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[The Economist]
BC Historical Newspapers
The Nelson Economist was published in Nelson, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, and ran from July 1897 to July 1906. The Economist was published by D. M. Carley, and edited by C. Dell-Smith. In August 1898, The Economist absorbed a paper called The Nation. In July 1903, the title of the paper was changed from The Nelson Economist to The Economist.
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III. NELSON, B. C��� WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 31, 1900. NO. 29 THE XELSOX ECONOMIST 1, imted tvery Wednesday at the City of NeUon,IL C\, by D. M. CarUy. Sulmrip- Uun : "f&.W per annum ; if paid m advance, $JJ>0. Curmtpondence an matters of general intemt respectfully wliriled. Only article* of merit will be advertised in (hen culwnm, ami the interest* of reader* will be carefully guarded ayaiml irrenpQimble penom and wwthleM . artjclfity ��� Noriea���There are several hundred readers of The KeoxoMisT behind in their subscription*. No doubt this is.attributable to neglect and .nil that will be required to ��� en��urc a htmty response is .this gentle reminder. rTMIK efforts of the niiue*owner$ to secure men for -*- their mines.:, has not been so .far marked, with any great degree oi success. No fault can be found with the mine-owners In their endeavor to-secure men (providing they are not foreigners with vicious habits) to work their mines at $3 per day. The Government,-by. its reduction in the hours of labor, forced the .mine-owners to this extremity. If $3,50 was regarded as a fair wage for ten hours a day, $3 should be about the r ght thing for eight hours. Indeed, the mine-owners- went further at one time, and appeared disposed to compromise at $3.25 for eight h��>urst which was really all that could reasonably be expected. Very likely the trouble would have been settled then had the -'mine-owners agreed to full re- cognition of the Union. This they refused to do, which- is a phase of the situation thatderaands separate consideration. To return again to the state of affairs at the present time. One mine manager, it is alleged, has imported a horde of foreigners, to work his mine. If he has done so, the strong arm of the law should reach out and chastise him severely. No greater enemy of Canada could be conceived than the man who would dare'to bring down upon this country the infliction of peopling it with foreigners. The state of Pennsylvania has had some experience in this direction, and students of social economy have long entertained the belief that it would have been in the interests of the people had the men who introduced foreign labor into that state been imprisoned. It cost the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania a vast amount of money to keep the imported savages in check. British Columbians, in time, may take this view of the subject, but it may then be too late. intelligent and fully realized their responsibilities as subjects of the Empire. If they had remained in the Slocan, they would probably have behaved themselves, and the administration of justice would not have been overworked to keep them in check. We rather suspect that one of the conditions of employment was that these men should be industrious and law-abiding British subjects. Mr. J. Roderick Robertson is a gentleman who has a true appreciation of the safeguards provided by British law for the protection of life and property and would not for a moment contemplate any act that could be construed, as a menace to law and order. When he despaired, of'.' a satisfactory arrangement with the miners, he did what many other employers of labor, would have done, viz: engaged men who would work for what he believed to be reasonable wages. It appears, however, that the Union men of the Slocan were warned that Mr. Robertson was coming through with his men from Revelstoke, and as is usual they met the train and explained the situation, with the result that the imported men refused to go to work. Quite naturally Mr. Robertson feels that he ha> been out- generalled by the -.Union,"- but he is only repeating the experience of nearly every man who has attempted a similar undertaking. "Picketing" has long held sin honored place in-' the plan of campaign of trades unions, and the exasperating phase of it is that the law finds it exceedingly difficult to punish the .-"pickets."- Indeed, itis a great many years since any attempt has been made to drag the M pickets" into court, for the reason that they are very careful to avoid violation of the law. Generally the unions act under the advice of a legal adviser, who tells them that there is no law to prevent one man speaking to another, and that no restraint can be placed on free speech or conversation, but they are warned from saying anything that may be construed as a threat or intimidation. It is rather provoking that the union men cannot.be prevented from holding conversation with the men imported to take their places, but the right of organized labor, like the freedom of the press, has expanded considerably during the present century. However, Mr. Robertson is not likely to abandon his undertaking, and no doubt he will make' another attempt, with what success the future can only reveal. In the case of the men engaged to work in the Enterprise, everything goes to show that they were GENERAL Buller appears to have emulated the strategy of the famous old duke, who had ten thousand men and who marched them up the hill and marched them down again. The only difference lies in the fact that the old duke did not suffer any loss, while General Buller may have lost a great ^���:m 11 mi 3&sm& mmw I ill �����i*i ill f p* H i' t Itpf THE NELSON ECONOMIST many soldiers. In any event, General Buller has probably taken his last throw, for what might have been the crowning victory of a brilliant military career has resulted in dire disaster. Future operations will be conducted by other men, and General Buller "instead of mounting- barbed steeds to fright the souls of fearful adversaries," will turn bis sword into a ploughshare and seek the seclusion afforded by the life of a country gentleman. Great Britain now looks to Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener for deliverance. The general consensus of opinion is that her confidence ..'will not be misplaced Those raen will, restore that faith among the soldiers that has been so rudely shaken the past few months Everything indicates that the military genius of Roberts and Kitchener will be put. to- a supreme test, but their past records inspire hope that. they will be equal to the task. They will have behind them, all the resources of the greatest empire that ever existed,, and now that ..the old British Lion hasbe'eiithoroughly aroused, there.will be'no flinching until a victorious end has been reached. . During the past few; months, many letters from members of'the first Canadian contingent have been published in the papers. -.The general tone of thes;: letters is that the Canadians have been bad!v treated in the way of food, etc. Just what the rnemtxTS of the first contingent 'expected in the way of refreshments, we do' not ktra.v, bat if thev supposed thev were going to be giver?