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The oldest mining camp newspaper in British Columbia. ; The Ledge was published in Greenwood, in the Kootenay Boundary region of southern British Columbia. The Ledge was published by James W. Grier until 1907, and was subsequently published by R. T. Lowery (1907-1920) and G. W. A. Smith (1920-1929). The paper's longest-serving editor was R. T. Lowery (1906-1926), a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. The Ledge absorbed the Boundary Creek Times in April 1911, and was published under a variant title, the Greenwood Ledge, from August 1926 to May 1929.
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fay*. 7-: 6A- :<>:> Vol. XVI. GREENWOOD, B. C.,'THURSDAY; JULY 15,, 1909. No. 1 Passing Throngi council; were'iu favor of granting him to consciousness, and he died these licenses but adjourned until about one o'clock Friday morning. -.nrmn-T m or(ier to outa*��������� | Deceased was born in New York , Is the best furnished hotel in the Boundary district. It is heated with, steam 'and lighted by-electricity. Excellent .sample rooms. s The bar is always abreast" of the times, and meals are served in the Cafe , at any hour, day or night. McClung & Goodeve, Propr's. ��������� ���������'.- James Buchanan & Co's "- BLACK AUU WHITE, AND HOUSE OF COfVSIVSuNS GREENWOOD LIQUOR CO. IMPORTERS, GREENWOOD, B. C. ������ *99**99y9G99Q9*999999e9*990999999e*999999999999999& ���������* PHOENIX, B. 0. . Is opposite the Great Northern depot and is a delightful haven for the weary traveler. Great veins of hot water run through the entire house, and bathrooms are always at the- service of those in-search of material cleanliness. The dining room is an enemy to dyspepsia, while the artistic appointment of the liquid refreshment makes the drinks go down like eating fruit in a flower garden, The sample rooms aro the largest in the mountains and a pleasure to drummers with big trunks. JAS. MARSHALL - - PROPRIETOR / PHOENIX BEER is delicious in taste and free from impurities. Order a case or bottle at the earliest opportunity. Phoenix���������> Brewing ������ Co. / (Limited.) The Pride of Western Canada. Phone 138, Greenwood tt09999Q99O999^999999Q99999ti&QQ&CQQ9Q9QQ98999t%QQQi All was quiet in Bridesville unon tbe 12th of July., The coal atrike on T;he Crow is pot yet settled, and may continue indefinitely. ' Owen Boyer paid a visit to West- bridge this week. _ Saturday was payday in the various Boundary camps'. Chess and checkers are becoming very popular in Greenwood. Chas. Russell left last week to take a position in Grand Forks. ' John H. East, the Midway fruit rancher, was a visitor in .the city this week. l��������� A farewell dance was given to Miss Lena Corbett in Eholt last Friday evening. J. P. McLeod, barrister, left last week for a' short visit ^to Seattle and other coast cities. K. C. B. Frith has returned from a very.pleasant visit to Seattle and other points. John Prescott came up from' the Bruce miue near Midway Tuesday and returned the same day.- Joe Burke came in last week from the West Fork where he has been working on the Bounty Fraction. . J. E. McAllister, Mrs. McAllister aud son left Saturday to spend some time on their ranch in the Okanagan. The.New Dominion Copper company expect to resume operations at'their mines and smelter within thirty days. - H. C. JHastings came in from Trail this week. At one time he was master mechanic at" the Boundary Falls smelter. Harry * He-war, for-a long time night chef at the Pacific will go east to fipend four months at a veterinary college in Ontario. E. Lewis of Walla Walla arrived in the city this week to attend the funeral of his father-in- law, the late Albert L. White. * - W.- Johns lof ..the Gordon hotel has a flock of. eiglit young pheasants hatched from a dozen eggs that he received from Oregon this spring. On the 12th inst. a marriage license was tissued at the government office to Henry Paul Cramer and Minnie Stubble, both of Ha- villah, Wash. Superintendent Mcintosh and Mrs.- Mcintosh returned to the Mother Lode last week after a month spent at the Seattle fair and other coast points. Tuesday night about 12 o'clock afire started in the McBride build- [ ing on Copper street. It took the brigade about an hour to put it out. The loss will be about $1500. J. T. Beattie and bride returned from their' wedding trip Monday and Tuesday evening were serenaded by the youth of the city. The music was not clasical, but classy. The heavy rains during the past week _have greatly benefitted the crops, especially on the higher ground. West of Greenwc-pd the hay crop will be short on^ the lower levels. In the Argo tunnel signs of the vicinity of a lead are already showing in the face of the tunnel. The work is progressing very rapidly with three shifts and the blasting is heard distinctly all over tho city. Dr. W. E. Spankie has opened an office in Calgary, where ho will practice his profession and take an interest in politics. He is one of the most enthusiastic politicians iu the West and may some day bo premier of Alberta. J. C. Henderson and Thos. Ker- meen of Eholt returned Monday from a prospecting trip up the West Fork. Next week they will commence work on tho Great Laxey group near Eholt. In Phoenix last Sunday the following officers of the Scandinavian society were installed : President, Chas. Hagan; Vice-President, John Andersen ; Recording Secretaryj-'Gus Ericsou ; Financial Secretary, Emil Carlson ; Treas., Albin Almstrom. this morning legal advice. Dr. S. S. .Oppenheimer leaves this week for. Spokane where he will practice ' his profession. The doctor has been a resident of the city for the past eleven years and has been exceptionally successful) in his practice. The larger city to which; he is going will give a greater scope, for the exceptional talents which he undoubtedly posses"-' ses. He will : be greatly missed here professionally as also will I Mrs. Oppenheimer socially, and both have the best wishes of many warm friends in the Boundary district for continued prosperity. state and early in life came west. He had been a resident, of Greenwood for about ten years, was energetic, affable and an enthusiastic hunter and fisherman. A widow, three sons and thiee daughters snrvive him. The funeral took place Tuesday last to Greenwood Western Float This month work will be resumed on the Le Roi in Rossland. The St. Eugene mine at Moyie now pays in cash instead of cheques. At ,the bank the men cemetery, his three sons and one get their wages in an envelooe daughter, Mrs. E. Lewis of Walla -Walla, being present. The pallbearers were H. L. Morgan, Paul Meacham, John Prescott, J. P, Flood, D. Good and J. W. Nelson. A Few Corrections. Greenwood, B. C, July 13. Editor Ledge : Judge Wilson, chairman of the conciliation board that recently sat in-this city', made the statement iii his report*that he was appointed '.'at the earnest solicitation of both-parties." The following telegrams will prove clearly that the statement is not correct: ; ' . Nelson, B. C.V.April 24, 1909. To John Mclnnis, M. P. P., Phoenix, B. C-: / CaDnot accept Bulmer, Suggest Judge Wilson of Nelson. Answer Strathcona Hotel. Edward Ckoxyn. April 25, 1909. Edward Cronyn, Strathcona Hotel, Nelson, B. G: ' Cannot accept Wilson. Suggest A���������S. Shilland, Sandon, B. C. *' Jonsr McInnis. In case the arbitrators appointed by the company and the union cannot agree on a third, the Lemieux Act provides that the chairman shall be appointed by the government. As John Mclnnes persistently refused to agree to Judge Wilson, he (Judge Wilson was appointed by the government, and was in no way appointed ���������' at the earnest solicitation of both parties." ��������� John Mclnnis lias embodied in his report the statement that the representatives of the B. C. Copper company refused to meet the officers of the union and attempt to reach a working agreement. .Iu the issue of the,.Boundary Creek Times, dated "June, 25th, a" telegram from Judge Wilson is published denying this statement. Following is an affidavit from Geo. Heatherton, secretary 'of Greenwood Miners' union, which may throw some light on this subject: I, George Heatherton, of Greenwood, B. C, secretary of Greenwood Miners' union No. 22, W. F. M., do solemnly declare : 1. That on the evening of May Gth, 1909, Judge Wilson, chairman of the investigation and conciliation board, lately held in Greenwood, asked T. Y. McKay and myself to meet him at the court house iu Greenwood at about 9:30 a. m. on May 7th, and he told us he had asked John Mclnnis, Edward Cronyn,-aud the representatives of the B. C. Copper company to meet us there to see if we could not adjust the grievances between Greenwood Miness' union and tho B. C. Copper company. 2. > John Mclnnis, T. Y. McKay, Judge Wilson and myself were there on time and waited In Memory of Our Father. Another link is severed From our family chain. No aching- heart or trembling hand Can wold it bock again. Two months ago In prime of life Our sister passed away, And now in his declining: years Our father old and gray. F. J. Deane has sold his residence in Nelson and gono to live in Vancouver. A marble government building is to be erected in Kaslo. JoHie Shaw, whose father lias a ranch in 8heep Creek valley, rode 40 miles in one day to get medicine, for a sick horse. She is only 13 years old. A silver-tip grizzly was recently shot near Dawson whose hide Hon. W. J. Bowser was presented to King Edward a few days- ago. He will speak to us all when he returns. - Premier McBride has one of the- best memories in the province. The Home and Imperial banks will erect buildings in Fernie. Experts say that copper will be 10 cents in September. Just nbw the bears . are hammering. down . the price. Jack Skinner is liable to get life in jail for looting a safe receutly when Cobalt was burning down., J. Hamraar, late of Grand Forks, has bought a meat shop in Chilli- * wack. = A double-compartment shaft is to be started ou on the Blue Bird at Rossland. The ore in this mine ' averages about $30 to the ton. It is now reported that the Ea- * - No more on the banks of the Boundary With its brimming-, crystal tide, Will we see our patient father Plodding along its side. No more will ho climb the rng-ged steepB When the -mows of winter fall, Nor answer to the name of "Daddie" As he did when we used *o call. In the midst of the summer sunshine, ' Or the winter's bitter cold, Our loved ones are taken from us Alike theyoung and the old. As we lay his lifeless body Beneath the cruinl>li_g-"clay, We thank or God 'twas in his home That father passed away. Odd Fellows Install. Tuesday evening the officers of Boundary Valley lodge No. 38, I. O. O. F., were installed by Frank McDougall, D. D. G. M., of Phoenix,-assisted by C. H. Cook' of Phoenix as Grand Marshall ��������� W. B. Fleming, Grand Wardeu ; W. Elson; Grand Secretary, and G. B. Taylor, Grand Trea. After lodge an excellent banquet, furnished by the ladies of the Rebekah lodge, was served. Following are the names of those installed : A. Logan, N. G. - Fred B. Holmes (P. G.), V. G. F. Edward Brown, RL S. G. B. Taylor (P. G.), F. S. A. E. Braithwaite (P. G.), T. Howard-Logan, W..,---- . D. A. McDonald (P. G.), C. W. B. Fleming (P. G.), R. S. N. G. R. J. Sanders, L. S. N. G. Arthur Jayncs, R. S. V. G. Geo. Clerf, R. S. S. W. Watson, L. S. S. Geo. Patterson, I. G. W. Elson (P. G.) O. G. Rebekahs Install. .."��������������� _,_t������ Asawauu wuose uiae ��������� ������._.���������������������������,*_ measured nine feet and eight inches ton company will, put in a store at from tip to tip. , Nelson. Greonwood, is the homo for workingtnen of all nations. It is convenient to the smelter on the hill, The dining room is supplied with tasty and substantial food, while the bar contains the best wet goods in the market. Electric lights all over tho premises. Hot and cold baths. Oia Lofstad, Proprietor There aro no now developments in the local strike situation. Negotiation have been going on for some days which may lead to a settlement of differences between tho union and the company. The settlement will be a permanent ono when it is reached. Only those directly interested aro taking part in the dispute. In Phoenix this weok, acting upon a largely signed petition, tho license commissioners cut out the licenses of tho following hotels: Mint, Norden, Maple Leaf, Golden Cottage, Stomwinder and Summit. I At n meeting last night the ?itf^wi*ai*M^ about an hour or more, but Edward Cronyn and the representatives of the B. C. Copper company failed to appear. 3. Judge Wilson told me about two hours before he left Green- on May 7th that he was just after meeting Edward Cronyn, and Judge Wilson told me that he told Edward Cronyn that he could not see how he could conscientiously come to Greenwood to settle a labor dispute and while in Greenwood be the guest of the B. C. Copper company,-one of tbo parties to the dispute, aud that Edward Cronyn was offended to have Judge Wilson talk to him in such a manner. Arid I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if taken on oath and pursuant to the Canada Evidence Act. George Heatherton. Declared before me at Greenwood, B. C, this 5th. day of July, 1909. J. P. McLeod, a commissioner for taking affidavits within British Columbia. Thursday evening the officers of Greenwood Rebedah lodge NTo. 18 were installed by Mrs. W/ B. Fleming, D. D. P., assisted by Mrs. Manross, acting grand mar- shall ; Mrs. Tait of Phoenix, grand warden ; Mrs. Pickard of Phoenix, G. R. S.; D. A. McDonald, G..F. S., and F..B. Holmes, G. T. After installation refreshments were served. Following are the names of the officers installed : Miss Jessie Murray, N. G. Mrs. E. Archibald, V. G. Miss Mae Buckless, R. S. Mrs. A. Fleming. Treasurer. Mrs. D. Thompson, F. S. Mrs. II. Manross, Chaplain. Mrs. Jordan, Warden. Miss Bessie Buckless, Conductor, D. A. McDonald, B. S. N. G. Miss L. McMillan, L. S. N. G. Miss R. Summers, R. S. V. G. Miss N. Terry, L. S. V. G. If further proof is required, I can get affidavits from John Mclnnis and T. Y. McKay to substantiate the above. ' Wm. B. Eubkek, Acting Sec.