@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "17f50108-90cf-42fa-8386-a05c4f037eec"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2011-09-29"@en, "1901-05-02"@en ; dcterms:description "The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919."@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xnakledge/items/1.0306972/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ Volume VIII. No: 31. NEW DENVER, B. C.. MAY 2, 1901. Price, $2.00 Year advance V General f^eWs Float In and About the Slocan and neighboring Camps , that are Talked About. ■■j* A I LOCAL CHIT-CHAT. The merchants of Nelson have instituted a mid-week half holiday. Revelstoke is getting up in the world. It has a "Railway Men's Journal." Service will be held in St. Stephen's church next Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Sandon clerks are endeavoring to get the merchants to adopt the early- closing fad. A return match will be played by the local baseball team at Silverton Saturday afternoon. Rev. Roberts will give another of his popular children's services Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. George Aylard has lumber on the ground for the erection of a small addition on his premises. —Th6-Reco«Goodenough-is^making-a shipment of 100 tons this week to the Shelby smelter, San Francisco. The visitors from New Denver to the Odd Fellows' ball at Sandon Friday night, were royally entertainedA Back again, Prof. Payne, 20th century hypnotist; opera house, two nights,coin menclng Friday, May 8. Laugh and grow fat. Al. _anford, who for two years or more has been employed at the Rosun, left for his home in Nova Scotia Wednesday morning. The delegates hare returned from their lead refinery mission to Ottawa, feeling confident that the government will grant the bonus asked. Rev. W. M; Gray will occupy the pulpit in the Presbyterian church until a permanent pastor is provided to take the place of Rev. Alexander. It Is fashionable to carry a cane this spring. You are not well dressed without it. Those just received by John Williams are all the rage—nothing nicer. A very encouraging strike was made tho past week on their Goat Mountain property by Moasrs. Young & Mtirchl- son. Eight inches ot dry oro camo Into the tunnel being driven on the tower lead. A social and dance, In aid of the Church of England building fund, will be given in Bosun Hall on Tuesday evening, May 7, beginning at 3o'clock. Admission, including refreshments, SO cents. Eight patients are confined In the Sandon hospital-Harry Payxant, Thos. Barber, John O. Rady, Lewis Gangnor, Frank Johnston, Alexander Greno, David Johnston, Otis Nelson and Alex Forrest. The Sandon baseball team think they can teach the lake clubs how to play ball, Sandon sports always did have a bigh opinion of their abilities. They couldn't have a bettor opportunity of showing us how it's done Prof, J. 0. Miller and J. Parsons Smith, known throughout England and Canada as the Emerald Duet, are touring tlie Kootauays under the auspices oftl.eW.C. T, U. Thev will be in| New Denver May 16th and 17th. | The annual business meeting of the Methodist church was held on Monday last, Reports read showed every pbeae of the work to be In excellent condition. * r-nrrMttl fm*lf»flr»*i waa PTf**r»i*l«»d in Rev, A. E. Roberts to remain as pastor for another year. Found.—A badly used pocket knife, one blade broken near the hilt, Ihe Other tobacco stained from bilt to point; evidently the property of a printer or a person. Owner ean have same by taking it away frwn thl» ofHt-*, We have too many like it new. McLaehlan *■ MeGltUm? are build- Ing « bataraf and making other* Im- proTsmotite to the Windsor Hotel. With tfce iaeproveaM&ui lately made to ibis ftotAhkt tutus*, uutaUla aud lit, 0e come into possesion of, such good things don't want to part with them-~l«*tt of all, to the unknown multitude «*TVi. «m,r>mi»«tft*i nf nfifuvnrahlr. rn. ports from the .Superintendent is another way of deceiving ahateholdert and the public This breach ef trust on the part of d(r a previously located claim, and it Is so stated in the record, givinjr the name; ot the previously lo*rat- e*l claim, if a fraction exUts between the previously located claim and the claim being stirvtyH, the Provincial Land .Surveyor tthatl include thu fraction within lite claim being nurveyed: Provided always, that the whole claim does not exceed an area of 61.46 acres." iUapectnig lite power oi au agtmt thu following amendment is made: "Provided that it shall be lawful for a froo miner to appoint an agent, who must *H.**f bp * fm* tMtw. tmt tmrh ntrtnt •hall not be entitled to locate or record any mineral claim for his principle unless and until a power of attorney In that behalf has been recorded In tbe office of the mining recorder for tbe mining division In which Mich claim may be situated, and also that no auch *g**rtt thai) l-M-ati* and twenril m/»w» than on« cUira each for two principal! on •acb separate vein er lode." The section permitting the recording of assessment work within todays after the expiration of thc yt-ar in which il wa*iLtt»i, lualwav amaudad bi itcati; "Provided that if any free miner shall have done the work within the year, and if he shall, within 80 days after the time for obtaining and recording the said certificate has expired, record the same and pay an additional fee of $10, such record shall have the same effect as if recorded within the year, but this provision shall not operate if, during such lapse, the said mineral claim has become the property of another free miner." B. C. OIL FIELDS. "The oil fields of California are immense and those of Washington are by no means inferior, but the oil fields of British Columbia are incomparably superior to either." This is the deliberate opinion of R.C. Woods, a Toronto man who has spent several years gaining a practical experience in oil. He is well acquainted ^ith~ttiTOi"fieidofCSIifdra visited the workings of Texas, being at present specially interested in the new ventures iu the state of Washington. He has made trips all over the country lying between Vancouver and Rossland and has found indications of oil nearly the whole way along as far as the gold range. As petroleum is again found in East Kootenay it is net improbable, in the opinion of Mr. Woods, that greater discoveries than those as yet made will bo located. While there will be much work done in Washington this year it is unlikely, said Mr. Woods, that much will be done in this province But he is strongly of the opinion that there will be great developments along the line indicated within the next eighteen months. "British Columbia with Its rivers teeming with fish, its hills and valleys covered with cedar and fir, its mountains big with mineral wealth, gold, silver, lead and copper, and its vast resources in oil, has a brighter future before it than any province in the confederation, or state upon the Pacific coast." No light thing to say, but Mr. Woods evidently meant every word of it, On being asked as to whether the exploration of these vast fields would not tend to overproduction, Mr. Woods replied that such would nut be the case. Petroleum was getting into greater demand yearly as a fuel. It was being put to all kind of new uses, one of the latest of which was the sprinkling of roadbeds to prevent dust Three sprinklings of petroleum would secure a dustless road for a railway. Nor In his opinion was tbe Kocksiellor combination to be feared. It was a big pebble on the beach, but not the onlv one, and the beach was getting vaster. Incredibly vaster, In extent yearly. DUtOAN ORB aniFMKNTt. The total amount of ore shipped from tbe Slocan and Slocan City mining divisions for the year 1900 was, approximately. HVO)0 tonw. Sincfl January 1 to April 27, 1001, the shipments have been as follows: Wtak Total I'ajm* 1US UktCbaitee *) m MuranHUr U SU Roth 184 IVaun... m lUnfttt..... (MM |,m*.F***i.t ?»