- high-class hotel fare, we- rather, imagine the 'iUusion. has been dispelled by this time. Great Britain probably provisions her soldiers better than any nation in the world, but in war times'she does not-undertake to supply-her army with all the delicacies of the season. . " Hully beef", and "hardtack'* with a.dash of lime juice to wash it down are the principal items on Tommy Atkiu's bill" of fare while on' the'march* . This food has been found to be the best adapted to the wants of the arm v. Moving every-day, it would be exceedingly difficult to supply freshTood, for a campaign such as the one Great Britain is now .engaged, in only resembles ** camping out * in the matter of tents. It was very well understood before the Canadian contingent left here that the war would not be a picnic pa-ty, and the- members there >f should not grumble because they are now deprived of all the comfort** of a. home. Ti-iKKK are many amusing stories told (Jf the men of the second contingent. Tlie men taken-from *v��ci/r.Ki "were an goou uorsemen, aim nearly' ail were dexterous with the lariat. Previous to thefr departure, they gave many exhibitions of their horse manship. with maie of the wild west features eliminated. -There was some effort made to discipline the men,, but it met with signal laiiure. Without consulting their officers, thev all bought ropes with which they made lariats. When this was brought to the attention of the officers, they demurred. An officer inquired of one of the men what possible use he could have for a lariat in South Africa, and the answer was that he might have his horse shot from under him and with a lariat he could soon otch another horse; Others said they intended to lariat the Boers. If they succeed, .in .".a mouth or so from now dispatches from the seat of war may read thus ; MThe Boers lariated', by the Canadian Mounted Police were brought into camp last night.M It is a new mode of'warfareand one that may confound the great military.experts;of Kuropc. ..��� With the'owning: of the'' Dominion Parliament, speculation is rife.as to-, what ���������linethe Liberal party will'pursue in dealing'" with the great,- questions that have arisen since, the last meeting of the House, just how Mr. .Tarte will reconcile 'himself'to the '.*-war policy" of -Mr. Lauricr,- has aroused some curosity and it may happen that, the *' master, of the, cabinet*' 'may-place himself on record in. a -.manner that, will not only create . dissensions- it*. Liberal'party ranks; 'but also leave himself open to severe"������Criticism by Canadians generally. It i$..-hinted .that the Liberal party is determined' to go even- further in this matter ' and pledge the resources of Canada'In the. interests of the. Empire, ��� This .'would:,. lie a told- step, but it-. would l>e endorsed by the. Conservative party. '... ����� **��i����ilt>|i - '. MM��. ,' tu.*j*��w ;.,%��*',*. 'mm* ;*mmkm*- ��� A'.Ki\Mt>K to the effect that a depart mental, store in Nelson is. among the- early 'probabilities .is going the -rounds. It vs.-hinted that .several leading merchants will cast in their lots together and carry, on one large' business concern m which it will be possible to -buy everything from a needle to an' anchor.' It appears Nelson is admirably situated-, far a venture of this character, and all that will be required' to .carry the scheme to a successful issue will be. -a buttding of sufficient-dimensions to conduct the business. ���+-W*^W rAW";.t; t'i��*iil��>^4iWW����^*-,r,*i)��eai**����iiW������W!4* Somk idvn of the climate of this portion of Canada can i>e formed wh?n it. is said that the . skating rink was opened the first time this season to' the general ���public-last Monday flight Of course, this has been an unusual winter, but after'all. a severe'season in the Kootenay is the exception rather than the rule. Tm-: rate at which the Seriate is being filled up by Literals, dispels the hope-so frequently expressed by members of that party that the Upper House should t t- ,...'��*��.. i oe auoitancu. RKCRiriTiNc; for the StnUhcoua Horse will, com- mencein Nelson next Monday. The qualifications for this brancli of the service will be of a different character than was required for the first contingent.-' The work the Strathcona Horse will be expected to perform in South Africa demands the combined qualifications of excellence in marksmanship and horsemanship. Therefore, the competitions should THE NELSON ECONOMIST |>e carried on with one object in view, that being to select only men who are able to shoot well while riding on horseback at great speed. It will not Ik: enough that a man is a good horseman alone, nor yet a good shot; both are essential, and it will be the duty of the officer in charge here to submit the competitors to the most critical tests on those noints. Tint Toronto Telegram points out that while Canada has, so far as possible, been filling her squadrons of mounted rifles with men who look like Knglish cavalry soldiers, England, at the same time, has been keeping some of the finest cavalry regiments in the service at home because the horses and the men are unequal to the demands of South African warfare. Lord Roberts' decision that horses and men of the regular cavalry type are useless in South Africa is a reflection on the judgment of the Canadian military authorities, who gave the Royal Canadian Dragoons, for instance, the preference over good riders and good shots, who looked more like irregular soldiers. Pleas for sympathy for the Boers on the ground that the Transvad is a republic wilt not long retain their force, except with those ignorant of the facts and not desirous of knowing them. Nothing has been more clearly established in connection with the Transvaal than that Kruger's government is not a republic, whatever else it may be. For four or five years the Boers have be^nworking diligently in the hope of making Pretoria one of the . best.' fortfiedcities in the world, and they have succeeded. There is not the slightest doubt that all these preparations were directed against the British by a State which did not openly defy British suzerainty. The Transvaal Government had no valid excuse to offer ; it did not fear the Uitlanders, as they were disarmed and powerless ; it did not require to protect itself against Rhodesia, as the Imperial Power was directly responsible for the forces there���the best possible guarantee of security. Moreover, there was no talk of guarding the frontiers ; It was Pretoria, in the heart oi the alleged Republic, which was to be turned into a place d'arme*. Great Britain governed her vast possessions in South Africa with a merely nominal force, and made no move that should have provoked those hostile preparations. Why did Britain permit the Users to entrench'themselves like the Russians at Sebastopol ? A firm handling of the the question at that time might have precipitated a crisis, but even that would have been better than to let things drift until it" was too late. All authorities unite in believing that Pretoria will hold out a long time against British guns. Of course, the Transvaal capital must fall sooner or later, but much loss of life and resources might have been prevented had the British Government acted four years ago. The- excuse offered by the Government in the British House yesterday that the secret service fund was too sraa'l to get- accurate information on these points seems preposterous. South African papers were persistent in directing the attention of the Home Government to the matter even as far back as the time of the Jamieson raid. In the Provincial House last Monday, Joseph Martin is reported to have requested the Government supporters to correct the mistake of placing himself and Mr. Higgins among the regular Opposition. On the same occasion, Col. Baker, in the absence of Mr. Turner, the leader of the Opposition, renounced both Mr. Martin and Mr. Higgins. This is a lucid explanation of the real state of affairs in the House. There are three parties; two apposed to the Government, leaving the latter with but one majority. Mr. Prentice has, with one exception, voted so far this session with the Government, but there is a suspicion that he may at any time kick over the traces, which, in a full House, would mean the defeat of the Setn- lin Government. In any event, * majority of one is too weak to undertake any strong legislation, and, if not defeated, the Government will in all probability hurry through the session without attempting anything that might produce friction in its own ranks. Mr. J. M. Kellie has again distinguished himself by asking permission to introduce in the Legislature a bill to regulate the length of hair of men engaged in underground mining. This bill should