-Treas. Died Suddenly. Friday morning last, Albert L. White, aged 05 years, died from appoploxy. He was apparently well at 0 o'clock when he loft the Btoro Thursday evening. A few miuutes after hia eon found him lying on the floor of hia room, unconscious. Dr. J. E. Spankie Wl_dow������on, Astayor, Nelson, B. C. Ingenica Placers. Morris Marks superintendent for the Iugineca Mining Cc., arrived town Thursday from the company's properties on the Iugenica river and will make a short trip to Vancouver before returning to the placer country, Bays the Oinineca Herald. He made the trip out in seventeen days, traveling tho first ninety miles on snowshoes, then down Driftwood river and Tacia lake by canoe, across to Babine lake, 34 miles, on foot and thou to Hazeltou with a horse secured at Babine. In regard to the Ingenica ho said that prospects were very encouraging for an output this year of from 640,000 to $50,- 000. There are forty men at work on the Ingenica river, shoveling in the large part of tho time. Mr. Marks left June 1st, and tho results showed from $10 to $23.50 per day to the man. King aud a partner had averaged $23.20 per dayr D. Minard had'$300 in dust as the result of a short run, and Olson had $155 to show for about a week of work. All of tho men in there will make good wages or better this summer. While nothing rich has beeu struck on the Ingenica tho men thero are able to keep themselves going and at the same time continue prospecting, Tho Columbia cigar is a large and free-smoking cigar. It is sold in all mountain towns and mado in Hon. Frank Oliver recently had a talk with King Edward.' It is not known whether Frank said a cuss word or not. Duncan Marshall, an M. P. P. in Alberta, has laid down the pen and turned farmer near Olds. John Sissons, foreman of the Big Bend mill in Arrowhead, died a few days ago as the result of an accident. | The Oriental hotel in Revelstoke is being enlarged. A silver nugget has been found in Cobalt that is worth $16,000. The Canadian government now owns a herd of G50 buffalos. Years ago Billy Nelson used to shoot more than that number in a month. Eastern capitalists have been looking at the coal prospects at Granite creek. . H. B. Brown is opening a lime and brick depot in Princeton. A. J. King & Co. have opened a butcher shop in Hedley. L. W. Shatford, M. P. P., who was operated on in Rochester by a specialist, is doing as well as could be expected. In the Hedley camp six assays from the lowest grade rock in the Florence gave values from $6.50 to $10.50 a ton. , ? - Work has begun on the Hartin- ger hotel ia Grand-Forks." - - ? - The'Gazette" says that some of the lawns iu Grand Forks are a delight to the senses. Placer gold has been found on Seymour creek near Vaucouver. It is not known how it got there. Billy Poole, who is operatine the Nugget on Sheep creek, is one of the greatest optimists in the west. Everything he touches seems to turn into gold. Joe Menard, a miner from Rossland, while on his way to Reno, was robbed of $1,000 in Spokane in daylight. Work has commenced on the Alice mine near Creston. It is reported that Molson's Bank will open a branch in Nelson. About one hundred men are working around Erie. The Vancouver Saturday Sunset is in its third year and making good. It is one of the greatest papers on the coast, and the best looking in.the bunch. l' W. Kennedy is starting a store in Fort George. A man who signed J: McGinty on the register hanged himself in his room at the Windsor hotel in Revelstoke a few days ago. Placer gold has been found near San Jaun on Vancouver Island. In the States on the 4th of July ouly 46 peoplo were killed and 1576 injured. In one day last week ten passenger trains went through Revelstoke. The town is still doing business. Water is scarce in Spokaue, but there is still a little,beer in that city. The McAllister has resumed operations in the Slocan under the management of George Clark. VV. E. Boie expects to reopen the mines at Camp Mansfield in the Slocan this month. The cajjp is called after a promoter who cut quite a champagne dash around Nelson aud the Slocan a decade ago. The coming rise iu silver is creating some stir in the Slocan. Sum Hunter and Ole Larsen own two claims in tho celebrated Sheep Creek country that may next year become famous as a gold producer. B. N. Richardson, a Center Star miusr, while suffering from delirium tremens, hanged himself iu the Rossland police station. Liqusr licenses in Chicago cost $1,000 each and tho city gets $7,- 000,000 a year from this source. McRae Bro.<*. have built a store in Prince Rupert, and are now- doing business far away from Greenwood'B smelter. Jim still takes photographs even in the rain. A Tweodleof Grand Forks has to Fort Georce to take Iudiaus at Fort George can be hired to do manual labor for $1.50 a day of 21 hours. At one time they commanded $2.50 to 84 a day. In Fort George whiskey is being sold that is from one to seven dav , old. -- J - About eighty men are wording in-tho Nickel Plate near Hedley. | A regatta will :will be held at Naramatta upon July 22. There are thirty buildings going up at Prince Rupert that .will cost $20,000. There are seven lumber yards in the city. Russell Davis of Molson,died in Spokane last week. '* The heavy rains of last week blocked the railroad between Myn- casterand Bridesville for a short time. Goldfield in Nevada is almost without people owing to tlie stampede to Ellendale district, where a gold strike has been made. On Saturday in Grand Forks the the payroll at the Granby amounted to over $40,000. After being in the water for over a month the body of Charles Diamond was found in the narrows near Moyie. There was a lot. of noise, in Moyie upon the 4th of "July caused 1.. principally by Canadians.. There !. was not. much doing,on the.l2th,-,,-. but the 10th was a hummer.'" Over six hundred men are* wbrk- ing in the principal coal mine at ��������� Coleman. Good accounts come fr.om Poplar, where there is quite a revival - in mining. On Rusty creek work "-'->" is being done on the Gold Dust, Silver Bubble and Mayfiower. The". Morning group is being worked ou Rapid creek by a Boston syndicate organized by E. Mobbs, and they intend putting in an experimental mill. R. Roberts is working tlie Champagne, H. Rogers is working his property, J. Chism is resuming work on the Calumet and Hecla. On Poplar creek the Marquis and Gilbert, and Kelly and Harry groups are being operated, as are also the Golden Chest and Richmond groups. Below Poplar Rev. C. Padley is developing tho Big Hope. Several properties are also being opened up on Cascade creek. Papers found among the effect-* of a mpsterious stranger found dead at the Southern Pacific station at Yuma, Ariz., U. S. A., indicate that ic is the body of Sir Arthur Stepney, an English baronet of large estates and a scientist of distincton. He was a well- known figure in British Columbia, owning large estates at Agassizand Euderby, the latter being a magnificent property of over three thousand acres in extent, and it was bis custom to spend several months each year in the province, making Vancouver his heodquar- ters. His mission to Arizona at this season of the year was to increase his entomological collection. Tbe coroner's enquiry revealed that Sir Arthur had suffered greatly from the heat after arriving there, and this, coupled with a weak heart action, had caused his sudden end. Times Bad in Dawson. Frank Bayliff, a machinist by trade, has returned to Moyie after an absence of several months. Most of the time he was up in and around Dawson. ** Dawson is about tho deadest place on earth," Mr. IUyliff says. ���������'At least 200 men are being fed at soup kitchens maintained by the city and the Salvation Arm-. Half the buildings are unoccupied and thero is none of the excitement of former days. There aro tons of machineiy lying idle, and very little work going on aside from that being done by the Gug- genheims. Ton hours constitutes a day's work, and the union is given no recognition whatever. Men aro getting out of the country as fast as they can, but it is not au easy country to get out vl. The railway faro is 18 cents a inilo and many haven't tho price." Mr. Bavliffia ngaiu workinc** afc iMMJra ���������WJTW ������������At-^A!.r-'(-.w-i*,i������*rJ**-j ijya.tiAjts.li- THE LEDGE, GREENWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA. I0WSER ASKS ADVICE Seeks Wife's Counsel For Turning Blizzards Into Hot Waves. REFERRED TO DRUG STORE. Explains His Latest Idea and Is Insulted, While Mrs. Bowser and tho Family Cat Sleep���������Driven to Dead Line at Last. [Copyright, 1903, by T. C. McClurc] lll<* Bowser family had eaten dinner aud returned to the sitting room and Air. Bowser had smoked up liulf his cigar when All's. Bowser noticed that lie was luoking intently at the celling. There was evidence that his mind was grasping at some great.problem, and after holding her breath for two. or-three minutes she asked: "lias any one asked you to invest In a Hying machine today':" "Haven't seen anybody," he replied, with u start. "Have wo got a book on chemistry In the house?" "Not that I remember. Vou don't think of becoming a chemist, do you?" "Look here, Airs. Bowser, .an idea came lo me today as I looked out of thc house and saw the blizzard raging and realized what suffering it meant to poor people. I've been working over it nil the afternoon, and I'm getting it down pretty pat. If 1 can only carry it out I'll leave such a name behind ine that Washington's won't be In it. Tlio possibilities are so groat that I am almost appalled." "Did you see in the papers that goose eggs were worth 7 cents apiece?'' sho asked. "No, 1 didn't. It's nothing to mo whether they are worth 7 cents or $7 apiece. I'm not In the goose egg business." "I didn't know but that was what you were going into." "That's you to a dot! No matter how important the subject, you always try lo give it a twist. I've got a tre- "ILL inendous idea, as I said, but 1 sluil say no more about it to you. There are husbands who can look for encouragement from their wives, but 1 am not among the number." "But if you will state the case I will give you all the encouragement I can. If you were going into goose eggs 1 should have had to tell you that a goose will cat 12 cents' .'worth o������ corn for every seven cent egg she lays. 1 thouglit*-you might uot know it." Air. Bowser gave her a keen look and flushed up, but finally made up his mind that she intended no sarcasm and said: "We have three months of winter in the north, don't weV" "Yes." "During the winter no crops can be raised. All live stock must be foddered. *Wc must burn thousands of tons of coal and cords of wood to keep warm. A blizzard like this one comes along about once in so often, and then people actually perish of the cold. It costs the big cities hundreds of thousands of dollars to remove the snow. "Winter is the pneumonia season. Thousands and thousands die of that disease. Do you follow me?" "Yes." "Well, suppose we didn't have any winter?" "But you can't turn the north into the south, can you?" . "Suppose I could, so far as winter Is concerned?" "Then you would surely go down in history as the greatest man in thc world." "Xow, that's the way to talk!" exclaimed Arr. Bowser a.s he rose up and walked about with his hands under his conttails. "Those are about the Urst encouraging words you ever said to me. Yes, let history get ready to do me Justice, and I propose to make n few million dollars on the side at the name time." "That will be nice. Vou spoke nbout n work on chemistry. lias your Idea anything to do with chemistry?" "It has everything, my dear. Every winter storm comes from the west arid north, doesn't It?" "I think so." "The cold comes in on us mostly from Hudson bay. A blizzard starts In that Icy region and sweeps clear to the Atlnntle ocean unchecked. Why not check It? Why not hold It on the edge of the United States? Why not have our snow In the shape of warm and refreshing rains? In fact, why not keep our temperature at September nil the yenr round?" "But how can any human agency ac coinpllsh this?" asked Mrs. Bowser, with a doubting look on her face. "There's where tbo Idea comes in, my dear���������that's where Bowser appears on the stage. My first idea was to string a line of coal stoves across the country nbout ten feet apart and keep tho atmosphere so warm that iv- cold wave would melt on striking Jt, but after, figuring tlio cost I gavo Jt up. It would take 3,000,000 stoves and 10,- 000,000 tons of coal, to any nothing of a million men to run tlio stoves." "Jt was n wise raovo on your part to figure on tho cost before carrying tbo Idea too far." ... _^_*&ai*juEflr_A*lylco. "Oh, I've got an ounce or two of brains in my head! I'm not makiug any plunges. I abandoned the coal stoves, but not the idea. If left to you, what would you say would take their place?" "I haven't tho least idea." "Airs. Bowser, 1 own up to having held some foolish ideas and to having made' some bad bargains, but this time I have struck it���������struck it, for fame and millions. It's the greatest, grandest idea that was ever conceived in the human brain, and Bowser is the man." :-'-������������������ "Please hurry up and tell me what it is," replied Airs. Bowser, who appeared considerably excited. "Those cold waves must be met and stopped. They must be turned into warm waves. Tliere must be some sort of chemical compound that can be fired into the air and exploded and do (lie business. The plan is to station men five -.miles'.apart and on the appearance of a cold wave begin tlie shooting nnd turn it into a balmy breeze. No more blizzards, no more cold waves, no more snowdrifts. Why. a ton of coal will last us all winter, and I'll be planting string beans in January! I've got the idea, as you see. All I want now is to find out just what sort of chemical compound is needed and.