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yi,,y������':y<: VOL. 4.���������NO. 52; SANDON, B. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1901. $2.00 PER YEAR. !* Tumping Claims - on - the Boundary. A Vancouver despatch to "the Nelson "Miner says: "The most intense feeling has been engendered in Chilliwaek over the recent claim jumping on the boundary line in the Mount Baker mining district. There are but two hotels in the place, and the jumpers and the jumped have had to eat and sleep' and glare at each other at close quarters through the long wet days since the American survey party announced that the boundary line was 3,480 feet south of the observation post which has been reckoned as , the boundary line forthree years. The correct line pushes the rich Anderson properties and the Seattle owned Golden Chariot and Golden Star half way over the line. As soon as these facts, were known claim jumpers sallied forth fromOhilli- waok and restaked all the mineral claims close to 'tlie line on both sides and deliberately squatted on the boundary, starting a town which they called Boundary Cit.y: Mr. Naviers, superintendent of the Golden Chariot and Gold Star, split'in half by-the new survey, lias received letters from members of the Provincial Legislature and E. V. Bodwel', who give it as their opinion that the original locators of the properties now declared in British' Columbia, but staked as United :States territory, will be protected by-Canada, as in the similar cases;of Rossland and Atlin, that they will be only required to. register their claims over again and work them under British Columbia laws. All work Has been slopped on the boundary,'and it if suggested that it is to the interest of' British', Columbia' to have therrfatter .settled, as large sums of money" apnroprirtte'd' to ��������� work - the mines, now solit in halves, have been withdrawn until it has been learned , what British Columbia is going to do about it. The district .is reported very rich, the Lone JhcIc mine on tlie Washington side, have a million tons of ore, partly free milling; in sight. This mine was recently sold for $350,000 cash. The only difficulty is thatVof access arid' in time .this .difficulty will' be., overcome. The.'. larae amount of mineral lands pushed into British; territory will help trade in Chilliwaek, for supplies must come from there.". THE LOCAL GRAFT. The Entrance Examinations. Mr. Lovering, principal of the public school, has received word that four out of five of li.iR pupils���������-Alice Trenarey, the two Hesketh hoys arid Walter Cliffe��������� who wrote.at New Denver the other day for entrance to the High school, have heen successful. This is a very large .per centage, and one of which all concerned should feel very proud. The number of marks required to pass is 500, and the Sandon pupils received as follows: Walter Cliffe, 642; Henrv Hesketh, 625: Ellis Hesketh. 590; Alice Trenarey, 585;. Louella Wilson, 441. The latter passed in all subjects but one, and would, no doubt, have been successful, but for being detained from school by sickness for about two months last spring. All considered the results are highly satisfactory Only two nut of rive from New Denver who tried the examination were successful. " Messrs. Yorke and Robertson are candidates for the mayoralty of Plocan. Allan C. Stewart has been appointed school inspector 'or this district, with headquarters at Nelson. Ed. Dedqlph, of Kaslo, and Fred Co- wands, of Silverton, were successful in the recent aswayers' examination. J. Rady, a rheumatism patient at the hospital.; was discharged this week. Harry Payfcant, ��������� who has the fever is recovering slowly; be is now able to sit up in bed. R. E. Lyons-is in Victoria on a visit. Rain every day now, that is when it is not snowing. Jaines'Wiiliamson continues quite ill at his residence. A Miners' Union picnic will be held at Slocan on June 25th. , B. M. Walton, of Slocan, was in the city a few days this week. ��������� W. D. .Wrighter. a, Spokane mining man, was in Sandon last Saturday. , The water in the flume is losing some of its activity, but is still very high. Mrs. C; J. Smith, of Alamo, paid a short visit to friends here Wednesday. Mr. Christie is going to send all the boys an ������range a-piece from California. Mrs. . Hatt,' mother of Mesdames Christie and Sewell, is in the city on a visit. C. K.'Skalesis painting the residences of Jas. Vallance and ,Thos. Sharp this week. Duncan Grant has started a sang of men to work repairing the Four Mile wagon road. Mrs. Gordon'left on Tuesday to join her hiisbahd at Bruce Mines, near Sault Ste Marie, Ont. A Salvation Army lassie from Rossland spent a few days in town collecting for the cause. Mr. Pitts is going to move his store building on the lot where the Reco hotel stood before the fire. Pat Eagan is back again at the Ivanhoe mine, after a trip .to Seattle and other points on the coast. Mr. .Warner.and family came in from .Spokane'��������� on 'Monday., They will take up their residence on Cody avenue. E. A. Brown is in Silverton constructing a tramway for the Hewett mine, the con tract .'for which he received time ago: The C.P.R. passenger train now comes I in at 1:10, and goes out shortly after. I Travelers going east or, west make no delays here"now. ., . . Col. Pie'rsqn, who has been on the sick list for some time, left the hospital this week. It will be some time before he is able,to work again.. Dr. Browse was called up from New Denverlast Saturday to see Mrs. Nash, .who, though under Dr. Gomm's treatment was 'very ill. The doctor tapped her for pleurisv, removing a lotof water, arid she is now,recovering. ? ��������� . On.Friday,.evening the brass band went out to the Payne office, and gave a farewell entertainment to Mr. arid Mrs. Zwicky and family, who left for their old home in Oregon the next day. Although not long residents here, they all made many friends, J. J. Godfrey straightened up all his shortage, and has now gone to work in the Iii lis. A portion of it was occasioned by hie selling licenses on credit. This shows kindness on the part of officials, .that is never considered by governments. Young men should always be very careful with finances held in trust. ',,;���������.���������. Mayor Lowatt has made arrangements with Supormtendent Downey to widen the wagon road called Salamander street, past Crawford's blacksmith shop. The council are going to furnish the lumber, and Mr. Downey will double the width of the street, and put in a sidewalk up past the Mayor's place, Almost daily there are fresh evidences that hack in the history of the earth the Klondike district was inhabited by immense animals that could onlv have lived in a very warm climate. The other day the jawbone of an animal was found that had teeth ten inches long and "three inches , in diameter. This animal must have been larger than anv now known to exist on the earth, and must have been amphibious. j Geo. Hughes was in Nelson this week. . Miss .Flora McRae is visiting friendB in New Denver. E. P. Burns and Joe Lambton left for I Grand Forks on Monday. ; Rory Cameron left oii| Monday for Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Bokn���������At New Denver, June 7th, the wife of Henry Tattrie, of a son. Wm. Walmeley, of the Filbert, is in Nelson", and will probably locate there. ���������Bobn���������On Thursday, June 13th, the wife of E. A.Brown, M.E.,of a daughter. If the clerks of Nelson, had as many votes as the miners have John Houston would talk to them differently. E. M. Sandilands is in Spokane on m ning business. He has ,some bonds to put through for Slocan properties. , The Sandon Baseball team defeated New Denver's nine, on the latter's ground, last Saturday, by a score of 23 to 5. The National Metal Trades' Association in the States has put up a fund of half a million dollars to fight the striking machinists. The Methodists had a concert on Monday evening in the Miners' Union hall, two English professional singers who were here took part. A social will be held under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian church in Crawford's hall, next Thursday evening. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Admission 25 cents. The Noble Five Co. have let .the contract for 320 feet of tunneling to open up the big ledge. A large sum of money is on band to go on working this property. Monthly reports are to be sent to the head office, in Victoria, every month. At a meeting of the liquor licensecom- missioriers held in this city on Wednesday afternoon, all the hotels and saloons some j jn town made applications for renewals, which were granted. The commissioners have decided that the law will have to be more strictly observed by certain parties, or licenses will be refused them. The Nelson Tribune and the Vernon Sold By the Sheriff. The Kaslo correspondent of, the Spokesman-Review writes: A one-third interest in Lhe Silver Bell, the Hub/and the little Bell claims, on the south fork of Kaslo creek, was sold by Sheriff Tuck for if'J.l'.'O. The interest was owned by Nelson Martin, who refused $35,000 for it less than ono year ago. Thirty-five bundled dollars was to be spot cash; the balance was to be paid inside of one year. Having got into difficulties he was compelled to let go for a song. The group has a showing of ore and values such as can scarcely be equalled anywhere for the amount of work done. It is located close to the Bismarck, the Cork, the Red Fox, the British North America and the Montezuma groups, all of which have proved the values and the extent of their ore bodies. Shipments made from the Silver Bell group run 54 per cent lead and over 100 ounces in silver, in carload lots. R. F. Green, M. P. P., and Laughlin McLean are the other owners. It is understood that J. C. R}'an, the buver, represented P. McCue in the sale. Many prophesy that there will be trouble over taking possession. Those who know Mr. Martin intimately say that he is not the kind of man who would submit to having his rights disposed of for a song. science and Mining'. The consumption of zinc in 1900 was approximately 700,000 tons, an increase of 50 per cent over the consumption in 1890. A tunnel 8 feet wide by 7 feet high can frequently be constructed as cheaply as one in the same rock 4 feet wide and <syz feet high. Diamonds for drilling have increased in value fromi $7.50 to $70 a karat at the present time, and the prices, it is believed, will continue rising. It has been noted that coal outcrops under the point of long, narrow ridges are thinner and of poorer quality than the same seam where exposed in the valley or ravine depressed between the points. both located in a few days. We hope to be able to give some particulars of interest in our next issue. Sandon Ore Shipments. The following are the ore shipments from here this week: Mine. -������������������:"'" Tons. Slocan Star 1S6 American Boy 20 Payne .........: 1 Total, 207. A PURE CRAPE CREAM OF TARTAR POWDER paper, owned or controlled by'repre-j Mr. Garde is still busy with the sur- sentatives of the Local Legislature, are "vev for the site of the Pavne compressor always well lined with government ad- and mill, and will have a'll finished and yertisements, many of which relate to." " the Slocan. If this patronage is the i price of the support of the members who J control these two papers, there is; nothing wrong in the public knowing the fact, ������������������;,; .;.