have the effect of keeping the Chinese and populists out of the mines, for the Chinaman wears a queue and the populist is supposed to pride himself on the superabundance of his hirsute appendage. Or perhaps Mr. Keliie's bill may have so ue eiigbu^ siguiicauce, for the New York Jmin��n.K after careful investigation, has arrived at the belief that dwellers in the heavenly: kingdom do not wear whiskers. The London & t0-v evidently an authority on the question, ventures the suggestion that "for climatic reasons there are no superfluous hairs on the heads or faces of the sojourners in the other place, either.'' It is st ted by the Boers that since the beginning of the war their losses in dead have been only 200. There is a suspicion that in addition to an ability for setting traps the burghers add also to that accomplishment easy extemporaneous prevarication. The /' tral*'"W it fine of London has an interesting account of some experiments recently made in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the use of petroleum in house stoves. The experiments are said to have been satisfactory. The apparatus used is described as consisting of a reservoir of oil, a pipe through which the oil flows, and a small metal cylinder having a few nozzles attached The cylinder is preheated, when the petroleum is gasified and burns with a white, clear flame without producing residuals. A calculation-shows that the erst for the oil used in that wav is only about one-fourth that of coal. ...,;.v I 1 m A'i "���'S~k WM m 1 v;3 Mtzm. ���feiks" ���$9 *Ltet m -,: 1 -ff rrrrr ��rr r<" 1-"T* 1.^ 1 Ki-ns��� Ai 01, Mm ft i , 'WE ��� �� ... a? '. *��-i ;| ii ���:�������� II* EVENTS AiND GOSSIP SIR EDWARD BUSSELL. editor of the Liverpool .'/W-.**nd a do/.e t of Iviglish provincial journals;; .has'just published a book of reminiscences under the title of ** That Reminds Me /* It contains a lot of interesting stories of well��� known men. In. the following anecdote He;-Majesty appears "as a crofter/'' ���', On one occasion the Queeu whs speaking to a gentleman of hieji 'station, when she saul: "I don't like toe ���-������-V (referring to a landett family.).. **Why, nn'mur". '"'.Oh, because they are very bad to their tenants, and tnanyof their cottages are in a horrid state ; and if anything is done by any tenants - at their oaii expense to improved their condition,- the - first thing the ~ s do is to- raise the rent upon them.*' It mav well be supposed that at this the gentleman who was honored with this conversation rather smiled. He said : " Well, I am only glad, ma'am, th-;t: you sympathize with the-affliction, of tenants *T Whereupon the Queen said, * Oh. I am a - tenant myself. ���I hold ��� " (naming; a place of Her Majesty's) ." from Mr. -, oi and I have made tnaity mi-' provemeuts,.and every time I have made an improvement the rent has been raised."* Then the gentleman Her Majesty was talking to laughed outright, and the Queen's own eyes began to twinkle as he said : 'Well, ma'am. let me say that this that you have now complained of underlies :m<\ .. is the basts and sec ret/J' the whole Irish'question- and the whole crofter question, .It. is-rather amusing to find Vour Majesty suffering from a grievance as a crofter." Then Her Majesty laughed very much. " 1 can only say," he added---with something 'letter than courtliness ' I can only say how much good it is to find you-.sharing in the a ill ict ions of the }xK>rest of. vour subjects." The city council has acted wisely in securing another room in which to hold police court. As it .was. municipal business was greatly interfered -with by the holding oi.court in tlie council chamber. Tuealrical'London'is. busy speculating as . to what has 'oecouie oi Charles Arnold - and his company �����{ j.ilayers who went out to S rath Afri:a to play What Happened to Jones just before war was declared. On the night belore .President Kroner issue<l his ultimatum the company opened in Pretoria, the capital of the.South African republic. The next dav, accord ing to a letter received from Miss Ada Lee, one of the members of the company, they became retirees, having lost their scenery -and costumes. At the time the letter was written they could not ^-,-t .proper food. The}' were intending to work their way to the coast in-bullock carts.and there take ship lor Australia, Since that time no information has been received and there is much alarm as to the ultimate (ate of {lie tin- lorfumiie players: It is suggested that, if they finally succeed in reaching civilization in safety, they change the name of their force to What Happened '"to Jones' in South Africa. A curious announcement has been made from the pulpit by the incumbent of Alt Saints*, Latisdowne Ciesccnt, ��atb. He had received, "he said, a parcel of church books.for distribution among ttsc"**'th'ost dishonest- frequenters of the church." The annoy nums. donor hoped thai when the,hooks were distributed the stealing of.his own would 'cease.' ..The incumbent, not Wing eager.to. incur til *���r actions/ does not-propose to conform to Slie:donor\*. wishes.. ������ .**w?'Jl.tt<4>i**lMc. ^Wf^fc.- The-.banquet given by the Licensed Victuallers was a grand success.' Everyone present'enjoyed 'the entertainment and refreshments -provided*- >��������� ,-���-..>.-.��� :'.';,*.-.r,:.':..'\lfv - Great preparations are being made by ". woman suf' fragists -in the : I'm ited. Stales to ' celebrate Susan B. Anthony's etghtteih'-birthdav. ��� -Miss Anthony is the one. woman of the .age who,' having' .arrived at a certain age* still ��� has. a birthday* ':. For this''.reason .ihe occasion should be. generally .observed as a national holiday. tt.-:Mi;.KUiiiVwJSn>i./irtVMH;miWr- Police Magistrate Crease-is. rendering'a great.service to the -eituens in his. mode'.of --dealing' with va�� ���grants. Umd manual 'tafoor on regulation prison fare would do more to drive toughs out of the" city than a.term of kite iuearcerationc- ��� It is said of the late Barney Barnato that he livacl lor his business; Went to lm\ with'it, slept with it, dreamed of it, and woke up with it. He never met a man without performing a mental analysis of his abilities, as to how they might be mil aed: for the advancement of Barnato Brothers, and never forgot a lace or anything else he desired to ' remember. But in all this, iirhis office hours: and in the extra .office hours of various-.reputed, pleasures, ail. made'by him subservient to his work���himself the gayest of every party the genial companion, the witty host���he lived a life of appalling solitude mid loneliness. As in Ins scheme of lite every man was a possible-cotitrP butur to his projects, so everyone who approached him did so for thefuthcranee of their own interests only. That anyone should ever desire his friendship or In; interested in his personality as' a man was to him inexplicable, ami therefore incredible. The Ladies' Ball given at Rossland last Friday night in aid oi the Canadian Patriotic Fund was all thas the originators of the function intended ti to be Not the least interesting part of the affair was the sale of mining stock carried out under the auspices of the Rossland Slock Kxehauge, 12,500 shares-ol stock ...-.