(lie cost of the same. "Alost certainly I shall neither lake In Uncle Sam nor the Standard Oil company. I pay all thc expense and reap all the -irofits. '''armors and others must come down so much per capita. Any farmer who won't pay a rcasonnlilc umount to have summer all the year round will come to grief. I'll let a blizzard slip in on his farm and freeze hii-i up ns tight as a drum." "Shall we get pencil and paper and figure the probable cost?" "No. Let the cost take care of itself. Thc income Is bound to exceed the cost five times over. The only thing Is to find out what chemical to use." "Don't you think our druggist could tell you?" "Good Lord, but what an ass I am! Of course he can. It won't take him a minute. You sit right still while I run | over to tho store and have a little talk with him. When I come back we may do a little figuring. If any one should happen to come in, mum is the word. I wouldn't have you give away the idea for a millioD dollars." Rebuffed by the Druggist. I Airs. Bowser felt a bit conscience | stricken when lie had left tbe house, i but at the same time she realized that j heroic measures were needed. Thf family druggist had never hesitated to give Air. Bowser his opinion on things, and he would not hesitate to do it in this case. Half an hour went past, then aD hour, then two. Then Airs. Bowser arose and turned down the gas and went upstairs to bed. Mr, Bowser had told his story to the j druggist while the latter was putting j up a bottle of cough sirup. lie had been listened to with close attention, and wheirthe story was concluded and he had licked tho label ou to the bottle- be quietly answered: "Sawdust will do it, Bowser." "But how will sawdust operate on the weather?" "It won't. It will operate on your head. Fire it into your ear, n whole ton of it!" , ' i And while Airs. Bowser slept and ; the family cat dreamed and the bllz- ! zard raged Air. Bowser was walking j up and down tlie street through the ! driviug snow aud muttering to himself: "This is the limit.' That woman ha? driven me to the dead line at last, and divorce follows!" M. QUAD. AN ELEPHANT'S M0DIS1 _ How Lord John Sanger's Monsters Are Dressed. "Few people who visit the circus realize the amount of money that is spent upon^an! elephant's wardrobe," said Mr. Drake, who is responsible for the dressing of Lord John Sanger's animals, to an interviewer. "In the course of a year we spend something like $2,500'to provide just plain costumes for our performing animals, to say nothing about more elaborate affairs for 'best' wear. "To make a simple -costume, takes several weeks. This will be obvious when it is stated that the average- sized elephant has n delicate 'waist' of -.about. 15 feet in circumference, and he measures about 10 feet from shoulders to hind quarters, find 'about' the same in height. Forty-six yards of material, exclusive of .trimmings, is required to complete the 'costume.' . "We can only use/ the finest and most cosily materials,", said Mr. Drake, sadly, "or ��������� else the elephant would be always tearing the garment to pieces. Just this plain article made of silk or satin-will alone run into $50, and the trimming of gold lace and other decorations will run away with another $25. It will then only last the animal three weeks. "The animal's clothes have to be j fusely cut and fitted iu just the same way ii3 a l.vly's would he, -nth the exception that we cannot use a paper pattern, and require a ladder to fit ! the elephant. We have to substitute the paper pattern for one of canvas. "At first, however, the animals strongly object to lining dressed, and much prefer to c.pnear" in tho arena in nature's garb. We have, to get the animals used to il gradually they are, in their quarters a piece of canvas is thrown carelessly over their backs, This is nearly always instantly torn off, but we repeat it time after time until the animal pationtlv submits. "Should the animal still resist, however, then -we resort to flattery, just as the fashionable costumier does when she makes up her mind to persuade a customer to' purchase an expensive garment she doesn't want. We get one of the older animals and dres**. him in the most striking colors possibl" and load him to a huge mirror. Tlie new candidate is allowed to see the pretty effect the clothes have on its mate, and will afterwards submit to the most troublesome dressing.'���������Tit-Bits. Walking Over the i-ire. On the anniversary of the twentieth day after the death of Tmam Hussnin, which fell recently, the., usual ceremony of walking over the fire, which is held annually at Mushirabad, a suburb of Hyderabad, took place in ��������� the presence of a crowd which Was greater than in past years. "Walking over the fire," is a wonderful sight. Two or three carloads of firewood are gathered ;in an open space in front of the "Ashoorkhana," and at midnight the wood is set on fire.' -This takes about two hours to burn, and the heat is so great that no one can stand within a distance of at least a dozen yards from the fire. After the fire lias burnt out, the live charcoal is spread out evenly on the ground in the form of a circle. When everything is ready, two men jump barefooted into the fire and walk across the fiery carpet, not once, but at least a dozen times. The heat from the glowing embers is fierc^ or than when the wood was burning. The example of Ihe two men is followed by several hundreds. The strangest feature of the ceremony is that not a single man. receives any injury. Even children of all ages jump into tho fire and run across it wilhont the least hesitation, and all seem to be at homo. The only effects after passing tliroueh the ordeal seems to be that ono perspires pro- RUINS OF BABEL. Cruel Suspicion. "Bllgglns Is a great reader. ITe In* variably buys n newspaper before getting ou a street car." "I have noticed the paper," answered Miss Cayenne. "But I am not so sure he reads It. Maybe he holds it up because he's too polite to see a When | lady standing."��������� Washington Star. The Knollys and Royalty. The familiar name by which Miss Charlotte Knollys, whose indisposition has been causing some anxiety of late, is known to the -younger members of the royal family as "Aunt Knollys." To the Queen and her daughters she is known as His Qualifications. Flyker���������Bilkins has asked the president to give him au English consulship. Tyker���������So? On what does he base his claims? **��������� Hyker���������On his ability to speak the. English language.���������Chicago News. Untamable Tasmanian Wolf About as untamable an animal as ever came into captivity has been added to the London (T'ng.) collection in the form of a Tasmanian wolf. The new arrival, the first of its kind received for a long time, hates mankind with a deathless hatred and makes no pretence of gentler feelings. It lies coiled up in thc remotest corner of its den all day, even the offer of food being an excuse for an outburst of boundless fury. The tiger of the southern continent owes humanity Utile gratitude. There has been war between them since thoy first mot. Somewhat smaller than a Chattv."' For over fortv vears Miss > -volf ���������*" ���������'*���������'���������'-��������� *���������*���������'��������� *���������" *l dog-like face, a Knollys has been a Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Alexandra, having taken that position immediately after the marriage of the then Prince and Princess of Wales. Her brother, Lord Knollys, is "private secretary to the King, while another brother acts in a similar capacity for Queen Maud of Norway. His Majesty alone knows what the King would do without Lord Knollys. He performs his duties ideally, constituting himself the memory and sometimes the conscience of the King. Lord Knollys opens King Edward's letteis, sees all his telegrams, attends to all his dispatchc*. and organizes with mathematical long tapering tail and in color grayish brown, with the-hinder part of the oack and loins marked by black cross bands, the thylacine, to give, it its scientific name, is a very distinctive animal. Could Account for But Two * Tris story was told'at a church banquet at Atchison: A boarder complained to the proprietor of a hotel that he had found hair' in thc_, ice cream, hair in thejioney, and hair in the apple sauce. "That is queer," said the proprietor, "but I think,that the hair in tlie icecream must have come from shaving the ice; the hair in the i. ice; the hair in the honey of accuracy the hours of His Majesty's | course'came from the comb; but I Stellar .Repartee. "How can 1 catch a comet?" Queried Venus in Its trail. Then answered jolly Saturn, "Put salt upon its tall." ���������Boston Globe. '-"He used to he a pessimist and saj the world was a bubble. 1 under stand he has changed his opinion." "Yes. You see, he fell out of an air ship not long ago."���������New York Herald. audiences. He sends out in His Majesty's name a thousand pounds' worth of telegrams every year, and opens an average of 500 'letters a day. He attends to all the King's annual subscriptions, which, chiefly in guineas and five-pound notes, run into several thousand pounds a year. Waiting for Act to Pass. Under the Deceased Wife's Sister Act a novel question has just been raised in the Court of Session, Edinburgh. A suit was brought by a Glasgow lady to have the court declare that she is the wife of a Glasgow contractor, failing which she claims $7,- 500 damages for alleged breach of promise. It annears that defendant married plaintiff's sister, who died in 1881. In that-'yearplaintiff became his housekeeper, and, according to her story, the parties went through a Scotch marriage ceremony, defendant promising to legalize the marriage when the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill passed. The parties lived together until last S-*ptembir, when defendant refused to live with plaintiff any longer. He denies the alleged marriage ceremony and that he made the promise alleged. The case was sent to the Roll for discussion. can't understand how tho hair got into the apple sauce. I picked the apples myself and they were all Baldwins." An Enviable Post "My dear," said the banker to his* only daughter, "I have noticed a voting man attired in a dress suit in the drawing-room two or three evenings .each week of late. What is his occupation?" "He is at present unemployed, father," replied the fair girl, a dreamy, far-away look in her big blue eyes; "but he is thinking seriously of accepting a position of life companion to a young lady of means." v "I understand that Buzzer expressed great regret when his motor car bit that lady the other clay." ,- ��������� ��������� "Yes, indeed. He broke one of his new brass lamps." California ranks first anion,; the Pacific coast btates in the amount of electric power generated, with Washington second and Oregon thirl. Or. Theophilus Pinches Has Made Important Discoveries. Many interesting- now discoveries have been made concerning thc Tower of Babel, whose construction, as described in the Book of Genesis, is one of the most remarkable occurrences of the first stage of the world's history. For one thing, it has been found that the Tower was square, and- not round,, as it has always been represented by Bible illusf'ratprs and by artists, including the great Gustave . Dore. w A laTge part of the Tower of Babel has been carried away in recent times, so that it would seem that the curse put upon the building during its construction has remained potent even to tho present day. We read in' the second chapter of the Book of Genesis how, when the whole earth was of one speech, people, started to build a tower whoso top should reach unto Heaven. But the Lord confounded their speech, or forced them to speak different languages, which compelled them to leave off building Ihe.Tower and scatter over the face nf the oarlh. Br. Theophilus Pinches, of the British Museum, one of (he greatest As- syrioloiri.--.is in Engl'-md, has just made public the latest discoveries concern- inrr Ihe Tower. "Our excavations hr>ve proved,"' said Dr. Pinches, "Ihnt'the forum and Tower were snunro, and not, as tho pictures in illustrated Bibles show, circular in form and taperim.' with a spiral ascent to Ihe top. Tn its original sh'.tn the structure measured about "OO feet each way, and the height was about the same. Though this w.s only a third of the height of tlie Eiffel Tower in Paris, it was sufficiently imposing, as a high monument. "It was built in stages. The lowest stage was much higher than any of the others, and the topmost stage was the miner temnle or sanctuary of the god Bd, or Merodach, a hall of considerable size. 80 f<*et long, 70 feet bro-'.d and 50 Oct high. "Unfortunately, the remains of the Tower have bnen cleared away, within rf.o-.iit years to build the dam of the Hindiych Canal, and instead of a great monument a depression is now all that remains." The tower is situated at Birs Nim- rud, a suburb of Babylon, which must have been about ten miles from the heart of that city when it was in existence. The ruins cover a space about 49,000 square feet. Doubtless great processions took place .from Babvloii to Babel in honor of the god Bel.' *������_ ' Other records of an early calamity to the Tower of Babel besides that of the Bible exist. Ancient ^Babylonian and A**svrii'.n tablets speak of the anger of Bel, the father of the sods, at the sin of those who were building the Tower. Bel appears to have been appeased bv later offerings, and to have permitted the Tower to be rebuilt. The fact that Nebuchadnezzar the Great rebuilt Ihe Tower is proof that it had been destroyed or its building interrupted. He has left 'a brick stamped with this legend: "To restore it, the great god Merodach ur<."*d my mind; its site, however, I did not injure, did not change its foundation walh." Assurbanipal, the famous King of Assyria, mentioned in the Bible as "the . great and noble Asnapper" (Ezra iv.. 10), enriched the Tower and copied the bricks and other wisdom of Nebuchadnezzar. This is shown by a brick bearinp. the inscription: "Palace of Assurbanipal, King of the World, King of Assyria, to whom Nebo hath given a broad ear. . . 4 The wisdom of Nnbo even the contents of the inscriptions, as many as had been made, on clay tablets, I wrote, graved, examined, and for my own information laid up in my palace." It is probablv from the Tower of Babel that w-> derive our first knowledge of scientific astronomy. Its corners pointed exactly to the four cardinal points of the compass,'-, and its priests were engawd in the observation of the summer and winter solstices, of the vernal and ai.'