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BC Historical Newspapers
T. L. Grahame
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^ s|.iji^>^ <lffi.fr .|. ijfi i|i,|i.|i s|..jii|m|i^..J' .*■- -J. -J> 1I"|*»JI Bickle's in Town. Ladysmith Leader AND WELLINQTON-EXTENSION NEWS. Satisfaction j i Guaranteed—Bickle. I +^.+++1.t+t+.j.++1.++++++<t+1.++ VOL. 1. NO. m. SATURDAY. JANUARY 11, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. «SHS*m#>s«VfrteSWrlWE*f»e^^ I XMAS I I I really don't know what to give! $ I This is just what we hear so many $ § say at this season. . Let us help you. f | We have some nice Rattan Ware just I " received, Rockers, Arm Chairs, Cradles 1 and other Useful Furniture just the * w thing for young people starting- out in | | house furnishing and also for those | I renewing their out-of-date furniture. I I Leaser & Hamburger I s Esplanade and Qatacre Street. <r*j*'iifc'l****'fc*>k»,fe*'te.V'te^ When Visiting Nanaimo Try Hi tt W Sausage Jessup's Pharmacy HIGH STREET. Prescriptions carefully dispensed. Open day and night. T H.SIMPSON, Rarriiter, Solicitor, Attorney. Notary Public, Etc. Money to Loan. Nanalmo, - - * D.C. TJARTLEY GI5DORMB Member Con. Society of Civil Engineers Member Institution of Klcctrical Engineers Electrical Engineer Correspondence Solicited Work Guaranteed P. 0. Box 357 LADYSMITH, B. C. Fred Foster Taxidermist & Furrier Birds, Animals and Deer Heada Mounted and for sate. Furs made, altered, cleaned and stored 341-3 Johnson St., • Victoria, D GEO. MARSDEN. Newi Agent, Agt For San Francisco Examiner. " Ye Olde Corner, Government St., Victoria, B. 0. G.W.SCOTT Baker and Confectioner. Plain and fane, bread. (lakes and pastries ol all descriptions. Fruit cakes a pecially lor Xmas. Fruits in season. -t-rt-M--l"l-i"H-l"l"l"l'l"l"l"l"l"l"l'*illij: H. 0. riiooui, | Merchant Tailor! | Finest Merten and Clay Worsteds. % ! Foil line ol imported Tweeds and j | Wonted!. Flnt-clais workman- ? • abip niraantced. ,i. i First Ave., Ladysmith f ++4.-H-H.+4.+J-H-+-I-1-H-H-1-' -f-H-l- ^♦♦♦♦♦^■H-t-H-vvVtttttttttt!; GITY MARKET Ladysmith, B.C. Villi ii .. -. mgl^gWi«8»s?W^^ kGRAND HOTEL Wm. Boveiidge, Prop. This new hotel has been comfortably furniihid ard Ihe 1 sr ia up lo d.le. Beet accommodation lor tranjiont aud permanent boarders and lodgers. Rates, $i per Day and Upwards. The Esplanade, Ladysmith, B. G. ststastaaasswasBstiss Savoy Theatres Canada's Greatest Music Halls, VICTORIA - AND - VANCOUVER The Master Amusement Alliance of the North-West Pioneer Bottling Works, Nanalmo. Manufactured Soda Water, dinger Beer, Cider, Fruit Syrups, Essences, Bitters, and Carbonated Beverages of all kinds. W. E. RUlttrWNQ. - Proprietor, ft&SSS 1ID PIT STOCK SOCIETY. SECOND ANNUAL EXHIBITION To be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. January 21,22 and 23 Judges-Poultry, Mr. J. E. Bennott, Toronto! pigeon and pat Hock, Mr. June. Cbalmere, Belt Spring Island. ENTRIES CLOSE JANUARY 14, 1902. For antry formi and prise lists apply to CEO. WILKINSON, P: Q..ooa28ft, Nanalmo,B.C. Stationers, Booksellers, Bookbinders, Psper Rulers MYsleiSt. P.O. Box 486 THE NEW PAY OFFICE. lodel of Arrangement, Decoration and Comfort, David Murray General Blacksmith Buller Street, - Udytmlth Shop will be open every Tbunday, Friday and Saturday. McAdie and Son Undertaken and Enibalmcrn. Telegraph Orders promptly attended. Parlors, Victoria Crescent. Residence, Victoria Crescent. Telephone No, 143. NANAIMO, - - - % B. C. Fire Insurance ! Why not Insure il hunt and save money? By insuring In the London Mulnil, or Ottawa, Lowett possible rales. D. Mcintosh, • Agent, LADYSMITH . Ws He Mason, Local Agent for the Ladysmith Towniite Fire, Lit. Tend Accident Insurance, Notary Public. Office, Eiplanade. WARNING I ARE YOU INSURED? I'net gat insured at uure, lor it may be too late tomorrow. I represent several OLD and RELIABLE Oompanlei and can insure yon at a moment's notice at the loweit possible rales. All leading companies charge the same rales. Don't be misled Into Insuring with a cheap company—It might be dear in the end "WE BOLD THEE SAFE." Wm. K. Leighton, P. 0. Drawer 33, Nanaimo. B, 0. tt-mumtnunvvvWrveHH |GUN REPAIRS: WELL DONE, John Barnsley & Co., Ag .nt. for J. J. Taylor Fir. Proof Safe.. toria, B. C. Kodaks, Films, Etc. tvmmtmT^mm+t*r-f+m++v-» MMmt Ladytmlth Dairy SPRING BROOK FARM. New Milk, Creamery Butter, Mew Laid Eggs snd Freeh VegatablM supplied Dally. Leaf* orden at tbe pott office. Business goes on at tbe new pa; office, corner of French street end the Esplanade, just as if it had been established fifty yeani and had eeeu generations of clerhs passing in end out of iti doors or at work at Its desks and counters. Tbe new offi-*, a brief notlce'of which appeared seme lime ago in Tbo leader, id one of the best arranged and most comfortably fitted and tastefully finished In the country, acd will probably eitffioe for all the requirements of the company for many years. The exterior shows a pleating bungalow t fleet,'with a > broad verandah on two sideB. The pay window is on tbe French street side, and is protected with a fence which will pennit only single file when the men come for their monthly pay. The exterior ornamentation U very'pretty, a simple fretwork setting eff the upper part of tho verandah very neatly. The color scheme is light green set off with darker tints of the same color. The front entrance, Indeed, tbe only one, Is on Esplanade. One enters a veati- dule finished in hard woods, stained and varnished, and lighted by tbe ornamental rIbbb doers. Entering the second door one steps Into the main office, and is immediately struck with the spacious. ness and handsome finish of it. Abundance of light is admitted from numerous windows, Immediately under which thedeBksare placed where Mr. William Russell and his stuff transact their business. Wide fireplaces throw out a cheerful glow, while a handsome eight day clock, placed iu the office by Mr* B. Forcimmer tbe First Avenue jeweler, adornB the wall, serving both lor use and ornament. The counter in thie office Is a massive afl'»Ir, tbe top three inches thick and made out of one piece of Douglas fir. Over the counter is an arch, very neatly designed and finished. Just behind tho main office Ib the pay room, containing the big burglar-proof and lire-proof safo, tbe pay envelope holders and tbe counting tables wheie the pays for the various mines, etc, are laid out and arranged In their older previous) to distribution Opening off tbe main corridor Is the directors' room, a coey little parlor, plainly but comfortably furnished, with a flue view of the harbor from its windows, At tbe rear of the building is the store room where an ample stock nf stationery, etc , for (lie use of the staff h kepi. The pay office has been fitted with up-to-date plumbing nnd ill other modern conveniences; It will he lighted by electricity when the plant Ib installed in lv>dysmith. LOSS OF THE BRISTOL One of the Ladysmith Colliers Wrecked on Green Island. On tbe night of the Snd of January, the steamer Bristol, which has been plying between this port and San Fran' c'ibco and other places up and down the ciast, was wrecked ou the shores, ol Green Island, Chatham Bound, and became a total loss. Captain Mclntyre, Pilot Roberta, Chief Engineer Vivian, Victoria; A. Edwards, 3rd engineer; Joseph Bllva, W. Homer, and H. C. Hurtlent, all of San Francisco were drowned. The steamer had on board 2,600 tons of coal and she was bound for Ketchikan, Alaska. She was driven upon the rooks In a terrible storm, which rendered her unmanageable in that.narrow etrait. The remainder of tbe officers and crew got off Bafely iu the boats, but the ship plunged to tbo bottom with the Captain and the other men named, just ae they were launching a boat. The Bristol was the property of Mews. R. Dunsmuir A Sonfl, and was uninsured. The ship was worth about $200,000 and the cargo about $12,000. CHEMAINUS ROAD REPAIRS. Good News lor the Settlers Along the Highway Near Ladysmith, MR, FORCIMMER'S NEW STORE. He Will Move Into the Kilpatrick Block Next Month. l.aitj-smltt, Skipping. Sir. Alki left fir Ketchikan this week with 300 ions ol coal. Sir. Pleiades cleared for Sin Francisco with a full cargo of coal yesterday morning. Str. Dauntless cleared lor Seattle tbls week with 04 torn ol fresh halibut, Mr. W. II. Mason, the townsile agent, wai iu Victoria for a few days this week. THE SMELTER. GRANT ft SONS. Successor* i° Hitheri a Sens- Funeral Directors and Embalmera. Open day and night.' Orders by Telegraph promptly aHeud- ed to. Bastion St., Nanalmo. Telephone i... p. 0. Sox js«. Positive Assurances That It Is to be Built at Ladysmith This Spring. Hon. James Dunsmuir and Mr. Clermont Livingston, manager olthe Tyee Mining Company, Mount Sicker, are authority forth, etatiinent that