-��������� Mule driving is not all clear profit. Messrs. Crawford and Grimmett sent a! band of fourteen mules to Lillooet some time agoi and on Wednesday thfiy'eot'j word the mine they were packing fori had shut down. This necessitated Mr. Grimmett's going over there at a loss of | two weeks' time, at least $100 expenses, and probably to bring back the outfit at | heavy expense. The public are advised that the Ontario government is giving 160. acres of land in New Ontario and exemption from taxation for ten vears to all who fought the Fenians in 1866-70. This includes Judge Lilly, of this citv, so it is not unlikely he may farm yet before he dies. James Deacon, of Three Forks, is another of the volunteers at the time of the Fenian raid, and lie is also to receive 160 acres free the same as Judge Lilly, from the Ontario government. The canners at the coast have struck ] for higher wages, and the employers say | they cannot meet the demands of the | men. Canning is not a hazardous employment like mining. Risks to life are | therefore not so great. Tho question is simply this: Can the employers pay more and make reasonable profits after providing for interest on investments! and wear on machinery? If they can they should Vie made pav more, and if I they cannot, the men should not look for more. That is the solution of the whole | problem. . Highest Honors, World's Fair Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair Avoid Balcinjr Powders containing slnrn. They aro injurious to health I! :ij ! A Man s Merois Story of the Itrisrnu ofScnl Hunt- cr.s Urtist iu ������u ice Tack. O ��������� ��������� <������ When we had coma to anchor in Trinity bay and all the sails were safely stowed, the captain of our yacht proposed that we should go ashore . and gee the celebrated Coin- eau file. Bob, my companion asked, "Celebrated for what?" , "Oh! for several things," replied the captain. "He is a-jaost extraordinary man in his many acquirements and knowledge. Born and brought up on this coast, he has passed all his life here, with the exception of the three years his' father was, able lo send him to school, but those three years he made use of to lay the foundation of a wonderful &tore o������ practical knowledge. His (schooling, as I have said, was b.ut the foundation; by reading and observation he bad added to.' it in a. marvellous way. From his early training and the life of every one on the coast, it', would go .without saying that he knows how to shoot, but he is more than a good shot he is a "deadly" sbot. Anything he aims his gun at that isj within shooting distance is dead. As' a salmon fisher, bio crack angler who visits these rivers can hope to compete with him. "As a linguist he can speak, read and .write in French, English, Latin and Indian; besides this', be can talk rapidly in the durnib alphabet. He holds the position of telegraph operator at Trinity, also of postmaster and fishery overseer, and besides, ! (when anything goes wrong with the lines for 200 miles eas.t or west, the department immediately wires him to go'and. fix them up. "He has more than a fair knowledge of medicine for one who-derived all his, .insight from reading alone. Last summer there was; an epidemic of! measles all along the coast among both whites and Indians. Here with a population of 150, two-thirds of whom .were down, Comeau, who attended them, did not lose one patient, while at BersLinis, where the department sent a full-fledged M. D., there were 39 burials out of a population of 450. "You may be sure the poor peoplo all along the coast love him." So the boat was lowered away, and the captain, Bob and I rowed ashore to see this paragon. From the) outside look of the place I could see the man was one of good taste and orderly. The knock at the door was answered by Coineau himself. The captain was personally acquainted with him and introduced us before wc entered. I must say I was disappointed. One always is when he has pictured a person in his mind's eye and finds that in reality ho is quite a different kind of person. I had looked for Comeau to be a large nian and a boisterous one from his position of superiority over others. On the contrary, I found him beSk>w the medium, a" quiet, low- voiced man', reserved almost to shyness. I saw at once he was a great observer, onfc; who would make deductions from' specks invisible to ordinary people; or, in other words, he could put two and two together and dovetail them, better than most men. i Wc were ushered into a largo, ckan, airy room, in the middle of which sat a very good-looking lady in a roomy rocker, with a child on each knee. If Comeau himself is reserved and not inclined to talk, his wife can do enough for both. She excused herself for not rising when her husband introduced us, Nodding down at her babies, she said: "You sec, I am fixed." One could sec she is1 a proud 'mother���������they were twins; this she told u3 before we wore seated, and she further informed us that they were the only twins on the Labrador. So she Is celebrated also. When we got fairly settled in) Com- eau's den, the conversation naturally drifted into hunting and fishing. Bob raade soma inquiries about tho pools on' the Trinity. To make his explanations clear, Comeau pulled out a drawer of photographic views of the river. In rummaging these over, he cast aside a gold medal. "Excuse me," 1 said, reaching over and taking up the medal', On it I read engraved: "Presented to N. A. Coimieaai by the R. H. S. for Bravery in; Saving Life." Upon my asking him to recount the circumstances, he blushed and looked quite confused, and said: "Oh! it was nothing worth speaking of, but I suppose people talked so much about it that they gave me that token. It was nothing more than any man would have done," and this was all we could get from him unless wo carried persistency to an ungentle- manly degree. After having spent a very pleasant hour wc returned on board, and the captain told us th.e story that tho hero himself would not. Two years before, one day in January, Comeau arrived home from the back country to find that two men had that day while seal hunting off shore been driven off the coast toward the ico pack in the gulf. One of the mien was Comeau's own brother-in-law and lhe other a half-breed. In spite of the supplications of bis wife and the persuasions of the other individuals of- the place, Comeau set about preparations to follow them out to sea. Ho asked no ono to accompany him. The wind all the afternoon had been site ad ily off shore and .was now moderately calm,. He took with him some restoratives, provisions, a lantern, a couple of blankets, his rifle and ammunition and what else useful ho could think of in bis hurry. The ico pack was then about If) miles off the Land, and he reasoned the men must be on ithe ice, if large and strong enough, or in among it if in small cakes, the latter being much more dangerous. From.! Trinity to Mlatane in a direct line the distance is 45 miles, and to push out in a frail, wooden canoe .alone and /the darkness coming on in the black gulf in mid-winter required a brave man with extraordinary nerve to '. dare it, and this Comeau did., , - Three minutes , after pushing out from the beach, canoe and man were swallowed up in the darkness. The' next the people of Trinity heard of him. was a telegraphic message on the second day after. It read: "Ma- tane. All three alive. Joseph, hands frozen; Simon, both feet frozen badly." ��������� This 'message was to his family, but the Miatane peoplo sent a much longer one to the government giving, the facts, describing the hardships these mien had come through, and a special train was sent down with 'the test surgeon' from. Quebec. On the surgeon's arrival at Matane a consultation was held with the country .practitioner, when it was decided that the man., Joseph, would have to lose' two fingers on, each hand and Simon both feet. , The amputation Avas successfully carried out next day, and shortly after, when Comeau saw both men well on to recovery, he started for his home, not, however, by the way he bad colmto, but up to Quebec by the i*outh shoro and do/wn the north shore from Quebec, a distance of nearly. 700 miles. The last 100 he made on jsnowshoes. , The captain told us that the. description of ithis very venturesome trip he had heard from Comeau's! own brother as the elder ono had described it in the heart of his- family. He had reached the ice pack, to tho best of hi? Oudgment, about 15 miles from tlie loiind, and had remained on his oars and hallooed once or tjwice without receiving an answer. He suddenly bethought himself of the lantern.. This ho lit and lashed to tho blade of.ono of the oarsj, and erected it aloft. Immediately a faint cry was heard to tho eastward, and he lowered his light and pulled away in tlie direction whence the call appeared to come. After rowing for a short Urne tho lantern Avas waved again above and this timo an answering s'ho'ut camo from close at band. The two poor fellows were- some distance in tho pack, and had got on the largest cake they could find. They wore Bitting there helpless, holding on each by one hand to the rough surface on' 'tlie ice, and with the other to their canoe to keep it from being washed off. By (the aid of tho lantern held AN LI NESS SORENESS Ceylon Teas are sold In sealed lead packets only, never in bulk. Black, Rflixed or uncofo ������red Ceylon Green. Sample on application. Address " SALADA." Toronto. . ���������"... ��������� . ���������'''���������������������������'.'. -l^j��������� : ���������: '��������� ��������� . ,.T-:,.",��������� imsg aloft, Comeau saw there was a much larger cako of ice some distance farther in the pack. To this they made their way with laborious trouble. Pushing one canoe as far* ahead among the ice as possible, they would all three get into, this, shovei the other in advance in the same way, and so repeating. the process till they reached the solid (ield. Once safely on 'this, ifor Lhe meantime, securo place, food was partaken of and daylight waited for. Soon, however, 'tlie intense cold began to make itself felt, and drowsiness was first taking hold of the t\v;o men, and their great wish was to bo left alone and allowed to sleep. This Comeau knew if indulged meant death, and it took all his efforts to keep them awake and moving about. Once, while attending to the half- breed, his brother-in-law dropped down and was fast asleep in an in- sitant. Comeau boxed him, kicked him, without having the desired effect of rousing him from his stupor. GLASS IN CANDIES. Analysis Shows rimt French Confectioners Arc Using Class. ��������� A somewhat unexpected and- most objectionable method of coloring confectionery has. just been brought to light. It is the use of pulverized glass to obtain a sparkling effect in various varieties of crystal candies. The London Lancet, referring to this, practice says: " We have in ouir laboratory some specimens of even high-class confectionery, said to be of French make, which all contain a liberal sprinkling of glass splinters., When' the sweet is dissolved in water the splinters tumble to the bottom of tlie fluid into a miniature heap of broken glass. The splinters present both sharp points and sharp edges which are eminently calculated to cause an injury to tho , walls of the digestive canal. It is difficult to imagine a more powerful me- At last he bethought him of( what an chanical irritant than jagg of glass old Indian had done to him under which might easily cause laceration somewhat similar circumstances.' He and hemorrhage, not to mention otb- caught .the man's nose between the ear disturbances such as are set up by. thumb and finger and tweaked . it foreign bodies less jagged than glass Severely. This brought him to his; in the alimentary canal, feet and mad .to fight. i "The sweets to which we have re- Day was taow breaking and thsy\rferred v.