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[The Nelson 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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> WM. R. HEA.RST: "I have seen the mostbeuutiful lakes in Italy and Switzerland, uud all those lovely biiots, but I have never been anything Anur thun General Comment. The Nelson Daily News is fond of citing the names of; ersons, previously Conservative in their political allegiance, who it alleges will on the 3rd of November next support the Laurier Government. We have not, however, noticed in its colurns any intimation of tlie announcement that ex-Mayor Cochrane, of Montreal, the LiberaLM^ , P. P. for St. Anne's Division, will likely run as a Conservative at the forthcoming election. This has created, as it naturally would create, a sensation in the commercial metropolis. JTf other instances of prominent men who ave converts to Conservatism are really *a* matter of interest to our readers, among many whose names could be cited are A. Macdonald and T. D. Robinson, both former Liberals of Winnipeg, who arc out with statements against the Laurier Government. -_. Among thc latest experiments which - are being undertaken by tbe C. P. R for.the improvement of its service, is the composite telephone. This is a new system, by maans of which telephone and telegraph messages may be sent over one wire at the same time, without hindering " the efficiency of either instrument. One -of the new telephone instru- . ments has been installed inthe office of - G. J. Bury, general superintendant, and others will be set up at Portage "and Brandon within the next feflfcflays, says the Winnipeg'Free Press. The installation of these instruments is b3' way ot an experiment, and they "are .the.first thai have been set up in Canada., ; Ex peri mortts'have been carried on with them in theJCJnited States, by " 'the ''American Telephone and Telegraph'company,' but the C. P. R. is one \'i'- .of the first to adopt them for railway ���work.,. ��� , _ The-new instruments are based upon the principle1 that the telephone and telegraph are. operated by different .styles'of. current. The-current from' the telephone will not affect the tele- .graph,key,-uud'the chief problem to be solved, is the absorption of the tele- ' graphic current "so^ that tho sound/of the transmitter will not be reproduced in'the telephone diaphragm. When this has been accomplished, the one wire may.be used for the dual purpose without the slightest hindrance jn 'efficiency. If the instruments are found to work satisfactorily, it is expected that they will be installed in the offices of all the chiefs of departments, so that telephone communication may be had with all points on the system. It is argued that this will be a great .benefit in many ways, for while there is no question as to the efficiency of the telegraph, better work may be done in a limited time when the parties.chiefly interested can come intodirectcommunication. It will also make it possible to transact busi- hess of arsecret or private~nuturerwith- out having it pass through the hands of a number of different operators. The new instruments may be set up on any wire that has been rendered "composite," tliat is which is carrying the two " currents. ��� In this wiiy a telephone.raay "be carried in tbe car rand attached to the composite wire" at any point along ' the line, bringing the car in immediate touch with the whole of the system. This system may also be carried into the operating and- other departments of the railway work. was a heaven-born genius, but the friends of that gentleman have contended, and with every reason for so doing, that the present Commissioner of Lands and Works is a first-class business man, and that the conduct of his department has never been more efficiently carried ou than under his administration. In the remarks he made before the nominating convention at Victoria, there was nothing said that justified the attack from the Daily News. Of course many hard things are said in the heat of apolitical contest whieh would not be uttered at another time, and this will probably account for the unkind and unjust words of the News. favor there. From the political state of feeling there, we feel safe in predict- posed to be heirs of perdition, while there everlasting torments only en- ing that at least eight or nine out of jhau-jed by*contrast the endless felicity the ten seats will be carried by thc Op-1 of the small' number of ,-thc elect. Ex position. The Premier and the Minister of thc Interior are both reported as having recently written to Premier Haultain of the Territories, promising that if the Government were sustained in the_ general election, they will immediately thereafter "enter into negotiations with the Territorial Government, looking to the admission of the the Northwest into thc Confederation as a Province,'' hoping by this promise to appease the anger of thc electorate. __: . L Green boots have had their day. Green diamonds are to be the next novelty. News has been received in London from Johannesburg of the discovery on the property of the IUejFksdorp Gold and Diamond Comptthy/of. a green diamond of about three-quarter cara^ *" -A-.,- The discovery was quite accidental, and Mr. C. E. HoggTthe' chairman of the company, said that it' .wtosr/pos- sible thut thousands of these geiioS may have .been crushed out 0/ exfstence during the past few years. ,. - They knew that green diamonds did exist in the gold reef at Klerksdorp, and that they were not to be found in any other part of the world;, but, unfortunately tbey had been using what was called a ball mill, which crushed the ore to a powder. Recently they had decided to pull down the ball mill, and in doing so they came across a green' diamond which had slipped between the dies and had escaped destruction. A stamp battery is now being erected, and the company hope that in crushing ore in a different way these green gems may lie saved. .Mr. Hogg lias ip his safe at the -offices of - the company in. Greshaut street a number of green diamonds, both polished and unpolished, tbat were found at Klerksdorp in 1893. They are of a pale sea green tint, an<T those.,cut and. polished ^sparkle Jikc^'gems'of piirest ray sereue.i' -'A'--��� There is a general feeling among lacrosse enthusiasts here that the time has now arrived when Nelson should cease importing players. There might be some excuse for the substitution of rin outside player now and again if by so doing it would assist-in winning games, but such has rib been the experience in the past. In the matches played at the coast during the past two weeks, it is probable that if Nelson had played her intermediates a much better showing would have been made than what- was done by the wholesale importation of outside players. Besides Koorte" seemed to be interested inthe result of the matches, from the fact that so many of the players were unknown in Nelson. Ib is doubtful if all the advertising done by the Tourist Association this year will compensate for the "black eye" the town has received through the conduct of certain members of the team at New Westminster. The coast papers generously refrained from saying much about this matter at first, but the offenses became so frequent and flagrant that notice had to be taken of them at last. -There are any number of-young players in Nelson who would have done better than the immigrants. Take, for .instance, William McBeath, Leslie Steel and Fred Bell,- three good intermediate players. They would have-rendered better services than the outsiders, yet they were not given an oppoitunity to to play. Several old players were also overlooked in the selection of the team. No fault can b*> found with the old- time -players. Tlfey certainly did everything in" their power to maintain the credit of their town, Another point in this connection is, tbat if the intermediates are not given to understand stand that in time they will be able to get a place on the senior team,,the stimulus for practice will soon begone. President Patton, of Princeton, expresses what is coming to, be a widespread belief, that >tbe.number of the ���finally lost rwill, probably bein about the proportion of those .confined in prisons on the earth. Rev. Dr. Gordon of the historic-..Old South church thinks that if God rljiaily triumphs thc Svhole human raee'will be saved. Canon Farrar calls the old;"cburch doctrine* blasphemy, and * styles those who teach them the worst enemies of the faith and "the- immediate parents of atheism' and despair. ' He and most other eminent divines of the present day advocate the preaching of the gospel of loveratherthan that of fear���the setting forth of God's mercy as well as his justice. In view of these utterauces of .the "larger hope" by orthodox theologians, Mr. Knight, a professor of the liberal theology, fears that the pendulum is swinging too far in the opposite direction; the- new' hell is being made so pleasant that bad men will choose it as a place of residence. He approves of the action of- a professor in another liberal divinity school, who advises his students to read Jonathan Edwards so that they may" learn the language of anathema, and know how to "preach theawfulness of sin and its inevitable penalty in this woild and the next. It is-Dtily by making comparisons that'a fairly'accurate conclusion can be reached as regards merit and progress Particularly-is this'the case, with respect tb exhibitions, such as the one" that wasjicld at Nelson the last days of September. Messrs. Annable- and <tThe great trouble in Nelson is, we have The Daily News, by iti uniform politeness to political.friend and foe, ��� has earned for itself an enviable reputation in the Kootenays, and it will, be . a- calamity not only to the paper, but to the public as well, if the credit so honorably earned is to be forfeited during the political campaign now in progress. No one objects to the News publishing the names'of the'Tecent converts to the Liberal faith, even if in the majority of cases tho converts are not voters and those who had votes never gave them to the Conservative candidates. ��� That is excusable according tu political ethics, but in using the language employed by the News to express its disapproval of* Hon. Robert Greeny-it has gone beyond its limits, and has not succeeded in scoring.a point for its party; nor has it been just to the gentleman it has attacked. Mr. Green has done only what the Cabinet Ministers of Ontario have done and are doing to help their party, and in so doing they were quite within their rights. They should not be abused for what they have done, nor should Mr. Green be subjected to the virulent abuse of the News for having taken part in a politcial meeting at Victoria. We have never heard that Mr. Green or- his Clements, who twre-'very'nm'ch interested in the suecess of theiocal exhibition, visited the Spokane' Fair,' and after a earefal study of what they saw there express the belief'that it in no way approached the Nelson Fair. The exhibits were larger, so far as quantity was coneernet', but inferior as regards quality. And the building was not as good, nor .the decorations as attractive. Other-visitors-to Spokane corroborate the testimony of Messrs. Annable and Clements. Mr. J. A. Keller, the Fair- view nurseryman, .visited the New Westminster Fair, aud carried off J&, ~^ A ���- many prizes' for his fruit exhibit. Mr. Kelley testifies to the fact .that the New Westminster Exhibition was'far behind the Nelson- Fair in everything that goes to make upa great exhibition. There was, as in the case of the Spokane Fair, larger exhibits, but in quality the home exhibition was ahead. Tbis being the case, is it to be wondered that the Nelson people feel greatly pleased with what was accomplished by their second annual fair? Reports from reliable sources indicate that Col. Prior will beat George Riley in Victoria. Col. Prior, apart from the fact that Victoria is really a Conservative city, has a strong hold on the citizens of the capital city. He has run several times there and has never been defeated for any office. always tried to have too good a team, and the result has been." tliat the other towns have lost interest in the game, knowing that they can not "hold their own with Nelson. It would be ten times better to go down to defeat with a team composed exclusively of Nelson boys than a team made up of outside players. Tlie*""Premier_7)f~New Bruhswicls stated at a public meeting in Vancouver that he was authorized by Premier Laurier to say that, if returned to power, he would favorably consider the demand of the Province for " better terras." It is also now stated that the Minister of the Interior has written a letter to Premier Haultain of theNorth- west Territories, declaring that it is the intention of the Government to grant autonomy to the Territories next year if returned to office. The Ottawa autocrats refused to consider the demand for autonomy when it was frequently put forth. They now realize the strength and unity nf the demand for it, and aro ready to promise that or anything else to appease the public demand. Last week The Economist made the statement that only .one. woman was ever instructed, in the secrets, of Masonry. To this assertion' Charles Maltby, a well-known member of the order in Nelson, takes exception, and backs up his contention by quoting from a'recent article in Munsey's'Mag- azine. * The article, in question tells!bf three women who Jind been initiated in the order. One"was Hon. Mrs. Aid- worth, daughter of Vicount Doneraile, whose name.wasmeiitioned last week, and the other two' "Were Mrs. Beaton, an English woi*nan,*and Mine. deXain- trailles, who was initiated in a French lodge. The circumstances under which Mrs. Aldwortlvbecame a member of a Masonic lodgeVare related about the same as -were gi verr-last-week. ���" ��� It seems that at a meeting of Lodge No. 44. at Doneraile, Cork County, she secreted bei'aelf, and witnessed tbe first and second degrees. She wns discov ered, a consultation was held, and she consented to receive two degrees'. She became an ardunt Mason, and being possessed of a large foi tune, she was enabled to devote much of her timeand means lo charity. It was curiosity also that brought about Mrs. Beaton's in- itation in the secrets of the order. She contrived to conceal herself behind the wainscot of a lodgcrootn, and thus secured the coveted secrets. She never divulged what she had seen. Mme. de Xaintraillcs applied for admission in the masculine uniform of a captain of cavalry, but it was discovered that she "was the"vvil'eof"G^neral"tle~XuitTtrailIes^ Nevertheless, the members of tlie lodge offered to admit lier to the fraternity. Other women may have been equally successful in obtaining the secrets of the fraternity; but if'so, they have carefully guarded their discoveries. Under the caption , "Bulyea is Opti mistic,'' our contemporary, the News,' states tbat Mr. Bulyea, Commissioner of Public Works for the Territories,' gives his views as to the result of the pending election there as follows : "It is practically admitted by the Opposition thnt we (that is the Ottawa Government) shall win eight of the ten seats, and that Opposition candidates have now very little chance in even Qu'Appelleand Calgary, which were "first claimed by them as safe. They now admit defeat even there." Any one who knows anything about the state of political feeling in the Northwest Territories will simply,both George T. Knight, a professor of Christian theology, shows in a recent North American Review by numerous quotations from modern orthodox clergymen, how- the ancient conception of the final abode of lost souls has changed in our day, arid how in addition to the new heavens and the new earth described in the Apocalypse, we are to have a new hell���a pleasing offset for the unspeakable horrors of Dante's Inferno. It seems that even St. Augustine, one of the greatest and earliest of the Church fathers, taught thot there would be gradations of punishment in hell, and periods of rest aud mitigation. It was reserved for St. Mivart, a devout Catholic of our own day, to write a.book entitled "Happi: ness in Hell." This book, though it has been condemned by the pope and the index, is highly approved of by 'many-good Romanists. In regard to the number of the last, the views of Protestants and Catholics have With the Daily News chronicling the names of converts to the Liberal cause and the Tribune exulting over imaginary grievances in the Conservative ranks throughout the Province, the present political campaign cannot be said tobe altogether lacking in the usual display of party spirit at such timos. The truth of the matter is there are more converts to the Conservative side than to the Liberal faith, and Conservatives in every city in the Province have'patched up their little differences of opinion and are-now in the fight to win. spect to the immediate construction of the transcontinental railway, and fair treatment of this Province with respect to our financial relations with the Dominion. It is quite clear that the eastern, middle and western sections will, and should, be simultaneously dealt with." The despatch is as follows : "Toronto, Ont., Oct. 10, 1904. Hon. Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper, K. C, President Conservative Association, Vancouver, B. C. "In reply to your enquiry, permit me to outline the salient features of our transportation policy. We will immediately undertake the construction of a transcontinental railway to the Pacific as a government work. To this end we shall vitalize all the powers of government and the financial strength of the Dominion. For obvious reasons the utmost expedition will be employed; iu the first place, to satisfy without delay the need of our Great. West, in the second place, to curtail cost in the important matter of interest upon outlay during construction. To ensure early [completion, every section of the railway will be undertaken as rapidly as, with all the resources of government! surveys can be made and contracts entered into. Wherever it may be to the public interest we shall not hesitate to exercise for the acquisition of existing railways the same powers "of- compulsory purchase which are possessed and exercised by railway corporations for.acquiring the property of individuals.' "We shall supplement our railway policy by such improvement of our canals and waterways, and of our harbors as will bring all up to the highest staudard of the day and; to the full needs of the country. . , . '���We fully realize' that., the people, confident of the'futureof this Dominion, do not fear any reasonable expenditure of money, wisely made, which may tend to the development of our country and.to the greater prosperity of its inhabitants. We also propose to put an end to the scandulous waste and in'return for such assistance the city might be able to reach some agreement whereby it could lake over the line' and operate it, if not ata profit, at least without loss. The tramway is a good advertisement for Nelson, and it would be a step backward to permit it to suspend operations. Viewed from the standpoint of the requirements of a well constructed play. "Heart and Sword" is a grievous disappointment, but regarded In the light of a pleasing entertainment, its presentation fully realizes the promises contained in the advance notices. Nd confidence is violated in suggesting that the genius of Mr. Nelson finds a barren field in which to exercise itself in "Heart and Sword." He is above all things a serious actor ; this play is nothing more than burlesque, and not very good burlesque at that. In no respect does it comply with the well- recognized rules, of drama-building. The unities are completely disregarded; the plot, if it may be dignified by the appellation, conceals but little, and before the curtain descends, on the first act, the spectators know just what is going *o happen. But they remain until the last act, notwithstanding the manifest dramatic defects of tbe piece, and depart thoroughly pleased with the performance as a whole. This may be regarded as somewhat anomalous, but the explanation follows. There is great scope for character work in the piece,'and Mr. Nelson* has surrounded himself with a company capable of bringing out every point in the dialogue. Take, for instance, Louis Ambrose, as the towncrier of Stein- bausen ; by bis natural acting, he conveyed the impression that a towncrier is not a novelty, but strictly a modern necessity, and to be found everywhere. The spectator felt as if he had seen a towncrier some place before, but the circumstance had escaped his memory until revived by the appearance of Mr. .* m taken Mr. Berry's part on account of the latter's illness, is an actorof thVoIdA, school; and in his time has* undoubted- j ' -_, f ly/'played many parts,". and.VeVeri-A:!' ZJ, ture to say, none of them badly. Earle - /AA% Sterling belongs to the same sctiooV^." ^ and gave a very acceptable presenta- A"'?i tion of Augustus Keen Shaver, the bar-" ," -'' ri ber who through a peculiar combina- -* Action of circumstances became'-.," My *A ' %& Tl t *t jt *- ______ f ���* " "~v l^"���'" "VJl* Friend from India.". The other males ;9,\Vri? inthe cast were lair. Qf tb* women, "< ?',��!* (he honors were divided betweenMisa' -~ ~���� Shields and. Miss La Force; The for-" V.-f mer was always doing something to create a laugh, and the latter, though a * little off in ber German dialect,' wbs highly amusing at times. '" The two, . other female parts did not make great demands on genius, but they were at��� all times necessary to the plot Tbe ** best test of a performance is the measure of pleasure it gives the spectators, aud judging by the repeated outburst's of applause, *we should say "My Friend _ from India" was an unqualified sucA^ cess. The stage settings and costumes '- were not the least attraetlvefeatures'of the performance. - ' ' - / Ambrose. Very much praise could be extravaganee which are incident to be9towe(1 ��� Wra< Garrette and H. the present administration of Govern- r��.,k~,�����> ������ +i���> ~..i :'^_i���*tX���� '' presen ment Railways, believing, as we do, that th��a|r honest management under a Commission would'make these rail-*" way's tit least self sustaining aud would afford better accommodation to commerce, and more .'equitable conditions in every respect than now exist. Let me also say that I have given much thought" to the conditions in British Columbia, which, in your opinion.call for special attention in considering the* financial relations between thc Dominion aud that Province. You claim not only that these conditions are exceptional and ' peculiar to the situation ' and "physical ** character of your Piovince, but also that they are permanent in their nature. In my opinion they are such as to demand immediate enquiry arid investigation, to the end that any injustice clearly established may be immediately relieved. R. L. Bokoen." It now looks as if Vancouver* would have a three-cornered fight. R. G. McPherson ia the regular Liberal nominee and R. B. Ellis, the Conservative candidate. But James McGeer, who' has fought in the Liberal -ranks for years, inclines to the belief that he has some claim on the Liberal nomination, and has announced that he will run in tho Liberal interest. An effort was made to induce George Cowan to run as an independent Conservative, but he spurned the offer, and announces that he will devote as much of his timeas be can conveniently afford in advancing the interests of the regular Conservative nominee. Osborne, as the prime ministers - respectively of-Heiuhault and" Stein- huusen. "i.The parts .were.uninteresting. from'; a _ dranaatic.' point;Jof^X(ew,^ut these two actors maQethera attractive.- "Miss Helen Scott has not found ber ideal role in "Heart and- Sword," but she was very pleasing, and at all times better.>than the part deserved." Mr.*" Bruce is alfavorite with Nelson theatregoers, but'he neither added to nor detracted from that popularity in bis role of "Frederick Stulbach. The part demands, over-indulgence in mock heroics, and of course this is not suited to a really clever romantic actor like Mr. Bi'iii e. There is nothing in the role of Princo Victor, yet Mr. Nelsen made it decidedly attractive. His splendid elocution was lost on it, but he succeeded in convincing- the public that versatility as an actor is oue of his strong points.. The theatre-going people of-thfs city expect-more-frosii-Mr.- Nelson than from any.other actor who visits us, and it is gratifying tb state that their expectations are usually realized. He appears in a wide range of characters, aud while he is really excellent in many, he is acceptable in all. While "Heart and Sword" is not likely to last more than tbis season, the public has some reason to feel thankful for its presentation here. We were given an opportunity of judging bow really artistic accessories can embellish a dramatic production. The stage affects were the best yet seen in Nelson and thc costumes were elaborate and beautiful. Thus a capable company, with artistic surroundings, gave a most enjoyable representation of a piece that is uot'entitled to much consideration or praise on its own account. .There will be much interest maui- ������ ���; fested in the forthcoming "presentation ' ** of -'Faust" by the Harold Nelson com- N ' pany at the Opera House. There are- * .several dramatizations' of Goethe's * masterpiece, but the people on this continent are probably best acquainted with the versions given by Louis Morrison and John.Griffiths. ,The con- A yentional forms of poetry usually Impede the movements of nature, but "Faust" as given by the two gentleman named above is always natural and interesting. Mr. Nelson's version, it is said, differs slightly from the , A Morrison and Griffith dramatizations', - - but follows closely' the poet. The incidental music is delightful and the scenic effects magnificent. Mr. .Walker has spent a considerable sum of raouey on" the scenery for this production. Mr. Nelson can rest assured-tbat he will meet with generous patronage 011 the occasion of his presentation* of "FauBt" in this city. .