly not a disease, but 1111 admonition.\" \"It is the language of the stomach, and is mostly an. unknown tongue to those who are addre.sf-cd.\" It menus .that the indi\\idua!\"hus not yet found his appropriate die-L. ���������\".Iheie is no food whatever which i.s ��������� wholc'-'omc In it- sell'; Hint food only is wholesome, which is ho to the individual.\" ONLY AFTER A GOOD MEAL. A number of ladies began Lo discuss'the virtues of their respective husbands, when ever}/ othei- topic vvas worn threadbare - \"My husband,\" said one, \"never drinks and nuvci: sweats��������� indeed, he has no bad habits.\" \"Does he ever smoke ?\" someone asked. \"Ycf\", he likes a cigar just after he has eaten a good meal. But 1 suppose on an average he doesn't smoke more than once a week.\" Somc of her friends laughed, but she didn't seem to understand. ��������� Maiid (who has answered the door bell herself)���������\"George, you must not corn's into this house to-night, If you love me, darling, fly at once, and do not let my father discover your -presence\" George (tragically) ���������\"Oh, Maud, my darling, ! AVhat serpent has cnter������d our Eden to wreck our happiness ? Speak, girl, speak !\" Maud (tearfully)���������\"Father has just come home with the gas bill.\" Jinks���������\"Most things that' are bought go to the buyer.\" Jenksi��������� \"Yes, all except ccftl; that goes to the cellar.\" ���������A M <1 /*w+yt*^r/'-\"1'"@en, "Print Run: 1894-1905

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