-".re Bent to us by a corrcspon- could see the south shore at a com-. > dent with a request for analysis, and puted distance' of 10 miles.: Comeau'; he relates' that these sweets were par- aiso saw that the ice pack; was drift- j taken of by two little children who ing steadily east, and this, if they' re- shortly afterward suffered from sev- ���������mained on the ice; would carry,them past Cap Chat, : the most northern point of the south coast, and this meant death to .a certainty. A rapid train of thought went through Comeau's brain- He decided that if saved 'they were to be, it,must be by passing over that 10 miles' of moving, grinding ice. He forced'some food on; the others. They abandoned the roll of blankets, which had been of no use to them, and; started, using the canoes sea-saw fashion, asv they had done the night before. They left the cake of ice upon which they had passed the night at 8 a.m.; and; only got ashore at the extreme point of Cap Chat at daylight next morning. At times they would come across' nar- 'rolw lanes of water, but th?so lanes always ran at right angles to the direction in Which they were going. Several t imes,' V when stopping upon what was considered a strong piece of ice, ono of the party would be immersed in t he cold, cruel water, and be rescued with great trouble and danger to the others. What a picture, of heart-felt prayer offering it must have beentto have seen those men kneeling on the icebound shore, pouring out their thanks to the ever-watchful Almighty who had brought them safely through such danger. Bob, who had taken down the captain's narrative iu shorthand, gave me his notes and Igive the story of adventure and heroism to the public. A suggestion; Young Mother���������i really don't know why hie criea so. BachieLor Friend���������Perhaps it is his teeth coining through. Young Mother���������No. he isn't teething- Bachelor Friend���������Maybe it's his hair coming through that hurts him. A���������Well, and ho'w did you sleep last night? Did you follow my advice and begin counting? B���������Yes; I counted up to 18,000. And then you s������cll asleep? No; then it was timao to get up. ��������� ere. abdominal pain, in the one case in the region of the appendix. The pain persisted for several days. The effect of. Bharp glass particles lodging in the appendix could, of course, be easily disastrous. Our analysis enables ug to say most positively that these glittering particles are glass. They are |q.uite unchanged in boiling water or in boiling acids, and melt into beads at a red heat. On analysis, we obtained cilica. lime, soda, and a little lead, which are the constituents; of common glass. From their appearance on the sweets the flakes might easily be taken for geMin or mica. The glass is probably prepared by crushing glass bubble." It is. probable that the practice is" adopted in order to compensate for the absence of any crystalline appearance in glucose which is now so much used as a substitute for cane sugar in confectionery. In such a case the practice is not only monstrous because it is likely to lead to serious injury to health, but because it is a fraud also. Sanded sugar was bad enough, but to put glass, splinters, in sw.eets is. diabolical. ���������'.'.' OBSERVANT LITTLE CHARLEa Charles is a very, observant boy. Yesterday one of mamma's friends! camie ito the house to call. Mamma was lout and Charles opened the door. Mamma as not at home, he said. Will you please give her my card when ehe comes? inquired the caller.- t Yeth, ma'am, said Charles. The caller opened her card case, and as she withdrew the engraved pasteboard a bit of tissue paper fluttered down on the steps. Very grandly Charlea picked it up and handed it to her, saying; You dropped one of your, cigarette papery! ; _ .^. Yes, remarked Squildig, I made myself a present of this' musical-box on my birthday. Giving yourself airs, eh? added Mc-Swilligen. I for theTefet m AIIMESSIYECEMOIY HOMAGE OF THE PHARAOHS PAID TO THE KING OF ENGLAND. Beprcs en till Ives of (lie Win leu Tribe Travel COO Miles lo r.-iy Homage |0 Kins Ed- ���������'���������W'nrd VII.���������riaccd the Crown of Honour on Lord Cromer'.* JIe;irJ. ; Not until several months after the occurrence of an interesting event in the Egyptian Soudan has an account of it been received in London. It was an event that has recalled other events of the kind which took place in immemorial times and representations of which may yet be seen by those who inspect the ruing of the temples of ancient Egypt. " .. When Lord Cromer made his. latest visit to Khartoum, as. the representative of British authority in Egypt, he held court, durbar, at the huge red palace tliere, Avhich was attended, by many of the Mohammedan magnates, who appeared in great pomp. There was a ceremony of an unusually impressive character when a bod|y of warlike and stately sheiks, mounted upon their camels arrived at the palace. They had ridden for GOO miles from their country far up the White Nile, and their journey had lasted three months. There ,were in the embassy seven' of the greatest sheiks and- one woman or the highest rank, all belonging to the ancient toribe of Dinkas, whom ethnologists regard as the aboriginal inhabitants of that part of Africa. ' The Dinka embassy of sheiks, which had obtained permission to visit Khartoum, received i A CEREMONIOUS WELCOME from Lord Cromer when they arrived at the palace, afterthey had announced' that it wasj their purpose to pay homage to him. As the representative of British Majesty he offered them welcome in the Arab language, assuring them that they would be protected, that .their welfare -;would surely be promoted under.the Anglo- Egyptian rule, that they would nev-, cur again have occasion to fear the alavo dealer or slave driver, and that the British troops, who had- been ' dra,w|p tip and set in array for, the occasion would guard their country as a part of great Egypt. >' The Dinka sheiks, wore greatly ��������� pleased with their .welcome. They rcindered obeisance to the potent white lord, and they chanted a world- old hymn in his praise, after which they performed the moat curious part of the ceremony. One stately sheik advanced toward Lord Cromer, bearing aloft the Dinka crown of honor, which consisted of a black conical, shaped, brimless hat, ornamented with plumes of black ostrich feathers; In a majestic manner he . placed the crown on his Lordship's head as a mairk of homage on the part of the Dinka tribe, and as representing the traditional tribal synabal of sovereignty. ' ' Lord Cromer was: so mus.b pleased with the ceremony that he brought out presents of various kinds. To the great aneiks he gave a fine now raiment of the brightest hues, and to the feminine grandee.in their company he (gave sundry gifts, among which were a^costly parasol and a decorated mirror. In their joy they cried out and i ! AGAIN RENDERED HOMAGE to the "shadow" of British royalty. Next day they began to prepare fox the long journey up the White Nile and back to their own country. It appears that neither the sheiks nor tho other members: of the Dinka clan are either of the Arab race or the Mohammedan religion. They are an autochthonous' people, and it is probable that they are descended from ancestors who lived in their country long before Moses led the enslaved Hebrews out of Egypt. They worship one God and possess sacred rites that antedate any history. Their language, religion, and customs are peculiarly their own. The interesting fact has been brought to notice that such ceremonies as occurred during Lord Cromer's last durbar of Khartoum were but repetitions of ceremonies that had . been witnessed in ancient Egypt-under the rule of the Pharaohs. The following quotation from a letter describing the scene here spoken of may bo taken aa direct proof of the fact: " The scenes depicted on the Temple of Amenophis III. B.C. 1450, at Soleb, and also those on the temples of Barneses JX, B.C. 1330, in Nubia,and likewise those on the temples of later Egyptian' kings at Napata; prove that exactly the same kind of ceremonial homage was'rendered to successive rulers of ancient Egypt, after they had, teach of them in his time, crushed in the Soudani tribes in order to extend the frontiers of the great kingdom." . \ , SMUGGLING OUT OF ST. PIERRE Canada's Loss Through Illicit Trading S.'ild lo Be V������ry large. The Dominion is now losing a big sum eveiry year, on account of the smuggling carried on persistently out of St. Pierre. J. R. McGown, Inspector- Geneiral of the Newfoundland constabulary, with headquarters at St. John's', who is in Montreal for the purpose of Conferring with the Canadian authorities, (says that St. Pierre is nothing better than a nest of smugglers and tie believes that Can- __ ada is losing at least $250,000 of its j them for a trifle WHAT BECOMES OF CORKS ? Profitable Trade Is Done In (loaning Them and Selling to the Trade. "What becomes of the pins?" is' an old and unanswered question, but "What becomes of the corks?" admits of a pretty complete reply. Cork is one of'the most indispensable articles, yet, useful'as if is and harmless as it appears, it is made a means of danger to health by trade competition. Not that anything noxious occurs in the original growth or preparation for market of the cork wood, or even in the process of charring the surface and closing the pores by extreme.heat, which is said to give the elasticity and flexibility known in the .trade as "nerve." When it comes.on the market, it is without any deleterious qualities, It is after the cork in its finished state has uerved its purpose in the neck of the bottle that it begins it? degenerate course. A cork once drawn,,and the bottle and contents disposed of, is thrown a/way generally as waste, especially in private houses, though in the liquor trade they arc often preserved for salo to itinerant dealers, who purchase Those which are STAGE DRIVER STATES HIS CASE Experience of Both His Wife and Himself- revenuea every year on this account. | thrown away gravitate to the ash Sand dust-bin, the gutter, and possi- Previous to 1895 the colony of Newfoundland suffered an annual loss of revenue of at least $120,000, but the loss has ueen greatly, checked, owing to the energetic anti-smuggling measures instituted by Mr. Bond when ho was Colonial Secretary of Newfoundland in 1895. In the last three years there have been no fewer than 140 prosecutions and convictions and the fines and forfeitures' have amounted to more than ������10,000. While the amounc or illicit trading between the French possession and Newfoundland has been reduced to a very smallamounc, tne vigorous measures adopted by the Newfoundland Government have diverted the smugglers' operations., to the Canadian coast. Many of the.:'StS Pierre merchants, engaged in the traffic have made large fortunes. Joint action between the Canadian, and Newfoundland Governments" is being urged in order to suppress the smugglers. The Newfoundland. Government always has a cruiser .'hovering- around the entrance to St. Pierre and the Canadian Government Ls being urged to send one of its. cruisers to Fortune Bay to. keep a similar lookout. A BOOK FOR MOTHERS. Containing Much information as to the Care of . Children, and the Treatment of ills that Commonly Afflict Little Ones��������� Clven Free, ^ " Baby's: Battles; A Message for Mothers" is the title: of a very band- some little (pamphlet, just issued by the Dr. Williams' Medicine Company. It is devoted entirely, to the care of infants and small children, and tells the mother how to aid her little ones in the emergencies of every day life. It describes the ills that commonly afflict children and tells how to treat them. This little book is one that should be in every home where there are infanta or small children. All mothers rwho send their name and address on a post card to the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont., will receive a copy of this book free of charge. Mention this,paper when writing. , ., ' ���������; i , ��������� , , ��������� ' ROYALTY'S MOST EVENTFUL . , ��������� MONTH. March is. a most eventful month for Royalty. Tho King was married on March 10th, 18G8. Princess Louise on March 21st, 1071/ and her birthday falls on March 18th. The Duke of Cambridge was born March 26th, 1813. On March 28th, 1884, the Duke of Albany died, and in March, 1861, Queen Victoria's