***-.<,"'".. , *- I1" ' " ' "' _1 * - a. s. , ��� V-' i''- " .,," ., '-"^..sH-V 1i*r A A'.<'. >"7<y ~ ~Ixx. Priventin�� late-^omersfrom tak-r^C-a ing theirseats until the curtain "falls';*' ''_ Manager Cranston has*- con ferred' a fa'-5" yor_on~a long-suffering-- public* "In1 '" coming late to tbe theatre and annoy-*1 ing. those who are already in-their seats and interested in the work of the actors; the offenders have little appre-' ciation of the rights of others.' Inthe* - majority of plays, it is only by care-f fully listening to the opening dialogue- "^;- - that mi intelligent understanding o��' the play can be acquired ; yet it often < happens tbat the first act is entirely'- lost to the spectator through the 'exasperating noise caused by the people who1 come in late. It is also annoying to, the people on the stage, and very often, unnerves them for the rest of the even-., ing! Offenses of tbhTcharacter bave* ~ been too numerous in Nelson,-'but a- couple of lessons like- the one taught? ** ''h-I H. j.. VI last- Saturday evening their repetition. will prevent laugh at the above statement. The'much changed. Time was when the friends put forth the claims that he] Conservatives have every thing in their' paajority of thc humanrace-were sup- The most important announcement that has been forthcoming during tbe present election campaign, and, so far as the interestsof the Province-of British Columbia are concen*ed;.the most important for years, has beeu made by Mr. Borden, the leader of the Liberal- Conservative party in Canada. It is in the nature of a despatch received from the leader to Colonel-Prior,- Victoria, through Sir Charles Hibbert' Tupper. In view of the statements assiduously circulated among the electors, Colonel Prior telegraphed to Sir Charles to obtain an explicit stateificnt in regard to two matters���the construction of a trauscontlual railway and better terms for British Columbia���and .upon both points the reply is definite and satisfactory. In a letter from Sir Charles to Colonel Prior, he says that "it should '. The proposal of the Tramwuy Company to sell their line to the city should not be passed over lightly. . It would. be a. serious matter if the line was shut down at the present time, just when it might be made pay, if conducted economically. The suggestion of some of the officials that the company could by endorsation enable the city to sell its electric power debentures at par, and thus place the city in a position to supply its own power, in return for which the tramway would be taken over by the corporation, is entitled to serious consideration. The ratepayers of Nelson by their votes have declared that they want their own electric power plant, and sooner or later the will of the people must be carried out. Without some other influence than that which the corporation has already been able to bring on the London market, there is no immediate prospect of being able to sell the debentures. The tramway people could extend'that influence, which be an effective answer to all who bad any doubts_as to his policy with re- would be a material consideration, and "My Friend from India." is a comedy with rather more of a plot than the farce-comedies of .recent years. .It is really amusing, too; a feature too often lacking in alleged comedies. The plot, if not altogether new, has enough novelty about it to make it interesting, and tbe person who would not sit tbe whole performance out would-be very difficult to please. If there are no bright particular stars in the company producing the piece, it cannot be charged that there is one "bad actrbr'' in the whole n<reregatron. Iftbe writer were call ci uia-h to testify to the best of his opinion as to the most capable actor in the cast, be would unhesitatingly name William Yule. There is something very funny about Mr. Yule, and he is never more amusing than when he is natural; when he attempts to force his wit he often falls. It is the same on tbe stage as in private life���unconscious hnmor is the real humor. Forced wit palls on the ear. Chas. Del Vecchio, who bas The old-time Liberal paper���the Dundas Banner���one of the oldest Liberal papers in tbe Proviuce of Ontario, has in a recent issue the following to say regarding tbe Government's boasted surplus of $15,000,000 for the past year: '-Remember tbat we bave no sur- - plus. "The so-called surplus of $15,000,000 has been created by over-taxation. " The Customs duties have been increased since 1895 $2.40 per head of the population, and there are 5,371,315 people in the country. " There was, therefore, raised by tbis means '$12.891,156. "The Inland Revenue duties vers increased 50c per head, which raised an additional $2,685,657. . * " We sold Dominion lands during 1903 amounting to $4,275,526, aud made in the Yukon $652,740. "All of these sums aggregate $20,- 505,079. '* It is very easy to createsurpluses if the farmers are willing to be taxed out of house and home in order, that men may be kept in power who force public contractors to subscribe for bogus joint stock companies' stocks before tbey can obtain public contracts." The Banner maintains that there is no real surplus, but that there is an excessive rate.of taxation. The ao- called surplus can be made to appear bigger by the simple process of making further additions to the taxes taken from the people, and in charging to capital account expenditure properly (.belonging to current atcownt. MHIIIIIIIIIIIIil THE KELSOlf ECONOMIST TI.EiEtSt.jl ECONOMIST Published every Saturday afternoon at Vkbwoit Stoeet, Nbi^on, B. C. $1 Per -.ter Strictly in Advance Advertising rates made known on application. All <hvngea In adve.-tlsb.-nents to Insure iaacrtlon should reach this oflice uot later tttfti Thursday, 12 o'clock. When change of address ls required. It i.s desirable that both thu old address aud the new be itlven. Address all communications. '��� I'libliKlwr of This Nelson ucosomist. Nolson. IJ. (J." THE GREAT QUESTION. ���* How sliould I vote at the forth'- ���coming election of a member to represent the district of Kootenay in the House of Commons?" This is a question which every elector should be n-w considering*, and with a proper realization of his responsibility Jor the vote which he will cast. The issues involved are of the utmost importance. There need be" no difficulty in apprehending what they, are, and there should be no difficulty in coming to a wise de- eisiou, ,-.. As regards the candidates themselves, we shall say but little, though surely The Conservative candidate is personally as capable a man, Mid has. during his long- public career tendered as valuable services to Canada in general, and to the Province of British Columbia in particular, as any which have been. .rendered.by-his opponent. Mr. C. -H.' Mackintosh - would certainly make a most efficient representative. He has shown, marked ability in various ways since he came to British Columbia. -. ��� . '-* But it is' chiefly with public - measures and policies that we shall deal, and on which we bespeak support, for Mackintosh. Take the question of the construction, operation and ownership^"qf.'the Grand Trunk' Pacific Railway, for in- iustabce.V'Wfaiat are the attitudes towards it.bf the Government and of the Conservative party? Various estimates of Jhe amount/of-the.