woik will lie commenced -aiililn a lew days on the new smelter to bs erected at L.dj- .nillb j-ist north ol, Ibe present Iron Works, There has been a alight delay over tome technicalities, but lliese have all been finally disposed ol, and work le to begin as toon as possible. It li alio decided that the repair shops aro to be removed Irom Wellington early iu the coming spring, and they will he placed between the imelter and iron worki, thus making one great industrial corner ol the city. It baa beon reported around Lilly smith thst it Is proposed to erect at the earlieet opportunity a marine waya and ■hip repairing yard rear th. bunkers, but io lar nothing definite can bo learned about thla project. The information regarding the Btneltsr ii, however, positive. One of the most important business changes to take place in tbe coming spring will be the removal of Mr. B. Forcimmer from his recent premises in the Nicholson block, First Avenue, to tbe Kilpatrick block, alio on Firlt Avenue, at the corner ol High Street. Mr. Forcimmer baa leased tbe store second irom tbe corner ol High Street, and ia having it finished ln high-class style; the interior decorations are to surpass anything in Ladysmith. Mr. Forcimmer will put in a lull itock of high-class jewelry imported specially from the Hast, and by arrangement with Messrs. Fletcher Bros., the well-known music firm, will handle a large Block ol pianos, organs, musical instrument, and sheet music. There will bo ample accommodation lor Ihe display ol tbe instruments, ami tlie show room will be most attractive when filled with the bsautiful pianos aud organs carried by Messrs. Fletcher Brother!. Mr. Forciiutusr is da.srmlned to have one of tba hiiidsiinsst establishments on the Island oat ol Victoria, and to that end no expense is being spared to make the s'ore the fineitin every respect. It ia expected that tbe removal will take place next month, unless anything unforeseen occur j to prevent the present arrangement being carried out. Mr. Forcimmer and family will occupy tb. apartment! immediately over the Itore as a residence. Miss Birdie Forcimmer, who il an accomplished musician, will have lull charge ol the musical depart, meat. When in Victoria on Wednesday a representative oi The Leader called upon a member of the government and made repreeentatione to him regarding the awiul condition of the government road between Ladyemith and Ohemainns. Tbe minister was surprised to learn tbat the road was in such terribly bad order, and eald that tbil would be amongst tbe first pieces of work to bs attended to this spring. From what wai laid The Leader representative gathered tbat Firet Avenue would he put through alongside the railway track and built in tbe most substantial manner. This will sboiten tbe distance considerably and give tbe long-suffering Bottlers a splendid road, similar to that extending Irom Ladysmith into Cedar district on the north side, Vehicle! will then be able to make the trip to the settlement! along the railway in a lew minutes. The eettlen can rely upon the loregoing statements ai being a correct report direct from a member of the govern* ment. ALEXANDRIA MINERS, Mass Meeting Held in Ladysmith Takes Important Action,' THE CORONATION OATH. The Prise Drawing.. It eeemi there are certain pi-rums in the camp who are very mnch dissatisfied with the prizi drawing! held by a couple ol Lsdyemith merchant! on New Year's Eve. Those periom declare that there has been cheating, although they have not a particle of evidence to iup- port the statement atd the lactl connected with the drawlngi as known to hundrede ol people are dead against them. Some very nasty allegetioas are made by those persons regarding an understanding between Ihe two merchants anu certain of tlie pries winners. It le hardly worth while putting off time or losing patlenue with persona who would make insinuations of this kind, but it is not well to allow them or their like to make such statement! uncontradicted. It 11 significant tbat some, at least, of thoie acandal-moogera are disappointed at not having won the prlass themselves. As Tho Leader stated in ita next issue after the drawing nothing could have been fairer than the way the drawings were managed; there wai no possibility of unfair play, and only an extraordinarily itupld or psrvene perion could think otherwise, and only a criminal could aay there wai unfair play olter teeing these drawings. What Edward Seventh Will be Required to Swear, According to promise in last issue the Leader publishes herewith the oath pre* scribed by the constitution of Great Britain for kinge and queent at their coronation. Thilis tbe modernised form oftbe oath; Law and Custom of tbe Conttiiution. By Anion. Part II. The Crown. Page 06, the oath: Alter some inrther)ceremoniale come! Ihe Coronation Oath, administered by the Archbishop: "Will yon solemnly promiie and swear to govern the people ot thie Untied Kingdom ol Great Britain and Ireland, and the Dominion thereto belonging, according to tbe Statute! in Parliament agreed on, and the respective laws and cuitomi ol the tame?" 'I solemnly promise eo to do.' Will you by your power cauee Law and Justice,in mercy, to be executed in al! your judgements?' I will.' Will you, to the utmost ol your power maintain the Lswe ot God, the true profession of tbe Gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by law? And will you maintain and preserve inviolably the Settlement ol tbe United Church ol England and Ireland, and the doctrine, worship, discipline and government thereof, aa by tbe Law established within isngiand and Ireland and the Territoriei thereunto belonging? And will yon preierve onto the Blehopa and Clergy ol England and Ireland, and to tbe Churches there committed to their charge, all euch righte and privilegee, ai by law do, or aball appertain to them, or any ol tbem? "All tbie I promise to do." Tbe anointing follows, aud, lastly, the homage of tbe peers, ln the case of a spiritual peer rnne: I will be faithful and true, and faith and truth will bear, unto our Sovereign Lord, and your heirs. Kings or Queen, of tbe United Kingdom ol Great Britain and Ireland. And I will do, and truly acknowledge, the Service ol the Lands which I claim to hold of you, aain right ol the Church. So help me God." And iu the case ol a temporal near rum; "I ——— do become your Liegeman ol life and limb, and ol earthly worship, andtaith and truth I will beirunto you to live and die egainit all manner oIFolki. So help me God." The government road gang have made an excellent job ol the big culvert on First Avenue opposite Mr. Harry Kay'e property. Tne culvert was lined with large Hones belore the earth was put on, making a very tubitintlai piece ol work. If all the signers ot the application to the provincial government for a'ree library will call at The Leader office and deposit a humble two-bill until the required snm ol lis dollari be mad. ap, the application will be tent on, Th. li. brary for Ladyimith i, now made up! Service at 7 p. m Sunday Services. Methodist church — Service! sre held at 11 o'clock Sunday morning and 7 o'clock in the evening. Sunday eohuol at 2.30. Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at 7.80 o'clock. The Baptist congregation meets every Sunday afternoon tn Nicholson'i hall. Preacher, Rev. J. W. Willlamion Everyone it heartily Invited. Firit Presbyterian Church-Regular lervicei, morning 11 o'clock; evening 7 o'clock. Sunday school ISO p. m. Rev. W, A. Rie, pastor. Anglican Church.