**• WI 99 lrinrio** hj tn Tr,n\\i HipMit Ml Hr>v»->l*n*. Uf WimdMlul 4 Arlington... SS tSiS _»oFi»tmto . tii Knttrpr"M !*» HartiMtv ISO tllttk Trine* 1»» SfiflarCmik $o ifcft , M !«» Hqrj»t (Can Ooij rttldt U HflwKtot--.. M Hwli-01 a AfttMM.. M OlKMiifM 4 til a«*»Kw v> m r.irtmh t 44 H«i» Sunday is a day of penance. About the only things that run on Sunday arejjug- gies and bicycles. The street cars are dead to the world upon that day, and every hotel bar is apparently sleeping. Various brands of religion are openly and freely, discussed, and Jesus would receive a warm welcome if he should come into London on the cars. The people are so pious that it is surprising to find a brewery in the city. The Free Press is still published in the burg. J. S. Dewar has worked on this paper for 39 years, while two of the Bremner family have been on the staff 38 and 40 years respectively. Jack Dewar, the city editor, must be a model man to hold a "sit" for 39 years. No one in Kootenay has such a record. London is the home of Sam Grigg, the well-known preacher. At one time he kept a tavern here, but threw up $7,000 per annum to go out in the world and prospect for souls that have rolled down the mountain of Bin into the creek bed of wickedness. If all hotel men were like Sam what a planet this would be! Nothing but salvation, and not a single drink in sight, Many would no doubt die of thirst, but in the end salvation would win out. It is much better than boozerine any way, inasmuch as it may set the world crazy, but keeps people sober and enables them to die with their boots under the bed. Petrolea smells as sweet as would any other name, The trail of the Standard is seen around these parts, but the citizens expect to save their bacon by establishing a pork factory. I ran up against a streak of turkey rhubarb in this locality, but escaped it by having vaseline in my hair. I found many people here willing to board me in return for my company. I have given them a kind invitation to move out west so as to bo always near me. Such folks are dear to me, and I suppose in time I would be dear to them. Ho far my washing has not cost me anything and I am inclined to remaiu here for life, but my love for America's Lucerne will probably shatter my dream of ease. I have been asked to attend church several times, but up to this minute I have not yielded to tho temptation. It is a great pleasure to be home with a mother. I have only one mother, and she thinks I am an angel without wings. Since I have been here she has kept me under the influence of inanle syrup, old-time tomato catftup, home-preserved pears and other luxuries until the visions of my boyhood days come thick and fast, and 1 would fain turn back thc hand of tiro* and b#> nmln ma's hlu«M-y#*d darling hoy. Home is ever a sweet spot, no matter how far one may roam from it, and when its memory fades from the heart it leaves a want that cannot be filled hy any- 4t.J. *,.!.* \\ „„,!,. After editing a newspaper one day Mrs. Carrie Nation was ready to go to jail. total. Of the receipts from this source it is estimated that the revenue from Free Miner's certificates will be $130,000;, general mining receipts, $200,000; mineral tax, $80,000; and from the bureau of mines, $1,500,000. Of the expenditures the department of mines will receive $18,740; and there will be expended iu the Kootenays upon roads, streets, bridges and general constraction, $179,408, divided as follows: East Kootenay—north division, $32,750; south division, $20,850; West Kootenay—Revelstoke riding, $32,250; Slocan riding, $35,958; Nelson riding, $25,- 300; Rossland riding, $32,300. Of the appropriation for the Slocan riding $17,850 is set apart for general repairs and construction, $6000 for the Lemon creek road; $2,500 for the Springer creek road; $8,000 for the extension of the road up South Fork, Kaslo; $496.69, refund to J. McK. Anderson for work done on Bowser creek trail; $111.50, refund to J. W. Powers for work done on McGuigan wagon road; and $1,000 to the Hewitt Mining Co. In addition to the amountejvotedanjfcheJeeuiat^^b. vr/hal Th*» ratiraato* were Wild I handed down last It (^n«*t^ Mfay- Th** totn) in ottimated at ri.U0.7M, and the expenditures at I2.47A..1.16. Ofthe receipts the mining industry will contribute something like 1360,000, tit little inure titan .ii.e-lUi.tl the mates for the Slocan riding, the sum of $9,900 is provided in the supplementary estimates for the following purposes: $900 for arrears for work performed prior to June 30th last, but paid in the present fiscal year; $5,000 for the road to the Mollie Gibson mines; and $4,000 for supplementary requirements for the present fiscal year for roads, trails, etc. The total expenditures under the head of public works will be $804,641. The cost of the educational department will be: $217,770 for salaries to teachers, etc., aud $16,- 137 for incidental expenses, a total of 1233,907. Of this sum New Denver gets $1,380 salaries to teachers, and 8100 for incidentals. No appropriation has been made for the erection of an additional school building here, but this will probably come put of the contingency fund set apart for such purposes. In Kentucky the other day a colonel that had never smelt powder smoke slipped and fell on the walk, and was seriously lacerated just under the left hip pocket by the explosion of an irrigation plant made of glass with a neck on it like a bottle. Here, at least, is one instance where it would have tasted better to have "got it in the neck." Reconciliation H£°£. In Order tnm vic* III VIUCl toriaalmost daily for ten days past predicting all kinds of trouble for the Duns- muir government because of its stiff and flexible, double-jointed, much and nothing railway policy. But the crisis is past and the government is doing no business at the old stand just as before. Negotiations arc in progress looking to a reconciliation of the differences, and in connection therewith it is stated that there will be an extra session in July or August to award the coutract for the CoaHt-to-Kootenay road, tho