-Gov*-- " ernment's liability under the Grand Trunk- Pacific agreement - place it at., from ,$155,000,000 -to, . #171,000,000'. Sir Charles Rivers - Wilson", ��� President of , the Grand Trunk Railway; iri recently addressing, the shareholders, said as .follows : " Under this arrangement the people of Canada are to contribute nine-tenths ofthe cost aud the Grand Trunk Railway only one-tenth." In the bargain made between the Grand Trunk Pacific Co: and the Government; tbe part of the railway from Moncton to Winnipeg^ 4s "~to~be-whoily'~buttt^and"~o\vneQ~by the Government. It will run through a country offering great difficulties ia tl.e construction of a railway. " But little is yet kuown of" much of the 1800 odd miles through which it .will,-pass. This "part of the road is to be constructed and paid for by the Government and banded over on its completion to the 6 rank Trunk Pacific Co. for seven years without any rental, and for the succeeding three s*ears without rental if the earnings a. e not sufficient to pay tbe three per cent on the cost of construction. After this for.the next forty years the company are to pay three* per cent on the cost of construction as rent. West of Winnipeg,' where the road will run through the Northwest Territories, where the land is uniformly fertile aud the cost of construction * will be much less, we find that while the Canadian people contribute' SH GROCE Corner Mill and Josephine Sts. Us an Order for lour - Groceries, then Notice riio promptuc-sof del I very. Tlie clc'tii'it'.-!) mid rri'vlincbs of GoocK The full honest nu-nsuro. The (luullly of wnat you iti t. You will flnd Rbniidaiit reason for sending your future older*. Thia Week's Specials Are: Il-lh Boxes of A 1 Ci cautery Butter nt 27c per pound. ���Silver Spoon Ten, Wc per pound. I*.:j;ili Brnnd l'lncnpi>li*, 2oc per tin, Clarke's JJonelcss Chicken, 35c per tlu. :t* ** t Notice is hereby given tliat the under- sinned li��8 submitted to the Lieutenant CJov- eriior-in-C'iinfrll a proposal under the pro- visio'isof the "lilvers an'J Streams Act," it. S. B. C.,Cap. 168. .orthecl<nrlii�� and removing of obstructions from tlie Lower nnd Upper Duncan HI vers and Howser Lake and the ; j mouth of the Duncan IJiver at, Kootenay J Luke, beiniriill ol' the Lower Duncan Kiver, _J Howser Lake, and a distance of ten inilcK up lliu Upper Duncan K ver from Howser Lake, l'or making the same lit for rutting and driving thereon logs, timber or ral'tK, and to construct dams, booms and breakwaters, and to make sueh other or necessary improvements or constructions that may be necessary for the driving ol'li>KH therein or thereon, or retaining'Ihem within the course of tlie said stream, and for tlio purpose of storing and transmitting logs t hereon and sorting and booming the same ut lhu mouth of the Duncan Kiver al Kootenay Lake, and doing everything for the pin poses a fori said. The lands tn be nlli'ctcd by the said works live all the lands abutting oiv the said Lower nnd Upper Duncan lilvers nnd Howser Lake for the full distance of tlie proposed works or .Improvements. The rate for tolls, boomngc, rafting, driving of logs, timber und lumber, and for taking care of Ihe same until delivery, proposed to ho churged by tho undersigned, is to be at the rate of seventy-live cents per thousand feet from points on the Upper Duncan uivcr.iinu from points intervening between the said Up- ;>er Duncan Ulver and the mouth of Lardo Joy's Cash Grocery T1IONE19 Certificate of Improvements. Pingree, Mayflower.-Tilalce. II. G. K..Sum- it Fractional und Snow .Prill. Fractional Mineral Claims, situate ln the Nelson Mining Division of West Kootenay district. Where located: Un the Divide between Sa ndy and 49 Creeks above the " Florence ti," Mlueial Claim. Take notice that I, John ^IcLatcliie, of the City of Nelson, acting as agent for James I/. Stamford,Free Miner s ('crttticatijNo. 1W0,G2��, AngusG Shaw, Free Miners Certilicate No. liaS.'ilound Louis Ernst Free Miner's Certitlcate No. 11. 80,83,2, intend si*��ty days from the date hereoi, toiipply to the Mining Ke- (.ordcr for Ctrl Meatus oi Improvements, for the purpi sent obtaining Crown Grants uf the ab'��ve claims. And further take notice, that action under Section 37 must be commenced be lore Ilie issuance of Mich Certificates of Improvements. Dated this 10th day of November, A. 1). 1SK)3. -.��� Jojix MoLatChjk. 1*. L. H. per._ _. _. ... Hiver oi��\thc Lower Duncan to Koootenay ���Lake, and at the rate of Hfty cents per thousand feet on the Lower, Duncan from tlie inouili of the Lnrdi Hiver lo Kootenay Lake, the charges aboveenumerated t<> cover sorting aud booming the same.-All necessary boom slicks properly fastened together with chains to receive the same to be supplied by the tiansmitlcr.aiid such logs tu be received iminedhitcl.v on tlieir delivery at Kootenay Lake properly boomed. Such charge, however, to be subject to thesame bei-uijlixed by a Judge of the County Court, of Kootenay, pursuant toHeelioii 10 ofthe said "Hi vers aud Streams Act." Dated this Dili day of August. 1!HH.. J. 1\ McGULDHICK. W. G. Gillett Builder and Contractor Estimates given on stone, brick aud woodwork. Brick and Lime for Sale Of MEN'S SHOES to hand.; Good to look at, good to wear, and reasonable in price. red. L. irwi PROCTER. Insurance Real Estate and Mining Agent Houses and offices to rent and lots for sale in all parts ofthe city. ���Now-is the time to invest in good improved Fruit Ranch Property Adjacent,to Nelson. The Kootenay Valleys Co., L'td, London, Eng-. Nelson City Land and Infprovenient Co. n bbi si vtbbbj Baker St ��� >���*��������. eal with Rutherford Frank Fletcher FKOVIX ���*���__, LAND SURVEYOR Wild Cherry Spruce and Tar Cough Syrup is the quickest to relieve and the surest cure for Coughs, Inflamed-JThroats and Sore Che3ts. Try it. 25 and ( 50 cts. per "bottle. ^ Carnation Cream For smoothing rough skin on face or hands Carnation Cream is the finest thing yet. Apply a little after shaving. Nothing "better. . Prepared by WM. RUTHERFORD, Druggist PHONE A714' ; NIGHT- PHONE B214 WARD STREET, NELSON, B/ C. Lands and Mineral Claims Surveyed and CroWn Granted . O. Box 5G3 " Office: Kootenay St. KeUou company, otber than th^'t which is obtained from .the general laws of the country.; .and the Grand Trunk Railway Co.,- which will operate the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, remains just as free to carry goods in the future as they have been in the past to the United States,/ind "to'B'uiIdup7 "Portland in the" State of Maine instead of Canadian ports. The whole agreement seems to be a most.- improvident "one- as regards the Canadian people. Besides, this line will destroy the Intercolonial Railway, which runs from*Mon real in the,west to Halifax and St. John in the east���a line which has cost the people of Canada at least $80,000,000. The business which the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway will get is that which is at present, and would .otherwise be, had bythe Inter-colonial Railway. This was one of the most obnoxious features of the agreement to the S.H oh" MrTB 1 ai r ^ ca usi tig" him" t o~re- sign his position in the Government. The construction of the Grand Trunk l'acific east of Quebec "will operate to the detriment��� to the destruction except as a local ro.id���ofthe Intercolonial Railway, and this is a very serious result to a property which has cost the huge amount stated;, As' regards the attitude towards this . question of the Conservative party, we quote Irom the address-, of Mr. R.' L. Borden, tiie leader of the party, "delivered in Toronto on the 4th inst., in which the party's position is clearly and officially stated : ���'What is the policy, you will, ask. of the Conservative parly on the transportation question ? It is a simple one. ��� The people of Canada contribute in cash and credit $150,000,000* towards the building of the Grand Trunk Pacific Rail- the larger ^part ol the I w,av. They have provided, nine- cost, it. is the Grand Trunk Pacific Co. which will own,- operate.ancl control it, and all profits which will "be derived from it become absolutely the property of the Grand Trunk Pacific Co. If the line would turn out to be a failure, the loss will fall upon the Canadian people ; if a success they receive none of the profits���--only the three per cent rental���-and after all this expenditure by or on behalf of the people of Canada, -the Government has no Control of the rates chargeable by the tenths of the capital, j*et they do not participate in the profits, control the rates, or have any voice in the road's management. 3s it not better to go one step farther, and provide the whole ten-tenths of the capital for the building of the railway ? This is what we proposed in our resolution, which was voted down. We said to the Government : * You are on -the eve of a general election. " This is the most important measure which has beeu placed before the, people of Canada iu twenty-five years. ���You were not elected on this issue, and you have no mandate from the people to carry it out.