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Si' fc VOL. 4.���������NO. 24. SANDON, B.C., NOVEMBER 24, 1(100. $2.00 FF.R YEAR. m To, Advertise tlie Minerals. At tlie meeting bold in Rossland a shoi t time ago at which the Chamber of Mines was organized, Mr. J. li. Mc- Arlhur presided. He explained the object of the meeting, which was to establish a chamber of mine- for southern British <'olumbia. lit* stated that the great need of all mining districts is the introduction of capital in a largo way, and this- was especially so in southern British Columbia to properly develop its mines, establish smelters, mills and concentrating plants for the treatment and ieduction of ores, lie said the time had arrived when some central organization ought to be established, which would obtain all data in regard to the development of mines, the installation of mining machinery fo'i the use of the mines in till the various camps of tho district of sou.thc.iii British Columbia, and also to ascertain week by week the shipments of ore from each of the mines.in these' camps���������their estimated value, the smelters or mills to which the oie was shipped lor treatment, and this information should be tabulated by tho Chamber of Mines and cabled to the financial centres of London, Berlin and I'aris, and also to tlie Associated Press and the Canadian Press Association for the newspapeis published in Canada and the Uni ������d Stale.. In this way the product of the mines would be placed weekly before the investing public as tlie result of the mining operations 'n the.-e tamps. It would fuitlier lie the purpose of the proposed organization, that by a seri- s of letters issued under the authority of the Chamber of Mines', to record,; month by month the actual mining development going on in the various camps: the erection of new smelters, mills and cyanide plains for the treatment aud reduction of ores; also that the proposed organization could he of service to new ly discovered camps which had been "neglected in the past, by producing such fads to the transportation companies as would induce them to improve transportation facilities'.to them. ���������- And also thai it would be of service in the matter of tarifl'and other legislation .in the interests of the "mining andsmelt- ing industries of the province, and in laying before the local legislature the necessities of'these ciim'pu with regard to grants forc the construction of.roads and trails: He pointed out the la.rg'e amount of money which had been within the past year expended in Rossland by the B. A. O. companies and the War Eagle and THE CHAMBER OF mir SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA, [KOOTENAY AND YALE). Centre Sjar companies, and by the Canadian Pacific and Groat Northern railways in regard to tiansportation, and the recent determination of the West Kootenay Power & Light Company to increase its hydraulic works to 20,000 horse-power, and irnmeditealy installing machinery to generate 10,000 horse-power, and the statement of the manager of the power company that -1,000 of, this horta-power was in sight befoie actual construction began. This expenditure plone would amounfto about ifl.000,000. This was the result of the visit of two of the directors to the camp trom Montreal who had seen the great advance made in camp since their visit one year ago. I-le also pointed out that within the past few months the Granby smolter had been established at Grand Forks, which is treating over GOO tons of ore a day from the mines in, Phoenix and Wellington camps in the Bouneaiy district; and that fwo other smelters are now being constructed at Greenwood andwood be in operation early in the new year, and would be capable of treating four or five hundred (500) tons, of ore per d-vy. That the 13. A. O. smelter at Northport was being increased to 1,500 tons per day, and it would be treating that amounti fore from their mines at Ro.-.-laud by the first of the year. And further that the: Trail sinel ter was being enlarged so :line it would be able to treat in the neighborhood of 1,500 tons per iiay���������the greater portion of which would come from the l-tossland camp; and that the nnuiago;n<->iit. alt>o intended to erect, a converter orrefinerv to its planl for the treatment of matte The large production of silver-lead ores in the tiloean, Ainsworth, Lardeau, Larcto-Duncan and East Kootenay al.-o come in for'consideration. It ��������� therefore, syemed pioper that some central organization should bo established for .-h- purpose of gathering all this data and having it published as widely asposihle, and he had no doubt that, when these facts, we're known to the ''financial centers, capital would flow in large amounts into this gieat district of Southern Brit- iish Columbia. He stated that he .had'.met' with flattering success among the citizens of Rossland in obtaining,''Contributions towards carrying on an Association of this kind. ���������' - .'���������'��������� ''" ' Various gentlemen present 'participated in the decision, and it-was'moved and unanimously carried. "That an association, to be known as the Chamber, of iV_k.es of southern British Columbia, with the words 'Kootenay and Yale' bracketed in���������..should ��������� be established." And "That a cominitte of four,-with a president, should be appointed to act together for the purpose of communicating with representatives of the mining, smelting, aiid transportation interests, soliciting their service and earnest cooperation in the carrying on of tlii.- Cbatnber of Mines." V Mr. J. B. MeArthur was elected president of the chamber; Messrs. C. P. Chamberlain. J. S. C. Eraser, F.W. Rolt and John MeKsine were appointed tlie provisional committee. . THE LOCAL GRAFT. Liars c 'appearance on XOTlClli.���������THE CHAMBER OF .MINES wants'.thoroughly reliable correspondents In every camp in the distticts of liust aud, West Kooteuay and Yale, to whom reasonable compensation, will.be paid for their services. Correspondents will bo expected to furnish the Chamber of Alines with all 'development going on all nt the mines, the installation of 'machinery, shipments of ore and value, and generally such news as will attract attention of capitalists and cause them to investigate and invest. Applications to be addressed to C11AM11KR OF MINES, Southern llritisb Columbia, (ICootcnay and Yale) 1'. O. ilox 07 S. KOSSr.AN'D, II. C. Bruno Thomas, an engineer representing Vancouver capitalists, was . in the .city yesterday en route to the fcjlocan to examine the Great Western group, between Kaslo ami Sandon, which his syndicate owns outright, and the Two Friends on 'Springer Creek in which thev own a half interest. The syndicate, acquired tlie Great Western some years ago, paying a round figure for the property. They spent some $20,000 and shipped a quantity'of high grade ore. Work was then suspended and nothing was done for a couple of years. The Two Friends property is; now in .'operation and small shipments are made regularly. Should Mr. Thomas' report be favorable the Great Western will be opened on a good basis and work on the Two Friends proceeded with on a more comprehensive scale.���������Nelson Tribune. Some Silverton people have a Club." Rawhiding put in an Monday last. Mr. (i'e > L. vat went on Thursday on a trip to Victoria. Mr. Trueman has his gallery now open for business. The Deliiionica restaurant is to be rallied for on the 30th. New Delivery's going to have a Christmas tree on Xmns eve. ,Mrs. ^\ iirner and family (removed to Spokane on Friday last. Mrs. Covington is going to open a fruit store in Slocan City. The MinPi-n' hall will be opened by a ball next Thurrfday'evening. Goo. I.no\vln������ has moved his jewelry store to the Miners' Union block. Rawhiding is now iu vogue; but the rocks crop up frequently, and impede ���������progress. Coasting is now a favorite amusement by the ki is, and /onio who are older than the kids. The frame work of the new Methodist church is up, and the structure will shortly be closed ii\. (i. W. Giiinmo't has moved his jewellery stock to his new building, next the Methodist church. J. \V. Mellor, of Victoria, who lias ss, ������pp:it a few J. B. -dcArthur, of Rossland, was a visitor in Sandon on Friday. Notice.���������There, will be a meeting of residents east of Pitts' store to organize a local fire department, at Mr. Vallance's house, Wednesday, at 8 p.m, ��������� Mr. A. L. Sifton, of Calgary, and S. S. Taylor, Q. C.,, of Nelson, will address the electors in the Miners' Union hall. Monday evening, at 7:30, in the interest of Mr. Galliher. The new city hall will be -10 x 1-10, two stories and bosement. The lock-up will be in, the basement; the fire station and city offices on the first floor, and court room, jury room and provincial police office on second floor. The building is to cost :fo,19S and tlie lots $1,500. HINES AND niNING. several agencies lor days heie on business. Mr. T. J. Barron is going to give an ''ar.-homo" to his pupil-, in the public school in the near future. A II. McNeil has withdrawn from the , . .... political contest, and John MeKane has ]Vmba, winch is proving usell n good taken his place in the field Lavina ore nets !f40 a ton in gold and silver. The Sunset at Whitewater has 16 men at work. The lied Fox is to commence shipping shortly. Win. Tomlinpou has'20 men at wo'ik on the Speculator. MoJlie Hughes ore is worth 312 oz*. of silver and $7.4-- in gold. The head office of the Chapleau mine I as been moved from sUocan to Nelson. For the week ending Nov. 22nd. the Whitewater mine shipped 239 tons of ore. By. the suit of G. D. McMaitin vs. A. D. Williams, Victoria No.,(5 claim near Sandon will be sold bv the sherili'on the 28th. Mr. Hughes is giving a great deal of attention', to the Trade Dollar these Thirteen below zero' wa= reported Monday night in some parts of the Slocan; Jack was a busy man. On Thursday the C. P. R. and K. & S. passenger trains were 'delayed several hours on account of bad snow storms. Many people . thought (ieo, Williamson of telephone 'fame, was invincible; but it is not so, as' ho is now married to Miss Munro, of Ingersoll, Ont. :���������:, ��������� Havoc'was played with all'the boats' on Kootenay lake during the late store, and several times the mail service was irregular under the sam.e difficulties. The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian church, on Thursday evening, gave^a soc:cal in Crawford's hall;1 which was well attended. Music and refreshments were the order of the evening.. Marsh Adams, late chief of police at Kaslo, died in the Sisters' hospital at Spokane last week- after two or three days' illness. He'.was well known by all' the old-timers all over the Slocan. Sandon is at length going to have a city" hall nnd public, buildings. The. structure will cost nearly.���������?4,000, and the contract has been 'awarded to Folliott .