.nnnal equinoxes, of the influence of the sun and moon on the diseases of men and other astronomical matters. Zoo on Handkerchiefs Every now and then fashion decrees that there shrill be a zoological outbreak. This season it takes thc form of evorys kind of winged, horned and four-footed creature. On handkerchiefs, umbrellas, blotting books, bags and notepapor there arc creeping, crawling, flying insects, birds and beasts. Jt is thc fashion of- the moment to have something of the kind on all one's belongings. Beetles and butterflies appear -on dainty handkerchiefs," swallows and mice and lady birds and owls meander over stationery; dragons and peacocks are emblazoned ,on sofa,cushions, kittens and Teddy bears decorate the tops of umbrellas, -while possible and impossible-creatures are utilized as hat pins. Women would appear to have a penchant' for natural history. At one time there was a craze for stuffed kittens that crawled over photograph frames and another ^which caused women to wear the heads and coils ol various dead creatures slung ��������� about their necks and depending from muffs, while their waists and wrists were adorned or disfigured with coiled serpents. , ** Dr. J. D. Kcllogg's Dysentery Cordial is compounded 'specially to combat dysentery, cholera morbus anil all inflammatory disorders that change of food or water may set -up in the stomach and intestines. Those com-*' plaints are. more common in summer than in winter, but they are not confined to the warm months, as undue laxness of the bowels may seize a man at any time. Such a sufferer will find speedy relief in this Cordial. "Sad about trie church organ being burned down, -wasn't it?" "Why couldn't they put it out?" "Because none of the firemen could play on it!" JUST THINK! With half the labor, and at half the cost of other sonpi Sunlight does the whole ���������washing; In half the time, yet without injuring the . most delicate fabric. Minard's Liniment used by Physi- ciansT- "Only think," exclaimed Fenderson, "of the many, uses to which paper is now put!" "I know,"' replied Noodleby. "I was at the theatre tlie other night, and I was told it was all paper.' And it was a fine substantial-looking structure, too."* The largest gold nugget'in thc world was found in Australia, weighed 2,195 ounces, and was valued at $43 500. How to Live 1,000 Years Dr. John Fair, head of Boston's newest cult, the "New Life," is certain that he has discovered the'secret of how to laugh at old age, und how to exist not only for a hundred but, for a thousand years without pain or "sickness, He says 250,000 people have, enlisted under his banner. Here are his rules for living to he 1,000 years old: "Always dress in while. White is the prime principle of life. I believe, there, should be a universal law making it a crime, for any person to go attired in black or dark apparel. "Do not think of death; do not believe in death. "Live principally upon vegetables ��������� and nuts." Abjure meats, inilk, oil and flesh of all kinds, as well us all stimulants. "Sleep eight hours daily, exercise eight hours,.aijd work eight hours. "A man's "most critical hour in the' day is the thirty minutes before and after meals. He should absolutely stop".work a half hour before each meal, and must not resume work until a half hour after each meal." "Each,-person should be alone for a half hour each day, not necessarily to sleep, but to get his mind in a condition'of natural and perfect repose. "Sleep with your bedroom window open every night all your lifetime. Always have a. draft in your room. Are you feelinglanguid and all run down- -is it hard for you to pull yourself together, and does everything seem too much trouble for you? Are you feeling irritable and bad tempered? No wonder if you are. The months of winter have tried you sorely and robbed you of more vitality than your system,has been able to replenish. You are in need of a good tonic wheh will revive you and bring back that old-time vim and energy. PSYCHINE.willdo this. Mr. James Stoliker, of Ridgetown, says:���������"THERE IS LIFE IN EVERY DOSE. I cannot speak too highly of PSYCHINE, for it Is the greatest medicine I ever used. I was just about 'All in' when I began the treatment, and in 3 months I was as well as ever. It is a great tonic for weak and run-down people. There seems to be new life in every dose." You cannot do without PSYCHINE at this time of the year. It is a necessity and will banish that run-down feeling, languor, etc.,' and give you new life (f Send to DR. T. A. SLOCUM, Limited, Spadina Ave., Toronto, for a-sample to-day, or purchase a bottle from your t| I.", local Druggists or Dealer. || gL PSYCHINE is sold everywhere at 50c SupL . and $1.00 per bottle. t THE GREATEST QF IONICS fOR HfALTH /WTENERGY . Rats! "See how that blond's hair project* all around her head." "Yes; It looks like o cream pulY doesn't It?"���������Cleveland Plain Dealer. Longshoreman George. Lord George Hamilton is known by a few of his intimates as "Longshoreman George." The name is the sequel of an old joke. Ono night, many years ago. Lord George had to respond at a dinner to the toast of the Admiralty, but between the toast and his speech a well-known comic singer was called upon' for a song. This genius chose "The Longshoreman," with its chorus, declaring that its "hero ain't no sailor bold, und he never was upon the-sea." Accounted' For. Old Lady (rather deaf)���������"Are you any relation to a Mr. Green?" Green���������"I arn Mr. Green." ,01d Lady���������"Ah I Then that explains the extraordinary resemblance." Nothing Definite. Tlie detective was trying to get a clew. "When your husband left you," ho said, "did he drop any intimation as to where he might be going?'' "So, sir," answered the shurp chinned, thin lipped woniiui. "All he said wus that ho wanted to get away, that he v^tgoln��������� to got nwny, nnd he dldiiTWi-e n dura where bo went."��������� Chicago Tribune. A .Little Irish. An old ruined castle bearing the name Dunluce stands near Portrush, in Northern Ireland. Upon the dilapidated gate leading into the castle grounds is posted the following notice: "Lord Antrim authorizes his grazing tenant of these grounds to charge a toll of Gd. per head from visitors wishing to view these ruins. The gatekeeper, however, has authority to let parties of three inside for Is. 0d., six for Is. Gd. He is also instructed that any one person expressing inability (not unwillingness) to pay muy be passed free." No Time to Waste. People who go to sec Admiral Sir John Fisher got a little slip, of paper given them with the following legend on it: "When you go to seo a business man, go on business, and state your business in a business-like manner. When you have concluded your business, go about your business, and leave him to finish his business, and mind your own business." A Soldier Athlete." Col. H. K. Eawson, who has just relinquished command of tho Royal Engineers in tho Northern District of Britain, is an old "Soccer" International, and in cricket he has kept up hiu reputation as a county player by nu'king a century for the Royal Engineers in the Pretoria Cricket L(������_u������i. A GUARANTEE OF SAFETY Most of the "soothing" syrups nnd powders advertised to cure the ills of babies and young children contain poisonous opiates, and an overdose may kill the child. Baby's Own Tablets are sold under the guarantee of a government analyst that they contain no opiate or harmful drug. They can be given with absolute safety to a new born child. They cure all those minor ailments originating in disordered stomach or bowels. Mrs. F. Young, River Hobort, N.S., says*.���������"I have used Baby's Own Tablets for constipation and stomach trouble and when my baby was teething, and have found them the best medicine I know of for these troubles." Sold by medicine dealers or hy mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Exhibited First Gorilla, When he was ten years old, Mr. George Wombwoll, who died the other day at the advanced age of 92, went to live with his uncle, the founder of the famous traveling menagerie, so that he was associated with the showman's life for over eighty years. It is generally believed that Mr. Wombwell exhibited the first gorilla known to have b'-en brought alive to this country. The mounted skin of this animal is now at Alston Hall, near Preston, F.ngland. Real English. ' and to Measure from $5.14 to $20.' Cut In Latest London and New York Style, whichever preferred. No f matter what part of the dominion yon live in. we undertake to supply \ you with a smart, comfortable Suit, fittinfi you perfectly, or otherwise to refund your money In full. The process is simple, merely fill In a post card and address same to us as below, asking for our latest ataortment of materials. To-iether with patterns, we send you fashion-plates and complete instructions for accurate self-measurement, tape measure, all sent free and carriage paid. We dispatch your order within seven dayi, and if you do not approve, return tbe goods, and wo will refund the money. " SUITS and OVERCOATS to measure from ������5.14 to ������20. SEND FOR FREE PATTERNS. m mmw Co I-q Fred���������My dear Dora, le.t this thought console you for your lover's death. Remember that other and better men than ho have gone the same way. Bereaved One���������They haven't nil gone, have they?" A Barrel of Flour. A barrel of flour will make nearly double its weight in bread. Flour rapidly deteriorates with age unless kept dry. It absorbs moisture, and this moisture impairs the gluten, which is indispensable to the lightness of the bread. Besides, it changes some of the starch into sugar and a gummy matter known as dextrin, ami this makes the bread heavy and sodden. The World's Measure Tailors, (Dept 81 E ', 60/62 City Rd., LONDON, ENGLAND. Addresses for Patterns: For Toronto and East Canada: f For Winnipeg and the West: ��������� , OURZON BROS., c|o MIGHT CURZON BROS.. DIRECTORIES, Ltd. (Dept. 81F) c|o Henderson Bros. (Dept. 81F) M-76 Church St., Toronto, Ont. I 279 Garry Street, WINNIPEG. Please mention <**'* paper. j______i���������_*************ffl Holloway's Corn Cure takes tho corn out by the roots. Try it and prove it. Physical Impossibility. "Maud-Do tell mc, Alice! Old Charley go down on his knees'to you when lie proposed? Alice���������Nonsense! Why, how could lie have gone down on bis kiiccn to me? Why, 1���������well, whore do you sup- poKt' 1 was nnywny?���������Kcw York Her- uld. We produce only about one genius in a century, hut a great and increasing number of thoso who can make a noise like a genius.���������Puck, To hnve the children sound and healthy is tho first care of a mother. Thoy; cannot be healthy if troubled with worms. Use, Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator. -" Ruined. "He might have been n millionaire today but for au accident." "What happened?"^ 'Tie wrtH making a fortune dealing U\ egc* when he broke ono."*~Jiidge. But three tin/a elapses between tht time the salmon leaves the Pacific ocean to ascend I'm; Washington rivers and the tiini! that it is nearly canned, ready for shipri cut. Lucky Atlas! Teacher���������Now, Johnnie, can you tell nie who Atlas was? Jobnule (aged nine)���������Yes, teacher: He was the man believed to support the earth on Ills shoulders. Teacher���������He supported tho earth, did he? Johnnie��������� Yes, sir. Teacher-Well, then, who supported him? Johnnie (after thinking a little while) ���������I suppose lie married a rich woman. ���������New York Times. Ask for Minard's and take no othor. 'k balloon flight of 1,102 miles, from Viricennes, Franco, to Korostychew, Russia, in 1000, has never been surpassed. In the Heavyweight Class. Tenderfoot (watching a funeral procession)���������Do you always have four horses to the hearse? Alkali Ike-Not ulways. Tbe passenger iu there came out to this country hnigglng that lie wns the champion lightweight of the world, nnd one night when lie got too pert One Ryed Bill pumped lilm so full of lend that It took the exlni team of horses to pull the lieiirso.-IIiii-per's Weekly. 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N.U., National Drug & Chemical Co., Limited, Toronto. 121 LORD CHARLES BERESFORD. \ EARLY ADVERTISEMENTS. England Took a Long Time to Realize tho Value of Printing. Ono of. the first English printed advertisements was a handbill or paster got ��������� out by Caxton in 1480 and reading: "Pyes ... of Salisbury . . . good and chepe . . ���������. if it please any man spirituel or temporel to* bye." This was not a baker's -advertisement, Caxton had printed "Pyes" or clerical rules telling how the clergy at Salisbury dealt with the changing date of Easter; and as the clergy could read lie was bold enough to print advertisements of his "Pyes." For two centuries after-it was in- troduced, printing,,which should have boomed advertising ��������� if advertising depended primarily upon printing��������� had little or no effect upon it. The public had to.be reached by the rebus over the shop, the public criers in towns,,'and by boys in front of stalls calling", "What d'ye lack, master? What d'ye lack?" Even the newspapers, when the civil wars in England in the seventeenth century brought them forth and they began to develop readers, .