- Wait for a verdict at the -polls ; do not enter upon this great enterprise upon such extraordinary terms.' " We saw that, the Government desired to make the Grand Trunk PaciBc a rfead issue, that it was pro posed- to say to the people. ' Bad bargain or not, this bargain must be carried out.' We thought the voice of the Canadian people should not be thus stifled. We said:'The doors shall not be shut in the face of the people. They shall have the opportunity to say that they desire a truly national transcontinental railroad.' '.' If the Conservative party is returned to power we will place on. the statute books such -legislation as vi ill enable the will .of the people to be carried out. This is our posi- TioiTon this issued * We~ throw the responsibility 011 you ; it is for you to decide I believe the people of Canada will still say that they are to have a voice in the nation's affairs, and that they will return to power a party which will not only build a transcontinental railway with the people's money, but .build it by and for the people of Canada." So much for this question. Other questions we shall discuss in future issues' of The Economist. .. We shall endeavor to contribute our quota to enable electors to intelligently decide the question as to the proper candidate to vote for at the forthcoming election. urn WHOLESALE ANDRETAIL MEAT MERCHANTS Head Office Nelson, B. C. Branch Markets . in Rossland, Trail, Nelson, Kaslo, Sandon, Three Forks, New Denver and Slocan City. tion. Orders by Mail to any branch will have prompt and' careful atten Vancouver and Nelson BAKER STREET, NELSON, B. C. BETTER TERMS FOR B. C. Mr. D. R. Wilkie recently visited this Province in the interest of the Imperial bank of which he U general manager. On his return to Toronto, he is reported as having given utterance, to the following, which we extract from the issue of the Proviuce of.;tbe.8th inst : "What most impressed me regarding British Columbia," said Mr. Wilkie, u 'lis the fact that she is being neglected, by the .rest ofthe Dominion. Her natural products are in competition with those ofthe United States upon a free trade basis,yet upon everything British Columbia uses she has to pay duty; She is. not properly recognized by the rest of the Dominion, and yet sheis-at���present-more-prosperous than anjTbf the other provinces, aud, as I say, will beat them all in time. Her resources are simply enormous. Ontario, I fear, will have to take third or fourth place in a few years." Mr. Wilkie is; a business man, and hot primarily a politician. His words show the unfair treatment the Province of British Columbia is receiving. We observe that the Premier of New Brunswick, who has been visiting British Columbia, recently stated at a meeting in Vancouver that he was authorized by Premier Laurier to say that if he were returned to power the claims of the Province to '* better terms" ^vould be favorably considered by him. This, on the eve of a general election is an insolent bid for the* votes ofthe electorate. These claims have beeu urged upon him and his Government for years past, but they were persistently ignored. Novv, after such treatment,".comes this bid to the electors, to be in all likelihood again forgotten, as was the case vvith the mint four years ago. In the Vancouver papers, the standing headline, in large type, was : " Vote for Maxwell and the Mint in Vancouver" ; in the Ne.w Westminster papers it was : "Vote for Morrison and the Mint in New Westminster ;'���' in the Victoria Times it was : " Vote for. Riley and the Mint in Victoria"���all to be forgotten aud ignored when the cry had served its WestKootehay Butcher Oo Wholesale nnd Retail Dealers lu Camps supplied ou shortest notice and lowest prices. Mail orders receive careful attention. - Nothing but fresh and wholesome meats and supplies kept in stock. In. E. C. TRAVES. Manager SewingMachines and Pianos For Rent and for Sale Old Curiositv Shop, Josephine St, Nelson temporary purpose. So in all probability would it be with this announcement regarding, better terms for the Province of British Columbia. Fire and Accident Insurance a Specialty 0 \��j=s�� ��� BAKER ST.. NELSON, B.C *���* A. P. O. BOX 22S 1 -<>.<$H.��$><&at$.-Q>~<3><g>-<8>~o.'4^0~4> * iftSelson, B. C. . The" largest exclusively Wholesale Liquor House in the interior ST BEER In Pints and Quarts *A Daws n's "Extra Special" Scotch. Granda Cigars. Mitchell's Heather Dew Scotch etc. Earl of Minto etc. A full line of imported and domestic Liquors and Wines. t ' ���������:'- I 3ky*��^->��- ^ K %?& /a*Xn ��� >������ '���.���-���?'��� ���; ',',��� :* .*> ��� --"���-���..- I **?:������ 7-r .. ."������ \ V-V V'.tfV-o,. n&pr: ���-&*&.'..-. I *?��� W:& ���'���-A- \ f WaAA, ����� j' j. V^cPy^^^^f^h\t\?'yA EMSOUll I CLOTHES CLEANED AND MENDED. * OVER J. H. WALLACE'S STORE. NELSON. B. C'. ^ 1-* - ��� > .���. ��� .���. - .. ... ... ... *. .., .. ... ... . ... ~V V V V V ��� -���- -���-. -���- -���' ^^.w ... ..' SP 4 ELSON ELECTRIC TRAMWAY GO., LTD. B, C. 8 20 a. m. 10.20 ,- ^ ..N.E.'T. TIMETABLE': STANLKV STREET���* 7.00 7.40 9.00 9.40 Every 40 minutes until 10:20 p. m. isogustown��� - 7.20 .00 8.40 9.20 a,' in 10.00 10.40 * 11.20 . Every 40 minutes until 10.40 p. m. . REAL ESTATE. Lotsr Warehouses. "Offices". Apply A. V. MASON, Man. Sjo The Car Bam, Phone 165B. ~ - �� |;E. K. BTRACHANJ j: Plumber and Gasfitter I Estimates Given on General Plumbing, ' Sewer Connections, Etc. Baker Street, near Ward Street; Nelson; Vwv^ <%/^^'%<^/t^^^q^A&^^^^^Wk&*^>%/1a&%& -^-**^�� H. McCausland BAKER ST., NELSON - AGENT. FOR The Julia Marlowe The Celebrated Keith Shoe i he Douglas Shoe. ^ Custom Work Invisible Patching a Specialty. | *V^ ^^f%/^^^,^^/^^/^/^'^^^^^f%r'^f^f^^^f^'%^^^^ Unreserved Auction Sale Might AT THE AUCTION MART Furniture, Organ, Bikes, Suits .of Clothing, Pants, jewelry, Watches, Razors and a lot"of-general merchandise. ���'';���������;��� ;:��� SALE TO COMMENCE AT SOrCLOCK J. iQ^JEE^k-AUGT't&NEBFis). BAKER STREETS NELSON. / THE NELSON ECC^OMI&x '^smmmmsasts^^sB^ ���4Mr$ ���.'���_. "*.j*.7','^^-f^: ! , -- "*. H.'sj:<ia��S* ��� ������ ---4JP. -*t*;'V^9--*; "-vSa**-***"*" ! ^��� ...... 9 s a Talking .Machines. Edison Phonographs, Prices, $10, $20, $30, $50. The New Edison Moulded Records, at 50c each, $5 per doz. Berliner Gramophones Prices, $17, $25, $30, $45. 7-inch Records, $6 per doz. 10-inch Records, $11 per doz. ��� Needles and all supplies sold on the instalment plan. Write for prices. Pianos Heinteman Pianos The New Scale Williams Pianos AT SPECIAL PRICES We buy our Pianos for cash, and customers get the benefit, as we have'no 'sub agents" who must have a "rake off." ��� Do Yoti Want I Your friend to remember you I forever? If you do, make him I or her a present of a . . , . PARKER LUCKY CURVE FOUNTAIN PEN Prices $1.50 to $10. Let os ��� put one aside for yon. These | are the pens you see advertised I in the magazines. We warrant I them as well as the maker. Cameras They ire he 1ST ������ a:,1-- v~%&i -���^/���A/zim. " * ,"3*1 . '7i~\Am ' ' A--Ml -. 7. , a'A*| ���zm A.' -"^fL ' A--":M ,' ��� '���'��� ���?���',? I A- * '.Ai ���~y *&��,% ��� y _ yy&i -yz4m Paper ���AP%\ r-M.I FROM $1 TO $75 We can ' supply your wants for FaU House Cleaning in WALL PAPER' and burlap/ (Not Crockery with the stamp of some well known China on it) > NEW GOODS ARRIVING 'WEEKLY Reyal Crown Derby, Crown Vienna, Hariland.' Limoges, Royal Worcester, Foley, Minton and Copeland's. "A2i| .AvSj '.-'-MA Navy Out Mild, Medium and Full .There isa sensation in. the North -Riding of Renfrew, in .ehe 'Province of Ontario.,:: .At;theHby-electioiis in this constituent j-ofpr^the Ontario Legislature, the candidates were, as it will be remembered, Mr. 13. A. Dunlop '(Conservative,) and'Mr.'J. Lome Hale (Reformer). Mr. Dunlop, on bearing that there was some unimportant irregularities in connection vvith his election, of which be bad previously not been, aware, decided to and did resign his seat iu the Ontario Legislature. Mr. Hale was recently sued for bills incurred during his campaign. He swore in one of these suits that he ran on the distinct agreement with the Hon. James Stratton, a member of the Ontario Government, and James Vance, the Liberal organizer, that his (Mr. Hale's) expenses in tbis. electoral contest would be limited to $10,000, and'that -the-balance of the expenses, which turns out to be $30,000, would be met by them. Mr. Hale paid the said $10,606, but there are some $5,000 of outstanding accounts still unpaid by the "Liberal machine." The reverend editor of the Toronto Globe was, or professed to be, shocked at the expenditure by Mr. Dunlop .