mother died. : AN ARTISTIC VIEW. Mike���������That bartender on the corner Is quite an artist. Dan���������Does he paint? Mike���������No, but he always draws u good pitcher of beer* ������������������ bly. the sewer. From these receptacles, as' well as from behind the bar, they eventually reach the bag of the .peddling collector, and are all placed in one mass to undergo the process of so-called "cleaning," which makes them appear to the untrained eye as good as ne'Wi and prepares them' for sale to the economical bottler of wines, liquors, pickles, or .what not, who has a strong eye to the main chance. The corks look all right and secure the bottle as well as new and clean ones would do, so even ii there is a little poison or worse in them what does it matter,, thinks the careful dealer. Thousands of corks1;float: about the sea coast, and thousands more which have been thrown out from passing ships mingle with them and are fin-, ally cast on shore, where they are collected by the agents of the. dealers and .shipped to the towns to be "cleaned" and sold. Nothing will ^really \clean them, but they can bswhitened or; bleached by the action of . a powerful acid, and that is what is done. The, acids used are chiefly sulphuric and muriatic or hydrochloric. Vitriol is also sometimes employed. The trade is quite a large one in England, and is said to be1 very profitable, many'having grolwn rich at it and carrying, on big establishments', with agents at all main points. It is conducted mostly by foreigners and has representatives in nearly all the cities,. . ' ; SUITS OF FISH-SKIN How. would you like to be dressed entirely, from your mar. to your boots, in garments made of fish-skins? There are many races in the far North that wear these fish-skin clothes, for the simple reason that there is no other material available. Salmon- skin, when made into clothes by the inhabitants of the northern shores' of Siberia, is like kid in: appearance aiid softness; but it is tougher���������in /act, almost as tough as parchment.f It is dyed yellow and red and indigo, and some of the garments into which it is made are highly ornamented. Tho garments arc sewn together with fine thread, also made of fish-skin. The outer edges- are generally bordered with a eifh-skin band of dark indigo blue, and above this; is a narrow strip of red. The tribes live entirely by fishing and hunting. Salmon, /which ascend the rivers, are their staple food, and the; skins, after being treated by tho women,' who are adepts, provide the most durable clothes anyone could wish for. ���������a., ��������� .- ��������� , THE LIMIT. Buster���������I am having awful luck. I am now down to my last dollar. Dedbroke���������Pshaw, that's nothing. Wait till you are down to tho last dollar of vour last friend, . Each Has Tested the Power of Dodd's Kidney Pills���������Each Has Achieved the 5am i Result���������Dodd's Kidney Pills ' Have Cured Them Both. Dromore, Ont., May. 27.���������Special.��������� Mr. George Sackett, cdrivea the stage between Dromore and Holstein. That he is known throughout the country side goes without saying. When he was in trouble a short time ago he had the sympathy therefore of more than the few immediate friends and neighbors a man in nnoUinr walk would have. Mr. Sackett thought at one time he would have to give up tho stage. Sitting up on the driver's seat day in and day out, rain or shine, hot or cold he contracted a serious disorder, Hia kidneys became weakened from the continual exposure. They gradually gave him more and more trouble. He felt that he couldn't keep up much longer. It is nine miles' from Dromore to Holstein. That means a round trip of ��������� eighteen miles. Two trains a day would make thirty-six miles of driving. Imagine this in a wet driving snow storm of March or February to a man in a delicate slate of health. Mr. Sackett did not give up driving the stage. Instead, he sought the help of Dodd's Kidney Pills., Did he find' help ? Read hia' own letter, a let-~ ter which tells also lhat his wife proved the truth of the saying, "Dodd's; Kidney Pills are woman's beat friend." " Having used other largely advertised remedies and all the medicines recommended to me by my friends for Kidney Trouble and excruciating Backache without the slightest relief, I was in despair. In the nick of time I waa induced to try Dodd's Kidney Pills and ; can never be too thankful for the advice which prompted me to do so. They simply took hold of my trouble and lifted it off me. I never heard of anything which gives such instant relief." , " My wife owes even more to Dodd's' Kidney Pills than I do. Her case was worse than mine; Mrs. Sackett would not be alive to-day only for Dodd's Kidney Pills. Both my wife and myself can truly recommend Dodd's Kidney . Fills for- they do what they are claimed to do." 191 EYEGLASSES A MINUTE. Great Number of Spectacles Worn at tlie Present Time. In making a pair of gold spectacles; tliere are 104 operations, and they pass through 51' hends. In gold- mounted eyeglasses there are 105 operations, "and the3' pass through 31 hands. In steel spectacles, there are 87 operation?,, and 07 different persons handle them. ��������� The glass comes from the manufacturers in thin, flat plates, which are cemented to a holder, and ground in a machine to the. desired curve, with eniery-powder. Tlie final (polishing of the lens is done with thick felt, which is constantly supplied with rouge-and-water. The block is then inspected, and, if found correct, the glass is picked off with a sharp instrument, cleaned of cement, and then ground and polished on the reverse side. , The enormous number of spectacles: worn at the present time, can bo judged from the fact that a single English firm last year turned out 2,275,- 521 pairs. This means an average of 7,575 pairs u day, or 12.2-3 pairs a minute. It also made 3,496,220 pairs of spectacle and eyeglass lenses. This is an average of 11,G54 pairs a day or. 1,9 1-2 pairs a minute. The. amount of gold ryed for the; frames: wag valued at ������515,000. -4t- Spain has been bankrupt four times in' the century, the last being for 550 millions, in 1882.; , MWtHffifiwwjflmau^ ^rt^>A^r]-\4ai^L1r������^uTq^.������^>^tf.i^������^w,Vi.iy^^ THE MINING REVIEW���������Saturday, June 15, 1901. The Mining Review. SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1901. WHERE WILL IT END? At a meeting of the Western. Federation of .Miners in Denver, Colo., the other day, a resolution was passed setting forth that if the working men could not get what they wanted under the bal'ot, they should try the sword. This is a bold position for any body of men to take in any civilized country. There is no concealing the fact laboring people are not treated properly everywhere. Many of them seldom stop to think whether or not all their demands are reasonable and properly timed, while again many of them would be no better oil'year in and year out even if all their demands were granted. Generally speaking the world over wages are not as high as they ought to be, and in many instances the laborers themselves are to blame for it. When, for instance, laborers ask for clothing below its value they are striking a blow at fair wages to their fellow man. The dealer who rinds cheap clothing in demand and higher priced goods unsaleable, hunts the markets for cheap goods, and to suit him the manufacturer cuts down the wages of his employes. This reduction of wages then is forced ou the manufacturing hands by the action of the labor element indirectly. To the manufacturer and the retailer, it becomes a case of either suit the buyers or go out of business. There are classes of employers, however, that have not these conditions forced upon them���������that could pay proper wages by a better understanding among themselves if they made the effort to do it. Among these are common carriers, steamboat and railway companies, for instance. '' Railway section men are as an example the poorest paid men in any country. In this province their pay averages $1.50 to $1.00 a day for long hours and subjection to all extremes of weather. There is no need for this. The companies if not making money at present rates could unite and advance their charges a little, and pay'their laborers proper "wages; no , one in particular would be hurt by the advance. .. It must not be imagined, as intimated abovej all this cry of injustice to the working man originates from proper motives or is fairly founded, or if believed, would be very serviceable. In too many instances the cry of low wages is raised' by men who do not want to work any way���������that want to make enough out of a week's work to keep them a month, or want more money merely to hasten their own destruction. All considered, however, it is believed if all the population of the world put in one hour's honest work a day, things would go on pretty much as they are going on. Where, then, one man will work but a half an hour some one else must work aii hour and half, and when a third will not work at all the fourth must put in two hours labor. Figured up, not more than one in eight puts in fair manual labor. Capital in trusts and men in labor trusts lighting one another will never cure this, it will only drag on in turmoil and bad feeling, when capital and labor for the best results should be on the friendliest terms. Nothing short of a complete understanding between capital and labor, and concessions all around will ever effect the cure so much desired by the whole human family. NEXT TO MURDER A doctor, who keeps his patient at home, when he ought to send him away���������for money 1���������ought to be held responsible. So ought we, if we mislead. Our offense is .greater than his, because we endanger thousands of lives by one advertisement���������millions read it. ��������� Some few must go for a change of climate, or die; but, to thousands, Scott!s emulsion of cod-liver oil is cure at home. We'll send you a little to try if you like. SCOTT & ROWNE, Chemists, Toronto. FLOTATIONS. - It'must be evident to every man who takes the trouble to,look into the matter that seven-eights of all the misfortunes that have overtaken capitalists in eastern Canada, England and elsewhere through investing in British Columbia "mines," we should say stocks, for that is what it is, are the result of floatations. A man or company finds a pio- perty with more or less merit, and at once he floats it as a joint stock concern with the value up in the millions. The absurdity of all this must be apparent fiom the fact there are very few of even the best properties in the country worth a million dollars, or capable of paying reasonable dividends on more than a million after all 'running expenses are fully met. If the public knew this'or took the time to learn it, there would hot be so many of them crying out Many a woman has a periodic crying spells. She. meets her husband : with eyes red and swollen and he cries out: "What has happened ?" "Nothing" his wife replies. "I don't know what is the matter with me, but I just had to have a good cry." Men don't have-crying spells. It would seem therefore that an affection confined to women must have its cause in the womanly nature. Tliere is no doubt that a diseased condition of the delicate womanly organs, is in general responsible for feminine nervousness aud hysteria. Tlie use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription makes women happy, by making them healthy. Tliere are no more crying spells. "Favorite Prescription" cures inflammation, ulceration and female weakness. It makes weak women strong, sick women well. There is no 'medicine "just as good.