-had an extraordinarily small'effect in developing advertising. Book notices, rewards for the arrest of runaway servants and quacks began to appear about 1652. And a little later the germ of modern advertising began to develop in the "Mercurius Politicus," "The Kingdom's Intelligencer," and the "Publick Advertiser" and others in an' effort to introduce tea, coffee, and chocolate into England, thus: ��������� ��������� Tea: "That excellent and by all Physitians approved China drink called .by the Chineans Telia, by other Nations Tay, alias Tee." Coffee: "The grain or. berry called coffee, growing only upon little trees in the deserts of ��������� Arabia. _ Brought from thence and as drunk generally throughout all the Grand Seignor's dominions. It is a simple, innocent thing composed into a drink." And chocolate: "An excellent West India drink called Chocolate.' . The ��������� contrast between popular dependence upon advertising then.and- ���������now cannot be better showii than by tlie experience after the great London fire. In 16G6 London was practically wiped out by fire. The printer of The London Gazette, with almost prophetic acumen, offered his columns for notices of new locations'of shops. Rut though practically every important shep in the city was moved, there was alraoluteiy no response to this offer. ?hc old locations had never been known through the .newspapers, so why should anyone look there for the new ? *- Salting the Flock. Sheep that have been"a long time without salt are apt to make themselves sick eating too much of it when the opportunity conies. He regular iu feeding it to them, or, better still, provide a box to which the flock can have access "at all times. They will help themselves aiid will eat only such as is good for them. Retired British Admiral Is a Wfan of Many Talents. When Admiral Lord Charles Beres- ford hauled down ��������� his flag at Portsmouth, in obedience to the strange behest -of the rulers of the "King's Navee," and bade an affecting farewell to the, Channel Fleet, close upon half a century had elapsed since the blu,ff old sea-dog entered as a cadet on the Britannia. ���������Not a British bluejacket could be found who would not follow 'anywhere ��������� the idolized commander whom they knew as- the truest type of a liuman Dreadnought, caring for no one���������but his men. ���������Durirg his long term of service the splendid officer ��������� who received the ever-memorable signal, "Well done. Condor!" at 'the bombardment of Alexandria, was called upon to go almost everywhere under the "Old Flag," and never once failed to "quit himself well." Lord Charles once playfully christened himself a "scallywag." His breezy personality is most marked. Full, of humor^as of vigor, he has a will of his own, and has accustomed himself in all companies to say what came first, to his mind. This may account, perhaps, for the somewhat premature and by many so much i-cqretted close of liis control of the King's ships in home waters. His Irish impulsiveness. never hurl manifestation in conciliatory "cottoning" to the "landlubber." however highly placed. He' is of the battling blood, and will be a "fighting Beres- ford" as long as there is breath in his body. Lord- Charles,Beresfprd 'is indeed one of those fortunate men who seem to have a knack of b-*ing able to acquire anything in the way of handicraft. Thus, among the* varied accomplishments in which he could, if lie wished so to do. claim no mean distinction are numbered tailoring, 'sail-making, ��������� boat-making, housebuilding, horse-breakine, and cycling. On one occasion���������this was a good manv years ago���������a friend offered to bet him a considerab'e sum of' money that he would not drive down Rotten Row, Hvde Park, during forbidden hours. He won tho wager by donninr disguise and inducing- the driver of a water-cart to lend him his vehicle. Lord Charles not only steered the cart along Rotten Row, but he be- snattered with water a number of those who had assembled in the expectation of seeing him lose his wager. Not one of his acquaintances, all of whom protested loudly when when they were deluged with water, had the remotest idea who the driver of th^'rart really was until he revealed his identity. TOO MANY WOMEN UFFER IN SILENCE Prime Minister of New Zealand. Left fatherless when he was three vears of a?e, and his mother unable, through lack of means, to pay for anv bstt������r education than that afforded bv the state schools. Sir Joseph Ward, Premier of New Zealand, who w^s responsible for that colonv's magnificent offer of a Dreadnoueht, was considerably handicapped in the earlv days of his career. Wh"n he was 21 he started a business of his own, after trying various occupations, and nine years later he entered the New Zealand Parliament. He is one of tho fastest speakers in the world, his delivery often reachin? 300 words a minute, and rarely falling.below 200. Tn his younger days he was a keen athlete,' but .contents himself nowadays-with sen fishing. Sir Josenh likes a good story, and he can also tpll an ainusimr on". Here is a favorite. A certain Maori "witch-doctor" was held in great awe and reverence by the suner<*titini<|- natives. This man claimed that he was enabled by his magic to walk nn- on the water, and one day his di**- cinles went with him to the sea-shore, eyneetine to see him pprform the miracle. When they reached the. water's of'CP the man turned to his followers. "Do you all reallv believe that I can walk on the sea?" he asked, in solemn tones. "Yos. yes," they replied, reverently, "we do." "Th������n." said the witch-doctor, as he walked coolly p.wav, "there is no need for me to do it." * When the Blood is Weak or Out of Order Disease is Inevitable. Many women go through life suffer-' ing in silence���������weak, ailing, and unhappy. The languor and .bloodless- ness of girls and young women, with headaches, dizziness and fainting spells; the nervous ailments, back pains and failure of strength of wives and mothers; the trials that come to all women at 'the turn of life, are caused usually by impoverished, watery blood. Dr: Williams' Pink Pills for" Pale People have helped more women to the joy of good-health and robust strength than any other" medicine in the world. These Pills actu-' ally mako new, rich, red blood, which reaches every part of thc body, feeds the starved nerves, strengthens every organ, and makes weak girls nnd women bright nnd well. Mrs. A. Ragles, Dundns, 'Ont., says:���������"I am writing this, letter out of gratitude lo let you know the great benefit Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have been to me From tho lime I was a girl I suffered from weakness and fainting spells- was always doctoring, but it did not help me. As 1 grew older I seemed to grow worse. My blood seemed literally turned to water.1 Sometimes I would faint as often as twice'in a day. I suffered from indigestion. I could not walk upstairs without stopping to rest on the way, and my heart would palpitate so violently as to produce a smothering sensation. I grew so weak that people thought I was in consumption. I was in this dreadful condition when Dr. Williams' Pink Pills -were brought to my attention and I 'began taking them. .The first sign of benefit I noticed was an improvement in my appetite. Then I began to grow stronger; thc color began to' return to my face; thc fainting spells disappeared and gradually I was brought to a condition of- more perfect health than I had ever enjoyed before. This is what Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have done for 'mc, and that they have beon of lasting benefit is proved by the fact that it is several years since they restored my health, and I have remained strong and well ever since." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are a cure for all troubles due to impure or watery blood, such ns anaemia, rheumatism, neuralgia, headaches and backaches, indigestion, St.. Vitus dance, paralysis, etc. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine "Co., Brockville, Ontr THE RAPACIOUS EEL. Out of Danger The millionaire had been very ill, but the doctor's smile was cheerful and encouraging. /"At last, my dear sir," he said, grasping thc patient's nerveless hand, "at last I am happy to say that you are completely out of danger." "No risk of a relapse?" None whatever." "Break it gently to my poor nephew," whispered the invalid, faintly.' No Luck ' "Things never happen just right," said the-moody man. "The pianist in the flat above me has a sore throat and the girl who is training to sing in grand opera has just sprained her wrist." He'Is an Omnivorous Feeder With an Enormous Swallow. ' Quite apart from the peculiar and mysterious characteristics of eels at their spawning season, there are few more interesting-fish than the snake's maritime cousins.- A writer in The London Outlook describes how he has seen young eels���������"elvers" they are oalled at this stage of their existence ���������coming' from the sea to the rivers in countless multitudes. They move in masses, he explains, overcoming every obstacle, and are anything' up to eighteen months old, six inches or so long, of -the. thickness of a shoestring. As retribution for the damage they will some day do to trout and salmon spawn, as well' ns to newly hatched fish, the elvers are greedily , eaten by_._ almost. all' other kinds of fish. Still, .their .numbers are so large, they move forward in such battalions, that millions dodge the attentions of their'enemies and'reach thc upper waters in safety. ��������� This wonderful migration is ono of the- marvels of nature. At home the eel thrives rapidly. He soon puts on flesh. He is an omnivorous feeder, and nothing comes amiss that he can take into his gullet. He preys upon the young of ovory soil of fish. He burrows into their nests mid eats ravenously of the newly deposited spawn, fn fact, experts declare that pike are not half so destructive to a trout water as eels are, for the pike eats mature fish or those that are maturing, whereas the eel lakes his fill of the eggs as well as of the perfect fish. ft is wonderful, considering the size of au eel, what an enormous swallow it has. A/fish of two-or three pounds will easily smako away with'a bait cf a quarter of a pound, and there are authentic particulars of an eel about two and a half pounds which was chocked at -King's - Lynn attempting to swallow a. full sized rat. Kels .scale up to seven or eight pounds and occasionally even more. They have tremendous strength, and, as for their vitality, is it not recorded in the proverbs and folklore of the people? ' "As.slippery as an eel" is a saying centuries old, and everybody is supposed to know that an eel requires more killing than any fish that swims. When you have got h'm on the bank and have put, your foot down hard upon his head ready for tho coup de grace ho will .lash his tail over your foot and around your ankle, and it is a feat of dexterity to hold him tight while you get m the final blow. But you do not always get him as far as that stage. An .angler once testified-iu the sporting papers that, having hooked a big eel, he was trying to land it, and in its struggles to resist- it took hold of' a passing bream and coiled around it. As the tackle was good, both eel and bream were landed. BAD LEG FOR 60 YEARS. FLOORED BY A FIGURE. Zam-BuK WorKs a Complete' Cure. Mrs. J. Minett, of 192 Thurbcrs Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island, has been cured by Zain-I">uk\of a bad leg, 'Which had defied nil remedies for sixty long years. She says:���������"When a shild of eight, I wns bitten on the leg by a dog. A doctor cauterised the place,' but. it never healed up soundly,' and J have suffered with an ulcerated leg for over sixty years'. This occurred in England, and many English doctors tried in vain to heal the 'sore. At one time I was an in-patient at the Fast Suffolk Hospital for a long period, and for three years I was in and put of, hospitals. I'was continually in pain, and the,sore-,would .not heal, but continued to discharge. Twelve months ago T came, out here to my daughter, and during the voyage I had to keep my bod. The: ship's doctor examined my leg, and gave me a plaster, which I had to take off again a.s it made the pain so intense. When ] reached my daughter's hous.c, she sent for a medical man, who said nothing could over do it any good, and although I tried other American doctors, they did nie no good. Thoy said my leg would never lie well. "One day my youngest daughter brought home a box of Zani-Ruk, and induced me to fry it. With the first application I seemed to find ease, and further treatment with Zam-Buk did mc so much good that I sent for n proper supply. ] kept on with the /"am-Buk treatment, and soon saw that the wound was getting ���������' better. The discharge was reduced, and thc pain was cased. I persevered with the Zam-Buk, and, to cut a long1 story short, it effected n cure. It is marvellous io think that, after suffering for sixty years, Zam-Buk has been able to make, my leg perfectly sound." Zam-Buk is a combination of .power and purity. Purely herbal, it is superior to all known remedies ' for chronic sores and wounds, eczema, salt-rheum, ringworm, eruptions, varicose ulcers, cuts, burns, bruises, skin diseases. It also cures piles. All Druggists and Stores sell at 50c. a box, or post-free from Zam-Buk Co., Toronto, for price. Three boxes for .������1.25. -���������>" Tale' of the After the Airship Wreck Reporter���������What was the cause of the accident? Descending Passenger ��������� Nobody seems to know. The captain thinks it was a derelict or-an uncharted skyscraper. Coin That Ended His Love 'Affair. He was a bold sailor lad, she was a simple village maiden,, and they had met after an interval of five years at the old lych-gate. He told her that his love for her had never altered, and she told him that when , the storms raged round the old roof- tree she1 thought of the sailor boy she had given her ��������� heart to. . And they both forgot to mention the numerous flirtations, in which -they had acted as. principals, that' they had - gone "through during those five- years'.- ,, "Do you Jove me really?", she murmured, cushioning her sunny locks -against, his reefer.