^aBSS^I^^^SsI THE NELSON ECONOMIST ��>eing disposed of, realizing the exceedingly handsome sum of $1,015.50. The idea of disposing of mining stock for patrbtie purposes, it appears, originated in the fertile brain of my old friend, John Dean. Indeed, Mr. Dean contributed liberally of hiso��rn mining stock for this charitable object. Apart from the patriotic aspect of the affair, this sale of mining stock will serve to advertise British Columbia, Kootenay and Rossland, as well as the Rossland Stock Exchange, and revive an interest in mining stocks, showing chat people here have-confidence in the stocks sold. At a banquet given by the Yorkshire Society at Victoria one night last week, one of tlie Speakers referred to Lord Charles Beresford as 'being.a Yorkshire man. The opinion has prevailed in other parts of the world for some years that Lord Charles was'a County Waterford (Ireland) mm. The Australian Novelty Company is billed to appear at the Nelson Open House '.next"Friday and Saturday evenings. I do not often recommend an entertainment of this character, but from what the papers 'of the towns where this organization has appeared say of it, the opinion must be expressed that it is a way. beyond the average. " The Copntown 400" a company composed exclusively of-colored people, will be seen at the Nelson Opera House.for. three'nights beginning February 5. This company is said to follow out the lines of the Nashville Students, only on a more elaborate scale. Jr. (jr. From statistics obtained from the British War Office, Mr. j. Castcll Hopkins finds that the total amount expended .by Britain upon Upper and Lower Canada, for military defence from 1853 to'1873 was 53^.067,580, and upon the Maritime Provinces $17- 4*0,770. a tor41 of upwards of $55,000,000. Statistics ��or other years he finds it utterly impossible to obtain, but as it averaged nearly $3,000,000 annually for those 20 years, he concludes that the total amount expended upon Canada paid by the British taxpayer during tbi$ century is about $300,000,000. Canada has repaid part of this debt by the construction of the Intercolonial and Canadian Pacific, which which would prove valuable as means of rapid transit for British troops in case of an Eastern war and in the other ways, but, as the Vancouver 'World says the giving of Canada's sons to battle in behalf of the Empire has touched the hearts of the people in Britain a hundred times more than the recouping of her expenditure iir cold cash could have done. "Well," said the story-teller, "that reminds me of what I heard a wise man of West Kootenav Vallev say a short time ago when giving ex pert opinion of things in general. He said :T believe,' and he spoke very impressively, 'that the three smartest men that ever lived were Gladstone, Uncle Sam and B's- nr.irck.' Then continuing, he added, that he was not sure, but he believed it to be a fact that the richest man in the world at the ��� presetit time was 'the Pope of Germany/" Kitchener is in South Africa. This simple state- nient is taken by the Victoria Colonist to explain a great deal. Kitchener has a special aptitude for keeping his movements from the public. He made up his mind to build a railway up the Nile to Om- durman,' and got it well under way before asking permission. McCullough's skating exhibition, Monday night, .was well patronized. Mr. R. \\\ Drew has returned from a short visit to Kingston, Ontario. Mrs. Robert luce and family leave for Ottawa to- !'M?i$ uuaWa uring m. Corporatton of tlie City of Nelson j Corporation of the City of Nelson j Corporation of the City of Nelson TENDERS WA .TED s''par:tt<.'sealed tenders wit! In- received hy ���it.- !iuiy����r nod city eottneil of Nelson upllll u"��*n nil Monday, F��'t��nniry v��th, li.HHl. !��� For macadami/hi:; 24H��o lineal feet, more "l'l"^. of Maker sltvcl, Nelson, Hritlsh Colombia, the ooi-ponitjun supplying the curb- ���'-) For supplying the curbing. SjiiriSii-iiiituH ;ui(l conditions of tendering .-, ud contract may he seen on application at ' heollice }%{ t h*1 eif y engineer, oily ha-Ii, Joseph me stri'i1!, Nelson. Faeh tender iiiilsI bo accompanied byntnu'- ��� i'ti-tt bank check or certificate of deposit. iijiiMr payable to t hot'orporuiion ofiheCHy of N'-Knu, equal to 25 p*��r cent, oft hoamount of Un- tender, ns a security for the fulfillment of 'he contract, which shall he forfeited if the* i party declines to cuter into contract when : "���tiled upon to do so, or if he fails to complete; the work or to supply the materia! contracted ' n>r. The checks of ihe unsuccessful tenders will he returned to them upon the execution ; "1 the contract. Che lowest or any tender not necessarily \ accepted, f J. K. WTHACIi AN, City Clerk, j Nelson, h. c.v January mh> UKH). i TENDERS WANTED Separate sealed lenders will he received by the mayor and eitv council of Nelson up nil noon, on .Monday, February 12tn,PKW. for material for the construction of a wharf at the loot of llallstreet.at Nelson, Htiiish Columbia tl) For squared timber and planks,approximating 100,000 feet board measure ��� (25 For piles, a pprir.xi mating- li-,'J'K�� lueal jeer. \:h For bolts, drift bolts and wash,<rs. ; Specifications and conditions oi' tendering and contract may be seen on application at ; the oJiiceof the city engineer, city hall, Josephine street. Nelson. F.aeii teiuler must be accompanied by an ne- eeplod bank check or certificate of deposit, made payable to the Corporation of .the City of Nelson, equal to 25 per cent. o( the amount of the tender as a security tor the due fulfill- j incut of theeontraet, which shall be forfeited j if the party declines to enter into contract��� [ when called upon to do so, or'if he fails to sup- j ply t he material contracted for. The cheeks j of the unsuccessful fenders will be returned to I them upon the execution of the contract. ! The lowest or any tender not necessarily ae- j cent od. J. K. STRAOHAN. Citv Clerk. ! Nelson, H. (\, January 29th, UHH). ! TENDERS WANTED Scaled tenders will be received by the mayor and city council of-'Nelso.n up .till noon on Monday, February 12th; I5M.X). for the construction o| a wharf at the foot of, Hall street, at Nelson, Britisl* Columbia, the corporation supplying ail material. Drawings, specifications, and conditions of tendering and contract may be seen on -application at the of lice of the city engineer, city j hall,.Josephine street, Nelson. j Kaeh tender must be accompanied by anac- | copied Itank check or certificate of deposit, ! made payablcfo the Corporation of the City | of Nelson, equal t..��2"�� pu'cent. of the amount i of tlie tender, as a security for the due fuliiil- i meat of the contract, which shall be forfeited if the pirty dee-lines to enter into contract, when called upon to do so, or if he fails to complete the work contracted for. The checks of the unsuccessful tenders will be returned f> them upon the execution of the contract. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. J. K. STttACHAN,0ity Clerk. Nelson, B.C .January 29th, 1MI. KB**' PI Jill! if i^l ,�����>-�����.���"^"t -tt-~ " "��" F; y[��'i ��-.-�� f*��� ���c ���i-"1'-" 1 V J( 8 THKNKLSON.ECONOMIST w tmi NS- K.fe-tSf pfft: fill ttfir :t:.;.|-. ;J;--| |j;*;-|:'I." sin* a 4; - ��':'^fl' k&t,--f: ' tef ,!';f'. r.v.i .-s----.su Her Little Boy. *'Always a Httlehov, to here* No matter how old hey grown, tier cwe*care blind to die strand* of gray ; 8he\s deufto hi* ttmnly tmie His voice I* tin* same a* (he deiy lie asdunl; ���'*-What -makes the old eat purr ?'' Ever and ever lie's just the wmie��� A little hoy to her. " AlwravS'a little hov Us her/'. She heed* nut the hiu>afeate That furrow his face���to her he \a >dlt' 'An.it waa hi hi�� i'K��yhoo*lt.-fair..' His hope** and hhojoys are :*�� dear to lu-r As thev were in hisMu.dbhov daw*/ He never change.* ; t<> her h*��VatUl i4 Mv little hov,'** *he^��v.*. " Alway*a little hoy to her/' And to hhn she's* the mother fair. With the laughing eye* and the cheering wmile Of the b����y hood day* hack (here* Back there, a��o��uewh*��re in. the mist of va-ac*--- Back there with the ehtldhdi joy, And to her he in never the u*ao tf�� hv, ��� ��,But{tdwayj*. her'little Uiy." "���Ai'ivavsa Ultlv U��v to-her." The ceaseless .mareh of years' (to niptdly. hy;hiJt It's drumbeaU dje Ere ever Uiev reach her ear*..- The smile that she sees is the Hindi-of youth. The wrinkle** are dimple** ofjoy, Ilk hair, with iu uray, is aa atittny as'.May, He is always ** her -little boy/1 The Empty Dwelling, A house I built upon a hill, Uphuug above the noi��y ��hore ; I built with love'a unwearied will, And, ending, led one to the d*H*r, She would not enter; I went in no more. No temple ever statelier ��toodt ���With Miu or ndst upon its dome ; 'Twas worthy noblest womanhood ; 'But .