government agreeing | to the striking out of the provision iu tiie rati way 6m ieaviug the matter with tho governor-in-council. It is also understood the government will consent to tbe modification of the wtventaire rwiuired out of the road's gross earnings to two instead of four per cent Thc dissatisfied section is anxious to come to terms on my fair basis, as the members dread another crisis and possible election. In view of the progress of the negotiations for l»>*ee, tin* «)mrp fl#*h*t*<- whlrh was anticipate*) ou the resolution proposed by Mr, Helmcken. pledging tlie house to the principle of a competitive line from the coast to Kootenay, snd on Mr. Curtis' iwu-uduicut thereto declaring wttut of confidence in the government for failing to carry out the system of government ownership of railways, did not materialize. On the resolution being reached on the order paper, Mr. Helmcken said he had been requested to have the resolution stand over, and he therefore moved in that direction. It is told of a local wheelman that he used bicycle cement on his face after shaving, iu place of a cold cream preparation. The mixture, however, did not cement the puncture in his face so securely but that there was a hissing sound escaped, accompanied by those things that appear in the shape of dashes in the columns of a newspaper. (j, . ) There is a small L.3IT1C S city in Kansas AA n A1 /s J ■»» /> known as Medicine /▼ICQ IClnC Lodge. Its citizens ■" (?■ k & c-j* have voted to make V^lieai Mrg Carrie Nation practical dictator of the town for a period of one year. At the end of that time, if they are not pleased with the running of things, they wilr vote~ligain, both men and women, and dispense with her services. But one year ought to be long enough for Mrs. Nation to play her hand out. She has already decided what flhe is going to do. She won't have any saloons, no smoking,no gambling,no police, no dirty streets, no late hours and no ragged children; but lots' of public music during the summer evenings. Here is her proclamation : \\" "I will fire all the police and police officers. I will have a mayor and three city councilmen, they to act as city clerk, city treasurer and sanitary officer. I will have the streets kept so clean that children may play in them with safety and decorum. I will make it a fine for anyone who blows smoke into another's face. That will apply to traveling men who visit the town, Coming back again ll Prof* Geo. W.Payne TWENTIETH 0ENTURY Hypnotist FRIDAY, MAY 3rd. 2 THK MOST tJCIRNTINC TKHT OK THR AOK DK1IONHTATKD NKW AND KPKCIAI. KRATUKKH INTRODUCED Bosun Hall NewDenver I'OPULAR PHIOBB. 'We are now told that the Boers are "worn out" and that the end of the war must come soon. The Boers have been cornered, entrapped, hot-chased, headed off, starved out, and now they are worn out; but they still manage to make it cost England many millions a month. There is an old saw that says, "Men are at the bottom of women's dislike—for each other," but we haven't heard woman's side of the story. People are taking their stories in tabule form these days. Here's a • 'gem"— He,—she,—married:—it. The human voice is produced by eight sets of muscles only. Babies use all of them. put away all the stock they could get and they have been selling lately at from $90 upwards. The widow of an itinerant Methodist preacher, who got 1,000 shares for a note for $500 eight years ago has sold for $82,000; the wife of a traveling grocery salesman has sold her 1,500.shares, gotten in trades for rubbish of every description, „ for $210,000 in cash; a saloon-keeper who took in 200 shares for a liquor bill and some cash, amounting in all to $1,600, has just cleaned up $22,000. Three years ago.the stock was freely offered at $25 a share, but found few takers. Mi*. Eockefeller never made auy attempt to sustain it, and never paid any dividends His policy was to put back into the ground all the profits for more mineral holdings, more trackage and better railroad facilities. A million or more yearly has been thus invested, so that the" property now represents far more than the original interests. Protogene is granite in which talc takes the place of mica. Eighth Year \\ Ought to Sleep with Papa. Said a gentleman recently: A young lady visited my house the other evening, and I fear she will never return. I was reading a paper and the conversation among the members of my family and their fair visitor turned upon snoring. Mv eldeBt daughter said: "If you want to hear anyone snore, you ought to sleep with my sister." Then my youngest boy opened his mouth, and I knew there was trouble brewing. He said: "Oh, gee! if you want to hear anybody snore, you ought to sleep wittrpapa." Gen. Baden-Powell gained his first ideas of scouting from the study of Captain Mayne Reid's stories. The* gallant defender of Mafeking has written a letter, very appreciative of Mayne Reid, to hia widow, who now lives in London. Ho says, in acknowledging a copy of her recent popular life of her husband, "1 shall read it with the greatest interest, since he, in his writings, was one of my earliest instructors, and always my favorite author." TWENTY MILLION IN THHKE WKKKS Even a man of such wealth as John D. Rockefeller cannot disregard the increase of his riches by the addition o $20,000,000 in nne investment in three weeks. This has happened to his holdings in the Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines'^which is to be taken in by the steel trust at a high figure at once. Mr. Rockefellev holds about 90 per cent of the stock in the Consolidated and a few days ago it was dull at $65 a share. Now it is selling actively at $150 There are 265,000 shares issued and the selling value makes the property worth not far from$45,000,000. Five or six yeai s ago this stock was begging purchasers at $8 a share Not jBver'jCaLuro^^^ a jump. Then the wise ones quiet-y T.GALLON &: 60. No. 44, K. W. C. Block, Nelson, B.C. l\\ O, Box «7 Dealers in ORE BAGS AND TWINES A targe stock always on hand. Wrlto for prlcee Watch Kcpaii** by Mail We *»»m nerve you ♦nunlly ut well by null m if yen left ally. If you w«rit a new watch mid u« the money rou Intend to hire* in uue, asd desrrlbf the ityle •(referred, end w* will Mild y<>u th» K^iAU ^4i,u; yl.