-jacket. ���������"Shiver my timbers if I don't," he .replied, in-hearty .sailor exuberance. , ��������� "T can hardly'b'elieve it,'" she cooed .as she thought of her'own past five years' experience. "Have you always been true to the little girl who has been waiting for you these many long months?" "Belay there a minute!" he replied, moving her little head, from off Iii*-. chest, and taking a wash-leather bag from out of the recesses of his clothing. "Do you remember the"new coin you gave me as a keepsake five years ago?" "I do," she responded. "T have never patted with it. Tn the long, dark watches of the night it has been my constant companion"; and he handed his treasure to the girl: "All, this time you have kept it for my sake?" she sighed. "For five long years it has never left me till this moment. For five long years it has been my groatc-d treasure. Often when the waves were running mountains high and swept the ship from stem to stern have J pressed that coin to rny lips and thought of the little girl so many miles away . What's the matter?" ' he asked, as. she suddenly "disengage'd herself from his embrace. "For five years it has been youi constant, companion, .has it?", she scornfully 'said. "Then it must have been made purposely for nie to give to you. Look at the date." He did���������it was 1905. The rest is silence. INDEED THEY ��������� AREJiNDERFUL what thos. Mcdonald say's of - dodd's kidney pills.'' He Had Lame Back,, Kidney'Disease:,! and Heart Flutterings, and Ono"' Box Cured Him. Shubenacadie, ��������� Hants . Co., N. S. (Special).���������"I suffered from Lame Back, Kidney' Disease and Heart Flut-'' lerings, caused by cold and a strain, -.. for three years. I was looking over, some papers and saw Dodd's Kidney Pills-advertised and I bought one box which, completely cured'me. Dodd's Kidney Pills are wonderful." That is the simple, straightforward statement of Mr." Thomas- McDonald, a well known resident of this place. Tt shows how quickly Dodd's Kidney - Pills cure Kidney Disease when taken in its earlies stages. Lame. Back is one "of the first symptoms of sick Kidneys. Heart ��������� Flufferings is another symptom. It is caused by blood, from which the sick- Kidneys huvc failed to strain tho impurities, increasing the. work of the, heart. Dodd's Kidney Pills make the sick Kidneys well, the > lame hack disappears, .the blood is purified, the heart is relieved and tlie fl.uttorines stop. If the case -is^ of long standing, it may take lonper"to cure it, but. Dodd's Kidney Pills never fail to do it. The largest pontoon bridge in the world is in India, connecting Calcutta with Howa, an important railroad terminal and niton and manufacturing center. The residue irom the garbage incinerating furnaces. of several of the smaller English cities is mixeJ with quicklime and water and made-into a fair quality of bricks and building blocks. ; TEA ���������-���������:���������.::' Is Delicious Always of High and Uniform Quality. ' Lead Packets Only. At all Grocers 30c, 40c, 60c and 60c per lb. - Mr. W. T. Stead. No one denies that Mr. W. T. Stead is one of the cleverest journalists in London. As he confessed the other dav. he.has been right "throueh the mill," nnd there was a time when he ' wrote advertisements, and articles nt a penny a line. It has been said that lie has'interviewed everybody who is anybody, from royalty downwards. Mr. Stead has many stories to tell of exalted personages he has met. He was once visiting the Kine and Queen of Denmark, and during the interview the question of women's suffrage arose. The King was in favor of extending the franchise to the gentler sex, but the Queen demurred, saying that she did not approve, of granting women the "vote. .."But, 'my dear," replied the King, with a smile, "you have everything that the Suffragists are fighting for." Suspicious "Ah, those golden tresses charm me," Said he in his sweetest tone. Then he added: "Tell me, darling, Is it all your very own?" How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward tor nn' ease of). Cuturrli that emmut bo cured by Hull': Catarrn Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O ��������� We, the underalciied, liuve known F. J. C'lirnej lor the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and ilnanclally able to carry out any obligations made by his Arm. Waloi.no; Kinnax A IIAI'VIN. * Wholesale Dni2i.'M������, Toledo. O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is tahen 'Internally, actios dlre.Hly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of tin aystcm. Testimonials sent free, rrlce 75 tents per bottle. Sold by all Drutelsta. Tate Hall's l-Viailly Fills (or constipation. The Chrjiel of the Bones. Not far from the Cathedral of St. John, in Vallcta, on thc Island of Malta, is an exquisite little church, built in the form of a Maltese cross, called the Chapel of the Monks, belonging to one of the Catholic orders. Connected with it is.a.small underground chapel, a most'weird, gruesome place, called tlie Chapel of the Bones. Here rows upon rows of human bones are -arranged all over the walls and ceiling in geometric design. These are the bones of 1.600 people who perished in two of Malta's many sieges. In a pit outside 80,000 more were burned, and these are but a tithe of countless thousands whose life blood has laved this rocky isle of the sea all down the centuries. For so long a time that history is lost in dim age, it has been the centre of such conflict and woeful carnage as no other known spot on the earth's surface can recount, unless it be Sicily, which lies just north of it. For two and a half centuries it was the hardly hckl home of medieval chivalry.' Eyes Are Relieved by Murine' when irritated by Chalk Dust and Eye Strain, incident to the average School 'Room. A -^recent Census ol New York City reveals the fact that in that City alone 17,923 School Children needed Eye Care. Why not try Murine Eye Remedy for Red, Weak Weary, Watery Eyes, Granulation. Pink Rye and Eye Strain? Murine doesn't Smart; Soothes Eye Pain. Is compounded by Experienced Physicians; Contains no Injurious or Pn> hibited Drugs. Try Murine for Youf" Eye Troubles; You will like Murine Try it in "Baby's Eyes for Scaly Eye lids. Druggists Sell Murine at 50c. Thc Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, Will Send You Interesting Eye Book? Free. , ��������� Out of Dat-; , A w'.ikmnn, who was paid by time, was suspected by his wife of not (riving her nil his pay at the end of the week. She consulled a neighbor, who advised her to get a ready reckoner This she procured, and vhen. next he handed hor his wages shr* asked him: ���������'Arc ye sure that's all, Geordic? ' "Of, course," he replied. /"Because I Lave been looking up a ready reckon er, and I should get more " "Let in* sec,.it." He looked at it tor a minute, and contemptuously threw it back to her.. "That's no use; it's last year's." About one eallon of fuel nlco'wl can he distilled from three gallons of molasses. ���������Disaster and Earthquake. "Let us set aside all sentiment and try to differentiate between the' disaster as sucli and the earthquake itself," writes Frank A. Perret, formerly honorary assistant at the Royal Vesuvian observatory, concerning the Messina earthquake in The -Century. "Let us realize the fact that if the population of these cities had been ten- times as large the disaster would have been correspondingly greater, while the earthquake would have remained the same and the still more interesting fact that if instead of these rubble built cities a large army had been encamped on the spot there would have been no disaster whatever, the earthquake still remaining the same. Years ago laws were passed prohibiting the erection of houses j ������,',*.*.' having more than two stories, but ' B''' avarice led to the building of tall, flimsy structures which would accommodate many' families and bring the owners a goodly rental. And yet this "How do you do, sare?" said a Frenchman to an English acquaintance. "Rather poorly, thank you," answer the other. "Nay my dear sare," said the Frenchman; "don't thank nie for your illness; 1 cannot help it." . UsualK- He who tries to be -.il things lo all men usually ends bv 'icing nothing to nobody.���������Chicago NV'-.'s. Tommy���������What is a retainer, pa? Tommy's Father���������A retainer, my son, is the money people pay to us lawyers before we can do any work.* Tommy���������Oh, 1 see. It's like those, -slot gas meters. The people have to pay their money before they get any Helping Them Out Your cousin's medical practice, I suppose, doesn't amount to much was a well-known seismic area, where-! J'e^*9. quakes were of frequent occurrence | . "^������.*_ I'm sorry to say We relatives and a great one might be expected at any time." do all we can, however, but, of course, we can't be ill all the time!" SUNLIGHT at NIGHT! proriuco't hy ALADDIN the U'ONDEliFUL LAMP - from eonimon COAL OIL-'KrcnoHKNKi-Mfike** nnd btirnK Iti mm KftH miller mitntlo. _'h# '���������lit'iip'-st iir'Hlt-inl liifht In tijJhteiire, No hettur light ohtiitniililu at 11117 c*Ht. OUorluM, noinole**-*, ek-iin, o m ulo nml unto. Lump t">,v" for itn_lf In fmv nionllin lit nm'in*r nil. An Men I light for Nto ro, odlco or Iioumo. Writo for our FKKK LA.MP Intiotltic* tory offer. Tho Mantlo Lamp Company, D������>|>t. L. of Atnorlm, d.tuiti-J Wftiitou Everywhere. Ill Hunnatyno Avo. WInntpog. "Harness Life" Blackens Harness, but not blacken tho hands. does Goes right through the hardest, oldest Harness, making it soft, pliable and waterproof. 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After this a store of pan- cukes is made, and she that is noted for lying abed long hath the first pancake presented to her."���������London Chronicle, - / Saltast Lake In the World. This is Lake Urumia, in Persia, situated ��������� more than 4,000 feet above the level of the sea. It contains 22 per cent, of salt as against 8.5 per cent, in the Dead Sea. The lake is eighty- four miles long and twenty-four miles broad, and its northern coasts are incrusted with a border of salt glittering white in the sun. No livingtliini; can survive in it except a species "J very small jellyfish. "What is your member of congress noted for?" "Well," answered Farmer Cortitossel, "around here he's mostly noted for arguments that won't go down and seeds that won't come up." ���������Washington Star. An Old Larch Tree. Italy can boast of a larch tree the age of which is estimated to be 2,000 year3. It "is.situated on the northern flank of Mont Chetip in the direction of the huts of Pian Veni, above Gour- mayeur ,a few steps from the footpath that skirts the limits of the meadow- land. Due allowance being made for the extreme slowness with which the larch grows, for tiie altitude above sea level (1,050 meters) at which it is rooted and for its northerly exposure in the near neighborhood of the glacier where the cycle of its development is barely five months every year, this venerable larch, untouched alike by woodman's axe and thunderbolt, cannot be less than 2,000 years old.��������� Scotsman. Illiteracy among the" negroes of the United States ii seven times as common as among the whites. Meerschaum, when freshly mined, is so soft that it may be used for soap, giving a plentiful, cleansing lather. A Simple and Cheap Medicine.���������A simple, cheap and- effective medicine is something to be desired. There is no medicine so effective, a regulator of the digestive system as Parmelee's Vegetable Pills. They are simple, they are cheap, they can be got anywhere, and their beneficial action will prove their recommendation. They are the medicine of the poor man and those who wish to escape doctors' bills will do well in giving them a trial. A BOOK FOR MOTHERS Every mother is naturally anxious j for information that will enable her! to keep little ones in pood health. The j Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. have ��������� issued a little book which contains a great deal of information on the care of infants and young children that every mother ough��������� to know. The book will he sent free to any mother who will send her nnino and address to The Dr. .Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Out. The Spy"and the King. The following story is told of Louis XVIII., King of Friince, - and I-'ouche, who had been at one time Napoleon's minister of police: After the Bourbon restoration the King asked . Fouche whether he had set spies over him during the empire. Fouche admitted that he had. "Who was the spy?" the King asked, and he was,informed that it had been the Comtc de Bla- cas. "How much did he get?" continued the King. "Two hundred thousand francs a year, your majesty." "Ah, well," said Louis, "he was hon est, then, after 'all. I had half." "People praise my work," said the artist, hoastingly. "And they laugh at mine," rejoined the sad-faced party "but'. I don't mind." "What is your line?" queried the artist. "I'm a professional humorist," replied the other ���������Chicago Daily News. Pickin_ 'Em by Their Tunes. "Employers have- their own ideas about the sort of man that will fit into a certain job," said the manager of a local employment bureau. "Not many days ago I sent an able-bodied, capable-looking young man around to the office of a big contracior who had | a position he wanted filled. I thought | gate them". I had found just the man for him. , *" ^ But the young man came back here T, mniluf/lcturp of ���������iPOma'rgarine ^Sn?nP������ f!lr .n^ff ri K,t,^ ailt- otl'������ ������*"tir'ciil1 ,'lltt(>rs is ������ne of the job for some reason���������he coulun t ., , ,. .... , TT .. , figure out why. I called up the con- tl,B lpn'llnB i���������*1-^'*"* of Holland I "She���������Jack told me that that hospital was built entirely at his expense. Is it possible? He���������Well, Jack's uncle cut him off with a hundred pounds, and left the rest of his money to build the bos- Airing your troubles will not miti- tractor, and he explained how it was. 'The fellow kept whistling a lot of tunes such as "Auld Lang Syne" and 'The Suwanee River" wliile he was waiting to see me,' said.the contractor, 'and I decided that he wouldn't do before I even saw him. He must be a slow moving, slow-thinking man or he would 'whistle livelier tunes. Send me around a man who likes to whistle "A Hot Time" or "Hiawatha" and I'll take him'." There's one sure thing, and that, is that you can't be sure of anvthing The PJowboy Bard The garden seed airseed, all right��������� That's righter than it's wronger��������� But when we puts 'ein'outa sight They can't bo seed no longer. It's a loty down trick when another fellow beats you at yet" own game. Minard's Friend. Liniment, Lumberman's Some of our oldest colleges are still in full possession 'of their faculties. -i ; ; A Fair Exohange. "When Blnks wus coiiriluj,' his wife he opened his heart to Iter." "Well'/" "She exchanged wilb lilin. After they were nmi'i-leU slio opened bis eyca."