* Accept no substitute. "For three years," writes Mrs. Mary A. Snsser, of High, Lamar Co., Texas, ������I suffered with fulling of the womb, also ulceration of the womb. Alter using- three bottles of your ' Favorite Prescription,' four of ' Golden Medical Discovery' anil two vials of ' Pleasant Pellets,' I found relief. I am able to do my work with ease. I recommend your wonderful medicine to all my friends, for I truly believe it saved my life." Medical ��������� Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on receipt of 31 one-cent stamps to pay cost of customs and mailing only. Cloth binding 50 stamps. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. "fake" and "fraud." It was nothing in earlier days for any "gossoon" from this country having his hands on a hole in the ground any where, to go east and sell shares in a mine stocked at a million and over. Today the Payne is stocked- at three .millions and the Sovereign at a million and a half. The former is known to be the best silver-lead property in British/Columbia, the latter is bidding fair to become a good one; but shareholders-must remember these are immense sums for even a bank to pay large dividends on much less a mine with heavy running expenses and ordinary mining risks. If this stocking was limited to less than one-third of what it is, as i^should be, or if the owners of properties desiring to float them were compelled to put up one-third of the amount in solid cash with the government, for working expenses, much of this wild flotation and risk to the public would be fully averted. Wc are told there is to be another revision of our public school books, and there certainly is need for it if it leads to simplification. Take our elementary grammars and they are full of such words as "gerund," "copulative con1 junction," &c. The most of teachers find there is more work in getting young children to understand the meaning of these words and phrases than in teaching them the elements of grammar. The main thing is to explain to the pupil that it is the functions of a word, phrase or simple sentence in a compound sentence, that make a part of speech. When this knowledge is fully grounded in the mind of a pupil, simplicity of expression, in dealing witli the part of speech, readily accomplishes the rest. It will readily be conceded that a careful reading of, any and all text books by the teacher' and the advanced pupil is helpful; but discouraging to the beginner, all of which proves the necessity for simpler elementary text books. If every domiiiei was a teacher of genius, much of the difficulty could be overcome in the school:robin, but as too many of the teachers have more text book than orginality in their qualifications the pupil is too often between the two stools, and with the natural results. W. S. DREWRY, Sandon, B.C. H. T. TWIGG, New Denver, B.C. There is trouble at Northport between the smelter men and the management, that is now likely to be a fight to a finish. Some time ago the men. who are a union, struck' because the foreman was unsatisfactory to them. Now the management are filling the smelter with 500 non-union men from outside, and building a town of their own around the smelter on their own grounds, so as tp have their men free from the influence of the union men and their sympathisers in the town. The trouble is likely to extend to the Le Roi mine, and if so it will cause the most desperate encounter between capital and labor the province has ever seen. It is a great pity these differences cannot be bridged without strikes and lockouts, which always end in injury to both parties. FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS Mrs. Wiuslows Soothing Syrup has been used by millions of mothers for their children when teething. If disturbed nt niirht andb'okenin your rest by a fiick child, suH'ering and crying witn pain of cutting teeth. Send at once and get a bottle of "Mrs.Winslow's Soothing Syrup" lor children.teething. It will relievo the poor little sull'erer immediately. Ucpend upon it, mothers, there is no mistake about it. It cures diarrhoea, regulates the stomach and bowels, cures Wind Colic, softens the gmnsand reduces Inflammation, and gives tone and energy to the system "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrur" for children teething is pleasant to the taste and is the prescription of one of the oldest and best female physicians and nurses in the United States. Price ?5c. a bottle. Sold by all druggists throughout the world. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup." DREWRY & TWIGG Dominion and Provincial Laud Surveyors. Civil and Mining Engineers. Bedfoid & McNeil Code. A. R. HEYLAND, ENGINEER, AND PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR. SANDON, B. C. M. L. GRIMMETT, IX. B. . Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public, Etc. ' Sandon, British Columbia. ~Dr\ HVCoir'rdsori, IZ)eri.-tist. .1 ���������V Cor. Ward and Baker Sts., Nelson, B.C. ..K Alta Lodge, No. 29. A. F. AND A. M. .Regular Communication of the lodge. Meets first Thursday in each month at S p. m. Visiting brethren cordially invited. A. U. DOCKSTEADER, Sec'y. CI - ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP TICKETS. \\ To and from European pointsvia Canadian \ ������- and American lines. Apply for sailing dates, \ \ rates and full infonnatiomto any C. P.R. agent $ | or H. W. Harbour, Agent, Sandon, $ ) W.P. F. Cumminjrs,Gen.S.S. Agent,Winnipeg ? I ���������- $ ������ ' ... V \ Established 1858. :: fiiannfacturers of all kinds of Plain and Fancy VICTbRIA, B.G, BRANCH-VANCOUVER, B. C. enver House ". ��������� ������������������ 0000 ..,.������������������������������������ '��������� fc. Headquarters for Travelling Men and ��������� Miners. The Table is first class. The Bar is always stocked by the best Imported Wines, Liquors and Cigars. The Rooms are all that can.be desired for comfort. NELSON & CO., Proprietors. V1 Everybody Wants' ��������� ' ��������� \ the Best Coal, j ��������� ��������� ..��������� ��������� ���������: " \ Try Lethbridge Coal. ...then you will) have the best and cheapest. This coal* will make the hottest and brightest fires, 1 besides it is earily handled, as it is very./ clean. Webave itforall kindsof grate\ E. if. Came roii. '^m������^������uiSmimmi^^ THE MINING REVIEW��������� Saturday, June 15, 1901. W. 11 lioinni, Ml 4 ^���������^^^^^^���������������������������^^^���������^^^^���������^^���������^������������������'^^���������^^������������������������������������^���������^^^������������������^^���������^���������^^���������^^^���������^������������������^^^^^^^^^^���������^^ W.K Gomni, and his henchman, who lias made such a success of, and piled up Inch a fortune in, the newspaper business, appear in print over a private Jet- ler Mr. Cliffe wrote W.JG. Gomm, M.D., [n self-defence. Since Cit}' Clerk Lilly jsigned, Mr. Clill'e's name has been [.ssociated with tlie vacancy, and tho |act being a red ray; on the horns of the Vill, \V. E. Gomm. M.D.,has never lost j.n opportunity to,, traduce the former. To one party," this self sacrificing IV. E. Gomm, M. I)., said he would lather see the Devil than'Cliffe in the Iffice, on the ground, no doubt, that he' las had more dealings, and is now pore intimate with! the former. This letraction led to the letter in self-de- jmce only, which .being marked "per- j)nal and private," according to rules of iiiquette gentlemen or persons of Imputation, integrity or honor, would pld sacred. But to the subject matter. Some months ago a party afliicted litli "smallpox?" so tbis W. E. Gomm, X.D., said, came down from a mine, as h are informed, with an hospital certi- |:ate, and should have been cared for the hospital authorities at the'regu- |.r fee of .f.l per month, without charge the city or any one else. We are ad- Ised Dr. Browse has the C. P. R. ser- jce on the same terms, and he treated Juallpox patients at Nakusp on the j.ilway allowance However, this W. Gomm, M.D., was elected alderman January, and at once he certifies to a ^allpox bill for this patient of $400 or pre, and succeeds in inducing the peo- [e of Sandon, through the council, to Scome responsible for it, in straight Eolation of the annexed eections of the fatutes. Not satisfied with this bill ���������is same W. E. Gomm, M.D., brings in lore bills, created since his accidental section, before the council, one of ghich is herewith, and with the same Jsult, ordered paid: "May 1st. inni, Ity of Sandon, in account with.W. E. Gomm, M.D. ! To examination case of insanity .$10. K. bv other members of th������ council. \V. E. GoM>r." |It will be evident before all this is j'er there is more than one case of inanity associated with this bill. |Here are the clauses of the statute J'iat disqualify men from having seats aldermen: "Having directly or indirectly any gtntract with the municipality. ''Having any unsettled, or disputed (���������count against, or due by the munici- Jility. 'Having by himself, or through his jirtner, any contract whatever, or in- jrest in any contract with, or for the junicipality, either directly or in- jrectly. ("It any person acts, sits or votes, as a jayor or Alderman who is dis- lialified, or. who after his election be- fmes so disqualified Cunder above liuses) he shall incur a penalty of $50 |r each time he shall so act, sit or vote, Id the party so disqualified, shall in je discretion of the court.be liable to ]y the costs of any suit or action Jought for the recovery of the same." JBefore theelection, last December, this ,ne W. E. Gomm, M. D., wrote and jblished a letter saying it was not the stention of the new ticket for munici- ]l control to turn out the old officials. jji the strength of this assurance he ft; 42 votes out 97, and was by the grace City Clerk Lilly created an Alder- |in. He, however, had no sooner got his knees thanking the Judge for as act of beneficence than he began to lib his benefactor, and has been since je of the most industrious agencies jiding to the Judge's resignation. The jtblic can well understand such crea- ires violating all rules of sacrednesfi [d publishing private letters. The cad the street could do no more. Ipi Springs Saniin, ARROW LAKES, B.C. Jhe most complete resort on the continent of Irth America. Situated midst ncenery unfilled for grandeur. Boating, fishing and ;,irsions. Resident physician and nurse, telegraphic communication with all partsof world. Two mails arrive and depart every -. ..Its, baths cure nil nervous and muscular l^ftisei. Its wafers heal all kidney, liver and inach ailments. Its baths and waters are a Je remedy against all argentiferous poisons. 1HMS: ?lf> to? 18 per week, according to fdence in hotel or villas. In addition to our made-to-order department, which will always be kept up to the pink of perfection,, we have put in a fine assortment of all Miners' Clothing Our Boots and Shoes, Underclothing, and, in fact, all supplies���������-just what's wanted in the camp. Call and inspect them. CAMERON, ���������^^^t^****^*^*****^**************************^******************^***^** < HARRY m TINSMITH AND PLUMBER. lias on hand a fine line of Plumbing Goods���������Call anfl get prices on Plumbing anfl Sleet Metal Wort REMEMBER ROOFS PUT ON BY ME BO NOT LEAK. ������o������ee������������������cf������������et������tt(e������caoi rhe BIG- Store. ��������� e a e o Do You Read? <.IS*1,CW'l,l"l^l.Cl<M,������'W".',l.n.>'W'l,ISj"(,������%lM.������'>/'<.("tl'l.rt<'MM'������,������N*'l.������S('l.������>������*'l,C������^|rf>������'W������������,l. First Shipment of Spring Dry Goods Just Arrived and More on the fay. Wc are Offering Special Values in Dress Goods Carpets, Oilcloths, Tapestry, Spares, Curtains. Haye You Had Our Latest Quotations on Groceries? ^l.l"lj������1.<,W������.("l.'l.<,l<������l.<"W������.������,ViM,<,k^(.(������l<������M,UM.("K������l.(,U������l.*H.������(,/"WM.������"������<'t.������������<������<.������"KM.#S/M.("WI,(>iJ. ��������� IHE HUNTER-KENDRICK CO. LTD. ��������� ��������� 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 ��������� 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 THE PROSPECTORS' EXCHANGE. NO. 4 K.-W.