^l.l^i.4,,...pp for the money. mi _J_» "IPalm «* K* 01* g* Block ^ ^ Fresh Goods and full ijL ] y weight Is our motto, and "; r •f! 4f-> oar business Is fast com* 4- * I I. Injr to the front We d \\ *9fT have, the finest lunoh TJ and lee Cream Parlors ^ ^ in tho city. ,.',.. v*~ HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY /.' MAY 4TH Is the date of our big Spring Sale. In the lines named below you can get articles at you own price—never lower, and will not be as low again. This is your chance. Bring your dollars and see what they will buy in-^— Ready-Made Ciothing A few lines of Boots and Shoes Table Covers Table Linen Drapes for Table Chairs, etc Gent's Summer Suits and Coats Ladies Ulsters Prints Chinese Silks Shirt Waists Lace Cut tains Tapestry Curtains Carpets Sateens Tweeds Tickings Ladies Skirts DressGoods Outing Flannel Ginghams Wincies Muslins Cretonne Green Baise Ladies' and Children's Underclothing Velveteen** Insertions and Laces Skirt Bindings French Flannel Wrappers Grey Flannel Silk Handkerchiefs Sweaters Hammocks Bourne Bros., NEWDENVER, B.C. E. &eo. NELSON, B. C. i* —We lwiidl« McOoniikik'e —-famoui ChoooUtee k —Bout ,whleh are flut taking— —tlie lead all over the Went— , m —a* well an the Kan -w—4i » ns—T r A CAM, KOUCITKD. *4» t wmL M m Wholesale Liquor Merchants ^ Finest Stock of Imported Goods in the upper country. All leading brands of Canadian Whiskies Dawson's Perfection, Usher's, De war's, Mitchell's and Doctor's Special Scotch Whiskies Kootenay Agent* for Brunewlok-Balke-Collender Oo. Billiard T«ble». £1 Cielo, Buena Galina, Rosebery, Flor de Haroa and La Veda Olgars " ' I NO. 4 K.'W. C. BLOCK, NELSON, B. C THE PROSPECTORS' EXCHANGE Gold J81!ver-Uad and Copper Mine* wanted at the EXCHANGE. KREB MILLING GOLD jiropertlee wantod at once for Kulem Inveaton. , , Partlea having nlnlnjc property for tale are requeued to eend umplei of their ore to the Exchange for exhibition. _ .... All lamplMihouldlMunt by Exprem, prepaid. Oorreiuondence aollolted. ■' .-..-.t... • •* ANUIIKW F. KOSENBKnOKlt, Addrt't* all coramuiituatloim tu- Telepbone No. IM. P. 0. Box 700, Nelson, «. O. The NewmarketHotel, NEW DENVER, B. 0. Has one ot tbe most beautlfol locations in America, and the public are assured of pleasant accommodations. Proprietor. HENRY STEGE, SMOKE H> I^EliOWflA UNmN MADE Brown Bros., The Jewelers, Nelson, SILVERWARE A tall line ot Silverware and choice Confectionery at nrsJ.H.Wereley's Bamk of Montreal i-.'Hbll-iliril 1*17. Capital (all paid up) $12,000,000.00 Uesorvedrund : j i.^muumaw Undivided profits j 1 610^084.04 HKAII omOK, MONTR**AT.. Kt. Hon. Iord Strathooha a.id Mount Rovai, G.CM.G. President. Hon. G. A. DncrMMONO, vice President, E. a Clouotoh, General Mansger, Uranchos in all parts ot Canada, Newfoundland, Great Britain, sn4 the United State*. New Denver branch LB IS, DE VEBER, Manager Eighth Year. THE LEDttE, NEW DENVER, B. C, MAY 2 1901. V THE OLD BAIL FENCE. In the merry days of boyhood when we never knew a care ■ i ■ ■ -' Greater than the mumps or measles or a mother's cut of hair, When a sore toe was a treasure and a stonebruise on the heel Filled the other boys with envy which they tried not to conceal, Tluiro were many treasured objects ou the farm we held most dear, ■"" Ori'hards, fields, the creek we swam in, and the old spring cold and clear; Over there the woods of hickory and of oak so deep and dense, Looming up behind the outlines of the old rail fence. On its railsthe quail would whistle in the early summer morn, Calling to their hiding fellows in the field of waving corn, And the meadow larks and robins on the stakes would sit and sing Till the forest shades behind thorn with their melody would ring, There the catbird and the jaybird sat and called each other names, "' And tho squirrels and thc chlpmonks played the chase and-catch-me games, Add the garter snake was often in unpleasant evidence, In the grasses In the corners of the old rail fence. As we grew to early manhood when we thought the country girls In the dlndem of beauty were the very fairest pearls Oft from spellin' school or neetln' or the Jolly Bhuckln'bee Down the old lane we would wander with a merry little "she," '■' On the plea of being tired (Just the country lover lie), On a grassy seat we'd linger in the moonlight, she and I, And we'd paint a future picture touched with colors most intense As we sat there in the corner of the old rail fence, There one night in happy dreaming we were sitting hand in hand, Up so near the gates of heaven we could almost hear the band, When she heard a declaration whispered in her lis'ningear— .■■... One she often sinoo has told me she was mighty glad to hear. On my head there's now a desert fringed with foliage of gray, * And there's many a thread of silver in her dear old head to-day,.. Yet the flame of love Is burning in our bosoms as Intense As It burned in the corner of that old rail _ ., fence. . THK BOY THAT SUCCEEDS. "The questionroitenrask edwhy-it-ir that a so much greater percentage of country lads succeed in life than the percentage of boys of city education. The reasons are not far to seek. It is not that the country boy Ib intellectually iriirhter, or stronger of character, than the city boy, but if the life of a country boy is watched it will be seen that he does not waste time. Time is every thing* in this life. Half an hour wasted is that much loss to some faculty of the body. This truth is bred into the countrv boy. Take him when he strikes a big town. He gets a job some* where at any figure and settles dowu to solitary life in a boarding house His income will warrant only the renting of a small, cheerless room, generally a hall-room without any fire and precious little light. Existence in this sort of a room is not very rosy, and the young fellow is only too triad to spend his evenings in the welUwarmed, well* lighted oflice. If lie is employed in an office, or in the library, lecture or read* ing room, if he is employed in a shop that closes down at six. So he outs every spare moment that he has into work. After a while there grows out of this necessity a habit, and when better times come and he can afford a brighter and cheerier room, the habit of work is to thoroughly formed In him that he Derseveres in It, after tho Immediate necessity is past, He has formed no taste for parties that keop him out until two or three or four o'clock in the morning, and which unlit him for business next day. If he goes to the theatre now And then, his life has been formed on such regular lines that he goes to bod immediately after, and gets a good night's rest. He has formed no connections that take him out to late suppers afterward, and keep him out until all hours. The city boy, on the other baud,goiug Into bUHlnoss, continues his close relations with the people with whom he has grown up. He knows all the boys and Slrli In his neighborhood, and joins in teir entertainments after his working hours. Ills spare time, instead of being !;lven up to work or study, is given up o social distractions. This Is why such au unusually large percentage of country boys succeed, in competition with the city boy, in getting to the top. The outdoor life they have led has given them a good framoto work on, and the lack of opportunity (or keeping late hours preserves the full strength of this frame. With such condition* the city boy can rarely compete Another thing that lit some cane* helps tho country boy is his freedom Irom home Influences and home conditions. He gets away from his molhorV apron strings, And Is donfod the benefit of her motherly prldo and solicitude. '*'* '"• ^'.rtTACT1,* *"?r w*.''