*he that with me to it eiomb Turned back,���-ahe would not have it for her '���Thin clouds lay, still, along the *k\\ The water?* were like gla.ss below ;~~ ! heard the bust wind h*p and db\ Ah if it nevermore would-blow I heard the silenee when *he ttimed to &,>. What iiUH befallen the empty ln>ir>i* !�����.. For by it I most ever be Though farthest regions-] may roam. It knows no .*>ound of wind or *v-a. But, veiled or naked, .ntand* then- ���dlentlv. Wild thought* there he that have >tranv: One haunts me, will m.��l be denied- I put my baud upon my heart ; it beats ; Out something at my side Says, " 1 Keith's the sUIIness f,t \Uat '?r vmi mine, Ml died CURRENT COMMENT Canadians In South Africa. {.Toronto Mail and Empin*; Certain Canadian qualities which are too nm-b in everyday evidence to excite comment hi:n- a m ,<.;;, r to impress observers in South Africa, The laUer ntite with wonder and delight the cheerful readiness wnli which our men turn their bands to any workf and the thoroughness with which they despatch it At home' bete we read with a thrillof pride about the admiration our lads awakened by the manner in which they rushed.to completion a section of rr ihvay and flung together a platform alongside the same. These workers reeked nut that the mercury rose to upwards of a hundred in the shade, that the air was' full of liue: sand, and that (he. labor'was of. the heaviest, they went about it with ��� C.ha.ractedstic ��� alacrity., dt h truly an .. edifying sight'to 'seethe " .' man jack Canuck-' at work, ' Whether he h chop*- .ping cordwtHH'l in -: weat her: below ,"^eros (is riding'saw- jogs down roaring torrents, or b toiling in the harvest ���' ,-field, his buoyant, cou'rageaus spirit never, fail*-him.'.. The'conditions of. his. lift- have to. lie very onerous before he feels them as hardship. A.little;:'ex|>���rience; . roughing it soon makc*'our'ci(v youths m hurdv.and resourcefnl as (ron(terHmeu* and tbo^.Cauadiatts who are accu.stotnc<i to life in the woods or on the pbuus .w ��� lit'for anything-. ��� It is a bail pre*lica<��tent .that one of these latter, will oat get biraself ontpt ��� Tbetypica! young Canadian is aii tutefKgeit(*'s��VfcingraetivtS blithe' fellow, .capable of gretttdeed^ and- .'-i-. genera My npiife ���'.. unconscious- of. lib powers .. What'enables, him to ' overcome with ease- difficulties that daunt ".immigrain* .'. ' \s hh stout heart? ' In South ���AfricA';' I'hiy ^v him . working like a beaver under abroilingsun as.if uolh* 'ing were more natural. While blacks .and ioreigtiers- were toiling away .��titleul>% "the Canadian soldier was ...was probably ' whistling and doing 'twice-an much' work. ' Our' sunny tempered -'fellows no doubt fell : better when il'icy were throwing off' 'their superahun- data energy in railway ��� cotts'.ructiooi than when they were spending the time in inaclimK.--Tbey are :a.��� happy breed of men, and there is no better .material -.- out of which to nmkc.soldien*. '.," ���*itom**e yu&n'&i it&MMtfA' It. la Not Britlah, i Kmnxtii v��*r Wprld) ' '.Never tKrfore in the history, of re present a ttvi* (foveniment inuler the t.'iiion. jack-haj$it".ijeeu recorded that any Sr>eaker *��o far. forgot himself and the dignity attaching to h\* .'position, 'm the.:present .incumbent u!" that ��� office at. Victoria has done. ��� Uii> ridings List year were not only inexcusable but savored of extreme partisanship. tic haH-.surpassed himself this session in- that directhm and i^ last brisi^in^ the L^^i^Ljlure i*tto contempt and making it a iau^hinij 'iiock.ail m*er theeouutry. ��� Mr, l;orstcr. as is w.elhk.nowu, is tjof blessed with a -. s-u)Hxi'.a--:>mt' dance oi knowledge or cultttre,' oor can he lay clann to an unliuntrd.sttuk of ordiiiar-v common senHC, -bnt S4* X "*. t- * �� M ; -s not ins mtnt to a -cen��un uvjji^- Nevertheless when selected to nil lh^ ' exalted ofhre ot Speaker he sho^uld endeavor to rise above himSv'i; and thus merit ptthlic; ''.stet-m, wlnle at tlie saiue tunc maintaining those splendid traditions'which b:tve caused the Pai iiament of (..*reat Britain to be tenneo1 " tin; lirst bo��iy of gentlemen in Ivuropc."' vSotne take a chatiiable view that he knows no better, but that is a p(*or excuse. His latH(uaKc a^ ^n,cS U* ���fy^ ���ff$ fff S", THE NELSON ECONOMIST 9 members is said to be boorish md his general disposition aggressive to an inordinate", extent. As the w first Commoner*'he should realize the duties which appertain to that distinction. If it is a game of salary grab he is playing���he is certainly a marked contrast to his predecessors, such as Messrs. J. A. Mara, C. IS. Pooley, D. W. Higgins and J. P. Booth, ail of whom were fair-minded gentlemen,whose decisions were received -with satisfaction by all parties. Those on the left of them had the same interests to he guarded as had those sitting on the treasury benches. They were an ornament to the House, and a credit.to the Province. Mr. ��� '.'Forster's best friends, we think, will not claim for him these fine epuluies. They cannot, and do not conceal their disgust with the short-comings we are referring to, and winch nobody can defend. The end ofsucHa state of things., cannot be had too soon, and we are pi ��ased"to know th:*t hisczatship will have a speedy con- clnsion. ' , Gambling Must Go. iVaneouear World] We, in conjunction with the better class of the community, rejoice exceedingly at the b;>ki front shown to the gambling.dens in this city and we shall be extremely disappointed, if there is any sign of faltering in that direction. The heather Is on tire'over the c manned open door policy that has brought many a lad to destruction and tilled living hearts with sorrow. There must be tux further trafficking with'this vice; it has got to be stamped out completely, and if it is not there will be.no difficulty in naming publicly those who are responsible for the contiuuatice of what is an outrage upon modern civilization. We ke\ assured tint in so far as the Mayor and Council and the Board of License Commissioners are concerned they have resolved to. .do their whole duty in the matter and the police must see to it that instructions given them in that regard are carried out to the letter. It is all very well for some to say that the suppression . ana*lj* ��. ..��11 I**-.��� ��,��. tall^l *>*��."*���� t'.fl 'V^**�� ������it"f" Vancouver into 9 *' dead town;' V no town is d^d when the highest morality prevails and truth and righteousness are triumphant. It will be found that under the new regime prosperity will be our portion and the sunshine of gladness hil many homes. Rossland's Morality. * (lto88lu!td Record) The vigorous action of Mayor Goodeve to put a stop to gambling in every form cannot but meet with the approval of those who opposed his election, and supported Hector McPherson, tor whether sincere or' not, that gentleman was pledged to the very measures which have now been adopted. Had the mayor taken this course before the election, he would have been open to the criticism that he was aiming at political effect..' Had he desired to wink at the evils assailed, he could have delayed action until the new police commissioners were appointed and shuffled off the responsibility on his colleagues, or on the pro vincial government. If the experience of last year is any criterion, this would have given the gamblers several months immunity from police interference. The mayor chose to do neither of these things. At a time when there is no political end to serve and when he is the sole person responsible for the execution of the law in the city, he has boldly taken the straight forward course and assumed the entire responsibil- itv.' '���<*��� Foolishness All Round. (Kamloops Standard) 4 ' Observer s" letter in the Standard of the nth, in- its reference to Mr. Mclhnes, was certainly not in the best of taste, but Mr. Joe Martin's action in bringing it before the Legislative Assembly, was an aggravation. It is'.nonsense for him to pretend, that he was shocked by its reference to the Lieut.