—Sunday, Jan. 12th, Morning Service at 11 a.m., Evening Sundey School 230 waiting the trbjhig formality ol the re. \ p. m„ in Oddlellowe' Hall, Roberts St. celptof tliecaih. The Leader saw the | Van. Archdeacon Scrlven in charge, library last Wednesday | It la a iplindld •aleotion, On Wednetday forenoon a large number of Alexandria minora who bad come down on the morning train from South Wellington, met in the Berry building lor the purpose of discussing the present labor situation and taking steps to lay their position belore Ihe proper authorities. After a good deal of debate, In which nearly all present took part, a resolution wbb unanimously adopted lo Ihe effect that the Miners ol South Wellington regretted the action they had taken in regard to amalgamation, aad expressing a strong desire to have nothing whatever to do with the same ln future, and more particularly with the Nanaimo union. The speeches made indicated that the men ol South Wellington deplored the posting of the notice at mines which caused them to be closed, and tbat they would be exceedingly pleaeed to see the mines opened up once more so that they could get to work again. It wai decided to adjourn the meeting for a few hours and invite the business men ol Ladyemith to meet with the miners to discuss tbe situation and to choose delegates to be tent lo Victoria to see Mr, Dnnemnir in tbe matter. The second meeting took place in the afternoon and wat well attended. The, whole matter was gone into pretty thoroughly, and ae a result ol the deliberations ol the meeting the following delegates were chosen to go to Victoria: Mr. Marshall, manager of Messrs, teller & Hamburger's store here, repie- ssntins tho business community of Ladyemith; Messrs. R, G. Duggan and Harry Carroll, representing the Lady amlth miners, and Mr. Bateman, of Sonth Wellington. These gentleman went down to Victoria on Thnrsday'e train, returning , yesterday after having Been Hon. Jamea Dummuir and having laid before him the resolutions adopted at tbe meetinge. The deputation reported tbe result of tbeir interview with tbe premier ae follows; Mr. Marshall returned ajnnj, on ,,«__ terday'i train,' leaving tb. three miner delegates In Victoria. They were to Interview Mr. Dnnamulr again yesterday afternoon. In reply to queries from tha Leader Mr, Marshall laid tbat Hon. Mr. Dnusmuir cheerfully granted a long la* terview and treated the delegate with every consideration. He said in regard to tbe Alexandria mines tbe high-handed action of the meo had forced him to close it, and unfortunately be could not ■ ese any Immediate prospect ol opening it again unless under altered condition! ot working and ol markets. Mr. Doat-' muir showed himself to be thoroughly conversant with all the details ol tha .-,' matter, and explained everything to tba.. delegates. Thev presented a very strong plea, and on retiring after the interview * agreed that the interview bad been, on I the whole, satisfactory, and that tha- ' prospects were encouraging. It ie an* deretnod thai Messrs. Dosgan, Carroll .. and Bateman, were to discuss details concerning tbe best methods ol working; the Alexandria minea with Mr. Dana* muir yesterday afternoon. PROMOTIONS. Ladysmith Public School Awards In Junior Divisions. Following are the promotions la tha intermediate aad primary dlvltlon, of the public school, inadvertently omitted irom the list previously published: To second reader—Fred Gleam, Fred Hawes, John Lapikaniky, Annie Tsnii, Robert Shore, John RolMoa, Carl Landerbach, Frank Gardner, Margaret Lowrle. To first reader—Thomas Timothy, David Robertson, Violet Heater, Little Watson, Andrew Dickie, James Oooloa, Hannah Robertson, Maggie Gaffaey, Fred Mlloe, Jaaet Kerr. To aecond primer—Edmund Burke, Frank Weir, Phillip Kerr, Mary Oallaa- der, EllMheth Gibbon*, Edward Nicholas, Dannlon Noye, Irene Morgan, Gladya McLennan, Robert Grey, Hither J Oonlon. Read Ihe Leader. It anyone wlihee to Me lor hleaHll th. tremendoui amount of water (rawer running to wane within life hundred yards ol Ladyimith let hies walk oat ta the small creak ipanned by tsetM bridge nn the new government road. north o' Lidyimlta. Then Is ran* enough pining away naehmly aneW that bridge every boar ot the tweaty- four to turn all the machinery w Lad*. smith and Nanaimo. Tha creek 0. Ihe ninth aide ii also in Una ..xMtaeeaw audition at present and repays! a walk to tbat dlieatloa. J. ' ' ' ■ ' .tajjsftaW mtmamakm u* ..J'f^i^^t:^.^^. j^~1 LADYSMITH LEADER AND WJLLiNflTON-EXTENSIOy NEWS. JANUARY11. 190*. Ladysaiith Leader Wellington-Extension News. Published every Wednesday and Saturday at The Leader Building, corner of First Ave. and French street, Ladysmith, British Columbia. T. I.. GRAHAME, Editor and Paoraiavoa. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Bv Maid in Canada and united States. One year (strictly in advance) $.< IX mouths (strictly lu advance) 1 15 ADVERTISING RATES. TRANSIENT—First insertion 10c, a line; each subsequent insertion 5c. a tine. COMMERCIAI. ADVERTISING. Rates on application. No wood cuts used. Cuts for regular use should be all metal. Marriage. Birth, Death aud Funeral notices, each insertion 5°c- Advertisements not inserted for a specified time will be charged for until ordered to be discontinued. THE LEADER may be [obtained from the following Agenls: Cadysmlth-The Leader Office; The Ladysmith pharmacy. Nanaimo—E. Pimbury & Co. Victoria — George Marsdeti; Victoria Book & stationery Co.; Pope Stationery Co.; Victoria News Co.;] Public Library; Provincial Library. Vancouver-Public Library. New Westminster—Public Library. All changes iu advertisements must be received at this office before 12 noon the day before issue. Subscribers uot receiving paper regularly please report lo this office. All job work strictly cash on delivery. Transient advertisement, cash In advance. SATURDAY JANUARY II, 1901. UNJUSTLY AITACKKD. Postmaster W. W. Southin II the subject ol a cbaracteriitio attack by the Nanalmo Herald on Wedoeiday morn* ing last. That paper declares that Mr. Southin bad no right to accept appointment as delegate to tbe Liberal Convention, and compare! him with tha postmaster and Collector ol Customs ol Nanaimo. The cases are totally distinct. The two Nanaimo official! depend entirely for their living upon their poiitlous ai government servants; Mr, Southin don not. He dees not make enough outol the poetmnlerihip to warrant him in coniideriog himself bound by tbe rnlei which control fully paid official! who have no need to work for their living at other tradei or professions besides that of handling the mails. Mr, Southin it to all intents and purpoies free Irom tlwoOlig.stioM-wblob govern official! who devote tbeir entire time to official work. The Dominion government knowi quite well that It doe. not pay him enough to live on, sad tacitly agreea to allow him to earn that amount at some other branch of industry. If it did nut it would quickly put a Hop to hit op- eratioue at a dairymaa and farmer. It ii no credit to tbe Government ot Canada that it baa to make itself a party to inch patchwork ways ol esrning a living, and that it will pay tha postmaster of inch a large end rapidly-grow- ia? place as Ladysmith such a wretched pittance aa to tores him to seek other means of earning a living. > We do not expect anpernal wisdom on the part of the Herald, but aurely It ought to know a little about what it ii talking before setting out to slander an honest and very hard-working man. But, ol course, tbe Herald has deurled the laboring men and is now a lull- fledged "Independent," with strong Liberal leanings. Is this sonrriluui attack on Udyemlth'a postmaster a foretaste of the Herald's apostasy from the came ol Labor? We hope the work- ingmen ol Nsnalmo will make it very treachery lo their cause will be duly requited. In Ibe same ar.Ule iu which Mr. Southin li slandered our unfortunate contemporary attempts to make great eport of the recent declaratione of the Liberals of Ladyemith, Wellington and throughout tbe district. If the Herald would only keep to tbe truth and not try to be funny, ita utterance, might not appear 10 grotesque. "Half a dozen men who had no votee In Ihe district met together (sic) and solemnly elected the postmaster of the town to represent the Liberals ol the town in a political convention," Is the way in which the Herald, w'llcb writes English like a foreigner, d scii'iesthe meeting here to electa dehgale. Forty-rix residents ol Lady- s uith mot (together,ot course, because if t ley met at all wonld be bound to be together) according to the terms ol tbe call for the convention from Ithe Provincial Liberal Association, the only possible authority they could have, and, r b "resident Liberals" they elected at delegate the only man at the meeting who Ib entitled to vote in Ladyimith. Had there been other Ladysmith votere present Mr. Southin might not have been the delegate. Everything wai fair and above board, tbe meeting was called and talked about ten days before, and tbe only suggestion of foul play came from tbe resident correepondent of the Herald, who tried bis best to break op tbe meeting and prevent anything being done, Nanaimo Herald is tryiug hard to Injure Ladyimith and Lidyunith people with ita malicious aud untruthful articles, but Ladysmith and the people of thl, town can etand it—for all the time the Herald ia likely to be able to keep It going. people of Oomox. This mads four and thirty patriotic and high-sonled gentlemen, who were willing to sacrifice tbeir precious time and epeud tbe twenty dollar bill which was generously placed In their banda, all lor pure politics and tbe good ol their country—bnt incidentally to "down Martin." II the Herald haa any doubta about the money, it could perhaps set permission to peep into a certain high ledger, within a mile of the Herald office where tbe amount is doubtless charged up to "charities." Could any Imore vile prostitution ol politics hsve taken place than the action of tbat corrupt gang, now happily, by tbeir own free will, out of Ibe Liberal party? These fellows have made the name of Nanaimo synonymous with 'crookedness" in