-C. BLOCK, NELSON, B.C. Gold, Silver-Lead and Copper Mines wanted at the EXCHANGE. FREE MILLING GOLD properties wanted at once for Eastern investors. Parties having mining property for sale are requested to send samples of their ore to the EXCHANGE for exhibition. All samples should be sent by express, PREPAID. Correspondence solicited. Address all communications to Telephone No. 104. P. O. Box 700. ANDREW F. ROSENBERGER, Nelson, B. C. 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A., Vancouver mmmniHiuMMuauiimiMuniuMi o o Story oMhc Knscnc of Seal lEunt- cr.s Host lit an Ice Tack. ^������������������������������������^���������������������������'������������������^������������������������������������������������������������������������.���������������������������^ ' When ,.we had come Lo anchor in ���������Trinity bay and all the sails were safely stowed, ihe captain of our yacht proposed that we should go a-shore and see the celebrated Comeau fils. Bob, my companion asked, "Celebrated for what?" i "Oh! for several things," replied the captain. "He is a most extraordinary man in his many acquirements and knowledge. Bora and brought up on this coast, he has; passed all his life here, with the exception' of the three years his father was: able to send him to school, but those three years he made use of to lay the foundation of a. wonderful stare of practical knowledge. His schooling, as I have, said, .was but .the foundation; by reading and observation he had added to;' it in a marvellous way. From his early training and the life of every one on the coast, it; would go .without saying that he knows how to shoot, but he,is more than a good shot ' he is a. "deadly" shot. Anything he aims his gun at lhat isi within shooting distance is dead. As. a salmon fisher, no crack angler who visits' these .rivers can hope to compete with him. "As a linguist he can speak, read and .write in French, English., Latin and Indian; besides this, he can talk rapidly in the dumb alphabet. He holds the position of telegraph operator at Trinity, -also of postmaster and fishery overseer, and besides, (when anything goes wrong with the lines for 200 miles cast or west, the department immediately wires him to go and fix them up. "He has more than a fair knowledge of medicine for onerwho derived all his insight from reading alone. Last summer .there was; an epidemic of measles all along the coast among both whites and Indians. Here with a population of 150, two-thirds of whom ���������were down, Comeau, who attended them, did not lose one patient, while at Bersimis, where tho department sent a full-fledged M.D., there were 39 burials out of a population of 450. "You may be sure the poor people all along the coast love him." So the boat was lowered away, and the captain, Bob and I rOwed ashore to see this paragon. From thei outside look of the place I could seethe man was one of good taste and orderly.. The knock at the door was answered by Comeau himself. The captain was personally acquainted with him and introduced us before we entered. I must .say I was disappointed. One aLways is when he has. pictured a person in his mind's eye and finds that in reality-he is quite a different kind of person. I had looked for Comeau to be a liarge man and a boisterous one from his position of superiority over others. On the contrary, I found him below the medium, a quiet, low- voiced man, reserved almost to shyness. I saw. at once he was a great observer, one .who would make deductions from specks invisible to ordinary people; or, in other, words, he could put two and two together and dovetail them better than most men. , We ware ushered inioalarga, clean, airy room, in the middle of which sat a very good-looking ludy in a roomy rocker, with a child on each knee. If Comeau himself is reserved and not I inclined to talk, his wife can do enough for both- She excused herself for not rising when her husband introduced us. Nodding down at her babies, she said: "You see, I ara fixed." One could see she is" a proud mother���������they were twins; this she told us before we wero seated, and she further informed us that they were the only twins on the Labrador. So she Is celebrated also. When w,e got fairly settled in| Comeau's den, the conversation naturally drifted into hunting and fishing. Bob made .soma inquiries about .tho pools an the Trinity. To make his explanations clear, Comeau pulled out a drawer of photographic views of the river. In rummaging these over, he cast aside a gold medal. "Excuse me," I said, reaching over and taking up the: medal', On. it I wad engraved: "Presented to N. A. Cojm'eaiU by the R. H. S. for Braverv in; Saving Life." " . Upon my asking him to recount the circumstances, he blushed and looked quite confused, and said: "Oh! it was nothing worth speaking of, but I suppose people talked so much about it that they gave me that token. It was nothing more than any main would have done," and this was all we could get from him unless wo carried persistency to an ungentle- manly degree. After having spent a very pleasant hour we returned on board, and the captain told us the story that the hero himself would not. Two years before, one day in January, Comeau arrived home from the back country to find that, two men had that day while seal hunting off shore been driven off- the coast toward the ice pack in the gulf. One of the men was Comeau's own broth- er-in-larw and the other a half-breed. In spite of the supplications of his wife and the persuasions of the/ other individuals of the place, Comeau set about preparations to follow them'out to sea. He asked no ono to accompany him. The wind all tho" afternoon had been siteadily off shore and was now moderately calm,. He took with him some restoratives, provisions, a lantern," a couple of blankets, his rifle and ammunition and what else useful he could think of in his hurr3r. The ice pack was then about 10 miles off the band, and he reasoned the men must be on it he ice, if liarge and strong enough, or 'in among it if in small cakes, the latter being ��������� much more dangerous. From Trinity to Mlatane in a direct line the distance is 45 miles, and .to push out in a frail, wooden canoe alone and /the darkness coming on in the black .gulf in mid-winter required a brave man with extraordinary nerve ,to dare it, and this Comeau did. Three minutes after pushing out from the beach, canoe and man were s/wallowed up in the darkness. The next the people of Trinity heard of him was a telegraphic message on the second day 'after. It read: "Ma- tanc. ' All three alive. Joseph, hands-frozen; Simon, both feet frozen badly." ���������-;���������'���������. This message was to his \ family, but the Matane people sent a much longer one to the government giving the facts, describing the hardships these men had come through, and a special train was sent down with ihe bast surgeon from Quebec. On the surgeon's arrival at Matane a'consultation -was held with the country practitioner, when it was decided that the man, Joseph, would have to lose two fingers on. each hand and Simon both feet. The amputation was successfully carried out next day, and shortly after, when Comeausaw. both men rwell on to recovery, he started for his homie, not, hoHwever, by the way he had ccirnle, bu't up to Quebec by the south shore and do)wn the north shore ; from Quebec, a distance of nearly 700 miles., The last 100. he made on BnoiwshoesV . The captain told: us that the description of this very venturesome trip he had heard from Comeau's; own brother as the elder one had described it in the heart of his..family. He had reached the ice pack," to the best of his fludgnient, about 15 miles from the land, and had remained on his oars and hallooed once or t)vv'ico without receiving an ans/war. He suddenly bethought, himself of the lan- ,bern~ This ho lit and lashed to the blade af ono of the oarsj, and erected it aLoft. Immediately a faint cry was heard to tho eastward, and he lowered his light and pulled away in the direction whence the call appeared to come. After rowing for a short time the lantern was waved again above and .this time an answering shout came from close at hand. O'he two poor fellows wero some distance in the pack, and had got on the largest cake they could find. They were sitting there heLpless, holding on each by onie hand to the rough surface on' 'the ice, and with the other, to their canoe to keep it from being washed off. By (the aid oi the lantern held] OLEANLSNESS WHOLESOMENESS Ceylon Yeas ara sold In sealed lead packets only, never In bulk. Black, Mixed or uncolore d Ceylon Green. Sample on application. Address " SALABA." Toronto. aloft, Comeau sanv there was a much larger cake of ice some distance farther in the pack. To this they made their way with laborious trouble! Pusiiing one canoe as far* ahead among the ice as possible, they would all three get into this, shove( the other in advance in the same way, and .so repeating the process till they reached the solid finld. Once safely on 'this, for the-' meantime, securo place, food was partaken of and daylight waited for. Soon, however, 'tlie intense cold began to make itself felt, and;drowsi- ness was first taking hold of "the two men, and their great wish was to bo left alone and allowed to sleep. This Comeau knew if indulged meant death, and it took all his efforts to keep them aiwake and moving about. Once, .while attending to the half- breed, his brother-in-law dropped down and was fast .asleep in' an instant. Comeau boxed him, kicked him, without having the desired effect of rousing him from his stupor. At last be bethought him of( what an old Indian had done to him under somewhat similar circumstances. He caught .the man's nose between,.tho thumb and finger and tweaked' it severely. This brought him to his feet and mad to fight. Day 'was now breaking and they' could &ee the south shore at a computed distance of 10 miles. Comeau also saw that the ice pack;' was drifting' steadily' east,- and this, if they" remained on the ice, would carry them past Cap Chat, the most northern point of the south coast, and this meant death to a certainty. A rapid train of thought went through Comeau's brain. He decided that if saved 'they were to be, it must be by passing over that 10 miles of moving, 'grinding ice. He forced some food on the others. They abandoned the roll of blankets, which had been of no use t������ them, and; started, using tlie canoes sea-saw fashion, as they had done the night before. They left the cake of ice upon which they liad passed the; night at 8 a.m., and only got ashore at the extreme point of Cap Chat at daylight next; morning. At times they would come acrois nar-; 'rohv lanes of water, but these lanes always ran at right angles to the direction in Which they were going- Several, limes,, .when stopping upon what was considered a strong piece of ice, one- of the party would be immersed in ihe cold, cruel water, and be rescued with great trouble and danger to the others. What a picture of heart-felt prayer offering it must have been'to have ������jen these men kneeling on the ice- Sound shore, pouring out their thanks to the ever-watchful Almighty : who had brought them safely through such danger. Bob, who had taken down the captain's narrative,, in shorthand, gave me his notes and' I give the :story of adventure and heroism to the public. ���������43^* a, suggestion; Young Mother���������i really don't know why hie erica so. Bachelor Friend���������Perhap3 it is hfc) teeth coming through. Young Mother���������No, he isn't teething. Bachelor Friend���������Maybe it's his hair coming through that hurts him. A���������Well, and how did you sleep last night ? Did you follow my advice and begin counting? B���������Yes; I counted up to .18,000. And then you fell asleep? No; then it W|Q3 time to get | up. GLASS IN CANDIES. Analysis Sliows TIi.it French Confectioners Arc Using; Wlass. -, A somewhat unexpected; and