<& McMillan, who began work yesterday. Sproat has at length;ebnsented to take !j>l,oS5 for his lots from the skating rink company, and tenders will be asked for the building shortly. It. is so far believed but the skating rink will > be built this fall,'leaving the curling apartment over for another year. , Lots of the very best children's sleighs���������cheap, at Clill'a's bookstore. .A tine display of toys will be opened,, in the new store in a few days One ot the best stocks of wall paper ever opened in any part of Kootenay has arrived, and is novr offered to the public. At a dance, at Three Forks Friday night one Brown bit an ear oil'one Barber. An information for common assault followed. Barber told the Beak that out of regard for Brown's family he diil not wish the case pushed and a line of $28 wound up the case. property. The Palmita lead is now from ten to twelve feet in width, carrying a large bod}- of high grade galena and carbon- ales, the latter assaying 194 ounces per ton. George Gurd is in receipt of encouraging reports from the Kaslo group on ���������the south fork of Carpenter creek, tinee- quarters of a'mile froih ' Cody. He has twelve'men at work on the property, and development is being pushed ahead as rapidly as possible. It. is probable that several, shipments of ore will be made from the Kaslo during the winter.' .Development Is being vigorously pros-, ecuted. on, the! property., of the Lost' Mountain Company, and is showing up in good shape. The company is non- engaged in'driving a tunnel on theGian't .claim, and have encountered a consider-' able body of clean ore. Development on this group will also be pushed through the winter, .as it is said to be showing up very satisfactorily. ������������������������������������.��������������������������� A PUR- GRAPE CREAM Of TARTAR POWDER Highest Honor_, World's Fair Gold MedaJ, Midwinter Fair Avoid Ilaklnfr, Fowdor������ containing" aluiu. They are l:ijuriou* to haalth SEVERE TESTS THROUGH 'WHICH 'MAXIMITE HAS PASSED. II Siir.es,lully M Klisi.imls Ilfiil mill SlmrU -II May Ki-it'.nrr l.yil������lllf a- " "'"' .Vol (Oxpi.xlc oil tliparl. Nowadays governments put forth special efforts to 'thoroughly investigate the qualities and merits of high explosives, with a view to finding the best bursting charge for shells. The tests through which a high explosive must pass are very severe. The inventor having an ambition for producing a satisfactory high explosive has a difficult task before him. In the first place, the compound must be perfectly stable, and to dc- .tormine ��������� this it is submitted to a severe heat .test for a period of fifteen minutes. If it fails to stand this test it is condemned at once, and goes no further. If it passes the heat test satisfactorily a quantity is then placed under a falling weigbL or hummer to tost its sensitiveness or its ability to resist shook. This is determined by the height from which it is necessary for the hammer to fall in order to explode the material: If the explosive proves sufficiently insensitive to indicate that it will stand tho impact or shook of penetrating- armor plate, it is then tested to determine its explosive power. An armor piercing shell is filled with tho material and armed with a very powerful exploder, which is set off by electricity. The force of the explosive is'shown by the number and character of the fragments. Small sheila are burst for fragmentation in a steel walled chamber; larger shells are buried in the sand and exploded, the fragments being recovered by sifting the sand. If the number of fragments indicate a sufficiently high explosive power an armor piercing shell is ,then filled with the compound and fired through a nickel"',steel'' plate, so thick as to'almost stop the shell in passing through, leaving just velocity enough to carry it a few feet into a sand butt back of the plate, where it may be dug out and recovered, provided the explosive proves to be sufficiently sensitive to stand the. shook of impact and does not explode on the instant of striking the plate. This is a very severe test, and the severest of all. An explosive which will stand this impact on the plate, where the entire velocity of the projectile is overcome while moving its length through c the plate, is proven so sensitive that there can be no danger in its projection from ordinance at any, desired velocity. That is to say, there will.be no danger of the explosive going off in the gun, because the shock of acceleration in the gun is necessarily . very much' less than the shook of retardation when the projectile strikes the armor,plate. Experiments with maximite, the most reoent invention,, have been going on for several months, ;the results attained with it having been reserved from tho public. , It is said to have passed all of the above tests satisfactorily. When it the detonation tthat it is estimated j gun, the rate of rotation being about tho shell was broken into ten thous- | 7,000 turns a minute as tho projectile leaves the muzzle. The great heat generated by frio- tion between the projeotile and the explosivo as the projectile turns upon il, is 30 groat as to often set it on fire and cause an explosion. It of course taikes time for tho contained explosive charge to fully participate in the rotation of tho shell, and until it does tho shell rotatas or turns upon tho explosive. The low fusion point of maximite causes it to melt instantly where it comes in contact with iho shell whenever there is any friction set up, thus producing a perfectly friclionlcss bearing, so that the temperature cannot rise beyond ihe fusion point of the material. Another advantage possessed by maximite is that it expands in passing from a liquid Lo a solid state, exactly in the same manner that water docs in freezing. This causes the material to press upon and to adhere strongly to the walls of tho shell. Maximite isihe first high explosive satisfactory in other respects which has proven capable of piercing armor plate of a thiclkincss so great as to render it available as a bursting charge for ordinary armor piercing shell, thus enabling the malarial to bo fired through the steel Walls of,a battle ship to. explode inside. In the recent tests made by the British government upon the old bat and fragments. A 5-inch' armor piercing projectile was next filled with maximite and fired through an armor plate, as above described^ tho projectile being, afterward recovered intact.1 It was found that tho shook had in. no way affected, the explosive. Tho shell was then armed with a' fuse and fired by electricity. The number and character of the fragments, showed that the same force was developed in'proportion to the weight of the shell, as in' the case of the large 12-inch shell above mentioned, which was exploded iu ihe sand. ' The next tost was with projectiles filled \vith maximite fired against a concrete wall, wilh results which demonstrated that, the power of the explosive was superior to that of any other high explosive ever thrown from a gun. , Projectiles loaded wii h maximite were tbon fired through a wooden screen, after, passing which-they exploded, and the fragments went into the sea. .The fragmentation was such that, tho appearance upon the water was similar to that which would be produced by the simultaneous fire of a regiment of'musketry. On this occasion a result was produced hitherto uhiknown, and Which, perhaps, illustrated ������������������ the violence of the explosive better than anything else. ' The projectiles, at the' instant of explosion wore probably going at a' velocity of about ; two thousand feet per second. Pieces of the base plug of ono of the projectiles were thrown bacliward with such violence as to hot only overcome the forward momentum, but to throw them backward with a velocity estimated to be at least one thousand feet per second. This shows that <i projectile filled with niaxiraito, and exploded in a state of rest, would have its frag- j guns of the larger calibre. There ments hurled at a velocity of about j have been many instances reported three thousand feet per second, arid! from the Transvaal where the 1yd- tbat the forward moving fragments dlte shells exploded prematurely dur- when a projectile is exploded in j iag flight. Such premature ,ex- flight will be hurled at a velocity of j plosions are said to be absolutely im- tle ship Belle Isle great havoc was found to have been wrought by the, tnre'e amea> an<1 tjjeu lyddite shells whenever they pene-1 trated through the ship's- side at un- I BLOOD POISONING FOLLOWS A WOUND IN THE KNEE CAUSED BY A PITCHFORK. II m UiK-Ioi-n In I'oiisullallon <;uv������ Hie Siif Torcr bill Utile Ilii|������i: of Itccoverj'��������� How Ills I.IJc Was Savml. Brockvillo Recorder. Among the old families in the township of Augusta, in tho neighboring county of Grenville, there is hone better known or more influential,, than those that bear the namo of Bisaell. The Bissolla were among the earliest settlers in the' township and have ever since taken an active part, in all moves to promote' its welfare. The subject of their narrative, Mr. Silas Bisaell, is one of the younger members of the family,'who, some years ago 'oft Canada to make his home in'',', the state of Nebraska. He ha3 passed through an experience almost unique, and considers y that he is fortunate in being alive to tell the tale. The story aa told.in Mr. Bissell's own words, is as follows:���������"In the autumn of 1898 I sustained a serious injury through having tho tines of a pitchfork penetrate my left knee. The wound apparently healed; biit . I did. nob enjoy the same health lhad previous to tho accident, and it Was but a short'-time before I was compelled to -take to my bed on account of excruciating! pains in my "limbs and stiffness in my joints. A doctor' wpa called in, and he lanced the knee told me the trouble was blood poisoning. He treated me for somo' timo, but I % protected points, but all such' shells | steadily grew worse, and finally five which struck upon tho armor plate j exploded on impact and did practically no damage five thousand feet something like per second. For the same reason, that a large number of small bullets thrown at a high velocity are more effective and deadly than the. large, heavy, slow possible with rmtSifhite. REMARKABLE ACQUAINTANCE. A charming story about a robin is j told by an English, writer. "A few moving bullets formerly employed, a'.-.years ago,".he says, "I spent the sum- shell filled with such an explosivo aS mer at Kow, during which time lhad ' the privilege of ah intimate acquaint- with a robin that lived in and maximite it is believed may have an , enormous advantage ���������������r <f ^f **!j about the garden. He perched beside now. in uso. The constitution of ��������� uuu maximite and the formula for ' i off in shells. The material needs to be confined in a strong steel shell before it can be exploded even with the strongest fuse. , , ,. , , ... ������������������j Maximite melts at a very low tem- it was subiected to the heat test and .,,,,, aVof nf it was suoje-Leu .',, ���������nf, of perature, considerably below that of no change manifested at the end ot , ?i. V, T_ ,.���������._.��������� ������������������;���������H,M its i me "on the seat which Iusually occupied, tooik crumbs from my! hand and often anrused mi with a song. I was reluctaavtly compelled to leave, and I did not see him again, for two years, When I returned to Kew for another long* visit I went baok to rayi old .seat in the garden. The robin came to rhe ��������� _ T<- ...I ' , ., . .,������������������.. i and recognized me at once. Of that ion. .If a-quantity of it be.piled in a ���������. ������������������' , , , , , y- ,, i,' -.