-Governor, for his political career has been one of more or less uccessful vulgar attacks on everybody and everything, and the man that uttered annexationist sentiments in Manitoba, can hardly delude the public into the belief that his reverence, the British constitution, as personified in the Lieut.- Governor of British Columbia, is genuine. The S^uo/rm/, since Mr. Joe Martin's entrance into British GoLumbia politics, has been".a consistent and insistent opponent of that political leper, and it has done its level best to point out the danger of contamination. In the letter in question, aithough Mr. Joe Martin for his own ends. Im thought fit to join the Opposition, he was referred to terms that evidently struck home. Suffering under the string of a well merited pen lashing, he brought the matter up before the House, hoping possibly to injure the Standard in the eyes of the people, and at the same time, to make His Honor look ridiculous in the .eyes of the country, and get in an attack on the government. As a matter of fact, he has made everybody but the .Stamford- supremely ridiculous, including himself. His speech displayed venom and ignorance, his defence of the Lav- Governor made him more absurd than the-article, while the Government's consent to take the matter up, was more foolish still. In different parts of the Empire, various high.'-.dignitaries, including H. R. H. the Prince of Wales are lampooned, and even libelled, and such attacks are treated with the contempt they deserve. The reference to Mr. Mclnnes was purely personal, it was a carricature in language on that gentleman, and rather upheld the dignity of his office than deprecated it. It was in no sense treasonable or disloyal,-it was not even libellous or calculated to injure him. The Toronto Globe- from time to time, publishes carricatares of various politicians and even gentlemen removed from the political arena These sometimes are silly, sometimes vulvar, and occasionally wittv. The same may be said of "Observer's" word painting. The incident, however, has been the occasion of an immense deal of hypocracy. Most of the newspapers, that were editorially so shocked, have taken good care -to publish the shocking article, thereby accentuating ��� 4.r,'/?y ���[it ��� :^p^ ���.Bm Y?\ s':'***�����] :'.--.���;.������*�� .'.:������':���.��� -'���;����� '^)!i m w;*mM ���Y;i,m$k S^S m m -.* -PTT "t*- ^wnwunrum ^ m Step rff SfSS II ' \ j m ii\ &��% M h Hi i* <4Y- ic 10 THE NELSON ECONOMIST the so'called >��� Lese Majeste." Prominent men roared with laughter at the paragraph, uid then expressed his horror of it. and the only gentleman that may be said to have acted with good, sense in the matter, is the veaerabie Premier. In his opinion the article was in .bad taste and should be treated .with silent contempt. The Session, ((fweiiwood AHiHTt it appears probable now that the Government at -Victoria .will weather the session. As remarked last week, Jos. lost his opportunity."and the sympathy and support of many of his former admirers..'.in, first allying himself with the Dunsmuir/s influence after formerly waging war against'it, and, again, in attacking the Government so fiercely on what appeared to be peculiarly personal 'considerations.'- He has shown himself to beinconsistentjin policy, and inspired by passion ; and no match in the game of politic*./ for the wiles of the Minister of Finance. Cotton in his reply likened Martin to Moloch, whose voice was for war. Those who have read the description "in Milton's "Paradise Lost"-' of the council of war held by the lost angels in Hell will remember how aptly the ..pen-portrait- of Moloch therein contained applies. The Government, of course, is in constant danger of defeat, and held together by" no strong ties of party allegiance, or mutual attraction, complications are Intble to arise at any time shatter the combination I he rocks upon which they are most likely to *^ are redistribution and the estimates, In any even the ordeal, with only one of a majority, is bound to hi a trying one. Already, at the time of writing ther* are on the order paper notices of eighteen bills to be introduced...eighteen- resolutionsf> be debated and about the same number, of questions to be asked Ihe Opposition is going to be extremely troubV some, if not successful, which goes to show that the diily fare of politicians is not all beer and skittles ���viir.wisiii, y. *i -��?:.,*.,m A Gastronomic*! Curionity. {London Telegmph).': ������ / ��� In the window of a ���coffitt.hou^ displayed.a gastronomies curiosity, ;; It -consist* of a piece -of ���..Chrwtmns Spudding, made in the field kitchen of one of the companies . .of the Grenadier , guards in front of Sebastopel in 1854,;' . The' dauuy' hm , bv right of age acquired' quite aiofesilwcd a'^. peanwee. It was brought home/by. an uncle of the pruprictor of the ; csiubfishmeot who' .seryed m the corps* V..V--. -:i"��m*tm#i*mm Beatifal 8tiV Deadly. i t#midmrT*df*g'ri*ph+,/ - Shrapnel shell is si beautiful mid mgmmm-"mm\t, It consists of a hollow,, elongated she!!,' with a bursting charge of powder at th<: base and 61 led", with irons soo1 -.;��',^^i^%sw��M1y'^,t^',,..^'.^^^,,-!I,l���JK^>^Wl^,Wi,^^w.|Ul^, \\^ Lace Curtains from $1.00 per pair up FRED IRV Free Hetiilng of Table.Cloths, Pil wases * */* cc Wbttewear. linens f Aiian* fu* 111 imiiiiiiniiir-ri mnmmm - , ������ m'WWMM| m y. ����������� ���. W^ ' COMMENCING MONDAY, JANUARY 21 'Table- Linen*, Sheet-- extremely 'low.- price* illnw Slips,, etc.,, .dor- on I. invcl.\ 150 large n am! twilled Sheeting ular 111 low Cotton elin^r from 5c--up iv ��-*k and Lawn ' Kui- broideries from a'-eper yd tip F LOOK (Hi, C1 <)'l 1IS i r onT^-^^77^^ >f DRESS GOODS SIJKS k I \>\'n\ 't \r r'�� 1>< ' '' s'r"���� ^.vvard; odd*, .ends and remnants >rice. flies' 1)^ ��t **** than half Ladles" mnd Children's Woolen Vests md 'er$�� Reduced Price WE JfiVSTE INSPECTION OF OUAi itv Aun ******* tmm M:L.SON, B. ���. AS! Cornets Sewed and Laid free of Charge 1* ^rti,��ii^iiiij��j 1 "Twm^i f "J** " i-<r��i�����"��^ r���c- nmw �������� kir"i* ���l��.-��t���*- 1... ,,���.1�� I THE .NELSON ECONOMIST 11 to 600 half-inch bullets, according to the size of gun. It is fitted with a time fuse, which is set to tire the bursting charge at a given number of the seconds after the shell has left the gun. The bursting charge in turn blows the head off the shell and sends forward the 200 to 600 bullets, which continue their course in a conical shower on to the ground. duced nearly $11,000,000, an addition of only 10 per cent., is disappointing when we know that B.C. is capable of easily showing 50 per cent, increase in one year. TheSlocau strike, however, has knocked off at least $3,000,000 from the expected yield, which under normal conditions should have reached $14,000,000 or $15,000,000. U:9 < > Statistic*. (B. V. Kevlew, London Kng.) We are endeavoiiug to collect a- statistical account f the mining and metallurgical progress of British Columbia during tS99�� and hope to be able to publish -><>me valuable figures not later than the end of Fehrtiary/ We cannot give all the information which the Bureau of Mines jealously retains until its value lor comparative purposes is lost; but the summary will he fairly accurate and as comprehensive as ;.)ossib!e. As already shown, progress all along the fine has.been most satisfactory. During 1899 the base of the mining industry has widened enormously. The output has increased and the sources from which it is drawn are wider and more permanent in their nature, In this resoeet the past vear should exhibit an aggregate mineral output, including fuel, of quite 312,000,000. That would be the best aggregate yield yet made by the Province; but as 1898 pro- STARTLERS tx r��uc�� or A Chance For Mayor Houston. (Minneapolis Journal) A complaint comes from Louisiana of the slDt machine gambling devices in that state. Playing these machines has become as general there as lottery gambling used to be and the machine works as hard 4 ' for t he house'*��� as the Louisiana lottery used to work for some of our best families. As a device for separating the thoughtless from their nickels, the machine is a glittering and conspicuous success. In addition to drawing a rich stream of copper and nickle for its employers, the machine in many instances still further corrupts the mind of the youth by exhibiting a series of indecent pictures that would bring a blush to the face of a French *��rt gallery. The whole subject of the nickel-in-1he-slot-gambling-indecency 1mchine needs prayerful consideration by the authorities on the subject.'