-Htiltluioi-e American.' Hurrying Elevator. Gscin atiori work for tho 3,500,000 ��������� bu.iidl elevator lor tho. Grand Trunk Pacific at Fort William Is proceeding rapidly. This part of the work will bo completed next month, when the concietu works will be aturted, Talkative Judges Preferred. If the garrulous judge is a "nuisance," since he is apt to divert the attention of counsel from the vital points and to lengthen the proceedings, the silent judge is hardly to be described in more flattering terms, since the'advocute never knows what is passing'through his mind. On the whole, talkativeness on the bench is perhaps preferable to absolute silence. ���������Law Journal. , Elgar Flew Kites. Sir Edward Elgar, the famous composer, at one time made a hobby of kite-dying, and was not ashamed to be seen tugging at a string and go* ing heavenwards after a struggling object with a long tail. He ia also an _ardo_it naturalist. His Role. Tbe actor of the stranded troupe protested rit the prospect of footing the lies. "Quit your kicking," snld the man*- nger Impatiently. '.!*i'ou signed as walking Kenllemiiii, didn't you?" - Philadelphia Ledger. vi^m. W. N. U��������� No, 74? Tho Prime Necessity. "No mutter whetlior Inventors use sails or motors on llielr uln-hlps, there la one thing nil will liuve to do." "What Id that?" "Itiilae the \Yliid,"--*Bi*lllmoro Ann-r* 10'un. ���������....' in indigestion Bile is quite *as important as are the gastric juices in the process of digestion. Chronic indigestion disappears when ���������an active liver supplies bile in sufficient quantities. Vou think of bile as something disa- greeable and poisonous, something to be well rid of. In the blood the bile is poisonous and harmful, but the liver takes thc bile out of the blood and pours it into the intestiii'-s, where it fulfills a most important mission. Without bile, h'uinan life is short; for, Bile hastens the passage of the food along the alimentary canal. Bile neutralizes the acid which passes from the stomach to the intestines. Bile prevents the fermentation of food in the intestines, which in' turn cause.1* gas, wind, flatulency. Bile, in short, is Nature's cathartic aiul maintains a regular and healthful process of digestion and of elimination of waste matter by way of the bowels. But to have a regular flow of bile the liver must lie kept healthy nnd active and just, hero is where -Dr' A. W. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills come in, for they are definite, specific and direct in their action on the liver. It is only by setting the liver right that constipation can ever be cured. It is only by making the liver healthy that biliousness and bilious, sick i'.'iiliu-lu\* can he thoroughly overcome. It is only hy making the liver active that tho most difficult cases of indigestion and dyspepsia will ever vanish, . ��������� A single box of Dr. A, W. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills nt 26 cts. n box will, convince you of their extraordinary merit. ���������"' Ono pill n dose, nt nil dealers, or* L'dmansou, Uutes k Co,, Toronto The Coming Countries. Southern America 'and Africa are the coming countries. A half-century ago or more the-great geographer, Arnold Guyot, predicted that within two or three generations the reaction j of the east upon the west would pro- ' duce.an. equilibrium, and that'then the reaction of.'the .'north upon, the south^wbuld 'begin'in' earnest," and the great streams of population and traffic would flow at right angles to those which they have followed during historical times. With the increase of population and a control of .'l.-ankind over- the ' forces of na- Away With Depression and Melancholy.���������These two evils are the accompaniment of a disordered stomach and torpid liver and mean wretchedness to all whom they visit. .The surest and speediest way to combat them is with Parmelee's Vegetable Pills, which will restore the healthful action of the stomach and bring relief. They have proved their usefulness in thousands of cases and will continue to give relief to the suffcring^who are wise enough to u.-e them. i Dolly���������We had to practice Chopin for three hours to-day, mamma! Mrs. Parvenoo���������Really, my dear, shoppin' is all very well, but your papa sent you to the ladies' hacademy to learn music an' that sort o' thing!" Keep Minard's Liniment in the house. King Leopold of Belgium has offered a $5,000 prize for the best treatise to *.UJ[? ������LWL,i?!i..I>fPiG.i;.5?t:.C0^llUlVJ be brought out this year. had no conception the increase of exchanges between north and south seems lifely to begin sooner than he could have anticipated.���������Snn Francisco Chronicle. Sardou's.Unpublished Plays. Sardou's executors have, found four unpublished plays among his papers, one of them is a four-act play written in collaboration with Ange Galdemar for a London theatre. The other three consist of the libretto for a comic opera, entitled "The Feast on the Nile"; a dramatic comedy in four acts and "Mine. Tallien," a tragedy in five acts. All these three works, of which the first will be produced dur "I have an heirloom on this tabic " said the landlady, "that has con.e down to tne through four generations.'' "I thought so," mused the new boarder; "Why don't you get n different butter dealer."��������� Cleveland Leader. j A WINDSOR LADY'S APPEAL j To All Women: I will send free, ! with full,instructions, my borne.treat- | incut which positively cures Leucor- j rhoen, Ulceration,' Displacements, 'Falling of the Womb, Painful or Ir- | regular Periods, Uterine nnd Ovarian i Tumors or Growths, also'Hot Flushes, ' Nervousness, Melancholy, Pains in ing the present year, wore written in .the Head, Back or Bowels, Kidney collaboration with Emile Moreau and Bladder, Troubles, where caused by Weakness peculiar to our sex, You can continue treatment at home at a cost of only about 12 cents a Little In Comparison. j "It's n fact," said Towne, "that my i ...__ ���������_ _ wife Is able to dross on comparatively j week. My book, "WoninnVOwn Me- llttle money." c|'cai Adviser," also sent free on re- "Wlin 11", exclaimed Mnrryiit. "Oh, 'quest. Write to-day. Address Mrs come now! Wliat do you mean by j M. Summon, Box H.I., Windsor, Ont. 'conipitnillvely little?'" "I mean on little compared with what she thinks she ought to have."��������� Catholic Standifrd and Times, 0>sra*Sw.'i������|������_v-]vv^ His Occupation. "tes, he was ouce a professional linsebnil player." "What's lie doing now?" "Ho puts lu most of bis time hunting' for people who are willing to listen while he tells them what n great man he used to be."-Cblcngo llecord Herald. Hopeless Case. "Why, I.tishley. I nin astonished to nee you, out! The Inst thing 1 heard about you wits that the doctor had given you up." "Well, he hun. [Ie���������er-told me the otlwr dny he hud charged up my ac- ��������� Chaplain���������What brought you here? Prisoner���������Youth, sir. Chaplain���������Youth I Why, you look to be fifty, if a day ! Prisoner���������I'm past that.. It wns the youth of my lawyer that did it. Sores Flee Before It,���������Tliere are many who have been afflicted with sores and have driven tliei��������� a way with Dr. Thomas' Eelectric Oil, which acts like magic. All similarly troubled should lose no time in applying this splendid remedy, ns there is nothing like it to be had. It is cheap, but its power is in no way expressed by its low price. Jobbery Another important difference between govorrunnet John and glory is that there are not enough of them to touikI.���������Indlmuipolls Nei '*'.LS ���������������: \&* .".*,���������*��������� 'V' '.- V' *r '^^������������������--^M !-,?.<$-������������������ ;'v������* ���������*-'".' ��������� i .an, wp H-SWH, ly��������� THE LEDGE, GREENWOOD. BRITISn COLUMBIA. _s^38fa^tiefiaflstea3s 909 e*_"l PHOENIX $ ���������st hotel to tlie *Z CM Tho nearest Oran.by mines. One of the largest dining rooms in tho city. The bar ia replete with nerve bracer-* of nil kinds, and the most fragrant cigars. Drop up ami see me. A. ������.'.JOHNSON I'BOPRIETOK. asass^iSssssSj ���������*>������������������ CITV Baggage transferred to any part of the City. Furniture moved to any part of the District. General Dray* ing of all kinds. SIDNEY OLIVER. THE LEDGE Is published every Thursday at Greenwood, B- C , and the price is $i a year, postage free to all parts of Canada, and Great Britain. To the United States and other countries it is sent postpaid for Ja.50 a year. Address all letters to The hedge, Greenwood, B. C. R. T. LOWERY, PUBLISHER. GREENWOOD B. C. JULY 15, 1909 Mountaineer and Kootenay Standard Cigars. J lade by 3. 0. Odin 6f (Jo., nelson RETURN EXCURSION RATES pao a GREENWOOD ,T0 SEATTLE MERCHANT TAILOR Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired. Dry Cleaning a Specialty. GREENWOOD, B. C. THE Arlington Hotel OREENWOOD Is the place for Peep-o'-Day Cocktails and Evening Night-Cap?. Buttermilk a specialty during the warm season. C. A. Dempsey, Prop. . Tickets on sale daily, May 29th to Oct. 14th. Final return limit IA days. Corresponding fares from other points. Tickets at REDUCED RATES Will also be on sale on June 2nd and 3rd, July 2nd and 3rd, August 11th and 12th, TO EASTERN DESTINATIONS iu Canada and the United States, with choice of routes and final return limit of Oct. 31st For full particulars apply to E. R. Redpath, Agent, Greenwood, B. C. J. E. Pkoctok, D. P. A., Calgary. Alta. Hotel n. Alexander PHOENIX, B. C. Is a comfortable home for the miner and traveler. Good meals and pleasant rooms. Pure liquors and fragrant cigars in the bar. Y. CHISHOLM, Propbietob. J. R. Cameron. Leading Tailor of the Kootenays. Kaslo, E. C. GREENWOOD and MIDWAY About Float. Float is not a periodical. It is a book containing SG illustrations all told, and is filled with sketches and stories of western life. It tells how a gambler cashed ��������� in after the flush days of Sandon ; how it rained in New Denver long after Noah was dead ; how a . parson took a drink at Bear Lake in early days ; how justice was dealt in Kaslo in '93; how the saloon man outprayed tbe. women in Kalamazoo, and graphically depicts tbe roamings of a western editor among the tender- feet in the cent belt. It contains the early history . of Nelson and a romance of the Silver King mine. In it are printed three western poems, and dozens of articles too numerous to mention.' Send for one before it is too late." The price is 25 cents, postpaid to any part of the world. Address all letters to R. T Lowery GREENWOOD, B. C. - A blue mark here indicates that your Subscription has become deceased, and that the editor would once more like to commune with your collateral. Suspsnse is often wonse than a reality. As a shade tree in tho Boundary the Squash is a failure. The big tunnels now being run into tbe mountains at Greenwood are lieble to make this city a second Butte. Tub Cranbrook Prospector says that a promoter is a man who will supply the ocean if some oue else supplies the ships. It is reported that a man was recently shot in Arkansas while saying his prayers. Must be an offense in that state. THE LEDGE J*/st$2ayear In Advance. Leaves Greenwood for Spokane &t 7 a. in., and for Oroville at 2:30 p. ni. J. McDoxell. MIN'KKAI. ACT Certificate of Improvements NOTICE "Lexicon" Minoral CUlm, situate in the Greenwood Mining lilvlttlon of Yule District: Wlicre located: Skylark C������inp (South), TAKK NOTICE Hut I. J-hiic... S. Hlrnle, Free Allncr'B Certiliciite Nn. liii'Mi, fur >olf und Chit. Il.Tyo, Fret* Minnr'aCortUlcfito No lt&Mi ������nd Hrdiipy M- Juhiwon, J'rca JIIn**r'n Ci'rtllicat- No. II-.M500. 'InliMirt, flUty dajn from the (lute Jicreof, lo n.p|ily to tho Mlnln-* ���������l������s������rt*������*r for ��������� CVrtiflcatcof Iniprovpiuent**, for tlio purpose of ootainlnir n Crown Grant to tbo nliovo I'lulm. Ami fiirllior take notice Hint action, under ecctuin *"��������� mimt Im* romm-i'ic*-* before tue Ittrtiimu'e of .such Corlllloatuof Improvement* Dated thi* nth day of June, A D. I WW. JAilES 8. 1UKNIE. Get your Raze rs Honed and your Baths at Frawley's Barber . . Shop, Greenwood, 9 >*B#.MW0'*B0O0|PS*P|8*8 J 8C*08>ft8801 In mountain towns the spirit of unrest and opposition that is often found amongst the people, especially between labor and capital, is sometimes caused by the rarified atmosphere not being properly mixed with what we eat and drink. The greater the altitude the more care must be exercised in order to remain even tempered and reasonable. Negligence and Robbery. An Ottawa exchange has the following to say about the recent train robbery : Cur friends, the train robbers, are getting very busy in British Columbia. Time was when the train bandit did not dream of plying his trade on the Canadian side of the Boundary line. Of late word seems to have gone out that after all Canadian law is easy, and one robbery succeeds another. Tho inference is very Etrong that if Bill Miner had not found his way out of New -"Westminster penitentiary so remarkably smooth the popularity of the train robber habit would not.be so great. The whole episode of his escape wears a most suspicious aspect, and this new holdup serves to emphasize it. The circumstances iu connection with the British Columbia end of the escape were most extraordinary ; the looseness of the prison discipline, the indulgence extended to so desperate a criminal, the irregular interviews which he was allowed to hold, the way in which his escape was prepared by allowing him to grow his hair and moustache, the strange delay in notifying Ottawa, all have a most unfortunate, not to say sinister aspect. ' When in Nelson drop into the White House Cafe, next to the postofiice. Turkish and other baths can be procured in the same building. Taylor Bishop, proprietor, employs all white help. large that it is a matter of surprise the discovery was net made sooner, being only about half a mile from salt water and 500 feet- above sea level. There are numerous dykes and fiof-iirt***- cut by this gulch, two of which show copper glance" in large quantities with a little chalcopyrite making a unique display for B. C. The fissures��������� quartz with free walls in a granitoid formation���������measure on the floor 7 and 8k feet respectively. The copper glance assays 64 to 7(5.5 per cent, copper and 48 ounces of silver to the ton. The latter test was made by the provincial government assayer. Farther up the gulch an immense dyke is exposed with bunches of copper glance along its walls, wnile along the strike the country rock is in places highly impregnated with chalcopyrite. This is without doubt the most important discovery yet made on the coast of British Columbia- opening up new fields for prospecting, and this particular deposit, from an investor's point of view being a highly desirable one on account of its close proximity to navigation. The lucky finder of this bonanza is James McLennan, an old-timer of British Columbia, who is to be congratulated. Development in a small way is now in progress and extracting ore for shipment.