-ir.d his followers "of. $7,000 in the contest, but the larger expenditure will doubtless* be less objectionable in his opinion. The particular suit in which, this evidence was given b\r __owu HAlvfiivn aiUJJ m!AlUIG0 At the great reception given to Mr. R L Borden in Toronto on the evening ofthe 4th inst., Mr; J. P. Whitney, the leader of the Ontario Opposition, made a very grave charge against certain Tostoffice officials, with a full realization of his responsibilicy in so doing. His words, as reported, are as follows : "During the two months or more in which the election case at the 'Soo' was under preparation, a number ojLletters concerning the case were sent from the 'Soo' by a legal gentleman interested in the prosecution. Not one of them reached its destination. I drew the attention ofthe Postoffice Department of the minion to this state of affairs. Ibe- * ��� ��� lieve it is not the first time that such a condition has existed at the 'Soo.'"���'.. Z'--. li ��� This is a direct charge against the administration of the Postoffice Department. Has it come to this that to thwart the ends of justice and to protect political criminals, His Majesty'smailsare to be robbed with official approval ? It is impossible to conceive of a more discreditable or dishonorable proceeding. O 111 2 O CO W. A Thurman Depot for Briar Pipes, Nelson JOHN McLATCHIE Dominion and �����- ��� > Provincial Land Surveyor Op. B\ C. Customs House, Nelson Navy Cut Cigarette Tobacco, Pedigree Tobacco, Navy Cut Cigarettes. Tobaccos and Cigarettes are Second to fione WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTING AGENTS FOR WESTERN CANADA. Turner, Beeton & Co., L'td/VictQria,b.c. MONTREAL, Sole Manufac turers ofthe "Pinto Shell Cor dovan" Gloves and Mitts R.H.CARLEY,B.C.Agt. LETHBRIDGE COAL $7.50 PER TON, DELIVERED All orders must be accompanied by ca6h and should be forwarded either personally or by mail to the office of ' W. P. TIEBBEY, GENEBAL AGEHT .01 ** i| am -A" i THE NELSON ECONOMIST ���rr- ^*te^^^*^l^*^;. Why not get them ? It is such a comfort for winter evenings. You may require a very simple pair of glasses, which would give you great relief. . * Consult our.Opticiaa. He.will tell you. PATENAUDE BROS Watchmakers, Jewellers and | [ , Opticians. Phone 293 M ����_ Certificate of Improvements. Little Johnnie Mineral Claim, situate In tlio Nelson Mining Division of West, Kootenuy District. Where located : On Rover- Creek, ubout three miles from Kootenay Uivi-r. Tuku notice that I, Kmnk Fletcher, of the City of Nelson, aciin^ as si-rent l'or myself, Free Miner's Certificate No. 1482,023, and A. 0. Fluin- mcrfelt, Free Miner's Certificate No. l'W'.O'.M, intend, sixty days from lhe "dnte hereof, to apply to the Mining llecorderfora Cert i lien te <ji Iinpiovements for the purpose of obtuin- iniiijr a Crown (Jiant of the above claim. And further take notice thnt-action, tinder sec'Jnn 37, must be eommenced before the in- suiinee oi .,��� ;-. i'i.tilleate of Improvements. Dated this UGth day of May. A. I> 1901. ���- OJi'jcAICK Kl.E'rcnEK. Certificate of Improvements. Tlie Vancouver and Kootenay mineral elainip, situate in the Nelson Mining Division, of West Kootenay District. Where located: .Oh east Ride of Kootcnny Lake, about three miles cast, of the town of ynnt'H. ���.'���'..-. Take notice' that I, J...L. Q. Abbott, Free Miner's Certitlcate No. BR-US-I for myself and :i8 agent for II. Abbott, l'Yec Miner s Certilicate No. 1184,18:', and K. L. llentley, Free Miner's Certlllcate No. V6!ifl45, intend, sixty days irom tlie date hereof, to apply to the Mining Kecorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for tlie purpose of obtalnin-; a Crown Grant of thc above claims. " , And iurther take notice that action, under Section37, n111st.be commenced before issuance ofsucli Certificate oflniprovcmeiits. - Dated this Mill day of June, 11)04. . '���...a J.D. U. AlJDOTT. mpany, Local and Provincial. I tfhe boys and girlsof the city schools had a most enjoyable day of ppi/its at th*** recreation grounds yesterday. Hon. C. H. Mackintosh -will be in Kelson next week, and will then hold a consultation with his political friends V. Lamont, of ibeoCanada Drug & ���t.ook Co , Lt'd, left this nriormiiR on a fvisit to bis old home in "Prince Edward 'Island. Nelson Opera Hooss 2-nights-2 Oct. 19*20 . '- Dave McBeath is authority for the statement that the mystery surround- 'Jng the disappearance of "the lost Charlie Poss". thirty-four years as*-. .tvill find Its reproduction, in Yale- Cariboo on election day. '���(�� l*he sale of two properties on l3ftk- r Street this week* at good pricou, i.s \he ?,beBt kind of evidence that there in �� njjood demand for..business property in 'Kelson. Real estate is higher now than ' '.it ever was before in the history of the -r'dty.. ��� A-. - ���*������ ,v -,. ,.' -. "r S-Z 1 - . -r The,board^f enquiry-am! investi ation Into i^e'iD'anaaenfoiit of th instigation into tbe hianakemont of the Itootenay'Lake' General-Hospital met this afternoon at 3 o'clock./ Tlie board is composed of Gold Commissioner Iteuwick, Aid. Clenicuts. and Frank ��� Fletcher. ',y' " ;"*" " , ' ion of the Citv of -IX- ii FAUST Wednesday Night }} HEAHTs S It'fs within the range of possibility tbatJwe may bave -a\sfi'ort^8eas6ii of "opera"during,tbe cfosingciuys'of November.-*/ ^Manager' Cranston* left for Calgary thismorning with'the liope of beinp able to secure,.'"Tlie Bejrgnr Prince'-' Opera Company for a tour of tbe Northwest Theatrical Circuit. On tbe ?th of next month the Government Will hold a sale at Kaslo of all tbe delinquent crown granted mineral claims in .the Slocan and Slocan City mining divisions, in order- to' recover the taxes due thereon.- Tbcre'are 319 Claim.) delinquent, many of which are ill the city division, and the ajjgregat-' to Thursday Night Tickets on mile Tuesday morning. Prices 1 $1,00,75c and 50c amount of taxes owing thousands bf dollars. ��� reaches It may not strike the public that ;, tyay.but ft appears to The Economist that C. P." Walker is " featuring" bini- "��elf''a little too much in connection ���with ,bis^'show's,,y '.'Inasmuch as lie .'neither writes the plays, norrtakes part lo their production, there docs not seem tobeany'real justification for his persistency in creating the impression tbat be is "tlie whole show." - "Too much Walker" may in lime become nauseating, if it has not already h:id that effect. A At the meeting of the directors of tho Kelson Agricultural and Industrial Association last evening thc secretary reported that last year there was $312.72 jto.the credit of the association. Thc total receipts this year from nil snurccB amounted to 53-577.80, making a total of $3880.52.^ Tbe disbursements made to date araouuted to' $2746*70, lea vine: $1143.82 on.baud. Outstanding ac- v counts amounted to $450. "Tiiere are now 575 members of the association* On Tmotion of F. Starkey, seconded by J.'A. Irving it was.decidcd to allow J. ~E. Annublc, the secretary, the sum 6f $300 for his services and $50 for expenses. which, if uttered by them at all, were spoken by them at an earlier date, under entirely differenc circumstances, and had 110-reference to "this-project. Our contemporary-knows or should know and avow, if reference to this matter is made in its columns, that all of the more-prominent leaders of the Opposition were during the Just session a unit in proclaiming their views on'this question; and that their unanimous view was and is that, instead of tiie Government's suhemej which they regarded as detrimental iu everyway to Canadian' interests, the Government itself Bhould cousttuct and operate this trans-continental railway. Their unanimous contention was and is that, if the people of Canada are committed to pay nine-tenths of the cost of construction and equipment of the railway and then bandit over for fifty yean, to be operated by a company without the reservation of any control over it by the' lessors other than that which is given by the general laws of Canada, and at a rent which will not pay the interest ou the moneys invested tberei:), it would be better���fur bettei���for tlie Dominion to pay the remaining small proportion of tlie cost,,and afterwards own and operate the property. And will not every man of common sense say (hat thc Opposition is right in this contention ? 