- ��� ^-: / Wall Paper 1 P. Burns & Co. *? WHOLESALE AND RETAIL -AT�� Meat Mereh Thomson's Book Store. CERTIFICATE OF ISgPSSQVE&ESTS. \ Onmnm-r Mineral Claim, situate in the j vison Mining niviMon of \V��st Kootenav i l 't-.tri-'i, ) W hen* ii'cnU'*!: On westerly .slope of and | "������f th<- he.whv.ator*. of Hover Ctvok. \ l-Oo-tn��H,'i. I1��2��i I.Jniui M��'l.ntehk\ I'.L.S., j f ! iic('siy of NVU'on,norintr a* acont for Hob- \ \r li'-nnj.-, Kr,��< Miner's ' (Vrf.lfiealo No. II ! ;|. '������i. !:<'iiluiiiin F. Buller. Free MhHM*V Or- - :!f5.-.iE-.- v,, 'ji,*.ao A. Jlive H. Jones. Fnv l Msu.-r ������ �� Vrt.l(lr��Ue No. lM.sli�� A. and Thomas '! !���'���-.. !'i..- Miner'*, <VtMlMonte No. 21.SI8 A. ,' 'i;< ii.-1 \t> da\ s mun I In* dale ho roof, to t'l1'.-'- *<> Nit- M inlu^ It* voider for a oertlfloato ; ���' 1 hi mi-<>\ .-iiu-nt.*������ lor !hi' purposeot obtaining '. 1 ! v h ' if'Atlt "f ! Il<> . ahoVi' eh&llU. ^'1; ������trtlu-r Li U��> pot i<-.' (hut. notion, under ������'"������>i\ ;','.nor,: >!.��� rouimoiu-rtj before Ihoissu . (!irr "! ^ihh I'l-rl i n* *n f ��> "! improvements. l t'hi* sei'.md day of Oetober,. .1SW. .John Mt'I.ATCHIK, HEAD OFFICE: Nelson, B.C. . BRANCHES AT <L% OSSLAND TRAIL 1MELSON SANDON THREE FORKS SLOCAN CITY KASLO ! 1 ,- CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS. I'-i!��i��i>i-m| .Mhwrul Claim, .situate In the x"i-"!i Mi.uiuj: Pivision of West Koutonuv { iM^n-ji-t. ' ' WltiM-.' I,oraft* : On (ho Hall Minos Wasfon ! I'OMd, p.. mil,, south of *no.Inou. l-ll<1' unlit'.' thai I, John MeLatehlo, not- m^us n-.-ju Cm {.;. \v. riovorslev, Five Minora ' ������'fiuirati' No. 1MJSI A, K. j. Monro. Free Miner's (Vrtllleale No. 2J.7S-2 A, and Peter ���M,,|^n>, Free .Miner's Cortlileate No. 2J.7S.S A, nHi'inl. sixty days from the date hereof, toap- j'^ t���� Hh- MlMln��- Uorordor for a (VrMfUMitcoi ��� niprnvi'ini'ills, for t ho jmrposo of ohfa \t\ii\iX :| <'io\vii (irant ol tin* abovo I'liiiin. And further tako moIIco ttml action, undor v,*<(i<��n .{;, naiHt bo roinnHuicod boforo the, i^Muiinv of such corliJlont<M>f Improvements. ! J'Htod (his 10th dav of September, Itm. \ JOHN MeLATCHIK. Do not forget" we. have the. Best Stock in the Kootent>\ Also a full line of If and Heavy Hardware We invite a comparison of prices. ��n V 1* > *^.it "'t'lj,����� ^HEt^ YOU BUY > f/i you get what are pure KritMi Columbia h'ult-aiid Kiigur, and your money Is'left at home. are absolutely the ,:-��/'*�� *��: ti 3W*i '���ftf i ti > 3a riMAi tfi 3 W1 J ) m- I* |; I m I ? ? i M * I'! i * i : ft f * ! I ' J i * fill (Mo it * f J M 1 ? i i i! j J ii t ^ i ft ^ ^ ; t .1 o OWEET ETHEL MAYNE! I .shall never-forget ^3 her face, with its great brown eyes, though many years have passed since I last looked upon it, and I am an. old man now, tottering on the verge of-the grave. She was my little sweetheart when we were children, and. my . betrothed wife when ws h \d ��� grown older. Oh, those happy days ! Why could they not always -last? ' Why should sorrow, in the. shape of a hand* roe, wealth v .suitor, come and sweep all our happiness so .-> awa\ .^he villagers were si m.ple .hearted and old-.fashioned. as they'must be, so.far away from a town'of any *i?x\ und' when Edward James, a dark,'������fascinating-man, with, a great deal of jewelery, flashy; fashionably cut clothes, and plenty of money, which he spent freely, came ani-Kr�� us, he was looked m>on in - admiration and much sought by the ladies, who, when finding th.it he had offered Ethel his heart, and hand, were quite envious. But she-did not love" him.- She distrusted-him, and clun^ nv��re closelv to me.. Kthel's pire!:ts: however, flattered by his presence, and anxious that .their daughter should share his re- '- CEST!fJCAT�� 0? |��?ftOV��**��TS. ' Y<a.k.'i'J!*ti ?:.!���;.neru'* ChOn*, '*M'uut*�� 'at she ���NfirVsou "AJifiiUi? '.l#jvi.*.,i.*n- of W'y*t.K*��>tWttty Divt.rl"���?... ; ' ' -....,- ' ,��� i �� \Vjj..r,. h^-il'-'l : em S;��Ui!.v < ree.k.. adf-otujnjc. Tivrt^NutMlmrran'lt.m - ' Ta-i.t ��otlr.' xhni 1. i-��Nn Mrl-itehle. 1\(,,S., *��V the eUv of N.'Uta. acUi��2 :t-> a^ril U*t C��shu��i*-.H*M. J*ark*-r. K.-��*����� Mi-m*r> -i'ertUV .-���ae \'��>. 20��V? A. h'ji^Jsd, hixiy ��1ayi* fr-uji [fc- ���i-ite heiv����f. !*�����-a*.��!��!>" lolhr- Miutrt<- H'-ev.��rd*��r t-it a l>rl ;:le,tt-:"*f J;npiovetnent*. for the j-tsr- !>���-���>*��* of nhUi-?tU:'^ 'H ���'Yiov'ti Orant *.*f the ;tl>*.iv���� Vn?.f further taUv noUtv that a����sh.��a. under -i-^tjon -17. osn��t t?*- e;.oiso'i^oe*-.J before the i^'ij;i:j'v r*f ^aefj 0.��rtHI^-i?e of Improvement*. lMt��-d !.}��)���* K>ih a-av uf ''>ctobvr, A. 1>. 1HX', . ��� ' ��� Jf-su v M*'L\TrH IK. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS. "Ka^!. Kad." '���suany.^ii','" ani "Uu'l^er"' >.!iueralChii:i"e*. ."���i.Oii.'itf n�� th<- Ne;^.��;i Mh.UnK. i>iv<!��in:t i fi \V��>! 5-C*k��Ij''*">h,*" I>i��Sro:*0 "-Vbere ie.e-.a*rd : .Cm To:td Mou;si.:t";n,*:n��t. of and r.'*;i r t-u��-"< ��Oz-/?y Hear1" r|-��ho.. T;ike not t:--e-that. L A . H. Far well, ajjt-itc f<��r M��� J, Palmer, N��j. Ii*/*1W A.-��* to tw^fhlra*. :,ni!J. H, WCejU. S<-k Zt.'m A. a:-< loKiit'-iliird'- s.uidlivi<lea in?e-r��^i In-ai4 elnim*. ii-tt-ui\. .���*! xty ���'iavft Ifotu ti��e���' 4a!��- her^'n. J*e apply *n fin- Mi"ninu f!i-��-(��r��i'-r for Ort.ifiea.tc-* t:if' j !u|��r��.��vi- mea.t.w, tur .he |istrj"'<,<1 "I* f^'t.nhrli!.: f'r��wti ifnini^il th-'e above claim*. An��l i'urrjjer taki- fj����r ;*������..��� {hnt ;:>���.! Soij, ii:n!i-r �������������<���! tin;- :''T. i:im-'* !>���-���' I'fiiiinif'lii'i'i t��<-��� ('. > ?'��'���- tlie i -*-!)au>-" '.I'-U'-h ' ':-rO'l������'���*'+-'*���' ���'"' m :<r'-'V-,-men|.^. *jj>.'J��>-���>�� ' ,\ . S. Ca s:\vi-: i.{.. puted wealth, demanded that she should discard me and accept him. I was]KK>r. My little-' &nn. of seven'acres, with its tiny wooden cottage, was all I ;-possessed in the world, and now that Edward James had sought her hand it was not a suitable match. Oh, poor, breaking heart. How the tears rained down her cheeks as she bade ..me good by, and how my o^oLvoict" choked with .sobs as: I tried to speak ! " i'H never forget you, .. J^n../.- she.said; **never, never! ' And think 'sometimes of your poor, ���broken*' hearted Ethel."' -��� ji .. ���.--..'. .*' Think' oi you ? My ' lite- will .'be ������ajdevotion- 4o your memory. And. if any thing,'Should -happen���-" if he should treai you ill -come to.me, or. kt me^know where yon are. Pjomiscme thut^.my darling, he fort this wall.of silence must rise forever������-tk'tween. us."? *' I promise/* ' <'.-' We separated there'in the'cold, calm moonlight, by the little wooden g**ic in front of "her" home, where vtt had poghtcd. our' -love,, and where-1 had many an'. evening afterward kiised her si^mI tti^hi and heard.- her shylv whi*��[.xrr word-* >>f'love. ���e " * ���'���',.' Hut-she was to be murried "on the morrow,.' and I %*k%%^%% %-%^%%^%-%%%^%% Osier.& Ourd, Mines and Real Estate i ker Street*.. U-��nk ��*f Halsfai Nelson, B. C. $ LHWHtflKH���Wll'W* Htfl !������*��* t V I Dominion :\nd Provincsa! Land Surveyor, s. Cu istom House, Nelson' 8. C. CERTIFICATE OF I MPROVEfiAENTS. A-'. Lii-iv \t,< r��f= - ii. J,Uy !''';m ?init, Mnitc-i l-'r..ie.' ;. .[i ;u!f) I i;��;��� lr; 1 ������. 4- f.i c I i�� *���?'��� M !! i *' -f U M UiliH.. -':������'?;;,''��� i ���; ' }:-��� \ >l~ ej M ; tj s s<rr i e{ % '���-���.;, -.si < ;f \V'< ^? W!i.- ;-y';V.. ���;$!<-.[ : n;i >t.-��rii^!-;: M--.u--. t.-sln, T;..Cfi*- n.