���������, ft , ... Z. *��������� I I ouxu toavo no doubt, because he took Heap upon the ground without confine- . '���������'���������������������������, r , r _,������������������, ... ������������������ , , ������������������'",,;���������_. I. I crumbs from' my hand as fearlessly ment it cannot be exploded by the i. , . ��������� ���������������������������'���������. ��������� ��������� is before, same detonating fuse used to set it manufacture are kept 'a strict secret. ' .������������������-.���������'.' ' ! Maximite is so insensitive that a mass of it may be pierced with! a w'bite hot rod of iron, or even melted cast ir6n may be poured upon it without the least danger of explos- fifteen minutes, the required time, the material was allowed to remain under the test for a period of two hours, and there wore no. signs of .decomposition even then. A 12-inch' forged steel armor piercing shell, weighing one thousand pounds and provided with a detonating fuse having electrical connections for firing was filled with maximite. The shell was buried in the sand and exploded. boiling water. In filling projectiles maximite is melted and poured into them, where, on cooling, it forms a very dense and solid mass. It has been found by experiments made by the government that although an explosive may be so insensitive that it will safely stand the shook of acceleration in a gun, it may still be dangerous to shoot, ow- ing to the rapid rotation given to So"7orrific was i the projectile by the rifling of the physicians were> called in for consultation. My entire system seemed to be affected, and the doctors said the While lyddite is sufficiently insen- j trouble had reached one of my lungs, sitive to permit of it3 being thrown j aiDxl tuat tney couid uold ou(_ buL lit_ with comparative safety from guns j (,ie hope of my recovery, After roof moderate calibre, it is not safe in maining in bed for eleven weeks, I decided that I would return to my old home in Canada. I was so much run down, and so weak that it was a question whether I would live to reaoh therei" but I was nevertheless determined to'make aa effort'to da so. After a. long journey under those, most trying circumstances,'.I reached, my old home. I was so used up, and presented such an emaciated appearance that my friends had no thought that I would recover. I continued to drag along in this, condition for several months, when one day a cousin, asked me why I did not try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I was willing, to try any medicine that' was likely to cure me, and I sent for a supply of the pills.* After I had been using the pills for about three weeks I felt an improvement in my condition. From that time I gradually ���������' grew better,, new. Wood seemed coursing through my veins, the stiffness in my joints disappeared, aind the agonizing pains which had so long tortured me vanished. 1 took iin'-all ten ' or twelve boxes,of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and lhave mo hesiitation in saying that I believe they saved my life, for when I returned to Canada, lhad no hope of recovery.' Mr. BLssell has > since returned to bis old home at Lincoln, .Neb., but the statements made above can be vouched for by amy of his friends in this section, and by all of the neighbors in the vicinity of his old borne. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure such apparently hopeless cases as Mr. Bissell's because thoy' make new, rich, red blood, aud thus reach tho root of the trouble. These pills are tho only .medicine offered tho public that can show a record of such marvellous cures after doctors had failed. If you are at all unwell,'this medicine will restore you to health,' but be sure you get the genuine with the full name "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People," on the wrapper arouind each box. TABLOID CAFE IN PARIS. A restaurant for concentrated food is to be started in Paris by an enterprising French chef. The happy diner will enjoy a menu of tabloids. From the hors d'oouvres to dessert his entire meal will bo presented to him in a few Square inches. HER ORDERS WERE OBEYED. And I want it to say; "To my husband," in an appropriate place, said the window, in conclusion, to Slab, the gxavestoho man. Yessum, said Slab. And the inscription went on ; "To My Husband. In an appropriate place." mi. ? 'i-iig |" Pr All Japan tens are colored. CEY-.ON GREEN TEA' is .pure and uncolored. ���������FLASHES OF, FUN.- - ' Bessie���������Harry tells me all he knows, I'lo^-Indeed I Isn't the silence dreadfully oppressive? ' Wigwag���������What do you newspaper h fellows: mean by yellow journalism ? Scribbler���������Well, a yellow journal is ' one that's printed in black and white, and yet when it's read it makes you feel blue. Muggins���������Bjones is a most extraordinary fellow. He won a hat on the last general ' elections. . Buggins��������� What is remarkable about that 1 ��������� Muggins���������Why, bless my soul, he got it I Sillicus���������The Bible tells us to love our enemies. Cynicus���������Wo do. Most of us are our own worst enemies. Hoax���������Bjones is a regular fire-eater, isn't he ? Joax���������Yes ; I believe ho does patronize a light lunch cafe. . ' Tourist���������What is that frightful racket here all, day long? That is Ihe . t' cow, bells. Ah, how poetic I .What rnakes you work so hard when the boss is away ? P-m absent-minded and I might forget myself when lie gets back. ' Tom���������Flies never annoy a sleeping man, Dick���������What nonsenso I Why,.J��������� Tom���������The man wakes up and is annoyed. Mrs. Church���������Your namo is not spelled right on this list. Mrs. Gotham ���������What's tho matter with it? Why, Lillie is spelled with only one 1. Oh, , well, my husband, wrote that. It's nothing new for him. to forgot one of my letters. A colored citizen gave a justice of the peace a big, fat 'possum as a wedding fee. Meeting him a year after his marriage, tho justice said: Well, Jim, how. do you like married life ? . .Well, suh, was the roply, all I kin say is���������I wish I'd eat dat 'possum. Mike, opening his pay envelope,��������� Faith, that's the stingiest man lever worked for. Pat���������Phwat's the matther wad ye; didn't ye git as much as ye ixpicted ? Mike-r-Yis, but I was count- in' on gittin' more than I ixpicted. My eyes are no longer liko stars to you, I supose ? she exclaimed during a healed conversation with her presumed laid and master. Well, suppose ' you go away about a hundred million aniles, and I'll take a look at them, and decide, suggested the cruel, unfeeling anan. First Beggar���������Why didn't you tackle that lady? Sho might have giv- ��������� en you something. Second. Beggar���������I : let her. go,because I understand my business better than you. I never ask a woman for anything when she is: alone, but when two women are' together you can get nioney from both, . because each one is afraid the other will think her stingy if she refuses. This profession has to be studied just . lika any other, if you expect.to make a success ot it. See? ��������� ', . j THE UMBRELLA'S PLACE IN HISTORY. 'As a study tho umbrella is deeply interesting-. It has its place in history, mythology innd religion. In the sculptured remains of Nineveh' and Egypt there are representations ot king-, and ��������� occasionally of leaser poton'tates, riding in state or going in procession with' umbrellas over their heads. This would seem as if in those early days umbrellas were more a mark of distinction than for either uso or ornamental purposes. And indeed many of ihe writers, persuade us that this is so. If has-been quite solemnly averred that the very- first suggestion of the umbrella wa������ in the humble mushroom and toadstool, and to this day the Parisians! call tho erections sot up in the Boia de Boulogne as shelters for their pedestrians "champignons." WHAT TO DO WITH OUR DAUGHTERS. Teach them self-reliance. Teach them to make bread. Teach *them to make shirts. Teach them to foot up store bills. Teach them how to cook a good meal. Teach them to wear, thick, warm shoes. - , . Teach them how io wash and iron clothes. Teach .them how to make their own dresses. Policies nay Chance, Opinions Alay Clunje. bufcono thing that no-er ohnngea, that is (ho qnality of ' ' C__l"_r__iO:iSr T__3___, It always remains tho best. In Lead Paoketa 25, 30, 40, 50 and 00a. Poultry, glitter, Eggs and other Produce. If you have any correspond with us. U'e want IOO CARLOADS to supply our tr ado. The Dawson Commission Co,, Limited, Toronto. " A Thing: of Beauty is a' Joy." IServilinc is a joy also. No remedy in tho world equals it. Neuralgia" and rheumatism' are relieved almost instantly and minor aches and pains are cured by a single application, Nervi- line is sure to cure. KLAYING A DEEP GAME. ��������� "Sujv mamma," said four-year-old Tommy, "le^'s play I'm an iiwtul-loak- .Lng .old' trainp. I'll come around to the b���������o,k door and ask for a piece of pie and you get sea red and give it to .me." "Vaneglory���������I hope Swainston said nothing about me the other night, old chap? Cecil Swerve���������Not a word, old man. In fact, we had quite an interesting little chat. James, dear, said Mrs. Northside, what sort of a ring is it that prize fighters battle in ? _ An engagoment ring, my dear, replied Mr. North- side. <>.\i: <;ooi> Tinex i>i:si:kvs> .i\������rfii:it. Ladies of Canada"���������Sisters ; Great Britain taikcs nearly all the exported produce of Canada. English, Scotch and Irish boys produce the to::s of Ceylon and India. Canada consumes 11,000,000 pounds of colored aud doctored Japan Green teas. Green tea of pure natural green leaf, are being introduced, from Ceylon and India. They are now on sale with all live grocers. Statesmen see obstacles to preferential trade within the empire. You ladies can sweep aside all obstruction. Bring patriotic sentiment on your breakfast table. Your grocer 'will get these pure teas if you only insist. The Salada Tea Company have placed them in hundreds of stores. Many other leading firms have shipments coming. Only laggards await the jumping of the cat. Colonist. You say your son is a professional man. Yes, But you also said ho follows football. ��������� Do you mean he's' a professional . player 1 Not at all. He's a surgeon. . TO CIBEA COLD IJi O.VB ������.__���������.' Tako Lax-tire Bromo Quinine Tablets. All uru^gisu refunl the money if it. rutin to euro. IS. W, Grove.' Blzn&turo is on cachbox. 