'Unit isa bad cause which has lo be bolstered up by misrepiemulation. Thutji. Nelson, 14th October, 11)01. Water Rates Notice Water rates for the quarter ending- Dec. Si, IPC I, aro due and payable" at the city oflice 011 Saturday, Oi.t. 1. 11' iw.li! error before I lie lot li. Oct. a discount of 10 per cent, will be allowed. If not. paid on or before Oct. Slat Lliu aers-ice Will be discontinued. By order. D. C'-McMORniS, CltyClerlt. Nelson. October 1.1901. Corporation of the Cit/ of Nelson ELEQTRIC LIGHT RATES Electric light rates for the month of Sept. are now due and payHble at lhe Clt>; offices. If paid on or before the 15th Oct. dlBcountol'10 per cent will bcallo7t*ed. Nelfcon.Oct. 1,1904. By ordor, D.C. McMORRIS Citv Clerk. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of several Warrants of Execution Issued out of the Jounty Court of Kootenay, holdcu at Nelson, against the (roods and chattels of the Active Gold M mini; Com pan y, Limited, non:pci'H3ohal liability, I have seized and taken in Kxcculinn, all-lhe riulit, title and interest of the said Active Gold Mining Company, Limited, n on-personal liability. In tin mineral claims knownasandcalled "Queen," "Union Jack," "Empress,"' "Horseshoe." "Climax." '(Bernard," "Admiral Mayer," and "Magly" alL'situate on Porcupine creek, and recorded in thc ollice of I he 31lnin*r Recorder for the Nelson Mining Division of West Kootenay District, and also all the right, title and interest of the said Active <!-oltl Mining Company, Limited, non-persona! liability, in ont ft) ampere.vdynaino, manufactured by th�� Crocker-Wheeler Co.. of New Jersey, with switch frame and switches, onc'Pelton water- wheel, one driving wheel. "Willi Bliartiiifi aim bcarinRS, about 80 feet of lea i lier belt Ing. about 300 feet ofl2 Inch steel wtiterpine with reducer and cut-oil" valve, about two tn lies of insulated copper wirc,'nnd.aKiinilar length ot telephone wire, one machine drill, one telephone instrument, together wllh oilier mining mid electrical machinery, of which a. catalogue maybe seen at my.offlce;" all of whl eli I slm ll expose for sn le, or sufficient thereof to satisfy ��uld several Warrants of Execution nnd eists.at my ollice, next thc Court House in (lie City, of Nelson, JJ. C, on Wednesday, the 'JOth day"ol October next, at the hour of eleven o'clock in tlie forenoon. Terms orsale, Cash. Dated at Nelson, B. C, *Uth October, IBM. H. 1'. Tuck, Sheriff of South Kootenay. wrali an inery, Ladies' Jackets, Pur SHERIFF'S SALE. A Liberal M. P. P.'s View on the G. T. P. Agreement. MISREPRESENTING STILL. Editor of Thb Economist: The News, in ita issue of Hals morn- ]D|r~ is exceedingly disingenuous in nt- tempting to cast discredit upon tbe Conservative Opposition in the House of Commons in the matter of the construction, equipment and ti|K-i ation of a Government Jine of railway from the East to tbe Pacific by citing statements of prominent leaders cf the Opposition Mr, retty-.k'ce, a Liberal M. P. P. in the Ontario Legislature, nnd the recognized railway authority therein, has recently published his views regarding the (j. T. 1\ agreement. He says in part: " Any p rtion of the road that is to be built atthe public expense, should he.retained to t he use of the "people, and not given away. J twill cease to be an all-Canadian road when it becomes a part of thc Grand Trunk system, -which iu its operation for years past has been decidedly anti-Canadian. Loyalty to Canadian interests demands that the existing and proposed Government lines be kept under absolute Government control. The proposition now before the country is not 11US1NESS ; IT IS NOT STAT1-JS- MANSHir ; 3T IS NOT I'AT- KIOTISit." Hy virtue of a Writ of Fieri Facias issued out of thc Supreme Court of Jtriti.sli Columbia, ngaln'st the gooda and chattels of Morley and Company, and by.virtue^of a -Warrant of Execution issued out of the County Court ol Kootenay, holdcntot Nelnon. ngainst the goods and chattels of Thomas Morjoy. 1 have seized and taken in Execution ail llic right, title and interest of the said Morley and Com pan - and of the said Thomas Morley in thestoclc in trade,goods and store.fittings MLuatcd and being in llic'-store-buiidiiig. 1'ecent'y ficcupied by thc .said.Morley and Company, on Baker Street, In the City.of Nelson; all nf which 1 shall expose for sale or sntlielent lliercol to satisfy said.Judgment debts and costs, at my ollice, next to thc Court House, In the City of Kelson,'B. C., on Monday, the 21th day of October, 1301, at tne h'onr or eleven o'clock, in the forenoon. -~ Note ���Intending purcluiKcrK will satisfy themselves as to the Interest and title of the said Morley and Company and Thomas Morley. ���������;������.- Terms of Bale, Cash. Dated aL Nelson,B. C. 14th dny or October, l'JOl.- B. I'.Tcck, SherlffofKouth Kooteury. Cheap Fall Excuursion Rates -KltOM- -- NELSON World's Fair Rates SI. LOUIS $60 CSSk.<5fr> $65 Ijast Selling Kates Qct. S, hI, 5. For full particulars apply to local agents. J.��. CARTER, Dl8t.P0s8.A5t., Nelsoa. E.J.COVLK. A. O-P.A. Vancouver Our stock of Ladies' and Children's Mantles, Jackets and Coats is now complete and we bave marked them at prices exceedingly low. Ladies' Walking .Skirts from $2.50 each to $9. Ladies' Dress Skirls from $2 each to #18.. ���' Ladies' Fancy "Dress Skirts, for evening wear, at reduced prices. . Blankets���We are showing in all qualities and sizes and our cash prices on these goods are much lower than last season. .'\:,' '1 IRVINE CO., LIMITED. 'IG CASH STORE .The largest and best assortment of fancy Rockers, Centre Tables, Couches, China Cabinets, Ladies' Secretarys, Carpets, Etc., to be found in any Furniture Store in the Kootenays. THUR & GO @��<?l|.'��'Sw����'��S % FURNITURE DEALERS AND UNDERTAKERS, WWm We Print Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Statements, Note Heacs, Enveiopes, Business Cards. j)odgers, Tags, Etc., Etc., Etc. Complete Stock of Stationey Orders by Mail Receive Prompt Attention. STREET, NELSON, B. C n NOTICE. In ihe'lnntter ofi'n'ii[application for,a duplicate of �� Certificate of Title to part or Lot 1315, Group 1, Kootenay District. Kotice Is hereby given ihat'ltis my intention to issucat thepxpiration of one month fiom the first publication' hereof a clupllcntc of the Certificate of Tilleto part of Lot 1815. Groi.p 1. Kootenay Plslrlel, In the name of Tlie Nelson &-Fort Sheppard HalIway Company, ���which certiflcate is dated the'ilthdav or January; UB8, and numbered ROOK. ���11. V. Mact.' on. t Vn . , m���, 1'Jlutrlet Registrar. Land tlrgistry Onico, JCcliion, IJ.C, 5th October, 1901. NICKERS0N,T_���i! WELER, BAKER ST. We only ask one trial to make yoiv/ ur cus tomer. Fine Watch Jcwelrv, <)|)fieal and Silverware repairing and everything in the line. .Reasonable charges. Work scut us from outside towns -will receive thc same care as 11 personally delivered. Difficult repairs done for other Jewelers. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation Straight Mortgages at 8 per cent, or Monthly Payment System * TRIPLE BEAD FRONT SIGHT * Just think of it. Price Postpaid, $2 An-Ivory-Be=*dj a-lilack-^Bead-and-a-Gold-Bead,_all_oiiJhe_gun__! at one time for bunting andjarget shooting. There is no single color that shows well under all conditions. Thus you can change to suit conditions by sirnply turning the sight. Made to fit all guns having slot, t Sportsmen's Headquarters. Nelson Hardware Co. 4^, *s%^%s*^'%/^^/%f%/^^A/V%*/&^^^w*^'^>'&*&&&'^- IU I LL NoChln $1 per day and up. ese Employed AUGUST THOMAS, PROPRIETOR. CORNER HALL AND VERNON STREETS, TWO BLOCKS FROM WHARF. MLLUUI!) Ei, C iiiiiii TrAdc Marks Designs Copyrights &c Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an Invention ia probably patentable Cotnmunlea- tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents ecnt free Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive tpeclal notice, without charge, in tho cientific Mmmmi A nandsoinoly illustrated weekly. J-nrfceat clr-*- Torms, (3 a culntion of any scienttOo ionrnal __ year; (our months. $1. Sold by all nowodealcra. Brttnch OOice. 62$ F St, WashlnstotCIva ������*������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������^���^���������������^ �������� | BARTLETT HOUSE | J (Formerly Clurke House) ,; x J The best SI per day house In Nelson. Jfone but white help employed The x X ' bar the best. 2 |G. ROPRIETOR 1 hoouette Geuinne Homemade Bread 11 Cake and Pastry Orders Filled Promptly���Everything Warranted Pure and Good.
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