politics. Tho Labor party ie welcome to tbem, but it ii a pity that good cause ihould be injured by the inclusion ol men like those. POLITICAL KJKllNEKBIIfU. In very marked contract lo the underhanded manner in which Dr. Mo, Kecb- nieand hii myrmidon, arranged tbe plot lor tbe election ol the delegates to Ihe latt Liberal Convention, held in Vancouver in March, 1890, it Ihe fair and open manner in which tbe Liberals ol North and South Nanalmo have gone about tbe aame task this year, Tha organ ol the lo-called Labor-Liberals, tbe Herald ol Nanaimo, tries hard to ditcredit tb. action ol the Liberal! at those recent meetings. Ferhapa the history ol the infamous scueme worked bv Dr. Mc. Kecbnie and bii bodyguard two years ag) will help tbe people to understand that Ihe method! employed by the Liberal! in thoie meetings recently held were manly and honest. Two yean ago tbe McKechnle gang scoured the street, ol Nanalmo lor people, it did not matter whether they ware Jew or Gentile, black or white, to pack Ihe meeting to elect delegate!. It ia an actual led that amongst those who were thut "roped in" were eeveral life-long Conservative!, and they, teeing how thingt were going, took a hand in what wai to tbem tbe best kind ol farce. Ia North Nanaimo a little cauoui was held ln a private boarding houie at North- field j tbe reitol Ihe diitrict had no notice whatever. In South Nanalmo even the poor burlesque ol holding a caucus wai dispensed with, and ten "good men and true" were picked up lomewhere, nobody leems to know where. Amongit them were two or three good Toriet, For Oomox diitrict, Mr. William (Re. ■olution) McAllan,and threeotber votert from that diitrict, working in Nanalmo, received credential! ai delegatel, with plain to the Herald that ita abominable j out even the knowledge of tho good We Have Them All Nowi, All the New Season's Fruits New Cleaned Currants New Cleaned Raisins New White Figs New Dates Lemon, Orange and Citron Peel, all cut ready for use. These goods are the very best in the market and the prices are right. j Leaser & Hamburger DEPARTMENTAL STORE Bsplsnsdesnd Ostasre Street, Cool spectators of the current national drama assert with confidence tbat there is no escape lor Great Britain from ibe contcriptlon in some form or other within ten yeais from the present date. The conscription Ib not an unmixed evil. It would make men of many amongit the nation who are now rapidly ■inklnglinto effeminacy and UBelessnesB. Spain lies Its bull fight! and China He trained flea battles, but Nanalmo has He Hawtbornthwaite-Smitb "goes," which are vastly entertaining to tbe outside world. We hope the two gentlemen will let brotherly love continue, aud not du themselves an injury in orating oa the same platform. They say tbe Beer- Hull debates on spirits were nothing to those love feasts between the New Van. conver Coal Company's champions. VICTORIA'S INFATUATION. Nearly all Victorians firmly believe tbat if one of the great transcontinental lints of railway ia brought iotu their town it will make them all rich. Just bow this II going to happen—the making of tbem all rich—is lomelhingtbal baftlas the ingenuity of the moat ingen- ins outsider to perceive. Tbe Victorisns seem to Imagine that that great railway would settle down and be happy ever after iu the salubrious climate and superb scenery of Victoria, and paBi away a delightful, convalescent sort of exiitence. Now, it muet he clear to tlie least thoughtful (that Is, tbe majority) tbat this li just exactly what tbat great railway would try to avoid, It would assuredly puih on to the northern end of the Island and put itself into communication there with the quickest sort of water connection with the mainland of British Columbia and Alaska. Victoria, with all III manifold advantage!, doei not eeem to have been designed by nature to be a great railway centre or termiuui. It is something to rejoice at that it ia not; for nature had another wish in planning Victoria, something better we are persuaded than anything in the line uf railway centres or vast, noisy manufacturing activities. As we have endeavored to point out repeatedly tbe destiny of Victoria ia to be a great tour. 1st reiort and the ideal capital ol ibis picturesque province. Those who rave against thii view ot caie do not understand the matter at all. They have not the alightoat conception of tbe vait rev enuet that are involved. For example, Victoria haa donna! molt nothing to cultivate the acquaintance of the exceedingly lucrative port of Esquimau, except to make a part ol a road tbat might easily have been made a great deal batter. It is often thus, thougb; people will overlook advantage! tying close to tbeir baud and fix thtlr gisaon the diitant impossibilities. If Victoria abandoned Ibe railway craze and eet to work now aud put the city and It! lovely environs into attract' ive condition, instituted a new scheme of public amusement.-, advertiied freely throughout America anil in nlher ways laid bold ol the tourist-alluring Idea it would bs without a rival on the Pacific Coast within a year or two. We should not like lo lee the beauty of Victoria smudged by any more furnace and factory amoke, Iho eable insignia of "Ihe uglleit ol the centuries." Victoria will realise the foregoing facts some day. KPITWHIAI, NOTCH, One grim bnmorlet has endeavored lo gild tbe louibre opening ol the new cm- tnrywltb t joke. He proposes tha, there ihould be another peace confer. Inc.. Mr, E. V, Bodwell seems to have dropped out' of eight lu Victoria, we have manned the Victoria paper! In vain for and reference! to lilrj. He should be potted n mining, aud any attempt lo find him ihould be treated m a tint-clan mlid.mcanor. Ladysmith In reply to a correspondent we canppt say whether or not the Victoria Poll- Outlook is owned, managed and written by Americana for pro • Americans smongst the Canadian population ol Britiih Columbia, but we do know that it reminds us a whole lirnatlon lot of certain yaller paper! pub! lipid In Chicago and New York-Rose'! Note, The Sunday Newi, etc. Lord Rosebery in his Chesterfield speech said that the hatred and detestation In which England was held at the present time by every nation in tbe world, with hardly an exception, had no parallel In hia experienco of Britieh politics. Wben hit government resigned office no inch feeling prevailed. He bitterly blamed Ihe pretent government tor having done irremediable harm by treating undiplomatically and cavalierly foreign powen whose friendship we might Borne day need. Theluiii., i .-I Christ, The Pilariin's Progress. Homer. Danle. Shakespeare. Goethe. Thuoydlder. Aristotle's ''Politic,," Rmilh'e "Wealth ol Natioi s." Mont'sqnleu'e 'Esprit dos l.ois.' Plato's Republic. Bacon's "Novum Orginum." Darwin's "Origin of Hpsclei." ; Dr. Weldon calculates that il a student reads an hour a day he might hope to get through fifty books in a year. Bnt this does not apply, the "Westminster Gazette" points out, to tho fifteen. These are books not to lie "tatted" or even"swallowed," as Hacon puts it, but to be "chewed and digested." Like al a star, That maketh not haste, That taketh not rest, Be ever fulfilling Thy God-given best." Carlyle (f-om Goethe.) FOR THE LITEBABV JOTTINGS. A girl one day accused Byron of having a Scotch accent, '-Good God, I hope not I" he exclaimed. "I'm lure I haven't, 1 would rather the whole- country waa rank in tbe lea—I tbe Scotch accent!"—"Daily News." In the present day, the individuality of an author il brought lar too much into prominence, and lie ia himself far too much given lo suppose tbat tba world at large 11 anxious to know how he lives, bow he clothes lilmBel', whether he lovet hie wile, or Ibe reverie, ami what ha eati for hia break lait.-'Trulh." If Byron had lived to the Psalmist's limit, lie would have been alive in 1858, What would he have thought of Tennyson, of Dickens of Thackeray? Of Disraeli, of Gladstone?—"Blackwood," The art of writing boys' books is thoroughly understood up to a point, by publishers and authon, In the mass, these bookt are written to pattero. The pattern it good ai lar ai it goee. It it perfectly understood how a hunt for secret treasure should be developed, how a school rebellion ihould be engineered, or how the ingredient! ihould be mixed In a tale of the Incas. The very joke,, quotations, and little asides of the narrative maintain a certain sameness, a certain reminiscence of the established pattern,—"Aoademy." The bereir that Bacon wrote Shakes- peare was .musing enough twenty years sgo, li it the fun has been extracted irom the theory, and to langh at the theorls ere comei perilously near lo laughing at human Infirmity. They era pertinacious, but so are blind beggars. For my part I no more believe that Bacon wrote the playi ol Shakespeaie than that he defeated the Armada single- handed.