33a . ' '���������' HE WAS. _m_3SH. ��������� '. Have, you any nice fresh eggs'.to- day ?" asked the woman with businesslike? ways.. "Madam," answered the man, who has just started in the grocery business, "permit me to remind you that nice eggs are necessarily fresh and fresh eggs are always nice. Moreover, if I have any, I have them to-day. My possession of eggs yesterday or to. morrow does Snot in the slightest degree effect the situation. Therefore time being precious to a business man, I will' simply content myself with replying, that I have nice eggs." A bald-headed man appreciates the gift of a pocket comb so much that he can't be induced to part with it. Beware of Ointments for Catarrli that contain Mercury. as' mercury will nirely tie-troy the Benso ol smell and completely derange the whole system vrhen entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles ."hould never bo used except oq proscripiioni lrom reputable physicians, an the damage l.huj will do is ton fold to tin- good ycu '!_B possibly derlvo from them. Ha l's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F.J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O., contains no mercuty, and is taken internally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Curo bo sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally.and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Choncy & Co. Testimonials free. ' Sold by Druggistn, price 75o per bottle. Hall's Family Pills are the beat. Going lo learn to play, the cornet, eh ? Do ytou think your wind is good enough? Oh, I can blow, the instrument all right. Yes, but I mean do you think you could outrun any prr- suer'( FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS UBS. WIN8LOWS SOOTHINO SYBUP tua _ms tied by mothers for their children teething. It tooth* lha child, softens the gums, -lluye p-in, ours- wind ���������olio, ������nd Is the bed remedy for di-rrhon. 25o.������ bottle. Bold by _11 druggist* throughout the world. Be iur������ nnd uk far " lira. Winslow's Soothing Syrup." W I������ C 1050 CALVERT'S Carbolic Disinfectants, Soaps, Ointment, Tooth Powders, ato., have been awarded 100 medals and diplomas (or snpwio- ezcellenoe. Their regular uso prevent Infections diseases. Ask your dealer to obtain a supply. Lists mailed free on application. F. C. CALVERT & CO., MANCHESTER - - ENOLAMD. Ta send fer ���������_������������������ Oomnleto Catalogue of 8hM* Mu.lo and Backs with Speolal rate* of discount. whalIy, ROYCE&Go. 168 Vong- St. Toronto, oat, METAL ROOFERS W���������: -OKOViO, OhT. 8-Bsag-a Casings���������New Importations finest B-dUk Sheep and American Hog Cosines���������reliable snod-eA rcht prices. PAP.K, BLAOKWELL _ CO., Toro-IeT ' Tibbs, I never hear you make any fun of your wife's cooking. Well, no ; yon see she belongs to so many cooking clubs that I do a good deal of the home cooking myself. MONTREAL HOTEL DIRCCTORY. The " Balmoral," Frae Bus #__������'������ Gents' Suits f3.@aei������d or lljetl; also Ladies' Wear of all kinds, and House Hangings of every description. GOLD MEDALIST DYUtS. BRITISH AMERICAN DYBIN- OCT, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa & Quebec. R 0 0 FI MQ and 3heat HotelW8fEai SJi ���������<T ��������� ~_������OOFINO SLATH, la By- Red or Green, SLATB BLAOKBOABDa Mii ���������"'" . - - ^dJ(k_ -S^fe^F? fs* l5ffi3,o_ffi__������ aise������,eoo. Estimates furnished for work o onsplsU o������ PI P-b}lo_ndH,^ _,������ ������&?������ _,R������oir-N_. TILE {s������_fiw OU?_ t-EhJ-i. ,Kltlm������'������������ furnished for work o ompleSs or AVENUE HOUSE McQUJ-OoUc.. A-enue per drjr. Gracious, little boy ! You're not going to kill the dear little birds���������are you? No, dear lady, I'm merely going ter fire off several salutes in dere honor. Dat's all. The maa behind the gun has had hi- day; 'Another hero comes who knocks' him. flat, You'll find him meek and patient at the play��������� Ho is' the mam behind the woman's' hat. THE MOST NUTRITIOUS. GRATEFUL- COMFORTING. BREAKFAST-SUPPER. The Canada Permanent and Western Canada Mortgage Corporation. HnAD OrB-ICE- Canada Permanent Building . Toronto St., TORONTO." ��������� JlkANCIC pJTIOKS��������� Wlnnlpog-, Man., Vancouver, B. C, St. John, N. B, HILLS, MILLS & HALES, Barrlsterr, eto. ;' Reinored to Wesley Hulldlngs, KlchuiondSt. W.. Toronto. Catholio Prayer Sf&SPt Religious Pictures, BUtu-rj, and Church ' R0*artM, Stu. 'Soapularo, 'Or-aaaa-t*. Kd-oaeloa-l Work's. Mail orders recait* promt* osUm, 0. A .. 8A0LICB A 00., Montreal. Deposits vgg: il Db .rata. SHE-4 por cent per eent Surplus Assets rhTpubiio"68 to SS, OOO.OOO. " ONr POUND CAKES" fob :ec������7 j-53_si___:o__.x������ TJSH Laundry, Wash Clothes, Ironinf, Se-ling Presorrei. / PAKAFPINEl THE QtTBBN OITY OIL CO.. Limited. Sam'l Rogrer3, Prest- Toronto Ask your dealer for it. ���������������*#��������������������������� THE MINING REVIEW���������Saturday, November 24, 1900. The Mining Review. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1900. THE POLITICAL SITUATION. What effect ''the svrappine of horses crossing the stream" ' will have on tlie Conservative interests in the election on Dec. Cth it is very hard to say. From v what.we can learn John MeKane, wbo alias jumped into Mr. McNeill's vacated shoes, ia quite us good a man as McNeill, and at least as well known. He is! riot it lawyer, but ������ raining man, whicb may i be to his advantage; tlie Bhortne������s of , time on his.hands ia ��������������� drawback. In all these matters, however, when the candidate ia a fair, average man,; there is but one thing that should command thee lectors' attention; that is has the Laurier government carried out its opposition pledges and given the country Kood government? The fact tlie government h'as carried the country, and the Conservative candidate must stand in opposition, should count for nothing. Yotinu for Mr. Galliher simply means endorsing the government, and voting for MeKane, whether he ia in opposition or not, is expressing your dissapproval of the government. Thin ia all there ie to it, and is the view that all sensible electors should take of the matter? In opposition Laurier promised lower taxation, aud < today our taxation is nearly 25 per cent, higher than it was wheu he took office, by the country collecting 25 per cent, more revenue. Our debt is increasing, as it is bound to increase under any progressive government; but in opposition Laurier said he would reduce it. In this he deceived the people.' It ia a violated pledge, and people of Yalo-Cariboo should express their opinion of broken pledges. We might go on and enumerate a dozen broken pledges, equally g aring. The electors should bear all these matters in mind when '������������������ they go to vote on Dec. 6th. ��������� '..v It would be well if our.'incoming council would.take some steps to have ���������a proper assessment of the city .the coming year.. Where titles are so un- : satisfactory there are, of course, but few 'sales;, and consequently but little to establish cash ' value from transfers. Under such ; circumstances, rentals should be made tlie basis of assessment. If ono man asks $12 per year, per foot, for lots, and another asks but $7, these figures should be made the basis of assessment, and no owner could object as he himself established the value. To a practised eye, the value of improvements ia easily reached, and that of realty can be reached as well this way, as through any other channel. Tiik Banks of 'Eastern CaHada are opposing a mint in British Columbia, and the explanation is easily seen.. Bank bills are simply I. 0. TJ'a. of the institutions���������they are not money. Coin alone is money. The Banks well know the more coin is put in circulation, the more the circulation of their I. 0. U's. is re- a'ricted, and as a consequence, selfishness is tha cause of their position, It is now conceded the election laws jcompel voters in tho coining Yale-Koo- tenay contest to vote in , the provincial electoral district in which they reside- That is, for instance, a man registered in the Slocan can vote in 5 he Slocan only. Electors should bear this in mind. LICENSK AUTHORISING AN. EXTKA-PKO- "VINCIAL COMPANY TO"CARKY: ON BUSINESS. "Coxi-Sinn Act, 1897." CANADA: J I'rovikc- or British Columbia No. 192. THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the "Cornice Claim s, Limited," la authorised nnd licensed to carry on,busiuess within the Province of British Columbia, und to carry out or effetit all or any of the objcctH of the Company to which the egislutive authority of the Legislature of British Columbia extends. The head otllce of the Company is situate in England. The amount of capital qf the Company is ������20,- 000, divided intoiO.oOO shares of ������l each. The head oflico of the Company iu this Province iB situate at New Denver, and Wm lieury Sandiford, Minim? Engineer, whose address is New Denver aforesaid, is the attorney for the Company. .' Given under my hand and seal of office al Victoria, Province .of British Columbia, this 11th day of September, one thousand nine hundred. [l.k.] S Y. WOOTTO.V, Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. The fallowing tire the objects for which the .Company has been established:��������� (a.) To purchase or.otherwise acquire a'nl work any lands, mines, mining or mineral claims, mining ri_hts, grants, concessions, leases, easements, or interests in lauds, waters, mines, minerals, mining or mineral cla m.n, mining rights and o,her hereditaments'in Bii- tish Columbia or elsewhere nnd ony property, real or personal,..movable, or immovable, for purposes incidental thereto, or to tiny other objects of the Company: (b.) To prospect und search for, get," win.work and raise, either within the urea aforesaid, or olse\vhere| copper or othor ores, metals, minerals or substances, and to carry on the bualne.-'8 ( of miners,millers, smcltttrs, and workers of any processes in the production, reduction and making merchantable of ores, minerals,metals, metallic products, suppliers of water, merchants and manufacturers and workers of any minerals, metals, articles, and things used'in connection with mining, milling, sme'tlng,and other processes aforesaid, or any of them: (c.) To scinch fo" mines and minerals, and to acquire and Krantliceuses and other rights and privileges f^r tho purposes of, or in 'iaspect of, the search for or winning and goiting of copper or other ores, metals or minerals: (d.) T<> purchase,'take on lease, or in exchange, hire or othorwiye acquire any real or personal property, live or deadstock, or any easements, rights, privileges or concessions, or any ioterest therein, necessary or convenient forthe Company's business, or for developing or utilizing any of the Company's property,aud to explore, work arid'develop'the same: (e.) To acquire, erect, construct, or hire and maintain and work, any buildings, ulant, engines, machinery, fixtures, mills, roads, railways," tramways, canals, oreeks/shafts, ditches, or other works which may be necessary or ad- Judge Lilly Back from Victoria. Judge Lilly went out to Victoria last week to see how he could extract money but of the provincial treasury in the interest of the city,.'for city hall and flume purposes, that will call for 0,000 to $9,000. As Mr. Wells was the only minister at home, but little could be assursd though much was promised. The government feel they get much, revenue from here and should treat, the locality liberally. The.council are buying a piece of ground from J. M. Harris, near the Methodist, church, and will proceed with a hall shortly. When extending the flume, the council ought not to floor it, tailings coining down will