*1 ip*»**«*'*»tiv in tin t«i«mbiafc« where there were a eon* slderable number ol women, anu it was met with a gasp of Indignation. It is true, in wimetiw*, n«verthote«*. Almoit every mother thinks her bov "'Did the soldiers look fine as thoy marched away?' she was asked by one of her gossips. v " 'They did. They looked grand.and toy son Jimmie was the finest of the lot. You ought to have seen him. The whole street was filled with people that admired him that much, because all the soldiers were out of step but himself.' "This iB the. mother's natural view of it. \\Ye had a soldier in our office not long ago who furnished aii example of the harmfulness ot a mother's pride and devotion when it is of a mistaken character. He was a bright-faced, promising little chap, who did his work well ancTiihoroughly. He attracted the attention of every one in the office by his alertness and the great interest he took in his taBks. One day he disappeared. No word came from him until he came to get the envelope that contained his pay for the two days that he had worked during the week. The head of the department, who had taken a decided fancy to him. asked him what was the matter. It then came out that, oh the day before his disappearance, the boy had been put to cleaning out inkstands. Naturally lift stained his fingers. When he got home his mother noticed the stains, and asked where they came from. He explained, and the good woman at once gave orders that he should not bo humiliated again by being forced to work in an office where his superiors had,so little consideration for his worth as to put him to the humiliating task of cleaning out inkstands. "In my own career, there was a time when a mother's advice might have proved my undoing. I came to the city and fell upon hard times. I could get nothing to do except the moBt severe manual labor. My hands were blistered and my back was almost broken. Month after month and year after year this went on. My job was shoveling gravel on the night gravel train I was fearfully discouraged and almost ready to give up. Had my mother given me the least encouragement to throw up my job and go back home I should have done so. Fortunately, she was ah exceptional woman. She was more concerned in the kind of life that 1 led after working hours, and what my surroundings were in the place I called home, than she was in the class of work I was doing. Thanks to the knowledge that she had that hard work hurts nobody, I kept on. When I see how many young fellows are encouraged at home in the belief that they are being overworked, I can realize better than I ever did before how fortunate I was in my mother." ______' WOMAN AT CHURCH. Ah, isn't this beautiful 1 So restful; so uplifting! How could anyone help being better in this atmosphere of purity? I'm so glad I came. Fred almost persuaded me to stay at home. I'm glad those decorations look so well this morning. I was halt afraid we had too much green. Another lily on the organ^Jhongh, would im- Mrs. De Style look as gaudy as a peacock. A woman of her age ought to wear something more sedate. Why. her hair is quite gray. I never noticed it so much before. What I Is the sermon over ? How short! There! Mrs. Neary put in only a quarter in the Easter contributions. She might have had one flower less on her hat and saved its cost for the Easter offering. What an affecting hymn! I shall remember that all week. Such soft, sweet melody. A half hour later. 0, Pred, you should have gone! It would have made you ieel so much better and nobler. It was all about resurrection. I'll never miss going to Easter service, it leaves a lasting impression for good. I wished all the time you could have been there to be benefited by it. The music too, was grand. You must surely go next year Yon didn't forget the chicken, did you7 Fred?—Toronto Town Topics. TELLING THE EXACT TKUTH. A great many impractical people have tried to figure out what would happen if everybody told the exact truth. There is a saying that "the truth never hurt anybody," but people are not so free to believe this as might be expected. The category of white lies is a very large section in some people's minds and is said to be par ticularly useful in society and business. On the other hand there are people so particular about the truth that they even strain a point. After Tennyson wrote his line ""tip Jewelers "Every moment dies a man, every moment one is born," the mathematician Baggage wrote to him to complain of his statistics. The line ought to read, said Mr.Baggage, "Every moment and three quarters dies a man." .The, Palmyra, Mo., Spectator attempted to apply exact truth to a wedding notice.' After giving the names of the parties the Spectator continued: '■The church was decorated with flowers and plants, borrowed pro miscuously from over town from people who didn't want to lend them. The decorating was done under protest by some of the members of the church who were asked to do so by the bride and couldn't well refuse. The ladies are of the opinion that if the couple were so bent on having a stylish wedding they should have been willing to have paid somebody to chase all over town for a day getting the flowers together and then taking them home again. The young couple took the morning train for St. Spring Millinery Just received. Also Large Stock of Ladles' and Misses' Shoes—latest Spring Shapes. ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF MILLINERY REOEIVED THIS WEEK. at Mrs, Merkley's New Denver THE BIG STORE prove the effect, Why, there's Mra Brown with a new bat, and she told me positively last Thursday that she couldn't afford one this spring. Well, I'm glad I got mine anyway for I just thought she was trying to deceive me, so I'd wear my old one. Bat I mast be more attentive to the service so as to gain the proper Easter spirit I Toe Lord is Risen r What a beautiful and inspiring hymn I Well sung, too. What makes that soprano put on such airs? I wonder if she and the tenor are really engaged. He could certainly do better. Wonder why Rev, White always firaya so long-bat I mustn't find aalt, today, of all days. Now, I mast listen closely when he gives oat the text, so that I can tall Fred, because he always accuse me ot lack of attention as well as devotion. Well, if there isn't Miss Pride coming late on Easter Sunday. Suppose she wanted everybody to see her new outfit, and, I declare, if that isn't her old brown silk colored black and made over, with white satin and lace It looks fairly well, too, bat she always was clever and ill-natured. How horrid of me to tbink such evil thoughts on this beautiful morning. Wonder how long they practiced that anthem. I'll bet the soprano Is mad because tbe alto has such a long solo. Isn't that tenor and alto duet enchanting. How can anyone help being influenced for the bettor by snob music? I wonder who'll got those cat flowers on the pulpit. The minister's wife, I suppose. I do hope Fred won't forget to put the chicken In the oven at 11 o'clock. There, I forgot to get the text, bat, ot course, it's about resurrection. What a good face llev. White has and suoh a deep, nice voice, it don't seem as tf he'd ever be cross with his wlte. I should think Mrs. Elder would wear something beside those bright roses next to her lace. She's too sallow for pink. Wonder who those strangers are in Nelson's pew. Suppose they came just to see tbe Easter decorations and to hear the special muslo How vol* Rar such curiosity is-but I must •ten to (ho sermon. Yes, that's a good thought. We should be more charitable in judging each other, I will do better. In tact, I'll tell Nellie Barry that I'm sorry the very next • «.... T -,,. P »-«- h».l,.