—Quiller-Couch. Had we two met, blithe-liearlcd Burns, Tho' water la my dally drink, May God forgive me, but I think We should have roare I out toasts by turut. Inquisitive, low-whltpering cares Had fonnd no room ln eltber pate, Until I aekod thee nther late, la there a hand-rail to the itain? SAVAGE LANDOK. Barham wai the flrit of the "funny men" in the seme In which Arnold used Ihe term when bespoke ol tbe lunny man ae being Anuria*'! "national cat amity." Hn treitment ol death—In "The Knight and tbe Ltdy," lor example, end "The Liy ol St. G.ngulphni1 —makee him Ihe ancestor ol Max Adeler and Mark Twain, and all other comic writer! to whom death hai equally been a joke. Wbeu ono Is at school, aud Immortal, death can be treated tbm and and excite no reientment, Bnt alter a while, when on. hai met death—>ben one hai begun lo die—one r colli Irom this kind of levity. Barham I, (nil ol It. —" Academy," l.uon WcKJon'. Fifteen Ho**.. The new Canon of Westminster on one occasion ventured to recommend a lilt of bait book," although il doss not ibow a« Tyndall pnt It, "Ihe eneyelopaedlo spirit of my friend Lubbock." Dr, Wei- don contented himielf with recommend. Ing a modest lilt ol fifteen "to thoie having limited leisure," Her. tbey arei- Tb« Bible, MILLS BROS., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Meats. Poultry and Vegetables. Game In Season. Shipping orders attended to on short notice. 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Editor Leader—There hai existed for some years in this province a condition |g of political ferment which has paralyzed business, frightened foreign capital away, given the province an unenviable reputation and produced a feeling of unrest which prevents a healthy growth. This it particularly undesirable at a time whon tbe other provinces aud the Territories are developing more quickly' than they have ever done before, It ia questionable whether there lias existed a condition ol affairs so unsatisfactory, politically, sb there has existed' for aome time in this province since the old daya ol the Family Compact in Upper and Lowor Canada, Among other schemes for the bringing about of a better condition ol cil'airs Ib Ihe organization oi two partiea on lines similar tn those of the two Federal parties and theso words are written to show soma ol the advantages ol party .government. Tho political earth has been without form and void long enough we wonld like to eee the dry land ol tbe party appear out of which to lorin a solid minietry and the waters ol opposition gather themselves together and lash against the government tho iury of their criticism. The form ol government adopted by our country, known as cabinet government, demands that tho mem hen of the administration eliall ho friends in the oloeeat intimacy, having conlidence in one another, for they must carry ou their deliberations in harmony and in secret, lor ii tbey do not the people will reward them openly. However desirable it would ba from otuer points of view to select the ablest men Irom both partial as advisers ol the crown, a ministry ol all the talents, it would be found impossible, lor harmony would be lacking, it Ib improbable tbat secrecy which centuries of practice has showed to be necessary would be maintained. Be* lore the ministry was obosou Irom one party entirely, it was selected from both parlies, but ae they could not agree among themselves they could not carry on tbe affairs of the country. Party politico helps to drive personalities Irom the field of discussion. His disappointing lo an elector who takes an intereit in the questions of the day, to go to a so-called political meeting and hear more about persona than politics and wben members oi legislatures in- atead ol giving their attention to useful measures, entertain one another by peisinal attacks, tiieyare neither serving the public nor edifying them. Good men may bring lu bad measures and bad men good measures and al noue of us are any le t ir than we ought to be, the less politicians dwell on the pBrsonal delect! and moral deficiencies aud rake np the "put" ot one another tbe better for the country and tbo more conlidence the people will have io their representatives and mora attention can be given to the useful meaiurel and business ol legislation. Bat while persons are discussed less measures are actually criticised more. No one reading tho debates ol a parliamentary session can complain of lack ol criticism. There is often bitter hostility and acrimony. There ie otlen perhaps too muoh criticism ol good measures, lor Ibe parties take the view similar lo that taken by lawyers. No matter how justly a man may be accused uf crime tbey hold tbat he hai a right to tbe very best preientation Of hie eaic, and our legal eyetem makes provision lor the vary ablest delenea that can be made. So no matter bow good a measure may lie there always remains somo reason why It should net receive the sanction ol parliament. And not only ia the crillciem more spirited then it. would otherwise be, but it li bitter organised, for if there it a fixed opposition for a time, the work ol criticism can be divided, and thai branch taken up by tbat member whose knowledge and ekill lit him to discuss the most Intelligently. It li sometimes held that Ihe party system obscures the Individual and redact* hit Influence. He becomes too completely merged into the whole, While be Is meful as a part ol the ''Machine" hia own influence and usefulness lor hit conttltnents is diminished. Bnt hi. Influence Is Increased, lor bo haa only the members ol hie party to influence inttead of tbe whole home Snd II he cannot win tbem to tils eanse • ceald not obtain any legislation anyway, And the weak, obicure member «an have tbe attention of somo need of ihle constituency brought to the attention ol the house by a party Island, whereas if he waa an Independent he would find every member opposing him. Party Government ensures stability, Iu a house ol fifty, if thirty support the Government and as bye-elections in thie country invariably go in lavor ol tbe Government, theire is little likelihood ol the Government being defeated. It will in all probability run tbe four or llvu veare of ite existence, No one looks for the defeat of the Laurlor Govern, meut . or tbe Salisbury Government- Parties desire not only to win for the moment but to bavo the beat record for long periods of time and to gain tbe con- fldence of the bueinese men of the coun- try. Bo tho policy he it affects commerce and industry, such as' tariff and mining legislation, ie known aome time belore haud. Also it la well known that ceaseless tinkering with thin data of legislation is destructive of nod active bull neBB life; ao, although these lawe are defective in Borne minor points tbey are allowed to ma for soioe time, Thui businessmen nan make tbeir calculations accordingly and pueh their trade,' If, on the contrary, inttead of well- defined parties there are disintegrated elements composing the house, with no past and no future; pledget! to one olse's policy and having none of their own; the formation of tbe bone. Ii ton volcanic and an eruption may take place any time. And weie it nut out nf placo to hint that there ever waa ur wat ever likely to he a member ol a legiehv tivo body who could bo "influenced" by position or hard cash one might point out that one not the elave of party bnt ■imply there on his awn merits might find it easier to cross the floor of the house than one who had for years been known as a member ot a party pledged to a settled policy. The walla- ol the town halls throughout bis constituency Bliall echo with his assertions of a warm aupportothis party; bis friends know hie attitudeantl he know, that he would bs hated by bis late political associates and mistrusted by his new found ones. Mr. Cnamberlaiu will never see the day when his name will nut be associated with one of the Twelve Anoatlei—not the most fortunate one. What business men want to know I. how long a law le to remain in force rather than what lawa aie on Ihe etatnte book, and the party system gives them the greatest assurance ol stability. There is no more tedious representative than the one representing himself or other fad. The machine-made poll- ticiau is jeered at by aome jsstere, but he is a harmlesi individual, whareaa tba man who thinks the whole nation would bi relormed by having hia "reform" made a law isau abominable nuisance 11 the carrying on oi tha affairt ot legit- litlou. The "Independent,"wben he gels t j parliament, Hods that bis msrltt, which he was elected, are not highly prised there aud he finds that partylsui is not the worst avttem. He finds one party ur the other good enough for him, be flirts a little with his favorite and when next election comes around he is offered the straight