make ah excellent floor, and one that cannot be damaged by rocks coming down. . NURSING MOTHERS want Scott's emulsion of cod- liver oil, almost without exception. So before they get to be mothers, eating for two is no small tax, continued for months. ' The emulsion not only is food itself; it gives strength for digesting usual food. If the milk is scanty or poor, the emulsion increases supply and enriches quality. We'll send you a little to try if you like. SCOTT & BOWNE, Ch-mirta, Toronto. . Oxford Stoves are the Best Heaters. If you waut a fuel-saver, purchase one of our Oxford Stoves or Ranges, which will burn either wood or coal. We have a nice assortment for sale cheap. Call and see them. HARRY NASH. Donaldson's Old Stand. visnble for the purposes of the Company, whethor on laud of the Company ornot: (f.) To undertake and carry into' effect all such financial, commercial, trading, or other operutious or business iu connection with tho objects of the Company as the Company may think lit: (g.) To acquire any inventions capable of being used for any purpose connected with any of the businesses or operations of the Company, or the license or right to use the samo, and to acquire or cause to be applied for and obtained, any letters,patent or concessions or privileges ol an analogous character, whether British or foreign, in respect of uuysuch inventions, and to grant and issue licenses for the use of any such invention or, inventions, upon such terms aud' conditions as may be considered expedient: (h ) To amalgamate with any other eompahy having objects altogc:her or iu part similar to the objects of thi������ Company, or to acquire and undertake the wholo or any part of the business, properties and liabilities of any pc-son or company carrying on any business which this Company is authorised to curry on, or possessed of property suitable for the purpose of this Company: (i.) To pay for any property or business pur- chusert or otherwise acquired in shares (to bo treated ns either wholly or partly paid tip), or debentures or debenture s'ock of the Company, or in money, or partly in s-hares or debentures or debenture stock, and partly in monev; and to accept in payment for any part, or /or the whole of the property of the Company, sold or otherwise disposed of, shares, bonds or debentures or any other company or companies: (j.) io Improve, manage, develop, let or sell, or otherwise dispi seof, charge or deal with, iu any manuerwhatsoever,nllorany part or party of the property of the I'ompauy, or any rights or casements In or over the same: <k.) To ucquiro by original subscription or otherwise, and to hold and sell, or otherwise dispose of, shares, stock, debentures or debenture stock, or any interest In the revenues or profits if any. company, corporation, partnership, nr person carrying on any busn.e.is capable of being conduced so as directly or indirectly to benefit this compauy, und, upon any return of capital, distribution of assets, or division of profits, to distribute such shares, stock, debentures, or debenture stock among the members of this 'Company iu Kind: (1.) To borrow or raise money.for the purposes of the Company, and to execute and issue bonds or debentures, or debenture stock, to bearer or otherwise,.mortgages aud other instruments for securing the , repayment thereof, or for any other purpose, with or without charge upon all or any of the property of the Compauy or its uncalled capital, and upon such terms, ss to priority or otherwise as the Company shall think tit: (m.) To establish or promote, or concur in establishing or promoting, any other eompaiiy Vfhose object shall include the acquisition and taking over of all or any part of the property, assets or liabilities of this Company, or shall be in any manner calculated to enhanc-, either directly or Indirectly, the interests of the Company, and to acquire aud hold shares, stock, or securities of, or guarantee the payment of any securities issued by, or any other obligations of anvsuch c-mpany: (n.) To lend, invest, and deal with the moneys of the i ompany not immediately required, upon such securities, or without security, and in such manner us from time to time may be determined: i (o.) To make, accept, indorse, and execute promissory notes, bills of exchange, and other negotiable Instruments: (p.) To apply for, obtain, accept, adopt, and carry into effect, any Acts of Parliament, provisional orders, concessions, contracts, grants, decrees, powers or privileges, which maybe deemed necessary or desirable for facilitating the objects, or auy of the objectB of the Company: (q.)To procure the Company to be registered, or incorporated, or otherwise domiciled, represented, or recognised in British Columbia, or iu any other place where it may.be necessary or expedient so to do: (r.) To bold in the names of others any property which the Company is authorised to ac- quite, and to carry on or to do any of the businesses and acts and things aforesaid, oither as principal or a.eut, and either by the agency of or as agents or trustees for others: (s ) To pay all expenses of and incident to the formation of the Company, aud to remunerate and make donations (by cash or other tt������scls or by the allotment of fully or partly paid shares, or In any other manner) to any person or tier- sons for services rendered or to be reudercd, lu Introducing any property or business to the ' ompany, or lu placing or assisting to^ilace any Hhares, debentures or othor securities o( theCompany, or for any other reusou which the Company may think proper: (t.) To execute and do, generally all such othor things as the Company may at any timo consdier cotducive to the carrying out or attainment of the above objects, or any of them.' J. W. BALMAIN, Civil Engineer, Architect, Etc. P. O. Box 170. SANDON, BRITISH COLUMBIA; W. S. Dbbwbt Sandon, B, C. H.T. Tvriao New Denror, B. C. DREWRY & TW1GG Dominion and Provincial Laud Surveyors. Civil and'Miriihg'JEnglneeM. Bodfoid <fc McNeil Cid������: A. R. HEYLAND, , ENGINEER, , AND PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR. SANDON. B.C. M. L. GRIMMETT, LL. B. B'arriHter, Solicitor, Notary Public, Etc. Sandon. British Columbia. The Denver House oooo Headquarters for Travelling Men and Miners. .The Tabls Is first clas3. The Bar Is always stocked by the best Imported Wines, Liquors and Cigars. The Rooms are all that can bs desired for comfort. NELSON & CO.. Proprietors. EsUbllnhod 1858. M. R. Smith & Co. ilanufacturers. of all kinds of Plain and Fancy mm raraoia, VICTORIA, B. C. BRANCH-VANCOUVER, B. C. With our mode of flWng mall orders, a man living In tha " heart of the Rockies" can do business with us almost as satisfactorily as If living In the city. If It's, a Diamond Ring, a 25c. Collar Button or any article In the Jewelry line, WRITE US. All goods marked In plain figures ���������strictly one. prl'co.' Carriage charges paid by us and . money - refunded If you desire It. Our handsomely Illustrated catalogue sent free. RYRIE BROS., Tonee and Adelaide Sit., DIAMOND HALL. TORONTO. Establithtd 18S4. . f J : .'_ j! If'' m m P 111 ���������r-'l:f ' ������������������ ti 7M^ 1 P in ���������AM.j.\ m, j -m] m ���������1 i V ('���������'���������111 11 . 1 '������������������Sj.lf ��������� v... \-m. m *m .���������1 .''_i_ V.' !': ���������: ��������� ������; 1. .'V 1 i^ ������ I I isi ���������M THE MINING REVIEW���������Saturday, November 24, 1900. Christ In the Temple. One of the most touching incidenls in the life of Christ was the scene in tlie Temple, where, as u boy of Lwelve, he was found in deep discussion with (lie chief priests anil saires of the Jewish faith. It is a subject which iiss ever appealed to the painter and poet, and few episodes in the career of. our Saviour has been more reverently depicted by the pen and pencil. , The greatest.of all pictures in which the child"Jesus is shown 'in the Temple in disputation with Rabbis, was painted by Hoffman, Ihe German master. Tlie coloring of this painting was superb; and the drawing of the faces .of the principals wonderful. This is particularly true of the' face of Jesus��������� the countenanceisfull of boyish beauty, interfused-with a high and holy intelligence. JSTo more beautiful conception "of the face and figure of the Master has ever been placet! on canvas. Around liim are shown the Rabbis,-grave mid thoughtful 111 en, whose astonishmcnL at tho wisdom of tlie youth is strikingly depicted. The painting, "Christ in the Temple," has been accurately, produced in the most delicate colors in keeping with the subject. It is in hize 17x24 inches, and is a beautiful study for every Christian home. Our readers will be interested in knowing that the Family Herald am] Weeklv Star, of Montreal, have secured the riuht' of this famous picture for their subscribers this year. ��������� Thev- have also another interesting picture entitled "HOME FROM THE \VAR,'\repro_ejiting the happy return of one of our Canadian toMiers from ������buth Africa. It is a splendid suuvenir of the lute war, and appeals at once to every Canadian. It has been specially painted for the.. Family Herald and Weekly .Star and will be tent along with the picture, Christ in the Temple,'.' to every Family Herald subscriber new or renewal. An interesting and descriptive, pamphlet will be sent free to any'of our readers sendii g a request for it by postal card to. the Family Herald and Weekh Star, Montreal. Jobbers and Retailers in Hardware and Mining Supplies 'T Rails and Track Iron, Crow's Xest Coal, liar and Sheet Tron, Jessop ifc Canton Steel for Hand and Machine Brills, Powder, Cups, Fuse, Iron Pipe and Fittings, . , ' Oils, Waste, etc., Mine ot Mill Supplies of "all kinds, ' Agents Traux Automatic Ore Cars. 150 Barrels /' Just Arrived. Head Office- Stores at -Iselson, B.C. Nelson, B.C. Kaslo, B.C. Sandon, B.C. Misses M. k A. McHflflOD Ha e Now Reopened Their . Northern Spys, Bell Flowers, - Russets, Greenings, Baldwins, Spitz and Ben Davis. Call and see them, they are all right in quality and price, at' a < science and mining. Spodimiene is n mineral mined near Custer,'South Dakota, and is used as a source of lithium carbonate. It is worth about $25 per ton on board tha cars at the. mine ready for railway shipment. jsses__sh__5___! _c__5___E_ra_i_nz_n I S S U__ D I E, W j ION Q!?Hi]\ery = g-e 01 Business... ..'LOGAN & PHILIPS Will continue'the tailoring business lately carried on by Armstrong & Co. All fits and workmanship will be guaranteed. Business in their own new building, across the street from the new Reco hotel. Their stock will be found quite complete, - and it embraces all the requirements for ladies and children. Call and see. aaescooceee.o.eose.at a s ��������� .?������������������������ New PI-did a Th:-ou5hoi.:t| j25,000- Now ,-7/prdsf Phrases 'ua'C: n-cfCijiiloiiS .. ^ Prepared under tho direct' . suocrvisiori'ofW,T.KARRIS .07 / Fii:p.,XI..D., U"n;Kd; States..'\-' ' Co.rhmis.sio:it;v cf Education,.'. .