™ til „.»*./, her fl llti.l* *not,* tW* nfVpmnon. I believe I can fix my lace waist old Importers of Fine Watenes. Watchmakers and Opticians. Send tor our flue Watch Catalogue. nLD-GOLD.^B„SILVERbonffhtatJheJil*rheBt price., PATENAUDE BROS., NELSON. B.C. SANDON. Call and see the largest stock of Dry Goods, Carpets, Boots, Shoes, Hats and Gents' Furnishings in the Sloean. The Hunter-Kendrick Co. Louis, where they will spend more money in a few days than Willie can earn in three months. Willie says that now that he is married he's going to settle down. Some of the merchants think it would have been better it he had settled up first. The groom gets a salary of $27 a month; which is about the allowance Bettie has been used to tor pin money. We wish for Willie's sake that the old saying that it takes no more to support two than one wasn't a lie." It is unnecessary to add that the consequences were lamentable—as might wave been expected in Missouri. Possibly a little latitude may be allowed fn the society columns, even outside ot Missouri. 500 fieri Wanted to wear D. ricLachlan's Spring Hats BEST IN TOWX. New Denver, B. C. m*<%%>%V%>%/%W*%V9*%f9 When in need of GOODS AT SLAUGHTER PRICES A few of these goods whioh I wish to clear. These goods are the finest quality and fully warranted. TRA SPOONS, per dozen . »8.85 DESSERT SPOONS, perdozen 4.3S TABLE SPOONS, per down 5.00 FAtfOY PATTERN TEAS, per dozen.... 9.25 MILTON '" " " " .... a.T» MILTON DESSERTS, " " ..,: 4.85 MILTON TABLE, per dozen 5.50 DESSERT FORKS, '• 4.86 MEDIUM " " 5.00 MILTON DESSERT FORKS, per doz..,. 5.00 MILTON MEDIUM " " .... 5.50 JOThesagoodi are put AT COST, no now Is your opportunity,- G. W. GRIMMKTT, Graduate Optician and Jeweler. HANDON. B. 0. FOR SALE just like Mrs. Soul's. I've got velvet enough for the bolero, and 111 thitTr'lihtea^ -Mo more lace. A,wnrvU\\n> Vim* tn h» **l ,ttv. 1'. 0. Uuk H. ROSSLAND, 8 C. P.J.RUSSELL Huyeraml Kxporl<-rof RAW FURS IIIUIIKST I'UICICH l'HOMl'T RKTUUXH FAIR AHHORTMKXT slil|i ii) Express *..*.>, i'mme. r.-Mllll-lllil.pl Hi«.«MMI IMl*' Mines and Inv stments I'ltUMOTlNO ill- MINIS,I UKAI.M AND HTOOK '.'.»_»'AN IKK A -.rj-mi.TV, mtueriial love. If itnv mintsktu are nude the thlnkx the fault ii not hor boy h but that oi hit associate* and of hia employer. Thla diapONitioii of motherhood, nltosethar charming in the attract, U nometimet Injurlou* in the rom'ti'.U*. A writer in a Toronto pipor. com liU'liliilffon this •»hs*»'' ot * Uny* llfi>, mv»; "1 heard » story not long *go of aii Irish lad and hit mother. The *on had joined tho army, ami, a* hl« rejrj- m«'iu wax ordered to the front, the went to the eltv to *m him off When the came back %bt was Mt of tbe glory «vf h*rHr*«.Wn. minitter! How true hi* wordi. Thii day doe* teach a jrreat leston and how beautifully he e-pre*K» It In poetry. I feet Aahamed ot myself- I have to many faaitt, bat it'a awfully hard to !lv« up to a mfntof«r'ii standard How tew new hau there are this morning—tun tnnre rhnn fifty nlfo- ffettier. Neailv all flat and covered with flower*. I'm alad I had a tar* ban, the pancake ahapea are ttn common. I think mine took* joat a* welt aa any of them and a good deal *>*""* orrica-* * > than some. Those red mutes make' Tdw'.4i.h\\ok **5 WVIiavr nr.HU»« n>niit*-il«i>* *Mt minim men ami rap|t»ll«t» In ilir I'ntlwl HUtiW a Eastern t-nida suit ran lind •.» necessarjr money In work ami *«! »llvrr*|*nd |M*»l-**rty wlUi Am sartare «ho»liiir», u^j** wrlt« •«< ■»' »»»«t wt wm Un,I »nn rfiifif tmrti' f.i f ilti> f"'ir NELSON, B.C. J. E. Angrignon The Leading Hairdresser Plocit Shop Jn the Slocan. Brick block. Hellevae Ave, Denver, R C Xew When in NELSON see onr $25 Suits ti. 8KINNKK, Tailor Fred. J. Squire, Manager. PALMA ANGRIGNOlT General braving: Mining Supplies and Heavy Transportation a Specialty. Onr liafrjrase wagons meet all San- day trains. Saddle Horses and Pack * ...mail. ffloa otaoie* at .Suw Uenver. ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP TICKETS TO DKLINQUKNT OOOWNKHS. To K. J. MATHEWS, or to any person or ptr* nons to whom he may Imve transform) his Interest In the Hattie E mineral claim, at Glacier cn««k,» tributary of Wilson craek, nine miles from Three Korku, and wonted In Ihe Record ofllee for the Hlocan Mining Dlvinioii. VOU AHE HKRKHY NOTIFIED that 1 have 1 expended One Hundred Dollars In labor and Imurovenients upon the above mentioned mineral claim, In order tn hold said mineral claim under the iirovlitons of the Mineral Act. and If within ninety days from ilia dutv of this nuttcu you fail or refuse Co contribute your iiroimrtloii of such expenditure, togi-ther with all eosts of advertising, your Interest lu «atd claim will become the property of the subscriber under Hecllon 4 of an Act entitled, "Au Act M Amend the Mineral Act 1800." JOSEPH II. MAHTIK. Three Forks, li. V,, March «. 1I«H. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENT di-nvkb, cimtr, LAKH Hiumn, oi.n NAN anil KKI.IMK Mineral Claims. nliiu Divlalon of West Where located: About of Hltuate In (he hIihiii Mlnln Kootensy IHntilct. W .. »M utile southi-NM of K»w Denver. TAKE XOTICE thai I. John MeUtchlt, I the city of Ntlaoii actluir a* aireut for K. O Cempljell-Johniloii. free miner's eerUflrats Ko II W.uaj, Intend, sixty day* from the date hereof, to n\\.Ay tn the MlnlnK Heeorder for fVrl Incites of Improvements, fur the ptriK-n- of nbtalninE Crown Grant" of the sbote nlalms And fnrt her take notice that act Ion, under ear* tion I" mu«< la> mm mental l*fr>iy the iMiisnre | of >ui'h CertlflcaUts of Iwinoveinnil* ' "»_ nl rel JOHN' " " 'IMM iMs'iinlifaj of February, H»i1, Mi I.ATCHIK, P. I., K, canadian ^ Pacific Ky. DIRECT ROUTE CAST -- WEST r«si«f from Raraiiean point*, via Cansdlsi- * UNKyUAU.KI* SKIIV ItK Apply for *»llliif dsie* I (MfWWMbMI frt t»t <'. and American line*. rule-*, tkfc*t»«n*l f«ll H l 'ifcJH or tl. H.OAKIIRTT. <". I'. K. Aiienl, K*v Deaver. vv I* ». I'tunminir*..'». X. H. Ant., 1l'lnnl|wt* QUICK TIMK cfttrtm t,*i irn>*if». v*t* 'I" tt*9Q9t%IMy~ H. A HARTMAN. HOTEL New Denver, B.C. H.ET.HAUlTAm,C.E misinu knoinekk . • Nelhok si. James A. JACOMtOS * vO..Prefs : iu»»t meals in the oiiy-CoinlortaWe rwau»—lUr r#*i»l*ni' with the beet of i l.i»)fior» and (-Itara-BeHit service thnH»ul»*»at. Tbrims'li Ttckrti t*. ESIH.ANI> THK OiXTINKNT A1TRTKAIJA CHINA JAPAN il'UKi'AUi UCKKTS 1 ll(t.M THK oi.n mi-NTllV. For UmU>ln, rates «i»i full infHrnathm oil (<« in *&6tt9t tht tttirm Jm ul »*i il i O.». OARRKTT. AietutNl* Denvet. ! K. J.Osrle. A.O.F 4fi„ Y'a*r«rk Thi news paper «dlta*-, Mist wf.ali \\.