party nomination and be jumps into the wagon. II he it returned he enters the party caucui and li greeted with epplause, The emulsion li complete. Thus Geo. E, Foster, the Prohibitionist become Finance Minister. The P. P. O.'s in Ontario join the Conservatives and tbe Patrons of Industry find shelter under tha Liberal umbrella, so the Iudepsndenti vote tbe party system the best iu vogue, The Ufa-long anociation ol several membiraof Parliament together ii a national benefit. When tbe party ayi. •em Is well organlzsd there li not only a minietry in power, but a prospective miniitry waiting to get loto power. Among ihe Opposition there are candidates for all tbo heada of departments, giving tbeir attention to the basinets of theee department! to which Ihey aaplre and trying to prove tbeir capability io that they may be shewn members ol the iu-comlng minietry on tbe debit 61 tbe Government. And neioulation Ip op. position enables itlio Ant member to cboote wieely In lelectlug hit administration. . •< And the unteeu influence ol the great men on the lesser lights In the party caucus and at other meetings where th. freest intimacy exist! and an opportunity It given lor personal association and friendship li of untold benefit. Hen are brought together under the party ivi- tem who had never otherwise associated and with* confidence ln each other they stand shoulder to shoulder attacking abuses and bringing about reforms. In union li strength. Man gain eon. fldence in moving lor the right when they can depend on able and faithful •Hies. It was Burke, Fox end Sheridan together who exposed Ihe infamy and outrage ol tbe rule of Warren Hastings ia India. It was Cohden and Bright who repealed the Corn Laws. Il waa Bright and Gladstone who en- franohiiad tha workingmen. Tbe unwritten hlitory ol the influence of Gladstone on those with whom he wae associated daring the changing fortunes of his long political life, particularly on the younger members who survive him, Is ol inestimable value to tl e British Empire, and the world and ia perhaps the must important of his history. Macaulay telle us of the happy times in tbe "brave days ol old" whon "none wore for tbe party" and "all were for th. state." We are assured that at certain crises such ai the menacing threat ol a foreign power, it is tbe duty of every ullis in tn place the state above merepar'y it,t.T,ibt and bIiow a bold, united hunt. Hut if it ba true, and molt of ui think it it true, that Ihe best form of government il a limited, constitutional monarchy and if experience hat not taught us in vain tbat tbe adviser! of the crown should be selected from a united harmoniona party, having a majority in the popular house, it is questionable whether the man "for the party" ii not alio the man "for the atate." And il there It to be party government and tbia seemi likely, we want a united party. Thit meant that various sections more or leu at variance muit bury old sections! jealousies, and old lorei must be allowed to heal over and not be torn opeo afresh by hasty words and apiteful act! and local Liberals should allow no foreign manipulators to enter their eamp and divide it asunder; whatever exhibitione they may wish to give elsewhere outside partiea should not be allowed to make the local Held a cock-pit ia which to fight battles not originating bare and not ol local intereit, OBSERVER. Ladyimith, B. ft, Jan. 10th, 190:'. History of Ancient Coal Hiring By Lue Vernon, Alter time and trouble spent In searching, we And that the history oi coal mining, like the hlitory of mankind, may be truly taid to have Ita ancient, medieval, and modern periods. The ancient period corresponds In part to tbe timet which are usually designated ae "ancient" in tbe world'a political history, tbat is, from "the year 1"— whenever tbat may have been, up to tbe year 1300 A. f)., when we find the first authentic records of coal mining in England and Belgium, and when coal began to be recognised aa the object oi a certain amount ol commercial importance. Much of the data about this period are nnearlain, and what are now a, fairly well substantiated may be overturned at any time by new historical discoveries. Tbe msdieval period include! the early strugtlei ol coal (or recognition as a fuel and ite gradual rise as a competitor with wood until it finally became reeognlaeil ai the leading fuel, This is tha time included between tbe years 200 and 1800 A. D. At tbli latter date tie patenti upon theeteam engine ex- p'red, and there was almost Immedi. ately a gnat imnetui given to coal mining, and although pragma prior to tbat time bad been slow and uncertain tbe coalmining industry alterwardi went lurward by leap! and bounds, lor ileum power quickly superseded windmills, water-wheels, hone engines, etc, Tb. following facts In regard to the history ol coal mining, have been gathered during a period of three yean, Irom here and there, and even II it were pot •tbletodo so it wonld make tedlone reading to reler in every Instance to tbe authorities Irom which much of the Information hai been taken. Although the extended and almost universal nae ol coaljbelongi mainly to the nineteenth century, this fuel was known many centuries ago, for we ere told by Solomon "Aa wait are lo burning coals and wood to Are to Is a contentious man to kindle strife." There were, within tha domain ol Solomon, many trne coal areas, and it I, possible tbat he may have referred to •tone cool, but it la debatable whether he meant coal or only charcoal, with tbe probability In favor ol the latter supposition. Some investigators would even have ns go back for the Ant evidences ol the use ol ooal to the itone agei, but their evidence is unreliable and doubtful, if not entirely mystical. Other in. vestlaators assign to Ihe Chinese tbe priority in the use ol coal, and whether thli peculiar people were the drat to uie coal, si they were Ihe fleet uteri ol gunpowder ami tb. inarlnet'a compile, will, perhaps, remain a myitery lor all limp, Certain it It, hnwever, that they had an early knowledge of it, long before Ihe Christian in. Nowhere, probably, have we a betier illustration ol primitive mtthodt ol mining than In some ol the Chinese mint, ol today, In which the methods have probably changed but Utile in the more than 2,000 3 eart alnoe Ohlnet. coa mining began, Thli tame people ar-1 pear lo have made use, at a very early dale, ol cable transfer! lor bringing tte coat which stood high upon a cliff down IO a lower level, and they alee teem to have been ploneen In the manufacture ol briquets, (or anthracite coat wa. powdered, mixed with * binder ouch as clay, earth, or eawdust, and the halls thus made were dried in the sun and used In hand furnaces, affording a cheap fuel for the poorer classes. The actual dale of the discovery and use of ooal by tbe Ohineie ie of little consequence lo far as tbe roateiial development of the world Ib concerned, for although fertile in invention and the pioneers in many discoveries, Iho Chinaman seems soon to reach the limit cf Ins iovenlivc faculty and lo be rontent with tho most primitive appliances, In the Western World coal as a mineral begins to be first heard of about 330 B. ft, in tbe time of Alexander tbe Great. About this time the smiths discovered that coal could be substituted for char* coal, and ono writer, Theophrnetus, speaks of stones from upper Italy aud Greece which were earths, aud which kindled like charcoal, and which were used by tbe smiths. No specific name was giveu to tbem, but they were culled nnthracesor charcoals to which tbey bore so striking a resemblance and for which they could be substituted in so many ways. No other mention of the use of coal is made in tho countries along tbe Mediteraneau during very ancient times. To what extent the Romans used coal is doubtful, aud tbe argument oi many tbat their extensive use of iron aiguilles an extended use of coal ii nut warranted, since in the history of Iron-making charcoal has always preceded the use of coal, and that coal was but very little dug by tbem is shown by the untouched seams cf eoal which have baen found very near to tbeir camps. Furthermore, tbe Latin, like the Greek, contains nu word for coal oicept carbo, which is similar lo the Greek anthrax, and which applies to charcoal. There is tome evidence in the form of tooli and cinders ol the use of coal during tbe Roman occupation of England about the time of the opening of the Christian ere, but even il Ibis evidsnee ia to be accepted as conclusive, tbe extent to which this coal was used ia un known. The writer! during tbo dark agei observed an almost complete el- leoce.iu regard to the, use of coal, and indeed, the wide expanses of forest made this preeminently and naturally the age of wood, aud while thie wood lasted there wai not muoh likely lo be dono toward! the