most objectionable, method of coloring confectionery haa just been brought to light. It is the use of pulverized glass to obtain a. sparkling effect in various varieties of crystal candies. The London Lancet, referring to this practice says: V- We have in our laboratory some specimens of even high-class confectionery, said to he of French make, which all contain a liberal sprinkling- of glass splinters. When the sweet is dissolved in .water the splinters tumble to the bottom of the fluid into a miniature heap of broken glass. The splinters present both sharp points and sharp edges which are eminently, calculated to cause an injury to the walls of the digestive canal. It is difficult to imagine a more powerful mechanical irritant than jags of glass which might easily cause laceration" and hemorrhage, not to mention other disturbances such as are set up by, foreign bodies less jagged than glass in the alimentary canal. " The sweets to which we have referred w.rc Bent to us by a correspondent with a request for analysis, and he relates' that these sweets were partaken of by two little children who shortly afterward suffered from-severe abdominal pain, in the one case in the region of the, appendix.' The pain persisted for several days. The effect of sharp glass particles lodging in the appendix could, of course, be easily disastrous. Our analysis enables us to say most positively that these glittering particles are glass. They are puite unchanged in boiling water or in boiling acids, and melt into beads at a red heat. On analysis, we obtained tulica. lime, soda, and a little lead, which are the constituents- of common glass. From their appearance on .the sweets the flakes might easily be taken^for gelatin or mica. The glas.3. isy probably prepared by crushing glass bubble." It is probable! that the practice is; adopted in order to compensate for the absence of any crystalline appearance in glucose which is now so much used as p. substitute for cane sugar in confectionery. In such a case the practice is not only monstrous because it is likely to lead to serious injury to health,- but because it is a fraud also. Sanded sugar .was bad enough, but to put glass, splinters, in sw.eets is. diabolical. ..,. . ���������������- OBSERVANT LITTLE CHARLESy Charles is a very, observant boy. Yesterday. one of mamma's friondfl came Ito the house to call. Mamma, was but and Charles opened .the door. Mamma is not at home, he said. Will you please give her my card when she comes? inquired the caller, i .Yeth, ma'am, said Charles. The caller opened her card case, and as she withdrew the engraved pasteboard a bit of tissue paper fluttered down on <the steps. Very grandly,Charles picked it up and handed it to her, saying: You dropped one of your, cigarette papers! .' / 5 l.V Yes, remarked Squildig, I made myself a present of this' musical-box on my birthday . Giving your*self * airs, eh?, added McSwilligen. I ���������'��������� for theT������������tll antfi AH IMPRESSIVE CEEEIOET HOMAGE OF THE PHARAOHS PAID TO THE KING OF ENGLAND. Representatives of (lie IMufcu Tribe Travel (iOO Miles to P.ty Homage to Kins E<1- wnnl VII.���������I'laced the Crown of Honour on Lord Cromer's JleuiU ; Not until several months after the occurrence of an interesting event in tho Egyptian Soudan has an account of it been receivedi in London. It was ��������� an event that has recalled other events' of tho kind which took place in immemorial times and representations of which may yet be seen by those who inspect the ruins; of the temples of "ancient Egypt. When Lord Cromelr made his latest . visit to Khartoum, as tho representative of British-authority in Egypt, he held court, durbar, at the huge red palace tnere, which was attended, by many of the Mohammedan magnates, who appeared in great pomp. There was a ceremony of an unusually impressive character when a bodjy of warlike and stately sheiks, mounted.upon their camels arrived at'the palace. They had ridden for 800 miles from their country far, up the White-Nile, and their, journey had lasted three months. There -,were in tho embassy seven of ��������� the greatest sheiks and. one woman, or the highest rank, all belonging to the ancient tribe of Dinkas, .whom ethnologists regard as the aboriginal .inhabitants of that part of Africa. The Dinka embassy of sheiks, which had obtained permission to visit Khartoum, received l A CEREMONIOUS WELCOME ' from Lord Cromer when- they arrived at the palace, after they had announced that it was' their purpose to pay homage to him. As the representative of British Majesty he offered them welcome in the Arab language, assuring them that they would be protected, that their welfare would surely be promoted under, the Anglo- Egyptian rule, that they would never again have occasion to fear the slave dealer or slave driver, and that the British troops, who had been dra,w(n up and set in array, for the occasion would guard their country as a part of great iEgypt. , The Dinka sheiks were greatly pleased with their welcome. They rendered obeisance to the potent iwhite lord, and they chanted a Avorld- old hymn in his praise, after which they performed the moat curious part of the ceremony. One stately sheik advanced toward Lord Cromer, bearing aloft the Dinka crown of honor, which consisted of a black conical, shaped, brimless hat, ornamented with plumes of-black ostrich feathers, In a majestic manner he placed the crown on his Lordship's head as a mark of homage on the part of the Dinka tribe, and as' representing the traditional tribal symbal of sovereign ty. Lord Cromer was so nraeb pleased with the ceremony that he brought out presents of various kinds. To the great sheiks he gave a fine new raiment of the brightest hues, and to the feminine grandee in their company he gave sundry gifts, among .which were a costly parasol and a decorated mirror. In their joy they cried out and I { AGAIN RENDERED HOMAGE : to the "shadow:," of British royalty. Next day they began to prepare for the long journey up the White Nile and back to their own country. It appears that neither the sheiks nor the other members! of the Dinka clan are either of the Arab race or the Mohammedan religion. They are an autochthonous people, and it is" probable that they are descended from ancestors who lived in their country long before Moses led the enslaved Hebrews out of Egypt. They worship one God and possess sacrod rites that (antedate any history. Their language, religion, and customs are peculiarly their own. The interesting fact has been brought to notice that such ceremonies as occurred during Lord Cromer's last durbar of Khartoum were but repetitions of cerempnies that had been witnessed in ancient Egj'pt under the rule'of the Pharaohs. The following quotation from a letter describing the scene here spoken of may bo taken as direct proof of the fact: "The scenes depicted on the Temple of Amenophis III. B.C. 1450, at Soleb, and also those on the temples of Barneses II., B.C. 1330, in Nubia.and likewise those on the temples of later Egyptian kings at . Napata, prove that exactly the same kind of ceremonial homage was rendered to successive rulers of ancient Egypt, after they had, teach of them in his time, crushed in the Soudani tribes in order to extend the frontiers of the great kingdom." , | SMUGGLING OUT OF ST. PIERRE Canada'* Loss Through Illicit Trad Ins Said lo Ke Very Large. The Dominion is now. losing a big sum cveiry year, on account of the smuggling carried on persistently out of St. Pierre.-J. R. McGown, Inspector- Genetral of the Newfoundland constabulary, with headquarters at St. John's,' who. is in Montreal for the. purpose of conferring with the Canadian authorities, isays that St. Pierre WHAT BECOMES OF CORKS ? 1'iofllable Trade Is Done in (lean lug The in and Selling to the Trade. "What becomes of the pins?" is' an old and unanswered question, ��������� but "What becomes of ihe corks?" admits of a pretty complete reply. Cork is oae of tho most indispensable articles, yet, ussful as it' is and harmless as it appears, it is made a means of danger to health by trade competition. Not that anything noxious, occurs in the original growth or preparation for market of, the cork wood, or even in the process of charring the surface and closing the pores by extreme heat, which is said to give the elasticity and flexibility known in the .trade as "nerve." When it cotmes on the market, it is without any deleterious qualities. It is after the cork in its finished state has (served its purpose in the neck of the bottle that it begins it? degenerate course. A cork once drawn, and the bottle and contents disposed of, is thrown away generally as waste, especially in private houses, though in the liquor trade they are often preserved for salo STA&B DBIVEH STATES IIS CASE is nothing better than a nest of smugglers and be believes that Can- \ to itinerant dealers, who purchase ada is losing at least ������250,000 of its j them for a trifle. Those which are revenues every year on this account. 5 <-hrQWI1 a-way gravitate to - the ash -o ��������� j. ,D^ i.i i * -������t ? and dust-bin, the gutter, and oossi- Prcvious to 1895 the colony of New- bly th/e SBWei% b ���������* . foundland suffered an annual loss of revenue of at least ������120,000, but the loss has been greatly checked, owing to the energetic anti-smuggling measures instituted by Mr. Bond when he was Colonial Secretary of Newfoundland in 1895. In the last three years there have been no fewer than 140 prosecutions and convictions and the fines and- forfeitures have amounted to more than ������10,000. ��������� While the amounr. ol" illicit trading between the French possession and Newfoundland-has been reduced to a very small amount, tne vigorous measures adopted by the Newfoundland Government have diverted the smugglers' operations to the Canadian coast. Many of the St. Pierre merchants' engaged in the traffic have made large fortunes. Joint action between the Canadian and Newfoundland Governments is..being urged in order to nuppress the smugglers. The Newfoundland Government always has a cruiser holering around the entrance to St. Pierre and the Canadian Government is being urged to send one of its cruisers to Fortune Bay to keep a similar lookout. A BOOK FOR MOTHERS. Experience of Both His Wife and Himself Containing: Much Information as to the Oaro of Children, and the Treatment of Ills that Ooitimonly Afflict Little Onoa���������Qlvon Free, "Baby's1 Battles; A Message for Mothers" is the title, of a very handsome little (pamphlet just issued by the Dr.' Williams' Medicine Company. It is devoted entirely, to the care of infants and Email children, and tells the mother how to aid her little ones in tho emergencies of every day life. It describes the ills that commonly afflict children and tells how to treat them. This little book is one that should be in every home where there are infants or small children. All mothers who send their nanie and address on a post card to the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont., .will receive a copy of this book free of charge. Mention this paper when iwriting. ." ( .: ���������.