- ass.stcd by'_ large corps of . competent spociaii-t-" and editors. ' R.lch Bindings, v? ' ������36-}'.'usea 5000 Illustrations' BETTER' THAN. EVER, FOR. GENERAL USE eOOO. 0 CHAS. LAMBERT SAMJON, B. C. Plans and estimates furnished. Oirice and shop near A. Crawford's blacksmith shop. . Dimension and Dressed Lumber always on hand. Sash, Doors,-Moulding, Turnings, &c, at prices to suit, the times. Doors (five Panncls;, first quality, SI.75 and up; Sash Glass, SI.75 and up. Joiners Supplies at the right price. Call and inspect stock���������all No. 1. BE MM/HAMILTON MANUFACTURING CO. LIAUTED. mmswm, Ontario, o s a o o a ��������� a a o o ��������� _ e e o e o a o ������ o - e o o Webster '������������������Wc :ilso pub!i.s! 's -.-.Collegiate irynf Sc'**ltij>.iV.*or. ^ in quality, sccom D ct ill en lir. .t a. Specimen pa^ys, etc. of both .books sent on application* Ce'CMERlilAM CO. Publishers Springfield, Mass. Alta Lodge, No. 29. ".. ' A. F. AND A. M. - . Itcgular Cn'mmii-icntton of the lodge. Meets 'first Thursday in each month at Sp.; visiting brethren cordially invited. TITOS. nROWX.Sec'y.7 CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS- NOTiniC. Galena Fraction Mineral Claim, situate in the Slnrnn Mining Division of West Ivootentiy .District. Where located : On Galena nibuntain, adjoining the Galena and .Saddle Mineral claims. Take notice that r, I'. M. Hayes, F. M. C. n -<M78, acting for myself as to one-half, andns agent for F. II. Wilson, 'K.'M. <". 11 3S127. an to one-quarter, and T. H. May, K. M. (1. 11 .Igrjfi, as to one-quarter, undivided interests, intend, CO days from the dale hereof, to applr to the Mining Keeorcler for a Certificate of "improve- venientv, tor the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim. Anil further lako notice that action, under section X7, must bo commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 5th day of October, 1900. AT CLIFFE'S BOOKSTORE. Fresh Fruit Everybody eats fruits and vegetables .when they can get them fresh and cheap. We have two carloads on hand and'more to arrive shortly. You need not go without a good winter's ;supply when you can purchase tliem from us at almost the growers' prices.. We will be able to supply everybody's needs. Cody Avenue. JALLAND BROS. About the House.. {Ml TO CLEAN JARS. Sweetmeat jars or bottles may be cleaned without scraping them by pouring- in the jars hot'water and a teaspoonful or two of pearlash. The contents which remain -ticking to the sides and bottom of the jar will be disengaged by the pearlash and float loose" in the water: . Wash Settles the ������ame way, or oth- ai- vessels which you wish to purify or clear from grease. Strong lye poured, off clear from good hickory ashes will answer nearly as well for the same purpose, and for (kegs, buckets and othor large cooking utensils, lye from wood ashes may always be used. A convenient'method of cleansing- a jar, 'bucket, tub or barrel is to place a small quantity of lime) on the bottom, and then shaking ib with hot ���������water in which as much ;salt has been dissolved as it will take) up. It will purify it like a oharm. Cover vessel to keep steam in. A housekeeper writes ; "Having some stone jars in which lard had been pnoked until they became unfit for lies, I made them perfectly sweet by pheking them full of fresh' earth1 and lotting it remain two or three weeks. This ia an experiment with me, and I suspect it would be equally effective In any case of foul earthen or stoneware." . TEA CAKE. Breaik up half an ounce of fresh compressed yeast and 'put it into a basin with just sufficient tepid milk to cover it; and when the yeast is thoroughly softened beat it to a Kistc. , Put a quarter of a pint of milk into a saucepan with one ounce of sugar, and when the milk is quite warm stir it gradually into the yeast. Put one tablespoonful . of flour into. a medium sized mixing basin and poturn very slowly tho milk and yeast, stirring- the flour all the. time with n wooden spoon so, that the mixture may be smooth; covorthe basin with a cloth and place it on the fender. The mixture'.will take some time to rise, but it must bo carefully watched, and when it has .risen well, it will "fall."' As soon as this' takes place add by degrees half a pound "of fine flour, less the tablespoonf ul- already- used, stirring it in with the hand, and then work' it .ui> to a smooth, soft dough und set it to rise as before in the' basin covered with a cloth. When tho dough is nearly double the original size, put it into a round tin which has been well battered, and dusted with flour. , Prick; the," top with a fork and let it rise for a third time. When risen thoroughly bake the,tea oako ia a well heated oven until it is nicely browned; then turn it out of the tin on to a flat tin which Bias tieen ..warmed and brush the top over with a sirup made by dissolving ������������������ some powdered, sugar in milk. Put the cake back into- the oven to finish baking and to set the; glaze, and when it is ready! let it cool on a sieve before it is put away. If the above recipe is successfully carried out, the tea caike will have just the same appearance as a baker's tea cake, and it should be cut into slices and- toasted and buttered; It is well to remember that some flour absorbs : more' moisture than others; therefore -. a certain amount of discretion is necessary when mixing the dough', which fan no account should be stiff, and, therefore, it may' be found advisable to use rather less than half a pound of flour. T,0 ME.ND BROKEN DISHES. As soon as a plate gets cracked part way across, crack it the rest of the way. Don't wash it'after breaking, but cement it at once. Pie or baking plates that have been used, even a few times after being cracked That Appeals to the Best Judgment of the Best People and Gets Right Down at the Cause 0 ,' of Disease is Dr. Cease's Kidney-Liver Pills* cannot bo as successfully mended as those froshly broken, for cementing materials" will not adhere to groasy surfaces with' much-tenacity. HEALTH HINTS. Rule 1. Pure air for. breathing is the first rule for the prevention' of consumption. Rule 2. Aotive' exercise; outdoor as much as possible, ia also essential; Rule 3. Uniform climate is also im- (pjortant. Rule 4. The dreis should sustain uniform warmth'. Rule 5. The hours of rest should bo carefully regulated. Rule 6 Outdoor occupation is preventive. Rule 7. Amusements should.; favor muscular development and sustain healthy respiration. Bule 8.���������Cleanliness in the, broadest sense is of special moment. Rule -.-^Every precaution should be taken to avoid colds. Rule -10. The diet of consumptive people should be ample; with full proportion of the respiratory .'foods. EATiNe. TOO FAST. Ealing t������o fast generally inrolves eating too mucth���������-mora than is needed for the support and nutrition of the body���������the organs of taste, which are our guides in this matter, not being allowed sufficient voice or time to take cognizance of the presence of food ore it is pushed past thorn into the recesses of the stomach. They do not, therefore,' have opportunity to' represent ��������� the real needs of the system, and hence allow the crowding of 'the stomach. Thirty minutes should b'o spent at each meal���������and spent, too, in chewing tha. food a good portion of the time, aiid' not in continued putting in and swallowing, but in a pleasant chat and laugh, instead of a continuance of the intense nervous pressure of the office or library. If you spend 30 minutes in this way at your' meals you may rest assured you will not eat too much, and that whiat you eat will be. in the ,best condition for appropriating to the needs of your system. ,'; Why is it that iin neairly every horns in the land you find some of Dr. Chase's family remedies? Why is it that Dr. Chase is honored and esteemed as a true physician of undoubted skill? Why is Lt that. Dr. Chase's Eidmey-LLver Pills are kept im the fami.ly medicine chest as indispensable f-ur everyday ills which arise .from comsU.pati.on and sluggish action q������ the liyor sund ki.dne.ys? It is beioaiuse Dr. Chase's remedies are all honorable medicines. Medicines that ;have been tried in the severest oases and proven to be of most- unusual value. They are immensely, successful, because everybody lias learned to liayo confident"������' in them anil epnfklen.o in their discoverer. Ur. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills have for nearly a quarter of a cwiin.'ry takem the load as the greatest seller wills': lr raediicino dealers handle, a;nd thl.s enormous sale is entirely due to the downright merit .which I hey .ptwsess. They cure when o theirs fail. it iii whwi l.heire i-3 it bitter taste in the mouth, heaviness about the stomach, headaches, palms in llio shouldars and limbs, and depressed, languid feelings, that people turn to Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills. Torpid liver, inactive kidneys and irregular bowels aire the cause of at least seven tenths of human ills. Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills invigorate these .ar.gaans as no othe-r preparation was ever known to do; and what is best of all they hot. merely afford relief but strike deeper and'make thorough a;nd lasting cu-res. Mr. Walter Booth, Consecon, Prince Edward County, Ont.,1 states: "I was troubled for some years with kidney and liverdisease and pains in my hack, and my stomach was so bad I could not eat-hearty food and had difficulty in keeping any food in my stomach, I was so nervous that I could scarcely take a drink; of water without spilling much oi������ it, ray hand trembled so, and I had lost flesh until my weight fell from 155 to 138 pounds. "Hearing of a similar case that was cured by ,l)r. Chase's .Remedies; 1 commenced by taking Dr. Chase's Kitlney- , Liver Pills, six boxes of which entirely !cur������d my kidney ami liver troubles. I ' Uimi. began! Ur. Chase's Nerve Food- for ' my nervousness. It strengthened ray ! slu;ii:u-.li nnd whole system, until'gum- Led, in flesh. I cannot -speak in -terms of. loo great pt'iiise for Dr. Clause's Kidney-Liver Pills and' Nerve food, for besides curing me they did my father, who i��������� ,-in old ii-m, u great deal of: flood. I have every confidence in rftarniimending'those remedies." Mr. ,1. J. Ward, J. P., certifies that he 'k-iciws Mr. Walter-Booth, and that this stat'o'inuiit u������ his cure is'perfectly correct." The chances are that your neighbors , have used Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver : Pills. Ask them. One pill n'dos'u, 25 cents a box,,at all dealers, or Edman- j son, Bates and Oo., Toronto. ' . THE SUBMARINE CABLE. The 2Bth of' August was the 50th anniversary of the first submarine cable. In 1850, upon ! this date, the first ni.ssa.go was transmitted between France and England by the short section of oable laid between Dover and Cape Grisne'z. The promoter of the first submarine cable was Jacob Brett, who had obtained the concession in 184G, from, King Louis Philippe. This was confirmed in 1850 and the project was' carried out in three laonthsathe constructor being tho engineer Charlton Wollaston. The first, cable was, however, of short duration, as the next year a Boulogne fisherman brought up a; part of the cable with' his nets and cut it, thinking that it was a sea-serpent. The French Government then gave a new concession, and as the new; submarine telegraphy had