-r? :'����������� O.a* f. Jt'hn M ��� ��� I .^--h :< , i" 1, * . J i'" *'���' ' -*<;>, i.k<** i; i^ .*-<��� .��i'*"r(( f<>r |i<s-'<��i"! V. Wfi i 44' ��'i . } !'' ���' M 'j J W .'- -^ i Vt j!|l('!j!r '',11 ' J .*��(?�� A , I !'.e. i.lT. M' v.i'il. l-'r---.- 'Mhi'-,-'- < �� r-rifi.-.*.1!-- %���>. j o.-TOMenf,. \>. 1; n./uj. ���-.}.:!. im. o>o.\ aiiv* I hamdv (!��r:?eenes Ki.eMr.1-r f'fi rf rtitirit'i-' >>? I m pp'\ ��-tr(<-jjt^. fnr liji- jiiji-j^" ',{ (t!��Uii n i tsy- ��'ruvv n (Jr;Ki!.<"if A ?i 'this'! !:�����!- u* U '-��� iis*ftt'��* 0*a! itt'iSuii,!!!)'!''!' '"-('Hmm ';7, mn^t ht- ri-iniucticH! h��'r'��.��}'r ?h-��^ I��nt' 'Hlii- ilili titty of Oci��*l��*.r, ,v. h. iw��y, THE HALL STREET GROCE r* 1 s #��� ft* ^ ���; r nf (Hi tE /- V i�� t k 1d v,~ \\\i n ���< ( . RATES; $t per day and tip. .Schooner ISeeir. to cents s..^ ��� *j" ��� wahcouveh and ^ELSO^I Hverv -Line Fresh. I'Vuit ii^ Season, xpress.an aying IliiUtiu j.Hreha^a Ihe.expre.^ Hint ^"O*'^ >��ii��irieKm ni .$. W. Onvuii, we itn�� pre|'��t<<:j ' aontlklf>��J'<of\vork In OU* ttn������ ������l ,?;0,11<;; Ihr lialrnliHs?!.. *��f the |HM��}VU> 4>r NVl!*"!*. f r<��*.' |. n iO IV .^le-AHltur .V C����^ More noii'^^; eorij.-r nsther an.rWnr.l ^creefH, wlU rod |ii'olkt|it utletifiOM. Tok[��lt(nK'^ '-,'.'��.-l -:��1 '.''.'.Vlit ^�� THE NELSON ECONOMIST 13 must never see or speak to her again, lii^ird the church bells.ring out merrily/ and the noise of feet hastening by my house to the wedding, but I sat in my room mad, dumb with my great pain. They say she made a pretty bride, though she never smiled and was very pale, and trembled like a leaf; Her husband bore her away to her city home, and. I never saw her but once afterward, and that was when they brought her home to die. It was ten years afterward; I had plodded along on my farm, prospered, and saved money, but my grief had in ule me prematurely, old and at 30 my hair was already gray, and lines of care were in my face. The old love was as tresh as ever, for when Ethel sent for me to come to her immediately my heart beat as fast as the day when we parted. Ethel, poor child-, was sadly changed, too. Her brown eyes were sunken and dimmed with tears, while her lace was bo)low and-thin.' ..' '.You can hold my hands now, Jean ���/" she said* stretching them out from her couch toward me, " and call me your Ethel once more. My husband is dead, and I have come home for a little time- it won't be long, and she held up her thin, transparent hands and slipped back the white sleeves, displaying her wasted arms. > '" Oh, Ethel, it must be for a long time, and I can - not give you up again���can not let you fade away from my life forever. We were made for each other, and we have been each other's in spite of your marriage. God can not be so cruel as to separate us now, tt Wholesale ami Ktitat! Dealer* in FRESH SALT f HID Camps supplied on shortest notice-and lowest prices. Mail orders receive careful attention. Nothing bnt fresh and wholesome meats and supplies kept in stock. E. C. TR A VES, Manager CERTIFICATE OF glfiPROVSHCttTS. Kummlf, Band M, Buckhorn and -Ltllte Fraction MineralCtalmN,��lltuite111 Ok* Nelson Mining Dlvhdon of We��t Kootenay District. Whcrp located: On the north rork of Wild Horwe Creek, near the headwaters thereof. Take notice that I, John MoLatchle, P.L.S., ot the City of Nclaon,act!ug ����* agent for the stimmlt Ymir Mining Cornpuny. Limited. 1'ivc Miners'* Ccrtinont�� No. B26,e05t Intend, *i xty day* from the <\\\tt> hereof, to apply to the Mlnlnjf Recorder for Certificates of Improve- rncnta, for the purpose of obtaining Crown OrantK of the above claim*. And further take notice that action, under section :*7, mnnt be -commenced before the Issuance of Much Certificate of Improve menfH. On ted thin eighteenth day of December, 1889. John McLatciiik. a m Pi^e W<a����$a@�� a " HushV' and a soft white finger was laid on my lips. " He giveth his beloved sleep. The day is too far spent. While I was a wife I was loyal and faithful in all things7lbou'gh;it was a long stretcb of struggles and toil���swimming against wind and tide, with the foam at my mouth���so when my wife- THE NELSON ECONOMIST Prints Everything Letter Heads Note Heads Bill Heads Statements Envelopes Business Cards Visiting Cards At PRICES COMPLETELY ,y. ������'>������{ ".?J.V ,*tM '- .'-'���;''."'!flii\M ii '^���3* ml nm >m ?j mm S-Mj KMHMnmmlM txaanamstnan^xmss^m^r^Miimxs^^ ���'��� v^/J^ ..... few! 14 THE NELSON ECONOMIST m *.|sj0:i.fc.f.:;|:^|": HP ^f;-i..;p." ���ft w :;l &���.$}$:.���!���: -���f-.'5"-;*-'.t;.-3^ .���-V.s ������is'-l ���:.$���:��� ���-.*#-if:5-.:.i=- ::tiM:-.?-.i: hood was ended,.'.hardships and cruelty had completed their work, .for hope, strength and health were gone. . I have now nothing worth giving. I only wanted to come home so that I might din in your strong arms/and hear your voice���the last of "'all earthlv things���-in mv ears.'V She laded away as the summer flower���patient, sweet and loving to the.last.'-. The shadows are fast gathering about tne, and the winds are growing -.chill. In a little while the mignonette on Ethel's grave wili l>e neglected and overgrown, raid the tottering old man that tended it will have -passed. l>eyond the sunset's gold, and Ik* forgotten. is that smoking will stunt his growth ft h��� u prove,! that youthful smokers are shWrand ��Si less than their comrades wlro do tu>gh Cigarettes are particularly /injurious, m^tin^ active principle, of tobacw. is. said by chemi��J L t next to prussic acid. .the. most..rapidly fa ���; not.absurd most i Journal. even a. very small quantity of it with��� most injurious results. ���FrhLtry- lmil��� if��U! Smoking Stunts the Growth of Boys. Whatever difference of opinion there may \k upon the dvisabiiity ofsmolcutjr for men, there is none as toils pernicious effect -upon boys. It affects the action of the heart ami reduces .the. capacity of the lungs. Young men who are being trained for athletics are not enniued to smoke by their trainers because, as they say, "It is bad for the wind:" The argument that will appeal most forcibly to your boy The wish may not be a pious one; nevertheless ��o ioet, to use,he words of a celebrate,! ed , ^ hold ��.l a majority .�� not n'lCof- those infernal foS idiots, who still keep on trying to make it clear tr, von that you arc livmf i��� the twentieth cehhirv W hat in tliunder difference docs it make whether vou are living in the twentieth or fiftieth century sn foj as you are living There wilt tea whole lot ��rf these cemurytdiots-slip a webriiw caj.-avma.lv ot them did ui the.cas* of the fifteen p����de, and tbci, they will brsifcly stowed away in the���' X*pa-awl'un where it is to be hoped they will rem,ta.-l* .Uul; Miuuitj hepww". "' ���'������ SINGLE FARE RETURN Nelson Planing ,~T0 GRAND WINTER Doors, Sashes and Turned Work Brackets and Office Fittings Prices Reasonable *t&mi4immmmtkmit**titam0*M-i<*titi*nvw*mi wfc��niw><twirfrtt^.^;i^��'��w��w��*^ coMftASmsQ ATtmrrum <��� , '���'������.''.' is -simply a matter of f*eiiig well dressed. ���-....���..-. ;'.' i nOsii* lifriri ttti��fir tYnrrtimitc _. ,_.,:T.��..^,. ,.���,%.,, wvim.9mS" ��� EL.*% ft, 1**^=. *����� %-*-.��� cut and tailored-by us will receive all tlie attention a we!! dressed man deserves. . Our winter suits of ' Harris Homespuns' are marvels of good quality, good style- and' good workmaship. The value is great pr rer T��rroTinnrrr^r��To'^i^ oirw ���4l J Agents and Pursers Revelstoke and South, Fernie and West, Shu, Tjckkts February 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and i6th, limited going portion to date of sale, and return portion good to leave Rossland tip to Febniarv 18th. ���~4t IW ne Lumber, n aiisfaetion Given. �� bhmgles. Yard, Foot of am & ��fsort Sash & Doors ��ufdin.gs, Turned Wo^"k. fl* fie til ^9E!lWT!��**t^.*�����3 ^XWlBWfflWPailTO^lK*,!^^ MMttVVWnraiVKINW^VtSfMwmn^ ��M��W)ftrWft����mi w^fl��wwfl��ww^^ Mr^Wwww*^**^^ !*i^sis��s��^ii��i^^^[^*Ki��fe&#!
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