*x him •« the hack art not mmtlntA to any one locality Th#y sre lo im found In thn Hlt><**.n. They snt tftnaamectatti of pencil posh*™ whoiwaslonelly dlswgefrwm tfcttr rt«rei-* Ma* »(wrong Hag*, prime**, an*J worMlf rnhtm hnw ih* rtmAnti tint affairs of •MM, to Uw easier task of -fling tits Almighty ilitil lilttttl. v.)*1, iki'liii I ,|: '«!.>..<', 4>k.,,k.'>ij .ti.l, K**rmtitt AuytMtif mon to he pltltml than thl* klad of mortal Mat. Wot. tfaoe he has aimed? gained fcaowMgs seal- ekwt bt dictate u> raWrs <>f this world, and en** •••« k» tl» AtaAgfcty *»•**• th* tMiin wi '*vitt< V."t fauiti** 41 luv's , w_dams«mes*wttotNctst*lo th* men et* this! 9F.\\ttA **4 tht ***» Va«> i* ffc* mtntttrf, **•>" •Mittrt-ihurrti Hut *»t» atl t.a»r our 14e»s of] Hghl and wroa«. B-Mfeift* l« tin n far as It J *».'*rt»*^!«|*««h»i*i'j*^ aware ** *e*adl-* »Mu.il It U rwiigiiliMl as a uareotie by rasa of { all *t»*4* »n! ftart snd tnutUrt*. twt « t*m. t faiSNtiK'i■ wwtnAuvfttii IMA Whtth * »«*« w-' tenth* mlnimr* h+hnwtJt* hat* r»«fN*fl the putet »f mi«r«f,»>,»« «*!T If fse hAH>1 tutt *•**<*akfelwevt."tier**<*Oa* *i«nfM totatf The government has introduced by message a bill defining its railway policy. The bill authorizes the lieuten* ant-governor-in-council to borrow any sum not exceeding $5,000,000, to bear interest at the rate of 8J per cent, the moiiey so borrowed to be used for the railway subsidies and the construction of a bridge across the Fraser river The railway subsidies will be in aid of the construction of the following railways, in a sum not exceeding $4000 for each mile of railway, of the uniform gauge of 4 feet 8J inches, viz.: 1. For a railway from the Coast, in the neighborhood of English Bluff, near Point Roberts, via Chilhwack and Hope, to Midway, Boundary Creek district, approximately three hundred and thirty miles. 2. For a railway from the present terminus to the Esquimalt & Nanaimo railway to the northern end. of'Van couver island,'approximately two hunt, dred aud forty miles. 8. For a railway from Uock Creek to Vernon, to connect with the Shuswap & Okanagan railway, approximately one hundred and twenty-five miles. 4. Forarailwav from the Coast, at Rilimat, to Hazelton, approximately one hundred miles. . -•^■■ 5. For a railway from Fort Steel to Golden, approximately one hundred and fifty miles. ■* ■ Section 15 of the bill reads: "It shall be lawful for the lieutenant-governor- in council to cause to be built a bridge across the Fraser river in the neighborhood of New Westminster, at a cost not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars, for tne purposes of railway, vehicular and passenger traffic, and for the purposes, aforesaid to enter into such contracts for the construction of the said bridge as may be deemed expedient, subject to submitting same to public competition, and after construction to enter into any agreements that the lieutenant-governor-in-counctl may deem expedient in connection with the user of said bridge by any railway or other companies, persons or firms, with power to fix a tariff of tolls " Section 10 reads: "The lieutenant* governor-in-council may enter into all agreements with any persons or company undertaking the construction of any railway to which a subsidy is hereby attached, which may be necessary or convenient for the due construction and operation of such railway, which agreements shall, in every instance, in addition to other matters therein provided for, contain the following pro* -yjtiinna vW..r (a) That unless work is commenced on the railways mentioned in subsections a, b, c, d and e of section 8 hereof on or before the first day of July, 1902, and is duly and diligently prosecuted to the satisfaction of the liouteuant-gov* ernor-in-councll, all right and claim to the aforesaid subsidy granted by this act shall be cancelled and forfeited. (b) That the aforesMd subsidy shall not be payable until the railway is completed and in running order, to the satisfaction of the lieutenant-governor in-council, nor until security or guarantees, satisfactory to the ileutenant-gov* ornor-lncouncll, is deposited for the continuous maintenance and operation of the railway, and no subsidy shall be payable or paid until after such completion, and the giving of such security or guarantee. (c) That four per cent per annum of the gross earnings of the railway shall be paid to tho province, and such sums of four per cent shall be a first charge upon such gross earnings. (d) That the railway obtaining the benefit of any such subsidy shall be constructed wholly and as a continuous line within tho province. (o^ That the lloutenant-arovernor-ln- council shall have absolute control of the freight and passenger rates or the charges by the railway and that, not* withstanding in the event of the railway being or becoming subject to tho jurisdiction of the Dominion government, the same shall be deemed a contract between the province and the com pany. (f) That the railway may be acquired at any time by the province at a valuation tn be determined by arbitration under the provisions of Arbitration Act, prodded, hnwnver, that In considering the valuation oo sum shall be enter- taln«"l bv th** ttrhltrntori fnr thi1 fratt chlie belonging to the company. (g) That tne conditions of this eectlon may be varied at any time, and from timo to timo, and as often an the lieu tenant-governor in council mav deem advisable, always provided that control of tho subject matter* referred to In this lection by tha government of Brit* Uh Columbia bn not abrogated. (h) That In Ihe event nr a charter being granted by the Dominion govern* m«nt for a lint* of railway ovor or (Ntrallol to the routo propoaod in this act, that tho fon^olng conillt Ions Hli«l|l>oM»»uini>d and carrn-Hl out by the company to in* corporate! as a contract and onllgalinn of wild mmpany prior tn any r*th«*r charge thornm.* (f! That auch term* >nd conditions for tha proper currying oat of all th* clan*** of any eneh ngrwmimt and nfinaHIrti and forfeiture*! tn *r\\*e upon falliiro of tbti railway in rcwfw>t*t th«m>! shall be imposed as the lieutenant-gov- ernor-in-council may deem advisable. 