now, convinced tho skeptics, a company was formed in 1851 which laid a new cable; this was subsequently purchased by the English government. Tho first cable had a length of 25 nautical miles. The wire was the. thickness of the little finger and weighed 440 pounds pur mile; a series of lead weights attached every, sixteenth of a. mile' hold it in suspension at a maximum depth of GO yards bofow, tho sur- faoe. The Birmingham factory which supplied the cable could only deliver the wire iu sections of 200 yards, this being in marked contrast with the 200- mile lengths which aro produced today. The transatlantic cable was laid j at a later date. I ARMY BOOTS FROM SPAIN. Tho 'question of providing a new marching boot for the; army is engaging the attention of the war office, and an important announce- ment may bo made on this subject before long. In1 forced march'������* in hot weather; tjie head and fe������t.: suffer most; and of tha two tho cases of exhaustion arising from inappropriate eovering' for the feet are ten' times more iiium- erous than those arising- from inap. proprlate eoverrag for the head. Tho boator shoe which, while affording suffioiont covering ' to the feet, is lightest, airiest, and most elastic is necessarily the most suitable for long marches. The alpara- gata of the (Spanish soldiers and peasantry, though by no means a. handsome or fashionable article, is believed to be by far and away the most serviceable in a hot, dry country. The soles of the alparagatas are made of thick i elastic cord, resembling lamp wicks sewn tightly together,1 and whilo affording- as miuch pro- . taction as leather, are as pliable as India rubber. The tops are made of canvas, und tho whole is so iighti that a pair could bs carried without inconvenience in-a side pocket of the tunic. .Some time ago, while making a. walking tour through Spain, a foreign attache joined himself through the courtesy of the colonel to a Spanish infantry regiment at that timo engaged in a, series of forced inarches. Though a fairly seasoned pedestrian, ho found , it Impossible to keep up the pace'of the Spanish soldiers, and was about to relinquish the enterprise when the colonel loaned him a pair of marching shoes,, with the result that he was able without difficulty to accompany the troops for seven consecuitivo days at an average of thirty'miles'a day. The Gorman war office about the same time sent two emissaries front Berlin to try the boots. -Every morning before day-break they were out- ���������among the hills, one wearing alpa- ra-gatas and the other ordinary army;. boots. Their report was so satisfactory that large quantities of alpara-. gatas have' been purchased by Germany; . .,7 .... Spanisli' military (men declare thafc the difference between ordinary walking boots and 7 alparagatas re- >��������� presents: at least six miles a day. Tho cost . is about Is Gd a pair. Lord Wolseley, it is understood, is, ��������� having a reportprepared on the subr ' ject.- In a hot country the utility of alparagatas is undoubted, and had the war office possessed - large supplies at the time of the Soudan and Transvaal campaigns the troops might have been saved much suffering and inconvenience. It is not likely that' any of these boots can'be obtained in time for tho operations in China, but they would be useful there. 7 ' a a is Uric Acid in the bldod^ Unhealthy kidneys are the cause of the acid being; there. If the kidneys acted as they should they would strain the Uric Acid out of the system and rheumatism wouldn't occur. Rheumatism is a Kidney Disease. Dodd's Kidney Pills have made a great part of their reputation curing Rheumatism. So get at the caust of those fearful shooting pains and stiff, aching joints. Thera is but one sure way��������� li!ll(l Wm- \ |j ;'i;V i ii %' ���������j '^i S i ' " fi K ���������; ���������'',' t THE MINING REVIEW-Saturday, November 24, 1900. ������ast Kootenay Statistics. The ore . shtpments from Kimberlv owing to the inability of the Sullivan mines to tjet ore to the railway. The north btar shipments were about the eame aa for the previous month. The total for the month was 2,415 tone. ihe total shipment from the St. Eugene- Consolidated for the month of October was 3,067 tons, breaking all previous records, and distancing for the month any silver-lead mine, in the Couer d'Alenes. The lumber shipments for the month n ?)T^n /t1I.oir slightly, owing to on* of the mills being shut down for repairs. The^ total was 43 cars. W. S. Keay, collector of customs for the outport of Crunbrook, famishes the lollowing figures on collections for the month ending October 31: Value of ���������������1I?ported' d������'table, $8,342; free, Jl'nre Vn0'?1 PW Dut>' collected *?>9������>-70; Inland Revenue collections ITHE Grocery Department A Big Reduction in all Groceries for Cash. Call in and get our Prices. o e e $1,009.93. From White Horse. .r-.������___ ver, k. <_., nqv 2i._F L Al Ynf������n' t m^itte man /rom White Horse f��������� *? rerntor-v.inan interview recard- "TthJnt������PPerniinc8 neftr there faid- 1 think OUr cnnnj.- .���������.- ..,, o_,ii_. so far discovered is,_bout 14 miles m mrnsmi a m. m ������ belt | long | fe%%tf_^_*������ have been.raade as high as 7 "per cent orethfs win er.'' TheZ^V^Ui Ml! ii inCVapey^sfehig]1an8g!00In ^S ^^���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������-^ YOU Are Gtiing To Build I ���������See . K. SKALES, THE EXPERT PAPERHANQER Who will give you close figures feigns. We are quick at the busines���������up-to-date mechanics in every way. Truemaix R. it PKofo^rapIver... ' S b_nT^,/������K bu?i"^ today, tNov. Studio, opposite c.P.R. depot. I A NEW DEPARTURE. ���������ii Xin addition toour made-to-order department, which ������ will always be kept up to the pink of perfection, we have f put m a fine assortment of all > mm ? Miners' Clotliiiij Gents' Furnishings Our Boots and Shoes, Underclothing, and, in fact all supplies���������just what's wanted in the camp. Call and inspect them. CJ.: JR. O^^IVEElJROINr. ������������������������������������*t*���������?���������~* ������������������������?������������������������������������*������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������*������������������*��������� ^^^^^^^^^������������������^^���������3 ���������> '"���������'���������^^^^���������������������������������������������^^^���������^���������������������������-���������������������������������������������.W m���������_____������������B____������_____>MMW1M^|_BMBB|_^^^^^ Canadian Pacific and SOO Line. A ~~ folliott & McMillan Contractors and BuilderB, 0 Everybody Wants the Best Coal. will make the hottea^fbVtit fl^' ^nM ,^,8',eari,y J'������n������Ded, as it is very clean. We have it for all kindsof grate. .E; ^f. Cameroji. Plans and estimates furnished on all classes of buildings Factory opposite the C. P. R. freight shed. ��������� Sash and Doors, Frames and Mouldings on hand or to order on snort notice. -s---. Dealers fix RouK and Dressed Lumber. SMiv$Tes, LatK, Ume aiid TJ rick. ������������������"������������������'���������;���������' CALL AND GET PEICES. Sandon, B. C. ��������� Dealers fix Treats AT SANDON For your Eastern Trip, Is to see that your ticket reads VIA CANADIAN PACIFIC. J First-class Sleeping Cars on all trains from Revelstoke and Kootenay Landing. TOURIST CARS pass Dunmore Junction daily for St. raul; ^Saturdays, for Montreal and Boston ; Monday and Thursdavs, for Toronto Same cars pass Revelstoke one dav earlier. ' . Train departs 8 a. m., except Sundav. for isakusp, Revelstoke, Main Line and racifu; Coast, connecting at Rosebery for Slocan City, Nelson, Rossland, Boundary Country, and all Eastern points via Crow's Nest route. For time-tables, rates and full information, call on or address nearest local agent, or ,' H. W. Hakjiouk, ^gent, Sandon, B. C, or E. J. CovL.i A.G.P.A., Vancouver VV. F. Andekso.v, T. P. A., Nelson ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP. .ICmS ROSSLAND, NELSON, KASLO, PILOT BAY, THREE FORKS, SLOCAN CITY. " o^ri. <v. Har-Vu^^t'S^ 'W.P. F. Cumminjrs, Gen.S.S.'Agent, Winnipeg To and from European points via Can.rti-. and American line*. Apply forVallin^rtitt? rates and full information to anvC.P if .ii-". saw* The Big He sat down heavily in tho farthest corner of the room, his grey head bowed, his hard, toil-worn, hands hanging at his side. He was a strong man, well preserved for his age, but tho droop of his figure, and the aged look in his face, seemed as those of a man who had -received his death-blow- His sister could bear the silence no longer. !��������� Andrew, whore's Bob? Is anything wrong with him?" sho asked desperately. Tho old man glared at her from beneath his fierce, grey brows for a moment and gave a harsh, mirthless laugh. ' 'Yes, Euphemia, there's something wrong with Bob. So much wrong that him an' me can't live in one house no longer. He's goin' to leave this place to-night." And he aroso and strode out to tho barn. Miss Euphemia could never realize how she lived through the next few weeks. She had a vague recollection of her boy's good-bye, with his strong arms around her, of her visitor's sympathetic farewell, of the summer waning with' ripening grain, and the apples falling in the orchard. But she seemed to realize nothing, except the one bitter fact that Bob was gone, she knew not where. Her brother's former manner of gruff kindness had changed; he was silent and morose and now that Mrs. Hume had returned to her western home\, she had no one to whom she could open her heart. She was thinking her sad, lonely thoughts ono chilly autumn day as sho was returning from, the corner store with hex basket of groceries, brooding over her sorrow, and cherishing a growing feeling of resentment towards the girl -who had been the cause, however innocent, of the havoc in their home. She passed tho bridge where the big lino fence came down to tho road. The little stream was swollen by the autumn rains and tore through the valley, dashing down to meet tho angry wafers of Lake Huron that rushed up with a sullen roar. The bare branches of the willows at the spring moaned and swayed, tho fields were brown and dieary, all nature seemed in accord wilh Miss Euphe- mia's feelings. Sho stood for a moment in the shelter of a clump of cedars, gazing down into the boiling waters. A step behind broke her reverie and she turned; Maggie,Martin was standing beside her, hor golden hair tossed by the wind, her blue eyes fiill of pleading. She stood for a moment with such a look of shyness and apology that Miss Euphemia's. resentment; , suddenly disappeared. , "Miss Anderson���������I���������I saw you ' go down to the store and I've been watch- in' for you to come back." She paused, panting as' though out of breath, and nervously twisting the fringe of her shawl. ' ' ������������������'. "��������� I. thought'.you'd like to know I���������I saw him," she added in a whisper, her eyes filling with tears. Miss Anderson dropped her basket regardless of 'the new glass sugar- bowl in thp. bottom and seized ' the girl. "Bobby? Not my Bob I Where? When?" , " Here ; last night. He came just for. a minute to say good-bye. He's��������� he's���������Oh, Miss