���������;:������������������ ROYALTY'S MOST EVENTFUL ',' MONTH. March is a most eventful month for Royalty. Tho King was married on March 10th, 1803. Princess" Louise on March 21st, 1871, and her birthday falls on March 18th. The Duke of Cambridge .was- born March 20th, 1819. On March 28th, 1884, the Duke of Albany died, and in March, 18G1, Queen Victoria's mother died. : , AN ARTISTIC .VIEW, Mike���������That bartender on the corner'is quite an artist. (Dan���������Does he paint? Mike���������No, but he always? -draws a good pitcher of beer������.. ,. From these receptacles, as' well as from behind the bar, they eventually reach the bag of the peddling- collector, and are all placed in one mass to undergo the process of so-called "cleaning," iwhich makes them appear to the untrained eye as- good as neiw. and .prepares them for sale to the economical bottler of wines, liquors, pickles, or ' .what not, who has a strong eye to the main chance. The corks look all right and secure the bottle as well as new and clean ones would do, so even it there is a little poison or worse in them what does it matter, thinks the careful dealer. Thousands of corks float about the sea coast, and thousands more which have been thrown out from passing ships mingle with them and are finally cast on shore, where they are collected by the agents of the dealers and .shipped to ihe towns to be "cleaned" and sold. Nothing will really clean (hem, but they can be whitened or; bleached by the action of a powerful acid, and that is what is done. The acids used are chiefly sulphuric and muriatic or hydrochloric. Vitriol- is also sometimes employed. The trade is quite a large one in England, and is said to be1 very profitable, many having grolwn rich at it and carrying on big establishments, with agents at all main points. It is conducted mostly by foreigners and has representatives in nearly all .the cities-. ��������� SUITS OF FISH-SKIN How, would, you like to be dressed entirely, from your nat to your boots, in garments made of fish-skins? There are many races in the far North that wear these fish-skin clothes, for the" simple reason that there is' no other material available. Salmon- skin, when made into clothes by the inhabitants of the northern shores' of Siberia, is. like kid in appearance and softness; but it is tougher���������in fact, almost as tough as parchment.! It is dyed yellow and red and indigo, and some of the garments into which it is made are highly ornamented. Tho garments are sewn together with fine thread, also made of fish-skin. The outer edges are generally bordered with a eifh-skin band of dark indigo blue, and above this; is a narrow etrip of red. The tribes live entirely by fishing and hunting. Salmon, /which ascend the rivers, are their ptaplo food, and the; skins, after being treated by tho women,' who aro adepts, provido the most durable clothes anyone could wish for. Each Has Tested the Power of Dodd's Kidney Pills���������Each Has Achieved the Saan Re- . suit���������Dodd's Kidney Pills Have Cured Them Both. Dromore, Ont., May. 27.���������Special.��������� Mr. George Sackett, drives the stage between Droinorc and Holstein. That he is known throughout the country' side goes without saying. When he was'in trouble a short time ago he had tho Sympathy therefore of more than- the few immediate friends and neighbors a man in another walk would have- Mr. Sackett thought at one time he' would have to give, up tho stage. Sitting up on the driver's seat day in and day out, rain or shine, hot or cold he contracted a serious disorder, His-kidneys became weakened from the continual exposure. They gradually gave him more and more trouble. He felt that he couldn't keep up much longer. It is nine miles from Dromore to Holstein. That means a round trip of eighteen miles. Two trains a day would make thirty-six miles of driving. Imagine this in a wet driving snow storm of March or February to a man in a delicate state of health. Mr. Sackett did not give, up driving the stage. Instead he sought the help of Dodd's Kidney Pills.^Did he find' help ? Read his' own letter, a letter which tells also that his wife proved the truth of the saying, "Dodd's Kidney Pills are woman's best friend." "Having used-other largely advertised remedies and all the medicines recommended to me by my friends for Kidney Trouble and excruciating Backache without the slightest relief, I was in despair. ' In the nick of time* I was induced to try Dodd's Kidney Pills and can never be too thankful for the advice which prompted me to do so. They simply took hold of my trouble and lifted it off me, I ne-ver heard of anything which gives' such instant relief." " My wife owes even more to Dodd's Kidney. Pills' than I do. Her case was worse than mine. Mrs. Sackett would not be alive to-day only for Dodd's Kidney Pills. Both my wife and myself can truly recommend Dodd's Kidney Pills for they do what they are claimed to do." 19i EYEGLASSES A MINUTE. -4S"*' THE LIMIT. Buster���������I am having awful luck. I am now down to my last dollar. Dedbroke���������Pshaw, that's nothing. Wait till you are dojwn to the last dollar of'vpur last friend-, Great Number of Spoctacles Worn at the Present Time. In making a pair of gold spectacles' there- are 104 operations, and they pass through 51 hrnds. In gold- mounted eyeglasses there are 105 operations, and thej' pass through 81 hands. In steel spectacles, there are 87 operations, nud G7 different persons handle them. Tho glass comes from the manufacturers in thin, flat plates, which are cemented to a holder, and ground in a machine to the- desired curve, with emery-powder. The final ijiolishing of the.-leas is done with thick felt, whicli is constantly supplied with rouge-and-water. The. block is. then inspected, and, if found correct, the glass is picked off with a sharp instrument, cleaned of cement, and then ground and polished on the reverse, side. The enormous number of spectacles worn at tho present time van be judged from the fact that a single English firm last year turned out 2,275,- 521 pairs. This means an average of 7,575 pairs u day, or 12 2-3 pairs' a minute. It also made 3,49G,220 pairs of spectacle and eyeglass lenses. This is an average of 11,054 pairs a day or. 19 1-2 pairs' a minute. The amount of gold r-eJ for the; frames .was valued-at $515,000. Spain has been bankrupt four tim'ea in the century, the ia.st being for 550 millions, in 1882, , Bi^iMM������iWMMMMiB>mMI������amilM t4������r,Hrr������M������i������i������������t.������*������ir**.������t>M'>f' THE MINING REVIEW���������Saturday, June 15, 1901. HINES AND niNING. Three men are at work on the Cain- eronian on Lemon Creek. The Mountain Con has been opened up again with a staff of five men. ���������The last Chance tunnels will soon be dry enough to put some men to work. The staff at the Wonderful will be increased as aoon as the tunnels are fit to work in. Geo. Petty has a few men at work on his claim, the Batchelor, near the Queen Bess mine. The Slocan Star Co. intend to drive a new tunnel on the Silversmith, an undeveloped claim of the Star group, in a short while. W.H.Brandon while in Sandon made a statement that the Canadian gioup will be opened up again, and a contract for the lower tunnel shortly let. Another rich strike of three feetof galena was encountered on the Hewett while crosscutting last week. The force will be increased 45 men at once. Four men have started to work the Great Western, in McGuigan basin, and it is expected the atari'will be increased shortly. The Antoine, in the same locality, isalso employing a few men. At a meeting of the Duncan Minesi Limited, in London, Eng,, the directors gave a favorable report of the Queen Bess mine, near here.. That company controls some 50,000 shares in this mine. The opening up of a new lead at the Star mine, as mentioned in last week's Review, has proved to be so gratifying to the management that they have commenced a tunnel at considerable depth to determine the nature of the find. Although business is fiat in town in consequence of mining shut down, the clouds appear to be raising during the past few days, and a better feeling prevails. The Star is working 120 men, the Ruth and Payne have put on a few each ; there is talk of the Ivanhoe starting up and Mr. Warner is here to push work on the Wonderful. With all expectant, this news relieves. The total amount paid in dividends by the Payne Mining Co. is $1,438,000, the largest paid by any mine in Canada. Besides this'the company have $180,000 on hand to do development and construct the concentrator and compressor The latter will ��������� be built without delay, and when completed, the mine will enter a new era of activity, employing more men and increasing its OUtDUt. Jobbers and RetailerB in Public Notice. Notice is hereby given that all unpaid taxes for the Corporation of the City of Sandon must be paid on or before June 20th, 1901, after that date all overdue taxes will be placed in court for collection. W. H. LILLY, Collector. Kootenay Railway & hwM Co,, Ltd. NOTICE. Mr. J. H. Gray having resigned his position as Land Commissioner of this ��������� company, all communications in reference to Kaslo & Slocan Railway Company's lands should be addressed to ROBT. IRVING, Manager. Kaslo, B. C, May 31st, 1901. TO MINERAL CLAIM OWNERS And All Others Whom It May Concern. TAKE NOTICE That whereas the Kaslo & Slocan Railway Company have entered into nn agreement to sell a pertain tract of land situated in the Aiusworth Mining Division of West Kootenav District, being that certain parcel or tract of'land lying to the South of the right-of-way of the Kaslo & Slocan Railway between Twelve Milo and. Springer Creeks, extending southerly from said Railway for one- and-a-half mll������s and containing about 2880 And whereas it has beeu deemed ndvisablo in the interests of Mineral Claim Owners in said area, to give them the first opportunity of purchasing the surface rights and timber on any mineral claims located therein: THIS JS TO NOTIFY you that applications will be received for the purchase of surface rights of mineral claims located in the above described parcel of land, up to and including the 30th day of June next, after which date any area not so applied for will pass beyond the control of the above Company, as hereinbefore mentioned. ,, , ��������� ,, , , All applications should give a full description of the land applied for, and be addressed to the undersiged. Tub Kaslo & Slocan Railway Co'y. Rout. Irving, Manager. KaBlo, B.C., May 9th, 1901. and SUPPLIES. Mining Supplies ���������T' Rails and Track Iron, Crow's Nest Coal, ' Bar and Sheet Iron, . Jessop & Canton Steel for Hand and Machine Drills, Powder, Caps, Fuse, .." Iron Pipe and Fittings, Oils, Waste, etc., Mine or Mill Supplies of all kinds, Agents Traux Automatic Ore Cars. Head Office���������Nelson, B.C. Stores at Nelson, B.C. Kaslo, B.C. Sandon, B.C. scaped Fire, Flood and Gold Seal White Rubber Coats | Hip Rubber Boots, leather sole^| Black and Yellow Oil Coats j Knee Rubber Boots, leather solf Blankets, Pillows, Quilts, etc. CALL AND GET OUR PRICES. PL Qiegerd'oti, RECO AVENUE. IF YOU WANT A GOOD Union=ilade Cigar OUR LEADING BRANDS . G. W. Grimmett wishes to announce lie has escaped the foregoing disasters and is ready for business in the old stand. A' large stock of Jewelery to select from on hand, and repairing neatly done. Eyes scientifically tested, and spectacles to suit all'sights kept in stock. Entrance at the back until'the flume is repaired. G. W. GRIMMETT, Jeweler & Optician. SANDON FAVORIT] SLOCAN BELLE Special Brands Made to Order. Slocan Oigar F^actory, J. P. Martin, Manager. SANDON, B. C. Theo. riadson TENT 1ND AVVNINQ FACTORY BAKER STREET, NELSON, B. C. At Cost and Less Than Cost. We have a fine stock of Men's Boys', Ladies' and Childrei Boots aud'Shoes which will be sold at cost and under, in order to maSj room on the shelves for our groceries. We have on hand a goof selection of the best makes. . , Cody Avenue. JALLAND BROSS FOLLIOTT & McMlLLAH Contractors and Builders. Dealers in Rou$K and Dressed ..Lumber/ Coast Flooring and joint ; F'fufsRf n$ Lumber THouIdln^, Etc* SASH AND DOOR ON HAND TO ORDER. JOBBING PROMPTLY ATTENDED T| FACTORY ON MAIN STREET. Wdffl'Cl- COFFEE ROASTERS Dealers in TEA AND COFFEE. We are offering at the lowest prices the best (trades of Ceylon, India, China and Japan Teas. For Prices see Nelson daily papers. ATRIAL ORDER SOLICITED. Kootenay Coffee Co., P. O. BOX 182. WEST BAKER STREET, NELSON. B.C. Dealers in TQeaf ���������AT"'SANDON. ROSSLAND, NELSON, KASLO, PILOT BAY, THREE'FORKS, SLOCAN CI1J
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