development of coal mining. LUE VERNON, Loat Vessel,, Nearly a thousand vessels are lost every year. Nearly one half are wrecked. Tbe T Rail. Tbe T rail waa invented in 1830 by Robert L. Stevens, tbe president and engineer of tbe Camden and South Am- boy Railroad and Transportation company, and T rails were mado in Walea In 1830 on Mr. Stevens' order and laid down on a part of bis road in 1831. Wonderful Echo. A wonderful echo can be heard tn a room ln tbe castle of Slmonetta, near Milan. A loud noise, such aa a pistol shot, la repeated sixty times. Versatile Policemen, Policemen iu Vienna must be able to swim, row a boat and understand telegraphy. Fleet Wire Brld*e, Tbe first wire suspension bridge In tbe United States, it not In the world, was thrown across tbe Schuylkill river near the falls of Schuylkill, In Philadelphia, In 1810. Ita use was necessarily restricted to foot passengers, nnd only eight passengers were allowed to be on the bridge at once. Beirut. Belfast la Ireland's rlcbcst and most populous city. Railroad Land Omnia. The biggest grant ever mado to a railway company waa 31,000 square miles given by tbo United States government to tbe Union Pacific railway, wblch waa opened In ISO!!. Spent on Theater., The American people are great theater goers and spend about $112,000,000 annually for auch amusements. Book. Prom Pint... It Is said that tbe first book printed In this country from stereotype plates waa a catechism by a Mr. Watts. Thla work waa Issued In New York ln tbo year 1813 and was compiled for tbe benefit of tbe children of several New Tork churches. Btak Priced Cook.. For hia services the chef of a big hotel may receive $10,000 a year, a big salary for cooking, but by no mean.' out ot proportion to hi. vain, to the hotel Oiaelbl. Steel, Crucible steel of the beat quality wee first made In the United States in 1832 In commercial quantities at Cincinnati by Dr. William Garrard and hia brother, John H. Garrard, entirely (rem American materials. Lineal eilr Hall. Philadelphia ba* the largeat city hall In tbe world. Breclaa.ee. The deposition of moisture on eyeglasses upon entering a warm room la very annoying. This can be prevented by rubbing the glasses .very morning with .oft potash soap. Tbe glasses may then be polished, bnt an Invisible film, sufficient to prevent tbe deposit, will remain. Ladysmith, B. C. This beautifully situated town offers ex ceptional advantages. Headquarters of the coal shipping industry of the Pacific Coast. It is the largest railway centre in British Columbia. Tyee Mining Company's smelter and reduction works to be erected here. First class water system, electric light and power plant about to be installed. Fine public school building now being erected. Every facility for manufacturers and all needing cheap power. Splendid openings for merchants and professional men. Klip Your Eit m LisMifi LADYSMITH, B, C. - . $ A -^' \iJa. sV c;,.. ■!*.*. .j- OL '. LADISMITH LEADER AND WELLINGTON-EXTENSION NEWS. JANUARY 11. 3902. .»»VaeSYtt«,i.v^'!i-ls'fe*te^^^ ! The Cheapside! i i ——-■—■ I £ Befote stock taking we will reduce all our goods. We offer the public J £ of Ladysmith and surrounding diitrict the benefit of our j ! Wholesale Prices! S Come and take the opportunity cflcrcd by the cheap sales. Weinrobe's * General % Hi ♦ »t ♦ ♦ i tin ++++♦++■H-r~f++++-H-l-+ Ladyimllli Baseball club will gtvefu grand concert and dance on Tuursday evening, January 21st, in Gould's hall. The latest, styles in Imr cutting and beard trimming at the Ladysmith Shav- ng Parlor, High street. It il rumored that an early development of the water works in the city will be an eieciric light and power plant. Nothing finer turned out anywhere than thoie winter suits and overcoats at Caldwell's, Nanaimo. t Steady work is being done in laying the water works pipe. Tbo mains will be In town early iu the spring. There will then be a great opening lor tbe plumbers. Caldwell, the Nanalmo tailor, is show- ng the finest tweeds aud clothe for winter garments. * The Island of earth between the tracks north of the station has been , remove I to theiinproveimut ci tbe appearance ol that quarter. Do yon brieve iu yf-ur own goods? Then cc-i'. conceal the fact from tbe public. Advertise. Mr. James Watson arid family left. Ladyemith lbL week lor Vancouver, where tbey will reside. Mrs. Watson had the misfortune to lote her hueband In the explosion at No. 2 Extension mine. A business meeting of Ladysmith St. Andrew's & Caledonian Society will br hehtin Capt. Mcintosh's office, Esplanade, WednoBday evening, Jan. 15th, at 8 o'clock. For highest class jswelery and skilled repairing go to Lively, the jeweler. Ven. Archdeacon Scriven this week brought up from Victoria a paddle horse for use in getting about tho district. Have your watch make a good resolution to keep correct time throughout 1002. Lively will attend to it for you. Several Lidyemith families are about to leave for the old country; ono or two others are going to the. United States to reside, Still a low bargains left at Lively's, the leading jswcler. Christmas and New Year didn't take them nil. Srmelhlng like a flood ocenrrrd on Third .Avenue the beginning oi the week. Some of Iho residents conld not get out of or into thitir bouses. Capt. D, Mcintosh returned last Wednesday from his prolonged visit to WeBthoImo, where lie was looking alter his mineral claims. He spent some time in Victoria Buffering from rheumatism ol the knee. Mr. McNaughton, a merchant of Vancouver, after looking over Ladyemith towneite with Captain Mcintosh, select- el a couple of centrally located lote upon which he will erect a business block probably in tho spring. Some idea of the fearful Btate of tho Ctiemainus mad iust south ef titles city can be gathered Irom Ihe fact tbat one milkman in attempting to navigate the road bad several of the caps of. bis' milk cant jsrked clean out of their places. In some places the mud Is up to the horses' belly bands. CitL'snB need have no alarm if liny see deuse volumes of Bmoke issuing Irom the doors and windows of the Hotel Portland, First Avenue, It is only Mi. Davis gelling tha placo dried out as quickly as possible. It ifl expected that tbe Portland will be ready lor occupation by the ond of January. In referrlrg to Mr. J. G. Brown, tlie Victoria contractor, who passed through Ladysmith a few days ago, The Loader quoted him al expressing certain views on the political situation. Thla wss an injustice to Mr, Brown, who made no remarks whatever on the political situation and whose name waa used iu error. Mr. Gee. Thomson, J.P., Government Agent, has received from Victoria s package ol voters' regiitratbn pipers Voters should he careful about changing votei just now, or they may And them- lelvei in the mnlllgatawney in tbe event of an ejection tbie epring. Dr. Gordon ie leaving Ladysmith in about three weeks, to return to Eastern Canada, He will probably visit his horn, in Montreal Ant. No man iu thla community will bo more missed than Dr. Goidon. His departure will be a severe lots to Ladysmith. Watch and clock repairing la my specialty. Send tbem to me aud I will makethein like new. W. II. Lively, First Avenue. A. J, Mayo, secretary of the Van- eonver Baseball Club, has written Mr, Jot, Motlrun, secretary of the Ladyimith Club, inviting co-operation In ei- tabliihing a provincial league which will exclude imported or tramp ball Player.. Mr. Motlran has made a suitable reply. DR. J. GRICE, DENTIST Block, - Nanaim >, 1). C. f. 0. Hax, 37, Tel. 145. Tlie line piano formerly used by Ihe Ladysmith Athletic Association lias been purchased by Mr, William Bever- jdgeof tbe Grand Hotel, and is now very much enjoyed by the guests of that most popular huelclry in town. Mr, Robert Allan pave a recital lo open the piano Iu jts new quarter?, ami the selections wero heartily appreciated by all present. A t..i...l.!iil Sight, OaTlimaday nijiht—Friday mornint/ tbe Brett star Venus attained it* a>e\t- et brilliancy. From this date onward to Muoh 21st It will not be as bright, but. on the date mentioned it will again gleam with its fullest rffnlgence. The spectacle presented on Thursday night, which waa beautifully fine with a crystalline clearness and sharp touch ol frost, was grand. This star, admittedly the most beautiful in the sky, shone gloriously, and shed a radiance almost like a moon. Quite « number of Lady smith people took a naked-eye observation of the great star, and admired lis glittering progress across tbe spangled firmament. The Lulu (.corse Norri*. Quite a number of Lndyemlth friends aud relatives of the late Mr. George Norris, proprietor nf the Nanalmo Free Press, went up to Nanaimo yesterday to attend the funeral. It wns one of the largest, funerals ever seen in Nanalmo and every ranK and class of society was represented in the precession. Tho floral tributes were almost innun e able and very bandsome.BuBinepB waa puspen dad throughout tbe city during the f in- eral. Rev. W. W. Bier conducted tbe last snd rites over the remtilne of hia eld friend. A Bachelors* High Ten and Concert Will bo given by the ladies of the Methodist Church on Tuesday evening the 21st, inst. The committees at work nre aiming to make tins event cue of great delight nnd satisfaction to the public. Tbe high Tea will be first-class and the concert lo follow excellent. Further particulars later. t t i THE DISTRICT I m-mitfumrtm-Hm.