Anderson, Miss Anderson, he's going to South Africa with the soldiers I" It all happened in a moment. Their common love and sorrow broke down all barriers between the two women, and tho next moment thoy were sobbing out their grief in each other's arms. ' 'Oh, it's all my fault. It's all my fault I" moaned the girl. " No, no, child I" sobbed the elder woman, rocking Maggie in her aims as if she had been a baby. "You mustn't say that, now. You mustn't! He was always that set on soldierin' maybe he'd 'a' gone anyhowi, like as not. Oh Bobby, Bobby/my boy, to go away like that and never so much' as goodbye to the old auntie that loved you like a mother!" ' 'It wasn't his fault," cried Maggie, raising her head, womanlike, swift to resent a word against her lover. " He watched and watched for you, Miss Anderson, and when he couldn't see you he toldr me to say goodbye to you. Ho said ho'd never, never forget you,' and you wore to think about him sometimes." " Think about him I As if I ever did anything else, morning, noon or night: Why child, ho was my baby: -They can talk away a3 they like about mother- love ; I never knew what it was, but it just can't be up to the feolin'you havo for a, bit of. an. orphan thing that's put into your arms, and it's mother dyin' before your eyes, an' askin' you to be good to it. Maria, poor soul, couldn't a' thought more o' him. She just couldn't. And now his father's gone an' driven him out of the country with his spite and his quarrels. Oh', dear, oh1, dear!" " He said," whispered the girl, with a timid glance. "He said he hoped we'd be good friends." Miss Anderson squeezed the littlo hand. "So we will, deary child, so we will. I suppose though, you wouldn't dast to como and see me, even if I dast to ask you ?" Maggie shook hor head and her eyes filled again. "Father wouldn't hear of it. He'd bo dreadful mad if he knew I'd mot you to-day. He's���������he's, been kind of���������af different* since ho knew about Bob," she added in a whisper, fearing in her loyalty to her stern parent, chat she might disclose too much. Misa Euphemia looked at the girl with a new feeling. So the poor child was in disfavor at homo as well as Gob, and all on Bob's account. Shu turned comforter at once. "Poor little soul!" "Never mind child, please God he'll spare Bob to come back, and you and him '11 get married yet, in spite of all the Andersons and Martins that ever cumbered tho earth." They parted with promises to meet again, und Miss Euphemia ��������� climbed the fence ind took tho path across the fields towards homo. Somehow, im spite of the sad news her heart was lighter. The knowledge of Bob's fate though h.nd, was bettor than har- russing uncertainty. Besides, she had found a sympathetic companion, a necessity to Miss Euphemia'3 tender soul. The sky was blue again, with glorious white clouds drifting across it; the wind came up from Lake Huron fresh and. bracing; and the white-capped waves rolled merrily up 'against the shore. The'raspberry canes made gay red patches in the hollows and fringed the fences, and the little stream that "twinkled in the smoky, light." But the big lino ' fence still stood there creaking dismally in the wind, as though mourning over the trouble it had caused. ' "Oh, you monument of wickedness!" cried Miss Euphemia, shaking her ti.-ct u-t the olffemdiuig structure, "You'll be laid low some day, seo if you' 'aint, and.-may Cod grant, that Steve Martin and Andrew Anderson don't fall with you!" The winter dragged on slowly for Miss Euphemia, brokein only by an occasional stolen visit from Maggie Every word spoken of their boy's con tingent was read and re-read by these two wome-i. They saw hia namo in the Toronto list and their hearts swelled with pride. They followed with alternate hopes and fears every detail of his journey and subsequent service in South Africa. And the day that his handsome face appeared pic- , tured in a Toronto paper they stayed so lung at the spring Lo rejoice over it, Uiat they were almost discovered. Andrew Anderson showed no sign either by word or'doed that he knew of his son's departure. Ho read iho war news carefully, buL spoke of it rarely, though all his neighbors discussed nothing else. He madel no mention whatever of Canada's brave contingent, and his friends knew him too well to broach the sore subject of his son. It soon proved very difficult to witliold Bob's name from tho conversation in his father's presence, for before the winter was over all the country-side was buzzing with the 'news 'of him. Private Robert Anderson had been wounded at Paar- deberg, so said the papers, wounded trying to save tho life of a'comrade, who had been struck down by a Boer bullet. He had been* named in a despatch Xor his gallant conduct. People talked about him at tho post- office and the market'town, the minister alluded to him from the pulpit, the school teacher held, him up as an' example to hia flock, while tho village poet wrote a seventeen 'stanza poem in his honor and read it at the 'weekly temperance meeting three consecutive nights. And ���������.down, behind the cedar clump by the bridge his aunt and sweet-heart met and wept and rejoiced alternately, over ��������� their loved one. - Later the comforting news came tha't ho was in the .hospital and recovering, 'and'once irnore silence hung over1 hia fate.' What' his 'old father's feelings were his' watchful sister couLd only divine. He grew more aged ,a'nd stooped during that winter than in the previous ten years but, he iraveno other sign of the regrets that were eating his heart out. Reports of British victories were published aud with the hopes of better timea came the sprung. Tho littlo river swollen to a torrent by tho meltime snows, rose till it swilled in angry eddies against the big lino fence Lake Huron 'flung its white winter sluoud crashing upon tho shore and rolled out freely again all blue and sparkling; every Wihere was water, water���������rushing, hurrying scolding angry, v ater���������scurrying away anxious piciously. The woman found her wits first. "Will you���������como in?" she faltered. The visitor look a step towards his old enemy and aa he came into tho light they saw how, white he was. Ho held out a letter, "Read that." ho said huskily. Andrew Anderson took it mechanically and looked at it in a dazed fashion. "From South Africa!" he cried with a start. He drew it from the envelope "From Jim!" he cried again turning to the other. All thought of anger died as the two old men looked into each others eyes and recognized a common sorrow. "Ay, from Jim," whispered Stephen "He's been with an English regiment. Read il." ��������� Andrew passed it trembling to his sister',' ( c "Euphie���������your eyes are hotter," he said. Then aa they seated themselves Miss Euphemia arranged her spectacles with, shaking fingers and slowly and with many falterings road;��������� Dear Father and Molhor,���������By the time you got this I will be gone, I got a bad hit at Paardeberg and the Boers have done for me this time. The siurgeon hus given me only one day more. I haven't boon any use to you all my life and I oughtn't to bother you about dying and I wouldn't only for Bob Anderson. He nearly lost his life trying to save me at Paarde- berg and his captain says ho ought ' to get the Victoria Cross. Our regiment was with the Canucks and Bob and me got to be good chums. 1 know you wouldn't know it was me he saved for I changed my name to Myers before I camo here. Bob has told me all about the old row, and Father, if you oan do anything to make it right between him and littlo Maggie I wish you would. Bob's a good fellow a mighty sight better than I've 'over' been, and I'll never got another chance. Tell mother not to mind ' about me, I was always away anyhow. Give my love lo littlo Maggie and tell hor to be true to Bob. God bless you all. Good Bye. Jim." There was silence in tho big kitchen, broken only by MLss Euphemia's sobs, aud the slow ticking of tho old clock. Stephen Martin sat before the fire his face buried in his hands. "He was my only boy," ho said brokenly. "My only boy," Andrew Anderson took ��������� a step towards the friend of his boyhood, hesitated a moment, and then laid his hand on the bowed shoulder. Miss Euphemia rose and slipped silently from the room. ly to make room for the coming sum- Maggie Martin trippod gaily down mar. i the hill towards the spring, a little ,-,,.��������� . -,. i pail of cool buttermilk in one hand One chilly spiing evening Mlsb and a t^kd. o������ nisr mo(.her's freshest Euphemia and her brother were sil- | biscuits in the other. The summer mg aa usual in lihe big, bright kitchen \ una shone on her hair, and danced ' '.n her eyes. All tho earth was fresh ind bright, everything seemed happy. the old man silent and moody as he j ln her cyos' AU tho eaHb w^s ������roah bad been of late, bending over fire gazing into its depths, his sister in her aid high-backed rocking-chair, near the table, her hands, busy with her kuitLing, save when she raised one to wipe away tho tear that occasionally slipped down her wrinkled cheek, as1 she. thought of her boy so far away,, so long unheard of. v , *-^6 j Bob was in England, safe from wars alarms, and, w,auld !:- soon be home, homo; for hadn't' Pretoria fallen: and wasn't this old world a kea ven of happiness and forgiveness? She 'stepped lightly, aca-'osa, the stream on the stepping-stones. ��������� and came suddenly . upon two old men who were piling up a heap of boards and fence-posts.- "Why Father!" she. cried, handing.,; 7 I the'pail to the neighbor for the first A step sounded on the porch floor, ! drink, '"what, are you dcing? Won't .an. unfamiliar ' step, for old ^Sporl sprang up with a fierce bar'k, his yellow hair bristling. Miss 3-uphemia opened the door in obedience, to '- a hesitating knock and stepped , back speechless.- There on the threshold of their home, after twenty years' bitter estrangement, stood hor brother's enemy. Andrew Anderson rose to his feet, his brow lowering; but there was something in tho old man's feeble motion that seemed to toll, that the fire of his wrath had departed with his bodily strength. Stephen Martin stood in the door-way, his eyes on the floor, the dog sniffing round him sus- the boards do for another fence?"., ' "That's just what I've been tolliri' Andrew," he said. '<��������� "-Euphie won't hear"yteU'of it," said Andrew with a happy . ring in 'hi_ voice, as he passed the pail to tho other. "She ��������� says the sight of it gives her chills and it's got to bo burned. "But," he added with .'a twinkle in his eyes, "we aint' quite sure of. what's the best time to have ��������� a big bon-fire. Your father here; says we'll light it the night Bob. comes home, but I'd rather keep,, it till someone in these parts gots married, Ever hear any rumors of a weddin' Maggie?" And Maggie sat down on tho ruins of the Big Line Fence and blushed. The End. w ; 1 It (If ��������� t'< '.'V ���������' '���������,'���������'? H ���������: 1 1 1 ��������� -V1 A . k - \^i '������������������ vj i I j pf .\v'< ;.u'j ���������1 ;y.% I X i M ? ���������i'������ I4'1 1 5 \ ' j i I i
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