7 (j) That such other terms and conditions may be imposed as the lieutenant- go vernor-in-council may rdeflm advisable. From the above it will be seen that a long step in the direction of government control .and ownership of railways is made Tho bridge at New Westminster is to be owned by the government, and the rates on all the railways bonused are to be controlled by the government, and a percentage of the gross earnings paid into the provincial treasury. WISE AND OTHERWISE. There are 6,100 stars visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere. If the statement is doubted you may count them and see. , It was the philosophical Josh Billings who said: "Before you decide to bo- come a scoundrel, examine yourself closely to see if you are not better adapted for a fool. A French statistician has calculated that the human eye travels over 2,000 yards in reading an ordinary sized novel. The average human being is calculated to get through 2,500 miles of reading in a lifetime. When pins were first invented, in the fourteenth century, the maker was allowed to sell them on the 1st and 2nd of January only, and upon these days the ladies'flocked to buy them. It wits customary to give as a wedding present a certain sum of money to be used as "pin money," hence the term. Zulu women sew with sinews instead of thread. The best sinews are taken from the neck of the giraffe, soaked in water to be made pliable, and then [•bunded between stones to separate nto filaments of different strength and thickness. The needle used is a polished bone sharp at one end and blunt at the other. Probably the oldest book for home lessons was recently unearthed in Egypt. The papyrus, which was In excellent condition, dates from about 1700 B.C.—that is 100 years before the time of Moses. It proves that the Egyptians had a thorough knowledge of the elementary mathematics almost to the extent of our own. The papyrus has a long heading, "Direction How to Attain the Knowledge of All Dark Things." The career of Mr. Qatling, of gun fame, as an inventor covers over 70 vears, for it began when he was 12. It is singular that, while his first boyish invention was a machine for sowing seed, the latest product of his brain is an automobile plow which is to do the work of a dozen horses. Mr. Gatling is one of the most domestic and peaceful of men,-and is especially devoted to his son and grandson, a little boy of four. ra It pays n to be up 53 with the IS times. . Eighth Yeah r f 1890 Established in Nelson 1890 -To have the new things -To have what our customers are most liable to' ask for -To have the quick selling articles—the kind1 that go quickly —^•Our Spring Novelties are to hand and they are Beauties. BELTS HAT PINS —-CHATELAIN BAGS PURSES BLOUSE SETS BUCKLES • And a thousand other things too numerous to mention. -Call and satisfy yourself by seeing them. All watch repairing guaranteed as we only employ proficient workmen. JACOB DOVER'S THI JiBTW-IDJliBnR.. Tst »K3KJ&2D^JSCS3£^Cg__3KJK3i5_2lS I Nelson, B.C. O, P. R. Timo Inspector CONDENSED [Condensed advertisements, suoh 'a.s For Sale, Wanted, Lost,Strayed, Stolen, Births, Deaths. Mitrrfogeg, Personal, Hotels, Let-sl.Mediual.ctc,; ire Inserted when not exceeding id words for 25 cents each insertion. Each five words or less over 2' words are Ave cents additional.] FOR SAXjHI. D BY ORE PROPERTY, North Pork Car- _ pentcrcreek-ALPS, ALPS FRACTION, aud ALTURUS-Crown Grants obtained. Apply, W. J. MCMILLAN & CO., Vancouver, B.C. A youne* woman or uincmtianAU^ who 'acted as bridesmaid at the wedding of a trlend. found a thimble in the piece of bride's cake which she ate This was regarded as proof that she would die an old maid. To prove that the sign was false she agreed to marry the man to whom she was engaged at once, and invited all the wedding guests to be present at her wedding A minister was found, and the ceremony was performed within three hours of the time when she was acting as bridesmaid. The Teutonic steamship consumes 3(0 tons of coal per day. Smoke Tuokett Cigar Co. Union Brailds: L&bsl Marguerite OlgfirS our Special For price* apl1** to- W. J. MCMILLAN*CO WholM-kt A««nU fnr B.C. Vancouver. B. O. £1 Condor Schiller JAMEB CROFT, DRAY I NO Haalltiff and Packing to Mine* and general local txuineas. WOOD AND COAL -TOR SALt **w I»*n«*t»r, M. C. Fruit and mm* * mmr* »<*»*« •# «••*«* *■>—«•*• •Hill 0*>*^*vmAfi t#*-UM-tVM4«4i LiTiwc 11 1*%a9 tm BAKING PON-MI Higtwit Honor*, WorW'a Fair OoM mimiaU MMwinur Fair Seed*, Hants, Vine*, etc, KAUActtok^WKkiA Chtny, Faaob, Aprioot. Plum and other J rait tre***. Motioom* ftiews tux* m tutf fwvmw. 100 pair* OatakffQt trtt. M. J. HENRY, •Ml W««adart*r Mm4. Vimtmtu, B. O. wHitaiu*awao)ii.f tttWlttH n> KODAK RENOS! £;2-s itnwffwm (*rr**i«i **,.ti,f fiir ntimwrn »>tmmA**,u»9.*.c QEVJSRAI. THOUSAND old newspapers, at O TheLkdqe, TR.AINH11D NTJR43EI MISS STOUGHTON TRAINED NURSE, Is open for engagements, Address- SLOGAN, B.O. THINTS & -A.WTSTINGrS. 'rufiO. MADSON, Nelson, B. C, manufac- _ tures Tents, Awnings, Horse and Wagon Covers, and all kinds of Canvas Goods. DBINTIBT. DENTIST DR. MORRISON, NELSON, B. C. Cor. WARD k BAKER Sts. SAJSTITA-RXOIA. TTAI.CYON HOT SPRINGS SANITAR* _1 IUM. Tho most complete n r * | Til on the Continent of North Ameri- n CA L I II wT^ituateaTHiast~»een«r,y^ti=-|irtO"irD'T rivalled for Grandeur. Boating, n CO U II I Fishing and Excursions, Resident Physician snd Nurse. Telegraphic communication with all parts of the world; two mails arrive aud depart everyday. Its bathes care all nervous and muscular diseases; Its waters heal all Kidney. Liver and Stomach Ailments. Terms: 815 to W per week, according to resldenoe tn hotel or villas. The price of a round-trip ticket between New Denver and Halcyon, obtainable all the year round and good forj» days, Is *»4J. Halcyon Springs, Arrow Lake, B. C. Brewers of Fine Lager Beer and Porter—the best in the land. Correspondence solicited. Address— R. REISTERER _ CO., Kelson, B.C. H. BYERS & CO., HEAVY AND SHELF HARDWARE Coal, Iron, Steel, Blowers, Water Motors, Truax Ore Cars, Ore Buckets, Rails, Belting, Packing, Wire Rope. Tin and Sheet Iron Workers NELSON, B.C. KASLO, B. C. SANDON, B. C. SURVHYOR. L R. HEYLAND, Engtneor and Provincial Land Surveyor. Sandon. DRXJOrS. plies.' F. TEKTZKL * CO., Nelson. B.C., Dealers In all Drugs and Aisayers' Sup- TAXIjORS. T R. CAMEUON. M, Clothing to orderj from all classes. Sandon. Manufactures and solicit* patronage Wholesale Mwrohctnta. 'lUIRNKH, BKKTON * CO., Wholesale I Merchant* and Importers* Liquors, Cigars snd Dry Oowis. NbIswi. Vsncouvrr, Victoria, and London. Eng TOHN CIIOLIJ1TCH * CO.. Nelson. il Importum, WholemalB Grocers and Provision litrchanu. LHOAL. |r R. JORANO. SloiAii.B.C 1.*) I.. UHHIftTiK, I.. L. M., I*arrtM«r, ho- llcltor, Howry Public. Handon, B. C, vwy KrHay tt »lllv*rto.t. M, tMtoltor.MotarrKuie.* 8andoci,B. ten Ofka at Ntw Dsovar arary Saturday 'PHE ARLIKOTOJ* ROTBL. Wwanatv. I to h««'!im NELSON 44%%^%%%*%%% B.C. d. K. CLARK, MINES and MINING Reporu, BxumtnftUoui and Manivffo* ment. NEW DENVER, - B.O. L Comfortable Rooms Fittod with every modern convenience. Special protection agatot fire. Rates $2.50 and 13 per day. cockle & PAPWORTH, Proprlotor*. DENTISTRY. DR. MILLOY ROSSLAND Hal had 15 yaan upari}^ la dsntal work, aad malni a specialty or (kid BHdgs Work. Most complete Dental Office la ft. C I MMMMIiWIIII I \\Spring SfyksiMenl V-»- OUH (X)KHKT DEPART. MENT IS t;ivr<>*DATE IN AU. STVLRA AKfi PRICES. ! Fred. Irvine & Co., KELSON, B. 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Succeeding Title: The Fernie Ledger

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