+ X t I'lxloiiilnat. Mrs. Taggert and Mrs. Dongsn, of Shawnigau, are visiting friends at Hs teunion. Mrs. Pirt Fitldick visited friends here on Tuesday. Mr. Unity Siiepord who taken to the hospital two weeks ago, haa recovered enough to be taken home to Cobble Mill. Mo intends remaining at home for a fnw weeks, after which he will resume his duties 113 fireman. Tt is reported that cnnaidcrnhlu diliic- cutty Is being experienced at No. I mine because of the water. A new pump has been Installed there. Miss Eastman, ot Ntiw Westminster, is spending a few days with her slater at Extension. Preparations nre being made to commence work attain at the- new railway between Kxteusirn and Ladysmith ns soon as potRiblo. It is said by the nf ficials that this new road wi I bo the means of a great tle.il less < zpenae to the Company for bringing the conl from Ex. tent-Inn to Ladnmitli. Next Tuesday the me-.ilirg of the .'ia- trict lodge of tho Orange Association will take place at Extension. His expected that representatives front various lodges of tlie district will attend. The post olii :e has beon remnvo<l to 0. S. Ryder11> store and is running under tbe management of Mr, Ryder. List evening In Gould's hall a very pleasant complimentary and farewell dance was given in honor of Mlas Norma S#ord, the amiable young lady who h*s presided over the dining room ol the Grand Hotel for so many months, to tbe •itlifantionof the tmrders at. that es tiblishment. Miss Sword is leaving; for Vancouver en Monday to take a situation there. Miss Bnord will be very much missed. Tba boarders at the Grand arranged tbe dance, and deserve praise, for It was a capitally managed and most pleasant affair. LadynniliU Riflemen. Another meeting of tbe rifle club is called for bight o'clock on Monday night, January J.'i'Ji., in The Leader office, to hear tba report of the committees and other* appoint^ to make ir quiriei. At this meeting the ap* plication form will be laid before the numbers for ti|natnrp,and a full explanation ol tha whole matter wilt be given. It is also the intention to elect officers and to transact all other uaoessary bus!- n as. Every man who has attended tho previous meetings is nquested not to miss tills, the moat Important of a1'. This meeting will ceo neatly everything done until the company U duly formed and lo active operation. South Willing toil A. Galloway, A. Crosnan and Harry Ross went to Ladysmltli Wednesday afternoon to attuud a miners' meeting there. Jaa, Robinson, who has just recovered from an accident in the mine, was kicked above the knee by a mule on Wednesday laying him up again for a few days. C.G. Griffin, Supt. nf the Snfoly Powder Works, returned on the north* mxsm XKBLVKUK. **>*•? .KS.SKK8SWK3 I SCHOOL Opens on Monday And your children will re* i|i,'ro Hie Latest School Books We have lust received a largo cm-'gnment uf a)' kinds, E. Rolston, i Ladysmith bound train from a bueiuesa tilp lo N - naimosnd Victoria. Mrs, Wm. Knight, of Seattle, is paying n month's vIbU to her sister, Mrs. R. W. Pirt. She is accompanied by her son. Mrs. Win. Knight and Mrs. R. W. Pirt left for Victoria Thursday morning on a short visit. Tbos, Beveridge, proprietor of tie South Wellington Hote', has gone tn Harrison Hot Springs for the benefit cf his health. Dr. Gordon was in town Thursday. Dan. McKinnon, Chemainus, was visiting at the Ladysmith Lumbar Mill, Piddick'a Junction, on Wednesday. Trade a 11 Ion* In 11)00. VAt\'N£li LODGE I. 0. O. F. Meets every Wednesday evening at 7.10 o'clock, Visitors cordially Invited. IITTGH FULTON, Bee. Maple Lodge, No. 62.1. 0. a. r. Meets every Wednesday evening In NlcholmVn Hall. Visiting members are cordially invited. R.NIMMO.O.T. M.McKINLEY.See. Mr. John Burnett's report on trade unions In 1000, issued by the British Board ol Trade, shows that last year was a year of unusual activity with labor organization". The increase of membership as compared with 181)0 was 5 C per cent., an advance greater than the average of 1893-9. Tbe increase wns chiefly in tho mining societies, which expanded at tho rate of 18 per cent., and account for Ibree-fourths of the total gain in membership. As compared with 1892, the financial (/talus of the organized workers now is almost twice as strong. In the former year the funds in band represented S5ri 9:,4'd per head, whereas last year tlie proportion waB o5s. The significant featuro ia Ibe wealth of the engineering, Ac., section, which, despite the strike of 1897, Is the moat powerful of all the amalgamated industries. The bulk of the reserve funds Is invested In Corporation, Public Trust, and Railway stocks. Tho port ot tha report devoted to federation does not indicate that very great progress has beiin achieved In this branch of labor organization, The total number of gmnp federations at the end of lort year was 110, with a membership of 1,726,214, as against 115 orjan'sstione, with 1,520,* 092 mombere in 1899 and 119 societies, with WJD.435 members in U96, The Crescent Hotel Wm. Hepplo, proprietor.' First-clan accommodations for mineie and transients. . Nono but The Best Winss and Liquors eerved at Iho bar. Give ns a call. Cor. Victoria ltd & Commercial St. fJANAIMO. ■ - B. C. J. e. snim Sign and House Painting, Graining, Paper Banning nnd Kat- eominlng, Estimates given. Sat isfaotion guaranteed. LADYSMITH, • B. 0. Stoves - •5 Plumber and unci . Ranges Tlnsmi'l! K&Jj!^Z4mMVXXM**'SM.-M FOR SALE. Desirable house and fiill-n'r.e.1 city lot, While street, Ladyemith, apply James Uogc, at the house. :t| 3! A. C. Wilson, Florist, Funeral Wreaths, etc, Welding Bouquets in every style. Orders prnro ntlv utleudod to. —NANAIMO, II. 0 BO YEARS' Miners! Attention! Hand .Hade Pit Shoes at the same price as cheap fnr;li>ry made. Come in and see. All work guaranteed. Repairing done. LADYSMITH, S. Christie, B.C. MISS BERTRAM, Teacher of Languages, Muaic, Singing, Painting and Drawing, Sinking, 8 l.oisoits J> per month Music, 8 Lesson* j '■ >• I'iiiiitliijt, per I.etsou 'p cents Itrnwlnn. per Lesson scents Unffitngea—Preach nnd r,enuiiii--per I.eVii, ioc Hours from g n. in. to i; tii, TentiB .1 per month Two from same family ii. Ladysmith Teaming Depot, All kinds of heavy teaming done COAL AND WOOD j. Mclennan; ladysmith, b. c Trade Mama . Onions CoFvmoHTe Ae. Any-one Rending a iketeh and dewriptlon mar nnlekly nscertaln oar opinion fne whether an inn li probably patenuble. Communlm- ttfrniftrictlrooiiBdantbl. nudbook on Patent! ■cut iron, Uldeet agency fortecurlngpotentn. I'ntoiiM taken IbrouBh Munn 4 Co. rocelft iperial notftt, without cberso, In tht Scientific Jlmcricam A handiomolr tllnrtruted weekly. Isiwreat clr- * any lelentlflo Inurnal. *"— *" iionthi,|l. Sold by all n L CO ««'«*«,. Hbn 1 ifflot, 05 r HU Wubtngton, D. TAX 1NOTICE Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the statutes, that provincial Revenue tax, and all assessed taxes and Income tax, assessed and levied under the Assessment Act and Amendments, are now due and payable for the year 1902. All taxes collectable for the South Nan aimo Assessment District nre due and payable at my office, situate at Ladysmith. This Notice, in terms of law, is equivalent to a personal demand by me upon all persons liable for taxes. GKO. THOMSON, Assessor aud collector, South Nanaimo Assessment District, Ladysmith p; 0. Dated at Ladysu.lth, 6th Jan., 1902. Coal! - Coalll Wellington Colliery I Company, Ltd. Wellington €ml Best household coal on the Pacific :: Coast Comox Coat—Best steam coal on the Pacific Coast Alexandria Coal—First-class gas, steam and household coal The above coals are mined only by the Wellington Colliery Company. Wharves at Ladysmith, Oyster Harbour, and Union Bay, Baynes Sound. Head Office Victoria, B. C »pft'»J*^:'4^vli*^ The very best SCOTCH WHISKEY I Upon the market today. To be obtained at all jf- hotels and bars In Ladysmith and Extension. * In case or bulk at Pither £ Leiser's, IMPORTERS, I Victoria, - - b. C. I The Ladysrnith A newspaper for the people. All the news of city and district. Latest foreign intel ligence, reports. Accurate Exclusive Information. Bright, clean, independent, fearless. Something to interest everybody Nothing to offend anybody. Subscribe Now. 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