���������Prince Rupert Empire. The Kootenay Cigar Co. of Nelson have in the Royal Seal a cigar that is known and smoked between the wheat country, and the blue Pacific. _. Right on Time. Last week saw the steel across the Similkameen river about a mile this Bide o'f the old Webster ferry and the steam track-layer proceeding with track-laying towards Ash- nola creek. Of course that does not mean that the first bridge is completed, for the rails are laid on false work and the bridge builders will complete the structure later, traffic of the work trains over the false work befng maintained all the while. ' One steam pile driver goes to the small bridge over Ashnola creek, aud the other to the second crossing of tbe Similkameen at tlie lower end of Brushy Bottom, while the horse driver is to begin ot Hedley about the end of this week driving the [ piles for the long high trestel over Twenty-mile. This trestle will be straight, 1,000 feet long and high enough in places to require a three-decker. The piles for it are now being cut by A. Pleasanee's'men in the heavy timber up on the mountain about opposite the mouth of Twenty-mile and brought down iu a chute. There is" every evidence that Contractor D. Stewart, who has the track-laying contract, is determined to rush the work so as to carry out the track-laying programme laid ont four weeks ago, and thus far they are a ltitle ahead of that programme. The rush work may entail a little moro cost, for it takes money to lay down, material and do work ahead of the track end, and the fact that they are doing some of it in that way is evidence conclusive that the work is being rushed and operations are being conducted under pressure.���������Hedley Gazette. a mighty big scale to make room for the gold, arid thesilver, and the copper, and. the lead, and the coal, that they're fairly crackin' and bustin' wid. An' the rivers, wait till yez see the rivers I They had to be big to make room for the millions of salmon that are crowding in eager to settle iu the interior av,the country. ���������' I suppose you men from Ontario think yez know something about trees ? Wait till yez see the trees. It's a ' nice morniu's walk round some of them. An' thoy have to climb the trees with lad ders to cut them down.' An' th< fish I GiDtlemen, I'm" a bit of i> Westerner myself, and I can tell a good yarn, but on me honor, ] could not lie about the fish, no matter how hard I,tried. ���������' Yes things' are' built on a mighty ginerous scale in British Columbia,"���������TheRevelsSoke Mail- Herald. . Insurance of any kind is a good investment, whether life, accident or fire. In Phoenix D. J. Mathe- son pays particular attention to this line of business aud thoso interested should consult him' at their earliest convenience iu person or by mail. Showed Appreciation. John Houston left Piince Rupert on the Rupert City on Thursday���������just two years from the day on which he landed here. On Wednesday evening he was surprised by a delegation made up of Fred Stork, J. A. Kirkpatrick, P. W. Anderson, Dan McKinnon, J. F. Brant, H. B. Rochester, and John Piercy. Fred Stork was spokesman. He -said nice things and Houston said nice things in reply. The delegation presented Houston with a suit case filled with toilet brushes, etc. Houston never had either before, but years ago he got a silk bat and a gold-headed cane from admirers in Nelson, and he will keep the suit case and the toilet set as he has kept the silk hat and gold-headed cane. They may all be useful to him in Old Mexico.���������Priuce Rupert Empire. &. Dealer in Coal, Wood, Ties, Poles, etc. Heavy Teaming to any part of the District. ���������" .Unequalled for Domestic . Use." Simultaneously Wood turned to Stone, and,Stone turned to Wood. Then both turned to rubber. - The White House Cafe in Nelson is next to the postofiice, right in the heart .of the .city and is noted for its excellent coffee and shrot orders. Visitors to the city shouldnot fail to drop in and have a meal cooked by white labor. In the Nicola strike is still on. valley the coal Wlddowi-on, Assayer, Nelson, B. C. E. M. Brock, an aged Zion City, 111., man, lay four days under a tree during the . recent severe storms waiting for the ravens to feed him, and after beiDg nearly frozen and on the verge of starvation consented .to be carried back into his cabin and fed. The ravens failed to come. Buffalo Roundup. LOWERTS CLAIM Pnrin. the 87 months that LoworyV Claim wim on <*arth it did l-u-.iiics.-i nil PVuT the world. It wan tho moKt iinlqiio, independent otid fearless jour- ii,-l *,v_r produced in Cnnndn. Political nnd theological enemies pursued it with tlii! vi-nom of a rattlesnake until the poviiriiiniint shut it out of tlio mails, nnd Its editor ceaund to publish It, pftitly on account of a "Inzy liver and partly because It taken a pilo of money to run a paper that Is outlawed. I hero nro still 25 different editions of this con- 'l-wiii'-d Jiriirnnl In print. Send lOconts and net ono or ii 5U and got the bunch. Oroonr*'0*),'l,*n, C*' The Bridesville Hotel Provides Tasty Meals and Good Rooms for Travelers. Tourists always welcome. THOS- WALSH Proprietor. HORSE STRAYED. Cum': Into my prem'-ifH a bay mare abont nlm* year,. 0M, nnd weighing about HXXJ pound*. llr������iMl on loll ahouMor la an A nnd mider'tan K. Wirt* out on left bout /not Owner can ive tlie Mrno by piiylntf ex|K>n������oi*. A- (J. MKSKKU, Midway, II, 0. ***> Frank Fletcher ���������**���������������. Pi-fovtNciAi* Land Subveyob, Nolr-nn, B, C, Mica Mining. The Big Bend promises to be one of tbe greatest fields of mica mining in the world. The Pegmatite dykes which traverse the heart of the Selkirks in that country carry an immense amount of mica of high grade, and it is only a matter of development and transportation to establish a great industry in mica mining. Mr. Moody of Calgary has gone in from Golden with niue men to do development work ou the holdings of his company. Fred Anderson and J. Moore came in from Golden Saturday and advise us that they have a deal on for their mica properties on Mica creek, of which Potlatch creek is a tributary. They say the only feasible way of getting into that country is via Eevelstoke, and they want the government to grant $500 towards construction of a trail up Mica creek to connect with the Big Bend trail. They asked the assistance of the board trade, and on Monday they saw the government agent, who gave them every encouragement. Messrs. Anderson and Moore will now go ahead with the work, thus pioneering the opening up of an important new mineral section to the north of Revelstoke.���������-Revelstoke Observer. Copper Discovery Reported. That the coast range of mountains contains no appreciable amount of mineral is now proven to bo a myth. In the disintegration of the bills nature has cut a deepgulcb right into tbe heart of the mountains at Miskatlah bay, One A B. C. Dooley. of the returned holiday makers, who had resumed his place at the table, told of a trip across the boundless prairie. They were talking about the illimitable stretches on which thousands were yet to find homes and independence. One member of the company, a son of Erin, said : "Gintlemen ye think this is a big country. Just wait till yez get to British Columbia. Shure that's the biggest country in the wurrld. Av British Columbia was all spread out flat loike Manitoby and Saskatchewan and Alberty, it wud fill the whole of the Pacific ocean. Why. to make room for British Columbia it bad to be rowled up, and crumbled up and humped up into great big mountains rachin' to tho sky. An' I views, when a woman in a particu- the mountains bad to bo made on j larly noticeable sheath gown passed. Wondrous stories are coming from Montana of the dangers encountered by the men who worked at the roundup of buffalo in the vicinity of Rouan, where 200 head were confined. Death in a hundred guises seemed to stalk in the van of the herd, and it is only the steady nerves and perfect skill of the riders that saved them repeatedly. The story of John Decker is one in point.". With bis horse impaled on the horns of-amaddened buffalo he had a ride one day which he will long remember. Decker, an expert roundup rider, was engaged "with others in forcing a small baud of buffalo from the corral into the waiting cages. The band stampeded, and one bull, rendered frantic by rage, charged Decker's horse. Decker was not able to swing his mount clear and it was impaled on tho sharp horns. Then with a display of strength which was beyond belief, the buffalo raised the_ horse and rider from the ground and partly lifting and partly pushing them, the animal carried its burden across the corral for a distance of 300 yards. Decker tried to draw his gun, but it stuck in the holster, and before his companions could come to his assistance the buffalo stumbled and fell. Decker was thrown clear and escaped with but a few severe cuts and bruises. Securing another mount bo continued his work. This is the sort of fight that went on for weeks. Several of the animals killed themselves in their rage, and the exhibitions of their strength and agility astounded the crowds of spectatore who gathered from all directions to see the closing scenes of tho roundup. A man named Stone jiud one named Wood met on the street recently and they stopped for a moment to exchange a few cheerful Mrs. Nurich was in the jewelry store. ���������' Here are some new souvenir spoons we have just got in," said the clerk, -placing a tray for her inspection. "Oh, ain't those lovely," she exclaimed. " I must have some of those 1 Our cook makes such lovely souvenir 1" Mistress���������Look here, Susan, I can write my name in the dust on this table. Susan���������Ah, mum, there's nothing like education, is there mum? Tommy, said his mother, go into the front room and see if grandpa is asleep. Tommy found the old gentleman snoring. Yes, mamma, he reported, he's asleep, all but his nose. Manama, questioned the 5-year- old Nettie, am I as tall as you are? /No, dear, was the reply. Your head only comes to my Waist. Well, continued.Nettie, I'm just as short, anyway. My feet are as far dr>wn as yours. Bogs comprise one-seventeentn of the area of Ii eland. A. L. WHITE nelson, B. 0. GEO. P. WTCLJCS, Proprietor. First-class in everything. Steam heat, electric light, private baths. Telephone in every room. First-class bar and barber shop. ' 'Bus meets all trains. Cbe... Is the leading hotel Ko$$Iana of the city, and the home of tourists, minins: men and commercial travelers. - Do not miss it when visiting the famous Golden City. B. tvtnKiri$, manager. TRUNKS BM 3 %<e? The Furniture Man STARKEY&CO. nelson, b. c." '. wholesale - " dealers in.1 ' Produce ando . Provisions 'PHONE 16, About the Big Commencing" Anytning from the Kitchen to the office. Also Trunks and Traveling Bags. A. L. WHITE The Furniture Man. PROCTER & BLACKWOOD NELSON, B. C. Real Estate, Mines, Insurance and Fruit Lands. CORRESPONDENCE [SOLICITED. THE GLdB Gigar Store . Tobaccos, Pipes, and all other Smokers' supplies. Next door to Pacific hotel. h. E: Mathews f4euu market Hotel Is tlie home for all tourists and millionaires visiting New Denver. British | Columbia. HEHHY STEGE. PHOPB. Pioneer? Hotel... Gpeen-aaood, S. C The oldest hotel in the city, and still under the same management. Rooms comfortable, meals equal to any in the city, and tho bar spppJies only tne best. Corner of Greeinvood and Government streets. J. Mil. Kelson Ti*?E]V[OflT HOUSE Nelson. B. C, Is run on the the American anil European plan. Nothing yellow about the house except the gold in t>e safe. Malorje & Tncgillas Douglas channel, 20 Kltlmat, exposing a showing of copper, a miles from remarkable Bhowing bo Everything in my Jewelry stock will be sold to the highest bidder. We have secured the services ot Mr. Iterg, a professional jeweler and auctioneer, and we invito one and all to attend these sales. Special Invitation to Ladies. m Two Sales Daily, 2:30 and 7-30, The Kootenay Saloon Sandon, B. O., has a line oi nerve bracers unsurpassed in any uiouo- tain town ot tbe Great West. A gins,*? of aqua pura given free with spirits menti. Lake view - Hotel NELSON, B.O. Is a borne for Miners. Bates $1 a day. All White Help. N. Mallette - - Phopiuetor Or jK ��������� Regular monthly meetings of ���������*tlf Greenwood lodge No. 'IH, A. F. /Sf^ & A. M., nro held on the lirnt Thui'Bclny in encn tnontb in Fraternity hall, Wood block, Govcrninf-iit street. Greonwood. Visiting brethren are cordially invited to attnuil, JAS, A. Ill It NIK. Snerwtnry, KASLO HOTEL KASLO B. C, la a comfortable home for all who travel to that city. , COCKLE & PAPWOETH. W.F.M. Greenwood Mbierti' Union, No. 22, VV. ���������F. M,, meets every Saturday evening In Union Hall, Cop- por street, Greenwood, at 7:80. Also In hull at Mother Lode mine Friday evenings nt 7:80. GEO. HEATHERTON, Secretary, The Hotel Slocan * Three Forks, B, C, is the -leading hotel of the city. Mountain trout and game dinners *n specialty. Rooms^eserved .by telegraph. -'*���������������������������..���������'���������������������������.; Hugh. NivEM,.Prop i 1 1 m . ;?| >'_l fit ! '*'.. v- -'.'������J /I
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